Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council of the
Church of the Holy Rood, Shillingstone, Dorset.
For the year ended 31st December 2024
Reverend Andrew Gubbins
CAF 8anK West Malllng. Kent
Mr J Paul, Church Road Shillingston
Independent Examinor
The Benefice, Parish and Ministy Team
Shillingstone is on8 of 4 parishes in th8 Okeford Benefic6 With a shared Minlstry Team,
that In 2024 consisted of a Rector. 1 Lay Worship Leader (LWL), and 3 Lay Pastoral
Assistants ILPA). The Benefice Is al80 SUPPOrted by a retired Lay Mlnister.(PTO)
The Parochial Church Council
The Parochiat Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England.
The PCC operates under the Paroohial Council Powers Measure. The PCC Is registered
with the Charty Commission. The PCC has the responsibility of promoting In the
ecclesiastical parish the whole mlssion of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and
ecumenical. and also has maintenance responsibilities for the church, its contents and
the churchyard.
The following members were electedlre-elected..
IAY Chalr
' Sue Chandler
All elected,
reelected at
2024APCM
Wardens
Lesley Gasson
Sue Chandler
Sue Chandler
Anne Powell
Judith Blako
Jill Burton
Pam Glanville
Pat Marshall
Ray Suter
,, Chrlstophar Whltfdd
Deanery Synod
Members
M•mb8rs
PCC & D8an¢ry.Tr•asurer
The PCC met 7 times during the year in person including l extraordinary meeting. (5th
Jan) The PCC also attended 2 Benafice meetings. The average18vel of PCC att8ndance
was 85%. Finance Meetings: One on 29 January 2024 with Anna Hardy. the Diocesan
Giving Advisor about Sponsor a Tile for the Chancel Roof.
Church Membership and Attendance
At the previous revision there were 44 people on the chUh Electoraj Roll, 4 of whom
were not resident in the parish. The Worshipping Communty was 44.
The pattern of worship continued with a monthly Sung Eucharist led by Andrew Gubbins,
Rector. The Evensong on the fifth Sunday was led by Sue Rawlinson. The First-sunday
Breakfast service held in SCC with Rev Andrew began in February. Moming worship on
Zoom continu8d Tuesday to Friday. Prayer requests were re-introduced. Sunday
Eucharist was held in each of the larger churches in tum. The HaNest Festival wvice
was held in Church. The Midnight Eucharist (at the earfier time of 9.30pm), Carol SeNice
and Crib Service were all held in Church. The Pew News continued to be sent by email,
collated by Diana Lewis.
The register showed 3 Baptisms, 1 Wedding, 3 Funerals, and 1 at Crematoria conducted
by ministers from the parish during the year. 1 Intement of ashes in the churchyard.
Worship
Sue Chandler is a Lay Canon and Sue Rawlinson, a retired Lay Minister, also acts as a
Lay Deacon. They along with Mike Powell are Lay Chalice Assistants. Church members
continued to lead intercessions. read lessons and act as sidesmen. The choir and music
are led by Peter Lattimer. Where possible other musicians supported Shillingstone's
worshipping life in Church and at the village primary school.
Education and Involvement of Children
Rev Andrew and Steve Sexton took weekly collective s&ssions In all schools. It was also
possible to provide s8Nices in Church at the Start and end of t8fTn with the help of Sue
Rawlinson.
Shillingstone Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
(Part of the Sherborne Area Schools Trust)
The School vision is Growing Together and the key Christian values are: Friendship,
Compassion, Respect and Trust. The H8adt8ach8r, Jan8 Whit8house-Sharp8,18ft at th8
end of the Autumn Tem. Jane and har t8am who have so ably led school life are
committed to the Christian ethos of the School and are fully supported by the Foundation
Governors.
A celebration in honour of Jane's time as Head of School was held on 18th December.
Sharon Proyer continued as Chair of Governors. Mr Andy Wright was appointed Head of
School from January 2025 jointly wSth Mrs Sarah Vall. For all SnformatSon on school Ilfe
please refer to www.shillingstone.dorset.sch.uk
Working with young people and children
The Youth Club {SYC) is full with 20+ children attending, plus a waiting list. Youth
activitias have continued under the joint leadership of Kim Sut8r and Kirst8n Dffdke, with
additional volunteers. The 2 clubs run by Steve Sexton are Mighty Okes averaging 213
senior school children and Trailblazers often having more than 14 attending. They offer
Christian teaching in a fun and accessible format. Jill Burton (LPA) arTanged toddler and
parent events including a Noah's Ark adventure in the summer. These have been very well
attended.
