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2020-12-31-accounts

2020 REPORT AND

ANNUAL ACCOUNTS FOR

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

ST JOHN THE BAPTIST WESTBOURNE

CONTENTS

Page
Annual report 1
Financial review 4
Annual Accounts A1-A8
Report of the independent examiner

Rector: The Revd Andrew Doye

Independent examiner : Mr Alan Wright

Bankers: CAF Bank Ltd, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, WEST MALLING ME19 4JQ

The Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist, Westbourne with Woodmancote, in the Diocese of Chichester

Westbourne Parish Hall, Westbourne Road, Westbourne, Emsworth PO10 8UL www.westbourneparishchurch.org.uk Rector: 01243 372867

Charity Number 1130732

Administrative information

The Parochial Church Council is a registered charity and the members of the PCC are its trustees.

During the year the following served as members of the Parochial Church Council (PCC):

Incumbent: The Revd Andrew Doye Chairman
Lay Reader: Mr Martin Brown Ex Officio
Churchwardens: Mrs Jane Stuttard Vice Chair
Mrs Angie Leggett
Deputy Churchwardens: Mr Andrew Turner Parish Hall Manager
Representatives on the Deanery Synod (2020-2023):
Mrs Fiona Greville (Elected 2020)
Mrs Marjorie Kipling (Elected 2020)
Mr Andrew Turner (Elected 2020)
Mrs Jane Wilkinson (Elected 2020)

Deanery Synod Treasurer (ex officio): Mr Peter Rogers Deanery Representative to Diocesan Synod (ex officio) Mr Michael Driver Elected Members: Mr Andrew Gordon-Lennox (Elected 2018) Mr David Olliff (Elected 2019 – for 2 yrs) Mrs Karen Doye (Elected 2019) Mr Guy Elgood (Re-elected 2019) Mrs Rachael Bridger (Elected 2020) Mrs Judith Davis (Elected 2020 – for 1 yr) Mrs Susie Driver (Re-elected 2020) Mrs Ali George (Elected 2020) Mrs Sarah Pitts (Elected 2020)

Elections were held in October, rather than April (due to Covid). Mrs Evelyn Pearce, Mr Tony Pearce, Mrs Ali Rawlinson and Mrs Isobel Stuart-Gordon retired during the year.

Co-opted (to represent Woodmancote) Mrs Abigail Rowe Secretary: Mrs Marjorie Kipling Treasurer: Mr Stewart Taylor

Structure, governance and management

Membership of the PCC is determined under the Church Representation Rules and consists of certain ex-officio members, the incumbent, the churchwardens, members of the Deanery Synod and members of the church who are elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) or subsequently co-opted by the PCC. Church members are warmly encouraged to stand for election to the PCC and we try to ensure a balance of skills and experience where possible. The full PCC met 9 times during the year with an average level of attendance of 78%, and with a variety of face-to-face and Zoom meetings. The PCC has a number of sub-committees each

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dealing with a particular aspect of parish life, such as education and mission. The PCC receives the notes of sub-committee meetings for information and discussion if required.

Communication with the congregation and the local community has been a bigger challenge this year, but use has been made of the email route and we have tried to ensure those without computers still receive weekly news. With the added challenges of dealing with cash, or the lack of it, donations can now be made to the church using online payments. The PCC regularly reviews the financial management accounts, and receives deanery and diocesan news.

Church Roll

At the end of 2020 there were 199 names on the roll, 1 name having been removed since the APCM in October when the roll had 200 names.

Church Attendance

The ‘usual Sunday attendance’ regularly counted for the Church of England was not possible for 2020, when nothing was ‘usual’. Early in the year, a new Tots service was held on a Monday morning but ceased with everything else in March. The Mission Statistics for the year sought different information including ‘Church at Home’ services, so our on-line Zoom services were included under this heading. There were no weddings during the year, but 2 baptisms, and 11 funerals in church and 7 at the cemetery or crematorium. Services in the Church after the start of the pandemic were held when Government restrictions allowed, and organised with appropriate social distancing and thus much reduced attendance numbers.

