2023-12-31-accounts - The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Mary's Kings Worthy

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St Mary's, Kings Worthy Annual Report 2023 IS

Rector’s Report

One way of describing 2023 might be, to use footballing parlance, as it being a year of two halves.

The first part was taken up with the normal stuff of church life – occasional offices, services, courses, pastoral visits, specific projects and initiatives. Looking at the entries in my diary doesn’t do justice the effort and contribution made by so many, in so many different ways.

The second half (final third, in truth) was taken up with a sabbatical I was able to take from full-time ministry, the first extended break I have had since my ordination in 2007. I hadn’t appreciated the toll that Covid-19 had taken and the tiredness that I was operating under until I actually stopped. As I have publically said, I didn’t find the first few weeks easy, in effect being decoupled from a ministry that is part of who I am and a people that mean so much to Helen and me. However, by the time the sabbatical ended, it had been a time of restoration and refreshing which I believe will bear fruit in the years to come.

As a church we continue to be a living witness to love of, and faith in Jesus Christ through who we are and what we do. The Holy Spirit is moving among us in visible and invisible ways. I sense it and I hope you do too.

The Spirit blowing around us is leading us to try some new things, to take some chances, to dream big and to act boldly. We’re doing this as we hold onto and celebrate the history and traditions that makes St Mary’s such a special place.

At the last APCM we launched the Cherish Programme – a way of re-framing and refreshing key aspects of church life, worship and ministry that repositions us for the future, whatever shape and form that might take.

We have initiated two Cherish projects in the past 12 months – the Cherish Building Project (CBP) which seeks to make sure that we can safely and flexibly use the building and physical resources we have at St Mary’s to bless others and better reach the community.

A small project team, led by Joy Carter together with the churchwardens and myself, has been considering possible options for change that will be brought to the PCC, congregation and community for wider consideration during 2024. We are seeking to do this prayerfully and sensitively, so it is taking time. Our church building and site has been digitally mapped and the work to date revealed a level of complexity that justifies that taking our time is very much the right approach.

2024 will see much more work on, and consultation to the PCC, congregation and wider community. I trust the CBP’s efforts will be welcomed as we seek to improve and future-proof St Mary’s for generations to come.

A second project was Cherish Youth – an initiative with Ellie Payne and the Wildfire Youth Project to reach out to the young people in our village through a weekly after-school club at St Mary’s Chapel. St Mary’s is providing funding, space and lay volunteers, working alongside the Wildfire team. This project has grown and is working well. It helps to support and strengthen young people growing up in a challenging, complex and often confusing world.

Rather than list of the various strands of activity, I want to focus my comments on the sense of the Holy Spirit at work within our worshipping and shared life of faith. I see it in five ways:

There’s a spirit of welcome.

One of the things that I am always pleased to hear is when new folk say they have been warmly and generously welcomed to St Mary’s. It is at the heart of the gospel – we are welcomed unconditionally by a loving God, and so, in turn, we welcome others. Whether you do this formally as part of the welcome team or informally by shaking someone’s hand or offering a smile – it all counts and means a great deal. This is a distinctive hallmark that we must have if we are to be faithful in our mission to go and make disciples.

Secondly, I think there’s a spirit of connection.

What I mean here is seen in the relationship between St Mary’s and St Swithun’s – the two parishes that I have the privilege of leading. As a community of faith we are rooted in the greatest commandment. Jesus tells us to love God and love our neighbour. And that’s where connection happens, when we are connected to God and connected to one another. We connect to God through the liturgy, music, and worship within our walls — and we offer a wide selection of varied worship that folk can choose to engage with. What this has meant in the past year is that parishioners are worshipping across both parish churches more regularly, selecting the service that best meets their needs. I’m pleased to see this happening.

Thirdly, there’s a spirit of generosity.

One of the phrases we have consistently used throughout my time here is ‘generously sharing the compassionate love of God with everyone’ . This spirit of generosity – of giving away - is an another essential mark of faithful discipleship. God has generously given to us and invites us to share with others that which he has given to us.

We do that in many ways – in the gifts that we give – time, talents and treasure – without which we would not be able to function as we do. We do that by giving a percentage of our General Fund to others through the excellent work of the Blessing Others Hub. They have established a clear, fair and transparent process for sharing financial grants with those outside the church walls. We also do that in giving things away freely in the services and events that we host. We sometimes ask for donations but more often than not it is good to declare that ‘it’s free’ as an expression of the love we have freely received in and through Jesus Christ.

Thank you for giving as you do – be that time, money or skills – we need all three to come together so that we can be all that God intended us to be and do the things he is calling us to do here in the Worthys. I find it inspiring and I give thanks every single day for the ways you serve God through our worship, witness and work. It matters, and it makes a difference.

There’s a spirit of vitality.

Every now and then it is good to step back to take a view at what we are doing – and we are offering a lot. Bubbles, Lighthouse, Forest Church, home groups, bell ringing, Open Book:Open Mind, Learning for Life, Tuesdays Place, flower arranging, fantastic music, Breakfast Church, @the breakfastkitchen, Warm Space, Anna Chaplaincy, Romeos, In Stitches…….the list goes on and on and I’m sure to have missed other things and if I have, I’m very sorry.

We meet to study, arrange, plan, do and enjoy. I get the sense that we are happy bunch of fellow disciples, excited that we can share the life and journey of faith together and that brings with it an energy to carry on.

It’s a blessing to me that we have more than just ordained or licensed colleagues leading things – and that many of our key areas of service are lay led, which is the foundation of a thriving parish. I want us to continue to nurture lay led activities wherever and whenever we can, so that our creativity and talents can find an outlet to bless others whilst loving Jesus Christ.

Finally, there’s a spirit of innovation.

Whilst we value our heritage we are trying new things and know that change is necessary in order for us to fulfil the mission and calling of Jesus here in our time. We are not afraid to try things and learn from them if they don’t immediately work, or work in the way we expected or intended. As the old adage says, the last seven words of a dying church are, ‘We’ve never done it this way before’. I get the sense that we aren’t afraid to fail and that brings with it a freedom to try new things, be they big or small. I believe that God will always make it clear what will work and what won’t.

During my sabbatical I had the opportunity to pray about the future and felt clearly that our churches, both at St Mary’s and St Swithun’s, need to be beacons of light and anchors of hope.

A beacon of light is one that shines brightly with the message of Jesus – welcoming others, drawing others towards the light and life that we are seeing. But secondly, an anchor of hope – we need St Mary’s and St Swithun’s to be safe and secure places, what the Bible often terms, a fortress, that we can go to when times are tough and challenging.

During my sabbatical the conflagration in Gaza and Israel started and since then the world seems to have become a much more volatile and unpredictable place. The world has been described by a new acronym, BANI, which is best described as follows:

B = BRITTLE - fragile, breakable, while seeming firm. Something that is not as strong as it seems.

A = ANXIOUS - a feeling of helplessness, of being overwhelmed by everything that one faces.

N = NON-LINEAR – things are not as straightforward or predictable as once thought.

I = INCOMPREHENSIBLE – people don’t understand what is going on and can’t find the answers and if they can, can’t make sense of them.

Maybe you feel some of this, maybe not. Looking forward the world is faced with a combination of challenges the like of which we have not seen for many decades.

My sense is that we need to develop a deeper sense of resilience – both practically and spiritually so that we are strong as individuals and as a community to meet whatever may emerge in the coming years. You may think this to be over-reacting, but my prayerful sense is that strengthening the community of faith, developing a solid foundation of prayer, knowledge of the Bible and a network of encouragement and support will be an essential investment for the future.

So, we will look at that this coming year and I’ll be asking the Ministry Team to help me with develop plans to grow our resilience.

The wardens’ report summarises much of the activity that happened in 2023 and I am deeply grateful to them for their support, encouragement and for the many tasks they undertake on behalf of us all. I am grateful for all the initiatives that have been undertaken by so many.

I am thankful for a wonderful ministry team and the variety of gifts and talents we have been blessed with. It is a great joy to me (and perhaps a relief to you!) that they are not all made in my image – that we are uniquely different and yet, work together harmoniously as we seek to nurture the people for whom we care. I count it a great privilege to lead and be a part of such a talented and serving team.

The PCCs are also a joy to be a part of. At a time when General Synod is considering legislation to discipline abusive and destructive behaviour from PCC members, what a joy it is to know that we have, savour and nurture a good and healthy spirit of mutual respect, cooperation and fellowship amongst us. We should always give thanks for this aspect of our worshipping life and never take it for granted.

