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2021-12-31-accounts

Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bushey

Annual Report Year ending December 2021

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Table of Contents

Report for 2021.................................................................................................................................3 Administrative Information.............................................................................................................4 PCC Sub-Committees......................................................................................................................5 Church Attendance...........................................................................................................................5 Electoral Roll......................................................................................................................................6 Occasional Offices.............................................................................................................................6 Statement of Public Benefit.............................................................................................................6 Report: St. James’s Church..............................................................................................................8 Report: St. Paul’s Church.................................................................................................................8 Report: Messy Church at St. Paul’s.................................................................................................9 Report: Holy Trinity Church............................................................................................................9 Report: Watford Deanery Synod.....................................................................................................9 Report: Christian Aid Week 2021.................................................................................................10 Report: Safeguarding......................................................................................................................10 Report: Forest Church....................................................................................................................10 Report: Buildings Committee........................................................................................................11 Report: Church Membership Fund (CMF)....................................................................................11 Report: St James’s Churchyard......................................................................................................12 Report: Red Trust Bushey..............................................................................................................12 Report: St James’s Church Choir..................................................................................................13 Report: Pastoral Care - Pastoral Visiting and Home Communions...........................................14 Pastoral Visiting...............................................................................................................................14 Home Communions........................................................................................................................14 Report: St James’s Bellringers.......................................................................................................14 Report: Youth Group......................................................................................................................14 Report: Social Media - Facebook and Livestreaming...................................................................14 Report: Baptism Ministry...............................................................................................................15 Report: 100 Club.............................................................................................................................15 Honorary Treasurer’s Report 2021...............................................................................................16

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Report for 2021

The year started with the Covid lockdown, with the churches closed. When the restrictions were lifted, the PCC, like many local churches decided to wait until infection levels were down, and most church members has been vaccinated before opening . Last year it became apparent that we could not afford two stipendiary priests, and that a rector could not continue looking after the three churches in the manner they would wish. After many discussions the Restructuring Group came to the conclusion that, sadly, one church, Holy Trinity, should close for public worship. Fr Tim Vickers soon found a new post, and left in July. Holy Trinity had its last Sunday service at the beginning of October, with a final evening service the following Friday, to which former members and clergy were invited. An important action for 2022 is to find a suitable use for the building.

Finance is always on the PCC’s agenda. It is many years since the Parish did not need to use reserves to cover deficits. The reduced Parish Share from having only one clergy will help, but there will be an opportunity for the Deanery to make a more realistic assessment of the Parish’s ability to pay. Church House kitchen and toilets were refurbished, and it is expected that there will be more interest in hiring the hall, and at a higher rent. Church House roof needed extensive repairs – a result of poor design, and many patches. It is feared that the lead roof of St James’s tower will also need extensive work.

We said goodbye to our curate Revd Andy Burgess at the end of his training, who went back ‘home’ to a benefice in the diocese of Carlisle. We were fortunate that we could call on his digital and graphic design skills to help us through the disruptions brought on by the pandemic. James Mooney-Dutton has also moved away, and we shall be seeking a replacement Director of Music for St James’s in this coming year. Again, James’s remote working skills have been invaluable.

At the ‘vestry’ meeting we were able to elect 2 churchwardens, after a period without any. The parish is still short of people to serve on the PCC or Deanery Synod,

The churches reopened for normal worship around the end of April. The numbers soon returned to pre-pandemic levels at St Paul’s, but despite the numbers watching St James’s services, the number of attendees has remained below expectations. One task in 2022 will be to understand, and hopefully remedy, this decline.

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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 (until July) Curate: Revd Andrew Burgess (until December) Lay Leader of Worship: Christine Cocks Parish Office Manager: Jacqueline Birch Honorary Parish Treasurer: Taiye Sanwo PCC Secretary: Martyn Lambert Churchwardens: Salome Jayaratnam, Greg Batts (elected April) Pro Wardens: (Holy Trinity) Gill Onslow (St James’s) Annie White (St Paul’s) Marion Golding Deanery Synod Representatives: Maureen Fleming, May Teague, Greg Batts (resigned prior to being elected Churchwarden) Elected PCC members: Betty Greengrass, Gill Onslow, Stella Nichols (From 2019 APCM) Annie White (From 2020 APCM) Ali Saunders resigned Russ Teague, Marion Golding (at 2020 APCM ). Mia Handley resigned, Salome Jayaratnam (resigned prior to being elected Churchwarden) Gay Butler, Becky Pointer (At 2021 APCM )

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 (resigned September) Health and Safety Officer: Roy Golding Safeguarding Officer: Gay Butler

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, Salome Jayaratnam, Greg Batts (vacant until May 2021) 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 eight regular meetings and one extraordinary meeting during the year, with all being held with some degree of via Zoom Conferencing.

Issues raised for discussion at PCC meetings included:

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, Hon Treasurer, PCC Secretary,

Parish Buildings Committee: Chair: Roy Golding

Roy Golding, Gill Onslow, Len Richards, Keith Durant, Martyn Lambert, Ann White (until October).

Parish Finance and Stewardship Group Chair: Taiye Sanwo

Greg Batts, Christine Cocks, Betty Greengrass, Gill Onslow, Marion Golding, Revd Guy Edwards, Fr Tim Vickers (until July).

