(A £c¢LJ Charity No. 1130023 THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIAThCAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH WINGERWORTH Annual Report and Flnanclal Statements of the Trnstees For the year ended 31st December 2023 THE PAROCHIAL CHURCHCOUNCIL OFTHE EcaESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL5AINTS WINGERWORTH ANNUAL REPORT FOR THEYEAR E14DED 31" DECEMBEII 2023 The Parochial Church Council ol t1￿ Ec£￿135tical Patish of All Saints. Wsn8erworth IAII Saints Church. Wingerworthl and a member of the Churth of England in the Oiocese of Derby vras registered wlth the Chartty Commissioners (No. 11300231 on the 28, June 2(1)9. The Trustees who sevved during the Feriod fromJ3nuary 1° to 31° December2023 werw.- Mrs C E Austin Mr R Booth4 irtrs K Duckett Mrj L Jones Mfsj Ma85DWt Mr G Bames. Mts B Caud Mrs K Barnes, Mrs I Clark Mr A M Harrop Mrs A Knyhynyckyj Mts C Nason Mrs Y L Jones Mr N Knyhynyckyj Notes'.- ' Mrs C E Austin stood do￿ as Churchwarden.. Tr￿teeand PCC member ai the APCM in Apfil 2023. 2 Mr Graham Barnes wa5 appointed Church¥Ydrden at theAPCM in April 2023. He re5Ened as Churchwarden.TnJsiee and PCC member atthe Ènd of NovembeF 2023.. Mrs Kath Barnes resi8ned as a Trvstee and PCC member attheend of November 2023. Mr R Booth reslgned as a Trustee and PCC member atthe in April 2023 but Continued to se￿e as appointed PCC Treasurer throughoutthe whole yèar and continued to attend Pccmeeiings In that n)le. Mrjohn Lloyd Jones was appolnied Trustee and PCC member at the APCM in April 2023. $Mrs Janet Ma850n sto￿1 down as Churthw2rden.Trustee and PCC member at the April 2023 APCM. Additionally. Rev (lairÈ Mitchell atrended PCC meetiw througlhiuithe year.. The Trust Obleds and Purposes arethe promotionof ihe Christknin faSthlnaceordante FMth the doctrinesolthe Church of England the Ecclesiastical Parish of WID8erworth in the covnty of DerEry5hire. ￿1 Saints Win8erworth a150 makes grants to or8anisattons for the Promotion of the ChTi5tian faith throughoutihe world and forrelielof hardship arKI distress and pro¥ide5 buildin65. services and other facillties for the wlder benefit of the community in Derbyshtrre. During the period the tharity served this Pubfic Benefit in thefollown8 way5:_ Each yeara svm representing 6%ofthe churcKs'Planned Gwirf recapts is added to 3 desiRnated fvnd forgrants to be made to local and national charlties. and internalional a8encie5. for the rel￿f of poverty. SUPPOrt of the hon)eless. care of the slck and elderty. and lurtherance of the Church's misS￿n work. Grants tots1l1r￿ £2240 were made In January and February 2023 with a further £200 in November 2023 The Church building has been left open duting davI￿ht hours 7 days a week for any member5 of the publlc ￿ v151t for quiet tontemplatlon and prayer. The ch3rlty normally furtherorganisesservices for the spiritual knefft of any member of the publicwho wtshe5 to attend for worship. In addition to tradi￿onal Sunday spoken and sung Euthri5t serriw the charity has offered occasional mld-week services for those unable to attend onsunday, bfrt in theabsÈn￿oI an incumbert n￿n￿terthis has only been posslble on rare occasions thffis ￿ar. On one Sunday each month the sun8 Eutharlst has been offered as an All-AgÈ faMltyseFVl￿. Specialist servic& for Christmas. Ha￿￿$t and ReTh*mbrance Sundays have been held durit¥2023. however, w¥th attendan￿ holdln8 up well at pre-covid levels or better. The thartty has witFnued to malntain ch)se finks wth the IoL315chools With vlslts again proving a popular way of jntmduc1￿ Ch￿dro1 to Churth. 4. Durin8 anothw year wfthoirt an Incurnbent Rector the chaiity was fortunate to the SeThi￿ of a non-slipendiary priesL Reve￿n￿ aalre MitcheFI. Rev MitchelL ably è55FSted by our Reader Mr5 Al￿ KnVhYny￿ have togethernot only been able to Cover for vrrttsalty every scheduled service. but have also. by takingweddiD8s and fttnerals have 3150 mlnlmised the need to call in retlred Clergy with PTOsto tske weddlng¥ bJn¢rals and Intem￿ntO*AShe5 seTrices. The Trustees wish to exwess their deep gratitude to ihem. and to the past Wardens, Janet Magson and Carol Austln, who worked tirelessly up untiI they stepp&l down lastApril for thvs allowrtgthechurch to opeTrte as near nomalty as p055ible. Simil3rty a voteof thanks ts called dueto Nick Knyhynyckyi and Graham Barne5 who both assumed theoner0￿ role of warden last April and continued the work. S3dty, due to a maiw