Annual Report 2021/22
Parish Church of St John the Baptist,
Danbury
41

PCC Secretary's Report
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP
PRIEST-IN-CHARGE
Revd Canon Jacqui Jones
CHURCHWARDENS Alex Cooper & Katie Bird
AUTHORISED LOCAL PREACHERS Jenny Molyneux-Berry & Janet Arthurs
TREASURER Michael Green until January 1512022 1 Alan Dixon since January 1st 2022
PARISH SECREfARY Nicola Telling
PCC SECRETARY Sue Ferguson until January 11t 2022
DEANERY SYNOD REPRESENTATIVE
Steve Arthurs
MMU COMPASS CHURCHES REPRESENTATIVE
Alex Cooper
ELEcfED REPRESENTATIVES
Steve Arthurs
Alison Cooper
Yvonne Bewick
Stephen Farrow
Katie Bird
Jonathan Telling
Paul Walton
Bankers:
Barclays Bank plc, 40141 High Street, Chelmsford CM1 1 BE
Sort 20-19-95
Account 90982571
Legal Advisor.
Diocesan Registrar, 53, New St.. Chelmsford CM1 1AT
Advisors: Architects
Shenstone and Partners St Paul's Institute 302 The Highway London E1W 3DH
Independent Examiner:
Mr Alan R. Dixon, 23 Beaumont Park, Danbury CM3 4DE
Registered Charity No.
1130296
The full PCC meets monthly accept for August
Ad hoc PCC meetings are called when necessary.
On most occasions a representative from St Mary's Little Baddow has been in attendance.
Agendas over the last twelve months have been full and varied and minutes are available to be
viewed any time upon request and a record is kept in a folder at the back of the church.
Due to the COVID pandemic, 5ive Se￿iCe$, baptisms, weddings and funerals have been greatly
affected both in the number of services held and the number of people attending.
Here are the figures for 2021 which were offered to the Diocese for the year and are collated by
the churchwardens;
Baptisms: 15
Marriages". 6 couples
Funerals in church or at crematorium= 33
Interments of ashes 16
Easter Day.. 42 in person including 37 communicants. 106 online
Communicants on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.. 47
Number attending worship on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day: 52
Average Sunday attendance at 2 live services held in October: 64 adults
Sue Ferguson

P2roehig1 Chureh Council of DAnbury St John the Baptist
Financial Statements
$t
Year ended 31 December 2021
Summa
Total income of £90014 exceeded expenditure of £88159 resulting in a surplus for the
year of£1855.
RESTRICTED FUNDS:
There was a surplu5 of £3884
1 } Income that was r￿1Ved and s
ent in the year were (i) grants for the churchyard
from Danbury Parish Council £1500 and War Graves Commission £60 (ii) incM)me
from the Landisdale Charity £168 for Church maintenanco.
2) Income of £3884 was rec8ived from our Village Friends and retained within the
Fabric Fund.
3) The￿ were no special Collecttons during the year.
There were no major restoration projects to the church fabric, so the Fabric Fund
increased by £3884 to £72105.
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS:
There was a deficit of £2029 for the year.
Income at £84402 was £7937 up on 2020 partly duè to the lessening 8ff8ct of Covid,
which allowed an improv8m8nt in meeting room bookings. Fee income from weddings
and funerals were double 2020 levels and onCe￿ff donations were also significantfy up.
Disappointingly income from Ihe Parish Giving Scheme and was down on last year.
Expendlture overall was £8000 up on 2020 but this included an increased payment of
£14000 towards our Parish Share (still not paid in full}- Other expenditures werè
generally lower than last year although we did manage to spend almost £3000 extending
the Garden of Remembrance.
Outlook for 2022:
Rostrictod: We face a major challenge in meeting the cost (up to £82000) to eradicate
death watch beetle throughout the church roof and tower (presently subject to a further
detailed suNey to determine the r8al 8Xt8nt of the infestation). Substantial funds will n88d
to be raised through grants and appeals.
