ST PETER’S CHURCH REDCAR
ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2021
Contents
Annual Report Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet Notes to the Accounts Independent Examiners Report
ST PETER’S CHURCH REDCAR
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021
Administrative Information
St Peter's Church is situated on Redcar Lane, Redcar. It is part of the Diocese of York within The Church of England.
The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a registered charity within the Charity Commission.
Membership
Membership of the PCC are either ex-officio, elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting or co-opted in accordance with the representation rules. All Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll with the option to stand for election to the PCC.
PCC Members who have served from 1[st] January 2021 until the date this report was approved are:
Priest in Charge Rev’d Andrew Greiff (from November 2021)
Curate
Rev’d Tina Burgess (until 17[th] January 2021 )
Readers
Mr Christopher Bowers Mr Stephen Graham Sister Louisa Ann McCabe (until May 2021)
Representatives on the Deanery Synod:
Miss Lucy Todd Mrs Anne Hagen Mr Stephen Graham
Mr Michael Williams Mrs Anne Hagen
Church Warden Church Warden
Mr Ian Westcough (ex-officio) Mrs Suzanne Graham (ex-officio)
Treasurer Secretary
Elected Members
Mr Stephen Graham (until May 2021) Mrs Daphne Wood Mrs Gemma Bell (until May 2021) Mrs Janet Fox Mrs Norma Hathaway Mrs Sandra Veitch Mrs Barbara Fitzpatrick Mr Gary Hagen Mr George Lupton Mrs Carole Seymour Mrs Susan Steele (from May 2021) Mrs Annette Williams Mr Malcolm Steele (from May 2021)
Objectives and Activities
St Peter's PCC has the responsibility for promoting in the Ecclesiastical Parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelical, social and ecumenical. It also has the maintenance responsibilities for the Church.
Achievements and Performance Report
Income and Expenditure
The year began with a comfortable current account reserve of £10,803.65 but with a continuance of the previous year’s limitations in socialising and fundraising.
The contributions through the bank continued as the previous year but those through the weekly envelopes did not begin to return to a more normal level until March of 2021. Fundraising income did not begin to increase until November and December. Cash open plate collections were slightly higher than the previous year.
Tax reclaim amounted to almost £7000 but donations were down by around £5000.
The resultant current account balance was £14,300.49 thus the balance for 2021 was £3,497.
The deposit account balance at the beginning of the year stood at £79,122.79. The work required to replace the north and south chancel roofs cost £50,541.66 of which £8,929.86 was reclaimed VAT giving a nett cost of £41,611.80.
Much of this cost was offset by a number of generous bequests totalling £37,696 culminating in a closing balance of £75,246.75.
This leaves a healthy financial situation for the coming year though there are still some major projects to be undertaken in the near future.
Committees
The PCC meets monthly but also operates through committees which meet regularly during the year.
Review of the Year
The full PCC met 9 times during the year, with an average level of attendance of 69%. Some committees managed to meet between PCC meetings, but not all were able to do this due to restrictions of Covid. Any Committees that did meet sent reports which were received by the PCC and discussed as appropriate.
Committees that manged to meet were:
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The Standing Committee.
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Ministry Team - (led by the Clergy, Readers and Lay Deacons)
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Fabric Team – although no formal meetings were held, maintenance and repairs, were kept on top off. The major repairs to the church roofs went ahead. The Verger and a small Friday morning cleaning team keep the Church looking pristine.
In January we continued to provide worship on Sundays at 10.00am and Wednesday mornings at 9.30am as well as worship activities online. We sadly said goodbye to our Curate Rev’d Tina Burgess on the 17[th] of January as she left us to take up her new post at St Martin’s Church, Whinney Banks, Middlesbrough to go and continue God’s work wherever it leads her.
Unfortunately, in February with rising numbers of Covid Cases once again we reluctantly took the decision to close the doors of the church once more and continued with services on-line. We did however mange to get the new roofs – above the Lady Chapel and above the church Office replaced as the current ones had come to their end of life and were now letting in water.
. We promoted the Church of England’s LiveLent: God's Story, Our Story Lent theme for 2021 and for those who took part a weekly Zoom Lent discussion session was held at 9.30am on Saturday mornings.
In March as the roll out of the Covid vaccine programme continued and the rate of infections declined, we decided to safely re-open the Church
for services of worship, initially on Sundays only and our first service was held on Mothering Sunday 14[th] March 2021.
We started the process to appoint a new Priest in Charge in March and prayed that someone would come forward to continue our journey of faith and help us rebuild our church back to where it was in the community before the pandemic struck.
