## **Trustees Annual Report and Financial Report** 

## **of** 

**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wivelsfield** 

## **St Peter and St John the Baptist Church, Wivelsfield** 

**Church Lane, Wivelsfield RH17 7RD** 

Registered Charity no. 1130751 

## **For the year ended 31st December 2022** 

## **CONTENTS** 

## **Page** 

## **1 Trustees annual report** 

**7 Statement of financial activities** 

**8 Balance sheet** 

- **9 Notes to the accounts** 

## **19 Report of the independent examiner** 

Website: wivelsfieldchurch.org.uk 

Incumbent: 

> [The Revd Christopher Powell  ] The Vicarage, Church Lane, Wivelsfield RH17 7RD 

Independent Mr Geoffrey Perkins examiner: 15, Greenhill Park, Haywards Heath RH17 7SW 

CAF Bank Limited 

Bankers: 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4JQ CCLA Investment Management Limited 80 Cheapside, London, EC2A 6DZ 

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**St Peter and St John the Baptist, Wivelsfield Trustees Annual Re ort for 2022 p** 

## **Our aims and purposes as a charity** 

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to participate in Church of England worship and to be part of our parish community.  The PCC maintains an overview of all the activities of the church, and has adopted the following as its Mission Statement: 

## _**Our aim is to be a loving, prayerful and serving community committed to Jesus Christ and his Gospel and to the extension of his work throughout the parish and beyond.**_ 

The PCC makes plans for the church’s life and witness, focussing in the following areas: 

- _**Growing Younger – making church life more attractive to young people and families**_ 

- _**Communicating Better – reviewing and improving all methods of communication**_ 

- _**Having Fun Together – creating opportunities to build our fellowship**_ 

## **What we planned to do to achieve our charitable objectives** 

When planning our activities for the year, our incumbent and the PCC have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on ‘charities for the advancement of religion’. 

The 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. 

For 2022 we discussed and planned the following objectives and activities to fulfil our aims: 

- Enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church 

- Enabling as many people as possible to become part of our parish community 

- Teaching, baptising and nurturing new and existing believers 

- Maintaining an overview of worship throughout the parish 

- Considering how services can involve the many groups that live within the parish 

- Putting faith into practice, through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament 

- Offering worship and prayer, learning about the Gospel, in small group situations 

- Assisting people from all walks of life to develop their knowledge of, and trust in, Jesus 

- Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish 

- Providing assistance to the poor and needy of the parish 

- Maintaining and developing our link with St Matthew's, Aberdeen, Sierra Leone, sponsoring the secondary education of children in their community from both Christian and Muslim backgrounds 

- Reaching out to the unchurched 

- Maintaining the fabric of the church building as a historic centre and focus of life in the village. 

## **What we achieved and how we affected beneficiaries’ lives** 

## **Worship and Christian Teaching** 

We were pleased to be able resume a more ‘normal’ pattern of worship, which continued throughout the year without interruption, for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. 

Sunday services most weeks were:  8am Holy Communion in Church and livestreamed on Facebook; 9.30am Children’s Service in the hall or churchyard; 10.30am Sung Eucharist in church and livestreamed on Zoom; 6pm Evensong.  Holy Communion on Wednesdays mornings at 10.30am with refreshments following continued to be 

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popular, and during the summer months these services were held in the churchyard when possible.  The Nine Lessons and Carols at Christmas saw a full church once again, with great appreciation of for the music provided by our choir and organist.  We also held special services in Advent and Holy Week, in celebration of the Platinum Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II in June, and ‘Hymns and Pimms’ in July. 

Groups meet to pray daily and weekly, and two study groups met regularly: one in person and one online. 

We continued to support Dominic Desouza-Campbell on placement with us as he prepares for ordination, and he will be missed when he moves from us to Ifield when he is ordained in June 2023, but we wish him well in his ministry in his new parish.  We are also grateful to David White, our Reader with Permission to Officiate, and to our musicians, flower arrangers, servers and stewards, and all others who contribute to the public worship of Wivelsfield Parish Church. 

The average number of adults attending worship either in church or online was 72.  There were 3 weddings/blessings and 12 baptisms, and there were 13 funeral services were conducted at the church or by the Vicar in a cemetery or crematorium, and 8 persons’ ashes were buried in the churchyard. 

We continued to hold a separate children’s service most Sundays throughout the year, continuing the pattern established in 2020, but with an all-age Communion on the first Sunday of each month, allowing all ages to come together for sacramental worship.  We also enjoyed an outdoor café-church service at Ote Hall Farm for Rogation Sunday. 

There was an average attendance of 4 children on Sundays across the whole year.  In addition to the regular Sunday services, families gathered to make decorations for the Christmas tree in December, and the Christingle and crib services at the church proved very popular. 

It has not yet been possible to resume other youth groups at the church, but the Vicar was able to lead assemblies once again at Wivelsfield Primary School, and from October, members of the church were able to restart the ‘Social Club’ at the school, which attracted a full complement of children for games and faith-related stories.  Children from the school also visited the Church as part of their RE studies. 

## **Fellowship and Social Events** 

Isolation and loneliness are realities of life for many people, and the Church consders it very important to provide opportunities for social contact and interaction.  The church community continued to organise online quizzes, which were especially appreciated during the darker months.  A Light Lunch was held in the Church room monthly throughout the year, and we held a harvest supper with entertainment in the newly-refurbished village hall.  Once again held a ‘sausage sizzle’ in the grounds of the church hall which proved popular with many local families. 