Unrestricted: The PCC has approved a budget for 2022 which, rf achieved. will allow a
Parish Share payment of £59000 (£54000 in 2021) and continuing financial support to
our designated charities.
Michael Green
01376 563871
Treasurèr
January 10th 2022
Page i
Paga ri
Pages li￿V
Page vi
Accounting pM)licies
consolidat￿ ffinanc#al state￿ntS
Notes lo the a(munts
Indep8ndent EYAminerfs ReFK¥I

Parochlal Church Councll of Danbury St John Baptlsi
Accountlng PoliGles
RecommeThded Prnctice: AccouDtsn8 8ndRewtin8 by Charkti&% (SORP 2015) UK Accoutititig St8ndard8
Fun¢ts
Uire4tricted Fllllds: tbe General and Fabric ofth¢PCC ate Dot subir£t to any TestrlrtAO￿S
W8r Grnvcs CommissioL Income froM.Da￿bUry Friends. is Trstricted to Chur¢hF&bric. tn addition. any
¢ollectiODS at suvirts for speoficpwF**ffj egRoyal British Lx8ioLPoppy AP￿ aft treated &8
'restrided'.
Endoivment Fund8: In April 2017 the capÉtsl in'wigan GT&VC' & 'Turner Gift. fun(L8 was tran5feTTed
fyom the ChclD]sford Diocese to the PCC. The PCC will continu¢ lo use thc witsI 8nd iticome for the
prGycribed PUTP08¢. TheThvo fund8 8re The Wlgall Grave (DMI￿C￿￿¢c of thurch & churrhy￿a) andthe
Trrner Gift (npkw of ftilri4 equipment Wld orrADir￿ts in the Chwth).
General
IDcome
is rccognisal only when Teccive41 except incomc tsx re￿Ver1￿ are illcludcd when the income is
recogDis¢d. Income for tbc l¢ttin8 of them￿)ng 40 F￿llfi￿d8 andthe CaTrpark i5
recognised WI￿ it is du
￿4￿ndIt￿re￿
ExF¢nditU￿I are re£owsed when du4 including estiTrat¢s of unbillcd gas ar￿ ele¢triciry ￿ ye
Grants aDd dotiations 8re a¢¢oullted for wFterA F4id over. orwhen Any Di0¢&88Lwisb sbar¢
unpaid &t 31 D¢c¢Tnber i¥ not Sl￿wn &s a liability.
Fixed *&qets
Consecrdttd Property and movable thuTtb fllrnishings
c(XL8eu￿ and bcllcficed property of kind is excluded fron the accoullts by S96(2Xa) of the Ck]8rilies
Act 1993. Movthl¢ Church furnishings held by the Rector aud ChurchwardeLS on stKcial trLst from th¢
PCC and which require a fa¢ulty for disposal. 8ze aCcO￿ted &5 inalienable property unless corLSC¢rnted.
They ate listtsl in the ¢burth itiventory whiGh can be iDspected any rnson8ble tsme). Thcy are not
v8lu&l inthe a¢count&
Other T￿t￿l￿ flttlngs and olf￿¢ equlpmellt
Indiv1th￿l it¢llw of equipmcnt C05tiDg n)ore than DOOO arejwill bc d¢pwiated on a strai8bt line b￿1$ ovtt
4 years (Ihtre are prasentty no suth it¢ms). Individual itLw of equipzllent wkth & pur¢bas¢ wicc of £3,000
or1th8 arewritten off on &quisiii
CHrreDt *8sets & IiAbiknes
Arttounts owillg kn the PCC at 31 December includc income tsx Doi receive41 Short.terni deposits
include cash held on dwit etther withtbe C of E Central Board of FiDaD¢e or the boDL Liabilities include
Jatuw 2022
(i)

Parochlal Churth CouncTI of Danbury St John the Baptist
Flnanciaj Slatarn￿ts for tha year wded December 31. 2021.
