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← The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of Tidenham With Beachley And Lancaut

2023-12-31-accounts

Tidenham Parochial Church Council

Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

Registered Charity Number 1158940

Tidenham Parochial Church Council

Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 December 2023

Contents

Page
2-8 Report of the trustees
9 Independent examiner’s report
10 Receipts and payments account
11 Statement of assets and liabilities
12-16 Notes to the financial statements

Trustees’ Report 2023

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Tidenham Parochial Church Council

Full Name: The Parochial Church Council (PCC) of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Tidenham with Beachley and Lancaut (Parish of Tidenham).

Working Name: Tidenham PCC

Location: The Ecclesiastical Parish of Tidenham is located in Gloucestershire in the south part of the Forest of Dean District Council, between the Rivers Severn and Wye, and adjacent to Chepstow. It is part of Forest South Deanery, within the Church of England’s Diocese of Gloucester. There are 3 church buildings: -

Charitable Status : The PCC of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Tidenham with Beachley and Lancaut was registered with the Charity Commissioners on 23rd October 2014. It previously had excepted charity status.

Registered charity number: 1158940

Address for correspondence : Tidenham Vicarage, Gloucester Road, Tutshill, CHEPSTOW NP16 7DH

PCC members who have served from 1[st] January 2023 until 31[st] January 2024 are: -

Ex officio members:

Office Name Dates Position held Incumbent Revd David Treharne Chair Curate Revd Nicki Bullivant Churchwarden Prof Brian Duerden CBE Vice chair Churchwarden Miss Nicholette Flatman Vice chair Reader Mrs Fiona Gardiner Reader Mr James Parsons Deanery Synod representative Lay members: Mr Paul Coombs Treasurer Mr Iain Gardiner Secretary Dr Emma Phillips Deanery Synod representative (until 23 April 2023) Mrs Molly Mayo Deanery Synod representative Mr John-Ross Health & Safety Advisor Henderson Ms Marilyn Henderson Parish Safeguarding Officer (until 25 September 2023) Mrs Polly Morgan Mr Andrew Palmer Mr Ethan Richards (Resigned 27 February 2023) Mr Robin Riordan Miss Chantelle Wynn (Resigned 23 April 2023)

Independent examiner : Andrew Royle

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Tidenham Parochial Church Council

GOVERNANCE, STRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing Document

Tidenham Parochial Church Council (The PCC) is a body corporate established by the Church of England. All PCCs are governed by two pieces of Church of England legislation, called Measures:

Aims and purposes

All PCC members are Trustees of the charity. The PCC is responsible for: -

Objectives and activities

The PCC seeks to promote the whole mission of the church by engaging in activities including: -

Grant making is not a primary activity. However as part of its charitable purpose of promoting the whole mission of the Church, the PCC makes grants to other charitable organisations with complementary activities which help us achieve our purpose.

Public Benefit - Engaging with the community

In planning the activities for the year, the incumbent and the PCC have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit, and particularly the specific guidance on the advancement of religion. Built into the parish vision is a commitment to ‘doing relationship well’ and therefore a strong emphasis is placed on building community, loving engagement and wellbeing within the Parish. In particular we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through: -

PCC Structure

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. It consists of both ex-officio and elected members, and all members have full charity trustee responsibilities.

Ex-Officio PCC members

Tidenham PCC consists of the following ex officio members: the vicar, two churchwardens, curates, readers and Deanery Synod Representatives.

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Tidenham Parochial Church Council

Forest South Deanery Synod

Three church members are elected every three years at the APCM to sit on Forest South Deanery Synod and become ex-officio members of the PCC. This provides the PCC with an important link between the parish and the wider structures of the Church. Two Deanery Synod members were elected at the 2023 APCM for a 3-year term, leaving one position vacant.

Electing PCC members

In addition, twelve ordinary PCC members are elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) by those members of the congregation who are on the church electoral roll of the parish. PCC members are elected for a 3-year term, with a third of members elected each year. The PCC may co-opt up to two additional members as necessary.

The APCM must be well advertised and held by 31 May each year using a standard agenda. It was duly held in Tutshill church on Sunday 23 April 2023 at which The Annual Accounts for 2022, which had been independently examined, were presented to parishioners.