Two major social and fundraising events were the Barn Dance in May at Ote Hall Farm, and the Church Fete in June in the grounds of Great Ote Hall.  We are very grateful to Carola Godman-Irvine for her generously hoepitality for both events, and for her valuable support for the church in many ways throughout the year. 

## **The Church buildings and grounds** 

The Church and grounds continue to provide valued places for calm and reflection, and the church has been open in daylight hours throughout the year.  Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II iin September the church provided the venue for a book of condolence on behalf of the village, with church members acting as stewards at this time. 

Planned work to carry out minor repairs identified in the latest quinquennial inspection and improvements to the porch - to cure a serious leak and to replace the outer wooden doors with more welcoming glass ones – still did not happen due to delays in the Local Authority planning process – by the time Planning Permission was received it was too late in the year to undertake the work.  It is hoped that this work will take place in the summer of 2023, and we have had to accept that the delay outside our control has led to a significant increse in costs. 

The churchyard is also valued as a place of reflection, in addition to its usual role as a burial ground for local people, and also for the habitat it provides for many plant species.  Most of the maintenance costs were met by the Friends 

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of Wivelsfield Churchyard, along with a grant from Wivelsfield Parish Council, with voluntary work parties by church members helping to ensure that the churchyard is well cared for. 

The Church hall is once again being fully utilised as an important community space, providing a base for many local groups and activities, and contributing to the church’s income.  We are still aiming to create a usable outdoor space behind the church hall, incorporating areas for wildlife, but costs and other circumstances outside our control have prevented us from making the hoped-for progress so far. 

## **Serving the local community and the wider world** 

The Lunch Bunch group which supports local parents and toddlers has been fully operational throughout the year, giving the chance for adults and children to build friendships and develop those important social interations which many of these children had been unable to have during the pandemic. 

Throughout the year, church members have contributed generously to appeals for the food bank run by  Family Support Work for needy families in the area, and to a similar appeal for Christmas gifts, and we are grateful to Anne Martin for co-ordinating these contributions at a time when they have been particularly needed.  We were very pleased that once again it was possible to to hold a Christmas Day lunch for people from the local area in the village hall, and church members were active contributors to the running of this event. 

Church members have continued to support the education of children in our link parish of Aberdeen, Sierra Leone, and have maintained contact with the community there.  We were delighted to welcome Bishop Thomas Wilson of Freetown, along with Mrs Wilson and his PA when they were in England for the Lambeth Conferece in the summer. During the visit, Bishop Thomas met with those involved in the Sierra Leone project and preached in Church, strengthening the relationships between our two communities. 

## **Summary** 

Wivelsfield Church has continued to serve the wider community in a variety of ways, inspired by the Christian faith which we are called to proclaim in word and deed with those around us and to pass on to future generations.  Many members of the church community work hard and with great commitment, and we look forward to continuing to serve the community in the future. 

## **Financial Review** 

The majority of the parish’s income comes from the voluntary giving of members of the parish, and we are very grateful for the generosity of so many people, which makes our work and activities possible.  This is supplemented by wedding and funeral fees, collections at special services, fundraising events and the income from our Church Hall and Flat. 

Our regular income continued to be lower during 2022 due to the after effects of the health crisis followed by the energy crisis impacting everyones disposable income.  Donations through pew envelopes and cash collections were particualry impacted but the PCC wishes to express their thanks to all who were able to make donations to sustain our church throughout the year. We now have a card reader in the church for both casual and regular donors to use. 

Fund raising events were particularly sucessful in helping us cover the gap left by other income methods with many people contributing in innovative ways meaning we exceeded our fundraising budget figure. Major events were once again enjoyed by many, a Barn Dance and Summer Fete both held at Great Ote Hall. We are once again very grateful to Carola Godmnan Irvine for allowing us the use of her home. Other events such as an Easter Flower Festival, Harvest Supper, Easter and Christmas Fayers, Hymns & Pimms and the produce table in church all helped towards a wonderful total of £10,131. The variety of events and fund fundraising ideas enabled many people to give towards the work of the parish whilst having an enjoyable time. Income from hiring the church hall is also now nearer to pre-pandemic levels. 

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Each Parish in Chichester Diocese is expected to endeavour to meet in full (in addition to its local expenditure) the costs of providing ministry for it, and a proportion of the central costs of the Diocese.  These costs as they relate to our parish totalled £76,967 in 2022, and we were able to fully meet these costs. For 2023, the PCC has  committed to pay 100% of the Deanery allocation, which is £78,795. 

The PCC continues to exercise very tight control over the items of expenditure it can influence in order to make good use of the income we freely receive.  Heating and lighting costs were higher than expected due to the energy crisis which unexpectedly impacted prices in the latter part of 2022. 

## **Charities** 

In 2022 donations totalling £235.61 were made to charities.  These were made pssible through collections at special services. In 2022 our regular income had fallen short of our expenditure so the PCC was not able to make any direct charitable donations. The money was distributed as follows : 

|Mother’s Union<br>Children’s Society|£<br>87.50<br>148.11|
|---|---|
||235.61|



## **Church Hall** 

Of the original debt we had a single interest free loan outstanding on 31st December 2021 of £8,000 which was provided by a parishioner.  During the year a repayment of £2,000 was made leaving an outstanding balance of £6,000 on 31st December 2022.  This loan is due for repayment in March 2025. 

