Parochial Church Council of North Moreton All Salnts. Church Annual Report and Accounts of the Parochlal Church Council for the year ended 31 December 2024 Incumbant: The Revd Jason St John Nlcolle Blewbury Rectory Church End Blewbury Rectory Oxfordshire OX11 gQH Independent Examlner: William Harper Contents: Annual report of the Parochial Church council Independent Examiners Report ReiptS and Payments Account statement of assets and Liabilities Notes to the Accounts
North Moreton Parochlal Church Councll Tru8tee8' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2024 The Parochlal Church Coun¢ll IPCC) pr8sent8 its Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2024. Referènce and admlnl8tratlve Infomiallon Th• PCC 18 regi8tsred with the Charity Commi88lon (registered number 1189137). The addre88 of the church offlco Is The B6nefl¢e Offlca, Blewbury Rectory, Church End, Blewbury, Oxfordshlrp OX119QH. The tru8tee8, member8 of the PCC, at the time of th18 report, were a8 followJ'. Incumbenl: Churchwarden Elected Member8'. Reverend Jason St John Nlcolle Rob NlcKles8 Vickle Squlre8 (Deanery Synod Member) Polly Vacher Mary Graene (Electoral Roll Offic8r) Tlmothy West The Treasurer, John HarrI80n, dled durlng the year and the treasurer p08ltlon18 currenlly vacant. Mulr Parker reslgned from the PCC durlng 2024. 8tru¢tur•i govarnanco •nd managom•nt Th8 PCC ha8 been formed under the P8rochlal Church Councll {PowerBI Measure 1958. PCC members are recrulted In a number of wayB. Th8 cl8rgy and churchwBrden are memb8r8 by vlrtue of thdlr office, Deanery Synod repre8entstlve8 are elected by the annu81 parochlal church meetlng {APCMI and hold office for three year8. Olher member8 of the PCC are elected at annually at the APCM. The PCC18 the 8tandlng Commlttee, a8 requlred bylaw, and met four tim88 during lh8 year. There18 a 8ub-commlttee for the menagement of th8 Vlllage Hall compr181ng 1 membor of the PCC and regular u88r8 of tho hall. Objecllvm and actlvftle• The oblectlv88 of the PCC 8re defined by the Parochl81 Church Council (Power$} Mea8uro 1956 as 'to co-operate wlth the mlnlster in promotlng in the parf8h tha whole m1881on of the Church, pastoral, evangelistlc, social and e¢umenic81'. The PCC 8180 ha8 malnten8nce respon81bllltle8 for the Church and churchyard of All S81nts', North Moreion, and for the upkaep and runnlng of the Vlllage Hall, Hlgh Street, North Moreton. Congr•g•tlon There were 43 parl8hloners on the eloGtoral roll in 2024. Th• gvéragè att8ndAnea8 And communlc•nt8 At R8rvlcè8 durlng normal tlmes artt ten and ten respectlvely. Revlow of th• Year North Moreton18 part of the Churn Benefi'ce comprising Aston Tirrold, Aston Upthorpe, Blewbury, the Hagbournes, North and South Morelon, and Upton. We thank the Reverend Jason St John Nlcolle and the Rever8nd8 Loulsa Butler, John Clarke, Mark Rhodes-smith and Jenny Loder for their ministry and support throughout the year Worshlp SeNices were held regularly throughout the year, the flrst Sunday of the month belng 8 mornlng Euchar18t seNice at 10'.30. For the rest of the month the services are h81d at 4..00 p.m. The Carol service and Christmas Eve Eucharlst seNice were well attended. Thanks are due to all who help ini worship by readlng lessons and assisting., also those who provide organ and other music for the services, and to those who regularly clean and decorate the church with flowers. Fund ral8lng and material contrlbutlons. The Village Fets was held in May 2024 and raised £4521 for the general fund and our thanks go to Victoria Squires for all in her work in organising that ev8nt. other fundraising events have included Gift Day1£990), Art Week8 (£746). and wreath making {£3071.
