Portishead
## **Portishead Church of England**
Charity Registration No. 1145151
**Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements**
of
**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical**
**Parish of Portishead**
Year Ended
**31 December 2024**
**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portishead**
## **Report of the Trustees Year ending 31 December 2024**
## **INDEX**
|**Secton**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Report of the Trustees|1 - 7|
|Independent Examiner’s Report|8|
|Statement of Financial Actvites|9|
|Balance Sheet|10|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|11 - 20|
**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portishead**
## **Report of the Trustees Year ending 31 December 2024**
## **Administrative Information**
St Peter’s Church is situated between Church Road North and Church Road South, Portishead, and St Nicholas’ Church is situated on Nore Road, Portishead. The correspondence address is The Church Office, St Barnabas Centre, West Hill, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6LN.
We are part of Bath and Wells Diocese and sit within the Deanery of Portishead (Portishead, Nailsea, Clevedon, Long Ashton, Backwell, Yatton and the surrounding villages).
## **Aim and Purposes**
Our aims and purposes reflect those set by the Church of England.
_‘The primary aim of all PCCs is promotion of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrine and practices of the Church of England.’_
## Our Vision Statement
## **‘Growing and Going in God’s Love’**
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**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portishead**
## **Report of the Trustees Year ending 31 December 2024**
Out of a conviction that God’s love is the beating heart of all that we do, we recognise that this will guide our relationship with God, with one another, and with others. We respond by seeking to:
- go deeper in our experience of God’s love for us and our love for him
- be generous in showing God’s love for, and hospitality to, one another
- be courageous in reaching out with God’s love
Fundamentally, the church in Portishead exists for the common good and a flourishing of those who are part of the worshipping community and those who are not.
## **Objectives and Activities**
Portishead Church of England is, by choice, a diverse and inclusive church. We are busy, with many people involving themselves in a range of different congregations, activities and acts of mission and service.
## Our vision statement is ‘ _**Growing and Going in God’s Love’**_
We are a Christ-centred community. We live this through our generosity, compassion, courage and joy.
Over the course of 2024 we had the following priorities:
- Growing Deeper
- Growing a Culture of Mission
- Growing Younger
- Growing our Care for One Another
- Improving our Finance and Buildings
- Developing Leadership
Expanded details of these priorities are incorporated in the Parish Development Plan.
## **Achievements and Performance**
We recognise that healthy finances enable us to deliver our objectives; and much of our work is achieved through the generous gifts of expertise and time. The value of this is hard to measure, but a calculation of the value of contributed time and expertise for our 2019 HLF Storyboat 700+ application suggested that, even in this limited project, the anticipated monetary value of volunteer effort was in excess of £50k.
A huge number of people contribute in a variety of ways. We have singled some out here, but not because they are in any way more important than the many other people involved.
## **Ministry Team**
The ministry team has remained unchanged during the year. Rev Rob Eastwood Dewing has continued as Team Rector and Co-Area Dean of Portishead Deanery. Rev Tonya Nixon, Team Pastor, leads our team of Lay Pastoral Assistants and oversees adult discipleship. Rev Mark Fuller has continued to develop the role of Team Pilgrim while also overseeing our work with children and young people. Rev Lindsay Smith, Team Curate, has built on her previous work not least with the Willow Garden and Martha’s Kitchen. Her formal training period came to an end at the end of 2024. We are ably supported by our three Lay Readers (Simon Stevens, Mary Duncan and Graham Finch).
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**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portishead**
## **Report of the Trustees Year ending 31 December 2024**
Pearl Walker stepped down as Churchwarden at the APCM in May. She has served faithfully in that role for the best part of a decade. Sadly we have not been able to fill the role of Warden at St Nicholas but a steering group has been set up which meets every couple of months and seems to be working well. Paul Jeffery and Kathryn Phillips have continued as Wardens at St Peter’s with responsibility for the whole parish. They are ably supported by our team of Deputy and Assistant Wardens (Chris Harries, Olwyn Kiero-Watson, Jennie McDuff and Diane Yeoman) along with Gill Colston as PCC Secretary, Adrian Cocker our Treasurer and many others.
## **Summary of Activities**
## **Pastoral & Discipleship**
2024 saw some members of the church family die, including Colin Duncan, Irene Cameron and Claude Currey. They will all be hugely missed.
