WANTAGE DEANERY CIO
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT ANDACCOUNTS
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FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Wantage Deanery CIO
Year Ended 31" December 2024 - Annual Report
The Tn￿te¢S of Wantage Deanery CIO present their Annual Report along with the
rInancial statements of the Charity for the year ended 31" December 2024
Reference and Administrative details
Nydme of the Charity
Wantage Deanery CIO operdting also &s Wantage Deanery aud througb Wantsge Deanery Synod.
Registered charity number- 1203772
Charlty's principal address
St John the Baptist Church
Main Street
Grove
Wantage
OX12 7LQ
Trustees
Rev. John Durant (Area Dean and Chairnmn)
Hugh Rees (Lay Chair)
Patricia Hudson (Se¢retary) until 15 May 2024
Paul Thompson (Secretary) from 15th May 2024
Sarah Sha¢kleton (Treasurer)
Independent Examiner
Stephen Dexter
Structure, Govern2nee and Management
Governing document
The Chariry was &%tablished as a Charitsble IncoTw>rated Orgaoisation under a constitution adopted on 27
June 2023.
Organisational Strneture
Wantage Deanery CIO was established by the Wantage Deanery Synod in the Anglican Diocese of Oxford,
itself estsblish¢d in accordance with the Church of England (SyDodical GovernrneDt)
Me&sure 1969. The Trustees are reswnsible for the management and administration of the Clwity.
Recruitment and Appointment of Dew Trustees
The TTUStees are the members from time to time of th¢ Standing Conmiittee of Wantage Deanery Synod,
ele¢ted OT appointed to that Committee according to Church Representatton Rules. The Area Dean and
Lay Chair 8re £¥ officio members of th¢ Standing CoTnrnittee.

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Rlsk Management
The Trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to vthich the Deanery is exposed and to ensure
appropriate controls are in place to provide re&8onable assurance a￿TrSt these risks. The Trustees aim to
ensure that the Deanery could continue to operdte in accotdance with its objectives despite I￿OnablY
foreseeable 2dvfflse occu￿ces.
Objects and Activfities
Objects
The constitution specifies that the obj'ects of the Deanery are to benefit the public by furthering the
religious and other charitable wotk of the Church of England in the Deanery of Wantsge in the Diocese of
Oxfor
Charitable Activlties
The Deanery enables the Anglican parish chutches in and around Wantage and Grove to collabornt¢ on
charitable a¢tt'vitics within their parish boundaries. The charitsble activities will be identified by the churches
or Deanery Syno& but not neceswily be undertaken by them. The activities supported must be consistent
with Ix)th Christian principles- demonstrating the love ofGod in words andloractions- and Deanery priorities.
They may include COTntnuDity buildin& care for th¢ envirnnmenL supporttng Childre￿ young people and
schools and specific mission activities.
Achievements and Perfomance
The Deanery has. throughout Tts history, supported and encouraged the Anglican Churches wtthin the
Deanery in their mission and witness to their l(Kal communities.
The major thn￿t of 2024 for the Deanery was seeking a grant offered by the national Church of England
to set up Children's Ministy in tbe Deanery. Regrettably the Deanery's application was not Success￿1,
yet it has focu&sed our commitment to discipling of children in the churches of the Wantage Deanery. We
have been en¢ouraged by Oxford Diocese to apply to their Development FuniL which the Diocese is
looking to use to fLmnel moneys from the national Church to proJ￿ts which differ in demographic
chardcteristics from the areas that the national Church wtshes to f￿￿S on. We have also sought to set up a
forni of schools chaplaincy which has tsken severdl adap￿tiO￿$ but again sadly h&8 nol yet come to
fruition.
Synod has met on 3 occasioll5 in 2024 on 15th May where our main topic was mental healt￿ 18th
September discussing our National Bid Application ( see above) and 20th November when tbe AGM of
the CIO took place.
to ￿ornIn
a CIO in June 2023
Financial Review
The accounts of the CIO start on l- January 2024 with the year•end of 3 1st December 2024.
For reference, and comparisou the 2024 accounts have been compared with the ￿11 year 2023 xcounts, as
well as the forn]al CIO accounts whFch began on 27th June 2023.
Deanery Share is the main sOu￿e of income for the Diocese to fimd clergy stipends, I￿al and national
training and the e&s¢ntial centrdl safeguarding and administrdtive ￿nCtionS of the Diocese.
The Deanery coordinates pajinent from Parishes (P￿ISh Share) to make up the Deanery Share total. We
delighted that once again the Parishes have enabled payment of Deanery Share tn full and on timc. In
recognition of this the Diocese refunded 2.50/0 of this yearfs Deanery Share. This year this was recurned to
Parishes in full.

