REPORT FOR YE4R EKDIN
DECEMBER 2023
CHIIRCH LOCATION: StreeL Needknmaty It6wlcl Sthlk in the Diocese of St
EdM￿b￿ry and Ips￿th
CORkESPONDENCE The Rthry
David Sewell
Ian Jeffteys
Mr Philip Pttt
Shirley Thom&s
Davld Long
Peter Groom
Marg3retWllcoz
Bernadette
K￿ Djnes
April 2021
May 2022
May 2022
2023
AP￿ 2023
Margaret Brown April 2021
Jean Annts
May 2022
Helen Gthnbly
Awil 2023 (mWd¢sep￿2021)
cbad Ilmw Aprll 2023
PCC SECIiETARY
C Loug appointed Se(Tetary. (non-voting PCC meth) May 2022
Mr Hugh S Wolley, MileS￿e HoLse. High Stte¢ Yoxfort Suffolk IP17 3EP
The PCC (Powers) measu￿ 1956 slates tbe Pcc-is to Co-operntr with tbe n]inister ill promotiDg in
tbe pallsffj the whole misslon of the Cburcty pastordL ewallgelisllG s(￿la1 and eL￿eDical..
elect￿ PCC members plus two Deanw Synod Rep￿e1]tallves. The Treas￿ and seffttary are
non.voiiog Metub￿s. The PCC meets regularly to ovetsee fiD3llC4 prepardtion fOrw0￿bip and
and as rewesentatives of the coJ]gregattoJ4 while strrig tbe IDcmnbett theiT work ill our
￿￿]Sb. The PCC is s• by the Standing CoLDn7i￿ wbicb consists of the inannkn plus
officers of the PCC ai]d between PCC ]neetings to i1￿ with smaller issuos and put together
the iJutsal framewrt for laEer pTojects whicb to be disa￿ by the whole PCC. The

(￿ganIst). aud the Chutcbwth. We have a va]i&l S• worship as well as W￿rI£SdaY
n￿rnIng prayer ti￿e. A Home Gro￿ mollthly on a Monday. We a]so JThe a very active
MotheES' Unio
estab]ished St John's PaDtty, prnvldlrg provisiOLs for the I(￿ co]llmuDity. Thts is well attende(L A
V￿lety of tssks from the leading of wotsbip and for setvices to flower an3ll￿g alld
continued at the local 14imary Sch(K)l and is hugely vallleL Qjr cJ]Thellt Sunday seTvice is streamed
on line for those who are ullable to joia us ill Chutcb. As a PCC we were de]ighted to welcome our
new ioctttobent Revd Tracey Jame4 who ]Hs made a priority of IkYomlDg a visible presellce in the
The total nullber of pEY)ple reEkned &$ Fthg on the ElectoTrl Roll of our patsh was 67 at
the AU ]nA￿lI 2023. The usual ztumber of atL￿deeS at a Sunday Servi￿ ts betsyeen 35 and 40
wlth around an additional 5 watcbing on ]Jne. Aspaidl prayer ts said at CommuDioll to include
Prhnary Scbool. We held our annual Qib Servi￿ Oll Cbri#Enas Eve and a Midrrigbt Ma&
During the year ÈQ 31 DecembeT 2023 the followkng setvices were hel(L._
Mathes O Baptis￿8 5 17und Savthces In Cburcb 7 Graveskle FuneTrl O, Ch￿ChY
In additlon we were fortu￿ that Revd Alleell Motdms. one of our congregatIo￿.cO})tt￿ll&l to
offlcLite and thjs ts a great assetto u& We bave been Very grateful for au tbe sUPPOrtwe have
time butwe nwaged to collt[￿e with Serv1￿ and fellOwS￿p in our church and It should be nood
that the ttkn of our w0th]￿s famity provided ￿at stjpportin our time of ￿￿
Fundraising in 2023 continued with major contiibthns comin8 from the Prodllce stalls,
Historic Cburches Cycle Tid4 Lellt Soup Iullcbe4 christi￿ Bazaar and Castletoll Brass Christmas
ConceTL
2023 proved to be an interest(ng afyl exclting yeaT for St JobJLS as we Welcom￿ our w xacumbenL
We look forward to sup￿tillg and working with her. as well as our involveiLieiitwith the
Total re(EiPts on utffestricted funds totrlled £61,297 aod £56.121 Tryas spent provlding allistian
mÈniW frota St Jobn the Baptist as detri]ed in the fu]allcial statemeDts. The largest ele[E￿It
prowdes the stipeuds & ho￿5]ng of tte dew and the cost ofmiDiSty. SUPW)rt &￿Illg. The sllm
thattbe paEisIL&% in the deallery bave to Snd is sbared buween them according to a fo]rn￿a based
Jllaioty on the dergy elljoyed The net Eesult of income oveT eXt￿ll[l[e on UllTestiictal fimds

