The Parish of Winklebury and Worting Annual Report 2022-2023
## Contents
Contents ................................................................................................................... 3 Minutes of the Meeting of Parishioners and APCM 24 April 2022 ......................... 4 PCC Report ............................................................................................................... 5 PCC Secretary’s Report ............................................................................................ 7 Fabric, Goods and Ornaments ................................................................................. 8 Youth and Children’s Work ...................................................................................... 9 Pastoral Care Team ................................................................................................12 Deanery Synod .......................................................................................................13 Electoral Roll ..........................................................................................................13 All At Sea ................................................................................................................13 Little Lambs ............................................................................................................14 Thursday Fellowship ..............................................................................................14 Home Groups .........................................................................................................15 Oasis .......................................................................................................................15 Events at Winklebury and Worting ........................................................................16 Treasurer’s Report .................................................................................................17
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## Minutes of the Meeting of Parishioners and APCM 24 April 2022
## **Meeting of Parishioners**
1. The meeting opened with prayer.
2. Proposed Maggie Wigmore, seconded Jeanne Hiscock, all in favour, that Chris Lee be appointed Clerk to the meeting.
3. The minutes of the last meeting were accepted as a true record. There were no matters arising from the minutes.
4. Churchwardens: Thanks were given to the Churchwardens for their service over the past year. There being 2 nominations for 2 vacancies, David Crick and Ben Inman were declared duly elected as Churchwardens. Thanks and prayers were given for Dave and Ben.
## **Annual Parochial Church Meeting**
1. Apologies for absence were received from Heather Boyling, Judygray Carson, Elaine Crick, Jill Davies, Jill Greenland, Brian Martin, Peter Moore, Sue Roberts and Heather Wheatley.
2. The minutes of the last meeting were accepted as a true record.
3. Matters arising – none.
4. Electoral Roll Report: See page 13 of the Annual Report.
5. Elections
- a. There being 1 nomination for the 1 vacancy, Jeanne Hiscock was declared duly elected to Deanery Synod.
- b. There being 3 nominations for 5 vacancies for PCC membership, Chris
- Lee, Wendy Moore and Amy Whittle were declared duly elected.
- c. Prayers were offered for these 4 people.
6. PCC Report. See pages 5-7 of the Report.
7. 2021 Accounts and Treasurer’s Report.
- Pages 16-26 of the Report were presented by Paul Carson and discussed. Thanks were given to Paul and prayers offered for the finances.
8. Appointment of Independent Examiner. Proposed Paul Carson, seconded Emma Brinton, all in favour, that Don Hilton be appointed Independent Examiner.
9. Deanery Synod Report. See page 8 of the Report.
10. Other Reports. There were no questions.
11. Rector’s Report.
- a. Where we’ve been: enormous challenges, changes, no substitute for
- meeting in person, been exhausting.
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- b. Where we are going: lot changing, much unchanging, need to review strategies.
- c. Prayers were offered for the Rector.
12. Other Business.
None.
13. The meeting closed with prayer.
## PCC Report
## **Administrative information**
Our Parish is known as "The Parish of Winklebury and Worting." There are two worship centres: St Thomas of Canterbury in Worting and The Church of the Good Shepherd in Winklebury. Correspondence should be addressed to The Parish Office, Church of the Good Shepherd, Winklebury Centre, Basingstoke, RG23 8BU.
## **Parochial Church Council (PCC)**
The PCC is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure and is a charity registered with the Charity Commission, number 1127947. Membership of the PCC is constituted in accordance with the Church Representation Rules.
PCC members who have served during the period covered by this report are:
Rector The Revd John Wigmore Curate The Revd Tim Dennis (until June 2022) Wardens Mr David Crick Mr Ben Inman Deanery Synod Mr Paul Carson (2023) Mr Ben Inman (2023) Mrs Jeanne Hiscock (2023) Elected Mrs Charlotte (Charlie) Barr (2023) Mrs Emma Brinton (2023) Mrs Rebecca (Bex) English (2024) Mr Chris Lee (2025) Mrs Wendy Moore (2025) Mrs Amy Whittle (2025) Miss Anne Wigmore (2024)
Bracketed years indicate the end of the elected term. In addition to this list we had one unfilled place this year.
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## **Professional Services**
Bankers NatWest plc, 3 London Street, Basingstoke RG21 7NS Solicitors Lamb Brooks, 39 Winchester Street, Basingstoke RG21 7EQ
## **Committees**
## _Standing Committee_
This Committee has power to transact the business of the PCC between its meetings, subject to any directions given by the Council, and consists of the Rector, the Churchwardens, the Treasurer, the Secretary and two other PCC members.
## _Buildings Committee_
This Committee assists the Churchwardens in the care and maintenance of the buildings. It does this by making recommendations to the PCC and offering practical assistance to the Wardens. It consists of the Rector, the Churchwardens, one other PCC member and two co-opted church members with particular skills and expertise.
## **Objectives and activities**
The PCC, with the incumbent, has the responsibility of promoting within the Parish 'the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.' The PCC is also responsible for the maintenance of the church buildings, a responsibility which (as noted above) is largely delegated to the Buildings Committee.
## **Safeguarding / Health and Safety**
The PCC has adopted the House of Bishops’ Safeguarding Policy and Wendy Moore is the Safeguarding Co-ordinator. The PCC has also adopted the Safeguarding Dashboard to monitor compliance in all areas. Health and Safety is overseen by the Buildings Committee.
## **Review of the year**
The average adult attendance on a 'normal' Sunday in 2022 was 79.
