# **The Parochial Church Council of St Mary, Nantwich Registered Charity Number 1130903 Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2020** ## **Aims and Purposes** St Mary’s PCC, in conjunction with the incumbent is responsible for the whole mission of the church – through worship, teaching, nurture, social gatherings and special events, pastoral care, evangelism and ecumenical cooperation. The PCC also seeks to recognise gifts and skills in others, encouraging them to share in this mission. ## **Objectives and Activities** Our mission in the parish is the promotion of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England. The PCC seeks to enable parishioners to live out their faith as part of our growing parish community and is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of our parish community. As stewards of the church’s resources, the PCC seeks to fulfil this objective as efficiently and effectively as reasonably possible. When planning our activities for the year, the Rector and the PCC considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit, and especially the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. To facilitate this work, it is important that we maintain and develop the fabric of our Grade 1 listed 14th century church. ## **Staff** Serving alongside Revd Dr Mark Hart as Rector are Revd Paul Wheeler as Curate and Youth and Children's Worker, Susie Boxhall. We were also pleased to welcome Revd Vanessa Layfield as Curate following her ordination in October 2020. We welcomed the licensing of Alan Thompson as a Reader. We also support Peter Bennett in his preparation for ordination. We continue to be well supported by a dedicated team of lay leaders, and retired ministers who assist on maintaining the ongoing ministry of St Mary’s. ## **Property** The house to accommodate our curate is at 12 Hallams Drive, Stapeley, Nantwich. All Saints churchyard continues to be maintained by Cheshire East and has not been opened for any new burial plots for a number of years. ## **Achievements and Performance** ## _**Worship and Prayer**_ The Electoral Roll membership of 385 was reported at the Annual Parochial Church meeting in October 2020. Under normal circumstances the PCC and ministry team would offer a range of services on a Sunday, during the week and over the course of the year. These activities gather our PCC St. Mary Nantwich Trustees’ Report 2020 Page 1 community together for different forms of worship and provide opportunities to invite others to join us. However, the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic early in 2020 resulted in a number of alterations to the programme. During periods when restrictions were eased and churches were permitted to gather for public worship, Sunday services followed their usual timetable:- 8 am Holy Communion 9:30 am Family Service 10:45 am Parish Communion 6 pm Evening Service When churches were closed completely in the first lockdown in 2020, services were made available on Facebook, either live-streamed or pre-recorded, from homes or gardens. Following the re-opening in the summer of 2020, many of the services in church continued to be live-streamed, on Facebook and YouTube. Particular thanks are due to the ministry team and technical staff who quickly responded to the situation and ensured that church services and other meetings were made widely accessible. The average weekly attendance (October count) was 204 adults and 14 children. 