ST. MARY'S DONCASTER Regiered Cl]arity No. 1189i75 Diocese of Sheffield Annual Report and Financial Ststements of the Parochial Churcb Council for the year ended 3 1st December 2024 Rev. Andy Thornas The Vicardge 59 St. Mary's Road Doncaster. DNI 2NR Church Office: 59 SL Mary's Roa Doncaster. DNI 2NR Soutb Yorkshire. Virgin Money St Sepulchre Gate Doncaster South Yorkshire. Independent Examiner. Mr. Ricbard Honeybone PeDiStone South Yorkshite.
SL Mary's Churth- Annual Report for 2024 Membersbip of the Paro¢hial Church Council Members of the PCC are eitber ex-officio or elected at the Annual PaThla1 Meetin ar Rev. Andy Thom&8 Iyardens MrA. Flo Mr. J. Jol)Dson Representatives on the Deanerys03 Mr A. Flo Mr. J. Johnson Elecledmembers Mr. M. Hobbs MTS. L. ljeh (until 14n124) M. M. Johnson (Treasurer) Mrs L Kessablian (from 115124) Mrs. R. Neill Mr. J. O:Leary Mrs D. Rankine (until 1813r24) A. Sayers-FlocMJ Mrs. C. Vernon Mr. M. Wilson {S¢cretory) Strncthre governance alld Dvanag¢m¢Dt The Parwhial Church Council (PCC) is a cor)rate IM)dy established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochi Church Councils Measure and is tegistered with the Charity CommTSSlOn. The PCC operdtes through committees which meet as and when required and rep)rt IMck the full Council. Standing CommitteelLeadership Tetun." The standing eofftmittee is the only" committee r¢quir¢d by law. It Iwg the powerto tra1ct business ofthe PCC between meetings. Its pr(eedIn are not always made publTrc. The L¢ad¢rship Team oversees the generdl funceS of the churc recommending to the PCC in¢r¢as¢s in salaries paid to staff. grants given to orwiisations during the year: and the preparation of the annual budget and the annual accounts. An overview of the proceedin0 Rs produced by the Vicar. Fabri&Buil<fings Commillee." Looks at the maintenance and improvement of our buildings repx)rtingto the PCC as required. Objeetives and Activitses St. Mary's PCC has the responsibility of co-op¢rnting with the incumbent in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church. It also has the responsibility of maintaining the Church building with the hall attached to IL
Achievements and Performanee Church Attendan¢¢ The new El¢ctoyai ROIL pres¢nted at the 2024 AGM. contsined 60 nam¢s. Eight tlew member5 had been welcomed and Eve names had been removed- two were no longer attending (both living outside the plS although one of them is worshipping elsewbere in Doncaster), and thc other three are serving in ¢hurches elsewhere in the county and overseas, one now ordained! Average weekly attendance forthe Sunday service during October was much increased again on previous years at 105 (9J 2nd 64 in 202) & 2022) plus three or four htsuscbound memberswho have printed Copi of the service delivered to them at home week by week. Home Communion is al'so made available to them. The sernion is recorded each week and posted onlin being wily aece5sible via our websit¢. Attendance on Easter Sunday w45 117 (104), alld 106 (98) on Christllw Day. following a Christrn Eve Carol Service with 118 {96) people. Sunday morning groups continue for 04. 4-10. and 10-14 year old8. (The averdge number of under 16s ia October was J9, incre&sed from 25 in 2023.) Review of the Yr The fi]ll PCC met on six Occ10nS during the year. The Leadership Tea functions as th¢ Finance Cornmitt¢¢ and Standing Committe4 and makes Tecommendations to the PCC. The Treasurer has also kept up-t041ate with the finallcial position of the Church at each m¢¢ting. The PCC agreed to eontiuue ¢mploying Ali Sayers-Flood (Women's Worker) until AUgt 2025, when she will leave St Mary's. The PCC discuss¢d the possibility of ejnploying a families, worker, ideally ill post by September 2025. If sufficient Ll]nds can be raised through grants and givin& the PCC have given their full support for thi5. The PCC has a150 given Ros¢mary Neill permission to offi¢iat¢ as Reader for another year, givillg thanks for her ongoing service to the cburch and community. 'The PCC h&s repeatedly discussed doctiinal changes in th¢ Church of England to do with Living in Love alld Faith and the subsequent Prayers of Love and Faith. On 8 May 2024 the Vicar and Wardens wrot¢ to tbe .Bhop of Sheffield. The letter included tbese pardgraph5'. "In ljlarch our PCC decided to request alternative spiritual oversigbt from CEEC. Through your pernission we already receive the ministy of the Bishop of Ebb5fleet because of our complementarian convictions. Because of thaL CEEC have &ked Bishop Rob to provide alternative spiritual oversight . because of this separate issue of human seKll21ity. "Let us reSUre you that we will continue to submit to you as our diocesan bishgp in every legal matter. e.g.> licences, safeguarding and propety services. But because of your lack of clarity regarding bibli¢al t¢a¢hing about marriage and sexual SI we continue to f¢¢1 llnable to receiv¢ your spiritual n]inistry (which our PCC wrote to you about on 12 March 202)). ... "As part of our reSpoe to the Prayers of Lov¢ Faith. our PCC has also decided to restri¢t its Common Fund eontributions so they can only be used in churehes where sexual immorality is not promoted. The easiest way for us to do this is through CEEC'S Ephesian Fund. This won't entail any T¢du¢tion in our ¢onlTibutions." The Buildings Con]mittee continues to support the Wardens in the maintenance and development of the buildings. Following on'.from the Quinqucnnial Inspection. from Novemb¢r 202a, fitture plans include containing the trees around the church. repainting the interior of the ¢hurch (now that th¢ walls damaged by leaks are dry), replacing naThow downpipe5. and also consideration of more efficient lighting systems. Two new Iprge TV screens will also be fitt¢d to replace the projector screen to allow IOOO/o of seating in the building to view what is displaye Bible Training Yorkshire continues to use St Mary's hail for one day week. and a Romanian Pentecostal church continues to use the church hall on Sunday afternoons and Thursday evenings.
