hixrtHWS St. Matthew's Church, Reading Annual Report Year Ended 31st December 2024 Registered Charity Number: 1148083 Page | I
ANNUAL REPORT Welcome to the Annual Report of the mission and ministry of St. Matthew's Church, Southcote Lane, Reading for the year 2024. Under the Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure 1956, the PCC is required to co- operate with the vicar in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church - pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. This report describes how this has been achieved during 2024. Further details of the activities of the PCC and of the various ministry areas of the church can be obtained by contacting those named in each report. Sections l. Trustees Report 2. Electoral Roll 3. Deanery Synod Report 4. Churchwarden5 Report 5. Family & Children's Report Kidz Church Creche Youth Hub Cookery School 6. RE Inspired Report p.11 7. SouthTots Report p.11 8. Safeguarding Report p.12 9. Independent Examiners Report p.13 Statement of Financial Activities Page | 2
Our Vison: .a thriving, growing church at the heart of the parish, sharing the good news of Jesus Christ and serving the community." Trustees, Report for the 2024 APCM Membership Members of the PCC are either ex-officio, elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting IAPCMI in accordance with the Church Representation Rules, or co-opted onto the PCC. During the year, the following served as members of the PCC:_ Vicar: The Revd. Pads Dolphin Associate Minister: The Revd. Kirstie Dolphin Churchwardens: Jan Ball lalso PCC Setretaryl Chris Everett Deanery Synod Representatives.. Brian Dav Mary Day Elected Members: Chisom Umeh lalso Treasurer) Gwyneth Rudman Steve Rudman Emma Noonan Erick Nwanshi Abigail Fryer-saxby Simon Beasley lan Bullock Zoe Fergu50n Co-opted Members: David Horne Julie Bullock Non-voting Members: None The PCC held meeting5 ill January, February, March, April, May, July, September, October and November. Standing Committee and Finance Committee The Standing Committee is the only committee required by law and transacts the business of the PCC between its meetings, subject to any direction given by the council. Page | 3
If there 15 an urgent need to approve expenditure which cannot wait for a scheduled meeting, a Standing Committee can be convened to approve up to £5. The Standing Commlttee conslsted of.. the Vicar (Pads Dolphin) the Churchwardens (Jan Ball and Chris Everett) Erick Nwanshi, Emma Noonan, Mary Dav Any approvals made by a Standing Committee must be reported to the next PCC meeting and will be minuted. The Finance Committee had the following membership- Pads Dolphin, Chisom Umeh, Brian Day. Alan Chandler. Most of its business was conducted via email and finance was a standing item on every PCC agenda. Revlew of the year The PCC met 6 times since the last APCM. The following items were included in the business of the PCC durin8 2024 New Electrlcal wiring in the kitchen area of the hall. Following the February General Synod decision to approve new trlal liturgy known as Prayers of Love and Faith IPLF), the PCC made a decision that the church would maintsin orthodox biblical teaching., The purchase of a new sound mixing desk for the church was approved and the desk was instslled. New energy contracts v expertly negotlated by Kan Alderson, our Parlsh Administrator, which are saving us a significant amount of money. Financlal Review The PCC is responsible for the financial affairs of St. Matthew's Church. Over the last few years voluntary income ha5 reduced {5ee page 151 whilst costs have increased significantly which has been a challenge for us as a church to meet all our major financial commitments of parish share, salaries and necessary SeiCe5 and utilities. We are very thankful to the generou5 hearts of the congregation of St Matthew's who continue to give sacrificially towards the mission and ministry of St Matthev/s. Below are the figures for the year 2024 compared with the previous two years. Basls of Preparation The accounts have been prepared using the accrual accounting method consistent with135t years, accounts. Page | 4
