2020-12-31-accounts - The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Mary's Kings Worthy

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Reports & Financial Accounts

for St Mary’s, Kings Worthy 2020

Rector’s Report for the Year 2020 Delivered in March 2021

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

I often look in the vestry at St Swithun’s or by the font at St Mary’s and see the names of the men (and they are all men) who have come before me and wonder what they went through during their years of service and ministry, living in Kings Worthy and Headbourne Worthy at times of great social and national upheaval.

As I view the boards my eyes alight upon the names of Roger de Stamforde (1334-1349), Roger de Gamene (1349-1367) at St Mary’s and Richard Aston (1343-1358) at St Swithun’s, all of whom served at the time of the Black Death. Further down we find Thomas Watson (1552) and Leonard Bylson (1558) at St Mary’s during the turbulence of the Reformation and its fall out as the nation and national church moved from Catholicism to Protestantism. Finally, what was life like for Thomas Newcomen (1640-1654) at St Swithun’s with the Civil War raging up and down the land?

If we had the chance to interview them I guess their story would bear some similarities to the story we tell this year - of life, society and church being disrupted in so many ways, but life, faith and community continuing all the same.

2020 was a year like no other, one that seemed at one point to challenge the existence of normality we had become so comfortable with and which forced us to live differently for our own safety and for the good of the National Health Service.

As such, in this extended report I want to comment on and cover the following:

The impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic and how we responded
Things to be thankful for
What do we need right now?
What can we look forward to?

I now turn to each of these and comment upon them in more depth.

The impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic and how we responded

As noted earlier, the pandemic challenged us in ways we could never have imagined in Christmas 2019 and early January 2020 when news of a virus in a far-flung city of Wuhan started to be reported.

Within a matter of a few weeks we moved from an open and fully functioning church community of faith to one where, following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 23rd March 2020, the buildings were closed with no sense of when we could re-open.

That closure lasted until July 4th when we re-opened for the summer and autumn months, only to close again (the second national lockdown) on 31st October until 2nd December until some relaxation was allowed in the weeks before Christmas 2020.

Overnight all church activities that involved in person worship or use of the buildings stopped and was replaced in a very short time by a series of initiatives that came to be the ‘new normal’ for us.

YouTube weekly Online Service

After a false start trying to stream services from the Rectory, we quickly developed the capability and capacity to produce weekly YouTube services released each Sunday morning at 10.00am. They started as ‘St Mary’s and St Swithun’s at Home’, but as we realised that this pandemic would stretch on for some time, became and continues to be ‘ St Mary’s and St Swithun’s Online’.

At the time of writing this report we have designed, created, produced and released 50 services - a blend of eucharistic and non-eucharistic services hosted largely out of the Rectory but including service elements from our

three worshipping sites. The highest viewing figure is 493 and the lowest 177 with an average each week, at or around 250. To be clear, a view is defined as a single computer or device accessing the service for at least 30 seconds; once accessed, another view by the same computer doesn’t register. In addition, we have 181 subscribers to the channel – that is, people who have deliberately chosen to follow the channel and be made aware of content we are releasing.

An accepted industry algorithm to convert views into numbers of actual people watching is to multiply the view figure by 1.7 which gives a rough approximation of the likely number of people watching. If we take 250 as the average views this would lead to our services being seen by somewhere in the region of 425 per week, a figure which far outstrips the number of people who have attended our church services. Of course, some might watch for a short time, some the whole amount – it is difficult to know who, where or why folk find the channel and watch.

What we can say is that our online YouTube service has been a very powerful way in which we have been able to connect folks near and far to the worshipping life we share and enjoy in the Worthys. Comments have been

consistently positive about the style, format and content of what we have produced.

I think we should note that over the course of the year our services have improved, and have included some novel features. It has been so encouraging to see a wide variety of parishioners willing to participate in some way – bring a welcome, deliver a reading or lead prayers. We have discovered a wealth of hidden talent and creativity within our church family which has been a joy to me and so many.

There has been a core team behind all of this, without which we would not enjoy what we do at the moment. Their hard work, dedication and determination from the outset meant that we pivoted the church from being an in-person expression to becoming an online offering in less than a month. It is right that I record their contributions in this report: Catherine Saunders, Karen Briggs, Debbie Emmott-Dart, Toby Coad, Emily Peter-Simmonds, Stephen Golding, Simon Cable, Helen Bradish and more recently Jemima Lewis.

It has been a team effort and one that I will look back on and give thanks that I was a part of. The recordings stand as historic documents of what we were able to achieve during these most challenging days and months. It has been the key element that has kept us connected and has helped the church thrive in unusual and challenging times.

Zoom Meetings

In addition, we have embraced and deployed a face to face technology called Zoom, which facilitates large or small gatherings on line. We have used these for monthly mid-week communion services and prayer meetings (led by Dave Mapes and Lis Chase) which have worked well, and which continue to be supported.

It has been good to deploy and use this technology – prayer meetings have never been better attended than now and joining from the comfort and convenience of our own homes, and has proved attractive. The usefulness of this technology has been proved and I am confident that we will continue to use it some way long after the pandemic crisis is over.

Practical Support

The strapline that we (along with many other churches) embraced was ‘ our buildings are closed, but the church is very much alive’ and this was certainly the case.

In many ways the closure of the church buildings resulted in a release of concern in and across the church family, but beyond that too. In the early days of the first lockdown we were able to create a small delivery team that worked to deliver prescriptions for shielded patients on behalf of the Springvale Pharmacy.

We quickly established ‘connect groups’ that placed everyone into a small group of 6 people to be phoned around and contacted for support. This, over time, morphed into what we described as Pop-Up Church – a way by which some functions of the church could continue in small, agile groups hosted by individuals. I am grateful to Dave & Jill Mapes, Andrew Maundrell, Karen Briggs and Helen Bradish for their work to design and implement the Pop-Up Church Groups and again, I am confident that some of these groups will continue into the future and be perhaps be embraced by people at St Swithun’s. Relationships that didn’t exist prior to the lockdown are now established and for that we give thanks.

Tuesday’s Place, our well supported group for those of riper years have also created their own networks and released termly information booklets, Christmas gift bags and telephone support which were well received. It seems as if the folk connected to Tuesday’s Place have grown in numbers and resilience during the pandemic but I am sure they will be pleased when they can safely meet again.

We were able to partner with the Salvation Army and The Villages’ Trust to distribute Aldi food vouchers and bags of toys to those less well-off families at Christmas 2020. From the letters and feedback we received, the help we were able to offer was much appreciated and made a huge difference to those whose circumstances were challenging because of the pandemic.

Big Events

We held four major gatherings during the year, one at St Swithun’s Churchyard, two at West Stoke Farm Polo Lawn and one on Church Green, Kings Worthy.

On 30th August 2020, we held a lovely outdoor service at St Swithun’s churchyard, including congregational singing for the first time since the lockdown began. The weather was warm and welcoming and we all appreciated the chance to reconnect again in person, in larger numbers, whilst observing the then applicable regulations. We took the learnings from this event into the rest of the big events we undertook in the reminder of 2020.

On September 13th we welcomed +David to our Drive In Communion service, which had close to 200 people attend in cars and then enjoy a safe, socially distanced picnic afterwards at West Stoke Farm, Polo Lawn. We were blessed with incredible weather and amongst other things it was an opportunity to pray for those children from our church and local community that had been a part of a traumatic bus crash earlier in the week. We give thanks that no child was killed and continue to pray for all those who were injured or impacted in any way.

On 20th December we held a Drive-In Carol and Crib service, again at Stoke Charity and invited any from the local village churches and wider community who wished to join us to sing carols and listen to the great Christmas

story. We had around 350 attend this service which, the wet weather in the week before turned into a socially distanced service rather than a Drive In. Again, the weather was really good on the day and much joy was shared as we worshipped God and celebrated the birth of Jesus Christ.

