Charity Rewstration Number.. 1130CKJI PARISH OF ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL, AIDERSHOT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31ST DECEMBER 2022
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PARISTr1 OF ST MIOIAEL THE ARCHANGEL ALDEASHOT COUNCIL MEMBERS REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022 Page 2 l. Legal Status The PCC is fomied under the Church of England As5embty (Powers) Act 1919 and Par¢xhial Church Council (Powersl Measure 1921 Curn1 regulated by Church Representation Rules Schedule 3 of the Syrtodical Govemment Measure 1969 The PCC 15 registered with the Charity Cornmission. chartty number 113(KKII. 2. Objects of the PCC The PCC is responsible for COperatIng with the Incumbent in promotin& In the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mi55ion of the Chltrrch. pastoral. evangelistic. social. and ecumenical. It also has materanCe responsibilities Measure 1969. 3. Commtttee5 Standing Committee.. This is the onty Committee required by law. It has power to transact the business of the PCC between its meeting5 of thai &)dy. wbject to any dÉrections given by the Council. Other Committees are fornied as and when required. 4. Achievements and Performance The PCC met 3 times since the last APCM and hebd one wcial meeting to pass the account$127105120221. (Over the whole year of 2022 the PCC met on 15 March, 28 June, 191h O¢t and 14" Oec.; a spectal meeting was also ld on 2r Feb to upgrade elettricity connectiorfjl As of 315t Dernber 2021. there were 131 people on the Parish Electoral Roll. The Trustees have paid due regard to quirements for public benefit ènd believe that the Charity provides opportunities for all. In do1 so we have been intentional about pratttcing a culture of invitation and hospitality. and latIOnShIp buikling based on values of being God's loving community here in Aklershot. in all our actiyiiies: WORSHIP-a deep, lavish and abundant experience of God that is reflected in the Ca tor people in Al(JershtX WHOLENESS-making sure we build safe communities of unity and solidarity while celebrating our difference5 WELLBEING-meetin8 the physical. mentsl and spiritual needs of all our commursity so that the whole community flouris
PARISH OF ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL ALDERSHOT COUNCIL MEM8ER5 REPORT OR THE YEAR ENDED atsT DECEMBER 2022 PaBe 3 In CollatratIon with the Dii¢esan Misston EnablirE Team an agwed Church Development Plan was drawn up as follow5 With 3 priorites: Oioosan TCtL ' Objective5 Growing i disciples through baptism I ministry and FOMO Intèrgen sÈThice PriorSty Objectives ,' Resourtys Requived Outputs j IStatU5 l Growing Oisciple5 . De¥ek)p horr* 8roups.- muTriiply kaders. Embed monthly pattem with one small group meetin& one r8ergathering an(1 Whai's App accountability groups. Ch?rismatic values with a focus on doing life tOgetr b. Employ an ordoined pioneer evangelÉsi 10 evan8eli5e and discip this baptism community £. Explore intems e.8. PAIS- lil SOP tralning material . leadtng home groups and expectations of 'Dlsciple' IHG 2 leaders For ordination 1111 Fundsl Housing- £45k+ housin8 pa Not liiil Housln8 for interns Ongoin8 Growin8 diversity by continuing | to link schools work to t church wa Experience and FOMO Seryices and Vouth Ministry Growing Diversity a. Schools- Build 5chN)Is 111 Recruitment. ieam ro fLbrther develop training of team lill leadership traFniro of pupils. | SOP5 for EXPERIENCE i care of aff and termty SERVICE5 liiil EXpernCe SeNices to feed i Housing of PAIS into FOMO and yoh. I teams livl style and Intigate PAIS intern5 types of collectNe scheme. Worship 111 Recruitment. ! training of team lill SOPS for EXPERIENCE SERVICES b. Youih- need to buikl team liiil Housing of PAIS and develop leader5 foryouth team5 Itv) Creating to ensure it can take pla new Home Groups. with safeguarding meeting spaces for requirèments met115 year 6s YPS Iv? SOPS ! j(Ynin8 in Sepremberl etc- l Leadership Training l embed strutture of small in juniors Ivil groups plus monthty What's development of new App. Investigate PAIS intems group scheme. I FOMO is developing Ongoing Ongoing IYG lviil set up peer whatsapp group Not achieved/
