## Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bushey 










Annual Report Year ending December 2020 

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## **Table of Contents** 

**Chairman’s Report for 2020.............................................................................................................3 Administrative Information.............................................................................................................6 PCC Sub-Committees......................................................................................................................7 Church Attendance...........................................................................................................................7 Electoral Roll......................................................................................................................................8 Occasional Offices.............................................................................................................................8 Statement of Public Benefit.............................................................................................................8 Report: St. James’s Church............................................................................................................10 Report: St. Paul’s Church...............................................................................................................10 Report: Messy Church at St. Paul’s...............................................................................................11 Report: Holy Trinity Church..........................................................................................................11 Report: Watford Deanery Synod...................................................................................................11 Report: Safeguarding......................................................................................................................11 Report: Forest Church....................................................................................................................12 Report: Baptism Ministry...............................................................................................................12 Baptism.............................................................................................................................................12 Baptism Preparation.......................................................................................................................12 Report: 100 Club.............................................................................................................................12 Report: Buildings Committee........................................................................................................13 Report: Red Trust Bushey..............................................................................................................13 Report: Church Membership Fund (CMF)....................................................................................14 Report: St. James’s Church Sacristy and Serving Teams............................................................14 Report: St James’s Church Choir..................................................................................................15 Report: Pastoral Care - Pastoral Visiting and Home Communions...........................................15 Pastoral Visiting...............................................................................................................................15 Home Communions........................................................................................................................15 Report: St James’s Bellringers.......................................................................................................16 Report: Youth Group......................................................................................................................16 Report: Social Media - Facebook and Livestreaming...................................................................17 Social Media.....................................................................................................................................17 Livestreaming..................................................................................................................................17 Report: Parish Website - busheyparish.org..................................................................................18 Report: St James’s Churchyard......................................................................................................18 Honorary Treasurer’s Report 2020...............................................................................................19 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT..................................................................................... 37** 

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## **Chairman’s Report for 2020** 

I would hazard a guess that 2020 has been the most difficult year in the life of the parish for many decades. 

On 23[rd] March 2020, 13 months before the date of this year’s Annual Parochial Church meeting, the country, having watched the spread of the coronavirus across the world with increasing alarm, was stunned by the instruction from the Prime Minster to stay at home. Churches, along with businesses, schools and the public sector closed almost all normal activities. 

I write therefore about a year when we have either been in complete lockdown, or at least in measures which restrict our normal social and economic activities, and therefore also our church life has been very considerably restricted. 

As a staff team, we began the task of learning how to set up services online, at first, and like everyone else, using phones and the streaming facility on Facebook to produce improvised services. In the first lockdown, having been instructed to close church buildings, these were all from clergy homes, managing as best we could to create a sense of sacred space and time, which would enable us to worship together though geographically separate. 

We began the task of trying to keep in touch with people to offer pastoral care as best we would by telephone but found this challenging whilst trying to keep up with the need to produce online worship, and the daily demand of decision-making in response to frequently changing conditions with the pandemic. On the positive, side, we quickly established the online daily prayers, which have allowed many more people to join in prayer for the parish and the world.to have the structure of the office for their daily prayers in a time when so many other familiar way of structuring our lives have disappeared. This has continued throughout the later using the restream software, which now allows several people to be audible and visible joining in prayers together. 

The learning curve with using iPhones, livestreaming, drop box, video editing and a number of other software tools was, from my point of view, quite steep, and I should pay tribute to my colleagues, who approached these challenges with determination and enthusiasm, helping me to climb the hill, albeit at a slower rate. 

Throughout this year, Fr Tim and Rev Andy have been excellent colleagues, showing great creativity and resourcefulness with every new episode in Bushey parish’s pandemic year. Fr Tim, in particular, has helped the parish maintain a strong online presence on Facebook, advertising services, and producing conversations which have multiplied our following considerably. and later in establishing a YouTube channel as a further platform for online worship and communication. 

Realising that the lockdown measure would prevent us from making use of the office facilities, we furloughed our administrative staff, and as clergy worked exclusively form home. The invitation of the diocese, and with his agreement and mine, Rev Andy entered a period of furlough, during which he was much missed. We were glad to welcome him back to his ministry with us in July. 

The two nurseries who are the church’s tenants, together with a plethora of other groups and individuals who use the churches facilities in Church House, the John Stobart Hall and Holy Trinity also had to close. Consequently, the parish’s income streams from building hire completely dried up. We were also unable to put on the fairs, jumble sales, recitals, Saturday lunches and special events that have been so much a feature of Bushey parish life. 

As we had come over many years to a very heavy reliance on these income streams, we quickly found ourselves in a difficult situation, despite much faithful ongoing commitment to giving from regular members, there has also been a significant drop in income from collections in services, and of course for weddings. 

In respect of the musical life of the parish, our musical director James-Mooney Dutton, having invested in a Hauptwerk Virtual Organ, was quickly helping us across the parish to worship, recording sound files for hymns, organ voluntaries and liturgical music. Not very long after, James began to work with the St James choir, all working from their own homes in the complex task of crafting choral music from layers of recordings, never once in the same place as any other singers or musicians. The results were remarkable, and really helped to lift our worship as the first lockdown proceeded. 

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The situation changed so considerably in the summer, as with the announcing of the easing of lockdown measures, we began to consider how to return safely to the Churches. We formed the Reopening Task force, across the three churches, designed to help us think through the practicalities of producing thorough Risk Assessments, and how to apply detailed advice form government about making churches COVID safe. A number of our hall users as well as out nurseries were able to open up their operations during this time. 

Through its partnership with the Red Trust, the parish has supported the foodbank, which under the direction of Melvyn Roberts, and now of Mia Handley, has stepped up its operations during the year, and has seen great steps forward in the efficiency and smooth running of operations. Sadly, the foodbank has needed to serve many more families in 2020, as the economic effects of the pandemic have been felt in the parish. However, the foodbank has risen to the challenge of stepping up the volume of distribution whilst remaining COVID-safe. There foodbank is well-supported by volunteers and has seen a continual stream of generous food donations from across the geographical parish and beyond. 

One of the great joys of the year was Rev Andy’s priesting, together with that of his colleague Joshua Brocklesby – the conclusion of his diaconal first year as Curate. After a very carefully managed, but deeply joyful service on the 29[th] September at St Mary Watford, Andy came to celebrate his first eucharist as a priest at St James on the Feast of St Michael and all Angels. We were all struck by how at ease he was in celebrating the eucharist, falling naturally into a precious part of ministry for which God has been preparing him for many years. Since then, we have been delighted to see him go from strength to strength in his liturgical, preaching and pastoral ministry. His kindness, diligence, intelligence and transparent love for God has been evident to all, and real asset in the life of the parish. 

From the St James perspective, we also owe Fr Tim a great debt of gratitude for driving forward two related projects – Firstly, the installation of a new and much-needed new sound system. We now have a resolution to the problems continually affecting our services from the old sound system, allowing a flexible, easy-to-use and above all, reliable management of sound in the church. 

Following on shortly from that, Tim steered the installation of a web camera and a streaming facility. Without these, our response to the pandemic in terms of online worship would have been much weaker. However – these developments will continue to be important for many years to come, as we continue to need to make provision for people unable or not yet ready to attend to church. 

We also recognise increasing numbers who are using online provisions to ‘check out’ church and get some sense of what Christian faith and worship is all about. People coming in to St James for weddings and funerals will increasingly expect this to be a standard feature of these events. Like so many parishes, what has been driven by absolute necessity, will be a necessary and important part of our life for the foreseeable future, and something which we will continue to need to develop. 

On a personal note, I would also pay tribute to Tim for his remarkable ability to think ahead, for his conscientiousness, thoroughness, and attention to detail, at a time when these qualities have been at a premium. His determination to give a wide public profile our Lord Jesus Christ and the life of the church, and his skill in doing so, have been exemplary. I could not have been more fortunate in both the ordained colleagues I have worked with during this time. 

In a year in which we have not had parish wardens, I have been enormously grateful to pro-wardens Annie White, Gill Onslow and Marion Golding for their work in practical problem-solving, and pastoral care for each of the three congregations, their kindness, faithfulness and encouragement. There has nonetheless been a considerable administrative burden for me as rector through having to field all kinds of matters without senior lay officers. I am enormously grateful that with two, energetic and gifted volunteers for the role of parish warden, we will, at the Annual Vestry Meeting this year, elect two parish wardens, and have full lay representation on the leadership team of the parish. 

The parish’s engagement with families and young people during lockdown has been challenging, but we have worked in a number of significant ways to try and stay in touch, and provide opportunities for families to be spiritually nourished, and connected to the Christian story. The Messy Church team based at St Paul’s have continued to be active with a remarkable program of phoning and emailing to express our continued prayer and care. There have been two Messy Church videos put online, and several ‘Messy-Church–in-a Bag’ give-aways (with crafts, stories, snacks and prayers on a biblical theme). In North Bushey, Revd Andy and Alison Saunders worked hard to stay in 

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touch with the Holy Trinity youth group, using socially distanced gathering outside the church when possible, and WhatsApp chat and Zoom gatherings in times of higher COVID incidence. 

Andy and Tim, during Advent, developed an ingenious Advent trail, in which posters placed around the parish gave participants access to prayer and story videos via QR codes. This had a wide take-up as people sought to be outdoors and participate in the Christmas story despite the impossibility of coming to church. Andy and I have followed up with Lent trail, with locations around Bushey linked to stories from the Storyteller Bible. We have, in the last few months had several enquiries about baptisms, indicating that there is still an interest in making connection with Christian faith, perhaps more so. We are making plans to work on these new relationship as we look towards re-engaging with face-to face children and families work later this year. 

Since tier 4 restrictions and the post-Christmas lockdown, we have made significant steps towards strengthening our pastoral care, with a renewed commitment to telephone support, and with the increased participation of a number of kind church members in developing a distribution network to take parish magazines, weekly pew sheets and worship materials to those who are without internet access, and care packs to our key workers and the housebound. 

In October 2020, we at last held the APCM that would normally have been held in early April. The report of our outgoing Treasurer, Felicity Cox, focussed out attention on the disastrous effect on the parish of income lost through the pandemic. During the year, both she and I have attended Diocesan finance ‘round tables’ for incumbents and Treasurers and have sought to be completely transparent both with parishioners and with the Diocese about the seriousness of our situation. I pay warm tribute to Felicity’s able and conscientious handling of our finances as Parish Treasurer over the previous five years. I am grateful also to her well-qualified and willing successor, Taiye Sanwo, who has kindly offered her time and skills to help us as a parish in this next chapter. 

Having recorded a budget deficit of £62,000 in 2020, and facing this year a projected deficit of £75,000, in a year in which previous income streams will recover only slowly, and new ones have yet to be discovered, we now have to make significant changes to the way we run the parish, if there is to be Anglican Christian witness in Bushey in the future. Along with other parishes, COVID-19 has made our financial position considerably worse than it would have been, but fundamentally, it has starkly exposed an underlying financial unsoundness which is not typical of parishes, but has troubled Bushey for years. 

Since November, we have, with the guidance of our new Archdeacon the Ven Jane Mainwaring, started a Restructuring Consultation. These discussions have involved our PCC and all three church councils in a careful but focused process of finding a way ahead for a sustainable church. At time of going to press, we are not yet resolved on the new structure for a parish. This will emerge in the coming months, with final decisions being taken within the PCC, and not imposed on us by the diocese. As we return to face-to-face meeting for our worship and weekday events, we should be clear that we are not returning to the old unsustainable normal but seeking a ‘new normal’. In a recent sermon, I have asked the key question that I believe should guide us in our thoughts and decisions. ‘ _How can we, as a parish, maximise the possibilities for people to encounter Jesus Christ?_ Please continue to pray for wisdom for all of those representing the three churches in finding a way to a joyful effective and sustainable future for Christian worship, mission and community in this parish. 

2021, with the conclusion of this Restructuring Consultation, and the enacting of the decisions the PCC makes, will again be challenging. But we will have the very great joy of gradually resuming face- to-face worship and community activities. And the ingenious and faithful ways in which the parish has responded to the pandemic should strengthen our belief in the faithfulness of God and our ability to find, by God’s grace, a way through our present difficulties. The joyful Easter message of Christ’s triumph over death and evil reminds us that He is still with us, ever calling forth new beginnings and pouring out new resources, opening new horizons. 

