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2020-12-31-accounts

Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of Wickford and Runwell for 2020, presented May 2021

Aims and purposes

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) of Wickford and Runwell is responsible for co-operating with the Team Vicar, the Revd Sue Wise, while the Team Rector’s post is vacant, in promoting within the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the church. The PCC is specifically responsible for the church buildings of the parish, St Andrew's, London Road, Wickford, St Catherine's, Southend Road, Wickford, and St Mary’s, Runwell, and the church halls associated with St Catherine's and St Mary's, and offers oversight to the District Councils of each of these churches, as they manage the day to day life of the buildings and congregations.

Objectives and Activities

The PCC is committed to enabling worship in all three churches which resources those who share in it to live lives of faithfulness and service, is welcoming and attractive to newcomers, and helps to make God known to those on the fringes of faith. We are committed, also, to living out our faith, both corporately and individually, in ways which serve the local community practically and pastorally.

Achievements and performance

Worship and Prayer

Patterns of worship are largely shaped by the DCCs in conjunction with the Team Vicar, Revd Sue Wise. Our weekly pattern of services, which had remained stable, was impacted throughout the year by the lockdown restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We were able to quickly establish an online presence via Facebook livestream and later added a YouTube channel for recorded services for those who are not Facebook users. During the first lockdown the Sunday Eucharist was live-streamed from Revd Sue Wise’s spare room, as clergy were not allowed into the churches. Daily Evening Prayer was added to our online services, one midweek Eucharist was maintained as was the pattern of Sunday evening services, these being in a more meditative style as found in reflective evening prayer and the Healing Eucharist, as well as a Book of Common Prayer Evening Prayer. Leading worship and preaching has been shared by both clergy and licensed lay ministers (the latter in training up to October 2020). When able to re-enter our churches St Andrew’s, as the largest and most flexible space, was used for worship after the appropriate risk assessments and guidance had been adhered to, with bookings taken to attend and live-streaming continuing. Individual prayer time was put in place in St Catherine’s once a week. A further lockdown curtailed the use of two churches on a Sunday, though by the end of September Revd Steven Lissenden had been priested and could therefore preside at the Eucharist, allowing further flexibility.

Average Sunday attendance across the parish in October was 27 in church and 53 on Facebook, though this latter is difficult to qualify given the way statistics appear to be recorded. The annual Service of Commemoration for the departed was held on Facebook and gratefully received by many in the community. Christmas services were also online, and numbers watching were encouraging. There was a total of 6 baptisms during the early months of the year, with many being rescheduled for 2021. Many of these families are not regular members of our congregations and we are delighted to be able to respond to their desire to bring new family members into the church. The number of weddings was 2, again with several others rescheduling for 2021. Both of these weddings were late bookings so had missed the meeting where we invite couples preparing for marriage to meet the clergy team and took place under COVID restrictions. The clergy continue to have an active ministry in taking funerals in our churches and in local crematoria.

Our monthly Messy Church, drawing on a team from across the three congregations, which offers an opportunity for worship for parents, carers and children had to be put on hold after March, as did our Open the Book Team which takes the stories of both Old and New Testaments into local primary schools. Clergy and laity lead a weekly act of worship on Wickford CE Infant School, which was able to continue once the school was reopened, using recordings made by Revd Sue Wise, who also provided assemblies via ZOOM and recordings to some of the other schools in the parish at festival times (Harvest and Christmas).

Deanery Synod

Four members of the PCC now sit on deanery synod, as do the clergy. During the COVID-19 pandemic there were two meetings only, with new parish representatives being elected at the APCM during the year.

Our Buildings

During 2020 the north-west buttresses at St Catherine’s were repaired, though later there was further movement , probably due once more to the dry weather, and re-opened cracks are being monitored. As part of the last quinquennial report’s advice, there was a portion of the floor of St Mary’s repaired, where tiles were replaced with second-hand ones which matched those existing. The organ was also fully repaired. In November an attempted break-in at St Andrew's resulted in repairs being made to a kitchen roof light window. The refurbishment of the painted glass windows is ongoing.