361 people attended services on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The occasional offices ministry continues to be a significant part of our outreach, though the pandemic had a significant effect on the number of baptisms and weddings. During the year, there were a total of 22 Baptisms including 3 adults; 6 Weddings; 35 Funerals in church; 39 Funerals (crematorium or cemetery only). ## **Pastoral Care and Outreach to the Local Community** ## _**Nurture**_ St Mary’s seeks to nurture and encourage people of all ages in their Christian faith. Baptism team provides support for families both before and after the Baptism has taken place. There is a home visit with a card on the first anniversary and an e-card sent for the following 2 years. Our Pastoral Visiting team have not been able to provide services in local residential homes since the beginning of the pandemic, but a team of listeners has given support by telephone to many people. As a church we work in a formal partnership with CAP (Christians Against Poverty), supporting (both financially and with volunteers) the local work to provide local money budgeting courses and a Job Club. This has been run online during the pandemic. We have a small number of Home Groups for adults as well as groups for young people across all age ranges. These groups aim to encourage members to grow in fellowship and their Christian faith. Again, most of these have operated successfully online this year and members have very much appreciated the opportunity to maintain contact. PCC St. Mary Nantwich Trustees’ Report 2020 Page 2 ## _**Volunteers**_ All these activities, and more, are maintained by a wide range of volunteers to whom we are grateful for their valuable contributions as they live out their faith through practical action. There are also the Readers, retired clergy, and those who have served on the PCC or other committees and groups. Alison Phillips, our Director of Music, leads our well-respected choir which supports many of our regular and special services and leads our young choir “Sing @ St Mary’s”. In addition, there is a worship band and singers who support the 9:30 family service. Both members of the band and choir have recorded items remotely for inclusion in the online services. Our church building is normally open for visitors 6 days a week from 8:30am to 4:00pm with a rota of stewards in attendance. This provides a place for quiet prayer and contemplation. From the re-opening in the summer, through the support of a team of stewards, the church was kept open from 10am to 3pm Monday to Saturday, most of the time. The Church Visitors’ Centre, situated off the south porch, is normally open from March to December, where volunteers meet and welcome visitors, serve refreshments and sell books, cards, CDs, DVDs, church guides and souvenirs. It did not open in 2020. Volunteers enable us to carry out other outreach work. ## _**Ecumenical Relationships and Outreach**_ St Mary's works alongside its partner churches under the umbrella of the Churches Together in Nantwich (CTiN). The partner churches worship and collaborate together at a number of key points throughout the year. These would normally include: The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Good Friday open-air witness, Nantwich Show, Christian Aid events, Women's World Day of Prayer and a Christmas Day lunch for those who would otherwise be on their own. However, most of these events did not run in 2020 due to the pandemic. Through CTiN grants are also made available to young people undertaking significant humanitarian or evangelical work, usually overseas, in the form of Millennium Bursaries. Churches Together supports the Street Pastors' scheme which is appreciated by the town, club goers and the police. In addition, it supports the Foodbank which continues to assist a significant number of struggling local individuals and families throughout the year. Our parish magazine, “This Month”, ceased printing early in 2020 due to the pandemic. Similarly, the news sheet “This Week” has been circulated by email from early in the year and is also available on the website www.stmarysnantwich.org.uk. The St Mary’s Facebook page is regularly updated with useful information as well as hosting videos of streamed/recorded church services and