Voluntary Income Total Income Total Resource Used Net Income Unrestricted General Reserve £97,724 £114,171 £125,518 1£11,3471 £66,500 £103,401 £158,345 £156,983 £1,362 £41,202 £101,240 £176,066 £159,707 £16,359 £45,034 Reserve Policy The PCC ha5 a policy of keeping three months running costs in reserve to cover unforeseen circumstances. months. Health and Safety A report on health and safety Is considered at each PCC meeting. Accident books and First Aid kit5 are located in both the Church and Hall and the First Aid kits are inspected regularly and refilled if necessary. Safeguarding report on safeguarding is considered at each PCC meeting. This takes account of all vulnerable or potentially vulnerable users of our facilities and participants in our activities. A safeguarding agreement is included in the documentation issued to all hall users. The PCC would like to thank everyone who has worked so hard during the year to help support the mission and ministry of St. Matthews. Signed on Behalf of the PCC Jan Ball and Chris Everett. {church wardens) Report on the Electoral Roll The Electoral Roll of St Matthew's in 2024 see5 US with 56 adult members Applications for membership of the Electoral Roll tan be made at any time during the year and applications forms are available in the Welcome Area. Forms shoLsld be completed and handed to a member of the Clergy, to the church office or to me. Erick Nwanshi (electoral roll officer Page | 5
Deanery Synod Report Deanery Synod is a forum where parishes from across Reading can come together to di5CUSS issues and opportunities that transcend our parish boundaries. It is a forum for sharing ideas, addressing common challenges and linking into the wider mission of the Diocese. St Matthew's deanery 5yvod representative5 for 2024 were Brian and Mary D3y. Report for 2024 Four meetings took place this year as per the usual pattern. The February meeting discussed and approved the re-introduction of Deanery Membership Fee of £27 per person to cover the cost of hosting meetings, website and general running ost5. Small group discussions took place on the missional needs and opportunities arising in parishes. Kathryn Aboud, the Berkshire Enabler and Youth Ministry specialist, talked about the Reading Youth Hub proposal from our bishops to put children, young people and families at the centre of a more Christ-like church. This would involve discerning, training and supporting paid youth workers and youth work volunteers. At the June meeting Children and Young People and Families ICYPFI data wa5 discussed. Each parish had previously been asked to complete a survey commissioned by the Bishop of Oxford, The Rt. Rev'd Steven Croft our Diocesan Bishop. A deanery wide preparation of the new Mi55ion Action plan was started by reviewing financial trends, range of churchmanship across the Deanery, and determining the condition, use and geographical location of Building Stock. Joanna Laynesmith 1st. John and St. Stephen) spoke about churches becoming Ecochurches They had achieved their gold award, the first church in the Oxford Diocese. IPerhaps St. Matthew's should be looking to improve its green credentials? I The September meeting saw The Area Dean, the Rev'd Canon Mike smith present a summary of ICYPFI which gave cause for optimism as 18 out of 20 benefices do church based pre-school work, and 16 out of 20 work with primary and secondary schools involving a total of 304 volunteers. Kathryn Aboud explained the Axis apprentice scheme that the Diocese was preparing a bid to the National Church to fund the training of Youth Ministers for 2 years. Mentors would be provided and a realistic salary would be paid to apprentices. There would be some cost to the parishes. The meeting was filled with optimism at the proposal. Unfortunately by the November meeting our hopes had been dashed as the Axis youth apprenticeship scheme had been removed from the Diocesan bid I The Arean Dean who was extremely disappointed to say the least and asked Mark Humphriss, Diocesan Secretary and Andrew Anderson-Gear, Director of Mission and Ministry to attend and explain the removal of the bid. This produced a lively exchange of views ! After which the Diocese committed to work closely with the Deanery to see if any proposal could be saved. The Parish Share for 2025 was ratified resulting in St. Matthew's paying £49,102 and increase of 3.25% for 2025. It wa5 noted that a parish priest now costs upwards of £65,000 per year when salary, housing, council tax and other expenses are costed in. Mary and Brian Dav Page | 6