Mission and Evangelism

A team from across the parish continued to staff the ecumenical Gateway Project, the local foodbank, until this had to be kept to a minus as appropriate social distancing processes were put into place. Congregation members continued to give generously in kind. Clergy and laity support the work of local schools as governors, volunteers, and in taking assemblies, and also regularly visit four of the local care homes, which also had to be curtailed during lockdowns., though contact was maintained as much as possible. The three churches continue a strong tradition of hospitality to the local community, especially through coffee mornings, lunches and social events. The twice-monthly coffee morning in Runwell ,and Meet and Make sessions continued to reach out to those on the fringe of and beyond our congregations, until such time as they had to be cancelled due to the restrictions. Occasions for sharing and exploring faith have been created through our education programme. We held our annual Parish Study Day in January and our Lent Course moved to ZOOM as the lockdown commenced. The parish, under the leadership of a small group of laity, raises funds for the Tumaini Education Project of Positive Life Kenya and this giving continued during the pandemic. Each of our three churches continue giving to chosen charities, and to respond to particular appeals.

Throughout the pandemic our Facebook Group has increased significantly in membership, with several new people who have attended church in person when able . This and our website are kept up to date with news and schedules as well as daily prayer offering.

Pastoral Care

Much pastoral care within our congregations is informal and mutual. Our team of pastoral visitors continue to support individuals in need, and have been increasingly involved in offering home communion, and, with others, in visits and services in local care homes. During the periods of lockdown the pastoral visitors and clergy were in frequent phone and email contact with as many parishioners as was possible, with networks of support built up within congregations and via our Mothers ’Union. At appropriate points letters and news were sent to the whole electoral roll.

Financial Review

The total income for the parish for this year was £119,666 of which £31,166 was restricted funds from donations and grants. Total unrestricted income of £88,500 was sufficient to meet the general expenditure of the parish, which excluding restricted expenditure and the contribution to parish share, was £37,419. Both income and expenditure were affected by a large degree by the extraordinary circumstances of Covid-19. The parish paid £49,000 towards the parish share of £96,113. Restricted funds of £31,166 have been used on restoration and building maintenance particularly the repair to the buttress at St Catherine’s Church. Restricted funds totalling £10,241 are available for future specific projects across the parish. The parish treasurer would like to record her gratitude to the treasury team as a whole for all their support in the last year especially under the difficult circumstances everyone was working under

Structure, Governance and Management

PCC and DCC members are elected and appointed according to the Church Representation Rules. All members of our congregations are encouraged to register on the electoral roll and to participate in the annual elections. PCC members are responsible for all matters of general concern and importance to the parish, including decisions about its finances. The full PCC met four times in 2020, some of which were on ZOOM. There were a number of meetings with the wardens and ministry teams to determine the strategies for opening the churches during the restrictions. The District Church Councils for St Andrew's, St Catherine's, and St Mary's and other committees were overseen by and reported back to the PCC.

Administrative Information

The parish of Wickford and Runwell is part of the diocese of Chelmsford, within the Church of England. With the release of 8 Friern Walk, the correspondence address is to be changed to St Mary’s Vicarage, Church End Lane, Runwell, Wickford SS11 7JQ.

The PCC is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956 and Church Representation Rules 2006): the charity number is 1128199.

Members of the PCC who have served at any time from 1 January 2020 until the date of this report are

Ex Officio members

The Revd Susan Wise Associate Priest (till November 2020) Team Vicar (from November 2020)

The Revd Steven Lissenden Assistant Curate (from September 2019)

Elected and Co-opted Members

Seye Abiodun, churchwarden

Valerie Bryan, churchwarden (till October 2020)

Angela Wagstaff (from October 2020)

Richard Feldwick, churchwarden

Andrew Morl, churchwarden Alan Jones, churchwarden Lisa Griffiths, churchwarden

Yvonne Branson, deanery synod representative and PCC Treasurer

Margaret Maguire, deanery synod representative and Electoral Roll Officer (from February 2019)

