## **2021 Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Crofton, Stubbington Charity number 1128473** _Due to Covid-19, the Parish’s 150[th] Anniversary Service was held in Holy Rood Car Park_ Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 ## **Preface** This document has been produced by the Parochial Church Council of Crofton Parish to fulfil two legal requirements: 1. The Church Representation Rules (Rule 9(1) (b)) require 'an annual report on the proceedings of the parochial church council and the activities of the parish generally' to be received by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM). The meeting is then free to discuss it. 2. As a registered charity Crofton Parish receives certain financial benefits from the government. The PCC members are trustees of this charity. The charity must provide an annual report and accounts to the Charity Commission to show responsible management and use of its funds. To qualify as a charity, it is also required to demonstrate that its aims are for the public benefit. However, even though there are legal requirements to produce this document, it is a joy and privilege to report how God brought us through the most exceptional year when the Covid-19 pandemic changed the world. **Page 2 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 ## **Contents** Aim and Purposes ............................................................................................................................................ 5 A Timeline for Crofton Parish in 2021 ............................................................................................................. 6 Ministry Area Reports for 2021 ...................................................................................................................... 10 Vicar’s Introduction and Report .............................................................................................................. 10 Pastoral Care .............................................................................................................................................. 11 Youth, Children and Families .................................................................................................................... 11 Seniors - Young at Heart............................................................................................................................ 13 Worship Ministry .......................................................................................................................................... 13 Safeguarding .............................................................................................................................................. 15 Deanery, Diocese and Wider Church ..................................................................................................... 15 Administration ............................................................................................................................................ 16 Staff and Volunteers .................................................................................................................................. 17 Mission Support ........................................................................................................................................... 17 Fabric Reports ................................................................................................................................................ 19 Holy Rood Church ..................................................................................................................................... 19 St. Edmund the Martyr Church ................................................................................................................. 19 The Parish Centre ....................................................................................................................................... 20 No7 Darren Close ....................................................................................................................................... 20 Financial Summary ........................................................................................................................................ 21 Legacy Policy ............................................................................................................................................. 22 Reserves Policy ........................................................................................................................................... 22 PCC Report .................................................................................................................................................... 23 Structure, Governance and Management ............................................................................................... 24 Administrative Information ........................................................................................................................ 24 PCC Membership....................................................................................................................................... 24 Ex-officio PCC Members ........................................................................................................................... 24 Elected PCC Members.............................................................................................................................. 25 Co-opted Members: .................................................................................................................................. 25 Roles and Committees assigned by the PCC: ....................................................................................... 25 Clergy and other licensed ministers ........................................................................................................ 26 Staff Team ................................................................................................................................................... 26 Staff Employed by the PCC in 2021 ......................................................................................................... 27 Contract Positions working for PCC in 2021 ............................................................................................ 27 Payments to PCC Members or people Connected to PCC Members .............................................. 27 Worship Services and Statistics .................................................................................................................... 28 Worship ........................................................................................................................................................ 28 **Page 3 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 Attendance Statistics ................................................................................................................................ 28 Annual Report Approval .............................................................................................................................. 29 PCC Annual Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2021 ............................................................ 30 **Page 4 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 ## **Aim and Purposes** The Parochial Church Council [PCC] of Crofton Parish has the responsibility of co-operating with the Incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC has responsibility for the parish church of Holy Rood and the church of St Edmund the Martyr. It also has maintenance responsibilities for Holy Rood Church Centre and 7 Darren Close (a residential house). _Holy Rood and St. Edmund the Martyr Churches_ **Page 5 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 ## **A Timeline for Crofton Parish in 2021** The Covid-19 pandemic had brought incredible change to the way Crofton Parish, worshipped and operated in 2020. As 2020 came to an end, there was the hope that the newly developed vaccinations would provide a way out of the restrictions needed to contain the virus, but there was also concern as incidences of the virus were rising as new variants emerged. So 2021, like 2020, was a year of many changes for the Parish. Nothing was quite as traumatic as going from “normal” to lockdown in a couple of weeks in March 2020, but throughout the year adaptions were made to the worship pattern and life of the Parish as government restrictions and peoples attitudes changed. ## **January 6[t]** _[h]_ _In England a Lockdown, similar to the March 2020 one, starts. Vaccines are being offered to over 80s and frontline health and social care workers._ Sunday services are suspended at both Holy Rood and St. Edmund’s. The Thursday morning service at Holy Rood continues to meet, this service is aimed at those who feel isolated or cannot access the online services. The Stream groups, which have around 40 people each, also stop meeting in person. Children and youth are also meeting on Zoom during this period. ## **January 10[th]** Crofton’s Vision Sunday is online. ## **January 14[th]** St. Edmund’s and Holy Rood start to open weekly for Private Prayer. This lasts until March 4[th ] when services resume. ## **January 16[th]** The first “Womens’ Hour” Zoom meeting of the year is held. - **January 18[th]** _Covid vaccines being given to people over 70 and the clinically extremely vulnerable_ **January 19[th]** Today there are _1,364 deaths related to Covid in England, the highest number of deaths on a single day this year._ ## **January 24[th]** Stubbington Churches Together contribute to a pre-recorded service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. ## **February 4[th]** First of a monthly series of “Days of Prayer”. Holy Rood is open for private prayer and resources are available online. **February 15[th]** _People aged 65 and over and those aged 16–64 classed as clinically vulnerable are eligible for COVID vaccinations. Travellers entering the UK from or via "red list" countries must pay for 11 nights in a designated hotel._ **February 22[nd]** _Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveils a four-step plan for ending coronavirus restrictions in England by 21 June._ ## **February 28[th]** Rev Jude Greenfield, curate at Crofton, is appointed Team Vicar at North Gosport Parish, she is joined by Rev Samantha Martell. Rev Richard England is appointed Team Rector of the new North Gosport Parish as well as Vicar of Crofton Parish. People are asked to consider if they should join the congregation in St. Mary’s, Rowner. **Page 6 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 **March 1[st]** _people aged 60 and over eligible for vaccination_ **March 6[th]** _people aged 56 and over eligible for vaccination. 