## _**‘The Light of Christ in Lightwater’**_
## _**To Be, To Love, To Tell**_
**ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL for the year ended 31[st] December 2021**
**ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING Wednesday 20th April 2022, 8.00 pm All Saints’ Lightwater**
_Registered Charity No. 1128176_
MEETING OF PARISHIONERS - 8.00 pm
## **Wednesday 20[th] April 2022**
# **AGENDA**
1. Apologies for absence
## 2. Election of Church Wardens
## Followed by
# **ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH LIGHTWATER ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING AGENDA**
1. Prayer
2. Apologies for absence
3. Minutes of last meeting
4. The Reports
- a. Electoral Roll
- b. Churchwardens’ Report
- c. Safeguarding
- d. Parish Reports
- e. Parish Stewardship Co-ordinator’s Report
- f. Deanery Synod Report
- g. Questions of clarification
5. The Accounts
- a. Treasurer’s Report
- b. Presentation of All Saints’ PCC Accounts
- c. Questions of clarification
6. Elections
- a. Parochial Church Council
7. Appointment of Independent Examiner
8. Questions
9. Vicar’s Report
- 10.Closing prayers
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## **ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH LIGHTWATER - ANNUAL REPORTS 2021**
## **ELECTORAL ROLL**
In the period between the last APCM and the end of the 2021, 1 new member was added to the electoral roll and 4 members were removed, resulting in 116 members on All Saints’ Church Electoral Roll at the end of December 2021. Since then, in the first 3 months of 2022, 1 person was removed from the list and 3 members have been added, so we now have 118 Church members on the electoral roll (of whom 28 are not resident in the parish)
Alison Porter
## **CHURCH ATTENDANCE**
Our church building remained open for services throughout 2021, adopting careful social distancing measures due to the pandemic. Sunday Services were provided both online and in church. Our online services moved from being pre-recorded services to being ‘live’ broadcasts during September 2021.
Attendance in the church buildings began to pick up during 2021 as we opened the hall for an identical parallel service in April (both services beginning at 10am). From July the church hall service became a separate informal All Age service. In October both services were moved into the church, adopting the new times of 9.30am and 11am.
Overall attendance figures (at home and in church) during 2021 were changing month by month, which makes an average figure for each difficult to read. October 2021 figures are therefore given as the benchmark, comparing to October 2020:
Online worship October 2021: average Sunday viewing of 42 with an additional 10-20 views of the Sunday service during the week. (October 2020 average Sunday viewing 55 with an additional 60 during rest of week)
## Attendance In Church
October 2021 average Sunday attendance in church and hall buildings was 65 adults, and 5 children. (October 2020 average church attendance was 40 adults, and between 1 and 5 children).
Seasonal services
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Attendance at our 2021 Christmas Carol Service in church was 55, with 67 additionally viewing online the same day. Attendance at Christmas Midnight Service in church was 40, and Christmas Day 35. There were 3 Holy Week Reflections and 2 Advent Reflections offered by church groups.
## Pastoral Services
Songs of Praise services and Care Home services were suspended during 2021. There were 0 Weddings, 2 Baptisms, 17 Funerals.
Revd David Sigsworth
## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL REVIEW OF THE YEAR - 2021**
The full Parochial Church Council held 7 meetings during the year, including the APCM, with an average attendance of 90%. The PCC Standing Committee held 6 meetings during the year, in preparation for the PCC meetings. Meetings were all held using Zoom “virtual” meeting technology.
The APCM in April was also held remotely using Zoom technology, with 3 new members being elected to the PCC.
Rebecca Finlay
## **SAFEGUARDING**
Making the church safe for all is a key priority for All Saints’, following the same principles that are expected of all organisations that deal with children and vulnerable adults (such as schools, hospitals and day-care centres such as the Windle Valley Centre in Bagshot). We want All Saints’ Church to be recognised for placing the safety of all people at its heart.
In 2021 the PCC appointed two new Parish Safeguarding Officers (PSOs) – Andrew Hockey and Denise Taylor –who have stepped into the role after Dan Harrison completed several years of service. The PSOs are there to support the PCC, and the wider Church, ensuring we are adopting and following modern safeguarding practices to protect all our Church members as well as those who use our facilities. If anyone has any safeguarding concerns the Clergy and the PSOs should be your first point of contact. They will listen to you in complete confidence, but if necessary will always take further actions to protect people at risk.
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During 2021 the PCC adopted a Safeguarding Policy based on the national Church’s “Promoting a Safer Church” plan and implemented a policy on Responding to Concerns and Allegations. The PCC also started to use the Parish Dashboard – an online system that gives us the assurance that we are complying with statutory requirements and Church of England policies. The Dashboard explains what actions need to be taken to address any gaps at All Saints’. It also enables the Diocesan Safeguarding Team and the national church to oversee our compliance, allowing them to focus their support on the areas of greatest need. The dashboard provides a “live” snapshot to be generated of our safeguarding practice which is reviewed at every PCC meeting, clearly showing any shortfalls and highlighting actions that are needed to address them.