Finally, my grateful thanks to you as parishioners and fellow pilgrims. If you recall, I was moved to tears when presiding at my last Eucharist before my sabbatical.

The thought of not being with you for 3 months and the dawning realisation that at some future date I would preside for the very last time, was something that overwhelmed me in ways I didn’t foresee nor could imagine. Thankfully, my sabbatical gave me an opportunity to explore these emotions of loss a bit deeper and that was helpful. As I have said on many occasions, it is a joy to be with you and you are my earthly reward.

In closing can I encourage us all not just to go to church, but to be the church; to nurture our relationship with the living Christ through our many spiritual offerings; to live our lives as active followers of Jesus, not as passive recipients of the faith; to invite others to come and see what’s happening in and through our churches; to get involved and share our gifts within our church family and bless our villages in the process; to open our hearts and minds to the possibility that God is doing something new and amazing in our lives, in our churches and within the wider community.

In John’s gospel (John 5) there’s an account about Jesus’ healing of the man in the pool of Bethesda. The King James version of the Bible describes that an angel would occasionally go down and ‘trouble the water.’ Isn’t that a great phrase? This stirring up, this troubling of the water is what led people to seek Bethesda out as a place of healing. I’m praying (and I hope you will too), that God will trouble the waters of St Mary’s and St Swithun’s and that we might step in and be transformed by the one who loves us, forgives us, strengthens us, heals us, and sustains us.

May God bless us all as we move forward together.

Revd Paul Bradish, Rector

Electoral Roll

The Parish of St Mary’s Church Kings Worthy Electoral Roll 2024

The Electoral Roll for St Mary’s Church has been updated, with a closing date of April 6th.

The results are as follows:

Electoral Roll as at 29th April 2023: 143

Electoral Roll as at 6th April 2024: 147

The above figures reflect:

The addition of 6 new members.

The removal of 1 previous member who passed away.

The removal of 1 member who moved away.

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

Electoral Roll Officer

Parochial Church Council

The PCC is the main decision maker of a parish. Its members are the clergy, churchwardens and others elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) of the parish. This PCC works with the Rector to promote the whole mission of the church within the parish of Kings Worthy. Its legal responsibilities include the finances of the parish. It also has ultimate responsibility for the care and maintenance of the church buildings and their contents and has a voice in the forms of service used by the church.

The Rector, who is also Rector of Headbourne Worthy, lives at 4 Campion Way, Kings Worthy.

The principal officers of the PCC are the churchwardens, who are officers of the Bishop. They are elected to the APCM, when all adult members of the parish as well as members of the church electoral roll may vote. Other ex-officio members of the PCC are the Associate Minister, Curates, Licensed Lay Ministers, and any members of the Deanery Synod and Diocesan Synod. The APCM elects the other members of the PCC, and representatives for the Deanery Synod, all who serve for a 3 year term and are eligible for re-election.

The APCM covering the year 2023/24 will be held on Sunday 28th April 2024.

During 2023/24, the following served as members of the PCC of St Mary’s, Kings Worthy:

Ex-officio

Rector (Chairperson of the PCC) Revd Paul Bradish

Churchwardens Rob Brown, Joanne Meharg

Curate Revd Jemima Lewis (becoming Associate Minister during this period) Licensed Lay Minister John Sweeting Licensed Lay Worker Matthew Briggs

Deanery Synod Reps Catherine Gardiner, Carol Dale Treasurer Geraldine Brown

Secretary Sheila Wooding

The current elected members of this PCC as of the end of 2023/24 are as follows:

Julie Young, Edward Chase, Andy Blaxland, Jen Inglis, Laura Stevenson, Dane Inglis, Debbie Emmott-Dart, with 3 vacant positions.

PCC of Kings Worthy

The PCC has met 9 times since the last APCM (May 2023) on the following dates: 21st May 2023 11th September 2023 29th January 2024 5th June 2023 30th October 202 12th February 2024 17th July 2023 4th December 2023 25th March 2024

The PCC representation over the course of the year was as follows (i.e. number of meetings attended since May 2023). Please note that the Rector was on Sabbatical from September for 3 months when Jemima Lewis, Andy Blaxland and John Sweeting respectively chaired the meetings.

John Sweeting’s role at St Swithun’s means he makes attendance at Headbourne Worthy PCC his key priority and as such attends this PCC less frequently. Jen and Dane Inglis found they were not able to attend as much as hoped when taking on the role as they became new parents and as such had time consuming responsibilities at home.

responsibilites at home.
Revd Paul Bradish 7	Edward Chase 6	Geraldine Brown 8
Jemima Lewis 5 John Sweetng 5 Mathew Briggs 6	Andy Blaxland 7 Jen Inglis 1 Laura Stevenson 9	Debbie Emmot-Dart 8 Sheila Wooding 8 Catherine Gardiner 5
Rob Brown 8	Carol Dale 8	Julie Young 7
Joanne Meharg 9	Dane Inglis 1

Marinus Reynolds-Viljoen took the minutes at one meeting (being PCC secretary for St Swithun’s) in Sheila Wooding’s absence. Joy Carter and Paul Young each attended one meeting as guest contributors and Stephen Golding once as a guest.

Standing Committee This committee is required by law and is empowered to carry out the functions of the PCC between time-tabled meetings, subject to the expenditure limit of £1000 per item. It must include the Rector, churchwardens and at least 2 other members of the PCC. The members in 2023/24 were Paul Bradish (Chair), Jemima Lewis, Rob Brown, Joanne Meharg, Geraldine Brown, Sheila Wooding, Andy Blaxland and Julie Young.

At the 2023 APCM the CHERISH programme was presented as a new initiative

C =Congregation and Community

H= History and Heritage

E= Evangelism and Environment

R= Re-Imagining

I= Inclusivity

S= Service (serving God, the church family and community)

H= Home

Hub Structure

The 6 hubs comprising the group which exist to oversee, lead, encourage and take forward initiatives are as follows:

Blessing Others Children, Youth and Families Engagement and Pastoral Support Eco Church and Environment Physical Resources Mission and Ministry

Their reports follow later in this report.

Individual Responsibilities: Health and Safety officer (Paul Young), Safeguarding Officer (Lis Mayell), Young People’s Representative (Jemima Lewis), Electoral roll Officer (vacant), Gift Aid Secretary (Brigitte Drabble), Treasurer (Geraldine Brown) and PCC Secretary (Sheila Wooding).

Sheila Wooding, PCC Secretary

Safeguarding

Safer Recruitment

We continue to carry out the required safeguarding checks on everyone who leads or helps with activities for children, young people, vulnerable adults, and also all PCC Members. We have completed 8 DBS applications, 6 for new volunteers and 2 DBS renewal checks. Currently there are no other volunteers who require DBS clearance. Thank you to everyone for their willingness to go through this process; your cooperation has been much appreciated.

Training

Currently, everyone has completed the safeguarding training courses required for their role.

The Safeguarding Dashboard

The Church of England has introduced an online tool, which helps parishes to keep track of safeguarding by listing everything that we should be doing and how often we should be doing it, with links to more detailed explanations and guidance. The dashboard also generates a PCC safeguarding action plan which highlights what our next steps are as a parish to improve our safeguarding practice. At the time of writing this report, we have 92% progress on the safeguarding dashboard. The outstanding action points are not marked as urgent.

Lynda Clark has stepped down from her role as Parish Safeguarding Officer. We would like to thank her for her help and commitment to safeguarding at St Mary’s. We are pleased to welcome Sally Johnson to the safeguarding team. She has agreed to take on the role of Safeguarding DBS Administrator.

Safeguarding concerns and incidents

No safeguarding concerns have been raised during the year.

Lis Mayell Parish Safeguarding Officer

Treasurer’s Financial Summary

The 2023 accounts are contained in a separate printed document, available on request from the church office, which is incorporated into this report by reference.

Total receipts on unrestricted funds came to £154,489 of which £71,210 was unrestricted voluntary donations and a further £15,811 from Gift Aid tax recovered. Restricted donations of £2,491 were also received and detailed in the Financial Statement.

Income from charitable activities, hire of the Church Rooms, Chapel, wedding and funeral fees, fund raising initiatives and a surplus on Parish Magazine sales and advertising revenue raised £29,882.

