THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL
PARISH OF GREAT ST BARTHOLOMEW
WEST SMITHFIELD tN THE CITY OF LOIYDON
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR
EIYDED 31 DECEIVIBER 2024
ST BARTHOLOMEW
THE GREAT
13AI? I.S
1123- 2023
PAROCHtAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF
GREAT ST BARTHOLOMEW

PAROClItAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF CREATSAINT
BAKtHOIA)MEW
THR PARISH OF GREAT ST BARTHOLOMEW. LONDON ECIA 7JQ.--....-....--..
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Obj¢rtives and Adivities...
Achievements and PerfOrn￿¢¢........
FinonciE41 Review...
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Going Concern Policy..........
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Inve5tm¢nt policy..........................
Tn￿le<S. Statement of Responsibility in Relation to tbe Accouttts......
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Independent Examlner'j Report................
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srATEMLNT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITLES {2024).........-.-...
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AIYCE SHEET AT 31 DECELKBER 2024_...
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ATEMEIYT OF CASH FLOWS................
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NOTLS TO THE FINANCIAL STATE￿￿￿Ts FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER
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L. Summary of signific8llt a¢¢ow)ting policies.................
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7. Sundry income...................
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10. Atmlysis of 8taff cos¢&, Irustee re￿u￿¢18t10ll and ¢xpellses............
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18. Restiicted fi￿ds.........................
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MoY¢tnenL in Fund5- 2024.........
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20. Analy&i8 of ttet assets b¢ftveen funds...... .
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21. Financial in¥trwnrnts................ . .
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22. Reconcili4tiott of mov¢ment in funds to net cash flow frotn operdting activiti¢s,..........37
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PAROCHtAL CHiIRCH COUNCIL OFGREAT SAINT
THE PARISH OF GREAT ST BARTHOLOMEW. LONDON ECIA 7JQ
Rector
The Reverend MaTCUS Walker
Asslstanl Prlest
The Reverend Taylor Wilton-morgan
Churcbwardeng
HaTry Cowd
Cbarles Spanton
Parlsh Clerk
Roy Sully {SBG)
Paul Simmons (SBL)
Dlrector of Muilc
Rupert Gough
Surveyor to the Fxbrl¢
Martin Ashley
AddreJ8
SBG Parish Office, Church House, Cloth Fair, LondoN ECIA 7JQ
Bankers
HSBC, 31 Holborn, London, ECIN 2HR
Independent Eiamlntr
J Tyrreil
RPG Crouch Chapmall LLP, 40 Grncecburch Strecl London EC3V OBT
Aim and Purposes
The Paro¢hlal Cbur¢h Councll is a body corporats and A registered charity (no 1163024) with
¢ffect from 5 August 2015 following the Pastoral SchetDe of the Church Con]mi58ioners,
effective from l June 2015, which utiited the parisbes of St Bartholomew the Great and St
Bartholomew thc Less in V4 Single Benefice and Parish. Its primary function8 (as d¢fined by the
Sytsodical Governm¢nt Measure 1969) are ¢onsultation with the Rector on matters of genernl
concern and in¥Jortance to the parish and co-operatioa with the Rector in 'promoting in the
parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evang¢listic, social and ecumenical., It has

PAROCHtAL CHiTRCH COIYNCIL OFGRKAT 5A
overall responsibility for the f￿anCIal affairs of the Cburch and for the care, Duintenance,
preservation and insurance of the fabric of the church and of its good8 and ornaments. It has
power to frame a budget, raise, collect and allocate moncys, levy and Collect a voluntary church
rate, and to employ staff.
PCC members are elected by the AnDual Parochi81 Church Meetnig. The Parish Offi¢e facilitates
the induction of new members.
Membership
Menthers of the PCC fall into three categories-ex officio. elected ar￿ co-opted. The Rector and
Churohwardens. and the representatives of thc Parish on the DeaDCry Synod are ex officio
member8. Co-optioDS are for one year at a lime.
Durlng the period Covered by thls repo￿ the PCC comprlsed the following: Ex officio
Details
Revd Marcui Walker
Revd Taylor Wllton-MoryaD
Chrl8tln Cockerton
Tlmotby Foot *
P*trlck Hardy
Joseph Hut¢knlngon
lehol4J Iuddle
Harry Colvd *
Charles SpAnton
Rector
AssistAnt Priest
Dcanery Synod (2020)
Deanery Synod (2020 Vice Chairnwi
Deanery Synod (2026)
Deallery Synod (2026
DeaDery Synod (2026)
Churchwarden
Churchwarden
Elec¢edDelails
Tracey Br*ddlck •
J*me8 BrAttdreth
Paul Carter
Glynn Hu¥raka
JonathaD Johnjon
Allson Knapp
lan Kelly
Martin Lock *
Sar*h Kel8
Chrlgtopher Marland*
Henry Ml¢son
LorenA OberE
Paul SlmmoD8
Date ofretlrem¢n￿￿e1¢Cti0
2027 Deputy Churchwarden
2027
2026
2026 Deputy Churchwardcn
2025
2027
2025
2027
2026
2026 Treasurer
2026 Secretary
2027
2025

Sophy Thck
Elena Unger
2025
2025
Co-opted Details
Jack Carringto
SaTah Harrison
2025
2025
* ixdicates memben ofthe Standing Committee at anypoinl in theyear.
Names ID Bold are of members in office at the end of 2024.
