## **The Parish of Tilehurst St Catherine and Calcot St Birinus**
**Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council** (Registered Charity 1155524) **for the year ended 31st December 2024 Vicar - Rev Jackie Fountain**
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Contents
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Pages 3 6 Annual report
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Page 7 8 Treasurer’s financial review
Page 9 Independent Examiner Report
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Pages 10 13 Financial statements
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Page 14 15 Budget for 2025
Page 16 Minutes of the Mee�ng of Parishioners on 28th April 2024
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Page 16 19 Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church Mee�ng on 28th April 2024
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**Parochial Church Council Tilehurst St Catherine and Calcot St Birinus**
**ANNUAL REPORT 2024**
## **AIMS AND PURPOSE**
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The PCC is responsible, together with the appointed vicar, for the vision and mission of our church. To do this we seek God’s will, ensure we operate within a legal framework and take responsibility for the financial stability of the church, all under God’s authority.
## **BACKGROUND**
– and it has indeed proved exci�ng seeing God at work. As different areas have been reviewed, some have undergone a level of change, some have con�nued, and new ac�vi�es have been ini�ated. We know there is more to come, and we look forward to 2025, discerning the direc�on God is taking us and balancing the work that is to be done without overstretching our resources.
Joanne Freeman stepped down, a�er many years of faithful service. The PCC is thankful for both Joanne’s and Sean’s hard work.
## **WORSHIP**
review was conducted, taking into account the views of church members. As a result, the previous pa�ern has been replaced by one Sunday service. On two Sundays in the month the service includes Holy Communion. The Bishop’s agreement to the reduc�on in the number of Sunday communion services was obtained. This provides the parish with increased missional opportuni�es and the style of the different leaders and preachers brings varia�on to the services.
The Sunday services have for the most part adopted themes, such as Exodus, Meals with Jesus and What is Church?
The Wednesday communion service has con�nued with some 12 regular a�endees.
The Easter services included both a Good Friday family ac�vity service which was a�ended by a number of families and a medita�on service.
As in previous years, the July and August Sunday services were held outside, providing an opportunity to be more visible and accessible to the community and to allow worship to take place closer to nature. And the weather was kind to us in 2024!
Christmas was busy! The outdoor Carols under the Oak Tree con�nues to be popular with the local - community the star�ng �me was brought forward to be�er suit family life. The services also included Nine Lessons and Carols, Christmas Day Communion service, Chris�ngle and a Na�vity Service held for the first �me as a Christmas Eve a�ernoon service rather than as part of a Sunday morning service.
The Special services during the year included a Shoebox Appeal, a Leprosy Mission service, A Chris�an Aid service and a Harvest Fes�val, followed by a bring and share lunch and bread making compe��on.
in the month for everyone, focussing on families. The first was held in October. A�endance has been encouraging, with families joining us who are unfamiliar with Sunday services. There has been the welcome addi�on of a worship service on the second Sunday evening in the month, providing the opportunity for more informal worship.
Friday Tots Praise came to a natural end in December as the numbers a�ending reduced with children
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moving on to nursery. It is recognised that there may be a �me in the future that it is appropriate to resume.
All of these services were all possible thanks to the tremendous faithful support of the leadership team, the musicians and the Parish Administrator as well as those providing ancillary services such as welcoming, reading, leading intercessions, providing refreshments and manning the camera and AV desk. The PCC owes a big thank you to them all!
## **RITES OF PASSAGE**
Three funerals were held in church, including that of Phil French, a long term church member whose absence is felt every Sunday morning service when the chair he usually occupied is empty. Three further crematorium only services also took place, including that of David Sco� who had been an ac�ve member of the church.
Catherine’s confirma�on candidates, including two from our youth group.
Two bap�sms took place as part of the Sunday morning service, rather than as a separate stand-alone service which facilitated welcoming those being bap�sed to God’s family
## **LIFEGROUPS & STUDY GROUPS**
40-50 people have con�nued to meet regularly, either weekly or fortnightly, in Lifegroups which have provided valuable fellowship, mutual support and the opportunity to grow in faith. There are now 6 groups, following the closure of one group as the leader moved away from St Catherine’s, and the members of the demised Lifegroup joining other groups. Each Lifegroup is assigned some non Lifegroup church members for pastoral care and it is intended to review ways of improving this opera�on going forward. During Lent, the Lifegroups’ ac�vi�es were further supplemented by a Lent course open to all.
A Youth Bible group has con�nued with a small faithful group, their studies including a Well Being and a Youth Alpha course.
## **PRAYER**
Prayer con�nues to be key as we seek to discern and be obedient to God’s direc�on. Prayer is a key component of mee�ngs and church services, in addi�on to specific prayer ac�vi�es.
The prayer ministry team are available to individuals a�er the Sunday service. Weekly community prayers takes place every Thursday. The monthly early Saturday morning prayer session have con�nued, focussing on two church ac�vi�es, one of the four supported missions, and a UK/global item.
The monthly Calcot prayer walk and li�er pick has con�nued with a small number of faithful church members. Whilst a limited number support this ac�vity it is seen as important as we con�nue to seek God’s direc�on for the church’s ac�vi�es in Calcot.
## **REACHING FURTHER INTO THE COMMUNITY**
Outreach into our local schools has expanded during the year, with visits to Birch Copse Primary , Springfield and Li�le Heath School. Addi�onally Birch Copse has held Easter and Christmas services at St Catherine’s and the Year 9s from Li�leheath came in to explore what church is about. Working with Reach has been very helpful as we reach out and build rela�onships with the schools in our parish. We con�nue to welcome the local scouts group to their carol service with us.