Church Committees

St James’s ( Chair: Fr Tim Vickers/Rector/Revd Andy Burgess )

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

Holy Trinity (Chair: Rector)

After APCM: Gill Onslow (CMF Rep), Stella Nichols, Len Richards, Betty Greengrass. (Until October when the church closed)

St Paul’s (Chair: Rector/Revd Andy Burgess)

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 (after COVID-19 restrictions were lifted) were as follows: After relaxation of Pandemic restrictions

St. James: 20 adults, 3 under 16 (9.30am); 3 adults (8.00am); 8 adults + 10 under 16 (Forest Church) St. Paul: 21 adults,

The average weekday service attendances are as follows:

St. James: 2 (Morning Prayer) St. Paul: 3 (Morning Prayer); 8 (Holy Communion); 20 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 2021 APCM there were 125 people on the Electoral Roll (2020 = 130)

Occasional Offices

Funerals: 21 Baptisms: 13 Weddings 3 Burial of Ashes: 5

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

Objectives and Activities

Achievements and Performance

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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 14th May 2022 and signed on their behalf by

Salome Jayaratnam Vice-Chair PCC

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Report: St. James’s Church

With the lockdown in place at the start of the year services continued online using video streaming. These services were followed live online but also some worshipers were able to view them later at their leisure. Music was provided by a remote ink to our organist and as abilities to use the system improved people were able to contribute singing and lessons from their own home.

Instead of the customary post-service breakfast a zoom call was held to enable people to chat but make their own coffee.

Once services were able to resume the congregation were welcomed back into the church with alternate pews taken out of use and masks worn by the well distributed congregation though singing was initially restricted to a Cantor or choir member. The attendance slowly increased but remains well below previous levels. The use of the church hall was for post service breakfast remained restricted so coffee was served outside the tower for a while and later at the rear of the nave. In stages normal operations returned with singing during services and breakfast in the hall afterwards. The changes still in place are the sharing of communion wine, collections during the offertory hymn, and handshaking during the sharing of a sign of Peace.

For a period a Sunday school was held during the service and an all age service is held once a month with participation of children if present, though this is not well supported.

At the end of the year we started to welcome in a few members of the Holy Trinity congregation who were able to come over.

Several Weddings were held, including that of our Rector, initially with limited numbers. Burial of ashes was able to continue as normal as it was outside and restrictions were no longer in place when we held a service for the passing of a well respected and much loved worshiper.

We were able to restart our concerts in the Church on Saturday lunchtimes but not able to provide the backup of teas and lunches but it enabled people in the community to see that the church was open again.

Annie White and Bazyle Butcher – Pro-wardens

Report: St. Paul’s Church

2021 started as 2020 ended – with restrictions, masks and social distancing which meant a change, but not an end to St. Paul’s regular activities.

We held a quiz evening in January, via zoom, to celebrate our patronal day. In March, to celebrate Mothering Sunday, we made up around 40 daffodil posies and left them in the Church porch with the invitation to ‘please take one’. Following the death of the Duke of Edinburgh in April, SP had a small memorial table on display for people to pay their respects.

As we were unable to hold our annual Christian Aid lunch, we arranged afternoon tea garden parties, a Fizz Quiz and E-envelope donations. A total of £1,521 (including gift aid) was raised for Christian Aid. During the year, we had 24 of our threadbare chairs recovered, courtesy of a small legacy.

We felt unable to resume our popular jumble sales but instead incorporated a larger weekly sale (usually outside) with our Wednesday Coffee Mornings. This proved very popular and will, hopefully, contribute as much to Parish funds as the jumble sales – with far less hard work !

The Christmas Fair was on a smaller scale than usual but was much appreciated by our ‘regulars’ and managed to raise over £2,000 towards Parish funds.

The PCC voted to obtain a licence to show films and felt that St. Paul’s was the best venue. We held our first Friday Film Night in December, with more to follow.

When restrictions were eased and we were able to offer a Sunday service, the congregation slowly returned and our numbers averaged around 21 on a Sunday and 9 at our midweek service. During the summer months, we were able to hold a few Sunday services on the green outside – and enjoy singing ‘mask-free’ which was a joy ! Although the closure of Holy Trinity during the year was a great sadness for the Parish, it was a joy to welcome some of Holy Trinity’s congregation at St. Paul’s.

For the first time, Parish daily morning prayer started to be held at St. Paul’s on Wednesdays and Fridays at 9.00am. Our two main outreach activities, Wednesday Coffee and Messy Church, enable us as Christians to become involved in many lives outside our own comfortable Sunday morning congregation. For this, and for the dedication of the SP congregation, we give thanks and remain optimistic for the future.

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Our Wednesday Coffee Mornings re-started, tentatively, in July, with doors and windows open and, by the end of the year, with the easing of restrictions, our numbers were almost back to pre-Covid days. We’re very grateful to the small team of cake-makers who supply home-made cakes every Wednesday. The 12.30pm service was wellattended (for a mid-week service). Marion Golding – Pro-warden

Report: Messy Church at St. Paul’s

Messy Church had a mix of activities owing to the impact of the pandemic but I am pleased to say we not only managed to keep in touch with all our families, but also to increase our outreach to several new families in the area. This has mainly been due to the hard work and dedication of our volunteers so I thank every single one of them. We delivered ‘goody bags’, kept in touch by telephone, sent birthday cards and had a few socially distanced meetings outside. It was with some nervousness that we returned to normality and meeting inside in October, following the Summer holiday. We continued monthly and the hard work paid off with our numbers growing and new families coming to join us. One month we had about 50 people in St. Paul’s including children, parents and volunteers. We were also given a grant from the Diocese which we spent refreshing our craft supplies and making our Christmas Service extra special.

The only thing that may stop us from growing is a shortage of volunteers, which would be really sad. However, I’m sure our prayers will be answered and we will find a supply of helpers’. Jane Groushko

Report: Holy Trinity Church

The parish has been running deficits for many years, and during the pandemic it became clear that we could not afford two stipendiary priests. After discussions with the clergy and members of the three churches, and help from the Archdeacon, the PCC came to the conclusion that having a single stipendiary priest run the three churches, was not practicable, and that Holy Trinity Church should cease offering public worship. A final Holy Communion for the whole parish was help on October 3[rd] , and a service of the Word on the evening of October 8[th] , to which former clergy and members were invited.

