
_Reg. charity no: 1196804_ 

## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW, TAUNTON** 

# **ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

**For the year ended 31 December 2024** 




## PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW, TAUNTON ANNUAL REPORT 2024 

## Administrative information 

St Andrew’s Church is situated in Taunton. It is part of the Diocese of Bath and Wells within the Church of England. The correspondence address is St Andrew’s Parish Office, Greenway Avenue, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 6HU. 

Parochial Church Council (PCC) members who have served from 1 January 2024 until the date this report was approved are: 

Incumbent The Revd Robin Lodge Chair (ex-officio) Churchwardens David Budd Vice Chair (ex-officio, from APM 2024) (Vacancy) Deanery Synod Stephen Grimshaw (ex-officio) Representatives Henry Haslam (ex-officio) Darren Chalmers (ex-officio) Elected members Ali Aish Steve Bull Carol Dimmer Ali Perry                       (from APCM 2023 until July 2024) Bill Perry Di Ruff Antony Yeo PCC Treasurer (Vacancy)                     (from July 2024) Co-opted member Sue Goodman PCC Secretary Permission to attend Lesley Gold Parish Administrator and speak [APM = Annual Parish Meeting APCM = Annual Parochial Church Meeting] 

## Structure, governance and management 

The PCC is a registered charity, numbered 1196804. It does not have any other related trusts or charities. 

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules (2020).  All church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and to stand for election to the PCC. The PCC meets approximately bi-monthly to conduct church business. Sub-committees of the PCC exist for the management of St Andrew’s Church Hall, Fund Raising and to progress the New St Andrew’s Project. Limited life working parties are set up occasionally to fulfil specific tasks and consist of PCC members and others by invitation. 

The ministry of the parish is sustained by its Parish Priest, the Revd Robin Lodge and two Readers: Mrs Ruth Cook and Dr Jeremy Harvey. There is also a small team of four Lay Pastoral Assistants, one Lay Worship Assistant and several other teams of volunteers covering a wide range of church life, which report regularly to the PCC. 

## Objectives and activities 

The PCC (Powers) Measure 1956 summarises the charitable objects of the PCC as “cooperating with the incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.” St Andrew’s PCC sees this as a calling to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ as it has been received by the Church of England by the nurture of faith among the community by word, pastoral care and practical service. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the church and the church hall. 

From 1 September 2013, St Andrew’s Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School converted to academy status and became a member of the Bath & Wells Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) and was renamed St Andrew’s Church of England School. Currently, there are no representatives of St Andrew’s on the Local Governing Committee, the Foundation Governor posts being filled from elsewhere. 



## PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW, TAUNTON ANNUAL REPORT 2024 (CONTINUED) 

## Achievements and performance 

## Church attendance & Statistics for 2024 

The number on the Electoral Roll at 31 December 2024 was 93 (102 at 31 December 2023). 

The average Sunday attendance including children, counted in October was 59 (63 in 2023) but larger numbers attended for special services, such as at Christmas and Easter.  In 2024 the number of baptisms was 2 (4 in 2023). There were no weddings in 2024 (1 in 2023). In total there were 9 funerals both in church and at local crematoria (6 in 2023). 

## Review of the Year 

The year 2024 was one of consolidation and progress with the year’s Mission Action Plan. The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are still with us, though now less pronounced. Attendance has picked up, with an estimated reduction of 10 since before Covid. Physical contact at the Peace at the Eucharist is beginning to return, though not with all. Anecdotally, more are prepared to share the Common Cup although this recovery has been slower. It has been good to welcome more new members who have travelled to work in the UK from outside Europe. We now have church family with origins in India, Pakistan, Iran and Nigeria. Sunday working patterns have reduced numbers attending our children’s group, but this ministry is supported by a strong team. 

Sadly, 2024 also saw the deaths of six members of the congregation, including Ali Perry and Alan Cook, both of whom had held key leadership positions within the church over the years. All of them are greatly missed. 

The PCC met six times in 2024. Average attendance  was 77% (85% in 2023). The Standing Committee  (six meetings), the Hall Committee, and Fund Raising Group met between meetings. Minutes of their meetings were received by the full PCC and discussed where necessary. Other focussed groups, teams and officers regularly report to PCC meetings. 

