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Annual Parochial Church Meeting

15th May 2022

Agenda and Reports

St. Luke’s Church PCC is a registered charity No 1127334

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ST. LUKE’S CHURCH, BATH

ANNUAL MEETING OF PARISHIONERS AND ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING

Sunday 15th May 2022

AGENDA

  1. Opening Prayers

  2. Apologies for Absence

  3. Minutes of Annual Meeting of Parishioners 23rd May 2021

  4. Election of Churchwardens - List of nominations published at the Church door.

  5. Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting 23rd May 2021

  6. Matters Arising form previous year’s minutes

  7. Presentation of Electoral Roll

  8. Annual Report

  9. PCC Secretary Report ‘Review of the Year’

  10. Presentation of accounts and appointment of Independent Examiner

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

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  1. Election of Members to PCC & Deanery Synod

  2. 3 positions on PCC for 3 years

  3. 1 position on deanery Synod for 1 year

  4. List of nominations published at Church door

  5. Overview and thanks to ‘Service Hosts’

  6. Additional Reports describing ministries in which St. Luke’s is involved.

  7. Chairman’s Report

  8. Any Other Business

  9. Closing Prayer

1. Opening Prayers

  1. Apologies for Absence

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3. Minutes of the Annual Meeting of Parishioners 2021

St Luke’s Church, Bath

ANNUAL MEETING OF PARISHIONERS and ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING

Held on Sunday 23[rd] May 2021 via Zoom at 11.00am, after the streamed 10.00am service

ANNUAL MEETING OF PARISHIONERS Present: 40 members of the congregation

1. Opening Prayers: Matthew opened in prayer after sharing some verses from Psalm 28

2. Apologies: Jackie Albrow; Margaret Birks; Pamela BourneJones; Shirley Dewes; Peter Milroy; Liz Richardson

3. Minutes of the Annual Meeting of Parishioners 13[th] September 2020 were approved. Proposed by Jan Rich and seconded by Sue Olley and agreed unanimously.

4. Election of Churchwardens:

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

Matthew took the opportunity of thanking Sue and Jan for all their support

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

4. Election of Churchwardens

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

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5. Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) 2021

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

5. Minutes of APCM 13[th] September were approved. Proposed by Alison Stubbs and seconded by Mandy Gayner and agreed unanimously.

6. Matters Arising: none

7. Presentation of Electoral Roll: ( page 7) there were 127 on the roll of whom 51 are resident in the parish and 76 non-resident. 4 persons, not on the previous roll, have been added to the roll - 3 have died. Beryl Strange was thanked for her care in producing the up-to-date new roll.

The meeting was interrupted to pray for Beryl who has been unwell

8. Annual report: (page 9) This report was accepted and thanks were given to Sue Dimond and Mandy Gayner for serving on PCC for the last 3 years

9. PCC Secretary Report ‘Review of the Year’ (p.11) was accepted with thanks given.

10. Presentation of accounts and appointment of Independent

Examiner: ( p.13— 14)

The accounts for 2020 had been sent out prior to the meeting and separate to the agenda and booklet.

Ruth made the following observations in addition to the written report:

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11. Wardens’ Report on Fabric, Goods and Ornaments of the church: (p.15)

This report was accepted with thanks to Sue Olley and Jan Rich for compiling the report.

Thanks were expressed to Robert for his work throughout the year, and to Stephanie Frankum and Colin Norman for managing him through the year.

Appreciation for the work done on the raised bed at the front were noted and thanks were expressed to Tim Packer for his work in the grounds and in particular cutting the grass.

12. Elections:

PCC

As shown in Item 8 of the APCM booklet, page 10 (Annual Report for 2021) there were 3 vacancies on PCC for 3 years and 2 for two years.

Nominations were received from Mandy Gayner, Brenda Mandeville and Jane Lilley. As there were no other candidates, they were each appointed to serve for 3 years.

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

Deanery Synod

One positions for 2 years is available to be filled – there were no nominations and so the third position remains unfilled. Matthew asked that anybody interested should contact him.

13. Overview and thanks for Service Hosts: Jan Rich thanked those who

14. Additional reports: (p.17-24) Matthew pointed out that as most activities have been unable to function during the pandemic that this section is very slim compared to the usual – however, he pointed out that it doesn’t mean that God hasn’t been at work. 

  - Ian McKay has started a blog on the church website on EcoChurch – it will be added to every few weeks. It was mentioned that £1000 of a recent £2000 bequest (from Larry who lived opposite the church) is to be made available for EcoChurch projects.

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Youth Report:

15. Chairman’s report: (p. 25-26) Matthew had submitted a written report and made a few additional comments:

He went on to mention a few issues that, as a church, we face:

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there? Is there a new and better way? It will be necessary to conduct a review of available resources. 

  - d)    All the resources that we need come from the Holy Spirit – it all starts with the Holy Spirit.

  1. Any other Business:

  2. I. Singing in Church: Jane Lilley raised the issue of singing in church – a small music group can sing in church but not the congregation. It was agreed that from next Sunday there will be online videos of worship songs/hymns at the live service and it was suggested that there could be singers outside church, welcoming people as they arrive for the service.

  3. II. Thanks were given to Matthew for all that he has been doing and in particular for the online services. Thanks were also given to David for his weekly organ recital after each online service.

  4. III. Thanks were expressed to Ruth and Eden for all that they do

17. Closing of the meeting

Sue Olley concluded the meeting with thanks to Matthew, especially thanking him for giving time to us despite his busy-ness. Thanks were also given to Stephanie for her support of Matthew and his ministry. Sue confirmed that ‘literally, a token of appreciation’, had been put through the vicarage letterbox that morning. Sue closed that meeting with a prayer and an old Celtic blessing.

6. Matters Arising from Previous Year’s Minutes

The meeting closed at approximately 12.30pm

7. Presentation of Electoral Roll

The numbers on the new Electoral Roll dated 25th April 2022 are 124

There are 54 Resident and 70 Non-Resident

There have been 7 additions to the roll and 10 deletions (5 deceased, 2 moved away and 3 no longer worshipping at St. Luke’s.

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8. Annual Report for 2022

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 2022)

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: Liz Richardson & Colin Norman

Elected Members:

Mandy Gayner (2024) Brenda Mandeville (2024) Jane Gibb (2024)

Tim Harris (2023) Jackie Albrow (2023) Helen Walker (2023)

Alison Stubbs (2022) - eligible for re-election

Ex-Officio Members:

Readers - Yvonne Fry, Gary Best & Lindsay Glazebrook

Elections

3 positions on PCC for 3 years; 1 position on Deanery Synod for 1 years.

The PCC is a charity registered with the Charity Commission.

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  1. 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 2024: Mandy Gayner, Brenda Mandeville & Jane Gibb Until 2023: Jackie Albrow; Tim Harris & Helen Walker

Due to stand down in 2022 but eligible for re-election: Alison Stubbs

Also, eligible to be on the PCC are:

There are, therefore 3 vacancies for PCC for 3 years and one vacancy for Deanery Synod for 1 year.

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, life is returning to something closer to normal as we learn to adapt to the endemic nature of Covid-19. The wearing of masks in church is no longer mandatory, but optional; we continue to provide hand sanitiser; we continue to use ‘intinction’ in the administration of Holy Communion; and generally, people tend to be cautious in meeting other people. Some home groups are continuing to meet using Zoom and, at the time of writing this report, the PCC has not yet met in person although Standing Committee has had several ‘in person’ meetings.

‘In person’ services now take place each Sunday at 10.00am and prayer ministry has been resumed, as has after service refreshments.

As reported last year, every effort has been made to ensure that Church Family members are supported throughout these difficult times. Matthew continued to prepare pre-recorded streamed services until January 2022.

The PCC continues to be well supported by the administrative staff in the office and we are grateful for the way that they oversee the weekly running of the Church and the

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Church Centre. There have been changes in personnel with Stephanie leaving in the summer to take up a new post at St. John’s Catholic Primary School and we are delighted that Jo Linegar has been able to take on this role. Lucy Royle also relinquished her post in the office in February and we are grateful to her for the years of cheery, ever-helpful and efficient service that she provided. At the time of writing no replacement has been appointed.

