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St Aidan's Parish Church
Blythe Street
Belfast
BT12 5HX
Trustees, Annual Report
For year ended 31 st December 2022
Charities Number: NIC101978

Trustees, Annual Statement
Table of Contents
Referenc8s and Admlnlstratlve Detalls.................................................................................................
Presontatlon...............................................................................................................................................
Objectlves and Actlvltles.........................................................................................................................
Statement of Publlc Beneflt......... ...........................................................................................................
Flnanclal Revlow.,............................................................ ..................................... ..................................
Going Concern ..........................................................................................................................................
Structure, Governanco and Management..............................................................................................
Goveming Document and constitution of Charity.............
Recruitm8nt and Appointment of Sel8Ct Vestry...............................................................,........,...............,
P8y and Renumeration,....,.........,...,................,..,...... .......................................... ..............................,......,..
Organisational Structurg....................................,...............,..,..............................,...,.....................................
Compllance wlth Publlc Beneflt..............................................................................................................
Statement of Tru5t888' Responslbllltlos...............................................................................................
Slgned on behalf ot the Trustoes, ..........................................................................................................
St. Aidan's Parish Church
Charities Number: NIC101978

Trustees, Annual Statement
References and Administrative Details
Charity Name:
St Aidan's Parish Church
Charity Registration
Number".
Correspondence Address:
NIC101978
St Aidan's Parish Church
Blythe Street
Belfast
BT12 5HX
Trustees,:
Reverend Canon Kevin Graham (Until 31st July 2022}
Venerable Barry Forde (From 1 St August 2022)
Mrs E. Adair
Mrs B. Bowden
Mr A. Campbell
Mrs M. Close
Mrs D. Coates
Mrs E. Collins
Mr J. Collins
Mrs M. Couchman
Mr R. Griffin
Mr S. J. Griffin
Mrs A. Hunter
Mr J. Hunter
Mr E. Murray
Mr R Redpath
Mrs A, Richardson
Mr A Serplus
Principle Office-bearers
Clergy..
Reverend Canon Kevin Graham (Until 318t July 2022)
Venerable Barry Forde (From 1 sl August 2022)
Vacant
Mrs D. Coates
Honorary Secretary:
Honorary Treasurer:
Independent Auditor
Mr Peter Grant
31 Masket Drive
Carryduff
Belfast
BT8 8QP
Bankers
Danske Bank
49-51 University Road
Belfast
BT7 1ND
St. Aidan's Parish Church
Charities Number: NIC101978

Trustees, Annual Statement
Presentation
The Trustees, present the Annual Report Statement of Income and Expenditure as
well as the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for St. Aidan's Parish Church for the
year ended 31 St December 2022.
Objectives and Activities
The charitable purpose of the Church of Ireland is the advancement of religion.
Statement of Public Benefit
The expression of the precepts of the Christian religion through engagement with the
general public, and in particular with the disadvantaged, the sick, the elderly and the
young is a public benefit. This can be measured and evidenced through increased
social integration and pastoral care delivered at the point of need. The direct benefit
of participation in Church life includes the enjoyment of public worship and the giving
and receiving of pastoral ministry, improved understanding of the values relating to
civic engagement, community cohesion and providing a bridge between diverse
groups as well as improved educational outcomes through the Church's ministry of
teaching.
The beneficiaries are the general public, and the public valuation of the benefits can
be evidenced through attendance at public worship, participation in Church
governance and willingness to support through contributions the continuing witness of
the Church. The wider benefit to the public will outweigh any detriment arising in the
course of Christian outreach. Any private benefit arising out of the fulfilment of our
Christian ministry or to lay staff is essential to the fulfilment of the purpose of the
advancement of religion. No Trustee receives rernuneration, reward or other private
benefit for carying out their Trustee responsibility.
The direct benefits flowing from this purpose include the provision of archive records,
public enjoyment of cultural and historic buildings and artefacts such as church plate,
furnishings and materials as well as an overall improved appreciation of longstanding
Christian heritage.
This is demonstrated through on-going provision of access to records and the use
made of these records in, for example, research and genealogy. through conserrfation
efforts in respect of records, property and artefacts and the subsequent and continued
requests for access and use of our materials by wider society. There is no harm arising
from the purpose. The beneficiaries are the general public. No private benefit is
received by Trustees, fulfilling their trustee responsibilities in respect of these records,
buildings or artefacts, but in the course of conservation and to make these accessible
to the public, the engagement of professional stsff and services is essential but
incidental to the fulfilment of the purpose.
St. Aidan's Parish Church
Charities Number: NIC101978

