ST MARY THE VIRGIN WESTONZOYLAND – REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1171602
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with charities legislation as consolidated by the Charities Act 2011, the charity's governing document and the Charities Statement of recommended Practice (FRS102) - Accounting and Reporting by Charities. The trustees consider that an audit of the report and financial statements is not required but an independent examination is required this year to fulfil the filing requirements of the Act.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The registered name of the Charity is The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Mary the Virgin Westonzoyland.
The names of the Trustees who are all members of the PCC and served during the year are as follows:
Revd Dr Jane W Sutton (Chair)
Martin Malin
Christopher Malin (appointed 29 April 2024)
Mrs Rosemary Bawden
Mrs Carole Edmunds
Mrs Ruth Marks
Mrs Julia Hines
Mrs Ann Philcox
Mrs Angela Field
Mrs Kim Adams
The Charity’s governing document is The Parochial Church Council Powers Measure (1956) As Amended and Church Representation Rules that came into force on 22 January 1957
The PCC is responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish including financial decisions. The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
St Mary the Virgin, Westonzoyland PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the Church.
How our activities deliver public benefit
The PCC has kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and consider that the activities, summarised below, provide benefit to the public and comply with the duty in section 17(5) of the Charities Act 2011.
Achievements and Performance
Worship, Life Events and attendance – Weekly services throughout the year, Easter, Harvest, Remembrance Sunday, Christmas, Funerals, Baptisms and Weddings. Twenty-eight regular members of congregation. Westonzoyland Primary School carol and end-of-term concerts.
Social activities – coffee mornings, afternoon cafés and sales, music venue, book exchange, children’s craft workshops.
Other – Donation point for Bridgwater Food Bank, historic connection to the Battle of Sedgemoor and location for the Visitors’ Centre and school enrichment activities.
Financial Review
The year-end position of the finances, as shown in the accounts, was a net decrease in unrestricted funds balance of £6,033 compared to the start of the year. There was a surplus on Restricted Funds of £7,142.
The policy and presentation of Restricted and Unrestricted Funds within the accounts has been applied to these financial statements so that;
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A designated fund accounts for the balance of donations received and not expended for supporting the costs of the Battlefield Stewards Group;
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The Restricted Roof/Fabric/Maintenance Fund receives the proceeds of fundraising and specific gifts for expenditure on the structure and fabric of the church;
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The Restricted Hall Fund is the accumulation of costs incurred in insurance, maintenance and disposal of the former Parish Hall.
At the year-end, the designated Battlefield Stewards fund had a surplus of £1,165.47
The year’s fund raising generated almost £5,000 – significantly from Coffee Mornings and Afternoon Cafés - for the Roof/Fabric/Maintenance Fund. There were no ongoing projects for specific fundraising. The surplus of £4,965.07 was added to accumulated reserves for future works.
Prior to the disposal of the former Parish Hall by the Bath & Wells Diocese, further costs totalling £1,078.95 relating to the disposal were incurred. A repayment of all costs has closed the Fund.
The total receipts from collections, at services and by standing order, was over £2,000 less in the year compared to 2023. Other Income from church activities increased by £1,091, which includes significant personal donations to the general Fund and Battlefield Stewards Fund and a gift of £200 towards the piano. The continued support by weekly offerings and regular donations, is most gratefully received. Income tax is recoverable on the majority of cash and card reader donations and collections under the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme.
The Parish Share request for 2024 was met in full. The unpaid balance is acknowledged by the PCC but not considered a debt by the DBF. Running costs were well controlled. The heating issues required repairs to resolve. Parish Office Rent is reimbursed by the Diocese.
The Church Prize Draw contribution was £1,400. Ad hoc contributions from the Friends of PCC Westonzoyland and the Zoyland Heritage Group were not within 2024. A reconciliation of the net surplus from the Benefice Fete is given in Note 4.
