All Saints’ Church, Hartley St Mary’s Church, Fawkham Fawkham and Hartley Church Centre, Hartley
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OF THE
FAWKHAM AND HARTLEY PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
For the Year Ended 31st December 2022
Incumbent :
January – April 2022 Reverend Adele Barker
of The Rectory, 3 St. John’s Lane, Hartley, Longfield, Kent May 2022 – onwards
The Parish is in Vacancy
Treasurer :
Robin Bennett
of 10 Cherry Trees, Hartley, Longfield Kent
Independent Examiner : James Colwell
of The Firs, Fairby Lane, Hartley, DA3 8DA.
Bankers
The Co-operative Bank Plc of Dartford, Kent
Fawkham and Hartley Parochial Church Council Annual Report for 2022
Aim and Purpose
Fawkham & Hartley PCC has the responsibility of co-operating 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 All Saints, Hartley, St Mary’s, Fawkham and the Fawkham and Hartley Church Centre in Ash Road, Hartley.
Objectives and Activities
The Parish Mission Statement affirms that:
We exist: to spread the Gospel; to advance God’s Kingdom.
We seek to do this by:
praying for the renewing love of the Holy Spirit; providing opportunities for worship; enabling people to grow in faith; seeking to serve those among whom we live and work; encouraging a sense of community; proclaiming the word and work of God.
We encourage others to: ‘Come and See’ ‘Come and Discover’ ‘Come and Share’ ‘Come and Be’
Achievements and Performance
Worship and Prayer
The Parish of Fawkham and Hartley were thankfully able to return to a regular pattern of services during 2022 at all three of the places of worship in the parish. A variety of opportunities for worship are provided which we hope our community find beneficial and spiritually fulfilling. These include services of a quiet and reflective nature such as Morning prayer as well as Holy Communion and Morning Worship. A monthly Songs of Praise service has a less formal approach. A Childrens Sunday Club takes place during the morning service on the 4[th] Sunday of every month. We are also pleased to join with other parishes in the Rural North West Kent Group of Churches on special occasions for joint worship.
Our Churches have been open daily for Individual Prayer and Morning Prayer services take place twice a week. We look forward to continuing to embrace the innovative opportunities
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that technology can provide and further explore new ways of offering spiritual support to the housebound, care homes, schools and our Parishioners in future years.
The Global Covid 19 Pandemic continues to present a challenge to some vulnerable parishioners who continue to isolate or restrict their contact with others. However, we are proud to have continued to provide new avenues to express our faith and support our community. Our Church Centre Sunday services are live recorded and are then available for viewing real time and during the following week on YouTube. The viewing statistics are shown below.
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02/01/2022
80 13/01/2022
30/01/2022
70 06/02/2022
09/02/2022
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The average viewings over the 24 recordings is 42 with 4 services attracting over 70 viewings including our Christingle service which was viewed 72 times. These viewing figures are not included in the statistics reported below.
The 2021 attendance statistics for our places of worship submitted to the Diocese are shown below. The figures are lower than in previous years and may still be affected by the number of parishioners still shielding but our attendance figures are markedly less than pre-covid.
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As well as our regular services, we enable our community to celebrate and thank God at the milestones of the journey through life. Through baptism we thank God for the gift of life, in marriage public vows are exchanged with God’s blessing and through funeral services friends and family express their grief and give thanks for the life which is now complete in this world and to commend the person into God’s keeping.
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Electoral Roll Revision
A Revision of the Electoral Roll has taken place preceding the 2022 APCM. The figures reported are as follows:
There are 115 parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll of whom 26 are not resident within the parish. Six names were added during the year. One name was removed due to death and two due to relocation and one member who became an Ordained Minister and cannot remain on the Electoral Roll was also removed.
The following graph shows Electoral Roll membership as reported to Rochester at start of year not as reported at APCM which indicates end of year figures. The Electoral Roll was also renewed in 2019 but not stated on graphs obtained from Rochester.