30% of population have had their first vaccination._ **March 7[th]** St. Edmund’s holds its first in-person service of the year with just half the congregation invited to enable social distancing. There is no singing. A Welcome Meeting for people new to the parish is held on Zoom. **March 8[th]** _First part of Step 1 of unlocking - Schools in England reopen for primary and secondary school students. Recreation in an outdoor public space will be allowed between two people. The “Stay at home” order remains in place._ Streams start to meet in-person again. **March 17[th]** _People aged 50 and over eligible for vaccination_ **March 29[th]** _Second part of Step 1 - Outdoor gatherings of either six people or two households will be allowed. Outdoor sports facilities also reopen. “Stay at home” order ends but people encouraged to stay local._ **April 4[th]** Easter Day celebrations from Holy Rood are online. St. Edmund’s holds two BCP services. There is a Churches Together pre-recorded online celebration in the evening. **April 9[th]** _Death of Prince Philip_ Holy Rood and St. Edmund’s churches are open for private prayer during the National Week of Mourning. **April 12[th]** _Step 2 - Non-essential retail, hairdressers and public buildings reopen. Outdoor venues, including pubs and restaurants, zoos and theme parks also open, as well as indoor leisure. Wider social contact rules continue to apply in all settings – no indoor mixing between different households allowed._ **April 13[th]** _Rollout of Moderna vaccine begins_ ## **April 25[th]** For the second year running the Parish Annual Meeting is held on Zoom rather than in-person. **April 30[th]** _people aged 40 and over eligible for vaccination_ **May 2[nd]** Hybrid in-person and online services start at Holy Rood. Numbers are limited and congregational singing is not allowed. **May 2[nd]** Licensing of the North Gosport Team **May 9[th]** Death of Rev Beryl Stares. Beryl had been a member of Crofton Parish for over 70 years and was one of the first women ordained in the Portsmouth Diocese. Rev Richard England commented “I don't think we can overstate the positive impact Beryl and Ernie have had on Crofton Parish. Whatever strength and health we find in our mission and ministry today is due in large part to the sacrifices and courage of previous generations, in which Beryl and Ernie played a huge part.” **Page 7 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 **May 17[th]** _Step 3 - Limit of 30 people allowed to mix outdoors. ‘Rule of six’ or two households allowed for indoor social gatherings. Indoor venues will reopen, including pubs, restaurants, cinemas._ **May 26[th]** _people aged 30 and over eligible for vaccination. The rise in numbers of the Indian variant of Covid-19 is causing concern_ **.** ## **May 30[th]** Holy Rood holds “Church in the Car Park” (and online), singing is allowed outdoors! **June 1[st]** _First day with no reported Covid deaths since March 2020._ ## **June 7[th]** First of a series of Recovery Sessions which were held twice weekly through June. These aimed to help people recognise and recover from the toll the pandemic has taken on people’s wellbeing. ## **June 13[th]** Crofton United for primary and infant children meets in-person again. **June 14[th]** _Step 4 delayed until July 19. The government accelerates the vaccination programme. Restrictions on weddings and funerals abolished. Hospital waiting lists have exceeded five million for the first time._ **June 18[th]** _all adults eligible for vaccination_ ## **June 27[th]** An in-person evening service with communion is held at Holy Rood. ## **July 4[th ]** Limited group provision for children restarts during Holy Rood morning service. ## **July 10[th] & 11[th]** Weekend of celebrations to mark 150 years of Crofton Parish. There was a Young at Heart Cream Tea on the Saturday. On Sunday there was an openair service followed by a picnic in Holy Rood car park. The new motto, “The Heart of God at the Heart of the Community” is launched. **July 19[th]** _Step 4 Most legal limits on social contact removed in England, and the final closed sectors of the economy reopened (e.g., nightclubs). COVID numbers are causing concern._ ## **August 1[st]** The restrictions limiting who can attend a service is removed at both St. Edmund’s and Holy Rood. ## **August 4[th]** _16 & 17 year olds eligible for vaccinations_ ## **September 5[th]** Holy Rood starts to hold two morning services (non-identical twins) to allow people to remain socially distanced in church. Refreshments are available outside between the services. ## **September 12[th]** First service at St. Mary’s, North Gosport, with those who have moved from Holy Rood. **Page 8 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 **September 13[th]** _12 to 15 year olds eligible for vaccination. Start of rollout of third, booster, doses_ ## **October 4[th]** Service of Celebration for the life of Sophie Fairall. Sophie, who regularly attended Holy Rood died, aged ten, from a childhood cancer. During her illness, Sophie and her family had worked to raise awareness of childhood cancer and to improve children’s resources in hospital. The Stubbington community had supported the family and the Parish was able to host not only a full church but over two thousand watching online. ## **October 31[st]** A “mini tornado” (or at least a strong gust of wind) hits Holy Rood just before the Sunday service. Tiles are dislodged and the roof rises slightly. ## **November 14[th]** An Act of Remembrance is held in the village. ## **November 15[th]** An Alpha “Taster Evening” was held prior to the 2022 course. **November 22[nd]** _People aged over 40 eligible for a COVID booster vaccination._ - **November 30[th]** _Face covering rules are reintroduced for public places after a rise in the number of people with the Omicom COVID variant._ ## **December 4[th]** Combined Live Nativity, Christingle and Family Fun event held at Holy Rood. ## **December 7[th]** Crofton Mothers Union holds its final meeting. - **December 8[th]** _“Plan B” measures in England following the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. Face masks become compulsory in most public indoor venues; people are encouraged to work from home._ ## **December 12[th]** Carols by Candlelight service at Holy Rood in-person and online. ## **December 19[th]** St. Edmund’s holds a “Carols in the Churchyard” service ## **December 25[th]** Christmas morning services bring another Covid Advent to a close. **December 31[st]** _During 2021 there were 78,128 Covid-19 deaths in England._ **Page 9 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 ## **Ministry Area Reports for 2021** ## **Vicar’s Introduction and Report** In years to come, we may look back on 2021 as the mid-year of the Covid19 pandemic. As a Parish, the last few years have stretched us enormously, yet in early 2022 we can look back with gratitude for the Lord’s faithfulness and how we have helped each other get through it all. In summary – in case you forgot! – at the beginning of 2021, we closed everything down as the country went back into lockdown. By this point, St Edmund’s had reopened, and we had been running ‘Streams’ at Holy Rood as a safe way to gather. Under Colin Prestidge’s leadership, the Thursday morning service had also reopened as a safe haven for those who couldn’t access Church Online. We began to emerge from lockdown in the spring and – after nearly 18 months – were able to reopen Holy Rood on Sunday mornings too, alongside reopening St Edmund’s and Thursday mornings. It was a strange season, trying to work out the balance between wanting to restart Parish life and our awareness of the ongoing risks the pandemic created. In the summer, we had a couple of outdoor services which allowed us to worship more freely, including a wonderful 150[th] celebration of the formation of the parish. At the 150[th] celebration, we also launched our new Vision Statement, to be: ‘The Heart of God at the Heart of our Community’ Meanwhile, we were making plans for our first church plant in over 30 years. We welcomed Sam Martell to our wider team and officially commissioned Jude Greenfield and her planting team in September. By the end of the year, they already have a growing congregation meeting in St Mary’s Rowner. It will be exciting to see what the Lord does in North Gosport in the years to come. We went into the ‘Plan B’ restrictions in the autumn but were able to continue gathering as church communities throughout the winter, including a Christmas season of activities and events at both churches that almost felt normal. For me, it was wonderful to see so many families at our Family Fun Christmas Special and nearly 150 people gathered at St Edmund’s for Carols in the Churchyard. In this report, I need to express my deep thanks to: - Our Churchwardens and PCC, who have been so supportive all the way through; - Gary Wilcocks, Sorel Mitchell and everyone at St Edmund’s, who have worked so hard and been so positive and flexible; **Page 10 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3.1 - The worship and tech teams at Holy Rood, who kept us going with Church Online (and onsite) with hard work, commitment and constant innovating; - The Children’s, Youth and Young at Heart teams who were so keen to ensure we got groups and events restarted; - The Stream ‘hosts’ who have so much of themselves in 2020/21 to ensure we could gather; and - The Parish Staff Team, who have been such a source of strength and help to all of us. I would prefer to never go through a pandemic again but, if I had to, there’s nowhere I’d rather do it. Here’s to the rest of 2022 and hopefully discovering what the post-pandemic world looks like. ## With love, ## Richard England ## **Pastoral Care** Pastoral Care has always been an important part of life in Crofton Parish and never more so than during the Covid pandemic. It is a joy to see the high level of love and care - expressed in a variety of practical ways. - For much of the year streams provided a way for medium sized communities to support and care for each other in a Covid-secure way. Small groups continued to run alongside these. At the end of 2021 there were 20 of these groups. - A bereavement team contact the family of people whose funeral is led by the parish clergy and are able to provide ongoing support if requested. The annual Memorial event was held in October, this continued to be well supported by many who are not regular church attenders. - It has become a part of our annual programme to include some teaching round being well within the love and grace of God. In 2021 this came at the end of lockdown and coincided with the death of HRH Prince Philip. The focus was on grief and recovery. - The Open Group provided a space where people with mild mental health issues could meet and chat. Having started in 2019, this group came to an end in 2021. The care and support shown for each other by the members of our communities over the course of the pandemic was a true testament to the fact that we are indeed the Body of Christ, reflecting his compassion and love. ## Beth Yeandle ## **Youth, Children and Families** 2021 saw a continuation and then a