ST PETER’S CHURCH REDCAR
ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2022
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 2022
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 2022 until the date this report was approved are:
Priest in Charge Rev’d Andrew Greiff
Readers
Mr Christopher Bowers Mr Stephen Graham
Representatives on the Deanery Synod:
Miss Lucy Todd Mrs Anne Hagen Mr Stephen Graham
Church Warden (until 27[th] April 2022) Church Warden (until 27[th] April 2022) Church Warden (from 27[th] April 2022) Church Warden (from 27[th] April 2022)
Mr Michael Williams Mrs Anne Hagen Mrs Daphne Wood Mrs Christine Harvey
Mr Ian Westcough (ex-officio) Mrs Suzanne Graham (ex-officio)
Treasurer Secretary
Elected Members
Mrs Daphne Wood (until April 2022) Mr George Lupton Mrs Norma Hathaway (until April 2022) Mrs Carole Seymour Mr Brian Harvey (from April 2022) Mr Malcolm Steele
Mrs Susan Steele Mr Gary Hagen Mrs Janet Fox
Mr Oliver Craig (from April 2022) Mrs Sandra Veitch Mrs Barbara Fitzpatrick
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 balance of £14,300. However, the income from planned giving (by bank standing order and weekly envelopes) fell by £4,303 and donations fell by £5,061 while that from the open plate rose by £2,020. Income from fundraising increased by £5,388. This resulted in an overall fall in income of £1,956.
The Gift Aid Tax reclaim amounted to £7,298.
The free will offering was increased by £4,350 and the utilities bills increased by £2,729. Spending on the fabric of the building increased by £7,263.
The total income for 2022 was £75,250 and a total expenditure of £73,849. The resultant current account balance for 2022 was therefore £1,401. This included a grant of £2500 which is restricted thus the account balance was in fact a deficit of £1,100.
The deposit account balance at the beginning of the year stood at £75,246. Work to level the floor in front of the altar and the final payment for the work to the chancel roofs amounted to £3,600 leaving a nett deposit account balance of £71,646.
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 10 times during the year, with an average level of attendance of 60%. Committees met between meetings and reports of meetings were received by the PCC and discussed as appropriate.
We continued to provide worship on Sundays at 10.00am, Wednesday mornings at 9.30am and the Pram Service Thursdays 10.00am.
February saw the first fundraising coffee morning of the year with the usual array of refreshments, bacon butties, cake stall and raffle. Our coffee mornings are a good way for us to promote the church to others, to socialise together outside of worship and raise some much needed monies.
Our Lent Course this year started on 1[st] March and was held in the Zetland rooms. The course was called Moving On and covered what it means to be a Christian, being part of God’s family – the church, Worship, Life in the Spirit, Cheerful Giving and New Life, New life Style. It was a fun course with short video clips, activities, discussion and worship. It helped us to grow in faith and understand our faith a little better There were two sessions held every week one in the morning at 11.00am (with soup and rolls) and on an evening at 7.00pm (with coffee and cake).
Our Coffee Morning in March was held during Fairtrade fortnight to help raise awareness and monies.
In April we had a very busy month starting with our very popular Easter Eggstravaganza – with craft stalls, refreshments and of course the Easter Egg Tombola, this is always a popular coffee morning.
We were able to hold all our usual easter services in church for the first time since Covid starting with Holy Communion on Palm Sunday, Reading of the Passion on Monday, Stations of the Cross on Wednesday, Holy Communion in the Upper Room followed by Stripping of the Altar on Thursday, Mini Messy Church and At the Foot of the Cross on Good Friday, concluding with the Easter Fire followed by Breakfast & Holy Communion for Easter Sunday.
At the end of April we held our Annual APCM where we elect members to the Parochial Church Council (PCC) and report on the church finances and what has happened over the last year, including reports from the various groups associated with the church.
Our Confirmation service was held in May, with the Bishop of Whitby in attendance and our Church Wardens Anne & Michael took part in their final service, before Daphne and Chris took over as the new Churchwardens. On Ascension Day some of us took part in the ascension day service at Errington Woods.
We started off June by celebrating HM Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee with an evening singalong with Brian Harvey and the lighting of the beacon on the church tower, followed by the big Jubilee Faith Lunch in the church gardens the next day.
