## **ST SIMON’S CHURCH,** ## **WAVERLEY ROAD** ## **SOUTHSEA** ## **ANNUAL REPORT** ## **AND ACCOUNTS** **2021** ## **FOREWORD** PCC Annual report - 20 April 2022: Fran Sherren [Church Warden] & Paul Jenkins [Chair PCC & Church Warden] Over the past year the Covid pandemic has continued to impact on our church life. However, as Covid restrictions were gradually lifted, our services have largely returned to their customary format and many other church activities have resumed. St Simon’s remains in vacancy, with no prospect of a vicar or priest-in-charge being appointed in the medium-term. Responsibility for the management of the church has therefore fallen to the churchwardens and the PCC. The Rev. Bob Mason has played a key role, particularly in preaching and officiating at communion services, baptisms and funerals. The commitment and dedication of our staff has also been crucial in ensuring that St Simon’s continues to play a central role in the life of our community. Whilst we continue to face financial challenges, our situation has improved with the easing of Covid restrictions. Several generous donations have been received towards the running of Sunday Suppers. This has helped this ministry to continue to support many vulnerable people within our community. Our church building continues to require frequent attention. The long delayed work on the roof is finally beginning, which will hopefully address a longstanding problem. We are still considering projects to improve our heating and to renovate the lower hall. ## GDPR We have had no data protection or privacy issues during this period. PCC Annual report - 20 April 2022: Fran Sherren [Church Warden] & Paul Jenkins [Chair PCC & Church Warden] ## **TABLE OF CONTENTS** ## **Reports** 1. Annual Report PCC 2021 2. Deanery Synod 3. Churchwardens 4. Fabric Committee 5. Shipmates Children’s Ministry 6. Sunday Suppers 7. Social Committee 8. Pastoral Ministry 9. Mission Team 10. Church administrator 11. Treasurer 12. Annual Accounts ## **1.Annual Report from the Parochial Church Council (PCC) 2021 – Linda Jenkins PCC Secretary** This is the annual report of the PCC proceedings and activities for St Simon’s Church PCC for 2021. This report covers the whole of the 2021 year. ## **-Administrative information** St Simon’s Church is situated on Waverley Road in Southsea. It is part of the Diocese of Portsmouth within the Church of England. All correspondence should be addressed to the church office, St. Simon's Church, Waverley Road, Southsea, PO5 2PW. The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council powers Measure. The Parish registered with the Charity Commission (2009) as Charity no. 1128695 within the meaning of the charities Act 1993. The PCC is required to provide an annual report on proceedings of the PCC and the activities of the parish generally for discussion at the annual meeting. ## **-PCC Objectives and Activities** The primary objective of St Simon’s PCC is the promotion of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England. The PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the priest in charge [when in post], in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical In the absence of a Priest in Charge, the leadership of the church falls to the church wardens and PCC. ## **-PCC Structure, governance and management** Normal membership of the PCC consists of certain ex-officio members: the priest in charge, the churchwardens and members of the Deanery, Diocesan or General PCC Annual report - 20 April 2022: Fran Sherren [Church Warden] & Paul Jenkins [Chair PCC & Church Warden] Synods and members of the church who are elected at the Annual Parochial Meeting (APCM). All church members are encouraged to consider standing for election to the PCC or to nominate others, and we aim to have a balance of skills, background and experience where possible. The PCC is responsible for a wider range of matters affecting the work and ministry of the church, including compliance with health and safety and equalities and diversity legislation and with due regard to the Church of England House of Bishops safeguarding guidance in relation to children and vulnerable adults. In their capacity as trustees, members of the PCC hold a legal responsibility to promote its charitable purpose and for the stewardship of funds including appropriate accounting and reporting of the parish finances. The PCC works to ensure that each member is equipped to fulfil their role. Upon election, new members of the PCC are given an induction which includes their roles and responsibilities, the PCC’s agreed policies and procedures, and the most recent minutes. At the first meeting of the new PCC, the vice-chairman, secretary, treasurer are elected. The churchwardens, secretary and treasurer are encouraged to attend courses run by the diocese on their particular work and all PCC members must attend the relevant diocesan safeguarding training. Regular mailings from the diocese keep the officers up to date with changes in church regulation and financial procedure and these are reported to the whole PCC as appropriate. During the earlier part of the year 2021 the following served as members of the PCC:- Priest in Charge: Vacancy Churchwarden: Fran Sherren and Paul Jenkins [Vice Chair