**St John the Evangelist Church Stoke-next-Guildford**
**Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council**
**for the year ended 31 December 2022**
**Incumbent:** Revd Mark Woodward
**Bank:**
CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ
## **Independent Examiner**
Fiona Harvey
Registered Charity no 1128450
**stjohnstoke.com**
St John’s Stoke, Stoke Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 1HB Tel: 01483 574562 Email: office@stjohnstoke.com Registered Charity no. 1128450
## **St John the Evangelist, Stoke-next-Guildford Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022**
## **Contents**
## **Annual report**
**Aims and purposes 3 Objectives and activities 3 Achievements and performance 4-5**
- **Worship and prayer 4-5**
- ● **Ministry and pastoral care 6** ● **Children, Youth and Students 6** ● **Outreach and Community 7** ● **Facilities and Buildings 7** ● **Wider Church Structures 7**
- **Structure, Governance and Management 8-9** ● **Role of PCC** ● **Administrative information** ● **Safeguarding**
- **Finance Report 10-18** ● **Statement of financial activities 11** ● **Balance sheet 12**
- **Independent Examiners Report 18**
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## **St John the Evangelist, Stoke-next-Guildford Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022**
## **Aims and Purposes**
St John’s Parochial Church Council (“the PCC”) has the responsibility of co-operating with the Rector, the Reverend Mark Woodward, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.
The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of St John’s Church and the Stirling Centre, Stoke Road, Guildford, and 35 Woking Road (Curate’s house).
## **Vision**
The PCC, together with the wider congregation has established a vision plan for the church and the community we serve. We believe that Jesus came to bring ‘Life in all its fullness’ (John 10:10) and our vision is to bring this life through transformation of the parish of Stoke. Our vision is to be a growing church at the heart of the community of Stoke-next-Guildford.
Together, as a whole church family we seek, through the grace of God and with the full support of the whole church community, to build a vibrant and growing church that has firm foundations on Jesus Christ and His teaching, placing Him at the heart of the church’s life and growth. Our vision speaks of how we strive to share His good news with the local community and parish of Stoke and to build a church where all people are valued, where newcomers can quickly ‘belong’ and old and young, single, married couples and families belong together as the body of Christ.
The main emphases of our Vision are:
- Worship and Prayer - encountering God in vibrant and life-giving worship and deep prayer
- Outreach and Community - reaching out in relevant ways to the those within our sphere of influence with the good news of Jesus Christ
- Discipleship and fellowship - growing closer to Christ in discipleship, supporting each other fellowship and pastoral care, and calling and enabling leaders for the future
- Children, Youth- supporting and caring for children, youth
- Facilities and Buildings for Ministry - developing our buildings, facilities, resources and leadership for life and growth
## **Objectives and Activities**
The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of our parish community at St John’s. The PCC maintains an overview of worship and considers how services can involve all sections of the residents of the parish and beyond. Our services put faith into practice through music, prayer, scripture, teaching and sacraments.
The PCC have considered the guidance of the Charity Commission on public benefit, and in particular the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. When planning our activities for the year, the incumbent and the PCC try to enable all people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through the realisation of themes from our vision:
- Worship and prayer, learning about the Christian Gospel and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus.
- Provision of sensitive and loving pastoral care for members of the congregation and those living in the parish
- Provision of activities for the benefit of children, young people and local students
- Support to Christian organisations and other charities in Guildford and to overseas missions and relief agencies
- Maintenance of the fabric of the Church of St John’s Stoke and the Stirling Centre to provide facilities for these activities and for use by the local community.
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## **St John the Evangelist, Stoke-next-Guildford Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022**
## **Achievements and performance**
## **Worship and Prayer**
The PCC is keen to offer a range of services during the week and over the course of the year that our community finds both beneficial and spiritually fulfilling.
Throughout 2020 the established pattern of Sunday services changed significantly due to the COVID pandemic. However, we were able to livestream Sunday Services from the church building on Sundays for several months until we were able to return to worship in-person. Details of all our worship services and times are available via the church website www.stjohnstoke.com.
