2024-12-31-accounts - Berwick St John Pcc

This text was generated using OCR and may contain errors. Check the original PDF to see the document submitted to the regulator.

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees. Annual Report for the period From 1 January 2024 To 31 Decembèr 2024 Charity name: Berwick St John PCC Charlty registration number: 1190646 Objectlves and Actlvlties Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its ovemin document Summary ofthe main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit. in particular. the activities, projects or ServIS identffied in the accounts. Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance i>>ued by the Ch8rity Commission on public b8nefit Para 1.17 The charity 1$ the Parochial Church Councll of Berwlck St John. Wlltshlre Para 1.17 1.19 The PCC has the responslbility of c opèrating with the rector The Revd Dr Ruth Howlett-shipley in promotlng the ecclesiastical parish and is responsible for the malntenance of the Church and Churchyard at Befwlck St John Para 1.18 The PCC mombors have consIder the Commission's guidance on public benefft and. In particular, the sP1C guidance on charities for the advancement of rellgion. To faclllLth thls work It Is Important that we malntsin the fabrfc of tho Church and Churchyard as woll as contrlbutlng to the costs of running the Dlocose of Salls1 whlch s our cle Achievements and Perfomiance Wé hav• eontlnued the work of the Church in the parlsh of Berwlck St John. As before. Services are held on at least 3 Sundays every month. and are Conducted by members of tho Clorgy Team as well as by lay membws of the Church. Pww120 Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the circumstan$ of its beneficiaries and any wider benefrts to society as a whole. We arn extromety fortunats thal wlth the Licensing during the year of both the Revd Allson Waterhouse as Team Wi¢ar and the Revd Maggle Metcalfe as Asslstsnt Prlos( now havo a full Clergy Toam. The contlnuallon of rogular worshlp In the Church and other Chur¢h related a¢tlvlty wlthln the community is extremel Im rtart as ar• tho maln

Christian Foslivals of Christmas and Easter. Apart from the regular Church Services, we held a Lantern Parade and Carol Singing everrt around the village led by Romulus Percheron and accompaniod by the Shaftesbury Sllver Band, and ending with refreshments at the Cross kindty provided by the Talbot. The PCC supported two Craft and Coffeo momlngs in Holy Week and December. The Fete, agaln held at Upton Lucy by the kind pennisslon of Bob and Margaret Montgomery, produced a much neodod surplus of £7.695 for Church Funds. Although a drop of £1,779 from last year this was a remarkable result In vlew of the bad ther. The two brass Aftar Candlesticks have been beauufulty repalred. as have the Prayer Books used by the Congregatlon. We owe much to Yvonne Follott for SIng through these two projects. The Churchyard contlnues to benefft from use of tho income arising on the restricted Guwy Funds. During the year we have contlnued wlth repalrs to gravèstones and monuments in the Churchyard. A wlldfi¢)wer area is belng established In the north western Comer of the Churchyard. and we hoy to extend this. Financial Review Review of the charit$ finanaal position at the end of the period Pwa121 The charlty had deficits of £657 and unrestricted fvnds and £1,841 on restrlctsd. At the end of the year It held £27,170 In unrestrlcted funds and £262,672 In restrlcted The PCC'S pollGy Is that unrestrlctod funds should be at least £15,000 whlch is approximately 6 months, expenditurn. to fund worf(ing ¢apilal and provlde a buffer against a downtum in Incom? or unforeseen ex nditure ReseNes (unrestricted funds) amounted to £27 170 at the end of the ear Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held 122 Amount of reserves held Pwa122

Structure, Governance and Management Description of d)arity's trusts: Type of goveming document (trust deed, royal charter) P•8 125 The charity is constituted under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure 1956 as amended The charity is a body corporate with How is the charity constituted? ie g un5Trcorporated association. CIO Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. eleth'on to post or name of any person or body entided to appoint one or more trustees pd1 P¥af The method of appointment is set out in tho Church Roprosentation Rules Reference and Administrative details Chari name other name the chari uses istered chari number Charity's principal address BerAfjck St John PCC lIA6 The Old Rectory BetwiGk St John Shaftesbury SP7 OEY