In line with diocesan policy, the PCC sets its priorities and expressed them in its Mission Action Plan (MAP). In September 2024 a parish conference was held to identify priorities for 2025 based on our values: Welcoming, Caring, Growing, Responding (to God and community) and Nurturing. The new plan resolved to maintain inspiring worship and nurturing faith, with a focus on drawing our children more deeply into the Eucharist; working to encourage church members of overseas heritage and supporting community facing activities, especially in church; to learn more about the needs of our community including developing links with the railway station; and to continue with the New St Andrew’s Project. The MAP sets out specific, timed and measurable actions for the year under each heading, naming the designated lead in each case. These will be reviewed in the Autumn and a new MAP prepared for 2026. 

We were pleased to see a return to formal provision for children during worship. We have continued to develop our Children’s Area in the South Aisle, although, as our regular children grow older, we now concentrate on staffing some simple instruction in the faith using a range of child-centred activities. Church Mice and Messy Church, the latter in conjunction with Rowbarton Methodist Church, continue successfully. 

As noted above, schools work continues to be an important part of our work with children and young people. As well as involvement in governorship at St Andrew’s School, the Vicar shares weekly acts of collective worship in school with the Revd Deborah Kirk and the Revd Annie Deche of Rowbarton Methodist Church, one of our own Readers, Ruth Cook, and Patrick Weld, one of the Foundation Governors. The Vicar is also a member of the Ethos Committee at The Taunton Academy, a church secondary school and part of the Richard Huish Academy Trust, which lies in our parish. Ongoing support for Collective Worship, Religious Education and its Chaplaincy is available on request. “Easter Cracked,” a dramatic presentation of the Easter story for children from schools in the area run by members of MINT (Mission in North Taunton), successfully ran in 2024, although changes in personnel and priorities mean that Nativity on the Green was not held last Christmas. MINT is a federation of ourselves, Rowbarton Methodist, Oakwood Community Church, Wellsprings Chapel and St Peter’s, Lyngford, which has now left the group. Our work with Priorswood Primary School, which also lies within the parish, continues to invite the Vicar and the Revd Deborah Kirk, the local Methodist Superintendent Minister to lead occasional acts of Collective Worship. 



## PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW, TAUNTON 

## ANNUAL REPORT 2024 (CONTINUED) 

St Andrew’s has a Safeguarding Policy for the protection of children and vulnerable adults in line with diocesan guidelines. It is reviewed and updated annually. A copy of the policy is displayed in church. Names of all volunteers and their roles, not just those with Disclosure & Barring Service clearance, is available to the PCC as the body legally responsible for running the church.  Full Job Descriptions have been formulated for each post, and training is regularly undertaken at an appropriate level for all those working for the PCC in a volunteer capacity. The PCC also has a Lone Worker Policy for employees and volunteers who need to work alone in church or in the community on its behalf, an Employee’s Complaints & Grievance Policy, and a Data Protection Policy. The PCC also has a range of other policies governing aspects of parish management. 

Home Communion is now fully available to both the housebound and those indisposed or recovering from surgery for a longer period. Work with care homes consists of providing end-of-life spiritual support when requested, as well as a monthly hymn singing service at Aspen Court. 

A full programme of public fund-raising events ran in 2024 providing both enjoyment for all and a much needed boost to church funds. Donations sponsoring the spire lighting continue. Finances pressures grew even tighter in 2024 so that all financial decisions need to be made with great care. Happily, an element of transitional relief plus the factoring in of the socio-economic background of parts of the parish meant that the new method of Parish Share calculation came up with a projected figure for 2025 that will be a whisker lower than 2024. Had this not occurred, the PCC would have been unable to fend off partial default for very long. The PCC has a Financial Reserves Policy which ensures that we always have enough cash to cover all essential commitments for a minimum of 3 months in case of emergency. 

St Andrew’s continues to be represented at meetings of the North Taunton Partnership and now the North Taunton Development Group, alongside practical assistance given to Taunton Food Bank, Arc (formerly Taunton Association for the Homeless) and Taunton Welcomes Refugees. Support in kind was also given to Pyrland Academy (previously North Taunton Academy) for a breakfast club for students. 

Joint services with our neighbours at Rowbarton Methodist Church continue to be values part of our programme, as well as our work with them to offer Messy Church four or five times a year. 

