2021-12-31-accounts - The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Thomas With All Saints, Lymington, Winchester

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THE PARISH OF ST THOMAS, LYMINGTON WITH ALL SAINTS, WOODSIDE.

2021 REPORT and ACCOUNTS for the PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

TO BE PRESENTED AT THE

ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING Wednesday March 30[th] , 2022

7:30pm

St Thomas’ Church

Registered Charity Number 1128119

AGENDA

PRAYERS APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

MEETING FOR THE ELECTION OF CHURCHWARDENS

Election of Churchwardens for 2022-2023.[1]

All persons whose names are on the Electoral Roll of this Parish and all persons resident in the Parish whose names are entered on a register of local government electors by reason of such residence may participate in this election.

ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING

Welcome by the Chairman of the Parochial Church Council.
Approval of 2021 Minutes.
Election of Parochial Church Council members.[2]
Consideration of:
a) The Electoral Roll.
b) The Annual Report of the Proceedings of the PCC and activities of the Parish generally.
c) Finance[3] :
I. Examined accounts of the PCC for the year ending 31 December 2021.
II. Statement of the funds and property of the PCC.
III. To appoint independent examiners.
d) Report on the fabric, goods and ornaments of the churches.
e) Report on the Proceedings of the Deanery Synod.
f) Other Reports.
Any other business of Parochial or general interest to be submitted in writing one week in advance of the APCM to the PCC Secretary via e-mail to the Secretary at marychill45@gmail.com

Mary Hill Honorary Secretary, Lymington PCC .

1 In accordance with the Churchwardens’ Measure 2001.
2 In accordance with the Church Representation Rules 2020.
3 Item 4c is presented in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102).

PARISH OF ST. THOMAS, LYMINGTON WITH ALL SAINTS, WOODSIDE.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 .

Aims and Purposes.

The St Thomas’ with All Saints Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility for cooperation with the incumbent, the Revd. Canon Peter Salisbury, in promoting in the ecclesiastical Parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical as set out in the Core Values (see Appendix 1). The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of the Parish Church of St Thomas and the Chapel of Ease of All Saints, Woodside.

Administrative Information .

The Parish of St Thomas, with All Saints, Woodside, is part of the Diocese of Winchester within the Church of England. The address for correspondence is: The Parish Office, St Thomas’ Church, St Thomas Street, Lymington, SO41 9ND. Telephone: 01590 676194. e-mail: office@lymingtonchurch.org website: www.lymingtonchurch.org

Personnel.
Incumbent:	The Revd. Canon Peter Salisbury.
Churchwardens:	David Bridges, Maureen Harris.
Licensed Lay Minister Emeritus:	Malcolm Ward.
Parish Administrator:	Gillian Maunder.
Organist:	Martin Penrose.
Verger, Sacristan-St Thomas’:	Amanda Dawson/Helen Pocklington
Janitor, All Saints:	Tony Perry.
Treasurer:	Andrew Payne.
Inspecting Architect:	Ryan Bunce of Ryan Bunce & Co,
	102 High Street, Lymington, Hants, SO41 9ZP.
Independent Examiner:	Hope Jones, 73 High Street, Lymington, Hants, SO41 9ZA.

PCC Members who served from the APCM 2021 until the date this report was approved are:

Incumbent		The Revd. Canon Peter Salisbury (Chairman).
Churchwardens		David Bridges, (Vice-Chairman), Maureen Harris (Elected Ex Officio),
Licensed Lay Minister Emeritus		Malcolm Ward.
Deanery Synod Representatives:
To APCM 2024	Daphne Johnston, Sylvia Pepin, Celia Swan, Michael Standage.
Elected Members:
To APCM 2022		Barbara Clapper, Ray Shepherd, Malcolm Haigh.
To APCM 2023		Bronwen Bridges, Brian Cox, David Wansey.
To APCM 2024		Pat Cashin, Jeremy Vines, Peta Walmisley.

The Electoral Roll : The Electoral Roll stands at 237 with 174 being resident and ?63 non-resident.

Structure, Governance and Management.

The Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure 1956 (as amended) requires “the Minister and the PCC to consult together on matters of general concern and importance to the Parish” and requires the PCC to “co-operate with the Minister in promoting in the Parish the whole mission of the church: pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical”. The Church of England (Worship and Doctrine) Measure 1974 requires the minister and PCC to agree jointly any decisions on which forms of service are to be used in any church in the Parish.

The PCC meets six times per year. Normally meetings are held in St Thomas’ Church, with one meeting being held in the Lymington C of E Infant School but in 2021, some PCC meetings have been held virtually via Zoom because of the restrictions on meetings due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Agendas and Minutes of PCC meetings are made available in the Parish church and on the church website.

The Standing Committee of the PCC conducts the business of the PCC between meetings, is answerable to the PCC and submits to it proposals in connection with issues of Parish-wide significance. The ex-officio members in 2021 were the Vicar (Chairman), Churchwardens, one of whom acts as Secretary, and two elected members (Andrew Payne and Michael Standage).

Other members who took responsibility in 2021 for promoting the six Core Values (see Appendix 1) were as follows:

Leadership and Co-ordination: The Revd. Canon Peter Salisbury.
Worship Services: The Revd. Canon Peter Salisbury.
Prayer: Sarah Salisbury.
Community Action: David Fenton and Sylvia Pepin.
Discipleship and Learning: Linda Lee.
Fellowship and Mutual Support: Sarah Bunce and Pauline Lightbody.
Communications: Daphne Johnston and Nigel Mussett.
Buildings, Land and Equipment: Bill Gulland, Jeremy Vines, Michael Standage.
Finance: Andrew Payne.

The Finance Committee , chaired by Andrew Payne, prepares and monitors the annual budget and reports directly to the PCC.

The Fabric Committee, chaired by Bill Gulland/Michael Standage provides support and guidance to the PCC on the appropriate maintenance and management of the church premises and grounds. The Vicar and Churchwardens are ex-officio Trustees of Lymington C of E Infant School and of two Trusts associated with the Parish as follows:

Fulford & Burrard Trust , which supports the Infant School and youth more generally (subject to specific criteria).

Parish Hall Trust , which supports the St Thomas site generally.

Sub-committees manage the St Thomas’ Church Hall, mission giving and social events. All meet as required and report directly to the PCC or to the Standing Committee as appropriate. The Friends of St Thomas Church have continued to promote and support the restoration, preservation, repair and beautification of the building and surrounds of the church and church hall.

Risk Management .

Risk Management in respect of St Thomas Church (STC) and Church Hall (STH) and curtilage and All Saints Church (ASC) and Hall (ASH), and curtilage.[4]

Risk	Probability	Impact	Management Action
An incident requiring Emergency Evacuation	Low	Medium/High	Evacuation procedure published; announcement of procedure when building(s) full on non-routine occasions.
Fire in Church including Sacristy/Vestry	Low	High	Fire Risk Assessments carried out for both churches. Equipment provided; standing instructions issued/reissued to clergy and staff. Fire extinguisher training undertaken.
Fire in Church Halls	Low	Medium/High	Fire Risk Assessments carried out. Equipment provided; standing instructions issued/reissued to clergyand staff.
Fire in Boiler Rooms	Low	High	Fire Risk Assessment carried out. Flammable gas detector/alarm installed in STC boiler room. Equipment in hall - ASH.
Carbon Monoxide in Boiler Rooms	Low	High	Carbon Monoxide detector/alarm installed in STC boiler room.
Financial	Low	Low/Medium	Monthly bank statements; quarterly budgetary review by Finance Committee; cash collections counted by teams of at least two, with signed record.
Statutory & Legal including Health & Safety (H&S) and Safeguarding	Low	Medium/High	H&S checks; safeguarding policy of children and vulnerable adults in place. DBS checking. Disabled access reviewed. Risk assessment sheets prepared for use with individual events (e.g., Concerts and Festivals). H&S Policy revised.
Operational Damage/Loss of Property	Low	Medium/High	Continuous security video (STC) has remained a deterrent. Smartwater applied to precious metals.
Personal	Low	Low	Attention to H&S of workers; restricted child access to gallery STC; handrails; white edges to steps.
Reputational	ST Low	ST Low	Covered byaboveprecautions.
	AS Low	AS Medium	Covered by above precautions. Regular meetings with the Tenant to ensureproblems are addressed early.
Shortage of Volunteers	High	High	Combining resources across the parish, succession planning and prioritization of what we do.
Damage to the external fabric of ASC. Financial risk if Tops became unable to meet their commitment to pay rent or fail to look after the interior of the buildings.	Low	Low/Medium	Company vetted by ST and Church Commissioners. Management Committee set up to ensure regular dialog between PCC reps and Tops. Appropriate legal protections and insurance in place.

4 The regulations require risk to be assessed and managed. A risk is a contingency that would adversely affect the PCC's ability to pursue its objectives, as expressed in its statement of Core Values (see Appendix 1)

Objectives and Activities

The Parish Vocation is “to be the town church in Lymington, offering prayer and hospitality in Jesus’ name”. Mindful of this and the charity’s object to promote in the ecclesiastical Parish the whole mission of the Church, the PCC has developed this objective and has published a statement of Core Values (Appendix 1). Nine areas of ministry and roles have been identified and leaders appointed to further the realisation of these values. Accounting procedures are designed to identify clearly patterns of income and expenditure across the Parish, so that its resources may be deployed as appropriately as possible.

In their report below, the Trustees present a summary of the activities undertaken by the charity in the Parish for the benefit of the public. They confirm that they have had due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission and the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion.

Many Parishioners who willingly undertake a wide variety of tasks with no thought of remuneration or other recognition, have contributed to the life of the Parish. The Vicar, Churchwardens and PCC are enormously grateful to them all.

REPORTS

Leadership and Co-ordination.

2021 began with a COVID lockdown as cases surged in the winter. As increasing numbers of people were vaccinated and the weather warmed, the wave faded. By the autumn, the third, “booster” jabs were being rolled out so that the winter surge in late 2021 did not cause the same severe outcomes as in 2020.