PCC in absence of Priest in Charge] Deanery Synod Representatives: Dr Hugh Mason; Lorna Sandland -Elected Members: Gail Chipperfield (Treasurer) Oyin Alonge (Treasurer/Director of finance from November 2019) Jerry Brown Bethan Fogell (from November 2019) Linda Jenkins (secretary from November 2019) Patrick Jolly John Bazley continued as Parish Safeguarding Officer At the May 2021 Annual Meeting the following posts in the PCC were confirmed: - Paul Jenkins was re-elected Church Warden [ acting as Chair of PCC and Vice Chair of PCC in absence of Priest in Charge] - Fran Sherren was re-elected as Church Warden - Hugh Mason was re-elected as Deanery Synod representative - Paul Jenkins was elected as Deanery Synod representative - Linda Jenkins was re-elected PCC Secretary - Paul Jenkins was re-elected as Health and Safety Officer - Oyin Alonge was re-elected assistant treasurer/director of finance with Gail Chipperfield as treasurer - Bethan Fogell was re-elected onto the PCC PCC Annual report - 20 April 2022: Fran Sherren [Church Warden] & Paul Jenkins [Chair PCC & Church Warden] - Louise Roulston Thomas was re-elected onto the PCC - Elly Mulvany was re-elected onto the PCC - Michael Piper was re-elected onto the PCC - Phil Gower was co-opted onto PCC [pending election as Treasurer as Gail Chipperfield resigns] - Lorna Sandland resigned as Deanery Synod representative - Gerry Lightup resigned from PCC - John Bazley was re- appointed Safeguarding officer - Ken Slater is our designated responsible person in regard to fire and safety and ensures that the fire extinguishers are inspected regularly. Meetings of the PCC were held online [using the Zoom meeting facility] and as the year progressed we held some meetings in person in church, following relevant government and Church of England guidance. The PCC welcomed regular reports from the Treasurer, Safeguarding Officer, Fabric Committee and Andrea Grainger on the children’s ministry work. The PCC delegates a number of its functions to sub committees which include the following: ## **-Standing committee** The Standing Committee is constituted in accordance with dependent on the number of names on the church electoral roll. The standing committee consists of the Priest in Charge, the Churchwardens, the Treasurer and at least two other members of the PCC. It may transact the PCC’s business between meetings of the PCC .This committee meets prior to each PCC meeting to consider outstanding issues and plan the PCC agenda. The standing committee met every two months ahead of the PCC to set the PCC agenda and deal with any urgent items. ## **-Fabric committee** The Fabric committee exists to ensure that the fabric of the church building is properly maintained and that the findings of the quinquennial inspection are acted upon. It was formed several years ago and reports to the PCC as appropriate. The committee has overseen work such as roof repairs, planning internal improvements and regular church cleaning and is now under the leadership of the chairperson Mick Walters. ## **-Mission Team** Each year the church gives at least 10% of its unrestricted income to home and overseas mission work. The committee canvassed the congregation for ideas on which charities should be supported and six were identified; two each of a local, national and international focus in their work. These are: Flame International; Joshua Radio (Uganda); Beyond the Streets; Frontline Debt Advice; Bereaved Families Holiday Fund; Faith in Football. All of which were supported in 2021. These will be reviewed in 2022. ## **-Risk assessment** The PCC confirms that the major risks to which the council has been exposed have been identified by a risk analysis exercise carried out by PCC members. The risks identified and steps taken to mitigate these risks are as follows: PCC Annual report - 20 April 2022: Fran Sherren [Church Warden] & Paul Jenkins [Chair PCC & Church Warden]  Property fire or theft: Insurance cover continues against both these risks. Fire inspections are carried out annually by a suitably qualified and experienced professional and fire extinguishers are tested and replaced and advised.  Misappropriation of funds: The budgeted expenditure for each year is approved by the full PCC. The PCC has a “fiduciary duty” to operate with due regard to the Church of England Legal Advisory Commission guidance which highlights “…the duty to protect the assets of the charity”. The PCC operates a system of controls including analytical reviews and segregation of duties that are designed to militate against any potential for the misappropriation of funds. Two signatories are required for all cheques and these have been reviewed with the new treasurer’s appointment. All matters involving unbudgeted expenditure in excess of £1,000 are put to the full PCC.  