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THE PARISH OF BLENDWORTH, HOLY TRINITY ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Priest in Charge: The Reverend Victoria Morgan The Vicarage, Church Lane, Hambledon. P07 4RT Benefice Office= The Church Centre. Blendworth Lane, Horndean Hants, P08 OAB Independent Examiner. Louise Burton, University of Portsmouth, Richmond Buildin& Portland StreeL Portsmouth Po13DE Bank. Lloyd's TSB, 5 The Square, Petersfield. Hants, GU32 3HL

PAROCHIALCHURCH COUNCILOF BLENDWORTH. HOLY TRINITY ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 l. Administrative Information Full Parochial Name: Blendworth, Holy Trinity. Benefice: Blendworth with Chalton with Idsworth Diocese: Portsmouth Location: Blendworth Lane, Blendworth, Hants, P08 OAB Benefice Office: The Church Centre. Blendworth Lane, Horndean, Hants, P08 OAA 2. Members of the Parochial Church Council (PCC) Standing Committee members During the year 2021 the following served as members of the PCC: Priest-in Charge.. ¥rhe Revd. Victoria Morgan Assistant Priest he Revd. Joy Windsor (Chair) Church Wardens." Mrs. Gill Hill Church Warden Mrs. Jo Jackson Church Warden Elected Members.. Ms. Janet Lawfyfeguarding Officer Mrs. Annie Reeves Diocesan Synod Rep Mrs. Veronica Brice Deanery Synod Rep Miss Rebecca Goss PCC member Mrs. Val Griffiths Treasurer (Co-opted) Electoral Roll Officer.. Miss Rebecca Goss 14

l am only aware of the resignation of a churchwarden at Idsworth who was immediately replaced, the Treasurer at Idsworth whilst saying he wished to stsnd down changed his mind. At Blendworth the Electoral roll, as I said earlier in the meeting is only down due to one family moving to another church within the Benefice and one person being removed as they had died. Date of the next meeting Currently this is set for Saturday 30th April 2022 at 2pm, however the meeting requested that this be moved to after a Sunday service to enable more of the congregation to attend the meeting. 14. Closing prayer The chair led those present in saying the grace together. J3

1. Structure, Governance and Management The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules as published online by the Church of England General Synod (htt s:Ilwww.churchofen land.or morel oli -and-thinkin church- re resentation-ruleslchurch-re resentation-rules-online). All regular church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. The Roll was last revised in 2019, prior to the Annual Parochial Church Meeting. The PCC is the body of trustees for the Parish.
2. Charitable Status The PCC is a charity and is registered with the Charity Commission.
3. Safeguarding Holy Trinity is fully committed to the Church of England's Safeguarding Policies. The Safeguarding Policy can be found on the parishes website and outside the church building. Any safeguarding concerns about either children or vulnerable adults should be brought to the immediate attention of the Clergy or the Safeguarding Officer. There have been no reports of safeguarding matters in this reported year. The Safeguarding Officer monitors the training needs and initiates DBS checking. Janet LawKcurrently acts as Safeguarding officer for the Benefice.
4. Review of activities The last APCM coincided with the reopening of our buildings. which. thankfully have remained open since. COVID restrittions gradually eased as the year progressed, but we were still wearing face masks and taking precautions at Communion to safeguard our more vulnerable members. We have had several different services, in addition to our usual regular Sunday Se￿ices, since then, including our Trinity Sunday Altogether Service in June; a Sermon series on the Letter of James to coincide with the launch of our Mission Action Plan; a Generosiry Week with two different services and the relaunch of our Morning Prayer on FacebooL' a Climate Sunday Service and the launch in October of our new Wild Church service on Sunday afternoons. We offered an All-souls Service in November as well as an Advent Carol Service at the 15

beginning of December and the Holy Trinity Choir reformed for the occasion as well as singing at our Nine Lessons and Carols with Blendworth Brass Band on 19 December. As well as the services, in December a small but magical Christmas Tree Festival was held, and it is hoped that this will grow in the years to come. The Guide Association held a well-attended Christingle service in church at the beginning of December. In September of last year, we reinstated. after careful consultation, a BCP (Book of Common Prayer) Communion at 8am on the first Sunday of each month. This has been fruirful as we have worked with Catherington and Clanfield so that the service is part of that benefice's rotation of early morning services. In the wider community, Reverend Joy has led the Horndean Remembrance Sunday Service as well as participating in the Carols in the Square with the other churches. The clergy continues to work with Horndean Churches Together. Sadly, after 24 years, Avril Pinkney. our Musical Direttor decided to retire. We thank her for her dedicated and professional service to her role and for the sense of fun that she shared with the Holy Trinity Choir. We also remember our previous organist Jack ? who died during 2021. He will be sadly missed. We continue to sing to recorded music at most services and the choir sits with the rest of the congregation. The choir met during the Autumn to rehearse for Advent and Christmas with Rev. Joy. Regrettably, illness and Rev. Joy's increased workload has meant that practices have been curtailed. 7. Baptism5, Marriages and Funerals Fortunately, Holy Trinity was able to offer Baptisms and weddings as well as funerals and burials. During the year we have had ? Baptisms, 3 weddings and 4 funerals together with several interment of ashes. 8. Review of the Year- PCC The PCC reassembled face to face in an outside venue early in June 2021 . Our first meeting was held on Zoom. We were able to start developing the new 16