Since the 2021 APCM there have been the customary six scheduled meetings of the PCC. Much of the discussions at those meetings involved arrangements for services as Covid restrictions were relaxed; the financial situation and the draft budget for 2022; the future of Children’s and Youth Ministry; and Health & Safety issues.

At the bi-monthly PCC meetings there have been regular reports on Youth Ministry from Eden (until he sadly left us last summer), on the Church Centre from Colin Norman (as Chair of the Centre Management Group), from Jan Rich on EcoChurch, from Ruth Sara on Finance and on Safeguarding, from Jackie Allbrow on H&S, and from Colin Norman and Liz Richardson on discussions at Deanery and Diocesan Synods.

Last year we were able to report that Jackie Allbrow had taken on the role of H&S Officer and throughout this year she has ensured that risk assesments have been carried out for all church activities and that they have been updated as necessary.

How we move forward with replacing Rachel’s role as Children & Family Minister and Eden’s role as Youth Minister remains under discussion between Matthew, the PCC and Tony Cooke (Diocesan Youth Advisor).

It is hoped that we may be able to resume ‘in person PCC meetings before too long.

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

10. Presentation of Accounts & Appointment of Independent Examiner

Tim Harris

SUMMARY OF THE ACCOUNTS

The accounts for the year 2021 have been produced in the prescribed format and are incorporated into the Annual Report.

2021 ended with £70,686 in the General Fund, £10,000 in the Fabric and Equipment Fund. £48,735 is attributed to various other designated and restricted funds. There were no outstanding liabilities at the end of 2021.

Income for the year into our General (unrestricted) Fund has included Planned giving of £104,874 (this figure includes tax recovered against giving) and an income of £23,594 from ancillary trading, the majority of which comes from our Centre letting income.

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Expenditure from our General Fund has included £66,029 on the Parish Share, and £455 on outward giving to Missionary and charitable concerns; together these constitute about 49% of our total unrestricted income.

Income into our restricted funds has included £44,152 the total from our Gift Day and other one-off donations. Designated giving from our various restricted funds in 2021 totalled £6,246, which includes support for local Missional activities.

In 2021, income to and expenditure from our Unrestricted funds did not balance (income exceeded expenditure) by £3,874.

Repairs (the need to refurbish the Centre) and adjustments in salary expenditure have produced year-end unrestricted funds of £70,686

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 £80,686 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

Wardens’ Report - APCM May 2022

With the final removal of all legal restrictions relating to the outbreak of Covid 19 and the pandemic, life at St. Luke’s has slowly been returning to normal. As regards services, the wearing of face masks remains optional, hand sanitiser remains available on entry to the church and, although the sharing of the Common Cup is now permitted, administration of Communion remains by intinction.

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The work of the wardens over the last year has been wide ranging, not least because of Matthew’s extended absence through illness and the retirement of Lucy Royle as Church Administrator, who has yet to be replaced. We would like to thank everyone who has been supporting us through this time, particularly Jo Linegar, the Church Centre Administrator, and the Lay Readers, who have all taken on extra duties.

As regards the Quinquennial work, the overhaul and releading of the south chapel window (Quinquennial Inspection Report item 3.4.1), which was held up by the various lockdowns caused by Covid, finally took place in June 2021 at a cost of £870 plus VAT.

Although the repairs to the boundary walls (QI 5.1) have yet to be carried out, the PCC voted the necessary funding (with a budget of up to £1500) at the November meeting following a quotation from Tim Packer, who will be carrying out the repairs. We need to approach our neighbours, as there is no clear indication of ownership of the walls, to discuss this but it was decided to await Matthew’s return before doing so.

The bell chamber has been swept through (QI 2.5.1) and an initial bell report (QI 2.5.2) was carried out by Mike Hansford, the Diocesan Bell Advisor, in June. This concluded that the treble bell required tightening as a matter of urgency and could not be rung as it was in danger of breaking the bolts if chimed. Further work was also listed as necessary. Three bell hangers visited in June to conduct inspections and John Taylor and Co were able to carry out the essential work at the time to make both the tenor and treble bells safe, replacing the bell bolts at a cost of £354 plus VAT. At the present time we are still awaiting the full report from Taylors (held up because of staff issues) and once received the PCC will be in a position to consider the various options and costings for the rest of the work. Nicholson Engineering Ltd provided two options at a cost of £8-10,000 in their report last July.

The annual lightning conductor test, carried out by Dawsons steeplejacks, highlighted the need for further inspection work to the air terminals to ensure there is no corrosion or damage taking place. This was last done 10 years ago. The PCC agreed the funding of £820 plus VAT at the March meeting and Dawsons have been instructed to proceed.

In March our broadband connection was cut off by BT. This was due to a combination of factors with the causes being outside of our control. We were without any broadband for three weeks, which was a problem in the office and for hirers of the Centre; and without the usual fast broadband for four weeks. Our thanks go to John, not just for resolving this, but for all the other ways he supports the wardens and deals quietly and efficiently with issues, like this, that arise.

Colin Norman and Jackie Albrow have done sterling work with the Centre, particularly overseeing Robert and the cleaning, and Jackie has kept a close eye on Health and Safety issues generally. Our thanks go to both of them. As bookings for both the Centre and the church have been increasing, Robert is now fully occupied with his cleaning duties and no longer carries out work in the grounds.

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The Eco Church Group are doing a lot of work with the grounds, including planting trees and planning new garden areas and we are very grateful to them. Thanks, too, to Tim Packer for his continued work in the grounds especially cutting the grass so regularly.

Thank you, too, to our service hosts, the flower team, the musicians, the operators of the sound desk and audio-visual, and all who contribute in any way to the services and running of the church, the Centre and the grounds. It was a joy to be able to restart coffee after the services. Thank you team! Although the Coffee Shop remains closed for now, the regular coffee mornings in church, organised by Brenda Mandeville, are a great success and most welcome as a way of getting together.

We have all been through some tricky times over the last couple of years, but St. Luke’s is thriving and we are grateful to God for His provision for us. As the use of the church for concerts and events continues to rise, we pray that people will be drawn to God and want to know Him for themselves and that St. Luke’s will continue to be a beacon of light in our local community.

Sue Olley Churchwarden

12. Election of Members to PCC & Deanery Synod

13. Overview & Thanks for ‘Service Hosts’

14. Additional Reports

Last year, as a result of the pandemic few reports were included but this year those relevant to current activities are included. Any ‘missing’ are ministries that have not yet been able to safely restart.

Chatterbox

We continue to meet every other Thursday during term time and welcome many different families. We also continue to charge £1 for the morning which includes unlimited refreshments – for which we are grateful to Deanna, for making them so faithfully year after year.

During singing-time we have a selection of Christian songs, action songs & nursery rhymes. Polly provides our craft which relates to a Bible story which we read after singing, when she plays the piano. The families who come are from across Bath and often related to each other.

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Since we re-started after Lockdown in March last year, we have had a wide variety of families attend and we welcome all generations including great-grand parents as well as nannies & childminders/au pairs.

Here’s a quote from one of our customers

“ Chatterbox has been a place for me to meet other mums & dads, and to enjoy some lovely company whilst my children enjoy themselves. They love the music & craft from start to finish. It’s fantastic!”

It’s a great way to spend Thursday mornings, chatting to people, drinking tea & being a practical support for those in baby/toddler-dom.

Sam Packer

Coffee Mornings

We started the regular Friday coffee mornings in church in October 2021.

By accident, the first three happened three weeks apart, but we came to think that monthly was too infrequent and fortnightly too often. so three-weekly was just right!

The vision was to provide an event where people could meet together and enjoy coffee, cake and a chat in a welcoming and Covid-safe environment. The event was intended to be for anyone - from St Luke’s or the local community, one where people could come on their own, or with family or friends and where they could see St. Luke’s as being open to the local community.

