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Vicar’s Report
Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch out your tent curtains
wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your
stakes.’ – Isaiah 54.2 NIV
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I can sum this last year up as a season of ‘stretching.’ Our church has stretched in terms of numbers, reach and depth of discipleship in this past year. All to ensure that people get to know the beating heart of God’s love that we want to share with people so that they can get to know Jesus and his transforming love in their lives. There have obviously been the big events that have stretched our confidence in evangelism – Festival Teesside, summer fun days, co-ordinated alphas, holiday clubs and Christmas bazaars along with our regular coffee mornings and other activities. We helped make the Festival happen and it was great to see members of St Paul’s in hi-vis jackets at the event as more than 32,000 people heard the Gospel preached. After which we held a successful sports-based holiday club and community fun day, building relationship with people in our community so that they can begin to connect and explore faith in Jesus Christ. We are stretching! We have seen new Christians coming to faith and celebrated baptisms across the year as young and old alike gave their lives to Jesus. We have seen the launch of Bubble church this year – our fun filled, puppet packed church service for youngsters and their adults – and it has grown considerably. So much so that there are plans in 2025 for this to be twice a month rather than simply once. PCC have also been stretched this year as we became part of the diocesan ‘Health for Growth’ cohort. This looked at various aspects that mark a healthy church, as a result we are beginning to really emphasise the benefits of joining a life group in church. These help to encourage us in our walk with Christ and build friendships that last and go deep. Page 2 of 12 2024 Report APCM 2024 was also a year tinged with sadness as we said farewell to one of our long standing members, Jim Kane, whose funeral was held at the end of the year. As we look ahead there are still exciting moments of being stretched in 2025: our growth in relationship with God and each other, our growth in impact in the community and our growth in numbers as we continue to see new people encounter Jesus. My prayer is that we can continue to stretch out the tent, that we won’t hold back. Because as we take those steps of faith in 2025 God will be helping us every step of the way. Page 3 of 12 2024 Report APCM **----- Start of picture text -----**
Warden Report
The Good:
The continued support received from Julie, Dorthy and Tracy when the warden
was acting as default treasurer.
The relief when Zoe stepped in a treasurer at the post APCM PCC meeting.
The joy when Sally agreed to be co-warden (as warden elect) with me since
October.
The wonderful growth we’ve seen in families becoming part of the St Paul’s
family.
The generosity of the established congregation, joyfully making space for the
new.
Happy children in church.
Pastoral care and Safeguarding continue to be well managed and supported.
St Paul’s Church has developed its own forward-looking culture.
Fabric:
The modelling of the proposed partitioning of the chapel from the chancel has
been received favourably.
Discussions with DAC on Hall, Chapel. Chancel, Café and Den works went on until
July. They have agreed in principle the works and format.
It is now hoped that the works to electrical compliance (all areas), Hall heating
and lighting will be completed in August 2025 (after Holiday Club).
Partition and other works to Chapel to follow repairs to “angled window roof”,
drying out and replastering, again a warm weather job.
Café/servery can commence when amendment to an existing faculty is
processed.
The Hole:
We await a response from the Architect to our question “Is there any way to
resolve this issue that doesn’t involve taking legal action against WB
Construction? (WB Construction were the main contractors for the 2020/21
works).
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Page 4 of 12 2024 Report APCM 2024 Report APCM Page 5 of 12 Safeguarding Safeguarding is the responsibility of the whole church and St Paul’s takes safeguarding of its parishioners extremely seriously. We aim to guide and protect all who come to seek a safe place within our community. The PCC have adopted the diocesan safeguarding policy and under diocesan guidance we seek to support, listen to and guide all who need it. We refer to the best service suppliers where necessary and ensure all those who need it are fully and appropriately trained. What has this entailed over 2024 - All staff who are in service are DBS checked and relevant training undertaken for them to safely carry out their role. Concerns reported and given due care within 48 hours of disclosure, checking in and follow-up conversations done. - There have been two safeguarding issues which have safely been addressed, logged and followed thoroughly, and using other agencies correctly. Minor concerns are logged in case follow-up is required. Durham Diocese along with other Dioceses within the country have moved from paper trails to an online safeguarding hub which ensures that we are transparent with our safeguarding training and issues within the Parish. Joan Williams, Parish Safeguarding Officer Page 6 of 12 2024 Report APCM Children & Youth We long to see the children of this area reached and transformed by the love of God and 2024 has been a great year for this at St Paul’s. We have reached nearly 200 people for Jesus (children and their parents/carers) across our ministries this year. This isn’t including all the school pupils that we see in collective worship and school visits. **----- Start of picture text -----**
In church on a Sunday Kids Space ministry grew. Creche launched in December
with Linda and team providing a safe and fun space to nurture faith in under 5s.
Through the week: Baby and Toddler Church reached 42 children. Youth Life
Group reached up to 6. Bubble Church launched in April averaging 7 families plus
team across all ages.
