2024-12-31-accounts

The PCC of the Parish of St Nicholas with All Saints, Wallasey Registered Charity Number 1155232 Financlal Statement5 for the Year ended 31 December 2024 Unrestricted Restrlcted Funds Funds Total 2024 Total 2023 Receipts and Payments Account Recelpts Voluntary Receipts Planned Giving Collections Income tax Recovered 23.325 9,796 1,262 23.325 9,796 1,262 20,661 8,210 5.631 34.383 1,389 38,565 3,068 885 800 34.383 5,074 39,725 3.068 885 800 Other Voluntary Receipts Inote 4a) Activities for generating Funds (note 4bl Receipts from Church Activitles (note 4cl Investment Income (note 4dl Other Receipts (note 4el 34,502 3,162 42,062 2,833 872 3,685 1,160 4,915 79,090 4,845 83,935 88.346 Payments Church Activities Diocesan Parlsh Share Other Payments (note 4fj 30,000 46.992 30,000 53,761 30.000 72,605 6,769 76,992 6,769 83,761 102,605 Excess/Shortage of Receipts over Payments Bank Accounts as at l January 2024 BankAccounts as at 31 December 2024 174 14.2S9 48,764 63,023 48,938 48.764 Statements of A55ets and Liabillties 2024 2023 Bank Current & Savings Accounts 48,938 48,764 32,994 15,944 48,938 48.764 Ltabllltle5 Sanctuary Window 6.395 7,725 7,725 14,120 14,120 6,395 lof7 . REStRI￿ED

The attached notes form part of these financial statements Approved by the PCC on 10 March 2025 and signed on their behalf by Rev Jeff Staples IPCC Chairmanl and Mr Colin Ha21ehurst IPCC Treasurerl. - /IA/ NOTES l. The financial statement5 of he PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 using the Receipts and Payments basls. 2. Assets recognised but not valued in the statements of Assets and Liabilities St Nicholas Hall la150 known as Harrison Hall) was donated to the parish in 1932 by members of the Harrison family a5 a memorial hall. It Is currently insured for the sum of £6,650,OLK). 3. At the start of 2024 Chester DBF made a request for a Parish Share of £75,344. The PCC made contributions tota15ing £30.000 towards thi5 amount, which left a shortfall of £45,344. Thls has resulted in a total shortfall Since 2014 of £375,528. 4. PCC agreed to transfer Lent Lunche5 Donations £1570 to Psalm 23 Garden Project. Legacie5 Received £1,000 and at families request transferred to Ps31m Garden Project. 4. The movements in restricted funds during the year were:_ Bal BIFwd 01.01.24 Receipts Payments Bal CIFwd 31.12.24 Donation Sundries Legacies Lent Lunches Psalm 23 Garden Project WBC Grant- Hall Warm Space WBC Grant- Wirral Together Fund Window Fund 283 4.979 760 3,055 1,000 1,000 810 3,445 1,000 160 375 908 1,000 1,570 4,568 600 160 1.066 4.979 1,932 400 8,791 7,725 17.868 1,270 7,415 796 9,339 1,445 15,944 621 Flower Fund 19,138 8,211 10,784 16,565 2of7 RESTRICTED

1. Receipts and Payments Analysis Unrestrirted Restricted Fund Fund Totsl 2024 Total 2023 la) Other Voluntary Receipts Legacies Oonatlons Café Caz Lenl Lunches Sundry Donations 1,000 1,000 loo 760 2,302 810 1,875 810 3.264 1,389 1,389 3,685 5,074 3,162 Ibl Activitles for generating funds- receipts Fund Raisin Event5 Bowling Afternoon Christmas ConcertlTree Festival Coffee Morning Easter Fair Hymn Marathon Panto- Snow White Panto- The Grinch Panto- Jack & the Bean Stalk Qulndingo Santa Paws 150 4,025 280 300 150 4,025 280 300 3,230 200 1,570 3,230 4,161 5,344 816 866 816 866 547 547 1.000 10,214 178 28,173 10,214 178 29,333 12,275 155 29,632 Parish Magazine Church Hall 1.160 38,565 1,160 39,725 42,062 Icl Receipts from Church Actlvitie5 Fees (Weddings & Funeralsl 3,068 3.068 2.833 3,068 3,068 2,833 (d) Receipts from Investments Bank Inte￿5t 885 885 872 885 885 872 lel Other Receipts Donation - Bell Ringers Grant- Guild of Church Ringers Grant - DCMS Listed Places of Worship Scheme WBC Polling Station Fee 1,200 250 3,065 400 800 800 800 800 4,915 3of7 RESTRicfED

