REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1127847
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
FOR
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF EAST HAM
TEAM MINISTRY
Brindley Millen Ltd Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors 167 Turners Hill Cheshunt Hertfordshire EN8 9BH
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF EAST HAM TEAM MINISTRY
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the Year Ended 31 December 2020
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| Report of the Trustees | 1 to 13 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors | 14 to 15 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 16 |
| Balance Sheet | 17 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 18 to 29 |
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities | 30 to 31 |
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF EAST HAM TEAM MINISTRY
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 31 December 2020
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2020. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
There are 3 active churches in the Parish:
St Bartholomew's Church and Centre, 292b Barking Road, London E6 3BA
St Edmund, Forest Gate, 464 Katherine Road, London E7 8NP
St Mary Magdalene 1 Norman Road London E6 6HN
The Church is also responsible for the building at:
St Albans Church and Christian Centre, 157a Wakefield Street London E6 1LG. This was leased on a long-term basis to the Pre-School Learning Alliance until the 1st August 2018. It has been empty since then, with the knowledge and support of our insurers and a prospective tenant was in the process of moving in at the end of 2020.
The Parish of Holy Trinity East Ham is part of the Diocese of Chelmsford in the Church of England. The correspondence address is: The Parish Office, St Bartholomew's Church and Centre, 292b Barking Road London E6 3BA.
Website: http://easthamparish.org.uk
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Aims and Purposes
The Parochial Church Council (PCC) of Holy Trinity, East Ham has the responsibility of co-operating with the Team Rector, the Reverend Dr Sue Lucas, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.
The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of the various buildings in the Parish: the Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene, Norman Road, St Bartholomew's Church and Centre, Barking Road, St Edmund, Forest Gate, Katherine Road. It in addition holds some responsibilities as freeholder for St Alban's 157a Wakefield Street London E6 1LG and for Fellowship House within the St Bartholomew's site.
Objectives and Activities
The general functions of PCCs are stated within section 2 of the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956.
The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at the Churches in the Parish and to become part of this community of faith. The PCC maintains an overview of worship in the Parish and discusses how our services can involve the many groups that live within our parish.
Our worship puts faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music, sacrament and a wide variety of service to the whole community.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 31 December 2020
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Public benefit
When planning the activities for the year, the Team Rector, Ministry Team and PCC have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit, and in particular, the specific guidance for charities for the advancement of religion. In particular, we try to enable people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through:
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Worship and Prayer; regular public worship that is open to all, and the provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation.
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Enabling people to learn about the Gospel and develop their knowledge of, and trust in, God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit through sermons, courses and small groups.
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Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish and for members of the congregations, including offering the sacraments of baptism and confirmation, conducting weddings and funerals and visiting the sick, housebound and bereaved.
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o Mission and outreach work.
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Taking of religious assemblies in schools.
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Evangelistic activities, through the staging of events and meetings and the distribution of literature.
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Promoting the whole mission of the Church through provision of activities that meet the needs of the whole community.
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o Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.
To facilitate this, it is important that we maintain the fabric of the various buildings around the parish.
In 2020 we:
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Like many churches, needed to put in place means of offering worship and pastoral care in the context of restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in particular:
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St Bart's and St Edmunds offered the Eucharist via Facebook livestreaming.
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St Mary Magdalene broadcast services on YouTube and set up a WhatsApp Group that allowed people to keep in touch and worship 'together', with different voices contributing remotely.
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St Mary's clergy walked around the parish doing 'end of garden path' pastoral visiting.
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St Bart's clergy regularly rang round the congregation to offer support, pastoral care and conversation.
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We regularly sent out mailshots to all on the electoral roll and others, including prayer resources, devotional material, a pastoral letter from the clergy and news of what's happening.
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We updated the website and social media as things unfolded.
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We regularly uploaded the parish newsletter onto the website while the churches were closed to the public.
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We also posted out hard copies of the newsletter to those we know have no digital access.
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Totally remodelled our website so it is simpler, easier to use and maintain, more modern in appearance and easy to keep updated.
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o Continued to pray for the church, the world and our neighbours in the Daily Office, and regularly to celebrate the Sacraments.
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As and when regulations allowed it, and strictly within guidance, we visited the sick and housebound, including, in extremis, home communion and anointing.
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The regular service of Holy Communion in the community room of a block of sheltered accommodation in the Parish had to be suspended because of COVID restrictions for the time being.
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We hosted several local primary schools at St Mary's for a tour of our historic Church, at St Bart's for 'Experience Church' and 'Experience Easter', before restrictions were introduced and we looked into developing materials to use with schools virtually
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o Despite restrictions, we continued a conversation with the other churches in East Ham about more collaborative working in a Mission and Ministry Unit in the light of the national funding formula for supporting ministry is changing. This was somewhat curtailed to what was originally envisaged but the clergy have continued to meet as an MMU Chapter and lay representatives have been elected to the MMU council, but this is now unlikely to meet until after the 2021 APCMs of all the churches.
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We have applied, alongside other parishes, to use 2 Norman Road to house and support a refugee family under the Home Office Resettlement Scheme, supported by the Diocese in the Refugee Welcome Newham Project.
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Ran a Lent Course on based around the General Thanksgiving and General Confession.
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Continued to support our community and other faith groups both by our own activities and by offering the hospitality of our buildings to other organisations that promote the work of the Kingdom of God.
More detailed description of some of these activities follows later in this report.
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OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Volunteers
We should like to thank all those who work so hard to make our Parish the lively and vibrant community that it is.
In particular, we want to mention the Churchwardens and Treasurers in all the Churches, the Parish Wardens and Treasurer, all the members of the PCC and DCCs, the ministry team, the altar servers, choir members, organists, Sunday School teachers, and the huge number of people who have given so generously of time, talents and resources to enable this Parish to go on being God's holy, catholic and apostolic church in this place, to be God's people in God's mission, and to care for our buildings.
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Charitable activities
Church Attendance
The average weekly attendance counted during October 2020 was: St Bartholomew: 21 St Edmund: 6 St Mary Magdalene: 30
Electoral Roll
2021 is a not a new Electoral Roll year. The Electoral Roll as revised for the Annual Meeting 2021 is as follows:
St Bartholomew: Resident: 16 Non-resident:22 Total = 38
St Edmund: Resident: 8 Non-resident 13 Total = 21
St Mary Magdalene: Resident: 25 Non-resident 38 Total = 63
This makes a total of 122 for the parish, of whom 49 are resident and 73 are non-resident
Pastoral Care
Pastoral care, by definition, had to be different in 2020 to comply with COVID-19 regulations. Baptisms were suspended during the three total lockdowns in 2020. Weddings and funerals could continue with some restrictions.
There was 1 baptism in 2020.
