2020-12-31-accounts - The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Andrew, Oxford

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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

This report is prepared in accordance with Church Accounting Regulations 2006 and the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 and covers the activities of St Andrew’s Parochial Church Council during the year ending 31[st] December 2020. In line with the provisions of the Charities Act the Parochial Parish Council is now registered as a charity (Charity Registration 1129280).

Administration Details

Incumbent	The Reverend Dan Heyward
	The Vicarage
	46 Charlbury Road,
	Oxford
	OX2 6UX
Bankers	Barclays Bank plc
	211 – 213 Banbury Road
	Oxford
	OX2 7HH
Auditors	Wenn Townsend
	30 St Giles
	Oxford
	OX1 3LE
Solicitors	Winckworth Sherwood
	16 Beaumont Street
	Oxford
	OX1 2LZ

Membership of the PCC/Trustees

Incumbent	The Reverend Dan Heyward
Associate Vicar	The Reverend Paul White
Curates	The Reverend James Dwyer
	The Reverend Tom Murray
	The Reverend Judy Harvey (from October 2020, SSM)
	The Reverend Tom Howell (SSM)
	The Reverend Dr Elizabeth Pitkethly (SSM)
Churchwardens	Miss Claire Lewis
	Dr Philip Allan (until July 2020)
	Mr Tim Cooper (from July 2020)

Registered Charity Number 1129280

St Andrew’s Church, Linton Road, Oxford OX2 6UG Telephone 01865 311212 Parish.office@standrewsoxford.org

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

Deanery Synod Representatives Mr Andrew Down (until October 2020)

Mrs Sally Styles (until October 2020) Mr Stephen Pereira Dr Rustam Rea (until August 2020) Ms Anna Bishop Mrs Harriet Bayly Mr Ian Barnetson

Elected Members Mr John Ashmore Mr Mathias Butler Mrs Fiona Crisp Mr Michael Crofton Briggs Mr Conrad Dirckx Mrs Rebecca Ekins (from October 2020) Ms Kate Faccini (from October 2020) Mrs Sarah Gooding (from October 2020) Miss Vanda King Mrs Rachel Lane Dr Vicky Lavy (until October 2020) Mr Charles Olver (from October 2020) Mr Darrel Ross Dr Mark Smith Mrs Sarah Wilcock

Structure, Governance and Management

St Andrew’s Church is a single Church of England benefice in the Oxford Deanery of the Diocese of Oxford, and its PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the Vicar in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the church: pastoral, evangelistic, social, and ecumenical.

The PCC comprises:

. All ordained ministers beneficed or licensed to the parish.

. Any deaconesses or lay workers licensed to the parish.

. The Churchwardens, being actual communicants, whose names are on the electoral roll.

. Readers as determined by the APCM (Annual Parochial Church Meeting).

. Lay members of general, diocesan and deanery synods whose names are on the electoral roll. . Elected lay representatives

. Co-opted members (at the PCC’s discretion) not exceeding one fifth of the elected lay representatives.

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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

The PCC operates through a number of different Working Groups which meet on a regular basis through the year and report monthly to the PCC.

The Standing Committee is empowered to act on the PCC’s behalf between meetings, planning PCC business, overseeing human resource issues and overseeing capital expenditure.

There are 5 working groups made up of PCC members and members of the church congregation to oversee the implementation of the strategy for the PCC.

These are:

Children and Families
Young People
Whole Life Discipleship
World Mission Group
Standing Committee

In addition, a Pastoral Care Committee was set up with the Associate Vicar as chair. This reports periodically to PCC.

The Cutteslowe ministry continues to be governed by a PCC project specific group (Cutteslowe Working Group).

The Chair of each of these working and project groups is a member of the PCC and the other members may also be from the PCC or from the church body who have skills and/or a special interest in the work of the group.

The day-to-day operations of the church’s life are delegated to a staff team employed by the Council under the direction of The Revd Dan Heyward who holds the office of Vicar.

Appointment of lay representatives of the PCC

The elected lay representatives hold office for a three-year term, with one third of them retiring at the APCM each year. Churchwardens are elected annually. The APCM of St Andrew’s has limited to six the number of years during which a lay representative may continuously hold office. A person qualified to be elected as a lay representative must be on the electoral roll of St Andrew’s Church, be an actual communicant, be aged at least sixteen and have convinced the APCM of his/her willingness to serve.

Introduction & Training of PCC members

On appointment, PCC members receive a document which outlines their legal responsibilities as trustees. Trustee members receive annually the Standing Orders, covering PCC and Working Group business, and major policy documents, such as the church’s Safeguarding Policy. All PCC members are made aware of the issues facing council at its monthly business meeting and through the

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circulation of documents, discussion forums and the work of working & project groups. General information about the day-to-day ministry of the church is obtained through the Vicar’s weekly email and regular fellowship with other church members. All PCC members are encouraged to get to know and support the employees of the church.

Responsibilities of the Parochial Church Council (PCC)

The PCC is responsible for preparing the Annual Report and Financial Statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales, which applies to the Parochial Church Council, requires the PCC to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the PCC and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the PCC for that period. In preparing these financial statements the PCC is required to:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed in the financial statements; and
prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the church will continue to operate.

The PCC is responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the PCC and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts Reports) Regulations 2008, the Church Accounting Regulations 2006. It is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the PCC and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The PCC is responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the Council and financial information included on the PCC’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Key Management Personnel

The church considers its key management personnel comprises of the Standing Committee plus the Operations Support Manager.

The Standing Committee is made up of:

The Vicar
The Churchwardens, Treasurer, PCC Secretary, Lay Chair of the PCC and one/two other trustees from the PCC. They are all trustees.
The Associate Vicar

The Associate Vicar and the Operations Support Manager are employed by the PCC.

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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

The clergy are paid according to the stipend scale set by the Church of England.

A rolling programme of salary benchmarking for all non-clergy staff posts is in place. Every 5-6 years each post is compared to similar posts in the public, private and charity sector. All staff posts were reviewed in 2016.

Risk Management

The general finances of the church have received close attention and the overall position has been reported regularly to the church, enabling church members to remain well informed. The finances are discussed every other month by the PCC which has taken its responsibilities seriously.

COVID-19 has brought short-term disruption, but most staff have been able to work from home and church meetings have been held online. Risks are being assessed and managed as conditions change. Financial projections are reviewed and adjusted regularly and there is not expected to be a material impact in the medium-term.

Objectives and Activities for the Public Benefit

Aims of the Church

St Andrew’s is an evangelical church family in North Oxford which draws a wide range of people from a wide range of places. Our desire is to glorify God by gathering people of all ages into His family, growing up in our faith and going out into Oxford and beyond to make a difference for Christ. To this end we are a seven-day-a-week church running a vibrant programme of events and ministries designed to help people of every age and stage in their Christian life grow in their relationship with God and each other.

Our vision is “To see lives transformed by Jesus” and we have three priority areas to help us shape our activity to achieve the vision.