Many individual church members use household collecting boxes for the Children’s Society, though this is changing with the decline in the use of cash. There remains no planned giving from PCC funds, apart from an annual contribution to the Chaplaincy at Pyrland School. 

The church’s Health and Safety Officer post is now been filled and work is being done to update our record keeping. A Health and Safety policy statement approved by the PCC is on display in church and Health and Safety is a standing PCC agenda item along with the reporting of any entries in the Accident Book as to whether any action is required, and the policy document regularly reviewed and updated. 

The most recent Quinquennial Inspection was made by the PCC’s now former architect, Mrs Jo Hibbert, in December 2020. Priority has had to be given to the reordering of the heating, but with some work planned before the next QI in 2025. The new infra-red electric system installed during the 2023, consisting of four chandelier-style heating and lighting units and wall-mounted heaters in the side aisles required attention earlier in the year when it was found that the appliances had been hung too high. However, the new system has been a disappointment, and steps are being researched towards improvement. It was found that nothing could be done to improve the effectiveness of the ceiling-mounted heating panels fitted in the Narthex. The PCC continues to be pleased to have contributed to the Church of England’s aim for Net Zero emissions by 2030, but wonders whether it has been disadvantaged by adopting a system still in its infancy. 

Following the granting of the necessary Faculty, the pews were removed from the South Aisle and Font Aisle, resulting in a church building that can be used more flexibly for congregation and community alike. This proved a boon at the annual Christmas Market in December, where freer circulation of the public became possible. We continue to look for ways of making the very best of this space. 

The Hall Committee has continued to oversee the use of the building and implement planned improvements. At her appointment, the Hall Manager, Cherry Hingston was charged with making marketing of the Hall a particular priority, She has already done some excellent work improving and streamlining the booking procedure and other management systems. The Hall’s financial footing is now such that a regular direct debit payment is now made into the PCC account, fulfilling our aim that the Hall should be a source of funding for the church’s wider mission. 



The past years saw the replacement of our former monthly magazine, “Inspire,” with a quarterly, simpler publication named, “Re-Inspire,” edited by Ruth Cook. Our weekly electronic and postal mailing continues to aid communication, alongside our website, Facebook and Instagram pages, as well as the traditional weekly newsletter. Most of our larger services are also livestreamed through our Facebook page. 

St Andrew’s continues to work on its response to changing world and, with it, a changing church. As with climate change, many of the problems noted coming down the line are now far closer to coming home to roost. Some have already done so. Nevertheless, we maintain our faith in a faithful God, who constantly equips his people to serve the communities to which we are sent. Inevitably that involves change, which for many does not always come easily. It might be that a smaller, leaner, and so more effective Church, is what will evolve in the coming years. The implications that will mean for St Andrew’s are still uncertain, particularly with likely reductions in clergy staffing in the future, but we will continue in our endeavour to respond faithfully. 

## Financial review 

Total receipts on funds were £121,418 and are detailed in the financial statements. 

£136,167 was spent to provide the Christian ministry from St Andrew’s Church, including the contribution to the diocesan parish share, which largely provides the stipends and housing for the clergy. The parish share paid this calendar year was £58,197. 

The net result was a deficit of £15,751 including Restricted Funds. 

It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds (if possible), which equates to approximately three months unrestricted payments, to cover emergency situations that may arise from time to time. It is our policy to invest our fund balances in the CBF Church of England deposit funds. 

Approved by the PCC on … 25 March 2025 …… and signed on their behalf by 

[Rev’d Robin Lodge, Vicar] 



The Parish Church of St John the Evangelist,
Staplegrove, Taunton, T A2 6EJ
From the Treasurer, David Bridges CRSM ARCM ARCO
Avoiidalc, Roclory Close, St<iplegi'ove, 'I'A2 6F.W
07543 570742 davidjbridges2018@)gmail.com
Sue Goodman PCCSecretary
St Andrew's Church
Greenway Avenue
Taunton
TA2 6HU
Reciprocal Independent Examination for St Andrew's and St John the Evangelist, Taunton
26 February 2025
Dear Sue
I have carried out an Independent Examination on the Accounts for the year ended 31,
December 2024, prepared by your Treasurer Mr Antony Yeo and am delighted to confirm
that, in my opinion, they accurately reflect the transactions that took place during 2024.
With all good wishes

