2023-08-31-accounts

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Trustees' annual report
Independent examiner's report	to the trustees
Statement offinancial activities
Statement offinancial position			10
Notes to the financial statements
The following pages do not form part of		the financial statements
Detailed statement offinancial	activities		22
Notes to the detailed statement	offinancial	activities	24

Registered	charity	name	The Parochial	Church	Church	Council	OfThe Ecclesiastical	Parish OfSt
			Mark, Bedford
Charity registration		number	1164416
Principal office			St Marks Church		Community		Centre
			Calder Rise
			Bedford
			MK41 7UY
The trustees
			Rev Canon C Royden
			Mr I Farthing
			Mrs J R Day
			Mrs M Stewart
			Mrs E R Bean
			Mrs A Williams
			MrJ Day
			Mr V Holloway
			Rev Dr G R Cappleman
			Mr M J Cooper
			MrJWiliams
			Mrs M Appleton
			Mrs W C Waters
			Mrs J E R Ibberson
			Ms M P Prior
			Mr M J Warren
			Mrs J Warren
			Rev A Kirk
			Mrs L Seymour
			Mrs EJackson
			Mr BSoutham
			Mrs L Farthing
			Mrs J E Kirk
			Dr TWilkes
			Mrs D Johnson
			Mrs J York
Independent	examiner		Andrew Upton	FCCA

Members	of the	PCC	are the Trustees,	elected	elected	by	the	Annual	Parochial	Church	Church	Meeting	in
accordance with the Church Representation					Rules	or are ex-officio.			The following		people	served	as
members	ofthe PCC for all or part ofthe year:
Vicar			The Reverend Canon Charles				Royden
Associate	Priest		The Reverend Dr	Graham		Robert		(Sam) Cappleman
Church Wardens			Laura Farthing
			Elizabeth Jackson
Elected representatives			ofthe Deanery Synod
			Lynne Seymour
			Dr Timothy Wilkes
Elected PCC Members			(Trustees) - See list on		page	1
Church Treasurer			lan Farthing
Wardens	in Waiting		The Reverend Alan Kirk
			Elizabeth Bean
			Diana Johnson
			Janet Warren

		Ye	ar ende	d 31August	2023
					2023		2022
				Unrestricted	Restricted
				funds	funds	Total funds	Total funds
			Note	6	6	6	6
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies			4	88,768	173,650	262,418	189,327
Charitable activities			5	26,615	87,366	113,981	84,127
Other trading activities			6	52,032		52,032	40,217
Investment income			7	1,815	476	2,291	124
Other income			8	2,187		2,187	2,220
Total income				171,417	261,492	432,909	316,015
Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable		activities	9,10	216,410	194,124	410,534	319,084
Total expenditure				216,410	194,124	410,534	319,084
Net income/(expenditure)				(44,993)	67,368	22,375	(3,069)
Transfers between	funds			46,085	(46,085)
Net movement in	funds			1,092	21,283	22,375	(3,069)
Reconciliation of	funds
Total funds brought	forward			224,431	54,034	278,465	281,534
Total funds carried forward				225,523	75,317	300,840	278,465

4.	Donations	and l	egacies
				Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
				Funds f	Funds f	2023 f
	Donations
	Donations			59,846		59,846
	Donations	Gift aid	tax recovery	14,959		14,959
	Pre-school	funding			173,650	173,650
	Church groups			635		635
	Grants
	Grants receivable		-Beds BCfunding	8,179		8,179
	Government	grant	income
	Other donations		and legacies
	Mission fundraising		income	5,149		5,149
				88,768	173,650	262,418
				Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
				Funds F	Funds f	2022 f
	Donations
	Donations			57,143		57,143
	Donations	Gift aid	tax recovery	13,152		13,152
	Pre-school	funding			114,462	114,462
	Church groups			649		649
	Grants
	Grants receivable		- Beds BCfunding	2,286		2,286
	Government	grant	income		138	138
	Other donations		and legacies
	Mission fundraising		income	1,497		1,497
				74,727	114,600	189,327
5.	Charitable	activities
				Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
				Funds f	Funds f	2023 f
	Plot sales and related income			21,613		21,613
	Diocesan fees collected			4,816		4,816
	Sundry income			186	90	276
	Nursery fees				87,276	87,276
				26,615	87,366	113,981