This event was a significant financial risk which was met by the generous contributions of people I approached to help fund and underwrite the costs. They know who they are, and I am very grateful that they caught the vision to do something to bless the wider community at the most challenging

Christmas we might ever experience. It was good to take up gifts from the congregation and we were able to give the Winchester Night Shelter and the Children’s Society almost £900 each as a result.

Finally, we gathered on Christmas Day for an outdoor service on Church Green – a lovely time, again in bright sunshine, to worship and sing together on a day when family bubbles were allowed.

To deliver these events I have drawn on many of the same willing team of volunteers and again, want to take this opportunity to thank them for their hard work and contributions to make these stand-out events from 2020: particularly, Debbie Emmott-Dart (and our musicians, singers), Simon Cable, Edward Chase, Catherine Saunders, Karen Briggs, Paul Young, Jonathan Smith (and his car park volunteers) and Alison Power, among others.

Occasional Offices

2020 has been a year when, despite the pandemic, the routine affairs of parish ministry has continued, namely, marriages and funerals.

It was a joy to marry two couples during lockdown and to work carefully with them to design and deliver safe, socially distanced marriage ceremonies. Our best wishes go to Tom and Claire who were married at St Mary’s and Meyrick and Janet who were married at St Swithun’s in September 2020.

Sadly, the pandemic has seen many more deaths than would be usual and I have officiated at many funerals this past year, including funerals in parishes where clergy were shielding during the first lockdown. Despite the restrictions there has been a dignity and beauty about small, intimate expressions of grief and worship and we look forward to welcoming any families back who might wish to hold services of thanksgiving without social distancing restrictions.

Impact of Finances

Consistent with major sectors of our economy the church itself has not been immune from the financial impact of the pandemic. The reports from our respective Treasurers will give you the detail should you wish to dive in further. Much of the deficits are attributable to loss of revenue from hall and room letting, no fund raising initiative (fetes etc.), no plate collections during services and a major reduction in occasional office fees from weddings.

It is encouraging to note that planned giving from parishioners through various schemes has held steady and at St Mary’s has slightly increased.

Of course, our giving is not to me nor the parish, nor the diocese per se, but to God as an act of worship and recognition of his generosity to us – we are reminded of the words, ‘ all things come from you and of your own to do we give you.’

That said, there will be the need to address our finances and take appropriate steps to see the mission and ministry in our churches secured. This cannot come through expense reductions alone, indeed it would be hard to see what further cuts could be made, so I am hopeful that there might be ways to increase the revenue side of our accounts through various initiatives in 2021 and beyond.

Things to be thankful for

Whilst the pandemic acted as a major shock in our world and local community, there have been unexpected discoveries and joys that we should note and be thankful for – that locally the number of Covid deaths has been lower than originally anticipated.

Sadly, there have been some deaths of folk from within our church family, and some parishioners have had Covid-19, but on the whole the steps we have taken as a society and implemented in church life has meant we have been spared worse. We give thanks for the faithfulness and determination that has brought us through, but also kept us together as a church family this past year. There is much to give thanks for and as we do, we remember and hold before God all those who have died or who have and are suffering from the pandemic.

Secondly, we have discovered a seam of creativity, flexibility and agility that perhaps we never thought we had. We might reflect that we have successfully traversed more change in this last 12 months than we have known for many years. And together we have embraced it. The challenge now is not to think in terms of ‘going back’ to the past but to prayerfully discern what shape the future is that we wish to embrace and inhabit.

Thirdly, I have detected a greater sense of connectedness and friendship between parishioners this past year. We have truly been in this together and have been with and for each other in many ways. Our Connect Groups and Pop-Up Church initiatives, to say nothing of individuals reaching out has fostered a greater sense of connectedness and mutual support. This was highlighted to me by one parishioner who commented that they had been worshipping in the church for well over 10 years but didn’t know certain people, let alone their names and hadn’t even spoken to them; this had changed because of a shared experience and desire to reach out and help one another when the opportunity to do this in person was denied us because of lockdown regulations.

We need to continue to foster that sense of friendship as we move forward and remember that the worshipping life we share is deep and profound as we

care and share life. A mirror of the care and life we receive from and through Jesus Christ.

Fourthly, the pandemic has helped us rediscover what we had perhaps missed and forgotten. The birdsong, the clean air, quiet roads were all things that folk remarked on in April 2020 and whilst the lifting of lockdown provisions in 2021 may see a return to old levels of activity and noise, for some there will be a desire to enjoy these simpler things of life and journey that we have discovered and now don’t want to lose.

I think we have appreciated congregational singing more than ever before by reason of its denial. The same is true for refreshments, conversation and exchanging welcomes. I am looking forward to the first service at which we can sing and believe it will be one of the most powerful expressions of what it means to be free from a life of lockdown regulations.

We give thanks because we have learned much during this time. It has not been a fallow time; there has been growth. It has been great that Stephen Golding and Matthew Briggs have designed and delivered Learning4Life on two occasions. These termly 4-week learning events have been of very high quality. The people who have been able to engage with these courses have fund them a great encouragement.

Finally, we give thanks for the work of the people of God who have kept us going in ways big and small – whilst our buildings have been closed, there has been much activity taking place behind the scenes that has been good in so many ways. Some specific highlights and thanks should be noted:

Tim Selwood retired from public ministry in the Worthys after many years of faithful service. He was warmly thanked at St Swithun’s and we are grateful for all that he has contributed to the worshipping life of the churches over many years;

Edward Chase and Gill Froude both retired as churchwardens at St Mary’s – again, we give thanks for their long and faithful service and hope that others will now step forward to become new churchwardens.

Through an anonymous generous donation we were able to fulfil our work on a new, integrated web site that works across both churches. This has been a very useful way of managing bookings and attendance at the restricted in person services we have held. Special thanks to Catherine Saunders who oversaw much of the design, build and test of the website which will increasingly be that way we communicate news, information and events,

Again, following a donation from a family in memory of their son, we were able to commission and have built a new preaching lectern which is both pleasing on the eye and easy to use. Allen Cobbold masterminded the design and build and demonstrated his flair and creatively in seeing this project to successful completion.

Finally, it should be noted that we were able to make our parish share (Common Mission Fund) payments to the Diocese in full – a not insubstantial gift to support the work of the Diocese. We received a letter of thanks from the Diocese for each parish.

It is impossible to thank everyone individually, but your work is seen by the Lord and we are grateful!

What do we need right now?

Let’s turn our eyes and thoughts to the future and ponder for a short while on what we need right now and what we can look forward to.

A period of healing and recovery

It is impossible for any of us to assess the full and true impact of this global pandemic. That it has caused trauma and change is beyond question and it seems to me that we, as people, need to be kind and gentle with ourselves and each other as we emerge from one of the most momentous events in human history.

As such, I think we will each need to create space to know healing in our lives and our very beings. To rediscover again what is most precious to us. This work will take time and the pace of it will be different for everyone. We each need time to assess, ponder, heal and find a settled place for how we want to live. The need for re-generation is key.

To ask the question - what kind of church do we want to be?

To do that healing and recovery well inevitably leads us to ask questions about our faith journey and church life – as church, how do we want to express ourselves and what in our own place within it?

The changes brought about by the pandemic are still reverberating around the world and there are secondary consequences of it that are yet to appear. In church terms we have to ask and answer some questions about how we structure and what our priorities should be.

We will need some time to reflect on this together; to prayerfully discern what the Holy Spirit wants of us. Some of us have not entered the church building to worship for well over a year and have become very comfortable with online worship – but is that sustainable?

I spoke with someone recently who gave a lovely illustration: he had loved FaceTime during lockdown that allowed him to talk to his grandchildren and stay in contact with the wider family, but he was clear that once he could, he would want to meet his children physically, hold, hug and talk with them because that was the best, richest expression of life, love and family.

