TIIF PAROCJIIAL CHI'RCH COI',NCIL OF
ST. JOHN THE EN-ANGELIST. M'ATERBEACFI
[ifv*udited Finan¢iil Reporl
For the vtar ended 31 December 2024
Registtrtd ChArlty 1193952

Tbt Paro¢hi*l ch￿rth council of Si John the Ei'*ngtlist, Wat¢rbta¢h
PCC Rtport
For the )ear tnded JI Dt¢trnber 2024
Annuxl report o(Ibt ParochÉal Church Council I'PCC'I
The nienibers of the PCC. who 3re the trustees of lh¢ ch￿ty for the puryx).%ts ofthe Ch3riti¢s Aa 2011. present their Annual Report and the Financial
SialemenLS lor the !'¢ar ended 31 D¢¢¢mber 2024.
The financial stai¢menis hav¢ b¢¢n ptepaTed in accordan¢e ￿1th ihe gc¢ouniing ￿lIcIeS s¢1 out in note I to the accounts and complv with Ihe Charities
Act 2011 and A¢couniing and Rtponing b) Chariiits.. Statement ot'Retommended Practi¢¢ applicable lo charities p￿parIng their accoun15 in accordanc¢
ith ihe Finan¢i#l Reporting Si2ndarO applicable in th¢ IIK and Republi¢ of IrL'land ITrIiS1021 leffectiie l January 20151.
Aims ofihe PCC
The PCC is a kndv ele¢t¢d b!. those eligible 10 Vole al tTrK Ant)ual Parochial Chur¢h Meeting. The PCC IPoN4rrsl Measure 1956 Slates tljgl Ihe PCC is to
¢O-operBie %4'iih the minisier in promoiing in the paTish th¢ whole mission of the chuich, pastoral. ekangelislic, soci312nd ¢¢umEnical. The PCC ha5 taken
re8&rd of the Charit%. Commission s guidance related to publi¢ benefit and the￿ belie￿e the PCC-S aciiiilies aTe in aceordan¢e iiiih thos¢ guidelines.
Administruiive informL71ion.'
Paroehiil N#mt'.
St John Ihe El'angelisi. Waierbeach
ch￿rth LocatjlkD.'
Siaiion Road, Watrrbea¢h
Correspondence AddrtSS'.
Parish Office. Si John's Church Room, Sialion Road, Wai¢rbea¢h,
Cambridg¢ CB25 9HT
Ivebstie..
http.'IIM7￿.SIJohnswa1¢rbe*¢h.tsrs
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oifi¢efu&ijohnsryW'aieTbeach.org.uk
Priest in C.h*r8t:
Reyd Paul Builer
hurehwardtns-
Andr¢M' Glover
Jam¢s Bielb>
PCC- StcrnlAry:
Vacant
Treasurer..
Andrew Collon
S*legu*rding Otricer:
Rt815tered fhgrit} lio..
1193952
Indeptnd¢llt Ex*miTrer5'.
Siaffor
Chartered AL¢ounlanls
Unli I C8mbridge Ilouse. Camboro Bu5in¢ss Park. oakin￿on Road
Cjirton. LaTnbridge. CBI OQH
anks..
The Co￿perati}e Bank. PIC
l Balloon SITeet. Mgn¢h¢stL'r. M60 4EP
CCl.A I￿￿ethen1 M)ndgernenl Ltd ITh¢ CBF Church of England Fund51.
80 C'h¢apside. London. EC2V 6DZ
Charitoble Siatiis
Registered i4iih the Charity Commission as The Pamchial c.hurch Council ofsi John ih¢ Ei'angellsi, Walerbea¢h. R¢8lSleted Charit). Num￿[ 1193952

The P*ro¢hÉal Church Counctl of St John tht Ei'*ngtliyl, Wgterbt4eh
PCC RtPDrt
Fot Ihe ycar ended 31 Dettmbtr 2024
Elecloral Roll /SNnduy AiteNdance
All are ]4elcoThe to attend our regular servitcs ¥lld al 31st D￿t￿ber 2024 ih¢re Mtre 151 peopl¢ on Ihe Electoral Roll 12023.. 1501. The figure for
avcTage Sundai attendan¢¢ throug1￿ 0¢iob¢r2024 was 58 adults, 19 childr¢n12023.. 55 adulis, 19 ¢hildrenl.
Siriicfure, G()verKance and Managemenl
"Ibe Parochial Church C'ouncil is a ¢tsTPOTale body t￿*blished bi, lh¢ Chyr¢h of England. The PCC. operat¢s undti ihe Parochial Church Council Powers
Measure Th¢ method of appoinimeni ofpcc rllemb¢rs is sel out in th¢ Church Repres¢niaiion Rules 2017. ThosE ￿h0 regularlv allend our church
seT%-ices or are resideni irt the ￿rIsh are ¢li8ible io regi$t¢r on Ihe Electoral Roll and stand for eletlion lo the PCC whith comprises el¢¢i¢d la) Enemkrs
plu5 Other Co￿p1¢d and ex-otyieio ni¢mbers. PCC niemb¢rs are appointed for a 3 year l¢rni. iihich can be ren¢iird for a further iemj. On appoininieni
PCC member£ ar¢ proiided with guidelines on king o Trusiee and information aknul ihe purpose and responsibiliiy of the PCC. This is clarified in ihe
rirsi PCC meeting of tach year.
As requir¢d bv lam., the PCC has a Sianding Cnmmiiice ￿"h)C17 has w)MtF lo Iransaa th¢ business of the PCC between its me¢iifj84 subjeci lo an
direction.% ¥iven the Council. In addition there is a Fabric Group and ihe PCC is in the proce55 ofe5tablishing Ste￿7rdshiP and Personnel Cjrfrups. Ihe
Terms of R¢ference for N4"hich h¥it b¥en sel.
The full list of PCC members having s¢n'ed in 2024 are..
Priest in Charge
The R¢vd. Paul Butler
Chair
Asqiqtsni Priest
Th¢ Revd. Jackie M¢ieaife
from I l Ftbruary
Curatr
Th¢ Rcl'd. Sarah Nei%ws
Churchwar(ktss
Andrew Glover
James Bi¢lby
from 27 May
Member of Diocesan S}nod
Dr Michael Williamso
ember of Deaneri. Synod
AdTian Wrighi
aty Thornpso
14June
Ele￿¢d Members
P¢n¢lopt Clay
AndT¢W Coltun
MilliL' Conon
Toby Edwards
Stuart Morri.
Siknnok'uhl¢ Nkorno
Thandiswa NNirenda
Richard Siobart
Kaiy We51
Jane Williams)
Treasur¢r
10 21 March
to 19Junt

