The Parish of Winklebury and Worting Annual Report 2023-2024
Contents
Contents ................................................................................................................... 2 Minutes of the Meeting of Parishioners and APCM 14 May 2023 ......................... 3 PCC Report ............................................................................................................... 4 PCC Secretary’s Report ............................................................................................ 7 Fabric, Goods and Ornaments ................................................................................. 7 Youth and Children’s Work ...................................................................................... 8 Pastoral Care Team ................................................................................................10 Deanery Synod .......................................................................................................11 All At Sea ................................................................................................................11 Little Lambs ............................................................................................................11 Electoral Roll ..........................................................................................................12 Home Groups .........................................................................................................12 Thursday Fellowship ..............................................................................................12 Oasis .......................................................................................................................13 Events at Winklebury and Worting ........................................................................14 Treasurer’s Report .................................................................................................15
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Minutes of the Meeting of Parishioners and APCM 14 May 2023
Present: The Revd John Wigmore (Chairman) and 30 others.
Meeting of Parishioners
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Proposed Jeanne Hiscock, seconded Paul Carson, all in favour, that Chris Lee be appointed Clerk to the meeting.
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The meeting opened with prayer.
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The minutes of the last meeting were accepted as a true record. There were no matters arising from the minutes.
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Churchwardens: 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
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Apologies for absence – Jill Davies, Judygray Carson, Hanna RogersMitchell, Matthew Rogers-Mitchell, Peter Moore, Ian Wakelin and Sarah Wakelin.
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The minutes of the last meeting were accepted as a true record.
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Matters arising – none.
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Electoral Roll Report: See page 13 of the Annual Report.
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Elections
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a) There being 3 nominations for 3 vacancies, Paul Carson, Jeanne Hiscock and Ben Inman were declared duly elected to Deanery Synod.
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b) There being 3 nominations for 5 vacancies for PCC membership, Charlie Barr, Emma Brinton and Jim Whittle were declared duly elected.
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c) Prayers were offered for these 6 people.
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PCC Report. See pages 5-7 of the Report.
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2022 Accounts and Treasurer’s Report.
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Pages 17-27 of the Report were presented by Paul Carson and discussed. Thanks were given to Paul and prayers offered for the finances.
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Appointment of Independent Examiner. Proposed Paul Carson, seconded Ben Inman, all in favour, that Don Hilton be appointed Independent Examiner.
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Deanery Synod Report. See page 13 of the Report.
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Other Reports. There were no questions.
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Rector’s Report.
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a) We welcome everyone, but there is crisis in the Church of England with the General Synod House of Bishops proposing a change to the Biblical definition of marriage. The PCC has written to Bishop David indicating our opposition and has suspended contributions to the Diocesan Common Mission Fund.
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b) Staffing: we are unlikely to have a replacement Curate in the near future; Jamie Johnston will be leaving us in the Summer; thanks were given to Anne Wigmore for her invaluable work as Parish Administrator.
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c) Thanks and prayers were offered for the Rector.
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Other Business – none.
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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 Wardens Mr David Crick Mr Ben Inman Deanery Synod Mr Paul Carson (until August 2023) Mr Ben Inman (2026)
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Mrs Jeanne Hiscock (2026) Elected Mrs Charlotte (Charlie) Barr (2026) Mrs Emma Brinton (2026) Mrs Rebecca (Bex) English (2024) Mr Chris Lee (2025) Mrs Wendy Moore (2025) Mr James (Jim) Whittle (co-opted until elected) (2026) Miss Anne Wigmore (2024)
Bracketed years indicate the end of the elected term. In addition to this list, we had two unfilled place this year.
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.
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Review of the year
The average adult attendance on a 'normal' Sunday in 2023 was 78.
The pattern of services 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 continues to fill a variety of needs.
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. Five Home Groups met weekly for Bible study, fellowship and prayer. The Lighthouse , our children's work, met each Sunday during the 10:30 service and Puddleducks, our group for children of pre-school age and their parents or carers, met on Fridays at the Good Shepherd.
