Charlty r•gislrntion numb•r 1184650
Company reglstr•tlon number 11938299 (England and Wale8}
WIGAN DEANERY TRUST
ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

WIGAN DEANERYTRUST
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Trustees
Rl R8vd Cyril Ashtc
Mrs Leslay Hughos
Mr5 Kathleon ￿ran
MTS Joan Roberts
Mrs Jane M¢x)re
MrAn<Jrew Thurston
Mr Gmry Humphry
IAppoinl8d 28 M8rch 2024)
S•cr•t•ry
Andrew Thurslon
Charlty number
11846X)
Company numbor
11938299
Prln¢ipal addrM¥
Wigan Inv8stsn8nt Canlr
Waterside Drive
Wigan
WN3 SBA
Reglstsr¢d ¢>fflc•
Wwn Investment Centre
W8ter3ide Drive
w￿an
WN3 5BA
Ind•p•nd•nt •xamlner
Susan Bucklgy
SBAAccounting L5ml￿d
Gladstone House
2 Church Road
Llverpool
L159EG
Bbnk•rs
CAF Bank
25 ￿r￿JS Hill A￿nu0
Klngs Hlll
West Malling
Kent
ME19 4JQ

WIGAN DEANERY TRUST
CONTENTS
P•g•
TFUStee5' repNt
Indewndent &xamlnerf8 report
Statemant of finanual aLlivilies
Balance sheet
Notes to fhe finan¢i81 statemgnts
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WIGAN DEANERYTRUST
TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
The trust88s pr8sent Ihelr annual ￿port and finandal statèments tsthe year ended 31 Decernber 2023.
Thp finanTral statements have bggn prepared in accordance vhth Ihe accounting pollcies set (yjt in note 1 to the
finanaal stBtements and comply with the Trusvs m&morandum and 8rticlg5 of a350cialion, the Companie$ Act
2006 and 'Aceounting #nd Reporb'ng by Charttle8.' Stslement of Recomrnended Practice Applteable to charIt￿¥
paring Ihgir accounts in accordanc8 wlth tha FinanTral Reporting Standard appllcablè In thè UK 8rxl Rapubllc
of Ireland IFRS 102)" las amended for a¢e¢unfjng per(thYs commenang frcffi 1 January 20161
Objectlv•s and aetlvtho¥
The Trust was estsblished to work partners In Wlgan and Lelgh lo promoté the waltsre and wellbelng of local
Tesidents wlth a partlcular emphasi3 on tackling social exduson. This includes wothng th8 Church of
England and other parlners to support the advanc8mgnt oflheir objeth8s.
The truste8s have pald dug regaril to guidan(* issued by th8 Charity Comml881on In d8(yding what acbvibès the
Trust should undertaka.
Aehhvgmonts and p•rformanc•
DLtring 2023. th& TNSI. conlinue¢J to provide coro 38￿ces to Church Wigan. Those ccfflprised the PThk8ion of
supwrt tts th& Hub Parishes that compris• th8 Church ol England's Deanery of Wlgan. In addition to
admlnlgtr8live gUPPOrt to free up clergy to focu$ r)n mlsslon and mlnlstry across Iheir parishes. the team
¢ontributgd expertise to the Rtght Bulldlngs Rgvlew whil* was estsblished to align the portfolio of bulkjlngs wthln
Church Wigan lo current needs. Parish6s w8rè also 8UPPOrted to ensure buildings compty with statut¢Jy
r8quir8ments and best practica to provld& a s8fg 8nvlronm&nl Irorn which ministry is undertaken. Management
of the ccthinatsd dèanèry widè soNice pmiding Church ot England fiJn8rals across Wkjan ¢onllnued and the
number of funerals undertaken con￿nued lo rfse. The Trust also provided support to Church Vvigan's PR xfid
communl¢alons a¢ttvlty.
The Llverpty)l Diocesan Board of Flnance contlnued to m8n89e colle¢tbn of the precept paid by Partshe8
towards the costs of runnlng th8 Core S8N1¢9S tgam, and allhouyh it wa8 no longer abte to guarantee full
payment of the precept, parishes COn￿nUed their support of thg Core ServFces team. A conference - Working
Together- was hekl to develop th& reiation8hlp 06￿9￿n the p8rish88 and thè Trust and parishes provtded strong
and positiva fggdbaek on lh$ support they rec￿¥0 from the CO￿ SeNlces Team.
The Next Generdtion project- admlnlstared by th¢ Trust- roa¢hod tts h8￿8Y polnt, having engaged wlth 1,264
young people through its work in schools and coll8gas in Wlgan. A r$￿Sed doliv•ry ￿an was agreed betsveen
Church Wigan and the fijnder (thè N8tlon81 Church) to optimis& th8 out¢omes of the school chaplalncy and
Brighter School of Dlsdplashlp durfng the remainder of the project. A numbèr of schools contlnu8d to work wlth
the Next Generation te8m to d$llver the Transfomiing Lives for Good project within Church Wigan.
The fundraising strategy cc*nlinued to be roll8d durtng th8 year and this allowed the Trust t¢ work wlh ChuTth
WKJan lo b￿1n to ddiver a number of social justice minlslrfes- badgod 88"Llfted Mini3tries'_ aGr035 Wigan and
Lgigh. Theso includ¢d the launch of debt ¢x)unyelling u8ing the Christian8 Against Pov8rty ICAPI model and
continued dèllv8ry Df thè sehoots Coun$g11ing S¢rvth as well as inaugurating a Celebrate Recovery Group.
The foLxJ panty nehvork conlinu•s to prowd8 a much n•oded sorvice, and gr•w duwlng thg y￿r with 8 totsl of
seven pantriès operatlng acr￿¥ Wigan by the yoar 9rn1 wching 2.259 pgoth.
The Wlgan Deanery Trust and Church Wigan again resporKled lo the cijsl of living erfsls by offefing Wann
Space8 in a number of localKins.
Tha Tnjst wgs awardgd grantg of £234,825 during the year. The Trustees would Ilke to re￿r￿ Iheir gratiiuLl& and
th8nks to 811 who 98ner(xJ8ly supported the work of the Trust during 2023, both corporate and individual donor8.
Details of grants awarded are induded in the Financial Review.
Further dgtsils of grants recgived are dgtsilgd in note 3.

