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

2024-12-31-accounts

Tidenham Parochial Church Council

Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024

Registered Charity Number 1158940

Trustees’ Report 2024

4 March 2025

Tidenham Parochial Church Council

Tidenham Parochial Church Council

Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 December 2024

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

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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 2024 until 31[st] January 2025 are: -

Ex officio members:

Office Name Dates Position held
Incumbent* Revd David Treharne Until 7 July 2024 Chair
Associate Priest Revd Nicki Bullivant Wellbeing Chaplain
Churchwarden Prof Brian Duerden CBE Vice chair (Chair from 8 July 2024)
Churchwarden Miss Nicholette Flatman Until 1 June 2024 Vice chair until 1 June 2024
Churchwarden Mr Robin Riordan From 1 June 2024 Churchwarden Designate until 1
June, Vice chair from 1 June 2024
Reader Mrs Fiona Gardiner Until 14 April 2024
Reader Mr James Parsons Deanery Synod representative
Lay members: Mr Paul Coombs Treasurer
Mr Iain Gardiner Secretary (Until 14 April 2024)
Mrs Molly Mayo Deanery Synod representative
Miss Nicholette Flatman From 1 June 2024 Licensed Funeral Minister from
21 September 2024
Mr John-Ross Henderson
Until 14 April 2024
Ms Marilyn Henderson
Mr Oliver Hinton From 14 April 2024
Mrs Polly Morgan
Mr Andrew Palmer
Dr Emma Phillips
Mr Robin Riordan Until 14 April 2024
Mrs Tanya White From 14 April 2024

Independent examiner : Andrew Royle

Note: The vicar of Tidenham Parish is also the priest in charge of the neighbouring parishes of St Briavels and Hewelsfield.

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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: -

On 22[nd] May 2023 our three churches were approved as Fairtrade Churches for a period of 2 years.

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Tidenham Parochial Church Council

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, Associate Priest, readers and Deanery Synod Representatives.

Forest South Deanery Synod

Three church members are elected every three years at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) to sit on Forest South Deanery Synod and become ex-officio members of the PCC. This provides the PCC with an important link to the wider structures of the Church. Two Deanery Synod members were elected at the 2023 APCM, leaving one position vacant, which continues to be the case.

Electing PCC members

In addition, twelve ordinary PCC members are elected at the 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 14 April 2024 at which The Annual Accounts for 2023, 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 2024 there were 187 people on the church electoral roll, of whom 134 lived in the parish. The roll was revised in March 2024 in advance of the scheduled APCM. At 31 December 2024 there were 186 people on the church electoral roll, of whom 131 live in the parish.

PCC Management

PCC Meetings and sub-committees

The Incumbent is the chair, but after twelve years in post Revd David Treharne resigned on 7 July to take up a position in Gloucester Diocese. Thereafter the wardens chaired the meetings. The full PCC met ten times during 2024 (usually in person) with an average attendance of 69%. 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. In addition as part of the process to appoint a new incumbent, the PCC met on two occasions to review the Parish Profile that had been created by a subcommittee, along with representatives of the adjacent parishes of St Briavels and Hewelsfield. The Parish Profile was approved by the Archdeacon of Gloucester.

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 local schools, especially 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.

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Tidenham Parochial Church Council

CHURCH BUILDINGS

General

To facilitate our activities it is important that we maintain the fabric of the three church buildings in the parish. Our church architect undertook the Quinquennial Inspections of our buildings In November and December 2022. 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.

Tutshill church

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

Tidenham church

The PCC is supported by an independent charity, The Friends of Tidenham Church , which was set up in 2014.

Tidenham church north aisle has benefitted from significant improvements this year funded by grants and donations facilitated by The Friends of Tidenham Church in accordance with a faculty issued after many years of planning involving all interested parties. The pews were removed from the north aisle, the floor refurbished, and a kitchen and toilet installed. PCC continues to develop plans for additional heating and lighting.

In November the PCC began a 5-month project to repair the tower roof and associated repointing.

