The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Oakington Reg'd Charity 1182999 Annual Report and Financial Statements st For the year ended 31 December 2023 Incumbent: The Rev. James Alexander The Vicarage 99 Water Lane Oakington CB4 SAL Banks Re B2nk Accounts Llo)'ds Bank PLC Sidne}, Street C'ambridge CB? 3HQ Barclavs Bank PLC Benet StrcL't Cambridge C'B2 31J/. Central Board of Finance of the Church of England Re Deposit Funds 2 Fore Strect London EC2Y 5AQ Independent F.xaminer Stuart Arrandale Unit 8 23-2) CJiv*dir Street Cambridgc CBI 21.G
Report for the Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish st of St. Andrew, Oakington for the year ended 31 December 2023 St. Andrew's Parochial Church Council CC) has the resp()nsibility of co-operating with the incumbcnt, thc R¢v¢rcnd James Alexander, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish: the whole mission of the chur¢lL pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. St Andrew's aim is to be Jesus centred The PCC is also specifically r¢sponsAble for the nlainknce of the fabri¢ of the Church of St Andrew's and the Chwch hall. The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possibl¢ to worship at OUT church and to become part of our parish community at St Andrew's. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer, scripture. music and the sacrament. Ivhen planning for activities for the year, we have considered the Commissioners guidance on chaTities for the a(Ivancement of religion; in particular, we ty to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish cottunullity Deanery synod There is one member on the Dean¢ry Synod. This provides the PCC with an important link between the parish and the rest of the deanery. Pastoral care sOt membcrs of our patish arc utthle to attend church du¢ to sicknes4 agc or Shielding. Our Famili¢s worker has worked alongsidc the Trlage in providing help where necessary during the shutdowns. Mission 2nd Evangelis Flclping thosc in need is a deEnonstration of our faith. Our Mission Group leads the church's mission to: Peter & Ruth Manwell in Uganda Several projects kn TaDzaDia A project in Pakislan As well as local projects in Englan(L The n]ission and evangelism committee is to b¢ congratulated on its fund-raising efforts. Our Parish magazine is distributed bi-monthly to all parishioners on the Church Electoral roll and to the whole village. The nazIne keeps our parishioners infonned of the important matters affecting our church and articles that h¢lp develop our knowledge and trust in Jesus. Financial RneW Total incoming resources in 2023 were£182.076 (2022 £248.139) of which £1 10,607 were unrestricted (2022 £119.749).Outgoings were £196,306 (2022 £165,190) of which unrestricted expenditure was £104,307 (2022 £96,599) including £60.000 (2022 £54,765) for th¢ Parish Share. Reserves Policy Our policy is to ensur¢ that w¢ hold sufficient reserves to cover normal exp¢nditure on all church activities for 6 mollths. Reserves now stand at £146.821(2022 £161.051). The PCC continues to monitor this at every meeting.
Volunteers Th¢ PCC is grdtefid for the servant heartedness of all the volunteers who work behind the scenes in many ways: Church cleaning, flowers, grass cutting and bell ringing. Structure, Governance and M2Dagem¢nt The meth(Kl of appointment of PCC rneMl is set out in the Church Representation Rules. Our PCC memb¢rsbip consists of our vicar, churchwarden& deanery representatives, and elected members of the collgregatio who are on th¢ ¢l¢ctoral rolc. The PCC members are responsible for Tnaking decisions on all matter of g¢ncral concern and importance to the parish including on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. The PCC met bi-monthly. Sub con)mittees of the PCC meet to advise the PCC on Fabric and th¢ running of the church hall. The AGM was held on the 24 April 2023. Administrative IDforni2tion St Andrew's Church (and church hall) are situated on the High SL Oakingtorn It is part of the Diocese of Ely. The correspondence address is The Vicarag4 Water Lane, Oakington. PCC members who served at any time from I" January 2023 until the date of this report was appmved ate: Ex oificio members Incumbent: The Reverend James Alexander Wardcns: Mr Simon Turner Mr Brian Esson Deanery Synod Mrs Jennet Christie Elected Members: Ms Jennifer Harrison (vice-chair[s0n) Mr Paul Lloyd (treasurer) Mrs Jill Westoby. (secretary) Mrs Claire Moody Mr Richard Brading Mr Roger Goodden Miss Mary Fisher Mrs Jill Wilkinson Approved by the Parochial Church Council at their meeting of the 25th March 2024 and signed on their behalf by the Reverend James Alexander (PCC chairnMn)
