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Annual Parochial Church Meeting

23rd May 2021

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Agenda and Reports

St. Luke’s Church PCC is a registered charity

No. 1127334

ST LUKE’S CHURCH, BATH

ANNUAL MEETING OF PARISHIONERS AND ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING

SUNDAY 23rd May 2021 AGENDA

Opening Prayers
Apologies for Absence
Minutes of Annual Meeting of Parishioners 13th September 2020
Election of Churchwardens – List of nominations published at the Church door.
Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting 13th September 2020
Matters Arising from previous year’s minutes
Presentation of Electoral Roll
Annual Report
PCC Secretary Report “Review of the Year”
Presentation of accounts and appointment of Independent Examiner
Warden’s Report on Fabric, Goods and Ornaments of the Church
Elections
3 positions on PCC for 3 years, 2 positions of 2 years.
1 position on Deanery Synod for 2 years.
List of nominations published at the Church door

Overview and thanks for ‘Service Hosts’
Additional Reports describing ministries that St. Luke’s is involved in.
Chairman’s Report
Any Other Business
Closing Prayer

1 Opening Prayers

2 Apologies for Absence

3 Minutes of the Annual Meeting of Parishioners 2020

ANNUAL MEETING OF PARISHIONERS - Held on Sunday 13[th] September 2020 via Zoom at 11.00am, aIer the streamed 10.00am service

Present: 44 members of the congregation

IntroducMon: Matthew explained the format of the meeting and the operation of Zoom.
Apologies: Ann Hatton; Ian & Polly McKay; Rita Morgan ; Liz Richardson; Deborah & Stephen Tomlin & Jane & David Wavre;
Minutes of the Annual MeeMng of Parishioners 7[th] April 2019 were approved.
Proposed by Alison Stubbs and seconded by Mandy Gayner
ElecMon of Churchwardens: Matthew explained that Angela LeRoy had planned to resign as Churchwarden at the APCM in April, but that in view of the lengthy postponement of this year’s meeting has left the post before the delayed meeting. Huge thanks were expressed to both Angela and Peter for their work and energy towards the mission of the church over many years. They were wished every blessing as members of the Bath Abbey Church Family. Sue Olley confirmed that Angela had received the bouquet of flowers sent to her and had expressed thanks. Jan Rich has generously been acting as Assistant Warden in the interim period and has offered her services as Churchwarden.

As the only nominees Sue Olley and Jan Rich were duly elected as Churchwardens.

Matthew took the opportunity of thanking Sue and Jan, along with the other members of the Church Centre Re-opening Group (Colin Norman, Jackie Albrow & Gary Best with help from Nick Olley and Stephanie Frankum) for all the time and expertise that they have devoted to planning for the re-opening of the Church and Church Centre.

There was no other business and the meeting closed at (approximately) 11.20 a.m.

4 Election of Church Wardens

Nominations for the two positions of Church Warden are published at the Church Door.

5 Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) 2020

ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING followed immediately after the Annual Meeting of Parishioners with no change in attendees or further apologies for absence.

Minutes of APCM 7th April 2019 were approved. Proposed by Ben Laite and seconded by Beryl Strange.
Matters Arising: none
Presentation of Electoral Roll: (page 7) there were 126 on the roll of whom 53 are resident in the parish and 73 non-resident. 1 person, not on the previous roll, has been added to the roll - 8 have moved away, during the year and 2 have died. Beryl Strange was thanked for her care in producing the up-to-date new roll.
Annual report: (page 8) This report was accepted
PCC Secretary Report ‘Review of the Year’ (p.10) was accepted.
Presentation of accounts and appointment of Independent Examiner: (p.12— 13) Ruth Sara apologised that full accounts for the previous year were not available having only arrived back to the vicar, from the Independent Examiner, on the previous day. Therefore, delegated approval was requested. Ruth made the following observations in addition to the written report:
whilst 2019 had been a good year, expenditure had exceeded income by approximately £14,000 and this is not sustainable
income generated by the lettings in the church and church centre in 2019 were particularly good, amounting to more then £50,000
Income for the last 6 months (the Covid-19 crisis) has been considerably reduced as there has been no income from lettings – in a normal year lettings would be expected to raise £35-40,000 but so far in 2020 have amounted to just £9,000

The financial situation has been helped by the government’s job retention scheme (furloughing of staff) and by grants totalling £10,000 from B&NES to support small businesses and charities
Youth Ministry and recently Children’s & Family Ministry has been funded from the local mission element of Gift Day donations
During the period since the start of the ‘lock down’ payments to the parish share have been reduced but we will be expected to make up the shortfall in due course.

Ruth advised that she has yet to have a conversation with the Independent Examiner, Andrew Morrision, to ascertain whether he is willing to carry out this role for the current year. Therefore, no resolution was voted upon.

Ruth was thanked for the enormous amount of work that she does in keeping the accounts in order

Wardens’ Report on Fabric, Goods and Ornaments of the church: (p.14) This report was accepted with thanks to Sue Olley for compiling the report and also to Angela LeRoy for all that she has done as Churchwarden and to Jan for the help that she has given as Assistant Warden.

12.Elections:

PCC

As shown in Item 8 of the APCM booklet, page 8 (Annual Report for 2020) there were 3 vacancies on PCC for 3 years, one for 2 years and one for 1 year.

Nominations were received from Tim Harris and Helen Walker (who had both indicated their willingness to stand again at the end of their first 3 year term), and Jackie Albrow. As there were no other candidates they were each appointed to serve for 3 years.

The positions for 2 years and one year were unfilled and Matthew asked that anybody interested should contact him.

Clare Jones stood down as PCC member at the end of her three year term and was thanked for her service

Deanery Synod

Three positions for 3 years were available to be filled following Colin Norman and Liz Richardson completing their three-year term (one of the positions has been vacant).

Both Colin and Liz had both indicated their willingness to stand again and were duly appointed.

The third position remains unfilled.

13.Overview and thanks for Service Hosts: Jan Rich has now taken over this role. She will be contacting the existing service hosts to ask about their availability to help with services when they resume. She and Sue Olley will host the first two services.

Thanks were given to those who host the services.

14.Additional reports: (p.16-45) Matthew thanked everyone for their involvement in so many different activities, indicating regret that these ministries had, in many cases, had to be suspended during the current health crisis.
15.Chairman’s report: (p. 45-46) Matthew had submitted a written report and after highlighting some of the points within the report he went on to outline his plans for the resumption of worship within the church.
A huge amount of energy has been needed to rethink and reimagine how ministry can happen throughout the deanery, with the issuing of guidelines and then reissuing, as the situation has developed – at times this has been exhausting
Matthew summarised the results of the recent service survey – so far 99 responses had been received (the vast majority of respondents were in the 50 – 80 age group). More than 90% of respondents had found the streamed services very or quite helpful; 21% indicated that they would definitely attend a service in church, with 9% saying they probably would and 48% possibly. The majority -71% would like on-line services to continue. 12 respondents indicated that they would like provision for children to restart and 7 provision for youth.
Matthew replied to comments on the survey suggesting making the service available, on-line, throughout the week and not just on Sunday at 10.00am. He commented that there was some evidence of a fall in uptake where this was done, and there was also a concern about copyright issues for the music being used. The ‘availability’ of the service at a fixed time is no different to the ‘availability’ of a ‘live’ service in normal times.

