**Charity registration number 102110**
## **BELVOIR PARISH CHURCH**
# **ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **BELVOIR PARISH CHURCH**
## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION**
|**Trustees**|Mr Stephen McKinty||
|---|---|---|
||Mr Gordon Smith||
||Mr Kenneth Wilson||
||Mr Richard Rea||
||Mr Eric Hudson||
||Mr Christopher Scott||
||Mr Alan Brown||
||Ms T Haylett||
||Ms Helen Livingston||
||Mrs Wendy Boal||
||Mrs Marion Thompson||
||Mr Kenneth Boal||
||Ms S Thompson||
||Ms L Taylor||
||Ms R Patton||
||Mr Roland McKane||
||Rev E Rutherford|(Appointed 18 September 2024)|
|**Charity number**|102110||
|**Principal address**|21 Dunseverick Avenue||
||Belfast||
||BT8 7EB||
|**Independent examiner**|Moore Braniff||
||2 Beechill Business Park||
||96 Beechill Road||
||Belfast||
||Northern Ireland||
||BT8 7QN||
|**Bankers**|Danske Bank||
||Donegall Square West||
||Belfast||
||Northern Ireland||
||BT1 6JS||
## **BELVOIR PARISH CHURCH**
## **CONTENTS**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees report|1 - 3|
|Independent examiner's report|4|
|Statement of financial activities|5|
|Balance sheet|6|
|Notes to the financial statements|7 - 16|
## **BELVOIR PARISH CHURCH**
## **TRUSTEES REPORT**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**_
The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the parish's constitution, the Charities Act (NI) 2008 and the Statement of Recommended Practice, The Charities (Accounting and Reports) Regulation (NI) 2015.
## **Objectives and activities**
The Church of the Transfiguration, Belvoir, more commonly known as Belvoir Parish Church, supports the advancement of the Christian religion by promoting through the work of the Parish the whole mission of the Church; pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. Being open to and engaging with society and offering support for those needing help is fundamental to the practical delivery of the tenets of Christianity.
As a result of activity in pursuit of the advancement of the Christian religion, Belvoir Parish Church has custody of a large body of records, materials and artefacts of significance to the cultural heritage, the maintenance of which is undertaken by the Select Vestry of Belvoir Parish Church as a secondary charitable purpose.
## **Public Benefit**
The Trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland’s guidance on public benefit to ensure that the activities entered into during the year have helped to achieve the Parish’s objectives and activities, as well as providing public benefit. Regular worship has grown into three service each week, all of different styles. Thursday morning has grown to nearly thirty people (mostly in the over 60s age group) and incorporates lunch and other activities. This has become a focal point for connection with the elderly of both parish and community. Our church centre is used by a variety of organisations during the week and, increasingly, by the wider community for social events, children’s birthdays, and even some training events and meetings. Booking is through an online form on the Parish website.
Access to Church properties is restricted for public safety to named key holders and Belvoir Parish mitigates potential harm from activities by implementing Safeguarding Trust, the Church of Ireland’s Child Protection Policy.
## **Achievements and performance**
Staff: Catherine Carson, Susie Garvey Williams (started February 2024), Paul Jardine (left October 2024) and Jennifer Stewart (retired May 2024).
The staff team also includes: Carson Bell (working twenty hours per week on a voluntary capacity).
Highlights of each of the above include (among the many other aspects of their work and ministry)
Paul Jardine – restructuring our finances into an annual budget
Catherine Carson - Kit’s Place (carers and toddlers) has reached its capacity of 35 toddlers.
Susie Garvey Williams– youth work continued to grow with weekly events 9-14s on Sunday mornings, 11-16s on Sunday nights.
Carson Bell – the Bike Workshop continues to meet refugee need.
## **Social Outreach**
We have continued to major outreach responsibilities during 2024.
1. The Larder – we continue to contribute financially.
2. All Nations Ministries – at least half of the Board of All Nations Ministries is from Belvoir Parish, as well as some of the volunteers. The work is in North Belfast among asylum seekers and refugees. Providing care, clothes, contacts, furniture, and cultural guidance are among the areas to which we contribute. The bike workshop is also mentioned above.
3. We continued to support people in need by giving grants.
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## **BELVOIR PARISH CHURCH**
## **TRUSTEES REPORT (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**_
## **Financial review**
Finances are managed by the Honorary Treasurer who distributes and presents a financial report to the trustees at our monthly Select Vestry meetings. The Parish operates three accounts – a General Account, a Building Fund Account and a Mission Account.
