# **Parochial Church Council of St Augustine’s of Hippo, Hedon** ## **Trustees Report and Financial Statements** **31[st] December 2020** **Parochial Church Council of St. Augustine of Hippo, Hedon** ## **I N D E X** |Charity Information
Report of the Trustees
Independent Examiner’s Report
Statement of Financial Activities
Notes to the Financial Statements|Page
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9 - 10| |---|---| 1 ## **Parochial Church Council of St. Augustine of Hippo, Hedon** ## **Charity Information** ## **Architect** David Sherriff acts as consultant Architect and Project Manager and is paid in accordance with standard rates. David Sherriff, BA (Hons), Arch Dip Arch, AABC 30-35 Dock Street LEEDS LS10 1JF ## **Independent Examiner** David Gray, NLFCA Main Road Thorngumbald HU12 9LS ## **Bankers** All banking of Church Accounts are held with: HSBC 3-4 Jameson Street Hull HU1 3JX ## **Insurers** All insurance policies are held with: Ecclesiastical Insurance Group plc Beaufort House Brunswick Road Gloucester GL1 1JZ 2 ## **Parochial Church Council of St. Augustine of Hippo, Hedon Registered Charity** ## **Report of the Trustees** _for the year ended 31[st] December 2020_ St. Augustine’s Church is situated in the town of Hedon in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is part of the Diocese of York within the Church of England ## **Objectives and Public Benefit** The promotion of the Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England. The PCC aims to promote the whole mission of the Church – pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical within the Parish. When planning our activities for the year, the incumbent and the PCC have considered the Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, especially, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. In particular, we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community and to facilitate this it is important that we maintain the fabric of St. Augustine’s Church. ## **Mission Statement** To witness the love of God through worship, fellowship and service. ## **Safeguarding** The Parochial Church Council has adopted and is implementing The House of Bishops’ Safeguarding Policy ‘Promoting a Safer Church’. ## **Benefice** St. Augustine’s Church is one of four Churches forming the Benefice of Hedon, Paull, Sproatley and Preston in Holderness. ## **Responsible Body** Responsible Body is the Parochial Church Council of St. Augustine’s Church, Church lane, Hedon HU12 7TQ. **Charity Registration No. 1130525.** ## **Principal Offices** Sheena Baylis, 10 Cedar Court, Farrand Road, Hedon, HU12 8XL – PCC Secretary ## **Parochial Church Trustees** The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. Any named person on the Church Electoral Roll was eligible for nomination and election as a Church Trustee. ## **PCC Membership 1[st] January 2020 to 26th[th] April 2020** ## _**Ex Officio**_ Rev Dr Susan H Pulko – Rector Warrant Branton – Church Warden 3 ## **Parochial Church Council of St. Augustine of Hippo, Hedon Registered Charity** ## **Report of the Trustees (continued)** _For the year ended 31[st] December 2020_ Carol Gronous – Church Warden Norma Branton - Co-opted as Treasurer Dorothy Winter - Diocesan Synod Representative David Thompson - Deanery Synod Representative ## _**Elected Members**_ Ann Anderton ( _Resigned 26.04.20)_ Heather Burwell ( _Resigned 26.04.20)_ Wendy Bond ( _Resigned 26.04.20)_ Catherine Dunn Brenda Goldspink Shirley Grayson John Groome Mavis Lane Susan Swales ## _**PCC Membership – 26th[th] April 2020 to 15[th] November 2020**_ ## _**Ex Officio**_ Rev. Dr. Susan H. Pulko - Rector Carol Gronous - Church Warden Warren Branton - Church Warden Norma Branton - Treasurer Dorothy Winter – Diocesan Synod Representative David Thompson - Deanery Synod Representative ## _**Elected Members**_ Catherine Dunn Brenda Goldspink Shirley Grayson John Groome Jennifer Jones Mavis Lane Susan Swales ## **PCC Membership – 15[th] November 2020 to 31[st] December 2020** ## **Ex Officio** Rev Dr Susan H Pulko - Rector Warren Branton - Church Warden Simon Richardson – Church Warden Norma Branton - Treasurer – Co-opted Dorothy Winter - Diocesan Synod Representative David Thompson - Deanery Synod Representative ## **Elected Members** Catherine Dunn Paul Franzen Brenda Goldspink Shirley Grayson John Groome Barbara Harrington – _Resigned on 18[th] November due to sudden family illness_ Jennifer Jones Mavis Lane Susan Swales 4 ## _**Remuneration/expenses**_ The Rector’s Stipend is paid directly by the Diocese who also provides the living accommodation and attendant costs. No remuneration is paid to any other Trustee or Officer other than repayment of direct expenses where appropriate. ## _**PCC Standing Committee**_ PCC Standing