Our OFSTED-regulated preschool, Little Lambs , continued to operate from the Good Shepherd premises and remains a valuable link to the wider community.
Our Youth and Children’s Minister, Jamie Johnston, moved away during the year and his role is filled by a number of volunteers. 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.
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
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generate income.
Approved by the PCC on 29 April 2024 and signed on their behalf by the Chairman.
PCC Secretary’s Report
Since the last APCM, the PCC met four times for normal business, with an average attendance of 84%. 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 another to discuss our contribution to the Common Mission Fund.
Notices of meetings and draft minutes are posted at both church buildings 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
St Thomas’s
The major project at St Thomas’s is one of building repair and refurbishment. Specifically, this means the repair and partial recovering of the roof, together with works to the tower, windows, and other related essential improvements to the building fabric. We have engaged an architect, Robin Nugent, to oversee these works in accordance with our architectural specification. Once a scale of project cost is known, the next phase will be to raise funds and secure tenders from specialist roofing contractors using the Schedule of Works that the architect has prepared. A faculty may well need to be secured. Work is envisaged to start on site in the summer 2024.
We have replaced the defective lighting in the church room at a most reasonable cost.
The boiler serving the church room suffered a catastrophic failure and required replacement.
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A major de-clutter and cleaning event made a huge improvement to the clergy and choir vestries.
Church of the Good Shepherd
The church buildings and facilities experience heavy use and require constant upkeep, incurring significant expenditure for essential maintenance. There is still an element of uncertainty regarding redevelopment of Winklebury Centre and its impact upon our building. We are beginning to review potential upgrading of the building in anticipation of the final plan being approved for Winklebury Centre. This as a project would follow on after the works at St Thomas’s.
The major challenges this year included a major water leak resulting in potentially huge cost for wastage, this cost we are in the process of recovering. A defibrillator was installed in the entrance foyer in partnership with ‘Legends of Winklebury’. The lighting has been upgraded in the auditorium, chancel, toilets and outside. Other works included painting of the ladies and disabled toilets, installation of new storage cupboards, together with the disposal of three old and very cumbersome tables.
71 Warwick Road
Currently unoccupied.
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).
Since the report at last year’s APCM there have been several changes to our Children’s and Youth Work. We were very sorry to see Jamie leave but we thank God for his time with us, particularly his Biblical teaching, his love for the children and young people and his great enthusiasm. Sadly, his departure has meant having to stop the Shine after-school club due to a lack of leaders. There are also insufficient children in the age group for Grid for this to be viable at the moment but we hope to restart it once we have more young people of the right age.
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Lighthouse continues to go well with a good team of dedicated leaders and helpers. There are 12 children on the register with between six and eight attending each week. In the run up to Christmas we trialled some teaching material from Faith in Kids which was a great success. We also used their material for Easter and are currently part way through ‘Meals with Jesus.’ Apart from being Biblically sound, the great advantage is the variety of activities, crafts and discussion questions provided for all ages of children and young people. Faith in Kids also provide material that parents can use with their children during the week. This is so important as the Bible is clear that the primary responsibility for teaching children the faith resides with their parents. Later this term we are planning to use their material entitled ‘Who Am I?’ to help the children think through issues relating to their identity biblically.
A huge thank you to all the leaders and helpers who are so dedicated in helping our children know God better. If you feel that you would like to serve in this way, please talk to Maggie.
Puddleducks continues to go well with a small but regular number of people attending. The group is run by Bex and Maggie. Due to her other responsibilities, Maggie feels she should step down from this role. If you feel you could take on this role, please speak to Maggie.
John and Maggie continue to go into the primary schools to take assemblies and RE lessons. We are privileged to go into Castle Hill Infant School, Castle Hill Primary School, both the Greenbank and Rooksdown campuses and Winklebury Federation. Before Christmas we welcomed Year 2 children to the Good
Shepherd once again for ‘Christmas Journey.’ The children loved it, as did the adults who accompanied them. Before Easter we used ‘Easter Cracked’ with Year 5 and 6 children. We hadn’t used this before but it was a great success with the staff and children appreciating the mixed-media approach and the range of activities for the children to get involved in. Both these events involved a number of others from church and we are extremely grateful to everyone who helped out.