Matthew announced that from Sunday 20th September there would be a 9.00am ‘said’ service of Holy Communion in the church – alternating between Common Worship and BCP – lasting 45-50 minutes to allow him to return to the Vicarage by 10.00am, to ensure successful starting of the streamed service. Whilst there will not be any singing, David Kniveton has agreed to play the organ before and after the service. There will, of course, have to be limited numbers (30), social distancing, the wearing of masks, a one-way system, wafers for communion with no wine. Anybody wishing to attend will need to contact the church office between 9.30am and 1,00pm on the preceding Wednesday.
Gary, Yvonne and Eden have agreed to preach the same sermon in church as that recorded for the streamed service
Matthew stressed that attending a service in church is a personal and individual decision, taking account of the fact that Covid-19 is still very much with us
Re-starting services has implications for cleaning before and after. Guidelines will be circulated advising what to do if unwell. Information will be collected for all attendees for Track & Trace (most of these details are held on ChurchSuite)

16. Any other Business:

Thanks to Matthew and closing prayer: Sue Olley expressed thanks, on behalf of the church family, for Matthew’s leadership, recognising the huge amount of work that he has had to do applying the constantly changing rules and regulations. She confirmed that a gift card has already been delivered to the vicarage as a token of our appreciation. Sue then prayed for Matthew and those involved in steering the church through this difficult period.

17. Closing of the meeting

The meeting closed at 12.15pm. Matthew concluded by reminding the church family that despite the difficult times that we are living through that ‘God is on His throne’ and that prayer can bring about a future that would not otherwise exist – he encouraged us to pray each day that the virus will be defeated and a vaccine successfully developed.

He encouraged us to look at Psalm 27v13-14 “I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”

6 Matters Arising from previous year’s minutes

7 Presentation of Electoral Roll

The numbers on the new Electoral Roll dated 2nd May 2021 are 127.

There are 51 Resident and 76 Non Resident.

There have been 4 persons added to the roll who were not on the previous roll and 3 have died.

Beryl Strange, Electoral Roll Officer. 23rd May 2021

8 Annual Report for 2021

BACKGROUND

St Luke’s PCC has the responsibility of promoting in the parish the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has responsibility for maintaining and managing the Church Centre, adjacent to the church itself.

St Luke’s seeks effectively to share the Christian faith, to deepen Christian discipleship and to support the mission of the Church, working in the power of the Holy Spirit for the glory of God.

MEMBERSHIP OF PCC (before the APCM 2021)

Members of the PCC are either ex officio or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. At the PCC meeting immediately prior to the APCM, the following served as members of the PCC: Incumbent: Rev Matthew Frankum

Wardens: Sue Olley Jan Rich Treasurer: Ruth Sara Secretary: Tim Harris

Representatives on the Deanery Synod:

Vacancy (2023) Liz Richardson (2023)

Colin Norman

(2023)

Elected Members:

Mandy Gayner (2021) Alison Stubbs (2022) Tim Harris (2023) Sue Dimond (2021) Vacancy (2020) Jackie Albrow (2023) Vacancy (2021) Vacancy (2020) Helen Walker (2023)

Ex-Officio Members:

Readers - Yvonne Fry Gary Best Youth Minister - Eden Hunter

Elections

– 3 positions on PCC for 3 years, 2 positions of 2 years.

1 position on Deanery Synod for 2 years.

The PCC is a charity registered with the Charity Commission.

COMMITTEES

The PCC operates through a number of Committees and Groups, which meet between full meetings of the PCC.

Standing Committee

This Committee meets between PCC meetings to prepare them and to transact any necessary business of the PCC, subject to any directions given by the Council. It is the only Committee required by law. This committee also oversees the general financial dimension of the work of St Luke’s, between PCC meetings, by monitoring income and expenditure, budgeting and co-ordinating the annual review of the Christian Stewardship of money through planned giving.

Church Centre Management Committee

Oversees the running and maintenance of the Church Centre, including the setting of hire fees and determining of hire policy.

Vicar & Readers’ Group

The Vicar and Readers’ Group aim to meet on a regular basis, but this hasn’t happened since the last APCM (8 months ago). The team consists of the Vicar and Licensed Readers. Discussions cover all areas of church life, with particular emphasis on services and sermon series.

Missions Group

The Missions Group meets when needed and makes recommendations for the PCC to consider in relation to the missions and relief agencies that could be included in the Annual Gift Day. The group has recommended a group of nine missions and relief agencies that could benefit from Annual Gift Days over a period of 3 years. The group also seeks to promote awareness of the group of nine missions and relief agencies by including articles in the Monthly Newsletter each month and suggesting prayer topics for Sunday services when the collection is brought to the front of the church.

9 PCC Secretary Report ‘Review of the Year’

The PCC (Parochial Church Council) is the executive committee of St. Luke’s and consists of the clergy (Matthew), the churchwardens (Sue Olley and Jan Rich), and elected members of the laity. We have (potentially) nine lay members on the PCC and each of these is usually elected to serve for three years. The current members are:

Until 2023: Jackie Albrow; Tim Harris & Helen Walker

Until 2022: Jan Rich (but as she is a churchwarden, and standing for re-election, she will stand down as elected PCC member) & Alison Stubbs

Due to stand down in 2021 but eligible for re-election: Sue Dimond & Mandy Gayner Also, eligible to be on the PCC are:

•Colin Norman and Liz Richardson having been elected to serve as members of the Deanery Synod. (Liz is also an elected member of the Diocesan Synod). They were elected in 2020 for 3 years. St. Luke’s can send 3 elected representatives to Deanery Synod
•Our readers, Yvonne Fry and Gary Best are also eligible to attend PCC meetings
•Eden Hunter (Youth Minister)

•Ruth Sara, the church treasurer is also a member of the PCC. We are very grateful to Ruth for faithfully keeping the accounts and for her very competent management of our finances. She regularly reports to the PCC and Standing Committee.

There are, therefore 5 vacancies for PCC - three for 3 years and two for 2 years. There is also a vacancy for Deanery Synod.

The PCC has legal responsibility for the financial affairs of the parish and the maintenance of its assets, such as the Church and Church Centre buildings, and for promoting the mission of the Church.

At the time of writing this report, as a nation, we are coming out of a third national lockdown consequent upon the Covid-19 pandemic. This year’s APCM is later than usual, but very much earlier than last year’s, which was delayed until September 2020. The last 15 months has witnessed devastating consequences on the health, lifestyles and economies of every nation, and on the way that we as a Church can function. The PCC has continued to function with the help of modern technology and in particular ‘Zoom’.