The P*rothi31 Church CouDciI of St John th¢ Ei'lngelist, Wai¢rbt#¢h
PCC Report
For iht ytar ended 31 Dtctrttber 2024
Our MissioF7 (Objeciii'es)
To proclBiin the Go￿1 News ol'th¢ Kingdom
To teach. bapii5e and nurture ne￿.￿.11¢￿'tTS
To Tespond io huiiian need b)" knving sernice
To seek to trgnqfomi unjust 5tnJcwr¢4 ofbociety. to chall¢nge violence of¢i'¢rv kind and lo pUr>￿t p¢a¢t and reconciliation
To strive 10 safeguard the inlegrii!. of trcalion and sustAin and rene￿. the life tsf the earth
A¢hievemenl.f Performance
In 2024 lh¢ Lhiirch ser¥ices r¢mained laTgeli Ih¢ sam¢ Iihv choir has now moied from 4th 10 2nd Siinday to better fai with Breaktast Church. Attend8n¢¢
is siegd), alihouBh changing. Mith an increase in temporary residents ¥¢la*d 10 Ihe hospitsl a¢¢ommodalion.
(h)r ilork isiih loung people has ¢oniinued lo dei¢lop. Sdrah E has tJken 8tealer responqihilii> fvr the Under 5s and increased her hTrurs a¢cordinglv,
ile KiTs1% M continues to groi4' tht Tange of engag¢m¢ni% le.B. Board game5135 14EII further Mvrk al the local primaT) bchool.
Prayer continu¢d io be understood b), the PCC to be a pri0rii}'. Our n￿￿thI}. prayer meeting, Pt4v¢r Engine. has been atlended by a faiihfol group of
inlercessor5 bring the tninisir) of Si John s betore ih¢ Lord Tegularly.
Following Iht Climate and Eni'ironnienial Emergency Recogniiion ststemtni agreed bi Ihe PCC in 2021, the Eco Chureh group ha%"e t2k¢n foT%%7Td i%Y>rk
in ihe ar¢*s of lil energ). sustainabilii) and building.4. lill manageinent of our chuT¢hNard and gardens and liiil lifest>le and engagen￿￿t. We a¢hieN'ed ihe
Eco-chureh Silker Aivard in 2023 and are noii'exploring t¥orking i0￿.￿rdS ihe Gold Award.
Health gnd Saf£lJ as YEII as Safegiiarding haie been priority aRas frnr d¢v¢lopmenl bj the PCC in 2024. A re%'ieM' 01-￿1h of these lakes pla¢¢ ai ei-eT%
Tneeling olih¢ PCC with ￿Tittell r¢wMS and delails 0[￿￿rK. Cu￿entI), betng undtttsken. 53feguaTdiDg Sunda} held ij November 2024 ￿'h¢re the
theolog). of safeguarding as being at th¢ hearf ofihe good ofjesus Chri* ¢learl}' articulaied.
The Quinquennial insp¢thioJJ of the church buildin85 was undenak¢n in earl). 1022 gnd the priority issu¢s addr¢ss¢d irnmediately.
Pla175.foi' Ihe Fulure
When planntng aciii'ilits for the vear. th¢ Vicar and the PCC hdl'e considered ih¢ Charil). Conimission .% guidance on publi¢ b¢nefil ￿d. in pan1¢u1￿. the
specific guJdan¢e on ¢hariiie5 for the advancemenl of religion. In 2025 the I'LC ￿.111 foLu5 on reaching oui in mi55ion as mor¢ r¢sidtnis of Ilie ne
dek'elopment move in. ¢oniinuing lo assess our space and buildings to ensure tlje) are fil fur Ihe luture, Ci)n.qid¢r Sla17ing 2nd volunittr roles needed 10
delii'ei our obje¢iiies while cn5uring a sound financial (ram¢i4'ork. We ￿111 also b¢ undertaking a thorough l¢vie￿ of our risk assessrnents and policits
10 ensure sound gov¢man¢e.
Spe¢ifirall>' plan 10 hold a numberof¢v¢Dib in the developmtnl as Nvell as s¢eksng 5ecuTe fi]nding for Ihe pioneer wst. We have budgeted for
and #im lo eniplo) a pan lime person specifi¢&lly Iii M'OTK Iviih the ￿tru1h age gioup and tts ¢¥p&nd our }'outh pr()kibion lo complem¢ni (he e.Kisling
childr¢n's We alsi) IIop¢ 10 Teplace the 11a1 roofon the cliurclj room 10 address tli¢ ¢XiSling damp and %i'aier ingTe5s. as well os various minor
¢D￿lrOnments1 improvem¢nis.
Priesl iv Charge's Repori
Celtbrlltin% our diicrsity...
2024 1¥&% a8din a li￿e of growih and renewal. boih ttumeri¢all& and In th¢ d¢¢pL'ning of our qhartd Chrislian faith. Th¢ fourth Sunda) br¢akfasi. follo￿￿￿
bj Breakf¥s1 ChuTch. continued to ￿ a splendid opJx)nvniiv kn eat iogether and iivrship ￿ge1her- and 11-5 been refre.%hin8 10 ￿tI¢0me neil, p¢ople of all
ages. M3n%' nciiTomers lo Ilie church h31'e.joined the communili- aller being invikd lo cliiirch.. Ihe poiNtT ol'inl-iiation aha the ialues ol'Hrl¢ome and
h05pitsliiv hal'e 3gBin been loundaiiollal lo our groMIh.
In 2024. soughi lo embrace diversily in four main a￿a$..
Inlergeneraiional dii'er5il1': It's been a delighi ￿ ￿ElCOme n¢1¥ people hai'e found 3 spiritual home ai Si Johll 4 inelyding an incTease in ihose in
theIrt￿enTI¢s and thirties. We sou8hi 10 be J faith cotnmunily Ihal reflects an ini¢rgenerational church. and V¢e celebrai¢d ih¢ pr¢sence of b3bie5 right up
lo church fgmil!. in their nineliesl In a iYidtT suLieN' Ihgt wmeiimes exclude.s old¢T people. soughi 10 Mel¢vnie and value all ages as a gifl 10 us ai Si

