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Addoli Duw Tyfu’r Eglwys Caru’r Byd Worshipping God Growing the Church Loving the World

Adroddiad Festri Blynyddol 1af Mis Mai 2022 1st May Annual Vestry Report

Rhif Elusen / Charity Number 1181120 Yn yr adroddiad hwn: // In this report:

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The Annual Vestry Report focusses on the work in our Ministry Area of Bro Gwydyr within the three elements of our Diocesan vision and charitable objectives:

Worshipping God. Growing the Church. Loving the World.

Dear Friends,

As you will read in the coming pages there was a good deal of activity in our Ministry Area over the past year in spite of the continuing pandemic. I am heartened that we have for the most part, been keen to get on with doing what is possible.

As we begin this new chapter in our Ministry Area we look forward with hope that new projects and activity can begin to enliven our hearts and reach further into our communities.

I am particularly pleased to see the

response to our fundraising initiative ‘i lawr y tŵr’ at St. Mary’s Church Betws-y-Coed, especially so as it is working closely with our

friends in 1st Gwydyr Scouts and Seren Ventures. I hope this will be a catalyst for other fundraising later this year so that we can fulfil at least some of the projects in the coming year. One project particularly close to my heart is the

Taith Pererin, Pilgrim Trail. We have applied for funding to help publicise this, to produce a guided Pilgrim Trail leaflet and to look at the possibility of leading guided pilgrim walks.

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These would be not just for our community, but for all and a potential source of income from visitors. We also hope to train pilgrim leaders from our community.

Darganfod Dolgarrog is another exciting initiative by a member of the community and her husband living in Dolgarrog. With the backing of the Ministry Area, they have applied for funding for an holistic project looking at the history of Dolgarrog and the legacy of this area for us today. Particularly exciting is the part of this project which looks forward and asks what next for this community. We are still exploring the idea of a new church and community resource in Dolgarrog together with the potential for social housing. The Charity, Faith in Affordable housing, are helping us with this. This project would be an excellent way of giving some shape to those ideas and involving the community in crafting the next chapter.

Whilst not the most appealing part of our common task, work continues to secure the buildings for the future. Architects and surveyors reports are slowly coming in and it is hoped to be making some significant repairs in the coming twelve months. Of highest priority are the works to the roofs of Trefriw and Llanrhychwyn church and the tower at Betws-y-Coed. A full list of all the works required over the coming years is available in each church building, along with projects which will enable us to use our buildings in better ways to support the community.

Stuart

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Addoli Duw Worshipping God

Tyfu’r Eglwys Caru’r Byd Growing the Church Loving the World

Not only do we Worship God in our services, but through our whole lives. When we gather for worship we are preparing to go out into the world.

2021 began hopeful that the pandemic might be decreasing. However, once again, worship moved online until Palm Sunday. It was announced on this day that Simon and Belinda would be married, and that they would begin married life together with Simon accepting a post in the Llandaff Diocese.

Simon’s final service was on Sunday 9th May in a ‘full’ St. Mary’s church followed by a gathering on the green where we could say goodbye and wish Simon every blessing on his new ministry.

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Zoom continued to be a useful platform to encourage each other with many ‘coffee mornings’, a Pancake party for Shrove Tuesday, quizzes and bingo. Whilst worship in our church buildings began to return with a reduced rota, Wednesday Morning Prayer returned with café al Fresco. Worship outdoors was possible. Forest Church met at Caerdroia, walking the labyrinth. The power of water was reflected on in Dolgarrog at the Dam memorial garden.

Bread was baked in Betws-y-Coed church garden. Each of the solar festivals were marked by a leaflet encouraging people to reflect outdoors

at important sites and with seasonal reflections. The pilgrim walks also c o n t i n u e d wa l k i n g t h e p a t h f r o m Penmachno through to Llanrhychwyn over

two days with afternoon tea at Plas P e n a e l d r o c h . W e w i t n e s s e d a n extraordinary ‘moon rise’ over the Conwy Valley as we finished the walk to Llanrhychwyn. Keith was licensed as

Reader at a service on 26th June and led his first service in this role at Penmachno. The return of singing to our services in the autumn was a great joy. Trefriw church opened it’s doors to the

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community for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic with an open weekend followed by a service for Saints and Souls to remember those who had died. It was a great joy to follow this service with a baptism in Trefriw church the very next month.