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Future Plans
The Deanetys Cap￿lty to continue witb its objective5 and charitable activities depends on its c<)ntinuing
receipt of th¢ Parish Share rebate from the Di￿eSe of Oxford which is dependent on the iimely payment of
parish sbare. and on grdnls. The Trustees continue to opernte on the basis thai the Deanery's income will be
broadly maintained, but pnmlently avoid undfftaking longer tenn financial commithlents wtthout taking take
great care m CODsidering all relevant factots.
Our work dynds entirely on the generosity and practical SUp￿rt of parisbes and volunteers across the
D¢anery. alon8 with grants and support from external bodies. we offer them our sincere thanks.
Reserves Policy
The TNslees have examined the Deanery's requirements for reserv&8 in light of the main risks to the
organisation. The Deanery maintains reserves in its Genernl Fund of around £6.1X)O againsi unexpected
expenses. Synod has also agreed that this fund can be used as c&sb flow support where parishes struggle
to pay Parish Share on time. In this c&8e full repa￿Trent is requirt either from the parish • volved, or
from withholding a proportion of Dcancry Share r¢batrs from all th¢ PATIsh￿.
In addition. a ￿rther sum of around £5(Ml is held in the Management fijnd a8ainst Trustee expenses and
governance costs. Thi's is topped up annually if rcquwryj by withholding a propoTtion of tkanery Share
rebths from all parishes.
Declarations
The Trustees declare that they have approved the TTu*ccs' report above.
Signed on behalf of the Deanery's trustees
Revd John Durant
Area De8n and Chai
Date
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Want•ge Deanery. CIO
Retélpts and payments account for the year ended 31st December 2024
fj•fi•rnl Fund
Chpl•lnty
P￿n*r$hIP
2024 Aul. D•( 2031
Rec¢lpts
Deanery Sh•re febates
Grant5 frorn PCCS
Other gr￿15
1024 Jul. De¢ 1011
Tol•l
2024 Jul. Det 2023
2024 Jul. DK20
7,497
7.497
258
258
5CpJ
258
8,2C
7A97
870
870
870
8,367
Payment5
Parlsh 5harfr rebates
Deanery5hère contrfbutl¢ns
Retum olunu5ed 8r•nt5
Payment 10 cty)sultant
LayCh4lr expenses
Otherofflcerexpenses
Other management experoes
7.701
497
7.496
7,701
497
7,496
163
163
1,836
26
319
345
26
319
11,183
8,198
10,535
rplys Idefickl of recelpts ov•r poym¢nt5
Bank balènte at Isi January 2024
Bank balance Ht 31st December 2024
11.9991
6.447
6,449
12,6401
5,825
3.185
539
452
11701
5.995
5.825
12,1681
16,793
14,625
L814
L814
14
1*14
6,447
539
14,625
11.9(
Repre5entedfy.'
TSB bènk accourrt
ii,
14,615

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Wantage Deanery. CIO
Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31st December 2024- wlth comparison for whole prior year Induded In these accounts foi referen¢e only
Deslgnated
Management Fund
2024
20ZJ
Restrlcted
Mlsslott Fund
2024
2023
StlwoS5 Chaplaincv
Partnershlp
2024
fjeneral Fynd
2024
Totsl
2024
R￿ipts
Deanery Share rebates
Donation
Grant5 from diocese
Grants from PCCS
othergrants
Fund transfer
2023
2023
7,7
7,497
7,497
soo
500
258
258
5,160
5,160
8.200
7.497
258
5.160
8,458
12.657
Payments
Parish Share rebates
Deanery Share contributions
Grants to School Chaplalncy Partnership
Return of unused grant5
Payment to consuFtant
Lay Chair expenses
Other offlcer expenses
Other mana8ement expenses
7,701
497
7896
7,701
497
7,496
8.203
8.203
2,520
2.520
422
422
26
319
345
17
26
319
11,183
17
1,836
2.275
8,198
7,496
1,836
20,494
2.640
10,723
rplus Ideficitl of ￿CeiptS over payments
8ank balance at 1st January 2024
Bank balance at 31st December 2024
1871 12,2751
539
2.814
539
12.6401
5.825
3,185
15,5631
11.388
5.825
6,447
6,449
12,7251 17,8371
14.625
20.681
11,900
14,625
1,814
1,814
1,814
1,814
6.447
452
Rep￿sentedby.'
TSB bank account
11.900
14,62S

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
l) Basis of Preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on a receipts and pa￿nents b8SiS.
2) Accountlng Policies
Funds
The financial statements are prepared under the current Church Accounting Regulalions and in accordance with the 2015 Charities SORP and applicable
accountin8 Standards.
Unr¢$trlcted Fund$ represent the funds of the Deanery thai are not subJ"e¢t to any restrictiOJLS regarding their usc. They include the General Fund which
is available for application on the gcneral purposes of the D￿nery. and the Managemeni Fund whi¢h is ￿ndS set aside for Deanery managemeni.
Re8trlcted Fund$ are those funds th81 musl be spent on ￿StrICted PUEPM and details of the fimds held and r￿triCtionS are provided in note 6.
Incomlng Resources
De4nery $hAre rebates Are monies returned by the Diocese to the Deanery if the Deanery pays their Share in full and in a timely manner. The
Deanery Share is raised from each parish (Parish Share) b8sed on 8 fornlula which closely maps lo the fomiula used by the Diocese to calculate
Deanery Share. The specific sum due from each pansh is agreed al the Autumn Deanery Synod. If rebates are rcceived they arc rethrn¢d io parishes
in proportion to their Parish Share. minus money withheld for Deanery purposes.
Grants can be from the Diocese or from extern81 Ix)dies. They arc included in the accounts when they are received.
Tax reclalms: The Deanery has not received incoming rcsources from tax reclaims bul if & tsx reclaim w45 made it would IK included in the
ounts when it W&8 r￿e1Ved.
Fundralslng: Th¢ tkanery has not rtteived incoming resources with ￿lat￿l expenditure (as with fundraising in¢ome). If they were to do so. then
the incorning resources and the ￿lated rc50urces cxpendLxl would be a￿OU￿tell for gross.