Verger’s Cottage valued at £475,000 in October 22; rent received totalled £11,603.

£7,195 interest retained in the CBF deposit account, which is a marked increase from 2022 (£2,951).

The valuation of the four Endowment Funds increased by £2,790, instead of the loss of £3,897 in 2022.

We received a grant from the Listed Places of Worship Scheme for the recovery of £992.00 VAT on eligible projects during the year, £234 unrestricted funds £798 designated funds.

We received a grant of £1,800 from the Chisslands Trust for the purchase of new Treasurer’s laptop.

£138,919 was spent from the unrestricted funds to provide Church ministry costs, salaries, charitable activities, maintenance of St Mary’s Church and Chapel and to pay the Common Mission Fund (Parish Share) of £72,107. The CMF provides central Diocesan costs of supporting Parish Life, including stipend, housing, insurance, pension and training. £4,400 was distributed by the Blessing Others Hub to both local, wider and international charities.

Further expenditure from Chisslands Grant

£21,326 CHERISH Building Project plus £897 Church Development Cost, £5,654 Chapel Fire Alarm, £4,548 Church Fire Alarm, £7,045 Church Path Extension from Andrew Cooke’s generous legacy.

In summary we closed 2023 with reserves of £747,763 (2022 £766,129) made up of £134,968 (2022 £157,442) held in unrestricted and designated funds , £85,611 (2022 £84,294) in Restricted Funds, £32,184 (2022 £29,393) Endowment Investments and £495,000 (2022 £495,000) valuation of tangible fixed assets.

On behalf of the Rector and the PCC, I would like to thank you all for the financial support you have given in 2023, from both St Mary’s Church and Chapel which is very much appreciated.

My personal thanks go to Linda Banks, Karen Briggs, Catherine Saunders for all their support this year and to Brigitte Drabble for her valuable work as Gift Aid Secretary.

Geraldine Brown, Treasurer

Deanery Synod

The Winchester Deanery Synod meets three times per year and comprises

representatives from all the local Anglican churches. The 2 elected Deanery Synod Representatives attended 2 meetings. At the first meeting Revd Ed Dines, vicar of St. Barnabas, Weeke, who is the area dean, shared some statistics about church attendance:

Ed talked about the key statistics from the last 7 years’ data for Winchester Deanery church membership based on the submitted WC/CoW numbers (not including children and youth).

Summary

Nationwide context of the Church of England -The Church of England has been in decline consistently since the 1950’s losing approximately 1.5%/year. Decline is now at 2.5%/year.
In the last 7 years Winchester Deanery has lost 18% of their worshipping community. That is 349 people. Most congregations have an ageing membership which means the decline will get quicker.
Good news - several churches have grown. One church grew by 42% from their lowest point of 64 and is now at 91. This shows that church growth can and does happen!

What can we do as a Deanery?

Last year the Synod was asked what the priorities were in the parishes. Topics people wanted prioritised fell into 5 categories: Youth & Children, Inter/Intra Deanery Support, Volunteers/BCM/LLMs, Minority Groups and Services.

It was suggested that we use the Deanery as a resource hub, all working together to equip and enable each other’s mission, using the expertise that we already have and that God has given. One of the prime purposes of a Deanery is to share good practice and expertise, so April 2024 saw the first Deanery Ideas Fayre where each church shared one idea/resource of what works well for them. The fayre was held at St Paul’s Church with cream teas, key note speakers and stalls from various churches sharing their ideas. St Mary’s was asked to share its Forest Church initiative, its beautiful resources and some of the incredible work done by the children with Charlotte, Sheila and Jemima, helping them explore the bible through fun, educational tasks inspired by nature.

Carol Dale & Catherine Gardiner, Deanery Synod Representatives

Churchwarden’s Report

We would like to thank Revd Paul, the standing committee, PCC and our church community for all their help and support this past year.

A main feature of the year was Revd Paul’s sabbatical in the autumn. It was wonderful to see how everybody stepped up and ensured that community life continued. We particularly want to recognise the role of Stephen Golding bringing support and wisdom to both the ministry and staff teams during this time. Paul’s hope that as a community we would thrive and not just survive was definitely fulfilled. We are thrilled that Paul has returned, revived and refreshed.

Remembrance Service

It was standing room only for the Service of Remembrance which continues to be a significant event in the life of the Kings Worthy community with representatives from the uniformed organisations and community leaders playing their role. The Carols Round the Crib service was equally packed as families and visitors joined the congregation to prepare for Christmas celebrations. These services, while different in tone, continue to demonstrate ways in which the faith family has a role to play in the seasonal life of our local community.

We were able to join many others in our nation celebrating the King’s Coronation in May, with Party for the King on Church Green, bringing together many from across the village community. Both the main church and hall were used to provide refreshments, entertainment and shelter from the rain. Our thanks go to the organisers and the vast team of helpers.

Following the launch of CHERISH at the last APCM much work has been done by the Cherish Building Project Team including commissioning a statement of significance, accessibility and inclusivity reports and surveys and refining the vision of how the physical resources of St Mary’s Kings Worthy can be invested in now, to be a viable resource for the future, thinking not only about ourselves but our children and our children’s children.

Small projects continue to keep the physical resources hub busy maintaining our properties, including benefiting from the employee volunteer scheme of local business Ridge, when a team came and spent the day painting the chapel in Springvale.

Another exciting CHERISH project that begun this year, aimed at benefiting and engaging the wider parish, is the Thursday after-school drop-in, in partnership with Wildfire Youth Project. After a slow start it has seen consistent engagement with young people, providing somewhere safe and dry for them to do homework, play table tennis and drink hot chocolate. We are extremely privileged to be able to provide skilled youth workers to oversee this project and are thrilled that members of the congregation have stepped up and volunteered under Ellie Payne’s direction.

Much of church life is made possible by the commitment and generosity of volunteers in various roles. We are conscious of the increasing pressure and responsibility of two roles in particular, the treasurer and the safeguarding officer. The churchwardens and PPC are extremely grateful to Geraldine Brown and Lis Mayell as they perform these roles with diligence and dedication.

As we seek to be a community growing in faith and discipleship, Learning4Life and OpenBook:OpenMind continue to be regular features of our teaching calendar. During Lent 2024 the TV series ‘The Chosen’ is being shown in the church for all those who want to watch. It has proven to be a stimulating and thought-provoking activity.

St Mary’s continues to be a vibrant, caring, intergenerational community which seeks to encourage and support one another through the ups and downs of life, anchored in faith in Jesus Christ. We continue to be grateful for the freedom we have to explore and grow in that faith and to be a blessing to the community in which we worship and serve.

In Christ,

Rob Brown & Joanne Meharg, Churchwardens

Children, Youth & Families Hub

It has been a very positive year for the Children, Young People and Families Hub, as we have steadily increased our engagement following the challenges of Covid. St Mary’s has an offering for children and families every week: on the first and third Sundays

there are regular children’s groups for children up to age 16, the second Sunday is Forest Church, and the fourth Sunday is our intergenerational service called ‘Breakfast Church’. We have been pleased to have embedded this reliable pattern and to be offering so much variety - this has definitely contributed to the sense of community and identity of our children and families at St Mary’s and we thank God for His faithfulness in growing this vision, when only a couple of years ago we were wondering if we would ever get families back in our churches!

We are deeply grateful, too, to have cemented our working relationship with Ellie Payne and the Wildfire Youth charity. Throughout the year, Ellie has provided sessional youth work twice a month, running our Lighthouse group on Sunday mornings. They have had lots of fun and have engaged thoughtfully with topics including: the book of James, exploring prayer, and discussing big questions (science and faith, other religions, who is Jesus?, and how can we know the Bible is true?). The young people also participated in a Learning4Life Sunday looking at the topic of resurrection. In addition, three young people joined Ellie on a Wildfire Weekend on the Isle of Wight.

The relationship with Wildfire has also been extended so that the Wildfire office is now located at St Mary’s Chapel, and we have also launched a brand new afterschool drop-in October at the chapel. Open to those of secondary school age from 3-5pm on Thursdays, the drop-in provides a safe and free space for young people to spend time with friends and chat with our team.

The numbers of young people attending steadily increased each week just before Christmas, reaching a max of 28 one week! We have already reached about 35 local youth over quite a short period of time and hope that the word will spread into the new year. One young person said, ‘outside of school we basically just go to the park in Kings Worthy, but now we’ve got the drop-in to come to every week and it’s great!’