ObJectlves and Activltles
Our charitsble PUTpose is the promotion within the parish of the whole mission of the Church,
This includes specifically religious activitics, the relicf of povety. the promotion of th¢ art6, and
the conservation of our heritsge. During 2024 thc PCC, in a¢¢ordancc with its Fundamcnlal
Policics, has ensured the provision of:
education in the Christian Faith
Christian worship with a high standard of religious mu51
facilities for visilors to eDable them to ￿tter understand the builthn8, its history and
purposes.
It has also expended resources on.,
the care and security of the buildin8
o the employment and training of staff
the conservation of the fabric, goods and ornam¢nts
Achievements and Performance
The P￿ISh of Great St Bftrtholomew wa3 in good health throughout 2024. Building on the
success of our 900 anniversary Y￿r, the congregatlOD 8r¢w across all metri¢s- C1)ristm￿,
Easter, Usual Sunday. Average week
Although not the onjy w&y to judge th¢ bealth of & parish, it 15 certainly worth noting that our
Sunday congreg&tion- across all 8ervi¢es- has gone up from about 120 ￿Ven years ago to 320
in 2024. The I l o'clock EUCk￿rist ha8 8e¢n particularly significant growt￿ with almost 2
people attcnding each Sunday by the end of 2024. This is not without its ¢hallcnges. As Rector I
convened an afternoon's session to think about how we deal with all of the consequences of this
wth and more thinking is needed to make sure that we are able to look after both the
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On¢ initiative was to bave o"Freshers' Fairf. in September. wh¢re ail of th¢ diffcrent activTrties
you can be involved with in the church- bell-ringillg, 8erving* reading. b¢ing a sidesman,
helping with cbarity, hclping behind the bar, livestreamin8 s¢rvices, welcoming at the dcsK etc-
had its own tabl¢ and you could go up, ask what it involves and sign up if intercst￿. It has been
lovely to see so many new faces in all of these ￿tIvIties. We have also created a number of new
activitics for peopl¢ to be involved with including regular help s¢rving breakfasts at th¢
Whitechap¢l Mission, our Annual Charity. and a fortnightly bible study called 'Soup and
Scripture.. Both have enabled people, ncw¢r and longer-standing. to ¢ngage more deeply with
their faith.
Ow 900 aDniversary celebrations havittg come ts) an eDd. we were able to use some of the
Significant moD¢y raised in that campaigu for e8senti&l Works for the Priory Church. Scaffolding
wcnt up around the lower, which was reinforced and ￿freShe(L the bells secure(L and the bellcote
replaced. Works on the CODdemned 1989100 block r¢v¢&led even more trouble than we expected
and we had to engage in saious remedi41 work not kn fa¢e the prospects of losing access to the
loos altO8cther.
The 900 campaign has now morphed into A major fundraising campai￿, although 2024 wa5
more of a year for getting ourselves inlo position to mak¢ major appeals to grant-makin8 bodies.
Movin8 ￿Ong the RtBA 8¢8le (The Royal Institute of British Arthitect's way of assessing how
developed a plan is). tskes a lot of tim¢ and money a5 we necd ¢0 ensurc everytbing is measwed
and assessed COTrectly by qualified contractors. Wc are inching closer to the point at whicb we
can start seTiously fimdr8ising for tbe plan5 to rebuild that blocK creaie larger 8nd morc
acces5ibl¢ loos, and relocate the 8a¢risty and kitchaL
We left 2024 ill a b¢8lthy po8ilioD as A cburch and I look forward to reporting the excit¢ments of
2025 next year. Th8nk you to all who bave made this possibl¢ but m08t ¢specially the
Churchward¢Th8. Charlie SpaDton and Harry Cowd, tbe Treasurer and 'Keeper of th¢ Parish
Purse,, Chris Marland and Sarah Kelsey, and lay-vice chairnwi, Timoiby Fool, aDd the head of
our major fundraising ¢amp8i8n. Tracey BraddiGk.
Marcus Walker.
Rector and Chain)wi of the PCC
Financial Review
The financial ststements have been preparcd in accordance with Accountin8 and Reporting by
Charities: Statement of Recomm¢nded Practi¢¢ applicable to charities pr¢p8Ting tbeir accounts in
accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK und Republic of Ireland
(FRS 102) effective from l January 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the
United Kingdom &tid Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the ch￿ltieS Act 2011. Church Accountlng
Regulations 2￿6 and tkn¢ Financial R¢porting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of
Ireland (FRS 102) effectiv¢ from l January 2019.

PAROCHL4LCHURCH COUNCIL OF GI¢EAT SAINt
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As set out in the statement of finattcial activities, there ar¢ some statk differenc¢s between tb¢
h¢adline figures for 2024 compaTed to 2023..
l. In 2024, our totsl incoming re50urce8 wer¢ £971.480. down from £983,783, a d￿rease of
£120113
2. In 2024. our total resources expended were £1.124.420, up frotn £930,845. att increase of
£193,575
Looking solely at the unrestri¢t¢d funds..
l. In 2024. our total incoming resouTC¢5 were £568.430, compared to £644.698 in 2023. &
decreas¢ of £76268
2, In 2024, our totsl re8ource5 expended were £585,845. ¢ompared to £713,937 in 2023, a
decrease of £12&092
Gcnerallyy this rn¢aDS expenditure fell mucb faster than income. However, this was Dot ellougb to
avoid finishing a second consecutive year wilh a deficit in the unrestricted funds of £15,907 (a much
lower figure than in 2023 where we ended with a deficit of £66,431- a de¢r￿e of £50,524, or
d¢cr¢ase of 76Q/•>.
Avid readers of these annual reports will kuow that the parish has, historically. been heavily
Teliant on filrning income to nieet dmy-to-day Cxpenditt￿e. In 2024. not one sin8le filming
company chose St Bartholomew the Great as a set for their produdion for the first time in over
decade.
