## **THE PARISH OF**
## **ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, ROWLANDS CASTLE**
# **ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022**
Priest in Charge: The Reverend Victoria Morgan 313 Havant Road, Farlington, Portsmouth PO6 1DD
Parish Office: The Church Centre, 120 Redhill Road, Rowlands Castle PO9 6DF
Independent Examiner: Sandra Hodgetts, 42 The Green, Rowlands Castle PO9 6AB
Bank:
Lloyds Bank plc, 4 West Street, Havant PO9 1PE
## **1. Administrative Information**
**Full Parochial Name:** St. John the Baptist, Rowlands Castle
**Benefice:** Rowlands Castle
**Diocese:** Portsmouth
**Location:** Rowlands Castle, Hampshire
**Parish Office:** 120 Redhill Road, Rowlands Castle, Hampshire PO9 6DF
## **2. Members of the Parochial Church Council (PCC)**
## * _Standing Committee members_
During the year 2022 the following served as members of the PCC:
_Priest-in Charge:_ The Revd Victoria Morgan* _Chair Associate Priest:_ The Revd Joy Windsor _Licensed Readers:_ Terry Monahan*
||Mary Close*_Deanery Synod rep_|
|---|---|
||Zoë Skinner|
||Chris Hollis_Parish Safeguarding Officer_|
||Bob Raley|
|_Church Wardens:_|Terry Monahan (until May 2022)|
||John Skinner*|
|_Ex-Officio Member:_|Pam Ewing*_Deanery Synod rep / Treasurer_|
|_Electe_d_Members:_|Chris Churchley_Electoral Roll Officer_|
||David Mann|
||Carol Milford (until May 2022)|
||Joanna Mills (from May 2022 until November 2022)|
||Graham Mitchell|
||Valerie Palmer|
||Roger Watson|
||Christine Powne|
## **3. Structure, Governance and Management**
The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules as published online by the Church of England General Synod (https://www.churchofengland.org/more/policy-and-thinking/churchrepresentation-rules/church-representation-rules-online). All regular church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. The PCC is the body of trustees for the Parish.
## **4. Charitable Status**
The PCC is an Ecclesiastical Charity registered with the Charity Commission. Registered Charity No. 1129918.
## **5. Electoral Roll**
At the 2022 APCM the Roll stood at 84. There was one deletion in 2022, and the Roll at year end stood at 83.
## **6. Safeguarding**
St. John’s is fully committed to the Church of England’s Safeguarding Policies. The Safeguarding Policy can be found on the parish website and on internal and external church noticeboards. Any safeguarding concerns about either children or vulnerable adults should be brought to the immediate attention of the Clergy
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or the Safeguarding Officer. There have been no reports of safeguarding matters in this reported year. The Safeguarding Officer monitors the training needs and initiates DBS checking. The Parish Safeguarding Officer is Chris Hollis.
## **7. Review of activities - Mission Reports**
## **Mission Possible**
2022 has been our fifth and final year providing a home for vulnerable, homeless folk. We supported a refugee family for the first two years and since then a further four women (two with toddlers). All but one have moved on successfully into their own homes.
We came up to our five-year commitment during the year and were unable to find replacements for the key support roles from St John's. We explored the possibility of handing over the management of the service (and house) to Hope into Action Portsmouth but that didn't prove a viable alternative. In October, we put the house on the market.
Our final tenant has been ready to move on since August and has been actively looking for future accommodation, ably supported by Mandy and Jane.
At the end of 2022, our tenant is still in place but is expecting to move out before our sale (expected to be early March 2023).
The really good news is that our buyer is linked in with our friends at the Rural Refugee Network and plans to house a refugee family from Afghanistan so, in a very real sense, the work we started will continue in the house.
Our thanks go to all who have contributed to the Mission Possible project through investing, being trustees, providing furniture and equipment, refurbishing and cleaning, praying and befriending the tenants, not to mention the more handson roles of supporting the tenants and managing the house. It's been a wonderful adventure which has provided us with a real opportunity for joining in Christ's mission.
“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard." _(Is 58:6-8)_
_Terry, Jane, and Mandy_
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## **Communications**
## _**Email**_
Due to the increase in spam hitting the website email accounts additional protection has been added. This has reduced the amount of spam reaching the church accounts to a trickle. There are ten church email accounts in addition to Revd Vickie’s work email account. The church office email account is the most heavily used by the parish to make contact through the website’s Contact Us page.