Cobham Deanery Synod Report
The Synod met on three occasions in the year, in February, July and October. February meeting at St Mary Magdalene in Longfield. The Rev’d Helen Reeves gave a very interesting presentation on Vocations covering a variety of callings, gifts and skills. Tom Brown reminded us that the Diocese runs many courses and study days on a variety of subjects, practical as well as academic. The offer is wide and very accessible. Rev’d Dylan Turner attended the meeting to update us on the work of the Growth Enablers.
July meeting was a social to welcome the new members of Synod which unfortunately our parish synod representatives were not able to attend.
October meeting at St John’s Meopham also attended by the members of the Synods of Dartford and Gravesham. The main agenda item was an opportunity to meet Bishop Jonathan Gibbs, our new Diocesan Bishop. Bishop Jonathan outlined his background and his own faith journey.
If you would like to represent our parish on the Deanery Synod
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The meetings are usually held locally within our Deanery,
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A lift can usually be arranged
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You can come along to a meeting and see if it suits you
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There are usually only three meetings a year
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You sometimes get puddings
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For more details please see the full report which is one of the documents accompanying the 2023 Annual Parish Report.
BUILDINGS COMMITTEE – ANNUAL REPORT 2021/22
INTRODUCTION
As we come out of covid and the Church’s begin to open again we aimed to catch up on some of the work highlighted in the 20-21 report. There has been a mixture of work across the three church buildings
FAWKHAM & HARTLEY CHURCH CENTRE (FHCC)
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Replacement of fluorescent tubes in the main with new LED tubes which have a longer life and use less electricity. With the banning of Halogen bulbs from October 2021 we have also replaced the lights in the kitchen and hallway with LED equivalents.
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Following our grant and installation of internet streaming facilities these are now used on a regular basis and the large TV can be accessed from a remote HMDI socket located in the hall.
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We have replaced the lock on the new garage to make it easier to open and close for hall users.
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With successful start of Little Hartley we have manged to secure a grant of £1,000 from the Diocese to provide a storage facility for the toys etc. Work has started on a base for a new shed.
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To improve security, we have now changed the access code for the hall and changed the locks on the office door.
ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH (ASC)
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General tidying and general maintenance; a crack has been located in the vestry this has been inspected a seems to be due to changes in the subsoil, advised to keep an eye on it.
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Repairs to the main central heating boiler have been completed.
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Following the re-location of the organ to the rear of the nave requested by the Priest in Charge we have been informed that a full faculty is required.
ST MARY’S CHURCH (SMC)
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General tidying and general maintenance.
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The payback team has continued to visit and work on the grave areas.
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Tree work – the removal of all dead wood on all trees was actioned by SL trees.
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Following the failure of a lighting unit during a power failure we have now installed surge protectors in all three phases.
SPRING CLEANS
Would you be willing to lead one of the Teams in the coming months? The plan is to enable volunteers to sign-up to one-hour slots in order to spread the workload between helpers who are willing to donate their time for the spring-cleaning. Please let Lucie or Liz in the Parish Office know and look out for further information in the Parish Notes.
Thanks all members of the Committee for their support and commitment in continuing the good work and supporting the role of this committee over the last very difficult year where our meetings have been suspended during the various lock-downs. Thanks also to FOAS and FOFC for their support in a number of projects during the year.
The full detail of the functions of the Buildings Committee can be found on their report to the APCM.
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Pastoral Report
The names of people to be prayed for are recorded on an electronic list, distributed by the Parish Office on the Noticeboard, and they are prayed for by the church family. Those requesting prayers are contacted regularly to ask how they are and whether they want to stay on the list.
People who are unwell or housebound but not on the list are contacted by the Pastoral Team and we rely on the congregation to let the us know where there is a need.
Home Communion is available at the request of those who are housebound.
The Women’s Fellowship Group led by Carole Harris meets monthly in the Church Centre and the group enjoys an annual holy communion, a singalong with hymns and interesting guest speakers.
Pop In is led by Chris Menzies and held at the Church Centre weekly enabling people to meet together and have coffee and cake. This is well attended and there have been new people joining this year who have moved recently to the Parish and now come regularly.
We now have two Anna Chaplains in the RNWK Group , Stephanie Perfitt and Rev Elizabeth, who are particularly concerned with helping us meet the spiritual needs of the oldest members of our community. Rev Elizabeth visits residents and leads services in Fairby Grange and Old Downs every month.