The pattern of services has returned to normal following the pandemic. It consists of a 9:00am 1662 Communion service at St Thomas’s; a Common Worship service at 10:30 in the Good Shepherd which includes children’s and youth groups and which is livestreamed for the housebound; and a 6:00pm service at St Thomas’s. In addition, daily online Morning Prayer continued to be a source of encouragement to many who found themselves with little human interaction.
We continued to have various social and fellowship groups. _Oasis_ met on Wednesday mornings as a registered Warm Space offering signposting to professional support where necessary. T _hursday Fellowship_ met on the fourth Thursday of the month. Four _Home Groups_ met weekly for Bible study, fellowship and prayer. _The Lighthouse_ , our children's work, met each Sunday during the 10:30
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service and _Puddleducks,_ our group for children of pre-school age and their parents or carers, met on Fridays at the Good Shepherd. _Shine_ (years 1-5) and _Grid_ (years 6- 9) meet on Tuesdays after school.
Our OFSTED-regulated preschool, _Little Lambs_ , continued to operate from the Good Shepherd premises under a new manager and remains a valuable link to the wider community.
Our Youth and Children’s Minister, Jamie Johnston, has worked hard with families, children and young people. We also continued our holiday club for the over 60s, _All At Sea_ , at Easter, Summer and Christmas.
We are represented on the Basingstoke Deanery Synod and we continue to play an active part in OneChurch Basingstoke, represented on the Steering Group by Jeanne Hiscock and Jamie Johnston.
## **Financial review**
A full report of our financial activities for the past year is contained in the Treasurer's Report which is attached hereto. The Parish Giving Scheme, which makes the whole process of giving very much more streamlined and considerably reduces the demands placed on our sidesmen and others, operates extremely well and nearly all our planned giving now comes through this route.
Our missionary giving continued to support Ténébou and Bethan Manga in Senegal under the auspices of UFM where they are building a medical clinic and planting a church. We also continued to give financial support to the work of our Patron, CPAS, and small donations to a couple of other organizations.
## **Reserves policy**
Our Reserves policy is to keep enough on short-term deposit to cover emergencies and to invest the remainder of our capital with the CCLA to generate income.
Approved by the PCC on 24 April 2023 and signed on their behalf by the Chairman.
## PCC Secretary’s Report
Since the last APCM, the PCC four times for normal business, with an average attendance of 90%. Regular items on the agenda were reports from the Wardens and the Buildings Committee, the Standing Committee, Deanery Synod, the Treasurer, Little Lambs, Safeguarding and EcoChurch. Other items were discussed as they were brought to the attention of the PCC. There was also a special meeting, where ‘The Way Forward’ was discussed, and two short meetings to discuss some urgent business.
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Notices of meetings and draft minutes are posted at both churches as soon as they are available in order to keep you informed of our discussions and decisions. If you would like the PCC to discuss anything in particular, or have any comment to make about PCC proceedings, please contact a PCC member.
_Chris Lee_
## Fabric, Goods and Ornaments
The last twelve months has seen extensive use of our buildings, particularly the Good Shepherd. In addition to church services and fellowship activities, _Little Lambs Preschool_ operates throughout the week from the classrooms. We host _Foodbank_ , _Community Food Link_ and _Oasis_ , our contribution to the Warm Spaces initiative. Good Shepherd is frequently used by St George’s Syriac Orthodox Church and the Ghanaian Christian Union.
## **The Good Shepherd, Winklebury**
The church buildings and facilities experience heavy use and require constant upkeep, incurring significant expenditure for essential maintenance. There has been no progress regarding the proposed redevelopment of Winklebury Centre, hence major investment remains on hold.
The major challenge this year commenced with a gas leak necessitating replacement of the gas fired water heater in the toilets with an electric system. The central heating also incurred significant cost due to repeated failures during the winter months.
Other works included installation of two large flat-screen televisions in the chancel, improving visual display for the congregation; replacement of the porch and external lighting; replacement basin taps and plumbing maintenance in the toilets; the loft ladder was replaced with a more substantial item as a result of a safety risk assessment; and maintenance to the uPVC double glazing and external doors.
A quinquennial inspection was carried out and the architect’s report is favourable. However, the building requires considerable attention to internal décor.
CCTV with number plate recognition was installed overlooking the municipal recycle area by Basingstoke and Deanne Borough Council to deter fly tippers, electrical power being drawn from the Good Shepherd. In return, we have access to recordings should there be a break-in on our premises.
## **St Thomas of Canterbury, Worting**
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Some progress was made towards the major civil engineering works to refurbish the roof and tower cladding and other maintenance to the building fabric. A full architect’s specification has been received and approved by the buildings committee; this now requires full costing based on the services of a quantity surveyor and is in hand. Once a scale of project cost is known, the next phase to raise funds may proceed.
A faculty was raised to remove the choir stalls from the chancel. Research showed that the stalls were not original having replaced earlier choir stalls removed during installation of the 1872 organ.
The central heating in the Church Room failed and incurred significant cost.
A potential incident was averted following impingement by flame onto the services (water, gas and electrical) exiting the vestry to the hall. These repairs were completed, fortunately at moderate cost. The perpetrator and circumstances of this damage remain unknown.
No progress was made towards upgrade of the church room lighting. This project will carry on into the coming year.
## **For Inclusion in Safeguarding / Health and Safety**
Attention has been given to safeguarding and health and safety compliance by our external users, all being required to show evidence of liability insurance and risk assessment of activities. This caused a significant workload for all involved and we now have documentation in place to satisfy our own insurers. It should be noted that this activity must be reviewed annually. Currently only one external user is noncompliant, and this is being addressed.
