Ecclesiastical Parish of Badshot Lea and Hale Registered with the Charity Commission, England,. No. 1128239 Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of Badshot Lea and Hale for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
AIMS AND PURPOSES The predominant objective of the Badshot Lea and Hale Par0¢hal Church Council (PCC) 15 to co- operate with the Rertor (but see below) to promote the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the dortrine and practice of the Church of England. The main objectives also encornpass the whole mission of the Church, collectively pastoral, evangelistic, soaal and ecumenical. within the ecclesiastical Parish. During the Vacancy which began on 5th February 2024, the PCC is working with senior clerics in the Diocese of Guildford in place of the Rettor. The PCC Is solely responsible for the preparation of the financial statements, keeping proper accounting records, for safegu@rding church assets and for the detection of fraud. The PCC Is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at, and to partlclpate in the full life of our Parish community at Badshot Lea and Hale. The PCC also niaintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our services can involve the many groups that live within the Parish bounds. All of our services and worship aim to put faith into practice th rough prayer, scripture. music and sacrament. The PCC is responsible for the maintenantr of St. John's, St. George's and St. Mark's churches, the Church Centre complexes associatod with St. Mark's and St. George's churches, and for the Parish property located at 195 Eton Place, Farnham. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Mission Statement. We are one Paiish of welcoming and inclusive Churches. Our vision Is for the growth of God's Kingdom so we aim to: Grow in Spiritual Maturlty Grow In Numbers Grow Younger Grow in Community Engagement Activities When planning our activities during the year, the cleryy and the PCC have considered The Chartty Cornmission'5 gubdance on public benefit and, in partlcular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. The parlsh tries especially to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our Parish community through: Worshipi prayer and teachSng through regular services and meetings: learning about the Gospel- developing our knowledge and trust In Jesus Christ. Provision of pastoral care for all people living in the parish. e.g. visiting the sick, the bereaved and those with special needs- condutting preparation for baptism, confirmation and tnarriage service5. Missiorbary and Outreach work; including offering an imaginative programme of teachlno to children and youths. in parallel with other relevant events and activities,. and Mother & Toddler facilities. Promoting and supporting rnission partnerships with churches. tsrganisations and people who have broadly similar aims and objectives both at home and abroad. To facilitate this work it is Important that the Parish rnaintaln the fabric of our three Churches and the tWD Church Annexes.
VACANCY The Revd. S Alan and Lesley Crawley retired on 4 February 2024 after 12 year5 of service to the Parish and took with thern our heartfelt thanks and good wishes. The Parish is now in Vacancy and hopes to flnd a new Rector within 6 mtsnths. David Walter has been appointed Lay Vice-chair of the PCC. During the Vacancyi Revd. Stella Wiseman 15 responsible for spirituallreligiouslpastoral matters, and David Walter is responsible for operational matters. ACHIEVEMENTS & PERFORMANCE 2023 Servlees were fully back to normal in 2023, and onlifje Services continued as they ere useful to people who find it physically difficult to get to church, as well as permitting people around the world to watch we know there are some in the U.S., for exarnple. Many activities and events took place which are detailed in the separate booklet of Annual Parish Reports. Although finances remain tight. the Parish was able to pay its Parish Share in full for the second year running. Small surpluses were reported.. El,233 on Unrestricted Funds and £2,875 Dn Restrlcied Funds. Unre5tritted income of É143,196 was some £6,500 higher than in 2022. Room hire was up by £5,000, statutory Fees li.e. Weddings, Funerals etc) by £3,500 and smaller areas by net £2,800. These increases were offset by falls in Giving to the Parish including Gift Aid of £800, and In Activities for generating funds of £4,000. See Notc 7a. Unrestricted expenditure of £141.963 was some £10,000 higher than in 2022. A full analysis is at Note 7b. The bill for past usage of ga5 at one of the churches which was mentloned In last year's Report and Accounts has not yet materialised but may still do so. Reserves Policy Unrestricted reserves at 3151 December 2023 were £9,938 including £1,000 in Designated Reserves. This represents les5 than I rnonth of the Unrestricted expenditure reported for 2023. The Parish aims to increase this level of reserves. Restrltted reseNes at that date were £28,324. The rnain threat to the Parish's ongoing financial security is the lack of reserves to pay for unexpected building costs.
