2022-12-31-accounts

The Parish of St Martin and St Mary, Chudleigh

Address for correspondence: The Vicarage, Parade, Chudleigh TQ13 0JF

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council

for the year ended 31st December 2022

Vicar: Bankers: Independent Examiner: The Reverend Alex Sharp Lloyds Bank Mr David Rudall Newton Abbot TQ12 2EE Greenwood Accountancy NatWest Bank Teign Street Newton Abbot TQ12 2QW Teignmouth CCLA TQ14 8EB London EC4R 3AB

Our web site:

chudleighparishchurch.org.uk

The Chudleigh Parochial Church Council is a Registered Charity no: 1128947

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The Parochial Church Council of St Martin & St Mary, Chudleigh

Annual Report for the year ended 31st December 2022

Aim and Purpose

St Martin & St Mary’s Parochial Church Council (the PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the Incumbent, the Reverend Alex Sharp, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.

Objectives and Activities

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our Church, and to become part of our parish family. In fellowship with God and one another, we aim to be:

• A church where God through Jesus Christ is at the centre of all we seek to be and to do.

• A church that, through prayer and the scriptures, is open to the guidance and power of the Holy Spirit and acknowledges its need of God’s grace.

• A church that comes together to worship, incorporating all ages, experience and knowledge.

• A church whose worship encourages a sense of belonging to God and to one another, and affirms the worth and value of each individual.

• A church that provides Christian education and ministry appropriate to different ages, experience and knowledge.

• A church that enables each member to develop and use their natural and spiritual gifts.

• A church that lives and shares its faith so that others may come to the knowledge of the love of Christ.

• A church that serves and influences the life of the local community.

• A church that has a vision to support and pray for Christian mission world-wide.

• A church that cooperates with others to share practical care and love.

To facilitate this work, it is vital that we maintain the fabric of the Church.

Achievements and Performance

Worship and Prayer

As a Church, we aim to provide services of worship which are both accessible and reverent, enjoyable and edifying, drawing on the best of traditional music and liturgy while embracing contemporary hymns and songs as well. Our Organist Steve Cox and Music Group leader Mark Gale work extremely hard to lead us in a diverse range of worship each week, and the PCC would like to express its thanks to them.

During 2022 our regular Sunday morning service rotated between Holy Communion, Morning Worship and All Age Services. We are very grateful for the ministry of our LLMs (Arnold Cade, Helen Harding, Keith Miller, Sheila Fletcher and Yasmin Mann) and the Revd Martin Fletcher (PtO), who lead and preach at services across our Mission Community regularly.

On a monthly basis we also held Messy Church, BCP Holy Communion and Christian Mindfulness services. These reach out to our community in unique and complementary ways

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to our weekly Sunday Services. We thank all the volunteers involved for their tireless work to provide these opportunities to the local community.

We continue to stream the audio of our Sunday morning services over the internet for those who are housebound or unable to attend. This was an innovation from the pandemic which continues to prove useful with people listening in at home each week. We foresee this continuing for the time being and will review it periodically. The PCC is very grateful to our PA/AV team for their skill and dedication in ensuring the smooth running of our services and making the broadcast available.

Though we do not hold weekday services on a regular basis, we do have a weekly time of prayer that is open to all at 9.15am on Thursdays. The PCC would like to thank Sheila Glenton for her particular role in facilitating this important meeting at the heart of our corporate prayer life.

Pastoral care for those who are unable to make it to church continues; the PCC recognises that much of this work is done between friends in the congregation in an informal way, and thanks our church family for their love and concern for one another. A report on Pastoral Care is included in the Appendix to this report which was circulated at the APCM.

As of 8/3/23, there were 92 parishioners on the Electoral Roll, 78 of whom live within the parish. 2 names were added in the period between the APCM in 2022 and 8/3/23, and 2 were removed, because of death. The average Sunday attendance at the 10.30am Service on Sundays was 78.

As well as our regular services, we enable our community to mark, celebrate and thank God at the milestones of the journey through life. There have been 7 Baptisms, 4 weddings and 9 funerals and memorials during the year. We continue to provide opportunities for our community to observe important occasions in the national and Christian calendar such as Ash Wednesday, Easter, Remembrance Day and Christmas. Of particular note in 2022 was the role the church played in marking the death of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth, with a book of condolences available during the time of mourning, a service of commemoration and a screening of the Royal Funeral in the church. The PCC would like to thank the Flower Arrangers, especially Pam Cox and Judith Perriss, for their tireless work in decorating the church for these special occasions.

Deanery Synod

Two members of the PCC sit on the Newton Abbot Deanery Synod. This provides the PCC with a link with the churches around us, and also with the Diocese as a whole. It also receives reports from the Diocesan and General Synods. There are various topic and speaker at each meeting. The Rural Dean lead us in a discussion regarding the Ministry of Welcome post pandemic, Canon Chris Palmer Canon Chancellor of Exeter Cathedral spoke on Life and mission in the Cathedral post lockdown including the works to re-establish the cloister and Revd Pete James of St Basil’s Exeter spoke of the work he is doing in setting up a new church community.