PAR15H OF ST MICHAEL THE ARCHAP46EI ALDERSHOT COUNCIL MEMBERS REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022 Page 4 Safegu3rdin8 ' issues Ongoin8 FABRIC..Re. order St Michael's to create I community hLtb Growing lal Growing Communtty-. In 111 Profe55ional Communsty I partnership with the l¢xal advice.. Council and others. focussing ArchitÈCt+Landscapèr I on mèknng Si Michael's +PLinning Advice lill community hub_ This will a small mock up of invofve a reordering to make floor to test and it a more flexible multi- I demon51rate to DAC functional Spa whKh can I liiÉl purchase of serve the needs of different chairs INI clearan 8roups. Build on the drop in of organ Spa Iv) play cafe by creating a more portable monitors pemMnent cafe facility. and PA system Create a space that fj much MO ac£essible for FOMO and youth. Plans are already well progressed and aut £250k in fundin8 will be required. Furtherniore. plans for the redeveloent of the Ascension site We explored and shelved for the time being. However. in December we reIVed an attracti proposal which is to be explOd with the Diocese. FOMO I"First of the month onlf? Intergenerational SeFvlce We have been pioneering this Service with the followir% ift mind: i. To engage both newcomers, the Inlted senÈor aged tradilional members of the congregation, youn8 families and those who live in the area who are unchurched or sadly had become dechurched in worship- 2. To have a jo¥ned gathered time of worthip wlwch modelled unity las opposed to segregation and consumer culture). 3. To f05tef a culture of discipleship 3nd learning from acr055 the Benerations especialty with our close links to the Schools. These have increased the numbers in attendan compared to normal Sunday-5chool Services and po51-seThi evalL¢ation has shown they have increased sense of engagement and wellbein8 across the generations and facilitsted CoheSn between 8enÈiations.. building new relationships and understandire. Our Christmas Nepali Christma5 Service even mode the Iwal BBC news. A notable 8spect of the Ministry at St.Michael's was its effeclNefte55 Én the inter*ction space of Home-school- Church {See Fig. I below)
PARISH OF ST MICHAEL THE AftCHANGfL AU)ERSHOT COUNCIL MEMBERS REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEM8ER 2022 Pag 5 Fi . I: Intersection of Home-school-church Home School Church In December we were put forward to betome 3 National Learning Hub for the Growing Faith Foundation initiative of the Church of EnBland, and we have been Selected as one of IS National hubs. A key functbon of the SeThKe, and perhaps thÈ cause of its effectNeness in engaging people, is not just the space to experience and encounter God, but the prnyer and the opportunity to listen and learn from other people, and space for selfxpres5ion as part of worship." expression is not limited to tea¢hin& pr&iching or 5in8ill8 but to making thin85 or serving in different ways- enabling peop to exercise their passions. Thus. our main learning and development will concern the expTation and pro55 of effectl¥e discipleship. enablin8 lifelong discÈple5hip arKI indusion into the Church. It is important to hear outsider persperti¥es of St. Michael'5: Testimonit715 °A5 a schot71 we olreody link weil with otsr krol church and work hord to reoch out to our families Lind household5. Hovinq thrsformolised in o hub would enhunce itfvrther ond give It greoterfocus. There ore mony opptrtunities thot con be explored to enoble children to hove cleor ondpurposefvl pothways between the church, household ond school. This will give them strongfoundotth¥ where. if h(rwe got itright. thepothwoys will olwt7ys be
PARISH OF ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL AU)ERSHOT COUNCIL MEMBERS REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022 Page 6 there. 9iving them the inner strerlgth, knowledge ondlove of God tollounsh os they move on into adutthood." Jenny jo$ {Head Teac1, SL Mi(haeVsJunlor klHJoI) "St Michoefs hos done greut work in myknl council woftl, engoginq with the wider community ond I believe thot it can oct 05 (75trtw developmentol community ofproctice frorn which otherchurch le(eT5. schools andClmnIty qroups ttjn leorn. 5t Michoels olreodysupports its locol church schools, ondhus olreodyextended its sc¢)pe within the wider community whetherin pe0 or digltolly. I hove seen the church bein9 innovotive ondresourcefvl in ottrocting the ItKoI community to ottend. I hove every confidence thotst Mich(ls con encouraging more people into orttve leorning Pl7rt1p0tiOn.