Working with Jesus to see transformed people and transformed places in the neighbourhoods of the Parish of Wigan Town Centre ## **WIGAN TOWN CENTRE PARISH** ## **ANNUAL REPORT 2024** OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES ## Objectives and Activities ## SUMMARY OF PURPOSE The Parochial Church Council (PCC) of Wigan Town Centre is a charity registered with the Charity Commission by statutory instrument. It has the responsibility of cooperating with the Team Rector of Wigan to promote in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the church, missional, pastoral, social and ecumenical. It is also responsible for the maintenance of the churches of All Saint’s Wigan, St Michael & All Angel’s Swinley, St Mark’s Newtown and St George’s Wigan as well as the Bluecoat, St Michael’s Institute and St Michael and All Angel’s Parish Hall. The general functions of the PCC are stated within Section 2 of the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956. The PCC will ensure that the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wigan Town Centre is governed in accordance with the following governing documents: the _Church Wigan CRR Scheme 2019_ , the current _Church Representation Rules_ and the _Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956._ ## MAIN ACTIVITIES The Parish of Wigan Town Centre is relatively new, one of seven new parishes formed in January 2020 as part of the establishment of the new ecclesiastical Benefice of Wigan, known as _Church Wigan_ , bringing together the former parishes of All Saint’s Wigan, St Michael & All Angel’s Swinley, St Mark’s Newtown and St George’s Wigan. The PCC works in close partnership with the Joint Council that oversees the benefice as a whole. It shares the vision of Church Wigan is to see our congregations refreshed and many new worshipping communities planted. Its prayer and work is to see ‘Through Jesus transformed people, transformed places.’ Thus the parish aims and objectives are to: - Refresh our existing congregations so that they may grow as disciples in love for each other and for the surrounding community; - Grow new worshipping communities serving the neighbourhoods, networks and communities that exist in the parish; - Serve our local schools and community partners; - Embody the vision of Liverpool Diocese in all we do: ‘We are praying for a bigger church making a bigger difference, more people knowing Jesus and more justice in the world’ and reflect the values of Fit for Mission. The PCC will ensure Wigan Town Centre is a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment that is open to all and which enables all to thrive and flourish in the love of God. Page 1 ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE ## Achievements and Performance ## A YEAR OF PROGRESS The Town Centre Hub still continued with its main agreed objectives, namely: growing parish relationships, leadership and mission in the community and schools; maintaining the position on finances; and completing the buildings review. Progress continued with the growth objectives, which has made 2024 a productive year. The strategic realignment of the parishes of Wigan Central and Wigan Town Centre together into one Mission Hub, continued throughout 2024 with these changes in leadership, continuing to bring expertise from both parishes into one place for the benefit of mission. As part of this, the two PCCs met on a number of social occasions, promoting unity and fellowship throughout both Hubs. Also, a new Hub Leadership Team (HLT) was formed combining the two Hubs, it’s aim: To lead mission across both Hubs, seeking ways in which Town Centre and Central Hubs can work closer with each other. This work continues. Progress has also been seen in our engagement with local schools. A schools Ministry Team has been established, again across the two Hubs, and through this team we have been able to build on our relationships with schools both in Town Centre Hub and Central Hub. We have already seen a sharing of good practice as well as practical ways for our Worshipping communities to welcome schools within our buildings. One observation from the above is the vital role our laity play in our mission. Within each worshipping community there is a dedicated group of people working tirelessly to support mission and ministry both within their worshipping community and across the Hub. This cannot be stated enough as with them, our Hub could not function. Contactless giving was installed in all churches which has seen giving increase, particularly at weddings, baptisms and funerals, further supporting the financial health of the Hub. The PCC spent some time considering how best to communicate, including with each other, the Joint Council and the wider parish, as well as looking at refreshing websites and use of social media. Safeguarding remained a important priority for the Hub. Fortunately, there were very few safeguarding issues, but those that occurred were dealt with and resolved promptly. The PCC welcomed and engaged with all safeguarding training and maintain it as a standing item on the agenda. ## LOOKING TO THE FUTURE: BUILDING NEEDS The Church Wigan-wide Right Buildings Review completed in September 2023 rated All Saints as amber, meaning that further understanding would be needed as to whether to recommend that church for retaining or release. The PCC recommended review group was formed and they recommended retaining All Saints based on completing a series of next steps, which was taken to Joint Council. Page 2 ## ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE The next steps focused significantly on the reordering project for the Parish Church, the plans for which continued to evolve over the year, with the support of the Archdeacon. The PCC reacted swiftly to ensure any remedial works required, particularly in the wake of Storm Darragh, were completed promptly and as cost-effectively as possible. Page 3 FINANCIAL REVIEW ## Financial Review ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION** For the fourth year in a row, 2024 has seen an increase in the overall funds of the parish. On the SOFA, it can be clearly seen that both our receipts and payments are both lower compared to 2023. The main reason the income is lower this year is because we had a large legacy of £175,000 in 2023. If you take this into account, the 2024 income is higher than 2023. Payments are lower this year as there was a large repair bill for St Marks in 2023 and again if you take this into account the expenses are about the same for both years. The accounts have been prepared on an accrual and prepayment basis again this year. This means we don’t just include anything paid or received within the year but need to make provision for any income or expenditure which relates to 2024 but was only received or paid out in 2025. I will highlight the reasons for the biggest changes in income between 2024 and 2023. Firstly, donations have increased by about £18,900 when compared to 2023. These are covered by codes 0320-0450. This is a significant increase but can be explained. Included in 0415 is a £10,000 donation given to St Michaels by Wigan Lourdes Association. 