Report: Watford Deanery Synod

There have been 3 meetings of the Deanery Laity this past year, organised by our new Rural Dean, Rev Peter Waddell.

The first meeting was addressed (via Zoom) by a Diocesan Youth Missioner, Christian Cole . He referred to the recent report produced by the Diocese called ‘ Faith in Young People ’ which painted a depressing picture of the decline in participation of children and young people in the Church.

The Diocese wants us to focus initially on work with children so that a foundation is in place to build young people’s faith development from children to adolescence. The 10-13 age group is the time when they outgrow children’s activities and many young people are discontinuing Church attendance. To counter this we might consider combining individual small groups into local or ‘hub’ partnerships to offer a sustainable model of Youth Ministry and to allow for the range of activities young people enjoy.

[In Bushey Parish, we have a flourishing Messy Church Service for children, meeting once a month at St Paul’s Church and St James’ are trying to get Sunday School started again. We must pray for continued success of these activities – Children and Young people are the future of our Churches!]

Our second meeting in October met in person at All Saints Church, S Oxhey with Rev Pam Wise. We were addressed by Tim Whittaker from Watford and 3 Rivers Refugee Partnership (http://www.wtrrp.org.uk). He gave a very detailed talk about the work of the Partnership and the current state (before this latest Ukrainian crisis!) of caring for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in W Herts. He also outlined the new Nationality and Borders Bill which is still making it’s way through Parliament.

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The third meeting was held at St Mary’s Church, Watford. We were introduced to the new Diocesan Secretary, Mr David White , whose position in the Diocese is described as like the head of the Civil Service in the Government. He spoke about his background and told us how the central Diocesan structures can support individual Parishes.

There was also a brief presentation on the Parish Share Factor Review which is being undertaken this year. This will be of great importance to Bushey Parish in our current financial situation.

May Teague – Deanery Synod Representative

Report: Christian Aid Week 2021

As we were still in lockdown at the beginning of CA Week, we moved some of our fund raising activities to the following week. Bushey Parish sent a total of £1,468 which including some Gift Aid was £1,521. The money was raised by: Garden Party teas, a Raffle, the Fizz Quiz (on famous Bushey residents & landmarks) E-envelope Donations (online donations) and a CAF Cheque.

Many thanks to all who helped, took part or contributed.

May Teague

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.

During 2021-22 courses for Safeguarding and DBS checks were on line or via Zoom. However this year the Diocese, in line with national guidelines, has begun to move towards reintroducing live courses. This will allow the Parish to catch up.

Currently all PCC members have their DBS certificates in place and Greg Batts has successfully completed his advanced check as leader of the Sunday School. It is hoped that more members will follow his lead to help share the responsibility of the role. Within the next few months it is hoped to complete the outstanding areas on the Parish Dashboard that need to be finalised, thus bringing us up to date following the limitations during Covid.

Safeguarding continues to be a very important integral part of the parish’s responsibility to all members of the community. Presently there are no current issues of concern, but we always need to be alert to the needs of others and raise awareness as necessary.

Gay Butler – Safeguarding Officer

Report: Forest Church

This was a new outdoor service aimed specifically at families, started as a response to the restriction as a result of COVID-19. Forest Church is an informal worship service, where we seek inspiration from the natural world, and weave that through scripture. There were 3 services in 2021.

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Report: Buildings Committee

The Committee, which traditionally meets on the first Monday of each month, met for the first time in July, due to the Pandemic.

During 2021, the kitchen and toilets in Church House were refurbished under the supervision of the Churchwardens. Following years of neglect and poor maintenance, bays 1 and 2 of Church House roof (i.e. the area that covers the whole of Church House flat and the resource room off the gallery) were completely recovered by contractors recommended by the diocesan architect, Bridgewater Glass replaced the landing window to Church House flat, which was in a bad state of repair.

A new boiler was fitted at Holy Trinity. Temporary repairs were carried out to the leaking tower roof at St. James’s. The heating pipes in the John Stobbart Hall (St Paul’s) were boxed in as a health and safety precaution. A plan was prepared for a new kitchen in the hall.

Following the closure of Holy Trinity as a place of worship, the Buildings Committee oversaw the valuation and recommendations of the diocesan surveyor. Russ Teague joined the Committee for this purpose and took the findings to the PCC. Ann E. White stepped down from the Committee and was thanked for her work during the year.

The Buildings Committee oversaw small repairs and maintenance work to all the buildings during 2021 and I would like to thank members or the Committee and congregations for being vigilant and reporting defects. I would also like to thank all those volunteers who formed work parties during the year to carry out minor repair work.

Roy Golding – Chair

Report: Church Membership Fund (CMF)

2021 continued to be difficult for the CMF, with falling membership across the three historical communities. Obviously, this makes it even more difficult to meet our Parish Share – and even to pay a significant proportion of it out of regular giving, as is the recommendation. Unfortunately, excluding our clergy, nobody joined the Parish Giving Scheme (PGS) in 2021. During the year there were 52 active members, compared with 72 during 2020. There were 16 in the PGS and 36 in our traditional CMF S.O.s and envelopes spread across our 3 churches.

Active CMF Members during 2021 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.

