MINCHINHAMPTON WITH BOX PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL HOLY TRINITY, MINCHINHAMPTON & ST BARNABAS, BOX CHARITY NUMBER 1163940 ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 INCUMBENT REVD CANON HOWARD GILBERT
MINCHINHAMPTON WITH BOX PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 Overvlew The Parlsh of Minchinhampton with Box is situated between the town5 of Stroud and Cirencester, in the Diocese of Gloucester. It has two churches, Holy Trinity Minchinhampton and St Barnabas, Box. The two churches exist for publlc benefit in the advancement of the Christian Faith by proclaiming the Gospel and by working to address the needs of many, both locally and in the wider communlty. The Parish is part of the Minchinhampton with Box and Amberley Benefice. The PCC The Parochial Church Council IPCCI is a corporate body established with ex-officio and elected members in accordanee with the Church Representation Rules of the Church of England. The PCC became a registered charity, number 1163940, with the Charity Commission on 12th October 2015. All member5 of the PCC are Trustees of the Charity. The member5 of the PCC at the tlme of this report are:_ Ex-offico Revd Canon Howard Gilbert Revd Coral Francis Revd Tracey ClementS Linda Jarvis (Reader) Elected Martyn Beaufort David Bonney Jamie Dalrymple-Hamilton David Goldsmith Nlck Horsley Jackie Natt Simon Ritter William Reddaway Deanery Synod Julian Elloway Margaret Sheather Jennie South Ali50n Wood Church Wardens Angle Ayling Caroline Thackray The PCC met six times during 2024. In addition, the Standing Commtttee met four times in the year. The Standing Committee has eight members who at the time of this report are the Rector, the two Curates, the Reader, the two Church Wardens, the Secretary, and Jackie Natt. Revd Canon Howard Gilbert was licensed as the Rector of the Minchinhampton with Box and Amberley Benefice in January 2019. Revd Coral Francis, our Curate, came to Minchinhampton with Box in 2021, while Revd Tacey Clements became a Curate in 2023. Church Wardens are elected at the annual Vestry Meeting at which all resident5 of the Parish can attend and vote. The other members of the PCC and the Deanery Synod are elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting IAPCMI at which only people on the electoral roll can vote. They serve for a period of three years before standing down. After one year has elapsed they are eligible for re-election for a further three year period. Only lay members are eligible for election. Page I
MINCHINHAMPTON WITH BOX PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 Icontlnuedl Management of Church Business Church business is managed in line with the Parochial Church Councils (Powers1 Measure 1956. This provides that the PCC co-operate with the Rector in promoting the whole Mission of the Church within the Parish. To achleve this the PCC has agreed policies and procedures which are reviewed and updated regularly. Accoun15 of the PCC are reviewed on a quarterly basis. Formal minutes are taken of decisions, which are displayed in Church once they have been approved. Management ol Rlsks and Health and Safety A new Safety Officer was appointed during the year and he has produced a lull risk assessment which has been adopted by the PCC. All emergency lighting was updated during 2024. All fire and burglar alarms are tested regularly by approved agents. The quinquenni81 inspection for both Churches was carried out in August 2022 and, as part of thi5 a very thorou8h electrical inspection was performed. All items of significant concern arising from inspectlons have been corrected. Safeguardlng of Chlldren, Young People and Vulnerable Adult5 There are agreed Safeguarding Policies in place for Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults. These policies have been subject to annual review by the PCC. There is one Parish Safeguarding Officer whose contact details are prominently displayed. There were no report5 of concern made during the year. Insured Risk5 There were no claims on our insurers, Ecclesiastical Insurance Offlce plc, In 2024. FINANaAL REVIEW The results for the year are Shown on page 7. Usual Sunday attendance in Church continued to slowly decrease from 120 in 2023 to 114 in 2024. However there are now several people who watch our services in their homes utilising the excellent 'live-streaming' equipment which was generously purchased by a member of the congregration. Between twenty and forty people dial into our 'live-Streaming' every Sunday. a.) General Income and Expenditure Planned Giving for general funds fell at a faster rate than the usual Sunday attendance In 2024. In 2024 it totalled £71,512, a drop of £11,760 from the 2023 level. It ha5 now fallen by more than 25% from the level in 2020 when it was £95,962. Page 2