WIGAN DEANERY TRUST
TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Thèr8 wèr& 8 number of FersorThl changes during the ye&r, induding the departure of the Core Services
Manager and Company Secretary. and the Trustees would like to thank all of the staff - past and present- who
workèd hard lo ensure the Trust had a successful year and dgliver8d against ts charftth8 Otgè¢ts for the benefit
of Ihe pgople of Wigan and Ldgh.
Desplte thtr incrttased un￿rtainties resulting from the ongoing c081 of living crisis the Tnjslees remain confjdenl
Ihal, th9 buslness nh)d81 remains sound and form the ba￿$ on which to raallse opportunitias to COns￿ldate
and grow the Trust's actiwties the coming years.
Flnanclal Y•vlow
Incomo for th8 year totall8d £316,652, ￿th th9 prfnclp81 source of In¢(rn being grant funding from D08nery
Share pald by th& Parishes ccfflpri3ing the Church of England8 Wigan Deanery of £86.310. The 'Next
Generallon. project - a key part of Churth Wigan's youth ministy fjJnded through the Church of Engl￿d.5
Strategic Devgloprnent Fund, the Benefact Tru31 plus match fundlng from schools - r8ceivad grant fvnding of
£105.653. The tN8t 8180 eamed £12,484 from organising funerals on behalf of Church Wigan. There wwe
1dltitsnal contrlbulions lotalling £86,917 from donors to SUPFrf the Food Ministry. the Brighter School of
Di3cipleship IBSDI and School counS￿ling. Th& Trustees wtsh to thank donors and partn¢rs for th¥ir gertgrous
8UPFQrt of the Trusf8 8CtMties.
Exp•ndituro duriThJ tho period totalled £310,551 of %thich £215,226 r8laled lo stsff costs for the Core Services
and "Missing Genorat￿n. Teams. Payments of £56,224 were made to 8UPPOrt tha F&)d Mini8ty. andlbe. kqlqrw4.'
of gxp?ndiluTQ was used for runnlng costs.
Totsl Reserves at 31 December 2023 strx)d At £218.201.
It is the policy of the Trust that unre8tri¢ted ftjnds whl¢h have not been de8NJnaled for a swific Ltse should be
malntainad 8t a lèval èqulvalent lo one month'3 expendfture. The trustees considers that reserves at this leval wlll
0￿Ur¥ that. in the event of a Significant drop in lunding, thoy will be able to continue the Trust's wrr6nt acbvltles
vthile c￿86d8r8UOn 18 given to way8 in which additiC￿al lunds may be ral$ed. Th1$ levd of roservos hoa beon
maintained throughout the year.
The Trust conslders It hAs sufficlont r&wv88 al tho y88r end to oper8le as a geong concem in tha Subsèquent
year.
Th$ trLtstses have asse56ed the rn0￿r rfsks to whlch the Trust 1$ exrx>sed. and 8re 8allsfied that syst￿￿ are in
place to mitigate exposure to th8 major rLsks. Th• Trust8as ¢onsidgr that the majry ri3k Ls the availability of
suffic(ent funding. incbjding grant funding. to provldg Ihg Tru8Y8 working ¢8pllal to enable il to operate as a going
stN¢tur•, goveman¢e and managem•nt
The Trust is a ¢ompany linNted by guarantee which was ￿￿[pOrat•d on 10 Apr4 2019 and began a¢twiti$s on 8
August 2019.
The trustees, who are abo the director3 for the pUrp￿Se of company law, and ￿0 $8Nad during yw and up
to the datg of 9kJnaturo of the finan£?al statements were:
Rt Revd Cyril Asht(
Mrs L&slèy Hughes
Mrs Kathleen Moran
rs Joan Roberts
Mrs Mlrlam Unsworth
Mrs Jane
MrAndrew Thurston
MrGary Humphry
IRes*Jned 29 Seplernber 20231
{Appointe(J 28 2024)