The conspicuous drop in active membership makes it increasingly difficult to sustain our ministry in the Parish, and we realise that everyone is facing signidicant increases in the cost of living – in that respect, the church is no different.

different.
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Holy Trinity 17 14 13 13 7
St James’s 63 56 44 44 31
St Paul’s 20 18 17 15 14

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. It would be great to have more people on the ER join the CMF and pledge and donate a regular amount to the Parish, even in the current economic situation, 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 at any time, because you control your giving. Finally, if you are a tax payer, if you pay tax above the basic rate, you can claim the difference between the rate you pay and basic rate on your donation* and so reduce your personal tax bill – we claim the basic rate tax back at no cost to you ! If you like to keep to the envelope system but don’t want to pay weekly, we have devised a way of creating properly anonymous (numbered) labels with the frequency of dates that suits the giver (monthly, 4-weekly…): just contact the CMF rep to get the information to me.

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St James (Greg Batts) St Paul (Marion Golding)

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

I acknowledge a debt of gratitude to Greg Batts, who has supported me in the months since the handover of this task, and continues to do so.

Christine Cocks (with assistance from Greg Batts) – Parish CMF Officer (2021)

Report: St James’s Churchyard

The churchyard at St James is one of the largest in South East England. It has been closed to new burials since 1984. It is mainly cremated remains that are buried 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.

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. As it is in a conservation area tree works cannot be undertaken without a planning application to the local authority.

The public footpath running through the churchyard is well used by walkers with or without a dog. It leads to open countryside and is More people have been walking and taking exercise and have discovered the churchyard and it really is a wonderful community asset.

The churchyard has been used for the Forest Church initiative when restrictions have permitted.

Several queries were received from people researching their family trees and looking to find where there relatives were buried. Some are relatively easy to find and others, particularly if in an unmarked grave are more challenging. I have been able to assist with this and several families have visited to see the graves. They are very appreciative of this work and it brings comfort and closure for some. This is a personally a very rewarding piece of work.

An litter pick was arranged for a Saturday in June last year. Equipment was borrowed from Hertsmere and we had a team of very willing volunteers. Unfortunately it coincided with a very wet few days and the churchyard was to muddy and slippery to do this safely so reluctantly it was cancelled.

The project started in 2020 to research the lives of some of those resting in the churchyard continued into 2021. 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 several articles appeared in the Parish magazine documenting the lives of those researched. It was really good to have input from two families into the articles and they provided valuable information. One of the families came to Bushey and I met them and showed them where the grave was. They were also very grateful that their relatives story had been told.

Ann White – Churchyard Warden (up to September 2021)

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 hosts a Community Café at the Phoenix Community Centre on Farrington Avenue on Saturday’s. The café is a central hub for the community on a Saturday morning, with volunteers and donations enabling it to be run as a ‘pay as you feel’ café. There is the opportunity for young people to enjoy craft activities and members of the public to feel welcomed and enjoy a cup of tea and cake after what has been a difficult year for many. Since Lockdown RTB has seen a increase in the number of isolated and lonely adults in this community and the Café seeks to provide them with some support and friendship in a safe space to feel less lonely and anxious.

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The Foodbank is held at St James’s Church House, 10am – 12 noon. It has continued to be a vital source of support to residents. This has been especially needed as we have come out of lockdown with many members of the community in a difficult financial position. Loneliness and isolation has been prevalent amongst the users and the foodbank provides not only food parcels but safe space to come and feel part of the community. Since the increase in the price of energy and the cost of living has gone up, the foodbank has also provided users with home essentials and support through community links with services such as the Healthy Hub and Citizens Advice to help users find support during such a challenging time. The Foodbank is incredibly thankful to St James Church for allowing them access on a Friday to the hall and throughout the week to the stored food and supplies.. Without this resource we would not be able to run such a needed service for the community.

Since Lockdown RTB Foodbank has 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. Mia Handley is the Foodbank Manager, she has been busy working with volunteers and service users and building on the networks with other charitable organisations in Bushey and Watford.

We also want to acknowledge the dedication and hard work given by RTB’s 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 the team is Miriam McCulloch, Funding and Communications Co-ordinator. Miriam has been working with Mia to find sustainable funding for the foodbank and café which 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. She is also working to get to know other organisations and services that work in Bushey to build RTB’S wider network and profile.

RTB are at present looking for a pioneer worker to replace Natasha who had to leave RTB at the start of the year. Please continue to pray for God’s guidance and wisdom in the recruitment of this role as RTB have seen an increase in the community for this role as people feel more isolated and in need to support from activities and volunteering opportunities within the community of Bushey.

Mia Handley, RTB

Report: St James’s Church Choir

2021 continued to present challenges in terms of ‘in person’ worship and at the start of the year we were able to utilise all the lessons learnt in the previous year to contribute to the musical life of St. James’s Church. The choir members and I continued to record music virtually which was shared to the congregation on the live streamed services and the new ‘Music Monday’ feature. Technological advances facilitated the playing of live music through the Hautpwerk Organ system to accompany worship throughout the second Lockdown all the way from Norfolk! When the church re opened for public worship in Holy week we began a blended approach. Covid-19 restrictions meant that we had to reduce the number of choir members singing at one time but we were still able to provide music either using virtual recordings or by choir members taking it turns to cantor.

In March we were able to reinstate the Saturday recital series which has seen many much loved musicians return to St. James’s and began with our very own Christine Bennett. These continue to be popular and provide a vital opportunity to reach out into our community.

From May onwards were able to provide music for choral evensong with a small choir and everyone enjoyed being able to sing together after such a long hiatus. As Covid restrictions lifted we were able to have a full choir singing again and particular highlights included the St.James’s patronal festival and the All Souls Requiem Mass in November.

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In August, St.James’s choir were given the long-awaited opportunity to sing for the Sunday services at Westminster Abbey; a day none of the choir will forget! There were some very special moments including the recognition of how grateful we all were that we could now sing together in such a remarkable setting.