0420 includes 3 larger gifts totalling £6500 given to All Saints and 0450 includes about £2500 donated for the kitchen extension at St Marks which will be completed early in 2025. Secondly, Gift Aid tax refunds codes 0601-0610 are lower than last year as the 2023 and 2024 gift aid claims haven’t been completed yet for St Michaels. Thirdly, grants received codes 0801 and 0801A are a lot less than 2023, as last year we received grants for Sam due to her role as Area Dean. We also received our share of the National Churches grant to help pay our gas and electric bills of £8,571 and a grant of £9200 for the Vat on the large repair bill for St Marks. Fourthly, fundraising code 0901 has increased over the same period last year mainly due to St Michaels concerts and events income. Also, our churches and hall have been rented out more this year seeing an increase in income on 1240. Finally, bank interest code 1020 has increased due to the rise in interest rates and the increased amount of money held in the consolidated bank account of All Saints which is for the reordering. We have seen an increase again this year in parishioners joining the Parish Giving Scheme (PGS). This is really encouraging and is something we will continue to promote within our churches. This is because the PGS has shown itself to be the most cost effective and safest method to give to our respective church communities. While the PGS ensures that gifts are allocated to the correct funds, it also reduces the time burden from those who must open giving envelopes, count and record the contents and then get money to the bank. Similarly, PGS also reduces the workload of our church Gift Aid Secretaries by reducing the number of records they need to maintain, while also increasing the frequency of Gift Aid reclaim pay outs. Most of the expense codes remain steady when you compare both years. However, there are a few things to note. Cost of fundraising events code 1730 has increased in line with fundraising code 0901increasing as these are the expenses paid out for the events. Deanery Share has decreased as expected. as we are no longer paying the WDT element of Parish Share to the Diocese but direct to WDT and this is shown under the new code 2070. At this point I would like to say we are still the only Parish of the seven in Wigan who have paid their Parish Share in full. My thanks go to all our parishioners who continue to give generously to Page 4 ## FINANCIAL REVIEW make this possible. There has been a change in the way clergy housing costs are dealt with. This is because the Joint Council have taken over all payments for clergy housing (council tax, water). This is why codes 2120 and 2140 are nil and code 2125 are the JC payments. Code 2101 are Roland and Johns expense claims which are being shared between Town Centre and Central equally. Routine church maintenance code 2330 has increased this year. All Saints had a large bill for finding and repairing a leak and some of the work from the minor repairs and improvement grant approved for St Marks has been completed. Our gas and electric bills have reduced over the year. I’m not sure if this is because we have got better deals or because we have managed the usage better. Either way it is good news. You will notice there are expenses in the major repair codes 2701-2801. These are items which I don’t think fall into the church maintenance (routine) code 2330. 2701 is repairs to the lightening protection system at All Saints, 2710 is the architect fees for all Saints reorder to stage 3 and a new alarm system and emergency lightening at St Marks (paid out of the grant money) and 2801 is for repairs to the stage ceiling in St Michaels Hall. ## **FIXED ASSETS** Tangible Assets referenced on the summary balance sheet refer to St Marks Boys Brigade equipment with a value of £2390, St Mark’s office equipment and electricals with a value of £26180 and St Michael’s church hall with a value of £237,601. ## **RESERVES** The PCC’s aim is to retain within its unrestricted funds, as freely available reserves, a sum at least equivalent to four months of the year’s annual expenditure. At the end of the year free reserves in unrestricted funds comprised shares and CBF investments for All Saints of £2497 and combined church reserves across multiple bank accounts with balances carried forward of £445,888. These sums do not include fixed assets of £263,781 (St Michael’s church hall £237,601 and St Mark’s office equipment and electricals £26,180) which are not freely available. Free reserves were therefore significantly above the minimum aim (c£80,000). The PCC will continue to review the appropriate level of funds held as unrestricted reserves. ## **RISK** An annual budget is prepared to help the PCC identify areas of significant risk. During each financial year the PCC also receives and can examine bimonthly financial reports showing actual against budget comparison reports. Investments and reserves are only held in low-risk Church of England, Central Board of Finance funds. Bank accounts are maintained at those amounts required for operational purposes only. All assets are insured, with insurance levels periodically reviewed in conjunction with the insurance provider’s team. Wigan Town Centre’s insurance provider is Kingdom insurance. The PCC has agreed internal controls for the handling of cash and cheques, both as receipts and as payments. Page 5 ## FINANCIAL REVIEW Finally, I would like to thank Bill and Jean as assistant treasurers for their help and support over the year and anyone else who has contributed towards the management of our Parish finances including gift aid secretaries, money counters and money bankers. ## **Statement of Financial Activities** |**Statement of Financial Activities**|| |---|---| ||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total**
**funds**
**Prior year**
**total funds**| |**Receipts:**
Donations and legacies
Income from charitable activities
Other trading activities
Investments
Other income
**Total income**
**Payments:**
Raising funds
Expenditure on charitable activities
Other expenditure
**Total expenditure**
**Net income / (expenditure) resources before transfer**
**Transfers**
Gross transfers between funds – in
Gross transfers between funds - out
**Other recognised gains / losses**
Gains/losses on investment assets
Gains on revaluation, fixed assets, charity's own use
**Net movement in funds**
**Total funds brought forward**
**Total funds carried forward**|199,424
3,241
202,665
381,276
7,673
1,613
9,286
8,225
20,807
-
20,807
18,201
8,601
1,130
9,731
6,294
-
-
-
550| ||**236,505**
**5,984**
**242,490**
**414,546**
4,824
-
4,824
1,862
227,521
2,741
230,262
290,181
-
-
-
-| ||**232,345**
**2,741**
**235,086**
**292,043**| ||**4,161**
**3,243**
**7,404**
**122,503**
13,217
-
13,217
8,008
(13,217)
-
(13,217)
(8,008)
56
156
212
804
-
-
-
-| ||**4,217**
**3,399**
**7,616**
**123,307**
**707,950**
**118,497**
**826,447**
**703,142**
**712,166**
**121,897**
**834,063**
**826,447**| Page 6 ## FINANCIAL REVIEW ## **Balance Sheet (Summary)** ||**As at**
**31/12/2024**
**As at**
**31/12/2023**| |---|---| |**Fixed assets**
Tangible Assets
Investments
**Current assets**
Debtors
Cash At Bank And In Hand
**Liabilities**
Creditors: Amounts Falling Due In One Year
**Net current assets less current liabilities**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Liabilities**
**Total net assets less liabilities**
**Represented by**
**Unrestricted**
**Designated**
Designated - All Saints: Mission Plans
Designated - St George: General
Designated - St Mark N: Bereavement Fund
Designated - St Mark N: Fixed Assets
Designated - St Mark N: General
Designated - St Mark N: Holiday Welfare Fund
Designated - St Michael & All Angels: General
Designated - St Michael And All Angels: Fixed Assets
Designated - St Michael And All Angels: Social Committee
Designated - Wigan Town Centre: General|266,171
267,284
9,484
9,272
**275,655**
**276,556**
11,062
10,728
553,367
546,681
**564,429**
**557,409**
6,021
7,518
**6,021**
**7,518**
**558,408**
**549,891**
**834,063**
**826,447**
**-**
**-**
**834,063**
**826,447**
101,912
95,152
5,189
4,818
1,186
1,186
26,180
26,871
122,091
112,313
478
478
217,409
198,528
237,601
237,601
121
121
-
30,882| Page 7 ## FINANCIAL REVIEW |**Restricted**
Restricted - All Saints: Abbott Trust - For Children Of The Parish
Restricted - All Saints: Bluecoat Furniture
Restricted - All Saints: Crawford Chapel Altar Frontal
Restricted - All Saints: Flower Fund
Restricted - All Saints: Mission Plans
Restricted - All Saints: Organ Fund - Major Repairs
Restricted - All Saints: Prosser White Trust - Church Music
Restricted - All Saints: Saintly Stitchers - Church Fabric
Restricted - All Saints: Clergy Vestments
Restricted - All Saints: Town Relief - Asylum Seekers
Restricted - St Mark N: Kitchen
Restricted - St Mark N: Boys' Brigade
Restricted - St Mark N: Building Purposes
Restricted - St Mark N: Fixed Assets
Restricted - St Mark N: Mission Fund
Restricted - St Mark N: Youth Development
Restricted - St Michael & All Angels: Flower Fund
Restricted - St Michael And All Angels: Education Fund - Children’s Work
Restricted - St Michael And All Angels: Hall Kitchen Fund
Restricted - St Michael And All Angels: Lunch Club
Restricted - St Michael And All Angels: Organ Fund
Restricted - St Michael And All Angels: Prosser White Trust - Church Music
Restricted - St Michael And All Angels: Roof Fund
**Fund Totals**|10,132
10,132
115
115
292
292
1,144
1,194
11,899
11,899
1,230
