ST MARY’S CHURCH, OVERTON ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2020
Administrative information
St. Mary’s Church is situated in Church Road, Overton. It is part of the Diocese of Winchester within the Church of England. The correspondence address is The Rectory, 54 Lordsfield Gardens, Overton, Hants, RG25 3EW.
The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a charity registered with the Charity Commission (Registered Charity Number 1130067).
PCC members who have served from 1[st] January 2020 until the date this report was approved are:
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Date elected: Term of office Notes:
ends:
Incumbent: The Revd James Appointed on 1 July
Russell 2019
Licensed Lay Peter Silverwood
Ministers (LLM): Michael Francis
(December 2020)
Wardens: Alison Peters 2014 2020 Extended to 2021
Zoe Deacon 2016 2022 (see Notes) Stepped down
October 2020
Deanery Synod Pauline Wooster Re-elected 2017 2020 Agreed to remain to
Representatives: 2021
Elected members:
Diana Hughes 2018 2021 2 [nd] term
Peter Sweet 2018 2021
Gilly Delbridge 2018 2021
Christine Abbott 2019 2022
Andrew Barton 2019 2022
Ian Boreham 2019 2022
David Spencer 2016 2022 2 [nd] term
Julia Hodgson 2016 2022 2 [nd] term
Christopher Cates 2020 2023
Ruth Williams 2020 December 2023
Jackie Howard 2020 December 2023
Alice Kerby 2017 2023 2 [nd] term
Co-opted members: Neville Hughes 2018
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Structure, governance and management
The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.
Objectives and Activities
St Mary’s, Overton, PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church: pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the church and adjoining church rooms, Church Road, Overton.
Achievements and Performance
The Revised Electoral Roll for St Mary’s Church, Overton, contains 141 names, 1 more than 2019. There are an additional 9 names, 6 have left the parish and 2 have died. There are 4 on the Roll who live outside the parish.
Church Attendance
Owing to the lockdown and restrictions imposed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, there were no Sunday services in church from March to July. For a time during the summer, Sunday services were resumed (evenings only) with an average attendance of about 40. A second lockdown was imposed during the autumn with a brief easing of restrictions in the run-up to Christmas when the church was open for services. Attendance over Christmas Eve (2x nativity services) and Christmas morning totalled 144. From March to December our Sunday services were available on the church website with a total of 1293 views and an average of 42 views each week.
( 2019: The average weekly attendance at Sunday services (not including special services or where baptism parties were present) was 80 adults and 8 children. These numbers increased significantly at festivals and especially at Christmas when 537 adults and children came to church).
Review of the Year
What a year 2020 has been as we’ve lived in the midst of a global pandemic. Church life as we’ve always known it came to an end on March 15[th] and we have been living in various states of
lockdown ever since.
Consequently, the full PCC met 3 times during the year (February, September and December, the latter two meetings via Zoom). The average level of attendance was 76 % (2019: 78%). Finance reports were presented at each meeting, keeping the PCC up to date on income and expenditure. The budgets for 2020 and 2021 were approved.
Where possible and feasible, sub-committees met remotely via Zoom at various times during the year and reports of their deliberations were received by the full PCC and discussed where necessary.
However, in adversity comes resilience and imagination. Our on-line services have been wellreceived by people – regular church members and others. We have also connected with the village through other platforms such as Overton TV. Our church buildings may have been closed for Sunday worship for much of the year but as a church we have remained active and alive. It was a particular blessing too to be able to meet together for a short live evening service during the summer months.
What has been particularly encouraging has been the way that we have been able to partner with the other Overton churches as well as the Parish Council and the OBA in caring for our neighbours and the wider community through such initiatives as Overton Cares and Lockdown Larder. We are particularly grateful for all that Ginnie Cates has done in mobilising such an excellent team of volunteers and it has been so encouraging to see real and fruitful partnerships develop and grow across the village. Jesus told us that the two greatest commandments were to ‘love God and love our neighbour’ and that has been seen in so many clear and practical ways.
Another highlight of 2020 was the risk-assessed and socially-distanced Holiday Club that Amelia ran so brilliantly for us in August. It was a real joy to be able to offer something to the children of our village even if in very different circumstances to normal. It was a triumph of ingenuity and careful planning in the midst of challenging times. We said goodbye to Amelia at the end of the year and we wish her all the very best in this next stage of her life as she goes forward towards ordination.