The Forest Church initiative, which was pioneered by Charlotte and Jonathan Smith as a response to Covid when we couldn’t meet together, has continued to flourish and grow, attracting families who might not otherwise come to regular Sunday morning worship. Over 2023 we looked at topics including Epiphany,

Seasons of Fruitfulness, Rogationtide, and some of the lovely activities have included tie-dying our own fabric with blackberry juice, making birdfeeders, creating Christmas wreaths out of churchyard foliage, fruit printing and seed planting. The leadership team includes Sheila Wooding and Lorna Selwood who have brought their own expertise in terms of knowledge of plants and how to make delicious cakes! Similarly, Jill Prince has done some lovely topics with the Little Fishes (lower primary school) group, including recent teaching on the Lord’s Prayer, while also continuing to run the Bubbles midweek toddler group for the community. We are hugely thankful to all these volunteers for their time and effort.

Breakfast Church

Finally, our Breakfast Church offering has continued to put the experience of children, young people and families at its heart, with the aim of ensuring the liturgy, teaching and activities are designed for all ages to encounter God. We concluded a series looking at the parables of Jesus and have moved on to an autumn series on Old Testament characters. It has been wonderful to see the youth more engaged as we have tried to ensure there are specific activities planned for them, including ageappropriate questions and icebreakers, and they even contributed to one service by acting out the drama of Jacob and Esau. This reflects a developing desire to see children not only included, but also actively participating and even leading aspects of our worship and common life together. God has blessed us with some truly brilliant young people and we want to honour their many gifts, investing in them as the next generation of saints in the Worthys!

Jemima Lewis

Engagement and Pastoral Support Hub

Hub Leaders:

Helen Bradish, Jill Mapes, Marion Golding

Ministry Team Support: Joanne Meharg

Purpose of the Hub:

‘To oversee, lead, encourage and do work to ensure everyone can find a home and safe place within the worshipping community of St Mary’s, where all gifts can be valued and deployed.’

The hub has met frequently and has ensured that pastoral support has been offered to all with kindness, friendship, and generosity. The majority of this support is successfully offered through the many small groups which meet regularly to undertake a variety of activities and to encourage each other and pray. Those in need of support who are not already part of a small group have been made ‘virtual’ members of home groups to ensure they are being cared for. Where possible home communion is being shared with those who are no longer able to attend church services.

All leaders of small groups were invited to attend ‘Sacred Space’ which was an opportunity for them to be encouraged and refreshed through guided meditation and prayer.

Social gatherings have been held to acknowledge, appreciate, and encourage the hard work carried out by the many different teams within the church.

Five Anna Chaplains were commissioned in May 2023 and are actively working among our senior church members and those in the local community who are no longer able to attend church or Tuesdays Place. The chaplains are supported in this work by an outreach team. Both groups meet regularly for supervision, training, and encouragement.

During the summer months the Marriage Course was offered (7 sessions) to the whole congregation and was appreciated by those who attended.

Recommissioning of Anna Chaplains in May 2023

Prayer Ministry following Sunday services has been developed. This provides an opportunity for members of the congregation to seek supportive prayer.

Methods for sharing information with the congregation have been explored to enable everyone to be connected and updated, for example, notice boards, distribution lists etc.

2024 Objectives

Establish regular newcomers events. The first has been planned for April as a gathering after a Sunday morning service. The aim of the event is to share the church’s vision, introduce those with various responsibilities, and to highlight the many opportunities for involvement, fellowship, and service.

Encourage people to become hub prayer partners.

Recruit more people to join the hub to support the pastoral oversight of the church.

Marion Golding

Blessing Others Hub

Members of The Blessing Others Hub Colin Arnett, Diana Brooks, Geraldine Brown, Charlene Cable, Michelle Gale, Kathryn Hodnett and Andrew Maundrell

During the summer we said goodbye to one of our hub founder members, Andrew Maundrell, as he moved away from the village. We are thankful for all Andrew’s efforts and will miss not only his valuable contribution in decision making but also his spiritual and prayerful presence at our meetings.

We were also delighted to welcome new members Charlene and Michelle to the hub who bring with them much life experience and talents. We are grateful for their time and willingness to contribute not only to hub discussions but also in holding the hub and its work in the prayers of their house groups.

All grant applications received continue to be assessed against our robust but not onerous set of criteria. The successful applicants represent different needs in both our local, wider and international communities:

The Carroll Centre Stanmore – supporting young people, families and the community
Home Start Winchester – providing a weekly term-time only drop-in group for Kings Worthy families who have at least one child under 5.
Bible Reading Fellowship – supporting the work of Anna Chaplains
Church Mission Society – supporting the work of Jason and Tracey Day in Thailand
Studio Logos – spreading the word of God using visual media in Albania

Thank you to everyone at St Mary’s who has been generous with their giving. We are thankful that as a church we are in a position to give to others and in total we have granted £4,440 this year.

As members of the hub, we feel privileged to be able to share God’s love on your behalf.

Geraldine Brown

Physical Resources Hub

The Physical Resources Hub has the privilege of looking after our beautiful church, the church rooms, St Mary’s Chapel and the Vergers Cottage. We see ourselves as custodians of

the buildings that we share for worship with a responsibility to promote church heritage and serve our local community. We are committed to maintaining our buildings to the

highest standards possible so that we can truly embrace our surroundings and ensure they are welcoming spaces that offer a safe environment to support our church mission. The Physical Resources Hub enjoys a close working relationship with the Eco Church and Environmental Hub.

We are now well into our third year and work to maintain and refurbish our buildings continues at a steady pace. We have seen the completion of many projects, both small and large, in recent months, including the replacement of the paving through the lower churchyard – a real enhancement to our outside space as well as the provision of a safe route for our congregation, residents and Pilgrims’ Way visitors. We have installed a fire alarm system at the Chapel to comply with updated fire regulations and redecorated the Chapel hall with the generous volunteering of staff from a local business. We successfully sought permission from the Diocese to remove the children’s choir pews from the chancel area allowing expansion of the music group and the addition of a grand piano. The pews were gifted for use in local settings where their heritage and beauty can be enjoyed for many years to come. Pending projects include total refurbishment of the church room toilets (summer 2024) and upgrading the interior Chapel doors to comply with fire regulations.

The less glamorous side of our remit includes the day-to-day routine maintenance of our buildings and a wealth of administrative tasks, which account for the bulk of our work. Last year we conducted reviews of existing contracts with our cleaner and our hall hirers to ensure that we are fulfilling our responsibilities to staff and users, employing efficient working and review processes, and protecting the interests of the PCC.

The launch of the Cherish initiative in April 2023 has led to the formation of a Cherish Building Project team to take a long-term view of the church interior space and desired changes to support an inclusive vision for future worship at St Mary’s. Four members of the Physical Resources Hub have joined that team, and we look forward to sharing initial ideas with our church family in the forthcoming weeks and months.

Julie Young

Eco Church & Environmental Hub

The Eco Church and Environment Hub is co-ordinating St Mary’s work to become more eco responsible, on a journey towards becoming a carbon neutral church, and to actively and appropriately care for and appreciate all aspects of God’s creation and the environment in our church locality and the wider world. We are working together to identify actions we can take both within St Mary’s and within our wider community, taking into account national church and governmental policy in this area.

2023 was a quiet year for the hub, with the focus of its work being on caring for and maintaining St Mary’s churchyard and the grounds at St Mary’s Chapel. Wider environmental actions and priorities relating to the work of the church and caring for the environment we live in had to take more of a back seat during the year, but we are looking to re-launch and re-energise the work of the hub from spring 2024 onwards. If you would be interested in helping us with this, or supporting our work through prayer, please let us know.

The focus of the Hub’s current activities are:

Churchyard and Chapel grounds - maintaining them in good order, promoting biodiversity, and using them to help inform and educate through Forest Church. The small team of volunteers works hard through the year, and new members would be made very welcome. We are reviewing ways to encourage more volunteers, including more frequent working party days.

Eco Church – we completed an audit of our performance against the Eco Church assessment criteria during 2023, and are considering how we can best work towards achieving a Silver and eventually a Gold Eco Church Award.

Energy, water and carbon – we have audited our current energy/carbon/water use or footprint, and considering how we can improve our environmental performance. During 2023 we have also been exploring the potential for Solar Panels as part of the Cherish Project.