1,230
744
907
1,496
1,496
127
560
740
740
2,961
-
695
676
399
346
2,390
2,812
17,519
16,676
7,725
7,336
692
412
11,463
11,463
5,844
5,844
3,980
3,980
-
80
1,511
1,511
38,795
38,795
**834,063**
**826,447**| |---|---| Page 8 ## FINANCIAL REVIEW |**FUND MOVEMENT SUMMARY**
**Fund**|**Fund**
**balances**
**brought**
**forward**|**Incoming**
**Resources**|**Outgoing**
**Resources**|**Transfers**|**Gains**
**and**
**Losses**|**Journal**
**Entries**|**Fund**
**balances**
**Carried**
**forward**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |ASWAbbott - All Saints:|||||||| |Abbott Trust - For Children|||||||| |Of The Parish|10,132|-|-|-|-|-|10,132| |ASWAltarFrnt - All Saints:|||||||| |Crawford Chapel Altar|||||||| |Frontal|292|-|-|-|-|-|292| |ASWBluecoat - All Saints:|||||||| |Bluecoat Furniture|115|-|-|-|-|-|115| |ASWFlwr - All Saints:|||||||| |Flower Fund|1,194|-|50|-|-|-|1,144| |ASWGen - All Saints:|||||||| |General|-|59,222|66,473|7,195|56|-|-| |ASWMission - All Saints:|||||||| |Mission Plans|107,051|10,250|3,490|-|-|-|113,811| |ASWOrgan - All Saints:|||||||| |Organ Fund - Major|||||||| |Repairs|1,230|-|-|-|-|-|1,230| |ASWProsWhite - All|||||||| |Saints: Prosser White|||||||| |Trust - Church Music|907|-|163|-|-|-|744| |ASWStStitch - All Saints:|||||||| |Saintly Stitchers - Church|||||||| |Fabric|1,496|-|-|-|-|-|1,496| |ASWTown Relief - All|||||||| |Saints: Asylum Seekers|740|-|-|-|-|-|740| |ASWVestments - All|||||||| |Saints: Clergy Vestments|560|-|433|-|-|-|127| |GEWGen - St George:|||||||| |General|4,818|371|-|-|-|-|5,189| |MASEducate - St Michael|||||||| |And All Angels: Education|||||||| |Fund - Children’s Work|11,463|-|-|-|-|-|11,463| |MASFlwr - St Michael &|||||||| |All Angels: Flower Fund|412|280|-|-|-|-|692| |MASFxAsset - St Michael|||||||| |And All Angels: Fixed|||||||| |Assets|237,601|-|-|-|-|-|237,601| |MASGen - St Michael &|||||||| |All Angels: General|198,528|92,237|70,903|(2,453)|-|-|217,409| |MASKitchen - St Michael|||||||| |And All Angels: Hall|||||||| |Kitchen Fund|5,844|-|-|-|-|-|5,844| |MASLunch - St Michael|||||||| |And All Angels: Lunch|||||||| |Club|3,980|-|-|-|-|-|3,980| |MASOrgan - St Michael|||||||| |And All Angels: Organ|||||||| |Fund|80|-|80|-|-|-|-| |MASProsWhite - St|||||||| |Michael And All Angels:|||||||| |Prosser White Trust -|||||||| |Church Music|1,511|-|-|-|-|-|1,511| Page 9 ## FINANCIAL REVIEW |**FUND MOVEMENT SUMMARY**
**Fund**|**Fund**
**balances**|**Incoming**|**Outgoing**|**Transfers**|**Gains**
**and**|**Journal**
**Entries**|**Fund**
**balances**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**brought**
**forward**|**Resources**|**Resources**||**Losses**||**Carried**
**forward**| |MASRoof - St Michael|||||||| |And All Angels: Roof Fund|38,795|-|-|-|-|-|38,795| |MASSocial - St Michael|||||||| |And All Angels: Social|||||||| |Committee|121|-|-|-|-|-|121| |MKNBereavement - St|||||||| |Mark N: Bereavement|||||||| |Fund|1,186|-|-|-|-|-|1,186| |MKNBldPurps - St Mark|||||||| |N: Building Purposes|346|33|-|-|21|-|399| |MKNBoysBrigade - St|||||||| |Mark N: Boys' Brigade|676|1,613|1,594|-|-|-|695| |MKNFxAsset - St Mark N:|||||||| |Fixed Assets|29,683|-|4,682|3,569|-|-|28,570| |MKNGen - St Mark N:|||||||| |General|112,313|74,426|53,884|(10,764)|-|-|122,091| |MKNHolWelfare - St Mark|||||||| |N: Holiday Welfare Fund|478|-|-|-|-|-|478| |MKNKitchen - St Mark N:|||||||| |Kitchen|-|2,961|-|-|-|-|2,961| |MKNMission - St Mark N:|||||||| |Mission Fund|16,676|708|-|-|136|-|17,519| |MKNYthDev - St Mark N:|||||||| |Youth Development|7,336|389|-|-|-|-|7,725| |TCGeneral - Wigan Town|||||||| |Centre: General|30,882|-|33,334|2,453|-|-|-| |**Totals**|**826,447**|**242,490**|**235,086**|**-**|**212**|**-**|**834,063**| Page 10 ## FINANCIAL REVIEW ## **Analysis of income and expenditure** |**Analysis of income and expenditure**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||**Total**|| ||**Unrestricted**|**Designated **|**Restricted**|**This**
**year**|**Last**
**year**| |**RECEIPTS: **|||||| |**Donations and legacies**|||||| |0101 - Gift Aid - Parish Giving Scheme|-|50,171|300|50,471|43,041| |0102 - Gift Aid - Bank (Standing Order)|-|15,199|-|15,199|15,765| |0110 - Gift Aid - Envelopes|-|12,592|-|12,592|13,651| |0201 - Other planned giving - Parish Giving
Scheme|-|7,728|-|7,728|7,426| |0202 - Other planned giving - Bank (Standing
Order)|-|2,212|-|2,212|2,120| |0210 - Other planned giving - Envelopes|-|4,964|-|4,964|5,727| |0301 - Loose plate collections (GASDS
eligible)|-|30,462|-|30,462|27,670| |0305 - Loose plate collections (not GASDS
eligible)|-|3,510|50|3,560|2,220| |0320 - One-off Gift Aid donations (declaration
on envelope)|-|1,042|- 1|1,042|2,514| |0405 - Ad-hoc donations: non Gift Aid (GASDS
eligible)|-|1,940|-|1,940|775| |0410 - Giving through church boxes|-|223|-|223|893| |0415 - Ad-hoc donations: non Gift Aid (not
GASDS eligible)|-|16,002|230|16,232|4,717| |0420 - One-off Gift Aid donations|-|9,085|-|9,085|2,730| |0450 - Special or specific appeals etc|-|55|2,586|2,641|635| |0601 - Tax recoverable on Gift Aid|-|18,325|75|18,400|21,235| |0610 - GASDS Tax relief|-|2,853|-|2,853|7,121| |0701 - Legacies|-|5,500|-|5,500|191,600| |0801 - Recurring grants|-|750|-|750|7,375| |08A1 - Non-recurring one-off grants|-|7,098|-|7,098|20,710| |0901 - Fundraising (general)|-|9,714|-|9,714|3,351| |**Donations and legacies Totals**|**-**|**199,424**|**3,241**|**202,665**|**381,276**| |**Income from charitable activities**|||||| |1101 - Parish fee for wedding or funeral|-|6,458|-|6,458|6,034| |1230 - Church/Hall lettings – objectives|-|-|-|-|40| |1280 - Church event income|-|1,215|-|1,215|634| |1290 - Branch organisations - receipts|-|-|1,613|1,613|1,517| |**Income from charitable activities Totals**|**-**|**7,673**|**1,613**|**9,286**|**8,225**| Page 11 ## FINANCIAL REVIEW **----- Start of picture text -----**
||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Other trading activities| |0910 – Fundraising (Attic, Car Boot, Table top etc)|-|450|-|450|-| |-|-| |1240 - Church/Hall lettings - fund raising|9,558|9,558|5,794| |1260 - Parish magazine sales|-|-|-|-|94| |-|-| |1270 - Other funds generated|10,799|10,799|12,313| |-|-| |Other trading activities Totals|20,807|20,807|18,201| |Investments| |-|-| |1020 - Bank and building society interest|7,121|7,121|4,209| |-| |1025 - CBF Deposit account interest|1,480|1,130|2,610|2,085| |Investments Totals|-|8,601|1,130|9,731|6,294| |Other income| |1310 - Insurance claims|-|-|-|-|550| |Other income Totals|-|-|-|-|550| |-| |Receipts Grand totals|236,505|5,984|242,490|414,546| **----- End of picture text -----**
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||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |PAYMENTS:| |Raising funds| |1720 - Costs of giving envelopes and stewardship campaigns|-|300|-|300|402| |-|-| |1730 - Costs of fundraising events|4,524|4,524|1,460| |-|-| |Raising funds Totals|4,824|4,824|1,862| **----- End of picture text -----**
Page 12 ## FINANCIAL REVIEW |**Expenditure on charitable activities**
1830 - Giving - relief and development agencies
1850 - Home mission
1910 - Deanery Share
2010 - Salary of organist/musicians
2050 - Salary of parish/deanery administrator
2055 - PAYE, NI & Pension - Parish Admin & Support staff
2070 - Administration Support
2101 - Clergy working expenses
2120 - Council tax (clergy housing)
2125 - Clergy costs (Joint Council)
2140 - Water rates (clergy housing)
2180 - Reader expenses and subscriptions
2201 - Parish mission and evangelism costs
2220 - Sunday School & Junior Church costs
2250 - General Mission/Support activities
2301 - Insurance premiums (church building)
2310 - Telephone (church building/parish office)
2320 - Organ / piano tuning and maintenance
2330 - Church building maintenance (routine)
2331 - Cleaning materials & equipment (church building)
2335 - Church equipment costs
2340 - Upkeep of services
2345 - Church consumable items
2360 - Administration costs for parish
2361 - Governance costs & examination/audit fee
2362 - Banking charges
2401 - Church building - electric
2410 - Church building - gas
2420 - Church building - water
2515 - Other Funds Expenses
2530 - Hall/Other building - electricity
2540 - Hall/Other building - gas
2550 - Hall/Other building - insurance premiums
2560 - Hall/Other building - maintenance (routine)
2580 - Hall/Other building - water rates
2585 - Hall/Other building - consumables