diminishing of online engagement with children and youth while in-person gatherings gradually returned. In 2021, we had 93 children (0-11s) and 27 youth (11-18) on our registers, compared with 105 and 33 respectively in 2020. **Page 11 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 At the start of the year Rev. Dan Greenfield ran the Parenting Course online with St. Faiths, Lee. This course had a number of parents from churches in the region. In the first half of the year there were a few streams running for young families. Breathe continues to meet fortnightly in the hall at Friday teatime, and Recharge restarted which is a small group of parents with young children who meet in the Oak Room on Thursday mornings. There were several infant baptisms in 2021, some of which had to be separate services on Sunday afternoons because of the pandemic. From January until the summer, Crofton United (primary-age children) met every fortnight on Zoom and then in the church on Sunday afternoons. For Holy Week, we made a trail on the Recreation Ground which told the Easter story with the use of QR codes on laminated sheets. From the summer, Wrigglers (creche) and Scramblers (pre-schoolers) were able to restart, and Crofton United moved to Sunday mornings. Due to the pandemic, we were only able to run one Family Fun event, which was in December and combined the Christingle and the Live Nativity into one Family Christmas event. We were so pleased to see many families from the local community coming to enjoy Christmas together. There was no midweek baby and toddler group in 2021 (Little Fish having sadly ended in 2020 because of the pandemic) until the summer term when First Steps was launched, providing a welcoming and safe space for parents, carers and pre-school children in the hall. With a focus on building relationships and gently sharing the gospel through story time, First Steps has been led by Ethel Brokenshire and her team. We saw numbers of visitors increase over 2021 and it has been great seeing relationships being built. With Rev. Jude Greenfield moving to North Gosport at the start of the year, Dan took over oversight of the Crofton Youth (11s-18s) with 5 team members but which, for reasons of people moving away, reduced to 3 members by the end of the year. Crofton Youth met online for the spring term, playing games and looking at the Bible together. We did a doorstep pack drop in February half term. In the summer term, Crofton Youth were able to meet in the church garden and then the hall, allowing for the reintroduction of food! We have 10 regular members of Crofton Youth. At the end of 2021, we began investigating being part of High Tide West, a monthly youth gathering made up of churches on the Gosport peninsula. Our contact with Crofton School continued in 2021 despite the pandemic restricting visits. School assemblies could not be in person, but we made Easter and Christmas films that were shown to year groups. **Page 12 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 We also produced recorded Easter assemblies for primary schools, and Rev. Richard England and Dan were able to visit Crofton Hammond and Crofton Anne Dale Schools to do Christmas assemblies. Dan helped lead the memorial service for Sophie Fairall at Crofton Anne Dale Junior School. Engagement with children and youth had intervals of disruption again in 2021, but the teams were able to build on their learnings from the pandemic in 2020 and to relaunch areas of our youth and children’s ministry. We are so grateful for the children and youth teams who have adapted remarkably during another challenging year to disciple and serve our young people, their parents and carers. ## Dan Greenfield ## **Seniors - Young at Heart** As 2021 approached Team Young at Heart were optimistic we could provide more support and social events that in 2020. It turned out to be a very mixed year of virtual support and face to face support. We were able to provide small gifts and telephone support throughout the year. This was a blessing to many who had found life in the pandemic very isolating, especially those individuals who lived alone. Where we were unable to provide events that were face to face, such as cream tea mornings and afternoons, we were able to provide Spring and Christmas Young at Heart services in the church. This indeed proved a blessing to many as, although socially distanced as per the rules, we were able to provide an event where people could see each other and have some time of company, Gospel, poetry and songs. The face-to-face events we were able to hold proved very popular with the community and had on average of 60 attendees which was a blessing as social integration is so important. We provided drop in sessions of tea and cake and cream teas. In 2022 we do hope to expand our support as our Young at Heart ministry grows and becomes central to our ethos of community outreach ## Jenny Wilford ## **Worship Ministry** Holy Rood’s worship ministry incorporates our worship bands, audio, visual and media provision. It has been completely transformed this past year, out of both practical necessity and also God’s leading as we’ve journeyed through the pandemic into a new season. ## **Worship** It’s been necessary to rebuild our worship ministry following the lockdowns of 2020. As restrictions eased through 2021, Simon Curtis and I began to lead live worship alongside pre-recorded songs for Church Online and in May, we were joined by Matt Lockwood who, with his family, had started attending Holy Rood the previous year. Paul Grant stepped down from leading worship at this time and we are deeply grateful to him for many years of serving and blessing us in this way. **Page 13 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 In summer last year, we began meeting again as a community with a simple vision “to serve our congregations with worship which exalts the name of Jesus”. Though reduced in number, the musicians who serve us are faithful and committed to Jesus and to our church and I would ask that you continue to give them your thanks, encouragement, and prayers. In September, St Mary’s the Virgin in Rowner launched their 10am service and we have led worship for them each week since then. This has been a privilege but also stretching and I’m proud of what the team have done. In addition, at this time our worship and tech teams took on the second morning service at Holy Rood and we’ve also been encouraged by Sarah Summers beginning to lead worship. Though we’ve said goodbye to some of our number this past year, it’s been wonderful to have new people get involved as well. ## **Tech & online presence** It is our commitment as a parish to maintain and develop our online presence and, therefore, to continue livestreaming Church Online. We were blessed by a gift given specifically to upgrade our worship tech which enabled us to purchase higher-spec cameras, new PCs, presentation software and other related tech to replace equipment that was old and becoming unreliable. This is a first step to improving our audio/visual capabilities and this work will continue in the coming year. My thanks to all involved in making this happen, particularly Simon Swindells and Jim Nolan. We give thanks for God’s provision and for our valued, faithful team of tech volunteers. This is a rewarding and interesting way to serve the church so get in touch if you’d like to be involved. ## **New season** I stepped down as worship pastor in December and in January 2022, Matt Lockwood took on this role. I cherish the opportunity I’ve had to serve Holy Rood and my thanks to the PCC, wardens and all the wonderful people of our worship ministry for all they’ve given to the worship life of our church. Having got to know Matt over the past year and a half, I am excited for what’s ahead and looking forward to his leadership. I know that God will continue to pour his grace and blessing into this ministry. “You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.” Psalm 63.1 ## Kathryn England **Page 14 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 ## **Safeguarding** The PCC recognises that it has the responsibility to provide a safe environment for all and strives to achieve this aim. Due to the confidential nature of this area of the Parish’s work the PCC has established a Safeguarding Team, led by Marian Graham, to oversee this work. The team meet on a regular basis to review and discuss any safeguarding issues that have arisen and reports regularly to the PCC. The Safeguarding Team continue to support the PCC in ensuring that all appropriate safeguarding measures/checks are in place. New volunteers this year have continued to be subjected to safer recruitment and checks relevant to the post. All volunteers are required to follow the Portsmouth Diocese Training programme and complete the level of training for the position they are serving in. Spreadsheets have been created to ensure that relevant checks and training are recorded and updated in line with the Diocesan policy. The Diocese have introduced a Dashboard System for parish use to enable local churches to ensure that they are following procedures correctly. Crofton have recently registered for this, and the Safeguarding Team will endeavour to start using this over the next year. As a large parish with an abundance of volunteers, this will hopefully help to ensure we are following all necessary safeguarding procedures. Safeguarding issues this year were dealt with speedily and appropriately. All relevant risk assessments were completed. ## Marian Graham ## **Deanery, Diocese and Wider Church** Crofton Parish is part of Fareham Deanery in the Diocese of Portsmouth. The parish seeks to play its role in the wider Church of England family. As a parish we commit to the deanery covenant, signed at the yearly Archdeacon’s Visitation. During the year there was a lot of emphasis on planning for the future in the Diocese and the Deanery. There was recognition of the need to reverse the decline seen in church attendance. Unfortunately, this desire to look forward to expansion coincided with the Covid pandemic and the heavy losses made by the Diocese and the need to reduce expenditure. After a number of meetings, Fareham Deanery put forward a plan to link groups of parishes together, this plan would result in a reduction in the number of clergy in he deanery. The transition from plan to implementation had not begun by the end of 2021. At the beginning of 2021 Crofton Parish was already moving forward with plans to support the parishes of Rowner, Bridgemary and Elson as they combined into the newly formed parish of North Gosport. This link moved forward in 2021 with Rev. Richard England becoming Team Rector of North Gosport as well as retaining his role as Vicar of Crofton Parish, one of Crofton’s curates, Rev Jude Greenfield, left to be one of the Team Vicars and in September approximately 20 members of Crofton moved to St. Mary’s, Rowner as part of a new church plant