ARDCLINIS PARISH CHURCH NIC103582 Trustees Annual Re Trustees Kate Magill William Wright John Wright Robert McKay Mrs Helen Crooks Margaret Graham Susan Acheson Hugh Leitch Peter Woods Betty Scroggy Ian Scroggy Ethel Simpson Douglas Tyler Maureen Wright Mewn Crooks Robert Cotter Finances Cost for clergy cover throughout the rest of the year amounted to £8986.00 Contributions by users of the Church Hall amounted to £270.00 All other payments in 2023 were paid and received in full. Mana ement Finances are managed by the treasurer who reports back to the trustees at Vestry meetings which are held when necessary. Following the death of Jack Waldron on 30 March 2022, financial matters were dealt with by a sub committee of the Selert Vestry. The current Honorary Treasurer, elected in April 2024, is Douglas Tyler. Pur The principal function of the parish is to support the advancement of the Christian religion by promoting through the work of the parish the whole mission of the church - pastoral, social and ecumenical. All fvnctions of the parish relate to the advancement of religion through holding regular worship and communicating with and caring for the parishioners of all ages especially the sick and elderly and others in the community, Public benefit The charity trustees have complied with their duties in line with the Commission's Public Benefit statutory guidance. Regular worship and reaching out into the community have been carried out through the year to fulfil our statement of Public Benefit. Assets For the re uirements of the Chari Commisslon NI The Church Hall is insured for £411320.41 and the Ardclinis Rectory is insured for £412208.85 as at October 2023, as advised by the broker following an independent valuation in recent years. Trustee Page 2
ARDCLINIS PARISH CHURCH ' ststement of Trustees Res nsibilities The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees Report and the Statement of Financial Attivities and Balance Sheet in accordance with applicable law and regulations. The law applicable to charities in Northern Ireland requires the trustees to prepare ststement of Financial Attivities and Balance Sheet for each financial year only for those Charities having income in excess of £250,000 The trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Parish's 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 tsking reasonable steps for the prevention and detettion of fraud and other regularities Signed on Behalf of the Trustees Date 21 6 1 Page 3