1) Transforming communities : There are two key strands to this work. One is to encourage and promote Christian wisdom through discipleship, and courses that enable the church to connect with society in areas where there is a hunger for help. These include courses such as parenting courses, social media and internet awareness courses, marriage and marriage preparation courses, and consideration of how to deal with issues of ageing such as dementia and continued spiritual growth in the older years.

The second strand, encompasses the work we do within certain communities to see transformation on the ground. Church planned and organised activities primarily relate to North Oxford and Cutteslowe where we invest time and attention to encourage change within those communities. For North Oxford, we note the amount of loneliness – exacerbated in COVID lockdown, the quest to succeed academically and materially, and the consumer culture. For Cutteslowe, the challenges we note are particularly around

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disaffected young people, economic hardship, and relationship challenges. Questions of identity, and mental wellbeing span both communities. Church members are also involved in giving their time and energies to transforming their local communities in their neighbourhood and schools, workplaces, and through being part of charitable projects such as: Street Pastors; Oxford Winter Night Shelter; the Gatehouse; the Porch; Asylum Welcome; Oxford Pastorate, Oxford Schools Chaplaincy to name but a few. The church also supports, through its mission partners and through other mission agencies, transformation of lives and communities in other parts of the world.

Ultimately, we believe that true transformation comes through a knowledge and faith in Christ and so transforming communities includes our work of evangelism – which in 2020 was most notable in running two Alpha courses.

2) Developing godly leaders : our work in this area is less developed, although we have a history of being the place of worship, discipleship, and in some cases, training, for many godly leaders in both the secular and spiritual spheres. We are keen to ensure that our emphasis is on all the people of God whilst recognising that many in our number are appointed to positions of leadership, have a gift of leadership or are potential future leaders. Many of our mission partners invest particularly in training leaders, and St Andrew’s is a place of training for those exploring ordained ministry. In 2020, we have welcomed 7 ordinands undertaking placements from local theological college, and we are training and benefitting from the ministry of 4 curates.
3) Growing churches : We understand that St Andrew’s is a gathered community, and where possible, we would like to be able to support and resource other churches in the areas in which we live. Many people contribute to their local church alongside their commitment to St Andrew’s. We are committed to seeing St Andrew’s grow in depth as a church, and we would like to see our number grow as well.

We see ourselves as a church that grows other churches. That is through the deployment of godly leaders, but also through new initiatives to grow churches in existing and potentially new areas. Within Cutteslowe, 2020 saw the agreement of a Bishop’s Mission Order for the Cutteslowe area, and formal recognition of the Cutteslowe Church. Tom Murray, curate at St Andrew’s, has been appointed as Leader of the Cutteslowe Church for the BMO, and it has been encouraging to see how community partnership and church growth have gone hand in hand in this area, even with the difficulties of COVID-19.

The values of St Andrew’s are meant to mark out what we celebrate and value in St Andrew’s rather than provide a prescriptive list of what any church does. We aspire to grow in these values as we grow in the fruits of the Spirit.

a. Audacious Generosity – We are generous with one another and with the communities in which we live and serve. To see lives transformed by Jesus will mean that we see lives of audacious generosity in the church.
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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

b. Courageous Vulnerability - We are undefended, honest and vulnerable before God and before one another in order that we might help one another on the journey of faith, and so that the work of God’s grace in our lives might be clearly shown. We expect to help others on their journey with God by seeing how He has helped us.
c. Determined Service - We are called to serve, and we do so to one another without respect for status. We recognise that persistence in service is the call of Christ on His people – we are here to serve until Christ comes again, or calls us home – and we are just one part of a long legacy of God’s people in this place.

The activities employed to address our vision have been curtailed and often adapted in this strange year of the pandemic, but they include:

Encouraging and facilitating prayer through monthly and weekly prayer meetings, regular teaching on prayer, two dedicated weeks of prayer for the church (including participation in “Thy Kingdom Come” – a global wave of prayer in the week prior to Pentecost – and driving and participating in a cross Oxford prayer initiative called “The Upper Room”.
The provision of four different styles of church services most Sundays when corporate worship was permitted, encouraging a wide range of people to be involved in wholehearted worship, including a range of activities for children and young people.
Provision of small informal groups, notably house groups, but also more targeted groups such as Monday Mums, groups for 20-30 year olds, for older and retired folk, and discussion forums to explore Bible teaching on specific issues and its guidance and application to daily life.
Running courses for the church and local community like parenting, marriage and marriage preparation.
Voluntary opportunities to serve and care, through hospital visiting, welcoming visitors and providing meals.
Provision of mid-week baby and toddler groups which are available to parents in the church and the local community.
Provision of youth groups that meet on Sundays and during the week.
Informal and formal youth work on the Cutteslowe Estate including mentoring and different clubs and groups with and without faith content.
Leading Cutteslowe Connected – a worshipping community on the estate operating in cooperation with the Cutteslowe Church Partnership.
Provision of the church to outside bookings for meetings and concerts – and particularly through the provision of space for Oxford Schools Chaplaincy, Discovering Prayer and the Trauma Recovery Centre.
Opportunities for any church members to volunteer their time, talent and financial resources to support the ongoing work of the church.
Support for different mission partners and organisations in the UK and abroad.
Partnering with churches across Oxford and the Diocese in the gospel

The above strategies illustrate some of the ways in which the members of the PCC, as trustees, have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers and duties.

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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

- Long term Strategies and Yearly Objectives

The PCC understands that St Andrew’s exists to see lives transformed by Jesus. This has been considered and discussed in various PCC meetings and church vision days and has been preached on repeatedly and communicated to the APCM as we have thought about our three key priorities in this context – developing godly leaders, growing churches and transforming communities. These have been reinforced with the development of a new website and a new logo launched in September 2020, and a set of new visually attractive posters in the church building at the same time.

The key long-term initiative has been to grow church in Cutteslowe within the Anglican framework of a Bishop’s Mission Order. This was approved on 9th March 2020.

The PCC will work with clergy and the working groups to establish the strategies and objectives which will deliver the church’s vision and mission. This process of objective setting will become part of the annual planning process of the PCC.

Grant Making Policies

Part of St Andrew’s PCC commitment to be a resourcing church is evidenced in its financial commitment to individuals and organisations working throughout the world. The World Mission Working Group meets regularly to review circumstances and make recommendations to the PCC regarding the allocation of funds. The grants are normally set for each mission partner for the year ahead and the mission partner is informed. Part of the vision for the building project was that St Andrew’s could become more of a resource centre for other Christian organisations.

Use of Volunteers

Volunteers are involved in many different aspects of the work of the church.

All volunteers who are involved with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to DBS checks in line with St Andrew’s Safeguarding Policy. Safeguarding training is expected of any church officer, staff or volunteer that works with children, young people and vulnerable adults in line with Diocesan and Church of England guidelines.

