The Parish of Winklebury and Worting Annual Report 2024-2025
Contents
Contents ................................................................................................................... 2 Minutes of the Meeting of Parishioners and APCM 19 May 2024 ......................... 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 ............................................................................................................12 Electoral Roll ..........................................................................................................12 Home Groups .........................................................................................................12 Thursday Fellowship ..............................................................................................13 Oasis .......................................................................................................................13 Events at Winklebury and Worting ........................................................................14 Treasurer’s Report .................................................................................................15
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Minutes of the Meeting of Parishioners and APCM 19 May 2024
Present: The Revd John Wigmore (Chairman) and 37 others.
Meeting of Parishioners
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Proposed John Wigmore, seconded Charlie Barr, all in favour, that Chris Lee be appointed Clerk to the meeting.
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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 Ian Wakelin were declared duly elected as Churchwardens. Thanks were given to Ben for his past dedication and for his willingness to continue to look after the buildings. Thanks and prayers were given for Dave and Ian.
Annual Parochial Church Meeting
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Apologies for absence – Elaine Crick, Jill Davies, Pat and Roy Lock, Hannah and Matthew Rogers-Mitchell, India Primmer, Amy and Jim Whittle.
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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 12 of the Annual Report.
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Elections
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a) There being 1 nominations for 1 vacancy, Dave Crick was declared duly elected to Deanery Synod.
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b) There being 2 nominations for 4 vacancies for PCC membership, Anne Wigmore and Rebecca (Bex) English were declared duly elected.
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c) Prayers were offered for the PCC.
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PCC Report. See pages 4-7 of the Report.
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2023 Accounts and Treasurer’s Report.
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See pages 15-24 of the Report. Noted that Paul Carson has stepped down as Treasurer. The role has now been split, with bookkeeping done by the Parish Administrator and oversight given by Chris Lee.
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Appointment of Independent Examiner. Don Hilton has stepped down as Independent Examiner. Proposed John Wigmore, seconded Emma Brinton, all in favour, that the PCC be delegated to appoint an Independent Examiner.
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Deanery Synod Report. See page 11 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) The crisis in the Church of England has deepened. +Philip has been appointed Bishop of Winchester and he holds to the biblical teaching on marriage and to unity in the truth. Membership of the Church of England is increasing, especially where biblical teaching on marriage is being upheld.
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b) Staffing: we will not have a replacement Curate in the near future; the PCC has agreed to recruit another full-time member of staff; thanks were given to Anne Wigmore for her invaluable work as Parish Administrator; God continues to grow our membership; John and Maggie are thankful for the support they receive.
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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 Ian Wakelin
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Deanery Synod Mr Dave Crick (2026) Mr Ben Inman (2026) Mrs Jeanne Hiscock (2026) Elected Mrs Charlotte (Charlie) Barr (2026) Mrs Emma Brinton (2026) Mrs Rebecca (Bex) English (2027) Mr Chris Lee (2025) Mrs Wendy Moore (2025) Mr James (Jim) Whittle (2026) Miss Anne Wigmore (2027)
Bracketed years indicate the end of the elected term. In addition to this list, we had two unfilled place this year.
Professional Services
Bankers Reliance Bank, Faith House, 2-4 Lovat Lane, London EC3R 8EB 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 complied with the requirements imposed by the code under section 5A of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016. Wendy
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Moore is the Parish Safeguarding Officer, and the PCC has 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 2024 was 71.
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. Thursday 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 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.
We 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.
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 under the auspices of UFM in Senegal where they are building a medical clinic. We also continued to give financial support to the work of our Patron (CPAS), the Christian Institute, and small donations to a couple of other organizations.
Reserves policy
Our Reserves policy is to keep enough on short-term deposit to cover
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emergencies and to invest the remainder of our capital with the CCLA to generate income.
Approved by the PCC on 15 March 2025 and signed on their behalf by the Chairman.