Catherine’s since 2019, and the church stepped out in faith to hold a 3 day event en�tled ‘Wonder Zone’. God proved faithful and there was amazement at the number of volunteers that stepped
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forward. 28 children a�ended, and had great fun exploring the wonderful world God has created in which we live. Ac�vi�es included making rockets, understanding how the earth was created supported by the visual aid of exploding balloons, treasure hunts, games and much more besides.
## **THE CENTRE**
The centre, including the café and church hall, con�nues to thrive as a place to share God’s love and - hospitality, all made possible by our hard working centre manager, cafe manager, bookings manager and volunteers. The hall is even busier on Tuesday and Thursday mornings with the welcome noise of children as the Tots 0-5 group moved its opera�on from the Cornwell Centre to the Church Hall providing greater proximity to church resources and encouraging people to feel they are welcome and can belong in our building.
The café, managed by a café manager newly appointed at the start of the year, is welcomed by its users as a safe, friendly place to meet. Staffing the café has been challenging and more volunteers are always welcome.
The church hall facili�es were improved by the building of a�rac�ve and serviceable large cupboards to replace the old ones that had seen be�er days and provided limited storage. Construc�on was – managed by a faithful church member the efforts of all involved are much appreciated!
Church hall bookings con�nued at a steady pace throughout the year.
## **ACTIVITIES**
A wide range of ac�vi�es, too many to be listed here, are organised which are appreciated by those that a�end, whether regular church members or not. Tuesday Get Together and Friday Friends con�nues to be enjoyed by the older age group, whilst the popularity of Toddler 0-5s has con�nued and even increased, with the move from-the Cornwell Centre to the church hall in the autumn. Other ac�vi�es include the Book Club, Mothers Union, Bowls, Eco pursuits and Cra�y Space. The hardworking maintenance and gardening teams have con�nued to provide us all with a much loved and cared for space to enjoy.
## **HAVING FUN**
Fun events open to the wider community took place during the year, also raising some funds. Great enjoyment was had at January’s Ceilidh, irrespec�ve of whether the dancers kept in step. The Spring and Christmas Fairs were as popular as ever.
## **INTO THE FUTURE**
2024 has been a year of encouragement as we have seen God at work both in suppor�ng us in our ongoing ac�vi�es and challenging us to embark on new ini�a�ves.
areas for the year ahead:
- Prayer and worship- connec�ng to God. Listening to God.
- - not being hidden
- Reaching out to younger people, children and younger families (whilst valuing and caring for the current congrega�on)
We therefore look forward in an�cipa�on to 2025 and implemen�ng ways to develop those priori�es, whilst we grow together as a church, deepening our faith.
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## **Parochial Church Council Tilehurst St Catherine and Calcot St Birinus**
## **PCC Members**
The names of the members of the Council who have served since the commencement of the 2024
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Incumbent Rev Jackie Fountain Curate Rev Carol Atkins (from Feb 2025) LLM’s
Mr Mike Heather
Deanery Synod rep. Mr Richard Canning
Churchwardens Ms Caroline Heron
Mrs Lynn Stevens (also Deanery Synod rep)
## **Elected Members**
Mrs Heather Addison
Mrs Jean Almond
Mrs Ella Robles Canning (also Deanery Synod rep)
Mrs Carol Charles (from APCM 2024, resigned June 2024)
Mr Michael Charles (from APCM 2024, resigned June 2024)
- Mrs Emma Deacon (re elected APCM 2024)
- Mrs Sonia Ludford (re elected APCM 2024, also Centre Manager) - Mr Stuart Poore (re elected APCM 2024, also Parish Administrator) Mrs Stephanie Walklate
## **Treasurer**
Mr Sean East (appointed by PCC at APCM 2024)
## **Minute taker to the PCC**
## **Bankers**
Nat West Reading Oracle Branch, Unit L11, The Oracle Shopping Centre, Reading, RG1 2AG
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## **The Financial Report for 2024**
## **Receipts**
In 2024 the planned giving was higher than 2023. Once again we received some generous dona�ons through the plate and online. We did not have any special fundraising or stewardship campaigns but we did have the Summer Fete and Christmas Fair. More details on these are provided below.
Receipts church ac�vi�es has increased by almost £4000 and this is thanks to the hard work of people ge�ng more hall le�ngs and party bookings. Although we no longer have the pre-school we do have a number of regular hirers.
We would like to thank everyone for their generous giving throughout 2024. If however you feel you could give on a regular basis, if you don’t already, our preferred method is via the Parish Giving Scheme. Please ask for details.
The fairs and fetes raised a total of £3530. This was over £500 more than last year, well done to all in‐ volved. We also had some other small sale of items or pop up events which added another £1040. I am s�ll amazed at how many people give their �me willingly to St. Catherine’s. This is clearly a great help to the financial part of the church but is also good for the overall church community and for everyone in‐ volved.
## **Payments**
In 2024 many items increased. The Parish Share was higher and we did not receive a discount as we now have a vicar. We now have an employed café manager once again. We also contribute to her pen‐ sion. The cost of gas and electricity, along with other maintenance costs are higher.
We also had some larger unbudgeted expenses in the shape of a new printer (£5340), new hall cup‐ boards (£2500) and car park pain�ng to name a few.
We did not undertake any major building projects during 2024.