There were 2 weddings in the Parish in 2020.
2 funerals were held in Church, and 20 were taken by the clergy on behalf of the Parish at crematoria, cemeteries, or a simple committal.
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ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Church Fabric & Buildings
St Bartholomew:
A quinquennial inspection was carried out on 04.04.2019 and identified the following priorities:
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There were no 'priority 1' (urgent) items
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- Priority 2: essential (within 2 years) items: - Provide current electrical test certificate
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- Priority 3: important (within 3 years) items: - Add fire extinguisher and fire alarm test certificates to the log book - Remove large blackout blind that has become detached and ensure electrical supply is disconnected - Replace door bar where café pantry floor is lifting - Replace various ceiling tiles in church and café area where they are missing or damaged (some damaged ones could be painted with acoustically porous paint)
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Fix loose plaster in minor areas of cracking on North wall of church and in flower store
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- Priority 4: Desirable (consider doing during the quinquennium) - he 'Flashband' flashings that replaced stolen lead are expected to have a life of at least 5 more years as they are. We should consider replacing them depending on the decision to redevelop the site or not.
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All of these are in hand. In addition, the following works were carried out in 2020: - New tap in café - January - Expansion tank for heating system and boiler service - January - New lock on Cecilia Room - January - Radar lock for disabled toilets - January
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Replacement blind for hall kitchen - January
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- New alarm system for disabled toilets - MarchJuly - Supply and fit new handrails outside of Cecilia Room/Sacristy - March - New locks for kitchen and store room - July - Repair to block paving at the top of Navarre Road - August
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Cleaning gutters and drains - December
St Edmund
The work on the outside of the building highlighted in the 2016 Quinquennial was all completed by the end of 2019. There have been two repairs to the roof during the winter and some missing pigeon spikes have been replaced, apart from general maintenance the building has remained in good order.
St Mary Magdalene:
This year was unlike any year in living memory because of the coronavirus. Despite this, we still managed to do some work on the church fabric. We used the opportunity to bring forward the work on the Church organ which was taken away to Harrison and Harrison for four months from June 2020. The wall behind the organ was also repaired along with the electrics. While the organ was away we placed a time capsule behind the organ for future generations to discover. The organ is now working well and the works have made a huge improvement to the sound.
St Mary's Church Hall:
The hall floor has been repolished twice during the year. The gutters had to be cleared and some work carried out on them. Some adjustments had to be made to the self-closing taps and the sensor in the men's toilet. A new smoke alarm was fitted in the kitchen Repairs were carried out to the outside wall. The lockdown was the opportunity to sort out the rubbish that had accumulated over the years, 14 big dustbins of it. Now the parish room and store cupboard are much more accessible. We also cleared the weeds from around the hall.
The nursery had to close down for part of the year because of the restrictions but is now up and running again.
St Alban's Christian Centre
The following work was undertaken in 2020:
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Refilling heating system and two new radiators, toilet and taps - January
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New radiator covers fitted - March
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Cleaning and washing of all gutters and drains - October
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Repair to hall ceiling following leak from roof light - October
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Supply and fit new Baxi boiler, renew internal boxed in vent pipe and new radiator valves - November
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ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Vicarages
Both vicarages in the parish and 2 Norman Road received their quinquennial inspections in 2020, and significant works carried out as a result.
Fellowship House
As Fellowship House is not a Church or Vicarage, it is not eligible for a Quinquennial report. However, a Condition Survey was commissioned and presented in 2016 by Ian Simpson MBA CBIFM, at that time Heritage Support Officer in the Diocese of Liverpool.
The Report identified the following works at Priority 1 (urgent):
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Repair overflowing water pipe from Genesis unit above Nursery Fire Exit.
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Refix soil stack to wall at low level using appropriate sized bracket. Non-ferrous fixings to be used; drill holes in the mortar joints rather than the bricks.
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Take down and replace rotten timbers to modern extension roof; replace felt covering; paint all exposed timbers with primer, undercoat and two good coats of gloss; repair and redress flashings.
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Remove ivy growth from the walls where identified in the Report. The correct procedure is to cut the ivy as close to the ground as possible, then leave it to die and dry out before attempting to physically remove it from the brickwork.
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Commission a UKAS-Accredited Asbestos Surveyor to carry out a Management Survey covering all public areas including communal areas within the residential accommodation.
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Check all secondary glazing in the Role Play Room for security and safety, and reaffix as required.
The following works were undertaken in 2020:
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Repair hinges on window shutter - January
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Remove two dead trees and grind stump - October
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Gutters and drains cleared - December
Report on the Work of the Newham Deanery Synod
There were 4 meetings planned for the Deanery Synod (11th February, 17th June, 17th September and 10th November) in 2020, however, because of the pandemic, the June and September meetings did not take place. The 11th February meeting was the last meeting to take place in person. 2020 was Deanery Synod election year, so the 10th November meeting was the first meeting of the new Synod Triennium, and took place by Zoom.
The meeting on 11th FEBRUARY 2021 (at St Saviour Forest Gate) saw a presentation on the new curriculum for sex and relationships education and how the planning for this national statutory change plays out in the context of Newham. The speakers were Claire Clinton, who advises on RE and Jo Sell who is an Honorary Research Associate at UCL Institute of Education and a Relationship and Sex Education Adviser and Teacher Trainer who are leading the consultation process in Newham. Their work so far has included:
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Running consultations, responding to questions, training, and briefings with an extensive list of people, many with a personal stake in the subject/s.
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Developing relevant documentation, some of which are at consultation stage, such as the Primary School and Secondary School model RSHE policy documents and the Myth Busting Sheet, which was circulated at the meeting.
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Training programmes are being developed, for example, for school nurses.
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Some analysis has been carried out to see what the response has been so far.
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This is timely and ground-breaking work for the benefit of all children and young people, especially given the Newham demography and the learning from experiences in other parts of the UK. A good start has been made with much more work to do.
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Synod members - a mixed representative group - are a valued sounding board in this process.
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To find out more, raise questions and discover ways to help, Synod members were invited to contact Claire and Jo whose details were given out.
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ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
The meeting on 10th NOVEMBER was the first meeting of the new triennium and was held by Zoom. Revd Merrin Playle, Assistant Area Dean, introduced the Deanery church by church in pictures. Revd Sue Lucas, Assistant Area Dean provided an introduction to Synodical governance. Revd Canon Dave Chesney, Area Dean, and Canon Shirley Biro, Lay Chair, introduced significant issues for the deanery, in particular:
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Canon Shirley Biro outlined the history of the Diocesan initiative 'Transforming Presence' and 'Reimagining Ministry'. This encouraged lay and clergy of all parishes to work together in mission and ministry and form groups with a working title of 'Mission and Ministry Units'. Newham has lagged behind with these formations and currently conversations between parishes are still in progress but there have been none commissioned so far.
