## The Parish of Worplesdon
St Alban's, Wood Street Village & St Mary's, Worplesdon
Annual Report & Financial Statements of
Worplesdon Parochial Church Council
For the year ended 31 December 2022
_The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Worplesdon (Worplesdon PCC) is a registered charity under number 1128100_
# **The Parish of Worplesdon with the churches of**
# **St Mary’s, Worplesdon, & St Albans’s, Wood Street Village**
_Seeking to be an inclusive, welcoming, Christ-shaped community reflecting the unconditional love of God_
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for 2022**
## **Administrative information**
St Mary’s Church is situated at Perry Hill, Worplesdon and St Alban’s Church is situated on Oak Hill, Wood Street Village. The Parish is part of the Diocese of Guildford within the Church of England. The correspondence address is The Church Office, Perry Hill, Worplesdon, Guildford, Surrey GU3 3RE.
**PCC members (who are also trustees of the charity) who have served within the period from April 2021 to April 2022 are:**
|Incumbent|The Revd Alex Russell|
|---|---|
|Curate|The Revd Barry Hanson|
|Church Wardens|Liz Gunn (to October 2022)|
||Dan Shaw|
|Honorary Officers|Hon Secretary –Janet Weil|
||Hon Treasurer –Ros Davison|
|Representatives on||
||Robert Lynch|
|The Deanery|Rob Pocock|
|Synod|Joanna da Costa Santos|
|Ex-officio PCC
members|The Revd Barry Hanson, curate|
|PCC members|Helen Warren to APCM 2024|
||Steve Reeds to APCM 2024|
||Brian Williams to APCM 2024|
||Joanna da Costa Santos to APCM|
||2022|
||Rob Pocock, to APCM 2022|
||Clive Watson to APCM 2023|
||Carol Caven to APCM 2023|
||Jeanette Grey to APCM 2023|
||(resigned November 2022)|
||Betty Leach to APCM 2023|
||John Ellis to APCM 2023|
||Jenny Shaw to APCM 2025|
||Jackie Pocock to APCM 2025|
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The day to day management of the work of the Parochial Church Council is normally delegated to the incumbent, the Revd Alex Russell, who was appointed on 21 September 2016.
## **RECTOR’S REPORT**
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England, by Act of Parliament. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. All members of the PCC are trustees of the charity. Worplesdon PCC is a registered charity under number 1128100.
Benefits to the public arising from carrying out the PCC’s objectives are explained within the annual report. The PCC has complied with its duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission in exercising its powers or duties.
The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All regular church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll, to attend the Annual Parochial Church Meeting and to consider themselves for nomination to the PCC. Members of the PCC are inducted into their role and responsibilities using literature prepared by the Diocesan Department for Mission, Evangelism and Parish Development.
The PCC operates through a number of Groups (sub-committees), which meet at agreed times during the year and then report to the PCC. During 2022 these Groups were as follows (please note that fewer meetings than usual took place, due to the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic):
## _**Standing Committee** :_
This is the only committee required under Canon Law. It has power to transact the business of the PCC between its meetings, subject to any directions given by the PCC. The Standing Committee meets once a month and comprises at least the incumbent, the churchwardens, the honorary secretary, and the honorary treasurer _._
## _**Property** :_
Maintenance and development of the buildings. Liaison with local council, the diocese, various heritage organisations, and our quinquennial architect. Development and management of conservation policies. Maintenance and development of the churchyard and churchyard structures (stone tablets etc.) Development and management of conservation policies. Production and maintenance of historical records not in our registers _._
## _**Finance** :_
Financial accounting to the Charity Commission’s standards. Management accounting and budgeting. Sound cash and expenditure controls, fund management. External fund-raising (eg through charities). Insurance to cover assets and liabilities. Development and monitoring of investment policies.
## _**Events** :_
Development and co-ordination of a regular programme of social and fund-raising events. Advice and support to groups mounting special services and events _._
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## _**IT**_
Working to ensure that we have a strong and positive profile in the digital marketplace, and ensuring compliance with national and Diocesan requirements around information technology. Advising church officers on related matters including privacy and IT policies, data management, and email systems.
## **Objectives and Activities**
The Worplesdon Parochial Church Council has the responsibility of co-operating with the Incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church: pastoral, evangelical, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for both St Mary's and St Alban's churches, St Alban's Hall and the Church Office.
## **Review of the year:**
In common with much of the rest of the world, church life has continued to be impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. While some of our activities have had to be set aside for now, new opportunities have arisen, with regular coffee mornings at the Worplesdon Place Hotel, and plans for a new youth group. Assemblies in our schools are back to full strength, as are home communions at Worplesdon View and in several individual households, and village lunches, and Teens at St Alban’s have happily resumed. We also managed to reinstate Holiday at Home, which was pronounced “the best one ever!”
While some of our usual activities and services were diminished during 2022, something that never dims is my gratitude to you all, whether volunteers or employees (and some are both!), who enable the work of this parish to flourish. Without you there would be no possibility of carrying out the will of God in this place – I am so grateful to you all.
We continue to offer Morning and Evening Prayer online and this is well-attended, with the same ‘regulars’ attending most services (but there is always room for more). Two of our Discovery Groups survived Covid, one meeting at St Alban’s and one via Zoom, and the membership is gradually increasing.
As is the case every year, we have held a number of weddings, baptisms and funerals for people at deeply important times in their lives. Sadly some of the funerals have been for church members (both past and of recent times) and we fondly remember Barbara Lennox, Beryl Goode, Lynn Collier, John Phillips, Nigel Evans-Thompson and Mary Hillard.
The Easter Trail in St Mary’s Churchyard was again well-received, with creative people building stations along the pathway, encouraging us all to stop and admire the displays, read portions of scripture, and pray. This was greatly welcomed, with many visitors sharing their appreciation. We were fortunate to have two Easter Gardens – one inside and one outside St Mary’s, so people were also drawn into the building.
The new Garden of Remembrance is now complete, with elegant stone markers and two lovely garden seats to encourage people to spend some time in this peaceful place.
We all enjoyed having curate Barry Hanson in the parish and were sorry to see him go at the end of the year. However, his revitalising of the Men’s Breakfast carries on (thank you Martin) and we hope to continue our support of the Wood Street Cricket Club.
Our association with the Armenian Orthodox Church continued, and we were delighted to welcome their Bishop and congregation for important festivals in the church year.
Something that shocked the whole world was Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and so we were delighted to be able to support a Ukrainian family of a mother and three sons, by providing accommodation for them from July. Within, literally, days, the generosity of the Worplesdon community turned an empty house into a fullyfurnished one, and the house became bright, lively and noisy as the three children discovered all the exciting toys, books, games and clothes that awaited them in their new bedrooms.
It has been a great pleasure for me to be able to develop our relationship with Merrist Wood College, thanks to the determination of the management team to include matters of faith in the well-being curriculum for their students. Brecon the dog helps me to run twice-monthly sessions at the College – he is a great ice-breaker!