Sunday the 12[th] June saw some of us travelling to Northallerton to see Revd Claire Soderman ordained as a Priest in All Saints Church, Northallerton. We unfortunately could not attend her ordination in York Minister the previous year, so we were definitely going to be part of this next step in her faith journey.
Our annual summer fair took place on Saturday 18th June, where we had various stalls, including cakes, tombola, bric-a-brac, raffle, toys and jewellery.
Sea Sunday 2022 is celebrated in July and every year, churches around the world celebrate Sea Sunday: remembering seafarers in prayer, giving thanks for the crucial work they do here at St Peter’s is no exception, especially being so close to the sea. Our Reader Chris Bowers, who is also Chaplain to Redcar RNLI station along with our . vicar held our annual Sea Sunday Service at St Peter’s on July 10[th]
July also saw the Pram Service holding their end of term party in the garden at the Vicarage. Thirty one children (mainly toddlers and babies with a few older siblings) and nearly as many adults had a lovely morning. Morrison’s Community Champion Annette had kindly provided some goodies of bubbles and sweeties for the children and they loved playing with them. Pram service will resume in September after the August break.
The Parish Barbeque, was held in the grounds of the church in July on a lovely summer afternoon, again this is an annual event enjoyed by all. 21[st] August saw the return of St Peter’s Net which started again on 21st August with a worship on the beach. We met up at the beach near the Zetland roundabout at the start of the Stray. Fortunately the weather
was kind to us and we enjoyed a lovely short act of worship in the fresh air. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it hoped to repeat something similar outdoors again. St Peters Net continued to meet every other week at St Peter’s for prayers, bible study, worship, discussion, friendship, food, guest speakers, art projects, activities, films and anything else that would help us to grow our spirituality and journey with Christ.
We had another coffee morning at the end of August, with the usual array of refreshments and stalls including a bric a brac stall run by the Friends of Redcar Cemetery.
In September we had invited John Froud of the Zephaniah Trust to visit us for the week with his Bible times Exhibition, followed by a concert at the end of the week. However this was postponed until November as a sign of respect to the dearly departed Queen Elizabeth II and a book of condolences was placed in the church for all to sign.
St. Peter’s famous teddy bears’ picnic and coffee morning returned on Saturday 17th September where for a small donation brave teddies made their perilous descent from the church tower. Everyone, brought a picnic and a fun day was had by all, whilst raising much needed funds for the church.
Our harvest festival service took place on 9th October where we generously gave our gifts of non-perishable food items which were donated to the food bank or monetary gifts that were donated to a good cause. This year’s theme was ‘Gathering In’. Partly to acknowledge the work done by farmers, producers, transporters, retailers etc in getting the food to our plates but also to celebrate our church family at St Peter’s. Covid 19 had been a time that had scattered us, often isolated us and stopped us from coming to church. Many have returned, but there are some that have sort of got out of the habit of coming back to church or were maybe still apprehensive in coming back, so a special invitation was sent to all letting them know we would love to see them again in church, sharing with us their friendship, their skills and their talents.
John Froud of the Zephaniah Trust brought his Bible times exhibition to St Peter’s, in November, which contained a whole raft of treasures and an invaluable RE resource for schools. Local primary schools were invited to attend and feedback from Schools was very positive.
Therefore we hoped to do it again next year, but invite other parishes and secondary schools to take part.
The 27[th] November – Advent Sunday - saw the Posada set off around the Parish to be hosted by various families before finally coming back to church in December.
The Christmas Fair In aid of church funds took place on Saturday 3[rd] December with refreshments, Cake Stall Grand Raffle, Bottle Stall, Tombola, Book Stall, Bric-a-Brac, Jewellery Stall, Crafts, Preserves, Games and a magical grotto with a special visitor— Father Christmas!
The Christingle Service took place on 4th December, raising money for the Children’s Society - a lovely service always well attended.
The Parish Christmas Party took place on Saturday 17[th] December – good food was provided by all along with entertainment and great merriment was had by all.