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Revd Canon Dave Chesney then outlined the current situation. Due to the declining number of people coming forward for ordination and the end of the Darlow formula for supporting parish share, a strategic paper in 2015 aimed to reduce the number of stipendiary incumbents in the Diocese by 2025. The reduction in income because of the pandemic makes this rather more urgent now, although the exact implications for Newham are not yet clear. In any case, Archdeacon Elwin will be leading on conversations with Parishes.
Development of Opportunities for prayer, reflection and faith sharing
St Bartholomew's:
The pattern of worship on Sundays is based around the Eucharist. The October count for our main Sunday service was considerably down this year because of COVID 19 restrictions, but when live worship was allowed, numbers though lower were relatively stable. We began live-streaming Sunday and Thursday services initially from the Rectory and then when possible from the Church, and in fact, our online following has grown, the Sunday services sometimes getting over 100 'views.' The Sunday Eucharist follows the lectionary readings, and preaching is generally on the Gospel of the day and explicitly related to features of contemporary life.
We have also run two Bible Studies on Zoom, one on the Psalms of Ascent and one on the Book of Ruth. These were faithfully attended and were a good opportunity to delve more deeply into the faith.
We have developed a rhythm of morning prayer on Zoom from Sundays- Thursdays. This has been faithfully attended by people from across and beyond the parish and has given a number of lay people opportunities to lead worship.
Our Patronal in September was a joyous occasion for the whole parish, and we were able to hold it in person. The preacher was Revd Canon Paul Nener, now retired but formerly Vicar of St John, Tuebrook in the Diocese of Liverpool.
We enjoy good relationships with local schools, and in 2020, we again hosted the Experience Easter event for Nelson School just before the first lockdown.
St Edmund's:
During the course of the year the Sunday Eucharist has been streamed via Facebook and You Tube. At various points during the year when St Edmund's was open for public worship only nine people could be accommodated but it was only on one occasion that this number was reached. We have appreciated the prayer resources that have been sent and helped us to feel connected to the parish.
We were very sorry to say goodbye to The United Pentecostal Church of Europe who have now found more suitable accommodation. We wish them well and they will be much missed for their enthusiasm and skill at changing light bulbs.
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ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
St Mary Magdalene:
During the many months of lockdown , we created a YouTube Channel, St Mary Magdalene, East Ham. This has been a great success with our weekly services and other bits and pieces put up on the channel. Our most popular video so far has been the eucharist of Candlemass which has attracted over 330 viewings.
We also opened up the church as soon as we were legally able to do so as some people cannot access the internet and therefore this has been a lifeline to them. We thank all the clergy who have enabled this to happen during this difficult time.
To be able to keep in touch with the congregation during the pandemic the clergy tried to visit every member of the congregation and also create a WhatsApp group. There are parts of this electronic medium that we hope will continue into the future.
Parish
COVID restrictions this year have set a limit on the number of joint services. However, we were able to celebrate Trinity Sunday and St Mary Magdalene by holding joint services on YouTube, with different contributions coming from different geographical locations. We were able to keep St Bart's patronal in person at the beginning of September between the lock-downs. Revd Marco Lopes was ordained priest at a socially distanced, limited numbers service at St John, Stratford on Saturday 26th September, and others were able to join us on YouTube. Fr Marco's celebrated mass for the first time on 27th September in a joint parish Eucharist at St Bart's, and the preacher was Revd Canon Pat Mossop.
Planning and Development of Fundraising Activities
St Bartholomew's:
We were able to hold the by-now customary Burns Night in January, to which many people gave generously in many ways. Money from the Burns Night went to homelessness charities. No further fundraising events were possible, although the Rector offered her book, published this year by Canterbury Press, for sale in aid of general parish funds.
St Edmund's:
The usual opportunities for fundraising were unable to take place this year because of the restrictions in place because of the pandemic.
St Mary's:
Sadly, many of the social and fundraising activities that usually take place at St Mary's had to be cancelled during this year because of the pandemic. We did however, do a remotely run Christmas Raffle.
Exploration of Eucharistic and Social Life in ways which lead to growth opportunities
Parish:
Despite, and even because of, the restrictions of the pandemic, we have continued to reflect prayerfully on our various activities. This included the compilation of a parish 'Lock-Down Scrap Book,' containing photographs and reflections from across the parish about our personal and collective experience of lock-down - the beginnings of a theological reflection on a very strange time.
We continue to reflect on ways as a parish we can grow in faith and in numbers.
St Bartholomew's:
We continue to serve God and our community both through our own activities and by the hospitality we offer to other organisations.
The café has, of course, been important in our outreach to the community, however, for much of the time from March - December, it had to close due to COVID restrictions. This forced us to rethink how we do hospitality and mission. So, when the café was able to open for a few weeks in September, a much simpler food offer and shorter hours still allowed us to welcome people into the space and to provide much needed social contact. When community centres could open but hospitality could not, we were able to allow various groups - Knit and Natter, Scrabble etc to meet and have access to tea and coffee. We have begun to form a relationship with the local WI who hosted a couple of coffee mornings during this time and are keen to build on this as restrictions lift.
In addition, at St Bart's, we offer hospitality, either through long term leases or short term room hire for particular events, to many other organizations that promote the values of the Kingdom of Heaven. In particular, we continue to have the St Bart's Surgery on our site, so that healthcare needs for the local community are provided here. The Surgery of course remained open throughout the pandemic and also provided the parish with much-needed stable income.
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ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
The Learning Circle, a sessional day nursery, was closed at the beginning of lock down but began to open in early June and has continued to run ever since.
In the Summer, we were able to offer space to the Newham Academy of Music for two music summer schools, one with very young children and one with slightly older children.
Community Counselling were using our rooms on weekdays and evenings, but BACP Guidelines have meant they have moved their offer online for the time being. We are in touch with them, and the hope on both sides is that they will again begin to use our facilities when restrictions lift. The situation is the same with Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings and a MIND Bereavement Group, and all the uniformed organizations that are represented at St Bart's, Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, Beavers Cubs, Scouts and Explorers. As and when restrictions lift, we hope to be able to welcome most of these back. As we approached the end of the year,
Together 2012, a disability arts charity that moved into building late in 2019 unfortunately had to take the very difficult decision to move out; given the nature of their client group, face-to-face work proved impossible, and is likely to be for the foreseeable future. We hope, however, that in the fullness of time, there might be new possibilities for working together. We are actively seeking tenants for the Cecilia Room they vacated.
St Edmund's:
The Monega Association meetings have not been able to take place this year because of the restrictions in place because of the pandemic.
