Registered Charity 1129784
## **2020 Annual Report and Accounts**
**(unaudited)**
St John the Evangelist, Hailey
## Holy Trinity, Witney
St John the Baptist, Curbridge
St Mary the Virgin, Witney
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|**CONTENTS**||
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|**1. Legal and Administrative Detail**|
**1**|
|**2. Annual Report for the year ended 31st December 2020**|**3**|
|**3. Independent Examiner’s Report**|**8**|
|**4. Parish of Witney Consolidated Accounts for y/e 31 December 2020**|**9**|
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## **1. Legal and administrative details**
The Parish of Witney
**Full Parochial Name** The Parish of Witney The churches of St John the Baptist, Curbridge; St John the Evangelist, Hailey; Holy Trinity, Witney; and St Mary the Virgin, Witney. **Charity registration number** 1129784 **Church Office** St Mary the Virgin, Church Green, Witney, OX28 4AW Tel: 01993 779492 E-mail: office@witneyparish.org.uk **Bankers to the PCC** Barclays Bank PLC, 30 Market Square, Witney, OX28 6BJ **Independent examiner** Whitley Stimpson Limited, 13-15 High Street, Witney, OX28 6HW
The churches of St John the Baptist, Curbridge; St John the Evangelist, Hailey; Holy Trinity, Witney; and St Mary the Virgin, Witney.
The following are schools and charities associated with the Parish of Witney and whose transactions are not included in these accounts:
Batt School Trust (excepted charity)
Hailey Church of England School Trust (excepted charity)
Collier and Goose Ham (Witney Ecclesiastical Charity, no. 238857)
Witney Ecumenical Youth Trust:
The Friends of St John the Baptist Church, Curbridge (Charity no. HMRC XT32258)
St Mary’s Church (Witney) Preservation Trust (Charity no. 284576)
The Friends of Hailey Church (Charity no. 293821)
The Rector is a trustee on induction and Church Wardens are ex-officio trustees
The Rector is an ex-officio trustee and the PCC appoints one ex-officio trustee
The Rector is an ex-officio trustee, the PCC nominates two trustees and the Rector and the two nominative trustees appoint two co-optative trustees
The PCC appoints two trustees who are normally officers of the PCC
The PCC appoints two trustees
The Rector is a trustee on induction or the priest in charge during an interregnum
The “Vicar of Hailey” is an ex-officio member of the committee.
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**Membership of the Parish of Witney Parochial Church Council and Deputy Wardens** As elected at the Annual Meeting on 20 September 2020:
Clergy The Rev’d Canon Toby Wright ¹ - Chairman The Rev’d Canon Dr Joanna Collicutt The Rev’d Joy Hance The Rev’d Ross Meikle The Rev’d Preb Mark Thomas The Rev’d Ness Whiffin ¹ The Rev’d Dr Hugh White ¹ The Rev’d Sally Wright Churchwardens Ms Kate Banks ¹ Mr Jeremy Lasman ¹ Deputy Churchwardens St Mary’s Dr Melody Helm (from 3 January 2021) Miss Claire Hermon Holy Trinity Mrs Dair Henderson ² Mrs Charlotte Tremain ¹ Hailey Dr Robin Carr ¹ ² (from 14 October 2020) Mrs Elspeth Lewis Curbridge Mr Ian Galletley Deanery Synod (elected) Mr James Elward Mrs Helen Meyrick Mr Chris Riley Mrs Linda Taft Hailey 2[nd] Representative Mrs Anne-Marie Fisher Holy Trinity 2[nd] Representative Mrs Sue Hodges ¹ Curbridge Representative Miss Christine Lever LLM Representative Mr Richard Young
Secretary (non-voting) Mrs Kate Lockwood
¹ member of the Standing Committee
² not a member of the PCC
The Clergy, Churchwardens and Deanery Synod members are all ex-officio members of the Council. Each church has places on the PCC for Deputy Wardens ex-officio but these places can be relinquished and another representative elected from the church.