Our team of **Lay Pastoral Assistants** led by Tonya Nixon and Jean Eburne has continued to do significant work supporting those in need and taking communion to those who are housebound. Over 20 people receive monthly visits and we are present in 5 care homes and, from time to time, share worship with the Jubilee Club.
Tonya’s **Weekly Loitering** in cafes in central Portishead has made her accessible to people, some in utter need, and others just for a chat.
Our **Bereavement Support Group** continues to be a space to share, be together and to listen to people’s grief.
The occasional offices (Weddings, Baptisms and Funerals) are a mainstay of our pastoral and outreach work. In 2024 we conducted the following occasional offices (2023 figures in parenthesis):
- Baptisms – 8 (23)
- Weddings – 3 (3)
- Funerals – 30 (49)
Discipleship – Several courses were offered over the year: The Questions Jesus Asked, part 1 & 2, Setting Sail, Lent Courses. Along with the quietness of Lenten Peace.
Tonya had a sabbatical from March – June. There were so many holy moments, others of utter thanks and so many of being in God’s presence. Her thanks go to the parish and clergy team for giving her this gift of time.
## **Worship**
Our pattern of services has continued largely unchanged through 2024. Attendance has continued to be below our pre-Covid levels, but there have been signs of growth, particularly through the 9.45 Service and The Gathering. We continue to seek to provide something for everybody. Christmas again saw good attendance at all our services from Christingle and Crib Services, through Lunchtime Carols and our Community Carol Service at St Nicholas to the Traditional Carol Service, Midnight Communion and all our Christmas Day Services.
Our 5[th] Sunday United Services have not attracted everybody who would otherwise be in church but they have been important in shaping our worship and our shared life.
After 10 years, Cathy Jackson stepped down from leading the Music Group and sung worship at The 9.45 Service. Alice Vickers and Jon Fairhurst have filled the gap in a voluntary capacity, and done so really well. We could do with one more person to be able to lead a group of musicians, and to make this pattern work more effectively. Continued thanks to organists Andrew Curtis, Roy Jukes and Rosemary Reid, who shares the load with Roy at St Nicholas, and to our Lay Readers, Simon Stevens, Mary Duncan and Graham Finch.
Our Tech Team continues to serve us well. Thanks to them and their commitment.
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**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portishead**
## **Report of the Trustees Year ending 31 December 2024**
## **Outreach / Community**
Portishead is home to a vibrant and diverse community. Many residents still regard St. Peter’s as the parish church and, though not regular worshippers, deeply value the church’s presence and role.
## Strengthening Community Connections
This year, as a parish, we have continued to foster meaningful relationships with local businesses and organisations. A key example is the impactful work carried out through Martha’s Kitchen. Over the past 12 months it has received support from numerous individuals and groups, including the Lions Club, Rotary Group, Youth Club, Library, Town Council, Foodbank, local butchers, cafés, a shoe shop, Portishead Players, Lighthouse Café, and Know Hear This Music.
Martha’s Kitchen continues to provide a weekly hot meal for families during school holidays and extends support during term time by issuing Foodbank vouchers. It also creates opportunities for community engagement. In 2024, this included funding tickets and picnic vouchers for the local summer show.
## Community Engagement at the Summer Show
The parish's involvement in the 2024 Summer Show was a remarkable example of community engagement. Our stand featured recycling, inspired by the message: _“With God, far more can be mended than you know.”_ Volunteers from across the parish worked with primary and secondary schools, church groups, families from Martha’s Kitchen, Youth Club, and Willow Gardens to create an impressive, recycled ocean scene. During the two-day event, visitors of all ages were invited to create art from donated recyclable materials. The junk modelling activities were messy and fun, sparking conversations and providing opportunities to share our faith gently.
## Willow Community Gardens
The gardens group continues to flourish, meeting weekly and providing a space for connection and growth. Our partnership with the local medical centre has deepened, and our outreach to St. Peter’s School and local nursery schools has been a particular blessing this year. These groups have enjoyed visits to engage in planting activities, and spending time in nature.
The gardens also hosted a community picnic, which brought together members of the church community, volunteers, and Martha’s Kitchen families in a shared celebration of community spirit. The Rotary Group donated a beautiful willow sculpture which has been welcomed by regular volunteers and visitors.
## Muddy Play Days and Community Picnic
The events, held during school holidays, continue to encourage families to engage with nature, fostering relationships in a relaxed and playful setting
## **Growing Younger and Growing Missionally**
We aspire to Grow Younger by celebrating the gifts of the church as an intergenerational community, deepening relationships with schools and families, and investing in children and young people. Inspired by the Church of England's Growing Faith initiative we are on a journey to put children, young people and families at the heart of all we do and to make connections across the spheres of church, school and household.