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Thanks to Mary B we have continued to support the Food Bank, to which the college has contributed.
During 2022 we made some changes to our services at St Mary’s, partly to reflect the availability of clergy, but also as an opportunity to consider the language that we use in our services, and whether we might find ways to make it more accessible to visitors. One of the changes, on the first Sunday of each month, is that we now offer Morning Prayer with hymns (communion being available at St Alban’s), and this gave us the opportunity to have some of our talented lay people involved in leading worship, which has been greatly appreciated. The lay team who create and lead services at St Alban’s has continued to grow, both in number and in the range of skills on offer. One person attended a diocesan-run course in leading worship and found it very helpful.
2022 was in some ways a very ‘royal’ year. First we had the delightful weekend of Jubilee celebrations for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, but then the very sad occasion of her death in September. We also had the excitement of an episode of ‘The Crown’ being filmed at St Mary’s.
It was delightful to be able to run a ‘Be and Share’ first communion preparation course for five children. We met on Saturday afternoons and Barry, Michaela and I took turns to lead the various sessions. It transpires that Lego is a winner with children of all ages! The course culminated in a lovely united service at St Alban’s with parents, godparents and grandparents supporting the children.
Everything that we achieved during 2022 happened only because we have such an amazing group of staff and volunteers. So, with my usual sprinkling of fear that I might inadvertently miss someone out, huge thanks go to:
my clergy colleagues and our lay worship leaders; Michaela for running our admin operation with such calm good humour; Dan and (initially) Liz our wardens; our assistant wardens John and David, our Deanery Synod representatives and our PCC members; our virgers Steve and John, and assistant virger Kevin; Ros, our treasurer, and Richard, our Chair of Finance; the bellringers for their contribution to church life;
our choir, festival singers and musicians for enhancing our worship, especially the ever-loyal Mike Briggs, head of choir Susan, and Cath’s music team, and Martin for taking on the role of choir director for festivals; Janet W, PCC secretary;
John and the events team who make a huge contribution to church and parish life; Becky and Melanie in their management of baptism and marriage administration, Becky as baptism virger and Melanie who keeps in touch with our baptism families;
Jenny for being our safeguarding officer – a huge role; the parish lunch, Holiday at Home and flower arranging teams;
those who work with our children and young people month by month and at the (soon to be resumed) Holiday Club; members of our pastoral team who take home communion to parishioners; the many people who take care of our buildings, grounds and churchyard; those who provide refreshments after our services; chairs and members of our various Groups;
those who enhance our worship by reading, leading prayers, welcoming visitors and supporting us through prayer.
We could be forgiven for wondering when the effects of Covid will finally leave us, as we approach the third ‘anniversary’ of that chilling message, “You must stay at home.” But while none of us would have chosen what we’ve gone through in the last three years, any more than the poor people of Ukraine would have chosen the events of the past twelve months, most of us have found ways to adapt and survive, and those of us who have lost loved ones have found support from our community, sometimes in surprising ways.
I look forward to working with our new Wardens and PCC and with all of you, thanking you for your ongoing support and friendship, for the stimulating conversations (even when we don’t agree!), and for your commitment to the future of this parish. May God bless us as we continue on the journey together.
**The Revd Alex Russell, on behalf of the PCC**
**Date: 1[st] March 2023**
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## **Church Wardens Report 2022**
## ST MARY’S
Churchyard: The front grass and hedges continued to be cut and trimmed by the volunteer team and the contract cutting was carried out by Lyndon Weekes, partly paid for by the Parish Council. The Community Payback team were able to attend more regularly and has laid out a path bounded by logs enabling a circular walk through the Churchyard.
We celebrated the late Queens Jubilee with a Beacon from the top of the tower and this was integrated with a programme involving the other villages in the civil parish of Worplesdon.
The new lighting for the church path and car park was finally completed and all are working well – even the one that has already been knocked over by a car.
The hedge with Marylands was cut back to create light in the churchyard and a wonderful view to the North Downs. The holly tree stumps are already re sprouting and 12 extra holly trees were planted to maintain privacy for Marylands. In addition, and with the help of a £250 grant via Surrey County Councillor, Keith Witham and planted by Janet Ashton, a new row of yew trees was planted to replace deadwood on the south west side of the church.
The car park notice board was replaced and as the most recent was removed, it uncovered boards from Rectors Elphinstone and Palmers’ time at St Marys.
The new AV system was installed and is now available for use for services with high quality live streaming and recording via YouTube. More people to form a rota will enable all services to be streamed so that those who cannot attend can be part of the service although it will always be better to ‘be there’.
The Ukraine war prompted an energy crisis which had much greater impact on the cost of non-domestic electricity and gas tariffs than on home supplies: To mitigate this, we reduced our energy consumption by reducing the heating temperature from 17ºC to 15ºC for services and from 13ºC to 10ºC for the rest of the time. As a rule of thumb in houses, a 1 degree reduction saves around 10% of the energy and it is hoped that we saved rather more than this. However, for example, the heating bill for December (albeit with many services and events) was £1800 – a very major increase.
The complete reordering of the toilets and coffee point is progressing but more slowly than anticipated. Although most of the necessary permissions have been obtained, we are awaiting confirmation of the estimated £120,000 funding and may require to hold a fundraising campaign in 2023. If congregation and church use increases substantially requiring more kitchen facilities, we have an outline plan to extend the south aisle alongside the tower and create a new kitchen and servery. We have not yet progressed any plans to reorder the knave, pews etc.
A huge thankyou to everyone from flower arrangers, cleaners and the Community Service teams who help keep St Mary’s looking wonderful.
## ST ALBAN’S
Although Liz Gunn resigned from being Warden in October, the refurbishment of St Albans Church and hall has been largely completed due to the tireless work by David Grey. New double-glazed windows were installed to replace the rotten wood surrounds and metal single glazed units improving both appearance and insulation. In addition, the asphalt roofs and soffits were replaced and gutters refurbished. The strip lights in the hall have now been replaced with new LED units to replace the old neon lamps for which replacement lamps are now not available. All these long term improvements would not have been possible without a generous legacy from Sue and John Darbey.
We have improved the IT so now the Worship4All teams can collaborate creating the PowerPoint presentations and incorporate the pre recorded music and songs from the comfort of their own homes but then access it seamlessly from the church.
The spring bulbs planted last year have added to improvement of the look and a Clothing Bank which generates hundreds of pounds of income for the Cherry Trees Charity has been installed in the car park! Not content with a Clothing Bank, David Grey also sold Christmas Bobble Hats and Cards on behalf of Cherry Trees and raised a good sum of money in December. In addition, David has been keeping the grass rather better than the outfield at Wood Street Cricket Club. A huge thank you to David.
When the tenants of the Church owned house in Wood Street Village left, we had the privilege of hosting a family from Ukraine: There was a fabulous effort made by the community to furnish the house and provide all that was needed to make them comfortable and welcome. Some refurbishment including new windows and a replacement washing machine had been due at the end of the previous tenancy and so the house is now much neater and less tired.