Throughout 2021 we worked to ensure that all our volunteers have clear written descriptions of the roles they undertake, together with any safeguarding training or policy awareness they need to complete. For those working with children or vulnerable adults we follow a Safer Recruitment practice, as would be expected, which includes DBS checking where necessary. Many thanks to Ruth Kidd who tracks safeguarding training uptake and ensures that people stay up to date, and to Christine Hughes who continues to support through her role as DBS Validator.
In 2022 we will continue to raise the bar on safeguarding to ensure a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment, whilst particularly looking to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Importantly, we must remember that this is the responsibility of everyone in the Church. If you see something that doesn’t seem right, report it. That may be the only chance for someone who is at risk to get help or to provide essential information when a safeguarding concern has already been identified. Please find more details on the Safeguarding page on our own website.
Andrew Hockey & Denise Taylor – Parish Safeguarding Officers
## **Finance**
As the pandemic continued affecting our lives, 2021 ended up being another unusual year; it made us appreciate good health and taught us that being flexible and approaching matters in new ways can bring positive results.
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All Saints’ Church Lightwater (ASL) has managed to stay afloat despite the continued uncertainty and ended the calendar year with a small deficit of £5k.
The total income for 2021 was £132k (2020: £136k) a decrease of 3.5% compared to 2020. The gradual return of services impacted positively the plate collections, but the impact of Covid-19 on the dynamics of the congregation saw the planned giving reduced by a further 6% compared to the previous year. Despite the easing of restrictions from mid-summer, social activity was not fully resumed and as a result hall lettings remained subdued and were 11% lower than in the previous year.
Total expenditure has increased to £136k (2020: £126k) with the main increase relating to the Church’s running costs. With the position of the youth worker still being open throughout the year, like 2020, there was of course an incidental saving – at the same time the increased admin load due to embracing the digital era for our services resulted in a much-needed Office Manager. Routine repairs which were kept to a minimum during 2020 had to be carried out in 2021 (incidental window repairs and electricity and gas compliance testing and certifications).
Despite the challenges, the Parochial Church Council (PCC) at ASL continued to show a generous missionary spirit and approved a contribution of £12.5k (2020: £10k) towards charitable causes; £2.5k of this was to support the Camberley Besom and the village junior school.
During 2021, as a mitigation to the fall in planned giving, Andy Hockey took initiative in enhancing the Church website and introduced “Give a little” resource for one-off online donations. Furthermore, with the relentless efforts of Chris Williams we were able to introduce live streaming of the Church service.
2021 remained another year where finance continued to be in key focus and I just want to express my gratitude to the office team, Andrew Newman, Pam Newman, Andy Hockey, the esteemed members of the PCC and the standing committee and of course the clergy for always being available at the end of the line to support me in my role as a Treasurer.
Imran Daniel
## **FABRIC**
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The Church building and contents are insured for £2,900,000 and the Hall building and contents for £1,257,925.
The latest Quinquennial Inspection of the Church and Hall was carried out on 6[th] April 2022 and we are waiting for the report. This will be the framework for our building maintenance for the next 5 years. The Terrier and Inventory were updated October 2021 and the Log Book recently.
Since the APCM last year we have experienced two further incidents of external damage to the church. A lower vestry leaded window & shed roof and another lower vestry leaded window and a nave leaded window were damaged. The windows were removed for repair and refitted with a List B Archdeacon’s Written Notice.
Four quotations are being considered for the budgeted upgrading of the CCTV for the church and hall. This is due to obsolescence and to increase the coverage of the hall and church.
The intruder and fire alarm systems in the hall require updating.
We are required to prepare our initial plan this year to meet the Church of England target to become carbon “net zero’ by 2030. This will include a plan for replacing the two church heating boilers installed in 1997 due to unavailability of parts.
The 5 yearly Electrical Installation Condition Report was carried out in November 2021 with a Satisfactory Result.
Peter Newman
## **Mission Giving**
During 2021 we continued our partnership with six charities and across these charities made a total donation of £10k. The Mission Giving team met at the end of year and agreed to review two of the six partners in 2022 and continue with the other four during 2022.
In addition to the six charities, we have also made a one-off donation of £1k to a local School and £1K was given to our Christmas collection, which supported two charities – Water Aid and Shooting Stars Hospices.
Jim Porter
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## **THE COFFEE SHOP**
Thanks to the Covid epidemic we have only been open on the first Saturday of the month commencing in October. We were gratified to see how many came along on that first Saturday each month. Derek was not allowed by the diocese to do the hearing clinic until he had been on a refresher training course which wouldn’t be until the New Year. All our regular events such as Macmillan coffee morning were not able to go ahead. So, all in all it has not been a good year. However, we look forward to a brighter future and returning to some sort of sense of normality.
Carol Browning
## **SONGS OF PRAISE**
As with the coffeeshop we have been restricted by Covid regulations and had no desire to be responsible for spreading the virus. Our first service for 2021 took place in October and so there were only two services and then our Songs of Praise Carols in December. Fortunately, many of our helpers have made themselves available once again as have those who generously provide us with our homemade cakes. This service has proved popular but we, as always could do with more people to come and join in and once again we need to recruit more people to drive and pick up those wishing to attend. My thanks to all who continue to contribute to make this service run smoothly.
