The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter's with St Mark's Hospital Church ## Report and Financial Statements 31 December 2022 Registered with the Charity Commission 1128896 ## The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter’s with St Mark’s Church, Maidenhead Registered Charity no. 1128896 Financial Report and Statements for the year ended 2022 ## Index to the Financial Statements ||Page| |---|---| |Report of the Parochial Church Council|3-12| |Report of the Independent Examiner|13| |Statement of Financial Activities|14| |Balance Sheet|15| |Notes to the Financial Statements|16-25| ## **2022 Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of St Peter’s with St Mark’s Hospital Church, Furze Platt, Maidenhead** ## **1. Administrative Information** St Peter's Church is situated in St Peter's Road, Furze Platt, Maidenhead. It is part of the Diocese of Oxford within the Church of England. The correspondence address is the Parish Office, St Peter's Church, St Peter's Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 7QU. The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is registered with the Charity Commission, registration no.1128896. The PCC also has responsibility for St Mark's Hospital Church, which is part of the site of St Mark's Hospital, our local community hospital. The incumbent also acts as the Hospital Chaplain. St Mark's Hospital Church building is owned and maintained by the NHS, although St Mark's congregation have been permitted to improve the building from their own funds. ## **2. Structure, Governance and Management** The PCC has been formed under the Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure 1956. The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. The clergy and Churchwardens are members by virtue of their office. Churchwardens are elected annually at the Annual Meeting of Parishioners. Deanery Synod representatives are elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) and hold office for three years. Other members of the PCC are elected for a term of 3 years at the APCM. All Church attenders are encouraged to register on the electoral roll and to consider whether to stand for election to the PCC. PCC members automatically become trustees of the charity. ## **3. Membership of the PCC** The Membership of the PCC as of 31[st] December 2022 is shown below: ## Ex Officio: David Short (Vicar) Joanna Ellington (Assistant Minister) Carol Cooper (Curate) Franzi Cheeseman (Churchwarden & PCC Vice Chair) Ian Knight (Churchwarden) Elected to PCC: Alan Berry (elected 2020-2023, PCC Treasurer) Abi Griffiths Price (elected 2020-2023) Anna Holloway (elected 2020-2023) Richard Thorogood (elected 2020-2023) Lucy Bellinger (elected 2021-2024) Howard Goldsmith (elected 2021-2024) Alan Jell (elected 2021-2024) Jeremy Stevens (elected 2021-2024) Martha Baillie (elected 2022-2025) Tom Collison (elected 2022-2025) Sue Fleet (elected 2022-2025) Mike Weatherley (elected 2022-2025) Co-opted: Ruth Flynn (PCC Minute Secretary) Sandy Young (PCC Secretary) ## **4. Deanery Synod** The Deanery Synod provides the PCC with an important link between the parish and the wider structures of the church. As at 31 Dec 2022 seven members of the PCC were also members of the Deanery Synod: Page 3 David Short, Joanna Ellington, Carol Cooper, Alan Berry, Abi Griffiths Price, Anna Holloway and Richard Thorogood. In 2022 there were three meetings. In addition to acting as a conduit for General Synod, the Deanery Synod covered subjects such as the spiritual and practical Christian response to climate change and parishes’ interactions with the Common Vision for the Diocese. ## **5. Organisation and Structure** For the PCC to work to enable the mission and ministry of St Peter's and St Mark's as well as exercise the function of trusteeship for the Church, each member of the PCC will normally be part of at least one subgroup; others not on the PCC can be invited onto these sub-groups. Each sub-group regularly reports to the PCC. _Standing Committee_ - This committee consists of the Vicar, the two Churchwardens, the Treasurer, the PCC Secretary and the PCC Vice Chair. They have power to transact the business of the PCC between PCC meetings, reporting to the full PCC as appropriate. _Finance Committee_ – The Finance Committee consists of the Treasurer and 3 other people, including at least one member of the PCC. This committee meets as required and is responsible to the PCC for inspecting financial reports including year-end accounts before external inspection; developing and agreeing financial policies and processes; advising on the management of investments; and advising on financial risk. _Mission Action Group_ - looks to develop mission partnership at home and abroad and recommends the amounts to give to various mission partners. On 31[st] December 2022 the mission partners were: _Overseas_ ; Street Kids Direct Guatemala and Open Doors. _At home:_ Recharge R&R, Christian Connections in Schools (CCiS) and Yeldall Manor. _Building Action Group_ (BAG) - attends to all matters relating to the normal maintenance of the buildings and grounds in which St Peter's and St Mark's Church has an interest. The group consists of members of the congregation with relevant skills. _Off-Site Event Approval Group_ (OSAG) – consists of a Churchwarden, the Safeguarding Officer, and the Children’s Minister. It reviews and approves off-site events involving children and vulnerable adults, ensuring that safety and safeguarding risks are addressed in line with the church’s safeguarding, health