Towards the end of the year, services were returning across the ministry area led by Huw and Keith, Ministry Area Readers, Sue our Worship Leader and Stuart. On St. Nicholas’ Day we celebrated the life of former organist at Dolwyddelan, Georgina Jones. The new Archbishop of Wales, our own Bishop Andrew John, celebrated his first Eucharist as Archbishop in Penmachno on 21st December - we have the signature to prove it! The ‘live broadcast’ of some of our services continued to be important for some people, made possible by the wonders of Facebook. One regular visitor was

from Myanmar, a former Warden of Betws-y-Coed - Albert Barton. Christmas services were well attended including a ‘Christmas Christingle’, Midnight Mass, the first

Christmas Morning Service in Penmachno for a number of years and St. Stephen’s Day at Betws-y-Coed. This year the Posada returned to Penmachno - a knitted Mary, Joseph and DONKEY travelled around the village looking for a home. Many families were visited increasing our reach at Christmas.

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Addoli Duw Worshipping God

Tyfu’r Eglwys Caru’r Byd Growing the Loving the World Church

Growing the church through deepening our faith, commitment and understanding, taking it beyond purely increasing attendance.

During 2021 it was a great joy to celebrate eight Baptisms and five Weddings - with more planned for 2022! The number on the Electoral Roll at Easter 2022 is 104.

The reach of our church has grown over the past year with the consolidation of our regular ‘pastoral letters’ which has proved to be popular, particularly amongst those who still feel unable to join us in person for worship. The series of leaflets reflecting the Celtic year proved to be very popular with those who could not, or would not normally attend a service in church, encouraging all to find a connection to the natural world and to God in creation.

The Zoom morning prayer each Monday has grown into a regular event which means that morning prayer is said communally on three days of the week.

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Addoli Duw Tyfu’r Eglwys Worshipping God Growing the Church

Caru’r Byd Loving the World

In loving the world we are fulfilling the commandment of Christ to ‘Love one another’. Not just those in our communities, but all including the earth itself.

The local shops continue to be the main point for leaving food bank donations. Across the ministry area many donations have still been collected both for the food bank at Blaenau Ffestiniog and for the Conwy ‘Bags of Love’ project. A fantastic response was received to the refugee donations day organised by 1st Gwydyr Scouts and our church communities. This was a very successful day and the donations far exceeded

expectations, and a thanks must go to all who

worked that day to sort and pack and to all who donated items. A Macmillan Coffee morning was a great success showing that we could still run great events.

Two scythe training days were run in conjunction with the Wildlife Trust and Snowdonia National Park. They are supporting us to create wildflower meadows in our green spaces and churchyards.

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Cenhadaeth Adeiladau Cyllid Mission Buildings Finance

As we emerge from the pandemic our pattern of worship, based on the Celtic year of eight festivals, will settle into a natural rhythm of high and low points of t h e y e a r. L o o k i n g b e y o n d ‘Sundays’ in our ministry area will be important as we try to serve the people of our communities.

The project at Dolgarrog is particularly exciting because it is

focussed on the people of the community - asking them what they would like to see happen and interpreting the legacy of that community in images. In Penmachno the refurbishment of the community space at the Old School is an opportunity to be church in a different way. Our relationship with the 1st Gwydyr Scouts continues to grow with joint events and opportunities to reach much wider groups of people, offering all five sections hospitality in the hall at Betws-y-Coed. A group led by Keith is looking to further opportunities for working with families across the Ministry Area in the coming months.

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Cenhadaeth Adeiladau Cyllid Mission Buildings Finance

There is a great deal of work and financial pressure involved in maintaining six elderly church buildings, not least when significant sources of income are reduced. There are however some potential projects for the future which aim to make the best use of the buildings we have. A high profile project is the potential for a ring of bells at Betws-y-Coed which could attract significant outside funding enabling the tower to be re-pointed, and clock and bell to be refurbished. Other projects include the kitchen area in St. Tudclud’s church and the vestry library in Trefriw.

