## **Trustees Report 2024** Unfortunately, 2024 was yet another year in which we remained in interregnum. Nothing much has changed, and we still await further updates from the Diocese following discussions and conversations held at a higher level. We give thanks to our hardworking Assistant Priests and the ALM team who work tirelessly to keep things going week on week, but clearly this cannot continue indefinitely. We were also sad to lose one of our Assistant Priests who has moved out of the Diocese. We continue to pray that the right person will be called to take over the leadership of our Church in due course. One of our Church Wardens stepped down at this year’s APCM, but we were extremely fortunately to have another volunteer to replace them and we give thanks to them for making this commitment. A large area of the church underwent replastering during 2024 and shows much improvement. Following this we held a ‘Big Church Clean’ which was very well attended with so many parishioners giving their time to clean the plaster dust from top to bottom of the church building. We still have dedicated teams of people who help out as sides people, sound team, cleaning, gardening, church flowers, after service refreshments, as well as our Lounge Café Team on a Friday – ALL these people are volunteers and we are thankful for their time and continued support. As always, we welcome new volunteers so that the same people are not responsible for everything and hope to continue all of the above on a regular basis. During 2024 we held 9 baptisms and 14 funerals were conducted by ministers from Christ’s Church; either at church or at Bolton or East Lancs Crematoria. In addition, the interment of ashes of those whose funerals were at Christ’s Church or elsewhere were also administered. There were six services of interment. We are thankful that our Church has continued to grow with new members and a few younger families and our FISH (Sunday School) group continues to thrive. We look forward to more positive news regarding an Incumbent in 2025. . Receipts and Payments Accounts Year Ending 31 December 2024 Independent Examiner: John Curtis FINAL ACCOUNTS 2024 SUMMARY ## PARISH SHARE After a meeting with diocese finance last summer, it was agreed that this should be reduced to £ 35,000, previous total was £75,556.34. This new total was paid in full. ## REGULAR GIVING Collection plate £6,622.67 very slight increase on 2023 Envelopes (gift-aid) £3,023.40 an 11% increase on 2023 Envelopes (non-gift aid) £849.20 very slight decrease on 2023 Standing Orders £34,679.00 3% increase on 2023 Overall giving £45,174.37 a 3% increase on 2023 So thank you to all of you. In this day and age your generosity is wonderful. ## LOUNGE CAFE As always our wonderful volunteers ensured the cafe goes from strength to strength. As well as raising funds for MacMillan in September donating £520 and doing a special cafe (the famous Turkey Butty Day) at Christmas the overall profit was £8,310.64 a 7% increase on last year. Can you believe it has been open for 6 years now? Of course, without the wonderful volunteers baking, serving and welcoming all the customers none of this would happen at all. ## SPECIAL EVENTS Our events were very successful as they always are. There is something for everyone throughout the year and I hope you agree they draw the community together. Overall, they brought in a total of £5,485.10 into