| 2022 | 2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance of Fund at 1st jan | Invested in CCLA a/c | £10,765.80 | £18,484.24 | ||
| held in Nat West a/c | £2,296.13 | £107.71 | |||
| TOTAL | £13,061.9 | £18,591.95 | |||
| Receipts | |||||
| Donations | £1,791.00 | £5,338.44 | |||
| Fundraising (see table below) | £3,654.08 | £5,050.27 | |||
| Interest | £192.44 | £636.59 | |||
| Gift Aid | £327.50 | £424.00 | |||
| Grant | £2,000.00 | ||||
| Total | £5,965.02 | £13,449.30 | |||
| Payments | |||||
| Memorial garden extension | £360.00 | ||||
| Donation to Wintercomfort- | £75.00 | ||||
| Bats | £895.00 | ||||
| Lightning conductor | £1,227.94 | ||||
| Mower | £234.50 | ||||
| Total | £435.00 | £2,357.44 | |||
| Balance of Fund at 31st Dec | |||||
| Invested in CCLA a/c | £18,484.24 | £23,120.83 | |||
| Held in Nat West a/c | £107.71 | £6,562.98 | |||
| £18,591.95 | £29,683.81 |
| oneyto Fabric Fund | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Takings | Expenses | PROFIT | |
| deducted | |||
| Concert | £1,085.85 | £136.20 | £949.65 |
| Quiz | £1,015.22 | £227.04 | £788.18 |
| Cheese &Wine | £1,168.40 | £268.03 | £900.37 |
| Coffee morning | £267.73 | £267.73 | |
| Harvest Ceilidh | £1,070.00 | £261.00 | £809.00 |
| Giant Books | £1.323.75 | £43.10 | £1.280.65 |
| Easyfundraising | £54.69 | £54.69 | |
| Total | £5,985.64 | £935.37 | £5,050.27 |
| 2022 | 2023 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance of fund at 1st Jan | Held in Nat West a/c | £5,648.97 | £0.00 | |||
| Held in CCLA a/c | £2,114.03 | £1,913.95 | ||||
| Total | £7,763.00 | £1,913.95 | ||||
| Receipts | ||||||
| Rental Income | £6,949.00 | £8,091.99 | ||||
| Bank interest | £8.37 | £87.71 | ||||
| Donations & Gift Aid | £2,292.00 | |||||
| Total | £9,249.37 | £8,179.70 | ||||
| Payments | Fees &Licences | £283.80 | £433.95 | |||
| insurance & fire | £1,196.36 | £1,094.41 | ||||
| Utilities | £757.05 | £1,468.50 | ||||
| Cleaner | £1,556.00 | £1,480.00 | ||||
| Consumables | £336.46 | £150.86 | ||||
| Cabin grounds | £1,236.90 | £916.97 | ||||
| Inside fitments | £344.55 | £1,026.54 | ||||
| Maintenance & servicin | £392.40 | £549.33 | ||||
| Legacy items | £8,994.90 | £765.00 | ||||
| Total | £15,098.42 | £7 | 56 | |||
| Balance of Fund at 31st Dec | Held in Nat West a/c | £0.00 | £0.00 | |||
| Held in CCLA a/c | £1,913.95 | £2,208.09 | ||||
| TOTAL | £1,913.95 | £2,208.09 |
| ist jan | Paid In | Paid Out | 31st Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £0.00 | £700.95 | £165.00 | £535.95 | |
| £0.00 | £140.00 | £129.99 | £10.01 | |
| £0.00 | £3,257.86 | £3,257.86 | £0.00 | |
| £0.00 | £130.50 | £130.50 | £0.00 | |
| £0.00 | £410.55 | £410.55 | £0.00 | |
| £545.96 |
| Balance at 1st Jan | 2022 | 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Held in Nat west a/c | 7838.28 | 7367.17 | |||
| Held in cash | 254.56 | 251.83 | |||
| Heid in CCLA Cabin a/c | 708.45 | ||||
| Less uncleared cheques | -790.98 | -1083.47 | |||
| Total | 7301.86 | 7243.98 | |||
| RECEIPTS | |||||
| Planned Giving via Parish Giving Scheme | 11766.06 | 12987.15 | |||
| Other Planned Giving | 4185.00 | 4900.00 | |||
| Open Plate Collections | 1050.24 | 686.82 | |||
| Donations | 674.83 | 742.44 | |||
| Gift Aid Recovered | 4120.00 | 4248.97 | |||
| Fete takings | 2645.61 | 2537.79 | |||
| Produce and plant stall | 5.00 | 252.29 | |||
| Wedding and Funeral fees | 3862.00 | 3595.00 | |||
| Ministry Share rebate & grant | 858.32 | 264.21 | |||
| Families Work | 831.21 | 1012.35 | |||
| Launde trip | 570.00 | ||||
| in and Out | 574.55 | ||||
| Misc | 54.00 | ||||
| TOTAL RECEIPTS | 31142.82 | 31281.02 | |||
| PAYMENTS | 2022 | 2023 | |||
| W and F fees to Ely etc | 2074.00 | 1251.00 | |||
| 17 | Cost of fete | 196.64 | 59.39 | ||
| 18 | Charitable Giving | 639.00 | 400.00 | ||
| 19 | Ministry Share | 21162.94 | 22563.93 | ||
| 21 | Incumbent’s Expenses | 31.78 | 902.63 | ||
| 21 | Secretary's Expenses | 1213.80 | 1289.96 | ||
| 22 | Adult Outreach Resources | 238.30 | 204.51 | ||
| 22 | Families work | 882.17 | 703.67 | ||
| 22 | YouthMinistrv | 381.73 | 384.64 | ||
| 23 | Pastoral costs | 0.00 | 93.46 | ||
| 23 | Insurance, tire etc | 1744.78 | 1521.93 | ||
| 23 | Ministry & services costs | 521.76 | 529.55 | ||
| 23 | Churchyard costs | 81.22 | 262.18 | ||
| 23 | Electricity (church) | 757.09 | 1412.69 | ||
| Misc | 126.45 | ||||
| Launde | 574.49 | ||||
| 25 | In and Out | 574.55 | |||
| TOTAL | 31200.70 | ||||
| Balance at 31st Dec | |||||
| Held in Nat west a/c | 7367.17 | 5257.52 | |||
| Held in Cabin Fund CCLA a/c | 708.45 | 1502.02 | |||
| Held in cash | 251.83 | 665.81 | |||
| Less uncleared cheques | -1083.47 | -479.89 | |||
| Total |
| © | ||
|---|---|---|
| ANNUAL RECONCILIATION WITH NAT WEST BANK (GENERAL FUND) | ||
| 2022 | ||
| Cash at 1st Jan | 254.56 | 251.83 |
| Bank at 1st Jan | 15783.38 | 7474.88 |