Revd Guy Edwards March 2021 

Rector of Bushey 

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## **Administrative Information** 

The Parish of Bushey is a Registered Charity number 1130540, and has three churches: St James’s (the Parish Church) is situated in Bushey High Street, St Paul’s is situated in Bushey Hall Road (WD23 2EQ), and Holy Trinity is situated in Bushey Mill Lane (WD23 2AS). The parish is part of the Diocese of St Albans within the Church of England. The correspondence address is: the Parish Office, St James’s Church House, High Street, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 1BD. Our website is  www.busheyparish.org 

Rector: The Revd Guy Edwards Associate Rector: Fr Tim Vickers Curate: Revd Andrew Burgess Lay Leader of Worship: Christine Cocks Parish Office Manager: Jacqueline Birch Honorary Parish Treasurer: Felicity Cox; Taiye Sanwo (from APCM) PCC Secretary: Martyn Lambert Churchwardens: Elizabeth Jones; Ingrid Harris (both resigned May) Pro Wardens: (Holy Trinity) Gill Onslow (St James’s) Annie White (St Paul’s) Jill Macey (until 2020 APCM); succeeded by Marion Golding Deanery Synod Representatives: Christine Cocks, Maureen Fleming, and Ingrid Harris until APCM. Elected at APCM Maureen Fleming, May Teague, and Greg Batts Elected PCC members: Felicity Cox (Until 2020 APCM) Betty Greengrass, Gill Onslow, Stella Nichols (From 2019 APCM) Ali Saunders, Annie White (Elected by PCC during 2019, elected at 2020 APCM) Mia Handley, Russ Teague, Salome Jayaratnam, Marion Golding (at APCM 2020). Co-opted PCC Members (After APCM): Gay Butler, Becky Pointer 

Ex officio members of PCC are: Clergy, Churchwardens, Deanery Synod reps. The posts of Hon PCC secretary and Hon Treasurer, and those of pro-wardens, do not lead to an automatic place on PCC. Those wishing to be PCC members as well as PCC secretary, Treasurer or pro-wardens must stand for election in their own right. After serving on the PCC for three years it is currently the parish policy for people to take a year off before standing again. 

Chair of Parish Buildings Committee: Roy Golding Churchyard Warden: Ann E. White Health and Safety Officer: Roy Golding Safeguarding Officer: Fiona Gray 

Parish Bankers; Santander, 52 High Street, Watford, Herts, WD17 2AL Independent Examiner: Malcolm Lucas, Menzies LLP Architect: Mr James Ford (Clague LLP) 

Day to day management control of the churches is exercised by the Incumbent Revd Guy Edwards and the Churchwardens, Ingrid Harris and Elizabeth Jones, (vacant from October 2020) contactable through the Parish Office, St James’s Church House, High Street, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 1BD, Telephone 020 8421 8192. 

Structure, Management and Governance 

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a body corporate established by the Church of England. The Ecclesiastical Parish of Bushey operates under the Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure 1956 The PCC is registered with the Charity Commission, number 1130540. 

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules, 2020. All those who attend our services are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and to stand for election to the PCC. All members of the congregations are invited to attend PCC meetings. but do not vote. PCC members receive information on trustee responsibilities, basic health and safety, risk management and safeguarding procedures. 

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The PCC held eleven meetings during the year, with eight being held via Zoom Conferencing. Much of the time was spent discussing ways to maintain church activities during the pandemic. 

Issues raised for discussion at PCC meetings included: 

- Clergy Operational Plan 

- Flourishing Churches – Vision Day creating MAPs 

- Keeping within the anti-COVID-19 rules and regulations regarding church opening. 

- Delivering services online. 

- Ways of keeping in contact with church members, and the wider church ‘family’, especially those without internet access and children and young people. 

- Parish Restructuring/Recovery – (with members of other committees), led by the Archdeacon. 

- Managing Finances. Paying the Parish Share. 

- Install a new audio-visual system in St.James’s with integral streaming capabilities. 

- Ensuring that all churches had appropriate licensing and safeguarding policies in place for streaming services. 

- More formal arrangements for the churchyard and appointment of Churchyard Warden 

The PCC operates the following sub committees that report back to it as necessary and their deliberations are discussed. 

## **PCC Sub-Committees** 

## Standing Committee: 

Clergy. churchwardens, pro-wardens, Salome Jayaratnam, Jill Macey (until APCM), 

Parish Buildings Committee: Chair: Roy Golding 

Roy Golding, Gill Onslow, Len Richards, Keith Durant, Martyn Lambert. 

Parish Finance and Stewardship Group Chair: Felicity Cox 

Greg Batts, Christine Cocks, Betty Greengrass, Gill Onslow, Revd Guy Edwards, Fr Tim Vickers. 

## Church Committees 

## St James’s ( _Chair: Fr Tim Vickers_ ) 

To APCM: Elizabeth Jones (Churchwarden), George Crompton (Deputy warden), Annie White (Deputy warden), Ros van Oosterom (Secretary), Felicity Cox, Salome Jayaratnam, Greg Batts (CMF Rep). After APCM: Annie White (Pro-warden), Ros van Oosterom, Felicity Cox, Salome Jayaratnam, Greg Batts (CMF Rep). Kristian Schuhmacher, Mark Crampton, Ann White. 

## Holy Trinity _(Chair: Rector)_ 

To APCM: Gill Onslow (CMF Rep), Stella Nichols, Len Richards, Ali Saunders, Barbie Pocklington Betty Greengrass. After APCM: Gill Onslow (CMF Rep), Stella Nichols, Len Richards, Ali Saunders, Betty Greengrass. 

## St Paul’s _(Chair: Rector)_ 

To APCM: Christine Cocks (Deanery), Ingrid Harris (churchwarden), Jill Macey (pro-warden), Margaret Hotchkiss, Roy Golding, Peter Humphreys, Brian Walters, Jill Walters, Maureen Jones. Frances Turner. After APCM: Marion Golding (Pro-warden), Clare Humphreys, Brian Walters, Jill Walters, May Teague (Deanery), Frances Turner, Maureen Jones, Jill Macey, Roy Golding, Martyn Lambert. 

## **Church Attendance** 

The average attendances at normal **Sunday** services was as follows: 

Before Pandemic Between lockdowns Holy Trinity: 15 adults St. James: 30 adults, 6 children 19 adults,  1 child St. Paul: 25 adults, 1 child 25 adults,  0 children The average **weekday** service attendances are as follows: St. James: 8 (Holy Communion),  13 adults + 13 children (Forest Church) St. Paul: 12 (Holy Communion), 19 adults + 22 children (Messy Church) 

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**Electoral Roll** 

A complete revision of the **Parish Electoral Roll** was last carried out in **March 2019.** After the update before the 2020 APCM there were **130** people on the Electoral Roll (2019 = 130) 

## **Occasional Offices** 

Funerals: 7 Baptisms: 2 Weddings 2 Burial of Ashes:  14 

## **Statement of Public Benefit** 

The Members of the PCC have referred to the guidance in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the aims and objectives of the charity and in planning future activities. In particular the PCC considers how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives set. 

The Parish of Bushey demonstrates public benefit with the following activities; 

## Regular public worship open to all 

- The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. 

- Pastoral work, including visiting the sick, frail and bereaved. 

- Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. 

- Taking of religious assemblies in schools. 

- Promotion of Christianity through staging of events and meetings and the distribution of literature. 

- Promotion of the whole mission of the church through provision of activities for senior citizens, parents, 

- toddlers, young people and other special needs groups. 

- Teaching and discussion of Christian Ethics. 

- Environmental/Ethical issues e.g. jumble sales (unsold items recycled), supporting other charities in the UK 

- and overseas. 

- Community involvement, including the support of local cultural events (music, artistic, etc.) and social action 

- (our food bank (through Red Trust Bushey), Coffee & Chat). 

## Objectives and Activities 

- The Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure 1956 states that the PCC: is to co-operate with the 

- Minister in providing in the ecclesiastical parish the whole Mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. 

- In the Parish of Bushey we continue to develop within the Diocesan Living God’s Love programme which 

- includes deepening spirituality, outreach to the local community, and a Mission Action Plan. 

- Our mission continues to be to proclaim the Gospel according to the doctrines and practices of the Church 

- of England. The PCC maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and assists in the involvement of the many groups that that live within the parish. 

## Achievements and Performance 

- Development of opportunities for prayer, reflection and faith sharing. Baptism and Marriage preparation 

- provide opportunities for teaching, support and welcome to the church. 

- Special Christmas services in each church welcome many families and schools to joyful celebration. 

- A weekly “coffee, cake and chat” operates at St. Paul’s which has been very well supported and some stay to 

- share in the Eucharist afterwards. Once a month there is a lunch after the Service. 

- Saturday lunchtime recitals and lunches at St James’s. Lunches continued after recitals finished and were well 

- attended and welcomed. 

- ‘Messy Church’, monthly at St. Paul’s for young children, continues to thrive. 

- Parish Sunday Evening services include Choral Evensong at St.James’s, and “discussion” Evensong on topical 

- issues at St. Paul’s – both monthly 

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## 2. Planning and development of fundraising activities 

Well proven fundraising events - quiz nights, raffles, lunches, suppers, concerts, jumble sales, summer and Christmas sales, stewardship programmes; all provide opportunities to assist with financial support for the parish, and assistance to UK and overseas charities. They also have a social function and draw in members of the local community. A programme of summer lunchtime recitals were good occasions and successful ‘fund-raisers’ as well as drawing together the wider community. 

## 3. Exploration of Eucharistic and Social Life in ways that lead to growth opportunities. 

Lent and other discipleship courses were held across the parish which gave opportunities to learn and worship together in formal and informal settings, and to meet people. Special welcome services and Patronal Festivals and social events are joyful occasions and give opportunities to welcome members of other churches, and our local community. 

## 4. Ecumenical links 

Bushey and Oxhey Churches Together organise a Good Friday service by the Village Green in which the Parish participates. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is supported within the Parish. Holy Trinity regularly joins with the other churches in North Bushey for worship, social activities and community involvement. 

## 5. Links with other Faiths 

Informal links are maintained with the Hertsmere Forum of Faith and Bushey Interfaith Forum 

Approved by the PCC on xxth March 2021 and signed on their behalf by 


Rev Guy Edwards Rector 

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## **Report: St. James’s Church** 

2020 is a year we will remember as very different and challenging for us all. We started the year with the Saturday lunchtime recitals in February and March, which were very enjoyable. We were able to hold one fundraising event, the very successful Chinese night in February ran by Jessie and Revd Guy. During the first months of the year we were able to hold 3 baptisms, one at our All Age Parish Eucharist attended by over 100 people, and one later on in October under pandemic restrictions. 

This promising start to the year took a different course when we went into lockdown suddenly in late March and no public worship was allowed in church until 25[th] July – St James’s Day. Instead all our services were online from clergy homes. During this period of lockdown, we were unable to hold our spring and summer fairs, our recitals were cancelled and our usual activities were put on hold. We were pleased to be able to open our church for Private prayer three times a week from June. During this period the St James’s Committee, with PCC approval, invested in a much needed new sound system and in light of our need to livestream services, an Audio Visual system. 

Our highlight of the year was being able to celebrate St James’s Day together. We did this with a cake, coffee and home-made produce stall in the churchyard, and painted rocks for children to find. We also held our first public service in church. Our Patronal Eucharist was held the next day, led online from inside church for the first time. Our first public service was held on 2[nd] August from St James Church, and we continued to worship in person until Tier 4 restrictions began in December. 

Other highlights of the year were the start of a new outdoor service called Forest Church in the Churchyard led by Fr Tim, especially aimed at families; a sung Choral Requiem for all Souls’, with music provided by Northwood Choral Society under the direction of Julie Bale; two community outdoor art projects – poppies for remembrance and angels for Christmas – both provided for by our local schools; and outdoor community carol singing in the churchyard just before Christmas. All of these services and events were greatly appreciated and enjoyed by our community. 

Throughout this time, the church has been kept clean and in good order. Indeed the church is probably cleaner now than at the start of the year, and I am thankful for all those who have helped with this, and decorating the church with flowers and for the different seasons of the church year. 

Finally, thanks to everyone who has helped us through 2020 in many different ways. I can’t wait to be back together with you in person. If anyone feels inclined to join me in being pro-warden please let me know. 

Annie White – Pro-warden 

## **Report: St. Paul’s Church** 

The year began much the same as normal for St. Paul’s, with the usual pattern of services. Our popular mid-week Eucharist continued with an average 12 attending and our 11.15am Sunday service averaged a congregation of around 25 until the last service in March when the Pandemic brought restrictions. 

We were able to celebrate St. Paul’s Patronal festival on 26[th] January with a Parish-wide congregation of over 60 adults and 18 children. It was a particularly joyful occasion as three young people shared their first communion. The service was followed by the customary lunch which was very enjoyable. 

St. Paul’s hosted the World Day of Prayer on 6[th] March with a service put together by the Christian women of Zimbabwe. The Church was appropriately decorated and representatives from several local churches took part in the service. 