Total income for the year was £253,486 (2023: £248,446) with total expenditure of £233,508 (2023: £228,249) with a surplus being generated of £19,978 (2023: £20,197).
Funds held in the Parish bank accounts at the year end totalled £78,265 (2023: £55,456).
The Rector is paid directly by the Parish, receiving stipends, locomotory allowance, and expenses of office in accordance with figures approved by the General Synod of the Church of Ireland. From 18 September 2024 the Rector is paid via the RCB, and the funds debited directly by Diocese of Down & Dromore.
It is the policy of the parish that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to three month’s core costs. The trustees considers that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the parish’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. This level of reserves has been maintained throughout the year.
## **Going Concern**
Considering the above and current year budgets the Trustees are satisfied that there are adequate funds in place to ensure that the parish can continue its activities and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 can be approved as a going concern.
The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the parish is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.
## **Structure, governance and management**
Governing Document and Constitution of the Charity
Chapter III of the Constitution of the Church of Ireland governs parishes and parochial organisations. The Select Vestry members are the Charity Trustees.
The trustees who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were: Mr Stephen McKinty Mr Gordon Smith Mr Kenneth Wilson Mr Richard Rea Mr Eric Hudson Mr Christopher Scott Rev Adrian McCartney (Resigned 7 January 2024) Mr Alan Brown Ms T Haylett Ms Helen Livingston Mrs Wendy Boal Mrs Marion Thompson Mr Kenneth Boal Ms S Thompson Ms L Taylor Ms R Patton Mr Roland McKane Rev E Rutherford (Appointed 18 September 2024)
(Appointed 18 September 2024)
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## **BELVOIR PARISH CHURCH**
## **TRUSTEES REPORT (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**_
## **Recruitment and appointment of Select Vestry (Trustees)**
All members of the Church of Ireland who are over the age of eighteen and are either resident or accustomed members of the congregation may register as members of the General Vestry of the Parish, allowing them 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 at this meeting. Select Vestry members will hold their position for one year and may be re-elected annually. There is no limit on the number of terms which may be served.
The Annual Easter Vestry (AGM) was re-instated in its usual calendar location in the two weeks before or after Easter.
## **Clergy**
Rev Adrian McCartney (Rector). (Resigned 7 January 2024) Rev Emma Rutherford (Rector) (Started 18 September 2024)
## **Principal Office-bearers**
Church Treasurer Mr Eric Hudson; Honorary Secretary Mrs Ruth Patton; Rector’s Churchwarden Mrs Wendy Boal; People’s Churchwarden Mr Eric Hudson; Rector’s Glebewarden Mr Richard Rea; People’s Glebewarden Mr Ken Wilson.
## **Other service providers who are not Trustees**
Independent Examiner; Alan Moore, Moore Braniff Chartered Accountants Bankers; Danske Bank
## **Organisational Structure**
The Select Vestry is responsible for the day to day management of the furnishings, fabric and finance of the Parish. It is generally chaired by the incumbent (Rector) and by the Area Dean during vacancy. Special meetings may be convened at any time by the chairperson or churchwardens.
The Trustees report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
**Mr Eric Hudson** Trustee Dated: 6 April 2025
## **Rev E Rutherford**
Trustee Dated:6 April 2025
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## **BELVOIR PARISH CHURCH**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF BELVOIR PARISH CHURCH**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Belvoir Parish Church (the parish) for the year ended 31 December 2024.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 65(3) of the Charities Act (NI) 2008 (the Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
I report in respect of my examination of the parish’s financial statements carried out under section 65 of the 2008 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 65(9) of the 2008 Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
Since the parish’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 65 (5) of the 2008 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of Chartered Accountants Ireland, which is one of the listed bodies.
Your attention is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared financial statements in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has now been withdrawn.
I understand that this has been done in order for financial statements to provide a true and fair view in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- 1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the parish as required by section 63 of the 2008 Act; or
- 2 the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
- 3 the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.