Given the budget passed by the PCC for the year of 2024 anticipated £99,000 worth of filming
income, th¢ fact that ow deficit iti the UDre$tricted funds was only £15,907 was A Significaot
a¢hievemeDt.
This is thanks to a number of factors..
l. The Church Office adopted a'little And oftell" strategy for lettings income
2. The Finance Team;
Adopted Giv¢Tap. ￿p)drill8 the cumbersome physical card re&ders for much mor¢
scalable smartpboue-based donationB, and recruiting a team of volunteers to wield them
at our D¢¢mber carol services
b. Analysing the accounts to discover what the likely gap would b¢ betwecn expenditurc
and income without any filming income. the basis for our hugely successful "Close th¢
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCILOF GREAT SAif4T
BAirtHOLOMEW
From an ittcomc perspective, 2023 was our 900th Atiniversary year. duting which we ran a wide
range of fiJndraising activities and events. That our total incoming re80urces only dropped by
£12k is the great sU￿rise. Accounting for this, you can see that Doniilons and legacies
increased from £590,622 to £759,072 (up £168,450). Mostly. this is d￿¢ to..
l. Income going towards the FRbrlc Fund which iDGreased by £160,323 (note 17)
2. Unrestricted Don*doDs aDd LegAcles inGr¢8sin8 by £74,512 (£293.483 in 2023 to
£367,995 in 2024)
£35.000 of that increase is du¢ to a legacy. whicb onc would hope is not a regular
occurrence
b. £39,512 was an incre&8¢ in both regulllr and irregular donations
3. Income from Concert lettlngj, fflms and other events decreasing only £95.801 (£148,014
in 2023 and £52.213 in 2024) despite the total drying up of any filming income.
vindication of tbe'little and often" strategy adopted by the Church Office
From an expenditur¢ PffSPCCtive. ID 2024 the Quinquennial Works were the major driver of
increased expendilure. In 2023, Fabrlc Fund expenditure was £48,985 which incre8sed to
£356,813.
On the unrestricted side, expenditure 18 down from £713.937 in 2023 to £585,845 in 2024,
decr¢&8e of £128.092. Beneath th¢8e headline figures are four trends..
l. Increases in ¢xpenditurc related to (notes 8 8nd 9), totalling £28,670, these are:
a. Commott Fund and other itlpend eoits incr¢4sed by £24,875 (£112.980 in 2023 and
£137.855 in 2024)
b. Gov¢rnance costs- AccountAn¢y feel increased by £3,795 (£6,859 in 2023 and
£10.654 in 2024)
2. Our participation in the Dio¢¢se of LoDdon's Ministy Experience Scheme. which, in 2024,
cost £9,6
3. Dee￿ase8 in expenditure we can knbel as'expected" (not¢8 8 to 9). totalling £140,438,
given (a) that we ar¢ no longer in our atmiv¢rsary year. (b) the anonulous expens¢ of
replaring our boiler in 2023 - these are..
8. Fundralsing events d¢¢reas¢d by £64,926 (£68.060 in 2023 and £3.133 in 2024) which
As to be expected, given we were no longer in our 900th Anniversary year
b. Church running ￿PenSeS. repairs & mthten4D¢e decreased by £42,083 (£99,776 in
2023 and £57.693 in 2024) which is due the boiler expenscs in 2023
c. Fitially, 9(H)tb aDniver8ary upenses dropped from £33.429 to O

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4. Economising (no*s 8 to 9)..
Otber cler&v related eogts {reDL council tsx & water rate8) declin¢d by £7,706
(£10.344 in 2023 and £2,639 in 2024)
b. A coll¢ction of expense accounts (Legal and professlonll fees. Music costs - Sundays
& other parisb service%. Sal8ries, Costs directly fittributable to charitible activfitiei
& Administratfive expens￿) declmcd by £14,981 (£312.783 in 2023 and £327,764 ill
2024)
c. Clolster c•fé costi incre￿ed by £5,497 (£12,093 in 2023 and £17.590 ID 2024)
All in all, that we ended 2024 with an unrestricted d¢ficit of only £15,907 is r¢mark4bl¢ considering
OUT historical rcliance on fibning income for day-to4ay expenditure. The PCC has taken action to
rectify our bigtorical reliance on filmin8 income for dAY-t(￿Y exp¢Dditure. and looks forward to
seeing the results of thesc actions in 2025.
Reserves policy
The PCC has a policy to maintain unrestricted resmies at a level of £1 00.IKK) to cover unplanned
emergency rqjair work and other expenditure. In 2025, the PCC will be rcvi¢wing tbis policy in
line with the growth in our activitie8 as a charity.
The unrestricted reserves as at 31 December 2023 stood at £219,205. The PCC is committed to
monitoring expenditure and identifying furth¢r cost redu¢tions wh¢r¢ver possible in the
forthcoming years as well as continuing to develop new income 50ur¢cs.
Golng Concern Pollcy
Having assessed th¢ Charity's financial cIr￿m8¢&nGCS the trustees have a reasonable expectation
that th¢ charity hys adequate resources to continue its op¢ration8 for the for¢seeable future.
Fundraising
All fimdraising activities have been coordinated from the Parish Office. We have sought to r8i8e
fimds through the Parish Stewardship sch¢m¢ and by launching appeals for specific purposes.
During the year, the cburth did not receive any complAints about its fi￿dra]SIng adivities and
prartices.
