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← The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Aidans Southcoates

2023-12-31-accounts

ST. AIDAN'S ANNUAL REPORT

a celebration of church life during 2023

PARISH OF ST. AIDAN, SOUTHCOATES, HU9 3HF

www.staidans.org.uk

VICAR AND PARISH

‘You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.’ [2 Corinthians 9:11-12]

Out of His great love for us, God has been extravagantly generous in sending Jesus to die for us. In return, we too are called to be extravagantly generous in every way, not just with our finances, but loving others by obeying the commands of Jesus. I’m grateful for the extravagantly generous hearts of the people of God at St Aidan’s and that extravagant generosity has once again been evident in 2023.

In worship & prayer - at our weekly services and regular prayer meetings and through the many adhoc and spontaneous moments of prayer, as people have cared for others by offering to generously pray for them - both in person and from afar.

In welcoming - it’s been a joy to have new people added to our number on a Sunday, including more families, and to see new faces connecting with our regular ministries, many of whom have commented about the warm and generous welcome they have received from people at St Aidan’s. Part of our generous welcome has been to serve free meals as part of our Warm Space offering.

In sharing the Gospel of grace - Our

vision is: ‘For everyone in our community to have the opportunity to hear and respond to the good news of

Jesus’. That is only possible as take every opportunity to generously share the Gospel of Grace and in 2023, people

courageously and generously stepped out in faith in doing just that, whether on a Sunday, through Open the Book, at

the Warm Space or through Prayer on the Streets. As Paul said, ‘…how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?’ [Romans 10:14] .

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In financial giving - in March 2023 we ran our first giving campaign in 7 years and your extravagantly generous response, despite the economic climate felt by many of us, was astonishing - with an increase in giving of over 40%! Wow!

In serving people - serving others is at the heart of our faith and it is amazing the number of people that freely give up their time to generously serve others as part of the life and mission of St Aidan’s. In 2023, it was exciting to see more people stepping out is using their gifts to serve others.

Thank you for your extravagantly generous hearts that make me very proud to be your Vicar. Let’s thank God for all that He has done in and through us in 2023, and let’s continue to seek to be ‘generous on every occasion…’ so that our ‘…generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.’

Revd Rich Phillips, April 2024.

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PRAYER

Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven’ [Matthew 6:10]

Jesus modelled the vital importance of prioritising prayer. Indeed, his disciples witnessed that and asked Jesus to teach them how to pray - he taught them ‘The Lord’s Prayer’. At the heart of prayer is laying aside our own will and ways and asking God for his kingdom to come and will to be done.

This year we have continued to seek to make prayer a key priority with our weekly Tuesday prayer meeting, monthly evening of worship and prayer and quarterly weeks of prayer. There have been some powerful and prophetic times of intercession, as people have poured out their hearts to God and sought to listen to His voice. We have also seen people growing in confidence in praying out loud and more people attending our corporate prayer and worship gatherings.

Prayer is a way for us to all generously invest in the life of our church and community, as we cry out to God for His kingdom to come and will to be done, so that lives are transformed and circumstances changed.

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PRAYER ON THE STREETS

God’s heart is for His people to ‘go’ and make disciples of people who are far from God by sharing the Good News of Jesus. Indeed, our vision is for: ‘Every person in our community to have the opportunity to hear and respond to the Good News of Jesus and be transformed by His love’. It’s exciting to see members of St Aidan’s seeking to do this in different ways and contexts, and one of the main ways we’ve been seeking to reach people on the Preston Road Estate is by going out on a weekly basis (usually on a Wednesday and/or Saturday) to chat with people and to offer prayer and share Jesus. It’s not always easy, but, as we step out, God is gracious in putting people of peace in our path to remind us that the harvest is indeed plentiful and through prayer and sharing Jesus people are touched.

Training and equipping people with simple with tools for evangelism and discipleship - to know how to engage people, share Jesus and disciple them - continued to be a priority and we held training days in April and August to enable this. It was wonderful to join with River City church for the August training and we hope to partner with them further going forward.

Another highlight was that for the second year we partnered with Back to Ours and were able to have a key role in their Christmas Parade. We set up gazebos on Bilsdale Grove and put on crafts for the children and led a carol service, with many people from the community joining in enthusiastically.

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VOLUNTEERING AND SERVING

‘God has placed the parts in the body [the Church], every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, but one body. The eye can out say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!”’

[1 Corinthians 12:18-21]

Paul uses the imagery of the body to talk about the Church and tells us that God, in His grace, ‘has placed the parts in the body… just as he wanted them to be.’ That means each member of the Body of Christ as St Aidan’s is unique and precious because God has placed each member here, with their unique gifts, to play their part in serving others and advancing the Kingdom of God. It has been so encouraging over the last year to see more members added to our Body and more people stepping out in using their gifts to serve others. Every part is desperately needed if we are to represent Christ well and fruitfully.

Below is an overview of the different areas of church life that we depend on volunteers for in order for those things to happen:

A huge thank you to all who have generously served at St Aidan’s in one capacity or another this past year.

We are always in need of people volunteering their gifts and time to serve and bless others. So, if you would like to explore how your gifts could be used to bless and serve our church and community please speak to either Rich or Dan.

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FAMILIES AND CHILDREN

Seeking to reach out to families and children has long since been a key priority at St. Aidan’s. Of course, we want to be a church for all generations, but so often it is 20s-40s and their children that are the missing generation, and so in 2023 it was a joy to continue to engage with families and children in our community both inside and outside the church and to see the number of families joining us on a Sunday growing. Here are some highlights from our various families and children’s ministries:

Sunday Kid’s Church - It’s been a great year for Sunday kids church. Over the last year, the families attending church on a Sunday has increased which has in turn meant that the number of kids in the Sunday morning kids church has also increased. Led by Ali Phillips and Esther Billington, we were able to continue a regular pattern, twice monthly, of the children engaging in bible stories, prayer and craft which has been aimed at primary aged children. It’s been so encouraging, particularly when we have allowed space for the Holy Spirit, that the children have felt God speak to them through words and pictures.