Church Electoral Roll of Tidenham Parish

All those who attend church services in the Parish are encouraged to register on the Church Electoral Roll, which is reviewed each year by the PCC prior to the APCM. Church members are encouraged to stand for election to the PCC, if they have the appropriate gifts, skills and commitment to contribute to the spiritual life of the parish and the management of the church’s affairs.

The Church Representation Rules require each PCC to create a completely new church electoral roll every six years, and this was duly achieved during January and February 2019 in advance of the 2019 APCM.

At 01 January 2023 there were 182 people on the church electoral roll, of whom 132 lived in the parish. The roll was revised in March 2023 in advance of the scheduled APCM. At 31 December 2023 there were 187 people on the church electoral roll, of whom 134 live in the parish.

PCC Management

PCC Meetings and sub-committees

The full PCC met ten times during 2023 (usually in person) with an average attendance of 59%. Safeguarding, health and safety, and data protection are mandatory topics for the agenda. Once signed the Minutes are public documents and are available from the PCC Secretary. Highlights of the PCC meetings are published in the Link church magazine.

Given its wide responsibilities the PCC has a number of sub-committees, each dealing with a particular aspect of parish life. These sub-committees, which include buildings, finance and charity giving, are responsible to the PCC and report back to it regularly.

The PCC has also authorised certain church members to be responsible for specific areas of church activity, such as safeguarding, health and safety, pastoral visiting, liaison with Tutshill Church of England primary school, visiting families to prepare for baptism, and care home services. The members of these committees and post holders are reviewed each year at the first PCC meeting after the APCM.

CHURCH BUILDINGS

General

To facilitate our activities it is important that we maintain the fabric of the three church buildings in the parish. In November and December our church architect undertook the Quinquennial Inspections of our buildings. As part of this process a drone survey was conducted for the first time. All work arising from the 5-yearly fixed wiring inspections carried out in 2022 by an NICEIC-approved contractor was completed during 2023.

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Tidenham Parochial Church Council

Tutshill church

The recently re-ordered main church building has required no significant work this year.

Tidenham church

Tidenham church has required no significant work this year. The PCC continued to develop plans to repair the tower and in October the DAC granted the PCC a faculty to do so. The PCC is continuing its support of the Friends of Tidenham Church in their ongoing scheme to reorder the north aisle.

Tidenham Chase church has required no significant work this year.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

Covid 19 Crisis

Although all UK Government’s legal restrictions ceased on 19 July 2021, access to care homes was still limited and indeed our regular services at Castleford House Nursing Home did not restart until January 2023. This was due to Covid, staff shortages and other illnesses at the nursing home.

Public Benefit - Access to Church buildings

St Luke's Church Tutshill and St Michael and All Angels Church at Tidenham Chase were both open to the public on 3 days a week for personal prayer. Access to St Mary and St Peter Church in Tidenham can be provided on request to the Administration Assistant or churchwardens. The churches may be used for community purposes. Local Schools and the local nursery can and do use the Church for regular acts of worship during term time and for other services during the year.

Public Benefit - Worship and Prayer

Public worship is conducted by those licensed and authorised to do so by the Bishop of Gloucester, which as well as the incumbent, curates and readers of Tidenham Parish listed on page 2, includes a number of retired clergy and two people from the adjacent United Benefice of St Briavels with Hewelsfield and Brockweir: Revd David Rees, an Ordained Local Minister and Mandy Vaughan a reader.

All three churches in the parish held a public Christian worship service each Sunday with additional services at Tutshill and Tidenham during the week.

Through baptism we thank God for the gift of life, in marriage public vows are exchanged with God’s blessing and, through funeral services, friends and family express their grief and give thanks for the life which is now complete in the world and to commend the person into God’s keeping. We celebrated 15 (12) baptisms; 2 (5) weddings and held 21 (26) funerals in our churches and at local crematoria. 2022 data is in brackets.

Parishioners are encouraged to learn about the Gospel, and to develop their knowledge and trust in Jesus, not only through teaching during services, but also by joining one of the small ‘Life groups’ which met regularly once again in person to discuss the Christian faith and how it affects their lives.

The annual Parish Quiet Day at Tymawr Convent took place in July, preceded by a 2-day retreat.