John and Maggie are looking forward to visiting the schools towards the end of this term to give Jesus Storybook Bibles to the Year 2 children and ‘It’s Your Move’ to the Year 6 children as usual. The families of children starting school in September will also receive a copy of ‘It’s Your Next Step.’ As last year, we are offering the opportunity to make a financial contribution specifically for this project; you can do this via ChurchSuite on your phone, or go to wandw.churchsuite.com/donate and choose the Books for Schools fund.
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Our annual delivery of homemade cakes to help the staff survive SATS week was, once again, hugely appreciated.
Please continue to pray for the children and young people who attend church and all the children in the schools. They need so much protection from all the hugely ungodly influences that surround them.
Maggie Wigmore
Pastoral Care Team
As Pastoral Care Coordinators, we have continued to be available when people with physical, emotional and/or practical problems have needed us. This ongoing ministry is vital in our local community and we want to continue to develop and improve it. It is a privilege to be part of this ministry and we want to be able to help all those in need and point them to Jesus.
We help where we can, remembering that we are carers and not qualified counsellors. Where we don’t have the expertise to meet people’s needs ourselves, we help by signposting them to other agencies.
We are increasingly meeting people, both from our congregation and from the wider community, who are struggling financially and John’s ‘Left Pocket’ (the Rector’s Discretionary Fund) is constantly in use to help relieve this financial pressure. Donations to this fund are always gratefully received.
As Christians, we are all called to provide pastoral care to our brothers and sisters in Christ. In order to improve the way we support people who have difficulties that they may need to talk through, several people have attended a Pastoral Care Course run by Crosslands Training. Also, as a result of what we have learnt, we would like to put together a list of skills that people might be happy to use to help others, either on a regular or one-off basis. For example, you could provide some meals for someone who is poorly, help with IT problems, do a bit of gardening or housework, fetch a prescription, provide a lift to an appointment, pray for someone who is struggling… the list goes on. Please speak to us if you would like to be included in this list. Please also let us know if you become aware of anyone who needs our support.
Prayer is a very important and powerful aspect of our care, not only for those we try to help but also for the Pastoral care team. Knowing that everything we do is undergirded with prayer gives us strength and we thank you for this. We are
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grateful to everyone who already helps. Your support and care are invaluable. Jane and Jeanne are particularly grateful to John and Maggie for their continual practical, spiritual and pastoral help, both to the team and to the many people we seek to help.
Jeanne Hiscock, Jane Lee and Maggie Wigmore
Deanery Synod
The Synod’s meetings over the past year have been largely focused on hearing presentations from outside speakers. These included a speaker from LICC which prompted the outstanding series of Lent seminars many of us benefited from recently. We also had an opportunity to meet Bishop Philip who came to the February meeting and invited us to reflect on healing, heritage and hope.
John Wigmore
All At Sea
During the past year we’ve enjoyed cruising, in our imaginations, to the Great Lakes, Sardinia and the Canary Islands. On 1 and 2 August 2024 we shall be cruising along the Loire River in France. The aim of All At Sea is to provide a holiday at home for people over 60 where they can enjoy craft, puzzles, food and chat as well as time to think about some aspect of Christian life. All At Sea provides an excellent opportunity to invite people from the wider community to experience Christian fellowship and find out more about how exciting it is to be a Christian. It has been encouraging to welcome people from Oasis but please do be praying now about who you would invite to attend in the summer.
We are very grateful for all who help us with preparation, catering, serving and chatting with the cruisers – could that be you? Please contact one of us if you would like to help us in this way.