When restrictions were lifted for a while and socially-distanced services were conducted, the congregation returned in the usual number, duly masked and sanitised ! 

The Wednesday coffee mornings were in their 6[th] year and in January, we welcomed the CPOs (Community Police Officers) for a regular Neighbourhood Beat Surgery0Although we haven’t been able to meet for much of the year, several Wednesday ‘regulars’ have kept in touch by phone. We held just 2 jumble sales before restrictions were enforced. 

We also managed socially-distanced 80th and 90th birthday garden celebrations for two of St. Paul’s long-standing members of the congregation! Sadly, we lost 3 much-loved members of our congregation during the year, Sheena Young, Margaret Hotchkiss and Derek Shaw, all of whom are greatly missed. 

Marion Golding – Pro-warden 

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## **Report: Messy Church at St. Paul’s** 

2020 started very well for Messy Church. Numbers were growing and in March three new children/families came. Then the Pandemic struck. We have kept in touch with everyone by: email every month; birthday, new baby and new home cards; occasional contact by phone. Some families moved away during the year, but our register still shows 19 families and 39 children, with a core of 7 or 8 regular volunteers. 

We have run Zoom meetings, Videos and Messy Church in a Bag and managed one socially distanced pick up in September. Unfortunately, St. Paul’s doesn’t lend itself to socially-distanced indoor meetings but with the promise of vaccination we hope to be able to meet for face to face Messy Church services some time next year. 

Jane Groushko 

## **Report: Holy Trinity Church** 

This year at Holy Trinity we went back to one 9.15 service in February. In March COVID 19 came with lockdown. When not in lockdown we had a few services, but no hall bookings. 

Bushey Mill Resource Centre had been able to meet sometimes during lockdown. 

We have been fortunate to be left some money from Mrs Beryl Simpers in her will (£15729.78) specifically to be used in the maintenance at Holy Trinity Church. 

As in the past years we at Holy Trinity feel we are in pause mode but still looking forward. 

We are still listening to what God has to say, and hoping he will put us on the right road 

Gill Onslow – Pro-Warden 

## **Report: Watford Deanery Synod** 

The first Synod of the year was on 11th February at All Saints, South Oxhey, when we heard about good practice in Safeguarding from the safeguarding team at All Saints. We also heard from the Revd Pam Wise, Vicar of All Saints, about her continuing links with a church in Sweden following a visit there during her sabbatical a few years ago. We then went into our first lockdown and May and September Synods were both cancelled. There was a final meeting for lay members of Synod only, via Zoom, on 11th November to catch up with each other and see how the parishes in the Deanery had coped during the pandemic. This was also the meeting when Pam Rastall stood down as Lay Chair. No one has offered to take over that role so it is currently vacant. The Revd Tony Rindl stood down as Rural Dean from December 2020 and the Revd Peter Waddell, vicar of Abbots Langley, was appointed the new Rural Dean in January 2021. 

Maureen Fleming -- Deanery Synod Representative 

## **Report: Safeguarding** 

The PCC complied with the duty to have due regard to the House of Bishops guidance in relation to safeguarding. The main safeguarding policies, relevant names and contact details are on display at all three churches of the parish, including Church House, in accordance with current directives. 

Safeguarding is on the agenda at each PCC meeting. 

Due to COVID, face to face Deanery safeguarding training was not able to take place. 

Further guidance on resumption of training and new training guidelines is expected in 2021. 

The PCC have been informed about the online safeguarding training courses C0 and C1 which are compulsory for every PCC member. 

Fiona Gray – Safeguarding Officer 

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## **Report: Forest Church** 

A positive from the Pandemic is we have started new outdoor service aimed specifically at families. We are blessed with a large churchyard at St James, and it is a lot safer to meet outdoors in these times. Forest Church is an informal worship service, where we seek inspiration from the natural world, and weave that through scripture. It is very free flowing but each service involves praying, noticing God and sharing. 

In 2020 we managed to meet 3 times – on 2[nd] September and 20[th] September, 18[th] October. We also held a trail in November – we decided not to meet during lockdown - and again sent out some ideas for a walk in December when we closed for public worship. Going forward the pattern will be to meet on 3[rd] Sunday of every month when we are able to do so safely. 

Attendance has been incredible. Doing something for families and young people in these times when we are able to offer very little else in person. It is also building the Kingdom in a different way and using our resources effectively. 2[nd] September: 6 adults, 8 Children ‘seek and ye shall find’ 

20[th] September: 13 adults, 15 children ‘thankfulness’ 

18[th] September: 15 adults, 21 children ‘consider the birds of the air’ 

We have also set up our own email for contact: forestchurch@busheyparish.org 

Fr Tim Vickers 

## **Report: Baptism Ministry** 

## **Baptism** 

We are pleased that in 2020 there were 4 baptisms (from the planned 15!) three of which took place before the Pandemic, and one in October as guidelines allowed. This does mean that 2021 promises to be a bumper year. 

## **Baptism Preparation** 

As part of reviewing our baptism ministry, we took to re-starting regular monthly baptism preparation sessions on Saturday mornings once a month at St James’s. We were able to hold a number of preparation session this way, led by Fr Tim and Revd Andy. Again the Pandemic put everything on hold, but rather than doing online preparation sessions, we are waiting for the time we can meet in person. 

Fr Tim Vickers 

## **Report: 100 Club** 

This is a fund-raising activity across all 3 churches and the Bushey Community and a prize draw is held every month. Half the money raised is given out in cash prizes and the rest is used to fund our activities across the Parish. Prizes are given for the 1[st] , 2[nd] and 3[rd] numbers drawn on the third Sunday of each month, you can win 

more than once during the year and also can have more than one number. 

Anyone can buy numbers from 1 to 100 for £60 per number. You can pay the £60 in one go or pay £15 per quarter or £5 per month by any method, although a regular Standing Order is the simplest. 

Although some people may not be comfortable with gambling they can, of course, simply donate their winnings back to the Parish or buy another number. 

2 cups of tea or coffee will cost approx. £5 and the benefit is over quickly. For £5 a month buying a lottery number you have the fun of the draw and the cash benefit 

During the present Pandemic the churches have had to close. Obviously Sunday collections, Fundraising and refreshments in Church House have ceased and by supporting the Lottery it is a way to help support the Parish with funds it badly needs. Sometimes we tend to forget the Church is also a Charity. 

We have now reached just over 50 numbers towards our goal of selling the full 100 and hope and trust we will attract new members. If you wish for more details please contact the new Administrator: Clare Humphreys at St Paul’s Church. 

Betty Greengrass 

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## **Report: Buildings Committee** 

The Committee met for the last time in March 2020 and then, due to the Pandemic restrictions, held no further meetings. Only general maintenance and urgent repairs were carried out during the year and Committee members were kept updated about the majority of these, via email. During the latter part of the year, we welcomed Ann E. White on to the Committee to represent St. James’s. 

All three churches had their Quinquennial inspections during the year and the architect commented that all three buildings were in relatively good order. He has, however, recommended that a specialist contractor takes a look at the tower roof timbers at St. James’s where there is evidence of wet rot. 

Church House Flat changed hands in October which meant some minor repairs and tidying-up. There is an on-going problem with the flat roof and temporary repairs have been carried out. However, the church architect inspected the roof and made some verbal recommendations for which a quote has been given. No action was taken. 

Holy Trinity had the hall, reception area and toilets redecorated and a new security fence fitted to the rear during the year. 

St. Paul’s had new storage cupboards built in the gallery area. 

Note : The kitchen and toilet areas in both St. James’s and St. Paul’s are in urgent need of updating if we are to optimize our rental income. 

Roy Golding 

## **Report: Red Trust Bushey** 

The Red Trust Bushey (RTB) is a charity that seeks to support local residents, who may be in need and provide opportunities for people to meet to build relationships and community. 

RTB used to host a Community Café at the Phoenix Community Centre on Farrington Avenue on Saturday’s. The café was closed when lockdown was announced in March 2020 and has remained closed. This has been understandable, though RTB has felt the loss of not providing a café to meet residents. It is hoped that a café will restart later this year, but considerations will be given to the location of the café, and the ongoing situation with the Covid-19 pandemic. 

The Foodbank held at St James’s Church House, has continued to be a vital source of support to residents. As a result of the lockdown restrictions, the Foodbank has provided deliveries of food to people who have been isolating due to their health conditions or have difficulty in travelling to the hall. We have had a steady increase of people accessing the Foodbank, both of individuals and families of all ages and backgrounds. It has been a reminder that anyone, regardless of their past social or economic circumstances can find themselves needing help with Food. Anyone can contact the service to receive support as no one requires a voucher or referral. This helps people who may otherwise be struggling as they wait for other support to be received, such as Universal Credit. 

We welcomed Mia Handley to the team as the new Foodbank Manager following Melvyn’s departure in December. Mia has been busy working with volunteers and service users and building on the networks with other charitable organisations in Bushey and Watford. 

RTB was extremely grateful for the hard work Melvyn had given to Foodbank during his time as manager and the good relationships he had built with both service users and volunteers. We wish Melvyn all the best for his future activities with his church community in Watford and for his family. 

We also want to acknowledge the dedication and hard work given by our wonderful volunteers. We have had new volunteers join as people wanted to support their community, because of the pandemic. If anyone has any enquiries about the Foodbank, please contact Mia – foodbank@redtrustbushey.org. Tel – 07483 260 440. 

Another addition to our team is Natasha Harding, Community Worker and Pioneer. Natasha will be developing our activities to enable RTB to facilitate building relationships and supporting people who may be feeling isolated and lonely. As a result of the pandemic this work is even more important, and we are looking forward to the activities that will be able to take place when restrictions ease. Natasha is currently working with Mia and supporting service users to the Foodbank and on befriending activities. There is also work getting to know other organisations and services that work in Bushey to build RTB’S wider network and profile. As part of her pioneer role, Natasha is keen to increase time praying for God’s guidance and wisdom as to what else RTB can do to support others. If you would like to find out more about future activities and volunteering opportunities, please contact Natasha via email – natasha@redtrustbushey.org Tel – 07484 802 893. 

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## **Report: Church Membership Fund (CMF)** 

2020 was a very difficult year for the CMF combined with the deaths of several long-standing members led to our Planned Giving decreasing further as a percentage of our Parish Share. Unfortunately, excluding our clergy, nobody joined the Parish Giving Scheme (PGS) in 2020. During the year there were 72 active members, compared with 74 during 2019. There were 17 in the PGS and 57 in our traditional CMF SOs and Envelopes spread across our 3 churches. 

Several members responded to calls for financial help during the COVID-19 and increased their regular giving. Several members in the PGS signed up for inflationary increases to be made to their regular giving at the end of the year. People outside the congregations also made some generous donations in recognition of our plight and the loss of almost all our usual fund-raising income which is reflected in the Gift Aid claims. 

Active CMF Members during 2020 are compared with previous years in the Table below. Note these figures do not include our clergy who all joined the PGS. 

It is worth noting that one member could represent a partner or a whole family. Sadly several of those listed in the 2020 column died during the year making 2021 even more challenging for the Parish to become financially sustainable. 

||2016|2017|2018|2019|2020|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Holy Trinity|21|17|14|13|13|
|St James’s|73|63|56|44|44|
|St Paul’s|21|20|18|17|15|



We have over 120 people on the Electoral Roll (ER) and it would be wonderful to have support from those not currently in our CMF. At the time of writing, it is probably too late to expect the CMF to grow and save our 3 churches and 2 stipendiary clergy. Nevertheless, it would be great to have more people on the ER join the CMF and pledge and donate a regular amount to the Parish such that we can at least maintain what we have left. 

If you are a member of one of our churches and are not already in the CMF, please consider joining. You may contact any of the CMF Representatives below, or one of the clergy; we really need you. Any amount you can afford will be received gratefully and you can change the arrangement anytime as you control your giving. Finally, if you are a tax payer you can offset your giving against your income tax with the HMRC to reduce your personal tax bill and we claim the at no cost to you! 

St James (Greg Batts) St Paul (Marion Golding) Holy Trinity (Gill Onslow) 

In addition, you can find everything about the CMF on the Parish Website. 

Greg Batts – Parish CMF Officer (2020) 

## **Report: St. James’s Church Sacristy and Serving Teams** 

2020 started in a very positive manner. We had a few new people join our serving team st St James and also started to include liturgical deacons and subdeacons. We also found encouraging signs for young people to get involved and at our All Age Eucharist in February we had 15 servers of all ages on Sunday morning. In addition all of our sacristy needs were ably and efficiently overseen by Sacristan and Head Server Leon Soares. 

Again, the pandemic meant that we have had to worship in many different ways – initial from our homes but later in a limited manner from church. It has not been possible to build on maintaining a consistently high quality worship in the Catholic tradition. 