and safety and insurance policies. This group reports back to the PCC at each PCC meeting regarding any events that have been approved. _St Mark's Committee_ was dissolved in March, as voted on and agreed unanimously by its members. The committee felt that decisions could be more effectively made through different means. The ongoing intention is is to have at least one member of St Mark’s congregation join the PCC, if someone is willing to stand. ## **6. Objectives and Activities** St Peter’s with St Mark’s Church Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, the Reverend David Short, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. Following extensive consultation with members of the parish, the PCC has agreed that the priorities for St Peter’s and St Mark’s are to develop our ministry in the areas of Worship, Discipleship, Community, Mission and the Younger Generation and to nurture the values of Compassion, Creativity, Generosity and Joy. Our vision is to LOVE JESUS, SHARE LIVES & TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES. The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our two churches and to become part of our parish community. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, worship and sacrament. When planning our activities for the year, we have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. In particular, we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through: Page 4 - Worship and prayer; learning about the Gospel; and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus. - Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish. - Mission and outreach work, especially with children and young people, disadvantaged and vulnerable families, and vulnerable and sometimes socially isolated older people. To facilitate this work, it is important that we maintain the fabric of St Peter’s Church and the Church Centre. The Church aims to give to other organisations involved in mission in the UK and overseas, or involved in humanitarian relief and development work, 10% of its regular income each year. Giving is prayerfully considered by the Mission Action Group, which makes recommendations to the PCC. To help it achieve its objectives the PCC employs on a full-time basis: _Children’s Minister (Emma Olorenshaw),_ reporting to the Vicar, to connect more children and families to faith in Jesus through missional outreach; to deepen and develop the spiritual life of the children; and to equip and encourage families to raise their children as life-long followers of Jesus. On a part-time basis: _Church Centre Manager (Sandy Young)_ , reporting to the Vicar, to manage the St Peter’s Church Centre complex, provide a welcome to the building and to run the office. _Administrator (Kira Holland),_ reporting to the Vicar, to provide administrative support for the mission and ministry of the church. _Ministry Assistant (Geoff Yeung)_ , reporting to the Vicar _,_ initially on a six month Leadership Development Placement, starting in June 2022, with a particular focus on youth and international ministry. This was extendend to nine months. _Contract cleaning services_ are supervised by the Church Centre Manager (Sandy Young). In addition: _Lay Licensed Minister (Ruth Knight)_ reporting to the Vicar. Ruth is involved with leading and preaching at both churches and is also a joint leader of a Connect Group. ## **The church also relies on the voluntary work of many people within the church and the PCC very much appreciates their service to the church and the local community.** **Safeguarding:** The PCC has discussed, reviewed and approved a number of safeguarding documents over the year including the following: - Procedure for dealing with safeguarding concerns - Parish safeguarding policy - Safeguarding action plan - Policy on recruitment of ex-offenders - Safer recruitment and people management process - List of church activities The Church has applied the required safer recruitment guidelines when new volunteers, who will work with children, young people and vulnerable adults, have been appointed. Leaders and helpers working with children, young people and vulnerable adults or involved in administration and governance of the Page 5 Church continue to be checked with the Disclosure and Barring Service; long-standing group leaders and helpers have been re-checked when required. The training of volunteers in diocesan safeguarding training modules that are appropriate to their roles has continued, as has refresher training for those already in roles. The Off-Site Activity Approval Group (OSAG) continues to review all off-site activity planning documents and risk assessments involving vulnerable persons. The OSAG approves the majority of these activities on the PCC’s behalf, although higher risk activities are still taken to the full PCC for final approval. Lucy Bellinger continues in the role of Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). ## **7. PCC Review of the Year 2022** The PCC met 6 times in 2022. Over the year the PCC discussed many topics, significant among them: January 2022 – At this meeting the annual report and accounts for 2021 were discussed and approved for submission for Independent Examination. Financial policies, including Legacy, Reserves, Authorisation Levels and Purchasing were reviewed and approved. Subsequent to the November 2021 PCC meeting, a new and revised Restricted Funds (Love Your Neighbour, incorporating Love Christmas) motion had been circulated and approved by email correspondence. The allocation of the 2021 mission tithe