The P*ro¢hial ch￿rth Council of Si John tILt Ei'•ngtli$i. Wzlerbeach
pc.r. Rtptsrt
For Ihe %'e*r ended 31 Dttembtr 2024
Priesl in Charge s Repori (conr.)
Culiiiral dtieTsilJ.- We are bl¢ssed io hai'e a significani number of penpl¢ burn 01115ide orth¢ IJK or a diverse culiural heritage. We sovghi 10 be
¢ommunilj Ihol Teflecls ih¢ culiural helerogenein. of Ihe UK. liwing a ¢ouni¢r iuliural lifesiile thai r¢sonale5 wilh the i'alues of Ihe k-ingdom of God. 31 Si
John s. w¢ iyanied lo resisi th¢ fTarfuTing of our so¢i¢Th along cultUT31. racial. gender and poliii¢Jl lines.
Tlieol(J¥icaldii'ersifj" Last y¢ar. Iht Ministr). Team and ihe Parochial Church Council were in discussion with me con¢¢min8 the Prayers of IA)Vt and
Faiih IPLFI foT $anie sey blessings and ci%'il partnershtps. Our con￿'erS￿li￿os 14tre honest. gracious. soughi 10 hold ditTereni Vit%￿ in tension. and 10
disagrcl ￿￿11. The Priesi Char¥t. and some oiher mtmbvrs of ihe clergy icam are cornrnitted t4) bjess same Sex Couples In seF%ices al St John s. ithen
approa¢htd 50. This chim¢s wilh our desire lo k inelusii'e. welcoming and pa51orall!' s¢nsiiive. We ulso Jnade 8 commiimeni lo respe£l oihtr %'iews
on PLF and ihe righi lo expr¢ss ihose Triew5 wiihoul f¢#r or piejudice.
Liiurgical diversiry. We recoBni5ed that in a i'illage church. there ¥re a number of litUTgi£*l Iradiiions that are valued and expressed in ollr ¢ommunit%".
li's nol possible lo pl¢&%¢ L'l'¢rYone all ol-the timt. and inei'itabli, Ih¢re are compromise5 Ihai nevd lo secured., h(>M'eker, these co]npromises di5pla)' our
mulual re5peci and honour. and a COrn￿lI1n¢n$ to Its￿L. one anoiher thai t¢lipses our Thorship pr¢feTen¢¥5 and styles I m particularli thank.ful 10 Ihe
Second Sunday Choir and Ihe Third Sunda). Band i¥ho exeiiiplify. our Iiiurgical di&ersiT)' and enhanre OUT sung 14'orsbip al these ser%-ices.
In gralitudt.
I 10 tak'e ihis OPPOfiunity lo record my profound gratitude 10 Ih05e wtho hai'e h¢lptd 10 share the lead¢rship load.. Janei Glover. Rrian Macdonald-
Milne. Chris Bther. Sue Builer. Jackie M¢i¢alfe and Sarah Ne￿ll￿. Ihe niinislr¥ team ￿.hO a¥5151ed me in leading and preaching at Sunda), Services., Jan¢1
Glol'er for anoiher )¢aT of 1115e and caring l¢adcTbhip of our p3storal ¢UTe-. For Sarah Nei4*k oui curaie. h8% sir¢n8ihened our relaiion%hips Il'lth th¢
sirategic de%'elopers In ihe nem. and sel up prDgTamme5 to engag¢ and iitliome neMiomers-. Kirsii MoTris lor her passio￿ale and sensitii'¢ leadership
l-the Children and Fgmilies Minisir¥'. Sarah Ed￿ardS foi her pasioral sensiliiel!. and M'is¢ lislening Sk￿lIs. Joel Moore. Ihe vouih group iolunleer leader.
for PToviding visinn and creaiii'e programme%'. Michael Williamson fi)r his leadeTship ofour sung ￿OrshIp and the ¢hoir.- JJne willia￿￿￿ for (kh so mani.
Ihings. including the refr¢qhiii¥nlb le3m.' Mik'e A%ile! ihe band far l¢ddin8 oiir third Sundai. bung Morship. AndT¢W Coiion. our Tre&%ur¢r. for his
Commilmenl and compei¢r¢¢' Richdrd Siob3rt and oiheTb niemkrs of lh¢ Fabric ledm. ii'ho i4*re paN5ionaie lo see ih¢ ¢huTih buildings mainiained and
beauiified. AdTian ￿￿TIgh1 for managing Ihe hire of the Church Room and doing uiheT supponii'¢ iask'.%." R05 Wright for supptsrling the baptism
lamili¢s. Chris Amistmng IiiT leading ihe Ilom'er t¢am. and pro1.￿dIng some fabulous displgys.. Holli Bielb). s 3ssidunkis ¢ommilmenl lo the sal¢guaiding
rol¢'. our IN40 Church Wardens. Andre￿ tiloier and JanKs Bielbs, who e()niribuled 3 cnnsid¢rable amount oftime and ¢nergv on projects. Pg*Dral care
and rouiine church and s￿n0￿} senices nianageii￿n1. plu% Ihc perennial chglltn¥t of keeping the Vicar in rheck. l also wani Iv c'xpiess m) grdiiiudL' 10
m¢mberN ttfihe church famil￿ who.%eTred on ihe Wel¢omers. Readers and Ini¢rc¢swrs Tcam%. iTriihoul ivhom our Sunda) *T%'ices could nfri have
run smooihy. FiTrall}". l to ¢xprebS my appreciation 10 Ihe PCC.. ￿'hO as th¢ leadership team of the ¢huTeh. have provided me Miih iiisdom. guidante.
good humoiiT as sought ID lead th¥ Si John's conimunii% io¥eiher.
ADd finally
In 2024. continued lo discover iithai it means lo be the church. a comniunitN' of ih¢ Hvli Spiril. commiiieJ 10 folloN4ing Jeslls C.hri5i. We undersiood
Ihal ii'hat (yod is aLcompli5hing among us shuuld be 5haTed in ihe ￿)der culture. ol'M'hi¢h iiE aTe all 3 part. Tn the iiords of Iheologian l.Lisslie Nei¥bigin.-
arel & sign, in51rumfni. 17ndCoreiasle ofGods rgdeeijiiptxxroce Joi. Ihe whole life ofsociety.
Report tompiled by Paul Butler
Deollery. Sj'nod Report
l am not a representstiN'¢ of W#ierbeach on Nonh Sio%¥¢ Deanery Synod. bui l am a memb¢r bv i'lmue of being a meiiib¢r of Ely Diocesan S)'nod.
NoTih StoThr D¢an¢T>' Synod ￿￿1 during 2024. Unfortunai¢l) I was unable lo att¢nd ¢iiher meeting so I h3ve ￿ rely on the minllt¢s 10 pul this rewrt
iogL'iheT. The In¢eiing in March mainl). lak-tn up i4iih sniall groups vl-mernbers ol-lhe Sillod taking part in a pra￿er acliNiry.. Theie ii'erc also
pr¥5enlaiiolls from Ihc.jiiinT Deaner¥ Tr¢asurers (Of￿hl<h l am Trn¢l. and Irolll the Rural D¢an on ihe busin¢sq Dfihe Gener31 Synod lof which he is a
nieiiiberl. In October ihe distussions M'er¢ mainlj reporTS trom parishes aboul their ¢Co￿hurCh 3clii.ilies. The minuies record ihe reports Ihal were
distU55ed.
Whili. a lai representaiti¢ ¥4as ¢lErled al our APCNI lasi jear. lor personal T¢asons thei n¢¢d¢d 10 slep during th¢ year. li is imwnani thai
Wai¢rbEach'5 ioice 15 h¢ard ai ihe next le%el o1'8ov¢rnan¢e ofihe Church of Ertgland. Serving ol) lh¢ D¢aner) Synod.

'rhe Paroehial Chur¢h Council of St Johll Ihe Eiallgelisi, Wlttrbtach
PC.-C Report
For the >¢ar tnded 31 Detember 2024
Deangiy Sjinod Repoi'i (¢onl.)
As a D¢an¢Tr Si'nod ￿P￿s¢n￿liK.('. you also get A Challce kn find oui is hoppening throughout the DeaneTh' %4'hi¢h exiends from the riv¢r Cam in the
¢asi 10 Bar Hill in the i&ES1. I do hope Ihat Inemb¢r% af Ihe iongregation will SeTiousIN consid¢r Pulling iheir name% for1￿[d al the APCM for Lleciion. If
OU HK)uld lik¢ 10 knom. more aboui Ihc Nlurth St(>￿e D¢an¢t?. lalk to me. or atre5s online ai https'.IlMTr474".el)'diocese.or￿oOrth-SIom￿-aeanCry.Php
Report Compiled by Michael Williarn50n
ChiirchM'OJ'dens' Repoi'l
Last >ears APCM sa￿. James Beilby llep fonvard as ihe st¢ond Churchilardett for N4hich are all v¢r> 8TalcfiJl as hal'ing Wordens makes for a much
nM)re balane¢d and stable leadership ie4m for the church. We are ver). grat¢ful for all the supwn from PTeiious Th%rdens. both immediate prede¢¢￿0T$ as
rll as fornitr ￿￿Tden5.
Olli thank$ 80 its Ihe teams of Il'el¢omers litho have don¢ exLcllent i4tlcoTning WVTshippers and Tunning she seTh'ice.%. although %'dlue
more to b¢ iniDlitd in Ihis Cr￿cIal mini%iTV. Also a hug¢ Ihank }'ou lo th¢ ieam of voluDleers.' Dal'e ATmsirong. Lcs Flack. Ihc Bielby faniilv. Andreii,
onon. Joc Mcwilliams 3nd Doroihs Driiitt who have helped mainlBin ili¢ Old BuTial tiround and lh¢ Chiirch)ard. And partiriilai Ih3nks go io Adrian
Wrighi for his ¢onlinuing cornmiimeni IL) ]n31nlenBnce and dtvelvpmeni in and around Church gnd for his oversight orth¢ Church TOOM.
We ar¢.qlill opctaling ￿lthOUt 2 designalcd Administrator dut lu the ongoing findncial con&lr3illiy Ihai PCC found itself undLT. Thi5 is most keenl) feli in
the gssistan¢¢ ai'ailable lo the clerg} and communiti. communTcalion.s le.g. ￿ebSi1¥ and sociall- Whilc t¥t are no￿. splilling ¢lemenis of the role 10
various iolynieeTS the ￿l>rk does largel}. fall on the churehi4xrdens ai preseni.
The wooden ¢abinei io house the mixujg d¢sk and final h3ndh¢ld mic arrii'ed, ahhough still wait for som¢ final irnprowenKnL$ 10 ihe sviind sistem.
We do howEv¢r no%%. n¢ed wolunleer5 are Milling lo help opcraie the 5)'stem on a Sunda! and training will bt PToiided.
ror Ihe repAif5 t& the nat Y(￿r. thL' hair decided io add a number ofaddiliondl and necessarn improiemenis 2nd around ihe lobb> ar¢8. Henr).
Frceland is in the pro¢¢%5 of pT¢p￿1￿￿g a specif)¢#lion and docuin¢ni% n¢eded for a grant applicatitsn and for pr¢s¢niaiitsn lo poteniial conira¢ioFS.
The Fabric Team. led b> Richard Stobaru lli¢¢is Tegularly io Inoniior. manage and plan IhE niainienanee ofiht Church for wht¢h arv gratelul. Their
dL'dicalion en%ure.q thai the niajorih, of iieiiis are Tninor Jnd d¢ali i1￿1h quickl}. Repairs 10 ihe slained gl8s9 in Iht north porch ar¢ nom, uMderHgy and
oiher mil￿r repairs are in prvgress.
Report compiled by AndrewGlover &James Bielbv
Oui. viliical andfaii. trodepoli¢y
To use Fair Tradc prvdu¢15 ￿there1'¢r po.%sible,"
To choos¢ financial 5er%-ices from tnsiiiulions ￿h￿ch publish and report on iheir eihi¢dl trading policie5:
To chooSi Lonsumable lien￿ le.g. P4PLrl from suppliers who Lan del￿onSI￿al¢ Ihe enNironnientall)' IriindlN' n3Nre o(their products..
To ¢onsid¢rthe eni'ironnienigl impacl of building i4'ovk's-.
To consider means nl'redu¢ing our entr￿ use in the Iiing lerffl.
To ¢du¢aie ourseli'es and our ¢hur¢h in environmentsl. tihical and fgjr trade ISSUES.
Financial Informatio
Fihujycial Repori
For this ffftanci31 N'ear, 2024. income has not qui1¢ kepi pace N4'iih co￿8 and haie experien¢¢d a small Ios5 in our da>.10-da!' spending. As a result, the
(yeneral Fund (the record of our daJ.10-dai spending) has a STnJll. alkii r¢duc¢d. surylus ai th¢ end of Ih¥ Near.
OUT donor base h￿. moTe or less. remain¢d qiaiit both in lernis of Ihe numbEr of donors i¥thu make 8 regular monihlv co]llmilm¢nt. and ihe funding
recei￿ed from ihis sourte. Cash. knih in th¢ plaie and via the M?ve &nd pa) de￿ic£S has increased. We have glso blessed iiith a numbeT of WEddings
during the >¢ar. ¥i-h¥te ben¢lil from boih a i'ibranl iise ol'our ¢hiirch lacililies 8nd an uplilt in PCC 1¢¢ in¢om¢. Of cowse )ou. our ChuTch Family
conlinue to plg) ￿0￿[ part and the ask of lou r¢mains Ihe sam¢. please continue io prakerfullv rtflect on N'aur giving. If vou can in¢r¢asv YtsUT regular
donaiivTh please do. one4)tT8ift$ are also graiefully receiled. If I'OU dre not )-el a coinmined donor and ii'ant to chai IhTough wavs to gii'e, L'.g. Ihe Parish
Giving Schem¢'. Giv¢ As You EaTh l(iAYF.I. C.haMiies Aid FoundaiioL ICAFI." legacies ￿1* a Will. our Si¢wardship Team will be happy io talk lo }'ou.