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We loved reaching new people and our work with schools and in events helped us to do that. We work with four schools through assemblies, worship, prayer spaces (with an average of 23 children a week at St Mark’s), and school visits, exploring faith in Jesus together. Events like Festival Teesside, work in Newham Grange Park and Half Time Holiday Club, have extended our reach further. Thanks to Scottsdale Bible Church and Scripture Union for their help with this. Our Holiday Club for 7-11s demonstrated a need for something here. We are planning a new group – called Voyagers – tailored to their needs. Team are gathered and we launch in January 2025. Pray that growth can be sustained with people called into this ministry area who are passionate about reaching children, young people and their families with God’s love and that those exploring faith would go deeper and experience God’s love for themselves. If that is you and God is nudging you to help, talk to me. Lauren Goodrick, Children and Youth Outreach Worker. Page 7 of 12 2024 Report APCM 2024 Report APCM Page 8 of 12 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Pastoral Care
The pastoral team has continued this year and meets regularly to consider how to
support those in need in our parish.
This year there have been a number of complex pastoral issues that required in-
depth support. As well as starting to take flowers around to people in the church
each week. A big thanks to the whole team who have been a part of this. Please
continue to pray for and encourage them in their calling.
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Electoral Roll
This year was a year for a full renewal of our electoral roll, which means that we
throw away the old roll and start again with a brand new roll. This happens every
6 years.
Last year we predicted that our roll of 57 would dip considerably as there were a
number of people who were on the roll who had left during lockdown and never
really come back to the church. Our new roll now stands at 39 - this is actually
really encouraging as it is a higher number than we expected would be on the roll
after our renewal and it doesn’t represent everyone who attends or sees this
church as ‘theirs’.
If you are not on the electoral roll and would like to be please do see Reverend
Paul or Tracy Carson our administrator and they will happily help you to apply.
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Page 10 of 12 2024 Report APCM Curate’s Report I cannot quite believe I have been at St Paul’s for almost two years! Being part of the team here continues to be an amazing privilege. 2024 has been a significant year for me, especially with my ordination to the Priesthood in June. For years, I had been anticipating how it would feel to preside at the table during Holy Communion, and it has quickly become one of my favourite things in the world to do. In August, I served on one of the children’s teams at New Wine Summer Festival, and when I came back, it was almost straight into our kids’ Holiday Club. Both gave me a renewed passion for the church’s work with children, and I was delighted to discover that Lauren also felt that the church was called to start a mid-week group for 7 to 11-year-olds. After gathering the team and much planning, it has been excellent to see Voyagers get off to a solid start in 2025. Alpha has continued to be a highlight. Our Alphas have not been huge, with dozens of people attending. However, they have been significant. Each course has seen multiple people encounter Jesus, particularly on the Holy Spirit away days. Through this, we have seen new families become active parts of our church family. What a joy! Previous participants have been keen to be on the team for future courses, even leading discussion times. Looking to 2025, I am eager to see how I grow as a priest and continue to see what God has planned for St Paul's. Thank you to everyone who has been supporting me on this journey. Page 11 of 12 2024 Report APCM |At St Paul’s we are called to be| |---| |the beating heart of God’s love| |for Stockton. To do this we hold 6| |All’s at our heart we are ALL:| |**GOD’S**
