ST MARTIN'S STOCKPORT HEATON NORRIS The Parish of St Martin, Norris Bank Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31st December 2024 TFLe Parochittl Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Mortin, Norris Bank is a charity registered in England Wales {1196002).
Contents Reference & Admbknative Detsi18 Trustees, Report Statement of Trustees, ReSnsibilItieS 2-13 16 Independent Exaniiner's Report ststement of Financial ArtirAtie8 17 18 Balallce Sheet 20 Notes to the Financial Ststements 21-33
Reference & Administrative Details Independent Examlner Paul Roper, MeKellens Limited 11 Riverview, The Embanktnent Busines8 Park. Heaton Mersey, StockporL SK4 3GN The Co-operative Bar PLC, Central Conunercial BanK P.0. Box 250, skeltneda1e, WN8 6wr Prlnclpal Address 112 Crescent Park, Heaton Norris, Stocl(port, SK4 2JE awity Number 1196002 P.QC. Membership. The Parochial Church Council IP.C.C.) is a body corporate (P.C.C. Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2020) and regstered with the Charity Comrnissio PCC members are elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting in accordance with the Church representation Rules 2020 and during the year. There are a number of officers who are Ex-officio: clergy, churchwardens & Deanery Synod representatives. During 2024, the following seThrd as members of the PCC: Ministers Ret)erend Wluiam Rubie IEx-officio) Rewend Richard cridd (£x-officio) Churchwardens Tom Shepherd Oli Hatley" (Elected 2021) (Ex-officio) (Elected 2023) (Ex-officio) Deanery & Diocesan Synod Tim BuIl Anna Sant rrerm of Office Expires 2026) (Ex-offjcio) ITern] of Office Expires 2026) (Ex-officio) Elected Members Sue Alting Jamie Barrow Ruth Gaskins" (rerni of Office Expires 2025) (Terni of Office Expires 2025) rerni of Office Expires 2025) (renn of Office Expires 2026) Jess BTadshow creTtn of Office Expires 2026) David Warburton (rerm of Office Expires 2026) Kate Butt (rerm of Office Expires 2027) Marion Baird (rern) of Office Expires 2027) ctllls Summerton (Terni of Office Expires 20ZT)
PCC Secretary Bethan Wllson (until maternity leave in Sept 2024) Anna Sant (from Sept 2024) *N(unes in italic denote members of the StiU19 Committee Trustees, Report Strnctiir< Governance and Management The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. The PCC held 7 meetings duringthe year. Stsnditig Commlttee This is the only committee required by law. It has power to transact the buslness of the PCC between its meetings, subject to any direciions given by the council. It also meets to dIsc$S other matters to be put before the PCC Matters discu8sed by the PCC The full PCC and the Standing Committee have met during the year. They have discussed a range of issues, including the Buitd to Bless project. our parish share., donations to mission partners. and staffing (including the hire of a new Youth & Children's worker and maternity cover administrntor). Bet1 wilso 2024 PCC Secretary Ele¢torai Roll By the end of 2024, we had a totsl of109 Menthr8 on the Elect01 Roll: The same number as reported in 2023. Jo BUIL Electoral Rou Officer Public Benefit The Church of St Martin, Norris Bank is 2 public benefit entity. St Martin's promotes public services, in dedicated buildings and elsewhere, in accordance with the practices and teachings of the Church of England, for hearlng and appropriatiDg the word of God and for the worship of God both generally and at significant points in people's live& It provides
relIOuS and mora] parameters by which individual Mellrs of the public may ]ive fulfilled lives and act in a way which is soci3Jly beneficial, and influence wider society for the better. The Twstees Co[rnI that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charitie8' Act 20II to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charities Commission for Eng12nd and Wales.
Review of the Year Ministers Report In the autumn of 2024 we spent time as a church refierting on the book of Ecclesiastes. Sometime8 frustrating 2nd perpleKng, often surprisingly comforting and evenjoyful. Our lives are like the morning fflist - so beauliful and yet so fleeting, a to receive rather tharA gr2sping hold of for gain. Time 2nd again we fowid oursefves smiling at God's kindness to us and worshiping him for his enduring love and presence in our ever-ch3nging life. As the seasons came and went the ILJNi continued to tnake everything beautifvl in His time. He granted plaThning permission for the Build to Bless project quicker than we expected. In His time, He provided a fidty licensed incumbent for St Martin's. In His time, he gave us the gift of Rerfd Lydia Taylor as curate for a year. En His time. he provided Gail Byrne as youth and children's worker to start after Christma& In His time, the Christians Against Poverty group Trras much harder to establish than we had anticipated. In His time we were thankful when newcomers joined us and sad when others IcfL In His time, we were unsettled by discusslons in the national ehurch and cornforted by continued evidence of His kingdom corning. In His time, we were overwhelmed by visitors at our outreach events. and quietty encouraged by a few, individuals at our evangelistic group. From a personal point of view, I benefited hugely from time and space in Ivne for a month's retreat. It was a preeious time of slowing dow being present with family arld friends and spending extended titne walking with the IA)rd Oiterally). LookiThg ahead, we would love to have certainty of what lies before us; how will Build to Bless progTessl What direction the Church of England move in? we see more fruit in reaching the parish for Christ? What will it look like to encounter the L4)rd week by week in worship and where will Jesus take us? As questions mount and answers seem absent, we can do no better than humble ouraelves before the tK)rd and seek His kiThgdom- knowing that He will provide all these things in His time. We Pfdy that the tK>rd will strengthen us for another year of 'spreading the praise of Jesus as we grow in Him together." Re¢reTu1 Will Rubie
ulid to Bless, Project Report The Build to Bless project seeks to transfonn our church buildin9 $0 that tt might bless our comynunity and (Nr churchfamilyfvrye(rs to C07ne. The project stenLsfrom a requirement to catch up with our current needsfor more rye betterfociiities, as vU as an ospiratiort to provide a building better equipped to bless our community alfyture growtFL The Butidi Tram has been progressing the Build to BI kniecL Over the last year we bave made some sign]ficant progress in the project, whilst also not progressing as far as we'd have liked in other areas. In March 2024 we submitted the planning application for the scheme to the IncaI Council. as well as submitting a more detsi]ed application to the Diocesan Advisory Cornrnittee (DAC) to secure their approval. In luty 2024 we secured Planning Pern)ission for the project, granted at the Area Planning Committee. This is a rnaior milestone in any capital project, and it was pleasing to secure 2pprovaI whilst receiving positive comments from local councillors in the process. Progress with the DAC process remains on-going. We have had positive Meetings witli the DAC, and other key stakeholders within the Diocese, and the DAC has appointed a sub-comnjittee to review and make a recovntnendation on the application. We continue to engage with the Diocese, albeit timescales for determining the process remain unknown. In November 2024 we asked the congregation to review and renew their financial support for the project. At the time we had c.£400k in the bank for the projec( w&th a further £400k pledged, and a shortfall of £400k to reach the inttial project goal. Following the givirAg review, the vast majority of pledges were renewed, or extended, and with a continued need to fundraise to bridge that gap. The fundraising team of Jen Pullan, Chris Summerton and Danlel Forshaw have Identified and spoken with key cFLarities and trusts to whom we will be making applications for funding. Unfortunatety, many of them require DAC approval to make an approach so in the meantime the team are drafting applications and pursuing other potential sources of incom Any capital project tskes tiJne, particularly with multi-layered approval processes and fundrdising requirements. Please prny for patience and wisdom for both the Building Team and wider congregation as we seek to move the project forward and for a deep trust in the Lord and that we continue to submit to His will and timiw. 'Build to Bless. loiect Team.. Joe Hobb5, ToTn Shepherd