## **Moore Braniff**
2 Beechill Business Park 96 Beechill Road Belfast BT8 7QN Northern Ireland
Dated: 6 April 2025
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## **BELVOIR PARISH CHURCH**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**_
|**Unrestricted**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**general**
**designated**
**2024**
**2024**
**2024**
**Notes**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
**3**
183,199
29,071
-
Other trading activities
**4**
-
40,684
-
Other income
**5**
532
-
-
**Total income**
183,731
69,755
-
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
**6**
194,123
39,066
-
Other expenditure
**11**
192
127
-
**Total expenditure**
194,315
39,193
-
**Net income/(expenditure)**
(10,584)
30,562
-
Transfers between funds
12,129
(12,129)
-
**Net movement in funds**
**8**
1,545
18,433
-
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Fund balances at 1 January 2024
61,047
8,332
340,000
**Fund balances at 31 December 2024**
62,592
26,765
340,000|**Total**
**Unrestricted**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**general**
**designated**
**2024**
**2023**
**2023**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
212,270
186,199
42,537
-
40,684
-
18,994
-
532
716
-
-
253,486
186,915
61,531
-
233,189
167,398
60,541
-
319
189
121
-
233,508
167,587
60,662
-
19,978
19,328
869
-
-
15,835
(15,835)
-
19,978
35,163
(14,966)
-
409,379
25,884
23,298
340,000
429,357
61,047
8,332
340,000|**Total**
**2023**
**£**
228,736
18,994
716|
|---|---|---|
|||248,446|
|||227,939
310|
|||228,249|
|||20,197
-|
|||20,197
389,182|
|||409,379|
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
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## **BELVOIR PARISH CHURCH**
## **BALANCE SHEET**
## _**AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024**_
|**Notes**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
**13**
**Current assets**
Debtors
**15**
Cash at bank and in hand
**Net current assets**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Net assets excluding pension liability**
**The funds of the parish**
Restricted income funds
**17**
Unrestricted funds - general
Unrestricted funds - designated
**18**|**2024**
**£**
6,000
78,265
84,265|**£**
345,092
84,265
429,357
429,357
340,000
62,592
26,765
429,357|**2023**
**£**
6,000
55,455
61,455|**£**
347,924
61,455|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||409,379|
|||||409,379|
|||||340,000
61,047
8,332|
|||||409,379|
The financial statements were approved by the trustees on 6 April 2025
Mr Eric Hudson Rev E Rutherford **Trustee Trustee**
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## **BELVOIR PARISH CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**_
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Charity information**
Belvoir Parish Church is a member of the Church of Ireland..
## **1.1 Accounting convention**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the parish's [governing document], the Charities Act 2011, FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the Charities SORP "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January 2019). The parish is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The parish has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.
The financial statements have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a true and fair view. This departure has involved following the Statement of Recommended Practice for charities applying FRS 102 rather than the version of the Statement of Recommended Practice which is referred to in the Regulations but which has since been withdrawn.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the parish. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, [modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value]. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
## **1.2 Going concern**
At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the parish has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
## **1.3 Charitable funds**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors or grantors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Endowment funds are subject to specific conditions by donors that the capital must be maintained by the parish.
## **1.4 Income**
Income is recognised when the parish is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.
Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the parish has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.
Legacies are recognised on receipt or otherwise if the parish has been notified of an impending distribution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amount is not known, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset.
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## **BELVOIR PARISH CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**_
## **1 Accounting policies**
**(Continued)**
## **1.5 Expenditure**
Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## **1.6 Tangible fixed assets**
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Land and buildings Not depreciated. Plant and machinery 25% Straight Line
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities.
## **1.7 Impairment of fixed assets**
At each reporting end date, the parish reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).
## **1.8 Cash and cash equivalents**
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
## **1.9 Financial instruments**
The parish has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the parish's balance sheet when the parish becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
## _**Basic financial assets**_
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
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## **BELVOIR PARISH CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**_
