CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Sectlon A Independent Examln8r's Repovl Report to the trusteosl members of THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK NEW FERRY On accounts lor the y•4r ended 31 December 2022 Charlty no (If any) 1174918 Set out on pag&$ I ret)ort to the Iruslees on my examlnallon of the accounts ol the above charityllhe Tw51"1 for the year ended 31112 12022. Responslbllltles and basls of ieport As the charity's Injslees, you are responsible lor the preparation ol Ihe accounts in accordance with the requirements ol the Charities Act 2011 Ilhe Acl')- I report in respect of my examination ol the Trust's-a¢counts Ca￿led out Lfnder section 145 ot the 2D11 Act and in Carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applieable Direct￿nS given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent I have Gompleled my examination. I confirm that no material mallers have examlner's statement come lo my attention in connection wlth the examination which gives me cause to believe thal in, any malerlal respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 ol the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord wilh the acGounling records,- or Ihp accounts did not comply with ihe applicable requirements concerning the form and conlenl of accounts sel OLJI in ihe Charllles (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other Ihan any requirement that the accounts give a 'lrue and falr. view which is not a malter consldered as part of an independent examination. have no Concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with Ihe examination lo which attentSon should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. Slgned: Dato: Name: Relevant profe$slonal quallfl¢atlonls} or body (If any): TL14r￿￿ . Address: Sootlon 8 Dlsclogure Only complete il the examiner needs lo highlighl material mallers ol concern Isee CC32, Independent examination ot chaTlty accounts.. directions and guidance lor 8xamin8rsl. Give here brief d&tall$ of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2022 We continue to tliank aiid praise God for his g17CiOUs provi5i0lI to us iii providiiig the financial resources necessary lo support ihe work uf the uospcl at St Mai'k's. OVEI RVIEI W: 2022 Oiir lotal income foi. the year was £1 01,379 against expendilui'e of £1 00,576, leading to a surplus for tlie yeai- of £804 (Lompai'ed to a sury)lus of £6,339 in the prior year). Income was higher tlian in 2022 pi'imarily due to the timing of gift aid claims, highei. donalions aiid ddditional lJall renls. Expenditure was liigher than prior year, pi'iinarily because of exceptional effects in 2021 when we I'cccivcd incoinc in I'elation to ciiralc costs pr¢viously carried by 8t Mark's and ci'edits froin oui. energy supplici. relation to Ilie cori'ection of historical billing ci'rors. INCOME The work of St Mark's is financed largely through voluntary giving froin within our coiigregdtion, as well as tax recovei'able thi'ougli tlie Gift Aid scheine on giving. .1 ogether these accounted foi. 68 % of oui. incoine in 2022 (£68,567). Donations I'elalc pi'iiiiai'ily to cxtcriial donations for oiir 'Pa8loral A£sistant' Account foi. stafting of tlie chui'cli's work with families and young people, legacics rcccived and other suiidiy doiiations. Donalions lolalled £18,963 iii 2022. Fees relalc lo cliiirch hall rental fcc% aEid feLS for weddings & funei'als. Hall hire fees have increased versiis pi-ioi. year due to highci. utilization of the hall by fee-paying gi'oups. aiid totalled £12,093 foi. tlie year. '8clf-funding activities, such as tlie Tiiesday Fellowsliip dCCOUllt for a similar amount of iiicoinc and cxpenditui'e each year. T]ie chai'l below shows an analysis of our income for 2022.. 