**ALL IN**| |**FAMILY**| |**SPIRIT**
**ALL REAL**| |**LED**| |**JESUS**
**ALL CAN**| |**CENTRED**
**PLAY**| ‘The beating heart of God’s Love for Stockton’ Address: St Paul’s Church, Stockton-on-Tees, Bishopton Road, Stockton-on-Tees TS18 4PB Web: www.stpaulstockton.church Telephone: 07784 780407 email: office@stpaulstockton.church Page 12 of 12 2024 Report APCM The Parochial Chureh Council of the St Paul's Church, Stockton-on-Tees Financial Statements For the year ended 31st December 2024 The Paroehlal Church Council of the St Paul'$ Church, Stockton-on-Tees Index Annual Report Rwrt of the Independent Examiner Ststem¢nt of Financial Activities Balan¢¢ Sheet Notes to the Financial Statements 7- 11 The Parochl41 Church Coundl of st Paul's Church, Stotkton-oD-Tte5 Annual Report For the Year Ended 31 December 2023 The Parocbial Church Council present their report and financial statements for the year end¢d 31st December 2024. Reference and AdMI￿tratiOn Information Principal address Bishopton Road Stockion-on-Tees TS184PB Status Registered Charity No: 1195893 Chal￿erson$ Rev. P. Arnold Zoe Smith Tru81e¢s R¢v Paul ArTK)Id Zoe Smith Sally Rosser Rollinsoffj CathyBen Ameh Linda Catherine Ettington Joan Ursula Williarns Jokn Gordon Eyles Julie Collins Dorothy Frances Aithwaite Faye Ell¢n Thonwson Independent Examinas LyDne Dickson FCA JBC Accountants Limited 3B Lockheed Court Preston Tr'arni Sto¢ktOTk-on-Ttts TS18 3SH Barclays Bank pl¢ 49 High Street Sto¢ktonwon-Te¢5 TS18 IAG Page 1 The Parocldal Chureh Councll of St Paul's Church, StocktOll-ODwTees Alllluil Reporl For the Year Ended 31 December 2024 The primary obje¢iiv¢ ofthe PCC is the promotion of the Gosp¢l of otsr Lthl J¢sus Christ accordiDg to tbe doctrines pra￿]cts of the Church of England. The PCC of St Paul's h&$ theresponsibtlity Oft￿operating with tbe ¢lry team in promotittg in the eccl¢siasti¢al parish, tbe whol¢ mission of Ihe Church. pasioral, ¢vanselisti4 $ocial aDd ecum¢lli¢al. The PCC is committ¢d to enabling 4$ Many people as possTri tleto worship &t Si Paul￿ Church. When planning our aciivities for theyear, tFLe PCC have wn$id¢red the Ci>mmission'$ fllidanc¢ on public benefit and, in parti¢ular, tht spttiftc guidatLCe on charities for the advanc￿¢￿1 of religion. kn particular, we ty to ¢oabl¢ ordinary people to live out thetr faith as part of out paTish commvnity throu8h.. Worship and prayer. learning about the Gospel and Oev¢lopingtheir knoWI￿ge and tn]st in Jesus. Provision of Pas￿ra] car¢ forpeople living iti the parish. - Missionary outreach work. Aeblevejnettts Perforjwllee Worship and Prayff - In April we launched a new worshtppirtg community alm￿ at primary$¢hool children and their fatnilie5'Bubble Cknurch." this has thrivd during th¢ year. Pastoral Car¢- our pastoral team has growll and we hav¢ provided much n¢¢de4J care to those in need in the rpari8h. Mission and outrexh- in¢ludaJ a SUCC￿%￿1 holiday clltb for agc$ 7-1 I, helpin8 io or8ani$¢ Festival Te￿Ide with over 30.0￿ people reach¢¢l and a coll]wunity fun day and BBQ that raised the pmfile of the churcb. W¢ have added 10 our support for school.* and now also visii Si JohD th¢ Bapiisi CO￿ Primary School aloDgside ourother Schools (St Mark's. Oak Trtt Academy, GrecD Gates) with prayer 8pa¢¢$ for schL￿[S 8nd r¢guiar ollective worship as well as reRular Iry8its to St Paul's church buikli]Jo. FlnaDti&l R¢vltw UDre$trIrted fttnds Total iDcoming rcsources on vt)restricted ￿TrdS were £42,778 (2023.. £35,071} of which £15,324 (2023= £14,IX)21 were planned voluTLtary donaiions via standing ord¢r, ¢tLvelope or th¢ Parish Givijjg Scheme IPGSI. Also £2,635 {2023.. £3,054) via Ibe colle¢tion plai¢, £1,64612023.- £520} f¢cs from waldingslfunerals, £5,088 (2023.. £2.057) from hall lettings and £624 (2023.. £1,658) from even￿ ¢8 coffee morings. ctc. ID¢om¢ tsx T￿e1Vable frorn gift aid was £4.07212023.. £3,790} In our outgoings, our Ulility cosls (el￿1￿¢1tyand wa¢¢r} totslled £8,2¥812023.. £7,542). Other nEibnin8 exp¢nscs (insurance) phone, elc) totalled 3,47912023.. £6J80). Loarh Tepa￿ts totalling 13.332 includin8 ini¢r4st of £2.477 weT¢ tnade12023.. £16.459}. £7,720 {2023..