As with 2021, it has been a very trying year for the PCC as we have had to make very difficult decisions without the luxuries of complete information or time to take stock. I would like to express my thanks to all those involved for the way in which we have faced these challenges together in a spirit of openness and mutual respect.

We were able to hold the Solent Music Festival, the Christmas Tree Festival, our Carol Service and Crib Service and, thanks to a last-minute knight-in-shining-armour intervention by Nigel Lang, we were even able to have our Christmas Day lunch for those who would otherwise be on their own. Things were definitely coming back to life.

We were able to celebrate the completion of the Phase 1 works at All Saints in December, inviting all those many people who had been instrumental in getting to that point, and especially members of the steering committee whose dogged determination and attention to detail carried us over the line. The PCC commended unanimously the absolutely essential role that Jonathan and Jane Cook played in that effort.

All-in-all a year of significant challenges and triumphs which we met together as a team and we fully intend to use what we have learnt to build up the life of the church for the future.

Very slightly encroaching onto next year's territory I would like to record that in early January 2022, I gave notice of my retirement from the parish, as from St. Thomas' Day, 3[rd] July 2022. It will mark just over thirty very happy years in ordained ministry and nearly seventeen in Lymington. Thank you all for your love and support through that time; it has been a joy, a delight and a privilege.

Peter Salisbury.

Worship Services .

Due to the lockdown at the start of the year, we continued to work with Pennington producing prerecorded Sunday services week by week up to the end of June when we had sufficient services in the building. Although this marked the end of that particular joint venture with Pennington, we continued with shared Morning Prayer during the week on Zoom.

Our Messy Church service also continued online until July, led by the energy and commitment of Penni Jolly and Sue Blunt and rewarded by excellent engagement statistics. After the August break, Messy Church returned home to the hall to the delight of the whole team.

From late March onwards, we were able to respond to the changing health data first by reintroducing worship in the building in a socially distanced manner, and then relaxing restrictions in July replacing all the chairs and returning to our three-services pattern. We still required people to wear masks in worship, the choir sang upstairs and the communion was distributed as pre-intincted wafers rather than bread and wine separately. These restrictions held right to the end of the year and well into 2022, as cases of COVID increased due to a series of increasingly contagious variants.

To keep in touch with those too vulnerable, or too distant, to join us in the building, we used some of the expertise we had gained during lockdown to live-stream our 9.15am. communion services. To help with this we invested in some new technology and are beginning to train people in its use. The engagement statistics show that it is joined by about fifteen people live, and then watched later by a further fifteen to thirty people. Certainly, well worth the effort involved.

It is worth recording that the number of people in church for our Sunday services was significantly down on pre-pandemic levels, mirroring fairly accurately the national estimate of a 30% reduction.

Peter Salisbury .

Deanery Synod.

The Lyndhurst Deanery Synod is a gathering in which we hear about the ways other churches in our area are tackling the same issues that we face here in Lymington, working together for the common good in the eastern half of the New Forest area. In this final year of my term as Area Dean, we were able to recruit to the remaining five vacant parishes, creating a new and energetic clergy chapter.

Peter Salisbury.

Safeguarding.

Following a period of relative inactivity due to lockdown, the return of Parish Services and associated activities has meant that there have been some modifications of the Diocesan Safeguarding requirements.

As from Spring 2022, all DBS checks will need to be repeated every 3 years starting with all members of the PCC. In future anyone employed by the parish and volunteers filling specific roles will need to be DBS certified before they start, with identification of their role recorded. The parish must have a current Safeguarding statement, a Child Protection Policy statement, a Domestic Abuse policy and a Vulnerable Adult policy. All members of the PCC will need to complete a C1 safeguarding course and Church Wardens and Safeguarding Reps will need to complete a C3 course. There will be new training opportunities in the coming months in order that these requirements can be met. All future PCC meetings will need to include an item on Safeguarding and it is made clear that the final responsibility for Safeguarding rests with the PCC.

Anthea MacAlister

Health and Safety.

Health and Safety Policy

The Health and Safety policy of St Thomas’ Church is to provide and maintain, as far as is reasonably practicable, healthy and safe working conditions, equipment, and systems of work, for all employees and voluntary helpers, and to provide such information as they need for this purpose; this may include supervision and training. We also endeavour to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of all parishioners, visitors, contractors, and others who may enter the church, hall, churchyard, grounds, and associated buildings. Overall responsibility for Health and Safety rests with the Incumbent and the Churchwardens. It is usual practice to delegate this to the Health and Safety Officer(s) (HSO(s)). The HSOs ensure that arrangements are in place to satisfy all relevant Health and Safety Regulations and Codes of Practice.

Risk Assessments

Risk assessments are usually undertaken by a HSO for activities that take place in St Thomas’ Church or Church Hall, or in All Saints Chapel or Quiet Garden; these may be delegated to an alternate competent person if appropriate. Risk assessments for regular activities e.g., worship and Vistas café, are undertaken once and then monitored for any necessary updates or changes. Risk assessments for less frequent activities e.g., the annual Remembrance Sunday service, or a concert run by the Friends of St Thomas’ Church, are reviewed and updated as appropriate before each event. Checks to confirm the safety and comfort of all aspects of St Thomas’ church buildings e.g., fire hazards, trip hazards, and heating and lighting, are managed by the HSO(s) on a regular and frequent basis.

Public Liability Insurance

Public Liability Insurance is in place at both St Thomas and All Saints Churches to protect staff, volunteer workers and members of the public during activities for which the church is responsible, e.g., acts of worship and meetings. It is a requirement for all groups wishing to hire St Thomas Church or the Church Hall that they have their own Public Liability Insurance to cover the activity for which they are responsible. Applications to hire the church and/or the church hall are validated by the Church Administrator to confirm that the applicant has this in place. The Certificate of Public Liability insurance held by ‘Tops’ who lease All Saints Church and its Church Hall and grounds, is validated annually by the PCC member on the All Saints Management Committee.

Health and Safety in 2021

During 2021 the Corona Virus continued to have a negative impact on the operation of St Thomas’ Church. The year started with the third National Lockdown in the beginning of January. This was followed a month later by the government publishing a ‘roadmap’ for a proposed way out of the lockdown. The parish received regular updates of both national and local Covid guidelines from Winchester Diocese. This helped to ensure that St Thomas’ Church continued to be a safe place for clergy, employees, volunteers and for public worship. Face coverings continued to be worn by all and safe-spacing remained a constraint. These restrictions remained extant during the whole of 2021.

Malcolm Ward.

Churchwardens’ Report 2021

The April 2021 APCM was held in church with a sense of relief that meeting in person was possible, though with awareness that the pandemic was far from over. There was recognition of the sadness

and difficulties we had all experienced, as well as a feeling of optimism along with acknowledgment of the challenges of our responsibilities towards the restoration of our community. Regular letters of news and encouragement from suffragan bishops Debbie and David continued throughout the year. Their words and prayers have been appreciated as we have sought ways to both remain connected and to encourage our church community and those in the wider parish. Despite continued precautions during services, the church attendance, initially low, increased gradually though not to original numbers; we are still some 40% down. Many of the congregation, even now wary of gatherings of people, prefer to continue viewing our ‘streamed’ services on-line, though most of our previously large congregation is over 60 years of age, and not all have internet access. Maintaining contact through pre-existing groups and other established links has proved helpful, with telephone conversations also appreciated. Meanwhile the church building is frequently used by both reticent church members and members of the wider parish for private prayer during the week. Our large church building continues to be well ventilated and maskwearing remained mandatory until the end of February 2022. Chair seating once restored to the original arrangement, allowed attendees to meet their own spacing preferences.

Service ‘streaming’, which began in order to facilitate the safe sharing of funerals and weddings is now a routine procedure and generates a welcome fee payment. Much is owed to our technically gifted vicar, Peter Salisbury, for the previous, much valued ‘on-line’ services and the current weekly service-streaming.

The external fabric repairs and restoration works to the east end of St Thomas’ church identified at the 2018 Quinquennial Inspection should begin in early summer 2022. The process and contracts are being overseen by our architect Ryan Bunce and the fabric committee with a faculty being applied for in December. Works comprise repair and restoration of walls, roofs and rainwater goods. This includes structural repairs to the East End gables, isolated replacement and repair of stonework and the removal of cementitious mortar and re-pointing in lime mortar. Apart from preserving the fabric, this work should help alleviate the problem of damp in the chancel walls. The West End project, where the flower bed outside the west doors needs to be removed to solve the damp problem in the wall, presents an opportunity to improve the welcome area outside our doors. We have been working with the charity SPUD to come up with some ideas for this public space. Because of Covid the consultation process was taken online with the next stage of development due in 2022. The upper part of the churchyard, beyond the line of horse chestnut trees, remains our responsibility and in February we had the lime avenue re-pollarded to ensure the safety of those using the popular footpath. The missing trees in the avenue were replaced with native small leaved lime.

The Eco Church Gold Award was achieved in August following inspection of our buildings and churchyard by A Rocha representatives who interviewed our small Eco Team. At the presentation in October we were urged to continue building on that achievement.

Work on All Saints Church identified in the March 2019 QI report along with the alterations required for adaptation of the church to accommodate Tops Nursery were finally completed in 2021. The rededication of the chapel of All Saints Church, and formal re-opening of TOPS Children’s Day Nursery on 10[th] December by the town mayor marked the culmination of nine years dedicated work of a very small team led by Jonathan Cook, whose tenacity and graciousness carried the project through many difficulties to achieve the excellent result. The combined benefits are a much needed, high quality full day-care facility for very young children, along with a chapel suitable for baptisms, smaller weddings and funerals. While the fabric of the quality grade II listed building has been beautifully preserved for excellent combined use, it could, in the unlikely event of such a

necessity, be reversed for use as a church building. Careful records of each stage, along with detailed photographs are stored with the church archives.