Churchwardens, report 2024 was the year that saw Pads and Kirstie leave St Matthew5 for a new life in South Africa. It marked the end of an era and ushered in a time of holding the fort and preparing the ground for the next incumbent. I became warden in April and together with Jan we were left with the unenviable task of trying to keep things going, whilst at the Same time making preparation by way of the Parish profile for whoever will take up the reins for the next chapter in the St Matthew's story. One thing that I came to appreciate in a way that I never would have been able to, if I hadn't taken on this responsibility, is just how hard a vicar works. It's all too easy to take people for granted when thevre always there but when they're gone you realise what a blessing and a gift they were to the church and to the parish, so thank you Pads and Krstle1 One of the main responsibilities for wardens is the upkeep of the grounds and buildings and in this regard 2024 was a busy year. With the buildings, priority was given to upgrading the electrical Systems to the hall which were antiquated, inadequate and not up to present day safety standards. The works carried out were - l. Replacing and upgrading the consumer units I fu5e-boards I located in the kitchen and lobby area cupboard. 2. Rewiring the office, kitchen and training room 3. Installing new heaters to the office and training room respectively. The training room was completed in April, repurposing what was once a tired waste of space into a spacious well-equipped extension to the kitchen and a new ministry initiative. A creative spin off from this resulted in extra storage space being made with wall to wall fitted cupboards to the rear of the hall stage as well as a built-in cupboard to the lobby area of the ladies, toilets. There was also some redecoration carried out with the kitchen, and lobby area of the ladies, toilets being painted. Regarding the grounds, a work party carried out a site clear up in the autumn with hedges being severely cut back and weed growth around buildinES removed. I was a150 greatly relieved that we managed to remove the top course of bricks to the wall between the main church building and the hall which were being held on by gravity and potentially dangerous. So many people work hard all year round to keep the building and the grounds looking 5hip- shape but special mention must EO Out to Simon Bea51ey who keeps the grass cut along with whole host of other practical jobs he manages to carry out, with Erick a150 proving to be quite the dab-hand with a drill I But last and by no means least a big thank you to Lynn because without her fundraising effort5 the completion of the training room, maintenance work and new storage space wouldn't have been possible. Looking after the practicalities that are required to ensure the smooth rullning of the church is one aspect of a church warden's responsibility but we are also tasked to help watch over Page | 7
the spiritual wellbeing of the church as well and to this end 2024 was, in addition to all the above, a busy year in terms of ministry. Our ministry is both pastoral and missional and in terms of the pastoral the loam, 11.45 and midweek Services continued, albeit with the challenge of having to keep things going without a vicar once Pad5 and Kirstie left in August, Again, so many people stepped up to ensure thing5 kept going and desplte the challenges we managed admirablv. In addition to the pastoral the missional work of the church went from strength to strength with a whole host of activity taking place such as'.- l. Southtots 2. After School Hub 3. Cookery School 4. Street Pastors S. RE Inspired 6. Men's Group As well as all thi51 need to mention that St Matthew's also ran out as winners in the 2024 Pangbourne Dragon Boat Race5 and achieved a long-held ambition for Padsl All in all, a busy and eventful year, not without its challenges, as with any year, but one we can look back orb With thankfulness to The LORD for his faithfulness and provision. Chris Everett and Jall Ball Family & Children's Reports:_ Kidz Church Report including Family times. I would like to say a huge thank you to Zoe, who helped in KC but has decided to move over to teach in the youth group. A very big thank you to Rose Rolfe who is very dedicated to getting alongside the little ones in KC and Simon Beasley who has been a huge support in teaching in KC to give me the odd Sunday in church or when I'm on holiday. Thank you I The numbers at the beginning of the year were quite low but fluctuated throughout the year. We have enjoyed learning about parables and miracle5 which involve actinE, building large boats to Eet into and plenty of games. Family times are happening now twice a month instead of weekly. It's a time to all connect and learn Something as one big family. If you enjoy family times and learn from them you may like to join our KC team as that 15 one big family time. We would love some more helpers. Lynn Evèrett- Children and Families Communlty Support Worker Creche Report Creche runs in the chapel most Sundays that we have little ones in church. Debbie, Julie and Lydia have stepped down f rom running creche, a very big thank you to them for all the work they put in. Mekdez, Cindy, Amy, Deanna Iwhen she is welll and Rose are doing a great job of providing a creche as and when we have babies and toddlers coming to church. Page | 8