Derek Browning
## **YOUTH & CHILDREN**
## **OUTREACH**
David Sigsworth has continued taking assemblies in Hammond school via Zoom. He has enjoyed seeing the children’s smiling faces and having that time with them. Face-to-face assemblies will hopefully happen soon. Years 1 and 2 from Lightwater Village School visited the church as part of their learning. They enjoyed being told about our church building, what we do in baptism, how we pray, and stood out in the garden for the 11 o’clock bells!
There were no carol services with the scouts or schools due to restrictions. Instead, David contributed a 5 minute message which was included in the school’s nativity video which went out to
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parents. Hammond School also welcomed our ‘choir’ to sing carols at their outdoor Christmas Fayre.
Many of the significant services did not take place due to Covid restrictions, in particular Easter and Remembrance. The Communications Team have used the website, Facebook and Twitter to signpost our pre-recorded services, Kidzone and Fun at Home, and other events. This includes posts to the Lightwater Community Facebook page.
However, we were thrilled to hold our Christmas services once again in Church! We were delighted to welcome families to ‘Christmas is Coming’ and to our morning and afternoon Nativity services on Christmas Eve. The puppets helped very young children to engage with the Christmas story. And our own young people led the afternoon service, performing ’The Grumpy Innkeeper’, complete with contemporary jokes. The services were well received by those who came.
Ruth Kidd
## **GO FISH**
Go Fish is a lunchtime club at The Hammond Junior School in Lightwater which was started in September 2019 and continued until lockdown in March 2020. We had been made very welcome and had between 10-16 children aged between 7-10 coming along each Thursday to hear Bible stories, play games and have fun! We hope to return in the next month or so and pick up where we left off!
The Go Fish team are Cath Roberts, Jackie Gray, Ruth Kidd and Sherayne Sigsworth. Thank you to all...
Sherayne Sigsworth
## **SUNDAY MORNING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S GROUPS**
During the restrictions, the Kidzone and Fun at Home teams continued to prepare pre-recorded videos week-by-week and special ones for Easter. Thanks to Ali Porter, Jacob Porter, Barbara Williams, Penelope Mullens, Elena Mesaritis-Daniel and Ruth Kidd for planning and recording Kidzone and Fun at Home, and Chris Williams, Daniel Williams and Jacqui Munson for producing them.
Through July, we held half-hour services in the hall especially for families. The use of the big screen helped to lift our praises with worship songs, and people enjoyed activities and discussions
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around tables. During the summer, we arranged some events to help families to reconnect after the restrictions, including a games afternoon on the field. Through September, we offered a simple breakfast on Sunday mornings, followed by a service for all in the hall. In October, we offered the children their own social group in the Challen room during coffee time, before going to the church building for the 11am service for all.
From the end of October, we welcomed our children back to a group in the Challen room during the 11am service. It was wonderful to see our children again, catch up with them and say ‘how you have grown’! We have enjoyed games and fun together, retold a Bible story and offered craft and other activities. Bella Pienaar has been a young helper, as part of her Duke of Edinburgh challenge, and brought new ideas to the group. Thanks to the team: Penelope Mullens, Barbara Williams, Sarah Dearling and Ruth Kidd.
Ruth Kidd
## **FUN AT 4 SERVICE**
In June, we invited our Fun at 4 families to the field behind the church for a picnic and simple service. It was wonderful to meet everyone and share time together. We played some games, blew bubbles, met Sam Bear and acted out a Bible story. We successfully repeated this for a number of months whilst the weather was fine. We returned to church for our Fun at 4 service in December, with ‘Christmas is Coming’ and our morning Nativity service on Christmas Eve. Both were a joy to be part of.
We have continued a monthly Fun at 4 service with a similar format: an activity bag for children to explore whilst everyone arrives, then a short service with action songs, interactive story and prayers, and of course Sam Bear! Thanks to the team: Ali Porter, Barbara Williams, Ruth Kidd and Sherayne Sigsworth.
Ruth Kidd
## **YOUTH WORK**
## **YOUTH OUTREACH**
We continue to seek a youth worker to maintain our presence in secondary schools in the area. We support our mission giving partner Camberley Youth for Christ (CYFC) who have been able to do mentoring and other activities within schools. The Point has returned to St Paul’s Church on a Friday night, and young people
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can join this monthly get together for games, worship and to hear a speaker.
Ruth Kidd
## **SUNDAY EVENING YOUTH GROUPS**
We continued our Sunday evening youth group online via Zoom during restrictions. From June, we began meeting on the field behind the church. It was wonderful to enjoy energetic games and see each other (It was quite amazing how tall some of the young people had grown!) We met in all weathers, and nothing dampened our spirits.