Mission and Education for Adults
Rev Andrew led a Lenl Course based on "A Truth Universally Acknowledged, 40 Days
with Jane Austen" by Rachel Mann.
Environmental Work
The churchyard & green plan
In March the annual review of the south*ast section (old graves) required under the
Green Plan found mowing was not optimal for ecology or amenity. Amendments were
agreed by the PCC in June but not implemented. Nectar flowers for bees were planted al
the edge of the same section. but were inadvertently destroyed twice. The SCC meadow
was planted with cowslips, and mowed in spring and late summer. A wooden stockade was
erected around Ihe chancel roof w0S scaffolding in the autumn.
Pastoral Care
Lent Lunches continued during 2024. Coffee mornings and the monthly Village Market
continued too. Jill Burton contlnued to co-ordinate the Village Contact scheme, together
with Kay Ridout. Home and hospital visits and home communion continued when
possible. Bishop Karen presented Anne and Mike Powell a National Church Lifetime
Achievement Award on 15th December. The annual Carol singing at the Old Ox in aid of
Crisis took place in December.
Shlllingstone Church Centre
Where posslble the Church Centre continued to provide a venue for many church
activities with income coming from these lettings. The Library was well supported by lh8
village, opening on Tuesdays and Thursdays. A plaque has been installed to name the
Library in memory of the long servic8 by Maureen Strong. A Post Offlce s8rvic8 continued
twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Rector's Report
A learning curve for all of us and especially Andrew, has continued to shape our
experience of what this year has been about. W8 have seen the remarkable resilience,
generosity and achievements of individuals and the communily as a whole.The regular
pattern of daily prayer has kept our gaze upon the "Giver of. All good things".
Once again the congregation at Shillingstone has played its part in the wider Okeford
Benefice in governance rules, regular Sunday worship each month and the provision of
th& remarkable SCC facilities for church. community and diocese. In particular, important
maintenance and the staffing and safeguarding of both villag8 youth group and church
youth work presented a faithful witness.
We set out on a new venture comblnlng both worshlp and outreach in January in a
Breakfast SeNice that relied on generous offers of lime arld resources as well as the
regular support of a complete age range. The initiatives of Steve and his regular support
from the teens and twenties leant the venture stability. What we have learnt is that it takes
a full year of nurture for such seeds to spread their impact.
Operating as church whil8 the building is clearly under repalr has become a speciality of
Holy Rood and I belleve that this lends credibility to the 'human' face and rhythms of
actually being the church. We have elicited much warmth and generosity, even
connection around the village.
Fostering a tradition of music in worship has leant a particular character to the Shill stint
each monlh and we are very grateful to Peter and the choir membors for their
commitment. We also began to see further support frorn the village this past Advent and
Christmas , once again we managed to combine the ages In pulling off a dramatic version
of the Xmas Eve Crib seniice.
Much of my time has been devoted to Shillingstone School pupils this past year, so it is
with sadness and wonder that I pay tribute to the lengthy and encouraglngly splritual
service of its now former headteacher Jane. We are reminded to invest in our spirttuality
generosity and human warmth in affirming the vital roles of volunteers whether key,
ancient or brand new.
Safeguardlng
(See Safeguarding Officers report at Ann8xe l)
Fabric
A leaking radiator in the vestry was replaced. The Church Roof Project continued. The
Ghancel roof repairs were mainly comp18ted by Christmas. Funding for these repairs was
successfully achieved through grants, donations and fundraising. This is set out in the
Treasurer's Report. The church roof has created huge concems and funding will be
required for a total replacement over an estlm2ted three-year period. The next stage will
be the re-roofing of the nave beginning in spring 2026.