So a difficult and hard year but one where Home Groups have continued to meet, people have continued to pray, where we’ve carried each other’s burdens and where the light of Christ has continued to shine. Annabel and I feel very privileged to be part of such a church. As we move further into 2021 we continue to look to the Lord to lead us and we pray that the spread of Covid might be stopped both here and across the globe. There are signs of hope with the vaccine roll-out and the knowledge that restrictions are starting to be gently eased. What we can be certain of is that we will all emerge from this as changed people and as a changed church. It makes us ask questions as to what Christian mission in the 2020’s will now look like – what challenges Covid has placed upon us, what questions it has forced us to ask, and what new opportunities it has created for us as we continue to hold out ‘the word of life’ (Phil 2:16) to people. Jesus calls us all by name and we all have a part to play in his plans for Overton and our community here. It is exciting to see what that will look like.
Financial Review
General Church Income and Expenditure for 2020 showed a deficit of £14,955 for the year, against a budget deficit of £19,617. The valuation of General CBF Trust funds increased by £5,779 from December 2018, giving a net loss of £9,175.
Income
Total receipts on ordinary unrestricted funds were £109,740 (£125,191 in 2019, but £489,374 including the Mary Taylor legacy) and the figures are detailed in the Financial Statements. Increased giving through the Parish Giving Scheme and some generous one-off donations partially offset the inevitable reduction in plate giving during lockdown (down £7,756 compared to 2109). Overall, planned and weekly giving together with donations in 2020 was £3,380 less than 2019 at £82,822 (£86,202 in 2019).
The Gift Aid claim for 2020 includes only six months of non-PGS income due from 2019 (approximately £2,000). The 2020 non-PGS Gift Aid (approximately £4,000) will be shown in the 2021 accounts.
Test magazine net income was £16,023 (£17,483 in 2019) with printing expenses decreased at £8,201 (£10,105 in 2019) maintaining a profit for 2020 of £7,822 (£7,378 in 2019). Reductions in income from advertising and subscription (due to missing print issues during lockdown in both 2020 and 2021) will be reflected in the 2021 figures.
Church rooms hire brought in only £2,097 (£7,244 in 2019) and fees for Weddings and Funerals were down (£9,208 compared to £11,065 in 2019).
Overall general unrestricted income was around £8,000 below budget.
Expenditure
Resources expended from unrestricted funds totalled £124,694 (£126,207 in 2019) which was £12,723 under budget.
Mission giving in 2020 amounted to £8,767 (£11,845 in 2019). Expenditure on Youth groups and Outreach totalled £1,174 (£2,211 in 2019). Building costs were around £8,000 lower than budget.
Reserves
The total reserves carried forward on 31st December 2020 for unrestricted and restricted funds totals £445,659 (£455,545 in 2019). Of the total reserves, £36,549 is not currently “accessible” as it is held in CBF Trust Funds; the valuation of these Trust Funds has increased £7,740 since December 2018.
Reserves Policy
It is the PCC aim to maintain a balance on accessible and uncommitted reserve funds, which equates to approximately three months expenditure (£35,000) to cover emergency situations that may arise from time to time. It is the aim of the PCC to improve the finances through growth in membership and encouraging faithful stewardship of members, supplemented by fundraising and good stewardship of outgoings, in order to keep the reserves above the desired level. The unrestricted accessible reserves on 31st December 2020 were £406,453 (£421,407 in 2019).
It is our policy to invest our funds balances with the CBF Church of England Deposit Fund.
Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council of the
Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Mary's, Overton, Diocese of Winchester for the year ended 31 December 2020
Incumbent:
Rev James Russell
54 Lordsfield Gardens, Overton, Basingstoke, HANTS, RG25 3EW
Banks:
CAF Bank Ltd., 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ
Winchester Diocesan Board of Finance, Old Alresford Place, Alresford, Hants SO24 9DH CCLA Investment Management Ltd, Senator House, 85 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4ET.