2590 - Hall/Other building - cleaning costs
2599 - Branch Organisation - payments
2701 - Church building major repairs - structure
2710 - Church building major repairs - installation
2801 - Hall/Other building major repairs - structure
**Expenditure on charitable activities Totals**
**Payments Grand totals**|-
360
-
360
420
-
1,655
-
1,655
385
-
108,194
-
108,194
125,015
-
3,456
-
3,456
3,456
-
4,080
-
4,080
4,202
-
1,884
-
1,884
2,119
-
12,400
-
12,400
-
-
2,001
433
2,433
1,858
-
-
-
-
1,405
-
5,628
-
5,628
4,704
-
-
-
-
266
-
50
-
50
50
-
-
-
-
21
-
20
-
20
60
-
-
-
-
300
-
13,152
-
13,152
13,684
-
1,169
-
1,169
919
-
1,695
80
1,775
1,204
-
8,121
-
8,121
6,728
-
1,172
-
1,172
736
-
4,260
422
4,682
5,238
-
2,029
50
2,079
2,552
-
-
-
-
83
-
3,051
163
3,214
2,060
-
47
-
47
34
-
255
-
255
473
-
7,388
-
7,388
9,141
-
20,697
-
20,697
22,104
-
1,265
-
1,265
2,889
-
3,711
-
3,711
5,939
-
1,992
-
1,992
3,617
-
3,794
-
3,794
4,950
-
428
-
428
686
-
397
-
397
564
-
1,107
-
1,107
1,142
-
8
-
8
8
-
1,514
-
1,514
1,451
-
-
1,594
1,594
1,343
-
2,635
-
2,635
58,375
-
5,924
-
5,924
-
-
1,980
-
1,980
-| |---|---| ||**-**
**227,521**
**2,741**
**230,262**
**290,181**
**-**
**232,345**
**2,741**
**235,086**
**292,043**| Page 13 PLANS FOR THE FUTURE ## Plans for the Future The PCC shares the vision and mission of Church Wigan of working with Jesus to see transformed people and transformed places within the Parish of Wigan Town Centre. It understands its role of nurturing a culture in the parish which is hopeful, safe and centred on the kingdom of God,[1] and which actively encourages a focus on refreshing existing members and worshipping communities and growing fresh new ones. Priorities for 2025 include: ## GROWING MISSION Key drivers of missional growth will likely be in new worship communities and partnerships with schools. Therefore the PCC will encourage the continued growth of Growing Hope in Newtown, the Saturday Club in Swinley and the Café in Newtown as well as looking to work more in Worsley Hall. Similarly, the PCC would like to see significant progress towards growing a new worshipping community linked to a school. ## BUILDING OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE Recognising the vulnerability of placing too much responsibility on one or two volunteers and the difficulties in finding such people, the PCC will create teams for delivering the financial and building operations of the parish, which spread the workload and build in resilience. ## REVIEWING BUILDINGS The PCC will commit to the Wigan Right Buildings Review, participating in positive dialogue with the Right Buildings Team’s proposal and consulting well with members and other local stakeholders. > 1 This is the term used by Jesus Christ to describe God’s activity in the world which produces goodness and love, justice for the oppressed and marginalised, and peace and hope for all. Page 14 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT ## Structure, Governance and Management ## GOVERNING DOCUMENTS - Church Wigan Church Representation Rules Scheme 2019 - Church Representation Rules (which are part of the Synodical Government Measure 1969) - PCCs (Powers) Measure 1959 ## APPOINTMENT AND ELECTION OF MEMBERS The PCC is a corporate body established by the Church of England. It operates according to the measures above and is a charity currently registered with the Charity Commission. PCC members are appointed in accordance with the Church Representation Rules and are elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting. All those who attend are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. Individual members of the PCC receive external training as and when deemed appropriate by the PCC, including mandatory safeguarding training. Members defined by the governing documents are: - Team Rector, Benefice of Wigan - The Team Vicars licensed as Hub Leader or Associate Hub Leader of the parish - All Team Vicars licensed to the Benefice of Wigan - Two Churchwardens elected each year by the Annual Meeting of Parishioners (sometimes referred to as the Vestry Meeting) - Twelve Members directly elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting serving three year terms - Five Deanery Synod representatives who hold an ex-officio position on the PCC ## QUORUM Quorum is one third of members. For decision making there must be a lay majority in attendance. ## STANDING COMMITTEE Day to Day management of the church is exercised by the Standing Committee, the only committee required by law. It has the power to transact PCC business between PCC meetings and considers strategic issues which may affect the parish. Members of the Standing Committee are appointed each year by the PCC immediately following the Annual Parish Meeting and must have a lay majority for decision making. In 2024 it comprised: Rev Roland Harvey, Michael Marsh, James Hunter, Wendy Kay and Neil Meadow. Page 15 ## STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT **----- Start of picture text -----**
LIST OF PCC MEMBERS
Name Office Year Joined Term of Office Left
Rev Roland Harvey Team Vicar, PCC Chair (Hub Leader) Ex-officio Ex-officio
Rev Canon Sam Team Vicar (Assistant Hub Leader) Ex-officio
Ex-officio
Nicholson
Rev Stan Higginson Team Vicar Ex-officio Ex-officio
Rev John Keeley Assistant Curate Ex-officio Ex-officio
Karl Greenall Deanery Synod Rep 2023 2 years
Ruth Laemmel Deanery Synod Rep 2023 2 years
Jim Nicholson Deanery Synod Rep 2023 2 years
Martin O’Kane Deanery Synod Rep 2023 2 years
Deanery Synod Rep, Safeguarding
Elaine Smith 2023 2 years
Officer
Tim Smith Deanery Synod Rep 2023 2 years
James Hunter Elected member; Secretary 2022 1 year
Wendy Kay Elected member, Treasurer 2023 2 years
Michael Marsh Elected member, Vice-Chair 2022 1 year
Ruth Clough Elected member 2024 3 years
Richard Edwards Elected member 2023 2 years
Mark Fairhurst Elected member 2024 3 years
John Gostelow Elected member 2024 3 years
Sandra Kassama Elected member 2024 3 years
Peter Layland Elected member 2022 1 year
Neil Meadow Churchwarden Ex-officio Ex-officio
Andrew Edgar Elected member 2023 2 years
David Sixsmith Elected member 2022 1 year
VACANCY Elected member - -
Rev Canon Neil Cook Team Rector Ex-officio Ex-officio
Rev Frances Ex-officio
Team Vicar Ex-officio
Shoesmith
Rev Dorothy Gosling Team Vicar Ex-officio Ex-officio
Rev Stephen Beck Team Vicar Ex-officio Ex-officio
Rev Susan Fulford Team Vicar Ex-officio Ex-officio
Rev Catherine Cosslett Team Vicar Ex-officio Ex-officio
Rev Frances Humphry Team Vicar Ex-officio Ex-officio
Rev Sandra Jones Team Vicar Ex-officio Ex-officio
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Page 16 ## STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT ## REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Charity Name | **The Parochial Church Council of Wigan Town Centre** (Charity Number 1204271) Principal address | **Church Wigan Office, Wigan Investment Centre, Waterside Drive, Wigan, WN3 5BA** ## INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Jeffrey Hacking FCCA, 97 Ribchester Road, Clayton-le-Dale, Blackburn, BB1 9HT ## INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT ## DECLARATIONS The members declare that they have approved the Annual Report above. Signed on behalf of the members of the PCC by: **----- Start of picture text -----**
SIGNATURE
ROLAND HARVEY
Full Name Rev Roland Harvey Wendy Kay
Position Team Vicar Treasurer
Date
