Annual Report 2024 BLURTON+ DRESDEN ## **THE HIVE MANAGER’S REPORT** This year has seen some tough challenges, not only recruiting staff but having them leave or not pass probation has been a hard path to navigate. It’s difficult to spend the time training people for it not to work out. Luckily, we now have a Community Worker and Cleaner in place and things are working out well. Thank you to Angela and Brian for all the time spent on recruitment this year, I’m pleased to say we are going into 2025 with full staff commitment and a flexible happy team. It is already giving me the ability to leave the centre and work on bringing in new ventures and project in the new year. As well as strengthening the links with local schools and charities. We launched **Stay and Play** this autumn with a great uptake from the start that is getting stronger every week. We are getting lovely feedback on the sessions and how we are working with outside agencies like babybank (providing clothes and equipment for children under 5). We also have donated several van loads of collected baby equipment for them to distribute across the city to families in need. **Family Hubs** (There has been a significant need identified in Blurton through our work signposting families to professional help in SEND, weaning, financial assistance and parenting advise) Although the family hub is now in the process of seeking premises in our local area we have been praised as the driving force behind identifying this need and will continue to discuss how we can support this much needed resource whilst the facility is in progress. We are looking at bringing with this a great resource called the bread-and-butter project. This is a food waste charity that provides help for those struggling with the rising costs of food. **Community Lounge** has been a positive for our charity. It sits right at the core belief of being here for everyone no matter who they are. We have worked closely with the foodbank team to develop and amend practices as the project developed. Numbers are steady and the advisors and council team behind community lounge are very complimentary calling us “an outstanding offering to the community”. Andy Wilshaw, the head of the Community engagement in Stoke on Trent, invited us to discuss this success on a panel of charities CEO’s like Saltbox, YMCA, Children’s services, VAST and Social care heads. We were thrilled with the way advice drop in and made it a welcoming safe space for our community to get the help they need as well as a freshly made free lunch. We have managed to cover the costs of the lounge by use of a chip in tin and sponsorship. We have now found a food waste scheme to support us going forward in coving the food so we can now start to cover the running costs of the gas and electricity and hope this will become not only the great support to the community but a financial help to the ever-increasing running costs of the building. We have worked hard to keep **maintenance costs** and the running cost of the building at the very minimum. We have a great outside team of trades now that will help these costs go forward and Cath and I will undertake many jobs and a schedule of maintenance to prevent large, unexpected bills moving forward. We have, with the support of the committee, been able to install some more costeffective energy efficient solutions. This will not only improve the Centre and reduce bills. This will also help us to a more sustainable future reducing our carbon footprint which is the next large obstacle charities and churches will be facing. **Hall hire** , we have taken on a couple of new hires this year not only increasing one off letting’s but also now regularly host the Buddhist temple twice a month, Labour party, wellbeing college, Scarlet Theatre company who are looking at not only using us for more rehearsals but also hosting their performances. We look to increase this in the new year with talks already underway with ACL (adult learning college), Dougie Mac looking at hosting regular community-based wellbeing classes as well as a choir with 30 members. We have now joined the Places of welcome (Lichfield Diocese’s initiative) We have been mentioned as “Outstanding charity offering a diverse and inclusive offering of support in the community.” **2** www.blurtonparish.com **Community Links** . This is where I feel the most progress has been made, not only do we now have strong links with Affordable Foods, Dougie Mac and Oakwood Road bringing together 3 of the main charities in our area. This has been a breakthrough year with local schools. I have visited Kemball school, OSMA and Sutherland Rd schools this year on a regular basis and they have invited us for talks, Q&A sessions on helping others. We have also been involved in assemblies, mock interviews days, Duke of Edinburgh and Kemball hosted a take over day at the Hive. 84 of their upper school children took part and provided afternoon tea, activities and bingo for a pensioners Christmas party. They now promote the things we offer as well as having stronger links that they have been able to signpost families to us to get help and advice. This is a working partnership I can only see getting stronger. We have gained more **volunteers** this year through a scheme to get people back into work and give opportunities to those with learning difficulties through the government levelling up project. We have had the best success rate in any area, having 12 people engaged through our community lounge go on to full-time employment or further education. I will include some case studies and testimonials. We are currently supporting two people with additional needs to gain valuable experience in catering and childcare. This has not gone unnoticed by funders and stands us in good stead for the grants that open in the new year. Tom pine (previously of the lottery and now VAST) has invited us on the Stoke on Trent food partnership where we spoke to a government steering group about how we are tackling the need to tackle food poverty. We are gaining a good reputation for making things happen in the community under the new name of The Hive. I hope to develop on the successes of this year and gain more footfall through the building with events and projects. Once again this is only with the support of Angela, volunteers and the committee. I look forward to the new year as a team and with the newly appointed team members Cath and Shahrzad we can’t wait to deliver funded projects for the community and make the Hive a centre that delivers on their commitment. Clare Hand, _The Hive Manager_ ## **CASE STUDIES** X came to us to volunteer in the office and café. He had given up his studies after difficulties made it hard for him to complete his second year. In the six months he was with us we managed to get him through his appeal to return this September as well as speak to the student coordinator to put extra support in place around deadlines and tasks so he didn’t fall behind in delivering the coursework that he could complete with ease he was just not managing his time correctly. He now is back in full-time studies with a part time job in a gaming café after he experience working in the community Lounge. He was put in contact with Stoke City football club and provides them weekly analysis of the players and clubs statistics. He is doing work experience with them at Easter and is regularly staying in touch with us. X has volunteered at the centre off and on for years. He has quite acute learning difficulties