Independent Examiner:
Mr Richard Iain Anderson Knapman FCIB
30 Lordsfield Gardens Overton, Basingstoke HANTS RG25 3EW
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1130067
Independent Examlnerfs Report on tho PCC of St Pa•rf$ (herton Thls report on the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31" December 2018. which are set out on The following pa8es, is in respect of An examination carried out in accordance w¢th the Church Accounting Re8ulatlons 2(fi61"the Re8ulatlons"l and s.43 of the Charities Att 19931.the Act'l. Respertlv• r•sponslblllty of the PCC and the examlner. As the members of the PCC you are responslble for the preparatlon of the financlal statements.. you Consider that the audit requirements of s.43121 of the Art does not apply. It is my responsibility to 155ue the report on those accounts in accordance with the tems of the Regulations. 8asls of rny report. My examination was carried out In accordance wlth the General Dlrections gfven by the Charity Commission under section 4317llbl of the Art and to be found in Church guidance, 2006 edition. That examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC and a comparison of the accounts with those record5. It also includes conslderlng any unusual Items or disclosures in the financial statements and 5eekin8 explanations from you as trustees concerning any such rnatter5. The procedures undertaken do not prowde all the evidence that ThY¥uld be requlred In an audit, and consequently I do not expr an audit opinlon on the Vlew 8iven by the account Independent wimlnerfs stat¢menL In connection with my examination, no matter has come to ry attention: 11} which gives me reasonable cause to believe that In any rnaterial SpeCt the requlrements to keep accounting records in accordance with sertion 41 of the Act,. and to prepare financial statements. which accord with the accounting records and comply with the requlrements of the Acr and rhe Regulatlons have been met. 121 to whlch In my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Parochial Church Council of St. Mary's Church, Overton Notes to the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2020
| Note - 1- |
Incoming Resources Incoming Resources from Donors Planned Giving: |
General Fabric Church Churchyard Other Totals Totals Fund Fund Heritage & Cemetery Funds 2020 2019 Fund Fund Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Restricted Restricted £ £ £ £ £ £ £ |
|---|---|---|
| - 2- - 3- - 4- - 5- 2a |
Gift Aid Donations Income Tax Recoverable Other Planned Giving Collections (Open Plate) at all Services Gift Days Grants Donations, Appeals, etc. Legacies Activities for Generating Funds Fete Church/Rooms Lettings Church Magazine (TEST) Advertisments Fund Raising - General Income from Investment Dividends and Interest inc. any reclaimable Tax |
- 55,503.84- - 1,249.60- - -- - 56,753.44- - 53,737.64- - 12,461.21- - 277.40- - 12,738.61- - 13,203.91- - 6,387.40- - 6,387.40- - 5,941.00- - -- - - 974.17- - 974.17- - 8,729.84- - -- - - -- - - 5,649.21- - - 318.79- - 5,968.00- - 4,589.36- |
| - -- - -- - 364,183.50- |
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| - 80,975.83- - -- - 1,527.00- - -- - 318.79- - 82,821.62- - 450,385.25- |
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| - -- - |
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| - 2,097.40- - 2,097.40- - 7,244.00- - 10,574.51- - 10,574.51- - 11,417.10- - 1,514.80- - -- - 1,514.80- - 1,002.05- |
||
| - 14,186.71- - -- - -- - -- - -- - 14,186.71- - 19,663.15- |
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| - 2,503.42- - 1,083.10- - 0.08- - 82.65- - 3,669.25- - 4,521.68- |
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| - 6- Gain/Loss on Investments Income from Church Activities - 7- Fees 4a Church Magazine (TEST) sales Bookstall Outreach events Holiday Club Other Ordinary Incoming Resources Sundry Income Total Incoming Resources |
Gain/Loss on Investments Income from Church Activities Fees Church Magazine (TEST) sales Bookstall Outreach events Holiday Club Other Ordinary Incoming Resources Sundry Income Total Incoming Resources |
- -- - 1,982.91- |
| - 2,503.42- - 1,083.10- - 0.08- - 82.65- - -- - 3,669.25- - 6,504.59- |
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| - 6,478.70- - 2,729.67- - 9,208.37- - 11,864.98- - 5,448.30- - 5,448.30- - 6,066.25- - -- - -- - - -- - -- - 525.59- - 87.00- - 87.00- - |
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| - 12,014.00- - -- - -- - 2,729.67- - -- - 14,743.67- - 18,456.82- |
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| - 60.00- - 60.00- - 1,567.60- |
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| - 60.00- - -- - -- - -- - -- - 60.00- - 1,567.60- |
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| - 109,739.96- - 1,083.10- - 1,527.08- - 2,812.32- - 318.79- - 115,481.25- - 496,577.41- |