## _**Church Suite**_
The number of users registered with Church Suite is over a hundred. Church Suite is used for:
- Weekly communication of the news sheet to the church family
- Ad hoc communication as required by Revd Vickie or the admin team to promote special requests or events
- Management of rotas allowing users to set their availability for their given ministry
- Managing the bookings of the Church Centre
- Creation of Events that are automatically displayed in the What’s Happening section of the website
- Linked the church calendar onto the website so it’s available online for the whole parish
- Created a dual site to provide a similar display of Events and calendar for the BCI churches
## _**Website**_ saintjohnschurch.org.uk
The website is continually updated during the year to provide a resource for the parish giving details of services, a contact point for each of the ministries and details of special Events. A full calendar of the Christmas services was easily accessible for the parish.
The website has an invitation from Revd Vickie to the Ukrainian guests in the village to attend our services with Ukrainian music and prayers.
When available, the sermons from the 10am service are uploaded to the website so that they can be listened to again. Each month the information about the charity of the month is updated.
The website has all the required statutory information for Saint John’s church.
_Graham Dale_
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## **Women’s Fellowship**
Womens Fellowship has continued to meet twice monthly with a few new members but would like to give friendship to many more. We would like some drivers who could perhaps pick up a handicapped member. All are welcome for tea and company.
_Alison Myall_
## **Pastoral Group**
## _**Pastoral Care**_
As “Here to Listen” no longer provides the service we anticipated, we are reviewing the wider Pastoral Care Ministry of St Johns for the church a family and wider community
We currently do not have an official “Pastoral Care Team” as shared in last years Annual Report Pastoral Care and Prayer.
However Pastoral Care continues very much as part of our individual discipleship, both within the church and the wider community, home groups also provides an important pastoral care element.
Many of our Church family had picked up pastoral duties during the difficult period of Covid, which bought along its own unique situation, not least the feeling of isolation.
We are blessed in having a loving church family who have supported and continue to visit people within the parish and we are most grateful for all of those who draw alongside people in their need, without it having to be formalized, and see it as an accepted part of their Christian walk.
If you are aware of any need within the community, the Ministry Team would welcome you letting them know so that no one is ‘falling through the gaps’. Chris Hollis and others continue to visit Beechwood Care Home on a regular basis or when there are no restrictions due to ongoing Covid issues.
Home communion is offered for those who are no longer able to attend church, If know of anyone who would like to receive home communion, please let Rev Vickie or Chris Hollis know so they can contact them.
Mary Close was appointed to the Havant Deanery Anna Chaplaincy team in November 2022.
## _**Prayer Ministry**_
Chris Powne continues to lead Morning Prayers on Wednesday’s at 9:00am in the church, and would love you to join them whenever you can.
There is a “Prayer Hour” every Monday from 7:30pm by Zoom, the link is published in the weekly sheet.
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During this time we seek the Lord for guidance for His mission here at St John’s, and we pray for world, community and individual needs and situations, seeking the Lord’s guidance for all our prayers.
## _**The Prayer Ministry Team**_
The Prayer Team is always available for anyone in need, or would like prayer and support.
Prayer Ministry is always offered after our 10:00 o’clock Sunday service _**Prayer Requests**_
Unfortunately, there have been no requests received via Church Suite, however we have received many requests for prayer via a WhatsApp group or personal emails;
Carol Milford usually receives the requests and then circulates as appropriate to the Prayer Team. Regular updates of testimonies and continued needs are also circulated.
With prayer we follow all the guidelines for confidentiality, unless and individual has given permission for wider knowledge.