congregation. The new parish has received considerable financial support from central church grants. The Crofton Parish **Page 15 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 administration team provided support to North Gosport as they established themselves and the Holy Rood Worship Team provided the music ministry. Members of Crofton Parish continued to play their part in the governance of the Deanery and Diocese. In particularly in 2019 Stuart Forster wa part of the Vacancy in See Committee who met after the resignation of the Bishop of Portsmouth, the Rt Revd, Christopher Foster, Crofton Parish continued to provide a lead role in Churches Together in Stubbington. There were no in-person meetings in 2021, but the churches did combine to produce pre-recorded online services for the Week of Christian Unity and Easter. ## Simon Swindells ## **Administration** The start of 2021 saw the country back in lockdown, but whilst the office was closed to the public, the Admin Team continued to work on site. With Streams unable to meet in person at the start of the year support was provided to those who decided to go online and needed help utilising Zoom. As restrictions began to ease in March, Streams starting meeting again in person with details again sent out via ChurchSuite. It was decided to invite each Stream to be the online congregation once a month and the Admin Team spent time working out how best to group the ten different Streams into four similar sized and balanced groups that could form a comfortable sized congregation. Then in July they were amalgamated into two groups enabling everyone to attend in person twice a month. Richard’s weekly email continued to keep everyone informed of what was happening in Crofton Parish and throughout the year adjustments were made to the format including the addition of Diary Dates. The Parish Office continued to oversee the help@croftonparish.org.uk email address which allows people to ask for help or offer assistance, and the prayer@croftonparish.org.uk which receives prayer requests. The reduction of restrictions meant that more groups and events could start or restart such as First Steps, Young at Heart, Church in the Car Park, New Wine Service & BBQ and Christmas Family Fun Afternoon with Christingle Service. The Admin Team dealt with all the communication details and the taking of bookings. As Jane Dilloway left her position as Treasury Assistant at the end of February, Claire Willis started her new role as Admin & Treasury Assistant, taking over the day to day banking operations and working with me to produce the monthly accounts. Following the resignation of the Parish Administrator at St Mary’s, Rowner in March the admin was taken over by the Crofton Parish Office, with Gill Nolan taking the Lead. This carried on until October, when North Gosport appointed a Parish Operations Manager. 2021 certainly had it’s share of challenges with admin staff having to self-isolate due to a family member contracting Covid-19 or they themselves. I myself had to undergo surgery at the end of **Page 16 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 May resulting in a 6-week absence and a phased return. Through it all the Admin Team performed admirably. The Parish Office continues to see changes in technology and are constantly having to adapt and learn new skills, something that will continue in 2022! ## Vicki Edwards ## **Staff and Volunteers** During 2021, the effects of the pandemic on how we worshipped God and served our communities led to continued flexibility from the staff & leadership teams and the numerous volunteers. It was certainly a year of change and adaptability, sometimes with very little notice as guidance changed. I am extremely grateful to all of you who have been generous with your time, skills and commitment during this time. There are numerous people who volunteer within Crofton Parish in wide ranging roles. Thank you to each and everyone of you who serves God in the parish, as well as work places, homes and communities. Each year, one volunteer is recognised for his or her work at the Annual Meeting by presenting them with the Charlie Crane Cross. In 2021 Margaret Quirk was awarded the Charlie Crane Cross for her service in many roles over the years but in particular for heading up the flower team at Holy Rood. Even when we weren’t permitted to gather in person, flower arrangements were still created and were a blessing to those watching services from our homes. Crofton Parish is fortunate to have a committed staff team made up of paid and volunteer roles. A couple of changes to the team occurred during the year: - Jane Dilloway resigned as the parish Treasurer’s Assistant and left at the end of February. Since that time the role has been taken into the tasks the office team cover. - One of the volunteer roles is the Worship Team Leader, Kathryn England held this until December when after 4 years she decided it was time to step back. You’ll still see her helping out with leading sung worship but has handed over the overseeing role to Matt Lockwood. Thank you to both Jane and Kathryn for all they brought to their roles. The PCC are committed to recruiting someone to the Youth and Children’s Team Leader role. This was advertised twice during 2021 but we were unsuccessful in the process. We are hopeful for the role to be filled in 2022. Thank you for all those who are involved with the ministry to children and young people. Within our congregations there are people with wide ranging gifts and skills. If you’re feeling called to serve God and to use your skills in a particular area, then please chat to someone or contact the church office. ## Julie Mizen ## **Mission Support** 2021 was a tough year for our finances meaning that it was necessary to find several savings and Mission giving was not immune from this. At the March 2021 PCC meeting it was agreed that a saving of £6000, as recommended by the Finance Team, would be needed from the Mission Giving **Page 17 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 budget. This resulted in a revised budget of £13,000 being available. In the event a total of £13,050 was distributed (see below). Matters were further complicated by COVID restrictions meaning that neither the Mission Support Group, nor the trustees for our partner charities were able to meet freely, as would normally be the case, to compile and evaluate bids. To overcome these problems a recommendation was compiled by the Mission Giving Group via email and this was submitted to the March PCC. This recommendation was based on previous patterns and history of bids and, in some of the more complex cases, advocates for charities in the congregation were consulted. The final allocations were: - our long term partners, CMS; Open Doors; School of Ministries and Tearfund each received the normal £2000. - In addition, A2B (Aid to the Balkans); CedarOak Support Trust; Europe2Europe; Mustard Seed Songs; and Scripture Union each received £700. - And Children’s Heaven Ethiopia; Crowhurst Healing Centre and Tears of Hope (Namibia) each received £350. - Finally a donation of £500 was made to New Wine. ## Making a grand total of £13,050. At the September and October PCC meetings there were discussions about how this work could be improved and a new Task Group was set up at the October PCC. The task group now consists of four PCC members: Sue Elgie (coordinator); Christopher Willis; Nichola Vincendeau; and Emily Horne. They held their first meeting in November 2021. This Task Group reports to the PCC as and when required. ## Sue Elgie **Page 18 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 ## **Fabric Reports** ## **Holy Rood Church** The early part of 2021 saw another major Covid lockdown and services being live streamed from the church. The church finally reopened for in-person Sunday services on 1 August. The AV and PA systems continued to be upgraded throughout the year as hybrid online/in-person services became a settled part of Sunday routine. A single large donation enabled this work to be carried out. The church boiler failed in October and was out of action for a couple of weeks. Fortunately, it was able to be repaired and ran generally well for the remainder of the year. On Sunday 31st October the church was hit by a short-lived extreme weather event, causing some damage to the roof. A couple of tiles came off the centre building over the outer downstairs office and the whole west end of the main church roof lifted slightly. This caused a few tiles to be dislodged outside and some mortar to fall in large chunks from the southwest corner of the roof, where it meets the end wall. Insurance covered the cost of repair work which was ongoing at the end of the year. The tower roof was due to be repaired in 2021 and scaffolding was erected to facilitate this. However, the contractor then ceased trading and by the end of the year no work had been completed. The major project for 2020 was the planning of the Prayer Room removal and fixed stage installation project. The full faculty for this work was approved at the end of the year allowing for building work to go ahead. The quinquennial report for the inspection carried out in November 2016 finally arrived in the Autumn, but the next inspection has then carried out and the report had not been received by the end of the year. ## Martin Yeandle ## **St. Edmund the Martyr Church** During the year, when permitted and complying with social distancing etc., Services and Private Prayer sessions were held at St Edmund’s, as recorded in the Annual Report Timeline. At all times these Services and Prayer times were well attended. Due to Covid 19 it was considered not advisable to hold the Nativity Services and the FOCOC Nine Lessons and Carols inside the church. However, a service of Carols in the Churchyard was held on the Sunday before Christmas. The weather was kind to us and about 150 attended – the feedback was most appreciative. At the end of November there was a FOCOC Yuletide Fayre in the Parish Centre and an Advent Concert by the Solent Community Choir in St Edmund’s. The outstanding Quinquennial Inspection (QQI) took place in March. Only four minor recommendations requiring urgent attention were raised and have been resolved. In his QQI report Tim Sage, our Architect, stated that “The funding of the maintenance and repair of this church is in large measure facilitated by the activities of the Friends of Crofton Old Church. In consequence the church is well cared for by the church members who are committed to the regular maintenance and repair of this important historic asset”. **Page 19 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 Also in March, it was noticed that a wooden block high up in the roof structure had slipped but not fallen out. Immediate action was taken to check if any more blocks were loose. Although none were found, netting was installed while the way forward was determined. At the beginning of 2022 all the blocks were