church funds very similar to last year. ## LOUNGE Below are the funds we receive from the various groups that use the Church Lounge; |Craft Group|£1200.50| |---|---| |Art Group|£625.00| |Mother’s Union|£150.00| |Flower Club|£200.00| |Band|£00.00| |Harwood Ladies|£40.00| |---|---| |Total|£2215.50| If anyone has any questions, please feel free to contact me or if it’s not too difficult at the APCM. Happy reading ## **Parochial Church Council of Christ's Church, Harwood** ## **INCOME ACCOUNT** ## **For the year ending 31 December 2024** |Note
**RECEIPTS**
**GIVING**
Envelopes - Gift Aid|**2024**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**2024**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**TOTAL**
**2024**
**£**
**TOTAL**
**2023**
**£**
**Change**
**From**
**Previous**
**Year**
3,023.40
3,023.40
2,690.60
332.80| |---|---| |Envelopes - Non-Gift Aid|849.20
849.20
879.20
-30.00| |StandingOrders - Gift Aid|34,679.00
34,679.00
33,591.00
1,088.00| |HMRC Gift Aid|10,585.89
10,585.89
9,034.95
1,550.94| |Collection Plate|6,622.77
6,622.77
6,596.93
25.84| |**TOTAL GIVING RECEIPTS**
**SPECIAL EVENTS**|| ||55,760.26
0.00
55,760.26
52,792.68
2,967.58| ||| |Bingo night 19th May|0.00
0.00
346.39
-346.39| |Christmas Fair /Autumn Fair|1,155.40
1,155.40
1,506.90
-351.50| |Dinner Dance 18th Nov|2,483.25
2,483.25
1,830.20
653.05| |Fun bingo 19th Apr|342.79
342.79
0.00
342.79| |Clothes Swap8th Sep23/23rd Sep22|0.00
0.00
296.10
-296.10| |Beetle Drive 29/07|102.00
102.00
0.00
102.00| |Summer Cafe&Mini Mkt 29th Jul/Jubliee Afternoon Tea 5th
1,210.29
0.00
1,210.29
805.61
404.68|| |Poinsettias
2|191.37
191.37
265.00
-73.63| |Quiz Night 21st Apr/13th Oct|0.00
0.00
453.00
-453.00| |**TOTAL SPECIAL EVENTS RECEIPTS**
**OTHER INCOME**
Birth, Weddings, Funerals collections|| ||5,485.10
0.00
5,485.10
5,503.20
-18.10| ||434.11
434.11
967.65
-533.54| |Cafe|9,117.98
9,117.98
8,686.77
431.21| |Baptisms to Charity|266.20
266.20
509.23
-243.03| |Fees|6,866.00
6,866.00
3,050.00
3,816.00| |Flowers|980.00
980.00
890.00
90.00| |Gardeningteam(Thursdays)|0.00
0.00
0.00
50.00
-50.00| |HistoryBooks|0.00
20.00
20.00
5.00
15.00| |Interest Curr Acct|74.18
74.18
70.86
3.32| |Lounge, Hire of|430.00
430.00
370.00
60.00| |Magazine|1,268.66
1,268.66
993.18
275.48| |Scripture Union/Bible Readingnotes|163.80
163.80
171.30
-7.50| |Sound|0.00
450.00
450.00
230.00
220.00| |Tea/coffee monies|824.54
824.54
628.20
196.34| |Transfer from Reserve Acct for spire repairs & others|0.00
42,030.01
42,030.01
12,777.57
29,252.44| |Misc donations
1|21,712.14
125.00
21,837.14
10,450.23
11,386.91| |**TOTAL OTHER INCOME RECEIPTS**
**MISSIONS**|| ||42,137.61
42,625.01
84,762.62
39,849.99
44,912.63| ||| |Mind|0.00
38.43
38.43
38.43| |Owen Foundation(tree-planting)|0.00
30.00
30.00
30.00| |Gaza-Save the Children|0.00
0.00
0.00
58.00
-58.00| |Tearfund(Christmas card 2023)|0.00
166.00
166.00
154.52
11.48| |Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal World Vision|0.00
0.00
260.10
-260.10| |**TOTAL MISSIONS INCOME**
**TOTAL INCOME**|| ||0.00
234.43
234.43
472.62
-238.19| ||| ||103,382.97
42,859.44
146,242.41
98,618.49
47,623.92| ## **Notes** 1 Donations to building works not yet been transferred to Business Savings account 2 Pam got a refund from Morrisons for all the poinsettias we bought in 2023 as they were so poor and this was added in 2024, this is the reason there are no expenses and just profit. ## **Parochial Church Council of Christ's Church, Harwood** ## **EXPENSES ACCOUNT** ## **For the year ending 31 December 2024** |Note