and after some discussion with his social worker and adult support he gained a full-time place on a project across the city for a group of adults just like him. After assisting him get funding and travel training, he now attends 5 days a week with regular social activities of an evening. This summer he travelled to Spain on his first holiday with the group and is a happy valuable member of the group over at Able. **3** www.blurtonparish.com His mum said “He is so happy in at Able, you managed to get him help that we tried to get him in college or a program and told there was no provision. We tried everything and couldn’t afford to send him to a Day Centre for around £54 a day. He has friends is always on trips and we couldn’t have got him there without the help from the Hive.” X said “I loved being at the Hive, I liked helping in the kitchen and working with everyone. Now I have lots of friends and we like painting and discos. We go fishing and I have a girlfriend now. I had a great time on holiday” A young Mum came to Stay and play. She was very upset that she had no money after her partner had left her and she didn’t know how she was going to feed the children. Her 3- year-old child was not sleeping, aggressive and hurting himself. He was throwing things a had made several holes in the wall and a door. That morning, he had his hand in one of these holes near a live wire eating bits of plaster from the wall. She was feeling lost that no one could help them despite taking him to the doctors and nursery. She was upset that people would think she was a bad parent, and she had a baby at home as well as the toddler. We were able to calm her down and tell her we all know how exhausting it is being the mum of a toddler let alone having two young children. We made a call to the family hub to get her an appointment with the early year’s advisor. We got her a foodbank parcel and took her to the other side of the city to get an emergency food parcel from the bread-and-butter project. The following week she came in to sort out debt advice and a benefit review. We met with the local housing officer to explain the damage and ask if there was any help they could give us. She is now under CAHMS for an autism assessment. She has completed a parenting course. The house is repaired, and the toddler has a safe sensory space bedroom where the walls are lined in soft play and his bed is fixed down. She is a regular member of stay and play with her children and is doing well. The Mum is doing brilliantly and is helpful and friendly to new parents, starting to stay and play using her experience of how we can help if they are finding it all a little too much. Shahrzad came to us having been in the country several months from Iran. She came over with her young daughter to join her husband who had been here 3 years. She was very shy to try to communicate but was looking for volunteering and to study English courses having had no success elsewhere. She started to help at our community Lounge, her English was so much better than we ever thought once she had to confidence to start to have a go and not worry about getting things wrong. Shah was enrolled with 3 programmes through the lounges and has become a confident and active volunteer for the Hive. She has attended certified courses in first aid, food safety and digital media. She is now studying accounting and is a valued member of the team. In October Shahrzad interviewed for the cleaning position here at the Hive, she interviewed perfectly and was offered the job the same day. She is now using her wages to continue to study and is still giving up her spare time to volunteer to gain further chances to help others whilst improving her ever-growing vocabulary. It is an absolute joy to see how confident Shaz is and how much she enjoys her work at the Hive and how much we enjoy having her around. We can’t wait to support her moving on to bigger and better things in the coming years. **4** www.blurtonparish.com ## **ST ALBAN’S LITTLE LEARNERS PRE-SCHOOL** During the last 12 months the nursery has continued to open 5 days a week 7am until 6pm. We currently have 49 children who are attending the setting but obviously the 3-year-olds will leave us at the end of September as they will be going to School, so this is always a difficult time financially for the nursery. We will still have some babies and children under two who will still be attending through the summer holidays who are paying for their nursery fees. The nursery will be open for the first 5 weeks but as always, we will be closed the last week so that the staff can have a well-deserved break. We had an Ofsted inspection on the 6th of December which we received a GOOD rating (3rd time in a row). This went really well, and they were really pleased with what they observed and could not praise us enough. We were very proud of our achievement. During the last week of December, we held a parent’s open day where the parents came into the nursery and did activities with their children. This was very successful, and we were surprised by how many parents came. This gave us a great opportunity to spend time getting to know our parents and for them to spend time doing fun things with their children. We were pleased that Angela and Clare were able to join us for a while, they spent time meeting parents and Carers. Finance Report. As always St Albans Little Learners Nursery’s finances are low at the moment, we have now have a debt recovery team collecting our outstanding debts who can go back 6 years so we are hoping that this will help. We are still struggling to source funding for the outside area as this is an area that needs developing to get it to a standard that is a better environment for the children. Any volunteers for ideas or help would be welcome. We had a rent increase proposal for January 2025 which is still under review as an agreement cannot be reached at the present time. We felt that this was unreasonable or a fair amount as we would really struggle financially if it increased any further as our budget is stretched to its limit already, also we need to prepare for the minimum wage and National insurance increase that is due in April 2025. We have already had to reduce some of the staffs hours so that we are able to accommodate a proposed rent increase. We feel that we now have a better working relationship with The Hive and are working well together to improve any situations that arise. We have regular meetings with them and we do our best to attend The Hive committee meetings. ## Kind regards, Lisa Bromley and St Alban’s Little Learners’ Staff **5** www.blurtonparish.com ## **FOOD BANK** From January to September our comparison figures were when we were open on Thursdays and the 3 vouchers per crisis in 6 months rule impacted on the figures. So, the figures compared with last year are less. 2023 2024 Difference Vouchers 405 227 -178 People fed 996 580 -416 The picking list count for 2024 2023 2024 Difference Singles 158 94 -64 Couples 85 36 -49 Family 128 66 -62 Large Family 34 19 -15 From September we could compare our figures as it has been 12 months since we changed opening days. September and December figures were slightly down but October and November we saw an increase. October 2023 2024 Difference Vouchers 22 28 +6 People fed 70 96 +26 November 2023 2024 Difference Vouchers 16 27 +11 People fed 27 94 +67 The Hive Foodbank distribution Centre closed Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Re-opened on January 7th, 2025. In 2024 three volunteers left the Foodbank, Jo, Ann and Sasha. Two new volunteers have joined us Su and Jane. We still have schools coming to visit us and have one coming in February. Money Matters comes once a fortnight and guests of the foodbank can access other agencies in the community lounge. In November the Foodbank office updated the picking list, instead of for family and large family list going off the number of children, they have changed it to the number of people. So, families get slightly more food, which we think is a fairer system. I would like to thank my volunteers for their support and dedication to Foodbank: Joan, Peter, Helen, Georgina, Janet, Jean, Lesley, Su and Jane. I would also like to thank the Church and The Hive for their support. Thank you all. Sheila Plant, Lead Volunteer **6** www.blurtonparish.com ## **TWEEDALE ACADEMY OF DANCING** 2024 was a busy year for us with our show Fusion at The Rep Theatre in March. It was a very successful show, and we all enjoyed doing what we love, which is performing on Stage. 