further secured by screws through adjacent steel brackets thereby allowing the netting to be removed. After all the delays due to Covid19 the installation of the tile guards along the lower edges of the south facing roof slopes, in order to prevent anyone being struck by a sliding tile or bit of one, was completed in June. The necessary inspections (Central Heating, Portable Appliance Testing etc.) and other routine maintenance tasks (lightbulb changing, grass cutting etc.) were successfully undertaken. A Tree Safety Audit of the trees in the churchyard, for which the PCC are responsible, was undertaken during December. The recommended work is scheduled to take place this April. ## Gary Willcocks ## **The Parish Centre** The Parish Centre again was very little used in 2021 compared with most years, although the Nursery remained open and the staff team had access to offices for the whole of the year. Over the Autumn, use gradually picked up as groups restarted. A new Lincat water heater was installed to replace the one which was found to be beyond economic repair in 2020. Over the course of the Autumn the boilers lost pressure regularly and were found to be leaking. The leaks were fixed and the situation continued to be monitored. Cleaning of the centre has continued to be contracted out with hours varying as required throughout the year. ## Martin Yeandle ## **No7 Darren Close** 7 Darren Close is a house owned by the Parish. Dan and Jude Greenfield moved on from Darren Close in early summer of 2021 and from July the property was let commercially after a few minor maintenance jobs were completed. An inspection in November confirmed that it was being looked after to a satisfactory standard by the tenants. ## Martin Yeandle **Page 20 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 ## **Financial Summary** ## **General Fund – a cash deficit of £23,000 in 2021** During 2021 the level of cash reserves on our general fund reduced by £23,000. Although our costs reduced in 2021, compared to 2020 - largely due to lower staffing levels - our income was also lower than in 2020. This was mainly because we had a gift day in 2020 which raised £40,000, and this was not repeated in 2021. Across 2020 and 2021 combined, we have been nearly able to maintain the balance of our general reserves (a small reduction of around £3,000). In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the significant impact that restrictions have had, both on donations from in service collections and the level of rental income we have been able to generate from our church centre, the PCC feel that this is a satisfactory outcome. In 2021, the PCC made the difficult decision to slightly reduce our mission giving in a similar manner to 2020, but we were still able to support charities and mission partners through £13,000 of gifts. We paid our parish share for 2021 in full, despite the obvious pressure on our finances. In 2021 we received a generous one-off donation of £5,000 to support our OPEN ministry (or similar activities) and raised more than £3,000 for the Men’s Shed initiative. These balances are held in designated funds. At the end of 2021, our cash reserve balance on the general fund stands at £205,000. This includes £53,000 of unspent legacies and £15,000 which will be required to repair the tower roof (the funds for which were received in 2017). We also have the following designated cash balances (rounded): £14,000 for community mission activities, £14,000 for seniors’ ministry, £19,000 for AV and IT equipment, £6,000 for staff wellbeing, £5,000 for our OPEN ministry (or similar activities) and £3,000 for the Men’s Shed. The remaining cash balance of £76,000 (which reduced by £23,000 in 2021) equals just under 3 months of expenditure, slightly lower than our reserves policy (see below). Looking ahead to 2022, it is our expectation that we will again need to draw heavily on reserves. Our 2022 budget assumes that we will face another deficit because we need to invest in additional staffing (particularly in children’s and youth work) and have budgeted accordingly. We trust that the level of income we will be able to generate from renting out our church centre will increase, and that the level of giving from in person services and new joiners to our parish will both increase, enabling us to limit this deficit to £20,000. Ideally we would like to be able to move closer to a breakeven position. ## **Total position including restricted funds** Our total cash fund balance, including restricted funds, grew by £45,000 during the year. General funds (including those designated for specific purposes) reduced by £19,000 (due mainly to our £23,000 in year deficit partially offset by movements on designated funds), whereas restricted funds grew by £64,000. The £64,000 growth of restricted funds was caused by a combination of £44,000 of growth in the value of the FOCOC Annie [Nancy] Price investment fund (which now has a value of just under £300,000), the receipt of a generous £15,000 legacy from Jean Higgins Wilson - which is to be used for St Edmunds upkeep, and around £5,000 of other restricted fund increases including growth in FOCOC’s cash reserves. In total, our accounting income in 2021 was £298,000. This is £65,000 lower than in 2020, mainly because of the gift day in 2020, which was not repeated in 2021, and a smaller value of one-off donations in 2021 than in the previous year. Total costs in 2021 were £300,000, which was £19,000 lower than in 2020, mainly due to staff cost savings from vacancies and other reductions in costs. In total this meant that we had a £2,000 accounting deficit in 2021 for both general and restricted activities combined, including non-cash movements such as depreciation and provisions. However, **Page 21 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 this deficit was more than offset by £45,000 of growth in the value of the FOCOC restricted investment fund. In 2021 we also undertook a revaluation of our parish property in Darren Close, Stubbington, recognising that the market value of this property was far in excess of the value shown in our accounts. This led to a £338,000 gain on revaluation. Overall, this meant that total funds grew by £381,000. ## **Legacy Policy** The PCC has a policy to use legacies for specific projects and not to ‘lose’ them in general funds. The legacies we receive are hugely helpful to the parish and we hope that more parishioners will consider leaving a legacy in the coming years. ## **Reserves Policy** In 2011 the PCC agreed that three months’ running costs should be retained as reserves. As our costs are typically around £320,000 each year, this means that approximately £80,000 should be held in reserve. As described above, excluding legacies and amounts earmarked for specific repairs and other initiatives (e.g. seniors, AV and IT, staff wellbeing), our remaining general fund cash balance at the end of 2021, which is £76,000, is very slightly lower than this policy. It may be necessary, during 2022, to use some of our designated funds to support general reserves, but we hope that increases in giving and other income growth will mean this is not necessary. The PCC carefully and regularly monitor reserves and we aim to strike the right balance between being good stewards of the resources we have, but also being generous supporters of the work that God is doing in our parish. ## Steve Lazell **Page 22 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 ## **PCC Report** The PCC met nine times in 2021. Continuing on from 2020 the meetings were initially held online using Zoom. From June PCC started to meet in-person again – but in a socially distanced manner which was still not the best environment for easy discussion. The APCM was held in April which meant then 2020 / 2021 PCC period was only six months as the 2020 APCM had been delayed until the October. PCC Task Groups which looked in more detail at Human Resourses, Holy Rood Fabric and Mission Giving started to meet again at the end of the year. Throughout 2021 the PCC continued to review and monitor that the Parish met the many legal and regulatory requirements placed on a Church of England parish and a UK charity. These cover diverse areas including Safeguarding, Employment Law, Charity Law, Data Protection Law, Health and Safety Regulations, Building Regulations, Financial Regulations, Church Law, Accessibility Requirements, Copyright Requirements etc., and in 2021 the often-changing Covid-19 regulations. The PCC are grateful for the staff and volunteers who have become skilled in these areas and continue to ensure that the Parish meets all their obligations. Topics of discussion in 2021 included: - The Parish finances. - The short term and longer term priorities for the Parish. - The worship pattern of Holy Rood and St. Edmund’s as the Covid-19 situation unfolded. - The plans for re-ordering the front of Holy Rood. - Employing a Youth and Children’s worker. - The Partnership with Rowner, Bridgemary and Elson (North Gosport Parish) ## Simon Swindells **Page 23 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 ## **Structure, Governance and Management** ## **Administrative Information** Holy Rood Church and Parish Centre is situated on Gosport Road, Stubbington. St. Edmund’s Church is situated on Lychgate Green, Stubbington. The correspondence address for the Parish is The Parish Office, Holy Rood Church, Gosport Road, Stubbington, Hampshire, PO14 2AS. The PCC is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2017) and a charity registered with the Charity Commission as charity number 1128473. The members of the PCC are the trustees of the charity. ## **PCC Membership** Members of the PCC are either ex-officio, co-opted, elected to Deanery Synod or PCC by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) or elected to Diocesan Synod in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. Members of the congregations are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and to consider standing for election to the PCC or Deanery Synod. The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. The maximum size of the PCC and number of Deanery Synod members are determined by the size of the parish’s electoral roll. In 2013 the APCM agreed to limit the number of PCC representatives to twelve. Each member’s elected period is for three years, four members are elected for the full term each year. Crofton Parish has up to five elected members on Deanery Synod. The Scheme, approved at the 2019 APCM, to appoint two deputy churchwardens for St. Edmund’s continues and Sorel Mitchell and Gary Willcocks were appointed and have ex-officio places on the PCC. PCC members who have served at any time during 2021 are: ## **Ex-officio PCC Members** **Incumbent and PCC Chair:** Rev. Richard England **Assistant Minister:** Rev. Colin Prestidge **Curates:** Rev. Dan Greenfield Rev. Jude Greenfield (until 25[th] April APCM) **Churchwardens:** Julie Mizen Martin Yeandle **Deputy