In our main church building other encouraging and well-attended events took place including the Solent Music Festival, the All Souls Day Service, Remembrance Sunday Service, a special Remembrance Day Concert and the Christmas Tree Festival. With Covid numbers rising once more the Carol Service had a depleted congregation though fifty-five watched ‘on-line’. Each occasion was welcomed and appreciated by both church members and the wider community. Continued uncertainly around Covid restrictions resulted in cancellation of the Christmas Day Lunch. However, with just three weeks in hand a gallant parishioner offered to organise the event enabling thirty-six people who would otherwise have been alone to enjoy the excellent event together.

Maureen Harris and David Bridges.

Prayer and Prayer Ministry Report: A Praying Community

Morning Praye r is joint with St Marks Pennington on Zoom and has expanded this year to Monday through to Friday, led by several regular members. Saturday morning prayers for our Parish work continued also on Zoom. The prayer tree at the Christmas Tree Festival was decorated with over 240 individual prayers which were added by visitors over the Festival.

The Ignatian meditation group Taketime Together continued through the year led also by Jane Nicholson and Rina Miles who have now completed the training course to become practitioners. This is an opportunity to be still and focus on God through a guided meditation on a Bible story. We decided to continue meeting via Zoom as this enables each of us to be in our relaxed space and yet linked together. Also, we do have participants from other parishes and even other countries. It works well. Everyone is welcome, do join us and give it a try.

The work of our parish prayer chain continued and many requests were received for specific concerns and situations to be held in our prayers. We have also brought our parish prayer board back into operation as the church has opened up again to visitors. This is overseen by Shelah Payne. Prayer continues to underpin all of our work and mission in the Parish.

Sarah Salisbury.

Choir Report

2021 was very much a year of two halves for St Thomas’ Choir. From just after Christmas until the end of June, due to Covid restrictions, the choir was silent except for the recordings made for the weekly online services. Practices recommenced on June 25[th] and the choir, still socially distanced in the gallery, began singing again for the 9.15am service until our usual summer break in August. In September the choir was soon preparing for the Advent and Christmas carol services. These two services were held with the singers back in the choir-stalls downstairs However the first occasion the stalls were used since the beginning of lockdown was the All Souls’ service on Sunday November 7[th] .

For the Advent carol service on Sunday November 28[th,] we were lucky enough to be able to give the first performance of a new carol set to the text of the well-known hymn ‘Come thou long expected Jesus’ written especially for the occasion by one of our former choristers Thomas Daish, now living and working in Japan. I am very grateful to Thomas for his skill and kindness in writing such wonderful music for our choir to sing.

The Christmas carol service was also the last occasion on which one of our longest serving and loyal choristers, Sheila Pugh, was able to sing with the choir – as sadly she died just a few weeks later.

Sheila had been a soprano in St Thomas’ Choir since she and her late husband moved to Lymington in the early 1970s and, as our wardrobe mistress, made great use of her sewing skills. She will be sorely missed.

As I write (early 2022) the choir has just sung its first Choral Evensong since March 2020, and we look forward to many more now that the pandemic has begun to ease. Thanks are due to all our choristers for their loyalty and adaptability during a very challenging period in the choir’s history. Martin Penrose .

St Thomas Church Worship Band

The Worship Band continues to provide music to lead the worship at Life and Soul every Sunday, adapting the songs weekly to the themes chosen by the planning groups, mostly modern worship songs with some original material composed by Andy Clapper with arrangements by Jeremy Bennett. Occasionally there are old classics with new twists! In its alter ego it also provides the music for the monthly Messy Church services where the emphasis is on participation and fun: who can resist a smile when the ukuleles come out? They even featured this year in a well-attended crib service where the band all showed their versatility by taking on acting roles! The band remained busy through the lockdowns recording songs for the joint service with St Marks, Pennington and for the Messy Church videos.

Currently the band is comprised of Barbara Clapper(vocals), Andy Clapper and David Wansey (both vocals and guitar), Jeremy Bennett (violin and vocals), Sarah Salisbury (percussion) and Peter Salisbury (bass). Jonathan Cook joins us on ukulele at Messy Church. Sadly, we have said goodbye to Paul Wood and Natalia Storta due to other commitments. Anyone with musical aptitude and a Christian faith is welcome to audition if they are interested in joining.

Andy Clapper

Parish Mission Action Plan (pMAP)

Our pMAP priorities have once again been mainly on the backburner this year as we've struggled with the pandemic and the process of relaxing the various restrictions. The one area that suffered least was that of our work with our buildings and land. This was partly because outdoor activities were always possible, and mainly due to Rosie Ward's energy and enthusiasm. The crowning achievement was the receipt of a Gold Eco-Church award in November, only the twentieth one awarded. At the end of the year we picked up the pMAP again and are now in the process of bringing it up to date with our current situation.

Peter Salisbury.

Discipleship and Learning. The past year has seen change to the way in which House Group Notes are written. I handed over this task to a Team of people who will be writing the Notes to further reflect our Teaching Themes from Advent 2021. House Groups have continued to meet, either via Zoom or in person where possible and in accordance with current Covid-19 guidelines. Topics covered have included ‘Encouragement’, 2 Kings, Resurrection Appearances and the Book of James. Notes have been emailed to all House Group Leaders and there continues to be a personal emailing list for those who wish to sign up to receive them, now held by the church Office. Rina Miles continues to coordinate the Groups and I along with the Vicar & others help decide the ongoing preaching / teaching programme.

Linda Lee.

Mission Links.

In 2021 the Church made gifts to the Leprosy Mission, the Church Missionary Society and the Mission for Seafarers. We enjoyed visits from representatives of both the Leprosy Mission and the Mission for Seafarers who both gave inspiring talks about the work of their charity. Parishioners continued to knit woolly hats for seafarers and a special Woolly Hat Day was held during Vistas Café

in October. The Church also gave money to the local branch of the charity ‘Restored Lives’ which aims to help people who are recovering from the breakdown of relationships.

Eco Church report

The highlight of the year was gaining our Gold Eco Church award in August, only the 20[th] church in England and Wales to do so! The award was formally presented by Brother Hugh SSF from Hilfield Friary, at a special service in November.

Early in 2021, the PCC agreed a policy of using only environmentally friendly cleaning products, and that in the case of a building project, the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) would be used. We put two water butts at the back of the hall and three bat boxes on a tree in the churchyard. Annette Cox put a considerable amount of work into exploring installing solar panels on the hall roof , but after speaking to two different companies it was agreed that solar panels were not appropriate for our situation.

In June we held a Bug Hunt as part of ‘Churches Count on Nature’. In July we held a Climate Sunday service and gave church members a lifestyle audit to complete. In October we hosted an Eco Fair as part of the town’s first Green Week, and some church groups also ‘greened’ their regular meetings. We were sorry to lose one of our most faithful churchyard volunteers, John Morley, who had cut the grass at the far end for several years. We welcomed several new volunteers to help with both grass-cutting and gardening/ weeding. The long grass remained uncut for the summer, and the work of strimming and cutting was done in September by David Bridges, ably aided by Andrew Foster. Work continues to enhance the biodiversity.

Rosie Ward.

Community Action, Fellowship and Mutual Support

Good Samaritans

During the past year we have continued to support the homeless and the needy in our parish - some of whom have been with us for some time. We provide ongoing, practical help for a longstanding homeless person and his friend who are often seen outside the church - allowing them easy access to a power point in the narthex for their mobile phones and their kettle. We also offer support to them during church hours. This extends to the Monday Lunch Club where they are welcomed and often help with the arranging and the putting away of chairs for other guests. As far as we are aware, both are known to the homelessness team at New Forest District Council. We have also been able to continue to support one couple who had to be rehoused because of serious underlying health conditions. In addition to this, we have offered help and support to the family and young child of a man who recently died in tragic circumstances.

The group continues its work on a voluntary basis, funded and supported by the PCC, but in the last year we have lost a few members as people moved out of the area. If anyone wishes to learn more about the work of the Good Samaritans or feels they may wish to help please feel free to contact David Fenton, either by email - davidfenton60@gmail.com - or drop a note into the church office. Many thanks

David Fenton and Sylvia Pepin

Traidcraft

This has been a much better year than 2020! After a slow start due to the Covid restrictions we have been able to hold regular stalls on the 1[st] Thursday of the month at Vistas Café and in church on the 3[rd] Sunday of the month. It has been a real pleasure serving and chatting to our customers and we are very grateful for your continued support. The total value of sales for 2021 was £4574. A real benefit of using the PCC bank account has been the ability to use the church bank card reader. 70% of our sales are now transacted using bank cards rather than cash. This is more efficient, requiring a lot less time handling cash/banking, although we do have to pay a small transaction fee. The small profit we make helps to cover the costs of running the stall, including card transaction fees and items that go out of shelf-life. After these costs have been met, we aim to send donations to Traidcraft Exchange as and when we can.

Traidcraft Exchange is the charity that works to support and develop farmers, producers and artisans in third world countries. This work is even more vital now as small third world farmers are more impacted by climate change. During the year we were able to donate £100 to Traidcraft Exchange and timed our donation to take advantage of a government scheme to double charity donations. Thanks go to Denise Dibb and Angela Norman for their help in running the stall especially for the Green Fair event for Lymington Green Week in October.

Brian & Annette Cox.

Toddler Group

As with all other church activities, St Thomas Toddler Group closed its doors in March 2020 due to the COVID pandemic. Little did we realise that we would not be opening them again for another 18 months! Sadly, this meant the loss of a cohort of toddlers and carers without an opportunity to say farewell. With joy, albeit tinged with a little anxiety, we opened up again in September 2021 to find that, happily, our service was still in demand. The social impact of the pandemic was evident with COVID parents and babies not used to socialising and not used to the usual noise levels. Hopefully we have helped with their adjustment.

We still operate at reduced numbers but will keep this under review as restrictions ease and confidence levels rise. As ever, we would welcome additional helpers and operate with a rota that can adapt to the varying levels of commitment which people are able to offer. Please phone Barbara Clapper on 01590 678193, or have a word in person, if you are interested.

Barbara Clapper.