- Peter Crerar ICouttillor.Manor Park Ward) PartOFal Care Additionally. we have supported and cared for many familves who experienced tl death of loved ones. Our thanks and gratitude go to our Lay Pastoral Team headed up by Llrs Johnson. AlthoLtEh Home visits and visits to NursinB Homes remained tightly re8ulatetl and controlted. Homes like Ticehursl expressed their thanks and Brntitude for the Ministry of Barbara Fletcher and Clem Beevis. We a150 had a dedicated group who prayed for Ws power through Healin8- Healing Grouwi we are very grateful for John Evers. leadership in this area. aknng with Angela Hortort. 5. Financial Review Like the prèvious year, the Covid 19 has had an enoMU$ impact on the Parish, and as reported elsewhere, it accelerated trends in decline in church attendances, with people simply not returning. Nevertheless the h6ve been some eO[aging developments as Christmas attendance figures were up. Furthermore. our income has been stea¥Jity increasing with many people aligning with St. Michael's Vision_ Our dorhations intome increased by 19% from £78.512120211 to £93.432120221 driven by the appeal to incrÈase accessibility and flexibFlity for worship arKJ evangelism Although oyr Donations from Bankers Orders were down by 11.7% IE33k down to £29kl this was inevitsble a5 people diverted their giving to the Appeals, as e¥idenced by the 72% increase tn this stream lan annual increase of -E15kl. IncreasÉng auendance saw rises in Collections119%1 and the monthly Emielope giving schemes115.4%1. We increased our income from fees IFtsnerals and Weddings) to E5.728 which is Still about so-f4 short of the pre-covid figures. however, we are 2 per50n5 d¢)wn in our Funera15 Pastoral Assistanl5 department. Our expenditu of E120,560 wa5 down by almost 17% oft the previous year. It shoukl be noted this reduction wa5 to confimiaiion that historical unpaid parish Share is not contractual and thefefore has been removed as a liability. this amount was £89.051. Without ihtrs reduttion in costs. overall tOSts vK)uld have in(ased by alrI$t 46% on the previous year. There were two main out801r. refurbishments1£68k compared to £24k the
PARISH OF ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL ALDERSHOT COUNUL MEMBERS REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022 Page 7 previous yearl this was maintyto replace tr fieatlng. Tr PCC had expected this out8oln8- hence the Appeals.. the second was the Parish Share. Other key outgoings were in Governance1£34k from £19kl with Incremental pay increases and the employFnent of a virtual PA which was paid for extemally a 8ranl_ It is a blessing when we have Vocations. and our other outgoing was in Housin8 &Jpport1£5.6kl for our two Potential Ordinands. It was a loy to be able to supwrt wme impactlul and worthy causes to the amount of £8.$89, around IO% of our income. In the previous year we onty gave away £315. We were able to make syificant dmIere5 and partnerwith God's mission. At the year end the Balance Sheet had £45816 in nstriCted fund5, while the restrthd funds are £68,044. The PCC has cOnsered how to increase unrestrKted fuThls and do not envisage any big expenditure this year like the refuTbtshment5 that needed to be carried out. The PCC is also". Building up the unrestricted furhd5 SO that ihey can be used for planned activities- our plan5 arè not impeded, and we have gfants pledged in to help wilh heatin& RunrbinE fundraising campaigns. 6. Man5 for Future Periods Our Missional plans will be de14verirE our Chur£h Development Plan and fulfilling the Growing Faith Foundation criterta. latter has pledged £20.C(KJ over 2 year5 lin £IOk iranchesl. Essentially, we will focuson bulk11 capacity and development wot* on our buildings SO that they can be inspiring spaces ol welcome. wellness and worship. We want our bu41ding5 tts be safe. environmentally-friendly, acce55ible spa5 where people can gather and have their physical, mentsl and Spiritual needs mel In temis of capacity burldiTrd we will need to build on: Prayer:. increasing the nLmber of corporate opportunities with different styles and to have a Prayer MinistryTeam- Children and famity work:_ particularty the development of the intergenerational SeFvices and Children's church and crèche prowwjn Youth work... developing OLtr youth group School'5 work:. assemblies and collecttve worship Pastoral care- supporting the PAS and recTuitin8 more people- Marriage Preparat and evaluatin8 the Baptiyn families- DIlpleShip... teachin& home groups- Builjjing Community:. developing Play ofé. a café. events like community BBQS. lunche5, building our netw)rks and contact& community garden Iv. We will need to ernpl more volunteers and staff.
