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## **The Parish Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Coggeshall, Essex**
## **Annual report of the members and proceedings of the Parochial Church Council 2024-25**
## **PCC Members**
|**PCC Members**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Ex-officio**|||
|Vicar and Incumbent of the benefice||Revd Heike Prentice|
|Assistant Curate||Revd Melanie Shillito|
|Churchwardens||Judith Wargent (Fabric Officer)|
|||Ian Elliott|
|Licensed Lay Minister||Brian Meads|
|**Elected Deanery Synod members**|**2023-26**|Martin Bevan|
|(also ex officio)||Heather Semken|
|||Thomas Taylor (PCC Health and Safety Officer)|
|**Elected**|**2020-**|Janet Florence (PCC Secretary)|
||**2022-25**|Derek Wilkins (until May 2024)|
|||Stephen Beckett|
|||Lizzie Armour|
||**2023-26**|James Kneller (until April 2024)|
|||Tim Butt|
||**2024-27**|Alie Barnes|
|**Co-opted**|**2024-25**|Justin Jeffs (Treasurer until August 2024|
|||Treasurer: Vacancy|
||2024-25|Joanna Clark (Benefice Safeguarding Officer)|
Although not members, the following are involved in various St Peter’s PCC responsibilities:
|**Parish Administrator**|Justine Kneller – now Jamie Colbert|
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|**Communications / PA**|Adele Pye**-**now Tina Camp|
|**Bell Tower Captain**|Janet Edwards|
|**Electoral Roll Officer**|Revd Melanie Shillito / Alie Barnes|
|**Parish Safeguarding Representative**|Joanna Clark|
|**Pastoral Care Team Leader**|Sarah Glossop|
|**Coggeshall Youth Project Worker**|Vacancy|
|**Richard Fox**was appointed as**Independent**|**Examiner**for the 2024 financial statements.|
**St Peter ad Vincula is part of the Coggeshall and United Parishes Benefice (CAUP).**
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## **Foreword by the vicar**
Once again it is a privilege to be able to commend to you the Coggeshall Church Annual Report as we look back over the last year, giving thanks for God’s faithfulness to our church community and the commitment, generosity and contributions of so many.
At the time of writing it has just been announced that I will be moving to pastures new some time after this year’s APCM in May, and so it is with a mixture of emotions that I am writing my last foreword. But there is so much to look back on and celebrate as we reflect on last year.
My particular thanks go to our two wardens Judith Wargent and Ian Elliott who supported me and the church through a turbulent year as far as the administration of the church was concerned. We had a lot of changes and are very grateful indeed to Revd Melanie Shilllito who in addition to her ministry as a curate also filled many gaps in the office, until a new team of administrators was appointed towards the end of 2024. They are Jamie Colbert, Paula Clark and Tina Camp, and we are delighted that they are each covering their specific areas with skill and grace.
During the summer we had a whole host of public events which served the Coggeshall community in different ways. The Open Gardens at the beginning of June saw people connect and enjoy stunning gardens around the village and of course the the ever popular Flower Festival over the Bank Holiday Weekend in August was again a resounding success, this time focusing on the miracles of Jesus.
We also had the privilege of hosting a very successful Hustings ahead of the general election in June, which was chaired by James Bardrick, with all political candidates present and online viewings in excess of 1000.
Of course the privilege of ministering has been a shared one and I am particularly grateful to Rev Melanie Shillito who took the services at St Nicholas’ Chapel, regular services at St Peter’s as well as family services. Her curacy is rapidly nearing its end and we have been richly blessed by all she has given and done, for her selfless service to the church and community and pray for God’s blessing as she looks for her first incumbency post. Rev John Richardson continues to take Sunday services and funerals, and I am grateful to our LLM Brian Meads, who preaches frequently, takes funerals, is a school governor and leads the Course In Christian Studies.
Revd Tayrina Ferguson was priested last autumn and continues to lead a thriving pioneer ministry in Cressing, thereby enabling me to spend more time in Coggeshall and also to look after the parish of Stisted.
I am particularly grateful for the personal support and friendship I received from all members in the ministry team over this least year and indeed the entirety of my four years here - I could not have done it without them.
At the vision meeting in July it was decided to continue with the two services approach for the time being: a traditional offering of a sung eucharist at 9.30 and an informal family service, which has been changing over the months.
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The emphasis is now not just on very young children, but also on adults. Instead of a traditional preaching slot we have been trialling an interactive conversation based on one of the lectionary readings - listening to and learning from each other, and for those who had been at the earlier service, to deepen what we had heard then. The family service has been growing steadily and we are grateful to Mátyás Bacsó, who is now leading a time of worship with live music.
Other events for the younger people of Coggeshall were monthly Little Seeds meetings and a craft morning in the summer - thank you to Jane Richardson and Sue Elliott for ensuring we are reaching these young children and their significant adults, especially while CYP trustees continue to consider the future of the organisation.
Open the Bible continues to perform bible stories at St Peter’s school and together with Melanie and Brian we have taken turns to lead regular assemblies at the school - the relationship with the school, children and staff remains very strong.
Our mid week activities have continued and are a significant point of contact for many: the Knit and Knatter Group, Men’s Coffee Morning Drop in, Thursday’s lay-led service and prayer group, and Cosy Kitchen on a Friday. These are important aspects of our church life to strengthen the community.
Then, on Friday evenings the choir meets for choir practice and we appreciate them and our musical director Mátyás Bacsó, who serve us faithfully and lead us in worship. Again and again I have heard people say the choir is sounding so good, thank you to all who are involved and often working hard behind the scenes.,
Another achievement this last year came thanks to the efforts of Stephen and Audrey Becket as we achieved the Eco Church Silver Award.
During the autumn I hosted an Alpha Course in the vicarage, and was ably support by Lizzie Armour, Tim Butt and Alistair. A good number of church members cooked delicious meals for us, and at the time of writing we are half way through our second Alpha course.
With so many high profile safeguarding scandals in the headlines, we have worked particularly hard to ensure that we are doing all we can to prevent abuse of any kind in our benefice. Safeguarding is always on our PCC agenda, and together with wardens, ministry team members and our safeguarding representative we are committed to remaining vigilant and fostering a culture of prevention.
Of course church could not happen without the countless volunteers, who give so generously of their time and skills. Servers, readers, cleaners, intercessors, welcomers, flower arrangers, singers, musicians, sound and visual technicians, bell ringers, money counters, administrators, organisers, PCC members, pastoral visitors, hospitality providers, safeguarding representatives, flag bearer, librarians, gutter clearers and gardeners, a formidable army of people, thank you to all.