All are welcome to attend our regular services. The average weekly attendance, counted during October 2022, please see table below:-
## **Table shows figures for the whole Congregation including children under 16 years old:-**
|**Month (Type)**
**2022**|**Sunday**|**Sunday**|**Sunday**||**Sunday Deep**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**10:00am**|**10:30am**|**9am**|**Total**|
**5pm **|**Total**|
|Dec(Date Average)|137|
99|
36|
**135**|
29|
143|
|Nov(Date Average)|159|
120|
43|
**163**|
30|
191|
|Oct(Date Average)|-|86|
35|
**121**|
32|
152|
|Sep (Date Average)|117|
104|
37|
**141**|-|135|
|Aug (Date Average)|-|65|
32|
**97**|-|97|
|Jul(Date Average)|-|75|
30|
**105**|-|105|
|Jun(Date Average)|-|95|
33|
**128**|
92|
150|
|May (Date
Average)|-|76|
32||-||
|||||
**108**||107|
|Apr(Date Average)|130|
80|
29|
**109**|-|115|
|Mar (Date
Average)|-|77|
28||-||
|||||
**105**||105|
|Feb(Date Average)|-|74|
31|
**105**|-|104|
|Jan(Date Average)|-|80|
25|
**105**|-|104|
||||||||
|**TOTAL**|**543**|
**1031**|
**391**|
**1422**|
**183**||
|**Average **|**136**|
**86**|
**33**|
**119**|
**46**||
As well as our regular services we enable our community to celebrate and thank God for the milestones of life. Through baptism we thank God for the gift of new life in Christ. In marriage public vows are exchanged with God’s blessing and through funeral services friends and family express their grief, give thanks for their loved ones’ life in this world and commend them into God’s keeping. It is our policy to hold baptisms within our main services and we hold marriage and funeral services as required. During 2022, we conducted 2 baptisms, 1 wedding, and 10 funeral services here or at the crematorium/cemetery, and 0 Burials of ashes.
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## **St John the Evangelist, Stoke-next-Guildford Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022**
## **Ministry and Pastoral Care**
Nick Sharpe has responsibility for the oversight of pastoral care with a team of 5 Pastoral Assistants. Their aim is to enable each church family member to give and receive God’s love and care as we journey through life together by offering spiritual, practical and emotional support, enabling people to live life to its fullness through healing, restoration, forgiveness, listening, empathy and compassion.
## **Children, Youth and Students**
## _**Children**_
2022 has been an exciting year in our children’s and youth ministry. We have continued to provide Sunday kids groups and activities for children of all age groups during the Sunday morning services, wherever possible. We meet together to have fun, encourage each other and help the children grow in their understanding of the Christian faith.
Our Tuesday Toddler Group continued to meet each week in the first three months of the year providing valuable support for parents, carers and childminders. We provide a safe and secure environment for babies & toddlers to play and learn together. We have been described as a ‘life line’ by some of our parents. We have also a ‘breast-feeding peer support group’, which is supported by Liz Jennis.
## _**Boys' Brigade and Girls’ Brigade**_
Boys' Brigade and Girls Brigade are integral to the church's children's and youth work, led by St John's members with support from other local churches too. Boys' and Girls' Brigades at St John's work closely together, with joint leadership meetings, sharing leaders when necessary. They enjoy an amazing annual Brigades camp, and join up for parade services, Christmas and summer events. Boys Brigade continues to meet on Thursday evenings during school term time, catering for around 33 boys and young men up to the age of 18. Their aim is through a structured, faith-based programme to teach the boys about the Christian faith in an exciting, fun-based environment, which includes a wide range of indoor and outdoor activities. This year saw a first weekend expedition by the older boys. They also events across Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire. Through the Pandemic we continued to meet together online.
Girls’ Brigade has seen encouraging growth and now has 25 members. We continue to meet on a Tuesday evening during term times and online through the Pandemic. The girls are inviting their friends and our company evenings are busy and great fun. We have a committed team of helpers but could always do with more help! The Girls’ Brigade motto ‘to seek, serve and follow Christ’ is something as a team we try to live by and is the message we aim to bring to the girls so that they too will come to know Jesus as their Saviour.