Trustees, Annual Statement
Financial Review
As of the 31st December 2022 St Aidan's Parish Church held 5 accounts with
Danske Bank, all with balances outlined in the table below.
Account
No.1
No.2
No.3
Curatea
Online Donations
Balance
£1066.11
£29667.33
£25129.09
£79820.87
£7237.73
Going Concern
The Trustees, have reviewed the budgets for the year ahead and are satisfied that
there are adequate fuds in place to ensure that the Parish can continue its activities
and the financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2022 can be signed off
as a going concern.
Structure, Governance and Management
Governin
Docum
nt and Constitution of Chari
Chapter111 of the Constitution of the Church of Ireland governs Parishes and Parochial
Organisations. The Select Vestry members elected by the parish are the Charity
Trustees,.
Recruitment and A
ointment of Select Vest
All members of the Church of Ireland who are aged 18 and over, are either resident
within the parish or live elsewhere and have become accustomed members of the
parish for at least three months, may register as members of the General Vestry of the
Parish. Registered General Vestry Members are allowed to attend and vote at
meetings of the General Vestry and to stand for election to the Select Vestry.
Meetings of the General Vestry are held at least once a year. The Select Vestry is
elected as part of an Annual General Vestry Meeting and hold their positions for a
period of one year. Select Vestry members may be re-elected annually and there is
no limit on the number of terms which may be served. The maximum number of Select
Vestry members is 16 excluding clergy.
Pa
and Renumeration
Since August 2022 the parish is part of the Inner South Belfast Mission Area, along
with St Simon's and St Mary Magdalene. As a result, all 3 parishes pay a proportion
of the salaries directly to the Diocese of Connor for one member of clergy who resides
in St Aidan's Rectory, and a shared Community Outreach Worker with St Mary
Magdalene. The Parish paid a total of £10624.07 with no expenses.
St. Aidan's Parish Church
Charities Number: NIC101978

Trustees, Annual Statement
anisational Structure
The select Vestry is responsible for the managing the finances, fabric, furniture and
fittings of the parish, and consists of members of the clergy serving in the parish, the
Churchwardens, Glebewardens and not more than 12 elected members from the
General Vestry.
The Select Vestry is chaired by the Incumbent or in the case of vacancy, the Rural
Dean. Select Vestry is responsible for making decisions on matters of general
COn￿rnS and importance to the parish particularly relating to how parish funds are to
be applied.
The Select Vestry meets at times decided and agreed by its members or the diocesan
synod. Special meetings may be convened at any time by the chairperson or the
churchwardens.
Compllance with Public Beneflt
The Parish has given careful consideration to the Charity Commission for Northern
Ireland guidance on public benefit to ensure that the activities entered into during the
year have helped to achieve the Parishes objectives and activities, as well as providing
public benefit.
Statement of Trustees, Responsibilities
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Report, the Statement of
Income and Expenditure, and the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in accordance
with applicable law and regulations.
The law applicable to Charities in Northern Ireland with income less than £250,000.00
requires the Trustees to prepare the Statement of Income and Expenditure, and the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities for each financial year.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records that are sufficient to
show and explain the Parishes transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at
any time the Assets and Liabilities of the Parish. They are also responsible for
safeguarding the assets of the Parish and hence for taking reasonable steps for the
prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Signed on be
If ofth
ustees,
Trustee 1
Trustee 2
St. Aidan's Parish Church
Charities Number: NIC101978