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## **2. Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2020**
The Trustees are pleased to present their annual report and financial statements of The Parish of Witney Parochial Church Council (PCC) for the year ended 31 December 2020.
The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and complies with the Charity’s governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland published on 2 October 2019 and effective from 1 January 2019.
## **2.1 Reference and Administration Details**
The charity’s name is _The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of Witney_ and also operates under the name of _The Parish of Witney_ .
Charity Registration Number: 1129784
Principal Office: St Mary the Virgin, Church Green, Witney, OX28 4AW
## **2.2 Trustees**
The Trustees and officers who served during the year and since the year end were as follows:
- Ms Kate Banks (from 20 September 2020)
- Mrs Nicola Carter (until 20 September 2020)
- The Rev’d Canon Dr Joanna Collicutt
- Mr James Elward (from 20 September 2020)
- Mrs Anne-Marie Fisher
- Mr Ian Galletley (from 20 September 2020)
- Mrs Sonia Gooderham (until 20 September 2020)
- The Rev’d Joy Hance (until 13 December 2020)
- Mr Malcolm Hardie (until 20 September 2020)
- Dr Melody Helm (from 3 January 2021)
- Ms Claire Hermon
- Mrs Sue Hodges
- Mr Jeremy Lasman
- Miss Christine Lever
- Mrs Elspeth Lewis
- Miss Kayleigh Lucas (until 20 September 2020)
- The Rev’d Ross Meikle (until 3 January 2021)
- Mrs Helen Meyrick
- Mr Christopher Riley (from 20 September 2020)
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- Mrs Linda Taft
- The Rev’d Preb Mark Thomas
- Mrs Charlotte Tremain
- The Rev’d Ness Whiffin
- The Rev’d Dr Hugh White
- The Rev’d Sally Wright
- The Rev’d Canon Toby Wright
- Mr Richard Young
## **2.3 Objectives and Activities**
The main objectives of the charity are:
1. promoting the whole mission of the church - pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is responsible for cooperating with the Ministry Team to meet this objective;
2. enabling as many people as possible to worship at our churches and to become part of our parish community. The PCC maintains an overview of activities throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how we can involve the many groups that live within our parish; and
3. putting faith into practice in our services and worship through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament.
When planning our activities for the year, the incumbent and the PCC have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. In particular, we aim to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through:
- a) Worship and prayer, learning about the Gospel, and development of their knowledge and trust in Jesus Christ as both Saviour and Lord. There is also provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish.
In particular, our aims for 2020 were:
- to embed the renewed vision that we are called to be a community of mercy and kindness;
- to encourage spiritual growth for all those in the various communities we serve, through the creative use of technology, and other channels of communication, which became especially crucial in Covid-times;
- to continue to encourage regular pattern of daily prayer through the Daily Office and other spiritual disciplines despite the limitations enforced by the pandemic;
- to increase the appreciation of our Eucharistic ministry for all who worship with us; and
- to maintain our links with local schools, care homes and the Witney hospital.
- b) To facilitate this work it is important that we maintain the fabric of our four church buildings. In particular, our aims for 2020 were:
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- to develop detailed plans for priority projects for the renewal of the fabric of St Mary’s _Inspiring Change_ project; and
- to continue our programme of maintenance of all the churches as outlined in the most recent quinquennial inspections.
## **2.4 Achievements and Performance**
As a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, our churches have remained closed for much of 2020. This has required the Ministry Team to implement new ways of working, including the use of relevant technologies, in order to provide spiritual and practical support to the communities which we serve. During the year the Parish:
- continued to provide Sunday and Thursday Eucharistic services through the use of Zoom;
- implemented a comprehensive telephone contact system, to provide ‘personal’ support to all those connected with the Parish. This extends beyond those on the electoral roll and/or part of our regular worshipping communities;
- sent out a weekly online Bulletin to over 400 households and put copies in the post for those not online;
- offered a regular mid-week ‘drinks party’, again via Zoom, to provide a degree of social interaction for many;
- extended the content of our website to provide recordings of services, ‘thought for the day’ reflections, access to the Daily Office, one off teaching and worship events (planned as part of our Exploring Spirituality Programme). Transcripts of sermons, together with physical copies of our weekly newsletter have also been sent to those who don’t have access to the internet;
- provided in depth pastoral care to those who have been particularly badly affected by the pandemic, including those who have been bereaved;
- established a Youth Council to promote the views of young people in the life of the Parish;
- offered live streaming/Youtube input for use in school collective worship and in care homes;
- distributed over £8,500 from the newly established Hardship Fund to those most in need in our community.