Mission
In 2022 the Parish again supported the annual Friends of Kent Churches Bike Ride in September. The Mission Links Team have continued to work with the Diocesan Mission Link at Mpwapwa in Tanzania and have attended all the group meetings in 2022. Regular contact through WhatsApp with Lukole continues. In addition, funding for uniforms increased to 10 girls from our link village of Lukole was provided. The PCC is keen to explore the possibility of a visit to Lukole when conditions allow.
Ecumenical Relationships
Our ecumenical ties with St Francis de Sales RC Church have continued to flourish. Our prayer breakfasts have been held bi-monthly apart from April and May this year due to Easter and the Coronation. They will continue again at the beginning of June.
Thanks to our curate, Jayne Shillito, ministers from the Dartford and Gravesend parishes of Redeemed Christian Church of God also joined us last year when St Mary Magdalene in Longfield was the venue for a prayer breakfast. As a result of generous donations from those attending the prayer breakfasts, we have been able to send a total of £70 to the Red Cross Ukraine appeal and the Turkey and Syria Earthquake appeal.
A fund-raising concert of Handel’s Messiah was held at Ash Church last summer in memory of John Harding, whose organisation and conducting was crucial in our ecumenical Choruses of Praise over the years. Singers from all the local churches took part.
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Ash Church hosted the service for Christian Unity in January and St Francis de Sales hosted the World Day of Prayer service at the beginning of March this year. Donations made at the latter raised almost £200 (inc.Gift Aid) for the WDP charity, which supports Christians worldwide.
Financial review
Total receipts on ordinary (unrestricted) funds were £92,817 and are as detailed in the Financial Statements. Resources expended totalled £63,250 and these are also detailed in the Financial Statements.
The net result for the year was an excess of income over expenditure of £29,567. This sum is thus added to general reserves, which increase to £603,118. This figure includes the deemed cost of the Church Centre as a tangible fixed asset of £520,000.
2022 in general
It is the policy of the PCC to maintain free reserves of some £20,000 to £30,000 in order to cover for unforeseen financial challenges. It was pleasing to note that our finances recovered well following the lifting of the restrictions imposed by Covid-19 with more use of the Church Hall and the holding of functions allowing our reserves to rise to £34,783. The PCC can thus look to the future with greater confidence now that its finances are returning to a level which will allow us to increase our financial support to the Diocese and look to expand our charitable donations.
Reserves and investment policies
Safeguarding Policy
The Parish Safeguarding policy is in operation and is implemented by our Safeguarding representative, Lucie Sleeman. This is monitored by the PCC .
The PCC have complied with their duty under Section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 and will continue to adhere to this.
Risk Management
Risk assessments and inventories of fixtures, fittings, property and belongings were completed in 2019 but reviews have not been possible since then. A date in June has been set to catalogue the Parish Plate in preparation for re-valuation and a full inventory will take place in 2023.
Quinquennial repair works continue under the management of the PCC’s Buildings Committee in order to ensure the safety of the buildings and maintain these in good order.
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Volunteers
We would like to thank all the many volunteers who work so hard to make our Parish function. They include those who help to organise our services, maintain our buildings, support the Church Centre hiring, raise funds, financial administration, safeguarding activities and many, many more voluntary roles for which we are very grateful. Special thanks are given to Malcolm Harris and the buildings committee who maintain our buildings in such excellent condition. Malcolms many successful grant applications are also very much appreciated. Fundraising has raised approaching £10,000 this year and we are very grateful to the small band who have baked cakes, grown or made other produce and of course those who purchased the items on sale. Thank you also to the Fete Committee who organised the very successful Summer Fayre. Thank you also to our PCC and Standing Committee members including those retiring or stepping down this year, Wendy Lavidge, Jeff Loomes
Our thanks also go to The Friends of All Saints’, Hartley and The Friends of Fawkham Church. Both organisation are established with their own charitable status and bring together those in the community who have an interest in and a concern for the two historic churches in the parish. Through various events they also raise funds for the purpose of assisting the PCC in the care, maintenance and preservation of these churches.