Fabrk Report The hut door has been replaced and the second toilet and kitchen tap reinstated to restore the facilities. The current gas boiler is at the end of its ]ife and its distribution to the current heaters in the main body of the church is unbalanced and ineffective. A cost-effective attempt to replace the pump in November vrds unsuccessful, so we will be aiming to install a new boiler ahead of winter 2025 based on recotnmendatioThs from the diocese. urch7Dardens." Oli Hotley & Tom SFwherd Deanery Synod Report The Deanery Simod met three times in 2024, and discussed various topics including,. outreach and evangelism to children and young people, engaging with mental heaLth in congregations and ¥owing focal leade in churches. Bishop Mart( spoke at an Extraorditwy eetIng of the Deanery Synod in December on the Diocesan Transforniation Project. We were elected to Diocesan Synod in October 2024 and attended the most recent meeting in March 2025. There were presentations from the Diocesan finance team, as well a8 reports on the Diocese's Emerging Strategy for Mission and their Racial Justice Strategy. Nationally, living in IK>ve and Faith (LLF) continues to cause divisions within the UrCh of England. There is continued pressure and resistance to LLF from The Alliance - a c02]ition of networks and leaders that support an orthodox view of marriage. There have also been significant delays in General Synod in fi[lisIng the prdyers agreed in July 2022, as well as promised resources and provision for those who oppose the use of prnyers theologically. One significant reason for these delays was the publication of the Makin report into the abuses of John Smyth. This led to the resItiOn of Archbishop Justin Welby, and the Church of England continues to grapple with the Safeguarding issues the report raised. The process of selecting a new Archbishop is ongoing. We continue to pray for Archbishop Justin's successor and for the Church of Engla[ in the present uncertainty over the future. We continue to engage with our Diocesan Evangelic21 Fellowship (DEF) and the Church of Evangelical Council (CEEC) through this challenging time. Deanery Synod RepT&senthtives". Anna Sant & Tim B7
Mission Tea The Ml&sion Team (Sue Alting, Carol Hill, Kerry Laffey and James Taylor) was set up in 2024 to make recornmendations to the PCC on the use of the Mission FUTh Our Aim was to choose a range of causes to support. including gl¢)bal, local and iDdividual, covering a range of purposes, notabty spreading the Gospel, supportÉng and defending the faith, humanitarian promoting human dignity and wellbeing. Causes for consideration were assessed against agreed criteria, including ft>r eKarnple, goVern8ce and statetnent of faith to give assurance that any cause chosen was well run and aligned with St M2rtin's beliefs and Christian ethos. Following this process of due diligence, St Martin's has'adopted, five Mission Partners for ongoing support They are Pete Rogers, James Taylor. Christians in Schools TrusL The Rock Church in Denton and Open Doors. In addition we made one-off donations to Tearfund, Renewal North Wes¢ Wellspring. RFACH Stor-kport and Founfain of Peace Children's Foundation. Our focus going into 2025 is to promote interest in and Wtsr prayer for our Mission Partners. Sue Alting Children's Groups on Sunday Mornings Scramblm (24 year olds) It's been another good year for the Scramblers- our numbers are Still increasing with several younger children joining us and sett]ing in, as well as a few older ones moving up into the next group. We still just t[Wge to fit in the porch area. though with the current number of regular attenders plus the occasionat visitor, we do strnggle for space. Over the past year. we finished looking at New Testament stories and then completed a 'Thank you God for..., series, concluding with thanking God for Jesus at Christtnas. The Ser2mblers enjoy singing action songs and listening to story time, before getting Creative with crdft and thcmed play. It's always really encouraging to see the Scramblers run back to their parents at the end of the session to show them their craft and what they've learnt, as well as hearing back from parents how they really are tsPing on-board what thelre hearing Our current leaders are Daniel Forshaw. Hannah Surguy, Je&8 Br2dshaw. Katy Shepherd, Laurence Pullan, Cheryl Howard. Alma Hatley. Sean Wilson. Jo Bull and Pam Corf)ishley. Hannah Suryu
aimbers (5-78) Explorers {8-1ts) Our Climbers and Explorers groups have continued to grow this year. With 21 children on our register as well as vi51tors, the hall often feels tull on a Sunday mornin¢. The children enjoy coming out to the groups and engage well in the ses8ioThs. We start the time with both groups together, often playing 2 gwne and singing. The children then split into the two groups where they have age-appropriate teaching on the Bible passage we are studying, usually followed by a craft activity linked to what they have learnL Generalty we look at the sarne Bible passage as the sermon series, though occasionally the children do something differenL During December we used the time to rehearse for the Cknistmas Nativity play. The children worked hard leaming their Iines and the perforniance of the play was well received by the church family. We are grateful for the hard WOTk and service of our team of leaders. For the first half of the year the group8 were led by Jess Bradshaw. Jess Stepped down to tske on Safeguarding responsibilities in September and Abi timbach guided us through to October half terni, when responsibility was passed onto Gail Byrne. This year we said thallkyou to a number of people who stepped off the team.. Faye and Palll Briffa, pa Corbishley and Bethan Wilson as well as Jess. We are thankful God provided others to serve and by the end of the year the leadership team consisted of: Jamie B2m)w. Gail Byrne, Richard Criddle, GeEnll Gooderson, Meirion Hoad. Lucy Kallender, Abi Litnbach, Ben Marsden, Sarah Prescott. Rachael Rubie, Tirn Stnith, Chris Stevens and Lydia Taylor. Gail Bjwne Youth Gronp The candle has continued to burn for St bAarttn's Youth over the past 12 Fnonths and it has been a privilege to meet ajongside a special group of young people. We have a faithful core of Members who meet each Sunday night to study the Bible, share snacks and play games together and we have seen growth and great encourageeL During 2024, we did a series on identity, looking at who God JT)ade us to be and who we are in ChrisL Over summer, we studied and acted out different meals and encounters with Jesus in the Gospels, learning how he met people where they were and turned their lives around. This academic year. we investigated what the Bible says about our emotions and learned how to understand them to better serve Jesus. There has been a bit of change among the leadership thi% year as well 2nd we have been thrilled to add Lydia, Ben and Heather into the teall4 who have all been outstanding assets with their godliness and knowledge! Please prdy for our Explorers who are moving up to Youth in 2025. Youth Team: Joe BTa¢tshaw. Joe andAitce Hobbs. Ben and Heather Marsdm and Lydla Taylor