During my remaining time here I will do all I can to help the church community prepare well for the interregnum - safe in the knowledge that He who begun a good work in us will bring it to completion, to him be glory and praise.
_Revd Heike Prentice_
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## **Reports from Church Activity Groups 2024-25**
## **Alpha Course**
In September Heike with the help of Alistair, Lizzie and Tim ran an Alpha course for 10 people in the vicarage. The evenings consisted of a sumptuous cooked meal - usually generously provided by one of our church members, followed by delicious dessert. We would watch a worship video - chosen by Alistair - and then the Alpha clip followed by a lively discussion, rounded off with prayer. At the end of October we went to Assington Hall for the Holy Spirit Day. Everybody enjoyed the course and a few signed up to attend the next Alpha course scheduled for February 2025.
## _Heike Prentice_
## **Baptisms and Family Service**
We had fewer baptisms this year (on third Sundays during the family service), but a definite increase in attendance at family services. The format has changed slightly during last year - a relaxed act of worship led by Matyas - yes, live rather than recorded music, a reading from the lectionary of the day, a video clip, a craft activity which sees even adults wanting to join in and lately we have been trialling an interactive talk with roving microphone, because we can all learn from each other. Especially those who do not normally come to church comment on how the positive experience is changing their perception of church, and making them feel welcome.
_Heike Prentice_
## **Bellringers Report**
We are blessed with lovely bells at Coggeshall and I am privileged to be tower captain with a keen and enthusiastic team of ringers. Our main aim as members of the Essex Association of Change Ringers is to further the work of the church and to promote and encourage the art of bellringing. So, if I recall correctly there was only one Sunday when we were unable to ring and I apologise for that. It was noticed! And our practice nights are held weekly to help our ringers to improve so that we not only ring, but that it sounds good too. There were very few weddings at St. Peter’s during the year but we also rang for two funerals and a renewal of vows service. We are fortunate to have two ringers from Kelvedon who join us on a regular basis and this has strengthened our band. We have joined in Association events such as the Striking competition which was held at Great Easton this year but Coggeshall ringers took on the task of providing ploughman’s lunches for 84 people. Our bells continue to be used for the Essex Ringing Course and we are visited by other bands on their outings. The bells remain in good order and they have regular maintenance checks. We have a good team of ringers, ring almost all Sundays and I therefore consider that we are in a healthy position going forward.
_Janet Edwards_
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## **Braintree Area Foodbank**
The Foodbank Network was founded in 2004 after four years of developing the original foodbank based in Salisbury. Since then The Trussell Trust has helped communities work together to launch foodbanks nationwide in a wide range of towns and cities. The work of Braintree Area Foodbank continues to be incredibly important to the thousands of individuals and families who used their services, over the course of 2024 12, 000 parcels were given out, which provide a minimum of three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food. Many of those who access the service in an emergency are experiencing difficulties in their life or find that their income is unable to keep up with increasing costs that they face. who access the services of the foodbank have experienced difficulties.
The volunteers organise the sorting of donations, packing items for distribution, meet and support the clients in a number of ways. Advice and signposting to other services is important as well as taking away as far as is possible the embarrassment, guilt of helplessness is often felt by those who use the service. The volunteering role is open to anyone, the Braintree Food Bank web site posts details. St Peter’s has been supporting Braintree foodbank for eleven years now and the volunteers I meet are thankful and aware of how much our church supports their clients who find themselves so dependent upon the kindness of other.
Donations of items and money are very much appreciated, shopping lists are placed in church and on Mailchimp messages (thank you to the parish office) monetary donations are also very helpful and the contact details of the Foodbank are below. Thank you to everyone who supports this important work either through item donation or monetary donations, or volunteering.
_Joanna Clark_
## **Braintree Deanery Synod**
## **The Synod**
Braintree Deanery Synod is a council of church members drawn mainly from the clergy and congregations in each of the Deanery’s parishes. It provides the communication link between congregations, the Diocese of Chelmsford and the Church of England nationally.
During 2024-25, St Peter ad Vincula was represented in the House of Clergy by Rev’d Heike Prentice, Rev’d Melanie Shillito and Rev’d Tayrina Ferguson, and in the House of Laity by Mrs Heather Semken, Mr Tom Taylor and Mr Martin Bevan; Martin Bevan serving as Treasurer. The Synod met three times, chaired jointly by the Area Dean, Rev’d Rod Reid, and the Joint Lay Chair, Canon John Turton.
## **Issues considered in 2024-5**
The Synod has received updates throughout the year on and members would like to thank Rev’d Dr Sara Batts Neale (General Synod link person for the Deanery) for reporting on proceedings. Not surprisingly safeguarding has been a major topic of discussion and debate. These matters have been extensively reported in the press and on news channels.
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Rev’d Melanie Shillito has continued her chaplaincy work at Wethersfield Asylum Processing Centre and reported regularly on her work.
The Area Dean has been working towards appointing a Strategic Co-ordinator. As at the report date three candidates have been shortlisted and interviews are taking place. Whilst the role will involve some administrative work, the right person will drive strategy and mission will be key. Whoever is appointed will meet and spend time with people across the Deanery to understand where our links are and how we can work more collaboratively, with a focus on vocation, youth, mission and resources. This is currently funded for one year.
Under the present parish share scheme, there are monies allocated for each Deanery to apply to spend on mission opportunities. Last year just over £15K could have been applied for for a particular purpose or project. This year the figure is £29K. The monies are budgeted for and allocated and potentially lost if not spent. This year an application has been submitted for funding to support youth work in the Three Churches Benefice.
At the February meeting Wendy Lidgate, the Programme Manager for the Colchester Area bid for funds from the Strategic Mission and Ministry Investment Board (SMMIB) gave a presentation. Related notes, slides and details about the online questionnaire were subsequently sent to attendees by email by the Area Dean and are available from Deanery Synod members as required.
Other issues considered by the Synod included:
- Updates to each meeting on environmental matters, with many Deanery Churches either working towards an Eco Church award or having already obtained one.
- Regular reports of proceedings at Diocesan Synod and General Synod, and updates on news and events from parishes across the Deanery.