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Page 17 Working with Jesus to see transformed people and transformed places in the neighbourhoods of the Parish of Wigan Town Centre ## **WIGAN TOWN CENTRE PARISH** ## **ANNUAL REPORT 2024** OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES ## Objectives and Activities ## SUMMARY OF PURPOSE The Parochial Church Council (PCC) of Wigan Town Centre is a charity registered with the Charity Commission by statutory instrument. It has the responsibility of cooperating with the Team Rector of Wigan to promote in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the church, missional, pastoral, social and ecumenical. It is also responsible for the maintenance of the churches of All Saint’s Wigan, St Michael & All Angel’s Swinley, St Mark’s Newtown and St George’s Wigan as well as the Bluecoat, St Michael’s Institute and St Michael and All Angel’s Parish Hall. The general functions of the PCC are stated within Section 2 of the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956. The PCC will ensure that the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wigan Town Centre is governed in accordance with the following governing documents: the _Church Wigan CRR Scheme 2019_ , the current _Church Representation Rules_ and the _Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956._ ## MAIN ACTIVITIES The Parish of Wigan Town Centre is relatively new, one of seven new parishes formed in January 2020 as part of the establishment of the new ecclesiastical Benefice of Wigan, known as _Church Wigan_ , bringing together the former parishes of All Saint’s Wigan, St Michael & All Angel’s Swinley, St Mark’s Newtown and St George’s Wigan. The PCC works in close partnership with the Joint Council that oversees the benefice as a whole. It shares the vision of Church Wigan is to see our congregations refreshed and many new worshipping communities planted. Its prayer and work is to see ‘Through Jesus transformed people, transformed places.’ Thus the parish aims and objectives are to: - Refresh our existing congregations so that they may grow as disciples in love for each other and for the surrounding community; - Grow new worshipping communities serving the neighbourhoods, networks and communities that exist in the parish; - Serve our local schools and community partners; - Embody the vision of Liverpool Diocese in all we do: ‘We are praying for a bigger church making a bigger difference, more people knowing Jesus and more justice in the world’ and reflect the values of Fit for Mission. The PCC will ensure Wigan Town Centre is a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment that is open to all and which enables all to thrive and flourish in the love of God. Page 1 ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE ## Achievements and Performance ## A YEAR OF PROGRESS The Town Centre Hub still continued with its main agreed objectives, namely: growing parish relationships, leadership and mission in the community and schools; maintaining the position on finances; and completing the buildings review. Progress continued with the growth objectives, which has made 2024 a productive year. The strategic realignment of the parishes of Wigan Central and Wigan Town Centre together into one Mission Hub, continued throughout 2024 with these changes in leadership, continuing to bring expertise from both parishes into one place for the benefit of mission. As part of this, the two PCCs met on a number of social occasions, promoting unity and fellowship throughout both Hubs. Also, a new Hub Leadership Team (HLT) was formed combining the two Hubs, it’s aim: To lead mission across both Hubs, seeking ways in which Town Centre and Central Hubs can work closer with each other. This work continues. Progress has also been seen in our engagement with local schools. A schools Ministry Team has been established, again across the two Hubs, and through this team we have been able to build on our relationships with schools both in Town Centre Hub and Central Hub. We have already seen a sharing of good practice as well as practical ways for our Worshipping communities to welcome schools within our buildings. One observation from the above is the vital role our laity play in our mission. Within each worshipping community there is a dedicated group of people working tirelessly to support mission and ministry both within their worshipping community and across the Hub. This cannot be stated enough as with them, our Hub could not function. Contactless giving was installed in all churches which has seen giving increase, particularly at weddings, baptisms and funerals, further supporting the financial health of the Hub. The PCC spent some time considering how best to communicate, including with each other, the Joint Council and the wider parish, as well as looking at refreshing websites and use of social media. Safeguarding remained a important priority for the Hub. Fortunately, there were very few safeguarding issues, but those that occurred were dealt with and resolved promptly. The PCC welcomed and engaged with all safeguarding training and maintain it as a standing item on the agenda. ## LOOKING TO THE FUTURE: BUILDING NEEDS The Church Wigan-wide Right Buildings Review completed in September 2023 rated All Saints as amber, meaning that further understanding would be needed as to whether to recommend that church for retaining or release. The PCC recommended review group was formed and they recommended retaining All Saints based on completing a series of next steps, which was taken to Joint Council. Page 2 ## ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE The next steps focused significantly on the reordering project for the Parish Church, the plans for which continued to evolve over the year, with the support of the Archdeacon. The PCC reacted swiftly to ensure any remedial works required, particularly in the wake of Storm Darragh, were completed promptly and as cost-effectively as possible. Page 3 FINANCIAL REVIEW ## Financial Review ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION** For the fourth year in a row, 2024 has seen an increase in the overall funds of the parish. On the SOFA, it can be clearly seen that both our receipts and payments are both lower compared to 2023. The main reason the income is lower this year is because we had a large legacy of £175,000 in 2023. If you take this into account, the 2024 income is higher than 2023. Payments are lower this year as there was a large repair bill for St Marks in 2023 and again if you take this into account the expenses are about the same for both years. The accounts have been prepared on an accrual and prepayment basis again this year. This means we don’t just include anything paid or received within the year but need to make provision for any income or expenditure which relates to 2024 but was only received or paid out in 2025. I will highlight the reasons for the biggest changes in income between 2024 and 2023. Firstly, donations have increased by about £18,900 when compared to 2023. These are covered by codes 0320-0450. This is a significant increase but can be explained. Included in 0415 is a £10,000 donation given to St Michaels by Wigan Lourdes Association. 0420 includes 3 larger gifts totalling £6500 given to All Saints and 0450 includes about £2500 donated for the kitchen extension at St Marks which will be completed early in 2025. Secondly, Gift Aid tax refunds codes 0601-0610 are lower than last year as the 2023 and 2024 gift aid claims haven’t been completed yet for St Michaels. Thirdly, grants received codes 0801 and 0801A are a lot less than 2023, as last year we received grants for Sam due to her role as Area Dean. We also received our share of the National Churches grant to help pay our gas and electric bills of £8,571 and a grant of £9200 for the Vat on the large repair bill for St Marks. Fourthly, fundraising code 0901 has increased over the same period last year mainly due to St Michaels concerts and events income. Also, our churches and hall have been rented out more this year seeing an increase in income on 1240. Finally, bank interest code 1020 has increased due to the rise in interest rates and the increased amount of money held in the consolidated bank account of All Saints which is for the reordering. We have seen an increase again this year in parishioners joining the Parish Giving Scheme (PGS). This is really encouraging and is something we will continue to promote within our churches. This is because the PGS has shown itself to be the most cost effective and safest method to give to our respective church communities. While the PGS ensures that gifts are allocated to the correct funds, it also reduces the time burden from those who must open giving envelopes, count and record the contents and then get money to the bank. Similarly, PGS also reduces the workload of our church Gift Aid Secretaries by reducing the number of records they need to maintain, while also increasing the frequency of Gift Aid reclaim pay outs. Most of the expense codes remain steady when you compare both years. However, there are a few things to note. Cost of fundraising events code 1730 has increased in line with fundraising code 0901increasing as