It’s grown so much in the last year we have outgrown the quiet room, so in 2024 we will look to establish the group to meet in the church hall to enable more space for activities and even more children to join! In addition to the increase in primary aged children, we have had many more preschool and toddlers joining on a Sunday and so we are looking to provide provision for this age group too.

New Worshipping Community - Alex Baxter was appointed as the Multiply Lay Leader and began the ‘Family Meal’, an after school gathering for families, mainly with primary school aged children. The Family Meal runs weekly and began in November 2023. The primary aim is to share the gospel with the adults and children, and support new disciples on their faith journey. We give thanks for the team who continue to give so much to make this new expression of church happen, and celebrate the fruitfulness that we witness.

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FAMILIES AND CHILDREN

Schools

Alderman Cogan CoE Primary Academy

At Alderman Cogan’s Dave Milns and Rich continued to support the governing body in their role as Foundation Governors. In July a new Chair of Governors, Vivienne Wilkes, was appointed. Vivienne is also Chair of Governors at Marfleet Primary Academy. Rich continued to be involved with leading Collective Worship.

Once again, it was great to welcome the pupils from Alderman Cogan’s in to St Aidan’s for various services and performances throughout the year, including Easter, Harvest and Christmas. In addition, classes from both schools came into church to learn more about a Christian place of worship and to grill Rich about life as a Vicar!

Southcoates Primary Academy

The Open the Book Team praise God for the continued warm welcome we receive at Southcoates Primary Academy. We are now in our ninth year of presenting Bible stories to children in school assemblies. This means that the oldest children who heard those first Bible stories, are now almost twenty years old! What an opportunity and a privilege to sow the seeds of God’s Word over the last nine years, and wonder how the stories have impacted all the children (and school staff) who have heard them. The Open the Book Team go into Southcoates School every Monday afternoon during term-time. We present a Bible story by dressing up and acting it out – the children love to get involved with this as well! During 2023 we presented thirty Bible stories in both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 assemblies. In September 2023 we began using new materials produced for Open the Book by the Bible Society. The assemblies are inclusive and accessible for children of all cultures and religions - and they are giving the team new presentation challenges! A big thank you to all our 2023 OtB team members for their faithful service to this ministry. If you are interested in joining the team, please speak to Rich, Dan or Esther. Please do pray for the continuation of this work, and for new team members to join us. Thank you.

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DEANERY SYNOD

Deanery Synod acts as an intermediary between the parochial church councils (trustee boards of each Anglican church in our area) in the Hull deanery and the synod of the diocese as a whole (approximately 600 churches). Dave Milns and Dawn Rablen are St. Aidan’s Deanery Synod Reps.

Dawn writes:

From my point of view, the most interesting and useful meeting was the “Heart for Hull Day” led by Bishop Eleanor. We were to each ask the Lord Jesus and write down what we thought the Lord was saying he loved about Hull. We then each chose three groups to attend and contribute our thoughts and impressions of how the church was functioning in Hull. These groups were: Missional Discipleship, Poverty and Wholeness, Church Planting and Renewal, Children and Youth and Parish Ministry. We then went on to share the aspects on which we thought the church could improve. Bishop Eleanor then collected all this information for guidance and future use.

WARM SPACE

During 2023 our Warm Space project was well engaged with by local people, peaking at 50-60 attendees during the opening hours of 11am – 6pm on Tuesday’s. Highlights included praying with people and sharing the Good News of Jesus, welcoming local people into the Warm Space and serving over 1000 hot meals. 17 of you generously gave your time as volunteers, contributing a total of 1688 volunteer hours! Staff and volunteers have been trained in First Aid, Food Hygiene Level 2, Fire Safety and Fire Extinguisher use. This project was made possible through partnerships and grant funding - we give thanks for the financial support and pray for our ongoing outreach and serving ministries.

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SAFEGUARDING

Safeguarding means the action the Church takes to promote a safer culture. The Church of England affirms the ’Whole Church' approach to safeguarding. This approach encompasses a commitment to consistent policy and practice across all Church bodies, Church Officers and that everyone associated with the Church, who comes into contact with children, young people and adults, has a role to play.

St. Aidan's Parochial Church Council has complied with section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have regard to the House of Bishops' guidance relating to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults).

All members of the PCC, as trustees, participate in the training required by the Guidance, to complete a Confidential Declaration Form and have a DBS check.

If you have any concerns relating to Safeguarding please contact our team. The appointed Safeguarding Representative for St. Aidan's is Rev. Rich Phillips. The Assistant Safeguarding Representative for St. Aidan's is Mrs. Barbara Osbourne.

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BUILDINGS AND PREMISES

We give thanks for the spaces we have to meet in! Our buildings and premises need ongoing repair, maintenance and improvements. During 2023 we have developed a plan to make this happen and to ensure they are assets that serve our worship and mission at St. Aidan’s rather than hinder it.

We’ve made good progress to ensure we have a phased approach to larger scale work; phase 1 of the roof improvements began in Autumn 2023 and are due to complete in Spring 2024. Subject to securing further external funding, we will look to carry out phases 2 and 3 during 2024 and 2025. Additional work that has been completed during 2023 includes; plumbing and electrical work, Fibre Internet upgrade, and high level window and roof cleaning and maintenance. We have also made other improvements, adding items to support our numerical growth such as an additional baby changing table!

An amazing team of you (which is growing in number) support the dayto-day work that enables our spaces to be welcoming and safe. Dan Broom chairs the Buildings and Premises Committee who oversee and plan this work - do speak to him if you would like to be involved. A special thanks to members of the committee for all their commitment and efforts. It’s encouraging that the number of people serving in this area is growing, with thanks to our Cleaning team, Gardens maintenance team, Buildings maintenance team, and those who gather for the Maintenance Days. Whilst we address practical concerns, there have also been many moments of prayer and laughter as we serve together.