## _**Youth**_
Our Wednesday night youth club continues to be a great means of evangelism as the young people bring their friends along. Our Sunday night discipleship group has also attracted many young people wanting to go deeper in their faith. We also run a youth group on a Sunday morning alongside all our other kids’ groups.
Behind all this work is very supportive and committed team of volunteers without whom we could not continue this work. We would like to extend a huge thank-you for all their hard work and loyal support over this last year.
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## **St John the Evangelist, Stoke-next-Guildford Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022**
## **Outreach and Community**
As a church we are called to participate in God’s mission to share Christ’s love and serve others, whether locally, nationally or overseas. St John’s has always had a strong commitment to supporting mission financially, spiritually and practically. In normal years, we serve and reach out to the local community in many ways throughout the year, through Easter Encounter and Holiday Club, Summer Fun events, School assemblies, Boys’ and Girls’ Brigade, Toddler group (adults & children attending) and Youth Club. A number of people have started attending Church, or showing an interest in faith, as a result of contact with these groups. In 2022 we contributed a total of £19,200 to local and overseas Mission. Internationally we supported David and Linda James in Austria (ECM), Wendy Gerster in Switzerland (OMF), Sergiu and Diana Bradean in Romania (CMS ) and Sarah and Daniel Brito Medeiros who are working with street children in Brazil (CMS). Locally, we continue to support Christians against Poverty, Guildford Foodbank, Footsteps drop-in centre, Guildford Besom and the Emmaus Trust and local events.
## **SCS**
In March 2020, in response to needs in the community exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, we had a vision to begin a new community meals delivery project called ‘Stoke Community Support’ or SCS for short. Working jointly with St Peter’s Church in Bellfields, local schools and the Children’s Centre we built a large team of volunteers and delivered over 40,000 meals to 300 families in the local community. This was to help families, children and young people with easy to prepare frozen meals through the difficulties of lockdown and the pandemic. These meals were very well received. This work continued until September 2021. Since then, SCS has responded to vulnerable families as needs have arisen, especially due to the cost of living crisis, through targeted meals' drops during school holidays.
## **Facilities and Buildings**
In normal years the church and the centre continue to be widely used, by both church members and the community. We aim to use the church and centre for prayer on most weekday mornings, Toddler Group, Holiday Club, Messy Church, Boys’ and Girls’ Brigades; and for Alpha Courses, band practice and outreach events.
A work party in November enabled many additional maintenance and cleaning jobs to be completed, together with clearance work in the graveyard. We are very grateful to all the church members who helped with ongoing maintenance and cleaning.
## **Wider Church Structures**
Up to April 2022 St John’s had one lay representative on the Guildford Deanery Synod, with two further vacancies. This provides the PCC with an important link between the parish and the wider structures of the Church and ecumenical activities. We continue to support Churches Together in Guildford and join with other Guildford congregations in the Walk of Witness in the town centre on Good Friday when possible. We hope to elect new representatives of St John's to the Guildford Deanery Synod in 2023.
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## **St John the Evangelist, Stoke-next-Guildford Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022**
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
In accordance with the Church Representation Rules, the members of the PCC are either exofficio, elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM), or co-opted by the PCC. All regular worshippers are encouraged to register on the electoral roll and can stand for election to the PCC. At the last Annual Parish Council Meeting, held on the 16[th] May 2022 the Electoral Roll membership of St John the Evangelist Church, Stoke-next-Guildford was **118** . The Electoral Roll was revised this year, as required by the Church of England. Thank you to everyone for registering. The current Electoral Roll membership (at the Annual Parish Council Meeting on the 16[th] May 2022) is **118.**
PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish including how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. Minutes of meetings are displayed on the PCC notice board by the entrance into the church from the Stirling Centre.
The full PCC, chaired by the Reverend Mark Woodward, met 10 times during the year with an average attendance of 90 per cent of members present.
## **Administrative Information**
St John’s Church is situated in Stoke Road, Stoke-next-Guildford and is in the Guildford Diocese of the Church of England.
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Stoke-next-Guildford is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2006) and, having previously been exempted, was registered with the Charity Commission (Registered No. 1128450) with effect from 6 March 2009.