Flnance
Details of the financial position at 31 st December 2024 are set out in the accompanying
report. The surplus in the General Fund (£29.516) is due to the legacy of £30,803 from the
late Barbara Kernahan. There would otherwise have been a srnall deficit due to the £1,792
essential cost ol replacing the badly-leaking radiator in the vestry. The surplus (£46,186) in
the Roof Fund is due lo successful fundraising. Although the chancel roof was mainly
completed by Christmas, much of the cost and fees remained to be invoiced in 2025 using
the carried-foNiard surplus.
Grant Maklng Policy
The PCC has a pollcy of maklng grants to other charities each y8ar when this can be
afforded from regular giving or raised by special collections. In 2024 a grant 01 £300 was
made to the UNICEF Sudan Appeal
Investment Policy
The Crompton Legacy Is currenlly hekl In the Church of England Central Board of Flnance
(CBF) Deposit Account. All non-cash funds are held wilh the Church of England Central
Board of Finance Investment Fund.
The PCC does not have a Trustee Indemnty Policy.
Reserves Pollcy
The PCC has a policy of retaining as reserves the equivalent of 12 months, operating costs
together with an additional £20,000 for each of its two buildings for any urgent
maintenance. These reseNes are held with the CBF Investment Fund.
Risk Management
On behalf ol the PCC, the Finance Committee monitored the major strategic, business,
operational and reputational risks which the PCC faces and confirmed that systems had
been established to enable regular reports to be produced so that the necessary steps are
taken to lessen these risks.
Trustees, Responsibilltles In relatlon to the flnanclal ststements
Law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial
statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the charity's financial
aclNlties during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing
those financial slatements, the trustees are required to
Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them conslslently:
Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
State whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice
have been followed subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the linancial
statements;
Prepare the financial statements on the ongoing concern basis unless it is inappropriate to
presume thal the charty will continue its business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records which dlsclose with
reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to
ensure that the financial ststements comply with the Charilies Act 2011. They are also
responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable
steps for the prevention of fraud and other irregularities.
The trustees can confirm that the accounts comply with applicable accounting standards,
the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), second edition October 2019
Approved by the PCC on
16/,J
2fand slgned by Andraw Gubbins, Rector
Annex 1
Safeguarding report
PARISH SAFEGUARDING OFFICER. Margaret Davies will take over from me as the
named Parish Safeguarding Officer with effect from the 2025 APCM (for simplicity she will
actually take over on 1 st May 20251. I wlll remaln In post to asslst her, but she will be the
primary source for any safeguarding matters from there on. l am very grateful to her for
being prepared to take this on.
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. A reminder. That the link for training for all PCC members
for Safeguardlng trainlng from the national church 58
htt s.'l/www ch
in
Ile
rninn
-and-develo
ment . On appointment PCC members need to
complete Basic and Foundation. The Foundation needs to be renewed every three years.
Al the last PCC meeting we asked all members to ensure they had this up to date and to
advise the PCC Secretary when it was complete.
CHURCHWARDENS. A new question has been added to the Dashboard to confinn that
they have done the appropriate tralning.
PCC SECRETARIES Please could you email me a list of those who have completed the
training in the last six months.
SAFEGUARDING DASHBOARD. The Safeguarding Dashboard remains up to date. There
are quite a few things which need to be conflrmed in January. Attached is the Annual
Safeguarding Plan . which will need to be approved at the APCM; we will a150 need to
approv8 the current list of Church Activiti8s and Non-church which will be brought to the
meeling. If you would like access to the dashboard, please let me know.
' Plen 8ttached.
SAFER RECRUITMENT - PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES. A reminder that any recruitment
to a volunteer pald posltion must be done in a way which is compliant with Safer
Recruitment. Please speak to Andrew, Margaret or myself before you start to recruit for a
new role. This can be done in a sensitive way providing we know in advance and can
arTange it. Likawise if you are planning a blg event which is seen as being sponsored by
the Church.
Either Margaret or myself will be happy to help anyone who needs it when applying for a
DBS check.
SAFEGUARDING CONCERNS NOTIFICATION FORM. A reminder that the Safeguarding
Concerns Notification Form should be used if you have any concems. Copies were
distributed In January and addltlonal copies can be obtained from mysem or Andrew, or
the PCC Secretary should have these as well.