Independent Examiner's Certificate
forthe PCC Accounts
Report to the trustees ot.
r A￿￿(￿l0)s
Parochial Church Council
On accounts for the year ended:
SI 201
Charity Number (if applicable)..
11fl6S04
Set out on pages
Respectlve
responsibiliti¢s of trustee8 and The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The
examlnèr
charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for thi5 year under section
144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent
examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to..
examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act.
to follow the Pro￿dureS laid down in the general Directions given by the
Charity Commission (under section 14515llbl of the Charities Act, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basi$ of Independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the
examlner'8 Statement Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records
kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records.
It also includes consideration of any unusua5 items or dis¢lo$ures in the accounts,
and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The
procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an
audit. and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a
'true and faic view and the report is limited to those mallers set out in the statement
below.
Independent examlnorf$ In connects'on with my examinatson. no maller has come to my attention (other than
statgrnont that disclosed below ') which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any
material respect,
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities
Act or
the accounts do not accord with the arxounting records
I have come across no other mallers in connection with the examination to which
attentson should be drawn in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to
be reached.
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St Andrew's Church Taunton's Receipts & Payments Account
for rhe year ended 31 December 2024
1014
2023
Receipts
t>onaiions and Lerdcles..
4&700
40,700
44J89
25.188
10.269
CoUe£uon5, doTravon5 & other￿￿nI
Inco￿ tsx r¢tovtr¢d
11.498
Le8aae5
Other Trading acti¥
MylnelBookstsll sakslHa11 Lettlngs etc
IKome frornother Prop¢rrle$
Anmual Feteleyents
1.345
1.345
51,000
IQ610
30.620
7.583
7.S03
&235
&223
5.223
4.459
Receipts from Invesiments..
Intere5t& dhtdend5
1,194
3,481
4.775.
3.482
Receipts from Charitabk acty¥4tle5'.
Parochtsl fees
1.099
1,099
1.409
Other Receipts
Insurance clalms
protteds Iromfixed assets
Loans re￿1ve
Other
1.338
1.33&
787
Total Refelpts
17.935
3.481
121.416
167.479
Payments
Charitable acti¥iiles'.
Donatlon51Grants to chariDe5
Mlsslon & Eyangdism
Par15h Share
I￿197)
14,3201
127,4931
($8.197)
(4.320)
(27.493)
150.6061
13.9701
116,8951
Clewexpenses
Church runnlng expenses
Churchyard Ma￿tenanCe
Costof ralslTrgfunds
13241
{324)
Supportcosts
Adm1nlstr3tlon costs Ilnc. staff co5t51
GoYerNance C05L5
(2,5131
(23,2551
1901
IZO,1061
123.2551
Orher
14.609)
(4,609)
165071
Major expendit4Jre
Rep¥lrs ¢0 churth ￿lId[
Rep31rs ro other property
Ca￿tal purchase51iddltlons
Loan repayments
115,2Q61
(15.206)
149.3941
Total payments tr,; ;;
{137.168)
(137.1é8) (152.477}
Surplusl{D¢fidt) of RKelpts over ￿y￿entS
{19.233)
(I S.752)
15.002
Tronsfors t￿lw￿
{01
127,6381
(15.7S21
84,571
15.002
Cosh ¢Jt b¢ThTrk ITond oi l Joo IAttyalBolontel
33,976
5Q595
45062
Q7,6381
50,595
48.819
15,005