## **Income from Legacies** 

From time to time the PCC receives legacies, sometimes for expenditure on specified purposes defined by the donor. We aim to expend such money as soon as possible after receiving the legacy, depending on the specific objectives of the donor. During 2022 we received two unrestricted legacies. £1000 from Donald Bryant and £5000 from William Field. These were placed in designated funds and will help balance the year’s out-turn. A substantial part of the legacy from Brian High in 2020 will be used to fund the various aspects of maintenance required to the church identified in the most recent Quinquennial Report produced by the Church Architect including the work to the South porch. It is expected that this work will now be undertaken during 2023. 

## **Why we hold some money in reserve** 

It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on the general unrestricted funds (excluding property) which equates to at least three months’ worth of our normal expenditure as contingency against unforeseen situations.  This year's adjusted closing balance of £ 84,945 meets this requirement. 

It is PCC policy to invest balances of funds with the CBF Church of England deposit fund and the CAF Gold Deposit Account. 

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**St Peter and St John the Baptist Church, Wivelsfield** _registered charity number 1130751_ **Statement of Financial Activities** 

The financial effect of our activities during the year can be summarised as follows 

||**Unrestricted**<br>**Fund**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**|**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**|**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**|**Total Funds**<br>**2022**|_Total Funds_<br>_2021_|**_Notes_**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Income and endowments from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>Charitable activities<br>Other trading activities<br>Investments<br>Other receipts|**£**<br>74,875<br>4,714<br>27,108<br>759<br>-||**£**<br>9,361<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-||**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**£**<br>**84,236**<br>**4,714**<br>**27,108**<br>**759**<br>**-**|_£_<br>_76,653_<br>_6,842_<br>_19,194_<br>_89_<br>_-_||
|**Total income**|**107,456**||**9,361**||**-**|**116,817**|_102,778_|_2_|
|**Expenditure on:**<br>Raising funds<br>Charitable activities<br>Other trading activities<br>Other expenditure|783<br>104,131<br>3,268<br>-||840<br>8,438<br>2,590||-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**-**<br>**1,623**<br>**112,569**<br>**3,268**<br>**2,590**|**_-_**<br>_216_<br>_121,180_<br>_2,039_<br>_1,260_||
|**Total expenditure**|**108,181**||**11,868**||**-**|**120,049**|_124,695_|_3_|
|Net gains (or losses) on investments|**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**|_-_|_8_|
|**Net income or (net expenditure)**|**(725)**||**(2,507)**||**-**|**(3,231)**|_(21,917)_||
|**Transfers between funds**<br>**Other recognised gains/(losses):**<br>Gains/(losses) on revaluation of fixed<br>assets<br>Other gains/(losses)<br>_Reconciliation of funds:_|**429**||**(429)**||**-**|**-**|_-_||
||(296)<br>-<br>-||(2,936)<br>-<br>-||-<br>-<br>-|(3,231)<br>**-**<br>**-**|_(21,917)_<br>_-_<br>_-_||
|**Net movement in funds**|**(296)**||**(2,936)**||**-**|**(3,231)**|_(21,917)_||
|Total funds brought forward|354,240||51,464||-|**405,704**|_427,622_||
|**Total funds carried forward**|**353,944**||**48,528**||**-**|**402,473**|_405,705_||



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St Peter and St John the Baptist Church, Wivelsfield
Balance Sheet
registered chority number 1130751
Our financial p05ttion and summary of funds at the year end were
T¢*al Fund5
Totol Ftsnds
2021 Plotes
Intsnglble assets
Tangible 355et5
Heritsge assets
Endowed investrnents
275J68
275.491
Total flxed assets
275368
275.491
Stock5
Debtors
5.175
Inve51ments
at bank and in hand
2.179
134.275
Totslcuttent assets
134.739
139.450
5vndry Creditors
11,6341
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402N73
405,7CI4
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Endowment fvnds
Re5trirted itKome funds
48.528
51,464
13
Unrestrkted funds
353.945
354.240
Revaluation reserve
Total unfestrktod funds
353J45
354.240
Totslsharlty funds
405,704
This Financial Report for the year ended 31st December 2022, including the notes folk)win& was approved by the
PCC and signed on its behalf by The Revd. Christopher Powell, PCC Chairman..
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## **St Peter and St John the Baptist Church, Wivelsfield Balance Sheet** 