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Risk assessment
The PCC'S risk assessment and nwttagement policy has again been revicwed duTing the year a8
bave its insurances. Risks a￿ considered in temis of the wider environment in which the PCC
operates. The fin8ncial climate, society aDd its attitudes, the Datural environment and changes in
the law, technology and knowledge will affe¢t the tyPC5 and impact of the risks to which the PCC
is exposed,
Safeguarding pollcy
The PCC ha8 complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline
Measure 2016. in relAtion to having due regard to the House of Bishop5' guidance on
Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
InvestmeDt policy
Funds held for the short tenn are invested in CBF Church of England dcpo8its' and for longer
term in CBF Church of England investsnent funds.
Trustees, Statement of Responsibllity in Relation to the Accounts
The trustees arc responsible for preparing the Trustees, Annup¢l Report and the financial
ststem¢nts in accordance with applicablc law and United Kingdorn Accounting St8ndar<
(United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Prnctic¢).
The law applicable to charities in England and Wale$ requires the trustees to prepare financial
statements for each financial year whi¢b give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the
clwity and of the incoming r¢source5 und application of resources of the charity for that puiod,
ID preparing th￿ fmancial stAtements, the trustees are required lo..
Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
Observe the methods and principles in th¢ Charities SORP.
Make judgements and estimates that are re&8onable and prudent.
State whether applicable accounting st￿dardS have been followed. subject to any
material dcpartures disclosed and explained in tbe financial statements. and
Pr¢pare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate
to presume that tbe Ch￿lty will continue in busines5.
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The thjstees are TeSponw￿1e for kccping proper accouniing record8 that dis¢lo8e with reasonable
a¢¢uracy at any time the financial position of th¢ charity and enable thern to ensure that the
fllwicial statements comply with the Charitics Art 2011. They arc also rcsponsible for
safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable step5 for the prevention
and detection of fraud and other irrcgulariti'es.
On behalf of the PCC
(Chairman)
April 2025
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Independent Examiner's Report
To the Trustees of The Parochial Church Councll of The Eccleslastlcal
Parish of Great St Bartholomeiv (Ithe charlty,)
I report to the charity Thistees on my ¢xamittatioD of the accounts of the ¢barity for th¢ year
ended 31 D¢G¢mber 2024.
Res￿nSIbIlitieS and B￿1& of Report As the Tn￿teeS of the charity you are responsible for th¢
preparation of the accounts in accordance with the TCqUiTements of the Charities Act 2011 ¢th¢
2011 Act,).
I report in respect of my examination of the clwitys accounts WTied out under section 145 of
the 2011 Acl and in canyin8 Out my examination I bave followcd the applicable DirectlODS given
by the C]wity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Ad.
Independent Examin&s Sta*m¢nt
Since tbe chaTity's gr08s income exceeded £250,000 your examin¢r must ￿ a mcmber of a body
listed in Section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm Ihat l arn qualifi￿ to undertak¢ the examitiation
because I ajn a member of ICAEW, which is one olthe listed bodies.
Your attention 1$ drawn to the fact thai th¢ ciwity bas prepared the accounts in accordance with
Accounting And Reporting by Chariti¢s.' Statement of Recommended Procticc applicable to
charities prepari1)8 their accounls ID A¢cordance with the Financial Reporting Standard
applicabl¢ in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference to the Accoullting and
Re￿rtIng by chariti￿.. Statement of Recomm¢nded Pr&ctiGe issued on l April 2005 which is
referred to in the extant re8ulation5 but bas bc¢n withdrawD,
l und¢rst8nd that this h88 been done in order for the accounts to provide a lrne gnd fair view in
accordance with the G¢nerally Accepted Accounting Practi¢e effectiv¢ for reporting periods
beBinning on or after l Janu8ry 2015.
I have completed my exjmination. I ¢onfmn that no n￿tter5 have come lo my attention in
connection with the examination givJm8 rne cause to belicve that in any material resp¢¢t:
accounting record8 were not kept in respecl of the charity &g required by section
130 of tbe 2011 Act. or
2. the accounts do not accord with thos¢ Twords. or
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3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements CODcuning the forn)
and Content of accounts set out in the ChaTiti¢s (AccouDts and Reports) Regulations
2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a'truc and fairf view which
is not a matter considered a8 part of an indyndent exa￿)natIon.
I have no CODGerns and have Gome across no other mat*r5 in connection with th¢ exaMi￿110n to
which attention should be drnwn in this report in OTder to en8ble a proper under8tsnding of th¢
accounts to be reached
This report is made solely to the charitys TnL8tees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of th¢
Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. My work bas been undertaken 80 that I
might state to the charity's Tnthe8 those matters I am required to stat¢ to them in an
Ind¢pendcnt examiner's report and for no other purpose. To th¢ fullest extent perniitted by law. I
do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the clwity's Trustees
as a body. for my work or for this Teport.
Date:
RPG CROUCH CHAPMAN LLP
Chartered Accountants
40 Gr8cechU￿h Street
London
EC3V OB
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PAROCllIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GREAT SAINr
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (2024)
Unrestrleted Reitrlcted
funds
fund6
Totsl funds
2024
Total fuDdJ
2023
Incomlng resourcei
DonatioDS and legacies
367,995
391,077
759,072
590,622
Clwitable activitie8
144,013
144,013
222.175
Trading ￿tIVitieS
tncome from inVestm￿ts
49,202
6,888
4.168
817
53,370
7,705
165.188
5.798
Sundry income
Total Incomlng re80ureeJ
332
6,988
7,320
568,430
403,050
971.480
983,783
R&wurces expended
Ch8ritable activities
560,619
537,189
1,097,808
811,274
Trading artivities
Thtal re80ur¢es expended
25,226
1,386
26.612
119.571
585,845
538,575
1,124,420
930,845
Net (gaiD8) / losses on investrllents
Net IncomlnW(outgolng) resources
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{1,508)
(15,907) (135,117)
(408)
(1,916)
(4,290}
(151,024)
57,228
Transfers between fiwds
1,984
(1,984)
(13,923) {137,101)
Net movement In funds
(151,024)
57,228
Balan¢¢s brought fo￿9rd 8t l January
2024
219,205
254,380
473,585
416,357
B Ydlances carried fonvard at 31
December 2024
205282
117,279
322A61
473485
All recognised gains and losses have been in¢luded in the Ststement of Financial Activities and the
amounts included are derived entirely from continuing activities.
