St John's Church, Flixton CDirespondence address: St John's church & hall, Irlam Road, Flixton, Manchester M416AP Registered charity no. 1180125 Annual re ort and financial statements for the ear ended 31 December 2024 Priest in Charge: Debra Blair Bank.. The Royal Bank of Scotland, 9 Crofts Bank Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 OTZ. Independent Examiner: Mr John Holdsworth The Parochial Church Council of St. John's Church, Flixton, IPCCI has the responsibility of cooperating with the priest in charge in promoting within the parish the mission of the Church of England. Membership The PCC is a registered charity, no. 1180125. Member5 are either ex-officio or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. During the year the following Served as members of the PCC: Neil Barrles, churchwarden Carol Cosham, churchwarden and deanery synod representative Pat Beale, reader emeritus Joyce Gardner, reader emeritus Irene Pennington, deanery synod representative The Rev Rodney Green, OLM, associate minister The Rev Nick Watson Elected members up to APCM 2024.. Matt Thorne, Andrea Lester, Gill Hampson, Robert Beale, Graham Dey, Geoff Andreassen, Angela Easdon, Jan Smith and Eileen Kelly. Michelle Byrne and Stuart Johnson were co-opted. Elected members from APCM 2024: Gill Hampson. Robert Beale. Stuart Johnson, Geoff Andreassen, Angela Easdon, Jan 5mSth, Carol Hatton, Dian Mc Clennan and Brian Kay. Andrea Lester was co-opted and appointed Safeguarding Officer f rom 23.4.24. The Vice-chairman was Carol Cosham. The Treasurer was Gill Hampson. The Secretary was Angela Easdon. The PCC has complied with the duty under Section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergv Discipline Measure 2016. The PCC has had regard to the Charity Commission's published guidance on public benefit. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006, usi nE the Receipts and Payments method.
St Johns Fina Statement Code Unreslricled Mission & General Fund Ministry Fund Total funds 2024 Total funds 2023 Recei Tax efficient planned giving 1, 101. 201 Other planned giving 2, 102, 202 Cash collections al setvices 3. 103, 203 Recurring donations or gilt days 4, 104, 204 Non-recurring donatlDns 5, 105, 205 Tax recovered 6. 106, 206 Total Direct Givin 20986.00 4586.00 8121.67 21 D.90 0.00 6989.95 40894.52 9170.00 0.00 30156.00 4586.00 8121.67 210.90 0.00 9134.95 52209.52 32018.00 4250.00 7414.84 730.16 992.00 17565.03 62970.03 0.00 2145.00 11315.00 Other Income Grants received Interest fr(Hn bank - current alc Interest from bank deposit alc Interest from bank - CCLA alc PCC fees Income from Iradlng - H811 rents Income from trading - Book Unil Other income Total Recei ts 8, 208 10 10 10 0.00 918.37 17.91 2815.00 727.00 28456.00 407.77 100.00 74336.57 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 11315.00 0.00 918.37 17.91 2815.00 727.L)O 28456.00 407.77 10D.00 85651.57 13359.00 712.58 2.08 1646.81 257.00 22422.00 309.91 0.00 101679.41 12 12 13 Pa ments Tithes & donations Parish Share Clergy expenses Printing & mission expènses Church running expenses Utility Bills Ichurch & hall) Cost ol trading ¢hurch hall C051 of trading BDok Unil Governance costs Major repairs lo church Othar major repairs Total Pa ments Surplusldeficit 18 6497.W 27867.70 114.90 1866.06 19348.80 6446.07 13198.00 227.94 250.00 0.00 11376.00 87192.47 -12855.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 11315.00 6497.OD 27867.70 114.90 1866.06 19348.80 6446.07 13198.00 227.94 250.00 0.00 11376.00 87192.47 .1540.90 5602.00 27825.60 209.08 785.81 11381.91 4699.89 2056.40 194.72 200.00 0.00 34627.20 87582.61 14096.80 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 Notfr.. Church ana hall &w$es and 111Y bills are LK)und up eh other because ol shared Items l1rtsur)Ce. cleaning, gas, eknlrlclly. water. lire extingulsher 6ervtcing, PAT lesling. elcl, bul il h911 ewaes were lo he $laled strpèi8lelywe fjsl¥nale Ihal £4,378 be added in 202310 Hall CD51s of Trading sublracied from UlllityBilL4. and a furfher £5,033 WOU t added Its Hall Costs of Trading and Bub11 frn Church Running Expenses. Note". The kli4sioTr and Mlnlslry Fund was set up by the PCC on Jfih Oclober 20214wlh Ihe eel of'coilrVlIng io iha mlnS$lry and MISSI of e Church of Englwd in parish ol FI1 Sl and els&vhere, gg decidwl by Ihe Paro¢hi4 Church Council mÈmbErs of Sl John's chh Fllxlun. the InJsle2s of Regislered chilyn0. 1180125,. Note.. transactlons by PCC •$ aytnl111 Is Ihe Cust of Ihe PCC Io Gh9 l0rlhesenceS ol Some organi%ls end vergers 61 funerds weddings. and Its poss Ihestr lees in lull on lo the Indivldual prlding ihe 5endce. In Ihè5e e$. In re$pe¢l of diocès8n lees charged for funerals. WdIng$. and Intrrmnl ol ashes. thB PCC is tIng as wll Rg¢8lpt8 Fee5 to Diwese receiv& S¢8rgill church weekd fee5 received Paymonts Fees io Dlttese lopxard&l 1632.00 985.00 0.00 0.00 1632.00 985.00 1162.00 2039.00 999 1773.00 367.88 0.00 0.00 1773.00 367.88 878.00 2520.00 Sc*glll y4kend lees l(Nvrard 999 Incluslve lolal receipts Inclusive total payments InclLJsive surplusldeficil 76953.57 89333.35 -12379.78 11315.00 0.00 11315.00 88268.57 89333.35 -1064.78 104880.41 90980.61 13899.80