_registered charity number 1130751_ 

Our financial position and summary of funds at the year end were 

|Our financial position and summary of funds at the year end were||||
|---|---|---|---|
||**Total Funds**<br>**2022**|_Total Funds_<br>_2021_|**_Notes_**|
|Intangible assets<br>Tangible assets<br>Heritage assets<br>Endowed investments|**£**<br>**-**<br>**275,368**<br>**-**<br>**-**|_£_<br>_-_<br>_275,491_<br>_-_<br>_-_||
|**Total fixed assets**|**275,368**|_275,491_|_7_|
|Stocks<br>Debtors<br>Investments<br>Cash at bank and in hand|**-**<br>**2,560**<br>**-**<br>**132,179**|_-_<br>_5,175_<br>_-_<br>_134,275_|_9_|
|**Total current assets**|**134,739**|_139,450_||
|Sundry Creditors|(1,634)|_(1,236)_|_10_|
|**Net current assets or (liabilities)**|**133,105**|_138,214_||
|**Total assets less current liabilities**<br>Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year<br>Provisions for liabilities|**408,473**<br>**(6,000)**<br>**-**|_413,704_<br>_(8,000)_<br>_-_|_11_|
|**Total net assets or (liabilities)**|**402,473**|_405,704_||
|**The funds of the charity:**<br>Endowment funds<br>Restricted income funds|**-**<br>**48,528**|_-_<br>_51,464_|_13_|
|Unrestricted funds<br>Revaluation reserve|**353,945**<br>**-**|_354,240_<br>_-_||
|**Total unrestricted funds**|**353,945**|_354,240_||
|||||
|**Total charity funds**|**402,473**|_405,704_||



This Financial Report for the year ended 31st December 2022, including the notes following, was approved by the PCC and signed on its behalf by The Revd. Christopher Powell, PCC Chairman: 

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**St Peter and St John the Baptist Church, Wivelsfield** _registered charity number 1130751_ 

## **Notes to the Financial Report** 

## **1 Accounting policies** 

## **Basis of preparation** 

The PCC is a public benefit entity within the meaning of FRS102. The financial statements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and the Church Accounting Regulations 2006, in accordance with applicable accounting standards and the current (2016) Statement Of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities, (SORP (FRS 102). 

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the inclusion of investments 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 affiliation to another body, nor those which are informal gatherings of church members. 

## **Funds accounting** 

Funds held by the PCC are: 

_Unrestricted funds_ - general funds which can be used for PCC ordinary purposes. 

_Designated funds_ - monies set aside by the PCC out of unrestricted funds for specific future purposes or projects. 

_Restricted funds_ - a) income from trusts or endowments which may be expended only on those restricted objects provided in the terms of the trust or bequest; b) donations or grants received for a specific object 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 the year is carried forward as a balance on that fund. 

_Endowment funds_ - funds for which the capital must be maintained; only income arising from the investment of the endowment may be used, either as restricted or unrestricted funds, depending on the purpose set out in the terms of the original endowment.  The Chichester Diocese holds the Chancel Trust. 

## **Income and endowments** 

All income and endowments, accounted for without deduction for any costs of receivability, are recognised when received. 

## **Donations and legacies** 

_Collections_ are recognised when received. 

_Planned giving receivable, including numbered envelopes, pew envelopes, standing orders and Parish giving Scheme,_ is recognised when received. 

_Gift aid recovered_ is recognised when the respective claim has been recognised by HMRC except donations via the Parish Giving Scheme which is recognised on receipt. 

_Grants and legacies_ are recognised when the funds are received. 

## **Charitable activities** 

Statutory fees for weddings and funerals are recognised when received. 

## **Other trading activities** 

Trading activities are where income is receivable in return for selling goods or providing services.  Income from trading is recognised either: a - when received, or b - in the case of tickets for an event in the year in which the event occurs, irrespective of date of receipt. Advance bookings are included in creditors until the event has taken place. 

Sales of magazines and study notes are recognised when received. 

Rents from property and Church Hall hire fees are recognised in accordance with the rental /hire agreements, when receipt is probable. 

## **Investment income** 

Dividends are accounted for when due and payable. Interest entitlements are accounted for as they accrue. 

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**St Peter and St John the Baptist Church, Wivelsfield** _registered charity number 1130751_ **Notes to the Financial Report** 

## **All other income** 

All other income is recognised in accordance with the above overall policy. 

## **Gains and losses on investments** 

Realised gains are recognised when the investments are sold. 

Unrealised gains and losses are accounted for on revaluation at the end of the financial year for which the accounts are being prepared. 

## **Expenditure** 

Expenditure is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement, payment is probable, and the amount can be measured reliably. 

## **Grants** 

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

## **Church activities** 

The diocesan parish contribution is accounted for on an annual basis, reflecting the allocation set by our Deanery.  Any parish contribution unpaid at 31 December is provided for in these accounts as an operational (though not a legal) liability and is shown as a creditor in the balance sheet. 

## **Fixed assets** 

## _Tangible fixed assets_ 

Consecrated and beneficed property of any kind is excluded from the accounts by s.10(2) of the Charities Act 2011. 

Movable church furnishing held by the Vicar and Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal, are accounted as inalienable property unless consecrated.  They are listed in the church's inventory which can be inspected but are not included in the financial statements. 

All expenditure on consecrated or beneficed buildings, the Church Hall and moveable furnishings are written off in the year they were incurred. 

## _Depreciation_ 

Depreciation is calculated to write down the cost of tangible fixed assets, excluding freehold properties, over their expected useful lives.  Non-moveable furnishings installed in the vicarage have also been capitalised and will be depreciated over their useful life. 

Office and audio visual equipment and Vicarage furnishings are depreciated at 25% on a reducing balance basis. 

## _Property_ 

The Church Hall is classified as an unrestricted fixed asset.  The Church Hall has been valued by Pindars Professional & Consultancy Services Limited and revaluations are due to take place every 5 years and a revaluation was due for the year ended 31st December 2019.   However the PCC resolved not to seek a revaluation at that time to avoid the cost associated with obtaining a revaluation as property prices were not considered to have changed significantly over the period since the last valuation. 