As reported last year, every effort has been made to ensure that Church Family members are supported throughout these difficult times and, of course, Matthew’s way of working has remained much changed to enable us to enjoy and benefit from streamed services and weekly video messages.

The PCC continues to be well supported by Lucy Royle and Stephanie Frankum in the office, and we are grateful for the way that they oversee the weekly running of the Church and the Church Centre. Since the start of the first ‘lock down’ they have been furloughed for a variable part of their working hours. Since the end of the first lock down, they have worked part time, continuing to do some work from home.

Since the last APCM there have been two further lock downs and so with the varying restrictions, Matthew and the wardens have, with the PCC, had to make decisions on when ‘live’ services should happen. The church has remained open for private prayer each week, but prayer ministry in church on those occasions had to be suspended, being replaced by the availability of telephone prayer ministry.

Since the 2020 APCM there have been four scheduled meetings of the PCC and three additional ones. Much of the discussions at those meetings involved consideration of the arrangements for Christmas and Easter but other matters discussed included the opening of church and the holding of ‘live services’ (and later their cessation and later again restarting!); the financial situation and the draft budget for 2021; the

beneficiaries of the 2020 gift day; and Health & Safety issues. There has also been discussion on the desirability and practicality of being able to stream ‘live’ services, once we are able to worship normally, back in church.

At the bi-monthly PCC meetings there have been regular reports on Youth Ministry from Eden, on the Church Centre from Colin Norman (as Chair of the Centre Management Group), from Sue Dimond on EcoChurch, from Ruth Sara on Finance and on Safeguarding, and from Colin Norman and Liz Richardson on discussions at Deanery and Diocesan Synods.

The management of Health & Safety has been a concern for some time, so the PCC is grateful and delighted that Jackie Albrow has taken on the role of H&S Officer with help and support from John Rich. Jackie gives a regular report to PCC.

How we move forward with replacing Rachel’s role as Children & Family Minister remains ‘on hold’ until the pandemic situation and ‘new normal’ become clearer.

PCC meetings will continue to be held using ‘Zoom’ for the foreseeable future.

We are grateful to all who serve St. Luke’s so faithfully in all the ways described above.

Tim Harris

10 Presentation of the accounts and appointment of Independent Examiner

Summary of the accounts

The accounts for the year 2020 have been produced in the prescribed format and are incorporated into the Annual Report.

2020 ended with £68,497 in the General Fund, £10,000 in the Fabric and Equipment Fund. £52,571 is attributed to various other designated and restricted funds. There were no outstanding liabilities at the end of 2020.

Income for the year into our General (unrestricted) Fund has included Planned giving of £107,222 (this figure includes tax recovered against giving) and an income of £23,000 from ancillary trading, the majority of which comes from our Centre letting income.

Expenditure from our General Fund has included £79,237 on the Parish Share, and £1325 on outward giving to Missionary and charitable concerns; together these constitute about 50% of our total unrestricted income.

Income into our restricted funds has included £41,913 the total from our Gift Day and other one-off donations. Designated giving from our various restricted funds in 2020 totalled £20,991, which includes support for new local Missional activities.

In 2020, income to and expenditure from our Unrestricted funds did not balance (expenditure exceeded income) by £11,005.

Repairs (the need to refurbish the Centre) and adjustments in salary expenditure have produced year-end unrestricted funds of £65,624

Reserves Policy

It is the PCC policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds (if possible), which equates to approximately three month’s unrestricted payments, to cover emergency situations that may arise from time to time. (Currently this would be about £39,000).

In addition funds should be retained in the Fabric (designated) Fund towards meeting the cost of repairs and maintenance to the church.

The total balance of unrestricted funds (including Fabric Fund) of £78,497 at year-end is in line with the reserves policy target.

ADVISERS TO THE PCC

BANKERS:

Nat West City of Bath(A) Branch 24-25 Stall Street Bath BA1 1QF

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER:

Mr A Morrison Turner and Partners LLP Chartered Certified Accountants 24 James Street West Bath BA1 2BT

11 Wardens’ Report on Fabric, Goods and Ornaments of the Church

Fabric, Goods and Ornaments

There have been two further national lockdowns since the last APCM in September: a four week lockdown from 5 November and a third lockdown from 6 January with restrictions currently being lifted in line with the Government’s “Roadmap out of Lockdown”.

Throughout this period churches have legally been permitted to remain open (unlike the original March 2020 lockdown) and the church has been available for private prayer on Wednesday afternoons and has been used for filming the on-line services. Although live services resumed on 20 September (the first since March), the PCC wisely remained cautious and live services were suspended during November and again in January, only restarting on Easter Sunday. The church building has not been hired out since before the start of the pandemic other than for use as a polling station on 6 May.

The Quinquennial inspection was carried out at the start of October and the report received in March. The recommendations are generally minor and can be completed in the normal maintenance cycle. John Rich has produced a schedule of works and has already overseen a number of repairs including the replacement of the toilet cistern in the small toilet in the old south porch which had been leaking for some considerable time and has caused some rotting to the skirting boards; replacing slipped roof slates and cleaning out all the valley gutters, including those too high to reach with a ladder, requiring the use of an aerial platform machine. John also arranged for a drone to be flown over the church which enabled a visual inspection of the roof and gutters.

Other recommendations include a specialist report on the bells and some repairs to boundary walls. The Diocese are checking their paper records to try and establish who is responsible for the various walls as the electronic records held at the Land Registry do not show this.

Robert has been able to carry out some routine maintenance jobs in the grounds as his cleaning duties have been lighter than usual. These included keeping paths free from leaves in the autumn; hedge trimming and removing moss from paths. The raised bed immediately outside the front of church was completely replanted by Jan Rich in the spring and now provides a colourful welcome. Tim Packer, John Rich and Colin Norman have ensured the grounds have stayed neat and tidy. Thanks go to them for all their hard work.

Thanks go to Colin too for his management and overseeing of the Centre. A broken roof tile recently meant some water ingress, but with John Rich’s help this was quickly rectified. The Centre is again being used by hirers but the various lockdowns and rule changes have meant this has been sporadic over the last months. Thanks go to Stephanie and Lucy in the office (albeit working remotely) who have dealt with all the changes and questions from hirers.

Jan and I could not do our job without the tremendous support we receive from so many people. A number have already been mentioned but we want to thank John Rich especially for all his help. We also want to thank all the service hosts who have helped on Sundays, ensuring social distancing is observed and service attendees are looked after. Last, but certainly not least, we want to thank Matthew for his prayerful support and wisdom.

Sue Olley and Jan Rich

Churchwardens

12 Election of members to PCC & Deanery Synod

13 Overview & thanks for ‘Service Hosts’

The role of service hosts has inevitably been reduced through the lockdowns. However, thanks are due to those who have felt able to help out at the services we have been able to hold in church and also to act as stewards in church when it has been open for private prayer on Wednesdays.