## **2.5 Financial Review**
The total income for the year was £237,172 and total expenditure on charitable activities amounted to £246,649.
The core operating costs for the Parish were £219,868 while unrestricted income totaled £207,025 resulting in an operating deficit of £12,843 (2019 surplus £3,333). This deficit resulted from a number of essential one off maintenance projects in St Mary’s and the Parish Office. These projects were funded through the release of general reserves. The deficit excluding these costs would have been £667.
Our Parish Share was paid in full by the end of November. This has allowed the Parish to secure a discount of £3,406 to the 2021 amount payable. Thus, the amount payable to the Diocese in 2021 has reduced from £115,949 to
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£112,543. (The Diocese has frozen Parish Share allocations at 2020 levels in order to help minimize the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on Parish funds).
## **2.6 Reserves Policy**
The trustees have examined the charity’s requirements for reserves taking account of the main risks to the organisation. In 2018, the trustees reviewed these requirements and adopted a new Funds and Reserves Policy. This requires that the PCC maintain an average of £7,000 over the year, to meet unexpected changes in cashflow, while each DCC (Hailey, Holy Trinity and St Mary’s) maintain an average of £5,000, to cover minor maintenance issues. The policy assumes that unexpected major maintenance/repairs would be covered by emergency appeals to the respective congregations.
Therefore, in order to meet the agreed funding policy for the year ended 31 December 2020 the trustees consider that the amount required in reserves should be approximately £22,000. The level of general reserves as at 31 December 2020 amounted to £42,637 comfortably in excess of the figure required by our agreed policy.
During 2020, two new Restricted Funds were created. In addition to supporting the general funds of the Parish, the congregation has donated £12,165 into a hardship fund to support those most in need within the wider community. The Parish is aiming to recruit a full time Youth and Schools worker for the start of the 2021/22 academic year. This has been facilitated by a generous one off donation, part of which has been received in 2020. We are in the process of seeking match funding for this donation, with the aim of securing finance for this new role for up to 4 years.
## **2.7 Financial Risk Assessment**
The major financial risks to the Charity are considered to be the following:
- Reduction in planned giving as a result of withdrawal of support from existing regular givers. Mitigated by the development and execution of the on-going stewardship campaign.
- Reduction in unplanned giving and income from Festivals and other major events held in our churches (see below).
- Major project expenditure increasing during the execution phase of a project (e.g. mid way through a building project, significant cost escalation from a supplier). Mitigated by the implementation of more rigorous supplier and contract management processes for major projects, and the creation and proactive management of funding contingency throughout the project’s lifecycle.
- Unexpected and unbudgeted expenditure, most likely related to the need for emergency repairs and restoration to one of our historic buildings. Mitigated by the implementation of the agreed reserves policy.
The Coronavirus pandemic has crystallised the second of the Financial Risks outlined above. At the instruction of central government, our churches remained closed for much of the year and large indoor gatherings were banned. As such, our income from Festivals and Events in 2020 reduced significantly. In addition, our income from Loose Plate collections (unplanned giving) declined substantially (the income shown in these accounts arose from services held prior to the first lockdown).
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As a result, the PCC launched an appeal in May to our congregation to seek to address this shortfall. The appeal raised £53,623 through the generosity of our congregations, and enabled the expected budget shortfall to be largely eliminated. The Parish finished the year having paid our Parish Share in full, with no other major liabilities outstanding.
The ongoing pandemic will result in a similar budget shortfall in 2021 and this the PCC has once again launched an appeal for support, initially from our congregations.
