PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN STANWELL AND ST MATTHEW'S CHURCH, ASHFORD, MIDDLESEX Charily No: 1203323 Pal'is11 1313 FINANCIAL STATEMENrs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2023
PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN STANWELL AND ST IVIATTHEW'S CHURCH, ASHFORD, MIDDLESEX ANNUAL REPORT AND FJNANCIAL STATEMEI NTS FOR THE YEAR EINDED 31" DCI CEMBEI R 2023 CONTENTS PAGE Administrative Infomiation Independent Examinei s Report General (Unrestricted) Fund Receipts and Payments Account Statement of Assets and Liabilities Suminary of Designated Funds FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THI YEAR ENDED 31$1 DECEMBER 2023
PCC Members Parish Priest.. Parish Curate The Rev'd Canon Father Stuart King SSC The Rev'd Father John Hillman SSC Licensed Lay Minister5'. Mr Alan Joel Mrs Melanie Cooper Mrs Sarah Pain Church Wardens: Mrs Amber Cawte Mr Mervyn Moys Mrs Pauline Muldowney Trea5urer'. SecretaTy: Mrslulie Bell Mr lan Spencer Representatives on Deanery Synod- Mr5 Julie Bell Mr lan Spencer Ex-officio Members: Head Teachers of Parochial Schools Elected Members.. 2023 Mrs Llnda charman Mr Peter Jeffery Mr5 Kathleen Marshall Mr lan Maycock 2022 Mrs Maureen Body Mr Luis Ellas MrAlon Joel Mrs Jayne Williams 2021 Mrs Melonie Cooper Mrs Llsa Davis Mrs Brenda Gill Mrs Helen Potter 03 2023 SIMary+sthfjatt AttountsApr-Dec- PCC Members
Independent exa]niner's report Éo the PCC of Parish of St Mary tlie Virgin Stanwell and St Mattheivs Church, Ashford. Middlesex. This i'eport on tlie financial stateinents ol.the PCC for the year ended 31 December, 2023, which &re set out on pages 3 to 5, is iii re8p¢cI of an ¢xainination carried oiit in aceoi'dance with the Church Accouiitiiig Regulatioiis 2006 ('Ihe Regulations,) and s.43 of the Chai'ities Act 1993 ('Ihe Act'} Respective responsibilities of the PCC and (he cxaminer As membei's of the PCC you al'e iesponsibl¢ for tlie pieparatioi) of the financial statements; you consider that the audit requirement of the Regulations and s. 43(2) of the Act does iiot apply. It is my Irsponsibilily to issue tliis irpoi't on those financial statcments in accordance with the terms of the Regulations. Basis of this report My exainination was caiTied out in accoi'danc¢ with tlie General Directions given by tlie Charity C.nminission undci. s. 43{7)(b) of the Act and to be found in the Cliui'ch guidance, 2006 edition. That exaTnination incliides a review of the accounting i'ecords kept by the PCC and a comparisoLi of the accounts with tho.se recolds. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosurcs in the finanLliil statements and seeking explanations from you at trusl¢es concerniiig any such matt¢rs. The procedures und¢itaken do not pi'ovide 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 accounts. Independ¢nt examiner's statement In accoi'dance with my examination, no matter has come to my attention-. (i) which gives me reasonable Cause to believe that in any inateiial respect the i'equii'ciT]ents to keep accounting recoi'ds in accordance with section 41 ofihe Act, and to pr¢pare financial stateinents, which accord witli the aecounling records and comply with the I'equirne1itS of the Act and th¢ Regulations have not been met. oi. (2) hich, in n]y Oplliion, attention should be drawn in ol'der to enable a i- und tanding ofthe accounts to be reaclied. Mr Leslie Ford FCPA Hunt Fol'd & Co Osboin¢ House, 143-145 Stanwell Road Ashford Middlesex TW15 3QN Page 2
ARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN STANWELL AND ST MATTHEW ASHFORD. PARISH NO 131" FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR I APRIL. 31 DECEMBER 2023 General {Unrestrlctèdl Fund Receipts & Payments Attount 2023 Q2-Q4 Retelpts Voluntary Glvlng Regular givin8 Collections at services All other giving and voluntary receipt5 Gift aid recovered 14,595 2,986 5,486 23,067 Activities for generating funds Fundralslng activities 1,375 1,375 Income from investrnents Dlvidend5. interest Income from propèrtv 6,696 9,000 15.696 Church activltles Fees retalned by PCC Trading actlvltles, NOTfundralslng 7.876 30.981 38,857 Othpr incoming resources Other recelpts 4,915 4,915 Totsl Recelpts 83,909 Payment5 Costs of Eeneratlng funds Costs of fundraising actlvltles 85 85 Church actlvitie5 MIs5ion givlng and donation5 Diocesan parish Share contribution Salaries, wages and honoraria Clergy and staff expenses 11,200 18,856 1,181 31,237 Church expenses Mission and evangelisrn costs Church njnning expenses Church utility bills Cost5 of trading li 16,328 14,987 12,622 43,948 Major capltal expendlture 9,298 9.298 Other expenditure 3,369 3,369 Total Payments 87,937 Emcess of recelpts over payments General Funds at 01 Aprll 2023 General Funds at 31 De¢ember 20Z3 .4.028 54,150 54,272 03 2023 stMary+StM4tl AccountsApr-DK- ReceiDts+Payment5
PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN STANWELL AND ST MATTHEWASHFORD. PARISH NO 1313 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR I APRIL- 31 DECEMBER 2023 Summary of8ank account balances at 31 December 2023 2023 Q2-Q4 Designated Accounts wlth CBF Church of England Deposit Fund Gèneral Deposlt IAKA Contlngentyl Attount Recelpts Payments 8alance at 01 Apiil 8alance at 31 December 580 1.853 25.537 24,263 Parlsh WorkÈr's House Receipts Payment5 Balarbcè at 01 April Balan at 31 December Bell Fund Recelpts Payments Balance at 01 Aprll Balance at 310ecember Church Managèment Account Ichurch Hall) Recelpts Payments Balance at 01 April Balance at 31 December St Mary's Bulldlng Fund Receipt5 Payments Balance at 01 Aprll Balance at 3IDeMber 37 1.720 1,712 29 122 5,365 5,487 276 3,371 8,794 5,698 5,524 11,268 30,410 24.667 Summary of Bank account balances Current Accounts 8ank & C8F deposlt Idesignatedl 30,W9 69,445 99,454 TOTAL Other Assets Deposlt Protettion servi re 9 Meadway St Matthew's Parish worker's house PÈrtnanent Endowment- St Mary'$ 8uSlding Fund. 10,430.14 shares 825 250,000 235,776 Llabilitles Unpresented cheques Other Total 03 2023StMary+StM4ttAcContsApr-Dec- A¢¢ount 8al4nces
PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN STANWELL AND ST MATTHEW ASHFORD. PARISH NO 1313 Summary of Designated Fund5 Wlthln co.op Instant Dep051tA¢count ut 31 December 2023 2023 Q2.Q4 Designated Funds Cholr Re¢eipt5 Payments 8a13nce at 01 April 8alance at 31 December Sacr15ty Receipts Payments Balance at 01 Aprll Balance at 31 December OLW St Anne'5 Onllne Cell Retèlpts Payryents Balance at 01 Aprll Balance at 31 oember 4,686 Ni)re111 776 5,462 172 172 825 88 913 Restoratlon Aecelpts Pawnents Balance at DI April Balance at 31 December 2,720 2,720 IAtere5t ReceSpts Balance at 01 April Balan at 31 December 24 li 35 Summary of Deslgnated Funds with Lloyds 9,301 Note (l) Parlsh Cholr Fund transferred from Lloyds into Co-op