ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING 2024 YEAR SUNDAY 27th APRIL 2025 Parish of St John and St Paul, Widnes Diocese of Liverpool Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council For the Year Ended 31 December 2024 ransform WIDNES TKI,NsftyM Tols Monday 10orry-11.30oTt Sé Potsl's Church .
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION St John's Church, Greenway Road. Widnes. Cheshire. WA8 6HA St Paul's Church, Victoria Square. Widnes. Cheshire. WA8 7QU The Parish of St John and St Paul is situated in Widnes. It is part of the Diocese of Liverpool within the Church of England. The correspondence address is St John's Church, Greenway Road. Widnes WA8 6HA. St John's Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2006) and a charity is registered with the Charity Commission. Registered charity name: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Sl John and St Paul Charity registration number: 1170687 Official contact: Reverend Gregory Sharples Membership From the period 01 $1 January 2024 until date of approval for this report, the following people served as Parochial Church Council {PCC) members: Incumbent: Reverend Gregory Sharples Church Wardens: Miss Linda Hughes (Re-elected AGM 2021) Miss Gwen Evans (Re-elected AGM 2021) Secretary Mrs Felicity Price Treasurer Mr Steve Shuttleworth Representatives to Deanery Synod Howard Sparks (Re-Elected 2023) Matt Duckett {Re-elected 2024) Linda Hughes (Elected 2024) Elected Members: Mr Steve Shuttleworth (Re*lected AGM 2024) Co-opted Mrs Anna Vateva Officers: Parish Safeguarding Officer Child Protection Officer DBS Verifier Electoral Roll Officer Architect Mrs Bess Smith Mrs Sophie Sharples Mrs Sophie Sharples Mrs Felicity Price The PCC met 5 times during the year with an attendance rate of 7.
Bankers: Natwest Bank Ltd. 146 Widnes Rd, Widnes WA8 6BB Architect: MMA DESIGN & PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD 6 Percy Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom. L8 7LU Independent Examiner: Mattocks Grindley Ltd Chartered Accountants 18 Mulberry Avenue. Widnes. WA8 OWN Day to day management control of the Church is exercised by the standing committee: Reverend Gregory Sharples Miss Linda Hughes Miss Gwen Evans Structure, Management & Govemance The PCC is a body corporate and operates under the Parochial Church Councils {Powers) measure 1956 and the Church Representation Rules. It is to "cooperate with the incumbent in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical". The method of appoint of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All church members are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. Objectives and Activities The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of our parish community at St John and St Paul. The PCC maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our services can involve the many groups that live within our parish. Our services and worship put faith into practi through prayer and scripture. music and sacrament. When planning our activities for the year, the PCC gave consideration to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit and, in particular. the spacific guidanc8 to charities concerned with the advancement of religion. In particular, we try to enable people to live out their faith as part of our parish community mainly through: Gathering on Sundays for real. relevant. and relatable worship celebrations Meeting in Connect groups during the week to encourage. learn. challenge, and support one another in our discipleship journeys and mission Providing opportunities to serve our community to see lives and our town enhanced and restored (Youth Groups, Tots group, Long Loaf Community lunch, Oasis Café, Connect Café, Foodbank)
Achievements and Performance In 2024 we spent £5,972 to provide Christian Ministry across several missionary societies and charities. Planned giving this year was £71.978. We continue to meet our obligations to Stipend and Quota contributions to the Diocesan Offices at St James House, Liverpool. This is known as the 'Parish Share,. We paid £41 ,686 to the diocese for the year ending 31st December 2024. CHURCH ArrENDANCE The Electoral Roll as at the APCM 2025 stands at 80. 35 are resident in the parish and 45 outside of the parish. Average attendance at Sunday Services from January 2024 to 31 December 2024 was 106. Broken down as 94 adults and 13 children up to age 16. Easter Sunday service 160 people joined in the service. 127 adults and 33 children up to age 16. On Christmas evelday 327 people Adults 244 and 83 Children attended worship. 43 took communion. There was a total of 5 funeral ser4ices conducted with 3 being held in church and 2 at Widnes Crematorium Chapel. There wiere O weddings. There were 11 baptisms (O children under 1yr, 1 child between 1-12yrs and 10 adults) O confirmed. Across Transform Widnes there are 6 Connect Groups that meet on a weekly basis during term time. When planning our activities for the year, the PCC gave consideration to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit, and in particular, the specific 9uidance to charities concerned with the advancement of religion. Vicar's Re ort AGM 2024 As a team, we try and do all we can to live out our Church mission, vision and values. They are set out here, and we believe this is what Jesus has commissioned us into here in 21 St Century Widnes: Our Mission 'Leading people into the transforming love of Jesus. Our Vision To see Widnes transformed with 700 people engaging in Connect Groups with 50 % of people under 25yrs old and setting up three new church communities by the end 2024.