From September, we resumed meeting in the hall, whilst still enjoying the outdoor space for games. We have a lot of fun and laughter. The young people join in well, and we have had many interesting discussions. Some of the young people have enjoyed leading a game too. We celebrated the end of the year with a Christmas party, complete with games, pizza and party food. We have 7-9 young people attend each week. Thanks to the team: Jackie Hoare, Jacqui Munson, Ali Porter, Sherayne Sigsworth and Ruth Kidd.
Ruth Kidd
## **EVENTS**
In September, we took a group of young people to Guildford for ‘an evening with Archbishop Justin Welby and Guvna B’. We enjoyed hearing Guvna B perform some of his raps and listened to Archbishop Justin and Guvna B in conversation about life and faith. The young people found it an inspiring evening.
Ruth Kidd
## **TUESDAY STAY AND PLAY GROUP**
This group was closed March 2020 closed as per covid guidelines. All the equipment etc remains in storage at the church hall. In January 2022 there was insufficient leadership available to reinstigate this initiative and run the group. We had a prospective new hirer (Mum/Carer and Child group) looking for a regular venue. It was decided through standing committee that the Tuesday morning slot reserved for the Stay and Play group would be given to this new hirer.
Karen Thomas
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## _**GROUPS**_
## **HOME GROUPS**
Use of emails, Zoom, other forms of video communication and the phone enabled home groups to keep in contact when they could not meet during Covid restrictions. Keeping in contact in some way was very welcome when many social events were not possible. There was tea and cake in the garden and coffee & Zoom after church on Sunday mornings. Meetings at home have increased as restrictions have eased and members feel comfortable with this.
Pastoral care has been important, especially in groups with bereavements. Sadly, there have been deaths and moving into a care home Numbers belonging to a home group are down to 40. This includes a new home group, Dolphins, led by Jackie Gray on Wednesday evenings. There is currently no Women’s Bible and Coffee group.
Bible study material has been more varied than ever with increasing amounts available to download from various sources. Two sermon series have been followed in tandem with video-based study material. ‘Fruitfulness on the Frontline’ and ‘Possible World’. Two homegroups prepared and presented Advent Reflections.
The combination of being welcomed into the home of a church family with fellowship, prayer and exploring our faith together is good for our well-being. New members are very welcome.
Peter Newman
## **ALL SAINTS’ MOTHERS’ UNION**
At the beginning of 2021 we were still in the throes of lockdown, and as a result had no meetings in person in in the early months of the year, but we did hold a couple of coffee morning via Zoom, as well as our AGM. The names of 5 branch members who died during the previous year were entered in the MU Book of Remembrance at the Diocesan Pilgrimage of Prayer service.
In April we had a very well-attended service in church of Easter music, readings and prayers which meant we could actually meet in person. We held a couple of tea afternoons in April, taking advantage of the lovely weather, which allowed small groups to meet together which was very welcome.
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We were very sad to lose Pauline Watts in June, aged 91. Pauline had been a staunch member of MU since 1990.
A tea afternoon and our summer garden party raised a total of £126 for MU projects, the ‘garden party’ being held in the church hall because of rain. Janet Matthews from Guildford Cathedral came in September and gave us a fascinating insight into the Cathedral architecture.
October was a ‘soup & puds’ fundraising lunch in the Church Hall and a total of £155 was raised. Harvest collections in October provided a carload of goods for the women’s refuges, both food and toiletries, and we are grateful to all those who continue to collect toiletries. We decorated 40 boxes for the Besom foodbank
Christmas hampers at our November meeting and met for our usual Christmas tea in December. We raised £171 for MU from a raffle and a special Christmas cake raffle. Over the year a total of £600 was sent to Mothers’ Union Guildford to be divided between local women’s refuges and Away From It All holidays for families under stress.
We have been supporting the Baby & Toddler Group on a Friday morning by helping serve refreshments, and our members continue to support the parish in numerous other ways.
I think I can safely say it was a very strange year, and we are sincerely hoping that 2022 will be ‘back to normal’.
Pam Newman
## **THE CHOIR**
The unexpected lengthy continuation of Covid restrictions resulted in the choir only appearing on three occasions again this year; All Saints Day, the Carol Service and Christmas Eve.
We still hope to return to our normal input before too much longer, although retirements will make our need for new singers even more pressing than in previous years.
Michael Lewis
## **WORSHIP GROUP**
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The group is back! After a hiatus of 18 months, we returned to the group playing live in church from September on the second and fourth Sundays each month.
With Chris now concentrating on Sound and Streaming, and of course, just prior to the pandemic Jamie and James going to university, the line-up has changed slightly to consists of Judith & Jackie on vocals, Ian on guitar, Laurence on keys, myself on bass, and when he can, by David on violin. I would like to thank all the group for their dedication and support.
During lockdown we were all treated to a wide range of new Christian music through YouTube, which many of you will have seen in our online Playlists and Services. Along with many old favourites, we are now brining our versions of some of these songs into our services to hopefully become new favourites. We are really pleased to hear those new songs are being well received.
Finally, the group is always open to new talent! If you would like to join in, please come and have a chat, you will be made most welcome. It would be great if we could find a new players and singers to join us!