We continue to make the most of opportunities such as collective worship, Star Trail or simply having a regular clergy presence in our schools, and are also developing new ways to nurture this reciprocal relationship. Recently, Mark worked with twelve 'worship leads' from St Peter's School who planned and led a 9.45am service. This allowed the children to develop their spiritual leadership skills as well as enabling us to make connections with their wider households, many of whom attended the service.
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**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portishead**
## **Report of the Trustees Year ending 31 December 2024**
We hope this will become a regular thing as well as provoking the wider church to think about creating similar leadership opportunities for the children and young people in the congregation. At the start of the school year, Mark was invited to lead part of St Peter's School's inset day helping the staff to think about opportunities for spiritual growth across the curriculum and life of the school. We are also delighted to see the appointment of Verity Eastwood-Dewing as Flourish Chaplain working across Gordano and Chew Valley Schools.
Looking forward, and recognising the opportunities provided by the rhythms of the church year, at Easter 2025 we will be using the resource Easter in a Box: The Movie with the year 5 classes from St Peter's and Trinity School to help the children engage with the Easter story.
We continue to have provision for our children and young people such as Pebbles, Youth Church and Wild Church Youth and are thankful for the teams who lead these activities. We are also seeking to support and encourage families to nurture faith in their households, recognising the vital role that parents and grandparents have in growing faith in children and young people.
There is an intrinsic link between growing younger and our aspiration to grow missionally, particularly as we look to connect with families and households beyond the immediate church community. Both Refresh and LLaDs (Lads, Lassies and Dads) allow us to build and deepen relationships with large numbers of families on a weekly and monthly basis and we are thankful for the teams who make these spaces so welcoming and accessible. The Gathering Messy Church community continues to grow and embody a tangible sense of joy, welcome, creativity and faith exploration. We are strengthening the connection between The Gathering and 9.45 Special, having noticed how some families see these two communities as their 'church' and commit to attending them on a regular basis.
## **Financial Review**
The principal funding sources for both churches are the generous giving of members and income from weddings and funerals and other parish activities.
Expenditure has satisfied our charitable objectives by supporting the advancement of the Christian faith, children and youth work and a wide range of community services.
## **Reserves Policy**
The PCC has sought to build up free reserves to a level, both to support the operations of the church during any temporary reduction in income and also to enable a controlled rundown of activities, if it is no longer feasible to continue its operations. The Trustees have mandated holding free reserves at a level equal to 4 months’ staffing liabilities, 1 month’s Parish Share and 3 months’ running costs. In measuring free reserves the Trustees exclude the designated funds set aside to meet essential future spending.
At the year end, total reserves were £213,318 (2023 - £211,937) of which £27.886 (2023 - £12,643) was held in restricted funds. There were free reserves of £143,631 (2023 - £150,922)
## **Risk Management**
The parish has developed a risk management framework to guide its activities. This is reviewed each year, and updated where changes are deemed appropriate.
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**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portishead**
## **Report of the Trustees Year ending 31 December 2024**
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
The PCC is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The appointment of PCC members is governed by and set out in the Church Representation Rules (Church House Publishing, revised 2020).
PCC members serve on Action Groups specific to particular areas of the church’s life (Finance, Welcome and Witness, Mission, Worship, Nurture, Buildings, Children and Families) with delegated responsibility to advise the PCC and act on its behalf within their Terms of Reference.
Trustees are either appointed ex-officio or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. All Trustees are given the Charity Commission publication CC3 'The Essential Trustee - What You Need to Know' for awareness of their legal responsibilities. The Diocese provides essential training and all new PCC members are obliged to attend.