Maggie Wigmore and Jane Lee
Little Lambs
Our preschool 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
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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
Electoral Roll
With 2 deletions and 1 addition, we now have: Members resident in the parish 67 Members not resident in the parish 47 Total 114 Anne Wigmore
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. Over the past year, our Bible studies have been mainly focussed on the passage preached on the previous Sunday, giving the opportunity to reflect and raise questions. Every member of the church family is strongly encouraged to be part of a Home Group so, if you would like to give it a go, please let me know.
John Wigmore
Thursday Fellowship
Thursday Fellowship is a group where we can get together and chat, listen to a speaker, have lunch sometimes or just eat cake and drink tea! We have had some interesting speakers over the last year and, when there hasn't been one, we have put some members in the "hot seat" and interviewed them. We have enjoyed some funny moments listening to the answers!
It gets increasingly difficult finding new speakers but this year we have already enjoyed joining in with the Maundy Thursday Service at St Thomas’s Church, and a talk from Cathy Nash, founder of the ‘Winklebury Legends’, a local
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organisation raising funds for the Winklebury community. Other speakers this year include the Community Safety Officer from the Hampshire Fire Service and an update from Brian Martin on life with Magic (Brian’s assistance dog). We shall also be having a cream tea in the summer, a Fellowship Meal in October and some Christmassy entertainment at the end of December.
We have enjoyed welcoming some newcomers recently, but there is still plenty of room and a warm welcome for more in the Church Room at St Thomas’s, so please invite your friends to join us.
Jeanne Hiscock and Jane Lee
Oasis
Oasis continues to go from strength to strength with between 20 and 30 people attending each week. There is a good mix of ages as well as church members and people from the wider community and it’s great to hear the buzz of conversation as people enjoy tea, coffee and homemade cakes. We provide a variety of activities with knitting being the most popular at the moment. Our knitters provided a number of scarves as gifts in the Christmas food parcels and, at the moment, are busy knitting woolly hats for premature babies. During school holidays a good number of children attend and we provide craft activities for them. Chaos and mess ensue but somehow well-made crafts are turned out!
Oasis continues to be registered as a Warm Space and both Foodbank and Community Foodlink continue to encourage their clients to come along. We continue to provide support to people struggling with various problems by providing a listening ear and signposting them to where they can get help as appropriate.
It has been encouraging to see some of the people who attend Oasis join us in church and to welcome some of the older people to All At Sea .
We are very grateful for the continued support given to Oasis by Councillor Abigail Compton-Burnett. She is always happy to liaise with the Council and other organisations on behalf of people attending Oasis. It has also been good to welcome Annie from Vivid who attends when she can. She liaises with Vivid’s tenants in Winklebury and is particularly concentrating on those who live in the Winklebury Centre.
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The homemade cakes are hugely popular and greatly appreciated. Could you help by joining our rota of bakers? If so, please talk to Jane or Maggie. Thank you to everyone who bakes, serves refreshments and comes to chat to those who attend from the wider community.
Jane Lee and Maggie Wigmore
Events at Winklebury and Worting
Over the last year, we’ve enjoyed a wide range of events with the men’s and women’s breakfasts, quiz and curry night and the cake and plant sale coinciding with the Coronation weekend. As always, we’re thankful to David Crick and the hard work he puts into making the fireworks night event come together. Christmas saw the return of the ladies’ craft evening, providing a great opportunity to invite friends along; thank you to Emma Brinton for all her hard work organising this.
This year, we’re looking forward to our church family Day Away in the autumn. This will be a wonderful opportunity to spend the day with church family. Activities for children, plenty of food, and time spent looking at the Bible and hearing it taught.
We’ve also got another quiz night this year, in aid of Tearfund and, at Christmas, we’ll be running our “A Taste of Christmas” event again. The annual plant and cake sale is fast approaching, where we will be raising money for the Mangas and Community Food Link.