WIGAN DEANERYTRUST
TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Trust￿ wer8 appointed to sam a thre£ year tem by the Company Member. tha Wigan Joint CounrAI {the legal
personalty of tha Banafice of Wtynl, in line with the Trust's consolutlon. Trus18es Can be r8app)inted for
further tem)s In Ilnè Charity Commission guid8lin•s. AJI TNstg9$ ware selected to pro￿de a MLX of s￿11$
and expori8nce appropriate to the Trusvs obleclfv88.
None ofth* tru$lg9s has any ben6fi¢lal Interest In the ry)mpany.
The Trustses have appoint8d 8 Core Servi￿8 f8am lo run thg Trusfs operaUon8 under the diwtiu) of a Core
se￿}ces Manager. who 1$ 8180 the Conpany S8cretary and rOp￿S to tha Board of Trustee5. The Core Services
M8nager untll 30 April was Stephen &￿them, and from M8y unul Ihe year end was Marlin JC￿es.
New trustees received In￿￿1 indudion in line Mlh Charty Commission guidane• and oThJoing training wll be
PTovkJad In ra$F¥Jn$& lo Identiflèd noeds.
The trustees, report W88 approved by the Board of Truste88.
Mrs Lesley Hughes
Tru8t89

WIGAN DEANERY TRUST
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF WIGAN DEANERY TRUST
I report lo the tnJ8toès on my examinati(￿ of Ihè financtal statsments of Wigan Deanery Trust (th8 Trust) for th
year ended 31 December 2023.
Rogponslbllltl•8 •nd bas1¥ of report
As the trusta8s of the Trustlond also (11roctors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for Ihe
waparatlon of th$ flnanclal ststemenls in 8ceA)rdancg with th8 requirements of the Companie$ Act 2006 lihe
20C6A¢il.
HavlrvJ Sa￿sfied myself that the financlal statamants of thg Trust are not raquired to b8 audited under P8rt 16 01
the 2006 Ad and are eligible for Independent èxamln8tion, I rsport in respect of my examinalion of the TTU8V3
financlgl slatem$n¢s carySe(l out under 8ecb.on 145 of the Charitses Act 2011 (the 2011 Actl In carying out my
axaminatlon I hav¥ followed all the appUcabl& DIred0r￿ glven by the Charfty Commissth under $90Uon 145
15Xbl ol the 2011 ACL
Independ•nt examln•rfs statsm•nt
The charitys gross ine4)me exceed￿ £250,000 and l am qualW to undertak• lh$ wrniTralion by being
qualifled memtrw of the Instltule of Chart8re(l Accountsnts In England and Wales.
I have completed my exomlnauon. l confimi that no matters have come to my attent¥)n In connedon the
9xamIna￿on gI￿n9 ma causa lo bolieve th31 In any material re8P8Ct-
accounting recAJrds were not kopt In respe¢l of thg Trust as requlred ty secuon 386 of the 2006 Act,. or
the Ilnanclal ststernents do not accord wth th08e records- or
th• fln8nd81 stBtements do not ¢omply wth Ihe accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2008 Aet
oth8r Ihan any r8qulmmenl thal the accounts glve a trua and falr ￿0W whlch18 not a matter ￿nskI￿ad 88
part of an independant examination- or
tha finaneial ¥tatgmgnts have not been prepared in accordancg thg mathods and principlos of tho
Stat8mont of Re¢ommended Pracbce for accountin9 and reporting by charttitss applicable lo th8riti98
praparing their accounts in accordance with the Firtonclal Reportlng Standard a￿l¢abl6 in the UK and
Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021.
I havo no conc4m$ and havg come ac*os8 ￿ other matters In c4Jnnedon with the exAmlnallon lo whl¢h
attention sFKsuld ba drwn In thi$ report in order lo enablo a propor urKlerstanding of th8 flnan¢ial statements to
bg r88th0d.
sL￿n Bud(ley
SBAAceountlng Lbmlled
Chartered Accountant
Glad8t￿e House
2 Church Road
vwl
L159EG

