PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF NORTHAW AND CUFFLEY Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 CONTENTS Page Annual Report of the Trustees Independent Examinerfs Report Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet io Notes 11-15 Annual Report and Financial Statements PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF NORTHAW AND CUFFLEY for the year ended 31 December 2020 Admlnistrati:'e Infonn2tlon The Parish of Northaw and Cuffley is part ofthe Diocese of St Albans within the Church of England. The correspondence address is The Church Office, St Andrew's Church. Plough Hill. Cuffley EN6 4DIi The Church of England has two churches in the parish: the parish church of St Thomas a Becket, Vineyards Road. Northaw, Hertford5hire EN6 4NW and the church oFStAndrew, Plough Hill. Cuffley. Hertfordshire EN6 4DR. The Parochial Church Council (PCC) 15 a corporate body established by the Church of England and operates under the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 and the Church Representation Rules. The PCC is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission. Registered Number 1130327, under the name OF 'The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Northaw and Cuffley., Its registered objects are 'PromotiDg in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church,. PCC members who have served at any time since l January 2020 until the date of approval of this report are: F.x-nffic.in Members Incumbent: The Reverend Chris Kilgour. Vicar (Chair) Patricia Easterbrook Doreen Sheekey Churchwardens: (to 18 October 2020) Representatives on the Deanery Synod.. Patricia Easterbrook Anne Stokes (to 11 Ortober 2020) Elected Members: Jane Beyer Gill Hall Ray lamieson Kay Keys Chris Shingles Kathy Shingles Angela Semakula Gill Stevenson john Stevenson Lesley Stringer Brenda West (from 11 Ocrober 2020) (to 11 Ortober 2020) (to 11 Ortober 2020) Drr nrr.-. rs Treasurer: Position vacant PCC Secretary.. Chris Shingles Structure, governance and management The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. The tnetnbership of the PCC consists ofthe Vicar, churchwardens. Deanery Synod representatives and members elected by members of the congregation who are on the electoral roll. All those who regularly attend our services are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. The PCC ￿eEllberS are responsible for making decisions on all matters oFgeneral concern and importance to the parish, including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent The full PCC held four Ordinary Meetings during the year. Aim and purposes The primary objective of the Parochial Church Council (PCC) is the promotion ofthe Gospel of lesus Christ according to the dortrines and practices of the Church of England The PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the Vicar, the Reverend Chris Kilgour. in promoting in the ecclesiastical parÈsh the whole mission of the Church, pastor31, evangelistic. social and ecumeniral. The PCC is also specifically responsible for the care and maintenance ofthe churches oFSt Thomas a BeckeL Northaw and St Andrew, Cuffley. Objec.tlve.$ 211d Activities The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our churches and to become part of the parish community in Northaw and Cuffley. The PCC maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our services can involve the many groups in our parish. Our service5 and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripthre. music and sacrament When planning artivities for the year we have considered the Charity Cotnmission's guidance on public benefit and, in particular. the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. In parts"cular, we try to equip ordinary people to live out their christt.an faith in the parish community and beyond, through.. Worship and prayer. learning about the Gospel: and developing their knowledge and trust in God- Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish and beyond. Missional and outreach work in the par&sh and beyond. To facilitate this work. it is important that we maintain the fabric of the two churche5. During 2020, quinquennial surveys were carried out at both churche5. Electoral Roll At the APCM in 2020, there were 107 entries on the roll (81 residenL 26 non-residentJ- Achievements and Perforniance It is impossible to ignore the impart that the global corona￿n￿ epidemic has had on all areas oflife in the parish. This has affected all of the church's activities in 2020. and will continue to do so into 2021. Worship and Pr2ve.r Average attendance on ordinary Sundays before COVID (not major festivals or special occasions) during 2020 was 60 adults and Dine children (under 16)- The Sunday School continued to meet duTing January and February for the 10.30am services at St Andrew's, Cuffley, meeting in the UndercrofL This continues to prove popular with parents and children. During lockdown and pandemic restrictions we explored children's church via Zoom. and sending out packs for use during online services. From Saturday 21st March 2020, services were held online and a total of 57 pre-recorded and livestreamed services were made available by the end of 2020. This includes additional services during Holy Week an Annual Memorial Service, Remembrance Sunday. an Online Carol Service. and a DIY Chri5tingle. Audio versions of these services were made available via a di21-in number, and hosted via Soundcloud In order to provide an online and recorded service, the PCC budgeted and purchased new audio and video equipment. This was made possible from the Mission Fund, and sponsoring the vicar to remove his lockdown beard,. Before COVID restrictions were introduced. Average attendance on weekdays during 2020 was (in terni time) 15 adults and 96 children. Services were held in St Thomas. church every Monday morning in terni time to which Northaw School children, staff. parents and carers are invited. These have continued to strengthen the school's Christian ethos and its relationship with the ChurclL Deanery Synod During the year two members of the PCC sat on Cheshunt Deanery Syno(L This provides the PCC with an important link between the parish and the wider structures of the Church of England. Due to coronavirus restrictions, there were no Deanery Synod meetings in 2020. Celebrating life events As well as our regular services. we help our community to celebrate and thank God at the milestones of the journey through life. In 2020, 1 person was baptized in the parish and there were no confirmations. During the year, there were no marriages in our churches. In 2020 we conducted 6 funerals in our churches and a further 9 at local crematoria. Pasto-. al Care The prayer chain, comprising a number of committed parishioners. responds to requests from those in need. The pastoral teatn ffleets regularly to consider and art upon the needs of those requiring help. Lay members and the Vicar make visits to the sicK bereaved and others needing pastoral supporL Holy Communion is distributed by those with the Bishop's Licence to sick and housebound parishioners in their homes. At one 10.30 service each month. rnembers of the pastornl team offer prnyer for healing with laying on of hands for members ofthe congregation who wish to receive this ministry. Pastoral care was particularly important in 2020. At the beginning ofthe first lockdown, everyone for whom we had contact details and consent was contarted and. ifthey wished. placed into a contart group. These groups provided telephone support for one another. and ensured that those in need were quickly made known to the vicar and pastoral team. Social and community events The Undercroft is hired out to many groups, mainly for secular purposes. providing links between the church