Tidenham Chase church has required no significant work this year. The outstanding work on the lightning conductor was carried out in February, when a satisfactory reading was obtained.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

Notable events in 2024

The Annual Easter Scarecrow Trail was a great success. Over 2,000 people walked the trail, raising money for Chepstow MENCAP, Chepstow Basecamp Counselling as well as for Tidenham Parish Churches.

The Archbishop of Canterbury visited Tidenham Parish as part of his 3-day visit to Gloucester Diocese. In view of the significant public interest a ticketed church service was arranged in the school hall of St John’s Dean Close School situated in the centre of the parish. This enabled a large number of people from our congregations and the wider community to attend.

The Bishop of Gloucester held a confirmation service in Tutshill church in May.

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 the 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. As well as the incumbent, associate priest, readers and, since September 2024, a Licensed Funeral Minister of Tidenham Parish listed on page 2, this group includes a number of retired clergy who hold a Permission to Officiate issued by the Bishop of Gloucester, 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. This has continued during the vacancy, and from July 2024 there is a service of Evening Prayer every Tuesday at Tidenham Chase Church.

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 10 (15) baptisms; 4 (2) weddings and held 21 (21) funerals in our churches and at local crematoria. 2023 data is in brackets.

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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 to discuss the Christian faith and how it affects their lives.

The annual Parish Quiet Day at Tymawr Convent planned for March had to be transferred to Tutshill church due to snow at Tymawr, and an additional retreat took place in Tutshill church in September.

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.

Splash Children’s Church and our Youth Group meet regularly on Sundays, with additional events during the week, to help them explore Christianity in a fun and engaging way. Our weekly sessions for our 2 x 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, a not-for-profit community group, made up of local residents in Sedbury and surrounding area, who have come together to develop and manage a community space in the middle of the village and to use it to encourage community participation and well-being. She 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 Children, Youth and Families (CYF) Missioner and part-time Wellbeing Chaplain.

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 were designed by members of the congregation and 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. Financial details of The Link magazine are set out in section 3 on page 12 below (revenue) and in section 10 on page 14 (costs) of the Notes to the Financial Statements.

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 £3,087 (2023: £1,654) to a range of charitable causes in the local community, nationally and throughout the world. This included an exceptional one-off donation of £1,000 to the local Chepstow Office of Christians Against Poverty (CAP).

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 distribution.

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Tidenham Parochial Church Council

STAFF and VOLUNTEERS

All staff and volunteers work in accordance with our Employees’ Handbook. This is based on a Gloucester Diocese document that was thoroughly reviewed and revised by PCC members prior to its issue in December 2023.

Paid Staff

During 2024 the PCC employed four 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.

The PCC Secretary and the Health & Safety Advisor both stepped down at the APCM, with their duties devolving primarily to the churchwardens, though a number of PCC members undertook various aspects of those roles in 2024.

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’s safeguarding policy for working with children and young adults and a separate safeguarding policy for working with vulnerable adults were rewritten as one document which was formally adopted in July, taking into account developments in safeguarding legislation and new national C of E policies.

The Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO) ensured that:

Safeguarding training has been promoted and provided in a face-to-face format as well as online, but uptake has been incomplete, and the intention is to offer this on an annual basis to increase coverage. There was one reportable safeguarding concern and one concern on which we sought anonymous advice from the Diocese in 2024. These concerns did not relate to actions by church staff or volunteers, and both concerns were followed up with the appropriate external agencies.

Insurance

The PCC has insurance policies covering both its church buildings and its activities. It has comprehensive health and safety policies, 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 2024 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 2024.

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Tidenham Parochial Church Council

FINANCE REVIEW

General Fund. Total receipts (i.e. income) were £108,854 (2023: £123,671), a 12% decrease year on year. Total voluntary receipts were £85,719 (2023: £103,165 ) a decrease of 16.9%. Income from the recovery of Gift Aid: £16,170 was down nearly 5% compared with 2023: £17,015.

