## _Newchurch Parish Church, Culcheth Diocese of Liverpool_ ## _Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council_ ## _Contents_ ## _1. Reference and Administrative Information_ _2. Structure, Management and Governance_ _3. Objectives and Activities_ _4. Achievements and Performance_ _5. Finance Report_ ## _6. Plans for the Future_ _December 2020_ **.** _For the year ended 31[st]_ 1 ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** The Parochial Church Council of Newchurch Parish Church, Culcheth is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Charity registration number: 1128702 The Church is based on Church Lane, Culcheth. The parish is part of the Diocese of Liverpool and its official correspondence addresses are during the interregnum : Mr Alan Wright Mr Geoff Bent 16 Bollin Close 10 Burnham Close Culcheth Culcheth Warrington Warrington WA3 5DU WA3 4LJ For the period from 1[st] January 2019 until the date of approval of this report, the following people served as members of the Parochial Church Council: **Incumbent** Vacant Rev Ian Hopkins (Interim from October 2019 until June 2020) **Churchwardens** Mr Alan Wright Mr Geoff Bent **Deanery Synod** Mr Alan Wright Mr Rupert Rees Mrs Jean Williams **Elected members Safeguarding Officer** Mrs Jean Williams **PCC Secretary** Mrs Ann Atkinson **Treasurer** Mrs Suzanne Kadodwala Mrs Jean Wright Mr Kenneth Quick Miss Maureen Hurley Mrs Freda Wilcock Mrs Ann Mills Mrs Chris Crye **Electoral Roll Officer** Mr Bill Leatherbarrow ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Liverpool Diocesan Board of Finance acted as Custodian Trustee for the inalienable property of the church. **Bank** NatWest, 32 Market Street Leigh Lancashire WN7 1DX **Independent Examiner** Mr Alan Parkinson, 7 Spires Gardens, Winwick, Warrington, WA2 8WB **Quinquennial Architect** Mr Robin Wolley, B Arch RIBA, The Studio, Ruthin, LL15 2PW **Legal Advisors** The Bishop of Liverpool’s Registry (Lee Bolton, MonierWilliams, Solicitors, 1 The Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1P 3JT). Day to day management control of the Church is exercised by the incumbent and wardens: Mr. Alan Wright, Mr. Geoff Bent . 2 ## **2. STRUCTURE, MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE** Newchurch, Culcheth PCC is a body corporate and operates under the _Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956_ and the _Church Representation Rules._ The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All church members are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC Newchurch Parish Church, Culcheth, forms part of a joint benefice with Christ Church, Croft. ## **Other related trusts:** Culcheth Educational Foundation - registered charity No. 526389, a religious instruction trust. The Rector and the two churchwardens are trustees ## **The PCC operates three subcommittees:** Standing Committee: The terms of reference of this committee are to transact the business of the council between PCC meetings subject to any directions given by the PCC, to set the agenda for PCC meetings and to reflect on issues which may require more time than can be set aside at Council meetings due to pressure of business. This team is composed of the clergy and lay officers of the church plus two elected members of the PCC. Worship Group: This committee is comprised of clergy, readers and lay leaders from both Christ Church and Newchurch. It is responsible for the rota and content of services. Finance Committee: This committee is composed of the Sue Kadodwala (PCC treasurer), The Church Wardens and Albert De Jong (the Freewill Offering registrar). Its role is to oversee all financial transactions of behalf of the PCC. The PCC monitors basic policies and procedures for: Health and Safety, Risk Assessment and Management, Child and Vulnerable Adults Protection. Individual members of the PCC receive training as and when deemed appropriate by the PCC These are as follows:- ## **Risk Assessments** To identify their major risks, the PCC are undergoing a programme of assessments. Procedures are being put in place to manage those risks and minimise their impact on the life of the church. Action in the main areas of risk has been taken as follows: ## **Financial Risk** Investments are only made in approved low risk funds approved for charity use, however, Newchurch is not currently able to make any financial investments due to general lack of funds. The PCC have reviewed internal controls for annual accounts, cash and cheque handling, and the Treasurer reviews controls in line with regulatory requirements to ensure Financial Governance. These include: - Formalisation of the monthly Finance Meeting with the Finance Committee with the following agenda items discussed and reviewed: - Agree cheques to be paid - Review progress on actions - Discuss risks and issues - AOB - Minutes produced detailing invoices to be paid and key decisions made. 3 - Production and distribution of monthly income and expenditure sheets. - Production of a 12 month budget forecast and quarterly management accounts showing progress against budget. ## **Compliance with Law and Regulation** A Health and Safety review has been undertaken by a member of the PCC. The PCC has been appraised of the risks and the necessary compliance requirements and these are being complied with. These procedures are reviewed regularly. There are procedures for recording accidents and churchwardens and side persons are usually trained annually in fire safety, however this year this has not been possible. Training will be re-introduced as soon as regulations allow. ## **Operational Risk** Plans have been agreed so that in the event of the church becoming unusable for a limited period then services will be held in the Parish