and the list of those authorised to administer Holy Communion were approved. A Youth Alpha weekend away was agreed, subject to OSAG review and approval of final plans. Safeguarding policies and processes relating to safer recruitment and the process for responding to safeguarding concerns were approved. There was discussion around reconstruction of our main Sunday morning service following the pandemic and how we might encourage the development of mature disciples and committed core membership of the church family. March 2022 – The audited accounts were approved for submission to the APCM and a 3.5% pay increase for administrative staff was approved. The meeting also approved the deputy wardens, stewards and sidespeople for 2022. The annual safeguarding review took place and the safeguarding policy and improvement plan were approved. PCC were updated on refurbishment work taking place at St Mark’s and plans for future upgrades to St Mark’s building were shared. May 2022 – The meeting recorded a decision approved by email vote, to fund additional decorating costs at St Mark’s Church from St Mark’s reserves. PCC agreed to participate in a Diocesan scheme to introduce a contactless giving device, CollecTinMore, for a trial period of ten months. A review of PCC meetings and how we might improve them was discussed, drawing on feedback from evaluation forms circulated to PCC members in advance of the meeting. David Robinson, Jess Smith and Julie Hopkins were thanked for their work on the PCC, as they would be standing down at the APCM. Howard Goldsmith was also thanked as he stepped down from his role as Deputy Chair after many years of service. July 2022 – This meeting included a shared meal to welcome new members of the PCC and to thank existing members for their support and service. It had been agreed by email vote to appoint an identified candidate to a 6-month leadership development placement and at the meeting it was reported that Geoff Yeung had been appointed to this position commencing 29[th] June. Two documents: an introduction to the PCC and a PCC Code of Conduct were presented and comments invited. The officers for this PCC were elected, the PCC Secretary and PCC Minutes Secretary were co-opted and membership of the Standing Committee was agreed. Increases in room hire charges, effective 1[st] September, were approved. September 2022 – Geoff Yeung introduced himself to the PCC and provided an overview of his role and the areas of ministry and mission he had been involved with to date. It was agreed to use some of the remaining Love Your Neighbour fund to purchase welcome gifts for refugees. Support for our online congregation was discussed, including a survey of those who view our online services. Brian Belcher was thanked for the volunteering hours he has given to the church office since June 2017 and PCC were asked to pray and think about who might be encouraged to step into this volunteer role. Some financial topics were highlighted, including the cost of heating the church with the rise in energy prices, a review of financial processes and services and the need to identify the next Treasurer. The annual health and safety review took place and the updated health and safety policy and improvement plan were approved. A proposal for the older youth Page 6 to take part in a ‘Big Sleep Out and Famine’ event was approved. The list of church activities that are organised primarily for children, young people or vulnerable adults; or include teaching, training, instructing, caring for, supervising or transporting children, young people or vulnerable adults was approved. November 2022 – Details of a Development Fund application for funding for two part-time posts:Youth Minister and International Minister were presented. In light of this application, PCC approved a three month extension to Geoff Yeung’s Leadership Development Placement The draft budget for 2023, including the Parish Share, was approved. It was agreed to postpone a decision on fees for optional extras at Weddings and Funerals to the March 2023 PCC in the light of the cost of living crisis and to allow for any decision to be informed by decisions relating to statutory fees by the General Synod in February 2023. Changes to St Peter’s Investment Accounts were agreed and PCC were pleased to hear that Brian Giddings was willing to take over as Treasurer. An update was given on progress with financial management processes and systems and PCC approved the sourcing of a suitable bookkeeper. ## **8. Services and Worship** The number of names on the electoral roll as of May 2022 was 169 (2021: 167), 54% of whom live within the Parish, 46% outside the parish. Adrian Young continues as Electoral Roll Officer. Following the end of Covid restrictions and as confidence in in-person attendance increased, we were able to gradually re-introduce services. We remain committed to the provision of weekly online Sunday services, providing an opportunity for worship and connection for our parishioners and church friends, who are unable or hesitant to attend in-person. Communion in both kinds was re-instated at St Mark’s in February and at St Peter’s in March. At the St Peter’s weekly 10am service, THE TEN O’CLOCK, we worship together as a whole church family at the beginning of the service, before the children and young people move to their groups. Our sung worship is in a contemporary style, with song words, liturgy and readings projected, and large print booklets available for those who need them. The service is livestreamed and remains available on our YouTube