With tables spread across the front of church we can accommodate far more people than in the coffee shop. We have tried to retain some of the coffee shop vibe. We use the same tablecloths and mugs and have many of the favourite coffee shop cakes. But there are new favourites too, like Carol’s homemade Chelsea buns and we aim to have a gluten- and dairy-free option.

The other major difference is that we make no charge for coffee, tea or cakes. Instead we request donations for a specific charity each time. So far we have supported a range of charities, both local and national / international: Bath Foodbank, Traidcraft Exchange (FairTrade’s charity arm), WaterAid, Comic Relief and Bath Mind. People have been incredibly generous and we have raised over £100 each time and sometimes nearly £200.

We decided to do this so that the coffee mornings were truly open to everyone. We also thought that people might like the opportunity to give to a good cause (to do something for others) at the same time as enjoying a cuppa out.

People have been very generous in donating lovely cakes and in giving of their time to prepare and serve drinks and cakes. St Luke’s has provided the consumables and equipment we need. It is interesting to note that donations for a typical coffee morning exceed what the coffee shop used to take in a week.

We have had coffee mornings regularly from January to Easter and have a programme of future dates that takes us up to August. These dates have all been advertised in the Herald. If you have not yet been, do give it a try!

Brenda Mandeville

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Deanery Synod Report 2022

Deanery Synod has begun to meet in person again. We started the year talking about the positives & negative of the churches being shut. One positive was people joining online services who don’t normally attend church, a negative was the extra workload on clergy as they tried to keep online services going. We’ve also been discussing the LLF courses which have run in the Deanery. Again it’s interesting to hear what other churches are doing & how they see their ministry.

Liz Richardson

Diocesan Synod Report 2022

During this year the Synod has also started to meet in person again. Bishop Ruth is still leading. We’ve discussed such diverse things as COP 26 & World Mission & Global as well as a question raised by Locking Deanery as to whether, as a result of Covid we should move to individual cups instead of the common cup. (the answer was no!). It’s always interesting to get the viewpoint of rural parishes & the difficulties they face which are different to an urban ministry. If you’d like to know more, do ask me.

Liz Richardson

Flower team report for St Luke’s APCM 2022

Throughout the year, the flower team has continued to bring fresh flowers and foliage into church to honour God’s creation and enhance worship, as well as to mark special occasions. It was a privilege to prepare Spring flowers for Diana Bladwell’s thanksgiving service in March 2022; Diana was a long serving and much-loved member of the flower team.

While the displays may look familiar, there’s a change behind the scenes as we’re nearly free from floral foam. Floral foam is bad for the environment: it’s a nonrecyclable plastic that contains toxic ingredients (such as carbon black and formaldehyde). The Royal Horticultural Society Floral no longer permits floral foam at its shows and the question of a ban in churches even came up at General Synod earlier this year.

Gradually, we’re getting more expert at using chicken wire and twigs to support our designs. Wire is reusable, long lasting and produces much less waste. We’re also experimenting with traditional supports such as pin holders and ceramic ‘frogs’. A further benefit is that lots of foliage and flowers such as daffodils and tulips much prefer their stems to be directly in water and will last longer.

We’re also more conscious of where our flowers come from. The narcissus for Diana’s service came directly from a farm in Cornwall. And Faulkland Lavender Farm generously supplied the sunflowers for Gift Day 2021. The six weeks of simple foliageonly designs during Lent show what can be done with local hedgerow foraging and garden pickings.

The flower team is Marjorie Stephinson, Rita Morgan, Brenda Mandeville, Helen Walker, Mary Roberts, Alison Stubbs, Liz Woods and Carol Buxton. Carol Buxton

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Eco Church

St Luke’s Eco Church team (Jan Rich, Sue Dimond, Polly and Ian McKay) was established in 2019 with the encouragement of the PCC. We started by assessing where we were using A Rocha UK’s Eco Church survey, and then prioritising the actions that we believed were most appropriate for St Luke’s. This included an audit of the church grounds, getting a speaker from A Rocha, and running a Lent Course. Then came lockdown.

In the last year we have set up the Eco Church blog, as it was something we could do despite lockdown, and after church opened up we ran a Climate Sunday service, which featured the new Creation banner that the banner group had made. We had a day of prayer for the Glasgow COP, joining other churches in Bath to cover COP in prayer. We have also planted many bulbs around the grounds and refreshed the raised bed in front of church.

Looking ahead, we plan to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee later in 2022 by “planting a tree for the Jubilee” to contribute to the Queen’s Green Canopy. We also intend to improve the border hedging, infilling with hawthorn, blackthorn and dog rose. We will follow up last year’s bulb planting by planting more this autumn. We also intend to build a Send a Cow garden (such as a keyhole garden or a raised bed). We’d like to involve the young people who are part of the church, or use the church centre, in these initiatives.

More prosaically, we have encouraged the PCC to plan ahead for when eventually the boiler needs replacing, to investigate alternatives that do not rely on fossil fuels.

Ian McKay

Homegroups Report 2022

At present we have a total of 7 homegroups with 61 members in all, meeting fortnightly - under normal circumstances, 2 during the day and the others on either Tuesday or Thursday evenings.

Over the last 2 years of the pandemic the groups have had to adapt to meeting and keeping in touch in safe ways – through outdoor meetings, Zoom meetings, e-mails and phone calls. Now, of course people are gradually resuming indoor meetings. All the groups have kept going though, supporting each other pastorally and in prayer.

We are always looking for ways to encourage growth in homegroup membership. If you are interested in joining a group or know someone who may like to know more then just have a word with Sue Harris or Matthew.

Sue Harris

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Hospitality at St Luke’s

The serving of tea, coffee and squash and biscuits after Sunday Services is very important as it enables us to get to know each other better and is manned by a stalwart crew of volunteers.

Due to Covid unfortunately this was put on hold but I am pleased that this has now recommenced and is very much appreciated by those who choose to stay and socialise after the Sunday Service.

I am always on the lookout for more helpers so if you feel that this is something that might appeal to you please let me know.

The team also provides support when refreshments are required for church events hosted by St Luke’s.

The kitchen area at the back of church is often used by others when holding various events in the church including concerts where refreshments are served. If alcohol is sold however a licence must be obtained from BaNES.

Please contact Mandy Gayner on 01225 312300 or via email mandy.gayner@gmail.com for any further information regarding any of the above

Missions Group News 2021-2022

Members of the St Luke’s community will need no reminding that as a congregation, we give to nine mission focuses that cover

Each month during the year, one of the focuses will have an article to bring us up to date in the Newsletter, and at Sunday services during that month, prayers specific to that organisation’s needs are offered.

And at our Harvest Gift Day each year, from what we give, after the 50% that goes to St Luke’s local missions, THREE of these focuses enjoy a particular gift (12.5% each),

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with the other SIX focuses sharing the remainder (approx. 2% each). Such that, over our three year giving cycle, each focus has continuous support, with one major gift. You will be delighted to hear the following from that day in October 2021:

The overall total of our giving was £31,643.00

This means that, for our three main focuses for 2021, which you will remember were Bath Youth For Christ , St Michael’s, Busembatia and the Leakes in Argentina,

we were able to send £6,328 each...amazing!

And for our six other giving focuses, Genesis (Bath), Five Talents , Send a Cow, Operation Mobilisation (John Bailey), Open the Book and A Rocha , we were able to send £2,109.00 each...wonderful!

And as an extra layer of blessing, the two gifts, to Send a Cow and Five Talents, were given through The Big Give, an organisation that doubles every pound given, which meant that an extra £4,218.00 was released...incredible.

We have had lovely letters from Send a Cow and Five Talents to thank St Luke’s congregation for their gifts, and a letter from Operation Mobilisation explaining how the gift has been used to enable lives to be changed by the Gospel....and speaking as a representative of one of the organisations, I want you to know how enormously grateful each of the NGOs is to St Luke’s for their very generous gifts.

THANK YOU!

May God bless each of the gifts, as they are put to work extending his kingdom in so many different ways!