Our Values Devoted to Jesus and each other Developing faith-stretching leaders Together, engaging the young Modelling vulnerability so everyone can grow Having fun reaching Widnes Our Numbers OIITREACH GROUPS IEIIBeRS CQlalECT GROLPS tIKML$p IN PERSOPI SERVICES TOT 119 112 250 109 170 93 204 109 217 133 7$ 109 144 100 The red circled figure was our total numbers at the end of 2023 and the yellow highlighted figure is our end of 2024 (and end of project numbers). You can see there has been a drop of in Connect groups and Outreach, but Worship services show a slight increase. This is partly due to some bumper Christmas figures. The reality on the ground is that 2024 was a real mixed bag for us as a church. We had the undisputed highs of the Sunday testimonies and Easter day baptisms. Many were deeply encouraged, and this gave us real momentum into Pentecost. My Sabbatical followed, and the team did an amazing job steering the church during that period. However, one reflection was that our low-key August was a moment when momentum was slowed. Coupled with this some historically, key figures in the life of Transform have left the church. I think as a whole community we suffered because of people being called or moving on to different things. We pray God's blessing over them but feel the gap they leave. This means that the situation on the ground has been that Sundays have felt quieter and in the last 6 months of 2024 we cycled through two Worship teams. This has been a challenge for Adam who invests deeply in those people. John 15 says: "l am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit. while every branch that does bear fruit he prunesL] so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, as l also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself. it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I believe that we are in a season of deep pruning where even fruitful things are being pruned back. The Lord does this to strengthen our connection with him. The word remain, literally means abide - where we get "abo(Je from. The Lord wants us to make our home in him. So often we get defined by our fruitfulness but maturing work he is doing in us is to make us a people defined and validated by what he has done for us on the cross and through his glorious resurrection. John 15 reveals that
this pruning happens, we abide in a deeper and. ultimately, we bear more fruit, but the key is that deepened connection with the Lord who called us, is faithful and will do it (Thess 5.24). Sundays (On Location Worship) Our Sundays continue in a settled pattem: 1 St Sunday 9.30am Traditional Communion Service 11am Transform Worshi 9.30am Traditional Communion Service 11 am Transform Worshi 9.30am Traditional Communion Service 11 am Transform Worshi Famil Sunda tism Sunda 2nd Sunday 3rd Sunday 4th Sunda 5th Sunda This has brought stability and balance to our Sunday s. We have seen a number of people coming through leading services and preaching and I have been deeply encouraged by the pool of people we have available to lead times of worship and bring God's word. Community Outreaches {CO's) You can also see that our number for Community outreaches (CO) has dropped, averaging 169 people per week over the year. At all these events people are receiving some kind of teaching, prayer or worship. However, for the second year running numbers are down and over the course of the first 6 months of 2025 we are doing a systematic review of all CO'S discerning what needs further pruning so it can be more fruitful. Our current CO'S are Tots. Oasis. Long Loaf. Transform Minds, Connect Café (although this sort of straddles Connect Group's as well) and Youth. At the end 2024 we said good bye to 'Raised From The Bed. (the gardening project) as a CO but use of the garden will continue. Connect groups (CG'S) Historically numbers for our connect groups have been pretty stable but 2024 did say goodbye to Crossroads which had drawn a number of people into the early stages of discipleship. We have some groups that are real stalwarts and other new ones emerging. In total there are 7 Connect groups. In 2025 there are a lot of plans for growth with groups multiplying and people running CG'S out of their work places, Our emphasis is shifting slightly in some groups where we are working to embed a deeper level of passion for the scriptures - as a key area of breakthrough in discipleship.
Youth and kids work The one growing area of church life is our youth and kids work. Sophie continues to raise up the team and invests incredibly in our young people. Having taken on Youth Work one day a week, assisted by Adam Ballard as intern, we have seen the already healthy and dynamic youth team grow. the work develop structure and numbers increase and we now have an established Youth Connect also lead by a fantastic team. Core Team We have a really settled Core Team who oversee the day to day running of the Church and report to the PCC. The team consists of: Felicity Price - Hall Manager and Administrator (3 days 8am - 1 pm, Mon-Fri) Linda Hughes - Warden (Volunteer) Steve Shuttleworth - Treasurer (Volunteer) Anna Vateva - Ops and Finance (2.5 days) Adam Sowerby- Worship and Comms {4 Days) Sophie Sharples - Kids and Youth (4 Days) Sarah Beaney- Volunteer Manager (1 Day) Adam Ballard - Intern Greg Sharples - Vicar This team does deliver various aspects of Church life, but our main function is to release the gifts and calling of the people. We are so grateful for 84 Volunteers who serve the life of the Church. You do tremendous work as we reach our town for Jesus. We are also extremely grateful to all those who give to the life of the Church financially - we long to sow into all God is doing in our town and your gifts facilitate our partnership with Spirits work in Widnes. Thank you. We look forward with excitement as to what the Lord will do in 2025 and these words of blessing from Hebrews 13 come to mind: 20 Now may the God of peace. who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus. that great Shepherd of the sheep, 21 ui ou with eve hin ood for doin his will and ma he work in us what is leasin to him throu h Jesus Christ to whom be for ever and ever. Amen. Receive this blessing as you continue to make your home with Jesus allowing him to grow his fruit in you. Reverend Gregory Sharples
