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← The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St George And St Mary, Church Gresley

2024-12-31-accounts

ST. GEORGE & ST. MARY CHURCH GRESLEY

The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of St George & St Mary, Church Gresley

Charity Number 1159929

Trustees report & financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024

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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL

PARISH OF ST GEORGE & ST MARY, CHURCH GRESLEY

Index to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Page
Trustees Report 3 - 14
Independent Examiner's Report 15 - 16
Receipts and Payments Account 17
Statement of Assets and Liabilities 18
Accounting Policies 19
Notes to the Financial Statements 20

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2024 Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of St George and St Mary, Church Gresley.

Aim and purposes

St George and St Mary’s PCC is responsible for working with the Reverend Mike Firbank to promote the whole mission of Gresley Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social, and ecumenical. The PCC is responsible for the maintenance of the church (which is currently closed due to structural issues) and for the maintenance of Gresley Church Community Centre adjacent to the church building. The PCC is continuing to apply for grants to facilitate the re-opening of the church building for worship and community work with the aim of fulfilling our vision of being ‘at the heart of the community’. Since 2022, St George and St Mary’s has been worshipping in the now newly refurbished Church Community Centre, with 2024 seeing the complete overhaul of our kitchen and toilet facilities.

In June 2023, a new team, the ‘Friends of St George and St Mary’s’ formed; it is a sub-committee of Gresley PCC. Its aim: to work to repair and reopen Gresley Church as a multifunctional community building and to build new links with the community. To date, the PCC has submitted four expressions of interest to the National Heritage Lottery Fund, which have all been rejected.

Objectives and activities

The PCC is committed to enable the community to worship on Sundays and to bring groups together during the week. The PCC works with the Ministry team to keep services accessible and to maintain a regular communion pattern. The PCC has representatives on both Diocesan and Deanery Synods. The PCC encourages participation in community outreach through work with Churches Together in Swadlincote to promote prayer and support in the community through its chaplaincy work in secondary schools and Derbyshire Community Health, through the Assemblies Team and joint events held throughout the year.

St George and St Mary’s is part of the Swadlincote Minster, which was licensed in 2018. This has brought together St John’s, Newhall; St Peter’s, Hartshorne; Emmanuel, Swadlincote and our Church to work more closely together combining resources, services, groups, and activities to be more efficient and effective in the community. The vision of Swadlincote Minster is to work together for God’s kingdom by reaching out to communities across Swadlincote and seeing everyone flourish through its aims to transform lives, to grow church and to build community. It is always searching for new community projects to engage in as part of the Minster.

The four individual PCCs now meet bi-monthly prior to individual PCC meetings and there is a Minster group made up of the stipendiary clergy and members of each PCC. Together, Swadlincote Minster is working with the diocese to bring about the legal changes to establish a formal and recognised grouping of the four churches.

Due to the closure of the church building, St George and St Mary’s had to suspend weddings and funerals. We have helped those who have made enquiries to find an alternative location and we are still able and happy to arrange Baptisms.

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Achievements and performance

Incumbent’s Report

Dear PCCs and Church Members,

As one the three stipendiary incumbents working jointly across our Minster of 4 churches, I have been continuing to get to know the differences and joys of each of our 4 different churches and the various communities (businesses, charities, and public sector organisations) across the whole area. It’s a huge area to cover, because in such a ‘small’ market and ex mining town, there is so much going on – as one of the fastest growing towns in England we have so many children and teenagers – 3 growing Secondary Schools with just over 2800 pupils between them.

I, as Vicar of Gresley Church, have been increasingly working across all 4 churches and parishes alongside the other stipendiary ministers. This is a distinctive shift in how the stipendiary clergy work, lead and serve . Rev Alison has been a regular part of worship at Gresley as she moves, rapidly, towards retirement she has been spending more time away from Emmanuel and time with the congregations at both Newhall and Gresley. Rev Patrick too has continued to be a regular part of worship at Gresley for a few years now and continues to take a leading role in outreach and missional initiatives across the Minster. Last year also saw a new curate, Rev Kara, get fully involved in the life and ministry and mission at Gresley. This team approach of clergy working equally across the Minster is very different from the one vicar to one church model that these 4 churches have been used to for so many years.