Mark Hoare
## **WELCOME**
During 2021 the welcome team has gradually moved back to its usual role prior to the pandemic. However we are still in a process of change moving into 2022.
I would like to thank all of the welcome team for their support during this year with the changes that have been happening. I think the welcomer's role continues to play a vital part in fully opening up the church again post pandemic and encouraging everyone who wants to return in person to do so as well as welcoming newcomers and regulars to the church.
I would also like to thank Valerie Barnard for her work in doing the rota each month with all the changes necessary to that. If anyone has any questions or is thinking of joining the welcome team then please feel free to contact me.
Jacqui Munson
## **SOCIAL COMMITTEE**
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Sadly, most of our events still couldn’t take place this year but there was a bit of light in October and we were able to have a slightly toned down Harvest Supper. We couldn’t accommodate as many people as usual and did not provide entertainment but approximately forty people attended and the event appeared to be enjoyed by all.
Our visit to Sonning was once again postponed but the theatre has been very generous and we will be able to see A Busman’s Honeymoon in June 2022 with the usual meal and the whole event will cost half the original price.
In December we were fortunate and were able to find a new caterer and had a very successful Christmas meal for forty-four people. Everyone was thankful to be out again meeting face to face and it was a very enjoyable evening – hopefully to be repeated next year. Later in December we managed to go to Woking Theatre to see the pantomime Snow White which had been postponed from the previous December. Again, it was nice to be back doing something normal.
Thank you to the Social Committee who have helped to make these events possible and hopefully we will be able to give a more action packed report next year.
Valerie Barnard
## **LIGHTWATER VILLAGE FETE**
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and in line with the government's guidance it was not possible to hold the fete in 2021, but we are planning for a village fete in 2022 and are hopeful that this will go ahead.
Richard Storer.
## **COMMUNITY CINEMA**
After the screening of “Hidden Figures” in March 2021 last year there were no more cinema afternoons, due to covid restrictions, until September when we showed the film “Book Thief”. There is no entrance fee charged for the cinema but donations are gratefully received and most people donate at least £2. After expenses (really the cost of the licence which is paid annually) and the cost of the DVD, we hand over the balance to the church.
The October film was “Dream Horse” and on that afternoon we received over £100. In November we showed “Military Wives” followed by “Last Christmas” in December. A raffle was held at the December screening which boosted income that afternoon.
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It was decided to cancel the January 2022 film show as there seemed to be quite a rise in covid cases but we were able to go ahead with “Rocket Man” in February. There were not many people at this showing, but even for 30 people we felt it was worthwhile. We are hoping for bigger audiences in March and are planning to organise a children’s film show on the morning of 9th April followed by the usual film in the afternoon.
With the help of Laurence Dearling and John Russell, we are hoping to improve the sound quality of our films which will be a great enhancement.
Pauline Hemley
## _**ADMINISTRATION**_
## **CHURCH HALL**
The Church Hall has slowly opened again for activities and use by hirers following the COVID reopening roadmap and its restrictions/limitations.
Its usage has been extremely low from April to September due to COVID and its restrictions. Many hirers did not return until September when restrictions were lifted enough to make it a financial possibility for them to return. The majority of our pre-covid hirers have returned, although the hours used are decreased for some. As a church we have used the hall for Sunday family services and as overflow for church services. Children’s groups have now returned and socialising in the hall after services.
We have gained two new regular hall users and one pending currently. The Hall Committee have decided once again not to raise the fees charged for hire this year to support our local community and hall users.
In this financial year, Dec 2021, we have continued to operate at a loss (-£2183) from hall lettings compared to Dec 2020 (-£2051). Hall improvements are continuing. The electrical requirements are being looked at and tidied up (particularly around the stage area). A small team is looking at the sound system within the hall and considering a surround sound system for the benefit of the community cinema and all users.
We remain extremely grateful to all those who freely and generously give their time and talents to help maintain our hall and facilities to keep costs to a minimum. It is very much appreciated.
Karen Thomas - Churchwarden
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## **PARISH OFFICE**
The Parish Office has continued to be a vital part of the ministry of All Saints Church, although due to the Pandemic lockdown restrictions did not fully open until May, although the office was still open three mornings a week to support the clergy and to attend to any necessary administration. Jackie Gray, who works two mornings a week and oversees hall bookings, returned to the office when it was re-opened to the public. Matters of Health and Safety were taken very seriously with restricted numbers, mandatory use of facemasks and provision of antibacterial dispensers.
The hall diary is maintained by the Parish Office with a good relationship existing with the hall management committee and hall users whether they be regular users or ad hoc. Fitness groups were allowed back in May, and we were able to welcome back two groups, with the majority returning in September.
The office continues to provide support for the clergy, Churchwardens, the church family, and the wider community, who as always appreciated the use of the photocopier and laminator with its very reasonable rates. The office is extremely very well stocked with stationery and provides a pleasant working environment offering a welcome to visitors and pastoral care when required.
Following its success in 2020 the office again facilitated a puzzle swap. This proved to be very popular amongst the wider community and ran until Easter with its resumption in the Autumn.