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’ at times.

James Mooney-Dutton – Director of Music

Report: Pastoral Care - Pastoral Visiting and Home Communions

Pastoral Visiting

The pandemic, and reduction in clergy have made it difficult to set up a formal visiting scheme. Nevertheless, small groups of individuals have continued their low profile work doing what they can caring for each other.

Home Communions

This has again been difficult to formalise, but as clergy have left, a few dedicated people have taken up the task of talking Communion to the housebound, but also ensure that the largest local care home continues to have services at Easter and Christmas.

Report: St James’s Bellringers

The bells are rung on Sundays for the 9.30am service. We rely on help from one of the Watford ringers and in return, ring from 9.50am to 10.25 am at Watford. If the service time at St James is altered, we cannot ring at both churches.

Cumbria Clocks ltd. moved the clock back by 4 inches but were not able to get the clock working. They quoted an additional £2500 plus VAT to replace the motorised drive. Mr Roderick Bickerton, a ringer at St Albans Cathedral, who is well known for his engineering skills and work on clocks spent many hours, firstly repairing and replacing components in the electrical system and then he dismantled, cleaned and adjusted the mechanical drive. As a result, the clock is now working and keeping good time.

Now the clock has been moved, and is working further work is needed on the ceiling to cover the parts where the old clock case was. Also, it would be a good idea to encase the clock to prevent dust accumulating on the mechanism.

Stuart Brant Tower captain

Report: Youth Group

Revd Andy Burgess started up the Youth Group centred on Holy Trinity Church, but with his departure it is no longer active. ‘Friday Films’ has been taken on by St Paul’s, but for an older audience.

Report: Social Media - Facebook and Livestreaming

With the lifting of restrictions concerning attendance in church, livestreaming was stopped, as it was perceived as discouraging people from coming back to church. It is still used for funerals and weddings.

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Report: Baptism Ministry

There were 13 baptisms in 2021, including one in Holy Trinity Church. Many of them were of children born during the pandemic.

Report: 100 Club

The 100 club is a fund raising activity across both parishes and the local community.

As the name suggests, there are numbers from 1 to 100. Anyone can buy one or more numbers at £60 per number. This can be paid in one go at £60 for the year or £30 for six months, or better still by standing order at £5 per month, this is by far the most efficient and easiest method.

The draw is held on the last Friday of every month, and half the money raised is given out as cash prizes, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd and the other half is used by the parish.

Although some people aren't comfortable with gambling they can donate any winnings back to the parish and be comforted in the knowledge that they are supporting the church during these difficult times.

There are still some numbers available, and new members would by warmly welcomed. For more details and to pick your lucky number please contact, Clare Humphreys 02089506352 or humphreys.peter@yahoo.com

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Bushey Parochial Church Council Honorary Treasurer's Report 2021 There have been some improvements in the year following the impact of the pandernic on the activities of the church. Though, as experienced generally in the e¢onomy, the financial recovery of the chur¢h, has been rather slow as the volatility and the uncertainties experienced in 2020 remained in the year. Fortunately, Income from hall bookings picked up towards the latter part of the year, and collections in ¢hurch increased marginally. However. the financial situation of the church has been weakened as we have continued to deplete our reserves to pay part of the Parlsh Share. Overall, in 2021, our total expenses ex￿ed￿d our total income by £3,349, an improvement, when Gompared to 2020 where when the shortfall was £65,002. However, it should be noted that legacy income of £69,179 is included in the total income. Incomo In 2021 the total recelpls of unrestricted funds were £162.902 which was £7.104 higher than the £155,798 in 2020. Planned giving income was £53.270 which was £8.681 less than the £61,951 in 2020 and attributable to the net loss of planned givers as parish leavers were not replaced by new joiners. Income from Charitable activities was £19,047 which was £6,246 higher than the £12,801 in 2020 mainly due to funeral and wedding income. Income from Other trading activities and Investments was £71,208 which was £9,629 higher than 2020 mainly due to increase hall letting$ income. A total of £69,179 legacy funds is included in the accounts. £12,000 was received for use at St James and £1,000 for St Paul's. £59,179 of JF Legacy is recognised in the accounts, amhough the funds have not yet beon received. Grant Income In recognitian of Ihe challenges fa￿d by the Parish, a grant of £15,000 from the City Church Fund surplu5 was awarded to be used towards the payment of the Parish Share. £1,500 was received from the trustees of the Bushey Parish charity as contribution towards the Church House Kitchen refurbishment and £250 City grant from the Dlocese. Ex ndlture The total unrestricted expenditure in 2021 £233,752 which was £457 more than the £233,294 spent in 2020. The total expenditure. including restricted, in the year was £254,509 and this was 6.580k or £15,703 more than the £238,806 spent in 2020. The higher expenditure in the main was attributable to the following expenditure.. Parish Share_ £105,682 was 150h or £18,656 less than £124,338 in 2020. Clergy Accommodation- £19,000 was 6Ch or £1,246 less than £20,246 in 2020. Church nJnning expenses- utilities - £16.722 was £1,249 higher than £15,473 in 2020 Maintenance & repairs - £38,816, this includes £20,130 for the repairs of the Church house roof, Upkeep of services - £6,975 for wedding and funeral fees and disbursements, Page | 16