worship song recordings. From the start of the pandemic, a weekly email bulletin has been provided, sent to over 400 subscribers. ## _**The Visits Team Ministry**_ We would normally welcome large numbers of visitors, tourists, organised groups to the church and school parties both local and from further afield. However, the number of visitors has significantly reduced due to the ongoing restrictions during the year. We are a member of the Greater Churches Network and the Cathedrals Plus network which has sometimes attracted group visits. PCC St. Mary Nantwich Trustees’ Report 2020 Page 3 ## _**Outreach Ministry**_ Under normal circumstances, the church is a much-appreciated venue for many additional events including a variety of concerts including those for the Nantwich Choral Society, Nantwich Singers as well as free lunchtime concerts through the summer. ## _**Children’s and Young People’s Work**_ St Mary’s is very active in youth and children’s work, from babes in arms to young adults, in a variety of settings. There would normally be three or four children’s groups meeting during the 9.30 am service on Sunday mornings: Church Mice (pre-schoolers), Launch Pad (KS1), Orbit (KS2) and Gravity (KS3). Friday Nite Live is a lively, friendly group for young people in Year 7 and up that meets fortnightly. An additional meeting point for the same age group – Friday Nite Connect, has started on intervening weeks. Some of these activities have been successfully transferred to Zoom this year. Our children’s choir, Sing @ St Mary’s had to stop from the beginning of the pandemic. ## _**Mission Support**_ Helping those in need is a demonstration of our faith. St Mary’s Mission Support Committee with the approval of the PCC channelled £11,016 to different charities, local, national and international. We continued in our commitment to support two Kenyan students in their schooling and made additional donations to other charities: Christian Link Association of Single Parents (CLASP), Church Missionary Society (CMS), Cheshire Agricultural Chaplaincy and Transforming Lives Together. St Mary’s has continued to support Christian Aid appeals and with occasional Churches Together activities. ## **Financial Review** The finances of the Church were negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic but generous support from members of the Church family have largely reduced the loss. Total receipts on unrestricted funds were £203,183. Restricted income of £8,406 was also received and is detailed in the Financial Statements. The planned giving through stewardship envelopes and standing orders increased by £12,670 (12.5%) while loose plate reduced by £21,295 (71%) due to partial closure of the Church for much of the year. Unrestricted donations at £19,411 largely from the Church family were £13,812 higher than last year. Unrestricted income was similar to the previous year. £195,284 was spent to provide the Christian ministry from St Mary’s Church, including the contribution to the Diocesan parish share which increased by £1,649 (2.5%) in the year and largely provides the stipend and housing for the clergy. The restricted income of £8,406 was much reduced. Restricted expenditure at £8,174 was also below normal. The net result for the year was an excess income over expenditure of £7,899 (unrestricted) and an excess of income over expenditure of £232 (restricted), totalling a £8,131 surplus. After adding the balances brought forward at the beginning of the year, the balances carried forward at 31st December 2020 were £52,478 unrestricted (including General Fund) and £234,717 restricted. PCC St. Mary Nantwich Trustees’ Report 2020 Page 4 ## **Reserves policy** In 2020 it was PCC policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds (if possible) of an amount equal to three months General Fund expenditure. This amounts to approximately £50,000. The balance