Creche runs 3 weeks out of 4 with a selection of quiet toys in the church for the 4th week. We would love to grow the team so please consider joining us. You don't need lots of experience, you just need to love children. Lynn Everett- Children and Families Community Support Worker Youth Report A big thank you to our wonderful church family who have stepped up to help with the youth Liberty, David, Eleanor, Sharon, Sylvia, Zoe, Kirstie and Pads. Kirstie and Pads retired and David felt it was time to step down, thank you for your dedication to the youth and the valuable le550ns you have taught them. Zoe joined the youth team in September and Eleanor stepped down whilst pregnant. This left us with Liberty and Zoe as teachers with Sharon and Sylvia as helpers. For this reason, the youth work only took place two Sundays a month, the other two Sundays they came and helped in kidz church or on PA/AV. November to December we decided to mix youth with KC to help support my remaining holiday that I took to look after my sick father. The youth have been very kind in accepting this and join in playing the games Wlth the children as well as helping out where they can. The youth have been very consistent and come to church most weeks. We would love to do more with them so please let me know if you feel this is a ministry you would like to explore by helping or teaching. Lynn Everett- Chlldren and Famllles Communlty Support Worker St Matthews Church HUB (the name the hub families gave us} The hub has been such a blessing and has gone from strength to strength. The funds and people just keep coming. God is clearly blessing this ministry. Over this last year we have served up 1779 dinners, averaging around $5 mea15 a week. To date we have cooked and served up 3512 meals at the hub. A typical meal will be roast dinner, spag bol, mac cheese, pizza baguette, sausage and mash, curry, jacket potatoes and much more. Everything, most of the time, is cooked from scratch with plenty of veg and lovely salads. We always have a selection of home-made puddings. The money has been provided to pay for the running of the hub and for me to fundraise for the whole of thi5 year and 2025 is also covered. What does the hub look like? It's mostly women who come along with their children after school. Some dads also come along to Chris's delight. They come ir)to the hall and help themselves to tea and coffee, we have 3 5n3ck and crafts out for the children as well as our lovely outside space for football and games. At 4.45pm we clear the me55 and Start to serve food. Once all the food is Page | 9
consumed and puddings have been demolished Chris takes the kids outside for a game of 44 IT and the adults Start the big clear up. Most families stay and help tidy up as well as help serve food and cook. We need more help so what would that look like? Coming along and chatting to the families who attend the hub, washing up like Steve Rudman does on a regular basis, collecting shopping for us, making a pudding, helping cook, helping set up or dedicating time to pray while the hub is running. We continue to collect food weekly from 3 organisations and distribute the food to the families on a Thursday morning as well as use what we can to keep the food bill down. As you can imagine this takes a great deal of time as doe5 the regular shopping and cooking for 50160 people every week. It's a huge commitment that has seen God's blessing. If you would like to be involved we would love your help. It doesn't have to be every week- any time given would be greatly appreciated. To date God ha5 provided £68,317 through fundraising to run the hub. PRAISE GOD. Pads is no longer mopping the floor! l ! 11 Help is needed a5 the floor has to be mopped every Friday. This is exhausting work after cooking, serving food and spending time helping people out. If you are fit and able to mop a floor WE N£ED YOU.... Lynn Everett- Children and Families Community Support Worker St Matthews Cookery School We hit the ground running this year with our new ministry of running a cookery school for children and adults. We started the cookery school on the 24th April when the training room was completed. To date we have run a cookery school for 4 adults, 9 youth and 20 children with 22 children on the waiting list. We a150 have quite a few adults waiting their turn. A typical session will be for 2 hours over 4 days. The children will bake a cake one day, decorate it the next and learn to make something with pastry. They always end their session by either cooking for the hub, or providing cream tea for their families. In each session they learn tools of how to cope with early stages of mental health issues, anxieties, fears