The amount spent from the General Fund to provide Christian Ministry throughout the Parish was £102,375 (2023: £107,515), a decrease of 4.8% on the previous year. The largest element is the Parish Share we pay to Gloucester Diocese, which at £73,072 was a 7% increase on 2023: £68,293, and was paid in full during the year. At £24,638 Church running costs were down 20.7% compared with 2023, including utility costs of £7,361 (2023: £8,990). The impact of the significantly increased costs of a new 2-year contract with SSE that started on 01 January 2024 was reduced as we had built up a significant credit balance over 18 months. We eventually received a refund of £8,642 in August. Insurance costs during the year were £4,853 (2023: £4,614). Minor building repairs and improvements totalling £557 were paid from the General Fund in 2024 (£NIL in 2023).

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

Restricted Funds (See page 15)

1. YC&F. On 31[st] December 2024 the fund stood at £13,232 (2023: £19,075).

2. Wellbeing Project. On 31[st] December 2024 the fund stood at £37,565 (2023: £42,189).

3. Wellbeing Chaplain. On 31[st] December 2024 the fund stood at £3,659 (2023: £3,638)

4. Tutshill Re-ordering £11,258 remains in the Fund as of 31[st] December 2024 (2023: £12,915)

5. Tidenham Tower Repairs. £82,540 is being held in the fund on 31[st] December 2024; (2023: £112,419) The reduction is due to the work starting in October, with anticipated completion by March 2025, at which time most if not all of these funds will have been used.

6. Buildings Fabric. On 31[st] December 2024 the Fund stood at £2,119 (2023: £1,703) while the Designated Fabric Fund stood at £30,923 (2023: £1,724). The significant increase reflects the PCC’s recognition that work identified in the Quinquennial Reports requires to be undertaken.

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

Total Receipts for 2024 were £170,514 (2023: £161,626) and

Total Payments for 2024 were £198,937 (2023: £165,051)

Total cash funds at year-end on 31 December 2024 were £231,514 (2023: £259,936), held with Lloyds Bank and CBF Church of England deposit accounts.

APPROVAL OF THIS DOCUMENT BY TIDENHAM PCC

This Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts for 2024 were approved by Tidenham PCC on 4 March 2025 and as we are in vacancy it was signed on their behalf by a Churchwarden:

R. Riordan

Robin Riordan, Churchwarden, 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 2024 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:

Andy Royle

Andy Royle

15 Tylers Way Sedbury NP16 7AB

Date: 17 / 3 / 25

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Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 December 2024

Note Unrestricted
general fund
Unrestricted
designated funds
Restricted
funds
Total 2024
Total 2023
£
£
£
£
£
59,884
0
4,615
64,499
57,901
5,320
316
0
5,636
7,811
4,345
686
5,018
10,048
35,739
16,170
236
2,520
18,927
20,251
0
5,000
8,094
13,094
1,000
0
0
15,150
15,150
4,163
RECEIPTS
Voluntary receipts:
Planned giving
Collections at services
All other giving and voluntary receipts
Gift Aid recovered
Legacies
2
Grants
2
Total Voluntary receipts 85,719
6,238
35,397
127,354
126,865
Activities for generating funds: 0
1,225
263
1,487
1,511
1,417
464
10,118
11,999
6,430
7,265
0
0
7,265
11,645
3,779
0
0
3.779
5,859
10,674
332
7,624
18,630
7,908
23,135
2,021
18,005
43,160
33,353
Gross income from fundraising activities
Investment income:
Dividends and interest
Church activities:
PCC Fees for weddings and funerals
Gross income from trading
3
Other income
4
Total Activities for generating funds
Total receipts 108,854
8,259
53,402
170,514
161,626
1,793
293
1000
3,087
1,727
73,072
0
0
73,072
68,293
2,487
0
39,654
42,142
45,812
824
0
1,361
2,185
2,935
710
112
1,356
2,179
1,792
11,348
0
5,929
17,277
22,084
7,361
0
0
7,361
8,990
0
1,744
40,964
42,708
1,865
557
777
3,201
4,535
8,240
1,793
0
0
1,793
1,674
2,429
0
54
2,483
0
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
Other payments
Total Church Activities
Costs of generating income:
Fund-raising activities
Governance costs:
Governance costs
102,375
2,927
93,520
198,822
163,413
0
42
0
42
144
73
0
0
73
85
Total payments 102,448
2,969
93,520
198,937
165,051
(Shortfall) / Excess of receipts over
payments		 6,405
5,290
(40,118)
(28,422)
(3,425)
Transfers between funds
11		 (27,001)
24,101
2,900
0
0
Cash at bank and in hand at 01
January 2024		 50,639
2,623
206,674
259,936
263,361
Cash at bank and in hand at 31
December 2024		 30,044
32,013
169,457
231,514
259,936