Lymington Infants CE (Aided) School

The majority of the Governors at the Infants School are Foundation Governors who are appointed through the PCC and meet regularly at Governors’ meetings. They support the school in fulfilling its Christian values of Love, Courage and Respect. The Vicar is an ex-officio member of the Governing Body and leads worship in the school each week. The Headteacher, Julia Morris, and her dedicated group of teachers, have led the school through another disrupted year by working simultaneously with those children who were in school and with those who had to learn remotely at home. All the children returned to school in September and it was encouraging to see them in Church for the Harvest Festival service and for their Nativity Play in December.

Mary Hill.

New Forest Basics Bank

The church has continued to support the New Forest Basics Bank throughout the pandemic and the congregation is kept up to date with the service that the Bank provides. Both the Church and the Infants School donated items to the NFBB at their Harvest Services.

Fellowship and Mutual Support

During the first half of 2021, the Covid regulations meant that there was little chance for members of the congregation to meet physically as the Church was closed and all services were streamed. During this time, those who were unable to access the streamed services and/or who were living alone were contacted by phone and asked if they had any needs that could be met by other members of the congregation. Maureen Harris and the pastoral team continued this system of phone calls even after services resumed as many were reluctant to enter the Church due to health reasons. The Book Club and Prayer groups continued to meet on Zoom but it was not until the late Autumn that Sunday coffee between the 9:15 am. and 11:00 am. services returned.

Vistas Café

Vistas resumed in June 2021. We meet each week on a Thursday from 10am until 12 noon in the Parish Hall. We have kept table service for our customers as this seems a safer way of proceeding, and our helpers remain masked. A happy group comes weekly to Stitch and Knit and drink coffee and now a craft group from the WI comes fortnightly to the Bethune Room. We are pleased to welcome other people too and have many regulars. Brian and Annette Cox bring their Fairtrade stall to the Café on the first Thursday in the month. We have also provided space for the Magazine distributors to meet twice this year, and the Mission to Seafarers came in October to collect woolly hats. In August 2021 we were able to send £500 to Jeel al Amal, a school and home in Bethany which we had hoped to support prior to lockdown. We were also able to make a significant donation to the PCC. In December 2021 we gave £400 to our local Basics Bank. We have now arranged for the finances and banking to be managed through the PCC account.

We are so glad that we can open each week and provide a place for happy fellowship and fruitful activity. We are most grateful to our band of volunteers without whom we could not open.

Anne Keir.

Monday Lunch Club

The Monday Lunch club re-opened on June 17[th] , 2021, and it was lovely to see everyone again. I had met with Maureen and Andy beforehand to see what procedures we needed to put in place to make it as safe and reassuring as possible for both visitors and helpers. Initially the number of lunchers was encouraging but there were a few familiar faces missing, and we had a moment of silence to remember them at the first meeting before we served lunch. Since then, MLC has continued to grow, and we have had several new members join us. Currently we are serving about 50 meals each Monday.

There is a wonderful sense of community amongst the lunchers – the noise level rises each week and every table fills steadily as people come to terms with the impact of the pandemic and learn how to live with the virus. We had a lovely big Christmas lunch and although it wasn’t quite like it had been previously (no choir for example) we still served up turkey and Christmas pudding, with plenty of mince pies and Bucks Fizz. The local Co-op supermarket was very generous and donated Christmas pudding, nuts and crisps and orange juice. The sense of community extends to the volunteers as well. They are a fantastic group who turn up every Monday and MLC would not exist without them. We have lost a few and gained a few helpers this year and although we have a good

team who cook and who serve we need someone to come and help clear up afterwards! Please get in contact with us if you can help in this way.

Mikki Willford.

Communications

Communication remains key to sharing the Good News of our Faith. So much that is good happens at St Thomas Church and to this end we all share the responsibility of chatting, inviting and generally sharing with our friends and neighbours. The Weekly News Sheet remains an important source of information about the Church and the activities that occur both in the Church and in the wider community. The Church Administrator, Gill Maunder ensures that it is accurate and up to date. St Thomas Church website is the key for information about the different Church services and all the details of Church activities in the Parish. The Sunday services continue to be live streamed and can be viewed at any time on the Church’s YouTube channel. There is also a St Thomas Facebook page for additional information.

Please keep in mind that communication is on-going. We can all play a part.

Daphne Johnston

Parish Magazine

Throughout the past year the magazine has continued with its coverage of the increasing number of events being held at church as we have moved out of the severe lockdown restrictions. It has regular monthly features, both secular and devotional. The readership has increased slightly and the inclusion of a .pdf version on the church website has now become a permanent feature, with the potential for increasing our readership still further.

Contributions to the recording of the church’s heritage and local history have been made by the completion of the heraldic features on the memorials and hatchments and by the extension of the Churchyard Memorials Project to include a check on half of the existing cremation plaques by an enthusiastic group of young people during the summer holidays. The large area of the churchyard to the north of the chestnut avenue has now been mapped in detail in preparation for the detailed recording of inscriptions planned for the coming year. The magazine affords an effective medium for the dissemination of information on these aspects of the overall activity at St Thomas’.

Nigel Mussett

Friends of St Thomas Church.

Reg Charity No: 1166743.

The Friends of St Thomas Church (FSTC) continue to grow their funds to support the PCC with the repair and maintenance of the fabric and fixtures of the Church and of the surrounding environs. The last year has seen inevitable delays in building projects actually starting, it is to be hoped that some of the outstanding works can actually now begin and that the Friends can contribute in some way. During the summer FSTC supported the Young People’s Activity Day organised by Nigel Mussett. As part of Nigel’s project to map and record the inscriptions on the headstones in the churchyard, the young people were asked, in competition, to see how many names they could record from the Cremation Plaques.

FSTC committee were delighted to be able to stage the Christmas Tree Festival in December which is now recognised as an important community event in the lead up to Christmas. We welcomed several hundreds of visitors. The church was filled with sixty real trees, each decorated by different children’s groups, local charities, shops and businesses. The Friends added a Prayer Tree that was laden with messages from the visitors who numbered several hundred during the days of the Festival. The Prayer Tree proved so popular that it was left in place until after Christmas.

There were several informal musical performances during the Festival including a recital from local tenor Colin Judson with children from Walhampton School, a concert of seasonal classics from the Cantaras Ladies Choir and carols from the Robins Choir at Lymington Infants School. Throughout the Festival refreshments were served and final funds were boosted by a successful sales table of second-hand Christmas decorations and trivia.

The Friends have a loyal committee who support events. There is one new member, Mrs Lynne Bennett and one departure, Mrs Judith Jupp.

Daphne Johnston .

Solent Music Festival. September 20[th] -26[th] 2021

Artistic Director Sam Haywood produced a sensational and varied programme of six concerts for the 2021 Festival. This year the pandemic restrictions allowed normal audience numbers who were encouraged to wear masks and to socialise outside during the intervals. Drinks were served in the courtyard garden, with the added interest of the Lady’s-tresses wild orchids!

The week began with a return visit from The Kings Singers. This popular ‘a capella’ group drew a full house and their varied programme entitled “Songbirds”, included works from early composers, Thomas Tallis and William Byrd through to The Beetles and Fleetwood Mac. The Steinway concert grand piano arrived on Day 2 and the concert that evening was called “Chopin the Poet” and featured lyric soprano Ilona Domnich singing Chopin songs and Sam Haywood playing Chopin’s Sonata in B flat minor, the famous Funeral March . This was received with acclaim by the audience and was a performance that would have graced any international stage. The Russian violinist Aleksey Semenenko, the Canadian ‘cellist Christian Elliott, the clarinettist Katherine Spencer and Sam Heywood joined forces for the next day’s programme which included works by Beethoven and Brahms.

The festival also included two premier performances. The SMF composition competition winner, a work called Qebui, by Eduardo Soutullo and a piece by Huw Watkins.

The concert on Saturday was the Serenade for Winds by Antonin Dvorak with ‘cello and double bass. This is a rarely programmed piece because it requires a rare combination of wind instruments i.e.: two clarinets, two horns, two oboes and two bassoons plus the strings. The festival concluded on Sunday afternoon with a folk music concert from Kathryn Tickell and the sound of Northumbrian Pipes and clog dancing.

The SMF has grown to become an important annual cultural focus for Lymington. The Directors and Trustees are grateful to St Thomas PCC for the generous, accommodating welcome given to all the musicians and audience members.

Daphne Johnston .

Buildings and Land.

The continuation of the Covid-19 pandemic during 2021 restricted most construction activity this year. All our work for both the St Thomas’s and All Saints churches and halls is divided into three groups, Quinquennial, Special Projects, and Regular Maintenance.

St Thomas, Lymington

Following the 2018 Quinquennial report we prioritised our activity at St Thomas’s into three major projects to enable us to manage the finance and resource availability. These are 1. East End High Level stonework, Roof and Guttering, 2. Tower and Clock, 3. West End. The current Special Projects in our agenda are the Hall Courtyard and West End Development.

We have now been able to move beyond the planning stage for the East End works into the tender and contracting stage, with the intention of completing the work by the end of Autumn 2022. The other works will follow.

The Hall Courtyard and West End Development Special Projects need PCC detail confirmation before work will commence.

Michael Standage

All Saints, Woodside

2021 has seen the PCC’s vision for the future use of All Saints church become reality. Eight years after services ceased to be held there, and five years after the PCC resolved that the buildings and grounds should not be allowed to stand idle but should be used for the benefit of the local community, the building’s future has now been secured. The key moment came in October 2020 when the NFDC granted planning permission and listed building consent for several changes to the buildings and grounds. This permission enabled a Church Commissioners’ Scheme to be made, formally closing the church for regular public worship, and permitting the buildings to be used as a children’s nursery and pre-school, with the Chancel area being retained as a Chapel for occasional Christian worship.

On 1[st] January 2021, the Scheme came into effect and 30-year leases were signed with Tops Day Nurseries Limited, enabling them to use the Nave, Hall and grounds as a nursery and pre-school. Plans were then made for the necessary building work to facilitate this change of use and, between July and September the Nave resembled a building site. The first change saw the font being moved from the Nave to the Chancel area. This was followed by the removal of the parquet floor from the central part of the Nave and the south aisle to enable an underfloor heating system to be installed; this involved nine different layers being laid. This work brought the floor level up to the level of the first step into the Chancel area. In parallel with this, new heating boilers were fitted together with both high and low temperature radiators. In the north aisle, an office, children’s toilets and washbasins, and an accessible toilet were installed. The remaining areas of the old parquet floor, by the entrance doors and in the Vestry have been restored and the whole building has been redecorated and LED bulbs fitted. Finally, the reredos has been refurbished and cleaned. Outside, an acoustic fence has been built along the southern and western boundaries, hedges have been planted and various fences and gates put up.