_**If anyone feels they have a heart for prayer and would like to join our small team of faithful prayers, please contact Rev Vickie or Carol Milford for more information as we seek to give prayer the higher profile it quite rightly deserves.**_
## _Carol Milford_
## **Little Fishes**
Litle Fishes met every Monday during 2022 except for School and Bank holidays. Daphne Youngs, Lizzie Gradidge and Jill Hewitt assisted by Zoe Skinner and Jackie Handscombe run the mornings. There is a separate team of seven ladies who help generally and particularly in the kitchen making tea and coffee and snacks for the participants. The adults who come are mainly parents or grandparents of 0 - 3 year olds, with occasionally an older child. The children and their carers arrive any time after 9 a.m. when there are lots of toys to play with. At 10 a.m. there is a short bible story and snacks for all, more play afterwards then singing and a craft activity; the morning ends at 11.15. 2022 started slowly after lockdown, but from September to Christmas the attendance varied from 5 to 15 children and since then has been rising steadily. Friendship groups have formed, particularly with mothers who moved in during or soon after the pandemic and many have commented on the friendliness of the group. We feel that we are providing a useful service to the village and it has been good to see some of the families occasionally attending church services.
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## **Home Groups**
Homegroups continue to be an important part of St John’s family life. There are 4 groups which meet weekly. Attending online has continued to enable friends who are still isolating and those who live away from the area to be part of a group. One group has 5 zoomers and 7 who attend in person, so it clearly works well. Each group chooses its own session materials. A sample of the wide range of topics and books of the bible covered during 2022 include:
Paula Gooder – ‘Everyday God’, Antony Billington – ‘Wisdom for the Whole of Life on Proverbs,’ a study of Ruth, LICC study ‘Connecting with your Front Line’, Tom Wright - James and Advent for Everyone. A challenging read, in a good way, has been ‘Twenty Questions Jesus Asked’ by John Pritchard. Groups have also made good use of resources found on Youtube followed by discussion.
Members of the groups enjoy the fellowship, support, and encouragement of meeting with others on a regular basis. The yummy refreshments probably contribute to the enjoyment! Some groups have a choice of cake every meeting!
After 2 years of not being able to have whole church courses due to the pandemic it was good to gather for Lent 2022. We looked at ‘Holy Habits. Following Jesus’. The course encourages the development and renewal of ten key practices, or holy habits, that were modelled by Jesus and were formative for the earliest Christian communities. This was a real team effort with each homegroup taking part in leading one of the sessions. Valerie and I were so grateful for the support from the groups during a tricky period for both of us.
Please chat to Valerie Palmer and Mandy Monahan, Homegroup Coordinators, if you would like to know more about Homegroups and how to get involved…all are welcome, no prior knowledge or experience required! Come along…what are you waiting for?
_Mandy Monahan_
## **Eco Church**
Having successfully achieved our bronze award last year progress with Eco Church has stalled as we do not have a volunteer to lead this initiative. It continues to be a potential missional activity and I hope someone can take the lead this year.
_Revd Vickie_
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## **Messy Church**
2022 saw the return of Messy church at St John’s. We had good attendance for Harvest and Christmas. The events have been slightly different to those in the past and have seen new faces joining us. In the future we may need to review when our Messy Church events are held. Many of our church school children cannot attend on a Sunday morning due to Sports events.
_Revd Vickie_
## **Church School**
It has been a joy to welcome a number of our church school families to Messy church and events over the last year. I have been busy building relationships with children and families through our church school mission. I currently lead Collective Worship weekly in school. We have had special times of worship for Ukraine, the Queen’s death, and Ash Wednesday. School have held Easter, Christmas and Harvest worship in church. These services are now split into EYFS and KS1, and KS2. This has enabled us to use the space more efficiently and parents are able to join the service. Offering coffee before the services for parents has enabled me to build relationships with the parents who would not usually attend our events. If any one is able to volunteer to make coffee before a school service please let me know.
Year 5 visited the war graves earlier this year and the school worship counsellors visited church for Remembrance and to mark the death of the Queen. Our children have been involved in a Macmillan coffee morning (parish and village were invited to join us) and our annual Christmas shoebox appeal. Year 6 attended the Cathedral leavers service in the summer term. We sadly could not find our school banner, however the children designed a new banner which we hope will be made in time for this years’ service at the cathedral.
Our school were very pleased that members of St John’s were able to help with the refreshments stall at the summer fair. This year we have been able to set up a secondhand uniform sale for school. Preloved uniform is collected from school and washed by volunteers. Sales are advertised throughout the year and donations for school uniform are raised for the school PTA.
As well as welcoming our church school, this year we also welcomed Jigsaw Nursery (who run out of our school) to church for their Christingle service.