Wednesday Mornang Communlty Hub Wednesday Morning Community Hub continues with its well-establtshed and popular fortnat of a short service folIowed by'coffee, cake and company,. Numbers have remained steady at around 20 each week with most being regular attendees, together with those who join us from time to lime. At the time of writing (March 2025) we have been pleased to welcome some new faces as welI. During the year our reflections in the service have included completing Marwg Gospel, Phillppians, names God uses of Himself, the life of Abraham, Jesus, female ancestors and finally passages froTll Isaiah forAdvenL We celebrate the Lord's Supper once a montlL As in previous years. Community Hub relocated in August to the Blue Corn caf£ Each week saw a good attendance and lots of chat and laughter. The toasties were 2 real drnw.I C0MUnIty Hub is tnuch more than a weekly event at church. It is a valuable network of 8UPPOrt and friendship, upholding one another in prayer. The reality of this has been espeelally clear in recent times as the group has faced iI]ness, accident and bereavement. Our thanks to the Church family for your continued prayers and interest. Together we pray that CoTlltnunity Hub will attract Tnore newcomers and that they will find friendship, fellowship and faith in our tA)rd Jesus Chri8L Henk & Sue Atting, Ma7?on Trewr& Cheryl Howor4 Steve & IAtula Witson Little Iaghts Ltttle Lights is our baby and toddler groiip. We meet OD Monday mornings during term time in the church building where we welcorne preschool children and their grown-ups frotn both the church family and the local Community. The group is well attended and on average we have just under DO children join us each weelL This usually includes people new to the group as well as a core of regulars. The team have built up good relationships with those who come regularly, particularly with a group of childminders who have been bringing along the children in their care over a number of years. We have seen a good number of families connected with Little Lights come to our Summer and Christmas Fairs and a few to our Christmas services. During the first hour of the se10Th children play with a variety of toys that we rotate each week and there is always a craft activity on offer. There is a chance for grown-ups to chat arld enjoy a hot drink and piece of cake, and there are biscuits for the children. After tid)Ing away the toys, the children sit on the mat for our story, song and snack titne. Our sock puppet, Geoffrey, continues to be popular. The children enjoy shouting loudly to wake him up, then coming up to say hello. and putting their fingers out for a nibble! While the
children eat their snack, we tell them a story from the Bible. This year we looked at Old Testament stories that tell us al)out God promising to send his King, and then New Testament stories about God's King Jesus having arrived. We now use a tnicrophone for this time, which has really helped us to be heard over the noise of so many Iittie ones! We then sing a Bible song, followed by a selection of nursery rhymes from our songbag. We are very gratefuI for the hard work, care and commitment of our team of leaders, without whom the group would not run.. Pam Corbishley. Alice Chiu, Lilian Dunlop and Sue Maguire. Ga71 Byrne LEGO Club {from Septenther 2024) St Martin's LEGO club continues to be an effective and encouragingministy at reael)ing children and local famiLies. We continue to see regular numbers of 10-15 children attending with their parents or grandparents. We have been able to connect with families who have come from the Crdig Road estate &8 well as other areas of our parish, and also famTliey who travel to us. Those attending are a mixture of children who are part of our church family and chiLdren who, to our knowledge, have very Itttle contact with the gospel of Jesus. LEGO Club has also served to be another good continuing point of contact for families who have come to our outreach events at Christmas, or for ehi]dren who attend our locaL primary schools. Each week our time is spent playing with LEGO, doing'show and tell, and then having a short ta]k from the Bible. At the end of 2024, we looked at the book of Acts and the book of Exodus where we have been able to share with the children and families the good news about the God who loves to rescue 2nd forgives u8 through Jesus. Thanks to Sean WIlson for his involyement in I0 Club from its beginnlng. he has recently had to step down from LEGO Club due to work chaTJges. Thanks 8Jso to Dan Stnith & NathaTh Litnbach for being great LEGO aub leaders. We are looking for more people to help this club run.. please do pray for God to provide people to covne and serve in this important ministry that reaches and serves families in our community. Rev'd Ljdio Taylor Music The music ministry has remained an important element of our seNices, leading the congregation in praise of the Lord. Our continuing tnission is to provide inspiration and space in which to freely worship God through a variety of music - to facilitate this besL we have introduced 2 number of new songs th2t we feel are theologically and muslcajly rich. We have also diversified our collection of 'all togethev songs, using action wngs as an io
opportunityto engage everyone and use our whole bodies in worship. The team is currentty made up of17 volunteer4 forming 3 bands seTring on a regular basis. A highlight of the year was our annual carol service, in which many members of the congregation sang in the choir at a servtce that saw the church full to bursting. We'd like to take this opportunity to thank Seb Gooderson and Anna Sant for facilitating the ministy whilst we take a sabbatical following Louis, birth- as a Church family, we appreciate your efforts in maintaining the wonderful WO done each Sunday morning. Toby & Kllts Butt reation: The Cosmic Trmple, Seminar St Martin's held a setninar entitled creatio The Cosmic Temple in October 2024 led by Henk Alting with the assistance of James Taylor. In these seminars the aim is to help church members apply their faith to isxues which are not so easily addressed in the regknlar teaching ministry. The seminarwas attended by members of other churches and friends as well as people from St Martin's. The aiTn in this seminar was to look again at the Genesis creation accounL from the culturdl background of the ancient Near East. We tried to avoid reading Genesis through the lens of our scientifically infornied culture unknown in ancient tIe5. The result is a vision that does not come so readily to us, which is LO see creation as a Cosmic Temple. A temple is an earthly divine residence linked to the heaventy realm where people meet with their god, though the surrounding polytheistic gods was very different from the God of the Hebrews! We went on to see our own role in creation through the lens of this cosmic temple. We finished with potential objections by noting that God can accommodate revelation to the understanding of ancient people& In doing so it might be easier to convey some eternal trnths than it is through our own cultural assumptions. Henk Alti 'Under the Sun, Semitiar I feel moved by the challenge of how, as God's hoty people, we Care for Hig world 2nd in doing so, witness to the wider community. In November I gaiie a presentation titled Under The Sun, pmviding the basic facts of clitnate change and a biblical viewtK>int on the environment informed by the work of Dave Gobbett, I£ad Minister at Highfields Cardiff. I wanted to stsrt by having a conversation with the St Martin's congregation to see what the appetite was for the topio It was an encourdging turnout, 2nd I would be interested to repeat this for those who couldnt make the session, and hopefully inspire more people to take action.