PCC Secretary’s Report
Since the last APCM, the PCC has met four times for normal business, with an average attendance of 81%. Regular items on the agenda were reports from the Wardens and Buildings Committee, the Standing Committee, Deanery Synod, the Treasurer, Little Lambs, Eco-Church, and Safeguarding. Other items were brought to the PCC and discussed at the meetings. There was a PCC Away Day held at St Leonard’s in Oakley but no other special meetings were held this year.
Notices of meetings and draft minutes are posted at both church buildings as soon as they are available in order to informed members of our discussions and decisions. If you would like the PCC to discuss anything in particular, please contact a PCC member.
Emma Brinton
Fabric, Goods and Ornaments
St Thomas’s
The major project at St Thomas is one of building repair and refurbishment. Specifically, this means the repair of the roof, together with works to the bellcote, spire, windows, and other related essential improvements to the fabric. We have engaged an architect, Robin Nugent, to control these works in accordance with our architectural specifications.
There have been delays due to external influences, particularly the requirement to comply with the Net Zero initiative, ecological considerations and availability of personnel amongst our volunteers. This major but essential project of approximately £300,000 is being funded from our own resources as it is deemed extremely unlikely that we will be eligible to receive external assistance for this type of project.
There was damage sustained to the ornamental cross on the porch of St Thomas’s in January 2024. This was replaced by a simple copy in matching
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stone and was completed by the stone masons of Salisbury Cathedral Works Department in October 2024, the cost being covered by insurance.
In December, a tree belonging to Worting House fell on to the boundary wall, damaging a section of wall and a couple of gravestones. The owners of Worting House have accepted liability and are arranging repairs.
Church of the Good Shepherd
The church buildings and facilities experience heavy use and require constant upkeep, incurring significant expenditure for essential maintenance.
The old Rockpools Room has been reconfigured to be the parish office while the original office has been redesignated as a family room, and resources storage facility. There is still an element of uncertainty regarding redevelopment of Winklebury Centre and its impact upon our building which hinders planning for its eventual refurbishment.
We envisage the refurbishment project to follow on after the renovation of St Thomas has been completed.
71 Warwick Road
Minor repairs have been carried out prior to the property being let commercially.
David Crick and Ian Wakelin
Youth and Children’s Work
Lighthouse continues to go from strength to strength both in the leadership team and in the number of children attending. It is great to report that we now have two groups again – Pebbles for children aged 3-7 and Rocks for children aged 8 and over. There are 10 children on the register for Pebbles and 12 attending Rocks. We have also welcomed a number of adults to the leadership team. During the last 12 months, we have continued to use teaching material produced by Faith in Kids which children and leaders have enjoyed. The series on the book of Nehemiah was a particular favourite, with the videos introducing each week greatly enjoyed by the children. It has been good to join with the rest of the congregation in studying the same material, including Christmas and Nehemiah. I encourage all parents of children in Lighthouse to look at the Faith in Kids website as it contains so much information and help on talking to your children about God as well as helping them navigate their way through an increasingly ungodly world.
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It has been good to strengthen the links between the Lighthouse and the Sunday School run by the Mangas in Senegal. The money raised from the cake sale was hugely appreciated by the children as it allowed them to enjoy a wonderful Christmas party. They couldn’t believe that some children they’d never met and who lived so far away cared so much about them. They sent a short video to say thank you and Lighthouse sent them a video wishing them a happy Christmas. We are encouraging the children to pray more and the link with the Mangas is very helpful for this.
I am hugely grateful to all the leaders and helpers of Lighthouse who so willingly give up their time to help the children know God better and to see how it exciting it is to follow Him.
Please continue to pray for all our Lighthouse children that their faith will continue to grow over the coming year and for their parents as they have the primary responsibility for teaching their children about following Jesus.
It has been lovely to welcome a number of new families to Puddleducks over the past year. We have also benefitted hugely from the support and involvement of Little Lambs staff. They help with setting up each week and lend us some of their equipment which allows us to offer a wider range of toys and activities, and Mhairi or another member of staff in her absence attends each week to play with the children and talk to the parents and carers. Bex and Maggie continue to lead the group and are delighted that Sam has agreed to join the team which will allow Maggie to reduce her attendance.