Committee comprising Rector, Churchwardens, Treasurer and Lay Vice Chairman. One Standing Committee meeting was held during 2020 to prepare a plan for the Covid secure re-opening of the church following the first nationwide lockdown. ## **PCC Committee** Basic Safeguarding Awareness training is ongoing, delayed by pandemic restrictions for some members who do not have access to a computer. Eleven planned meetings took place (all meetings, except one, after March have taken place via Zoom). Average attendance – 8 Trustees. Issues relating to Services, Finance, Building Restoration and Development, Special Events, restrictions and risk assessments due to the Pandemic and all other matters necessary for the day to day running of the Church were discussed and dealt with at PCC Meetings. In January this year – Reverend Dr Susan H Pulko was collated as Rector of the Benefice of Hedon, Paull, Preston and Sproatley. In February the appointment of David Sherriff as the new Architect was approved and he commenced the Quinquennial inspection during the year; the full report has not yet been received. The first cases of what was to become a worldwide pandemic, Coronavirus (Covid 19), appeared in the UK in January; anyone with symptoms was advised to self-isolate at home for 7 days. By Monday 16th March the government advised all people over 70 and those with underlying health problems to self-isolate at home for 12 weeks. Everyone else was advised to practice ‘social distancing’ and limit contact with others outside their immediate household by keeping 2 metres apart, everyone who could do so was asked to work from home. During this ‘lockdown’ period all unnecessary travel was stopped. By March all ‘non-essential’ business premises and churches were ordered to close and face masks were to be worn in all public indoor spaces. Reverend Sue and others started to make face masks for the community as they were not initially easy to come by. From this point onwards restrictions were to be in place for the rest of the year in various different forms. The initial UK wide lockdown restrictions were eased in May with businesses and churches allowed to reopen and areas with high incidence of the virus were put into local lockdowns. A second lockdown was ordered in England for 4 weeks in November ending on 2[nd] December; areas with high numbers would continue to remain under tighter restriction rules. Social distancing remained the one constant restriction throughout. During this period successful vaccine trials were announced with the hope that, if approved, mass vaccination could begin at the end of December (the first vaccination took place on 8 December 2020). We ended 2020 with Covid19 cases continuing to rise. In July it was agreed that St Augustine’s would take over the foodbank run by a local primary school, initially for the school holidays but later extended for at least a year. This has seen a gradual increase in regular customers and was allowed to remain open during lockdown. During half term two families were supported at the church with free hot lunches supplied by a local business. Annual Parish meetings (APCM) were not able to take place in April and a deadline was given by the Diocese for all APCM to take place by the end of November with St Augustine’s meeting taking place virtually on 15[th] November 2020 via Zoom. ## **Finance** The accounts enclosed with this report are self-explanatory, but the following notes help to explain the result. The total income for the year was £30688 and total expenditure £29797. These figures reflect the significant impact of the loss of income caused by the Covid 19 Pandemic with all events and most other fundraising activities cancelled in 2020. Despite this we have managed to meet our obligations to the Diocese this year and hope that in 2021 we will see an improving financial situation Covid19 restrictions permitting! **Sheena Baylis — Secretary** **Norma Branton - Treasurer** 5 Independent Exarniner's Report to the Trnstees of the Parochial Church Council of SL Augustine of Hippo, Hedon l am reFM)rttng on the Church's accouttts for the year ended 31" DecemlKr 2020. set out on the attached pages 7 to 10. RL4peetive responsibilities of the Trnsttts and the Examiner The Tn]stee5 are resFM)nsible for the pret￿￿tion of the accounts: considet that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). and nsider that an independent examination is needed. It is my resEK)nsibility to.. Exami￿ the accounts under section 145 ofthe 201 l Act Follow the proG¢dures laid down tn the general th'rections given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act, and To state whethcr partscular matters have come to my attention. B&sis of Independe¥Jt Eig4miner'$ report My examination was carried out in actordanc¢ with the