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BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
otr
2024
2023
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets
IDve5tments
12
18,643
74.587
93230
23,201
71,954
95,155
13
CurreDt assets
Stock
14
7,188
97.850
35,553
233,783
374,374
(80,043)
294J31
9.376
87,922
32.523
422,503
552.324
(108,894)
443,430
Debtors
Short Icrni dq)osits
Ca8h at bank and in h8nd
15
Creditors due withln one year
Net current assets
16 (a)
Credltorj due after one year
16 (b)
(65,01)O)
(65,000)
Net assets
322,561
473¥85
Funds
Unre8trictcd fund8
Restri¢t¢d funds
205.282
117,279
219,205
254,380
18
322,561
473,585
The fllwicial slatements on pages 15 to 38 were approved by the ParoclLial Church Council
on l May 2025 and signed on its behalf by..
Marcus Walker,
Rector
Christopher Marland,
Treasurer
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BARTHOLOMEW
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Nots
2024
2023
Cllah uged In operatlng •¢dvltles
22
(189,078)
46,445
C48h flows from Inve8tlng a¢tlrftleB
Interest and dividend in¢ome
7.705
5,798
Disposal of investments
A¢quisition of investtnents
(717)
(658)
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
(3,601)
(2,582)
Cuh provided by (uled In) Inveitlng
etlvltl
3,387
2.558
Increa8d(decrease) in ¢￿h & cash
equivalcnts in year
(185.691)
49,003
Cash and cash equivalents at the
beginDiDg of the y
455,026
406,023
Total ￿5h and cash ¢quivalents at the
eDd of the year
269,335
455,026
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR
THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
l. Summary of signiflcant accounting policies
a) General Informatlon and basls of preparrdtion
The clwity Consti￿t¢S a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The fiDancial
Statements have bee]) prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by
Charities: Stai¢ment of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparin8 their
accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicabl¢ in the UK and
Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014, the FinaD¢ial Reporting Standard
applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act
2011. Church Accounting R¢gul8tions 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Pra¢tice as it
applies from l January 2015.
The fmanciai statements bave been prcpared oll 8 80ing concwn basis und¢r the his￿riCAl
cost conventiOD ¢xcepi for the revaluation of investment a8sets, whicb ar¢ shown at
mark¢l value. The financial statcments ￿ prepared in strrling and rouDd¢d to the nearest
The si8nifi¢ant accounting policies applied in the preparntion of these financial
statements are Sel out below. These policies bave been Consistently applied to all year8
presented unless otherwise stated.
b) Fund8
Unrestrictcd fund5 rcprcsent the funds of the PCC thal are not subject to any restrictions
regarding their us¢ and are &vailable for application to the general PU￿0&¢5 of the PCC.
Designatrd fimds comprise unr¢stricted funds that bave b¢en set aside by the PCC for
particular PUTposes. The aim and use of each desi￿ted fund is set out in the notes to
the fuwicial statements.
Restricted fimds are those wbich are to be used in 4¢¢ordance with specific restrictions
imposed by donors or which have beell raiyed by the PCC for particular PUTP05es. Th¢
aim and use of ¢￿h r¢stricted fvnd 15 set out in the not¢s to the fitwicial sÉat¢ments.
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The accowits do not include the accounts of ¢hurch 8roups that ow¢ their nllin
affiliation ts) anoth¢r body nor of those that ar¢ infom￿1 gatherings of Church member8.
c) Income recognltion
Income from donatioDS including op¢n plate collections at services is reco8DiSed on
receipt.
PlaDD¢d giving weivable under Gift Aid 15 reco8niscd only when received and the
related income tax recoverable is accrued.
Legacy incomc is recO￿ls¢d when the PCC becomes awgre that probate has been
granted. th¢re are sufficient assets in the estate to pay the l¢g8cy and that any condition5
attsched to th¢ legacy are either in th¢ ¢ontrol of the PCC or have already been met. Oo
ocrasion legacie8 will be notified whue it is not tM)5sible to measure the amount
exp¢cted to be distributrd with sufficient reliability. On the8¢ OCCaSiODS, the le8W is
treat¢d as a cooting¢nt asset and disclosed.
tncome from other chaTitsble activities sucb as weddings, memorial 8ervices, livery
8eTvice8 etc. 18 r¢¢o8nised at the date of the seTVi¢¢.
Iurome from tradin8 activitics includ¢8 iticomc from fimdraisin8 evcnts alld trading
adivities to raise fimds for tbe PCC. In¢ome is received ID ¢xcbange for supplying
goods And services aDd is reco8ni8¢d when entitlemeni bas occuned,
Rental income from the letting of church PTemi8es for ¢oncert8. filtlling and other events
is r¢co8nised when tb¢ rental 18 due.
lThtercst ¢Dtitlements ore accounted for as th¢y acCn￿.
d) Expendlture recognltlon
All expeDditure is accounted for on an accnwls basis. ExpenditLJr¢ is reco8nised where
there is a le8￿ or constNctive obligation to make payinents to third parties, it is
probable tbat the settlement will be T¢quired and the amount of tbe obligation ¢&n be
measured reliably. It is categQTised under the following headings:
Costs of raising fLmds comprise tbe costs of tbe trading activities and th¢ir
sssoci&ted support costs.