As we progress towards fuller services in church, all service hosts, both those who have chosen to come into church during the past year and those who have not, will be consulted about their wishes to continue in the role or otherwise. If anyone else would be interested in being on a rota to act as a service host, please speak to Jan Rich. There will be appropriate training and guidance notes for all.

14 Additional Reports

There are many different ministries that make up the mission and ministry of St. Luke’s Church, these include:-

Banners Hospitality Chat n Craft MAP Group Chatterbox Ministry to elderly residents Children and Families ministry Missions Group Church flowers Music Group Classic film club Open the Book Coffee shop Pastoral care Contemplative prayer Prayer ministry Deanery Synod Prime time Diocesan Synod St. Luke's Men's Book Club Eco Church St. Luke's Men's Breakfasts Elderly people ministry Strategy Group Home Communion by extension Soup run Herald magazine Traidcraft and Fairtrade Homegroups Welcoming Youth ministry

As our previous APCM was only 8 months ago and most of St. Luke’s varied ministries have had to be ‘suspended’ due to restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic, this is the first APCM Report where we have not asked for reports from the various ministries.

However, we know that the Kingdom of God isn’t held back by Covid-19 restrictions and we are thankful that God has continued to guide us through these difficult times and be the Rock on which we can stand.

Although we are not including the usual ‘additional reports’ this year, as our Youth Minister, Eden, is a paid for by the church, I thought it would be good to let you know what he has been doing during the past 8 months, together with reports from Deanery Synod & Diocesan Synod.

YOUTH MINISTRY

I am so appreciative for all the great support that I have experienced in my time at St Luke’s Church. In this last year we have done a wide variety of things as we’ve had to adapt to the varying levels of Covid guidelines. We continued our Sunday morning sessions, after school drop-

in and Friday night socials, along with establishing other events and partnerships. We’ve created different ways of connecting with youth online with many different videos shared to youth and churches across Bath. We’ve started different zoom events for playing games and discipleship.

St Luke’s Youth Vision Statement:

As St Luke’s Youth, our vision is to:

Build a community where anyone can find belonging.

We want to be a community of young people who care about each other, feel comfortable being themselves, and have fun together as a family.

Acts 2:42-47, Heb 3:12-13, 10:24-25

2. See young people transformed by the incredible news of the Gospel.

We long to see God do something beautiful and redemptive in the hearts of teenagers in Bath as they come to know Jesus personally.

2 Cor 3:18, Ezek 36:26, Eph 1:7-8

Make disciples who make disciples.

We want to raise and build up young people to be passionate disciples of Jesus, equipping them to live out their faith in everyday life.

Mat 28:19, Acts 1:8, Eph 4:11-16

Encounter God.

We want to meet with God often and powerfully through prayer, sung worship, engaging with the Bible, and other spiritual disciplines.

Col 3:16, Acts: 2:42, Psalm 19:7-9, Heb 4:12

5. To be joyful while doing all of the above.

As one of the defining features of the Kingdom of God is joy, our vision is to be known by our joy as we live out our lives pursuing the unique sense of purpose, freedom, and adventure that can only be found in Jesus.

Gal 5:22, Prov 17:22, Rom 14:17

Sunday Morning Zoom

As our in person Sunday services were stopped we started an online Sunday morning zoom so that we could still connect with the youth. For the majority of time that this has been running, youth have been attending school through video calls and so we weren’t surprised at the smaller number of youth that have been attending due to “zoom fatigue”. Despite the much lower attendance compared to when we were meeting in person, the zoom has opened up some great discipleship opportunities, specifically with one youth in particular who has loved the sessions. One particular example is the moment when He started to grasp the incomprehensible love that Jesus must have for Him because of His life, death, and resurrection. As we’re moving closer to being able to meet in person on Sundays again I’m

planning how that might work. We are thinking about the potential of creating a younger youth group combining the older children and the younger youth.

After School Drop-In

We were able to restart this in late 2020 with a maximum of 8 youth allowed in the youth lounge at once. The first run of these was on a Thursday and were still trying to reach the students who walked past the church after school. This time we started on a Monday and have made some good progress as we now had 8 boys from Beechen Cliff who were coming every week. We have since had to stop this as we went into the 3rd lockdown but am looking forward to starting it back up again.

Friday Evening Youth

As with the drop in, we have only been allowed a maximum of 8 spaces at once which we have had no trouble in filling. Whereas the drop in was more focused towards outreach and making new connections, Friday evenings were aimed towards the youth we were already in contact with. We were getting youth from a variety of Churches attending which was nice. Hopefully we will be able to start these back up again soon.

Videos

One of the main ways we have continued to encourage and connect with youth has been through videos.

We have some that are devotional in nature. We have others that are more for fun. And others that are a combination of devotional and fun. These videos have a fairly wide reach as they’re used by diffrent churches and seen by youth from all around Bath (and beyond sometimes).

At this point last year we had between 35-60 youth interacting with these videos. Now we have an average of between 60-110 (depending on the video). The highest we’ve had has been 174.

I make a note of trying to involve the youth in the videos so they’re not just watching them, but part of them. On a smaller level this looks like taking video ideas and creative

suggestions from them, to having them as a guest in the video (specifically in the Drawing with Eden and Mikali series). These are mainly interacted with on the

social media platform Instagram but are also uploaded to youtube.

You can find all of our videos at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/ UC4jXWByt0oEVjqgNuFBxpRw/ videos

Church Website

At the start of lockdown, we realised that there was no Youth page on the Church website. Since then I have designed a regularly updated web page that gives relevant youth notices, enables the viewer to access the most recent videos and

links to other youth content and social media.

Connecting with Youth

Although making videos has been a really important aspect of keeping up youth engagement, I’ve also spent time personally interacting with the youth we’re connected with. This has been on a 1-1 and a group basis through social media, calls, messaging, and online games.

A2

In February 2020 I got together with a few other youth leaders in the city to talk about bridging the gaps and unnecessary boundaries that are put in place between churches, and as a result of that conversation, we created A2: an inter-church group of youth ministries in Bath who are united in support of each other, the fellowship of young people, and the worship of Jesus.

This began with organising an inter-church games and worship night at the end of February where we saw 44 youth from 7 different youth groups.

We had planned on continuing these live meetings but lockdown forced us to move online. Since then we have continued this aspect of A2 online monthly. In this time while we can’t meet in person, we’ve shifted our focus on connecting with and encouraging youth leaders in the City as we have monthly youth worker connect meetings in which we bring a number of different youth workers together from around the city to be encouraged and to pray for one another.

One of the most encouraging things for a young person growing in their faith is connecting with other young people their age and in their schools. Because

of this we are excited to plan some in person A2 events and providing more opportunities for young people to connect in person as and when the government allows. We have started plans for an A2 camp/festival for some time in the future.

Thank you for your continued prayers and I am looking forward to seeing what God does in this next year.

Eden Jack Hunter

– Deanery Synod report to the APCM Spring 2021

Meeting 26th November, 2020

The meeting commenced with prayers - particularly for Bishop Peter and for Bishop Ruth as she stands in for some of his duties.