00Current and former pupils continue to perform within the Entertainment industry locally and internationally and we are very proud of them all. As I said in last year’s report we have continued to grow with our Prep & Primary classes, however, we had some unexpected losses of Saturday pupils which lead to us re-evaluating our timetable and tweaking some of our Saturday classes, we feel that this will also be of some benefit to The Hive with one off bookings now being able to take place earlier on a Saturday. We currently have 75 pupils from 2.5 years to 80 years old. This is an increase of 10 pupils from last year. Unusually 4 of those 10 are new adults on a Tuesday which is great. We will be having an examination session during late spring/ early summer and hopefully another later in the year. These are with the I D T A (International Dance Teachers Association) and we have external examiners coming in for these sessions. We would like to thank Clare and The Hive Committee for all their help and support over this last year. Julie Wood & Emma Morris ## **A CUP OF COFFEE** We have now entered our second year of the club running. Online we now have 197 members. Most meetings have around 18 members in attendance. We meet and chat as a friendship club primarily. We have had had engagement from the local government seeking panels to consult on the impact on Covid in the over 50’s, Caring for elderly relatives and accessing pension credits. We have had several talks from outside agencies like the citizens advice bureau regarding online and digital scams. Helen from the primary care network has regularly delivered education for over 12 months have covered topics from mental health, diabetes, alcoholism etc. Unfortunately, due to funding cuts they are coming to an end in March. Clare found these programs for the group, and they have been very successful. She will be helping us with more details on other projects and education on offer as she hears of them. We had a very good attendance to both our Christmas and birthday parties. We were very pleased to see members from the original group who will be now joining us on a more regular basis as we go into the new year. We are starting to re advertise as the weather improves for new members. Three of our members have completed their food safety course, we hope to continue with our Tuesday lunch club, simple soup or slow cooker meal and pudding. Thursdays will stay as coffee and toast club, we shall keep raising funds with a weekly raffle , coffee sales and stalls at the twice-yearly fairs to raise funds pay our rent. We have always been lucky that members are generous in donations to keep us running. We hope to keep the day trips in the summer running as members enjoyed getting out. Here’s to a good year ahead. Paula E Sherratt **7** www.blurtonparish.com ## **GENTLE EXERCISE** We started the year with 17 members, during the year 4 members left. In September a lady joined and in December 2 ladies joined, so we ended the year with 16 members. We meet most Monday afternoons except for Bank Holidays and illness. We enjoyed a meal in the café in March before it closed and again a festive lunch at the Toby Carvery Trentham in December. 2024 we had two special birthdays within a few days of each other. Barbara celebrated her 90th birthday and Lynda her 70th birthday. They both brought more than enough cupcakes for the group to enjoy with a cup of tea. The group enjoy a chat and drink after the session and have welcomed new members. I am thankful for my long-standing members and the increase in new members. Sheila Plant **8** www.blurtonparish.com |Members & Attendance 2024
AGM|**Attendance**|7 of 8|8 of 8|6 of 8|6 of 8|8 of 8|2 of 7|2 of 7|2 of 7|8 of 8|3 of 8|6 of 8|7 of 7|2 of 7|8 of 8|8 of 8|6 of 7|4 of 8|5 of 8| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Nov **|1|1|1|1|1||||1|A|1|1||1|1|1|1|A| ||**Oct **||cancelled||||||||||||||||| ||**Sept **|1|1|1|1|1||||1|A|1|1|A|1|1|1|1|1| ||**July **|1|1|A|1|1||||1||1|1|A|1|1|A|1|A| ||**June **|A|1|1|A|1||||1|A||1|A|1|1|1||1| ||**May **|1|1|1|A|1|A|||1|1|A|1|1|1|1|1|A|1| ||**Mar **|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1||1|1|A|1|1|1|1|A| ||**Feb**|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|A|1|1|1|A|1| ||**Jan **|1|1||1|1||||1|1|1||1|1|1|||1| ||**Specific Role(s), Notes**|_Hive Manager_|_Churchwarden_|_Ward Councillor_|_Little Learners_|_Chair_|_elected at AGM_|_elected at AGM_|_elected at AGM_|_Churchwarden_|||_elected at AGM_|_resigned in November_|_Secretary_|_Vice-Chair, Churchwarden_|_A Cup of Coffee, elected at AGM_||_Tweedale_| |||Abbott|Barber|Beardmore|Bromley|Bryan|Burton|Burton|Burton|Evans|Harrison|Harrison|Moore|Mountford|Plant|Rushton|Sherratt|Wilshaw|Wood| |||Clare|Peter|Lorraine|Lisa|Angela|Arthur|Lincoln|Teagan|Joan|Janet|Karen|Tracy|Veronica|Sheila|Brian|Paula|Su|Julie| |||1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18| **9** www.blurtonparish.com # **Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council of Blurton & Dresden** **For the year ended 31st December 2024** ## **PARISH** ## **OF** ## **BLURTON AND DRESDEN** ## **(Churches of St Bartholomew and St Alban)** |**Contents**|**Page**| |---|---| |**Trustees Annual Report**|**1**| |**Independent Examiners Report**|**2**| |**Statement of Financial Activities**|**3**| |**Balance Sheet**|**4**| |**Notes to the Financial Statements**|**5-13**| ## **2024 Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of Blurton & Dresden** ## **Trustees Annual Report** Please see separate Word document ## **Independent Examiner's Report to the members of the PCC of Blurton & Dresden** I report on the accounts for the year ended 31st December 2024 which are set out on the following pages. ## **Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and Independent Examiner** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility - l to examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Charities Act, - l to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Charities Act, and - l to state whether particular matters have come ot my attention. ## **Basis of Independent Examiner's Statement** My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a "true and fair" view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. ## **Independent Examiner's statement** In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements: - l to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Charities Act or - l to prepare accounts which accord with these accounting records have not been met; or - l 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 come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 14 April 2025 Claire Slater FCCA Slaters & Co Accountants Lymore Villa, 162a London Road, Chesterton, Newcastle, Staffs., ST5 7JB 5 ## **The PCC of Blurton & Dresden Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2024** ## **Statement of Financial Activities** |**Incoming Resources**