## **PCC Members, Deanery Synod and Office Holders from 1[st] January 24 until the date this report.**
Team Rector Revd Rob Eastwood Dewing Team Pastor Revd Tonya Nixon Team Pilgrim Revd Mark Fuller Assistant Curate Revd Lindsay Smith Churchwardens Paul Jeffery Kathryn Phillips Pearl Walker _Until 09 May 2024_ Deputy Wardens Olwyn Kiero Watson _Re-elected 09 May 2024_ Jennie McDuff Diane Yeoman Assistant Warden Chris Harries # Secretary Gill Colston # Elected Members Kathryn Benjamin Amy Broyd Rosey Dimond Graham Fiddler Beth Hobbs _Re-elected 09 May 2024_ Funso Ojo Representatives on Deanery Synod Mary Duncan _Reader Representative_ Sylvia Knightbridge Gill Ogden Sarah Stevens Treasurer Adrian Cocker # URC Representative (i _nvited_ ) Rosie Weekes # Safeguarding Officers Sarah Stevens Linda Taylor
# - Parish office holders but not PCC members/trustees
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**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portishead**
## **Report of the Trustees Year ending 31 December 2024**
## **Reference and Administrative details**
## **Registered Charity number**
1145151
## **Principal address**
The Church Office, St Barnabas Centre, West Hill, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6LN
## **Independent Examiners**
Gravita Chartered Accountants Bath House Bath Street Bristol BS1 6HL
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 25[th] March 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
....................................................................
Revd R Eastwood Dewing Team Rector
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**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portishead**
## **Report of the Trustees Year ending 31 December 2024**
## **Independent Examiner's Report**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portishead (the Charity) for the year ended 31 December 2024.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As trustees of the Charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of those accounts, and confirm I have followed all applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
Since the Charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a registered member of ICAEW, one of the approved listed bodies.
I have completed my review and confirm that no material matters have come to my attention, or give me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records of the Trust have not been kept in accordance with the requirements of Section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the form and content requirements, as set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, other than to ensure a true and fair view in respect to matters that are not considered part of the scope this independent examination.
I have no concerns, and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination, to which attention should be drawn in this report, in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## ……………………………………………………
Matthew Bracher (FCA) Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Gravita Chartered Accountants Bath House 6 - 8 Bath Street Bristol BS1 6HL
Date:
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**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portishead**
## **Financial Statements**
Year ending 31 December 2024
|**INCOME & ENDOWMENTS**
Voluntary income
Activities for generating funds
Income from investments
Church activities
Other incoming funds
**TOTAL INCOME**
**EXPENDITURE**
Church activities
Raising funds
Other expenditure
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**NET INCOME**
Transfers between funds
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
**STATEMENT of**
**FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**|**Note**|**Unrestricted**
**£**|**Restricted**
**£**|**Total 2024**
**£**|Total 2023
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||2a
2b
2c
2d
2e
3a
3b
3c|226,278
4,481
10,187
25,556
10,500
277,002
279,206
337
-
279,543
**(2,541)**
(11,321)
**(13,862)**
199,294
**185,432**|-
-
-
4,236
1,912
6,148
2,226
-
-
2,226
**3,922**
11,321
**15,243**
12,643
**27,886**|226,278
4,481
10,187
29,792
12,412
283,150
281,432
337
-
281,769
**1,381**
-
**1,381**
211,937
**213,318**|242,925
29,121
6,388
26,506
24,029|
||||||328,969|
||||||291,695
3,050
17,397|
||||||312,142|
||||||16,827
-|
||||||16,827
195,110|
||||||211,937|
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**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portishead**
## **Financial Statements**
Year ending 31 December 2024
|**BALANCE SHEET**
**at 31 December 2024**
x|**2024**
2023
**£**
£
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2023
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2023
**£**
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|---|---|---|---|---|
|**FIXED ASSETS**|||||
|Audio Equipment||4a|3,053|3,833|
||||**3,053**|3,833|
|**CURRENT ASSETS**|||||
|Debtors and prepayments||4b/c|6,689|10,833|
|Short term deposits|||190,000|180,090|
|Bank balances||4d|16,800|41,611|
|Un-deposited cash|||1,635|2,723|
||||**215,124**|235,257|
|**CURRENT LIABILITIES**|||||
|Creditors and accruals - sums falling due within one year||4e/f|(4,859)|(27,153)|
|**TOTAL NET ASSETS**|||**213,318**|211,937|
|**PARISH FUNDS**|||||
|**Unrestricted Funds**||5a|||
|General|||111,131|118,422|
|Operational Reserve|||32,500|32,500|
|Charitable Giving|||-|8,388|
|Building Reserves|||23,300|18,300|
|Repairs|||16,097|4,597|
|Communications|||2,404|2,404|
|Children and Family Worker|||-|14,683|
||||**185,432**|199,294|
|**Restricted Funds**||5b|||
|Gordano Chaplain|||2,655|3,505|
|Children and Family Worker|||13,233|-|
|Church Fabric|||2,710|2,710|
|St Peter's Bells|||-|(2,860)|
|Counselling Scheme|||3,474|3,474|
|St Peters Legacy|||3,107|3,107|
|Play With God|||1,819|1,819|
|Lee Abbey Bursary|||500|500|
|Phelps Sunday School Trust|||388|388|
|Clock Appeal|||-|-|
||||**27,886**|12,643|
|**FUNDS TOTAL**|||**213,318**|211,937|
These financial statements have been approved by the Board of Trustees on 25th March 2025 and authorised for issue, having been signed on its behalf by:
Revd R Eastwood Dewing Team Rector
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**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portishead**
## **Notes to Financial Statements**
Year ending 31 December 2024
## **1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
**Basis of preparing the financial statements**
These have been prepared, under the historical cost convention, in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice ( _under FRS 102 - effective 1 January 2019_ ), for public benefit entities in the UK, and the Charities Act 2011.