Marjorie Stanford, deanery synod representative Diana Taylor, deanery synod representative (till October 2020)

Emma Doe, deanery synod representative (till October 2020), LLM from October 2020 Pat Watson, deanery synod representative (till October 2020) Steven Lissenden (till September 2019) Michael Gibson

Pam Petts, vice-chair of PCC

John Skinner Michael Tricker, LLM from October 2020 Robert Peall, PCC Secretary and Electoral Roll Officer (till January 2020)

Marina Bailey Safeguarding Officer, Acting PCC Secretary (from Jan 2020)

Wickford & Runwell Team Ministry

Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council

For the year ended 31st December 2020

Incumbent:

Rev'd Jane Richards Area Dean St Andrew & Holy Cross The Fremnells Basildon

Parish Office:

St Andrew's Church London Road Wickford SS12 0AN

Bankers: Barclays Bank Plc De Burgh House Market Road Wickford SS12 0BA

Independent Examiner: Mrs Carol Harmsworth 17, Foxhatch Wick Meadows Wickford Essex SS12 9RP

Registered Charity number 1128199

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF WICKFORD & RUNWELL TEAM MINISTRY

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

Incoming Resources
Voluntary Income
Planned Giving
Collections & other giving
Income Tax Recovered
Other Voluntary Income
Other rents
Income from Investments
Bank Interest - General
Bank Interest - Restricted
Other incoming resources
Charitable collections
Miscellaneous
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
Other fund raising costs
Parish Magazine
Church Hall running costs
Stationery&Photocopying
TOTAL RESOURCES USED
NET INCOMING RESOURCES
Funds brought forward 1 January 2020
Transfers
Prior Year Adjustment
Funds carried forward 31 December 2020
Fetes, Bazaars & other fund raising
General Donations
Grants
Activities for Generating Funds
Heat, light & power
100 Club
Parish Magazine / Other
Income from church activities
Parochial fees
Church hall rents
Resources Used
Church Activities
Organ, Choir etc
Building maintenance & Restoration
Donations to Charities/Mission
Insurance
Upkeep of Services
Churchyard
Cleaning & Rubbish Removal
Water & Sewage Charges
Other Ordinary Parish Expenditure
PCC Ouota Payments to Diocese
Parish Share
Team Expenses
Fees		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
34,708.31
3,121.76
12,464.94
8,682.36
1,750.00
519.50
323.00
11,617.00
14,933.75
4.71
374.80
88,500.13
79.92
777.22
3,679.34
7,045.24
4,476.45
1,751.15
4,365.07
5,255.00
1,344.07
634.15
696.11
49,000.00
7,115.60
200.00
86,419.32
2,080.81
201,724.07
(400.00)
203,404.88		 Restricted
Funds
£
545.00
52.00
29,912.00
9.95
647.00
31,165.95
34,913.72
800.00
551.96
36,265.68
(5,099.73)
14,940.62
400.00
10,240.89		 TOTAL
FUNDS
2020
£
34,708.31
3,121.76
13,009.94
8,734.36
31,662.00
519.50
323.00
0.00
11,617.00
14,933.75
0.00
4.71
9.95
647.00
374.80
119,666.08
79.92
777.22
38,593.06
7,045.24
4,476.45
1,751.15
0.00
4,365.07
6,055.00
1,344.07
0.00
634.15
696.11
49,000.00
7,115.60
0.00
751.96
122,685.00
(3,018.92)
216,664.69
0.00
0.00
213,645.77		 TOTAL
FUNDS
2019
£
36,281.99
9,199.03
9,053.86
16,770.30
7,852.00
7,255.71
864.00
172.70
16,825.00
19,919.93
0.00
8.91
19.21
517.00
1,038.00
125,777.64
136.03
3,057.33
6,080.77
7,952.48
5,642.48
3,322.89
538.60
7,785.04
6,210.00
3,371.82
389.68
1,800.62
1,143.51
57,100.00
9,438.51
207.00
3,658.72
117,835.48
7,942.16
208,722.53
0.00
0.00
216,664.69