As Holy week approached in April, we reopened the church on a Wednesday morning for private prayer. We were unable to do a full range of services that would usually accompany Holy week but did manage to hold a reflective walk in the Church Garden for families to do at their leisure on Thursday, a Celebration of the Lords Passion on Good Friday and on Easter Sunday the lighting of the Easter fire in the church garden followed by Holy Communion. Stations of the Cross was done differently this year – 14 short videos for each station were shown across the week on our Facebook page. This was organised and put together by Sister Louisa, with different members of the congregation taking part in each video.
In May we sadly said goodbye to our reader Sister Louisa who was leaving to take up a teaching post down south. We were able to hold the APCM in the church which gave us the room to socially distance as per our church guidelines.
Unfortunately, we were unsuccessful in appointing a new Priest-inCharge from within the Diocese and will look further afield beyond our own Diocese. However, on a happier note we were once again able to re commence Holy Communion services on a Wednesday morning as well as Sundays.
On 26[th] June we celebrated Claire Soderman’s ordination. Unlike in previous years when we would have all gone along to York Minister, numbers this year were restricted, but we were able to watch it streamed over the internet. Claire was to continue her curacy in the Benefice of Northallerton with Kirby Sigston – not too far away for us to visit.
In July things seemed to be looking up, groups were slowly coming back to meet in church, and our Foodbank was able to restart. Although we had been able to hold funerals in church, we were now able to start Baptism & Wedding services again.
We also decide to hold our first Coffee morning in a long while. It was agreed to hold it in the church garden and became more of a mini summer fayre. In anticipation, of this, small groups of people got together to spruce up the church grounds which had been rather neglected during the pandemic. On the day the sun shone, and we manage to raise over £600 for our much-needed church funds.
The PCC dedicated its July meeting to exploring and responding to the York Diocese consultation on ‘Living Christ’s Story’.
On the 29[th] August at our Sunday Service, it was announced that Rev’d Andrew Greiff had been appointed our Priest-in-Charge. This was great news our prayers had been answered.
In September things continued to improve, Pram Service was able to restart, The Ladies Group restarted, initially only for one meeting a month not two, but this may come in time.
Our harvest festival service took place on Sunday 10[th] October. This year we were supporting our foodbank with donations of food and with monetary donations to TearFund, a Christian charity that partners with churches in more than 50 of the world’s poorest countries, tackling poverty through sustainable development, responding to disasters, and challenging injustice. Singing resumed in church and we held another Coffee morning at the end of the month.
November saw a time of great Celebration as a Licensing Service was held in Church on the 27[th] November for our new Priest-in-Charge Rev’d Andrew Greiff.
Some of us took part in an advent course, which Rev’d Greiff had told us about, Jesus Shaped People - The World of Jesus. An eight session ‘Zoom’ programme on Tuesdays 7.00pm to 9.00pm which started Tuesday 2[nd] November 2021 to Tuesday 21[st] December 2021.
We began December with a coffee morning, followed by Open to Advent – readings music and peace gathered round the tree. We held a mini messy church for advent with families bringing their own picnic tea. Unfortunately, again with the rising number of covid infections we decide to cancel our Christmas party. Twilight Carols in the church garden was again another wonderful opportunity to celebrate the Christmas story. We were able to hold a nativity service and the first communion of Christmas on Christmas Eve as well as on Christmas morning.
All of this of course has not been possible without the hard work of a dedicated group of people from the church wardens, vergers, readers, welcomers, cleaners and all those who make our church the wonderful place it is. We must also thank the retired clergy who kept our services going whilst we had no Incumbent and to Rev’d David Tembey our Rural Dean for guiding and supporting.
Hopefully the worst of the pandemic is over now, we have a new priestin-Charge and can now look to the future, getting stronger everyday and start making our church the vibrant community space it has always been.