During the building work, Tops continued to run their nursery from the Hall, but the pre-school children re-located to the Pennington Guide Hut. The building work was completed by midSeptember, a remarkable achievement, and the pre-school children, their parents and visitors have been hugely impressed by the new look Nave. In December, the Mayor of Lymington and

Pennington attended a small reopening ceremony at which the Vicar was able to announce that the relicensing of the Chapel had been approved by the Diocese.

Apart from the major building project in the Nave, there has been a considerable amount of routine maintenance carried out at All Saints throughout the year including the internal redecoration of the Hall. Outside, part of the drive has been resurfaced, the Bell Tower has been checked, gutters have been cleared, diseased ash and oak trees have been removed and a team of volunteer ladies have kindly started to bring the Quiet Garden back under control.

But a lot remains to be done. A new path across the entrance verge is planned to allow members of the public to have direct access to the Quiet Garden and a new entrance is required to enable fire appliances to get onto the site. Inside, the upper floor of the structure in the north aisle has still to be fitted out.

These are exciting times for All Saints. 112 years on from being consecrated as a Chapel of Ease, All Saints continues to have a Chapel that is available for occasional Christian worship whilst alongside it, in the Nave and Hall, there is a thriving nursery and pre-school. For the time being, the future of All Saints is secure, and it continues to be of value, both on religious and educational grounds, to the local community.

Jonathan Cook

The Flower Guild.

Flowers in the church are arranged by a group of parishioners and friends on a weekly rota. Special events like Easter, Harvest and Christmas are celebrated with additional arrangements while the periods of Lent and Advent are marked by green arrangements without flowers. Members of the Guild participated in the Christmas Tree Festival in December.

Bells and Flags .

Some small repairs were needed to the hinges on the top hatch leading to the roof to ensure a waterproof seal. The bells were silent during lockdown but Larry Stace, the Tower Captain, and his team of bellringers started ringing again in the autumn. Practice has resumed on Wednesdays with District Doubles practice night on the second Wednesday of each month. In part to signal that our church had re-opened for worship, we now fly a pennant with diocesan crest from the flagpole on the Tower when the diocesan flag (for religious holidays), the Union Jack (for national holidays) and the flags for our four national saints are not in use.

Allan Hill

St Thomas Church Lymington Finance Report 2021

Finance Committee

St Thomas Church Finance Committee members manage our church finances week by week throughout the year, on behalf of the PCC. The Committee usually meets six times a year, however during the year it met more frequently, using Zoom.

Committee members: David Bridges, Bill Gulland, Maureen Harris, Judy Martin, Andy Payne, Peter Salisbury, Malcolm Ward.

We wish to record our gratitude to three people, namely our bookkeeper Judy Martin for her many hours of work throughout the year, on which our quarterly and end of year account sheets are based, also Gill Maunder and John Nivison who both play key roles in the management of our finances.

Balance Sheet

At the end of 2021 the financial assets controlled by the PCC totalled £625,107.

Income

During the year our total income was £211,695 of which the Parish Giving Scheme played a most important part; total PGS donations were £91,846 on which we claimed Gift Aid to the value of £21,709. We were grateful to receive generous donations totalling £13,053 which helped significantly to offset the negative effects of the pandemic on our finances.

Our income during 2021 was £8,969 greater than that for the previous year.

As the number of people attending our services remained lower than that before the pandemic, so did our collection income. This, along with our general reduced use of cash prompted us to introduce a card reader at the back of the church, in August. By the end of the year it had received donations totalling £1,761 on which we claimed Gift Aid where appropriate.

Expenditure

Our expenditure, including our charitable donations, totalled £292,600. Included in this figure are £59,511 for the major works carried out at All Saints' Church and £19,646 for major works on St Thomas' Church and graveyard.

Result for the year

Excluding the major works, we finished the year with a deficit of just £1,748. Considering all that we faced over the year this seems a good result. We look back with a sense of joy at the many ways in which, as a Christian church, we have been able to continue onwards together. The commitment and generosity evident at St Thomas is a source of confidence.

When we include the major works, the year ended with a deficit of £80,905 but taking the gains in our investments into account this was reduced to £44,534.

During the year

The finance committee continued with all its routine duties and provided regular updates to the PCC, seeking its formal approval of all major decisions.

During August HSBC closed its counters and announced that it was making changes to its business accounts to the effect that charities such as St Thomas' Church would have to pay charges as from November. HSBC thus fell into line with pretty much all high street banks, which now use the Post Office for handling cash on their behalf. Lymington PO, often being busy and set up for quick transactions at its counter, is not ideal for handling our weekly cash deposits. Further to this, the monthly charge on each of our HSBC accounts along with further charges for depositing both cash and cheques caused us to reduce the number of our HSBC accounts and, where possible, work towards replacing our cash/cheque transactions with online transactions, for which there is no charge. Thus, the finance committee spent much of its time towards the end of the year working to find the best way forward. This will remain an ongoing task in 2022.

Reserves Policy

The PCC reserves policy states:

It is the policy of the PCC to hold an Operational Reserve to cover routine expenditure for a period of three months. Currently £60,000
In addition, the PCC has designated a Buildings Reserve to meet unplanned expenditure on the fabric of our buildings, recognising that the PCC is responsible for maintaining three Grade II listed historic buildings: St Thomas Church, All Saints Church, and All Saints Hall. Currently £200,000.

Looking Ahead

During the year expert advice was sought concerning the problems with St Thomas' Church roofs, rainwater goods and walls, these contributing to the damp which is evident in our walls and is causing damage to them. The PCC has the means to meet the costs of the expensive, necessary work required and intends to address as much of it as is possible during the coming year.

Andy Payne

APPENDIX 1 - CORE VALUES.

Guided and empowered by God’s Holy Spirit, we are part of the Christian Community in Lymington and District who are called to love God and all people. Therefore we:

Pray and Worship. Our worship:
Includes a variety of styles and traditions.
Is relevant to the people and issues of today Attracts and welcomes newcomers and visitors.
Has something for all ages.
Includes bible-based preaching.
Encourages spiritual growth within our congregations.
Grow as disciples of Christ. Every person is called to follow Christ and be a good steward of God's creation. We offer support in this through:
Teaching and nurture Learning from one another.
Prayer and study groups for all ages Identifying and training successors for all roles.
Identifying and developing quality leadership; both lay and ordained.
3 Are committed to one another. Because of this we offer:
Mutual support and encouragement.
A positive, generous and forgiving attitude Opportunities to learn from one another.
An attractive and welcoming community.
4 Reach out and share our faith. To do this we:
Talk about our faith (gossip the good news) with all ages Support worldwide missionary activities.
Invite people to learn about the Christian faith (e.g. Alpha and Lent Course) Respect and value people's individuality.
5 Are here to serve others, both locally and globally. We do this:
By using our gifts in leadership and service in both voluntary and paid work.
By supporting those in need.
By supporting external organisations.
By challenging injustice and inequality of opportunity for all people regardless of social or cultural issues.
6 Value our Anglican inheritance. In particular we value:
Our tradition of critical thinking.
The Parish system.
The scriptural basis for matters of faith.
Our adaptability to our cultural context.

LYMINGTON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

`A C C O U N T S`

`FOR THE YEAR ENDED`

31ST DECEMBER 2021

LYMINGTON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

`STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES`

`FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021`

	`Unrestricted`	`Unrestricted`	`Restricted`	`Endowment`	`Total`	`Funds`
		`Funds`	`Funds`	`Funds`	`2021`	`2020`
	`Note`
`INCOMING RESOURCES`
`Voluntary Income`	`2(a)`	`147,235`	`5,221`	`-`	`152,456`	`153,870`
`Activities for Generating Funds`	`2(b)`	`10,231`	`-`	`-`	`10,231`	`4,211`
`Investment Income`	`2(c)`	`7,174`	`109`	`670`	`7,953`	`8,899`
`Church Activities`	`2(d)`	`41,055`	`-`	`-`	`41,055`	`35,746`
`TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES`		`£205,695`	`£5,330`	`£670`	`£211,695 £202,726`

`RESOURCES EXPENDED`
`Church Activities`	`3(a)`	`284,256`	`5,489`	`670`	`290,415`	`226,853`
`Governance Costs`	`3(b)`	`2,185`	`-`	`-`	`2,185`	`2,112`
`TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED`		`£286,441`	`£5,489`	`£670`	`£292,600 £228,965`

`NET(OUTGOING)/INCOMING RESOURCES`		`(80,746)`	`(159)`	`-`	`(80,905)`	`(26,239)`
`GAINS AND LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS`
`On Revaluation`		`33,232`	`-`	`3,139`	`36,371`	`14,294`
`NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS`		`(47,514)`	`(159)`	`3,139`	`(44,534)`	`(11,945)`
`Fund Balances at 1st January 2021`		`646,303`	`773`	`22,565`	`669,641`	`681,586`
`FUND BALANCES AT 31ST DECEMBER 2021`		`£598,789`	`£614`	`£25,704`	`£625,107 £669,641`