Churchwardens** Gary Willcocks Sorel Mitchell **Page 24 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 ## **Elected PCC Members** ## **Elected Members of Diocesan Synod:** Stuart Forster Simon Swindells Beth Yeandle Rev. Richard England ## **Elected Members of Deanery Synod:** Dave Brown Stuart Forster James Nolan Simon Swindells ## **Elected Members of the PCC:** Robert Byles (until APCM 25[th] April) Sarah Donaghy John Elgie (until APCM 25[th] April) Jo Genter (until move to North Gosport, November) Emily Horne Carla Grant (from APCM 25[th] April) Steve Lazell Lis Olaniyan (from APCM 25[th] April) Claire Richards (until move to North Gosport, November) Nichola Vincendeau (from APCM 25[th] April) Karen Wainwright (until APCM 25[th] April) Ruth Williams (until move to North Gosport, November) Christopher Willis ## **Co-opted Members:** Sue Elgie (from 27[th] May) ## **Roles and Committees assigned by the PCC:** **Vice-Chair:** Julie Mizen **Treasurer:** Steve Lazell **Secretary:** Simon Swindells **Electoral Roll Officer:** Vicki Edwards **Standing Committee:** Incumbent, Churchwardens, PCC Secretary and Treasurer **Finance Committee:** Steve Lazell (chair), Rev Richard England, Julie Mizen, Vicki Edwards, Simon Swindells, Brian Cariss **Safeguarding Committee:** Rev. Richard England, Marian Graham, Vicki Edwards, **Mission Giving Committee:** Sue Elgie (coordinator); Christopher Willis; Nichola Vincendeau; and Emily Horne. **Disability Awareness:** Mara Curtis **Health and Safety:** Nichola Vincendeau **Data Compliance Officer:** Simon Swindells **Page 25 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 ## **Clergy and other licensed ministers** At the end of 2021 the following are licensed to officiate at services in the Parish - **Vica** r: Rev. Richard England **Assistant Minister:** Rev. Colin Prestidge **Curate:** Rev. Dan Greenfield **Retired Clergy:** Rev. Ted Goodyer Rev. Wing Man Tsang **Readers and PTOs** Colleen Tsang Karen Wainwright Gary Willcocks ## **Staff Team** The Parish leadership team comprises paid and volunteer members. **Vica** r: Rev. Richard England **Vicar’s PA:** Sue Elgie **Worship and Festivals Team Leader:** Kathryn England **Parish Manager:** Vicki Edwards **Assistant Minister:** Rev. Colin Prestidge **Training & Discipleship Team Leader:** Beth Yeandle **Curate:** Rev. Dan Greenfield **St. Edmund’s** Gary Willcocks **Seniors** Jenny Wilford **Page 26 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 ## **Staff Employed by the PCC in 2021** **Children and Families Team Lead:** Rev. Dan Greenfield **Parish Manager:** Vicki Edwards **Administrative Assistant:** Claire Willis **Treasurer’s Assistant:** Jane Dilloway (until February) **Caretaker:** Craig Peel (from 26[th] May) **Security:** Danny Corp ## **Contract Positions working for PCC in 2021** **Wedding and Baptism Administration** fulfilled by Gill Nolan **Cleaner** fulfilled by Kerena Ferris ## **Payments to PCC Members or people Connected to PCC Members** The PCC are aware of several cases where PCC members, or others closely connected to PCC members, are either employed or receive payments from the PCC. The PCC ensure that these PCC members are not involved in discussion or decisions involving their payment or the connected person’s payments. ## **Employed PCC members in 2021** - Dan Greenfield ## **PCC members with Connected Persons receiving payments in 2021** - Jim Nolan connected to Gill Nolan - John Elgie connected to Claire Willis - Sue Elgie connected to Claire Willis - Christopher Willis connected to Claire Willis **Page 27 of 30** Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 ## **Worship Services and Statistics** ## **Worship** The Covid-19 pandemic, and the related restrictions, was active for all of 2021. The pattern of worship in both churches changed throughout the year; moving from fully online, to a hybrid online and limited congregation, to un-restricted in-person services while maintaining to online access. “A Timeline for Crofton Parish in 2021” on page 6 lists what changes were made. ## **Attendance Statistics** The Parish’s statistics were reported to the Diocese as normal, however, as this and 2020 were years severely affected by Covid-19, some of the values reported and comparisons with other years are meaningless. In the table numbers in brackets are the number reported in 2020, the 2021 worshipping community includes those worshipping in-person on Sundays and in Streams, and those attending online services. “n/a” is shown where the service were not held because of Covid-19. The Average Sunday Attendance is the average of those in church for the four Sundays in October. During 2021 a number of the Holy Rood Worshipping Community left Holy Rood to form the nucleus of a new congregation in St. Mary’s, Rowner. ||**Holy Rood**|**St. Edmund’s **|**Total**| |---|---|---|---| |Electoral Roll at APCM|||378 (379)| |Average Sunday Attendance Adults|152 (n/a)|52 (n/a)|204| |Average Sunday Attendance under 16s|36 (n/a)|0 (n/a)|36| |Easter Day Attendance|n/a|74 (n/a)|74| |Advent special service in-person
attendance|1141 (n/a)|150 (n/a)|1291| |Christmas Eve & Day in-person attendance|166 (31)|41 (24)|207| |Worshipping Community|502 (562)|150 (156)|652| |Children baptised|5 (5)|0 (1)|5| |Children brought for thanksgiving|5 (0)|0 (0)|5| |Youth & adults baptised|0 (1)|0 (0)|0| |Number of couples married or blessed|3 (1)|2 (1)|5| |Funeralsinchurchorconducted byminister|19 (28)|17 (16)|36| **Page 28 of 30** ## Crofton Parish Annual Report 2021 – Version 3 ## **PCC Annual Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2021** **Page 30 of 30** Crojton Church ol England THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CROFTON, STUBBINGTON ANNUAL ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Registered Charity Number 1128473 INDEPENDENT EXAMINE 'S REPORT TO TH CROFT BBINGTON PA HURCH COUNCIL F THE ECC PARI HOF I report lo the chanty trustees on my examination of the accounts of the PCC ofthe E￿Ie$latiCal Parish of Crofton for the year ended 31 st December 2021. Responsibllltles and basls of report As the charity's Iruslees of the Eccleslialical Parish of Crofton land also its directors for the purposes of company law} you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in aC{xxdan￿ with the requirements of the Companies Act 20061'the 2006 A￿.1. Having satisfied myselF that the accounts of the Ecclesb"atical Parish of Crofton are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 20(￿ Act and are eligible for independent examination. I report in respect of my examination of your charty's accounts as arried out under sects'on 145 of the Charities Act 2011 {'the 2011 Act,). In carrying oul my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515} Ibl of the 2011 ACL Independent examlner's sL*ement Since the Crofton Parish's gross income ex￿eded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a Ix)dy listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that l am qualified to undertake the examinth'on because l am a member of the Chartered Inststute of Management Accountants, which is one of the listed bodies. I have compleled My examination. I confim) thal no matters have come to my attenlw)n in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe.. 1. accounting records were not kept in rest*ct of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act., 2. the accounts do not accord wilh those records". or 3. the accounts do not comply with the accounb'ng 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 C￿nSidered as part of an independent examination.. or 4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods 2nd principles of the Statement of Recommended Prackn.￿ for accounting and reporting by charities lapplicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporh'ng Standard applicable In the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 10211. I have no concems Ènd have come across no other matters in connectson wrf(h the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper understanding of Ihe accounts to be reached. Signed Name.. Mr Richard Kendall ACMA Member, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Address.. 65. Garstons Close, filchfield, Fareham, P014 4EP Date.. 2210212022 Crofton Parish PCC - 2021 Annual Accounts Page2of19 PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CROFfoN STUBBINGTON STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Note- Ihroughoutthè finan¢lalreport Ih•rnMèyb&mlnordlscrep￿ms in thetotsl$ rffhepence are nol beftng sllown dutr to rounding Crofton PCC - 1128473 Slatament of FinanGial Activities For the period from 01 January 2021 to 31 Docember 2021 Total Prior Yéar Funds Total Funds Funtts InGomNng resourcés lTrcomirvJ resourt8$ from gane1al￿ fwKIs v￿Untary Inveslmenl If￿nir￿j re50urc9s fiorn thwiiaue xtmi Other incomiry resources 238.324 18.480 11.317 4,279 24.176 27 2e2,500 18.506 12.436 5.048 334.349 12.150 14,255 2.771 770 Total Income 271400 26.091 298.491 363.525 Resources used Cost of gentratiw funds Fundraislng tradiry c￿1 ofg(K)Ys sdd atKI ¢)tr Ch8rilaNe a¢tivit￿S Cov•rwce C￿1￿ 293.717 97 300.049 194 318,592 206 97 Total oxpendlturo 293.815 6,429 300.243 318,798 N•t Incorn•l lexpenditurel resour¢•s before transfer 121,4151 19.663 11,T521 44.727 Trnnsfers Gross transfers futKls. In Gross IranslÈrs b8tsveen furth. (xrt 152 15271 375 527 15271 19.501 119,5011 O¢htrrrecopnls8d￿lns1lQsses Gains I losses on investment 8ssetS Gains on revaluatton. fix￿ assets. charitys OIW) US 117.697 382,426 23.668 Net movement in fvnds 315.907 380.673 6B,395 conclllalyon orfunds Total funds brought fovward 363,672 398,735 762,40fj 691011 Total funds ¢arrf8d forward 679.579 463.501 1.143,080 762,4Dfj Crofton Parish PCC - 2021 Annual Accounts Page 3 of 19 PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CROFfoN STUBBINGTON BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2021 Total Funts Ptrloryoar Funds Fixed 45Wt¥ Tary4b￿ assets Investm￿15 538.047 299,735 207.570 255.oor 837,782 482.577 Currentassets Sl(tks and Kwtess Deblo 10.627 335.587 9.172 335,416 Cash 91 bank and in haTh2 346.214 344.649 Llabllltit$ Credli or5. Aft))unts fal￿￿4 thre in ye 40.916 44.819 Net rurrent assets 18$$ Mr8nt liablikne5 305,297 299,B30 Totsl assets less curvent Ilabilltl•$ 1,143,080 762.406 Total D•t a550ts less Ilabllitles 1.143.080 762.406 Rep￿ented by Unrestricted Unresthcted- luTh 618.466 6.711 Designatgd D&signated- AV & IT Designated- S￿l0r9 Worker Desigrk91ed- Staff WdlbeitvJ Designated- Communty Missk)n FurKI Designated- Mens Sh Designated- OPEN 18.785 14.543 6.250 13,488 3.086 4,961 T2,310 14.836 6,250 13.488 76 Re$trlcted Reslrl¢led- AudioVL8ual Furwj Reslrictad- Otgan Fund Resiricied- Traidcfaft. ErMI of Yw Resthc1ed-Ag￿cY c(￿le¢t￿n Resiricied- Bl￿e Reading Notes- End ofy ReStric￿￿- Fixed Asset Restiict&J Futhj R8S1ithd- FOCOC- End d Year Reslithd- Fl(wer Fund- End ofywdr ReStr￿ted- Church Gab￿ Rtrstrve R88lrkted- St EdThUr￿5 Upkeep Legaty H[g91￿ W 825 10,971 577 10.566 555 1,421 301 452 32.