Annual Report
For the year ended 31[st] December 2023
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Port Talbot Ministry Area Council CIO Registered charity 1202936
Welcome to Port Talbot Ministry Area
We believe in and proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ, we worship God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, who loves all people. Our faith leads us to worship and to service, to help everyone live life in all its fullness.
Port Talbot Ministry Area is the Anglican Church serving the town of Port Talbot in South Wales. There are 8 church buildings across the town all with regular services.
The Ministry Area is a part of the Diocese of Llandaff which is one of the six dioceses of the Church in Wales.
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Churches and Halls
Holy Trinity church is a modern building in Sandfields built in 2008 replacing the former church building on an adjacent site.
St Agnes’ church in the middle of town opened in 1907. It is a large plain church build in Lancet style to designs of architect F R Kempson of Cardiff. The stained glass includes works by Celtic Studios (1950 and 1967)
St Baglan’s church was a former school in Baglan becoming a church in 1958. It is unusual in that the building is owned by the ministry area. Next door is the School House which is also owned by the ministry area.
St Catharine’s church in Baglan is a Grade 1 listed building built between 1875 and 1882, at the expense of Griffith Llewellyn. There is a hall next to the church.
St David’s church in Margam was built in 1956 in red brick. The building consists of the church and adjoining hall. The hall is used by different church and community groups.
St Mary’s church in Aberavon is a Grade II listed building. The first mention of a church on this site was in 1199. The medieval church was rebuilt in the Gothic style in 1858-59. The tower was added to around 1870, and the north aisle was added in 1898. The St Mary’s Centre is located next to the church used for lots of children’s ministry and by others.
St Michael’s church, Cwmavon, is a grade II listed building. Listed primarily for the unusual tower of 17th century. The Elizabethan tomb-chest is of additional interest. The hall is along the road from the church used extensively by Flying Start and other groups.
St Theodore’s church was designed by Pearson, it is the largest of his churches in Wales. It was built with financial assistance from Miss Emily Charlotte Talbot. There are two halls on the site which are regularly hired.
St Paul’s Centre was built on the site of the former St Paul’s church hall in 2016. It provides community space with various rooms for hire by charities, community groups and businesses. It serves as one of the diocesan hub offices. There is a café at the heart of the building.
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Ministry Area Officers and Clergy
Lay Chair Ministry Area Leader Vicar Trudy Knowles Fr Michael Gable Fr Ben Andrews Vicar Curate Associate Priest Fr Miles Pateman Mthr Ceri Holloway Rev Geoff Lunn left the MA 4th November Ministry Area Wardens Ministry Area Secretary Ministry Area Treasurer Huw Jones Suzanne Amos John Purchase Paula Durnell Safeguarding Officer Administrator Dave Whitelock Denise Tamlyn Bankers Lloyds Bank NatWest Bank Barclays Bank 115 Station Road 35 Station Road 9 The Parade Port Talbot, SA13 1NR Port Talbot, SA13 1NN Neath, SA11 1RE
Independent Financial Examiner
Baker AP & Co, Chartered Accountants 493A Caerphilly Road Cardiff, CF14 4SN
Church Architects
Caroe and Partners Volute Architects Ltd Trevor J Francis The Estates Office 22 Merton Green 12 Dulais Fach Road 25-26 Gold Tops Caerwent Tonna Newport NP20 4PG Monmouthshire NP26 5AT Neath SA11 3JW
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Membership
The members of the Ministry Area Council (MAC) are the trustees of the charity. It is the responsibility of the MAC to work together and cooperate in all matters of concern and importance to the Ministry Area for the promotion of the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical in the Ministry Area.
The MAC operates through a number of committees that are responsible to the MAC and assist it in fulfilling its functions and responsibilities. These include church committees, an executive committee, and a finance committee.
The following were members of the MAC during the year
Suzanne Amos (Secretary) Fr Ben Andrews Karen Davies Paula Durnell Fr Michael Gable Anne Harris Mthr Ceri John (to Nov) Lesley Holmes (from Apr) Susan Hughes Glenys Jones Huw Jones Trudy Knowles (lay chair) Colin Lewis Elaine Lewis Linda Lewis Rev Geoff Lunn Valerie Merriman Joanna Morgan Jayne Owen Fr Miles Pateman John Purchase (Treasurer) Stephen Rohman John Victor Barbara Waters David Whitelock
Attendance
Average weekly adult attendance during 2023 was
| Holy Trinity | 9 |
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| St Mary | 36 |
| St Baglan | 22 |
| St Catharine | 49 |
| St Agnes | 34 |
| St Michael | 29 |
| St Theodore | 63 |
| St David | 25 |
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Review of the year
2023 seems like the year when our church life, and our own lives, returned to some sort of normality. By the end of the year, COVID restrictions seemed a thing of the past. Looking back, of all the many freedoms that we lost during the pandemic, the important elements of our worship seemed a great loss. Even when our churches re-opened, we had been warned that receiving the blood of Christ during communion, sharing the peace, singing, even sitting together in Church were not good for us and should not happen.
Inevitably, we were still nervous as restrictions were removed, but it does feel now as though we have reached the “new normal”. For me the joy of the Eucharist and taking communion seems even more precious having had it taken away. It didn’t matter how much our Priests reassured us that the Eucharist still applied, even online, it didn’t feel complete.
During 2023, the Ministry Area of Port Talbot has I believe developed its own clear identity. At Vestry on 23[rd] April the membership of the Council and officers was largely unchanged. The Ministry Area Council met 8 times during the year, including one brief meeting after Vestry
on 23[rd] April. 8 meetings is quite a lot and I would like to acknowledge the time and effort put in by MAC members to come to meetings, often after a day’s work, and contribute and work hard to address the many issues that we face. I believe MAC members work well together as trustees and this has been evident during 2023.
There are other elements that give the MA a growing identity. During 2022 we worked to create a Vision for Port Talbot MA and this was refined and finalised during 2023 and published in August. You can find Our Mission and Our Vision on our website portalbotministryarea.org The website is another example of significant development during 2023.
As the Ministry Area came into being Communication was a worrying issue. Old structures and lines of communication had been removed and there was a worrying loss of communication, albeit with an improving website and a magazine that was still developing channels of input. By the end of 2023 we have 2 very important forms of communication; the website is accurate, attractive, informative, and up to date, and the monthly MA magazine has developed into a mouthpiece for all our churches and societies. You can read the magazine online or have the paper copy – both methods are equally important. I do
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know people who are not regular members of our congregation that enjoy the magazine and I would encourage everyone to pass your paper copies on to friends and family to share the good news of our ministry.
I want to mention our clergy team. For most of 2023 we were blessed to have five priests. Of course we always knew that Mthr Ceri and Reverend Geoff were not permanent members of our team, but it was still hard to say good bye to Ceri in November as she moved on. Then right at the end of the year we learned that Rev Geoff would be leaving us in January to have some rest in his retirement. We thank Mthr Ceri and Rev Geoff and send them on their ways with our best wishes.
We are blessed now to have Fr Michael, Fr Ben, and Fr Miles to look after us and I extend our thanks to them as we move into 2024.
During the year the MAC continued to have some very difficult challenges to consider and it is alarming that we ended 2023 with a deficit to the Diocese for our Fairer Share. In late Summer our pew sheets spelt out the gaps between income and expenditure for every church and Father Michael spoke from the pulpit in every church about the financial challenges.
These financial issues will not go away in 2024 but let us pray that working together our mission in Port Talbot will continue and grow.
Trudy Knowles
Lay Chair
Ministry Area Leader’s Report
It has been a challenging year as we have tried to get to grips with a solution to how we resolve the financial deficit and create a future facing strategy for the ministry area.
The MAC has worked hard to create the Mission, Vision and a strategy that we can implement over the rest of this decade and beyond. Good progress was made with many of the items on the strategy by the end of the year as we look to move the focus from maintenance to mission.
Change will always bring turbulence and upset, we finished the year knowing that major changes would be required in 2024.
I am grateful to so many who work so hard to sustain the mission and ministry of Port Talbot MA. I want to thank my colleagues, Mthr Ceri who left for pastures new in November, Rev Geoff who announced his retirement in December, Fr Ben and Fr Miles who continue to lead their congregations. To Trudy and all the MAC for their diligence and dedication, to the treasurers who constantly keep on top of the finances. Thanks to all who do so much to sustain the life of all the churches.
Whilst we end with uncertainty, there is much to celebrate with huge amounts of engagement with the community, Messy Church, PATs, Youth Group, worship, Dementia Café, Bible studies, Foodbank, Baby Basics, fetes, and more.
Praise God for as he enables us to serve this town.