## **1 Accounting policies**
**(Continued)**
## _**Basic financial liabilities**_
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
## _**Derecognition of financial liabilities**_
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the parish’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
## **1.10 Employee benefits**
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the parish is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
## **1.11 Retirement benefits**
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
## **2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements**
In the application of the parish’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
## **3 Income from donations and legacies**
|**Unrestricted**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**general**
**designated**
**2024**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
Donations and gifts
183,199
29,071
Other general grants
-
-
183,199
29,071|**Total**
**Unrestricted**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**general**
**designated**
**2024**
**2023**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
212,270
186,199
41,538
-
-
999
212,270
186,199
42,537|**Total**
**2023**
**£**
227,737
999|
|---|---|---|
|||228,736|
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## **BELVOIR PARISH CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**_
|**4**|**Income from other trading activities**|||
|---|---|---|---|
|||**Unrestricted**|**Unrestricted**|
|||**funds**|**funds**|
|||**designated**|**designated**|
|||**2024**|**2023**|
|||**£**|**£**|
||Fundraising events|40,684|18,994|
|**5**|**Other income**|||
|||**Unrestricted**|**Unrestricted**|
|||**funds**|**funds**|
|||**2024**|**2023**|
|||**£**|**£**|
||Other income|532|716|
|**6**|**Expenditure on charitable activities**|||
|||**Charitable**|**Charitable**|
|||**expenditure**|**expenditure**|
|||**2024**|**2023**|
|||**£**|**£**|
||**Project costs**|||
||All Nations, Larder and Kunda projects|27,455|11,800|
||Lunch Bunch & Meals Food Support projects|2,073|10,203|
||Community Projects and other donations.|19,912|9,542|
||All Nations Harvest project|515|345|
||Summer Madness Funding|1,580|1,380|
|||51,535|33,270|
||**Share of support and governance costs (see note 7)**|||
||Support|181,654|194,669|
|||233,189|227,939|
||**Analysis by fund**|||
||Unrestricted funds - general|194,123|167,398|
||Unrestricted funds - designated|39,066|60,541|
|||233,189|227,939|
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## **BELVOIR PARISH CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**_
|**7**
**Support costs**
**Support costs**
**Governance**
**costs**
**£**
**£**
Staff costs
88,153
-
Depreciation
3,581
-
Church running costs from the Building Fund
-
-
Donations to India
-
-
Repairs and maintenance to Church and rectory
41,366
-
Church running costs from general funds
17,237
-
Diocesan Dfund
13,678
-
Administration costs
5,753
-
Programme costs
8,886
-
Sundry expenses
3,000
181,654
-
Analysed between
Charitable activities
181,654
-|**2024**
**£**
88,153
3,581
-
-
41,366
17,237
13,678
5,753
8,886
3,000
181,654
181,654|2023
£
125,389
3,394
238
16,375
14,578
14,150
13,498
5,753
1,294
-|
|---|---|---|
|||194,669|
|||194,669|
Support costs includes payments to the independent examiner (Moore Braniff Chartered Accountants) of £1,056 (2023£1,056). Support costs also includes payments to Moore Braniff Chartered Accountants for payroll services of £708 (2023- £672).
|**8**|**Net movement in funds**|**2024**|**2023**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**£**|**£**|
||The net movement in funds is stated after charging/(crediting):|||
||Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets|3,581|3,394|
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## **BELVOIR PARISH CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**_
## **9 Trustees**
The Parish paid expenses of £35,857 (2023-£2,143) relating to the running costs of Glebe House which is occupied by the Rector.
Payments were made by the Parish during the year either to or on behalf of the Incumbent or Curates, being in respect of stipend paid, locomotory expenses, office allowance made in accordance with approved rates by the RCB, These amounts are included in the Staff Costs totals in note 9.
Pension contributions made regarding the Incumbent or Curates in accordance with approved rates by the RCB. These amounts are included in the Other pension costs total in note 9.
The Parish also reimbursed the Trustees £2,927 (2023: £308) for items purchased by them on behalf of the Parish.
No Trustee received remuneration for their services as a Trustee to the Church.
## **10 Employees**
The average monthly number of employees during the year was:
|**Employment costs**
Wages and salaries
Other pension costs|**2024**
**Number**
4
**2024**
**£**
66,815
21,338
88,153|**2023**
**Number**
5|
|---|---|---|
|||**2023**
**£**
111,608
13,781|
|||125,389|
The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows:
|The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more
follows:|than £60,000 is as||
|---|---|---|
||**2024**|**2023**|
||**Number**|**Number**|
|Employees with salaries below £60,000|4|4|
## **Remuneration of key management personnel**
The remuneration of key management personnel was as follows:
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## **BELVOIR PARISH CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**_
## **11 Other expenditure**
||**Unrestricted**|**Unrestricted**|**Total**|**Unrestricted**|**Unrestricted**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**||**funds**|**funds**||
||**general**|**designated**||**general**|**designated**||
||**2024**|**2024**|**2024**|**2023**|**2023**|**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Financing costs|192|127|319|189|121|310|
## **12 Taxation**
The church is registered as a charity with HMRC, registration number XN83371.