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Parochial Church Council of St. Mary's Church, Overton Notes to the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2020
| Note 8 |
Resources Expended Missionary and Charitable Giving: |
General Fabric Church Churchyard Other Totals Totals Fund Fund Heritage & Cemetery Funds 2020 2019 Fund Fund Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Restricted Restricted £ £ £ £ £ £ £ |
|---|---|---|
| Church Overseas: Missionary Societies Home Missions & Other Church Societies Ministry: Diocesan Parish Share Ministry: Other Ministry Costs |
- 8,447.92- - 20.00- - 8,467.92- - 10,521.03- - 298.79- - 298.79- - 829.45- |
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| - 8,447.92- - -- - -- - -- - 318.79- - 8,766.71- - 11,350.48- |
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| - 72,224.52- - 72,224.52- - 69,541.26- - 940.56- - 940.56- - 1,436.92- |
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| Church: Cleaning and Consumables | - 3,845.35- - 3,845.35- - 3,949.24- |
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| 7a 9 |
Church: Repairs and Maintenance Church/Rooms: Gas/Electric/Water Church/Rooms: Insurance Church: Equipment |
- 1,459.83- - 270.00- - 7,683.87- - 9,413.70- - 20,837.93- - 3,561.15- - 3,561.15- - 3,753.25- - 4,189.89- - 4,189.89- - 3,991.13- - 421.54- - 141.03- - 562.57- - 781.50- |
| Rooms: Running Costs 10 Church: Upkeep of Services 4b Church Magazine (TEST) costs Youth Groups and Outreach Bank Charges Bookstall purchases Home Group/Discipleship Building Projects Sundry Expenses Generating Voluntary Income: Costs Fundraising Costs: Church Fete Other Fundraising Staff Costs: Wages and Salaries Total Resources Expended |
Rooms: Running Costs Church: Upkeep of Services Church Magazine (TEST) costs Youth Groups and Outreach Bank Charges Bookstall purchases Home Group/Discipleship Building Projects Sundry Expenses Generating Voluntary Income: Costs Fundraising Costs: Church Fete Other Fundraising Staff Costs: Wages and Salaries Total Resources Expended |
- -- - |
| 5763.04 - 5,763.04- 8,037.42 |
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| - 8,200.54- - 8,200.54- - 10,105.18- - 1,173.63- - 1,173.63- - 2,210.50- - 60.00- - 60.00- - 65.00- - -- - - -- - - -- - - 301.50- - 301.50- - 529.92- |
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| - 102,141.55- - -- - 270.00- - 7,824.90- - -- - 110,236.45- - 125,239.25- |
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| - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - |
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| - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - |
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| - -- - -- - |
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| - -- - -- - 20.05- |
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| - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - 20.05- |
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| - 14,104.99- - 14,104.99- - 9,056.85- |
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| - 14,104.99- - -- - -- - -- - -- - 14,104.99- - 9,056.85- |
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| - 124,694.46- - -- - 270.00- - 7,824.90- - 318.79- - 133,108.15- - 145,666.63- |
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Parochial Church Council of St. Mary's Church, Overton STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES AS AT 31 DEC 2020
| Note | General Fabric Church Heritage Churchyard & Other TOTALS |
TOTALS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **11 ** | INCOMING RESOURCES Voluntary Income Activities for generating funds Total Income from investments Church activities Other ordinary incoming resources TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES RESOURCES EXPENDED Church activities Cost of Generating voluntary income Governance costs TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED NET INCOMING RESOURCES BEFORE TRANSFERS |
Fund Fund Fund Cemetery Fund Funds 2020 Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Restricted Restricted £ £ £ £ £ £ 80,975.83 1,527.00 318.79 82,821.62 14,186.71 14,186.71 2,503.42 1,083.10 0.08 82.65 3,669.25 12,014.00 2,729.67 14,743.67 60.00 60.00 |
2019 £ 450,385.25 19,663.15 6,504.59 18,456.82 1,567.60 |
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| 109,739.96 1,083.10 1,527.08 2,812.32 318.79 115,481.25 |
496,577.41 | |||
| 124,694.46 270.00 7,824.90 318.79 133,108.15 |
145,666.63 | |||
| 124,694.46 270.00 7,824.90 318.79 133,108.15 |
145,666.63 | |||
| (14,954.50) 1,083.10 1,257.08 (5,012.58) 0.00 (17,626.90) |
350,910.78 | |||
| 12 | TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS NET INCOMING RESOURCES BEFORE OTHER RECOGNISED GAINS/LOSSES Gains on investment assets NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Balance b/f - 1 January 2020 Balance c/f - 31 December 2020 |