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Gifts in kind: The Deanery has not received any gifts in kind but gifts in kind would be a￿O￿nted for at a reasonablc estsmate of their
value to the Deanery or the amounl actually ￿lised. Gifts in kind for sale or th'5tribution would be included in the accounts as gifts only when sold
or distributed by the Deanery.
b)
Expendlture and Llabllltles
Liabiltties are included in the accounts wh¢n they are p8id. This includes pa￿ent of agreed expenses incurred by members for work done or items
purchased on behalf of the Deancry- such as refreslunents for Deanery Synods and payment of consultants for work done on behalf of the Deanery.
Deanery share rebate& if rcceived from the Di(ttse, arc returned to the Parishes in proportion to the Parish Share they paid minus a sum agreed
at the Autumn Deanery Sjmod to cover Deanery governance and managuncnl ￿Sts.
Covernance costs includc ¢osts of the preparation and examination of accounts, the ¢osts of Synod and Trustee meetings and ¢ost of any leg81
advice to lrnstees on 8oYernance or constitution81 ma¢ters.
Grants wlth condltlons are where the Deancry agrees a Grant which requires spe¢ified conditions to be met (and invoi¢¢s or copies of receipts
io be provided). The money is set &8ide as a liability ofter the Grant has been arnl bul is only recognised in the accounts once it ha$ been paid.
Grants PAyable wlthou¢ condlttoA$ aTe recognised in the a¢counts when the Deanery has agreed to an unconditional grant and paid it.
Assets
The Deanery does not have any tangible fixed 3sscts, investments, stocks OT work in progrcss.
d)
Transfers betiveen funds
Where there are transf¢TS between funds. these are shown in the accounts.

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3) Trustees, Expenses
The Dcanery pays travel expenses to the Lay Chair and Diocesatt Synod representatives for any meetings attended in or on behalf of the Deanery. In
*ddition, any LAY member of the Deanery who attends an event as 8 D￿nery Repres¢nlative will also have their travel expenses covered by the Deanery
al Diocesan rntes.
These expenses amountcd to..
£26.48 for Pat Hudson's irnvel to and from Deanery ￿ents
Lay Chair expens¢s for 2024 were claimed in early 2025 and so are not included in these accounts
4) Fees for Examlnatlon of the Aeeounts
No fees were paid for thc examination of the 8¢counts for 2024
S) Grant Maklng
No grants have been made in 2024.
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6) Fund details
A) Unrestricted Funds
Ceneral Fund
This Fund holds the unrestricted monies for managing the finances of the Deanery. It is kept at around £6.000 lo cover
unexpe¢ted expenses and acts as a cash flow buffer for payinent of Parish Share.
Deslgnated
M&n*gement
Fund
This Fund holds monies raised from parishes. The amount sel agide ¢a¢h year is gen¢rally taken as around 0.21 0/0 of th¢
Parish Share paid that year and is withheld by the Deanery from any Share rebates at the end of the year. The fund is
used to pay for venues for Synod meetings {if payment is required). pay for refreshments at Synod meetings, and pay
for travel exp¢nses for Dcanery OtTi¢ers and for the Diocesan Synod Representative on Irav¢ling lo those Synod
meetings.
In addition. il is used ￿ pay for legal and other managemenl advice to the Deanery.
b) Restrlcted Fund$
Ml8$lon Fund
This Fund holds monies given by a Diocesan Mission Grani for work in twral parishes across the Deanery and elsewh¢re
in th¢ Diocese. It will be ulilised as and when suitable needs Are identified. In 2024 no grants were made.
Schools
ChAplaln¢y
PArtnershlp
Fund
ThAS Fund holds monies rai8ed from gi'ants and donAlion$ specifically for the purpose of appointing and supporting the
work of a chaplain to the Church of England and Coininunily primary and secondary ￿hoolS witliin the Deanery. In
2024 no grants were mad¢.
7) Transactlons wlth Related Parties
Wantage Deanery CIO has a partnership with the Vale Academy Trust (VAT) for the purpo4es of developing a Schools, Chaplaincy Partnership.
This project has been paused for the moment following failure to attract sufficient grants from other grant making bodies to make the project
viable.