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BARTHOLONIKW
expenditure on charitable activities which includes th¢ dir¢ct costs of the Church
and its mission as well as costs IncU￿¢d in support of these activities.
e) Fixed assets
Consecrated land and builthngs and moveable churchfyrnuhings.
Cottsecratrd and benefic￿ PTopety is ex¢luded from the accounts by Section 10(2Xa)
of the chariti￿ Act 2011.
Movabl¢ church fiwnishitig8 beld by the Rector and Churchwardens on sp¢¢ial trust for
the PCC. and which rcquiTe a faculty for dispo8￿. are accounted for as inali¢nable
property unless consecrated. For inalienable property acquired prior to 31 December
2000 there is insufficient cost infornw¢ion available and therefore such assels are not
Valued in the accounts. Ii¢m5 acquired since l January 2001 are capitalised aDd
depreciated in the accounts over their expectsd uscfvl wonomic lives on a straight-line
basis.
Clolster, op¥an, computer and other equipment
Equipment wed within th¢ rhurcb premise8 is depr¢ciatcd on & 8traigbt-line basis over
10. 5 and 3 ye8rs, depeDdiDg on the nature of the equipment. Small item8 of equipment
are Mryitt¢n off when tb¢ asset is acquired.
O Investments
IDvestments ar¢ measured at fair value at each hlancc 5beet date with chan8e8 ID fair
value r¢ry)gllis¢d in 'net gains I losse8 on inv¢slmet)ts' in the SOFA.
g) Stocks
Stock is included at the lower of cost or net realis&ble value after making due allow8nce
for any obsolete or slow-movins items.
b) Flnanclal IDstruments
The church only has fiD￿Cial ￿Sets and financial liabilsties of a kind that qU81ify a8
basic financial instruments. Basic finaocial in5tnunents arc initially recognised at
tran8action value alld 8ubsequently measur¢d at their settlement value.
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l) Debtors
Trdde alld other debtors ar¢ recognised at the settlement amount due after any discount
offered. Prepayments are valued at the anwwit prepaid.
J) Short terni deposits
Short terni deposits include cash held on deposit either with the CBF Churth of England
Funds or at the bank.
k) Credltors and provlsion8
Creditors and provisions are recognis¢d where the charity Iw a Present obligation
r¢sulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfeT of fiuids to a third
paty and the amount to 5¢tt1e the obligation can be measur¢d or estimated reliably.
CTeditOTS provisions are norn]ally recognised at tb¢ir settlem¢nt amount
allowing for any trade discounts due.
l) Taxatlon
The PCC meets the definition of a ck)8rity for UK tax purpo8e8 and is tbcrcfore not
subject lo tax oll its income providing it 1$ applied for charitabl¢ purposcs.
m) Crltlcal ieeoundng e$dmates and areal of Judgment
Estirnales and jud8ments are continually evaluated and ar¢ based on historical
experience and other factors, including exp¢ct&tions of future evenls that are believed to
be re￿)nable under the circumstgnces. The cbarity makes estimatcs and assumptions
conc¢rning the future, The resulting accounling estimat¢$ and asswnptions will, by
defmitiott, seldom ¢qu&l the r¢lated actual r¢5ults. However, the trnstees of the
opinion that there are no e8timates And a8suLnplioDs that have a significant risk of
causing 8 material adjustment ￿ the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the
next financial year.
n) Going Concern
Thc PCC considers that there ar¢ no mat¢rial uncertainties about the ability to colltinu¢
as a going concem.
2. Legal status of the PCC
The PCC is a body ¢ortM)rate under the provision8 of the Parochial Church Councils
(Powers) M¢&surc 1956.
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12. Tangible rued assets
Computer
and office
equlpment
Clolster
To
Coit
At l January 2024
Additions
Disposals
69.424
3.601
(10,948)
64,124
133,548
3,601
(11,679)
(731)
At 31 De¢ember 2024
62,077
63J93
125,470
Depred*tlon
At l J8nuary 2024
Charge for th¢ year
Disposals
48.099
7,819
(10,878)
62,248
269
(730)
110.347
8,088
(11,608)
At 31 December 2024
45,040
61,787
106,827
et book valu¢
At 31 Deeember 2024
17.037
1,606
18,643
At 31 Decemb¢r 2023
21 J25
1076
23301
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13. Investments
Central BoArd
of Fln*n¢e
HuntlDgton
Subsidl
Comp*ny
Total
At l January 2024
Additions
Annual revaluation
49,935
21,919
717
408
loo
71.954
717
1,916
1,508
At 31 December 2024
51A43
100
74,587
At 31 December 2024- coyt
51A43
3￿57
loo
55,100
The itivestments with the Central B0￿d of Finance of th¢ Church of England Bre 34,497
(2023: 34,497) units in the FixAI lttter¢st Securitie5 Fund.
The Huntia8loD Legacy CODJprises investments held on trust by the LondoD DiocesRn Fund '
respect of that legacy and Bt 31 December 2024 amounted 10:
Coit
MArket
Vmlue
789.80 Investment Shares
Deposit account
624
4,065
18.262
4,782
4,689
23,044
Thc PCC holds 100 shares of £1 each in its wholly owned tradin8 subsidiary ¢ompany St
Bartbolomew Enterprises Lid which 18 incoiporated ill th¢ United KingdonL These are th
only shar¢s allotted called up and fiilly pai(L The company has not trad¢d during the year.