MINCHINHAMPTON WITH BOX PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 Icontlnuedl FINANaAL REVIEW lcontlnued) These decreases reflect the drop in major donors to the Church. In these year5 six major donors, who together made annual donations of over £18,000, either died or stopped payin8 their donations to help pay for care c05t5. In addition many of the congregation are pen5ioner5 whose incomes have not been rising in line with inflation and therefore find rt difficult to maintain their giving in real terms. Fortunately these deCaSe$ have been partly offset by new donors coming into the Parish and by some existinB donors increasing their giving. While planned giving ha5 fallen over the last five year5, this has been offset in part bv much increased rental of the Church and Porch Room. The reordering has made the Church a much sought after venue. Rental income, having been just over £l,OW pre-reordering, rose to £9.285 in 2024, the highest ever achieved. It is hoped this source of Income will continue to grow in future years. The number of weddinES and funerals that took place in the Church in 2024 was also lower than in 2023. The resulted in the net fee5 from weddings and funera15 falling by £2,909 to £13,591 in 2024. So total General Income fell £9,744 to £136,959 in 2024 compared to 2023. 2024 General Fund expenditure was £2,821 below the 2023 level. Included within this however was Parish Share where £38,000 was paid in 2024. a reduction of £9,537 from the £47,537 paid in 2023. It was also very much lower than the Parish Share requested from Minchinhampton in the year which was £50,865. The big increase in expenditu in 2024 was in property costs where lighting and heating expenses rose significantly. The electricily and ga5 used in 2023 was contracted at proces agreed in 2020, way before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which caused energy prlces to increase significantly. For 2024 and 2025 a new contract Wa5 required and this was agreed at prices 160% higher than those for 2023. As it has turned out, this has also proved to be at very beneficial prices as, despite the hLFge price increase we are now paylng, the prices we are well below current market rates. Lightin8 and heatlng costs rose from £6,284 in 2023 to £16,616 in 2024. Within property costs, the huge rise in lightlng and heating costs was in part offset by lower costs of upkeeping the Churchyard. In 2023 Chufchyard upkeep cost £4,938 which was reduced to El,718 in 2024. The main rea50n was that 2023 included repalrs to the Churchyard wall at a cost of £1,700. There were no further repairs required in 2024. Upkeep of the Churchyard costs were further reduced in 2024 by the introduction of an agreed pattern of work which has significantly reduced grass cuttlng and other costs. Page 3
MINCHINHAMPTON WITH BOX PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 Icontinuedl FINANCIAL REVIEW lcontlnued) Apart from these two major cost changes within property Costs, most of the other costs are at very similar levels to 2023. So in 2024 the PCC made a General Funds loss of £4,079 after transfers to and from designated and restricted funds. And this is after a year on year reduttion of £9,537 in the Parish Share paid in ihe year. b.) Restricted Income and Expenditure As noted last year, there are only two 6Ps projects left to be completed Minchinhampton Church, these being the organ and the stained glass windows. The main 6Ps work, that of reorderSng the Church, was completed in 2020. The first of the two remaining projects is the work on the organ. The PCC signed a contracl in 2022 with Goetze & Gwynn, a firm of organ builders baseil in Nottinghamshire, to refurbish the organ at a cost of approximately £232,000. As reported last year, this amount had been raised in either cash or pledges and the organ had been rnoved to the