## **2.8 Structure, Governance and Management**
The Parish of Witney Parochial Church Council (PCC) is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission. The Trustees of the parish are the PCC, which has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, in promoting the whole work of the Church in the ecclesiastical parish. The PCC is governed by two pieces of Church of England legislation, called Measures. These are the Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure 1956 and the Church Representation Rules (contained in Schedule 3 to the Synodical Government Measure 1969, as amended).
Overall responsibility for day to day management remains with the incumbent, working in close collaboration with the Ministry Team and the Standing Committee. The charity does not have paid employees with management responsibility.
The trustees approved the Parish Governance Policy in 2017. Date for review May 2022.
## **2.9 Appointment of Trustees**
The trustees keep the composition of the PCC under review and will seek to co-opt additional members with appropriate skills and expertise should the need arise. Interested parties are given details of the background of the charity in order to make them aware of current activities. Licensed members of the Ministry team are ex officio trustees. Churchwardens are elected at the Annual Parishioners Church meeting. All other trustees are elected at the Annual Parochial Church meeting in accordance with the Parish Instrument.
Approved by the trustees on 19 April 2021 and signed on its behalf by
The Rev’d Canon Toby Wright, Rector St Mary the Virgin Church Green Witney OX28 4AW
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF WITNEY**
I report to the Parochial Church Council on the financial statements of The Parish of Witney for the year ended 31 December 2020, which are set out on pages 9 to 16.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity’s trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## **L Adkins BSc (Hons) BFP FCA Whitley Stimpson Limited Chartered Accountants**
13-15 High Street Witney Oxon OX28 6HW
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## **Parish of Witney Consolidated Accounts Year Ending 31 December 2020**
|**Statement of Financial Activites**|**31/12/2020**|**31/12/2019**|
|---|---|---|
|**_General and Unrestricted Income_**
Donations and legacies
Income from charitable activities
Investments
Other income
Activities for generating funds
**_Total General and Unrestricted income_**|189,733
4,107
3
3,734
9,448
**207,025**|169,622
7,185
34
4,254
48,756
**229,851**|
|**_Restricted Income_**
Donations and legacies
Investments
Other income
Other trading activities
**_Total Restricted income_**|23,503
1
1
6,642
**30,147**|1,430
21
45
-
**1,496**|
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|**_Total Endowment income_**|**0**|**0**|
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|**Total Income**|**237,172**|**231,347**|
|**_General and Unrestricted expenditure_**
Expenditure on charitable activities
Raising funds
**_Total General and Unrestricted expenditure_**|219,319
549
**219,868**|226,838
6,346
**233,184**|
|**_Restricted expenditure_**
Expenditure on charitable activities
Other expenditure
**_Total Restricted expenditure_**|25,946
835
**26,781**|20,499
609
**21,108**|
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|**_Total Endowment expenditure_**|**0**|**0**|
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|**Total Expenditure**|**246,649**|**254,292**|
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|**Net Surplus/(Deficit)**|**(9,477)**|**(22,945)**|
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|**Funds Summary as at 31/12/2020**|**Opening Balance**
**31/12/2019**|**Incoming Funds**|**Outgoing Funds**|**Transfers**|**Closing Balance**
**31/12/2020**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|**_General Fund Unrestricted_**|**_61,684_**|**_207,026_**|**_219,868_**|**_0_**|**_48,841_**|
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|**_Holy Trinity Restricted Funds_**||||||
|HT Appeals|-40|0|0|0|-40|
|HT Choir Fund|17|0|0|0|17|
|HT Flower Fund
**_Total Holy Trinity Funds_**|42
**_19_**|0
**_0_**|0
**_0_**|0
**_0_**|42
**_19_**|
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|**_St John's Hailey Restricted Funds_**|**_1,286_**|**_0_**|**_0_**|**_0_**|**_1,286_**|
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|**_St Mary's Appeal Funds_**||||||
|St Mary's Appeal|9,252|7,980|18,230|0|-997|
|St Mary's Reach for the Stars