Wardens Annual Re ort 2024125 Main points: St Paul's Tower The condition of St Paul, s Tower has been on-going all year. High Life Ropes were on site on 19th September 2024 to remove vegetation and it was discovered that parts of the tower had loose brickwork which in turn meant fittings and bricks could possibly come away and fall to the ground. This becomes a major health and safety issue. Therefore. fencing was purchased, and area is now cordoned off and the gate is locked. Our newly appointed architects (Design Project Management Ltd) are assisting us with option for the tower. On their advice a drone was hired to assess the current state of the tower and the church building as a whole. The Architect has the report and we are discussing next steps to include funding options and how we move forward. Design Project Management Limited will also undertake Quinquennial review Leaks Both sites have had issues with leaks. Costs for repairs (approx.£2,485.00) Building must be monitored constantly to catch these leaks before too much damage is done. htin As a church we want to become as ECO friendly and efficient as possible. We are replacing old style lighting with LED lights over both sites. We are replacing old lights with LED lights when the old ones fail, Long term this will save money and manpower. Outside lighting has been installed between St Paul's Church and St Paul's church hall Garden at St Paul's Due to various reasons, 'Raised from the Bed, will be discontinued. The current plots will be converted to cut flower plots. A Gardening Tidy Up date is arranged for Saturday 22nd March 2025. 95 Coo er Street The solicitors, Simpson and Millar have been contacted for an update on current position on 95 Cooper Street. This was bequeathed to St Paul's a number of years ago however with the codicil that the housekeeper would remain living in the house during her lifetime and the property would then revert to St Paul's. We currently hold the deeds. Many other buildings maintenance work has been done over the two sites over the past year to keep the buildings in a relative state of repair given the funds available. Approx. £13500.00 has been spent on repairs over both sites.
We would like to say a big thanks to the Buildings Maintenance Team and to Sarah Beaney for arranging church tidy up days and garden tidy up day. Everyone plays a part and we thank God we have solid members of our congregation who give up their precious time for our projects. God bless, Gwen Evans and Linda Hughes Church Wardens - Transform Widnes Preschool Re St John's Preschool- Annual Report 2025 (Draft) St John's Preschool is a not-for-profit Ofsted registered preschool {Registration no. RP520953, Setting Reference No. EY245131). The preschool started life as a playgroup. set up by the congregation of St John's Church, in 1978 as a way of serving the needs of the local community. It has been a constant presence since, becoming an Ofsted registered provision in 2003. The preschool is overseen by a delegated sub-committee of the Parochial Church Council (PCC). It is a 'pack-away setting, utilising the main hall, kitchen. offi. garden in St John's Church Centre between 8.30am and 4pm on weekdays and temi time only. Claire Speakman er s.co.uk) is the Preschool Manager responsible for the day-to-day operations and managing the seven preschool employees. It is a joy to see and hear the toddlers and preschoolers flourishing within the setting and we recognise the preschool is a great addition to our church building. The staff turnover has been very low. with only one employee moving on, for a career step, during 2024. Attracting and retaining staff in the Early Years sector is a challenge. We recognise we have a very good team who work well together, and we continue to endeavour to reward them, where possible, in this very underfunded sector. The key challenges for 2024 were to build back the intake of toddlers and preschoolers, from a low in 202213. through improving our signage (£1,642), advertising (Facebook boosts £592) and a new website (£1.800). Income successfully increased by £42.9k. from £196.3k (2023) to £239.2k (2024). The preschool made a £1.3k profit in 2024 (£25.9k loss in 2023) and cash reserves increased from £56.8k {2023) to £70.6k (2024). The National Living Wage increased by £1.02 per hour in 2024. In previous years we have strived to reflect an equivalent pay increase in all staff wages. However, in April 2024, we were unable to confidently offer this full increase and instead gave each member of staff a 75p per hour pay rise, with the promise that this would be reviewed at the calendar year end. We are pleased to report that the increased income and profit permitted the remaining 27p per hour rise to be paid to all staff in January 2025 and back paid from April 2024.
