## **2024 Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of** 

## **St Peter’s Church, Gildersome** 

## **Aims and purposes** 

St Peter’s Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, the Reverend Patrick Senior, in promoting the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.  The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of the Church Centre complex of St Peter’s, Church Street, Gildersome. 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

The PCC is committed to the mission statement: **The local church serving the local community.** 

When planning our activities for this year, we have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. 

To facilitate this work, it is important that we take the responsibility to maintain the fabric of the church of St Peter and the Church Centre complex. 

## **Worship and prayer** 

The PCC is keen to offer a range of services over the course of the year that our community find both beneficial and spiritually fulfilling.  In addition to our regular Sunday Morning 9:30 worship service, family worship continues on the morning of the first Sunday each month; this year saw the start of our our new Explore Together service.  Baptisms sometimes happen within this service, but more often as lunchtime services.  A fortnightly morning prayer service on a Wednesday provides a worshipful, intimate and reflective environment for prayer and we have a monthly praise service on a Sunday at 4pm.  Our Tuesday afternoon 4G service, for Primary age children and their families has shown some growth during the year.  We also held a pet service in October, which attracted a number of animals, including a parrot. 

All are welcome to attend our regular services.  At present there are 108 parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll, 26 of who are not resident within the parish.  One new member was added during the year and 5 were removed. 

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The average weekly attendance, counted during October was 52 adults, but this number increases at festivals, especially at Christmas and Remembrance Sunday. 

As well as our regular services, we enable our community to celebrate and thank God at the milestones of life.  There were five baptisms during the year, no weddings and seven funerals. 

## **Deanery Synod** 

Currently, 2 members of the PCC sit on the Diocesan Synod, Susan Smith and Shirley Morley. 

## **Pastoral care** 

Some members of our parish are unable to attend church due to sickness or lack of mobility. They  are  visited  regularly  by  our  Lay  Pastoral  Minister,  Elizabeth  Knight,  who  takes communion with them. 

## **Volunteers** 

We would like to thank all the volunteers who work so hard to make our church the lively and vibrant community it is.  In particular, we want to mention our churchwardens, Sue Panther and Lorraine Lockwood, our treasurer, Liz Pearce and our verger Susan Smith, who have worked so tirelessly on our behalf.  We would also like to thank Moira Stainsby, who was our PCC secretary until the APCM on 28 April, and to Pat Pearson, who took up the reins from then onwards.  We would also like to give grateful thanks to Phil Pearce, who was our property manager for the last few years, but who resigned the position at the end of the year, because of work commitments.  Phil has done interminable work on Faculty Applications and Lists A&B, seeing through the installation of the new windows, roofing repairs and endless other small jobs. 

As always we are extremely grateful for the army of helpers and volunteers who carry out a whole range of practical and spiritual tasks.  It would be wrong to begin to name names for 

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fear of missing someone out.  Suffice to say, you are very much appreciated.  Thank you, all of you – we could not carry out God’s work half so well without you. 

## **Home and Overseas Mission** 

The PCC has supported a number of different home and overseas charities throughout the year. 

## **Ecumenical relationships** 

There is no formal Churches Together in Gildersome, although the church works with the Baptist Church on occasions such as the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity service, World Day of Prayer service and Remembrance Sunday. 

## **Financial review** 

Total  receipts  on  unrestricted  funds  were  £75,883  of  which  £48,174  was  unrestricted voluntary donations, and a further £9,215 was from Gift Aid. 

Giving through envelopes, standing orders and the Parish Giving Scheme increased by 7.30% however the amount recovered through Gift Aid is down by 9.7%.  The restricted funds in the Parish Development Fund were also used for the windows and doors project. Total income decreased by 19.36% compared with last year. 

£89,159 was spent from unrestricted funds to provide the Christian ministry from St. Peter’s Church, including full payment of the diocesan parish share of £41,469. 

The net result for the year was an overspend of £14,132 on unrestricted funds.  The bank and deposit balances carried forward at 31 December 2024 on unrestricted funds totalled £9,684 

We also have £372.62 in Agency Funds which had not been disbursed as of 31 December 2024.  Most of this has now been forwarded.  We have £136.77 to pay to Christian Aid, once they provide their bank details, which will leave £48.85, the balance of the St Peter’s Helping Hands fund. 

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## **Reserves policy** 

It is PCC policy to try to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds which equates to at least three months unrestricted payments. This is equivalent to £22,642, based on last year’s expenditure. It is held to smooth out fluctuations in cash flow and to meet emergencies. The cash balance of £9,684 held on unrestricted funds at the year end falls a long way short of this target. 

We hold restricted funds of £3,319 in the Children/Young People Fund. 

## **Structure, governance and management** 

The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. 

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At  St. Peters  the  membership  of  the  PCC  consists  of  the  clergy,  churchwardens  and Deanery Synod members (as ex-officio members) together with up to 12 members elected by those members of the congregation who are on the electoral roll of the church. 

The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. 

The full PCC met eleven times during the year. 