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We currently have a vacancy for a Foundation Governor. If you would like to know more about how you could support our church school, please talk to me. _Revd Vickie_
## **8. Baptisms, Marriages, and Funerals**
In 2022 there were 10 baptisms, 1 confirmation, 6 marriages, and 10 funerals (7 in church, and 3 at the crematorium).
## **9. Review of the Year – PCC**
The PCC met five times in 2022. The meetings were a mixture of ‘virtual’ and ‘in person’. The main points of focus were the Havant Deanery Plan and budget management.
## **10. Fabric Report**
This has been another quiet year regarding fabric. Funds are limited for any new major projects. There have, however, been a few notable events.
## _Architect_
We have appointed a new church Architect, Shawn Lambert of PWP Architects in Havant.
## _Quinquennial Inspection_
The Quinquennial Inspection is now overdue. It should be completed within the near future.
## _Water Ingress_
Despite the pointing done on the roof tiles, we are still experiencing water ingress at the front of the south aisle during heavy rain if the gutters overflow. This has caused some damage to the ceiling paintwork and plaster. The rainwater troughs were found to be completely blocked and were professionally cleaned. We await further comments in the quinquennial.
## _Centre Lights_
Many of the ceiling lights in the main hall have been replaced. This is not easy and requires the use of a scaffold tower. We are awaiting a convenient time to replace all the lights with LED equivalents.
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## _Centre Painting_
Thanks to Ian Hewitt for the never-ending job of touching up the paintwork in the church centre.
_Churchyard report to be given separately at the meeting._
## **11. 2022 Financial Review**
The Financial Report and Independent Examiners Report are available in a separate document.
## **12. Deanery Synod Report**
Normally there are 3 Deanery Synod meetings per year. In March the Diocese appointed a new Bishop, so the scheduled meeting was replaced by a 'Meet Bishop Jonathan' event at St James' Church Emsworth.
The June meeting was held at St John's Church, Purbrook.
- Rev Ian Snares retired as joint Area Dean.
- An update on the Diocesan and Deanery Mission Action Plan was given. A lot of discussion produced several 'points to consider' including
1. the support, training and encouragement of existing volunteers in
- their roles
2. Parishes willing to try new things, plant new congregations,
accommodate different worship styles
3. Losing stipendiary posts would be detrimental to growth
4. Many successful initiatives involving children (e.g. Messy Church,
toddler groups) but no consistent way of progressing that to regular church attendance
- A report on the Anna Chaplaincy scheme, an initiative strongly supported by Bishop Jonathan, was presented by Colleen Jackson.
The November meeting was held at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Crookhorn.
- Rev Kate MacFarlane was licenced as Associate Area Dean.
· The Action Plan was reviewed and the need for reenergising to turn plans into real action, in the areas of: Mission; enabling leadership; partnership and working together; youth and children.
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- Chris Parker, Diocesan Stewardship Adviser, spoke on financial matters. The acronym MINT was introduced:
1. Mechanisms - tools for payment
2. Impact – explanation of why the church needs money
3. Need for people to give
4. Trust – confidence that the church will spend their gifts well
· Nick Ralph, Diocesan head of Mission and Social Transformation, gave a presentation on tools used for analysing populations to identify how to engage with people in our parishes.
_Pam Ewing & Mary Close_
## **13. The Future**
In the coming year the PCC will need to review the missional activities we currently offer, not least because we have several volunteers stepping down and very few taking on new roles. They will also need to carefully consider a budget as the funds currently received are not covering our outgoings. The ministry team and PCC will also need to discern where we might work more closely with BCI churches in activities of ministry and mission.
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# **Parochial Church Council of**
## **St John the Baptist Church Rowlands Castle**
**End of Year Financial Statements**
**Year ending 31[st] December 2022**
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## **Introduction**
Income has increased and there have been no major expenses during 2022, so the figures look much better than the last couple of years..