Figures are denominated sterling and rounded to the nearest £.
There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, which the trustees consider appropriate given the current level of unrestricted reserves.
## **Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty**
No subjectivity ( _apart from those involving estimates_ ) has been necessary in the process of applying these accounting policies.
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities. **Income**
Fees and other forms of income are recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity is entitled to these monies, or it is probable that income will be received, and that the expected amounts can be measured reliably.
* Collections and planned giving under gift aid are recognised when received.
* Income tax recoverable on gift aid donations is recognised when the related income is recognised.
* Grants and legacies are accounted for as soon as the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement and the amount due.
* Fees from letting of church premises are recognised when rental sums are due.
* Other income is recognised on a receipts basis. * The value of services provided by volunteers aren't included. **Grants** These are recognised in the year in which they are receivable, and when all conditions have been met. And, if conditions are not yet satisfied, the grant is treated as a liability until these have been ( _substantially_ ) met. **Expenditure** Spending is recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive commitment, or it is probable there is an obligation to make settlement and the amount due can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis, and related types of cost are categorised under common headings. Where these cannot be consolidated they have been allocated to activity headings which illustrate the use of resources. Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred. **Fund accounting** Unrestricted Funds are monies available for spending on the general purposes of the PCC, including amounts designated for fixed assets for its own use, or for spending on future projects and which are therefore not included in its ‘free reserves’ as disclosed in the trustees’ report. Restricted Funds can only be applied for the purposes for which monies have been ring-fenced. Details of these are shown in the notes to the accounts.
## **Donated goods, services and facilities**
These are recognised as income when the charity has control over a donated item, any associated conditions have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use of the item is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. They are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift, which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay to obtain similar services or facilities on the open market. A corresponding amount is then recognised as expenditure in the period of receipt. Volunteer time is not recognised, in accordance with SORP id li **Fixed assets** Consecrated and beneficed property is not capitalised within this financial statement, in accordance with Section S.10(2) (a) and (c) of the Charities Act 2011.
Moveable church furnishings are capitalised at cost and depreciated over their useful economic life, other than where insufficient information is available to support this approach. Tangible fixed assets ( _items costing at least £1,000_ ) are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year. They are valued at cost or else, for gifts-in-kind, at a reasonable estimate of their open market value on receipt. Depreciation is applied on a straight-line basis, at 20% per annum for i li d i h i l lif f 5 A i h h d i i l li d i d **Debtors** Debtors are measured, on initial recognition, at settlement amount. Subsequently, they are measured at the cash or other consideration expected **Creditors**
The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts.
## **Financial instruments**
The charity applies the provisions of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments', and Section 12 'Other Financial Instruments Issues', of FRS 102. These are recognised when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of an instrument. Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to that set off and there is an intention to settle on a
t b i t li th t d ttl th li bilit i lt l **Short term liquid investments and cash**
Cash (bank) balances are held to meet short-term commitments, as they fall due, and includes cash equivalents held in the form of short-term highly liquid investments, that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and are not liable to significant risk of changes in value.