Additionally, the Standing Committee met twice.  No other PCC sub-committees currently exist. 

## **Administrative information** 

St Peter’s Church is situated in Church Street, Gildersome.  It is part of the Diocese of Leeds within  the  Church  of  England.   The  correspondence  address  is  2A  Church  Street, Gildersome, Leeds, LS27 7AF.  The PCC is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2011).  Registered charity number 1175182. 

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PCC members who have served at any time from 1 January 2024 until the date this report was approved are: 

## Ex Officio members: 

- Vicar: The Reverend Patrick Senior – Chair 

- Curate: The Reverend Denise Brogden 

- Warden: Liz Pearce until 28 April 2024 

- Warden: Sue Panther 

- Warden: Lorraine Lockwood from 28 April 2024 

- Deanery Synod Representative:  Shirley Morley from 28 April 2024 

- Deanery Synod Representative:  Susan Smith from 28 April 2024 

## Elected members: 

- Anna Head (from April 2021 until 28 April 2024) 

- David Townsend (from April 2021 until 28 April 2024) 

- Elizabeth Knight (from April 2022) 

- Brenda Potts (from April 2022 

- Diana Bell (from April 2023) 

- Susan Smith (from April 2023) 

- Phil Pearce (from April 2023 until 24 April 2024) 

- Janet Clark (from 28 April 2024) 

- Steve Smith (from 28 April 2024) 

- Christine Lonsdale (from 28 April 2024) 

- Sally Duxbury (from 28 April 2024) 

- Linda Farnhill (from 28 April 2024) 

Co-opted members: 

- Rebecca Kelly (Safeguarding) 

- Liz Pearce (Treasurer) 

PCC Secretary (not a member of the PCC): 

- Moira Stainsby (until 10 July 2024) 

- Pat Pearson (from 10 July 2024) 

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## **Receipts and Payments Account** 

||**Unrestricte**<br>**d**<br>**funds**|**Designate**<br>**d**<br>**funds**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**|**Endowmen**<br>**t**<br>**funds**|**Total**<br>**funds**|**Prior year**<br>**total funds**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Receipts**|||||||
|Donations and legacies|57,362.74|125.00|426.00|-|57,913.74|75,008.65|
|Income from charitable activities|7,433.63|-|-|-|7,433.63|6,046.55|
|Other trading activities|10,515.00|-|-|-|10,515.00|13,147.42|
|Investments|571.70|-|-|-|571.70|580.40|
|Other income|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Total Receipts**|**75,883.07**|**125.00**|**426.00**|**-**|**76,434.07**|**94,783.02**|
|**Payments**|||||||
|Raising funds|814.06|-|-|-|814.06|3,110.16|
|Expenditure on charitable<br>activities|88,193.89|149.90|1,408.67|-|89,752.46|103,350.68|
|Other expenditure|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Total Payments**|**89,007.95**|**149.90**|**1,408.67**|**-**|**90,566.52 **|**106,460.84**|
|**Excess of receipts over**<br>**payments before transfer**|**(13,124.88)**|**(24.90)**|**(982.67)**|**- **|**(14,132.45**<br>**)**|**(11,677.82**<br>**)**|
|**Transfers:**|||||||
|Gross transfers between funds - in|19,689.59|1,057.20|19,316.97|-|40,063.76|-|
|Gross transfers between funds -<br>out|(19,991.97)|(382.20)|(19,689.59<br>)|-|(40,063.76<br>)|-|
|Excess of receipts over payments<br>before other gains|(13,427.26)|650.10|(1,355.29)|-|(14,132.45<br>)|(11,677.82<br>)|
|**Net movement in funds**|**(13,427.26)**|**650.10**|**(1,355.29)**|**- **|**(14,132.45**<br>**)**|**(11,677.82**<br>**)**|
|**Reconciliation of funds**|||||||
|**Excess of receipts over**|||||||
|**payments at beginning of the**|**23,111.71**|**-**|**4,674.25**|**-**|**27,785.96**|**39,463.78**|
|**year**|||||||
|**Excess of receipts over**<br>**payments for the year**|**9,684.45**|**650.10**|**3,318.96**|**-**|**13,653.51**|**27,785.96**|
|**Represented by**|||||||
|Unrestricted|||||||
|General fund|9,684.45|-|-|-|9,684.45|23,111.71|
|Designated|||||||