2. Receipts and Payments Analysis Unrestricted Restrirted Fund Fund Totsl Total 2023 2024 lfj Church Activitie5- Payments Bell Clapper Carpet Electric, Fire & Gas Service Tests Lightning Protection Organ & Piano Repalrlmaintenance Pew Runners Psalm 23 Garden Prolert Ramp Consultancy Fees Sanrtuary Wirtdow Sundry Repair & Maintenance Toilet Floor Vestry Window 2,484 3,050 669 2,689 2,127 271 271 478 1,235 478 1.235 4.568 4,568 1,253 1,066 1,066 58 58 210 1,365 7,907 2,042 382 385 1,236 192 5,634 7,676 382 385 1.236 192 21,754 427 366 Bank Charges CCLI Christmas Concert/Tree Festival Church Christmas Tree & ￿ghts Church Desk Church Hall Church Running Expen5e5 C05t of Services Defibrillator Donation to Charity Magazine Panto Expenses Photocopier Printlng & stationery Sundry E￿penSeS Vicarage Expenses Kltchen Water Boiler Webcam/Laptop & Web Domain 198 2,723 21,196 12.354 2,843 1,320 50 150 1,492 390 765 19,968 13,104 2,565 760 20,728 13,104 2,565 90 175 90 175 369 549 555 5,329 189 237 369 174 375 555 5.329 189 237 839 5,032 406 300 46.992 6.769 53,761 72,605 41)f7 RESTRICTED

St Nichola5 Hall & Function Suite, Wallasey Known a5 Harrison Memorial Hall Appendlx I Working account for the year ended 31 December 2024 Recei Unrestricted Restrirted Fund Fund Total 2024 Total 2023 Income Bloom Babv Bloom Toddler Craft Sewing Group Dance Coutour Karate Club Keep Fit Mer5ey5ide Yoga Mini's Messy Play Move It or Lose It National Blood Service Pavilion Choir Pilate5 1 C Williams Pop Cats Singme Merseyside Strive Sport Sundry Lettings Tumble Tots Walking Football Wallasey Athletics Wallasey Songbirds Yoga - H Huszti Zumba - L Whisker 1,920 1,920 1,504 336 790 3,316 4,752 4,444 280 736 200 3,367 5,176 5.668 280 200 3,367 5,176 5.668 280 592 650 387 800 592 650 387 800 550 450 972 1,916 1,820 1,924 1,326 628 1,924 1,326 628 607 220 1.730 906 1,307 2,083 974 1,600 598 2.083 974 1,600 598 28,173 28.173 27.520 Other Income National Blood Service- Gate Post WBC Wirral Together Fund WBC Grant- Wèrm Space 2.112 160 1,000 160 1,000 28.173 1,160 29,333 29,632 5of7 . RESTRI￿E0

St Nicholas Hall & Function Suite, Wallasey Known as Harrison Memorial Hall Appendix I Working account for the year ended 31 December 2024 ments Unrestrieted Re5tritted Fund Fund Total 2024 Total 2023 Electricity Gas Insurance Off ice Telephone Water Cleaner Hzll Secretary Re air & Maintenence Boiler Room Sump Pump Corridor Ceiling Repair ElectricslLighting incl Emergency Lighting Fire Doors Replaced Fire Protection-Alarm/Fire Doorlsmoke Detector Gate Post Replacement Grounds Maintenance Hall Entrance Painted & Plaster Repaired Kitchenette Painted & New Extractor Fan Mlddle Hall Ceiling Repair Main Hall Floor Repair Piano Repair & Tuning Roof Bnd Gutter Repair5 Sundry Repairs including Cleanlng Materials Sund Ex enses Padlocks & Keys PPLIPRS Sundry Expenses 2,969 2,660 2.825 741 412 2.344 400 200 3.369 2,860 2,825 741 412 2,344 400 3.019 2.592 2,538 769 503 2,238 400 iio 790 630 1,760 551 790 630 1,920 551 1,528 160 591 2,112 440 1,560 850 150 150 1,000 1,000 834 180 1,520 288 180 1,520 288 387 109 330 309 109 330 309 204 209 312 19,968 760 20,728 21,196 Total Recelpts Total Payments Surplus 29.333 20,728 8.605 29,632 21,196 8.436 6of7 RESTRI￿ED