Revenue falling below committed expenditure: The level of giving was monitored throughout the year, and the financial situation (income and expenditure) was reviewed by the PCC. The current financial plan includes a budget for the next financial years with the provision of separate accounting processes for church finances separated from the two main trusts that support the church (Coffee tavern Trust and Waverley Trust). The PCC plans to monitor the shortfall now that church lettings are returning following Covid restrictions and continues to encourage members of the congregation to use the parish giving scheme. ## **-Electoral roll and attendance** The electoral roll stood at 107 on 11 April 2022. ## **2. DEANERY SYNOD REPORT Hugh Mason Deanery Synod** The Deanery Synod is a representative body and is part of the governance structure of the church. It has members, both lay and clergy from every parish in the Portsmouth Deanery, which is virtually coterminous with the City. The synod has met three times this year. The June meeting was held by Zoom and was mainly concerned with a paper from the diocese which made suggestions for the future operation of parishes in the deanery. In particular it advocated the grouping of parishes into team ministries covering three or four parishes with a team rector, leading a small group of clergy and the merging of most parish functions, including parish finances, into a super parish. This did not meet with approval and it rejected any blanket move to such structures except where there are compelling missional or pastoral reasons. I expressed the view that the parish structure works sufficiently well that there is no compelling reason to require mergers between parishes in this deanery. The October meeting was held at St Andrews, Farlington. It was mainly concerned with two matters. On the first, the ‘Living in Love and Faith’ working document on sexuality and gender issues, there was, as might be expected a wide variety of views. It was noteworthy, however, that people sought to appreciate each other’s views and were willing to continue both prayer and debate about the issues. There was also an update on the Deanery Plan which did not move matters on to any extent. Despite the pressures of diminishing finances and the gap left PCC Annual report - 20 April 2022: Fran Sherren [Church Warden] & Paul Jenkins [Chair PCC & Church Warden] by Covid, the diocese and the deanery are moving forward very cautiously on any re-organisation. The February 2022 meeting was held in a bitterly cold St Mary’s Church and the attendance on a very cold evening was low. The business was mainly updates on matters of local concern. The deanery has sufficient funds to carry on the youth chaplaincy for another two years. The deanery is linked to the Diocese of Ho in Ghana. Concern was expressed over the Ghanaian Bishops support for a bill before the Ghana Parliament which would criminalise homosexuality. Reports were also given on the growth in attendance at St Margaret’s especially among families and the Bridgeway project for teenagers at St, Luke’s. As important as the business of the meetings is the fact that synod provides an opportunity for lay leaders across the deanery to talk to each other and share ideas for the growth, and sometimes survival of the parishes. ## **3. Churchwardens’ Report -2021 – Paul Jenkins and Fran Sherren** St Simon’s has seen another year in vacancy. Due to the severely challenging financial situation in the diocese, the appointment of a new vicar or priest-incharge has not been possible. This has had a very considerable impact on the role of the churchwardens, who have assumed many of the responsibilities normally undertaken by the vicar. In the absence of a vicar, Rev. Bob Mason has continued to provide invaluable support to the church, regularly leading worship and officiating at several baptisms and funerals during the year. Discussions are continuing with the diocese regarding the situation at St Simon’s, as we explore options to strengthen the leadership of the church. This will become increasingly important in the coming year, as Rev. Bob Mason will be withdrawing in 2023 from leading many of the activities he currently supports. Our need for a clergy-person to assume these responsibilities is clear. However, several constraints will have to be overcome before the recruitment of an ordained person for St Simon’s can take place. Our partnership with St Jude’s and St Margaret’s has flourished and we continue to explore opportunities for the three churches to work together and support each other. St Jude’s now provides regular preachers for our Morning Praise service. St Jude’s vicar, Rev. Adam Tams, regularly joins our fortnightly staff meetings and has also attended a PCC meeting during the year. Important work was undertaken by the PCC to develop St Simon’s purpose, values and vision. This work was sustained by the prayerful support of the church family. We have met regularly together to pray about God’s direction for the church and to seek to discern his will for us. Developing our purpose, values and vision is an important step in helping us to plan our activities. We are a church that seeks to contribute to the building of God’s kingdom in our city. However, we have limited resources and we therefore need to ensure that we use these as effectively as possible. Our purpose, values and vision will help us to prioritise how we use our resources, to have the greatest impact. Six working groups have been developed, covering many key aspects of the life of our church. The groups will be developing plans that will hopefully make us more creative, resourceful and resilient in doing God’s work in this city. St Simon’s, like all other churches in the