St. Stephen's Church
(Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion)
High Street, Middleton, Manchester, M24 6D
Registered Charity Number 1171467
Trustees Annual Re
ort to 30 June 2024
Until 3 February 2017 St. Stephen's Church was a constituent part of the Countess of
Huntingdon's Connexion charity, reference 232674. On the 3 February 2017 the church was
separately registered as a Charitsble Incorporated Organisation (CIO), reference l 171467.
This rew)rt including fuwicial ststements covers the year from I" July 2023 to 30th June
2024, the sixth full year of the charity.
Alms And Ob
ectlves
The objects of the CIO for the public benefit are to advance the Christian faith, in accordance
with the statement of beliefs, in Middleton, Manchester and in such other parts of the United
Kingdom or the world as the charity trustees may from time to time think fit.
The CIO is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to
become part of the worshipping community at St. Stephen's. When planning our activities for
the year we have considered the Commission's guidance on public benefit. In particular we
ty to enable people to live out their faith as part of the community through: .
Worship and prayer
Teaching and development of their knowledge and t￿￿t in Jesus
Provision of pastoral support
Missionary and outreach work
Working with children
To facilitate this work we maintain the fabric of the church buildings.
Acbievenients aDd PerfomaDce
MiDlStry
Pastoral duties are currently being undertaken by the church leadership.
Sunday Worship
The church has been open for worship on every Sunday durin8 the year.
Numbers attending services have been relatively stable during the year.
Guest speakersllay preachers and members of the congregation lead the teaching within the
church. The trustees and church family pass on their thanks for this valuable and spirit-led
teaching.
Mid-lveek Meetings
The monthly coffee and chat meeting has continued during the year. There is a weekly prayer
and bible study meeting again led by church members. The weekly Good News Club for
children aged 4 to I I has continued during terni time with up to 12 chilthtn attending. This is
a session of bible teaching, games and craft activities) generally led by members of the church
fellowship.

Eeumenieal And Local Mission
The church fellowship is very aware of the need to maintain and improve links to the local
community, Ix)th within the geogrdphical area of the church and the wider church community
in Mid(Ueton. The church continues to support the Middleton Central Food Bank.
The church fellowship has a policy of makin8 the church hall available for as much use as
possible. The main r&￿n for this is for the church to be seen as being used as part of the
community, but it also raises some income for the church. During the y&4r the hall continued
to be used as a polling station, and a local church group, Grnce Fellowship Manchester has
used the premises on Sunday afternoons. Middleton Brass Band, Middleton Music Society,
Middleton Art Society and a local dance class also make use of the church hall.
External Mission
The fellowship continues to support the wider mission of the body of Christ. The church tithes
all voluntary giving, which is used for the support of external C￿]stIall charitable work. The
main recipients were the Sierra Leone Mission. the Missionary ann of the Countess of
Huntingdon's Connexion and the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion Mission Fund.
Additional gifts were made to Tear Fund, Evangelical Alliance, Middleton Food Bank and
UCB.
200tth Cburch Anniversary Celebration
th
This year the church Celebrates the 200 Anniversary of the church fonnation as part of the
Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion , when the 0ri8inal church buildin8 was built in 1824.
A number of well supported activities have tsken place in the year, culminating in our Church
Anniversary weekend of the 12 113 October 2024.
Volunteers
The church fellowship camiot function without the assistance of volunteers. As we are a small
fellowship virtually all members contribute in some way to the running of the church in a
voluntary capacity.
Property
The church continues to maintain a church worship centre and hall, together with a manse
property which is CU￿ntlY ￿nted out until required by a resident minister. The manse was
redecorated and si8nificant garden maintenance Ca￿led out in preparntion of the letting.
FiDancial Review
Total receipts on unrestricted funds We￿ £27164.46, after £1,640.00 w&s transferred into the
Tithe account. Restricted funds of £2,321.83 were received, including the transfer from
Un￿Stricted funds, the remainder being predominantly for the church flower fund and external
charities.
The￿ was a reduction in expenditure during the year. The main re&son for this was the
expenditure in the previous year on the improved toilet facilities which more than offset the
increased expenditure on 8asg electricity and manse maintenance durin8 the year.
The net result for the year was an excess of unrestricted receipts over payrnents of £9,280.09,
with a reduction of £1793.12 in tax refunds outstanding at the year end. The unrestricted
balance at the year-end was £76,978.62. Of this £55,000 has been designated for the support

of future paid ministy, as current income will be insufficient to cover this, and £15,000 for
the provision of necessary repairs to the church, as the church needs internal and external
redecoration and new windows.
At the year end there was £584.26 held as restricted funds for church organisations. £4,137.61
in the Tithe fund and £780.00 of donations and legacies held for specific purposes.
Reserves Poli
It is the church policy to maintsin an unrestricted balance of six months unrestricted
expenditure or £6,000 whichever is greater to cover emergency situations that may arise from
time to time. The balance of £6,978.62 is close to the target.
Administrative inforniatioD
The church is situated at High St￿et, Middleton. Manchester M24 6DX, and is a member of
the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion.
The church is a reglstered CIO since 3 February 2017.
The Trustees that have served during the year are:_
Mr Graham Squibbs Chair
Mrs Margaret Dixon
Mrs Marrie Haworth
Miss Alison Wood.
tatements
Durin8 the year there have been no serious incidents or loss of funds that would pose a
serious risk to the Charities beneficiaries, resources or reputation.
I declare that this is a true report and in my capacity of Chair of Trustees l am authorised to
sign it on behalf of the Trustees.
Name: Graham A. Squibbs
Signature:
Date: 21" April 2025

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ST. STEPHEN'S CIIURCffj HIGH ST. MtDDLETON
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR 12 MONIHS ENDING 30th June 2024
2024
Restiieled Unnstrltted Total
2023
Totsl
RECEIPTS
Offerings
Priv•ts Dowallons
Collectlons for Outslde Bodles
Tax Refund on Gift Aid
Migctll*lleoig Reeeipts
Intsnst OD IMvt8tmeDts
Leg*eies
Room 111
Flowyr Fund
B•by •nd Toddl¢r
Tlthes ete Transferred to Restri¢ted 1640.1)0
Rest￿tted Trnnsferml to GeDer*l
10212.33 10212J3
3(Al.￿ 360.
371.83
4184.68 4184.68
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1642.95 1642.95
9214.20
1435.(Kl
338.81
3010.59
371.83
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126.04
12404.50 12404.50
310.IJO
7713.20
340.00
61.63
310.00
-1640.00
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2321J3
27164.46 2948629
22739.47
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speAke￿I Exptttses
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UDday School l Youih Work
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129.04
430.62
430.62
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207.70
207.70
295.00
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STATEM￿ OF ASSETS AND LIABIL[r￿S AT 30TH JUNE 2024
21124
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Debtors
4917.61
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I1￿71
191.48
3149&74 36414J5
6.07
106.71
191.48
27791.65
191.48
225.18
225.18
280.00
258.92
265.00
280.110
Tax R¢￿v￿ble
613.75
613.75
76978.62 82480.49
24(&87
74026.70
Total
5501.87