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2022-12-31-accounts

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1185005

Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022 for Aylsham PCC

Aylsham Parish Church Registered Charity No. 1185005

2022 Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of Aylsham Parish Church

Aims and Purposes

Aylsham Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility, in cooperation with the incumbent, to promote the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social, and ecumenical, in the ecclesiastical parish.

Objectives and Activities

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and be part of the parish community. It is primarily focussed on the advancement of religion, which is recognised as a charitable purpose having public benefit. All regular public worship is provided free of charge, is not restricted to Church of England adherents, and is available and open to all.

Achievements and Performance

Worship and Prayer

The PCC is keen to offer a range of services during the week and over the course of the year that our community find both beneficial and spiritually fulfilling. We continue to offer online worship for those not able to attend in person. During 2022 we started to run Discover once a month on the second Sunday which was aimed at families and offered worship, food and crafts. This has been an important learning experience and we are now evaluating the next steps in developing this ministry.

Services are regularly supported by our organist and a SATB choir of around twenty-five members. We have also started to run ‘Find Your Voice’ for those who are interested in joining the choir but are not confident enough for full membership. We have attracted several new singers and some joined the choir for the carol service as well as singing for a carol service at Blickling Church.

We have a team of bell ringers who, unfortunately, have not been able to ring due to cracking in the bells. Funds have been raised for the repairs and a Faculty was granted late in the year with the work planned to start early in 2023.

Members of the congregation volunteer as stewards, readers, intercessors, and coffee makers on a rota basis, and for many other activities.

All are welcome to attend our regular services and group activities. At present there are 162 Parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll, 25 of whom are not resident within the parish.

As well as our regular services we enable our community to celebrate and thank God at the milestones of their journey through life. Through baptism we thank God for the gift of life, in marriage public vows are exchanged with God’s blessing and through funeral services friends and families express their grief and give thanks for the life which is now complete in this world and to commend the person into God’s keeping. There were forty-six funerals, one baptism and twelve weddings in the year.

A special service was held in Church following the death of Queen Elizabeth II and condolence books were available in Church along with a quiet space for reflection.

Deanery Synod

We have three elected members of the Deanery Synod which meets on a regular basis.

The Church in the centre of the Community

The benefits of the organisation’s purposes are available to everyone and include the advancement of religion, public worship, teaching, free activities for families, community services such as the foodbank, music and singing and other church related activities, donations, and grants, supporting community groups and services, a listening ear and a caring church community, and the church is open every day providing a space to just be.

During the Covid pandemic, the church collaborated with other community organisations to set up a community helpline which received over one thousand calls and provided assistance for anyone in the community who needed it. This line has now terminated as numbers of calls reduced to zero but, we continue to support members of the community who require assistance. We have also provided food packs for school children during the holidays as part of the Filling the Gap initiative.

The church, through the PCC, plays a significant part in the education of our community. Christian values and beliefs are very firmly embedded in St Michael's Church of England, VA, Primary and Nursery School .

The PCC nominates three Foundation governors to the Governing Body of St Michaels. In addition, our Rector and Curate regularly took assemblies, both in person at local schools. Schools have also resumed having visits to and services in the Church.

The Church provides a wealth of community activities including weekly children’s activities which attract approximately 80 children and families per week and holiday activities which attract hundreds of people per activity. These activities resumed towards the end of 2021. A Light Party was also held with the intention of offering a drop in for families on Halloween. This was well attended with many families staying for the whole event.

Activities for adults include our New Brew Café, Men’s breakfast, Mother’s Union, and numerous other groups. The Church is a regular home to a community choir. Concerts and evening events which were held on a regular basis with a varied programme of offerings. Our Monday Sale ran between March and September and attracted a great many people each week – a community event and also a very good fundraiser. The Church is also home to the local Foodbank. In December 2022 a Christmas Day lunch was organised by the Church and was well attended and successful.

The Christmas Tree Festival returned to the Church once more and was extremely well attended meaning that significant amounts of funds were raised for the participating charities.

Following a special service celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II there was a picnic lunch which allowed the congregation to celebrate this event together.

A new curate Rev Natalie Rees joined the team in June 2022 and Rev Tracy Jessop moved on to Fakenham in August 2022.