The PCC members who have served from 1 January 2022 until the date that this report was approved are:
## **Ex Officio members**
Incumbent OLM Curates
Stipendiary Curate Licensed Lay Ministers
Rev’d Mark Woodward Chairman Rev’d Nick Sharpe Jo Lamberth (ordained as a Priest in July 2022) (Seconded to Burpham Church in October 2022) Revd Christine Mogford (Ordained as a Deacon in July 2022) William Lowries (seconded to Burpham Church in October 2022)
Churchwardens
Matthew Maclachlan Beverley Colinese
(Elected Oct 2021) Deputy Chair (from Oct 2021)
**Elected members** Deanery Synod rep Deanery Synod rep PCC Member PCC Member PCC Member PCC Member PCC Member PCC Member PCC Member PCC Member
Vacant Ali Anjomshoaa Matthew Maclachlan Sue Turner Rachel Hood Tim Clarke Claire Lee Simon Loveless Joe Probert Esmanda Monem
Retired April 2022 Elected Oct 2021 Elected Oct 2020 Elected May 2022 Elected May 2022 Elected Oct 2018 Elected Oct 2017 Elected Oct 2020 Secretary Oct 2020
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## **St John the Evangelist, Stoke-next-Guildford Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022**
PCC Member Clare Curran Elected Oct 2021 PCC Member Jon Barnardo Elected Oct 2020 PCC Member William Lowries Retired May 2022 PCC Member Debbie Pennells Retired May 2022 PCC Member Jo Lamberth Retired Dec 2022
## **Safeguarding**
The Parish is committed to the safeguarding, care and nurture of the children within our church community, and also to encouraging an environment where all people and especially those who may be vulnerable are able to worship and pursue their faith journey with encouragement and in safety. We are also committed to the implementation of the Diocese of Guildford Safeguarding Policy and Procedures, and the relevant statutory legislation and guidance for the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We have complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016.
In line with the House of Bishops Policy 2017, it is now a requirement for anyone working with children and/or vulnerable adults to undertake a foundation course in safeguarding. We have identified the training and DBS requirements for all our volunteers and reviewed those of our employed and lay staff and notified them accordingly.
The foundation course is now available on line for those unable to attend a face to face session. We have a safeguarding group who meet termly to ensure the Parish action plan is adhered to and
Every year the PCC agrees the Parish Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults Policy Statements displaying a copy in the Church and forwarding one copy of each to the Diocesan Safeguarding Office for their records; our Safeguarding Representatives have been Helen Anjomshoaa and Elodie Curran up to the date of this report, and Jon Barnardo is the PCC Safeguarding Representative. They can be contacted at besafe@stjohnstoke.com
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## **St John the Evangelist, Stoke-next-Guildford Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022**
## **Finance Report**
The financial statements for the church for the year ended 31 December 2022 are attached. Overall, there was a deficit of £29,714 although income increased by £22,580 in the year to £253,928 (£231,348 in 2021). Expenses increased year on year by £56,282 for several reasons: firstly, in salary costs there is the full year impact of a full time Children and Families Pastor together with a new Worship and Student Pastor joining the staff team in August (£29.5k); secondly, a survey was commissioned by the PCC to look at replacing the current gas boilers in the church (£9k); thirdly, due to the new stipendiary curate living in their own accommodation, the PCC agreed to use part of the rent from Woking Road to support a stipendiary curate in Camberley Old Dean Parish (one of the most deprived parishes in Guildford Diocese (£6k)) and fourthly an increase in fuel costs (£8.4k) due to the full year effect of being back in church full time and an increase in the cost price of gas and electricity. St John’s sent £6.3k to Ukraine in response to the conflict there. These and other smaller increased costs were offset by much lower Church refurbishment costs in the year (£16k).
The financial statements have been presented to comply with the rules imposed by the Charities Act, SORP 2005 and the Church of England.
Income primarily comes from regular donations from members of the congregation. We call this planned giving, and it accounted for 68% of our income in 2022 (69% in 2021). Income tax reclaimed under the gift aid scheme generated £37,397.
## **Cash**
It is the policy of the PCC to maintain sufficient cash reserves to continue the current level of activity and build reserves for the long-term maintenance of the fabric. Current assets, (cash + tax recoverable) of £49,545 is roughly equivalent to two months expenditure which is reasonable.