The PCC ¢ontinued to give fCial support to our Mission Partner, Joim Miller, working wAth Crosslinks in South Afric4 to Douc&qter Schools Worker TnLSt" our Mission Partner working iti Asia with Frontiers. the Church of England Evangelical Council. Open Doors. knternationaL Jtice Mission. alld our patron Chur¢h Society. Financial Overview The A¢counts for 2024 show UNRESThCTED income of £93,788, a little lower than in 2023 (£97,878). Despite corLtinuing concerns about.the Cost of Living sitsation faced by many people, we remain thallkl to God for th¢ faithfithess and generosity of church members and friends for tbis income and for RESTiucfED gift5 of £13,530 (£4748), including a gift for the installation of two TV screens, to b¢ completed in 2025, once a Faculty ha5 been grarlted. Interest received on balatt invest¢d with the CBF Deptssit Fund fell in 2024, since.only 3 qu8rters were posted following CCLA'S changes in reinvestmen¢ ausing the note in th¢ Accounts in 202), when Q4 was illcluded as a debtor. We continue to benefit from rent paid by Bible Training Yorkshire and the Romani2Th congregation. Unrestiicted Expenditure was marginally lower than the previous year (£95.941 - down from £96,691), largely due to repairs ne¢d¢d in the church building being put on hold until the damp i55ue is resolve& and those in the grounds awaiting granting of a Faculty, and to our planned use of Restricted Funds. We had budgeted unrestricted expendibjre on staffing of 'only' £12,000 with the view of tsking the excess necessary from Restricted Fwids, and therefor¢ we still hold mu¢h of the Ie uestrICted reserve built up 4 or 5 years ago, which will enable us to ¢oritillue to employ additional staff in'leaner years" We also used the retained energy gr2nt of £1150, given to all churches by the Diocese, our energy costs rose sigDificantiy in 2024. after previou5 fixed tariffs ended in December 202) (gag) and September 2024 (electricty). We were again able to Rncrease our Comoll Fund payrncllts to £5)200 (£52,000 in 202), £48,000 in 2022 & £36.000 in 2021), 50 that we cover the cost of our Vicar. Towards the end of 2024, many of our P¥listat)i church members suffered loss of income 'overnight', when th¢ nursing home at which they were employed was tsk¢n over. We were able.to use restricted fill (Poor of the Pari5h} to pmvide food vouc]ws and one-off rent payments for the most needy of them. The PCC has Tnainttined its policy of giving IO% of its unrestricted income to wider mission. Our Accounts show a sm911 excess of cxpenditure over income for the year. on VTLrestricted fimds. which increases once bank interest been tr&nsferred to Restricted Funds. Following planaed use of both i)NRESThJCTED RESTRICTED fijnds to contÉnue to cover staff saLaries to August 2025 (and beyond following grant applieatLons), we still fEntsh the year with an ullrestricted funds balance of £87,50J (£90,738 in 2023), which together with restricted fidS for staffing tota]Éng £10,886 (£17,270)- total restricted funds of £38,346 (£38,)09)- continues to allow the PCC to plan strategically for 2025 alld beyond. With balances of £125,849 we are ¢onfident that the mission and outreach of the Church will continue in our parish community in 2025. along5Lde the maintenance of our buildings, whilst maintyning an efficient Cash flow to be able to service the necessary ain and objective$ of our smatl staff t¢am. Fund balances are invested the CBF Church of England Deposit Fund, the Current Account (Virgin Money) usually being kept at the tninimum necessary for day-to-day fmanci21 transactions. The proportion 'of restricted and ullrestricted capitsl balan¢¢s conttnues to chang¢ but interest is apportioned accordingly. Approved by the PCC OD 17 February 2025 and signed on its behalf by the Chairman.