In 2021, Andrew and Maria Leake, after years of working with CMS, have moved to Compassion International, and the Missions Group wondered whether their new focus might mark a shift in our giving; however, when we discovered that their cutting edge work with ‘Land for Life’ centre in Salta (Argentina), working for social justice for the Wichi Indians is continuing as before, and when Andrew suggested that our gifts in future should go to that work, rather than to the family, we felt convinced that St Luke’s should continue to support it.

Hilary Deneufchatel has continued to keep us closely in contact with her amazing family and her work with SIM as a trainee

Bible translation consultant...and her further work on the ‘finished’ Monkole Bible. Whilst the family are no longer one of our main giving focuses, many of us are still involved in their support; and if anyone would like to receive their regular, very interesting newsletters, mail to hilary.deneufchatel@sim.org. or talk to Alison Stubbs.

Likewise, if you would like regular, really interesting updates on the inspiring work at St. Michael’s, Busembatia, Uganda, please ask Vicki Beech.

As ever, if you have any questions about Missions in St Luke’s, please mail or speak to me; Jamie (07767263165 jamiejameson48@yahoo.com)

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Music Group

St Lukes continues to be very fortunate to have a group of such talented musicians and singers in the Music Group. Particular thanks to David Kniveton for his continued commitment to enhancing Worship by playing the organ, piano and occasionally flute. After many years stalwart service as organiser Polly McKay decided to take a step back from the role and we are most grateful to her . Tim Packer retired from his important and supportive work at the sound desk and again we give him thanks. In both cases it is certainly true that you don't appreciate how vital someone is until they are not doing things anymore.

Due to Covid restrictions and safe working practice the Music Group has had to be inventive and determined to bring music to Worship. From May 2021 Jane Lilley organised a weekly group of singers to sing outside Church to welcome people as they arrived. This was well received by members of the congregation and passers-by. We restarted the rota for singing inside Church in early December 2021 , initially behind visors but gradually as restrictions eased mask less. We had considerable difficulty finding someone for the sound desk but are pleased Steve Glazebrook has taken on the challenge. We continue to sing every Sunday although the rota has needed to be very flexible due to Covid outbreaks and for other reasons The group currently has eight members but would be very grateful for any more volunteers.

Frances Best

OPEN THE BOOK

We were very pleased that Moorlands Schools Federation wanted us to restart offering Open The Book assemblies and a new team was formed last December comprising some experienced practitioners and some new volunteers. We decided that we would make our focus enacting out the Open the Book stories that tell about Jesus and that it would help the children engage more if we dressed up in simple costumes and used simple props. It was agreed with the school that we would deliver the assemblies at 2.45 p.m. every Tuesday, alternating between the juniors and the infants.

We were supposed to recommence in January but the last major co-vid shut-down meant we did not begin the assemblies until 1 March. We were all delighted by the positive response of the children but, after three visits, we were stopped from continuing by a resurgence of covid cases at the school. We are now scheduled to recommence our visits on 2 May.

The material produced by Open The Book requires a number of adults to be involved in not only leading and performing but also engaging and directing children participation. Not all the group are available on any given Tuesday so we operate a rota system. Ideally we require at least four or five adults at each assembly to deliver the material well. Some weeks we fall short of this so, so if anyone else would like to join the group, we would be delighted to welcome further volunteers. Anyone interested please speak to me and I can explain more about what we do.

Open the Book is an important link with Moorlands. It has led to them requesting our involvement in school celebrations at Harvest, Christmas and Easter. I did their Harvest Festival Service and, although co-vid curtailed the planned Christmas event at St Luke’s

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and Matthew’s absence a possible event this Easter, I have every reason to think we can look forward to collaborative services in the future.

My thanks to all the current team members: Jan Rich, Jamie Jameson, Carol Buxton, Alison Stubbs, Brenda Mandeville, Polly McKay, and Frances Best. We would welcome your prayers for this continuing witness to young people.

Gary Best

Prayer Ministry at St Luke’s

St. Luke’s continues to have a committed prayer ministry team who are ready and willing to pray with anyone at the end of all our services at St. Luke’s. They are not super-human nor are they super-spiritual people. They are people who also experience the griefs and trials of life and are willing to share in those of others and bring them to God.

I recently found this definition of Prayer Ministry..

‘The purpose is to release God's love and power toward those who indicate a desire for prayer and to bless, strengthen, encourage, and comfort.’

It does sometimes take courage to share our concerns with others and some of us may find we are not comfortable with it. We will therefore be considering putting a prayer request box in church after Easter, for all to use. There will be a pad to write on and you simply post your prayer request in the box. If you prefer not to add your name, that is fine too. The box will be emptied every Sunday after the service so that prayer ministry team members can pray together as requested.

It goes without saying that anything shared within prayer ministry is confidential.

As Matthew often reminded us..’Prayer can bring about a future that might not otherwise exist’

Angela Jameson

Rockets

We restarted Rockets – this is the children’s group for all primary aged children - back in September 2021. We join in the main service in Church for a short while and then leave to go over to the centre after the songs of worship.

We have fun over in the centre and enjoy games, snack, Bible stories, craft and pray together along with lots of chatting and laughter! From September to December we looked at lots of Bible stories using the lovely ‘Stories Jesus Told’ books by Nick Butterworth & Mick Inkpen.

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Our current theme is looking at Superheroes from the Bible, people like Moses, Deborah, King David and of course Jesus.

There are only 3 children at present, so we are very keen for this number to increase!

There are currently no Sparklers (Pre-school aged children). This group could easily be formed and run alongside Rockets when needed.

We meet every other week at the moment, Rockets and the Youth group run on the same weeks.

When you think about children at St Luke’s it would be great if you would pray for Rockets, that more children will join us and the children that come enjoy themselves and learn more about Jesus.

Lucy, Katie, Helen and Stephanie

St. Luke’s Herald

After an interval of nearly 2 years, due to the pandemic, we were again able to produce and deliver a St. Luke’s Herald at Christmas and again at Easter. We have slightly restricted the delivery area but we still cover the majority of the parish, and copies are available in the Church and Centre for visitors to take a copy.

We have continued with the A5 ‘booklet format’, providing 8 pages for each edition. Doveton Press, in Bedminster, carry out the printing for us, and they are always incredibly helpful, both in production and with delivery.

Please pray for those involved in the publication and distribution of the Herald, and for those who receive it.

As always, thanks are due to those who contribute articles and other features – we have had a great range of interesting and informative items: these have included articles on COP26 and on EcoChurch; and on ‘Genesis’ and ‘Send a Cow’; there have been items about the coffee mornings youth and children’s groups… and lots more.

Thanks are also due once again to those who ‘bundle’ the Heralds for delivery – especial thanks to Pam Bourne-Jones.

Do think and pray about possible items to be included: I am always grateful for suggestions and articles for future editions.

We are very grateful to those who faithfully deliver three times per year, but we are always looking for more volunteers who would be prepared to give an hour of their time to help - please have a word with me. Do prayerfully consider whether you could help with this, as very often some leaflets remain undelivered.

Tim Harris

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Saint Luke’s Men’s Book Club – a feast for those who enjoy reading books, and companionship.

When at infant school, I very much enjoyed, learning to read; the Beacon Readers came next at Primary School, and at Secondary School a wealth of literature much of which moulded my thinking and, not unlike Christian teaching, deeply affected my thinking, and developed in me a taste for classics, if one might so call Treasure Island, The Pilgrims Progress, Jeeves and Wooster, and many, many, more of similar ilk.

I hasten to add that among our small Book Club circle are those fond of detective stores, war, adventure, spying, history, travel; an endlessly wide variety of topics in fact.

I had nothing against girl’s books, but being an only child with mainly male friends it was only natural that stories for boys were my favourites.

This perhaps explains in part at least why I seek the company of boys similarly disposed to myself who are members of the Saint Luke’s Men’s Book Club.