The majority of our larger scale project costs are covered by grant funding, we have just secured over £11k to upgrade our alarm and CCTV coverage across the site - the work will take place at the start of 2024. As we look ahead, we have exciting plans to develop our Hall Meeting Room to support our ministry to families, we also plan to renovate the Prayer Room next to the café, as a welcoming and accessible space for our church community to gather.

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MISSION PARTNERSHIPS

From the tithe (a tenth) of our church giving over the whole of 2023 we have sent £900 to each of these 5 organisations:

OMF, Philippines Church Assistance Program (CAP), Inside Out Rehab, Eternal Benefits Hull, Hull YFC.

  1. Through OMF we are supporting Adam Young, who is preparing for ministry in Japan by studying language and culture. Japanese is reckoned a hard language to learn, and Adam is thankful he has recently been able to give his 10 minute testimony in church entirely in Japanese.

  2. CAP helps churches in the Philippines buy land and build. New churches meeting in a rented room soon outgrow the space, so they save up to buy their own plot to build on. If they save with CAP, then when ready to buy a plot CAP will refund their deposit and in addition make a very low interest loan of double their deposit. As the church continues to grow the loan repayments also grow and so there is funding for the next batch of new churches.

  3. Inside Out Rehab, based in Hull, is a Christian charity enabling those trapped in addictions to recover and to live free. For some this will mean a period of residential rehabilitation.

  4. Eternal Benefits, Hull helps around 150 people a week with food, furniture, clothing etc in the context of supportiveness and friendship. Some are children or young people in abusive homes. Some are coming out of homelessness who have absolutely nothing. Others are ex-offenders, or asylum seekers, or elderly and living in poverty. Still others are coming out of addictions or fleeing domestic violence.

  5. Hull YFC is a Christian based youth and community work in Hull. There is a Childrens Breakfast Club, and Frontier Camps for young people which for some gives the first experiences of faith. Since Covid there has been a Youth Club activity programme (for example indoor climbing at RockUp) to help boost confidence and make up for some of the things missed during the pandemic.

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FINANCES

In 2023, the Church Accounts include the General Fund, 3 Designated Accounts and 2 Restricted Accounts. The General Fund contains the bulk of our giving, our Parish Share payment to York Diocese, and our day-to-day running expenses.

For our newer people, the Accounts are produced and issued to the PCC on a monthly basis, and the Annual Accounts are approved at the Church AGM, are professionally examined, and then submitted to the Diocesan Finance Dept.

After publicity and then a PCC decision in 2022, St Aidan’s officially joined the Parish Giving Scheme (PGS) on 01/01/23. The PGS was started in 2014 and is used by 42 Dioceses in the UK. Basically, our Donors give by Direct Debit to PGS on 1 st of the month, and our Church receives 100% of those donations by about 10 th , and then the Gift Aid is calculated and sent automatically about a week later. In January 2023 we had 9 donors, giving £1,800, and in December 2023 we had 23 donors, giving £2,973 – and it is still not too late to join! (N.B. There is a small cost for PGS, but this is covered by the York Diocese).

In 2023, total giving in the GF was £42,223.65 – this total is before we take off the tithe portion (10%) and compares to £32,358.46 in 2022 (A huge £9,865.19 up or 30.5% up). There are few words to describe this increase!! However, it is maybe not such a surprise, when in our Giving Campaign in February and March, everyone played their part in turning a weekly £172.00 shortfall into a positive cashflow, which was a magnificent achievement.

In 2023, we continued to be successful in one-off grants, but with a lower total of £1,700 (£12,864 in 2022) – this figure comprises of one from Asda Foundation £1,400 (Building repairs), and one from YDBF (York Diocese Board of Finance) £300 (For Childrens Ministry Resources).

In the Economy in general, we know the Bank Rate increased, and so did interest rates, so in early 2023, the PCC decided to transfer £70,000 from the HSBC Current Account into the CCLA Investment Account, and as a result, we received £3,708.66 in Interest for the year (Compared to £173.64 in 2022).

Lettings income of £11,004.90 in 2023 was down from £16,534.88 in 2022 (£5,529.98 or 33.4% down), mainly due to losing the rent from Little Einsteins.

Overall, our General Fund Income was £73,135.27 (Before Tithes) or £67.547.70 (After Tithes), which is £2,378.78 up (3.65%) on the previous year (£65,168.92 in 2022).

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FINANCES

On the expenditure side, GF Expenditure of £63,637.01 in 2023 was £5,375.83 (9%) above 2022 level. The biggest expense is our Parish Share (FWO), and this is decided in the September time prior to the following year, so in 2022 the PCC decided to increase the FWO for 2023 to £31,000 (£28,000 in 2022), and then to £35,000 after we had received a gift from St Andrews (Kirk Ella); Salaries were down by £328.78 to £4,016.30 (We employ Mrs J. Lowson and Mr M. Hill for cleaning, and Mrs B. Osbourne for admin); Running Costs of £14,134.03 (£9,442.82 in 2022), main items being Insurance £4,154, New Photocopier £2,144, Childrens resources £1,143.18, Gas servicing £576, Accountants £552, and services such as Waste, Pest control, Asbestos survey, Communion elements, Coffee/Tea, Window cleaning; Major Repairs amounted to £1,531.04 (Down from £7,528.50 in 2022) including 4 visits by Keelty Plumbing (£422) for new taps, toilet repair, leak repair, moving a radiator, and fitting a changing table in the hall accessible toilet, and a new outside shed (£633.26).

To conclude, in 2023, the GF had a surplus of £3,911 (£6,907 surplus in 2022).

Briefly, to mention some of the other areas in the Accounts, our Tithe Giving payments were £3,894.50 (Tithes from 2022) – we gave £704.90 to 5 charities: Bridges Hull, Eternal Benefits, Hull YFC, Label of Love, Oasis (CCUK); £220 to Oasis (CCUK) Child Sponsorship; and £150 to Young Adult Educational Sponsorship in Philippines. (N.B. We have not paid out our Tithes from 2023, and £5,587.57 stands as the balance in the Tithes Account).