of £52,478 held on unrestricted funds achieves this target. The General Fund balance at £43,671 is substantially below the £50,000 target. This situation is the subject of ongoing effort to rectify the position in the years ahead. The balance of £234,717 in restricted funds is retained for the purposes described in the Financial Statement for each fund. ## **Structure, Governance and Management** The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. The PCC is a Registered Charity. The appointment of PCC members was governed by and set out in the Church Representation Rules 2015 and since registration in July 2009 with the Charity Commissioners. PCC members are also Trustees. At the end of the year, the number of elected lay members of the PCC was 11 elected members and 1 co-opted member. In addition, there were 4 elected Deanery Synod representatives. These together with the ex-officio members, the Incumbent (Rev Dr Mark Hart), the Curates (Revd Paul Wheeler and Revd Vanessa Layfield from October), Pastoral Worker (Mrs Mary Harris) plus the 2 Churchwardens (one of whom was also a Deanery Synod representative) made a total membership of 22 at the end of 2020. John Rivers is PCC Secretary (non voting) There were 7 full Council meetings during the year, including the short meeting immediately following the APCM. The incumbent together with the two churchwardens, Treasurer and three members of the PCC formed the Standing Committee which met between PCC meetings. The PCC monitored the work of various groups including Mission Support and Fabric. They also received reports from the Pastoral, and Children and Youth Workers, Deanery Synod and Churches Together in Nantwich. PCC receives regular reports on the finances of the church and decide how the funds should be spent. St. Mary's Church takes the responsibilities of safeguarding very seriously. The PCC have adopted National Safeguarding Policy and Practice Guidance, issued by the Church of England, including 'Promoting a Safer Church' and the 'Parish Handbook'. The Parish Handbook is carefully referenced to support the day to day work of the parish in relation to safeguarding. St. Mary's Parish Policy is reviewed and signed annually. Until October, we had two Parish Safeguarding Officers, one for children and one for vulnerable adults. These roles have now been combined into a single post covered by one person. Safeguarding is reported on at every PCC meeting and Parish Safeguarding meetings are held monthly and safeguarding reporting has been maintained as required. PCC St. Mary Nantwich Trustees’ Report 2020 Page 5 In February, along with all the parishes of the diocese, we conducted a review of PCC minutes from 1937 onwards checking for any record regarding any safeguarding issue or incident. ## **Administrative information** This report is in respect of the Parochial Church Council of St Mary Nantwich in the Diocese of Chester. The correspondence address is St Mary’s PCC, The Parish Office, Church Walk, Nantwich, CW5 5RQ The Registered Charity Number is 1130903 PCC members who have served at any time from 1 January 2020 until the date this report was approved are: Ex Officio members: Incumbent: The Reverend Dr Mark Hart Associate Minister: The Reverend Professor Bernard Moss (until 12[th] January) Curate: The Reverend Paul Wheeler The Reverend Vanessa Layfield (from October) Pastoral Worker: Mrs Mary Harris Churchwardens: Mrs Pat Stalker (& Deanery Synod representative) Mr Chris Harris Lay members: Dr Jan Allotey (Deanery Synod representative) Mrs Gill Appleton (Deanery Synod representative) Mrs Penny Beeston (until October) Mr Peter Bennett (Deanery Synod representative until October) Mr Ernie Charlton (from October) Mrs Belinda Coghlan Mr Bryan Coghlan (Deanery Synod representative & PCC Vice Chair) Mr Darren Evans (from October) Mr Ian James Miss Emma Kennedy Miss Linda Lewis Miss Helen Lockett (until February) Mr Steve Lockett (Treasurer) Mr Paul O’Brien Mrs Ros Reid Miss Beth Roberts (PCC Vice Chair from October 2020) Mr Simon Russell Mr Robert Sivocha Mrs Sharon Yates Approved by the PCC on 5 April 2021 and signed on their behalf by Rev Dr Mark Hart (PCC Chairman) . ………………. PCC St. Mary Nantwich Trustees’ Report 2020 Page 6 The Parochial Church Council of St Maryl Nantwich. Cheshire. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ofthe PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL For the year ended 31" December 2020 Charity number 1130903 IncumbenL The Rector is Rev. Dr. Mark Hart Independent Examiner Mr John Sheridan Birchfield, L￿don Road, Woore. Cre￿. CW3 9SQ. The Parochial Church Council of St Mary. Nantwich. Cheshire. Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31° December 2020 INDEX Page Indepondent Examinerfs Report ststement of Flnanclal Actlvftle8 Balance Sheet Not•• to tho Flnanclal Statemonts 5t010. Independent examlnerfs report to the PCC of St Mary's Nantwich. I report on the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31° D￿ernber 2020. which are set out on pages 03 to 10. Respectlve respon8ibilitlas of trustees and examiner The members of the PCC are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The PCC 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 18 my responsibilty to: examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act; to follow the procedures18id dob*n in the general Directions given by the Ch8rity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act,. and to state whether partjcular matters have o)me to my attention. Ba$ls of Ind•p•ndort •xamln•rfs r•port My examination was carried out in accordance V￿th the general Direction8 given by the Charity Commission. An examination indudes a review of the a(xounts'ng records kept by the PCC and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It a180 includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees con￿mIng any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that I￿)Uld be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a Yrue and fair vie and the report is limited to those mallers set out in the ststement below. Ind•pond•nt •xamln•rf• sl•t•m•nt In connection with my examination, no matter h88 come to my attention: {1) which gives me re880nable c8use to believe that in any matsrial r88pect the requirements: to keep accounting r8(a)rds in accondance with Section 130 of the 2011 Act; and to prepare accA)unts which a(￿ord wth the a(xxxJnting recx)rds and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met: or (2) to which, in my opinion. attenkn'on should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. J. Sheridan. ACCA. Birchfield. London Road. Woore. Crewe, Cheshire. CW3 9SQ Pago 3. The Parochial Church Councll of SL Mary. Nantwich, Cheshire. ststement of Flnanclal Aclfvllles for tho yoar endod 31st Decomb•r 2020 Incomlng Ro8ourco8 Tot81 2019 Funds Fund• 2020 Voluntary In¢c*ne 185,C 3.746 188.754 178, 799 Funds Genèrntion 849 4.837 18,9PAI Investments 2c 102 461 Church A£liwties 2d 12.139 15.489 38,1TI S￿181 Col Other Income 6,389 Total Incomlno Ro8ourc R••ourc•s Exp•nd•d Grants 11.016 11.202 17,789 Church PAvllles 110,724 118.712 145,8T7 Admlnistration 65,320 Youth and Chlkjren's Mlnlsty 23.191 t3.191 22,765 Total Ra￿￿1¢￿ ExwNl•d 195.284 ¢174 Net I￿omIn0 Ro•ourc•s 232 8,131 (8.756) Transforn b•lYMon Fund• 10 13.8621 3.862 Not Movement of Funds 4237 8,131 17.756) B•lanc• brought forward at 1st January 2020 4l242 230,823 28T,821 Balance carrled fonA7ard at 31st Decembor 2020 Sl478 24717 Pago 4 The Parochial Church Council of SL Mary, Nantwich, Cheshire. Balancg Sheet a• al 31st DKamb•r 2020 2019 Flxod A880ts Fixed Assets 1b 207.CkXI Investment A58ets Curr•nt Assets Stock 7282 6,070 Stone for N*w Shop Floor 2.