WIGAN DEANERY TRUST
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Unrestrlct•d R•strlel•d
fund8
2023
T¢tsl UThreBtrlct•d Rostrlct•d
funds
fijnds
21122
2022
2D23
2023
2022
Incomo and ondowm•nts from:
Donat*)ns ond legacles
Ch8rftsble 8ctMties
Investments
Othor in¢orr
97,350
12,484
769
351
204.602
301.952
12,484
1.865
351
140,080
11,480
872
52
232,477
372,557
11,480
992
1.096
Total Inc•m•
110.954
205,698
316.652
152.284
232,797
385,081
Exp•ndSturg on:
Raising fvnds
Charitable aclmlles
Other expenditure
250
151.614
176
250
310,125
176
79
161.214
79
308.384
158.51t
147,170
11
Totsl expenditure
158,511
152.040
310,551
147.170
161.293
308,463
Nel gainsll106sesl on
investmon
12
1,96B
1,968
12,7711
12.771)
Net in¢omell¢xpendltur•l
{45.589}
53.658
8,069
2.343
71,504
73,847
Transfers btha•n
furK1s
36,262
{36,2621
3.817
13.8171
Net mov•m•nt In
funds
19,3271
17.396
6.160
87.687
73.847
Reconc511atlon ol ful￿s.
Fund balance6 al 1 January
2023
24.323
185.809
210.132
18.163
118,122
136.285
Fund balan¢o8 at 31
D•comb•r 2023
14.996
203,205
218.201
24.323
185,809
210,132
The statsmant of fin8ncial activltlss Includès all 98ln$ a*KI kx$8$ rwnlsod in tho year. All ￿n￿m8 ond expandllura
(Jerfv8 from ¢onllnulng 8Ctlvhles.

WIGAN DEANERY TRUST
BALANCE SHEET
ASAT31 DECEMBER 2023
2023
2022
Ns)tes
Flxed ass•ts
Taroible assets
14
7,960
7,854
Curr•nt a$$•ts
Debtors
Investments
Ca8h al bank and in hÈnd
15
16
77.547
23,035
164.213
55.300
21.067
2(K).595
264.795
276,962
Crndltors: amounts falllng due wlthln
¢)n8 y•ar
18
74.684
Net ojrrent assets
210.241
202,278
Total a88•ts1088 current Ilabllltl•s
218.201
210.132
The funds ofth• Trust
Restricted income funds
Unre8trthd funds
19
203,205
14,996
185.809
24.323
218,201
210.132
The company is entiued to th8 exgrnption frorn the audit requiTeThnt contained In s8ctlon 477 of Ihe Companies ALt
2006, for the yeor ended 31 December 2023.
The dir8Ctor8 acknowledgè their responsibilitiès for eomplyiro with the requirew*nts of the compan￿ Act 21)06
wlth rè4)trct lo accounting records and the prepara￿On offfnanclal statemen
The mambers have not requlred the company to obtsin an audlt Of ffin8neial ststernents foi the y&ar in question In
a¢cordan¢g wlh $e¢tion 476.
Th888 flnandal statemenis hava b$8n prspaf8d In accord￿ wmh the provlsions appli¢abl8 to companies subject
lo the small compan￿$ reglme.
The )Inancial 8tstements wer8 appmved by the hJste8s on
Mrs Lesley Hughes
Truste•
MrAndrew Thurston
Trugt••
Company regi8tralvJn nUm￿r 11938299 (England and Wales)