£8,8(M)) was paid iowards our Dioc¢&an Quota foT 2024. Re$trStted fuDd$ The Restoration acc¥*uftt is used to pay for regular maiti¢¢nance of the ¢hyr¢h and ground$ and costs totall¢d £4.98U 12023.. £8328). Grafting account- fi*al pa)rynents for phase I works w¢r¢ tttade from thi5 accouJJi, totallillg £10.798. Reservu poll¢y It 15 the xtitention of the PCC to maintain a balancc on unrtstyi¢t¢d fijnds of ar le&$t £51X)U, in case of a sudd¢n drop in giving, orother emwcy situations whi¢b may arise from time to tin)e. Tbe balance held on uThre6tritted fuThd5 is ID littt with this poliGy. Pagg 2 The Piro¢hlal Chureh Council of St Paul's Church, Stockton-on-T¢es Allnual Report For the Year Ended 31 December 2024 Strueknr4 Governance and MaDagemeDt The Par￿bla] Church Council is a ¢orwrate Erf)dy e8tsblisbed by the Church of England. The PCC operates ￿￿er the Parochial Chur¢h Council Powers Measure (1956) as amended and Church repr¢8eDlation rules that C￿lle itito force on 1st April 2013. The PCC is registered the Cbariti¢S Conuwsion during the year. The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the ChLwch Rq)re5ent4tion Rules. All Church attenth¢s are encournged to register on the ElectOTal Roll and sta￿1 for election to the PCC. Appropriate indu¢tion and training procedures are LD pl8rx, and PCC n￿MI￿r8 ar¢ sent on relevant training ¢OUT5 when, and where nee￿ary. The major risks to which the PCC is exposed, as identifi¢d by the PCC members. have beell reviewed and system8 or procedures have been est2bltshed to manage those risks. Approvd by the PCC on 1410412025 and signed on their behalf by.. Zoe Smith- Treasurer Page 3 The Parochlal Church Councll of St Paul's Church, Stockton-on-Tees Independent Examiners Report For the Year End¢d 31 December 2024 I report on the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 3 Isi December 2024. which are set out on pages 5 10 11. Responslbilities and basis of report As the members of the PCC, you are re8ponsible for the prep&￿tIOn of the account$ in accordance with the requiren￿lts of the Charities Act 2011 ("the A¢t'). I rel￿ in respect of my examination on the PCC'S accounts carried out under section 145 of Ihe 2011 Act and in ca￿ying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable DireLtions given by the Charity Commission und¢r section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examiner's Statement I have completed my ¢xamination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination wbich gives me cause to believe that in. any material respeci.. - tbe a￿oUnting records were not kept in accordan¢c wlih section 130 of th¢ Charities Act. ( - the accounts did not accord with the a￿ou￿tIll8 Tecords" or - the accounts did not Comply wqth the applicablc requirements concerning the forni and content of ounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any Tequirement that the 8¢¢ounts give a knie and fair, view which is not a n)att¢r consid¢r¢d as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come arross no olh¢r matters in ci>Dne¢tion with the examination to which attention should be drawll in thi5 report in order to enabl¢ a propcr understanding of the accounts to bc rea¢hed. Slgned: LyJll)c Dickson FCA Firm: JBC Accountants Limited Address: 3B Lockheed Court P￿stOn Farni Stockton-on-Tees TS18 3SH Dat¢.' yq fiwij i(n£ Page 4 The Paroehial Chureb Councll of St Paul'g Church, Stoekton-oD-Tee8 Statement of Financial Actlvitits For the Year Ended 31 December 2024 Unrestricted Restricted Funds Fullds Totsl 2024 Total 2023 Note Income Y4nd endowments from: Donalions and legacies Church Qciivilies Oiher Irading aeÈivili Investments Other 24,492 6,734 624 73 10,855 66,080 90.572 6.734 624 1,016 10.855 ,645 2,577 1,658 344 8,810 2b 2d Total 67. E4Knditure on: Rai&ingfvnds Mission giving & donations Church aclivilies 72 71 24,614 72 1,892 111.927 172 1,013 75.823 3b 1,821 87,313 Total 24.757 89.134 ,891 Net iti¢omel{expenditure) 18.021 {22,111) (4,090) 27.026 Trtdnsfer between funds Net mov¢ment in fund5 18,021 (22,111 4,090) 27.026 Total funds brought forward 8&9 (73,479) 83,087 9,608 (17.418) TotAI funds urried forward 8&9 The notes on page5 7 to I I forni part of these a¢count8. Page 5 The Parochl￿ Church Councll of St Paut's Church, Stotkton•n-Tee$ Balance Sheet For the Year Ended 31 D¢¢ember 2024 21124 2023 Not¢ CurrentAssets: Debtors C&4h at bank ond ID haEJd 1,827 86,673 2,088 93,987 5tio 96.075 Uabilltles: Creditors: arnounts falling due witbin on¢year 17,446 10.076 Total asset5 les5 currenl Il*bilities Creditors: ¥4mouDts falling due after