The Parish Church of
st Philip the Apostle, Birchencliffe
Charity Number 1150600
Annual Report 2024
Prepared for the Annual Parochial
Church Meeting
Sunday 6th April 2025

7 Annual report of the PCC for the Yèar Ended 31 Docember 2024
St Philip's Church is situated on Halrfax Road, Birchendiffe, Huddersfield. St Philip's
is part of the United Benefice of St Cuthbert, Birkby and St Philip the Apostle,
Birchencliffe in the Deanery of Huddersfield and the Diotsse of Leeds within the
Church of England.
The Parochial Church Council (PCC) Is a charity excepted from registration with the
Charity Commission. (In 2013 St Philips PCC became a registered Charity - number
1150600)
PCC members who have served since the last APCM are.. -
Prlast
Rev'd Joanne Husttvick
Curate
Churchwardens
Rev'd Ruth Bradley
Mrs Valerie Lord
Mrs Ann Dyson
Mr Chris Jones
From 2020
from 2019
from 2022
Treasurer
Deanery Synod
Representatives
Alison Lobb
Ruth Brooks
Jess Fort
Alison Lobb
Ruth Braoks
Andre Brooks
Karen HaKJh
Jess Fort
Michael Smith
Chris Jones
Mavis Smith
Kathryn Sutcliffe
Elected in 2023
Elected in 2023
Elected in 2024
from 2022
from 2022
from 2022
from 2022
from 2023
from 2023
frorn 2023
from 2024
from 2024
Elected Members

Structure. Governancé and Management
Members of the PCC are either ex officio or elected by the Annual Parochial Church
Meeting (APCM) in accordance with the Church Representation Rules, All church
attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to
the PCC.
Objectlv•8 and Actlvitles
The PCC of St Philip's has the responsibility of Cotroperating with the Church Wardens,
Mrs Val Lord and Mrs Ann Dyson, and with the Incumbent, Rev'd Joanne Hustwick, in
promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church. pastoral,
evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has maintsnance responsibilities for the
church building and St Philip's Community Centre.
Commlttee8
The Standing Committee- This is the only committee required by law. It has the power
to tran8act the business of the PCC between its meating8 subject to any directions
given by the PCC,
The PCC also operates through the following subgroups which meet in addition to
PCC meetings".
Flnance Committee
Fundraising Group
Communty Centre Management
Worship Planning Group
Building Group
Church Attendance
Average Sunday attendance Adults.. 28
Average number of children at All Age Worship Service.. 1
Average Midweek attendance.. 5
Baptisms.. 2
Thanksgiving", 0
Weddings.. O
Funerals: 2 in church
Eloctoral Roll Informatlon
Aprfl 2024
March
2025
Number resident within the parish
46
Number resident outside the parish
Total
24
18
70
54
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Review of the Year to December 2024
The PCC has met 7 times during the year, with 1 Extra Meeting as mentioned below.
The PCC operates through a series of sub-committees (listed above) each of which
report back to full PCC meetings. In addition to the finance and general business of
the PCC, the following topics have been discussed:
1. We adopted the safeguarding policy statement 'Promoting a Safer Church,
(House of Bishops 2017) at the PCC Meeting in July 2024, and this is reviewed
annually. The statement confims that all people who work in the Church agree ttj
abide by tha policies, recommendations and guidelines established by the
Church. This is usually reviewed in March, however at that time we had no
Safeguardlng Officer. Mike Smith offered to take on the role so was interviewed
and then appointed.
2. Our APCM was held in the Community Centre on April 21 2024 following the
Sunday Service,
3. An Extra PCC meeting was held in March to Adopt the Accounts ready for the
APCM
4. Jess Fort ran a Living in Love & Faith course- which is a course run by the
Church of England to prepare Parishes and had been piloted by a few churches.
this was run over 5 sessions and led to a lot of in depth and interesting
discussions.
A number of the PCC completed the Promoting Growth and Leadership course in
Bradford which ran for 6 months and everyone ft)und it very beneficial.
Flnanclal revlew
Total receipts on ordinary unrestricted funds were £31,685 and are detailed in the
financial statemerts. In addition receipts on restricted fabric funds were £781 and
£9.843 crf funds were designated for fabric purposes. Restricted Community
Centrv funds were £40,823.
£31J24Yas to provide the Chrlstian ministry from St Philip's Church,
Kluding 42% of our contribution to the Diocesan Parish Share), which largely
ovNJes 1h8 stipends and housing for the clergy. The sum that churches in the
Dio(W*e have to find is shared according to a formula that takes account of the size
of (X)ng1egat￿nS and income received by PCCS.
All fabric related expenditure was booked to the general fund as the policy of building
up fabric funds to meet forthcoming expenditure was continued.
£48,347 was expended on running the Communty Centre.
The net result for the year was a surplus of receipts over payments of £2.482.
A more detailed review of the PCC'S finances is contained in the Treasurerfs report.
Reserve3 Pollcy
A total of £42,682 is held in the Fabric Fund, indusive of the Unit shareholding
valuatson, of this £6,245 a￿ °restricted" funds. This is held to help fund
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lmprovementsl￿pairS to the Church's fabri¢, and are particularly important following
the weather related damage caused earlier in 2021.
The balance of £19,576 in the Community cent￿ Fund relales largely to the 'sinking
fund, (£23,170) which is being held to fund future major repairs to the Communty
Centre. I n 2024 monies were transferred from the sinking fund to cover works to the
electrics and lighting within the centre. The PCC has ag￿ed that were possible 10010
of annual Communty Centre income will be placed into this fund in future years.
£1,181 of the overall amount is specifically for use in maintaining the Communty
Defibrillator.
The balance of £2,259 in the Barlow Bequest Fund is held to help fund both the
malntenance of the Church graveyardlgrounds and the equipment required for any
such mainlenance.
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Independent Examinerfs Report to the Parochial Church Council of
St Philip's Church, Birchencliffe
Ireport on th8 accounts of the St Philip's Church for the year ended
31st De￿rnber 2024
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity ttustees of the Trust you are responsibla for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the ACY).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under
section 145 of the 2011 Act and in C•arying out my exam1r￿tIOn I have followed all
the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(bl
of the Act.
Independent examine¢s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to
my attenti(￿ in aThe(aion with the examination giving me cause to balieva thai in
any material respe
1 . The acccxjntirw rwjrds were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by
seckn.on 130 of the or
2. The aC%))￿ts do not accord with those records.
I have no and have come across no other matters in connection with the
examinati(n lo ￿1th attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a
prow Und￿ng of the accounts to be reached.
Name:
Addr8SS:
Christopher Arckles8
68 Yew Tr8e Road
Birchendrffe
Huddersfield
HD3 3QR
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ending 31st December 2024
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Fu
1.19J
S￿>
245
4.VJl
4.951
4711
37.
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3.110
12.448
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3n7
1,031)
40.314
7•th1 I1•￿1p￿
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114
24$
lJ37
PAYMENTS
13.
13,r
14.cthl
f5.
16.189
Ctynmuth t￿• rxXII
48.317
5S.JiI
S(gl
321
PAI.246
31,111
19.or4
13n>
34T
1.07
Z412
ID
Cash DI b8nk In hand al 1 Jan
9.426
2.145