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**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portishead**
## **Notes to Financial Statements**
Year ending 31 December 2024
||**Unrestricted**
**£**|**Restricted**
**£**|**Total 2024**
**£**|Total 2023
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||178,321
37,178
10,779
-
226,278
3,605
876
4,481
10,187
10,187
16,738
3,041
2,809
327
397
2,244
25,556
10,500
**277,002**|-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4,236
-
4,236
1,912
**6,148**|178,321
37,178
10,779
-
226,278
3,605
876
4,481
10,187
10,187
16,738
3,041
2,809
327
4,633
2,244
29,792
12,412
**283,150**|178,410
39,518
14,997
10,000|
|||||242,925|
|||||14,579
14,542|
|||||29,121|
|||||6,388|
|||||6,388|
|||||15,919
3,015
2,278
1,610
3,684
-|
|||||26,506|
|||||24,029|
|||||328,969|
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**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portishead**
## **Notes to Financial Statements**
Year ending 31 December 2024
|**3**|**CHURCH ACTIVITIES**
Organisation and Employment
Diocesan quota
Employee costs
7a
Clergy expenses
Delivery of Core Activities
Provision of music at parish services
Wedding and funeral service overheads
Other parish services expenses
Magazine production
Outreach and evangelism
Administration & Support
Parish office
Other parish expenses
Purchases managed for activity groups
Property and Fixtures
Maintenance & upkeep
Major repairs
Improvements
Running Costs
Utilities (_Energy / Water / Telecoms_)
Professional and financial services
7e
Depreciation
Charitable Giving
To partnership organisations
8a
Other appeals and donations
8b
**Total church activities**
**RAISING FUNDS**
Event costs
**OTHER EXPENDITURE**
Adjustment to prior year creditors
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**Note**
**EXPENDITURE**|**Note**|**Unrestricted**
**£**|**Restricted**
**£**|**Total 2024**
**£**|Total 2023
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|3a
3b
3c|||196,639
20,722
6,321
223,682
2,052
3,985
2,298
3,982
683
13,000
5,005
1,473
616
7,094
5,629
4,000
9,629
8,692
5,591
780
15,063
5,250
5,488
10,738
**279,206**
337
-
**279,543**|-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
850
850
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,376
1,376
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**2,226**
-
-
**2,226**|196,639
20,722
6,321
223,682
2,052
3,985
2,298
3,982
1,533
13,850
5,005
1,473
616
7,094
5,629
4,000
1,376
11,005
8,692
5,591
780
15,063
5,250
5,488
10,738
**281,432**
337
-
**281,769**|170,991
33,812
8,363|
|||||||213,166|
|||||||2,989
3,000
2,193
3,722
675|
|||||||12,579|
|||||||4,346
210
-|
|||||||4,556|
|||||||5,141
25,844
-|
|||||||30,985|
|||||||12,237
4,882
65|
|||||||17,184|
|||||||4,500
8,725|
|||||||13,225|
|||||||**291,695**
3,050
17,397|
|||||||**312,142**|
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**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portishead**
## **Notes to Financial Statements**
Year ending 31 December 2024
||**2024**
**£**|2023
£|
|---|---|---|
||**AV equipment**||
||3,898
-
-
3,898
65
780
-
845
3,833
**3,053**
6,689
-
-
**6,689**
14,641
-
2,159
**16,800**
859
-
4,000
-
**4,859**|-
3,898
-|
|||3,898|
|||-
65
-|
|||65|
|||-|
|||3,833|
|||6,043
-
4,790|
|||10,833|
|||38,511
1
3,099|
|||41,611|
|||171
199
-
26,783|
|||27,153|
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**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portishead**
## **Notes to Financial Statements**
Year ending 31 December 2024
|**5**|**Unrestricted Funds**
General
Operational Reserve
Charitable Giving
Building Reserves
Repairs
Communications
Children and Family Worker*
**Restricted Funds**
Gordano Chaplain
Children and Family Worker*
Church Fabric
St Peter's Bells
Counselling Scheme
Play With God
Lee Abbey Bursary
St Peter's Legacy
Phelps Sunday School Trust
Clock Fund
**Total Funds - 2024**
* Re-classified during year to reflect limitation on
Unrestricted Funds
General
Communications
Repairs
Children and Family Worker
Building Reserves
Min Recommended Reserve
Charitable Giving
Restricted Funds
Gordano Chaplain
Lee Abbey Bursary
Phelps Sunday School Trust
Counselling Scheme
St Peter's Legacy
Play With God
Church Fabric
St Peter's Bells
Total Funds - 2023