In 2023, Community Development Project Designated Account, received further grants – One Off was HCC Warm Spaces £2,430, Wilmington Trust £500, Back to Ours Christmas Parade £500, and Reoccurring was £10,000 (The Willats Trust), HCC Warm Space £2,477. Expenses cover items like Warm Space setup, meals from EMS, new laptop, new freezer, commercial microwave.

New Worshipping Community received a new one-off grant from YDBF to support a new Multiply Worker for 3 years, and a recurring grant (Year 2 of 3) from Ann Watson Trust, and we employed Mrs Alex Baxter in September.

An enormous ‘Thank You’ to all our faithful givers (Every gift is valuable for our ministry), and to the Finance Team, who give their time every Wednesday and Sunday to count, and especially to Michael Rablen, who serves day-to-day in the Assistant Treasurer role, and to Yvonne Kavanagh, who covered Michael whilst he was in the Philippines. We continue to trust in God, and we sincerely thank Him for His abundant provision in 2023. We are mightily blessed.

Dave Milns (Treasurer) and Michael Rablen (Asst Treasurer).

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FINANCES

At St. Aidan's we are one 'Ministry Group' and our Free Will Offering is given to York Diocese to contribute to the annual cost of running our Ministry Group, these costs are explained here:

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St Aidan, Southcoates, PCC statement ol A55ets and Llabllftles As at 31 December 2023 2022 Cash Funds Cash CCLA HSBC Eden HSBC PCC Current 2023 £20.24 EIOO,284.96 É34 £26.576 £0 £205,066 £29,083.14 £0 HSBC PCC Savln8S É131.676 Total Cash Funds £129 388.34 other monetary assets HMRC GA DUE estimate Ifor Info onlvl E5.911 £1,399.16 Note.. from 15tlanuary2020 Gift Aidls Shown in year receNed. Llabilities Fees owed to Dlocese £237,587 Total Net A55etS £0 £0. £130 787.50 GA Due In 2024 Openin8 Balance Funds Summary 2023 Net Movement Transfers C1051n¥ Balènc• Total (info onlvl estimate Info onl I Unrestrirted Funds General Fund Tithes Cofflmunity Developmènt Pro'ect New Worshi Cornrnunlt £45.842.96 £3,894.SO £54,326.84 £3.865.68 £3,910.69 £1,693.07 -E16.627.35 £8.800.67 £49,753.65 £5,587.57 £37.699.49 £12,666.35 £920.62 £102.29 £0.00 £240.00 £50.674.27 É5.689.86 £37,699.49 £12,906.35 Restrlrted Funds £344.90 £23,401.28 £131,676.16 Emmanuel Eden Total -£64.90 £0.00 .£2,287.82 £280.00 £23,401.28 £129,388.34 £136.25 £0.00 £1.399.16 £416.25 £23,401.28 £130,787.50 These flnèneial statements were approved by the members of the Parochlal Church Counell on 5¥ned on their behalf bv:. and are Sl8ned Reverend R Phlllip5 Date Iltr lol+ Iio%Ifr Page 16

FINANCES St Aldan, Southcoates, PCC Receipts and Payments Account Forthe year ended 31 December 2023 2022 Incorn4 Expenditure 8lan)&yndr GASDSI CollÈttionsI￿lhQ￿ EJO,lank Ichqs Donatlons IC4th£30&undw ￿05 DDnatloDS I¢•th￿¥t£ JI Tax Recovered thie Ofl Grants Dlvldend5 & Inirt Fet5 Reiained L•ttln8s & Tradln8 Income Incom•- Sp•clflc Purpos•s DDnatloD5 by PCC £4.139 E2.125 45 £J,039 ÉS32 É$926 E12,286.85 £1.700.0) £3.708 66 E660.Q) EII,004.9) £IB6.tsJ E12.861 .E102 ¢14S35 É6SO É400 £1,157.95 £35.000.04 4.016.30 E2,967.4S £547.79 É14.134.03 E4.116.41 £1,499.r E31.98 É166.Ct) £63.637.01 4J45 É2,069 Stall Expenses Misskin & Evani•llsm Costs RuDDln8 Cost5 £9.4 fj139 ÉJ.J ¢Jut8oin65- Speclfk Purpos•5 2023 Iransacllon5 -É4.626 EJ4935 É45.843 É67.547.70 £3.910 69 E45.842 96 £49,753.65 Opeh 8•1•n¢efjeDEr￿ Fun 8alanc• clf Deslgnated Accounts Tothes f2.247 Transfer5 Tax Effklent £3.829.99 £392.37 £1,365.11 £558 TithÈsTax RÈcov•wd the$GI￿nI É1990 £3,894.￿) £3,894.50 2023 Iransactlon5 £5,587.57 £1,693.07 £3,894 50 £5.587.57 Oppn 8alanceTlthe5 t1•95 8al•n¢e ¢ir Page 17

FINANCES Communlty Development Prolect £500 Plannèd Givin81&shoverllO.flMth&(￿￿j All Tax RKovered Grant5 Received- On•Otf Grants Recelved- Re¢uirln8 £441.83 £15. E3.430. E12.476.96 £6q3 433J £J9.671 É26,071.28 £913.33 E4,936.36 El,415.16 £308.20 £306.81 £33,951.14 -£16,627.35 £54,326.84 £37,699 Jlg Staff Expen8 MIssiOn Costs Publlc Space Communlty Ewnts Costs Tralnin& Plannin6 & Hire V•nu• Exp•ns•s & Hlr• Éjss É586 2023 transactlon5 Open BalanceComrnuThllyOeYelopmenl pr￿ect £17,323.79 È6.311 £5I.31F New Worshlppln8 Communlty £030 Eo. £20.C É157.50 É8,(ts). É4,2Q). Pl•nn•d Glvin8 Ic5howTEJO.B¥$C￿j All Tax Recoveied Grint5 Rec•lv•d- On•Ofl ¢2SO £1,663.46 É1.208.70 É704 67 É3,576.83 É85 Sl•ff Expen5E3 2023 tr•nsaciions Oyn Balancè Nèw WorshI￿n8 Communltv alance clf £12,377.50 £8,800 $7 £3,865.68 £12,666.35 &3.866 Restrlrted ￿COUnt$ Emmanuel £480 EY5. É410.10 120.00 E30 Donètlons All Tax Rrfovèr¢d EJ95 È1,690 El,140.00 El,140.00 2023 transDctlons El,075.10 -£64. £344. É8$9 Opgn Balanc4 Emmanuel É3¢5 Balance clf £2BO. Eden 2023 transactlons EO.0) 1.401 Open Balance Eden £23,401.28 £23,401.28 Balance c/r Page 18