and much more. Each session is tailor made for the individuals attending. Feed back from families has been amazing. One little boy told his mum he doesn't need to be 50 scared now as Jesus is with him wherever he goes, another told his mum that he now understood the feelings in his body when he's anxious and 15 Starting to use the tools he was given straight away. The cookery school is about making children feel proud of what they can achieve and filling them with as much positivity as we can. Two boys planned, prepared and cooked a 3 course meal for 27 people. The sense of achievement they showed on their faces was Worth every potato we peeled. God is blessing this ministry with the finances to run one day a week. This usually happens in bulk sessions during school holidays and one-off sessions on a Tuesday. In July I f illed out a Page | 10
fundraising request from Sainsbury's. l asked for £6K, the maximum was £IQK but I didn't want to be greedy as they had already given us £IOK the year before. I had a call regarding my application and after explaining what we are doing and who it is reaching I was told to expect more than the amount I had requested. £IOK came into the bank a few weeks later with the promise of more money when that runs out. God has provided £33,030 through fundraising to date. PRAISE HIM WHO IS WORTHY. Lynn Everett- Children and Families Community Support Worker RE Inspired report RE inspired Report We had our first full year working with Southcote Primary School since Covid. What a joy to share our faith with pupils in the school. At its heart it's about being inspired and making Christianity 'come alive, in RE. Sessions are based on the local authority RE syllabus and featured 'Noah' with Foundation 2 told through 'Godly Play, and arting out the story using a large parachute to 'Death, Funerals and the Christian Response, with Year 6 when the seven stages of grief are discu$5ed and the 'hope of heaven, explored through a simple but thought provoking Story 'Waterbugs and Dragonflies,. We also provided sessions on Christmas, Easter, Baptism and Prayer told through stories and craft work. We welcomed a new member on our team but ofcourse lost two in Pads and Kirstie. We are an ecumenical group of volunteers and would dearly love some more people to join us. Drop into a session and see what we do! Mary Day Southtots report It has been another wonderful year with Southtots. We are continuing to fill all the spaces offered and regularly still have waiting lists for the sessions each week. Friendships old and new continue to thrive and it IS such a joy to See the children grow in their development. Each session brings new conversations with the parents/grandparents/carers including talkillg about church life and what happens at St Matthew's. Over time these conversations become deeper and on a more personal level as the trust grows and we find we can talk much more about our faith. We have welcomed a number of new families throughout the year to Southtots, joining those that have been faithful regulars to our group. The children show much excitement at Southtots f rom running through the doors as soon as they open at loam, to joining in with their friends for the Bible story and even at the mention of Jonathan's name they go and sit down waiting for him to arrive for singing timel Throughout the year we were able to have Blessings tables, where we put out on a table, toys and books that have been gifted to Southtots but not needed. The children and adult5 can take whatever they wish. We have been able to bless so many children over the last year. Page | 11
In the Summer we were able to purchase our own branded polo 5hirt5, which enable5 our team to be instantly identifiable to attendees at each session. We celebrated our Second Birthday in September with our annual visit from the Pop Up Play Village and had a special ChristrNas treat for our toddlers with a softplay session by L and V Softplay company. Both these events were fully attended and enjoyed by all I I couldn't run Southtots without the help of a wonderful, energetic, dedicated team of Julie, Jane, Sharon, Mamta and Jonathan. Who 211 so faithfully give up their Friday mornings to volunteer at Southtots. Very sadly we will be saying goodbye to Julie in the next few months. Julie has helped with Southtots from the very beginning and we (including all the parents/carers and childrenl will all miss Julie very much. I would like to say a huge heartfelt thank you to her and the whole Southtots team for their commitment in helping at Southtots and making it the popular, fun-filled group that families from the local community land beyond11 love coming to. I give continued