Mission and Evangelism

We work closely with the local Church of England School and with the other schools in the community through their assemblies and by regular services and activities held in the church specifically for the schools. Also, showing and sharing the Christian faith and love across the parish is paramount in all that is done by the clergy, Parochial Church Council, and members of the church community.

Donations to other charities and our own projects provide public benefits in the relief of poverty and need, whether within or outside the ecclesiastical parish, often for minority groups with particular needs

such as the elderly, or those of any age having to use the foodbank for example.

We reach out to the community across the parish in many ways including through our website at www.aylshamparishchurch.org.uk, Facebook, Twitter, notice boards, newsletters and through a regular page in the local free magazine that is delivered to every home in the parish.

Pastoral care

Pastoral care is provided to persons in need, identified by the PCC through pastoral contact in the parish, and through baptisms, weddings and funerals and is carried out by the clergy and other approved visitors and ministers.

Team Ministry and Ecumenical Relationships

The Church is part of the Aylsham and District Team Ministry which consists of 18 Churches in and around Aylsham. The Team is currently staffed by a Rector, 3 Team Vicars (1 part time) and a Curate who work together to minister to the needs of the community in all the locations. There is a vacancy for a fourth team vicar in the Bure Valley parishes which is in the process of being filled. In addition, St Michael’s is part of the Aylsham Churches together and regularly participates in activities with Churches of other denominations within Aylsham.

Financial Review 2022

Planned giving, the church’s primary source of income that enables it to flourish and serve its members and community, did not increase in 2022 unlike expenditure, and comprised of 61% standing orders, 15% envelopes, and 24% direct debits through the Parish Giving Scheme. This scheme reduces administration, improves cashflow through monthly payments including gift aid tax, and prompts members to increase their giving annually in line with inflation, and will be promoted further in 2023. From time to time, we receive legacies, usually from someone who has a long-term connection with the church. The PCC would consider any restrictions placed on gifts before accepting them.

Unrestricted giving was comparable to last year with £41,112 planned, £4,905 in collections, £16,522 from donations, many generously given to help with the Parish Share , and £13,068 in gift aid tax rebate. Fundraising doubled to £13,933 as the concert series and weekly sales re-started following COVID. Fees from thirty-four funerals, twelve interments, seven weddings, and other associated items totalled £5,080. An energy grant application was submitted to the diocese and £5,250 gratefully received. Miscellaneous receipts totalled £16,392.

Unrestricted income was £116,262.

Restricted income included a pecuniary legacy of £21,600 received from the estate of the late Mrs Joyce Fothergill for which we were most grateful, for use on the fabric of the building. Rental of £4,620 was received from the old schoolhouse and £14,855 raised for charity from appeals, fundraising and grants with other receipts totalling £3,203. Restricted income was £44,278.

Total income for the year was £160,540.

Unrestricted expenditure for the Christian ministry of the church included £62,313 parish share, which contributed to clergy stipends and housing, the cost of parish ministry, and the ministry and mission of the diocese. Although paid in full, it was not easy, as utility costs alone saw a massive 121% nett increase to £15,648 whilst regular income did not increase. £7,424 was expended on children’s activities, mission and evangelism and service costs, £10,469 on church running costs, £7,225 on staffing, £4,727 on fundraising, and £10,702 on other items.

Unrestricted expenditure was £118,718.

Restricted expenditure comprised of £14,950 for a new flagpole, tower repairs and LED lighting, £14,839 on salaries and support, £11,579 charitable giving and grants, and £5,997 on church running costs. Restricted expenditure was £47,365.

Total expenditure for the year was £166,083.

The previous year brought forward was £190,022, +£160,540 income, -£166,083 expenditure, leaving £184,479 carried forward; £6,533 unrestricted, £177,946 restricted.

From time to time, we may apply for grants to English Heritage, the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, or some other heritage Grantmaker for maintenance of our building. We may also apply to the Diocese or other Grantmakers for support with other projects the PCC wishes to undertake in furtherance of its charitable objects.

Reserves Policy

We hold no Reserve Funds or Assets in overseas investment companies or Trusts, and we do not currently hold a reserves policy.

Volunteers

The church is supported by a large contingent of regular and occasional volunteers who work tirelessly to ensure that we can continue to offer all the activities that we do. We are grateful to each and every one of them.

