## **ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2020 THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN’S CHURCH, STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET** ## **Aims, purposes and objectives of the PCC** St John’s Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also responsible for the maintenance of the church building and grounds and the church hall. St John’s is part of a United Benefice with the parishes of Birchanger and Farnham. Stansted parish is part of the Dunmow and Stansted Deanery. The Schools and Communities Missioner post is currently vacant, and the future of Connect 120 is under consideration. In the past, St John’s has had strong links with St Mary’s Church of England School, Magna Carta School and Bentfield County Primary School. However, during the exceptional year of 2020 visits to these schools could not take place. The following activities/services usually enjoyed by many people did not take place after March 2020 because of Government restrictions relating to the Covid 19 pandemic. Communion services at Care Homes Coffee Pot Tots service Wednesday morning communion Harvest Supper Christmas Market ## **Report on activities during 2020** Our services and activities were operating as usual until 15[th] March when, because of the Covid 19 pandemic they came to a halt during the first national Lockdown. The last service in church was held on 15[th] March after which services were streamed through the Zoom platform. Our first Zoom service was on 22[nd] March. We continued with Zoom services from the Rectory until 16[th] August, when the Rector began to broadcast from church. We returned to services in church from 6[th] September (continuing to Zoom for those who did not wish to attend in person). The choir “socially distanced” were permitted to sing. The last service before Lockdown No. 2 was on 1[st] November. Services on Zoom took place throughout November, with Rector Paul Wilkin’s last Sunday on 29[th] November. Services took place in church for the remainder of December - socially distanced, face masks being worn and no singing. Lockdown was lifted on 2[nd] December, and therefore we were able to have our Christmas Midnight Service in St John’s. During some of the time of lockdown the church was open for private prayer. On 1[st] March 2020, two weeks before the first lockdown, a new sound system was dedicated to the memory of Barry West, a former member of our congregation. The PCC met three times in 2020 – on 20[th] January (in the church hall), 13th July (by Zoom), 28[th] September 2020 (by Zoom). Ann additional “meeting” was held by email on 30[th] December to formally accept a resolution concerning a legacy. ## **Finances** Our Treasurer Philip Everett stood down at APCM 2019 and the roles he undertook were distributed between other PCC members. We are grateful to him for agreeing to produce the 2020 accounts. Our main fund-raising event, the Christmas Market, did not take place. Money from the proceeds of the sale of former’s curate’s house in Gilbey Crescent was invested at the beginning of the year, and a sizeable legacy was received towards the end of 2020. ## **Incumbent** After Paul’s retirement at the end of November, the Archdeacon invited us to interview Rev’d Dr Colin