and the wider community and also generating incorne. These artivities were severely curtailed by restrictions in 2020, and has had an impart on our income during 2020. The Coffee Shop held in St Andrews church has continued to be popular and well supported (by churchgoers and others); it provides a valuable service to the community. The Coffee Shop met weekly until the COVID restrictions prevented meeting together. This has been replaced with an online Coffee morning via Zoom. This has been very important to maintain our church family connection& Because of the restrictions on social gatherin& a very successful Online Christmas Market was held, rather than our usual in-church market. Mission and Outreach In 2019, the parlsh identified its vision for the future and published an action plan to support IL Our aim is to double the average Sunday attendance by the end of December 2025. Our partnerships with both the primary schools in the parish remained strong. There were plans to invite Cuffley School (not a church school) into St AndreWs Church to explore Easter. and we anticipated the usual Christmas service. Unfortunately. none of these were able to take place. due to the coronavirus restrirtions. The vicar continues to build relationships with the school. Between January and March 2020. the church ran the Christsanity Explored course in conjunctton with Christ Church, Little Heath. Northaw C of E Primary School are invited to begin each week with a service at St Thomas, and they also use the building for end of term services. The PCC is involved in the governance of the school though the foundation governors it appoints. The weekly services stopped in March. due to the pandetnic restrictions. although we were able to host a Leavers. Service for Year 6 students and families. When schools returned in September 2020, the vicar took collective worship in two classes on every Monday mornin& Our online DJYChn5tingle service was targeted at Northaw School. and included a pack being provided to every child (and staff member) in the school. Helping those in need is a turther demonstration of our faith. At our Harvest Festivals and other times a quantity oFFood was donated for the Broxbourne Foodbank to help local people in crisis. We maintained, and encouraged, this service during the various restrictions Communication The arrival of COVID restrictions has dramatically altered our cotntnunication processes. The webslte (norcuff.com) was quickly replaced with a temporary site that allowed for a faster change ofcontenL During the week, there are usually three emails sent to those OD our contart database. The first (usually sent on Fridays) is an update email containing news and notices for the week as well as links to our online Se￿Ices. The second [USLtally sent on Sunday evenings) is an email of prayers for the week The third (usually sent on Tuesdays) contains the link to our online Wednesday coffee (via Zoom). Quinquennial Inspertions Both church buildings underwent their five year inspection ID 2020. The Fabric and Finance Committees will be looking at the maintenance required over the next five years. Some of the work required for St Thomas may form a signifjcant demand on the funds designated for the maintenance of the fabric of St Thomas. Church Family We remain thankful to the many members of the church family who work so hard to make our church the welcomin& lively and vibrant community it i& In particular we want to thank our churchwardens and members of the PCC for their tireless work and their valuable contribution to our tnission and rniThistry. Safeguarding We have continued the process of reviewing our policies and have ensured that the PCC complies Mryth the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have due regard to House of Bishops, guidance on safeguarding childreD and vulnerable adults). Financial Review The results for ea(* ofbjnd