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14. Stock
2024
2023
Bookstsll stock
Cloister café 8tock
5,852
1.336
7.460
1,916
7,188
9076
15. Debtors
2024
2023
Debtors for goods and Servi￿8
Other debtors
(jratst receivable
Listed Places of Worship grant
recoverable
Gift Aid recoverable
Prepa￿Th¢nts
48,614
35,484
5,250
22,546
17,546
11.185
13,290
7.215
6,436
9.855
8J51
50
87J22
16 (a). Credltors due wlthin one yeydr
2024
2023
Creditors for goods and 8crYi
Owed to the Dioce&e & related entities
Other taTation and social 8￿urity
Accrual8 and deferred incom¢
25,992
61,747
1,492
14,650
31,005
7,118
46.933
80,043
108,894
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16 (b). Creditors due after more than one year
2024
2023
St Bartholomew the Gre&t Heritage Tn￿t
loan
65,O¢XI
65,¢XIO
6S(KJO
65,000
DetsilB of tbi8 loan arn Shown in not¢ 18.
17. Repalrs
No provision has be¢n made in these fiDancial st&t¢ments in respect of liabilitic8 for
maintenance of thc buildings. The m05t recent quinquennial insp¢¢tion was undertaken i
February 2022 and a m4ititenance progr8mtne for the ￿e￿8￿ry works is cwrently being
pIgDned with works expected to IK8in18ter in 2024.
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18. Restrlcted funds
Movement in FuDd5 - 2024
BAlinee
Bal•n¢e
1.1.24 RevaluailoD Income ExpeDdllure TrI￿fer8 31.1224
Fund
StBartholoM¢w the Gre
100 Club
Art ExhibitiOD
AssistaDt Triest's
AecoDun(xlation
Butterwortb Cbarity
ClJaTity Cunwnitt¢¢
Cboir 4nd Music Fund
Choral S¢holar8hips
Columbarium Fund
Education Project
Fabric Fund
Garden Fund
Huntington Legacy
Idle8 Flower Fund
Lent Appeal
Livegtreamin8 Equipment
Or8aD Fund
Priory Coal of ArnJ8
Roof Fw
th AnlliY¢rsary Project
Wh&t Makes a Lollth)n¢r
1.320
(455)
{865}
364
364
31,8(K)
(31,800)
716
1,170
10,059
716
186
3,365
2.633
loo
{3,617)
(6.794)
3,51)0
1,200
102,727
100
3,600
1.200
45,729
349
23,044
2,600
287,973
6.460
717
loo
(356,813)
(6,111)
11,842
21,919
2.500
383
13,470
408
(383)
(3.450)
(15.817)
(10,177)
(6,453) (10,977)
{81,904)
(3.337)
10.020
(15.817)
10,177
422
55.434
5,321
I7,￿8
30.3J4
3,844
(1,984)
StBArtholomew theLui
Friends of St BArtl￿10￿¢W the
29.587
29,587
SBL Ministy
900th Anniv¢rsary Project
19.463
493
(11,464}
8,492
254J80
408 403,050
(53V75)
(1,984) 117,279
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Movement In Fllnds- 2023
B4laJee
Balance
1.1.23 RtvAluatlon IDcome ExpeDditure Transfen 31.12.23
Fund
StBarfh¢iloNrtew the Greut
100 Club
Art Exbibition
Assistant Prieses
Ac¢onllnodation
Butterworth Charity
Clwity Committee
Choir and Music Fund
Choral Scbolarships
Columbarium Fund
Education Project
Fabric Fund
arden Fund
Huntington Leg￿Y
Idic's Flower Fund
Leni Appeal
Livestreamin8 Equipment
Roof Fund
900th Anniversary Project
1,320
8.420
(460)
(8,056)
(860)
364
17,500
(17.51J))
716
716
1,170
10,059
1.422
1,300
(252)
(2,404)
11,163
3,400
12C
23.202
i(K)
3,500
1.200
102.727
127,650
(48,985)
860
19,779
,482
658
100
750
21.919
2,500
383
13,470
17.008
30,314
446
16,920
17,008
5,400
(813)
(3,450)
135,604
(110,690)
Si Bt7rtholomew ihé Less
Friends of St Bartholomew the
Le85
SBL Ministy
900th Anniversary Project
29,087
500
16.887
26,874
29,587
(16.887)
(7,41 J)
19.463
130.721
1,482 339,085
(210,908)
254,380
The 100 Club was 8tarted in 2008 &8 a mean8 of rdi$ing moDCy to support the W4)Tk of the
Priory Church. Memb¢rs pay £10 per month into & fimiL from which 16.7 /• 15 taken annually
in four instalm￿JtS to provide cash plizes in various denominatlODS to the club's memb¢r6.
The reDtsinder of the cash in the fund 18 available for fabric projects. This is treated as a
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restricted fund to maiDtsin visibility of the project and to manag¢ control of the pri
¢omponent of the fun
Th¢ Beddington Fund was set up to ¢8tablish ongoing links with people who arc married in
the Church. It involves a ODe-time joining fee, and lees for event5 organizcd for the members
of th¢ Society to bring them together. There were no artivities during 2023.
The Butt¢rworth Charity Is distributed every Good Friday. g¢nerally ID the ftinn of hot cross
buns. The iDcome derives from collections at th¢ 8erYice.
The Charity Committee Fund was set up to receive donations for the Parith's nominated
charity from a variety of activiti¢s organiscd in the Parish.
The Choir Fund was established to receive fLU)ds toward8 the costs of the choir for special
services.
The Choral Scbolarsbip fund provid¢s funding to allow rnu8iC students to gain experience of
participating in the choral traditions of the Parish.