We also have some practical questions to ask about best provision for children and young people? How do we resource the parishes if we cannot recruit new churchwardens?

I would hope that, individually and collectively, a good start to this musing and pondering could be done between now and the end of summer, so that come September we might have a clearer sense of direction that will allow us to move positively into Autumn and towards the new church year in Advent 2021.

What is our vision of God? Our vision for our community and our vision for ourselves? – These are three things that we need time to pray into and consider perhaps above anything else – helping us to consider what we cherish and hold dear.

What can we look forward to?

There is much to look forward to and build upon in both churches.

At St Mary’s we need to consider the way forward for our children and young people and how they can be resourced in their journeys of faith locally and/or from other sources.

We also need to consider the ways in which what we have built – a credible online presence - can

continue to be deployed to strengthen our lives of faith. There are many ways in which what we have embraced during 2020 should continue to be used – perhaps not all the time but every now and again. A PCC or prayer meeting on Zoom might be preferable to venturing out on cold, dark, wet nights?

In addition, discovering ways of impacting our community for good – is something I hope will grow and develop – that we continue to be ‘good news’ in our streets and communities through what we do and the words we might have the privilege to say. It is interesting to note that the recent statistics reported in the national press indicate a greater percentage of people now believe that the church is relevant and helpful in the community because of their work and help during the pandemic. We need to build on that, especially as the long-term effects of the pandemic reveal themselves in our locality.

We also look forward to formally welcoming Jemima Lewis as she is ordained in July 2021 and begins her ministry amongst us. I believe we will receive a very talented curate whose skills and gifts will be of enormous help and benefit as we scope out the future way of being and worship together. And I hope that we too, will cherish and be a great blessing to Jemima, Andre and their children as they are among us.

2021 will be a busy year at St Swithun’s – we give thanks for the hard work that has gone on throughout 2020 on the Car Park Project to be built over the coming summer.

St Swithun’s will also benefit from the realisation of capital funds from the Chisslands land holding which has been incorporated into

the Kings Barton housing development. This gift of land made over 250 years ago, now bears fruit probably well beyond the imagination of the original donor and will allow St Swithun’s to consider a wide range of possible initiatives that will better position St Swithun’s to be physically and spiritually at the heart of Headbourne Worthy.

The amount of behind the scenes work on these two projects alone has been significant and I am grateful to Gimma Macpherson, Martin Macpherson, Howard Tissiman, Beverly Child, Jenny Leyland and members of the PCC who have collaborated during lockdown to continue to move these matters along in a way so favourable to St Swithun’s. It is appropriate at this juncture to mentioned Gimma’s excellent work and contribution as a churchwarden. She has been a great support to me and so many in her years as churchwarden and as she steps down from that role we express our thanks and deep appreciation for all that she has faithfully done. Similarly, we thank Sue French for her support as assistant churchwarden as she too, relinquishes this responsibility.

The financial security of St Swithun’s will be achieved, but I should point out that there will be the need for the day-to-day operational costs to be covered by worshippers and parishioners offering their gifts as has been the case historically. The capital receipts are an unexpected and welcome bonus and will be used for strategic long-term action that will future proof St Swithun’s and bless the wider community.

Concluding Remarks

Thank you for reading this report and for also reviewing all the other contributions that are contained within it. I felt reflecting in some depth on 2020 and what is stretching before us was worth the time and effort and I trust it gives you a sense of my thinking.

When I trained for ministry in 2004 I had no inkling that part of my career would be to lead the churches and parishes in my care through such a challenging time. It has been hard on all of us and I’m sure we are all looking forward to hugging family and friends, taking holidays and enjoying so much of what we have missed over the past year.

I consider it a privilege to have led the churches and parishes through this past year, even though personally it has been a heavy and hard year. I am grateful for all the support I have received and will need to look to you all again for us all to work together as we chart a course into the future.

I have thanked many people in this report by name but also wish to express my thanks to all who serve in some capacity – be that great or small. All our gifts come together as an expression of love and devotion to Jesus but also as a way of supporting and encouraging one another. I know we have some resourcing challenges in both churches but I hope and pray as we take time to explore and discern what is our vision of God, our vision for our community and ourselves that there will be release of gifting that will usher in new and even more glorious times as the community of faith in the Worthys.

That all said, it would be remiss of me to not mention the support that Helen has offered to me throughout. For someone who eschews the public limelight, the fact that she has contributed much to our successful YouTube service is an indication of just one of the ways she has gone above and beyond this past year. Without her unstinting support I could not achieve half of what I have done.

In closing, be encouraged by the words the Apostle Paul writes to the church at Thessaloniki where in chapter 5 v 24 he offers them these words, which maybe the ones we need to hear today:

‘the one who calls you is faithful’

In all the uncertainty that lies before us let’s hold onto the utter faithfulness and loving kindness of the one who has called us. He goes with us into our future.

None of us really knows what lies ahead, but one thing we can take from Scripture and from Christian tradition surely is this – that wherever we go, whatever we do, the God who raised Christ Jesus from the dead – has called us to his service – he will journey with us, he will never leave us nor forsake us.

Revd Paul Bradish, Rector

Parochial Church Council

The PCC has the responsibility of working with the Rector to promote the whole mission of the Church within the parish of Kings Worthy and beyond. The Rector, who is also the Rector of Headbourne Worthy, lives in the Rectory at 4 Campion Way, King’s Worthy.

The principal officers of the PCC are the Churchwardens, who are officers of the Bishop. They are elected at the Annual Meeting, when all adult members of the parish as well as members of the Church Electoral Roll may vote. Other exofficio members of the PCC are the Associate Minister, Curates, Licensed Lay Ministers, and any members of the Deanery Synod and Diocesan Synod. The Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) elects the other members of the PCC, and members of the Deanery Synod, all of whom serve for a three-year term and are eligible for re-election. The APCM also appoints Sidespeople annually, to assist with services.

The APCM covering the year 2020/21 will be held on Sunday 25[th] April 2021.

During 2020/21, the following served as members of the PCC:

Ex-officio

Rector (Chairperson of the PCC):

Revd Paul Bradish

Churchwardens:

Edward Chase and Gill Froude (until October 2020)

Licensed Lay Ministers:

John Sweeting, Andrew Maundrell

Licenced Lay Worker:

Matthew Briggs

Deanery Synod:

Jonathan Smith and Bayo Adebiyi (from October 2020)

Treasurer:

Linda Banks

The current elected members of the PCC as of the end of 2020/21 are as follows:

Andy Blaxland, Lorna Selwood, Toby Peter-Simmonds, Charlene Cable, Jonathan Smith, Amanda Hassell, Laura Stevenson, Helen Emery, Rob Brown and Julie Young. Allen Cobbold resigned from his position on the PCC in January 2021.Edward Chase and Gill Froude were churchwardens until October 2020, when they resigned their positions. They remain on the PCC as co-opted members for a period of 6 months.

The business of meetings has been different this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Meetings have been held virtually, on Zoom and have focused on the restrictions to public worship and how we can meet the needs of parishioners during the pandemic. Normal church events and activities have largely stopped due to the pandemic. The last APCM was held on 21[st] October 2020, but it covered events from April 2019-April 2020.

The PCC has met 7 times since April 2020 on the following dates:

18[th] May 2020 16[th] November 2020 29[th] June 2020 11[th] January 2021 28[th] September 2020 15[th] March 2021 21[st] October 2020

The PCC representation over the course of the year was as follows: (figures show number of meetings attended since April 2020 unless otherwise stated)

Revd Paul Bradish,Chair	6	TobyPeter-Simmonds	5
Edward Chase	6	Amanda Hassell	6
Gill Froude	6	Allen Cobbold	3
Linda Banks	6	Laura Stevenson	6
Matthew Briggs	7	Lorna Selwood	6
John Sweeting	7	Helen Emery	5
Andrew Maundrell	7	Rob Brown	4
Jonathan Smith	6	Julie Young	4
Charlene Cable	6	Bayo Adebiyi	2
AndyBlaxland	7

(Rob Brown, Julie Young and Bayo Adebiyi joined the PCC In October 2020. Allen Cobbold resigned from the PCC in January 2021.)