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MINUTES OF THE 2022 PARISHIONERS MEETING AND ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING OF ST AIDAN’S CHURCH , SOUTHCOATES HELD ON SUNDAY, 28TH MAY 2023

Morning service was held followed by the Parishioners’ Meeting

Minutes of the St Aidan’s Parishioners’ Meeting

Revd Phillips welcomed and thanked everyone for attending the meeting and followed with a prayer. A notice convening the meeting had been placed on the Church doors prior to the meeting. The minutes of the 2021 Parishioners’ Meeting were approved.

Proposed: Dave Huntridge Seconded: Steve Billington All in favour

Revd Phillips explained that the purpose of the meeting was to appoint Church Wardens. Unfortunately, there were again no candidates for these posts. Rev’d Phillips encouraged everyone to pray that someone would feel a stirring to be a Church Warden. The job could be tailored to a person’s skills and talents rather than taking on all the jobs expected of a Church Warden.

Meeting closed at 12 noon.

Minutes of St Aidan’s Annual Parochial Church Meeting:

Rev’d Phillips welcomed and thanked everyone for supporting the meeting.

a) A notice convening the meeting had been posted on the Church door prior to the meeting.

b) Appointment of APCM Secretary: Eileen Bowsley

Proposed: Michael Hill Seconded: June Spencer. All in favour

c) Apologies for Absence: Steve Pickering, Margaret Scott, Margaret Hatfield, Jean Prideaux, Kelvin & Irene Smith, Jim Hill, Michael & Dawn Rablen, Carolyn Glover.

d) Minutes of the last APCM: Accepted as a true record.

Proposed: Dave Milns Seconded: Steve Billington. All in favour

e) Matters arising from Minutes: None.

f) Presentation of the Electoral Roll: Currently there are 63 people on the roll. Anyone wishing to be on the Electoral Roll should see Barbara Osbourne Jnr to complete a form.

g) Election of Synod Representatives: Dawn Rablen and Dave Milns are our representatives and their terms of office are due for re-election this year. Both are willing to be re-appointed. They attend Hull Deanery Synod meetings.

Proposed to re-appoint Dawn Rablen and Dave Milns

Proposed: Mandy Grimston Seconded: June Spencer All in favour

h) Election of PCC Members: The structure of the PCC is that members serve for five years. This year there are five vacancies on the PCC. To get back into the routine of three PCC members elected each year, Steve Pickering, Esther Billington and Dan Broom have agreed to be re-elected for three years at the APCM, June Spencer will be re-elected for one year and Michael Hill re-elected for two years.

Proposed to re-elect all five on block:

Proposed: Dave Huntridge Seconded: Win Collinson All in favour

Rev’d Phillips thanked all the PCC members for their hard work and support.

i) Election of Sidespersons: These really are the people who welcome parishioners as they come through the doors. Rev’d Phillips thanked newcomers who have volunteered to be a sidesperson this year.

Proposed to elect Michael Hill, Mandy Grimston, Steve Pickering, Dawn and Michael Rablen, John Scott, Angie and Nigel Lendon and Becky Broom, on block.

Proposed: Esther Billington Seconded Michael Hill All in favour

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Thanks were given to everyone who serves as a sidesperson and to all those who volunteer for the various roles that are important, and without which the church would not run. A lot of people make Sundays work. Catherine Huntridge thanked John Scott’s family for helping with the coffee this Sunday. Sue Baxter volunteered to be on the coffee rota.

j) Presentation and Acceptance of Annual Accounts: Rev’d Phillips welcomed Dave Milns to present the 2022 accounts which are presently in the hands of the Auditors, pending approval.

Dave explained that the accounts had been approved by the PCC and he thought that overall we had had an excellent year.

With regard to our Free Will Offering the PCC took the decision to reduce our FWO for 2022 to

£28,000 but have increased our FWO for 2023 to £31,000 and the good news is that another church blessed us with a donation of £4,000 allowing us to increase our FWO for 2023 further still to

£35,000. We have a set a target of £40,000 by 2026 and it is hoped to reach that target before then. Dan Broom has been working hard applying for grants, some of which are specifically for repairs to the church premises.

St Michael and All Angels Church had some vandalism to their buildings and the PCC agreed to bless them by donating £400 towards their costs.

Michael Rablen was thanked for his hard work as Assistant Treasurer and also Yvonne Kavanagh who stepped in to do the day-to-day work involved whilst Michael was in the Philippines. T The Eden account is to be transferred to Archbishop Sentamu Academy during this year, for their youth work.

It is hoped to appoint someone for the New Worshipping Community post, vacated by Jo Milns, in the coming months.

In next year’s report we will talk about the Parish Giving Scheme and the Giving Campaign. Rev’d Phillips thanked Dave for his report and thought our finances seem to be in good order. Proposed that the accounts be accepted subject to them being approved by the Auditors.

Proposed: Barbara Osbourne Seconded: Carole Waters All in favour

k)Appointment of Independent Examiner: It was proposed to continue to use the services of Fawley, Judge & Easton.