Action at an individual level ts down to people's own consciences. but in tertns of a corporate respollse I'd ]ike to undeTStand the PCC'S position on the idea of future activity that we own as a church. These could fall into two broad categories- firstty, I suspect the Build to Bless project may provide a number of opportunities to mitigate our impact on the environment. Secondly, there are likely to be actions that we could in]plement already, completely geparate from the building projecL If helpful I could run a bespoke session for PCC members to consider some of these and help infom the direction we rnight take as a ehurch. Seb Gooderson Hall This year we continued to rent the hall OUL and now have three regular hirers: a Fl2rnenco class on Thursday evenings and Sunday aftern(x)ns' The WI Heatou's Choir on alternate s8rdaY mornings and a Pilates class on Wednesday eveniiigs. We have also had one-off rental8 tor birthday parties. Due to reduced administrator time, we have not been able to set up further regular bookings, though enquiries have been made. Bethan Wilson and Geniina GIK)derson St Martin's is committed to having safe and secure Data Protection practices in place. We have continued to use Churchsuite as our seeure online database. This allows us to keep reeords of church members, eontact details securel5', and aids church communication through its Address Book module. Each church member also has access to a personal Cburchsuite accounL where they can manage their own data and regu12te what personal infortThation they would like to share with church famity. Certain cOngretiOn members also have additional penni&%'ions to enable the to carry out their roles, including church staff and children's leadei's. By Ihe end of 2024: we had 124 adults registered on Churchsuite. We previously recorded 121 adults on Churchsuite in 2023. Bethan WiL8¢m and Gernma Gooder50 Safeguarding Report As ever, safeguarding continues to be a priority in our life together at St Martins. We dre working hard to continue to ensure that the vulnerdble among u5 are safeguarded and that we can care for and protect each other welL As a church we continue to adopt, and are COTnpliant with, the House of Bishops Safeguarding Policy & Practice Guidance. These are advertised in the church and we have created bespoke posters for the toilet area8. 12
I want to thank the church family for their ongoing support with the Safer Recruitment practices as well as highlighting 2nd rnising concerns to love and care for our church faTnily. Our Safer Recruitment process is in place for all our volunteer roles and N'e have streamlined some of the processes over this vear. A key part of this is our Volunteer AgreeTThents which provide clarity about responsibilities for the different roles. Together these'add to the building of a culture of safeguarding within the church. I want to thank those chureh members for their timely completion of necessary requirements 2nd thanks ir) advance to those to whom this will be asked of in the next year. As always if vou have any questions or concerns about anything relating to safeguarding, please do Speak to Jess Bradshaw or email safeguarding@stms.org.uk. Alternatively you can speak to Will, or to the diocese team directly via safeguarding@manchester.angIican.org. Jess Bradshaw, Safeguardtng Officer 13
TreasureV$ Report Thank you to a]1 who are generously and faithlty givirAg to all areas of St Martin's ministry. Your cO[nlellt and generosity is very gratefully recognised. Our totsl income in 2024 was £392,936 as compared with £321,941 in 2023. Of this 2mount, the majority of income was donations with £170,140 donated to genera] funds; £192,791 donated to our Build to Bless projecL and £11,334 donated to the Hardship Fund. Our total expenditure in 2024 was £148,822. as CoPared to expenditure in 2023 of £148,872. The surplus of income in excess of expenses in 2024 was £244,114 compared with £173,069 in 2023. At 31 December 2024, totsl fimds held Mrre £60S,437. As in previous years, we have put aside IO% of our unrestricted donation income in 2024 to give to other charities and this has been nSferred to the Mission Fund. Out of the Surp1 in 2024, we have designated £95,000 for Buitd to Bless which, when added to the church funits previously designated Build to Bless, brings the total to £222,004. On 31st December 2024, the bajance on the Build to Bless bjnd (which holds donations made specifically for this project) wa8 £280.L31 This money is restricted ft)r use on the Build to Bless project. The total of restricted fund8 2nd designated funds for Build to Bless on 3tst December 2024 was £502,236. Please pray that the PCC wiIl continue to be guided by the Spirit in deciding how best to llse the gifts that G(Kl, through His people, has given us. Ruth Gaskins, Treasurer 14
ReserYe8 Pollcy Tbe PCC seek8 to ensure that sufficient erVeS are held to meet betwc£tt three to six tnonth8' CO8ts. AfteT des>Laing ftmds for mission and Build to Bless. th¢ remaiDing funds. bascd on the 2025 budgel are sufficient to meet costs for five tuoDth& Financld lllstruments Objed¢ws andpolldes The chatity's activitie5 exw>8e il to a nun)ber of financial risks iticludillg credit risk The ch&rity does not Use derivative fanCIal instrumellts. Credts risk Tbe charity's principal financial ass¢ts are bank balatLces alld trade 2nd other Teceiwables. The cl)arity's credit risk 18 primarily attribthable to its trdde receivables. The atnounts presenlcd in the balanee sheet are llet of allowances for doulful rcc6Avables. An allowance for impairnient is madc where th¢re is an identified loss event which, based on prcYioiJs ¢XperieE1 is evidence of aTductiott in tILe re¢oYerability of the ca8h llows. The Annual Report was adopted by thc PCC on I and signed on thcir ba1£ by. The am Rubie (P.C.C. Chair) MiDister of St Martin's, Orr[S Bank