## **Investments** 

Investments are stated at market value at the balance sheet date. 

## **Current Assets** 

Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 December in respect of fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors, less provision for amounts that may prove uncollectible. 

Short-term deposits include cash held on deposit either with the CBF Church of England Funds, or at CAF Bank. 

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**St Peter and St John the Baptist Church, Wivelsfield** _registered charity number 1130751_ 

## **Notes to the Financial Report** 

## **2 Analysis of income and endowments** 

||**Unrestricted**<br>**Fund**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**|**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**|**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**|**Total Funds**<br>**2022**|_Total Funds_<br>_2021_|**_Notes_**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Planned giving (excl. tax refunds)<br>Planned giving (no tax refunds)<br>Loose cash collections<br>Summer fete<br>Other fund Raising<br>Other Special appeals<br>Gift Aid recoverable<br>Legacies<br>Grants<br>- Chancel Trust<br>HMRC Furlough Scheme|£<br>52,702<br>2,791<br>-<br>236<br>12,889<br>6,000<br>-<br>257|<br>|£<br>4,828<br>-<br>820<br>1,213<br>-<br>2,500||£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**£**<br>**57,530**<br>**-**<br>**2,791**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,056**<br>**14,102**<br>**6,000**<br>**2,500**<br>**257**<br>**-**|_£_<br>_53,744_<br>_352_<br>_2,018_<br>_-_<br>_1,054_<br>_-_<br>_14,379_<br>_3,850_<br>_250_<br>_1,006_|_14_|
|**Donations and legacies**|**£74,875**||**£9,361**||**-**|**£84,236**|_£76,653_||
|Fees for weddings & funerals|4,714||-||-|**4,714**|_6,842_||
|**Charitable activities**|**£4,714**||**-**||**-**|**£4,714**|_£6,842_||
|Summer fete<br>Other Fund Raising<br>Sales of the parish magazine<br>Rent from letting of Church Hall Flat<br>Church Hall hiring fees<br>Magazine advertisement fees<br>Church History Guide sales<br>JAM Events|3,612<br>6,469<br>-<br>9,707<br>7,270<br>-<br>50<br>-||-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-||-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**3,612**<br>**6,469**<br>**-**<br>**9,707**<br>**7,270**<br>**-**<br>**50**<br>**-**|_3,857_<br>_1,958_<br>_-_<br>_8,871_<br>_4,463_<br>_-_<br>_45_<br>_-_||
|**Other trading activities**|**£27,108**||**-**||**-**|**£27,108**|_£19,194_||
|Bank & CBF deposit interest<br>CBF investment fund dividend<br>Rent from letting of investment property|759<br>-||-<br>-||-<br>-|**759**<br>**-**<br>**-**|_89_<br>_-_<br>_-_||
|**Investments**|**£759**||**-**||**-**|**£759**|_£89_||
|Other receipts|-||-||-|**-**|||
|**Total income and endowments on all funds**|**£107,456**||**£9,361**||**-**|**£116,817**|_£102,778_||



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## **St Peter and St John the Baptist Church, Wivelsfield** _registered charity number 1130751_ **Notes to the Financial Report** 

## **3 Analysis of expenditure** 

|**3 Analysis of expenditure**|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**<br>**Fund**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**||**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**||**Total Funds**<br>**2023**|_Total Funds_<br>_2022_|**_Notes_**|
|Special appeals costs<br>Stewardship costs<br>Grants costs<br>Investment management costs<br>Other fundraising costs|£<br>-<br>783<br>-<br>-<br>-|<br>|£<br>840<br>-<br>-||£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**£**<br>**840**<br>**783**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|_£_<br>_-_<br>_216_<br>_-_<br>_-_<br>_-_||
|**Cost of raising funds**|**£783**||**£840**||**-**|**£1,623**|_£216_||
|Charitable grants and donations<br>Mission & evangelism costs<br>Diocesan parish share<br>Church and Hall Insurance<br>Clergy and other people's expenses<br>Salaries and honoraria incl NI<br>Upkeep of services<br>Church running costs<br>Children's Ministry<br>Church maintenance and repair<br>Upkeep of churchyard<br>Miscellaneous<br>Financing<br>Bank charges<br>Depreciation<br>Governance|236<br>709<br>76967<br>3272<br>6899<br>5540<br>1577<br>2527<br>429<br>3357<br>2,038<br>375<br>-<br>81<br>123<br>-||2,925<br>816<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>4,698<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-||-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**3,161**<br>**1,525**<br>**76,967**<br>**3,272**<br>**6,899**<br>**5,540**<br>**1,577**<br>**2,527**<br>**429**<br>**3,357**<br>**6,736**<br>**375**<br>**-**<br>**81**<br>**123**<br>**-**|16,487<br>4,126<br>74,300<br>3,156<br>6,109<br>5,540<br>951<br>1,544<br>163<br>2,982<br>5,200<br>362<br>-<br>97<br>164<br>-|_4_<br>_15_<br>_6_<br>_5_<br>_7_|
|**Cost of charitable activities**|**£104,131**||**£8,438**||**-**|**£112,569**|_£121,180_||
|Summer fete and events, fund raising costs<br>Church hall hiring costs<br>Church hall running costs<br>Church Hall Maintenance costs<br>Bible study notes<br>Parish magazine costs|-<br>3,268<br>-<br>-||-<br>-<br>2,590<br>-<br>-||-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**-**<br>**-**<br>**3,268**<br>**2,590**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,039**<br>**1,260**<br>**-**<br>**-**|15|
|**Cost of other trading activities**|**£3,268**||**£2,590**||**-**|**£5,857**|_£3,299_||
||||||||||
|**Total expended on all funds**|**£108,181**|**£11,868**|||**-**|**£120,049**|_£124,696_||