UK, has continued to face the challenges of Covid restrictions during the year, which constrained some activities. PCC Annual report - 20 April 2022: Fran Sherren [Church Warden] & Paul Jenkins [Chair PCC & Church Warden] However, as these restrictions were gradually lifted, many activities recommenced. It is a great blessing to see our church building welcoming so many children and families every week, for a diverse range of activities. The church building is also used by many external groups and organisations, which not only makes an important contribution to our income, but helps us to be an important focal point for our community. Managing the affairs of the church during this period of vacancy creates demands on many people. Our staff have been exceptional in their commitment and patience, even when the organisational wheels have turned more slowly than they would have liked. It is at difficult times like this, when the work of the many volunteers in the church becomes apparent. We are blessed as a church with so many dedicated and talented volunteers, who have quietly undertaken countless tasks, which ensures that we can continue to worship and serve God comfortably, creatively and securely. We are deeply grateful to all our staff and volunteers for their wonderful service. ## **– 4. Fabric Committee annual report 2021 Mick Walters, Chair** The Committee addressed the following three major items of work on the building during 2021: - replacement of the south east roof area - considering a new heating system for the nave, the side aisles in particular, together with the Prayer Room - refurbishment of the Lower Hall For a number of reasons, progress on all three items was frustratingly slow during the year. At the time of writing (March 2022), the roofing work is expected to be carried out in April 2022. The other two items will be discussed with the Diocesan Advisory Committee and Architect in late March 2022 when it is hoped that definite progress will be made. An exercise to prioritise future Capital Projects (both Development and Maintenance) was carried out and recommendations passed to the PCC. Work Mornings continued to be held on an occasional basis, subject to Covid restrictions. The Quinquennial Inspection was due to be held in 2020 but had to be deferred due to Covid. This is now expected to be carried out during 2022. Several items of maintenance and other small problems have been addressed throughout the year. Many of these have been carried out by church members resulting in considerable financial savings. Particular thanks are due to John Diani, Gorik Melikian, Michael Piper and Ken Slater along with several others who are often unseen. ## **5. Children’s Ministry (Shipmates) annual report Jan – Dec 2021 - Andrea Grainger Children and Families Pastor** Shipmates Annual Report 2021 2021 has been a year of 2 halves, We started much as we had been for 2020, online with weekly Stay and Play, Play and Praise and Shipmates Services going out online. In May we invited Families to the All Age Services with prebooked family tables. PCC Annual report - 20 April 2022: Fran Sherren [Church Warden] & Paul Jenkins [Chair PCC & Church Warden] Starting in June we ran a number of Little Shipmates Out and About sessions meeting in different local parks as a halfway house leading to reintroducing groups in the building. In September we reintroduced our Shipmates Service in Church on the first Sunday and Sunday Groups on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. We also restarted Stay and Play, Play and Praise and Shipmates Cafe using a prebooking system on Facebook which has worked well. We limited the Stay and Play numbers to 30 family which worked so well that we are maintaining the limit, as we are now able to form stronger relationships and offer bible based crafts which we were unable to do in previous years. We still have approximately 50 people who attend but most come 3 weeks out of 4. Play and Praise quickly filled up and we started a second group in November. December took a down turn, as we cancelled most of our Christmas activities due to the worsening situation with Covid. We were still able to have our Nativity Service which was St Simon's most watched YouTube service of the year with 231 'views'. And we pulled together a last minute online Crib Service after cancelling the live one, which got 70 'views' ## **- 6. Sunday Suppers annual report for January to December 2021 Francesca Sherren** ## ADVISORY GROUP The Sunday Suppers advisory group met 3 times in 2020/2021, online and in person. The current group comprises: - Francesca Sherren - Jerry Brown - John Bazley - Paul Jenkins - Louise Roulston - Margaret Geary - Geraldine Poulter All members of the group are current Sunday Suppers volunteers, except Geraldine. She is included in the advisory group to offer an outside perspective. ## CHANGE OF DIRECTION During the pandemic 2020/2021, we were only able to offer a Take-away service and increased the amount of food we gave away to include freshly cooked burgers, fried onions, freshly cooked oven chips, fresh raw vegetables, fruit, cakes and bread, much of which came from Tesco through Fareshare. As the guidance changed, the advisory group agreed that we change our focus to align more closely