Statement of Trustees, Responsibilities The trustees are r¢5tKTr118ibl¢ for PTeparing the truslces, rwort and th¢ finpllrial statements in accordance with the United KingdoD] Ac¢outLting Standards (UDitcd Kingdom Gencrally Accepted Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulatioll& The law applicable to charities requires the truste to prepare fiuallcial statements for each financia] year wbich give a trne and fair Kew of the ate of affairi of the tharity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that lod. kn prepIllg these financial slatements, the tr$ arc required ¢0.. sclcct suitable accounting w1lici and then apply them consistently. observe the methods and prill¢iples in Ihe Clwities SORP. • make judgements aud ¢stiJDates that 8re reasonable and pdenl stale whether applicable accounting standards bave been followed. subject to any matert departure8 dÉs¢losed aDd explained in the FUicIal stathents; and prepare tbe finaacial statements on the going conc basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that th¢ clwity will contijjue in busin. The trnstee5 are rr8ponsible for keepiD8 prop¢r accounting Tths that disclos¢ with reasonable &C)raCY at any time the fin8llcial pogition of the clwity and enable them to ensure t]Jat the financial statetneDts Gomply with the Cbariues Act 2011, the Ciwities (Accounts and Rrys) R¢8u]atioos 2008, 8od the provisions of th¢ constituuon. The lteeS are atso responsLI)le for safeguarding the &ssets of the c]wity alld hcnce lor takrytxg reasonabl¢ st¢ps for the preventiixL and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The trusLee5 aTC rc8ponsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corpcYrat¢ and fiJwLcial illtomation included on the charitsblc COllLpanY8 Wtbsite. i£gislation governing the pr¢pgntion and dis8¢llJination of financial stalettkcnts ukay dittcr from Icgislatiosj in other jurisdicuoD& Approved by the trustees of the cllatity on I S alld sigmeAI oll their belkalf by. The Reverend Nviillam Rubie (P.C.C. Choir) Milllster of St MArttn'5, Norrls Bank 16
Church of St Martin, Norris Bank Independent Eiaminer's Report to the trustees of Church of St Martin, Norris Bank I report to ttle trnstees on my examination of the a¢eoutyts of Churth of St marti Nfflris Bank for the year eled 31 December 2024. Resp&n8lbUltle8 And bAsI8 of report As the thrity trllste of Church of S¢ marti Norris Bank you are responsible for the preparatioll of the accounts in accordance the [wir¢mts of the Chartties Act 2011 ('the Act,). I report in respect of my examinatton of the Church of St marti Nottis Bank's awounts out und¢r seciion 145 of the 2011 Act and in earrying out my examtllation I hhve follow all the applicable Dir¢ctions given by tbt Charity Comtnission under sectiotL 145(5Xb) of the Act. Independent exaner,5 ststenknt Since Church of St Martio Norris Bank's 8ro&8 income exee&led £250,IXM) your exarniner nw8t bc a m¢mber of body list&J in section 145 of the 2011 Act I confirni that l am qllalified to uttdert8ke th¢ examination becttuse l am a member of Chartered Accountsnt. wbicb is one of the listed bodie&. I have completed my &xamin&tion. E cotsfi that no material matt¢rs have come to my attention in conttection with th¢ examiwdtion giving m¢ ¢aLs¢ to bclicv¢ in any t¢rIal spect.. acco4mting records M¢re tl kept iti respect of Chttrch of St m4fti NO1$ Bank as required by section 130 of th¢ Act. or 2. the accounts do not ac4ord with those reeords" or 3. the accounts do not conwly with the acCOting require Concerning the form Contrnt of accounts set out in the CltieS (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than r¢quir¢ment that th¢ accounts give a 'ttue and fair %iew' which is not A ttjatter co$1d¢r¢d as part of an indepeDd¢nt I have no concerns a[ hav¢ ¢onK acros8 no othernwtters in COmtion with tbe examination to att¢t)tion should be drawn in tiws report in order to enable a proper understanding of the QUts to b¢ r¢a¢hed. Paul Roper Cbttrtered Aceowitant MeKellens Limited I l Riverview The Brnbankment BusÈDess P8rk Hcaton M¢rs¢y Stockport SK4 3GN Dat¢:... Page 17
Church of St.Marth4 Norrls Bank ststement of Ffingnd81 A¢tivlll¢s for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 Tfjtsl 2024 FUd9 ote Income gnd KDdosvments frojn: Di>nations &lld legaeies Charitable activities OtheT tradiD8 actiTritiES lllveStmt incon 170.140 10.058 3,070 5.483 194.059 364,199 10,058 3,070 15,609 10.126 Total income 188,751 204.185 392,936 pelldtture oll: Charitable activitie5 OtILer expenditure (88,578) (12953 (7.414) (20.882) (18,995) (114,987) {33,835 Total expellditte Net iJwm&l{Expudilut¢) Gross trgL%f¢Th between fiubls IOlJ31 (28,29 18,995 148,822 87220 111500 175,889 118,9951 112.500 244,114 Net tnovement in ftu (25280) 175,889 93505 244,114 Reeon¢llistion of Total funds brought forwgrd Total fi]nds c&rTied forn is 480 87.760 I I i,J09 162,454 361.323 286.998 255,959 605,437 ThE notes ollpages 21 to 33 fomi an integral part of these fiTLwKia] 5tateTnellts. Page 18
Church of St Martin, Norris Bank Statement of FinaDcial Aclivities for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued) ior Year Statement of Flnan¢ig1 Activities LTwestrkted Rtstrkted Deslgttkted funds Totsl 2023 Nots Ineorne snd EDdoTvments fro DotsatioDS #Jjd legacies Ch11&b]e acliviti¢s Oiber trading aCtitieS InY¢strneDt in¢orn¢ 174244 11.153 3282 1489 130.731 304,975 11,IS3 3,282 2,531 42 Total illcome 191,168 130.773 321,941 end1thre on: Charitable ctivitie8 Other enditUre (64,067) (1.424) 5584 (36,723) 9.16 (102,2141 46.658 Total expendiwre 75,974 27.IKk8 (45,890 148,872 N¢t in¢omellexp¢nditwe) Gross trornsf¢rs beNeen ftmds 115,194 103.765 (45,890) 58,405 173,069 Ne¢ movemeut in fimds 56.789 103.765 12.515 173,069 RrfonclliAÉlon of fun Total fiwds brought forward 30,971 7,344 149,939 188254 Total fId5 caTri¢d fonvard 18 87.760 111.109 162,454 361,323 T nolcs OD pages 21 to 33 forn an tllgrnl p8rt ofthese fitla[ sta(eJne Page 19