Sundays are always a joy, but you don’t realise how much talent and diversity there is until you begin to work across more than one church. We have several people leading worship across all 4 churches and our worship goes from the more traditional liturgical services at St John’s and Emmanuel, to the more contemporary at Gresley and St Peter’s.

At Emmanuel Church we have seen new people come and join the worship on Sundays which has added to the diversity and age range there. At St Peter’s Church their worship goes from strength to strength on Sunday mornings alongside the reintroduction of the occasional Sunday night Live services that draw many people from across the area. At St John’s there is a dedicated, welcoming, small gathering of weekly worshippers.

At Gresley Church there are missional groups throughout the week who are growing in number and strength (The Ark, Drop-In and Craft Group), as well as outside users who have increased its use. Each of our missional groups have seen their members grow in number and confidence – due in no small measure to the dedicated leaders of each group. Sunday worship at Gresley Church has seen newcomers, and some return who used to come, alongside an ongoing and much enjoyed diversity of styles of worship and leading. Gresley PCC and the growing and impressive Friends of Gresley Church have now submitted the lengthy bid for significant funds to restore the church building – during Lent 2025 we hope to hear the result of that bid.

In my work in chaplaincy, I’m weekly at both Granville and Pingle academies – often as a presence on gate duty where, quite literally, over 1000 teenagers daily will pass by and often say good morning – alongside many parents who will stop for a catch up with me. The deeper pastoral work though is in supporting students at risk of permanent exclusion, alongside the community work with CVS (and multiple other agencies) where I also support families in need of considerable support and often advocate on their behalf. However, I also support individual members of staff who (as in all our public sector orgs across the country) sometimes struggle with the pressures of our post Covid era. In modern terms we call it chaplaincy with its uniform and ID, but actually it is simply good old fashioned Anglican parish ministry.

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Looking ahead to the first half of 2025, the stipendiary clergy will need to work through how they both help Rev Alison to retire and end well, but also how the remaining two stipendiary clergy (Rev Patrick and Rev Mike) share the responsibilities for leading and serving 4 churches and communities across a busy urban area. One new addition to the team will be the new Minster Administrator whose role starts at the beginning of 2025.

Revd. Mike Firbank

Curate’s View of the Minster

Coming to Swadlincote from a city which is famed, at least in geeky church circles, as the place where Ecumenical Partnerships were created, I came up with a fair few examples of how churches working together in established collaborations manifested themselves. However, I was deeply impressed with the depth and breadth of that collaboration for the common good in what is a relatively new partnership. From groups which run as distinctly minster groups, such as the Monday morning prayer group and the Minster Messy Church, as well as groups which work together across the area although not under the Minster name, such as the Assemblies team. This serving the wider church is also seen in individuals who regularly serve in churches other than their own to support the broader ministry of God’s Church and the churches that sacrificially give of their best people, often at great cost to their own ministerial needs.

Perhaps less surprisingly was each church's keen interest in keeping its distinctness, but I have been delighted by the creative ways they have found to honour each other and the different talents of those across the minster. I have personally noticed a great openness to engage in interactive teaching at St John’s, folk from St George’s supporting me in using unfamiliar software used to display words in services, and the gentleness of Emmanuel when I have inadvertently been more relaxed about following their preferred formal liturgy, I haven’t had as much time to spend with St Peter’s but I hope to in the next year.

One of the very first things that attracted me to Swadlincote Minster's profile was the collaboration, entrepreneurship, and creativity of the four churches choosing to work together. Choosing to do this before the legal structures are in place and before those in authority impose it, gives freedom for those in the churches to choose and influence the outcome of the collaboration and how that impacts not only the future of the Anglican Church in Swadlincote but also in pioneering the future of how churches might choose to work together voluntarily.