more one ye*r Total net Ixsets 65J36 76,391 P8riih fullds: Unrutricted funth (55,458) {73,479) Rurricted fun 60976 83,087 10 The nol¢s on pages 7 to I I forni part of th￿¢ account& Approved bythe Parochial Church Council 1410412025 Approved by.. Rev. P. Arnold Mts. Z. Smith P￿6 The Parothial Church Coun¢AI of St Paul's Chllrch, Stoekton-oD-Ttes Notes to the Financial Statement For the Year Ended 31 December 2024 I ACCOUNfiNG POLICIES Bask of preparatlon The PCC ¢on$tikntcs a public b¢n¢fil entity as defjtted by FRS 102. The financial statments have been Prepar￿uThder the ChArities Act 2011, tn acc(￿danCe wth th¢ Church AcLyMJnting Regulations 2(K>6 go￿ThIng the individual accounts of Pccs, under FRS102 {21)16) a5 the applicable accouJJting statmlards and the 2016 ve￿10￿ of the Sthtemeni of R¢romTnended Prd¥ti¢¢, Acciwnting atsd Ryrting by Charits¢s ISORPIFR8102)j. Thc financial $tatcmenls have been prq)ar¢d uDderthe historical co¥t ¢onY¢lltion. except for lttve5tment As$¢ts, which are shown market valu¢. The financial statements in¢lude all traDsactions. assets alld liabilitie5 forwhich th¢ PCC is re5ponsibl¢ in ]aw. They do not include the ac£4wnts of church groups that owe their main affiliation toanothtr body* Dor thos¢ thot are infuD]81 gathcrings of churth M￿nber8. Thc PCC has lak￿ advaotsge of the folli)wing di&Llosure ex￿￿100 ill prLyaring thN¢ finatlcial statements, as pertnitted by FRS 102.. - the wuirement5 of Secliw 7 Statcment of Cash Flows. Fvnd$ U#￿tricted￿n¢￿ are it)come fvTrds are to be spent oll the PCCS general purpo￿. D￿1Z￿aledfv￿￿ ate general tiJnd$ s¢t 45ide by th¢ PCC f￿ use iTh the R0¥fftcttdfv￿S coJnpri¥¢ (a) inGOTne from etsdowments that's is to be expended only on the re8tiicted wrposes intend￿( by th¢ donorarmj Ibl revenue donation5 or wts for 8 5pecifJe PCC aLtivity intendd by the donor. Intome and ettdowments Dona{W￿ drtdlega¢iES Plant￿d giving, eolleLtions attd Similar donotioll5 are recogDised whell rcceival. In¢ome tsx recoverable Gift Aid dvllations are ￿08￿1$￿1 whcn rhe incoming resource to which they relate is ￿￿e1ved. Grants at￿ l¢¥aLies are ￿Count￿ ftr Whe￿ the PCC is entitled lo tbe us¢ of the resour¢w thriT ultimate r¢ttipt TS considered prob&ble and Ihc amout)ts thi¢ arerdiably qijaièlifiable. Other trading ocitvii All ijJ¢ixning re%￿r¢e8 in¢luding fundrai8ing area¢c<*]n*d forws& Church activili ReDtal income from th¢ l¢tting of chur¢b pretlli%5 15 reco8nis•J WIKD the T￿tal 1$ due. Divtdends ar¢ alcwnted for wben de¢l4red r￿Vabl@ irtter￿t as 8nd when accrued by the pay¢r. Exp¢ndlture GptsnL$ anddonatiopL* ar¢ a¢¢ountd for when paid over, or when awartsl if that awArd crcate5 8 binding tr constructive (bligatiiK] on th¢ PCC. Th¥ diocesanparL¥h $hare expccred to be paid ovcr i5 accouttied for whffl due. All other expenditur¢ is gelltrdlly r￿08￿1$¢d Whe￿ il is incutrcd a[￿ is accounwl fOrgr(￿s. Fixed knets ConF￿raledprOPerty a￿d￿0￿￿ble thurc'hfyrnuings.. Consecrated alld ba)efic￿ woperty of at)y kiud i5 excludgj fr￿￿ the account5 by s.1￿21(a) and (c) of th¢ Chatiiio8 Act 2011. Moveable church fvrnishings h¢Jd by the vicar and churchwatdeus on special ttyst for tbcPCC and whi¢h rcqutre a fawlty fix disrxY- Il, aT¢ inaliet)able pjvm, li5red in the Chu￿￿.5 Invelltory whi¢h can bc inspected {at any reawnable tilltel. Foranytbittga¢quired pri￿ to 20(N) therc is insuffJii¢ni cost informaiim aviiilablc and Ihefffore such assets have noi been valued in the aC¢Oun￿ Sub5L4uenily no individual item has ¢o%t £l.OIM) soa]I such expeJJdi1u￿ has written off wh¢TL ]neun￿d. herr￿￿*￿T.]IthnSs andoffKe equipmeH¢." Equipohtht Used within the church pr￿)iseS is ¢apit&lised atld depreciald on a straight lille basis ov¢r fOurY¢￿5. llldividual itfflns of equipment with a purchase pri¢¢ of £1.5￿) or less ar¢ off wthen th¢ &%set is ac4uire4L Current aslets Amounts owng to tbePCC at 31st D￿£mber in respKt of ftt8, ren¢$ ori*her incom¢ ar¢ shown as debtors l¢ss provisil￿ f( arsjwnls that tyy ptove uncollectsbl¢. Pffje7 The Parochlal Church Council of St Paul's Chureh, StocktOll-on-Tees Notes to the Finaneial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2024 2 Income and endowmellts from: Unrestrieed RestrRthd Funds Funds Totsl 2024 Total 2023 2a Donations and legacies Planned: Standing Orders Income Tax Recoverable Open collections