general dirtttions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the church and a comparison of the accounts presentcd with those r¢cords. It also includes nsiderdtion of any unusual itrms or disclosures in the account5, and seeking explanations from the Tntstees eon¢¢rning any such matters. The PTiyGeduTes undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audiL and consequently no opinion is ￿Ven as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view, and the re￿rt 15 limited to those matter5 set out in the following statement. dependellt Ex4miner's statement In connection with my examinatio￿ no D)att¢r has come to my attention l. wbich gÉves me re&sonable cause to believe that in any material res￿et the Tequirements to a) keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act. and b) prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 ACL have not Ixen met. or 2. to which, in my opinion. attcntion should be drawn in order to enable a Proper understanding of the aC￿W)ts to be reachejj. DavidGray,NLFCA Main Roa￿ Thorngumbal& HU12 9LS Page 6 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COitNCIL OF ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO, HEDON STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfIviTES IINCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDrruRE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR EfqDED 31° DECEMBER 2020 Totsl 21119 Notes Fund Funds 2020 In¢oming resour¢e8 Voluntsry kneorne: Don&tions and gifts AdiYitieB for g¢n¢ratRng funds: 2861 2165 5026 7057 Services aud activities 15091 5904 20995 40253 Other ineome: Gift Aid and VAT refund 5170 Other income 18 18 1477 Tot*1 incoming resouree 22619 8069 30688 53957 Resoureey ￿pellded Charitable ￿1VitieS 23824 5973 29797 45311 Net Incoming r¢gour¢es (1205) 891 Transfer between fimds B8lall¢e8 brought forward at 1° Jallu￿ 2020 Balan¢es ¢arried fonvard 4t 31° Dteember 2020 16318 19408 35726 27080 15113 21504 36617 35726 Th¢ notes on pages 9 and 10 forni part of these financial statements PAROCHIAL CHURCH COtiNCIL OF ￿. AUCUSTJNE OF HIPPO. HEDON BALANCE SHEET AT 31" DECEMBER 2020 Note4 2020 2019 Current *ssets C&8h at bank and in hand.. - Generd account 15113 16318 - D¢velopm¢nt account 3193 2911 - Ar￿ Watson account 1755 1875 - Occasional account - Restoration account 16556 14622 Tot41 Cash assets 36617 35726 The funds of the P•ro¢hial church Counell SL Augus¢ine of HIPP￿ Hedo Unrestricted fiEnds 15113 16318 Restricted funds 21504 19408 36617 35726 Apptoved by the Board of Tn￿eeS on and signed on its behalf by The notes on p forni pgrt of th¢se financial statements PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. AUGUSTINE OF HtPPO. HEDON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31" DECEMBER 2020 Aetounting Poliei¢g B*sb of prep*ratAOn of the fmaneial 8tstements The financial Statell￿ts of the PCC have been prep8Ted using the re¢xipts and payments basis. The fitwicial statements in¢lude all transactions. osset and liabilities for which the PCC is ttspon5ible in law. They do not include th¢ accounts of church groups that owe their affiliation to another tM)dy"or thos¢ that are inforn￿l EatheEiW of church memixrs. Fund Ac¢ouDtlng Inwming resources thai may be applied for the Church's general puTposes arc treated as 'unrestTiCted' in¢oming resources and are credit¢d to the 'uDrestrict&l fi￿d5'. Where a donation or grant is required to be wed for a specifi¢ purp)$4 the amount concerned is fynd,. Ineoming Re8our¢e8 UDrLqtri¢ted Restricted Totsl Futtd8 Fund8 2020 2019 Regular giving Collection plate Donations 11583 11583 11289 1300 1300 3403 2861 2165 5026 7057 Special service wllection Events 20 691 51 742 4232 229 Coffee Mornings Gift Aid tsx Glaimed 23 1349 4649 5170 Weddin8&Fun¢rals Otlw Income 1491 5853 7344 19731 18 18 1477 Totsl IncomRDg Re80uree8 22619 8069 30688 53957 PAROCHtAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO, HEDON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31" DECEMBER 2020 Resourc¢g Expended UDre8tricted Rutiided Totsl Fund8 Fmnds 2020 2019 FTeewill offering InsuTance Light and Heat 108¢X) 7913 2146 107 203 1066 838 20 10800 7913 2146 107 203 1066 838 20 4500 7703 Vicar's Expenses Repairs Offic¢ Exr*nses Sundry Donatso￿ and Gifts StsteEneDt of Significance Aecountsncy Ann Watson Trust ExrEDS¢S Weddings and Funerals OtE4n and Piano T[￿Ill￿1rS Licence Expenses Cleaning and P.P.E. 'Church Expenses Total Resour¢es Expend¢d 350 5430 1120 85 650 120 5853 120 5853 375 16286 875 317 327 87 317 327 87 5973 29797 743 45311 23824 Restrl¢ted FUD Brought Ineomkng Re4oure Carrled forw*rd Resources Exp¢ud￿ Transfen Fonvard Development Account Ann Watson Account 2911 282 3193 1875 120 1755 Occasional Account 5853 5853 Restoration Ace4)unt 14622 1934 16556 19408 8069 5973 21504 io