WIGAN DEANERY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Accountlng pollclas
Charlty Infomwtion
Wlgan Deanery Trust a privat8 company Ikmitad by guarnntse incorporatod In EtvJland 8nd Wal&s. The
regl8tsred ¢)fflee is Wigan Inveslmant Céntro, Watsrside Dtive. Wigan, WN3 5B
1.1 Accountlng conv•ntion
The finanaal statem&rts h#v• prepared in accordanrh wrth thg TNSVS m&mor8ndum and articles ol
association. the CompanO88 Ad 20ChS and 'ArLounting and Rtsporbng by Charities: Statement of
R8￿MM￿de<l Pwtice appliCa￿e to charitles p￿partn9 their accounts In accordanco with the Fina￿101
Reportiro Stsndard applicablo in th• UK and R¥publK of Ireland IFRS 1021" las am&ndgd for accounting
periods commencang from 1 January 20161. Tho Tru$l 1$ a Puts1￿ BerEfft Entity as d6fin8d by FRS 102.
The Trust has taken adv•ntsgè of the provi3ion8 in the SORP for charitsas apFAylrKJ FRS 102 Updats Bulletin 1
not to propBr9 a Stslemant of Cash Fk￿5.
The flna￿al statements are prepared in sterllng, whlth 1% thè fvnctional currency of th8 Trust. Monètary
amounts In thes& finanool statsments are rounded to the nearest £.
Thg financial ytstemgnts have been prepared under the historic81 cost convention, mc¥Jrfied to indude certain
nanclal Instruments al fair value. The prinapal accounlng poltf4e5 a¢Jopted are set out below.
1.2 Golng concern
At Iho limg of approvFThJ the flnandal statgmonts. the Iruslg&s havg a r¢a8onable expectatb)n that the Trust
ha3 adequate resources to eontinuè in opgration81 9￿stenCe lor the foreseeable fubJr6. Thus the trLsts•s
continue to edopt the oolng Goncom basi8 018ccounting in preparing the finanual statements.
1.3 Charitable funds
Unrèstrict8d fvnds are available for use al the discretion of the trust￿ In furthgr4nce of thoir ch¥ritablg
obJective&
1.4 Incom•
InryJm• 1$ rocoynl$gd when the Trust is legally entit￿￿ to It aft8r any p8rfomian¢g ¢ondltlons havo 1)8gn mg1.
the amounts can be meaBUTed reliabty. and it is probable that income will be re¢eivad.
Grants are reccsnisgd when the Trust 15 legally entitled to it aftar any porfomiance conijluons havo b8&n m&t,
the aM￿ntS can be ￿sUred reliably, and it is probable that income will be recdved. The grants a
allocated according to the purposg for Vth￿h thoy have been given.
Tradlng In￿)Me, vthlch malnty r8latas to faes rncèiv&J (￿nIS￿ng fuw819, 1$ recogn1￿d whon thè
S8rvlce Is completsd.
1.5 ExpBndltur•
Resources eX￿ded are re￿nised In the perk#J In whkh they afe Ir￿urred. Resource8 expended Includ?
attributablg VAT, whS¢h ¢anrhot be r￿ver￿j.

WIGAN DEANERY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Accountlng pollcl•s
IContinu•dl
1.6 Tanglbl• flx•d a8s•ts
TBnglble fixed 888ets are Snllbalty measur&J at ttjst and 8ubsequènlly mts8ured at cost or valuation. net of
epreciation and any impairmen11￿$58S.
Depfyd8tlon Is recogn18ed so a3 to wrlt6 off thè cost or valuat*Jn of assets less thelr residu81 values over thelr
useful lives on Ihe following bases".
FLKlure8 and ffttlng8
Computors
Motorv8hie
5 years on cost
3 year5 on o)St
250A on written down value
Th8 galn or loss ori$lng on the dl$kxssd of an asset Is delemiinwj a8 the difference b8iwe8n the sale pro[￿dS
and lh& c8rying valuè of th8 xssèt, #nd ¢ recagni34d in ihe ststemenl of financial actiwU•s.
1.7 Cuh Ind e•sh fjquivahnts
Cash and cash equivalants IndLtdg cash In hand. deptrsrt8 held al &91 h￿th banks, othgr short-term Ilqulj
investmènts wlth orfglnal mattlrffjes of three mnths or lets, and bank overdraft& Bank ov•rdrafts aro shown
wllhin borrowln9s In curr8nt1S#bilrfies.
1.8 Flnanclal instrum•nts
The Tnjst has alaeted lo aP￿Y the provision$ of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instrum¢nts' 12
'0th8r Fhan<>81 Ingtruments Issues, of FRS 102 to 811 of Its f￿an¢￿￿1 Instruments.
FinancSal Instnjments are recognlsed in the Trust'$ balarKe sheol when Ihe Twst be(a)me5 Party to the
¢onlractual provlslons of Ihe Instrument.
FInanc￿l assets Bnd llablltt￿9 ar8 offs81. with the net amounts prèsented in the financlal St8teTr￿ts. when
ther• is a legally anfofeeabltr right to 891 off Ihe recognised arnounts and thera L8 an Int¢nb"on to setu¢ on a not
basis or to realise the a88et and setue the Ilability Simultaneou￿Y.
84¥ic financial •ss•ts
Basle fin8n¢ial assgts, whlch Include dobtors and ¢a$h atvj bank balances, are knltlally measured al
transactlon pd¢e Including transact¥)n costs and are subséquently c#rri$d at amortised cost using the effectN8
interest rnelhod unless th& arrangem8nl consttiutes a finan&ng transaction. the transaclon is
measured at the present valu& of thè futurg rtr¢eipts dtscounted at a market rate of Int&ML Finandal assets
cLasslfied as recelvabl8 wlthin ono year are not amorused.
Buic financial liabiliti•s
Baslc flnandal liabilities, including credltors and bank bans are Inilialty recognised at Iransactlon price unless
th¥ 8rr8nge￿nl C4)nslllules a financing transgrtion. where Ihg debt instrument is measured al the prgsènt
value of the future payments dL8gJunted at a market r81e of Intwtsl. Finandal liabllMes classlfled as payal￿e
within one year are not am0￿s￿￿.
Dabl Instruments are subsequently carrt8d ot amortisgd ¢osL uslng the affectiV8 interesl rats m8lhod.
Trade credltors ar8 obllgaUon8 to Pay for goods or Se￿ICe8 that have bègn acqulred in the ordinwy cour38 of
Opera￿nS from suppll&rs. Arn￿ftts payable are dassified as curr8nt liabiliti9¥ rf payment is due wthin one
year or less. 11 not, they are FKesented as non-cuyrent liabilitl8$. Trade cr8drtors are rerngnised inibaHy at
tran3Bcbon price and 3ub8equendy maasured at amortwd ¢08t using the eff8ctive Interest method.
Dw•eognltlon of flnan¢lal Ilablllll•s
Financial Ilabilille8 are 1&￿¢09￿1$￿j vthen the Trust's contractual ok￿l98t￿m expl￿ or arè discharged crf
cancellad.