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**St Peter and St John the Baptist Church, Wivelsfield** _registered charity number 1130751_ 

## **Notes to the Financial Report** 

## **4 Missionary and charitable giving** 

||**Unrestricted**<br>**Fund**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**|**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**|**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**|**Total Funds**<br>**2022**|_Total Funds_<br>_2021_|**_Notes_**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Home:**<br>_Christian Aid_<br>_Diocese of Chichester_<br>_FSW_<br>_Crawley Open House_<br>_Off the Fence_<br>_Tear Fund_<br>_St Peter & St James Hospice_<br>_Air Ambulance_<br>_Impact Foundation_<br>_World Land Trust_<br>_Chailey Heritage_<br>_Dementia UK_<br>_Mid Sussex Parkinson's_<br>_Street Paws_<br>_Christmas Lunch_<br>_Mother's Union_<br>_Children's Society_<br>**Overseas:**<br>_Sierra Leone_<br>_British Red Cross Australia Appeal_|£<br>88<br>148||£<br>816<br>-<br>2,925|<br> <br>|£|**£**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**816**<br>**88**<br>**148**<br>**-**<br>**2,925**<br>**-**|_£_<br>_500_<br>_240_<br>_895_<br>_480_<br>_240_<br>_250_<br>_290_<br>_290_<br>_310_<br>_310_<br>_460_<br>_280_<br>_280_<br>_175_<br>_237_<br>_-_<br>_-_<br>_11,249_||
||||||||||
|||||||**-**|_-_||
||**236**||**3,741**||**-**|**3,976**|_16,487_||



## **5 Staff costs** 

|**5 Staff costs**|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**<br>**Fund**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**||**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**||**Total Funds**<br>**2022**|_Total Funds_<br>_2021_|**_Notes_**|
|**Remuneration**<br>_Wages and salaries_<br>_Employer social security costs_<br>_Employer pension costs_|£<br>5,540||£<br>-||£<br>-<br>-<br>-|**£**<br>**5,540**<br>**-**<br>**-**|_£_<br>_5,540_<br>_-_<br>_-_||
||**5,540**||**-**||**-**|**5,540**|_5,540_||



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## **St Peter and St John the Baptist Church, Wivelsfield** _registered_ 

_charity number 1130751_ 

## **Notes to the Financial Report** 

## **6  Payments to PCC members** 

During the year ended 31st December 2022 one trustee was reimbursed for expenses relating to travel, phone costs and stationery amounting to £1,320.  The Rates (Council Tax) paid in respect of the Vicarage amounted to £3690 and water charges £710. 

One PCC member received remuneration from the PCC during the year.. 

## **7 Fixed assets** 

## **Tangible fixed assets** 

|**Tangible fixed assets**|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Freehold**<br>**land**<br>**and buildings**||**Vicarage**<br>**Furnishings**||**Video &**<br>**Office**<br>**equipment**|**Total fixed**<br>**assets**|**_Notes_**|
|**Cost or valuation**<br>At 1 January 2022<br>Additions<br>Disposals<br>Revaluation||£<br>275,000<br>-<br>-<br>-||£<br>1,700<br>-<br> <br>-||£<br>1,055<br>-<br>-<br>-|**£**<br>**277,755**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||
|At 31 December 2022||**275,000**||**1,700**||**1,055**|**277,755**||
|**Charge for impairment**<br>At 1 January 2022<br>Additions<br>Disposals<br>Revaluation||-<br>-<br>-<br>-||(1,397)<br>-<br>-<br>(76)||(867)<br>-<br>-<br>(47)|**(2,264)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**(123)**||
|At 31 December 2022||**-**||**(1,473)**||**(914)**|**(2,387)**||
|**Net book amounts**<br>**At 31 December 2022**||**275,000**||**227**||**141**|**275,368**||
|_At 31 December 2021_||_275,000_||_303_||_188_|_275,491_||



The freehold land and buildings comprise the Church Hall, including Flat 1, in Church Lane, Wivelsfield. The Church Hall is classified as an unrestricted fixed asset. The Church Hall has been valued by Pindars Professional & Consultancy Services Limited and revaluations are due to take place every 5 years and a revaluation was due for the year ended 31st December 2019. However the PCC resolved not to seek a revaluation at that time to avoid the cost associated with obtaining a revaluation as property prices were not considered to have changed significantly over the period since the last valuation. 

