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St. Matthew's Church, Reading
Annual Report
Year Ended 31st December 2024
Registered Charity Number: 1148083
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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
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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.
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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 Ka￿n 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 Se￿iCe5 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.
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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
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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
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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 K￿rstle1
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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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 ts￿rat1ng 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

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF READING. ST.MATfHEW
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Statement of Rewnwnended P¥ath,. Ac(xunling and RfjkKKl￿ bY¢h￿l￿ prep81¥￿ Ihelr g(wurts In Ihe
n8nta81 R6porlng Standard apF4ka14e kn th& UK aThJ Rewbkof Ire￿d IFRS I￿2} aTrJ wlth the Ch*lUeyAc12011.
e F￿a￿la1 Stalemants have b￿Tr wepawl ￿￿e1 the hkn)Ek¥l ri8turNgTth)n re￿￿s￿l 8t etslortrBn$8clknn
È OtheTh￿S6 In lh8 reknnt ncles to tss8 8Cts)
Thg actounls Induth 81 IrdnsBckns. Bssels 1gbW*s the PCC ￿ resFx>n￿1￿e li law, dD rK>tirtkJde at%x￿nts ol
(*urth groups that4M Ih8fr man afilthn to aTrJlher W ￿1￿)88 Ihal aro thrmal gatherfr￿S ofdwrch memberg.
There uncÉrtwts&s ￿￿t Ihe Pctrs w¥1 s) ofÈf*tyJnlwoh8sbÈen rtdDP￿.
Tr¢ att(x)unls ara pres8ni8d In pow)J stsrfkng and r(thJ*J trj Ihg r￿￿&St
1.2 kn¢omlng r•sow￿$
I Incomlng re8Our￿ we Ihe Slatenwnlof tre cherftyis lo th8 In￿rne *NI the arnDunl
can be quanUf1￿ *41h r8asonatd8 8ccuraGy. Th& k4hythJ p)Icl&8 8fe 8ppl8d lo tha par￿j￿9r¢at0￿rf0s of Snciime..
. H￿ned g￿kn¥J. ¢y)knbws end ere
.Taxrefun(b 8re rè(wrlsÉYl Its HMRC is
. Grants gnd legth arb Stu￿nted kn when the PCC * enhI￿dI0th8 u&8 r8fthrf*s. thalr ￿l￿at8 r￿4p1 is con￿der6d
rea8￿￿ty certain an¢J lh9 WTKKm15 reli8bly¢wlifiabkn.
. Intsre81 as and Vknen by payer.
1.3 Rq8ourÈ•¥ •x￿o￿
Expendituto i% accwnted ltrr￿ an a(xrU￿ b2*s. Th8 thrK*88n pa￿sh tse expect* lo b8 pahj ov8r15 8cwuth4 for*then dug.
olhgr exkwdllure15 generBUy TÈCa￿.￿d Ythen itis atKI auxxy*ed for
1.4 Punds wAounll
Restridpd c(M￿pAs8 lal InGDtne endowmryts tsto be ￿ty0Th rtstsf¢knJ purpoyes knlonded ty th?
r (bl reven￿ donal￿￿$ or grants lora s￿¥r￿ PCC admty ¥*erxled by the (*Jnor. Whpre these funds havB unspBllt
b￿an(w. IrrttrÈsi on kn¥a5ts)￿rtls arpylbThd to the knjkndual Iw)Ys orbws a¥￿￿8 bdance bath.
Urnslricted funds rewB￿ntf￿r￿O vfthe PQC thatare reg8rthw th* u8•. fvNblndude IrKoma
&)b8 S￿nic￿l the PCCsg8nerd aTrJ that fv oflhe Legary F￿1 rBstrk*ed by the wm$ of Ihe
D￿Ignated luThJs 8re germl knds ¥el askJ8 by the PCC foru5e In Ihe futtxe. Prwlunds aredesign*d fDr parYCul￿p[0ieCtStr
admlnLqiratbn only, De￿9r￿led fuTds remoii ￿¥?%1￿¢￿ed and PCC any$L¥p￿S to Otr￿gener￿ luTrJs.
1.5 Fixed Bs5et5
Con8ocrat8d Land ond Bulldkng5 zfKI kloveable Chwch Furn15hlrws
Consecrated and benefi(*d W￿rtY L8 6xclud8d fr¢Jm the aCCo￿ts by $10 CharftksAd2012. No va￿e is pla￿d on rtweab
Ch￿ch lunxshings hdd bythe wgr¢Jws on speoal trktslfu the PCC aNJ requlra a f￿lty for d18￿81 Ihe PCC
c￿￿lderSthL% to be Iik)l8na￿e property. All ￿Urr￿a ygwcffi beneffiC￿ buildlng5 and movedb
Chl￿7 fvrnbhi￿8, ¥tsther irnt¥D¥￿nert (Afas typBnd￿ kn IhB Stst￿￿￿t0fFIn8nca&l￿￿ll￿1U0$
s¢parglely dlÈ¢*)8ed.
Olh•rFlxiuYe8 FSttln95 Olnco Equlpment
Low value Ikss than £1,iIXII lhitrln thwc* pM*5egis off
C4F4iallsed trlec1roL*eq￿Me￿t u*J ￿th8 chur¢h pr￿kn I5￿[￿￿￿tell a stWtthB b* overa p8rfDd b8twB8n th
and len years.
1.6 Curront a￿18
thount8 owlng lo the PCC atlhB eNJ year*e as tr) fCwa￿￿nts Ih8tmay prove
i[w￿¥￿VatI8. Ba￿ balances are al 6h¢rtlwm depo5Ms the BuUrvd Sotxety oral tht ban