This little band of chaps meet every 4 to 6 weeks to talk about books they are reading or have recently read. Not just 1 book you understand, but each person comes along to share their impression of a book they alone have read. Thus we gather to review 6 or sometimes 8 books according to how many come to any particular meeting. If the reviewer likes what they have read they award 5’s, alternatively if he book displeases it is awarded only 1.

We’ve had 56 meetings to date going back over a good few years. Jottings are produce to record the opinions on the books read etc.

We hitherto met in the Church Centre, but, Covid caution requires we currently meet a member’s home. We always begin at 10-30 and aim to end by about 12-15. It’s normally quite civilised, tea and biscuits of course, and we try our very best to avoid unpleasant argument.

The book reviewed is frequently merely a springboard into discussion of a wider range of topics. One learns things not only about the book, but gains an insight into the mind of the reader, and their experiences encountered during life.

If you enjoy reading, and enjoy the company of other chaps, you could do a lot worse than come along to the Book Club. You will be made most welcome.

If you want to see how it goes, let me know, you’ll reach me on 01225-313203 -

Jim

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“See that justice is done, let mercy be your first concern, and humbly obey your God.” Micah 6.8

Our support of Traidcraft and promotion of Fairtrade is encouraged by the Ecochurch programme.

St Luke’s is a Fairtrade Church. This means that we have agreed to the following 3 goals:

During lock-down, this was more difficult, although I took all the Traidcraft stock home, and delivered to those who kindly continued to make purchases. Online coffee mornings were a good way for us to find out more about the work of Traidcraft Exchange, Traidcraft’s charity arm, particularly helping vulnerable farmers to combat the effects of climate change which are already impacting many lives.

The Traidcraft cupboard is now kept fully stocked with Fairtrade products which can be purchased at any time, including Sunday mornings and at coffee mornings. We have been able to hold in-person Traidcraft coffee mornings in the autumn and during Fairtrade Fortnight, thanks to Brenda and the team, who worked hard to serve drinks and cakes on both occasions. This year there will be an additional fundraising coffee morning for Traidcraft on 10[th] June.

Sales from the Traidcraft cupboard have been slower this year, but the Autumn/Winter catalogue generated over £1,000 in sales, with an additional £230 of sales at the November coffee morning. Over £250 was taken in sales at the Spring coffee morning, contributing to total sales of £3100 in the past year.

The two coffee mornings brought in £400 in donations, and along with excess from sales, we have been able to donate a record £775 to Traidcraft Exchange this year. This money goes directly to their campaigns, and in addition, every purchase you make enables producers to earn a fair wage and puts money into their communities which can be used in whatever way they decide will be most beneficial.

You can find out more about Traidcraft’s work in their very informative catalogues, available in church or online https://www.traidcraftshop.co.uk/traidcraft-catalogue and more about Traidcraft Exchange at https://traidcraftexchange.org/what-we-do

A big thank you to all who have helped to support Fairtrade and Traidcraft this year, whether through purchases or help with coffee mornings. Please take a look in the

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cupboard and see if there are items you might purchase. Do let me know if there is anything you would like to purchase regularly, and I can make sure it is kept in stock. Polly McKay

Youth News 2022

We meet fortnightly & our maximum numbers at Youth are 10, although the average is about 6. Like all young people ours have other calls on their Sunday Mornings than church. Our sessions include games, some Bible study & worship music & some prayer. It’s great that the group are very open to praying about their lives. We always look at the week ahead to see what we might need prayer for. Oh and we also have drinks & biscuits or cake. Refreshments are very important!! Like an Army the Youth Group moves on it’s stomach ! We’ve done a number of sessions on People & Planet, including how would it feel to be a refugee as well as living more sustainably. We’ve had visits from Roisin, Sam Packer, Tim Harris & Ann Hatton , all of which has been much appreciated. Special thanks must go to my Wingman Jamie who is there every single week he can. What do they say? ‘Old Teachers never die, they just lose their Class!!’ If you’d like to know more, do ask one of the Young People when they’re about.

Liz Richardson

15. Chairman’s Report

"I remain 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." Psalm 27:13-14

These were the words Matthew encouraged us at the end of his report to the last APCM to stick on our fridges and refer to frequently as a promise of God's provision to come.

No-one, including Matthew, could have imagined the way this past year would turn out with many ups and downs, celebrations and sad farewells; gratitude for vaccines and hope of an end to Covid and then numbers at near record highs again; and meanwhile the horrors of war in Europe relegating many on-going and awful conflicts around the world to bylines. And here at St Luke's Matthew himself being signed off with exhaustion for the past three months.

For all the months between our last APCM and the end of January, Matthew continued to prepare, lead and record online services in addition to sustaining services in church for variable sizes of congregation as the virus ebbed and flowed. Meanwhile Home Groups continued to find ways of coming together whether virtually or distanced and in person. Coffee mornings were started in church to encourage church members and friends and neighbours to get used to meeting socially but safely again; at various points we have welcomed the return of flowers in church, coffee after services, and the restoration of more normal seating patterns in church. Chatterbox restarted and Prime Time plans to do so in May. As Spring arrived hirings of both the Centre and the church building surged, as people craved the opportunity to meet, sing and celebrate in a way that has not been possible for two years.

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We give thanks for these new freedoms and opportunities and have hopefully now learnt that none of them is to be taken for granted. Meanwhile, our lives, our priorities, our worship and maybe our faith have been affected by the experiences of living through a pandemic. While many of us are still being cautious in relation to Covid, for some members of St Luke's and their families who have chosen or been forced to shield, it may have been a period of feeling they have aged, lost connections with church, become isolated or lost motivation. We have tried to keep everyone who has chosen to be notified in touch with news and events at St Luke's via ChurchSuite. We thank Tim for sending out the countless emails. Those without access to email have received updates and newsletters by post. There are undoubtedly others on our church list who have not chosen to have email updates and may not know what is happening. It is important that we reach out again to them and to others in our communities who need fellowship and nurturing in their faith.

Throughout the past year the PCC, Churchwardens and Standing Committee have continued to work alongside Matthew to sustain the life of St Luke's and look to the future - uncertain as it has continued to be. Grateful thanks are due to all of them. Also to the Centre Management Committee and to Jo Linegar, who joined us in September as Centre Administrator - a role which she is ably fulfilling in addition to helping to cover the Church Administrator role for the past few months, since no-one applied for the job. We are very grateful to both Stephanie and Lucy who worked hard for us in Centre and Church Administrator roles until August and February respectively. Meanwhile Robert has continued to fit in with our changing Covid cleaning requirements, enabling us and an increasing number of hirers to use the Centre and church safely.

And I would like to say two special thank yous: one to Liz Richardson and Lucy Royle on behalf of us all for continuing to lead our youth and children's groups since last Autumn. The other to our three Lay Readers who, having worked hard all year, have stepped in to fill gaps and keep our services going through the last three months in Matthew's absence and will continue to do so as he eases back into his workload. We are also most grateful to members of clergy who have stepped in to enable us to hold Communion services during this time.

There are many more thank yous to be said for things we have seen over the past year, but even more for those we have not seen: faithful prayer, pastoral support and practical assistance to members of the church and our communities; assistance with technology enabling access to emails and services; maintenance and planning; and so much more.

We look forward very much to having Matthew back with us. Please pray for him as he readjusts to work and finds a sustainable way forward. And let's all look forward, rather than back at what we did before and how we did it. It has been long enough since we did many of the things we did before the pandemic for us to reimagine how things might be; we have all grown (older and hopefully wiser) and can do different things now: what are the right things for this next period of time?

Let's continue to trust that God, who has brought us to this point, has a purpose and a plan which he wants us to discover together. He has not changed and the past year has not been wasted, but has been a stepping stone - or maybe the space between stones - towards the future he has for us and our witness for him here at St Luke's.