(￿? 399.476 209 1681 14.565 33,478 348,584 323 1681 Funds of the church 1,143,080 762.406 Crofton Parish PCC- 2021 Annual Accounts Page4 of19 PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CROFfoN STUBBINGTON NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 1 A¢¢ounting policies 1.1 Basis of pr•paration The accounts have been prepared under the histori(31 cosl ￿nVent￿n. The financial slalemen15 include all Iransaclions. assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. The financial slalemen15 have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 together with applicable accounting standards and the SORP 2005 1.2 Funds Restrlctod funds represenL lal irTrcome which rnay be expended only on those reStr￿ted objects provKled in the lenns of the bequest, and Ibl donations or grants received foT a specific obj8Ct. The funds may onty bg expended on Ihe specific object for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of each year musl be carried forward as a balance on that fund. Unrèstrictèd funds are general funds which can be used for PCC ordinary pu￿•Se5. 1.3 Incoming resources Voluntary Income and Capltal sources Planned giving, collections and donations are recognisgj when receNed by or on behalf of the PCC. Income lax recoverable on Gift donabons is recognised when the income is recognised. Grants and legacies to the PCC are accounted lor as soon as the PCC is noknfied of its legal entitlement. the amount due is quantifiable and ts ultimate re￿pt by the PCC is reasonably certain. Al in(Xpming resources are ac¢ounled for gross. Other ordinary income Rental income from Ihe letting of church premises is recognised when the rental is due. Income from Investments Dividends ar8 accounted for when due and payab￿. Interest entitlements are accounted for as they accrue. Tax recoverable on such illcome is re¢ognized in the same a¢¢ountsng year. Galns and losses on Investments Realised gains or losses are recognised when invesknenls a￿ sold_ Unrealised gains or losses are accounted lor on revaluation of investrnents at 31 De¢ember. This applies to the CBF Investment Fund (restricted. FOCOCI. 1.4 Resources expended Grants and donations are a¢¢ounted for whèn paid ov&r, or when awarded. rf that award creates a binding or constructive obligation on the PCC. The diocesan parish share is account￿ for when due. All other expenditure is recognised when il is incurred and is a(tounted for gross. Crofton Parish PCC - 2021 knnual Accounts Page 5 of 19 PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CROFTON STUBBINGTON NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 1.5 Fixed assèts Consecrated property and movable ChU￿h furnishings Consecrated and benef￿d property is exduded from the accounts by S￿￿On 1012) (a} and 1¢) of the Charities Act 2011. Movablè ¢hur¢h fumishing5 held by the V￿ar and churchwardens on special trust for the PCC, and which require a faculty for disposal, are accounted as inalienable properly unless consecrated. Thèy arè listed in the church's Inventory which can be inspected lal any reasonable bme). For inalienable propety acquired prior to 2000 thgre is insuffi¢ienl cost inlormaljon available and Iherefore such assets are not valued in the accounts. Items acquired Sin￿ 1 January 2000 have been capitalised and depreciated in the accounts over their currenlty anb"cipated useful economic lrfe. All expenditure incurred in the year on Consecrat￿ or beneficed buildings. individual ilems under £500 or on the repair of rllovable chuTch f￿rnIShIngS acquired before 1 January 2(KJO is written off. Other fix•d assets Tangible fixed assets other than freehold land are staled al cost less deprecqation. Depr￿lation is provided at rates calculated to wrrte off the cost less esb"mated residual value of each asset over ts èxpected useful lrfe, as follows: Freehold land is not depreciated Freehold buildings Equipment Fixtures, fith.ngs & equipment 2% straight line 20% reduung balance 15°h reducing balance Individual items of capiial eX￿ndItUre wtth a purchase pri￿ of £1000 or le55 are WTtiten off when the asset Is acquired. 1.6 Investments Investments are valued al market value at 31 D8￿mber 2021 1.7 Current assets Amounts owing to the PCC al 31 December 2021 in respect of all income are shown as debtors less provision lor amounts that may prove uncollectable. Short tèrm d￿0$It$ indude cash hekl on deposit either with the CBF Church of England Funds or al the bank. 1.8 stock Stock is valued al the lower of (x)sl and net realisable V￿Ue. 1.9 Pensions The PCC operates a defined contributions pension scheme. Contn"butions ale charged in the accounts as they become payable in accordance with the rules of the scheme. From 1 February 2017 the PCC has been operating a Workplace Pension scheme with Nest pensions in accordance with legislabon and direction from the Di0￿se. Crofton Parish PCC- 2021 Annual Accounts Page6of19 PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CROFTON STUBBINGTON NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 TOTAL Last year Incoming reSoU￿eS Incomin9 resources from qeneraled funds 0101 - &ft Aid- Bank Slo 0102- fyft Aid- Bank SIO Srwfic 0110- par[￿ Gviing Scheme Irthme 0120- GIftA￿ Envel￿ Srthpme 0201 - Other pl￿[￿ CAFI 0301 - Loose Plaie edIed￿rE 0501 - &ft Aid- One Olts 05tr2- &ft A￿- One orts Sr*¢lk 0580- Non Gift ￿d- On8 Offs 37.384 37,744 47.345 398 104,322 4,217 10,324 3.838 47.482 33.016 3.282 170 34.307 24.373 11,000 108,773 2,512 14.109 108,7n 2.512 14,109 3.403 13.776 581 11.114 4,914 11.510 0551- Non Gift One Offs Spec 0601 . Tax RewVerdb￿ w GiftAid 02- Tax Recoverab￿ w PGS Gfving 0701 - Legacy- Whde Parish 0703- L6gaLy- Sl EdMur￿S 0704- Grani- In¢otn8 0705- CK Grart Incomtr 16.n3 25.5S) 3.163 19,936 25.550 14.720 14.720 5.987 S.981 9,439 360 370 106 1,150 0706- Crofton 2020 ￿nCl￿ne 0901 - Donati￿5 1020- Dank Interest 1030- Rent- Pr(pBrty 1031- Rent- Mast 4,481 35) 7,157 11,0(0 7.1¥1 11.000 Incoming reSoU￿e$ from generated funds Totals 24.203 281,007 346,499 In¢¢wning resour¢es from ¢haritable a¢tiYrfies 1230- Hall Hire 9.709 1231- Coffee Income 9,709 9,153 1232- Office Income 1233- Traidcraft Irwme 1234- Olhw In£tme ILIVJe Hshl 1235- Fet88 & Bazar 1236- Olhtr Incotn8 Impha, Yng at Hrtl 1237- CK Owoing Inwme 1238- Sunday LurKho9 Irwn8 826 342 1.043 945 1.274 1,043 505 105 342 78 1.455 Incoming resources from ¢harltable a¢d¥lUes Tolals 11.317 1.119 12,436 14.255 Olh8rlneomlng rè$otsrees 1101 . Othvlncaning Resroxces 4,279 5.048 2,771 Otherlncomlng resources Totals 4.279 2.771 Grand Total Income 264,063 8,336 26.091 298.491 363.525 Crofton Parish PCC - 2021 Annual Aecounls Page7of 19 PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CROFTON STUBBINGTON NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 TOTAL Thiq year Last ￿ar Charitable activities 1801 Missionary Ti￿e$ 19)1 - th4)cesan Parish Sharo XXX- Slarf Costs 2101- Working Exp of Clergy 2102- WorkiTrJ Exp ofyokth Worker 2104_Wothro Exp-worship IKalhrynl 2105. INorknw Exp- flsciplÈsh￿ (Bethl 2130- Parsona98 W(M￿t Exp (VThw21 2170- Educati￿ & Trainin9 Budget 2180- Ajpha Costs 2202- Youthwork Costs 2203- Chlkjtsn and Yn FWKI FOCOC Fund Fixed As3el- Fixed Assets Fl(>wer- Flower Fund- M8nsShgd- Mens Shed OPÉN. OPÉN Organ- Oigan FLW)d S￿￿k[- SeTh￿r3 Wcyker Higgins Wilson- Sl Edmunds staff Well- Staff Wdlbd Traidcraft. Traithft. Genèral- Gen8ral fund N￿e- Agency collection 22.310 825 301 2.fj81 13,488 348.584 33.478 323 76 3.525 18.785 B25 452 2.881 73.488 399,476 32.D62 479 9.781 3,819 1,416 562 73 3.336 375 3.086 4.961 10,971 14.543 14.565 6.250 $77 618,466 10,566 14,836 14,720 6.250 555 3￿,711 342 289.631 13751 337.697 291 Totats 760,985 29B,491 382.426 1.141,396 including agency fund. total is shown b6knw." Tolal Above Agency Collection & Other TOTAL balance sheel £1.141.396 £1.143.Q80 Rounded valut- note Ihatay8ncy cdleclth movements in lable 8trfwe be"wJKKed as we in(xrytty irKlu(kd in the re[￿ by Ihe att￿￿11ng software. The 10181 fund balance abDve needs to be adjusled by tt* Agew col￿on aTKI otr* vak￿, ￿1th was £1.684 al Ihe end of 2021. 8A1¢ whKh is shovffl on pag& 4. This vaue represents the lolal of agerKy bal￿￿*$ within 6501 *d¢J) 6699, plLLS olhw minorfund adustmenls. Crofton Parish PCC- 2021 Annual Accounts Page9 of19 PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CROFTON STUBBINGTON NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 5. Employees Number of employees The avèragè monthly numbèr ol employees during the year was= 2021 Numb•r 2020 Number Parish Mana er Adfflinistralors # C8ret8ker" Yo(Jlh Worker Children's Worker Secur Assistant Children's Worker Totsl 1 tr88surer as*st*l 2 n￿th$ in %￿1. #d[n￿ ass￿1 year) in 2021 ' Ic¢7 rthJnif* Of2￿ Employment costs 2021 2020 Wa es and salaries Social securi Costs other nsion costs 52,232 905 198 1.531 Total There were no employees whose annual emc4uments were £60.C(10 or ft￿re. There were no disclosable transactK)ns in respect of PCC ￿EmberS, persons closely ttfflnected with them or other related pa)tes. The staff numbers reflect th& number ol people employed and not the h￿r5 they work. There is one full time em￿oyee and (he rest a￿ part bme. The tolal hours w(xked during 2021 was th& 8quivalenl of appToxirnately 2.0 full time employèès. Crofton Parish PCC - 2021 Annual A¢¢wnts Page 10 of 19 PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CROFTON STUBBINGTON NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 6. Tangible fixed a$$¢ts for use by the PCC Land and Bulldlngs Equipment Flxtures & Fittin95 TOTAL Cost At 1 Januory 2021 Revaluations At 31 December 2021 240,155 40.248 94.369 374.772 540,010 40.248 94,369 674,627 Oepreeiation At 1 January 2021 Charge lor Ihe year Elimination on Revaluation At 311)ecember 2021 53.971 2,900 37.051 638 76.180 3.682 167.202 7.220 19,029 37.689 79.862 136.580 Nèt book value At 31 December 2020 At 31 December 2021 186.184 520.981 3.197 2.559 18,189 14,507 207.570 538,047 7. FSxèd asset inv•stm•nts fw us• by the PCC CBF Investment Fund Value at 1° January 2021 Additions rnade during the year Incrèase in mark8t value Value al 31" December 2021 £255,007 £ 44,728 £299.735 Crofton Parish PCC - 2021 Annual Accounts Page11 of 19 PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CROFTON STUBBINGTON NIOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 8. Dèbtors 2021 2020 Furfough claim due from HMRC Insurancè Claim for damaged r(K)f Income tax IGrft aidl recoverable TOTAL 1.916 10.627 9,172 9. uabl11t￿$. amounts falling due withirb one year 2021 2020 Charitable giving Agency accounts A¢cruals and defer￿d In￿Me TOTAL 18.OCK) 19.000 3.061 40,916 44.819 Crofton Parish PCC - 2021 Annual Accounts Page12of19 PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CROFfoN STUBBINGTON NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 10. Statement of Assets and Liabilities by Fund Balan¢• Previous Balance Imiestments 6461.. CBF Inveslrnent Fund .Awt FOCOC- ETrJ olY8w Rosi￿l*j 299.73S 255.007 299.735 255,007 299,735 255,007 Tangible assets 6430.. Fr1•h￿￿ Propthty Cosl M. A¥set Fix•J Ass8t Resirf¢i8d Resirfcled Fund General fund 50.010 S).010 itrrestsKled 490.1)IX) 1￿.145 540.MO 240.155 fj434'. Froohold Pmp8rty Dopretiatiofb bm. Ast*1 Fixed Asset Restrict￿1 Restsic Fu G#*r81 fur 119,0291 L￿resIr1c1ed {35.