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 Pr￿ramme8
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- Jut￿186 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 & Rede￿lati
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 Do￿lopm•￿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 m￿￿8r$I re￿￿Or&0￿ ¢kniw Ih&ywl2023.' rMTh}.
the ￿r, 6 kn8ts88 IPCC merrt¢r5l*wg relfflbu￿ed exp￿￿e5 to £880 relaung to 98n8rd Nmnlw
sts meelkng expaTrses. Path and Kk51i8 twun r￿n￿d £1,700, as dlxknged in It￿ C￿rgY-The
Mlnbty 8xpen8• acety￿1 lrnl& 3
2024
2023
Trwje debt
Tax rgcoverd>lt on O￿ta￿S
Oth8r d8biors
Prepayry￿￿ts
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
Do8￿jn8￿d.
children & Musk PAItHStry Fw%1
K￿Z Churth Gfft
Dwon Boat Fund
Wre8tSHnak*g o￿nI
10.170
11&1.0$4
1115,7601
1359
44.734
7a
126
18121
300
591
1490
11011
1,031
41.202
1.IM8
120,082
490
I116,2￿>
300
45,034
Unr6strl¢ed Funthi
7b R•tstslclod:
TralnSng R￿rn Fund
Jubllge Furnl
W8mi Hub Fund
119.3401
12,090
18.746
31.
24.016
26.660
159,706
Chlldren & Muslc Mlnistry Fund *dS uwj in 2W24 knty8nd 4*¥drerfg nthstrle8 In tho t*urra).My unu88d Su￿u$
d iTrDsf8rrpd ba￿ lo general r6servg.
The Kldz Churth Wd5 for the thlldr8n¥thJth wh*h 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￿&f￿ed barAkn r8BWVe.

The Trdnthg Room Fwd w8S to cover1*￿ru￿4$hm￿rt (4thB (x￿￿￿19p Into room b hdp kn the earfy st898s of m￿tal
health in chlkJr8n *Juls thrOL￿h C¥jo￿. Thls lunts wl akn (xy4w s(XTU￿ of the W•JBS oran 8tnpbyBe and other rebled tralnlng
8xpÉrkses.
The Jub11￿ F￿d %wds i4 lo ￿Ver eX￿￿Se5 hp￿￿.
The Warm Hub F￿rf reprewts dOnati￿S reTrwl pYovt8.'offt ofwdm t￿b$ IlndudlrYJ staff o)sts and r¥
IrrWv8rn￿tol facllb'eslfor WF4è ￿lhI￿ the parlth with Wxngltiwroym wann.
PCC has & pollcy of keep1￿ ttYe0 Thonth5 FwffiIThJ costs kn r8geNo lo urthe￿ drum8lanL*S. Du￿rn￿ 2024 Ih15
amounted io £43,080.