Structure, Governance and Management
RNWK Group Council
The Parish is part of the ‘Rural North West Kent Group’ of Churches. The Group Council met for the last time in May 2021 when the following resolution was approved
The RNWK Group Council has achieved its objectives. The Parishes are working together collaboratively and successfully. We propose that there is no further requirement for the Group Council and it will disband as of this date.
The PCC
The function and purpose of the PCC is outlined in the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure 1956 and Church Representation Rules 2006. The PCC met five times during the year with an average attendance of 13, A section 11 meeting also took place in June but attendee numbers were not recorded.
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PCC Membership
Members of the PCC are either ex-officio or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting in accordance with the Church Representation Rules.
During the year the following served as members of the PCC:
| Rector & Incumbent | Revd Adele Barker (January – April 2022) | Revd Adele Barker (January – April 2022) |
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| Chairperson | Reverend Adele Barker (January – April 2022) | |
| Vice Chairpersons | Reverend Elizabeth Robertson | Minister |
| John Waller | Churchwarden | |
| Christine Hoad | Churchwarden | |
| RNWK Group Ministers | The Revd Helen Reeves | |
| The Revd Elizabeth Robertson | ||
| The Revd Jayne Shillitto | ||
| Churchwardens | John Waller | 2020-2022 |
| Christine Hoad | 2020-2022 | |
| Members of the | Carol Stone | 2020-2022 |
| Deanery Synod | Lucie Sleeman | 2020-2022 |
| Elected Members | Jeff Loomes* | 2020-2023 |
| Malcolm Harris | 2020-2023 | |
| Amanda Malas | 2020-2023 | |
| Robin Bennett | 2022-2023 | |
| Louise Smith | 2021-2024 | |
| Gill Cramp | 2022-2024 | |
| Brian Jelley | 2022-2024 | |
| Wendy Lavidge* | 2022-2024 | |
| Carol Ballard | 2022-2025 | |
| Frances Kinnear | 2022-2025 | |
| Bob Kneller | 2022-2025 | |
| Stewart Grainger | 2022-2025 |
Two PCC posts remained vacant after the resignation of PCC members Jeff Loomes and Wendy Lavidge during 2022.
PCC Committees
Committees met between meetings and minutes of their deliberations were received by the full PCC and discussed where necessary. The PCC operates through a number of committees and teams, which meet between full meetings of the PCC. These are detailed below:
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Finance and Standing Committee
The primary function is to deal with parish finances i.e.
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to monitor income and expenditure
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to nurture Christian stewardship in the parish
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to prepare the annual budget
It also fulfils the role of the Standing Committee by transacting the business of the PCC between its meetings, subject to any directions given by the PCC. The committee is formed of the Rector, Churchwardens, Treasurer, PCC Secretary and the Buildings Committee Chair.
Ministry Team
The task of the Ministry Team is to: Pray for the needs and people of the Parish.
Serve in an advisory capacity to the PCC in terms of liturgical developments & service patterns. In addition, with the Churchwardens and Parish Administrator, we also discuss any pastoral news and business related to other Parish matters.
Buildings Committee
The Buildings Committee, chaired by Malcolm Harris, maintain our two churches and the Church Centre. We are very fortunate to have several committee members with extensive building trade knowledge and expertise. We are very appreciative of the amount of time and materials which they generously donate to the parish.
Fete Committee
Members of this committee have the responsibility of organising the annual parish fete which is held at St Marys Church Meadow, Fawkham in June. We usually have around 40 stalls covering a variety of foods, drink, items to buy and entertainment for all ages. We encourage our schools to perform in our arena, where grandparents, parents, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles can admire what they can do. This is a community event where we like all villagers and the surrounding areas to come and join in the fun whilst meeting up with friends and family in a fantastic open space.
Fundraising Committee
During 2022 the Fundraising Committee held 6 events which together raised approaching £2,700. Some of the events were social rather than fundraising opportunities as the Fundraising Committee had agreed to take on the responsibilities of the Social Committee which had agreed to disband as most members felt their health and/or disabilities were inhibiting their ability to host functions.