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. MARYS, DONCASTER. Registered Charity No. 1189575 STATEME OF FICIAL ACTivmES Forthe year ended 31st December2024. Unrestrrcted Restrtcted Funds Funds TOTAL 2024 FUNDS 2023 INCOMING RESOURCES Volunlary Income Activibe5 fDr gefterating funds Income from Investrnents Income from Church Acttvibes Olher Incoming Rewurces 21a) 21b) 21c} 21dl 21el 81718 28 4783 7259 13530 95248 28 4783 7259 89147 21 5962 7001 495 TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 13530 107318 102625 RESOURCES USED Costs of generating funds Church activities Churth expenses Major Repwrs & Replacements 3{al 3(bl 3{cl 31dl 81049 14893 11156 3419 92205 18312 99395 16939 TOTAL RESOURCES USED 95941 14676 110516 116335 INCOMING RESOURCES Transfers beiween fvnds -2153 -1082 -1045 1082 4198 -13709 Balances brought foThvard at 1st January 2024120231 BalanS carried forward at 31st December 2024 {2023) 90738 38309 129047 1427 87503 125849 129047 Page 4
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. AiARYS. DONCASTER BALANCE SH AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024 2024 2023 CURREKfASSErs 7047 6244 Cash * Bank: CUrrentAcUnt CBF Depogt Fund Cash in hand 3985 120485 213 111980 128516 130927 CREDITORS 1880 CURRENT ASSErs 129047 FUNDS UnrestrifAed. Ger81 AJC Balan Restric Fabric FurKI Organ Repairs Gocthll Bequest for FbJvRrs Children'slyouth Wo Poor ofthe Parish (Legacy) Boiler Staffing ex AT 87503 87503 7569 5387 7266 5171 80 334 3989 20 17270 5387 3122 3122 10886 62 1150 TV seen$ 129047 ApF0ved bythe Parcxial C(xvvE 17 Febnjary 2025 and sgned ils bthSf ty. (Chaimwi) (fvkntrl Page 5
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. MARYS. DONCASTER NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sTATEMErs For the year ended 31 December 2024 ACCOUKnNG POUCIES 1{a) The finanrid staternerts have been prepared applying the accnjals basis of accounting. Therefore InMe and expenditure are accounted for in the wtod to which relate. whether or rtot received or paid. 11b) Small items of catyal expendthre are vffitten off in the year in which they are irKurred. Unrestricted Restncted Funds Funds TOTAL 2024 TOTAL 2023 21al Voluntary Income Tax Efficient Planned Givtng Income Tax recovered Other Planned Giving L005e cash cojlecttons Sundry Oonations & Ap18 Legacies & Grfts Income Tax Tvered Grants 53189 14951 9331 3320 928 8428 2282 61617 17233 9331 3320 3748 56906 15633 3915 3475 2820 1150 89147 81718 2(b) Acbvitses forgenerating funds Easy FundraisiThJ 28 28 21 21 21¢) Income from investments Interest on CBF DeF¥JSit Fund 4783 4783 4783 4783 5962 5962 21d) Income from Church AL*vities Church Ha][ lettings.. - Church - General 6499 400 226 134 6499 400 226 6298 Bookstall Fees ftom weddirvjs & fi[$ 213 490 7001 7259 2{e) Other irMing resources Insuran claims 495 TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 93788 13530 107318 102625 Page 6
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. MARYS. DONCASTER NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMETrtrs (continued) Forthe year ended 31 December2024 RESOURCES USED TOTAL 2024 TOTAL 2023 Funds Funds 3(a) Costs of generating funds 31b) Church Actlvltles: Mission Giving & Donations Common Fund Payments Salaries, Wages & HonoTaria Women's Worker Children's Worker Cleaner Clergy & staff expenses Equipment 9465 53200 135 9600 53200 10000 52000 121XIO 11021 23021 21277 10775 2151 2839 354 2429 3862 93 2429 3862 93 81049 11156 92205 99395 31c) Church expense5 hAission & Evangelism Mission & Evangelism- Conf. wsts Mission & Ev8ngelism- Publicity Church running expenses.. Insurance Routh"ne rep8iYslm8intenance Quinquennial promsion Upkeep of serviceslorgan Upkeep of church grounds Hall Costs inc. cleaning mats. PCC Govemance costs Church Ublty Bills Gas ectricÉty Water t*es 1163 778 2249 3412 778 1834 748 702 4560 787 200 922 4560 787 200 3545 200 1011 282 1302 345 20 1229 339 1229 339 1835 1269 741 398 1150 2985 1269 741 398 1316 708 240 258 Bookstsll 3419 18312 16939 3{d) Major Repatrs & Replarner Page 7