Jan Rich

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE'S, BATH

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

For the year ended 31st December 2021

Note
INCOMING RESOURCES
Incoming resources from donors
2(a)
Other voluntary incoming resources
2(b)
Income from charitable and ancillary trading
2(c)
Income from investments
2(d)
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
RESOURCES USED
Grants
3(a)
Activities directly relating to the work of the church
3(b)
Fund-raising and publicity
3(c)
Church management and administration
3(d)
TOTAL RESOURCES USED
NET INCOMING / (OUTGOING) RESOURCES
GAINS AND LOSSES ON FIXED ASSETS
- realised gain on disposal of Parish House
5(a)
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
BALANCES B/FWD AT 1 JANUARY 2021 (2020)
Release of prior year provision
BALANCES C/FWD AT 31 DECEMBER 2021(2020)		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Endowment
Funds
Funds
Funds
2021
2020
£
£
£
£
£
111,364
-
- 111,364
123,626
-
44,152
- 44,152
46,326
24,396
-
- 24,396
23,457
28
29
- 57
407
135,788
44,181
-
179,969
193,816
455
41,310
-
41,765
43,138
116,178
6,321
-
122,499
162,653
-
385
-
385
15,281
-
-
15,281
15,345
131,914
48,015
-
179,929
221,136
3,874
(3,835)
-
40
27,320
-
-
-
-
-
3,874
(3,835)
-
40
(27,320)
78,861
52,570
1,620
133,051
160,372
-
-
-
82,735
48,735
1,620
133,090
133,052

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE'S, BATH

BALANCE SHEET

At 31st December 2021

2021 2020
Note £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Fixed Assets 5(a) 2,049 2,873
Investment Assets 5(b) - -
TOTAL FIXED ASSETS 2,049 2,873
CURRENT ASSETS
Stock - -
Debtors 7 7,318 7,666
Cash at Bank and In Hand 123,723 122,513
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 131,041 130,179
LIABILITIES FALLING DUE
WITHIN ONE YEAR 8(a) - -
NET CURRENT ASSETS 131,041 130,179
LIABILITIES FALLING DUE AFTER MORE
THAN ONE YEAR 8(b) - -
NET ASSETS 133,090 133,052
FUNDS 6
Unrestricted 82,735 78,861
Restricted 48,735 52,571
Endowment 1,620 1,620
TOTAL FUNDS 133,090 133,052

Signed on behalf of St Luke's

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 2021

1 Accounting Policies

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 together with applicable accounting standards the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities SORP 2005. Freehold Property is included at cost

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 members.

Funds

Endowment funds are funds, the capital of which must be maintained; only income arising from investment of the endowment may be used as a restricted fund in this case.

Restricted Funds represent (a) income from trusts or endowments which may be expended only on those restricted objects provided in the terms of the trust or bequest and (b)donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific object. The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of the year must be carried forward as a balance on that fund. Interest is apportioned to individual funds on an average balance basis.

Unrestricted funds are general funds which can be used for PCC ordinary purposes.

Incoming Resources

Planned giving, collections and donations are recognised when received. Tax refunds are recognised when the incoming resource to which they relate is received. Grants and legacies are accounted for when the PCC is legally entitled to the amounts due. Dividends are accounted for when receivable, interest is accrued. All other income is recognised when it is receivable. All incoming resources are accounted for gross.

The diocesan parish share is accounted for when due. Amounts received specifically for missions are dealt with as restricted funds. All other expenditure is generally recognised when it is incurred and is accounted for gross.

Fixed Assets

Tangible fixed assets

Consecrated and beneficed property is excluded from the accounts by the Charities Act 2011.

In view of the above, the full cost of the renovation project is charged to the relevant restricted fund within income and expenditure account in the period incurred. Likewise all donations and other fund raising income in respect of the project is included in the relevant restricted fund within the income and expenditure account in the year when received.

Moveable church furnishings held by the vicar and churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal are inalienable property, listed in the church’s inventory, which can be inspected (at any reasonable time) . For anything acquired prior to 2000 there is insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the financial statements. Subsequently any individual item costing more than £1000 has been itemised and depreciated in the accounts.

Other fixtures, fittings and office equipment

Equipment used within the church premises is depreciated on a straight line basis over 6 years. Individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £1,000 or less are written off when the asset is acquired.

Investments

Investments are valued at market value at 31 December.

Current assets

Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 December in respect of fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors less provision for amounts that may prove un-collectable. 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 2021

2 INCOMING RESOURCES

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Funds Funds Funds 2021 2020
Note £ £ £ £ £
Planned Giving :
Covenanted & Gift Aid (General) 82,453 - - 82,453 84,058
Income Tax (General) 20,921 - - 20,921 21,379
Non Gift Aid (General) 1,500 - - 1,500 1,785
Collections (General) 422 - - 422 763
Sundry Donations (General) 6,068 - 6,068 15,642
Incoming resources from donors 2(a) 111,364 - - 111,364 123,626
Flower Fund - 75 - 75 -
Youth and Young people income - - - 13
Discretionary fund - 766 - 766 -
Youth worker fund - - - -
Pioneer Ministry /Local Missional Activities - 2,000 - 2,000 4,000
Other Designated Giving 41,311 - 41,311 42,313
Other voluntary incoming resources 2(b) - 44,152 - 44,152 46,326
- -
Coffee Shop Income - - - - 943
Centre Letting Income 20,451 - - 20,451 18,422
Church Letting Income 3,143 - - 3,143 3,528
Fees to Church 802 - - 802 564
- -
- - - - -
Income from charitable and ancillary trading 2(c) 24,396 - - 24,396 23,457
- -
- -
Bank Interest (General) 28 - 28 395
Bank Interest (Disc Fund) - - 1
Bank Interest (Hawken Fund) 1 1 7
Bank Interest (Music Fund) - - - -
Bank Interest ( Harding Legacy) 1 1 4
Bank Interest (Re-ordering Fund) - - -
Bank Interest (Children&FamiliesWorker Fund) - - -
Bank Interest (Flower Fund) - - - - -
Bank Interest (Missional Outreach 27 27 -
&Youth/Community Minsiter)
Income from investments 2(d) 28 29 - 57 407
~~-~~ ~~-~~
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 135,788 44,181 - 179,969 193,816

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE'S, BATH

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

For the year ended 31st December 2021

3 RESOURCES USED

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Funds Funds Funds 2021 2020
Note £ £ £ £ £
Missionary and Charitable Giving :
Overseas Missionary Societies 10,548 - 10,548 11,087
Relief and Development Agencies 10,691 - 10,691 13,638
Home Missions, Other Church Societies 455 20,070 - 20,525 18,414
Grants 3(a) 455 41,310 - 41,765 43,138
Diocesan Parish Share 66,029 - 66,029 79,237
Vicar's Expenses 1,780 - - 1,780 1,698
Curate's Expenses - - -
Readers' Expenses - - - - 27
Visitors' Expenses - - - - -
Church Running Expenses 16,577 - - 16,577 17,169
Church Repairs and Maintenance 1,416 - - 1,416 638
Upkeep of Services - - -
Upkeep of Grounds 71 - - 71 24
Young People's Work 485 - 485 1,113
Chilren and Family Minister - 7,889
Training and Mission - - 728
Centre Running Costs 25,318 - 25,318 25,773
Coffee Shop Costs - - - 333
Hawken Fund - - -
Discretionary fund - - 200
Flowers 91 75 - 166 62
Organist Fees 2,919 - 2,919 2,866
Music Fund - - -
Youth and Community Minister - - 11,491
New Missional activities/Pioneer ministry 6,246 6,246 9,500
Equipment Depreciation 824 - 824 1,158
Sundries 669 - 669 2,719
Activities directly relating to the work of the church 3(b) 116,178 6,321 - 122,499 162,653
St Lukes Herald - - -
Fund-raising and publicity 3(c) - 385 - 385 -
General Administration 2,754 - - 2,754 3,002
Administrator Salary 12,526 - - 12,526 12,343
Church management and administration 3(d) 15,281 - - 15,281 15,345
TOTAL RESOURCES USED 131,914 48,015 - 179,929 221,137

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE'S, BATH

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) For the year ended 31st December 2021

4 STAFF COSTS

Wages and Salaries
Social Security Costs
Pension Costs
STAFF COSTS		 2021
2020
£
£
18,272
31,652
-
429
-
-
18,272
32,081

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.