Dan Shaw, Warden March 2023
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## **Annual Safeguarding Report 2023**
## **This report covers the period January to December 2022**
## **1. Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO)**
My contact details are publicly displayed on the church notice boards and on the website. The e mail address safeguarding@worplesdonparish.com is used for safeguarding matters.
I am fully up to date with required training and liaise with the Diocesan safeguarding team on best practice. Along with other members of the congregation I attended a preventing Child Online Sexual Abuse Workshop on 26 April 2022.
## **2. Safeguarding Policy**
The PCC has an annual requirement to formally adopt the House of Bishops’ ‘Promoting a Safer Church: Safeguarding Policy Statement’. This was completed in 2022 and is displayed in both churches. This year the updated documents will be sent to PCC members to allow them to adopt the Policy in the first meeting after the 2023 APCM.
## **3. Safeguarding Concerns**
There was one safeguarding referral to the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser in the period. Her advice was followed and appropriate support with the necessary authorities has been given.
## _**It’s important to remember that parishioners and those running groups for children, young people and adults must report any safeguarding concerns to the PSO and the Rector.**_
## **4. Insurance Policy**
The Parish Insurance Policy (which covers safeguarding issues) is held by the Treasurer.
## **5. Parish Dashboard**
A Parish Safeguarding Dashboard is used to track and update all Safeguarding requirements and actions. This is a powerful tool and can also be accessed by the Diocese to monitor our safeguarding compliance. The report generated by the dashboard is reviewed by the PCC 3 times a year.
The list of PCC Approved church activities and non-church activities run in our premises were reviewed and approved in January 2022 and May 2022 respectively.
The procedure for dealing with Safeguarding Allegations or concerned was reviewed in September 2022.
## **6. Risk Assessments**
Our Risk Assessments were reviewed and signed off by PCC in September 2021 (and have been updated and signed off in March 2023). Copies are available in both churches and in the hall and we ensure those directly affected are familiar with the risk assessments. _**Those running events in either Church or in St Alban’s Hall should ensure they read the RA’s and if necessary, produce their own risk assessment for specific activities if any additional risks are identified.**_
## **7. Safer Recruitment**
The Parish carries out the basic requirements of safer recruitment and required Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks are in place. Renewals must now be carried out every 3 years (previously every 5 years).
9 DBS checks / renewals were completed during the year. Role descriptions and Volunteer Agreements are being put in place as part of the DBS renewal process for roles working with children, young people and vulnerable adults where these do not exist.
In September 2022 the PCC passed a resolution that all PCC members should have a DBS check based on recommendation by the Diocese and Charity Commission. This recognises PCC members’ responsibility and
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accountability for implementing best practice in safeguarding children and young people and vulnerable adults in the parish.
## _**It is important that those who run groups advise me of any new volunteers working with children, young people and/or adults who may be at risk so that safer recruitment is followed, to check if a DBS is required and arrange necessary training and support.**_
## **8. Safeguarding Training**
The Parish complies with the requirement for volunteers and paid staff working with Children and Young People, and /or Vulnerable Adults to receive training / refresher training every 3 years.
The training structure has been revamped by the House of Bishops with clear training requirements specified for certain roles. Some training is now only available on- line.
51 safeguarding training courses (including first Aid) were completed by PCC members, wardens, clergy and parishioners involved in work with children, young people and vulnerable adults during 2022.
All Safeguarding training certificates are held in the Church Office.
## **9. Children and Young People’s Groups in the Parish**
The Parish has adhered to the requirements of the Code of Safer Working Practice when running groups including DBS checks of leaders, appropriate ratios and completion of registration forms and Photography consent forms.
## **10. Parish website**
The Parish complies with the requirements to publicise safeguarding arrangements on our website.
## **11. Safeguarding Notices**
The necessary information on how to raise safeguarding concerns and information about helplines and local services is displayed in both churches, in St Alban’s Hall and by the Lych Gate of St Mary’s. Domestic Abuse helpline numbers are also displayed in the toilet cubicles.
## **12. Hire of Church Premises**
The hire agreement for the hire of church premises contains required provision for safeguarding arrangements required of hirers.
13. **Thank you** to PCC members and parishioners for your support in working for a healthy safeguarding culture in the parish.
## **JENNY SHAW PARISH SAFEGUARDING OFFICER March 2023**
## **Electoral Roll**
There are currently 156 on the Electoral Roll: 95 resident in the parish and 61 non resident. Since the last APCM 3 people have joined the roll, 6 have died, 6 have asked to be removed from the roll. Michaela Kelly
## **Ministry to Young People**
TASA (Teens at St Alban’s) continues to meet on the first Sunday of each month during the main service at St Alban’s. We usually have between 4 and 8 young people at each session and in 2022 opened the sessions up to include younger members from year 5 upwards. Our sessions are informal and involve lots of lively discussion on Christian themes with great snacks. Three of the TASA children took part in the Be Share course, as TASA takes place on the first Sunday at St Alban’s this also means they can continue to receive communion.
Michaela Kelly & Caroline Mankelow
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## **Flower teams**
## **St Mary’s**
Once again I am indebted to my small team of flower arrangers (4 plus me) who help to keep our main pedestal looking good for the weekly services. We had a flurry of weddings last summer, some held over from the pandemic years, with most electing to ‘do their own thing’ regarding floral decorations, but we were called upon to help out occasionally. Easter, Harvest and Christmas festivals were all team efforts, and we look forward to the next festival of Easter, when we can bring some Spring cheer into the church after a rather cold and dreary winter.
We would love to recruit some younger helpers – all volunteers welcome! Diana Forder
## **St Albans**
We are continuing to do the flowers without using floral foam in order to help the environment and to tie in with the eco church initiative. At Christmas we did our usual 2 large arrangements using chicken wire, the advent ring was done in a tray of damp sand and the candle ring was done in tiny vases.
We still only have 2 regular arrangers, if anyone would like to join us please get in touch you will be most welcome. Janet Sutton
## **Parish Lunches**
We are very fortunate to have 5 teams of cooks to provide a home cooked lunch each month At St Albans hall. Each team cooks twice during the year and for December a group made up of volunteers from the teams provides a traditional Christmas lunch with all the trimmings and home made christmas pudding. We charge £4 for normal months and £5 for Christmas, any surplus money goes towards paying for a locally reared turkey and all the extras for Christmas, so we are financially self-sufficient.
If anyone is willing to join a team please let us know.