Hall. ## **Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection** The PCC takes its duty and obligation to protect vulnerable people seriously. Church members, where appropriate are checked under child protection legislation. During 2019 DBS checks have completed where appropriate. The PCC will continue to review its policies based on the diocesan and the Church of England guidelines. It is recommended that the online safeguarding training is completed by as many parishioners as possible. ## **Reserves Policy** The PCC has an aspirational reserves policy whereby it intends to hold three to four months running costs as a general reserve (circa £25,000 - £30,000). At the end of the financial year, the reserve stood at £19,886.97 increasing by £900 as a result of the inclusion of a portion of the £2,000 legacy monies received. It will continue to be the aim of the PCC to add to this, should the opportunity arise. ## **3. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** The general functions of the PCC are stated within section 2 of the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956. This states that the PCC ‘is to co-operate with the incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.’ At Newchurch our mission is to proclaim the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England, both through the Word and our deeds to love the Lord our God and to love his children – our neighbours. When planning our activities for the year, the PCC considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and in particular, the specific guidance to charities concerned with the advancement of religion. ## **Our objectives for 2020 were to provide the following public benefits:** **To Love the Lord our God and to be open to Him through** - Regular public worship open to all - The provision of a sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. - To help people who have asked for assistance with prayer - To review our services in order to enhance the beauty of our worship and to make occasional offices more accessible to those with no experience of church. 4 **To Love our neighbours and be open to them** - Pastoral work including visiting the sick, bereaved and elderly. - Taking assemblies for children in local schools and on church premises - Promoting the mission of the Church through the provision of activities for the - whole community. - Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas. ## **To Love each other through fellowship** - Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. - To continue to meet with our ecumenical partners locally and to support one - another. ## **During 2020 we aimed to achieve these objectives by:** - Re-consider the way in which we offer baptisms to allow part of the service to be held within the context of our Morning Worship. - Continuing to be part of our deanery in the deanery mission plan. ## **During 2020:** - The finance group have monitored our financial situation but during the present Covid 19 restrictions it has not been possible to carry out the usual range of fundraising activities. The group have also investigated other forms of giving. ## **4.ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE INCLUDING REVIEW OF CHARITABLE ACHIEVEMENTS AGAINST OBJECTIVES** Due to the interregnum and the Covid 19 pandemic restrictions the PCC has been prevented from achieving as much as we would have wished. The following section highlights the areas of activity and performance. ## **The electoral roll is now 81.** ## **Worship:** Coronavirus has effected the numbers at services and the Church was not open for worship from 16[th] March until 12[th] July and from 2[nd] November until 6[th] December. Average attendance at Sunday services during 2020 was as follows: **09 00am Holy Communion:** (held on 2[nd] Sunday of the month) Adults: 12 (2 services held this year) 10 30am Holy Communion: (held on2[nd] & 4[th] Sundays of the month) Adults: 46 Under 16’s: 4 (14 services were held this year) 10.30am Morning Worship Adults: 41 Under 16’s: 4 10.30am Average for both services : Adults: 42 Under 16’s: 4 No 6.30pm services held this year. Tuesday Holy Communion in the Parish Hall: 14. 20 services held this year. Occasional Offices for 2020 Weddings 0 Baptisms 2 Burials 21 Cremations 15 (No service in Church) Interment of ashes only 23 Communion was also given in care homes in the village until March. 5 ## **Pastoral Care and Service to the Community** This year has been difficult to undertake our usual level of activity. Face to face meetings particularly in care homes have been impossible. We have continued to contact people using the telephone. The schools did contribute to the display of trees and cribs at Christmas but there was limited opening of the Church. Pictures were circulated on Facebook and the website. ## **Newchurch Junior Church** At present we have 13 members of Junior Church, with 3 leaders and several adult, parent helpers. The age range of the children, for whom we cater is between 2 and 16. We meet every week in the Family Room except during August, when there are alternative activities available and during major festivals when we join the rest of the congregation. We take part in several morning services and provide feedback about our activities at most 10:30 am services. This year because of Coronavirus restrictions we met outdoors in the churchyard until the church closed for services. We were unable to perform our annual Nativity Play the Sunday before Christmas with the involvement of all the children and several of the parents. We were also unable to crown Newchurch Rose Queen for 2020. The Easter and Harvest Extravaganzas with games and activities for children and adults from the church congregation and the village community were also cancelled. We hope to restart these and other