5(a) Tangible assets

Cost
Additions during 2012 - Sound System
Cost at 1 January 2014
Addtions during 2014
Cost at 31 December 2014
Accumulated depreciation
Depreciation at 1 January 2016
Charge in year
Depreciation at 31 December 2016
Book Value at 31 December 2016
Book Value at 31 December 2017
Additions during 2018
Depreciation at 31 December 2018
Book Value at 31 December 2018
Depreciation at 31 December 2019
Book value at 31 December 2019
Additions during 2020
Depreciation at 31 December 2020
Book value at 31 December 2020
Depreciation at 31 December 2021
Book value at 31 December 2021		 Equipment
£
8,292
8,292
-
8,292
3,316
829
4,145
4,147
3,318
1,530
1,158
3,690
1,158
2,532
1,499
1,158
2,873
824
2,049		 Total
£
8,292
8,292
-
8,292
3,316
829
4,145
4,147
3,318
1,530
1,158
3,690
1158
2532
1499
1158
2873
824
2049

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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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) For the year ended 31st December 2021

6 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Funds Funds Funds 2021 2020
£ £ £ £ £
Fixed Assets (Fabric & Equipment) 2,049 - 2,049 2,873
Fixed Assets (investments) - -
Current Assets (General) 70,686 - 70,686 65,988
Current Assets (Fabric & Equipment) 10,000 10,000 10,000
Current Liabilities (General) - - -
Current Assets (Harding Legacy) 1,055 - 1,055 1,055
Current Assets (Hawken) 33 - 33 32
Current Assets (Discretionary) 784 - 784 18
Current Assets (Music) - - - -
Current Assets (Flower fund) - - - - -
- - - - -
- - - -
Current assets( Missional outreach & Pioneer minister) 46,863 - 46,863 51,466
Current Assets(Youth Worker) - - - - -
Current Assets (Hawken Bequest) - - 1,620 1,620 1,620
FUND BALANCE 82,735 48,735 1,620 133,090 133,052

For detail of restrictions on the Funds see Note 9.

7 DEBTORS
HMRC Gift Aid claim
Deanery costs
8. CREDITORS
8(a) amounts falling due within one year
8(b) amounts falling due after more than one year		 2021
2020
£
£
7,078
7,381
240
285
7,318
7,666
2021
2020
£
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31 December 2021

9 FUND DETAILS

Endowment funds comprise:

The restricted funds comprise:

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

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Independent Examiner's Certificate for the PCC Accounts Report to the trustees of.. Sr LKKL'S 31 Parochial Church Council On accounts for the year ended: ill73£ Set out on pagey Iremwberlo I￿u￿ethe page Duthrs¢fadditwfial shep_ls Re$pctive responslbllities of trusteeg and The charity's Irustees are responsible for the preparatson of the accounts. The oxamin•r chanty's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charibes Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibiltty to.. examine the accounts under sedion 145 of the Charrties Act, lo follow the procedures laid dovm in the general Dire¢tion$ given by the Charity Commission {under section 14515}{bl of the Charities Act. and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basls of Indepandent My examination was earried out in accordance vrith general Directions given by the gxamin8Vs ststement Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented wth those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audi(, and ¢onsequently no opinion is given as to lthether the a￿ount$ present a 'true and faif view and the report is limf(ed to those matters sel out in the statement telow. Indèpendènt examlnerfs In connection with my examination, no matter has Come to my attention {other than statèment that disclosed below.) vthich gives me reasonable cause lo believe that in, any material respect, a￿nting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charilles Act or the accounts do nol accord with the accounting records I have come across no other matters in connection wtth the examination to which attention should be dravm in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please d8lde the words in the brnckets rfthey do not apply. Slgnod: vvil Namo: Relevant profvsslonal quallficationlsl or body Ilf anyl: Address: J Klti-

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE'S, BATH

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

For the year ended 31st December 2021

Note
INCOMING RESOURCES
Incoming resources from donors
2(a)
Other voluntary incoming resources
2(b)
Income from charitable and ancillary trading
2(c)
Income from investments
2(d)
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
RESOURCES USED
Grants
3(a)
Activities directly relating to the work of the church
3(b)
Fund-raising and publicity
3(c)
Church management and administration
3(d)
TOTAL RESOURCES USED
NET INCOMING / (OUTGOING) RESOURCES
GAINS AND LOSSES ON FIXED ASSETS
- realised gain on disposal of Parish House
5(a)
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
BALANCES B/FWD AT 1 JANUARY 2021 (2020)
Release of prior year provision
BALANCES C/FWD AT 31 DECEMBER 2021(2020)		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Endowment
Funds
Funds
Funds
2021
2020
£
£
£
£
£
111,364
-
- 111,364
123,626
-
44,152
- 44,152
46,326
24,396
-
- 24,396
23,457
28
29
- 57
407
135,788
44,181
-
179,969
193,816
455
41,310
-
41,765
43,138
116,178
6,321
-
122,499
162,653
-
385
-
385
15,281
-
-
15,281
15,345
131,914
48,015
-
179,929
221,136
3,874
(3,835)
-
40
27,320
-
-
-
-
-
3,874
(3,835)
-
40
(27,320)
78,861
52,570
1,620
133,051
160,372
-
-
-
82,735
48,735
1,620
133,090
133,052

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE'S, BATH

BALANCE SHEET

At 31st December 2021

2021 2020
Note £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Fixed Assets 5(a) 2,049 2,873
Investment Assets 5(b) - -
TOTAL FIXED ASSETS 2,049 2,873
CURRENT ASSETS
Stock - -
Debtors 7 7,318 7,666
Cash at Bank and In Hand 123,723 122,513
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 131,041 130,179
LIABILITIES FALLING DUE
WITHIN ONE YEAR 8(a) - -
NET CURRENT ASSETS 131,041 130,179
LIABILITIES FALLING DUE AFTER MORE
THAN ONE YEAR 8(b) - -
NET ASSETS 133,090 133,052
FUNDS 6
Unrestricted 82,735 78,861
Restricted 48,735 52,571
Endowment 1,620 1,620
TOTAL FUNDS 133,090 133,052

Signed on behalf of St Luke's

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 2021

1 Accounting Policies

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 together with applicable accounting standards the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities SORP 2005. Freehold Property is included at cost

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 members.

Funds

Endowment funds are funds, the capital of which must be maintained; only income arising from investment of the endowment may be used as a restricted fund in this case.

Restricted Funds represent (a) income from trusts or endowments which may be expended only on those restricted objects provided in the terms of the trust or bequest and (b)donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific object. The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of the year must be carried forward as a balance on that fund. Interest is apportioned to individual funds on an average balance basis.

Unrestricted funds are general funds which can be used for PCC ordinary purposes.

Incoming Resources

Planned giving, collections and donations are recognised when received. Tax refunds are recognised when the incoming resource to which they relate is received. Grants and legacies are accounted for when the PCC is legally entitled to the amounts due. Dividends are accounted for when receivable, interest is accrued. All other income is recognised when it is receivable. All incoming resources are accounted for gross.

The diocesan parish share is accounted for when due. Amounts received specifically for missions are dealt with as restricted funds. All other expenditure is generally recognised when it is incurred and is accounted for gross.

Fixed Assets

Tangible fixed assets

Consecrated and beneficed property is excluded from the accounts by the Charities Act 2011.

In view of the above, the full cost of the renovation project is charged to the relevant restricted fund within income and expenditure account in the period incurred. Likewise all donations and other fund raising income in respect of the project is included in the relevant restricted fund within the income and expenditure account in the year when received.

Moveable church furnishings held by the vicar and churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal are inalienable property, listed in the church’s inventory, which can be inspected (at any reasonable time) . For anything acquired prior to 2000 there is insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the financial statements. Subsequently any individual item costing more than £1000 has been itemised and depreciated in the accounts.