Sundry donations LegB¢y received Grants re¢¢ived 15,324 4,072 2,635 1.961 15,324 4,072 2,635 3.782 14,002 3,790 3.054 1,756 1,821 500 24,492 64,259 66,080 64,759 90,572 66.043 90.645 2b Church actlvlties Fees for weddings and funerals Church hall lettin88 1.646 5.088 6.734 1.646 5,088 6,734 520 2,057 2,577 2¢ Other trgdlDE acdvltes Coffee morningslfundraising 624 624 624 624 1.658 1,658 2d Investrnents Bank interest received 73 2e Other- RHI scheme incentives 10.855 10.855 8,810 Total Page 8 Tbe P4roehl*l Church Couneil of St Paul's Chur¢h, StocktOll-On-Teeg Not¢s to the Fin%DciAI StatemeDts For the Ye¥r Ended 31 Dettmber 2024 3 Aoalysk of expendlturé UDrestrleed Restrlcted Ttstsl Fundi Fullds 2024 Total 2023 3a Ra151ng fllndi 72 172 3b Mlsslott GiviD8 & Dothttiioni 71 1,821 1.892 1.013 3¢ Chvreh activitie PaTish Share S4laTifS, wagos and knnoMi8 Clergy & staff ¢xp¢t Mission & ewang¢li&m costs Church Tullning exp￿$ Church utility bjlls Miscellana>us expttt8 New Building work to ¢thu￿1￿1￿￿11 Loan inLmmission'$ fllidanc¢ on public benefit and, in parti¢ular, tht spttiftc guidatLCe on charities for the advanc￿¢￿1 of religion. kn particular, we ty to ¢oabl¢ ordinary people to live out thetr faith as part of out paTish commvnity throu8h.. Worship and prayer. learning about the Gospel and Oev¢lopingtheir knoWI￿ge and tn]st in Jesus. Provision of Pas￿ra] car¢ forpeople living iti the parish. - Missionary outreach work. Aeblevejnettts Perforjwllee Worship and Prayff - In April we launched a new worshtppirtg community alm￿ at primary$¢hool children and their fatnilie5'Bubble Cknurch." this has thrivd during th¢ year. Pastoral Car¢- our pastoral team has growll and we hav¢ provided much n¢¢de4J care to those in need in the rpari8h. Mission and outrexh- in¢ludaJ a SUCC￿%￿1 holiday clltb for agc$ 7-1 I, helpin8 io or8ani$¢ Festival Te￿Ide with over 30.0￿ people reach¢¢l and a coll]wunity fun day and BBQ that raised the pmfile of the churcb. W¢ have added 10 our support for school.* and now also visii Si JohD th¢ Bapiisi CO￿ Primary School aloDgside ourother Schools (St Mark's. Oak Trtt Academy, GrecD Gates) with prayer 8pa¢¢$ for schL￿[S 8nd r¢guiar ollective worship as well as reRular Iry8its to St Paul's church buikli]Jo. FlnaDti&l R¢vltw UDre$trIrted fttnds Total iDcoming rcsources on vt)restricted ￿TrdS were £42,778 (2023.. £35,071} of which £15,324 (2023= £14,IX)21 were planned voluTLtary donaiions via standing ord¢r, ¢tLvelope or th¢ Parish Givijjg Scheme IPGSI. Also £2,635 {2023.. £3,054) via Ibe colle¢tion plai¢, £1,64612023.- £520} f¢cs from waldingslfunerals, £5,088 (2023.. £2.057) from hall lettings and £624 (2023.. £1,658) from even￿ ¢8 coffee morings. ctc. ID¢om¢ tsx T￿e1Vable frorn gift aid was £4.07212023.. £3,790} In our outgoings, our Ulility cosls (el￿1￿¢1tyand wa¢¢r} totslled £8,2¥812023.. £7,542). Other nEibnin8 exp¢nscs (insurance) phone, elc) totalled 3,47912023.. £6J80). Loarh Tepa￿ts totalling 13.332 includin8 ini¢r4st of £2.477 weT¢ tnade12023.. £16.459}. £7,720 {2023..£8,8(M)) was paid iowards our Dioc¢&an Quota foT 2024. Re$trStted fuDd$ The Restoration acc¥*uftt is used to pay for regular maiti¢¢nance of the ¢hyr¢h and ground$ and costs totall¢d £4.98U 12023.. £8328). Grafting account- fi*al pa)rynents for phase I works w¢r¢ tttade from thi5 accouJJi, totallillg £10.798. Reservu poll¢y It 15 the xtitention of the PCC to maintain a balancc on unrtstyi¢t¢d fijnds of ar le&$t £51X)U, in case of a sudd¢n drop in giving, orother emwcy situations whi¢b may arise from time to tin)e. Tbe balance held on uThre6tritted fuThd5 is ID littt with this poliGy. Pagg 2 The Piro¢hlal Chureh Council of St Paul's Church, Stockton-on-T¢es Allnual Report For the Year Ended 31 December 2024 Strueknr4 Governance and MaDagemeDt The Par￿bla] Church Council is a ¢orwrate Erf)dy e8tsblisbed by the Church of England. The PCC operates ￿￿er the Parochial Chur¢h Council Powers Measure (1956) as amended and Church repr¢8eDlation rules that C￿lle itito force on 1st April 2013. The PCC is registered the Cbariti¢S Conuwsion during the year. The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the ChLwch Rq)re5ent4tion Rules. All Church attenth¢s are encournged to register on the ElectOTal Roll and sta￿1 for election to the PCC. Appropriate indu¢tion and training