Junior Church activities when regulations allow. ## **Mothers’ Union** The AGM at the beginning of the year followed by hot pot. Members attended a Deanery Lunch at Haydock Park Golf Club. Members received a sheet of prayers, letters and Easter cards. Christmas cards with the Mother’s Union prayer card and chocolates were also sent . Although no meetings have been held since early in the year, members have been contacted by phone. ## **Church Building Report** (January – December 2020 We have not disposed of any assets and retain all of our possessions and the general standard of maintenance of the Church building is relatively good, a fortuitous situation bearing in mind the continuing financial deficit. The annual boiler service was completed, as was the clearing of the lower levels of the gutters to remove vegetation and debris. There is evidence of rotting wood at the front of the lych gate where it meets the stone wall. Work on phase 1 of the Graveyard drainage project was finished and conditions have improved. The refurbishing of the porch has been begun and a new carpet laid. Oak cupboards have been installed. The church path has been re-laid. 6 ## **Fundraising for other Charities** Unfortunately, in 2020, like so many organisations, fund raising activities were halted due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Frugal lunches were stopped mid March having raised a total of £400, which was distributed equally between the Church Urban Fund and Derian House. Usual fundraising events of the Christmas Tree Festival, Macmillan Coffee Morning and the Remembrance Day Service were unable to go ahead. ## **Finance, Giving and Fundraising** 2020 has been an extremely challenging year due to the Covid pandemic initially closing churches, then re-opening with reduced capacity, but also preventing the many fundraising activities undertaken by the parishioners which has significantly impacted the financial position. Overall the total income for the church in 2020 was down 30% on income received in 2019, however the 2019 income included two ‘out of the ordinary’ receipts of a £10,000 legacy, and a £7,000 donation specifically for the repair of the footpath leading to the church. When these 2 items are excluded from the figures, the underlying trend is a reduction in income of 17.2% (£15,491). Planned Giving in 2020 decreased by 15.9% to £36,695.06, and there was also a decrease in the re-claim of tax rebate to £4,184.81 (a decrease of 19.4%). This income formed 49% of the total income stream for the year (up almost 10%) with increased reliance on planned giving due to our inability to fund raise during the Covid-19 pandemic. It only covers 50% of expenditure for the year – it should also be noted that PCC were unable to pay three of the Parish Share payments totaling £16,434.24, during the year due to lack of unrestricted funds, however due to the exceptional and challenging financial circumstances in 2020 the Church Commissioners have granted Parish Share Credit of £16,906 to write off debts from 2020 arrears and credit against future parish share repayments. We would encourage all members of the congregation to continue to review their giving and, if not already part of the Free Will Offering scheme, to consider make regular donations via the Parish Giving Scheme, standing order, cheque or envelope. If you pay any form of tax please sign a Gift Aid declaration. We would encourage members of the congregation to consider bequest donations in their financial and will planning. General fund donations for the year saw an increase by £1,495 to £5,762 which has been encouraging in a difficult year. Various fundraising activities undertaken by volunteers within the congregation including Christmas Fayre, Christmas Tree Festival, regular film nights, music concerts, Harvest Supper etc. have all been hit by the pandemic and unable to take place, resulting in a drop of income from £10,604 to £4,752. Looking ahead it seems unlikely that these events will be able to restart in the first half of 2021 and it’s concerning if such events need to be re-established if they will attract the same support. Income from funerals remained fairly static despite no income being received by PCC for crematorium only services. Wedding income is however down due to weddings being banned or numbers strictly limited during 2020, with a decrease of 87% to just £781. 7 Income from the Parish Magazine adverts and sales totalled £1,975, increasing by 15.5%, after printing expenses this resulted in a net profit of £1,285.46. ## **Restricted Funds** Due to the Newchurch continuing interregnum, the restricted fund required for the Sequestration account to keep a record of assigned fees has been maintained. The balance is currently £10,405.40 in credit, due to the dedication of the clergy team who have carried out many services during the period without recompense. Overall net decrease in restricted funds of £847, detailed in the table below. Monies were spent from the porch fund of £2,006 to refurbish the church entrance porch with new oak units, display stand and carpet. Monies have been used from the churchyard fund for cutting back the Lime trees (£1,350) and 50% payment of £3,285 for the new footpath leading to the church (the remainder to be paid on satisfactory completion of the work). The separate fundraising project called the ‘Drainage Project’ which ran for the duration of 2017 to raise monies specifically to improve drainage within the churchyard paid out retention monies of £1,200 following acceptable re-seeding of the area. Another phase of work is required to complete the project, however this would require further fundraising to supplement the balance of monies held within the Drainage Project restricted fund (£6,836.79). ||**Church Yard**|**Drainage Project**|**Sequestration Fund**|**Bell Tower**|**Porch Fund (Beryl's**
**Legacy)**|**General Reserve**
**Fund**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Opening Balance:**|14,639.19
£|8,036.79