5.	Charita	ble a	ctivities (continued)
					Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
					Funds	Funds f	2022 f
	Plot sales and related income				20,501		20,501
	Diocesan fees collected				11,043		11,043
	Sundry	income			383	206	589
	Nursery fees					51,994	51,994
					31,927	52,200	84,127
6.	Other	trading activities
					Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
					Funds f	Funds F	2023 f
	Fetes,	bazaars, other events			8,025		8,025
	Copier	income			1,219		1,219
	Church	hall letting income			42,788		42,788
					52,032		52,032
					Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
					Funds	Funds	2022
					f.
	Fetes,	bazaars, other events			2,917	340	3,257
	Copier	income			1,258		1,258
	Church	hall letting income			35,702		35,702
					39,877	340	40,217
7.	Investment		income
					Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
					Funds f	Funds f	2023 f
	Bank interest		receivable		1,815	476	2,291
					Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
					Funds f	Funds f	2022 F
	Bank interest		receivable		118	6	124
8.	Other income
				Unrestricted	Total Funds	Unrestricted	Total Funds
				Funds	2023 f	Funds f	2022
	Feed in tariff			2,187	2,187	2,220	2,220

		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
		Funds f	Funds f	2023 6
Church	activities	189,090		189,090
Garden	of Remembrance	25,136		25,136
Pre-school			194,124	194,124
Support	costs	2,184		2,184
		216,410	194,124	410,534
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
		Funds f	Funds 6	2022
Church	activities	151,338		151,338
Garden	of Remembrance	10,623		10,623
Pre-school			155,047	155,047
Support	costs	2,076		2,076
		164,037	155,047	319,084

				Activities
				undertaken	Grant funding			Total funds	Total fund
				directly f		ofactivities Support	costs 6	2023 6	2022
	Church activities			187,798		1,292		189,090	151,338
	Garden of
	Remembrance			25,136				25,136	10,623
	Pre-school			194,124				194,124	155,047
	Governance	costs					2,184	2,184	2,076
				407,058		1,292	2,184	410,534	319,084
11.	Net income/(expenditure)
	Net income/(expenditure)			is stated after	charging/(crediting):
								2023 6	2022 f
	Depreciation	oftangible	fixed assets					3,052	1,620
12.	Independent	examination		fees
								2023 6	2022 f
	Fees payable	to the independent examiner				for;
	Independent	examination		ofthe financial	statements			2,184	2,076

Staff costs	Year	ended 31 August 2	023
The total staff costs and	employee	benefits for the reporting	period	are analysed as	follows:
				2023	2022
					6
Wages and salaries				185,822	157,364
Social security costs				2,336	1,265
Employer contributions	to pension	plans		2,390	1,819
Other employee benefits				930	950
				191,478	161,398

			Fixtures and
			fittings	Total
	Cost
	At 1 September 2022		45,505	45,505
	Additions		6,007	6,007
	At 31August	2023	51,512	51,512
	Depreciation
	At 1 September 2022		18,369	18,369
	Charge for the year		3,052	3,052
	At 31August	2023	21,421	21,421
	Carrying amount
	At 31August	2023	30,091	30,091
	At 31 August	2022	27,136	27,136
16.	Debtors
			2023 f	2022 f
	Prepayments	and accrued income	34,529	10,256

Creditors: amounts f	alling due within one year
		2023	2022
		6	6
Accruals and deferred	income	28,381	4,736
Social security and other taxes		1,610
Other creditors		589
		30,580	4,736

				At					At
			1	September				31	August
				2022 6	Income	Expenditure 6	Transfers		2023 f
General	fund			186,565	144,988	(191,275)	47,085		187,363
Garden	of
Remembrance		fund		37,866	26,429	(25,135)	(1,000)		38,160
				224,431	171,417	(216,410)	46,085		225,523
				At					At
			1	September				31	August
				2021 f	Income 6	Expenditure E	Transfers f		2022 6
General	fund			232,612	124,299	(150,524)	(19,822)		186,565
Garden	of
Remembrance		fund		27,405	24,570	(13,513)	(596)		37,866
				260,017	148,869	(164,037)	(20,418)		224,431