## _Martin Bevan_
## **Choir and Music**
In 2024 our focus remained on worshipping the Lord, while maintaining the highest possible standard of music. We have been constantly refreshing the repertoire of the choir, maintaining a balance between traditional hymns and more contemporary songs. The most enjoyable pieces seemed to be those arranged for this particular choir, adapted to our set-up and abilities. In comparison with the previous years there has been a slight increase in the number of singers, which is encouraging. Another step forward was that at the Family Services we started to use live, rather than recorded, music for worship. However, the most exciting thing, beyond worship through music, has been seeing and experiencing our growth in faith within the choir and the congregation.
_Mátyás Bacsó_
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## **Church Flowers**
Thanks to our talented and dedicated Church Flower Team, beautiful flowers continue to be arranged in church throughout the year. We have a two weekly rota for regular church flowers, but often do more than that to decorate the church for festivals, weddings, funerals and other special occasions. Whilst trying to maintain our high standards, we are mindful of being very careful with expenses. With a slightly reduced number of arrangements compared with previous years and our policy of mixing artificial flowers in amongst fresh flowers and foliage we manage to keep the cost within sensible bounds. Our flower arrangers are very generous but are encouraged to claim expenses if they wish within reasonable limits. Most of the foliage comes from our gardens.
We are always looking for new flower arrangers to join the team and would be delighted to hear from anyone who might be interested in joining us.
_Judy Crawford and Janet Florence_
## **Church Library**
The Church Library, established in memory of Fr Bill Howes, is situated in the Lady Chapel by the organ. There are a wide variety of books on Christianity and themes include books on Prayer and Spirituality, Bible study, Christian Biographies, Vocation, Church History, Conservation and Green issues, Art and Poetry. There are also copies of the Bible in standard and large print to borrow and leaflets to take away. The Library displays are changed throughout the year to link in with the Church calendar and current topics. It is very easy to borrow books. Please sign the blue book with your first name, the title of the book and the date of borrowing it and return on the same line. Please do feel encouraged to come and browse in the Church Library; perhaps after a service or a quiet moment during the week. We are so blessed to have this resource at St Peter’s to help us ‘ read, mark, learn and inwardly digest’ the scriptures and grow and be inspired on our faith journey.
_Audrey and Janet_
## **Churchwardens’ Report**
Change is often sadly seen as a threat rather than an opportunity – well, we have seen many opportunities this year!
We welcome Jamie and Paula to their new roles in the office – please call in and and say hello if you haven’t already – they work so hard, and we can’t do without them! Our curate, Revd Melanie Shillito is now on extended placement to the Halstead team. She served regularly in Saint Nicholas throughout last year as well as here in St. Peter’s and she is missed by many.
Our weekly family service continues to grow our church. Members of the congregation here often say to me that we no longer have young people attending church, ‘Not like in the old days’. Wrong! Why not attend the family Service once in a while and meet our growing younger church family? Thanks to Heike, Matyas, Brian and Jane, this very different service offers music, prayers activities and film clips for youngsters along with discussion, music and prayers for parents.
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Six or seven families regularly attend, bringing a dozen or more children – all coming to praise, to pray, to worship and to come to know our God. This service, along with weekly school assemblies, Little Seeds (Sue and Jane) and Open the Bible all bring our youngsters to know and understand the love of Jesus. Good News!
Our weekly Eucharist continues to be streamed (a chance to listen again to the sermon if you dozed off the first time round!) and this brings a very welcome opportunity to many who can’t get to church to join in our celebration. Our thanks go to the small team who operate the media desk. Matyas and Martha continue to work hard with the choir, having introduced new music for the Eucharist, as well as reflective hymns during Holy Communion. We thank them for this opportunity for prayer and praise. The many other groups who support the Church will all report their activities elsewhere in the Annual Report, but some won’t – the faithful church cleaners for example, now co-ordinated by Stacey; the gardeners; the many volunteers, of whom several are not even church goers and are unknown to many. We owe them all our thanks and gratitude for their tireless support. And, finally, as always a request: VOLUNTEERS always needed. Have you got an hour or so of your time each month to offer? YOUR CHURCH NEEDS YOU!
_Judith and Ian_
## **Coggeshall Churches Together**
Due to added duties on the part of our clergy team, loss of our youth leader, and the Minister of Christ Church retiring, Churches Together in Coggeshall no longer functions as it did in the past. Two annual events continue to take place - Carol Singing on Christmas Eve at Market Hill 2024 that attracted hundreds of people, and the Service for The World day of Prayer held in St. Peter’s church on March 7th 2025. As the bank account for Churches Together hasn’t been used since before Covid, the account has been closed and the remaining amount of money shared between Christ Church, St. Bernard’s and St. Peter’s.
Having held the position of Secretary/ Treasurer for more than 40 years, I would like to thank the many members of the local churches for their support over the years and for continuing to support the few events that still take place.
_Janice Burges (Secretary/Treasurer)_
## **Coggeshall Youth Project**
Work has begun to relaunch Christian youth work in Coggeshall. A small team of interested parties met twice in the Autumn/Winter of 2024 and Alie Barnes was appointed Chair of the new trust. James Bardrick (previous Chair) has undertaken transferring the charitable undertaking (assets etc) from the Coggeshall Prentice Youth Work Trust to the new CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) Coggeshall Youth Project. James and Sandra Lopez have also agreed to become trustees for the new project. To move forwards fully with the new CIO we need a minimum of 5 trustees, the PCC should appoint these and there must be at least one from each of the 3 churches. As yet we have only the three trustees. We need confirmation from those who have shown an interest along with someone from St Bernard’s. We need to recruit. As we are not in a financial position to employ a dedicated youth worker in Coggeshall at the moment, various options are being explored that might enable us to offer activities sooner rather than later.
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This includes shared personnel/youth projects/events from around the local area. Alie Barnes’ bereavement and recent surgery have delayed her from approaching other Christian youth organisations locally to explore shared resources, people with skills to run activities and youth workers as yet but this is the intention alongside pursuing revenue streams.
We aim to provide a range of activities that will benefit the development, confidence and general skills and personalities of the local young people. All are in agreement, however, that the intention to enable and encourage young people to explore the Bible and gain an understanding of Christian values and teachings is at the core of the youth project and that this intention will be front and centre in the offer.