1.757 Giving & tax recoverable Donations ,96 Self funding activities Fees & Hall rents 68,56 EXPFNDITURF The majority of our expenditiire I'clatcs to the costs of liaving full tiine gospel workers to minislei. ainong us (£62,288 in 2022). 'fiie Parish Sliare of payable to the Diocese (£43,127) reflects not only the costs of havin¥ a full tiine incumbent but also a conti'ibution towards the ceNtral costs of our Diocese within the Church of England, including training costs. After people costs, the sccoiid Inost significant part ofoui. expenditurc is building costs, relating lo insurancq ulililics and repaii's and Inainlenance. These costs tolalled £19.859 in 2022. The chait below sliows an analysis of oiir expendituir foi. 2022: 1.524 Parish share / staff Chureh runnlng 59 62. Misslon givlng Self funding actlvltles Supporting Mission Giving lo exlcinal Mi55101) was £9,285 iii 2022: tliis incliides both funds doiiatcd by tlic PCC (edlculated as l 00/0 of genei'al lund iiicoine for Ilie previous year) well as aiiy donations made directly by mLmbcrs ofihe congregation Ilirough church tunds but specifically foi. mission sllPPOrt. Cash position Our ycai. end casli balance is £46,41 l. This represents an increa%e of £804 ver.4us prioi. year. Cash Statement at 31 December 2022 2022 2021 Variance Unlestricted funds General Account Mission Account Luncheon Club Bookstall Account Tuesday Fellowship 35,938 5,053 347 35,707 4,678 347 231 375 35 820 1351 233 1,053 Restricted funds Parlsh Account 4,020 4,020 TOTALfunds 46,411 45,608 St Mark'.$ New Ferry Rcceipts and Payiiients Accounl for Ilie Year ended 31 Dcccinbei. 2022 2022 2021 INCOMING RESOUR Voluntary Iniorr P&Dnedgviing TaxrecoveraNe 55,804 11,763 56.8N 11,763 65.589 7,375 65,589 7,375 Donèt￿ftS 18.563 18,963 10,053 10,053 IntQTnelrornchurchuctlvltle5 Fep.s I,OD6 11,087 1,757 443 7,359 1,004 si 443 7,359 1,004 51 Jl,087 1,757 Tuesday Felbwship Tot￿ itKorniNgre5011r￿s 101,379 101,379 91,874 91,874 RESOURCESEXPENDED Mlssitsn and charitab￿0vIng 9,285 9,285 9,598 9,598 Att￿l￿dI[￿rI￿feIOte￿t9thewo[*0f thechurch 43,127 43,127 42,t77 6,206 20,611 3,6a2 42.177 6.206 20.611 3,632 PaStOral￿51stsht& MlnktiyTrainÈp 19.162 4,912 19,162 4,912 I,D09 1.009 453 453 Tve5day Fellowsh 1,524 1,524 1.119 Churrh Itbsyran HeHt& ￿ght Repalrs & Maintenance 5,964 4.684 9,210 5,g6 4,684 9,210 5.827 550 7,785 S,B27 550 7,785 OtherÈxpensES 1.699 1,699 829 259 1,088 Totèl RèSOUrièS ExpÈrtdÈd loo 76 100,576 5.276 259 85,535 Cash broughtforward 5urp1ts5110eJkiilfor Iheperbd 41,588 804 42,392 4.D20 45,608 804 a6.411 34,990 6.598 41,588 4,279 259 4,02D 39.269 6.339 45,6D8 4,010 Mi58iDii Aceoiint "I'he incoime aiid cxpcnditLire in Ilie Mission AccoLinl was as follows: Balance blf Direct donations Tithe from General Account WEC IUKI CPAS UFM IFurney5, Ma12wiI Jews for Je5US Ferries Family Groups Crosslink5 Balance clf 4,678 660 9,000 -3,800 -330 -2,580 -330 -1,020 -1,225 5,053 Looking ahead We Iiope and pl'ay that oiir Irsoiii'ces will continiic to increase to flind OLII. future gospel- cenLI'ed (ILlivities, but will also actively seek cxternal fuiiding wlici'c tl)is is realistic and appiopi'idte. Notes to the Aecoiints Geiieral l. Tlie accounts are .8tatcd on a Receipts & PaymLllts basis, in line witli Cliarity Coininissioii giidelincs foi. Charitie5 Wlth ai) income of £250,000 ()r lower. Pari%h Atcollnt 2. The Pai'i8h Accoiint contains doi)ations I'eceived with d Specified piirpose, and is priiiiai'ily u5cd to accouiii for the wcckcnd away (wliere individiial congi'e&)alion mcinbeis attending pay a coiitribution specifically towards these co.sts).