It is with great sadness that Leon Soares decided to step down from being Sacristan and head server, due to illness. We would like to thank Leon for his here in leading out worship and hope he will come back when he is better. I am especially grateful to Mark Crampton for his support during this time, which serving in all kinds of capacities. Thank you to everyone who has helped in the last year and we look forward to 2021 where we can look to build on our successes earlier in the 2020. 

Fr Tim Vickers 

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## **Report: St James’s Church Choir** 

2020 was such an unprecedented year; but in the midst of all the restrictions we were still able to contribute to the musical life of St. James’s Church. As with all challenges – there are often many silver linings and although all the choir members and I miss making live music together – Technology has allowed us to keep sharing music to the congregation and with each other. 

Whilst the choir were able to sing together they continued to support the regular Sunday Liturgies, providing support to the congregational singing and singing a Motet during the distribution of Communion. From January to March – the Epiphany Carol service was well received and were able to provide music for two evensongs. 

Once lockdown was announced, the choir quickly responded by recording pieces virtually and were able to produce music for the new online services at Easter, usual Sunday services and also for evensong. 

I am particularly grateful for the investment into the new sound system and wifi which has enabled us to have much flexibility in what we can do musically online. 

As restrictions eased, the choir were able to contribute to services in small groups and choir members took it turn to cantor at services and we were fortunate to be able to provide live music for the Carol service in December. The collaboration with Northwood Choral Society on All Souls’ Day where Fauré’s Requiem mass was sung. The intimate setting was particularly poignant and moving where we remembered our lost loved ones. 

Sadly, the choir were unable to sing as planned at Westminster Abbey in July and Norwich Cathedral in October due to Covid-19 restrictions, which no doubt would have been a tremendous experience for all involved. Before the lockdown in March the Saturday recital series was fully booked with much loved musicians and there were many highlights to look forward to. Unfortunately, these had to be cancelled and I am very grateful to all those who assisted with the administration, particularly Jane Batts. 

I am especially grateful to all the regular members of the Choir and the ‘and friends’ contingent who give of their time and talents to ensure that we can continue to make Music to such a high standard even it has had to be ‘virtual’. I recognise that many of them have been pushed far outside their ‘comfort zone’ singing and recording individually and I am appreciative of all their efforts and resilience. 

James Mooney-Dutton – Director of Music 

## **Report: Pastoral Care - Pastoral Visiting and Home Communions** 

## **Pastoral Visiting** 

The way we think of pastoral care in the Parish changed dramatically in 2020. At the start we were concerned mainly with those who were sick, but as the pandemic struck had to think pastorally about everyone in our congregation and wider community. This was extra difficult as to start with as home visits and cups of tea were not possible. This has been an immense adjustment. 

At the start of 2020 there had been plans for setting up a pastoral visiting group, with training planned for after Easter 2020. This was not possible and without a formal pastoral visiting group to oversee this, to start with this fell to clergy to oversee. We tried out different ways to care pastorally for those in our care. In the early days of the pandemic, at St James’s we tried a system of lay led small groups, overseen by Fr Tim. This had some success but didn’t quite work as hoped. In the end, we opted for Parish wide clergy ‘call-list’ to keep in touch with everyone. It’s still a work in progress. 

Notwithstanding this, we are gratefully the pastoral care is not the care of any one person or group, and many in our congregation have been silently and lovingly caring for each other, including offering afternoon tea’s, leaving messages of hope (and food) on doorsteps and much more. 

## **Home Communions** 

Again, plans for a formalised Home Communion team were put on hold because of the pandemic. For much of 2020 it was not possible to bring communion to people in their homes, due to the Coronavirus restrictions. A delayed APCM, meant it was not possible to re-appoint Eucharistic ministers for the year either. 

However, we were pleased to be able to safely offer communion to those who requested it (especially to Jill Bonell before she died) and for Home Communion at Christmas – on people’s doorsteps - for those who may not have received that year. We are grateful that some were able to receive before Tier 4 restrictions came into place in late December. 

Fr Tim Vickers 

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## **Report: St James’s Bellringers** 

2020 started with good attendances for service ringing on Sunday mornings and Thursday practices. Two first Thursday quarter peals of Grandsire Triples were scored with bands comprising mainly local ringers. Ringing came to an abrupt halt when the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic began on 16[th] March. Churches were closed and services were live streamed from clergy homes. As restrictions were eased ringing was allowed to resume in a limited way. 

The first occasion that the bells were rung after the lockdown was to celebrate the Feast Day of St James on July 25[th] , 2020 and then continued on Sunday mornings until the second lockdown began on 5[th] November. Ringers were required to wear facemasks and be at least 2 metres apart when ringing unless they were in the same household. Hand sanitiser was used, and ringers were only allowed to ring one bell. The maximum time for ringing was 15 minutes and 72 hours must elapse before the bells were rung again. The later was later reduced to 48 hours. We were able to ring bells 1, 3 and 5 providing the ringers of 1 and 3 were in the same household. If all three ringers were of the same household we were able to ring 3, 4 and 5. The bells were also rung to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on 15[th] August as it was also the 75[th] anniversary of VJ Day. 

Before the first lockdown two peals and seven quarter peals were rung in the tower. Sue Carpenter rang her first quarter peal on eight by ringing the treble to Grandsire Triples. Two quarter peals were in memory of Gill Flitton, who had been a regular Bushey ringer and one was in memory of Deb Crawley who regularly rang with some of our ringers. 

Following the easing of restrictions in July we were able to resume handbell ringing in Roger and Kath Baldwin’s Garden. We moved to Holy Trinity Church to continue our handbell practices at the end of October but these have now ceased because of the second lockdown. 

A handbell quarter was rung in memory of Joan Wyatt and one on 29[th] September to celebrate the Revd. Andy Burgess’s ordination to the priesthood and his first Mass. 

The faculty for works on the clock was obtained but we are still waiting for Cumbria Clocks ltd to give us a date for commencement of the work. 

I would like to thank all our ringers for their determination and fortitude during the last year and hope that ringing will be back to normal in the near future. 

Stuart Brant – Tower Captain 

## **Report: Youth Group** 

Looking back at the Youth Group register for 2020 shows that we met for six sessions from 10th January until 6th March, and then did not meet again until 16th October. This is just one more sign of the impact the pandemic had on the social fabric of our communities. When Youth Group resumed, this was under strict social distancing measures, and continued until 11th December. The effect of the lockdown can be seen in the fact that our average attendance dropped from ten young people per session at the beginning of the year to four by the end of the year. Those who returned in October form a core group, and sadly we haven’t seen some of the more fringe members since the lockdown began. 

During the lockdown, we kept in touch with the young people using Zoom and WhatsApp. This form of online contact was initially well received, however as the months went on it became clear that ‘Zoom fatigue’ had settled in. It was good therefore to be able to start meeting in person again, despite the restrictions that were in place. We delivered Christmas gifts at the end of the year to those on our register, and this was well received by the group. The youth have been in generally good spirits throughout the year, however there was some disappointment and anxiety for those who are at GCSE and A-Level stage. 

Unfortunately the lockdown also meant that our monthly ‘Friday Films’ at Holy Trinity only managed two sessions in January and February. We did not attempt to restart this in the Autumn, deciding instead to focus efforts on Youth Group. A decision will need to be made in 2021 when social distancing comes to an end, whether or not to continue this monthly outreach event. 

Revd Andy Burgess 

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## **Report: Social Media - Facebook and Livestreaming** 

## **Social Media** 

With the pandemic, our use of social media has become a vital part of our ministry and how we communicate with people in the parish, and beyond. We continue to use our social media pages to advertise services and what is going on in each church, to connect and share our values with those online. In affect to share the faith as best we can and encourage others to join us. Each of the pages has a number of admins, and I am particularly grateful to Christine for her work with the St Paul’s page, and for Ann White and Jane Batts for posting photos on the St James’s page. The parish began the year with 3 facebook pages, one for each church. It was decided that during the pandemic, we would start a new page ‘Bushey Parish Livestream Services’ for all our parish wide services, and a YouTube Page ‘Parish of Bushey’. 

All our pages have seen growth over this year, which is great because it means we are reaching more people in our community. 

|munity.||||
|---|---|---|---|
||Social Media: Page Statistics|||
||Likes 1stJan|Likes 31stDec|Change|
|St. James’s|582|922|340 (58%)|
|St. Paul’s|91|124|33 (36&)|
|Holy Trinity|184|232|48 (26%)|
|Livestream Services||185||



Biggest post: RIP George on St. James’s 26[th] December, 87,500 views. YouTube 2020: 69 subscribers, 131 public videos. 

## **Livestreaming** 

One new and positive addition to our social media is our ability to livestream services. It is fair to say that this has seen a lot of experimentation, and mistakes, over the year. We began livestreaming out Parish Eucharist and Daily Office from March 2020. Initially we broadcast using facebook live which was easier for individual members of the clergy, and our LLW Christine, to livestream from their homes. We decided this was a better way to reach more people and easier to manage than a zoom service. 

In October 2020 we decided to invest in ‘Restream’ which enabled us to stream to all our facebook and YouTube pages at the same time. One feature allows us to have people join in services virtually from their homes. Our livestreaming capability was advanced significantly by the investment in a new sound system and livestreaming system at St James’s Church. 

Although the numbers below look fascinating, we are probably reaching 30-40 people on a Sunday morning in lockdown. Less if in-person worship is taking place. The other views are people who look for a few seconds. In total, our committed viewers are less that we would hope across all our churches if worshipping in person. So whilst the numbers are promising, we need to find new ways to engage people digitally as part of an strategy for evangelism. 

|||Figures for livestreaming||
|---|---|---|---|
||All facebook pages 2020|Compared to 2019|YouTube Page 2020|
|244.8|hours viewed (10 days worth)|268 minutes viewed (4.4 hours)|Views: 3,784|
||9,900 1 minute + views|No views over 1 minute|Watch time: 363.7 hours.|
||79,532 3 second views|871 3 second views|(15 days worth)|
||6312 engagements|79 engagements||



My thanks to Kristian Schuhmacher who was able to assist with live-streaming services not just in person at Christmas but also remotely from Germany. We truly are a global church. 

Fr Tim Vickers 

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## **Report: Parish Website - busheyparish.org** 

Having established a new parish website in 2019, 2020 was about maintaining and updating the website with relevant information. There are now five website administrators, who publish news stories, keep the calendar up to date, and keep information current. The website was very helpful when the lockdown began in March 2020 as a way of gathering our COVID-19 updates in a single place. We also used the website for taking service bookings when reopening began, and signing people up for our Advent Trail. 

With regard statistics, in 2020, we had 14,312 total visits with 38,441 total page views. That is about 275 visits a week on average. 49% of those were from a desktop machine, 39% from a mobile, and 12% from a tablet. 7,462 of the visits were ‘direct’ to our website (directly typing in our URL), 4,803 were referred from Google, and 1,359 from Facebook. Our top pages were the Homepage (7,845 views), About St James’s (3,194 views), Worship at Home (2,366 views), Live (1,861 views), News (1,824 views), What’s On (1,254 views) and Contact (920 views). 

## Revd Andy Burgess 

## **Report: St James’s Churchyard** 

The churchyard at St James’s is one of the largest in South East England. It has been closed to new burials since 1984. We now mainly bury cremated remains into existing family plots or in the Garden of Remembrance. There is the occasional full burial in a family plot, but this is increasingly rare. In 2020 there was one full burial in a family plot. The cremated remains of xx were buried in the Garden of Remembrance and xx were interred in family graves. As a closed churchyard the local authority are responsible for the maintenance of the grass and hedges. They cut the grass and trim the hedges on a periodic basis throughout the year. This is at no cost to the PCC. Responsibility for the maintenance of the actual graves rests with the families. 

The churchyard has been well used in lockdown. More people have been walking and taking exercise and have discovered the churchyard and the open countryside that lies beyond it. It really is a wonderful community asset. The churchyard has also been used for the Forest Church initiative when restrictions have permitted. In November many children from local schools painted poppies on stones for Remembrance Day. These were placed on all the War Graves and around the Memorial Cross. This was well received by the whole community and a huge thank you goes to all those who took part in this project. 

It seems that in lockdown many people have been tracing their family trees and we have seen an increase in queries regarding the location of a relatives resting place. We have been able to assist with this and some have visited to see the graves. 

In October our small but enthusiastic working party worked tirelessly to cut back a large overgrown area of brambles and ivy which had encroached and obscured several graves. This was efficiently cleared and we all enjoyed working together on a very sunny autumn day. We hope to do more in 2021, Covid permitting. 

