**THE PARISH CHURCH OF SAINT COLUMBA , ANFIELD** **ANNUAL REPORTS AND ACCOUNTS** FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022 1 ## **CONTENTS** **Legal and administrative information** **Aims and Purposes** **Trustees Reports – Statutory and Non-Statutory** **Financial Review** **Independent Examiner’s Report** **Statement of Financial Activities** **Notes to the Financial Statements** 2 # **THE PARISH CHURCH OF SAINT COLUMBA, ANFIELD** # **‘MISSIONARY DISCIPLES: POINTING PEOPLE TO JESUS’** ## **THE VICAR** ## **Fr Daniel Howard SSC** St Columba’s Vicarage, Pinehurst Avenue, Liverpool, L4 7UQ 0151 474 7231 fr.danielhoward@gmail.com **Chairman’s Report for the year ended 2022** Easter 2023 Dear Friends, ‘The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end, they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.' _Lamentations 3. 22-23_ Dear Friends, The Lord is faithful and the Lord’s love never ceases. That is the conclusion reached by the author of the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The poems contained in the biblical text speak directly into the situation of the people of Israel in a time of terrible turmoil. The temple had been destroyed, their collective way of life had changed, and many experienced exile. On reflecting back over the course of the last year, it’s easy to see why I’ve begun my report with those words. In the first part of the year society at large was still feeling the shocking after-effects of the pandemic; and the church in particular, it has been reported, has faced serious difficulties particularly on the subject of attendance. The latest professional research published by the Evangelical Alliance (Changing Church, 2021) indicates that Sunday attendance has lapsed, affecting ‘the worshipping activities of Church of England’. Members are now worshipping less frequently, often on a ‘fortnightly or monthly basis’, others, some 13%, ‘are no longer attending the church they attended before the pandemic’[.] This data paints ‘a picture of what is happening across the UK Church’. We know these statements to be true by simply looking at our own context – that is the blunt and indeed uncomfortable reality. It is fair to say that at the beginning of 2022 I was fearful for the future. The pandemic has hit Saint Columba’s hard, that must be acknowledged. The parish is a very different place now that where it was at the beginning of my incumbency 3 in 2020, just three weeks before the pandemic begun. But, through the active encouragement of others, I was told to trust in God’s faithfulness. Yes, there was much to lament, we have lost some members, others now worship very infrequently, but there is great cause for rejoicing for we have not been paralyzed by this new reality, but are meeting the challenges head on. Like those who lamented over the loss of the temple, like those who went into exile, like those who experienced collective change to their way of life, it is right that we lament our losses and the trail of devastation that Covid left in its wake. But we should not think that this is end of the story. For, as we have discovered, ‘the steadfast love of the Lord’ is in fact ‘renewed every morning’, and his faithfulness is indeed ‘great’. How is this so? I am convinced that in the light of the precarious situation in which we found ourselves, we have worked hard to combat some of the trends affecting the whole of the Church of England and we have done this by investment in people. Our attendance is slowly increasing and we now have specific provision for families and children. The report quoted above noted that 24% of churches struggled to offer specific ministry to children as restrictions were lifted, partly due to a 60% drop in volunteering. We have bucked the trend in this regard. We were able to retain our volunteers and indeed recruit new ones to assist in every area of our parish life, but particularly in the field of outreach, mission and ministry to the ‘missing generations’. In the summer of 2022 Columba’s Crew was launched; our Sunday School has been completely rebranded, a new format, following the gathering, penitential, biblical and catechetical format of the Mass was implemented for our children, so they had their own gathering, prayers and reading, corresponding to what was going on in church. As has become our custom, we now listen to their input every Sunday and rejoice that they are growing in faith. We are always attempting to grow this provision by writing to baptism families and enquirers inviting them personally to come along and join us. The purpose of the ‘crew’s is to set sail with Columba on the journey of faith and encounter Jesus. Likewise, for older children there has also been significant investment. Following regional meetings with clergy serving similar parishes, the notion of a Family Mass emerged. After consultation with existing members of the congregation, 4.00 pm on Sundays, twice per month, was agreed. This offering has not only attracted children back to worship of a Sunday, the day of resurrection, but is designed specifically for them. As with Columba’s Crew, a fuller report can be read below. As we launched these new avenues of worship for in July we also celebrated ninety yeas of ministry to the parish and wider area. The Rt Rev’d Albert Augustus David, the third Bishop of Liverpool consecrated the building on 16[th] 4 July 1932, and on 17[th] July 2022, Bishop Philip North of Burnley celebrated the consistent and vibrant witness to the catholic faith the parish has offered since its foundation. The parish archives record that back in 1932 there were protests from Protestants about the Anglo-Catholic nature of the new church. We gave thanks in July that that ministry, and that absolute reliance on the eucharistic sacrifice continues, day by day and has sustained so many over the years. In August, on feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, the Fellowship of the Transfiguration was formed. Whilst I belong to the Transfiguration clergy chapter, there was always been a desire for the Anglo-Catholic parishes in the diocese under the care of the Bishop of Beverley to work more closely together in the field