Pippa Page was elected as the Lay Dean following on from Jeremy Key-Pugh who had held the post for over 20 years. After being elected as the incoming Area Dean, Stephen Girling spoke really well and thanked Matthew for the input he had given as Area Dean.

Stephen said that there would be three key points directing his time as Area Dean – prayerfulness, hospitality and innovation.

He encouraged us to start with a distrust of ‘self’. He said he hoped (through hospitality) that a culture of healing would be developed and that Christ would reveal himself to us through others and vice versa.

Meeting 8th February, 2021

Steven Girling, Area Dean, talked about the value of “prayer of the heart” and the Synod broke into small groups to offer prayers of thanksgiving and to make prayer requests.

Elections to the Deanery Mission and Pastoral Group (DMPG) were made. There are five groups and two appointments were made to each of the five groups. Each group covers a geographical area within the deanery. The purpose of the groups is to bring the "church on the ground" closer to those in authority.

Presentations to the synod were made by:

Pastor Kenny, Bath Elim Church

Paul Wakely, started The Fathers House in Bath

Jonathan Horsfall, Life Church, Bath

Nigel Rawlinson, Bath University Chaplain, interviewed Eden Hunter about his work at Bath College. Eden came over well and referred to the “incarnation ministry” nature of his role.

In closing, Steven Girling said there was a need to face up to the difficult challenges of marriage and sexuality in the coming year.

DIOCESAN SYNOD REPORT MAY 2021

There have been two Zoom meetings of Diocesan Synod since our last APCM, both led by bishop Ruth. Much has been discussed about the present pandemic & the challenges & opportunities it gives the Church. For many, like St Luke’s there has been an opportunity to widen our appeal to those who have discovered & appreciated an online church & again our thanks must go to Matthew for the time & effort he has put into producing the video’s as well as the midweek message. In discussions it is apparent that Zoom church , on the whole, is not so enriching an experience. At the end of her address at the autumn meeting Bishop Ruth said,’ Listening & learning is something which the Church is being called into all sorts of ways…. we are entering a season in the life of the Diocese where some hard choices have to be made. I urge us to listen & learn together.’

Bishop Peter’s retirement was announced just before the second meeting in March. He spoke briefly at that the meeting & was prayed for. It is hoped to have an occasion to thank him for all his work in May.

From Bishop Ruth’s address……Five overarching themes on the way forward has been discerned by a working group. These are:

1 - A desire not to return to the way things were
2 - A sadness for what has been lost
3 - Online church is here to stay
4 - A call for the church to be authentic
5 - To recognise the value of the small, the relational & the unseen.

These themes need to be part of our thinking, preparing & planning as we look to the future. We are continuing to gather further data so that we as a church can be responsive to the needs expressed. Liz Richardson

15 Chairman’s Report

As I come to write this summary for our APCM, I’m very aware of the difficult times that we’ve been through since our last APCM, just 8 months ago. When we see the charts on the news showing the fall in infections and deaths we cannot help but see the huge impact that Covid-19 had in the first 3 months of this year.

The pandemic has continued to have a significant impact on our daily lives and how we come together to worship God. I’m very grateful to all of those who have contributed to our online services, through recording Bible readings, prayers and talks. Thanks to Polly McKay and Deborah Tomlin for our Sunday evening ‘Contemplative Services’. Thanks must go to David Kniveton who has recorded a

new piece of organ music each week. Thank you, also, to those who have been involved in helping with our ‘in church’ services on Sundays and midweek ‘open church’ afternoons, ensuring that all the Covid-19 restrictions are followed, so that we can meet in safety. Thank you, also, to the ‘Centre Reopening Group’ who have continued to prepare for and offer advice to Centre hirers as they look to restart their various meetings using our Church Centre.

I’m particularly grateful to our wonderful PCC, Standing Committee and Wardens who have shared, with me, the task of navigating our way through these strange and difficult times.

So now, with many having had both jabs and many others expecting to have their jabs very soon, it does look as though this summer is going to allow us to return to some degree of normality. But even as I write that I’m aware that, whilst we don’t need to be fearful, we are going to need to be cautious and patient. The PCC and I have been talking through the issues around how to ‘rebuild’ our Sunday services, improve our ‘in person’ times of worship and what the implications are for our online presence. As we do this, I’m fully committed to continuing with all the work needed to produce online services each week, for the time being.

Coming out of such a long period of restrictions and lockdowns is difficult and, for many, the past year or so has had a significant impact on wellbeing…. physically, mentally and spiritually. I’ve spoken in my midweek message videos about the lack of confidence and competence that many people are feeling. We need to take this seriously and not expect everything connected with church to start up again and continue where it left off. Over the coming months, the PCC and I will be thinking this through, seeing what resources are available and how they can be best used.

I would encourage each one of us to spend some time with God, thinking about how this past year or more has affected us. As we do this, be reminded of God’s great love for each of us and that His compassion never fails us. (Do also read Lamentations 3:19-26). We need to keep at the front of our minds that we worship the Creator of the universe and that He is the same as He’s always been. He is steadfast. That needs to be the focus of our attention as we head into another

summer. Also, we need to remember that the church is the people, not the building. Although our buildings have been shut or restricted in capacity, the church has continued to meet, thrive and witness to the Good News of Jesus Christ.

As I said in my report at our previous APCM, 8 months ago, we need to keep praying and waiting on the Lord for guidance. I continue to believe that the Holy Spirit is pointing us to Psalm 27:13-14. I would encourage you to write out these verses and fix the paper to the fridge or wherever it will be seen frequently. It is promise of God’s provision that is yet to come.

May God Richly Bless You, Matthew

16 Items of Any Other Business

17 Closing Prayer

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE'S, BATH

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31st December 2020

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||||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |Funds|Funds|Funds|2020|2019| |Note|£|£|£|£|£| |INCOMING|RESOURCES| |Incoming|resources from|donors|2(a)|123,626|-|-|123,626|117,463| |Other voluntary|incoming|resources|2(b)|13|46,313|-|46,326|44,529| |Income from|charitable|and|ancillary trading|2(c)|23,457|-|-|23,457|50,957| |Income from|investments|2(d)|395|12|-|407|965| |TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES|147,491|46,326|-|193,816|213,914| |RESOURCES|USED| |Grants|3(a)|1,325|41,813|-|43,138|22,078| |Activities|directly|relating|to the work of the|church|3(b)|141,462|21,191|-|162,653|170,856| |Fund-raising|and|publicity|3(c)|-|-|-|-|1,155| |Church|management and|administration|3(d)|15,345|-|-|15,345|17,869| |TOTAL RESOURCES USED|158,133|63,004|-|221,137|211,958| |NET INCOMING|/ (OUTGOING) RESOURCES|(10,642)|(16,679)|-|(27,320)|1,956| |GAINS AND|LOSSES|ON|FIXED ASSETS| |-|realised|gain|on|disposal|of|Parish|House|5(a)|-|-|-|-|-| |NET MOVEMENT|IN|FUNDS|(10,642)|(16,679)|-|(27,320)|1,956| |BALANCES|B/FWD AT|1|JANUARY 2020|(2019)|89,503|69,249|1,620|160,372|158,416| |Release|of prior year|provision|-|-|-| |BALANCES|C/FWD AT 31|DECEMBER 2020|(2019)|78,861|52,570|1,620|133,052|160,372|