## **Missions Report**
We paid £60 per month to each of our 4 nominated chari�es in 2024. These are Novi Most, CCA, The Children’s Society and Leprosy Mission. In addi�on to this the PCC agrees to make up the payment to 6% of planned giving. Therefore an extra payment of £273 to each charity is due. This was paid in Janu‐ ary 2025 but is noted in the liabili�es for 2024 along with monies held for Ripple Effect and the collec‐ �on from the Scouts carol service which again was sent to CCA in January 2025. The PCC has now agreed to increase the standing order to our four nominated chari�es to £70 per month from February 2025.
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## **End of Year Thoughts**
from our finance package, My Fund Accoun�ng rather than a number of spreadsheets that Joanne used previously. As you know this is my first year as treasurer and it has been a steep learning curve. Many thanks for the con�nued support from you all but especially Joanne.
We had a surplus at the end of the year of £2642.
We have been reliant however on the generosity of some large irregular dona�ons. The Centre Le�ngs have been a great source of income. We did not do any extra fundraising on top of the annual fetes. The Parish Share figure has increased again for 2025.
St. Catherine’s con�nues to just about cover its costs and in 2024 we did not need to use our reserves. However with increased costs we need to be mindful. We would prayerfully ask everyone to consider their monthly contribu�on and ask anyone with any fundraising ideas and enthusiasm to implement those ideas to come forward.
Sean East Treasurer to the PCC 21st April 2025
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## **Sofa Separate Designated**
## **For the period from 01 January 2024 to 31 December 2024**
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|**Sofa Separate Designated**
**For the period from 01 January 2024 to 31 December 2024**||||||||
|||**Unrestricted **|**Designated **|**Restricted **|**Endowment**|**Total**|**_Prioryear_**|
|||**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|**_totalfunds_**|
|**Receipts**||||||||
||Plannedgiving|47,441|-|-|-|47,441|_39,766_|
||Collec�ons and othergiving|7,525|-|-|-|7,525|_4,179_|
||Other voluntaryreceipts|5,357|-|1,520|-|6,877|_9,299_|
||Gi� Aid recovered|11,237|-|-|-|11,237|_9,551_|
||Other receipts|5,519|-|-|-|5,519|_7,443_|
||Receipts from church ac�vi�es|3,547|44,939|1,580|-|50,066|_46,240_|
|**Total income**||**80,626**|**44,939**|**3,100 **|**-**|**128,665**|**_116,478_**|
|**Payments**||||||||
||Missionaryand Charitable Giving|3,249|-|881|-|4,130|_4,145_|
||Parish Share|61,782|-|-|-|61,782|_54,428_|
||Clergyand Stafngcosts|1,451|-|15|-|1,466|_4,977_|
||Church RunningExpenses|29,293|2,166|1,971|-|33,430|_21,337_|
||Hall RunningCosts|280|11,386|-|-|11,666|_12,115_|
||Cafe RunningCosts|-|13,549|-|-|13,549|_12,699_|
||Church Repairs & Maintenance|-|-|-|-|-|_-_|
||Hall Repairs & Maintenance|-|-|-|-|-|_-_|
||New Buildingwork|-|-|-|-|-|_-_|
|**Total expenditure**||**96,055**|**27,102**|**2,867 **|**-**|**126,023**|**_109,701_**|
|**Net income/(expenditure) resources**
**before transfer**||**-15,429**|**17,837**|**233 **|**-**|**2,642**|**_6,777_**|
|**Transfers:**||||||||
|Gross transfers between funds-in||1,198|-|-|-|1,198|_39,163_|
|Gross transfers between funds-out||-|-|-1,198|-|-1,198|_-39,163_|
|Other recognisedgains/losses||||||||
|Gains/losses on investment assets||-|-|-|-|-|-|
|Gains on revalua�on, fxed assets,
charity's ownuse||-|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Net movement in funds**||**-14,231**|**17,837**|**-964 **|**-**|**2,642**|**6,777**|
|Reconcilia�on of funds||||||||
|**Total funds brought forward**||**11,025**|**13,042**|**5,027**|**2,075**|**31,170**|**24,393**|
|**Total funds carried forward**||**-3,206**|**30,879**|**4,062**|**2,075**|**33,811**|**31,170**|
|**_There may be minor discrepancies in the totals if thepence are not being shown_**||||||||
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|**Statements of Assets**|**Statements of Assets**|**and Liabili�es**|**and Liabili�es**|**and Liabili�es**|
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|||**2024**||**_2023_**|
|**Assets**||**£**||**_£_**|
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|**Cash funds**||**33,811**
**_31,170_**|||
|**Other monetary assets**|||||
||Parish Share rebate forpreviousyear|1,730||_1,515_|
||Gi� Aid recoverable forpreviousyear|271||_304_|
||Centre rent due forpreviousyear|4,715||_3,523_|
|||**6,716**||**_5,342_**|
|**Liabili�es**|||||
||Electricityand Gas|984||_1,476_|
||SelectWasteDisposal|78||_156 _|
||0-5 s rent|0||_330_|
||Missions giving dueforprevious year|1,092||_304 _|
||Ripple Efect|675||_414_|
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Scouts Carol Service for CCA|90||_0_|
|||**2,919 **||**_2,680 _**|
## **Notes**
the Church Accoun�ng Reguala�ons 2006 using the Receipts and Payments basis.