Goetze & Gwynn workshops. While significant money has come from grants, fund raising activities such as the 'Sponsor A Pipe, scheme have also been very successful. It is now hoped the organ will be returned to the Church in June 2025. The second of the remainlng prolects Is the restoration of the stained glass in the Church. Detailed surveys have now been done on both the Rose Window and the East Window. These have shown the condition of the windows is much worse than had previously been believed with serious degradation of both the stonework and the glass . The work now has to be done very vr8ently. It is estimated the cost of the stained glass restoration will be about £240,000, of which we held some £87,0(XJ in cash at the end of 2024. It is planned the work on the stained glass windows will start in November 2025, with the Rose Window being the first to be restored. Further information on both the organ and stained glass win(lows projects is shown in note 16 to these accounts. At the end of 2024 there wefe a further 16 Restricted Funds held in the PCC, details of which are shown in note 14 of these accounts. c.) Box The level of General Income anil Expenditure at St Barnabas Church in Box wa5 similar to that in 2023, except that Box received a legacy of £1,000 in 2023 which has not been repeated. Additionally, as with Minchlnhampton Church, the costs of electricity rose significantly from 2023. As a result Box made a loss of General Funds of £148 in 2024. Page 4
MINCHINHAMPTON WITH BOX PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNaL ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 {contlnu¢d) FINANaAL REVIEW {contlnued) d.) Reserve levels In 2016 the PCC adopted a policy in line with the recommendations of the Archbishop'5 Council that Minchlnhampton Church should hold General reserves equivalent to two months general expenses, plu5 an additional two month'5 salary costs of non-clergy personnel. It is also part of this policy to hold some Fabric Reserves towards the likely building works arising from the quinquennial inspection. For Minthinhampton Church the PCC held general reseryes of £26,509 at the end of 2024. Thls Is well below the level recommended by the Archbishop'5 Council which is £29,309. As for the Fabric Reserves. a very full and thorough quinquenial and elertrical inspection was carried out in August 2022 by our architect. Fortunately as a result of the extensive work done in re-ordering the Church over recent year5. there were no significant items of work to be done other than the urgent electrical items, the organ and the stained glass. Partly as a resulL the PCC agreed to reduce the Fabrie Reserves and held £20,126 at the end of 2024. It IS hoped this will be sufficient to cover any emergency fabric work in the near future. For Box Church the PCC has adopted the policy of holding General Reserve5 equlvalent to six month's general expenses. plus sufficient reserves to cover future cost5 arising from the quinquennial inspertion which was completed in 2022. The reser¥e5 held by St Barnabas Box were above this level at the end of 2024. The PCC will continue to monitor the Church's finances to ensure we retain our secure foundatlons. The PCC want to thank GCSD for carrylng out the independent examination of these accounts. CHURCH ADMINISTRATION Vicki Hayward has performed wonderfully as the Church Administrator in 2024 and the PCC want to thank her for her hard work and commitment throughout the year. She can be contacted at the Parish Office on 01453 889004. or by emall at admin@minchchurch.org.uk The address of the Parish offi is, The Parish Office. The RectOry* Butt Street. Minchinhampton, Glos GL6 9JP App the PCC on 29th March 2025 and signed on their behalf bv:" evd Canon Howard Gilbert Rector Mrs Caroline Thackray Churchwarden Page 5 Mrs Angle Ayling Churchwarden