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF WICKFORD & RUNWELL TEAM MINISTRY

BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2020

Notes
£
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets
St Catherines Hall
St Mary's Hall
Investments
Total fixed assets
Current assets
Stock
Debtors
Short term deposits
5,287.55
Cash in hand
Cash at bank
22,358.22
Total Cash & Bank
27,645.77
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Net current assets
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
Total assets less current liabilities
TOTAL NET ASSETS
Funds
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
1		 £
5,287.55
22,358.22		 2020
£
£
110,000.00
76,000.00
186,000.00
7,326.99
23,337.70
30,664.69
27,645.77
213,645.77
213,645.77
10,240.89
203,404.88
213,645.77		 2019
£
110,000.00
76,000.00
186,000.00
30,664.69
216,664.69
216,664.69
14,940.62
201,724.07
216,664.69

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

Chairman

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF WICKFORD & RUNWELL TEAM MINISTRY

STATEMENT OF FUNDS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

NOTE 1
Unrestricted Fund
PCC General fund
St Andrews DCC
St Andrews DCC CBF
St Catherines DCC
St Catherines Hall
St Catherines Hall Value
St Mary's DCC
St Mary's Hall
St Mary's Hall Value
St Mary's Vicarage
Restricted Fund
PCC Kenya Fund
St Andrews Fabric
St Andrews Charity Fund
St Catherine Charity Fund
St Catherine Organ
St Catherine Hearne
St Catherines Rectory
St Catherine Restoration
St Catherine Churchyard
St Catherine Church Music Fund
St Mary Organ
St Mary Restoration
St Mary Restoration in Current Acc
Endowment Fund
Fund 1
Fund 2
Fund 3
Total funds		 Bal b/fwd
Income
Expenditure
Transfers,
Bal c/fwd
1 Jan 2020
other gains
31 Dec 2020
and losses
£
£
£
£
£
8,100.52
14,467.33
(56,811.71)
45,050.00
10,806.14
312.29
21,061.97
(6,754.07)
(13,900.00)
720.19
728.53
3.10
731.63
359.96
14,732.87
(4,667.05)
(9,350.00)
1,075.78
2,429.00
4,925.72
(3,465.69)
(1,000.00)
2,889.03
110,000.00
110,000.00
1,735.31
23,489.50
(7,234.44)
(17,800.00)
190.37
1,658.46
9,819.64
(7,486.36)
(3,000.00)
991.74
76,000.00
76,000.00
400.00
(400.00)
0.00
201,724.07
88,500.13
(86,419.32)
(400.00)
203,404.88
219.82
196.00
(100.96)
314.86
4,041.03
32.00
4,073.03
0.00
71.00
(71.00)
0.00
0.00
380.00
(380.00)
0.00
424.41
1.80
426.21
838.83
3.57
842.40
412.49
1.75
414.24
1,713.56
29,933.96
(30,603.72)
1,043.80
855.11
(800.00)
55.11
127.21
127.21
71.85
0.30
72.15
134.31
0.57
134.88
6,102.00
545.00
(4,310.00)
400.00
2,737.00
14,940.62
31,165.95
(36,265.68)
400.00
10,240.89
0
0.00
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
216,664.69
119,666.08
(122,685.00)
0.00
213,645.77

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independent Examiner’s | Parochial Church Council of Wickford and Runweli Team Ministry Accounts
Report to the trustees/
members of
On accounts for the year | 31 December 2020 Charity no | 1128199
ended (if any) |
Respective responsibilities of The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's
trustees and examiner trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities
Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
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It is my responsibility to:

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Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity
examiner’s statement Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity
and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes
consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations
from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide
all the evidence that would be required in an audif, and consequently no opinion is given as
to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view and the report is limited to those
matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's in connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
statement
4. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the
requirements:
, e to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
se to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the
accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: fy He hy Date:
Name: | Carol Harmsworth —
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body (if — ;
any): Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Address: | 17 Foxhatch, Wickford, Essex, $S12 9RP |
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