Looking at the situation with a fresh perspective, I see a wonderful opportunity for the four churches to collaborate and support one another. It would be incredibly beneficial to gather groups of individuals who share similar roles from each church in what I call Role Huddles. This approach can foster better communication, reduce duplication, and make the most of the skills and experiences we all bring to the table. Additionally, it can help strengthen the bonds between our congregations, allowing us to grow together in fellowship and understanding. These huddles, in a similar way to how the service leaders’ meeting is being developed, would be informal groups of people who have interests in similar areas of mission or ministry or who share similar roles among the different congregations.

Examples would be people connected with building maintenance, those involved in safeguarding and those involved in finance, work with children, leaders of house groups, bulletin editors and website/social media coordinators, people concerned with certain social action issues and many others.

They will not be expected to produce agendas or minutes or make binding decisions, they are merely ways of making the best use of the people and gifts within the minster and to make life easier

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and more fulfilling for people and to support those who are in positions of responsibility. They would meet as and when members wanted to and might often form email / WhatsApp groups rather than always meeting in person at a specific time. They would be encouraged to be in touch with either the Minster Team or individual PCCs as appropriate, depending on the role. I would envisage two huddles that would need to have a more defined way of working – those involved in safeguarding and those involved in finance both needing to report issues which need to be addressed by the Minster Leadership Team and PCCs.

Revd. Kara Gander

Church Wardens’ Report

It has certainly been a very busy year, and I think that by the time the toilets were finished in December we were both relieved and very tired.

We thank everyone for their patience while the kitchen and toilet works were carried out and thank Severn Trent Water and SDDC for their generous support.

We are very passionate about keeping the hall in good order and we think we have achieved that. We are fortunate to have many volunteers without whom a lot of the work we have done could not have been completed.

We have striven to listen to people and have adjusted layouts and storage solutions when requested.

Obviously, our new kitchen and toilets were time consuming both in making the applications and completing the work, but well worth the effort.

We are fortunate to have the services of Rob and the team from Shobnall builders who proved to be an excellent find and who put up with us with good humour.

We have continued to monitor the grounds as part of our remit, and we thank Blooming Gardens for all their help.

We are delighted to see our groups flourishing and we hope that with the new facilities we can increase the letting potential of the hall.

Melissa and Gillian

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Worship, Prayer, Support and Outreach

To achieve our vision, we are working to transform lives, to grow church and to build community.

We endeavour to transform lives by helping everyone to grow and flourish and increase the number of disciples through:

We endeavour to grow church by creating opportunities to plant Christian communities and to transform existing worship to promote God’s Kingdom through:

We endeavour to build community by being active in transforming social issues across Swadlincote in partnership with other groups and agencies through:

This approach to the whole mission of Gresley Church sits alongside the visions and aims of Swadlincote Minster.

Parish Safeguarding Report

Whilst the post of Parish Safeguarding Officer remains vacant, the Church Wardens have stepped up to ensure that nothing falls through the cracks in keeping Children and Vulnerable Adults safe.

For 2024, we have had no allegations at all, things being made easier because we have no children’s or youth groups. The Safeguarding Dashboard items are currently up to date.

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Financial review

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Income - Unresticted Funds Expenditure - Unresticted Funds
35000 35000
30000 30000
25000 25000
20000 20000
15000 15000
10000 10000
5000 5000
0 0
Other receipts - £191 Cost Of Generating Funds - £6
Collections and other giving - £258 Church Repairs - £126
Bank Interest - £337 Governance costs - £1632
Receipts from Church Activities - £1755 Clergy and staffing costs - £1961
Activities for generating funds - £3946 Church running expenses - £5721
Gift Aid Recovered - £4587 Common fund - £7000
Planned giving - £21659 Hall running costs - £9270
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Total receipts of unrestricted funds were £32,732.90 of which £21,658.79 were unrestricted planned voluntary donations, and a further £4,587.30 was from Gift Aid recovery. Restricted grants and donations of £130,300.99 were also received, of which £2,307.76 relates to Swadlincote Minster and a further £75,416.31 relates to The ARK. Income from Occasional Offices (Baptism/Wedding/Funeral fees) was nil; (2023 : £251.00).