Fairweather. He has now been appointed and will be inducted on 13[th] April 2021 as Priest-inCharge of our Benefice, with the addition of the Parish of Takeley and Little Canfield. ## **Administrative Information** Rector : Rev’d Paul Wilkin (until official retirement date of 31[st] October 2020) Assistant Curate : Rev’d Helen Flack Pastoral Assistant : Kathryn West Administrator/Hall Bookings Administrator : Mrs Barbora Dragoskova Organist/Director of Music : Anne Brooks PCC members who have served at any time from 1[st] January 2020 until the date of this report was approved are : ## **Ex Officio members** Incumbent : The Rev’d Paul Wilkin (until 31.10.20) Assistant Curate : Rev’d Helen Flack Churchwardens : Mr Gary West (Vice Chairman) and Mrs Cheryl McGreal ## **Elected Deanery Synod Representatives** Mr Alan Corbishley Mr Michael Howes Mr Ray Smith ## **Elected members** Mr Stuart Ayres Mrs Ann Conroy Mrs Katy Dockerill Mr John Elliott Mr Philip Everett (until APCM 28.9.20) Mrs Julie Lenton Mr Peter Jones Mr Malcolm Lloyd Mrs Jean Newson Mrs Kathryn West Child protection nominated person is Mr Michael Howes Vulnerable Adult nominated person is Mrs Cheryl McGreal Electoral Roll Officer is Mrs Ann Conroy Secretary is Mrs Kathryn West Treasurer position is currently vacant The Standing Committee comprises the Clergy, Churchwardens, Secretary and Treasurer. Annual Accounts St John's Church, Stansted Year ended 31st December 2020 Stanst•d Mountfft¢het PCC Stat•mont of Ass•ts and Llablllti•s (by cod•) As at. 31 Dec•mbor 2020 Cl•ss and nomln•l ¢tsd• T￿1 Ltst y•or 6440. CCLA W1S IProp8ty1 6142.. CCLA 0O2S (Plc4aTral 1,188.48 31227136 313.461.84 1.188.48 39.425.56 39A25. 36,888.82 6450.. C81FS 108(￿1103$ {L￿aSeY S.S31.57 5.531.57 5,175.66 6451 .. CBIFS Unts 1fJeco1216S ITrth8Ch8ncdl 8.18324 8.183.24 7,433.97 1.188.48 312273.36 s,531￿7 47,608.80 368.602.21 50,686. 6430.. Church H811 74985.L 73,985. 73.985.00 6431 .. Glbey cre5￿1 37.535.00 6432.. La￿ 81 Sl T47tal 73.986.ts) 73.986. 111.521.00 Curr•nt a•¥•t•. C••h #t b•nk and In hand 6501 .. Bardays ¢)Xfent acoJJ 2223S.73 {S.￿c6) {3,on.701 1323&97 18,836.88 9922 65Q2.. 8ardqys Hall Currefit account 8714 11.131.031 1540.04 tAOY.01 S,062.99 6503.. Bardays Berth 0593 974.24 442.57 1,41&81 1A42.51 6510.. CCLAdeposrt %¢ount 8001D IS.Ch13.82 4,58S.45 39.629.07 11.015.69 6511 ." CCLAdw* 1752D IRE Fundl 8590.. Cash h hand 21.688.Y) 21.888.50 21.795.95 27.os 38.In.¥2 2.177.67 17.364B7 21,888.50 n,61M. 58.181.07 U•bIlIth.Ag•n￿ 6699." Pwcy ￿￿(￿On8 99&12 993.12 6￿.32 3&12 993.12 663.32 Not total a8*•t• 37.362.40 388.437.03 21,gJ132 69.497.30 s17.2￿.05 219.725.68 R•pre8•ntsd by Unraskncted. G8n8r81 37.36140 37.362.40 32.103.31 D8shJnaled- Bonefic• 1.tr22.69 1.022.69 789.48 630.CK) 13 March 2Q21 Pap 1 Cla¥• *xl• L••i ymr Dfjswnatwl- F*ri¢ Des¥JNated- FlagR•r4mt 8.207.n 8207.73 8,207.73 330.C4J D8$wnatsd. Hall 18.012.751 18.012.751 11,548.8el Deswnated- Propety Rastrictsrf. HdlRastor 386,259a6 386.259.36 111.521.LKJ 15.259.61 15.259.61 13.598.771 6.132.85 R8slricted- Liv8sey EThJMnent. Ilc41aTrJ 6.643.71 6,643.71 39.425. 39,425. 36,888.82 ETrJu*Th8nt. REfRust 21.888.50 21.888.50 21,79s.g5 fithe 8,18124 8.183.24 7.433.97 Total 37.362.40 388,437.03 21,9)3.32 69.497.30 517,200.05 219,725.68 13 March 2021 Paga 2 Stsn•tod Mountlltchot PCC Analys1$ of r•colpts and payments 8•te¢t•d porlod.. 