Independent Examiner's report to the PCC of St Nicholas with All Saints. Wallasey This report on the financial statements of the PCC for the year ended 31 December 2024. which are set out on the pages I to 6, is in respect of an examination carried out in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 20061"the Regulations") and s.43 of the Charities Act 1993 Ithe "Act"). Respectlve re5ponsibllltles of the PCC and the examiner As members of the PCC you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements- you consider that the audit requirement of the Re8ulations and 5.43121 of thc Act doe5 not apply. It is my ￿ sponsibility to Issue this report on those financial statements in accordance wlth the terms of the Regulations. Basis of the report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Dirertions given to me by the Charity Commission under s.4317llbl of the Act and to be found in the Church Guidance, 2006 Edition. That examination includes a review of the accounting records kept in the PCC and a comparison of the accounts with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the firbancial statements arid seeking explanations from you a5 trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not prove all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independents examiner's statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention= 111 which { to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act . and to prepare financial statements, which accortl with the accounting records and cornply with the requirements of the Act and the Regulations have not been met,. or 121 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed Ann Waldron CIO HSBC UK Bank Runcorn Cheshire 7of7

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECaE51A5TICAL PARISH OF WALLASEY ST 141CHOLAS WITH ALLSAINTS A150 known a5 PCC OF SF NICHOLA5 WITH ALL SAI￿[5. WALLA5EY Charity Number- 1155232 Tru5tee'5 Annual REPOrt Prlfitlpal Offlce The Vlcarage 22a Groveland Road Wallasey Mer5eyside CH45 8JY Trustee5 PCC Members Bene15ce Rev. Jeffreyj Staples Vlcar In Charge Ex4)flicio rnembers Mr5 Elizabeth Brandwood Warden & Oeanery Synod RÈpresentatfve Mrs Julle Piercy Warden Mrs Joyce BogBlld Hall Steward Electèd Church Members Mr Paul Cotton Mrs Vanessa Gaskell Retired 06.04.2025 Mrs Caiol Grey Mr5 Carol Hankey Set￿tary Mr Colin M Hazlehurst Treasurer Mrs Gilllan Hazlehurst Mr5 Elizabeth Phillip5 Mr Aay Pierry Res16ned 06.04.2025 Mrsjenniler Rowan Mr5Julia Sayle Mrs Barbara Smith Independent Examlner Miss Ann Waldron

The financlal statements have been prepared In accordante wlth the Church Accounting Regulation5 2006 together wlth appllcable accounting st3ndards and the SORP 2005. The financial statements havè been prepared underthe Receipt5 and Payments basis. They do not include the account5 of church groups that owe their maln affiliation to another bodyi nor those that are infomial gatherings of church members. Objertive5 and Attlvltle$ The Primary object of the PCC 15 the promotlon of the Gospel of our Lordjesus Chrfst according to the doctrlne and pracuces of the Church of England. The PCC of St Nichola5 Wlth All Sjlnts has the responsibility of co￿peratIng with the Incumbent, In protnoting in the eccleslastlcal parish the whole mission ol the church, pastoral, evangellstlc, soclal. and ecumenical. There have ￿en no changes in the objectives slnce the last annual report. Organisational Structure and Decision Maklng The PCC strivesto prornote its alms throu8h bi-rnonthly meetings. with the APCM norrnally held in Aprll. Standlng Committee-This is the on5y committee requirÈd by law. It consists of the Vlcar, 2 x Churchwarden5, Secretary and Treasurer. It has power to transact the busine55 of the PCC between its meeting5. subject to any dirertlons glven bythe Council. The method of appointment of PCC mernbers is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All church attendees are encouraged to register on the Elertor31 Roll and Stand for election to the PCC. The￿ Is no forrn31 training offered to members of the PCC but 8uidance can be ènd Is provlded by collea8ue5 and the L)iocese as requlred. CurrentlytherÈ is On￿ one 5ub-cornmittee, whose membershlps conslst of PCC rnernbers. a5 follows.. Events Curnmittee or8ani5e fund ralslng actfvitles. quorumfor merfins¥ For a Meeting to take valid decisiDns. One third of the mernbers must be present and votln& All members of the PCC glve tsf their time freely and no rernuner3tion was pald In th@ year. The PCC will also endeavour to ensure, 50 far a5 15 reasonably practicable. the health. Safety, and welfare of all rnembers ot the congregatlon. contrattors. visltors, other5 who may visit the church, Its surroundlng Krounds and any assoclated bulldlngs. Financtal Revlew Church finances remalned static durlng 2024. with the opening and E105ing balance on bank account almost unaltered. Church congre£atlon attendance ha5 improved but church hall users decllnlng. Total incorne over 2024 fell from £88.346to £B3,935. ThT5 was mainly due to Gift Aid not claimed for ta¥ yEar 202312024, le55 fund raising and very little other recelpt5 IDCMS Grant of £3.065 recefved 20231. General Collections taken 3cr055 all services improved again for a third yearfrom