Committee structure

Standing Committee: This is the one committee required by law, which is empowered to carry out the functions of the PCC between meetings, subject to an expenditure limit of £1000 per item. It has to include the Rector, Churchwarden(s), and at least two other members of the PCC. The members in 2020/21 (until October 2020) were the Rector (Chair), Edward Chase, Gill Froude, Linda Banks, Charlene Cable and Andy Blaxland. After October 2020, Edward Chase and Gill Froude were replaced by John Sweeting.

Missions and Charities: To consider and make recommendations on charities to be supported by the PCC and to forge and maintain links with the selected charitable causes.

Property: To be concerned with the upkeep and enhancement of the fabric, fittings and furnishings of the Church, Church Rooms, Church Hall, Churchyard and the Verger’s Cottage, and with the lettings of the Church Rooms, Church Hall and the Verger’s Cottage.

Social: To be responsible for organising a minimum of four social activities per year, and to coordinate the planning and running of each activity. To be responsible for maintaining a calendar of social events.

Individual responsibilities: Health & Safety Officer (Vacant), Safeguarding Officer (Lynda Clark), Young People’s Representative (Vacant), Electoral Roll Officer (Andrew Maundrell), Treasurer (Linda Banks), Stewardship Promoter and Gift Aid Secretary (Brigitte Drabble) and PCC Secretary (Charlene Cable).

A Covid-safe committee was formed in October 2020 to help with navigating the government restrictions placed on places of worship, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Sidespeople: The sidespeople appointed at the 2020 annual meeting were: Derek Brockway, Edward Chase, Gill Froude, Gordon Funnelle, Ann Jones, David Maddock, Alan Peers, Rose Saunders, Steve Saunders, Charlotte Smith, Jonathan Smith, Helen Southworth, Jill Mapes and Nick Kearns.

Charlene Cable, PCC Secretary

Electoral Roll

The Parish of St Mary’s Church Kings Worthy Electoral Roll 2021

The Electoral Roll for St Mary’s Church has been updated, with a closing date of April 9th.

The results are as follows:

Electoral Roll as at 7th October 2020: 149

Electoral Roll as at 9th April 2021: 140

The above figures reflect the addition of 3 new members and the removal of 6 previous members who have moved out of the area, 4 who have been removed from the roll and 2 who passed away during the last year. Thus 12 names have dropped off the list.

A full list of members can be seen at the church office.

Andrew Maundrell, Electoral Roll Officer

Treasurer’s Financial Summary & Accounts

You will see from the Financial Statement of Accounts for 2020 following this report that the overall revenue position shrunk by £43,220 compared to 2019. This is not surprising in the circumstances of Covid19 restrictions.

With very few actual Church Services throughout the year, plate collections and other giving, such as by text, saw a reduction of over £5,400. Planned Giving increased by £2100 as some Parishioners transferred their gifts to the Parish Giving Scheme or set up a bankers order.

One off donations totalled £16,164 and a further £16,501 received from Gift Aid Tax Recovered.

Donations included the generous response from Parishioners of £4,110 to help cover the cost of the Christmas Drive-In Service at West Stoke Farm; following the event there remained a credit balance of £284.11, the PCC

agreed that this should be transferred to the Rector’s Discretionary Fund for special services in 2021.

Church Activities saw the biggest loss of income, the hire of Church & Chapel Rooms down by over £6000, wedding and funeral fees by £1700 and fund raising activities much missed in supporting the church financially and socially.

St Mary’s is fortunate to receive a regular source of income from the Verger’s Cottage rent and, if absolutely necessary, able to draw on the Kiddle Legacy Fund, originally £57,777, given to our Church in 2018 with no conditions attached.

A major expense is the Parish Share that we are asked to pay as a contribution in support of Parish Mission and Ministry. This year we met this expenditure with the sum of £71,831 and continued the commitment to Missions and Charities by allocating 10% of Voluntary Giving to a number of charities both at home and abroad.

Church and Chapel running costs and staff costs were considerably less in comparison to 2019. The Caretaker who left in 2019 was not replaced, and the Youth Worker left in September. Furloughing the Chapel Cleaner kept this member of staff employed throughout the year.

To summarise, the deficit of £20,738 was manageable because of reduced expenditure and a surplus in hand, however careful thought will be required in 2021 in order to reverse the trend and ensure income covers expenditure.

Thank you very much to everyone who contributed generously throughout the year. As you can see voluntary giving is essential for the activities, work and charitable giving of St Mary’s Church and the Chapel, your continued support is hugely appreciated and valued.

Finally I would like to thank Karen Briggs and Andy Blaxland for their help with banking and Brigitte Drabble for looking after Gift Aid claims during this extraordinary and difficult year.

Linda Banks, Honorary Treasurer

Independent Examiners report to the Trustees of

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary’s, Kings Worthy

For the year ending 31[st] December 2020

I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31[st] December 2020, which are set out on pages 2 to 14.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trustee’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 Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

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:

(1) accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
(2) the accounts do not accord with those records; or
(3) the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

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.

C J GOODHEAD FCA

Knight Goodhead Limited Chartered Accountants 7 Bournemouth Road Chandler’s Ford Eastleigh Hampshire SO53 3DA

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary’s, Kings Worthy Statement of Financial Activities For the year ending 31[st] December 2020

tatement of Financial Activities notes Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Funds Funds Funds 2020 2019 ncome 2 Donations & Legacies 91,325 7,775 0 99,100 102,160 Other Trading Activities 4,358 0 0 4,358 20,000 Investments 9,895 338 0 10,233 9,789 Charitable Activities 9,557 0 0 9,557 29,906 Other Income 0 1,262 0 1,262 0 otal Income 115,135 9,375 124,510 161,855 xpenditure 3 Fund Raising Trading costs 0 0 0 0 4,396 Charitable Activities 133,172 12,076 0 145,248 170,727 otal Expenditure 133,172 12,076 145,248 175,123 Net Income/Expenditure before ransfers (18,037) (2,701) 0 (20,738) (13,268) Gross transfers between funds - In 8,569 0 0 0 0 Gross transfers between funds - Out (8,569) 0 0 0 0 Net Income/Expenditure before ther recognised gains/losses (18,037) (2,701) 0 (20,738) (13,268) Gains & Losses on investment assets 0 0 1,893 1,893 29,306 Net Movement in Funds (18,037) (2,701) 1,893 (18,845) 16,038 alance b/f as at 1st January 2020 471,100 12,992 27,211 511,303 495,265 alance c/f as at 31st December 2020 453,063 10,291 29,104 492,458 511,303 Annual report and SORP accounts approved bythe PCC on 15th March 2021 And signed on its behalf by Rector/Churchwarden Reverend Paul Bradish Gill Froude, PCC member	tatement of Financial Activities notes Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Funds Funds Funds 2020 2019 ncome 2 Donations & Legacies 91,325 7,775 0 99,100 102,160 Other Trading Activities 4,358 0 0 4,358 20,000 Investments 9,895 338 0 10,233 9,789 Charitable Activities 9,557 0 0 9,557 29,906 Other Income 0 1,262 0 1,262 0 otal Income 115,135 9,375 124,510 161,855 xpenditure 3 Fund Raising Trading costs 0 0 0 0 4,396 Charitable Activities 133,172 12,076 0 145,248 170,727 otal Expenditure 133,172 12,076 145,248 175,123 Net Income/Expenditure before ransfers (18,037) (2,701) 0 (20,738) (13,268) Gross transfers between funds - In 8,569 0 0 0 0 Gross transfers between funds - Out (8,569) 0 0 0 0 Net Income/Expenditure before ther recognised gains/losses (18,037) (2,701) 0 (20,738) (13,268) Gains & Losses on investment assets 0 0 1,893 1,893 29,306 Net Movement in Funds (18,037) (2,701) 1,893 (18,845) 16,038 alance b/f as at 1st January 2020 471,100 12,992 27,211 511,303 495,265 alance c/f as at 31st December 2020 453,063 10,291 29,104 492,458 511,303 Annual report and SORP accounts approved bythe PCC on 15th March 2021 And signed on its behalf by Rector/Churchwarden Reverend Paul Bradish Gill Froude, PCC member	tatement of Financial Activities notes Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Funds Funds Funds 2020 2019 ncome 2 Donations & Legacies 91,325 7,775 0 99,100 102,160 Other Trading Activities 4,358 0 0 4,358 20,000 Investments 9,895 338 0 10,233 9,789 Charitable Activities 9,557 0 0 9,557 29,906 Other Income 0 1,262 0 1,262 0 otal Income 115,135 9,375 124,510 161,855 xpenditure 3 Fund Raising Trading costs 0 0 0 0 4,396 Charitable Activities 133,172 12,076 0 145,248 170,727 otal Expenditure 133,172 12,076 145,248 175,123 Net Income/Expenditure before ransfers (18,037) (2,701) 0 (20,738) (13,268) Gross transfers between funds - In 8,569 0 0 0 0 Gross transfers between funds - Out (8,569) 0 0 0 0 Net Income/Expenditure before ther recognised gains/losses (18,037) (2,701) 0 (20,738) (13,268) Gains & Losses on investment assets 0 0 1,893 1,893 29,306 Net Movement in Funds (18,037) (2,701) 1,893 (18,845) 16,038 alance b/f as at 1st January 2020 471,100 12,992 27,211 511,303 495,265 alance c/f as at 31st December 2020 453,063 10,291 29,104 492,458 511,303 Annual report and SORP accounts approved bythe PCC on 15th March 2021 And signed on its behalf by Rector/Churchwarden Reverend Paul Bradish Gill Froude, PCC member
Annual report and SORP accounts approved bythe PCC on 15th March 2021
And signed on its behalf by
Rector/Churchwarden	Reverend Paul Bradish	Gill Froude, PCC member