Sponsorshlp Fund Irestrictedl 2024 Note.. The Sponsorship Fund was created by the PCC so that members of the church could make specific donations in support of children overseas and contributions are made from it ID 'Compassion" or other charities. 2024 2023 Receipts Sianding Orders Gill Aid Re¢laim Donation Interest Total receipts 732.00 91.50 20.00 14.08 857.58 737.00 338.50 8.52 1084.02 Payments Compassion Sponsorship Other Total payments 928.00 0.00 928.00 761.00 0.00 761.00 Surplusldeficil .70.42 323.02 Balance as al 1st Jan Balance as at 31 sl Dec 1040.63 970.21 717.61 1040.63
NOTE- Book Unil bank account 2024 2023 Recelpts Income from sales Donations 407.77 0.00 282.73 27.18 Total Receipts 407.77 309.91 Payments Maranalha 227.94 194.72 Total payments 227.94 194.72 Surplusldeficil 179.83 115.19 Cash In hand & current account 1 sl Jan 1598.06 1482.147 Cash In Hand 31 Dec Current account 31st Dec TDlal at 31 Dec 342.90 1434.99 1777.89 128.13 1469.93 1598.06 Value of stock al year end 50.DD 100.00
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I report on the financiAI slatements of th¢ PCC for the y¢ar ended 31Ji De¢etnber 2024, which are set out on PeS RESPECTIVK RESPONSIBILITIES OFTHE PCC AND THE KXAMINER AS members of the PCC you ore responsible for the preparation of the finan¢ial stat¢Tn¢nls- you ¢onsider that an audit is not required for this year under the Regulation and under se¢tion 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and thAt an independeT]t exaEt]ination is needed. It Is my rcsponstbility to issue this rcport on. those financial statements under section 145 of the 2011 Act: follow the procedur¢s laid down in the g¢nerAI diredions giv¢n by the Charity Commission under section 145(5Xb) of the 2011 Aet. and state whether particular matters have come to my att¥ntiort. This reporL including my ststement. has been prepared for and only for the charity's trustee as YI body. My work has been undertaken so that I might stste to th¢ charity's trusl¢e thos¢ matteTS l Bm required to state to them in an independent examiner's report 8nd for no oiher putpose. To the fullest extent pern)itted by l&w. I do not accept or assum¢ responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's tTUStee as a body for my ¢x8mitWt()n work, for thi$ report. or for the statements I have fflade. BASJS OFTHIS RBPORT My examination was carried out in accordance wRth the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includ¢s a review of the a¢¢ourtting records kept by the PCC and a comparison of th¢ financial Stsi¢rnents presented with those records. It also irtcludes eonsiderin8 any unusual it¢Tns or disclosures in ihe financial statements and seeking expltionS from you a5 tru5t¢e5 concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provid¢ all the ¢vidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no Opinion is given as to whether the financiul statetnents present a 'true and fair vi¢w' and th¢ r¢port is limited to thos¢ matters set out in the statement below. INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT In connection with my examination. no mAtter has come to my 4tt¢ntion." which gives me asOnable cause to believe that in any mat¢ri81 respect the requirement8'. to keep &ocounting records in &ccordAnce with section 130 of th¢ 2011 Aet. And to prepare financial statements which accord with the ac¢ounling records and comply with the accounting TequireJnents of tlie 2011 arid Iiave iloi beei) Ine( or to which. in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper nd¢tandIng of th¢ finan¢ial statements to be reached. SIGNED Date 202£ John Thomas Holdsworth BA. C Ed. 15 Lynmouth Av¢nu¢. Flixton. M4l 6FB
Review of the ear 2024 The PCC has made donations of £100 each, based on our Christmas collections at the Crib and Carol services, lo Francis House, the local children's hospice which cares for and supports families of children with life shortening illnesses, and also to the Gaza Crisis Appeal of the charity, Embrace the Middle East (formerly the Bible Lands Society, publishers of the Bethlehem carol sheet and for many years active in the Holy Landl. Joint services of Holy Communion have been held each Thursday morning wilh our friends from St. Michael's alternating between the two churches. A group of approximately 12 attend and some of these go to Taste and See for coffee and cake and a chat after the service. Monday evening prayers in the side chapel have continued throughout the year, led by Sue Thatcher. The Ambassadors football club finished in March. They tried through many different avenues to recruit help, but no one volunteered. They had 