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2024-12-31-accounts

Registered Charity no: 1193556

PARISH OF WYKE REGIS ALL SAINTS WITH ST EDMUND PCC

REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Chartered Accountants

PARISH OF WYKE REGIS ALL SAINTS WITH ST EDMUND PCC

CONTENTS

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Legal and administrative information 1
Report of the Board of Trustees 2 - 4
Independent examiner's report 5
Receipts and payments account 6-9
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PARISH OF WYKE REGIS ALL SAINTS WITH ST EDMUND PCC

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Registered charity number 1193556 Registered address 1 Portland Road Weymouth DT4 9ES

Administration

The Parish of Wyke Regis All Saints with St Edmund is situated in the Weymouth suburb of Wyke Regis and Lanehouse, Weymouth. It is a Church of England parish in the ecclesiastical diocese of Salisbury.

The membership of the Parochial Church Council (PCC) consists of the incumbent, Licensed Lay Ministers, Churchwardens, and those elected to represent the congregation and the parish on the Deanery Synod who have to be members of the church electoral roll.

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules (CRR). All regular members of the Churches are encouraged to register on the Parish Electoral Roll.

PCC members during the period of this report were as follows:

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Incumbent Rev John Mackenzie PCC Chair
Licensed Lay Minister None
Gary Hepburn Vice Chair
Leslie Seamark
Churchwardens
Caroline Elliott
Vacant
Maxine Legg
Deanery Synod
Carole Griffin
Lyndsay Wiles (ceased 21 May 2024)
Secretary
Joan Robb (appointed 21 May 2024)
Treasurer Michael Dillistone
Julie Norris
Elected Members Judy Walbrin (ceased 21 May 2024)
St Edmunds Church Amy Roff
Lynda Ferry
Derek Griffin
Stanley Berry (ceased 21 May 2024)
Jane Thomas (appointed 21 May 2024)
Cheryl Wise
Maxine Foster Safeguarding Officer
Elected Members Marilyn Mackenzie
All Saints Church Lorraine Ovenden
Robert Smith
Jeffrey Thomas
Janet Hall (appointed 21 May 2024)
Mark Stone (appointed 21 May 2024)
Diana Gill (appointed 21 May 2024)
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PARISH OF WYKE REGIS ALL SAINTS WITH ST EDMUND PCC

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Aims and purposes

The PCC had the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent Rev’d John MacKenzie in promoting within the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church: pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of All Saints Church, Wyke Regis and St Edmunds Church and Hall, Lanehouse.

Objectives and activities

Public benefit

The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales. The objectives of the charity for the public benefit are as follows:

The PCC is committed to working with the incumbent to provide an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere to everyone who wants to come to our churches to worship and to share in the wider life of our parish community.

The PCC maintains a strategic overview of worship throughout the parish, and works with the incumbent on the development of worship, services and parish groups to ensure we provide worship and other activities for a wide range of the parish community. Our services, groups and worship put faith into practice through prayer, scripture, music and sacrament.

The PCC ensures the fabric of our Church buildings is properly maintained, so that they are not only available as a place of worship, but also a venue for parish events, music concerts and activities of our schools within the parish.

When planning our activities for the year, we considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. In particular, we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through:

Achievements and performance

The Good Friday service is always full of symbolism, but this year there was a new element. The cross was walked over the hill from All Saints and down to St Eds, carried in turn by parishioners from both churches. For those who took part it was a single service across both churches, symbolising the growing feeling of parish unity among the two congregations. Later in the year this was expressed in a more concrete way, when the PCC took the radical step of making the church hall a parish-wide asset, with lettings now to fund a new parish office and administrator. Further unification of finances was to follow the introduction of a joint parish share at the beginning of 2025.

The year also saw a number of other firsts for the parish, some big and some small:

•Monthly men’s breakfasts were started in the hall, and quickly established a regular clientele including several from outside the parish

•The pastoral team began regular visits to Chestnuts Care home in Wyke Road, with communion sometimes being taken

•The young bell-ringers entered a team (the “Wyke Weenies”) in the “Ringing World” National Youth Competition in London

•There was much tidying, repairing and renovating of the hall in preparation for one room becoming the parish office.

The churchwardens reported thus on the fabric of the buildings:

The Terriers and Inventory of goods and ornaments has been checked and certified by the Churchwardens. Everything listed was found to be present except 3 pyxes which cannot be accounted for. The Churchwardens are continuing to make enquiries as to where these may be.

PARISH OF WYKE REGIS ALL SAINTS WITH ST EDMUND PCC

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Also during 2024 the quinquennial inspection (5 yearly) of All Saints was undertaken by the church architect from Crickmays, and a report was submitted to the Rector and Churchwardens which will focus the repair and maintenance activities for the next 5 to 10 years.

During the year the work to the All Saints north aisle roof was completed, and we are grateful to the Fabric Working Group for undertaking the planning and management of this work. The Fabric Working Group are now focusing on project to repair the stonework on a couple of the church’s windows and will also be looking at works needed to the Lytch Gate as suggested in the Quinquennial report.