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary’s, Kings Worthy Balance Sheet for the year ending 31[st] December 2020

Fixed Assets	Notes		2020		2019
Tangible Fixed Assets: Property
Vergers Cottage	5a		350,000		350,000
St Mary's Chapel	5a		20,000		20,000
Office Equipment	5b		2,192		0
Investments	5c		29,104		27,211
sub total			401,296		397,211
Current Assets
Debtors	6		2,854		4,002
Short Term Deposits			73,254		102,883
Cash at Bank			16,456		10,334
sub total			92,564		117,219
Liabilities falling due within one year	7		1,402		3,127
Net Current Assets			91,162		114,092
Net Assets			492,458		511,303
Funds	8
Unrestricted
General Reserve		28,897		27,853
Designated
Charitable Giving		403		268
Music		1,126		1,126
Fabric		9,857		10,550
Covid Community Chest		280		0
Alpha & Missions		129		129
Anna Chaplaincy		162		162
Pantry		64		64
Rectors' Discretionary		2,326		3,171
Legacy		39,819		57,777
Church Hall		20,000		20,000
Verger's Cottage		350,000	453,063	350,000	471,100
Restricted
Youth Education		2,046		2,077
Restricted Giving		0		0
Chapel Trust		1,444		2,044
Childrens' Summer Lunch Club		550		550
Churchyard Maintenance		6,047		8,000
Tuesday's Place		203	10,291	321	12,992
Endowment
Northbrook Trust		16,308		15,259
Churchyard Fund		12,796	29,104	11,952	27,211
Total Funds			492,458		511,303

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary’s, Kings Worthy Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ending 31[st] December 2020

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 together with applicable accounting standards and the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective January 2015). The statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for the valuation of the investment assets, which are shown at market value, and the Verger’s Cottage, which is shown at an independent valuation.

The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body or those that are informal gatherings of church members.

Funds

A description of the specific Funds is given in note 8 to the financial statements.

The Unrestricted Funds are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application for the general purposes of the PCC.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes.

The Restricted funds comprise funds where money has been given for a particular purpose and where the whole of the money, capital and income, may be applied only for that purpose.

The Endowment funds are funds where only the income may be applied: income from the Northbrook Trust may be applied for any of the purposes of the church, while income from the Churchyard Fund has to be applied for maintenance of the churchyard. Both funds are permanent endowment, i.e. the capital cannot be spent.

2. INCOME

Planned giving receivable under covenant or otherwise, Collections, Gift Aid donations, Grants and Legacies, Are accounted for when received.

Funds raised by events (e.g. annual fete)

Are accounted for gross, with costs stated separately;

Income from parish magazine sales and advertisements

Is stated gross, with costs reported separately.

Rental income from the letting of church premises

Are accounted for when the rental is due.

Dividends and interest

Are accounted for when receivable.

Gains and losses on investments

Realised gains or losses are accounted for when investments are sold. Unrealised gains or losses are accounted for on revaluation of investments at 31[st] .December.

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary’s, Kings Worthy Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ending 31[st] December 2020

INCOME

INCOME
	Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
	Funds	Funds	Funds	2020	2019
Income
Donations & Legacies
Planned giving "Gift Aid"	56,707	0	0	56,707	54,600
"Gift Aid" Tax reclaimed	15,326	1,175	0	16,501	14,274
Planned giving not "Gift Aid"	4,200	0	0	4,200	4,200
Other Giving	3,628	1,900	0	5,528	10,982
Donations	7,354	4,700	0	12,054	18,103
Donations re Drive In Service cost	4,110	0	0	4,110	0
sub total	91,325	7,775	0	99,100	102,159
Trading Activities
Parish Mag adverts	2,524	0	0	2,524	2,877
Chapel Rental	1,834	0	0	1,834	7,092
Fund Raising events	0	0	0	0	10,031
sub total	4,358	0	0	4,358	20,000
Investments
Dividends & Interest	829	338	0	1,167	1,538
Verger's Cottage	9,066	0	0	9,066	8,250
sub total	9,895	338	0	10,233	9,788
Charitable Activities
Parish mag sales	3,193	0	0	3,193	3,213
Church Rooms Rental	3,926	0	0	3,926	5,027
Church Weekend Away	0	0	0	0	15,867
Upper Dever Benefice	0	0	0	0	1,645
Youth Activities	0	0	0	0	18
Wedding/Funeral Fees	2,438	0	0	2,438	4,137
sub total	9,557	0	0	9,557	29,907
Other Income
Furlough income	0	1,262	0	1,262	0
sub total	0	1,262	0	1,262	0
Total Income	115,135	9,375	0	124,510	161,855

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary’s, Kings Worthy Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ending 31[st] December 2020

3. EXPENDITURE

Grants for charitable purposes

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded if that award creates a binding obligation on the PCC.

Charitable activities

The Parish Share is accounted for when payable.

Maintenance expenditure, whether accounted for through the Fabric Fund or otherwise, is treated as extraordinary only when major and the subject of a special appeal for funds; funds used for such purposes are treated as extraordinary income.

