ST. JOHNS PARISH CHURCH BALLINDERR Y sandA mini tive D st. John's Parish Church Ballinderry is ration N mber: NIC104347 ntact Address: The Rectory 10, Brookmount Road Cookstown Co. Tyrone BT80 OBB Mrs Ja ne Francis Mr Adam Davis Mr Richard Davis Mr Geor e Buick Mr Dann Robinson Mr Ivan Hard Mr Jose h Hard Mrs Andrea Givans Mr Edmund Davis ffice-Be rers Cler Church Tr asurer: hurch Warden Church Warden - Peo Canon Barry Paine Mr Ivan Hardy Mr Adam Davis Mrs Andrea Givans Inde end Examiner Seamus O'Neill FCA Weir & Co.(Chartered Accountants) Moneymore Old Post Office 23 High Street Moneymore Magherafelt BT45 7PA Danske Bank P.0. Box 183 Donegall Square West Belfast BTI 6JS
Trustees. Annual Re for the ear ended:_ ort 31st December 2023 The Trustees present the Annual Report and Statements of Receipts and Payments and Assets and Liabilities for St. John's Parish Church Ballinderry for the year 31st December 2023. ives 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 Ballinderryi 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 practlcal delivery of the benefits of Christianity. As a result of activity in the pursuit of the advancement of the Christlan religion, St. John's Church of Ireland Parish Church Ballinderry has custody of property and of records, materials and artefacts 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 Parlsh Church Ballinderry. Achi vements Perform e & Publi nefi The Advancement of the Christian Rellgion. 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 seNices such as Mothers, Union Holy Communion, Ash Wednesday Service, Harvest Service and Confirmation with Holy Communion take place in the Parish Church. Holy Week Services focusing on the central pillar of the Christian faith, the death and resurrectlon 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 livlng outside the parish boundary) members. The average number of parishioners in 2023 for Sunday worship would be 25. This 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 2023 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 glven careful consideration to the Charlty 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. Financial R view Financial Reports are reviewed throughout the year and a review on completion of the Annual Accounts. Total Receipts (£72,214) for the year ended 31st December 2023 exceeded Total Payments (£48,650) by £23,564 increasing the total cash funds held to £56,732 from £33,168. (Pages 8-9).
in The Trustees have reviewed the budgets for the year ahead and are satlsfled that there are adequate funds in place to ensure that the Parish can continue its activities and the financlal statements for the year ended 31st December 2023 can be signed off as a going concern. Structure, Governance and Management nin Docum tion f Th Chari Chapter III of The Constitution of the Church of Ireland governs Parishes and Parochial Organlsations. The Select Vestry members are the Charity Trustees. Recruitm andA ointm f Select Vest es All members of the Church of Ireland who are over the age of 18 and are either resldent within the parish or live 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, allowlng 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 Selert 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 and Remuneration The Rector is not pald directly by the parish. A quarterly assessment is paid to the Dlocesan 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 Or anisa I structure The Select Vestry Is responsible for the day to day management of the Parish. 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 are 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. Speclal meetings may be convened at any time by the chairperson or churchwardens. In 2023 the Select Vestry met three times during the year and the average attendance was 90 % . Com lian with Public Benefi 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.
ement of Trustees. Re nsibilities 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 requlres 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 CordS that are sufflcient to show and explain the Parish's transattions 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 detectlon of fraud and other Irregularltles. ned n Behalf of h Trustees Trustee I Trustee 2 18.04.20