Analysis Restricted	ofcharitab funds	le fun	ds (continued)
			At					At
		1	September				31	August
			2022 6	Income 6	Expenditure	Transfers f		2023 8
Pre-school	fund		54,034	261,492	(194,124)	(46,085)		75,317
			At					At
		1	September				31	August
			2021 f	Income F	Expenditure f	Transfers f		2022 f
Pre-school	fund		21,517	167,146	(155,047)	20,418		54,034

Analysis of net as	sets between funds
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
		Funds f	Funds 6	2023
Tangible fixed assets		30,091		30,091
Current assets		220,990	80,339	301,329
Creditors less than	1 year	(24,943)	(5,637)	(30,580)
Net assets		226,138	74,702	300,840
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
		Funds	Funds	2022
		f	6	6
Tangible fixed assets		27,136		27,136
Current assets		204,465	51,600	256,065
Creditors less than	1 year	(4,736)		(4,736)
Net assets		226,865	51,600	278,465

	2023f	2022
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies
Donations	59,846	57,143
Donations Gift aid tax recovery	14,959	13,152
Pre-school funding	173,650	114,462
Church groups	635	649
Grants receivable -Beds BCfunding	8,179	2,286
Government grant income		138
Mission fundraising income	5,149	1,497
	262,418	189,327
Charitable activities
Plot sales and related income	21,613	20,501
Diocesan fees collected	4,816	11,043
Sundry income	276	589
Nursery fees	87,276	51,994
	113,981	84,127
Other trading activities
Fetes, bazaars, other events	8,025	3,257
Copier income	1,219	1,258
Church hall letting income	42,788	35,702
	52,032	40,217
Investment income
Bank interest receivable	2,291	124
Other income
Feed in tariff	2,187	2,220
Total income	432,909	316,015

			2023	2022
			6	6
Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable		activities
Purchases			105,917	65,361
Wages and salaries			185,822	157,364
Employer's NIC			2,336	1,265
Pension costs			2,390	1,819
Other post-retirement	benefits		930	950
Rates and water			306	277
Light and heat			36,321	17,440
Repairs and maintenance			33,079	10.558
Insurance			1,836	1,726
Other establishment			24,919	23,158
Legal and professional	fees		2,934	2,076
Telephone			1,151	1,269
Other office costs			5,897	6,192
Depreciation			3,052	1,620
Bank charges			223	290
Sundry			2,544	6,775
Computer costs			877	944
			410,534	319,084
Total expenditure			410,534	319,084
Net income/(expenditure)			22,375	(3,069)

			2023 6	2022 f
Expenditure on charitable		activities
Church activities
Activities undertaken directly Ministry and service costs Wages and salaries Vicarage maintenance costs Light and heat Repairs and maintenance Insurance			79,092 14,347 306 36,321 19,535 1,836	75,912 13,567 277 17,440 4,355 1,726
Site costs			24,919	23,158
Telephone and internet Printing, stationery and Depreciation Bank charges Sundry Computer and software	postage		1,151 5,897 3,052 103 364 877	1,269 6,192 1,620 103 2,962 944
			187,800	149,525
Grant funding activities Mission			1,292	1,812
Garden of Remembrance
Activities undertaken	diractiy
Interment costs			14,454	4,327
Repairs and maintenance Bank charges			10,622 60	6,203 93
			25,136	10,623
Prewchool
Activities undertaken Nursery running costs Wages and salaries Employer's NIC Pension costs	directly		11,079 171,475 2,336 2,390	3,310 143,797 1,265 1,819
Training costs Repairs &maintenance			930 2,922	950
Legal and professional Bank charges Sundry	fees		750 60 2,180	94 3,813
			194,122	155,048
Governance costs
Independent examiner	fees		2,184	2,076
Expenditure on charitable		activities	410,534	319,084