Holy Trinity Mission Attion Plan during the summer and consulted widely both with the congregation and the community including at The Big Church Picnic in June 2021 . The PCC has since confirmed and started on the plan and has completed severnl the points that were identified. This includes: Most of the actions on the Worship and Discipleship being achieved or started. Reestablishing our weekly Coffee Mornings Coleen Jackson becoming the Anna Chaplain for the Benefice and connections with Wisteria Lodge recommencing. We still need to work on our Eco Church plan and to establish a Fabric Committee to assist the Churchwardens on the upkeep of the building. On the Financial Attion Plan, we have: Adopted a formal Reserves Policy Adopted a formal Legacy policy Had a Generosity Week in October We are still working to estsblish a contactless solution and we need to be more up front about generosity and giving; including implementing an annual programme of formal thanks to those who give. We are pleased that the Church Centre is now fully operational and welcome Mr. Geoff Hill as manager. We also give our grateful thanks to David and Jo Lougher for their time and service in running the Centre for the past 18 years. We are hopeful that we will be able to alleviate some of our financial stress when Centre income increases. We would welcome more people to join the PCC and an additional representative on Deanery Synod. 9. Fabric Report The 2021 Quinquennial report prepared by our architect Daniel Forshaw (who has since retired) appeared somewhat alarming, especially regarding the state of Holy Trinity Church roof. During various storms and bad weather some small amounts of plaster have fallen from the ceilin& most being caught in the installed netting. 17

A new architecc Julian Livingstone, has now been appointed. Investlgation work needs to take place to ascertain the state of the beams under the tiles and estimates of costs obtained. The long vestry is to be decorated once the faculty is approved. Sue Wilson and Val Griffiths are going to a meeting to see if we can obtain a grant for our roofing problems. The clock has recently been inspetted by English Heritsge. An electrical inspection test has been booked with David Martin, which should be completed by this APCM. The organ is tuned and maintained by Alistair Curtis regularly. Following recent storms, the shed roof has been repaired with new felt and batons by Steve Jackson and Geoff Hill. Flint stones have been obtained to repair the outer walls of the cemetery. The Raker and Scrapers volunteers continue to keep the churchyard tidy, meeting regularly to help maintain the grounds. Gill Hill and Jo Jackson - Churchwardens l O. Deanery Synod Report The first few Deanery meetings from March 2021 were held on Zoom and mainly concerned the division of the Deanery into clusters. This has still not been resolved as there were many objections to the grouping of the clusters. Thursday 2nd September. Synod was held at St Nicholas Church Bedhampton in which the Deanery mission plan was discussed and how the clusters would work together. Live Pray Serve. Monday 22nd December: was at Hart Plain Church. Charles Williams was appointed as the Deanery Synod secretary. Richard Hutchins updated the Deanery Mission Attion plan to affirm lay leadership in the Havant Deanery, including training and encouraging those who were keen to help but lacked the confidence to get involved. Angela Herring representing IDWAL gave a very interesting presentation on her visit to Guana and to the Diocese with which we are partnered. This gave Synod a good understanding of how the IDWAL link works. The Deanery finds there is a pressing need for financial and missional radical transformation, and it faces long term challenges in future. 18

It has been a difficult year but with Bishop Jonathan in place perhaps things will begin to move forward. Veronica Brice Deanery Synod Rep 12. Treasurers Report Treasurers Report on 2021 accounts for APCM 2022 The accounts have been prepared and presented to Portsmouth University for Independent examination. The income from donors has remained static at £24288 and the Church Centre has brought in the same income as last year£7400. Fees from funerals and weddings were down 50% on last year. Our fund raising increased slightly at £4539 although almost £2000 is going to the roof appeal. A further £1170 was received for sponsorship. Of the £7400 received for lettings we had to pay out £4800 for expenses. Church running expenses were £8188 plus £900 to keep the piano and organ serviced and licenses. Our Parish Share was down by £2000 on 2020 but was still £38000 so the regular income from weekly services £24288 is still £13712 shorL The loss of the income from magazine after expenses is approximately £1500. We are still paying for the computer as our contract was for 5 years. We covered 50% of these costs by charging for photocopying. The lease started in February 2020. The result of all this is that we were not able to fully pay our Parish Share this year by £13146. Total now owed to the Diocese is £32022. Our shares are worth £28869 (they increased in value by £4000 in 2021) Deposit alc £15912 Restricted alc £ 4280 Current alc £ 8803 Total £57864 (This figure does not include money held in group accounts) 19