Lifestyle (encouraging others) – We have continued to look for opportunities to promote sustainable choices, including reducing, re-using and recycling within our church community. We are exploring with the other hubs how we can promote sustainable (and consistent) purchasing of cleaning and other products, and to promote healthy and sustainable choices for food and consumables

If you would like more information, or to help and support the work of the Eco Church and Environmental Hub, please contact one of us at church or by email/ phone through the church office.

Andy Blaxland, Laura Stevenson, Catherine Gardiner, Edward Chase, Amanda Hassell, Charlotte and Jonathan Smith, Joy Carter, Tim Selwood

Mission & Ministry Hub

We continue to benefit from a talented and diverse ministry team that contributes to the teaching, preaching and service leadership at both St Mary’s and St Swithun’s.

This was amply demonstrated through my sabbatical where the Ministry Team oversaw all aspects of ministerial activity under Stephen Golding’s guidance.

Last year Jemima Lewis successfully completed her curacy and was ‘signed off’ by both myself and the diocese. I am sure you will agree with me that we have been blessed by the gifts and talents Jemima has brought to us and I am delighted that, despite the busyness of her work and home life, she is an integral and valued member of the team, as well as being much loved by all of us.

John Sweeting continues to oversee and manage the service and preaching rotas which is no small feat. As such we are very well organised and this too helped significantly during my sabbatical. We continue to enjoy a combination of the lectionary and specific sermon series.

Learning4Life Sundays have also been well received and we are grateful to Stephen Golding and Matthew Briggs for their commitment, research and preparation in helping us consider theological or ethical topics on various Sundays throughout the year.

We continue to enjoy a very talented and diverse range of musicians ably led by Debbie Emmott-Dart. The range and style of our music is very wide and yet we span this with ease and grace. It is good to see our young people contributing and offering their musical talents.

The Marriage Course was offered last year which proved helpful to those couples who attended sessions at the Rectory. We use the excellent materials from HTB and provide a safe and non-intrusive context in which healthy marriages can be explored and embraced.

The Ministry Team has been fully aware of significant challenges across the wider Anglican communion and have been considering these prayerfully at their meetings. This reflective work continues in the background and will continue to be discussed and pondered further as developments occur at General Synod and within the diocese.

There is a stream of occasional offices (funerals, weddings and baptisms), although these are significantly lower from many years past. This is not unique to us, but a reflection of changes within society and how these significant life moments are now seen. A current proposal before General Synod that would ‘do away’ with all church fees may well reverse this trend, but would have an adverse impact on the relatively small amount of fees generated by taking funerals and weddings. That all said, I am grateful to my colleagues who share these services with me or undertake them on our behalf.

My thanks to the Ministry for their hard work, diligence and faithfulness in sharing mission and ministry with me here in the Worthys. We are very blessed to have such a talented team.

Revd Paul Bradish

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCILOF ST MARVS CHURCH. KINGS WORTHY UNAUDrrED Accourirs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

The Parochial Churdi Council of St Mary's, Kings Worthy Treasurerfs Finanaal Summary For detailed analyss of the 2023 accounts. please See the detailed thnancial Stateme later in this report. Total receipt5 on unrestricted funds came to £154,489 of wh':th £71.708 was unrestricted voluntary donatlons ènd 3 further £16,805 from Gifti Aid tax recovered. RestrKted donatH)ns 01 £2.128 We also received and detailed In the Financial Ststernent. Income from charitable atti¥tties. hire of the Cfrurth Roorns, Chapel. weddlng and fvneral fee5. fund raIng inltlatlves and a surplus on Parish Magazine sales and advertising revenue raised £29.882. VergErfs Cotta8e Ydlued at £475.(MXI in Ottober 22.. rent receNed totalled £IL604 £7,195 Interest retalned In the CBF depostt accounL which is a marked Inuease from 20221£2,9511. ThevaluatK)n of thefaur Endowment Funds Increased by £2,1, instead of the Ios5 of £396 in 2022. We received a grant from the limed Placeg of Worship kheme for the recovery of £992 VAT on eli8lble projetts durlng the year, £234 unrestiicLed fvnds £758 desi8nated funds. We received a grant of £1.800 from the ChSsslandsTTUSt forthe purch&%e of new Treasurerfs laptop. £134,707 wa5 Spent from the unrestricted funds to prov&de Cthurch ministry Costs. salari25. charitable activities, maintenanTr of St Mary's Church and Chapel and to pay the Common Mission Fund IParish Share) of £72,107. The CMF provides central Oiocesan C05t5 Of 5UPPOrting Parish Life, includ*n8 stipe1, housin& ln5ufdll, pension and trainin8. £4,400 wa5 distributed by the Ble551ng Others Hub to both local. widerand internatnal charttie5. Further expenditure frorn Chisslands Grant.. £21,226 CHERISH Building Projert plus £897 Church Developrnent C05t £5,654 Chapel Fire Akirm £4.548 Church Fire Akmi £7.045 Church Path Extenslon from Andrew Cooke's generous legacy. In summary we closed 2023 with reseryes of £747,76312022 E766.1311 made up of £137,33512022 £156,1261 held in unrestrirted and de5wated funds £83,244 12022 £85,611) in Restricted Funds, £32,184 12022 £29,394) EndDwment Investfflen15 and £495,00012022 £495.0001 waluation of tangible fi¥ed assets. Reser¥e5 and sk Management The accounts have beea prepared in accordan with Accounting and Reporting by Charr(les', Statement of Recommended Practice appIable tocharities preparin8 theiraccounts in accordan with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republ"'t of Irdand IFRS1021 (effective January 20191. Trustees are asked to report on thelr reservÈs (the poliLV, the level and the justrficationl and, where applicablE, their inve5trnent and 8rdnt mak5ng wlKies. and ihe effeLtne$S of their fundraising 8rtivities. They should also provide a ststement confirming that the major risks to Wilith the charity Is exposed have been reviewed and systems established to mttl8ate those risks. The identffication of Risk will deterrniTre the level of Reser¥e5 held.

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary's, Kin85 Worthy Treasurer's Financial Summary (contlnued) The Reserves pollcy Is to hold unrestricted reserves that will cover 3 rnonths, payment of Parish Share. 3 Months, utilitie5 C05t5 and 3 months, pay to employees. Total unrestricted funds 2023 £632,335 Total unrestrlcted expendFture 2023 £173,280 Unrestricted 'liquid' reserves 2023 £137,335 Total unrestrkted funds X)22 £651.126 Total unrestricted expenditure 2022 £139222 Unrestricted Ilquw reserve$ 2022 £156,126 Unrestrbcted Ilqulrf reserves at 31 De¢ember 2023 and 2024 Costs (ha Owrch Per rTr)nth Parish Share Utllltlos Gas Electric Insurance Water Telllntemet Etso £if E175 £70 £45 £43 £25 £253 Empl¢)yÉts Cleaner P.L's DOM £417 £118 £2389 Total cost per month 3 months, worth of costs Unrestricted General Fund ExTrss ol Reserves over cost £26A06 £137.335 £110929 On behalf of the Rtttor and the PCC. I would Ilke to thank you all for the financial support you have given in 2023, from both St Mary's Church and Chapel which Ls very much appreaated. My personal thanks 80 to Linda Bants, Karen Briggs, Catheylne Saunders for all thelr support this year and to Bri8ittE Drabble for her valuable work as Gift Aid Secretary. Geraldlne Brown

Independent Examiner's Reportto theTrustees of the Parochial Church Council of St Mary's, King5 Worthy for theyear ended 31 December 2023 I resxirt to the charlty tnJstee5 Dll my erdmlnation of th2accounts of the charity forthe year ended 31 December 2023 which are set out on pa8es/to W. Re$ponslbllltles and b3s15 of rewt As the trustees of the Char you are responsible forthe prepardtK)n of the accounts in accordan with the requlrements of the Charltles Act 20111'the 2011 A(t'l. I report in respert of my examinatlon of the tru5tee5' aounts caTTied out under Section 145 of the 2011 Act and in caryln8 out my examlnation I have followed allthe applicable dirertions8i¥en bythe Charity Commlsslon under section 14515llbl of the 2011 Act. Independent examlner's ststement I have completed my e¥aminatlon. I confiTm that no rnaterk41 matters have come to my attentk)n in connection with the examination giving me cause to beli that in any materfjal respect: accounting records were not kept in respert of the charity as required by section 130 of tho 2006 Act,. or . the accounts do not accord with those recwds; or theaccountsdo nOtcompwith theapplicable requsrements cOn[nIngtheforrnaThd content of accounts setout inthe ChaTlties (Accounts and Reports) Regulation5 2008 otherthart any requlrement thatthÈ actount5 8we a'true and fair Vie which is not matter considered a5 part of an Independert examinatK)n. I have no concerns and have come across no other rnatte in connectic)n with the examination to which attention should be drawn in thls report In orderto enable3 proper understranding of the accounts to be rEached. 16 CI GOODHEAD FCA Knight Goodhead Lirllited Chartered Accountants 7 Bournemouth Rc¢d Chandler's Ford. EaStigh Hampshire S053 3DA

