Ch¥itable IKorporated Or8anlsatlon: 116319S
THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH CHURCHESTRUST
TRUSTEES, REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

THE OIIKESE OF P40RWICH CHURCHESTRUST
CONTENTS
Pa8e
Reference and adm1nlstra￿ve dttsiis of the charity. Irs truste¥5 and advlsers
Trustee5' report
Statement ol financlal actl¥hles
Balance sheet
St•t•m•nt ol tash flows
Notes to th• flnanclal ststèm*hts
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THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH CHURCHES TRUST
REFERENCE AND ADMINIStRATIVE DEYAILS OF THE CHARITY, IfsTrusTEE'S AND ADVISERS
FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 DECEM8ER 2024
Trustees
The Ven Steven Betts, Archdeacon of Norfo
Thè Ven Keith Jarnes. Ar£hdeaton of Norwich
The Ven Catherine Dobson. Archdea¢oTh ol Lynn
Tirn Sweeting
ao Re8hi•Md Numb•r
1163195
Pr5kKlp•l offl¢•
ILP) Dereham Road
Easton
NR9 SES
Cl•rk &Tr•asur•r
Tim Sweèti
A¢wunts Prepar￿ by
Norwich Di0￿$)￿ Board of Finance Lid
Diocesan House
109 Oereham Road
Easton
NR9 SES
B•nk•rs
rclays Bank Plc
57 London Street
Norwich
NR2 IHS
Soll¢btor5
8irketts
Kinglisher Hw5e
l Gilders W•v
Nornwch
NR3 IU8
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THE DMXESE OF H￿1￿CH CHURCHES TRusr
TRUStEES' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The trustees present their annual directors. report iogetherwtth the hnancial statements of the charity lor the year
*ffidlng 31 December 2024.
The financial statements complf W¢th Charrtie5 Art 2011 and Accountlng ènd Reponing by Charftles.. Staternent
ol Recommended Practice applicable to charitie5 preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the VK and Rewblic of Ireland IFRS 1021 (effective l January 20151
Obje¢tfves and artl¥ltles
The advan¢ement ol the Christian Gospel and faith wthin the Diocese of Norwich by providin8. administerfng.
rnaintaiThin& repairin& renewing and replaclng churches or eccsesiastical buildin&5 licensed for public worship In
a¢¢ordance wth the Chrfstlan f•ith as re(eNed by TheChur¢h of En8land.
Pubmc B•n•fft
The trustees ronnrrn thal. In exerclslng thelr powers •nd duties. Ihey ha¥e ¢omplled ¥￿th thtlr duty to have due regard
io the guidance OTh publlf behtfit published byth¢ Ch•r6ty CoffjmNion.
The Chur¢hes carry out serwces of worship. marria8es. baptisrns and fvnerals whkh •re attended by the 8eneral publlc
and ?nrlrh•% Inral rrMnmiJniiip4 by th* prthithn ol the5• Mr¥lw.
Strurture. eo¥emance and manaeemeTht
Structur•
Tht tVU5t W35 founded on the iWAu8ust 2015 3rKI Is a Ch•rit•ble IrKorporated Or8anisation.
Me•tln8S
The trustees have Met on an ad-ho¢ basis durin8 the process ol *stsbli5hin8 ihe CIO.
Trust••s
The trustees are the three Archdearons. in the No￿￿ch Dlo¢ese, along wrth the 0￿Cesan Seuetarylchiel Executlve of
the Norwich Dioce￿￿ Board of Finance Limited.
The trustees recefve no remuneration lor their work and the charmi does not have anv Salaried empl¢)vees.
Rlsk Man•8•rn•nt
The Trustees havè 4$5e5sed the major risks to which the tharity 15 eMposÈd. in particular those related to the oper4tK>ns
and finonces of the charlty. and are 5at15fled ihai systems and proceduves are In pla¢e to mitSgate our Èxp05ure to the
major rlsks.
Related partie$l￿nnected Charlty
The Norwich Diocesan 8oard ol FiTrance Limited was incorporated on 28 Marth and is a connected charty of the
Dk)¢e5e of NorvAch Churches Tvust.
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ThE tNOCESE OF NORMCH CHURCHES TRUST
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 DECEMBER 2024
A¢hie¥ement and Perfomiance
L*asin8 of ch￿rd￿$
At ihe beginnin8 012025. there were e￿hteen ¢hurche5 leased to the trust.