It is our policy to invest our surplus balances with bank deposit accounts and the CBF Church of England Deposit Fund.
## **Looking forward**
As always, the budget for the coming year will be challenging with costs rising as we grow and desire to extend our ministry.
## **Risks**
We have a programme of identifying the major risks which could impact the work of the Church in the parish. All standard risks for loss of property and employee and public liability have been covered by insurance. We have in place an established child protection policy. Other risk areas are reviewed from time to time.
Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 13 03 2023 and signed on its behalf
Revd M C Woodward Chairman
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**St John the Evangelist, Stoke-next-Guildford Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022**
## **Statement of Financial Activities**
|Note
Unrestricted
General Funds
Designated
Funds
Restricted
funds
**Incoming Resources**
£
£
£
_Voluntary income_
Planned giving
_166,060.18_
-
6,340.00
Income tax recovered
_37,397.25_
-
-
Collections and donations
_5,453.55_
-
-
_208,910.98_
_-_
_6,340.00_
_Other income_
Events & fees
_10,214.27_
-
-
Grants
_1,843.75_
-
-
Church centre lettings
_11,626.00_
-
-
Woking Road rent
_14,584.48_
-
-
Investment income
_408.16_
-
-
_38,676.66_
_-_
_-_
**Total Incoming Resources**
**247,587.64**
-
**6,340.00**
**Resources expended**
Mission Partners
2
19,271.99
-
-
Local Mission Projects
46.00
-
-
Support for Curate in Camberley
6,000.00
-
-
Ukraine Response
6,301.67
-
-
Church Refurbishment
400.77
-
-
Woking Road
1,102.93
-
5,614.00
Parish share
82,872.00
-
-
Cost of church activities
1
21,748.18
-
-
Church running costs
1
40,878.52
-
-
Support costs
1
94,869.56
-
4,536.00
**Total resources expended**
**273,491.62**
**-**
**10,150.00**
**Net Surplus (Deficit) before transfers**
**25,903.98**
**-**
**-**
**3,810.00**
**-**
**Transfers**
-
**Net Income**
**- 25,903.98**
**-**
**- 3,810.00**
Opening balances as at 1 January
340,306.94
-
3,810.00
**Closing balances as at 31 December**
**5 314,402.96**
**-**
**-**
2022|2021
Total Funds
Total Funds
£
£
172,400.18
160,524.25
37,397.25
31,904.24
5,453.55
4,606.17
_215,250.98_
_197,034.66_
10,214.27
11,166.73
11,626.00
5,722.00
14,584.48
17,411.00
408.16
13.96
_38,676.66_
_34,313.69_
**253,927.64**
**231,348.35**
19,271.99
19,400.25
46.00
2,227.42
6,000.00
-
6,301.67
-
400.77
16,265.24
6,716.93
5,049.24
82,872.00
82,019.04
21,748.18
12,486.44
40,878.52
20,837.79
99,405.56
69,074.32
**283,641.62**
**227,359.74**
**29,713.98**
**-**
**3,988.61**
-
-
**- 29,713.98 3,988.61**
344,116.94
340,128.33
**314,402.96**
**344,116.94**|
|---|---|
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## **St John the Evangelist, Stoke-next-Guildford Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022**
## **Balance Sheet**
**----- Start of picture text -----**
Note 2022 2021
£ £
Fixed Assets
Tangible Fixed assets 4 277,405 277,690
Current assets
Cash at bank & on deposit 44,088 57,144
Tax recoverable 5,457 10,213
49,545 67,357
Current Liabilities
Other creditors 9,000 276
Mission grants due 3,547 654
12,547 930
Net current assets/(liabilities) 36,998 66,427
- -
Long Term Liabilities
Total net assets 314,403 344,117
Funds
Unrestricted 5/6 314,403 340,307
Designated 5/6 - -
Restricted 5/6 - 3,810
314,403 344,117
**----- End of picture text -----**
_Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 13 03 2023 and signed on its behalf_
_Revd M C Woodward Chairman_
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## **St John the Evangelist, Stoke-next-Guildford Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022**
|**_Church Activities_**
Grants to UK missions
Grants to overseas missions
Other Mission Expenses
Local Mission Projects
Support for Curate in Camberley
Ukraine Response