thanks. praise and glory to God our Father for all that He has provided and continues to provide for Southtots. If you would like to join our wonderful team then please do let me know. Abbie Safeguarding Report It's been a busy year! Karen and Lynn have been very busy behind the scenes, making sure that all our voluntee18 who work with children in church have all the required paperwork, DBS checks and safeguarding training completed. So, moving forward, it should just be a case of me checkingwho needs to renewtheir DBS check leverythreeyearsl and training. So, a big thank you to them both for their hard work. The member5 of the PCC have completed their training, and I have completed all the training that is required of the safegu8rdir)g officer. I have liaised with and sort advice from the Diocesan Safeguarding team where necessary about any safeguarding incidents that have occurred. Safeguarding is everybody's responsibility and so if you ever have any concerns or incidents to report please do email me afe t-matts.or&uk Amy Cadle Saleguarding Off i¢er Page | 12
Independent examiner's report to the Trustees of Parochial Church Council of Reading, St. Matthew This report on the accompanying financial statements of the PCC for the year ended 31 December 2024 is in respect of an examination carried out in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 {'the Regulations'l and Section 145 of the Charities Acl 2011 {'the Act,). Respective responsibilities of the trustees and the examiner The trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts,. you consider that an audit is not required for this year under sertion 14511) of the Act and that an independent examination is needed. Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under charity law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to: examine the accounts under section 145 of the Act; to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act,. and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent examinerfs report 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 PCC 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 you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view, and the report is limited to those matters set Out in the statement below. Independent examiner, statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention.. 11} which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requiremellts.. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act,. and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the requirements of the Act. have not been met; or Page | 13
121 to whlch, in my opinion. attention should be drawn In order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. kooi Mrs Hooi Cheeseman ACA Date: 8 April 2025 28 Bellamy Close Uxbrldge. Middlesex UBIO 8SJ Page | 14
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF READING. ST.MATfHEW sTATEmETr OF FINANCIAL ACTNrriES YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 2024 Rèstrlct•d 2023 Totsl Funds Notes Unr•strlct•d Total Funds Incoming Rasources Voluntary Income Other Ordlnary In(y)m& MalBiial incomg 101.240 18.572 270 101240 18.572 56.254 103,401 17,728 37,216 2b 2c 55.984 Total Incomlng ReBoure•s 176 066 158,345 Cost of Charitabl8 Acllvltles Clergy Expenses The Churth and Service8 Othor Parlsh Exp¢nse8 Payments outside the Parish Development and maintèn8nc8 other tsrat1ng 8xpense5 Total Resources Expended 3,236 15.339 66,623 48,238 S.160 21.111 159707 4,668 18,911 72,021 48,568 3,418 9,397 156.983 15.339 44.378 48.137 5,160 22245 101 3f 21.111 43,457 116.250 Net IncDmlng Ioutgolngl Resources 3.832 12.527 16JS9 1.362 Transfer between fund3 Nel movement8 in fund3 12,527 16.359 1.362 Blancas Brought Forward al 1st J Balances CaThied F(ward at 31st Dec 41,202 45,034 26.660 39.187 67.862 84.221 67,862
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF READING. ST.MATtHEW AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024 2024 Restrlcted 2023 Total Funds Notes Unr•stdct8d Total Funds Flx•d Ass•ts 12.245 11245 14,089 CURREMT ASSErs Debtors & Prèpayments Bank & Cash Balances 3.619 32,883 36,502 3,619 72.070 75,689 3,713 2.791 987 $7.778 4,005 39.187 39,187 CREOITORS: amounts falling due within 1 year 3.713 NET CURRENT ASSETS 32.789 39.187 71.976 53,773 NET ASSErs 84.221 67,862 PARISH FUNDS Gan8ral Rès• 45.034 4S.034 41.202 Rv¥tTl¢ted Fund¥: Tralnlng R¢om Fund Jubil8e Fund Wam Hub Fund Total Parlsh Funds 12.090 12.090 6.830 1,084 45.034 39.187 The altachgj notes fc¥m part of thosè finandal stst6mènls. Approved by the PCC on 1*1th Awll 2025 and spjned Iheir behalf by Janel Ball IPCC Churth Ward8rhl Ms Chisom UmehlPCC Trea8urgrl