The financial challenges for 2025 There will be the new increase in the National Minimum Wage (by 77p per hour) and the relative staff wage increases, the increased employer NICS percentage and additional pension costs. These equate to an increase of -£12.5k for the year compared to 2024. This will be slightly offset by the increase of Employment Allowance in 2025 from £5k to £10.5k per annum. In addition, the contribution to Church finances. towards the running of the centre (utilities, insurance, cleaning, external HR and financial services), will increase by 3 % to £21.888 per year in 2025 {£21.252 in 2024). If there is no additional government grant funding for Early Years places, the preschool forecasts to break even by the end of 2025 The plans for 2025 The preschool is looking to recruit additional volunteer members to the Preschool Committee in 2025, ideally a parent committee member and a member with Early Years, experience and knowledge. Some investment is required in new furniture and there are plans to revamp the nature garden using some additional funding available. The local council is encouraging local settings to apply for Capital Grants to increase Early Years capacity in the Borough. The preschool committee will be assessing the opportunities being offered, and if appropriate, will make recommendations to the church PCC for consideration in early 2025. Clare Bedford Preschool Chair Safe uardin Annual Re ort 2024 Safeguarding concerns last year was busy with several different safeguarding concerns followed up and resolved satisfactorily or referred on to other relevant authorities. In all cases advice has been sought and received from the Diocesan Safeguarding Team, to whom l am very grateful. Safer Recruitment As new staff have been employed at Church and Pre-school they have been through the Safer Recruitment process, completing DBS and the appropriate level of Safeguarding Training. There have been 10 successful applications for DBS from volunteers and employees this year. The records of these and the previous 30 have all been passed on to Sarah for recording purposes. Since the appointment of a Volunteer Manager, Sarah Beaney, in 2023, a firmer policy for recruitment of volunteers is now being implemented. She has arranged an in-person safeguarding session for volunteers who could not access the online version, and records of the training are being maintained centrally by the Volunteer Manager going forward. The collation of past records and current is quite a volume of work. Bess Smith Parish safeguarding Officer io
Treasurer's Re 2024 Financial Review General comments The published set of accounts for 2024. as approved by our Independent Examiner, Mattocks Grindley Ltd, are included at the very end of the APCM report (pages 15- 23). and include all financial activities, for the Church and St John's Preschool as a combined charity. Apart from referencing to the total St Johns Preschool Income and Expenditure for 2024, this 'Treasurers Report. section only contains details relating to the pure 'Church Activities,, i.e. it excludes any detailed analysis of the St Johns Preschool. Comments referring the St Johns Preschool financial accounts for 2024 can be found on pages 9-10 of the APCM report, in the section headed 'Preschool Re ort,. See page 22 and the appropriate note reference, that will correspond to the comments below. INCOME 2024 We managed to exceed our Income budget for 2024. We budgeted for income totalling £219,366. We actually achieved £242,022. A great result. Thank you to all those who have given money to the church this year. Ref Comment 11 Total Giving - In 2024 our total Giving Income totalled £111.562 compared to £121,708 in 2023. A reduction of £10,146 (8.33 /0). This is mainly attributable to some people leaving church and the Planned Giving Scheme (PGS) in the fourth quarter of 2024. 12 Planned Giving - Early in 2024 we saw some good growth in planned giving, as some people moved over from giving via the 'Sunday collection baskets., In 2024, planned giving rose by 8.40/0 to £71,978. This resulted in a small reduction in cash collections on a Sunday. One Off Gifts - In 2024 these reduced by 47.8 % to £8.214 13 CaleEoryConnector Group GIVING Categoryconnector GIVING ACTIVITIES GIVINGONE-OFF GIVING PLANNED 2024 2023 NOTES 5.244 8,214 71,978 5.695 20,431 £ 111.561 6,663 15,755 66,411 6,058 26,821 £ 121.708 13 12 12 GIVING SERVICE COLLECTIONS GIVING TAX RECOVERED GIVING Total li 14 Grants - Our Grant income in 2025 reduced significantly, 33.7010, to £49,896. Made up from: Church Commissioners SDF Grant of £47.920 - Used to help cover staffing costs. Halton Borough Council - £1.976 for an Easter Holiday Club li