In respect of Safeguarding, the Parish Safeguarding Officer has been active in meeting with clergy, staff and ministry leads and ensuring that the growth of a culture of safeguarding remains a priority with volunteers, staff and PCC. He makes a separate report to both PCC and APCM, reflecting on key trends, issues of note and audit and objectives. Important to note in 2020 are three key initiatives:

Past Cases Review of the Church of England
Review and comment on a number of significant national cases that could pertain to safeguarding at St Andrew’s, including one on Spiritual abuse.
Continuing desire to see all volunteers appropriately trained at all required levels – this has been somewhat confused in 2020 by the changing requirements for training from national church.
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St Andrew’s Church, Linton Road, Oxford OX2 6UG Telephone 01865 311212 Parish.office@standrewsoxford.org

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

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Achievements and Performance

Church Attendance

	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
Electoral Roll at the APCM	387	350	468	446	488	454	436
Attendance – 16 years plus week Second Sunday in October	N/A	320	385	368	373	400 (estimated)	397
Attendance – under 16 years week Second Sunday in October	N/A	101	123	104	125	84	81

Due to restriction on capacity, social distancing and the use of live streaming as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic we did not undertake a count in October.

However, our estimated numbers for second Sunday in October are:

	Second Sunday in October 2020
Attendance – inperson	32(over 16s),48(under 16s)
Approximate attendance – through livestreaming	400 (263 views of 9.30 service, 191 views of 11.15 service)

General Review of the Year

We outlined 5 key areas of focus for the year in 2020:

Continued emphasis on the centrality of prayer

The following table shows the services that took place through 2020. Prayer has been at the heart of the services, and it has been encouraging to see how people have been willing to lead intercessions and participate in prayer through these services. Prayer ministry was a growing part of the three larger services until lockdown began. Since lockdown, prayer ministry has been offered by appointment but seldom taken up.

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	Thursday 10am Holy Communion	Sunday 8am Holy Communion	Sunday 9.30 Family Worship	Sunday 11.15 Morning Worship	Cutteslowe Connected	Sunday 6pm Evening Praise
January 2020 – 17th March 2020	In person	In person	In person (All age once a month)	In person	In person	In person
23rd March – 5th July 2020			Online (pre- recorded)	Online (pre- recorded)	By zoom	By zoom
6th July – 4th November 2020	In person	In person	Online and in person*	Online and in person*	By zoom	In person (youth reconnect service alternating with evening worship service)
5th November – 2nd December			Online - livestreamed	Online - livestreamed	By zoom	Online - livestreamed
3rd December 2020 – 4th January 2021	In person	In person	Online and in person	Online and in person	By zoom	Online and in person

The 9.30 and 11.15 services were joined together during school summer holidays.

The 9.30 service has transitioned most in terms of style and content – it is now an all age service each week, seeking to be a place of accessible worship for all ages, and containing content from all demographics. The monthly All Age service has continued, but is now more closely aligned to the weekly service style.

There were 2 separate weeks set aside for prayer: in January at the start of the year, and as part of the national Thy Kingdom Come initiative in the run up to Pentecost. During this latter event, the church took part in the cross-Oxford initiative “The upper room” which was highlighted in the Thy - Kingdom Come national report (p7): https://www.thykingdomcome.global/sites/default/files/2020 11/2020%20Thy%20Kingdom%20Come%20Impact%20Report.pdf

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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

House groups have continued to be a core part of our midweek prayerful worship, and a place of prayerful support and now have a regular timetable with a mix of centrally run initiatives (such as the Lent course – spiritual formation through spiritual disciplines), centrally provided programmes for home group study and locally provided programmes. Many small groups have found that they have been fundamental to providing pastoral care and engagement during the pandemic. Clergy have visited all small groups to check-in through the year.

The building has remained open for private prayer whenever possible. This has included developing some material for those who come to the church to pray.

The lockdown has provided more opportunity for weekly and monthly prayer. The monthly Prayer and Praise meeting has continued to take place on zoom and included 79 screens at its height. Each week there has been a regular rhythm of zoom prayer meetings – including Anglican morning prayer at least twice a week, a period in which evening prayer was available every week, the “Seek First” prayer meeting and the Friday morning prayer each week, and an increased engagement in prayer for Cutteslowe now happening weekly (and a monthly additional evening meeting).

Clarification and communication of vision for the whole church

The presentation at the (delayed) APCM in 2020, together with the launch of the new logo, website and brand identity was well received and gave impetus to a set of communication activities across the church to apply vision, priorities and values across all our ministries.

Vision, priorities and values are now consistently referred to in communications and will be a feature of communication going forward. A key step in embedding these priorities and values into the lifeblood of the church will be seeking to align the work of PCC working groups and priorities for specific ministries with the church strategy.

Continued emphasis on youth ministry and integration & emphasis on 20s/30s in St Andrew’s – particularly with the 6pm service

The place of children and young people in the corporate life of worship in St Andrew’s is crucial.

With a new Youth Pastor arriving in January 2020, youth groups (SAYGO and Pathfinders) continued to meet on Sundays and, when possible, during the week. With the pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns, all youth activities moved online. Pathfinders and SAYGO happened on zoom but the key area of contact and discipleship for young people was in the growing number of small groups. During the Summer of 2020, when corporate in person worship was permitted, the church prioritised young people by re-purposing the 6pm service on a fortnightly basis as a youth “Reconnect” service which was targeted in a COVID-compliant manner to 11-18 year olds.

The participation of the youth in the overall worship and service of the church (for example in all age worship, drama, and particularly in music) is notable – and while many young people do not want to be seen in online worship, some have adapted to this well and enriched the worship experience of

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the whole church. The contributions of some of the youth to the church online Advent Calendar is a good example of how the youth have contributed to the worship of the whole church.

A strategy is developing from the Youth Working Group and Youth Pastor which focuses on small groups as the foundation for youth ministry.

Growth in the 20s/30s age group continues to be slow and challenging. A 20s/30s small group has met consistently and a second group has emerged in lockdown which focusses on post-graduates. Many serve faithfully in youth and children’s work.

The 6pm service has been in growth mode from 2016-20, and with the addition of “Supper at the 6” there was a real sense of community, cohesion and prayerful worship. The nascent community feel of this service was disturbed in lockdown, and it is only with the livestreaming of the 6pm service that we are beginning to grow back a sense of congregational togetherness. We foresee that this will be the most difficult service to re-engage as a community post pandemic.

Making good strategic use of the building

Prior to lockdown, the building was actively used with the local community. Monday Mums and Baby and Toddler Groups were well attended.

External users included ballet classes, Pilates classes, drama groups and choirs. We continue to offer office space to Oxford Schools Chaplaincy (OSC) and Discovering Prayer.

With the government guidelines in place from March 2020, our use of the building changed considerably. With the exception of services, the building has been open daily (with a few exceptions) for private prayer for the community. We have continued to provide a venue for a home-schooling organisation and for Wycliffe Hall – our local theological college – who needed a larger venue to enable face to face teaching to continue when that was permitted.

With so little use of the building this year, the feed-in tariff from the addition of the solar panels in 2019 has been a welcome financial boon.

The decision to replace the chairs in the church with light weight, stackable chairs, was a timely transition given the need to increase cleaning and quarantine of chairs after use. The other major change in the building is the addition of new technology to help our online presence – including two mounted cameras, livestream technology, a new sound desk, an electronic drumkit.