As expected 2021 had its challenges, but with more confidence, the office recorded its normal footfall by the Autumn.
Having now had a full year in the office, I would like to thank my colleague Jackie, the clergy, Churchwardens, and the church family for all the support they have given me.
Mark Hoare Parish Administrator
## **ROUNDABOUT LIGHTWATER**
We continue to receive good contributions for the magazine from all over the village, including from within the church, and it is
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sometimes difficult to fit everything in. Our book reviews from Sarah Dearling proved very popular.
Although we kept up circulation in 2021, advertising decreased slightly again, partly due to the internet and partly because of retirements and closure of businesses. However, we thank our very supportive advertisers who continue to stick with us, some of them over many years. Advertising rates are excellent value, as is our subscription rate of £7.
We continue to need to improve our circulation, so please publicise the magazine with your neighbours. Thank you to our 33 wonderful distributors who continue to deliver every month.
Pam Newman
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Parochial Church Council of All Saints' Lightwater - Accounts 2021
## Accounts 2021
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Unrestricted Designated Restricted
Receipts Note Fund Fund Fund Total 2021 Total 2020
Voluntary Receipts:
Planned Giving 1 82,932.80 82,932.80 88,527.00
Collections at Services 2 3,395.95 3,395.95 2,112.82
All other voluntary receipts 3 2,518.70 549.00 3,067.70 1,985.00
Gift Aid Recovered 4 19,279.54 19,279.54 21,562.02
Activities for generating funds 5 503.35 408.35 911.70 744.16
Investment Income 6 13.46 13.46 205.47
Church Activities 7 20,030.92 20,030.92 21,228.08
Other Receipts 8 2,021.43 2,021.43 66.04
Total 130,696.15 - 957.35 131,653.50 136,430.59
Unrestricted Designated Restricted
Payments Note Fund Fund Fund Total 2021 Total 2020
Church Activities:
Diocesan Parish Share 9 84,663.00 84,663.00 84,663.00
Clergy & Staffing Costs 10 1,553.47 1,553.47 1,644.71
Mission Giving & Donations 11 12,442.00 107.00 12,549.00 10,000.00
Ministry & Services 12 3,439.64 3,439.64 2,010.33
Church Running Costs 13 14,644.54 14,644.54 7,564.26
Cost of Trading 14 13,180.41 13,180.41 14,243.73
Major Repairs & Upgrades 15 5,454.24 5,454.24 4,622.00
Cost of generating funds 16 - 487.37 487.37 921.24
Governance Costs 17 250.00 250.00 250.00
Total 135,627.30 - 594.37 136,221.67 125,919.27
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|**Payments**|**Note**||**Fund**|**Fund**||**Fund**|**Total 2021**|Total 2020|
|**Church Activities:**|||||||||
|_Diocesan Parish Share_||**9**|84,663.00||||**84,663.00**|84,663.00|
|_Clergy & Staffing Costs_||**10**|1,553.47||||**1,553.47**|1,644.71|
|_Mission Giving & Donations_||**11**|12,442.00|||107.00|**12,549.00**|10,000.00|
|_Ministry & Services_||**12**|3,439.64||||**3,439.64**|2,010.33|
|_Church Running Costs_||**13**|14,644.54||||**14,644.54**|7,564.26|
|_Cost of Trading_||**14**|13,180.41||||**13,180.41**|14,243.73|
|_Major Repairs & Upgrades_||**15**|5,454.24||||**5,454.24**|4,622.00|
|**Cost of generating funds**||**16**|-|||487.37|**487.37**|921.24|
|**Governance Costs**||**17**|250.00||||**250.00**|250.00|
|**Total**|||135,627.30||-|594.37|136,221.67|125,919.27|
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|Excess of Payments over Receipts|||-4,931.15||-|362.98|**-4,568.17**|10,511.32|
|Transfers between funds|||-||-|-|**-**|-|
|**Total**|||**-4,931.15**||**-**|**362.98**|**-4,568.17**|**10,511.32**|
||||||||||
|Cash at bank and in hand at 1 Jan|||41,197.36|58,371.30||542.92|**100,111.58**||
|Cash at bank and in hand at 31 Dec|||36,266.21|58,371.30||905.90|**95,543.41**||
|**Movement in 2021**|||**-4,931.15**||**-**|**362.98**|**-4,568.17**||
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Registered Charity no 1182176
Parochial Church Council of All Saints' Lightwater - Accounts 2021
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Unrestricted Designated Restricted
Statement of Assets Fund Fund Fund Total 2021 Total 2020
Cash Funds
Bank current account 36,089.37 22,352.93 905.90 59,348.20 64,161.98
RBS Donation still outstanding - 146.09 - 146.09 -146.09
Deposit Account 36,018.37 36,018.37 36,004.91
Coffee Shop Float 50.00 50.00 50.00
Flowers cash in hand 5.63 5.63 40.78
Soldo prepaid card 267.30 267.30 -
Total 36,266.21 58,371.30 905.90 95,543.41 100,111.58
Designated 1 Jan 2021 Incoming Expended 31 Dec 2021