John and Maggie, often accompanied by Oscar, continue to visit the primary schools regularly to take assemblies and RE lessons and we are always made to feel very welcome by staff and children alike. We take an assembly at Castle Hill Infant School every other Wednesday and this term we have been helping the children to think about who Jesus is in the lead up to Easter. We also take an assembly each half term, plus Christmas and Easter, at the Winklebury Federation helping them to think through the school’s six core values.
At Christmas we took ‘Christmas in a Box’ into the schools instead of ‘Christmas Journey.’ This change allowed us to offer a Christmas activity to more children and proved to be very successful. The children visit six boxes which are unpacked and help them think about the people and the story of the first Christmas. As they visit each box, they also do a craft which they put in their own Christmas box to take away. We did ‘Christmas in a Box’ with Year 2 at Winklebury School and Year 4 at both the Greenbank and Rooksdown campuses
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of Castle Hill Primary School. We also did ‘Come Along Explore Christmas’ (from Faith in Kids ) with Year 2 at Castle Hill Infant School and Year 1 at Winklebury School. We are looking forward to doing ‘Easter Cracked’ at Winklebury School and both sites at Castle Hill Primary School.
We continued to give a copy of the ‘Jesus Storybook Bible’ to each Year 2 child and ‘It’s Your Move’ to each child in Year 6 along with a copy of ‘It’s Your Next Step’ to each family with a child starting in Year R. It was so encouraging to hear from a mum who works at one of the schools that her 17-year-old son still enjoys reading his ‘Jesus Storybook Bible.’
Once again, the homemade cakes we delivered to the schools for the staff during SATS week were hugely appreciated.
At the end of this term, Mrs Mathlin, the Headteacher at the Winklebury Federation, will be leaving. Please pray for her as she takes up a Headship at a new school. Please also pray for her replacement, particularly that they would continue to welcome church involvement. But all the staff and children need our regular prayers. The staff are having to work with an increasing number of children with special needs, sometimes quite severe, due to the lack of places available at special schools.
Please pray for God’s protection for all the children in Lighthouse and ‘our’ schools. The dangers of modern technology, especially social media and mobile phones, are becoming increasingly clear and there are some very scary statistics around the high percentage of young children who have seen pornography on social media and who play horribly violent games despite being younger than the recommended ages. It’s hard to know how the damage can be reversed but we have a God for whom nothing is impossible and who can heal the damage. How vital it is that we continue to teach the children that following God is the only way to a truly fulfilling life.
Maggie Wigmore
Pastoral Care Team
As Christians we are called to care for everyone, both those within and without our church membership. Increasingly, we are finding more and more people turning to the church as they are unable to get support from the state. This is a huge privilege but also a great responsibility as we do our best to help everyone who comes to us and to share God’s love with them.
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The Pastoral Care team is led by Jeanne Hiscock, Jane Lee and Maggie Wigmore and we are extremely grateful to everyone who helps us by visiting members of the congregation in need of support, providing practical help and letting us know of particular needs.
As a team, amongst other things, we provide a listening ear, hospital and home visits, lifts to church, medical appointments and shops, signpost people to where they can get the most appropriate help, assist with applying for benefits, supporting them at meetings and advocating on their behalf.
Sadly, Jeanne has had to take a break from the team due to ill health but we hope and pray that she will soon be able to join us again.
If you are interested in helping to provide pastoral care, please do speak to Jeanne, Jane or Maggie.
Please pray for wisdom for us as we talk with people facing difficulties and that we would always show God’s love to them.
Jeanne Hiscock, Jane Lee and Maggie Wigmore
Deanery Synod
The Synod’s meetings over the past year have included a discussion on mission and ministry among older people, sustainable church and creation care (including Net Zero Carbon by 2030).
John Wigmore
All At Sea
During the past year we’ve enjoyed several cruises in our imaginations. In the summer we cruised down the Loire Valley, spending time at the Paris Olympics. For our Christmas Cruise, we sailed to St Lucia, appropriately on St Lucia Day, and we shall be heading off to Mauritius on 10 April for Easter.