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## **- Analysis of Receipts and Payments Selected period: 01 January 2024 to 31 December 2024**
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|**Analysis of Receipts and Payments- Selected period: 01 January 2024 to 31 December 2024**||||||||
|**Receipts**||||||||
|**Planned giving**
**General**
**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Thisyear**
**_Total_**
**_Lastyear_**||||||||
||0101012-Parish GivingScheme Gi� Aided|-|-|-|-|-|_31,182_|
||0101013-Parish GivingScheme Non Gi� Aided|-|-|-|-|-|_3,855_|
||0101014-S/O Gi� Aided|-|-|-|-|-|_2,880_|
||0101015-S/O Non Gi� Aided|-|-|-|-|-|_1,850_|
||0101018-Parish GivingScheme|42,761|-|-|-|42,761|-|
||0101019-StandingOrders|4,680|-|-|-|4,680|-|
|**Plannedgiving Totals**||**47,441 **|**-**|**-**|**-**|**47,441**|**_39,766_**|
|**Collec�ons and othergiving **||||||||
||0104002-Plate|7,525|-|-|-|7,525|_4,179_|
||0105B11-Tots Praise|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Collec�ons and othergiving Totals**||**7,525 **|**-**|**-**|**-**|**7,525**|**4,179**|
|**Other voluntary receipts**||||||||
||0105B015-Dona�ons- justgiving|-|-|-|-|-|_5_|
||0105B016-Dona�ons-Sumup|49|-|-|-|49|_251_|
||0105B12-Dona�ons|3,227|-|-|-|3,227|_1,871_|
||0105B13-Dona�ons Gi� Aided|1,380|-|-|-|1,380|_2,173_|
||0105B17-Dona�ons-Amazon Europe|-|-|-|-|-|_25_|
||0203B01-Cofee Money|564|-|-|-|564|_484_|
||0203B04-Dona�ons towards Chari�es|-|-|1,220|-|1,220|_787_|
||0203B20-Dona�ons to Audio Visual System|-|-|-|-|-|_-_|
||0203B24-Dona�ons towards Ar�cles in Church|-|-|-|-|-|_-_|
||0203B39-Dona�ons towards Maintenance Reserves|-|-|300|-|300|_300_|
||0203B43-Dona�ons to Bishops Outreach Fund|-|-|-|-|-|_-_|
||0203B44-dona�ons towardsgarden furniture|-|-|-|-|-|_-_|
||0203B46-Legacyreceived|-|-|-|-|-|_-_|
||0203B47-Dona�on towards Tots Praise kids corner|-|-|-|-|-|_-_|
||0203B51-cafe dona�on box|137|-|-|-|137|_278_|
||0203B56-Lent Appeal for St Catherines|-|-|-|-|-|_3,126_|
|**Other voluntary receipts Totals**||**5,357 **|**-**|**1,520 **|**-**|**6,877**|**_9,299_**|
|**Gi� Aid recovered**||||||||
||0102002-Tax recovered PGS|9,895|-|-|-|9,895|_7,795_|
||0102003-Tax recovered Non PGS|1,342|-|-|-|1,342|_1,756_|
|**Gi� Aid recovered Totals**||**11,237 **|**-**|**-**|**-**|**11,237**|**_9,551_**|
|**Other receipts**||||||||
||0203A02-Fetes and Fairs|3,530|-|-|-|3,530|_3,200_|
||0203A03-Special Events- quiz/rafes|1,017|-|-|-|1,017|_1,669_|
||0203A04-Special Events-PopupShops|27|-|-|-|27|-|
||0203B45-Dona�on towards Cornwell 0-5sgroup|-|-|-|-|-|-|
||0301001-Bank & BuildingSoc Interest|576|-|-|-|576|_26_|
||0403A06-credit rephotocopyingmagazine|71|-|-|-|71|_-_|
||0403A10-Magazine Adver�singIncome|290|-|-|-|290|_310_|
||0403A11-charges re outside use ofphotocopier|8|-|-|-|8|_8_|
||0601008-Refunds for locums from ODBF|-|-|-|-|-|_2,230_|
|**Other receipts Totals**||**5,519 **|-|-|-|**5,519**|**_7,443_**|
|**Receipts from church ac�vi�es**||||||||
||0105B10-Parish Share Deaneryrebate|-|1,515|-|-|1,515||
||0402A00-Centre le�ngs|-|23,660|-|-|23,660|_20,408_|
||0403A05-Magazine Sales|438|-|-|-|438|_620_|
||0404000-Fees for Weddings and Funerals|454|-|1,580|-|2,034|_864_|
||0404002-HolidayClub|217|-|-|-|217|_-_|
||0404006-Youth Group|-|-|-|-|-|_-_|
||0404010-FridayFriends|1,410|-|-|-|1,410|_1,140_|
||0404012-St. Catherine 0-5 s|-|3,559|-|-|3,559|_3,376_|
||040413-TuesdayGet Together|1,028|-|-|-|1,028|_740_|
||0405001-Cafe sales|-|16,205|-|-|16,205|_16,297_|
||0601000-Insurance Claims|-|-|-|-|-|_1,018_|
||0601006-Refunds Miscellaneous|-|-|-|-|-|_-_|
|**Receipts from church ac�vi�es Totals**||**3,547**|**44,939**|**1,580 **|**-**|**50,066**|**_46,240_**|
|Receipts Grand Totals||**80,626**|**44,939**|**3,100 **|**-**|**128,665**|**_116,478_**|
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|**Payments**
**Analysis of Receipts and Payments- Selected period: 01 January 2024 to 31 December 2024**||||||||
|**Missionary and Charitable Giving **||**General**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|**Endowment**|**Total thisyear**|**_Total lastyear_**|
||1001002-Givingto Overseas Mission Socie�es|1,592|-|-|-|1,592|_1,500_|
||1002002-Givingto Relief & Dev Agencies|-|-|667|-|667|_1,076_|
||1003002-Givingto Home Missions|1,657|-|214|-|1,871|_1,569_|