Aims and purposes

The primary aim of the PCC is the promotion of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England. The PCC has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of the Churches (St John the Baptist Westbourne and Woodmancote Church) and the Parish Hall.

Objectives and Activities

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our churches and to become part of our parish community. We have followed our five-year Mission Action Plan, agreed in September 2018. Our Vision for the future continues:

To share the experience of Christian faith with others.

To grow our Christian faith and community together.

To reach out to people in Westbourne and further afield.

There are three broad objectives in the Action Plan. They are:

1. To provide a great welcome and ensure services, events and communication are inclusive of all.

2. To provide inspiring and passionate services that will appeal to young and old, long standing and new members and some visitors who are trying us out.

3. To venture confidently into the future.

During 2020 :

Things began as normal with Services of Worship of various kinds in the Church until midMarch, and we had another successful Marmalade Festival in February. Once the restrictions to minimise the risk of spreading Covid 19 were announced, Services of Worship in the Church

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ceased, but we were allowed to keep the Church open for private prayer – but only for a week before the full lockdown began. We had to suspend the printing and distribution of the Westbourne Magazine for May and June – but were thankful for the ability to go ‘online’. Many of us learnt to use Zoom, and we have held Sunday services, weekday Morning Prayer and occasional fund-raising events via this medium of communication.

Worship and Prayer

After the initial changes, gradually over the summer months we were allowed to do a little more outside, and then opened the Church for private prayer from mid-September. Social distancing inside buildings had to be maintained, so Parish Communion and Evening Prayer were only practical on Sunday evenings when small numbers wished to attend. We were fortunate to have a good attendance at the Sunday 9.30am Zoomed services, and mid-week Morning Prayer via Zoom more than doubled its ‘in Church’ attendance.

Excellent visual presentations have been used weekly via Zoom for our 9.30am Sunday services. These 9.30am services has included a mix of Parish Communion, Morning Prayer and All-age Communion. We have been blessed to have between 40 and 60 sharing Zoom Sunday services, with variability depending on travel possibilities and lockdown.

Hopes that Services would be possible in the Autumn were dashed when we went into lockdown in November, so Remembrance Sunday was marked with a short Act of Remembrance and laying of wreaths at the War Memorial in the Churchyard and just a small socially distanced group attending. Plans for Advent Carol Services had to be changed, but fortunately two choirs (Juniors and Seniors) worked learning via Zoom and this allowed us to have one Advent Carol Service and three Christmas Carol Services in the church, with our Junior Choir singing for one service.

Our Sunday School continued meeting on Sundays, until March, but has not met since. The monthly informal Sunday evening service had to cease from March. Sadly, with the need for social distancing and some people’s need to shield, attendances at services in the Churches have had very restricted attendances even when we did open the building.

At the beginning of the year a new Bible study group met and a group went on retreat to Alton Abbey.

Services for the Wider Community

•

Fundraising

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The reports from the various groups in the Church produced separately have fuller details than appear here. (Annual Review to be produced for the APCM)

Throughout the year the Parochial Church Council has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016, fully recognising its duty to have due regard to House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. Members of the PCC have undertaken online safeguarding training. We successfully completed the diocesan audit of safeguarding processes and were awarded the Level 1 Simple Quality Protects Certificate

Our Buildings

Following the quinquennial inspection of St John the Baptist Church in 2018, progress on proceeding with the essential work has been on hold during 2020. We are now in receipt of the necessary permissions, and anticipate work might begin in April 2021. We were able to organise the major clean and overhaul for the church tower clock to begin in August, and had a very successful Appeal to raise the funds to pay for the work. We hope the clock will be striking the hours once again very soon.

Regular working parties have taken place to ensure the whole of the church and the churchyard is kept clean and tidy.

The lockdown gave us the opportunity to replace the floor in the Hall during the summer break, but so far the Nursery has been the main beneficiary of this addition. Andrew Turner has continued to deal with the regular small repairs that are always requiring attention.

