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
Re￿iptS 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$h Gouncll hava ¢onunuad to Bupwtthg malnten4nc• ol thè Churthyard wlth
n an￿•1 donthn tOW8rd8 co8t•.
Vllloge Hall
Tho feeo reoelved from hlrlnG Ihe hail InCrea￿d In thé ￿ar to £8,001 P02&. £8,948) and the routlno runnlng
•xppn808 w•ro eA,897 (2023; £0,344).
Thè book 8alJJ wor• held In Aprfl 8nd October ratslng £3,899 forthe hall aftor maklng a oontrtbutlon of £432 to the
ehurch Gonergl Fund fortho u88 of th8 church,
A Salarl Sup￿rWa& h•ld In tha Numm•rol 2￿ mhlng £2,230 whlch wa8 then BPlIt batsvoon M8gola8 Oxlord
and tho Mlloge Hall Fund.
Furthor fund8 ￿r0 rn11od from thè Chrfltma8 market (£33n. Qulz (£237) and th¢ 8118 of plant8 {£1rJo).
AB reported la81 year, the vlllaGe hall ¢ommltt¢e commlB8lon8d 8 Btructural 8uNey ol the hdl und embarked
on a project to r￿lov0 the ltaga and Improve 8torag8 Sn th8 h911. and upgradlng thg wlnd¢Jw8 to
Improva anergy •fficknw. Th1$ 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 lu￿844f￿ ¢ompldon olthlfj profvctwhlch a180 Included
contrlbutlono In tlm• and axpartl•8 from ov•r30 V￿unt•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 F￿d £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 aCC￿Unt8 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
examina￿On 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 Deb￿n￿led 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 B￿rd 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
chU￿h 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