**_Total St Mary's Appeal Funds_**|5,468
**_14,720_**|0
**_7,980_**|0
**_18,230_**|0
**_0_**|5,468
**_4,471_**|
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|**_St Mary's Other Restricted Funds_**||||||
|St Mary's Chair Appeal|322|0|0|0|322|
|St Mary's Choir and Music Fund|1,301|0|0|0|1,301|
|St Mary's Data Development Fund|1,459|0|0|0|1,459|
|St Mary's Flower Festival
**_Total St Mary's Other Restricted Fund_**|-267
**_2,815_**|0
**_0_**|0
**_0_**|0
**_0_**|-267
**_2,815_**|
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|**_PCC Restricted Funds_**||||||
|Youth Worker|0|10,000|0|0|10,000|
|HardshipFund|0|12,165|8,550|0|3,615|
|PCCRestricted Fund
**_Total PCC Restricted Funds_**|210
**_210_**|0
**_22,165_**|0
**_8,550_**|0
**_0_**|210
**_13,825_**|
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|**_Agency collections_**|**_-3,102_**|**_0_**|**_0_**|**_0_**|**_-3,102_**|
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|**Totals**|**77,632**|**237,171**|**246,648**|**0**|**68,155**|
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|**Balance sheet as at 31 December 2020**|**31/12/2020**|**31/12/2019**|
|---|---|---|
|**_Fixed assets_**|||
|6430 Plant & Machinery|88|118|
|6432 Furniture Fixtures and Fittings
**_Totalfixed assets_**|12,128
**12,216**|13,475
**13,593**|
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|**_Current assets_**|||
|Total Cash at Bank and in Hand|74,316|81,243|
|Z05 Debtors and Prepayments
**_Total Current assets_**|2,000
**76,316**|2,000
**83,243**|
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|**Total Assets**|**88,532**|**96,836**|
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|**_Liabilities_**|||
|6699 AgencyCollections|3,285|3,102|
|Z0400 200 Club Advances carried forward|424|424|
|Z0401 Grant for messyChurch carried forward|293|293|
|Z041 WeddingDeposits|2,375|1,385|
|ZO43 Accruals|14,000|14,000|
|**Total Liabilities**|**20,377**|**19,204**|
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|**Net Asset surplus**|**68,155**|**77,632**|
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|**Reserves**|||
|Inyear Surplus/(Deficit)|(9,477)|(22,945)|
|Balance brought forward|77,632|100,577|
|**Total Reserves**|**68,155**|**77,632**|
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|**Represented by**|||
|Unrestricted Funds|42,637|55,480|
|Restricted Funds|25,518|22,152|
|**Total**|**68,155**|**77,632**|
Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 19 April 2021 and signed on its behalf by:
_Toby Wright_
_Jeremy Lasman_
(PCC Chairman) (PCC Treasurer)
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## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS for the year ended 31 December 2020**
## **1. Accounting Policies**
The principal accounting policies adopted, judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:
## a) Basis of Preparation
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) issued on 2 October 2019 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
The financial statements have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a true and fair view. This departure has involved following 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) issued on 2 October 2019 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 January 2019 which has since been withdrawn.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
## b) Public Benefit Entity
The Parish of Witney meets the definition of a public entity under FRS 102.
## c) Going Concern
The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The trustees have considered the impact of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic throughout 2020 and the beginning of 2021. At the instruction of central government, churches have been closed and large indoor gatherings have been banned. In light of this, budgets and forecasts have been prepared which will enable the trustees to manage the charity through this position.
## d) Income Recognition Policies
Voluntary income and capital sources:
- Planned giving under Gift Aid is recognised only when given.
- Income tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations is recognised when the donation is recognised.
- Collections and sundry donations are recognised by the date on which they are given, which may be different from the time at which they are banked.
- Grants and legacies to the PCC are accounted for as soon as the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement, the amount due is quantifiable and its ultimate receipt by the PCC is reasonably certain.