The Parochlal Church Council of St Mary's, Kings Worthy Statement of Financial Activitiesforthe year ended 31 December20Z3 Unrestricted Itestritttd Eftdtyvment Fund5 Futxts Funds Total Totsl Income Donatlons and Legacies Other Tradlng &tsivttiES Investments 105,313 11691 19.292 17,193 2.128 107,441 12,691 19.655 17.193 101,345 15,293 14,912 18,465 Charitable Activitie5 Total Income ZA91 156,980 150,015 Expenditure Fund Raising Tradin8 costs Charitable Activitles 1,886 176,252 2556 143.382 171.394 4,858 Totsl E¥pendtture 173.280 458 178,138 145?38 Investment gain5 and loss 2,790 121,104 Net Idefl¢ltllSurplus before transfers IZJ671 {18A681 12S,181 Transfers betsveen funds Net movèment In lunds 123671 118,3681 125,181 Fund Balances at l January 2023 io 651.126 85,611 29,394 766,131 640,950 Fund Balances at 31 December ZD23 64335 83244 32,184 747.763 766.131

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary's, Kings Worthy Comparative Statement of Financial Artivities for the year ended 31 December 2022 Unresirkted Restrfcted Endowment Fyrtds Fund5 Funds Total 2022 Total 14otes Income Donation5 and Legacies Other Trading Actmties Inve5tmÈnts 93.370 15.293 14.5SI 18.465 775 101.345 15.293 14,912 18,465 242,215 7,109 IIA36 14.338 721 361 Charltsble knNriie5 Other Incorne Total Income i. 8336 150.015 275,819 Expetrmllture Fund Ralslng Trading costs Charitable Activi(1 2,556 136,666 2.556 143,382 131 6.716 131,382 Totsl Expendlture 6,716 145.938 131.513 Investment gain5 and1055es 125,(K)O 13.8961 121,104 4,187 Net Idellcltllsurplus before transte 13W61 125.181 148893 Transfers bth4een fLmd5 12241 224 Nèt movement In funds 127,233 148.493 Fund 88nCeS at l January 2022 523.893 83.767 33,2 6qO,950 492.4S7 Fund Bakn¢es at 31 De¢ember 2022 651,ll6 85.611 29.394 766.131 640,950 10

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary's, Kings Worthy Balancesheetfortheyear ended 31 December 2023 Notes Flxed Assets Land and propertv Equipment Investments 495.WO 2.118 495,000 2,306 529302 526,700 Current Assets Debtors Short Term Depostts Cash at bank and in hand 3.738 215.451 9.330 223.256 231588 244A57 Current Credltors Liabilities due wr(hin one year 113.1271 15.0261 Net Assets Funds Endowment lunds li 32.184 29,394 85.611 651.126 Restricted funds Unrestrlrted fund5 li 83,244 632335 Totsl Funds li Si8ned on Behalf of the PCC by Tee Date.. 28.04. 2oZ* . 11

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary's, Kings Worthy Notes to the Financial Ststements for the year ended 31 December 2023 Accountlng Polides lal Basls of acc4ntIr The finanoal statements have been prepared in accordan with Ihe Church Accoulltin8 Regulations 2006 togethÈr with applicable accounting standards and the Charttles Ststemeni of Recomrnended Prartice applicable to charitles preparin8 thelr accounts In acco..dance wtt4 the Financral Reporting Standard appllcable in the UK and Republic ol Ireland IFR51021 • leffectwe January 20191. The staternents have been prepared under the hlstorical cost conventlon except for the valuation of the Investmentassets, which areshown at market¥alue. andtheVerger'5 Cottage, which shown at an independentvaluation. The financial statements include all traIactn5. assets and liabilitie5 furwhlch the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation tD another body or those that B informal gatherings of church members. Ibl Fund5 A description of the spectfi Funds is given In note 8 to the financlal statements. The Unrestrirted Funds are not 5ubjertto any re5triLtions regarding their use and a available for Designated funds a unrestricted funds earmarked bythe trustees for particular purpose5. The Restritted funds compyse funds where money has been wven for a particular purpose and where the whole of the money. capital and income, may beapplled ontyforthat purp¢)se. The Endowment funds 8refund5 where onty the in(ome may be applied-. income frorn the Northbrook Trust may be applled for any of the PUTpose5 of the church, while income from the Churd)yard Fund ha5to be applled for maintenart of the churchyard. Both furLds are permanent endowment. i.e. thetapltsl cannot bespent. Icl Income The linanc181 staternents Include all transactbTh5, assets ènd liabllr(ies forwhichthe PCC Is responsible In law.TheydD not include the linonclal statements of thurch groups that owe thelr main affiliation to another boty nor those that are informal 8atherin8S of church rnembers. Planned giving receivable under covenant or otherwise, Collections, Grft Aid donation5, Grants and LetIes. are accounted lor when rece'.ved. Funds ralsed by events le.g. annual fete) are accounted for gros5, with costs ststed Separate,. Inctsme from parish magazine sales and advertr5ements 15 stated gros5. Wtth costs reported separately. Rentsl income from the ltin8 of thurch prem15es areaccounted foT when the ntaI is due. Dlvldendg and Interest are accourted for when receiyable. Idl Galns aml losses Investments Reallsed gains or losses are accounted forwhen Investments are sold. UnrealSsed 83nS or105ses are accounted for on revaluation of investments at 315t December. {*) Eynditure Gronts for charitable purpose5 Grants and donatlons are accounted for when pald over. orvthen awarded ifthat award creates a bindlng oblwlon on the PCC. Chprftable a¢vItIeS The Parish Share is accounted for when payable. Maintenart exwditure. wheth2r accounted for through the Fabrlc Fund or otherwlse, 15 treated as extraordlnary when major and the subject of a special appeal for funds,. funds USEd for such purposes are treated as extraordinary Incorne. 12

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary's, King5 Worthy Notestothe Financial Statementsforthe year ended 31 December2023 INCOME Totzl 2023 Totsl 2022 fvnds fund5 fund5 Donotlons ortd Legu¢le5 Planned giving"Gfrfft Aid" 'Gift Ald" Tax reclaltned Planned 6lving not 'Gift d. DonatK)n5 Other Givin8 Tuesday's Place GTrnt Le8acles Tc*tal Donations and Le8acie5 62,850 16.805 iio 6,108 62.850 16.805 iio 7,438 2,640 798 1,800 15,000 107A41 63.330 16,683 1330 12,235 4,496 17D 3,431 1,000 101.345 Is.rM)o Trudlng Aetlvltles Parlsh Magazine adverts Chapel Refital Fund Raisin8 events Total Tradin8 Actmties 2,910 5.728 4,053 12,691 2,910 5,72 4,053 12,691 1,968 5.737 7.588 15293 Investrnertts Dividends and Interest Ver8er's Cottage Total Investments 8.051 11,604 19.6SS 3,801 ii,iii 14,912 11,604 19.292 Ch#rltttlJle A£vItIeS Parish magazine sales Church Rooms Rental weddinFUnEr8L Fees Charitable Attivlties 3,505 11,3t)9 3.651 18A65 11,414 2.291 17.193 11,4J4 2,291 17.193 Total Incotne 2A91 150,0 13