PAROCHNL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. MARYS, DONCASTER NOTES TO THE FIM4NCIAL sTATEms (continued) For the year ended 31 Decemter 2024 Transfers Interest received was apporb.oned pro rata, thus £1081.51 was transferred to Restricted Funds.. Fabric Fund £303.60, Organ Fund £216.05, Slaffing Fund £436.62. Pc)r ofthe Parish £125.24. 51a} Tangible fixed assets. The PCC doès nol any land. tmjiklings or vehicle5. 51bl InvestmeTtts The PCC holds no investments other than money deposited with the CBF. 61al Debtors Prepayments Others 5072 5072 1975 1975 7047 7047 6{bl Creditors Accruals Others 559 2109 2667 559 2109 2667 359 1521 RESTRICTED FUNDS AND RESERVES At 3111212023 Incomg Expendlturè At 3111W2024 Fabrlc Organ Flowers 7266 5171 80 304 216 7569 kl 20 334 1887 Youth Work Poor of Parlsh 334 3989 90 2960 1020 3122 62 Boller TV Screens Eneryy Grant Mission Partne Women's Worker Staffing {Ex ATI 8300 1150 1150 135 4200 6821 135 4200 437 See note 17270 10886 Note re: Wom9n Workgr 12000 4200 6821 23021 From Unrestricted General Fund From Restricted (WWICW) Fund From Restricted (Staffing) Fund P8ge 8
The follchving is for information only and rK)tf(xm wt ofthe statemth ofthe PCC. Fees oAlected ar¥J thsbutsed: SDBF 250 106 53 Organist Ve TOTAL (All (dI110n$ to nearest£1) EXPLANATORY NOTE re CCLA (CBF Church of England De1t Fund) Followng on from the extensive note in the Accounts 2023, when it was recorded tha* the Accourts for 2023 showed interest for Q4 as a Debtor. and fo]lowng advice. OtY THREE interest payments are induded for 2024, namely April. JY and October.
ST. MARY'S PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Genetal Fund Budgetfor 2025 showng actual figures to 31 December 2024 li55ion Giving & DclIS Common Fund Salaries. Wages & Honoraria FamteS. Worker Women's Wo Church Rocms Cle8ner Administror Clergy & S12ff Ew Equiwnenl 11000 2450 2429 811)49 kqission & Evangelism.. Costs ofoutreach Conferonces Website & pUblty 1163 7T8 1000 Church wnning expe Insurance Minor Repairs Quinquenniaj provision Upkeep of Se inc organ tuning Upkeep of thurd) grounds Hall costs PCC Govemanc $ts Church Utilty Bills Gas Electriuty wat rates 787 250 1000 1150 121%) 1450 800 741 250 20860 14892 Costs of generaling income Pairkting of Chur TOTAL EXPENDITURE 5000 115050 106510 95941 INCOIAE Voluntary Irkn)me Tax effil7{Gift Aid) Income Tax rep3KI Oth8r Planned Loose C4JllecttcS 53189 14951 15(XNI 75CKI 3320 Grants 881fKI 81718 Easy Fundraising InteTest on CBF Depowt Fund Insurance Claim Income from Church Actvrhes Church h811- Other Churches Church hall- General use Statutory Fees from weddings & funerals Bookstall 4783 134 226 TOTAL INCOME 99100 97000
ST. MARY'S DONCASTER Regiered Cl]arity No. 1189i75 Diocese of Sheffield Annual Report and Financial Ststements of the Parochial Churcb Council for the year ended 3 1st December 2024 Rev. Andy Thornas The Vicardge 59 St. Mary's Road Doncaster. DNI 2NR Church Office: 59 SL Mary's Roa Doncaster. DNI 2NR Soutb Yorkshire. Virgin Money St Sepulchre Gate Doncaster South Yorkshire. Independent Examiner. Mr. Ricbard Honeybone PeDiStone South Yorkshite.