Stewardship Officer – currently vacant
We have in the past discussed the theological meaning and belief of Stewardship on a dedicated Sunday, to remind us all that God wishes us to be his collaborators in the work of Creation and the resources of treasures, time and talent. It is hoped that a suitable Sunday can be identified when the role of Stewardship Officer has been filled.
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Administrative Information.
The Fawkham & Hartley Parochial Church Council (PCC) is part of the Diocese of Rochester within the Church of England. The correspondence address is:
The Rectory, 3 St. John’s Lane, Hartley, Longfield, Kent DA3 8ET.
The PCC is a charity registered with the Charity Commission under registration number 1130791.
The Parish Administrator Lucie Sleeman has been on maternity leave since August 2022. Liz Houlding has been appointed temporary Parish Administrator from August 2022 until the end of April 2023.
Phyllis Conroy co-ordinates bookings of the Church Centre.
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FAWKHAM AND HARTLEY
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
For the Year ended 31st December 2022
| STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the Year ended 31st December 2022 |
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| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 # | 2021 | ||
| ITEM | Notes | Unrestricted |
Funds | Restricted | Funds | TOTAL |
FUNDS |
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS | |||||||
| Voluntary Income (Direct Giving) | 2a | 54237 | 52032 | 1100 | 9766 | 55337 | 61798 |
| Activities for Generating Funds | 2b | 11721 | 7429 | 0 | 0 | 11721 | 7429 |
| Income from Investments | 2c | 409 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 409 | 127 |
| Incoming resources-Charitable activities | 2d | 26450 | 13693 | 0 | 0 | 26450 | 13693 |
| Other Income | 2e | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL INCOME | 92817 | 73281 | 1100 | 9766 | 93917 | 83047 | |
| EXPENDITURE | |||||||
| Fund Raising - Trading Expenses | 3g | 2813 | 993 | 0 | 0 | 2813 | 993 |
| Church Activities | 3h | 60744 | 71024 | 0 | 10328 | 60744 | 81352 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURE | 63557 | 72017 | 0 | 10328 | 63557 | 82345 | |
| NET INCOME (Prior to | 29260 | 1264 | 1100 | -562 | 30360 | 702 | |
| Recognised Gains and Losses) | |||||||
| Gains on Investment Assets | |||||||
| Realised (on Sale/Disposal) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unrealised (Revaluations) -Fixed Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unrealised (Revaluations) -Investment Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sub Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS | 29260 | 1264 | 1100 | -562 | 30360 | 702 | |
| Balances B/Fwd at 1st January 2022 | 573551 | 572287 | 33013 | 33575 | 606564 | 605862 | |
| Balances C/Fwd at 31st December 2022 | 602811 | 573551 | 34113 | 33013 | 636924 | 606564 |
The notes on the following pages form part of this account
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FAWKHAM AND HARTLEY
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2022
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 # | 2021 | ||
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| ITEM | Note | **Unrestricted ** | **UnrestrictRestricted ** | Restricte | TOTAL | TOTAL | |
| FIXED ASSETS | |||||||
| Tangible fixed Assets | 5a | 520000 | 520000 | 0 | 0 | 520000 | 520000 |
| Investment Assets | 5b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sub Total | 520000 | 520000 | 0 | 0 | 520000 | 520000 | |
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||||||
| Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debtors | 7 | 5471 | 6332 | 0 | 0 | 5471 | 6332 |
| Deposit-Diocesan Loan Fund | 20224 | 0 | 0 | 20105 | 20224 | 20105 | |
| Short Term Deposits(Repair funds) | 48335 | 43444 | 0 | 0 | 48335 | 43444 | |
| Cash at Bank and in hand | 10622 | 4108 | 34113 | 12908 | 44735 | 17016 | |
| Sub Total | 84652 | 53884 | 34113 | 33013 | 118765 | 86897 | |
| LIABILITIES:AMOUNTS FALLING | |||||||
| DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR | 8 | 1841 | 333 | 0 | 0 | 1841 | 333 |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 82811 | 53551 | 34113 | 33013 | 116924 | 86564 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT | LIABILITIES | ||||||