personality (￿sh Graham Barnes dedded that he could not ¢ontiThue to fulfil this role In November 2023 and he 5ub5equently res1￿ed. 7. The charlty keeps a welkn)aintsined thurchyard whrthstill boastsan open burial gr0und.f0rde￿Sed memberst)f the Parlsh. Withln the churchyard a specialty created and maintained 'Garden of remembraDre' offers bereaved relatives and other members of the pub￿¢ a beautiful and restful pla￿ to sit qW. 8. The charity has a modern Church Centrefattlity which is nonyjalty Wa￿ablet[whout theyearfor hirefor Indlvldual family celebrations. group functions, or sodetie5. r￿[￿lesS a5 towhetherthey are members of the churth. This cent￿ whlch had to close during the pandemic subsequently re¢)per￿d but htrer 8rt)up numbets have still not retumed to pre-pandemic levels. The PCC contlnueto monitorthi5 Situatton Cl￿ because of the financial implications for its Independent sustslnabllity. stru mance and Mana ment The charity ts govemed by the Parochial Church Coundl Powets Mea5ure119561 as amended and Church Representstlon Rule& The method of appointment of PCC members (charity trustees) is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At All Saints, Wingerworth. the membership of the PCC nomialty cortsi%ts of the incumbent lor Priest-In-￿3rge). thurthwardens. rÈader, repr￿ents￿Ves to the Deanery Synod, and members dected bythose members ofthe congregation who are on the Electoral Roll of the Churth. All those who attend ourservices are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and to stand for eleGtion to the PCC. During thls interregnum year the PCC has been led by hJ)drew Harrop wh) is the appointed Lay Chair. Unfortunately as a result of tenslons bullt up during a seeminEly endless perlod ￿thOut an incumbent MrHarrop ha5 declded he no I0￿ger wÉshes to continue in thls role50 the 13yChair position ￿ ￿cartL Mr Harrop has donÈan exceptionalj¢)b in extremely difflcukdr¢um5tan￿5 and the PCC offer helr 8rateful th8nk5 for hls efforts. uardin The trustees of the charity are aware of th￿r responsiblliiles for ensuring tFBt arry Safe8uardin8 matters, as well & non- Safeguarding serious incidents. broughtto theirattentkjn. are recorded.4nvesti8ated. and rep￿ed to both the ChurchAÈrthoflties, the Charities Commisslon, and where appropriate. tothe Poli￿. Invesii8ations have ￿nd no such matters or serious inodents In the yearendingDecember31X2023,and theTrustees be￿ tothebe5tgftheirknow*.there have been none in any p￿tsu$ year. THEP LOFThE EcaESIASTICAL PARISH OFALLSAINTS wfNGERWORTH INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT THE YEAR ENDED31* DECEMBER 21)22 Thi5 report 55 to the mernber5 of the Eccleslastkal Paiish of All Salnts.YAnBerwth ((JMrity No. 113LKb231 on provlslonal accounts fortheyearended 31$1 December 2023. RespK¥ve Respons11￿tRIeSQfTnStees and The Charitfs trustees consider that an audftls not requlred forthis yearundeTsÉclion43(21 of the charit￿ Act 1993 ItheActl nd that an independent exarrunalion ts needeiL It is my responsibllityto.. Examine the xcounts lundersection43 irfthe Artl To follow prO￿￿re$ lald down sn theGeneral Dlredion$ given bythe£tharityCornrns55ion lundersertion 4317llbl of the 11. and.... To state whether particularmatters come to rtry ￿entiOn. Basls of Independent ExamlneesStalem¢nt My examinatlon wa5 carried outln attordan￿W[th Gerteral Dire£tions 8r¥en tythe Charlry CommissloDers. An eXamIna￿On includes a reV￿W of the accountlng reco￿$ kepi by the thartyand a comparison of the a(rounts presented wtth those records. It atso includes consideration of any unusual ordisdosures in the accovnts,and of seeking expjanation from the trustee5 concerning anysuch matters. The procedures undertaken do provhje all the that￿￿k1 be required in an audit. and consequently I do notexpress an audtiopinion on the account& Ind¢pend¢nt Exarnlrte￿SSIateme￿t In the Course of my examinations no matter has comÈto my attenttorL Whkh 8ives me reaso•able causeto beltevetha¢ in any mtsial respecL thetn￿e5 hwe notmet the requirements to ensure that: Properac￿ntin8 records a￿ kept Itn acmrdan￿￿Ithsectton4l of theA¢tl' and Accounts are prepared whith agreewlth theac(ounlthE records and comptywlth the accounting requlrements of the ACL. or 2. To which. In my o thed. "niory attention bedrawEI In offdtrto awble a wopervndersiantfingof the accounts to be Signed:_.._..............-. Dats: M. fj. 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