of mission, evangelism, formation and discipleship. This desire became a reality and the parishes have united in an informal partnership designed meeting those key needs of discipleship in order that faith and missionary impetus may grow. In addition to the work with families and children, it has always been my desire, one I expressed in interview, to begin a food pantry. Food is an essential element of every day life, but for many, this essential has become an unaffordable luxury and thus people are being deprived of the basic necessities of life, having to make choices between eating and keeping warm, as well dealing with other issues that can all add to the difficulty of life. Columba’s Kitchen is now in the process of being opened, after many false starts outside of our control, this is an exciting collaborative effort with Plus Dane Housing, St Andrew’s Community Network and Liverpool Football Club, a full report can be found below. Bishop Philip reminded us at the anniversary celebrations that if we serve wholeheartedly and proclaim the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ, then the church will grow and people will receive life in all its fullness. God’s faithfulness in calling people to himself, through our new modes of worship and the possibility of sharing the gospel in service has been apparent. Whilst there is much work to do, the work of steady, faithful ministry continues in so many quarters. As God is faithful, we must be faithful in return in our prayer, in our discipleship, in our Sunday attendance and in our service. I turn again, as have in the over the course of the last two years, back to Yves Congar, the great French theologian: ‘if the Church boldly throws herself open to lay activity, she will experience such as springtime as we cannot imagine’. Let us pledge to be faithful as he is faithful and truly live out the call to be Missionary Disciples who point people to Jesus’. _Fr Daniel_ 5 The Parish of Saint Columba’s is a well-established Christian community, located in the suburb of Anfield and Deanery of Walton, within the Diocese of Liverpool. Since the early incumbencies of Fr Norman Alcock and Fr James Howard Foy the parish has been firmly rooted in the Catholic tradition of the Church of England, and displays all its hallmarks both liturgically and doctrinally. The parish is led by Fr Daniel Howard, who was instituted as Vicar in February 2020. Fr Daniel is supported by two Churchwardens, Mr Jeff Brandwood and Mrs Irene Campbell, and a Reader, Mr Adrian Manson, who holds the Bishop’s License. ## **AIMS & PURPOSES** The Parochial Church Council (PCC) of the Parish of St Columba, Anfield has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, Fr Daniel Howard, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social. The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of the Church of St Columba, Anfield. ## **OBJECTIVES & ACTIVITIES** The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship in our church and to become part of our community. Our vision is detailed below (this is not an exhaustive list): - To be a community of ‘Missionary Disciples: Pointing people to Jesus’. - To allow people to worship God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, through regular attendance at mass and other public worship, and through daily personal prayer. - To nurture a strong, welcoming Christian community, whose values are underpinned by the teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ. - For all members of our church to grow in their Christian discipleship – praying, reading and learning. - To reach out to the local community. - To engage with our local school. - To make a bigger difference in this community – telling, serving and giving. - To providing pastoral care through baptism, wedding and funeral ministry as well as the visitation of the sick and dying. 6 - To offering teaching to children and young people and providing opportunity for them to worship and become active followers of Christ. - To deliver catechetical and formational programmes. - To participate in the fellowship of the Transfiguration with our sister parishes under the care of the Bishop of Beverley. ## **ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** The Parochial Church Council is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2020), and is registered with the Charity Commission, number: 1129512 under the name ‘The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Columba, Anfield’. ## **CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS:** St Columba’s Vicarage Pinehurst Avenue Anfield Liverpool L4 7UQ **BANK:** HSBC Lord Street Liverpool L2 6PG ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER:** Mr Paul Collins Collins & Co Chartered Accountants 13 Hattersley House, 1 Hattersley Court, Ormskirk L39 2AY ## **INSURANCE PROVIDER:** Ecclesiastical Insurance Group Beaufort House Brunswick Road Gloucester GL1 1JZ 7 ## **ARCHITECT:** Mr Andrew Kepczyk Kepczyk Pearce Sanderson 75 Wilmslow Road Handforth SK9 3EN ## **STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT ,** The structure, governance and management of the parish is determined by the rules of the Church of England, in particular the Church Representation Rules 2020. This sets out the membership of the PCC, which consists of the incumbent (Vicar), other clergy licensed to the parish, and the reader (all _ex-officio_ ), together with the two churchwardens (elected at the Annual Meeting of Parishioners) and members of the laity elected to serve on the Deanery Synod or Parochial Church Council (both of which are elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting). Governance of the parish is provided by the Vicar, Churchwardens and PCC, whilst day-to-day management is the responsibility of the Vicar, Churchwardens and Officers of the Parochial Church Council. Whether _ex-officio_ or elected, together, all PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish, including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. ## **VICAR & CHAIRMAN:** Fr Daniel Howard SSC BA (Hons), M.St (Oxon) ## **HONORARY ASSISTANT PRIEST:** Fr Tom Allen ## **READER:** Mr Adrian Manson ## **CHURCHWARDENS:** Mr