Structure, governance, and management

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At St Michael’s our PCC consists of the Rector, Curate, Churchwardens, Deanery Synod Representatives, and those elected at our Annual General Meeting. All members of the congregation are encouraged to attend the meeting and stand for the PCC. In addition to elected members, the PCC do co-opt members who have a particular skill set which would enhance the PCC.

PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all general matters of importance to the Church including how funds are spent. The PCC is supported by a Fabric Committee which is chaired by our Fabric Officer, a Strategic Resources and Fundraising Committee, a Mission Team, and an Events officer. Specific projects may also involve the setting up of a committee as was the case with our organ restoration project. All these groups report back to the full PCC who meet every 2 months with a break during the Summer.

During the past year we have agreed a Clergy Wellbeing Policy which is overseen by a group involving the Rector, Curate, Churchwarden and 3 members of the PCC.

The PCC has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have regard to the House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

Administrative information

Aylsham Parish Church is situated by the Market Place in the centre of town. It is part of the Diocese of Norwich within the Church of England. The correspondence address is Aylsham Parish Church, Market Place, Aylsham, NR11 6EH. The PCC is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2020) and is registered with the Charity Commission, registration number 1185005.

PCC members who have served at any time from 1[st] January 2022 until the date this report was approved are:

Ex Officio members:

Elected members:

Approved by the PCC on 30 January 2023 and signed on their behalf by the Rector, Reverend Canon Julie Boyd

…………………………………………………….

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Aylsham PCC

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Aylsham PCC

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Aylsham PCC (the Trust) for the year ended 31 December 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  2. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Mark Johnstone FCA

Argents Chartered Accountants 15 Palace Street NORWICH Norfolk NR3 1RT

Date: 8 June 2023

Aylsham PCC

Charity Commission Registration 1185005

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

for the year ended 31 December 2022

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Notes Notes Unrestricted
Fund
Designated
Fund
Restricted
Fund
Endowment
Fund
Total TD
2022
Total Y/E
2021
£ £ £ £ £ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS A
Voluntary receipts
Tax efficient planned giving 1
29,598 - - - 29,598 38,901
Other planned giving 2
11,514 - - - 11,514 1,592
Collections at services 3
4,905 - 682 - 5,587 2,750
All other giving & voluntary receipts 4
16,522 - 9,843 - 26,364 67,610
Gift Aid reclaim 13,068 - 694 - 13,761 16,631
Legacies received (capital value) - - 21,600 - 21,600 1,000
Grant Income 5
5,250 - 1,000 - 6,250 35,505
Total of voluntary receipts 80,856 - 33,819 - 114,675 163,990
Activities for generating funds 6
Gross receipts from fundraising activities 13,933 - 3,269 - 17,202 6,817
Investment income 7
Dividends, interest, receipts from property etc. 105 - 5,288 - 5,394 4,815
Church activities 8
Statutory fees retained by the PCC 4,630 - - - 4,630 5,899
Gross receipts from trading 950 - - - 950 295
Other receipts 9
Other receipts not already listed 15,787 - 1,902 - 17,689 10,695
Total of other receipts 35,406 - 10,459 - 45,865 28,522
Total incoming resources 116,262 - 44,278 - 160,540 192,512
EXPENDITURE B
Costs of generating funds 10
Fundraising activities (costs and payments) 4,727 - - - 4,727 2,128
Church activities
Diocesan parish share contribution 11
58,970 3,342 - - 62,313 62,000
Mission giving & donations 12
508 - 10,379 - 10,887 5,363
Salaries, wages & honoraria 13
4,908 - 14,839 - 19,747 29,373
Clergy and staffing expenses 14
2,316 - - - 2,316 1,359
Church expenses
Mission & evangelism costs 15
6,123 - - - 6,123 5,726
Church running expenses (including Governance) 16
11,463 - 8,207 - 19,669.96 16,084
Church utility bills 17
15,648 - - - 15,648 7,083
Cost of trading (bank charges, bookstall) 18
577 - - - 577 421
Major capital expenditure 19
Major repairs & redecoration to church building - - 12,740 - 12,740 21,958
New building work - - - - - -
Other expenditure 20
Other payments not already listed 10,135 - 1,200 - 11,335 2,857
Total resources expended 115,376 3,342 47,365 - 166,083 154,353
Net incoming resources before transfers 886 - 3,342 - 3,087 -- 5,543 38,158
Transfers between funds - - - - - -
Net movement in funds 886 - 3,342 - 3,087 -- 5,543 38,158
Balance b/fwd 1 January 5,647 3,342 181,033 - 190,022 151,864
Balances c/fwd 6,533 - 177,946 - 184,479 190,022