## **Statement of Financial Activities**
||**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Prior year**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**total funds**|
|---|---|
|**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
Income from charitable activities
Other trading activities
Investments
Other income
**Total income**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
Expenditure on charitable activities
Other expenditure
**Total expenditure**
**Net income / (expenditure) resources before**
**transfer**
**Transfers**
Gross transfers between funds - in
Gross transfers between funds - out
**Other recognised gains / losses**
**Net movement in funds**
**Total funds brought forward**
**Total funds carried forward**
**Represented by**
**Unrestricted**
General fund
**Restricted**
Building Repair
Ceiling Repair Fund
Church Yard Upkeep
Energy Assistance
Mission Possible
Parish Administrator
Portable Font & Baptism
St Johns Church School Prize|62,272
7,930
—
70,202
61,275
4,015
—
—
4,015
4,257
11,145
—
—
11,145
5,598
231
89
—
321
95
—
—
—
—
3,402|
||**77,664**
**8,019**
**—**
**85,684**
**74,629**
65
—
—
65
4,491
63,457
4,651
—
68,109
74,183
8,331
—
—
8,331
6,405|
||**71,854**
**4,651**
**—**
**76,505**
**85,081**|
||**5,810**
**3,368**
**—**
**9,178**
**(10,451)**
—
600
—
600
—
(600)
—
—
(600)
—|
||**5,210**
**3,968**
**—**
**9,178**
**(10,451)**|
||**18,639**
**4,524**
**—**
**23,164**
**33,616**|
||**23,850**
**8,492**
**—**
**32,343**
**23,164**
23,850
—
—
23,850
18,639
—
955
—
955
955
—
1,410
—
1,410
1,410
—
(486)
—
(486)
23
—
1,500
—
1,500
—
—
830
—
830
364
—
2,705
—
2,705
—
—
578
—
578
770
—
1,000
—
1,000
1,000|
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## **Balance sheet**
||**Total funds**
**Prior year funds**|
|---|---|
|**Current assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
**Liabilities**
Creditors: Amounts falling due in one year
**Net current assets less current liabilities**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Total net assets less liabilities**
**Represented by**
**Unrestricted**
General fund
**Designated**
Mission Possible
Building Repair
**Restricted**
Parish Administrator
Portable Font & Baptism
Ceiling Repair Fund
Church Yard Upkeep
Education Fund
Energy Assistance
Mission Possible
Building Repair
St Johns Church School Prize
**Funds of the church**|36,658
25,933|
||**36,658**
**25,933**
4,315
2,769|
||**4,315**
**2,769**|
||**32,343**
**23,164**|
||**32,343**
**23,164**|
||**32,343**
**23,164**
23,850
18,639
—
—
—
—
2,705
—
578
770
1,410
1,410
(486)
23
—
—
1,500
—
830
364
955
955
1,000
1,000|
||**32,343**
**23,164**|
## **Statement of assets and liabilities**
||**General Designated**
**Restricted Endowment**
**This year **
**Last year **|
|---|---|
|**Current assets - Cash at bank and in hand**
Bank current account -
Bank current account #2 -
CCLA (CBF) deposit account -
CCLA (CBF) Education Account -
Cash in hand -
**Totals**
**Liabilities - Agency accounts**
Agency collections -
**Totals**
**Grand total**|(17,799)
—
34,807
—
17,008
6,146
23,699
—
(22,000)
—
1,699
2,067
17,850
—
—
—
17,850
17,618
—
—
0
—
0
0
100
—
—
—
100
100|
||**23,850**
**—**
**12,808**
**—**
**36,658**
**25,933**
—
—
4,315
—
4,315
2,769|
||**—**
**—**
**4,315**
**—**
**4,315**
**2,769**|
||**23,850**
**—**
**8,492**
**—**
**32,343**
**23,164**|
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## **Fund movement by type**
**Opening Incoming Outgoing Transfers Gains/losses Closing**
|**Admin - Parish Administrator**
Restricted
**Sub-total for Admin**
**Baptism - Portable Font & Bapt**
Restricted
**Sub-total for Baptism**
**Ceiling - Ceiling Repair Fund**
Restricted