**FUNDS MOVEMENTS**||**Year Start**
**£**|**Incoming**
**£**|**Transfers**
**£**|**Outgoing**
**£**|**Year End**
**£**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|5a
5b
5a
5b|||**01/01/24**
118,422
266,502
(6,638)
32,500
-
-
8,388
-
-
18,300
-
5,000
4,597
10,500
5,000
2,404
-
-
14,683
-
(14,683)
199,294
277,002
(11,321)
3,505
-
-
0
-
13,233
2,710
-
-
(2,860)
4,236
-
3,474
-
-
1,819
-
-
500
-
-
3,107
-
-
388
-
-
-
1,912
(1,912)
12,643
6,148
11,321
**211,937**
**283,150**
**-**
application and usage of donated funds
**01/01/23**
98,750
308,467
(15,971)
6,364
-
(3,899)
9,097
-
6,000
13,678
1,005
-
13,300
-
5,000
30,000
-
2,500
-
-
8,388
171,189
309,472
2,018
2,740
16,373
(2,118)
500
-
-
388
-
-
3,474
-
-
4,003
-
-
1,819
-
-
1,346
1,264
100
9,651
1,860
-
23,921
19,497
(2,018)
195,110
328,969
-|||(267,155)
-
(8,388)
-
(4,000)
-
-
(279,543)
(850)
-
-
(1,376)
-
-
-
-
-
-
(2,226)
**(281,769)**
(272,824)
(61)
(10,500)
-
-
-
-
(283,385)
(13,490)
-
-
-
(896)
-
-
(14,371)
(28,757)
(312,142)|**31/12/24**
**111,131**
**32,500**
-
**23,300**
**16,097**
**2,404**
**0**|
||||||||**185,432**|
||||||||**2,655**
**13,233**
**2,710**
**0**
**3,474**
**1,819**
**500**
**3,107**
**388**
**0**|
||||||||**27,886**|
||||||||**213,318**|
||||||||**31/12/23**
118,422
2,404
4,597
14,683
18,300
32,500
8,388|
||||||||199,294|
||||||||3,505
500
388
3,474
3,107
1,819
2,710
(2,860)|
||||||||12,643|
||||||||211,937|
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**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portishead**
## **Notes to Financial Statements**
Year ending 31 December 2024
**DESCRIPTIONS & 6 APPLICATIONS OF FUNDS**
**UNRESTRICTED FUNDS General Operational Reserve Charitable Giving * Building Reserves * Repairs * Communications ***
## Purpose
The PCC's vehicle for managing operational receipts and expenses. The notional minimum reserves required to meet expenditure policy. Management of sums approved for distribution to recipient organisations. For maintenance and repairs identified through Quinquennial inspections. For routine maintenance of St. Peter's and St. Nicholas churches. To maintain and upgrade the audio visual systems in church buildings.
- _Designated for purposes outlined_
## **RESTRICTED FUNDS**
## Purpose
**Gordano Chaplain Children and Family Worker[#] Church Fabric St Peter's Bells Counselling Scheme Play With God St Peter's Legacy Lee Abbey Bursary Phelps Sunday School Trust Clock Fund**
Schools' Youth ministry, funded with Portishead Churches Together. Fundraising for the future costs of employing a Children & Youth worker. For parishioner funds raised and reserved for improvements St Nicholas. To manage donations for renovation and maintenance of church bells. To support Relate Counsellors at St Barnabas. Currently paused.
Spending connected with church organised activities for young children. Bequest from a parishioner for provision of music at St Peter's church. Financial assistance for individuals attending the annual parish weekend. A long standing trust to underwrite the costs of Sunday school activities. To manage donations for the renovation of St Peter's church clock.
> # Re-classified during year to reflect limitation on application and usage of donated funds.
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**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portishead**
## **Notes to Financial Statements**
Year ending 31 December 2024
||**2024**
**£**|2023
£|
|---|---|---|
||13,707
7,025
-
**20,732**
3
630
1,315
**1,945**|12,590
10,509
10,713|
|||33,812|
|||3
1,535
1,831|
|||3,366|
## **Notes:**
_1 - Totals shown comprise pay or fees, pension, national Insurance and tax as applicable._
- _2 - No salaried role holders received emoluments in excess of £60,000._
- _3 - Pension contributions are made to the Church Workers Pension Fund, administered through the CoE Pensions Board._
- _4 - Music group leader paid role ceased at the end of June 2024._
- _5 - Youth worker (Gordano Chaplain initiative) contract period completed at the end of August 2023._
## 7b **TRUSTEES EMOLUMENTS**
No trustees received fees from parish funds, or claimed expenses for services, in respect of their PCC duties.
## 7c **RELATED PARTIES**
There were no related party transactions during the year ( _2023 - £nil_ ).