Risk Management The PCC Is aware of. and fulfils, our statutory requirements with respect to managing risk. An ongoing programme and practices concerning repairs, maintenance and servicing of equipment were continued thmughout the year. All mandatory inspections with respett to building* fire, elertrical, gas, safety and operation; including portable appliance testing, were completed during the year. Financial management and recording procedures aim to prevent, or mlnlmlse. fraud in this area. The promotion of the safety, health protection of children, youths and vulnerable adults is extrcmely important to the PCC. Parish policy in this area embodies a formal child protection and vulnerable adult policy following Diocesan guidelines. This pollcy 15 emphatlcally enforced, as well as reviewed regularly. VOLUNTEERS The PCC & Trustees would like to take this opportunity to extend their grateful appreclatlon to all the volunteers who work so hard to make our churches the welcoming, vibrant and forward-looking community that it is. In particular. the PCC would wish to mention the Lay Vice-chair, the Churchwardens and Treasurer and Secretary who have worked so tirelessly on our behalf. and alsu all those who lead worship or serve on other committees within the parish, for their valuable Contribution to our ministry and for keeping the churches operational. The PCC & Trustees would also like to thank Community Payback, a part of the Probation Service, who have contributed their labour and some materials towards maintaining OLJr grounds and redecorating our churches as a free service.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT Our Church communlty 15 registered with the Charity Commission in England as the Parochial Church Council (PCC) of the Etclesiastical Parish of Badshot Lea and Hale.. Registration Number 1128239. The structure, governance and management of the Parish, as well as the appointment of Members of the PCC are in accordance with the processes set out in the Church Representation Rules 2006. Governance in 2023 was provlded by the Rector, A550ciate Priest, Churchwardens and the PCC. Day- to-day management is the responsibility of the Standing Committee. During the Vacancy - see separate settion above. The PCC comprises the following members: the Rector {Incumbent}, other licensed clergyj Churchwardens. Deputy Wardens, Deanery Synod Representatives, and representatives from each ChLJrch. The latter being elected by those who are listed the Parish Electoral Roll. All eligible erson5 who attend services at St. John's, St. George's or St. Mark's churches are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and to stand for election to the PCC. Members of the PCC have an overarching responsibility for all decisions relating to the airns and obJective5 of the Parish and for all matters of general Concern and importance. The PCC is solely responsible for all dec15ions relating to the managernent of the parish finances. The PCC aims to meet at least four times per year, including the Annual Parochial Church Meeting {APCMI. Given its wide range of responsibilities, the PCC has a number of committees, each of which deals with a particular aspect of parish life. A Standing Comfflittee meets regularly to consider appropriate urgent business arbd to arrange the PCC Agenda. other committees present a regular surnmary report of thelr deliberations to the full PCC for discussion nd ratification as appropriate. Ex Officio members: Rector.. The Reverend Lesley Crawley {to 412124) Associate Priest: The Reverend Alan Crawley (Chairl (to 412124} Assistant Curate.. The Reverend Stella Wiseman A551Stant Curate: The Reverend David Camp (from 2017123) Wardens: Simon Alexander (to 2115123) Kris Lawrence Sarah Kay (frorll 301101231 Pamela Marsham (from 30110123) Deputy Warden5- Maxine Everitt (to 2115123) Richard Myers {to 1111231 Sarah Kay (from 2115 to 30110123) Pamela Marsham (from 2115 to 30110123) Bob Shatwell (from 30110123) David Walter (from 2115123) PCC Vice-chair: Eiavid Walter {from 2111123) Treasurer.. Richard Nyers (from 111123) Deanery Synod- Richard Myers (from Ill11241
Elected Representatives: Jacquie Munroe Nelisa Davies (to 2115123) Michelle Chapman Carolyn Weston Sarah Kay (from 1/1 to 2115123) Jenny Bull (from 2115123) Approved by the PCC on 29th February 2024 and signed on their behalf by . David Walter Lay Vice-chalr PCC Rlchard Myers Parish Treasurer