WIGAN DEANERY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Accountlng poliel•s
IContlnu•d)
1.9 Employ•e benefits
The cost ol any unu8ed holiday 8ntklemènl Is r•cognK%8d in ￿ pgriod in whlch ￿ 8mpksy90's $orvl¢e$ arg
recelved.
Temiinabon benefts a￿ ￿cognIsed immediatety a8 an expense when thè Trust is demn8trably committed lo
t¢minalo thg empk)yment of an employe8 or to prowde t¢rmination bontrfits.
1.10 R•tlr•mont bgngflts
Payments to defined contrfbullon rO￿r￿ment b6n8fi1 sch8me8 ar8 charged as an expetw as they fall duè.
Crltl¢al a¢¢ountlng estlmates and Judgem•nts
In the application of tha Tfust's a￿auntIng policios, Ihg Iru51ees are requiied to make 1￿jg0n￿nts. es￿Mat0$
and assumptions about the cBrySng amount of assets and liabilities that are not re￿IllY 8pparenl from other
sourc8s. The es15matgs and associated assumptions are based on hIstori￿1 experfgnce 8n¢J othei factor8 that
a￿ oJn$ldered to be relevant. Athal re8uIt8 may differ from those ￿Mat•s.
The estimates and underfylro assumptk)ns are rgview&il on an orooing basis. Rewsions lo accounting
estlrnales are iecognis8d In the ￿riOd in whi¢h th8 e3llmate is T8￿Sed where the rewsion affec18 C￿lY that
perfod. or in the p•riod of thg row3ion and fulure periods where the revi8ion affects both current and fuiur
periods.
Dmatlonts and legacl•s
Unrè8trf¢t¢d Re$trl¢t
lunds
fund$
Total Unresliicted R8strfcted
funds
funds
Total
2023
2Q23
2023
2022
2022
2022
Donations and grfts
Grants receiva￿6
Food provlslonlLWtedl
CAPISchool Counsellor
Brighter School of
Discipleship
10
97.340
10
234.825
137,48S
140.C
142.529
282.589
63,531
63.531
82.1S2
82.152
3.586
3.586
7.796
7.796
97.350
204,602
301,952
140.080
232.477
372,557