Proposed: Michael Hill Seconded: June Spencer All in favour

l) Questions on Church Reports: Rev’d Phillips thanked Dan Broom for putting the report together in its shiny new format.

Dave Milns asked what the church is doing about the Multiply Worker post. It is hoped that we

could appoint someone within the body of the church – it needs to be discussed at PCC. There are families coming along to the warm space sessions. As well as the Bible Studies happening at the warm space it is also hoped Bible Studies will happen in homes.

m)Any Other Business: Dan Broom thanked Rich for his leadership over the last year and Rich

thanked Dan for his amazing support. Rich loves being a part of St Aidans and has a heart for the Estate and thanked everyone for being a warm and welcoming congregation.

The meeting closed at 12.50 with the Grace.

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ST AIDANS SOUTHCOATES, PCC

(A Registered Charity No 1155633) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

31 DECEMBER 2023

Fawley Judge & Easton Chartered Certified Accountants

1 Parliament Street Hull HU1 2AS

St Aidans Southcoates, PCC

Contents

Information Page 1
Report of the Independent Examiner Page 2
Receipts and Payments account Page 3 - 5
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Page 6
Notes to the Financial Statements Page 7

St Aidans Southcoates, PCC Information For The Year Ended 31st December 2023

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

CHARITY NUMBER FULL CHARITY NAME OFFICE ADDRESS:

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER:

Reverend R Phillips Mr S Billington Mrs A Hill Mr M Hill Mr D Milns Mr. S Pickering Mrs D Rablen Mr M Rablen Miss J. Spencer Mrs E Billington Mrs C S Huntridge Mr D M Broom

1155633

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Aidans Southcoates 139 Southcoates Avenue Hull HU9 3HF

J M Leathley FCCA Fawley Judge & Easton Chartered Certified Accountants 1 Parliament Street Hull HU1 2AS

1

St Aidans Southcoates, PCC Independent Examiner’s Report For The Year Ended 31st December 2023

To the members of St Aidan’s Southcoates, PCC.

I report on the financial statements of St Aidan’s Church, Southcoates for the year ended 31st December 2023, which are set out on pages 3 to 7.

Respective responsibilities of committee members and independent examiner.

As the committee members you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statement; you consider that an audit is not required for this year under Section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011(the Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to: -

To follow such 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 independent examiner’s report:

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by St Aidan’s Church Committee and a comparison of the financial statements with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning such matters. The procedures do not provide all of the evidence that would be required in an audit, consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner’s statement:

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: -

J M Leathley

Fawley Judge & Easton Chartered Certified Accountants 1 Parliament Street Hull HU1 2AS

Date 9 September 2024

2

St Aidans Southcoates, PCC Receipts and Payments Account For The Year Ended 31st December 2023

2022
Income
Expenditure
Unrestricted Funds
General Fund
£
£
£
0
Donations through PGS – Tax Efficient
26,124.30
0
Donations through PGS – Non GA
1,808.07
20,227
Tax Efficient Giving
3,682.46
416
Planned Giving £30 & under
843.10
4,739
Planned Giving over £30
1,255.50
2,125
Collections £30 & under
2,093.08
45
Collections over £30 & cheques
0.00
12,864
One off grant
1,700.00
1,039
Café Donations
1,727.02
532
Donations over £30
467.76
347
Dividends & Interest
3,535.04
(102)
Fees Retained
660.00
16,535
Lettings & Trading Income
11,004.90
650
Other Income
186.00
(400)
Donations by PCC
1,157.95
(28,000)
Parish Share
35,000.04
(4,345)
Salaries
4,016.30
(2,069)
Staff Expenses
2,967.45
(159)
Mission & Evangelism Costs
547.79
(9,443)
Running Costs
14,134.03
(5,807)
Utility Bills
4,116.41
(6,228)
Major repairs – Church & Garden
1,499.06
(1,300)
Major repairs - Hall
31.98
(510)
Other Outgoings
166.00
____
__
2023 Totals
55,087.23
63,637.01
£1,156
2023 Net Movement
Tithes
2,247
Transfers Tax Efficient
3,829.99
989
Transfer all Other Giving
392.37
(3,990)
Tithes Giving
3,894.50
___
__
2023 Totals
4,222.36
3,894.50
£(754)
2023 Net Movement		 Balance
£
___
£(8,549.78)		 Balance
£
___
£(8,549.78)

______
£327.86

3

St Aidans Southcoates, PCC Receipts and Payments Account (continued) For The Year Ended 31st December 2023

2022
Income
Expenditure
New Worshipping Community
£
£
£
630
Tax Efficient Giving
0.00
100
Planned Giving
20.00
0
Grants received - one-off
8,000.00
6,200
Grants received - recurring
4,200.00
(5,000)
Salaries
1,663.46
(85)
Staff Expenses
1,208.70
(885)
Mission Costs
704.67
_ __
_
2023 Totals
12,220.00
3,576.83
£960
2023 Net Movement
Community Development Project
60
Tax Efficient Giving
960.00
500
Planned Giving
441.83
60,380
One Off Grants
3,430.00
8,333
Recurring Grants
12,476.96
(19,671)
Salaries
26,071.28
(846)
Staff Expenses
913.33
(154)
Mission Costs
4,936.36
(586)
Public Space Community Event Costs
1,415.16
0
Training, planning & hire
308.20
0
Venue expenses & hire
306.81
___
_
2023 Totals
17,308.79
33,951.14
£48,016
2023 Net Movement
Missions
80
Planned Giving
0.00
(705)
Mission Costs
0.00
_____
_
2023 Totals
0.00
0.00
£(625)
2023 Net Movement
Restricted Funds
Emmanuel
480
Tax Efficient Giving
545.00
300
Other Giving
410.10
(1,690)
Charitable Giving
1,140.00
___
_
2023 Totals
955.10
1,140.00
£(910)
2023 Net Movement		 Balance
£
_
£8,643.17
___
£(16,642.35)		 Balance
£
_
£8,643.17		 Balance
£
_
£8,643.17