Other fixtures, fittings and office equipment

Equipment used within the church premises is depreciated on a straight line basis over 6 years. Individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £1,000 or less are written off when the asset is acquired.

Investments

Investments are valued at market value at 31 December.

Current assets

Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 December in respect of fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors less provision for amounts that may prove un-collectable. 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 2021

2 INCOMING RESOURCES

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Funds Funds Funds 2021 2020
Note £ £ £ £ £
Planned Giving :
Covenanted & Gift Aid (General) 82,453 - - 82,453 84,058
Income Tax (General) 20,921 - - 20,921 21,379
Non Gift Aid (General) 1,500 - - 1,500 1,785
Collections (General) 422 - - 422 763
Sundry Donations (General) 6,068 - 6,068 15,642
Incoming resources from donors 2(a) 111,364 - - 111,364 123,626
Flower Fund - 75 - 75 -
Youth and Young people income - - - 13
Discretionary fund - 766 - 766 -
Youth worker fund - - - -
Pioneer Ministry /Local Missional Activities - 2,000 - 2,000 4,000
Other Designated Giving 41,311 - 41,311 42,313
Other voluntary incoming resources 2(b) - 44,152 - 44,152 46,326
- -
Coffee Shop Income - - - - 943
Centre Letting Income 20,451 - - 20,451 18,422
Church Letting Income 3,143 - - 3,143 3,528
Fees to Church 802 - - 802 564
- -
- - - - -
Income from charitable and ancillary trading 2(c) 24,396 - - 24,396 23,457
- -
- -
Bank Interest (General) 28 - 28 395
Bank Interest (Disc Fund) - - 1
Bank Interest (Hawken Fund) 1 1 7
Bank Interest (Music Fund) - - - -
Bank Interest ( Harding Legacy) 1 1 4
Bank Interest (Re-ordering Fund) - - -
Bank Interest (Children&FamiliesWorker Fund) - - -
Bank Interest (Flower Fund) - - - - -
Bank Interest (Missional Outreach 27 27 -
&Youth/Community Minsiter)
Income from investments 2(d) 28 29 - 57 407
~~-~~ ~~-~~
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 135,788 44,181 - 179,969 193,816

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE'S, BATH

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

For the year ended 31st December 2021

3 RESOURCES USED

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Funds Funds Funds 2021 2020
Note £ £ £ £ £
Missionary and Charitable Giving :
Overseas Missionary Societies 10,548 - 10,548 11,087
Relief and Development Agencies 10,691 - 10,691 13,638
Home Missions, Other Church Societies 455 20,070 - 20,525 18,414
Grants 3(a) 455 41,310 - 41,765 43,138
Diocesan Parish Share 66,029 - 66,029 79,237
Vicar's Expenses 1,780 - - 1,780 1,698
Curate's Expenses - - -
Readers' Expenses - - - - 27
Visitors' Expenses - - - - -
Church Running Expenses 16,577 - - 16,577 17,169
Church Repairs and Maintenance 1,416 - - 1,416 638
Upkeep of Services - - -
Upkeep of Grounds 71 - - 71 24
Young People's Work 485 - 485 1,113
Chilren and Family Minister - 7,889
Training and Mission - - 728
Centre Running Costs 25,318 - 25,318 25,773
Coffee Shop Costs - - - 333
Hawken Fund - - -
Discretionary fund - - 200
Flowers 91 75 - 166 62
Organist Fees 2,919 - 2,919 2,866
Music Fund - - -
Youth and Community Minister - - 11,491
New Missional activities/Pioneer ministry 6,246 6,246 9,500
Equipment Depreciation 824 - 824 1,158
Sundries 669 - 669 2,719
Activities directly relating to the work of the church 3(b) 116,178 6,321 - 122,499 162,653
St Lukes Herald - - -
Fund-raising and publicity 3(c) - 385 - 385 -
General Administration 2,754 - - 2,754 3,002
Administrator Salary 12,526 - - 12,526 12,343
Church management and administration 3(d) 15,281 - - 15,281 15,345
TOTAL RESOURCES USED 131,914 48,015 - 179,929 221,137

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE'S, BATH

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) For the year ended 31st December 2021

4 STAFF COSTS

Wages and Salaries
Social Security Costs
Pension Costs
STAFF COSTS		 2021
2020
£
£
18,272
31,652
-
429
-
-
18,272
32,081

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.

5(a) Tangible assets

Cost
Additions during 2012 - Sound System
Cost at 1 January 2014
Addtions during 2014
Cost at 31 December 2014
Accumulated depreciation
Depreciation at 1 January 2016
Charge in year
Depreciation at 31 December 2016
Book Value at 31 December 2016
Book Value at 31 December 2017
Additions during 2018
Depreciation at 31 December 2018
Book Value at 31 December 2018
Depreciation at 31 December 2019
Book value at 31 December 2019
Additions during 2020
Depreciation at 31 December 2020
Book value at 31 December 2020
Depreciation at 31 December 2021
Book value at 31 December 2021		 Equipment
£
8,292
8,292
-
8,292
3,316
829
4,145
4,147
3,318
1,530
1,158
3,690
1,158
2,532
1,499
1,158
2,873
824
2,049		 Total
£
8,292
8,292
-
8,292
3,316
829
4,145
4,147
3,318
1,530
1,158
3,690
1158
2532
1499
1158
2873
824
2049

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 2021

6 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Funds Funds Funds 2021 2020
£ £ £ £ £
Fixed Assets (Fabric & Equipment) 2,049 - 2,049 2,873
Fixed Assets (investments) - -
Current Assets (General) 70,686 - 70,686 65,988
Current Assets (Fabric & Equipment) 10,000 10,000 10,000
Current Liabilities (General) - - -
Current Assets (Harding Legacy) 1,055 - 1,055 1,055
Current Assets (Hawken) 33 - 33 32
Current Assets (Discretionary) 784 - 784 18
Current Assets (Music) - - - -
Current Assets (Flower fund) - - - - -
- - - - -
- - - -
Current assets( Missional outreach & Pioneer minister) 46,863 - 46,863 51,466
Current Assets(Youth Worker) - - - - -
Current Assets (Hawken Bequest) - - 1,620 1,620 1,620
FUND BALANCE 82,735 48,735 1,620 133,090 133,052

For detail of restrictions on the Funds see Note 9.

7 DEBTORS
HMRC Gift Aid claim
Deanery costs
8. CREDITORS
8(a) amounts falling due within one year
8(b) amounts falling due after more than one year		 2021
2020
£
£
7,078
7,381
240
285
7,318
7,666
2021
2020
£
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST LUKE’S, BATH

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31 December 2021

9 FUND DETAILS

Endowment funds comprise:

The restricted funds comprise:

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

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Independent Examiner's Certificate for the PCC Accounts Report to the trustees of.. Sr LKKL'S 31 Parochial Church Council On accounts for the year ended: ill73£ Set out on pagey Iremwberlo I￿u￿ethe page Duthrs¢fadditwfial shep_ls Re$pctive responslbllities of trusteeg and The charity's Irustees are responsible for the preparatson of the accounts. The oxamin•r chanty's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charibes Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibiltty to.. examine the accounts under sedion 145 of the Charrties Act, lo follow the procedures laid dovm in the general Dire¢tion$ given by the Charity Commission {under section 14515}{bl of the Charities Act. and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basls of Indepandent My examination was earried out in accordance vrith general Directions given by the gxamin8Vs ststement Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented wth those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audi(, and ¢onsequently no opinion is given as to lthether the a￿ount$ present a 'true and faif view and the report is limf(ed to those matters sel out in the statement telow. Indèpendènt examlnerfs In connection with my examination, no matter has Come to my attention {other than statèment that disclosed below.) vthich gives me reasonable cause lo believe that in, any material respect, a￿nting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charilles Act or the accounts do nol accord with the accounting records I have come across no other matters in connection wtth the examination to which attention should be dravm in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please d8lde the words in the brnckets rfthey do not apply. Slgnod: vvil Namo: Relevant profvsslonal quallficationlsl or body Ilf anyl: Address: J Klti-