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2022 Annual Report and Accounts
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Holy Trinity, Witney
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St John the Evangelist, Hailey
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St John the Baptist, Curbridge

St Mary the Virgin, Witney

2022 Annual Report and Accounts

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CONTENTS

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1. Legal and Administrative Detail 1

2. Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022

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3. Independent Examiner’s Report

4. Parish of Witney Consolidated Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022 11

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1. Legal and administrative details

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: ofice@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 following are schools and charities associated with the Parish of Witney and whose transactions are not included in these accounts:

The 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 8 May 2022:

Clergy The Rev’d Canon Toby Wright ¹ - Chair The Rev’d Canon Dr Joanna Collicutt The Rev’d Preb Mark Thomas The Rev’d Ness Brunner-Ellis 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 Mr Maurizio Fantato Dr Melody Helm Holy Trinity Mrs Dair Henderson ² Mr Keith Ridgway Hailey Dr Robin Carr ¹ Ms Claire Hermon (elected 11 May 2022) Curbridge Mr Ian Galletley¹ Deanery Synod (elected) Mr James Elward Mrs Helen Meyrick Mr Chris Riley Mrs Linda Taft Holy Trinity 2[nd] Representative Mrs Sue Hodges ¹ LLM Representative Mr Richard Young Secretary (non-voting) Mrs Kate Lockwood

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 2022

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 2022.

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:

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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 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:

In particular, our aims for 2022 were:

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2.4 Achievements and Performance

During 2022, all our churches reopened fully, post pandemic, and the Parish was able to reestablish a wide range of activities in support of all the communities which we serve. The Ministry Team progressed the development of the strategy to enable us to fulfil our vision to be a community of mercy and kindness. This strategy is summarized in the diagram below:

The parish has made substantial progress in each of the areas highlighted in this strategy diagram. Of particular note is:

Social and Eco Justice: Both St Mary’s and Hailey have obtained eco awards under the UK Rocha scheme. The parish has established a strong focus group to encourage continued focus on the care of the environment, and we now host a monthly Eco forum, with input and presentations from a wide variety of relevant interest groups.

£9,444 was distributed to those in need across Witney from the Hardship Fund enabled by continued generous donations from our congregations. In addition, a new restricted fund was established to provide donations to the Asylum Seekers who are now resident in the Oxford Witney Hotel. A total of £9,310 was distributed from this fund, from donations received from

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our own congregations and other churches in Witney, as well as a grant from the local council. The Parish also continues to support the Besom project, Food bank and overseas aid charities.

Outreach: A worshipping community has now been firmly established on the new Windrush estate, adopting an approach which seeks to meet people where they are, both physically and spiritually. The easing of Covid restrictions has enabled the re-establishment of our Festivals & Events ministry across all churches, with many successful community events being hosted by our churches.

Buildings and Place: Major enhancements to the Winchester Room in St Mary’s have enabled this Parish resource to be used more widely to offer a space for generous hospitality. The church has also benefitted from a number of other significant improvements which have contributed both to its beauty and useability. Most notably, the implementation of improved audio and video capabilities provide a substantially improved ability to stream services.

Fund raising for the Holy Trinity appeal has been notably successful, and this will allow progress to be made to the repairs to the roof in 2023.

Hailey Church was successful in obtaining a grant to allow it to offer a warm space for those in the local community suffering from the cost of living crisis.

Children and Youth : The work of the Benefice Schools Chaplain and Youth worker continued to flourish in 2022, with the development of new initiatives (e.g. weekly games and hot chocolate on Church Green) as well as the growth and resurgence of existing projects.

The end of Covid restrictions has allowed us to re-establish in person contact with the 11 schools in the Parish, providing regular input to collective worship throughout the year.

The re-opening of our buildings has given us the opportunity to host activities for all ranges of young people, from the Tiddlers group at Hailey; Messy Mass at Holy Trinity, Prayer Spaces; Witney Feast schools activities in St Mary’s; and the Young Disciples group which meets regularly in the Winchester Room.

Older People: The establishment of the Anna Chaplaincy ministry within the Benefice has been a significant initiative in support of the older members of our congregations and those in our wider community. Again, post covid, we have been able to re-establish links with the 6 care homes within the Parish, to be able to offer both spiritual and emotional support to residents. Our ability to offer enhanced streaming of services has proved extremely beneficial to those who have not yet felt able to rejoin church worship in person.