Whilst security always remains a concern, we are pleased to report that due to a group of volunteers who unlock, lock and check All Saints church we have been able to maintain an open door policy throughout hours of daylight. This means the church is open for those who are interested in its history, those who have celebrated a life event (marriage, baptism or funeral) in the church who like to visit and those who just wish to come to church for a time of quite reflection or prayer.

The inside of St Eds was painted during the year, and decoration of the hall is planned. Additional double-glazing was fitted in the hall, and the pine floor (which had started to splinter in several places) was sanded, treated and polished.

The electrical blower failed in the St Eds organ just before Christmas, but amazingly Fothergills found and fitted the replacement part in time for Christmas morning.

A big thank you to all those that help with keeping our churches running and in good condition by cleaning, preparing the floral displays, polishing the metalwork, doing the gardening and carrying out any other maintenance throughout the year. We are always pleased however to receive offers of more help with these activities.

As we close this year's report it will be the final report coming from Gary as churchwarden as he steps down after 24 years in the role. Gary is pleased to report that Les is now well up to speed and things are in safe hands, and hopefully Les will soon be joined by another new churchwarden who will help share the duties and responsibilities at All Saints.

PARISH OF WYKE REGIS ALL SAINTS WITH ST EDMUND PCC

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Financial Review

The two churches of the parish maintain separate accounts, but this review presents them combined, as for the parish as a whole.

Total gross receipts on unrestricted funds were £141,061 (£98,998), the main components of which were £86,153 (£49,699) in voluntary donations, £3,011 ( - ) from legacies, £18,854 (£13,451) from fundraising, £9,135 (£14,293) in fees, £9,856 (£9,650) from St Edmunds church hall letting and £13,495 (£10,567) from income tax recovered.

Gross restricted income was £72,152 (£84,520) of which £57,644 (£19,275) was grants, which includes £53,494 (£19,275) towards the All Saints Roof Fund and £3,300 ( - ) towards the new parish office, £6,587 (£10,508) was donations, including £432 (£904) towards the food bank and £5,496 ( - ) donated by the WRCPS towards the cost of a new printer, £6,005 (£2,618) was interest and dividends. The amount of restricted income received from legacies in the year was £nil (£47,577).

£131,167 (£97,649) was spent from unrestricted funds to provide the Christian ministry from the two churches, of which £68,541 (£52,635) was the diocesan parish share. This year the parish share was paid in full by both churches.

The net result for the year, excluding exceptional items such as legacies, was that St Edmunds made a surplus of £3,382 (£4,587) on unrestricted funds, while All Saints made a deficit of £582 (£10,152 deficit). The combined balances carried forward on 31st December 2024 on unrestricted funds totaled £71,607 (£61,988); and on restricted funds totaled £91,254 (£146,651) including the residue of the All Saints roof fund £8,249 (£65,798), All Saints fabric fund £66,098 (£59,286), Parish Office fund £3,800 ( - ), Printer fund £5,496 ( - ) and foodbank surplus £4,780 (£4,333).

As both churches paid their share in full but did not pay off any historic debt, the level of debt at the end of 2024 was unchanged from the previous year. All Saints owed the diocese £35,500 and St Edmunds £13,700 in unpaid share.

Reserves

Both churches aim to maintain a minimum level of unrestricted funds that is sufficient to pay six months of normal expenditure excluding the parish share. This is done to smooth out fluctuations in cash flow and to meet emergencies. At the end of 2024, the unrestricted funds of both churches were above these minimum levels. The minimum levels are determined by the treasurers of the two churches, and are currently £12,500 for All Saints and £5,000 for St Edmunds.

Principal Risk Factors

With both churches paying their diocesan share in full and recording surpluses on unrestricted funds, the financial outlook appears better than it has since well before Covid. In 2025 it is planned to open a parish office and employ a parish administrator, which will place an additional burden on the parish finances. However, with both churches paying their diocesan share in full and recording surpluses on unrestricted funds, the financial outlook appears better than it has since well before Covid.

Approved by the Board on 21 May 2025

Signed on behalf of the board by Rev John Mackenzie

PARISH OF WYKE REGIS ALL SAINTS WITH ST EDMUND PCC

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE PCC

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Parish of Wyke Regis All Saints with St Edmund PCC for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out on pages 6 to 9.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

H E Jones BA (Hons) FCCA Edwards and Keeping Chartered Accountants

01 September 2025 Unity Chambers 34 High East Street Dorchester Dorset DT1 1HA

PARISH OF WYKE REGIS ALL SAINTS WITH ST EDMUND PCC

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Section A Receipts and payments

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Gift-Aided Planned Giving 42,331 592 42,923 32,265
Other Planned Giving 2,188 2,188 886
Collections at Services 9,515 9,515 9,589
All other giving receipts 32,118 5,996 38,114 17,468
Tax Recovered 13,495 549 14,044 10,698
Legacies 3,011 3,011 47,577
Grants 57,644 57,644 19,965
Fundraising 18,854 1,367 20,220 17,862
Dividends & Interest 556 6,005 6,561 3,265
Parochial fees 9,135 9,135 14,293
Income from other activities 9,856 9,856 9,650
Sub total (Gross income for AR) [ 141,061 ] 72,152 - 213,213 183,518
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see
table).
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 141,061 72,152 - 213,213 183,518
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PARISH OF WYKE REGIS ALL SAINTS WITH ST EDMUND PCC RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Section A Receipts and payments continued

