**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wadsley** **Accounts and reports for the year ended 31 December 2023** **The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wadsley** ## **Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 December 2023** The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023. The trustees who served during the year and up to the date of this report are Rev Daniel Brown, Joe Fenn, Donna Merry, Rev Jordan Betts, Rev Beki Otieno, Katie Grindrod, Josette Knowles (resigned April 2023), Emily Kittle, Hannah Hutty, Sarah Luke (resigned April 2023), Gill Snook, Sean Grant, Joan Sargison (from April 2023), Chris Heron (from April 2023), John Harrison (from April 2023, resigned 31 December 2023), Jennifer Jackson. ## **Structure, governance and management** ## _Constitution_ The charity is governed by PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL POWERS MEASURE (1956) AS AMENDED AND CHURCH REPRESENTATION RULES THAT CAME INTO FORCE ON 02 JAN 1957 ## _Organizational Structure_ The trustees oversee the operation of the Charity with management being devolved to the Wadsley Church leadership team, led by the Chair, who are responsible for the day to day running of the Charity. ## _Results_ The results for the year are set out on the receipts and payments account. ## _Related Parties_ **None** ## **Objectives and activities** ## _Principal activities_ The principal activity of the charity is to promote in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Wadsley Church. ## _Review of activities_ ## **Major activities performed in 2023 include:** - Several weekly services of worship, including Thursday communion and three Sunday services. - Active Children’s and Youth Ministry. - Managing Wadsley Church Hall, enabling space for difference church ministries to meet and to provide a community space for groups to use regularly or for one-off events. - Running a variety of community groups, including a Board Game Café, a community Lunch Club, and a Men’s fellowship group. - Maintenance of the Wadsley Church graveyard. ## **Public benefit** The trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in Section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit. They have referred to this guidance when reviewing the aims, objectives and in planning activities. The trustees ensure that activities are carried out for public benefit by delivering services valued by the people we support and promoting an efficiently managed charity that engenders public confidence. **Page | 1** **The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wadsley** ## **Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 December 2023** ## **Achievements and performance** ## **Financial review** ## _Risks_ The trustees have reviewed and identified major risks to the Charity and have established systems to mitigate their impact. The position of the Charity is regularly reviewed by the trustees and steps are taken as required to react to changes in the circumstances. ## **Reserves** As at the Balance Sheet date the Charity had unrestricted cash reserves of £79,035. They consider the period passed as meeting the charitable requirements. The Net Operating surplus amounted to £7,128. ## **Statement of trustees' responsibilities** The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that year. In preparing these financial statements the trustees are required to: - select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; - observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; - make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; - state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and - prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. On behalf of the trustees ## **Trustee** Chris Heron 18 th A pril 2024 **Page | 2** ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** ## **Report to the trustees/ The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wadsley members of** **On accounts for the** 31st December 2023 **Charity no** 1201233 **period ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1-2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the period ended **31/12/2023** **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Signed: Date: 18/04/24 Name:** IAN C BOOT **Relevant professional** Association of Chartered Certified Accountants **qualification(s) or body (if any):** Address: 11 Venture One Business Park, Long Acre Close, Sheffield, S20 3FR ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 1 **October 2018** **IER** **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **October 2018** **IER** CHARITY COMMISSIOh FOR ENGLANO ANO WALE The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wadsley R$¢olpts •nd paym*nts $¢¢ounts Charity No 1201233 CC16a Forthe perfod from 0110112023 3111212023 To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds to the nearest EndowtDent funds Re8trictsd funds Totsl funds Last year to tho ￿)r•St£ to th$ ngar*sif to tho noor$$t £ t¥the neare*t£ A1 Receipts 135 045 135 045 Church income ali 8ank ￿lter￿st roceivab Sub total(Gross income for ARI 177,813 177.813 A2 lisset and investment sales, (see tablel. Sub total Total recelpts 177,813 177,813 JPa ents Churth-worship & minist Church- Salar￿S &wa es Church- Pension co8ts Church siallexpeTh*s Church R8ies & waier Church L￿ht8 h9al Churth R8pairs & maint8nanc8 Church Insurance Church Bank charges Church Parlsh share Church- re￿phOne Church Off1¢9 suppIIos 8YP8nditur8 41.188 1.426 5,231 388 6,3 1.426 5,231 388 7.340 294 294 29,550 941 676 875 941 676 8T5 Hall- Expenditure 1.143 5,885 6,960 152 1.143 5,885 6,960 152 es uipmentatcost FF& Sub total 170.685 170.685 A4 and invèstmÈnt pU￿hases, iablèl Sub total 170,685 170,685 Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year Cash funds thls year end 7.128 7.128 71.9Q7 79,035 71.907 79,035 CCXX R1 aco)unts ISSI 1610412024 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted fund8 Restslcled funds Endowment funds to ne&re5t £ Catcgorics to nearest£ to nearest £ 81 Cash funds Churth- Main fund IHSBCI 14,209 hur¢h- F4brl¢ ¥¢¢ount IHSBCI 5,307 Church- Mission account IHSBCI Hall- Business account (Virgin Moneyl Church- CCLA rnain 3.034 25.976 502 Churth- CCLA f¥bri 1,416 H811- ChJr¢h h411 fund ICCLAI 28,551 Pettycash 40 Totalcash fvnds (agree balaDces with rgceipls and p¥ym#nts 4¢¢ountl$ll 79.035 Unrestricted fund¥ Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest£ to nearest £ B2 Othèr monotary assèts Fund to which 8¥¥ot b•lon Curr•nt Val￿ Cost loptlonall Fund to whl¢h asset belon c￿￿ent val Co$¢ loptlon¥ll 20.333 B4 As58t5 r8tain8d for th• charlty's own use FF & equipmenlat cost Fund to which relates Ajnountdue When du* Oetails B5 Llabllltles Signed byone or two Iruslees o bghawof all the truslees Signatur8 Print Name Date of approval Dan Brown 811012024 CCXX R2 aco)unts ISSI 1610412024