Late last year we started a project to research the lives of some of those resting in the churchyard. It is important that we capture and document peoples lives so they are so much more than a name on a stone. The project is called Stories behind the Stones and we aim to have one article a month in the Parish Magazine focusing on one person. The feedback has been positive and where possible we have worked with the families of those written about. I am indebted to Jane Batts for her support and input with research. I also want to thank Peter Manhire for the work he tirelessly does on the ground tidying up and clearing paths. It is much appreciated. 

If you are interested in helping out or want to know more please email churchyard@busheyparish.org 

Ann White – Churchyard Warden 

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## **Bushey Parochial Church Council Honorary Treasurer�s Report 2020** 

The pandemic has had significan� impac� on �he ac�i�i�ies of �he ch�rch. The financial si��a�ion of �he ch�rch has been �eakened as �e had �o �se reser�es. The income of �he Ch�rch decreased significan�l� in 2020 largel� d�e �o red�c�ion in hall bookings and lo�er le�els of pla�e gi�ing bo�h �he res�l� of �he impac� of Co�id19 limi�ing �orship in ch�rch b�ildings and loss of income from F�nd raising ac�i�i�ies. 

O�erall in 2020, o�r �o�al e�penses e�ceeded o�r �o�al income b� �65k, compared �o 2019 �hen �he shor�fall �as �30k. 

## **Income** 

In 2020 �he �o�al receip�s of �nres�ric�ed f�nds �ere �157k �hich �as �75k less �han 2019. 

O�r planned gi�ing and gif� aid dona�ion �as �10.5k less �han 2019. Mainl� d�e �o �he lockdo�n �he collec�ion a� ser�ices and �o�al �ol�n�ar� dona�ions �as �12k less �han 2019. 

Income from Chari�able and o�her �rading ac�i�i�ies �as �42k less �han 2019. 

A legac� of �15,730 �as recei�ed �o be �sed specificall� for �he main�enance of Hol� Trini�� Ch�rch. 

## **Expenditure** 

O�r �o�al �nres�ric�ed e�pendi��re in 2020 �as �234k �hich �as �28k less �han in 2019. 

The change in e�pendi��re is predominan�l� d�e �o a �o�al of �63k decrease in e�pendi��re for �he follo�ing:- 

- Ref�rbishmen� of ch�rch ho�se fla� cos� �20k in 2019 (a one off) 

- Minis�r� e�penses - �25k less �han 2019 

- O�her r�nning cos�s and cos�s of raising f�nds - �11k less �han 2019 d�e �o red�c�ion in ac�i�i�ies 

- Ch�rch r�nning E�penses - �5k less �han 2019 (d�e �o �he red�c�ion in �he �se of �he ch�rch) 

- Missionar� and Chari�able gi�ing - �2k less �han 2019 

The abo�e decrease in e�pendi��re �o�aling �65k �as offse� b� increase of �26k in �he Parish Share amo�n� as a res�l� of ha�ing �he Clerg� of 3 for �he �hole �ear and �he Clerg� Accommoda�ion for �he c�ra�e for �he f�ll �ear �as �9k more �han 2019 

This lef� �s �i�h a shor�fall of income �o e�pendi��re for �nres�ric�ed ac�i�i�ies of �77k compared �o, �31k in 2019, �79k in 2018, �85k in 2017 and �84k in 2016 .This shor�fall is likel� �o con�in�e in 2021 and �n�il o�r ac�i�i�ies are back �o normal le�els . These le�el of losses canno� be s�s�ained in �he longer �erm. 

Please see �he �ables �hich s�mmarise �he Parish income and e�pendi��re for 2020. The impac� of �he lockdo�n is e�iden� in �he comparison �o 2019 fig�res. 

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The parish m�s� endea�or �o con�rol e�pendi��re �igh�l� and increase income and cease ��ili�ing reser�es for r�nning cos�s, in order �o remain a going concern in �he e�es of �he chari�� commission. 

The PCC �ill need �o consider a refresh of �he s�e�ardship campaign in 2021 �o increase planned gi�ing dona�ions �o a le�el �here �he� mee� �he parish share. In 2020 planned gi�ing �as 57% of �he Parish Share, a decrease on 2019 �hen i� �as ��o �hirds (67%) of �he share. 

## **Parish Share** 

We onl� paid 85% (�105,723) of o�r Parish Share of �124,338 �o �he Diocese. �18,615 �as o��s�anding for 2020 and is sho�n as a credi�or in �he acco�n�s. Pa�men� of �he o��s�anding parish share is no� legall� enforceable, ho�e�er �he PCC �ill endea�or �o se��le �he amo�n�. 

The mo�e �o �he Parish Gi�ing Scheme, has eased cash flo� and simplified o�r adminis�ra�ion. 

## _**Re�e��e�**_ 

The PCC has applied a �o�al of �58,761 from Trini�� Ho�se and Falconer Hall reser�es in 2020. 

## **Trinity House** 

In 2020 �41,207 �as dra�n do�n from �he TH reser�es of �hich �34k �as �sed �o�ards �he pa�men� of �he Parish Share, �1,920 for �he repair of �he boiler and �740 for Floor Sanding a� S� Pa�l�s. �2,506 �as �sed for main�enance. �2,041 for �he pa�men� of Q�inq�ennial Inspec�ion fees. 

## **Falconer Hall** 

In 2020, �17,554 �as dra�n do�n of �hich �13,000 �as �sed �o�ards �he pa�men� of �he Ne� A�dio S�s�em and �4,554 �as �sed for �he Camera S�reaming s�s�em in S� James Ch�rch. 

## **Holy Trinity Legacy** 

�15,730 legac� dona�ion �as recei�ed in 2020 for Hol� Trini�� of �hich �4,154 �as �sed �o�ards decora�ing and o�her e�penses. 

## **Parish Deposit Account** 

There is �3,471 in �he Parish Deposi� acco�n� 

## **St James Account** 

There is �3,855 �hich is s�fficien� �o co�er �he To�er clock repair �hich �as appro�ed b� �he PCC a� circa �3,500. 

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IT Equipmont
£20,586 was spent on IT equipment, the New Audio and Camera Streaming
equipment al St James. This expendrture has been capitalised and will be
depreciated over 5years
We are gTaleful for the incredible generosity of many congregations who, through
their giving, have mel the cost of ministry and enabled the Parish to continue to
serve the community.
My hope is that the outcome of the Parish restructure will help us to develop a
financially sustainable parish which can go foNard in strength to meet the future
needs of the Parish.
Taiye Sanwo
Hon. Parish Treasurer
March 2021
Approved by the PCC on 17th March 2021 and signed on their behalf Rev Guy
Edwards, PCC Chair.
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## **Parochial Church Council of Bushey Notes to the Accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2020** 

The Parochial Ch�rch Co�ncil of �he Ecclesias�ical Parish of B�she� is a Parochial Ch�rch Co�ncil es�ablished �nder �he Parochial Ch�rch Co�ncil Po�ers Meas�re (1956) as amended and �he Ch�rch Represen�a�ion R�les, and is a chari�� regis�ered �i�h �he Chari�� Commission in England and Wales, n�mber 1130540. De�ails of �he principal office are incl�ded in �he PCC�s Ann�al Repor�. The Parochial Ch�rch Co�ncil of �he Ecclesias�ical Parish of B�she� mee�s �he defini�ion of a P�blic Benefi� En�i�� �nder FRS102. 

## **1. Accounting Policies** 

The financial s�a�emen�s ha�e been prepared in accordance �i�h �he S�a�emen� of Recommended Prac�ice: Acco�n�ing and Repor�ing b� Chari�ies preparing �heir acco�n�s in accordance �i�h �he Financial Re-por�ing S�andard applicable in �he UK and Rep�blic of Ireland (FRS 102) iss�ed on 16 J�l� 2014 and Financial Repor�ing S�andard applicable in �he Uni�ed Kingdom and Rep�blic of Ireland (FRS 102), �he Ch�rch Acco�n�ing Reg�la�ions 2006 and Chari�ies Ac� 2011. 

The financial s�a�emen�s ha�e been prepared �o gi�e a '�r�e and fair' �ie� and ha�e depar�ed from �he Chari�ies (Acco�n�s and Repor�s) Reg�la�ions 2008 onl� �o �he e��en� req�ired �o pro�ide a '�r�e and fair' �ie�. This depar��re has in�ol�ed follo�ing �he Chari�ies SORP (FRS 102) p�blished on 16 J�l� 2014 ra�her �han �he Acco�n�ing and Repor�ing b� Chari�ies: S�a�emen� of Recommended Prac�ice effec�i�e from 1 April 2005 �hich has since been �i�hdra�n. 

The financial s�a�emen�s ha�e been prepared �nder �he his�orical cos� con�en�ion e�cep� for �he �al�a�ion of in�es�men� asse�s, �hich are sho�n a� marke� �al�e. The financial s�a�emen�s incl�de all �ransac�ions, asse�s and liabili�ies for �hich �he PCC is responsible in la�. The� do no� incl�de �he acco�n�s of ch�rch gro�ps �ha� o�e �heir main affilia�ion �o ano�her bod� nor do �he� incl�de gro�ps �ha� are informal ga�herings of ch�rch members.� 

The financial s�a�emen�s are presen�ed in s�erling and ro�nded �o �he neares� �. 

## **2. Funds** 

General f�nds represen� �he f�nds of �he PCC �ha� are no� s�bjec� �o an� res�ric�ions regarding �heir �se and are a�ailable for applica�ion on �he general p�rposes of �he PCC. F�nds designa�ed for a par�ic�lar p�rpose b� �he PCC are also �nres�ric�ed. Res�ric�ed f�nds are �hose f�nds �ha� m�s� be spen� on res�ric�ed p�rposes and de�ails of �he f�nds held and res�ric�ions are pro�ided in no�e 8. Endo�men� f�nds, �here �he capi�al m�s� be re�ained, are also e�plained in no�e 8. 

## **3. Incoming Resources** 

## _V�l���a�� i�c��e_ 

Collec�ions are recognised �hen recei�ed b� or on behalf of �he PCC. Planned gi�ing recei�able �nder Gif� Aid is recognised onl� �hen recei�ed. Ta� reco�erable on Gif� Aid dona�ions is recognised �hen �he dona�ion is recognised. Gran�s and legacies �o �he PCC are acco�n�ed for as soon as �he PCC is no�ified of i�s legal en�i�lemen�, �he amo�n� d�e is q�an�ifiable and i�s �l�ima�e receip� b� �he PCC is reasonabl� cer�ain. F�nds raised b� f�nd raising e�en�s are acco�n�ed for gross. 

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## _O�he� i�c��e_ 

Ren�al income from �he le��ing of ch�rch premises is recognised �hen �he ren�al is d�e. 

_I�c��e f��� i��e���e���_ 

Di�idends are acco�n�ed for �hen d�e and pa�able. In�eres� en�i�lemen�s are acco�n�ed for �hen recei�able. 

Ta� reco�erable on s�ch income is recognised in �he same acco�n�ing �ear. 

## _Gai�� a�d l���e� �� i��e���e���_ 

Realised gains or losses are recognised �hen in�es�men�s are sold. Unrealised gains or losses are acco�n�ed for on re�al�a�ion of in�es�men�s a� 31 December. 

## **4. Resources Used** 

_G�a���_ 

Gran�s and dona�ions are acco�n�ed for �hen paid o�er, or �hen a�arded, if �ha� a�ard crea�es a binding obliga�ion on �he PCC. 

## _Ac�i�i�ie� di�ec�l� �ela�i�g �� �he ���k �f �he Ch��ch_ 

The Diocesan parish share is acco�n�ed for �hen d�e. An� parish share �npaid a� 31 December is pro�ided for in �hese acco�n�s as an opera�ional (�ho�gh no� a legal) liabili�� and is sho�n as a credi�or in �he Balance Shee�. Cos�s of genera�ing f�nds incl�de �he cos� of s�e�ardship campaigns, in�es�men� managemen� cos�s and cos�s rela�ing �o ren�al proper�ies. Chari�able ac�i�i�ies comprise �he cos�s rela�ing �o �he �ork of �he parish. Go�ernance cos�s represen� �he cos�s of r�nning �he PCC as a legal en�i�� and incl�de �he cos�s of prepara�ion and independen� e�amina�ion of �he acco�n�s. 

## **5. Fixed assets** 

## _C���ec�a�ed ����e��� a�d ���able ch��ch f���i�hi�g�_ 

Consecra�ed and beneficed proper�� of an� kind is e�cl�ded from �he acco�n�s b� s10 (2)(a) of �he Chari-�ies Ac� 2011. 

Mo�able ch�rch f�rnishings held b� �he Vicar and Ch�rch�ardens on special �r�s� for �he PCC, and �hich req�ire a fac�l�� for disposal, are acco�n�ed as inalienable proper�� �nless consecra�ed. The� are lis�ed in �he ch�rch�s In�en�or� �hich can be inspec�ed a� an� reasonable �ime. 