Thank you to everyone who helps all these events take place. Please do continue to:
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pray about the events
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put the events in your calendar
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plan to bring someone
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
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Treasurer’s Report
Summary
I am pleased to report that the parish accounts were in surplus by £31,374 at the end of 2023, before the revaluation of our investment assets, compared to the surplus of £2,638 the previous year and deficits sustained over the three years before that. The surplus for the year was primarily due to donations received from our members and a substantial gift arising from the estate of a member’s parent.
Unrestricted Fund
The ‘Unrestricted Fund’ accounts for the day-to-day running of the parish. It was not necessary to use any of our dividend income to offset a shortfall.
Income was £25,293 higher than in 2022, primarily due to an increase by 16% in member regular giving and the gift noted above. We continue to be grateful that so many in our church family have continued to give on a regular basis despite these difficult times. Letting income returned to normal levels following the catch-up last year from our Little Lambs preschool.
Parish expenditure was £3,443 lower compared to 2022, mainly due to Youth Ministry costs following the marriage and subsequent departure of our Youth Minister.
The PCC remains committed to supporting the Diocese as much as possible and we met our Common Mission Fund target for 2023.
Designated Fund
The ‘Designated Fund’, which is financed by income received from our investments, generated income of £46,140. This income was sufficient to meet our ‘Youth Ministry’ and our annual extra-parochial giving, so it was not necessary to reallocate funds to meet the day-to-day activities of the parish. The Fund had a balance of £109,170 at the end of the year.
Restricted Fund
There were no parish transactions pertaining to this fund during the year.
Parish Investments (Endowment Fund)
The parish continues to maintain two investment accounts held with CCLA Investment Management Limited. Despite the volatility of financial markets, the value of the funds at the end of the year had increased by £134,488.
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Extra-Parochial Giving
As a parish we commit to donate 5% of our regular 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 through the accounts to the Basingstoke Foodbank, Tearfund (General), Ténébou and Bethan Manga and Ukraine Relief.
Acknowledgements
The PCC is grateful to Paul Carson and Don Hilton for their sterling work as Treasurer and Independent Examiner respectively over the years. Both have decided to step down. For the time being, bookkeeping is completed by our Parish Administrator with me keeping a watchful eye. However, the PCC would like to appoint a permanent Treasurer, so if you or anyone you know with some accounting experience would be willing to fill that role, please let me or the Rector know. Similarly, please be in touch if you know of anyone who might be willing to act as our Independent Examiner.
We are also grateful to Jane Lee for managing the ‘Wedding finances’ and to Lois Blissett who, as Gift Aid Secretary, manages the recovery of Gift Aid from HMRC.
Chris Lee, Treasurer
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Statement of Financial Activities for the year ending 31 December 2023
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Unrestricted Restricted Designated Endowment Total funds Total funds
Fund Fund Fund Fund 2023 2022
Note £ £ £ £ £ £
INCOMING RESOURCES
Incoming from generated funds
Voluntary Income 2a 87,067 0 0 0 87,067 56,853
Activity for generating funds 2b 10,496 0 0 0 10,496 17,329
Investment income 2c 0 0 46,140 0 46,140 43,638
Income from Church activities 2d 10,128 0 0 0 10,128 10,592
Incoming from charitable activities 2e 0 0 59 0 59 185
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 107,691 0 46,199 0 153,890 128,597
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Church activities 3a 101,405 0 15,506 0 116,911 120,724
Charitable activities 3b 0 0 5,605 0 5,605 5,235
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 101,405 0 21,111 0 122,516 125,959
NET INCOMING
RESOURCES BEFORE TRANSFERS 6,286 0 25,088 0 31,374 2,638
GROSS TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS 0 0 0 0 0 0
NET INCOMING RESOURCES BEFORE