The aim of All at Sea is to provide a holiday at home for people over 60 where they can enjoy craft, puzzles, some light entertainment, 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
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been encouraging to welcome people from Oasis but please do be praying now about who you would invite to attend this Easter.
Last year Jane had the privilege to talk to a church in Worthing about All at Sea and that church is doing their own cruise in a couple of weeks. Hopefully Maggie and Jane will be making a presentation to another church soon.
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 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
A new roll has been created this year. It lists: Members resident in the parish 57 Members not resident in the parish 41 Total 98
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
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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
We have continued our Fellowship each month with attendance of anything between 15 and 20. Speakers have included someone from the fire service and recently a representative from LEAP, an agency that helps people below a certain income use their heating wisely. Brian Martin also spoke to us about assistance dogs.
We have also "hot seated" some of our members and questioned them about their lives which on occasion has been highly entertaining! A couple of our meetings have included lunch which have been most enjoyable. Most meetings end with tea and biscuits, with thanks to Sylvia Earwaker and Jill Davies for providing the refreshments, during which members have a really good chat.
We would welcome newcomers so don't be shy. Just come along on the fourth Thursday of the month at 2pm (unless notice is given of a different time) when we would love to see you.
Jeanne Hiscock and Jane Lee
Oasis
Oasis continues to go from strength to strength with between 20 and 30 people attending each week on Wednesday mornings throughout the year. 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 Christmas crackers as gifts in the Christmas food parcels and woolly garments for premature babies. They are currently making gloves for this year’s Christmas hampers. During school holidays a good number of children attend and we provide craft activities for them. Chaos and mess ensue but somehow wellmade crafts are turned out!
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Oasis continues to be registered as a Warm Space and both Foodbank and Community Foodlink encourage their clients to come along. We 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 good to see some of our regular visitors helping out newcomers and others in need. Occasionally we have visits from people in local organisations who can help us direct people to places where they can get help.
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 . 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
It feels as though we have got into a good rhythm of church events. Thank you to all who have helped to make sure they go ahead successfully. It’s been wonderful to run or be a part of events that serve our community and welcome outsiders in like our stall at the Winklebury Gala, the Plant & Cake Sale, the Tearfund Quiz Night and our usual Christmas Services.
Our first Parish Day Away was a success and it was pleasing that so many came and enjoyed the day, with time in Ephesians led by Simon Austen and help from St Mary’s Basingstoke with music and children’s ministry. As always, the fireworks night went incredibly well, with particular thanks to Dave Crick and his team keeping us safe, warm, fed and entertained!
Please 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
As always, 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
The parish accounts were in surplus by £16,469 at the end of 2024, before the revaluation of our investment assets, compared to the surplus of £31,374 the previous year and deficits sustained over the three years before that. The reduction in the surplus year on year was primarily due to a substantial legacy received in 2023. Other factors included increases in investment income and receipts from our members offset by a small increase in day-to-day running costs.
Unrestricted Fund
The ‘Unrestricted Fund’ accounts for the day-to-day running costs of the parish. It was necessary to use some of our dividend income to offset a shortfall.
Income in member regular giving was 10% higher than in 2023. We continue to be grateful that so many of our church family have continued to give on a regular basis despite these difficult times. Lettings increased by 70% as we are now receiving rent for the tenancy of 71 Warwick Road.
Parish expenditure at £103,470 was only 2% higher than in 2023, despite the current financial climate.
The PCC remains committed to supporting the Diocese as much as possible and we met our Common Mission Fund target (which had been reduced by the Diocese by 11%) for 2024.
Designated Fund
The ‘Designated Fund’ received £50,389 of income from our investments. £17,456 of this fund was used for the initial costs relating to the major repair works needed to the roof of St Thomas’s church. It was necessary to reallocate £10,405 of this fund to meet the day-to-day activities of the parish for the year. The Designated Fund had a balance of £125,639 at the end of the year.
Restricted Fund
There were no parish transactions pertaining to this fund during the year.
Parish Investments (Endowment Fund)
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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 £35,694.
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).