St Mary's
The Nature Reserve around the church in 2020 was not managed particularly well by the London Borough of Newham despite numerous meetings and emails. There was a particular increase in drug use and homeless people using the reserve. In early 2021 there was a new management team appointed and this has already delivered real improvements in the state of nature reserve. We hope this will lead to a much improved environment and use of the reserve.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Financial position
The PCC, as Trustees of the charity, have acted responsibly in managing the charity's financial affairs.
Parish:
Giving (especially loose-plate collections) was down to £25K (from £33K in 2019) probably because of the pandemic. Parish Share, Ministers' and organist's expenses totalled £75K giving the expected deficit of £47K.
This is made up by levies on the other cost centres. St. Mary's contributed £5K, St. Edmunds £2.5K, Fellowship House £17K and Bart's Centre £21K.
The Parish as a whole received about £40K in dividends but £30K was into the restricted Millennium Fund.
The value of the Parish's investments increased by about £87K, again mainly through the Millennium Fund.
The overall value of all the Parish's assets increased by £5K.
St Bartholomew's:
Owing to the Covid-19 lockdown income was down by about 30%. Expenditure was down as well, however, as staff salary costs were substantially met by the Government's furlough scheme. So the Centre ended the year with a surplus.
St Edmund's:
Due to the loss of regular lettings the only income since March has been a small amount from the Pre-School. We are now being supported partly by the Parish and partly using some of our reserves. It has become evident that St Edmund's in its current form is no longer viable and we need to be open to new opportunities. We are thankful for those who have continued to give regularly via the envelope scheme.
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St Mary's:
St Mary's Hall
INCOME
The account is showing a deficit because of the circumstances which have prevailed since March. The Nursery used the building until the first lockdown, came back briefly for a couple of months but went away again when one of their staff tested positive for the coronavirus and stayed out for the rest of the year. One Sunday group has not returned since March, and the other group have used the building only when allowed.
EXPENDITURE
The expenditure was slightly more than the previous year. Although cleaning and general maintenance costs were lower, despite the empty building, certain work to the fabric had still to be carried out well as regular pest control, insurance etc. Heating charges included the bill for last quarter of 2019, and electricity and water direct debits were increased based on previous year's usage. Owing to the difficulty in communicating with EDF and Castle Water during the lockdowns we continued to pay but are likely to receive refunds during 2020. We were asked to contribute £5,000 this year to the PCC account towards parish share.
St Mary's General Purposes Account:
Income for the year shows a small deficit as we decided to honour our charity commitments. The money from the Winter Fair (raised for Sunday school expenditure) is still in the account for safe-keeping. The usual donations to Mildmay, and USPG were made, and also a donation for the St.Saviour's Priory as we were unable to attend our annual Quiet day.
St Mary's Millennium Fund:
This is a Restricted Fund, and as usual there has been little movement in or out of the Millennium Fund this year. The main item of expenditure this year has been the works detailed in the Fabric Report for St Mary's above.
Fellowship House:
FH generates a considerable income for the Parish, £25,000 in rent (plus service charges and re-charges).
FHCC remained in session throughout the pandemic, so income was stable at £30K and expenditure was £5K giving a surplus of about £25K .
St Alban's:
The Pre School Learning Alliance, the long term tenant of St Albans, left us during 2018. We have secured a commitment from a new tenant, but expenditure was necessary as we continue to bring the building back to a useable condition prior to the new tenant, a nursery, taking possession.
Reserves policy
It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds (if possible) that equates to at least two months' unrestricted payments to cover emergency situations that may arise from time to time.
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FUTURE PLANS
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We will continually update our policies and practices in line with Diocesan guidance and with best practice nationally.
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o In 2018, we introduced the Parish Giving Scheme, an independently run way of giving by direct debit which mitigates static giving and collects gift aid at source. We have initially introduced it in a modest way (with those who already give by standing order) and we have extended it modestly which has been helpful as cash giving has reduced during the pandemic.
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A wider stewardship campaign is planned but more pressing is discovering our 'new normal' after COVID-19.
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Conversations about the best use of our buildings for mission, including the possibility of redevelopment on the St Bart's site, are ongoing.
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We are holding an ongoing conversation about our vision for the Parish and our calling as God's people in East Ham. This has now emerged as a concrete proposal to form the East Ham MMU alongside St Paul, East Ham, St George, East Ham and St Martin, Plaistow. The clergy continued to meet as an MMU Chapter towards the end of the year. An open, externally facilitated meeting was held in January 2020. As a result of this, MMU representatives were elected to an embryonic MMU Council at the APCMs. As many of these did not take place till September, the first meeting of the MMU Council will now take place after the 2021 APCMs. The MMU chapters have been a somewhat difficult process because the formation of MMUs across the Diocese is now being linked to the need to offer effective ministry in the light of reduction in the number of stipendiary incumbents. However, by the grace of God, we hope we will work through these difficult issues to find something richer, deeper, more collaborative and full of the generosity of the Kingdom of God.
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Towards the end of 2020, Revd Marco Lopes was invited to bid for funding from the Church Commissioners Strategic Development Fund to extend work with Spanish and Portuguese speakers. This was very last minute as the invitation arose as the result of another church having to drop out of the bid which is Newham-wide. The fund gives £700K over 5 years, including Fr Marco's stipend. The projected use of the money also includes a plan to secure the future of St Edmund's, both its building and its present congregation, alongside an intentional religious community and a newly planted Spanish or Portuguese congregation. It is a source of regret that the bid went in without consultation in the parish, but with only a week to pull it together, this was necessary. Conversations with St Edmund's will begin in 2021 as to whether they indeed wish to take advantage of this opportunity.
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We are running a Lent Course in 2021, starting on Zoom and YouTube, reflecting on themes in Samuel Wells' book, A Cross in the Heart of God: Reflections on the Cross of Jesus.
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We hope that towards the end of 2021 and into 2022, our usual round of activities, parish outing, pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham and Quiet Day will be able to resume.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity.
Risk management
Risk can be defined as 'the threat that an event or action will adversely affect an organization's ability to achieve its objectives and execute its strategies'. The risks may be categorized as follows:
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Financial risk - the most common category of risk and many non-financial risks can be measured in terms of financial impact. The PCC approved a set of Internal Financial Procedures to manage financial risk and will review these in the coming year and regularly thereafter.
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Reputational risk - can have an impact if unwelcome publicity hinders the mission of the church. Regular media releases are issued to local newspapers and the Diocesan Bulletin, alongside the internal communications such as the website and weekly newsletter.
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Statutory and legal requirements - such as health and safety, employment law, Charities Act and child protection. The PCC has policies in place for all of these and they are reviewed on a regular basis.
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Operational risk - relates to threats to the Church's ability to deliver its objectives owing, for example, to damage to the church building.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 31 December 2020
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The PCC of the Holy Trinity, East Ham is a body corporate and operates under the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 and Church Representation Rules (2011, 2017)
The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All church members are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.