OTHER RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES 6,286 0 25,088 0 31,374 2,638
OTHER RECOGNISED GAINS
Gains /(losses) on investment assets 0 0 0 134,488 134,488 (189,884)
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 6,286 0 25,088 134,488 165,862 (187,246)
Balance Brought Forward 1 January 2023 0 0 84,082 1,689,445 1,773,527 1,960,773
Balance Carried Forward 31 December 2023 6,286 0 109,170 1,823,933 1,939,389 1,773,527
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Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023
| Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023 | Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023 | Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023 | Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023 | Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023 | Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023 | |
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| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
| Note | £ | £ | ||||
| FIXED ASSETS | ||||||
| 71 Warwick Road | 4a | 260,000 | 260,000 | |||
| Investments - CCLA(Cricket Ground) | 4b | 1,559,480 | 1,425,375 | |||
| Investments - CCLA(Lamb Legacy) | 4c | 4,453 | 4,070 | |||
| 1,823,933 | 1,689,445 | |||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||
| Accrued Income | 4d | 180 | 0 | |||
| Debtors andprepayments | 4e | 11,529 | 5,241 | |||
| Short-term Deposits | 4f | 136,432 | 90,412 | |||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 4g | 244 | 2,069 | |||
| 148,385 | 97,722 | |||||
| LIABILITIES | ||||||
| Creditors - amounts fallingwithin oneyear | 4h | 32,929 | 13,640 | |||
| NET CURRENT ASSETS/ (LIABILITIES) | 115,456 | 84,082 | ||||
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRRET LIABILITIES | 1,939,389 | 1,773,527 | ||||
| Creditors - amounts fallingafter oneyear | 4j | 0 | 0 | |||
| AgencyCollections | 0 | 0 | ||||
| TOTAL NET ASSETS | 1,939,389 | 1,773,527 | ||||
| PARISH FUNDS | ||||||
| Unrestricted | 6,286 | 0 | ||||
| Restricted | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Designated | 109,170 | 84,082 | ||||
| Endowment | 1,823,933 | 1,689,445 | ||||
| 1,939,389 | 1,773,527 | |||||
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Notes to the Statement of Financial Activities for the year ending 31 December 2023
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
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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 2023.
2. Incoming Resources
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Unrestricted Restricted Designated Endowment Total funds Total funds
Fund Fund Fund Fund 2023 2022
£ £ £ £ £ £
Incoming from generated funds
(a) Voluntary Income
Planned giving - Bank 6,325 0 0 0 6,325 8,320
Planned giving - Parish Giving Scheme 33,869 0 0 0 33,869 31,909
Planned giving - Other 10,659 0 0 0 10,659 3,553
Loose plate collections 1,248 0 0 0 1,248 989
Income tax recovered 7,646 0 0 0 7,646 7,742
Grants and donations 27,320 0 0 0 27,320 4,340
87,067 0 0 0 87,067 56,853
(b) Activity for generating funds
Lettings 7,765 0 0 0 7,765 14,043
Parish Events 2,409 0 0 0 2,409 3,128
Plant & Books Sales 322 0 0 0 322 158
10,496 0 0 0 10,496 17,329
(c) Investment income
Dividends 0 0 42,747 0 42,747 42,514
Interest 0 0 3,393 0 3,393 1,124
0 0 46,140 0 46,140 43,638
(d) income from Church activities
Fees from weddings 2,651 0 0 0 2,651 1,477
Fees from funerals 6,407 0 0 0 6,407 8,118
Fees from record searches 0 0 0 0 0 16
Church Groups 914 0 0 0 914 774
Minor income - non specific 156 0 0 0 156 207
10,128 0 0 0 10,128 10,592
(e) income from Charitable activities
Christingle (Home for Good)) 0 0 59 0 59 185
0 0 59 0 59 185
Total incoming resources 107,691 0 46,199 0 153,890 128,597
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3. Resources Expended
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Designated | Endowment | Total funds | Total funds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund | Fund | Fund | Fund | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| (a) Church Activities | |||||||||
| Ministry Costs | |||||||||
| Diocesan share | 51,195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51,195 | 51,826 | |||
| Deanery& One Church Basingstoke fee | s 150 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 140 | |||
| Bank Charges | 258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 88 | |||
| Church insurance | 3,007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,007 | 2,690 | |||