**_Parish share_**
**_Cost of church activities_**
Hospitality
Equipment
Worship
Youth and children
Students
Outreach & events
Training
**_Church running costs_**
Depreciation of equipment
Heat light etc
Repairs & maintenance
Woking Road
Church Refurbishment
Cleaning & centre management
Insurance
**_Support costs_**
Office costs
Staffing costs
General expenses
**Total funds spent**||||
|---|---|---|---|
||2022||2021|
||Unrestricted
funds
Designated
Restricted
funds
TOTAL FUNDS
£
_1,800_
-
-
1,800
_17,325_
-
-
17,325
_147_
-
-
147
_46_
-
-
46
_6,000_
-
-
6,000
_6,302_
-
-
6,302
**_31,620_**
-
-
**31,620**
**82,872**
**-**
**-**
**82,872**
_1,158_
-
-
1,158
_1,238_
-
-
1,238
_5,502_
-
-
5,502
_6,556_
-
-
6,556
_705_
-
-
705
_4,045_
-
-
4,045
_2,544_
-
-
2,544
**_21,748_**
-
-
**21,748**
_284_
-
-
284
_14,622_
-
-
14,622
_18,028_
-
-
18,028
_1,103_
5,614
6,717
_401_
-
-
401
_3,604_
-
-
3,604
_4,340_
-
-
4,340
**_42,382_**
**-**
**5,614**
**47,996**
_4,583_
-
-
4,583
_74,612_
14,660
89,272
_4,326_
-
1,224
5,550
**_83,522_**
**-**
**15,884**
**99,406**
**262,144**
**-**
**21,498**
**283,642**||TOTAL
FUNDS
£
_2,510_
_16,860_
_30_
_2,227_
_-_
_-_|
||||**_21,628_**|
||||**_82,019_**|
||||363
1,374
2,487
3,542
-
3,441
1,279|
||||**_12,486_**|
||||_284_
_6,204_
_6,881_
_5,049_
_16,265_
_2,550_
_4,918_|
||||**_42,152_**|
||||_4,416_
_60,777_
_3,880_|
||||**_69,074_**|
|||||
||||**_227,360_**|
|||||
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## **St John the Evangelist, Stoke-next-Guildford Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022**
## **Accounting policies**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 1997 as amended by the Church Accounting (Amendment) Regulations 2001 together with applicable accounting standards and the Charities SORP 2005.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, using the accruals system.
## **Funds**
General funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application on general purposes of the PCC. Funds designed for a particular purpose by the PCC are also unrestricted. Restricted funds are those holding moneys given for a specific purpose only or assets so financed, less any associated liabilities, or grants received for particular work or ministries.
The accounts include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affliction to another body or those that are informal gatherings of church members.
Balances in a fund do **not** represent cash in a bank account but a proportion of the total net assets of the church (see note 6)
## **Incoming resources**
## _**Voluntary income and capital sources**_
Collections are recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC.
Planned giving receivable under Gift Aid is recognised only when received. Income tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations is recognised when the income is recognised.
Grant and legacies to the PCC are accounted for as soon as the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement, the amount due is quantifiable and its ultimate receipt by the PCC is reasonably certain.
## _**Other income**_
Rental income from the letting of the church and centre premises is recognised when the rental is due.
## **Resources used**
## _**Grants**_
Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award is considered an obligation by the PCC. Any grant unpaid at 31 December is provided for in these accounts as an operational (though not legal) liability and is shown as an accrual in the Balance Sheet.
## _**Activities directly relating to the work of the Church**_
The diocesan parish share is accounted for when paid. Any parish share unpaid as at 31 December is provided for in these accounts as an operational (though not legal) liability and is shown as a creditor in the Balance Sheet.
## **Fixed Assets**
Consecrated and beneficial property of any kind is excluded from the accounts by s96 (2)(a) of the Charities Act 1993.