procedures are LD pl8rx, and PCC n￿MI￿r8 ar¢ sent on relevant training ¢OUT5 when, and where nee￿ary. The major risks to which the PCC is exposed, as identifi¢d by the PCC members. have beell reviewed and system8 or procedures have been est2bltshed to manage those risks. Approvd by the PCC on 1410412025 and signed on their behalf by.. Zoe Smith- Treasurer Page 3 The Parochlal Church Councll of St Paul's Church, Stockton-on-Tees Independent Examiners Report For the Year End¢d 31 December 2024 I report on the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 3 Isi December 2024. which are set out on pages 5 10 11. Responslbilities and basis of report As the members of the PCC, you are re8ponsible for the prep&￿tIOn of the account$ in accordance with the requiren￿lts of the Charities Act 2011 ("the A¢t'). I rel￿ in respect of my examination on the PCC'S accounts carried out under section 145 of Ihe 2011 Act and in ca￿ying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable DireLtions given by the Charity Commission und¢r section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examiner's Statement I have completed my ¢xamination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination wbich gives me cause to believe that in. any material respeci.. - tbe a￿oUnting records were not kept in accordan¢c wlih section 130 of th¢ Charities Act. ( - the accounts did not accord with the a￿ou￿tIll8 Tecords" or - the accounts did not Comply wqth the applicablc requirements concerning the forni and content of ounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any Tequirement that the 8¢¢ounts give a knie and fair, view which is not a n)att¢r consid¢r¢d as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come arross no olh¢r matters in ci>Dne¢tion with the examination to which attention should be drawll in thi5 report in order to enabl¢ a propcr understanding of the accounts to bc rea¢hed. Slgned: LyJll)c Dickson FCA Firm: JBC Accountants Limited Address: 3B Lockheed Court P￿stOn Farni Stockton-on-Tees TS18 3SH Dat¢.' yq fiwij i(n£ Page 4 The Paroehial Chureb Councll of St Paul'g Church, Stoekton-oD-Tee8 Statement of Financial Actlvitits For the Year Ended 31 December 2024 Unrestricted Restricted Funds Fullds Totsl 2024 Total 2023 Note Income Y4nd endowments from: Donalions and legacies Church Qciivilies Oiher Irading aeÈivili Investments Other 24,492 6,734 624 73 10,855 66,080 90.572 6.734 624 1,016 10.855 ,645 2,577 1,658 344 8,810 2b 2d Total 67. E4Knditure on: Rai&ingfvnds Mission giving & donations Church aclivilies 72 71 24,614 72 1,892 111.927 172 1,013 75.823 3b 1,821 87,313 Total 24.757 89.134 ,891 Net iti¢omel{expenditure) 18.021 {22,111) (4,090) 27.026 Trtdnsfer between funds Net mov¢ment in fund5 18,021 (22,111 4,090) 27.026 Total funds brought forward 8&9 (73,479) 83,087 9,608 (17.418) TotAI funds urried forward 8&9 The notes on page5 7 to I I forni part of these a¢count8. Page 5 The Parochl￿ Church Councll of St Paut's Church, Stotkton•n-Tee$ Balance Sheet For the Year Ended 31 D¢¢ember 2024 21124 2023 Not¢ CurrentAssets: Debtors C&4h at bank ond ID haEJd 1,827 86,673 2,088 93,987 5tio 96.075 Uabilltles: Creditors: arnounts falling due witbin on¢year 17,446 10.076 Total asset5 les5 currenl Il*bilities Creditors: ¥4mouDts falling due after more one ye*r Total net Ixsets 65J36 76,391 P8riih fullds: Unrutricted funth (55,458) {73,479) Rurricted fun 60976 83,087 10 The nol¢s on pages 7 to I I forni part of th￿¢ account& Approved bythe Parochial Church Council 1410412025 Approved by.. Rev. P. Arnold Mts. Z. Smith P￿6 The Parothial Church Coun¢AI of St Paul's Chllrch, Stoekton-oD-Ttes Notes to the Financial Statement For the Year Ended 31 December 2024 I ACCOUNfiNG POLICIES Bask of preparatlon The PCC ¢on$tikntcs a public b¢n¢fil entity as defjtted by FRS 102. The financial statments have been Prepar￿uThder the ChArities Act 2011, tn acc(￿danCe wth th¢ Church AcLyMJnting Regulations 2(K>6 go￿ThIng the individual accounts of Pccs, under FRS102 {21)16) a5 the applicable accouJJting statmlards and the 2016 ve￿10￿ of the Sthtemeni of R¢romTnended Prd¥ti¢¢, Acciwnting atsd Ryrting by Charits¢s ISORPIFR8102)j. Thc financial $tatcmenls have been prq)ar¢d uDderthe historical co¥t ¢onY¢lltion. except for lttve5tment As$¢ts, which are shown market