Fr Michael
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St Agnes’ Church
Worship and Mission
We had a wonderful start to the year when we were able to celebrate St. Agnes’ Day as we used to before Covid. We enjoyed a Sung Mass followed by lunch when about 35 people sat down once again to enjoy fellowship.
During Lent we supported Stations of the Cross and the weekly Lent Lunches. Donations were made and the funds given to the Charity ‘Let the Children Live’. Many of the feasts of the Church were marked with celebrations and hospitality.
We are proud that our Church continues to remain open for private prayer from
Monday to Saturday during daylight hours. A number of people take advantage of this holy place to sit quietly and light a candle.
Parishioners continue to support Pilgrimage and have visited Glastonbury and Walsingham and have attended the Chrism masses in Llandaff and Bristol Cathedrals. Once a month the Walsingham Cell meets for Benediction officiated by Fr. Ben followed by a cup of coffee.
We continue to support the Foodbank and the money from our Thursday morning coffee after Mass is given to a local charity. At Christmas it was agreed to place a greeting card in Church instead of sending cards to each other and the money donated was given to Dewis.
Our Christmas Memorial Tree continued to attract a large number of people who visited the Church to place cards containing the names of departed loved ones and our Carol Service on Christmas Eve was well attended including many young families. It was lovely to see a full Church.
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St. Agnes’ maintains a strong and supportive congregation and since Covid restrictions ended, there has been a slight increase in weekly congregations which is extremely encouraging.
Social Events
We continue to hold our successful Quizzes during the year attracting about 45 – 50 people. There is great competition between the groups but it is all good fun. St. Agnes Circle continues to meet and have heard some extremely interesting speakers We have had talks about Safety In the Home from the Fire Service; an extremely interesting talk about Agatha Christie, a drum workshop, jewellery and chutneys.
Of course, a tea party was held to celebrate the King’s Coronation. One social event we could not forget was Fr. Michael’s masterpiece ‘Who Killed the Bishop?’. This was a unique and enjoyable murder mystery which we hope to put on again next year.
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St Baglan’s Church
2023 has been a quiet year as we finally returned to normality after Covid, and began to come up to the Altar rail to receive the sacraments, mainly the wafers. As the year progressed more of our congregation began to take the chalice as confidence grew.
In March, Rosemary John our beloved Sub -Warden lost her battle against cancer and passed away holding her faith to the very end. We continue to miss her. Rosemary was a loyal member of the church family for many years and led Sunday school. Rosemary together with her husband Dr Bryn John also over many years organised the annual Christian Aid collection in the Parish. To honour her memory donations were made to both Ty Olwen and Christian Aid in accordance with the families wishes. Caroline Jones took part in the Race for Life in her memory. A memorial service was held in April to celebrate Rosemary's life, at which hymns and prayers were offered that reflected her strong faith. Dr John attended. A bring and share tea followed.
In March to celebrate Mothering Sunday a spray of carnations was presented to each of the ladies in the congregation.
Our coffee get togethers after service have gone from strength to strength as members have bonded with love and concern for each other and forged a strong Christian fellowship.
A bring and share tea was held to celebrate Rev. Ceri's engagement in July, which was enjoyed by all. In August we shared coffee and cake prior to Ceri's marriage to Geraint. During September Father Michael announced that Ceri would be leaving us for another Ministry
Area due to a living being available for both her and her husband. We were very sad to lose Rev Ceri as she had made a significant impact on us at St. Baglan’s, both in terms of spiritual guidance and the love she gave us. Some of our congregation went to her licensing service at St Johns in Aberkenfig to see Ceri and Geraint inducted as part of the MAC team.
During December we celebrated the 90th birthday of Pat Ellis, a founding member of St. Baglan’s.
My thanks to you all for your support over the past year. Particularly to Julie Pollock and her team for floral decorations within the Church, especially at Christmas.
Special thanks also to Alan Jenkins for his loyal support and help in looking after the Church and services.
The congregation did sterling effort in collecting 157 kg of food for the Foodbank throughout the year.
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St Mary’s Church
Throughout the year there have been monthly lunches in the St Mary’s Centre with lots of people enjoying a wonderful meal, thanks to Christine and all who help.
At the end of October Bishop Mary made her first visit to St Mary’s to conduct a service of baptism and confirmation with Lisa and Kyle being baptised before joining Diane, Jake and Brandon as they were all confirmed. Bishop Mary shared in the joys of the day with helping to do the washing up after the refreshments.
The community received lots of support in the form of Baby Basics. This provides the basic things, and then some extras, to help those who are struggling financially to make ends meet with young children.
All the amazing work which Susan Hughes does was recognised when she was given an award from NPT CVC for providing support through Parent and Toddler groups and coordinating the collection of donations.
Items are also sent to European charities to support those who are in desparate need for warm clothes. By February we had supported 8 artic lorries.
The King’s coronation was celebrated in the Centre with a big party. Lots of yummy food and treats.
The year ended with lots of Christmas celebrations, concerts, worship and a visit from Father Christmas.
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St Catharine’s Church
As a Church we look to God to direct our paths, as in Proverbs 3:6 ‘In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths’.
On 14[th] January the MAC held a Vision Day to view the future and to remind us that God is in control.
We sadly had quite a few funerals where we celebrated the lives of cherished members of our congregation and local community. Thankfully we also had many weddings and baptisms.
Tea & Chat is every Friday 9.30am – 11.30am and Messy Church is the last Friday of every month 4pm – 6pm.
We celebrated King Charles Coronation with a magnificent lunch on 12[th] May.
A full maintenance calendar is kept and adhered to. In addition to this, a Quinquennial Inspection was carried out towards the end of the year.
From the 4[th] – 11[th] June we opened our church to a wider audience in our ‘Churches Unlocked’ week.
It commenced with a Songs of Praise, a talk on the History of Baglan, Mother’s Union Memories of Church life, Youth Festival, Craft Fayre and of course a delicious afternoon tea. In total nearly 500 people came through our doors.
As a church there is always something extra going on to include the community in different ways, such as coffee mornings for Christian Aid, Blythswood Care Shoebox Appeal, MacMillan fashion shows and concerts. And of course our famous Summer fete and Duck race.
In the lead up to Easter we had our six weeks of Lent lunches and on 9[th] April we held an Easter Outdoor Service and an Easter Egg hunt with a spiritual theme which the local community also participated in, especially those who come to ‘Tea & Chat’ and Messy Church on a regular occurrence.
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Throughout the MA there are also numerous opportunities to attend Biblical courses and social events in the various churches.
On Sunday 5[th] November we had our annual Remembrance Service, where groups were represented by the Scouts, Brownies, Beavers, Squirrels and Girl Guides.
As we move into 2024 we start our Lent lunches on Friday 16[th] February for six weeks.
Our special Summer lunch will be on Friday 7[th] June, this is to commemorate 80 years of WWII D.Day landings, on 6[th] June 1944.
As we are reminded from Bishop Mary’s Prayer for the week, that we have a God who always loves us.
God has reigned over generations of the church and He alone restores and saves lives and revitalises hope. Let us as part of St Catharine’s Church honour Him and help others find hope as they place their trust in Jesus.
On the same day we said goodbye to our dear Rev’d Ceri who moved with her new husband Rev’d Geraint to the Pedair Afon MA, we wish them well as they continue with God’s ministry.
Once again we had a full Christmas calendar with additional events such as an Advent afternoon tea, Friends Reunited Eucharist and afternoon tea, Outdoor Carol Service around the Christmas tree with refreshments, Crib Service with a visit from Father Christmas.
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St David’s Church
February was marked with our Christingle service and St David’s day was celebrated with a sung mass followed by refreshments.
Followed in March by vegetable soup bread roll and cheese Lent lunch as part of the Ecumenical rota.
Before the Easter Vestry we had an election of two new wardens Lesley Holmes and Bob Parker a treasurer and MAC representatives.
Palm Sunday a raffle was drawn consisting of Easter eggs and selection of chocolates.
by blackberry and apple crumble with cream.
May brought the Coronation of King Charles and in traditional style we had a lunch with a celebration cake.
August we provided Tea Time Together. A selection of sandwiches cakes and homemade scones, jam, and of course, clotted cream
Margam WI have had a new banner made and it was blessed in the morning service of August 19th where many members attended.
November 4th Margam WI celebrated their centenary with a service of commemoration. The members all dressed as they would have in 1923 including hats and gloves.
Gayney Jones made two beautiful poppy banners which were hung from the pulpits. The congregation and members of the WI knitted, crochet, and sewed over seven hundred poppies which was hang into a display above and around the Font.
Harvest lunch was served in October. This time it was a ploughmans lunch followed
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£900 was raised in November in the Christmas is Coming Church Fair. A good selection of cakes, jams, chutneys, crafts and bottle stalls on display.