Our creditors amount to approximately £33000, and debtors amount to £2348. As you can see, we can still cover our bills but there must be a concerced effort to raise funds to cover the expected bill ro repair the church roof. At the time of writing, I have signed up to attend a seminar on applying for grants. We must show that we are actively rdising money before we are given any in a granL The Church Wardens have suggested several events which we hope you will supporL Valerie Grrfiths 14. Accounts - Attached separately. 15. The Future Holy Trinity is continuing to engage fully in the Deanery Consultations. However, these have been 'paused' for about 6 months. In the next year. we plan to review worship provision in partnership with the other churches in the Benefice. As a benefice, we will also be looking to work more closely with Catherington and Clanfield as agreed before the pandemic. Space left for notes. 20

Page 116 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF HOLY TRJNrrY. 8LENDWORTH ATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivmES For the year ended 31 December 2021 UThresiria FwTrd5 Rtsirkied Fund5 TOTAL FVNDS 2021 2020 Note INCOMING RESOURC£S Incorning resources from donors Other voluntary Incomlng resources Income resources from operating aaivities to further the Council's objea5 to generate fund5 Income from investment 21a) 21b) 24.288 24,288 24.200 1.097 73 1.170 1.508 21Q 10,019 10.019 11.524 21(D 4.539 4.539 4.449 21el 79 Other ordinary incoming resources 210 25 25 4.280 TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 39,976 73 40JM9 46.CAO RESOURCES EXPENDED Cosis of generating funds Grants 31dl 1,066 31a) 30 73 103 563 Actlvltles dlrectty relating to the work of the church 31b) Church managemen1 and administration 31Q 52.446 52.446 58,151 471 471 .737 TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 52,947 73 53.020 61.517 NET INCOMING/IOUTGOINGI RESOURCES (12971 (12.971) 115,477) GAINS/ILOSSESI ON INVESTMEpirs 51bl 4252 4252 2,254 NET MOVEMENT IN FUND5 18.719) 1&719) 113,223) BALANCE5 BROUGHT FORWARD AT I JANUARY 2021 46.063 4&063 59.287 BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD AT 31 DECEMBÉR 2021 37.344 46,063

Page 216 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF HOLY TRINITY. BLENDWORTH BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2021 2021 2020 Note FIXED ASSETS Tangible Fixed Assetc 5(a) Investment Assets 5(b) 28.869 28,869 24,617 24,617 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at Bank and in hand 2,348 39,043 2,264 38,660 41,392 40,924 LIABILITIES: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE ' (32.917) ' (19,478) NET CURRENT ASSETS 8,475 21.446 NET ASSETS 37.344 46,063 FUNDS Equipment Unrestricted Fabric Restricted 4,195 28,869 4,280 17.166 24,617 4,280 37,344 46,063 Approved by the Parochial Church Council and signed on its behalf by: G Hill (Church Warden) J Jackson (Church Warden) Date

Pa9è 316 PAROCHIAL CHURCH C(MJIICILOF HOLV TRINtrY. eLENDWORTh PIOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEMTS For the ytar eDded 31 December 2021 l AccoupifiNG POLIOES The fir￿￿tI￿1 statethent5 have bEefi prepared in atcordance with the Churth Re9ulatkDS 1997 as amended by Ihe Churth Atcouhting (AM¢￿d￿entI Ile4Lrlati¥ns 2001 fO9erher with applicable act￿nting standarJ5 and the Cfvarities SORP. 2 WCOMINC RESOiIRCES IJ￿$1rkt¢é Fuhds Restri(r TOTAL FiIIIDS 2021 2020 21a) Incgmlng reS¢jU￿￿$ fvom doThM5 Gift Ald dtsnations Income rax reco￿rable Orhet planned gry1ft9 CollértlOn5 (open plat) at Srvfjc 14.7J4 4.732 T4.734 5.374 4.732 4.453 1.813 7.570 2.$09 2.509 1,087 Gifts SuTrdry donations 499 499 24 24.2a8 2(bl Othervoluntary Irrfoming faouT(es Giants 725 Mlscellneou5 Donations, aPPEals ￿C Le9￿% Iso 150 947 73 1.020 533 250 73 2(0 Ihcome frorn operatlng aaivlties_' to furthei the CQvTrtjl's obie¢t5 Church Centre lettings Fees 7.472 f.472 7.404 4.120 111019 IQ019 11,524 21dTr Income from operating attThfiTie5'. io generait funds Magazines and books 65 65 1.787 FetQ5. boaar5. OTher fund-ralsing trents Xma5 Cords/Cake5 Cofle Shop ProdrKe Srall/Cards/Recelpe Books 3.831 1.766 542 542 700 4539 21el Income from investm￿nIS Divldends and Interest Includir reclalrnable ta 4.449 21fJ Orher ordlnary In(Omlng fes(wrc Insuiance Youchtr Khem In5uranie claim5 Flty*ers 4.280 25 25 25 25 TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 976 40,019 040