01 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 T4*al L••tyMr Recelpts Donatlons and legacles Don•tlon$ and 1g9#¢1 0110- Gitt Aid. Envelows 0111 . Envebpe5 GASDS 0201- Standirs Ord?T8. Gfft 0202- standi￿ OrdeTS. ahJ•J 0301 . LoDse ￿al9 ryJleclb?ns 0302. Loox cash othorthan F4ate 3.029 10.037 33,351 33,351 150 31,819 1.045 3.720 164 0304. GI￿n9 IAathin• 0305. Gwdljox 0306- St )¢hn$ Tois 0S01 . Onfroff GIftAhl 0550- Donal¢ns app6a18 Ot¢ 0553- FLqg r&rAac*neni 0801_ Tax rgro¥gratrkn on Grfl oeA1 . P&Trrewrrirq On￿rgrants 0gC6. Commonwe*th War Gfaves 1S 15 328 704 3.871 150 15 130 1.691 3.871 150 11,789 11,789 10.342 3.212 Donatlons and Itya¢1￿ Su totals SS.101 55.431 e7,396 Donatlons arKI legacles Totals $5.101 55.431 67.396 Income from charltable actlvltles Incomè from ¢harllJbl• ACtlvltl•g 1004- Interèst￿ Investments 1101- Foes for *Jdiry 1222- Crafts 1230. Church h81118thrvJ8. Otp¢tNes 1231- GF¥Jth kntb 8.e87 4,812 1,270 9.521 1,010 In¢orn• from ¢hafltsb #d1¥it1￿ Sub40ts 13.O*J 18,613 Income from charitable actlvitles Totals 13.090 16,613 Other tradlng actlvltles oth•r tradlng actEvltl 0907. 300 CIL 0911- Christmas M¥ket 1221 . Tr*raft 2.7(k8 1.723 3.185 419 419 13 Marth 2021 Pag8 1 Total L•sty•llr Other tradlng actlvltlo• Sub total• 3,125 3.125 5,873 Other tradlng actlvltle5 Totals 3.125 3.125 5,873 Investments Inv•stm•nts 1001- C*"videThJs lO￿2- Dfvmle￿8. Hdland trU¥t 1003- D￿ends, tru8t11103S 197 1.072 150 1.104 1.104 154 154 1020- Bank and ￿¥￿j1￿d s(K*ty intorest 1030- Rent from fornwr ¢uratos Hw#• 155 250 130 11.700 Inv•stm•nt8 Sub4otal8 154 92 13,250 Investments Totals 154 13,250 Ofher Income othèr In¢om• 0904. Bircharow PCC Con￿1￿￿ 0905. Famham PCC Contribuuon 1320- SuFpkn5. ofllxed assets I,zoo 1,500 291.121 1,2C 1,500 291.121 Oth•r Ineom• Subrytotal¥ 293021 293,821 2,700 other Income Totals 293,821 293,821 2,7 Rocglpts Grand totals e8.972 297,758 754 386,978 105.834 Payments Ralslng funds R•l$lng funds 1720. Costs (*8tMrd$Np ￿mpaN 2511- Tr8￿c[3ft 379 850 Ral•Snq funds Su￿tatI1$ 379 379 Ralsing funds Tolals 375 379 1.199 ThtremaybÈmlThxdtsw*th In the totals lrthep*Ke8renotL￿ty shown 13 M8rth 2021 Pago 2 Total L••¢yMr Expendlture on charltable actlvltle5 Exp•ndltur• on ¢h•rltsbl• •etiviti 1705. R￿MbUl¥8d eweThYitLw¢ IcandT8 stsndl 1706. Comert 120 1750. Costs of R8nt•J *Iou8e 1901- Patsh Sh• 2050. Salary of parish adrintstratc 21Q1- W¢￿￿09 8XP8ns88 of Sncumbent 2102. Rev Hdw FLg¢Ys fr1￿888 2103- S8Nre leqd*s expefts6S 2210- St John's tots 2301 . Chur¢h running- ir6urv¥ 2310. Chwch offte. *18rth¢¥w 2311- 8roadcast of Services 2312- Church efficé heatiTYd (gas) 2313. ChuTth ofre de¢tsirAiy 2314. ChLKth malnloneiKe 2330. Churth m8knt8nance 2331 . Chwch aeanir 2334. Church seNidThJ and malnl8nanc6 2335- Church Fire exbn9u15￿rS 2340- Upkeep 2341- Church Choir aTrl JunK)r 2342. Ory&nisV$ ¢xpons¢s 2344. PCC e¥penso5 2345. MUSK aThJ Ccpyr SubS￿p￿￿$ and F• 2360. Adminitht 2401- Church Nnning- dactr 241Q. Churth ￿nn￿9. 985 242D. Church running- Vmter 2W- Church runnmg ￿￿Jror￿¢ 2512- Craft Yund eynditure 2530- Hal tuminu. 