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
I am extremely grateful to Anne Wigmore, who, without any previous experience, took on the role of bookkeeper and has coped admirably with our inherited, less than perfect accounting software. We are grateful to Lois Blissett for her long service as Gift Aid Secretary, and to Irene Freeman for taking on this role. We also give grateful thanks to Mark Whittle for taking on the role of Independent Examiner and for his help in finding data inside the software. The PCC (and I) would like to appoint a permanent Treasurer, so if you or anyone you know with some accounting experience who would be willing to fill that role, please let me or the Rector know. We are also grateful to Jane Lee for managing the Wedding finances.
Chris Lee, Treasurer
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Statement of Financial Activities for the year ending 31 December 2024
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Unrestricted Restricted Designated Endowment Total funds Total funds
Fund Fund Fund Fund 2024 2023
Note £ £ £ £ £ £
INCOMING RESOURCES
Incoming from generated funds
Voluntary Income 2a 70,253 0 0 0 70,253 87,067
Activity for generating funds 2b 15,544 0 0 0 15,544 10,496
Investment income 2c 0 0 50,389 0 50,389 46,140
Income from Church activities 2d 7,268 0 0 0 7,268 10,128
Incoming from charitable activities 2e 0 0 0 0 0 59
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 93,065 0 50,389 0 143,454 153,890
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Church activities 3a 103,470 0 17,456 0 120,926 116,911
Charitable activities 3b 0 0 6,059 0 6,059 5,605
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 103,470 0 23,515 0 126,985 122,516
NET INCOMING
RESOURCES BEFORE TRANSFERS (10,405) 0 26,874 0 16,469 31,374
GROSS TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS 10,405 0 (10,405) 0 0 0
NET INCOMING RESOURCES BEFORE
OTHER RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES 0 0 16,469 0 16,469 31,374
OTHER RECOGNISED GAINS
Gains /(losses) on investment assets 0 0 0 35,694 35,694 134,488
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 0 0 16,469 35,694 52,163 165,862
Balance Brought Forward 1 January 2024 6,286 0 109,170 1,823,933 1,939,389 1,773,527
Balance Carried Forward 31 December 2024 6,286 0 125,639 1,859,627 1,991,552 1,939,389
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Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||
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| Note | £ | £ | |||
| FIXED ASSETS | |||||
| 71 Warwick Road | 4a | 260,000 | 260,000 | ||
| Investments - CCLA(Cricket Ground) | 4b | 1,595,072 | 1,559,480 | ||
| Investments - CCLA(Lamb Legacy) | 4c | 4,555 | 4,453 | ||
| 1,859,627 | 1,823,933 | ||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||||
| Accrued Income | 4d | 0 | 180 | ||
| Debtors andprepayments | 4e | 100 | 11,529 | ||
| Short-term Deposits | 4f | 146,728 | 136,432 | ||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 4g | 17,014 | 244 | ||
| 163,842 | 148,385 | ||||
| LIABILITIES | |||||
| Creditors - amounts fallingwithin oneyear | 4h | 31,917 | 32,929 | ||
| NET CURRENT ASSETS/ (LIABILITIES) | 131,925 | 115,456 | |||
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRRET LIABILITIES | 1,991,552 | 1,939,389 | |||
| Creditors - amounts fallingafter oneyear | 4j | 0 | 0 | ||
| AgencyCollections | 0 | 0 | |||
| TOTAL NET ASSETS | 1,991,552 | 1,939,389 | |||
| PARISH FUNDS | |||||
| Unrestricted | 6,286 | 6,286 | |||
| Restricted | 0 | 0 | |||
| Designated | 125,639 | 109,170 | |||
| Endowment | 1,859,627 | 1,823,933 | |||
| 1,991,552 | 1,939,389 |
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Notes to the Statement of Financial Activities for the year ending 31 December 2024
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.
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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 2024.