## **Music**
I have the unenviable task of choosing music for our services at St Mary’s! The music must fit in with the liturgy and I am, of course, limited to only music found in our hymn book. For each of the Celtic services which usually occur on the third Sunday of the month, I have been asked to select ‘songs’ which are not so abundant as the more traditional hymns. The Gradual hymn/song sung before and after the Gospel reading has to be quite short so only 1 or 2 verses are sung before the reading with another 1 or 2 after; there again, the choice is not at all plentiful. I keep a database of each week’s chosen music so that the same music isn’t repeated too often. As we don’t now have a Director of Music, I do my best to ensure that the music chosen will be known to most of us. Once I have made my selection, I send the list to Rev. Martin who very kindly looks at it and tweaks things as necessary before approval is sought from our Rector. Susan Smith
## **Wood Street Village Cricket Club**
Cricket has been played in Wood Street Village for over one hundred and fifty years. It is not known when the cricket club was officially formed but perhaps one of the earliest recordings was in 1871 when a cricket ground was prepared on the village green (according to Wood Street – the growth of the village book). Since those early beginnings Wood Street Village Cricket Club has grown steadily to one that is a now a vibrant hub of the local community. Now playing at its headquarters at Toby’s Oaks, Backside common the club has a fully equipped and licenced pavilion (built by local team members) in a setting which is perfect for cricket. It fields, at the weekend, both 1st & 2nd XI’s in the competitive I’Anson Cricket League every Saturday during the season and a full fixture card for a Sunday XI. There is also a mid-week team and four colts cricket sides. Cricket matches are still played on the village green but these are reserved mainly for village events such as the forthcoming Kings Coronation when a colts match will be part of the village celebrations. The club is proud to offer qualified cricket coaching for youngsters (both boys & girls) every Friday evening during the season ……. It is the biggest provider of youth activity in Worplesdon Parish and the life blood and future of the club! For more information please visit our website ….. just type in Wood Street Village Cricket Club or come and visit us! David Grey
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## **Fairwood Helpers A Good Neighbour Group**
Fairwood Helpers is a voluntary car group for people in the local area to use for medical appointments of any kind, be it chiropody, opticians, dentist, doctors or hospital appointments. That is the core of our work but we also give help if we can for other tasks, shopping for housebound, fetching prescriptions or to take people to visit relatives in hospital for example. People using our service give a contribution to cover running costs of the car, based on 45 pence a mile as set by national guidelines.
We kept open during Lockdown but of course we were not giving people lifts anywhere. However we were needed to get shopping and deliver prescriptions and phone people who were living on their own. Anyone needing help can call our number 01483 237619 on a weekday between 10am and 12 noon when someone is manning the phone. However a call can be made at any time out of these hours and a voice mail will be sent to the next person on duty who will deal with the request. In that case please leave your name and telephone number so that we can call you back.
This is our 25th year of operation and during this time we have completed over 12000 “jobs” and we hope this will continue long into the future. Sue Harris
## **The Sime Gallery**
The Sime Gallery is located in the nearby Worplesdon Memorial Hall and is a separate charity that promotes the artwork of a single artist who lived in Worplesdon 1904-1941 at Crown Cottage opposite the church and buried in the Churchyard. This year some group visits to the Gallery have come to visit the ancient church of St Mary's as part of a tour. With its fascinating history, the Church provides an additional attraction for Gallery visitors as well as introducing people to nearby Whitmoor Common, just beyond the Churchyard -an area of scientific interest.
Further collaboration has taken place in November when the Gallery held at St Mary's, its Inaugural annual lecture 'New Dawn' by Mary Branson about her art installation in St Stephen's Hall, Palace of Westminster , which was attended by 93 people.The stained glass of the East window of St Mary's created a perfect backdrop for the lecture and the church was much admired by many who had never visited before. The Jubilee overall Parish celebrations, coordinated by the Rector and Parish Council Clerk involved the Sime Gallery who supported the Church's Art Competition.
In October the Church collaborated with Worplesdon Memorial Hall and Sime Gallery CIO's when a Peel of bells was rung on the 8 bells at St Mary's by a group of Bellringers from Kensington to mark the Centenery of Worplesdon Memorial Hall, as part of its celebrations.
We hope this outreach approach and the opportunities to use the church in many diverse ways can continue to embrace the local community and its organisations for the benefit of all. Mary Broughton
## **Wood Street Village Association**
The Wood Street Village Association has continued to meet via zoom on the second Monday of the month but now that the weather has improved, we will start meeting again in St. Alban’s. Everyone in the village can attend meetings and new members would be most welcome.
The Association has continued to monitor the development of the Wood Street Village SANG on Frog Grove Lane and has linked with the Land Trust which will be managing the site when it formally opens. The Association is keen for the car park to be opened to prevent cars parking on the road and also for some rubbish bins to be placed on the site.
The Village Association has planned regular litter picks, taken an active part in the Summer Show and organised the communal Carol Singing on the village green in December. This was, once again, a very memorable occasion and it was great to see so many people enjoying themselves as well as raising money for The Children’s Society.
Maypole dancing, under the supervision of Janet Sutton, took place on the green in May while in June, the village celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a lighting of the beacon on the Thursday and a community picnic and family activities on the green on the Sunday.
Thanks to Richard Trinick and a team of distributers, a village newsletter has again been produced three times during the year and is an important part of informing residents of village events and news. A range of other matters have also been discussed at Village Association meetings, including speeding, maintenance of the village pond and footpaths, planning applications and Parish Council consultations. It is always good to see members bringing forward issues and to know that the Village Association is a useful forum for discussion as well as an initiator of ideas and projects for our community. Caroline Mankelow
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## **Events Committee**
2022 was the year of the Jubilee where Worplesdon celebrated the anniversary in style on 6th June 2022. Following an invitation from the late Queen’s Pageant Master requesting us to light our Beacon to mark the Jubilee, we decided to hold an Art Competition to find a winner who would strike the match! We were overwhelmed with the young artistic talent which existed in Worplesdon and following over 60 art entries we managed to choose a number of winners. In summary, the judges were hugely impressed by the quality and the creativity which they saw and had a very hard time choosing the winners.
A choice was made for the overall winner who was Jessica, aged 8 from Worplesdon Primary School. The judges’ comments on her art were ‘ _It was Excellent. A highly original theme and composition. Executed with humour, confidence and panache’_
Prior to the Beacon lighting, over 250 guests came to St Mary’s to join in our Jubilee community concert which was centred around the late Queen’s ‘desert island discs’. The music was eclectic and ranged from music from the Roaring 20’s to Oklahoma (sung by Worplesdon’s Howard Keel…Martin Wright), a variety of hymns and military music and then Worplesdon’s Vera Lynn (aka Becca Ivey Scott) sang The White Cliffs of Dover.
To round off the concert, the Jubilee choir sang the Jubilee Anthem, ‘In Our Service’ which the Royal School of Church Music had specially commissioned from British composer and music producer Thomas Hewitt Jones. The 4-minute anthem picked up the themes of service and dedication and was deliberately written to be something which was really enjoyable to sing and it was! As everybody gathered outside, a lone piper from Gordan’s School played Diu Regnare in the cool night air and set the tone for the lighting countdown. It was now time to light the Beacon and as the sun was setting the crowds sang the National Anthem and then started the countdown for Jessica to light the Beacon at 9.17 to great applause. A day to remember for us all.
In November we once again held our Annual Parish Quiz Night at the Memorial Hall with our faithful quiz masters the Ward family. 15 teams took part and a total of £850 raised for church funds.