**PAYMENTS**
**CLERGY**
Vicar|**2024**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**2024**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**TOTAL**
**2024**
**£**
**TOTAL**
**2023**
**£**
**Change**
**From**
**Previous**
**Year**
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00| |---|---| |Assistant Clergy|292.17
292.17
468.40
-176.23| |**TOTAL CLERGY EXPENSES**
**UTILITIES/INSURANCE**|| ||292.17
0.00
292.17
468.40
-176.23| ||| |Gas Church heating0223|7,240.83
7,240.83
5,738.02
1,502.81| |SSE 726369651 Electric meter 2 Lounge 7176(Prev BG|
0.00
0.00
2,178.99
-2,178.99| |SSE(PREV 751)0073461/Church Elec-Lych Gate(Prev|
3,019.37
3,019.37
1,070.53
1,948.84| |Water Plus(Church)|231.42
231.42
188.31
43.11| |Water Rates Vicarage|125.21
125.21
55.70
69.51| |UtilityWarehouse Vicaragegas/elec|492.92
492.92
174.69
318.23| |Insurance Church Lounge|657.00
657.00
642.64
14.36| |Insurance Church|3,148.66
3,148.66
3,081.31
67.35| |Refuse collection(Church)|420.00
420.00
414.00
6.00| |**TOTAL UTILITIES EXPENSES**
**UPKEEP OF CHURCH**
Church Service supplies|| ||15,335.41
0.00
15,335.41
13,544.19
1,791.22| ||1,522.57
1,522.57
1,337.60
184.97| |Maintenance|4,750.69
4,750.69
3,717.60
1,033.09| |Repairs/Fixtures/Fittings|2,219.91
2,219.91
10,105.45
-7,885.54| |Lounge cleaning|650.00
650.00
625.00
25.00| |Organ Maintenance/fund|240.00
240.00
2,035.00
-1,795.00| |**TOTAL UPKEEP EXPENSES**
**Other Expenditure**|| ||9,383.17
0.00
9,383.17
17,820.65
-8,437.48| ||| |Flowers|781.88
781.88
712.20
69.68| |Baptisms to Charity|266.20
266.20
509.23
-243.03| |Gardeningteam(Thursdays)|16.48
16.48
42.45
-25.97| |Magazine|1,527.00
1,527.00
1,686.75
-159.75| |Office supplies|1,467.29
1,467.29
1,205.58
261.71| |Cafe
1|287.34
520.00
807.34
1,490.47
-683.13| |Parish Share|35,000.00
35,000.00
15,000.00
20,000.00| |Scripture Union/Bible Readingnotes|214.79
214.79
267.04
-52.25| |Sound|649.97
649.97
48.78
601.19| |Transfer to Reserve account|0.00
28,092.61
28,092.61
12,692.62
15,399.99| |YoungPeople'sgroups|18.25
18.25
172.38
-154.13| |Misc. Expenses|50,487.90
0.00
50,487.90
5,463.60
45,024.30| |**TOTAL OTHER EXPENDITURE**
**SPECIAL EVENTS**|| ||90,717.10
28,612.61
119,329.71
39,291.10
80,038.61| ||| |Christmas Fair 27th Nov/Autumn Fair|91.98
91.98
0.00
91.98| |Dinner Dance 19th Nov|1,657.40
1,657.40
1,057.50
599.90| |Fun bingo 19th Apr|30.50
0.00
30.50
0.00
30.50| |Quiz Night 21st Apr/13th Oct|0.00
0.00
20.49
-20.49| |Summer Cafe&Mini Mkt 29th Jul|221.50
221.50
92.62
128.88| |Poinsettias|0.00
0.00
163.80
-163.80| |**TOTAL SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES**|| ||2,001.38
0.00
2,001.38
1,334.41
666.97| |**MISSIONS**
Afghan Appeal Urban Outreach|0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00| |---|---| |Barnabas|540.00
540.00
540.00
0.00| |Bible Society|540.00
540.00
540.00
0.00| |Bolton Hospice|1,500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00| |Fort Alice|1,500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00| |Gaza-Save the Children|0.00
0.00
100.00
-100.00| |Mind|50.00
50.00
50.00| |Mission Aviation Fellowship|540.00
540.00
540.00
0.00| |Owen Foundation(tree-planting)|120.00
120.00
120.00| |Open Doors|540.00
540.00
540.00
0.00| |Tearfund|540.00
540.00
540.00
0.00| |Tearfund Chirstmas card 2023 - 2022|166.00
166.00
155.00