Bob Parker has made many wooden bird tables over the years and kindly donated them to raffle over the years.
It was decided to try closed bids over £35 and sold for £105.
December started with Posada. it did its rounds as far as Kenfig Hill Margam Village and all around Margam.
Father Ben was able to renew the tables in the hall when St Theodore’s in Maesteg closed.
The Christmas Carol service was held outdoors and luckily it was dry. A handful of neighbours joined in with the singing.
Christmas presents were gifted for disadvantaged children and placed under the Christmas tree. They were then delivered to the relevant families.
A new church committee was reformed.
A Crib service was held on Christmas Eve attended by many families.
Donations are made every week for the food bank.
We held a Christmas raffle and received enough donations for five hampers.
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St Michael’s Church
2023 saw Church life in Cwmafan return to normal. Our services returned to their usual format, and we were able to come together to worship as we had prior to Covid. Our services were mainly led by Rev Geoff with humility, thoughtfulness, kindness and Godliness. He has succeeded in bringing a warmth and friendliness to our services and has gathered around him a well-oiled team who serve St Michael’s Church with care and devotion.
Our mid week service is followed by coffee and biscuits which helps fund the beautiful flowers that we so appreciate in our Church
The year began with our Christingle service closely followed by the service of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity with our village CYTUN which we hosted at St Michael’s.
During Holy Week we held our usual services within the MA with the addition of the Stations of the Cross service on the Tuesday evening involving CYTUN at our local Catholic Church.
Pentecost saw us meet up once again with our village CYTUN. We had a short walk, an outdoor service followed by tea at our local community hall.
In September we were fortunate enough to be treated to a wonderful concert in St Michael’s performed by the Velca Choir conducted by Anna Risi. The aim of the concert was to commemorate the life of Elizaberh Baitsch Landen who designed and made the two stained glass windows which were installed in St Michael’s Church during the nineties. The windows were commissioned by Margaret Rees and Anna Risi in memory of their late mother. It was the family’s wish to commemorate the life of this celebrated lady. There was a display of Elizabeth’s paintings donated by local people along with the surprise
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attendance of her daughter, Annette Baitsch Landen, who was accompanied by her husband.
The ‘Church Team’ meet on a regular basis to ensure that all aspects of church life run as smoothly as possible. We are also very fortunate to have a number of additional volunteers who work hard for St Michael’s every week.
This year on top of our usual services we worked with our local school to ‘Experience Harvest’ in September and ‘Experience Christmas’ in December. Both events were a huge success with everyone involved having a wonderful time. It was so lovely having the schoolchildren in Church again and a bonus when some of them attended the Nine Lessons and Carols service the week before Christmas.
In September, Rev Geoff reinstated the Family Service on the last Sunday of the month. To date we haven’t had many children attend but hope that this will change in 2024.
The Men in Motion work hard to ensure that the Church, Church Hall, graveyards and Remembrance Garden are well cared for.
The Men’s Society meet on a monthly basis for fellowship with speakers and social events.
The Ladies Guild continue to meet monthly for fellowship, and the Sewing Club continue to meet weekly and have been busy making hats and scarves for Ukraine, jumpers etc for ‘Baby Basics’ as well as making the wonderful poppy display for Remembrance Sunday.
Sadly, this year we have lost some of our faithful worshippers including Delfryn Evans, Ken Hall and Ann Shires. They are very much missed.
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St Theodore’s Church
2023 marked the second half of our 125 anniversary celebrations and was another busy year!
Most of the worship for the first few weeks took place in the halls because of the heating costs only using the church when we needed to. We had a sung mass for the Epiphany followed by refreshments. We had a packed church for Christingle joined by lots of our uniformed organisations. Also in January saw the launch of our youth club which sees on average 20 youngsters meeting for an hour of activities each Friday. St Theodore’s hosted a successful Race Night for the ministry area which was lovely to see people coming together for fellowship and raise some funds whilst having fun!
Lent, Holy week and Easter were celebrated in the usual way, Lent course, stations of the cross and our joint Lent lunches, plus our big lent spring clean. On Easter day we celebrated first communions.
On the 7[th] May we celebrated the Coronation with a festival evensong and afternoon tea, and then on the 20[th] May we held a Big Breakfast for Christian Aid week. Following sung masses for Ascension Day and Corpus Christi drinks
were enjoyed in the vicarage garden. On Corpus Christi Sunday we welcomed people from across the diocese for our festival and enjoyed a homily by Fr Dean Atkins.
On the 17[th] June the sun shone and a jolly afternoon was had for the annual vicarage garden party, which included the sale of Theo Tomato plants. July 1[st] saw the summer fayre and we were able to have stalls outside, it also marked the beginning of our 2[nd] heritage festival, with wonderful stalls and the church open each afternoon for visitors. We involved Central Primary school, and organ recital by former organist Canon Graham Holcombe. A festival Eucharist, a talk on the Talbot family and ended with a packed church for a splendid concert by Paul Potts.
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In July we enjoyed our first music festival over four Sundays of organ music and singers.
Several of us made the pilgrimage to Glastonbury and to Walsingham in the summer. The 5[th] August saw the close of our year of celebrations with a sung mass and lunch where we welcomed Fr Colin Amos as our preacher, another wonderful gathering and fellowship enjoyed!
As we moved to September we began with our annual family fun afternoon, picnic, games, ice cream and the traditional water fight. A hearty band of pilgrims from across the ministry area made a mini pilgrimage from St Theodore’s to Margam Abbey visiting former churches along the way.
On the 10[th] September Bishop Mary made her visit to the ministry Area and preached at the 11am mass. On the 17[th] September we celebrated our patronal festival and welcomed Fr David Way as our preacher.
In October we celebrated harvest where we were joined by the uniformed groups and held our pet blessing service, and enjoyed a harvest supper and beetle drive. In November we celebrated All Saints and All Souls and blessed our garden of remembrance. In November we held our Autumn fayre which again was a great success!
December was a busy month with darkness to light, Christmas the Experience, Children’s Christmas Crafts, Breakfast with Fr Christmas, Carols and Lessons. As well as our traditional Jesse tree this year we also had a traveling, Mary, Joseph and Donkey to help our Advent preparations and on Advent 1 we were joined by Archdeacon Mike Komor as he prepared to retire. Again we were very busy with lots and school Christmas concerts and excellent numbers attending our Christmas worship. One of the most rewarding projects was the Christmas day Community Lunch where this year saw nearly 50 meals cooked.
It has been another busy year! Our Dementia café turned 1 and our Sunday School grew and even now have their very own designer hoodies! Our thanks to everyone who made this year possible!
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Holy Trinity Church
22[nd] March 2023 we held our Community Hub, following a large area leaflet drop on the Sandfields estate and driven by Fr Miles who liaised with local community leaders, we held a successful evening whereby local groups, organisations and charities came together with members of the parish and the local community.
The evening provided an opportunity to raise awareness of the help, support and activities that are available within the local area and more importantly to show that Holy Trinity is accessible to everyone, a welcoming place of worship on the estate with the facilities to cater for external organisations.
been the Parish Priest and Fr Michael Gable, Priest at Holy Trinity who had been vicar when discussions were taking place around the future of the church building.
It was lovely to see the church so full of people who wished to be part of the 15 year celebration. There was a display of photographs of the old & new church that prompted much discussion. It was particularly kind of those to bring along food for us all to share and to make that special effort to attend the celebration service.
24[th] September 2023 we celebrated 15 years of Holy Trinity in the new church; this was a wonderful event, very well attended by parishioners within the Port Talbot Ministry Area. The Service was led by Fr Matthew Gibbon who had previously
Going forward into 2024, Holy Trinity, the future is uncertain.
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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Members of the Ministry Area Council
I report on the financial statements of the Port Talbot Ministry Area accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023, which are set out in the following pages.
Respective responsibilities of Ministry Area Council and Examiner
As the Ministry Area Council, you are responsible for preparing the Financial Statements. You consider that the audit requirements of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) do not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43(7)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independent Examiner’s Report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Ministry Area Council and a comparison of the Financial Statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the Financial Statements and seeking explanations from you as Ministry Area Council members concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the Financial Statements.
Independent Examiner’s Statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act and
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to prepare Financial Statements which accord with the accounting records and
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to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met or
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to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the Financial Statements to be reached.
