CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees. Annual Report for the period
From
1st January 2023 To 31° DeGember 2023
Charity name: Berwlck St John PCC
Charlty registration number: 1190646
ObJectlves and Activities
Summary ofthe purposes of
the charity as set out in its
overnin
document
Summary of the main
activilies in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular. the
activities. projects or
services idents'fied in the
accounts.
Statement ￿nfIrmIng
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
P8r8 1.17
The charity is the Parochial Church
Council of Berwick St John.
Pwa 1.17 8Th1
The PCC has tho responsibility of co-
operating with the Rector The Revd Dr
Ruth Howlett-shlpley In promotlng In
the ecclesiastlcal Parish and is
responsible for the maintenance of the
Church and Churchyard at Berwick St
John.
The PCC have considered the
Commission's guidance on publlc
benefft and In particular. the spocffic
guidance on charities for the
advancement of religion.
Para 1.18
To facilitste thls work il is important that
we maintain the fabrlc of the Church and
the Church ard.

Achievements and Performance
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity.
identifying the d[fferen￿ the
charitys work has made to
the circumstsnces of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.
We have continued the work of the
Church in the parlsh of Be￿ICk St John.
Services are held on at least three
Sundays each month. Services are
conducted by both members of the
Clergy Team as well as by lay members
of the Church. The continuatlon of
regular worship in an historic church In
a small vlllage ts extremely important,
as are the main festlvals of Christmas
and Easter. Weddings, baptlsms and
funerals of people in the village is
extremely important. In. addition. the
Trustees have maintained the fabrlc of
tho Church and have started works of
enhancement in the Churchyard.
Pwa 120
Financial Review
Review of the charity's
financial position at the end
of the
eriod
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reseNes
stating why Ihey are held
P￿121
Total recelpts on unrestrlcted funds
were £28556 and restricted funds
£17866 as shown In the accounts.
Its PCC policy to mairrtain a balance of
unrestricted funds of £15000.
122
The restricted funds balance is for the
general maintenance of the Church and
curtila
Unrestricted £27989, restricted £35527
restrlcted investments £223862
Amount of reserves held
Pwa122

Structure. Governance and Management
Description of charity's
trusts:
Type of goveming document
Irdst deed ro.. al -hartLer,
How is the charFty
constituted?
le.g unincorporated
assocsalion. CIO I
Trustee selection methods
inc5uding details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
P*a125
Trust Deed
P¥a125
Unlncorporated asso¢latlon
P*a 125
The method of appointrnent of PCC
members is set out in Church
Representatlon Rules
Reference and Admlnistrative detsils
Chari
name
Other name the chari
uses
istered chari
number
Charity's prinapal address
Berwick St John PCC
1190646
The Old Rectory
Berwck St John
Shaftesbury
SP7 OEY

Names of the charity trustsos who manage tho charity
Trustee nam•
oFrJ¢e {11 any)
Name of person lor
int trnstee
ar
Rev Dr Ruth
Howlett-shipley
Lord Mark Bridges
KCVO
Chair
6 January 2023 (date of
appointrnent)
Treasurer
Trustee
Trustee
Philip Gready
Rosa Denton
Jonathan Dyer
Lady Angela
Bridges
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Declarations
Thè trusteos declare that thay have approved the trustees. report above.
Signedon behalf of the charlty's trustees
Slgnature(s)
Full name(s)
Posttion (eg Secretary*
Chair, et¢)
Lord Mark Thomas Bridges
Treasurer
Date

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Bèrwi¢TK StJohn PCC
1190646
Receipts and payments accounts
CC1
To
0IKiir2023
31112r2023
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestrfcted
Er￿0￿ment
funds
Total funds
Last y
ar
A1 Recel t8
rbn8tioN8
Gilt rebate
14709
7.167
3.719
Lent
T￿kS
Interest
419
474
474
Sho
Gllf8rd
HarV￿t $
fiyid8nd5
119
1470
11
657
VAT reCoV8￿d
>ub total(Gffj4sinwmo )brAR)
17.W6
Sub total
28.556
17A66
.966
A3Pa
ShD
ent$
lir4
CV Benefico
Insuranc
473
4n
Water
Electricity
aNest Suwr
247
14
Fees
.hblond
12
rks
Coronaib
urchyw
K4#cdlangoL
S(rtJ totsi
1&931
A4 As$•t and inTAStm•nt
PU￿ha￿, {8ee tab￿)
Sub totsi
Tof•lp•yments
27.008
13,gXI
4X
,045
N•tofr•c•lptslp•ym•nts)
A5 Trnn$f￿ betwwn funds
A6 Cash funds *8t y••r•nd
Cosh funds t1￿ year end
f.550
3.•
3.936
9.921
20.439
31.591
JS.527
$8.030
.109
50,03Q
27.989
63.510
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

CategoFies
Unrestricted Rostfkw funds ￿rtts
funds
Dthls
B1 Cash funds
Swdf95
11362
21.$10
14r117
11102
T¢*alcash ft4Kts
27.827
35,527
•nt
funds
Dtrtai
B2 Other mon*tsry assets
Det￿
B3 Inv¢stment a$sets
Cwt
B4 Asset5 retalnod tr th•
charity's own us•
IlatsSlNy
BS Uablllues
Slgn•d by one
baha￿ of #l the bustees
Dateofa
ctxx B2 •￿niS (SSI
03106rL024

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WAIES
Independent examinerfs report on t
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to th8 trusteesl
members of
Berwick St John PCC
On ac=riunts for the year
ended
31 December 2023
Charity no
(if any
1190646
Set out on pages ,. 2-3
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the aljove
charity (Ihe Trust.) for the year ended 31" De￿mber 2023.
Responsibilities and
basis of report
As the charity's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance wrth the requirements of the Chanties Act 2011
{Ihe Act").
I report in respeci of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried o
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination. I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commis
under section 14515)(b) of the Act.
ion
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters h
examiner's statement come to my attention in connection vltth the examination (other than th-
disdosed below") vthich grves me cause to believe that in, any materia,.
respect..
the accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ wrth section
of the Chartties Act., or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records: or
the accounts did not comply wth the applicable requirements
con￿mIng the foryn and content of a¢¢ourrts set out in the Charit
(A¢¢oLJnts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any require,
that the accounts give a Irue and fairf view which is not a rrI￿+ter
conS￿ered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in conne
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this repo
order to enable a proper understanding of accounts to be reach
30
ent
ion
Signed:
ELECTRONICALLY
Date:
031061120?4
Name:
Adrian Thompson
Address:
1 &20 High Slreet
Shaftesbury
Dorset
IER
Oct 2018

édtion 8
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight materi21 matters of concef
(see CC32. Independent examination of charty accounts.. directions and
guidan￿ for examiners}.
Give here brief details of
any items that th8
wishes to
IER
Oct 2018