￿2￿ 1519711 119,0291 6440: Equlpmfjnt Cost bM-Asset F1xed Asset Restricted Restrict￿1 Furwj Gerbera fmd 25.761 25,761 ih7e51ntt 27.703 21.703 53.464 53.464 6441.. EqulpmerttMdlUoro - As$8t Audio Fut¥J Resliicled Fixed Asset Reslricl>J Reslti¢ied Furwj 6442.. Equipmant Lisposals .*sset Fixed Asset Fleslrfcled Resiricied Fu GenerHJ f 1111471 112.1471 ikn7estr￿t 11.0691 113,2161 6H4.' E4ulpm8nt D0pro¢latlon blf -Ass Rxed As5el RestriGlal Resthcled FUTKI <22.7￿) (22,6141 Lhwest￿Ied 125.1551 (24,5281 147,9441 147,1411 6M5: equlpment D￿r￿Ch￿tIon Inyoar - A886t Ftxwj Asset ReStr￿ad R95tiictgd FutKI 11391 fU￿j Lknre5tKted 14991 271 1003) Crofton Parish PCC- 2021 Annual Accounts Page 13 of 19 PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CROFTON STUBBINGTON NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 10. Statement of Assets and Liabilities by Fund leontdl Balance Previous Balancè 6446.. Equipfflent DeprKSallon ￿sPO$31-AsS•I Fixed Asset Restr￿ted Reslricled Fur Gefieral fwd 9,877 9.877 1.017 1.017 10.893 10,893 6450.. Flxturos & Flth'ngs CO￿ btt-Assrt Fixed Assel ResI{￿d ReSI￿ed Fund Gueral fuTrJ 46,479 46.479 Unrtstrthd 33.282 33.282 79.761 n,761 6451." FIxiur•s arkl Fitting5 Addilion$- Asso1 General fuThY Unr8stsi¢ted 18.162 18.1K2 18.162 18,162 6452.. Fixtyres and Fittings Dlsposah- Asset Fixetl Assei Restricled Résincied Fund General fwd 12.5441 12,5441 11.0101 13.5541 13,5541 6454.. Fixtures & Fittings Depredallon bll-A8*et Fixed Asset Rastitled Réslit Fur Genera fund 143.8581 143.5311 134.9231 178.7811 131,3561 174,9271 6455.. Fixtures and Fittings Oepre¢iation h) yr-As#•t Fixe(f Asset Restrited RastrKtsJ FutKJ Gweral fLDJ 127n 132n UnrestrKted 13.4051 (3,5271 13.6621 13,8541 6456.. Fixtuw and Fithngs Dep￿.￿ DIskwM81s-Asset Fixed Asset Rtrslticted Restri¢ Fund General fthd 1,770 UtWÈSbiLled 831 831 2.601 2,601 Tanglbl6 assèts 538,047 207,570 Crofton Parish PCC- 2021 Annual Accounts Page 14 of 19 PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CROFTON STUBBINGTON NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 10. Statemènt of Assets and Liabilitias by Fund l¢ontd) Balance Previous Balance Ca$h and Bank 6501.. CAF Crofton PCC.As* AV&IT 1B.7BS 1681 voi 22,310 2.681 OPEN Or9￿ Fw Wo￿￿￿ 4.*1 14.8 14.565 6.2YJ 6.2 Fu￿j 1.075 2S.146 75.052 84.702 1$03. CÈF G￿•r￿b Fvnd.AM•t Com￿nty￿Al%￿on 13.48B 70.899 13.488 70.855 4.38 650$.. FOCIXCAF.Assei 48.791 42,457 48.T$l 42.457 6506.. CBF Or4a> Fur￿. 65•9.. FOCOC CBF.Ass•t FIKOC.e￿*￿y 50.916 fjslg.. FbjymrF￿fvJ 8¥dty*.Atsz*t Re5*[￿ed 100 275 6S11.. Bthlè Reathn9 Tr*)ies. 452 30t 6513.. c￿rfty Bank-•*set 7D.i56 71,435 T56 6516.. M•fftsSh¢a-AASrt 8590: CASH.Cvtsfknpcc.*xs•t 6591.. F¢iCOC¢ASA Al¢.A¥4•1 33 Sgz". CASH Wc-h4S•t 46 Yur 6593.. T￿de*aft CASMAl¢-kn8•t Tra￿.E￿oI Re5trkthl Year 494 Cash at bank and in hand 335.SB7 33SA16 Crofton Parish PCC- 2021 Annual Accounts Page 15 of 19 PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CROFTON STUBBINGTON NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 10. Statemènt of Assets and Liabilities by Fund Icontd} Balance Prevlous Balance DebtOT8 6480.. Dobtor- Glft Ald & Oth•r-Asset FOCOC- End ol Yeat RèslrKled Organ Fund ReSt￿ted General f￿d 130 45 10.582 10.627 9.172 Dèbtors 10,627 ,172 Stocks and wolk in progress 6470." Traldcraft Stock- Asset Traidcraft- Endof ReSt￿ted Year Stocks and work Sn progress Agency a¢¢ounts 6699.. Agerw ¢olledion$. Liabrlity General fund Unresbic Ag8rty col￿b(•1 3,074 3.061 Agency accounts 3.061 Creditors.. Amounts falling dua in one year 6690.. CharitalJl• Gi¥in9 pro￿$11)n- Liability Gèneral fund 18.[ 19.oc 11000 19.000 6695.. Accrual$ Other-LIa￿lity G￿er￿ fuTr Unrest￿1 21333 22.758 22.333 22,758 Creditor5= Amounts falling due in one y•aT 40.333 41.758 Gmid Total 1.143.080 762,406 Crofton Parish PCC- 2021 Annual Accounts Page 16 of 19 PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CROFTON STUBBINGTON NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 11. Brèakdown of Cash and Bank Accounts by Fund Type at December 2021 Unrestricted Restricted 46.173 Total 75.052 48,791 100 452 71.035 3,086 90 33 108 577 199,325 .' CAF Bank CrLth PCC '. FOCCC CAF .. Fk)w FurKI Barclays .. Bible Realing Bank AC￿nI .' Charity Bank '. Men's Shed .' CASH- croft(￿ PCC .. FOC(￿ CASH Wc Fkmw Fund CASH Alc 6593 Traidcraft CASH Alc TOTAL Current P£counts and Cash 28.879 48,791 100 452 6510 6511 6513 6516 65 71.0&5 6591 6592 108 577 120,385 78.940 6503 CBF f*neral Fund 6506 CBF (kgan Fund 6509 '. CBF F(E( Total Deposit knounts 84.388 958 50.916 136.262 50.916 51.874 Total Bank and Cash in hand 130,814 335,587 6461 ". CBF In￿StMEnt Fur￿(FoC0C? Tolal Inclu(￿*¥￿ Inwstm8nts 9.735 299.735 204.773 635.322 Balanc@ as at 31112120 was £590,423. Cash and investment value has increased by £44,899. Of the £205,(lQ) unrestricted balance, £129,000 relates to legacies, committed costs {roof repair) and designated funds, with £76,000 of funds remaining for general purposes. Crofton Parish PCC - 2021 Annual Accounts Page 17 of19 PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CROFTON STUBBINGTON NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Financial Summary General Fund - a cash deflclt of £23,000 In 2021 During 2021 the level of cash reserves on our general fijnd reduced by £23.000. Ajlhough our costs reduced in 2021, compared lo 2020- largely due lo lower staffing levels - our income was also lower than in 2020. This was mainly because we had a gift day In 2020 which raised £40,000, and this was not repeated in 2021. Awss 2020 and 2021 combingd, wfj havg been nearly able to maintain the balance of our general reserves {a small reduction of 8round £3,000). In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the significant impact that restrictions have had. tr¥)th on donations from in Servi￿ collections and the level of rèntal income we have been able lo generate from our church ￿ntre. Ihe PCC feel thal this ts a satisfactory oulcome. In 2021, the PCC made the difficult decision to slightly reduce o¥Jr mission giving in a similar mann8r to 2020, but wè were still able to support charibes and mission partners Ihrough £13.000 ofgifts. We paid our parish share for 2021 in full, despite th8 obvious pressure on our finances. In 2021 we received a generous one-off donation of £5.000 to support our OPEN ministry lor similar aclivitiesl and raised more than £3.000 for the Men's Shed initiative. These balances are held in designated funds. At the end of 2021, our cash reserve balan￿ on the general fund stands at £205,000. This indudes £53,000 of unspent legacies and £15,000 which will b8 required lo repalr the lower roof {the funds for which were re￿IVed in 2017). We also have nated cash b8lan¢es Iroundedl.. £14.000 for comrnunity mission actmties. £14.000 for seniors. ministry, £19,000 for AV and IT equipment, £6,000 for staff wellbeing. £S.000 for our OPEN ministry lor similar activiliesl and £3.000 for the Men's Shed. The remaining cash balance of £76.000 {which reduced by £23.000 in 20211 equals just under 3 months of expenditure, slightly lower than our reserves policy (see below). Looking ahead to 2022, it is our expectation that we will again need to draw heavily on reserves. Our 2022 budget assumes that we will face anolher deficit because we need to invesl in additional staffing Ipaitulady in children's and youth workl and have budgeted accordingly. We Injst that the level of inwme we will be able to generate from renting out our church cenlre will increase. and Ihal the level of giwng from in person ServI￿S and newjoiners lo our parish will both increase. enabling us to limil this deficit lo £20,000. Ideally we would like lo be able to move doser to a breakeven position. Total poslllon In¢ludlng r¢strl¢ted lunds Our total cash fund balance. including restricted funds. grew by £45.000 during the year. General funds {induding those designated for specific purposesl reduced by £19.000 (due mainty to our £23.000 in year deficit parts.ally oftsel by movements on designated funds}, whereas restri¢ted funds grew by £64.000. The £64,000 growth of Teslricled funds was caused by a ombination of £44,000 of growth in the value of the FOCOC tNancyl Price investment fund (which now has a value of just under £300,000), Ihts receipt ol a generous £15.000 legacy from Jean Higgins Wilson- which is lo be used for Sl Edmunds upkeep, and around £5.000 of other restricted fijnd increases including growth in FOCOC'S cash reserves. In lolal, OLJr accounting income in 2021 was £298.000. This is £65.000 lower than in 2020, mainly because of the gift day in 2020, which was not repealed in 2021. and a smaller value of one-off donations in 2021 than in the previous year. Total costs in 2021 were £3JO,000, which was £19.WO lower than in 2020. mainly due Eo siaff cosl savings from vacancies and other reductions in costs. In lotal this meant that we had a £2.000 a¢¢ouEJb"ng def￿[t in 2021 for both general and restricted activities combined, inclijding non-cash I￿vementS such as deprecialion and provisions. However. this delicit was more than offsel by £45,000 of growth in the value of the FOCOC restricted investment fund. In 2021 we also undertook a revaluation of our parish property in Darren Close, Slubbinglon, re￿gr￿Sing that the mafket value of thts propety was far in excess of the value shown in our accounts. This led to a £338.000 gain on ievaluatiorb. Overall. this meant that total funds grew by £381.0(Y). Legacy Policy The PCC has a policy lo use legacies for specific projects and nol lo 'lose' them in general fund5. The legacies we receive are hugely helpful lo the parish and we hope that more parishioners will consider leaving a legacy in the coming years. ReseNes Policy In 2011 the PCC agreed Ihat three m(fflths' running costs should be Tetsined as reserves. As our costs are typically around 20.000 each year, this means that approximately £80.000 should be held in reserve. As described above. excluding legacies Crofton Parish PCC - 2021 Annual Accounts Page 18of19 and amounts earmarked for specific repairs and other initiatives le.g. senKsrs. AV and IT. staff wellbeing). our remaining general fund cash balance at the end of 2021, which is £76,000, is very slighuy lower than this policy. It may be necessary, during 2C>22. to use some of our désignated fvnds to support general reserves. but we hopè that increases in giving and other incom8 growth will mean this is not ne¢essary_ The PCC Garehjlly and regularty monitor resetves and we aim to strike the fight balance between being good stewards of the resources we have. but also being generous supporters of the work that God is doing in our parish. Crofton Parish PCC- 2021 Annual Accounts Page 19of 19