In association with the dioc&se of Salisbury we follow the natlonal legal and procedural
framework for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and Church of England policy
and practlce. We act promptly on any complalnts made and work closely in partnership
with Police and Social Carers where children or vulnerabl8 adults have been hamied or
are at risk of harm or mistreatment. we care for those who have been abused in the past
and provide a range of supporting signposting for suNivors and victims of church-related
abuse. We support national policy from the Church of England including the practice
guidance: "Responding well to vlctlms and 8urvlvor8 of abu3e"
Sue chand1er/Maoat Davies - December 2024
Independent Examineff5 unqualified report (for a non-compaTry charity preparing receipts and payments
accounts) with a gross income of £250,000 or less in the relevant financial year.
Independent examinerfs report to the tfUStees of Shillingstone Parochial Churth Council.
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of ShillinEStone Parochial Church Council (the PCC} for
the year ended 31 December 2024.
Responsibilitie5 and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the
requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the Act'l. I report In respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts
carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the
appllcable Dirertions given bythe Charity Commission under section 14515)Ib} of the Act.
Independent examinerfs statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in
connertion with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
l. accountin8 records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters In connectlon with the examlnatlon to whlch
attention should be drawn in this report In order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be
reached.
J Paul
Relevant professional qualification or membership of professional bodies lif any)..
Address: Bi5hopsgate, Church Road, Shlllingstone, Blandford Forum, DTII OSL
|||||**PCC SHILLINGSTONE**|**PCC SHILLINGSTONE**|**PCC SHILLINGSTONE**|**PCC SHILLINGSTONE**|**PCC SHILLINGSTONE**|**PCC SHILLINGSTONE**|**PCC SHILLINGSTONE**|**PCC SHILLINGSTONE**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**FINANC**|**IAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**||||||||||
|||||||||||||||
|||||||||||||||
|||||Restricted|Designated|Restricted|Restricted|Restricted|Restricted|Restricted||||
|**_RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT_**||(Note 2)|General
Fund|Roof
Fund
(Note 4)|
Roof Fund
(Note 5)|
Churchyard
Fund
(Note 6)|
Shillingstone
Church Centre
(Note 7)|
Magazine
(Note 8)|
Youth Club
(Note 9)|
St Aldhelm
Schools Project|
TOTAL FUNDS
2024||_TOTAL FUNDS_
_2023_|
|**_Receipts_**||||||||||||||
||VoluntaryIncome|(Note 11)|54001|91512|0|552|0|500|250|0|146815||_149471_|
||Activities to Generate Funds||1249|1715|0|0|0|0|0|0|2964||_4133_|
||Income from Investments||6850|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|6850||_5949_|
||Church Activities||14604|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|14604||_9682_|
||Other IncomingResources||195|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|195||_0_|
|||||||||||||||
|**TOTAL RECEIPTS**|||**76899**|**93227**|**0**|**552**|**0**|**500**|**250**|**0**|171428||**_169235_**|
|||||||||||||||
|**_Payments_**||||||||||||||
||Costs of GeneratingFunds||18|1059|0|0|0|0|0|0|1077||_592_|
||Church Activities||20034|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|20034||_19937_|
||Church Expenses||21630|0|0|552|0|669|0|6839|29690||_21990_|
||Major Capital Expenditure||5440|45982|464|0|0|0|0|0|51885||_109987_|
||Governance Costs||262|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|262||_132_|
|||||||||||||||
|**TOTAL PAYMENTS**|||**47383**|**47041**|**464**|**552**|**0**|**669**|**0**|**6839**|102948||**_152638_**|
|||||||||||||||
|**Excess of Receipts over Payments**|||**29516**|**46186**|**-464**|**0**|**0**|**-169**|**250**|**-6839**|**68480**||**_16597_**|
|Transfers between Funds||(Note 10)||||||||||||