Flnanclal Review
Flnanclal PerforMa￿t
The trust rece¢ved Income of É58,603 in 202412023 £40.4841, this income relate5 to collections at services, statutory
parochial fees. fundraisin8 and other donations. The res￿u31 balance at year end. along with the grants from the All
Churches Trust. the Anfie French Memorial Tiusi and the Norwich Diocesan eoard of Flfiance L¥mited bein¥ treated as
deferred income Is £61,92412023- £32.1251.
OF the eiBhteen churthes in the trust, sevenieen of these no lon8er have any funds and are beèn funded from the
nrestrlcted fund5. A5 at the 31" De¢ember 2024, delerred unrestricted funds stlrbd •¢ £61,9241£32,125 in 20221.
Reserves Pollcv
Whèr* ¥ Church 15 l•a%•d to th• trust. any IncomSn8 lunds are restrk1￿ for that specthc bulldln8. Thl Is also tho ¢4$¢
where eollections are made in Church, a statuiory fee is rece¢ved or any other situation where Income woulé otherwise
have been passed io ihe PCC respwsible forih* twJildin8.
The &r•nts recelved, totalling £8?.5￿ and Includi￿ an additional ifansfer in relotion to the lease of the Stanta Churches
Icurremt balance E61.9241 Is an unrestrirted reserye v4hich is expected to be tssed towards the running costs of the
tharlty bui primarily where ihe restikted funds ali8rsed to a church are eX￿USted. This Is to ensure that the buildlnÉ Is
rnaintalned in accordaffe the lease.
Du¥ Lu Llit Luiiii7iiirneni vf fundin8 a bu1￿1￿@ from unrestrlcred funds iapproximaiely £2.CO) per church) and the timing
to obtain additional irant fundin& the trustees mon¢tor unrestricted reserves to ensure thar they do not fall below
2S,QOO Iyr 4 prolonsed period.
Goln8 Conc•rn
There are currentty suffi¢ient feserves1É61,9241 io be able to mainiain the le¥el of pro¥lsion at the current level for the
next twelve months. Additional unrestricied ftsnds of £495.030 are also available to the trustees and a decision on h¢Jw
thls will be depl¢)yed Irepasrs to churches and Invest￿Trt of residual fundsl ts to bE dixu55ed in 2025.
On thls basls. Ihe trustees are satisfied th￿ the￿ are syffi(ient assds to ¢Nsure that the chorrty can continue to lulfil it5
obligations for the Thext twefvÈ months.
Fundrablng standards Intorm•tlon
The Trust dDe5 not raise funds from the public Yia lundiaisinA ¥tivities. It may however take rollertion5 held at servlces
in the Churches vested within the Trust.
The Trust b$ not veKi5tered wth the fundrai%ing regutstor. No profe55ional fundraiser5 or third-parry commerclal
participants are used. P40 complaint re8arding fundraising has been and tho advertlsing takes place regarding
fundraissn8.
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THE DIOCESE OF NOR￿cH CHURCHES TRUST
TRusfEES' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Statement of Trurtee< Responsibilities
The Trustees are responsib￿ for preparing the Trnstee's report and the financial statements in accordance wlth
applicable law and United Kingdom Accountin8 Standard5 IUTrited ￿.￿gdoM Generall¥ Ac£epted kcountin8 Practice).
The law appli£able to tharitie5 in England & Wales requires the Trystee5 to prepa￿ financial Statements for e3th
financial year which give a true and fair viewol the stste of aff3ifS of the charity and of the incorne antl expenditure of
Ilir ilidriiy lor that perbDd. In prepannu These flnancial ￿a￿mentS. the ¥rusiees are required to:
selert suitable accountinA polides •Nd then ipptythem consisterttly..
observe the melhods and princip￿ In theChatltle5 Statement of Recommended Prartice ISORPI-
rnake jud¢rnènts and è4tlm•ip4 tha* ar• ahd prud•nt.'
St•te whether applicable VK accounting standards h•vt l)een Idlowed, subject to any mateil•l departures
disclosed and eX￿ained in the finaThoal st3iement5.
prepare the flThanclal statements on the80iTr8 Conctm b•si5 vnle55 It Ls Imppropriate to presume that the Charlty
wll contlnue In operatk)fi on the same basis from 12 months of the date of this report.
