ST. JOHNS PARISH CHURCH
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st. John's Parish Church Ballinderry
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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
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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).

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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