statement of Assets and Llabilities
at•t•m•rtt O*larte• Sl*•t st Andr•W• Ta¥nton y•*r•ttdl￿ 31 ￿•￿￿h•r2024
Oponlng
Balanc•
2.99
43,718.77
32,398.82
944.93
1,574.00
5.930.87
Statsmgnt
Mon
Mon8
In ￿Out Balan¢•
115,286.24
-113,244.83
2.044.40
2,150.71
-31,￿0.00
14,869A8
11.719.66
-io,(x)o.00
34,118.28
152.53
-226.20
871.26
31.948.00
-24,790.00
4,707.99
-2.455.20
Account Namo
A Nafv4esl Current A¢¢ount U ("Cash")
B CBF Fabric Fund D I"Cash"I
C CBF General Fund U I'Eash"I
D CBF Btsll Fund R I"Cash"I
E Church Hall Account
F New St Andrew's Building Fund
8.732.IKI
8,183.66
TOTALS
84.570.18
165.965.13
-181,716.23
68.819.08
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th• Glwr¢fv Accountlrtg lityul•tlon• 2000 th• It•c•lpt• aml P*ym•nts h•¥1
Assets
W8 havotsvoln¥oStmAntac£ounts
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CBF Gon8rn1 F￿d
£11.12102
Those pay dlvldend8
£16,717.71
Llabllltl
nfjnned that the abo
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accounts examined
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FURTHER ANALYSIS OF ACCOUNTS
FOR TAUNTON ST ANDREW 2024
2023
-15751.10
15000.08
Tox efflclent planned glvln8
other planned giving
other collectlons at sorvlces
Other Glvlng & Donatlons - Recurrlttg
Olhor Glvlng & Donatlons - Non-Rocurrl
Speclal Appeals
All tax Yecovbred through Glft Ald
Logacles recelved
Recurrlng Grant$
Non-Recurring Grant$
Fund Ralslng Ev•nts
Dlvldends & Interest
Income from Proportles
Total Parochial Fees Ineome
15 Bookstall, Magazlno etc
16
Hall Lettlngg
Incom• from oth•r Church Actlvltlos
Insurance Clalms
Rolmbursemgnt of costs by other Parfsho#
Sale of Flxed As8•ts
Servlce Fee Reimbursemont by DBF
Other Inoorn•
42 203.54
4.496.00
442.89
38 504.52
5.884.32
2 478.48
6 527.23
2527.62
11235.39
114.95
10 268.51
51000.00
10
1000.00
4459.12
3482.07
8.235.00
1409.00
11
5.222.99
4774.83
7 582.70
12
13
14
1099.00
30 620.00
73.48
18 261.35
51.80
17
18
19
20
21
22
1265.00
121A15.87
735.00
167,478.52
Oth
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aldo
idforo
Co
Irmed that the above agree with the accounts examined
2024
2023

30
Fund Ralslng Costs
Donatlons lo Charltlos & Mlsslon Glvlng
Parlsh Shar•
Salarles & Wag•s
Cleryy Expenses
other ExpeThs•s
Cleryy Houslng cosls
37
Local Mlssion and Evangellsm ProJ•cts
38 Chlldronlyouth Work costs
39
Insurance ¢o$ts
40
Cleanlng costs
41
Mlnor RepairslRovllne Malntsnance
42
Adminlstratlon costs
othey Church Expansos Swvlc•s
Churchyard Malntenanco
Flowers
46
Muslc costs
47
Heatlng & Llghtlng costs
48 Water Rates
49
Cosls ot Tradlng
50 Govomance Costs
51
Parochlal Fees Romfttanco to DBF
Parochlal Fe99 to v1s1t1￿ Mlnlst•r
53 '. Parochial F￿3 to olher 3rd parly
Paro¢hlal Fees Remltted to other PCC
8ervlce F•e to vlslllng Mlnist•r
Paymont of costs to olher Parlsh•$
57
Deanery Ctysls
58 Sundry Expgnsos
Major Ropalrs to Church Bulldln9
Major Repalrs to other propertles
AlteratlonslExtonsions to Church Bulldlng
411.95
-162.95
31
-2 500.00
0 606.04
-15.998.45
32
33
8 197.00
-17,778.20
4 319.66
-2512.6
34
35
0.47
-1155.49
-95.10
.275.34
4 966.54
-1010.80
.10.383.84
-5 477.28
4 881.03
-739.93
-1.783.26
43
.1726.01
560.29
45
.19
-1237.81
-12 944.33
.184.00
-11.77
-1003.05
-10 630.35
-177.95
55
42.00
-15 206AO
.2 626.46
47 490.27
-1.970.70
-1904.21
.152478.44
61
.137166.97
ConfSrmed that the above agree with the accounts examlned
Balan¢0
70
Loans recèlved
Repayment of Loans
71

72
Alt•ralonslExtenslons to othw Assets
Charltles where PCC acts lust an agent
New Flxed Assets (not Investments)
Purchase of Investments
Sale of Investment5
TotBI balance sheet incomelexpenditure
73
78
79
80
TOTAL IncOm￿￿ndItur•
701.10 IJ00￿08
Confirmed that the above agree with the accounts examined