2024 was a significant year for the Community Centre where we completed two major projects; A kitchen refurb & new entrance doors costing in excess of £27,000 and a full redesign of our toilet facilities at a cost of nearly £30,000. We are indebted to our generous funders and donors, but especially to Jill and Mel who worked tirelessly to get these projects both funded and completed.

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General Fund - Sources of income 2024
Other £6,487
20%
Gift Aid
Planned
£4,587 14%
Giving
£21,659 66%
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The reduced level of giving due to Covid-19 remains firmly embedded, with unrestricted planned giving, predominantly directly through the bank and Parish Giving Scheme, (the main source of income for the church) remaining low as some families that were absent during the pandemic have not returned. We are reliant on a relatively small number of donors (individuals / households) that give between £10 to over £150 every month. We are grateful for every donation as it helps support the work of Gresley Church within the community.

In 2024 £10,000 was spent from unrestricted and designated funds to provide the Christian ministry from Gresley, including the contribution of £7,000 to the diocesan common fund (formerly parish share), that largely provides the stipends and housing for the clergy. In 2024 the PCC re-affirmed their commitment to paying the common fund in full for 2024 and as a PCC we agreed to make monthly payments for 2024 at a rate of 30% of our unrestricted planned giving (plus Gift Aid claimed) to strike a balance between meeting this commitment, continuing the work within the parish and reducing our deficit. In 2024 we achieved a payment of £7,000 which was 26.7% of planned giving. In January 2025 a further £840 was paid towards the 2024 Common Fund bringing the 2024 total to £7,840, and this now represents 30% of planned giving.

Net movement in funds on unrestricted funds was a surplus of £1,320.36 (2023 : Surplus £1,522.26).

Overall during 2024, the total fund balances increased to £106,553.83 from £28,359.52 of which £30,751.76 is unrestricted/designated. The bulk of this relates to a donation to the Ark, just under £75,000.

The Endowment balance of £17,454.69 relates to a long-standing legacy where the capital is to be maintained and only the income (£908.74 for 2024) may be used for the purposes of Youth Work or Training.

It is our policy to invest the short-term balances within the CAF Bank Gold Account and the Endowment Fund is currently invested with the CCLA Church of England Deposit Fund.

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General Fund Income/Expenditure Reserves 2015 - 2024
£55,000
£35,000
£15,000
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2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Income Expenditure Reserves
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The Ark

Commencing 2022 we manage the funds of The Ark, a support group for elderly or lonely people recovering from the pandemic, that was incorporated into our PCC. This is by way of a dedicated restricted fund. For 2024 the summary account is as follows:

Receipts Payments
Income £75,416.31 Transport Costs £385.00
Bank Interest £843.00 Food & Drink £1,071.25
Trips £279.75
Gifts £165.00
Prizes £37.70
Total Receipts £76,259.31 Total Payments £1,938.70
Surplus/(Deficit) £74,320.61

Swadlincote Minster

Commencing 2019, we manage the funds of Swadlincote Minster on behalf of the four churches. This is by way of a dedicated restricted fund. For 2024 the summary account is as follows:

Receipts Payments
Subscriptions Regular Events
Emmanuel - Swadlincote £515.00 Minster Messy Church - Food/Materials £296.53
St George & St Mary - Gresley £704.00 Minster Clergy Expenses £1,333.47
St John - Newhall £344.00
St Peter - Hartshorne £532.00
£2,095.00
Events
Minster Messy Church £212.76
£212.76
Total Receipts £2307.76 Total Payments £1,630.00
Surplus/(Deficit) £677.76

In 2024 Minster Clergy Expenses related to one Curate and the Minster specific expense of Rev. Firbank. It is now anticipated that in 2025 Minster Clergy Expenses will transition to Minster & PCC expenses of the licenced clergy across Swadlincote Minster; Rev’s Douglas, Firbank and Redshaw, plus one Curate. To facilitate this the PCC contributions are to be re-calculated and agreed in 2025.