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**St Peter and St John the Baptist Church, Wivelsfield Notes to the Financial Report** _registered charity number 1130751_ 

## **8 Net assets by fund** 

## **Analysis of net assets by fund** 

||**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**|**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**|**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**|**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**|**Total Funds**<br>**2022**|_Total Funds_<br>_2021_|**_Notes_**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||||||
|Fixed assets for church use<br>Current assets (except cash)<br>Cash at bank and on deposit<br>Current liabilities<br>Long term liabilities|£<br>275,368<br>2,250<br>83,651<br>(1,634)<br>(6,000)||£<br>-<br>310<br>48,528<br>-<br>-|||£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**£**<br>**275,368**<br>**2,560**<br>**132,179**<br>**(1,634)**<br>**(6,000)**|_£_<br>_275,491_<br>_5,175_<br>_134,275_<br>_(1,236)_<br>_(8,000)_||
||**£353,635**|**£48,838**||||**-**|**£402,473**|_£405,705_||



## **9 Debtors** 

|**9 Debtors**||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**||**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**||**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**||**Total Funds**<br>**2022**|_Total Funds_<br>_2021_|**_Notes_**|
|Income tax recoverable<br>Prepayments and accrued income<br>Other debtors||£<br>1,361<br>252<br>636||£<br>310<br>-<br>-||£<br>-<br>-<br>-|**£**<br>**1,672**<br>**252**<br>**636**|_£_<br>_4,729_<br>_402_<br>_44_||
||**£2,250**|||**£310**||**-**|**£2,560**|_£5,175_||



## **10 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year** 

||**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**|**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**|**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**|**Total Funds**<br>**2022**|_Total Funds_<br>_2021_|**_Notes_**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Deferred income<br>Accruals for utilities and other costs<br>Other creditors||£<br>-<br>1,048<br>586||£<br>-<br>-<br>-||£<br>-<br>-<br>-|**£**<br>**-**<br>**1,048**<br>**586**|_£_<br>_-_<br>_319_<br>_917_||
||**£1,634**|||**-**||**-**|**£1,634**|_£1,236_||



## **11 Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year** 

||**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**|**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**|**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**|**Total Funds**<br>**2022**|_Total Funds_<br>_2021_|**_Notes_**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Deferred income<br>Accruals for utilities and other costs<br>Archdeacon's loan<br>Other creditors||£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>6,000||£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-||£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**£**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**6,000**|_£_<br>_-_<br>_-_<br>_-_<br>_8,000_||
||**£6,000**|||**-**||**-**|**£6,000**|_£8,000_||



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## **St Peter and St John the Baptist Church, Wivelsfield** _registered charity number 1130751_ 

## **Notes to the Financial Report** 

## **12 Prior year Statement of Financial Activities comparative figures for this year** 

|||**Unrestricted**<br>**Fund**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**|**Total Funds**<br>**2021**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Income and endowments from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>Charitable activities<br>Other trading activities<br>Investments<br>Other receipts||**£**<br>63,626<br>6,842<br>19,194<br>89||**£**<br>13,027<br>-<br>-<br>-|**£**<br>**76,653**<br>**6,842**<br>**19,194**<br>**89**<br>**-**|
|**Total income**||89,751||13,027|102,778|
|**Expenditure on:**<br>Raising funds<br>Charitable activities<br>Other trading activities<br>Other expenditure||216<br>103,463<br>2,039<br>**-**|<br>|17,718<br>**1,260**|**216**<br>**121,181**<br>**2,039**<br>**1,260**|
|**Total expenditure**||**105,718**||**18,978**|**124,696**|
|Net gains (or losses) on investments||**-**||**-**|**-**|
|**Net income or (net expenditure)**||(15,967)||(5,952)|(21,919)|
|**Transfers between funds**<br>**Other recognised gains/(losses):**<br>Gains/(losses) on revaluation of fixed assets<br>Other gains/(losses)<br>_Reconciliation of funds:_||163||(163)|-|
|||-<br>-||-<br>-|**-**<br>**-**|
|**Net movement in funds**||**(15,804)**||**(6,115)**|**(21,919)**|
|Total funds brought forward||370043||57579|427622|
|**Total funds carried forward**||**354,240**||**51,464**|**405,704**|



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**St Peter and St John the Baptist Church, Wivelsfield Notes to the Financial Report** _registered charity number 1130751_ 

## **13  Statement of funds** 

## **Explanation of funds** 

_**Endowed funds** are required by the donors to be invested and the income spent on specific objectives_ 

We do not have any endowed funds. 

_**Restricted funds** are not invested permanently but are to be spent within reasonable timescales_ 

_**Unrestricted funds** are not subject to any donor restrictions and can be spent as the PCC decides_ 

## **Summary of all funds** 

Fund income and expenditure and final balances are as follows: 