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE'S, BATH

BALANCE SHEET

At 31st December 2020

		2020	2019
	Note	£	£
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Fixed Assets	5(a)	2,873	2,532
InvestmentAssets	5(b)	;	2
TOTALFIXEDASSETS		ae	eee
CURRENTASSETS
Stock		2	is
Debtors	0	7,666	11,008
Cash at Bank and In Hand		122,513	146,832
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS		“430,179	~=~—~S«*«157,840
LIABILITIES FALLINGDUE
WITHINONE YEAR	8(a)	‘	.
NETCURRENTASSETS		130,179	157,840
LIABILITIESFALLINGDUEAFTERMORE
THAN ONE YEAR	8(b)	-	-
NET ASSETS		~~ 433,052,—~—~=—«*157,840
FUNDS	6
Unrestricted		78,861	89,503
Restricted		52,571	69,249
Endowment		1,620	1,620
TOTALFUNDS		~-433,052—~—*«<C«CO,B7

Signed on behalf of St Luke's cK] Saiees eae Ser Miss R J Sara PCC Treasurer 22 March 2021

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST.LUKE’S, BATH STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31 December 2020 1 Accounting Policies The financial statements have been prepared in The diocesan parish share is accounted for when due. accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations Amounts received specifically for missions are dealt with 2006 together with applicable accounting standards the |S restricted funds. All other expenditure is generally Charities Act 2011 and the Charities SORP 2005. recognised when it is incurred and is accounted for Freehold Property is included at cost gross.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for the valuation of investment assets, which are shown at market value. The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body, nor those that are informal gatherings of church church members.

‘ Fixed Assets

| Tangible fixed assets Consecrated and beneficed property is excluded from =the accounts by the Charities Act 2011.

are informal gatherings of church church members. In view of the above, the full cost of the renovation project is charged to the relevant restricted fund within Funds income and expenditure account in the period incurred. Likewise all donations and other fund raising income in Endowment funds are funds, the capital of which which must ‘respect of the project is included in the relevant be maintained; only income arising from investment of restricted fund within the income and expenditure the endowment may be used as a restricted fund in this | account in the year when the year when year when when received. case. Moveable church furnishings held by the vicar and Restricted Funds represent (a) income from trusts or churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which endowments which may be expended only on those —‘ require a faculty for disposal are inalienable property, restricted objects provided in the terms of the trust or _ listed in the church's inventory, which can be inspected bequest and (b)donations or grants received for a (at any reasonable time) . For anything acquired prior to specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific object. 2000 there is insufficient cost information available and The funds may only be expended on the specific object therefore such assets are not valued in the financial for which they were given. Any balance remaining Statements. Subsequently any individual item costing unspent at the end of the year must be carried forward more than £1000 has been itemised and depreciated in as a balance on that fund. Interest is apportioned to ——‘the accounts. individual funds on an average balance basis. Unrestricted funds are general funds which can be = Other fixtures, fixtures, fittings and office equipment and office equipment office equipment equipment used for PCC PCC ordinary purposes. Equipment used within the church premises is depreciated on a straight line basis over 6 years. Incoming Resources Individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £1,000 or less less are written off when when the asset is acquired.

Endowment funds are funds, the capital of which which must ‘respect of the project is be maintained; only income arising from investment of restricted fund within the the endowment may be used as a restricted fund in this | account in the year when the year when year when when received. case.

Unrestricted funds are general funds which can be = Other fixtures, fixtures, fittings and office equipment and office equipment office equipment equipment used for PCC PCC ordinary purposes. Equipment used within the church premises is depreciated on a straight line basis over 6 years. Incoming Resources Individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £1,000 or less less are written off when when the asset is acquired. Planned giving, collections and donations are recognised when received. Tax refunds are recognised = /nvestments when the incoming resource to which they relate is Investments are valued at market value at 31 December. received. Grants and legacies are accounted for when the PCC is legally entitled to the amounts due. Current assets Dividends are accounted for when receivable, interest is _ Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 December in respect of accrued. All other income is recognised when it is fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors less receivable. All incoming resources are accounted for provision for amounts that may prove un-collectable. gross. Short-term deposits include cash held on deposit either with the CBF Church of England Funds or at the bank. Resources Expended Grants Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding or constructive obligation on the PCC.

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE'S, BATH

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) For the year ended 31st December 2020

2 INCOMING RESOURCES

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|||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |Funds|Funds|Funds|2020|2019| |Note|£|(2|£|£|£| |Planned|Giving|:| |Covenanted|&|Gift Aid|(General)|84,058|-|-|84,058|86,468| |Income|Tax|(General)|21,379|-|-|21,379|22,162| |Non|Gift Aid|(General)|1,785|-|-|1,785|2,115| |Collections|(General)|763|-|-|763|2,435| |Sundry Donations|(General)|15,642|-|15,642|4,284| |incoming|resources from|donors|2(a)|123,626|-|-|123,626|117,463| |Flower|Fund|-|=|-|75| |Youth|and|Young|people|income|13|-|13|105| |Discretionary|fund|-|-|F|“| |Youth|worker fund|-|-|‘|“| |Pioneer|Ministry /Local|Missional|Activities|-|4,000|-|4,000|23,232| |Other|Designated|Giving|42,313|-|42,313|21,116| |Other voluntary|incoming|resources|2(b)|13|46,313|-|46,326|44,529| |Coffee Shop|Income|943|-|-|943|3,198| |Centre|Letting|Income|18,422|-|-|18,422|38,031| |Church|Letting|Income|3,528|-|-|3,528|9,140| |Fees|to|Church|564|-|-|564|588| |Income from|charitable and|ancillary trading|2(c)|23,457|-|-|23,457|50,957| |Bank|Interest|(General)|395|-|395|942| |Bank|Interest|(Disc|Fund)|1|1|2| |Bank|Interest|(Hawken|Fund)|7|7|13| |Bank|Interest|(Music|Fund)|-|-|-| |Bank|Interest|(|Harding|Legacy)|4|4|8| |Bank|Interest|(Re-ordering|Fund)|-|-|-| |Bank|Interest|(Children&FamiliesWorker|Fund)|-|-|-| |Bank|Interest|(Flower|Fund)|-|-|-|-|-| |Bank|Interest|(Missional|Outreach|-|-| |&Youth/Community|Minsiter)| |Income from|investments|2(d)|395|12|-|407|965| |ioe|eee ee|-|a| |TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES|147,491|46,326|-|193,816|213,914|

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) For the year ended 31st December 2020