| Utilities | 9,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,890 | 6,768 | |||
| Repairs and maintenance | 9,305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,305 | 9,936 | |||
| Staff costs | 3,098 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,098 | 3,440 | |||
| CGS Cleaning | 5,421 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,421 | 4,370 | |||
| Church other expenses | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 227 | |||
| Upkeepof sevices | 2,182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,182 | 2,784 | |||
| Upkeepof Churchyard(HPT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Stationery/Administration | 2,474 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,474 | 2,752 | |||
| Sundries/Consumables | 253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 974 | |||
| Parish events | 2,575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,575 | 2,509 | |||
| Clergyexpenses(mileage & travel) | 684 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 684 | 606 | |||
| Clergyexpenses(Other) | 1,168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,168 | 1,484 | |||
| Meetings and conferences | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | |||
| Studybooks/Bibles | 2,631 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,631 | 2,183 | |||
| 94,508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94,508 | 92,777 | ||||
| Cost of generating funds | |||||||||
| Weddings - WDBF(Clergy) | 458 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 458 | 436 | |||
| Weddings - Organist/flowers | 410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 410 | 230 | |||
| Funerals - WDBF(Clergy) | 3,503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,503 | 4,425 | |||
| Funerals - Organist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | |||
| Church Groups | 2,136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,136 | 453 | |||
| 6,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,507 | 5,609 | ||||
| Youth Ministry | |||||||||
| Youth minister staff costs | 0 | 0 | 14,492 | 0 | 14,492 | 20,408 | |||
| Youth minister housing | 0 | 0 | 441 | 0 | 441 | 412 | |||
| Youth minister expenses travel | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 81 | |||
| Youth minister expenses other | 390 | 0 | 533 | 0 | 923 | 1,437 | |||
| 390 | 0 | 15,506 | 0 | 15,896 | 22,338 | ||||
| Sub-total Church Activities | 101,405 | 0 | 15,506 | 0 | 116,911 | 120,724 | |||
| (b) Charitable Activities | |||||||||
| AMiE | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 250 | 250 | |||
| Home for Good | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 59 | 185 | |||
| The Christian Institute | 0 | 0 | 662 | 0 | 662 | 600 | |||
| CPAS | 0 | 0 | 662 | 0 | 662 | 600 | |||
| UFM Worldwide(Manga Family) | 0 | 0 | 3,972 | 0 | 3,972 | 3,600 | |||
| Sub-total Charitable Activities | 0 | 0 | 5,605 | 0 | 5,605 | 5,235 | |||
| Total resources expended | 101,405 | 0 | 21,111 | 0 | 122,516 | 125,959 |
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| ~~4 Balance Sheet~~ | Unrestricted | Restricted | Designated | Endowment | Total funds | Total funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ~~.~~ | Fund | Fund | Fund | Fund | 2023 | 2022 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| (a) Tangible fixed assets | |||||||
| 71 Warwick Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260,000 | 260,000 | 260,000 | |
| (b) Investments - CCLA(Cricket Ground) | |||||||
| Market value 1 January2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,425,375 | 1,425,375 | 1,615,553 | |
| Revaluation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134,105 | 134,105 | (190,178) | |
| Market value 31 December 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,559,480 | 1,559,480 | 1,425,375 | |
| (c) Investments -(Lamb Legacy) | |||||||
| Market value 1 January2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,070 | 4,070 | 3,776 | |
| Revaluation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 383 | 383 | 294 | |
| Market value 31 December 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,453 | 4,453 | 4,070 | |
| (d) Accrued Income | |||||||
| CCLI Licence 1 Jan - 30 Jun'24 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | ||
| 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | |||
| (e) Debtors andprepayments | |||||||
| Bauer Communications Unidentified Subscription | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | ||
| Castle Water - CGS Water leak | 5,834 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,834 | ||