consumables was £936 more than 2020. Administration & Parish Office i.e.,salaries- £19,691 was 30A or £733 more than £18,958 in 2020. Church running costs of £10,266 is made up of Insurance costs - £5,953, telephone and broadband £689 and cleaning expenses £3,624 Music- £8,860 was £2,105 more than 2020. Independent examiner & accountancy- £3,690 This left us with a shortfall of income to expenditure for unrestricted activities of £70,850, reduction of £6,646 compared to the £77,496 in 2020. It is hoped that the shortfall here will continue to improve as church activities return to normal levels. The shortfall in unrestricted funds was offset by the surplus of £11 k achieved in restricted funds a reduction of 8% or £12k when compared to 2021. PSease see the tables which summarise the Parish income and expenditure for 2021. The impact of the lockdown 15 Still evident in the Comparison to 2020 figures. The PCC end6avors to control expenditure tightly and increas8 income and cease Lrtilizing reseNes for running costs, in order to remain a going concern in the eyes of the charity Commission. Parlsh Share The Parish share for 2021 of £105,682 was fully paid. £15,000 grant wa5 recEived from the City Church Fund surplus towards the payment of the Parish share. £55,598 was drawn down from resetves towards the payment of the Parish share. In 2021 planned giving including tax r8cover8d of £65,897 represented 62Q/o of the Parish Share. The PCC will need lo consider a refresh of the stewardship campaign to increase planned giving donations to a level where they meet the parish share. Reserves The PCC has applied a total of £142,353 from rese￿e5 in 2021. £75,727 was drawn down from the Trinity House reserves of which £55,598 was used towards the payment of the Parish Share and £2Q,130 for the Church House roof repairs. £66,625 was drawn down from Falconer Hall reseNes of which £27,146 was used towards the payment ofthe Church House Kitchen refurbishmenl and £34,143 lowards Church house toilet refurbishment. We continue to be grateful for the incredible generosity of many congregations who, through their giving, have met the cost of ministry and enabled the Parish to continue to serve th8 community. With the outcome of the Parish restructure, we pray that we continue to develop a finaneAally sustainable parish which can go forward in strength to meet the fvture needs of the Parish. Talye Sanwo -Hon. Parish Treasurer May 2022 Sjayarotnam PCC on 15 May 2022 and signed on their behalf by Salome Jayaratnam Approved Vice -chair. Page | 17

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BALANCE SHEET as at 31st December 2021 2021 2020 Notes FIXED ASSETS Tanglble Assets Buildings & land Fixtures & Fillings & Equipment Investment funds 5a 5a 6a 58,000 72,193 104,076 58,795 19,118 90,867 234 268 168.780 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors & prepayments Gift Aid recoverable - Other prepayments and awrued income Deposit funds Cash & bank balances 5,967 2,016 57,579 406,230 14,656 5.617 550.102 4,568 6b 484 431 LIABILITIES Amounts falllng duo wlthln ono yoar Trade Greditors Taxation and social $e¢urity A¢¢ruals and deferred grants received {1201 (261 13,8041 125.9531 Total current Ilabllltle8 13,8301 126,0731 NET CURRENT ASSETS 480 601 536 230 Nrt A•sots 714 869 705010 FUNDS Endowment Funds Restricted Funds UnrestfiGted Funds 36,221 142,120 536,528 31,623 67,587 605.800 Totsl Funds 714 869 705010 Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 15th May 2022 and signed on its behalf by S Joyorotnom Sal Ice Cha aralnam Taiye Sanwo Hon. Parish Treasurer Page | 19

NOTES TO THE Accou￿ ICONTDI t th& year ended 31st DeGember 2021 2 INCOME 2021 2020 UnreBtrlctod Restrlctsd Fund¥ Fund¥ Unre8trlcted Redcted Funds Funds Total 2a Donalionsjnd l•g•el•s Planned GI￿ng CMF (planned gI￿n9) Gift Aid donation$ Incorne Tax Recowred Colle¢tlon$ (open platel al all 6th1¢es Grants Sundry DonatlonslAp￿ars VAT reco%ered Legacles TOTAL 53,270 53,270 380 12,627 61.951 2,283 14.012 61.951 2,283 14.012 12,627 4,123 4,123 16,750 4,577 1,873 1,673 18,750 4,577 3,776 3,776 69,179 8S,929 69.179 160,906 15,730 15,730 15,730 99.425 74,977 83.695 2b Ch•rll•bl• cdvlll•¥ Church lettlngs Parfsh Breakfast Parish Magazlnè Weddlng Income Statutory & other la8s TOTAL 5(KJ 122 200 218 280 1,365 10.758 12,801 21)) 218 122 3,182 14.537 19,047 3,182 14,537 19.047 1.385 10,758 12,801 2c Oth•r ty•dlng acllvltlg5 Hall & Gallory L¢lllng$ Parf$h Rentals Ichurch House F¢at I Fund-raiBing ewrts TOTAL 27,397 27,397 17,400 8,607 66,651 I7,4C￿) 8,607 66.651 IS,122 8,399 50,918 15,122 8,399 50,918 2d Inve*ments Di¥idends & interest InclLJdlng teclalrnod tOX TOTAL 2,329 2,329 3,740 3,740 2,278 2,278 6,017 6,017 580 2,909 2e Olher Disposal of property Grant InG(5me -Furfough Scheme MiS¢èllano￿B TOTAL 1CX) 4,504 14Q 4,504 140 1,648 1.748 1,648 1.748 TOTAL INCOME 162,902 88.258 251,160 155,798 1 B,006 173.804 Page | 20