During 2021 some of the critical priority ‘A’ works were completed. The bell at Llanrhychwyn, which had been strapped up for many years, had finally been given permission to be lowered for refurbishment and will be re-hung in the coming year. Schedules of work and maintenance were prepared by the Architect and every church building has a list of tasks, some annual, some less often, to ensure they are maintained to a high standard in the future. Once the priority ‘A’ works are complete, projects which have a focus on the use of the buildings can begin.

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Cenhadaeth Adeiladau Cyllid Mission Buildings Finance

Once again we are indebted to those who have worked hard to tame the accounts into a presentable format.

Looking at the past year in purely financial terms, the Ministry Area appeared to bounce back relatively well after 2020. Having a deficit of ‘only’ £21,848 is actually a real achievement. The Gift Direct scheme run on our behalf by the Representative Body of the Church in Wales has been promoted in the area with a significant take up, though there is always room for new members of this scheme! In 2021 the Bishop’s Ministry

Fund which pays for clergy, clergy housing and training for all licensed ministers was £48,500 which was generously subsidised by a diocesan grant of £9,000. Such subsidy cannot continue into the future. The uptick in visitor numbers and the installation of a card payment machine in the car park had a significant effect on the finances in this year. If 2022 can be a year of ‘break even’, then financially we will be extremely fortunate given the global financial situation and the significant rise in cost of living, which will impact on our energy bills in the future.

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Cwrdd Blynyddol Festri

2022

Annual Vestry Meeting

AGENDA

Croeso

Welcome

Ymddiheuriadau Apologies

Cofnodion y cyfarfod diwethaf (Gorffennaf 2021) Minutes of the last meeting (July 2021)

Adroddiad y Flwyddyn 2021 2021 Year Report

Etholiad Wardeiniaid

Election of Wardens Etholiad Aelodau’r MAC

Election of MAC Members

Enwebiad archwiliwr yr cyfrifon Nomination of examiner of accounts

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Bro Gwydyr

Analysis of income and expenditure Selected period: 01 January 2021 to 31 December 2021

Total
General
Designated
Restricted
This year
Last year
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
0101 - Standing Order Planned Giving
0102 - Occasional Giving via Bank
0110 - Gift Aid Envelopes - Occasional
0111 - Gift Direct
0112 - Other planned giving
0201 - Loose plate offering
0203 - Offerings - Baptisms
0204 - Offerings - Funerals
0301 - Gift day receipts
0302 - Wall safe / box donations
0303 - One off Gift Aid donations
0305 - Donations appeals etc
0306 - Contactless Donations
0401 - Mission Boxes
0402 - Other collections/mission appeals
0501 - Recovered HMRC Gift Aid receipts
0502 - Recovered HMRC GASDS receipts
0503 - Recovered Gift Direct Gift Aid
0601 - Legacies
0701 - Recurring grants
0702 - Non-recurring one-off grants
Donations and legacies Totals
180.00
-
-
180.00
-
670.00
-
-
670.00
-
436.25
-
-
436.25
126.00
11,645.23
-
203.51
11,848.74
9,391.80
1,055.00
-
-
1,055.00
2,209.00
3,605.66
-
-
3,605.66
2,124.10
68.39
-
-
68.39
-
238.00
-
-
238.00
174.47
180.00
-
-
180.00
-
2,217.67
-
-
2,217.67
890.53
10.00
-
-
10.00
-
1,414.30
-
-
1,414.30
7,296.77
1,249.09
-
-
1,249.09
-
-
-
-
-
63.86
824.00
-
-
824.00
398.47
3,006.87
-
-
3,006.87
2,480.72
-
-
-
-
1,967.97
654.10
-
-
654.10
-
500.00
-
-
500.00
-
2,000.00
-
-
2,000.00
1,000.00
1,900.00
-
-
1,900.00
-
31,854.56
-
203.51
32,058.07
28,123.69

