**Parish of St Andrew with Holy Trinity Halstead Registered Charity No 1127357 Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020 Incumbent and PCC Chairman Revd Katie de Bourcier** **The Rectory Parsonage Street Halstead Essex. CO9 2LD** ## **Bankers: Barclays Bank PLC** **Independent Examiner:** Mrs Charlotte King Halstead Essex ## **Administra*ve Informa*on** The Parish of St Andrew with Holy Trinity Church is part of The Halstead Area Team Ministry. It is situated in the Deanery of Hinckford and is part of the Diocese of Chelmsford within the Church of England. The correspondence address is The Parish Office, Parsonage Street, Halstead Essex CO9 2LD. Our Parish Administrator is Rachael Haylock. Our Website: www.standrewschurchhalstead.org.uk ________________________________________________________________________________ PCC members who have served from 25th October 2020 unPl the date this report was approved are: Priest-in-Charge: Revd KaPe de Bourcier (Chair) Associate Minister: Revd Rose Braisby Curates: Revd Beverley Vincent (unPl 4th January 2021) and Revd Jo ParroR Churchwardens: Claire Cannon Angela Kerrison Elected members: Tracy BenneR Helena Gee David Hume (Secretary) Rachel Morris Sue Paisley Melanie PoRer Anne-Maree Robertson. (DS) Jen Skingsley Roger Smith Pauline Tilsley Malcolm Willis (Treasurer) Canon Brian Vidler (Vice Chair) (DS) DS- Ex-officio elected to serve on the Deanery Synod from 1[st] December 2020 for three years _______________________________________________________________________________ The PCC note with graPtude the ministries of The Revd Canon David Ainge and The Revd Mary CoRee (both rePred ) in the Parish. **Parish of St Andrew with Holy Trinity Halstead Page of 2 12 PCC Annual Report and Accounts for 2020** ## **Rector’s Introduc*on** 2020 has been a year we could not have anPcipated, and one of the strangest in church, public and private life for many decades, I imagine. Like all churches, at St Andrew’s clergy and lay officers together worked swi]ly and imaginaPvely to adapt to the new environment. With safety coming above all, we carefully adhered to all the rules and guidance given; enjoying being able to worship together in our church buildings in September, October, and part of December, and otherwise embracing other forms of worship from our homes. The benefit of being part of a Team Ministry was more evident than ever, with the ministry team coming together to plan online worship on a Team basis, sharing resources and encouraging church members to worship with those from other parishes. As a result this year has strengthened bonds across the Team, and opened our minds to new possibiliPes for the future. We know that this has been a hard year for so many people, in whatever way they have been affected by the pandemic, and other life events too of course. The caring nature of our church community has come to the fore, with many people offering friendship and support to each other, from a phone call to a card to a small gi] le] at the doorstep. It was notable that when we offered a more structured means of providing pastoral support through small Care and Share groups, there was minimal uptake, which I took as a reassuring sign that people felt well supported already through informal networks. While so many people made a difference to the way we were able to navigate such a turbulent year, I feel I should give a parPcular menPon to the churchwardens (Claire Cannon, Brian Vidler and Angela Kerrison, at different points in the year), to Rae Haylock in the church office, and to Revd Beverley Vincent, who provided parPcular support, leadership, and pracPcal effort to keep the show on (a rather different) road. With I and Jo ParroR both being off sick for part of the year, these and others stepped up to the plate in a remarkable way, and I am so grateful for that. We know that the pandemic has le] us with challenges for the years ahead, but also with new possibiliPes. We have like almost all parishes been hit hard financially, as has our diocese as a whole; our reserves have been drawn on far more than planned, which makes us more vulnerable in future years. The diocese expects that over the next five years there may be a need for further reducPons in sPpendiary clergy. There are many uncertainPes ahead. But we have also learnt how we can adapt and change; we have seen a flourishing of different sorts of ministry, by both lay and ordained people; we have learnt how to offer worship and fellowship online, and how to reach out to our community in new ways; and we have come closer to our sister churches across the team. That learning and growth stands us in good stead, and there will be some good and interesPng conversaPons to come about what church life will look like in the new, post-pandemic, normal. Finally, on a personal note, I want to extend my sincere thanks to all those who have supported and helped me personally during what has been a very difficult year, with extended sick absence and then a very gradual return to work. I am so grateful for the love, forbearance, and support that has been given to me by this and the other parishes. Thank you all. Revd KaPe **Parish of St Andrew with Holy Trinity Halstead Page of 3 12 PCC Annual Report and Accounts for 2020** ## **Parochial Church Council** The PCC held two meePngs at the start of the year and resumed ; / Hu with a further two meePngs online in September and November. Earlier meePngs focussed on rouPne preparaPons for future See OS services and events, superseded of course by the restricPons 7os :| introduced by the pandemic. At our September meePng, held - vie Zoom, we welcomed Revd KaPe back as Chair and re-focused on how our community and church family had managed over the summer months. With an established service paRern in place our November meePng allowed us to plan for Christmas, again unfortunately overtaken by restricPons. Reports from other commiRees have been limited although feedback from the Gateway project provided an excellent