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|Kitchen|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Maintenance Fund|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|Mission And Outreach|-|650.10|-|-|650.10|-|
|Restricted|||||||
|Agency collection|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|Children/Young People Fund|-|-|3,318.96|-|3,318.96|4,674.25|
|Creche Donation Fund|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|Parish Development Fund|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Balance Sheet (Summary)**|||||||
|||||**As at**||**As at**|
|||||**31/12/2024**|**31/12/2023**||
|**Fixed assets**|||||||
|||||**-**||**-**|
|**Current assets**|||||||
|Cash At Bank And In Hand||||14,026.13||28,158.58|
|||||**14,026.13**||**28,158.58**|
|**Liabilities**|||||||
|Creditors: Amounts Falling Due In One Year||||372.62||372.62|
|||||**372.62**||**372.62**|
|**Net current assets less current liabilities**||||**13,653.51**||**27,785.96**|
|**Total assets less current liabilities**||||**13,653.51**||**27,785.96**|
|**Liabilities**|||||||
|||||**-**||**-**|
|**Total net assets less liabilities**||||**13,653.51**||**27,785.96**|
|**Represented by**|||||||
|**Unrestricted**|||||||
|Unrestricted - General Funds||||9,684.45||23,111.71|
|**Designated**|||||||
|Designated - Mission And Outreach||||650.10||-|
|**Restricted**|||||||
|Restricted - Children/Young People Fund||||3,318.96||4,674.25|
|||**Fund**|**Totals**|**13,653.51**||**27,785.96**|



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## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities (by code)** 

**Class and nominal code General Designated Restricted Endowment Total Last year** 

## **Current Asset - Cash At Bank And In Hand** 

|6501: Virgin Bank current account|134.67|-|-|-|134.67|6,480.13|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|6502: NatWest current account|2,137.84|-|-|-|2,137.84|10,250.43|
|6510: CCLA (CBF) deposit account|7,000.96|650.10|3,691.58|-|11,342.64|10,770.94|
|6590: Cash in hand|410.98|-|-|-|410.98|657.08|
|**Total **|**9,684.45**|**650.10**|**3,691.58**|**- **|**14,026.13 **|**28,158.58**|
|**Liability - Agency Accounts**|||||||
|6699: Agency collections|-|-|372.62|-|372.62|372.62|
|**Total**|**-**|**-**|**372.62**|**-**|**372.62**|**372.62**|
|**Net total assets **|**9,684.45**|**650.10**|**3,318.96**|**- **|**13,653.51 **|**27,785.96**|
|**Represented by**|||||||
|General (Unrestricted)|9,684.45|-|-|-|9,684.45|23,111.71|
|Designated - Mission and outreach|-|650.10|-|-|650.10|-|
|Restricted - Young|-|-|3,318.96|-|3,318.96|4,674.25|
|**Total **|**9,684.45**|**650.10**|**3,318.96**|**- **|**13,653.51 **|**27,785.96**|



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## **Fund movement summary** 

**Fund Opening Incoming Outgoing Transfers Gains/Losses Journals Closing** 

## **Mission and outreach** 

||Designated|-|125.00|149.90|675.00|-|-|650.10|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Sub-totals**|**-**|**125.00**|**149.90**|**675.00**|**-**|**-**|**650.10**|
|**Young**|||||||||
||Restricted|4,674.25|426.00|1,408.67|(372.62)|-|-|3,318.96|
||**Sub-totals**|**4,674.25**|**426.00**|**1,408.67**|**(372.62)**|**-**|**-**|**3,318.96**|
|**General**|||||||||
||Unrestricted|23,111.71|75,883.07|89,007.95|(302.38)|-|-|9,684.45|
||**Sub-totals**|**23,111.71**|**75,883.07**|**89,007.95**|**(302.38)**|**-**|**-**|**9,684.45**|
||**Totals**|**27,785.96**|**76,434.07**|**90,566.52**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**13,653.51**|



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## **Analysis of income and expenditure** 

**Total** 

||**Unrestricte**<br>**d**|**Designate**<br>**d**|**Restricte**<br>**d**|**Endowmen**<br>**t **|**This year**|**Last year**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**|||||||
|**Donations and legacies**|||||||
|0101 - Free Will Giving - Bank|16,137.04|-|-|-|16,137.0<br>4|19,131.51|
|0110 - Free Will Giving - Envelopes|1,854.00|-|-|-|1,854.00|2,786.96|
|0201 - Free Will Giving - Parish<br>Giving Scheme|21,173.66|-|-|-|21,173.6<br>6|14,579.07|
|0301 - Free Will Giving - loose plate<br>collections|2,783.80|-|-|-|2,783.80|2,926.65|
|0550 - Donations|6,199.22|-|26.00|-|6,225.22|7,249.73|
|0601 - Gift Aid recovered|9,215.02|-|-|-|9,215.02|10,212.25|
|0701 - Legacies|-|-|-|-|-|16,122.48|
|0801 - Grants|-|125.00|400.00|-|525.00|2,000.00|
|**Donations and legacies Totals**|**57,362.74**|**125.00**|**426.00**|**-**|**57,913.7**<br>**4**|**75,008.65**|
|**Income from charitable activities**|||||||
|0910 - Other funds generated|3,303.61|-|-|-|3,303.61|1,439.96|
|0917 - Scarecrow Festival|794.66|-|-|-|794.66|539.21|
|0918 - Coffee donations|472.45|-|-|-|472.45|-|
|0920 - Art Group|518.00|-|-|-|518.00|348.50|