Reserve 39,250.00 39,250.00
Church Extension Project 19,121.30 19,121.30
Total 58,371.30 - - 58,371.30
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|**Designated**|**1 Jan 2021**|**1 Jan 2021**|**Incoming**||**Expended**|**31 Dec 2021**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Reserve||39,250.00||||39,250.00||
|Church Extension Project||19,121.30||||19,121.30||
|**Total**||**58,371.30**|**-**||**-**|**58,371.30**||
|||||||||
|**Restricted**|**1 Jan 2021**||**Incoming**|**Expended**||**31 Dec 2021**||
|Appeals||539.70|549.00|-|107.00
|981.70||
|Flower Donations||-|-||-|-||
|Lightwater Community Cinema||3.22|408.35|-|487.37
|-75.80||
|**Total**||**542.92**|**957.35**|**-**|**594.37**
|**905.90**||
||**Restricted**|**1 Jan 2021**|**Incoming**|**Expended**|**Expended**|**31 Dec 2021**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Appeals|539.70|549.00|-|107.00
|981.70|||
||Flower Donations|-|-||-|-|||
||Lightwater Community Cinema|3.22|408.35|-|487.37
|-75.80|||
||**Total**|**542.92**|**957.35**|**-**|**594.37**
|**905.90**|||
||||||||||
||**1 Planned Giving**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**|**Designated**
**Funds**|**Restricted**
**Funds**||**Total 2021**|Total 2020||
||Tax Efficient Planned Giving - Parish Giving Scheme|68,205.80||||68,205.80|72,138.50||
||Tax Efficient Planned Giving- Standing Orders|5,287.00||||5,287.00|6,957.00||
||Tax Efficient Planned Giving - Envelopes|5,840.00||||5,840.00|4,445.00||
||Other Planned Giving - Envelopes|2,955.00||||2,955.00|3,656.50||
||Other Planned Giving - Standing Orders|285.00||||285.00|940.00||
||Tax Efficient Planned Giving - Payroll Giving|360.00||||360.00|390.00||
||**Total**|82,932.80|-||-|82,932.80|88,527.00||
||**Unrestricted**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**1 Planned Giving**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**Total 2021**|Total 2020|
|Tax Efficient Planned Giving - Parish Giving Scheme|68,205.80|||68,205.80|72,138.50|
|Tax Efficient Planned Giving- Standing Orders|5,287.00|||5,287.00|6,957.00|
|Tax Efficient Planned Giving - Envelopes|5,840.00|||5,840.00|4,445.00|
|Other Planned Giving - Envelopes|2,955.00|||2,955.00|3,656.50|
|Other Planned Giving - Standing Orders|285.00|||285.00|940.00|
|Tax Efficient Planned Giving - Payroll Giving|360.00|||360.00|390.00|
|**Total**|82,932.80|-|-|82,932.80|88,527.00|
|||||||
||**Unrestricted**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|||
|**2 Collections at Services**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**Total 2021**|Total 2020|
|Collections for Church Funds|3,395.95|||3,395.95|2,112.82|
|**Total**|3,395.95|-|-|**3,395.95**|2,112.82|
||**Unrestricted**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**2 Collections at Services**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**Total 2021**|Total 2020|
|Collections for Church Funds|3,395.95|||3,395.95|2,112.82|
|**Total**|3,395.95|-|-|**3,395.95**|2,112.82|
|||||||
||**Unrestricted**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|||
|**3 All other voluntary receipts**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**Total 2021**|Total 2020|
|Collected for Water Aid|||328.00|328.00|539.70|
|Collected for Shooting star|-||221.00|221.00|-|
|Other Donations|2,518.70|||2,518.70|1,445.30|
|**Total**|2,518.70|-|549.00|**3,067.70**|1,985.00|
|||||||
||**Unrestricted**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|||
|**4 Gift Aid Recovered**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**Total 2021**|Total 2020|
|Tax Recovered via HMRC return|3,803.91|||3,803.91|
4,900.58|
|Tax Recovered by Parish Giving Scheme|15,475.63|||15,475.63|
16,661.44|
|**Total**|19,279.54|-|-|19,279.54|21,562.02|
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Registered Charity no 1182176
Parochial Church Council of All Saints' Lightwater - Accounts 2021
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Unrestricted Designated Restricted
5 Activities for Generating Funds Funds Funds Funds Total 2021 Total 2020
Fundraising Schemes 88.70 88.70 59.76
Office Income 314.65 314.65 37.00
Quiz 100.00 100.00 185.00
Lightwater Community Cinema 408.35 408.35 462.40
Total 503.35 - 408.35 911.70 744.16
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|||**Unrestricted**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**6 Investment Income**||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**Total 2021**|Total 2020|
|Deposit Account Interest||13.46|||13.46|205.47|
|**Total**||13.46|||**13.46**|205.47|
||||||||
|||**Unrestricted**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|||