The Parochial Church Covncil of St Jobn the F.i'anRtlist, IV*ttrbeith
PCC Rtport
For the tDd¢d 31 December 2024
Fiiiahcial Repori (coni.)
PCC has Continued 10 monitor CUS15. Teall> rhallenging ihe need for some expenses. iithile having proper Fegard tor maintaining ih¢ fabric of our church.
Hoiiever. ellergj ¢•sis. a number ofunexpecled land therefore iinplannedl niainienance Jiems and a general illcrease in costs hai¢ ¢ombin¢d io cr¢a
$om¢ ¢hall¢nging headwinds. Thc bi88esi sinBlc change in our cosl base ihis }'ear has been Minisiry Share. Although our oierall efrnlrib￿l￿￿ lo F.ly
Dio¢¢be forour share of niiniblD Lxlblb [c￿l￿ed as planned. Ihere has been 3 ch3nge io the wa}- pa> the funds lo El> with our iNhole eontribuiinn no
ing i'la Minisir>' Shkre. Therefore. ￿'hat will ye¢ in Ihc Fin#n¢idl Siai¢men15 is a significallt uplift in Ministrs. Share. paid for bj & new income line.
the grani fmm the Il'2terb¢a¢h Charii). Th¢ use trf ihe income fTQlli the charity does not change. just the il 15 accounled foT.
tA)ok'ing 10 (he fviure PCC is aniieipal7ng much of ihe saThe in 2025. To this end during lis 3nnu31 budgeiing process. PCC decid¢d io s¢1 a n¢gaiiv¢
budBel for lh¥ coming l'e￿," Ihis reflec15 the realih. of Nsthere OUT parish finances are, and changes thai can reay)nabl> be txp¢ct¢d.
Be)'ond 2025 the fittan¢ial landscape looks eTren moTe challengin8. e5￿ciallY if. as a parish, to eontinue lo o(f¢r th¢ vme l¢v¢l of minisiry 10 our
>oyng p¢opl¢ do iod¥k. There funding vplions lo conlinue N%iih Childre]J and Families. Under 5's and Youth minisiers inio 2026 and be)ond.
Hoi¥tv¢r. Ih¢s all come I￿1h ¢ompromise and hal-ing ¥%tighed up The meTi15 and d¢-IMerils of each, and after pra)Ertul consideration, PCC iiill11oI'¢
agr¢e on ih¢ b¢M f•Nard.
s￿￿t￿ory FFF7apycial Reporl
The generosiTh' of the Sl John s familv means ihal Cyener31 Fund IC1FI finished Ihe vear in a surplus posiiion. £533 12023.. £2.0171.
Regular gli ing ￿,35 down bv £3.503 to £J8.17612023.. £41.6791.
PLL h3N'e continued to i1￿1￿tain close control on expenditure wilh Unre￿ric(¢d co.%is in 2024 iotallin¥ £79.54712O23-. £75.2451.
WThile Setting a negative budget foT 2025 PCC recognises ihe need to continue lo encourage ¢¥isiing donors 10 r¢i'ieiv Ih¢ir giving and io re¢ruii ne￿-
donors. In doing Iiill build a broad and resilient gil-ing base. iithich i4.ill h¢lp 10 miiigaie a k'¢) linancial risk. Ihai hai'e J relian¢e on a relaiivel)
srnall number of significant donors.
R¢wrt Compiltd b} Andrew Qotton
Use of voliiiiteErs
The texl of ihi5 report shows just how much the church is de￿nden1 upott i'olunt¢¢rs for ils This is a mati¢rih41 ¢¥ttnoi bl. quaniifi¢d ￿1th anv
degree of certainty.
Jllvesirneiifpolicv
Th¢ PCC does not intend lo make lon8 leTm iniestnienls out of incoiiiing funds. So]Me fi]nds thai gre held for long lenn purwses are h¢ld as shores in the
appTOPTiaie CBF funds. ￿her tash deposits are placed in CBF detx)sil accoutLIs.
Granl-rnukirtgpolicy
Th¢ ¢hur¢h. via (he in¢om¢ from ihe Cup TTiISI. bupIKirlb the uY>rk tsf Walerbeach and LandbEach Aciion for Youlh.
Each ye8r lh¢ Coun¢il donat¢s unT¢siri¢i¢d in¢om¢ 10 a kariei>' of ¢harilies whose iiDTk coincides iliih the chJritsble ainis ofthe PCC.
Tn 2024. sn addilivn io our supwft of the Childttn's Socitly fiom collections al ChTislJnas and of the Royal Brilish Legion ai the s¢rvice on
R¢memhr¥nce Sunda￿. 14¢ bpal¢ a ioial vf£2.000 10 Ehree LhaTilieb- The Atnos TTUSI. the Melanesian Mission and Sreepur Village. li is ihe intrniion of
the PCC 10 inertase ihis ioial sum in the future once in¢ome pertnils.
]b"sk Mallagemeni
The PCC 1$ al￿re of the tisks irLvOl￿¢￿ in 115 4)p¢ration ¥nd lak'es dPPToprsaie ￿ep5 to minimi5e Ihem. In particular. it has a ThTIl-deN'elo￿d polici. for
dealing N%'iih ¢hildr¢n and %wlnerable *dulis.
Safegtiayding
The PCC has compli¢d ￿7th the dutv und¢r s¢etion 5 of Ihe Saf¢8uardin8 and Cler&Y Di$¢ipline MeasurE 2016 10 ha￿¢ Tegard to the House of Bishop$
guidanc¢ Dn safeguardiiig children and ￿ulnerable adults.