£|3,961.40
£|471.19
£|18,526.89
£|19,365.97
£| |**INCOME**||||||| |January|215.00
£|-
£|477.00
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |February|-
£|-
£|647.00
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |March|-
£|-
£|852.00
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |April|-
£|-
£|388.00
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |May|-
£|-
£|1,620.00
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |June|-
£|-
£|257.00
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |July|100.00
£|-
£|752.00
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |August|100.00
£|-
£|163.00
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |September|-
£|-
£|916.00
£|-
£|-
£|900.00
£| |October|50.00
£|-
£|212.00
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |November|-
£|-
£|52.00
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |December|150.00
£|-
£|108.00
£|25.00
£|-
£|-
£| |Sub total|615.00
£|-
£|6,444.00
£|25.00
£|-
£|900.00
£| |||||||| |**EXPENDITURE**||||||| |January|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |February|287.39
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |March|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |April|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
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£|-
£| |May|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |June|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |July|-
£|1,200.00
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |August|226.42
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|1,158.77
£|379.00
£| |September|1,368.99
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |October|72.19
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|597.08
£|-
£| |November|3,291.56
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|217.00
£|-
£| |December|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|33.39
£|-
£| |Subtotal|5,246.55
£|1,200.00
£|-
£|-
£|2,006.24
£|379.00
£| |||||||| |**Closing Balance**|10,007.64
£|6,836.79
£|10,405.40
£|496.19
£|16,520.65
£|19,886.97
£| 8 ## **Pensions Regulation** New Pension law impacted the church during 2017 with the staging date set for pensions of 1/8/2017. The Finance Committee selected the government scheme NEST as the preferred pension offering, and the two eligible employees were offered the option of taking up a pension in the scheme. There was no take up. The declaration of compliance was completed & returned to the Pensions Regulator 4/9/2017, a further re-declaration was completed 05/08/2020 in line with Pension law requirements. There continues to be no take up of the scheme. ## **Expenditure** Expenditure continued to be monitored closely and restricted to essential expenses only, with cost savings made wherever possible. Ministry expenses in 2020 fell to £1,017.61 to cover expenses for Rev Ian Hopkins until his departure at the end of June. The Rectory continues to be let by the Diocese which reduces our liabilities to be paid on the property. Church Building costs excluding the Drainage Project retention monies (£1,200), footpath replacement (£3,285), and porch improvements £2,006) which were all funded by restricted funds, decreased by £2,427 to £8,495 with close monitoring of costs. Significant savings (40%) on church gas/electric and water were made due to the church being closed. There has been a decrease in the combined costs for the Upkeep of Services and Communication, again due to the church closure. A Sequestration account has been maintained and the balance of assigned fees held in a restricted fund. The Parish share loan repayments were also kept up to date for the year, however Parish Share is three months in arrears (total £16,434.24). The Parish Share loan stood at £4,190.97 as at 31/12/2020. Payments to Diocese covering Parish Share and Parish Share loan repayments totalled £53,502.72 accounting for 71% of total expenditure for the year. In conclusion, the overall financial position continues to be precarious, with the continuing decline of average attendance figures and average age profile of the congregation needing to be reversed to secure the long-term financial future of the Parish. ## **6. PLANS FOR THE FUTURE** In 2020 we intend to… - Re-establish the Church community once services restart and consider the relevance of any changes that were introduced this year. - Continue to refurbish the entrance way of the church. - Make repairs to the lych gate. - Consolidate the changes to the way baptisms are carried out, and to look to explore how we can attract younger couples to start attending on a more regular basis. - Continue to be part of our deanery in the deanery mission plan. 9 ## **Agent Transactions** The PCC acted as a financial agent for the following people / organisations: - Treasurer and Wardens £6,444 was received in regard to assigned fees for weddings, funerals and burials in 2020 and is held in a Sequestration Account. - Organist, bells and vergers - £1,491.00 was received from funeral directors and wedding couples regarding funerals and weddings respectively. This money was passed directly to the appropriate individuals. 10 ## **NEWCHURCH PARISH CHURCH - CULCHETH** ## **FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020** |**Analysis of**
**resources**
**2020**
**1. Newchurch PCC: Main Account: Receipts & Payments Account**
**RECEIPTS**
**Voluntary Income**
**Planned Giving**
Free Will Offerings
101
27,461.68
£
Tax Rebate
102
4,184.81
£
Plate Collections
104
5,048.57
£
**Individual Donations**
Bequests
202
2,000.00
£
General fund
104
5,762.41
£