Income from charitable activities (Bro Gwydyr, St Gwyddelan, Dolwyddelan, St Mary, Betws-y-Coed, St Mary, Dolgarrog, St Mary & St Rhychwyn, Trefriw, St Tudclud, Penmachno)

0901 - Fees for Occasional Offices 633.00 - - 633.00 998.00
0902 - Wedding fee 1,830.00 - - 1,830.00 -
0906 - Burial fee 97.00 - - 97.00 -
Income from charitable activities Totals 2,560.00 - - 2,560.00 998.00
Other trading activities (Bro Gwydyr, St Gwyddelan, Dolwyddelan, St Mary, Betws-y-Coed, St Mary, Dolgarrog, St Mary & St
Rhychwyn, Trefriw, St Tudclud, Penmachno)
0801 - Fund raising 2,809.87 - - 2,809.87 3,151.80
0802 - Other funds generated 36,497.28 - - 36,497.28 23,233.50
0803 - Hall Rental Income 1,710.00 - - 1,710.00 2,255.00
0805 - Sundry income 1,396.93 - - 1,396.93 161.12
0807 - Church Building Rental 3,628.37 - - 3,628.37 -
Other trading activities Totals 46,042.45 - - 46,042.45 28,801.42

Investments (Bro Gwydyr, St Gwyddelan, Dolwyddelan, St Mary, Betws-y-Coed, St Mary, Dolgarrog, St Mary & St Rhychwyn, Trefriw, St Tudclud, Penmachno)

1001 - Dividends/investment income 415.98 - - 415.98 1,313.12
1020 - Bank and building society interest 217.95 - - 217.95 88.78

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Total

Total
General
Designated
Restricted
This year
Last year
1030 - Rent from investment land or buildings
Investments Totals
Income and endowments Grand totals
1,145.79
-
-
1,145.79
5,728.95
1,779.72
-
-
1,779.72
7,130.85
82,236.73
-
203.51
82,440.24
65,053.96

Expenditure on:

Raising funds

3103 - Costs of generating resoucres - giving 975.00 - - 975.00 -
3104 - Costs of fund raising 5,013.55 - - 5,013.55 6,640.00
ing funds Totals 5,988.55 - - 5,988.55 6,640.00
enditure on charitable activities (Bro Gwydyr, St Gwyddelan, Dolwyddelan, St Mary, Betws-y-Coed, St Mary, Dolgarrog, St
y & St Rhychwyn, Trefriw, St Tudclud, Penmachno)
2001 - Diocesan share 53,500.00 - - 53,500.00 65,000.00
2101 - Clergy expenses 3,675.39 - - 3,675.39 3,587.58
2145 - Parsonage - water 392.72 - - 392.72 585.65
2147 - Parsonage - electricity 38.43 - - 38.43 -
2149 - Parsonage - other expenses - - - - 1,330.81
2202 - Readers Expenses 133.20 - - 133.20 -
2340 - Maintenance of services 200.70 - - 200.70 1,461.55
2341 - Costs of vergers, organists and choir 325.00 - - 325.00 -
2342 - Music & performance expenses 372.00 - - 372.00 267.00
2401 - Costs of meetings - - - - 71.16
2402 - Bank and Credit Card Charges 67.03 - - 67.03 -
2403 - Cost of printing, post and stationery 1,971.33 - - 1,971.33 1,749.65
2405 - Office and general expenditure 2,055.26 - - 2,055.26 -
2406 - Admin/Staff Salary 6,533.81 - - 6,533.81 5,725.33
2407 - Depreciation 162.50 - - 162.50 -
2423 - Admin/Staff Expenses 66.00 - - 66.00 -
2424 - Admin/Staff Equipment 739.20 - - 739.20 -
2501 - Church operatating costs - insurance 4,160.38 - - 4,160.38 3,827.37
2502 - Church operating costs - electricity 3,860.96 - - 3,860.96 7,515.13
2503 - Church operating costs - gas 3,122.11 - - 3,122.11 -
2504 - Church operating costs - water 95.01 - - 95.01 68.13
2505 - Church operating costs - other 1,229.20 - - 1,229.20 2,416.64
2508 - Church repairs and maintenance 862.51 - - 862.51 1,829.10
2509 - Church Cleaning 345.00 - - 345.00 25.00
2510 - Church operating costs - tel/mob/internet 567.15 - - 567.15 -
2601 - Churchyard management costs 1,520.00 - - 1,520.00 -
2602 - Church hall operating costs - other 137.54 - - 137.54 -
2604 - Church hall operating costs - gas 39.17 - - 39.17 -
2605 - Church hall operating costs - insurance 736.00 - - 736.00 733.14
2606 - Church hall costs - repairs/maintenance 114.00 - - 114.00 1,890.59
2608 - Church hall operating costs - water 185.36 - - 185.36 185.81
2611 - Church hall operating costs - cleaning 2,496.00 - - 2,496.00 2,576.00
2612 - Other property repairs/maintenance 933.08 - - 933.08 4,192.67
2701 - Major building repairs and renovations 11,400.00 - - 11,400.00 -
2806 - Other costs of parish mission work 245.00 - - 245.00 -
2902 - Support of church charities & projects - - - - 273.24
2903 - Support of UK charities - - - - 6,541.00