£8.2LD to £9,796. Overall total Giving across all channels is rising. Other voluntary receipts rose as we received one legacy of £l.000 and 8eneral donations weTe up compared to thE previou5 year. Income from fund-rai5Ing event5 reduced from £12.275 to £10,214. However, rt was Llrfficult to compete wlth 2023 which includes income from two pantomlrnes in one year (which 15 our largest fund-ra15ing event). The Church Hall had ènothersuccessful year wlth rental income rising from £27,520 to £28,173 and a surplus of rÈteipts over expenses of £8,605. The number of wedding5 and funeraL8 remain low, wlth incorne of £3,068 a sharp decline from the past. Bank intÈrÈst received inc.rpA£pd from £872 to £885 reflectlnÉ hiEheT interest rates. The PCC was unablÈ to meet its commltmentto pay the full Parish Share of £75,344 to the Diocese of Chester and with their agreement we paid £30,000. The PCC has been unablE to paythe fu51 Parish Share since 2014. 8y the end of 2024 this has resulted in a total shortfall of £375.528. It Is the comrnitrnent of the PCC to reduce the deficrt when flnan¢e5 Sufficiently improve, unless othèrwise agreed by Diocese of Chester. Total expendlture, excluding Parish Shore, retluced from £72.605 to £53,761 In 2024, after a number of or￿-off repalrs and maintenance issues were completed In 2023. Parish Share is still slgniflcantly below The Diocese of Chester expectation. Church runnlng cost5 and Vicarage expenses rernained relayvely 5imilarto previou5 years. The only bi8 projett we have taken on i5the Psalm 23 Garden. cothng £4,568 $0 far, which will see a new garden and seatin8 area in the church ground5. The total expenditure for Church Hall reduced from £21,196 to £20,728. The largest expense was replaclng one of the fire doors at a C05t of £1.920.The surplus of church hall income over expendlture IntrÈa5ed frorn £8,436to £8,60S in 2024. ThÈrÈ are currently no on80inB concerns at the hall The PCC own the churrh h411. known locally as H3rrlson memor￿31 Hall, which was donated to the parlsh in 1932 following fund ralslng by parlshioners. The building and contents are currently Insured forthe 5UTn of £6,650,000. At the end of December 2024. the PCC had fund5 of £48,938 of which £15,944 are re5trirted fund5. At the end of 2024 all the funds are readily available in our Bank Account5. Reserves Pollcy It is the pollcy of this chuTch to hold in reserve E15.OQO. to coverthree months runnlng costs of the church and hall, and cover emÈrgoncy work. The funds are not currently held as restricted. The Reserve 15 to be taken as a target to be held and not a mlnimum which rnust held. Necessary expenditure May takè reserve below the tsrget level Ithe reserve Is held againstthe possibility of necessary expenditure). When belowtarget, the PCC will take step5to rebulld reseNe. The policy Is revkwed annually bythe Standing Cornmittee.