with our original purpose. There was some thought that the large amounts of food we were offering may have caused the high demand. We decided to move away from a ‘food bank’ provision to back to a ‘sit down’ meal with a faith-based talk. We continue to offer a ‘goody bag’ of food to take-away. FUNDRAISING Funding raising efforts by Jerry Brown and a legacy from a member of St Simon’s congregation have secured more than £8,000 for this year, 2021/2022. Jerry Brown has developed links with food a manufacturer which has significantly reduced our costs whilst helping them with excess food supply. We also received £2,800 from Portsmouth city council in 2021. PCC Annual report - 20 April 2022: Fran Sherren [Church Warden] & Paul Jenkins [Chair PCC & Church Warden] ## FOOD We have cancelled our subscription to Fareshare. We needed to be able to rely on knowing what was going to arrive. We now have sufficient funds to enable us to choose which food to provide and buy it ourselves, as required. We offer a smaller goody bag to each guest with higher priced items they might not choose to buy for themselves, e.g. tinned meat, tinned fruit and puddings. We developed a ‘signature’ dish – beef or chicken curry and baked potatoes, which is very popular. We offer beans on a baked potato as a vegan alternative. We still have strong links with other food banks and food provision in Portsmouth, and regularly give and receive from each other. The procurement team, led by Dinah Walters, works well and ensures the supplies never run out. EQUIPMENT This year we purchased 3 hotplates when the oven failed its gas safety inspection. We have continued to operate even under these difficult circumstances. ## NUMBERS of GUESTS We are regularly feeding between 40-60 guests each Sunday. Most of our guests are on low income and/or live in insecure housing. A few guests are homeless, living on the streets. ## FAITH COVERSATIONS We offer a short faith-based talk every week. Several volunteers have had faith conversations with guests and 3 guests have requested prayer. 2 guests have been given bibles. VOLUNTEERS In 2020 we had 32 volunteers. We now have total of 29 volunteers, which includes 2 new volunteers going through the recruitment process. The volunteers’ handbook was updated for 2021 to show the changes from Pandemic Takeaway service to sit-down meal. ## PLANS FOR THE FUTURE Funds are being sought for improvements to the kitchen, which may expand the menu we are able to offer guests at Sunday Suppers. Improvements to the kitchen may also have a positive impact on lettings of the church hall. ## **7. Social Committee – Dinah Walters** The Social Committee in 2021 comprised six members of the congregation: Gail Chipperfield, Cliff Golledge, Phil Gower, Michelle McGannon, Louise Roulston and I as Chairman. Cliff resigned from the Committee towards the end of the year and I would like to thank him for his contributions over several years of membership. We had our first meeting post-lockdown in October 2021 and were able to put together a reduced programme of social activities. These included the everpopular Christmas Grub Club, returning to the Duke of Buckingham, where nearly 20 church members enjoyed a pre-Christmas dinner together. We also held a lunch club at the Kitchen and Brewhouse, attended by seven of us. From November a new initiative was put into place, a Coffee Morning in the church on the first Wednesday of the month, which has taken place three times now and is growing in popularity. Sue Piper and Kathy Richardson have kindly taken on the arrangements for this, both hosting and providing refreshments. They also operate a book exchange whereby those attending are invited to bring a book and then to take one away to read. PCC Annual report - 20 April 2022: Fran Sherren [Church Warden] & Paul Jenkins [Chair PCC & Church Warden] In December Louise organised a highly successful Empty Bowls evening, which raised just over £1800 to be split between Hope into Action and the Salvation Army. Unfortunately the Covid figures started to rise again from mid-December, so the planned events of an evening concert in the church and the Burns Night Supper in January had to be cancelled. I am hopeful that normal service will be resumed for 2022 and we will be able to offer a range of activities in due course. ## **- 8. Pastoral Ministry annual report 2021 Michael Piper, Home group coordinator** The Pastoral Team has ‘met’ monthly on zoom to consider and pray for church members in any special need and for any recent visitors to the church. The team is chaired by Rev Bob Mason, and includes Michael and Sue Piper, Phil and Julie Gower and Diane Melikian. Several aspects of pastoral ministry have been curtailed by the current restrictions. The services were not taken in the local care homes for some time, but are slowly getting going again. Those involved in leading Care Home services are Bob and Mel Mason, Percy and Gill Critchett, Michael Piper, and Sue Bussey. It has been difficult to keep Home Groups going, largely because of the lack of leaders, but some have persevered enthusiastically. During the year a small group of ‘Prayer Warriors’ prayed for the needs of the church via zoom. This has been succeeded by a short time of prayer after the morning service on the first Sunday of each month. Michael Piper – April 2022 ## **9. Mission Team annual report 2021- Ruth Warner and Geraldine Poulter:** “All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. **Acts ch 2 v44-45** During 2021 St Simon's continued to support in prayer and from the unrestricted fund (Alms Giving), the following charities. 