The ￿sti1CÈed fi]nds saw anetintlow of £10.646 &8 a result of grnts received but ullspent
by tbe year end for re￿ and ittwovetnent work the Church IIall (ARK).. The batt￿ce on
tburch fthic, at the year end to ll0&70&
RESERVE POUCY
It ts PCC policy to a posilive balance on each of the ￿1(ted and fiD]ds.
Ideally, the balance on the ge￿al fund should be suffident to cover emergency sioNtions thatmay
artse £rom lime to timo Sadly this bas notproved fea￿ble in reLEDt years alld this y&ir was ]￿1
sufficient to cover day to day extellditu￿ indudiog our full Comn￿l[neDl to tbe diocesau parish
share. Wlth sucb low +glly faijure Sn illcome levels to in line with infjathi or
￿￿JOr non.routine wditi]re would leave PCC severety Stretcbed and inThqngly
Itts our policy to invest our lollger terni firnds in an interest bearfn8 ￿)ll￿t with COIF Charity
Slgnedon behoifof thelfc .. .
Mr R Brown CIkwurer)
CLong (VCC Se•)

I report on tbe a¢¢ounts for the year ended 31" Deceth 2023, }￿lCh are set out on
pages I to 6.
. Respective rnponsibi]itse* of the PCC and Independent EuDiner
As trustees of the charity. the nmnbers of thc PCC are respo￿￿le for the pryaration
of the accounts. They ci)Dsider that an audit is not required for tbis y¢ar utth secti4)u
144(2) of the Ckntties Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and tbat an ind•dent examin
is ]￿¢(L
It is my responsibility to examine tbe accoiirits Ulldcr sectton 145 of tbe 2011 ACL
follow tbe procedures laid down in the celler￿ Directions weal by the Charity
Con)Lni￿OnerS section 145(5Xb) of the 2011 Act and stth whetber particukr
nmttcrn have come to my att￿tio￿L
Basis of Independent Examine￿8 Ststsment
My exarnin￿oll was carried out in accordance witb the General Diredions given by
the Charity COrorri￿O￿ An exami￿0￿ includ&8 a review of tbe accouotlDg rec4)rds
kept by the charity and a comparison of the acwunts presented with those ￿cOrdS. It
also in¢ludes 4X)nsideration of any Unus￿ items or dis¢losures in the account4 8ttd
seeknng explanations from the n)8nagement committee of my suclL matters. The
procedures uodertth do not provide all the evldcnce that would be requizgl in a fijll
di¢ and ¢onsequ¢ntly I do not expyess an audit opinion on the accoity.
Independent E￿min¢￿S Statement
Jn ¢oDne¢tion withmy eXa[ni￿O￿ no matter h&8 come to my attentto
l. wbich give me re8sonable cause to be]ieve tbat in any Mater1￿ re8pect the
to keep accounting tt¢ords in aC￿raaDLy with s.130 of the 2011 Acl.
not been rnet: or
2. to wbicty in my Opinio￿ attention s]￿dd be drawn in order to ¢nablc a proEer
Ila. LW A-c4-
Fknk, IF173
Adthess

Parochlal ChurGh Councll of St John The Bapti¥L Noedham Market
Statement of Flnan¢lal Actmtles
For the yaar endlng 31 Decembar 2023
TOTAL FLINDS
2023
Funds
Funds
INCOMING RESOURCE8
Voluntsry Income
for genaratlng fijnds
In￿m8 from Invastments
Church 8c*vFUes
2(a)
2(b)
2(c)
21d)
42.608
12.142
6,933
1.126
54.750
9.240
1.155
16.353
46,951
7,686
286
15,495
29
16.353
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCE8
RESOURCES EXPENDED
FunL*r8lsing costs
Churth actwtse8
3(8)
56,121
9,F
85,678
93,975
TOTAL RESOURCE8 &XPENDED
06.121
NET INCOMINGI{OLrrGOING) RESOURGES
5.176
10.640
15,822
-23,667
TRANSFER BEfwEEN UNRESTrICTED AND
RESTRICTED FUNDS
NEf MOVEMENT IN FUND8
5.176
10.648
15.822
-23,651
BALAACES BffiWD 1 JANUARY
115,549
139,108
BALANCES CIMD 31 DECEMBER
27.868
103.703
131.371
115.649
Tho not8s on pag￿ 3 to 6 form part ofthl$ 8Ctount