11.00| |Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal World Vision|0.00
0.00
300.00
-300.00| |Urban Outreach|1,500.00
1,500.00
0.00
1,500.00| |Withins Action Group|500.00
500.00
0.00
500.00| |**TOTAL MISSIONS EXPENSES**
**TOTAL EXPENSES**|| ||8,036.00
0.00
8,036.00
3,255.00
4,781.00| ||| ||125,765.23
28,612.61
154,377.84
75,713.75
78,664.09| ## **Notes** 1 Restricted was funds raised at MacMillan Coffee Morning and has been forwarded to the charity. ## **Parochial Church Council of Christ's Church, Harwood** ## **RESERVE ACCOUNT** ## **For the year ending 31 December 2024** |Note
**Opening balance**
**Income**
Business Account Interest|**2024**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**2024**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**TOTAL**
**2024**
**£**
**TOTAL**
**2023**
**£**
**Change**
**From**
**Previous**
**Year**| |---|---| ||6,312.57
30,130.87
36,443.44
36,143.51
299.93| ||539.33
539.33
43.68
495.65| |Transfer fm Current Acct|0.00
28,092.61
28,092.61
11,302.04
16,790.57| |Total Income to Reserve Account
**Expenses**
Transfer to Current Acct|| ||539.33
28,092.61
28,631.94
11,345.72
17,286.22| ||0.00
42,030.01
42,030.01
7,384.80
34,645.21| |Total Expenses from Reserve Account
**Closing balance**
**PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
**For the year ending 31 December 2024**
Note
**TOTAL INCOME**
**TOTAL EXPENSES**
**PROFIT/LOSS**
**Collection end of prev. year**
**PROFIT/LOSS**
**Bank balances b/fwd 1-1-2024**
**Collection from prev. year**
**Bank balances c/fwd 31-12-2024**|| ||0.00
42,030.01
42,030.01
7,384.80
34,645.21| ||| ||6,851.90
16,193.47
23,045.37
40,104.43
-17,059.06| ||**2024**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**2024**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**TOTAL**
**2024**
**£**
**TOTAL**
**2023**
**£**
**Change**
**From**
**Previous**
**Year**
0.00
0.00
0.00
98,618.49
-98,618.49
0.00
0.00
0.00
75,713.75
-75,713.75| ||0.00
0.00
0.00
22,904.74
-22,904.74| ||0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00| ||0.00
0.00
0.00
22,904.74
-22,904.74| ||32,144.16
0.00
32,144.16
12,557.81
19,586.35
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
24,008.73
0.00
24,008.73
5,081.78
18,926.95| ## **Parochial Church Council of Christ's Church, Harwood** ## **PAYMENTS ACCOUNT** ## **For the year ending 31 December 2024** |Note
**ASSETS**
Current Account
Business Account
Total Assets
**CAPITAL**
Balance Bought Forward
Add Total Income
Add Account Transfers
Less Account Transfers
Less Total Expenditure
Total Capital
**SUNDRY ACCOUNTS**
**For the year ending 31 December 2024**
**SUNDRY BALANCES**
**Burial Ground Account 12321981**
Opening Balance
Bank Interest
Closing Balance
**Nicholson Bequest 13779264**
Opening Balance
Bank Interest
Closing Balance
**Parker Grave 12322007**
Opening Balance
Bank Interest
Closing Balance
**Dr. Snape's Grave RBS unable to locate**
Opening Balance
Bank Interest
Closing Balance|**2024**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**2024**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**TOTAL**
**2024**
**£**
**TOTAL**
**2023**
**£**
**Change**
**From**
**Previous**
**Year**
24,008.73
0.00
24,008.73
32,144.16
-8,135.43
23,045.37
0.00
23,045.37
36,443.44
-13,398.07| |---|---| ||47,054.10
0.00
47,054.10
68,587.60
-21,533.50| ||68,587.60
0.00
68,587.60
55,561.42
13,026.18
103,382.97
42,859.44
146,242.41
188,210.54
-41,968.13