PCC OF ST PETER'S REDCAR
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT for the year ending 31st December 2021
| 2, INCOMING RESOURCES | Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | TOTAL | FUNDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | funds | 2021 | 2020 | |
| 2(a) Voluntary Income | |||||
| Planned giving - Gift Aided | £25,257 | £25,257 | £27,707 | ||
| Tax recovered | £6,812 | £6,812 | £13,541 | ||
| Other | £51,159 | £51,159 | £5,614 | ||
| Cash Collections | £2,482 | £2,482 | £1,984 | ||
| Grants & Loans | |||||
| Donations | £3,013 | £3,013 | £8,148 | ||
| Legacies | £37,697 | £37,697 | £37,697 | ||
| 2(b) Activities for generating funds | |||||
| Fund raising events | £2,486 | £2,486 | £1,384 | ||
| 100 club | £1,124 | £1,124 | £1,197 | ||
| Bricks | £25 | £25 | |||
| 2(c) Income from investments | |||||
| Dividends and Interest | £40 | £39 | £79 | £406 | |
| 2(d) Income from Church activities | |||||
| Zetland Room hire | £410 | £410 | £1,063 | ||
| Fees (including Ministers) | £14,273 | £14,273 | £14,960 | ||
| Parish Magazine | £10 | £751 | £761 | £1,073 | |
| Flower fund | £525 | £525 | £30 | ||
| 2(e) Other incoming resources | |||||
| Religious activities | |||||
| Charitable collections | £3,193 | £3,193 | £2,078 | ||
| Other receipts | £1,116 | £1,116 | £68 | ||
| VAT recovered | £8,930 | £8,930 | £8,930 | ||
| Insurance claim | £198 | £198 | |||
| Total incoming resources | £158,749 | £47,416 | £159,539 | £79,253 |
| RESOURCES EXPENDED | Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | TOTAL | FUNDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | ||||
| 3(a) Church activities | |||||
| Mission and Charitable giving | £401 | £401 | |||
| Tithed giving | |||||
| Charitable collections | £1,412 | £1,412 | £2,481 | ||
| Ministry -Freewill offering | £24,000 | £24,000 | £23,250 | ||
| Other ministry costs | £3,949 | £3,949 | £2,093 | ||
| Ministers Fees to Diocese | £3,560 | £3,560 | £9,217 | ||
| Church running costs | £7,742 | £7,742 | £7,224 | ||
| Utilities | £5,903 | £5,903 | £6,348 | ||
| Maintenance | £4,100 | £4,100 | £6,375 | ||
| Fabric repairs | £50,542 | £50,542 | £50,542 | £10,903 | |
| Purchases | £1,082 | £1,082 | £1,421 | ||
| Zetland Room costs | £1,628 | £1,628 | £1,671 | ||
| Parish Magazine | £273 | £273 | £1,197 | ||
| Flower fund | £457 | £457 | £260 | ||
| Stationery and Literature | £559 | £559 | £878 | ||
| Youth Work | £18 | £18 | £93 | ||
| Fund Raising costs | £600 | £600 | £390 | ||
| Bank Charges | £269 | £269 | £288 | ||
| 4(a) Staffing costs | |||||
| Organist Verger Choir | £2,404 | £2,404 | £1,420 | ||
| Loan Repayments | |||||
| Transfer to Deposit Account | £46,627 | £46,627 | |||
| Total resources expended | £155,252 | £50,814 | £155,525 | £75,509 |
During the year the PCC made payments to the Organist,Verger, Choir and Cleaner No payments were large enough to attract Social Security costs.
4(b) Payments to PCC members
During the year no payments were made to members of the P C C
5. FIXED ASSETS
The PCC has no disposable fixed assets.
The Consecrated and Benifice assets are excluded from the accounts by s.96(2)(a) of the Charities Act
| 5(b) Investments | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Market value 1st January 2021 | £1,369 | £1,369 | £1,287 |
| 5 Market Value 31st December 2021 | £1,563 | £1,563 | £1,369 |
| 6.DEBTORS (unrestricted funds) | |||
| Tax recoverable | |||
| Other debtors |
7.LIABILITIES
| 7.LIABILITIES | |
|---|---|
| Amounts falling due within one year | |
| Accruals for Utilities etc | |
| Other creditors | £5 |
8.FUNDS
The restricted fund comprises grants and donations specifically for Youth Work and specified collections made for named charities.