example of successful outreach despite the challenging circumstances. ## **The Gateway Project** Our commiRed team of Gateway Project prayer warriors were meePng regularly at the start of 2020 and whilst not in person, they conPnued to pray for the project during lockdown. Prayers centred around the people of Halstead who, with or without a faith may be seeking God and for them to be open to God’s word. As lockdown hit so did some Pme off for our team though God has conPnued to work and we have seen fruits of those prayers appearing. At the end of the summer a group of young Mums known as ‘Wine and Wipes’ started meePng online with Revd Jo and this group conPnues. Revd Jo and Revd Parrot held an online Harvest FesPval for the children and Revd Jo commiRed to a head shave in October in support of St Helena Hospice and the Braintree Food bank chariPes. By the autumn, an advert was placed for a Community Outreach Worker which was filled in December by Rachael Simpson and she and Revd Jo have been acPvely working together since. AcPviPes have included an Advent Bauble Hunt supported by online reflecPons and there have been other online reflecPons including Baby loss Awareness and various Christmas Facebook lives including hilarious Chris-Pngle and Crib events. Through prayer and discernment, the Gateway Project has been led to undertake much background research to ascertain the viability for a pilot takeaway food project. MeePngs have been held with other similar projects, the Food Hygiene Officer and contacts made with Fareshare and the Trussell Trust and other stakeholders who are in support of the project and work is ongoing in readiness for a launch in 2021. **Parish of St Andrew with Holy Trinity Halstead Page of 4 12 PCC Annual Report and Accounts for 2020** ## **Electoral Roll and Church AHendance** At our last annual meePng in October the Electoral Roll stood at 102. Average service aRendance at our main services on a Sunday at the beginning of the year were about 45 per week. During the period September to December when we resumed services in church with social distancing the average tended to be about 40. ## **Hinckford Deanery Synod** Synod met once during 2020, in February at St Giles Church in Great Maplestead. A formal presentaPon was made to the outgoing Area Dean, The Rev Canon Jonathan Lowe, in acknowledgement of a successful term of office. In addiPon to the usual receiving of reports and news, Mr Nick Ellis was appointed as Deanery Buildings Officer and The Rev Gay Ellis to Workplace Chaplaincy, both unpaid. Our current PCC representaPves on the Deanery Synod are Anne-Maree Robertson and myself although we are enPtled to have three. Canon Brian Vidler ## **The Fabric, Goods and Ornaments of the Church** With the church closed for much of the year some deterioraPon of the building may have occurred of which we are not aware due to non-use. (One hopes not.) Being able to open the clerestory windows and to air the church has helped. The lead drainpipe which was stolen from the clerestory in December 2019 has sPll to be replaced. There is an intermiRent leak in the roof above the Holy Trinity Chapel which has been present for some Pme, but we have not at present found the reason for it. There conPnues to be damp in the bell tower probably caused by downpipes not working as they should. The bell frame has been sanded down, the rust removed, and repainted. There are sPll some bees in the chancel at certain Pmes of the year, but not in the numbers to be a problem. The bats have enjoyed the peace inside the church, but it seems that their numbers remain about the same. Church cleaning has conPnued on a regular basis throughout the year. Claire Cannon and Angela Kerrison **Parish of St Andrew with Holy Trinity Halstead Page of 5 12 PCC Annual Report and Accounts for 2020** ## **St. Andrew's with Holy Trinity Guild of Bellringers** ‘Sending the Holy Spirit into the Hearts of all’ A quinquennial inspecPon of the bells revealed that the metal frame needed aRenPon and re-painted due to corrosion in places. This task was completed in May 2020. The need for a good clean-up was required as a lot of dust was created in the ringing room. Simon Carton helped me with this task which was much appreciated. The bell ropes have been re-hung and adjusted, so all we need is to get out of lockdown! The bells have not been rung due to the pandemic, only the tenor and number 6 bell have been tolled to mark commemoraPve events. The Ellacombe Chimes were played for Sunday Service when restricPons were downgraded, and to share with those who prayed for the NHS staff in respect of their endurance; this took place during November around 6 pm each evening. I am concerned about the ringing band though, as we were struggling for numbers before Covid, borrowing ringers from other places to get enough to ring. So please, if anyone who is reading this report and fancies being part of a wonderful service to our church please contact me and make your reservaPon. David Kerrison. 07421 729751 ## **League of Friends of St Andrew’s Church** It has been a very frustraPng year in which we have been unable to run any events to raise money for repairs to the church. We have run Zoom meePngs to keep in touch and to decide if there was any chance of running our scheduled events, and to plan possible alternaPve events. The latest event casualty has been the Annual Halstead Flower FesPval. As the significant funding for this event is very precarious coupled and with the difficulty in planning for flower arrangers, stewards, and volunteers etc., it has been decided not to go ahead with this event, but we are hoping to conPnue this very popular event next year Roger Smith Chair **Parish of St Andrew with Holy Trinity Halstead Page of 6 12 PCC Annual Report and Accounts for 2020** ## **FINANCIAL OVERVIEW (2020)** ## **General Fund.