Church of St Marthi, Nonls Blllk (Rytration number: 11961)02) B81allct Sheet as ¥t 31 Deeemb¢r 2024 2024 21n3 Note Flxpd assets Tangible a&sets 12 5.088 6253 Current a¢ts Debtors Cash atbank and in ha1 13 14 36,684 568,437 75.955 305,334 605,121 381,289 Credltors: Anllts falllug due withln one year 15 4,772 Net current gsset5 600349 355.070 Net 48$ets 605 437 361,323 Fund8 of tkÈ charity: Restrleted 286,998 111.109 UDrestrlcted funds Designat¢d fIllS Gen¢rnl fid$ 255.959 62,480 162.454 87,760 Totsl unrestricted 318,439 250.214 Total funds 18 605,437 361,323 The fi(11 sthterTr¢nts on 18 ¢0 33 wwe appwfftl by the tru8tets, 8j authoriaed for issue on J3..ffM& salld si8lled OD their bebalfby. Rev Will Rubic Mtnister The notcs on p88cq 21 to 33 forn] an integral part of fijjancial statement& Page 20
Church of St Mgrthi, l¥onts Bank Notes to the Financial Statements ffor the Year Ended 31 December 2024 l Aceounthig polleles Staternent of ¢o]t4)li8n¢e The finallcial statements have been prepared tn accordance witb Accounting and Rq)orting by Cbarities". Staternent of Re¢oDrnended Practice applIbEe to clwities preparing their accoullts ill accord8ncc with th¢ Fillancial Reporting Standard applithle in the UK and Republic of tteland (FRS 102) (effective l January 20191- IChariti¢s SORP (FRS 102)). the FiDancKal Rewning Swidard appij.thle in the UK alld Republic of Irelalld (FRS 102) and the Cbaritie4 Act 2011. Basls of prepAratioll Chw¢h of St Mattitt, Norris Bgnk meets the defillition of a public benefit entyty urthr FRS 102. The a¢ts {finallciai statenKl have been prepared under th¢ historical cos¢ nVentiOn with itenL8 reeogDised at C08t or trau8action Vlle unles5 othernise stated in the 1¢? notels) to these accoullts. GolDg concern The tneeS consider that there are llo materlal abDui the clwitys ability to contmue as a going ¢onc¢rn. tneome endowments Voluntary in¢ome in¢luding donations, gif4 lega¢xe5 and .tstants ttt provide COTt fijnding or are of & genernl natur¢ is recognised when the ¢Ilty has entitl¢t to the income. Lt is probable that the income will be received and the anll¢ can be rneasured with sufficient reliabilty. Donalions amdlegacies DoTJations alld leicS are recogDisd on a re¢¢ivable b88is when receipt is pmbable aLd the amount can be reliably measured. Gr4nts recelvable Grdnts are recogllised when the e]lty all entttleDxnt to the funds and any condition8 linked to the grgnts have been meL Where perforDTran¢e omth'tioD$ are attacl*d to the grant and art yet to be ]net, the income is recogtiised as a liability al in¢lud¢d on the balance sheet os def¢edin¢0MC be Teled. Glfv th kl•d Gitls in kitid Are recognised in th"fftrent ways depejellt onhow they ZTe useAi by the ¢lwity'. (il Those donated for resale produce income wben they are sold 1They valwd at the amoullt aclually reali8ed, (ill Those donat for ODwthI tratLSmfssioD to beneficiaries are iDchuled in th¢ Statgmeth of Financial Activities 88 iDconiin8 resources aJMI roUrceS expend when th¢y arr di5tyybutcd. They are valld at the the ¢haTity would have had to pay aquire thellL (iii) Those donated for use by the chaTity itself are inchlded when Teceivalth. They aTr Valu at the anh)uttt the ¥lwity would have bad to pay uj acquire th Pase21
Church of St Martin, Norrfs Bank Notes to the Finallcial Slatements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued) Expenditure A]1 expcndittire is recognised once there is a or eons¢rnctive obltgation to th&t expenditt]re, it is probable settlement is required &nd the am(Hllrt can be r¢liabty. All costs alk&ated io the applicable expendithre heading that aggregate similar costs to thai category. Where costs ¢aDDot be directly attributed to particul&r headings they have been allocated on a basis ¢otLSiSteut with the of r£souTces, with central staff Costs allocated on tILe b&si5 of time spent. depreciation eharges allo¢at&l on the portiou of the asset'5 use. oth SLWQrt costs ar¢ allated based on the sprejd of staff c03 chrItble Charitable expenditure compTise8 those Costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and servi¢& for its beneficiaries. It includes Ix)th costs that can alloc¥t dire¢tiy to such activities and those costs of all indirect nature nece&8ary to SUprtthellL Support costs Support costs in¢lude tentral fim¢tions alld have been allo to aeliyity eost categorie8 on & basis coDsi$t¢nt with the itse of rtsources, foT examplt. atlocatin8 property c<>sts by tkxyr area% or per c8PEt4 staff Costs by thc tim¢ spent and oth¢rcosts by thej'r w8e. Govenlance costs Th&$¢ include the costs attribable to the cl]arity's wmpliaDce witb c4)tItutionaL and slalutory requircments, includiDg audiL strategiG angettrt and tr¢S etingS aThl reinthur expe. TsxatEo Th¢ chaTity is collsidered to P&8s the tests Set out in Pardgraph I Schedule 6 of the Fillance Act 2010 theefore il meets the defJnitioA of a charitable con)pauy for DK coTr(Trratioll purposes. Accordingly, th¢ chatity is potentially exempt fiY)m ttstttiots iti re5PCCt of ill(x)nK or capital gains received within categories covered by Ch&ptEr 3 PaTt I l of the CotpoLJtion Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of th¢ Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such ittorne or gains ar¢ appli¢d ex¢lusively to ¢lJaritsble pwposes. TADgihle fixed a55ets t]idI1 fixed CQStillg £5.1X7 or nM)re are iDittaily recortsl yt co34 less any Sthsequent ¥cumul&ted depreciydtion and SLib5equent accUmutd iMp&irt 10&8es. Depredatlon and amortlsatlon Depreciaiion is provid on tsugJTrJl¢ fix¢a a&ts 80 as to wr&te off the cost or vah]atiot4 less ally estititsted residual val, over their expected usehl ccimollllc life follow5: As8¢t ¢la$s Computcr equipIiTht Fithres, fittin&8 and eqvipm¢at Deprecfiatioll method rate 33•10 straight liue I strnight litte Trade debtors Trade debt0 are amounts due from custom8 for servicw perfomd iti the orditiary eoutse of blts. Trad¢ d¢btors are reco8nised initially at the transadion price. A provision for the impaimieiit of trade debtors is established when ther¢ is objective ¢viden¢e the dmity will not be able to collect all am0tts due accorditig to the orinal ternLS of the rtiVable9. Page 22