| TOTAL NET ASSETS | 602811 | 573551 | 34113 | 33013 | 636924 | 606564 | |
| PARISH FUNDS | |||||||
| Unrestricted | 9 | 602811 | 573551 | 602811 | 573551 | ||
| Restricted | 9 | 34113 | 33013 | 34113 | 33013 | ||
| Endowment | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| TOTALS | 602811 | 573551 | 34113 | 33013 | 636924 | 606564 |
The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standards
APPROVED BY THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FAWKHAM & HARTLEY ON 16th May 2023. AND SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY :
Christine Hoad - Church Warden Robin Bennett - Hon Treasurer
The notes on the following pages form part of these accounts
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FAWKHAM AND HARTLEY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31st December 2022 (continued)
| ITEM | Note | Unrestricted | **Unrestrict ** | Restricted | _Restricte_TOTAL | _Restricte_TOTAL | TOTAL |
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| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 # | 2021 | ||
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS | |||||||
| Voluntary Income (Direct Giving) | |||||||
| Regular Donations | 30993 | 31269 | 0 | 0 | 30993 | 31269 | |
| Tax recoverable | 8338 | 8185 | 0 | 0 | 8338 | 8185 | |
| Other Income-Longfield | PCC | 2056 | 5594 | 0 | 0 | 2056 | 5594 |
| Collections (open plate) | 2289 | 1271 | 0 | 0 | 2289 | 1271 | |
| Gift days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Grants | 3612 | 0 | 0 | 8300 | 3612 | 8300 | |
| Donations,Appeals,Transfers etc | 2949 | 5713 | 1100 | 1466 | 4049 | 7179 | |
| Legacies | 4000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4000 | 0 | |
| Sub Total | 2a | 54237 | 52032 | 1100 | 9766 | 55337 | 61798 |
| Activities for generating funds | |||||||
| Summer Fete/Christmas | Fayre et | 11721 | 7429 | 0 | 0 | 11721 | 7429 |
| Sub Total | 2b | 11721 | 7429 | 0 | 0 | 11721 | 7429 |
| Income from Investments: | |||||||
| Dividends & Interest | 2c | 409 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 409 | 127 |
| Income from Church activities | |||||||
| Church hall lettings | 13210 | 6361 | 0 | 0 | 13210 | 6361 | |
| Fees | 13240 | 7332 | 0 | 0 | 13240 | 7332 | |
| Sub Total | 2d | 26450 | 13693 | 0 | 0 | 26450 | 13693 |
| Other Income: Insurance Claim | 2e | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL INCOME | 92817 | 73281 | 1100 | 9766 | 93917 | 83047 | |
| EXPENDITURE | |||||||
| Raising Funds | |||||||
| Summer Fete expenses | 1568 | 993 | 0 | 0 | 1568 | 993 | |
| Other | 1245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1245 | 0 | |
| Sub Total | 3g | 2813 | 993 | 0 | 0 | 2813 | 993 |
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FAWKHAM AND HARTLEY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31st December 2022 (continued)
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| Note | **Unrestricted ** | **UnrestrictRestricted ** | RestricteTOTAL | TOTAL | ||||
| Church | Activities including Grants Given Out | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 # | 2021 | |
| Missionary & Charitable giving: | ||||||||
| "-Missionary Societies | 380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 380 | 0 | ||
| "-Church overseas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| "-Secular charities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| "-Home Missions & Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | ||||||||
| Restricted items-Expended in year | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10328 | 0 | 10328 | ||
| Donation to Diocese | 12000 | 28050 | 0 | 0 | 12000 | 28050 | ||
| 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Rectory Maintenance | 2831 | 4321 | 0 | 0 | 2831 | 4321 | ||
| Ministry Team Expenses | 2133 | 1607 | 0 | 0 | 2133 | 1607 | ||
| Church Maint & Repairs-Direct Costs | 9504 | 11224 | 0 | 0 | 9504 | 11224 | ||
| Upkeep of Services | 3827 | 939 | 0 | 0 | 3827 | 939 | ||
| Churchyard upkeep | 608 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 608 | 720 | ||
| Church hall running costs | 11436 | 3706 | 0 | 0 | 11436 | 3706 | ||
| Other-KATCH/Nurture of Faith | 77 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 320 | ||
| Sub Total | 42796 | 50887 | 0 | 10328 | 42796 | 61215 | ||