Liverpool One Community Fund of £15.000- for youth worker staffing was received in 2023, but we have only just started to use at the end of 2024 for Sophie Sharples working extra hours to coiier Youth work. The John Moore's Foundation grant, towards staffing costs, and the Henry Smith Grant towards staff costs, have both now been exhausted completed and closed 15 Hire Of Premises Income - Increased by 11 % to £46,667. This is split between External Hires £23.307 and Preschool premises rental of £23,360. 16 Cross Charges - This year I have isolated the money we receive from the Preschool, £29,549 for the costs we pay out on their behalf to HMRC. along with the Vicarage gas costs, £595, that the Sharples family reimburse us for, as the Vicarage gas is on the same supply as St Johns church gas supply. These total £30.144. 17 Projects - Money given towards the St Pauls Garden Project (Raised from the Bed) and the St Pauls Tower repairs reduced by 73.6 % , to £2,743. 18 Other Income - Bank interest increased by 78 % to £1,010. EXPENDITURE 2024 We managed to come in under budget for our Expenditure in 2024. The 2024 Expenditure budget was set at £264,026. We actually spent £258:658, £5,368 under budget. Ref Comment E1 Staffing - Our largest piece of Church Expenditure in 2024 was for staff costs. These amounted to £87.880 compared to £87,883 in 2023. The full breakdown of staff costs is as follows: Row Labels SALARIES & WAGES PENSIONS HMRCTAX/NI HOUSING HR COSTS TRAINING PAYROLLCOSTS METINGS TRAVEL UNRESTRICTED 15.875 3.091 {1.753) £ 3,097 2.520 424 639 300 RESTRICTED 47.097 5.872 8.705 GrandTotal 62,973 8.963 6,952 3,097 2.520 2.244 639 316 147 30 87,880 1.820 15 £ 140 TELEPHONE Grand Total 30 24.231 63.649 The staff costs are met in two ways. The first is from unrestricted general funds totalling £24,231 and the second is from restricted funds, totalling, £63,649 made up of grants we have received from various organisations including the Church Commissioners. 12
Please note that any Vicarslcurate salaries and pension are paid by the Diocese and not by the church. Our Parish Share payments help with Vicar and Curate costs. E2 Buildings - Our next largest expense in 2024 was the money spent on our church premises. We spent £64,524 compared to £84.551 in 2023. a reduction of nearly 24 % . No building projects in 2024 and spent less on repairs, along with some reduced utility costs. Building Maintenance amounted to £ 26.498 and Utilities & Insurance totalled £38,026 E3 Diocesan Fees - Once again we are pleased to report that we have met our 'Parish Share, payments to the Diocese in full in 2024. Total Diocesan costs were £41 ,666, slightly less than in 2023. E4 Cross Charges - This year I have isolated the money we receive from the Preschool. £29,549 for the costs we pay out on their behalf to HMRC, Outreach - Under the heading of outreach the following are included KIDS & YOUTH, LONG LOAF, MISSIONAL GIVING, PEOPLE IN NEED, TOTS. Our expenditure for 2024, £15,563, is down from the 2023 Expenditure of £22,572. This is due to only one Holiday Club in 2024 compared to 2023, and less requests for funding people in need. E6 Administration - Costs have reduced in 2024 by 6.9 % to £8.538. E5 E7 Projects - Also project costs are down by 75 % this year, as we only had expenditure on the 'Raised from the Bed. Garden project at St Paul's. E8 Training - Training expenditure reduced by 66 % to £1,804 Hospitality - At church services and events totalled £2,293 in 2024, compared to £2.740 in 2023. E9 E10 Services - Expenditure on services was also down in 2023. E11 Teams - We spent slightly more on volunteer events this year £813, it's good to celebrate with our volunteers, who do such a wonderful job. Risk Assessments, Controls and Procedures The PCC operates under a mature system of controls and procedures develop over many years of operation. and the PCC monitors finance and operational issues routinely as part of its regular PCC meetings. Financial Risk The PCC receives routine updates on the cash balance of all funds at every PCC meeting, and a full report as part of the annual accounts and APCM. Urgent and in-budget expenditure is discussed and agreed by the Standing Committee, whilst non-urgent and out of budget expenditure is agreed by the PCC. Collections are always counted by two people. all payments are authorised by two people via Expense Plus. Banking of Income is ordinarily managed by the Churchwardens. 13