Unrestricted

	Unrestricted
		Restricted	Endowment
	Funds	Funds	Funds	2020	2019
Expenditure
Raising Funds
Fund Raising Costs	0	0	0	0	4,396
sub total	0	0	0	0	4,396
Charitable Activities
Charitable Giving	9,056	1,901	0	10,957	13,675
Parish Share	71,831	0	0	71,831	68,533
Clergy Expenditure inc Admin	19,154	0	0	19,154	19,821
Assistant Staff (Youth worker)	3,529	0	0	3,529	8,019
Caretaker/Cleaning	1,787	1,262	0	3,049	6,701
Upkeep of Services	2,597	0	0	2,597	3,070
Christmas Drive In Service cost	3,826	0	0	3,826	0
Churchyard	216	2,290	0	2,506	2,472
Magazine costs	5,160	0	0	5,160	5,377
Chapel costs	1,805	0	0	1,805	2,715
Chapel Refurbishment	0	600	0	600	3,197
Church & Rooms costs	8,643	0	0	8,643	8,946
Verger's Cottage costs	1,293	0	0	1,293	2,062
Administration	3,435	0	0	3,435	4,707
Website development	0	5,875	0	5,875	0
Administration Alpha & Outreach	0	118	0	118	1,240
Support (Youth)	0	30	0	30	721
Church Weekend Away	0	0	0	0	16,986
Upper Dever Benefice costs	0	0	0	0	1,645
Independent Examination	840	0	0	840	840
sub total	133,172	12,076	0	145,248	170,727
Total Expenditure	133,172	12,076	0	145,248	175,123

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary’s, Kings Worthy Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ending 31[st] December 2020

4. STAFF COSTS (included within charitable activities per note 3)

Charitable activity	Wages & Salaries	2020	2019
ClergyExpenses	2 Administrators(average 25hrs/week)	£15,037	£12,620
Upkeep of Services	Minister of Music Caretaker & Cleaner	£1,623 £3,049	£1,591 £6,701
Assistant Staff	Youth Worker	£3,529	£8,019

Wages and Salaries

Pension payments commenced November 2016.

Tax and National Insurance contributions have been deducted where applicable.

Payments to PCC members

Expenditure on behalf of the PCC: 4 members of the PCC, excluding the Rector, received reimbursement for expenditure made on behalf of the PCC during 2020, mainly for consumable administration, outreach supplies, and works for the Chapel, Church Rooms and building, for a total of £1,595 (2019 - £4,962).

5. FIXED ASSETS

Consecrated land and buildings and movable church furnishings.

Consecrated and beneficed property (i.e. the Church and the Rectory) is excluded from the accounts by the Charities Act 2011. No value is placed on movable church furnishings held by the churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal since the PCC considers them to be inalienable property. All expenditure incurred during the year on consecrated or benefice buildings and movable church furnishings, whether maintenance or improvement, is written off as expenditure and separately disclosed.

Other fixtures, fittings and equipment

Items of equipment with a purchase price of under £1,000 are written off when acquired.

Equipment purchased for £1,000 or over for church purposes will be capitalised and written off over 5 years on a straight-line basis.

St Mary’s Chapel/Church Hall building,

Is held on a 99 year lease from 1972, is not being depreciated.

The cost of the Church Rooms has been expensed and, as a building integrated with the Church, nothing is being set aside for depreciation.

5(a) Tangible fixed assets:

Land & Buildings		2020	2019
	Vergers Cottage revalued by Goadsby Residential July2019.	£350,000	£350,000
	St Mary’s Chapel/Church Hall – at cost	£20,000	£20,000
Total		£370,000	£370,000

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary’s, Kings Worthy Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ending 31[st] December 2020

5. FIXED ASSETS (continued)

Verger’s Cottage

Is a freehold semi-detached cottage in Church Lane, Kings Worthy. It was bequeathed to the Rector and Churchwardens of St Mary’s Church by the Will of Mrs Mary Elizabeth Curry, who died on 12th August 1946. In a Codicil to her Will she expressed the wish, but without creating any binding obligation, that the Cottage should be retained for the use of the Verger. On 24th February 1950 the Cottage was vested in the Official Trustee of Charity Lands and on 6th June 1950 approval for retention of the property was given by the Charity Commission. The cottage was valued by Dan Salkeld, a qualified valuer and Associate Director of Goadsby & Harding (Residential) Ltd, in July 2019 at £350,000. Mr Salkeld is not a Trustee or a member of the Charity’s staff.

St Mary’s Chapel/Church Hall

Built in 1973, at a cost of approximately £10,000, and extended in 1984, at a cost of £10,200, with finance provided by a bequest from Reginald Nelson, at that time the Hon. Treasurer of the PCC. It is built on land owned by Winchester City Council.

Neither building is the subject of charges for depreciation. The buildings are fully maintained by the PCC.

5(b) Office Equipment

Office Equipment 2 Laptops Net book value at 1[st] January 2020 Additions/Disposals 2,740 Depreciation: year 1 of 5 548 Net book value 31st December 2020 2,192

5(c) Investments

In 2020 the market value of Unit Investments and Gilts rose:

	Units	Value	2020	2019
CCLA Northbrook Trust	796.00	20.487	16,308	15,259
CCLA Sir William Kay	36.54	20.487	749	680
CCLA Mary Ward	264.00	20.487	5,409	5,061
CCLA Mr Cundell Blake	324.00	20.487	6,638	6,211
			29,104	27,211

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary’s, Kings Worthy Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ending 31[st] December 2020

6. DEBTORS

6. DEBTORS
	Unrestricted		Restricted		Total	Total
	Funds		Funds		2020	2019
Income Tax Recoverable	2,005			0	2,005	1,227
Debtors
Church Rooms & Chapel Bookings		165		0	165	1,125
Church water charge refund		518		0	518	0
Funeral Fees		166		0	166	314
Fund Raising		0		0	0	364
HWPCC share of Rector's expenses		0		0	0	972
Sub Total		849		0	849	2,775
Total	2,854			0	2,854	4,002
7. LIABILITIES FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE
YEAR
	Unrestricted	Restricted		Total	Total
	Funds		Funds	2020	2019
Creditors for Goods and Services
PA December additional hours	230		0	230	0
Ministry mileage claim	0		0	0	469
Diocesan Fees Q4	0		0	0	665
Independent Examination	840		0	840	840
Parish Magazine Printing & HWPCC share	0		0	0	178
Church/Chapel Gas Supply	260		0	260	250
Church/Chapel Electricity Supply	0		0	0	100
Church Rooms Water supply	0		0	0	500
Tuesday Place Xmas Party items	0		72	72	0
Organist fees	0		0	0	125
Total	1,330		72	1,402	3,127

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary’s, Kings Worthy Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ending 31[st] December 2020

8. FUND DETAILS

The Unrestricted Funds comprise:

General Fund:

Covering most of the transactions of the PCC and available for any purpose. The Designated Funds comprise:

Charitable Giving:

10% of the General Fund Total Offerings was appropriated for charitable giving. The PCC decides on the causes to be supported, after recommendations by the Charitable Giving Committee.

Music:

The Music Fund pays for attendance at courses, and other choir requirements including the purchase of robes and music.

Churches Weekend Away

This fund was set up in 2017 to accommodate receipts and payments for a holiday weekend for families and friends of St Mary’s and Churches in the Benefice, returning to Bournemouth for a similar weekend in September 2019.

Fabric:

Expenditure in the Fabric Fund is usually associated with Quinquennial requirements and major building repairs.

Alpha & Missions:

Set up to accommodate donations and expenditure in connection with the 2018 Alpha Course, the Fund will continue to support further Missions.

Anna Chaplaincy:

The fund initially financed from the proceeds of a Concert held in St Mary’s Church supports the team commissioned to work in the new Anna Chaplaincy Hub in the Worthys.

The Pantry:

The PCC agreed to provide £500 from the General Fund to set up The Pantry as a regular monthly

community coffee/tea morning in the Chapel. In 2019 the Pantry repaid the startup amount of £500 from donations received at meetings.

Rector’s Discretionary:

Donations received with a specification to be used at the Rector’s discretion.

Legacy:

The late Dr Josephine Kiddle left St Mary’s Church a 10% residual share of her estate amounting to £57,776.93. In 2020 three months Parish Share payments were drawn from this Fund.

Vergers Cottage: Per valuation Chapel: Per build cost.