All e�pendi��re inc�rred in �he �ear on consecra�ed or beneficed b�ildings, or on indi�id�al i�ems �nder �1,000 is �ri��en off. 

Land and b�ildings are sho�n a� cos� or a� �al�a�ion based on 1970 fig�res. 

## _De��ecia�i��_ 

Fi���res and Fi��ings are deprecia�ed a� 10% of cos� and Office Eq�ipmen� is deprecia�ed a� 25% of cos�. B�ildings are deprecia�ed a� 2%. Ho�e�er, since �he 1970 �al�a�ions incl�ded �he land i� is ass�med �ha� each con�rib��ed 50% �o �he original �al�a�ion s�ch �ha� �he effec�i�e deprecia�ion is 1% as land does no� deprecia�e. 

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## **6. Investments** 

In�es�men�s are �al�ed a� marke� �al�e a� 31 December. 

## **7. Current assets** 

Amo�n�s o�ing �o �he PCC a� 31 December in respec� of fees, ren�s or o�her income are sho�n as deb�ors less pro�ision for amo�n�s �ha� ma� pro�e �n-collec�able. Shor�-�erm deposi�s incl�de cash held on de-posi� ei�her �i�h �he Cen�ral Board of Finance of �he Ch�rch of England F�nds or a� �he bank. 

## **8. Liabilities** 

Liabili�ies are recognised �hen �here is a legal or cons�r�c�i�e obliga�ion �o e�pend reso�rces. 

## **9. Going Concern** 

As se� o�� abo�e, �he PCC�s financial posi�ion �ill be ad�ersel� affec�ed b� �he Co�id 19 �ir�s o��-break. Ho�e�er, ha�ing considered �he financial posi�ion of �he Ch�rch and in par�ic�lar �he le�el of reser�es �he PCC is of �he opinion �ha� i� �ill remain a Going Concern for a� leas� ��el�e mon�hs from �he da�e of appro�al of �hese acco�n�s. The acco�n�s are accordingl� prepared on �he Going Concern basis. 

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|**STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for**<br>**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**<br>**FROM**<br>**Notes**<br>Dona�ions and legacies<br>2a<br>Chari�able ac�i�i�ies<br>2b<br>O�her �rading ac�i�i�ies<br>2c<br>In�es�men�s<br>2d<br>O�her<br>2e<br>**Total Income**<br>**EXPENDITURE ON**<br>Raising f�nds: o�her cos�s<br>3c<br>Minis�r� e�penses<br>3b<br>**Total Expenditure**<br>**Net (Expenditure)/Income before**<br>**Transfers**<br>**Transfers between funds**<br>**Net (Expenditure)/Income after Transfers**<br>**Unrealised gains on investments**<br>**Net Movement in Funds**<br>**Balances brought forward at 1 Jan 2020**<br>**Balances carried forward at 31 Dec 2020**|**STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for**<br>**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**<br>**FROM**<br>**Notes**<br>Dona�ions and legacies<br>2a<br>Chari�able ac�i�i�ies<br>2b<br>O�her �rading ac�i�i�ies<br>2c<br>In�es�men�s<br>2d<br>O�her<br>2e<br>**Total Income**<br>**EXPENDITURE ON**<br>Raising f�nds: o�her cos�s<br>3c<br>Minis�r� e�penses<br>3b<br>**Total Expenditure**<br>**Net (Expenditure)/Income before**<br>**Transfers**<br>**Transfers between funds**<br>**Net (Expenditure)/Income after Transfers**<br>**Unrealised gains on investments**<br>**Net Movement in Funds**<br>**Balances brought forward at 1 Jan 2020**<br>**Balances carried forward at 31 Dec 2020**|**the year ended**<br>**2020**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**�**<br>83,695<br>12,801<br>50,918<br>3,740<br>4,644|**the year ended**<br>**2020**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**�**<br>83,695<br>12,801<br>50,918<br>3,740<br>4,644|**31st December 2020**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**Funds**<br>**�**<br>**�**<br>15,730<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>2,276<br>-<br>-<br>-|**31st December 2020**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**Funds**<br>**�**<br>**�**<br>15,730<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>2,276<br>-<br>-<br>-|**31st December 2020**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**Funds**<br>**�**<br>**�**<br>15,730<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>2,276<br>-<br>-<br>-|**31st December 2020**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**Funds**<br>**�**<br>**�**<br>15,730<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>2,276<br>-<br>-<br>-|**TOTAL**<br>**�**<br>**99,425**<br>**12,801**<br>**50,918**<br>**6,016**<br>**4,644**<br>**173,804**<br>**14,152**<br>**224,655**<br>**238,806**<br>**(65,002)**<br>**-**<br>**(65,002)**<br>**5,867**<br>**(59,135)**<br>**764,145**<br>**705,010**||**2019**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**�**<br>116,770<br>16,730<br>89,659<br>4,869<br>3,363|**2019**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**�**<br>116,770<br>16,730<br>89,659<br>4,869<br>3,363|**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**�**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>2,228<br>-|**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**�**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>2,228<br>-|**Endowment**<br>**Funds**<br>**�**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**Endowment**<br>**Funds**<br>**�**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**TOTAL**<br>**�**<br>**116,770**<br>**16,730**<br>**89,659**<br>**7,097**<br>**3,363**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||||||||||||||
||||**155,798**||**18,006**||**-**||||**231,391**||**2,228**||**-**|**233,619**|
||||14,152<br>219,143||-<br>5,512||-<br>-||||46,823<br>215,726||-<br>1,319||**-**<br>**-**|**46,823**<br>**217,045**|
||||**233,295**||**5,512**||**-**||||**262,549**||**1,319**||**-**|**263,868**|
||||||||||||||||||
||||**(77,497)**||**12,494**||**-**||||**(31,158)**||**909**||**-**|**(30,249)**|
||||-||-||-<br>-||||-||-||-|**-**|
||||**(77,497)**||**12,494**||**-**||||**(31,158)**||**909**||**-**|**(30,249)**|
||||700||3,126||2,041||||1,174||7,139||4,666|**12,979**|
||||**(76,797)**||**15,620**||**2,041**||||**(29,984)**||**8,048**||**4,666**|**(17,270)**|
||||682,596||51,967||29,582||||712,580||43,919||24,916|**781,415**|
||||**605,800**||**67,587**||**31,623**||||**682,596**||**51,967**||**29,582**|**764,145**|



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## **BALANCE SHEET** 

as at 31st December 2020 

|Notes<br>**FIXED ASSETS**<br>**Tangible Assets**<br>Buildings & land<br>5a<br>Fixtures & Fittings & Equipment<br>5a<br>Investment funds<br>6a<br>**CURRENT ASSETS**<br>Debtors & prepayments<br>- Gift Aid recoverable<br>- Other prepayments and accrued income<br>Deposit funds<br>6b<br>Cash & bank balances<br>**LIABILITIES**<br>**Amounts falling due within one year**<br>Trade creditors<br>Taxation and social security<br>Accruals and deferred grants received<br>**Total current liabilities**<br>**NET CURRENT ASSETS**<br>**Net Assets**<br>**FUNDS**<br>Endowment Funds<br>7<br>Restricted Funds<br>7<br>Unrestricted Funds<br>7<br>**Total Funds**|**2020**<br>**£**<br>58,795<br>19,118<br>90,867<br>**168,780**<br>2,016<br>5,617<br>550,102<br>4,568<br>**562,303**<br>(120)<br>-<br>(25,953)<br>**(26,073)**<br>**536,230**<br>**705,010**<br>31,623<br>67,587<br>605,800<br>**705,010**|**2019**<br>**£**<br>59,590<br>-<br>85,000<br>**144,590**<br>3,332<br>1,623<br>616,009<br>4,832<br>**625,796**<br>(3,341)<br>-<br>(2,900)<br>**(6,241)**<br>**619,555**<br>**764,145**<br>29,582<br>51,967<br>682,596<br>**764,145**|
|---|---|---|



Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 17th March 2021 and signed on its behalf by 


Rev Guy Edwards Rector 


Taiye Sanwo Hon. Parish Treasurer 

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONT'D) for the year ended 31st December 2020 

|**2**|**INCOME**||**2020**|||**2019**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**|**Restricted**<br>**Funds**|**Total**|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**|**Restricted**<br>**Funds**|**Total**|
|2a|**_Donations and_**<br>**_legacies_**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
||Planned Giving|||||||
||CMF (planned|||||||
||giving)|61,951|-|<br>61,951|66,608|-|66,608|
||Gift Aid donations|2,283|-|<br>2,283|8,468|-|8,468|
||Income Tax|||||||
||Recovered|14,012|-|<br>14,012|23,103|-|23,103|
||Collections (open|||||||
||plate) at all services|1,673|-|<br>1,673|5,153|-|5,153|
||Grants|-|<br>-|-|2,000|-|2,000|
||Sundry|||||||
||Donations/Appeals|3,776|-|<br>3,776|9,952|-|9,952|
||VAT recovered|-|<br>-|<br>0|1,486|-|1,486|
||Legacies|-|15,730|15,730|0|-|0|
||**TOTAL**|**83,695**|**15,730**|**99,425**|**116,770**|**-**|**116,770**|
||**_Charitable_**|||||||
|2b|**_activities_**|||||||
||Church lettings|200|-|<br>200|2,400|-|2,400|
||Parish Breakfast|218|-|<br>218|1,243|-|1,243|
||Parish  Magazine|260|-|<br>260|647|-|647|
||Wedding income|1,365|-|<br>1,365|2,731|-|2,731|
||Statutory Fees &|||||||
||other fees|10,758|-|10,758|9,709|-|9,709|
||**TOTAL**|**12,801 **|**-**|<br>**12,801**|**16,730**|**-**|**16,730**|
||**_Other trading_**|||||||
|2c|**_activities_**|||||||
||Hall & Gallery|||||||
||Lettings|27,397|-|<br>27,397|53,987|-|53,987|
||Parish Rentals|||||||
||(Church House Flat|||||||
||)|15,122|-|<br>15,122|5,628|-|5,628|
||Fund-raising events|8,399|-|8,399|30,044|-|30,044|
||**TOTAL**|**50,918**|**-**|<br>**50,918**|**89,659**|**-**|**89,659**|
|2d|**_Investments_**|||||||
||Dividends & interest|||||||
||including reclaimed|||||||
||tax|4,659|1,358|6,017|5,778|1,319|7,097|
||**TOTAL**|**4,659**|**1,358**|**6,017**|**5,778**|**1,319**|**7,097**|
|2e|**_Other_**|||||||
||Disposal of property|-|<br>-|-|-|<br>-|-|
||Grant Income -|||||||
||Furlough Scheme|4,504|-|<br>4,504|-|<br>-|-|
||Miscellaneous|140|-|140|2,820|-|2,820|
||**TOTAL**|**4,644**|**-**|<br>**4,644**|**2,820**|**-**|**2,820**|
|||||||||
||**TOTAL INCOME**|**156,717**|**17,088**|**173,805**|**231,757**|**1,319**|**233,076**|



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## NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONT'D) 

for the year ended 31st December 2020 

|3<br>3<br>a<br>3<br>b|**EXPENDITURE ON**<br>**_Charitable activities_**<br>**Missionary and charitable**<br>**giving:**<br>Home missions & other Church<br>Societies<br>Secular charities<br>**Ministry:**<br>Diocesan Parish Share<br>Clergy expenses<br>Clergy Accommodation<br>Clergy education & training<br>Work with Families & children<br>of Parish<br>Other outreach<br>**Churches:**<br>running expenses<br>maintenance & repairs<br>improvements<br>music<br>upkeep of services<br>depreciation<br>Parish magazine & other<br>publicity<br>Churchyard upkeep<br>printing & stationery<br>administration & Parish Office<br>bank charges<br>Independent examiner &<br>accountancy<br>**TOTAL**<br>**_Raising Funds: other costs_**<br>Church halls/flat:<br>running costs<br>improvements (CH Flat<br>refurbishment)<br>costs of fetes, bazaars, other<br>events<br>costs of stewardship campaign<br>**TOTAL**<br>**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**||**Unrestricte**<br>**d Funds**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>124,338<br>886<br>20,246<br>400<br>275<br>822<br>15,473<br>12,414<br>1,044<br>6,755<br>6,039<br>2,533<br>626<br>1,794<br>3,822<br>18,958<br>33<br>3,604|**Unrestricte**<br>**d Funds**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>124,338<br>886<br>20,246<br>400<br>275<br>822<br>15,473<br>12,414<br>1,044<br>6,755<br>6,039<br>2,533<br>626<br>1,794<br>3,822<br>18,958<br>33<br>3,604|**2020**<br>**Restricte**<br>**d Funds**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>4,593<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**TOTAL**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>124,338<br>886<br>20,246<br>400<br>275<br>822<br>15,473<br>17,007<br>1,044<br>6,755<br>6,039<br>2,533<br>626<br>1,794<br>3,822<br>18,958<br>33<br>3,604<br>**224,655**<br>10,832<br>-<br>3,320<br>-<br>**14,152**<br>**238,807 **||**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>91<br>2,315<br>98,173<br>7,406<br>10,800<br>907<br>16,151<br>2,618<br>14,166<br>18,120<br>-<br>9,612<br>9,324<br>795<br>443<br>1,158<br>4,060<br>16,105<br>-<br>3,482|**2019**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>1,319<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**TOTAL**<br>**£**<br>91<br>2,315<br>98,173<br>7,406<br>10,800<br>907<br>16,151<br>2,618<br>14,166<br>19,439<br>-<br>9,612<br>9,324<br>795<br>443<br>1,158<br>4,060<br>16,105<br>-<br>3,482|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||||||||
|||||**220,062**|**4,593**|||**215,726**|**1,319**|**217,045**|
|||||10,832<br>-<br>3,320<br>-|-<br>-<br>-<br>-|||19,323<br>19,731<br>6,858<br>368|-<br>-<br>-<br>-|19,323<br>19,731<br>6,858<br>368|
|||||**14,152**|**-**|||**46,280**|**-**|**46,280**|
||||||||||||
|||||**234,214**|**4,593**|||**262,006**|**1,319**|**263,325**|



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**2020** 

## **Charitable donations (net of any designated donations received):** 

No pa�men�s �ere made �o Chari�ies in 2020. 