2540- Hal ruming- gas 25￿- Hal ruming- uwJr8ntX 2seo- Mam nJming- mahit6nance 2561- Ham C￿nIng 2562- Ham L£￿'ng$ Management 2583- Hall 8r8ak4n ¢￿ts 2564- Hall Covld SLWi8S 2W- Hall Flrg Ethgui6hgrs 2570- Ho11 ruming- Ide 2580- Hau wrfung-wator 2591- Hall Wasts removal A58 1.137 2,476 54,529 5,199 1,854 1,491 5.833 517 81 3,A14 255 202 2,A74 1.131 1,328 1,131 1,328 618 618 422 1,5(Kl 75 892 507 3.592 3.592 6,191 81 3,457 3.4S7 179 612 1275 1.198 612 1.275 1.198 1,183 628 3,713 2212 7255 2.212 316 318 279 329 389 309 72 2592. Hall A$5wiatkn5' S￿￿FI￿8 2801- P+811 + rnalor re￿115- 2821- H811 Heatir¥ R8PWS 2822- H811 R88tor80on 2830- H811 * interiorand extorlor decwaung 2840. PCC proporty upk*rJ 1,848 12,387 3,959 2.882 170 170 785 Exp•ndltur• on charftable aettvttte* Sub40ts1* 70.C65 18,753 6.141 106.607 Treremaybernlncf dIsW￿l¢S In 10ts15 lfth8FÉ￿e8reffM￿ belng 5hobtr 13 Mwch 2021 P898 3 Tot•1 La•ty•4r Expendlture on charltable activltles Totals 18.7S3 6,141 108.607 Other expendlture Othor •xp•ndltur• 1704- Refund of hall ot￿r •xp•ndltur• SulAotal* Other expendlture Tota15 Payments Grand tolals 70,444 18.833 6.141 95.419 109,8(kS 13 2021 P•w4 Stansted Mountfftch•t PCC Ro¢glpts and Paym•nts Accounl For the wl¢)d from 01 January 2020 to 31 Do¢•m￿r 2020 T•W Prlw frjnd d¥ Re¢elpts 101 55.431 13.C 3,126 87.39$ 16.613 5.8n 13.250 2.71AI lllc¢Jme from thEritsèpeic*vt Othortsthw a¢wtse8 Inv•stm8n 3.125 154 291 293,821 7.751 15¢ 104•34 Payment5 379 1.199 108.e07 18.T53 6.141 2rn 148861 271.559 13,1721 Trjnsfers 41A33 134h)J) 76.337 176,3371 11,972 8.rn3} 119))) 247.1•4 297A74 410J Recon¢lllatlon orrLNrds 4M•ts •lOf J•u•y2KO ¥103 118 .ns 215,5 37J62 21 51720 211725 Representedty Unrnsirfthd hJ 37J62 37.362 32.103 Crafts $4h• Fur Fwd Fla9 Ro￿8￿￿nI H￿1 F￿j ProwtyFu 8.207 820T 18.Q121 3802 11.5481 3a825 152S9 IS I3.5￿} 6.182 L￿O5*YTN1l1si m￿1) Le Ibjlous EdwbMTIw¢ rtho ehBnc4lTMt 39.425 21.888 8.183 21,888 21.795 7,433 7here maybemltkYdlscrepwKies tot8ts MthepwKe•re nDti*ing 13 Marth 2021 P•Je I ST JOHN'S PARISH CHURCH, STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET. Independent Examiner's Report to the member8 of the Parochial Church Council. I report on my examination of Ihe accounts lor the year ended 3111 Decw)ber 2020. R••pon•lbllltl•$ and ba$18 ol rewrt As members of the PCC you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wrth the requirements of I￿ Chafities Aa 2011 (the Ad) I report in respect of my examinatKin of the accounts cwned out undef section 1A5 of the Acl and in carying oth my examination I have followed all the applicable Direction5 gwen by the C hanty commissi￿ under seclion 145(5)(b) of the Ad. Ind•pondent Examlr*f s ¥tst8ment I havfr completed my exwnination. I confirm that no malerial matters have tome to my attention In conneth'on wth the examInat￿n givmg me cause to ￿1￿¥@ that in any mat8rial respect: 1 . accountiry record6 were not kept as required by se¢tKJn 130 of the Ad: or 2 the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no cc>ncems arbd have C￿ne across no matters in Cxjnnection with the examination to ich atitntion should be drawn ￿ th￿ reFx>rt In cKder to enable a proper urx3erstanding of Ihe accounts to be reached. Edmund R Wlkinson ACIB 24 Brewery Lane. Stansted. March 2021 ST JOHN'S PARISH CHURCH, STANSTED hiouKfFITCHET. Ind•pendont Examln•rf• R•port to th• mwnb•rn of tho Parochlal Church Councll. Ch•rty CLYnnI••I￿ ••clc*i 145(5Xb) rf th• A Edrt￿nd R ￿ ACI8