The Restricted Funds comprise:

Churchyard Maintenance :

A gift of £8000 received in November 2019 from Mrs Dorothy Gravett in memory of her son Barry Walters and designated towards keeping the Churchyard in good order.

Chapel Trust:

The Chapel Trust was set up in 2012 for the purpose of funding improvements and refurbishment of the Chapel/Church Hall. Part of the vision is that the Chapel becomes a focal point for the local area and is open to the community in general when not in use for services, clubs and other hirers.

The major refurbishment programme that commenced in 2015 brought the facilities and décor of the Chapel up to date.

Tuesday’s Place

The community afternoon club, Tuesday’s Place, received a gift of £670 in 2016 to be used for the benefit of members at their meetings in the Chapel.

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary’s, Kings Worthy Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ending 31[st] December 2020

Restricted Funds continued :

Children’s Lunch Club

Launched in 2016 and funded by grants from Kings Worthy Parish Council, Winchester & District Welfare Trust and the Church & Village Fete.

Restricted Giving:

Giving by parishioners for specific nominated purposes, the balance is always zero as the funds are passed on to the nominees in the period.

Youth Education fund:

In 2001, a donation of £3,000 was made for youth activities. The Fund continues to provide payments for supplies in connection with Youth activities, it is replenished by occasional donations and subscriptions. Website development:

A gift aided donation of £4,700 was received during the year for the development of the website. CJRS Furlough:

Grants received to cover wage costs of employees placed on furlough due to COVID-19.

The Endowment funds comprise:

Northbrook Trust:

The Trust was established on 2nd April 1956 by the Fifth Lord Northbrook from the proceeds of selling a schoolhouse and land in the parish. One-third of the income is to be applied for the maintenance of St Mary’s Church; the balance is to be applied for general purposes, i.e. for the Church or Church Hall or for youth organisations conducted under the auspices of the Church of England. One-third of the capital was permitted to be used, with the consent of the Bishop of Winchester; it was withdrawn in April 1973 for financing the new Church Hall. The remaining capital is invested in 796 shares in the CCLA CBF Investment Fund and held in trust by the Diocese.

Sir William Algernon Kay:

For the benefit of the poor in the parish. The capital originally consisted of £100 in War Loan, which was reinvested in April 1985 in 21.98 shares in the CCLA CBF Investment Fund with reinvestment of dividends. Mrs Mary Ward:

For keeping the structure and grounds of the Church in good order, with a request (but not a legal obligation) to keep the gravestones of her husband and herself in good order and repair. The capital was invested at that time in 264 shares in the CCLA CBF Investment Fund.

Mr Cundell Blake:

In 1989 gave £1,000 to the Church which was invested in 324 shares in the CCLA CBF Investment Fund.

The interest and dividends received from the investments are used towards the cost of keeping the grass of the churchyard mown and other maintenance expenditure. Dividends reinvested in the Kay fund are left to accumulate.

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary’s, Kings Worthy Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ending 31[st] December 2020

	Fund					Fund
Fund Movements	Balance					balance
					Gains &
	b/f	Income	Expenditure	Transfers	Losses	c/f
Unrestricted
General Fund	27,853	114,855	(105,242)	(8,569)	0	28,897
Designated						0
Charitable Giving	268	0	(8,150)	8,285	0	403
Music	1,126	0	0	0	0	1,126
Fabric	10,550	0	(693)	0	0	9,857
Anna Chaplaincy	162	0	0	0	0	162
Alpha & Missions	129	0	0	0	0	129
The Pantry	64	0	0	0	0	64
Rector's Discretionary	3,171	0	(1,129)	284	0	2,326
Kiddle Legacy	57,777	0	(17,958)	0	0	39,819
Covid19 Community
Chest	0	280	0	0	0	280
Vergers Cottage	350,000	0	0	0	0	350,000
Chapel	20,000	0	0	0	0	20,000
	471,100	115,135	(133,172)	0	0	453,063
Restricted
Chapel Trust	2,044	0	(600)	0	0	1,444
Restricted Giving	0	1,900	(1,900)	0	0	0
Tuesday's Place	321	0	(118)	0	0	203
Childrens' Lunch Club	550	0	0	0	0	550
Churchyard Maintenance	8,000	338	(2,291)	0	0	6,047
Youth Education	2,077	0	(30)	0	0	2,047
Website development	0	5,875	(5,875)	0	0	0
CJRS Furlough	0	1,262	(1,262)	0	0	0
	12,992	9,375	(12,076)	0	0	10,291
Endowment
Northbrook Trust	15,259	0	0	0	1,049	16,308
ChurchYard	11,952	0	0	0	844	12,796
	27,211	0	0	0	1,893	29,104
Total Funds	511,303	118,635	(139,373)	0	1,893	492,458

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary’s, Kings Worthy Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ending 31[st] December 2020

9. Analysis of net assets between funds	Unrestricted funds 372,192 82,201 (1,330)	Restricted funds 0 10,363 (72)	Endowment funds 29,104 0 0
2020				Total

Tangible fixed assets				401,296
Current assets				92,564
Creditors: fallingdue within oneyear				(1,402)
Net assets at 31 December 2020	453,063	10,291	29,104	492,458
Analysis of net assets between funds	Unrestricted funds 370,000 104,227 (3,127)	Restricted funds 0 12,992 0	Endowment funds 27,211 0 0
2019				Total 2019

Tangible fixed assets				397,211
Current assets				117,219
Creditors: fallingdue within oneyear				(3,127)
Net assets at 31 December 2019	471,100	12,992	27,211	511,303

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary’s, Kings Worthy Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ending 31[st] December 2020

10. Reserves & Risk Management

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective January 2015). Trustees are asked to report on their reserves (the policy, the level and the justification) and, where applicable, their investment and grant making policies, and the effectiveness of their fundraising activities. They should also provide a statement confirming that the major risks to which the charity is exposed have been reviewed and systems established to mitigate those risks. The identification of Risk will determine the level of Reserves held.

The Reserves policy is to hold unrestricted reserves that will cover 3 months’ payment of Parish Share, 3 months’ utilities costs and 3 months’ pay to employees.

At the end of 2020 this Reserve was above the minimum limit required by the PCC.

Unrestricted 'liquid' Reserves at 31 December 2020 and 2021 Costs

Parish Share Chapel Church & Rooms Utilities Gas 30 100 Electric 20 70 Insurance 40 155 Water 20 60 Tel/Internet 25 35 135 420 Employees Caretaker&Cleaner 300 PA.s 1,550 DOM 135 Youth workers 0 1,985 Total cost per month 3 months worth of costs Reserves Excess of Reserves over cost	per month 5,488 555 1,985 8,028 24,084 26,704 2,620

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary’s, Kings Worthy Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ending 31[st] December 2020

11. Fund Movements Prior Year	Fund					Fund
Comparative	Balance					balance
	at 1 Jan				Gains &	at 31	Dec
	2019	Income	Expenditure	Transfers	Losses	2019
Unrestricted
General Fund	46,370	127,880	(137,420)	(8,977)	0		27,853
Designated
Charitable Giving	892	0	(8,694)	8,070	0		268
Music	1,727	0	(600)	0	0		1,127
Fabric	12,889	0	(2,339)	0	0		10,550
Anna Chaplaincy	279	0	(118)	0	0		161
Alpha & Missions	194	422	(487)	0	0		129
The Pantry	405	159	0	(500)	0		64
Rector's Discretionary	2,271	2,218	(1,003)	(315)	0		3,171
Kiddle Legacy	57,777	0	0	0	0		57,777
Church Weekend Away	(604)	15,867	(16,985)	1,722	0		0
Vergers Cottage	325,000	0	0	0	25,000	350,000
Chapel	20,000	0	0	0	0		20,000
	467,200	146,546	(167,646)	0	25,000	471,100
Restricted
Chapel Trust	2,241	3,000	(3,197)	0	0		2,044
Restricted Giving	0	3,341	(3,341)	0	0		0
Tuesday's Place	163	250	(92)	0	0		321
Childrens' Lunch Club	256	700	(406)	0	0		550
Churchyard Maintenance	0	8,000	0	0	0		8,000
Youth Education	2,500	18	(441)	0	0		2,077
	5,160	15,309	(7,477)	0	0		12,992
Endowment
Northbrook Trust	12,854	0	0	0	2,405		15,259
ChurchYard	10,051	0	0	0	1,901		11,952
	22,905	0	0	0	4,306		27,211
Total Funds	495,265	161,855	(175,123)	0	29,306	511,303