valu¢. The financial statements in¢lude all traDsactions. assets alld liabilitie5 forwhich th¢ PCC is re5ponsibl¢ in ]aw. They do not include the ac£4wnts of church groups that owe their main affiliation toanothtr body* Dor thos¢ thot are infuD]81 gathcrings of churth M￿nber8. Thc PCC has lak￿ advaotsge of the folli)wing di&Llosure ex￿￿100 ill prLyaring thN¢ finatlcial statements, as pertnitted by FRS 102.. - the wuirement5 of Secliw 7 Statcment of Cash Flows. Fvnd$ U#￿tricted￿n¢￿ are it)come fvTrds are to be spent oll the PCCS general purpo￿. D￿1Z￿aledfv￿￿ ate general tiJnd$ s¢t 45ide by th¢ PCC f￿ use iTh the R0¥fftcttdfv￿S coJnpri¥¢ (a) inGOTne from etsdowments that's is to be expended only on the re8tiicted wrposes intend￿( by th¢ donorarmj Ibl revenue donation5 or wts for 8 5pecifJe PCC aLtivity intendd by the donor. Intome and ettdowments Dona{W￿ drtdlega¢iES Plant￿d giving, eolleLtions attd Similar donotioll5 are recogDised whell rcceival. In¢ome tsx recoverable Gift Aid dvllations are ￿08￿1$￿1 whcn rhe incoming resource to which they relate is ￿￿e1ved. Grants at￿ l¢¥aLies are ￿Count￿ ftr Whe￿ the PCC is entitled lo tbe us¢ of the resour¢w thriT ultimate r¢ttipt TS considered prob&ble and Ihc amout)ts thi¢ arerdiably qijaièlifiable. Other trading ocitvii All ijJ¢ixning re%￿r¢e8 in¢luding fundrai8ing area¢c<*]n*d forws& Church activili ReDtal income from th¢ l¢tting of chur¢b pretlli%5 15 reco8nis•J WIKD the T￿tal 1$ due. Divtdends ar¢ alcwnted for wben de¢l4red r￿Vabl@ irtter￿t as 8nd when accrued by the pay¢r. Exp¢ndlture GptsnL$ anddonatiopL* ar¢ a¢¢ountd for when paid over, or when awartsl if that awArd crcate5 8 binding tr constructive (bligatiiK] on th¢ PCC. Th¥ diocesanparL¥h $hare expccred to be paid ovcr i5 accouttied for whffl due. All other expenditur¢ is gelltrdlly r￿08￿1$¢d Whe￿ il is incutrcd a[￿ is accounwl fOrgr(￿s. Fixed knets ConF￿raledprOPerty a￿d￿0￿￿ble thurc'hfyrnuings.. Consecrated alld ba)efic￿ woperty of at)y kiud i5 excludgj fr￿￿ the account5 by s.1￿21(a) and (c) of th¢ Chatiiio8 Act 2011. Moveable church fvrnishings h¢Jd by the vicar and churchwatdeus on special ttyst for tbcPCC and whi¢h rcqutre a fawlty fix disrxY- Il, aT¢ inaliet)able pjvm, li5red in the Chu￿￿.5 Invelltory whi¢h can bc inspected {at any reawnable tilltel. Foranytbittga¢quired pri￿ to 20(N) therc is insuffJii¢ni cost informaiim aviiilablc and Ihefffore such assets have noi been valued in the aC¢Oun￿ Sub5L4uenily no individual item has ¢o%t £l.OIM) soa]I such expeJJdi1u￿ has written off wh¢TL ]neun￿d. herr￿￿*￿T.]IthnSs andoffKe equipmeH¢." Equipohtht Used within the church pr￿)iseS is ¢apit&lised atld depreciald on a straight lille basis ov¢r fOurY¢￿5. llldividual itfflns of equipment with a purchase pri¢¢ of £1.5￿) or less ar¢ off wthen th¢ &%set is ac4uire4L Current aslets Amounts owng to tbePCC at 31st D￿£mber in respKt of ftt8, ren¢$ ori*her incom¢ ar¢ shown as debtors l¢ss provisil￿ f( arsjwnls that tyy ptove uncollectsbl¢. Pffje7 The Parochlal Church Council of St Paul's Chureh, StocktOll-on-Tees Notes to the Finaneial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2024 2 Income and endowmellts from: Unrestrieed RestrRthd Funds Funds Totsl 2024 Total 2023 2a Donations and legacies Planned: Standing Orders Income Tax Recoverable Open collections Sundry donations LegB¢y received Grants re¢¢ived 15,324 4,072 2,635 1.961 15,324 4,072 2,635 3.782 14,002 3,790 3.054 1,756 1,821 500 24,492 64,259 66,080 64,759 90,572 66.043 90.645 2b Church actlvlties Fees for weddings and funerals Church hall lettin88 1.646 5.088 6.734 1.646 5,088 6,734 520 2,057 2,577 2¢ Other trgdlDE acdvltes Coffee morningslfundraising 624 624 624 624 1.658 1,658 2d Investrnents Bank interest received 73 2e Other- RHI scheme incentives 10.855 10.855 8,810 Total Page 8 Tbe P4roehl*l Church Couneil of St Paul's Chur¢h, StocktOll-On-Teeg Not¢s to the Fin%DciAI StatemeDts For the Ye¥r Ended 31 Dettmber 2024 3 Aoalysk of expendlturé UDrestrleed Restrlcted Ttstsl Fundi Fullds 2024 Total 2023 3a Ra151ng fllndi 72 172 3b Mlsslott GiviD8 & Dothttiioni 71 1,821 1.892 1.013 3¢ Chvreh activitie PaTish Share S4laTifS, wagos and knnoMi8 Clergy & staff ¢xp¢t Mission & ewang¢li&m costs Church Tullning exp￿$ Church utility bjlls Miscellana>us expttt8 New Building work to ¢thu￿1￿1￿￿11 Loan inL