From the APCM 2020, the 3 Churches in the Parish operated District Church Councils. The Church Districts were created by a pastoral measure passed by the APCM in 2018. All lay members of the PCC, whether ex-officio or elected, are thereby ex-officio members of the DCC of their home Church, and all ex-officio clergy members of PCC are ex-officio members of all DCCs. All District Church Wardens are ex-officio members of the PCC. In addition, either at or subsequent to the APCM 2020, the following lay representatives were elected to the DCCs:
St Bartholomew, East Ham: Irene Phaup, Eutal Spence,
St Edmund, Forest Gate: Helen Gilkes, Joan Boyce, Miriam Lee, Paulette Welch
St Mary Magdalene: June Bassenger, Earlene Bentley, Cassandra Gosai, John Hedges, Renuka Pepperell, Teena Preston, Dennis Pridmore, Damian Sutton, Terry Hooker, Laurine Griffiths, Ancil Griffiths, Claudette King.
PCC members receive information on trustee responsibilities, basic health and safety, risk management and safeguarding procedures.
Safeguarding
The PCC is committed to safeguarding. At its meeting on 2nd October 2019, the PCC formally adopted the recommended Promoting a Safer Church, the nationally agreed Church of England policy, which the Diocese of Chelmsford has formally adopted. Safeguarding continues to be reviewed every year, with a substantial review undertaken every five years or when the guidelines change, whichever is sooner.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number
1127847
Principal address
St Barts Church & Centre 292b Barking Road East Ham London London E6 3BA
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 31 December 2020
| Trustees | |
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| For the period 1st January 2020 until | the date this report was approved, the following served as members of the PCC: |
| Team Rector | Revd. Dr Sue Lucas (Chair) |
| Team Vicar | Revd Quintin Peppiatt |
| Associate Clergy | Revd Canon Ann Easter, Revd Fred Ashford-Okai |
| Assistant Curates | Revd John King, Revd Marco Lopes |
| Parish Wardens | Ms Alison Brown, Ms Mary Richards (to APM 2020 04/10/2020), Mr Philip John (from APM |
| 2020 04/10/2020) | |
| District Church Wardens | Mrs Coraline Edwards, Mrs Laurine Griffith (to APM 2020 04/10/2020), Mr Philip John (to |
| APM 2020 04/10/2020), Ms Mary Richards (from APM 2020 04/10/2020), Mrs Louise | |
| Simmons (from APM 2020 04/10/2020), Mrs Molara Tarigha (from APM 2020 04/10/2020), | |
| Hazel Thomas | |
| Deanery Synod Representatives | Canon Shirley Biro, Mr Gordon Owens, Mr Ajith Lekshmanan (to APCM 2020 04/10/2020), |
| Mr Ed Williamson (to APCM 2020 (04/10/2020), Mr Nigel McCollum (from APCM 2020 | |
| 04/10/2020) | |
| Elected Membersfrom APCM | Mr Andrew Biro (treasurer), Mrs Jean Mansfield, Mr Sam Ozurumba, Mrs Louise Simmons, |
| 2019 to APCM 2020 | Mrs Molara Tarigha |
| Elected Membersfrom APCM | Mr Andrew Biro (treasurer), Mr Colin Mansfield, Mrs Jean Mansfield, Mrs Lesley Scawthorne |
| 2020 to APCM 2021 |
Revd Dr Susan Lucas was appointed Team Rector, Revd Quintin Peppiatt was appointed Team Vicar and Revd Canon Ann Easter and Revd Fred Ashford-Okai were appointed Associate Ministers, by the Lord Bishop of Chelmsford. Revd John King ordained priest on 29th June 2019 by the Bishop of Barking and Revd Marco Lopes was made deacon on 14th September 2019 by the Lord Bishop of Chelmsford and ordained priest by the Acting Bishop of Chelmsford on 26th September 2020, and they are both serving their title in the parish. They are all ex-officio members of the PCC.
The Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Finance acted as Custodian Trustee for the inalienable property of the Church.
The PCC met 5 times in 2020 on 22nd January, 20th May, 15th July, 23rd September and 18th November. The March and April meetings were cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the May, July and November meetings were by Zoom because of government and Church of England restrictions. Minutes of the PCC meetings are held in the Parish Office and are available for scrutiny if requested.
Day to day management of the Church was exercised by the Team Rector, Team Vicar, Church Wardens and PCC, with the support of the Parish Office.
Auditors
Brindley Millen Ltd Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors 167 Turners Hill Cheshunt Hertfordshire EN8 9BH
Bankers
Barclays, 737 Barking Road, London E13 9PL
Architect
Mr Jonathan Freegard, 5 Tredegar Square, Bow, E3 5AD
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 31 December 2020
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) including Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland"
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales, the Charities Act 2011, Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Aug 9, 2021
Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by:
Susan Lucae ................................................................................. Revd Dr S Lucas - Trustee
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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES OF PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF EAST HAM TEAM MINISTRY
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Parochial Church Council of East Ham Team Ministry (the 'charity') for the year ended 31 December 2020 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.
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In our opinion the financial statements:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the charity's affairs as at 31 December 2020 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'; and
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have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
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the information given in the Report of the Trustees is inconsistent in any material respect with the financial statements; or
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sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES OF PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF EAST HAM TEAM MINISTRY
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements which give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
We have been appointed as auditors under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Independent Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the charity and determined that the most significant are those covered by the Statement of Recommended Practice for Charities (SORP 2019) and the Charities Act 2011. We assessed the risk of material misstatement in respect of fraud by making enquiries of management and trustees and by testing the implementation of accounting controls in place.
Based on the results of our risk assessment we designed our audit procedures to identify non-compliance with such laws and regulations identified above by making enquiries with key personnel and reviewing relevant documentation such as minutes of Trustee meetings and correspondence with regulatory bodies. We considered the risk of fraud through management override by incorporation testing of journal entries and reviewing any requirements to meet performance targets. We also considered, and tested for, the possibility of unauthorised payments to related parties.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
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Brindley Millen Ltd Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors Eligible to act as an auditor in terms of Section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006 167 Turners Hill Cheshunt Hertfordshire EN8 9BH
Aug 10, 2021 Date: .............................................