SL Mary's Churth- Annual Report for 2024 Membersbip of the Paro¢hial Church Council Members of the PCC are eitber ex-officio or elected at the Annual PaThla1 Meetin ar Rev. Andy Thom&8 Iyardens MrA. Flo Mr. J. Jol)Dson Representatives on the Deanerys03 Mr A. Flo Mr. J. Johnson Elecledmembers Mr. M. Hobbs MTS. L. ljeh (until 14n124) M. M. Johnson (Treasurer) Mrs L Kessablian (from 115124) Mrs. R. Neill Mr. J. O:Leary Mrs D. Rankine (until 1813r24) A. Sayers-FlocMJ Mrs. C. Vernon Mr. M. Wilson {S¢cretory) Strncthre governance alld Dvanag¢m¢Dt The Parwhial Church Council (PCC) is a cor)rate IM)dy established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochi Church Councils Measure and is tegistered with the Charity CommTSSlOn. The PCC operdtes through committees which meet as and when required and rep)rt IMck the full Council. Standing CommitteelLeadership Tetun." The standing eofftmittee is the only" committee r¢quir¢d by law. It Iwg the powerto tra1ct business ofthe PCC between meetings. Its pr(eedIn are not always made publTrc. The L¢ad¢rship Team oversees the generdl funceS of the churc recommending to the PCC in¢r¢as¢s in salaries paid to staff. grants given to orwiisations during the year: and the preparation of the annual budget and the annual accounts. An overview of the proceedin0 Rs produced by the Vicar. Fabri&Buil<fings Commillee." Looks at the maintenance and improvement of our buildings repx)rtingto the PCC as required. Objeetives and Activitses St. Mary's PCC has the responsibility of co-op¢rnting with the incumbent in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church. It also has the responsibility of maintaining the Church building with the hall attached to IL
Achievements and Performanee Church Attendan¢¢ The new El¢ctoyai ROIL pres¢nted at the 2024 AGM. contsined 60 nam¢s. Eight tlew member5 had been welcomed and Eve names had been removed- two were no longer attending (both living outside the plS although one of them is worshipping elsewbere in Doncaster), and thc other three are serving in ¢hurches elsewhere in the county and overseas, one now ordained! Average weekly attendance forthe Sunday service during October was much increased again on previous years at 105 (9J 2nd 64 in 202) & 2022) plus three or four htsuscbound memberswho have printed Copi of the service delivered to them at home week by week. Home Communion is al'so made available to them. The sernion is recorded each week and posted onlin being wily aece5sible via our websit¢. Attendance on Easter Sunday w45 117 (104), alld 106 (98) on Christllw Day. following a Christrn Eve Carol Service with 118 {96) people. Sunday morning groups continue for 04. 4-10. and 10-14 year old8. (The averdge number of under 16s ia October was J9, incre&sed from 25 in 2023.) Review of the Yr The fi]ll PCC met on six Occ10nS during the year. The Leadership Tea functions as th¢ Finance Cornmitt¢¢ and Standing Committe4 and makes Tecommendations to the PCC. The Treasurer has also kept up-t041ate with the finallcial position of the Church at each m¢¢ting. The PCC agreed to eontiuue ¢mploying Ali Sayers-Flood (Women's Worker) until AUgt 2025, when she will leave St Mary's. The PCC discuss¢d the possibility of ejnploying a families, worker, ideally ill post by September 2025. If sufficient Ll]nds can be raised through grants and givin& the PCC have given their full support for thi5. The PCC has a150 given Ros¢mary Neill permission to offi¢iat¢ as Reader for another year, givillg thanks for her ongoing service to the cburch and community. 'The PCC h&s repeatedly discussed doctiinal changes in th¢ Church of England to do with Living in Love alld Faith and the subsequent Prayers of Love and Faith. On 8 May 2024 the Vicar and Wardens wrot¢ to tbe .Bhop of Sheffield. The letter included tbese pardgraph5'. "In ljlarch our PCC decided to request alternative spiritual oversigbt from CEEC. Through your pernission we already receive the ministy of the Bishop of Ebb5fleet because of our complementarian convictions. Because of thaL CEEC have &ked Bishop Rob to provide alternative spiritual oversight . because of this separate issue of human seKll21ity. "Let us reSUre you that we will continue to submit to you as our diocesan bishgp in every legal matter. e.g.> licences, safeguarding and propety services. But because of your lack of clarity regarding bibli¢al t¢a¢hing about marriage and sexual SI we continue to f¢¢1 llnable to receiv¢ your spiritual n]inistry (which our PCC wrote to you about on 12 March 202)). ... "As part of our reSpoe to the Prayers of Lov¢ Faith. our PCC has also decided to restri¢t its Common Fund eontributions so they can only be used in churehes where sexual immorality is not promoted. The easiest way for us to do this is through CEEC'S Ephesian Fund. This won't entail any T¢du¢tion in our ¢onlTibutions." The Buildings Con]mittee continues to support the Wardens in the maintenance and development of the buildings. Following on'.from the Quinqucnnial Inspection. from Novemb¢r 202a, fitture plans include containing the trees around the church. repainting the interior of the ¢hurch (now that th¢ walls damaged by leaks are dry), replacing naThow downpipe5. and also consideration of more efficient lighting systems. Two new Iprge TV screens will also be fitt¢d to replace the projector screen to allow IOOO/o of seating in the building to view what is displaye Bible Training Yorkshire continues to use St Mary's hail for one day week. and a Romanian Pentecostal church continues to use the church hall on Sunday afternoons and Thursday evenings.