channel and the teaching is made available as a weekly Podcast. An unsupervised creche is available with a live link to the service. Refreshments are served before and after the service. All are welcome, with space for all ages from families with young children to seniors. A short contemplative Midweek Service, alternating between Morning Prayer and Holy Communion, is held twice monthly at St Peter’s. Those attending are welcome to stay on for a Community Lunch, served after the service. The 11am service at St Mark’s Church, a traditional Anglican service of Holy Communion based on Common Worship, continued to be held on the fourth Sunday of each month. In February an 11am Morning Prayer service was introduced at St Mark’s on the second Sunday of each month. The St Mark’s congregation, which we would describe as welcoming and caring, is mainly from an older demographic. There were no services at St Mark’s between 14[th] March and 22[nd] May whilst the building was closed for essential repairs and improvement works. On Good Friday there was a reflective ‘Hour at the Cross’ service of music, Bible readings and meditation and on Easter Sunday an All Age Communion service. Both these service were held at St Peter’s, as St Mark’s Church was closed. In May we held a service of baptism and reaffirmation of baptism vows by full immersion and a service to remember loved ones. During Advent and at Christmas we offered a range of special services across both churches. These included two traditional daytime carol services, an evening Carols by Candlelight and a Sunday morning Christingle Service. On Christmas Eve we held two Family Carols and a Midnight Communion and on Christmas day there was an All-Age Celebration service at St Peter’s and a Christmas Communion at St Mark’s. Page 7 ## **9. Achievements and Performance** ## **Church Service Attendance 2022** During October (taken to represent a typical month statistically) in-person Sunday services were taking place weekly at St Peter’s and twice monthly at St Mark’s. Typically the service on the second Sunday of the month at St Peter’s was a communion service. At St Mark’s the services alternated between Morning Prayer and Holy Communion. The St Peter’s Sunday morning services were livestreamed online and available for catchup at another time. There was also a twice monthly midweek daytime service at St Peter’s alternating between Morning Prayer and Holy Communion. Please note that online service counts are the number of views within a week of broadcast, not the number of individuals who have watched them. St Peter’s in-person & online: |Sunday|2ndOctober|74 adults|20 children|18 views| |---|---|---|---|---| |Sunday|9thOctober|65 adults|16 children|26 views| |Wednesday|12thOctober|12 adults|0 children|| |Sunday|16thOctober|82 adults|20 children|29 views| |Sunday|23rdOctober|55 adults|4 children|25 views| |Wednesday|26thOctober|17 adults|0 children|| |St Mark’s in-person:||||| |9thOctober|19 adults|0 children||| |23rdOctober|18 adults|2 children||| Easter Day: All Age Communion Service at St Peter’s 98 adults 18 children 25 views St Mark’s was closed for repairs and improvement works. Christmas Services: St Peter’s in-person services (6, of which 3 were livestreamed) 445 adults 105 children 112 views St Mark’s in-person services (2) 64 adults 6 children ## **10. Review of Activities and Events** **Connect Groups** There are currently six Connect Groups, which meet on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday evenings. The aim of the groups is to facilitate fellowship, Bible study and pastoral support for members of our congregation. Groups usually choose their own study materials and most groups meet weekly. This is a great space to get to know and support each other and grow in our faith together. **Patchwork** , a new monthly women’s group started in April as a follow on from Words of Biblical Encouragement emails issued during lockdown. The aim of this group is to encourage women in their faith through sharing Biblical reflection, testimony, prayer, friendship and food. 15/16 women regularly attend each month. Page 8 **Children’s Ministry** has continued to change and re-establish itself as we have eased out of the pandemic restrictions. Over the last year our Sunday morning children’s provision has gone from strength to strength with a key team of leaders overseeing our two groups. With numbers ranging from 6-26 each week (average 13), the sessions are varied, but always include having fun with one another, exploring the Bible and connecting with God through prayer and worship. Our school holiday Play Café and family parties have been well received by community families, offering a chance to welcome in families with older children more regularly throughout the year. Play Café attendance ranged between 10 and 20 families each week, we had approximately 60 individuals at our Pancake Party, 40 individuals at our Easter Family Fun Morning, 50 individuals at our Neon Party and 48 individuals at our Christmas Party. We continue to walk alongside parents and carers as they nurture their children’s spiritual life and equip them with confidence, courage and resources. **St Peter’s Toddlers** continues weekly, welcoming in many families from the community. Though attendance varies, we tend to have between 12 and 25 adults attending each week, bringing between one and four children each. We estimate that we have welcomed over 60 different adults and their children throughout the year. Towards the end of 2022, we removed the restriction on numbers and the requirement to pre-book, which had initially been a Covid protocol. This has made it much simpler for the families coming and does not appear to have had any negative impact on numbers. This group is approaching capacity due to the room size and the team continue to talk and pray about how best to move forward, if the group continues to grow. **Schools Ministry** continued across the Parish. We ran Easter and Christmas presentations for children from Courthouse Junior School and Furze Platt Junior School. We were also able to run one-off assemblies and talks across the year for Furze Platt Infant School and Little Fishes Pre-School. Weekly assemblies were also delivered to Furze Platt Junior School, which has cemented a very good working relationship with the senior team there. **Schools Chaplaincy.