Financial Statement and Balance Sheet 2022 - Page 1 of 7

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
PLANNED GIVING
1-2
Standing Order - Gift Aided
1
Regular Envelopes - Gift Aided
Parish Giving Scheme
2
Standing Order
Regular Envelopes
COLLECTIONS AT SERVICES
3
Baptism Collections
Baptism Collections - Gift Aided
Plate Collections
Plate Collections Gift Aided
Wedding and Funeral Collections
Wedding and Funeral Collections - Gift Aided
ALL OTHER VOLUNTARY RECEIPTS
4
Appeals
Appeals Gift Aided
CAF & GAYE giving
Donations
Donations - Gift Aided
Gift Aid Reclaim
Legacies
Wall Boxes & Candlestand
GRANT INCOME
5
Grants - One-Off
Grants - Recurring
ACTIVITIES FOR GENERATING FUNDS
6
Churches Trust Bike Ride
Concerts and Events
Other Fundraising
Sale
INVESTMENT INCOME
7
Dividends and Interest
Rental income
CHURCH ACTIVITIES
8
Fees - Statutory
Non-charitable trading (Wispire)
Use of Church building
OTHER INCOME
9
Children & Families
Church Flowers
Church Flowers Gift Aided
Fees - Additional
Insurance Claim
Miscellaneous
Refreshments
VAT Reclaim
Total TD
Total Y/E
2022
2021
£
£
£
£
£
£
27,130 - - - 27,130 33,840
2,468 - - - 2,468 5,061
9,850 - - - 9,850 -
1,200 - - - 1,200 1,300
464 - - - 464 292
Unrestricted
Fund
Designated
Fund
Restricted
Fund
Endowment
Fund
41,112- - -41,112 40,493
82 - - - 82 -
100 - - - 100 -
3,158 - 475 - 3,633 1,458
1,300 - 20 - 1,320 396
235 - 187 - 422 836
30 - - - 30 60
4,905-682-5,587 2,750
- - 4,477 - 4,477 44,924
- - 1,749 - 1,749 3,585
50 - - - 50 30
3,060 - 355 - 3,415 3,069
12,760 - 3,190 - 15,951 15,561
13,068 - 694 - 13,761 16,631
- - 21,600 - 21,600 1,000
651 - 72 - 723 442
29,590-32,136-61,726 85,242
5,250 - 1,000 - 6,250 -
- - - - - 35,505
5,250-1,000-6,250 35,505
126 - - - 126 110
7,928 - 2,893 - 10,821 1,770
56 - - - 56 242
5,823 - 376 - 6,199 4,696
13,933-3,269-17,202 6,817
95 - 668 - 764 82
10 - 4,620 - 4,630 4,733
105-5,288-5,394 4,815
4,630 - - - 4,630 5,899
100 - - - 100 100
850 - - - 850 195
5,580 - - - 5,580 6,194

2,130 - 60 - 2,190 1,513
- - - - - 100
20 - - - 20 20
451 - - - 451 646
- - - - - 1,742
10,874 - 50 - 10,924 4,405
2,313 - - - 2,313 1,214
- - 1,791 - 1,791 1,055
15,787-1,902-17,689 10,695

Financial Statement and Balance Sheet 2022 - Page 2 of 7

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT ctd.