Carols by candlelight was on the 21[st] December followed by carols around the tree on the 23[rd] December. Both were well attended, but are quite different. Carols by Candle light is a traditional Carol Service, listening to the nativity story whilst enjoying the carols we love surrounded by Candle light in the church. The second is where we come together outside around a Christmas tree to sing with gusto all our favourite carols, enjoying a mulled wine or hot chocolate (with marshmallows & cream) and mince pies (unfortunately it decided to rain very heavily that night so a tree in the Narthex it was instead).
The family crib and nativity service took place on Saturday 24th December 4.00pmfollowed by the Midnight Communion Service at . 11.30pm and Christmas Day Communion on the 25[th]
All of this of course has not been possible without the hard work of a dedicated group of people from the Vicar, church wardens, vergers, readers, welcomers, cleaners and all those who make our church the wonderful place it is.
PCC OF ST PETER'S REDCAR
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT for the year ending 31st December 2022
| 2, INCOMING RESOURCES | Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | TOTAL | FUNDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | funds | 2022 | 2021 | |
| 2(a) Voluntary Income | |||||
| Planned giving - Gift Aided | £23,404 | £23,404 | £27,707 | ||
| Tax recovered | £7,298 | £7,298 | £13,541 | ||
| Other | £2,256 | £2,256 | £5,614 | ||
| Cash Collections | £4,104 | £4,104 | £1,984 | ||
| Grants & Loans | £3,121 | £3,121 | |||
| Donations | £3,087 | £3,087 | £8,148 | ||
| Legacies | £1,000 | £1,000 | |||
| 2(b) Activities for generating funds | |||||
| Fund raising events | £6,772 | £6,772 | £1,384 | ||
| 100 club | £1,204 | £1,204 | £1,197 | ||
| 2(c) Income from investments | |||||
| Dividends and Interest | £41 | £955 | £997 | £406 | |
| 2(d) Income from Church activities | |||||
| Zetland Room hire | £1,512 | £1,512 | £1,063 | ||
| Fees (including Ministers) | £13,140 | £13,140 | £14,960 | ||
| Parish Magazine | £824 | £824 | £1,073 | ||
| Flower fund | £460 | £460 | £30 | ||
| 2(e) Other incoming resources | |||||
| Religious activities | |||||
| Charitable collections | £6,669 | £6,669 | £2,078 | ||
| Other receipts | £91 | £91 | £68 | ||
| VAT recovered | £267 | £267 | |||
| Total incoming resources | £75,250 | £955 | £76,205 | £79,253 |
| RESOURCES EXPENDED | Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | TOTAL | FUNDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | ||||
| 3(a) Church activities | |||||
| Mission and Charitable giving | £833 | £833 | |||
| Tithed giving | |||||
| Charitable collections | £3,138 | £3,138 | £2,481 | ||
| Ministry -Freewill offering | £27,600 | £27,600 | £23,250 | ||
| Other ministry costs | £4,103 | £4,103 | £2,093 | ||
| Ministers Fees to Diocese | £5,174 | £5,174 | £9,217 | ||
| Church running costs | £9,526 | £9,526 | £7,224 | ||
| Utilities | £9,077 | £9,077 | £6,348 | ||
| Maintenance | £7,325 | £7,325 | £6,375 | ||
| Fabric repairs | £3,640 | £3,640 | £10,903 | ||
| Zetland Room costs | £2,167 | £2,167 | £1,671 | ||
| Parish Magazine | £1,197 | ||||
| Flower fund | £451 | £451 | £260 | ||
| Stationery and Literature | £390 | £390 | £878 | ||
| Youth Work | £90 | £90 | £93 | ||
| Fund Raising costs | £669 | £669 | £390 | ||
| Bank Charges | £306 | £306 | £288 | ||
| 4(a) Staffing costs | |||||
| Organist Verger Choir | £3,000 | £3,000 | £1,420 | ||
| Loan Repayments | |||||
| Transfer to Deposit Account | |||||
| Total resources expended | £73,849 | £3,640 | £77,489 | £74,088 |
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
| 5(b) Investments | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Market value 1st January 2022 | £1,369 | £1,369 | £1,287 |
| Market Value 31st December 2022 | £1,381 | £1,381 | £1,369 |
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST PETER, REDCAR
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
For the year ending 31st December 2022
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | TOTAL | FUNDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | funds | funds | funds | 2022 | 2021 |
| INCOMING RESOURCES | |||||
| Voluntary income 2(a) | £44,270 | £44,270 | £56,993 | ||
| Activities for generating funds 2(b) | £7,976 | £7,976 | £2,581 | ||
