PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST PAUL'S HOOK TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2023 AIMS AND PURPOSES St Paul's Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibilty of cooperating viith the incumbent, the Reverend Luke Wickings. in promoting the whole mission of the Church, pastoral. evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also specrfically responsible for the Maintenan￿ of the Church. the Churchyard and the Church Centre of St Paul's. Hook. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES The PCC consists ofthe incumbent, and of members elected by the Church membership (those on the electoral roll) at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM). The PCC'S role is to make decisions on behalf of the congregation about the running of the Church, that enable us to fulfil God's purpo￿ in the Church and in the Communty. The PCC are also stewards of the reSoU￿S that the Church has at its disposal.. our finan￿S, the buildings and churchyard. the equipment within the buildings, and the staff. It is the responsibility of the PCC to ensure that these reSoUr￿S a￿ maintained, replenished and used appropriateEy. The PCC also keep an overview of the Church Se￿1￿. whilst recognising that the ultimate responsibilty for the services rests wth the incumbent. Nevertheless, the PCC are a channel for communication between the congregation and the incumbent and are also encouraged to express their own views about worship. When planning our activrties and related expendiiure the PCC will always consider the Charity Commission's guidan￿ on public benefrt and. in particular. the supplementary guidan￿ on charities for the advancement of religion. WORSHIP PRAYER AND RITES OF PASSAGE The PCC is k￿n to offer a range of SeNi￿S and other events during the week and over the course of the year that our communrty will find both beneficial and spiritually uplifting. As well as our regular services. we enable our communrty to ￿lebrate and thank God at the milestones of the joumey through lrfe. Through baptism we thank God for the gift of life. in marriage, public vows are exchanged before Gc￿. through funeral services friends and family express their grief. receive comfort, give thanks to God for the person who has passed. and commend that person into God's keeping. DEANERY SYNOD Currently. three members of the PCC are the Church's Deanery Synod representatives. The Deanery Synod provides the PCC with an important link be￿een the parish and the wider structures of the Church of EnglarKI. 18 January 2024 ..(Incumbent) Date:................................ Signed". ## **Parochial Church Council of St. Paul’s, Hook** ## **Church Income and Expenditure Account – Year ending 31[st] December 2023** |**Income Summary**

Committed giving: Gift Aid
Tax credit on committed giving
Other committed giving
Church collections
Donations for general funds
Legacies
Donations for Audio/Visual Fund
Amazon & PayPal
Donations in Memory
Winter Fair, Sales table & Coronation Tea
Sunday refreshments and Thursday raffle
Weddings, Baptisms, Funerals, Memorials
Parish Hall Management fee
Centre lettings
Bungalow
Commonwealth War Graves Grant
Unspecified income
Repayment of fair floats
Interest from investment account
Collections for outside charities
Diocesan Grant for energy costs
Insurance claim re porch damage|**2023 2022**
40,223
35,689
10,430
19,544
4,981
6,409
5,384
4,752
8,000
7,905
**-**
2,000
**-**
932
45
41
316
**-**
1,986
1,577
936
887
4,130
6,711
3,150
4,200
938
862
4,525
6,470
-
30
50
-
130
-
264
107
1,638
1,809
-
1,400
-
2,529|**2023 2022**
40,223
35,689
10,430
19,544
4,981
6,409
5,384
4,752
8,000
7,905
**-**
2,000
**-**
932
45
41
316
**-**
1,986
1,577
936
887
4,130
6,711
3,150
4,200
938
862
4,525
6,470
-
30
50
-
130
-
264
107
1,638
1,809
-
1,400
-
2,529| |---|---|---| ||**87,126**|**103,854**| ## **Parochial Church Council of St. Paul’s, Hook** ## **Church Income and Expenditure Account – Year ending 31[st] December 2023** |**Expenditure Summary**

Payments to Diocese: Parish Share
Payments to Diocese: Funeral & Wedding fees
Church expenses; major & minor repairs
Repair to porch
Audio/Visual expenses
Sacristy and Housekeeping
Heating, lighting and water
Insurance and fire inspection
Organ tuning and repair
Churchyard
Outreach, Adverts and Pastoral Care
Salaries and Honoraria
Parish Office
Accountants examination
Accountant’s fees (Payroll)
Miscellaneous expenses: Copy licences, Zoom etc
Catering
St. Paul’s School
2ndHook Scouts
PCC payments to outside charities
Fundraising outgoings
Bungalow
Payments to outside charities from church
collections
Income
Expenditure
Excess of Income over Expenditure|

|**2023**
**2022**
48,207
47,262
1,353
2,186
692
2,082
-
2,430
54
5,957
286
448
3,144
2,014
3,015
2,997
357
336
185
1,275
779
489
9,273
11,252
1,331
1,134
816
492
588
702
494
1274
110
39
-
1,500
300
300
500
2,000
308
88
4,862
6,470
1,534
1.708
**78,188**
**94.435**
87,126
103,854
78,188
94,435|**2023**
**2022**
48,207
47,262
1,353
2,186
692
2,082
-
2,430
54
5,957
286
448
3,144
2,014
3,015
2,997
357
336
185
1,275
779
489
9,273
11,252
1,331
1,134
816
492
588
702
494
1274
110
39
-
1,500
300
300
500
2,000
308
88
4,862
6,470
1,534
1.708
**78,188**
**94.435**
87,126
103,854
78,188
94,435|**2023**
**2022**
48,207
47,262
1,353
2,186
692
2,082
-
2,430
54
5,957
286
448
3,144
2,014
3,015
2,997
357
336
185
1,275
779
489
9,273
11,252
1,331
1,134
816
492
588
702
494
1274
110
39
-
1,500
300
300
500
2,000
308
88
4,862
6,470
1,534
1.708
**78,188**
**94.435**
87,126
103,854
78,188
94,435| |---|---|---|---|---| |||**78,188**|**94.435**|| |||||| |||**8,938**||**9,419**| tNDEPENDENT EXAMINER:S REPORT TO THE PAROCHtAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. PAUL'S HOOK We rewrt on the accounls of the church for the year ended 31# Decetnber 2023 which are set out on the attached pages. RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRL'STEES AND EXAMtNERS Th¢ church's trustees are re5ponsibl¢ for the preparation of the accounts. The church's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the act 2011) and that an independent ¢￿9mlnatIon is needed. Et is our responsibility to=_ examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act). to follow the procedures laid down in the genernl directions given by the Charity Commissioners (under section 145{5Kb) of the 201 l Act)- and to state whether particular matters have come to our attenlion. BASIS OF tNDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT Our examinalion was carried out in accordance with the general directors given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a re¥'ieii'" of the accounting r¢cords kept b}, the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of an). unusual items or disclosures in the ac¢ounts and seekino explanations from you as trust¢es conceriiing any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequentlv 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 EXAMtNER'S STATEMENr In connection with our exaFnination. no matter has come to our atteThtiOn:_ which gives us reasonable cause to belicve thaL in any material respec( the requirements:_ (a) to keep accounting records in aCCo￿ance Ivith Section 130 of the 201 l Act. and (b) lo prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have Aot been met or to which, in our opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 24 Stoneleigh Park Road Epsom Siirrey KT19 OQT SLOANE WtNCKLESS & CO Chartered Account}￿t5