North Moreton Parochial Church Councll Tru8tsg8' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2024 Church Bulldlng Tha maln project r8maln8 tha repalr and mbratton ofthe 8t Nicholas wlndow In th& Chantry Chapèl. Thls wlndow 18 of nattonal 1Mpwkn, both In torm8 ollts early 141h Cenbjry QlA88 and Its 8ub8equgnt vtGtorfan con8eNakn. It18 anllclpatad that th18 woject wlll bo Qompletsd In 2025, Churchyard Regular maSntenance ofthe churchyard wa8 carrled out 2024 by Whlta Horne LandBoaplng 8fKI our thank4 gty to tham for tholr 8¥rvkee. The Part$h Gouncll hava ¢onunuad to Bupwtthg malnten4nc• ol thè Churthyard wlth n an•1 donthn tOW8rd8 co8t•. Vllloge Hall Tho feeo reoelved from hlrlnG Ihe hail InCread In thé ar to £8,001 P02&. £8,948) and the routlno runnlng •xppn808 w•ro eA,897 (2023; £0,344). Thè book 8alJJ wor• held In Aprfl 8nd October ratslng £3,899 forthe hall aftor maklng a oontrtbutlon of £432 to the ehurch Gonergl Fund fortho u88 of th8 church, A Salarl SuprWa& h•ld In tha Numm•rol 2 mhlng £2,230 whlch wa8 then BPlIt batsvoon M8gola8 Oxlord and tho Mlloge Hall Fund. Furthor fund8 r0 rn11od from thè Chrfltma8 market (£33n. Qulz (£237) and th¢ 8118 of plant8 {£1rJo). AB reported la81 year, the vlllaGe hall ¢ommltt¢e commlB8lon8d 8 Btructural 8uNey ol the hdl und embarked on a project to rlov0 the ltaga and Improve 8torag8 Sn th8 h911. and upgradlng thg wlnd¢Jw8 to Improva anergy •fficknw. Th1$ wojeot was oompleted durlng 2024 wlth axpondlture In that year totslllng £57,541 Includlng prof•oglonal fee8. Grants rectrlvod durlng the yoar tot811od £22,948, Includlno £8,067 from South Oxford8hlro Dhtrlct Councll, £8,818 from FCC Communmee Foundauon, and £6.000 from We8lmlll 8olar Cooppi&ll Lknltsd. Tha hall commlttg9 al80 won £2,000 Prfza from Alllod We8lmingterl Thg Vlllag& Hall Podca8L A ftlther £8057 of 9rant Income18 duo In forth18 prolaot Irom south Oxlord8hlre D18ts1ct Councll In early 2025. Th& Hall Commlttee Should b• congrabjlatsd on tho lu844f ¢ompldon olthlfj profvctwhlch a180 Included contrlbutlono In tlm• and axpartl•8 from ov•r30 Vunt•8N. Flnanclal R•vl•w Tho flgure8 for the year ihown an IncrnA8è In the G•n8ral Fund of£2,335. The clo¥lng balanc08 ofthe flva fundl were: Gonwal Fund £14,972, Root Ropaif Fd £3,822,, Ball Fund £283; Wthdow Fuhd £162,247; H¥ll Fund £8,kg05. and i&ned on tt8 behalf by R•ver•rKI Ja•on St John Nlcollè
Independent Examlner'g Report to the Parochlal Church Councll of North Moreton I report on me accounis ofthe church tof Ihe year en¢Jed 31 December 2024, whlch are set out on page8 4 to 8, RespeGlv• r•ipon•lbllltl•s of tho PCC and •xamln•r A8 Tru8teos of the Charlty, the PCC are re8pon8lbl8 for the preparatlon of thè 8ccount8. They con81d8r that an wdit 18 not required under 88¢tlon 144121 of the Charit188 Act 20111'lhe 2011 Arf'l . It16 my TOspon81bility to examlne the aCCUnt8 under 89Ctlon 145 of tha 2011 Act., follow the procedura8 laid down In the Genaral Dlr•ctionB glven by the Charlty Comm1881onor8 under 88cllon 145 (5)(bl of the 2001 Acl., and •tate wh•th•r particular mattarn have come to my attentlon. Ba•1• of Ind•p•nd•nt Examln•f• R•port My examlnatlon wai urriad out In accordance wlth the Genoral Dlractlon6 giv•n by the Chorlty Commlg$lon. Ah examinaOn Includes a r8vl8w of the 8¢counting