Independent Examiner
Signature:
Date: 13[th] March 2024
Name: Anthony Peter Baker
Address: Baker AP & Co., Chartered Accountants, 493A Caerphilly Rd, Cardiff CF14 4SN Qualification: BSc ACA
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Statement of Financial Activities
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Previous | |||||
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| Funds | Funds | All Funds | year | ||||||
| INCOMING RESOURCES / RECEIPTS | |||||||||
| Planned Giving | 125,991 | - | 125,991 | 124,631 | |||||
| Loose Collections | 12,552 | - | 12,552 | 18,215 | |||||
| Donations | 12,602 | 12,625 | 25,227 | 21,922 | |||||
| Voluntary Income | For Mission | 835 | 4,703 | 5,538 | 5,132 | ||||
| Tax Refunds | 16,639 | - | 16,639 | 43,238 | |||||
| Legacy Gifts Received | 1,000 | - | 1,000 | 70 | |||||
| Grants | 5,505 | - | 5,505 | 62,446 | |||||
| Generated | Fees | 11,341 | 2,843 | 14,184 | 12,712 | ||||
| Income | Money Raising | 192,970 | 11,432 | 204,401 | 186,583 | ||||
| Investment Income | 6,708 | 10,423 | 17,131 | 9,795 | |||||
| Other IncomingResources | - | 4,433 | 4,433 | 3,467 | |||||
| Total Incoming Resources/ Receipts | 386,141 | 46,459 | 432,600 | 488,211 | |||||
| RESOURCES EXPENDED / PAYMENTS | |||||||||
| Support for Ministry |
Fairer Share Expenses of Clerics Other |
126,934 9,996 8 |
- - - |
126,934 9,996 8 |
206,723 14,121 189 |
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| Parish Activities | Maintenance of Services | 14,358 | 8,123 | 22,481 | 14,206 | ||||
| General Parish Expenses | 77,014 | 272 | 77,286 | 80,457 | |||||
| Maintenance of Churches | 52,745 | 6,251 | 58,996 | 66,661 | |||||
| Church Property | Maintenance of Property | 109,232 | 3,490 | 112,721 | 132,773 | ||||
| Exceptional Expenditure | - | 2,442 | 2,442 | 172,811 | |||||
| Grants for | Parish | 1,736 | 3,782 | 5,518 | 4,751 | ||||
| Financial Support | Home / World | 3,265 | 10,556 | 13,821 | 9,271 | ||||
| Other Resources | Capital Payments | 183 | 3,761 | 3,944 | 7,261 | ||||
| Expended | Cost of MoneyRaising | 4,891 | - | 4,891 | 4,049 | ||||
| Total Resources Expended/ Payments | 400,361 | 38,676 | 439,037 | 713,271 | |||||
| Net Movement in | Funds | - | 14,220 |
7,782 | - | 6,437 |
- | 225,060 |
|
| Transfers between Funds | 4,162 | - | 4,162 |
- | |||||
| Gains/losses on revaluation | - | 41,401 | 41,401 | - | 26,092 |
||||
| Balance Brought Forward (1 January) | 426,644 | 1,733,875 | 2,160,519 | 2,411,671 | |||||
| Balance Carried Forward(31 December) | 416,587 | 1,778,896 | 2,195,483 | 2,160,519 |
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Balance Sheet
| General | Designated | Restricted | Endowment | Total | Previous year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible Assets | ||||||
| Tangible Assets | 250,000 | - | 1,478,516 | 23,975 | 1,752,491 | 1,711,090 |
| Current Assets | ||||||
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 83,292 | 83,295 | 276,405 | - | 442,992 | 449,429 |
| Liabilities | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total Net Assets | 333,292 | 83,295 | 1,754,921 | 23,975 | 2,195,483 | 2,160,519 |
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| General | Designated | Restricted | Endowment | Total | Previous year | Previous year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Represented by | ||||||||||
| General Fund | 333,292 | 333,292 | 341,975 | |||||||
| St Catharine's | 34,054 | 34,054 | 34,054 | |||||||
| St Catharine's Hall | - | 17,152 |
- | 17,152 |
- | 17,152 |
||||
| St Catharine's Churchyard | 7,090 | 7,090 | 7,090 | |||||||
| St Catharine's Fabric | 343,497 | 8,910 | 352,407 | 330,084 | ||||||
| St C - Daisy Seabourne Mainwaring | 15,065 | 15,065 | 14,299 | |||||||
| St Agnes Fabric | - | 812 |
6,156 | 5,345 | 9,759 | |||||
| St Agnes Circle | 1,224 | 1,224 | 2,131 | |||||||
| St Agnes Flowers | 125 | 125 | 165 | |||||||
| St Agnes Mission | 175 | 175 | 155 | |||||||
| St Theodore's | 16 | 1,217,904 | 1,217,920 | 1,193,000 | ||||||
| St Theodore's Hall | 5,916 | 3,272 | 9,188 | 15,320 | ||||||
| St Theodore's Parish Hall | 6,917 | 1,202 | 8,119 | - | 68 |
|||||
| St Theodore's Shop | 2,018 | - | 718 |
1,300 | 1,648 | |||||
| St Theodore's Youth Hall | - | 6,010 |
4 | - | 6,007 |
|||||
| St Theodore's Mission | 142 | 268 | 410 | 98 | ||||||
| St Theodore Terry Morgan | 1,340 | 1,340 | 1,270 | |||||||
| St Theodore's Flowers | 942 | 942 | 692 | |||||||
| St Theodore's Churchyard | 555 | 555 | 108 | |||||||
| St Theodore's Fabric | 38,256 | 38,256 | 38,804 | |||||||
| St Theodore's Sunday School | 937 | 937 | ||||||||
| St Theodore's Youth Group | 68 | 68 | ||||||||
| Dementia Café | 500 | 500 | ||||||||
| Community Christmas Lunch | 632 | 632 | 876 | |||||||
| St Theodore's Friends | 525 | 525 | ||||||||
| St Michael's | 52,135 | 52,135 | 51,946 | |||||||
| St Michael's Churchyard | 7,062 | 7,062 | 6,710 | |||||||
| St Michael's Fabric | 30,493 | 30,493 | 30,797 | |||||||
| St Michael's Chancel | 11,613 | 11,613 | 11,730 | |||||||
| St Michael's Ladies Guild | - | 70 |
- | 70 |
||||||
| St Michael's Luncheon Club | - | 264 |
- | 264 |
||||||
| St David's Cash in Hand | 2,243 | 2,243 | 2,243 | |||||||
| St David's | 2,560 | - | 111 |
2,449 | 1,550 | |||||
| St David's Churchyard | 531 | 531 | 515 | |||||||
| St David's Fabric | 10,209 | 10,209 | 9,722 | |||||||
| Parents and Toddlers | 375 | 18 | 393 | |||||||
| St Mary's Centre | 964 | 964 | 500 | |||||||
| St Mary's Fabric | 14,398 | 14,398 | 20,216 | |||||||
| St Mary's Friends | 6,687 | 6,687 | ||||||||
| St Mary's | 8,181 | 8,181 | 8,418 | |||||||
| St Mary's Graveyard | 352 | 352 | 726 | |||||||
| St Mary's Hall & Land | 30,902 | 30,902 | 30,902 | |||||||
| St Mary's Loan | 871 | 871 | ||||||||
| St Mary's Graveyard Plaques | 318 | 318 | ||||||||
| St Mary's Margaret Longdon | 326 | 326 | 326 | |||||||
| Agency Collection | 9,451 | 9,451 | 9,451 | |||||||
| MA Central costs | -70.85 | -70.85 | ||||||||
| St Mary's Church Loan | 461 | |||||||||
| Fund Totals | 333,292 | 83,295 | 1,754,921 | 23,975 | 2,195,483 | 2,160,519 |
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Notes
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As of 30th June 2023 the charity known as The Ministry Area of Port Talbot, 1130785, was replaced by the charity The Ministry Area of Port Talbot Council CIO, 1202936. All assets and liabilities were transferred on this date from the previous charity to the current charity.
-
As at the end of the year the charity was in deficit to the Llandaff Diocesan Board of Finance for payment of the Fairer Share in the sum of £69,000.
-
Prior to 2023 some churches had combined finances. From 1 January 2024 the income and expenditure of each church was tracked separately.