Chureh of St marti Norris BAnk Notes to the FInin¢1 Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued) Cash #lld ¢#gh equivalents Casb and cgsh equivalents comprise casb hat¥J and Call dqM>5its, 8nd other 5bort-term highty liquid illVeSlJne]rts tbat are readily cottvertlble to a of and aTr subject to an itisignificant risk of Chahge in vah. Trade creditors are obligaiions to pay for g[ or setvices that have Iyet acqu] the ordinory ¢owse of busine58 from 8upplier5. A¢coLmts payable aTe cla&sifieil Gurrent liabfftiities if the does ijot hay¢ w uncondi¢ional rigiiL at the end of the reporting peri(Mt, to defer settlement of the credilor for at lea twelve moDths after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlemem for th least twelve Tuonths after the r¢poTting date, they are PSented as llOll-¢ittrent ]i8bilities. Fumd 8tru¢tur¢ Ujjrestricted iDcomc fidS e germl fimd5 that are availabk for use at tru*es diKretion Èrl furtherdnce of the objectives of the ¢lwity. Designated fund8 are unre8tricted fimds Set aside foT specthc pwposes the dis¢tetion of the trustees. Restricted in¢oElle funds are those doAted for ill a particular or for spe¢ific purposes. the use of wbich ts restricted tts that are&orpuTPD5e. Penslons #nd other post retirement ob]ytio The clwity opeT&tes a def5 ¢ot)tn"bution peL8ioll Kheme wbieh ts a peD8ioTh plan under whieh fjxed Contributions are paid into a pensiotL futHI aTKI the eharity no legal or COttSThtsve obligatsoll to pay fiber contributioDs eve if tlLe fid does not IKTrid suffi¢ieTht &%sets to pay all employees the benefits lating to ernpl0 8erviLe in the current attd priorpvi(Mls. Contributions to d6fined contributiOD plaL8 are recogtlised ill the statellnt of FiDwial A¢tivities when they are due. If ¢onthbution pawieDts ¢x(x¢d th¢ wntiibution du¢ for 8enTice, the rxc¢ss is Trcogni5eit a5 a prepaYel Pag¢ 23
Church of St Martin, Norris Bank Note8 to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 De¢ember 2024 (continued) 2 Illetsme from do(105 14eies Ujweatricted Restricted TDtl 2024 Tot41 2023 General Donations and1¢8aa¢ Donations from indiviiknls Gift aid reclaimed Grants. in¢IlIng Capital . Grants from other eharilics 138270 31,870 173,566 20,493 311,836 52,363 260.866 42,199 330 1,580 170.140 194.059 364.lw 304,975 Mally volunte¢ts freely give their tirne ID serviD8 tbe church and ¢nablin8 the ¢huTcb to ¢ary out its charitable objectives, th¢ value of wbicb is unquantif1¢. Gitts in kiod including refiEs1Cnts and for Sunday s¢rvi¢¢s, regular wrekly m¢¢tings as well &$ for cojnmunxty events a150 freely gEYaL The value of these gifts ar¢ uttquwttfiable. 3 I¢]e from charlt8ble ctfvltie8 Urestricted Tot1 2024 Totsl 2023 CeDeral Church servicLq Little Ligbts Weekend away Holiday club 2.426 1.765 5.867 2.426 1,765 5,867 1,867 6,579 643 10.058 11,153 4 Income from other ¢r8dlllg actlvltles Unrestiitted rund$ General Totsl fijnds Totsl 2023 Events income; Other evEDts inGomE Prop¢rty rental illcoElle 387 2,895 3,070 3,070 3.070 3 070 82 Page 24
Church of St Mar11 Norrh Bank Notes to the Financial Ststements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 {contlnued) 5 Investment lllcome funds General Restrkted Dds Total 2024 T¢Jtl 2023 tnterest receivable and $itnil£r Inier¢8t r¢c¢ivable on bank deposits Other iDt¢T¢St r¢¢eiv8ble 2.751 2.732 9.750 376 12JOI 3.108 2.531 5.483 10.126 15,61)9 2,531 6 Staff eogts The wgate payroll Costs wwe as follow8.. 2024 2023 StAff eosts during the ye#rwert: Wages and salaries Social secvrity Costs Pension sts Other staff costs 34.868 (87) 3,243 1,143 43,416 3.039 1,029 47.484 The llnth[y average number of persons (illchwjiog senior mallag¢llllt I IEadersbip tea) ejllployed by the charity duriDg the ye#rw&8 &8 follo.. 2024 2023 Administrative staff Ministy $¢aff 4 (2023 - 31 of th¢ abov¢ ernploy¢¢s p1£1pated in the Defi[d Co]thl)ution PeLsion Schells. No FI10YEt rrIvEd ¢MDlu¢nts of nN>rr tlwll £60,IJOO th]ring the year Page 25
Church of St Martkn, Nonls BwDk Notes to the Fiuan¢iaJ Ststenjents for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued) 7 ¢dIr¢ on ¢h¥ritsble a¢tritl¢s LT1¢Strkted fwid$ Designated Gener*1 Restricted Totsl 2024 Note Chur¢b setyices Hub Little Lights Weekend away Holiday elub CAP Hardship fund Mission MTLd Depreciatio amortisation and otber Simil costs Staff eOSL4 Allocated 8UPPOrt Gosts 10.523 10.523 850 8,883 850 8,883 600 7,354 18.995 7.354 18,995 2,789 26.214 2.789 26,214 35,544 3.L75 35,604 3,175 G0VenCe ¢08ts 18.995 88,578 114987 TotAI 2023 Note Church 8ervI$ Hub Little LiBbts W¢ekend away Holidgy club CAP Hardship fund mI[0n Depreciatio amortssatiotL aThl other similar cosLs Staff costs Alloeatejj supFrfTrrt costs GovWW¢ wsts 14,086 27 316 10,178 565 1175 3,462 35,577 34,662 566 102214 Pa8e26
Church of St Norris Bank 1¥4otes to the Finaneial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued) 8 Otber txpetsdltsre Ullre5trkted Tot 2024 Tot 2023 GeDeral Staff costs Build to Blass Roof 11953 12.953 20,882 11907 25,584 9,167 20.882 11953 20.882 33.835 9 An4tysis of gov¢Tnauce 8nd $upport Costs Coverjwice costs d$ General Total 2024 Tof#l 2023 Independeni examiner fees Examinatioll of the finaucial statements (Mher govemauce costs 541 ?.6M 530 36 2.634 3,175 3,175 566 Page 27