|**7 Church Activities**||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**Total 2021**|Total 2020|
|Magazine Sales||3,855.55|||3,855.55|3,812.31|
|Magazine Advertising||6,981.33|||6,981.33|7,316.78|
|Hall Lettings||6,974.97|||6,974.97|7,837.99|
|Coffee Shop||55.70|||55.70|211.50|
|Church Book Shop||595.37|||595.37|126.00|
|Fees||1,568.00|||1,568.00|1,923.50|
|**Total**||20,030.92|-|-|20,030.92|21,228.08|
||||||||
|||**Unrestricted**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|||
|**8 Other Receipts**||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**Total 2021**|Total 2020|
|Bank Loyalty Payments||73.01|||73.01|66.04|
|Insurance Claim||1,948.42|||1,948.42|0.00|
|**Total**||2,021.43|-|-|2,021.43|66.04|
||||||||
||||||||
|||**Unrestricted**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|||
|**9 Diocesan Parish Share**||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**Total 2021**|Total 2020|
|Parish Share||84,663.00|||84,663.00|84,663.00|
|**Total**||84,663.00|-|-|84,663.00|84,663.00|
||||||||
|||**Unrestricted**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|||
|**10 Clergy & Staffing Expenses**||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**Total 2021**|Total 2020|
|Clergy and Staff Expenses||1,553.47|||1,553.47|1,644.71|
|**Total**||1,553.47|-|-|1,553.47|1,644.71|
||||||||
|||**Unrestricted**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|||
|**11 Mission Giving & Donations**||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**Total 2021**|Total 2020|
|Camberley Youth for Christ||2,000.00|||2,000.00|2,000.00|
|Shooting Star||721.00|||721.00|-|
|WaterAid||721.00||107.00|828.00|-|
|Pastor Zen||-|||-|1,000.00|
|Release International||2,000.00|||2,000.00|2,000.00|
|Prison Fellowship||2,000.00|||2,000.00|2,000.00|
|United Society Partners in the Gospel||2,000.00|||2,000.00|1,500.00|
|Camberley Besom||1,000.00|||1,000.00|-|
|Sachibondu Health Centre||1,000.00|||1,000.00|1,500.00|
|Hammond School||1,000.00|||1,000.00|-|
|**Total**||12,442.00||107.00|**12,549.00**|10,000.00|
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Registered Charity no 1182176
Parochial Church Council of All Saints' Lightwater - Accounts 2021
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Unrestricted Designated Restricted
12 Ministry & Services Funds Funds Funds Total 2021 Total 2020
Services 2,106.45 2,106.45 1,215.04
Ministry 801.54 801.54 348.26
Children's Work 531.65 531.65 447.03
Total 3,439.64 - - 3,439.64 2,010.33
Unrestricted Designated Restricted
13 Church Running Costs Funds Funds Funds Total 2021 Total 2020
Church Routine Repairs & Maintenance 2,628.72 2,628.72 251.51
Church Utility Bills and Insurance 2,860.31 2,860.31 3,108.36
Parish Office 8,707.58 8,707.58 3,820.38
Bank Charges 447.93 447.93 384.01
Total 14,644.54 - - 14,644.54 7,564.26
Unrestricted Designated Restricted
14 Cost of Trading Funds Funds Funds Total 2021 Total 2020
Cost of trading - Magazine 3,530.85 3,530.85 3,936.59
Cost of trading - Coffee Shop 33.00 33.00 103.10
Cost of trading - Hall 9,470.16 9,470.16 9,888.12
Cost of trading - Hall Refunds 146.40 146.40 -
Cost of trading - Church Book Shop - - 315.92
Total 13,180.41 - - 13,180.41 14,243.73
2021 2020
Hall net surplus -2,641.59 -2,050.13
Magazine net surplus 7,306.03 7,192.50
Book shop net surplus 595.37 -189.92
Coffee Shop net surplus 22.70 108.40
Unrestricted Designated Restricted
15 Major Repairs & Upgrades Funds Funds Funds Total 2021 Total 2020
Improvements 1,714.87 1,714.87 4,622.00
-
Live Streaming Equipment 1,829.37 1,829.37
-
Vandalism Related Repairs 1,910.00 1,910.00
Total 5,454.24 - - 5,454.24 4,622.00
Unrestricted Designated Restricted
16 Cost of Generating Funds Funds Funds Funds Total 2021 Total 2020
Fete Expenses - - 290.00
Quiz Expenses - - 72.06
Cinema - 487.37 487.37 559.18
Total - - 487.37 487.37 921.24
Unrestricted Designated Restricted
17 Governance Costs Funds Funds Funds Total 2021 Total 2020
Independent Examiner 250.00 250.00 250.00
Total 250.00 - - 250.00 250.00
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Registered Charity no 1182176
CC32
The income Is less than £2.(1 aThl the atr(MMts are usually wep*ed (Y• the Receipts and ptymertts basis. There was
an exception this lear aKI payftts of £5,121 *ere induded in accounts, but We only deared in early 2022.
Payments ha¥E been checked to confimi that wrchase Invol and petty cash expensts have been properly authorised
Bank accourts ha been frjlly ret(wKiled.
the varrous funds has been justified.
settled as and when fall due.