_
£0.00
____
£(184.90)
_____
£0.00

4

St Aidans Southcoates, PCC Receipts and Payments Account (continued) For The Year Ended 31st December 2023

2022
Income
Expenditure
Eden
£
£
£
0
Rent Received
0.00
0
Tax Efficient Giving
0.00
0
My Donate GA
0.00
0
Other Donations
0.00
0
One off Grants
0.00
0
Trading Income
0.00
0
Rent Paid
0.00
0
Salary
0.00
0
Mission & Evangelism Costs
0.00
0
Partnership Fee
0.00
0
Trading Costs
0.00
____
_
2023 Totals
0.00
0.00
£0
2023 Net Movement
Gift Aid
6,068
Receipt re 2022
13,929.56
912
Adjustment
15.00
____

2023 Totals
13,944.56 0.00
£6,980
2023 Net Movement
Total Receipts and Payments
£103,738.04
£106,199.48

£54,823
Total Net Movement
£77,027
Cash Funds at 31 December 2022
____
£131,850
Cash funds at 31 December 2023		 Balance
£
_
£0.00
_
£13,944.56
__
£(2,461.44)
£131,849.78
______
£129,388.34		 Balance
£
_
£0.00
_____
£13,944.56

5

St Aidans Southcoates, PCC Statement of Assets and Liabilities For The Year Ended 31st December 2023

2022
Cash Funds
£
34
Cash
26,750
CCLA
0.00
HSBC Eden
105,066
HSBC PCC Current
0.00
HSBC PCC Savings
__
£131,850
Total Cash Funds
Other Monetary Assets
£5,911
HMRC GA DUE
Liabilities
0.00
Fees owed to Diocese
£137,761
Total Net Assets
Funds Summary
Opening
Non-Cash
Balance
Movement
£
£
General Fund
51,073.23
-
Tithes
4,456.35
-
New Worshipping
Community
4,023.18
-
Community Development
Project
54,341.84
-
Emmanuel
464.90
-
Eden
23,401.28
-
_________
£137,760.78
-		 2023
£
20.24
100,284.96
0.00
29,083.14
0.00
__
£129,388.34
£1,399.16
0.00
£130,787.50
Net
Closing
Movement
Gift Aid
Balance
£
£
£
(8,549.78)
8,150.82
50,674.27
327.86
905.65
5,689.86
8,643.17
240.00
12,906.35
(16,642.35)
-
37,699.49
(184.90)
136.25
416.25
-
-
23,401.25
__________
£(16,406.00)
£9,432.72
£130,787.50

These financial statements were approved by the members of the General Committee on 9 September 2024 and signed on their behalf by: -

Reverend R Phillips

6

St Aidans Southcoates, PCC

Notes To Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31st December 2023

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1.1 Basis of preparation

The financial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 using the Receipts and Payments Basis.

1.2 Grants and donations

A donation or grant to the charity is recognised as incoming funds when all the following conditions have been met:

1.3 Fund accounting

Incoming resources that may be applied for the charity’s general purposes are treated as “unrestricted” incoming resources and are credited to the “unrestricted funds”. Funding for purposes designated for a specific purpose by the Trustees is credited to “designated funds”. Where a donation or grant is required to be used for a specific purpose, the amount concerned is treated as a “restricted” incoming resource and is credited to the appropriate “restricted fund”.

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ST AIDANS SOUTHCOATES, PCC

(A Registered Charity No 1155633) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

31 DECEMBER 2023

Fawley Judge & Easton Chartered Certified Accountants

1 Parliament Street Hull HU1 2AS

St Aidans Southcoates, PCC

Contents

Information Page 1
Report of the Independent Examiner Page 2
Receipts and Payments account Page 3 - 5
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Page 6
Notes to the Financial Statements Page 7

St Aidans Southcoates, PCC Information For The Year Ended 31st December 2023

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

CHARITY NUMBER FULL CHARITY NAME OFFICE ADDRESS:

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER:

Reverend R Phillips Mr S Billington Mrs A Hill Mr M Hill Mr D Milns Mr. S Pickering Mrs D Rablen Mr M Rablen Miss J. Spencer Mrs E Billington Mrs C S Huntridge Mr D M Broom

1155633

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Aidans Southcoates 139 Southcoates Avenue Hull HU9 3HF

J M Leathley FCCA Fawley Judge & Easton Chartered Certified Accountants 1 Parliament Street Hull HU1 2AS

1

St Aidans Southcoates, PCC Independent Examiner’s Report For The Year Ended 31st December 2023

To the members of St Aidan’s Southcoates, PCC.

I report on the financial statements of St Aidan’s Church, Southcoates for the year ended 31st December 2023, which are set out on pages 3 to 7.

Respective responsibilities of committee members and independent examiner.

As the committee members you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statement; you consider that an audit is not required for this year under Section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011(the Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to: -

To follow such 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 independent examiner’s report:

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by St Aidan’s Church Committee and a comparison of the financial statements with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning such matters. The procedures do not provide all of the evidence that would be required in an audit, consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner’s statement:

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: -

J M Leathley

Fawley Judge & Easton Chartered Certified Accountants 1 Parliament Street Hull HU1 2AS

Date 9 September 2024

2

St Aidans Southcoates, PCC Receipts and Payments Account For The Year Ended 31st December 2023