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
for the Year Ended 31 December 2020
| Unrestricted funds Notes £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 29,453 Charitable activities Parish Activities 158,558 Investment income 2 10,163 Other income 36,473 Total 234,647 EXPENDITURE ON Raising funds 2,818 Charitable activities Parish Activities 254,646 Total 257,464 Net gains on investments 21,505 NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) (1,312) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 10,869,535 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 10,868,223 |
Restricted funds £ 199 - 29,791 - 29,990 - 90,699 90,699 78,611 17,902 1,155,722 1,173,624 |
31.12.20 Total funds £ 29,652 158,558 39,954 36,473 264,637 2,818 345,345 348,163 100,116 16,590 12,025,257 12,041,847 |
31.12.19 Total funds £ 36,459 230,288 39,700 5,559 |
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| 312,006 9,968 304,098 |
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| 314,066 216,765 |
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| 214,705 11,810,552 |
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| 12,025,257 |
The notes form part of these financial statements
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BALANCE SHEET 31 December 2020
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|31.12.20|31.12.19|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
|funds|funds|funds|funds|
|Notes|£|£|£|£|
|FIXED ASSETS|
|Tangible assets|6|10,475,439|-|10,475,439|10,475,439|
|CURRENT ASSETS|
|Debtors|7|1,625|-|1,625|8,277|
|Investments|8|327,521|1,141,469|1,468,990|1,386,291|
|Cash at bank and in hand|80,300|32,155|112,455|168,896|
|409,446|1,173,624|1,583,070|1,563,464|
|CREDITORS|
|Amounts falling due within one year|9|(6,182)|-|(6,182)|(3,166)|
|NET CURRENT ASSETS|403,264|1,173,624|1,576,888|1,560,298|
|TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES|10,878,703|1,173,624|12,052,327|12,035,737|
|CREDITORS|
|Amounts falling due after more than one year|10|(10,480)|-|(10,480)|(10,480)|
|NET ASSETS|10,868,223|1,173,624|12,041,847|12,025,257|
|FUNDS|11|
|Unrestricted funds|10,868,223|10,869,535|
|Restricted funds|1,173,624|1,155,722|
|TOTAL FUNDS|12,041,847|12,025,257|
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Aug 9, 2021
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:
Susan Lucat
............................................. S Lucas - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the Year Ended 31 December 2020
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements and assessment of going concern
The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
The financial statements are presented in sterling (£).
The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In preparing financial statements it is necessary to make certain judgements, estimated and assumptions that affect the amounts recognised in the financial statements. The following judgements and estimates are considered by the trustees to have most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements.
Useful economic life of tangible fixed assets:
The annual depreciation charge for tangible assets is sensitive to changes in the estimated useful economic lives and residual values of the assets. The useful economic lives and residual values are reassessed annually. They are amended when necessary to reflect current estimates, based on technological advancement, future investments, economic utilisation and the physical condition of the assets.
Income
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Collections are recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC.
Planned giving receivable under Gift Aid is recognised only when received.
Income tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations is recognised when the gift is received.
Grants and legacies to the PCC are accounted for as soon as the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement, the amount due is quantifiable and its ultimate receipt by the PCC is reasonably certain.
Funds raised by the fete, bazaar and similar events are accounted for gross.
Other ordinary income
Rental income from the letting of church premises is recognised when the rental is due.
Income from investments
Dividends are accounted for when due and payable. Interest entitlements are accounted for as they accrue. Tax recoverable on such income is recognised in the same accounting year.
Gains and losses on investments
Realised gains or losses are recognised when investments are sold.
Unrealised gains or losses are accounted for on revaluation of investments at 31 December.
Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2020
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Activities directly relating to the work of the church
The Diocesan Parish Share is accounted for when paid. Any parish share unpaid at 31 December is provided for in these accounts as an operational (though not a legal) liability and is shown as a liability in the balance sheet. The Parish Share was paid in full in the year.
Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Freehold property - in accordance with the property Church Equipment - 25% on cost
Taxation
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
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 uncollectable.
Short-term deposits include cash held on deposit with the Central Board of Finance of the Church of England, the Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Finance and COIF Charity Funds.
Debtors
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid.
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and in hand includes cash, current bank accounts and deposit bank accounts with no withdrawal limitations.
Creditors
Creditors are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are recognised at their settlement amount.
Financial instruments
The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially settled at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charity's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.
Consecrated land and buildings and movable church furnishings
PCC Property
Consecrated and beneficed property is excluded from the accounts in accordance with Charities Act 2011.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2020
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Other fixtures, fittings and office equipment
Movable church furnishings held by the Rector and Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC, and which require a faculty for disposal, are accounted as inalienable property unless consecrated. They are listed in the church's Inventory, which may be inspected at any reasonable time. For inalienable property acquired prior to 2000 there is insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the accounts. Items acquired since 1 January 2000 have been capitalised and depreciated in the accounts over their currently anticipated useful economic life (initially over four years) on a straight-line basis.
All expenditure incurred in the year on consecrated or beneficed buildings, individual items under £1,000 or on the repair of moveable church furnishings acquired before 1 January 2000 is written off.
Equipment used within the church premises is depreciated on a straight-line basis over four years. Individual items of equipment with a purchase price less than £1,000 are written off when the asset is acquired.
2. INVESTMENT INCOME
| INVESTMENT INCOME | ||
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| 31.12.20 | 31.12.19 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Deposit account interest | 39,954 | 39,700 |
3. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2020 nor for the year ended 31 December 2019.
Trustees' expenses
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2020 nor for the year ended 31 December 2019.
Payments to PCC members
There were no payments made to PCC members. (2019 £Nil)
4. STAFF COSTS
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
| 31.12.20 | 31.12.19 | |
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| All staff | 3 | 3 |
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
5. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies Charitable activities Parish Activities Investment income Other income Total |
Unrestricted funds £ 35,813 230,288 9,693 5,559 281,353 |
Restricted funds £ 646 - 30,007 - 30,653 |
Total funds £ 36,459 230,288 39,700 5,559 |
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| 312,006 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2020
| 5. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued Unrestricted Restricted funds funds £ £ EXPENDITURE ON Raising funds 9,968 - Charitable activities Parish Activities 298,312 5,786 Total 308,280 5,786 Net gains on investments 49,274 167,491 NET INCOME 22,347 192,358 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 10,847,188 963,364 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 10,869,535 1,155,722 6. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Freehold Church property Equipment £ £ COST At 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020 10,475,439 79,459 DEPRECIATION At 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020 - 79,459 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 December 2020 10,475,439 - At 31 December 2019 10,475,439 - |
Total funds £ 9,968 304,098 |
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| 314,066 216,765 |
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| 214,705 11,810,552 |
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| Totals £ 10,554,898 79,459 10,475,439 10,475,439 |
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The Church buildings at St Mary's and St Edmund's are owned jointly by the Parish and the Diocese. The interest in these buildings, along with their value, cannot be accurately measured and as such have not been included in the financial statements.