WIGAN DEANERY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ICONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Dontttlon$ and legaeiéj
ICt)ntlnuadl
Grants r•c•Evabl• for
car• activlti•8
chU￿h Wlgan Jolnt
Coundl
Liverpool DioG8san
Board of Financè ILDBF}
School counsellor
Wlg8n MBC for Marnh
Green ChapLains
Communlty Fund
TCC
Bonef8Ct Trust
other
66,310
86,310
130,000
130.000
10.920
76.756
10.oc
87,676
10,LK)O
9.816
57,624
20,IXK)
67,440
20,000
5,300
9,000
10,000
9,000
10,000
24,850
25.879
24.850
25,989
110
244
40.605
40,849
97.340
137,485
234.825
140.060
142,529
2B2,589
InMm• from charftable actlvltl•8
Unr•*trieted Unrè*tri¢ted
funds
funds
2023
2022
Funeral admlnlstration
12.484
11,480
Incomè from invèstments
Unmtricted Re•tricled
lund8
fund•
2023
2023
Total Unr•strlct•d R•strl¢t•d
funds
lunds
2022
2022
2022
Inter•$t receivable
769
1.096
1.86$
672
320
Othèr Incom•
Unmtrict•d Unrestricted
fund•
funds
2023
2022
Other income
351
52
10-

WIGAN DEANERYTRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Exp•ndltur• on rni¥ing fvnds
R•strlct•d
R•strlct•d
funds
2022
2023
Fundral¥lng and publlclty
Oth&rfundrai¥lng Laxls
250
79
Charltabl• actlvltl••
2023
2022
Staff costs
Depreciation and Nnpalrni•nt
Travel extxnse3
Mo¢or exponsos
Insuranca
Printjng, p08tage and stationery
Tèlephone and broadband
Food provlsion
IT and computar sothYar•
215.226
3.067
247,615
5,789
1,196
2,216
293
2,432
1,125
11,029
10,685
4,187
281
660
900
5.651
1.568
1.026
938
9.198
3.911
297
2,246
1.038
32.799
11,229
14.759
185
696
3.150
8.985
Bank char9eS
ExaminatSon costs
CAP costs
other costs
ChaFlaincy and PAIS workgfs o)sts
WobsRelpulJldty costs
T181nlng costs
Rent aThJ rates
Repairs and maintonance
Con$ultancy
237
9,522
905
1,518
310,125
308,384
Analysls by fvnd
Unre81ricted fijnds
RestriGled funds
158.511
151,614
147,170
161,214
310.125
308.384
Trustee¥
None of the twstees lor any persons conne¢t8d wlth them) recelved ony ￿mur￿01￿)n or beneffits from the
Tnjst durirg the year.
11

WIGAN DEANERY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
10 Employo
Numb•r of •mploy••$
Thè avarag8 rTr)nthly nUM￿r ol grnpbyees during the year was..
2023
Mumb•r
2022
Numb•r
mini81r8t*Jn
14
Employrnnt ¢oJts
2023
2022
Wag88 and salari&s
Social Sor￿￿tY costs
other penslon costs
205,191
6,828
3,207
232.404
11.117
4,094
215,226
247,875
There were no emF4oy88s whose annual remuneration was £60.000 or more.
11 Oth•r ￿POndAuT•
Restricted Rtstricttd
funds
fund
2023
2022
N01 loss on disposal of tangible fixed 8S88ts
178
12 Galn• and1088•8 on inve•tfnents
Unr••trict•d Unr•8trfcted
lund8
funds
2023
2022
Gainslllossesl arising on..
Revaluation ol inveslments
12.771}
13 T*￿tIon
The charity is •x¥mpt from t￿tion on its ac￿￿tIo5 b8cause all its income 1$ appllod for L*aritable purpws.
12-

WIGAN DEANERY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
14 Tanglbh frA•d awts
Flxtur•s and C¢)mpLrter¥
ffitlings
hlel•s
Cogt
At 1 January 2023
Addillons
DisposaL8
4,3S3
3,815
11,332
3,015
18,700
3,815
(1,0501
{1.050}
At 31 December 2023
8,168
10.282
3.015
21,465
Dèpr•eiation •nd impa5rrnent
At 1 January 2023
DepreaatKJn £tharg8d in ihg y*8r
Eliminated in respect of d￿Posal8
1,042
1,239
9.301
1.200
14081
503
628
10,846
3.067
1408)
At 31 DeL>M￿r 2023
2,281
10,093
1.131
13,505
Carrylng amount
Al 31 December 2023
5,887
1,884
At 310oc8mb•r 2022
3,311
2,031
2.512
7.854
15 Debtors
2022
Amounts falling dut within one year.
Trade d8btors
P￿PaYMents and accrugd Income
76,395
1.152
54,319
981
77,547
55,300
16 Current ••￿t investmonts
2023
2022
List8d inv8Stm8nts
23,035
21,067
17 LNn¥ and ov•rdraft¥
2023
2022
LOO￿ ralated parties
25,000
25,000
Payabl• wlthin on• ￿ar
25,000
25.oc
13-

