Trustees, Annual Re
for th
ear ended:_
ort
31st December 2022
The Trustee5 present the Annual Report and Statements of Receipts and Payments and Assets and
Liabi1Sties for St. John's Parlsh Church Ballinderry for the year 31st December 2022.
Ob"ectiv
s and Activities
The charitable purpose of The Church of Ireland is the advancement of religion.
The principal function of St. John's Church of Ireland Parish Church Ballinderry is to support the
advancement of the Christian religion by promoting, through the work of the St. John's Parish
Church Ballinderry, the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.
Being open to and engaging with society as a whole and offering support for those needing help are
fundamental to the practical delivery of the benefits of Christianity.
As a result of activity in the pursuit of the advancement of the Christian religion, St. John's Church
of Ireland Parish Church Ballinderry has custody of property and of records, materials and artefact5
of significance to the cultural and religious heritage and maintenance of which is undertaken by The
Select Vestry of St. John's Church of Ireland Parish Church Ballinderry.
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& Publi
Benefit
The Advancement of the Christian Religion.
The Parish Church exists primarily, and above all else, as a place of Christian worship. Services of
public worship are held on Sundays throughout the year at 12.15pm. Holy Communion is
celebrated once a month and Morning Prayer (Holy Baptism as requested) for the other Sundays
of the month. Weekday services such as Mothers, Union Holy Communion, Ash Wednesday
Service, Harvest Service and Confimation with Holy Communion take place in the Parish Church.
Holy Week Services focusing on the central pillar of the Christian faith, the death and resurrection
of Jesus occur each year.
The Parish is in the terminology of the Church of Ireland, mostly 'resident' members with a small
number of 'accustomed' (persons living outside the parish boundary) members. The average
number of parishioners in 2022 for Sunday worship would be 30. Thls is a relatively small parish
and the range of parishioners is from 5yrs to 80yrs.
Worship and Pastoral Care.
The Parish Church is chosen by parishioners to mark significant events in their family life. In the
course of 2022 the following took place
Holy Baptisms, Weddings and Funeral services.
Other Pastoral Care, such as visiting the sick at home or In hospital was carried out on a regular
basis as and when required.
The Parish has 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.
Finan
ial Revi
Financial Reports are reviewed throughout the year and a review on completion of the Annual
Accounts.
Total Receipts (£65,781) for the year ended 31¥t December 2022 exceeded Total Payments
(£40,222) by £25,559 increasing the total cash funds held to £33,168 from £7,609, (Pages 8-9).

Goin
Concern
The Trustees have reviewed the budgets for the year ahead and are satisfied that there are
adequate funds in place to ensure that the Parish can continue its artivities and the financial
statements for the year ended 31st December 2022 can be signed off as a going concern.
Structure, Governance and Management
Gov
rnin
Document and Constitution
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ri
Chapter III of The Constitution of the Church of Ireland governs Parishes and Parochial
Organisations. The Select Vestry members are the Charity Trustees.
Recruitm
ntandA
ointment of S lect Vest
Trus
es
All members of the Church of Ireland who are over the age of 18 and are either resident withln the
parish or Ilve elsewhere but have been accustomed members of the congregation for at least three
months, 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 as part of this General
Vestry meeting. The Select Vestry will 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.
Pa
an
Rem
neration
The Rector is not paid directly by the parish. A quarterly assessment is paid to the Diocesan Office
which comprises of the following five elements:_
Sustentation (Stipends and Locomotory Allowances)
Expenses of Office Allowance
'Employers" National Insurance Contributions
'Employers" Clergy Pension Fund Contribution
Diocesan Expenses Account
anisational Stru
ure
The Select Vestry is responsible for the day to day management of the Parlsh. The Select Vestry
consists of the member of the clergy serving in the Parish, the church wardens, the glebe wardens
and generally not more than twelve other members of the general vestry at the General Vestry.
The Select Vestry is chaired by the Incumbent. Select Vestry members a￿ responsible for making
decisions on matters of general concern and importance to the parish including how parish funds
are to be applied.
The Select Vestry meets at times fixed by the members. Special meetings may be convened at any
time by the chairperson or churchwardens. In 2022 the Select Vestry met twice during the year
and the average attendance was 900/0.
Com
lian
e wlth P bli
Benefit
The Parish has glven carefu5 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
achleve the Parish's objectives and activities, as well as providing public benefit.

Statement f Trustees. Res
onsibilities
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustee's Report and the statement of receipts and
payments and statement of assets and liabilities in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
The law applicable to charities in Northern Ireland with income of less than £250,000 requires the
trustees to prepare a statement of receipts and payments and 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 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
taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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