_Alie Barnes_
## **Concerts at St Peter’s**
St. Peter’s was the venue for lots of wonderful music throughout 2024. The lunchtime concerts were well supported, and we enjoyed some great performances from longterm favourites such as pianist Christine Stevenson and Martin Dobson’s jazz trio, welcomed some new names such as clarinettist Luca Luciano, and brought back some old friends such as Sue Handscombe on recorder. The now traditional Colchester Chamber Choir January concert continued, with a wonderful programme of choral works from Schütz, Schein, and Bouzignac entitled “By The Waters of Babylon.” Colchester Chamber Choir is one of the best choral ensembles in region, and their performances are always glorious. West Bergholt Concert Band are another regular feature on the concert calendar. In 2024 we hosted their summer concert, which was as joyful as ever with talented musicians of all ages. Once again, we welcomed back the Roman River Festival for the grand finale weekend of their September festival. On the Saturday, sensational violinist Hana Chang (Classic FM’s Rising Star of 2023) performed Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto and Rachmaninov’s 2nd Symphony. On the Sunday, vocal ensemble Catching Voices performed music by Britten, Vaughan Williams, Judith Weir and more. It was a wonderful weekend of music, and it is a privilege and a pleasure to be a venue for this prestigious annual event, welcoming audiences from across the region. 2025 will doubtless be another excellent year. As ever, the lunchtime concert programme will run on the first Thursday of the month from April to October, with a delicious ploughman’s lunch served from noon, followed by some lovely musical entertainment. Colchester Chamber Choir return on 14th June, with a programme of romantic songs by Haydn, Mendelssohn, Elgar and more, accompanied by prosecco, cake and cordial! The concerts provide a valuable income stream for the church, but perhaps more importantly, they bring people into this beautiful church to share the experience of listening to great live music. I have now moved away from Coggeshall, so have handed over responsibility to a new team. If you are already a regular audiencemember, please continue to support the music at St Peter’s. If not, you have a treat in store!
_Sarah Wickens_
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## **Cosy Kitchen**
I am very pleased to report that Cosy Kitchen is still going strong and continues to gain supporters. On Friday mornings the church kitchen is full of people enjoying themselves with likeminded company, together with the aroma of good things to eat and drink. Recently we have seen several new faces joining us in the convivial hubbub that is the Cosy Kitchen secret. Thanks go out to the host of volunteers that make it all possible. Our aim being to provide a warm, welcoming, safe space where people can meet up and make friends, helped along by hot drinks and snacks. We are now into our third year and are so pleased that the initial idea has grown into something so rewarding for all. Thank you for your support.
_Julia Ibbotson_
## **Eco Church**
This year, as a church, we have achieved the amazing Silver award and become a Fairtrade church. Well done everyone. All the toilets are twinned, we have supported an A Rocha woodland project in Kenya and A rocha uk, and our energy is now on a green tariff. There is a noticeboard at the back of the church with Eco Church information, and books in the church library, which you can borrow, to inform you in your eco journey. From January the goals to achieve the Gold award have changed. There is more emphasis on our energy use, the journey to net zero and encouragement to participate in more national and global environmental campaigns. We will continue to write an article in the church magazine to update you on what we need to as individuals and as a church community to go forward. Please respond to us in person to encourage us to keep going. Thank you everyone.
_Audrey and Stephen Beckett_
## **Fabric**
## **Fabric - St Peter ad Vincula**
Thanks to a large legacy from Brian Edmunds, RIP, for which we are most grateful, work is due to start over the Summer period on the South elevation, repairing the erosion of the masonry due to years’ of weathering and plant growth – mainly moss and lichens. The mason, Matthew Beesley, will also replace the areas of concrete stonework and mortar which too have contributed to the deterioration. Scaffolding will be need for this project and we have negotiated with our insurance company and the Parish Council to ensure the safety of churchyard users during this period. Many thanks are due to our architect Chris Barker, to Matthew Beesley, mason, and to Lizzie Armour in helping to achieve the Faculty required for this work.
Much of the ancient external woodwork has been coated with an approved preservative this year, with all but the boiler shed and the lychgate yet remaining to be painted. In addition, the porch has been cleaned and repainted (up to about six feet) in an effort to improve the appearance and integrity of the entrance area.
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Work continues into the investigation for the installation of solar panels on the South elevation roof, in order to reduce our substantial heating bill. This work becomes increasingly important, not only in an effort to meet the C of E target of reaching carbon neutral status by 2030, but also because of the difficulty of sourcing replacement parts for our now ageing gas boiler.
Thanks to Andrew Stevens, our organ tuner, we have had no more issues with water ingress into the pipes after the installation above the pipes of a metal canopy which has cured the previously recurrent problem, so we can better enjoy Matyas’ playing and that of other visiting organists.
Other minor works include replacement of the sound insulating tiles on the kitchen ceiling and new office LED lighting.
At St. Nicholas Chapel, the only outstanding requirement from the QI inspection is the preserving of the exterior woodwork, for which I intend (hope!)
Judith Wargent to organise a working party during the Summer months.
_Ian Elliott and Judith Wargent_
## **Flower Festival 2024**
This year’s 36 the Flower Festival was a great success with over 1360 people attending from far and wide. The theme this year, ‘The Parables of Jesus’ told some fascinating stories including The Good Samaritan and The Prodigal son. Huge thanks are due to all those who helped in so many ways, firstly to the core team and also to Heike, Melanie and the Church Wardens, who have all been so supportive throughout. We had 32 flower arrangers working this year, using their skill and artistry to create wonderful displays to illustrate the stories so vividly.
However, none of this would have happened without generous help with publicity, sponsorship, finances, donations and all the practical help. Our visitors comment every year on the warm welcome they receive from our stewards and how much they enjoy the delicious refreshments, all so beautifully presented. The Card Stall was a great success.
The Preserves and Produce Stall, outside in a tent, overflowed with donations of wonderful fruit, vegetables, plants and preserves, and featured the usual fun and banter. Music, including piano recitals, Fiddlers Elbow on violin and Spanish guitar and the choir singing favourite hymns are always an enjoyable part of our festival weekend. As always it was a huge community event that our visitors from near and far embraced and thoroughly enjoyed, thanks to the generosity of spirit, the many talents shared, the enthusiasm, cooperation and hard work of all who helped to bring it to fruition.
We were delighted that a profit of just over £11,000 was raised for St Peter’s Thank you all so much!
_Judy Crawford and Janet Florence and Jayne Lawson_
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## **Knit and Natter**
Once again another year has passed and we have maintained our numbers and are still a happy and thriving group. Over the year we have added to our existing charities, the mothers and children at Kingsland Church and the Co-op Funeral directors at Great Tey. For the Co-op funeral directors at Great Tey we supply small blankets for the coffins. We look forward to another exciting year.