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|0921 - Wine Group||136.00|-|-|-|136.00|66.00|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|0922 - Meeting Place||90.00|-|-|-|90.00|212.00|
|0923 - Tots and Tea donations||136.91|-|-|-|136.91|340.97|
|1101 - Fees for weddings and<br>funerals||1,982.00|-|-|-|1,982.00|3,099.91|
|**Income from charitable activities**<br>**Totals**||**7,433.63**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**7,433.63**|**6,046.55**|
|**Other trading activities**||||||||
|1220 - Bookstall sales||90.00|-|-|-|90.00|751.50|
|1221 - Traidcraft Stall income||-|-|-|-|-|304.92|
|1240 - Lettings - private bookings||10,425.00|-|-|-|10,425.0<br>0|12,091.00|
|**Other trading activities**|**Totals**|**10,515.00**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**10,515.0**<br>**0**|**13,147.42**|
|**Investments**||||||||
|1020 - Bank interest||571.70|-|-|-|571.70|580.40|
|**Investments**|**Totals**|**571.70**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**571.70**|**580.40**|
|**Income and endowments**|**Grand**<br>**totals**|**75,883.07**|**125.00**|**426.00**|**-**|**76,434.0**<br>**7**|**94,783.02**|
|**EXPENDITURE ON:**||||||||
|**Raising funds**||||||||
|1720 - Costs of stewardship<br>campaign||85.49|-|-|-|85.49|76.26|
|1730 - Costs of fetes & other events||728.57|-|-|-|728.57|3,033.90|
|**Raising funds**|**Totals**|**814.06**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**814.06**|**3,110.16**|
|**Expenditure on charitable activities**||||||||
|1801 - Giving - overseas mission||168.80|-|-|-|168.80|-|
|1850 - Giving - home mission||154.65|-|-|-|154.65|-|
|1910 - Diocesan parish share||41,469.00|-|-|-|41,469.0<br>0|36,000.00|
|1923 - Support for Children's<br>Activities||-|-|1,378.34|-|1,378.34|436.49|
|1924 - Support for Tots & Tea||-|-|6.40|-|6.40|41.39|
|2101 - Working expenses of<br>incumbent||717.82|-|-|-|717.82|599.78|
|2150 - Vicar's telephone||568.57|-|-|-|568.57|590.66|
|2170 - Training||205.00|-|-|-|205.00|-|
|2201 - Mission and evangelism|costs|560.88|149.90|-|-|710.78|316.04|
|2301 - Insurance||2,636.72|-|-|-|2,636.72|2,486.72|



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|2310 - Church office - telephone|650.89|-|-|-|650.89|592.82|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|2330 - Routine repairs and<br>maintenance|8,414.59|-|-|-|8,414.59|5,103.99|
|2331 - Cleaning|2,371.47|-|-|-|2,371.47|2,316.24|
|2340 - Upkeep of services|1,026.81|-|23.93|-|1,050.74|1,404.51|
|2350 - Upkeep of churchyard|1,002.00|-|-|-|1,002.00|274.99|
|2360 - Administration|330.21|-|-|-|330.21|40.00|
|2361 - Computer costs|-|-|-|-|-|477.12|
|2362 - Copier/printer costs|785.70|-|-|-|785.70|70.00|
|2380 - Independent<br>examination/audit fees|-|-|-|-|-|240.00|
|2401 - Church running - electric|3,119.40|-|-|-|3,119.40|4,826.71|
|2410 - Church running - gas|11,767.51|-|-|-|11,767.5<br>1|9,546.39|
|2420 - Church running - water|1,565.97|-|-|-|1,565.97|665.34|
|2510 - Bookstall costs|778.90|-|-|-|778.90|508.60|
|2511 - Traidcraft Stall expenses|-|-|-|-|-|20.94|
|2701 - Major repairs to church<br>building|9,041.00|-|-|-|9,041.00|36,791.95|
|2720 - Decorating of church building|858.00|-|-|-|858.00|-|
|**Expenditure on charitable**<br>**activities Totals**|**88,193.89**|**149.90**|**1,408.67**|**-**|**89,752.4**<br>**6**|**103,350.6**<br>**8**|
|**Expenditure Grand totals**|**89,007.95**|**149.90**|**1,408.67**|**-**|**90,566.5**<br>**2**|**106,460.8**<br>**4**|




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Analysls of Income or recelpts l expendlture or payments-Expendlture
Raising lunds.'814.06
Expenditure on chantable
ctivitie5.-89752.46
Analysls ol Income or recelpts l expendlture or payments-Total Income vs Expendlture
Incomp.-76434.07
Expenditure.'90566.52
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Analysls of Income or recelpts / expendlture or payrnents-Total Income vs Total Expendlture
Total Inctsm
Total Expenditure
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## **2024 Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of** 

## **St Peter’s Church, Gildersome** 

## **Aims and purposes** 

St Peter’s Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, the Reverend Patrick Senior, in promoting the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.  The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of the Church Centre complex of St Peter’s, Church Street, Gildersome. 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

The PCC is committed to the mission statement: **The local church serving the local community.** 

When planning our activities for this year, we have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. 