records k8Pt by the church and 8 comparison of thé accounts pre8ented w4th those record8. It a180 Include8 con81deratlon ol any unusual Item& or dl6closure8 In thé 8ccounl8, and Bgeklng explanatlon8 Irom the management commlttee con¢emlng any 8uch matte18. The proceduréB undortak•n do not provlde ell the 8vlden¢e that would b6 requlred In an audlt anrl. con88quently, I do not expre88 an audll oplnlon on the vlew given by the account8. Ind•p•nd•nt •rnIn•• •tat•m•nt In conn8Ctlon wllh my oxamlnatlon, no matter ha8 comè to my attentlon.. (11 whlch glve8 me reasonable cau8e to bollevo that In any moterlal respe the requlremenl8 lal to keep accountlng record8 In 0¢rdanCe wlth •ectloTr 130 of the 2011 Act., or Ib) to proparé oceounts whlch accord wlth tha accounllng récord8 have not b8•n met., or (2) to whlch, In my oplnlon, att¢ntlon •hould be drawn In order to eneble • Proper underntsnding of the accounts to be reached. W R Harper Sunnybank, High Street Upton Didcot OX119JE Date 12th May 2025
North Moreton Parochial Church Council AcGounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 Recelpts and Paymènts Account Unr8stricled Designated Restricted Re8*dcted funds fvnds funds runds (H811} IRooflBells1 {Wimdowl 2023 £ RECEIPT8 Note Total Voluntary rne•lpts 44,e77 Voluntsry InGom• 20,385 3,891 114,178 138,252 15,873 Actlvftlm lor gonoratlng lund• 6,998 15,305 22,301 1,741 Invo•tment In¢om• 2,472 2,472 19,440 Oth•r rn¢•lpt• 1,973 22,946 244 4,750 29,913 81731 Total recelpt• 118928 192938 PAYMENT8 Piymonts for gon8rAtlng fund•: Fundr8181ng c08ts 8,851 444 4,988 20,049 Church acllvltl 23,391 23,391 210 Gharltabl• donatlon• 747 1,085 1,832 4,732 Chureh m•nag•m•nt & admlnl•tratlon 4,909 4,909 42,818 Oth•r pAymont• 10 57,549 1,486 8,887 87,701 74 458 Tot•1 p•ym•nt• 102 821 7,273 NET RECEIPTS I (PAYMENTS) Tran•fer• b•tw••n fund• 2,335 {24,9271 2,470 110,239 90,117 7,273 NET RECEIPTS I (PAYMENTS) aft•r trin•forq 2,335 124,9271 2,470 110,239 90,117 82,559 Cash balance8 at 8t8rt of year 12,457 33,732 1,835 42,D08 89,832 89 832 C88h balane88 Ot end ol year 8,805 4,105 152 247 179 949 The not88 on pag88 8 to 8 fomi part of the80 account8.
North Mor•ton Pan>chlal Ghuych CouncFI AGGounts ftjr tho yoar •nd•d 31 Decembor 2024 Unrmlrlctsd Debnled Rfj8tfl¢ted Restrlcled Endowmgnt fundo lund8 fund8 funds fund• (Hall) (Roof l ¢Wlndowl È01181 2023 Total Monotsry a•8•1• Ca•h and thaquoo not banKO 9,070 Bank ourrnntA4M>unt 80,762 Bank dapMlt8eeount CBF Dopo8ttaccourt 190 18,074 3,972 190 18,574 1a1,185 8,800 4105 102,247 89 832 Totsl 179 949 Inv••tm•nts a•wt• CèntrAI Brd of FlnAnco Inv Fund 12 27,307 E Sprnlloy M8milo1 Fund -1208 1,880 Churchland Charfty - 00 7,727 ChuKhy4rd Tn48t - 374 27,932 2,081 8,84B 27.932 2,081 8,648 e81 38 881 AM•ts u••d forth• oharW• own u•• tIOO,000 Church Hall at valulllon (••t) 100,IKJO Th• not•• on p•9•8 8 trj 8 fomi pirt of thM• Kcount•. r• 4pprov•d by th• Pornthlll Churoh Coun¢ll on ',2025 ChoirmAn