LYMINGTON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

     31ST DECEMBER 2021

BALANCE SHEET

`Note` `FIXED ASSETS` `Tangible Fixed Assets` `Equipment` `As at 1st January 2021` `Less` `: Depreciation for the year` `Investments` `Endowment Fund Investments` `Hapgood Bequest` `3,828 C.O.I.F. Charities` `Ethical Investment Fund` `Miss B Monk Fund` `586 C B F Investment Fund` `Unrestricted Investments` `C.B.F. - Deposit Account` `10,030 C.B.F. Investment Fund Shares` `7,634 COIF Charities Ethical` `Investment Fund` `545 M & G Charifund` `Current Assets` `Traidcraft Stock` `Debtors and Prepayments 5` `Cash at Bank -` `Treasurers Account` `59,161` `St. Thomas Renewal Account` `-` `St. Thomas Hall Account` `-` `Cash in Hand` `Less` `: Liabilities` `- amounts` `falling due within one year 6`	`2021` `749` `150` `599` `11,982` `13,722` `25,704` `280,048` `234,884` `23,892` `8,481` `547,305` `976` `4,369` `59,161` `205` `64,711` `13,212` `51,499` `£625,107`	`81,012` `2,068` `2,539`	`2020` `749` `10,560` `12,005` `22,565` `329,881` `205,488` `21,057` `7,480` `563,906` `-` `2,891` `85,619` `1,546` `90,056` `7,635` `82,421` `£669,641`

`LYMINGTON PCC 2021`

`BALANCE SHEET(Continued)` `FUNDS` `Unrestricted` `Restricted` `St. Thomas Renewal Appeal Fund` `Donations Fund` `Endowment Funds` `Hapgood Bequest (Parish Church` `Miss B. Monk (Youth Work)`	`BALANCE SHEET(Continued)` `FUNDS` `Unrestricted` `Restricted` `St. Thomas Renewal Appeal Fund` `Donations Fund` `Endowment Funds` `Hapgood Bequest (Parish Church` `Miss B. Monk (Youth Work)`	`Note` `7` `Fabric)`	`2021` `598,789` `-` `614` `614` `11,982` `13,722` `25,704` `£625,107`	`31ST DECEMBER 2021`	`31ST DECEMBER 2021`
					`2020` `646,303` `425` `348` `773` `10,560` `12,005` `22,565` `£669,641`

  Approved by the Parochial Church Council on
             and signed on its behalf by:

  ......................
  Vicar

`...................... Honorary Treasurer`

LYMINGTON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

`FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021`

`1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES`

`1(a) Accounting Conventions`

      The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the
      Church Accounting Regulations 2006 together with applicable
      accounting standards and the Charities SORP (FRS102).

      The Financial Statements have been prepared under the historical
      cost convention, except for the valuation of investment assets
      which are shown at market value.

`1(b) Fixed Assets`

      Consecrated and beneficed property is excluded from the Financial
      Statements by s.10(2)(a) of the Charities Act 2011, and no value is
      placed on movable church furnishings. All expenditure incurred
      during the year on consecrated or beneficed buildings and movable
      church furnishings, whether maintenance or improvement, is written
      off as expenditure in the Statement of Financial Activities.

      Equipment used within the Church premises is depreciated at the rate
      of 20% on the reducing balance basis. Individual items of equipment
      with a purchase price of £3,500 or less are written off when the
      asset is acquired.

`1(c) Investment Assets`

      Investments are valued at market value at 31st December.

LYMINGTON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

`NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)`

`FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021`

`2. INCOMING RESOURCES`	`Unrestricted`	`Restricted`	`Endowment`	`Total Funds`	`Total Funds`
	`Funds`	`Funds`	`Funds`	`2021`	`2020`
`2(a) Voluntary Income`
`Planned Giving:`
`Gift Aid Donations`	`92,651`	`-`	`-`	`92,651`	`91,338`
`Income tax Recoverable`	`25,662`	`-`	`-`	`25,662`	`23,173`
`Other Planned Giving`	`7,105`	`-`	`-`	`7,105`	`7,723`
`Collections`	`8,344`	`-`	`-`	`8,344`	`5,136`
`Grants`	`-`	`2,000`	`-`	`2,000`	`2,000`
`Listed Places of Worship Grant`	`686`	`-`	`-`	`686`	`581`
`Friends of St Thomas`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`2,000`
`St. Thomas Renewal Appeal`	`-`	`2,555`	`-`	`2,555`	`2,585`
`Donations`	`12,787`	`266`	`-`	`13,053`	`9,334`
`Good Samaritan Fund`	`-`	`400`	`-`	`400`	`-`
`Legacies`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`10,000`
	`147,235`	`5,221`	`-`	`152,456`	`153,870`
`2(b) Activities for Generating Funds`
`Vistas Cafe`	`1,522`	`-`	`-`	`1,522`	`1,605`
`Traidcraft Sales`	`4,404`	`-`	`-`	`4,404`	`-`
`Other Fund Raising Events`	`771`	`-`	`-`	`771`	`668`
`Other Income`	`3,534`	`-`	`-`	`3,534`	`1,938`
	`10,231`	`-`	`-`	`10,231`	`4,211`
`2(c) Investment Income`
`Miss Monk's Bequest`	`-`	`-`	`348`	`348`	`336`
`Hapgood's Bequest`	`-`	`-`	`322`	`322`	`314`
`Churchyard Maintenance`	`-`	`109`	`-`	`109`	`106`
`C.B.F. Interest`	`167`	`-`	`-`	`167`	`1,395`
`Dividends`
`C. B. F. Investment Fund`	`5,961`	`-`	`-`	`5,961`	`5,756`
`C. O. I. F. Ethical`
`Investment Fund`	`643`	`-`	`-`	`643`	`627`
`M & G Charifund`	`403`	`-`	`-`	`403`	`365`
	`7,174`	`109`	`670`	`7,953`	`8,899`
`2(d) Church Activities`
`Parish Magazine`	`3,216`	`-`	`-`	`3,216`	`3,877`
`Monday Lunch`	`3,613`	`-`	`-`	`3,613`	`2,555`
`Hire - St. Thomas Hall`	`4,708`	`-`	`-`	`4,708`	`4,313`
`Hire - All Saints Church and Hall`	`22,800`	`-`	`-`	`22,800`	`21,355`
`Fees`	`6,718`	`-`	`-`	`6,718`	`3,646`
	`41,055`	`-`	`-`	`41,055`	`35,746`
`TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES`	`£205,695`	`£5,330`	`£670`	`£211,695 £202,726`

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`NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)`

`FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021`

`3. RESOURCES EXPENDED`	`Unrestricted`	`Unrestricted`	`Restricted`	`Endowment`	`Total Funds`	`Total Funds`
		`Funds`	`Funds`	`Funds`	`2021`	`2020`
`3(a) Church Activites`
`Missions and Charities`		`16,660`	`-`	`-`	`16,660`	`14,600`
`Good Samaritan Fund`		`159`	`400`	`-`	`559`	`1,302`
`Monday Lunch`		`5,832`	`-`	`-`	`5,832`	`3,378`
`Traidcraft Purchases`		`3,993`	`-`	`-`	`3,993`	`-`
`Ministry`
`Diocesan Parish Share`	`131,236`		`-`	`-`	`131,236`	`131,236`
`Clergy Expenses`		`2,188`	`-`	`-`	`2,188`	`2,252`
`Worship and Services`
`Cost of Services`		`741`	`-`	`-`	`741`	`335`
`Organists`		`8,042`	`-`	`-`	`8,042`	`7,786`
`Organ Tuning and Repairs`		`484`	`-`	`-`	`484`	`730`
`Music and Choir Expenses`		`450`	`-`	`-`	`450`	`431`
`Church Maintenance and Expenses`
`Water Rates`		`58`	`-`	`-`	`58`	`71`
`Lighting and Heating`		`5,498`	`-`	`-`	`5,498`	`5,147`
`Insurance`		`5,170`	`-`	`-`	`5,170`	`5,130`
`Cleaning`		`420`	`-`	`-`	`420`	`345`
`Churchyard Expenses`		`1,061`	`109`	`-`	`1,170`	`1,716`
`Repairs and Renewals`		`1,302`	`-`	`322`	`1,624`	`5,227`
`All Saints Major Works`
`All Saints Heating`		`40,408`	`-`	`-`	`40,408`	`550`
`Floor Screeding`		`5,279`	`-`	`-`	`5,279`	`1,971`
`Moving Font`		`2,796`	`-`	`-`	`2,796`	`-`
`Cleaning Altar Stonework`		`2,688`	`-`	`-`	`2,688`	`-`
`Treework`		`2,160`	`-`	`-`	`2,160`	`-`
`Legal Fees`		`6,180`	`-`	`-`	`6,180`	`7,150`
`St Thomas Major Works`
`Roofing and Guttering Work`		`5,100`	`2,980`	`-`	`8,080`	`-`
`Tree Pollarding`		`11,566`	`-`	`-`	`11,566`	`-`
`Website Development`		`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`300`
`St. Thomas Hall Expenses`		`271`	`-`	`-`	`271`	`1,382`
`All Saints Church and Hall Expenses`		`5,499`	`-`	`-`	`5,499`	`15,092`
`Parish Magazine Expenses`		`3,101`	`-`	`-`	`3,101`	`3,359`
`Parish Secretary`		`10,601`	`2,000`	`-`	`12,601`	`12,352`
`Church Office`		`895`	`-`	`-`	`895`	`789`
`Accountancy`		`1,234`	`-`	`-`	`1,234`	`907`
`Advertising and Leaflets`		`298`	`-`	`-`	`298`	`215`
`Miscellaneous expenses`		`2,736`	`-`	`348`	`3,084`	`2,913`
`Depreciation of Equipment`		`150`	`-`	`-`	`150`	`187`
	`284,256`		`5,489`	`670`	`290,415`	`226,853`
`3(b) Governance Costs`
`Accountancy and Examination`	`Fees`	`2,185`	`-`	`-`	`2,185`	`2,112`
`TOTAL EXPENDITURE`	`£286,441`		`£5,489`	`£670`	`£292,600 £228,965`

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

`FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021`

`4. Expenditure`

`4. Expenditure`
`Staff Costs`	`2021`	`2020`
`Salaries`	`13,274`	`12,793`

      During the year the Council employed a Parish Secretary and a Verger,
      neither of whom earned £60,000 or more. The average number of
      employees during the year was 2.