Actlvltles The activitie5 set out below refvect the PCC'S alms.. promotinE Chrlstlan rellgious activltie5, ￿>th fDfihe general public and those more closely associated with the church- making available a bullJing and place. were rellglous wDr5hip and the other ser¥ice5 the church offers can take place,. and the making of grants and donat1Dns to charlties and organi5ations. ReliBiou5 attivltles Public WOT5hip Is on eath Sunday BCP Holy Cornmunion Servlce at 9am. Range o* servi¢es Including Holy Communion. Momlng Prayer, Prayers for Heèling and a Famlly Se￿Ice know as LAF ILeam about Faithl at 10pm. On the other days throughout the year Holy Communion service at 10.30arn every Wednesday. Additionally, there are Se￿iCe5 in Holy Week and Festival Day5. Malntalnlng a Ilsted £hLFrth buildlng The last QUInq￿e￿nial inspection was undertaken In May 2022 by Mork Pearce of Kepczyk Pearce Sanderson Architects & Surveyors. Executwe Surnmary of CDndition'. St Nirholas Church Wallasey archltetturally is a particularly fine bullding despite belng only 6rade11 Ltstsd. It 15 in an extremely exposed location adlacÈntto the Irish Sea on the Wirral Penlnsula. Thls oxposed location has resulted In extensive eroslon ol the extern31 rnasonry. Durfng the last qulnquennial one of the liturgicèl south alsle windows wore blown in durin8 a storm and was rebullt. The south tran5ePt window ha5 also been rebullt due to fears that ￿ may also collapse. The north transept wlndow Is also of concern a5 are the 5tabllity Df the clerestory and tower window5. In addition to thi5, the church has also suffered frcrn the theft of lead to parapet gutters and downpipes in the past. P3rapet Eutters have been relined with bituminous felt and downpipes have been replaced with poor quality alurniniurn alternative5. The Toofs and cast-lron gutters are holding at the presenttlme however, a high-leve1 in5pectlOn 15 Tecomrnended to further assÈss these issuÈ5 Wlth a view to puttin8 in place a phased approached to attend them. A5 part of this work debri5 should be removed from all gutter5 and sllpped I tracked I mi55inB slates relixed / replaced. The PCC will undertake the recommendations trn a phased approach to external fabrlc repairs to masonry, roof5, Guttering and wlndows. However. all recommended urgent work5 that required imrnedlate attention have been cornpleted. Pastoral resporlslbllltles The pastoral work of visltlng the sick, elderly, and bereaved, and of care for the congregation Is undertaken by the Vicar and other members of the congregation. Thi5 wcrk is overseen by the vicar.

Teachin¥ of the Chrlstlan lalth Teaching and interpretstion of the Christian faith is conducted In variou5 ways. All Sunday and Wednesday 5ervice5 Include a 5errnon. Regular Blble studies are held and open to all who wish to attend. Safe8uardln8 The PCC has adtspted It5 5afeguardlng Policy in June 2019. a copy of whlch 15 available on the church public website www.stnicholaswallasey.co.uk. The requlred tralninE has been Completed by all PCC members. The Safeguardlng Officer work5 With other groups and church hall usefs to ethsure compliance. Chlldren and younK people Chlldr@n and young famille5 are an ImpDrtant part of the wor5hipplng community and provision is made for a Farnily Service at 10am on th@ flrst Sunday of the rnonth. Further children'5 work isthrough seasonal children'5 Craft Days. Support for local communlty The church collects and distributes items forthe needyi including Charles Thompspn Mission, The Arc, Forum Housing (food donattonsl and Radio City annual Mission Christmas toy appeal. Malnt4lminK the PCC5 Alms and FlThanclal Posltlon for 2023 There has been encouragin8 5i¥ns of improvernent in some of Dur sources of income. However, the flnancial situation rernalns tlght wlth marginal Increases In income and rlsing costs. The pressure to pay a full Parish Share to the Diocese of Chester remains. The PCC Is confident that our finances will irnprove albeit slowly and the irnprovernent in church attendance is encouraging. The PCC will be looking to improve and promote the whole mission of the Church. pastoral. evangelistic, social, and ecumenical in the parish nÈxt year. signed Rev Jeff Staples. VKar Mr Colin Hazlehurst, Treasurer