**Sub-total for Ceiling**
**Churchyard - Church Yard Upkeep**
Restricted
**Sub-total for Churchyard**
**Education - Education Fund**
Restricted
**Sub-total for Education**
**Energy - Energy Assistance**
Restricted
**Sub-total for Energy**
**MPfund - Mission Possible**
Designated
Restricted
**Sub-total for MPfund**
**Repair - Building Repair**
Designated
Restricted
**Sub-total for Repair**
**SchPrize - St Johns Church Scho**
Restricted
**Sub-total for SchPrize**
**General - General fund**
Unrestricted
**Sub-total for General**
**Grand total**|—
5,930
3,225
—|—
2,705|
|---|---|---|
||**—**
**5,930**
**3,225**
**—**
770
—
192
—|**—**
**2,705**
—
578|
||**770**
**—**
**192**
**—**
1,410
—
—
—|**—**
**578**
—
1,410|
||**1,410**
**—**
**—**
**—**
23
89
600
—|**—**
**1,410**
—
(486)|
||**23**
**89**
**600**
**—**
—
—
—
—|**—**
**(486)**
—
—|
||**—**
**—**
**—**
**—**
—
1,500
—
—|**—**
**—**
—
1,500|
||**—**
**1,500**
**—**
**—**
—
—
—
—
364
500
634
600|**—**
**1,500**
—
—
—
830|
||**364**
**500**
**634**
**600**
—
—
—
—
955
—
—
—|**—**
**830**
—
—
—
955|
||**955**
**—**
**—**
**—**
1,000
—
—
—|**—**
**955**
—
1,000|
||**1,000**
**—**
**—**
**—**
18,639
77,664
71,854
(600)|**—**
**1,000**
—
23,850|
||**18,639**
**77,664**
**71,854**
**(600)**|**—**
**23,850**|
||**23,164**
**85,684**
**76,505**
**—**|**—**
**32,343**|
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## **Analysis of income and expenditure**
|**Total**
**Unrestricted Designated**
**Restricted**
**This year**
**Last year**
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**
**Donations and legacies**
0101 - Gift Aid - Bank
41,602
—
4,890
46,492
44,058
0110 - Gift Aid - Envelopes
4,129
—
—
4,129
2,206
0201 - Other planned giving
1,440
—
300
1,740
2,480
0301 - Open plate collections
2,883
—
—
2,883
2,120
0310 - Blue Moon / Little Fishes
167
—
—
167
78
0320 - Back of Church Donations
141
—
—
141
40
0330 - Donations from Fellowship
Breakfasts
99
—
—
99
—
0410 - Giving through church boxes
18
—
—
18
—
0501 - One-off Gift Aid gifts
120
—
—
120
640
0550 - Donations appeals etc
517
—
2,240
2,757
100
0601 - Tax recoverable on Gift Aid
11,153
—
—
11,153
9,551
08A1 - Non-recurring one-off grants
—
—
500
500
—
Total
62,272
—
7,930
70,202
61,275
**Income from charitable activities**
1101 - Fees for weddings and
funerals
4,015
—
—
4,015
4,257
Total
4,015
—
—
4,015
4,257
**Other trading activities**
1240 - Church hall lettings - fund
raising
10,847
—
—
10,847
5,368
1270 - Refunds and Misc Income
298
—
—
298
230
Total
11,145
—
—
11,145
5,598
**Investments**
1001 - Dividends
—
—
89
89
86
1020 - Bank and building society
interest
231
—
—
231
9
Total
231
—
89
321
95
**Other income**
1310 - Insurance claims
—
—
—
—
3,402
Total
—
—
—
—
3,402|**Total**
**Unrestricted Designated**
**Restricted**
**This year**
**Last year**
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**
**Donations and legacies**
0101 - Gift Aid - Bank
41,602
—
4,890
46,492
44,058
0110 - Gift Aid - Envelopes
4,129
—
—
4,129
2,206
0201 - Other planned giving
1,440
—
300
1,740
2,480
0301 - Open plate collections
2,883
—
—
2,883
2,120
0310 - Blue Moon / Little Fishes
167
—
—
167
78
0320 - Back of Church Donations
141
—
—
141
40
0330 - Donations from Fellowship
Breakfasts
99
—
—
99
—
0410 - Giving through church boxes
18
—
—
18
—
0501 - One-off Gift Aid gifts
120
—
—
120
640
0550 - Donations appeals etc
517
—
2,240
2,757
100
0601 - Tax recoverable on Gift Aid
11,153
—
—
11,153
9,551
08A1 - Non-recurring one-off grants
—
—
500
500
—
Total
62,272
—
7,930
70,202
61,275
**Income from charitable activities**
1101 - Fees for weddings and
funerals
4,015
—
—
4,015
4,257
Total
4,015
—
—
4,015
4,257