Raising funds Totals

Expenditure on charitable activities (Bro Gwydyr, St Gwyddelan, Dolwyddelan, St Mary, Betws-y-Coed, St Mary, Dolgarrog, St Mary & St Rhychwyn, Trefriw, St Tudclud, Penmachno)

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Total
General
Designated
Restricted
This year
Last year
Expenditure on charitable activities Totals
102,281.04
-
-
102,281.04
111,852.55
Other expenditure (Bro Gwydyr, St Gwyddelan, Dolwyddelan, St Mary, Betws-y-Coed, St Mary, Dolgarrog, St Mary & St
Rhychwyn, Trefriw, St Tudclud, Penmachno)
3001 - Purchase of asstes for church purposes
1,526.21
-
-
1,526.21
-
Other expenditure Totals
1,526.21
-
-
1,526.21
-
Expenditure Grand totals
109,795.80
-
-
109,795.80
118,492.55
1,526.21
-
-
1,526.21
-
109,795.80
-
-
109,795.80
118,492.55

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Bro Gwydyr

Balance Sheet detailed

As at
31/12/2021
As at
31/12/2020
Fixed assets
B8A: BDT Betws y Coed - St Mary's Church Acco
L31: BDT Llanrhychwyn - St Mary's Church
L31T: BDT Mrs Henry Higgins
T2: BDT Trefriw Rector & Churchwardens
T2T: BDT Trefriw Church Fund
PT3892: Mrs Dorothy Brennnd Legacy
970350001B: CCLA COIF St Gwyddelans Church
PT1824: Mrs Minnie S Chorley
PT2512: Miss E M Evans Legacy
PT2998: Rev'd Thomas Richard Hughes Legacy
PT3193: Arfon Roberts Bequest
PT3718: Fabric Fund Shares
PT3718IAS: Fabric Fund Income Accumulation Shares
Total Fixed assets
Current assets
00012: St Mary's Trefriw Current Account
00013: Penmachno Current Account
00010: Dolgarrog Current Account
00011: Dolgarrog Business Premium Account
00001: Dolwyddelan Current Account
00014: Penmachno Savings Account
00015: Bro Gwydyr Current Account
00018: Betws y Coed Car Park Account
00016: Betws y Coed Current Account
00019: Betws y Coed Deposit Account
00002: Dolwyddelan Deposit
00100: PT3718 Cash Account
Total Current assets
Liabilities
6699: Agency collections
Total Liabilities
Net Asset surplus (deficit)
Reserves
Excess/(deficit) to date
Z01: Starting balances
Z02: Other gains/(losses)
Z03: Gains/(losses) on reval of fixed assets
Total Reserves
15,057.35
15,057.35
550.25
550.25
581.26
581.26
1,096.53
1,096.53
1,172.00
1,172.00
4,139.41
3,743.74
10,814.64
10,814.64
1,312.85
1,312.85
3,282.50
2,968.74
1,510.13
1,365.79
32,871.85
29,729.70
4,675.57
4,228.65
12,202.85
10,504.92
89,267.19
83,126.42
1,426.27
1,426.27
-
3,327.73
567.60
892.29
258.39
258.36
11,369.11
1,564.42
-
23,161.92
16,416.44
24,104.36
23,514.02
20,015.65
13,533.94
9,609.14
11,987.64
11,986.37
15,280.67
25,279.14
369.54
369.54
94,723.62
121,995.19
288.46
204.47
288.46
204.47
183,702.35
204,917.14
(27,355.56)
(53,438.59)
204,917.14
249,627.83
6,140.77
8,727.90
-
-
183,702.35
204,917.14