2. Incoming Resources
| 2. Incoming Resources | |||||||||||
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Designated | Endowment | Total funds | Total funds | ||||||
| Fund | Fund | Fund | Fund | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||||
| Incoming fromgenerated funds | |||||||||||
| (a) Voluntary Income | |||||||||||
| Plannedgiving- Bank | 1,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,400 | 6,325 | |||||
| Plannedgiving- Parish GivingScheme Plannedgiving- Other Looseplate collections Income tax recovered Grants and donations |
48,618 10,758 1,893 3,124 4,460 |
0 0 0 0 0 |
0 0 0 0 0 |
0 0 0 0 0 |
48,618 10,758 1,893 3,124 4,460 |
33,869 10,659 1,248 7,646 27,320 |
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| 70,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70,253 | 87,067 | ||||||
| (b) Activity forgenerating funds Lettings Parish Events Plant & Books Sales |
13,136 2,031 377 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
13,136 2,031 377 |
7,765 2,409 322 |
|||||
| 15,544 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15,544 | 10,496 | ||||||
| (c) Investment income | |||||||||||
| Dividends Interest |
0 0 |
0 0 |
50,327 62 |
0 0 |
50,327 62 |
42,747 3,393 |
|||||
| 0 | 0 | 50,389 | 0 | 50,389 | 46,140 | ||||||
| (d) incomefrom Church activities | |||||||||||
| Fees from weddings | 1,009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,009 | 2,651 | |||||
| Fees from funerals Fees from record searches |
4,509 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
4,509 0 |
6,407 0 |
|||||
| Church Groups | 1,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,750 | 914 | |||||
| Minor income - non specific | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | |||||
| 7,268 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,268 | 10,128 | ||||||
| (e) incomefrom Charitable activities Christingle(Home for Good) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | |||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | ||||||
| Total incoming resources | 93,065 | 0 | 50,389 | 0 | 143,454 | 153,890 |
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3. Resources Expended
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Designated | Endowment | Total funds | Total funds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund | Fund | Fund | Fund | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| (a) Church Activities | |||||||||
| Ministry Costs | |||||||||
| Common Mission Fund | 45,416 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45,416 | 51,195 | |||
| Deanery& One Church Basingstoke fee | s 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | |||
| Bank Charges | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 258 | |||
| Church insurance | 3,663 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,663 | 3,007 | |||
| Utilities | 8,718 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,718 | 9,890 | |||
| Repairs and maintenance | 11,603 | 0 | 17,456 | 0 | 29,059 | 9,305 | |||
| Staff costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,098 | |||
| CGS Cleaning | 3,202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,202 | 5,421 | |||
| Church other expenses | 6,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,314 | 117 | |||
| Upkeepof sevices | 497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 497 | 2,182 | |||
| Upkeepof Churchyard(HPT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Stationery/Administration | 9,983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,983 | 2,474 | |||
| Sundries/Consumables | 2,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,150 | 253 | |||
| Parish events | 1,907 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,907 | 2,575 | |||
| Clergyexpenses(mileage & travel) | 366 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 366 | 684 | |||
| Clergyexpenses(Other) | 1,284 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,284 | 1,168 | |||
| Meetings and conferences | 310 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 100 | |||
| Studybooks/Bibles | 2,605 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,605 | 2,631 | |||
| Pastoral | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | |||
| 98,230 | 0 | 17,456 | 0 | 115,686 | 94,508 | ||||
| Cost of generating funds | |||||||||
| Weddings - WDBF(Clergy) | 241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 458 | |||
| Weddings - Organist/flowers | 265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 410 | |||
| Funerals - WDBF(Clergy) | 484 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 484 | 3,503 | |||