||**Balances**<br>**b/fwd**<br>**1 Jan 2022**|**Income**|<br>**Expenditure**|**Transfers,**<br>**other gains**<br>**and losses**|**Balances**<br>**c/fwd**<br>**31 Dec 2022**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Friends of Wivelsfield Church Yard<br>Christmas Lunch fund<br>Fabric fund<br>Organ Fund<br>Sierra Leone Main fund<br>Sierra Leone Travel fund<br>Youth Club fund<br>Children's Ministry fund<br>Choir Fund<br>Church Hall Acoustic Work<br>Planters<br>South Porch|_25,319_<br>_3,803_<br>_2,063_<br>_1,970_<br>_8,901_<br>_4,919_<br>_928_<br>_873_<br>_100_<br>_2,590_<br>_-_<br>_-_|7,689<br>10<br>125<br>125<br>603<br>-<br>20<br>-<br>450<br>-<br>290<br>50|(4,698)<br>(816)<br>-<br>-<br>(2,242)<br>(682)<br>-<br>-<br>(550)<br>(2,590)<br>(290)<br>|<br> <br> <br>(429)|_28,310_<br>_2,997_<br>_2,188_<br>_2,095_<br>_7,261_<br>_4,236_<br>_948_<br>_444_<br>_-_<br>_-_<br>_-_<br>_50_<br>_-_|
|**Total of all restricted funds**|**51,464**|**9,361**|**(11,868)**|**(429)**|**48,528**|
|General fund<br>Fabric fund<br>Joy Lawrence fund (Mission)<br>B High Legacy<br>M Richards Legacy<br>D Scobbie Legacy<br>D Bryant Legacy<br>W Field Legacy<br>Hardship Fund<br>Church Hall Income<br>Church Hall Loan Repayment Fund<br>Other receipts|271,003<br>10,069<br>14,840<br>45,863<br>9,585<br>880<br>-<br>2,000<br>-|101,456<br>1,000<br>5,000<br> <br> <br>|**(108,181)**<br>-<br>-<br> <br> <br>-<br>-|**3,651**<br> <br>(2,038)<br>(148)<br>(35)<br> <br>(1,000)<br> <br>|_267,929_<br>_10,069_<br>_12,802_<br>_45,715_<br>_9,550_<br>_-_<br>_-_<br>_5,000_<br>_880_<br>_-_<br>_2,000_<br>_-_|
|**Total of all unrestricted funds**|**354,240**|**107,456**|**(108,181)**|**429**|**353,945**|



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(a) Routine expenditure was incurred on maintaining the churchyard.  A grant of £2,500 was received from Wivelsfield Parish Council. 

(b) Donations have been made in respect of educational sponsorship and St Matthew’s Poor Fund via the Matkab Organisation.  Additionally, funds were made available to cover expenses incurred during Bishop Thomas’s visit to the UK and postage costs were incurred in respect of a number of parcels sent to Sierra Leone containing various supplies. Bible study booklets were also purchased and sent to St Matthews. 

(c) The hall is regularly used for both church activities and a significant number of casual users from the local community with a broad range of activities taking place producing regular hire fee income.  The flat has been let throughout the year.  The hall costs were all met by income from rentals.  All outstanding sums have been repaid with the exception of an interest free loan made by a parishioner. The outstanding loan of £8,000 brought forward has been reduced through a repayment of £2,000 made during the year leaving an outstanding balance of £6,000 at the year end.  This loan is due to be repaid in full during 2025. 

(d) The General Fund includes the value of the Church Hall 

(e) The Fabric Funds have not been utilised in 2022.  The restricted Fabric Fund is only available for repairs to the church.  The designated Fabric Fund may be used for repairs to the church and church hall. 

(f) The church was fortunate to receive two unrestricted legacies during 2022. A substantial part of the Brian High legacy received in 2020 is set aside to be used to carry out various repairs to the church identified during the most recent Quinquennial undertaken by the Church Architect.  Monies from this years’ legacies have been placed in designated funds to be used for general expenditure as the PCC decides. 

## **14  Chancel Trust and income grant** 

Following a review of the law the Chichester DBF decided in 2019 that the previous presentation of Chancel Funds had been misunderstood and that a revision was required. 

Income received from Chancel trusts is not investment income, as the PCC does not own the trust fund nor its investments. 

Income from Chichester DBF is a Restricted charitable grant to reimburse the cost of insuring the Chancel, which previously has been paid by the PCC from General Funds. In 2022 the grant amounted to £256.98 _(2021 £249.73)_ 

The PCC decided to transfer the Restricted grant to General Fund to replenish that fund for the cost of Chancel insurance. 

## **15  Church and Hall Insurance** 

We have a single insurance policy on a long term agreement which is due to end in December 2023 covering both the church and the hall. 

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Independent Examinerfs Report to the PCC of
St Peter and St John the Baptist Church, Wivelsfield
for the Year Ended 31st December, 2022
This is my report to the Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish IPCCI of St Peter and St John the
Baptist, Wive15field, on the annual report for the year ended 31" December 2022 set out on pages 6 to 18.
Respective
responsibilities of
trustees and examiner
ThePCC is responsible for preparation of the annual reports. The PCC members
consider that an audit 15 170t reqvired for this year under section 144 of the Charities
Act 20111-the Charities A(V'l and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to..
examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Direction5 given by the
Charity Commission (under section 14515llbl of the Charities Act, and
to state whether particular matters hève come to my attention.
My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the
Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records
kept by the chartty and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records.
It also include5 consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and
seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures
undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and
conseqtjently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fairf
view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Basis of Independent
examinerfs statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the
requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with settion 130 of the
Charities Act,. antj
to prepare account5 which accord with the accounting records and
comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not
been met= or
to which. in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Independent
examiner's statement
Examlnees signature
GEOFFREY PERKINS
Examine¢s name CAPITALS
Date
Relevant professional
qualification{5) or body
if ony
15, Greenhill Park. Haywards Heath. West Su55ex. RH 17 7SW
fxaminerfs addres5
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