|Bank current and deposit accounts 1 Jan|||**55813**|**21516**|**30054**|**0**|**0**|**2638**|**394**|**7700**|**118115**||**_72769_**|
|Bank current and deposit accounts 31 Dec|||**85329**|**67702**|**29590**|**0**|**0**|**2469**|**644**|**861**|**186595**||**_118115_**|
|||||||||||||||
|||||||||||||||
|**_STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES_**||||||||||||||
|Cash Funds||||||||||||||
||: Bank current accounts||10850|67702|0|0|0|2469|644|861|82525||_93247_|
||: CBF Deposit Fund||72501|0|29590|0|0|0|0|0|102091||_52091_|
||||**83350**|**67702**|**29590**|**0**|**0**|**2469**|**644**|**861**|**184616**||**_145338_**|
|Other MonetaryAssets & Liabilities||||||||||||||
||: Creditors(cheques not cashed at 31 Dec)|(Note 14)|-141||||||||-141||_-43351_|
||: Debtors(income banked after 31 Dec)|(Note 14)|2120||||||||2120||_16129_|
||||**1979**|**0**|**0**|**0**|**0**|**0**|**0**|**0**|**1979**||**_-27222_**|
|**TOTAL**|||**85329**|**67702**|**29590**|**0**|**0**|**2469**|**644**|**861**|**186595**||**_118115_**|
|||||||||||||||
|Investment Assets||||||||||||||
||: CBF Investment Fund||86027|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|86027||_84102_|
|||||||||||||||
|**TOTAL ASSETS**|||**171357**|**67702**|**29590**|**0**|**0**|**2469**|**644**|**861**|**272623**||**_202218_**|
|||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**|||||||||||||
|||||||||||||||
|**1 **|**Accounting Basis**|||||||||||||
|||The financial statements of the PCC have beenprepared in accordance with the Church AccountingRegulations 2006 usingthe Receipts and Payments Basis.||||||||||||
|||||||||||||||
|||||||||||||||
|**2 **|**Receipts & Payments Analysis**|||Restricted|Designated|Restricted|Restricted|Restricted|Restricted|Restricted||||
||||General
Funds|Roof Fund|Roof Fund|Churchyard
Fund|Shillingstone
Church Centre|
Magazine|Youth Club|St Aldhelm
Schools Project|
TOTAL FUNDS
2024||TOTAL FUNDS
2023|
||**Voluntary Income**|||||||||||||
|||Planned Giving|16115||||||||**16115**||16290|
|||Cash Collections at Services|2567||||||||**2567**||2441|
|||Other Giving& Donations|384|76562|||||||**76946**||45239|
|||Gift Aid Recovered|4111|7450|||||||**11561**||9785|
|||Legacies|30803||||||||**30803**||1000|
|||Grants|20|7500||552|0|500|250|0|**8822**||74717|
||**Activities for Generating Funds**|||||||||||||
|||Fund RaisingEvents|1249|1715|||||||**2964**||4133|
||**Income from Investments**|||||||||||||
|||Interest & Dividends|6850||||||||**6850**||5949|
||**Church Activities**|||||||||||||
|||StatutoryFees retained byPCC|2403||||||||**2403**||1615|
|||Shillingstone Church Centre Earnings|11006||||||||**11006**||6915|
|||Parish Magazine|1195||||||||**1195**||1152|
||**Other Incoming Resources**|||||||||||||
|||Other Income not listed|195||||||||**195**||0|
|||||||||||||||
|||**TOTAL RECEIPTS**|76899|93227|0|552|0|500|250|0|**171428**||169235|
|||||||||||||||
||**Costs of Generating Funds**|||||||||||||
|||FundraisingActivityCosts|18|1059|||||||**1077**||592|
||**Church Activities**|||||||||||||
|||Mission Giving& Donations|300||||||||**300**||94|
|||Diocesan Parish Share Contribution|17716||||||||**17716**||17120|
|||Salaries Wages & Honoraria|1570||||||||**1570**||1576|
|||Clergy& staff expenses|448||||||||**448**||1148|
||**Church Expenses**|||||||||||||
|||Mission & Evangelism|421|||||||6839|**7260**||268|
|||Church RunningExpenses|3578|`|||||||**3578**||4577|
|||Churchyard Expenses|7289|||552|||||**7841**||5037|
|||Church UtilityBills|2064||||||||**2064**||2149|
|||Shillingstone Church Centre|7083||||||||**7083**||7443|
|||Parish Magazine|1195|||||669|||**1864**||1878|
|||Youth Club|0||||||0||**0**||637|
||**Major Capital Expenditure**|||||||||||||
|||Major Repairs to building|1792||||||||**1792**||5034|
|||Major Repairs to building(Roof)||45982|464||||||**46445**||104953|
|||Major Repairs to SCC or other PCCproperty|3648||||||||**3648**||0|
|||New BuildingWork|0||||||||**0**||0|
||**Governance**|||||||||||||
|||All other outgoingresources/payments|262||||||||**262**||132|
|||||||||||||||
|||||||||||||||
|||**TOTAL PAYMENTS**|47383|47041|464|552|0|669|0|6839|**102948**||152638|