This report was agreed by the Ministry Area Council, the trustees, and signed on its behalf
Trudy Knowles 3rd April 2024 Lay Chair
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Statement of Financial Activities for
Central Funds
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Previous | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | All Funds | year | |||||
| INCOMING RESOURCES / RECEIPTS | ||||||||
| Planned Giving | - | |||||||
| Loose Collections | - | |||||||
| Donations | 926 | 926 | 143 | |||||
| Voluntary Income | For Mission | - | ||||||
| Tax Refunds | - | |||||||
| Legacy Gifts Received | - | |||||||
| Grants | 5,505 | 5,505 | ||||||
| Generated | Fees | - | ||||||
| Income | Money Raising | - | 24 |
- | 24 |
821 | ||
| Investment Income | 34 | 34 | ||||||
| Other IncomingResources | - | |||||||
| Total Incoming Resources/ Receipts | 6,441 | - | 6,441 | 964 | ||||
| RESOURCES EXPENDED / PAYMENTS | ||||||||
| Support for Ministry |
Fairer Share Expenses of Clerics Other |
- | 9,456 8,727 |
- | 9,456 8,727 - |
- | 19,386 4,175 |
|
| Parish Activities | Maintenance of Services | 230 | 230 | |||||
| General Parish Expenses | 24,163 | 24,163 | - | 3,174 |
||||
| Maintenance of Churches | 210 | 210 | 7 | |||||
| Church Property | Maintenance of Property | - | ||||||
| Exceptional Expenditure | - | |||||||
| Grants for | Parish | 275 | 275 | |||||
| Financial Support | Home / World | - | 34 | |||||
| Other Resources | Capital Payments | - | ||||||
| Expended | Cost of MoneyRaising | - | ||||||
| Total Resources Expended/ Payments | 24,149 | - | 24,149 | - | 18,343 |
|||
| Net Movement in | Funds | - | 17,708 |
- | - | 17,708 |
19,307 | |
| Transfers between Funds | - | |||||||
| Gains/losses on revaluation | - | |||||||
| Balance Brought Forward (1 January) | 19,307 | 19,307 | - | |||||
| Balance Carried Forward(31 December) | 1,598 | - | 1,598 | 19,307 |
Appendix 28
Balance Sheet for
Central Funds
| General | Designated | Restricted | Endowment | Total | Previous year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible Assets | ||||||
| Tangible Assets | - | |||||
| Current Assets | ||||||
| Investments | - | |||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 1,598 | 1,598 | 19,307 | |||
| Liabilities | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| Total Net Assets | 1,598 | - | - | - | 1,598 | 19,307 |
| Represented by | ||||||
| General Fund | 1,598 |
1,598 | 19,307 | |||
| Fund Totals | 1,598 | - | - | - | 1,598 | 19,307 |
Appendix 29
Statement of Financial Activities for
St Catharine’s Church
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Previous | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | All Funds | year | |||
| INCOMING RESOURCES / RECEIPTS | ||||||
| Planned Giving | 16,256 | 16,256 | 20,529 | |||
| Loose Collections | 2,796 | 2,796 | 12,743 | |||
| Donations | 686 | 686 | 1,117 | |||
| Voluntary Income | For Mission | - | 329 | |||
| Tax Refunds | 5,021 | 5,021 | 14,420 | |||
| Legacy Gifts Received | 1,000 | 1,000 | 66 | |||
| Grants | - | 14,092 | ||||
| Generated | Fees | 5,184 | 5,184 | 4,757 | ||
| Income | Money Raising | 23,897 | 23,897 | 14,942 | ||
| Investment Income | 233 | 233 | 5,620 | |||
| Other IncomingResources | - | |||||
| Total Incoming Resources/ Receipts | 55,074 | - | 55,074 | 88,614 | ||
| RESOURCES EXPENDED / PAYMENTS | ||||||
| Support for Ministry |
Fairer Share Expenses of Clerics Other |
24,721 228 8 |
24,721 228 8 |
70,672 2,541 189 |
||
| Parish Activities | Maintenance of Services | 1,871 | 1,871 | 2,900 | ||
| General Parish Expenses | 3,366 | 3,366 | 4,658 | |||
| Maintenance of Churches | 9,369 | 9,369 | 10,837 | |||
| Church Property | Maintenance of Property | 10,883 | 10,883 | 38,078 | ||
| Exceptional Expenditure | - | |||||
| Grants for | Parish | 581 | 581 | 263 | ||
| Financial Support | Home / World | 500 | 500 | 2,018 | ||
| Other Resources | Capital Payments | - | ||||
| Expended | Cost of MoneyRaising | 1,376 | 1,376 | 930 | ||
| Total Resources Expended/ Payments | 52,902 | - | 52,902 | 133,085 | ||
| Net Movement in | Funds | 2,172 | - | 2,172 | - | 44,471 |
| Transfers between Funds | - | |||||
| Gains/losses on revaluation | 23,090 | 23,090 | - | 3,028 |
||
| Balance Brought Forward (1 January) | 40,145 | 351,473 | 391,617 | |||
| Balance Carried Forward(31 December) | 42,317 | 374,563 | 416,879 | 391,617 |
Appendix 30
Balance Sheet for
St Catharine’s Church
| General | Designated | Restricted | Endowment | Total | Previous year | Previous year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible Assets | |||||||
| Tangible Assets | 343,497 |
23,975 | 367,472 | 344,383 | |||
| Current Assets | |||||||
| Investments | - | ||||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 25,415 | 16,902 |
7,090 |
49,407 | 47,235 | ||
| Liabilities | |||||||
| - | |||||||
| Total Net Assets | 25,415 | 16,902 | 350,587 | 23,975 | 416,879 | 391,617 | |
| Represented by | |||||||
| General Fund | 25,415 | 25,415 | 23,243 | ||||
| St Catharine's | 34,054 | 34,054 | 34,054 | ||||
| St Catharine's Hall | - | 17,152 |
- | 17,152 |
- | 17,152 |
|
| St Catharine's Churchyard | 7,090 | 7,090 | 7,090 | ||||
| St Catharine's Fabric | 343,497 | 8,910 | 352,407 | 330,084 | |||
| St C - Daisy Seabourne Mainwaring | 15,065 | 15,065 | 14,299 | ||||
| Fund Totals | 25,415 | 16,902 | 350,587 | 23,975 | 416,879 | 391,618 |
Note: Previous year figures for statement of financial activities include St Baglan's in these figures
Appendix 31
Statement of Financial Activities for
St Baglan’s Church
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Previous | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | All Funds | year | ||||
| INCOMING RESOURCES / RECEIPTS | |||||||
| Planned Giving | 8,322 | 8,322 | |||||
| Loose Collections | 1,405 | 1,405 | |||||
| Donations | - | ||||||
| Voluntary Income | For Mission | - | |||||
| Tax Refunds | 65 | 65 | |||||
| Legacy Gifts Received | - | ||||||
| Grants | - | ||||||
| Generated | Fees | - | |||||
| Income | Money Raising | 249 | 249 | ||||
| Investment Income | 5,439 | 5,439 | |||||
| Other IncomingResources | - | ||||||
| Total Incoming Resources/ Receipts | 15,479 | - | 15,479 | - | |||
| RESOURCES EXPENDED / PAYMENTS | |||||||
| Support for Ministry |
Fairer Share Expenses of Clerics Other |
17,609 | 17,609 - - |
||||
| Parish Activities | Maintenance of Services | 405 | 405 | ||||
| General Parish Expenses | 380 | 380 | |||||
| Maintenance of Churches | 2,613 | 2,613 | |||||
| Church Property | Maintenance of Property | 772 | 772 | ||||
| Exceptional Expenditure | - | ||||||
| Grants for | Parish | - | |||||
| Financial Support | Home / World | 150 | 150 | ||||
| Other Resources | Capital Payments | - | |||||
| Expended | Cost of MoneyRaising | - | |||||
| Total Resources Expended/ Payments | 21,929 | - | 21,929 | - | |||
| Net Movement in | Funds | - | 6,450 |
- | - | 6,450 |
- |
| Transfers between Funds | - | ||||||
| Gains/losses on revaluation | - | ||||||
| Balance Brought Forward (1 January) | 262,422 | 262,422 | |||||
| Balance Carried Forward(31 December) | 255,972 | - | 255,972 |
Appendix 32
Balance Sheet for
St Baglan’s Church
| General | Designated | Restricted | Endowment | Total | Previous year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible Assets | ||||||
| Tangible Assets | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | |||
| Current Assets | ||||||
| Investments | - | |||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 5,972 | 5,972 | 12,422 | |||