MINCHINHAMPTON WITH BOX PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL BASIS OF INDEPENOENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 Independent Examlnèr's Rèporttothe Membersiyrustees of the Parochial Church Councll of MlnchSnhampton wlth Box ParL)thlal Church Countll. This report 15 on the Church Funds lor the year ended 31 December 2024 which are set out in pa8es 7 & 8 and in England and Wales in respert of an exèmination carried out ¥nder the Charties Act 20111'ihe Act'l and Church Accountln8 Re8ulation5 2(X)61'the Regulations'l. Respettlve responsibllitle5 of the PCC and the èxaffllner As members of the PCC. you are responslble for the preparation of the accounts. It is my responslbillty to.. examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act,. • follow the procedure5 laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners section 14515llbl of the 2011 Act. and state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Ba$ls of Indèpendent examlnels report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directlons given by the Charity Commission and found in the Church Guidance, 2006 Edition. The examination included a review of the accounting records maintained by the Pawochial Church Council and a tomparison of the actount5 With wlth those records. It also include5 Consideraon of any unusual item5 or dbsclosus in the accounts, and seeking explanations fiom you as trustee5 concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent examlnePs statement In connection with my exarninztion, no matter has corne to my attentÉon'. 11 Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any rnaterial respect, the PCC as trustee5. have not met the requirements.. to keep accountin8 records In accoidance wlth section 130 of the 2011 Act,. and to prepare accounls which accord with the accounting records and to tomply with the regulrements of the Act and the Regulations,. or 21 To which. in rny opinion. attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding ol the accounts to be reached. Mrj Owens Bsc FCA GCSD Accountants Limited 701 Stonehouse Paik Sperry Way STONEHOUSE Gloucestershire GLIO 3UT Page 6
MINCHINHAMPTON WITH BOX PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 Notes General Funds Designated Restrlcted Fund$ Funds 2024 2023 Income Donations from all sources Trading Receipts Interest 111,973 22,876 2,110 96.684 208,657 2CX),029 8,925 31.801 32,750 9,716 11.826 8,935 Total Income 136,959 115.325 252.284 241,714 Expendlture Missionary & Charitable Donations Parish Share Property Costs Church Running Costs Administration Cost5 25 38,000 48,752 31,077 23,076 3,829 38,IX)O 2,007 50,759 100,513 131,590 23.076 6,972 47.537 70.073 35,115 22,967 Total Expendlture 140,9JO 106.324 247.254 182,664 Transfers from Other Funds Transfers to Other Funds 6,892 {7,0) 6,000 11,0001 1,000 13,892 11,450 15,8921 113,8921 111,4501 Surplus 1 (Deficit) for the Year 14.0791 4,109 5,030 59.050 Balance Brought Forward at 1st January 2024 40,131 10,5LK) 217,141 267,772 208,722 Balance Carrled Forward at 31st December 2024 36,052 15,500 221,250 Z72,802 267.772 Page 7
MINCHINHAMPTON WITH BOX PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2024 Notes 2024 2023 Debtors and Prepayments Short Term Deposits Current Bank Accounts 11.864 223,485 62,795 10,477 221,118 54,833 io 298,144 286,428 LESS LIABILITIES Creditors and Accruals li 125,3421 118.6561 NET TOTAL ASSETS 272,802 267,772 CHURCH RESERVES General Funds Designated Funds Restrlcted Funds 12 36,052 15,5 221,250 40,131 10,500 217,141 13 14 TOTAL FUNDS 272.802 267.77Z Page 8
MINCHINHAMPTON WITH BOX PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAI STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 ACCOUNTING POLICIES a.) Basis of Accounting The Financial Statement5 have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006, the Charities Act 2011, the Charities SORP IFRS 1021, and with other applicable accountlng standards. The Financial Statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and on an accruals accounting basis. They show the combined results for Holy Trinity Minchinhampton and St. Barnabas, Box. b.l Funds The Church has the following three types of Funds'.