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Tidenham Parochial Church Council

Public Benefit - Pastoral Care

Some members of our parish are unable to attend church due to sickness or age. The ordained ministers are assisted in the pastoral work by a pastoral visiting team, whose usual activities, providing pastoral care in local hospitals and via home visits to the bereaved, sick, elderly and housebound, are now back to normal. We continue to hold the monthly lunches at the local Woodcroft Christian Centre, which offer social activity for senior residents of the parish, and we restarted regular visits to a local care home.

In person activities were run for children and teenagers to help them explore Christianity in a fun and engaging way. Our weekly in person sessions for our Parish baby and toddlers groups continue to be very well attended.

The Wellbeing Chaplain spends the equivalent of one day a week at Sedbury Space, and visits many people both in their homes and places of work and liaises with the health providers, community police and social services.

Mission and Evangelism

The PCC’s commitment to Mission and evangelism was demonstrated by its continued support of the parttime Youth, Children and Families (YCF) Missioner and part-time Wellbeing Chaplain, both of whom made presentations to the PCC. The YCF Missioner takes a monthly assembly at a local primary school and collaborated with the Parish Council Youth worker and Sportily to offer a comprehensive suite of activities for local youth during the summer.

The Parish produces a 'weekly briefing' for members and the wider community, which is circulated on email, posted on the Parish website and placed at the back of each church. The Parish Easter and Christmas cards designed by members of the congregation were delivered to every home in the new estates of the Parish. YouTube and Facebook posts reached well beyond the usual church membership.

The Link, our parish magazine, is now printed 4 times a year, but it is also available via the parish website.

The church website provides information about our church buildings, life events, contact details and a comprehensive calendar of events.

During the year, the PCC gave £1,654 (2022: £2,882) to a range of charitable causes in the local community, nationally and throughout the world.

Ecumenical Relationships

As we are located right on the Welsh border, we have good relationships with churches based in Chepstow, participating in foodbank collections and Christians Against Poverty. Chepstow-based Churches Together in Wales (Cytûn) no longer exists as a formal organisation and its bank account was closed in 2023.

STAFF

Paid Staff

During 2023 the PCC employed three part-time staff: -

Volunteers The PCC relies almost entirely on volunteers to carry out its objectives, and thanks them for all they do to make our church in the Parish of Tidenham the active and vibrant community that it is.

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RISK MANAGEMENT

The PCC has a duty to identify and review the risks to which the church is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against those risks.

Safeguarding

The church engages in activities with children and young people and may come into contact with vulnerable people in the course of its pastoral ministry. The PCC has reconfirmed its acceptance of the House of Bishops’ Safeguarding Policy and Parish Safeguarding Handbook.

The PCC has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have due regard to The House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults).

The PCC has arranged for all trustees to undertake the mandatory domestic abuse training or obtain an exemption. The PCC was compliant by 28 February 2023.

The PCC has a safeguarding policy for working with children and young adults and a separate safeguarding policy for working with vulnerable adults. These key policies are reviewed, revised and reissued each year, usually at the first PCC meeting after the APCM.

The Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO) Marilyn Henderson stood down from the role in September after faithfully undertaking the role for some 18 years. The PCC thanked her for her dedication. The PSO ensured that:

There was one new safeguarding incident during 2023, which was reported to all the relevant agencies

Insurance

The PCC has insurance policies covering both its church buildings and its activities. It has comprehensive health and safety policies, which are reviewed each year, and a contract for the provision and annual maintenance of fire extinguishers in its buildings.

Data Protection

The PCC has always taken its responsibilities for data protection very seriously and reissued a privacy notice in January 2023 as part of its review of the church electoral roll. The PCC has reviewed the data it holds and believes it complies with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) 2018. No data protection issues were recorded during 2023.

FINANCE REVIEW

Total receipts (i.e. income) on the General Fund were £123,671 (2022: £93,719) a 31.9% increase year on year. Total General Fund voluntary receipts of £103,165 (2022: £76,248) an increase of 35.3%. Income from the recovery of Gift Aid: £17,015 was up nearly 100% compared with 2022: £8,547.

The amount spent from the General Fund to provide Christian Ministry throughout the Parish was £99,572 (2022: £107,515), a decrease of 7.4% on the previous year. The largest element is the Parish Share we pay to Gloucester Diocese, which remained the same as in 2022: £68,293, and was paid in full during the year. At £23,789 Church running costs were down 9.1% compared with 2022, including utility costs of £8,990 (2022: £7,561). The 3-year fixed price electricity and gas contract with SSE ended in December 2023. The new 2-year contract with SSE will add 62% to electricity and 103% to gas supplies. Insurance costs during the year were £4,614 (2022: £4,308). There were no Building Repairs or Improvements paid from the General Fund in 2022.