1. Joshua Radio 2. Beyond the Streets 3. Flame International 4. Faith and Football 5. Frontline Debt 6. Bereaved Family Holiday In 2021 the first 5 listed charities each received a gift of £1677. Beyond the Streets also received £102-60p from the Christmas collection as the chosen Christmas charity. Bereaved Family Holiday This charity was in receipt of a gift of £1531 which was carried over from 2020 for the holiday which was cancelled due to the pandemic. They were able to go to the centre in Wales in 2021.This gift helped towards funding the 2021 holiday. PCC Annual report - 20 April 2022: Fran Sherren [Church Warden] & Paul Jenkins [Chair PCC & Church Warden] For various reasons affecting the church and the charities, organising for guest speakers to visit and share proved difficult. However, we were able to welcome Nikki McNeil from Beyond the Streets in September 2021.She gave us a powerful presentation about their work which was well received. We ask for your prayers for the Mission Support Team, the PCC and the future of the Alms Giving ## **10. Church Administrator’s Report 2021– Craig Fisher** ## **Major activities over recent months** - Staff changes. Church Cleaner who was on flexi-furlough returned to normal working end of June. Andrea (children’s ministry) is increasing her number of hours.  Hall lettings. After the lifting of Covid restrictions, with the exception of the retirement group & drumming class all regular bookings have returned. Three other regular bookings have been added along with Portsmouth City Council agreeing to use St. Simons as a polling station for the next two years and Mayville School for exam times & Harvest Festival & Christmas. The number of requests for use for private & Church social functions has also increased.  Events. Arrangements for Standing Committee, PCC, Staff Team Meetings and social events which were conducted by Zoom due to Covid Lockdown restrictions have returned the Church building. There are still the occasional Zoom meetings. - Finance. We have moved all Room Hire payments to BACS payment with the exception of one group who now pay by cheque thus reducing the amount of cash handling & banking. - AV: The camera has been replaced due to theft. - Staff Team: Staff Team meetings via Zoom have now ended & are held fortnightly in Church. - Website: The old church website, while functional, needed some re-design to improve the image that we present. It has now been replaced by a new updated website. ## **Future plans** Payroll: Payroll is outsourced to a professional company & should continue however. I will however be visiting St. Jude’s church in the coming months to have a look at how they approach their HR operation. AV: To discuss updating the computer set up in the Church office at some point especially the printers. Website: I feel that the new church website, whilst a vast improvement on our previous website has the odd glitch which only becomes apparent when trying to do a task on it. More training maybe required or website itself is amended. Building works: A number of repairs and improvements have been made to the building with some ongoing. We continue to be indebted to Ken, Gorik and Michael for a large number of minor repairs around the building. Rotas: Preparing the Sunday rotas can still be challenging at times due to a shortage of volunteers. It should be noted that we place a large work load on a core number of volunteers although in recent weeks we have had more people come forward for refreshment duties & welcoming. PCC Annual report - 20 April 2022: Fran Sherren [Church Warden] & Paul Jenkins [Chair PCC & Church Warden] ## **11. Treasurer’s Report 2021- Gail Chipperfeld** We have come to the end of 2021 a year which has seen the easing of lockdown and some small return to normality. We began 2021 with a lockdown which lasted until the end of June. This affected us in several ways. We were unable to let the Church Centre and the upstairs rooms. All groups stopped meeting, thus causing a large dent in our income. We began lettings again in August 2021 and Craig has done a sterling job managing the old existing bookings and new ones as well. We hope to return to the level were we at in 2019 at the end of this year. Another result of the pandemic was that as we were unable to meet in Church, we lost money which would normally have been given in the offering boxes on Sundays. However, thanks to our loyal congregation of faithful givers, we were able to pay our Parish Share in full, (albeit receiving no tangible benefits for our contribution to the Diocese) We continue to be thankful for all those who give in various ways, through direct giving, through the Parish Giving Scheme and other ways. There is now a facility to give online through the website. We also paid 10% of our unrestricted income to the 6 charities we support, a total of just under £10k, admirable in these hard times I believe. We maintained our staff