Church furnishings held by the Rector and Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC, and which require a faculty for disposal, are accounted for as inalienable property unless consecrated. They are listed in the church’s inventory which can be inspected on request. Items acquired since 1 January 2000 have been capitalised and depreciated in
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## **St John the Evangelist, Stoke-next-Guildford Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022**
the accounts over their currently anticipated useful economic life (initially over 5 years) on a straight-line basis. There is no depreciation provided for 35 Woking Road.
## **Other fixtures, fittings and office equipment**
Equipment used within the church premises is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the anticipated useful life of the asset. Individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £1,000 or less are written off when the asset is acquired.
## **Current assets**
Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 December 2022 in respect of fees, rents, or other income are shown as debtors less provision for amounts that may prove uncollectable.
Short term deposits include cash held on deposit either with the CBF Church of England Funds or at bank.
## **Current liabilities**
These generally comprise accruals for payments due as at the year end, but which had not been made.
## **1. Resources Expended**
The resources expended by the church are analysed on page 7.
## **2. Grants to further the work of the church**
|_Home mission and relief agencies_
Chistians Against Poverty - debt relief
Local Mission Projects
_Overseas mission and relief agencies_
OMF (Wendy Gerster)
OMF (David & Amy Roche)
ECM (David & Linda James)
Sergiu & Diana Bradean|2022
£
1,800
46
1,846
2,100
5,000
5,000
5,225
17,325|2021
£
2,510
2,227
4,737
2,160
4,900
4,900
4,900
16,860|
|---|---|---|
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## **St John the Evangelist, Stoke-next-Guildford Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022**
## **3. Staff Costs**
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2022 2021
£ £
Wages & salaries 82,311 56,974
National Insurance - -
Pension costs 6,961 3,803
Total salary costs 89,272 60,777
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During the year the PCC employed a part-time administrator, a part time office manager, a part-time hall manager, two part time cleaners, a full-time children and families pastor, a full-time youth pastor and a full time Worship and Student Pastor.
Expenses are paid to the Rector in connection with his duties as incumbent (but not in connection with his position as PCC chairman), and to the curates.
## **4. Fixed Assets**
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Property Equipment Total
£ £ £
Cost
Opening balance 1 January 277,120.98 34,925.33 312,046.31
- - -
Purchases in year
Total cost 31 December 277,120.98 34,925.33 312,046.31
Depreciation
-
Opening balance 1 January 34,356.65 34,356.65
Depreciation charge for 2022 - 284.34 284.34
-
Accumulated depreciation 31 Dec 2022 34,640.99 34,640.99
Net book value 31 December 2022 277,120.98 284.34 277,405.32
Net book value 31 December 2021 277,120.98 568.68 277,689.66
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In order to support the appointment of a curate in 2009 the PCC purchased 35 Woking Road (the “House for Ministry”) for a gross cost of £275,121. This is a significant investment for the future and the PCC is most grateful for all those who have contributed and supported this endeavour. This property is shown at historic cost in the balance sheet.
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## **St John the Evangelist, Stoke-next-Guildford Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022**
## **5. Funds analysis**
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Fixed Current Current Long term Total net
assets assets liabilities liabilities assets
£ £ £ £ £
Unrestricted funds 277,405.32 49,544.56 12,546.92 - 314,402.96
- - - - -
Designated funds
Restricted funds - - - - -
TOTAL 277,405.32 49,544.56 12,546.92 - 314,402.96
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## **6. Analysis of Net Assets**
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Opening Net surplus Transfers Closing
balance before balance 31
1 January transfers December
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted funds 340,306.94 - 25,903.98 - 314,402.96
- -
Designated funds
Restricted funds 3,810.00 - 3,810.00 - -
TOTAL 344,116.94 - 29,713.98 - 314,402.96
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## **St John the Evangelist, Stoke-next-Guildford Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022**
## **Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022**
Independent examiner’s report to the PCC of St John the Evangelist, Stoke next Guildford
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2022.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity’s trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent Examiner’s Statement**
Since the Company’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I a member of [insert named of applicable listed body], which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. The accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. The accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or 4. The accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities [applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)].
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Relevant professional qualification(s) or membership of professional bodies (if any): ACA
Date: 21 February 2023
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