these are the expenses paid out for the events. Deanery Share has decreased as expected. as we are no longer paying the WDT element of Parish Share to the Diocese but direct to WDT and this is shown under the new code 2070. At this point I would like to say we are still the only Parish of the seven in Wigan who have paid their Parish Share in full. My thanks go to all our parishioners who continue to give generously to Page 4 ## FINANCIAL REVIEW make this possible. There has been a change in the way clergy housing costs are dealt with. This is because the Joint Council have taken over all payments for clergy housing (council tax, water). This is why codes 2120 and 2140 are nil and code 2125 are the JC payments. Code 2101 are Roland and Johns expense claims which are being shared between Town Centre and Central equally. Routine church maintenance code 2330 has increased this year. All Saints had a large bill for finding and repairing a leak and some of the work from the minor repairs and improvement grant approved for St Marks has been completed. Our gas and electric bills have reduced over the year. I’m not sure if this is because we have got better deals or because we have managed the usage better. Either way it is good news. You will notice there are expenses in the major repair codes 2701-2801. These are items which I don’t think fall into the church maintenance (routine) code 2330. 2701 is repairs to the lightening protection system at All Saints, 2710 is the architect fees for all Saints reorder to stage 3 and a new alarm system and emergency lightening at St Marks (paid out of the grant money) and 2801 is for repairs to the stage ceiling in St Michaels Hall. ## **FIXED ASSETS** Tangible Assets referenced on the summary balance sheet refer to St Marks Boys Brigade equipment with a value of £2390, St Mark’s office equipment and electricals with a value of £26180 and St Michael’s church hall with a value of £237,601. ## **RESERVES** The PCC’s aim is to retain within its unrestricted funds, as freely available reserves, a sum at least equivalent to four months of the year’s annual expenditure. At the end of the year free reserves in unrestricted funds comprised shares and CBF investments for All Saints of £2497 and combined church reserves across multiple bank accounts with balances carried forward of £445,888. These sums do not include fixed assets of £263,781 (St Michael’s church hall £237,601 and St Mark’s office equipment and electricals £26,180) which are not freely available. Free reserves were therefore significantly above the minimum aim (c£80,000). The PCC will continue to review the appropriate level of funds held as unrestricted reserves. ## **RISK** An annual budget is prepared to help the PCC identify areas of significant risk. During each financial year the PCC also receives and can examine bimonthly financial reports showing actual against budget comparison reports. Investments and reserves are only held in low-risk Church of England, Central Board of Finance funds. Bank accounts are maintained at those amounts required for operational purposes only. All assets are insured, with insurance levels periodically reviewed in conjunction with the insurance provider’s team. Wigan Town Centre’s insurance provider is Kingdom insurance. The PCC has agreed internal controls for the handling of cash and cheques, both as receipts and as payments. Page 5 ## FINANCIAL REVIEW Finally, I would like to thank Bill and Jean as assistant treasurers for their help and support over the year and anyone else who has contributed towards the management of our Parish finances including gift aid secretaries, money counters and money bankers. ## **Statement of Financial Activities** |**Statement of Financial Activities**|| |---|---| ||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total**
**funds**
**Prior year**
**total funds**| |**Receipts:**
Donations and legacies
Income from charitable activities
Other trading activities
Investments
Other income
**Total income**
**Payments:**
Raising funds
Expenditure on charitable activities
Other expenditure
**Total expenditure**
**Net income / (expenditure) resources before transfer**
**Transfers**
Gross transfers between funds – in
Gross transfers between funds - out
**Other recognised gains / losses**
Gains/losses on investment assets
Gains on revaluation, fixed assets, charity's own use
**Net movement in funds**
**Total funds brought forward**
**Total funds carried forward**|199,424
3,241
202,665
381,276
7,673
1,613
9,286
8,225
20,807
-
20,807
18,201
8,601
1,130
9,731
6,294
-
-
-
550| ||**236,505**
**5,984**
**242,490**
**414,546**
4,824
-
4,824
1,862
227,521
2,741
230,262
290,181
-
-
-
-| ||**232,345**
**2,741**
**235,086**
**292,043**| ||**4,161**
**3,243**
**7,404**
**122,503**
13,217
-
13,217
8,008
(13,217)
-
(13,217)
(8,008)
56
156
212
804
-
-
-
-| ||**4,217**
**3,399**
**7,616**
**123,307**
**707,950**
**118,497**
**826,447**
**703,142**
**712,166**
**121,897**
**834,063**
**826,447**| Page 6 ## FINANCIAL REVIEW ## **Balance Sheet (Summary)** ||**As at**
**31/12/2024**
**As at**
**31/12/2023**| |---|---| |**Fixed assets**
Tangible Assets
Investments
**Current assets**
Debtors
Cash At Bank And In Hand
**Liabilities**
Creditors: Amounts Falling Due In One Year
**Net current assets less current liabilities**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Liabilities**
**Total net assets less liabilities**
**Represented by**
**Unrestricted**
**Designated**
Designated - All Saints: Mission Plans
Designated - St George: General
Designated - St Mark N: Bereavement Fund
Designated - St Mark N: Fixed Assets
Designated - St Mark N: General
Designated - St Mark N: Holiday Welfare Fund
Designated - St Michael & All Angels: General
Designated - St Michael And All Angels: Fixed Assets
Designated - St Michael And All Angels: Social Committee
Designated - Wigan Town Centre: General|266,171
267,284
9,484
9,272
**275,655**
**276,556**
11,062
10,728
553,367
546,681
**564,429**
**557,409**
6,021
7,518
**6,021**
**7,518**
**558,408**
**549,891**
**834,063**
**826,447**
**-**
**-**
**834,063**
**826,447**
101,912
95,152
5,189
4,818
1,186
1,186
26,180
26,871
122,091
112,313
478
478
217,409
198,528
237,601
237,601
121
121
-
30,882| Page 7 ## FINANCIAL REVIEW |**Restricted**
Restricted - All Saints: Abbott Trust - For Children Of The Parish
Restricted - All Saints: Bluecoat Furniture
Restricted - All Saints: Crawford Chapel Altar Frontal
Restricted - All Saints: Flower Fund
Restricted - All Saints: Mission Plans
Restricted - All Saints: Organ Fund - Major Repairs
Restricted - All Saints: Prosser White Trust - Church Music
Restricted - All Saints: Saintly Stitchers - Church Fabric
Restricted - All Saints: Clergy Vestments
Restricted - All Saints: Town Relief - Asylum Seekers
Restricted - St Mark N: Kitchen
Restricted - St Mark N: Boys' Brigade
Restricted - St Mark N: Building Purposes
Restricted - St Mark N: Fixed Assets
Restricted - St Mark N: Mission Fund
Restricted - St Mark N: Youth Development
Restricted - St Michael & All Angels: Flower Fund
Restricted - St Michael And All Angels: Education Fund - Children’s Work
Restricted - St Michael And All Angels: Hall Kitchen Fund
Restricted - St Michael And All Angels: Lunch Club
Restricted - St Michael And All Angels: Organ Fund
Restricted - St Michael And All Angels: Prosser White Trust - Church Music
Restricted - St Michael And All Angels: Roof Fund
**Fund Totals**|10,132
10,132
115
115
292
292
1,144
1,194
11,899
11,899
1,230
1,230
744
907
1,496
1,496
127
560
740
740
2,961
-
695
676
399
346
2,390
2,812
17,519
16,676
7,725
7,336
692
412
11,463
11,463
5,844
5,844
3,980
3,980
-
80
1,511
1,511
38,795
38,795