539.33
28,092.61
28,631.94
54,574.47
-25,942.53| ||172,509.90
42,859.44
243,461.95
298,346.43
-28,941.95| ||0.00
42,030.01
42,030.01
65,411.21
125,765.23
28,612.61
154,377.84
195,670.85
-41,293.01| ||46,744.67
14,246.83
47,054.10
37,264.37
12,351.06| ||**2024**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**2024**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**TOTAL**
**2024**
**£**
**TOTAL**
**2023**
**£**
**Change**
**From**
**Previous**
**Year**
62.53
62.53
61.80
0.73
0.91
0.91
0.73
0.18
63.44
63.44
62.53
0.91
164.64
164.64
162.68
1.96
2.39
2.39
1.96
0.43
167.03
167.03
164.64
2.39
754.46
754.46
745.44
9.02
10.94
10.94
9.02
1.92
765.40
765.40
754.46
10.94
205.78
205.78
205.78
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
205.78
205.78
205.78
0.00| ## **Miscellaneous Income** ## **NOTES** |Date||Reason|Misc.| |---|---|---|---| |Jan - Dec|Annoymous donations||424.00
£| |Jan - Dec|Art Group||625.00
£| |Jan - Dec|BuildingVAT claims||8,733.76
£| |Jan - Dec|Carol Lambert donations||50.70
£| |10. Dec|Christmas on Jesus||10.00
£| |Jan - Dec|Craft Group||1,200.50
£| |09. Feb|Donation in memoryof Barbara Handley||20.00
£| |Jan - Dec|Donations to maintainence of building||1,285.00
£| |Jan - Dec|EasyFund Raising||121.65
£| |17. Jan|ElectricityNW||2.70
£| |01. Jul|Insurancepayout lead theft/leak||8,128.00
£| |Jan - Dec|QR donations||550.00
£| |Feb|Retirementgift Heather Molloy||397.00
£| |12. Aug|Vicarage United Utilites refund||288.83
£| ||||| |TOTAL|||21,837.14
£| ## **Miscellaneous Expenses** |Date|Reason|Amount|1
1| |---|---|---|---| |10. Jul|ARG Roofingtheft of lead etc|8,628.00
£|| |24. Jul|Bateman's Decorators Ltd|3,468.00
£|| |29. Feb|Cafe/church non-food supplies|101.14
£|| |06. Jun|Carol Lambert HolidayProject|100.00
£|| |30. Dec|Christmas card|42.50
£|| |09. Dec|Christmas tree/Christmas on Jesus|145.38
£|| |20. Nov|Church Christmas cards|92.40
£|| |1. Feb|Church cleaningreplenishment|9.49
£|| |15. May|Church tea/coffee replenishment|3.68
£|| |21. Oct|Coffee cups|39.99
£|| |17. Apr|Disposible coffee cups Sundaycoffee|37.99
£|| |19. Sep|Donation to familyin need at St James's|100.00
£|| |29. Jul|Filingcabinet keys|18.00
£|| |02. Apr|Food Hygiene & Safetytrainingx14|160.20
£|| |28. Jun|Graveyard Ashesplots|70.00
£|| |Jun - Jul|Hurst & Byrne Ltdplastering|36,131.77
£|| |28. Jun|Indigo Valleycoffee for cafe/Sunday|104.00
£|| |24. Jun|Inhibitor for heatingsystem|23.84
£|| |09. Sep|Keys cut/pavingslabs forgraveplots|44.49
£|| |17. Jul|Office expenses|34.35
£|| |11. Mar|Postage|44.50
£|| |24. Sep|Prayer tree hooks|5.74
£|| |Nov|RBL PoppyWreath 2023/2024|40.00
£|| |15. Feb|Retirementgift Heather Molloy|400.00
£|| |12. Feb|Retirement expenses|49.64
£|| |15-Jan|Vicarage back door(repairs)|142.80
£|| |11. Jul|Vicaragegarden(clearingof)|450.00
£|| ||||| |TOTAL||50,487.90
£|| ## **Notes** 1. Vicarage expenses totalling £ 592.80 will be reclaimed from the Diocese due to us being without a vicar. Any outstanding from previous year's will also be claimed. ## **Business Res Acct Income** |||**Business Res Acct Income**|| |---|---|---|---| |Date||Reason|Amount| |May- Aug||Donation for roof repairs|1,165.00
£| |Mar - Aug||Gift Aid HMRC Jul 23-Jun 24 & Collplate|10,585.85
£| |03. Jul||Insurancepayout lead theft/leak|8,128.00
£| |03. Oct||VAT claim|8,213.76
£| |Apr & Oct||Interest|539.33
£| ||||| |||TOTAL|28,631.94