FURTHER SUBDIVISIONS OF ACCOUNTS FOR INFORMATION
2024
2023
RECEIPTS
Donations in for Garden of ReMernbran￿ AP
Coffee time donations
Donations in for Messy Church
Yellow one off envelopes
Hall receipts
3517.00
418.00
432.00
41,90
225.00
19,067.57
277.30
75.00
31948.OD
PAYMENTS
15.716.95
Gas -church
Heating Out
,,Electricity- Church
Organist
Parish Administrator
Phone ladminl
Iwebsite cost
Vicars expenses
Messy church expenses
,Hall payments lotal
693.41
970.79
55,207.72
1.511.05
1.382.00
7.016.80
526.08
253.52
3,970.42
4549.92
1505.00
7619.40
4319.66
112.14
24790.00
20.577.70

FUNDRAISING DETAILS
RECEIPTS
2024 RECEIPTS
2023
Table top sale8
March Lunch
Summer Fete
Chrlslmas Market
Easyfundraislng
Wlnter Warm¢r
Harvest Lunch
Summer Lunch
Splr¢ lightlng
othgr
355.48
391.74
1467.61
1741.76
321.80
221.72
316.90
361.88
550.00
80.1)0
Table top sales
March Lunch
Summer Fete
Christmas Market
Easylundralslng
Winter Warmer
Harve8t Lunch
Summer Lunch
Spire Ilghting
255
362
934.67
1700.03
151,79
347.5
519.5
373.18
550
recorded as donatlons
5808.89
5193.67

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The Parish Church of St John the Evangelist,
Staplegrove, Taunton, T A2 6EJ
From the Treasurer, David Bridges CRSM ARCM ARCO
Avoiidalc, Roclory Close, St<iplegi'ove, 'I'A2 6F.W
07543 570742 davidjbridges2018@)gmail.com
Sue Goodman PCCSecretary
St Andrew's Church
Greenway Avenue
Taunton
TA2 6HU
Reciprocal Independent Examination for St Andrew's and St John the Evangelist, Taunton
26 February 2025
Dear Sue
I have carried out an Independent Examination on the Accounts for the year ended 31,
December 2024, prepared by your Treasurer Mr Antony Yeo and am delighted to confirm
that, in my opinion, they accurately reflect the transactions that took place during 2024.
With all good wishes

Independent Examiner's Certificate
forthe PCC Accounts
Report to the trustees ot.
r A￿￿(￿l0)s
Parochial Church Council
On accounts for the year ended:
SI 201
Charity Number (if applicable)..
11fl6S04
Set out on pages
Respectlve
responsibiliti¢s of trustee8 and The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The
examlnèr
charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for thi5 year under section
144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent
examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to..
examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act.
to follow the Pro￿dureS laid down in the general Directions given by the
Charity Commission (under section 14515llbl of the Charities Act, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basi$ of Independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the
examlner'8 Statement Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records
kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records.
It also includes consideration of any unusua5 items or dis¢lo$ures in the accounts,
and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The
procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an
audit. and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a
'true and faic view and the report is limited to those mallers set out in the statement
below.
Independent examlnorf$ In connects'on with my examinatson. no maller has come to my attention (other than
statgrnont that disclosed below ') which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any
material respect,
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities
Act or
the accounts do not accord with the arxounting records
I have come across no other mallers in connection with the examination to which
attentson should be drawn in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to
be reached.
pi
e delet8 th8 words in the br8ckets if they do not apply.
. KIITrVLIVJllllkTAI
Slgn¢d:
Date:
Name:
Relevant professlonal
quallflcatlonls) or body lif
anyl:
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Addrg89:
Aooh)JALE
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Disclosure
Only complete if the examlner needs to highlight material problem8.
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examinerwishes to
disclose.