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| (14,954.50) 1,083.10 1,257.08 (5,012.58) (17,626.90) 5,779.28 1,336.35 624.79 7,740.42 |
350,910.78 | |||
| (9,175.22) 2,419.45 1,257.08 (4,387.79) (9,886.48) 442,916.93 8,504.69 (567.17) (1,823.11) 6,514.02 455,545.36 |
350,910.78 104,634.58 |
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| 433,741.71 10,924.14 689.91 (6,210.90) 6,514.02 445,658.88 |
455,545.36 | |||
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| Parochial Church Council of St Mary's, Overton | Parochial Church Council of St Mary's, Overton | |||||||
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| Balance Note |
Sheet at 31 December 2020 | |||||||
| General Fund Unrestricted £ |
Fabric Fund Restricted £ |
Church Heritage Fund Restricted £ |
Churchyard & Cemetery Fund Restricted £ |
Other Funds Restricted £ |
Totals 2020 £ |
Totals 2019 £ |
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| 13 14 15 16 17 |
Current Assets | |||||||
| Short Term Deposits CBF deposit account Mary Taylor CBF Deposit Cash at Bank CAF Bank current account Cash in Hand Petty Cash Investments CBF investment shares Debtors (Amounts falling due within one year) |
||||||||
| 19,566.65 379,794.45 27,493.49 |
6,818.33 (2,204.28) |
15.18 674.73 |
(9,161.07) | 6,514.02 | 26,400.16 379,794.45 23,316.89 |
26,288.51 391,670.25 32,797.83 |
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| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| 27,289.08 | 6,310.09 | 2,950.17 | 36,549.34 | 28,808.92 | ||||
Prepayments Sundry Debtors General Fund/Fabric Fund Transfers General Fund/Restrictd Fund Transfers CURRENT ASSETS Liabilities (Amounts falling due within one year) Sundry Creditors/Accruals Deferred Income - Test Magazine Other Current Liabilities Fund Transfers |
496.65 2,663.50 |
496.65 2,663.50 |
472.07 2,344.21 |
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| 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||
| 457,303.82 | 10,924.14 | 689.91 | (6,210.90) | 6,514.02 | 469,220.99 | 482,381.79 | ||
| 14,600.57 6,965.88 1,891.09 |
14,600.57 6,965.88 1,891.09 |
20,810.47 5,942.39 |
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| General Fund/Fabric Fund Transfers General Fund/Restrictd Fund Transfers |
(1,000.00) 1,000.00 |
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| CURRENT LIABILITIES ASSETS less LIABILITIES |
23,457.54 | 23,457.54 | 26,752.86 | |||||
| 433,846.28 | 10,924.14 | 689.91 | (6,210.90) | 6,514.02 | 445,763.45 | 455,628.93 | ||
| Fund Balances b/f Net movement in Funds y/e 31 Dec 2020 TOTAL ASSETS Parish Funds Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Restricted Restricted |
442,916.93 (9,175.22) |
8,504.69 2,419.45 |
(567.17) 1,257.08 |
(1,823.11) (4,387.79) |
6,514.02 | 455,545.36 (9,886.48) |
104,634.58 350,910.78 |
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| 433,741.71 | 10,924.14 | 689.91 | (6,210.90) | 6,514.02 | 445,658.88 | 455,545.36 | ||
| 406,452.63 27,289.08 |
10,924.14 | 689.91 | (6,210.90) | 406,452.63 27,289.08 10,924.14 689.91 (6,210.90) |
429,046.72 21,509.80 4,973.74 15.10 |
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| 6,514.02 | 6,514.02 | |||||||
| 433,741.71 | 10,924.14 | 689.91 | (6,210.90) | 6,514.02 | 445,658.88 | 455,545.36 | ||
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Notes to the 2020 Accounts to be presented to the APCM
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1 Donor giving in 2020 to the General Fund was similar to 2019; plate giving was down but PGS and one-off donations increased 2 No legacies were recieved in 2020
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3 Income from the Church Rooms decreased by around £5,000 compared to 2019 (due to lockdown)
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4/4a/4b Test magazine income (ads & sales) was maintained in 2020 with an overall profit of nealy £8,000 for 2020. However, reduced income is expected in 2021. 5 Fundraising and Outreach events were much reduced due to lockdown. Ride and Stride went ahead and raised £650 in 2020 (on top of £578 raised in 2019). 6 Gains on investments of around £7000 reflect increased value over the past two years
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7 Weddings at St Mary's in 2020 decreased due to lockdown, resulting in a loss of income of around £2600 from fees 8 Charitable Giving - as determined by the PCC, 'Giving' is calculated as 10% of 'Voluntary income plus Investment income'. Additionally, 100% of any specific donations or appeals (ie Restricted funds) including Gift Aid tax reclaimed on such donations, is paid to the selected charities. Specific donations were much reduced.