Asylum Seekers; The Oxford Witney Hotel is now the home of over 200 asylum seekers. The Parish was made aware of this change in early December 2022, and has been at the forefront of welcoming our new friends into the local community. In conjunction with other churches, local relief agencies and relevant local authority departments, we have been able to help meet a wide variety of needs, from the provision of warm clothing, help with medical and schools

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registration, to the establishment of English conversation classes. It has been a huge encouragement that many of these new friends (primarily Iranian) have sought to be baptized and to become actively involved in the prayer and worship offered in our churches.

These are some of the highlights of 2022; they represent a small part of the ongoing successful ministries offered across the Parish. We remain grateful to the leadership, commitment and energy provided by our Team Rector and the whole of our Ministry Team throughout the year. We also recognise the immense contribution of a large number of enthusiastic volunteers, without whom these amazing achievements would not have been possible.

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2.5 Financial Review

The total income for the year was £488,025 and total expenditure amounted to £429,883. These figures reflect a substantial increase in income into Restricted funds, including a large legacy in support of the St Mary’s Inspiring Change programme; significant fund raising in support of the Holy Trinity Roof Appeal; and continued giving in support of the Parish Hardship Fund. In December, over 150 asylum seekers were moved into the Oxford Witney Hotel from the Manston reception centre in Kent, which prompted the creation of a new restricted fund to provide them with a degree of financial support; this has been funded from donations from within the Parish as well as other churches and community groups in Witney.

The unrestricted income for the Parish was £232,836 while core operating costs totalled £227,167, resulting in an operating surplus of £5,669. This outcome reflects the continued extraordinary generosity of our congregations who responded to a further appeal in 2022 for funds to support the operating costs of the Parish, to the tune of nearly £39,602 (net of Gift Aid). As a result, the Parish was able to cover its operating costs in full including 100% payment of our allocated Parish Share. During 2022, with the lifting of Covid restrictions, the Parish was able to host major festivals and events once again. Of these, the Witney Festival of Food and Drink contributed approximately £10,000 towards Parish operating costs. The planned Oktoberfest (also in aid of general funds) had to be cancelled due to the sad death of Her Majesty the Queen.

Our unrestricted expenditure increased by 7.7% last year. This reflects the fact that our churches were fully open for services and events for the majority of 2022, and that most of our ministries have reverted to ‘in person’ rather than on-line, thus incurring associated expenses. The Ministry Team also increased in size to 15. Although only 4 of these are salaried (directly or indirectly), the expenses and incidental costs of this increased team size have been covered by the Parish.

Our Parish Share was paid in full by the end of December to the benefit of the Parish, Deanery and Diocese as a whole. The figure shown in the analysis of Income and Expenditure is net of the discount earned by the Parish as a result of the full payment of the Parish Share by the end of December 2022. This discount amounted to £3,478.

During 2022, the Parish continued to receive income from a Diocese of Oxford development fund grant in support of our Schools Chaplain and Youth Worker. This grant totals £50,000 and is being paid in monthly sums throughout the 4-year term of the project. In addition, a grant of £15,000 was received from the Batt School Trust in support of this project.

We also received substantial donations and legacies into the St Mary’s Appeal fund. In line with the wishes of our donors, these were used to fund the installation of icons into the St George’s chapel; substantial renovations to the Winchester Room; the installation of new audio and lie streaming capability in the body of St Mary’s; and the design and build of a new nave altar and

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dais. In addition, detailed designs to improve the accessibility and aesthetics of all three major doors into the church have been progressed.

Holy Trinity undertook a highly successful fund-raising campaign to raise monies for major repairs to the roof and guttering of the church. The funds raised to date should allow this work to commence in 2023.

Finally, the generosity of our congregations extended to their continued support of our Hardship Fund, where donations amounted to £12,031.

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 maintains an average of £7,000 over the year, to meet unexpected changes in cashflow, while each DCC (Hailey, Holy Trinity and St Mary’s) maintains 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 2022 the trustees consider that the amount required in reserves should be approximately £22,000. The level of general reserves as of 31 December 2022 amounted to £38,232 comfortably in excess of the figure required by our agreed policy.

2.7 Financial Risk Assessment

The major financial risks to the Charity are considered to be the following:

  1. Reduction in planned giving as a result of withdrawal of support from existing regular givers, potentially driven by the significant rise in inflation in 2022/23. Mitigated by the development and execution of the on-going stewardship campaign, and a campaign to encourage legacy giving.