Reserves Policy After a comprehensive revision in 2021, the reserves policy was reviewed in December, when the PCC increased the value of its reserves in its General Fund by 10% to £22,000, and agreed to maintain £5,000 between the main Restricted Funds being YC&F and Wellbeing Project and Wellbeing Chaplain.

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Restricted Funds (See page 15)

1. YC&F. On 31[st] December 2023 the fund stood at £19,075 (2022: £39,903).

2. Wellbeing Project. On 31[st] December 2023 the fund stood at £42,189 (2022: £30,286).

3. Wellbeing Chaplain. On 31[st] December 2023 the fund stood at £3,638 (2022: £20,080)

4. Tutshill Re-ordering £12,915 remains in the Fund as of 31[st] December 2023 (2022: £12,690), which includes £1,320 funeral donations specifically for St Luke’s church that will be moved to a new restricted fund (Tutshill St Luke’s General Fund) on 1[st] January 2024.

5. Tidenham Tower Repairs. £112,419 is being held in the fund on 31[st] December 2023; (2022: £109,497) £1,865 was paid out for Bat ecology certification.

6. Buildings (Fabric) Funds. £8,227 was spent from the Restricted Fund updating electrical circuits and control boxes in Tidenham church and repairs at the other two churches in addition to quinquennial expenses. On 31[st] December the Restricted Fund stood at £1,703 (2022: £5,138) whist the Designated Fund stood at £1,724 (2022: £1,956).

7. During 2023 the PCC voted to create one Designated Fund on 1[st] January 2023 and open two Restricted Funds on 1[st] January 2024: -

Pastoral Fees (Designated Fund ) established on 1[st] January 2023 received/paid £775 during 2023.

Tutshill (St Luke’s) General (Restricted Fund) established on 1[st] January 2024 with £1,320 transferred from Tutshill Re-Ordering Restricted Fund.

Chase (St Michael’s) General (Restricted Fund) . Established on 1[st] January 2024, with zero balance.

Total Receipts and Payments Summary (i.e. including all Restricted, Designated & General Funds)

Total Receipts for 2023 were £161,626 (2022: £271,776) and

Total Payments for 2023 were £165,051 (2022: £167,769)

Total cash funds at year-end on 31 December 2023 were £259,936 (2022: £263,360, held with Lloyds Bank and CBF Church of England deposit accounts.

The PCC discussed its account with Monmouthshire Building Society (MBS) as part of a financial review and decided to close it. Local Building Societies no longer open new accounts for charities. The MBS account was closed on 17 November 2023.

This Annual Report and the Annual Accounts for 2023 were approved by the PCC on 11[th] March 2024 and signed on their behalf:

David Treharne (electronically signed)

Revd David Treharne,

Chair

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Tidenham Parochial Church Council

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Members of

Tidenham Parochial Church Council

I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023 which are set out on pages 10 to 17.

Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and Independent Examiner

As trustees of the charity, the members of the Parochial Church Council (“ PCC ”) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (" the 2011 Act ”) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of Independent Examiner’s Statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and 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:

(electronically signed) Andy Royle

Andy Royle

15 Tylers Way Sedbury NP16 7AB

Date: 11 March 2024

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Tidenham Parochial Church Council

Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 December 2023

Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 December 2023
Note Unrestricted
general fund
Unrestricted
designated funds
Restricted
funds
Total 2023
Total 2022
£
£
£
£
£
52,211
0
5,690
57,901
62,122
7,680
131
0
7,811
9,319
23,968
686
11,085
35,739
9,618
17,015
42
3,194
20,251
11,237
1,000
0
0
1,000
140,000
1,292
0
2,871
4,163
13,035
RECEIPTS
Voluntary receipts:
Planned giving
Collections at services
All other giving and voluntary receipts
Gift Aid recovered
Legacies
2
Grants
2
103,165
860
22,840
126,865
245,331
Activities for generating funds: 1,408
0
0
1,408
0
0
18
1,493
1,511
3,597
679
55
5,697
6,430
1,524
11,252
393
0
11,645
7,101
5,859
0
0
5,859
4,109
1,308
0
6,600
7,908
10,114
Inter Fund Transfers
11
Gross income from fundraising
activities
Investment income:
Dividends and interest
Church activities:
PCC Fees for weddings and funerals
Gross income from trading
3
Other incoming resources:
Other income
4
Total receipts 123,671
1,325
36,629
161,626
271,776
1,425
302
0
1,727
2,907
68,293
0
0
68,293
68,293
2,284
0
43,528
45,812
43,462
1,382
0
1,553
2,935
4,623
725
0
1,067
1,792
3,963
14,799
393
6,892
22,084
18,635
8,990
0
0
8,990
7,561
0
0
1,865
1,865
11,203
0
0
8,240
8,240
5,075
1,674
0
0
1,674
1,637
PAYMENTS
Church activities:
Mission giving and donations
Diocesan parish share contribution
Salaries, wages and honoraria
6
Clergy and staff expenses
Mission and evangelism costs
7
Church running expenses
8
Utility bills
8
Major repairs to church buildings
9
Improvements to church buildings
9
Cost of trading
10
Costs of generating income:
Inter Fund Transfers
11
Fund-raising activities
Governance costs:
Governance costs
99,572
695
63,146
163,413
167,359
1,008
400
1408
0
0
144
0
144
0
85
0
0
85
410
Total payments 99,658
1,847
63,546
165,051
167,769
(Shortfall) / Excess of receipts over
payments		 24,013
(522)
(26,916)
(3,425)
104,007
Transfers between funds
11		 0
0
0
0
0
Cash at bank and in hand at 01
January 2023		 26,626
3,145
233,590
263,361
159,353
Cash at bank and in hand at 31
December 2023		 50,639
2,623
206,674
259,936
263,361

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Annual Accounts 2023

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Tidenham Parochial Church Council

Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the year ended 31 December 2023

Note
Cash Funds
Lloyds bank accounts
Monmouthshire Building Society
CBF deposit accounts
11
Other monetary assets
Gift Aid recoverable
VAT refunds receivable
Unpaid Invoices
Bank Interest
Utilities
Liabilities
Supplier invoices payable
Accrued utilities charges		 Unrestricted
general fund
£
19,883
0
30,757

50,639
3,522
39
0
413
7,500
11,474
438
749
1,187		 Unrestricted
designated
funds
£
1,398
0
1,224
2,623
92
0
0
15
0
108
0
0
0		 Restricted
funds
£
14,409
0
192,265
206,674
915
142
0
2,023
0
3,080
250
0
250		 Total
2023
£
35,690
0
224,246
259,936
4,529
181
0
2,451
7,500
14,661
688
749
1,437		 Total
2022
£
79,768
84,814
98,778
263,360
3,900
2,520
1,650
0
0
8,070
495
0
495
Charitable trusts at market value at 31 December
Mary Burder churchyard fund
Nolan lych gate fund
Chancel repair fund		 2023
£
8,579
2,803
384
11,766		 2022
£
7,836
2,560
351
10,747

The charitable trusts are administered by the Gloucester Diocesan Trust as endowment funds and must be retained.

Only the income arising from each fund is available for use by the PCC and is restricted to the purposes specified in note 11.

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Tidenham Parochial Church Council

Notes to the Financial Statements

1. Accounting policies

As the PCC’s gross income is below £250,000 the PCC has made use of the exemption in s.133 of the Charities Act 2011 to prepare a receipts and payments account and a statement of assets and liabilities. The PCC expects its gross revenue for 2024 and subsequent years will not exceed £250,000. Receipts are included as received and expenditure when irrevocably paid. The financial statements are therefore not prepared on an accruals basis, and thus are outside the scope of the Charities SORP (FRS 102).

The financial statements are prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006. They include monetary transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC can be held responsible. They do not include the accounts of other church groups that owe an affiliation to another body, nor those that are informal gatherings of church members.

(ii) Fund accounting

Restricted funds represent income which can only be spent for specific purposes, which are set out in note 11. The restrictions arise when specified by a donor, or when funds are raised for a specific purpose.

Unrestricted funds represent the remaining funds of the PCC which are not restricted, and may be spent as the PCC wishes in accordance with the objectives of the charity. The PCC may designate certain unrestricted funds for particular uses, such as an upcoming project, and such designated funds are not included in its free reserves.