3 RESOURCES USED

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||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |Funds|Funds|Funds|2020|2019| |Note|£|£|£|£|£| |Missionary|and|Charitable|Giving|:| |Overseas|Missionary|Societies|11,087|-|11,087|7,039| |Relief and|Development Agencies|13,638|-|13,638|7,539| |Home|Missions,|Other Church|Societies|1,325|17,089|-|18,414|7,500| |Grants|3(a)|1,325|41,813|-|43,138|22,078| |Diocesan|Parish|Share|79,237|-|79,237|81,107| |Vicar's|Expenses|1,698|-|-|1,698|1,784| |Curate's|Expenses|-|-|82| |Readers'|Expenses|27|-|-|27|105| |Visitors'|Expenses|-|-|-|-|146| |Church|Running|Expenses|17,169|-|-|17,169|13,673| |Church|Repairs|and|Maintenance|638|-|-|638|3,518| |Upkeep|of Services|-|-|-| |Upkeep|of Grounds|24|-|-|24|4,490| |Young|People's|Work|1,113|-|1,113|2,016| |Chilren|and|Family|Minister|7,889|7,889|15,734| |Training|and|Mission|728|-|728|759| |Centre|Running|Costs|25,773|-|25,773|32,237| |Coffee|Shop|Costs|333|-|333|1,307| |Hawken|Fund|-|-|-| |Discretionary|fund|:|200|-|200|100| |Flowers|62|-|62|319| |Organist|Fees|2,866|-|2,866|2,813| |Music|Fund|-|-|-| |Youth|and|Community|Minister|11,491|-|11,491|5,746| |New|Missional|activities/Pioneer|ministry|9,500|9,500|-| |Equipment|Depreciation|1,158|-|1,158|1,158| |Sundries|2,719|-|2,719|3,764| |Activities|directly|relating to the work|of the church|3(b)|141,462|21,191|-|162,653|3,764| |St|Lukes|Herald|-|-|1,155| |Fund-raising|and|publicity|3(c)|-|-|-|-|1,155| |General|Administration|3,002|-|-|3,002|3,200| |Administrator|Salary|12,343|-|-|12,343|14,669| |Church management and|administration|3(d)|15,345|-|-|15,345|17,869| |TOTAL RESOURCES|USED|158,133|63,004|-|221,137|22,788|

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE'S, BATH

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) For the year ended 31st December 2020

4 STAFF COSTS

4 STAFF COSTS
	2020	2019
	3	£
Wages and Salaries	31,652	35,269
Social Security Costs	429	879
Pension Costs	-	-
STAFFCOSTS	32,081	36,148

During the year the PCC employed a Church Administrator and a Church Centre Adminstrator, an Organist, a Children and Families Minister, and a Youth Minister none of whom earned £40,000p.a. or more.

No PCC member received any remuneration apart from sundry reimbursement of expenses supported by invoices The PCC receives substantial amounts of voluntary help from church members. This is not quantified in the accounts.

5 FIXED ASSETS FOR USE BY THE PCC.

§(a) Tangible assets

§(a) Tangible assets
	Equipment	Total
	£	£
Cost
Additions during 2012 - Sound System	8,292	8,292
Cost at 1 January2014	8,292	8,292
Addtions during 2014	=	=
Cost at 31 December2014	8,292	8,292
Accumulated depreciation
Depreciation at 1 January 2016	3,316	3,316
Charge in year	829	829
Depreciation at 31 December2016	4,145	4,145
BookValue at 31 December2016	4,147	4,147
BookValue at 31 December2017	3,318	3,318
Additions during 2018	1,530	1,530
Depreciation at 31 December2018	1,158	1,158
BookValue at 31 December2018	3,690	3,690
Depreciation at 31 December2019	1,158	1158
Book value at 31 December2019	2,532	2532
Additions during 2020	1,499	1499
Depreciation at 31 December2020	1,158	1158
Bookvalueat31December2020	2,873	2873

The only tangible fixed assets to be depreciated (see note 1) are all attributed to the unrestricted Fabric and Equipment Fund and are all listed above.

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE'S, BATH

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) For the year ended 31st December 2020

6 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND

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||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |Funds|Funds|Funds|2020|2019| |2|£|£|3|£| |Fixed|Assets|(Fabric|&|Equipment)|2,873|-|2,873|2,532| |Fixed|Assets|(investments)|-|-|-| |Current Assets|(General)|65,988|-|65,988|76,971| |Current Assets|(Fabric &|Equipment)|10,000|10,000|15,000| |Current|Liabilities|(General)|-|-|-| |Current Assets|(Harding|Legacy)|1,055|-|1,055|1,050| |Current Assets|(Hawken)|32|-|32|25| |Current Assets|(Discretionary)|18|-|18|217| |Current Assets|(Music)|-|-|-|-| |Current Assets|(Flower fund)|-|-|-|-|-| |Current assets(|Missional|outreach|&|Pioneer|minister)|51,466|-|51,466|61,301| |Current Assets(Youth|Worker)|-|-|-|-|1,656| |Current Assets|(Hawken|Bequest)|-|-|1,620|1,620|1,620| |FUND BALANCE|78,861|52,571|1,620|133,052|160,372|

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE’S, BATH

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31 December 2020

9 FUND DETAILS

Endowment funds comprise:

e The Hawken Bequest. This is a permanent endowment of £1,620, income is the interest from which is credited to the Hawken Fund, which is required to be used to “purchase materials for Sunday School bible classes or for bibles to be used by (the) church’.

The restricted funds comprise:

e Designated Giving (e.g. Gift Day, the proceeds of which are typically distributed in the same year as received, so leaving no balance at the year end.)
e the Hawken Fund (see above)
e the Discretionary Fund (for discretionary, and confidential, responses to cases of need) e the Flower Fund (for flowers and similar decorations for church services) e the Harding Fund (for use at the discretion of the Vicar and Church Wardens) e the Local Missional and Pioneer Ministry Fund (for the salary of the Pioneer Minister and costs of new local Missional outreach)

All other funds are unrestricted, and simply a means for the PCC to earmark money for future expenditure.

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PAROCHIAL CKURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE’S, BATH

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31 December 2020

EXAMINER’S REPORT

Independent Examiner’s Report to the PCC of St Luke, Bath

This report on the financial statements of the PCC for the year ended 31 December 2020 , which are set out on pages1 to 8, is in respect of an examination carried out in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 (‘the Regulations’) and s.145 of the Charities Act 2011.

Respective responsibilities of the PCC and examiner

As the members of the PCC you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements; you consider that the audit requirement of Regulations and s.145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) do not apply. It is my responsibility to issue this report on those financial statements in accordance with the terms of the Regulations.