**Income and Endowments from:**
Donations and Legacies
**2a**
Activities for Generating Funds
**2b**
Income from Investments
**2c**
Church Activities
**2d**
Other
**2e**
**Total**
**Resources Expended**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising Funds
**3a**
Church Activities
**3b**
Other
**3c**
**Total**
Net gain/(losses) on investments
**7(b) &**
**8(a)**
**Net Income/(Expenditure)**
Transfer between Funds
**6**
**Net Movement in Funds**
**Total Funds brought forward**
**11**
**Total Funds carried forward**
**Net Income/(Expenditure) before**
**investment gains/(losses)**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**|
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**|
**Designated**
**Funds**
**£**|
**Total**
**Funds 2024**
**£**|
|**Total**
**Funds 2023**
**£**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||_*see note 12 for full_
_comparatives_| |||||||| ||36,318|28,593|270|65,181||64,360| ||27,413|-|-|27,413||36,106| ||919|-|-|919||1,007| ||5,974|-|275|6,249||9,514| ||2,186|98|2,640|4,924||-| |||||||| ||**72,810**|**28,691**|**3,185**|**104,686**||**110,987**| |||||||| |||||||| ||207|-|-|207||286| ||83,233|36,262|2,805|122,300||101,296| ||3,127|-|-|3,127||2,772| |||||||| ||**86,567**|**36,262**|**2,805**|**125,634**||**104,354**| |||||||| ||(13,757)|(7,571)|380|(20,948)||6,633| ||-|-|-|-||-| |||||||| ||(13,757)|(7,571)|380|(20,948)||6,633| |||||||| ||-|-||-||-| |||||||| ||(13,757)|(7,571)|380|(20,948)||6,633| |||||||| ||46,008|695,699|-|741,707||735,074| |||||||| ||**32,251**|**688,128**|**380**|**720,759**||**741,707**| 6 ## **The PCC of Blurton & Dresden** ## **Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2024** ## **Balance Sheet** |**Fixed Assets**
Tangible Assets
**7(a)**
Investment Assets
**7(b)**
**Total Fixed Assets**
**Current Assets**
Stock
**8(a)**
Debtors and prepayments
**8(b)**
Cash at bank and in hand
**8(c)**
**Total Current Assets**
**Current Liabilities - due within 1 year**
Creditors and accruals
**Total Current Liabilities**
**9(a)**
**Net Current Assets/(Liabilities)**
**Liabilities due after one year**
**9(b)**
Creditors
Deferred Parish Share
**Total Liabilities due after one year**
**Total Net Assets/(Liabilities)**
**Funds of the PCC**
Unrestricted Funds
General Fund
Restricted Funds
Designated Fund
**Total Funds**|**Total 2024**
**£**||**Total 2023**
**£**| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||659,405||660,005| ||-||-| ||**659,405**||**660,005**| ||||| ||||| ||30||30| ||16,020||15,541| ||61,949||97,343| ||**77,999**||**112,914**| ||||| ||||| ||16,645||31,212| ||**16,645**||**31,212**| ||||| ||**61,354**||**81,702**| ||||| ||||| ||-||-| ||-||-| ||**-**||**-**| ||||| ||**720,759**||**741,707**| ||**Total 2024**
**£**||| ||**Total 2024**
**£**||**Total 2023**
**£**| ||||| ||32,251||46,008| ||688,128||695,699| ||380||-| ||||| ||**720,759**||**741,707**| Approved by the Parochial Church Council on ………………………….. 2025 and signed on its behalf by: Signature: ………………………………...…………… Name: PCC Chairman The notes on the following pages form part of these accounts 7 **PARISH OF BLURTON AND DRESDEN (Churches of St Bartholomew and St Alban)** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** ## **For The Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **Accounting Policies** The PCC is a public benefit entity within the meaning of FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 governing the individual accounts of PCCs, and with the Regulations' "true and fair view" provisions. They have also been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102). The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to these accounts. The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body nor those that are informal gatherings of Church members. ## **Cashflow Statement** The Charity has taken advantage of the exemption in FRS102 from the requirement to produce a Cash flow statement on the grounds that the income does not exceed £500,000. ## **Going Concern** There are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern ## **Accounting Estimates and Prior Year Errors** No changes to accounting estimates have occurred in the reporting period. No material prior year errors have been identified in the reporting period. ## **Descripton of Funds** **Unrestricted funds** are income funds of the PCC that are available for spending on the general purposes of the PCC, including amounts designated by the PCC for fixed assets for its own use or for spending on a future project and which are therefore not included in its "free reserves" as disclosed in the trustees' annual report. **Restricted funds** comprise of two elements :- a) income from trusts or endowments which may be expended only on those restricted objects provided in the terms of the trust or bequest b) donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific object. The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of each year must be carried forward as a balance on that fund. The PCC does not usually invest separately for each fund. Where there is no separate investment, interest is apportioned to individual funds on an average balance basis. **Endowment funds** are restricted funds that must be retained as trust capital either permanently or subject to a discretionary power to spend capital as income, and where the use of any income or other benefit derived from the capital may be restricted or unrestricted. Full details of all their restrictions are shown in the notes to the accounts. 5 ## **PARISH OF BLURTON AND DRESDEN (Churches of St Bartholomew and St Alban)** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** **For The Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **Accounting Policies continued** ## **Income** Planned giving, collections and donations are recognised when received or when the PCC becomes entitled to the resource and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability. Tax refunds are recognised when the incoming resource to which they relate is received. Grants and Legacies are accounted for when the PCC is legally entitled to the amounts due and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability. Dividends are accounted for when receivable, interest is accrued. All other income is recognised when it is receivable. All incoming resources are accounted for gross. ## **Expenditure** 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 is accounted for when due. Amounts received specifically for mission are dealt with as restricted funds. All other expenditure is generally recognised when it is incurred and is accounted for gross. ## **Governance and Support Costs** Support costs should be allocated between governance costs and other support. Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the PCC and its compliance with regulation and good practice. Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources eg by allocating staff costs by time spent and other costs by their usage. ## **Fixed Assets** Consecrated and benefice property is not included from the accounts by s.10(2)(a)&(C) of the Charities Act 2011. Moveable church furnishings held by the Vicar and Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal are inalienable property, listed in the Church’s inventory, which can be inspected (at any reasonable time). For anything acquired prior to 2000 there is insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the financial statements. No depreciation is provided on buildings as the currently estimated residual value of the properties is not less than their carrying value and the remianing useful life of these assets exceeds 50 years, so that any depreciation charges would be immaterial. Other tangible fixed assets are valued at cost. The depreciation rates and methods used are disclosed in note7. ## **Investments** Investments in quoted shares, traded bonds and similar investments are valued initially at cost and subsequently at market value at the year end. Investments held for re-sale are treated as current asset investments. ## **Debtors** Debtors are measured on initial recognition at settlement amoutn. Subsequently they are measured at cash expected to be received. ## **Creditors and Accruals** Creditors are measured at settlement amounts less any trade discounts. Accruals are measured on best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date. 6 ## **The PCC of Blurton & Dresden** ## **Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2024** |**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**
**2**
**Donations and Legacies**
**2a**
**_Voluntary Income_**
**_1_**
Tax efficient planned giving
**_2_**
Other planned giving
**_3_**
Collections at services
**_4_**
All other giving and voluntary receipts including
special appeals
**_6_**
Gift Aid Recoverable
**_6_**
Donations received
**_7_**
Legacies
**_8_**
Grants (recurring and one-off)
**Charitable Activities**
**_Activities for Generating Funds_**
**2b**
**_9_**
Parish Fayre
**_9_**
Income from Trading
**_12_**
Lettings (Hall Hire)
**Income from Investments**
**2c**
**_10_**
Bank Interest
**Income from Church Activities**
**2d**
**_11_**
Statutory Fees (retained by PCC)
**_12_**
Fundraising activities
**Other Income**
**2e**
**_13_**
Other
**_A_**
**Total Income**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds £**|**Restricted**
**Funds £**|**Designated**
**Funds £**|**Total Funds**
**2024 £**|**Total Funds**
**2023**
**£**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||| ||||||| ||16,173|-|-|16,173|14,219| ||8,451|-|-|8,451|6,718| ||3,779|-|-|3,779|2,822| ||1,853|-|270|2,123|8,572| ||4,582|-|-|4,582|3,599| ||530|-|-|530|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||950|28,593|-|29,543|28,430| ||**36,318**|**28,593**|**270**|**65,181**|**64,360**| ||||||| ||||||| ||513|||513|-| ||764|||764|-| ||26,136|-|-|26,136|36,106| ||**27,413**|**-**|**-**|**27,413**|**36,106**| ||||||| ||||||| ||919|||919|1,007| ||**919**|**-**|**-**|**919**|**1,007**| ||||||| ||4,065|-|275|4,340|7,258| ||1,909||-|1,909|2,256| ||**5,974**|**-**|**275**|**6,249**|**9,514**| ||||||-| ||2,186|98|2,640|4,924|-| ||**2,186**|**98**|**2,640**|**4,924**|**-**| ||||||| ||**72,810**|**28,691**|**3,185**|**104,686**|**110,987**| 10 ## **The PCC of Blurton & Dresden** ## **Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2024** |**EXPENDITURE**
**3**
**Raising Funds**
**3a**
**_Costs of Generating Funds_**
**_17_**
Fund raising costs
**Charitable Activities**
**3b**
**_Church Activities_**
**_18_**
Mission Giving and Donations
**_19_**
Diocesan Parish Share
**_20_**
Salaries and Wages
**_21_**
Clergy and Staff Expenses
**_Church Expenses_**
**_22_**
Church Expenses(Mission and Evangelism)
**_23_**
Church Running Expenses(St Bartholomew's)
**_23_**
Church Running Expenses(The Hive)
**_23_**
Church Running Expenses(Depreciation)
**_24_**
Church Utility Bills (St Bartholomew's)
**_24_**
Church Utility Bills(The Hive)
**_25_**
Cost of Trading (Magazine, bookstall etc)
**_25_**
Activity costs
**_Major Capital Expenditure_**
**_27_**
Audio Visual
**_99_**
**Other Expenditure**
**3c**
Office expenses - St Bartholomew's
Office expenses - The Hive
Telephone
Training
Professional fees
**_C_**
**Total Expenditure**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds £**|**Restricted**
**Funds £**|**Designated**
**Funds £**|**Total Funds**
**2024 £**|**Total Funds**
**2023 £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||| ||||||| ||207|||207|286| ||**207**|**-**|**-**|**207**|**286**| ||||||| ||||||| ||2,306|-|-|2,306|2,094| ||31,140|-||31,140|25,421| ||5,858|31,730|2,600|40,188|18,385| ||411|-|-|411|1,441| ||||||| ||453|163|-|616|168| ||3,333|-|205|3,538|9,258| ||7,296|4,205|-|11,501|10,435| ||600|||600|600| ||6,551|-|-|6,551|3,938| ||25,024|||25,024|18,474| ||71|-|-|71|-| ||190|164||354|2,007| ||||||| |||-|-|-|9,075| ||**83,233**|**36,262**|**2,805**|**122,300**|**101,296**| ||||||| ||||||| ||779|-|-|779|352| ||1,057|||1,057|755| ||691|||691|765| |||||-|590| ||600|||600|310| ||**3,127**|**-**|**-**|**3,127**|**2,772**| ||||||| ||**86,567**|**36,262**|**2,805**|**125,634**|**104,354**| 11 ## **The PCC of Blurton & Dresden** ## **Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2024** ## **4 Allocation of Support Costs** Support costs comprise Trustee Training and Governance Costs etc. Due to the nature of the financial activities of the PCC, these would be allocated across Charitable Expenditure which comprises the majority of its expenditure and as such are automatically charged there. ## **5 (a) Staff Costs** |Wages & Salaries
Average number of employees|**2024**|**2023**| |---|---|---| |||| ||£40,188|£18,385| |||| ||3|2| During the year to PCC employed a cleaner and activities co-ordinator and a community worker. ## **5 (b) Related Parties** During the year Mrs V Mountford, a member of the PCC, received a salary of £1,623 (2023 : £5,271) No other payments or expenses were paid to any other PCC member, persons closely connected to them or related parties. ## **5 (c) Fees for the examination of the accounts** |Independent Examiner's fees
Other fees (e.g. accountancy services)|**2024**|**2023**| |---|---|---| |||| ||£600|£310| |||| ||-|-| ## **6 Analysis of Transfer between Funds** There were no transfers between funds this year |**Tangible Fixed Assets**
_Unrestricted (unless stated)_
**At Cost or Valuation**
As at 1st Jan
Additions in the Year
Disposal in the Year|**Development of**
**St Albans**
**Property**
**(Restricted)**
**£**|**Community**
**Centre Assets**
**(Restricted)**
**£**
|
**Kitchen**
**Equipment**
**(Restricted)**
**£**|**Community**
**Centre Assets**
**£**|
**Furniture,**
**Fittings &**
**Equipment**
**£**|**Total**
**£**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||| |||||||| ||658,829|9,943|25,001|6,009|17,529|717,311| ||-|-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-|-| ## **7 (a) Tangible Fixed Assets** 12 ## **The PCC of Blurton & Dresden** ## **Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2024** |**Value at 31st Dec**
**Accumulated Depreciation**
As at 1st Jan
Charge for the Year
Disposals
**Value at 31st Dec**
Net Book Value at 1st Jan 2024
**33**
**Net Book Value at 31st Dec 2024**|**658,829**|**9,943**|**25,001**|**6,009**|**17,529**|**717,311**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||| |||||||| ||-|9,943|25,001|4,833|17,529|57,306| ||-|-||600|-|600| ||-|-|-|-|-|-| ||**-**|**9,943**|**25,001**|**5,433**|**17,529**|**57,906**| |||||||| ||658,829|-|-|1,176|-|660,005| ||**658,829**|**-**|**-**|**576**|**-**|**659,405**| Depreciation is charged at the following rates: Community Centre Assets - 10% on a striaght line basis Furniture, Fittings & Equipment - 25% on a striaght line basis ## **7 (b) Fixed Asset Investments** The PCC has no Fixed Asset investments. ## **8 Current Assets** ## **8 (a) Current Asset Investments** - **32** The only current asset investment for the PCC is stock of £30. ## **8 (b) Debtors** |
_All unrestricted_