_Valerie King_
## **The Link**
Thanks to everyone who in any way helps including the willing contributors, the advertisers, our trusty printer and those who organise and deliver. The Link is most grateful for all your support and time given and is looking forward to us all continuing to work together during 2025.
_Val Lewis (Link Editor)_
## **Little Seeds**
Little Seeds meets on the first Monday of each month between 2.00-3.00pm at St Peter’s to welcome babies, toddlers, preschoolers and their grown ups to share in a time of songs, a story, crafts, refreshments and a prayer to close.
The Little Seeds resource has been created by the Diocese of Worcester to help churches lead intentional Christian themed toddler groups and takes a secular children’s book e.g. Elmer and Paddington and adds a Christian message. Themes include Our Father God, Precious in his Sight, God knows you by name and Jesus is the best gift.
All the children love our first song ‘Jesus loves…. Gracie, yes he does as we welcome each little one and enjoy the story and crafts and often our snacks are based on the story as well. It is a real blessing to meet the children and their families/ carers and we thank God for this opportunity to share the Christian message with them all and see the Little Seeds grow in faith.
_Susan and Jane_
## **Media Desk**
In terms of activity, the main difference has been the change back to books for the 9.30 service, although hymn words are still provided for the stream by a team member.
We have lost three people from the team during the year to whom we need to record our thanks for their faithful service and support - Ken Rolls, Bee Walsh and Derek North. This reduction in numbers has made covering services more difficult, but especially weddings and funerals which often occur when I and Adele are working.
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We were pleased to welcome local volunteer Richard Brewer who has joined the team and is available during the week. Bethany Gilfillan joined for a 3 month period as part of her Duke of Edinburgh Award.
We need to attract more people to join the team, which is currently made up of Richard Brewer, Don Parker, Alistair Prentice and Adele Pye. The Dell laptop has finally been retired and we are very grateful for the donation of a good quality used HP laptop as its replacement.
_Alistair Prentice_
## **Memory on a star**
We had another very successful season this year, once again selling all the stars in one afternoon. The church kindly allowed us to sell in the church on a Saturday afternoon this year, instead of outside before the harvest festival service. This worked very well and created such a lovely atmosphere while everybody waited their turn. We raised over £800 that was split between Coggeshall Scouting and Guiding groups, which they will use to buy new equipment and a further £180 for the church through donations, which was wonderful.
We celebrate 10 years of the Memory on a Star in 2025, and hope to make this an extra special event. We thank St Peters for once again supporting this community event, one that has now become a much loved tradition in Coggeshall.
_Kate, Sue and Joanna_
## **Men’s Coffee Drop-In**
The Men’s coffee mornings continue every Wednesday from 9.30 to 11.30 and provide a great opportunity for relaxed conversations with a wide range of fellow enthusiasts. Numbers have remained steady at just below 20 each week, slightly lower than before lockdown, but, nonetheless, very encouraging. Occasional groups and casual visitors are always welcome.
_Roger Tattersfield_
## **Open Gardens**
On Sunday 2nd June 2024 we welcomed over 900 visitors to Coggeshall to celebrate Open Gardens. The theme this year was “Garden Stories” with 17 glorious gardens on show including wonderful old favourites as well as some spectacular newcomers. The weather was a great help and the visitors enjoyed a spectacular afternoon of walking around the beautiful gardens, taking tea in the churchyard, and making purchases from the plant stall – over £9,000 was raised. As always, we are extremely grateful to all the hardworking and generous gardeners and volunteers involved in the event, to all the sponsors, and to the Community Bus who very kindly provided transport. This year we are giving all our wonderful gardeners and helpers a year off but we will be back in 2026.
_Verity, Jo and Sarah_
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## **Open the Bible**
Open The Bible is now in it’s eleventh year of presenting bible stories to the children and staff of St. Peter’s School. Performing up to thirty stories a year is a big commitment for our small team but the reward in seeing the positive response of the children, especially their singing of the Lord’s Prayer with such enthusiasm, makes it a joy. The children are always keen to be involved in the story; we generally get a few to take part each time. We greatly miss Ron Lowry who made such a major contribution over ten years. We would welcome anyone else to join us. It is great fun for us and an honour to share God’s word with the children.
_Stephen Beckett_
## **Pastoral Care**
We are still a working group although the last year was not as busy as the past couple of years. We put this down to the fact that the Residential Homes in Coggeshall have upped their game with coffee mornings and meetings. We continue to administer Holy Communion to those who find it difficult to attend Church. If you know of anyone who would like a visit for a chat and support please do let us know
_Sarah Glossop_
## **Recycled Greeting Cards**
As many of you will know the card racks at the back of the church are full to bursting with lovely cards that have been recycled from donated used cards. I do the recycling myself and find it an extremely rewarding task. To be able to take a card that would have just been thrown away and turn it back into a beautifully packaged new card to sell for church funds is great. Donations of used cards for any occasion except Christmas, are very gratefully received and can be left beside the card racks. All the cards are priced at only £1, but the money does mount up and is a significant contribution to the continued upkeep of our dear church. Thank you for your contributions.
_Julia Ibbotson_
## **Safeguarding**
St Peter’s has for many years adopted the Diocese of Chelmsford policies and those of the National Church adopting the House of Bishops Safeguarding procedures introduced 2018/19.
We are committed to Safeguarding Children, Young People, Vulnerable Adults, and victims of domestic on PCC agenda’s. Changes to Safeguarding procedures do occur, and we work closely with the Diocese of Chelmsford Safeguarding Team and Thirty One Eight, an independent Christian group who advice and support other Diocese.
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Current safeguarding guidance includes recruitment procedures for volunteers. Depending upon their particular role a Disclosure and Baring Service check may be required with external agencies ). All volunteers must completed the Safeguarding. DBS checks and training have to be renewed every three years. The Diocese is informed of any changes to practice and the reviews its policies annually as a result. Church policies, safeguarding information, support agencies and who to contact for such matters are included. These are placed on the notice board as you come into church behind the welcome desk and on the parish website.
In recent years the National Church has been accused of failings over the way it has dealt with cases of sexual and physical child abuse. A number of high profile enquiries and reports in 2023 – 2025 have led to the call for independence of safeguarding procedures to be introduced. These were discussed at General Synod in 2024 and most recently in February this year. The outcome was that members adopted a proposal described as a “way forward in the short term” moving to full independence in the future.