Basis of this report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under s.145(5)(b} of the Act. That examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC and a comparison of the accounts with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently | do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect, the requirements

e to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act; and e to prepare financial statements, which accord with the accounting records and comply with the requirements of the 2011 Act and the Regulations have not been met;

or (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

12" May 2021

Andrew Morrison Turner & Partners LLP Chartered Certified Accountants 24 James Street West JS Bath BA1 2BT

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31st December 2020

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE'S, BATH

BALANCE SHEET

At 31st December 2020

		2020	2019
	Note	£	£
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Fixed Assets	5(a)	2,873	2,532
InvestmentAssets	5(b)	;	2
TOTALFIXEDASSETS		ae	eee
CURRENTASSETS
Stock		2	is
Debtors	0	7,666	11,008
Cash at Bank and In Hand		122,513	146,832
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS		“430,179	~=~—~S«*«157,840
LIABILITIES FALLINGDUE
WITHINONE YEAR	8(a)	‘	.
NETCURRENTASSETS		130,179	157,840
LIABILITIESFALLINGDUEAFTERMORE
THAN ONE YEAR	8(b)	-	-
NET ASSETS		~~ 433,052,—~—~=—«*157,840
FUNDS	6
Unrestricted		78,861	89,503
Restricted		52,571	69,249
Endowment		1,620	1,620
TOTALFUNDS		~-433,052—~—*«<C«CO,B7

Signed on behalf of St Luke's cK] Saiees eae Ser Miss R J Sara PCC Treasurer 22 March 2021

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‘ Fixed Assets

| Tangible fixed assets Consecrated and beneficed property is excluded from =the accounts by the Charities Act 2011.

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE'S, BATH

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) For the year ended 31st December 2020

2 INCOMING RESOURCES

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) For the year ended 31st December 2020

3 RESOURCES USED

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE'S, BATH

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) For the year ended 31st December 2020

4 STAFF COSTS

4 STAFF COSTS
	2020	2019
	3	£
Wages and Salaries	31,652	35,269
Social Security Costs	429	879
Pension Costs	-	-
STAFFCOSTS	32,081	36,148

During the year the PCC employed a Church Administrator and a Church Centre Adminstrator, an Organist, a Children and Families Minister, and a Youth Minister none of whom earned £40,000p.a. or more.

5 FIXED ASSETS FOR USE BY THE PCC.

§(a) Tangible assets

§(a) Tangible assets
	Equipment	Total
	£	£
Cost
Additions during 2012 - Sound System	8,292	8,292
Cost at 1 January2014	8,292	8,292
Addtions during 2014	=	=
Cost at 31 December2014	8,292	8,292
Accumulated depreciation
Depreciation at 1 January 2016	3,316	3,316
Charge in year	829	829
Depreciation at 31 December2016	4,145	4,145
BookValue at 31 December2016	4,147	4,147
BookValue at 31 December2017	3,318	3,318
Additions during 2018	1,530	1,530
Depreciation at 31 December2018	1,158	1,158
BookValue at 31 December2018	3,690	3,690
Depreciation at 31 December2019	1,158	1158
Book value at 31 December2019	2,532	2532
Additions during 2020	1,499	1499
Depreciation at 31 December2020	1,158	1158
Bookvalueat31December2020	2,873	2873

The only tangible fixed assets to be depreciated (see note 1) are all attributed to the unrestricted Fabric and Equipment Fund and are all listed above.

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE'S, BATH

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) For the year ended 31st December 2020

6 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE’S, BATH

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31 December 2020

9 FUND DETAILS

Endowment funds comprise:

e The Hawken Bequest. This is a permanent endowment of £1,620, income is the interest from which is credited to the Hawken Fund, which is required to be used to “purchase materials for Sunday School bible classes or for bibles to be used by (the) church’.

The restricted funds comprise:

e Designated Giving (e.g. Gift Day, the proceeds of which are typically distributed in the same year as received, so leaving no balance at the year end.)
e the Hawken Fund (see above)
e the Discretionary Fund (for discretionary, and confidential, responses to cases of need) e the Flower Fund (for flowers and similar decorations for church services) e the Harding Fund (for use at the discretion of the Vicar and Church Wardens) e the Local Missional and Pioneer Ministry Fund (for the salary of the Pioneer Minister and costs of new local Missional outreach)

All other funds are unrestricted, and simply a means for the PCC to earmark money for future expenditure.

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PAROCHIAL CKURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE’S, BATH

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31 December 2020

EXAMINER’S REPORT

Independent Examiner’s Report to the PCC of St Luke, Bath

Respective responsibilities of the PCC and examiner

Basis of this report

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect, the requirements

e to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act; and e to prepare financial statements, which accord with the accounting records and comply with the requirements of the 2011 Act and the Regulations have not been met;

or (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

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2020-12-31-accounts

Annual Parochial Church Meeting

23rd May 2021

Meeting ID: 892 7164 1294 Passcode: 965003

Agenda and Reports

ST LUKE’S CHURCH, BATH

ANNUAL MEETING OF PARISHIONERS AND ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING

SUNDAY 23rd May 2021 AGENDA

12.Elections:

PCC

Deanery Synod

16. Any other Business:

17. Closing of the meeting

6 Matters Arising from previous year’s minutes

7 Presentation of Electoral Roll

8 Annual Report for 2021

BACKGROUND

MEMBERSHIP OF PCC (before the APCM 2021)

Ex-Officio Members:

COMMITTEES

Standing Committee

Church Centre Management Committee

Vicar & Readers’ Group

Missions Group

9 PCC Secretary Report ‘Review of the Year’

Summary of the accounts

Reserves Policy

ADVISERS TO THE PCC

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER:

11 Wardens’ Report on Fabric, Goods and Ornaments of the Church

Fabric, Goods and Ornaments

12 Election of members to PCC & Deanery Synod

14 Additional Reports

YOUTH MINISTRY

2. See young people transformed by the incredible news of the Gospel.

Col 3:16, Acts: 2:42, Psalm 19:7-9, Heb 4:12

5. To be joyful while doing all of the above.

Sunday Morning Zoom

After School Drop-In

Friday Evening Youth

Videos

links to other youth content and social media.

Connecting with Youth

A2

– Deanery Synod report to the APCM Spring 2021

Meeting 26th November, 2020

Meeting 8th February, 2021

DIOCESAN SYNOD REPORT MAY 2021

15 Chairman’s Report

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31st December 2020

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE'S, BATH

BALANCE SHEET

At 31st December 2020

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) For the year ended 31st December 2020

2 INCOMING RESOURCES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) For the year ended 31st December 2020

3 RESOURCES USED

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE'S, BATH

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) For the year ended 31st December 2020

5 FIXED ASSETS FOR USE BY THE PCC.

§(a) Tangible assets

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) For the year ended 31st December 2020

6 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND

9 FUND DETAILS

Endowment funds comprise:

The restricted funds comprise:

EXAMINER’S REPORT

Independent Examiner’s Report to the PCC of St Luke, Bath

Respective responsibilities of the PCC and examiner

Basis of this report

Independent examiner’s statement

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31st December 2020

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE'S, BATH

BALANCE SHEET

At 31st December 2020

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) For the year ended 31st December 2020

2 INCOMING RESOURCES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) For the year ended 31st December 2020

3 RESOURCES USED