2022
Income
Expenditure
Unrestricted Funds
General Fund
£
£
£
0
Donations through PGS – Tax Efficient
26,124.30
0
Donations through PGS – Non GA
1,808.07
20,227
Tax Efficient Giving
3,682.46
416
Planned Giving £30 & under
843.10
4,739
Planned Giving over £30
1,255.50
2,125
Collections £30 & under
2,093.08
45
Collections over £30 & cheques
0.00
12,864
One off grant
1,700.00
1,039
Café Donations
1,727.02
532
Donations over £30
467.76
347
Dividends & Interest
3,535.04
(102)
Fees Retained
660.00
16,535
Lettings & Trading Income
11,004.90
650
Other Income
186.00
(400)
Donations by PCC
1,157.95
(28,000)
Parish Share
35,000.04
(4,345)
Salaries
4,016.30
(2,069)
Staff Expenses
2,967.45
(159)
Mission & Evangelism Costs
547.79
(9,443)
Running Costs
14,134.03
(5,807)
Utility Bills
4,116.41
(6,228)
Major repairs – Church & Garden
1,499.06
(1,300)
Major repairs - Hall
31.98
(510)
Other Outgoings
166.00
____
__
2023 Totals
55,087.23
63,637.01
£1,156
2023 Net Movement
Tithes
2,247
Transfers Tax Efficient
3,829.99
989
Transfer all Other Giving
392.37
(3,990)
Tithes Giving
3,894.50
___
__
2023 Totals
4,222.36
3,894.50
£(754)
2023 Net Movement		 Balance
£
___
£(8,549.78)		 Balance
£
___
£(8,549.78)

______
£327.86

3

St Aidans Southcoates, PCC Receipts and Payments Account (continued) For The Year Ended 31st December 2023

2022
Income
Expenditure
New Worshipping Community
£
£
£
630
Tax Efficient Giving
0.00
100
Planned Giving
20.00
0
Grants received - one-off
8,000.00
6,200
Grants received - recurring
4,200.00
(5,000)
Salaries
1,663.46
(85)
Staff Expenses
1,208.70
(885)
Mission Costs
704.67
_ __
_
2023 Totals
12,220.00
3,576.83
£960
2023 Net Movement
Community Development Project
60
Tax Efficient Giving
960.00
500
Planned Giving
441.83
60,380
One Off Grants
3,430.00
8,333
Recurring Grants
12,476.96
(19,671)
Salaries
26,071.28
(846)
Staff Expenses
913.33
(154)
Mission Costs
4,936.36
(586)
Public Space Community Event Costs
1,415.16
0
Training, planning & hire
308.20
0
Venue expenses & hire
306.81
___
_
2023 Totals
17,308.79
33,951.14
£48,016
2023 Net Movement
Missions
80
Planned Giving
0.00
(705)
Mission Costs
0.00
_____
_
2023 Totals
0.00
0.00
£(625)
2023 Net Movement
Restricted Funds
Emmanuel
480
Tax Efficient Giving
545.00
300
Other Giving
410.10
(1,690)
Charitable Giving
1,140.00
___
_
2023 Totals
955.10
1,140.00
£(910)
2023 Net Movement		 Balance
£
_
£8,643.17
___
£(16,642.35)		 Balance
£
_
£8,643.17		 Balance
£
_
£8,643.17

_
£0.00
____
£(184.90)
_____
£0.00

4

St Aidans Southcoates, PCC Receipts and Payments Account (continued) For The Year Ended 31st December 2023

2022
Income
Expenditure
Eden
£
£
£
0
Rent Received
0.00
0
Tax Efficient Giving
0.00
0
My Donate GA
0.00
0
Other Donations
0.00
0
One off Grants
0.00
0
Trading Income
0.00
0
Rent Paid
0.00
0
Salary
0.00
0
Mission & Evangelism Costs
0.00
0
Partnership Fee
0.00
0
Trading Costs
0.00
____
_
2023 Totals
0.00
0.00
£0
2023 Net Movement
Gift Aid
6,068
Receipt re 2022
13,929.56
912
Adjustment
15.00
____

2023 Totals
13,944.56 0.00
£6,980
2023 Net Movement
Total Receipts and Payments
£103,738.04
£106,199.48

£54,823
Total Net Movement
£77,027
Cash Funds at 31 December 2022
____
£131,850
Cash funds at 31 December 2023		 Balance
£
_
£0.00
_
£13,944.56
__
£(2,461.44)
£131,849.78
______
£129,388.34		 Balance
£
_
£0.00
_____
£13,944.56

5

St Aidans Southcoates, PCC Statement of Assets and Liabilities For The Year Ended 31st December 2023

2022
Cash Funds
£
34
Cash
26,750
CCLA
0.00
HSBC Eden
105,066
HSBC PCC Current
0.00
HSBC PCC Savings
__
£131,850
Total Cash Funds
Other Monetary Assets
£5,911
HMRC GA DUE
Liabilities
0.00
Fees owed to Diocese
£137,761
Total Net Assets
Funds Summary
Opening
Non-Cash
Balance
Movement
£
£
General Fund
51,073.23
-
Tithes
4,456.35
-
New Worshipping
Community
4,023.18
-
Community Development
Project
54,341.84
-
Emmanuel
464.90
-
Eden
23,401.28
-
_________
£137,760.78
-		 2023
£
20.24
100,284.96
0.00
29,083.14
0.00
__
£129,388.34
£1,399.16
0.00
£130,787.50
Net
Closing
Movement
Gift Aid
Balance
£
£
£
(8,549.78)
8,150.82
50,674.27
327.86
905.65
5,689.86
8,643.17
240.00
12,906.35
(16,642.35)
-
37,699.49
(184.90)
136.25
416.25
-
-
23,401.25
__________
£(16,406.00)
£9,432.72
£130,787.50

These financial statements were approved by the members of the General Committee on 9 September 2024 and signed on their behalf by: -

Reverend R Phillips

6

St Aidans Southcoates, PCC

Notes To Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31st December 2023

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1.1 Basis of preparation

The financial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 using the Receipts and Payments Basis.

1.2 Grants and donations

A donation or grant to the charity is recognised as incoming funds when all the following conditions have been met:

1.3 Fund accounting

Incoming resources that may be applied for the charity’s general purposes are treated as “unrestricted” incoming resources and are credited to the “unrestricted funds”. Funding for purposes designated for a specific purpose by the Trustees is credited to “designated funds”. Where a donation or grant is required to be used for a specific purpose, the amount concerned is treated as a “restricted” incoming resource and is credited to the appropriate “restricted fund”.

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