## _Ben Inman and David Crick_
## Youth and Children’s Work
## **Vision and Purpose**
We want to see young people and their families accept Christ as Lord, being rooted in Christ, and living for Christ (Colossians 2:6-7). The team teach the faith through ongoing biblical teaching and Christian literature, presenting children with a biblical worldview. We always ensure we consider the importance of the family and local church in each child’s spiritual formation (Psalm 78:1-8).
## **Youth Ministry**
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In our youth work I am assisted by **Anne Wigmore, Charlie Barr, Carl Gardiner, Megan Mott** and **Wendy Moore.** Youth emails are sent out each month to keep parents informed of our activities, promote literature, and briefly touch upon a variety of topical issues.
We no longer run Grid+ on Thursdays due to the lack of numbers. However, we merged with the regular “Christianity Explored” course. This was of great encouragement to the team. In the future, we hope one teenager will join a home group and be further supported as she gets more involved in the life of the church family.
We restarted **Grid** this year, meeting every Tuesday evening. The team has been greatly encouraged as we have seen many “tweenagers” (Year 6s) come along. Each session, we play games, eat snacks, open the Bible, and enjoy fellowship. We have put on various socials over the year, such as DIY crazy golf and pizza-making evenings, which have been well received. Some of our members will be attending the CPAS summer camp _Brymore 2_ which we pray will give them the opportunity to engage with God through the scriptures, as well as have fun with lots of games and activities.
**Power Grid** is our Sunday group for Year 6s and 7s. It aims to support them as they begin the transition from the children’s groups to remaining in the adult service. We have read chapters of the books ‘Listen Up!’, ‘Prayer: A Biblical Perspective’ and ‘What Happens When We Worship’. We hope that this will help teenagers understand the elements of the service and look forward to sitting under the preaching of God’s Word.
In **the future** , we want the teenagers regularly to attend summer camps, weekend getaways, and local church youth events (such as b:united and Rooted 2024). We pray these things will help foster close friendships, develop a personal faith, and provide opportunities for the young people to witness to their friends.
## **Children’s Ministry**
In our children’s work I am assisted by **Ellie Wigmore** , **Rebecca English** , **Rosie Whittle** , **Jim Whittle** , **Emma Brinton** , **Charlie Barr** , **Maggie Wigmore, Sam Miller, Angela Wells** , and **Jane Lee** . Parents receive family emails at the beginning of each month.
**The Lighthouse** (Years R to 5) meets during our 10:30am services. We teach through the Mustard Seeds syllabus, which ensures that every four years the children will have read the entirety of scripture. We learn songs, play games, teach the Bible and make crafts each week. On occasion, we distribute literature to families so that they can better think how to speak the gospel to their chil/ren at home.
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**Shine (5-10s)** is our Tuesday after-school club. The 45-minute session is filled with games, snacks, and fun. We open the Bible and pray, learning how to live our lives God’s way. Alongside the club runs a café to reach out to parents of attendees, who often bring along with them younger children. Several volunteers from the church family support the group by serving refreshments and building relationships with the parents. This has not been as well attended as hoped, but in the future perhaps larger children’s events and engagement with schools will turn this around.
**Puddleducks** is our Friday morning evangelistic toddlers’ group. The session consists of playtime, snacks, reading corner, songs, and a Bible story. We provide sensory play or a take-home craft on alternate weeks. Coffee, tea, and cake is of course on offer too! We also give opportunities for parents and carers to pray, receive free literature, and ongoing pastoral support and advice during the week. The team has been greatly encouraged by the increasing numbers of new parents now coming to the group with their toddlers. We shall continue to plug larger church evangelistic events and activities to the group.
We have also been blessed to run a handful of **family events** , such as the Light Party. We hope we will be able to do more in the coming year, particularly a family picnic or Shine holiday club, to boost the numbers in our groups.
## **Schools Ministry**
We run occasional **school RE lessons** and regular **assemblies** for infants and juniors at Castle Hill and Winklebury. We have supported the curriculum which has been welcomed as we help to teach the Christian faith.
This year, we have run several **larger scale events** for the schools. We invited Year 2s to our _Christmas Journey_ event in November and Year 6’ to our _Crossteach Easter Experience_ . Both events were a highlight for children in the year. At the end of the summer term, we shall again distribute leavers’ books to Year 6s and Jesus Storybook Bibles to Year 2s. As we prepare for the new academic year, we hope to continue forging strong links with our schools and be a positive presence for the local community.
**Jamie Johnston** and **Maggie Wigmore** have been able to go into **Little Lambs** every Monday afternoon to run JAM (Jamie and Maggie) Time. During these sessions we explore simple biblical truths, read Bible stories, and sing nursery rhymes and ‘God songs’. Take-home cards are given to inform parents each week what the children have learnt, with additional activities suggested. We continue to distribute literature at the end of each term. We have been very encouraged and hope to continue ministering to staff as well as children.
## **Closing Thoughts**
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We are very thankful for all the leaders and helpers who work hard to minister to the young people of the parish, despite being very busy people! Please pray:
- for our leaders and parents to model Christian lives to the children
- for continual spiritual fruit in our children’s and youth groups
- for numerical growth and involvement of families from the local community
_Jamie Johnston_
## Pastoral Care Team
The Pastoral Care Team aims to support people with physical, emotional and practical problems by visiting them, chatting to them, listening to them and performing small tasks when necessary. Where we don’t have the specific skills to provide help ourselves, we attempt to direct people to groups and agencies which are better qualified to give specialised help, e.g., Money Lifeline, Besom, the Foodbank, Social Services. Christians Against Poverty, Citizen’s Advice and different medical centres. The lingering effects of the pandemic are still making themselves felt especially in areas of people’s mental health and economic problems. We have set up a new venture this year, _Oasis_ (see separate report on page 15), which is helping to address some of these problems. We hope that those we help see us as friendly, caring people who treat them with care and confidentiality.