Parochial Church Coun¢ll of St John The Baptlsl Needham Market
Bdance Sheet at 31 Dgcember 2023
2021
FIXED ASSET
Inv95knent 088et
Cgntrdl Board or Finar
CURREKf ASSETS
D8btors
87T
Shorttam7 depostt8
28,489
. 26.489
Cash at bank 8nd In hEnd
104.741
132 107
UABIUTIES AMOUNT8 FAWNG DUE VThIN ONE YEAR
Other c¥edlioT¥
Ngf CURRENT AS8Er8
NEfA8SEf8
131371
FUNDS
27,868
RestrTGtad
103.703
93.057
131,371
R J Brown (Hon Tro8surer)
AppFoved bythe P8Nxhlal CINrth CourKI on 14 Plarch 202$and slgwl cffl Its bghalf ty.
DBLong
The notss on pages 3 to 6 fomi part ofthese a[￿￿nts

Parochial Church Councll of St John The BapthL Needham Market
Notss to th8 Financial Statements
For tho yaar ending 31 Decembèr 2023
I AGCOUNTING POUCIES
The financial statemerts have been pfypared in attordanc* wEth Church A¢￿untIng
Regulation5 2008 together wlth appfKable accL*unling standards and the SORP 2005.
The flnanGlal statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, The
fnanclal stat8ments Include all transactwJns, assets and Ilablltties for whlch the PCC is
responsible In law. They do not Indude the accounts of church group$ that ow& thelr main
fflliation lo another body, nor those that are Info￿rrat gatherings of church memb8rs.
Funds
Restricted Fundg represent donations or grants re(*lvad for a Sp￿rnc objeGI or invtted by the
PCC for a specffic cb]ect The funds may onty b8 8XFended on th6 speGlfi¢ object for which
they were glven. Any balance rem8lning unspent at the end of each year must be carried
fomard as a balan¢& on that fvnd. Th8 PCC does nol usually Invest separatsly for each fund.
unre8trbrt￿ Funds are general fvnds whlch bg for PCC ordinary purposes.
In¢omlng rosources
Planned givlng, ¢ollecUon3, donetsons and Interest are recJ)gnized when received. Tax
refvnds are rB¢ognlz8d when the Incomlng resource to whlch they relate Is received. Grants
and legaaes are aC￿Unted for when the PCC Is legally enutted to the amounts du6. AJI oth
Income 15 r￿gnLzad vthen tt Is re￿[vable. Al incomlng r880urces are a(>xJunt8d for gros8.
Resourcos expendod
Grants and dOna￿On8 arè accounted for ￿en pald over. The dloc&8an parfsh shar9 Is
accounted for when due. Amounts ro¢elved SP8CTfically for mission arè dealt wtth as
r8thcted funds. Al other e￿ndIt￿re Is generally reccgnked when It Is i￿Urred and 1$
8ccounted for gross.
Flxed a889ts
Consecrated and teneficed propety Is not Inc4uded tn the a(wunts a¢X0rdan￿ ￿th
s.96121(al of the CharTUes Act 1993.
Movable church ftJm13hlngs held by the Vlcar and Churchwardens on speclal twst for the
PCC and whtch require a faculty foT dlsposal are inallen8ble propety, listed in the church's
inventory, which can be inspected lat any reasonablè time). For Ina]ienable propety there Is
Insufficient cost Information available and therefore such assets are not valued in th8
accounts.
The Church Hall and Cotsge are in the custody of the Di¢)cesan Board of Finance, atthough
managed by Needham Market Pawhkgj Church Council. Therefor8. they have not be6n
valued as one of the PCC'S asspts in these 5tstements.
Equipment used wtthin the church premlses or purchased for use by the PCC or its officers Is
written off through the Statement of FiTJancial Activities in the year of purchase.
Invèstments
Irwestsnents are held in the ba￿￿￿ sheet at valwation.