** The Coronavirus pandemic had a major influence on the parish's finances in 2020 with generated receipts down by more than £22,000 when compared with the previous year, and although payments were reduced by more than £7,000 and grants of £12,100 were received, the parish recorded a shormall of £13,000 which had to be met from dwindling historic reserves. The PCC’s General Fund for 2020 show total receipts of £82,659 (£91,821 in 2019) comprising of £53,571 of generated income excluding grants and third party fees (£75,450 in 2019), and £23,100 transferred in or donated from reserve or Trust Funds to help bridge the gap between receipts and payments (£12,338 in 2019). The reducPon in generated income was due largely to receipts from St Andrews Centre being down £9,603, fund raising down £4,262, fees down £2,967 and voluntary receipts generally, down £4,584. Grants of £12,100 were received with the remaining shormall met from V&CW restricted legacy funds. The total day to day costs of running the parish amounted to £84,420 (£91,771 in 2019) with net spend a]er deducPon of third party fees at £80,428 (£87,738) with the largest items being the Parish Share at £48,023 (£46,995) and the costs of running and maintaining SA Centre at £11,682 (£14,236). Overall payments, a]er adjusPng for Diocesan and clergy fees, decreased by £7,310 (- 8%) compared to 2019 with the 2% increase in the Parish Share being offset and more by reduced spending on St Andrews Centre and several other areas. The net result for the year was an excess of payments over receipts on the current account of £1,761 leaving a balance of £3,057 to be carried over into 2021. ## **Fabric Fund (restricted fund)** Receipts for the year totalled £2,640 including a £1,000 donaPon in memory of David Lorkin, a lifelong member of the church and ex churchwarden. The parish also received a welcome grant of £1,350 from the Diocese to cover part of the cost of a church building feasibility study (Mustard Tree Project). The balance held in the Fabric Fund comprises of various legacies and is reserved for building works or special projects. ## **Other comments** It is the PCC’s policy to invest its cash reserves, in excess of those required to maintain a reasonable cash flow, with the CBF of the Church of England. The PCC produces an annual financial budget and with the impact of the pandemic conPnuing into 2021 it is esPmated that there will be a gap between generated receipts and payments of some £16,000. Recovering from this situaPon and serng a financial plan for the next 5 years must be a key focus for the PCC and the parish during the coming year. Malcolm R R Willis Parish Treasurer **Parish of St Andrew with Holy Trinity Halstead Page of 7 12 PCC Annual Report and Accounts for 2020** ## **Independent Examiner’s report to the PCC of St Andrew with Holy Trinity Halstead** I report on the accounts of the St Andrew Halstead PCC for the year ended 31 December 2020 and which are set out on the aRached pages. ## **Respec*ve responsibili*es of the PCC and the examiner** The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under secPon 144(2) of the ChariPes Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an Independent ExaminaPon is needed. It is my responsibility to: - examine the accounts under secPon 145 of the 2011 Act - follow the procedures laid down in the General DirecPons given by the Charity Commissioners secPon 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and - state whether parPcular maRers have come to my aRenPon ## **Basis of Independent Examiners Statement** My examinaPon was carried out in accordance with the General DirecPons given by the Charity Commission. An examinaPon includes a review of the accounPng records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts with those records. It also includes consideraPon of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanaPons from the management commiRee concerning any such maRers. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in a full audit, and consequently I do not express an opinion on the accounts. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** In connecPon with my examinaPon, no maRer has come to my aRenPon: - (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: - to keep accounPng records in accordance with s 130 of the 2011 Act; or - to prepare accounts, which accord with these accounPng records have not been met; or (2)to which, in my opinion, aRenPon should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. (Signed) CharloRe King Independent Examiner February 2021 **Parish of St Andrew with Holy Trinity Halstead Page of 8 12 PCC Annual Report and Accounts for 2020** ## **Parish of St Andrew with Holy Trinity Halstead Financial Statement for the year ended 31st December 2020** ## **General Fund (Unrestricted) Current Account - Receipts and Payments** |**Receipts**
**Voluntary receipts - regular giving**
Planned Giving
Income tax recovered
Gift Aid envelopes
Collections from normal services
**Other voluntary receipts**
Donations
Collections from other services
Restricted collections (note 7)
**Receipts from activities for generating funds**
Fund raising gross (see schedule 1 for 'net' detail)
**Receipts from Church activities**
St Andrews Centre receipts
Clergy fees
Diocesan fees
PCC fees
Energy fees
Parish Magazine - sales and adverts
Other receipts
**Receipts from investments**
Income from Richmond Trust Investments
**Grants and transfers**
Grant from V&CW Restricted Funds
Grant from Sant Trust
Grant from BDC
Transfers of bequests from Fabric Fund
**Total receipts**
**Payments**
**Church Activities**
Parish Share
St Andrews Centre (see schedule 2)
Parish administration
Church insurance
Professional fees
Clergy fees
Utilities/rates
Diocesan fees
Maintenance of buildings/equipment
Clergy expenses
Fund raising costs (see schedule 1 for 'net' detail)
Christian Education and outreach
Cost of services
Music and choral
Charitable and other donations
One time and other costs
**Total payments**
**Excess of Receipts over Payments**
**PCC Current account at 1st January**
**PCC Current account at 31st December**|**2020**
£
30653
7823
1519
660|**2020**