Gift Aid recoverable
Prepayments
Other
**34**
**(c) Cash at Bank and in hand**
TSB current account
NatWest Current account
Co-op current account
Barclays - The Hive|||**2024**
**£**|**2023**
**£**|**2023**
**£**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||| ||||12,527|13,318|| ||||1,194|1,478|| ||||2,299|745|| ||||||| ||||**16,020**|**15,541**|| ||**Unrestricted**
**£**|
**Legacy**
**£**|**Restricted**
**£**|**2024 Total**
**£**|
**2023**
**£**| ||||||| ||12,134|-|-|12,134|8,311| ||17,314|-|-|17,314|66,059| ||11,292|||11,292|-| ||113|-|-|113|315| ## **8 (c) Cash at Bank and in hand** 13 ## **The PCC of Blurton & Dresden** ## **Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2024** ## **31** |Co-op - The Hive
CBF Deposit Account
Britannia Building Society
St Albans building fund account
Petty Cash|2,127|-|-|2,127|4,612| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||16,591|-|1,824|18,415|17,496| ||397|||397|397| ||14|||14|14| ||143|-|-|143|139| |||-|||| ||**60,125**|**-**|**1,824**|**61,949**|**97,343**| ## **9 Liabilities** |_All unrestricted_
**9 (a)** **_Amounts falling due in one year_**
Accruals
Taxation and Social security
Diocesan Parish Share
Other Creditors
**35**|**2024**
**£**|**2023**
**£**| |---|---|---| |||| ||1,126|5,592| ||-|771| ||1,243|11,359| ||14,276|13,490| ||**16,645**|**31,212**| ## **10 Summary of Assets by Fund** |
Fixed Assets
Current Assets
Current Liabilities|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**_£_**||**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**|**Designated**
**Funds**
**£**|
**Total 2024**
**£**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||576||658,829|-|659,405| ||77,214||705|80|77,999| ||(16,645)||-|-|(16,645)| ||**61,145**|**-**|**659,534**|**80**|**720,759**| **F** ## **11 Summary of Fund Movements** |
**Unrestricted Funds**
General Fund
The Hive
**Restricted Funds**
Building
St Alban's Development
Coalfields
The BIG Lottery
Co-op
Church Urban
Staffordshire Environmental Trust
St Modwen Trust
S-o-T City Council|**Reserves at**
**1st Jan**
**£**|
**Incoming**
**Resources**
**£**|**Resources**
**Expended**
**£**|
**Transfers**
**£**|**Reserves at**
**31st Dec £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||| ||32,077|43,620|(45,622)|-|30,075| ||13,931|29,190|(40,945)||2,176| ||**46,008**|**72,810**|**(86,567)**|**-**|**32,251**| ||||||| ||3,265|-|-|-|3,265| ||||||-| ||95,200||||95,200| ||433,000||||433,000| ||30,000||||30,000| ||10,000||||10,000| ||29,973||||29,973| ||25,000||||25,000| ||25,000||||25,000| 14 ## **The PCC of Blurton & Dresden** ## **Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2024** |St Alban's Development fund
Grant - Lichfield Diocese
Graveyard
Youth & Children's Work
Social Survey
The National Lottery - Activity Co-ordinator
Big Lottery - Covid 19 Family & Community
Big Lottery - Covid 19 Recovery
Flowers
Decoration Fund
Mural
Harvest
Designated Funds
**Total Funds**|2,213||||2,213| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||116||||116| ||2,333||||2,333| ||3,791||(163)||3,628| ||25||||25| ||28,378|26,637|(31,730)||23,285| ||3,843||(164)|(1,653)|2,026| ||2,552||(4,205)|1,653|-| ||84||||84| ||120||||120| ||806|1,956|||2,762| |||98|-||98| ||**695,699**|**28,691**|**(36,262)**|**-**|**688,128**| ||||||| ||**-**|**3,185**|**(2,805)**|**-**|**380**| ||||||| ||**741,707**|**104,686**|**(125,634)**|**-**|**720,759**| ## **Designated Funds** Flowers > Flowers For decorating the church > Organist For weddings and funerals > Verger For weddings and funerals > Choir For weddings and funerals > Retire Clergy fee For weddings and funerals ## **12 SOFA Comparatives** |
_(previous year)_
**Income and Endowments**
Donations and Legacies
Activities for Generating Funds
Investments
Church Activities
Other
**Total Income**
**Expenditure**
Church Activities
Raising Funds
Other
**Total Expenditure**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
Net gain/(losses) on investment
**Net Income/(Expenditure)**
Transfer between Funds
**Net Movement in Funds**
**Total Funds brought forward**
**Total Funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**|
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**|**Designated**
**Funds**
**£**|
**Total Funds**
**2023**
**£**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||34,126|30,234|-|64,360| ||36,106|-|-|36,106| ||1,007|-|-|1,007| ||9,514|-|-|9,514| ||-|-|-|-| ||**80,753**|**30,234**|**-**|**110,987**| |||||| |||||| ||76,424|27,644|-|104,068| ||286|-|-|286| ||-|-|-|-| ||**76,710**|**27,644**|**-**|**104,354**| |||||| ||**4,043**|**2,590**|**-**|**6,633**| |||||| ||-|-|-|-| |||||| ||**4,043**|**2,590**|**-**|**6,633**| |||||| ||730|(730)||-| |||||| ||4,773|1,860|-|6,633| |||||| ||**41,235**|**693,839**|**-**|**735,074**| |||||| ||**46,008**|**695,699**|**-**|**741,707**| 15 Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council of Blurton & Dresden For tho year ended 31st December 2024 PARISH OF BLURTON AND DRESDEN (Churches of St Bartholomew and St Alban) Contents Page Trustees Annual Report Independent Examin•rs Report statement of Financial Activltles Balance Sheet Notes to the Financial Ststsments 5-13 2024 Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of Blurton & Dresden Trustees Annual Report Please see separate WoTd d￿UrrEnt Independent Examinefs Report to the members of the PCC of Blurton & Dresden I report on the accounts forthe year ended 3tst December 2024 which are set out on the following pages. Res ecllve res onslbilities of the Trustees and Inde ndent Examiner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charit¢s trustees conslder that an audit is not required for thts year under Sect*)n 144 of the Charltles Act 2011 Ithe Charities Act) that an independent examination is needed. It 15 my responsibility to examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Charities Act, to follow the procedures184d down in the General DIrett￿n$ 8rven by the Charity Cornmissh)n {under section 14515llbl of the 2011 Charities Act, and to stat? whether particular matters have come ot my attention. Basis of Inde ndent Examlnets Statement My examination was carried out in accordance wtth the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting record5 kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also indudes consideratton of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concernlng any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audiL and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts P￿sent a.true and fair view and the report Is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Inde endent Examlnerf3 statement In connectlon with my examination, no material rnattets have come to my attenlK)n whlch 8Nes me reasonable cause to believe that in. any material resk*rt, the requirements.. to keep accounting record5 in accordance wwth sertion 130 of ihe 2011 Charities Act or to prepare accourrts whith attord with these accounting records have not been met: or the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of account5 set out in the Chartties (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2(K)8 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 come across no other matters in conneCt￿)n with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper undetstanding of the accounts to be reached. Date: 14 April 2025 Claire Slater FCC4 Slaters & Co Accountants Lymore Villa. 