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary’s, Kings Worthy Comparative Statement of Financial Activities For the year ending 31[st] December 2019

Comparative
Statement of Financial Activities	Notes	Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
		Funds	Funds	Funds	2019
Income	2
Donations & Legacies		86,868	15,292	0	102,160
Other Trading Activities		20,000	0	0	20,000
Investments		9,789	0	0	9,789
Charitable Activities		29,889	17	0	29,906
Total Income		146,546	15,309	0	161,855
Expenditure	3
Fund Raising Trading costs		4,396	0	0	4,396
Charitable Activities		163,250	7,477	0	170,727
Total Expenditure		167,646	7,477	0	175,123
Net Income/Expenditure before transfers		(21,100)	7,832	0	(13,268)
Gross transfers between funds		0	0	0	0
Net Income/Expenditure before
other recognised gains/losses		(21,000)	7,832	0	(13,268)
Gains & Losses on investment assets		25,000	0	4,306	29,306
Net Movement in Funds		3,900	7,832	4,306	16,038
Balance b/f as at 1st January 2019		467,200	5,160	22,905	495,265
Balance c/f as at 31st December 2019		471,100	12,992	27,211	511,303

Safeguarding

The majority of safeguarding developments have been put on hold since the first lockdown almost a year ago, including the now overdue C2/3 Safeguarding Leadership course which had been arranged to take place on 28 March and, due to the national restrictions, had to be cancelled. Once restrictions are eased it will have to be re-arranged.

Work with the diocese had commenced in the development of a new training course in relation to safeguarding. However, this too has been paused for the time being.

At Easter the role of safeguarding officer will be handed over to Liz Mayell and, given the probably easing of restrictions, this will offer the ideal opportunity to renew a number of DBS certificates which have expired/are expiring shortly, in particular Jonathan Smith, Andrew Maundrell, Matthew Briggs, Karen Briggs and Charlene Cable

There were no safeguarding concerns or incidents during 2020.

Lynda Clark, Safeguarding Officer

Deanery Synod

Deanery Synod is not nearly as dry as it sounds. It takes the form of a gathering of members of local Anglican churches for a time of worship, mutual encouragement and sharing of ideas.

In 2020, we only managed one (virtual) meeting and this was on the subject of ‘Exploring the Way Forward’. Recognising that Covid-19 has had a radical impact on the way we lead our lives, we shared advice and picked up ideas and tips on three aspects of parish ministry that are having to be approached in new and creative ways. Short presentations were given on:

Pastoral Ministry
Worship in Church
Live-streaming Worship

These were followed by breakout conversations in small groups, talking about what had been helpful and what encouragement or inspiration could be taken back to our parishes.

Jonathan Smith

Property

Due to Covid, activity in the buildings has been low and hence breakages low. Also it is difficult to get tradesmen to do jobs at the moment for example the repairs to the church windows. Thus repairs and upgrades performed have been less this year. Activity has mainly focused on keeping the buildings background heated and secure. Some small repairs on the Vergers Cottage have been needed. Churchyard work has continued with contract mowing and gardening supplemented by several volunteers tending graves and tiding up. We are grateful for their support. 2021 is a Quintennial inspection year so we have ensured that the items mentioned last time (2016) have been actioned.

Edward Chase, Property Committee

Pop-Up Church

Pop-up Church groups were set up in the summer of 2020 responding to Covid-19 restrictions. At the time up to 6 people were permitted to meet outdoors.

A working party was set up to formulate strategy and oversee the formation and running of Pop-Up Church groups. The working party was Helen Bradish, Karen Briggs, Dave and Jill Mapes, Andrew Maundrell.

All church members were included within 19 Groups.

Hosts were approached to ‘hold’ the Pop-Up Church groups – keeping in contact with Pop-Up Church group members, arranging appropriate times to meet together (providing pastoral care) and encouraging Pop-Up Church members to keep in contact with each other.

Each Pop-Up Church group was allocated to a member of the working party to provide pastoral support and encouragement to the hosts of each Pop-Up group.

When appropriate, members of Pop-Up Church groups have met together. There has been much imagination shown in gatherings, including outdoor picnics, tea-parties, going for walks, etc.

When restrictions prevented such gatherings, it has been important to maintain contact with individuals. This done principally by hosts, contacting their Pop-Up Church group members by telephone, email or other method of maintaining contact. The Pop-Up Church groups have also set up WhatsApp or similar groups and ‘met up’ using Zoom.

As we emerge from the severe restrictions of lock-down, Pop-Up Church groups will remain in place as a focus for renewed social contact, pastoral support and inclusion.

The working party (‘Cluster Leaders’) remain enthusiastic and optimistic. We also look forward to seeing how God leads us into a new season of Small Group development.

Dave Mapes

Tuesdays Place

The Tuesdays Place community is resilient and looking forward to being able to meet up again!

Although our ‘gatherings’ had to be postponed as the first lockdown started, our TP members been actively caring for each other and others in Kings Worthy.

Here are some of the highlights –

We formed ourselves into 11 contact groups for ringing around and catching up;
Four newsletters have been printed with articles, quizzes and photos keeping us encouraged and up to date;
Birthday cards for each member have been made and delivered on the day by Rose and Steve Saunders – often with a rendition of ‘happy birthday to you’ too;
To date, 34 ‘hug-in-a-rug’ blankets have been handmade by our super knitters and delivered to encourage members of TP and many others – with still more under construction;
Christmas gift bags with Christmas puddings, chocolate coins, crackers and Bible reading notes were delivered to everyone;
Many cakes and tubs of soup were shared;
Afternoon teas in groups of 6 happened each week throughout the summer as allowed;
Countless acts of kindness – shopping, collecting prescriptions, lifts to appointments etc. meant that everyone was remembered and looked after.

Thank you and well done everybody!

We look forward to meeting again when we can.

Helen Bradish & Janet Pidgeon

Missions and Charities Committee

St Mary's aims to maintain links with about twelve missions and charities (or mission partners, as we like to call them) and support them over a period of years. We mainly focus on international causes (where the need is greatest and to express the church’s worldwide mission) or ones local to Kings Worthy and Winchester. As in previous years, we dedicated 10% of general church member offerings to our mission partners, amounting to £8150 in 2020. This was supplemented by money raised through special events or collections (notably at the drive-in Carol and Crib Service where approximately £1800 was raised for the Children’s Society and Winchester Churches Nightshelter).

The Mission partners we supported from the percentage of general offerings were:

International:

Church Mission Society (Jason and Tracy Day in Thailand)
Logos Studio (Alison and Mozi Kotroci in Albania),
Christian Solidarity Worldwide,
Embrace the Middle East (children in Syria)
Tearfund (Christian relief and development agency)

A handwashing station set up by Tearfund’s local partner in South Sudan Credit: Garang Chol John/Tearfund

Local:

Winchester Street Pastors,
Winchester Churches Night Shelter,
Winchester Churches Christmas Project,
Friends of the Family,
Olive Branch counselling service,
Winchester Basics Bank,
Minstead Training Trust (Furzey Gardens),
King’s Worthy Pre-school

Jonathan Smith

Our buildings may have been closed for parts of the year but we successfully held a number of events.

September Drive-In Service at West Stoke Farm

Outdoor Christmas service at West Stoke Farm

Christmas Day Service on Church Green