The Columbarium Fund represents d¢posits rec¢ived against firture salc5 of niche5 when th¢
ColumbaTiwn is built.
The fiu]ds for the Education project are to be Applied lo enh4llcin8 th¢ educational material i
the two chwches of th¢ Parish.
The Fabric Fund is held for fabric projects and repairs aud is finanred by a 8hare of
collections held at special s¢rYi¢es and by 8p¢cific donation8 and legacies.
Thc Huntington Icgacy is Kpr¢sented by spwific invcstments, a8 explained in note 12, which
are under the CODtroI of the Londor Dioc¢8an Fund Ullder the ternts of the bequest the fijnd 18
to be applied for m&jor unexpe£ted repair5 to the f&bri¢ of tbe Priory Churcb, The fLmd
received interest in the yefir and was revalued upwards.
Idle'8 Flower Fund was fornied as a result of 8 generous bequest by th¢ late Izis V. Wkwtoll.
AdditiODS made to the fund from time to time from specific fund raising event4 donation3
for flow¢r5 and from interest on the fimd's bank account. The income of the fuDd is u8ed to
provide flowers for servi¢es on those o¢¢asions when flowers 8r¢ not provided from external
sourc¢s.
The Lady Chapel Fund bas b¢eD Set up to r¢ceive mon¢y from the H¢ritage Tr￿t that IS to be
spent on work to th¢ Lady Chapel. No transactions took pl￿e on this fijnd in 2020.
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The Lent Appeal wa5 established for the collectlon of donation5 to support the nominited
charity during the Parish's t£nt Appeal.
The Livestreaming equipment fund repr¢￿ts specific grant fijnding to allow the PaTish to
upgrad¢ its livestreatning equipm¢nt.
Th¢ Roof Fwid was cstablished to fund the necessary WOTks identified in the quinquennial
report of 2009. Substantial repairs wer¢ Carried out to the Quire roofwith the second stag¢ of
the project being completed in 2012. Th¢ re￿￿1￿)ng fimds will be applied to the continuing
pro8r4mrne of roof repair works during 2024.
The 900th ADniversary Fund has b¢en established to re￿1ve donations tOWaTth the 900th
Fundrnising Appeal.
The Ukrainc Collection was a sp￿lfi¢ fimdraising appeal in 8UPPOrt of the Dioc¢5e of Ewope.
Th¢ Friends of St Bartholomew the LesB 15 primaTily used for fabric relatsd expenditure for St
Bwtholomew the Less Church.
Th¢ SBL Ministy Fund ￿¢1Ve8 grnnt fimdin8 8p¢¢ifically for the provision of Anglican
MiDi6try serYi¢es at Si Bartholomew the Less.
Thc 900th Anniversy Fund has b¢eD Utablisbed to receiv¢ donatioD8 towards the 900th
FuDdrAising Appeal.
19. Related party transactlons
The Rector, and the Churcbw8rdens who acted duTiDg the ￿￿T- Charles Spanloll and Hary
Cowd arc ex officio tn￿le¢S of The St. Btholomew the Great Herits8¢ Trust and The St
Bartholomew's Gatehouse Th]sL There are other trustees of these two TTUSts.
The PCC has bo￿owed £65.000 from the Heritage Thtst to fi￿d the Cloistcr development
works. Interest at 2.7Tr/0 per anDUrn is pf4yabl¢ on the loan. The OTi8inal five year repa)rynent
date bas been extend¢d with agrcernent from th¢ Truste¢5 of the Heritage Th18t.
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20. Analysis of net assets betsveen funds
A$ at 31 December 2024
Unrestrlcted R¢strl¢ted
fund8
fulld8
Totsl
rundi
Tangible r￿ed assets
Investnjcnts
CuTrent assets
Creditors due within one year
CTeditors due after more one
8,623
51.543
290,159
(80,043)
10,020
23,044
84.215
18.643
14,587
374.374
(80.043)
{65,IXM))
{65,000)
205,282
117379
322,561
A8 at 31 December 2023
unre¥￿eted Restrlcted
nds
fundi
Totil
funth
Tangible fixed os8¢ts
Invcstments
Current assets
Creditors due within one year
Cr¢ditor5 due after more thaD one
9,731
50.035
333,333
{108,894)
13.470
21,919
218,991
23.20)
71,954
552,324
(108,894)
(65,000)
(65.0(Kl)
219305
254J80
473J85
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21. Financial instruments
2024
2023
FiDanciAI asscts measured at fair Vah￿ through
the StatemcDt of Fillanciai AGtivities
74,587
71,954
Financial a8s¢ts measured at fair value through th¢ Ststemcnt of Financial Activitie8 represent
fixed 485¢t investments.
22. Reconclllatlon of net movement In funds to net cash flow from
operatlng actlvltie8
2014
2023
Net movement in fimd8
DepTeciation of t4Dgible fLrd assets
(Gains) / losses on inve8tmen18
Interest and dividend iThcome
Decrease l (increase) in stock
D￿rease l (inCTease) in d¢bt<>r8
Incr¢ase l (decrease) An creditors
(151,024)
8,158
(1.916)
(7,705)
2,188
(9,928)
(28.851)
57,228
11238
(4,290)
(5,798)
3,310
13,438
(28.681}
Net u8ed In operatlng Red￿tIeS
(189,078)
46WS
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23. Analysis of Cash and Cash Equlvalents
2024
2023
Cash in hand
Short trn deposits
233,783
35,553
422,503
32.523
Total cash and cash equivaicnt8
269J36
455.026
I January CA8hflows 31 December
2024
2024
Casb in haDd
422,503 (188,720)
233,783
Short t¢rni deposits
32,523
3,030
35,553
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