salaries, receiving some help from the Government under the Furlough Scheme. We continue to be grateful to the Coffee Tavern Trust and the Waverley Trust, whose help in invaluable. We face challenges in 2022. Presently the South Roof is being repaired and we thank the Coffee Tavern Trust for their help. We are looking at ways to heat the Church and also to freshen up the Church Centre. Our two Churchwardens Paul Jenkins and Fran Sherren, together with the PCC are keeping us up and running in spite of not having a leader. Sunday Suppers continues to be well funded, thanks to fundraising efforts by Jerry Brown and others. Many diverse groups have been generous in supporting that mission. It has been my privilege to have served as Treasurer for the last seven years. I have handed over to Phil Gower with Oyin Alonge acting as oversight and planning. I am sure they will serve St Simon’s well in the future ## **12. Annual Accounts 2021** ## **[see attached]** PCC Annual report - 20 April 2022: Fran Sherren [Church Warden] & Paul Jenkins [Chair PCC & Church Warden] SL Simon's Church, Southsea - 1128695 Balance Sheet detallod Asat 3111212021 Asat 3111212020 Flxed assets 31GR: 31 Gains Road 75,000.00 75,000.00 M1: Minibus S1: CBF COE Investment Fund 59,192.(X) 58,847.00 Totsl Flxod assets 134,192.00 133,847.00 Current assets 6501: General Fund Bank Account 82,412.76 1,314.49 32,023.50 1,285.36 6502: Development Campaign Bank Account Z05: Accounts Receivable Totsl Current assets 83,727.25 33,308.86 Llabilltles Z04: Accounts Payable Total Uablllti Net Assot surplus (deflclt) 217,919.25 167,155.86 Reserves Excess l (deficit) to date Z01: Starting balances Z02: Gainsl(losses) on investment assets Z03: Gainsl(losses) on reval of fixed assets 50,763.39 167,155.86 167,155.86 Total Reserves 217,919.25 167,155.86 Represented by Funds Unrestricted Designated Restricted 306,452.59 286,618.71 (88,533.34) (119,462.85) Endowment Total 217,919.25 167,155.86 29 March 2022 Page 1 St. Simon's Church, Southsea - 1128695 Analysis of income and expenditure Selected period: 01 January 2021 to 31 December 2021 Totsl Thls year Last year Income and endowments Donadons and legacles 4002 - Gift Aid 4005 - Special Collections 4008 - collections 4012- Sundry Donations 4014 - Wallsafe 4031- Help Fund 4060 - Youth Work Sundry Donations 4110 - LegacAes 28,080 1,880 29,￿0 31,630 180 1,597 6,331 14 2,557 7,982 18 2,557 8,031 18 49 Donats"ons and legacles Totals 38,637 1,929 40,566 39,753 Income fmm charftable activftles 4250 - Income from Charitable and Auxiliary Tra Income from charttable actlvldes Totals Other trading actlvltles 4013 - Table top sales 4503 - Minibus t)onatlons 4504 - Church Centre Lettings 8010- Banns 550 1,959 90 5,113 180 5,113 180 Other tradlng acJvftles Totals 5,293 5,293 2,599 Investments 4401- CBF-CCLA 4402 - Bank Interest 1,710 1,710 5,328 Investments Totals 1,710 1,710 5,330 Other Income 4123 - Waverley Trust 4003 - Parish Giving Scheme 4004 - Tax Recoverable 4009 - Sum up paymenst 4015 - Regular givern non gfft aid 4102 - Coffee Tavem Trust 4152 - Youth Worf( crr 4251- Youth Events 4502 - Gains Road Rentsl 4505 - Social Events 4509 - Insurance Claims 8001- Transfer from Development Fund 8002 - VAT 8003 - Sunday Supper Donations 8007 - Transfer from BrEakthru 8011- Fees to Diocese 8012 - Fundrasing in house 8013 - Transfer in from General Fund 11,845 10,627 7,917 11,845 10,627 8,565 10,000 11,302 12,108 648 4,530 5,200 4,530 56,441 4,170 12,058 500 51,241 10,830 10,830 10,869 70 1,485 3,074 25,178 25,178 2,599 1,007 1,007 1,270 200 There may be minor dlscrnpancies In the tot*s If the pence arn not bwng shown 29 March 2022 Page 1 Total Thls year Last year 8014- Open Churth 8015 - Repayment from Waverley Trust 8016 - Deposits for hall hire Other Income Totals 51,956 77,(￿7 129,023 69,709 Income and endowments Grand totals 97,597 78,996 176,594 117,392 Expenditure Expendfture on chaiitable activfties 7001- Alms Funds plus others 7406 - Help Fund 7540 - Sunday Supper Expenses 7543 - Youth Events 11,850 17 7,903 19,038 19,038 Expendlture on charltable actlvlties Totals 28,944 28,944 19,770 Other expendfturn 7804- Churd) Office printing 7086 - Church Office telephones 7202 - Alpha and other courses 7402- Diocesan Quots 7403 - Deanery Fees 7410 - Vicarfs Telephone 7413 - Visting Speakers 7415 - Vicars Equipment, Travelling etc 7420 - Vicarage Expenses 7421- Church Insurance 7435 - Church Water 7436 - Cleaner salary 7438 - Church GasElectricity 7443 - Church General Maintenan 7444 - Cleaning Materials 7445- AV Equipment 7450 - Flowers and Chrisknas Tree 7451- Copyright Li￿nCe 7452 - Refre8hments 7453 - Ichurch Services 7458 - Minibus costs 7459 - Minibus Depreciation 7466 - Pompey Chimes 7471- Gains Road Maintenance 7472 - Gains Road Insuran 7541- Breakthru expenses 7542 - Youth Work Allocation 7590 - Youth Work salary Nl and pension 7593 - Youth Work Expenses 7800 - Church offi￿ general expenses 7802 - Church offi￿ Expenses 7811- Church offi￿ PC expenses 7815 - Bank charges 7820 - Administrators salary, Nl and pension 7821 ~ Architects Fees and expenses 7822 - Development work inc roof 8000 - Additional Expenses 533 180 39,577 98 533 180 39,577 98 432 40,629 119 15 15 316 345 5,441 75 6,826 4,775 6,695 261 42 360 580 73 118 5,648 5.648 77 6,773 