| Liabilities | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| Total Net Assets | 255,972 | - | - | - | 255,972 | 262,422 |
| Represented by | ||||||
| General Fund | 255,972 | 255,972 | 262,422 | |||
| Fund Totals | 255,972 | - | - | - | 255,972 | 262,422 |
Note: Previous year figures for statement of financial activities are included in the figures shown for St Catharine's church
Appendix 33
Statement of Financial Activities for
Aberavon
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Previous | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | All Funds | year | ||||||
| INCOMING RESOURCES / RECEIPTS | |||||||||
| Planned Giving | 100 | 100 | 82,574 | ||||||
| Loose Collections | - | 4,038 | |||||||
| Donations | 28 | 28 | 13,552 | ||||||
| Voluntary Income | For Mission | - | 4,803 | ||||||
| Tax Refunds | 58 | 58 | 20,934 | ||||||
| Legacy Gifts Received | - | 5 | |||||||
| Grants | - | 22,991 | |||||||
| Generated | Fees | - | 5,580 | ||||||
| Income | Money Raising | 2,492 | 2,492 | 84,748 | |||||
| Investment Income | - | 4,142 | |||||||
| Other IncomingResources | - | 3,467 | |||||||
| Total Incoming Resources/ Receipts | 2,677 | - | 2,677 | 246,833 | |||||
| RESOURCES EXPENDED / PAYMENTS | |||||||||
| Support for Ministry |
Fairer Share Expenses of Clerics Other |
453 | - 453 - |
114,302 5,977 |
|||||
| Parish Activities | Maintenance of Services | 125 | 125 | 10,708 | |||||
| General Parish Expenses | 4,309 | 4,309 | 25,698 | ||||||
| Maintenance of Churches | - | 46,374 | |||||||
| Church Property | Maintenance of Property | - | 52,414 | ||||||
| Exceptional Expenditure | - | 172,811 | |||||||
| Grants for | Parish | - | 3,805 | ||||||
| Financial Support | Home / World | 100 | 100 | 5,661 | |||||
| Other Resources | Capital Payments | 461 | 461 | 3,502 | |||||
| Expended | Cost of MoneyRaising | 23 | 23 | 3,057 | |||||
| Total Resources Expended/ Payments | 5,010 | 461 | 5,471 | 444,311 | |||||
| Net Movement in | Funds | - | 2,333 |
- | 461 |
- | 2,794 |
- | 197,477 |
| Transfers between Funds | - | ||||||||
| Gains/losses on revaluation | - | ||||||||
| Balance Brought Forward (1 January) | - | 1,719 |
461 | - | 1,258 |
||||
| Balance Carried Forward(31 December) | - | 4,052 |
- | - | 4,052 |
Appendix 34
Balance Sheet for
Aberavon
| General | Designated | Restricted | Endowment | Total | Previous year | Previous year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible Assets | |||||||||
| Tangible Assets | - | ||||||||
| Current Assets | |||||||||
| Investments | - | ||||||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | - | 3,981 |
- | 71 |
- | 4,052 |
- | 1,258 |
|
| Liabilities | |||||||||
| - | |||||||||
| Total Net Assets | - | 3,981 |
- | 71 |
- | - - |
4,052 |
- | 1,258 |
| Represented by | |||||||||
| General Fund | - | 3,981 |
- | 3,981 |
- | 1,719 |
|||
| MA Central costs | - | 71 |
- | 71 |
|||||
| St Mary's Church Loan | - | 461 | |||||||
| Fund Totals | - | 3,981 |
- | 71 |
- | - - |
4,052 |
- | 1,258 |
Note: Previous year figures for statement of financial activities include the figures for Holy Trinity, St Agnes, St Mary, St Theodore
Appendix 35
Statement of Financial Activities for
St Theodore’s Church
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Previous | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | All Funds | year | |||
| INCOMING RESOURCES / RECEIPTS | ||||||
| Planned Giving | 31,250 | 31,250 | ||||
| Loose Collections | 2,939 | 2,939 | ||||
| Donations | 2,272 | 2,142 | 4,414 | |||
| Voluntary Income | For Mission | 383 | 2,800 | 3,183 | ||
| Tax Refunds | 2,456 | 2,456 | ||||
| Legacy Gifts Received | - | |||||
| Grants | - | |||||
| Generated | Fees | 1,480 | 1,480 | |||
| Income | Money Raising | 47,832 | 8,865 | 56,697 | ||
| Investment Income | 445 | 10,423 | 10,868 | |||
| Other IncomingResources | - | |||||
| Total Incoming Resources/ Receipts | 89,057 | 24,230 | 113,287 | - | ||
| RESOURCES EXPENDED / PAYMENTS | ||||||
| Support for Ministry |
Fairer Share Expenses of Clerics Other |
24,725 96 |
24,725 96 - |
|||
| Parish Activities | Maintenance of Services | 4,052 | 610 | 4,662 | ||
| General Parish Expenses | 7,532 | 172 | 7,703 | |||
| Maintenance of Churches | 13,073 | 4,959 | 18,033 | |||
| Church Property | Maintenance of Property | 24,091 | 443 | 24,533 | ||
| Exceptional Expenditure | 2,442 | 2,442 | ||||
| Grants for | Parish | 86 | 3,782 | 3,868 | ||
| Financial Support | Home / World | 1,131 | 5,132 | 6,263 | ||
| Other Resources | Capital Payments | - | ||||
| Expended | Cost of MoneyRaising | 1,970 | 1,970 | |||
| Total Resources Expended/ Payments | 76,756 | 17,540 | 94,295 | - | ||
| Net Movement in | Funds | 12,302 | 6,690 | 18,992 | - | |
| Transfers between Funds | 3,542 | - | 3,542 |
- | ||
| Gains/losses on revaluation | 18,245 | 18,245 | ||||
| Balance Brought Forward (1 January) | 15,929 | 1,244,294 | 1,260,223 | |||
| Balance Carried Forward(31 December) | 31,773 | 1,265,687 | 1,297,459 |
Appendix 36
Balance Sheet for
St Theodore’s Church
| General | Designated | Restricted | Endowment | Total | Previous year | Previous year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible Assets | ||||||||||
| Tangible Assets | 1,052,418 | 1,052,418 | 1,034,173 | |||||||
| Current Assets | ||||||||||
| Investments | - | |||||||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 22,774 | 8,999 | 213,269 | 245,041 | 226,050 | |||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||
| - | ||||||||||
| Total Net Assets | 22,774 | 8,999 | 1,265,687 | - | 1,297,459 | 1,260,223 | ||||
| Represented by | ||||||||||
| General Fund | 22,774 | 22,774 | 8,474 | |||||||
| St Theodore's | 16 | 1,217,904 | 1,217,920 | 1,193,000 | ||||||
| St Theodore's Hall | 5,916 | 3,272 | 9,188 | 15,320 | ||||||
| St Theodore's Parish Hall | 6,917 | 1,202 | 8,119 | - | 68 |
|||||
| St Theodore's Shop | 2,018 | - | 718 |
1,300 | 1,648 | |||||
| St Theodore's Youth Hall | - | 6,010 |
4 | - | 6,007 |
|||||
| St Theodore's Mission | 142 | 268 | 410 | 98 | ||||||
| St Theodore Terry Morgan | 1,340 | 1,340 | 1,270 | |||||||
| St Theodore's Flowers | 942 | 942 | 692 | |||||||
| St Theodore's Churchyard | 555 | 555 | 108 | |||||||
| St Theodore's Fabric | 38,256 | 38,256 | 38,804 | |||||||
| St Theodore's Sunday School | 937 | 937 | ||||||||
| St Theodore's Youth Group | 68 | 68 | ||||||||
| Dementia Café | 500 | 500 | ||||||||
| Community Christmas Lunch | 632 | 632 | 876 | |||||||
| St Theodore's Friends | 525 | 525 | ||||||||
| Fund Totals | 22,774 | 8,999 | 1,265,687 | - | 1,297,459 | 1,260,223 |
Note: Previous year figures for statement of financial activities are included in the figures shown for Aberavon
Appendix 37
Statement of Financial Activities for
St Agnes’ Church
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Previous | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | All Funds | year | |||
| INCOMING RESOURCES / RECEIPTS | ||||||
| Planned Giving | 25,850 | 25,850 | ||||
| Loose Collections | 1,338 | 1,338 | ||||
| Donations | 1,941 | 1,940 | 3,881 | |||
| Voluntary Income | For Mission | 125 | 1,795 | 1,920 | ||
| Tax Refunds | 2,154 | 2,154 | ||||
| Legacy Gifts Received | - | |||||
| Grants | - | |||||
| Generated | Fees | 45 | 45 | |||
| Income | Money Raising | 8,180 | 1,356 | 9,536 | ||
| Investment Income | - | |||||
| Other IncomingResources | - | |||||
| Total Incoming Resources/ Receipts | 39,633 | 5,091 | 44,725 | - | ||
| RESOURCES EXPENDED / PAYMENTS | ||||||
| Support for Ministry |
Fairer Share Expenses of Clerics Other |
18,041 150 |
18,041 150 - |
|||
| Parish Activities | Maintenance of Services | 2,931 | 499 | 3,429 | ||