Financial review (from Stewart Taylor, Treasurer)

The year was dominated by the unprecedented calamity of the Covid-19 pandemic and the profound effect that this had on our income. Nevertheless, as reported below, the financial consequences could have been worse and at the end of 2020 we had met our Parish Share commitment, honoured our policy to give 10% of our regular giving to Mission funding and maintained our reserves intact.

Funds are held in CAF Bank current and deposit accounts, the CCLA Church of England Deposit Fund and the CCLA Church of England Investment Fund.

Total receipts to unrestricted funds were £ 127,078, of which £64,075 was unrestricted voluntary donations and a further £18,240 tax was recovered from Gift Aid. An unrestricted legacy from Barbara Shepherd, a long-standing member of our congregation, was a welcome bright spot in the year and funded the replacement of the Parish Hall floor, the condition of which was becoming a cause for concern.

Restricted donations were also received and are detailed in the financial statements; the largest sum resulted from the successful response to our appeal to fund the restoration of the church tower clock and the addition of an electric winding mechanism. A grant of £4,000 from the Ian M Foulerton Trust, secured through the good offices of Deputy Churchwarden Ali

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George, was a major boost to the appeal. It is worth emphasising that we have been able to finance the clock project without requiring any funding from the PCC.

Fund raising income was badly hit and fell from £40,085 in 2019 to £19,705 in 2020. The position was ameliorated by some successful ‘virtual’ fund raising events and income from the Parish Hall.

Net income from Hall lettings, when we were able to open for limited periods during the year, was £4,619 after deduction of costs and expenditure on repairs. This is a good result in the circumstances.

An important source of income was the Westbourne Magazine. In addition to funding all the printing costs for the weekly service materials it returned a net surplus of £3,000.

Voluntary giving was reduced by 3% on 2019 as a result of the cessation of services in March and the resultant loss of most plate collections and wedding and funeral fees.

Interest from bank deposits improved by 190% as a result of moving a large part of our deposits to accounts that paid better interest rates. This will not be repeated in 2021 as interest rates are now close to zero and the PCC will consider early in 2021 the best way to respond to this threat to the value of our reserves.

During the first quarter of the year £820 was raised by the Home and Overseas group for mission giving and a further £6,650 was donated from PCC funds at the end of the year. Further details will be found in the H&OSG report.

£128,461 was spent from unrestricted funds to provide the Christian ministry from our two churches, including £74,035 contribution to the Diocesan Parish share (the full amount due).

Somewhat surprisingly in the circumstances, our investment in the CCLA CBF Investment Fund performed well and delivered a gain on paper of £2,949 for the year.

The net result for the year (not including investment gains) was a deficit of £1,790 on unrestricted funds; the comparable figure in 2019 was a surplus of £27,413. Adding bank and deposit balances brought forward from the beginning of the year, the balances carried forward on unrestricted funds totalled £126,819, of which £73,740 is allocated for designated purposes.

PCC policy is to maintain the equivalent of 10 weeks of typical expenditure in

unrestricted funds. In view of the current uncertain situation approximately double this figure is held as a contingency provision. Other provisions are in the statement of Designated Funds as set out in the accounts.

In response to the decline in cash giving the PCC set up alternative arrangements which have been quite successful. These include giving via direct credits to the PCC bank account, the ‘donate now’ button on the website, a QR code and a contactless card machine. By year end the contactless machine had taken £646 and £1,621 was received via the website or the special clock appeal web location. Dealing with the various reports associated with these new methods has resulted in more work for the Treasurer, an inevitable consequence of our increasingly ‘cashless’ society and undoubtedly the pattern for the future.

My thanks are due to Anne de Poitier for her efficient management of the magazine advertising revenue, to Alan Wright our Independent Examiner and especially to Marjorie Kipling for her steadfast support throughout the year.