The Endowment fund is the John Farmer fund for general purposes in the Parish
| Fund movement | Youth work | Charities | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1st January 2021 | £5 | ||
| Incoming resources | |||
| Resources expended | £18 | ||
| Balance at 31st December 2021 | -£18 | £5 |
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST PETER, REDCAR
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
For the year ending 31st December 2021
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | TOTAL | FUNDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | funds | funds | funds | 2021 | 2020 |
| INCOMING RESOURCES | |||||
| Voluntary income 2(a) | £126,420 | £37,697 | £164,117 | £56,993 | |
| Activities for generating funds 2(b) | £3,635 | £3,635 | £2,581 | ||
| Income from investments 2(c) | £40 | £39 | £79 | £406 | |
| Church activities 2(d) | £15,217 | £751 | £15,968 | £17,127 | |
| Other incoming resources 2(e) | £13,437 | £8,930 | £22,367 | £2,146 | |
| TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES | £158,749 | £47,416 | £206,166 | £79,253 | |
| RESOURCES EXPENDED | |||||
| Cost of raising voluntary income | |||||
| Fund-raising costs | £600 | £600 | £390 | ||
| Church activities | £105,622 | £105,622 | £67,206 | ||
| Governance costs | £49,030 | £273 | £49,303 | £2,877 | |
| TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED | £155,252 | £273 | £155,525 | £70,473 | |
| NET INCOMING RESOURCES | |||||
| BEFORE OTHER RECOGNISED | |||||
| GAINS AND LOSSES | £3,497 | £47,144 | £50,640 | £8,779 | |
| Transfers to other funds | £50,542 | ||||
| NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS | £3,497 | -£3,398 | £99 | £3,338 | |
| Balances b/fwd 1st January 2021 | £10,804 | £79,123 | £89,926 | £85,831 | |
| Balances c/fwd 31st December 2021 | £14,300 | £75,725 | £95,515 | £88,043 |
PAROCHLAL CHURCH COUNCLOF ST PETER. REDCAR BALANCE SHEET AT31st DECEMBER 2021 Unreslricted Restricted Endowrnent fiJnd$ funds tunds TOTAL 2021 FUNDS 2020 Note FIXED ASSETS Tangible Investrnents 141 £1,369 £1,369 CURRENT ASSETS stock Debtor5 Short temi deposits C8sh at bank and in hand £14,300 £14,300 £75,247 £75,247 £89.547 £89.$47 £89,926 £89,926 LIABILMES Creditors.. amovn¢8ts11ing du8 121 in year £5 NETCURRENt ASSETS I ILIA8ILITIESI £14,300 £75,247 £89.547 £89,926 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES £14295 £75.247 £89.542 £89,383 TOTAL NAsSETs £14295 £75,247 £89,542 £89,383 PARISH FUNDS Llnreslricted Reslricted Endowment £14295 £14.295 £75,247 £1,563 £91,105 £10.260 £79,123 £1 3Lb9 £90.752 131 141 £75,247 £1,563 £76,810 £14,295 Approved by the Paror*ial Church Coun1 on 23 March 2022 and signed on its behalf by Iha Revil. Andr Gre C Ch8irm8nl Not8. r5 are rnonie5 due to be paid in respectofoutstsnding charity payrnents 3. Restricted fijnds cornpri5e building fund. 4. Endowmentfvnd is Ihe John Fafmer iwtvestsnenL
PAROCIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. PETER, REDCAR
NOTES TO THE FINANCIL STATEMENT For the year ended 31[st] December 2021
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 together with applicable accounting standards and the SORP (2005)
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for the valuation of investment assets, which are shown at market value. 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 nor those that are informal gatherings of Church members.
Funds
Endowment funds are funds, the capital of which must be maintained; only income arising from the investment may be used in accordance with the purpose for which the endowment was established.
Restricted funds represent donations and grants received for a specific purpose or invited by the PCC for a specific object. The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of each year must be carried forward as a balance on that fund.
Unrestricted funds are general funds which can be used for PCC ordinary purposes.
Incoming resources: Planned giving, collections and donations are recognised when received. Tax refunds are recognised when the incoming resource to which they relate is received. Grants and Legacies are accounted for when the PCC is legally entitled to the amounts due. Dividends are accounted for when receivable, interest is accrued. All other income is recognised when it is receivable. All income resources are accounted for gross.
Resources expended: Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding or constructive obligation on the PCC. The diocesan parish share is accounted for when due. Amounts received specifically for mission are dealt with as restricted funds. All other expenditure is generally recognised when it occurs and is accounted for gross.
Fixed assets
Consecrated and benefice property is not included by section 96 (2)(a) of the Charities Act 1993.
Moveable church furnishings held by the Vicar and Church wardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal are inalienable property, listed on the Church’s inventory which can be inspected (at any reasonable time).
Investments are valued at 31[st] December 2021
Independent Examinerfs Report to the PCC of St. Peter Redcar This report on the financial statements of the PCC for the year ended 31° December 2021 which are set out on pages 4 and 5 is in respect of an examination carried out in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 and section 43 of the Charities Act 1993. Respertive responsibilitles of the PCC and the Examlner As members ofthe PCC you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements; you consider that the audit requirements of the Regulations and section 43121 of the Act do not apply. It is my responsibility to issue this report on those financial statements in accordance with the terms of the Regulations. Basls of thls report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under sertion 42170lbll of the Art and to be found in the Church guidance, 2005 edition. That examination includes a review of the accountin8 records kept by the PCC and a comparison of the accounts with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosure in the financial statements and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning such matters. The procedure5 undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent Examinerfs statement In connection with my examination no matter has come to my attention: 11) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accountin8 records in accordance with section 41 of the Act; and ,to prepare financial statements, which accord with the accounting records and comply with the requirements of the Art and the Re8ulations have not been met; (2) to whic un rstandi ion, attenti should be dra of the accou to be reach nable a proper (Signed) Z Name: K]O//N ki6A/7k/? EurfLQ 0£ T// Address.. 15/0 2hr