## **Related Party Transactions** 

- 1 No member of �he PCC recei�ed pa�men� in respec� of �heir ser�ice as PCC members. 

- 2 One rela�ed person �o a member of �he PCC recei�ed pa�men�, Bob Harris �1,050 for b�rial of ashes in�ernmen�. 3 No o�her e�penses �ere paid �o members of �he PCC. 

- The e�penses paid �o clerg� ma� incl�de a small, imma�erial propor�ion �hich rela�es �o �heir f�nc�ions 

- 4 as PCC members. 

- 5 Aggrega�e dona�ions �o �he parish from PCC of �hich �e ha�e records (CMF members) �ere �7,560.60 

- 6 

These pa�men�s �ere made �nder �he PCC Po�ers Meas�re as amended b� The Ch�rch of England (Miscellaneo�s Pro�isions) Meas�re 2014. 

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## NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONT'D) 

for the year ended �1st December �0�0 

||||**����**|||**����**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**|**Restricted**<br>**Funds**|**TOTAL**|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**|**Restricted**<br>**Funds**|**TOTAL**|
|||**�**|**�**|**�**|**�**|**�**|**�**|
|�|**STAFF COSTS �Director of**|||||||
||**Music� and Parish**|||||||
||**Administration��**|_Included in relevant headings, above_||||||
||Wages & salaries|23,107|<br>-|**23,107**|25,743|<br>-|**25,743**|
||Social security costs|144|<br>-|**144**|1,267|<br>-|**1,267**|
||Pension costs|-|<br>-|**-**|539|<br>-|**539**|
||Staff training costs|-|<br>-|**-**|-|<br>-|**-**|
||Staff travel & subsistence|||||||
||costs|-|<br>-|**-**|139|<br>-|**139**|
||**TOTAL**|**������**|**�**|**������**|**������**|**�**|<br>**������**|



_�During ���� the PCC employed Parish Administration staff, none of whom earned more than ���,���._ 

_The PCC regard the key management of the parish as being the incumbent, who is paid directly by the diocese, together with the two Churchwardens, both of whom are unpaid._ 

_The average number of employees during the year was ����:�.�, ����:�.�_ 

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5 **FIXED ASSETS FOR USE BY THE PCC** 

|5a<br>_C���/Val�a�i��_<br>A� 1 Jan�ar� 2020<br>Disposal d�ring �he �ear<br>Addi�ions d�ring �he �ear<br>A� 31 December 2020<br>_De��ecia�i��_<br>A� 1 Jan�ar� 2020<br>Disposal deprecia�ion �ri��en back<br>Charge for Year<br>A� 31 December 2020<br>_Ne� B��k Val�e_<br>_A� 31 Dece�be� 2020_<br>_A� 31 Dece�be� 2019_<br>_La�d a�d B�ildi�g�_<br>Land and B�ildings comprise �he follo�ing:-<br>5b<br>Ch�rch Ho�se & e��ension<br>S�ock�ell Hall<br>John S�obbar� Hall||**Land and**<br>**Buildings**<br> <br>�<br>79,515<br>-<br>-|**Land and**<br>**Buildings**<br> <br>�<br>79,515<br>-<br>-|**Fixtures and**<br>**Fittings and**<br>**Equipment**<br>�<br>4,212<br>(4,212)<br>20,856|**TOTAL**<br>�<br>83,727<br>(4,212)<br>20,856<br>**100,371**<br>24,137<br>(4,212)<br>2,533<br>**22,458**<br>**77,913**<br>**59,590**<br>**2020**<br>**�**<br>**31,003**<br>**24,512**<br>**24,000**<br>**79,515**|2019<br>�<br>31,003<br>24,512<br>24,000|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||||
||||**79,515**|**20,856**|||
||||19,925<br>-<br>795|4,212<br>(4,212)<br>1,738|||
||||**20,720**|**1,738**|||
||||||||
||||**58,795**|**19,118**|||
||||||||
||||**59,590**|**-**|||
||||**At Cost**<br>**�**<br>31,003<br>24,512<br>24,000|**Disposals**<br>**�**<br>-<br>-<br>-|||
||||**79,515**|**-**||79,515|




_La�d a�d b�ildi�g� �h��� a� �al�a�i�� a�e ba�ed �� 1970 fig��e�.  Ch��ch H���e Fla� i� held f�� f����e ��e f�� Ch��ch ���k a�d i� ��� ��ea�ed a� a l��g �e�� i��e���e��_ 

## **Depreciation** 

Fi���res and Fi��ings are deprecia�ed a� 10% of cos� and Office Eq�ipmen� is deprecia�ed a� 25% of cos�. B�ildings are deprecia�ed a� 2%.  Ho�e�er, since �he 1970 �al�a�ions incl�ded �he land i� is ass�med �ha� each con�rib��ed 50% �o �he original �al�a�ion s�ch �ha� �he effec�i�e deprecia�ion is 1% as land does no� deprecia�e. 

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONT'D) for �he �ear ended 31s� December 2020 

|**6a**<br>**FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS**<br>Marke� Val�e a� 1 Jan�ar� 2020<br>Disposal in �he �ear<br>Ne� gains/(losses) on<br>re�al�a�ions in �he �ear ended<br>31 December 2020<br>Marke� Val�e a� 31 December<br>2020|||**2020**||**TOTAL**<br>**FUNDS**<br>**�**<br>**85,000**<br>**-**<br>**5,867**|**2019**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**FUNDS**<br>�<br>72,021<br>-<br>12,979|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**�**<br>10,152<br>-<br>700|**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**�**<br>45,266<br>-<br>3,126|**Endowment**<br>**Funds**<br>29,582<br>-<br>2,041|||
|||**10,852**|**48,392**|**31,623**|**90,867**|85,000|



The principal f�nds of �he parish are in�es�ed �i�h �he CBF (Cen�ral Board of Finance) or �he SADBF (S� Albans Diocesan Board of Finance) in �he form of deposi� f�nds from �hich in�eres� accr�es. These are incl�ded �i�hin �he cash f�nds of �he PCC (see abo�e). 

In�es�men�s cons�i���e shares held �i�h �he CBF In�es�men� F�nd and for �hich di�idends are recei�ed. As �i�h s�ch in�es�men�s, �he �al�e of �hese shares fl�c��a�es �p and do�n, as do �he di�idends recei�ed.  The� are �al�ed a� �he bid (sale) price on 31s� December 2020. 

|**6b**<br>**Deposit Funds**<br>Ch�rch Fabric F�nd<br>Farm Wa�<br>Ch�rch�ard<br>Ellis<br>Trini�� Ho�se Proceeds<br>Falconer Hall Proceeds<br>SJ Deposi� Acco�n�<br>Parish deposi�|**2020**<br>**�**<br>426<br>323<br>5,453<br>2,165<br>176,245<br>358,164<br>3,855<br>3,471<br>**550,102**|**2019**<br>**�**<br>426<br>323<br>4,755<br>1,947<br>216,601<br>374,145<br>7,211<br>10,601<br>**616,009**|
|---|---|---|



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## **7 FUNDS** 

for �he �ear ended 31s� December 2020 

||||**2020**||||||**2019**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Balance**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Transfers**|**Gains and**|**Balance**|**Balance**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Transfers**||**Gains and**|**Balance**|
||**Brought**|||**between**|**Losses on**|**carried**|**Brought**|||**between**||**Losses on**|**carried**|
||**Forward**|||**Funds**|**Investments**|**Forward**|**Forward**|||**Funds**||**Investments**|**Forward**|
|**Endowment Funds**||||||||||||||
|The B�she� Ch�rch and||||||||||||||
|Ch�rch�ard Tr�s� F�nd|22,582|<br>-|<br>-|-|<br>1,559|<br>**24,141**|<br>19,021|<br>-|<br>-||-|<br>3,561|**22,582**|
|Ellis Beq�es� (Gra�e Tr�s�)|7,000|-|<br>-|-|<br>482|<br>**7,482**|<br>5,895|-|<br>-||-|<br>1,105|**7,000**|
||**29,582**|<br>**-**|<br>**-**|**-**|<br>**2,041**|<br>**31,623**|<br>**24,916**|<br>**-**|<br>**-**||**-**|<br>**4,666**|**29,582**|
|**Restricted Funds**||||||||||||||
|Miss F M Mi�chell Beq�es�|45,266|<br>1,358|<br>(1,358)|-|3,126|<br>**48,392**|<br>38,127|<br>1,319|<br>(1,319)||-|<br>7,139|**45,266**|
|The B�she� Ch�rch and||||||||||||||
|Ch�rch�ard Tr�s� F�nd|4,754|<br>699|<br>-|-|<br>-|**5,453**|<br>4,063|<br>691|<br>-||-|<br>-|**4,754**|
|Ellis Beq�es� (Gra�e Tr�s�)|1,947|<br>219|<br>-|-|<br>-|**2,166**|<br>1,729|<br>218|<br>-||-|<br>-|**1,947**|
|Hol� Trini��-Legac� F�nds|-|15,730|(4,154)|-|<br>-|**11,576**|<br>-|<br>-|<br>-||-|<br>-|**-**|
||**51,967**|<br>**18,006**|<br>**(5,512)**|**-**|<br>**3,126**|<br>**67,587**|<br>**43,919**|**2,228**|**(1,319)**||**-**|<br>**7,139**|**51,967**|
|**Unrestricted Funds**||||||||||||||
|Capi�al Reser�e|59,590|<br>-|<br>(795)|-|<br>-|**58,795**|<br>60,385|<br>-|<br>(795)||-|<br>-|**59,590**|
|Ch�rch Fabric F�nd|10,153|<br>305|<br>(305)|-|<br>700|<br>**10,853**|<br>8,979|<br>296|<br>(296)||-|<br>1,174|**10,153**|
|Trini�� Ho�se sale proceeds|216,601|<br>850|<br>(41,207)|-|<br>-|**176,244**|<br>254,398|<br>1,758|<br>(39,555)||-|<br>-|**216,601**|
|Falconer Hall Sale Proceeds|374,145|<br>1,573|<br>(17,554)|-|<br>-|**358,164**|<br>371,354|<br>2,791|<br>-||-|<br>-|**374,145**|
|SJ Deposi�|7,211|<br>-|<br>(3,356)|-|<br>-|**3,855**|<br>14,042|<br>756|<br>(7,587)||-|<br>-|**7,211**|
|General F�nd (inc parish||||||||||||||
|deposi� and Farm Wa�)|14,896|153,070|(170,077)|-|<br>-|**(2,111)**|3,422|225,791|(214,317)||-|<br>-|**14,896**|
||**682,596**|**155,798**|<br>**(233,294)**|**-**|<br>**700**|**605,800**|<br>**712,580**|**231,391**|<br>**(262,549)**||**-**|<br>**1,174**|**682,596**|
|||||||||||||||
|**Total Funds**|**764,145**|**173,804**|<br>**(238,806)**|**-**|<br>**5,867**|**705,010**|<br>**781,415**|**233,619**|<br>**(263,868)**||**-**|<br>**12,979**|**764,145**|