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary's. Kings Worthy Notesto the Financial Statementsforthe year ended 31 December 2023 3 Expènditurt Grants for charltable purposes Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over. orwhen awarded if that award creates a bindlng obligation on the pcc. Charftsblè artlvtties The Parish Share ts accounted for when payable. MaintenaTKe expendtture. whether accouftted for through the Fabrk Fund or otherwise, is treated as extTaordinary onfy when major and the subject of a speclal appeal for funds,. funds used for such purp05e5 are treated as extrdordinary income. Unrestrirted Restricted En¢bMment futr fw)ds fund5 Total 2023 Totsl 2022 Rotslng ndS Fund Raisin8 t5 Totsl Ralslng Funits IA86 1.886 2,556 1556 Chorltg1)le Artlvlues Charitable Givlryd Parish Sha Clergy Expenditure inc Admln Honorafiums Caretaker and Cleaner Upkeep Of ServKes Churchyard Magazine costs Chapel costs Church and Rcx)ms costs Verge¢s Cottsge costs Adrnini5tration Administration Outreach Cherish projeLt Support (Youthl llldependent Examination Total Charttable ActNitie5 930 5,797 72.107 16.WJ 11,082 71,532 16,143 1,350 3.899 3,488 8.118 5.058 3,108 11.273 469 5,304 430 72.107 16.gc 4.605 3,456 7.074 5.322 9,652 14.32S 370 4.861 3,456 7,823 5,322 9.652 14,325 370 4,861 1.035 21,330 749 527 21,330 2,652 1,168 960 143.382 1,2fXJ 171,3Y 1.200 176,252 Total Expenditure 173.280 178.138 145938 14

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary's, Kings Worthy Notes to the Financial Statements forthe year ended 310ecember 2023 4 St8ff Costs 2022 Charitsblè adiviTry aergy Expenses Upkeep of Serwce5 Upkeep of Service5 Assistant staff Wages and Satarfe5 2 Adminsstrators laverdge Z5hrslweekl Minister of hdus Caretaker and Cleaner Youth Worker 12,206 1,814 4,605 11,406 1,680 3,897 Wages and larIeS Pettsion payments commenced November 2016. Tax and N*ional Insurance contributions have been dedurted where applkabk. The avera8e number of siaff employed duting the year was four. No pJnploy& earned over £60.IKKI. No members of key rnanaEement personnel were pald on an employed basis durin8 this. or the prior. year. The role Of Rector is not paid direttty by the thurth. and the Church Warden is an unpaid wst. Rèlated Party Trdnsac¢ion5 Duringthe year5 members of the PCC, excludlng the Rector. r1Ved reimbursement for e¥penditure mode on behalf ofthe PCC during 2023, mainly lor consumawe admini%tration. 0u¢reth suppli¢8. and work5 for the Chapel. Church Rooms and bulldin& for a total of £2,27112022-. £2.1291. Durlng the year £8,957 of payroll costs and £164 of consJmable administration costs were recharged to St Swithun's Church. a charlty related throu8h comtnon trustee5. These (x)sts are not included in these accounts. During the year a grant of £1,800 was e1Ve from Chissland Trust, a charity ielated through common trustees. Durlng the year, honorariums totalllng £1,8 were pald to two members of the 15

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary's, King5 Worthy Notes tothe Financial Statements fortheyear ended 31 December 2023 TANGIBLÉ FIXED ASSÉYS Conseuated land and buildings and movable church furnishin85. Consecrated and beneficed property li.e. the Chu."ch and the Rectoryl is excluded from the account5 by the Charities Art 2011. No value isplaced on movable church fumishines held bythechurchwardenson special trugt forthe PCC and whlch fequire a faculty for dispo1 since the PCC considers theffl to be inalienable property. All expenditure incurred during the year on consecr8ted or benefice buildings and movable church fumishings, whether Maintenance or improvemont, is written off as expenditure and separately dlsclosed. Other flxbjres, ffttin85 and eqUipMt kems of equipment wi<h a purchase pr(ce of under £l.¢KM) are written off when acquired. Equipment purch8sed for El,000 or overforchurch purposes will be capttali5ed and written off uver4 or 5 year5 0Th a strahÈ-1Ine ba515. St Martys Chapevchurch Hall building Is held on a 99 year lease from 1972, not bein8 depreciated. Thè cost of the Church Rooms ha5 beEn expensed and, a5 building inte8rated with the Church, nothin8 is being Set aside for depreciation. Built sn 1973, at a cost of approxim8tely £10,000, 3nd extended in 1984. at a cost of £10.200, with finance provided by a bequest frorn Reginald Ne150n, at that tlme the Hon. Treasurer of the PCC. It is buih on land owned bywinthester Citycounal. Vergerfs Cottrdge 15 a freehold 5Emi-detached Cottage In Church Lane. Kings Worthy, was bequeathed tD the Rector and Churchwardens of St Mar¢s Church by the Will of Mrs Mary Elizabeth Cury. who died on 12th August 1946. In a Codi£il to her Wlll she expressed the wlsh, but without creatln8 any bbndlng obll8ath)n, that the Cottsge shoukl be taIned for the use of the VerBer. On 24th February 1950 the Cottage wa5 vested in the Official Trustee of Chèrity ndS and on 6th June 1950 approval for retention of the property was given by the Charity Comrnission. The cottage wa5 valued by Andrew Mathys, qualrfied valuer and Associate Direttor of Goadsby & Harding IResidentiall Ltd, in November 2022 at É475,0(K). Mr Mathys Is not a Trustee or a rnemberof the CharrLVs staff. Lènd and Bullthng5 Flxtwes and Flttlngs Equlpment Total gulpment C05T At beglnnlng of year Additions Dlsw)sa.'s At end ofywdr 495,(XlO 1,613 1.147 6,183 7.796 1,147 2,760 6.183 8.943 DEPRECIAThON At beginp.ing of year Charge for the year On dlsposa At end of year 403 5,087 5.490 1,334 1.189 5,635 6,824 NET BOCrf( VALUE At end of year At beginning of year 495 1.570 1.210 2,118 2,306 1.096 16

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary's. King5 Worthy Notestothe Financial Statements forthe year ended 31 December 2023 FIXED ASS INVESTmEPs Unlts Value Galn/lLoss1 CCLA Northbrook TNst CCLA Sir Willidm Kay CCLA Mary Ward CCLA Mr Cundell Bbke 22.61 22.61 22.61 22.61 1,547 mo 513 17,994 898 5,968 16,447 264 324 5,455 694 DEBTOR5 funds fur fun(ts 2023 ZOZ2 Income Tax Recoverdbje Prepayments Church Rooms and Chapel Booknng5 HWPCC share of Rettar's expenses 1.836 1.836 1.843 1.902 4.809 2.678 9330 3.738 3,738 CREDITORS fvnds fvDd5 nd5 Cherish PToject Independent E¥amination Tea & Toast Par15h Magazlne Prlntlng and HWPCC share Diocesan Fee5 Q4 5t Swithuns Church/chapel Gas pplY Church/Chapel Electric Supply Rector's expenses Church and Rooms Water Church Maintenance Service c05t5 Church and Hall Funeral Organisi and Ver8er Fees Youth Worker PCC Member expense dalm Bank charges Chrlstmas chlldren's supplies 8,020 1.200 1,188 8,020 1.200 1,188 9EAJ 104 913 333 601 501 460 252 252 475 475 60 311 254 311 280 247 247 82 27 27 14 13,127 13,127 5,026 17

The Parochial Churth Council of St Mary's, Kings Worthy Trustees Report forthe year ended 31 December 2023 At ljanuary Income and Eyndltsve ond L0$5e$ At 31 December 2023 io FUNDS Tran$fer5 Restrictedfvnds Chapel Trust Restrlcted Givlng Tuesday's Place Childrens, Lunch Club Churthyard Malntenance Community Santtuary Chesi Warm Welcome Youth EducatK)n 424 424 930 19301 597 550 1,29S 550 6,835 553 363 17491 6,449 543 646 73,237 83,244 15171 12.6521 14*581 Tolal Restrirted fvn& 85,611 Endowment fvnds Northbrook Trust 16.447 12.947 29394 1547 1,243 17,994 14,190 Churthyard Total Endowment funds Unrestricted lunds General Fund DeslgnGted fvnds Charitable Gimng Music Fabrfc Alpha and Mlsslons cornrnup.ity Outreach Chest Rectorfs Dlscretbnary Kiddle Le8aev Cooke LeB3Cy Chts51and5 Charity Grft Chisslands Admln Grant Veryers Cottage Chapel Total Unrestrirted fiJnd5 40,984 137,343 1129,3361 15,9941 42,997 4.IC L126 6.1 14.4001 5,982 5,688 1,126 6,190 11411 12 205 1,472 34,414 205 1,128 34,414 7.955 35832 1,800 475,000 20,000 632.335 16901 15,LKNJ 17.0451 131,6681 67,5(X) 475.CK 20.LKK) 651.ll6 154,489 I173,2> Total fvnds 766,131 159.770 1178,1381 747,763 Restrirttd and Èndowment funds Restrlcted and endowment funds are those fund5 that must be spenton restricted purposes and the details of th¢ funds held and re5triotions are a5 below, Unreslrfrted fvnds Unrestritted funds are those fvnds that may be Spent for any purpose )WeVer the charty has chosen to d¥ignate some of the funds for speofic purposes. Detsils of the de518nated funds held are a5 below. 18