Pursuing the possible structure and staffing of the Cutteslowe initiative in partnership with other parishes

A Bishop’s Mission Order was agreed and signed for the Cutteslowe Church on 9th March 2020. Since its inception in 2014, the desire has been to have a worshipping community develop into a recognised church. Revd Tom Murray is the named leader of the Cutteslowe Church and has the

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support of St Michael’s Summertown and St Peter’s Wolvercote in developing mission and ministry in that area of Oxford.

Governance of the BMO sits with the Cutteslowe Enabling Group on which Vanda King, Tom Murray and Dan Heyward sit alongside colleagues from the St Peter’s, St Michael’s and the Summertown URC.

The freedom and permissions given by the new BMO, alongside the opportunity presented by the pandemic have allowed for significant flourishing of the ministry in Cutteslowe – albeit not yet reflected in “in church” attendance. Sacramental ministry for the BMO has not yet been explored given the online nature of worship.

Highlights in 2020 have included:

Provision of food boxes through partnership with the Oxford Hub. This was free provision of food boxes into the Cutteslowe Community during the first lockdown.
Establishing the Cutteslowe Community Larder – a partnership with SOFEA. This is a paid membership set up which not only addresses food insecurity but also increases community and addresses issues of food wastage.

This presents a number of opportunities for wrap around services and support for the community. Examples include: “bonus item” provision funded by St Michael’s; Christmas additions provided by a St Andrew’s small group; specialist support services present at the Larder to help people with benefits provision and debt advice; funding for home-schooling provision for the locality.

Establishing with the local Primary school headteacher, the Cutteslowe Community Partnership – a partnership venture of key community agencies looking to establish and reinforce community relationships in the area. Fruit from this venture includes the Cutteslowe Light Trail with the Oxford NorthWall and the possibility of a “Love Cutteslowe” venture in the future.
Christmas Dinner provided for 150 people in partnership with St Edward’s School and Christingles provided through the Larder – both with associated invitations to services and with short gospel films.

The Cutteslowe Connected Church has continued to engage weekly online through zoom. This has been challenging for many in the community, particularly children and young people. When outdoor gatherings were permitted in the Summer, a number of church picnics were well attended with new people from the community linking up where connections had been made through the Larder.

There are now three “Connect” groups – regular smaller group gatherings – which help discipleship, pastoral care and accountability in the church.

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Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

The Cutteslowe youth worker left in September 2020 and the level of youth work in the area is currently very low. We continue to engage actively with 3 young people who are growing and deepening in faith. Placement students have largely carried the leadership of this youth provision through lockdown since then.

Building team and a common purpose across the church – within staff team and beyond

The staff team has been strengthened in diversity and scope by the addition of Judy Harvey as a selfsupporting curate in September 2020. It is hoped that the addition of Judy to the team will more clearly model female ordained leadership. Outside of services, her focus is on Monday Mums and pastoral care, whilst she continues to fulfil her employed role as Cutteslowe Families Pastoral worker. With four curates now training at St Andrew’s we recognise our responsibilities in developing godly leaders, and in supporting endeavours beyond our own parish.

The additions of Anne Dorman (Administrator), Ryan Torrie (Youth Pastor), and Danielle Gullett (PA to the Vicar) have strengthened the team considerably. Anne and Danielle have provided excellent support and administrative depth to the team. Ryan has had a challenging first year as Youth Pastor, making the transition from a different culture and then being thrown into an online world of remote youth ministry.

In 2020, Gareth Williamson left his role as Cutteslowe Youth worker and we continue to consider the best make-up of the team in Cutteslowe to support the growth of the BMO.

In addition to this, the following should be noted:

We continue to be a church that seeks to make disciples of Jesus. Men’s and women’s ministry groups continued to meet online where possible at key moments in the year – primarily in breakfast meetings or evening events (such as the series of zoom advent craft evenings). Alpha was run twice through lockdown in 2020 – on both occasions with about 15 guests, which is more than we have had in person in recent years. As an online course, we had participants from Oxford, London, Essex, Hertfordshire, France, Ukraine and Russia. It has been a great encouragement to see how some have continued to engage with church or with a follow up group.

Care of the elderly happened through the regular calls and ministry of the pastoral visiting team and by clergy. The St Andrew’s Retirement Network (STAR) ran a successful workshop in Jan 2020 on the theme of spiritual growth and wellbeing in the latter years. In addition to ad hoc pastoral care, and the pastoral care through smaller groups, there have been two “whole church” phone-arounds – the second concluding in 2021. Noting that much material is only accessible online, some additional material has been provided to our more senior friends, particularly over the advent season.

Parenting courses, championed by Vicky Lavy who has become a Care for the Family co-ordinator, have been well received. The marriage preparation course was expertly run by Andy and Andrea West.

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For our children, Lesley Dentry, our Children and Families worker, continues to ensure that there is provision and contact for our children. From regular Sunday groups at the start of the year, she has navigated the way through online zoom groups, in person campfires and gatherings, and particularly an online holiday club in August.

Behind the scenes, ChurchSuite continues to be developed as our key communication platform. It has been helpful in as we have had to book into services and in preparing for Track and Trace. New expense management and financial systems have much improved back office administration and reporting.

We continue to support our mission partners overseas and in the UK. In 2020, we noted that many of our mission partners had increased financial pressure due to costs of emergency travel and COVID testing. Additional grants were provided to 4 of our mission partners to help with this. We were able to have our mission partners join us in online worship, and we welcomed back to the UK for short periods Chris & Sarah Downing, Jill Ireland, Sarah Dorman, and Tim & Nim Kempton.

Financial Review

Total income for the year amounted to £745,640 (2019: £727,401) and total expenditure came to £663,301 (2019: £671,449) giving a surplus of £82,339 (2019: £55,952) which was very encouraging, particularly in the light of the difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The main source of income is donations from church members to the unrestricted Mission and Ministry Fund which increased to £610,776 (2019: 590,060). These are supplemented by two gift days for World Mission and the work in Cutteslowe.

Unrestricted expenditure was £565,594 (2019: £565,953) Most of our expenditure goes to supporting our own directly employed staff, including those working in Cutteslowe, our mission partners, and our contribution to the Diocese (the parish share) which indirectly provides for the Vicar and one curate. Although activities were carried out online rather than in person for much of the year, this has little impact on expenditure, which remained at a similar level to the previous year.

Grants totalling £59,792 (2019: £77,164) were made during the year, principally to mission partners.

Cash Flow

The cash flow analysis for 2020 shows a modest decrease in the cash position during the year as there was significant capital investment.

Reserves policy

The PCC strives to ensure that sufficient reserves are held to maintain its ministry and honour its obligations to the Diocese, its staff and those it supports from its funds. Part of this obligation is to

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Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

ensure that the buildings are maintained in good condition so that they can provide for this and future generations of members.

The target range is between £75,000 and £125,000 which represents approximately 1.5 to 2.5 months of Mission and Ministry Fund expenditure.