162a London Road, Chesterton. Newcastle, Staffs., sr5 7JB The PCC of Blurton & Dr08den Financial Statsm8nts for the Year Ended 31st D8comber 2024 Statement of Flnanclal Actlvltle8 Unregtrlcted Funds Designated Funds Total Fund5 2024 Total Funds 2023 Funds see note 12f0rA￿l Incomlng Resources Income and Endowments from: Donations and Legacies 36,318 28.593 270 65,181 64,360 Activities for Generating Funds 2b 27,413 27,413 36,106 lllcome from Investments 2c 919 919 1,007 Church Activities 5,974 275 6,249 9,514 Other 2e 2,186 2.640 4,924 Total 72,810 Rgsources Expended Expendltyre on. Raising Funds 3a 207 207 288 Church Activrties 83.233 36,262 2.805 122,300 101,296 Other 3¢ 3.127 3,127 2,772 Total 86,567 36,262 12S,634 Net Incom•llExpondiiuro) before Investment gainslllossesl {13.757) 7.571 380 20.948 6.633 71bl & Net gainl(lossesl on investments ￿0) Net IncomollExpendlturo) {13.757) 7,571 380 20.948 6,633 Transfer betsveen Funds Net Movement In Funds (13.757) {7,571 380 20.948 6,633 Total Funds brought ft>rwaKd 11 46.008 695,699 741,707 735.074 Total Funds carrfod forward 688.128 380 720.759 741707 The PCC of Blurton & Dresd•n Flnanclal Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2024 Balance Sheet Total 2024 Total 2023 Fixed Assets Tangible Assets InvestmentAssets 71al 71b) 659 405 660,005 Total Fix•d As¥8ts 659,405 660,005 Current Assets stock Dgbtors and prepaymènts Cash at bank and in hand 81a) 8(bl 81c) 30 16,020 30 15,$41 Total CurrentAssets 77,999 112914 Current Liabilities - due within 1 year Creditors and accruals Total Curront Llabllltlos 9(al 16,645 Not Curr•nt A￿ts1{U•b1l1t1èSI 61,354 Liabilities due after one year Craditors Deferred Parish Share 9(b) Total Liabiliti88 due aftor ong year Total Ngt A8sthllLiabilitiMI 720.759 741,707 Total 2024 Total 2023 Funds of the PCC Unrestricted Funds General Fund Restricted Funds Designated Fund 46,008 695 699 688,128 380 Total Fund$ 720,759 741,707 Appr¢)ved by the Parothial ChLYth Coun¢)I ￿................................ 2025 its bewby.. sIgnau￿ ...................................................... PCC Chairman T1￿ nolos on the followTrg pag95 tsm part aLyyxmts PARISH OF BLURTON AND DRESDEN (Churche$ of St Bartholomew and St Albanl Notes to the Financl81 Strlamgftts For The Year Ended 31 December 2024 Accountl The PCC is a public benefit entity hilhin the DEaning of FRS 102. The ￿anC￿l ststen￿nls have b88n prepared under the chariti.es A(a 2011 arK1 in a(￿dance ￿ryth the Churth A￿QuntiNJ Regulations 2006 goveming the iMJiwdual accoun15 of PCCS, the ReguLgtiDns true and fair vievr provisions. TW have also been prepared in accord￿ V*th the Charrbes SORP IFRS 1021. The finanual statements have been prepared histortcal ¢o5t eonventKJn wth ilems recognised at Cost or transath.on value unless otheThMse ststed in the relevant Th)te5 to these accounts. The financial statements indude all transacbons. assets and h'abilities for I￿￿ch the PCC is responsible in law. They ¢Jo not indude the ￿cOuntS of churth groups that th￿"r fflaill affiliation to another kxidy nar those that are informal gatherbngs of Churth members. Cashflow Ststemen The Charity hgs taken advantage of the eXemptm￿ in FRS102 from the TeqLllreme￿ to prcKluce a Cash fiow ¥t*ment ¢)n the grryjnds that the incom does rnt exc￿1 £500,000. Goln There are no material uncertainties rokted to vrfents (x Cwliiions that cast ￿gnIfICant doubt on the charitys ability to Cont￿Ue a5 a goirKd 0￿CeM countln Estlmates and Prlor Year Errors No changes to accounting eslwnales have oW￿rTed in the reFQrtiiyJ perioj. No material prior year errwts have been idenffied in ￿ re￿rtIng pwod. Descrl nofF Unre8trfcted funds are irKonk furth of the PCC that are aVal￿e for spending on the weral purposes of the PCC, including arnounts desHJnated by the PCC for fixed assets for its own us8 or for SFending on a fuiure project and vthich are therefore not incwed in its'fvee reseNes" as disclosed in th8 trust88s' annual rep(￿1. Restrfcted funds comprise of elements :_ al income from trusts ￿ endu•MrErrts Nthich may be expended on t1￿ restf¢Cte(l obi provided in th8 terms of the trust or be¢west bl donations or grwts received for a speafic o*ect or invrted by the PCC for a specrfic objed. The funds may ¢)nly be expended on the specific obFCt for they WEre ￿Ven. Any balance remainiNJ unspent al the end of each year musl be carried foward as a balan￿ on that fund. The PCC does not usually invest separately fcf each fund. Where there is no separat8 nvestmenL intere51 is appori.oned to individual funds on an average balanee basis. Endowment funds are restsicted fwrfls Ihat nwst b6 retainèd as trust cap¥td either p9mwnenty or subjact to a discretionary po￿￿ to spend c£kytal as ir￿￿. and tlknere Ihe use of any Income or other benefrt derived from the capit￿ may be restrict￿1 or unrestri(awJ. detaiL8 of all their re5trictMin8 are Sho￿ in the notes lo the accounts. PARISH OF BLURTON AND DRESDEN {Churches of St Bartholomew and St Alban) Notes to the Financlal Strt￿9nts For The Year Ended 31 D￿efflber 2024 Accountln Income Pollcleg contin Planned giving, collacb'ons and donati)ns are r￿nISed when rec￿ or when the PCC becomes entilled to the resource and the monetary value can be measured with sufficEnt reliablrty. Tax refunds are r8cognised when the incoming resource to wh￿h they rd* i% ￿efftd. Grants and Lega￿$ are accounted for when the PCC is I￿alty entiued to the amounts due and the monetwy value can be measured Mth sufficient reliabilty. DNidends are accounted when ￿1vable, int￿eSt is accru￿. All other income is recognis8d it is TEceivable. All incc¥ning resour￿ are accounted for gloss. 9ndlturo Grants and donatK)ns are a¢¢ounted for when p8KI 0￿r. or when mrded. * that a￿ard creates a binding or construGIiv8 obligation on the PCC. d￿n parish share is ￿￿nted for when due. Amounts eived speciFicalty for M￿s1On are d8alt wth as re5trKtsJ funds. All other expenditure is generally recognised when f( is incurred and is accounted gmss. vernanc8 and Su Support costs should be allocated between gO￿ar￿ costs arKt cther support. Govemance costs comprise all ¢osl$ invofvirYJ publ￿ ￿cOUnt￿lIty of th8 PCC and its Lxrfnplk9rKe with regulatKJn and good Practice. Support costs include central functK)rts and have been allocated to actNty cost eat￿r[e3 on a basis consislenl with Ihe use of wources eg by ￿k￿tIng staff costs by trne spert and other costs by their usage. Consecrated and benefce propety ts rjot inchKled fr￿n the xcounts by s.10121(a)&IC) of the Charities Act 2011. Move8ble church fumishings hdd by thé Vtsr arKi Churchwth on s￿181 trust for the PCC and requira a faculty for disposal are In￿lenable property, ￿$ted rn the Church's inventory, wttich can be inspected lal any re880nable time}. For anything ￿Uir￿j prtor to 2CIK) is Irtsuth*nt ¢￿t information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the financia St*￿ents. No depreciation is provided on buildings as the currentty esb"m8ted res￿1￿1 valu& of the properties is nol ￿8$ than their carying value and the reM￿nIng usefijl life crfthese assets exceeds 50 years. so that depreciation charges would be immaterial. Other langib18 T￿ed assets are V8h￿d al c(*t. The dewxwtion rates and mthcxls uwj are disck)sed in note7. Investments Investments in qwted shares, traded and similar inNEStmerts are valued initially 8t cost and subs8quenlly at market value at the wr end. Investmerrts held for r&Sa￿ are treated as ¢urrent asset investments. Debtors Debtors are measured on iniknal reco3nilKJn at seltlement amoth. sUbSeq￿lIY th6y are meaSU￿d at cash expected to be re￿i￿J. Creditors and Accruals Creditors are measured at sduement amounts kn any trth discounts. Accruals are measured on bèst estimate of th8 amount required to settle the obliga1￿ at the repjling date. The PCC of Blurton & Dresden Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2024 ToL41 F￿d¥ 2024 Totsl Fund• 2023 Fundb FurKIs INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FuThd$ Dob)atlons and Legacle8 Voluntarylncome Tax effiryent plannèd giwNJ 2 Other planned gmng 3 Coll•ctions at se￿ICe5 All othergiving and vcluntsry r8c•ipts including specrdl apreals 8 Gift Aid Recoverab Donab.