**Other trading activities**
1240 - Church hall lettings - fund
raising
10,847
—
—
10,847
5,368
1270 - Refunds and Misc Income
298
—
—
298
230
Total
11,145
—
—
11,145
5,598
**Investments**
1001 - Dividends
—
—
89
89
86
1020 - Bank and building society
interest
231
—
—
231
9
Total
231
—
89
321
95
**Other income**
1310 - Insurance claims
—
—
—
—
3,402
Total
—
—
—
—
3,402|
|---|---|
||62,272
—
7,930
70,202
61,275
4,015
—
—
4,015
4,257|
||4,015
—
—
4,015
4,257
10,847
—
—
10,847
5,368
298
—
—
298
230|
||11,145
—
—
11,145
5,598
—
—
89
89
86
231
—
—
231
9|
||231
—
89
321
95
—
—
—
—
3,402|
||—
—
—
—
3,402|
|**INCOME TOTAL**|77,664
—
8,019
85,684
74,629|
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## **EXPENDITURE**
|**Total**
**Unrestricted Designated**
**Restricted**
**This year**
**Last year**
**Raising funds**
1730 - Costs of fetes & other events
65
—
—
65
4,491
Total
65
—
—
65
4,491
**Expenditure on charitable activities**
1820 - PCC Charitable Giving Fund
6,048
—
—
6,048
7,140
1835 - Vicars Discretionary Fund
24
—
—
24
50
1850 - Home mission
936
—
826
1,762
1,427
1870 - Secular charities
150
—
—
150
—
1910 - Ministry parish share etc
46,468
—
—
46,468
50,519
2001 - Assistant staff costs
255
—
—
255
128
2050 - Salary of parish administrator
—
—
3,225
3,225
7,970
2101 - Vicars Expenses
47
—
—
47
96
2201 - Parish training and mission
80
—
—
80
—
2301 - Church running - insurance
1,102
—
—
1,102
1,062
2330 - Church maintenance
180
—
—
180
—
2340 - Upkeep of services
40
—
—
40
215
2350 - Upkeep of churchyard
2,004
—
600
2,604
862
2360 - Administration
2,050
—
—
2,050
1,838
2361 - Photocopier Running Costs
686
—
—
686
579
2401 - Church running - electric
319
—
—
319
351
2410 - Church running - gas
1,791
—
—
1,791
1,206
2420 - Church running - water
—
—
—
—
72
2460 - Church Running - candles
50
—
—
50
70
2570 - Hall running - telephone
510
—
—
510
516
2601 - Governance costs
examination/audit fee
75
—
—
75
75
2801 - Hall + major repairs - structure
636
—
—
636
—
Total
63,457
—
4,651
68,109
74,183
**Other expenditure**
2140 - Vicarage Water rates
439
—
—
439
201
2515 - Kitchen Sundries (Coffee, milk
etc)
588
—
—
588
—
2525 - Hall Running - Cleaning
1,404
—
—
1,404
1,504
2530 - Hall running - electricity
1,197
—
—
1,197
967
2540 - Hall running - gas
1,524
—
—
1,524
899
2550 - Hall running - insurance
1,102
—
—
1,102
1,062
2560 - Hall running - maintenance
514
—
—
514
1,477
2580 - Hall running - water
424
—
—
424
62
2590 - Hall running - heating and
lighting
440
—
—
440
—
2595 - Hall Running - Refunds
431
—
—
431
—
2610 - Bank Account Charges
263
—
—
263
231
Total
8,331
—
—
8,331
6,405|**Total**
**Unrestricted Designated**
**Restricted**
**This year**
**Last year**
65
—
—
65
4,491|
|---|---|
||63,457
—
4,651
68,109
74,183
439
—
—
439
201
588
—
—
588
—
1,404
—
—
1,404
1,504
1,197
—
—
1,197
967
1,524
—
—
1,524
899
1,102
—
—
1,102
1,062
514
—
—
514
1,477
424
—
—
424
62
440
—
—
440
—
431
—
—
431
—
263
—
—
263
231|
||8,331
—
—
8,331
6,405|
|**EXPENDITURE TOTAL**|71,854
—
4,651
76,505
85,081|
|||
|**GRAND TOTAL**|5,810
—
3,368
9,178
(10,451)|
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The attached notes form part of these Financial Statements
Approved by the PCC on Signed on their behalf by the PCC Chairman
PCC Treasurer
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## **Notes**
## **1. General**
The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the SORP 2015 Statement of Financial Activity (SOFA)
## **2. Funds**
**Unrestricted Funds** are general funds which can be used for PCC ordinary purposes.
**Designated Funds** are unrestricted funds which the PCC has designated for a specific purpose. We currently have no money in designated funds.