## **Web Site Report**
Our current web site has served us well for several years. However, it is now in need of a refresh so a group of us met during the year to look at the existing site, compare it with other church web sites and try to determine how best ours can be improved. The members of the group were Helen Warren, Jackie and Rob Pocock and Tom Weil. We also contacted several web design companies as none of us have the time to design a web site to today’s exacting standards. After receiving various proposals, PCC accepted our recommendation to appoint a company called Ubique who have created web sites for various churches and charitable organisations.
As well as offering updated information about our parish and all that goes on in it, the new web site should better integrate our social media presence. We hope also to integrate the new streaming service from St Mary’s as and when we start regularly to live stream worship from St Mary’s. We hope that the new web site will go live later this year so keep a look out for announcements. Meanwhile, any suggestions about the web site are welcome.
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## **Treasurers Report Year ending December 31st 2022**
## **GOVERNANCE**
The Worplesdon Parochial Church Council has the responsibility of co-operating with the Incumbent in promoting, in the Ecclesiastical Parish, the whole mission of the Church: Pastoral, Evangelical, Social and Ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for both Churches, St Mary’s and St Alban’s, St Alban’s Church hall, the Church Office and our two let properties which we rent out to produce an income. The Parochial Church Council meets regularly to conduct its business and contained within it various sub committee vision groups, Standing Committee and Strategy Group which meet between the full Council meetings. All deliberations from the sub committees are discussed and reviewed as necessary by the full PCC. All PCC Members are given sufficient briefing materials to understand their duties and to ensure that good Governance exists.
## **FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT**
## **TREASURERS REPORT WORPLESDON PARISH ANNUAL ACCOUNTS YE 31 DECEMBER 2022**
I took over as Treasurer at the beginning of 2022 and at the same time we began using new accounting software aimed specifically at Charities using fund accounting. It took me a while to get used to the new system as well as working out all the intricacies of Church accounts and Dioceses Parish Reporting System. Once up and running and specifically now we have completed the first year the benefits of this system should begin to show in the reports we can produce with prior year comparatives.
During the year we have convened a Finance Committee under the Chairmanship of Richard Broughton, this has greatly helped with spreading the load of financial matters. We have discussed the possibility of investing some of the cash currently held in deposit accounts and are investigating the ethical and ecological investments with CAF Bank and CCLA. We have also attempted to clarify the ‘ownership’ of the two investment houses in our accounts, which are apparently held in Trust by the diocese. We continue to keep under review the cost implications of housing the Ukrainian family in the Wood Street House and the family are contributing a small amount of rent as well as paying all utility costs and council tax. We are also expecting a contribution from Guildford Borough Council in the near future.
During 2022 our regular income has dropped slightly on the previous year, the most likely explanation being the squeeze on household budgets due to the current economic climate. Total income is considerably down after the large rise in the previous year from the very generous Sue Darbey legacy. We did receive the balance of that legacy in 2022 slightly in excess of £20,000. Other points to note on income are: an increase in Hall lettings as things get back to normal after Covid, £6,000 from the filming at St Mary’s in December and the drop in Wedding and Funeral fees as again things get back to normal after the rush of weddings in 2021. One final income point to note is the hefty loss on the Crowdy bequest investments but we are hoping that will be recovered during the next year.
Expenditure has been high during this year as we have made major improvements to the Church Hall with a new roof and new windows and doors totalling £37,000. At St Mary’s the lighting on the path up to the church has been greatly improved at a cost of £21,000 mainly funded from the Friends Fund so a big thank you to all who donate in this way. We have also spent £5,750 on initial survey fees for the building of the new toilets at St Mary’s. Utility and insurance costs have also seen a large increase although due to the reduction in the temperature at both churches this has not been as large as was initially anticipated.
The income deficit this year can therefore be explained by the expenditure that has taken place using the legacy funds from 2021. However, we must not be complacent, our budget for next years general funds is showing a deficit without including any provision for the possibility of exceptional expenditure. If we are to go ahead with the building project at St Mary’s we will need some serious fund raising and we are already looking into the possibility of obtaining grants.
Gift Aid is a major source of funds for our Parish and at present we do not have a Gift Aid Secretary so the claims to HMRC are a little behind, if there is anyone out there who would like to take this on do let us know. Another method of improving this system is to move your giving into the Parish Giving Scheme so your donation to the church is made in the same way, the payment is made to PGS who reclaim the Gift Aid for us and pay it over to us in the same month. It is a very easy way to save us all time and money, if you do not use this system please think very carefully about switching over to it and let me know if you would like more information about the scheme.
**Rosalind Davison Treasurer March 2023**
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## Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Worplesdon Parochial Church Council
I report on the financial statements of the Parochial Church Council ('the charity") for the year ended 31 December 2022.
This report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charitys trustees those matters I am required to state to them in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustees as a body, for my work, for this report, or for the opinions I have formed.
Respective responsibilities of the PCC ("the trustees") and the examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 ("the 2011 Act") and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:
examine the financial statements under section 145 of the 2011 Act; follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner's report
My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the financial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all of the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the financial statements present a "true and fair view" and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no material matter has come to my attention:
- a) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and to prepare financial statements which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirements to give a "true and fair view" which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination have not been met; or
- b) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.
Helen Lee MA FCA. Independent Examiner 4[th] April 2023
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## **WORPLESDON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022**
## **INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**
||||UNRESTRICTED|RESTRICTED|TOTAL|TOTAL|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||FUNDS|FUNDS|2022|2021|
||NOTE||£|£|£|£|
|INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS|||||||
|FROM|||||||
|Donations and legacies|2a||120,915|3,650|124,565|235,687|
|Charitable Activites|2b||29,639|480|30,119|26,528|
|Investments|2c||25,028|6|25,034|28,940|
|Total income|||175,582|4,136|179,718|291,155|
|EXPENDITURE ON:|||||||
|Raising funds|3a||156|-|156|2,312|
|Charitable Activities|3b||214,877|24,233|239,110|166,446|
|Total expenditure|||215,033|24,233|239,266|168,758|
||||||||
|NET RESCOURCES BEFORE|||||||
|GAINS OR LOSSES|||(39,451)|(20,097)|(59,548)|122,397|
|Net (loss) / gain on investments|||||||
|on revaluation|7a 2c||(6,035)||(6,035)|426|
|NET INCOME / (EXPENDITURE) and|||||||
|NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS|||(45,486)|(20,097)|(65,583)|122,823|
|BALANCES BROUGHT FORWARD|||||||
|01-Jan-22|||853,974|79,761|933,735|810,912|
|Transfers between funds||12|-|-|-||
|BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD|||||||
|31-Dec-22|||808,488|59,664|868,152|933,735|
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## **WORPLESDON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES AND NOTES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **FUNDAMENTAL ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from 1 January 2015.
The financial statements have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a ‘true and fair view’. This departure has involved following Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the inclusion of fixed asset investments at market value and have been prepared on the accruals accounting basis.
The financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015 are the first financial statements prepared in accordance with FRS102. The date of transition to FRS102 was 1 January 2015. The trustees have considered whether in applying the accounting policies required by FRS102 a restatement of comparatives was needed. No restatements were required.
The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the transactions, assets and liabilities of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body nor those that are informal gatherings of church members.
The financial statements do not include funds collected for other charities, whether these funds are sent directly to the charities by the organisers or are passed through the PCC’s bank account. They also do not include fees for weddings, funerals and other services which are assigned by the incumbent to the Diocesan Board of Finance.
## **GOING CONCERN**
The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern thus the PCC continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements
## **FUNDS**
Restricted Funds represent:
- 1.income from trusts or endowments which may be expended only on those restricted objects specified in the terms of the trust or bequest, and
- 2.donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific object.
These funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of the accounting period is carried forward as a balance on that fund. The money received for different funds is normally co-mingled and is not normally placed on deposit in separate bank accounts. Deposit interest is apportioned to individual restricted and unrestricted funds on the basis of the average balance of these different funds.
Unrestricted Funds are funds which are available for the general purposes of the PCC. Funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC are also unrestricted.
## **INCOME**
Planned giving, collections and donations are recognised when received. Tax recoverable on gift aid donations is recognised when the donation is received. Grants are recognised when the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement and the amount due. Legacies are recognised when the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement following grant of probate and is notified of the amount due and the settlement date. Rental income from the letting of church premises is recognised when the rental is due.
Dividends are accounted for when receivable and interest is accrued. Income from the Halsey Bequest Fund is recorded based on when funds are received by the Guildford Diocesan Board of Finance.
Services donated by members of the parish are normally not included in the financial statements. It is neither appropriate nor feasible to evaluate the voluntary work done by members of the church, because participation in church activities is part of what it means to be a Christian and is the bedrock upon which the ministry and mission of the parish is built. Services donated by “outside” individuals and organisations are normally included in the financial statements.
## **EXPENDITURE**
Grants and donations for missionary and other charitable giving are accounted for when paid or when awarded, if that award creates a binding obligation on the PCC. The diocesan parish share is accounted for when it is due. Any parish share which is unpaid at the balance sheet date is provided for in these financial statements as an operational (though not a legal) liability and is shown as a creditor
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in the balance sheet. All other expenditure is generally recognised when it is incurred and includes attributable VAT where it cannot be recovered.
## **EXCEPTIONAL EXPENDITURE**
One-off and large value payments are normally included in the financial statements as exceptional items of expenditure, to ensure that within the financial statements there is information concerning the significant items of expenditure authorised by the PCC. Also, this ensures that the amounts shown in the financial statements for the other categories of expenditure are comparable with prior years.
## **GAINS AND LOSSES ON INVESTMENT ASSETS**
Realised gains or losses are recognised when investments are sold. Unrealised gains or losses are accounted for on the revaluation of investments at the balance sheet date.
## **FIXED ASSETS**
Consecrated and benefice property are not included in the financial statements in accordance with section 10 of the Charities Act 2011. See note 6d for a description of these assets.
Movable church furnishings held by the Rector and churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal are accounted for as inalienable property unless consecrated. They are listed in the Church’s inventory, which can be inspected at any reasonable time. Expenditure to renew, improve or add to such assets is written off as an expense.
Freehold land and buildings not deemed as investment properties are included in the financial statements at their estimated original cost. They are being depreciated on a straight-line basis over a period of one hundred years from the date when the construction of the building was completed.
Machinery and equipment is depreciated on a straight line basis over four years. Individual items with a purchase price of £500 or less are written off when the asset is acquired.
Investments held as fixed assets are included in the financial statements either at open market valuation or at the mid-market value at the balance sheet date and the gain or loss on revaluation in the Statement of Financial Activities.
## **CURRENT ASSETS**
Amounts owed to the PCC at the balance sheet date in respect of fees, rents, tax recoverable on gift aid donations and other sources of income are shown as debtors, less provision for amounts that may prove to be uncollectible. Short-term deposits and cash at bank are funds held on deposit with Lloyds TSB Bank plc.
## **FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS**
The PCC only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 - INCOME**
|UNRESTRICTED
RESTRICTED
FUNDS
FUNDS
£
£
2 INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
2A Donations and Legacies
Planned giving:
Gift aid donations
16,294
-
Tax recoverable
4,073
-
Other planned giving non gift aid
750
-
Collections (open plate) all services
3,897
-
Tax recoverable open plate
972
-
Parish Giving Scheme GA Donations
50,881
-
Parish Giving Scheme Non GA Donations
-
-
Parish Giving Scheme Tax Recovered
12,147
-
Donations
1,255
3,140
Legacies
30,614
-
Friends funds
-
510
Other income
32
-|TOTAL
TOTAL
2022
2021
£
£
16,294
19,595
4,073
6,623
750
1,320
3,897
580
972
144
50,881
50,948
0
2,558
12,147
12,737
4,395
8,653
30,614
130,000
510
670
32
1,859|
|---|---|
|TOTALS
120,915
3,650|124,565
235,687|
|2B CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES
Calendars, baubles, books
-
-
Events
7,486
-
Leaving collection
-
480
St Mary's bells fund
-
-
CHURCH LETTINGS
-
-
St Alban's Church Hall
11,163
-
St Alban's Church Room
-
Parish Magazine (Crossways)
-
Fees
10,063
-
Other Church Activities
927
-
Other incomegift aid tax interest
-
-|-
608
7,486
1,610
480
1,007
-
-
11,163
6,648
-
(20)
0
(40)
10,063
16,710
927
5
-
-|
|TOTALS
29,639
480|30,119
26,528|
|2CINVESTMENTS
Interest income from bank deposits
112
6
Income from investment assets
Crowdy
1,941
-
Income from Halsey bequest
2400
-
Rental income from OVAL and WOOTEYS (gross)
20,575
-|118
24
1,941
1,126
2,400
2,200
20,575
25,590|
|TOTALS
25,028
6|25,034
25,040|
|TOTALS 2A 2B 2C
175,582
4,136|179,718|
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**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 - OUTGOINGS**
|UNRESTRICTED
FUNDS
NOTE
£
3 EXPENDITURE ON:
3a RAISING FUNDS
Planned giving
-
Friends Fund raising
-
Other fund raising
156|UNRESTRICTED
FUNDS
NOTE
£
3 EXPENDITURE ON:
3a RAISING FUNDS
Planned giving
-
Friends Fund raising
-