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The statements oftr* PCC have be¢n MKiance wlth Church AC0￿ng
using the ReceiFts a￿1 trj
Fabnc FwKI
32854
Barlthv 8•quèg1
2.145
114
9.957
35.113
Fth Fur
781
Ct)mmunty C¢ntrE GEw41
4,533
48,347
31.633
32,
1537
23.170
25.821
48,347
wNch rnised £6B6, ￿ltst drrtths totalknJ £95 were atxs recei￿1.
In •thti¢)n prc¢è8ds Irom T# O•nces. akry vAh gy* ol rnome from ottw firKkwing •lso tlryen
assigned lo the fotrfk li.e. thè d•*IYA￿ d•m•ni}.
11 L* lurtlw th Y411h • co* kn fAC•M of £70.IXK) VAII b• in tr• cuThng P¥KKI.
The of fund# to Ih PCC and de•lgn•tqd by Ih PCC spwyk•
In Ihe GThvyd.
All fr(ffj ￿ Community C•rtre il #1 aside to b• lor wnnty c<•ts ol the cordre. rntr
W• to Sel 10% 01 C¢thr￿ Centse *x¢mt to bu￿ a"wthng frcth rmp r•pJn
8*w•l 1glJw24
I￿￿rne
8kn at 31 O•c 24
1,181
Am¢yJnts w• h•ld kn C8F In¥xtrMnl Accthrts M loir0￿.
GJinlLo5S tjn Rec
8•1 cJfwJ
G•nwd (Unr•*tncW)
F•bric {Dwn*d)
3,S)3
81
Ger￿￿1 Reswve Fw•J'. 2.01 Uiyts in thE C8F ClwJch of EnglaTrJ Investn￿ Fund
CINuth FaIY￿ Fund 154.sfj Unts In Ihe CBF Chur¢h ol Im￿tIn￿l Fund
UrAt pricè at 3111212024z £r3.1227

6. Fthther Analysi"* olRtte4*s and Pl￿r￿rts
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RECSPTS
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6.thj
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1?.4
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J*$
PAYPItNrs
1.2SJ
9.419
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2.iJJ
J.911
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IlJ47
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JM
•4J17
275
179
215
375
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Parochial Church Council of
St Philip's Church, Birchencliffe
treport on the accounts of the St Philip's Churth for the year ended
31st December 2024
Responsibilities and basis otreport
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in acc£srdance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the ACY).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trusys accounts t2rried oyt under
section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all
the awicable Directions given by Ihe ch￿ltY Commission under section 145(5)(b}
of the Act.
Independent examinerfs stateTrx
I have completed rny examination. I confimi that no material matters have cnme to
my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that ift
any material respect=
1. The accounting reLY)rds were not kept in respact of the Trust as required by
section 130 of the Act; or
2. Th& accounts do not accord with thos8 records.
I have no concems and have cxxna across no other matters in connection with the
éxamination to which att8ntion should be drawn in this report in order to enable a
proper und8rstsnding of the al￿OL￿ts to be reached.
Name:
Christopher Arckl8SS
Address." . 68 Yew Tree Road
Birchencliffe
Huddersfield
HD3 3QR
Date: cz
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