**Restricted Funds** represent funds given to the PCC for a specific purpose. These funds may only be expended for the specific purpose for which they were given.
• The Building Repair Fund was not drawn on for new work in 2022 and has a limited fund left over from the significant activities in 2019.
• The Dunning Fund is a collection fund for income from an endowment managed by the Diocese for upkeep of the graves. The income for 2022 was used for church yard upkeep.
• The Font & Baptism fund was created in 2016 from money donated in the memory of M. Law & P. Winn for a portable font and provision of Baptism materials.
• The Mission Possible fund was created in 2017 to account for gifts, grants and expenses specifically for the Mission Possible housing project.
- The Ceiling Fund was created in 2017 to collect donation towards the repair of the church ceiling.
- The Administrator Fund was created in June 2022 to hold donations specifically to pay for an Administrator,
- intended to last for a year in the hope that by then regular income would increase sufficiently to pay an Administrator from the General fund.
• The Energy Assistance Fund was created in December 2022 with a donation from the Church of England to help all Parishes with the great increase in fuel costs.
## •
## **Agency Funds**
From time to time the PCC collects money on behalf of others. This money is not income of the Church so is collected by the PCC as an agent for the recipient. As such it does not normally appear in the main accounts. The two occasions on which agency collections are made
a. Fees collected on behalf of the Diocesan Board of Finance (DBF) and eligible officiants for Weddings and Funerals as laid out in the Diocese fees table; also fees for Organists, Vergers and Sextons as necessary.
b. Sequestrated fees relate to the interregnum period prior to the appointment of the new vicar in September 2019.
In 2021 the Fees agency account stood as follows
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||**Carried over from**|**Collected**|**Paid Out**|**Carried Over to**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**2021**|||**2023**|
|DBF fees|(£1,630)|£2487|£728|(£3,390)|
|DBF fees|£320|-|-|£320|
|(sequestrated)|||||
|Verger Costs|£5|£360|£280|£75|
|Organist Costs|(£45)|£295|£295|(£45)|
|Sexton Costs|(£470)|£190|£110|(£550)|
Note: negative balances in braces () represent money held by the PCC but owed to a third party.
## **3. Fixed Assets**
The Church retains the Church Centre Building as its sole fixed asset. Since its acquisition the Church Centre building has been depreciated on a straight-line basis over 50 years.
|Net book value at 31 Dec 2021|£324,880|
|---|---|
|Depreciation for 2021|£10,480|
|Net book value at 31 Dec 2021|£314,400|
## **4. Missionary and Charitable Giving**
The Church supports a number of causes using approximately 10% of our Unrestricted Funds. In 2022 the following causes received contributions totaling £6048.00:
|Church Housing Trust|St Lukes Healthcare|Beacon Food Bank|
|---|---|---|
|The Toybox Charity|Sovereign World Trust|Mission Aviation Fellowship|
|Emmanuel International|Mercy Ships|Release International|
|Medaille Trust|Barnabas Fund|Quicken Trust|
## **5. Fundraising**
Very little fund raising was done during 2022.
## **6. Reserve level**
The PCC has agreed that a reasonable cash reserve of £23,000 (nominally 3 months of running costs) should be maintained (PCC Meeting 17 October 2016). This has been achieved in 2022, mainly because :
1. the income from the hire of the Church Centre has doubled.
2. The cost of a Parish Administrator has been covered by special donations to a reserved fund.
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## **Conclusion**
It is good to have increased our income enough to restore our reserves
However, looking forward, to maintain this level of reserves, our income will need to increase considerably to cover
1. the projected fuel bills in the coming year. They will be 4 times last year's bills – for comparison , fuel bills for January 2022 totalled £483; January 2023 totalled £2,327.
2. The payment of a Parish Administrator without relying on a few generous individuals committing to cover the costs.
We have increased Centre fees by 10%. We need to promote our Church Centre for daytime and weekend use.
This report dated: February 9, 2023
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