St Andrew's Church Taunton's Receipts & Payments Account
for rhe year ended 31 December 2024
1014
2023
Receipts
t>onaiions and Lerdcles..
4&700
40,700
44J89
25.188
10.269
CoUe£uon5, doTravon5 & other￿￿nI
Inco￿ tsx r¢tovtr¢d
11.498
Le8aae5
Other Trading acti¥
MylnelBookstsll sakslHa11 Lettlngs etc
IKome frornother Prop¢rrle$
Anmual Feteleyents
1.345
1.345
51,000
IQ610
30.620
7.583
7.S03
&235
&223
5.223
4.459
Receipts from Invesiments..
Intere5t& dhtdend5
1,194
3,481
4.775.
3.482
Receipts from Charitabk acty¥4tle5'.
Parochtsl fees
1.099
1,099
1.409
Other Receipts
Insurance clalms
protteds Iromfixed assets
Loans re￿1ve
Other
1.338
1.33&
787
Total Refelpts
17.935
3.481
121.416
167.479
Payments
Charitable acti¥iiles'.
Donatlon51Grants to chariDe5
Mlsslon & Eyangdism
Par15h Share
I￿197)
14,3201
127,4931
($8.197)
(4.320)
(27.493)
150.6061
13.9701
116,8951
Clewexpenses
Church runnlng expenses
Churchyard Ma￿tenanCe
Costof ralslTrgfunds
13241
{324)
Supportcosts
Adm1nlstr3tlon costs Ilnc. staff co5t51
GoYerNance C05L5
(2,5131
(23,2551
1901
IZO,1061
123.2551
Orher
14.609)
(4,609)
165071
Major expendit4Jre
Rep¥lrs ¢0 churth ￿lId[
Rep31rs ro other property
Ca￿tal purchase51iddltlons
Loan repayments
115,2Q61
(15.206)
149.3941
Total payments tr,; ;;
{137.168)
(137.1é8) (152.477}
Surplusl{D¢fidt) of RKelpts over ￿y￿entS
{19.233)
(I S.752)
15.002
Tronsfors t￿lw￿
{01
127,6381
(15.7S21
84,571
15.002
Cosh ¢Jt b¢ThTrk ITond oi l Joo IAttyalBolontel
33,976
5Q595
45062
Q7,6381
50,595
48.819
15,005

statement of Assets and Llabilities
at•t•m•rtt O*larte• Sl*•t st Andr•W• Ta¥nton y•*r•ttdl￿ 31 ￿•￿￿h•r2024
Oponlng
Balanc•
2.99
43,718.77
32,398.82
944.93
1,574.00
5.930.87
Statsmgnt
Mon
Mon8
In ￿Out Balan¢•
115,286.24
-113,244.83
2.044.40
2,150.71
-31,￿0.00
14,869A8
11.719.66
-io,(x)o.00
34,118.28
152.53
-226.20
871.26
31.948.00
-24,790.00
4,707.99
-2.455.20
Account Namo
A Nafv4esl Current A¢¢ount U ("Cash")
B CBF Fabric Fund D I"Cash"I
C CBF General Fund U I'Eash"I
D CBF Btsll Fund R I"Cash"I
E Church Hall Account
F New St Andrew's Building Fund
8.732.IKI
8,183.66
TOTALS
84.570.18
165.965.13
-181,716.23
68.819.08
I. TIL•*lth•n¢lal 8lat•Jn•nt$ ￿ th• PCC havo pMpav•d In a¢¢9rd4￿Ce wlth
th• Glwr¢fv Accountlrtg lityul•tlon• 2000 th• It•c•lpt• aml P*ym•nts h•¥1
Assets
W8 havotsvoln¥oStmAntac£ounts
¢BF F•brfc FurLd cyn￿.)
CBF Gon8rn1 F￿d
£11.12102
Those pay dlvldend8
£16,717.71
Llabllltl
nfjnned that the abo
wl
accounts examined
Zb14J

FURTHER ANALYSIS OF ACCOUNTS
FOR TAUNTON ST ANDREW 2024
2023
-15751.10
15000.08
Tox efflclent planned glvln8
other planned giving
other collectlons at sorvlces
Other Glvlng & Donatlons - Recurrlttg
Olhor Glvlng & Donatlons - Non-Rocurrl
Speclal Appeals
All tax Yecovbred through Glft Ald
Logacles recelved
Recurrlng Grant$
Non-Recurring Grant$
Fund Ralslng Ev•nts
Dlvldends & Interest
Income from Proportles
Total Parochial Fees Ineome
15 Bookstall, Magazlno etc
16
Hall Lettlngg
Incom• from oth•r Church Actlvltlos
Insurance Clalms
Rolmbursemgnt of costs by other Parfsho#
Sale of Flxed As8•ts
Servlce Fee Reimbursemont by DBF
Other Inoorn•
42 203.54
4.496.00
442.89
38 504.52
5.884.32
2 478.48
6 527.23
2527.62
11235.39
114.95
10 268.51
51000.00
10
1000.00
4459.12
3482.07
8.235.00
1409.00
11
5.222.99
4774.83
7 582.70
12
13
14
1099.00
30 620.00
73.48
18 261.35
51.80
17
18
19
20
21
22
1265.00
121A15.87
735.00
167,478.52
Oth
r15
aldo
idforo
Co
Irmed that the above agree with the accounts examined
2024
2023