To facilitate this work, it is important that we take the responsibility to maintain the fabric of the church of St Peter and the Church Centre complex. 

## **Worship and prayer** 

The PCC is keen to offer a range of services over the course of the year that our community find both beneficial and spiritually fulfilling.  In addition to our regular Sunday Morning 9:30 worship service, family worship continues on the morning of the first Sunday each month; this year saw the start of our our new Explore Together service.  Baptisms sometimes happen within this service, but more often as lunchtime services.  A fortnightly morning prayer service on a Wednesday provides a worshipful, intimate and reflective environment for prayer and we have a monthly praise service on a Sunday at 4pm.  Our Tuesday afternoon 4G service, for Primary age children and their families has shown some growth during the year.  We also held a pet service in October, which attracted a number of animals, including a parrot. 

All are welcome to attend our regular services.  At present there are 108 parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll, 26 of who are not resident within the parish.  One new member was added during the year and 5 were removed. 

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The average weekly attendance, counted during October was 52 adults, but this number increases at festivals, especially at Christmas and Remembrance Sunday. 

As well as our regular services, we enable our community to celebrate and thank God at the milestones of life.  There were five baptisms during the year, no weddings and seven funerals. 

## **Deanery Synod** 

Currently, 2 members of the PCC sit on the Diocesan Synod, Susan Smith and Shirley Morley. 

## **Pastoral care** 

Some members of our parish are unable to attend church due to sickness or lack of mobility. They  are  visited  regularly  by  our  Lay  Pastoral  Minister,  Elizabeth  Knight,  who  takes communion with them. 

## **Volunteers** 

We would like to thank all the volunteers who work so hard to make our church the lively and vibrant community it is.  In particular, we want to mention our churchwardens, Sue Panther and Lorraine Lockwood, our treasurer, Liz Pearce and our verger Susan Smith, who have worked so tirelessly on our behalf.  We would also like to thank Moira Stainsby, who was our PCC secretary until the APCM on 28 April, and to Pat Pearson, who took up the reins from then onwards.  We would also like to give grateful thanks to Phil Pearce, who was our property manager for the last few years, but who resigned the position at the end of the year, because of work commitments.  Phil has done interminable work on Faculty Applications and Lists A&B, seeing through the installation of the new windows, roofing repairs and endless other small jobs. 

As always we are extremely grateful for the army of helpers and volunteers who carry out a whole range of practical and spiritual tasks.  It would be wrong to begin to name names for 

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fear of missing someone out.  Suffice to say, you are very much appreciated.  Thank you, all of you – we could not carry out God’s work half so well without you. 

## **Home and Overseas Mission** 

The PCC has supported a number of different home and overseas charities throughout the year. 

## **Ecumenical relationships** 

There is no formal Churches Together in Gildersome, although the church works with the Baptist Church on occasions such as the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity service, World Day of Prayer service and Remembrance Sunday. 

## **Financial review** 

Total  receipts  on  unrestricted  funds  were  £75,883  of  which  £48,174  was  unrestricted voluntary donations, and a further £9,215 was from Gift Aid. 

Giving through envelopes, standing orders and the Parish Giving Scheme increased by 7.30% however the amount recovered through Gift Aid is down by 9.7%.  The restricted funds in the Parish Development Fund were also used for the windows and doors project. Total income decreased by 19.36% compared with last year. 

£89,159 was spent from unrestricted funds to provide the Christian ministry from St. Peter’s Church, including full payment of the diocesan parish share of £41,469. 

The net result for the year was an overspend of £14,132 on unrestricted funds.  The bank and deposit balances carried forward at 31 December 2024 on unrestricted funds totalled £9,684 

We also have £372.62 in Agency Funds which had not been disbursed as of 31 December 2024.  Most of this has now been forwarded.  We have £136.77 to pay to Christian Aid, once they provide their bank details, which will leave £48.85, the balance of the St Peter’s Helping Hands fund. 

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## **Reserves policy** 

It is PCC policy to try to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds which equates to at least three months unrestricted payments. This is equivalent to £22,642, based on last year’s expenditure. It is held to smooth out fluctuations in cash flow and to meet emergencies. The cash balance of £9,684 held on unrestricted funds at the year end falls a long way short of this target. 

We hold restricted funds of £3,319 in the Children/Young People Fund. 

## **Structure, governance and management** 

The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. 

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At  St. Peters  the  membership  of  the  PCC  consists  of  the  clergy,  churchwardens  and Deanery Synod members (as ex-officio members) together with up to 12 members elected by those members of the congregation who are on the electoral roll of the church. 

The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. 

The full PCC met eleven times during the year. 

Additionally, the Standing Committee met twice.  No other PCC sub-committees currently exist. 

## **Administrative information** 

St Peter’s Church is situated in Church Street, Gildersome.  It is part of the Diocese of Leeds within  the  Church  of  England.   The  correspondence  address  is  2A  Church  Street, Gildersome, Leeds, LS27 7AF.  The PCC is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2011).  Registered charity number 1175182. 