At the end of 2019 the balance in the unrestricted Mission and Ministry Fund was £271,726. By the end of 2020 this figure had increased to £286,037. Taking off the fixed assets, this represents a freely available reserve of £154,127, compared with the equivalent figure of £127,165 at the end of 2019.

The PCC has set a budget for 2021 assuming a deficit for the year of around £30,000. Allowing for the possibility of continuing impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, the budget includes only a small increase in giving, and a number of expenditure items can, if necessary, be deferred (though not indefinitely).

Investment policy

The PCC has the power to invest unused funds and to generate income from investments. To achieve this, they have opted to keep funds liquid during the year and generate cash returns whilst doing so.

Risk Analysis

As part of its responsibilities the PCC maintains an overview of the various activities of the church to ensure that the best current practice is followed. Policies are in place for particular areas of the work of the church.

Plans for the Future

Looking ahead, specific goals for 2021 include:

Continued emphasis on the centrality of prayer
Embedding the vision, priorities and values into ministries across the church
Pivoting to provide worship services, discipleship and pastoral support in the new way of operating as we begin to exit the pandemic
Continued investment in Cutteslowe and support of the leadership under the new Bishop’s Mission Order for the Cutteslowe Church
Establishing an Eco advisory group to help the church respond to the key themes going into and coming out of COP26
Emphasis on youth ministry with the appointment of a Youth Pastor, and continued consideration of how to grow our 20s/30s work.
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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

This Annual Report was approved by the members of the PCC at their meeting on the 12th April 2021 and signed on their behalf by:

Claire Lewis (Churchwarden) ……………………………………………………… Date ………………………………..

Sarah Wilcock (Treasurer) …………………………………………………………. Date …………………………………

Independent Auditor’s Report to the Trustees of The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 31st December 2020 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and the related notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

give a true and fair view of the state of the charity’s affairs as at 31st December 2020, and of its incoming resources and application of resources, for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

Conclusions relating to going concern

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the ISAs (UK) require us to report to you where:

the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is not appropriate; or
the trustees have not disclosed in the financial statements any identified material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the charity’s ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the trustees’ annual report[1] , other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:

the information given in the financial statements is inconsistent in any material respect with the trustees’ report; or
sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
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Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement set out on pages 3 and 4, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of financial statements which give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with regulations made under section 154 of that Act.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The specific procedures for this engagement and the extent to which these are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Enquiry of management, those charged with governance and the entity’s solicitors (or inhouse legal team) around actual and potential litigation and claims;
Enquiry of entity staff in tax and compliance functions to identify any instances of noncompliance with laws and regulations;
Reviewing minutes of meetings of those charged with governance;
Reviewing internal audit reports;
Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
Performing audit work over the risk of management override of controls, including testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business and reviewing accounting estimates for bias;

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance

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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity’s trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Wenn Townsend, Statutory Auditor

30 St Giles Oxford OX1 3LE

Wenn Townsend is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

Statement of Financial Activities

			2020	2020	2020	2019	2019	2019
		Note	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds
			£	£	£	£	£	£
Income
	Donations and legacies	4	610,776	92,224	703,000	590,060	99,289	689,349
	Charitable activities	5	23,835	191	24,026	27,619	0	27,619
	Investments	6	107	0	107	95	23	118
	Other	7	13,971	4,536	18,507	10,315	0	10,315
Total Income			648,689	96,951	745,640	628,089	99,312	727,401

Expenditure
	Raisingfunds		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Church Ministry	9	535,607	68,715	604,322	533,491	60,794	594,285
	Outside Giving	10	29,987	28,992	58,979	32,462	44,702	77,164

Total Expenditure			565,594	97,707	663,301	565,953	105,496	671,449

Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before transfers			83,095	-756	82,339	62,136	-6,184	55,952

Gross Transfers between funds		16,17	3,501	-3,501	0	30,000	-30,000	0

Net movements of funds			86,596	-4,257	82,339	92,136	-36,184	55,952

Balances brought forward at 1 January			469,047	64,241	533,288	376,911	100,425	477,336

Balances carried forward at 31 December			555,643	59,984	615,627	469,047	64,241	533,288

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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

Balance Sheet

			2020	2019
		Note	£	£
Tangible Fixed Assets
	Property		449,321	449,321
	Other fixed assets		125,965	82,791
		11	575,286	532,112
Current Assets
	Debtors	12	65,647	34,291
	Cash at bank and in hand		178,777	185,853
			244,424	220,144
Creditors: amounts falling due within oneyear
	Creditors and accruals	13	-24,368	-30,342
	Bank borrowing repayable within oneyear	14	-8,580	-8,580
			-32,948	-38,922

Net Current Assets			211,476	181,222

Total Assets less Current Liabilities			786,762	713,334
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than oneyear
	Bank borrowing repayable after more than oneyear	14	-171,135	-180,046
Total Net Assets		15	615,627	533,288
Unrestricted Income Funds
	Mission & MinistryFund		286,037	271,726
	Capital Asset Fund		269,606	197,321
		16	555,643	469,047
Restricted Income Funds		17	59,984	64,241
Total Accumulated Funds			615,627	533,288

These accounts were approved by the members of the PCC at their meeting on the 12th April 2021 and signed on their behalf by:

Claire Lewis (Churchwarden) ……………………………………………………… Date ………………………………..

Sarah Wilcock (Treasurer) …………………………………………………………. Date …………………………………

Registered Charity Number 1129280

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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

Statement of Cash Flow

			2020	2019
			£	£
Cash flows from operating activities:		Note
	Net cash provided by operating activities		69,111	90,298

Cash flows from investing activities:
	Dividends, interest and rents from investments	6	107	118
	Purchase of property, plant and equipment	11	-67,383	-79,660
	Net cash used in operating activities		-67,276	-79,542

Cash flows from financing activities:
	Repayment of borrowing	14	-8,911	-8,580
	Net cash used in financing activities		-8,911	-8,580

Change in cash and cash equivalents in theyear			-7,076	2,176

	Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of theyear		185,853	183,677

	Cash and cash equivalents at the end of theyear		178,777	185,853

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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

Reconciliation of net income to net cash flow from operating activities

			2020	2019
		Note	£	£
Net income for the year as per the Statement of Financial Activities			82,339	55,952

Adjustments for:
	Depreciation charges	11	24,209	21,041
	Dividends, interest and rents from investments	6	-107	-118
	Decrease (+) / Increase (-) in debtors	12	-31,356	13,268
	Increase (+) / Decrease (-) in creditors	13	-5,974	155
Net cash provided by operating activities			69,111	90,298

Notes on the financial statements

1. Explanatory notes to the financial statements

Basis of preparation and assessment of going concern

The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (2019) and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011. The accounts are presented in a format compatible with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

2. Accounting policies

a) Income

All the income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, and it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.