- General Funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for use on the general purposes of the PCC. Designated Fund5 represent the funds of the PCC that have been designated for a particular purpose by the PCC from the General Funds. These funds can be transferred back to General Funds by the PCC. Detai15 of the funds making up the Designated Funds are shown in note 13 of this Financial Statement. Restricted Funds represent funds given to the PCC for a particular Purpose. Examples of this are money given in a charity collection such as Marah Trust, or funds given for the refurbishment of the organ. Such funds can only be used for the purpose for which they were given. They cannot be transferred to General or De51Enated Funds by the PCC. A complete list of the various Restricted Fund5 is shown in note 14 of this Financbal Statements. c.) Funds Included in these accounts The accounts include all transactions. assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body, nor those that are informal gatherings of church member5. d.) Income Collectlons are recognlsed when they are received by the PCC. Planned 8iving is only recorded when received. Income tax recoverable on gift aided donations is recognised when the related income is received. Likewise VAT recoverable under the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme is recognised when the related payment is made. Sales of magazines are accounted for net of expenses. Page 9
MINCHINHAMPTON WITH BOX PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr DECEMBER 2024 ACCOUNTING POLICIES ( CONTINUED) e.) Flxed Assets All expenditure incurred in the year on consecrated or benefice bulldings, parlsh offices or on the repair and maintenance of church furnishings is written off. f.) Trustees The members of the PCC are all Trustees of the PCC. They receive no remuneration for this role. g.) Staff The Rector and the Curate were reimbursed travellin& telephone and other costs durlng the year. It Is the policy of the PCC to reimburse all relevant expenditure. During the year the PCC paid under contract an administrator. verger and director of music. All expenditure is shown in the financial statements. Page 10
MINCHINHAMPTON WITH BOX PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 General Designated Restricted Funds Funds Funds 2024 2023 2. INCOME FROM DONORS Parishioners, Planned Giving Collections and Donations Contribution from the Llllan South Trust Income Tax Recoverable Legacies 71.512 17,587 4,000 18.874 1.971 73.483 94.281 111,868 4,000 19.306 85,194 61,397 4,000 21,249 28,189 432 111.973 96.684 208,657 200.029 3. TRADING RECEIPTS Fund raising for Masasi Magazine Profrt Church and Porch Room Rent Funeral / Wedding Fees l Note 151 4.190 4,735 4.190 4,735 9,285 13.591 3.302 3,968 8,980 16.500 9,285 13.591 22,876 8,925 31.801 32,750 4. PROPERTY COSTS Lighting and Heating Insurance Water Rates Repairs and Maintenan Upkeep of Churchyard Cleaning 16,616 8,234 186 19.198 1,718 2,800 16.616 8,234 186 21,205 1,718 2,800 6,284 7,779 154 47,929 4,938 2,989 2.IX)7 48.752 2,IXI7 50,759 70,073 Page 11
MINCHINHAMPTON WITH BOX PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 General Designated Restrirted Funds Funds Funds 2024 2023 5. CHURCH RUNNING COSTS Clergy Expenses Childn,5 work Verger's Cost Organists & Music Choir and Choristers Organ Maintenance / piano tuning Stained Glass Window repairs Services Consumables Bell Ringers Hospitality Flowers Other church running expenses 2,163 2,163 418 13,228 12,157 1,129 87.618 8,665 829 897 1,996 1,786 704 1.655 351 13,014 ii,iio 724 90 418 13,228 12,157 1,129 87,618 8,665 829 1,225 1428 1,868 1,764 1,886 897 1,996 1.786 704 31.077 100,513 131,590 35,115 6. ADMINISTRATION COSTS Salary & National Insurance Printing, Postage and Stationery Telephone Audit Fee Subscriptions and Licences Technology Updating Stroud Deanery Rector's Discretionary Fund 15,736 3,025 1,952 580 599 576 608 15,736 3,025 1,952 580 599 576 13,873 4.407 1,894 368 369 1,198 250 23,076 23.076 22,967 Page 12
MINCHINHAMPTON WITH BOX PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 2024 2023 7. CHARITABLE DONATIONS MADE Friends of Gloucester Cathedral Marah Trust Children's Society RNLI Medecin Sans Frontiere Gloucester Historic ChLsrches Trust Norsfall House Toilet Twinnlng Christian Aid Gaza Christian Aid - Syria Christian Aid Masasi - Priest training for Geldard Ndinbo Masasi - University fees for Moses Nyuchi Masasi- University fees for Faraja Stephen Masasi - Priest training Masasi - Formula Milk Masasi- Books for student Masasi - Accommodation for Father Allen Masasi - General fundin8 to restart St Cyprlans priest's training college 25 296 100 296 25 142 142 142 204 125 60 664 207 295 809 505 505 3,340 360 100 1,3(Kl 609 550 3,829 6,972 2024 2023 8. DEBTORS AND PREPAYMENTS Income Tax recoverable VAT recoverable under the Listed Place5 of Worship Grant Scheme Box Prepaid Expenses Other Debtors and Prepayments 2,401 8,762 701 2,598 7,313 540 26 11,864 10.477 Pa8e 13