Jeffery Brandwood & Mrs Irene Campbell ## **DEANERY SYNOD REPRESENTATIVES:** Mr Adrian Manson, Mrs Irene Campbell & Mrs Jessica Howard 8 ## **STANDING COMMITTEE:** Fr Daniel Howard, Jeff Brandwood (Warden), Irene Campbell (Warden), Adrian Manson (Secretary), Julie Holland (Treasurer). The existence of the Standing Committee is required under the Church Representation Rules. It meets prior to PCC meetings to set the agenda for the meeting and transact delegated business. _The full membership list of the PCC is detailed below in the PCC report._ ## **HEALTH & SAFETY OFFICER:** Mrs Carolyn Swash ## **PARISH SAFEGUARDING OFFICERS:** Mrs Dawn Mercer & Mrs Jacqui Hale ## **ELECTORAL ROLL OFFICER:** Mrs Jacqui Hale ## **PARISH CENTRE MANAGER:** Mrs Sharon Oulton 9 ## **STATUTORY REPORTS** ## **REPORT ON THE ELECTORAL ROLL SINCE THE LAST APCM** Throughout the year we have maintained our register of names on the Electoral Roll, though sadly, since the last meeting we have suffered bereavement as a Church family, particularly through the loss of Faye Rimmer and Lynda Tyrer. The church has seen a number of new parishioners arrive who are settling in nicely. This year we are adding James Williams to the Roll and removing the recently departed, as detailed above, and also, on account of relocation: Patricia Watterson and Rebecca Livemore. The total number on the roll therefore stands at 78, of whom 36 live within the parish and 42 live outside our boundaries. ## **Jacqui Hale Electoral Roll Officer** ## **Report on the Proceedings of the Parochial Church Council (2022)** 1. The membership of the PCC since the last APCM on Saturday 28[th] May 2022 comprises of: Fr Daniel Howard (Vicar & PCC Chair); Mr Jeff Brandwood (Church Warden & PCC Vice Chair); Mrs Irene Campbell (Church Warden & Deanery Synod Representative); Miss Julie Holland (Treasurer); Fr Tommy Allen (Assistant Priest), Mr Adrian Manson (Reader, Secretary & Deanery Synod Representative); Mrs Jessica Howard (Deanery Synod Representative); Mrs Jacqui Hale; Mrs Joyce Jones, Mrs Lynn Colgan, Mrs Lori Roberts, Mr Malcolm Dorr, Mrs Irene Taylor, Mrs Betty Doran and Mrs Sue Dowling. 2. The daily running of the parish was conducted by the Vicar. The PCC met on several occasions, including 20.01.22, 13.02.22, 24.03.22, 10.05.22, 05.07.22, 29.09.22, 09.11.22, 27.11.22 and 06.12.22. In addition to this, it met, as is required by the PCC representation rules immediately following the APCM for the year ended 2021 which took place on 28[th] May 2022. 3. In addition to the regular reports received at each meeting including updates and deanery developments, discussion has also taken place on the following: - **Safeguarding:** a safeguarding report can be seen below written jointly by the Vicar and the Parish Safeguarding Officers. - **Finance:** a financial report can be seen below written jointly by the Vicar and the treasurer, Miss Julie Holland. - **Services:** The service pattern has undergone some change, in recent months with a number of additions. The Sunday Masses remain at 9.00 am and 10.30 am, however, there is a Family Mass twice a month at 10 4.00 pm. At present, Mass is celebrated midweek on Tuesday at 7.00 pm, Wednesday at 10.00 am and Thursday at 12 noon. Messy Church takes place on a Saturday at 10.00 am once a month. There are other seasonal services. - **Support:** The Church recognises that it must serve its community, and we seek to imitate the example of Jesus who came not to be served, but to serve. We actively support the following causes: St Andrew’s Community Network through the collection of food for those in local need; World Vision, supporting children in developing countries; Leprosy Mission; the Children’s Society and the Additional Curates Society. - **Church & Parish Centre Buildings:** please see the fabric and ornaments report compiled by the Churchwardens. - **Columba’s Café:** The Café operated fully during 2022 and we have been building back steadily our customers and visitors. For some members of the community this space was an essential part of their social integration after long periods of isolation through lockdown. In addition to the café, the hall is a designated ‘warm space’ within the local community and hosts Police Surgeries and events for the local area in collaboration with Plus Dane Housing. - **Parish Centre:** A warm relationship is enjoyed with Rosie & Jim’s Nursery who have been tenants since 2019. This last year we welcomed United Response, a charity that supports adults with learning disabilities. - **Church Growth:** the continuing impact of the pandemic has been keenly felt by churches locally and nationally, but the PCC remains committed to growth and outreach. The vision of Missionary Disciples who point people to Jesus was commended by the Archdeacon of Liverpool during his review in December 2022. He commented that: ‘this parish is demonstrating great aspirations to grow back to prepandemic levels. ‘ - **Fellowship of the Transfiguration:** the parish has this year, become a member of the Fellowship of the Transfiguration, a fellowship of AngloCatholic parishes, already under the care of the Bishop of Beverley, that seeks to work collectively in the field if mission, evangelism and discipleship. ## **Adrian Manson** **PCC Secretary** 11 ## **Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults** In our recent Archdeacon’s Parish Review, it was noted ‘that Safeguarding procedures are up to date and very well done.’ We are continuing to create a culture of safeguarding where responsibility for the protection of children and vulnerable adults is shared by all. Full safeguarding requirements are implemented, including confidential declarations, fit and proper persons forms, code of safer working practice and DBS checks are completed for elected PCC members. The Safer Recruitment Process is followed for those working directly with vulnerable adults and children. At the last APCM the PCC has adopted the House of Bishops Safeguarding Policy, and this, as well as the contact details for diocesan and local safeguarding advisors feature on the ‘Promoting a Safer Church’ poster located around the building. Training for those who undertake work with children, as well as for those in positions of leadership (PCC) is ongoing. ## **Fr Daniel Howard, Jacqui Hale & Dawn Mercer Safeguarding Team** ## **Financial Report of the Parochial Church Council** At the last APCM we noted that financially the parish was ‘stable’ rather than ‘secure’. This remains the case at end of 2022. This is in large part due to the astronomical increases in the cost of living and utilities in particular. At the onset of the increases there was substantial concern about how we were to meet the increased costs. However, due to careful planning, meticulous monitoring a concerted effort to minimize our own usage where possible, we have somehow managed to weather the storm. We are grateful to our tenants Rosie & Jim’s and United Response for working closely with us in this area and for their efforts to reduce their usage – working collaboratively has been of huge benefit and has meant that we have been able to plough through this time of uncertainty. We have also been the recipient of several grants this last year which have aided us in offering a warm space to those who wish to use it; this has helped in our service to the local community. We are continually monitoring our finances and looking for ways in which our assets, so generally given, can best be managed and used prudently whilst also meeting our statutory and charitable endeavours. The standing committee has noted in recent months that a giving review will be required in the near future in an attempt to move us from ‘stable’ to ‘secure’. We thank all for their generosity and financial commitment to our parish, its mission and ministry. ## **Fr Daniel Howard & Julie Holland** _The Accounts and Independent Examiner’s Report can be found in the pages following these reports, and are to be read in conjunction with these statements._ 12 **Report on the Fabric, Goods and Ornaments of the Churches of the Parish Church & Community Centre** The overall stewardship of the ‘Fabric, Goods and Ornaments’ is an ongoing task undertaken by the Churchwardens year by year. This Fabric, Goods and Ornaments report is the process by which the Church of England oversees and ensures good management of all the Church physical assets. In 2022 the following works have been completed or undertaken: - The smoke detectors, fitted into the ceilings around the parish centre have been tested on a six-monthly basis and found to be working correctly, likewise the fire alarm for the parish centre is tested and is in good working order. - After a breakdown of the heating system just after Christmas 2021, extensive work was done to rectify the fault through a number of professionals including the manufacturers, without success. In February 2022 the fault was successfully identified by Alan Wharton of A. Wharton Electrical Services and repaired, restoring heat to the church. - The Church heaters were all serviced in May 2023 and found to be in good working order. - The lift in the foyer, leading to the first floor of the parish centre has been fully maintained and the necessary repairs undertaken. - The lift in the parish centre has been inspected professionally every six months and is compliant with the LOLER regulations. - The gutters were cleared on the Church roof and as far as possible along the roof of the hall to ensure that water could pass through easily and drain through the pipes. - The fire extinguishers were serviced/replaced as necessary to ensure compliance. - The heating system located in the boiler room adjacent to the Bishop James room (which serves the whole parish centre) was serviced and found to be in good working order. - The necessary gas certificates were obtained for the parish centre and nursery. - A full electrical safety inspection was completed prior to the arrival of new tenants occupying the upper floors of the parish centre. 13 - Essential plumbing and minor electrical work has been completed across the parish centre to enable the smooth running of operations. - The emergency exit door at the north of the parish centre which opens to Pinehurst Road was replaced due to severe damage through anti-social behaviour. - As is detailed in the latest Quinquennial Report in 2019, we recognise that other essential work, namely the plaster erosion in Church, the need for a new roof and the replacement of many of the doors and shutters need to be carried out. These remain priorities that will be undertaken as soon as is possible. ## **Jeff Brandwood & Irene Campbell Churchwardens** ## **Report on the Proceedings of the Deanery Synod** The Deanery Synod has met a number of times over the course of the last twelve months. The conversation around the Deanery’s future has been ongoing and following the resignation of the Area Dean, the Archdeacon of Liverpool advanced the conversations surrounding a merger with Liverpool North. After a lengthy period of consultation, it was agreed that the Deaneries should merge together with the proposed change coming into effect from early in 2023. ## **Adrian Manson** ## **Deanery Synod Representative** 14 ## **NON-STATUTORY REPORTS** ## **Discipleship** In the report on Discipleship last year, I noted that ‘the vision for our parish is to be a community of ‘Missionary Disciples’ who point people to Jesus. The key word in some ways is disciples. We cannot be missionary, that is, sharing the good news and pointing people to Jesus, if we are not first his disciples, if we are not first in friendship with him.’ This principle has been advanced over the course of the last year and saw the parish hold _The Start Course_ in January 2022 and in the autumn and summer time, a in depth programme of discipleship began aptly titled _The Way._ The Way is a twelve-month programme of formation which explores all the key discipleship themes from doctrinal belief to the practical living out of the faith. This course has been shared with the other parishes of the Fellowship of the Transfiguration and is proving to be a successful method of teaching the essentials of the Christian faith which is rooted in both word and sacrament. In Advent, a more reflective discipleship programme was held based on the award-winning production, _The Chosen_ . ## **Messy Church** Is a relaxed service aimed at, but not exclusive to young families, we have a range of ages who attend messy church each month from birth to grandparents. The service takes place in the church hall for an hour each month. After gathering, those attending engage with interactive arts and craft and then prayers, songs, refreshments. Messy Church consists of leader led activities that revolve around a specific theme from the bible or the liturgical year. This is followed by a video designed for young children based on the theme, Fr Daniel will gather the children together, interact with them and ask them what they have learned about and allow them time to express what activities they have completed, what they enjoyed and what they can tell us about the theme this month, this is followed by a song in which the children can join in with actions, singing along or dance to. The session concludes with a prayer and a blessing from Fr Daniel. Volunteers are integral to the delivery of Messy Church. They each sit at a table and describe the activity to the children, what they need to do, the importance of the theme, and offer assistance should they need it whilst talking with the children. There are approximately 5-6 activities each session including food crafts, painting, sticking and gluing and colouring, and they are all pre-planned by one of the volunteers, an example is set up on each table and the children can move around freely to each activity with their parents/guardians. Messy Church is attracting worshippers with little or no prior experience of Church. ## **Jessica Howard** 15 ## **Food Pantry – Columba’s Kitchen** After many false starts due to the lack of supply of food, by the end of 2022 we received the welcome news that, working in close collaboration with St Andrew’s Community Network, Plus Dane Housing Association and Liverpool Football Club, a food pantry would be operational in the first half of 2023. This is in large part thanks to an anonymous donation via the club, which will make this pantry possible. The desire to run a food pantry to serve the local community is grounded in the grounded in the reality that the catholic tradition in which we stand has food at its heart, that is the eucharistic food of Christ’s body and blood. In receiving this gift, we as a parish are called to be bread for world, giving of ourselves for the sake of others. The food pantry is designed to alleviate some financial pressure on those most in need by providing a reasonable quantity of good quality food at a fraction of the price of a normal supermarket shop and so help people who would otherwise struggle. After recruiting a number of volunteers, we look forward to serving the local community in the near future. ## **Fr Daniel Howard** ## **Family Mass** After meeting with a number of clergy in the North West with the focus on Catholic Mission, a common theme emerged in our discussions. The need to reconnect with families and children who, according to the latest research commissioned by the church and after analysing the attendance data, had not returned to church with any regularity since the pandemic, we all agreed that new avenues of worship were required. The traditional pattern of Sunday morning attendance was no longer the only viable route for busy families. After much deliberation and prayer, and after consultation with families, a 4.00 pm Family Mass was planned and launched in September 2022. The aim was to connect with the missing generations in an informal, interactive, engaging way which would sustain attendance and it was essential, from my point of view that this take place not as a midweek, but as celebration of the Lord’s Resurrection – therefore on a Sunday. Since our launch we have attracted many people back to regular worship with us (twice per month) and, notwithstanding school holidays and the like, can attract 20 people to each celebration, a combination of children of different ages, parents and grandparents. The gospel is proclaim, the sacrament of the Lord’s death and resurrection are celebrated and then fellowship is enjoyed in the hall afterwards with food and drink, and, at key times, pizza! In the words of one parent, ‘the kids love it, the parents too!’ ## **Fr Daniel Howard** 16 ## **Columba’s Crew** After the pandemic it was agreed by the PCC that we needed to restart our work with children immediately in the form of Sunday School, so that there was a provision for our youngest members during the Parish Mass. The opportunity was taken to look at the provision as a whole and after a meeting with the Vicar, a new structure was agreed. This format was designed to mirror the key elements of the Sunday Mass, including the sign of the cross, penitential rite, gospel reading and peace. Underpinning this structure is song. The children sing during much of their time together as this is a tool which serves to cement the theme in their minds. After an exploration of the gospel the children complete a related activity before rejoining the rest of the Christian family around the altar for the eucharistic prayer. The children love sharing what they have learnt after communion. In order to expand our children’s ministry, all baptism families are invited to explore Columba’s Crew or the Family Mass – we pray that God may bless us with growth! **Dawn Holdman, Lori Roberts, Lynn Colgan, Jessica Howard & Sue Dowling Columba’s Crew Leaders** 17 Financial Statements The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclosiastical Parish of St. Columba. Anfield Trustee$. Report for the year ended 31st December 2022 Results for the year The resums for the year are set out on page 20. The PCC has implemented the Pari%h Giving Scheme as a me￿S of securing a regular, tsx efficient revenue stream. Reserves policy The Church has one employee, a Parish Centre Manager. Our aim is to have sufficient funds lo cover redundancy should this occur. In addition, the PCC aim to have an arn￿nt equal to six months woth of unreslricled expenditure in reserve. At 31st December 2022. these items would amount lo a tolal of approximatety £47.00012021.' £42,OCM)I. The actual free reserves at 31st December 2022 were £33,532 12021.. £31,336). In calculating reserves, the trustees have excluded from total funds reslricled income funds1£5,2221 and tsngible fixed assets1£550,9261. The trustees wll ccmtinue to monitor the srtuation. Trusieos. r•s onsibiliiies in relation io th• financial stat•m•nis Charity law requires the trustees lo prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the slate of affairs of the chanty and of ts surplus or defiot for that year. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to.. select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently, make judgemenls and estimales that are reasonable and prudenl.. slate whether applicable Accounting Standards and Statements of Recommended Practice have been followed. subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial stslemenls.. and prepare the financial slalements on the g>ThJ concern basis unless rt 1$ inapprowiate to presume that the Charity will continue in operation. The Iruslees are responsible for keeping F*oper ac¢c￿nting reccrfds vthich disclose wth reasonable accuracy al any lime the financial position of the charity and to enable Ihem to ensure thal the financial statements comply with the Charlties Act 2011. They are also respM)nsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and deteCt￿)n of fraud and other irregularities. This report was approved by the Board of Trustees on 10th May 2023 and sNJned on its behaw by. Fr Daniel Howard Chainman 18 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiaslical Parish of Sl. Columba, Anfield Statement of Financial Activilies for the year ended 31st December 2022 unrestTi￿ed Restricted Funds Funds TOTAL FUNDS 2022 2021 N￿e INCOME FROM: Donations and legacies 23.397 1.186 24.583 34,385 Other trading *ivities 57,513 57,513 33,550 Investments 40 Charitable actiwties 4.694 16.535 Other income TOTAL INCOME 81.044 5.786 86,830 84,472 EXPENDITURE ON: Raising funds 2.315 7.361 4,994 Charitable actiwties 73.802 5.250 79.052 72,564 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 78,848 7.565 86.413 77,558 NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITURE 2,196 11,779} 417 6,914 TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 2.196 11.779} 417 6,914 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought fopNard at 1st January 2022 Total funds earried foThtsrd at 31st December 2022 582.262 7.001 589,263 582,349 584.458 589,680 589,263 The notes on pages 22 to 29 fomi part of these accounts. uiie "IJ naiiEt51ey nou5e 1 Hattersley Court Ormskirk L39 2AY 10th May 2023 20 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Colurnba, Anfield Balance She•t at 31st Deumber 2022 2022 2021 Noto FIXED ASSETS Tangible fixed assets 550.926 550,926 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 12 4.826 36,520 41.346 4.700 36,997 41,697 Total current assets CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 13 2,592 3,360 NET CURRENT ASSETS 38.754 38.337 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIA8ILITies CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR 589,680 589,263 TOTAL NET ASSETS THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY Unrestricted funds Restricted funds 15 584.458 5,222 589.680 582,262 7.001 589,263 Total tharity funds Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 10th May 2023 arKI signed on ts behall by. Fr Daniel Howard Miss Julie Holland The notes on pages 22 to 29 fom p¥t of these accounts. 21 The Parochlal Church Council of the Ecclesla5tical Parish of St. Columba. Anfield Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 st December 2022 Accounting policies The financial slalemenls have teen prepared under the histoflcal cost convents.on except for the valuatlon of investment assets, vthich are shown at market value. The financial stat&menls hava been prepared in accordance th the Church Accounkn"ng Regulaloons together wrth applocable accountlng stsndards and the wth the Statement of R8comm8nded Practice - Accounting and Reporling by Charitias ISORP 2015 FRS 1021. The accounts includo transactions, assets and liabilities for wthich the PCC is hald rasponsibla in law. They do ￿1 Indude the accounts of church groups that owe Ihelr afflllatlon to another body nor those that are Inlomial gatherings of church members. Funds Géneral funds represent thé funds of Ihé Parochlal Churth Councll I"charlVI that aro not sublecl to any reslriclions regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the charty- Funds deslgnaled fof a parllcular purpos8 by the trustees ar8 also unreslric18d. Restrlctgd funds are funds ¥ublgct to ¥pgclfic condlVon$ Imposod by the d¢)n¢)rs or through thg tonns of an Jppeal. TrJn8f8r¥ of funds are made to rKognlse the releaso of restrlcted funds or to meet Oxpgndllurg not covered by r8slrlcl8d Incomo. Incom•: Donallons, legacles and other voluntary Income Voluntary Incomé roeélvèd by way ol grants. dOna￿on8 and gfifts Is Includod In thè Statèmènt of Flnanclal Actlvlllès In the year In whlch11 Is recelved by or on behaw of the charlty. Grants, wthere enllllement Is not condltional on the d•llv*ry of a pertorman¢e by th• ¢harlty. aro r•¢ognl$•d Wh￿ thtr charlty bo¢ome$ un¢ondltlonally enlllled lo the grant. Planned glvlng recelvable under Gfft Ald Is rocognlsed onty ￿en recelved. Income lax recoverable on Gtft Ald donallons Is recognlsed when the Income Is recognised. Funds ralsed by the seasonal falls, fundral$lng events and slmllar events ar• accounl•d for gros$. Sahs of books and magazinès from t￿ church bookstall ar• accounted for gross. The charty recelved substsnllal amounts of voluntary help from tts supporters. bul no attempt Is made to place a rinanelal valuè on thèsè s•Ne•$ and Ih•y havé rKJt b*•n inelud•d. Grants roceivabl* Grants are credlted lo the Statement of Flnanclal Actlvllles In the year In whlch they are recelvable. Other Income Rentsl income from the letting of the chariV$ premi595 is rgcognised when Ihe rental is due. Income from investments Dividends and interest are accounted for ￿en due and payable. Interest entitlements are accounted for as they accrue. Tax recoverable on such income 1$ recognised in the same accounting perictrj. Gains and losses on Investments Realised gains or losses are recognis•d whèn investments ar• Sold. Unrealissd gains or105$8s arè actountèd for on revaluation of Investments at 31 st December. 