||1004002-Givingto Secular Chari�es|-|-|-|-|-|_-_|
|**Missionary and Charitable Giving Totals**||**3,249 **|**-**|**881 **|**-**|**4,130**|**_4,145_**|
|**Parish Share**||||||||
||2001012-MinistryParish Share etc|61,782|-|-|-|61,782|_54,428_|
|**Parish Share Totals**
||**61,782 **|**-**|**-**|**-**|**61,782**|**_54,428_**|
|**Clergy and Stafng costs**||||||||
||2002000-WorkingExpenses of the Incumbent|166|-|-|-|166|_324_|
||2002003-LLM's Expenses|-|-|-|-|-|-|
||2002008-Non S�pMinister|-|-|-|-|-|-|
||2002009-Visi�ngClergy|47|-|-|-|47|_2,549_|
||2002010-Vergers fees|-|-|15|-|15|-|
||2002011-Honorarium|1,200|-|-|-|1,200|_1,200_|
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|2002012-Costs of recruitment of new vicar
|38|-|-|-|38|_905_|
|**Clergy and Stafng costs Totals**||**1,451 **|**-**|**15 **|**-**|**1,466**|**_4,977_**|
|**Church Running Expenses**||||||||
||2005005-Church RunningExpenses Electricity|4,286|-|-|-|4,286|_3,691_|
||2005006-Church RunningExpenses Gas|6,129|-|-|-|6,129|_3,459_|
||2005007-Church RunningExpense Waste Disposal|928|-|-|-|928|_858_|
||2005008-Church RunningExpenses-wif/zoom|500|-|-|-|500|_516_|
||2005015-Church RunningExpenses Insurance|2,141|-|-|-|2,141|_1,849_|
||2005034-Sta�onery|1,297|-|-|-|1,297|_1,242_|
||2005042-Hospitality|88|-|-|-|88|_24_|
||2005052-Equipment|5,738|-|-|-|5,738|_65_|
||2006000-Church maintenance|4,301|-|-|-|4,301|_2,821_|
||2006006-Music Licence's|-|-|-|-|-|_537_|
||2007002-Upkeepof services|1,538|-|398|-|1,936|_763_|
||2007003-Church Flowers|50|-|-|-|50|_50_|
||2007005-Fees to ODBF|-|-|1,354|-|1,354|_49_|
||2008001-Upkeepof Church Grounds|-|-|219|-|219|_-_|
||2009000-Magazine Expenses|681|-|-|-|681|_1,351_|
||2017000-Parish Trainingand Outreach|51|-|-|-|51|_526_|
||2017002-Adult Educa�on|-|-|-|-|-|_-_|
||2017004-Youth Club Expenses|-|-|-|-|-|_13_|
||2017006-HolidayClub|6|-|-|-|6|_-_|
||2017007-CRB Checks|24|-|-|-|24|_36_|
||2017010-Cornwell 0-5 s|-|2,166|-|-|2,166|_2,631_|
||2017011-All Tots Praise|-|-|-|-|-|_-_|
||3000004-Cost of Fetes and other events|114|-|-|-|114|_377_|
||3000005-Bank Current A/C Charges|239|-|-|-|239|-|
||4000002-Independant Examiner|120|-|-|-|120|_120_|
||4000003-Administra�on|1,062|-|-|-|1,062|_359_|
|**Church Running Expenses Totals**||**29,293**|**2,166**|**1,971 **|**-**|**33,430**|**_21,337_**|
|**Hall Running Costs**||||||||
||2010015-Hall RunningCost-Equipment|-|-|-|-|-|_4_|
||2010020-Hall RunningCost Maintenance,Repairs i|280|3,379|-|-|3,659|_4,524_|
||2010025-Hall Rent Refund|-|562|-|-|562|_630_|
||2010030-Hall Cleaner|-|6,225|-|-|6,225|_5,660_|
||2010035-Hall CleaningMaterials|-|1,040|-|-|1,040|_1,116_|
||2010040-Hall BookingClerk|-|180|-|-|180|_180_|
|**Hall Running Costs Totals**||**280**|**11,386 **|**-**|**-**|**11,666**|**_12,115_**|
|**Cafe Running Costs**||||||||
||2011001-Cafe cost of food|-|3,317|-|-|3,317|_3,637_|
||2011002-Cafe cost of drinks|-|353|-|-|353|_322_|
||2011003-Cafe cost of other consumables|-|16|-|-|16|_39_|
||2011004-Cafe Equipment costs|-|594|-|-|594|_722_|
||2011005-Cafe Cleaner|-|135|-|-|135|_525_|
||2011010-Cafe Manager Wages|-|8,932|-|-|8,932|_7,166_|
||2011011-Repayment of Bakers/Soupmakers|-|202|-|-|202|_234_|
||4000008-incorrect use of business card|-|-|-|-|-|_54_|
|**Cafe Running Costs Totals**||**-**|**13,549 **|**-**|**-**|**13,549**|**_12,699_**|
|**Church Repairs & Maintenance**||||||||
||2012005-Major Repairs Installa�ons|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Church Repairs & Maintenance Totals**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**Hall Repairs & Maintenance**||||||||
||2013001-Major Repairs to Hall|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Hall Repairs & Maintenance Totals**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**New Building work**||||||||
|**New Building work Totals**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**Payments Grand Totals**||**96,055**|**27,102**|**2,867 **|**-**|**126,023**|**_109,701_**|
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**Parochial Church Council Tilehurst St Catherine and Calcot St Birinus**
## **ACTUALS FOR 2024 AND BUDGETS FOR 2024 & 2025**
|**ACTUALS FOR 2024 AND BUDGETS FOR 2024 & 2025**|**ACTUALS FOR 2024 AND BUDGETS FOR 2024 & 2025**|**ACTUALS FOR 2024 AND BUDGETS FOR 2024 & 2025**|**ACTUALS FOR 2024 AND BUDGETS FOR 2024 & 2025**|**ACTUALS FOR 2024 AND BUDGETS FOR 2024 & 2025**|**ACTUALS FOR 2024 AND BUDGETS FOR 2024 & 2025**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Actual**|**Variance**|**Budget**|**Budget**|