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Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

Voluntary Income:

Collections are recognised when received by and on behalf of the PCC.
Planned giving is recognised when received, except for gifts in advance of the period for which they are pledged, which are included in deferred income. Where a donor specifies that a gift is to be spent over a future period beyond the end of the financial period covered by the SOFA then the gift is shown as a liability in the balance sheet at the year end and will be recognised as income in future financial periods in accordance with the donor's wishes.
Income tax recoverable on gift aid donations is recognised when the donation is received.
• Legacies : entitlement is the earlier of the charity being notified of an impending distribution or the legacy being received.

b) Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid, or when awarded if that creates a binding obligation for the PCC.
The Diocesan Parish Share is accounted for when due for payment.
Irrecoverable VAT is charged against the expenditure heading for which it was incurred.

c) Fund accounting

General Funds (unrestricted) are referred to by the PCC, and therefore in these financial statements, as the 'Mission and Ministry Fund'. This represents the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application to the general purposes of the PCC as set out in the Church's Vision Statement.
Designated Funds are that part of the unrestricted funds earmarked by the PCC for a particular purpose.
Restricted Funds represent those funds to be used for specific purposes as requested by the donor.

The PCC does not usually invest for each fund separately and interest is attributed to the Mission and Ministry Fund.

d) Fixed assets and depreciation

Fixed Assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accelerated write offs. Consecrated and benefice property is excluded from the accounts by section 10(2) of the Charities Act 2011.

In line with this policy all costs associated with the construction of the permanent annexe along the south side of the church, referred to as the Jubilee Project, were written off as incurred.

Moveable church furnishings held by the churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which will require a faculty for disposal since the PCC considers this to be inalienable property, are capitalised at cost and depreciated over their useful economic life other than where insufficient cost

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Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

information is available. In this case, the item is not capitalised, but all items are included in the church’s inventory.

Tangible fixed assets costing over £1,000, with a useful life of over one year, are capitalised and depreciated on a straight-line basis over the length of their expected useful life as follows.

Property Fittings 5-15 years life 7-20% annual depreciation rate Furniture and Av equipment 3-10 years life 10-33%depreciation rate

The value of the house purchased during 2011 and occupied by the Associate Vicar is accounted for at purchase value plus the cost of capital improvements. The house is not being depreciated on the basis that annual expenditure on repairs and upkeep maintains the property to a high standard, and as such, its useful life is extended into the foreseeable future and any depreciation would be immaterial.

e) Other cash accounts under church control

Certain church groups are responsible for their own petty cash accounts which are partly funded by the church and the balances on these accounts at the year-end have been included in incoming resources from church activities. Both the income and expenditure for the office petty cash account have been recorded in these accounts and the cash in hand balance carried forward.

f) Current assets

Amounts owing to the PCC at the year-end date in respect of fees, gift aid recoverable or other income are shown as debtors less provision for amounts that may prove uncollectible.

g) Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered.

h) Creditors

Creditors are recognised when the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are normally recognised at their settlement amount.

i) Grants

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding obligation on the PCC

j) Pensions

Contributions to the St Andrew’s Church defined contribution scheme are included in the accounts where payable.

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Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

k) Going Concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the Trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The Trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements, including expectations for the potential impact of COVID-19 on the charity. They have concluded that the budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves held for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.

3. Related Party Transactions

Grant payments

From time to time the PCC authorises grant payments from the Mission and Ministry Fund and from restricted funds to individuals and organisations who have connections to Trustees of the charity serving on the PCC. The details of such payments during the year are as follows: -

			2020	2019
			£	£
Grant Recipient	Trustee	Relationship
Innovista International - Jason Lane	Rachel Lane	Wife of Jason Lane	6,480	6,480
	Sarah Wilcock	Employee of Innovista International(to Oct 2019)
Jason Lane	Rachel Lane	Wife of Jason Lane	50	50
Oxford Pastorate(OP)	Mark Smith	Husband of Jane Smith, OP employee	750	750
	Sarah Wilcock	Wife of Colin Wilcock, OP Finance Manager(to Sept 2020)
Oxford Schools Chaplaincy (OSC)	Andrew Down	Husband of Frances Down, OSC trustee	750	750
	Dan Heyward	OSC trustee
Church Mission Society (CMS)	Rachel Lane	Daughter of Charles Clayton, CMS trustee	11,530	10,480

Donations

The aggregate value of donations made to the church by Trustees who served as PCC members during the year was £65,226 to the general fund (2019: £67,742), and £4,612 to restricted funds (2019: £2,520). This does not include tax reclaimed under the Gift Aid scheme on these donations.

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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

4. Donations and legacies

	2020	2020	2020	2019	2019	2019
	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds
	£	£	£	£	£	£
Planned - supported byGift Aid	287,722	19,430	307,152	301,199	24,917	326,116
Planned - other	143,814	11,635	155,449	132,863	5,285	138,148
Freewill collections	2,963	15	2,978	15,744	6,474	22,218
One-off donations - supported byGift Aid	41,555	25,856	67,411	13,349	30,126	43,475
One-off donations - other	52,403	22,422	74,825	49,431	17,107	66,538
Grants received	0	0	0	0	700	700
Gift Aid	82,182	12,866	95,048	76,474	14,680	91,154
Legacies	137	0	137	1,000	0	1,000
Total Donations and Legacies	610,776	92,224	703,000	590,060	99,289	689,349

Special Collections included in figures above
Jubilee Project	0	0	0	0	22,573	22,573
World Mission Week	0	18,800	18,800	0	24,859	24,859
Harvest	0	20,571	20,571	0	27,241	27,241
	0	39,371	39,371	0	74,673	74,673

5. Income from Charitable Activities

Income from church ministry activities is generated when a contribution is made by participants towards the costs of the activity e.g. lunch club.

	2020	2020	2020	2019	2019	2019
	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds
	£	£	£	£	£	£
Church ministryactivities	23,835	191	24,026	27,619	0	27,619
Total Income from Charitable Activities	23,835	191	24,026	27,619	0	27,619

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St Andrew’s Church, Linton Road, Oxford OX2 6UG Telephone 01865 311212 Parish.office@standrewsoxford.org

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

6. Income from Investments

	2020	2020	2020	2019	2019	2019
	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds
	£	£	£	£	£	£
Bank Interest	107	0	107	95	23	118
Total Income from Investments	107	0	107	95	23	118

7. Other Income

	2020	2020	2020	2019	2019	2019
	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds
	£	£	£	£	£	£
Hire of church	4,272	0	4,272	5,142	0	5,142
Feed in tariff	1,523	0	1,523	0	0	0
Income under Job Retention Scheme	8,136	4,244	12,380	0	0	0
Other	40	292	332	5,173	0	5,173
Total other Income	13,971	4,536	18,507	10,315	0	10,315

8. Staff Costs & Trustee Remuneration

	2020	2019
	£	£
Wages & salaries	246,017	213,066
Social securitycosts	16,309	15,847
Pension costs	38,448	31,143
Total staff costs	300,774	260,056

Equivalent full time staff	7.0	7.6

29 - Registered Charity Number 1129280

St Andrew’s Church, Linton Road, Oxford OX2 6UG Telephone 01865 311212 Parish.office@standrewsoxford.org

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

A stakeholder pension scheme is in operation and, where appropriate, St Andrew's PCC contributes 10% of gross salary for each employee. Outstanding contributions owing to the pension scheme at 31st December 2020 were £1,128 (2019 - £1,075).