Parochlal Church Council of St John The BaFitisL Needham Market
Notss to the Flnanclal Ststements
For thè year endlng 31 Docember 2023
INCOMING RESOURCES
Unrestt%ctsd Restricted
Funds
Funds
TOTAL FUNDS
2023
2022
2(81 Voluntsryln¢ome
Plarsned giving
Gfft Ald dorsations
Tax recoverable
Parfsh Glvlng & Othgr Scheme8
Olh8r
Collactlon8 8t semces
Tax R￿0ve￿bl8- GASDS
Grant8
Do￿a￿On8, appgals,etc
GKt Ad dOna￿on¥
Tax recovergbl$
othar
L8gade8
21.783
810
203
22,573
5,689
760
1,665
2,313
129S
8,450
25,833
6,465
293
1,865
2.313
1,180
1.250
1,425
2,093
2,300
115
7.200
297
82
3,058
4.TT4
297
1,310
3.814
6,872
4,T14
4,088
42.608
2(bl Actlvlugs forgenerndng funds
Fundvr818fng
2,307
6,933
9,240
7,8e8
8,933
2{G) Incomo fmm Inv•stments
Intsre8t and Oth
29
1,155
2e6
2{dl Income fmm church actlvifies
Church hall lettlng¥
Church hall conldbutlon tOWdrd9 ￿sts
Cott8ge rent
Fees
Refreshments
650
900
e,807
650
900
6,607
7,966
230
570
8,600
8,242
83
230
16,353
Total Incomlng resources
61,297
20,201
81,498
70.418

Parochial Church Councll of St John The Baptsl Needham Markel
Notes to the FinanGial Statemonts
Forthe year endlng 31 December 2023
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Unrestr5ct8d Rastrtded
Funds
Funts
TOTAL FUNDS
2023
2022
3(8) Church actMd8s
mI￿10n￿ry and charSt8ble gt¥ing
Ov8rseas
Kagera Fund
DEC TurkeylSyr1a Earthquako
Home
The Children8 Scclety
Rgllaf of Hardship in Porish
St John'8 Panty
RSPCA
1.030
300
1,030
2.135
3.681
3.881
80
5,256
2.817
6,256
5.259
Mlnl8ty. Diocooan par18h sharo
other mintsty c08ts
Church runnlng and maintsnance
Church hall Tunning costs
Church ¢)Xtsge runnlng
Churth ¢)ffi¢
Chur¢h Byllding Quinquennl81 Repalrs
Sundry other
47.0
512
47.000
512
9.852
2.308
47,LNJO
4.707
9,702
232
757
24,239
111
1,301
1,301
65,676
93,975
3(b) Fund-ra181ng costs
Bazaar8 and other fund r218lng events
TOTAL RESOURCE8 EXPENDED
PAYMEiifs TO PCC MEMBERS
Thore wer8 no thso4oBabh transsctton8 in rwct of PCC rnembws.

PaTochial Chur¢h Council of St John Thfj Paptsi Ne9dF￿n Market
Notes tothe Finan¢lal 8tatem•nts
Forth• y•arendlng 31 Do¢gmbw 2023
il DEBTORS
Tax recove￿ble
Pryymont8 inc•)mè
708
8 UABtLmE8
Dunts frdlltThJ tn orffj
A¢mtaTs foruUItts￿. path 8h8re
and 0th8rc4sis
forQuInqwamrfel Repth
npfetsd by ￿￿end
5.C81
7 FUNDS
Batonca at
31 Dec2023
Ilnr••trlctod Fund•
Gene￿ Fund
Arf( Fu
Churc* Cott880 FuThJ
Fiow•r Fund
L8gacy Fund
417
46.790
1434
2.S)8
126
6,518
14788
4.TrJ
21￿1
61
C8PTEal FuTrJ
Fabrtc Fund
Organ Fuad
S￿1 Colloc￿on$ Fund
Roof Rapalr gnd Churth Bulldtry F￿￿
Chalr Fund
Attar FTontsllChwth F• Fwxl
Café Church FuRd
R8ckn aThl CvraW8 Fund
SiJohn¥ Panty Fu
Ah Repatr Fund
AJkCooK8r FU￿
47
184
1.810
417
41475
3.1
1QLI
loo
75T
3.061
914
914
20201
8 ANALYSIS OF NET A8SEf8 BY FiIND
lff4&strngnt FwlA5sets
I￿￿e[￿tA$Sets
OJrreTrtLi8bifdte#
28.831
-1.163
103.276
132.107
Fund baFan
131 371