| Church | Activities-Administrative costs | |||||||
| Parish Administrator-Total Cost | 16475 | 9227 | 0 | 0 | 16475 | 9227 | ||
| Printing, Stationery & Bank Charges | 950 | 2007 | 0 | 0 | 950 | 2007 | ||
| Computer & Other | 523 | 8903 | 0 | 0 | 523 | 8903 | ||
| Sub Total | 17948 | 20137 | 0 | 0 | 17948 | 20137 | ||
| Sub Total-All Church Activities | 3h | 60744 | 71024 | 0 | 10328 | 60744 | 81352 | |
| TOTAL | EXPENDITURE | 63557 | 72017 | 0 | 10328 | 63557 | 82345 | |
| NET INCOME (Prior to | 29260 | 1264 | 1100 | -562 | 30360 | 702 | ||
| Recognised Gains and Losses) |
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FAWKHAM AND HARTLEY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31st December 2022 (continued)
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| Note | **Unrestricted ** | **UnrestrictRestricted ** | RestricteTOTAL | TOTAL | |||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 # | 2021 | ||
| STAFF COSTS | |||||||
| Wages and Salaries | 16474 | 10710 | 0 | 0 | 16474 | 10710 | |
| Social Security Costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pension costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total Staff Costs | 16474 | 10710 | 0 | 0 | 16474 | 10710 |
No employee of the PCC earned £50,000 or more.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS &PAYMENTS TO PCC MEMBERS
In total, PCC members claimed £1545 for travel expenses during 2022.
These were in relation to the priests only in connection with their travels in the course of their religious duties.
No other payments or expenses were paid to any other PCC member or persons closely connected to them
or related parties. In total, members of the PCC gave £10,820 as donations towards the work of the Church.
There were no transfers between Restricted and Unrestricted funds during the year.
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible: Church Hall: Valuation
Depreciation
| At 1st January 2022 | 520000 | 520000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Additions at cost | 0 | 0 | |
| 5a | Total at 31st December 2022 | 520000 | 520000 |
| At 1st January 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| Less Disposals | 0 | 0 | |
| Add Charges for year | 0 | 0 | |
| Total at 31st December 2022 | 0 | 0 |
The Church hall is shown at its valuation on 31st December 2001. No depreciation is charged.
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FAWKHAM AND HARTLEY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31st December 2022 (continued)
| ITEM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | Unrestricted | Restricted | TOTAL | TOTAL | |
| 2022 | 2022 | 2022 2 | 2021 | ||
| Investments: | |||||
| Market Value at 1st January 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Disposals at carrying value | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Purchases at cost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Revaluation Gain/Loss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sold and Transferred in year | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total at 31st December 2022 | 5b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The market value of investments at 31st December 2022 was £0 as they were all sold in 2020. These investments were previously for Endowment funds only.
| Unrestricted funds | 602811 | 573551 | 602811 | 573551 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted funds | 34113 | 33013 | 34113 | 33013 | |||
| Endowment funds | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Sub Total | 5b | 602811 | 34113 | 636924 | 606564 | ||
| Debtors (Unrestricted funds) | |||||||
| Gift Aid Recoverable | 4200 | 6332 | 0 | 4200 | 6332 | ||
| Prepayments and accrued interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Other Debtors | 1271 | 0 | 0 | 1271 | 0 | ||
| Sub Total | 7 | 5471 | 0 | 5471 | 6332 | ||
| Liabilities | |||||||
| Amounts falling due in one year (unrestricted | funds):- | ||||||
| Accruals for utility and other costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Other Creditors | 1841 | 333 | 0 | 1841 | 333 | ||
| Parish Share | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sub Total | 8 | 1841 | 333 | 0 | 0 | 1841 | 333 |
Funds
The balance on restricted funds at 31st December 2022 relates very largely to moneys held for improvements to the three buildings.