As a result guidance will come from the the National Safeguarding Team, the Chelmsford Diocese. We understand that the Diocese is intending intending to take part in the National Churches Audit of Diocese safeguarding procedures over the coming year.
It is very important that as a church we remain realistic and vigilant in our actions, should there be any concerns or worries always following procedures, appropriately. I am fortunate to have a committed team of volunteers, a very supportive ministry team in this vitally important side of church life. They give of their to undertake safeguarding, this enables us to make our church as safe and welcoming as possible for those who visit, worship or take part in activities.
Please do speak to me about anything relating to safeguarding and thank you all for the care and support we give to each other,
_Parish and Benefice Safeguarding Representative/Officer Joanna Clark_
## **St. Nicholas Chapel**
A full complement of monthly services [March to December] took place taken by the Curate. Melanie also took the traditional service of Nine Lessons and Carols which was attended by 89 people. This year we look forward to services being taken by John and Brian. Once again John Roebuck organised the opening of the Chapel on Sunday afternoons in July and August was a great success with around 250 visitors who donated to the Bonton fund which is used for maintenance and upkeep of the Chapel. Thank you very much to those who organised and stewarded these openings. We hope to continue this in 2025.
Repairs to the candelabra were completed in November and with the replacement of the gas fires we could face the chillier days.
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There were two weddings celebrated in the Chapel this year, one being the wedding of Peter Ward and Hannah. The Ward family have helped to maintain and preserve the Chapel over many years and continue to do so. The Chapel was full to bursting and looked superb, thank you to the family for leaving flowers for the Sunday service the next day – what a treat.
It is incredible sad to record the deaths of Robin Powell and Julian Prideaux, both of whom loved the Chapel. Robin was a regular attender and read lessons including at last December’s Nine Lessons. Julian organised and took services in recent years, always with a joke or reading to make us laugh and then think. He was the captain of the small band of parishioners who keep the Chapel in good order. We will miss him greatly.
_Jakki Styles_
## **St Peter’s Church of England Primary School and Pre-School**
‘I will show you my faith by my actions’. James 2:18 Over the past year a significant revision has been undertaken of the school’s Christian Vision and Values. Sam Wilding, our headteacher, and Vanessa Sullivan, our deputy head, have worked closely with Julie Sarti, our Diocesan Schools Adviser, with input also from the Foundation Governors, to agree and propose to the Governing Body an updated Christian Vision and Values, deeply rooted in theology, which will more accurately be able to drive forward the lived reality of school life, beliefs and practices into the second quarter of the 21 st century. The revised Vision and Values, having been endorsed by the full Governing Body, were then shared with parents, staff and pupils in the School Newsletter of 10th February 2025, and posted onto the Vision and Values section of the school website. Please do visit the school website to find out more. At the core of the revised Vision and Values is a new scriptural underpinning from the Letter of St James; ‘I will show you my faith by my actions’. The launch now having been undertaken, the work now begins of making our new Christian Vision and Values an integral and living component of all that we do at St Peter’s School. Although this revision was undertaken purely on its own merit, we believe that it will stand us in very good stead when the next SIAMS (Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools) Inspection takes place. The last SIAMS inspection was in 2018, and although the inspection schedule for the next 2025/6 academic year has not yet been published it is quite likely that we will feature. Secondly, I must note that with her secondment to Halstead Rev. Melanie Shillito has stood down as PCC Foundation Governor. In her time as a Governor Melanie made a very significant contribution indeed to the life of the school. We will all miss her greatly. Tim Butt is taking over as PCC Foundation Governor. We wholeheartedly welcome him and his contribution as Governor to the school, over and above that he already makes as a parent. Finally I would like to assure you that under Sam Wilding’s leadership St Peter’s continues as an excellent, happy and distinctively church school, with staff, parents and governors working well together to the benefit of our children and of our community.
_Brian Meads – DBE (Diocesan Board of Education) Foundation Governor_
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## **St Peter’s Welcomers**
Again visitors love coming from all over the world to see our beautiful church so we can never have too many people here to welcome them and tell them about Coggeshall. They really do appreciate that we are open all day for them to just walk in to see it. If you would like to be here and chat to these visitors, then please see me when I can allocate you a period. That means we may be always providing a presence of a friendly face. Many thanks if you can spare the time.
_Derek North_
## **Sunday Welcomers**
We are grateful to have a lovely rota of welcomers for our 9.30am Sunday morning service. During the year we switched back from displaying the liturgy and hymns on slides to using seasonal liturgy booklets, printed lectionary sheets and hymn books, so there is quite a bit to get ready and hand out to regular attendees and also to help visitors find their way.
We thank all of you for volunteering and being part of the welcome team - it is such an important ministry.
_Heike Prentice_
## **Summer Craft morning**
On a beautiful sunny day we were all so happy to welcome over 40 children with their grown ups to the Summer Craft morning held at St Peter’s on Tuesday 13th August 2024. Each activity was based on an aspect of the Lord’s Prayer and crafts including collage, beading, mask making, crowns, suncatchers and all the children especially loved the Eco activities and prayer station outside in the churchyard led by Audrey and Steve. As well as crafts and refreshments everyone enjoyed songs and the Open the Bible play about the Lord’s Prayer which helped to emphasise the theme of the morning. A big thank you to the team of 25 volunteers for helping on the day and preparing the crafts in advance. It was a real joy to see all the children and families at St Peter’s and we thank God for the special time sharing the gospel message with them during the summer holiday.
_Jane Richardson_
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## **ST PETER AD VINCULA CHURCH, COGGESHALL, PCC**
## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
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|Finance Report|20|
|Independent Examiner’s Report|21-22|
|Statement of Financial Activities|23|
|Balance Sheet|24|
|Analysis of Receipts and Payments|25-27|
## **Registered Charity number 1126947**
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## **Finance Report 2024**
In spite of numerous efforts we have been unable to find a replacement for our last treasurer, Justin Jeffs, who moved away in the summer of 2024.
After Easter we also said goodbye to Justine and James Kneller, which had a direct impact on the finance administration. Justine and James had also taken on the banking of collections and other incoming money, and we are grateful to Ian and Susan Elliott, who stepped into the gap.
We are particularly grateful to Revd Melanie Shillito who bridged the administrative gap for several months, until we employed Jamie Colbert in the church office and Paula Clark as finance administrator towards the end of 2024.
Paula has done an incredible job, learning the online accounting package we use and entering all transactions since June/July 2024. Paula has also taken on gift aid administration.