Independent Examiner's Report Independent Ex¢7miner 5 Report to the PCC of the Parish of Badshot Lea & Hale I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts for the above charity for the year ending 31 December 2023 which are set out on pages 7-11. Responsibilitles and basls of report A5 the charity trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan with the requirements of the Charitie5 Act 2011 -the Act" I report in respect of my examination of the accounts carrled out under section 145 of the 2DI I Art and. in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Direttions given by the Charity Commission under section 145151(b) of the Act, Independent Examiner'$ Statement I have completed my examination, I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination that give rne cause to believe that, In any materlal respect: Accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act. The a¢wunts do not accord with the accounting records,. or The accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concernln9 the form and contents of accounts set out in the Charitles (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent exarnination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Tudor John Ltd Nightingale House 46-48 East Street Epsom Surry KT17 IHQ
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT 2023 Unrestricted funds Designated funds Ro5tricted funds TDtal tynd5 Prior year total funds Re¢e Planncd note 7a 957 909 CollEctlon5 at 5ervi¢e5 other volunta recei Glft Aid recovered Grants Activitics for eneratln Rent of Eton Place etc Investment incume staknto fees taIned b the PCC Tradln activities other recel ts Total recei fund5 47 103 396 250 151 105 152 976 Ments note Yb C05t of eneratn funds C05t of renti EtDn Place etr Parish share Salarles Wa es and honorama Cle and Staffin Costs Trainln Church Runnin Ex ense5 orre airs to church buildin Church Re irs & Maintenance 86 755 (77,3161 980 610 555 555 45 LIO,6011 Total ments 141 963 146 997 157 056 Excess of recoipts over mehts before transfer 1.233 4,108 (4,0801 Transfers Gr05S tFansfer5 betsveen fvnds Net movement ln fund5 875 All as8et$ at start of oar All a$sts at end uf ear
REPRESENTED BY UnrestYi¢ted funds Desionated funds Restrl¢ted fuThd5 Total funds Prior year total funds Vnrestrl¢ted General fund D*si nated General tnalnteniince Rector Dilapldatlons Rtstricted St Geor e's Fabrlc St Geo e'5 AV Fund St Johns Fabric St Geo e's Car Park st Marks fabric St Johns Church ard St John5 Tower and Youth Hub St Narks Or Fund ("Ernil Friends of St Marks St Geor e's Flower Fur#Y st Geer e'5 church 3rd Parentin Course NeWcOrnb0ar hjnd parish cholr TOTAL FUNDS 637 770 347 637 770 347 ?49 331 21 331 21 ?0 487 474 464 464 loo STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES UnYe$tricted fund$ D¢si9n3ted lurtd$ Re&tricte d funds Total fund5 Prior year total funds Current a$$ets: Cash at bank and in hand Llo d5 bank actaunt Newcofflt)e PF- LID ds CAF bank current account CAF bank de osit account BLAH Inve5tfflent Account Newcomb PF- Investment Cash In hand Toials Debtors 760 597 abilities Agenc collertlons Totals (76Q 760 760 Grand total
Notes to the Accounts l. The financial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordan with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 using the Receipts & Payments basis. 2. The fixed asset retslned for Church use is the freehold house at 195 Eton Place. Asset5 recognised but not valued in the Statetnent Df Assets and abilItieS indude.. movable church furnlshings held by the church-wardens on speclal trust for the PCC and which require a faculty fDr di5POsal,' and office and gardening equlpment. 4. At 31st December 2023, there was an unquantifled Ilablllty for gas used but not Involced at one of the churche5. and it is prudent to consider that It may be matorial. Thls came about due to the meter there being broken. We are In dlscu5sions with the gas provider about the Ilablllty. S. The expenses paid to clergy may include a small immaterial proportion, which relates to their fvnrtion as PCC member5. Stella Wiseman ha5 been paid as a parlsh administrator. This has been reported to the Charlt1È5 Commls5ion as required. The daughter of a PCC member is pald for cleanlng St Mark's. 6. The Parlsh uses the Parish Giving Scheme to collert regular giving and to claim the Gift Ald, befo remitting the tts1 to the PCC. They only contact people who have already slgned up ask whether they wlsh to Increase their giving in proportion to infSation. 7. The movements in designated and restricted funds during the year were= Fund movement by type ning Incomin Out oln Transfers Closin Unrestricted Generdl fund 143 196 141 563 Desi nated General rnaintenan Recto Dlla Klatio Restrirted st Geo es Fabric st Geo esAV St Johns Fabrlc St Geo es Car Park st Marks fabr st Johns Church ard st JohH'5 Tower and Youth 14vb 5t Marks Or an Fund"Ernil Frlends of St Mark5 st Geor es Flower5 st Gevr es Churc ard Parentln Newcomb Poor Fund P8rSsh cholr Grand total 42 637 770 347 749 21 347 664 331 21 20 474 13 578 409 151 105 487 Loo (451 146 997 464 Transfers No transfers between funds were made in the year, Loans There are no outstanding loans beeen funds.