The Church holds Ecclesiastical general insurance to cover its key liabilities and risks. Reserves Policy It is PCC policy to endeavour to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds that equates to around three months of church workers, salary costs £22,420. It is held to smooth out fluctuations in cash flow and to meet emergencies. The PCC is aware that major repairs to the church tower are required. CONCLUSIONS Income 2024 We managed to exceed our Income budget for 2024. We budgeted for income totalling £219,366. We actually achieved £242.022. A great result. Thank you to all those who have given money to the church this year. The Parish Giving Scheme continues to be a blessing in helping us to budget better and the amount given by this method however did increase. PGS giving in 2024 totalled £88.920 compared to £86,849 in 2023. Some people left church in the final quarter of 2024, which may have a significant effect on PGS giving in 2025. In 2024 PGS accounted for nearly 79.8 % of our voluntary giving. Expenditure 2024 We managed to keep below our budget in 2024. Our budget was £264,026, we actually spent £258,658 In 2024 we budgeted for a deficit of -£44.660, we actually improved on that by achieving a much smaller deficit of -£16,636 We still rely heavily on grant funding to resource our staff and volunteers involved in providing much of our excellent missional work, apart from one grant, these will all come to an end at the end of 2025. Steve Shuttleworth Treasurer St John & St Paul Widnes (Transform Widnes} 14
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL QF 8T JOHN ST PAIL VIDNE8 8TATEMEKT OF FINAtsc MTE8 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DEWBER 29Z4 P•p 18 .898 £ 65.sr2 1.885 £ 750 £ 4&7 £ 380 £ 23.307 £ 63.fr2 £ 2%217 424.240 t O8.•w e 161. 2.835 £ 813 £ 23,307 £ 63.899 £ 239.217 £ 4•4.2J• 2032 IrrMFbTrTr3rfr& TrnAlitwJ 71,871 197 £ 198. Tol•l Ir¥e4W 130.150 £ Ki.81 16.9 41,088 £ 41.888 £ 42,217 £ 237.943 41&7B8 £ ?) 813 t 237.943 £ 22Z202 4k001 .£ b24470 8Aa2 £ 12U14) £ (15¥21.£ {Jo,6Y Fur41 Trnnf¥(• In Tr•n,whr• ( £W141£ Mvl l Ouwry R•¥ou Ilxfor• AM•1 8A62 £ {W14) £ 11S.362) 100, N•¢ Mov•m•ht of F&• To1•1 Fund Forw&Fd Tal•1 Fund• Fonbwrd .452 I ZJ.814 £ 143.219 £ •3 Pé3 £ 161.871 t 70 149 £ 11FJ62 2)7.1 £ 221.12fj e SQ.6Y 217,854 302J 72,48 27.070 ' IUnrMtthII St PO Bulldiff4 Fur%1 (Ro•trka•dl TNW SDF IR••trfct•d) Trnrthm) Tots IR••trkthd) Kkkn & Ycth IR•#trXth1} Youth by {R•thcWI UrrO01 OM C4immwty Fwvj (Re41rtl Loof (Ir1 Chtsfma• Ktsal) 78.8 28.952 £ £ 28.952 £ 6BO £ 1.159 £ 8.894 £ 3.085 £ £ 12.43) £ 1.159 E 6.694 £ 3.085 £ 1.894 7.391 2.494 12.4) £ 15,Q17 3.031 £ 8.474 £ 3.031 £ 4.796 Trnnlform MlTrl4 IR¢Jatr,¢%•d) P•oplo In N••d ID8•1gnatedl St Pa¥ Gafdèm IRfr&%ckndl Dwl4n8l•J (DMv)n•ts11 ,474 £ 1.852 E 1,0 £ 8.793 1.852 £ 1.3CQ £ IR88trlrt•dl l*)Iklwy F1 HBC IR••tri¢X•J) JMF Grnnl {ROt9) Prn S¢lwl 3.870 £ 3.e70 £ 8.318 1.sie 3,107 60,334 8,788 237, 112 70.811 £ 70,611 £ TOT FUND8 181 071 £ 70 149 £ 221,820 £
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN ST PAUL WIDNES BALANCE SHEET P89e 19 AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024 NOTES Total 2024 BALANCE SHE BY Fut40 Cury•nt A••t• at rank ani Accoun18 R8c8ivable Pr8 school accounts ro¢elv&iile PrBpayments Pf8 School B8nklCa8h Gufr•rrt A••t• Tot•1 Non-Curr8nl kn•ots F4xod Assets Pro School Flxod A880ts Inv88trnbnts Non£urr•trt Ao••t• Tot•1 Curr•nt Llabllftl AnI# Dof6rr8é Incom8 Pre School Li8bilitie8 Curr•nt LJwblllth• Total Non£urr•nt Llxbl:Itl•• Lorfv..: Tonn Loan J m.¥46 Non4urT•nt Llgbllltl•4 Total Tgtsl Not A•40ts ABz•ts Mlnus Llabllltl• Prlor Yoar 2023 3,078.00 £ 4,477.00 £ 690.00 10,025.00 £ 70 748.00 £ £ 172.806.00 £ 57 098.00 180,071.00 £ 57,292.00 £ s.00 £ 59,873.00 3,853.00 £ 57.798.00 £ 61726.00 5119.00 £ 8.482.00 £ 4 888.00 8 615.00 £ 221.B20.IMI £ 237,182.00 R• ront*d B UNRESTRICTEP FVNDS nT9sinct601 Poople In Need (l)oslw8t6d) D0yl9n8ted FtJnd$ {D8slgnal8dl Pre School Unr03tnci8(S UNRESTIUCTED FUNDS TOTAL RESTRICTED FUNDS