Churchyard Fund
104
615.00
£
Other Restricted Funds:
- Porch Fund
104
-
£
- Bell Tower Fund
104
25.00
£
-Drainage Project
104
-
£
- Sequestration Fund - Assigned fees
104
6,444.00
£
**Fund Raising Events & Activities**
Christmas Fair & Draw
203a
-
£
200 Club
203a
2,138.50
£
Tea / Coffee
203a
82.21
£
Income from rent of space
203a
-
£
Other Parish Activites
203a
2,532.07
£
**Other Income**
Fees to PCC
Weddings
404
781.00
£
Funerals
404
14,666.00
£
Memorials
404
110.00
£
**Parish Magazine**
Advertisements
403b
815.30
£
Sales
403a
1,159.76
£
**From Christ Church Croft**
Contibution to Council Tax
103a
Contibution to Rector's Expenses
103a
Contribution to Assistant Curate's Expenses
103a
Contribution to Water Rates
103a
Other
**Other Receipts**
From reserve account
Churches together
Collections for Charity
104
450.00
£
**TOTAL INCOME & RECEIPTS**
Note 1 - this figure includes payments to Verger, Organist, Bells & Choir
**1. Newchurch PCC: Main Account: Receipts & Payments Account**
**PAYMENTS**
**2020**
**Ministry**
Rector's Expenses
501
454.21
£
Rectory: Council Tax & Water
501
563.40
£
Rectory: Garden
501
-
£
Other Ministry:
501
- Assistant Curate Expenses
501
-
£
- OLM Expenses
501
-
£
- Visiting Clergy Expenses
501
-
£
**Church Building**
Church Gas / Elelctricity / Water
510
1,985.47
£
Cleaner
506
600.00
£
Church Insurance
508
2,241.44
£
Organ Insurance
508
488.93
£
Church Repairs & Maintenance
509
1,217.50
£
Bell Tower
508
-
£
Porch Fund
508
2,006.24
£
Churchyard
508
5,246.55
£
Drainage Project
508
1,200.00
£
**Upkeep of Services**
Service costs (eg altar bread / wine &
candles & Flowers)
507
128.90
£
Resources (eg books / PRS licence etc)
507
460.18
£
Organist
506
1,000.00
£
Major repairs
489.68
£|**2019**
30,430.14
£
5,192.12
£
8,003.60
£
36,695.06
£
10,000.00
£
4,267.00
£
8,165.00
£
-
£
255.75
£
125.00
£
5,961.50
£
14,846.41
£
2,624.94
£
1,200.00
£
731.74
£
300.00
£
5,747.61
£
4,752.78
£
5,962.00
£
14,559.50
£
108.00
£
15,557.00
£
663.00
£
1,045.56
£
1,975.06
£
489.68
£
**74,315.99**
**£**
2,425.10
£
**74,765.99**
**£**
**2019**
609.31
£
2,348.33
£
590.00
£
149.96
£
2,000.10
£
152.00
£
1,017.61
£
3,260.57
£
1,000.00
£
2,178.68
£
488.93
£
2,301.47
£
149.80
£
540.00
£
1,003.46
£
13,000.00
£
14,986.13
£
346.45
£
450.43
£
1,120.00
£
1,464.95
£|**2018**
27,635.11
£
5,469.30
£
8,791.02
£
43,625.86
£
-
£
5,608.97
£
1,555.00
£
-
£
764.00
£
2,276.49
£
28,774.25
£
3,083.33
£
2,460.00
£
1,220.53
£
1,400.00
£
5,511.28
£
10,604.29
£
5,400.00
£
22,561.00
£
-
£
20,629.50
£
884.00
£
1,580.91
£
1,708.56
£
1,464.95
£
**106,807.41**
**£**
1,262.35
£
**109,232.51**
**£**
**2018**
1,279.34
£
3,945.10
£
1,815.00
£
453.36
£
280.76
£
5,849.70
£
3,333.23
£
1,080.00
£
2,750.36
£
476.93
£
2,520.89
£
418.76
£
901.00
£
214.96
£
1,104.00
£
23,922.91
£
681.53
£
184.25
£
1,040.00
£
-
£
6,718.60
£|41,895.43
£
10,204.46
£
13,675.14
£
27,961.00
£
2,464.91
£
6,718.60
£
**102,919.54**
**£**
**104,181.89**
**£**| |---|---|---|---| ||||7,773.56
£
12,800.13
£| ## **NEWCHURCH PARISH CHURCH - CULCHETH** ## **FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020** |**Analysis of**
**resources**
**2020**
**Communication**
Stationery & Photocopying
511
184.89
£
Administration
511
551.00
£
Printing of Magazine
511
689.60
£
Misson costs
511
190.44
£
**Dues to Diocese**
Parish Share
505
49,302.72
£
Loan
4,200.00
£
Assigned Fees Weddings & Funerals
-
£
**Other Expenses**
Parish Activities
503
571.68
£
**Other Payments**
Wedding Pay (Verger, Bells, Organ & Choir)
502
644.00
£
Donations to Charity
504
450.00
£
Cost of generating funds
-
£
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE & PAYMENTS**
**1. Newchurch PCC: Main Account: Receipts & Payments Account**
**2020**
**Summary for the year**
Bank balance at 1 January
66,879.09
£
Plus
Total Income & Receipts
74,765.99
£
Plus Unpresented Cheques (see Note 1)
1,888.00
£
Minus
Total Expenditure & Payments
74,377.15
£
Spreadsheet roundings
Previous years o/s chqs presented this year
1,164.00
£
Closing Balance at 31 December (see notes 2 - 7)|**2019**
1,589.08
£
264.69
£
846.24
£
1,334.99
£
-
£
1,615.93
£
58,523.30
£
3,600.00
£
3,246.00
£
53,502.72
£
1,592.72
£
571.68
£
2,017.50
£
2,425.10
£
-
£
1,094.00
£
**74,377.15**
**£**
**2019**
63,186.61
£
109,232.51
£
105,540.03
£
**67,991.93**
**£**|**2018**
1,916.88
£
245.30
£
547.47
£
1,220.00
£
420.00
£
2,445.92
£
69,528.96
£
3,000.00
£
6,151.00
£
65,369.30
£
683.29
£
1,592.72
£
1,491.00
£
1,262.35
£
-
£
4,442.60
£
**105,540.03**
**£**
**2018**
65,793.06
£
104,181.89
£
1,164.00
£
107,028.84
£
923.50
£
**66,879.09**
**£**|1,905.78
£
2,432.77
£
78,679.96
£
683.29
£
2,753.35
£
**107,028.84**
**£**
**63,186.61**
**£**| |---|---|---|---| ## **Notes:** Note 1. Cheques not presented at the Bank as at 31/12/2020 totalled £1,888 breakdown detailed below: |**Payee**
**Amount**
Kenyon Cutters-see note 11
1,350.00
£
Culcheth Educational Foundation-Church Hall hire
80.00
£
PTSG Lightning conductor check-see note 9
108.00
£
Parish Share Loan Repyt-Dec
350.00
£
**Total**
1,888.00
£
Note 2. Balance at year end includes Restricted Funds:
Church yard
10,007.64
£
Drainage Project
6,836.79
£
Porch Fund
16,520.65
£
Bell Tower
496.19
£
Total Restricted Fund Balance:
33,861.27
£
Note 3. Due to the Parish being Interregnum, sequestration commenced 01/05/2019. A sequestration restricted fund has been set up and reporting the account is in place.
The balance of the sequestration fund as at 31/12/2020 is
10,405.40
£
Note 4. General Fund Balance at year end
1,950.29
£
**Unpresented cheques**|**Unpresented cheques**|**Unpresented cheques**| |---|---|---| ||**Payee**|**Amount**| ||Kenyon Cutters-see note 11|1,350.00
£| ||Culcheth Educational Foundation-Church Hall hire|80.00
£| ||PTSG Lightning conductor check-see note 9|108.00
£| ||Parish Share Loan Repyt-Dec|350.00
£| ||**Total**|1,888.00
£| |||nt is in place.