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS ICONTDI lor thè year ended 3151 December 2021 3 EXPENDITURE ON 2021 2020 iknrostrld•d PAi$trld•d Funds Funds TOTAL Lknr681rlct•d Ro¥trlct•d und Fund8 38 Charitable activitiès Mrssiona and charitable ivin Home missions & other Church Sociatias Secular charflles 901 Mlnl DI{￿e58￿ Pwish Share Clergy expenses Clergy Accommodation Clergy education & training Work with Families & children ol Parish Olhor oulre&h gJ,682 832 19,OC¥J 273 15,QJO 105,682 832 19.000 273 124,338 124,338 888 20.246 400 20.246 515 739 515 739 275 275 Churche8'. running expense6 mainlenance & repairs Impro¥emenls rnusi upkeep of se￿CeS depreciation 16,722 34,716 788 8,860 5,319 9.010 16,722 38,616 788 8,860 6,975 9,010 15,473 12,414 1,044 6,755 5,120 2,533 15,473 17,006 1,044 6,755 6.039 2,533 4,100 4,593 1,657 919 Parfsh magallne & other publlcity ChurchyaTKI upkeep prfnling & slalioncry admlnlstration & Partsh Office bank charges Independent examiner & accourjtancy TOTAL 626 1,794 3,822 18,958 33 626 1,794 3,822 18,958 33 2,513 3,363 19,891 62 2,513 3,363 19,691 3,69) 217.964 3,690 238,721 3,604 219,142 3.604 224,654 20,757 5.511 3b Ralgng Ftsnd& othv ¢osts Church hallslllat.. running costs impr0￿mentS (CH Flat refrjrbishmenll costs of fBles, b8zaar3, ottr*r ents TOTAL 10,286 10,288 10,832 10,832 1.426 1,426 4.095 15,787 3,320 14,IS2 3.320 14,152 15,787 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 233,752 20.757 254.509 233,294 5,511 238.806 Page121

2021 Charltable donatlons (net of any deslgnated donaUon¥ rectived): RaIsed and $8nt dlrgctly to Charlty The Children's So¢iety Peace Hospl¢e 83 238 Unicef 238 New Hope 238 Bushey Museum Total 103 Relatod Party Tran•a¢tion8 1 No member of the PCC received payment in respect of their serV￿e as PCC members. 2 No related persons lo a member of the PCC receivgd payment. £256 of Verger fees were paid to 3 members of the 3 PCC. The expenses paid lo clergy may include a small, Immaterial proportion whlch r61ates to their 4 functions a$ PCC member5. 5 Aggregate donations lo the parish from PCC of whlch we have records {CMF members) were £5,949 These payments were made Ltnder the PCC Powers Measure as amended by The Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2014. Page122

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FIXED ASSETS FOR USE BY 5 THE PCC Flxturgs and Ls TOTAL and men Land an Buildin Cost/Valuation At 1 January 2021 Disposal during the year lal 1970 valualionl Additions during the year At 31 December 2021 79,515 20.856 100,371 61289 82 145 161660 Deprn¢l8tlon Al 1 January 2021 Disposal depreciation written back Charge for Year At 31 De￿rnber 2021 20,720 1.738 22,458 795 8.215 31,468 Net Book Value At 31 December 2021 72 193 130 192 At 31 December 2020 Land 8nd Buildings Land and BuSlding$ comprise thè following.- Addltlon Dls sals 02 202 5b Church House & exlenslon Slockwell Hall John Stobbart Hall 31,003 24,512 24,000 31,003 24.512 31,003 24,512 79.515 Land and buildings shown at valuation are based on 1970 figurns. chU￿b House Flat is held for future use for Church work and is not treated gs a long term investnpent Doprnclatlon Fixtures and Fittings are depreclaled at 10% of Cost and Office Equipment is depreciated at 250A of cost. Buildings are depreciated at 20/0. However, since the 1970 valuations included the land il is assumed that each contributed 500k lo the original valuation 5uGh that the effective depreciation is 1Yo as land does not depreciate. Page | 24

FIXED ASSET 6a INVESTMENTS 2021 2020 trlc Ftsnds Re8trl¢t8 Funds Endowment und OTAL ND UNDS Market Value at l January 2020 10,853 48,392 31.623 90.868 85.000 Disposal in the year Nel gainslllDssesl on rgvalualions in the year ended 31 December 2021 1.578 5,867 Market Value at 31 December 2021 104 076 90,867 The principal funds of the parish are invested with the CBF {Cenlral Board of Finance) or the SADBF ISI Albans Diocesan Board of Finance) in the form of deposlt funds from which interest accrues. These are included within the cash funds of the PCC (see above). Investments constitute shares held with the C8F Investment Fund and for which dividend5 are received. As with such investments, the value of these shares fluctuates up and down, as do the dividends reGeived. They are valued at the bid lsalel price on 31st December 2021. 6b DgposSt Funds 2021 2020 Church Fabric Fund Farm Way 426 323 426 323 Churchyard 6.158 5,453 2,384 2.165 ChurGh Fabric-Trinty Hous6 ProGeeds 100,601 176,245 F8l¢oner Hall Pro¢eed$ 291,718 358,164 SJ Deposit Account 4,548 3,855 Parish deposit 71 550 102 Page | 25