Pa9e 416 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNOL OF H￿y Thllffy. BLENLIWORTh NOTES TO THE FI14ANC￿L STATEMENT5 ICONflNUEDI th yar b￿d 31 Dotefflbèr 2021 3 RESOURCES EXPE•JOEO AeMricd TOTAL FUNDS Ftsnds Funds 2021 2020 31ab Granis Isslorw and charrtaNe gMThA Church overXe#S.' . Ui55ionary SOCIer￿ l nd DevÈhpmenLAgencies M1551ons othor Ch¥fch Swletles 30 ao 13 73 533 73 103 563 31bl krNiiie5 dirèrtty re￿tIng io work of thE Churth Ministry Th(￿san Parish Share 38.146 38.146 40.586 aer9y Expenses 56 56 Church iunning exwnsts 5.734 .5.734 4,963 Church mainrenance 1.739 1.719 3,048 Sunda¥ Club costs Cosis of athd Books 319 Upkeep of chuttlryaTd B2 Chufch Centre runniry (0515 4.8rx) 7.873 21$ 215 225 Soclal Cmup F￿rtha9￿1 rkntwknns Ma9azine Oonati(In5 QrgaD, Ch￿1 and Church RgitsMion FuThl 1.055 52,416 Ilcl Ch¥r(h Management ￿ AdThnistratiDn Admityisrratlon Printing and slath￿try 471 632 StAYf costs DprKktiQn ofAss•ts 471 3{￿ Ctysis of gw*raiin9 f￿NdS Feres. bazw5. ￿kner fi￿j.r￿S￿lY V4VIts 1.066 TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 52.947 73 51020 61.S17 4 STAFF COSTS (ind[￿e￿ in 31() aiw) Wages and Salarles I￿. Employerfs N.1.

Page 51 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF HOLY TRINITY. BLENDWORTH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) For the year ended 31 December 2021 5 FIXED ASSETS FOR USE BY THE PCC 2021 2020 51a) Freehold land and Buildi ngs 51a) Equipment after Depreciation ESTIMATED BOOK VALUE The parish owns the Church Centre situated at Blendworth Lane. but there s a pre-emption right on the land which would revert to the original donor in the event of the parish no longer having a use for it. In the light of thls the PCC cannot place any value on this asset. 51bl Investment fixed a55ets Movements in the year.. Market value - l January 2021 Purchases at cost, less disposals Net galns on disposals and annual revaluation Market value - 31 December 202 1 24.617 4,252 28,869 Holdings at 31 December 2021 1226.4 shares in the CBF Church of England Investment Fabric Fund O shares in the CBF Church of England Fixed Interest Securities Fund O shares in the CBF Church of England Investment Fund 6 ANALYSIS OF ASSEfs BY FUND Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Fabrlc Fund Total Investments Debtor5 Cash at Bank and in Hand Current Liabilities Funds Balance 28.869 28,8( 2,31 39, 132,91 37.31 2.348 34,763 <32,917) 4.195 4.280 4280 28,869

Page 6/6 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF HOLY TRINITY. BLENDWORTH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEmE￿r5 (CONTINUED) For the year ended 31 st December 2021 7 DEBTORS 2021 2020 Income tax recoverable Vat refund claim Pre-payments and accrued interest Other debtors 746 1.232 662 940 2.348 482 551 2,264 8 LIABILIITES . AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2021 2020 Loan Creditors for goods and senrfices Other creditors 32.353 563 32.917 19,057 422 19,479 9 FUND DETAILS which are deemed to be restricted. which must be spent on the specified purposes within a reasonable time. 2021 2020 Roof Donation5 2021 Ins Claim Church Ceiling 1.922 4.280 4,280 Total 6.202 4.280

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Blendworth Holy Trinity

I report on the accounts of the PCC Holy Trinity, Blendworth for the year ended 31 December 2021, which are set out on the accompanying pages.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

• examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;

• to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act;

• to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. The trustees’ report was not available for inspection during the examination period.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:

• to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act;

• to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act;

have not been met; or

(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Gillian Lodge

Portsmouth Business School, Richmond Building, Portland St., Portsmouth. PO1 3DEDate: 21/04/2022