$20 2,520 2.158 5,046 Bank A£counts 207.182 188,022 Cash in Hand Total A•••ts Llabllltl••: Amounts f4111ry du• wlthln OM y•ar Credltors and 15.10S 2,273 Llabllltlm: Amounts fallkng du• aft•r on• y•ar Mortgage on the Curate's House 10 123,951 12T,674 Total Llabllltlo• 139,056 Tolal Net A￿ts 279,065 Fund• Restrlcted. 11 234,717 230,823 Unrestri¢Xed 12 52.478 48,242 Total Funds 287,195 279.065 Approved by the Parochial Church crAw￿l on .................................... and signed on its behalf by. Rev. Dr. Mark Hart Redor of Nanlvach Mr. Steve Lo(*ett PCC Treasurer P•9• Tho Parochlal Church Coundl of SL Mary, Nartwlch. Ch••hl forth• y••r •nd•d 3151 D•cwb•r2•20 1.Accourrtlng Pollcl la. The financaal statemènts havo been tKepar8d Wi accwdm wilh the Ctwjth ACE 2011 arkl Church A(uunting Rogulations 2LXIS It¥￿th$f aWicabl8 aCu￿ntI￿ standwts and Chariii88 Statemanl of Recommended Pra¢ticelSORP 2¢J)51. In provk￿3 years the PCC accounts have boon prepared on an aDJuais bask8. These Actt￿nts are Fwred on same ba818. This means that tha C08t of goods 8TrJ 8eThic8S 18 accounted for Ni the year tlw ev￿ If payment was r# made until the folththg yoar. 1b. We are requlred to prodw a bala￿6 Inc*Jde8 the Val￿ of a888ts.' assèts that are can￿dered to have a limited uselul Ilfe Wil t* de￿￿eted. ￿ i• rnt Cons￿ nwxsary to depre￿ale any fLx*J assots thi8 year. Cons6trated aryj t￿eficed F¥¢F￿ty 18 eXd￿ from the ac￿unt$ undw th8 Chariti68 Acl 2011. The purthase of rnaty 8110th8r assets hav6, in the past effectlvety boen ￿Itten off in the yeor of purcha8e. Th8 excepkn the Curates House wa8 va at cost. 2. Incomln9 Ra￿ts1¢ Tctsl 2019 Voluntary I￿Arn* 8tthv8rthhlp Income Tax Rel￿d Loose Pl41• Churth eox Don8tson towartla y￿th Worker Furfough Gins. Donalkns aTha Grwrt• TOTAL Fun0• 13•n•r4¢it)n Church M4azlne VlsRofS Centre In￿m9 ty•ffjrn lrterest F81rs aNJ Evo TOTAL Inv•¥¢m•nts IXvlderKls and Interest TOTAL Churth Aclm PCC Fees V•rg•r a OiuanL8t F••B F￿laY Soup Lun¢hos CAP PartnersNp Summer, Luncttlme CorKerts TOTAL 8pocial Coll•ctlon• Mission 113.7e8 25.878 113,788 25.078 101,098 24014 29,993 8.703 8.703 8,750 8,750 74• 2b 849 8,599 11Y2 102 401 411 10.625 10,825 10,051 1.721 7.103 24T TOTAL Oth•r Incom• sltor Contro u￿￿Y ContrftArtk Churth HI 170 3,775 VAT RèfuTr Sundries 835 TOTAL Totthl IncomlThg RMOUY 1•J 211 Pag• 6. The Parochial Church Councll of SL Mary, Nantwlch. Che•hlr•. forth• y••r•ndod 31•t D•c•mb•r 2020 3.R•8ources Exponded Total 2019 Fund• Fund• 3• Grnnts Mission.. from PCC Churches togothw In Nontswith Pr•seThalkJn App•o1 Twust 11.018 11,018 17.025 284 TOTAL 3b Church A¢Ovlll•• Parish Share Clergy ￿•n￿* Coun¢41 Tax GaSlE1•ctr￿ty Insurnnct Tel￿h0n• G•neTal Maint•nanc• & A•Jo(¥at•d Cost¥ silor Centr• EYp•ndilur• Restorntion Work in Churth Developmont Work in Church Choir and Music Eypens•s Soup Lunch•s CAP Partnersh Summ•r Cone•rt Exp•nM$ Donation Its Organ Fund 2019 1 Clw S••tirwJ 2018 8read, Win• 8nd Candl•$ S•rv•r8 Exwn Trnining TOTAL 3c Athlnl•tr•tlon Lay Employ••• F••s Organist & Verger PrintinWPostaoetslab Chufch offi￿ Rent onlribulion to chU￿h House nJnrArq rmts Curates HtyJse- Mortgage Int•r•st . L481 & assoo•t•d f - InsurarK• - R•p•iryJ 11.016 87.824 67,624 65,975 4,214 14,210 10,283 614 8.067 1,824 5,977 8,997 854 950 I,IL 6,573 11.251 14,765 724 8,447 11,251 14.786 724 , 8.447 875 875 497 497 250 1,501 775 2,536 296 439 871 1,150 11 712 28,214 8,066 1,815 6.9tt1 1,190 1.1 3.642 1.875 2.473 291 291 428 598 Bank Charges Copi•r Magune PrfntMIg and E(Ib Sundrios TOTAL 3d Youth and Chlldrnn'a IAlnknty Ministtsr I Worke Childrtn'$ Work TOTAL 513 2,571 513 2.571 6, 197 22,991 2CM) 23.191 22,991 21,225 21191 195.284 8.174 203A81 261 746 Page 7. The Parochlal Church C¢>uncil of SL Mary. Nantwlch, Cheshlre. Notes to the Flnanclal Stat•morts for the ￿ar end•d 31st Do¢•mber 2020 2019 4. Investments Thère are a srndl number of anrjent Investments kn Govemment Stock and CBF accounts that are not Induded In these acco￿￿. Tlw have a o)st of wroximatèty £3,lJXI. They generated an irthme of £98 In the year <2019 - £112). The PCC p￿S to sell these Investments at an appropriate time in the coming yw6 and treat tha ctyxtal receipt as incoTh. 