We are very aware that many people in our congregations have taken on extra pastoral roles to help the elderly, the sick, the needy, the lonely and those without access to the internet. Thank you to all who have kept in touch with others by regular phone calls, by delivering copies of John’s weekly newsletters and the weekly sermon notes, responding to requests for help, helping with food distribution, and other acts of kindness.
Thank you also for your prayers, both for us and the people we support. We continue to see an increase in the prayer life in our parish, both privately and corporately (during daily Morning Prayer on Zoom, weekly Home Groups and online services). The importance of prayer can never be overstated. Knowing that what we do is undergirded with prayer gives us strength and we thank you for this support.
This is an ongoing ministry vital in our parish and local community which we want to continue to develop and improve. It is a privilege to be a part of this ministry and we want to be able to help all those in need. Hopefully when we help people, we can point them to Jesus as well, sharing God’s love with them.
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Thank you to everyone who has been a part of the team this year. Your support and care for those who have needed it has been invaluable. We are so grateful to John, Maggie and Jamie for their continual practical, spiritual and pastoral help to the team and the many people we seek to help. If you feel you could help us in any way (making telephone calls, praying, etc.), then please contact one of us for more information. Likewise, if you become aware of anyone who needs our support, please let us know.
_Jeanne Hiscock and Jane Lee_
## Deanery Synod
The Synod has been largely inactive during the pandemic, recognizing that parishes’ energies were focused elsewhere. Those few meetings that have taken place have transacted little if any official business. Meetings are now returning to normal under the new Area Dean, Ben Kautzer (Rector of Oakley with Wootton St Lawrence).
_John Wigmore_
## Electoral Roll
With four deletions and 12 additions, we now have: Members resident in the parish 61 Members not resident in the parish 54 **Total 115**
_Anne Wigmore_
## All At Sea
Our aim is to provide a holiday at home for the over 60s where the people who attend can enjoy fellowship, good food, games, puzzles, craft and a short talk about some aspect of the Christian faith.
In July last year we enjoyed three days cruising along the River Thames celebrating some of the historic sites along the way with particular reference to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. In our talks John helped us think about what it means to have God as the King of our lives. We heard about God’s covenant with us, how Jesus’ life of service demonstrated true kingship and how everyone who believes and trusts in Jesus will receive a crown of life when they die.
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Before Easter we cruised on Lake Brienz in Switzerland as we thought about the true meaning of Easter and how believing in the death and resurrection of Jesus can change our lives.
This summer we will be going ‘Down in the Deep’ and looking at how the life of Jonah can help and encourage us. Due to Oasis being held every Wednesday morning, All At Sea in the summer will be held over two days rather than three as in previous years. The dates for this summer are Thursday 27 and Friday 28 July.
As you will see from the Oasis report on page 15, as a church we are trying to reach out to the people in our parish who are struggling at the moment. All At Sea is one way we can help by providing company, activities and food. Please do invite friends and neighbours to join us.
_Maggie Wigmore and Jane Lee_
## Little Lambs
Our pre-school is a vital part of how we engage with the wider community and this year has been running at maximum capacity. We continue to seek ways to encourage families that use the preschool into the wider life of the church. Our new Manager, Mhairi Kirkaldy, is responsible for day-to-day running on behalf of the Management Committee and ensures that we stay up-to-date with constantly changing legislation and guidance. Mhairi is ably supported by a team of staff who are committed to ongoing development of their own skills as well as the setting as a whole.
_John Wigmore, Management Committee Chairman_
## Thursday Fellowship
Thursday Fellowship is currently a small group of people from our congregations but is not limited to church members. It meets on the fourth Thursday of each month, usually at 2pm (unless we have lunch together when we meet at 1pm).
We have had difficulty this year finding outside speakers but enjoyed a talk from Maggie outlining the increasing number of problems that the pandemic has had on some people’s mental health and economic situations. Maggie told us about our new venture, Oasis, a registered Warm Space – see the separate report on page 15. Jane also gave us a talk on her collection of foreign dolls.
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For the most part we have relied on homegrown entertainment with informal lunches followed by quizzes, drama and games and one spectacularly disastrous attempt at making origami Palm crosses! Jeanne and Jane also allowed themselves to be ‘hot seated’; so now you know some of their darkest secrets.
Suggestions for speakers or activities are always welcome. Our numbers have dropped since the pandemic, so why not come along and see what we are about? You never know: you might want to come every month and you would be very welcome! Regulars: please invite your friends to come along too. Please help us with our catering by letting us know if you are coming to any meeting that involves refreshments. You can register online through ChurchSuite, or phone or email Jeanne or Jane. Spoiler alert – we are hoping to reinstate our cream teas at our meeting on 20 July.
_Jeanne Hiscock and Jane Lee_
## Home Groups
Our Home Groups are very much at the heart of our life as a church family providing an opportunity for closer fellowship than is possible when we are all together for Sunday worship. For the last few months our Bible studies have focussed on the passage preached on the previous Sunday. Everyone is encouraged to be part of a Home Group so, if you would like to give it a go, please let me know.
_John Wigmore_
## Oasis
In September 2022 we relaunched Crofters under a new name, Oasis, and with an extended remit.
**Why?** Increasing numbers of people in our parish are struggling with loneliness, mental health issues, financial insecurity, etc and need friendship and support.
**Who?** Anyone and everyone whether they are struggling or not, from Mums with young children to elderly people.
**What?** We provide a warm environment and a warm welcome and offer refreshments, support, care, friendship and signposting to organisations who can help with specific areas of need (e.g., Foodbank, Community Food Link, CAB, Money
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Lifeline, mental health, etc), craft activities, toys for children and a quiet space for those who just want to sit somewhere warm. Oasis is a registered Warm Space.