10,405.40
£
1,950.29
£| Note 5. General Fund Reserve now stands at £19,886.97. Further funds £900 have been set aside following receipt of bequest to meet our Reserve Policy requirement and align with Newchurch PCCs Legacy Policy to spend monies bequested within Newchurch. Spend of funds this year was to purchase a camcorder to facillitate the recording of funerals and weekly services which has been essential due to Covid restrictions. Note 6 - Parish Share Loan set up with the Diocese in June 2017 to commence payment of arrears from 2017 and previous years. Initial Loan amount £16,180.97 |**Parish Share Loan**||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Total Loan**|£|16,180.97
||| ||||Payments|| ||||Made to Date|| |Loan Repayment Plan:|Monthly||per annum|| |**2017**(July onwards)|£|200.00
|£|1,200.00
| |**2018**|£|250.00
|£|3,000.00
| |**2019**|£|300.00
|£|3,600.00
| |**2020**|£|350.00
|£|4,200.00
| |**2021**|£|350.00
||| |Parish Share Loan balance outstanding as at|31/12/2020 £4,180.97, repayments are up to date.|||| **NEWCHURCH PARISH CHURCH - CULCHETH** **2018** ## **FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020** ## **Analysis of** **resources 2020** **2019** Note 7 - as at 31st December 2020 Parish Share for November and December 2019 remained unpaid. In addition to this during 2020 and the Covid crisis the majority of church fund raising activities have been cancelled and Parish Share for July, October and December 2020 has not been paid due to lack of funds in the General Fund. Arrears are: |November 2019
December 2019
July 2020
October 2020
December 2020
TOTAL|
5,852.33
£

5,852.33
£
5,478.08
£
5,478.08
£

5,478.08
£| |---|---| ||28,138.90
£| Due to the exceptional and challenging financial circumstances of 2020 due to Covid-19 the Church Commissioners have granted Parish Share Credit (as per letter 15/12/2020) of £16,906 to write off debts from 2020 arrears and credit against future parish share payments. After this credit of £16,906, arrears for 2019 remain at £11,704.66 with a credit of £471.76 for 2021 repayments. There is no repayment plan in place currently for these arrears. Note 8 - the retention monies of £1,200 for the initial phase of the drainage project have been paid following completion of re-seeding the ground. Note 9 - a contract for the required annual inspection of the Lightning conductor has been entered into with PTSG Services group to save costs, £90 plus VAT per annum for the period 05/12/20 to 04/12/2025. the invoice for the initial inspection is currently awaited. Note 10 - a donation of £7,000 was given in 2019 for the replacement of the footpath leading to the church entrance. This work is in the process of being completed and 50% (£3,285) of the costs have been paid to Culcheth Paving & Groundwork on 16/11/20. The remaining balance of £3,285 will be paid in 2021 on satisfactory completion of the work. Note 11 - work to cut down Lime Trees in the church grounds has been agreed as per quotation of 23/09/20 for £1,350 with Kenyon Cutters. This work is currently being scheduled an ## **2. Newchurch PCC: 200 Club Receipts & Payments Account** |**RECEIPTS**
**2020**
Subscriptions
203a
2,965.00
£
Donations
203a
Cheques not Paid Out
203a
60.00
£
**PAYMENTS**
Prizes
503
1,410.50
£
Transfer to PCC
503
2,164.50
£
Warrington Borough Council
503
20.00
£
Credits not presented
**Summary for the year**
Bank balance at 1 January
1,129.50
£
Plus
Receipts
3,025.00
£
Minus
Payments
3,595.00
£
Closing Balance at 31 December
**3. Newchurch PCC: Junior Church Account**
**2020**
**RECEIPTS**
Collections
203a
17.49
£
Donations
203a
162.00
£
**PAYMENTS**
Stationery
503
-
£
Gifts / Prizes
503
39.15
£
Miscellaneous
503
-
£
Party
503
22.27
£
Visits / Subscriptions
503
33.00
£
**Summary for the year**
Bank balance at 1 January
180.61
£
Plus
Receipts
179.49
£
Minus
Payments
94.42
£|**2019**
3,395.00
£
70.00
£
3,025.00
£
1,622.00
£
1,200.00
£
40.00
£
3,595.00
£
526.50
£
3,465.00
£
2,862.00
£
**559.50**
**£**
**2019**
88.26
£
50.25
£
179.49
£
13.00
£
39.38
£
-
£
21.11
£
102.00
£
94.42
£
217.59
£
138.51
£
175.49
£|**2018**
3,430.00
£
46.50
£
-
£
3,465.00
£
1,620.00
£
2,370.00
£
20.00
£
2,862.00
£
1,060.00
£
3,476.50
£
4,010.00
£
**1,129.50**
**£**
**2018**
91.90
£
50.00
£
138.51
£
19.32
£
53.77
£
5.00
£
104.29
£
-
£
175.49
£
258.07
£
141.90
£
182.38
£|3,476.50
£
4,010.00
£
**526.50**
**£**| |---|---|---|---| ||||141.90
£
182.38