30
Fund Ralslng Costs
Donatlons lo Charltlos & Mlsslon Glvlng
Parlsh Shar•
Salarles & Wag•s
Cleryy Expenses
other ExpeThs•s
Cleryy Houslng cosls
37
Local Mlssion and Evangellsm ProJ•cts
38 Chlldronlyouth Work costs
39
Insurance ¢o$ts
40
Cleanlng costs
41
Mlnor RepairslRovllne Malntsnance
42
Adminlstratlon costs
othey Church Expansos Swvlc•s
Churchyard Malntenanco
Flowers
46
Muslc costs
47
Heatlng & Llghtlng costs
48 Water Rates
49
Cosls ot Tradlng
50 Govomance Costs
51
Parochlal Fees Romfttanco to DBF
Parochlal Fe99 to v1s1t1￿ Mlnlst•r
53 '. Parochial F￿3 to olher 3rd parly
Paro¢hlal Fees Remltted to other PCC
8ervlce F•e to vlslllng Mlnist•r
Paymont of costs to olher Parlsh•$
57
Deanery Ctysls
58 Sundry Expgnsos
Major Ropalrs to Church Bulldln9
Major Repalrs to other propertles
AlteratlonslExtonsions to Church Bulldlng
411.95
-162.95
31
-2 500.00
0 606.04
-15.998.45
32
33
8 197.00
-17,778.20
4 319.66
-2512.6
34
35
0.47
-1155.49
-95.10
.275.34
4 966.54
-1010.80
.10.383.84
-5 477.28
4 881.03
-739.93
-1.783.26
43
.1726.01
560.29
45
.19
-1237.81
-12 944.33
.184.00
-11.77
-1003.05
-10 630.35
-177.95
55
42.00
-15 206AO
.2 626.46
47 490.27
-1.970.70
-1904.21
.152478.44
61
.137166.97
ConfSrmed that the above agree with the accounts examlned
Balan¢0
70
Loans recèlved
Repayment of Loans
71

72
Alt•ralonslExtenslons to othw Assets
Charltles where PCC acts lust an agent
New Flxed Assets (not Investments)
Purchase of Investments
Sale of Investment5
TotBI balance sheet incomelexpenditure
73
78
79
80
TOTAL IncOm￿￿ndItur•
701.10 IJ00￿08
Confirmed that the above agree with the accounts examined

FURTHER SUBDIVISIONS OF ACCOUNTS FOR INFORMATION
2024
2023
RECEIPTS
Donations in for Garden of ReMernbran￿ AP
Coffee time donations
Donations in for Messy Church
Yellow one off envelopes
Hall receipts
3517.00
418.00
432.00
41,90
225.00
19,067.57
277.30
75.00
31948.OD
PAYMENTS
15.716.95
Gas -church
Heating Out
,,Electricity- Church
Organist
Parish Administrator
Phone ladminl
Iwebsite cost
Vicars expenses
Messy church expenses
,Hall payments lotal
693.41
970.79
55,207.72
1.511.05
1.382.00
7.016.80
526.08
253.52
3,970.42
4549.92
1505.00
7619.40
4319.66
112.14
24790.00
20.577.70

FUNDRAISING DETAILS
RECEIPTS
2024 RECEIPTS
2023
Table top sale8
March Lunch
Summer Fete
Chrlslmas Market
Easyfundraislng
Wlnter Warm¢r
Harvest Lunch
Summer Lunch
Splr¢ lightlng
othgr
355.48
391.74
1467.61
1741.76
321.80
221.72
316.90
361.88
550.00
80.1)0
Table top sales
March Lunch
Summer Fete
Christmas Market
Easylundralslng
Winter Warmer
Harve8t Lunch
Summer Lunch
Spire Ilghting
255
362
934.67
1700.03
151,79
347.5
519.5
373.18
550
recorded as donatlons
5808.89
5193.67

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