1 Paul ts BU1{n9 FJno (iiestrlct8d) TNW SDF {Rè8lrtGt8d) Tran8torm Tot8 (Rostnctvd) K5 & Youth IR081nctod) Youth by the P8fk {R08tncted) Liv61pooI On8 Community Fund {RB8tYctBdl Long Loaf (In¢l Chn8tma8 Me81) {Re8lrthd) Tr8n8lomi Mlnds {R8$tritt,ed1 St Paul'8 GB¥rJg115 {RestlGlwJ) UISC Re8trict8c Fund8 & Proj IR6SVFcilj Holiaay ACtsty Fund HBC {RoslnGted) JMF Grant {Ra8tnct8d) Henry Smith Grnnl (R8BtnctedJ Pr8 School R86tric18 RESTRICTED FUNDS TOTAL FUNDS TOTAL NOTES 2024 2023 £7 .869 £1.852 £339 £70611 £151.671 £1,080 £339 £69 334 £143219 £28.9S2 £690 £1.159 £6,694 £3,085 £72,430 £3.031 £8.474 £1,300 £3.670 £664 £0 £0 £0 £70 149 £211 820 £27,07 £2,604 £1,69 £7,391 £2,d94 £15,01 £4.19 £8.79 £4,98 £6.31 £1.516 £3,10 £8,T88 £9396 £237 102 Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 24th April 2025 . And signed on its behalf by: Miss G Evans (Trustee) Miss L Hughes (Trustee)
P898 20 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF ST J¢JIN AND ST PAUL. WIDNES NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For th• y•ar •nd•d 31 0•rnb•r 2024 Accollntl polldes Tho fina81 Bt8lOmts have boon propgrnd In Jccordanco wlth the Church ACcnIla R6gu181Jon$ 2006 together vAth applk4bla 8oo)unllng stsndard8 and the Charfttos SORP 2005. Th• finondal Jtstements have been prnpar•d undor the hl8torlc81 rx>si (x)nv8ntr'c excyt for the valuatlon of Inv8Btrwt awts, ththlch aro shown at markni value. Funds Endowmgnt Funds are lund8. the e8pll81 of wl)Ich muBt bo Inth1n•d. Rests7dod Funds aro funds thich may only be ex0d on ttb8 ope(>fic obJKt for Tthlch Glvon. UNgStrI Funds are 9¢1 furKls whlch (¥n be used for PCC ordlnary pur5xJw. Funds deslgn8tod for 8 Parv181 puryx)xo by the PCC aro albo The financ481 gtatem•nts Indu(le all tr8nsa¢Uon8. 8380ts •nd 18blllUè8 for whlch the PCC18 responslble In law. Tlw do not Indude rnnts of churth grwps Ihat <)we trf mAln 8ffi11Ollon to anottw boty nor tr•38e thal aro inforn)al gathertrvJ8 of Churth membwo. In¢omlng R••ou Voluni8ry Incom• and c8pnel 8ource8 Coll8cllon6 are recogn160d vthen r1ved by on boham of the PCC. Plannod Ivlng rocelvablo urmlof gm is recowl8ad onty WI1 recolved. InCe tsx recover38 on glft ald donakns is racogn1 kn the income18 r8cognl8ed. Grants aThY1Ogacl lo tho PCC 8rn a¢counlad as soon 8$ tho PCC Is notifigd ol Its legal entttlem8nt •rKJ thé gmount due13 quan11fi8bla and its ultlmatg rncxlpt by tho PCC Is roo6Mably c4rtaln. Fund$ raljed by the feto, g8rd8n pBty 8nd 8imllar events affj a(xwntod for gro8S. 8ooknt811 In(xyne18 In th• bas18 ol comm183lon rec•iv8d as tho Stock Is on 8 sale or r&ed ba8, C¥her Income Rts1 Inwme Irom thelolllng of thurch promlses Is recAJgnl8ed the rents118 d. Incoma fnyn IftAknts Dividends are 8¢cnted for when duo 8nd payablg and Intsre8t enlJtlem8r4ts aro accounted lor 83 occrue. Tax ¢Table on such In(>)mo 16 rocogni8ed In the a<%(xmbng yw. Gn$ 8nd10&g88 on Inv8stm8nts Ro8lls&* g8lnB or105608 are Wlsed wban 4nV•Jtrts 8re •cAd. Unr••118ad gains or FoM•8 8rg aGcounted fw on rnvaluollon of Invo8trn¢nts at 31 Docwiber.
Grnnts Grnnts and donallons aro accwnt8d for when pald over. or awarded. If tho1 owar(l (xoatss a blndlng obllgatlon on lh8 PCC. Pag8 21 ActMll8s dlredtyrnlating lo thB th of thfr Chwch Tho dkJ(xsan parl8h quota IB 8CCX)untad fc when pald. Any parfgh 8harn unpald at 31 D•cember1s prIded for In acu>unts as an opw4tbn81 (thc4Jgh not 8 logal) Ilabllity a11¥ •• 8 (xgdltor in tho Balanc8 ShoeL Con3mtod and benofKxd proporty of ony klTh$18 axduded frorn ts accounts by $.9612Xa) of the Charflles Acl 1993. Movèable ¢hurch fumlghingB hokl by th• Vlcar 8nd Churthwardens cm sp81 trust for the PCC ond whlch roqulre a I8[ty fc¢ dl¥Josal aro Bccountad 88 InAllen8ble prcp8rty unlo88 con80tt816d. They 8re118t•d In the Churth's Inventory Vthlch can be In$pectsd (81 any rnB3on8blo time). For InalIpAb1e propwty 8C4ulred fv to (2000) th6re18 Insul>t trjst Information Av8118b10 and theth sjch au613 are nol valued In th• alyxunts. ac4ulred slnce 1 J8nu8ry (2000) hav8 boon COFAlalis8d and dopwiotod In th8 8(%ounts over tholr currently anlc4pat•d u8eful OnOMIC Ime. JI w8ndIre ITrd In the )•ar on (x>nsecrntod or b8nefKed b1n08. irKIMdual Itom8 undor £1.000. or on the repalr of moveable church lumlthings 1$ WFltten off. Other Ilxturns, fittlngs and I5¢e equlpmfrnl Equlpmont used V•rythln the church proffllsos Is depredatod on 6 stralght Ilr b•810 over 4 yoar8 and M a 16% duclng b81oru basls In Some c4sos. Indmduaf Items of 0qulwlt wlth 8 Purd80 prlce of £500 1005 are WTltt¢n oll t•A)on the a860t Is a¢qL•ltBd. The clJurGh Hall lI01Th918 belng doprocl8tod ovor 50 yearB. strabght Ilrle bag19. Invostmonts Invostrnonts are valued at nNqrk•t V81uo 8t 31 Docembor. CunBnt 8S8gts Amounts cNing to PCC at 31 D8¢ombef In r08P8Ct of feoB. nts or other IncfXnO are shown as debtcys less proviston for anwnts that rroy prov• urKolltttsbl8. Short48rn1 deposlts indude c43h held m ijepoglt eitrr wlth th6 CBF Church of Englarxl FuTh#B or 81 Iho bank.