Sums totalling £2,400 ( _2023 - £2,000_ ) were paid to charities where there are trustees in common with the PCC.
|7d
**AMOUNTS DONATED BY TRUSTEES**
Planned giving
Gift aid contribution
7e
**PROFESSIONAL & FINANCIAL SERVICES**
Of which - Independent examination of the charity's accounts|38,435
7,687
**46,122**
**1,248**|38,746
7,825|
|---|---|---|
|||46,571|
|||1,140|
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**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portishead**
## **Notes to Financial Statements**
Year ending 31 December 2023
|8|**GIVING**||**2024**|**2023**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**£**|**£**|
||Donations from PCC funds(see footnote)||||
||**To PARTNERSHIP ORGANISATIONS -**_long term funding arrangements_||||
||- Kanamai Dev Trust *- education, healthcare and sanitation improvements in costal Kenya||850|1,000|
||- Vula Amehlo Trust * -medical and poverty support for communities in southern Africa||1,100|1,000|
||- St Peters Church (Uganda) #- maintaining Anglican faith and worship||450|500|
||- Christians Against Poverty -tackling|the causes of poverty and providing free debt help|2,850|2,535|
||||**5,250**|5,035|
||_Recipient organisations marked * have at least one trustee in common with this charity, or a stake holder interest #_||||
||**To OVERSEAS RECIPIENTS -**Organisations _providing aid to communities in locations beyond the UK_||||
||**_To specified recipients - sums of £500 or more_**||||
||- Christian Aid -enabling people, restricted by poverty, to lead fuller lives||-|3,161|
||- Embrace the Middle East -partnering activities restoring dignity to the excluded and marginalised||1,100|1,310|
||- Mary's Meals -providing life-changing school food to some of the world’s poorest children||-|1,200|
||**_To various recipients - sums less than £500_**||301|461|
||**To NATIONAL CHARITIES -**_supporting individuals and groups with special needs througout the UK_||||
||**_To specified recipients - sums of £500 or more_**||||
||- The Childrens' Society -empowering the young to make positive changes and rediscover hope||1,432|533|
||- Royal British Legion- supporting the physically and mentally wounded within the armed forces||-|832|
||**_To various recipients - sums less than £500_**||130|412|
||**To LOCAL ORGANISATIONS -**||||
||**_To specified recipients - sums of £500 or more_**||||
||- Lighthouse Carers -fellowship and activities for individuals delivered via St Nicholas church||500|-|
||- St Peters and Trinity Schools -delivering faith aligned education||900|-|
||- St Peters Hospice -care and support to|adults living with progressive life-limiting illnesses|500|-|
||- Wellspring Counselling -affordable and professional counselling for young people||500|-|
||**_To various recipients - sums less than £500_**||125|281|
||||**5,488**|8,190|
|||**Donated during year**|**10,738**|13,225|
**Note -** From 2024 the receipient organisations, and donated amounts, referenced in these accounts are limited to those receiving donations from the charity's free income or savings. Funds donated as a consequence of appeals and fundraising events organised for specified organisations, where this charity is acting as facilitator and as a vehicle for making payments, aren't included.
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**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portishead**
## **Notes to Financial Statements**
Year ending 31 December 2024
||**Unrestricted**
**£**|**Restricted**
**£**|**Total 2023**
**£**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
|||||
||240,508|2,417|**242,925**|
||15,141|13,980|**29,121**|
||6,388
23,406
24,029
309,472
(265,773)
(215)
(17,397)
(283,385)
26,087
2,018
28,105
171,189
199,294|-
3,100
-
19,497
(25,922)
(2,835)
-
(28,757)
(9,260)
(2,018)
(11,278)
23,921
12,643|**6,388**
**26,506**
24,029|
||||**328,969**|
||||**(291,695)**
**(3,050)**
**(17,397)**|
||||**(312,142)**|
||||**16,827**
**-**|
||||**16,827**
**195,110**|
||||**211,937**|
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**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portishead**
## **Notes to Financial Statements**
Year ending 31 December 2024
||**Unrestricted**
**£**|**Restricted**
**£**|**Total**
**£**|
|---|---|---|---|
||3,053
187,239
-4,859
**185,433**
3,833
206,332
-10,870
199,295|-
27,885
**27,885**
-
28,925
-16,283
12,642|**3,053**
**215,124**
**-4,859**|
||||**213,318**|
||||3,833
235,257
-27,153|
||||211,937|
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