The church considers its key management personnel to comprise the Standing Committee plus the Operations Support Manager.

The Standing Committee is made up of:

The Vicar and Associate Vicar
The churchwardens, PCC secretary, treasurer, lay chair of the PCC and one or two other members of the PCC. These are all Trustees. No remuneration was paid to any lay members of the PCC during the current or preceding year, including those on the Standing Committee.

The clergy are paid according to the stipend scale set by the Church of England. The Vicar is paid by the Diocese of Oxford. The Associate Vicar and the Operations Support Manager are employed by the PCC and paid by the Church.

The total key management personnel remuneration for the year was £86,065 including housing and pension costs (2019: £84,189). No employee received £60,000 or more during the current or preceding year. No expenses were reimbursed to any members of the PCC in respect of their role as Trustees during the current or preceding year.

30 - Registered Charity Number 1129280

St Andrew’s Church, Linton Road, Oxford OX2 6UG Telephone 01865 311212 Parish.office@standrewsoxford.org

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

9. Expenditure - Church Ministry

	2020	2020	2020	2019	2019	2019
	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds
	£	£	£	£	£	£
Staff – direct ministry	132,274	58,545	190,819	121,742	36,312	158,054
Staff – support	109,955	0	109,955	102,002	0	102,002
Training	2,385	0	2,385	4,329	0	4,329
Staff housingcosts	43,394	0	43,394	40,914	0	40,914
Misc. staff costs	4,194	292	4,486	9,081	0	9,081
Sub-total staff costs	292,202	58,837	351,039	278,068	36,312	314,380
Diocesanparish share	114,734	0	114,734	111,928	0	111,928
Audio Visual systems	8,176	7,305	15,481	4,801	7,305	12,106
Church Activities	32,566	1,847	34,413	46,840	6,171	53,011
Sub - total other ministry	155,476	9,152	164,628	163,569	13,476	177,045
Insurance, light, heat, water	18,486	0	18,486	23,693	0	23,693
Major repairs	8,500	0	8,500	7,118	6,234	13,352
Minor repairs & cleaning	6,933	0	6,933	14,882	0	14,882
Minor equipment	11,077	0	11,077	9,177	0	9,177
Sub-total Property costs	44,996	0	44,996	54,870	6,234	61,104
Telephone, postage, stationery, photocopying	7,545	0	7,545	8,969	331	9,300
Fixtures & fittings	9,950	244	10,194	3,957	4,123	8,080
IT equipment	15,402	0	15,402	8,651	0	8,651
Web site management	0	0	0	1,377	0	1,377
Bookkeeping fees & system	4,098	0	4,098	6,538	0	6,538
Fees,subs & legal	2,518	482	3,000	4,152	318	4,470
Sub-total Other Overheads	39,513	726	40,239	33,644	4,772	38,416
Audit costs	3,420	0	3,420	3,300	0	3,300
PCC costs	0	0	0	40	0	40
Sub-total Governance	3,420	0	3,420	3,340	0	3,340

Total expenditure Church Ministry	535,607	68,715	604,322	533,491	60,794	594,285

31 - Registered Charity Number 1129280

St Andrew’s Church, Linton Road, Oxford OX2 6UG Telephone 01865 311212 Parish.office@standrewsoxford.org

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

10. Expenditure - Outside Giving

10. Expenditure - Outside Giving
	2020	2019
	£	£
Grants from Mission and Ministry Fund
European Christian Mission - Chris & Sarah Downing	5,320	8,740
CMS - Tim Curtis	7,840	7,940
Innovista International - Jason Lane	6,480	6,530
Pioneers UK - LindseyCapper	4,360	4,460
SIM International - Jill Ireland	5,600	10,600
Servingin Mission - Sarah Dorman	5,000	4,360
Dayspring- Margaret & Jonathan Lamb	2,280	2,330
CMS - Berdine van den Toren	3,690	2,540
Friends International - Peter & Lynette Teagle	750	750
Wycliffe Bible Translators - Nim & Tim Kempton	3,500	3,050
Love Sierra Leone	750	750
Oxford Pastorate	750	750
Oxford Schools Chaplaincy	750	750
NOOC	500	500
Love Oxford	0	2,000
Urban Action Trust	1,000	0
Amounts included above in total grants to mission partners which were funded from restrictedgiving	-19,512	-24,504
Smallgrants to individuals	1,929	916
Smallgrants to organisations	0	0
Sub-total Grants from the Mission and Ministry Fund	29,987	32,462

Grants from Restricted Funds
Various Mission Partnerspartlyfunded through restrictedgiving	19,512	24,504
Congo Church Association	0	8,140
Homeless charities - Christmas collections*	4,480	4,835
Union Biblical Seminary	0	1,000
Elisama Daniel OCMS student	5,000	5,000
Smallgrants to individuals	292	1,223
Smallgrants to organisations	0	0
Sub -total Grants from Restricted Funds	28,992	44,702

Total Expenditure - Outside Giving	58,979	77,164

32 - Registered Charity Number 1129280

St Andrew’s Church, Linton Road, Oxford OX2 6UG Telephone 01865 311212 Parish.office@standrewsoxford.org

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

11. Fixed Assets

11. Fixed Assets
	Freehold Property	Property Fittings incl Solar Panels	Jubilee Project Furniture & AV equipment	Computer & Sound Equipment	Total
Cost	£	£	£	£	£
At 1 January2020	449,321	68,447	42,935	49,866	610,569
Additions	0	37,940	0	29,443	67,383
Disposals	0	0	0	0	0
At 31 December 2020	449,321	106,387	42,935	79,309	677,952

Depreciation
At 1 January2020	0	7,796	32,751	37,910	78,457
Charge for theyear	0	9,950	7,548	6,711	24,209
Disposals	0	0	0	0	0
At 31 December 2020	0	17,746	40,299	44,621	102,666

Net Book Value
At 31 December 2020	449,321	88,641	2,636	34,688	575,286

At 31 December 2019	449,321	60,651	10,184	11,956	532,112

The freehold property above is a house purchased for the Associate Vicar in 2011. The cost represents the purchase price of the property (£360,000) plus the cost of improvements, including an extension (£89,321). The PCC are of the opinion that the present value of the house is not less than £449,321.

During the year new chairs were purchased at a total cost of £37,940 and are classified under 'Property Fittings incl Solar Panels' above. These chairs were purchased using £3,501 of restricted funds remaining after capital expenditure in the Jubilee Project and have been in use from January 2020. On purchase, the portion of the chairs funded from restricted funds has been transferred to the Mission and Ministry Fund due to the chairs being used for general use. The chairs will be depreciated over 10 years.

Video and Sound Equipment was purchased at a total cost of £26,557 from the Mission & Ministry (unrestricted) Fund have also been classified as ‘Computer & Sound Equipment’ above. The equipment has been purchased and used during year and will be depreciated over 5 years.