and rt5 co[￿11Uents are shoknTr in Note 12 on page 15. In survunaw. Unrestricted Unr•strkted R*stiictsd R•$trkted Genernl Fund D*slgnated Funds Fund5 Endowrnent Fund Total of all Funds Balanw at 1 January 2020 Net inc0me1lexpendi￿reI Transfers beb*een funds crease in value of investsrtnts Balan￿ at 31 Decerrber 2020 169,472 (22.3051 79.568 (3,2571 185.302 13811 4,437 438,779 125,9431 4,887 81.198 10.836 195.757 22,634 435,470 153,772 4,743 The overall resutt is a rEt decrease ￿ fiJnd8 of£3,309 eon¥sb"ng of an eyL￿5 of Q￿e￿Irt￿re over iTr)Th of £25.943 and unr8alised gains o investrEnt 8s8ets of£22,634. The incre88e in the value of in¥e51n*nts is s￿nifiCant and an erKx)uRging resuw gNen the exceptionally u¥¥xtain ye8r as a ￿sum ol the coronavirus pandernic. The PCCS policy for inve5bwits is to aMtaiTr risk by it)vesting in tutvjs of the Centpl B031d of Finants of the Church of England adively managed by CCLA (Churches Cttarilies and Local ￿￿te$l. Th8 Trustee 15 a wisteral tharity. The funds, rnanager supports the ethical and responsib￿ inVest￿nt policy ofthe Churth of EngLqnd knv9s￿nt Pdvisory Grwp. Units chosen by the PCC are those of the lllvestnEnt kncor￿ Fund. the objective of the ff£nageT bein9 ¢0 wov*Je a long-terrn total return cO￿p￿￿ng giowth in capital and sncotrE. The PCC reDJgnises re5wnwbilty to seek qualified adv¥t %then thought appropriate. The PCC has total atitud8 is exp￿Ssed to the rrony volunteers to the hxal c(mnJnty fortheir5￿)ffj. Approved by the PCC on 22 March 2021 and signed on their behalf by Chris Kilg Vicar reen Sheekey- Churchwarden Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the Parochial Church Council of Northaw and Cuffley I report on the accounts of the church for the year ended 31 December 2020 which are set out on pages 9 to 15. Respective Responsihilitip..f nf Trii£tpp$ 2nd F.yaminpr The church's trustees are responsible For the preparation of the accounts The church's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year undersection 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act,. To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners {under section 145(5]tb] of the 2011 Art; and To state whether particular matters have come to my attention. PIE7r nf lYdr.npnrlpiit Fi".IniinoT f 7"C.i)Iii'l My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Dirertions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison ofthe accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such rnatte￿. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a.true and fair Vie￿ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Iii{l oi)¥¥ndent exani j !!K,Ws statempii t Since the gross income for the year exceeds the amount provided in section 145(3] of the 2011 A¢ I confirm that I am qualified to act as Independent ExamiE]er under the provisions ofthat section of the Art and that my qualification is as shown below. In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my atteT]tion: l. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements To keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Art: and To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act, have not been met: or 2. To which, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper unde￿tanding of the accounts to be reached. C A Waller Chartered Accountant- retired 9 Bacons Drive Cuffley Herts EN6 4DU Date.. 3 March 2021 oz x3 ov ei ¢¥ •J o u io PGG ot Northaw *KI Guff Notes tothe Flnancw?I Ststenwrt$ fw the yw 31 Decents 3YAI 1. Accounting PokKs The PCC is 8 publ'c b￿efit enty withio nwniry cl FRS102 (Fir￿1￿ P4th"NJ StaTrJard 1112). Tr finaKial siaigretts ha￿ prepared the Charitie5 Act 2011 and in *ilh Ihe C￿reh ACCOWti￿ Fbjukkn gO￿n1￿j the ithdual aceounts d PCCS. and the Re9U￿b"(￿S' Tru8 th fwr iiv*' pro%is(xB 7￿ ha4e iw prep¥è4 uTrts FF6102120161 as a¢¢(Amtiro ¥AT¥Jar(Ls aThY the 2016 i￿£￿) ofthe StatThnt of PxcrfrlvE￿ Practice, Acc(wbtyJ (kn￿e5 (SC￿lFPS1O2)I. TW ha* ￿en yeparèj unthr the historic￿ cost ¢onwthcn exept for the of irh*trre￿ aysets. *thich ¢hurch groups IA￿￿ Ihar affikaiN b afKts boty. rnrllKEethat ¥e ¢hw¢h Funds IS80 Not• 121 Unrestricted fv￿ls. Kknich thLEe PCC ts a tAitul¥ rwrw, Je bj rwth.ry tsir u8e a are aValk￿ fly a￿%¢*"0n for ts ge￿31 cl the PCC. Reslricled f￿lds, irtkn1iro the earn. fr￿1 i* eythj ￿1C￿￿ defin&l by ts ¢SJTrx. ETr&)wm￿f Vobnlary incom and 8ouice5 of c*ytat CoWts"orts are ac¢ourtsJ fcf rec£i¥8J ty, teh&ifof, tr* Ffc. Donations under Gft ￿d. tO3etrEI rekted i¥wre taK ar8 xc(uW f￿ at b"ft* the dcfiabon ks r￿a￿a. Legac￿ recei￿￿ arÈ acC￿Trted ftr Ih8re (Wh, wl ¥KJ yrknia'kty ol inchxlirYJ s*J"sf¥tion of no rewirerrÈnt b satisfy ¢birt8 Up[￿ Ihe e*ale of Ihe Other in¢¢yre.' Fundraigro aThS SOCI￿ e￿ts. irKWE i8 aTrJ xcL*thr#J lo rfIt￿e XbMb"es. Lethngs are xcounted fN according lo ￿ tirrÉ f￿ hhich rth. In￿stsr￿t inccre. diM(knls and ii)teresi. is frff r￿￿. EXI￿dItur8 AY expenditure is *c(xJnted for the l*y"tty rrnra in tr¢ case ofthe P*sh Sh¥el ari￿ it rekn to a of bft the ewtse is spre& ow Ihat b"ffe. Fixed As88ts Tangib￿. c￿secrated knd ￿ beneficed prcFety Is 11¥2llal Chaits A¢t2011. Mts￿b￿ church furnishing5 IEk1 by ChurclN*r arKI w tepair d Tr)¥e** ¢￿￿ch fLMnishir¥J5 xwir&J 211XJ 1$ for as in year. IrdiMdL&al of fvrThth. fi*ure5, fftb.ngs ￿thrOj £l,IM) as &the year aryj nc*WLwJ in tt Ba￿nce Sh*t. Garag8s- 6.67% 1 Keyboard- 25% I PINAt4)ier- 25% Invostnwrts: In%ethnts are irthjded in ts Bth￿e Sleet & i•J [￿￿) 31 li 2019 201Q 2019 28.150 11￿? T*lJ 20.15) 31*7 18,fSQ 31ffi57 3055 2X)74 743 Si28 107 67B 143 *5 umEtsIltC1￿ 1.1 197 Nons41a￿d￿￿I￿￿Trj L¥ido5 7AOI 3281 FIYwEIDtsAafons 24 441 441 441 1,1 SwlColEdrm ¥J 5176 7. 52D 130 27 ijo 8151 21911 $M4 Y3 21)43 d•￿￿tOrn 4.477 1.47F 17 9.66D 417 a.lv EIA17 12 X9 19 19 2QO 3• Fundra￿l￿g￿6$o￿aI￿￿n 3K7 3fy27 1127 $AII 6A3 549 549 S48 PwshSwE. C￿bL￿￿)￿sfYndS &Jppth1krfthèffli￿￿ty 787 35.110 29591 64.731 33,7$7 31,l6& .955 3&140 29591 ¥787 31.lÉt 64.959 29%1 3l.168 64J55 64.TJi 64.TJl 40Q 244 751 uks 176 170 176 RÈ¥e 6,127 332 WUYS 305 144 ki&r*•RefiE51Hoeths 7UIQ T12ZI 75￿0 71211 Jd 7t3 770 D8pFeaahO 2212 10.3D3 4.$33 152 2¥1 r￿￿r￿le￿InYES-st￿MIl 5.7P 5,778 4m3 Y247 2422> rotslknmiM¥¢r* 16ml ITm6 *7Jt2 13 PCC of Ntsrth￿ arxl Cufflty 4. Transfeys Transfers repre5Vrt prv)r year Furyj ¢Wrec*C￿. Ertwbye? rerrvjnèra 2019 Ihe year ts PCC not anyL Ckrgy W￿[￿r￿j 8yns85 shOWI in Th)te 3a we in 2019 arKI in 203). b) ￿rt￿$ d the PCC or rwsot6 ¢tr)nertsl vdth them in 2020 td2bJ £40 paKS l) mters of ts PCC. in rÈwl ofKergw (tithÈs12119.' trlalw to PCC r￿terS). 7. Flxed A55ets 7a Tangib* ass* Totsl TarKJibb Ass6t Initia￿￿￿ 11 DeprÉciaJon At 1 January 2079 Charge for the y*r Totsi 2,275 1.875 7,150 1.7S2 1.875 6.427 T23 7.150 2.275 1,875 Bo(At Value at 31 2020 Net Book Value at 31 D￿err￿er 2019 723 Sharas in C8F Chwch In*s&)￿t Fur¥J. *lKee St Th(x)Bs' DeygnthJ StATrJrw¥s F&rl¢ Erk*vowt FuThJ Fw 17(M) 17.137 Orket 1 January 2020 A(*jiti(￿S Sa￿8 9ainllbs51 on raokJ8L¥Jn at 31 2roo 70. 4.437 327.763 102.Z36 75.653 4 743 3￿j 397 8. D*Aors 119 Short t￿Ta￿ recaln*) L￿￿erCroft 718 1.1 144 1.313 9. Deposit Accoun18 ICCLAI IIEse G￿rISe cash hekl in the Chufch of EnW De￿W"tFW￿￿ 10. S￿[81 ColleGtvJ 21)19 Ftission aThJ othw clmxch Tralnlrrfj The hthssiw to Seafarer8 wor￿ Day of Prayer T(*al (XJEr sFEcial Co*tior￿". Royal grtish Wlon Total Total arKI pad Incl￿1￿ kx £1 12019. £211 170 175 374 374 11. DEférred Irth 2019 Deferred incon* tr¢inty relatss to paY[r￿& in ￿j for reser￿ esr parktng at stATr*e4s in 2021. Baknce * 1 janL￿ry AtNJunts in PWKKI unts rek9a5ed tt) frc￿prV￿i¢￿5 p￿￿￿ BaLgDce at 31 DecwrtEr 2.217 1.￿$ 2.217 2.217 2.217 14 517 215W 71.WJ) T(tslthre*icW tA9FO Andig#F SiThwF*L 1&).￿ 1741 lJ3 SpetsdCI+A Fri8￿*￿StTr￿TO￿. FD¢rth￿StTftsFAs.G￿ Tow R8*thd.**llO*i* 101 IW 9.417 1*75F 437 4.713 Ir¢w¢Fw 4A719 61*7 1DiJI0 15