2020
FUNDS 21Y21
Rest
Totsl
Fund8 Statament of Flnancial Activllles
Total
Funds
Unr&st
Incomo
50584 Planned giving. colleciK)ns etc
4oe8 Village Fr￿ndS
1829 Events
1580 Grants received
48059.23
3884.34
733.20
1S60.00
9515.00
4407.110
13200.00
2750.00
5905.35
0.00
9001&12
48059
733
9515
1468 Meetw￿ R(￿1 incr￿e
132C*) 40 Millfields, rental incoma
2371 Garden of Remembrance
5324 All other income
Special coltedlons
13200
2750
5737
84721
o other Income
84721
Total Income
su￿0181
5612 84402
13
90014.12
5612
84402
ExpMdltur•
.28C() Grants to Charities
-39898 Parish Share (£65388- 1%)
-5134 Meeling Room expenses
-7806 40 Millfields exponses
-￿7 Garden of Remembrance
3547 Other Church expenses
-79792
o Major r8storatlon works
-79792
Total expenditurès
4600.00
4000.00
301.69
-1129.61
-1052.78
-23074.67
48158.75
-2600
-54000
-6302
-1130
-1053
-1728
-21347
-1728 -86431
SU￿t0￿1
8158.75
-1728
-86431
4929 Nat Surplusl4leficlt
1855.37
3884
4029
Ba18nce Sheet
Net Assets
81967 Cash at bank and on
260 Other assets
4581 Liablths 41ue wlthln one yB8r
77636
Currant Assets
92(th Property, 40 MlllfSdds
169828 Totsl Nel Assets
10
11
12
8436021
250.00
118.69
79491.52
92000.00
171491.52
72105
12255
250
-5119
7387
72105
92000
164105
7387
Funds
7604 EndoY4inent funds
60617 Restrided- other
9416 Unrestricted funds
77636
TO1￿ cash funds
920[￿ Reslricted- Clergy
169638 Total Funds
13
13
13
7603.61
64501.14
7386.77
79491.52
92000.00
171491.S2
7604
64501
7387
7387
72105
92000
164105
13
13
7387
Approved byth8 Parochial Cmwch C￿Jno7 on January 10th 2022
aTtd signed on tts behalf by.
J.@-Jkn
can(￿ Jacqul JCK￿S (ChaitTnan}
Mrthael S Green (freasurer)

Parochial Church CounGd of Danbury 8t John the Baptht
FUNDS 2021
nrest
(Aed qicted
Funds
Note 1: Planned givlng. colledions etc
5991 Planned Giving: nor*GS
31877 Planned Giving: Parish Givir¥J Sd
1744 General collecti)ns & Gfft
Tax redaimed: non PGS
4421.1)0
31118.78
3380.69
1574.Tl
7563.99
4421
31119
1575
7564
48059
Noto 2: Vlllage Frlend5
35) Planned Giving: noTrPGS
29H Planned Giving: Parish GIVSNJ Sch
80 Tax reclaimed: non PGS
721 tax redaimed: PaTbsh Givw S¢hem8
320.00
281726
51.80
69528
2817
Nol• 3: Grants
1500 Danbury Parlsh Coundl: Churchyard
60 Grnves CornfflL%slon: Churthyard
1560
1500.00
60.IJO
1600
60
Noto 4: Maotlng Room
1488 Feas from letting
-1516
ExFenses: Cleanir#J
Electridty & vlater
Repai￿ & mtca
Glebe rent
Insurance
Sundry
4407.00
-1280JJO
4151.10
-1783.00
4407
-1280
-2151
-1783
-330
-747
-10
-70
-747.40
-10.19
-140
4867
Ndo 5: 40 Mlllfi•lth
The PCC owns thè curates house at 40 Millfields. purch8s8d in 1989 for £92000.