| Funerals - Organist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Church Groups | 4,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,250 | 2,136 | |||
| 5,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,240 | 6,507 | ||||
| Youth Ministry | |||||||||
| Youth minister staff costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,492 | |||
| Youth minister housing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 441 | |||
| Youth minister expenses travel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |||
| Youth minister expenses other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 923 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15,896 | ||||
| Sub-total Church Activities | 103,470 | 0 | 17,456 | 0 | 120,926 | 116,911 | |||
| (b) Charitable Activities | |||||||||
| AMiE | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 250 | 250 | |||
| Home for Good | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | |||
| The Christian Institute | 0 | 0 | 726 | 0 | 726 | 662 | |||
| CPAS | 0 | 0 | 726 | 0 | 726 | 662 | |||
| UFM Worldwide(Manga Family) | 0 | 0 | 4,357 | 0 | 4,357 | 3,972 | |||
| Sub-total Charitable Activities | 0 | 0 | 6,059 | 0 | 6,059 | 5,605 | |||
| Total resources expended | 103,470 | 0 | 23,515 | 0 | 126,985 | 122,516 | |||
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4. Balance Sheet
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Unrestricted Restricted Designated Endowment Total funds Total funds
Fund Fund Fund Fund 2024 2023
£ £ £ £ £ £
(a) Tangible fixed assets
71 Warwick Road 0 0 0 260,000 260,000 260,000
(b) Investments - CCLA (Cricket Ground)
Market value 1 January 2024 0 0 0 1,559,480 1,559,480 1,425,375
Revaluation 0 0 0 35,592 35,592 134,105
Market value 31 December 2024 0 0 0 1,595,072 1,595,072 1,559,480
(c) Investments - (Lamb Legacy)
Market value 1 January 2024 0 0 0 4,453 4,453 4,070
Revaluation 0 0 0 102 102 383
Market value 31 December 2024 0 0 0 4,555 4,555 4,453
(d) Accrued Income
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
(e) Debtors and prepayments
Quiz Club - Q3 2024 100 0 100
100 0 0 0 100
(f) Short-term Deposits
CCLA Deposit Account 0 0 146,728 0 146,728
0 0 146,728 0 146,728
(g) Cash at Bank and in hand
Winklebury and Worting PCC - Bank 9,226 0 7,755 0 16,981
Church of the Good Shepherd - Cash 33 0 0 0 33
9,259 0 7,755 0 17,014
(h) Creditors falling within one year
British Gas - CGS Electric 340 0 0 0 340
British Gas - CGS Gas 691 0 0 0 691
Dru Can Do Cleaning CGS 468 0 0 0 468
Foodbank - Parishioner Donations 28 0 0 0 28
Manga Family - Parishioner Donations 190 0 0 0 190
Nicola Leonard Catering - Christmas Meal 394 0 0 0 394
WDBF - Funeral Fees 962 0 0 0 962
AMiE - Subscription 0 0 500 0 500
Home for Good (Christingle) 0 0 59 0 59
The Christian Institute - Parish Donation 0 0 788 0 788
CPAS - Parish Donation 0 0 788 0 788
UFM Worldwide Manga Family Parish 0 0 5,329 0 5,329
Pension provision - Previous Youth Minister 0 0 6,380 0 6,380
Loan from Little Lambs 0 0 15,000 0 15,000
3,073 0 28,844 0 31,917
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5. Balance Sheet by fund
| Balance Sheet by fund | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | Unrestricted | Restricted | Designated | Endowment | Total funds | |
| Fund | Fund | Fund | Fund | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| FIXED ASSETS | ||||||
| Tangible Assets | 4a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260,000 | 260,000 |
| Investments - CCLA | 4b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,595,072 | 1,595,072 |
| Investments - CCLA WortingLamb Legacy | 4c | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,555 | 4,555 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,859,627 | 1,859,627 | ||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||
| Accrued Income | 4d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Debtors andprepayments | 4e | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Short-term Deposits | 0 | 0 | 146,728 | 0 | 146,728 | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 4f | 9,259 | 0 | 7,755 | 0 | 17,014 |
| 9,359 | 0 | 154,483 | 0 | 163,842 | ||
| LIABILITIES | ||||||
| Creditors - amounts fallingwithin oneyear | 4g | (3,073) | 0 | (28,844) | 0 | (31,917) |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS/ (LIABILITIES) | 6,286 | 0 | 125,639 | 0 | 131,925 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRRENT LIABILITIES | 6,286 | 0 | 125,639 | 1,859,627 | 1,991,552 | |
| Creditors - amounts fallingafter oneyear | 4h | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AgencyCollections | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PARISH FUNDS | 6,286 | 0 | 125,639 | 1,859,627 | 1,991,552 |
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