28 children who came and enjoyed it. Our thanks went lo Matt Thorne and Graham Dey for all their commitment and hard work over the past 2years. They made it a great success. They received many messages saying thank you and expressing sadness that it was to stop. House groups have mel regularly Ihroughoul the year run by Revd Rodney Green, Revd Graham Smallman and Revd Debra Blair, all groups have studied the book of Jonah. A series of reflections and prayers entitled "At Home in Lent. was held on three Thursdays in March. Ecumenical Lent studies were held on Tuesday afternoons in March at the John Henry Newman parish centre (formerly Our Lady of the Rosary church) at the Nag's Head roundabout. Each afternoon began with drinks and cake, then one of our local ministers led a session with worship. Reverend Debra led a session. During lent our Area Dean, Rev Nick Watson, ran an online Lent meditation and reflection on Thursdays at 7.30pm. There were services al St. Michaels and St. John's for us to attend during Easter. We celebrated Holy Communion on Maundy Thursday at 10.30am al St. John's, and in the evening, there was a special lilurgy with washing of feel at St. Michael's. On Good Friday there was a Walk of Witness which started at Sl. John's, moving via The Ark on Ambleside Road and ending with "An Hour al The Cross" at St. Michael's. A Meditation for Good Friday was held in the evening at St. John's. On Easter Sunday we held our Family Communion service in church. During the service the children enjoyed an Easter egg hLJnt in the hall and field, prepared by Rev. Debra. Three special needs classes from Acrehall have visited Rev. Debra in church. They played with the knitted last supper and watched the Easter video that was used at Messy church. They had a great time and have asked if they can bring their reception class over to visit. We held an Easter and Christmas Messy church. These were well supported and great fun and enjoyed by all who atlended.
On Ascension Day we joined with others from OLJr Mission Community for a united service al St Mary's DavyhLJlme. Members from St John's joined the community choir for this service. Our Spring Church work morning was held on the 111h May. A second workday was held on the 21st September, much work was completed. The old church bell from the chimney of the chLJrch hall was taken down a few years ago and kept in the vestry. 11 was cast in 1785 in Hoorn in Holland, bul how il got lo Flixton is unknown. Local history experts tell LJS il was used at Flixton House 100 years ago lo summon workers lo their duties, and donated to Sl John's in 1953 by Urmston Urban Dislricl Council. Rev. Debra asked the congregation what should be done with it. As a result, il was cleaned, polished and placed on a movable platform by Ivan Easdon. Sunday 12th May was designated "Bell Sunday. _ a day to celebrate the use of bells in worship and for calling people lo worship. The all-age handbell ringing team rang at this service and our very own Big Bell was on display in chuTGh.Rev. Nick preached at this service. Bella the bell, as it has become known has since been rung at the start of many of our services. Rev. Debra, Neil Barnes and Carol Cosham attended the Archdeacons, visitation service al St Werburgh's. The next service was at St Clements and was open to all. Some members from our church sang in the choir. Martin Mac Donald was confirmed by Bishop Mark Davis on Sunday 161h June at St Mary's. St John's gave him a painted candle (painted by Bev from St. Michaelsl which Marlin used during his confirmation seNice. Members from St John's congregation went along to support him. Elaine and John renewed their wedding vows on Wednesday 121h June. We held a community Fun Day on the 6th July wilh help from Flixlon Fellowship. There were outside games, a penalty shoolout, crafts for the children, refreshments and Radio wishing well and the Daydrearners helped lo entertain us all. We had approximately 200 people through the doors, it was a free event and enjoyed by all who came. Joan Stott has conlinued lo run our book unit after the Sunday service. We held our Annual Parochial Church meeting on Ihe141h April 2024. JC squad has continued to meet with 2 to 8 children meeting together. They have continued coming back into church at the end of a service lo tell the congregation what they have been doing. They have prodLJced many posters that have been displayed in church. They have also read in the All-age services and al our Carol service. They had a trip to Dino golf at the start of September. Entrance fees for the children were kindly paid for by church. The children enjoyed spending lime doing Ihis fun activily together, it was good lo see Ihe older children looking after the little ones. The All-age team have continued to produce thought provoking and inter-active monthly services for all ages of our congregation to be involved in.