5. Stock. The Stock L8 all relatlng to the w￿110¢S Ckn. It Is v&Jed at the of cost and net reallsable valuo. The stock rewesents less than 2 yews nomial cosl of sales 6. Stock of Ston•. 2020 2019 1620 In preparatlon for devel￿ ol a Vlslltx Centre knsNJe the Chwc* the opportunty vras tsken to purthase somo matthlry stone th It was ayallable. 7. Dobtor8 and Prepaymont• IAII Gener81 FurKII Church Hi(• Copier Leaje RduThS Gas ContrlbLrtion$ Evonts Oepo•tt• In Ad￿￿¢9 TOTAL 2020 2019 1,2&) 2.168 04 8.Bank Accounts Current D•po•lt TOT*L TOTAL 2019 R••trfci•d Funds Bourn8 Fund Church Flths*r Arnan￿￿ FLYKI Cur8t•'$ Hous• Fund Restoration and D•v•lopm•nl FWKI CAP Partnarshlp Visrtofs Centre Fund l$hopl Education Fund The Lyon Restorallon Fund TOTAL 4,280 4,258 4,306 9,921 38,696 4,591 4.591 10,055 30,827 3.319 28.123 8,621 10.055 34,142 3.319 2.242 25.881 8.e21 29,309 8,601 142,554 Unrn•tsl¢t•d Fund• Gener81 FLtnd Friday Soup Lunch Fund Summer Concert Fund {previ• Piano F￿} TOTAL se,617 1,273 36,565 1, 199 1,273 Total Bank Aecounts 110.385 Deposit Accounts IncKKk those hekj al Natwest Bank , YBS and COIF The Parochlal Church G￿ncIl of SL Mary, Nantwkh. Chothiro. Not•s to th• Flnanclal St•t•ments lor th• ￿arend￿ 31st Dec•mb•r 2020 9. Creditorn and Accrua Fund 2019 ch￿l￿er6, pay D￿ember2019 Mi$$ion Support W7nd￿ Repalr Ga8 and EIoL*rfc TOTAL 11.016 11.018 2rJ 10.Mortgago on Curnts'• Hou Th• Curates Hou8e at 22, B•atty Road was i¢)Id In Juty 2018 fcff £229,CKM) r•sU￿￿j ￿ W.W21 xcnjlno to th• PCC. W• wJrcha8ed a n•* Curaloi 12, Hkn• Ctyfv• In Juty 2019. Th• purcha•• w•• £207.LIY) Th• purchase w•$ 4¢hlev•d ty t8￿n9 a mW•o• ￿ £130.rxK) l(om M8th¥l1•l Ch•p•l Ajd Ud INCA). 8iippthl•d by a cmtrlbuuon 01£77.[￿ lrnm th• PCC I Curths FWKI 11.Rostrktod Funds bff 1•t Trnn•f•r Y 81•t JIn￿ry thKom• EX￿1￿￿￿ fronWtsI n￿*mb￿ Boumo Fund Churrh FlrM*rArr•ng•f• Fund CuMt•'$ Ho￿￿ Fund Rostornllon and Do￿loPM•nt FurKI CAP Partmrshlp Vi8rtorfs Cerrtr• Fund ljjlwl E*Ju￿110n Fund The Lyon R•storatbon Fund Tot•1 Rmtrlthd Fund• 4258 31 4,591 93,103 36.827 3,319 89,W7 134 1,581 875 37,892 e,801 917 8,e21 230,423 •.174 12.Unmtrlctod F￿d$ bff 1•t eif Jl•t 2020 General Funo Frtday Soup Lunch Fund 8umm•r Concert Fund (pr•vlW Pl•no Fu Totsl Unr•*rlei•d Fund• 39,404 1,199 I￿.WI0 43.671 48.241 201114 t96 478 The Parochial Church Council of St Mary, Nantwich, Cheshire. Page 9 Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31° December 2020 13. Notss on Funds Restri 13(a). The Bourne Fund. This fund was established by a local family to provth flowe￿ for the Church where appropriate. 13(b). The Curate's House Fund. This fund is established to provide for the maintenance and decA)ration of the house. At the beginning of 2019 it held the pr￿eedS of sale of the Curates House at 22 Beaty Road. These funds were used as a deposit on a new Curates House, 12,Hallams Drive, in July 2019. This fund can be analysed as follows.. - Deposrt on Purchase Capitsl repayment to date Funds on deposit TOTAL £77.000 6,048 13(c). The Restoration and Development Fund (R&D Fund) The PCC have detemined the R&D Fund sh￿Id maintain a minimum balance of £20,000 to cover emergencies. Held within the fund is the tsalan￿ of the Moira Blakemore Legacy of £10,748. This will eventually be used to fund replacement Muniment Boards dedicated to her memory. Also held within furKI is an emtxyo Organ Fund in the amount of £986. 