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Represented by Funds
General (Unrestricted) 53,176.37 76,102.26
Designated 51,732.01 55,969.52
Restricted 45,843.42 39,894.81
Endowment 32,950.55 32,950.55
Total 183,702.35 204,917.14

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Bro Gwydyr

Receipts & Payments by Report Group

For the period from 01 January 2021 to 31 December 2021

General
funds
Designated
funds
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
Total
funds
Last Year
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies Planned Giving 13,986.48 - 203.51 - 14,189.99 11,726.80
Donations 5,071.06 - - - 5,071.06 8,187.30
Loose collections 3,912.05 - - - 3,912.05 2,298.57
Tax refunds - Gift Aid 3,660.97 - - - 3,660.97 2,480.72
Tax refunds - GASDS - - - - - 1,967.97
Legacy gifts - No. rec'd:_____
1
500.00 - - - 500.00 -
Grants 3,900.00 - - - 3,900.00 1,000.00
For mission 824.00 - - - 824.00 462.33
SubTotal Donations and legacies 31,854.56 - 203.51 - 32,058.07 28,123.69
Income from charitable activities Fees 2,560.00 - - - 2,560.00 998.00
SubTotal Income from charitable activities 2,560.00 - - - 2,560.00 998.00
Other tradingactivities Moneyraising 46,042.45 - - - 46,042.45 28,801.42
SubTotal Other trading activities 46,042.45 - - - 46,042.45 28,801.42
Investments Investment income 1,779.72 - - - 1,779.72 7,130.85
SubTotal Investments 1,779.72 - - - 1,779.72 7,130.85
Total Income and endowments from: 82,236.73 - 203.51 - 82,440.24 65,053.96
Expenditure on:
Expenditure on charitable activities Parish Share 53,500.00 - - - 53,500.00 65,000.00
Parochial expenses of clerics 4,106.54 - - - 4,106.54 5,504.04
Support for Ministry Other 133.20 - - - 133.20 -
Maintenance of services 897.70 - - - 897.70 1,728.55
General parish expenses 11,595.13 - - - 11,595.13 7,546.14
Maintenance of Churches 5,072.53 - - - 5,072.53 3,852.37
Maintenance of churches 9,169.79 - - - 9,169.79 11,829.00
Maintenance of other property 6,161.15 - - - 6,161.15 9,578.21
Exceptional expenditure 11,400.00 - - - 11,400.00 -
Mission: home/world - - - - - 273.24
Mission: parish 245.00 - - - 245.00 -
Mission and Grants Home/World - - - - - 6,541.00
SubTotal Expenditure on charitable activities 102,281.04 - - - 102,281.04 111,852.55
Other expenditure Capitalpayments 1,526.21 - - - 1,526.21 -
SubTotal Other expenditure 1,526.21 - - - 1,526.21 -
Raisingfunds Cost of moneyraising 5,988.55 - - - 5,988.55 6,640.00
SubTotal Raising funds 5,988.55 - - - 5,988.55 6,640.00
Total Expenditure on: 109,795.80 - - - 109,795.80 118,492.55
EXCESS OF RECEIPTS OVER PAYMENTS (27,559.07) - 203.51 - (27,355.56) (53,438.59)

Accounts received and accepted by the MAC and AVM

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