ST MARY'S CHURCH WESTONZOYLAND
Registered Charity Number 1171602 RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st December 2024
| Unrestricted Funds | Unrestricted Funds | Restricted | Funds | |||||||
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| Church | Battlefield |
Roof/Fabric | ||||||||
| activities | Stewards | Maintenance | Hall | 2024 | 2023 | |||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||
| Collection etc | ||||||||||
| Free Will offerings | 4,093.80 | 4,093.80 | 5,265 | |||||||
| Open collections | 840.25 | 840.25 | 982 | |||||||
| Standing orders | 8,580.00 | 8,580.00 | 8,274 | |||||||
| Memorial donations | 123.00 | 123.00 | 1,097 | |||||||
| Penny boxes | 65.74 | 65.74 | 128 | |||||||
| Wedding and baptism collections | 77.25 | 77.25 | 133 | |||||||
| 13,780.04 | - | - | - | 13,780.04 | 15,879 | |||||
| Other income | ||||||||||
| Funeral fees | 994.00 | 994.00 | 1,615 | |||||||
| Wedding and banns fees | 2,430.00 | 2430.00 | 1,703 | |||||||
| Income tax refund | 3,846.92 | 3846.92 | 3,785 | |||||||
| Other general income (note 1) | 4,021.17 | 850.00 | 4871.17 | 4,451 | ||||||
| Personal and gift-aided donations | 147.00 | 147.00 | 190 | |||||||
| LPOW VAT refund | 653.39 | 653.39 | 107 | |||||||
| 11,945.48 | 850.00 | 147.00 | - | 12,942.48 | 11,851 | |||||
| Activities for raising funds | ||||||||||
| Friends of Westonzoyland Church | - | - | - | 2,500 | ||||||
| Church Draw proceeds | 1,400.00 | - | 1,400.00 | 4,305 | ||||||
| Singing for fun | 43.60 | - | 43.60 | - | ||||||
| Benefice Summer Fete (note 4) | 642.27 | 642.27 | 407 | |||||||
| Christmas Bazaar | 335.00 | 335.00 | 638 | |||||||
| Wall safe donations | 441.81 | - | 441.81 | 493 | ||||||
| Go Forth and Multiply | 95.00 | 95.00 | - | |||||||
| Draw prizes returned | 15.00 | 15.00 | 25 | |||||||
| Glastonbury MV Choir concert | 353.74 | 353.74 | - | |||||||
| Andy's Band concert | 100.00 | 100.00 | - | |||||||
| Visiting parties | 115.00 | 115.00 | 41 | |||||||
| Coffee mornings and café | 3,218.84 | 3,218.84 | 3,321 | |||||||
| Stall at May Fete | 43.00 | 43.00 | 197 | |||||||
| Christingle | 38.40 | 38.40 | 72 | |||||||
| Carol singing | - | - | 131 | |||||||
| Tower Open days | - | - | 155 | |||||||
| Donations by card reader | 846.46 | - | 846.46 | 652 | ||||||
| 2,731.87 | - | 4,956.25 | - | 7,688.12 | 12,937 | |||||
| Grants etc | ||||||||||
| WPET (Hall expenses reimbursed) | - | 3,255.39 | 3,255.39 | - | ||||||
| Zoyland Heritage contribution | - | - | 1,000 | |||||||
| Hand bell ringers' donation | 348.00 | 348.00 | 144 | |||||||
| Heating contributions MOTL | 270.00 | 270.00 | 405 | |||||||
| 618.00 | - | - | 3,255.39 | 3,873.39 | 1,549 | |||||
| TOTAL Receipts | 38,284.03 | 42,216 | ||||||||
| TOTAL Payments | 37,175.11 | 32,585 | ||||||||
| Surplus/(Deficit) | 1,108.92 | 9,631 | ||||||||
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ST MARY'S CHURCH WESTONZOYLAND
Registered Charity Number 1171602 EXPENSES AND BALANCES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2024
| Church Activities Battlefield Stewards £ £ Parish Share 17,718.68 DBF Parochial fees 1,342.00 Electricity 1,900.30 Heating oil 2,664.85 Vicar's expenses 703.80 Other clergy duty fees - Miscellaneous (note 2) 985.00 Craft expenses 354.32 Admin and sanctuary (note 3) 1,532.44 Repairs and maintenance 3,486.60 Card reader rental 172.80 Loan repayment - Fire protection and alarms 654.48 Insurance 2,827.43 Children's Society donations - Loan interest - Church office rental 1,400.04 Church hall expenses - Organ tuning etc - Battlefield stewards expenditure 215.24 35,742.74 215.24 Reconciliation of Movement of Funds Monetary assets/(deficit) b/f 17,242.59 530.71 Funds transfer Net surplus/(defecit) (6,667.35) 634.76 Monetary assets/(defecit) c/f 10,575.24 1,165.47 Balances as at 1st January 2025 Lloyds General account Roof account Memorandum: Liabilities Glastonbury Male Voice Choir and its charity of the year 2022 Parish share Unrestricted Funds |
£ | Roof/Fabric/ Maintenance Hall 2024 2023 £ £ £ 17,718.68 15,454 1,342.00 918 1,900.30 2,598 2,664.85 2,614 703.80 940 - - 985.00 500 354.32 175 1,532.44 1,452 3,486.60 1,880 172.80 173 - 871 654.48 506 2,827.43 2,803 138.18 138.18 105 - 17 1,400.04 1,050 1,078.95 1,078.95 - - - 215.24 529 138.18 1,078.95 37,175.11 32,585 1,597.78 (2,176.44) 17,194.64 7,563.22 - - 4,965.07 2,176.44 1,108.92 9,631.42 6,562.85 0.00 18,303.56 17,194.64 £ 13,769.21 4,534.35 18,303.56 £ £ 300.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 Restricted Funds |
2024 2023 £ £ 17,718.68 15,454 1,342.00 918 1,900.30 2,598 2,664.85 2,614 703.80 940 - - 985.00 500 354.32 175 1,532.44 1,452 3,486.60 1,880 172.80 173 - 871 654.48 506 2,827.43 2,803 138.18 105 - 17 1,400.04 1,050 1,078.95 - - - 215.24 529 |
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| 37,175.11 32,585 |