￿s r8caiv8d T Legacies 8 Gran18 Ire¢urring and orts-offj 16.1n 8.451 3.779 16,173 8.451 3,779 14.219 6.718 2,822 270 2,123 8.572 3.599 530 28.430 36.318 270 66.181 64,360 Charliable ActSvltlog A¢dvttles for Genor&￿n9 Funds Parish Fayre Income from Trading Lgtbngs (Hall Hwel S13 764 26,136 513 764 26.136 12 38,1r 27.413 27A13 106 Income from In￿Stments Bank Interest io 919 919 919 919 1,007 Inecffi• Irom Church A¢tl¥ltl•% Slatutory Fee5 Iret8ined by PCC) Fun¢Jraising ath.wbes 11 12 4.065 275 4,340 1,9LY 7.258 2,25S 275 othor Incom• Other 13 2.186 4.924 2.186 A Total Incomg 72.810 691 110987 Th• PCC of Blurton & D￿$den Flnanclal Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2024 DésigttatÈd Fund¥ Total Funds 2024 Tot81 Fund Funds FuThJB EXPENDITURE Ralslng Costs of G•n•raty Funds Fund rai8ing ¢os Ir 207 207 286 207 288 Charltable A¢￿¥11191 Church Aefvhlos Mis¥ion GI￿ng and Donations Dil￿R$an Parish Sh*è Salaries and Wages Clergy and Staff E￿nSeS Church E¥pen¥g$ Church E4)ans•s Churth Runni￿ ExFenses 1st Bart￿￿)Me￿51 Church RunniNJ Eyp8nses 1Th8 Churth RunniTrJ Eyn8es IDepreoaiKfil Church Utilty Blls ISI Barth￿(¥￿￿6) Church Utility BAIS trhe C08t of Trading {m&Jaz￿e, t#)d4Stal etcl Actlwty costs M8Jor CapttJlEYpenrflurn Audio Visual 2,306 31,140 40.188 411 2.094 25,421 18,385 1,441 31.140 31,7 21 411 453 1&3 616 3,538 11,501 600 168 20$ 9,258 10.435 600 3,938 18,474 7.2 4,205 6,551 25.024 71 6.551 25.024 71 354 2,007 27 9,075 101 296 99 Othèr Expondlturn Office expenses- Sl BarthOlrAxth￿ Office expense5. The HIN Telephor Training Professional feas 779 779 352 1.057 1,057 691 755 765 590 310 800 C Total Ex￿nd[lU1* The PCC of Blurton & Dresden Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2024 4 Allocation of Support Costs SuFPQrt costs rJJmpii5e Trustse Trwnw 8nd Govemarre Cosis etc. Due to ts r￿alre ofthe finawkil aCbwI￿ ol tha PCC, ￿s& would allocatèd *>oss charrta￿ Ew￿rtU￿ ￿ rA*nprw tho maFc*ty oftts wendrture as such ar8 automatically Iharged there. 6 la) Staff Costs 2024 2023 Wages & Salaries £40,188 £16,3B5 Awr898 numtrAr of0mplo￿% During the year to PCC empknyed a deaner aTrJ acjjvths Cr￿rd￿at0r and a ccmmunity ￿}rker. 5 {b} Related Partles Duiing the yeat Mr5 V N*)utrttor(1, 8 oltrE PCC, tEcei¥ed a 5aary 01£1,62312023 ". £5.271) No other paymenis orexpenses paw& to any other PCC M￿L￿, ck)sdy c￿neCted to ￿Lated pgrtios. S {c) Fees for the examlnatlon of the accounis 2024 2023 Independent ExJnirerf5 fees £310 other fees le.g. accountancy semces) 6 Analysls of Transfer bglwegn Funds Thwo %4*re no tr0n3fwB betr￿en this ypar The PCC of Blurton & Dresden Flnanclal Ststem8nts for tho Year Ended 31st December 2024 7 lal Tangible Fixed Ass•ts crfStAlbon8 Property com￿￿nIty Furnkur¥t. Flttlnlls & EqulFMnènt EqUryhr￿ Commufflmy Totsl Unrnstiictgd (unless stated) At Cost orvaluatlon A88118tJ¥n 658.829 25,001 6.009 17.529 717.311 Additions in the Year Disposal in th8 Year Value at 31¥t De 658.829 25.001 6.009 17,529 717,311 Act￿MUlated Depr•clatlon As at 1st Jan 25,001 4,833 17.529 57,306 Charge for the Year Disposals 600 600 Vakw at 31•t De 9.943 25.IXII 5N33 17,529 57,908 Net Book 8t 1st Jan 2024 $58.829 1.178 660,005 33 Net Book Value at 31•t Dec 2024 576 6S9,405 DepreciatKJn 13 chaiged al the following rates.. Community Centre Assets - on a striajht h.ne basis Furniturg, Frttings & Equipment- 25% on a strHght line basis 7 {bl Flxad Asset Investments PCC has no Fixed Asset inbestments. 8 Curr8nt Assets la} Current A888t Inveslments 32 Thp ¢%rrent a5s8t in*entforthe PCC is stock 01 £30. 10 The PCC of Blurton & Dresden Financlal Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2024 8 Ibl Debtors 2023 AJI ynrgstrcted Gfft AKI recovet8b 12,527 13,318 Prepayments Other 1,1 1,478 129a 745 8 Icl Cash at Bank and In hand Unrg¥tricted ReBtrktsd 2024 Total 2023 TSB current a¢thJnt 12.134 12.134 8.311 Natwèst Currsnt ￿Unt 17.314 17.314 66.059 Cwp current ￿Unt Barclays- Thè Hivè Cwp. Hive 11.292 11.292 113 113 315 2,127 2,127 4.612 CBF Dep¢$it A¢¢ount 18,$91 1.824 18.415 17.4 Britannia Building Socaaty 397 397 397 Sl Alba[￿ building fund account 14 14 14 Petty Cash 143 143 139 31 1,824 61,949 9 LIabIl￿eS 2024 2023 All unr￿d g lal Amounts f•lllng due In t>ne year AccruaL% 1.126 5,592 Tgxalion 8rMI Sooal secuirty Di0¢osan P8tish Sh8r• 771 1,243 11,359 Olhei Cr8ditors 14.276 13.4 36 11 The PCC of Blurton & Dresdon Flnanclal Ststements for the Y•ar Ended 31st Decemb8r 2024 10 Summary of Assfjts by Fund lthr•strfct•d Funds RestriciBd Funds De5ignatod F￿d9 Totsl 2024 Fixed Assets 576 658,829 705 859,405 77.999 116,6451 720.759 CurrgntAssgts Current Liabiliti8s 77.214 116.645) 61.145 80 6$9.534 11 Summary of Fund Movements Reger¥w at 1stJa I￿ornIng R￿Q￿r Resou￿0$ Trnnsfers Reserve¥ at 318tD#e £ Unr88trlctèd Funds General FuThJ Th9Hi 32.077 13,931 43,S20 29,1 45.6221 140.9451 186,$671 30,075 2,178 72,810 32.251 R￿1￿Cted FundB Buikling StAlban's Develcyment Coalf*lds The BIG Lott CO-OP Churth Urt)an Staffordshire Envsronmentsl Tr￿t St Modwen Tru8t &o-T City Counal St Alban's DeVel0prr￿t fund Gr?nt- Lichr￿Id DiLKese Gravèyard Youth & Children'5 Work Sc¢ial sU￿Y The National Loitery- Aclimty Ctrordinator Big Lottery- Covld 19 Famity & Grrfnmuruty Big Lottery- Co¥MI 19 Race￿ry Flower5 DecOrat￿n Fund Mural Harvest 3,265 3,265 95,2O) 433,CKK) 30,WO 10.IXYJ 29.973 25.( 25.(MJO 2.213 116 2.333 3.791 25 28,378 3,843 Z&52 95.200 433,(t)O 30,000 10.000 29,973 25.oc 25,000 2213 116 2,333 3,628 25 23,285 2,026 163 26,637 131,7301 11641 4,2051 1.653 1,653 120 120 2,7e2 98 1,95e 28,691 136.2621 688,128 De8ignated Fund5 1185 12,8051 380 Total Fund6 741,707 104,686 1125.6341 720,759 098lgn8tgd Funds FI0￿rS Organist Verger Choir Retire Clergy tso For d￿￿tIng the thurch For weddings and funerJls Forweddings and funerals For￿dding$ and funerals ForwEddin9s and funerals 12 The PCC of Blurton & Dresden Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st Decern￿r 2024 12 SOFA Comparatives (pt8viousy8ar) Unr•strletsd Fund8 ReBtri¢led Funds Designated Fund• Total Fund¥ 2023 Incomè and Endowmwrt8 DDnations aThJ Legacies Aclivities for G￿erating Funds InV8gtsn￿ts Church Adiwbes Other Total Incom• 34,126 36,1¢JS 1,CX)7 9.514 ),234 84,380 36.106 1,007 9.514 80,753 30,234 110.987 Expendllur• Church Activib"o8 Raising FurKIs 76.424 27,644 104,068 Totsl Ex￿ndItur￿ 76,710 104.354 Not IncUM￿lexPOndKtur0l 6.633 Not gainlllos8e81 on ln￿￿trnent Net IncomgllExp8ndrturel 2,5 6,63 Transfer be￿￿tsn FU￿1$ 730 301 Not MovBrnent In Fund• 4.773 1.86D 8,633 Total Fun¢l• broughtfonvard 41,235 693.839 735,074 Totsl Fundj carrlgd forwanl 46,008 695,699 741.707 13