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- Funds raised by fetes, bazaars and similar events are accounted for net
- Activities for generating funds:
- Proceeds from the sales of books and magazines from the church bookstall and from fundraising events are accounted for gross.
- Rental from the letting of church premises is recognised when the rental is due.
- Investment income:
- Interest entitlements are accounted for as they accrue. Not currently applicable but, dividends will be accounted for when due and payable.
Gains and losses on investments (not currently applicable):
- Realised gains or losses will be recognised when the investments are finally sold.
- Unrealised gains or losses will be accounted for on revaluation of investments at 31st December each year.
## e) Fund Accounting
The trustees are satisfied that the charity's assets are available and adequate to fulfil its obligations. It has been policy to invest surplus funds with the CBF Church of England Investment Fund, but in the current economic circumstances it is has been our practice to invest any surplus in the Business Reserve Account held with Barclays Bank.
## f) Expenditure and Irrecoverable VAT
- Charitable activities:
- Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded if that award creates a binding obligation on the PCC.
- The Diocesan quota and Parish Share is accounted for when payable. Any quota unpaid at 31st December is provided for in these accounts as an operational (though not a legal) liability and is shown as a creditor in the Balance sheet
## **2. Fixed assets**
||**Plant & Machinery**
**25% RB**|**Fixtures and Fittings**
**10% RB**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**_Cost_**||||
|Brought Forward|5,679|29,520|35,199|
|Additions|0|0|0|
|Disposals|0|0|0|
||**_5,679_**|**_29,520_**|**_35,199_**|
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|**_Depreciation_**||||
|Brought Forward|5,561|16,045|21,606|
|For Year 2020|30|1,348|1,377|
|**_Cumulate total_**|**_5,591_**|**_17,393_**|**_22,983_**|
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|**Net Book Value 31/12/2020**|**89**|**12,128**|**12,216**|
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## **3. Legal Status of the Charity**
The Parochial Church Council of The Parish of Witney is a registered charity and was formed under a Deed of Trust dated 21 May 2009.
## **4. Staff costs**
During 2020 the Parish of Witney employed Michelle Bailey-Wells as Parish Administrator and Gift Aid Secretary, salary costs totaling £13,352. In addition, payments were made to organists, but they were not employed by the Parish.
Reimbursements totaling £3,925 (2019: £6,627) were paid to the clergy to cover their administrative and travelling expenses. The reduction in these costs over the previous year reflect the impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic. There were no other disclosable transactions in respect of the members of the Witney PCC or persons closely related to them or other related parties.
## **5. Debtors**
|Prepayments (Parish Share)
**6. Creditors**
Agency collections
200 Club advances
Messy Church grant
Wedding deposits
Other creditors and accruals|**2020**
£2,000
£2,000
**2020**
£3,285
£424
£293
£2,375
£14,000
£20,377||**2019**
£2,000|
|---|---|---|---|
||||£2,000|
||||**2019**
£3,102
£424
£293
£1,385
£14,000|
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## **7. Connected Charities**
The following charities are connected charities of the Parish of Witney:
- St Mary's Preservation Trust (Charity number 284576)
- The Friends of Hailey Church (Charity number 293821)
- The Friends of St John the Baptist Church, Curbridge (registered as a charity with HMRC, reference XT32258)
The transactions of these charities are not included in these accounts.