** Jo Ellington continues to be very thankful for the opportunity to be Chaplain in Altwood C of E Secondary School and Cookham Dean C of E Primary School. Highlights at Cookham Dean include working alongside pupils from the ‘pupils for praise’ team, deepening faith through creative exploration of the values of Christianity, and a Prayer week in Lent where pupils from reception to year 6 were able to explore themes such as forgiveness, thankfulness and prayers for the world in an active and creative way. At Altwood highlights included seeing the ‘Chapel and Chat’ group grow from 3-4 students to the current 18-20, who gather each Tuesday to share highs and lows over a brownie and have lively discussions about Jesus and the big questions of life. Also a carol singing visit to Larchfield Care Home and a school prayer week, which saw a prayer room for teens set up in the school chapel. ## _**Youth Ministry**_ **Wednesday Night Live (WNL)** continued to take place fortnightly throughout 2022 for children in school years 6-8. These fun sessions are well received by our young people, who are readily inviting their school friends to join in. We saw 2-10 children attending sessions, with an average of 8 each week. We have a range of sessions, both on and off-site, with trips out for meals, ten pin bowling and paddleboarding being highlights for many. A **youth weekend away** at PGL Swindon took place in March, attended by 14 young people. **Sunday Night Live (SNL)** for our older youth continued to meet fortnightly until September 2022 when Geoff Yeung joined the Youth team and the group moved to meeting weekly. A highlight was the “Walk in Their Shoes” series, which was introduced to help the young people to learn, act, and respond to different world issues through Jesus’ lens. The “Big Sleep Out” in October was a significant event in this new series and raised £1171 for our mission partner, Street Kids Direct. They also began regularly attending the Soul Survivor Celebration Evenings in order to give the young people experience of worshipping Jesus with different young people. A study of the Book of James was also completed in 2022. We saw 8-16 children attending sessions, with an average of 9 each week. **Prayer Meetings.** Our monthly evening Encounter prayer meetings took place at St Peter’s Church Centre. The evenings typically brought together around twenty people to pray for mission and ministry, the wider Page 9 world and our mission partners. Throughout the year we were delighted to have been joined by some of our local and international mission partners, both online and in person. St Peter’s Church was opened on two occasions for individual private prayer following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. A book of condolence was also made available. **Prayer Weeks** . Three prayer weeks were held during the year with a prayer room set up at St Peter’s Church. During each week individuals or groups prayed during each of the hour long slots, from 7am-11pm MondayFriday. All were well supported. **Alpha** continued this year as a course for enquirers. In January we launched Alpha online, a Cantonese online Alpha and an in-person Youth Alpha. In the autumn an in-person Alpha and a Cantonese Alpha were held at St Peter’s. We love to see people coming to faith and God at work in people’s lives. A **pre-marriage course** was also held. **Community Lunch.** Our weekly Community Lunch has continued to provide a space for fellowship and friendship for anyone within the local community and our church family. Initially serving those who had previously attended our Lunch Club and Community Café, we have seen it expand to include newcomers and links have been developed with local care providers. Many of those who attend our twice monthly Midweek Service, enjoy staying on for a meal after the service. Transport is provided for those who require it. Attended regularly by an average of 22 guests, the Christmas Dinner, which took place after a Daytime Carol Service, was attended by more than 50 guests. **St Mark’s Hospital and Care Home** – As Vicar, David also holds the office of Chaplain to St Mark’s Hospital. As Covid restrictions eased in 2022, our Curate, Carol Cooper, was able to restart a monthly communion service at the St Mark’s Care Home. This has been very well attended and much appreciated by the residents and staff. Both David and Carol have also been able to visit the Care Home by invitation to provide additional pastoral and spiritual support, and this has extended to those families who have lost loved ones, who were resident in the Home this year, and their subsequent funerals. We also visited staff and patients on Henry Tudor Ward on occasion. **‘Sharing Lives’ events.