| Income from investments 2(c) | £41 | £955 | £997 | £406 | |
| Church activities 2(d) | £15,936 | £15,936 | £17,127 | ||
| Other incoming resources 2(e) | £7,026 | £7,026 | £2,146 | ||
| TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES | £75,250 | £955 | £76,205 | £79,253 | |
| RESOURCES EXPENDED | |||||
| Cost of raising voluntary income | |||||
| Fund-raising costs | £669 | £669 | £390 | ||
| Church activities | £70,180 | £70,180 | £67,206 | ||
| Governance costs | £3,000 | £3,000 | £2,877 | ||
| TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED | £73,849 | £73,849 | £70,473 | ||
| NET INCOMING RESOURCES | |||||
| BEFORE OTHER RECOGNISED | |||||
| GAINS AND LOSSES | £1,401 | £955 | £2,356 | £8,779 | |
| Transfers to other funds | £3,640 | ||||
| NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS | £1,401 | -£2,685 | -£1,284 | £3,338 | |
| Balances b/fwd 1st January 2022 | £14,300 | £75,247 | £89,547 | £85,831 | |
| Balances c/fwd 31st December 2022 | £15,701 | £72,562 | £95,515 | £88,043 |
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST PETER, REDCAR
BALANCE SHEET AT 31st DECEMBER 2022
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | TOTAL | FUNDS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | funds | funds | funds | 2022 | 2021 | |
| FIXED ASSETS | ||||||
| Tangible | ||||||
| Investments (4) | £1,381 | £1,369 | ||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||
| Stock | ||||||
| Debtors(1) | ||||||
| Short term deposits | ||||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | £15,701 | £72,562 | £88,263 | £89,926 | ||
| £15,701 | £72,562 | £88,263 | £89,926 | |||
| NET CURRENT | ||||||
| ASSETS / (LIABILITIES) | £15,701 | £72,562 | £88,263 | £89,926 | ||
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS | ||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | £15,701 | £72,562 | £88,263 | £89,383 | ||
| TOTAL NET ASSETS | £15,701 | £72,562 | £88,263 | £89,383 | ||
| PARISH FUNDS | ||||||
| Unrestricted | £15,701 | £15,701 | £10,260 | |||
| Restricted (3) | £72,562 | £72,562 | £79,123 | |||
| Endowment (4) | £1,369 | |||||
| £15,701 | £72,562 | £88,263 | £90,752 |
Approved by the Parochial Church Council on th February 2023 and signed on its behalf by the Revd. Andrew Greiffn(PCC Chairman)
Note.
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Debtors are monies due from HMRC in respect of Gift Aid
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Creditors are monies due to be paid in respect of unpresented cheques.
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The restricted fund comprises legecies and interest allocated to building works
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Endowment fund is the John Farmer investment.
PAROCIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. PETER, REDCAR
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT For the year ended 31[st] December 2022
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 2022
Independent Examlnerfs Report to the PCC of St. Peter Redcar This report on the financial statements of the PCC for the year ended 31 Detrmber 2022, which are set out on pages 4 and 5 is in respect of an examination carried out in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2(K)6 and settion 43 of the Charities Art 1993. Respectlve responsibilitles of the PCC and the Examlner As members of the PCC you are responsible for the preparation of the finanaal statements. vou consider that the audit requirements of the Re8ulations and settion 4312} 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 examlnatlon was carrled out in accordance with the General Dirertions glven by the Charity Commission under section 42170lb)l of the Act and to be found in the Church guidance, 2ChJ6 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 considerin8 any unusual items or dlsclosure In the financial statements and seeking explanatjons from you as trustees concerning such matters. The procedures 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 Examlnerfs statement In connertion with my examination no matter has come to my attentlon: 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 Act and the Regulations have not been met. or (21 to which, in my oplnion, attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. {Signedl Name: 14 0rSl4 r.c.K. Address: gicj iQ