  2. Reduction in unplanned giving and income from Festivals and other major events held in our churches.

  3. Operating Cost inflation, as a result of increased UK inflation, and the expected substantial increase in energy costs. In January 2023 our fixed price deal for Gas and Electricity costs came up for renewal and resulted in a four-fold increase in our energy costs. As a result, we will have to limit the extent to which we heat our buildings.

  4. 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

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major projects, and the creation and proactive management of funding contingency throughout the project’s lifecycle.

  1. 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.

Notwithstanding the proposed development and implementation of a comprehensive and targeted stewardship campaign, it remains likely that we will continue to have to hold an appeal for funds to cover our operating costs in 2023. Although the cost of living crisis will undoubtedly impact on our congregation’s willingness or ability to contribute, the experience of the last 3 years suggests that their extraordinary generosity will continue to enable the Parish to operate successfully.

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 cooperating 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. This will be reviewed for agreement by the PCC in 2023.

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 10 March 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

The Rev’d Canon Toby Wright, Rector

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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 2022, which are set out on pages 11 to 20.

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

The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

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. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or

  2. the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or

  3. the accounts did 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 Oxfordshire

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Witney Parish Group
Statement of Financial Activities		 As at 31/12/22 As at 31/12/21
General and Unrestricted Income
Donations and legacies 190,748 187,379
Income from charitable activities 18,817 13,282
Investments 6 4
Other income 2,133 8,109
Other trading activities 21,132 7,143
Total General and Unrestricted income 232,836 215,917
Restricted Income
Donations and legacies 246,803 121,523
Investments 10 2
Other income 3,451 -
Other trading activities 4,925 -
Total Restricted income 255,189 121,525
Total income 488,025 337,442
General and Unrestricted expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 222,543 208,620
Other expenditure 2,359 1,869
Raising funds 2,265 391
Total General and Unrestricted expenditure 227,167 210,880
Restricted expenditure
All mission giving and charitable grants & donations 31,988 9,105
Expenditure on charitable activities 166,093 15,311
Other expenditure 3,621 7,822
Raising funds 1,014 735
Total Restricted expenditure 202,716 32,973
Total expenditure 429,883 243,853
General and Unresticted funds b/f 50,818 42,637
Surplus / (Defcit) 5,669 5,037
Transfers in - 3,144
Gains and losses - -
Transfers out (18,255) -
General and Unrestricted funds c/f 38,232 50,818
Restricted funds b/f 110,926 25,518
Surplus / (Defcit) 52,473 88,552
Transfers in 18,255 -
Gains and losses - -
Transfers out - (3,144)
Restricted funds c/f 181,654 110,926
TOTAL FUNDS per fnancial return 219,886 161,744

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Witney Parish Group
Fund Movement by Type		 As at
31/12/21		 Incoming
funds		 Outgoing
Funds		 Transfers As at
31/12/22
General fund 50,818 232,836 227,167 (18,255) 38,232
PCC Restricted Funds
Asylum Fund - 4,940 9,310 - (4,370)
HardshipFund 3,102 12,031 9,444 1,738 7,427
Friends of Curbridge restricted - 3,453 72 - 3,381
Pioneer Outreach 1,178 439 755 459 1,321
Youth Worker PCC 43,361 24,916 33,228 (500) 34,549
PCC Restricted Fund 210 - - - 210
Total PCC Restricted Funds 47,851 45,779 52,809 1,697 42,518
Holy Trinity Funds
HT Appeals for major renovations 3,440 61,014 3,621 - 60,833
HT Choir Fund for choir materials - - 17 17 -
HT Roof Appeal_Designated_ - - - 18,000 18,000
HT Flower Fund 17 30 102 55 -
Total Holy Trinity Funds 3,457 61,044 3,740 18,072 78,833
StJohn Hailey Appeal Fund 1,286 - - - 1,286
St Mary's Appeal Fund 55,517 148,366 146,167 - 57,716
St Mary's Funds
St Mary's Chair Appeal 322 - - (322) -
St Mary's ChoirandMusicFund 1,301 - - - 1,301
St Mary's Data Dev TrainingFund 1,459 - - (1,459) -
St Mary's Flower Festival (267) - - 267 -
Total St Mary's Funds 2,815 - - (1,514) 1,301
Total Restricted/Designated Funds 110,926 255,189 202,716 18,255 181,654
Totals 161,744 488,025 429,883 - 219,886