Church Fabric

Routine maintenance continued throughout the year (boiler servicing, path spraying, carpet cleaning, service of fire extinguishers, clock maintenance, etc…). A Health and Safety report

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was received, and all issues have been addressed. The PCC wishes to thank all the people who do the other ‘behind the scenes’ jobs that make the building clean and safe, it is much appreciated and the building could not function properly without their silent contributions. The churchyard grass cutter is now Mike Neck. He and his team continue to make the churchyard presentable.

Mission and Evangelism

Mission and evangelism remain at the heart of our identity. We began 2022 with an evangelistic course for those exploring faith or wishing to revisit the fundamental truths of Christianity called “Hope Explored.” This was well attended, with 30+ in attendance over the three weeks.

Over the course of the year we ran numerous events in addition to our regular services and activities, e.g., a Pancake Day event in March, a Good Friday All Age Trail in April and Christmas Quiz in December. We hosted two exhibitions in the Church, one on local history and one featuring paintings and artwork from the late Bridget Holland, which raised money towards MNDA. In response to events in Ukraine, we held a collection and published information and offered support for those housing refugees.

We continue to be involved in our local school, with the Vicar regularly leading Collective Worship and leading school services in the church. Along with the Vicar we have two Foundation Governors on the Governing Board. The school also makes use of the church building for educational purposes during the school year.

Ecumenically, we held two joint services with Chudleigh Baptist Church and continued to work together on several initiatives, most notably the Miniones parent and toddler group and Tuesday Night Group.

The PCC continues to develop new ideas for outreach and service and is working toward a programme of annual events for 2023 and beyond.

Other Activities

The PCC wishes to express their thanks to all the volunteers that organise and facilitate the many different ministries and activities that contribute to the life and mission of our Church. These include, e.g., Miniones (a parent and toddler midweek group), the Tuesday Night Group (a youth group for 11-18s), the Church Flowers group, and many more. A report from each group is collated in an appendix to this document, which was made available with this document in the run up to the APCM.

Financial Review

Total receipts on the unrestricted General Fund were £126,928, and payments from this fund totalled £99,523 giving a surplus of £27,405. This larger than usual surplus was due to the receipt of two legacies totalling £27,000, £25,000 from the late Bridget Holland and £2,000 from the late Tricia Bapty. We also received a one off grant, £930, from the Diocese to offset higher energy costs. Income from the Parish Giving Scheme, standing orders and weekly envelopes (‘Planned Giving’) and contactless giving increased by around 5%,which is encouraging in a full non lockdown year. It has been good to see that people are now using contactless giving and one-off Gift Aid envelopes. Our grateful thanks go to all who contribute financially to the life of the church.

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The contribution to the Diocesan ‘Parish Share’ – which helps towards the cost of stipends and housing costs for the clergy – increased by 7% in 2022, which helped to put our expenditure up by 14% in the year.

Reserves Policy

It is PCC policy to try and maintain a balance on unrestricted funds of at least three months expenditure. This is equivalent to £25,000. As of the year end this is being met.

Safeguarding

The PCC has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have regard to House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults).

The safeguarding team continue to use the Parish Safeguarding Dashboard, an online platform to manage safeguarding requirements, and have now progressed to level 3. All PCC members have completed Domestic Abuse Awareness training. Safeguarding policies have been reviewed and approved by the PCC.

A volunteer pack has been designed to assist with Safer Recruitment and People Management, and we are working with a ministry a month to put this into effect.

Volunteers

The members of the PCC would like to thank all the volunteers who work so tirelessly to make our Church a lively and vibrant community. Our special thanks go to our Churchwardens, Clare Lillington and Stephen Cox, and to our Assistant Churchwardens Alison Philips, David Bone, Nick Tuckett and Pamela Tuckett.

Structure, Governance and Management

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. The Council comprises the Incumbent, the Churchwardens, those elected to the Deanery Synod, and other members who are elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting, by those on the Electoral Roll. Members of the congregation are always encouraged to join the Electoral Roll, and to consider standing for election to the PCC.

The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance in the parish, and for all financial matters. The full PCC met eight times during the year. Towards the end of 2022 we began a process of forming a new Mission Statement for the Parish Church, which we hope to circulate for feedback to the church family and then finalise in early 2023.

Administrative Information

The Church is situated at Fore Street, Chudleigh TQ13 0HX and is part of the Chudleigh Mission Community, in the Deanery of Newton Abbot, in the Diocese of Exeter. The correspondence address is The Vicarage, Parade, Chudleigh, TQ13 OJF.

The PCC is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, and the Church Representation Rules 2022) and is registered with the Charity Commission, no: 1128947.