33 - Registered Charity Number 1129280

St Andrew’s Church, Linton Road, Oxford OX2 6UG Telephone 01865 311212 Parish.office@standrewsoxford.org

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

12. Debtors

12. Debtors
	2020	2019
	£	£
Tax recoverable(Gift Aid)	59,725	14,277
Prepayments and accrued income	3,754	19,496
Other debtors	2,168	518
Total debtors	65,647	34,291

13. Creditors & Accruals

13. Creditors & Accruals
	2020	2019
	£	£
Accruals	11,993	6,593
Deferred revenue	2,412	2,300
Creditors for othergoods & services	9,963	21,449
Total creditors ˂ oneyear	24,368	30,342

14. Bank Borrowing

(falling due after > one year)	Handelsbanken	Handelsbanken	2020	2019
	Loan 1	Loan 2	Total	Total
	£	£	£	£
Balance outstandingat 31 December	163,811	15,904	179,715	188,626
Repayable within oneyear			8,580	8,580
Repayable after more > oneyear	0	0	171,135	180,046

The two loans above, totalling £179,715 at the year-end, were entered into by the PCC in order to fund the purchase of the Associate Vicar's house. These were used to supplement the designated "Capital Asset Fund" set aside for this purpose by the PCC from general funds.

Both loans are repayable over a period of 25 years commencing in 2011 and are secured on the Associate Vicar's house. Interest is payable at 2.0% above Handelsbanken base rate (at 31 December 2020 the base rate was 1.0% and interest was payable at 3.0%).

34 - Registered Charity Number 1129280

St Andrew’s Church, Linton Road, Oxford OX2 6UG Telephone 01865 311212 Parish.office@standrewsoxford.org

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

15. Analysis of Net Assets by Fund

	Unrestricted Funds	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total
	Capital Asset	Mission & Ministry	Jubilee Project	Other restricted
	£	£	£	£	£
Tangible Fixed Assets	269,606	303,044	2,636	0	575,286
Current Assets	0	187,075	0	57,348	244,423
Current Liabilities	0	-32,948	0	0	-32,948
LongTerm Liabilities	0	-171,135	0	0	-171,135

At 31 December 2020	269,606	286,036	2,636	57,348	615,626

Tangible Fixed Assets	197,321	324,607	10,184	0	532,112
Current Assets	0	166,087	3,356	50,701	220,144
Current Liabilities	0	-38,922	0	0	-38,922
LongTerm Liabilities	0	-180,046	0	0	-180,046

At 31 December 2019	197,321	271,726	13,540	50,701	533,288

16. Unrestricted Income Funds

Mission & MinistryFund Capital Asset Fund	Balances brought forward	Income	Expenditure	Surplus foryear	Transfers from/ (to) funds	Balances carried forward
	£	£	£	£	£	£
	271,726	648,689	565,594	83,095	-68,784	286,037
	197,321	0	0	0	72,285	269,606
Totals 2020	469,047	648,689	565,594	83,095	3,501	555,643
Mission & MinistryFund Capital Asset Fund Totals 2019
	179,590	628,089	-565,953	62,136	30,000	271,726
	197,321	0	0	0	0	197,321
	376,911	628,089	-565,953	62,136	30,000	469,047

The Capital Asset Fund represents the monies invested in the Associate Vicar’s house, made up of the initial investment in 2011 and the subsequent loan repayments.

35 - Registered Charity Number 1129280

St Andrew’s Church, Linton Road, Oxford OX2 6UG Telephone 01865 311212 Parish.office@standrewsoxford.org

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

17. Restricted Income Funds

	Balances brought forward	Income	Expendit ure	Surplus/ (deficit) foryear	Transfers from/(to) unrestric ted	Balances carried forward
	£	£	£	£	£	£
Jubilee Project	13,540	10,040	7,621	2,419	-3,501	12,458
Cutteslowe(incl Harvest)	22,741	52,605	58,203	-5,598	0	17,143
Cutteslowe CommunityFund	2,871	4,919	216	4,703	0	7,574
World Mission	15,722	19,675	24,675	-5,000	0	10,722
Youth Fund	0	2,200	2,200	0	0	0
Mission Partners(personal)	290	0	0	0	0	290
Science & Faith	1,643	0	0	0	0	1,643
Christmas Collections	4,083	2,839	4,500	-1,661	0	2,422
COVID-19 Fund	0	4,381	0	4,381	0	4,381
Other specifiedgifts	3,351	292	292	0	0	3,351
Totals 2020	64,241	96,951	97,707	-756	-3,501	59,984

Totals 2019	100,425	99,312	-105,496	-6,184	-30,000	64,241

The Jubilee Project refers to the construction of a new permanent building south of the Church and the reconfiguration and improvement of the existing "wrap-around" extension. The building project completed on 25 March 2015 and all costs relating to the construction of the building have been written off as incurred against the restricted Jubilee Project Fund. All costs of the original building project have been met and the remaining funds will be spent over time on maintaining, furnishing and equipping the Jubilee building. During 2020 restricted Jubilee Project funds were used to contribute £3,501 towards the cost of chairs, with the balance being met from the Mission and Ministry Fund. The value of the chairs funded from the restricted funds was transferred on purchase to the unrestricted Mission and Ministry Fund.

The Cutteslowe Fund represents collections made during Harvest as well as other regular giving specifically for the work supported by the Church on the Cutteslowe Estate. The work in Cutteslowe is also supplemented by funds made available from the Mission and Ministry Fund.

The Cutteslowe Community Fund represents donations made for work in the Cutteslowe Community including the Cutteslowe Larder.

World Mission represents collections made during World Mission Week and other gifts restricted to mission. It is used to support mission partners and other specific projects.

36 - Registered Charity Number 1129280

St Andrew’s Church, Linton Road, Oxford OX2 6UG Telephone 01865 311212 Parish.office@standrewsoxford.org

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew’s, Oxford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

Other restricted funds represent donations made to the Church to support specific projects or activities. The year-end balance includes Christmas 2020 donations for projects working with asylum seekers and the homeless.

18. Cutteslowe

	Cutteslowe Restricted	Harvest & One-off Restricted	Mission & Ministry Grant	Total
	£	£	£	£
Donations	21,245	19,952	22,220	63,417
Gift Aid	3,879	3,094	0	6,973
Charitable Activities	191	0	0	191
Other Income	4,244	0	0	4,244
Total - Income	29,559	23,046	22,220	74,825

Staff	29,367	28,419	6,043	63,830
Staff Housing	0	0	12,174	12,174
Charitable Activities	192	0	4,003	4,195
Bank Charges	0	225	0	225
Total - Expenditure	29,559	28,644	22,220	80,424

Balance of 2019 Harvest Collection at 31st December 2019	0	22,741	0	0

Balance of 2020 Harvest Collection at 31st December 2020	0	17,143	0	0

37 - Registered Charity Number 1129280

St Andrew’s Church, Linton Road, Oxford OX2 6UG Telephone 01865 311212 Parish.office@standrewsoxford.org