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary'5, Kings Worthy Trustees Reportforthe year ended 31 December 2023 The re5trtcted funds comprsse: Churthyord Mointenonce.. A gift of £8000 received in November 2019 frorn Mrs Dorothy 6ravett in memory of her son Bairy Walters for keeplng the ChuTchyard in good order. Diwdends recelved frorn the Churchyard Endowmeffl Fund5 are paid into this Fund. A Le8acy of £IOOO rÈceÉved in ju 2022 from the Estate of the late Hannah tive5eywtth a request it Is used for the upkeep of the graves and churchyard. Chupel Trust.. The thapel Trust Was Set up in 2012forthe purpose ollundln8lmpro¥ementsand refurb1sheAt of theChapel/Church Hall. Part of the vision is that the Chapel becotne5 a local point for the local area and is open to the cornmunity in generdl when not in use for services, cluL)s and other hirer5. ruesduy's Ploce A community afternoon club. Tuesdarf5 PLio recelved a of £670 in 2016 to be used for the benefit of member5 at their meetings in the Chapel. Topped up In 2022 bythetransferof balan from designated funds. Anna Chaplaincy and Pantry. Thi5 year the fund berTrefitted bya grft of £500. Chlldren s Lunch aub Launched irl 2016 and funded by grants from Kings Worthy Parish G)undl, Winchester & District Welfare Trust and the Church & Village Fete. Restrirted Giwing.- Glvlng by parishioner5 for spedfic Thomlnated pvrposes, the balan 15 ahyays zero as the fvnds are pa55ed on to the norninees the perlod. Youth Educarion Work8rfvt)d.. The Fund continue5to provide paymentsforsupplies inconnectlonwr(hYouth artivities. In Decernber2021 the Chisslands Charitv granted the sum of £75.(t0 fund the salary of a Children. Youth and Fami WDrkÈracross both Parishes. Community Sanctuary Chest-. Fund set up to help Ukralnian refugee5 in need of accommodation and necessities. availablefDr people In slmltsrcrfsls situations In the commuTrity. Worm W&¢ome A Wam) Welcorne facillty introduced durin8 November 2022 in the C*apel. offering refreshments and soclability to the communlty Inltially twice a week and ffnanced by two ftS of £SCKJ each. This year the fund benefitted by two gift5 of £ICI) and £300 and operate5 once a week. The endowment funds comprise: Northbrook Trust.. The Trust was e5tabllshed on 2nd April 1956 by the Frfth Lord Northbrook from the proceeds of selling a schoolhouse and land In the parlsh. One-third of the income to be appl.:edforthe Maintenance of St Marfs Church., the balance is to be applied fDr gene1 PUTrOSE5, i.e. for the ChL'rch or Church Hall. On&third of the tspltal was perrnitted to be used, with the consent of the Blshop of Winchester; it was WhdraWn in April 1973 for finaThcin8 the new Church Hall. The remainin8 capital is inve5tEd in 796 shares In the C(IA CBF Investment Fltnd and hdd In trust bythe DKxese. Sir Wllliom Algemon Koy.. For the benefit of the poor In the parish.Thecaprtal originallycon51rted oFllIK> In WarLoaTr. whith was relnvested in April 1985 In 21.98 shares in the CCLA C8F Investment Fund with reinvestment of didendS. Mary Ward.. For keeplnB the structure an& ground5 of the (hurch in 8ood order. with a request (b not a legal obliBationl tcs keep the grave5tone5 of herhusband and herself In good orderand repair. Thecaptsl Wds invested atthattime In 264 shares in the CCLA CBF Investment Fund. 19

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary's. Kingsworthy Trustees Report for the year ended 31 December 2023 The pndowment fynd% Icontlnuedl- Mr Cundell Bluke.. In 1989 gave £l,OOQ to the Church which was invested in 324 shares in the CCLA CBF Inve5trnent Fund. The interest and dividends received from the investments are usedtowardsthecost of keepin£the grassof the churchyard mown and other m8lntenance expenditvre. Dividends reinvested in rhe Kay fund are left to accumulate Divldend5 relnvested in the Kay fund are left to accumulate. The deslgnated funds comwise: Chon-toble Giving., 7% of the General Fund T(rtal Offerings was approprlated to the Blessing Others Hulx Chisslonds Chority.- Any unspent money at the end of 41h yearto be returned to the Chi551ands Trust. Music., The fund is to support resources to enhance music within oui worship. Rrbric.. Empenditure in the Fabric Fund Is usuèlty assoclated with ¢lulnquennial requirements and major building repairs. Alpha ond mj05.. Set up to accommodate donation5 and expendiiure In conntttion wth the Alpha Course and to support further Missions. Community Outreuch Chest Fund set up during Covid 19 and to help those in need of santtuary In the Parlsh. Rectors Dlscretionary.. Donations received with a specification to be used at the Rectorfs dtscrEknon. Kiddle Le90Cy.' The late Dr Josephine Kiddle left St Marfs Church a IO% resldual shale of her estate amounting to £57,776.93, to be put toward5 the upkeep andwork of the Church with no conditions applied. In 2022 the fund financed new blocked pavin£ installation in the Churthyard. Cooke Legory Andrew Cooke bequeathed St Marvs Church a legacy of E15.IJYJ. In 2023 the fund ffnanced an extension of the new blocked paving path in the thurchyard to the value of £7.045. Vergets Cottoge.. Per valu3tv)n Cknpel.. Per build ¢ost.

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary's, Kings Worthy Trustees Reportforthe year ended 31 December 2023 li ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BEV14EEN AINDS Unrestricted Re5trlrted Enthjwment furmk funds Totsl For the yeor ended 31 December 2023 xed Assets Current Assets Creditors.. lalling due wrthln one year Net asset5 at 31 Decetnber 2023 497,118 148,344 113.1271 32,184 529.302 231,588 113,1271 747,763 83,244 83.244 For the yeor ended 31 December2022 Flxed Assets Current Assets Creditors.. f811ing due within one year Nel assets at 31 December 2022 497,306 158,846 15.0261 651,126 29,394 526.700 244,457 15,0261 756.131 85.611 85.611 29.394 21

The Parochial Churth Council of St Mary's. Kings Worthv Trustees Reportforthe year ended 31 December 2023 Fund Movernpnts Prlor Y ComparatNe At l January ITOrne and Expendlture Gain5 At 31 Drnber 2023 Transfeys Restrirtedfvnds Chapel Trust Re5trirted Giving Tue5day'5 Pla Childrens, Lunch Club Churchyard Maintenance Communlty Santtuary Chest Warm Welcome YoLrth Educxtion Total Restdcled fvnds 424 424 3,748 170 13,7481 203 550 5,627 224 597 550 6,835 553 763 75,889 85.611 1,361 2.057 11531 115041 12371 11.0741 16.7161 76,963 83,7fj7 8J36 Endowmentfunds Northbrook Trust urchyard Total Endowment funds 18,641 14,649 33290 12.1951 11,7011 I396) 16.446 12,948 29,394 Unre5trirtEd fvnds Eeneral Fund Ctharitable Giving Music Fabric Anna Chaptslncy Alpha and Mlsslons Community Outreach Ch85t Pantry Rertor's Dlsuetlonary Kiddle Legacy Chisslands Charity Gt Vergers Cottage Chapel Total Unrestricted funds 30,442 5.821 J.J26 141.179 1124.4731 17.3801 16,1641 5,665 40,984 4,106 1,126 6.190 17501 162 (J621 129 205 205 1631 17141 15.9051 1.472 34,414 67,500 475,(K>O 20,000 651,5 39,819 67.% 350,(KX) 20.(KK 523A93 500 125.IX#J 266,679 11392221 12241 Total funds .950 275.015 1149,8341 766,131

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCILOF ST MARVS CHURCH. KINGS WORTHY UNAUDrrED Accourirs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023