|**Income**||**2024**
**2024**
**2024**
**2025**||||
|Cafe Sales||16,205|
-795|
17,000|
18,000|
|Centre Le�ngs||23,660|
3,660|
20,000|
20,000|
|Dona�ons-Cafe box||137|
-263|
400|
500|
|Dona�ons-Cofee Money||564|
64|
500|
500|
|Dona�ons- general||4,607|
3,107|
1500|
3,000|
|Dona�ons-Sum Up||49|
49|
0|
500|
|Interest from business savings accounts||576|576|
0|
130|
|Magazine Adver�singincome||298|
-102|
400|
0|
|magazine credits||71|
71|
0|
0|
|Non Vol Fetes and Fairs||3,530|
530|
3,000|
3,500|
|Non Vol FridayFriends||1,410|
410|
1,000|
1,250|
|Non Vol HolidayClub||217|
217|
0|
250|
|Non Vol Magazine Sales||438|
-362|
800|
0|
|Non Vol Net Fees||454|
354|
100|
100|
|Non Vol Special Events||1,044|
-956|
2,000|
3,000|
|Non Vol Toddlers||3,559|
359|
3,200|
3,500|
|Non Vol TuesdayGet Together||1,028|
328|
700|
1,000|
|Parish Share Rebate||1,515|
1,515|
0|
500|
|Planned GivingParish GivingScheme||42,761|
5,561|
37,200|
40,000|
|Planned GivingStandingOrders||4,680|
-320|
5000|
4,600|
|Planned GivingTax Rebate non PGS||1,342|
-158|
1,500|
1,500|
|Planned GivingTax Rebate PGS||9,895|
1,495|
8,400|
9,500|
|Plate||7,525|
5,025|
2,500|
3,500|
|StewardshipCampaign||0|
-3,000|
3,000|
4,000|
|||||||
|**Income- totals**||**125,565**|**17,365**|**108,200**|**118,830**|
## **Notes to income**
Non Vol Toddlers is St Catherine 0-5 now There was not a Stewardship campaign in 2024 hence nil figure
Café sales slightly lower than budgeted but now a price increase
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**Parochial Church Council Tilehurst St Catherine and Calcot St Birinus**
## **ACTUALS FOR 2024 AND BUDGETS FOR 2024 & 2025**
|**rochial Church Council Tilehurst St Catherine and Calcot St**|**rochial Church Council Tilehurst St Catherine and Calcot St**|**rochial Church Council Tilehurst St Catherine and Calcot St**|**rochial Church Council Tilehurst St Catherine and Calcot St**|**rochial Church Council Tilehurst St Catherine and Calcot St**|**rochial Church Council Tilehurst St Catherine and Calcot St**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**ACTUALS FOR 2024 AND BUDGETS FOR 2024 & 2025**||||||
|**Expenditure**||**Actual**|**Variance**|**Budget**|**Budget**|
|||**2024**|**2024**|**2024**|**2025**|
|||||||
|Bank Charges||239|
-239|
0|
700|
|Cafe RunningCosts||13,549|
1451|
15,000|
14,000|
|Church Administra�on||1,062|
-662|
400|
500|
|Church Cost of Fund Raising||114|
86|
200|
200|
|Church Equipment||5,738|
-5,638|
100|
400|
|Church Flowers||50|
0|
50|
100|
|Church Hospitality||88|
12|
100|
120|
|Church Independent Examiner||120|
0|
120|
120|
|Church Maintenance||4,301|
-2,301|
2,000|
4,000|
|Church Sta�onery||1,297|
203|
1,500|
1,000|
|Church Upkeepof Grounds||0|
100|
100|
0|
|Church Upkeepof Services||1,538|
-638|
900|
1,400|
|Hall RunningCosts||11,570|
-3,570|
8,000|
8,000|
|Honoraria||1,200|
0|
1,200|
1,200|
|LLM expenses||0|
150|
150|
0|
|Minister-recruitment costs of new vicar|||38|
-38|
0|
|Minister-Visi�ngClergy||47|
-47|
0|
0|
|Minister Expenses||166|
434|
600|
600|
|Missions-Home||1,657|
-27|
1,630|
1,630|
|Missions-Missionary||1,592|
8|
1,600|
1,600|
|Other-DBS checks||24|
26|
50|
50|
|Other-HolidayClub||6|
-6|
0|
200|
|Other-Magazine expenses||681|
819|
1,500|
0|
|Other-Youth Group||0|
50|
50|
300|
|Parish Share||61,782|
218|
62,000|
66,200|
|St Catherine's 0-5||2166|
334|
2,500|
1000|
|Trainingand OUtreach||51|
49|
100|
100|
|U�lity -Electricity||4,286|
1,714|
6,000|
5,700|
|U�lity -Gas||6,129|
-129|
6,000|
6,000|
|U�lity -Insurance||2,141|
-91|
2,050|
2,050|
|U�lity -Waste Disposal||928|
-128|
800|
800|
|U�lity -Wif and Zoom||500|
-100|
400|
360|
|Vicars Discre�onary||0|
0|
0|
500|
|||||||
|**Expenditure - totals**||**123,061 **|
**-7,961 **|
**115,100 **|
**118,830 **|
|||||||
|**Overall- totals**||**2,505 **|
**9,405 **|
**-6,900 **|
**0 **|
_IMPORTANT - Only Transac�ons against budgets are included._ Thus the totals may not represent the overall income / expenditure
## **Notes to expenditure**
- Church equipment a new printer/copier purchased but not budgeted for
- Hall running cost this includes the new hall storage cupboards, again not budgeted for.