The Parochial C.Iiurch Council of Si John tht Ei'aTr¥elisi, Il'%terbtgch
PC.C- Rtport
or the l'ear ended 31 December 21)24
L hui¢h (Trl. l-nRland D¢DOSiI Fuiid.
All iurrL'ni tnL Tnher% of the PI'C RrL' Iruqiecq and gi%L of their timc IrL*li no Iru%ie¢ rimun¢raiinn paid in the lear. The LIer￿l. are g1s1) Iruslce
-Ihe Truii¢e% arL responfibli lor prepdriiTr¥ ihe Repi)n (>f Ihc'l'ru%tei'S gnd Ihl linancial *iaiiminis in aLcoiddiice iiiih appliLdble laii and Ilnii¢d Kingdo
ALLI?uiiiino STandard% IliniieJ Kin¥dvm GenLralli' AcciPILd ilcLouniing l>raLIiLil.
Approied b! Illi PCC oli

lJJdeptnden¢ EKamlner'$ Report io the
The Piroehial Church Counell of StJohn ibe EvADgellsk W&terbea¢h
This reports on the ac¢ount£ of the Trusi¢es for th¥ year ¢nd¢d 31 December 2024 is in re$rrti of an examination carried out und¢r ihe Church
Accouniing R¢gulaiions 20(KJ and s145 olihe Charities Au 2011.
Respettivo r¢5poDslbllities of Trustees #Dd Ex4mlner
Th¢ ChaTiIy'5 trustees ¢onsiderthal an audit is not required foT thi5 y¢ar undeT Section 142121 uf the Chariiies Act 2011 lih¢ 2011 Acll and ihai an
Indq)¢ndent Examinaiion is required.
Havin8 satisfied rnyself thai ihe PCC Is nvl subject to audit under Charity Law and is ¢ligible foT indep¢ndeni examination, li is my Teswnsibility to..
examine Ihe accounts Undcr Si'clion 145 of Ihe 2011 A¢1:
fullow the procLxlures laid dawn in the General Direvlion5 giv¢n by the Charity Commi$5ioners In S(xiion 14515llbl of Ihe 2011 Ad; atsj
- slate whether partic￿lar manets have com¢ 10 my attention.
B851$ of lttdepcndent ExanJlner'5 Report
My examination CaM￿j out in acCorda￿Le with the gcneral dire￿i0￿S given by th¢ Charity Commission.
An ex3rninaiion includes a review of the a¢couniing records kept by the PCC atyj * eomparison of Ihe aLcounts pr¢sentLMI with tknse TeLords. 11 also
includes Consideration of any unusual items or discli)sures in tlic aLiounls, and s¢¢kin8 explanations frvtn you as TNsttes concerning any such m311¥Ys.
The pr￿e￿I￿re5 undenaken do noi provide all Ihi evidence thai would be requir￿ in a full audii and cons4u¢nily no opinion is given a¥ lo whether the
accounts pr￿ent d'rrue and fair view. and th¢ report is limited 10 Ihu5e Matte￿ srf out in the sMi¢m¢nib below.
Jndependtttt EiatDiner'$ statt￿ell¢
In ￿nnectIon wilh my examination, no mailer h3s com¢ 10 my artention..
111 which gives m¢ reasonable caus¢ 10 believe thai in *ny maierial respect the rryuircments
Iv keep 3¢¥ouniin8 ￿ordS in accordttnLe with S¢Clion 130 of th¢ 2011 Act. and
lo prep3r¢ a¥¢oun15 which accord ￿'11h the a¢¢ouniing records. Comply with rh¢ mahods and PTineiples of the Ac¢ouniins and Rewfting by Chariiies-.
Stateni¢ni of RL*Vtnrnend¢d PrdLiice applicabl¢ its charities preparing their a¢counls in accordanc¢ with the Financial Repmirting SiandaTd 3ppli¢abl¢
in the UK and R￿UbliC ot'lr¢land IFRg 1021 ¢ffc¢iiv¢ l January 20151 hav¢ noi been rnet.. or
121 lo which. in my upiniun. an¢fjiion should b¢ drawn in order lo ¢nable a proper uniJetstandin8 of Ihc a¢tounis lo b¢ reached.
Date".
Lg104 /oogè
matthe￿ P¢ttif¢r FCA
Instituitof Chaner&l Aecourttdnls in England and Wales
Siaffvrds
Ch3rt¢r*J Accountanis
UnTrl l. Cambridge House
Camborv Busin￿$ Park
oakin￿on Road
Girton, CB3 iX)H
United Kin¥dom

The Parotbial Chllreh CotsNtil of Si John the Ei"angeli5t. ￿'￿terbe1¢h
StattmtDI of Financial ArliTritie5 LncorporAting Iht ltttomt #hd Expenditure Aeeo¥Dt
For Ihe endrd 31 Dectrnber 2024
ITnrtstri¢ted Resiricted Endowm¢ni
F￿ndS
vTrds
Fund5
Total
Fund5 2024
Total
Fund$ 2023
INCONIE FROM
DonJlions &. IL'gacies
Other tr3din¥ activitie5
Income from ini'esments
Oiher incoming r¢￿tr[C¢S
Not¢
73,617
3.973
180
1.066
76,458
150.075
3.973
5,597
1.066
128.513
3.752
5.032
5.417
TOTAL INCOME
78.836
81.875
160.711
137,297
EXPENDII'1'.KE O)
74.294
67,994
142,288
113,359
RBising fuftds
Other expenses
5.253
61
5.314
5.554
TOT.4L ENPEliDITI'RL
79.547
63.055
147.602
ET INCOIIEIIEXPENDITI".REI BEFORE
IINRE.4LISEIJ GAINS ON ￿￿,%,E.￿TmF.NT,1sSETs I
13.820
13.109
18.384
UnTealised gain￿110$$¢$I on Inv¢￿Men1 asstis in year
62
1.616
1.678
6.303
Funds transfe￿ed in year
.550 {
1,550 1
I IIUVENIbJT IN FI..￿Ds
Balanc¢s brou¥hi foTward at l Januar) 2024
6491
5.410
15,370
55.334
66
70.597
14.787
24,687
106.654
BAI..4NI'ES C'.4RRILD bORII'.4RD JIT
31 DECLMBER 2024
4.761
70.704
70.663
146.128
The notes on p3ge5 1110 19 lfrrm pan i)i-Ih¢ financial slalemenls

Tlit PJrochial Church Couneil of Si John Iht Ei'sngelist. Il'&lerbtll¢h
Balsnce Shetl
As al JI Decembtr 2024
2024
20?3
Noie
FiAed .4sset$
2.6.li
73.?87
75.9¥11
Cvrr¢nt Assets
75.9)?
io
ill bdnk in hand
%.771
63.04
75.764
77.6Ai
71.&?n
Creditvrs= ArDOUlllS f#lling d￿t M-lthin
et (.'urreni Asse
70.14n
TOTAL LN'ET.45SETS
146.1?8
16
L-nresiriLlcd frund
.664
1.73X
4.701
-ii4
70.6b3
146.1)%