The PCC ¢ontinued to give fCial support to our Mission Partner, Joim Miller, working wAth Crosslinks in South Afric4 to Douc&qter Schools Worker TnLSt" our Mission Partner working iti Asia with Frontiers. the Church of England Evangelical Council. Open Doors. knternationaL Jtice Mission. alld our patron Chur¢h Society. Financial Overview The A¢counts for 2024 show UNRESThCTED income of £93,788, a little lower than in 2023 (£97,878). Despite corLtinuing concerns about.the Cost of Living sitsation faced by many people, we remain thallkl to God for th¢ faithfithess and generosity of church members and friends for tbis income and for RESTiucfED gift5 of £13,530 (£4748), including a gift for the installation of two TV screens, to b¢ completed in 2025, once a Faculty ha5 been grarlted. Interest received on balatt invest¢d with the CBF Deptssit Fund fell in 2024, since.only 3 qu8rters were posted following CCLA'S changes in reinvestmen¢ ausing the note in th¢ Accounts in 202), when Q4 was illcluded as a debtor. We continue to benefit from rent paid by Bible Training Yorkshire and the Romani2Th congregation. Unrestiicted Expenditure was marginally lower than the previous year (£95.941 - down from £96,691), largely due to repairs ne¢d¢d in the church building being put on hold until the damp i55ue is resolve& and those in the grounds awaiting granting of a Faculty, and to our planned use of Restricted Funds. We had budgeted unrestricted expendibjre on staffing of 'only' £12,000 with the view of tsking the excess necessary from Restricted Fwids, and therefor¢ we still hold mu¢h of the Ie uestrICted reserve built up 4 or 5 years ago, which will enable us to ¢oritillue to employ additional staff in'leaner years" We also used the retained energy gr2nt of £1150, given to all churches by the Diocese, our energy costs rose sigDificantiy in 2024. after previou5 fixed tariffs ended in December 202) (gag) and September 2024 (electricty). We were again able to Rncrease our Comoll Fund payrncllts to £5)200 (£52,000 in 202), £48,000 in 2022 & £36.000 in 2021), 50 that we cover the cost of our Vicar. Towards the end of 2024, many of our P¥listat)i church members suffered loss of income 'overnight', when th¢ nursing home at which they were employed was tsk¢n over. We were able.to use restricted fill (Poor of the Pari5h} to pmvide food vouc]ws and one-off rent payments for the most needy of them. The PCC has Tnainttined its policy of giving IO% of its unrestricted income to wider mission. Our Accounts show a sm911 excess of cxpenditure over income for the year. on VTLrestricted fimds. which increases once bank interest been tr&nsferred to Restricted Funds. Following planaed use of both i)NRESThJCTED RESTRICTED fijnds to contÉnue to cover staff saLaries to August 2025 (and beyond following grant applieatLons), we still fEntsh the year with an ullrestricted funds balance of £87,50J (£90,738 in 2023), which together with restricted fidS for staffing tota]Éng £10,886 (£17,270)- total restricted funds of £38,346 (£38,)09)- continues to allow the PCC to plan strategically for 2025 alld beyond. With balances of £125,849 we are ¢onfident that the mission and outreach of the Church will continue in our parish community in 2025. along5Lde the maintenance of our buildings, whilst maintyning an efficient Cash flow to be able to service the necessary ain and objective$ of our smatl staff t¢am. Fund balances are invested the CBF Church of England Deposit Fund, the Current Account (Virgin Money) usually being kept at the tninimum necessary for day-to-day fmanci21 transactions. The proportion 'of restricted and ullrestricted capitsl balan¢¢s conttnues to chang¢ but interest is apportioned accordingly. Approved by the PCC OD 17 February 2025 and signed on its behalf by the Chairman.