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40655



1157
1490







13340
917



25100
0
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-1761
4818
3057|**2019**
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29087
8497
2031
3549|**2019**

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5752







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804



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58
44||1367
628
1237|| ||7806
2381
1607
829
320
294
103||17409
1285
2748
3396
720
791
182|| ||13000
10100
2000||10000
2000
0|| ||48023
11682
6041
4656
4070
2385
1835
1607
1344
1237
430
379
284
277
115
55||46955
14236
5967
4528
4130
1285
3217
2748
2830
1861
465
220
812
500
1591
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4768
4818| (v2 3/3/21) **Parish of St Andrew with Holy Trinity Halstead Page of 9 12 PCC Annual Report and Accounts for 2020** ## **Parish of St Andrew with Holy Trinity Halstead Financial Statement for the year ended 31st December 2020** |**PCC General Fund Deposit Account - Unrestricted Fund**
**Receipts**
Interest from CBF Deposit Fund
**Payments**
**Excess of Receipts over Payments**
CBF Deposit account at 1st January
CBF Deposit account at 31st December
**Fabric Fund Receipts and Payments Account - Restricted Fund**
**Receipts**
Grant from CDBF for feasibility study
Donation in memory of David Lorkin
Interest from CBF Deposit Fund
Grants from Friends of St Andrews (Clerestorey Repairs)
Grants from Friends of St Andrews (Tower downpipe repairs)
Barclays Bank credits
**Payments**
Refurbishment of bell frame
Sound system upgrade
Feasibility study
Car park signage
Bank charges
Clerestorey repairs
Repairs to the church tower downpipe
Tx of bequest to purchase projector
**Excess of Receipts over Payments**
Barclays Current a/c at 1st January
CBF Deposit account at 1st January
Current and Deposit accounts at 1st January
Barclays Current a/c at 31st December
CBF Deposit account at 31st December
Current and Deposit accounts at 31st December|£
1350
1000
290
0
0
0|**2020**
£
10
0
10
2417
2427
**2020**

£






2640








10668
-8028


74453


66425|£
1650
0
502
13543
1080
14|**2019**
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18
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18
2399| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||2417| |||||**2019**