MINCHINHAMPTON WITH BOX PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 2024 2023 9. SHORT-TERM DEPOSITS Church of England ICBF)- General Fund Fabric Fund Organ Fund Stained Glass Windows Box General Fund 30,879 18,531 78.364 81,147 11.545 29,367 10,597 148,945 25,641 6,066 Lloyd5 Bank: Minchinhampton Church Flower Guild 3,019 502 223,485 221,118 10. BANK ACCOUNTS { LLOYDS ) Minchinhampton Church Minchinhampton Church - Reordering account St Barnabas Church, Box Minchinhampton Church Flower Guild Minchinhampton Church Bell Ringers Minchinhampton Church Magazine Fund Minchinhampton Church Choir Box Church Flower Guild Masasi Cornwall Bursary 21.768 16,712 2.378 1.061 2,120 10,467 22.191 3,261 7.627 3,619 1,954 8,752. 3,021 248 3,278 882 7.981 62,795 54,833 11. CREDITORS AND ACCRUALS Accruals Pre-received Income- Weddings and Magazine Fund Joint H05Pltality Fund 13,873 11.416 53 11.347 7,256 53 25,342 18,656 Page 14
MINCHINHAMPTON WITH BOX PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 Balance 01.01.24 Receipts in 2024 Payments in 2024 Balance 31.12.24 12. GENERAL FUNDS Holy Trinity. Minchinhampton St Barnabas, Box 30.441 9,690 180,224 2.599 184,156 2,746 26.509 9,543 40,131 182,823 186,902 36,052 13. DESIGNATED FUNDS Fabric Fund Masasi Rector's Discretionary Fund 10,000 5.000 I,0(10 15,000 1,000 500 500 10,500 6,000 1.000 15,500 14. REsfRICTED FUNDS Fabric Organ Stained Glass Windows Mission Fund Baynham Memorial Swift Boxes Sunday School Messy Church Tower Choir Minchinhampton Flower Guild Magazine Fund Minch Front Garden Minch Junior Choir Box Louise Hiscocks Friend5 of Box Molly Hoyle Flower Guild General Cornwall Bursary 2,192 162,304 26,275 1.000 2.934 23,693 69,131 5,126 98,379 86,741 1,000 3,283 87.618 8.665 4.601 493 1,318 493 150 268 897 4,020 1.376 11,363 446 268 1.954 3,020 4.121 5,532 166 967 1,050 3,387 51 296 1,063 1,000 1.335 12.098 2,120 4,080 6,267 166 967 1,050 3,435 51 308 6,500 1,482 243 195 248 3.278 882 470 5,190 600 410 1,968 Masasi- 217,141 122,851 118.741 221,251 Page 15
MINCHINHAMPTON WITH BOX PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 2024 2023 15. PAROCHIAL FEES Receipts from Funerals, Weddings, etc 28,395 33,406 Less.. Gloucester Diocese Non-stipendary clergy Verger Organists Cholr Bell Ringers Skip hire 4,274 1,864 2,881 2,190 1,635 800 1,160 3,906 2,200 3,100 3,960 1,600 2,140 14,804 13.591 I6,16 16.500 Net Funeral and Weddirbg Fees (to note 31 16. REORDERING - The sltuatlon at 31st December 2024 Planning for the reordering of Minchinhampton Church began in 2012 with surveys and meetings to establish whether the reordering was a good idea and whether it could be funded. The over- whelming answer from the surveys was that the reordering should go ahead. Fund raising began in 2014 when we were faced with the rather daunting prospect of having to raise a total of £1.3m to complete the whole reorderln8. The first stage of the work was the removal of the pews and choir stalls. replacing the floor and installing under floor heating, buylng Indlvldual chairs, and improving the entrance porch. A new audio visual system was also installed. Thls first stage of the reordering was completed in 2020. at a cost of £888,652. This was a little below the expected costs and has been paid for in full. The second stage of the reordering is the refurbishment of the Church pipe organ. We signed contract for this work with a firm of organ builders called Goetze & Gwynn in November 2022. The contracted price lor this work is £219,046, to which we have added £12,954 to cover items such as scaffolding which may be required. We therefore expect the total cost of the organ refurbishment to be £232,000. We have now raised this total amount in either cash or pledges. The organ was removed from the Church in November 2023 and we hope it will be returned fully refurbished in mid 2025. The third stage of the reordering project is the repair of the stained glass windows. We have not yet signed a contract for this work to be done, but it is hoped work will begin by the end of 2025. It Is estimated this work will cost about £240,(XJO, with the first stage, the Rose Window, costing about £130,000 including VAT. As at 31st December 2024 we held £86,741 in cash and pledges towards this work. Pa8e 16