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Friends of St George and St Mary’s

In 2023, the Friends of St George and St Mary’s was formed. We currently incorporate their income and expenditure within the PCC’s accounts, and this is by way of a dedicated restricted fund. For 2024 the summary account is as follows:

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Receipts Payments
Income Expenditure
Just Giving £301.30 Costs of Events £342.46
Sum-Up £817.70 Card Transaction Fees £10.63
Grants £100.00 Bank Charges £10.00
Bank Interest £14.04
Other £491.23
£1,724.27
Events
£548.11
£548.11
Total Receipts £2,272.38 Total Payments £363.09
Surplus/(Deficit) £1,909.29
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Reserves policy

The PCC recognises that it is good practice to maintain a balance on free reserves (net current assets) which equates to at least three months' unrestricted payments, this being held to smooth out fluctuations in cash flow and to meet emergencies. For 2024 this would have been around £6,500. The balance of the free reserves at the year-end was £2969 (£567 : 31/12/2023) (Balance of Unrestricted and Designated Funds, LESS deficit on Restoration Fund). Work that began in 2019 to increase

voluntary giving has yet to restart following the Covid-19 pandemic and we again utilised our reserves to mitigate the reduced level of voluntary giving in 2024. The PCC continues to work to meet its target to maintain reserves of three months’ unrestricted payments.

Volunteers

Our Church could not survive without the generous support of our volunteers, who tirelessly dedicate their time and energy to the work of the church. There are too many people to mention in this report, but the PCC thanks them all for their continued commitment and dedication.

We carry out a “safer recruitment” policy for all our new volunteer appointments. This includes understanding the need for the post, creating a job description, and expected code of conduct. Our Parish Safeguarding information booklet is shared with all applicants and interviews are conducted for the roles. Successful applicants will then be taken through the DBS process prior to commencing volunteer work as an individual.

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Structure, governance and management

The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. The PCC is a Registered Charity.

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At St George and St Mary’s the membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent (our vicar), the Churchwardens, and members elected by the electoral roll of the church. All those who are regular worshippers are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and to consider standing for election to the PCC.

The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent.

The PCC meets monthly except in August and December and it has a good attendance record. The members of the PCC have multiple skills which ensures that it can develop the ministry of the Church in every area.

St George and St Mary’s Ministry team meets monthly and currently consists of the Vicar, a retired vicar with PTO, lay readers, church wardens and three team leaders. This team plans themes for services, prays together, shares their thoughts and aspirations for the Church and offers each other pastoral support.

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Administrative information

PCC members who have served at any time from 1 January 2024 until the date this report was approved. Changes took place on March 14, 2024, the date of our APCM.

Ex Officio members:

Revd. Dr. Mike Firbank Vicar & Chair Mel Martin Church warden since 14[th] April 2024 Jillian Yalden Church warden since 12th March 2023 Position Vacant Parish Safeguarding Officer Deanery synod: Caroline Carr Deanery synod and Churches Together in Swadlincote rep Jon Whiten Treasurer and on Diocesan and Deanery synods PCC Members: Karen Alexander Mandy Cairns Annette Lindsay-Smith Kevin Lindsay-Smith Greg Martin Bethany Odell Lay chair to 14[th] April 2024 Sandy Smith secretary to 14[th ] April 2024 David Wenham since 14[th] April 2024 Tony Yalden since 12[th] March 2023, Lay Chair since 14[th] April 2024 Alan Burgess Co-opted as Chair of Friends Group

St George and St Mary’s is situated in Church Gresley. It is part of the Mercia Deanery and the Diocese of Derby within the Church of England.

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Principal Address: St George and St Mary’s Church Church Street Church Gresley SWADLINCOTE DE11 9NR Correspondence Address: 11 Reading Avenue Church Gresley SWADLINCOTE DE11 9TA

Charitable Status: Charity registration number 1159929 (England and Wales).
Independent Examiner: S L Hall ACA
Peach & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Suite 3, Quantum House
Skyline Court, Third Avenue
Centrum 100
Burton on Trent
Staffordshire
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Bankers: CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill West Mailing Kent, ME19 4JQ CCLA investment Management Limited The CBF Church of England Funds 80 Cheapside London, EC2V 6DZ

Approved by the PCC on 14 January 2026 and signed on their behalf by:

Rev.14|Page MikeBEE:

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE & ST MARY, CHURCH GRESLEY

Independent Examiner's Report to the PCC of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St George & St Mary Church Gresley – Charity no. 1159929

I report on the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out on pages 17 to 20.