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Tidenham Parochial Church Council

Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the year ended 31 December 2024

Note
Unrestricted
general fund
£
Cash Funds
Lloyds bank accounts
25,870
CBF deposit accounts
4,174
11
30,044
Other monetary assets
Gift Aid recoverable
3,271
VAT refunds receivable
0
Bank Interest
53
Utilities
0
3,324
Liabilities
Supplier invoices payable
95
Accrued utilities charges
3,201
3,296
Endowment Funds
Charitable trusts at market value at 31 December
Mary Burder churchyard fund
Nolan lych gate fund
Chancel repair fund		 Unrestricted
designated
funds
£
10,399
21,615
32,013
95
0
297
0
393
0
0
0		 Restricted
funds
£
-12,115
181,572
169,457
489
0
2,469
0
2,958
1,809
0
1,809		 Total
2024
£
24,153
207,361
231,514
3,855
0
2,819
0
6,674
1,904
3,201
5,105
2024
£
8,776
2,867
459
12,102		 Total
2023
£
35,690
224,246
259,936
4,529
181
2,451
7,500
14,661
688
749
1,437
2023
£
8,579
2,803
384
11,766

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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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 2025 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 legacies from the estates of the late: -

3. Gross income from trading

Link Parish magazine sales
Link Parish magazine advertising
Income from letting of building		 Unrestricted
general fund
Unrestricted
designated funds
Restricted
funds
Total 2024
Total 2023
£
£
£
£
£
992
0
0
992
1,264
999
0
0
999
1,006
1,788
0
0
1,788
3,589
3,779
0
0
3,779
5,859

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Notes to the financial statements ( Continued )

4. Other income

Services for Sedbury Space
Wayleave
Donation for Bell ringing ropes
Cost of Archbishop of
Canterbury visit paid by DBF
SSE Refunds
Ride n’ Stride
TOTAL		 Unrestricted
general fund
Unrestricted
designated funds
Restricted
funds
Total 2024
Total 2023
£
£
£
£
£
0
0
7,000
7,000
6,600
118
0
0
118
118
0
0
624
624
0
1,913
0
0
1,913
0
8,642
0
0
8,642
1,190
0
333
0
333
0
10,674
333
7,624
18,630
7,908

5. Trustee’s remuneration and benefits

The remuneration paid to members of the PCC for carrying out their duties as trustees was £nil (2023: £nil) .

Revd Nicki Bullivant received remuneration of £19,421 (2023: £17,788) and pension contributions of £936 (2023: £688) 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 (2023: £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		 2024
£
40,832
1,310
42,142
2024
4
0
1.51		 2023
£
44,338
1,474
45,812
2023
3
0
1.47

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

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7. Mission and evangelism costs

Unrestricted
general fund		 Unrestricted
designated funds		 Restricted
funds		 Total 2024 Total 2023
£ £ £ £ £
Youth children & families ministry 0 112 1,356 1,468 0
Outreach 710 0 0 710 1,792
Total 710 112 1,356 2,178 1,792