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. MARYS, DONCASTER. Registered Charity No. 1189575 STATEME OF FICIAL ACTivmES Forthe year ended 31st December2024. Unrestrrcted Restrtcted Funds Funds TOTAL 2024 FUNDS 2023 INCOMING RESOURCES Volunlary Income Activibe5 fDr gefterating funds Income from Investrnents Income from Church Acttvibes Olher Incoming Rewurces 21a) 21b) 21c} 21dl 21el 81718 28 4783 7259 13530 95248 28 4783 7259 89147 21 5962 7001 495 TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 13530 107318 102625 RESOURCES USED Costs of generating funds Church activities Churth expenses Major Repwrs & Replacements 3{al 3(bl 3{cl 31dl 81049 14893 11156 3419 92205 18312 99395 16939 TOTAL RESOURCES USED 95941 14676 110516 116335 INCOMING RESOURCES Transfers beiween fvnds -2153 -1082 -1045 1082 4198 -13709 Balances brought foThvard at 1st January 2024120231 BalanS carried forward at 31st December 2024 {2023) 90738 38309 129047 1427 87503 125849 129047 Page 4
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. AiARYS. DONCASTER BALANCE SH AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024 2024 2023 CURREKfASSErs 7047 6244 Cash * Bank: CUrrentAcUnt CBF Depogt Fund Cash in hand 3985 120485 213 111980 128516 130927 CREDITORS 1880 CURRENT ASSErs 129047 FUNDS UnrestrifAed. Ger81 AJC Balan Restric Fabric FurKI Organ Repairs Gocthll Bequest for FbJvRrs Children'slyouth Wo Poor ofthe Parish (Legacy) Boiler Staffing ex AT 87503 87503 7569 5387 7266 5171 80 334 3989 20 17270 5387 3122 3122 10886 62 1150 TV seen$ 129047 ApF0ved bythe Parcxial C(xvvE 17 Febnjary 2025 and sgned ils bthSf ty. (Chaimwi) (fvkntrl Page 5
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. MARYS. DONCASTER NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sTATEMErs For the year ended 31 December 2024 ACCOUKnNG POUCIES 1{a) The finanrid staternerts have been prepared applying the accnjals basis of accounting. Therefore InMe and expenditure are accounted for in the wtod to which relate. whether or rtot received or paid. 11b) Small items of catyal expendthre are vffitten off in the year in which they are irKurred. Unrestricted Restncted Funds Funds TOTAL 2024 TOTAL 2023 21al Voluntary Income Tax Efficient Planned Givtng Income Tax recovered Other Planned Giving L005e cash cojlecttons Sundry Oonations & Ap18 Legacies & Grfts Income Tax Tvered Grants 53189 14951 9331 3320 928 8428 2282 61617 17233 9331 3320 3748 56906 15633 3915 3475 2820 1150 89147 81718 2(b) Acbvitses forgenerating funds Easy FundraisiThJ 28 28 21 21 21¢) Income from investments Interest on CBF DeF¥JSit Fund 4783 4783 4783 4783 5962 5962 21d) Income from Church AL*vities Church Ha][ lettings.. - Church - General 6499 400 226 134 6499 400 226 6298 Bookstall Fees ftom weddirvjs & fi[$ 213 490 7001 7259 2{e) Other irMing resources Insuran claims 495 TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 93788 13530 107318 102625 Page 6
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. MARYS. DONCASTER NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMETrtrs (continued) Forthe year ended 31 December2024 RESOURCES USED TOTAL 2024 TOTAL 2023 Funds Funds 3(a) Costs of generating funds 31b) Church Actlvltles: Mission Giving & Donations Common Fund Payments Salaries, Wages & HonoTaria Women's Worker Children's Worker Cleaner Clergy & staff expenses Equipment 9465 53200 135 9600 53200 10000 52000 121XIO 11021 23021 21277 10775 2151 2839 354 2429 3862 93 2429 3862 93 81049 11156 92205 99395 31c) Church expense5 hAission & Evangelism Mission & Evangelism- Conf. wsts Mission & Ev8ngelism- Publicity Church running expenses.. Insurance Routh"ne rep8iYslm8intenance Quinquennial promsion Upkeep of serviceslorgan Upkeep of church grounds Hall Costs inc. cleaning mats. PCC Govemance costs Church Ublty Bills Gas ectricÉty Water t*es 1163 778 2249 3412 778 1834 748 702 4560 787 200 922 4560 787 200 3545 200 1011 282 1302 345 20 1229 339 1229 339 1835 1269 741 398 1150 2985 1269 741 398 1316 708 240 258 Bookstsll 3419 18312 16939 3{d) Major Repatrs & Replarner Page 7
PAROCHNL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. MARYS, DONCASTER NOTES TO THE FIM4NCIAL sTATEms (continued) For the year ended 31 Decemter 2024 Transfers Interest received was apporb.oned pro rata, thus £1081.51 was transferred to Restricted Funds.. Fabric Fund £303.60, Organ Fund £216.05, Slaffing Fund £436.62. Pc)r ofthe Parish £125.24. 51a} Tangible fixed assets. The PCC doès nol any land. tmjiklings or vehicle5. 51bl InvestmeTtts The PCC holds no investments other than money deposited with the CBF. 61al Debtors Prepayments Others 5072 5072 1975 1975 7047 7047 6{bl Creditors Accruals Others 559 2109 2667 559 2109 2667 359 1521 RESTRICTED FUNDS AND RESERVES At 3111212023 Incomg Expendlturè At 3111W2024 Fabrlc Organ Flowers 7266 5171 80 304 216 7569 kl 20 334 1887 Youth Work Poor of Parlsh 334 3989 90 2960 1020 3122 62 Boller TV Screens Eneryy Grant Mission Partne Women's Worker Staffing {Ex ATI 8300 1150 1150 135 4200 6821 135 4200 437 See note 17270 10886 Note re: Wom9n Workgr 12000 4200 6821 23021 From Unrestricted General Fund From Restricted (WWICW) Fund From Restricted (Staffing) Fund P8ge 8
The follchving is for information only and rK)tf(xm wt ofthe statemth ofthe PCC. Fees oAlected ar¥J thsbutsed: SDBF 250 106 53 Organist Ve TOTAL (All (dI110n$ to nearest£1) EXPLANATORY NOTE re CCLA (CBF Church of England De1t Fund) Followng on from the extensive note in the Accounts 2023, when it was recorded tha* the Accourts for 2023 showed interest for Q4 as a Debtor. and fo]lowng advice. OtY THREE interest payments are induded for 2024, namely April. JY and October.