| Less holding for FF at 1st Jan | -2296.13 | -107.71 |
| Less holding for Cabin fund 1st Jan | -5648.97 | 708.45 |
| Excess Receipts over payments | -57.88 | -298.52 |
| Cheques from last year now cleared | -790.98 | -1083.47 |
| Cheques from this year not cleared | 1083.47 | 479.89 |
| Held for Fabric Fund 31st Dec | 107.71 | 6562.98 |
| Held for Cabin fund Dec 31st | -708.45 | -1502.02 |
| Held for mini resticted accounts Dec 31st | 545.96 | |
| Total | 71 | 13032.27 |
| Cash at 31st Dec | 251.83 | 665.81 |
| Bank at 31st Dec | 7474.88 | 12366.46 |
| Total | 7726.71 | 13032.27 |
| 2022 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nat West current a/c | £7,474.88 | £12,366.46 | |
| CCLA Fabric Fund | £18,484.24 | £23,120.83 | |
| CCLA Sunday School Fund {aka Cabin fund) | £2.622.40 | £3.710.11 | |
| Cash in hand | £251.83 | £665.81 | |
| Uncleared cheques | -£1,083.47 | -£479.89 | |
| Total | £27,749.88 | £39,383.32 | |
| Fabric Fund | £18,591.95 | £29,683.81 | |
| Cabin Fund | £1,913.95 | £2,208.09 | |
| General Fund | £7,243.98 | £6,945.46 | |
| Mini restricted funds | £545.96 | ||
| TOTAL | £27,749.88 | £39,383.32 |
Report to accompany the accounts 2023
Headline balances:
As of 31 Dec 2023 our assets comprise General Fund £6,945 Fabric Fund £29,684 Cabin Fund £2,208
General Fund:
To have ended the year with a deficit of only £300 is a positive achievement considering the high energy prices in 2023 and the squeeze on incomes nationally. Huge thanks to those who give regularly to the church despite the pressure on personal finances, and especially to those who were able to join the Parish Giving Scheme. With the church closed for repair for much of the year, it was no surprise to see a reduction in plate collections. Despite the church closure, income from parish fees for weddings and funerals was not down, in part due to the generosity of other local churches.
The apparent increase in the vicar’s expenses compared to 2022 is due to the fact that we had no vicar for 11 months of 2022! Other expenditure was much in line with previous years apart from the hike in electricity prices.
These accounts only record Charitable Giving from PCC funds. It doesn’t include collections paid direct to the charity. Details of all charitable giving in 2023 are below.
| Charity | From PCC funds |
Special Collection |
Total | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action Aid | £120 | £120 | ||
| Wintercomfort | £80 | £130.50 | £205.50 | Carol service and Harvest |
| Children’s Society | £50 | £50 | Christingle | |
| A Rocha | £50 | £50 | Eco Church | |
| Hardwick Community Hub |
£100 | £100 | ||
| Turkey Earthquake DEC Appeal |
£410.55 | £410.55 | ||
| TOTAL | £936.05 |
Mini Restricted Funds
Essentially this money is not ‘ours’, we just hold it for a while for someone else. It includes collections for charity as above. We lent our SumUp machine to a fundraiser for the village community hub, and we are holding the community lunch fund. There is also a small pastoral fund.
FABRIC FUND
Huge thanks to the Events Committee and donors (including the Jack Patston Charitable Trust, birthday fundraisers and other individual donations large and small) who have raised over £13,500. We are going to need it! We are well on our way to reaching our target of £30,000 for the repair of the ceiling with something left over. As well as repair to the lightning conductor, we have had to pay for two bat surveys plus advice to ensure that we fulfil our responsibilities for endangered species.
CABIN FUND
It is very encouraging that for a second year our rental income more than covers routine expenditure. This gives us confidence in the sustainability of the Cabin, and we should be able to build up a more substantial repair fund over the next couple of years. Rental charges were increased for the first time in September 2023. The change was for one-off bookings which create more work compared to regular groups. The hourly rate for the main hall was increased by £2 per hour to £10 for Hardwick residents, and £12 for non-residents. The flat rate kitchen fee was increased to £10 to reflect how well-equipped our kitchen now is. We believe this still represents very good value for money. As planned in our vision for the Cabin, we are able to subsidise the rental of community groups that we especially want to see operating.
The final ‘legacy’ item was the pond fence. We spent more than expected (again) on the Cabin grounds with the Cabin sign, new mower and parking sleepers. We also overspent on inside fitments with the new shelving in the store and trunking for the audio. All these improvements have been appreciated, and these overspends should not be recurrent. Increased prices for electricity sadly might be ongoing. Warm thanks to the people who made these enhancements to the Cabin happen.