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PCC members who have served at any time from 1 January 2024 until the date this report was approved are: 

## Ex Officio members: 

- Vicar: The Reverend Patrick Senior – Chair 

- Curate: The Reverend Denise Brogden 

- Warden: Liz Pearce until 28 April 2024 

- Warden: Sue Panther 

- Warden: Lorraine Lockwood from 28 April 2024 

- Deanery Synod Representative:  Shirley Morley from 28 April 2024 

- Deanery Synod Representative:  Susan Smith from 28 April 2024 

## Elected members: 

- Anna Head (from April 2021 until 28 April 2024) 

- David Townsend (from April 2021 until 28 April 2024) 

- Elizabeth Knight (from April 2022) 

- Brenda Potts (from April 2022 

- Diana Bell (from April 2023) 

- Susan Smith (from April 2023) 

- Phil Pearce (from April 2023 until 24 April 2024) 

- Janet Clark (from 28 April 2024) 

- Steve Smith (from 28 April 2024) 

- Christine Lonsdale (from 28 April 2024) 

- Sally Duxbury (from 28 April 2024) 

- Linda Farnhill (from 28 April 2024) 

Co-opted members: 

- Rebecca Kelly (Safeguarding) 

- Liz Pearce (Treasurer) 

PCC Secretary (not a member of the PCC): 

- Moira Stainsby (until 10 July 2024) 

- Pat Pearson (from 10 July 2024) 

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## **Receipts and Payments Account** 

||**Unrestricte**<br>**d**<br>**funds**|**Designate**<br>**d**<br>**funds**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**|**Endowmen**<br>**t**<br>**funds**|**Total**<br>**funds**|**Prior year**<br>**total funds**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Receipts**|||||||
|Donations and legacies|57,362.74|125.00|426.00|-|57,913.74|75,008.65|
|Income from charitable activities|7,433.63|-|-|-|7,433.63|6,046.55|
|Other trading activities|10,515.00|-|-|-|10,515.00|13,147.42|
|Investments|571.70|-|-|-|571.70|580.40|
|Other income|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Total Receipts**|**75,883.07**|**125.00**|**426.00**|**-**|**76,434.07**|**94,783.02**|
|**Payments**|||||||
|Raising funds|814.06|-|-|-|814.06|3,110.16|
|Expenditure on charitable<br>activities|88,193.89|149.90|1,408.67|-|89,752.46|103,350.68|
|Other expenditure|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Total Payments**|**89,007.95**|**149.90**|**1,408.67**|**-**|**90,566.52 **|**106,460.84**|
|**Excess of receipts over**<br>**payments before transfer**|**(13,124.88)**|**(24.90)**|**(982.67)**|**- **|**(14,132.45**<br>**)**|**(11,677.82**<br>**)**|
|**Transfers:**|||||||
|Gross transfers between funds - in|19,689.59|1,057.20|19,316.97|-|40,063.76|-|
|Gross transfers between funds -<br>out|(19,991.97)|(382.20)|(19,689.59<br>)|-|(40,063.76<br>)|-|
|Excess of receipts over payments<br>before other gains|(13,427.26)|650.10|(1,355.29)|-|(14,132.45<br>)|(11,677.82<br>)|
|**Net movement in funds**|**(13,427.26)**|**650.10**|**(1,355.29)**|**- **|**(14,132.45**<br>**)**|**(11,677.82**<br>**)**|
|**Reconciliation of funds**|||||||
|**Excess of receipts over**|||||||
|**payments at beginning of the**|**23,111.71**|**-**|**4,674.25**|**-**|**27,785.96**|**39,463.78**|
|**year**|||||||
|**Excess of receipts over**<br>**payments for the year**|**9,684.45**|**650.10**|**3,318.96**|**-**|**13,653.51**|**27,785.96**|
|**Represented by**|||||||
|Unrestricted|||||||
|General fund|9,684.45|-|-|-|9,684.45|23,111.71|
|Designated|||||||



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|Kitchen|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Maintenance Fund|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|Mission And Outreach|-|650.10|-|-|650.10|-|
|Restricted|||||||
|Agency collection|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|Children/Young People Fund|-|-|3,318.96|-|3,318.96|4,674.25|
|Creche Donation Fund|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|Parish Development Fund|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Balance Sheet (Summary)**|||||||
|||||**As at**||**As at**|
|||||**31/12/2024**|**31/12/2023**||
|**Fixed assets**|||||||
|||||**-**||**-**|
|**Current assets**|||||||
|Cash At Bank And In Hand||||14,026.13||28,158.58|
|||||**14,026.13**||**28,158.58**|
|**Liabilities**|||||||
|Creditors: Amounts Falling Due In One Year||||372.62||372.62|
|||||**372.62**||**372.62**|
|**Net current assets less current liabilities**||||**13,653.51**||**27,785.96**|
|**Total assets less current liabilities**||||**13,653.51**||**27,785.96**|
|**Liabilities**|||||||
|||||**-**||**-**|
|**Total net assets less liabilities**||||**13,653.51**||**27,785.96**|
|**Represented by**|||||||
|**Unrestricted**|||||||
|Unrestricted - General Funds||||9,684.45||23,111.71|
|**Designated**|||||||
|Designated - Mission And Outreach||||650.10||-|
|**Restricted**|||||||
|Restricted - Children/Young People Fund||||3,318.96||4,674.25|
|||**Fund**|**Totals**|**13,653.51**||**27,785.96**|