The ParochiMI Churth Council ofst John tht Liangelist, Waterbtath
'OTES TO THE FII.4N'LIAI. STATEF41ENI TS
For iht wtgr endtd 31 Dt¢embtr 2024
l Legal Fom
Ihe Paroihial Church Coun¢il is & iorwr4ie bod￿ esiablish¢d b> IhL Chur¢h of England and operales under the Parochial ChurLh Poi¥trs Measure 1956
&s curr¢nil> amended and iht Church Repr¢seniaiion Rul¢s gs ¢urr¢nI1￿ amended. Th¢ C'hur¢h WaTdens m£￿uT¢ 2001 1% also appli¢able. The church is
a r¢gisi¢r¢d charity r¢gigi¢r¢d in England and Wales numb¢r 1193952. The financial S￿lements aFe pre5Enled in Si¢rling, whi¢h is the fun¢ii•Lal
¢urr¢ncv.
2 ACCO￿￿ti￿8 Poli¢i¢s
The principal accounting policies adopied. Judgen￿niS and key SOUTces ofestirnglion uncertsinty in Ihe prepar￿lon ofihe financiBI ￿&￿ments are as
toll0￿5..
Basis Of prep¥ration
lkne financial s1dle￿e￿1s hal-e been pretydred in accordance Thith the Church Accounting Regulaiions 2006. iogether w?Ih FRS 102 The Financial
Rewrting SLindard Applicable in the LIK gnd Republic of Ireland and Sialement of Recommended Prartice Accounting and Reporting bl. Charilies FRS
102120191.
Waierbeach PCC meets rhe detiniiion ora public benefii eniity under fRS 102.
Th¢ financial staltmenis ha￿¢ been pr¢par¢d und¢r ih¢ hi*orical LOA ¢oni'¢niion extL'PI for in%'estmeni properties whi¢h ar¢ ai mark¢i
alu¢.
Going Conrern B*515
Th¢ PCC ¢on.%iders Ihai the going conc¢m basis is appropriaie as ihe%' consider lh¥ resern'es leiels and vApetied giving and oih¢r income 10 be ai
sufficieni l¢vels i(> ¢nsur¢ Ihai ih¢ PCC ¢an m¢¢1 lis finan¢i)l obligaiions foT the neil 12 10 18 month$ and on ihai basis the PCC is a 80ing ¢on¢¢rn.
Ther¢ ¥r¢ mat¢rial un¢ertaintleS gIN)ut th¢ Pcc'q abilii) 10 ¢onitnu¢.
FiDxJb¢ial Re￿￿7Th¥ St*ndard 102: rtduttd discI￿￿r¢ txtmptions
The PLC. hab laK'¢n adianlagc ofih¢ folloising iJisc105UTL' eicniplion in preparing ihe5e fLnancial slalemeiils, as ￿r[￿lI1¢d by FRS 102.
The requirements ol-section 7 StatenKnt ol'cash FIov¥5.
General fund.4 reprL'seni thi fundq of Ih¢ PCC Ihai ar¢ noi subj¢¢i 10 an) resiriilionb regarding their use and are oiailabl¢ for applicaiton on Iht 8enL'ral
purws¢y ofih¢ pcc. funds d¢¥ignai¢d for a particular purpos¢ b! the PCC art also unrLsifiLl¢d.
Ihe accounts include all tr3nsaclions, assels and liabilities lor ￿th1£h the PCQ is Tesponsible b> lam. Mie}' do noi include Ilie accounts ot'chllrch gTOUPS
thai OWE the￿ main affiliaiion lo anoiher bodv nor those that are infornial gatherings Ot'church members.
In¢ome
InLOlllC IS r¥cvgnis¥d ithtn lh¢ PCC has eniiiltnienl lo Ihe fund%. any PYTfurmdnce condition5 allached lo the iteThlsl trf in¢ume hai'e been mei. il is
prtsbablL' Ihai Iht income ii'ill bc r¢¢¢ti'¢d and lh¢ dTnoulll ¢an b¢ nic￿u[¢d r¢liabl)'.
YoliiniL7ry incoijie undcapiralsoiirce5
collections are recognised when received b) or on b¢haifof the PCC.
Ineome tay Tecovergble on coi-enants or gift 3id donations is rleognised when iDcom¢ Ès r¢cogDlS¢d.
Fund% rai%ed lh¢ wup% and %iniilar a¢iii'iii¢4 art a¢¢ouni¢J for gro%q
Oilivr iKcnJiie
r¢nial in¢oThc fTOlll the Iciiing of Ihe chur¢h pr¢misEs TS rt¢ognistd Ihe rental 15 due.
althoiigh all fees for ￿Edding5 and funer315 pass through the chiirch accounts. onl), those fees due to the PCC are recogni5ed in these accounts.
IMcL>mefrotti invesillteKIs
]ntrre￿ eniiileillents ar¢ accollnted for as they a¢cru¢.
Reali%¢d gainq or105s¢5 are r¢¢o8nis¢d M'hen invtsim¢ni$ ¥T¢ wld.
IlnT¢*lised gain5 or losses dT¢ #tcounitd for un TeiJlualioll ofilli-esttn¢n15 al 31 DeccThber.
Giani imcoiiie
Grani inconK is r¢¢ognJsed when the PCC is ]egall) ¢ntitl¢d to the in¢Trm¢ and li ¢an b¢ mea5ur¢d with r¢asonable certaint%'.

Tht P*ro¢hi*l Chur¢h Council tsls1.lobn Iht Ei'angelist. Walerbe#ch
NOTF.S TO THF FIN.4Nr.IAL ST..ITENIENTS
For iht year ended 31 Dertmbtr 2024
Theome ¢oDt.
for legacies enliilemeni is Idken as Ihc earlier of th¢ dait kn.hich either.. Ilie PCC is th31 PTobaic be¢n gr&rtied. the es131e has be¢n finalised
and noiifi¢alien has be¢1) made b>. Ihe Executors lo tli¢ Trusi Ihal a di51Tibution will b¢ made. or when a disiribuiion is rtceiicd froln the Estai¢.
Receipt of a legacy, in wholc or in part, is only consid¢red probable ￿"hen ih¢ amount ¢an be measured r¢liabl!'
Rt50ur£e5 exptnded
Granis
tiranis and donaiions are accounted for whtn pdid over. or ￿th¢D amwrded. if thai award cr¢g1¢s a binding obligation on the PCC.
AcÉii>Aiie5 direcilvJ'elalfJ?g ihe M-tsj-k ofihe Cliui'ch
Th¢ diocesan min25tr% Sha￿ is a¢courtled for Hhen pg!abl¢. An%. minisiry share unpaid ai 31 December is a¢LI)unied for in these llccounls 95 an
0￿[111•￿al (though not * li'¥Jll liabiliti and is shL)wm as a eredilor in the Balgnc¢ Sheei.
-1lie PCQ considers ihai there is onl} on¢ m8in aciivil). th31 ot'njnning ihe church. Therefore no funhtr analJsi$ of church actii'iiies has been ]Thade
in the accounts.
Fixed Asstls
CohJ"eeiulvdprnpeJ'h'ond i)tovabl@ clitil'¢h Jiirvishipjgs
Cons¢¢raied and benefi¢¢d prop¢rtY is nol included in ih¢ a¢¢ounis in accordgnc¢ ¥¥iih s.10121(al and Icl of the Charilitb Acl 2011.
Moveable church furnishings held bv the Vicar and chUrCh￿7rdenS ofsp¢¢ial ITUSI for ihe PQC. gnd ￿h7¢h require a facult). for disposal. aTe
aLcounled as inalienablL' pfopvTi> unless consecrai¢d.
All expenditur¢ inlurred during the >'ear on ¢onsecrafrd or ben¢fJ¢¢ buildings. Nwthether Inaini¢nan¢e of improvement. IS I4Tin¢n oifas txpendilure in
the SOFA and sepaTaiel)' disclosed.
OilJei'fixitsJ-Ès.fiitin¥s aKdoffJce eqtiipnieni
Equiptnenl used Mitliin the Chur¢h PTerni5es is depreciaied on a slraiglii line basi5 OV¢T 5 lears. Individual iiems ofequipmenl purchas¢ price ot-
£I.OOfr vr less are wriiten ￿-hell Ihe atset is acquir¢d.
A shed was PUEchas¢d fur slorage in the Church>ard. This has an estimai¢d us¢ful life of 25 years and will be depTeci31ed over that p¢riL)d trn
btraiBhi line basis.
Stock5
Where ￿0¢￿. is held. il is 5hoMn at Ihe lowtr vl'c051 or net reali58bl¢ lalue.
Curretht.455etS
Amounts oThing 10 ihe PCC a.% 31 December in re5PEcI of fee& rents or oiheT income 3re shown a% debiuTS less proiisions for amounts thai may prove
Short terms deposits include cash lield on deposii M7ih eiiheT the CBf Church of England Funds or ai the Bank.
Creditor5 proiiiion5
Crediiors and proiisitsns are recogni5ed M'hen ih¢ PCC hds a present obligatiiin rL'5uliing from a past ¢k¢ni Ihal Mill probabl!, result in Ihe transfer of
rtsrtdb lo a ihird part> and the ainounl due to settle lh¢ obligaiion can be iiiegsured or ¢￿i[￿ated reliabl}. C.rediiofb and proiisions are noriiiallv TL'Lognised
#i Iheir Settlen￿￿T gniouni after allo￿7￿8 for an). trade dis¢ouniS due.
PeD5ion tost$
Th¢ PCC ¢vntribiiles TO an A￿t￿r.n[01menl pension s¢h¢m¢ i)n behalf ofils emplov¢¢s. This is a defmed coniribuiion pension s¢heJne Contribuiions
3r¢ accounted for ￿heTr pa}'abl¢.

