CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALE5 Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Fleporl Report to the trusteesl members of THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ThE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK NEW FERRY On accounts lor the year nded 31 Decomb8r2023 Charity no (if any) 1174918 Set out on pages I report lo Ihe trustees on my examination of the accDunls of ihe above charity I'lhe Tw51"1 lor the yoar endod 31112 12023. Responslbllltles and basls of report As the charity's tnjsleos, you are responsible lor ihe Preparation of tho aecounls in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'Ihg Act,). I report in resp8cl ol my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out undei secllon 145 01 Ihe 2011 Acl and In carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions glven by the Charity Commission under secllon 14515)Ibl of the Acl. Independeni I have comploled my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives mo cause to believe that in, any material resp8Ct'. the accounting records were not kept In accordance th section 130 ol the Charities Act. or th8 accounts dld not accord wSth the accounllng records., oi the accounts did not comply with the applicable reqLJirements concerning the form and conlenl ol accounts sel out in the Charities (Accounts and Reportsl Regulations 2008 other than any requlremenl that the accounts give a 'true and lair, view whlch is not a matter considered as part of an independent examinallon. I have no concerns and have come across no other mallers In conn8cilon with the examlnalion to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a propor undgrslandlng of the accounts lo be reached. Slgn8d: Date: 1610912024 Name: Michael John Forshaw Relevant prolesslonal quallflcatlon{sl or body (If any): ICAEW Address: clo Haines Watts Pacrflc Chambers 11-13 Victoria Street, Liverpool, L2 5QQ IER Ocl 2018
Section B Dl$¢losure Only complete il the examiner needs lo highliglil maleriaS matters ol concern Isee CC32, Independent examination ol charity accounts.. directions and guldance lor examlnersl. Glvo horo brlef detalls of any itoms Ihat the examiner wish¢s to dlsclose. nla IER Oct 2018
TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE YLI AR EI¥4DING 31 DECEMBER 2023 We continue lo thank and praise (yod for his graciou5 provision to us providing the financial I'esources necessary to support the work of the gospel al St Mark's. OVEI RVIEI W: 2023 Oiir total incoine for the year was £94.919 against expenditure of£1 08,01 I, leading lo a deficit for the year of £13,092 (compared lo a surplus of £804 in the prioi. year). Income was lowei. than in 2022 primarily due to lower planned giving, cxteriial donations aiid hall rents. Expenditure was highcr than pi'ior year, pi'imarily because of curale hoiising costs in 2023. INCOM Tlie work of St Mark's is financed largely through voluntary giving froin within our congi'egation, as well as lax recovei'able through the Gift Aid 5chcmc on giving. 1'ogeihei' t])ese accounted foi. 68 % of our incoine in 2023 (£64,125). Donations late pi'imarily to external donations for our 'PdStoral Assistant, Account foi. staffing of the cliurch's work with families and young people. legacies received and oihcr suiidi'y doiialions. Donations lotalled £15,312 in 2023. Fees relate to cliurch hall rental fees and fees lor weddings & funerals. Hall hire fees totalled £10,141 for tl)e ycai.. 'Self_fiinding aclivitie5' siich as the'fuesday fellowsliip accoiint foi. a similar amoiint of income and expendiliii'e each year. The chait below shows an analysis of our incoine for 2023: £64.125 Oonèllons
FXPfi,NDITURF 'I'hc majoi'ily of oui. expendiliii'e I'elales to the costs of Iiaving full tiinc gospel workers lo minislei. amongy us (£68,084 in 20231. 'fiie Pai'ish Sliare of payable to tlie Dioucsc (£44,421) reflLcls not only the wsts of liaving a full time incumbent but also a conti'ibution tuwai'ds Ihe central costs ofoui. Diocese within the Chiirch of EnLJland, including Iraining Losls. After people c051s. the second Inost significant part of our expenditure is building costs, Irlating to insui'ance, ulililiLs and repaii's and iTrainlenance. Tliese costs totalled £16,253 in 2023. Tlie chai1 below shows an analysis of our expeiidituir foi. 2023: £68n84 £16.253 £10.285 £7.340 £6.049 Chuich runnire mi55ion8iiryn8 Other Supporting Mission Giving to exlei'nal Mission was £7.340 in 2023, with new mission partners taken on board to i'eplace Inission pai'lners wlio liave retired or Inoved 011 lo new veiitui'es. Cash position Oui- year end casl) balancc is £33,319. Tliis repi'esents an deci'ease of £13,092 versiis prior year. Cash statement at 31 December 2023 2023 2022 Variance £22,326 E35,938 -£13,612 £6.581 £5,053 £1,528 £0 £347 -E347 É1,291 £1.053 £238 Unresirlcred funds General Account Mlssion Account Luncheon Club Tuesd3y Fellowship R&stricted funds Parish Account £3,121 £4.020 -£899 TOTAL funds £33,319 £46,411 -£13,092
St Mai'k's New lierry Rceeipt% and Payincnts Accoiinl for the Ycar cndcd 31 Dcccinbcr 2023 ZOE3 2022 INCOMING RESOURC£5 VolvntarylncomE 53.S79 10.415 53.679 10.446 56.804 5&801 kL753 Tax fe¢ovÈiabl 15.312 15.312 18.953 INome fiomchuf¢ha¢1itIeS .IA7 8,993 2.998 I,OQ6 8.993 2.998 Tue5d6yFelknwshSp 1.7S7 LUnrhE0nC Weekend AWBV Sundry 2.39D 2.35D 46 46 Totallhtomlnirosources 92.529 2,3 101,379 RESOURCES EXPENOED 7.3dO 7.34Q 9,285 9.285 AcfvltIgsdllHIV1d{OthPwork0f ihethurth 44.421 5.288 44.421 5.288 &IB7 6.187 4.912 603 1.0 TutssdayFtlh1p 2,76U 2.760 1.524 Ivn¢hp?rtClub Away caMp1weekiddn31kns 1289 3.285 6MOI 4.317 5.534 6,401 5.964 4.684 9.210 5.964 4.6B4 5.534 3.495 3,4 Total Re5oufiESEKpÈnded 3.289 IOE,Qii I,57& IQQ.5F6 c4shb10htftyWald Surplus/IDelr(itlfv theptI C&5hcafTkdfoTward 42,a91 4,020 899 3,121 46,411 13.052 33.319 41,588 804 42.392 ozo 45,608 30.198 020 46.411
Lookiiig aliead Wc hopc and pray Il)at our rcsources will continiic to ii)crease lo fund our future gospel- ccnlrcd activities, but will also actively seck exteriial funding whci'c this is I'calislic and appi'opi'iale. In considering that the accouiits showed a deficit in 2023 (excess of expenditure over incoine), the following points shoiild be noted: The account5 sliowed a surpliis in 2021 and 2022 In 2024 wc aiiticipatc lowei. 51affing costs In 2024 we anticipate a Dioeesaii gi'ant towards curate housing costs which we inciii'red in 2023 Notes to the Accounts General l. T]ie accouiils al'e statcd on a Reccipts & Payinents ba515, in line witli Charity Coinini5sion guidcliiie5 for Cliaritics with ali iiicoine of £250,000 or lower. Pari.81i Accoiint 2. The Pai'ish Accoiint contains doiiations I'eceived with a specified pui-pose, and is priiDai'ily used to accoiinl for the weekend away (wliei'e individual congi'egation Ineinbeis alleiidii)L' Pay rl ¢Q)nti'ibiili()11 specifiLdlly toward5 Ilicsc Losts).