| Mission & Charities UK & Overseas | Specific Donations | 10% allocated | |
| Andover Foodbank | - 139.40- |
200.00 | |
| Child Aid to Eastern Europe | 500.00 | ||
| Church Mission Socy/Garry Ion | 4,300.00 | ||
| Gideons International | 200.00 | ||
| Mission Aviation Fellowship | 1,255.00 | ||
| Mityana Projects | 400.00 | ||
| Mothers Union, Overseas Holiday Fund | 200.00 | ||
| Samara's Aid Appeal | - 20.00- |
1,000.00 | |
| SIM (Serving In Mission) | 450.00 | ||
| Basingstoke Foodbank | - 159.39- |
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| Total | - 318.79- |
- 8,505.00- |
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9 We decreased the amount spent on Gas, Electricity and Water, less £188 compared to 2019
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10 Upkeep of Services has included £2914 in bellringer, organist, choir, verger and flower arranging Fees & expenses - these are mostly offset by fees received from funerals & weddings. It also includes £1,435 in printing & copying costs and £1276 in stationery, broadband, zoom & postage costs
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11 Overall we spent £17,527 more in 2020 than we received as income 12 The increased valuation of investment shares was £7740 resulting in an overall deficit of £9886 for the year
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13 Prepayments includes the remainder of the payment for the CCLI Music License which covers until the end of September 2021 14 Sundry Debtors includes money received in 2021 for 2020/2019, such as a Gift Aid reclaim of £2,139 and funeral fees 15 Sundry Creditors/Accruals includes allocated payments to Charitable missions of 10% (based on voluntary income) of £8,348 at the year end and other expenses incurred in 2020 which will be paid in 2021
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16 Deferred income relates mainly to advertisements and subscriptions for the 2021 Test magazine paid in advance in 2020 (£4,119) and deposits for weddings (£495) 17 Other Current liabilities include monies that we hold on behalf of Overton Churches Together and Lockdown Larder
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Independent Examlnerf$ ftoport w the PCC of St Marfs iherton Thls report on the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31° December 2018. which are set on The followin8 pages. is in respe¢< of An examinatKin carried out in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulatlons 2U)61"the Regulations") and 5.43 of the Charities Act 19931.the Art"). As the members of the PCC you a responslble for the preparatknn of the financlal ststernents: yoil Consider that the audit requirements of s.43121 of the Att does not apply. It is my responsibillty to luue the report on those accounts in accordance with the tem)s of the Re8ulations. My examlnatlon was carrled out In accordance wlth General Dlrectlons glven by the Charity Commission under sertion 4317}Ibl of the Art and to be tound in Church guldance, 2CQ6 edition. That examlnation includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC arKI a comparison of the attounts with those records. It also includes considering any unusual Items or disclosures in the financial statements and seekin8 explanation5 from you as twstees conmIng any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the viidence that would be requlred in an audit, and Consequent I do not express an audlt opinion on the view 8iven by the accounts. Independent •xamlMes statsmenL In connection with my examinatlon. no matter has come to my attentn. 11) which 8lves me reasonable cause to believe that ITr any material respect the requirements to keep accountin8 records in accordance with section 41 of the Act,. and to prepare financial ststements, which accord with the accounting records and comply wlth the requlrements of the Ac( and the Regulations have been met. 12) to which In my opinion. attention sIuld be drawn in order to enable a proper understandin8 of the accounts to be reathed.