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## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities (by code)** 

**Class and nominal code General Designated Restricted Endowment Total Last year** 

## **Current Asset - Cash At Bank And In Hand** 

|6501: Virgin Bank current account|134.67|-|-|-|134.67|6,480.13|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|6502: NatWest current account|2,137.84|-|-|-|2,137.84|10,250.43|
|6510: CCLA (CBF) deposit account|7,000.96|650.10|3,691.58|-|11,342.64|10,770.94|
|6590: Cash in hand|410.98|-|-|-|410.98|657.08|
|**Total **|**9,684.45**|**650.10**|**3,691.58**|**- **|**14,026.13 **|**28,158.58**|
|**Liability - Agency Accounts**|||||||
|6699: Agency collections|-|-|372.62|-|372.62|372.62|
|**Total**|**-**|**-**|**372.62**|**-**|**372.62**|**372.62**|
|**Net total assets **|**9,684.45**|**650.10**|**3,318.96**|**- **|**13,653.51 **|**27,785.96**|
|**Represented by**|||||||
|General (Unrestricted)|9,684.45|-|-|-|9,684.45|23,111.71|
|Designated - Mission and outreach|-|650.10|-|-|650.10|-|
|Restricted - Young|-|-|3,318.96|-|3,318.96|4,674.25|
|**Total **|**9,684.45**|**650.10**|**3,318.96**|**- **|**13,653.51 **|**27,785.96**|



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statement of Assets and Llabllltles (by code>-Net total assets
GÈnÈral..9684 45
De51¥nated..65Q.10
Rèstricted..3318.96
statement of Assets and Llabllltles (by codel- Represente By
General IUnrestriclÈdl'.9684.45
De51¥nated Mi551on
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## **Fund movement summary** 

**Fund Opening Incoming Outgoing Transfers Gains/Losses Journals Closing** 

## **Mission and outreach** 

||Designated|-|125.00|149.90|675.00|-|-|650.10|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Sub-totals**|**-**|**125.00**|**149.90**|**675.00**|**-**|**-**|**650.10**|
|**Young**|||||||||
||Restricted|4,674.25|426.00|1,408.67|(372.62)|-|-|3,318.96|
||**Sub-totals**|**4,674.25**|**426.00**|**1,408.67**|**(372.62)**|**-**|**-**|**3,318.96**|
|**General**|||||||||
||Unrestricted|23,111.71|75,883.07|89,007.95|(302.38)|-|-|9,684.45|
||**Sub-totals**|**23,111.71**|**75,883.07**|**89,007.95**|**(302.38)**|**-**|**-**|**9,684.45**|
||**Totals**|**27,785.96**|**76,434.07**|**90,566.52**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**13,653.51**|



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## **Analysis of income and expenditure** 

**Total** 

||**Unrestricte**<br>**d**|**Designate**<br>**d**|**Restricte**<br>**d**|**Endowmen**<br>**t **|**This year**|**Last year**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**|||||||
|**Donations and legacies**|||||||
|0101 - Free Will Giving - Bank|16,137.04|-|-|-|16,137.0<br>4|19,131.51|
|0110 - Free Will Giving - Envelopes|1,854.00|-|-|-|1,854.00|2,786.96|
|0201 - Free Will Giving - Parish<br>Giving Scheme|21,173.66|-|-|-|21,173.6<br>6|14,579.07|
|0301 - Free Will Giving - loose plate<br>collections|2,783.80|-|-|-|2,783.80|2,926.65|
|0550 - Donations|6,199.22|-|26.00|-|6,225.22|7,249.73|
|0601 - Gift Aid recovered|9,215.02|-|-|-|9,215.02|10,212.25|
|0701 - Legacies|-|-|-|-|-|16,122.48|
|0801 - Grants|-|125.00|400.00|-|525.00|2,000.00|
|**Donations and legacies Totals**|**57,362.74**|**125.00**|**426.00**|**-**|**57,913.7**<br>**4**|**75,008.65**|
|**Income from charitable activities**|||||||
|0910 - Other funds generated|3,303.61|-|-|-|3,303.61|1,439.96|
|0917 - Scarecrow Festival|794.66|-|-|-|794.66|539.21|
|0918 - Coffee donations|472.45|-|-|-|472.45|-|
|0920 - Art Group|518.00|-|-|-|518.00|348.50|