Other fund raising
156|UNRESTRICTED
FUNDS
NOTE
£
3 EXPENDITURE ON:
3a RAISING FUNDS
Planned giving
-
Friends Fund raising
-
Other fund raising
156|RESTRICTED
FUNDS
£
-
-|TOTAL
TOTAL
2022
2021
£
£
0
23
-
-
156
2,289|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||156|-|156
2,312|
|3b CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
Missionary and other charity giving 3c
Ministry costs
3d
Church running costs
3e
St Alban's Hall expenditure
Routine maintenance expenditure
3f
Depreciation of fixed assets
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Administration and other support
3g
Parish magazine production
Property costs for oval and wooteys 3h
Other items||5,950
80,840
32,311
40,503
18,788
3,446
23,513
-
9,526
-
214,877|3,321
-
-
-
20,912
-
-
-
-
-
24,233|9,271
751
80,840
76,094
32,311
21,154
40,503
5,545
39,700
35,695
3,446
76
23,513
19,873
-
-
9,526
7,258
-
-
239,110
166,446|
|||215,033|24,233|239,266
168,758|
|3c MISSIONARY AND CHARITABLE GIVING
The church overseas
13
UK Church organisations
13
UK Secular charities
13
Other donations||-
-
-
5,950|-
-
-
3321|-
-
0
25
-
-
9271
726|
|||5,950|3321|9,271
751|
|3d MINISTRY COSTS
Parish Share
Assistant staff costs
Rector expenses
Rector other (telephone and other)
Rector house repairs
3e CHURCH RUNNING COSTS
Choir, flowers, bells
Church utilities and insurances
Visiting Organists fees & music licences
Verger costs honoraria and fees
Church Activities relating to services
Church Activities other,cafes,clubs,lunches||77,186
2,190
569
895
-
80,840
2,013
17005
8,896
900
955
2,542|-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|77,186
71,548
2,190
2,580
569
694
895
1,231
-
41
80,840
76,094
2,013
2,470
17,005
11,465
8,896
2,740
900
1,120
955
3,232
2,542
127|
|||32,311|-|32,311
21,154|
|3f ROUTINE MAINTENANCE COSTS INC CLEANING
net of provision releases
St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church Building Project Fees
St Alban's Church
St Mary's Churchyard||9,008
5,750
2,546
1,484|-
-
-
20,912|9,008
3,251
2,546
22,513
22,396
9,931|
|||18,788|20,912|39,700
35,695|
|3h PROPERTY COSTS FOR OVAL AND WOOTEYS RENTALS
Oval Maintenance
5,248
Oval Fees
1,440
Wooteys Maintenance
693
Wooteys fees
2,145
TOTALS
9,526|||-
-
-
-|5,248
1,330
1,440
2,317
693
2,178
2,145
1,433|
||9,526||-|9,526
7,258|
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||**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 - OUTGOINGS - Continued**|**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 - OUTGOINGS - Continued**|**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 - OUTGOINGS - Continued**|**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 - OUTGOINGS - Continued**|**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 - OUTGOINGS - Continued**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Unrestricted|Restricted||Total|Total|
|||Funds|Funds||2022|2021|
|3 RESOURCES EXPENDED|Note|£|£||£|£|
|3g ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER SUPPORT COSTS|||||||
|Parish Administrator||12,331|||12,331|11,326|
|Computer and photocopier||2,416|||2,416|1,820|
|Postage and stationery||594|||594|545|
|Parish Office||3,837|||3,837|3,128|
|Parish Office property costs|||||0|1,151|
|Bank charges||194|||194|184|
|Other items||1,102|||1,102|169|
|Advertising posters and website||1,509|||1,509|300|
|Independent examination fees||1,530|||1,530|1,250|
|TOTALS||23,513||-|23,513|19,873|
|4 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES|AND STAFF COSTS||||||
|Number of employees at year ending 31 December 2021||||||1|
|Number of employees at year ending 31 December 2022||1||-|1||
|Salaries and wages|||||12,331|11,326|
|Social security||-||-|-|-|
|||||-|12,331|12,327|
|In the year ended 31 December 2022, one person was employed||by the parish and two people were paid verger fees for weddings and funerals.|||||
|BREAKDOWN OF STAFF COSTS|||**2022**|||**2021**|
|Parish Administrator ( including|costs )||12,331|||11,326|
|Director of Music||||-||-|
|Vergers||||900||1,120|
|||-|13,231|||12,327|
|5 PCC MEMBER EXPENSES FOR YE 31 DECEMBER 2022|||||£4,165|4,560|
Various out of pocket expenses were paid to congregational members during the year. Such figures are not detailed here but form part of the costs shown earlier. No Trustees were paid for their roles as Trustees in the year ending 31 December 2022
## **5b Land and Buildings**
## **St Mary’s Church, Perry Hill, Worplesdon**
This is a Grade 1 listed building. The oldest part of this church is the Chantry or North Chapel, which is no later than the 11[th] century. The chancel dates from the 13[th ] century and the Nave is 14[th] century in origin. Significant changes were made to this church in later centuries. The value of this building and its contents for insurance purposes was £6,132,787 at 1 June 2014. The PCC is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the churchyard at this church. The church and churchyard have not been included in the financial statements for the reasons set out below.
## **The Rectory and the Parish Office, Perry Hill, Worplesdon**
The Rectory and the Parish Office were constructed in 1987. The Parish Office has a separate entrance but is not detached from the Rectory and the Rectory’s garage. The Rectory and the Parish Office have not been included in the financial statements for the reasons set out below.
## **St Albans’s Church and Church Hall, Wood Street Village**
The Church and Church Hall were constructed in 1967. The value of this building and its contents for insurance purposes was £1,482,197 at 1 June 2015. This is a single building and the PCC have concluded that the Church and Hall cannot be sold while the Church continues to be used for church activities. The Church Hall has been included in the financial statements at its original cost. St Alban’s Church has not been included in the financial statements for the reasons set out below.
## **Consecrated and benefice land and buildings**
The Charities Act 2011 states in section 10 that benefice property and consecrated property are removed from the definition of charity for the purposes of the Act and should not be included in the PCC’s financial statements. Accordingly, St Mary’s Church and the Churchyard, St Alban’s Church, the Rectory and the Parish Office have not been recorded as being assets owned by the PCC and are excluded from the balance sheet.
## **The PCC’s responsibility for the maintenance, repair and upkeep of land and buildings**
The Diocese of Guildford is responsible for the maintenance and repair of the Rectory. The PCC is responsible for the maintenance and repair of the Parish Office and the other properties specified above and for the maintenance and upkeep of the churchyard at St Mary’s Church.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 - ASSETS**
## 6. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
|6. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS||
|---|---|
|Costs, accumulated depreciation and net book value
Freehold land and
Unrestricted funds
Total
Buildings (note 5b)
Machinery
2022
and equipment
£
£
£
COSTS
At 1 January 2022
7,612
10,718
18,330
Additions
-
13,479
13,479
Disposals
-
-
-|Total
2021
£
18,330|
|AT 31 December 2022
7,612
24,197
31,809|18,330|
|ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2022
4,110
10,718
14,828
Charge for the year
76
3,370
3446
Disposal|14,752
76|
|AT 31 December 2022
4,186
14,088
18,274|14,828|
|NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2021
3,502
-
3,502
At 31 December 2022
3,426
10,109
13,535
6b FREEHOLD LAND AND BUILDINGS
Property
Date of
Acquisition
Part of land between St Mary's Church
1935
and the A 322 road
St Alban's Church Hall, Wood Street Village
1967
Total Costs|3,502
COST
£
NIL
7,612|
||7,612|
## 6c MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
During the year the PCC has purchased Live Streaming equipment for St Mary's Church to be used for Live streaming services.