ST. MARY'S PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Genetal Fund Budgetfor 2025 showng actual figures to 31 December 2024 li55ion Giving & DclIS Common Fund Salaries. Wages & Honoraria FamteS. Worker Women's Wo Church Rocms Cle8ner Administror Clergy & S12ff Ew Equiwnenl 11000 2450 2429 811)49 kqission & Evangelism.. Costs ofoutreach Conferonces Website & pUblty 1163 7T8 1000 Church wnning expe Insurance Minor Repairs Quinquenniaj provision Upkeep of Se inc organ tuning Upkeep of thurd) grounds Hall costs PCC Govemanc $ts Church Utilty Bills Gas Electriuty wat rates 787 250 1000 1150 121%) 1450 800 741 250 20860 14892 Costs of generaling income Pairkting of Chur TOTAL EXPENDITURE 5000 115050 106510 95941 INCOIAE Voluntary Irkn)me Tax effil7{Gift Aid) Income Tax rep3KI Oth8r Planned Loose C4JllecttcS 53189 14951 15(XNI 75CKI 3320 Grants 881fKI 81718 Easy Fundraising InteTest on CBF Depowt Fund Insurance Claim Income from Church Actvrhes Church h811- Other Churches Church hall- General use Statutory Fees from weddings & funerals Bookstall 4783 134 226 TOTAL INCOME 99100 97000
INDEPENDENT EK4MINERS REPORT TO THE PAROCHLIL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. MARYS CHURCH DONCASTEK FOR THE YLIR ENDED 31- DECEMBER 2024. I report on the accounts ol the Parochial CThutch U¢11 CPC(") for the yvar ended 31" December 2024, which arc sct out on pages 4 to & Respective responsibilities of the PCC and Independeoi Examiner As members uf thL, PCC you are responsiblL. for the preparation uf the accounts. Yuu conbidLY that an audit 14 ni)t rcquirL.d for thi.4 year undLT .Scctic)n 144{2) of thc C.haritiLs Act 2011 (thL 2011 Act) %d that an independent e¥amin2tion is needed. It 18 my responbibility to r.xamine the accounts under section 145 of thc 2011 Acr. Fiollow the proccdurcs laid down in the General DirectiDn$ gii'en by thc fharity CA)mmi148il)ners bec(iiJn 145(5)(b) L)f the 2011 Act; and .%tate whether particular mattcr8 havL a>mc tv my attention. Ba818 of Independent Examinee8 Statement My Lxamination carricd out in acc(brdancc with thc Gcncral DirLrti()ns by the c.harity (.()mmibSlOn. An Lxaminatic)n includes 4 c)f thc xcc)unting records kept by the PC.C. and x compariqon i)f the counts presented with thosc recc)rds. It 31so c()asidcrati(m of any unusual items or dL8dusurL'¥ ill the accnunrs. and sccking cxplanatiun$ frum you ttee9 concerning any such mattetg. 'IThL prc)ccdurL'8 undLrt"C d() ni)t pr()vide all thL V4rydLmcL that would be rcquircd in a full 2nd consequently I do not c¥prc¥s an auJil opinion on the acc()uat Independent EumineP8 Statement In ¢()nn¢ctiun with my examinatii)n, au matters have corne to fn), attention: which 8ivc ML rc'&s()nablL caux. tij bclicvL. that in any mareri31 respect the requiremcnts to kccp accountitig rccords in accordancc s.1] of thc 2011 Actr. or to preparc xcounts which *cotd with thc3c accountiog rccord$ hayc not bccn MCL or to which, in my ()pinM)n, attenti()n %h()uld be dr. in ordcr tt) 3ble 2 pr()per understanding of thc Accounts to bc rcAchcd. Mr Chard ooeybone (B'I'EC I IND Businc55 & I'"inancc) 43 Park Aienuc, Pcnistone 13th April 2025