23 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of st. Columba, Anfield Notes to the Financial Statements for the year 8ndod 31st Docombor 2022 (continued) Accountlng pollcl8s (conL) Expendlture Grants Grants and donations are accounted for when pald over, or Nthen awarded. 11 that award creates a blndlng obligation on the charity- Costs of raising funds. All expenses relating lo fundraising. publicty. public relations and investrnent management charges are charged lo this heading. Charitable activities Charitsble acllvilies compflses those costs Incurred by thg charity In the dellvery of118 actrvltbgs and servlces for Ms benoflciarles. 11 includes both thg costs that un bo Jllocatod diredjy lo such actlvitles and those costs of an Indlrgct nature necosgary to support Ihem. Th• Dlo¢$$an Parf$h Share 1$ a¢¢ount•d for when payabl•. Any Parl$h Sharo unpald al 31 $1 D•¢omb•r 1$ provld8d for In these accounts as an oporallonal (though not legall Ilablllty and Is shown as a credltor In the 8alanc8 Sh•el. Irrècovérablé VAT All resourcès •xpondèd ar• classffled undèr advlty h•adlngs that aggr8gate all costs r8lal•d to th• calagory. Irr•cov8rabl8 VAT Is charg•d against th• cal$gory of rèsourcès &x￿nd&d for whlch it was Incurrèd. Tanglbl• flx•d ass•ts and d8pr•cl•tlon Consecrated propety and movable church furnlshlngs Consecrated and benoficed property of any klnd Is excluded from the accounts by seclion 1012llal of the Charmles Ac12011. Moveable church furnlshlngs held by the Vlcar and Churchwardens on speclal trust for the PCC. and whlch requlre faculty for dlsposal. are accounted for as Inal￿nable propety unless consecrated. They are Ilsted In the church's Inventory, which can be inspected lal any reasonable tlmel. For Inal￿nable propety acquired prlor to 2000 there Is Insufficlent cost Infonnation available and. Iherelore. such assets are not valued in the accounts. Items acquired slnce 1 st January 2000 have been capitslised and depreciated in the accounts over their cU￿entlY anticipated useful economic lrfe linitialty over 20 years) on a Stra￿h1 line basis. All expenditure incurred during the year on ¢onsecrated or benefice buildings, whether maintenance or improvemenl, 1$ written ¢)ff as expendrlure in th• SOFA and separately disclosed. Frè$hold land and propèty is not d•pr8ciat•d, as in th• vièw of thè PCC thèy arè maintainèd to a $uffiti•nlly high standard whleh •n$ur•s that th• markèt valu• of th• prop•rti•s 1$ not l•$$ than th• catyng valuè shown In th8 accounts. other flxtures. fittlngs and office equlpment All expendlture Incurred durlng the year on 1rKI1￿dUaI 6tems of equlpment, flxtures and ffltlngs Mrfth an orfglnal cost under £2000. are written off in the year in which the expendlture was incurred on the basls that due to the nature of the charitys activities. there is no expectation that the cost of the assets wll be recovered in the way of future revenues. 24 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Columba, Anfi•ld Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2022 (conllnued) 1 Ac¢ountlng pollcles (cont.) Depreclation Is provided at rates calculated to wrlte off the ￿51 ￿$$ reskjual value of each asset over tts expected useful lrfe. as follows.. Short leas&h￿d land and buiklings Fixtur• & fittings ICT 8quipm&nt, including computers Motor vghicles Arnorlised over th8 period of the lease 20% on cost 33.33% on cost 25% rgducing balance Investments Investments are valued at market value al 31st December. The statement ol Ilnanclal acu￿be5 Includes the net galns ar￿ losses arlslng on revaluatlon and dlsFosals throughcArt the year. Curront Assets Amounts owing to th8 chartty at 31 sl December In r￿peCt of fges. ronts or othgr In¢omo aro shown as dgbtOTS less provision for amount$ that may provo uncolbctibl*. Short-l•rm deposlts Include cash held on deposit wther th the CBF Church of England Funds or at the bank. Contlngent Llabllltl•$ and Provlslon$ In aecordan¢• wllh th• SORP. a ¢onllng8nt Ilablllty Is dlsebs8d for th)s• grants. whlch do not r•pros•nl Ilablllll•s. whOf8 tho posslble obllgallon. whlch arls8s from past events. wlll only b8 confimied by the ¢x¢urrence of on8 or mor8 uncertaln future events not whdly wlthln Ihfj trusl8e$' control. Provi$lon$ are r8cogn139d for thosg grants th•re l¥ uncertalnty as to the Jmlng or amount, an¢J any uncertainty regardlng the amount is more than one of determlnlng a basls for reasonable estlmatbn of the liabllty al￿Trg from that construcllve oblhJaUon. Charltablo status and taxatlon AS a r•glstèrod charfty. the chaty ￿nI￿9 from rat￿. r•lknf and 1$ g•n•rally •x•mpt from Incom• tax and corporatton lax. Tho ettarlty Is not r•glsl•r•d for valu• add•d t￿. Unrestrlctèd Rostrlctad Funds Funds TOTAL Unr8strlct8d Rastrlcted 2022 Funds Funds TOTAL 2021 2 Donatlons and legacles Planned GSvlng'. Grft Aid donallons Income Tax reeoverabl• Olh8r plann8d giving Collections lop8n plat81 at all s8rvlces Donallons Legacles recelved 10.580 4.217 760 10.560 4.217 760 10.712 4.111 10.712 4,111 885 6.340 1,520 496 690 6.836 2.210 5.259 12.370 548 500 5,807 12,870 3 Othor tradlng a¢tlvltle$ Rent of wemlses Café Income Fundralsing Income and act￿￿￿$ Weddlng and funeral fees received 35.050 7.155 13.433 1.875 35.050 7.155 13.433 1.875 17.948 3.534 10.409 1.659 17.948 3.534 10.409 1.659 .55 25 Th8 Parochial Church Council of the Ec¢le$i•stical Parish of st. Colurnba, Anfield Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the year ended 31 sl December 2022 Icontlnued) Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds TOTAL Unrestricted Restricted 2022 Funds Funds TOTAL 2021 4 Investments Dlvldends and interest Ilncludlng any reclaimed taxl.. - on cash deposits 40 40 40 40 5 Charltable actlvltles Bookstall Grants.. HMRC - Job Retontlon Schom• othgr grants Walslngham trfp Income 61 61 6,030 9,500 6.030 9,500 944 4.600 4.600 944 6 Other Income Sale of assets 7 Ralslng funds Fundralsln9 Costs and actlvlues Cafe and calerlng costs 1,321 3.725 250 2,065 2,315 1.571 5,790 7.361 1.411 