Mission Community have continued to hold regular prayer gatherings. The last Commission prayer gathering was held at st John's in July. These meetings have ended as attendance has been poor. Jan Smith has started work on a new wall hanging for church, a sampler is on view in church. It has already been well received., we look forwards to seeing the finished work of art. We held our Harvest festival on the 6th October, donations of food were again taken to the Booth centre, Manchester. Rev. Mary Hough and Rev. Debra ran a Bereavement matters course called Grave talk, on Saturday 5th October at St. John's. This lime Daniel Mellor was the funeral director involved. Pal Beale, Elisabeth Green. and Angela Easdon attended a wiggle worship training session ran by the Diocese. We have since bought the bibles used for this and have bought a selection of puppets to use in children's services. Rev. Debra attended a wiggle worship at Manchester Cathedral. Rev. Debra has been visiting St. John's preschool on a regular basis. The pre-school children have continued to come into church for an inter-active story time with Rev. Debra and Angela Easdon. Rev. Debra has now used the wiggle worship structure to format these sessions. Approximately 20 children and 4 adults have attended. The stories covered this year have been the Easter story, David and Goliath, Noah's Ark, Jonah and the whale, the story of the lost sheep, Jesus calming the storm, and the Nativity story. These were all videoed and shared with parents. For our crib service this year, Rev. Debra wrote "It was the night before Christmas" to tell the Christmas story in song and rhyme. The children attending dressed up as characters from the nativity and brought the knitted characters up lo the stable. Jan Smith made 2 beautiful felt camels and a felt donkey to use at this service. A service was held on the 24th November to inter the ashes of the Rev. Fred Cooke, who was a minister at st John's. Helen Cooke, Fred's wife was really pleased with how Fred was remembered and with the number of people who attended the service. A benGh is being bought for the Garden of Remembrance in his memory. Monthly morning services were again held on the 2. Tuesday of each month at DeBrook Lodge. There were around g to 15 residents who join us for this act of worship. At Christmas we held a carol service for them at which a combined St Clements and St John's handbell ringers rang their bells. It was an enjoyable event, the residents, staff and visitors all joined in. Wo collected 29 shoeboxes again for Samaritan's Purse shoebox appeal, members of the congregation also donated to the on-line appeal. The three house group leaders hosted an Advent evening called "Do not be afraid" It was based on a book by Archdeacon Rachel Mann which explorès Ihe theme of waiting. There were Bible readings. reflection. prayers, discussion and music. On the191h Dec. some of our members went to the Toy house to sing Christmas carols with Rev. Nick on guitar. There were 8 carol services held at st John's church, Acrehall and Wellacre schools came in. Our united Carol service was held
on the 17 Dec with members from St John's and Flixton FeSlowship singing in the choir. The hand bells rang at this service. The churGh Gouncil IPCC) decided on the allocation of the £6,297 to give to Christian charities, based on one tenth of all we were given in 2023. Recipients this year were 1. Hope Into Action, which helps the homeless in the UK by stimulating finance, at the same tirne putting those who corne off the streels in touch with a local Christian church. 2. Open Doors, which supports persecuted Christians. 3. Sarah and Rickie Dodzweit in Uganda. 4. This was shared by The Toy House in Irlam Road, Manchester Samaritans. and the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen. We held a veryjoyful funeral for Joan Anderson on the 25th October, a selection of Abba songs loved by Joan were played at this special serviGe. We also celebrated the life of Esme Warrender with her family and friends on the 4th December. Esme died on the 2nd November at the age of 97 after a full and prayerful life, she will be missed by many. It has been another very busy and productive year, and we thank God for the fellowship at St John's. We thank God for all the faithful people who work so hard to serve our Lord in thip church and in our community.