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|0921 - Wine Group||136.00|-|-|-|136.00|66.00|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|0922 - Meeting Place||90.00|-|-|-|90.00|212.00|
|0923 - Tots and Tea donations||136.91|-|-|-|136.91|340.97|
|1101 - Fees for weddings and<br>funerals||1,982.00|-|-|-|1,982.00|3,099.91|
|**Income from charitable activities**<br>**Totals**||**7,433.63**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**7,433.63**|**6,046.55**|
|**Other trading activities**||||||||
|1220 - Bookstall sales||90.00|-|-|-|90.00|751.50|
|1221 - Traidcraft Stall income||-|-|-|-|-|304.92|
|1240 - Lettings - private bookings||10,425.00|-|-|-|10,425.0<br>0|12,091.00|
|**Other trading activities**|**Totals**|**10,515.00**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**10,515.0**<br>**0**|**13,147.42**|
|**Investments**||||||||
|1020 - Bank interest||571.70|-|-|-|571.70|580.40|
|**Investments**|**Totals**|**571.70**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**571.70**|**580.40**|
|**Income and endowments**|**Grand**<br>**totals**|**75,883.07**|**125.00**|**426.00**|**-**|**76,434.0**<br>**7**|**94,783.02**|
|**EXPENDITURE ON:**||||||||
|**Raising funds**||||||||
|1720 - Costs of stewardship<br>campaign||85.49|-|-|-|85.49|76.26|
|1730 - Costs of fetes & other events||728.57|-|-|-|728.57|3,033.90|
|**Raising funds**|**Totals**|**814.06**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**814.06**|**3,110.16**|
|**Expenditure on charitable activities**||||||||
|1801 - Giving - overseas mission||168.80|-|-|-|168.80|-|
|1850 - Giving - home mission||154.65|-|-|-|154.65|-|
|1910 - Diocesan parish share||41,469.00|-|-|-|41,469.0<br>0|36,000.00|
|1923 - Support for Children's<br>Activities||-|-|1,378.34|-|1,378.34|436.49|
|1924 - Support for Tots & Tea||-|-|6.40|-|6.40|41.39|
|2101 - Working expenses of<br>incumbent||717.82|-|-|-|717.82|599.78|
|2150 - Vicar's telephone||568.57|-|-|-|568.57|590.66|
|2170 - Training||205.00|-|-|-|205.00|-|
|2201 - Mission and evangelism|costs|560.88|149.90|-|-|710.78|316.04|
|2301 - Insurance||2,636.72|-|-|-|2,636.72|2,486.72|



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|2310 - Church office - telephone|650.89|-|-|-|650.89|592.82|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|2330 - Routine repairs and<br>maintenance|8,414.59|-|-|-|8,414.59|5,103.99|
|2331 - Cleaning|2,371.47|-|-|-|2,371.47|2,316.24|
|2340 - Upkeep of services|1,026.81|-|23.93|-|1,050.74|1,404.51|
|2350 - Upkeep of churchyard|1,002.00|-|-|-|1,002.00|274.99|
|2360 - Administration|330.21|-|-|-|330.21|40.00|
|2361 - Computer costs|-|-|-|-|-|477.12|
|2362 - Copier/printer costs|785.70|-|-|-|785.70|70.00|
|2380 - Independent<br>examination/audit fees|-|-|-|-|-|240.00|
|2401 - Church running - electric|3,119.40|-|-|-|3,119.40|4,826.71|
|2410 - Church running - gas|11,767.51|-|-|-|11,767.5<br>1|9,546.39|
|2420 - Church running - water|1,565.97|-|-|-|1,565.97|665.34|
|2510 - Bookstall costs|778.90|-|-|-|778.90|508.60|
|2511 - Traidcraft Stall expenses|-|-|-|-|-|20.94|
|2701 - Major repairs to church<br>building|9,041.00|-|-|-|9,041.00|36,791.95|
|2720 - Decorating of church building|858.00|-|-|-|858.00|-|
|**Expenditure on charitable**<br>**activities Totals**|**88,193.89**|**149.90**|**1,408.67**|**-**|**89,752.4**<br>**6**|**103,350.6**<br>**8**|
|**Expenditure Grand totals**|**89,007.95**|**149.90**|**1,408.67**|**-**|**90,566.5**<br>**2**|**106,460.8**<br>**4**|




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Analysls of Income or recelpts l expendlture or payments-Expendlture
Raising lunds.'814.06
Expenditure on chantable
ctivitie5.-89752.46
Analysls ol Income or recelpts l expendlture or payments-Total Income vs Expendlture
Incomp.-76434.07
Expenditure.'90566.52
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Analysls of Income or recelpts / expendlture or payrnents-Total Income vs Total Expendlture
Total Inctsm
Total Expenditure
Page 15

Inde
endent Examinerfs Re
ort
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the
Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by
the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes
consideration of any unusual items or disc105ures in the accounts, and seeking explanations
form you as trustees concerning any such matter5. The procedure5 undertaken do not
provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is
given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view and the report is limited to
those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examinerfs statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
l. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any respect the requirement5
To keep accounting records In accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act;
and
To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply
with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or
2. To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to obtain a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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Date:
Address:
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