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Parochial Church Councll of Bushey Notes to the Accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2021 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastscal Parish of Bushey is a Parochial Church Council established under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure11956I as amended and the Church Representats'on Rules, and is a charity registered with the Charity Commission in England 2nd Wales, number 1130540. Details of the principal office are included in the PCC'S Annual Report. The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bushey meets the definition of a Public Benefit Entity under FRS102. 1. Accountlng Pollcles The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Pracli¢e'. Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Re-porting Standard 8pplicable in the UK and Republic ol Ireland IFRS 1021 issued on 16 July 2014 and Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United lQngdom and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021, the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 and Charitie5 Act 2011. The finan¢ial slalements have been prepared to give a 'true and fair. view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required lo provide a 'lrue and falrf view. This departure has involved following the Charities SORP IFRS 1021 published on 16 July 2014 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Slalemenl of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn. The financial slalemenls have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for the valuation of investmenl assets, which are shown at market value. The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is iespon5ible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body nor do they include groups that are informal gatherings of church members.. The financial statements are presented in sterling and rounded to the nearest £. 2. Funds General funds ￿present the funds of the PCC that are not subject to ar)y restrictions regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the PCC. Funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC are also LIn￿Stricted. Reslricled funds are those funds that musl be spent on restrict￿ purposes and details of the funds held and reslriclions ar8 provided in note 8. Endowment funds. where the capital must be retained, are also explained in note 8. 3. Incomlng Rè8ourcg8 Voluntary incom8 Collections ar8 recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC. Planned giving re￿1vable under Gift Aid is recognised only when received. Tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations is reco9nised when the donation is recognised. Grants and legacies to the PCC are accounted for as soon as the PCC is nolilied of ils le9al entitlement, the amount due Is quantifiable and ils ultimate re¢eipl by the PCC is reasonably certain. Funds raised by fund raising events are accounted for gross. Other income Rental income from the letting of church premises is reeognised when the rental is due. Incom8 Irom investments Dividends are accounted for when due and payable. Interest entitlements are accounted for when receivable. Tax recoverable on su¢h income is recognised in the same accounting year. Gains and losses on investments Realised gains or losses are recognised when investments are sold. Un￿aliSed gains or losses are accounted for on revaluation of investments al 31 December. 4. Resour¢o$ U$od Grants Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a bindlng obligation on the PCC. ActiVit￿S directly relating to the work of the Church The Diocesan parish share is accounted for when due. Any parish share unpaid at 31 December is provided for in these accounts as an operational (though not a legall liability and is shown as a creditor in the Balance Sheet. Costs of generating funds include the cost of stewardship ¢ampaign$, investment management costs and costs relating to rental Page | 29

properties. Charitable activities comprise the Costs relating to the work of the parish. Governance costs ￿present the costs of running the PCC as a legal entty and in¢lude the ¢osts of preparats.on and independent examination of the accounts. S. Fixed assets Consecrated propertyand movable church fvmishings Consecrated and beneficed propety of any kind is excluded from the accounts by slo {2llal of the Chari-ties Act 2011. Movable church furnishings held by the Vicar and Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC, and which require faculty for disposal, are accounted as inalienable propety unless eonse¢rated. They are listed in the ehurch's Inventory which can be inspected al any reasonable lime. All expenditure incurred in the year on ¢onse¢rated or boneficed buildings. or on indivSdual items under £1,000 Is written off. Land and buildings are shown al ¢o$t or al valuation based on 1970 ￿Ule8. Depreciation Fixtures and Fittlngs are depreciated at 10% of cost and Offi¢e Equlpmenl15 depreclaled a125% of cost. Bulldlngs are depfeclated al 20k. However, since the 1970 valuallons included the land111s assumed that each contributed 500h lo the original valuation such that the effe¢twe deP￿ClatIon is 1 % as land does r￿t depreclat6. 6. Investments Invoslments are valued al market value at 310ecember. 7. Current assets Amounts owing to the PCC al 31 December In respect of fees, rents or other income a￿ shown as debtors less provi51ot) for amounts that may prove un-collectable, Short-term deposits Include cash held on deposit either with the Central Board of Flnance of the Church of England Fundg or at the bank. 8. Llabllltlos Liabilities are recojnised when there Is a legal or construcllve obligallon lo expend resources. 9. Golng Concern A5 sel out above, the PCC'S financial positlon will be adversely affected by the Covld 19 vlrus out-break. However, having rA)nsidered the financial posit￿n of the Church and in parts'cular the level of reserves the PCC is of the opinion that il will remain a Going Concern for al least Nvelve months from the date of approval of these axounlg. The acwunts are accordingly preparod on the Going Concem basis. Page | 30

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF BUSHEY I report to the members on my examination of the ètcounts of The Parochial Church Council of Bushey 1.the PCC'I for the year ended 31 December 2021 set out on page$ 16 to 30. Responslbllitie$ and basis of fOPOrt As the members of the PCC land trustees for the purposes of charity lawl you are responsible for the preparatSon of the account5 in accordance with the requirements of the Charitles Act 20111'the Act'l. I report in respect of my examlnatlon of the PCC'S accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charlty Commission under section 1451Sllbl of the Act. An Independent examination does not involve gathering all the evidence tliat would be required in an audit and onsequently does not cover all the matters that an auditor considers in 8ivin8 their opinion on the accounts. The planning and conduct of an audit goe5 beyorbd the limited assurance that an independent examination can provide. Consequently l express no optlon as to whether the account5 present a 'true and fair, view and my report is limited to those specific matters set out in the independent examiner's statement Indepèndent examlnerfs 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 Reportlng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 In preference to the Accountlng and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice Issued on l April 2CKJ5 which Is referred to In the extant regulations but has been wlthdrawn. I Understand that this ha5 been done in order for the accounts to provide a true and fair view in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effectlve for reporting perlods be8lnnlng on or after l January 2015. I have completed my examSnation. I confirm that no materlal matters have come to my attention in connectSon with the examination glvSn8 me cause to believe that in any material respect: accounting records were not kept in respect of the PCC as reqUI￿d by section 130 of the Act,. or the account5 do not accord with those records,. or the accounts have not been prepared Sn accordance wlth the methods and princlples of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reportlng by charlties applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland IFRS 1021. I have no concern5 and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to whith attentlon should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Useofmy Report This report is made solely to the PCC, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities IAccounts and Reportsl Regulations 2CKJ8. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the PCC those matters l 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. Page | 31

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