**When?** Every Wednesday morning from 9.00am until 12noon.
**Where?** Church of the Good Shepherd
We have been greatly encouraged by support from Counsellor Abigail ComptonBurnett, the Bridge Centre, BDBCs Housing Department and Vivid. We also hope that the new Police Community Support Officer for Winklebury will visit us regularly.
It is good to see people attending regularly both from church and from the wider community and it has been very encouraging to receive their positive feedback. We have been told by those who attend and are in need of support, that they feel safe at Oasis and it is the only place where they don’t feel judged. We also have people attending who have been referred to us by our local schools, Foodbank and Community Food Link. It is encouraging to see some of those attending Oasis also joining us at church on Sunday mornings.
We have enjoyed some excellent craft sessions with the children attending in the school holidays.
Oasis is staffed by a very willing group of volunteers who bake cakes each week as well as attend the sessions to chat and serve refreshments. Our particular thanks go to **Alison Casebow, Sam Miller, Barbara Read, Jackie Singleton, Rosie Whittle, Stephen Coates, Daphne McGuigan, Monica Tuck** and **Angela Wells** .
Over the coming months we hope to extend the advertising of Oasis so that more people are aware of what we provide. If you know of people who would benefit from Oasis or have links with an organization that could advertise Oasis, or if you would like to bake cakes and/or volunteer on a Wednesday morning, please do let either Jane or Maggie know.
_Jane Lee and Maggie Wigmore_
## Events at Winklebury and Worting
The past year has seen the return of a broader programme of events. A small group met last autumn to discuss how the events we put on could reflect our heart as a church family.
Two of Jesus’ commands to his church are to ‘love one another’ and to ‘go and make disciples’. And so that has been the aim of the events we’ve had since then, and the aim for events this year. We want the events to provide opportunities for fellowship
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within our church family, to aid us in personal evangelism, and to serve the wider community in Winklebury and Worting.
Having put together a programme for 2023, leaflets were designed and printed for church members and visitors to take away. The instructions at the bottom were to
1. Pray about the events
2. Put the events in your calendar
3. Plan to bring someone
Fellowship events have been particularly well-attended. The Men’s and Women’s bimonthly breakfasts are very much being enjoyed and creating wonderful opportunities for discipling one another. Similarly, hasn’t it been good to restart our Parish Praise lunches?
We’re naturally anxious to make these events as widely appealing as possible, so if you have any suggestions or. even better, any events you would like to put on, please let me know.
_Anne Wigmore_
## Treasurer’s Report
## **Summary**
I am pleased to report that the parish accounts were in surplus by £2,638 at the end of 2022, before the revaluation of our investment assets, compared to the deficits sustained over the previous three years. The surplus for the year was primarily due to donations received from our parishioners and a grant received from the Diocese to support the increased heating costs of our two church buildings.
## **Unrestricted Fund**
The ‘Unrestricted Fund’ accounts for the day-to-day running of the parish. Expenditure was significantly above the income received. It has, therefore, been necessary to use £13,612 of our dividend income to offset this shortfall.
Income was £12,678 higher than in 2021. In addition to the donations received, letting income was considerably higher than the previous year due to the repayment of back rent from Little Lambs. These were partially offset by the reduction in wedding income, although it should be noted the amount received in 2021 included services postponed during the pandemic. Parishioner giving remained relatively stable and we continue to be grateful that so many in our Church family have continued to give on a regular basis despite these difficult times.
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Parish expenditure was £9,809 higher compared to 2021, due to the increased costs of running the two Church buildings (utilities, upkeep of services etc), our increased contribution to the Diocese (Parish Share), rising utility costs and repairs and maintenance costs which included a major repair to the boiler at St Thomas’s.
The PCC remains committed to support the Diocese as much as possible and we met our Parish Share target for 2022. As noted in my report last year, the Diocese remains cognisant that many parishes continue to struggle financially and therefore the amount requested by the Diocese for 2023 is £51,195, a decrease of £630 compared to 2022.
## **Designated Fund**
The ‘Designated Fund’, which is financed by income received from our investments, generated income of £43,638. Whilst this income is sufficient to meet our Youth Ministry and our annual extra-parochial giving, as previously noted it was necessary to reallocate £13,612 to meet the day-to-day activities of the Parish. This reduced the surplus to £2,638 for the year. The Fund had a balance of £84,082 at the end of the year.
## **Restricted Fund**
There were no parish transactions pertaining to this fund during the period of this report.
## **Parish Investments (Endowment Fund)**
The parish continues to maintain two investment accounts held with CCLA Investment Limited. Due to the volatility of financial markets, the value of the funds at the end of the year had decreased by £189,884, although the value of the investment remains higher that at the beginning of 2021.
## **Extra-Parochial Giving**
As a parish we commit to donate 5% of our regular parishioner giving and investment income to fund charitable work undertaken by Christian organisations.
The Parish continues to support Ténébou and Bethan Manga in Senegal under the auspices of UFM. We continue to support the Church Pastoral Aid Society (CPAS), the Christian Institute and the Anglican Mission in England (AMiE). Money received from the Christingle service was donated to ‘Home for Good’, a charity working to mobilise the Church in the UK to respond to the needs of vulnerable children.
## **Parishioner Giving.**
In addition to that given to the parish, parishioners also donated the following amounts through the accounts.