|7|FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS|Note||
|---|---|---|---|
||Fixed asset investments|7a|40,329|
||Investment Property|||
||Oval and Wooteys Way|7d|558,902|
||TOTALS||599,231|
## 7a INVESTMENTS: HISTORIC COST AND MARKET VALUE
|CAF UK Equity income fund
CAF Fixed Interest fund
Market Value 1 January 2022
Purchases at cost
Disposals at carrying value
Revaluation GAIN/ ( LOSS)
Market value 31 December 2022|AT 31 DECEMBER 2022
AT 31 DECEMBER 2021
Number of
Historical
Market
Number of
Historical
Market
Units
cost
Value
Units
cost
Value
£
£
£
£
9,726
9,726
15,590
9,726
9,726
16,387
30,012
30,013
24,739
30,012
30,013
29,977|AT 31 DECEMBER 2022
AT 31 DECEMBER 2021
Number of
Historical
Market
Number of
Historical
Market
Units
cost
Value
Units
cost
Value
£
£
£
£
9,726
9,726
15,590
9,726
9,726
16,387
30,012
30,013
24,739
30,012
30,013
29,977|
|---|---|---|
||39,739
40,329
39,739
46,364||
|||£
46,364
-
-
(6,035)
40,329|
Market Value is the mid point between the bid price and the offer price. CAF is the Charities Aid Foundation
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- 7b **The Tom and Elizabeth Crowdy Bequest**
Under the will of the late Mrs Elizabeth Crowdy, the residue of her estate was left absolutely to St Mary's Church, Worplesdon with the desire that the income from the investment of these funds be used for the internal and external upkeep of St Mary's Church and the desire that the capital sum be used only when absolutely necessary. Her wish was that these funds should be known as the Tom and Elizabeth Crowdy Bequest. In round figures the PCC received £72,000 from the Tom and Elizabeth Crowdy Bequest during 2000 and used £29,000 of this money during 2002 to help pay for urgent repairs to the tower parapet and bell cote of St Mary's Church. The funds are invested by the PCC with CAF and shown as above.
- 7c **The Halsey Bequest Fund**
Half of the income from the Halsey Bequest is paid to Worplesdon PCC and the other half is paid to Guildford Cathedral. The receipts and payments of the Halsey Bequest Fund are administered by The Guildford Diocesan Board of Finance. The income received from The Halsey Bequest is included in the income from investments (see note 2c).
None of the investment assets of The Halsey Bequest Fund are included in the balance sheet as investment assets of Worplesdon PCC. The Halsey Bequest Fund is not administered by the PCC. The PCC is not consulted when trustees are appointed nor when investments are purchased or sold and no member of the PCC is a trustee of The Halsey Bequest Fund.
Funds obtained by the trustees of The Halsey Bequest Fund are included from the disposal of invesments have to be reinvested and only the income from these investments can be paid to Worplesdon PCC and Guildford Cathedral.
## 7d INVESTMENT PROPERTY
In October 2017, the PCC purchased the investment property 125 Wootey's Way, Alton Hampshire for £ 247,448 to add to the other investment property 24 The Oval, Wood Street Village purchased in 2016. In 2019 rental income net of agents fees and maintenance costs are recognised as investment income ( see note 2c) for both properties. The latest valuations for these properties remain their respective purchase prices
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS £ Valuation 1 January 2022 558,902 No additions or disposals - Valuation 31 December 2022 558,902
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 - DEBTORS, CREDITORS**
|8 DEBTORS|Unrestricted|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Funds||Funds|2022|2021|
||£||£|£|£|
|ST Albans hall income due||180|-|180|189|
|Halsey bequest income||4,400|-|4,400|2,000|
|Prepaid Expenses||3,333|-|3,333|3,929|
|Recoverable gift aid|10,900||932|11,832|7,759|
|Other sundry debtors||1510|-|1,510|157|
|Unrestricted GASDS TAX||2,724|-|2,724|1,752|
|Restricted gift aid tax recovery - Friends|||443|443|443|
|TOTALS|23,047||1,375|24,422|16,229|
|9 CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year||£|£|£|£|
|Utilities and suppliers||3,576|-|3,576|6596|
|Independent examiners fee||1,250|-|1,250|1,250|
|Deferred income-lettings, weddings/funeral fees||656|-|656|249|
|Other amounts owed to Creditors||180|-|180|32|
|PAYE/ Nat Ins liability||99|-|99|102|
|Diocesan assigned fees||335|-|335|335|
|TOTALS||6,096|-|6,096|8,564|
## 9A RESOURCES EXPENDED- MISSIONARY AND OTHER CHARITABLE GIVING
2020 saw a change of strategy to previous years. We set up the GS (GOOD SAMARITAN) fund intended to give financial assistance to both individuals and organisations in need during this year plagued by the covid virus. It was funded partly from a percentage of the operating (non accrual) profit from 2019 and partly by donations from Parishioners. This remains a live ongoing fund.
## 10 CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
Expenditure contracted for but not provided for in these Financial Statements totalled £ nil (2021 £nil )
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**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 - FUNDS**
## 11 GENERAL UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
|PCC General Funds
Tangible fixed assets
Other funds
Crowdy Bequest Funds
Building Reserve Fund
12 RESTRICTED INCOME FUNDS
Concert to pay for new piano
Parish youth
St Mary's Ch. Altar linen/candles
St Mary's grave markers
St Mary's Bells repair fund
St Mary's Church/churchyard repairs
St Alban's chairs
Choir
Organ
Friends of Worplesdon Parish
GS Fund Missionary giving
Leaving collections|Balances
Incoming
31/12/2021
Resources
£
£
3,502
13,479
758,669
162,103
46,364
-
45,439
-
853,974
175,582
Balances
Incoming
31/12/2021
Resources
169
-
569
-
150
-
4,872
-
11,269
12
35,137
-
108
-
605
219
5,368
-
20,598
510
916
1170
0
480
79,761
2,391|Resources
Expended
£
3446
211,587
6,035
-
221,068
Resources
Expended
-
-
-
4,872
-
-
-
-
-
16040
1,576
22,488|Transfer
Balances
IN/OUT
31/12/2022
£
£
-
13,535
-
709,185
-
40,329
-
45,439
-
808,488
Transfers
Balances
IN/ (OUT)
31/12/2022
-
169
-
569
-
150
-
0
-
11,281
-
35,137
-
108
-
824
-
5,368
-
5,068
-
510
-
480
-
-
59,664|
|---|---|---|---|
## NOTE 13 MISSIONARY AND OUTWARD GIVING
|**GS FUND Expenditure**
Individuals
UK Secular charities|TOTAL 2022
TOTAL 2021
£
£
1,576
726
-
-
1,576
726|
|---|---|
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