CHURCH FINANCE 2023
Accounts for 2023 show a surplus of £4,869 in the receipts and payments account. This is mainly due to the Ministry offer being reduced by £7,000 and another repayment of service charges from our suppliers.
Our voluntary giving was pleasingly a little up on last year.
The unrestricted reserves are increased to £126,800 thanks to generous legacies from Jean Ashmead and Vida Scott.
Bongate has been refurbished at a cost of £11,700 giving a deficit of £4,751, but is now let at a rent of £720 per month.
The reordering has a balance of £5,744 having purchased chairs for £2,024.
Lord Hothfield
St. Michael's (Bongate) Institute 2023
| Year 2022 | RECEIPTS | Year 2023 | Year 2022 | EXPENDITURE | Year 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,686.78 | Treas. Balance | £2,515.16 | £2,515.16 | £495.99 | Insurance | £513.67 |
| £3,120.00 | Rent | £4,320.00 | ||||
| PFK | £495.00 | £1,795.63 | Repair | £10,618.16 | ||
| Council tax refund | £127.14 | £4,942.14 | Council Tax | £1,076.98 | ||
| £2,515.16 | Treas. Acc Balance | -£4,751.51 | ||||
| £4,806.78 | £7,457.30 | £4,806.78 | ||||
| Hon. Treas. | Lord Hothfield | Auditor | Trevor Taylor |
STM.WKS
Independent Examiner’s Report To the PCC of Appleby with Murton
I report on the accounts for the year to 31[st] Dec 2023 which are set out in the Annual Report and Financial Statements.
Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and Independent Examiner.
The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to
(a) examine the accounts under section 145 of the Act;
(b) follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
(c) state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independent Examiner’s Statement
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission.
An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the management committee concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in a full audit and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
Independent Examiner’s Statement
In connection with my examination, no matters have come to my attention:
- which give me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
(a) to keep accounting records in accordance with s.130 of the 2011 Act;
and
(b) to prepare accounts which accord with these accounting records have not been met; or
- To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Trevor Taylor Redlands Bank farm Bolton Appleby-in-Westmorland CA16 6AH