WIGAN DEANERY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
17 Loans and ovèrdrafts
IContlnu•dl
The Trust re¢tNed the b8n of £25,000 from the tiverpcd board of Financo to halp wrfh ts iniba wortiNJ
capital réquSrèment Tho loan 1$ interost fr89 ￿th no $gt tem% for repayment
18 c[￿1t0￿9. afflounts falllng wlthln ono y
2023
2022
Borrowing5
Other taxation and scoal security
Trad& crèditors
Othèr ¢redllors
Accruals and defvrr8d IrKome
25.000
3.403
20,773
2.790
2.588
25.000
3.758
21,041
23.102
1.783
74.884
19 Restricted funds
Tho mstrtet8d fuThJs of tha charity comprisè the unexpended balances of donatlons and gTrnts hald on trust
subject to spedfic cor￿l￿On8 by dono3 as to how they may be used.
At 1 January
2023
Ineomlng
r¢sourcoJs
R•8ouree$
•xpended
Transf•rs
At31
December
2023
SDF4 fund
Food prO￿5￿1n1Lffled
Counselling
Chaplaincy
Fund ralsing costs
CAP
28.546
104.267
36,264
3,732
13,0(hJ
109.239
73,622
21,672
170,933)
156,286)
121,175)
{100}
{250)
13,296)
(12.195)
140,016)
13,319>
116)
13.658)
22,940
54.657
81,587
33,442
3,fj16
9.094
20.809
1,165
185,809
205.698
1152.0401
{36,262}
203,205
Pr•vlou8 year.
At f January
2022
In¢omlw Resources
Tosourcos
exponded
TTansl•rs
A131
D•c•mb•r
SDF4 fijnd
Food provl8tonlLlfte(I
Counselling
Chaplaincy
Fund rai8ing costs
43.458
32.978
41,688
98,909
94,548
21,040
5,3C(I
13,OCQ
(111.546)
{21.715)
(26,464)
(1.568)
12.273)
11.544)
28,546
104.267
36,264
3,732
13.000
118,122
232.797
1161.2931
13,8171
185,809
14-

WIGAN DEANERY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
19 R•strlct•d fvnds
(contInu￿)
The SDF4 rdates to grants rec8iv8d to support Church ￿gan'S youth ministy
The Food wovlsionlLMad 8UPPOrts the fLx>abanks and other sodal justice mlnlstrles njn by Church Wigan
The sC￿j01 counsellor providÈs counselling s8rvlc8s for th8 young people of ￿gan
Thè Cha￿alneY funds the Marsh Green Cha￿aInS
Th& fuNJ ralsing costs SUPF•Nt the costs of o furnl r818er
20 Unro8trlct•d fund•
The unrestricted *Jnds ofthe thorty comprfse tho ungxpended balances of donafjtm and grants whkh are
not subject to sp8ufic eondSt40ns by dor￿rS and gTantor5 as to how théy may ba used. The39 Include
des¥nated funds whSch have been set aslde out of unrestrtctéd futvjs by thè tru$lees fr)r spgcific purpowJ.
At l January
2023
Incomlng R•sourcoS
rn$our¢•$
expended
Transf•rs
G•lns and
los￿￿
At31
Dèeèmber
2023
Ganeral fu￿lS
24.323
110,954
1158,5111
36.262
14.998
Pr•vlou¥ y•ar. At 1 January
2022
Incomlng Rgsourc•s
resourc
expended
Transf•rs
Galns and
10$$•*
At31
D•¢ember
2022
General funds
18.163
152.284
1147,1701
3,817
(2.7711
24,323
21 Analy¥i$ of not a•￿ts b•tw•en fund$
Unrwtrf¢tsd
funds
2023
R•8triet•d
funds
2023
Total
2Q23
Fund balanc•4 at 31 0•￿mb•r 2023 ar• r•pr•s•nt•d by:
T8ngibl• asBets
Current assetsllliabililiesl
188
14.808
7,772
195.433
7,960
210.241
14,996
203,205
218,201
Unrnstri¢tod Restrld•d
fvnds
funds
2022
2022
T¢)tal
2022
Fund balancos •t 31 D￿rnb￿ 2022 aro r•pr•Mnted by..
Tanglble 888ets
Current assatsllliabllitlesl
856
23.467
178,811
202.278
24.323
185,809
210,132
15-

WIGAN DEANERY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
22 Rèlatsd Party Tran8actlon•
As part of the funeral servlce. Ihe Trust actgd as agent and (xjleded and passed on Parochial Fees and pah
vergèrs. organlst8 and soxtons who provide seNlces al fijnerals. The amount passed on In 2023 was
£303.96812022..£290,716).
16.