EXPENDITURE
COSTS OF GENERATING FUNDS
10
Concerts & Events
Fund Raising
CHURCH ACTIVITIES
11
Parish Share
MISSION GIVING AND DONATIONS
12
Charities - Home (UK)
Charities - Overseas
Charities - Secular
Charities - Christian Relief
SALARIES, WAGES & HONORARIA
13
Administrator Parish/Team
Salaries
Support Costs
CLERGY AND STAFFING EXPENSES
14
Clergy Expenses
Computer
Subscriptions
CHURCH RUNNING EXPENSES
15-18
Mission and Evangelism Costs
15
Children & Families
Parish/Team Administration
16
Parish Administration - Independent Examiner
Church Flowers
Churchyard Expenses
Cleaning
Insurance
Insurance (Parish Room)
Maintenance
Photocopier
Postage
Printing
Stationery
Security
Service Costs
Gas and Electricity
17
Water
Bank charges
18
MAJOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
19
Church - Major Repairs & Decorations
OTHER EXPENDITURE
20
Gifts
Grants
Miscellaneous
Refreshments
Total TD
Total Y/E
2022
2021
£
£
£
£
£
£
4,658 - - - 4,658 944
70 - - - 70 1,185
Unrestricted
Fund
Designated
Fund
Restricted
Fund
Endowment
Fund
4,727- - -4,727 2,128
58,970 3,342- -62,313 62,000
33 - 2,959 - 2,992 2,815
326 - 2,346 - 2,671 502
83 - 3,535 - 3,618 482
66 - 1,539 - 1,605 1,564
508-10,379-10,887 5,363
- - 6,645 - 6,645 7,356
- - - - - 11,697
4,908 - 8,194 - 13,102 10,320
4,908-14,839-19,747 29,373
2,077 - - - 2,077 1,119
- - - - - -
240 - - - 240 240
2,316- - -2,316 1,359
3,501 - - - 3,501 3,463
2,622 - - - 2,622 2,263
879 - 824 - 1,703 2,314
600 - - - 600 600
36 - - - 36 -
51 - - - 51 51
650 - - - 650 -
- - 5,174 - 5,174 5,001
624 - - - 624 589
710 - 2,210 - 2,919 646
1,464 - - - 1,464 1,464
606 - - - 606 1,071
2,669 - - - 2,669 1,940
599 - - - 599 323
1,273 - - - 1,273 976
1,302 - - - 1,302 1,110
15,288 - - - 15,288 6,883
360 - - - 360 201
577 - - - 577 421
33,811-8,207-42,018 29,315
- - 12,740 - 12,740 21,958
- -12,740-12,740 21,958
900 - - - 900 460
- - 1,200 - 1,200 -
8,499 - - - 8,499 1,907
736 - - - 736 490
10,135-1,200-11,335 2,857

Financial Statement and Balance Sheet 2022 - Page 3 of 7

Aylsham PCC

BALANCE SHEET

for the year ended 31 December 2022

Notes
Current assets
D
Debtors & prepayments
Cash at bank & in hand
Short-term deposits
Current liabilities
Creditors - amounts falling due within one year
Net current assets
Total net assets
Represented by Parish Funds
Unrestricted
E
Designated
F
Restricted
G
£
11,916
127,461
52,520
191,897
7,418
184,479
184,479
2,022
6,533
-
177,946
184,479
2022
£
6,511
137,951
52,506
2021
196,968
6,946
190,022
190,022
2021
5,647
3,342
181,033
190,022

The financial statements were approved by the board of Trustees on ………………… and were signed on its behalf by: 30 January 2023

Mrs Debbie Graver …………………………………….......…………. Trustee

Financial Statement and Balance Sheet 2022 - Page 4 of 7

Aylsham PCC

1. Fund movement - current year

PARISH FUNDS DETAILS

for the year ended 31 December 2022

E. Unrestricted
Cash in Hand
General Account
F. Designated
Millennium Fund
a
G. Restricted
Fabric Fund
b
Organ Fund
c
Charities Fund
d
Liz Jones Youth
e
Pop, Corn and Grace
f
School House Trust
g
Mercers' Grant
h
Church Community Fund
i
Bell Fund
j
Total Parish Funds
Bal b/fwd
Receipts
Payments
Transfers
Bal c/fwd
- 117- 97- 19
5,647 116,145- 115,278- 6,513
5,647 116,262- 115,376- 6,533
Bal b/fwd
Receipts
Payments
Transfers
Bal c/fwd
3,342 -- 3,342- -
3,342 -- 3,342- -
Bal b/fwd
Receipts
Payments
Transfers
Bal c/fwd
61,201 27,519- 19,556- 69,165
- - - - -
286 11,775- 11,579- 482
2,295 13 - - 2,308
79 - - - 79
17,728 4,620- 8,762- 13,587
50,556 50- 7,468- 43,138
913 300 - - 1,213
47,976 - - - 47,976
181,033 44,278- 47,365- 177,946
190,022 160,540- 166,083- 184,479