PARISH OF ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL AU)ERSHOT COUNaL MEMBERS REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022 Page 8 7. Fabrlc Improvements The following repairs and improvements are bein8 considered at St Michaer.. The re-ordering of the church. the organ space and levelling the flc4Jr. After carrying out due diligences aThJ evaluating the new proposal from KLD Co.Ltd. Developers to develop the entire Church of the Ascension site the Parochial Church Council will tri88er the Church Closure pro55 thmugh the Church Commissione¥s. 8. Investments The Restrirted FrS Investments are a legacy from the Giles Estate, in the form of an investment of £78.87, the InteSt being solely for use by the Sunday scfv)ol. and the worship accessibility fund. Unrestricted Funds are general furhds which can be usèd by the PCC for Eeneral purw)5es. some of which have been deygnated bythe PCC. 9. Resems Policy It is PCC policy, in principle. to endeavour to maintain a balance on general reseNe to meet six month's unrestricted payrnents. 10. Risks The major risks to which the PCC is exposed. as identified by PCC members. have been reviewed and systems have been established to mitÉgate tlKse risks. The PCC can draw upon the asset of ASnSIon Housè. Howevef the Ereatesl risk is the viability arisin8 from t financial situation thal has occurred due to the addit#)nal costs arisirg this year. 11. Generol The finan£ièl statements ccpty ¥4ith current siaiutory requirements. the requirements of the Statement of Recommended PracrKe and the Charity's governing document. 12. •Aembets Appointments and New Mernbv5 PriKeedin8S Members of the Parochial Churth Council are elected each ar at the Annual Parochrdl Church Meeting. Each member is nomially elected for a period of three years. on a Fotalive basis, to ensure continuity over a the-year ¢ycle. New Members are appointed for shorter pefiods to covervacartcies when they occur. All new members must personally satisfy and be proposed and seconded in line with the Church Representation Rules. to be able to serve on the Council. Ex-officto members of the PCC include the Deanery Synod Representatives, the Cburchwardens. and the Parish Clergy 13. Council Members Resp)nsibilitles The Council Members are required to prepare. for each financial year, financial statements which give a irue and fair view of the State of affahrs of ihe PCC and of the results for the period. In preparing the financial statement tl council member5 are required to-. select suitable accounting policiEs and apply them consi5tentty make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
P38e9 COUNQLMEMBERS REPORT prepare thefin3n(ial st3tem•ts in ar£ordWIth m•thods and pr1rPIeS set out In the Statementof Recommended Prn¢tire Accountir¥ and Reporting by Charitles and to State whthherthe actowits have been prepared in accoTdènce with that statment artd applicable accoJntin8staThJards and prepare thefinancial 5tstements on the goi corrern bls Unt St 15 inapproFYtsts to Fvesume th the thurth ¥AII continue in operatw. The Counol PAembers are responsi+ for en5ury proper accounti recofds are kept whlch di5dose, wÈth reasonable accuracy at any time, the financial posititsn of the PCC They aFe also r¢snsIblfOr satwrdlng the assets of the Pff and he fof takin8 reasonable Steps fort pre10 detedion offraud and irre8ularltie& Tr Retsnd Alwyn Pereir IrlLIL3
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