| Little Lambs Rent Oct-Dec'23 | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,500 | ||
| Little Lambs Pension Contributions & Expenses | 3,530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,530 | ||
| Prepayment CCLI Licenses 1 Jan-30 Jun'24 | 401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 401 | ||
| Prepayment PEAC - Photocopier Jan-Mar'24 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | ||
| 11,529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,529 | |||
| (f) Short-term Deposits | |||||||
| CCLA Deposit Account | 2,277 | 0 | 134,155 | 0 | 136,432 | ||
| 2,277 | 0 | 134,155 | 0 | 136,432 | |||
| (g) Cash at Bank and in hand | |||||||
| Winkleburyand WortingPCC - Bank | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | ||
| Church of the Good Shepherd - Cash | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | ||
| 244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 244 | |||
| (h) Creditors falling within oneyear | |||||||
| Anne Wigmore - Administrator Fee December 20 | 303 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 303 | ||
| Basingstoke DeanerySynod - Account | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | ||
| British Gas - CGS Electric December 2023 | 335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335 | ||
| British Gas - CGS Gas December 2023 | 654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 654 | ||
| British Gas - ST Electric Dec'23 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | ||
| Dru Can Do CleaningCGS November 2023 | 495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 495 | ||
| Dru Can Do CleaningCGS December 2023 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 480 | ||
| Jeanne Hiscock - Communion Wine | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | ||
| Rev'd John Wigmore - Expenses 2023 | 1,246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,246 | ||
| Kingdom Coffee | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | ||
| Parishioner Gift to J&M Wigmore | 800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 800 | ||
| Toshiba Tec UK - Photocopier Lease Oct-Dec'23 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | ||
| Treasurer - M Wigmore Expenses September 202 | 108 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | ||
| Manga FamilyParishioner Donations 2023 Balan | 765 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 765 | ||
| Maggie Wigmore -Expenses December 2023 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | ||
| Nat West - Bank Charges December 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| WDBF - Funeral Fees Jul-Sept'23 | 1,160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,160 | ||
| WDBF - Funeral Fees Oct-Dec'23 | 650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 650 | ||
| WortingFood Hub Grants and Donations 2023 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | ||
| AMiE - Subscription 2023 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 250 | ||
| CPAS - Parish Donation 2023 | 0 | 0 | 662 | 0 | 662 | ||
| The Christian Institute - Parish Donation 2023 | 0 | 0 | 662 | 0 | 662 | ||
| Home for Good(Christingle) | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 59 | ||
| UFM Worldwide Manga FamilyParish 2023 Bala | n 0 |
0 | 1,972 | 0 | 1,972 | ||
| Pensionprovision - Previous Youth Minister | 0 | 0 | 6,380 | 0 | 6,380 | ||
| Loan from Little Lambs | 0 | 0 | 15,000 | 0 | 15,000 | ||
| 7,944 | 0 | 24,985 | 0 | 32,929 | |||
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5. Balance Sheet by fund
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Note Unrestricted Restricted Designated Endowment Total funds
Fund Fund Fund Fund 2023
£ £ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Assets 4a 0 0 0 260,000 260,000
Investments - CCLA 4b 0 0 0 1,559,480 1,559,480
Investments - CCLA Worting Lamb Legacy 4c 0 0 0 4,453 4,453
0 0 0 1,823,933 1,823,933
CURRENT ASSETS
Accrued Income 4d 180 0 0 0 180
Debtors and prepayments 4e 11,529 0 0 0 11,529
Short-term Deposits 2,277 0 134,155 0 136,432
Cash at bank and in hand 4f 244 0 0 0 244
14,230 0 134,155 0 148,385
LIABILITIES
Creditors - amounts falling within one year 4g (7,944) 0 (24,985) 0 (32,929)
NET CURRENT ASSETS / (LIABILITIES) 6,286 0 109,170 0 115,456
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRRENT LIABILITIES 6,286 0 109,170 1,823,933 1,939,389
Creditors - amounts falling after one year 4h 0 0 0 0 0
Agency Collections 0 0 0 0 0
PARISH FUNDS 6,286 0 109,170 1,823,933 1,939,389
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