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5027
11761

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1440
1400
372
56
0
0
0||0
0
1650
0
76
1883
1080
338|| ||1536
72917
718
65707||2276
60415
1536
72917|| |||||62691| |||||| |||||74453| |**John Hill Organ/Music Fund - Receipts and Payments Account - Restricted Fund**
**2020**
£
**Receipts**
Interest from CBF Deposit Fund
39
**Payments**
0
**Excess of Receipts over Payments**
39
CBF Deposit account at 1st January
9281
CBF Deposit account at 31st December
9320|**2019**
£
70
0
70
9211| |---|---| ||9281| (v2 3/3/21) **Parish of St Andrew with Holy Trinity Halstead Page 10 of 12 PCC Annual Report and Accounts for 2020** ## **Parish of St Andrew with Holy Trinity Halstead Financial Statement for the year ended 31st December 2020** ## **Registered Charity No 1127357** ## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31st December 2020** |**Cash funds**
PCC Current account - unresticted
PCC Deposit Fund at CBF - unrestricted
PCC Fabric Fund current account - restricted
PCC Fabric Fund at CBF - restricted
John Hill Fund - restricted
Total bank current and deposit accounts
**Investment assets**
p/share
3646 CBF FIS Fund Income Shares
1010.25 CBF Investment Fund Income Shares
2048.73
305.44 CBF Investment Fund Income Shares
2048.73|**2020**
£
3057
2427
718
65707
9320
81229
0
20697
6258
26955|**2019**
£
4819
2417
1536
72917
9281
90969
5974
19366
0| |---|---|---| |||25340| These investments represent the Ernest Richmond Trust Fund - the use of income is unrestricted (The valuation is based on mid market value at year end) **Notes** - 1 The financial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 using the Receipts & Payments basis. - 2 The following assets are recognised but not valued in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities: Moveable church furnishings held by the church wardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal. - 3 The expenses paid to clergy may include a small immaterial proportion, which relates to their function as PCC members. No expenses were paid to other PCC members. - 4 The 'Friends of St Andrews' is an independent registered charity (no 1019270) which raises funds to assist the parish in maintaining the fabric of St Andrews Church. - 5 The Vicar and Churchwardens are Trustees of the Sant Residuary Trust Fund which is registered with the Charity Commissioners (no 269570) and provides grants to further the teaching of the church, and to relieve poverty, in the parish. - 6 The figures in these statements have been rounded to the nearest pound. - 7 The sum recorded under "Restricted collections" relates to receipts for specific objects or charities and hence is classified as restricted income. This was small in 2020 due to COVID and hence a small amount has been held over for payment in 2021. - 8 The Richmond CBF FIS income Shares were sold in 2020 and replaced with an equivalent value of CBF Investment Fund Income Shares. - 9 The PCC's receipts in 2020 were significantly impacted by the Coronaviris pandemic. **Approved by the PCC 9th March 2021 and signed on their behalf by Revd Katie de Bourcier (PCC Chairman) and Malcolm Willis (PCC Treasurer)** (v2 3/3/21) **Parish of St Andrew with Holy Trinity Halstead Page 11 of 12 PCC Annual Report and Accounts for 2020** ## **Schedules 2020** ## **Schedule 1 - Fund raising -' net' amounts** |**Schedule 1- Fund raising-' net' amounts**|| |---|---| |Proceeds from coffee sales after services
Sale of Easter handicraftes (LM)
Sale of jams and marmalades (JA)
Donation in lieu of fund raising
Easy Fund Raising
Other
**Total**
Add 100 Club (net)
Add Coffee mornings
**Total Fund Raising (net)**|**£**
154
120
108
100
93
10
**585**
278
197| ||**1060**| ## **Schedule 2 - St Andrews Centre** ## **Receipts** |**Receipts**
General receipts
**Donations**
Grant from Provident for cooker
Edward Bear
Guides
Rainbows
**Totals**|**Payments**
**£**
6526
Centre caretaker
Boiler repairs & maintenance
British Gas
EIG - Insurance
614
Opus - Electricity
246
AWA - Rates
210
Maintenance of facility/services
210
PRS/PPL Licences
Hull - Window cleaning
Service materials
CDBF - Car park rent
COVID related costs
Anglia Fire - safety system servicing
Admin costs
KRP - fire equip maint
**Capital projects:**
Replacement of oven
Fitting of PIR sensors
**7806**|**£**
2277
2206
1372
1164
798
527
440
397
312
304
290
194
162
166
156
699
218| |---|---|---| |||**11682**| Excess of payments over receipts for St Andrews Centre was £ **3876** (v2 3/3/21) **Parish of St Andrew with Holy Trinity Halstead Page 12 of 12 PCC Annual Report and Accounts for 2020**