13.
Tht Parochial c.hurch CouThfil of St John tht Fi'athttlist, Wattrbe*¢h
NOTES TO TJIE FINANCIAL STATE)IE￿Ts
For the ve*r ended 31 Deeembtr 2024
Ilnrestricttd Rt5tricled EndowmtNI
Funds
Funds
Fund$
Tot41
FuDd5 2024
Tot*l
Fund5 2023
Donations & legatits
Tax ¢ffi¢i¢ni planned giving
ncom¢ lax re¢oi-ered
Othcr planned Bl1.￿g
Other giving ICAF. CIAYEI
C'ollections al Sen'ic¢s
5llndr￿ dongtians
Fooisi¢ps itt¢om¢
Makin¥ S¢nsL inco]ne
Grants
36,136
10.566
2.040
8.417
4.853
1.805
36,136
10,9U4
2.040
39.439
12.046
2.240
12.2i8
4,034
5.160
1,286
156
51.914
128.513
338
1.000
6.724
7.734
1.877
62
5.929
1.877
62
65.351
76.458
9.800
73.617
150.075
Other iridithg ￿CtIVitIeS
Churth Room lemings
Fees
1.339
2.634
3.973
,339
2.634
3.973
2,147
1.605
3.752
In¢Dmt from ini'eslments
Dividends
Interest Rec¢ii'ed
48
132
i¥0
2.249
3.168
5.417
2.297
3.300
5.597
.222
3.810
5.V32
Othtt i￿rominE resourtt$
Insurgnc¢ claims
-066
1,066
1.066
Total in¢om¢
78.836
81.875
137.297

The Parochial Churcb C'ountil of st.lohn Ihe Ei'*ngeli5t, Il'aterbtaeh
N'OTLS TO'fHL FIS..IICIAI. STATENILNTS
For tht )'ear ended 31 Dtrtmbtr 21124
Ilnrt51ri¢itd Rt5tritttd Endowmtni
Fund$
ullds
FuDds
Tolal
Funds 2024
Total
Fynds 2023
4 Exp¢ndilure
Charilablt Aelivitie5'. c'bu￿h Costs
Ministr) share
Priest in Lharges eYp¢nses
Pri¢* in Charges sit￿n￿ supplemelll
ChuT¢h insurance
52.500
1.563
52.500
1.594
9.667
43.208
9,667
18.654
4.432
6.294
3,828
6.294
5.793
5.65U
Church maintenance
Major repair
Upkeep ot'services
Upkeep ofchurehl'ard
Missionan and ChaTilable giving
Making Sensc costs
Hall running costs
Salarie5. wage5 and honoraria
Support costs
Education and Training Costs
Childien's work
683
40.415
150
40.415
1.980
899
1.830
899
1,772
.056
55
6,400
460
132
12,722
731
218
417
12.060
218
.462
12.060
,045
2,063
1.479
67,994
2.063
.479
142.288
2.370
956
113,J59
74.294
Other resource5 eXPtDded
3.637
74
3.637
74
61
1.542
5,314
4122
43
61
1.328
5.554
Credit card and other ¢harges
Depr¢¢i41ion
iscellaneous ¢.¥p¢ndiiuTe
1.542
5,253
Total expendiiure
79.547
68.055
147.602
S Stgtf C.0$1$ & Tra￿5￿¢t1￿11& Wlth PCI ￿leMb¢1$
2V24
2023
Wag¢s attd Salaries
Pen5inn co￿$
12.412
i70
12,782
ThL' PCC had part iitn¢ ¢mploJtes during Ihe ￿earl2023.. three).
No ernplo￿ee receiied emolumenis ￿h7¢h ¢xceeded £60.000.
During lh¢ Iearonc PCC rnenl￿T 1175 paid 3 I0￿101-£27S in ¢I￿nse$l202?. four niemher% paid f1.6061. These expenses weTe mainl). those for th¢
A￿￿o¢la1¢ Vicar. Oiher Pll. members were reimburs¢d for ami)unls expended on purchases for Ihe Church.

Tht Parocbial Church C'outt¢il tsfsi John the Evangtlisi, W*ttrbta£h
OTLS TO I'HL FI￿,1￿CIAL ST.41'Ef*1E￿Ts
or the yegr ended 31 De¢embtT 2024
6 CoJnp#rAtTI-ts for tht Statemeni FiM#nci*l Activitl¢S
ITnre%tritt¢d Rtslricted
Fvnds
Trunds
F.ndowmenl
Fund5
T¥t#l
Futhd5 2023
INCOME FROM
Donations & le8a¢i¢s
Other Irading aelivilies
Incom¢ from ini'e5bnenls
Other inconiing r¢￿UreeS
70,571
3.752
20)
57,942
128,513
i.752
5.032
4.¥29
TOT.4L I}CO￿lE
74,526
62.771
137,297
LKPENDITITRE O
69.752
43.607
Raising funds
Other expens¢s
61
5.454
TOT.4L EXPEIIDJTIIRE
75.245
43.668
EI. 1.SC'O%IEI{EXPF￿DlT[lRL)
AN'D IN'LT MOI'EIIF.NT IN FITIIDS BEFORE T114NSFERS
18.i84
Unrealised lossts on ini'estmeni as5eis in year
Funds iraJ)sf¢rr¢d in Icar
231
6.072
295 1
6.303
479 {
F*EI' IIOI'ENIENT IN FIINDS
Balance% br()ughi fonvard ai l Januar) 2023
672 1
6.082
19.582
35,752
5.777
64.820
24,687
106.654
BAI.,INCFS C.4RRILD FORII'ARD.4T
31 DLC-EMBER 2023
5.410
55.334
70.597

The Paroehial C-hureh C'oun£il of Si John th£ Ligo%tlisi. M'iitrbeach
OTES TO THE Flh'..INC'IAL ST.4TEIIEhYS
For tht v¢ar ended 31 Dtrtmber 2024
7 Artalv515 of Net.45Stls b> Fund
Ilnrestricltd Re￿tricted
Fund$
Funds
Endowment Trunds
Total
Fix¢d Assets
Cutttni A5sLts
lurreni l.iabiliii¢s
5.325
6.961
7,525 1
70.663
75.988
77.665
7,525 1
70,704
Fund Balance
4.761
70,704
70.603
146,128
8 Tangibl¢ fiyed os$et5
Ceneral Church Room
FJJu¢AIio
Total
Colt
Al l JanuRT) 2024
Addiiions im year
14.098
4,230
433
18.761
Al 31 D¢¢¢mber 21)24
14,098
4.230
433
Dtpreciation
Ai l Januan" 2024
Charg¢ for ihe )ear
11.463
62
4.230
433
16,126
62
Al J l December 2024
4.2iO
4i3
h'et Book I'Alut
Al 31 Decemb¢r 2024
2,573
2,57)
Ai 31 December 2023
2.635
2.635
9 Fixed A5Stt Ini'¢$tm¢ntg
All invesimenis are held lls share$ in lh¢ CBF Invtsimenl Trund
Ilnrtstricted Reslri¢ted
Fundy
Trllnds
EDdowmenl
TotAI
Numberof shares
MaTkel Value at 31 D¢cemb¢r 2024
Market Valu¢ ai 31 De¢tmber 2023
3.242
73.415
73,287
2.752
2.69
70.663
70.597
111 Dtbtors.. amounts fAlling due M'ithin orLQ itar
2024
2023
Gift aid re¢overdble
Prepavmenls & acciued income
Other debiors
1.901
3.546
485
4.740
1.901
8.771
11 Creditor%'. amounis lallithg due wiihin ont year
2024
2023
A¢tnJed ac¢ounianLi ihaTges
Sunth. creditors and oc¢ruals
780
6.745
750
7.525
16.401