**834,063**
**826,447**| |---|---| Page 8 ## FINANCIAL REVIEW |**FUND MOVEMENT SUMMARY**
**Fund**|**Fund**
**balances**
**brought**
**forward**|**Incoming**
**Resources**|**Outgoing**
**Resources**|**Transfers**|**Gains**
**and**
**Losses**|**Journal**
**Entries**|**Fund**
**balances**
**Carried**
**forward**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |ASWAbbott - All Saints:|||||||| |Abbott Trust - For Children|||||||| |Of The Parish|10,132|-|-|-|-|-|10,132| |ASWAltarFrnt - All Saints:|||||||| |Crawford Chapel Altar|||||||| |Frontal|292|-|-|-|-|-|292| |ASWBluecoat - All Saints:|||||||| |Bluecoat Furniture|115|-|-|-|-|-|115| |ASWFlwr - All Saints:|||||||| |Flower Fund|1,194|-|50|-|-|-|1,144| |ASWGen - All Saints:|||||||| |General|-|59,222|66,473|7,195|56|-|-| |ASWMission - All Saints:|||||||| |Mission Plans|107,051|10,250|3,490|-|-|-|113,811| |ASWOrgan - All Saints:|||||||| |Organ Fund - Major|||||||| |Repairs|1,230|-|-|-|-|-|1,230| |ASWProsWhite - All|||||||| |Saints: Prosser White|||||||| |Trust - Church Music|907|-|163|-|-|-|744| |ASWStStitch - All Saints:|||||||| |Saintly Stitchers - Church|||||||| |Fabric|1,496|-|-|-|-|-|1,496| |ASWTown Relief - All|||||||| |Saints: Asylum Seekers|740|-|-|-|-|-|740| |ASWVestments - All|||||||| |Saints: Clergy Vestments|560|-|433|-|-|-|127| |GEWGen - St George:|||||||| |General|4,818|371|-|-|-|-|5,189| |MASEducate - St Michael|||||||| |And All Angels: Education|||||||| |Fund - Children’s Work|11,463|-|-|-|-|-|11,463| |MASFlwr - St Michael &|||||||| |All Angels: Flower Fund|412|280|-|-|-|-|692| |MASFxAsset - St Michael|||||||| |And All Angels: Fixed|||||||| |Assets|237,601|-|-|-|-|-|237,601| |MASGen - St Michael &|||||||| |All Angels: General|198,528|92,237|70,903|(2,453)|-|-|217,409| |MASKitchen - St Michael|||||||| |And All Angels: Hall|||||||| |Kitchen Fund|5,844|-|-|-|-|-|5,844| |MASLunch - St Michael|||||||| |And All Angels: Lunch|||||||| |Club|3,980|-|-|-|-|-|3,980| |MASOrgan - St Michael|||||||| |And All Angels: Organ|||||||| |Fund|80|-|80|-|-|-|-| |MASProsWhite - St|||||||| |Michael And All Angels:|||||||| |Prosser White Trust -|||||||| |Church Music|1,511|-|-|-|-|-|1,511| Page 9 ## FINANCIAL REVIEW |**FUND MOVEMENT SUMMARY**
**Fund**|**Fund**
**balances**|**Incoming**|**Outgoing**|**Transfers**|**Gains**
**and**|**Journal**
**Entries**|**Fund**
**balances**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**brought**
**forward**|**Resources**|**Resources**||**Losses**||**Carried**
**forward**| |MASRoof - St Michael|||||||| |And All Angels: Roof Fund|38,795|-|-|-|-|-|38,795| |MASSocial - St Michael|||||||| |And All Angels: Social|||||||| |Committee|121|-|-|-|-|-|121| |MKNBereavement - St|||||||| |Mark N: Bereavement|||||||| |Fund|1,186|-|-|-|-|-|1,186| |MKNBldPurps - St Mark|||||||| |N: Building Purposes|346|33|-|-|21|-|399| |MKNBoysBrigade - St|||||||| |Mark N: Boys' Brigade|676|1,613|1,594|-|-|-|695| |MKNFxAsset - St Mark N:|||||||| |Fixed Assets|29,683|-|4,682|3,569|-|-|28,570| |MKNGen - St Mark N:|||||||| |General|112,313|74,426|53,884|(10,764)|-|-|122,091| |MKNHolWelfare - St Mark|||||||| |N: Holiday Welfare Fund|478|-|-|-|-|-|478| |MKNKitchen - St Mark N:|||||||| |Kitchen|-|2,961|-|-|-|-|2,961| |MKNMission - St Mark N:|||||||| |Mission Fund|16,676|708|-|-|136|-|17,519| |MKNYthDev - St Mark N:|||||||| |Youth Development|7,336|389|-|-|-|-|7,725| |TCGeneral - Wigan Town|||||||| |Centre: General|30,882|-|33,334|2,453|-|-|-| |**Totals**|**826,447**|**242,490**|**235,086**|**-**|**212**|**-**|**834,063**| Page 10 ## FINANCIAL REVIEW ## **Analysis of income and expenditure** |**Analysis of income and expenditure**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||**Total**|| ||**Unrestricted**|**Designated **|**Restricted**|**This**
**year**|**Last**
**year**| |**RECEIPTS: **|||||| |**Donations and legacies**|||||| |0101 - Gift Aid - Parish Giving Scheme|-|50,171|300|50,471|43,041| |0102 - Gift Aid - Bank (Standing Order)|-|15,199|-|15,199|15,765| |0110 - Gift Aid - Envelopes|-|12,592|-|12,592|13,651| |0201 - Other planned giving - Parish Giving
Scheme|-|7,728|-|7,728|7,426| |0202 - Other planned giving - Bank (Standing
Order)|-|2,212|-|2,212|2,120| |0210 - Other planned giving - Envelopes|-|4,964|-|4,964|5,727| |0301 - Loose plate collections (GASDS
eligible)|-|30,462|-|30,462|27,670| |0305 - Loose plate collections (not GASDS
eligible)|-|3,510|50|3,560|2,220| |0320 - One-off Gift Aid donations (declaration
on envelope)|-|1,042|- 1|1,042|2,514| |0405 - Ad-hoc donations: non Gift Aid (GASDS
eligible)|-|1,940|-|1,940|775| |0410 - Giving through church boxes|-|223|-|223|893| |0415 - Ad-hoc donations: non Gift Aid (not
GASDS eligible)|-|16,002|230|16,232|4,717| |0420 - One-off Gift Aid donations|-|9,085|-|9,085|2,730| |0450 - Special or specific appeals etc|-|55|2,586|2,641|635| |0601 - Tax recoverable on Gift Aid|-|18,325|75|18,400|21,235| |0610 - GASDS Tax relief|-|2,853|-|2,853|7,121| |0701 - Legacies|-|5,500|-|5,500|191,600| |0801 - Recurring grants|-|750|-|750|7,375| |08A1 - Non-recurring one-off grants|-|7,098|-|7,098|20,710| |0901 - Fundraising (general)|-|9,714|-|9,714|3,351| |**Donations and legacies Totals**|**-**|**199,424**|**3,241**|**202,665**|**381,276**| |**Income from charitable activities**|||||| |1101 - Parish fee for wedding or funeral|-|6,458|-|6,458|6,034| |1230 - Church/Hall lettings – objectives|-|-|-|-|40| |1280 - Church event income|-|1,215|-|1,215|634| |1290 - Branch organisations - receipts|-|-|1,613|1,613|1,517| |**Income from charitable activities Totals**|**-**|**7,673**|**1,613**|**9,286**|**8,225**| Page 11 ## FINANCIAL REVIEW **----- Start of picture text -----**
||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Other trading activities| |0910 – Fundraising (Attic, Car Boot, Table top etc)|-|450|-|450|-| |-|-| |1240 - Church/Hall lettings - fund raising|9,558|9,558|5,794| |1260 - Parish magazine sales|-|-|-|-|94| |-|-| |1270 - Other funds generated|10,799|10,799|12,313| |-|-| |Other trading activities Totals|20,807|20,807|18,201| |Investments| |-|-| |1020 - Bank and building society interest|7,121|7,121|4,209| |-| |1025 - CBF Deposit account interest|1,480|1,130|2,610|2,085| |Investments Totals|-|8,601|1,130|9,731|6,294| |Other income| |1310 - Insurance claims|-|-|-|-|550| |Other income Totals|-|-|-|-|550| |-| |Receipts Grand totals|236,505|5,984|242,490|414,546| **----- End of picture text -----**
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||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |PAYMENTS:| |Raising funds| |1720 - Costs of giving envelopes and stewardship campaigns|-|300|-|300|402| |-|-| |1730 - Costs of fundraising events|4,524|4,524|1,460| |-|-| |Raising funds Totals|4,824|4,824|1,862| **----- End of picture text -----**
Page 12 ## FINANCIAL REVIEW |**Expenditure on charitable activities**
1830 - Giving - relief and development agencies
1850 - Home mission
1910 - Deanery Share
2010 - Salary of organist/musicians
2050 - Salary of parish/deanery administrator
2055 - PAYE, NI & Pension - Parish Admin & Support staff
2070 - Administration Support
2101 - Clergy working expenses
2120 - Council tax (clergy housing)
2125 - Clergy costs (Joint Council)
2140 - Water rates (clergy housing)
2180 - Reader expenses and subscriptions
2201 - Parish mission and evangelism costs
2220 - Sunday School & Junior Church costs
2250 - General Mission/Support activities
2301 - Insurance premiums (church building)
2310 - Telephone (church building/parish office)
2320 - Organ / piano tuning and maintenance
2330 - Church building maintenance (routine)
2331 - Cleaning materials & equipment (church building)
2335 - Church equipment costs
2340 - Upkeep of services
2345 - Church consumable items
2360 - Administration costs for parish
2361 - Governance costs & examination/audit fee
2362 - Banking charges
2401 - Church building - electric
2410 - Church building - gas
2420 - Church building - water
2515 - Other Funds Expenses
2530 - Hall/Other building - electricity
2540 - Hall/Other building - gas
2550 - Hall/Other building - insurance premiums
2560 - Hall/Other building - maintenance (routine)
2580 - Hall/Other building - water rates
2585 - Hall/Other building - consumables
2590 - Hall/Other building - cleaning costs
2599 - Branch Organisation - payments
2701 - Church building major repairs - structure
2710 - Church building major repairs - installation
2801 - Hall/Other building major repairs - structure
**Expenditure on charitable activities Totals**
**Payments Grand totals**|-
360
-
360
420
-
1,655
-
1,655
385
-
108,194
-
108,194
125,015
-
3,456
-
3,456
3,456
-
4,080
-
4,080
4,202
-
1,884
-
1,884
2,119
-
12,400
-
12,400
-
-
2,001
433
2,433
1,858
-
-
-
-
1,405
-
5,628
-
5,628
4,704
-
-
-
-
266
-
50
-
50
50
-
-
-
-
21
-
20
-
20
60
-
-
-
-
300
-
13,152
-
13,152
13,684
-
1,169
-
1,169
919
-
1,695
80
1,775
1,204
-
8,121
-
8,121
6,728
-
1,172
-
1,172
736
-
4,260
422
4,682
5,238
-
2,029
50
2,079
2,552
-
-
-
-
83
-
3,051
163
3,214
2,060
-
47
-
47
34
-
255
-
255
473
-
7,388
-
7,388
9,141
-
20,697
-
20,697
22,104
-
1,265
-