Her job has been made particularly difficult without the expertise and oversight of a treasurer to guide her and we hope that this vacancy can soon be filled.
Our thanks also go to Richard Fox, who has again completed the external examination for our accounts.
Overall the headlines are that we have had an increase in spending on utilities, which have risen because of the general increase in prices. There has also been an increase in salary costs for church administration, financial administration and communications administrator to ensure we have an up to date social media representation across various on-line platforms. Many of these jobs and tasks were done by volunteers in the past, however the number of able and willing volunteers have decreased significantly over the last few years.
People have continued to give generously via planned giving, loose plate collections and one off sizeable donations, for which we are very grateful. However, as some of our faithful older members die, we have not yet seen younger families, who do attend, contribute to the regular giving.
There have been no significant fabric projects or out of the ordinary spending and expenses, and so we have been able to continue within our means last year without needing to draw on investments.
We are particularly grateful to Open Gardens and the Flower Festival, whose fundraising efforts significantly helped us to meet our running costs and parish share.
_Heike Prentice, Ian Elliott, Judith Wargent_
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## **St. Peter ad Vincula**
## **Statement of Financial Activities**
## **For the period from 01 January 2024 to 31 December 2024**
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Endowment**|**Total**|**Prior year**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|**total funds**|
|**Income and endowments from:**||||||
|Donations and legacies|90,035.10|321.81|-|90,356.91|113,991.44|
|Income from charitable activities|8,722.32|-|-|8,722.32|17,543.03|
|Other trading activities|11,316.86|-|-|11,316.86|14,540.50|
|Investments|7,328.87|-|-|7,328.87|5,993.79|
|Other income|17,088.45|-|-|17,088.45|7,493.59|
|**Total income**|**134,491.60**|**321.81**|**-**|**134,813.41**|**159,562.35**|
|**Expenditure on:**||||||
|Raising funds|6,972.72|106.00|-|7,078.72|10,300.86|
|Expenditure on charitable activities|119,214.82|1,598.55|-|120,813.37|135,289.11|
|Other expenditure|4,685.99|-|-|4,685.99|564.60|
|**Total expenditure**|**130,873.53**|**1,704.55**|**-**|**132,578.08**|**146,154.57**|
|**Net income / (expenditure) resources before transfer**|**3,618.07**|**(1,382.74)**|**-**|**2,235.33**|**13,407.78**|
|**Transfers:**||||||
|Gross transfers between funds - in|-|-|-|-|-|
|Gross transfers between funds - out|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Other recognised gains / losses**||||||
|Gains/losses on investment assets|(240.41)|279.00|-|38.59|(2,352.26)|
|Gains on revaluation,fixed assets,charity's own use|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Net movement in funds**|**3,377.66**|**(1,103.74)**|**-**|**2,273.92**|**11,055.52**|
|**Reconciliation of funds**||||||
|**Total funds brought forward**|**101,864.24**|**59,178.56**|**-**|**161,042.80**|**149,987.28**|
|**Total funds carried forward**|**105,241.90**|**58,074.82**|**-**|**163,316.72**|**161,042.80**|
|**Represented by**||||||
|Unrestricted||||||
|General Fund|31,551.69|-|-|31,551.69|27,993.91|
|Designated||||||
|Fabric Fund|6,513.01|-|-|6,513.01|6,529.90|
|Roof Renewal Fund|67,177.20|-|-|67,177.20|67,340.43|
|Restricted||||||
|Bill Howes Library Appeal|-|152.95|-|152.95|152.95|
|Eve Crawford Fund For Elderly|-|37,039.11|-|37,039.11|36,135.22|
|St Nicholas Chapel Trust (Bonton)|-|17,874.65|-|17,874.65|19,792.05|
|Youth Project & Ministry|-|3,008.11|-|3,008.11|3,098.34|
|**Total funds**|**105,241.90**|**58,074.82**|**-**|**163,316.72**|**161,042.80**|
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## **St. Peter ad Vincula**
## **Balance Sheet detailed**
||||**As at**
**31/12/2024**
**As at**
**31/12/2023**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Fixed assets**
6430: M&G Charifund 0024007166
31,453.98
30,654.82
6431: M&G Charibond 0024018654
34,525.94
35,786.67
6435: CCLA CBF Investment Fund 608002002S
8,925.36
8,725.65
6440: Charities Properties Fund 60121503
55,121.55
54,821.10
**Total Fixed assets**
**130,026.83**
**129,988.24**
**Current assets**
6501: Barclays PCC Current Account
24,955.59
27,331.38
6505: Barclays PCC Fees Account
7,031.00
2,524.00
6510: CCLA (CBF) deposit account
1,303.30
1,199.18
6590: Cash in hand
-
-
Z05: Accounts Receivable
-
-
**Total Current assets**
**33,289.89**
**31,054.56**
**Liabilities**
Z04: Accounts Payable
-
-
**Total Liabilities**
**-**
**-**
**Net Asset surplus (deficit)**
**163,316.72**
**161,042.80**
**Reserves**
Excess/(deficit) to date
2,235.33
13,407.78
Z01: Starting balances
161,042.80
149,987.28
Z02: Gains/(losses) on investment assets
38.59
(2,352.26)
**Total Reserves**
**163,316.72**
**161,042.80**
**Represented by Funds**
General (Unrestricted)
31,551.69
27,993.91
Designated
73,690.21
73,870.33
Restricted
58,074.82
59,178.56
**Total**
**163,316.72**
**161,042.80**|||31,453.98
30,654.82
34,525.94
35,786.67
8,925.36
8,725.65
55,121.55
54,821.10|
||||**130,026.83**
**129,988.24**
24,955.59
27,331.38
7,031.00
2,524.00
1,303.30
1,199.18
-
-
-
-|
||||**33,289.89**
**31,054.56**
-
-|
||||**-**
**-**|
||||**163,316.72**
**161,042.80**|
||||2,235.33
13,407.78
161,042.80
149,987.28
38.59
(2,352.26)|
||||**163,316.72**
**161,042.80**|
|||**Represented by Funds**
General (Unrestricted)