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF READING, ST.MAThHEW NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 2. Incomlng Resources 2024 Rostrlctsd Total Fund$ 2023 Total Unr•strl¢t•d . VolLEntary Income Tox Recovèr8blo on gift alds PEannÉd Givlng Colbctions 81 Sa¢*5 & Church Prramme8 Donation8 Donatlons - Youth WoPrter 16.869 16,869 61,068 5,623 17,680 14.457 68,598 7,934 3.gB1 5,623 17.thl Tot•1 Voluntsry Incomè b. Other OrdlrTrary In¢om8 ChapeVGhurch IncomB Churth Hal In¢omo Photowpyiro & Printiro Income Fees c4)lknted on b8hall of Dloc&%e Fees for PCC Ministry Parish Share Rebale Organists Fees 559 12,853 250 241 1.853 57Q 14,210 12.853 2 241 1,268 249 IV21 195 2,621 1,381 c. Matsrlal Income Wam Hub Drffialions Tmlnlng Room Donation5 CharItab Dona11ons- Jut186 Fund 31.3B4 24,6(K) 31,384 24,600 270 37,034 270 270 181 Total Incomlng Resourc88 120 082 176 066 158345
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF READING. ST.MArrHEW NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 3 C05t ol ¢harltats actlvltl8s 2024 Rostrict•d 2023 Totsl Costs Unrestrlthd Costs Total Clergy Experths The Minlstry 3,236 3.238 4,668 b. The Church & S•rvl¢ Church cleaning Church Flowers Church Yard Electricity Insurance Regular Maintenance Church Upkeep of Serwc6s Water Ra188 Church 10 105 10 105 52 11.647 795 365 2.248 116 75 86 302 13.857 882 1,458 2,145 106 11,647 795 365 2,248 116 Other Parlsh Expenses Children's Ministy Musl¢ Ministry Youth Ministry Lay Stsff Salaries staff Development staff IT Facility Porsonal Expen898 of Lay Staff 1,340 88 2,651 796 {207) 465 22.366 20,580 42,946 94 291 186 43.518 44.804 157 451 304 45,716 20.580 Church Hall runnSng costs Mission wilhln the Pwish 9.942 2.652 1.200 11.142 2.652 12.OS8 2,191 Adminlstratlon Audit and a¢[n18r faes Benk Fees CLI Licen( D8proryotion charge Gifts Other Ordinary Parish Expensgs Photo¢opying & Printing Costs Telephone & BroadbarHI TV LicenB& Payroll cosls 1.175 1,175 1,035 25 926 861 3.500 618 156 1.619 793 159 50 1.379 335 424 1.756 796 159 335 424 1,756 796 159 6.953 465 8,817 44,378 22.245 66,622 72,021 Payments Outslde the Parlsh Charitable Donations Feas lo Dtsese *ayment Parfsh Share 101 1,921 608 45,709 1.895 733 4S,940 45.709 101
3 Cost of charitable activ*fi85 (convdl 2024 Re5tr1cled Costs 2023 Total Costs Unrestrlcted Total Costs e. Development and malntenance HalVGarden Maintenance & Redelati 3,345 3.345 2.161 Set-up of a community garden Projector for Church Hall other expendlture 1.815 5.160 1,815 5,160 Totsl Dolopm•t and ma11)tsnan costs f. Other operating expenses Tr8iniThJ room expenses Wami Hub 8xpen8es Total other operatlng 8xpen5es (o) 12,440 8,671 12,440 8,671 1,600 7.797 Total Rosourc•s Used 11 159707 156983
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF READING. ST.MATTHEW NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER2024 staff eoBI8 2024 2023 Wag88 and salarfes & Nl 42.946 Thg av6r8g8 of6mploye8s Ihe Ye 212023..3k TnJ8tees IPCC m8r$I reOr&0 ¢kniw Ih&ywl2023.' rMTh}. the r, 6 kn8ts88 IPCC merrt¢r5lwg relfflbued expe5 to £880 relaung to 98n8rd Nmnlw sts meelkng expaTrses. Path and Kk51i8 twun rnd £1,700, as dlxknged in It CrgY-The Mlnbty 8xpen8• acety1 lrnl& 3 2024 2023 Trwje debt Tax rgcoverd>lt on OtaS Oth8r d8biors Prepayryts 1.1 1,631 231 972 926 2024 2023 Crodlta Trado credltors Other creditors Ac(xua8 1,537 1fi18 2.429 3.713 Parlsh FuDds Tho mt)vèmants knlun(L%thth th8 yeaT w8'. Owtyolng Transfor Balan¢ Ggneral Re6w¥o Do8jn8d. children & Musk PAItHStry Fw%1 KZ Churth Gfft Dwon Boat Fund Wre8tSHnakg onI 10.170 11&1.0$4 1115,7601 1359 44.734 7a 126 18121 300 591 1490 11011 1,031 41.202 1.IM8 120,082 490 I116,2> 300 45,034 Unr6strl¢ed Funthi 7b R•tstslclod: TralnSng Rrn Fund Jubllge Furnl W8mi Hub Fund 119.3401 12,090 18.746 31. 24.016 26.660 159,706 Chlldren & Muslc Mlnistry Fund dS uwj in 2W24 knty8nd 4¥drerfg nthstrle8 In tho turra).My unu88d Suu$ d iTrDsf8rrpd ba lo general r6servg. The Kldz Churth Wd5 for the thlldr8n¥thJth whh Iswn wrSund8y nknilrvJ $8Nk. Drswn eoat Fwryl WBÉ forlha 2024 charty dragon bc*t run bythB Rotary Chkn ofPdrwJtK)wne. chwch entered a leatn and any uM8•d surplus w85 I&fed barAkn r8BWVe.
The Trdnthg Room Fwd w8S to cover1ru4$hmrt (4thB (x19p Into room b hdp kn the earfy st898s of mtal health in chlkJr8n Juls thrOLh C¥jo. Thls lunts wl akn (xy4w s(XTU of the W•JBS oran 8tnpbyBe and other rebled tralnlng 8xpÉrkses. The Jub11 Fd %wds i4 lo Ver eXSe5 hp. The Warm Hub Frf reprewts dOnatiS reTrwl pYovt8.'offt ofwdm tb$ IlndudlrYJ staff o)sts and r¥ IrrWv8rntol facllb'eslfor WF4è lhI the parlth with Wxngltiwroym wann. PCC has & pollcy of keep1 ttYe0 Thonth5 FwffiIThJ costs kn r8geNo lo urthe drum8lanL*S. Durn 2024 Ih15 amounted io £43,080.