Church of St Marthb Norris Bank Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued) 10 Trustees remunerdtlon aLd e4Jen During the year the Charity made the following trwtsaGtioJts with knLrtees: Titn Bull is a dir¢cts)r Jnd shareholder of Ro¢ks41t Limited. Ixmg llie ytsr, ttthftiG equipment totalling £1.672 (2023.. £2.418) was pw¢ha8&1by Roclsa]¢ Limit¢d oll behf of St Pdartin's alld p&%sed on al ¢08t. Ruth (iaskins is an ernployee of M¢K¢ll¢ns Limit¢d. A director of McKelletLg Lijnited is the independent ¢Kamincr of the ¢haTiWs ac¢ounts. Rutll Gaskins 18 ncither a direAor nor slwelK>ldEf of McK£ll¢ns Liwited aLd does not participate in the independe]rt eralljillatio A gift wus provid¢d to T But¢ tbe husband of K ButL A mell¢r of the PCC, for hi5 woEk iu respect of thu ChristttLa5 Garol s¢rvic¢. Tbis was subjECt tt> tbe ncccswy authorisatiQJJs a¢cordance with the ¢lwrth policy. Tru5t¢es generdlly re¢etYe r¢imbursement for costs paid by them for the pwes of tbe chuTcb. All such ¢xpendilurr is subject to the ll¢c¢5sary authoii5atsoL8 ill accoTdallce with the dujrch poli¢y. During the year 13 (2023: 91 Érllstecs received reimbur8erneni for cosL8 paid bebalf of the ¢hur¢h. Th¢ total of tbese costs for the year was £4,731 (21Y23.' £3,757). DurAng 2023 and 2024, R Criddle was employvl by the Cbwch of St Martin as an lstat miDSSter. Ail clergy who are tscencEd to a churth iu the Church of Eng]aud are appointed ¢x offi¢io as a member of the PCC of that churcJL tnring 2024, A Sant was employed by th¢ Cxmrch of St Mattiti to providc adMitive Servic on a temporary basis. These duti&8 We separate from her Tole as trustee ard no remuneration w&5 paid in Te8pe¢t of role as trustee. No other trtTSte¢5 TeGeived at]y reniuttration from the charity. No ttustees b8Ye Te¢eived any other benefits from the ¢lJarity during the year. Page 28
Churcb of St Martin, Norris Bank Nol¢s to the FlnAn¢lal Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued) 11 T10 The Glwity 15 a registrd cknity a[ is thBrefore exempt from ta¥atiwL 12 Tangibk red #ssels Furrritslre aDd Coryuter equlpment Totsj Cost At l JanuaTy 2024 Addktii)its 3.335 10.045 1,624 13.380 1.624 At 31 December 2024 3,335 11,669 15,(K14 Depre¢latlon At l Jalluary 2024 Charge for the year 758 334 6.368 2.456 7,126 2,79Y) At 31 December 2024 8.824 9.916 Net book value At 31 Dec¢mb¢r 2024 2,243 2,845 5,088 At 31 December 2023 2,577 3,677 6,254 13 Deblot 2024 2D23 Trade debtors Prepayments Other debtors Gift aid receivable PAYFJNatioDal IDsutzr 11.6(X) 2.308 658 20,077 2,041 107 689 69 75,0 36,684 75,955 14 Cagh aDd CAgh eqmlyalellts 2023 C&sh on hand Cash at ballk 436 568,001 298 305,036 568.437 P&ge 29
Chllreh of St Martill, Norri8 Bank otes to the Flnanclal Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued) 15 Crwfttors: amounts f8lllng due wlthin 0e ye*r 2024 2023 Other ereditors Trade creditors aTLd a¢crnaJs 326 417 25,802 4,772 26,219 16 PenslDD alld otJLerschemes Defined cothtrlbutlon pemslon The ¢harity op¢rdt5 a d¢fin¢d ¢ontnbution pensioll s¢heru& The peDsioD Cost charge for thc ycat rcpr¢sellts contatioJJS payable by the charity to the scbenk 8nd ullIed to £3244 {2023- £3.039). 17 conutInents C4pltil colnn¢tet$ The h&s ulldert&ken repairs to the roof. The nwjority of this wait wvrk Ii#d been nleted by 31 DeMb¢r 2023 funds sufficient to compltr the works wcrc tszD5fared into the capital fUd by 31 De¢¢llkn 2023. Works to th¢ roDf war GQllLpleted 2024. The total arUt coJJtracted for but not provided in tbe fjnan¢ial ststements was £Nil (2023- WII). Pa8e 30
Church of St Mxrtll Norris Bank Notes to the Flnanclal State)nents for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 {continued) 18 Fitnd8 Balance 4t 31 December 2024 Balttce at I Jath 2024 Incomillg Reyources expended Tnnsfers Uttrestrlcted Geneyal 87.7fA) 188,751 101531 (112,500 62,480 UAr¢slrlctsddaknutsdfvrts Mission Fund Build to BI¢s5 Fund 35,450 l27,0ts1 {18.995) 17,50D 95.OOD 33,955 222,004 DGSi8llated fisnds 162.454 18,995 I12.5¢N) 255,959 Total unre$trkted 250214 188,751 120,526 318,439 Restrlcted Fulldi Rtstiicted Fuud Build to Bless Hardship Fund 326 108.383 2.4(M) 386 280.232 6,380 19?,791 11.334 (20,942) (7.354) Total Restrlcted Funds I I I,i(y) 204.185 28.2961 286,998 Totsl funds 361,323 392,936 148.822 Page 31
Church of St,Mgrtb4 Norr58 Bank Note8 to the nancial St&tements for th¢ Year Ended 31 December 2024 (Continued) Balance at I 31 December 2023 In¢omlDg resollrees Resourees expended 2023 Trntt5ftrs 30,971 191,168 75 974) 58.40 87,760 UMMtrld¢d de5tsn•tedfMn Capital Fulld DeLOPm¢t Futtd Mis8ion Fund Build to Bless Fund 17.171 113,093 19,675 (9.167) (34,548) (Il75) (8,(K>41 (78,545) 17,950 127,(11)4 35.450 127,Ot Designdtsd 149,939 (45,890) 58.405 162,454 Totsl unrestrktsd 180,910 191.168 121.864 250 214 Restrlcted FDnds Restricted Fund Build to Bless Hardthip Fulld 747 5297 1.3(KJ 958 128.715 (1379) (25.6291 326 103,383 2,400 Total Restrlcted Funds 7.344 130,773 27,8 111,109 Total funds 188254 321,941 148,8T2 361.323 The 8pecfjfic pUoSe5 for which the fi]JMls to be appliedar¢ as fouows.. Th¢ Build to B1¢55 fulld r¢latrs to pro* development a1 Tepair of the church building. The Hardshtp Fund w established dwillg 2022 for the putSe ofprovidiD8 finhncial fiillg to individu818 in immediate need as wrll as fundsng COUellIng forllleth of church fatnily. Included in the grne Restricted Fund are Trstrictrd donatiOUS not shown sepArately id¢ntified restricted funds. ltt 2024. dDJatioll5 were received for childre% worL In 2023, during conununity ev¢ntS ADd services, donations were collected to be p&8sed on to other ¢hariues. These incIJe the poppy collection ld to the British LeOn and doDauons for the W¢ltspring Hthi¢h Tre given during Christsnas events and the jubÈlee fair. Donations for the are al80 included in this fjll¥l At 31 De1thr 2024, the balan¢¢ held in tbe Re8trithi Fund conwrised £38612023." £326) bemg dollatiott8 for children's ministry of £60 in 2024 and £250 plus fil aid in 2023 and £12 given for the St M8rtin¥ librory. Pa8e 32
Church of St mar Norrls Notes to the Financlal Ststem¢nts for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued) 19 Analysis of net 885ets befveen funds Total funds at 31 Detember 2024 L'llrtrted funds Gener*1 Dtsignated Restricted funds Tangible fixed &wl8 Cwrent et5 Current ]it4bilities 5.088 62.164 (4,772) 5,088 605,121 4,772 255959 286.998 Total netassets 62.480 255.959 286.998 605,437 Total fu]hds at 31 December 2023 Unre4trlcted Gen¢r Restricted fund5 Desiyated Tangible fixe41 assets Cuuent assets cL¢t liabilities 6.253 93,062 11555) 6,253 381.289 26,219 162,454 125.773 14,664 Total netassets 87.760 162.454 iii.itr) 361,323 Page 33