North Moraton Parochial Church Council Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 Notes to the flnanclal statsments 1 Accountlng pollclo8 The financlal statements hav8 been prepared In accordanc& with 8ectlon 42{3) of the Charltie8 Act 1993 uslng the recelpts and payment8 bas18 and In accordance wlth the Church Accounting Regulatlons 1997 to 2001. 2 Voluntary Incom• Unre8trfcted Deslgnated Re8trlct8d fund8 funds funds {Hall) (Roof l Bells) Restrlct8d tknnds {Wlndow) 2023 Total Recurrlng Income.. Tax - 8fficlent planned glvlng Collectlon8 at 8ervlc86 (glft alded) Collectlons al sepilc88 (other) other Indlvldual donatlon8 Tax recovered Church boxe8 8,482 2,776 418 20.890 11,954 157 44,877 8,550 1,914 1,216 5,460 3,151 94 20,385 8,550 1,914 1,218 118,494 7,984 483 3,208 112,L451 1,825 3,691 114,178 138,252 Non-recurrSng Income.. Speclal Appea18 114178 138 252 Unre8trlcted donatlon8 Include8 a £5,000 legacy whlch mlght be de81gnated for a 8peclfic pury)08e In the future. 3 Actlvltlo8 for gon•rntlng lund• 805 GSft Day Fete Bam Danc Concert Wra8th cla88e6 Art week8 Plant Sale Book Jale8 Chrf8tmas Market Safarl Supper Calendars Qulz Fees - hlrlng of hall Fe08 - tent hire Sundrle8 990 4,521 990 4,521 1,854 810 70 418 100 3,284 197 307 748 307 746 100 4,331 337 2,230 100 3,899 337 2,230 432 1,380 238 6,948 150 239 237 8,001 237 8,001 501 501 22,301 4 Inve8tmont Income 1,033 708 CBF dlvidend8 Bank Interest 1,049 1,423 1,049 1,423 1,741 2,472 2,472 6 Other recolpts 18,138 1,(K)O 302 19,440 Grants Licence Fee re churchyard Fees - weddings, funerals, election eti 250 22,946 244 4,750 28,190 1,723 1,973 1,723 29,913 22,946 244
North Mor•ton Parochial Church Councll Accounts for the year ended 31 De¢ember 2024 Notss to the financlal 8tatement8 Unrestricted De3Ignated funds funds (Hall) Restricted fundB (Roof I Bells) Restrficted und8 (Witndow) 2023 Total 6 Fundral•lng eo8ts Fete Safarl Supper chUh Hall runnlng co8ts Barn Dance Calendar prlntlng Sundry 444 147 4,397 147 4,397 5344 807 686 14 444 7 Church acllvltlo• 11,431 Parl8h Share Runnlng c08t8 Heatlng & Ilghtlng Water Repair8 Malntenance of Churchyard In8uranco Cleaning Sundrte8 11,431 11,431 1,185 819 181 5,798 1,400 2,634 400 748 819 161 5,798 1,400 2,634 400 748 2,240 1,726 2,522 282 8 Charltsblo donatlon• 25 Oxlordahlrn Hl8torlc ChurcheB Tru8t Parkln8on'8 UK Maggle'8 Oxford Royal Brltlsh Leglon 25 722 25 722 1,085 1,085 185 210 747 9 Church management and admlnl•tratlon 4,732 Churn Beneflce exp8n88818ee Note 131 10 Other paymonts 34,465 8,351 New Bell Rop88 (Bells 2023) Archltecl'8 & Prof888lonal feel Hall mfurblshment 1,485 1,465 9,158 57,078 471 57,078 0,687
North Moreton Parochial Church Council Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 Notes to the financial statements 11 Fund movemonts At 01101124 Recelpts Payments Transfers At 31112124 General Fund 29,491 14,792 D•81gnated Fund Hall Fund 38,251 8,805 Re8trlcted Fund8 Roof Fund Bell Fund Wlndow Fund 3,822 2,187 42,008 3,822 283 152,247 3,935 118,926 (1,465) (8,687) 122 861 156,352 Total fund movements 192938 102 821 179,949 12 Invutmentj The three investment funds ar8 held on permanent tru8t. The dlvldend Income from the Ethel Spratley MemorSal Fund and the Churchland Charlty18 for the general purp0888 of the Church. The dividend income from the Churchyard Trust 18 Put toward8 the upkeep of the Churchyard. 13 Churn Bon•flce Expen8 Separate aGGount8 are kept for th8 Gommon expen8e8 fund for the 6 pari3he8 wlthln the Churn Beneflc8. The ftgure shown In the88 account8 repre8ent8 the 8um 8PPOrtioned to the PCC for the year ended 31 December 2024