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Witney Parish Group
Balance sheet		 As at 31/12/2022 As at 31/12/2021
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 9,873 10,981
Total fxed assets 9,873 10,981
Currentassets
Cashatbankandin hand 215,807 165,785
Prepayments 9,203 -
Total Currentassets 225,010 165,785
Total Assets 234,883 176,766
Liabilities
Creditors: Amountsfalling dueinone year 14,100 14,100
Provision for liabilities and charges duewithinone year 897 922
Total Liabilities 14,997 15,022
Net Asset surplus (defcit) 219,886 161,744
Reserves
Excess / (Defcit) 58,142 93,589
Reserves 161,744 68,155
TotalReserves 219,886 161,744
Represented by
Unrestricted 38,232 50,818
Designated 18,000 -
Restricted 163,654 110,926
**Total ** 219,886 161,744

Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 10 March 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

(PCC Chairman) (PCC Treasurer)

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS for the year ended 31 December 2022

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.

Despite the easing of restriction due to the Pandemic, its impact continues to be felt as our churches have re-opened. Thus, our budgets and forecasts have been prepared to reflect this uncertainty and so enable the trustees to manage the charity through this position.

d) Income Recognition Policies

Voluntary income and capital sources:

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Activities for generating funds:

Investment income:

Gains and losses on investments (not currently applicable):

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 given the minimal interest rates on deposits, it has been our practice to invest any surplus in the Business Reserve Account held with Barclays Bank.

f) Expenditure and Irrecoverable VAT

g) Creditors and provisions for liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

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2. Fixed assets

Witney Parish Group
Depreciation summary		 Plant and
Machinery
25% reducing
balance		 Fixtures and Fittings
10% reducing
balance
Total
Cost
Brought forward
Additions/Disposals
Total
Depreciation
Brought forward
For theyear 2022
Cumulative total		 5,679
-		 29,520
-		 35,199
-
5,679 29,520 35,199
5,613
17		 18,605
1,092		 24,218
1,108
5,630 19,697 25,326
Net Asset Value 31/12/2022 49 9,824 9,873

3. Creditors

Creditors 2022 2021
Deferredincome 897 922
Accruals 14,100 14,100
**Total ** 14,997 15,022

Included in deferred income is £897 (2021: £922) which relates to wedding deposits held in advance of the actual event.

4. 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.

5. Staff costs

During 2022 the Parish of Witney employed three salaried employees:

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Reimbursements totalling £9,955 (2021: £4,522) were paid to the clergy to cover their administrative and travelling expenses. As stated previously in this report, this increase reflects the impact of the easing of Covid restrictions to allow ‘in person’ ministry. It also reflects the increased size of the Ministry Team.

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.

6. Connected Charities

The following charities are connected charities of the Parish of Witney:

The transactions of these charities are not included in these accounts.

7. Financial Commitments

During the year, the charity committed to purchasing 3 clergy chairs and 2 clergy tables for a total cost of £18,406. At the year end, a 50% deposit of £9,203 was paid. This amount is recognised in prepayments on the balance sheet as delivery had not taken place by the year end. The charity is committed to paying the remaining 50% balance on delivery.

8. Restricted and Designated Funds

The purposes for material funds held are:

Youth Worker PCC

Funds donated to cover the salary and associated expenditure of the Witney Parish Schools Chaplain and Youth Worker.

HT Appeals for major renovations

Funds donated to enable major repairs to the roof of Holy Trinity to be carried out and improvements the facilities in the church for the disabled.

HT Roof Appeal (designated)

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Transfer of funds from the General Fund to a Designated Fund in support of the major renovations to be carried out in Holy Trinity church (as above).

Asylum Fund

Funds donated to provide financial support to the 200+ Asylum seekers who were moved into the Oxford Witney hotel in November 2022. In December 2022, West Oxfordshire District Council agreed in principle to a grant of £5000 to be paid into this fund, The fund was allowed to go into deficit as at 31 December 2022 in anticipation of the formal agreement to this grant. Our application has subsequently been agreed and the funds received in January 2023.

St Mary’s Appeal Fund

Funds donated to enable major renovations to the fabric and facilities of St Mary’s to be carried out.