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A3 Payments
Fund Raising Costs 1,544 387 1,931 1,442
Bank Charges and Interest 297 297 287
Donations to Charities 1,353 1,353 6,020
Parish Share C.2 68,541 68,541 52,635
Salaries, Wages & Honoraria - - 2,885
Expenses 275 - 275 -
Printing and material costs - both churches 742 - 742 495
Church Running Expenses 9,673 81 9,754 6,052
Church Utility Bills 13,866 - 13,866 11,732
Costs of Trading - - - 2,585
Governance Costs 4,302 8,766 13,068 3,487
Major Repairs Church - 106,168 106,168 120
Major Repair/Replace/Hall 959 10,694 11,653 490
Fees (Incumbent/Diocese) 3,558 - 3,558 3,793
Organ Stipend 2,375 - 2,375 2,260
Telephone 1,079 - 1,079 942
Church maintenance 7,332 1,106 8,438 3,491
PCC Fees 1,923 - 1,923 -
Church insurance 6,909 295 7,204 6,204
Significant purchases - - - -
Sub total [ 124,728 ] 127,497 - 252,225 104,920
A4 Asset and investment purchases,
(see table) -
Computer equipment - - - - -
Fixtures, fittings and equipment 413 327 740 664
Solar panels 6,026 6,026
Sub total [ 6,439 ] 327 - 6,766 664
Total payments 131,167 127,824 - 258,991 105,584
Net of receipts/(payments) 9,894 (55,672) - (45,778) 77,934
A5 Transfers between funds (275) 275 - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 61,988 146,651 - 208,639 130,705
Cash funds this year end [ 71,607 ] 91,254 - 162,861 208,639
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PARISH OF WYKE REGIS ALL SAINTS WITH ST EDMUND PCC RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS

Registered Charity no: 1193556

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Categories Details funds funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds All Saints Current Accounts - 2,698 -
All Saints CBF Deposit - 1,556 -
All Saints Rector & Churchwardens 15,222 6,505 -
All Saints CAF Account 31,532 30,196 -
Fabric fund CBF account 50,253 -
Organ fund CBF account - 46 -
St Edmund CBF Deposit 3,139 - -
St Edmund Lloyds Current account 4,994 - -
St Edmund CAF account 15,911 -
St Edmund NS&I Account 810 - -
Total cash funds 71,607 91,254 -
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets - - -
- - -
- - -
Fund to which Current value
Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional)
B3 Investment assets CBF - SDBF Unrestricted - 16,316
-
-
-
- -
Fund to which Current value
Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the Computer equipment R & CW 2,583 -
charity’s own use Fixtures, fittings and equipment St Edmunds restricted 1,404 -
Solar panels Unrestricted 6,026 -
- -
- -
Fund to which Amount due When due
Details liability relates (optional) (optional)
B5 Liabilities -
Independent Examination Unrestricted -
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all
the trustees Signature Print Name Date of approval
Rev John Mackenzie 21 May 2025
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PARISH OF WYKE REGIS ALL SAINTS WITH ST EDMUND PCC RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Section C Notes

1. Basis of preparation

These financial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations using the receipts and payments basis

Reserves policy - The PCC tries to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds that equates to approximately 6 months unrestricted payments excluding diocesan share, to cover fluctuations and emergency situations that may arise. The combined All Saints and St Edmund unrestricted current account balances of approximately £51,000 meet this requirement.

2. Parish share 2024

Both churches paid their 2024 share in full.

3. Restricted funds

YE 31/12/2024
All Saints fabric
All Saints organ
All Saints bells
All Saints roof
Food bank
Sunday school
Choir fund
St Edmund
Heating
Dday
Admin
Printer		 Opening balance
59,286
43
297
65,798
4,333
510
1,170
14,664
550
-
-
-
146,651		 Receipts
7,808
2
-
53,900
432
-
-
-
-
714
3,800
5,496
72,152		 Payments
(996)
-
-
(111,450)
-
-
-
(14,664)
-
(714)
-
-
(127,824)		 Transfers
-
-
-
1
15
-
259
-
-
-
-
-
275		 Closing balance
66,098
45
297
8,249
4,780
510
1,429
-
550
-
3,800
5,496
91,254

Notes

(1) In 2021 £15,000 of the restricted Fabric Fund was designated by the PCC to the Roof Fund. It is shown under the Roof Fund rather than the Fabric Fund, but if undesignated it will revert to the Fabric Fund

(2) In 2024 the director of music waived his stipend for Q3, with the money to be spent on storage boxes for the choir and the remainder (£259) transferred to the Chior fund. The remaining transfers relate to minor adjustments to brought forward fund balances on 1 January 2024.