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PCC members who have served from 1st January 2022 until the date this report was approved were:

The Incumbent Alex Sharp Chair Churchwardens Clare Lillington Stephen Cox Vice Chair Deanery Synod Reps Megs Kiddle Clare Lillington PCC Secretaries Helen Turnbull To 28[th] April 2022 Ruth Tuckett From 19[th] May 2022 Elected Members Margaret Parsons David Bone Nicky Over Jenny Brandon Alison Phillips Sheila Glenton Cliff Barnes Pamela Tuckett Margaret Atkins To 28[th] April 2022 Rachel Tuckett From 28[th] April 2022

Approved by the PCC on 13[th] March 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

……………………………………. …………………………………… Alex Sharp (Chair) Clare Lillington (Treasurer)

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Parish Church of St Martin & St Mary Chudleigh Charity number 1128947

Receipts and Payments Accounts for the year ended 31st December 2022

RECEIPTS Regular giving Tax efficient planned giving Other Planned giving Collections at Services Gift Aid recovered Donations Other Voluntary Receipts Legacy Grants Sundry donations Income from church activities Fees (net) Parish magazine Receipts from Investments Dividend income Deposit account interest TOTAL RECEIPTS	Unrestricted Restricted 2022 55015 8537 63552 1827 0 1827 4459 900 5359 15749 879 16628 2048 240 2288 79098 10556 89654 27000 0 27000 3523 0 3523 3312 1190 4502 33835 1190 35025 4571 0 4571 1909 0 1909 6480 0 6480 46 0 46 8315 0 8315 8361 0 8361 127774 11746 139520	2021 62252 1411 1997 16244 4569
		86473
		6352 2094 2435
		10881
		3012 676
		3688
		44 329
		373
		101415

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PAYMENTS Church Activities Giving - relief & development 4233 4459 8692 Giving - home missions 4200 4254 8454 Parish Share 53075 0 53075 Vicar's expenses 2032 0 2032 Chudleigh Area Youth Project 0 0 0 Church utilities 4553 0 4553 Chirch insurance 4636 0 4636 Church maintenance 10775 0 10775 Upkeep of churchyard 3110 0 3110 Upkeep of services 1209 0 1209 Parish magazine 1523 0 1523 Messy church, children, youth 2846 1036 3882 Music, organ & choir 3562 0 3562 Outreach 1143 0 1143 Sundry expenses 2626 0 2626 TOTAL PAYMENTS 99523 9749 109272 Net receipts (payments) 28251 1997 30248 Balance - 1 January 2022 654019 10177 664196 Transfers 2220 -2220 0 Balance - 31st December 2022 684490 9954 694444 Statement of Assets and Liabilities 2022 Unrestricted Restricted TOTAL Cash Funds Current account 43991 9934 53925 CCLA Deposit account 640519 0 640519 684510 9934 694444 Investments Investments M&G Charifund 34735 34735 Investments COIF income units 1526 1526 36261 0 36261 TOTAL Assets 720771 9934 730705	4233 4459 8692 4200 4254 8454 53075 0 53075 2032 0 2032 0 0 0 4553 0 4553 4636 0 4636 10775 0 10775 3110 0 3110 1209 0 1209 1523 0 1523 2846 1036 3882 3562 0 3562 1143 0 1143 2626 0 2626 99523 9749 109272	8313 8645 49603 1699 10464 2067 4532 5353 1926 628 1077 489 7071 0 3982
		105849
		-4434 668630
		664196
		2021 TOTAL 31992 632204 664196 34805 1727
		36532
		700728

Approved by the PCC on 13[th] March 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

………………………………….

Alex Sharp (Chair)

…………………………………… Clare Lillington (Treasurer)

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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecc1&8iastical Parish of St Martin and Ma Chudlei llldependent examiner's report to the trustees of The Parochlal Church Councll of the EeclesiAstlcal Pllrlsh of St Martin and Mary? ChMdleiEh I report lo the charity trLt8tees on my examination of the accounts of The Patx)chial Church Council of the Ecc1esi￿tiCUI Parish of St Martin and Mary, Chudleigh (the Trust) for the year ended 31 December 2022. Responslbllltieg and basis of report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are re8poThsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 Cthe Act,). I report irt respect of my examination of the T￿$t,$ accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and in carrying out n)y examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by tbe Charity Commission under se£tion 145(5}(b) of the Act. Independent examlner's statement I have completed my examination. I Confinn that no nuterial matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving ine Cal￿ to believe that in any material respect: accounting records were not kept in respect of the Tn￿t &8 required by sectioll 130 of the Act; or thc accounts do not ￿cord with those rwords. or the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concemiiig the forni and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) R¢Eulation8 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 Goncems alld have come acr085 no other mattets in connection with the examination to which attention should be drnwn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. David Rudall FMAAT Greenwood Accountancy Ltd 5 Pellew Arcade Teignmouth Devon TQ14 8EB Date: ITb April 2023