Stewart Taylor

Signed on behalf of the PCC

Jane Stuttard (Churchwarden & Vice-Chairman)

Date 24[th] March 2021

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Parochial Church Council of St John the Baptist, Westbourne and Woodmancote Church

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

for the year ended 31 December 2020

Unrestricted
Note
Funds
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
18,099
Voluntary income
2(a)
83,490
Activities for generating funds
2(b)
19,705
Income from investments
2(c)
555
Church activities
2(d)
5,231
Pantomime ‘fund’
-
TOTAL INCOME
127,080
EXPENDITURE
Church activities
3(a)
128,461
Raising funds
3(b)
408
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
128,869
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
BEFORE INVESTMENT GAINS
(1,789)
NET GAINS ON INVESTMENTS
5(b)
2,949
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
1,160
PRIOR YEAR ADJUSTMENT
-
TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS
-
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
1,160
Total funds brought forward
125,660
Total funds carried forward
126,820		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
12,128
-
65
-
-
12,193
4,206
-
4,206
7,987
-
7,987
-
-
7,987
12,585
20,572		 Endowment
Funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
248
248
-
-
248
3,709
3,957		 TOTAL
2020
18,099
95,618
19,705
620
5,231
-
139,273
132,667
408
133,075
6,198
3,197
9,395
-
-
9,395
141,954
151,349		 TOTAL
2019
98,499
40,085
212
10,053
908
149,757
126,259
2,542
128,801
20,956
5,868
26,824
1,530
-
28,354
113,600
141,954

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Parochial Church Council of St John the Baptist, Westbourne and Woodmancote Church

BALANCE SHEET

at 31 December 2020

FIXED ASSETS
Notes
Tangible
5(a)
Investments
5(b)
Total fixed assets
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors and prepayments
Short term deposits
Cash at bank and in hand
Total current assets
LIABILITIES
Creditors – amounts falling due within one year
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NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL NET ASSETS
PARISH FUNDS
Unrestricted
7 & 8
Designated
7 & 8
Restricted
7 & 8
Endowment
7 & 8		 2020
4,597
35,815
40,412
-
106,831
5,376
112,207
1,270
110,937
151,349
53,080
73,740
20,572
3,957
151,349		 2019
5,530
32,617
38,147
-
96,808
7,333
104,141
334
103,807
141,954
33,560
92,100
12,585
3,709
141,954

Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 24 February 2021 and signed on its behalf

Revd Andrew Doye Jane Stuttard Rector Vice Chairman & Churchwarden

The notes on pages A3 to A8 form part of these accounts.

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST WESTBOURNE AND WOODMANCOTE MISSION CHAPEL

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2020

1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The PCC is a public benefit entity within the meaning of FRS102. The financial statements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with Church Accounting Regulations 2006 governing the individual accounts of PCCs, and with the Regulations’ “true and fair view” provisions and under FRS102 (2016) as the applicable accounting standards and the 2016 version of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP[FRS102]).

ASSETS

Consecrated and benefice property

In so far as consecrated and benefice property of any kind is excluded from the statutory definition of ‘charity’ by Section 10(2) (a) and (c) of the Charities Act 2011 such assets are not capitalised in the financial statements.

Moveable church furnishings

These are capitalised at cost and depreciated over their useful economic life other than where insufficient cost information is available. In this case the item is not capitalised, but all items are included in the church’s inventory in any case.

Tangible fixed assets for use by the charity

These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year and cost at least £1,000. They are valued at cost or else, for gifts-in-kind, at a reasonable estimate of their open market value on receipt.

Depreciation is calculated to write off the capitalized cost of fixed assets less their currently anticipated residual fair value over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Land Nil
Fixtures and fittings 20 years
Office and other equipment 3 years

No depreciation is provided on the Parish Hall as the currently estimated residual value of the property is not less than its carrying value and the remaining life of this asset currently exceeds 50 years, so that any depreciation charges would be immaterial.

An impairment review is carried out each year and any resultant loss identified is included in expenditure for the year.

Investments

Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange or whose value derives from them are valued at market value at the year end. Other investment assets are included at the PCC’s best estimate of market value.

Short term deposits

These are cash held on deposit either with CCLA or at the bank.