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## **Parochial Church Council Tilehurst St Catherine and Calcot St Birinus – Minutes of Mee�ng of Parishioners 28th April 2024**
The mee�ng was held in St Catherine’s Church at 11.30am
Present 30 parishioners
1. Rev Jackie Fountain welcomed everyone, explained that thee mee�ng would be recorded for the benefit of those who were unable to a�end and opening the mee�ng in prayer.
2. **Apologies for absence** had been received from: Chris Addison, Heather Addison, Joan Burbidge, Sheila Drew, Alan Holbeche, Bill Mar�n, Maureen Norman, Helen O’Sullivan, Nicola O’Sullivan, June Page, Hilary Smee.
3. **The minutes of the Parish Mee�ng** on 23rd April 2023 were approved, proposed Emma Deacon, seconded Pauline Lane. There were no ma�ers arising.
4. **Elec�on of Churchwardens.** Lynn Stevens and Caroline Heron had been nominated and seconded, there were no other nomina�ons and were elected, all in favour.
5. **There was no other business** The mee�ng concluded and we moved on to the Annual Parochial Church mee�ng
## **Parochial Church Council Tilehurst St Catherine and Calcot St Birinus – Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church Mee�ng 28th April 2024**
The mee�ng was held in St Catherine’s Church immediately a�er the mee�ng for Parishioners Present 30 Parishioners
## **1. Caroline Heron opened the mee�ng in Prayer**
## **2. Apologies for absence had been received from**
Chris Addison, Heather Addison, Joan Burbidge, Sheila Drew, Alan Holbeche, Bill Mar�n, Maureen Norman, Helen O’Sullivan, Nicola O’Sullivan, June Page, Hilary Smee..
## **3. Minutes of the APCM held on 23rd April 2023**
Were approved, proposed Sue Burston, seconded Rebecca .
## **4. Ma�ers arising**
None.
## **5. Churchwardens’ report**
2023 was a year mostly without Jackie, what a year! God has been faithful throughout last year and we’ve seen him working through all the help that we have received from neighbouring clergy who helped us not only with the services.
Quite an achievement really that they managed to so order themselves that there wasn't one Sunday service in 2023 that we didn't have a clergy to take our Communions. We had tremendous support, in addi�on to that they did answer a lot of our ques�ons about how to do things and we were really grateful for their pa�ence in that.
Also, all the support that we've got from everybody in the church working together and I think all of us have grown in our faith and in our unity as a result of last year. Throughout the year we were involved in the recruitment of Jackie, so if you remember we started back having a listening exercise trying to discern amongst ourselves where God was leading us and what he wanted in terms of a new vicar.
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**Parochial Church Council Tilehurst St Catherine and Calcot St Birinus – Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church Mee�ng 28th April 2024**
## _(Con�nued from page 16)_
We also went out into the community to get their views, so we pulled that all together into the church profile.
Then got through all the approval processes, then into the recruitment process, and it was really encouraging the way people got involved in that recruitment process. In the ac�vi�es, and par�cularly involvement of Birch Copse school in that process so we were very fortunate with that.
We were thrilled to have Jackie appointed as our vicar and be able to welcome Jackie and Paul into the parish. So that was an amazing year for all of us, pulling together and growing together through last year. A lot of last year was maintaining things as they were, we kept the service formats as they were. We knew that change was probably needed but we le� that un�l we had a vicar in place and could work together in that.
A huge range of ac�vi�es which are reported in the book, masses of ac�vi�es that people get involved in either to encourage one another or to serve our community. So we now look forward with excitement to what God has in store for us as we go into 2024 with Jackie at the helm, and we look forward although we don't know what God has in store we look forward to everything that he will guide us through.
Caroline Heron & Lynn Stevens
## **7. Vicar’s address,**
As Caroline said I wasn't here for most of 2023, but am looking forward to 2024. What Caroline said was a good reminder of God’s faithfulness over the last year and as I got to know many of you here at St Catherine’s it striking to hear of God’s faithfulness over many years at this church and outreach hereat this church and at Cornwell and at St Birinus.
There's a real desire to reach out to the community and serve people showing people god's love and care through the different �mes and seasons and ways that God has been at work. I’ve heard people talk about looking back with fondness �mes when there were 70 children in the Sunday school here, when a congrega�on was mee�ng at Cornwell and reaching out to that community.
At St Catherine’s when there was a powerful experience of the holy spirit among people here at St Catherine’s and many people coming to know God and there’ve also been some disappointments looking back on those �mes and missing what we were experiencing then. Can I encourage us rather to be asking God what �me and season are we in now, how is God at work and where does he want to be leading us as we move forward.