CGS Food Hub £815
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Tearfund (General) £66 Ténébou and Bethan Manga £1,566 Ukraine Relief £958
## **Acknowledgements**
Again, I express my appreciation to all who help with administering the church finances. To Jeanne Hiscock as countersignatory for payments made on behalf of the parish, to Jane Lee for managing the Wedding finances, to the PCC for their support and oversight of the accounts, and to Lois Blissett who, as Gift Aid secretary, manages the Gift Aid returns, submitted tax returns to and dealt with HMRC to recover the income tax. Finally, I wish to express my thanks to Mr Don Hilton (ACA) who again gave his time to complete the Independent Examination of the parish accounts.
_Paul Carson_
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## Statement of Financial Activities for the year ending 31 December 2022
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Unrestricted Restricted Designated Endowment Total funds Total funds
Fund Fund Fund Fund 2022 2021
Note £ £ £ £ £ £
INCOMING RESOURCES
Incoming from generated funds
Voluntary Income 2a 56,853 0 0 0 56,853 52,507
Activity for generating funds 2b 17,329 0 0 0 17,329 4,227
Investment income 2c 13,612 0 30,026 0 43,638 41,165
Income from Church activities 2d 10,592 0 0 0 10,592 15,362
Incoming from charitable activities 2e 0 0 185 0 185 283
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 98,386 0 30,211 0 128,597 113,544
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Church activities 3a 98,386 0 22,338 0 120,724 113,483
Charitable activities 3b 0 0 5,235 0 5,235 5,216
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 98,386 0 27,573 0 125,959 118,699
NET INCOMING
RESOURCES BEFORE TRANSFERS 0 0 2,638 0 2,638 (5,155)
GROSS TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS 0 0 0 0 0 0
NET INCOMING RESOURCES BEFORE
OTHER RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES 0 0 2,638 0 2,638 (5,155)
OTHER RECOGNISED GAINS
Gains /(losses) on investment assets 0 0 0 (189,884) (189,884) 202,189
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 0 0 2,638 (189,884) (187,246) 197,034
Balance Brought Forward 1 January 2022 0 0 81,444 1,879,329 1,960,773 1,763,739
Balance Carried Forward 31 December 2022 0 0 84,082 1,689,445 1,773,527 1,960,773
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## Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2022
||||2022||2021|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Note||£||£|
|**FIXED ASSETS**||||||
|71 Warwick Road|4a||260,000||260,000|
|||||||
|Investments - CCLA(Cricket Ground)|4b||1,425,375||1,615,553|
|||||||
|Investments - CCLA(Lamb Legacy)|4c||4,070||3,776|
|||||||
||||1,689,445||1,879,329|
|**CURRENT ASSETS**||||||
|||||||
|Accrued Income|4d||0||0|
|||||||
|Debtors andprepayments|4e||5,241||11,033|
|||||||
|Short-term Deposits|4f||90,412||86,895|
|||||||
|Cash at bank and in hand|4g||2,069||4,117|
||||97,722||102,045|
|**LIABILITIES**||||||
|||||||
|Creditors - amounts fallingwithin oneyear|4h||13,640||20,601|
|||||||
|**NET CURRENT ASSETS/ (LIABILITIES)**|||84,082||81,444|
|||||||
|**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRRET LIABILITIES**|||1,773,527||1,960,773|
|||||||
|Creditors - amounts fallingafter oneyear|4j||0||0|
|||||||
|AgencyCollections|||0||0|
|||||||
|**TOTAL NET ASSETS**|||1,773,527||1,960,773|
|||||||
|||||||
|**PARISH FUNDS**||||||
|Unrestricted|||0||0|
|||||||
|Restricted|||0||0|
|||||||
|Designated|||84,082||81,444|
|||||||
|Endowment|||1,689,445||1,879,329|
|||||||
||||1,773,527||1,960,773|
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Notes to the Statement of Financial Activities for the year ending 31 December 2022
## **1. Accounting Policies**
## **Basis of financial statements**
The financial statements have been prepared under the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 in accordance with applicable accounting standards and the current Statement of Recommended Practice Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP 2005).
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for investment assets, which are shown at market value. The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body, nor those that are informal gatherings of church members.
## **Fund accounting**
_**Unrestricted funds**_ are general funds which can be used for PCC ordinary purposes.
_**Restricted funds**_ are donations received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific object. Such funds may only be spent on the object for which they were given. The PCC does not usually invest separately for each fund but apportions any interest on an average basis.
_**Designated funds**_ are funds set aside by the PCC for use in the future. They include income from endowments which will be used for designated projects but excluding expenditure on Parish Share or general church purposes.
_**Endowment funds**_ are funds, the capital of which will be retained either permanently or at the PCC's discretion; the income derived from the endowment will be used as designated income.
## **Incoming Resources**
Planned giving, donations and collections are recognised when received. Tax refunds are recognised when the income to which they relate is received. Dividends are accounted when receivable, interest is accrued. All other income is recognised when it is receivable.
## **Resources Expended**
Donations are accounted for when paid over and the Diocesan Parish Share is accounted for when due.
## **Fixed Assets**
Consecrated and benefice property is not included in accordance with s.10(2)(a) and (c) of the Charities Act 2011. Moveable Church furnishings held by the Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC are listed in the Church's inventory.
Investments are valued at market value on 31 December 2022.