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST WESTBOURNE AND WOODMANCOTE MISSION CHAPEL

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2020

FUNDS

Unrestricted Funds

These represent the remaining income funds of the PCC that are available for spending on the general purposes of the PCC, including amounts designated by the PCC for fixed assets for its own use or for spending on a future project and which are therefore not included in its ‘free reserves’ as disclosed in the trustees’ report.

Restricted Funds

These are income funds that must be spent on restricted purposes and details of the funds held and restrictions provided are shown in the notes to the accounts.

Endowment Funds

These are restricted funds that must be retained as trust capital either permanently or subject to a discretionary power to spend capital as income, and where use of any income or other benefit derived from the capital may be restricted or unrestricted. Full details of all their restrictions are shown in the notes to the accounts.

2 INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS

2(a)
Voluntary income
Planned giving
Gift Aid donations
Tax recoverable
Other
Collections
(open plate)
Grants
H&OS income
Legacy
2(b)
Activities for generating funds
General fund raising
Church fetes
Hire of church
Church hall lettings
Magazine advertising
2(c)
Income from investments
Dividends on CCLA investment funds
Interest on bank deposits
2(d)
Income from church activities
Fees for weddings and funerals
Drop-ins and Sunday coffee
50:50 club income
Parish magazine and bookstall sales		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
TOTAL
2020
TOTAL
2019
£
£
£
£
£
62,147
5,356
67,502
64,432
18,240
1,263
19,503
19,792
340
808
1,149
912
1,563
1,563
7,681
1,200
4,000
5,200
200
701
701
5,481
18,099
18,099
101,589
12,128
113,717
98,499
536
536
6,058
3,015
3,015
5,191
-
-
205
11,213
11,213
22,741
4,941
4,941
5,890
19,705
19,705
40,085
47
65
112
109
508
508
103
555
65
620
212
2,029
2,029
2,857
753
753
3,148
-
-
1,099
2,449
2,449
2,949
5,231
5,231
10,053
Total income 127,080
12,193
139,273
148,849

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST WESTBOURNE AND WOODMANCOTE MISSION CHAPEL

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2020

3 EXPENDITURE

Note
3(a)
Church activities
Missionary and charitable giving
Diocesan parish share
Deanery contribution
Other clergy costs
Administration costs (including website)
Youth and education
Misc expenditure (incl parish events)
Pastoral care
Church running costs – St John’s
Church running costs – Woodmancote
Parish hall running costs
Upkeep of services (incl music)
Magazine costs, including printing
Churchyard maintenance
Major repairs – St John’s
Major repairs – Parish Hall (new floor)
3(b)
Raising Funds
Drop-ins and Sunday coffee costs
50:50 club
General fund raising
Fetes
Total resources expended		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
TOTAL
2020
TOTAL
2019
£
£
£
£
£
6,901
701
7,602
16,330
74,035
74,035
71,883
-
-
100
5,430
5,430
5,357
1,819
1,819
995
-
39
39
118
166
166
778
16
5,274
78
5,352
7,392
390
390
558
6,594
6,594
12,073
2,435
102
2,537
5,885
4,368
4,368
4,774
1,194
1,194
1,496
3,286
4,782
-
18,360
18,360
-
128,462
4,206
132,668
126,259
228
-
-
228
172
160
-
-
160
500
20
-
-
20
1,372
-
-
-
-
497
408
-
408
2,541
128,870
4,206
-
133,076
128,800

4 STAFF COSTS

There were no employees during the year. The Director & Assistant Director of Music, the Parish Administrator and the Hall Manager are unpaid volunteers. During part of the year the PCC has used the services of a cleaner for the Parish Hall on a part time self-employed basis.

No PCC members, nor persons closely connected to them, received any remuneration; nor are expenses resulting from membership reimbursed.