2. Voluntary Income

During the year the PCC received the following grants: -

During the year the PCC received the following legacy: -

3. Gross income from trading

Parish magazine sales
Parish magazine advertising
Income from letting of building
Coffee
Tutshill Toddlers Group		 Unrestricted
general fund
Unrestricted
designated funds
Restricted
funds
Total 2023
Total 2022
£
£
£
£
£
1,264
0
0
1,264
890
1,006
0
0
1,006
1,791
3,589
0
0
3,589
773
0
0
0
0
246
0
0
0
0
409
5,859
0
0
5,859
4,109

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Notes to the financial statements ( Continued )

4. Other income

Services for Sedbury Space
Wayleave
Other
TOTAL		 Unrestricted
general fund
Unrestricted
designated funds
Restricted
funds
Total 2023
Total 2022
£
£
£
£
£
0
0
6,600
6,600
6,000
118
0
0
118
118
1,190
0
0
1,190
3,996
1,308
0
6,600
7,908
10,114

5. Trustee’s remuneration and benefits

The remuneration paid to members of the PCC for carrying out their duties as trustees was £nil (2022: £nil) .

Revd Nicki Bullivant received remuneration of £17,788 (2022: £14,274) and pension contributions of £ 688 (2022: £526 ) in her capacity as part-time Wellbeing Chaplain.

The amount paid to members of the PCC for personal expenses whilst carrying out their duties as trustees was £nil (2022: £nil) .

6. Staff costs

Wages and salaries
Employer’s contribution to defined contribution pension scheme
The number of employees at 31 December was:
Part-time
Full-time
Full Time Equivalent (FTE) posts		 2023
£
44,338
1,474
45,812
2023
3
0
1.47		 2022
£
42,125
1,336
43,461
2022
2
1
1.87

No employees received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year.

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Notes to the financial statements ( Continued )

7. Mission and evangelism costs

Youth children & families ministry
Discipleship
Outreach
Other expenses
Total		 Unrestricted
general fund
Unrestricted
designated funds
Restricted
funds
Total 2023
Total 2022
£
£
£
£
£
0
0
0
0
684
0
0
0
0
0
725
0
1067
1792
3,279
0
0
0
0
0
725
0
1067
1792
3,963

8. Church running expenses

Unrestricted
general fund		 Unrestricted
designated funds		 Restricted
funds		 Total 2023 Total 2022
£ £ £ £ £
Insurance 4,614 0 0 4,614 4,308
Other Church running costs 8,469 393 1,471 10,333 4,318
Office costs 1,716 0 0 1,716 1,596
Upkeep of churchyards 0 0 2,030 2,030 2,004
Quinquennial costs 0 0 3,391 3,391 6,409
Total 14,799 393 6,892 22,084 18,635
Church utility bills 8,990 0 0 8,990 7,561

9. Church improvements and repairs

Unrestricted
general fund		 Unrestricted
designated funds		 Restricted
funds		 Total 2023 Total 2022
£ £ £ £ £
Improvements to church
buildings
Electrical items 0 0 852 852 1,653
Audio-visual equipment 0 0 7,139 7,139 3,222
Broadband 0 0 0 0 200
Other 0 0 249 249 0
Major Repairs
Tidenham Tower 1,865 1,865 11,203
TOTAL 0 0 10,105 10,105 16,278

Note Audio-visual: £2,999 St Luke’s electric piano; £390 St Luke’s stage box; £3,750 St Michael’s electrical organ

10. Cost of trading

st of trading
Unrestricted
general fund		 Unrestricted
designated		 Restricted
funds		 Total 2023 Total 2022
£ £ £ £ £
Parish magazine 1,554
 0 0 1,554 1,346
Consumables 0
 0 0 0 231
Letting of Building 120
 0 0 120 60
TOTAL 1,674
 0 0 1,674 1,637

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Notes to the financial statements ( Continued )

11. Funds

The movements in funds during the year were as follows:

Unrestricted General Fund
Unrestricted Designated Funds
Buildings maintenance
Pastoral Fees
B.A.T.S.
Restricted Funds:
Buildings maintenance and development
Youth, Children & Families
Wellbeing Project
Wellbeing Chaplain
Tutshill Church Reordering
Sedbury Toddlers Group
Funds donated for the following purposes:
Notice Boards (2014)
Tidenham Church Develop (2016)
Tutshill Churchyard Bench
Tidenham Tower Repairs
Vicar’s Discretionary Fund
Tidenham Graves
Tutshill Graves
Funds derived from Charitable Trusts
Mary Burder Churchyard Fund
Nolan Lych Gate
Chancel Repair Fund
Vicar and Wardens’ Charitable Trust
administered by the PCC
PCC Restricted Funds Total
Total Funds		 Balance at
1 January
Receipts
Payments
Transfers
Balance at 31
December
£
£
£
£
£
26,626
122,225
(99,619)
1,408
50,639
1,956
0
1,189
70
775
862
(302)
(775)
(144)
0
0
(1,008)
1,724
0
898
29,771
123,932
(100,841)
400
53,262
5,138
4,792
(8,227)
0
1,703
39,803
4,030
(24,597)
(160)
19,075
30,286
15,327
(3,184)
(240)
42,189
20,080
2,702
(19,143)
0
3,638
12,690
1,062
3,629
969
(3,404)
(673)
0
0
12,915
1,358
274
10
0
0
285
552
19
0
0
571
561
0
0
0
561
109,497
4,787
(1,865)
0
112,419
801
28
(200)
0
629
1,874
67
(50)
0
1,891
386
13
(50)
0
349
5,045
236
(1,930)
0
3,351
606
40
0
0
626
111
5
0
0
116
228,746
36,654
(63,324)
(400)
201,676
4,844
155
0
0
4,999
233,590
36,809
(63,324)
(400)
206,675
263,361
160,740
164,164
0
259,937

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Notes to the financial statements ( Continued )

11. Funds (continued)

The origin and purpose of each restricted / designated* fund is as follows:

Fund Name Origin and Purpose
Youth, Children and Families Money raised for the provision of Christian ministry specifically directed towards
children, families with children, and teenagers in the Parish of Tidenham.
Wellbeing Project Money received towards the costs of improving the wellbeing of people in the Parish
of Tidenham.
Wellbeing Chaplain Salary Money received to pay for the Wellbeing Chaplain’s Salary
Buildings maintenance and Money raised from donations, grants and fund-raising events towards the
development * maintenance and development of the church buildings and installed fixtures.
Tutshill church reordering Money raised from donations, grants and fund-raising events towards the ongoing
project to repair and develop the internal space of Tutshill church to enhance future
use.
Tutshill toddlers’ group (BATS)* Receipts from users of Tutshill toddlers’ group to meet the costs of running the group
Sedbury toddlers’ group Funds raised through donations and fund-raising events for the purpose of running
the Sedbury toddlers’ group
Notice boards Donations received toward the purchase of notice boards at all three churches
Tutshill churchyard bench The surplus remaining from a donation to purchase the bench in Tutshill churchyard
Tidenham church developments A donation made towards the future development of Tidenham church
Tidenham church Tower Money received to pay for the renovation and repair of Tidenham church Tower
Vicar’s Discretionary Money from the closure of the F Grace trust to be used at the discretion of the vicar
for the benefit of the poor of the parish.
Mary Burder Churchyard Income from the charitable trust for the upkeep of the Burder graves in Chase
churchyard and the churchyard in general
Nolan Lych Gate Income from the charitable trust for the preservation of the lych gate at Tidenham
church
Chancel Repair Income from the charitable trust for the upkeep of the chancel fabric at Tidenham
church
Tidenham Graves Money from the closure of the MJ Grace trust, the Mary Brett trust, and the Seys
Bequest trust to be used for the upkeep of Tidenham churchyard, and especially the
graves of Capt. Spencer Phipps Brett, Capt. Newdigate Poyntz, Mrs Poyntz, Mrs Alice
Wood and the Seya family monuments, vault and window brass.
Tutshill Graves Money from the closure of the MJ Grace trust and the Mary Brett trust, to be used
for the upkeep of Tutshill churchyard, and especially the graves of Capt. Spencer
Phipps Brett, Capt. Newdigate Poyntz, Mrs Poyntz, Mrs Alice Wood.
Pastoral Fees* Payment to Gloucester Diocese of fees collected for churchyard monuments and
weddings.

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