Thè ca￿1 value J8 rastrictsd tsj thè Cbergy Fund; net operattry surF1usldaf￿ is GBneral Fund.
maintenar￿1
407.60
Irtsurance
42101
-7515
08
-322
-1130
13200
total c£6ts
netfental intx)me
net stwplu￿-d8fiClt
13200
5391
13200.DO
12
Not8 6: Othgr Incomg
2cw Bequests
288 Inttsr88t
657 Donalions
o Wall safe
190 Landi5dale Charlty
Covid volunteeTS
100 Church heallng feos
1548 Rectory car park incom&
Nots: 7 Grants to Charlues
Friends of Essex Churches
CHESS
Worfd Vislon fknTy)J)
Safer Pla
Quantock Chrlslfian (RfftT Jw*tW)kndo)
2109A4
la￿7
168.00
1400.00
620.00
1584.00
2109
19
168
1400
620
1584
00.00
oD.00
-500.00
-500.00
00.00
-100.00
O.OD
-500
-500
-500
-500
-500
-100
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
Essex Ctergy Charity
DEC Indonesia Ap￿[
Essex Wildlife Tnjst
Remembrance Day. RBL Poppy ApFRal
Christingle:. The Chlldrens. So¢>ety
Sub totsl:
Totsl

Parythal Church Council of Danbwy St John the Baptst
Nolos to thg Flnan¢lal Statements (Confd)
2020
Total
FurvJs Statement of Flnanclal ktivtties
Note". 8 other ehurch •xl￿Se$
FUNDS 2021
Rest
ed
Total
Funds
Unrest
-ricted
-2940 Insurance
4281
MaintenanceldeanirMJ
-1569
Gas
495 EleCtr￿ty1wthr
Organ &
-2989.61
-2092.36
393.26
-578.06
-2990
-1924
-2393
-578
-107
-827
-361.83
407.24
*07.88
-219.77
56.57
4460.39
4473.77
400.00
428.10
-1270.00
-1290.33
-23074.67
-362
407
-608
-220
457
-2￿0
4474
-3
-328
-1270
-1290
-21347
Covkl supplies
Daisy. telephone WIFI
Bank charges
Clorgy Expenses
Churthyard & Green
Secretarial
Church Flowers
Copyright Itcence
Glebe rent & liability
All other
-300
-211
-657
-2509
727
.100
-335
-70
-87
-23547
-1560
-1728
o Nots 9 Events Commltt••
O Jumble Sal•
O Times and Seasons
O FOEC ride & slridè
O T0￿r & teas
803 Sunday momirvJ te8J
O Flower F¢stiV81
O Event adverbsing
19 I￿￿.easY fundraisi
128 Stsr Ctrop
O Chrlstrnes Tree F*sli¥81
679 Fri lun¢htime Concerts
o La¥t Knight proms
O Farruly 88a
O ChL5rch Tours
O Fire%￿)rkS
1629
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
105.00
628.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
105
628
0.00
Note 10: Gash on dep05ft
Deposit, Bd of Finan(
Currenl Alc Berda
Totsl cash
61817
20150
81907
61822.02
22538.19
8436021
72105
-10283
22538
12255
72105
Note 11: Oth•r Assels
Last qtr. Income tax due, not daim8d
other '
Total other Assets
250
250.00
0.00
250.00
250
250
250
Note12: Llabllltles
St John's Discratknary Fund
Meeting room rent in advance
Crnditors. qas electricity & ￿ater
Grant. Allchurches TnJs( not JEt used
Glebe. survey liabilty
.1440 Rectory car.park rent in advance
4581
Total liabililtes
-564
-1325
-1252
-200.00
04.69
-2250.DO
-1200.00.
0.00
118.69
-200
-905
-2250
-1200
-5119

Dac31
2021
6580.08
1023.53
7603.61
10a53
offjo
0.00
Chll￿h buldblg & larxl
agoYrKnts
3&84625
3073&45
0.00
418.44
72104.75.