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST WESTBOURNE AND WOODMANCOTE MISSION CHAPEL

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2020

5 FIXED ASSETS

5 (a) Tangible (All unrestricted)

Cost at 1stJanuary 2020
Additions during the year
Cost at 31stDecember 2020
Depreciation at 1.1.20
Charge for the year
At 31 December 2020
Net book value at 31.12.20
Net book value at 31.12.19		 Freehold
land and
buildings
Equipment
Total fixed assets
£
£
£
-
9,018
9,018
-
1,664
1,664
-
10,682
10,682
-
3,488
3,488
-
2,597
2,597
-
6,085
6,085
-
4,597
4,597
-
5,530
5,530

Equipment comprises office equipment (photocopier), a lawn mower purchased in 2019 for the maintenance of the churchyard and a cleaning machine purchased in 2020 for maintenance of the Parish Hall floor.

Westbourne Parish Hall is included in the accounts at a nominal value of £1. The property is vested in the Diocese of Chichester as Custodian Trustee to the PCC, which is the management trustee. The PCC has full use of the property and does not envisage the sale of it. The nominal value of the Hall is not accounted for as it is immaterial.

5(b) Investments Market value Net gain/(loss) Market value at
31 December 2020 on Revaluation 31 December 2019
CBF C of E Investment Fund 31,858 2,949 28,909
Old National School Endowment Fund 2,336 151 2,185
Anna Maria Cooper Endowment Fund 1,621 97 1,524
Total Investment Funds 35,815 3,197 32,618

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST WESTBOURNE AND WOODMANCOTE MISSION CHAPEL

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2020

6 LIABILITIES


LIABILITIES
Creditors
Accruals*
Creditors#		 2020
£
660
610
1,270		 2019
£
334
-
334

7 FUNDS

The restricted funds comprise:

Bunch memorial funds Maintenance for the church and parish hall audio systems Dale memorial fund For musical development within the church. Organ fund Balance of funds raised for the installation of the organ, and additional restricted donations for future major repairs.

Youth fund For youth development work. Funded from dividends from the Old National School Endowment Fund and any other income for youth work. Usually fully expended in the year (not possible in 2020 as a result of pandemic).

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST WESTBOURNE

AND WOODMANCOTE MISSION CHAPEL

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2020

8 SUMMARY OF FUND MOVEMENTS

Brought Incoming Outgoing Investment Transfers Carried
forward resources resources gains/(losses) forward
Bunch memorial funds 659 (78) 581
Dale memorial 1,752 (102) 1,650
Organ (restricted) 9,906 313 10,219
Clock appeal 268 11,114 (3,286) 8,096
YouthNote 1 0 - (39) 65 26
Restricted collections 0 700 (700) 0
Note 2
Total restricted funds 12,585 12,127 (4,205) 65 20,572
Endowment funds1 3,709 - - 248 3,957
Unrestricted funds 125,661 127,080 (128,870) 2,949 126,820

Note 1 Dividends from Old National School funds. Note 2 This is a control fund to ensure that all restricted collections reach their intended destination in the year of donation.

Designated funds as at 31[st] December 2020 were:

(The PCC may review and re-allocate designated funds at any time.)

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The Independent Examiner’s Report to the PCC of St John the Baptist, Westbourne.

This is my report to the Parochial Church Council of the Parish of St John the Baptist Westbourne, on the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31[st] December 2020 which are set out on pages A1 to A8.

Respective responsibilities of the PCC and the examiner

As members of the PCC you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 (2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of this report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. That examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the PCC as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a “true and fair” view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

  1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements

  2. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and

  3. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act and the Regulations have not been met;

or

  1. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed

Alan Wright FCA (Ret’d) Date 16[th] February 2021 9 Chantry Hall, Foxbury Lane, Westbourne, EMSWORTH PO10 8GF

The Independent Examiner’s Report to the PCC of St John the Baptist, Westbourne.

This is my report to the Parochial Church Council of the Parish of St John the Baptist Westbourne, on the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31[st] December 2020 which are set out on pages A1 to A8.

Respective responsibilities of the PCC and the examiner

As members of the PCC you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 (2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of this report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. That examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the PCC as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a “true and fair” view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

  1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements

  2. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and

  3. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act and the Regulations have not been met;

or

  1. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed

Alan Wright FCA (Ret’d) Date 16[th] February 2021 9 Chantry Hall, Foxbury Lane, Westbourne, EMSWORTH PO10 8GF