8. Church running expenses

hurch running expenses
Unrestricted
general fund		 Unrestricted
designated funds		 Restricted
funds		 Total 2024 Total 2023
£ £ £ £ £
Insurance 4,853 0 0 4,853 4,614
Church running costs 4,565 0 2,589 7,154 9,918
Bank Charges 275 0 0 275 415
Office costs 1,656 0 0 1,656 1,716
Upkeep of churchyards 0 0 3,340 3,340 2,030
Quinquennial costs 0 0 0 0 3,391
Total excl utilities 11,348 0 5,929 17,277 22,084
Church utility bills 7,361 0 0 7,361 8,990
Total incl. utilities 18,709 0 5,929 24,638 31,074

9. Church improvements and repairs

Improvements
Electrical items
Audio-visual equipment
Other
Improvements Total
Major Repairs
Tidenham Tower
TOTAL		 Unrestricted
general fund
Unrestricted
designated funds
Restricted
funds
Total 2024
Total 2023
£
£
£
£
£
0
0
347
347
852
0
0
520
520
7,139
557
777
1,632
2,966
249
557
777
2,499
3,833
8,240
0
1,744
40,964
42,708
1,865
557
2.521
43,463
46,541
10,105

10. Cost of trading

Cost of trading
Link Parish magazine
Letting of Building
TOTAL		 Unrestricted
general fund
Unrestricted
designated
Restricted
funds
Total 2024
Total 2023
£
£
£
£
£
1,468
0
0
1,468
1,554
325
0
0
325
120
1,793
0
0
1,793
1,674

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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.
Total Unrestricted Designated Funds
Total Unrestricted Funds
Restricted Funds:
Buildings maintenance and development
Tutshill Church Reordering
Youth, Children & Families
Wellbeing Project
Wellbeing Chaplain
Sedbury Toddlers Group
Funds donated for the following purposes:
Notice Boards (2014)
Tutshill Churchyard Bench
Tutshill (St Luke’s) General
Chase (St Michael) General
Tidenham Tower Repairs
Tidenham Church Develop (2016)
Vicar’s Discretionary Fund
Tidenham Graves
Tutshill Graves
Income derived from Endowment Funds
Mary Burder Churchyard Fund
Nolan Lych Gate
Chancel Repair Fund
PCC Restricted Funds Total
Vicar and Wardens’ Charitable Trust
administered by the PCC
Restricted Funds Total
Total Funds		 Balance at
1 January
Receipts
Payments
Transfers
Balance at 31
December
£
£
£
£
£
50,639
114,153
(107,748)
(27,001)
30,044
1,724
0
898
6,999
931
1,240
(2,800)
(931)
(149)
25,000
0
(899)
30,923
0
1,090
2,622
9,170
(3,880)
24,101
32,013
53,261
123,323
(111,628)
(2,900)
62,057
1,703
416
0
0
2,119
12,915
19,075
364
3,472
(702)
(19,216)
(1,320)
9,900
11,258
13,232
42,189
27,262
(2,886)
(29,000)
37,565
3,638
1,319
(20,299)
19,000
3,659
1,358
821 (832)
0
1,347
284
15
(54)
0
245
571
32
0
0
604
0
2,631
(3,251)
1,320
700
0
6,290
0
0
6,290
112,419
8,085
(40,964)
3,000
82,540
561
1,918
(1,976)
0
503
629
47
0
0
676
1,891
110
(180)
0
1,820
349
23
(350)
0
22
3,351
237
(2,810)
0
778
626
79
0
0
705
116
13
0
0
128
201,675
53,135
(93,520)
2,900
164,191
4,999
267
0
0
5,266
206,675
53,402
(93,520)
2,900
169,457
259,936
176,725
(205,148)
0
231,514

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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 Money received to pay for the Wellbeing Chaplain’s Salary and expenses
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 Receipts from users of Tutshill toddlers’ group to meet the costs of running the
(BATS)* 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 A donation made towards the future development of Tidenham church
development
Tidenham church Tower Money received to pay for the renovation and repair of Tidenham church Towe
Tutshill (St Luke’s ) General Money received to pay for the operational costs of Tutshill St Luke’s church
Chase (St Michael) General Money received to pay for the upkeep and repair of the fabric of St Michaels’
church Tidenham Chase
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
Tidenham 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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