£| ||**Business Res Acct Expenses**|**Business Res Acct Expenses**|**Business Res Acct Expenses**| |---|---|---|---| |Date||Reason|Amount| |10. Jul||ARG Roofingtheft of lead etc|8,628.00
£| |04. Oct||Bateman's Decorators Ltd 2407|3,468.00
£| |Jun - Jul||Hurst & Byrneplastering|29,934.01
£| ||||| ||TOTAL||42,030.01
£| ` ## **FEES** **Income and Expenditure Accounts Year Ending 31[st] December 2024** ## **BANK ACCOUNT** |**BANK ACCOUNT**|| |---|---| |**2023**
120.00
£
Brought Forward
7,874.00
£
Total Income
**7,994.00**
**£**
7,934.00
£
Less Total Expenditure
**60.00**
**£**
**Current Balance**
1,860.00
£
End of Year Bank Balance
454.00
£
Cash On Hand
2,254.00
£
Uncashed Payments
**60.00**
**£**
**Cash & Bank Balance Total**|**2024**
60.00
£
10,684.00
£| ||**10,744.00**
**£**| ||10,714.00
£| ||**30.00**
**£**| ||30.00
£
-
£
-
£| ||**30.00**
**£**| Prepared by Robert Molloy ## **INCOME** ## **2023** |£|-
| |---|---| |£|2,302.00
| |£|451.00
| |£|-
| |£|361.00
| |£|537.00
| |£|84.00
| |£|-
| |£|670.00
| |£|2,164.00
| |£|1,305.00
| |**£**|**7,874.00**
| ## **2024** |Dignity Funerals
Bromleys FuneralServices
Howarths funeral services
Funeral Services
Havencare
J Child & Son Memorials
Kennedy Sculptures
McGarry Memorials
Private Cheques
Private O/L
Private Cash
**Total Income**|724.00
£
2,638.00
£
399.00
£
1,607.00
£
-
£
618.00
£
178.00
£
33.00
£
888.00
£
2,508.00
£
1,091.00
£| |---|---| ||**10,684.00**
**£**| ## **INCOME by EVENT** ||**2023**| |---|---| ||**-**| |£|1,386.00
| |£|5,780.00
| |£|695.00
| |£|13.00
| |**£**|**7,874.00**
| |Baptism certificates
Weddings, Banns etc
Funerals, Interments etc
Monuments
Donations
**Total Income**|**2024**
18.00
£
917.00
£
8,920.00
£
829.00
£
-
£| |---|---| ||**10,684.00**
**£**| ## **EXPENDITURE** ||**2023**| |---|---| |£|2,884.00
| |£|3,832.00
| |£|175.00
| |£|120.00
| |£|180.00
| |£|80.00
| |£|380.00
| |£|-
| |£|210.00
| |£|73.00
| |**£**|**7,934.00**
| |Manchester Diocesan Board of Finance
PCC
Organist
Verger
Verger (PCC)
Sound
Sound (PCC)
Bell Ringer
Grave Digger
Donations (PCC)
**Total Expenditure**|**2024**
3,925.00
£
5,629.00
£
-
£
120.00
£
150.00
£
130.00
£
250.00
£
-
£
480.00
£
30.00
£| |---|---| ||**10,714.00**
**£**| ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE PCC OF CHRIST’S CHURCH, HARWOOD FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[st] DECEMBER 2024** This report on the financial statements of the PCC for the year ended 31[st] December 2024, which are attached, is in respect of an examination carried out in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 (“the Regulations”) and s.145 of the Charities Act 2011 (“The Act”) ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 144(2) of the Act), and that an independent examination is needed. 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 Commissioners (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act); and - to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of this report** My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act and to be found in the Church guidance, 2006 edition. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. ## **Independent examiner's statement** In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that: - proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 130 of the Act); and - accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. _**Signed:**_ **John A Curtis BA, MBA, FHEA 14 Ashbourne Ave Bolton BL2 1LS** _**Date 17[th] February 2025**_