1,605 5,214 254 78 77 6,773 1,605 5,214 254 78 600 432 432 2,250 453 453 132 413 5,862 132 12,270 12,270 12,115 899 899 265 11 500 171 127 7,636 171 127 7,636 163 5,719 3,826 3,826 3,074 5,410 There nwy be minor discrepancles In the totals M the pence are not belng shown 5,410 2,733 29 March 2022 Page 2 Trtal 8004 . Printing Expenses The Source 8005 - VAT 8006 - Payroll Expenses 8008 - Transfer5 to cash boxl Ilower fund etc 8009 - Breakthru wages 8111-crr 8112 - Repayn*nl of Loan to CTh for Gains Road 8113 - Transfer to General Fund 8114 - Fees to Diocese 8115 - Conferences, Away Days etc 8116 - Stsff costs hospitalty etc 8117 - HMRC payroll payments 8118 - Open Churth Expenses 8119 - Repayment of deposits 356 356 360 2,017 3,074 215 38 1,010 1,010 172 172 1,188 1,188 2,164 764 764 600 Other expenditurn Totals 77,763 19,122 96,886 109,117 Expenditure Grand totals 77,763 48,067 125,831 128,888 There may be mlnor dlscrepancies In the totals If the pence are not belng shown 29 March 2022 Page 3 SL Simon's Church, Southsoa - 1128695 Statement of Financial Activlt108 For the period from 01 January 2021 to 31 December 2021 Total Prfor ygar funds totsl funds funds Donations and lega(aes Income from charitable activities Other trading activities Investments Other income 38,637 1,929 40,566 39,753 5,293 1,710 51,956 5,293 1,710 129,023 2,599 5,330 69,709 77,067 Total incomo 97,597 78.996 176,594 117,392 Expenditure on charitable actiMties Other expenditure 28,944 19,122 28,944 96,886 19,770 109,117 77,763 Total oxpondlturn 77.763 48,067 125.831 128,888 Not Incomo l (oxpondlturn) rn8ources beforn trangf•r 19.833 30,929 50,763 (11,495) Transfers Gross transfers between furKls - in Gross transfers between furKls - out Other recognised galns /108ses Gains I losses on investment assets Gains on revaluation, fixed assets, charity's own use Not mov•mont In funds 19,833 30,929 50,763 (11,495) ReCo￿lI1a*10n of funds Total fvnds brought forward 286,618 (119,462) 167,155 178,651 Total funds carrlod forward 306,452 (88,533) 217,919 167,155 Thern may be mlnor discrepancles in the totals If the pence arn not belng shown 29 Marth 2022 Page 1 St. Simon's Church, Southsea - 1128695 Fund movement summary Selected poriod: 01 January 2021 to 31 December 2021 Fund Trnnsfer• Galns and Fund balance8 Alms ~ Alms Fund Breakthru - Breakthfu Help - Help Fund Insurance - Insurance OC- Open Church rep . RepaynRnt FurKI Suppers - Sunday Suppers windows . Wndows Youth - Youth Fund General - General fund Devcam - Development Campaign Fund (56,718) 6,249 282 (6,808) 108 (600) 8,955 (13,993) (61,221) 286,618 4,283 (66,624) 6,117 282 (7,016) 108 (600) 18,043 (13,993) (74,163) 306,452 49,312 132 5.441 28,126 19,038 400 97,597 45,029 13,341 T7,763 Totals 167,166 176.594 126,831 217,919 Thern may be minor dIscrepan￿"eS In the totals If the pence are not belng shown 29 March 2022 Page 1 St. Slmon's Church, Southsu . 1128695 Statomènt of A￿ets and Liabllitlm (by fund) A8 at: 31 Doc•mhr 2021 Prnvlous .balance Balance Investments 81: CbF COE Fund. A•••t Unrestrided 59,192.00 58,847.00 51192.00 58,847.00 59,192.00 58,847.00 Tanglblo amets 31GII. 31 Gal08 Road - As8•t Unrestrlcted 75,￿0.( 75,000. 75,000.IXI 74000.00 M1: Mlnlbu• Unrestricted Tanglblo a88ets 74000.00 76,000.00 Cash at bank and 6001: G•no n Imnd Restrlcted Restricted Restrlrted Re8tr1cted Restricted Restricted Restricted Re8trlcted Restricted Unrnstricted Restiicted (66,624,20) 6,117.55 (8.87) (7,016.48) 108.69 (B￿.00> 18,043.03 (13,993.35) (74,163.05) 172,353.43 48.196.01 (56,718.20) 6,249.55 (8.87) (6,808.56) 108.69 (600.00) 8,955.03 (13,993.35) (61,221.35) 152,864.55 3,196.01 Breakth Help Fuod In8uran Repay nt Fund Sunday uppers w1nd0￿. nd General fund Development Campalln Fund 81412.76 32,023.50 6502: Dw•lopm•nt Campalgn Bank AcGount. A•*•t Genea,fvr Unrnstricted Develowrnnt Restrirted Carnpa￿n Furnl 198.16 1,116.33 198.16 1,087.20 1,31U9 1,28&36 Cash at bank and In hand 83.727.26 33,308.86 29 Marth 2022 Page 1 frklp Fw R88trided 291.00 (291.00) 291.(Kl (291.00) Debtt>rn Credltorn: Amouhts falllng due In ono y￿r Z04: Accourt8 Payabl• . UaNIIty General furMI Crndltorn: Amounts falllng duo In on• y#r Grand Totsl 217,919.25 167,155.86 29 Math 2022 Page 2 CHARITY (OMMISSION FQR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Ex(aniiner'kn> ¢ Report Report to the trusteesl members of SIMofvJ'S ecc On accounts for the year ended Lozl Charity no (if any) //Z (Lqts Set out on pages Irernember to Includ& the paoe nLimbers of additional Sneetsl I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above ' charity ('the Trust.) for the year ended r); Responsibilties and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent IThe charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to ,examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualrfied member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 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. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 23 2022 Name: 6A¢t7 qualification(s) or body C6M4 IER Oct 2018 (if any): Address: 41 .JittL Nb(LJTrl 02QfL Section B Disclosure Qnly complete if the examin,er needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here briof details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER, Oct 2018