13(d). The Vlsltorfs Centre Fund. This activrty was originally started to generate fvnds for the above R&D Fund. This 18 done by operating the Church Shop and provKling refreshments for visitors. This fund Vlill be used to finance the creats'on of a Visitor Centre irKJuding a Small shop in the Church hopefully in 2021 or 2022, funds permrtts'ng. 13(e). The Education Fund This fund originated from the sale, by the Dir￿, of the Church of England School in the town. The Diocese allocated a small part of the sale price to the Church, the capital of which is held to generate income to b8 used for educational purpos8s. AII the accumulated income has been used in 2016 and 2017 to support early yearfs educats'on for Church children's groups. 13(fj. The Lyon Restoration Fund This fund resulted from a bequest of Mr Ben Lyon, a local business man. As its name indicates the income is to be used for the purpose of restoratK>n of the Church. Some years ago the PCC decided the income should be transferred, as it accrues, to the Nantwich Parish Church Preservation Appeal Trust (see 13k overleafj. 13(g). The Church Fl(Mer Arrnngers Fund. This fund VRS, for the first time, consolidated into the Financial Statement in 2019. The Parochial Church Council of St Mary. Nantwich, Cheshire. Page 10. Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 13. Notes on Funds (conf d) Unrestricted 13(h). The Summer Concert Fund (previousty the Plano Fund) This fund was origina15y established lo funds for the purchase of a grand piano for use in the Church. The acquisition was made in 2016. In 2019 the fund provided improved seat pads for the choir. In 2020 there were no ￿ncart8 due to the Covid-19 Pandemic 13(1). Frlday Soup Lunch Fund The provision of a 80up and a sandwich to the l￿dY in Nantwich up to earfy 2017 was undertaken by Churches Together in Nantwich (NTIC). When NTIC withdraw, the Church picked up the baton in 2017. This fijnd has been set up lo r￿1ve income and make payments independent of the General FurKI. No soup lunches were provided after the first lockdown in March. End¢y•mient8 The Church has no endowment funds. Funds not under the control of tho PCC 13U). The Church House. Nantwlch. Reg No 1177087 This is a charity charged wrth the care of the building known both as Church House and the Parish Hall. The trustees manage the building and a&8ociated assets for the benefft of St Mary's Church, NantwTrch and the wider communrty. The Charity had excepted ststus but in February 2018 reg￿tered the Charrty Commission. 13(k). The Nantwlch Parl8h Church Preservatlon Appeal TrusL Reg No.. 507911 The object of this charrty is the raising and administering of funds for the preservation, restoration and repair of the fa￿lC of St Mary's Parish Church Nant¥￿ch Cheshire. 13(1). The Nantwich Churchwardens. Merged Charities Reg No: 216367 This charity is established to provide rel￿f to re￿dents of the Parish of Nantwich who are in need. hardship or distress. Ind•p•ndent •xamln•rfs r•port to th• PCC of 5¢ M•rf• N•nlw I rep)rt on the acc￿nts of tho PCC for the yoer eth 31" D￿eMt￿ 2020, vkn#* are aet out c￿ P8g88 03 to 10. R••pectlvo rn•pon•lbllltl•• ol tru8t•M and •xamlMr memtrw8 of tho PCC are resw)nsth FYeparal￿ of the xC￿rrts. The PCC con8th that an audit is rK* required fcy this year urmler Section 144(2) ￿ the char￿88 kt 2011 (the 2011 Ad) arml that an indep8Tr*nt examinatm B needed. It is my rwib.lty to.. . examin• the acrsjwbts 8eciion 145 of 2011 Art to folkm the w￿lureS laid in the gew81 DirKii(Th by ts Charity Commissim under Wli(Mi 145(5)(b) of 2011 Ad,. WKI considerati(￿* of any unusual ttem8 or (*sdo8ur88 in the w￿nts, and 88eki expl8r￿tIOn8 frnm 88 trustees 0)nwning any such mattern. The pr￿*d￿rea und8rtakM do not provKle all the evKleru that w￿ld be rffjuirod in an au(tit I￿nSequent1Y no opinion is given as to wlkn the aC0￿ntS pr880nt a In￿ fair v* requirements: to keep acC￿ntIng recud8 in *ilh 130 of the 2011 Art. and accountiW requirenxnts of ts 2011 A (2) to wl&th. in my cp'nion, attenti￿ sh(x*l be dr8•m bn ttder to enable o Fyoper und￿stand1rva of the acu>unts lo be raart￿d. Birthfield. Lon(hJn Road, Wofft. CIM. Ctwhire. CWJ 9SQ