| General Parish Expenses | 1,979 | 100 | 2,079 | |||
| Maintenance of Churches | 6,011 | 1,030 | 7,041 | |||
| Church Property | Maintenance of Property | 1,710 | 1,710 | |||
| Exceptional Expenditure | - | |||||
| Grants for | Parish | 107 | 107 | |||
| Financial Support | Home / World | 86 | 2,908 | 2,994 | ||
| Other Resources | Capital Payments | - | ||||
| Expended | Cost of MoneyRaising | 283 | 283 | |||
| Total Resources Expended/ Payments | 31,296 | 4,537 | 35,833 | - | ||
| Net Movement in | Funds | 8,337 | 555 | 8,892 | - | |
| Transfers between Funds | 620 | - | 620 |
- | ||
| Gains/losses on revaluation | - | |||||
| Balance Brought Forward (1 January) | 4,390 | 7,746 | 12,135 | |||
| Balance Carried Forward(31 December) | 13,347 | 7,681 | 21,027 |
Appendix 38
Balance Sheet for
St Agnes’ Church
| General | Designated | Restricted | Endowment | Total | Previous year | Previous year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible Assets | ||||||||
| Tangible Assets | - | |||||||
| Current Assets | ||||||||
| Investments | - | |||||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 14,158 | - | 812 |
7,681 |
21,027 | 12,135 | ||
| Liabilities | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| Total Net Assets | 14,158 | - | 812 |
7,681 | - | 21,027 | 12,135 | |
| Represented by | ||||||||
| General Fund | 14,158 | 14,158 | - | 74 |
||||
| St Agnes Fabric | - | 812 |
6,156 | 5,345 | 9,759 | |||
| St Agnes Circle | 1,224 | 1,224 | 2,131 | |||||
| St Agnes Flowers | 125 | 125 | 165 | |||||
| St Agnes Mission | 175 | 175 | 155 | |||||
| Fund Totals | 14,158 | - | 812 |
7,681 | - | 21,027 | 12,135 |
Note: Previous year figures for statement of financial activities are included in the figures shown for Aberavon
Appendix 39
Statement of Financial Activities for
St Mary’s Church
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Previous | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | All Funds | year | |||
| INCOMING RESOURCES / RECEIPTS | ||||||
| Planned Giving | 17,059 | 17,059 | ||||
| Loose Collections | 2,431 | 2,431 | ||||
| Donations | 595 | 8,527 | 9,122 | |||
| Voluntary Income | For Mission | 108 | 108 | |||
| Tax Refunds | 1,060 | 1,060 | ||||
| Legacy Gifts Received | - | |||||
| Grants | - | |||||
| Generated | Fees | 1,271 | 2,491 | 3,762 | ||
| Income | Money Raising | 18,903 | 1,211 | 20,114 | ||
| Investment Income | - | |||||
| Other IncomingResources | 4,433 | 4,433 | ||||
| Total Incoming Resources/ Receipts | 41,319 | 16,770 | 58,089 | - | ||
| RESOURCES EXPENDED / PAYMENTS | ||||||
| Support for Ministry |
Fairer Share Expenses of Clerics Other |
12,934 178 |
12,934 178 - |
|||
| Parish Activities | Maintenance of Services | 2,751 | 7,015 | 9,766 | ||
| General Parish Expenses | 3,494 | 3,494 | ||||
| Maintenance of Churches | 5,204 | 262 | 5,466 | |||
| Church Property | Maintenance of Property | 14,242 | 3,047 | 17,289 | ||
| Exceptional Expenditure | - | |||||
| Grants for | Parish | 75 | 75 | |||
| Financial Support | Home / World | 56 | 2,181 | 2,237 | ||
| Other Resources | Capital Payments | 3,300 | 3,300 | |||
| Expended | Cost of MoneyRaising | 617 | 617 | |||
| Total Resources Expended/ Payments | 39,552 | 15,805 | 55,357 | - | ||
| Net Movement in | Funds | 1,767 | 965 | 2,733 | - | |
| Transfers between Funds | - | |||||
| Gains/losses on revaluation | - | |||||
| Balance Brought Forward (1 January) | - | 144 |
70,538 | 70,394 | ||
| Balance Carried Forward(31 December) | 1,623 | 71,503 | 73,126 |
Appendix 40
Balance Sheet for
St Mary’s Church
| General | Designated | Restricted | Endowment | Total | Previous year | Previous year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible Assets | |||||||
| Tangible Assets | 30,902 | 30,902 | 30,902 | ||||
| Current Assets | |||||||
| Investments | - | ||||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 284 | 1,339 | 40,602 | 42,225 | 39,492 | ||
| Liabilities | |||||||
| - | |||||||
| Total Net Assets | 284 | 1,339 | 71,503 | - | 73,126 | 70,394 | |
| Represented by | |||||||
| General Fund | 284 | 284 | - | 144 |
|||
| Parents and Toddlers | 375 | 18 | 393 | ||||
| St Mary's Centre | 964 | 964 | 500 | ||||
| St Mary's Fabric | 14,398 |
14,398 | 20,216 | ||||
| St Mary's Friends | 6,687 | 6,687 | |||||
| St Mary's | 8,181 | 8,181 | 8,418 | ||||
| St Mary's Graveyard | 352 |
352 | 726 | ||||
| St Mary's Hall & Land | 30,902 |
30,902 | 30,902 | ||||
| St Mary's Loan | 871 |
871 | |||||
| St Mary's Graveyard Plaques | 318 | 318 | |||||
| St Mary's Margaret Longdon | 326 | 326 | 326 | ||||
| Agency Collection | 9,451 | 9,451 | 9,451 | ||||
| Fund Totals | 284 | 1,339 | 71,503 | - | 73,126 | 70,394 |
Note: Previous year figures for statement of financial activities are included in the figures shown for Aberavon
Appendix 41
Statement of Financial Activities for
Holy Trinity Church
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Previous | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | All Funds | year | ||||
| INCOMING RESOURCES / RECEIPTS | |||||||
| Planned Giving | 2,245 | 2,245 | |||||
| Loose Collections | 166 | 166 | |||||
| Donations | 30 | 30 | |||||
| Voluntary Income | For Mission | - | |||||
| Tax Refunds | 252 | 252 | |||||
| Legacy Gifts Received | - | ||||||
| Grants | - | ||||||
| Generated | Fees | 373 | 373 | ||||
| Income | Money Raising | 1,766 | 1,766 | ||||
| Investment Income | - | ||||||
| Other IncomingResources | - | ||||||
| Total Incoming Resources/ Receipts | 4,831 | - | 4,831 | - | |||
| RESOURCES EXPENDED / PAYMENTS | |||||||
| Support for Ministry |
Fairer Share Expenses of Clerics Other |
3,249 164 |
3,249 164 - |
||||
| Parish Activities | Maintenance of Services | 1,435 | 1,435 | ||||
| General Parish Expenses | 517 | 517 | |||||
| Maintenance of Churches | 2,510 | 2,510 | |||||
| Church Property | Maintenance of Property | - | |||||
| Exceptional Expenditure | - | ||||||
| Grants for | Parish | - | |||||
| Financial Support | Home / World | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Other Resources | Capital Payments | - | |||||
| Expended | Cost of MoneyRaising | 23 | 23 | ||||
| Total Resources Expended/ Payments | 7,913 | - | 7,913 | - | |||
| Net Movement in | Funds | - | 3,082 |
- | - | 3,082 |
- |
| Transfers between Funds | - | ||||||
| Gains/losses on revaluation | - | ||||||
| Balance Brought Forward (1 January) | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Balance Carried Forward(31 December) | - | 3,082 |
- | - | 3,082 |
Appendix 42
Balance Sheet for
Holy Trinity Church
| General | Designated | Restricted | Endowment | Total Previous year | Total Previous year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible Assets | |||||||
| Tangible Assets | - | ||||||
| Current Assets | |||||||
| Investments | - | ||||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | - | 3,082 |
- | 3,082 |
0 | ||
| Liabilities | |||||||
| - | |||||||
| Total Net Assets | - | 3,082 |
- | - | - - |
3,082 |
0 |
| Represented by | |||||||
| General Fund | - | 3,082 |
- | 3,082 |
0 | ||
| Fund Totals | - | 3,082 |
- | - | - - |
3,082 |
0 |
Note: Previous year figures for statement of financial activities are included in the figures shown for Aberavon
Appendix 43
Statement of Financial Activities for
St David’s Church
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Previous | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | All Funds | year | |||||
| INCOMING RESOURCES / RECEIPTS | ||||||||
| Planned Giving | 10,085 | 10,085 | 9,898 | |||||
| Loose Collections | 401 | 401 | 352 | |||||
| Donations | 3,835 | 15 | 3,851 | 2,781 | ||||