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR Efk'GLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trustees The Parhla1 Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Sl Andrew Oakington On accounts for the year ended 31° December 2023 Charity no (if any} 118999 Set out on pages 5t07 I report to the truslees on my examination of the accounts of the above chaTity Ilhe Tru5t-I for the year ended 315t December 2023. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wf(h the requirements of the CharttEs Act 2011 1.the Acfl. I report in respect of my examination of Ihe Trust's accounts carried OLrt under sechon 145 ofthe 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under sethon 145(5llb) of Ihe Acl. Independent I have completed my eXaminatn. I confitm that no material matters have examinerfs statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to telieve that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordan with section 130 of the Chartties Act,. or the accounts did not accord wtth the accounting records,. or the accounts did not compty wtth the applicable requirements conceming the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requiremenl that the accounts give a 'lme and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no cOnmS and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. "pi se delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Signed: Date". 15, March 2024 Name: Stuart Arrandale Relevant profèssional qualificationls} or body (rf any)". ICAEW Address: Unit 8. 23-25 Gvrydir Street. Cambridge. CB1 2LG IER Oct 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern {see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidan for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examinerwishes to disclose_ IER Oct 2018
PAR0eHL CHURCH COUNCILOF ST ANDREWS. OAKNGTON Stslernent olAwts Foithe yoar8naed 3)StDMber2023 EndtT*rrEnl Funds Total 2023 Total 2022 FuThts Funds Debto 6182 6659 Cash Funds sak ¢urreMA¢wmts 8ank Derrt)srtAccounl CBF Depo$rtAcwunl 14056 350 59060 2$45 21522 45000 98770 88187 10(N)O 20754 18955 Creditors
2945 -23262 446S2 4740 BaLAnS aA 4131 Derats2023 86539 21500 146821 breakdown of fund balan GENERAL FUND RESTRICTED FUNOS FABRIC FUND NEW CHURCH HALL Runrwng Costs NEW CHURCH HALL Rerwr LrrTEOALE FUND COLE CHURCHYARD SEARLE FUND CHANCEL FUND 540 -9400 1338 -1743 -7302 40696 -15142 -7878S -622 -y400 41338 -1743 .7302 -1158 544 4799 -11958 -1054 423U -5094 -9460 -5799 -11958 BanceS as 8131 DecembBr2023 4728Y -78D39 -21499 -148821 -161051 Page 5
PAR(KHL4L CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW& OAlaNGTOM SlateTnent ol Inaime and Expktthre Forthe >VréryA 31st December 20rJ 2023 2022 INCOMING RESOURCES Nc volrY IrKome WC6 161QOg 1592eo Income IrQm Itwesbnents 5825 0onbJ5affld Bequests 76460 15242 $935 TOTAL IIKOMING REsIRoEs 1107 67540 3929 18207S 248139 RESOURCÉS USED GhurthAcMs Dh)wn Partsh She otherPayments CFvJrth h1 ReIts Quiwu¢nl Fab[ Repaip Famly Wtsknr 60000 78607 5476S 72880 1613 4988 30943 33031 28490 ¥209 29209 101307 9Tr730 165190 ExcvA of Paynwnts OberRvxpts -23190 2659 -14230 82949 B*all5 Browt Frx 1StJary 2023 41317 lo54 161051 78102 Fur Trtll5fer BALANCE5 CARRIEO FQRWARO AS AT 31st DECEPABER 20Z) 47617 7n 21499 146821 181051
PAROCHNL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREWS. OAKINGTON NoTrs to the Financial statements Forthe year ended 31st Derntser 2023 Untn"td Fund5 Re$tr#e Funds EtKlI)b*Thent Funds Total 2023 Total 2022 Note 1 Voluntary Income Planned GiwNJ Gift aid other collections at servtss New Church Hall Fabric Fund Mission Famity Worker 48397 20065 48397 20065 51778 20106 150 1875 8169 51065 26138 2841 2841 9208 56028 24470 32028 24470 95NJ3 657( 161009 159280 Note 2 Income from Inveslments CBF Interest CBF DNidends Bank Deposit interesl 835 2511 3314 2511 406 3057 645 1834 5825 3463 Note 3 Reipts from church Actmtvès Fees for PCC Rebate Re Pari8h Sha Other church Hall tknnats.ons 1192 1192 1081 977 83337 13132 335 583 13715 335 583 15242 85395 total 110607 67540 3929 182076 248139 Note 4 Church Activits"es- payments Mlssion Clergy Expenses Cos1 of servIs Church m81lltenance Church Management & Adrninic Fabric Maintenan Church hall running costs Church h811 rnaintenan Churchyard maintenan Family wrjrker 28384 3600 7374 1410 1818 33031 61415 3600 7374 1410 1818 28490 1720 57651 3600 7354 485 1944 4988 1460 1613 387 30943 28490 1no 1269 1269 29209 29209 44307 90730 1269 136 110424 Noie 5 The PCC ernployed a Childn,$ and Familvès Support Person in MKI Sept 2016 and h ¢ontract was extended for a further year in September 2022 Remuneration 25304 Nl Pension 2025 The employerfs NIC is covered by Ihe wpkjyerfs 311owanc8 Pension stagirKJ date was 01 January 2018 P¥7