The Trujtees art iesyuii>ibl¥ lui l¥eyin¥ accounring records that dI￿10$e with reasonable •ccu¥acy at anv
time the finan¢lal Position ol the tharity and enable them to ensure that the finandèl staterner*iS Comply with the
Charitlgs Act 2011, th• Charlty IAc<otsnts 4Trd Rcport51 Re8ul•iion> 2008 ond the provijlons of Iivsl Trley ore
also responsible lor safe8uardin8 the ¥5sets ol the charity and hence lor taking reasonable steps fof the preventlon and
detecik)n ol fraud and other Irregul?rftle5.
This report was approved by the Trustees on 2 September 2025 •nd slned on thelr behalf. bv..
Tho V•n•rnble Stevèn b•
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Tfirdtersin
14
4ts43
Pwoch¥l Fees
L4iltyReknnd
7S9
2M70
51fj
21.711
25h
27A67
2J)78
3L136
Tc4•1 IMJJrn
AdmiNstra¢
55
.587
3JJ46
JSO79
JJ
41MS
Jg570
(1&5711
io
Toll ltywty414t I Ivwry1024
$8,613
75Mg1
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*T31 D￿£￿t￿lI
12x517
CCLA
Dtbtors
iojis
6)l491
6L914
Jt125
5BMa
UrrtJlrict•dfundi
613
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FOR THEIW JIDKEWtA1014
46.723
￿￿4
7n
125.517
7BAZ4
riit Incorr
0•¢r•￿Ill￿(rlaS•j
15.019
16.410
17551
113h)91
518
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Cash
74￿14
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THE DICKESE OF WORWKH CHLIR(HE5TRUST
NOTES TOTHE FIIIA14CIALsfATEMENrs
FOftThE YEAR EIIOED 31 OECEMBER 2024
l. At￿￿NtInE Pollcles
1.1. Basls of prepa￿￿0Th of finantlal siatements
The account5 (financial statement51 have been prepared underthe historicalcostconvention with items Tecogni5ed at cost or
Iransadion value unless Otherwise slated in the iele¥anl notel51 tothese attounts. The finèncial statement5 have been PTepèred
in accordance wllh Ihe Staiement of Recommefided fvactice". Accoun¢ifiBand Reportlng by Chèrities preparing their accounts In
accordance wi¢h the Financial RewrriThgsrandaid applicable in ihe UKand Republicof Ireland IFRS 102115sved on 16July 2014
and the Financial Reportin8 Standard ap￿ICable in ihe United ￿ngdoM and Republic of Ireland IFAS 1021 and the Charities Art
2011. The TTU5t constitutes a public bentlit entity as dèfined by FAS 102.
1.2. In¢omlni resources
All In¢omln8 resour(e541e In¢luded in the 5t4temen¢of fin•n¢ial •divilies ¢n In ¥¢¢wa15 ￿545.
1.3. Reswrcese#pended
All expendiiure15 a¢¢ounted for on an &¢rua15ba5i
2. Incomefrom
Unrtstrirted fvnds
Restrfttedfunds T•thllund$2024 Tot41 fund$ 2023
Donations
21,75S
1,078
Z.313
4,S43
21,755
1.078
2,313
6.302
25.640
16,410
290
1.999
2,870
18,73S
80
100
Statuiory Fee5
Gran1&
Rental Income
Legacles
1,759
25,640
516
58,fA)3
27.467
31.136
40,584
3. Expendllure by Charitable A¢fj*lty
Llnrtstrirttd frjnts
Restrirtedlunds Totalfvnd$2024 Totsi fv*d$ 2023
Bank Charges
Churchyard
Inspection
Insurance
Misc
56
56
55
432
7,563
11,997
23
651
340
3.013
24,074
3.330
11,465
11.048
IIA65
12A81
5,089
Roof Alarm
2.065
43.554
1,889
41,665
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TtahslEI liom Deleryed kn£om
127.4421
127.4421
27.44Z
27.442
Thetran$l¢i fromdtferrEd inwmewasthadttomaich defKiioftrntral Elpe￿d￿tsre, bein8fIM9a￿d tP
Iransferto co¥erihtdtfi(ir olexpeTrdrture kicuNtdWhwe￿lffje1 luAds receNtdfr(*Ththe*ri5heshJd beenoxhausted
Ich for 2024wa5£25,5$312023". £II.0341.