2,783 4,194 200 600 800 1,611 3,383 4,994 8 Charltabl• actlvltl•s Mlssbnary & charltable gI￿ng.. Addltlonal Curates, Soclety Chlldren's Soclety Leprosy Mlsslon Macmillan Cancer Caro Walsingham Trust Worfd Vislon Sundry Donallons 162 110 162 110 280 155 280 155 40 274 soo 814 40 274 600 1,186 274 274 372 274 435 709 26 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Sl. Columba. Anfleld Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31s1 December 2022 (continued) Unrestrlcted Restricted Funds Funds TOTAL 2022 Unrestrlcted Restrlcted Funds Funds TOTAL 2021 8 Charltable actlvltles Conllnued blfvyd 814 372 1.186 274 435 709 Mlnlslry: Dlocesan parish share Vicarage housing costs Vlcarage telephone Vbcar's expenses Church costs.. Insurancg Heal and light Rènt and rates Repalrs and malnlgnanco Tolephone & broadband Community Centre costs: R•nl and rates Heal and light Repalrs.mainlenan¢e & ¢leanlng Wages- Centre manager P•nslon - C8ntr• manager Organlsl's salary Costs of servlces Prlnlbng. postag0 and statlonory Hlrè 01 Equlpmènl Payroll, penslon & grant clalm costs Walslngham Irlp costs Walslngham FestSv•l Costs Llc*ne•$ & Subscriptions Accountancy and Independent examlnallon Sundries D8preeialion on fixtur88 & frttings (Pr￿1}llO$S on disposal of fixed 20,835 2.646 726 20.835 2.646 726 21.304 2,026 653 21.304 2.026 653 3.586 19 332 2,422 619 3.586 2.019 332 2.422 619 3.440 1.067 30S 3.654 602 3.440 1.067 305 8,278 602 4,624 2.389 12.172 5,480 12.321 272 2.050 2,424 811 1.008 716 2.389 12,772 5,480 14.479 272 2.050 855 6.907 2.533 7.267 230 1.900 1.182 464 817 1.090 1.560 85S 6,907 2,533 14.366 230 1,900 1,182 464 817 1,090 1,560 308 158 2.158 7.099 1.008 716 269 269 158 1.392 499 1.392 499 1.320 49) 1,320 490 27 The Parochlal chU￿h Councll of the Eccleslastkal Parlsh of st. Columba. Anffeld Motes to th• Financial Statsm8nts for the year ended 31st December 2022 Icontinuedl 9 Net Incomlng resources 2022 2021 Nel incoming r8sources is stated after chargirvj: Depreciation of tangible fixed assets Profiullossl on disposal of fixed assets Staff costs Isee note 10) 16.801 16.496 10 Staff Costs 2022 2021 Wagos and Salarios Social Securty Costs Pension Costs 16,529 16,266 272 230 The averago numb8r of fijll-lme equlvab8nl employees (Ind￿hr￿j casual and part-llme staffl employed by the charlty dudrs tho ￿ar was as fdlows: 2022 2021 Admlnistr•llon Centr8 managgr Organlst Durlng the year th8 charty eM￿0Yed members of staff as deta1￿￿ above. None12021". None) of eamod mor• than £60.000 p.a. Th• Irusl••s r•c•lvod £NII rèmun•ratkJn12021". £NIII durlrvJ th• ￿ar. Trustèès w•ro relmbursod worklng expensK ol £NII12021: £NIII lor th• y•ar. Th&r• ww• no other d18d0￿bIè Iransaetlons In respKI of trustees, persms ¢I0￿Y ¢onnKted wth them or other rolated parlJ&s. 11 Tanglbio Flx•d Assots Flxturns, Ilttlng$ & •qulpm•nt Fr••hold land & bulldlngs Totsl COST OR VALUATION At 1 sl January 2022 Addllions Disptssals At 315t DOc￿nbOT 2022 550.925 12.440 563,365 550.925 12.440 563,365 OEPRECIATION At 1 $1 January 2022 Charge for the year Depreciat￿ on disposals Al 31st December 2022 12.439 12,439 12.439 12,439 NEf BOOK VALUE At 31st D8c•mber 2022 550,925 550,926 At 31st December. 2021 550.925 550.926 Tho fr88hold arKI18asohold buihjings comprises th8 Communty Centre located adjaconl to tho church. Equipment relates lo various computers arKI a Flat Screen TV 28 The Parochlal Church Councll of the Eccleslastlcal Parlsh of SL Columba. Anr￿Id Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2022 Icontlnuedl 12 Debtors 2022 2021 Income Tax recoverable Prepayments and accrued income 4.826 4,7C#J 13 Llabllltles: Amounts falllng due wlthln on• year 2022 2021 Trade credllors Aceruals and deferred Ineome 2.592 3.360 14 An•lysls of Net Assets by Fund UnrMtrlct•d R￿trIcted Funds Funds Totsl Flxed Assets cUrr￿t Assets Curr8nt LlablltN•s UabllNles after morg than one 550,926 36,124 (2.5921 550,926 41.346 12,5921 5.222 Fund Balanc• 15 Movom•nt on funds At 1st January 2022 Incornlng Resources {Inc. galns) At 31st Docember 2022 Outgolng R￿OurCeS TranJf•r• Unreslrlded furKIs Caprtal Asset Fund GI￿r￿ ftjnd SSO.926 31.336 550.926 33.532 81.044 78.848 Total unrestrlcle(I funds Restricted funds Cafe Fund Charlty Funds Chrlstmas Falr Fund Loop Hearing Sy3t8m Food Panty Fund SC￿1 Mass Fund Healing & Semce Costs 582.262 81.044 78.848 584.458 6,432 112 2.223 372 250 4,209 556 816 250 100 1C() 2.000 357 357 2.720 Total reslrtcted furKIs 7.W1 5.786 7.565 5.222 Total funds 589,263 86,413 589,680 29 The Parochlal Church Council of the Ecclesiastlcal Parlsh of st. Columba, Anfield Notes to the Financial Ststemenls lor tho year ondod 31st Dècember 2022 {contlnued) 16 Fund Details Details of the various funds hdd by the chanty are as fdlows: Name of fund Doscrlptlon, nature and purposos of tho fund Unreslrlcted funds Capital Asset Fund General fund Reslrlcted funds Café Fund Charlty FurKIs This fund represents the net EM)ok value of fixed assets. Any monies rot induded in any other fund. Thls fund was monlos recelvod towards th6 costs of runnlng the cafe. This fund was set up {as and ￿en required} to collect monles to be given to other Charities. These were funds received towards the runniThJ costs of the Christmas Falr. This fund was set up many years ago io provkle for a Mw loop hearing sound Thls fund was a grant recelvad towards the work In fotsj panlrylcafo. This grant was recelved towards the costs of settlTr3 up a mass group to work In schools. Heatlng & SeNce Costs This furKI was set up to receive monies towards the heating costs of the church arKI towards ￿ costs of the samces. Christmas Fair Fund Loop Hearfng System Food Pantry Fund School Mass Fund 17 Taxatlon As a charlty, the The Parochlal Church Council of the Eccleslasts'cal Parish of St. Columba, Anfield Is ex&mpt from tax ￿ income and gains to the extent that thèse are applied to rts charitable objects. No lax charges have arlsen in Charfty. 18 Contlngent Ilabllltlos The charlty had no cOn￿ngent Ilabllmes at 31sl Decembor 2022 (2021.. None>. 19 CaP￿al commltments The charlty had no capital commbtments at 31st DKomber 202212021.. Nono) elther contraded for or authorlsed by the trustees but rK*I contracted lor. 30