1,265
2,889
-
3,711
-
3,711
5,939
-
1,992
-
1,992
3,617
-
3,794
-
3,794
4,950
-
428
-
428
686
-
397
-
397
564
-
1,107
-
1,107
1,142
-
8
-
8
8
-
1,514
-
1,514
1,451
-
-
1,594
1,594
1,343
-
2,635
-
2,635
58,375
-
5,924
-
5,924
-
-
1,980
-
1,980
-| |---|---| ||**-**
**227,521**
**2,741**
**230,262**
**290,181**
**-**
**232,345**
**2,741**
**235,086**
**292,043**| Page 13 PLANS FOR THE FUTURE ## Plans for the Future The PCC shares the vision and mission of Church Wigan of working with Jesus to see transformed people and transformed places within the Parish of Wigan Town Centre. It understands its role of nurturing a culture in the parish which is hopeful, safe and centred on the kingdom of God,[1] and which actively encourages a focus on refreshing existing members and worshipping communities and growing fresh new ones. Priorities for 2025 include: ## GROWING MISSION Key drivers of missional growth will likely be in new worship communities and partnerships with schools. Therefore the PCC will encourage the continued growth of Growing Hope in Newtown, the Saturday Club in Swinley and the Café in Newtown as well as looking to work more in Worsley Hall. Similarly, the PCC would like to see significant progress towards growing a new worshipping community linked to a school. ## BUILDING OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE Recognising the vulnerability of placing too much responsibility on one or two volunteers and the difficulties in finding such people, the PCC will create teams for delivering the financial and building operations of the parish, which spread the workload and build in resilience. ## REVIEWING BUILDINGS The PCC will commit to the Wigan Right Buildings Review, participating in positive dialogue with the Right Buildings Team’s proposal and consulting well with members and other local stakeholders. > 1 This is the term used by Jesus Christ to describe God’s activity in the world which produces goodness and love, justice for the oppressed and marginalised, and peace and hope for all. Page 14 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT ## Structure, Governance and Management ## GOVERNING DOCUMENTS - Church Wigan Church Representation Rules Scheme 2019 - Church Representation Rules (which are part of the Synodical Government Measure 1969) - PCCs (Powers) Measure 1959 ## APPOINTMENT AND ELECTION OF MEMBERS The PCC is a corporate body established by the Church of England. It operates according to the measures above and is a charity currently registered with the Charity Commission. PCC members are appointed in accordance with the Church Representation Rules and are elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting. All those who attend are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. Individual members of the PCC receive external training as and when deemed appropriate by the PCC, including mandatory safeguarding training. Members defined by the governing documents are: - Team Rector, Benefice of Wigan - The Team Vicars licensed as Hub Leader or Associate Hub Leader of the parish - All Team Vicars licensed to the Benefice of Wigan - Two Churchwardens elected each year by the Annual Meeting of Parishioners (sometimes referred to as the Vestry Meeting) - Twelve Members directly elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting serving three year terms - Five Deanery Synod representatives who hold an ex-officio position on the PCC ## QUORUM Quorum is one third of members. For decision making there must be a lay majority in attendance. ## STANDING COMMITTEE Day to Day management of the church is exercised by the Standing Committee, the only committee required by law. It has the power to transact PCC business between PCC meetings and considers strategic issues which may affect the parish. Members of the Standing Committee are appointed each year by the PCC immediately following the Annual Parish Meeting and must have a lay majority for decision making. In 2024 it comprised: Rev Roland Harvey, Michael Marsh, James Hunter, Wendy Kay and Neil Meadow. Page 15 ## STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT **----- Start of picture text -----**
LIST OF PCC MEMBERS
Name Office Year Joined Term of Office Left
Rev Roland Harvey Team Vicar, PCC Chair (Hub Leader) Ex-officio Ex-officio
Rev Canon Sam Team Vicar (Assistant Hub Leader) Ex-officio
Ex-officio
Nicholson
Rev Stan Higginson Team Vicar Ex-officio Ex-officio
Rev John Keeley Assistant Curate Ex-officio Ex-officio
Karl Greenall Deanery Synod Rep 2023 2 years
Ruth Laemmel Deanery Synod Rep 2023 2 years
Jim Nicholson Deanery Synod Rep 2023 2 years
Martin O’Kane Deanery Synod Rep 2023 2 years
Deanery Synod Rep, Safeguarding
Elaine Smith 2023 2 years
Officer
Tim Smith Deanery Synod Rep 2023 2 years
James Hunter Elected member; Secretary 2022 1 year
Wendy Kay Elected member, Treasurer 2023 2 years
Michael Marsh Elected member, Vice-Chair 2022 1 year
Ruth Clough Elected member 2024 3 years
Richard Edwards Elected member 2023 2 years
Mark Fairhurst Elected member 2024 3 years
John Gostelow Elected member 2024 3 years
Sandra Kassama Elected member 2024 3 years
Peter Layland Elected member 2022 1 year
Neil Meadow Churchwarden Ex-officio Ex-officio
Andrew Edgar Elected member 2023 2 years
David Sixsmith Elected member 2022 1 year
VACANCY Elected member - -
Rev Canon Neil Cook Team Rector Ex-officio Ex-officio
Rev Frances Ex-officio
Team Vicar Ex-officio
Shoesmith
Rev Dorothy Gosling Team Vicar Ex-officio Ex-officio
Rev Stephen Beck Team Vicar Ex-officio Ex-officio
Rev Susan Fulford Team Vicar Ex-officio Ex-officio
Rev Catherine Cosslett Team Vicar Ex-officio Ex-officio
Rev Frances Humphry Team Vicar Ex-officio Ex-officio
Rev Sandra Jones Team Vicar Ex-officio Ex-officio
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Page 16 ## STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT ## REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Charity Name | **The Parochial Church Council of Wigan Town Centre** (Charity Number 1204271) Principal address | **Church Wigan Office, Wigan Investment Centre, Waterside Drive, Wigan, WN3 5BA** ## INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Jeffrey Hacking FCCA, 97 Ribchester Road, Clayton-le-Dale, Blackburn, BB1 9HT ## INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT ## DECLARATIONS The members declare that they have approved the Annual Report above. Signed on behalf of the members of the PCC by: **----- Start of picture text -----**
SIGNATURE
ROLAND HARVEY
Full Name Rev Roland Harvey Wendy Kay
Position Team Vicar Treasurer
Date
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Page 17 Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the Parochial ch￿￿h Council (PCC) of w i ¢i-￿4￿s on the accounts for the year ended 315t December pages to ￿ of your Annual Report. as set out on Respectlve responsibilltles of Trustees and Examlner The PCC are responsible for the preparntion of the accounts. They consider that an audit is not required for thls year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charitles Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It Is my responsibility to: examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, to follow the prOcedu￿S laid down in the gene￿1 Directions given by the Charity Commisslon (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charfties Act), and to stste whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent examinerfs statement My examination was carrfed out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consid87tion of any unusual item5 or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanationsfrom the PCC concerning any such matters. The Pro￿dureS undertaken do not provide all the evidence thatwould be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion Is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fairf view and the report is limlted to those matters sel out in the statement be50w. Independent examlnerfs statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention- l) which gives me ￿asOnable cause to believe that in, any materfal ￿SpeCt, the quirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act,. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met. or 2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Slgned.. Date- 2olS IE'S Name.. Fcf 14hcici F(LA address: ÉI qllr