S. D•btW5
Prep4yments a￿a ateru*d In¢ory
ETher￿ Refwd
L•8aCY
nations•ndColknkMS
P•i¢chlal Fees
9.7JO
10,420
L551
10.91S
I2￿71
Thiscomprlse5 of Insur•nce Iht wiod 1st Jar*uary))25to 28th Septernber 202SIÉ9.7301 and Larg1 service
£dlecti•hJ vid *Dto the bank Injanu￿202s. There Isa fiel b*htèol E70)In parochiii leo$d￿ Ir&Mmiht Norwch
•t*s¥Th Bwrdof FIMn¢• Llmu¢ed.
l. ¢r•dito
¢rndiifiN
Olhereredikns
2023
127
12?
846
846
Deleri•d 4rKomt
61.924
61.924
32.129
31125
amouTrts￿I1AIdUe￿IIth￿ on•Tr*ar¢tymwi5e5 DI E576*thkh rebtests uWit*S blbtd ml2025for2o24￿S19e and U70
In rtlatiOhiQ •Lirmc05t5
Slbn8the ¥eai, hoTvustee5 receNed anyreM￿￿ErlUQnIzoZ3.' nill
JiiwthÈ¥tai. hoTvustee5 recerrtd anyb￿e￿I5 In kind{2023".
c￿ri￿1h￿￿W. r￿Ti￿ste¢st*CeVrtd an¥r0kntr￿f3erf￿th1tsf expEnse$11023.'
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L231
314
17.175
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Al S•m& 5rtrthp1c*￿Iwn
L456
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976
3025
2.429
1.675
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2.170
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2,775
2.723
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495.0
73A92
711
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THE CHURCH
OF ENGLAND
Diocese of Norwich
Independent Examiners Certificate
R•port to th• trustBeW m•mbvrn of..
On accoun18 forth• year ended..
Ch8rlty no111 any)..
l Teport lo Ihe truslees ￿ my 6￿MIna￿On of the accounts of the atKJve tharty fthe Trust'l for Ihe
year ènded311 Lil
R•$pOnsibl￿tI•s and ba$l6 of report
A5 the chantls Irustee8, you are respc￿%b￿ l¢¥ the preparaiicm L* ¢he acwjnts in o¢c¢yd8nce wilh
the requlrernenw ol ¢he Charrties A¢t 2011 I-the Act'l.
I report in respect of my examination of the TNsi'$ a¢￿￿nts camad under secbon 145 of the 2011
Au and in carrying out rny exarnlna1￿n, I have folowed 911 the •tplicable Directi￿5 given by th¢
Charily Commis&on under section 1451Sllbl olthe Ad.
Ihdependenl examln*Vs slaleme
trhe Ehanty's gro$$ income exceeded £250.000 and l arn qualrfie(I to undertake the exarnin8lion by
being a qil8lified member ol I
ll. Delettr l]rfnot applicabl8.
I have complelèd rny examinalion. I confirrn Ihal ro rnaterial matters hav8 r￿me lo my att8nlion in
connection wth Ihè examinatjon I
Ihal in. any m81eral r•spècI
') **ich gt¥es me cause 10 beleva
• thè arxount5ng rEcords were not kopl in 4ccordants 4%•lh sec*on 130 of thtr Ch8rilies Act..
th8 4ccourils did noi aCC￿d wilh thè aCc￿n￿n9 r•wd6.' or
• the a¢counl$ did not I￿pIY ¥*ilh the applicab￿ reouirernen¢s C￿cerning the folm 8nd coniont of
•¢¢ounrs sei out In Ihe Chanties (Accounis anij Rapcvtsl Reguk811(￿s 2008 oth•r than any
Ituuiremeni thai ¢he accounis give ¥'tnJe WKI lairf ￿eW whith 15 a maller Con￿￿￿ed as p8ri ol an
Inllependeni examin￿10n.
I have no c￿nCernS have como across no other maNeTS in connedw)n wlh the axamlnatlcn to
Whic￿ attenli¢)n should be dfavm in this re￿ in order ￿ enable a proptr understsnising ol the
a￿OUnts lo be reache(l.
' Pbase Ltslete Ihfj bvord4 in tho kKaGk¢ts rflljey do nolappty.
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