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Summary of Fund movements
| Balance at 1st January 2022 | 573551 | 572287 | 33013 | 33575 | 606564 0 | 605862 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming resources | 92817 | 73281 | 1100 | 9766 | 93917 | 83047 | |
| Resources expended | 63557 | 72017 | 0 | 10328 | 63557 | 82345 | |
| Investment gains/losses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Less Sold in Year | |||||||
| Balance at 31st December 2022 | 9 | 602811 | 573551 | 34113 | 33013 | 636924 | 606564 |
| ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND | |||||||
| Tangible fixed assets | 520000 | 520000 | 0 | 0 | 520000 | 520000 | |
| Investment fixed assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Current assets | 84652 | 53884 | 34113 | 33013 | 118765 | 86897 | |
| Liabilities:- | |||||||
| Amounts falling due in 1 year | 1841 | 333 | 0 | 0 | 1841 | 333 | |
| Amounts falling due after 1 year | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 602811 | 573551 | 34113 | 33013 | 636924 | 606564 |
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FAWKHAM AND HARTLEY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31[st] December 2022
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 the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 governing the individual accounts of PCCs and with the regulations “true and fair view” provisions. They have been prepared 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 where the cost exceeds £10,000 and then depreciated over their useful life. All items are included in the church 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 £10,000. They are valued at cost or, 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 current anticipated residual fair value
Land Nil Fixtures and Fittings 10 years. Computers 3 years
Investments
Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange or whose value derives from them are valued at market value at the year end.
Short term deposits
These represent the cash held with the Rochester Diocese.
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FUNDS
Unrestricted Funds
These funds represent the income funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restriction regarding their use and are available for spending on the general purposes of the PCC including amounts designated by the PCC for fixed assets for its own use in 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 those income funds that have been given or raised for specific purposes and must therefore only be spent on those items and not used for general PCC work.
Incoming resources
Voluntary income and capital resources
Collections are recognised when received on behalf of the PCC. Planned giving is recognised only when received.
Tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations is brought to account in the same year as that in which the Gift Aid is received.
Grants and legacies to the PCC are accounted for as soon as the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement, the amount due is quantifiable and its ultimate receipt by the PCC is reasonably certain.
Funds raised by the fete, any garden parties and similar events are accounted for gross.
Other income
Rental income from the letting of church premises is recognised when received.
Income from investments
Dividends are accounted for when due and payable and interest entitlements are accounted for as they accrue. Tax recoverable on such income is recognised in the same accounting year.
Gains and losses on investments
Realised gains or losses are recognised when investments are sold. Unrealised gains or losses are accounted for on revaluation of the investments at the end of the financial year.
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Volunteer help
The value of volunteer help received is not included in the accounts but is referred to in the Trustees Annual Report.
Expenditure and Liabilities
Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation and settlement is probable and quantifiable
Grants and donations are recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made externally and there are no preconditions still to be met for entitlement to the grant that remain within the control of the PCC.
ASSETS
Other fixtures, fittings and office equipment
Equipment costing over £10,000 and used within the church premises will be capitalised and depreciated on a straight-line basis over their anticipated useful economic life. Individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £10,000 or less are written off when the asset is acquired.
I nvestments
Investments are valued at market value at 31[st] December.
Current assets
Amounts owing to the PCC at 31[st] December by way of fees or other income are shown as debtors less provision for any amounts that may prove uncollectable.
Other current assets include cash held on deposit either with the Rochester Diocesan office or at the bank.
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE PCC OF FAWKHAM & HARTLEY
I report on the financial statements of the PCC for the year ended 31[st] December 2022, which are set out in the attached pages.
RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PCC AND EXAMINER
As members of the PCC you are trustees and are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). The Church’s Trustees 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
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s account carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity commission under section 145(5) (b) of the Axct.
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT
Since the gross income for the year exceeds the amount provided in section 145(3) of the Act, I confirm that I am qualified to act as Independent Examiner under the provisions of that section of the Act and that my qualification is shown below.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which give me cause to believe that in any material respect:.
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1) accounting records were not kept in respect of the PCC as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
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2) the accounts do not accord with those records.
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3) The accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
(Signed) …James Colwell…………………….
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