| Voluntary Income | For Mission | 309 | 309 | |||||
| Tax Refunds | 1,850 | 1,850 | 1,497 | |||||
| Legacy Gifts Received | - | |||||||
| Grants | - | 870 | ||||||
| Generated | Fees | 50 | 50 | |||||
| Income | Money Raising | 5,473 | 5,473 | 15,257 | ||||
| Investment Income | 89 | 89 | 6 | |||||
| Other IncomingResources | - | |||||||
| Total Incoming Resources/ Receipts | 22,093 | 15 | 22,109 | 30,660 | ||||
| RESOURCES EXPENDED / PAYMENTS | ||||||||
| Support for Ministry |
Fairer Share Expenses of Clerics Other |
15,955 | 15,955 - - |
20,618 26 |
||||
| Parish Activities | Maintenance of Services | 87 | 87 | 203 | ||||
| General Parish Expenses | 479 | 479 | 1,930 | |||||
| Maintenance of Churches | 5,160 | 5,160 | 4,235 | |||||
| Church Property | Maintenance of Property | 2,053 | 2,053 | 1,329 | ||||
| Exceptional Expenditure | - | |||||||
| Grants for | Parish | 78 | 78 | 20 | ||||
| Financial Support | Home / World | 598 | 598 | |||||
| Other Resources | Capital Payments | - | 700 | |||||
| Expended | Cost of MoneyRaising | 600 | 600 | 62 | ||||
| Total Resources Expended/ Payments | 25,010 | - | 25,010 | 29,121 | ||||
| Net Movement in | Funds | - | 2,916 |
15 | - | 2,901 |
1,539 | |
| Transfers between Funds | - | |||||||
| Gains/losses on revaluation | 488 | 488 | - | 260 |
||||
| Balance Brought Forward (1 January) | 21,002 | 10,126 | 31,128 | 29,849 | ||||
| Balance Carried Forward(31 December) | 18,086 | 10,629 | 28,715 | 31,128 |
Appendix 44
Balance Sheet for
St David’s Church
| General | Designated | Restricted | Endowment | Total | Previous year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible Assets | |||||||
| Tangible Assets | 9,593 | 9,593 | 9,106 | ||||
| Current Assets | |||||||
| Investments | - | ||||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 13,283 | 4,803 |
1,036 | 19,121 | 22,022 | ||
| Liabilities | |||||||
| - | |||||||
| Total Net Assets | 13,283 | 4,803 | 10,629 | - |
28,715 | 31,128 | |
| Represented by | |||||||
| Genreral Fund | 13,283 | 13,283 | 17,099 | ||||
| St David's Cash in Hand | 2,243 | 2,243 | 2,243 |
||||
| St David's | 2,560 | - | 111 |
2,449 | 1,550 | ||
| St David's Churchyard | 531 | 531 | 515 | ||||
| St David's Fabric | 10,209 | 10,209 | 9,722 | ||||
| Fund Totals | 13,283 | 4,803 | 10,629 |
- | 28,715 | 31,128 |
Appendix 45
Statement of Financial Activities for
St Michael’s Church
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Previous | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | All Funds | year | ||||||
| INCOMING RESOURCES / RECEIPTS | |||||||||
| Planned Giving | 14,824 | 14,824 | 11,630 | ||||||
| Loose Collections | 1,076 | 1,076 | 1,083 | ||||||
| Donations | 2,285 | 2,285 | 4,290 | ||||||
| Voluntary Income | For Mission | 17 | 17 | ||||||
| Tax Refunds | 3,724 | 3,724 | 6,387 | ||||||
| Legacy Gifts Received | - | ||||||||
| Grants | - | 4,095 | |||||||
| Generated | Fees | 2,938 | 352 | 3,290 | 2,375 | ||||
| Income | Money Raising | 18,447 | 18,447 | 12,332 | |||||
| Investment Income | 467 | 467 | 27 | ||||||
| Other IncomingResources | - | ||||||||
| Total Incoming Resources/ Receipts | 43,778 | 352 | 44,130 | 42,218 | |||||
| RESOURCES EXPENDED / PAYMENTS | |||||||||
| Support for Ministry |
Fairer Share Expenses of Clerics Other |
19,156 | 19,156 - - |
20,516 1,402 |
|||||
| Parish Activities | Maintenance of Services | 41 | 41 | ||||||
| General Parish Expenses | 547 | 547 | 853 | ||||||
| Maintenance of Churches | 7,153 | 7,153 | 4,786 | ||||||
| Church Property | Maintenance of Property | 19,141 | 19,141 | 10,750 | |||||
| Exceptional Expenditure | - | ||||||||
| Grants for | Parish | 534 | 534 | 447 | |||||
| Financial Support | Home / World | 630 | 334 | 964 | 1,542 | ||||
| Other Resources | Capital Payments | 183 | 183 | 3,059 | |||||
| Expended | Cost of MoneyRaising | - | |||||||
| Total Resources Expended/ Payments | 47,383 | 334 | 47,717 | 43,355 | |||||
| Net Movement in | Funds | - | 3,605 |
18 | - | 3,587 |
- | 1,137 |
|
| Transfers between Funds | - | ||||||||
| Gains/losses on revaluation | - | 421 |
- | 421 |
- | 348 |
|||
| Balance Brought Forward (1 January) | 61,188 | 49,237 | 110,425 | 111,911 | |||||
| Balance Carried Forward(31 December) | 57,583 | 48,834 | 106,417 | 110,425 |
Appendix 46
Balance Sheet for
St Michael’s Church
| General | Designated | Restricted | Endowment | Total | Previous year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible Assets | ||||||
| Tangible Assets | 42,106 |
42,106 | 42,527 | |||
| Current Assets | ||||||
| Investments | - | |||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 5,448 | 52,135 | 6,728 | 64,311 | 67,898 | |
| Liabilities | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| Total Net Assets | 5,448 | 52,135 | 48,834 | - | 106,417 | 110,425 |
| Represented by | ||||||
| General Fund | 5,448 | 5,448 | 9,242 | |||
| St Michael's | 52,135 |
52,135 | 51,946 | |||
| St Michael's Churchyard | 7,062 | 7,062 | 6,710 | |||
| St Michael's Fabric | 30,493 | 30,493 | 30,797 | |||
| St Michael's Chancel | 11,613 | 11,613 | 11,730 | |||
| St Michael's Ladies Guild | - | 70 |
- | 70 |
||
| St Michael's Luncheon Club | - | 264 |
- | 264 |
||
| Fund Totals | 5,448 | 52,135 | 48,834 | - | 106,417 | 110,425 |
Appendix 47
Statement of Financial Activities for
The St Paul’s Centre
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Previous | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | All Funds | year | |||||
| INCOMING RESOURCES / RECEIPTS | ||||||||
| Planned Giving | - | |||||||
| Loose Collections | - | |||||||
| Donations | 5 | 5 | 40 | |||||
| Voluntary Income | For Mission | - | ||||||
| Tax Refunds | - | |||||||
| Legacy Gifts Received | - | |||||||
| Grants | - | 20,398 | ||||||
| Generated | Fees | - | ||||||
| Income | Money Raising | 65,754 | 65,754 | 58,484 | ||||
| Investment Income | - | |||||||
| Other IncomingResources | - | |||||||
| Total Incoming Resources/ Receipts | 65,759 | - | 65,759 | 78,921 | ||||
| RESOURCES EXPENDED / PAYMENTS | ||||||||
| Support for Ministry |
Fairer Share Expenses of Clerics Other |
- - - |
||||||
| Parish Activities | Maintenance of Services | 431 | 431 | 395 | ||||
| General Parish Expenses | 30,248 | 30,248 | 50,492 | |||||
| Maintenance of Churches | 1,442 | 1,442 | 422 | |||||
| Church Property | Maintenance of Property | 36,341 | 36,341 | 30,202 | ||||
| Exceptional Expenditure | - | |||||||
| Grants for | Parish | - | 216 | |||||
| Financial Support | Home / World | - | 15 | |||||
| Other Resources | Capital Payments | - | ||||||
| Expended | Cost of MoneyRaising | - | ||||||
| Total Resources Expended/ Payments | 68,462 | - | 68,462 | 81,742 | ||||
| Net Movement in | Funds | - | 2,704 |
- | - | 2,704 |
- | 2,821 |
| Transfers between Funds | - | |||||||
| Gains/losses on revaluation | - | |||||||
| Balance Brought Forward (1 January) | 4,126 | 4,126 | 6,946 | |||||
| Balance Carried Forward(31 December) | 1,422 | - | 1,422 | 4,126 |
Appendix 48
Balance Sheet for
The St Paul’s Centre
| General | Designated | Restricted | Endowment | Total | Previous year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible Assets | ||||||
| Tangible Assets | - | |||||
| Current Assets | ||||||
| Investments | - | |||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 1,422 | 1,422 | 4,126 | |||
| Liabilities | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| Total Net Assets | 1,422 | - | - | - | 1,422 | 4,126 |
| Represented by | ||||||
| General fund | 1,422 | 1,422 | 4,126 | |||
| Fund Totals | 1,422 | - | - | - | 1,422 | 4,126 |
Appendix 49