|||PCC SHILLINGSTONE|
|---|---|---|
||||
|||NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024(continued)|
||||
|**3 **|**Fixed Assets**||
|||The PCC has no single fixed asset valued at more than £1,000|
||||
|**4 **|**The Roof Fund- Restricted**||
|||This Fund, opened in December 2022, holds funds to reroof the North Aisle , Chancel, Nave and Porch including grants, donations and
associated gift-aid, and the proceeds of roof-specific fundraising.|
|**5 **|**The Roof Fund - Designated**||
|||This Fund holds money designated by the PCC for the Roof project. In November 2022 the PCC resolved to designate £40,000 including £
9945.82 from the 'Sale of Land at SCC' held in trust at the Diocese. As the trust money was released by the Diocese specifically for the Roof
project it was placed in the Restricted Roof Fund. The remainder of the money the PCC designated ie £30054.19 was placed in the designated
fund. Additional insurance required for the chancel roof work(£463.75)waspaid from the designated fund.|
||||
|**6 **|**The Churchyard Fund- Restricted**||
|||This Fund receives a small annual grant from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, a grant from the Parish Council and occasional
donations from the public restricted to use in the churchyard. Churchyard expenditure that exceeds the fund's income is paid by the PCC from
its General Fund.|
||||
|**7 **|**Shillingstone Church Centre Fund- Restricted**||
|||This Fund comprises money granted from the Reddaway Trust and other grants or donations given specifically for the SCC. There were no
grants thisyear.|
|||A Deposit of £200isheldfrom AROLogistics, the tenant ofOffice1,returnable at the end ofthe tenancy.|
||||
|**8 **|**Parish Magazine Fund- Restricted**||
|||This fund comprises the Parish Council's annual grant to support the Parish Magazine plus a donation received some years ago to ensure the
magazine's continuation. The donation is used to cover any excess of costs or income. It was necessary to draw £169.40 from the fund this year
leavinga balance of £2468.71|
||||
|**9 **|**Youth Club Fund- Restricted**||
|||This Fund holds money granted by the Parish Council and other organisations restricted to the Youth Club.|
||||
|**10 **|**Transfers between Funds**||
|||Nil|
||||
|**11**|Legacies||
|||A legacy of £30,803.11 was received from the Late Barbara Kernahan for such religious purposes as the Priest in Charge and Churchwardens
think fit, it being her wish, without in any fettering such discretion, that it shall be spent on the repair and maintenance of the Church of the
HolyRood.|
||||
|**12 **|**Staff Costs**||
||a.|During the year the PCC employed a cleaner for the church who were paid a total of £940, a cleaner for the Church Centre who was paid a
total of £1178.34 and an organist who was paid £630.|
||b.|No PCC members were reimbursed travelling or other expenses. There were no other disclosable transactions in respect of PCC members,
persons closelyconnected with them or other relatedparties.|
||||
|**13 **|**Debtors and Creditors**||
||a.|The creditors were: General Fund (-141.00) comprising fees owed to the Diocese but not yet paid|
||b.|The debtors were: General Fund total (£2120.02) comprising HMRC Gift Aid General Fund (£1229.83) HMRC Gift Aid Roof Fund (£290.73),
Benefice Ministry expenses invoiced to other parishes (599.46)|
||c.|Chancel roof work was mainly completed by 31 December 24 with the exception of ridge tiles that were being hand-made and wall ties. Final
payment will due to the contractor approx end January 25 with 2.5% retained until July 2025. Payment will also be due to the architect at end
January for the entire chancel roof project. As these amounts are not yet due and exact figures are not known they have not been included in
creditors. The roof fund will be more than sufficient to meet these costs. VAT will be reclaimed on these payments before the current Listed
Places of Worship Scheme expires on 31 March 25. A grant of £9000.00 awarded by the Buildings for Mission Fund has not been received at 31
December but is expected in Jan 25.|