	`neither of whom earned £60,000 or more. The average number of` `employees during the year was 2.`
`5.` `6.`	`External Accountancy and Examination Fees` `2021` `Accountancy and Examination Fees` `£2,185` `Debtors and Prepayments` `2021` `Income Tax Recoverable` `3,133` `Other Debtors and Prepayments` `1,236` `£4,369` `Liabilities: Amounts falling due within oneyear` `2021` `Creditors for Goods and Services` `1,770` `Mission` `300` `Wedding Deposits` `-` `Accrued Expenses` `11,142` `£13,212`	`2020` `£2,112`
			`2020` `1,777` `1,114`
		`£2,891`
			`2020` `2,613` `600` `500` `3,922`
		`£7,635`

`7. Restricted Funds`

     Restricted Funds in the accounts are as follows:

`1. St. Thomas Renewal Appeal Fund`

          This appeal was launched to raise funds for the refurbishment of
          St. Thomas Church.  Income and expenditure  relating thereto  is
          credited or charged to this Fund. This Fund was closed during
          the year.

`2. Donations Fund`

          Other amounts received for a specific purpose are credited to the
          Donations Fund. Expenditure incurred for these purposes are
          debited to the Donations Fund.

     Assets relating to the Restricted Funds are as follows:

`Cash at Bank`	`2021` `£614`	`2020` `£773`

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`NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)`

`FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021`

`8. Investment Assets`

`8. Investment Assets`
		`Endowment Total Funds`
	`Investments`	`Funds`	`2021`	`2020`
`Endowment Fund Investments`
`Hapgood Bequest`
`As at 1st January 2021`		`10,560`	`10,560`	`9,935`
`Unrealised gain`		`1,422`	`1,422`	`625`
`As at 31st December 2021`		`11,982`	`11,982`	`10,560`
`Miss B Monk Fund`
`As at 1st January 2021`		`12,005`	`12,005`	`11,233`
`Unrealised gain`		`1,717`	`1,717`	`772`
`As at 31st December 2021`		`13,722`	`13,722`	`12,005`
`Unrestricted Investments`
`As at 1st January 2021`	`563,906`		`563,906`	`549,614`
`Withdrawn`	`(50,000)`		`(50,000)`	`-`
`Reinvested Income`	`167`		`167`	`1,395`
`Unrealised gain`	`33,232`		`33,232`	`12,897`
	`£547,305`		`£547,305`	`£563,906`
`Total Valuation at 31st December 2021`	`£547,305`	`£22,565`	`£573,009`	`£586,471`
`Total Unrealised Gains`	`£33,232`	`£3,139`	`£36,371`	`£14,294`

LYMINGTON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

`FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021`

`9. Vicar and Churchwardens' Charitable Trusts`

     The Vicar and Churchwardens are trustees of the following charitable
     Trust:

     The Parish Hall Trust

      The income and property of the Trust may be applied either towards
      the upkeep, repair and insurance of the fabric and contents of the
      Parish Church of Lymington, or in otherwise furthering the
      religious and other charitable work of the Church of England.

      Investments and balance at bank of the Trust at 31st December 2021
      amounted to £156,559. Investment income in the year to 31st
      December 2021 amounted to £3,558 of which £2,000 was donated to
      Lymington Parochial Church Council towards the cost of the Parish
      Secretary.

`10. Charity Investments`

     Investment held by Charitable Trustees where the income arising is
     due to the Parish is as follows:

     Miss E. Earley Bequest for Churchyard Maintenance

      1,295.05 Income Units Charities Ethical Investment Fund

       (Market Value 31st December 2021 £4,053)

LYMINGTON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

`NOTES TO THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES`

`FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021`

`11. Statement of Financial Activities for the year to 31st December 2020`

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
Funds
INCOMING RESOURCES
Voluntary Income
147,255
6,615
-
153,870
Activities for Generating Funds
4,211
-
-
4,211
Investment Income
8,143
106
650
8,899
Church Activities
35,746
-
-
35,746
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
£195,355
£6,721
£650 £202,726
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Church Activities
219,937
6,266
650
226,853
Governance Costs
2,112
-
-
2,112
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED
£222,049
£6,266
£650 £228,965
NET(OUTGOING)/ INCOMING RESOURCES
(26,694)
455
-
(26,239)
GAINS AND LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS
On revaluation
12,897
-
1,397
14,294
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
(13,797)
455
1,397
(11,945)
Fund Balances at 1st January 2020
660,100
318
21,168
681,586
FUND BALANCES AT 31ST DECEMBER 2020
£646,303
£773
£22,565 £669,641

LYMINGTON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

`A C C O U N T S`

`FOR THE YEAR ENDED`

31ST DECEMBER 2021

LYMINGTON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

`STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES`

`FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021`

	`Unrestricted`	`Unrestricted`	`Restricted`	`Endowment`	`Total`	`Funds`
		`Funds`	`Funds`	`Funds`	`2021`	`2020`
	`Note`
`INCOMING RESOURCES`
`Voluntary Income`	`2(a)`	`147,235`	`5,221`	`-`	`152,456`	`153,870`
`Activities for Generating Funds`	`2(b)`	`10,231`	`-`	`-`	`10,231`	`4,211`
`Investment Income`	`2(c)`	`7,174`	`109`	`670`	`7,953`	`8,899`
`Church Activities`	`2(d)`	`41,055`	`-`	`-`	`41,055`	`35,746`
`TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES`		`£205,695`	`£5,330`	`£670`	`£211,695 £202,726`

`RESOURCES EXPENDED`
`Church Activities`	`3(a)`	`284,256`	`5,489`	`670`	`290,415`	`226,853`
`Governance Costs`	`3(b)`	`2,185`	`-`	`-`	`2,185`	`2,112`
`TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED`		`£286,441`	`£5,489`	`£670`	`£292,600 £228,965`

`NET(OUTGOING)/INCOMING RESOURCES`		`(80,746)`	`(159)`	`-`	`(80,905)`	`(26,239)`
`GAINS AND LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS`
`On Revaluation`		`33,232`	`-`	`3,139`	`36,371`	`14,294`
`NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS`		`(47,514)`	`(159)`	`3,139`	`(44,534)`	`(11,945)`
`Fund Balances at 1st January 2021`		`646,303`	`773`	`22,565`	`669,641`	`681,586`
`FUND BALANCES AT 31ST DECEMBER 2021`		`£598,789`	`£614`	`£25,704`	`£625,107 £669,641`

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     31ST DECEMBER 2021

BALANCE SHEET

`Note` `FIXED ASSETS` `Tangible Fixed Assets` `Equipment` `As at 1st January 2021` `Less` `: Depreciation for the year` `Investments` `Endowment Fund Investments` `Hapgood Bequest` `3,828 C.O.I.F. Charities` `Ethical Investment Fund` `Miss B Monk Fund` `586 C B F Investment Fund` `Unrestricted Investments` `C.B.F. - Deposit Account` `10,030 C.B.F. Investment Fund Shares` `7,634 COIF Charities Ethical` `Investment Fund` `545 M & G Charifund` `Current Assets` `Traidcraft Stock` `Debtors and Prepayments 5` `Cash at Bank -` `Treasurers Account` `59,161` `St. Thomas Renewal Account` `-` `St. Thomas Hall Account` `-` `Cash in Hand` `Less` `: Liabilities` `- amounts` `falling due within one year 6`	`2021` `749` `150` `599` `11,982` `13,722` `25,704` `280,048` `234,884` `23,892` `8,481` `547,305` `976` `4,369` `59,161` `205` `64,711` `13,212` `51,499` `£625,107`	`81,012` `2,068` `2,539`	`2020` `749` `10,560` `12,005` `22,565` `329,881` `205,488` `21,057` `7,480` `563,906` `-` `2,891` `85,619` `1,546` `90,056` `7,635` `82,421` `£669,641`

`LYMINGTON PCC 2021`

`BALANCE SHEET(Continued)` `FUNDS` `Unrestricted` `Restricted` `St. Thomas Renewal Appeal Fund` `Donations Fund` `Endowment Funds` `Hapgood Bequest (Parish Church` `Miss B. Monk (Youth Work)`	`BALANCE SHEET(Continued)` `FUNDS` `Unrestricted` `Restricted` `St. Thomas Renewal Appeal Fund` `Donations Fund` `Endowment Funds` `Hapgood Bequest (Parish Church` `Miss B. Monk (Youth Work)`	`Note` `7` `Fabric)`	`2021` `598,789` `-` `614` `614` `11,982` `13,722` `25,704` `£625,107`	`31ST DECEMBER 2021`	`31ST DECEMBER 2021`
					`2020` `646,303` `425` `348` `773` `10,560` `12,005` `22,565` `£669,641`

  Approved by the Parochial Church Council on
             and signed on its behalf by:

  ......................
  Vicar

`...................... Honorary Treasurer`

LYMINGTON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

`FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021`

`1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES`

`1(a) Accounting Conventions`

      The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the
      Church Accounting Regulations 2006 together with applicable
      accounting standards and the Charities SORP (FRS102).

      The Financial Statements have been prepared under the historical
      cost convention, except for the valuation of investment assets
      which are shown at market value.

`1(b) Fixed Assets`

      Consecrated and beneficed property is excluded from the Financial
      Statements by s.10(2)(a) of the Charities Act 2011, and no value is
      placed on movable church furnishings. All expenditure incurred
      during the year on consecrated or beneficed buildings and movable
      church furnishings, whether maintenance or improvement, is written
      off as expenditure in the Statement of Financial Activities.

      Equipment used within the Church premises is depreciated at the rate
      of 20% on the reducing balance basis. Individual items of equipment
      with a purchase price of £3,500 or less are written off when the
      asset is acquired.

`1(c) Investment Assets`

      Investments are valued at market value at 31st December.