** A Quiz, Barbecue, Family Picnic and monthly Family Breakfasts were held throughout the year. ## _**International Welcome ministry**_ As a member of the Welcome Churches network, our goal and mission is to welcome refugees and new migrants who are living in our local community. **UKHK network.** We have been actively facilitating and co-hosting a monthly Hong Konger gathering at St Peter’s Church. This group enables new Hong Kong migrants to connect with each other and share information. We also organised two events, Maidenhead Festival picnic and Basic Haircut introduction class, in July and November in order to help these newcomers to adapt to UK culture and to tackle new challenges. At Christmas 60 Love Christmas bags were shared with Hong Kong families. As part of our outreach, we have run Cantonese Alpha courses alongside English ones and have followed this up with discipleship training, where it has been requested. We also run a monthly Cantonese worship service and hope to encourage and empower Hong Kong Christians from different Maidenhead Churches to witness Jesus in this new country. **Refugee Welcoming Ministry.** In 2022, the Maidenhead Holiday Inn Hotel was transformed into a Welcome Hotel by the Home Office to host and provide temporary accommodation for asylum seekers. Geoff Yeung attended training and online seminars in order to gain a better understanding of the UK asylum seeking system and to explore ways in which we might support the refugees in Maidenhead. With the help of the Welcome Churches staff, we have been able to connect with the service provider in order to obtain the necessary permission to access the hotel and hope to progress our plans to support and work with the asylum seekers in 2023. In Christmas, we were able to give more than 250 Love Christmas bags to asylum seekers in the hotel. **Love Christmas.** St Peter’s was once again the Maidenhead hub for the Love Christmas appeal, enabling us to team up with other churches across the town to give away ‘bags of kindness’. This year over 550 bags Page 10 were distributed to asylum seekers, the isolated elderly, recently arrived refugees, and families facing a difficult Christmas as identified through our local schools. These gifts remind our neighbours that they are seen, and loved and that the Church is in fact there for them **Church Centre Utilisation** . The Church Centre continues to provide excellent facilities for community-based organisations and activities. Usage has returned to pre-pandemic levels and the centre is thriving. The centre hosts a weekly toddler group, community lunch and youth activities. External hirers use the centre for a before school breakfast club, art classes, musical theatre-based sound and movement sessions for babies and toddlers, educational and movement therapy for children with complex needs and exercise/pilates classes. The Centre has also been used for counselling sessions and training courses/events. Additionally, community groups continue to use the venue for meetings and presentations. It remains a popular venue for social events and children’s parties. **Furze Platt War Memorial Hall (FPWMH).** Members of the PCC, namely the Vicar and Churchwardens, are administrative trustees of the Furze Platt War Memorial Hall, Furze Platt Road, Maidenhead. Deeds of the hall are held by the Diocese of Oxford, and state that the hall be used for ‘promoting aiding and furthering the objects and work of the Church of England in the parish … and for the benefit of the inhabitants of the said parish but not for any purpose inimical in the opinion of the Board or the administrative trustees to the Church of England.’ This hall is let to a wide variety of community groups. FPWMH marked its centenary, 100 years of the hall as a meeting place for the local community, in April. Celebrations included an Open Day on Saturday 23[rd] April and a short act of re-dedication, led by Revd Carol Cooper, followed by a reception on Sunday 24[th] April. ## **11. Report on the Fabric, Goods and Ornaments** ## **St Peter’s Church and Church Centre** . ## **Church Garden and Car Park** The boundary wall between our neighbours, Custom Windows, and the church garden was reported as being structurally unsafe in June 2021. Consequently, we were forced to restrict access in the environs of the affected wall, which resulted in the loss of the church car parking area. Following excellent work by a garden work party led by Ian Cheeseman, the area was largely cleared of ivy and other plants from along the boundary wall. This then allowed Custom Window’s landlord to replace the wall with a wooden fence in Q1 2022. An **Energy Audit** was carried out at St Peter’s by Inspired Efficieny in November. We await receipt of the report. ## **St Mark’s Church** This building is owned and maintained by the NHS, which has the benefit of removing several responsibilities from the PCC, but also slows the pace at which opportunities can be progressed. During March to May 2022, a major repair and redecoration project was undertaken. Areas of damp and damaged plaster were repaired within the church by the NHS and we took the opportunity to repaint the inside of the church, utilising the scaffolding used for the plastering work. In concert a sort out of interior items was completed by a number of volunteers. Many thanks to David Short and Duncan Hopkins who have been liaising with NHS staff and developing the ideas to address the repairs and identify potential improvements. ## **Parish Inspection** Deanery representatives review and inspect the way the parish churches are managed and operated including the way we look after our buildings every 3 years. St Peters was inspected in October 2022. The Inspection report concluded that we are “ _A lively and well-organised parish with an outward-looking approach to the community."