- make sure that the disappointments from the past don't stop us from trying new things or maybe re visi�ng things we’ve tried in the past but in a different way as God leads us.
I've men�oned before, I think, that when Paul and I were preparing to come here we felt the God was saying to us that he will be at work and as a church congrega�on we need to be posi�oning ourselves to be ready for what God is going to do. What exactly does that look like and involve?
One example of posi�oning ourselves is that we set up the cra�s and the children's table at the back of church on Sundays. Many Sundays at moment we don't have any children in church, but nonetheless we can be posi�oning ourselves so that when God does bring children and people of all ages, that they will feel welcomed and feel like they belong in this place.
_(Con�nued on page 18)_
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**Parochial Church Council Tilehurst St Catherine and Calcot St Birinus – Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church Mee�ng 28th April 2024**
## _(Con�nued from page 17)_
We probably need think about cleaning up the outdoor children play area so that when children do come along, they've got somewhere to go and play and enjoy and have fun being at church while the adults have refreshments. Along the way there will be changes as God does a new thing among us.
Change is not always easy, but we need to make room for God to work and to act among us. One thing which we do know is really important as we move forwards is unity.
We see �me and �me again in the Bible how important unity is to God. Jesus prayed for unity for the church that they might be one as he and the father are one so that the world might know that God sent Jesus. It's not just about us here for the sake of us, we also think about how that reaches out to other people in our community.
gi�s personali�es and talents as we come together and use all of those together, and we see God’s kingdom growing, and we see God being made known to people around us. Unity as we know isn’t easy, and some�mes it takes a lot of work. Unity doesn't mean that we’ll always agree with each other about everything, but we can s�ll keep working on how together we can seek God’s way forward in spite of our disagreements. We want to be united in Christ, especially as we seek God’s way forward for us and that means looking beyond some�mes what I want as an individual.
So, what is it going to look like? I don’t know, but what's important is that it's together that we’re seeking God’s vision, and we need each other. God has brought us together and we don't know exactly what it will look like, but maybe a few clues along the way.
Everybody I've spoken to here recognizes that we need to be reaching out to people of all ages including children and younger families. We have some wonderful mature and experienced Chris�ans here with much wisdom and faithful service of God, but we also need to be invi�ng and welcoming young families, young people and children. We want Saint Catherine's to be a welcoming place to people of all ages, ethnici�es and abili�es, where everyone can know that they are loved and valued by God.
- One of the ways that we’re going to be doing that you might have heard men�oned, is by moving the 0 5s groups from mee�ng at the Cornwell centre to mee�ng at Saint Catherine's. This ministry has touched many lives over many years, and we see some real advantages in moving it to Catherine's building at this point. If people get used to coming in the building and can feel comfortable here and like they belong they’re much more likely to come along to events that we run. To build rela�onships with people from here in the congrega�on also people who run the toddler group, I'm sure they won’t mind me saying, are not as young as they used to be and we're hoping that running the groups here will also make it easier for more people to come along and help out and get involved with that ministry in
Another example is that we have only as we know a few young people here at St Catherine’s and we love having them here and are very grateful for the ways they join in and serve us here in our services. It's really important that we provide teaching for them and a place where they can get to know each other be�er, explore their faith and have a chance to experience God in their lives as well as invite their friends along to find out more about God. That's why we’ve been running Alpha this term and the young people have been enjoying it and learning a lot through it. They would like to carry on mee�ng together which is great.
with that. I’ve been praying about the way forward and that God will be bringing in more young
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**Parochial Church Council Tilehurst St Catherine and Calcot St Birinus – Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church Mee�ng 28th April 2024**
## _(Con�nued from page 18)_
- people. in August we're going to run a three day holiday club. I know you’ve run lots of holiday clubs in the past, but really Emma felt God saying we should be doing this again this summer, so we're praying that God will be using that and be work in it and through it as we build links with local children.
These new things don’t mean that we don’t value and recognise all the ways that God is already a work through the outreach which already exists and has been faithfully carried on over the years, we certainly do. A bit later in the year I would love for us as a church family to spend some �me praying listening and talking about God’s way forward as Caroline said I know you did some of during in the vacancy, but it would be good for us to con�nue to seek together God’s way forward for all of us.
Jackie
## **5. Reports booklet**
There were no ques�ons
## **5. Treasurer’s report**
Joanne expressed thanks to Sean East who was taking over the treasurer role and Tony Bartle� who’d put the reports booklet together. She asked that we all support Sean as he takes over from her although she will be on hand to help.
generosity. Absence of vicar gave us a discount on the Parish Share, in 2025 we will pay the full amount.
## **8. Electoral roll**
Stuart reported that the number had increase by 4 to 123, there wer 6 addi�ons and two church members had died.
## **9. Elec�on of PCC members.**
The PCC had recommended, and the mee�ng needed to agree, that members who’d served their 3 years could stand again.
— Purposed Sue Burston, Seconded Sean East all in favour.
- - Michael Charles, Carol Charles, Emma Deacon (re standing) Sonia Ludford (re standing). All proposed & seconded, there were no other nomina�ons so all were elected. Members of the PCC were asked to stand so that everyone could see who they were. Thanks were expressed to them and to Joanne Freeman who is stepping down.
## **10. Elec�on of Deanery Synod members.**
- Currently serving a 3 year term are Richard Canning, Ella Canning & Lynn Stevens
## **11. Appointment of Independent examiner**
David Mare� is willing to con�nue; Proposed that he be appointed ,all in favour.
## **12. Any other business.**
None
Lynn Stevens closed the mee�ng in prayer.
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