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| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2020 7. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Other debtors 8. CURRENT ASSET INVESTMENTS Listed investments 9. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Other creditors 10. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR Other creditors |
31.12.20 £ 1,625 31.12.20 £ 1,468,990 31.12.20 £ 6,182 31.12.20 £ 10,480 |
31.12.19 £ 8,277 31.12.19 £ 1,386,291 31.12.19 £ 3,166 31.12.19 £ 10,480 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2020
11. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
| Unrestricted funds PCC General Fund Clergy Housing St Mary's Sunday School St Bart's Sunday School Fellowship House St Alban's Hall St Mary Magdalene St Mary's Hall St Bart's Centre St Edmunds Kitchen Fund Building Fund St Alban's Fabric St Edmund's Fabric Stubbers Restricted funds Millenium Fund Alms Fund Parish Donations St Bart's Donations St Mary's Donations Russel Bequest Rutland Road Proceeds Stephen Road Proceeds TOTAL FUNDS |
At 1.1.20 £ 12,169 80 270 156 53,085 (11,994) 4,501 13,886 241,855 6,685 1,458 10,475,439 57,973 13,212 760 10,869,535 1,050,566 624 1,464 2,492 1,047 51,583 39,009 8,937 1,155,722 12,025,257 |
Net movement in funds £ (26,658) - - - 25,315 (10,887) (221) 1,093 13,468 (3,158) (264) - - - - (1,312) 14,472 - - - - (810) 3,925 315 17,902 16,590 |
Transfers between funds £ 45,140 - - - (26,756) 22,881 - (6,866) (14,122) (1,080) - - (15,881) (3,316) - - - - - - - - - - - - |
At 31.12.20 £ 30,651 80 270 156 51,644 - 4,280 8,113 241,201 2,447 1,194 10,475,439 42,092 9,896 760 10,868,223 1,065,038 624 1,464 2,492 1,047 50,773 42,934 9,252 1,173,624 12,041,847 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2020
11. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Unrestricted funds PCC General Fund Fellowship House St Alban's Hall St Mary Magdalene St Mary's Hall St Bart's Centre St Edmunds Kitchen Fund Restricted funds Millenium Fund Russel Bequest Rutland Road Proceeds Stephen Road Proceeds TOTAL FUNDS |
Incoming Resources resources expended £ £ 64,700 (112,863) 30,632 (5,317) 2,598 (13,485) 478 (699) 13,477 (12,384) 112,254 (98,786) 10,508 (13,666) - (264) 234,647 (257,464) 29,990 (81,699) - (9,000) - - - - 29,990 (90,699) 264,637 (348,163) |
Gains and Movement losses in funds £ £ 21,505 (26,658) - 25,315 - (10,887) - (221) - 1,093 - 13,468 - (3,158) - (264) 21,505 (1,312) 66,181 14,472 8,190 (810) 3,925 3,925 315 315 78,611 17,902 100,116 16,590 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2020
11. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Comparatives for movement in funds
| Unrestricted funds PCC General Fund Clergy Housing St Mary's Sunday School St Bart's Sunday School Fellowship House St Alban's Hall St Mary Magdalene St Mary's Hall St Bart's Centre St Edmunds Kitchen Fund Building Fund St Alban's Fabric St Edmund's Fabric Stubbers Restricted funds Millenium Fund Alms Fund Parish Donations St Bart's Donations St Mary's Donations Russel Bequest Rutland Road Proceeds Stephen Road Proceeds TOTAL FUNDS |
At 1.1.19 £ 8,028 960 315 201 49,931 1,414 4,536 14,692 215,298 8,069 2,523 10,475,439 51,810 13,212 760 10,847,188 865,715 624 1,583 2,568 1,047 51,199 31,886 8,742 963,364 11,810,552 |
Net movement in funds £ (38,848) (880) (45) (45) 26,730 (22,832) 290 8,367 39,382 5,130 (1,065) - 6,163 - - 22,347 184,851 - (119) (76) - 384 7,123 195 192,358 214,705 |
Transfers between funds £ 42,988 - - - (23,576) 9,424 (325) (9,172) (12,825) (6,514) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
At 31.12.19 £ 12,168 80 270 156 53,085 (11,994) 4,501 13,887 241,855 6,685 1,458 10,475,439 57,973 13,212 760 10,869,535 1,050,566 624 1,464 2,492 1,047 51,583 39,009 8,937 1,155,722 12,025,257 |
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF EAST HAM TEAM MINISTRY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2020
11. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Unrestricted funds PCC General Fund Clergy Housing St Mary's Sunday School St Bart's Sunday School Fellowship House St Alban's Hall St Mary Magdalene St Mary's Hall St Bart's Centre St Edmunds Kitchen Fund St Alban's Fabric Restricted funds Millenium Fund Parish Donations St Bart's Donations Russel Bequest Rutland Road Proceeds Stephen Road Proceeds TOTAL FUNDS |
Incoming Resources resources expended £ £ 36,676 (77,987) - (880) - (45) - (45) 33,248 (13,915) 303 (23,135) 626 (336) 19,744 (11,377) 165,518 (159,387) 25,238 (20,108) - (1,065) - - 281,353 (308,280) 30,269 (5,591) - (119) - (76) 384 - - - - - 30,653 (5,786) 312,006 (314,066) |
Gains and Movement losses in funds £ £ 2,463 (38,848) - (880) - (45) - (45) 7,397 26,730 - (22,832) - 290 - 8,367 33,251 39,382 - 5,130 - (1,065) 6,163 6,163 49,274 22,347 160,173 184,851 - (119) - (76) - 384 7,123 7,123 195 195 167,491 192,358 216,765 214,705 |
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF EAST HAM TEAM MINISTRY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2020
11. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
| Unrestricted funds PCC General Fund Clergy Housing St Mary's Sunday School St Bart's Sunday School Fellowship House St Alban's Hall St Mary Magdalene St Mary's Hall St Bart's Centre St Edmunds Kitchen Fund Building Fund St Alban's Fabric St Edmund's Fabric Stubbers Restricted funds Millenium Fund Alms Fund Parish Donations St Bart's Donations St Mary's Donations Russel Bequest Rutland Road Proceeds Stephen Road Proceeds TOTAL FUNDS |
At 1.1.19 £ 8,028 960 315 201 49,931 1,414 4,536 14,692 215,298 8,069 2,523 10,475,439 51,810 13,212 760 10,847,188 865,715 624 1,583 2,568 1,047 51,199 31,886 8,742 963,364 11,810,552 |
Net movement in funds £ (65,506) (880) (45) (45) 52,045 (33,719) 69 9,460 52,850 1,972 (1,329) - 6,163 - - 21,035 199,323 - (119) (76) - (426) 11,048 510 210,260 231,295 |
Transfers between funds £ 88,128 - - - (50,332) 32,305 (325) (16,038) (26,947) (7,594) - - (15,881) (3,316) - - - - - - - - - - - - |
At 31.12.20 £ 30,650 80 270 156 51,644 - 4,280 8,114 241,201 2,447 1,194 10,475,439 42,092 9,896 760 10,868,223 1,065,038 624 1,464 2,492 1,047 50,773 42,934 9,252 1,173,624 12,041,847 |