Ngtes to the funds GeFJeralFunds: Represent those resources of the pcc that are not subject to any re5tr1ction regardiThJ thelr use, and are thus avallable to be applied to the general purposes of the PCC. Designated Fund5-. Are resources tht are'rfAg-lenced' by the PCC for particutsr purposes, but whlch nevertheless remaln unrestrlrted as the PCC15 able to re-de5igllate such funds as It so dlrects. The rnost slgnificant threat to the long term vlablllty of the paSh 15 the tsck of rerVeS to fvnd repairs to the parlsh bulldlngs. In order to addre55 ih15 rlsk the PCC prevlously designated two funds. A'gener1 maintenance, fund to hold monles put aside for the upkeep Df the church bulldlngs and their churchyards and a'rectory dllapidatior¥s' fund to pay for ¢tOrY upkeep. The general rna1ntenan fund was exhausted at the end of 2022. The sJfplu5 on the General Fund ported for 2023 Is n(st large enough to rnake a useful transfer to the general malntenanTr fund. Church maintenance is also funded throuoh the use of restriited funds. Although the PCC èlms to ensure that restricted fund5 are werved for Improvetnent rather than general malntenance costs this Is not always pu551ble. Any maintenance that cannot be funded uslng the [nated and restritted funds Ls p8bd for from the geiier61 fund. Restrfded Funds.. Are funds collected or donated fDr a partlculay purpose whlch cannot be used by the PCC for any other purpose except by specific agreernent wlth the donor. No funds were dosed durin9 the year. NOTES TO THE FUNDS General maintenance Money deslgnated to allow for rna1ntenan and upkeep of church building5 and church ards. Mone des5 nated to allow for the rÈdecordtlon of the Recto at some future date. Malntenantr of the geneTrl tsbric and grounds of St, George's Church and Church Room Includin renewal of the he3tin stom. Money given speclflcally for the installation of an AV system In St George's church. The donor has agreed that, in the event that nat all mon*5 are reouired for thls purpose Ihe retnainder can be transferre.d ta the St Geor e's fabric fund. Maintenance Df the eneral fiibric and round5 of St. John's Church Church Rootn. MaintenaTe of the eneral fabric and rounds of St. Marks Church Malnteiiantr Or the Car Park enclosure and assoclated features at St. GeDr Mone Iveh 5 kee of St john's Church 3rd. Money gIVCn specifically for the Improvement of St John's Church in order that the "Fowor can be re alred and a ne outh hub Set u tosu (JrP outre3ch. The fund set up to manage an appeal to refurbtsh dnd rnalntain St Mark'5 Organ. Rector Dila id?tions st Georye'6 Fabrlc St Georvrf¥ AV lund st John'$ F•bric st Mark's Fabric St GeoreS Car Par St Johns Churrh ard st John'5 TDY4er and Youth Hub st Marks Oruan Fund -Emil Frrends of St Mark$ '5 church. A fund to hold the monles raised by the Frlends of St Marks to maintaln the fabric of St Marks church. The funds that hold donations and appeals specifically 5UPPOrt cf the provision of flowe notabl Easter and Chrlstmas at St. Geor e's churches. Maintenance of the church ard at St Cieo e's church .1 he fund that hold5 donatlons 3nd appea15 5PEcifically In 511PPDrt of the P3rentlng Course run b the Famllies Matter CD-ordinator A fund that holds the vicarfs discretionary fund. monle5 available for the Vlcar to distrlbute as the see flt A fund to hold monles fOrariSh cholr resources. st George's Flower st Geor e's thurchyard Parenting Course Newcomb F>oor Fund Parish eholr io
7a. Analysis of 4rnre8tri£ted intome: 2023 2022 Planned glvlno by PGS, Indudlng gTft Onllne oiving Ivta Sum-up functlonl Planned glvlng by stsnding order Into Lloyds account Collections at servic25 other voluntary receipts Gift aid recovered Activibes for generatrng fiJnds= Craft Fayre summer Fayre Aututnn Fayre Flower festlval Church activltles Other Investment income Rent of Eton place etc ststLJtory fpes retalned by PCC Tradin9 actfvitles.. Magazlhe Income Room hire Car parklng 48,008 47,728 3,845 7,481 3,404 2,931 3,OB6 7,020 4,755 2,449 788 2,464 1,716 2,508 1,541 810 1,669 1,296 1.894 396 47 19,728 9,273 17,974 5,727 2,960 36,373 2,079 1,525 1,664 31.202 1,216 2,844 Grants TOTAL UNRESTRICTED INCOME 143,196 136.668 7b. Analysis of unregtrirtod expenditure 2023 2022 C05t of generatin9 fi&nds Cost of renting Eton Place etc Magazine dlrect costs Parish Share Salanes wages and hontsraria Clewy and staffing costs TrHlnlng & Misswjn Outreach Church runnlng Cleènlng Insurance Offlce costs and 5undrte5 C05t of Servi5 Governance 15691 (2.9561 11,3571 177.3161 19801 14.4121 15551 13181 16g31 12,2171 14.9311 127,8991 11,9851 16001 19,3771 15,6981 {?.,8141 14,5591 176,1701 1610) 12,7351 11,495> 11,078) 15,241} 126.8531 16851 16DDI {8,8751 {7.0861 Malntenance TOTAL UNREsfRIcfED EXPENDITURE {141,963) 1138,801) FIXED ASSEts Market value as unfurnished sale Revalued at November 2023 £325,000 The benefice property, formerly the Curate's house, is currently shown above as a tangible fixed asset (for church usel until such time as the PCC decides otherwise (investment holding or disposal). The St. Mark's Centre & St George's Church Hall are deemed part of their churches, and are thus not formally valued. JJ