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## **2. Incoming Resources**
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Unrestricted Restricted Designated Endowment Total funds Total funds
Fund Fund Fund Fund 2022 2021
£ £ £ £ £ £
Incoming from generated funds
(a) Voluntary Income
Planned giving - Bank 8,320 0 0 0 8,320 1,716
Planned giving - Parish Giving Scheme 31,909 0 0 0 31,909 38,163
Planned giving - Other 3,553 0 0 0 3,553 3,000
Loose plate collections 989 0 0 0 989 0
Income tax recovered 7,742 0 0 0 7,742 9,628
Grants and donations 4,340 0 0 0 4,340 0
56,853 0 0 0 56,853 52,507
(b) Activity for generating funds
Lettings 14,043 0 0 0 14,043 3,691
Parish Events 3,128 0 0 0 3,128 371
Books Sales 158 0 0 0 158 165
17,329 0 0 0 17,329 4,227
(c) Investment income
Dividends 13,612 0 28,902 0 42,514 41,118
Interest 0 0 1,124 0 1,124 47
13,612 0 30,026 0 43,638 41,165
(d) income from Church activities
Fees from weddings 1,477 0 0 0 1,477 6,296
Fees from funerals 8,118 0 0 0 8,118 8,548
Fees from record searches 16 0 0 0 16 0
Church Groups 774 0 0 0 774 0
Minor income - non specific 207 0 0 0 207 518
10,592 0 0 0 10,592 15,362
(e) income from Charitable activities
Christingle (Home for Good)) 0 0 185 0 185 283
0 0 185 0 185 283
Total incoming resources 98,386 0 30,211 0 128,597 113,544
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## **3. Resources Expended**
|**3. Resources Expended**||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**3. RESOURCES EXPENDED**||||||||||
||Unrestricted||Restricted|Designated|Endowment|Total funds||Total funds||
||Fund||Fund|Fund|Fund|2022||2021||
||£||£|£|£|£||£||
|_(a) Church Activities_||||||||||
|||||||||||
|**_Ministry Costs_**||||||||||
|Diocesan share|51,826||0|0|0|51,826||48,671||
|Deanery& One Church Basingstoke fee|s
140||0|0|0|140||140||
|Bank Charges|88||0|0|0|88||0||
|Church insurance|2,690||0|0|0|2,690||2,589||
|Utilities|6,768||0|0|0|6,768||5,777||
|Repairs and maintenance|9,936||0|0|0|9,936||6,815||
|Staff costs|3,440||0|0|0|3,440||3,910||
|CGS Cleaning|4,370||0|0|0|4,370||4,662||
|Church other expenses|227||0|0|0|227||631||
|Upkeepof sevices|2,784||0|0|0|2,784||643||
|Upkeepof Churchyard(HPT)|0||0|0|0|0||419||
|Stationery/Administration|2,752||0|0|0|2,752||2,871||
|Sundries/Consumables|974||0|0|0|974||204||
|Parish events|2,509||0|0|0|2,509||528||
|Clergyexpenses(mileage & travel)|606||0|0|0|606||566||
|Clergyexpenses(Other)|1,484||0|0|0|1,484||286||
|Meetings and conferences|0||0|0|0|0||376||
|Studybooks/Bibles|2,183||0|0|0|2,183||2,577||
||92,777||0|0|0|92,777||81,665||
|||||||||||
|**_Cost of generating funds_**||||||||||
|Weddings - WDBF(Clergy)|436||0|0|0|436||1,688||
|Weddings - Organist/flowers|230||0|0|0|230||713||
|Funerals - WDBF(Clergy)|4,425||0|0|0|4,425||3,800||
|Funerals - Organist|65||0|0|0|65||0||
|Church Groups|453||0|0|0|453||711||
||5,609||0|0|0|5,609||6,912||
|||||||||||
|**_Youth Ministry_**||||||||||
|Youth minister staff costs|0||0|20,408|0|20,408||19,984||
|Youth minister housing|0||0|412|0|412||2,783||
|Youth minister expenses travel|0||0|81|0|81||21||
|Youth minister expenses other|0||0|1,437|0|1,437||2,118||
||0||0|22,338|0|22,338||24,906||
|||||||||||
|_Sub-total Church Activities_|98,386||0|22,338|0|120,724||113,483||
|||||||||||
|_(b) Charitable Activities_||||||||||
|AMiE|0||0|250|0|250||250||
|Home for Good|0||0|185|0|185||283||
|The Christian Institute|0||0|600|0|600||585||
|CPAS|0||0|600|0|600||585||
|UFM Worldwide(Manga Family)|0||0|3,600|0|3,600||3,513||
|_Sub-total Charitable Activities_|0||0|5,235|0|5,235||5,216||
|||||||||||
|**Total resources expended**|**98,386**||**0**|**27,573**|**0**|**125,959**||**118,699**||
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## **4. Balance Sheet**
|**4. Balance Sheet**||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Unrestricted|Restricted|Designated|Endowment|Total funds||Total funds|
||Fund|Fund|Fund|Fund|2022||2021|
||£|£|£|£|£||£|
|**(a) Tangible fixed assets**||||||||
|71 Warwick Road|0|0|0|260,000|260,000||260,000|
|**(b) Investments - CCLA(Cricket Ground)**||||||||
|Market value 1 January2022|0|0|0|1,615,553|1,615,553||1,413,364|
|Revaluation|0|0|0|(190,178)|(190,178)||202,189|
|Market value 31 December 2022|0|0|0|1,425,375|1,425,375||1,615,553|
|**(c) Investments -(Lamb Legacy)**||||||||
|Market value 1 January2020|0|0|0|3,776|3,776||3,776|
|Revaluation|0|0|0|294|294||0|
|Market value 31 December 2022|0|0|0|4,070|4,070||3,776|
|||||||||
|**(e) Debtors andprepayments**||||||||
|Bauer Communications Unidentified Subscriptio|n
79|0|0|0|79|||