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF EAST HAM TEAM MINISTRY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2020
11. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Unrestricted funds PCC General Fund Clergy Housing St Mary's Sunday School St Bart's Sunday School Fellowship House St Alban's Hall St Mary Magdalene St Mary's Hall St Bart's Centre St Edmunds Kitchen Fund St Alban's Fabric Restricted funds Millenium Fund Parish Donations St Bart's Donations Russel Bequest Rutland Road Proceeds Stephen Road Proceeds TOTAL FUNDS |
Incoming Resources resources expended £ £ 101,376 (190,850) - (880) - (45) - (45) 63,880 (19,232) 2,901 (36,620) 1,104 (1,035) 33,221 (23,761) 277,772 (258,173) 35,746 (33,774) - (1,329) - - 516,000 (565,744) 60,259 (87,290) - (119) - (76) 384 (9,000) - - - - 60,643 (96,485) 576,643 (662,229) |
Gains and Movement losses in funds £ £ 23,968 (65,506) - (880) - (45) - (45) 7,397 52,045 - (33,719) - 69 - 9,460 33,251 52,850 - 1,972 - (1,329) 6,163 6,163 70,779 21,035 226,354 199,323 - (119) - (76) 8,190 (426) 11,048 11,048 510 510 246,102 210,260 316,881 231,295 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2020
11. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Fund Descriptions
Fund Name Fund Description Unrestricted - General PCC General Fund General Parish funds Clergy Housing Fund for repairs and maintenance to clergy housing St Mary's Sunday School St Marys Sunday School St Bart's Sunday School St Barts Sunday School Fellowship House Fellowship House is a rented out building to Fellowship House Children's Centre St Alban's Hall St Alban's Hall Fund St Mary Magdalene St Mary's Church Fund St Mary Magdalene Hall St Mary's Hall Fund St Bart's Centre St Barts Church Centre Fund St Edmunds St Edmunds Fund Kitchen St Barts Cafe Kitchen Refurbishment Unrestricted - Designated Buildings Fund Fixed Asset Fund for Buildings St Alban's Hall Fabric Fund Fabric Fund for St Albans St Edmund's Fabric Fund Fabric Fund for St Edmunds Stubbers Fund for yearly church organised kids trip to Stubbers Restricted Millennium Fund Restricted fund exclusively for St Mary's Church Discretionary Alms Fund Fund to be used at the discretion of the PCC Charities Fund Money to be donated to other charitable organisations Parish Donations Money to be donated to other charitable organisations St Bart's Donations Money to be donated to other charitable organisations St Mary's Donations Money to be donated to other charitable organisations Funds to be used for the maintenance of the whole of St Edmund’s building which includes Russel Bequest provision of a Walsingham Room Funds relating to the sale of a restricted property to be reused for further property Rutland Road Sale Proceeds investments Funds relating to the sale of a restricted property to be reused for further property Stephen Road Sale Proceeds investments
12. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 December 2020.
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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the Year Ended 31 December 2020
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.20 | 31.12.19 | |||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |
| funds | funds | funds | funds | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS | ||||
| Donations and legacies | ||||
| Planned Giving | 17,911 | - | 17,911 | 21,039 |
| Collections at Services | 2,723 | - | 2,723 | 8,497 |
| Gift aid | 4,625 | - | 4,625 | 5,492 |
| Other donations and appeals | 4,194 | 199 | 4,393 | 1,431 |
| 29,453 | 199 | 29,652 | 36,459 | |
| Investment income | ||||
| Deposit account interest | 10,163 | 29,791 | 39,954 | 39,700 |
| Charitable activities | ||||
| Fetes and fund raising | - | - | - | 398 |
| Church Hall Lettings | 152,476 | - | 152,476 | 206,842 |
| Cafe | 6,032 | - | 6,032 | 22,537 |
| Fees from Weddings & Funerals | 50 | - | 50 | 511 |
| 158,558 | - | 158,558 | 230,288 | |
| Other income | ||||
| Other Income - Including Insurance Claims | - | - | - | 5,559 |
| Furlough Scheme | 36,473 | - | 36,473 | - |
| 36,473 | - | 36,473 | 5,559 | |
| Total incoming resources | 234,647 | 29,990 | 264,637 | 312,006 |
| EXPENDITURE | ||||
| Raising donations and legacies | ||||
| Fetes & other fundraising | 317 | - | 317 | 1,416 |
| Cafe | 2,501 | - | 2,501 | 8,552 |
| 2,818 | - | 2,818 | 9,968 | |
| Charitable activities | ||||
| Wages | 83,602 | - | 83,602 | 86,437 |
| Pensions | 3,654 | - | 3,654 | 5,244 |
| Sundries | 180 | 54 | 234 | 1,257 |
| Missionary & Charitable Giving | 550 | - | 550 | 1,924 |
| Parish Share | 67,122 | - | 67,122 | 65,643 |
| Clergy Costs | 4,748 | - | 4,748 | 7,837 |
| Church running Costs | 14,079 | 5,883 | 19,962 | 23,108 |
| Church Maintenance | 6,065 | 1,978 | 8,043 | 13,439 |
| Upkeep of Services | 1,510 | 494 | 2,004 | 5,067 |
| Carried forward | 181,510 | 8,409 | 189,919 | 209,956 |
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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the Year Ended 31 December 2020
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.20 | 31.12.19 | |||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |
| funds | funds | funds | funds | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Charitable activities | ||||
| Brought forward | 181,510 | 8,409 | 189,919 | 209,956 |
| Parish Office / Admin | 8,818 | 16 | 8,834 | 6,301 |
| Church Hall Running Costs | 43,247 | 145 | 43,392 | 49,705 |
| Church Hall Maintenance | 7,088 | - | 7,088 | 10,028 |
| Major Repairs | 9,389 | 82,129 | 91,518 | 25,093 |
| Sunday School Costs | - | - | - | 135 |
| 250,052 | 90,699 | 340,751 | 301,218 | |
| Support costs | ||||
| Governance costs | ||||
| Auditors' remuneration | 4,594 | - | 4,594 | 2,880 |
| Total resources expended | 257,464 | 90,699 | 348,163 | 314,066 |
| Net (expenditure)/income before gains and losses | (22,817) | (60,709) | (83,526) | (2,060) |
| Realised recognised gains and losses | ||||
| Realised gains/(losses) on investment property | 21,505 | 78,611 | 100,116 | 216,765 |
| Net income | (1,312) | 17,902 | 16,590 | 214,705 |
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