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## **ANALYSIS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES BETWEEN 8 FUNDS** 

|**FUNDS**|||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**2020**|||||**2019**|||
||**Tangible**<br>**Fixed**<br>**Assets**|**CBF**<br>**Investment**<br>**Funds**|**Deposit**<br>**Funds**|**Net**<br>**Current**<br>**Assets**|**TOTAL**|**Tangible**<br>**Fixed**<br>**Assets**|**CBF**<br>**Investment**<br>**Funds**|**Deposit**<br>**Funds**|**Net**<br>**Current**<br>**Assets**|**TOTAL**|
|**Endowment Funds**|||||||||||
|The B�she� Ch�rch and<br>Ch�rch�ard Tr�s� F�nd|-|24,141|-|-|**24,141**|-|22,582|-|-|**22,582**|
|Ellis Beq�es� (Gra�e Tr�s�)|-|7,482|-|-|**7,482**|-|7,000|-|-|**7,000**|
||**-**|**31,623**|**-**|**-**|**31,623**|**-**|**29,582**|**-**|**-**|**29,582**|
|**Restricted Funds**|||||||||||
|Mi�chell Beq�es�|-|48,392|-|-|**48,392**|-|45,266|-|-|**45,266**|
|The B�she� Ch�rch and<br>Ch�rch�ard Tr�s� F�nd|-|-|5,453|-|**5,453**|-|-|4,754|-|**4,754**|
|Ellis Beq�es� (Gra�e Tr�s�)|-|-|2,166|-|**2,166**|-|-|1,947|-|**1,947**|
|Hol� Trini��-Legac� F�nds|-|-|-|11,576|**11,576**|-|-|-|-|**-**|
||**-**|**48,392**|**7,619**|**11,576**|**67,587**|**-**|**45,266**|**6,701**|**-**|**51,967**|
|**Unrestricted Funds**|||||||||||
|Capi�al Reser�e|58,795|-|-|-|**58,795**|59,590|-|-|-|**59,590**|
|Ch�rch Fabric F�nd|-|10,852|-||**10,852**|-|10,152|-|-|**10,152**|
|Allio�� F�nd|-|-|-|-|**-**|-|-|-|-|**-**|
|Trini�� Ho�se sale proceeds|-|-|176,245|-|**176,245**|-|-|216,601|-|**216,601**|
|Falconer Hall proceeds|-|-|358,164|-|**358,164**|-|-|374,145|-|**374,145**|
|SJ Deposi�|-|-|3,855|-|**3,855**|-|-|7,211|-|**7,211**|
|Parish Deposi�/general f�nd|19,118|-|4,220|(25,448)|**(2,111)**|-|-|11,351|3,546|**14,897**|
||**77,913**|**10,852**|**542,484**|**(25,448)**|**605,800**|**59,590**|**10,152**|**609,308**|**3,546**|**682,596**|
||||||||||||
|**Total**|**77,913**|**90,867**|**550,102**|**(13,872)**|**705,010**|**59,590**|**85,000**|**616,009**|**3,546**|**764,145**|



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## **Parochial Church Council of Bushey** 

## **Notes to the Accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2020** 

The Parochial Ch�rch Co�ncil of �he Ecclesias�ical Parish of B�she� is a Parochial Ch�rch Co�ncil es�ablished �nder �he Parochial Ch�rch Co�ncil Po�ers Meas�re (1956) as amended and �he Ch�rch Represen�a�ion R�les, and is a chari�� regis�ered �i�h �he Chari�� Commission in England and Wales, n�mber 1130540. De�ails of �he principal office are incl�ded in �he PCC�s Ann�al Repor�. 

The Parochial Ch�rch Co�ncil of �he Ecclesias�ical Parish of B�she� mee�s �he defini�ion of a P�blic Benefi� En�i�� �nder FRS102. 

## **1. Accounting Policies** 

The financial s�a�emen�s ha�e been prepared in accordance �i�h �he S�a�emen� of Recommended Prac�ice: Acco�n�ing and Repor�ing b� Chari�ies preparing �heir acco�n�s in accordance �i�h �he Financial Re-por�ing S�andard applicable in �he UK and Rep�blic of Ireland (FRS 102) iss�ed on 16 J�l� 2014 and Financial Repor�ing S�andard applicable in �he Uni�ed Kingdom and Rep�blic of Ireland (FRS 102), �he Ch�rch Acco�n�ing Reg�la�ions 2006 and Chari�ies Ac� 2011. The financial s�a�emen�s ha�e been prepared �o gi�e a '�r�e and fair' �ie� and ha�e depar�ed from �he Chari�ies (Acco�n�s and Repor�s) Reg�la�ions 2008 onl� �o �he e��en� req�ired �o pro�ide a '�r�e and fair' �ie�. This depar��re has in�ol�ed follo�ing �he Chari�ies SORP (FRS 102) p�blished on 16 J�l� 2014 ra�her �han �he Acco�n�ing and Repor�ing b� Chari�ies: S�a�emen� of Recommended Prac�ice effec�i�e from 1 April 2005 �hich has since been �i�hdra�n. The financial s�a�emen�s ha�e been prepared �nder �he his�orical cos� con�en�ion e�cep� for �he �al�a�ion of in�es�men� asse�s, �hich are sho�n a� marke� �al�e. The financial s�a�emen�s incl�de all �ransac�ions, asse�s and liabili�ies for �hich �he PCC is responsible in la�. The� do no� incl�de �he acco�n�s of ch�rch gro�ps �ha� o�e �heir main affilia�ion �o ano�her bod� nor do �he� incl�de gro�ps �ha� are informal ga�herings of ch�rch members.� The financial s�a�emen�s are presen�ed in s�erling and ro�nded �o �he neares� �. 

## **2. Funds** 

General f�nds represen� �he f�nds of �he PCC �ha� are no� s�bjec� �o an� res�ric�ions regarding �heir �se and are a�ailable for applica�ion on �he general p�rposes of �he PCC. F�nds designa�ed for a par�ic�lar p�rpose b� �he PCC are also �nres�ric�ed. 

Res�ric�ed f�nds are �hose f�nds �ha� m�s� be spen� on res�ric�ed p�rposes and de�ails of �he f�nds held and res�ric�ions are pro�ided in no�e 8. Endo�men� f�nds, �here �he capi�al m�s� be re�ained, are also e�plained in no�e 8. 

## **3. Incoming Resources** 

## _V�l���a�� i�c��e_ 

Collec�ions are recognised �hen recei�ed b� or on behalf of �he PCC. Planned gi�ing recei�able �nder Gif� Aid is recognised onl� �hen recei�ed. Ta� reco�erable on Gif� Aid dona�ions is recognised �hen �he dona�ion is recognised. Gran�s and legacies �o �he PCC are acco�n�ed for as soon as �he PCC is no�ified of i�s legal en�i�lemen�, �he amo�n� d�e is q�an�ifiable and i�s �l�ima�e receip� b� �he PCC is reasonabl� cer�ain. F�nds raised b� f�nd raising e�en�s are acco�n�ed for gross. 

## _O�he� i�c��e_ 

Ren�al income from �he le��ing of ch�rch premises is recognised �hen �he ren�al is d�e. _I�c��e f��� i��e���e���_ 

Di�idends are acco�n�ed for �hen d�e and pa�able. In�eres� en�i�lemen�s are acco�n�ed for �hen recei�able. Ta� reco�erable on s�ch income is recognised in �he same acco�n�ing �ear. 

## _Gai�� a�d l���e� �� i��e���e���_ 

Realised gains or losses are recognised �hen in�es�men�s are sold. Unrealised gains or losses are acco�n�ed for on re�al�a�ion of in�es�men�s a� 31 December. 

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## **4. Resources Used** 

## _G�a���_ 

Gran�s and dona�ions are acco�n�ed for �hen paid o�er, or �hen a�arded, if �ha� a�ard crea�es a binding obliga�ion on �he PCC. 

## _Ac�i�i�ie� di�ec�l� �ela�i�g �� �he ���k �f �he Ch��ch_ 

The Diocesan parish share is acco�n�ed for �hen d�e. An� parish share �npaid a� 31 December is pro�ided for in �hese acco�n�s as an opera�ional (�ho�gh no� a legal) liabili�� and is sho�n as a credi�or in �he Balance Shee�. Cos�s of genera�ing f�nds incl�de �he cos� of s�e�ardship campaigns, in�es�men� managemen� cos�s and cos�s rela�ing �o ren�al proper�ies. Chari�able ac�i�i�ies comprise �he cos�s rela�ing �o �he �ork of �he parish. Go�ernance cos�s represen� �he cos�s of r�nning �he PCC as a legal en�i�� and incl�de �he cos�s of prepara�ion and independen� e�amina�ion of �he acco�n�s. 

## **5. Fixed assets** 

## _C���ec�a�ed ����e��� a�d ���able ch��ch f���i�hi�g�_ 

Consecra�ed and beneficed proper�� of an� kind is e�cl�ded from �he acco�n�s b� s10 (2)(a) of �he Chari-�ies Ac� 2011. Mo�able ch�rch f�rnishings held b� �he Vicar and Ch�rch�ardens on special �r�s� for �he PCC, and �hich req�ire a fac�l�� for disposal, are acco�n�ed as inalienable proper�� �nless consecra�ed. The� are lis�ed in �he ch�rch�s In�en�or� �hich can be inspec�ed a� an� reasonable �ime. 

All e�pendi��re inc�rred in �he �ear on consecra�ed or beneficed b�ildings, or on indi�id�al i�ems �nder �1,000 is �ri��en off. 

Land and b�ildings are sho�n a� cos� or a� �al�a�ion based on 1970 fig�res. 

## _De��ecia�i��_ 

Fi���res and Fi��ings are deprecia�ed a� 10% of cos� and Office Eq�ipmen� is deprecia�ed a� 25% of cos�. B�ildings are deprecia�ed a� 2%. Ho�e�er, since �he 1970 �al�a�ions incl�ded �he land i� is ass�med �ha� each con�rib��ed 50% �o �he original �al�a�ion s�ch �ha� �he effec�i�e deprecia�ion is 1% as land does no� deprecia�e. 

## **6. Investments** 

In�es�men�s are �al�ed a� marke� �al�e a� 31 December. 

## **7. Current assets** 

Amo�n�s o�ing �o �he PCC a� 31 December in respec� of fees, ren�s or o�her income are sho�n as deb�ors less pro�ision for amo�n�s �ha� ma� pro�e �n-collec�able. Shor�-�erm deposi�s incl�de cash held on de-posi� ei�her �i�h �he Cen�ral Board of Finance of �he Ch�rch of England F�nds or a� �he bank. 

## **8. Liabilities** 

Liabili�ies are recognised �hen �here is a legal or cons�r�c�i�e obliga�ion �o e�pend reso�rces. 

## **9. Going Concern** 

As se� o�� abo�e, �he PCC�s financial posi�ion �ill be ad�ersel� affec�ed b� �he Co�id 19 �ir�s o��-break. Ho�e�er, ha�ing considered �he financial posi�ion of �he Ch�rch and in par�ic�lar �he le�el of reser�es �he PCC is of �he opinion �ha� i� �ill remain a Going Concern for a� leas� ��el�e mon�hs from �he da�e of appro�al of �hese acco�n�s. The acco�n�s are accordingl� prepared on �he Going Concern basis. 

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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER�S REPORT TO THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF BUSHEY** 

I report to the members on my examination of the accounts of The Parochial Church Council of Bushey (“the PCC”) for the year ended �1 December �0�0 set out on pages �1 to ��. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the members of the PCC (and trustees for the purposes of charity law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act �011 (‘the Act’). 

I report in respect of my examination of the PCC’s accounts carried out under section 1�� of the �011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 1��(�)(b) of the Act. 

An independent examination does not involve gathering all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently does not cover all the matters that an auditor considers in giving their opinion on the accounts. The planning and conduct of an audit goes beyond the limited assurance that an independent examination can provide. Consequently I express no option as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair' view and my report is limited to those specific matters set out in the independent examiner's statement 

## **Independent examiner�s statement** 

Your attention is drawn to the fact that The PCC has prepared the accounts in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 10�) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April �00� which is referred to in the extant regulations but has been withdrawn. 

I understand that this has been done in order for the accounts to provide a true and fair view in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January �01�. 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

* accounting records were not kept in respect of the PCC as required by section 1�0 of the Act; or 

* the accounts do not accord with those records; or 

* the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 10�). 

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I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

## **Use of m� Report** 

This report is made solely to the PCC, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the PCC those matters I am required to state to them in an independent examiner's Report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the PCC as a body for my work or for this report. 

Malcolm Lucas, FCA, DChA 

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