|CGS TV Screens Duplicate Payment|858|0|0|0|858|||
|HMRC - Refund Chancel CeilingVAT|1,946|0|0|0|1,946|||
|Little Lambs Pension Contributions & Expenses|302|0|0|0|302|||
|Treasurer Imprest|0|0|1,500|0|1,500|||
|Prepayment CCLI Licenses 1 Jan-31 Mar23|371|0|0|0|371|||
|Prepayment PEAC - Photocopier Jan-Mar'23|185|0|0|0|185|||
||3,741|0|1,500|0|5,241|||
|||||||||
|**(f) Short-term Deposits**||||||||
|CCLA Deposit Account|0|0|90,412|0|90,412|||
||0|0|90,412|0|90,412|||
|||||||||
|**(g) Cash at Bank and in hand**||||||||
|Winkleburyand WortingPCC - Bank|1,204|0|832|0|2,036|||
|Church of the Good Shepherd - Cash|33|0|0|0|33|||
||1,237|0|832|0|2,069|||
|||||||||
|**(h) Creditors falling within oneyear**||||||||
|Basingstoke DeanerySynod - Account|175|0|0|0|175|||
|British Gas - CGS Gas & Electric Nov-Dec'22|877|0|0|0|877|||
|British Gas - ST Electric Dec'22|150|0|0|0|150|||
|Dru Can Do CleaningCGS December 2022|304|0|0|0|304|||
|One Church Basingstoke Subscription 2022|140|0|0|0|140|||
|Parish Administrator Fees December 2022|190|0|0|0|190|||
|Spencer & Peyton Funerals January2023|666|0|0|0|666|||
|Toshiba Tec UK - Photocopier Lease Oct-Dec'22|110|0|0|0|110|||
|Manga FamilyParishioner Donations 2022 Balan|
166|0|0|0|166|||
|Ukraine Relief|1,700|0|0|0|1,700|||
|WeddingDeposits 2023|500|0|0|0|500|||
|AMiE - Subscription 2022|0|0|250|0|250|||
|CPAS - Parish Donation 2022|0|0|600|0|600|||
|The Christian Institute - Parish Donation 2022|0|0|600|0|600|||
|UFM Worldwide Manga FamilyParish 2022 Bala|n
0|0|600|0|600|||
|CoE Pension - Dec'22|0|0|131|0|131|||
|HMRC - National Insurance and PAYE Oct-Dec'2|2
0|0|79|0|79|||
|Pensionprovision - Previous Youth Minister|0|0|6,380|0|6,380|||
|Youth Minister Expenses December 2022|0|0|22|0|22|||
||4,978|0|8,662|0|13,640|||
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## **5. Balance Sheet by fund**
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Note Unrestricted Restricted Designated Endowment Total funds
Fund Fund Fund Fund 2022
£ £ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Assets 4a 0 0 0 260,000
Investments - CCLA 4b 0 0 0 1,425,375 1,425,375
Investments - CCLA Worting Lamb Legacy 4c 0 0 0 4,070 4,070
0 0 0 1,689,445 1,429,445
CURRENT ASSETS
Accrued Income 4d 0 0 0 0 0
Debtors and prepayments 4e 3,741 0 1,500 0 5,241
Short-term Deposits 0 0 90,412 0 90,412
Cash at bank and in hand 4f 1,237 0 832 0 2,069
4,978 0 92,744 0 97,722
LIABILITIES
Creditors - amounts falling within one year 4g (4,978) 0 (8,662) 0 (13,640)
NET CURRENT ASSETS / (LIABILITIES) 0 0 84,082 0 84,082
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRRENT LIABILITIES 0 0 84,082 1,689,445 1,513,527
Creditors - amounts falling after one year 4h 0 0 0 0 0
Agency Collections 0 0 0 0 0
PARISH FUNDS 0 0 84,082 1,689,445 1,513,527
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Independerrt Exarninerf5 Report to the mernbersltrustees of
Winklebu
and Worti
Paro¢hlal Church Council.
I report on the accounts forthe year ended 31° December 2022 whith are set
out on page5 1 to 7.
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The chariv5tru5tee5wnerlh8I athaudit LI1 Wuired lor this yearundersettion
144121 of the CharitiesAct 2011 lthe 2011 and that an independent examination
i% needed.
is my respoftslbiltyto
Examine the accounts undersectn 145 of the2011A¢L"
foll¢>wthe edureS la down in the GenEtal DiredionsgNen bythe
(hartty Commissionerssectxjn 14515llblof the 2Qil Ad.. atk1
5tste whether Partular matter5 ha¥eLDrne kn myatten¥on.
Bask of lthendent ExamWsStatemErt
My examinatkin ware(aDEd in accordance thtl*General DI¢bOngn by
the Charity Commiss.
My examinatK)n includes a revvwolthp at(ountinE retoTd5 kept the charityand
comparison of the accDunts presented with those records. ItaLs0 indwJe5
consideration ofany unusual items ordthures in accoullts and seekin
explanation5from the management ¢ommfflee contern1 aThy such matter5. The
procedures undertaken do not provide all theevidènte that¥UkI be required in
full audiL and £on5equentty I do not expre55 an al}tpinK)n on theaccounts.
Indopendont Examln*s Statement
In cOnneCtn with rny examinatK)n. no matter5 ha¥ecome to rrry attentw)n
which ge rfJE reasonab rause to belthat in any material respertthe
requi*r(*nts
to keep ac(ountin8 record5in acrdanwlth s.130ofthE 2011 Act..
or
to Prepa a¢muntswW accord tIK15e accountinÈ recordshave
not been met or
2. towhlth, In myopinH)n, attention shouhl be drawn in orderto enablea
proper urtderstandinEof the 8¢ntstts reached.
Don HIILon ACA
2 Thrush CSe
Kefftpshott
Basingstoke
Hampshire
15" March 2023.