PA4OcNl CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE pAACtN cHum COUNCL OF THE PhKBH OF JCXIN A¥D sr vixiiie8 F(T th• ¥1 lknmlw 2tr24 211Z4 T•tl 71.978 Toul n.169 £ 75238, MNG ,'GMNG PLANNED 5rJoHps PRE SCfrVJOOLHMRC '$rjoHl PAESCWLPAEhiSES ',txrERML HIRES HI8EOF PAEM HillEOF PAEMISES MNG MK MMG Aji GMNG ONE4>FF IGMNG Acfmries £ 755 750 .ST PAiJiS GARDEN PPOJEcr 1.250 eR IP4COME CHAAGE5 sfjoHNsmsEft£CA6E IRIKOME GMNG SERVICE COLLECTh?NS .PRE INCOME INcwi 70TALS 2x217 É 424W' £ %.•99 £ 196?33'. £ I733. 7VI4TOknI FFIW L¥IUACII DIEN cosr5 . ji)ILKEWI FEES BUILDINGS '.BLMLLyUnLmtSIIP6 CHARGES StiOHN5 PRE IIMRC BUILD1Ps DlTK)ll LWITriiThTr014 MfgONAL GIVI ,£ El 941 Sm 4916 PROJEa5 ,XiDS &YLXtTH UTAEACH &35a 441 E• 1740 NING TKIJNIPWGACIVP RESOURCÈS lu Efo PEOPLE IN IIEEO AWCES El• 8UILThNG PR()J£crs Isf PAVLS RWF PROJ 5r PAULS TOWEA PROJECT PRE SCtriOOL EXPÉMDNUAE £ 4630 e7 PROJEcf5 £ lJ7.
CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE P0ClU CCH COUIICIL OF THE PARISH OF ST JOHN lD 8T PAUL IMI)ME8 IIOTE8 TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEIAEKf8 (Conllnwd) Frfy th• ymr 31 LI1b1 X124 P•p 23 4 STAFF COST 2024 02.973 81.(K19 2.501 s81 slIty CO INIC) 6,952 FIXED A88E18 FOR U8È BYThE PCC Pr••hold L4nd & Bulldkng• FKtEnu• Egulpn•nl Totsl GR088 BOOK VLUE At 1 J•n•ury 2024 122.n5 13.74T 31. 187.588 318 318 At 31 Downbw 2024 13 747 31 402 ie7 884 DEPRECIATIO Al 1 2024 Chaftyo th• )• D•pf•d•ikr on )••11 Al 31 D•cwnb•r 2024 12.910 125 27232 103,840 e,248 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 DbIr24 712 Joi Al 31 D•c•Trbw 2023 63 726 4b) InknRI1 Samuol Kkld L•gocy a Dhxwn R•p•k Fw M**8t V•lu•
THt PMOCHIAL CHURCH CCXIMCIL OF TTrE PARI8H OP SY JOHPI AIAD ST PAU4 DE IIOTEI TO THE FINAlIL $TATEklEIIT8 IConthw•d> Fty th• •nd•d 31 l>•G•mb¥ a124 P•p• 24 ANALYwa OF A38Ef8 BY FUND 37,740 102,357 6T.798 IT2,6L 70,14• Fund 151871 7 DEBTOR• 10,715 10,715 23 303 5.119 661S FUND DETAILS Relthl Fur¥J• arn .>n naty 11. 10 UMRE•ThICTED FVIIDS 2424 2023 FuTrJ St P•1 8ufb¥ FUTh1 F•rA?lP 149.4ao 141.OTrJ 161871 143219 11 RE8TRIrn FUNDS 2024 2023 Tots Grnni Kk1• •TrJ L¢)•f gr•nl St F JMF Or•nnt TNW 8DF Yothtyth•P• Sl 1,159 1.894 7.391 4.198 27,0 3.107 3.D31 28.962 2.494 3.870 H•nry Srnth Gr• LherpS One C)mmuv) HoMd#y •tvfty fw 6,310 8.786 15.017 IA16 8,793 12.430 8.474 12 TIiAN8FER BETWEEII FUNDS il R•lthd P•rtl••
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN ST PAUL WIDNES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEhl8ER 2024 oluntsry In¢orn• (yiing 11o¢lon4 at Sm 2024 TOTAL 8.190.CQ £ 20352.1 £ 4.651 £ 12.850 21,081 Lknnts (rnrAwrfTV4 oTrMffJ 50.192 £ 50,1f 239217 4Q.Im6 239217 £ 345344 £ olyntary IfKomè tots Fundfl$lTh% A¢ttTrtiks rjr•IaI nuxn• 55.672 £ Retslrted Irxrr• 2024 TOTAL tsbJtsy R•tlnxf tytho PCC •t.) 1.653 t 2M6 £ Unr•Jtyirte(I 577 £ 2024 TOTAL Oth•r totyl INCOMING RESOURCES TOTAL 76JlO £ 414240 £ 612 £ 56.999 £ 77A22 481239 EXPENDEO RE%XIRCES Fundr•hlry4 AcU¥ld FLwth1n9 Cwtt Fyndr&lolniActlvltl•s tot41 Ch¥vfh Aai4St 202470TAL 296 296 £ 41.eao £ 17.910 £ 3.iV2 £ 69071 f 41.8 1.378 63,4JB £ y&St•ffEuv 64350 £ I3318 Ru11r$ Ewptr)••• Ilw Ulllty Bll of Tr8dkn.". 38,075 £ 30208 £ 616 £ 69.940 £ 16A63 £ 85H03 Expen•ès 237.943 £ 237.943 £ 137.943 237,t113 C4pltal Expi, lor Churrh & othw PCC Pft¥>•fy Reprn 2.431 £ 2.431 •totsl Othei totsl PAYMEPIISTOTAL 29,549 £ ,813 E 496,601