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| 17,194.64 7,563.22 - - 1,108.92 9,631.42 |
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| 18,303.56 17,194.64 |
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ST MARY'S CHURCH WESTONZOYLAND
Registered Chariy Number 1171602
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
| Note 2024 £ £ 1 Other general income Unclaimed burial fee - Personal donations 3,125.00 Donation for piano purchase 200.00 School visit donation - Ringers donations 10.00 Visitor donations 20.14 EDF refund/Government support 466.00 Repayment of duty fees and expenses 1,050.03 4,871.17 2 Miscellaneous expenses Organist fees 325.00 Ringers fees 360.00 Piano 300.00 985.00 3 Admin and sanctuary Deanery subscription - FWO envelopes 60.79 CCLI fees 149.00 Altar supplies and candles 354.67 Somerset churches subscription 30.00 National churches subscription - Ringers subscription 20.00 Books and resources 170.78 Reader licence registration - Stationery, printing etc 747.20 Other office costs - 1,532.44 4 Benefice Fete reconciliation £ Stalls - proceeds 495.11 Teas 293.56 Commissions from traders 10.00 Donations 55.00 Raffle - gross proceeds 731.00 Less: cash prizes (175.00) ticket printing (35.40) Net proceeds 520.60 Less: Morris Dancers' fee (90.00) Hire of SYFC field Donation to SYFC Donation to WZCC Chedzoy PCC share (642.00) 642.27 |
Note 2024 £ £ 1 Other general income Unclaimed burial fee - Personal donations 3,125.00 Donation for piano purchase 200.00 School visit donation - Ringers donations 10.00 Visitor donations 20.14 EDF refund/Government support 466.00 Repayment of duty fees and expenses 1,050.03 4,871.17 2 Miscellaneous expenses Organist fees 325.00 Ringers fees 360.00 Piano 300.00 985.00 3 Admin and sanctuary Deanery subscription - FWO envelopes 60.79 CCLI fees 149.00 Altar supplies and candles 354.67 Somerset churches subscription 30.00 National churches subscription - Ringers subscription 20.00 Books and resources 170.78 Reader licence registration - Stationery, printing etc 747.20 Other office costs - 1,532.44 4 Benefice Fete reconciliation £ Stalls - proceeds 495.11 Teas 293.56 Commissions from traders 10.00 Donations 55.00 Raffle - gross proceeds 731.00 Less: cash prizes (175.00) ticket printing (35.40) Net proceeds 520.60 Less: Morris Dancers' fee (90.00) Hire of SYFC field Donation to SYFC Donation to WZCC Chedzoy PCC share (642.00) 642.27 |
2024 £ £ - 3,125.00 200.00 - 10.00 20.14 466.00 1,050.03 |
2023 90 2,350 - 60 30 20 601 1,299 |
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| 4,871.17 | 4,451 | ||
| 325.00 360.00 300.00 |
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| 985.00 | 500 | ||
| - 60.79 149.00 354.67 30.00 - 20.00 170.78 - 747.20 - |
- 76 187 320 30 - 20 184 - 331 302 |
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| 1,532.44 | 1451 | ||
| 331 183 25 44 540 (150) (60) (50) (50) (406) |
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| 642.27 | 407 |
Independent Examiner's Certificate for the PCC Accounts RefX)rt to the twstees ot. Mlkly Th£ V IR41, l6&fO20¥1AdD Paro¢hial ¢hur¢h Coun¢ll On accounts for the year ended: 31 ocCLiE£r 2CZ Charity Number (if applicable).. 117 1&0 9et on pages Re8PèCtIvè rg¥pon¥lbllltl¢s of trustegs and •xamln8r The charrty's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required ft)r this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed_ It is my responsibility to: examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Acl. to follow the prOdureS laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Ba819 of Independent My ex8mlnatlon was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the 8xamln8r'$ 8tat•m8nt Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the 8ccountin9 records kept by the charty and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records, It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accou nts, and seeking explanations from the trustee5 Gohcemirlg any suGh matters. Thè Procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit. and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the aGcounts psent a 'true and fair view and the report FS limrted to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent examlnefs In connection with my examination, no matter has Come to my attention statement ¥&d1.) which gives me reasonable Cause to believe that in, any material respect, accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities AGt or the accounts do not accord with the 8ccounting records I have come across no other mattets in connection with the examlnatlon to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the aGwunt5 to bè reached. ' Please delete the Words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Slgned: Dat?: i8.oq.ioI Nam8: 0£ut(lY PoLJ£I Relevant profe881onal qua lification(g) or body (if any): Addr688: 15 PoofLS LJltrJ FkAHpf0j Co I rr* QLL RisroL 6sg& 2f