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## **8. Income and expenditure analysis for the year ended 31st December 2020**
|**Statement of Income and Expenditure**|**31/12/2020**|**31/12/2019**|
|---|---|---|
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|**_General and Unrestricted Income_**|||
|0101 Gift aid - bank|86,142|82,793|
|0110 Gift aid - envelopes|1,560|9,621|
|0201 Otherplannedgiving|7,685|9,504|
|0301 Looseplate collections|2,430|13,557|
|0501 One-offgift aidgifts|167|1,124|
|0550 Donations appeals etc|56,004|14,065|
|0601 Tax recoverable ongift aid|32,362|25,637|
|0701 Legacies|1,000|10,000|
|0801 Recurring grants|350|350|
|08A1 Non-recurringone-offgrants|1,650|2,776|
|0901 Other fundsgenerated|160|195|
|0902 Income from refreshments|225|0|
|0910 Fundraisingevents own funds|4,696|37,944|
|0912 Fundraisingfor other charities|2,039|4,863|
|0915 Subscriptions income 200 club|1,511|2,631|
|0917 Income from sale ofgoods|797|1,493|
|1020 Bank and deposit account interest|3|34|
|1101 Fees for weddings and funerals|4,107|6,615|
|1105 Use of church organ|0|570|
|1240 Church lettings - fund raising|405|1,825|
|1310 Insurance claims|2,413|0|
|1315 Unallocated miscellaneous credits
**_Total General and Unrestricted income_**|1,319
**207,025**|4,254
**229,851**|
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|**_Restricted Income_**|||
|0101 Gift Aid - Bank||645|
|0550 Donations appeals etc|23,365|630|
|0601 Tax recoverable ongift aid|138|155|
|0910 Fundraisingevents own funds|6,642|0|
|1020 Bank and deposit account interest|1|21|
|1315 Unallocated miscellaneous credits
**_Total Restricted income_**|1
**30,147**|45
**1,496**|
||||
|**_Total Endowment income_**|**0**|**0**|
||||
|**Total income**|**237,172**|**231,347**|
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|**9. **|**_General and Unrestricted Expenditure_**|**31/12/2020**|**31/12/2019**|
|---|---|---|---|
||1730 Costs of fetes & other events|351|6,346|
||1732 Cost ofgoodspurchased for resale|198|414|
||1830 Giving- relief and development agencies|8,580|5,028|
||1850 Home mission|338|561|
||1852 Ministryfees + subscriptions|1,994|2,063|
||1870 Givingto secular charities|0|1,007|
||1910 Parish share|113,529|110,641|
||2001 Organists staff|6,255|7,155|
||2005 Other organists|200|616|
||2050 Salaryofparish administrator|13,352|12,912|
||2101 Clergyexpenses|3,925|6,267|
||2201 Parish training|100|0|
||2301 Church running- insurance|16,481|16,131|
||2305 Office costs|4,500|6,732|
||2310 Parish telephone|4,399|2,453|
||2320 Organ/ piano tuning|370|964|
||2330 Church maintenance|5,011|7,967|
||2331 Cleaning|2,363|3,479|
||2340 Upkeepof services|4,534|6,063|
||2342 Upkeepof services flowers|250|0|
||2350 Upkeepof churchyard|2,200|2,953|
||2360 Administration|505|5,977|
||2362 Software|2,497|85|
||2365 Cateringcosts|0|64|
||2420 Church running- water & waste disposal|979|488|
||2440 Church running- heatingand lighting|7,950|12,620|
||2441 Church runningexpenses - other|3,378|7,532|
||2450 Depreciation charge|1,377|1,537|
||2601 Governance costs examination/audit fee|2,076|0|
||2701 Church major repairs - structure|12,176|0|
||2852 Architects and other Professional|0|5,129|
||**_Total General and Unrestricted expenditure_**|**219,868**|**233,184**|
|||||
||**_Restricted Expenditure_**|||
||1730 Cost of fetes and other events|0|609|
||1830 Giving- relief and development agencies|8,550|0|
||2342 Upkeepof services flowers|0|402|
||2360 Administration|61|104|
||2701 Church major repairs - structure|17,335|17,576|
||2852 Architects & otherprofessional fees|835|0|
||6699 Agencycollections|0|2,417|
||**_Total Restricted expenditure_**|**26,781**|**21,108**|
||**_Total Endowment expenditure_**|**0**|**0**|
|||||
||**Total expenditure**|**246,649**|**254,292**|
|||||
||**Summary Surplus/Deficit**|**31/12/2020**|**31/12/2019**|
||General and Unrestricted|(12,843)|(3,333)|
||Restricted|3,366|(19,612)|
||**Total**|**(9,477)**|**(22,945)**|
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