31,551.69
27,993.91
Designated
73,690.21
73,870.33
Restricted
58,074.82
59,178.56
**Total**
**163,316.72**
**161,042.80**||
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## **St. Peter ad Vincula**
## **Analysis of Receipts and Payments Selected period: 01 January 2024 to 31 December 2024**
||**Total**
**General**
**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**This year**
**Last year**|
|---|---|
|**Receipts**
**Donations and legacies**
0101 - Gift Aid - Bank
0110 - Gift Aid - Envelopes
0201 - Other planned giving
0301 - Loose plate collections
0410 - Giving through church boxes
0415 - Online Giving
0501 - One-off Gift Aid gifts
0550 - Donations appeals etc
0601 - Tax recoverable on Gift Aid
0701 - Legacies
08A1 - Non-recurring one-off grants
0901 - Other funds generated
**Donations and legacies Totals**
**Income from charitable activities**
1101 - Fees for weddings and funerals
1230 - Church hire - objectives
1240 - Church hire - fund raising
1260 - Parish magazine sales & advertising
1290 - Fees Income Weddings
1295 - Fees Income Funerals
**Income from charitable activities Totals**
**Other trading activities**
0902 - Flower Festival
0910 - Sales of cards, mugs and teatowels etc
1210 - Bookstall sales to promote objectives
1220 - Bookstall sales - fund raising
**Other trading activities Totals**
**Investments**
1001 - Dividends
**Investments Totals**
**Other income**
1250 - Broadband income
1270 - Other Income
1280 - Fees for Vicar's PA
1310 - Insurance claims
**Other income Totals**|42,768
-
-
-
42,768
48,400
5,029
-
130
-
5,159
5,738
13,739
-
-
-
13,739
14,423
3,341
-
192
-
3,533
4,736
632
-
-
-
632
1,895
7,741
-
-
-
7,741
5,570
-
-
-
-
-
3,090
240
-
-
-
240
9,643
11,229
-
-
-
11,229
15,959
2,500
-
-
-
2,500
5,006
-
-
-
-
-
855
2,817
-
-
-
2,817
(1,323)|
||**90,035**
**-**
**322**
**-**
**90,357**
**113,991**
567
-
-
-
567
-
100
-
-
-
100
605
936
-
-
-
936
3,625
1,649
-
-
-
1,649
2,613
2,040
-
-
-
2,040
7,864
3,431
-
-
-
3,431
2,836|
||**8,722**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**8,722**
**17,543**
9,066
-
-
-
9,066
13,362
2,200
-
-
-
2,200
1,006
50
-
-
-
50
110
1
-
-
-
1
63|
||**11,317**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**11,317**
**14,541**
7,269
60
-
-
7,329
5,994|
||**7,269**
**60**
**-**
**-**
**7,329**
**5,994**
600
-
-
-
600
600
12,202
-
-
-
12,202
3,364
-
-
-
-
-
3,530
4,286
-
-
-
4,286
-|
||**17,088**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**17,088**
**7,494**|
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||**Total**
**General**
**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**This year**
**Last year**|
|---|---|
|**Receipts Grand Totals**||
||**134,431**
**60**
**322**
**-**
**134,813**
**159,562**|
|**Payments**
**Raising funds**
1701 - Fees paid to fund raisers
1730 - Fundraising costs
1731 - Flower festival expenses
2502 - Cost of cards, mugs and teatowels etc
**Raising funds Totals**
**Expenditure on charitable activities**
1750 - Fees Expenses Coggeshall PCC
1801 - Giving to missionary societies
1850 - Home mission
1854 - Relief for the Elderly
1855 - Coggeshall Youth Project Donations
1870 - Secular charities
1901 - Diocesan quota (Parish Share)
2001 - Salary of Vicar's PA
2050 - Salary of parish administrator
2060 - Honorarium
2101 - Working expenses of incumbent
2130 - Parsonage house expenses
2170 - Education
2201 - Parish training and mission
2301 - Church running - insurance
2305 - Church running - Roof Alarm
2310 - Church office - telephone
2320 - Choirmaster, organ and music
2329 - Property repairs - vicarage
2330 - Property repairs - general maintenance
2331 - Cleaning
2340 - Upkeep of services
2341 - Flowers
2345 - Upkeep of Family Services
2350 - Upkeep of churchyard
2360 - Office Administration
2361 - Website
2401 - Church running - electric
2410 - Church running - gas
2420 - Church running - water
2440 - Church running - heating and lighting
2501 - Magazine expenses
2510 - Bookstall costs
2601 - Governance costs examination/audit fee
2701 - Church major repairs - structure
**Expenditure on charitable activities Totals**
**Other expenditure**
2052 - Salary of Social Media Assistant|291
-
-
-
291
302
1,190
-
106
-
1,296
5,206
4,780
-
-
-
4,780
3,910
712
-
-
-
712
883|
||**6,973**
**-**
**106**
**-**
**7,079**
**10,301**
1,262
-
-
-
1,262
-
905
-
-
-
905
110
192
-
-
-
192
78
-
-
-
-
-
1,470
-
-
-
-
-
6,000
-
-
-
-
-
400
60,599
-
-
-
60,599
64,470
1,785
-
-
-
1,785
7,215
4,652
-
-
-
4,652
8,952
1,720
-
-
-
1,720
5,670
214
-
-
-
214
191
336
-
-
-
336
-
-
-
-
-
-
82
421
-
-
-
421
1,064
8,202
-
799
-
9,000
8,537
1,366
-
-
-
1,366
1,379
1,403
-
-
-
1,403
1,206
8,446
-
-
-
8,446
1,955
-
-
-
-
-
300
2,580
-
480
-
3,060
855
1,204
-
-
-
1,204
1,901
1,639
-
-
-
1,639
2,463
1,810
-
-
-
1,810
1,755
46
-
-
-
46
80
-
-
-
-
-
800
2,059
-
-
-
2,059
2,053
671
-
-
-
671
2,020
3,379
-
-
-
3,379
2,925
10,171
-
-
-
10,171
7,015
224
-
-
-
224
218
180
-
320
-
500
-
2,776
-
-
-
2,776
2,870
868
-
-
-
868
160
106
-
-
-
106
670
-
-
-
-
-
424|
||**119,215**
**-**
**1,599**
**-**
**120,813**
**135,289**
3,194
-
-
-
3,194
-|
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||**Total**
**General**
**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**This year**
**Last year**|
|---|---|
|2053 - IT / Audio Visual Equipment
2306 - Church running - Fire
**Other expenditure Totals**
**Payments Grand Totals**|480
-
-
-
480
-
1,012
-
-
-
1,012
565|
||**4,686**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,686**
**565**|
||**130,874**
**-**
**1,705**
**-**
**132,578**
**146,155**|
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