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9. Income and expenditure analysis for the year ended 31 December 2022

Witney Parish Group
Income and Expenditure		 As at 31/12/2022 As At 31/12/21
General and Unresticted Income
0101 Gift aid-bank 86,494 84,437
0110 Giftaid-envelopes 20 85
0201Otherplanned giving 3,634 4,709
0301 Loose plate collections 11,181 4,076
0501 One-ofgift aid gifts 194 -
0550Donations appeals etc 47,570 52,821
0601 Tax recoverable ongiftaid 28,473 33,872
0701 Legacies 5,500 -
0801 Recurring grants 450 1,350
08A1 Non-recurring one-ofgrants 6,330 5,478
0901Other funds generated 200 551
0902 Income from refreshments 703 -
0910 Fundraising events own funds 12,934 3,501
0912 Fundraisingforothercharities 3,759 1,932
0915 Subscriptionsincome200 club 1,733 1,560
0917 Income from sale of goods 423 -
1020 Bank and deposit account interest 6 4
1101 Feesfor weddings andfunerals 19,739 13,122
1105Feesforuse ofchurchorgan - 160
1240 Church lettings-fund raising 1,360 150
1310 Insurance Claims - 1,356
1315 Unallocatedmiscellaneous credits 2,133 6,753
Total General and Unrestricted income 232,836 215,917
Restricted Income
0101Giftaid-bank 690 -
0550Donations appeals etc 81,189 99,607
0601 Tax recoverable on gift aid 15,128 19,249
0701 Legacies 121,429 -
0801 Recurring grants 8,667 2,667
08A1 Non-recurring one-ofgrants 19,800 -
0901Other funds generated (100) -
0910 Fundraising events own funds 4,925 -
1020Bankand depositaccount interest 10 2
1315 Unallocatedmiscellaneous credits 3,451 -
Total Restricted income 255,189 121,525
Total income 488,025 337,442

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2022 Annual Report and Accounts

Registered Charity 1129784

Witney Parish Group
Statement of Income & Expenditure		 **As at 31/12/22 ** As At 31/12/21
General and Unrestricted Expenditure
1730 Costs of fetes & otherevents 2,147 391
1732Costofgoods purchasedfor resale 115 -
1801Givingtomissionary societies 136 -
1830 Giving- reliefand developmentagencies 3,651 2,677
1850Homemission 1,107 182
1852 Ministryfees+subscriptions 2,927 2,313
1910Parishshare 112,471 112,543
2001Organists staf 8,646 6,796
2005 Otherorganists 1,120 375
2050 Salary ofparishadministrator 13,810 13,356
2101Clergy expenses 9,955 4,522
2201 Parish training 105 395
2301Church running- insurance 16,024 15,792
2305 Ofce costs 5,494 4,638
2310 Churchofce- telephone 2,077 2,376
2320 Organ/ pianotuning 507 1,036
2330 Church maintenance 4,093 3,546
2331Cleaning 3,970 3,836
2340 Upkeep ofservices 5,732 3,342
2342Upkeep ofservicesfowers 122 -
2350 Upkeep ofchurchyard 878 2,120
2360Administration 187 1,749
2362Software 1,882 2,806
2365 Catering costs 72 -
2401 Funeralexpenses 1,977 2,709
2402 Wedding expenses 2,503 802
2403 Odbf fees 5,496 -
2420 Church running- water&waste disposal 525 591
2440 Church running- heating andlighting 7,680 6,222
2441Church running expenses-other 3,242 3,037
2450Depreciationcharge 1,108 1,235
2601Governance costs examination/audit fee 2,184 2,076
2701Church major repairs-structure 2,865 7,548
2852 Architects & otherprofessional fees 2,359 1,869
Total General and Unrestricted expenditure 227,167 210,880

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2022 Annual Report and Accounts

Registered Charity 1129784

Witney Parish Group
Statement of Income & Expenditure		 **As at 31/12/22 ** As At 31/12/21
Restricted Expenditure
1715 Appeal runningcosts 197 -
1730 Costs of fetes & other events 1,015 735
1830 Giving- relief and development agencies 18,518 11,986
1850 Home mission 640 -
1870 Givingto secular charities - 1,000
2051 Youth worker salaryand related expendit 31,988 9,105
2101 Clergyexpenses 178 282
2201 Parish training 10 200
2330 Church maintenance 72 600
2340 Upkeepof services 432 -
2342 Upkeepof services fowers 74 -
2350 Upkeepof churchyard - 1,154
2360 Administration 8,721 89
2710 Church major repairs - installation 137,446 -
2852 Architects & otherprofessional fees 3,425 7,822
Total Restricted expenditure 202,716 32,973
Total expenditure 429,883 243,853
Witney Parish Group
Summary Surplus/Defcit		 **As at 31/12/22 ** As At 31/12/21
General/Unrestricted 5,669 5,037
Restricted 52,473 88,552
Total 58,142 93,589

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