£| ## **NEWCHURCH PARISH CHURCH - CULCHETH** ## **FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020** |**FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020**||| |---|---|---| |**Analysis of**
**resources**
**2020**
**2019**
**265.68**
**£**
**4. Newchurch PCC: Christmas Tree & Crib Festival Account**
Due to Covid-19 Pandemic there was no fundraising Christmas Tree & Crib Festival in 2020
**2020**
**2019**
**RECEIPTS**
Christmas Tree & Crib Festival
203a
-
£
1,487.74
£
-
£
**PAYMENTS**
Alan Wright
503
111.91
£
F Wilcock expenses
503
Newchurch Parish Church (donation & heatin
503
900.00
£
Printers
503
-
£
-
£
Band
503
200.00
£
Ann Atkinson expenses
503
Children's Society
504
350.00
£
-
£
**Summary for the year**
**2020**
**2019**
Bank balance at 1 January
95.84
£
170.01
£
Plus
Receipts
-
£
1,487.74
£
Minus
Payments
-
£
1,561.91
£
Closing Balance at 31 December
**95.84**
**£**|**2018**
**180.61**
**£**
**2018**
1,817.92
£
1,487.74
£
167.00
£
-
£
1,008.00
£
-
£
250.00
£
-
£
442.00
£
1,561.91
£
**2018**
219.09
£
1,817.92
£
1,867.00
£
**95.84**
**£**|**217.59**
**£**| |||1,817.92
£
1,867.00
£
**170.01**
**£**| ## **NEWCHURCH PARISH CHURCH - CULCHETH** ## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020** |**Monetary Assets**|**2020**| |---|---| ||£| |Newchurch PCC Main Account|£67,991.93| |200 Club|£559.50| |Junior Church|£265.68| |Christmas Tree & Crib Festival|£95.84| Total Monetary Assets £68,912.95 **RECEIPTS RECEIPTS** |**RECEIPTS**||**RECEIPTS**|**RECEIPTS**||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**VOLUNTARY INCOME**||unrestricted
restricted
Newchurch a/c||unrestricted
restricted
200 Club||unrestricted
restricted
Junior Church||unrestricted
restricted
Christmas Tree||TOTALS
unrestricted|restricted| |1 Tax Efficient planned giving(101)|£|25,208.38
||||||||25,208.38
£|-
£| |2 Other Planned Giving-103a|£|1,643.70
||||||||1,643.70
£|-
£| |3 Collections at Services-104|£|5,048.57
||||||||5,048.57
£|-
£| |3a-103b||||||||||-
£|-
£| |4 All other giving & voluntary receipts including Special
Appeals- 105|£|4,862.41|1,540.00
£|||||||4,862.41
£|1,540.00
£| |5-203b||||||||||-
£|-
£| |6 Gift Aid Recovered-102|£|4,184.81
||||||||4,184.81
£|-
£| |6a GA Small Donations Scheme|£|609.60
||||||||609.60
£|| |7 Legacies received (capital value)-202|£|2,000.00
||||||||2,000.00
£|-
£| |8 Grants (incl one off & recurring)-201a||||||||||-
£|-
£| |8a- 201b||||||||||-
£|-
£| |**ACTIVITES FOR GENERATING FUNDS**||||||||||-
£|-
£| |9 Gross Income from Fundraising Activities-203a|£|4,752.78
||3,025.00
£||179.49
£||-
£||7,957.27
£|-
£| |**INCOME FROM INVESTMENTS**||||||||||-
£|-
£| |10 Dividends, interest, income from property-301 & 302||||||||||-
£|-
£| |**CHURCH ACTIVITIES**||||||||||-
£|-
£| |11 Statutory fees retained by the PCC (weddings , funerals
etc)-404|
£|15,557.00
|6,444.00
£|||||||15,557.00
£|6,444.00
£| |12 Gross income from trading (e.g. hall lettings, magazine,
bookstall) NOT fundraising401 / 402 / 403 & 500|£|1,975.06
||||||||1,975.06
£|-
£| |**OTHER INCOMNG RESOURCES**||||||||||-
£|-
£| |13 Any other income/receipts not already listed-601 & 602|£|939.68
||||||||939.68
£|-
£| |||||||||||-
£|-
£| ||**£**|**66,781.99**
|**7,984.00**
**£**|**3,025.00**
**£**|**-**
**£**|**179.49**
**£**|**-**
**£**|**-**
**£**|**-**
**£**|69,986.48
£|7,984.00
£| ||£|74,765.99
||||||||74,765.99
£|-
£| ||£|74,765.99
||3,025.00
£||179.49
£||-
£||77,970.48
£|-
£| 14 Number of tax efficient planned givers 15 Number of other planned givers 16 Number of new legacies received 2 ||||||||||TOTAL|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Payments|Newchurch a/c||200 Club||Junior Church||Christmas Tree||TOTALS|| |**PAYMENTS**||||||||||| |**COST OF GENERATING VOLUNTARY INCOME AND**
**GENERATING FUNDS**||||||||||| |17 Fund raising activities (Costs & Payments)-503|571.68
£||3,595.00
£||94.42
£||-
£||4,261.10
£|-
£| |**CHURCH ACTIVITES**|||||||||-
£|-
£| |18 Mission giving and donations-504|450.00
£||||||||450.00
£|-
£| |19Diocesanparishshare contribution-505|53,502.72
£||||||||53,502.72
£|-
£| |20 Salaries wages and honararia-506|1,600.00
£||||||||1,600.00
£|-
£| |21-Clergy and staff expenses 501 & 502|1,661.61
£||||||||1,661.61
£|-
£| |22-Church Expenses : Mission and Evangalism costs 507|||||||||-
£|-
£| |23a-Church running expenses 508|1,078.01
£|1,961.55
£|||||||1,078.01
£|1,961.55
£| |23b Churchbuildingmaintenance costs 509|1,217.50
£|2,006.24
£|||||||1,217.50
£|2,006.24
£| |23c Church insurance costs 510|2,241.44
£||||||||2,241.44
£|-
£| |24 Church Utility Bills-510|1,985.47
£||||||||1,985.47
£|-