Names of the charlty trustees who manage the charity Tntstso nam Offi¢• Ilf ony) Int truste* rfan Ex officio as Rector of the Parish Elected by Annual General Meeting of the Parish Elected by Annual Generdl Meeting of the Parish Elected by the Annual Generdl Meeting of the Parish Rev Ruth Mary Hewlett-shipley Angela Margaret Bridaes Trustee Trustee Mark Thomas Bridges Philip John Gready Trustee Trustee Kevin Alex Follett Trustee Elected by the Annual General Meeting of the Parish Yvonne Janette Follett Trustee Elected by the Annual General Meeting of the Parish 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Slgned on behalf of the charity's trustees Slgnaturo(s) Full name(s) Posltlon (eg Secretary. Chair, etc) Datè Ll

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a 0IA11r2CQ4 31112rJ)24 To Sectioii A Receipts and payments Restricted Endowment funds To11 furn1• A1 Rgc 1&7r 7,167 GiftaKJ C0¥•1 3.792 839 12256 7At7 Funth?l 19,WA &718 Sub totsl(Gmss inixyno for AR) 10316 37.6QQ A2 Assst and Invostmenl 1898 tabte). rotd rncdpts A3 DhXWty 8h¥È Chalke v1 terth Churth bu111vj nmThr¥J ef6ts Chuwth and olurchy8rd fepws Costs offvTr1raig 14102 1fj47 14102 1647 ?.453 3.727 13J¥J 1.84f 1.123, 1.123 3.196 A4 A•t 4nd Invo#tm•rf ureha888. Net of tYcts/(p•ym* AS Trnn•f•rn l)•lwnen fund• Ae C4•h fund• la•t yoar •nd 2.49 27 CCKX R1 •rr))u {SS)

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period UnrÈstrieted funds Restricted funds Endowrnent funds to neaTt£ Categories Details to #eJrESt £ B1 Cash fund$ 11016 11745 27.170 oyA•)} fvnds lo rwr85t £ Details Fundto wl4ch Curr vall Detsils B3 Inv081mont a880ts Fd towtoch Detslls Cunwrt vlu• B4 A88ets I1n•d for th• ehrity'8 own u Detalls 85 Llablllt188 by crf two trustw bahaff of all th& Iwstee8 Print Na Date of PIIILI P SLL-h?y CCXX R2 awJnts ISSI

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A "Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of BenNid( St John PCC On accounts for the year onded Charfty no lif any) 31 December 2024 1190646 Set out on pages I report to the trustees C my examination of the accounts of the at)ove char5ty (IIE Tru) for ttE year ended 31112r2024 Responslbllllles and As the drIty trustees (A the Trust, you are respMsible for the preparation basls of report of the accounts in acKdarn With the requirements of ts Charities Act 2011 (Ihe A(). I report in respe( of my examirkqtion of the Tnjst's accounts carried out urKler seclion 145 of the 2011 Ad and in CayIng out my examination, I have fo15owed the applicable Directions gtven by the Charty Commission under section 14515)(b) of the Art. Independent I hava cOmpd my examinion. I confinn that no material matters have exami3 8tatwnont come to my attention (other than that disclosed below") in connection with the examination which gives me Cause to believe that in. any material accountir¥J records were nol kept in act(n with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do n¢ actrd the ac(x)unting records I have no coTr2ms arjd have rne ar88 no other matters in connec#ion with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accourrts to be reacd. ' Please delete the the brackets ff th8y i> a. LO Jts•LLo James F**r Relevant professlonal qualificatlon(s) or Ix)dy (If any): Chartered Aco)untsnt Addros8: Crown Chambers Bndge Street Salislxlry SP12LZ IER Octobor 2018