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`NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)`

`FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021`

`2. INCOMING RESOURCES`	`Unrestricted`	`Restricted`	`Endowment`	`Total Funds`	`Total Funds`
	`Funds`	`Funds`	`Funds`	`2021`	`2020`
`2(a) Voluntary Income`
`Planned Giving:`
`Gift Aid Donations`	`92,651`	`-`	`-`	`92,651`	`91,338`
`Income tax Recoverable`	`25,662`	`-`	`-`	`25,662`	`23,173`
`Other Planned Giving`	`7,105`	`-`	`-`	`7,105`	`7,723`
`Collections`	`8,344`	`-`	`-`	`8,344`	`5,136`
`Grants`	`-`	`2,000`	`-`	`2,000`	`2,000`
`Listed Places of Worship Grant`	`686`	`-`	`-`	`686`	`581`
`Friends of St Thomas`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`2,000`
`St. Thomas Renewal Appeal`	`-`	`2,555`	`-`	`2,555`	`2,585`
`Donations`	`12,787`	`266`	`-`	`13,053`	`9,334`
`Good Samaritan Fund`	`-`	`400`	`-`	`400`	`-`
`Legacies`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`10,000`
	`147,235`	`5,221`	`-`	`152,456`	`153,870`
`2(b) Activities for Generating Funds`
`Vistas Cafe`	`1,522`	`-`	`-`	`1,522`	`1,605`
`Traidcraft Sales`	`4,404`	`-`	`-`	`4,404`	`-`
`Other Fund Raising Events`	`771`	`-`	`-`	`771`	`668`
`Other Income`	`3,534`	`-`	`-`	`3,534`	`1,938`
	`10,231`	`-`	`-`	`10,231`	`4,211`
`2(c) Investment Income`
`Miss Monk's Bequest`	`-`	`-`	`348`	`348`	`336`
`Hapgood's Bequest`	`-`	`-`	`322`	`322`	`314`
`Churchyard Maintenance`	`-`	`109`	`-`	`109`	`106`
`C.B.F. Interest`	`167`	`-`	`-`	`167`	`1,395`
`Dividends`
`C. B. F. Investment Fund`	`5,961`	`-`	`-`	`5,961`	`5,756`
`C. O. I. F. Ethical`
`Investment Fund`	`643`	`-`	`-`	`643`	`627`
`M & G Charifund`	`403`	`-`	`-`	`403`	`365`
	`7,174`	`109`	`670`	`7,953`	`8,899`
`2(d) Church Activities`
`Parish Magazine`	`3,216`	`-`	`-`	`3,216`	`3,877`
`Monday Lunch`	`3,613`	`-`	`-`	`3,613`	`2,555`
`Hire - St. Thomas Hall`	`4,708`	`-`	`-`	`4,708`	`4,313`
`Hire - All Saints Church and Hall`	`22,800`	`-`	`-`	`22,800`	`21,355`
`Fees`	`6,718`	`-`	`-`	`6,718`	`3,646`
	`41,055`	`-`	`-`	`41,055`	`35,746`
`TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES`	`£205,695`	`£5,330`	`£670`	`£211,695 £202,726`

LYMINGTON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

`NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)`

`FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021`

`3. RESOURCES EXPENDED`	`Unrestricted`	`Unrestricted`	`Restricted`	`Endowment`	`Total Funds`	`Total Funds`
		`Funds`	`Funds`	`Funds`	`2021`	`2020`
`3(a) Church Activites`
`Missions and Charities`		`16,660`	`-`	`-`	`16,660`	`14,600`
`Good Samaritan Fund`		`159`	`400`	`-`	`559`	`1,302`
`Monday Lunch`		`5,832`	`-`	`-`	`5,832`	`3,378`
`Traidcraft Purchases`		`3,993`	`-`	`-`	`3,993`	`-`
`Ministry`
`Diocesan Parish Share`	`131,236`		`-`	`-`	`131,236`	`131,236`
`Clergy Expenses`		`2,188`	`-`	`-`	`2,188`	`2,252`
`Worship and Services`
`Cost of Services`		`741`	`-`	`-`	`741`	`335`
`Organists`		`8,042`	`-`	`-`	`8,042`	`7,786`
`Organ Tuning and Repairs`		`484`	`-`	`-`	`484`	`730`
`Music and Choir Expenses`		`450`	`-`	`-`	`450`	`431`
`Church Maintenance and Expenses`
`Water Rates`		`58`	`-`	`-`	`58`	`71`
`Lighting and Heating`		`5,498`	`-`	`-`	`5,498`	`5,147`
`Insurance`		`5,170`	`-`	`-`	`5,170`	`5,130`
`Cleaning`		`420`	`-`	`-`	`420`	`345`
`Churchyard Expenses`		`1,061`	`109`	`-`	`1,170`	`1,716`
`Repairs and Renewals`		`1,302`	`-`	`322`	`1,624`	`5,227`
`All Saints Major Works`
`All Saints Heating`		`40,408`	`-`	`-`	`40,408`	`550`
`Floor Screeding`		`5,279`	`-`	`-`	`5,279`	`1,971`
`Moving Font`		`2,796`	`-`	`-`	`2,796`	`-`
`Cleaning Altar Stonework`		`2,688`	`-`	`-`	`2,688`	`-`
`Treework`		`2,160`	`-`	`-`	`2,160`	`-`
`Legal Fees`		`6,180`	`-`	`-`	`6,180`	`7,150`
`St Thomas Major Works`
`Roofing and Guttering Work`		`5,100`	`2,980`	`-`	`8,080`	`-`
`Tree Pollarding`		`11,566`	`-`	`-`	`11,566`	`-`
`Website Development`		`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`	`300`
`St. Thomas Hall Expenses`		`271`	`-`	`-`	`271`	`1,382`
`All Saints Church and Hall Expenses`		`5,499`	`-`	`-`	`5,499`	`15,092`
`Parish Magazine Expenses`		`3,101`	`-`	`-`	`3,101`	`3,359`
`Parish Secretary`		`10,601`	`2,000`	`-`	`12,601`	`12,352`
`Church Office`		`895`	`-`	`-`	`895`	`789`
`Accountancy`		`1,234`	`-`	`-`	`1,234`	`907`
`Advertising and Leaflets`		`298`	`-`	`-`	`298`	`215`
`Miscellaneous expenses`		`2,736`	`-`	`348`	`3,084`	`2,913`
`Depreciation of Equipment`		`150`	`-`	`-`	`150`	`187`
	`284,256`		`5,489`	`670`	`290,415`	`226,853`
`3(b) Governance Costs`
`Accountancy and Examination`	`Fees`	`2,185`	`-`	`-`	`2,185`	`2,112`
`TOTAL EXPENDITURE`	`£286,441`		`£5,489`	`£670`	`£292,600 £228,965`

LYMINGTON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

`FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021`

`4. Expenditure`

`4. Expenditure`
`Staff Costs`	`2021`	`2020`
`Salaries`	`13,274`	`12,793`

      During the year the Council employed a Parish Secretary and a Verger,
      neither of whom earned £60,000 or more. The average number of
      employees during the year was 2.

	`neither of whom earned £60,000 or more. The average number of` `employees during the year was 2.`
`5.` `6.`	`External Accountancy and Examination Fees` `2021` `Accountancy and Examination Fees` `£2,185` `Debtors and Prepayments` `2021` `Income Tax Recoverable` `3,133` `Other Debtors and Prepayments` `1,236` `£4,369` `Liabilities: Amounts falling due within oneyear` `2021` `Creditors for Goods and Services` `1,770` `Mission` `300` `Wedding Deposits` `-` `Accrued Expenses` `11,142` `£13,212`	`2020` `£2,112`
			`2020` `1,777` `1,114`
		`£2,891`
			`2020` `2,613` `600` `500` `3,922`
		`£7,635`

`7. Restricted Funds`

     Restricted Funds in the accounts are as follows:

`1. St. Thomas Renewal Appeal Fund`

          This appeal was launched to raise funds for the refurbishment of
          St. Thomas Church.  Income and expenditure  relating thereto  is
          credited or charged to this Fund. This Fund was closed during
          the year.

`2. Donations Fund`

          Other amounts received for a specific purpose are credited to the
          Donations Fund. Expenditure incurred for these purposes are
          debited to the Donations Fund.

     Assets relating to the Restricted Funds are as follows:

`Cash at Bank`	`2021` `£614`	`2020` `£773`

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`NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)`

`FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021`

`8. Investment Assets`

`8. Investment Assets`
		`Endowment Total Funds`
	`Investments`	`Funds`	`2021`	`2020`
`Endowment Fund Investments`
`Hapgood Bequest`
`As at 1st January 2021`		`10,560`	`10,560`	`9,935`
`Unrealised gain`		`1,422`	`1,422`	`625`
`As at 31st December 2021`		`11,982`	`11,982`	`10,560`
`Miss B Monk Fund`
`As at 1st January 2021`		`12,005`	`12,005`	`11,233`
`Unrealised gain`		`1,717`	`1,717`	`772`
`As at 31st December 2021`		`13,722`	`13,722`	`12,005`
`Unrestricted Investments`
`As at 1st January 2021`	`563,906`		`563,906`	`549,614`
`Withdrawn`	`(50,000)`		`(50,000)`	`-`
`Reinvested Income`	`167`		`167`	`1,395`
`Unrealised gain`	`33,232`		`33,232`	`12,897`
	`£547,305`		`£547,305`	`£563,906`
`Total Valuation at 31st December 2021`	`£547,305`	`£22,565`	`£573,009`	`£586,471`
`Total Unrealised Gains`	`£33,232`	`£3,139`	`£36,371`	`£14,294`

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

`FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021`

`9. Vicar and Churchwardens' Charitable Trusts`

     The Vicar and Churchwardens are trustees of the following charitable
     Trust:

     The Parish Hall Trust

      The income and property of the Trust may be applied either towards
      the upkeep, repair and insurance of the fabric and contents of the
      Parish Church of Lymington, or in otherwise furthering the
      religious and other charitable work of the Church of England.

      Investments and balance at bank of the Trust at 31st December 2021
      amounted to £156,559. Investment income in the year to 31st
      December 2021 amounted to £3,558 of which £2,000 was donated to
      Lymington Parochial Church Council towards the cost of the Parish
      Secretary.

`10. Charity Investments`

     Investment held by Charitable Trustees where the income arising is
     due to the Parish is as follows:

     Miss E. Earley Bequest for Churchyard Maintenance

      1,295.05 Income Units Charities Ethical Investment Fund

       (Market Value 31st December 2021 £4,053)

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