£| |25-Cost of Trading 511|1,615.93
£||||||||1,615.93
£|-
£| |**COST OF GOVERNANCE**|||||||||-
£|-
£| |26 Governance costs-4000b|||||||||-
£|-
£| |**MAJOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURE**|||||||||-
£|-
£| |27 Major repairs to the churchbuilding- 2012|||||||||-
£|-
£| |28 - Major repairs to church hall or other PCC property incl
redecoration 2013 &2014||4,485.00
£|||||||-
£|4,485.00
£| |29 - New building work to the church, church hall, clergy
housing orother PCC property2015|||||||||-
£|-
£| |99 Otheroutgoingresources/payments||||||||||| |assignedfees- NOT INCLUDED|-
£||||||||-
£|-
£| ||**65,924.36**
**£**|**8,452.79**
**£**|**3,595.00**
**£**|**-**
**£**|**94.42**
**£**|**-**
**£**|**-**
**£**|**-**
**£**|69,613.78
£|8,452.79
£| ||||||||||-
£|-
£| ||74,377.15
£||3,595.00
£||94.42
£||-
£||78,066.57
£|-
£| 31 Cash and deposit balance as at 31 December 32 Investments as at 31st December 33 Liabilities due within 1 year: |||**Raising Funds**
~~=.~~|~~=.~~|~~=.~~| |---|---|---|---|---| |||Fund-raising activites (costs and payments)
~~=.~~|4,261
£
~~=.~~|~~=.~~| |||**Charitable Activities**
~~=.~~|~~=.~~|| |||Mission giving and donations
~~=.~~|450
£
~~=.~~|~~=.~~| |||Diocesan parish share contribution
~~=.~~|53,503
£
~~=.~~|~~=.~~| |||Salaries, wages and honararia
~~=.~~|1,600
£
~~=.~~|~~=.~~| |||Clergy and staff expenses
~~=.~~|1,662
£
~~=.~~|-
£
~~=.~~| |||Church expenses: Mission and evangelism costs
~~=.~~|~~=.~~|~~=.~~| |||a. Church running expenses
~~=.~~|1,078
£
~~=.~~|1,962
£
~~=.~~| |||b. Church building maintenance costs
~~=.~~|1,218
£
~~=.~~|2,006
£
~~=.~~| |||c. Church building insurance (inc. contents)
~~=.~~|2,241
£
~~=.~~|~~=.~~| |||Church utility bills
~~=.~~|1,985
£
~~=.~~|~~=.~~| |||Cost of trading
~~=.~~|1,616
£
~~=.~~|~~=.~~| |||Governance costs
~~=.~~|~~=.~~|~~=.~~| |||**SUB-TOTAL for Church Activities & Raising Funds:**
~~=.~~|**69,614**
**£**
~~=.~~|**3,968**
**£**
~~=.~~| |||**Major capital expenditure**
~~=.~~|~~=.~~|| |||Major repairs to the church building
~~=.~~
~~CO~~|~~=.~~
~~CO~~|~~=.~~
~~CO~~| |||Major repairs to church hall or other PCC property, including
redecoration
~~=.~~
~~CO~~|~~=.~~
~~CO~~
~~ee~~|4,485
£
~~=.~~
~~CO~~| |||New building work to the church, church hall, clergy housing or
other PCC property
~~=.~~
~~ee~~|~~=.~~
~~ee~~
~~ee~~|~~=.~~
~~ee~~| |||**SUB-TOTAL for Major capital expenditure:**
~~=.~~
~~ee~~|**-**
**£**
~~=.~~
~~ee~~
~~ee~~|**4,485**
**£**
~~=.~~
~~ee~~| |||Other outgoingresources/ payments
~~=.~~|~~=.~~
~~ee~~|~~=.~~| |||**TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED (FROM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS)**
~~=.~~||| |||Column Totals(Lines D and Eplus 99)
~~=.~~|**69,614**
**£**
~~=.~~|**8,453**
**£**
~~=.~~| |||**Cash and Investment Balances**
**UNRESTRICTED**
**RESTRICTED**
~~=.~~||| |||Cash and deposit balance as at 31st December
~~=.~~
~~—————————~~|21,837
£
~~=.~~
~~—————————~~|44,267
£
~~=.~~
~~—————————~~| |||Investments as at 31st December
~~=.~~
~~—————————~~|~~=.~~
~~—————————~~|~~=.~~
~~—————————~~| |||Liabilities due within 1year
~~=.~~
~~—————————~~|4,289
£
~~=.~~
~~—————————~~|~~=.~~
~~—————————~~| |||**Account basis: on which basis are your accounts prepared (indicate ONE)**
**Receipts andpayments[ x]**
**Accruals[]**
~~=.~~
~~—————————~~||| |Please refer to the notes on the following pages to help clarify what is included in
each section. The item numbers refer to RPF notes, consistent with the guidance
provided in PCC Accountability, 2013.
~~a~~|Date
~~=.~~|03/01/2021
~~=.~~|~~=.~~|| ||Name
~~=.~~|Sue Kadodwala
~~=.~~||| ||Position
~~=.~~|Treasurer
~~=.~~||| ||Tel or Email
~~=.~~|01925 765652 sue.kadodwala@gmail.com
~~=.~~||| Ind•p•nd•nt Exami￿5 Rw•rt 2020 Report to the Parothial Churth C¢Juncil {PCC} d N￿hurth on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020, as set out in y¢)ur Annual Report. Respeth• ￿ponsIbIlItIa$ of Trust¢M and Ex•mln The PCC a￿ responsible for the preparnton of the ￿unts. They wnsider that an audit Is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Acl 2011 {the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is n88ded. It is my responsilx'liiy to: exanine the accounts under seLl•on 145 of the Chaiities A¢X, to f¢Jlow the procedu￿5 laid drAvn in the general Diredions given by the Charity Commis&on (under section 145(5Mb) of the Charities Acl). and to state whèther particular mattern have lo my attention. Bash of Indywndont Examln•fs slatwngnt My examination was canied