92000.00
18410&75
28B52.11
418A4
172&
$61134
-1T28.C(s
-1T2&(X)
561134 0
135&74
84401.78
StJOhn￿ Furyl
8624.IXJ
Ur41￿tr￿￿ 941&74
oooo.00
l￿r•￿16
9901ai12
411￿76
oAo
17149132
TRusfs: WIGAN GRAVE &TURNER GIFf. In 2017. and *the Instlgation of thelmsford Dlocese.the PCC applied to to have
the capf(al inthesetruststransferred frorn the thelmsford Oiocesan Board of Finance to the PCC Sums of £3700,71
(Wigan Gravel and £705.20 (Tumer Glftl Weretrartsfwr￿ in April 2017 and were Induded as Income In the 2017
account&
WIGAN GRAVE:Th• Ca￿ts1 sum {oryinally donat￿ In 1966 by Allnewlgan. widow of Brlgadler Generalj Twiganl ts now
held bythe PCG It Isforthe mainten4r￿ of the_ awrth & churthyard so lor￿ a5 the Wi8Jn Grave Is keptln good order
and repair.
TURNER GIFf: Capital sum isforthe upkeèp of fBbricor Intemal adornment of the thurth or any special object relating
theretowhich may require the rdising of speaal funds; rmxfor ordlnary churth expenses. dedsion asto manner of use Is
wlththe Ractor and churthwarden&
Church bUildn￿kn￿" prlvatè donthn. tequesls. glts lh% frjnd r8isrvJ) gI￿n rA rntsed spauficaly forlhe purpose.
Vlllage friends: during 2014thÈ Reth bwotsto all horseholds In the parish requesting finandal support. The re5ultln8
income. much of which is in the fom) of PGS directdebitsvthich are orvdoir4 intothefuiure. isto be used exduslvelyfor
the maintsn8n￿ and restOT*Èon ofthe Churth buildirE.
other specihc ￿ants aMI'donatiorkg that h8ve be￿ uswj ftrthe pwltse gvern Danbury Parish C(NJncil &War GTaves
Cornm￿5￿)n (Churchyardk spectsi co1*(th￿ e
C18Tgy H¢yJsirvJ Fund: Represents value ofts caJrat6s at•lO MIIF¢elds at pureh8so in 1989
St John's Discretionary Fund: In 2016the ftharitablÈ CommltEee la sub-cornmittÈe of the PCCI ￿OlVed to estabish
re5eryeto help local Danbury people in need. It 15 not [￿CeSSarilY 5pert in the year it is crethd. Any tmount unspellfat
the yèar end ￿ held in reserve

INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS. REPORT
To the PCC of Danbury St John the Baptist
I report on the attached accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31st December 2021
which are set out on pages i to v.
Regpectivo rèsponsibilities of the PCC and the axaminèr
Tha chall￿$ trusteas are rèsponsible for the preparation of th9 aixounts. The Gharitys
trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under seclion 144{2) of the
Charities Act 2011 {the Act) and th81 an independent examination is needed.
It Is my responsibllty to=
examine the accounts (under section 145 of the Act)
follow the procedures lald down in the General Dlrectlons g￿en by the Charity
Commissioners (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act) and
state whather particular matters have come to our attantson.
Bas18 of Independent examlnevs report
My 8xaminab.on was carrigd out in accordance Vdith the General Directions given by the
Charity Commission. An éxamination indudas a review of the accounttng rocords kept by
the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented wlh those records. It also includes
consideration of any unusual itoms or disdosures in tho accounts, and seeking explanations
from you as trustees conceming any such matters. The Pr￿edureS undertaken do not
provida all the evidence that would be r8quir8d in an audit. and consequently wa do not
express an audit opinion on tho viow given by Ihe accounts.
Independent examIne￿$ Statement
In connection ￿th our examinakn'on. no matter has come to my attention"
(1) whlch gives me reasonable ￿U$@ to believe thal In any matarfal r8$pect tho
quirements
to keep accountsng rocords in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Act and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accountlng records and lo ccKnply wth
tha accounting requirements of the 2011 Act
have not been met or
(2) to which, In my oplnlon, attèntion should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the a¢￿Vfits to be reached.
//
Alon Dixon
23 Beaumont Park
Danbury
January1 Oth, 2022