The P*roebi*l C'bthrch C'oun¢il olsi John the Ei'aD%elist. Il'aterbtich
NOTES TO THE blry.4NCIAI, ST.4TEIIENT
For ihe v¢ar tndtd JI De¢embtr 21124
12 The Il'*terbt4th Ecclesiastital Ch*rit)'
The Waierka¢li E¢¢lc5iastical Chgrity is an independent eh8rity whose tTuslees are ih¢ Priesi-in-charge and Chur¢hwardens ex officio.
13 Sundx)" Scbool
EITr Diocesan Board of Financt holds funds ￿ Cusiodian Trustee on tehalfof Ihe Sundai, School. The capiTal cannoi ￿ acctssed bui the ineom¢ cath be
spent bv ihe Sundai School- ds delerniined bi Vicar and the church￿3rd¢ns. Accordingli. thiq ¢n(IoMTnenl fund i.£ ¢x¢luded from the PLC accounts as
the mtsnies nol coniroll¢d by the PCC.
14 lTrdeptndent Examintr'$ remuneralio
The independent ExAinin¢r s fee for Ihe exaniination ofihe a¢coiinls for ih¢ )¢#r ended 31 D¢cernb¢r 2024 amounts lo £780 including VAT and is
ineludcd in Church Adminigiraiion.
15 Rtl*i¢d Part). TraDSAtlion$
Th¢re art no irdll5a¢iion5 14ilh r¢laied parties Tequiring dis¢losuTe.

Tb¢ ParocbiAI CTrtsr¢h Council of St tb¢ F.v4Trgtlis1. M-xttrbrarh
OTIS TO TIIE FIliAICIAL sfATE.MEliTS
FDr iht )*ar e￿dtJ 31 DÈÈt￿btr2{k24
Balance bir
Outgtsirtg Gains Illosstsi
resources
on Iiiv¢5tments
Fund
nansfers
sources
Llitre3lriciedFumls
General Fund
Designaied proput_s r¢paiis
DIltKKk Bequest
ReV&luat￿n of Dimock Bcquesi
Dirnock BLqUVSI Ilncomel
Book of Rtn*mbrance
77.663
1.066
79.147
533
1,066
943
1.808
388
23
943
1.746
297
407
62
91
400
5.410
78.836
79.547
62
4.761
ResiriciedFiiudF
Associate Vicar
Ch3n(el Fund Ilncon*}
Childrcn and fatrnlies mini4ter
EducAiion
Fa￿lC
FuoLsiep5
MHkinE 5¢n5e
Sound s>sttm fund
9.667
235
9.667
2.6V2
26133
I.+A7
22.560
2.837
27.589
12.060
2.485
39.468
1.588
262
1.794
2.697
48.925
1.550
33,573
1.636
380
1250
4UI )
544
308
You¢h Workty
1.862
2.170
55.334
81.875
68.055
7U.7n4
Evdoiipieml Fttfrkl$
Cup TtU51
Revalualion 01CiipTn
Chanc£1 IEndoMmtnll
R¢YalMaiion of Chaneel Fund
ert Road
Rei'Aliiaiign of Fen Rood
1.423
64.385
62.913
1,472
4.642
50
1.464
4.750
50 }
iJoo I
70.597
70.663
T￿tIl
160.711
147.602
1.678
146.128
UllrvsirJL'fted
General Fund
This fvnd represenL% thc Income And cxp¢ndiThire for iheehurrh during Ihe ￿e£r
This fumd reP￿Se￿IS inconK set asidt for rcpairs io the North Porch.
Th15 15 a fund ihat ha% brcn designaied bi. Ihe PCC The capiiAI froiiia leg&c) lefi io The Church
111 %'etrs ago ￿h1<h h85 heen in¥¢5ted In CBF unit5 Th¢ Incony fiom divid¢nd5 and IntrIesi art usrd
for occasional ptojryts wilhin ihc church
Tr fces charged rlt PCC for nan*s Jn tht Book of Remembrartreare used tQ £OfJtribuie w ihe
Of ihe chiirchYATd
Dtsignalrd Propem. RepAii Fund
DinJ)ck Bequesi Fund
B(￿k of Remembt)n¢¢ Fund
Resiri
Asso¢iat¢ Vicar Fimd
The KC P?)'Ing to the Diotcsan Board of Finan¢¢ a lum of mone!. io proyide Increased hours for
WaterbcJch Fccle5iasiical Charity
Th¢ accumulated ifjtomp frorn an endowneni TO be used for repAifS lo the Chancel
Chancel Fund

Th¢ Paro¢hiAI Ch￿r￿￿ of St Jobn the EviThgtligt, Wgttrbca¢b
OTES T() THE FINA￿C.￿Al. sTATEmE￿T5
For tht lear JI Do¢t￿b¢r 2024
Children ènd Fa￿11￿5 MinisierFund
The PCC hÈs apwillied 4 Children and FamIl￿S MimlSl¢Tlo enhanceour ￿0[k wiih ihis group. Income
comc% from donatlOn5 Irorn the congregation and nyo grants. Irom ihe El). Diocesan M15sion Ftsnd
and the other fmm ihe Ministr) ofpefence In recttgniiion of ￿ork io 6¢ done In the new, de¥'eltspnienis 10
th¢ nonh of ihe villa8C
ÈduLalioD FNnd
Fabric Fund
Tkn h¢ruillulaied ineorn¢ fTom the il'iter￿￿h Sunda4. School Fund.
F￿ndS 4iv¢n b). dorhoyb spe¢ifKallv forihc upk¢¢p and Impro￿t￿￿ni olihe fabrie of thc Ppri5h
Church
The aciiviiies of Ili¢ Footsteps group aredescribed On page 5 of the rep)rt Funds Iaised and sp¢DI M.
Ftyoisieps Fund
Making Stns¢ Fund
Th15 Is funds exp¢Dded on and donations reCe￿ved al 1 5gries of lectures prc5enled on Sunday
tv¢nin85 Owerikc longer ietm this 15 exp￿ed io br¢4k- ei'¢n.
This Is a 5¢1 up follo￿l￿g thc donAiion by a rn¢mbeTofihe congtrgalion. Funds are 10 be
used for enhancemcnts TQ ihe church Sound 5)'sie
Thi5 rcpre5enLS funds rd15¢d bychurch nxmber5 foi vaiiokns charit3bl¢ purpos¢s aDd ￿￿1¢h are passed
directli, on 10 th¢ orsanisutlojl involved.
Fu￿5 rLKeived fiom the Cup Tn￿¢(sc¢bebm'} aie tsstd 10 5NPPOrt the WA Y projeci
Sound S}'51em
Spee181 Callxiions Fund
Youth Worker Fknnd
EtrtdoM'MT¥niJiiphls(dllheldbJ' Ilje Ety. l)iiite3an B<>opdolFitrtttncE qs cHsiod1a￿ Frus1¥¥}
Cup Trusi
IrKOn￿ from lh1￿ 15 paid inio ihc Youih Worker Fund 15¢e aboi¢l
Chancel Fund
F¢n Road Mission Hall Fu￿j
The end0￿ment that pro%ides Inc0ft￿ tor the maintenan¢¢ and repairtsl'thv Chancel
Prov￿£5 a small tnconk for the 8eneral putPQ5es of the PC
F￿TrdS In all t￿ above endo%sYr*n15 are held as units in the CBF Invesimtni Tund.
Tr•Trsffrs ￿tween fuD&5
There was a iian5fer Iromihe F¢B Road funds 10 Fahrir iihich reflected thv c1052n8 of tht F¢n Roao In%'estmtnt