Respective responsibilities of the trustees and the independent examiner

As the trustees of the charity, the PCC are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

The PCC considers that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Act and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

This report, including my statement, has been prepared for and only for the PCC as a body. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the PCC those matters I am required to state to them in an independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the PCC as a body for my examination work, for this report, or for the statements I have made.

Basis of independent examiner's statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with 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 financial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently 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.

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Independent examiner's statement In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention whichgivemerea50nable cause to believethat. in any material respect: ac¢ountingrecords were not keptln accordancewlthsection 130of the Charities Act;or the financial statements do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come acr055 no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial 5tatementsto bereached. S L Hall ACA Peach & Co. Chartered Accountants Suite 3, Quantum House Skyline Court, Third Avenue Centrum 100 Burton on Trent Staffordshlre DE14 2BZ Dated: 15 January 2026 16 IPage

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE & ST MARY, CHURCH GRESLEY

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Receipts and Payments Account

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment Total Prior year
funds funds funds funds funds Total funds
Receipts
Planned giving 21,658.79 - - - 21,658.79 22,600.79
Collections and other giving 258.00 1,188.00 - - 1,446.00 1,027.62
Other voluntary receipts 82.00 4,115.93 49,771.80 - 53,969.73 6,838.97
Gift Aid recovered 4,587.30 250.00 - - 4,837.30 4,562.24
Other receipts 108.81 - 491.23 - 600.04 964.06
Activities for generating funds 3,946.00 627.00 548.11 - 5,121.11 6,384.00
Investment Income 337.00 - 1,765.78 - 2,102.78 900.66
Receipts from church activities 1,755.00 - - - 1,755.00 2,136.83
Swadlincote Minster - - 2,307.76 - 2,307.76 1,278.36
The ARK - - 75,416.31 - 75,416.31 682.97
Total receipts 32,732.90 6,180.93 130,300.99 - 169,214.82 47,376.50
Payments
Cost of generating funds 5.75 25.68 361.27 - 392.70 299.24
Missionary and Charitable Giving - 3,000.00 - - 3,000.00 3,000.00
Diocesan Common Fund 7,000.00 - - - 7,000.00 8,900.00
Clergy and Staffing costs 1,961.33 - - - 1,961.33 2,432.20
Church Running Expenses 5,721.05 1,285.26 453.90 - 7,460.21 21,437.55
Hall Running Costs 9,270.06 2,064.00 - - 11,334.06 11,751.87
Church Repairs & Maintenance 126.00 - - - 126.00 393.00
Hall Repairs & Maintenance - - 56,626.69 - 56,626.69 388.49
Governance Costs 1,632.00 - - - 1,632.00 780.00
Swadlincote Minster - - 1,630.00 - 1,630.00 2,504.79
The ARK - - 1,938.70 - 1,938.70 1,901.23
Total payments 25.716.19 6,374.94 61,010.56 - 93,101.69 53,788.37
(Deficit)/Excess of receipts over payments before transfers 7,016.71 (194.01) 69,290.43 - 76,113.13 (6,411.87)
Transfers
Gross transfers between funds - in 307.37
3,000.00
6,304.18
-		 9,611.55
9,871.82
Gross transfers between funds - out (6,003.72)
(1,734.11)
(1,873.72)		 - (9,611.55)
(9,871.82)
Net movement in funds 1,320.36 1,071.88
73,720.89		 - 76,113.13 -6,411.87
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 24,154.55 4,204.97 (15,373.51) 17,454.69 30,440.70 36,852.57
Total funds carried forward 25,474.91 5,276.85 58,347.38 17,454.69 106,553.83 30,440.70

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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL

PARISH OF ST GEORGE & ST MARY, CHURCH GRESLEY

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31 December 2024

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment Total Prioryear
funds funds funds funds funds total funds
Current assets
Bankcurrentaccount (39,896.43) 5,277.85 35,110.75 - 492.17 3,469.59
Bank deposit account 65,371.34 - 23.725.00 : 89,096.34 10,125.13
CCLA (CBF) deposit account : z - 17,454.69 17,454.69 17,454.69
StGeorge's DayCentre . (1.00) . E (1.00) (1.00)
The Ark — Cash in Hand . . 71.77 7 71.77 138.49
Friends — Bank current account . . 478.82 _ 478.82
Friends—Bank deposit account . _ 2,843.50 . 2,843.50
Friends — Cash in Hand . . 548.11 . 548.11
25,474.91 5,276.85 62,777.95 17,454.69 110,984.40 31,186.90
Agency Collections Held (1) — - (900.57) - (900.57) (746.20)
Loans Received _ — (3,530.00) - (3,530.00) -
Own Cash Funds 25,474.91 5,276.85 58,347.38 17,454.69 106,553.83 30,440.70
Represented by
General (Unrestricted) 25,474.91 - - - 25,474.91 24,154.55
Designated - BELLS - 1,235.00 - - 1,235.00 -
Designated - BRIDGET - 144.00 - - 144.00 -
Designated - CRAFT - 1,324.27 - 1,324.27 610.33
Designated - DROPIN - 2,268.55 - - 2,268.55 1,862.87
Designated - SGDC - - - - - 1,426.74
Designated - Youth - 305.03 - - 305.03 305.03
Restricted -ARK - - 78,354.53 - 78,354.53 4,033.92
Restricted - C-ALLOT - - 628.06 - 628.06 743.84
Restricted - C-COVID - - - - - 415.18
Restricted - C-YARD - - 866.83 - 866.83 1,077.81
Restricted - E-SSUPPORT - - 1,818.31 - 1,818.31 1,818.31
Restricted - FLOWERS - - 99.46 - 99.46 128.26
Restricted - FRIENDS - - 3,872.43 - 3,872.43 1,963.14
Restricted - HLF-1 - - 405.11 - 405.11 451.27
Restricted - JS-1 - - 1,624.40 - 1,624.40 757.84
Restricted - LOD - - - - - 266.43
Restricted - MEMORIAL - - 100.00 - 100.00 100.00
Restricted - MINSTER - - 723.97 - 723.97 46.21
Restricted - MISSIONAL - - - - - 280.00
Restricted - None - - 115.00 - 115.00 115.00
Restricted - RESTART - - 21.80 - 21.80 21.80
Restricted - RESTORE - - (27,782.52) - (27,782.52) (27,792.52)
Restricted —Toilet Refurb - - (2,700.00) - (2,700.00) -
Restricted - Wall - - 200.00 = 200.00 200.00
Endowment-JS-C - - - 17,454.69 17,454.69 17,454.69

Total 25,474.91 5,276.85 58,347.38 17,454.69 106,553.83 30,440.70

Approved by the Committee of Management on 14 January-2026 and signed on its behalf by:

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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE & ST MARY, CHURCH GRESLEY

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Accounting Policies

Accounting convention

The financial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 and the Charities Act 2011, using the Receipts & Payments basis.

Funds

General funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any special restrictions regarding their use and are available for application to the general purposes of the PCC. These include funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC.

The accounts include monetary transactions 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.

Subject to the above, receipts and payments include income as received and expenditure when irrevocably paid.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

The following assets are not recognised in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

Closing bank balances are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The following liabilities are not recognised in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE & ST MARY, CHURCH GRESLEY

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

2024 2023
£ £ £ £
Note 1 Note 1 Third party funds
Agency collections:
E & M George Leaving Gift 5.00 5.00
Christian Aid 25.45 25.45
Rev Bex Collection 98.00 0.00
Royal British Legion 164.51 164.51
Children’s Society 607.61 551.24
900.57 746.20
Note 2 Note 2 Monies owing by and to the Church
Independent Examination Fees (2023) — 816.00
Independent Examination Fees (2024) 840.00 —
840.00 816.00

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