## **13 Tangible fixed assets**
|**Land and**
**buildings**
**Plant and**
**machinery**
**£**
**£**
**Cost**
At 1 January 2024
340,000
20,416
Additions
-
749
At 31 December 2024
340,000
21,165
**Depreciation and impairment**
At 1 January 2024
-
12,492
Depreciation charged in the year
-
3,581
At 31 December 2024
-
16,073
**Carrying amount**
At 31 December 2024
340,000
5,092
At 31 December 2023
340,000
7,924|**Total**
**£**
360,416
749|
|---|---|
||361,165|
||12,492
3,581|
||16,073|
||345,092|
||347,924|
## **14 Heritage assets**
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## **BELVOIR PARISH CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**_
## **14 Heritage assets**
**(Continued)**
## **Assets retained for the Parish's own use**
The assets of the Parish, retained for its own use comprise:-
- Church Building
- Parish Centre
- Glebe House
- Fixture and fittings
The Church Building is deemed to be a Heritage asset as defined by the Charities SORP (FRS102). This Heritage asset is not included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as information on the cost or valuation is not available and such information cannot be obtained at a cost commensurate with the benefit to the users of the accounts and to the Parish.
The Parish Centre is physically attached to the Church as such is not separable as an individual asset. As such it is deemed to be a Heritage asset and no value is ascribed to it in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The Church Rectory is included in the accounts at cost. No depreciation has been provided on the Church Rectory as the current estimated residual value is not less than its carrying value and the remaining useful life currently exceeds 50 years.
Fixture and Fittings (where cost is over £5,000) are recognised at cost and are depreciated on a straight line basis over a period of 4 years.
|**15**|**Debtors**|||
|---|---|---|---|
|||**2024**|**2023**|
||**Amounts falling due within one year:**|**£**|**£**|
||Prepayments and accrued income|6,000|6,000|
Debtors at the year end related to a Gift Aid claim for 2024:£6,000 (2023: £6,000) donations of to be lodged with HM Revenue and Customs.
## **16 Retirement benefit schemes**
|**Retirement benefit schemes**|||
|---|---|---|
||**2024**|**2023**|
|**Defined contribution schemes**|**£**|**£**|
|Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes|21,338|13,781|
The parish operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the parish in an independently administered fund.
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## **BELVOIR PARISH CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**_
## **17 Restricted funds**
Restricted funds
||**At**|**1**|**January**|
**At**|**31**|**December**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**2024**|||**2024**|
||||**£**|||**£**|
|Rectory|||340,000|||340,000|
|**Previous year:**|**At**|**1**|**January**|
**At**|**31**|**December**|
||||**2023**|||**2023**|
||||**£**|||**£**|
||||340,000|||340,000|
## **18 Unrestricted funds - designated**
These are unrestricted funds which are material to the parish's activities.
||**At**|**1 January**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Transfers At 31 December**|**Transfers At 31 December**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**2024**|**resources**|**expended**||**2024**|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Designated||8,332|69,755|(39,193)|(12,129)|26,765|
|**Previous year:**|**At**|**1 January**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Transfers At 31 December**||
|||**2023**|**resources**|**expended**||**2023**|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Designated||23,298|61,531|(60,662)|(15,835)|8,332|
## **19 Unrestricted funds**
The unrestricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants which are not subject to specific conditions by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These include designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes.
||**At**|**1**|**January**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Transfers At**|**31**|**December**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**2024**|**resources**|**expended**|||**2024**|
||||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**||**£**|
|General funds|||61,047|183,731|(194,315)|12,129||62,592|
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## **BELVOIR PARISH CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**_
|**19**|**Unrestricted funds**|||||**(Continued)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Previous year:**|**At 1 January**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Transfers At 31 December**||
|||**2023**|**resources**|**expended**||**2023**|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
||General funds|25,884|186,915|(167,587)|15,835|61,047|
Designated Funds at the year end of £26,765 (2023: £8,332) are held for five purposes:
- Number 3 account at the year end contained £22,507 (2023: £5,396).
Missions and other projects £2,980 (2023: £2,451) Harvest £Nil (2023: £nil) Christmas meals appeal £0 (2023:£44) India appeal £19,527(2023:£2,901)
- Number 2 account at the year end contained £4,258 (2023: £2,935).
## **20 Analysis of net assets between funds**
|**Unrestricted**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**general**
**designated**
**2024**
**2024**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**At 31 December 2024:**
Tangible assets
5,092
-
340,000
Current assets/(liabilities)
57,500
26,765
-
62,592
26,765
340,000
**Unrestricted**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**general**
**designated**
**2023**
**2023**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**At 31 December 2023:**
Tangible assets
7,924
-
340,000
Current assets/(liabilities)
53,123
8,332
-
61,047
8,332
340,000|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
345,092
84,265|
|---|---|
||429,357|
||**Total**
**2023**
**£**
347,924
61,455|
||409,379|
## **21 Related party transactions**
There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2023 - none).
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