NOTES TO DESIGNATED AND RESTRICTED PARISH FUNDS

Financial Statement and Balance Sheet 2022 - Page 5 of 7

Aylsham PCC

1. Fund movement 2021 - comparative year

PARISH FUNDS DETAILS

For the year ended 31 December 2021

E. Unrestricted
General Account
F. Designated
Quinn Legacy
Millennium Sale
a
G. Restricted
Fabric Fund
b
Organ Fund
c
Charity Funds
d
Liz Jones Youth
e
Pop, Corn and Grace
f
School House Trust
g
Mercers Grant
h
Church Community Fund
i
Bells Fund
j
Total Parish Funds
Bal b/fwd
Receipts
Payments
Transfers
Bal c/fwd
7,750 93,586- 95,690- 5,647
7,750 93,586- 95,690- 5,647
Bal b/fwd
Receipts
Payments
Transfers
Bal c/fwd
5,254 -- 5,000 - 2540
4,215 4,656- 5,529- 3,342
9,470 4,656- 10,529 - 2543,342
Bal b/fwd
Receipts
Payments
Transfers
Bal c/fwd
75,332 2,827- 16,958- 61,201
- - - - -
378 5,060- 5,152- 286
2,294 1 - - 2,295
79 - - - 79
20,081 4,620- 6,972- 17,728
33,905 35,703- 19,053- 50,556
- 913 - - 913
2,574 45,147 - 254 47,976
134,644 94,270- 48,135254 181,033
151,864 192,512- 154,353- 190,022

Financial Statement and Balance Sheet 2022 - Page 6 of 7

GENERAL NOTES

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statement has been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 in accordance with applicable accounting standards and the Current Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities and applicable accounting standard FRS 102.

The financial statement has been prepared under the historical cost convention. The financial statement includes all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. It does not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body, nor those that are informal gatherings of church members.

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

A. INCOMING RESOURCES

Planned giving, collections and similar donations are recognised when received.

Income tax recoverable on gift aid donations is recognised when the incoming resource to which it relates is received.

Grants and legacies are accounted for when the PCC is notified of its entitlement and the amount due, and is reasonably certain of its ultimate receipt.

Dividends are accounted for when declared receivable, and interest as and when accrued by the payer.

Rental income and other items spanning financial years are accounted for, pro-rata, in the years to which they refer. All incoming resources are accounted for gross.

B. RESOURCES EXPENDED

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding or constructive obligation on the PCC.

The diocesan parish share expected to be paid over is accounted for when due.

Insurance and other items spanning financial years are accounted for, pro-rata, in the years to which they refer.

All other expenditure is generally recognised when it is incurred and is accounted for gross.

BALANCE SHEET

C. FIXED ASSETS

Consecrated and benefice property is not included in the accounts in accordance with s.10(2)(a) and (c) of the Charities Act 2011.

No value is placed on moveable church furnishings held by the incumbent and churchwardens on special trust for the PCC, which require a faculty for disposal, since the PCC considers this to be an inalienable property, listed in the church's inventory, which can be inspected (at any reasonable time).

Fixed assets are not valued in the financial statements as all such items are deemed to be written off at the time of acquisition.

D. CURRENT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Debtors are accruals of receipts to the current financial statement that are outstanding with the bank at the year end, and the prepayment of expenditure that relates to future years.

Creditors are accruals of payments to the current financial statement that are outstanding with the bank at the year end, and prepayment of income that relates to future years.

Deposit funds are with the CCLA CBF Church of England Deposit Fund.

FUND ACCOUNTING

E. Unrestricted funds are general funds not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available, on application, for the general purposes of the PCC.

F. Designated funds are general funds set aside by the PCC for future use. Project funds are designated for particular projects for administration purposes only. Designated funds remain unrestricted and the PCC will move any surplus to other general funds.

G. Restricted funds comprise (a) of income from endowments that is to be expended only on the restricted purposes intended by the donor, and (b) of revenue donations or grants for a specific PCC activity intended by the donor. Any restrictions on gifts would be considered by the PCC before being accepted.

3. EMPLOYEES

The average monthly number of employees during the year was: 1

There were no employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more.

Number of employees
Employment costs
Salaries Gross
Employer pension
Employer pension life assurance
2022
2021
1
1.5
£
£
6,190
16,917
248
677
31
85
6,469
17,679

4. TRUSTEES

£3,788 in honorarium and copyright fees.

During the year in his role as church organist, trustee Henry Macey has been paid £3,788 No other payments of remuneration or benefits are made to trustees by the charity during the year.

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