_ Page 11 ## **Plans for the coming year** Safety - Work is needed to make access through the tower roof hatch at St Peter’s easier by addressing weight of the hatch to facilitate safer access from the internal ladder. Work is required to repoint masonry in a number of areas and secure guttering along the north side of the church. Audio-Visual - Following Covid we are investigating options to properly lay out the new broadcasting equipment in the technical team area and are investigating options to upgrade the sound system and display screens. Church Centre - A troublesome roof leak remains to be fixed in the Church Centre with inspection hatches having been fitted to aid diagnosis. However, Covid has reduced opportunities to use the new hatches when the intermittent leak has raised its head. We hope to be able to identify and fix the problem in the coming year utilising the initial building contractor to effect warranty repairs. Anyone with an interest in building maintenance who would like to be involved in progressing any of the above should speak to David Short or Ian Knight. ## **12. Financial Review of the Year** Total funds received in 2022 were £205,785 of which £189,749 were unrestricted, £12,906 were restricted and £3130 were St Mark’s. Income from Church Activities increased by £6,398 between 2021 and 2022. The increase in total funds received between 2021 and 2022 was £10,291. Total expenditure in 2022 was £217,788; an increase of £16,350 on 2021. The main causes were essential works to St Marks Church, an increased salary bill and large increases in gas and electricity costs. The net movement in unrestricted funds was an increase of £877 during the year. Total fund balances decreased by £21,717 in 2022 including an unrealised loss on investments of £9,714. ## **Reserves Policy** The PCC policy is to hold in reserve the equivalent of a step reduction in income of 20% for 6 months and to cover any contractual obligations whilst action is taken to reduce outgoings and appeals are made for increasing voluntary income. It is also our policy to hold an amount to meet urgent and unexpected building works and to fund essential building improvements. The current level of reserves is higher than that required by the Reserves Policy. The PCC has plans to use reserves for funding further mission and ministry projects over the time period 2023 to 2026. ## **Going Concern** The Trustees have considered the financial position at the year end and consider that the finantial statements should be prepared on a going concern basis. Page 12 INDEPENDEKf EXAMINER'S REpofff TO THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST PETER'S WITH ST MARK'S CHURCH I retort on the acujunts of ts PCC tsthe year ernled 3108c8mbw ￿)22 whlch are set out on th8 fdlowiffJ Rw>oCtIvo rnSpon￿blllt1￿ of th• PCC and examlner As members of Ihe PCC you are resFonsibl8 for the pxeparalion ot the accounts.. yY)u conslder that an audit is requir&J for this year under section 144(21 of the Ch*ilies Act 2011 {Ihe 2011 Act) aThJ that an iTrJependenl examination 1$ need&J. It is my r8sp)nsVallty to.. examlne the a¢(￿nIS urKler s8clion 145 of the 2011 Act; follow the procedures laid down In th8 general Diréctions givon by Charfty Commission under Section 14515}Ibl of th8 2011 Act,. aTrJ state wh8ther parttcular matters have ￿m0 to my att8nlion. Bul• of Indopgnd•nt oxam1m￿S roport My examination was ￿Med out In a￿dance the generd Directions ￿Ven by the Charity Commission. An examination includ8s a re￿6W of the a0￿Un￿ng records kept by the charity arKI a comparison of the actounts preserrt8d with those rKords. It Jso includ8S o)nsideration of any unusual Item$ or disdosures in th8 accounts. and seeking 8XFlanations from you as trustees ￿nCernIng any such matters. The prcc&Jures uThJertaken do not wovid8 all the Ihat would be required in an audil and ￿nSequen￿Y no oF4nlon is given as lo whether the a￿xInts t*es8nt a Yru8 arKI fair and the report is limit&J to those matters set out Sn the ststem8nt below. Indopendent ex8mlnerf* slatem In o)nneotion my examlnation, rn) matter has come to my attention.. whlch gives m8 reasonatrJ8 cause to telieve that. In any malerfd resp￿1, the requir8ments.' to k88p ￿coun￿r¥j records in ￿OrdanCe wth Section 130 of tho 2011 kt. and to prepare ac￿Unts wh￿h accryd wtth th& ac￿UntIng records and oynFYy th8 ￿UnlIng rtyuirements of the 2011 Act have not b88n mèt., or to whith, in my opinion, attention sh￿Id bo drawn In ord8r to enable a Fryer uTrJerslarnling of the amnts to be reach&J. Charweevan Imlliams FCCA Verdant ACc￿ntants 167 Clarence Av8nue New Maiden 33TX 19. 3.2023 . IDat8> Pago 13 De8Watsd Ur*8Str￿￿J St Mark'$ Re8tr*bJ Tolal F￿d5 FLmds FuTrJs 2021 OMINQ AESOURCES Vc4JnW Irrtorr 2(a) 1&S.018 2.914 12.gc 171,836 1￿.378 frc*M Invas1￿nts 210 2522 30,132 21dl ,132 23.734 TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 189,749 3.1 12A 205.7&5 195,494 c￿TChp￿*￿5 (knnts payab fy)v0rr*r￿o ¢(sts al 172.e65 IS￿79 17A52 201.410 15MI 185,0 15.798 Icl 188,872 11,484 17.452 217,788 201,438 T INCOM114G IIWdOURCESI IEXPENDrruREy 8EFOAE OTHEA AE¢OGNWD ¢141NS& LOSSES 877 18.$341 14 112.ot 158441 QAINS AND LOSSES ON Urrt8laed 19,7141 (9.7141 8.170 NET INCOMINa 877 1&334) 1142CQ P1.71n 2228 NET PAOVEMENT IN Futr 18W4) 1142 Pl.71n at IstJanw 2Q22 1(*.674 280,OC8 257.783 107,&51 78,778 236292 at31st￿o￿￿er2o22 Tho Nolo8 on p•w 16to 2Slorni part ol th•U•flI￿(¥ p￿14 ThE PAROCHIAL MARK, ECEMB FI￿ ASSErs Tangb Investsrnnt al 4(bl 78.942 71,rn 83.635 CURREKf ASSErs Deblors Cash at bank and In hand 14.979 171.460 10.870 183.624 IW439 194,494 CURRENT LIABILITIES Crndllord falllng du• wlthln on•y 19,870 18,120 NEf CURREKf ASSETS 166.569 176,374 TOTAL NEf ASSErs PARISH FUNDS Unrestrthd DesKJnat8d Restrtted 7(al 71bl 710} 107.551 53.963 7&778 1C6,674 62.297 91,CQ8 Approved by Ihe Porrttthal Clmwch Cr9Jr￿II and signod ￿ ts behaTr. DKStrKrt Vk B GKldvy Treasuror (Dats) Th• Noto9 on pag•J 18 to 25 fomi pert of thwefinanclal 8tatem￿*s. Pog8 15 The flnar)Jal slatements tove be￿ w8par8d In acoyda￿e %*th th8 C￿Jr(* Ac(witirrfJ R￿ulali0nS 2006. the Statement of Rg))mm6TrJed Practic8 'Ac(yyJntirKJ and Repofbng by Charilies FRS1 OY 2015. and apr4icatrAe Aoxunting Starthrds. Thefinancial statements have p￿par￿ underthe hislorul ts)st o)nventicn except forthe valuat of in￿StMent a￿ts, wtr¥ch arè strk)wn at market val￿. Th8 acojunts Ind￿Je all transacti￿$, assets and liabl￿$ which the PCC is r8sponsitle in law. TW do not indude the aco)unts of churth gro￿ that owe min affiliaknon to another ttxly rKY ttsjse that are Inlomial gaffj)8riros of (thurch memt*rs. Gwal funds rerKes8nt the fuThJs of the PCC that are not suii&t to any restricknons regardirrfJ tsr use aTrJ are avdlat48 for ap￿icatiOn on the general of thg PCC. Funds designa￿j lor a particular wrpose by th8 PCC are atso unrestricbJ. ReStriC￿j funds represent donations and grants aThJ the in[>￿e ther&)n r￿￿ed a Sp6y]￿ otyecbve or inmted by the PCC lor a specific otyeclive. The I￿￿1$ may i)nly tro exFended on obl￿*ve for whkh theywere giv8n. Any balance remalnlng unspentatthe end of each year musl be carri&l forward as a bala￿ on that fu￿1. Ethy￿ent lunds are fvjnds tt)@ wtal ol which musl be ma4ntsifK*l. Cnly irKfJme arislng frThn tr investment of the encknvmént may be used eitsr as r&strict8d or unrestricted fu￿ d6wKlirvJ purpose for whith the eTh￿wMen1 was est*Aish&l. Vclurrtary Ir￿￿ cakllal sourc8S coll￿n8 are rKogni88d when [￿e1Ved by cv ￿ tthalf of th8 PCC. Planned givir¥J rwlvable utkl8f C#)venant is recogni￿1 onty th r8C8iv&J. IrK#Jme tax reCo￿th on CO￿ or gft 8kl thThtions is rwnlsed when th8 incx>mg re￿gnis￿￿. Grants and I￿ to th8 PCC are ax¥JwW for as gn)n as lh8 PCC is notili8d of its I entillement and the amount ¢kn. Funds ralsed by fetes arKI simllar 8v8nts af8 aco)unt&J ￿ gross. Sales of b>Jks and magazlrtes frc#n the Church bookstalls are account&J hjr gnjss. Irthma from in￿ts D1¥ide￿ts and Inter8St ar& aowunted fcw when r6relvatde. Tax recoverable on SLKh IT￿Orne is rwnlsed in tho sam8 arX￿ntir9 year. Page 16 ntirwJ8d ... Galns and thsas on inv8Stm8nts Reallsed gains or losses ar8 rett4nts&J wthen Investr*nts aro sdd. Unrealiwj gairB or ktsses are aoyjunled for on revakth of inVestn￿ at 31 Decwrt)8r. Grarts Grants arKI donations are aLx¥)unted for vA*n P8KI over, ￿ Wh￿ awarded, rf that award creates a tiThJing cuigation th8 PCC. ities directy relallrKJ to tha work of thè Chwch The DiO￿n qL￿ Ès a0￿Un￿ for when F4yaUe. Any quots at 31 Decemter whlch th8 PCC 1ftt￿ to pay i8 a￿ru￿￿ in the accthmts as an operati(md {thwh nol a legat) liakn1￿ and shown as a creditor in thè Bdarte Sheet. Cons•xaled land a￿1 bJikliTrJs and ftv)vat4e Churth I￿nIshIngS CL%)s￿led arKI benefic￿1 ryopgty is exduded from the ao))unts by s.1012)la) of the Ch&itK8s *£t No value is placèd on (*urch fijrrithlngs hekj bythe churchW￿8n$ on sp8uab trust tsthe PCC and which require a fa￿lMY lor dispc6ai SI￿ the PCC considws Ihls to t* 1ndlena￿e FxorHty. AII exFefKlilure Incurred durirvj the year on ctwrated or benefice buildir@s and mOVa￿e churth fumishirKJs, whether mainlenm N ImFYovement. written off as exp8fKlitrJr8 in th8 Statement of n￿la1 Actiwii8s and separately disck)sed. Oflte fixture& ffttirvJs and otsr Ofllce lixbJr8s, fft11￿$ and equipment in use wlth a o)st of £1,CKKI ￿ r￿Te ar8 stat&J at cost or vduatk less da￿￿allon. Depwalicfi is txovided on a S￿hl-lir￿ basL8 at rates calcxjlated to wrib off th8 cost of assetlass any esbmaW residu￿ value over fts estimatsd useful ￿te as toM¢)WS'. Office ￿1pMent indtNJir¥J o)mwters- 3 yBars Fixiures and fftbr¥Js- 10 years Audio ￿SUal equipment- 5 years Muskal instruments- 3 Offts fixiure& fftbngs arKJ equlpmerrt cfJstirKJ les8 than £1,000 ar8 off as 8XFefKlitswe In Ihe Statement ol ￿r￿￿la1 Activities upon wrchase. Invesbnents Investments are v81ued at market value at 311)￿eMtw. Arrn)unts owiYJ tothe PCC at31 D￿mber in re$￿t01 f884 rents orother Iro)￿ ar8 sF¥ywn as debtors less provigon for am¢)unts that may prove Page 17 NOTES TO THE FINAN L STATEMEKr YEAR ENDED MING RESO Desbwated St Mark's unrestr￿ted Restrrted Totsl FuTrJs la) VL￿ntary Inc￿.. and Dl¥￿tionS Tax remverabb- gft aid Grants 125,743 29,450 1,261 9,224 932 2,750 136,328 30,735 4,773 1.2CQ 156.016 2,914 12,906 171,&36 ) Acfrvfttss forswjeratru Fund& Fets8, ccmcerb. fvnd rAisiro évents Interestand D￿end& Bank dopastt wrtere8t 216 2,522 Id) Inc(Th from Chtxch Weddlro8 and fw*ral¥ R¢Xm Hire 3.699 18,034 8.399 18,034 8,399 30,132 30,132 TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 189,749 3,1 Pagg 18 LOF DesNJnated St Mark's funds Unrestrthj Jnds Restrited lunds Totsl Fund$ lal Vrthjntsrylncafjn." Gffts and donaiTh Tax r￿0Ver8b￿.￿ft&id Grants 1&894 29.807 4.928 5,8 390 S,5LJ) 128.610 10.438 161.437 11,743 189,378 (bl A¢bkntès Fund& Fets8. corwL%. *Jnd raiSI￿J events Interestand DwNJend& dgposit intsrost (dl 1￿C¥￿ from ClwchAthts%' We