## **PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, GREAT MEOLS** ## Annual report of the Parochial Church Council (PCC) for the year ending ## 31st December 2022 The principal function of the PCC is “to promote, in the parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social, and ecumenical.” The PCC members are also Trustees, and, therefore, stewards both of the mission and the resources of the Church, ensuring that it is solvent, wellrun and delivering its charitable outcomes. In addition, the PCC is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Church Centre. PCC members were: Vicar Revd. Canon Gillian Rossiter Readers David Moss Lesley Young Churchwardens Adele Sedgwick Tim Smith Representatives on Lesley Young Deanery Synod Claire Barnard, Daniel Branch, Eunice Moss Sheena Wilson Pastoral Worker Chris Branch Julia Johnson Elected members Steve Austin (Treasurer) Gill Childs Rowan Connell Sue Dutton (Secretary) Jean Hodgson Andy Liston Hazel Moon Clare O’Connell Steve Symes (Assistant Treasurer) Virtual meetings on Zoom have become a welcome alternative to face-toface on occasions of inclement weather or time constraints, however, the PCC resorted to meeting virtually on only two occasions (January and May) and face to face for the other four meetings of the year, while the Standing Committee resorted to only one of their six meetings being a virtual meeting. The impact of coronavirus continued to be evident throughout 2022. By March although all guidance had been eased, we have still offered hand gel and masks for use, and we continue to ask for masks to be worn to go up for communion. Neither have we reinstated the use of the chalice yet. Despite these restrictions it has been good to see families returning to church. 2022 has seen St John’s continuing to grow as the heart of the local community. We have forged closer links with St Catherine’s and with St Andrews churches with joint services and events such as the Jubilee Celebrations and Jubilee Messy Church. Links with Great Meols Primary also continue to grow and the children have enjoyed Easter and Christmas Experiences organised by our church volunteers together with Harvest Festival and Christmas Concerts organised by school in church. The support we have received from members of the local community who are not members of our church community has surpassed all expectations as they have helped with the making and delivering of soup and sandwiches to the housebound, joined in church activities, helped with events such as our Jubilee celebrations, donated and washed and ironed clothes for the Swop Shop at St Chads, donated over 160 pairs of pyjamas at Christmas together with financial contributions to the causes we support. We are extremely thankful for all this support. The ’Warm Space’ initiative supported by five churches in Hoylake and Meols, each offering food, friendship, and warmth on one of the five days of the week, has contributed to the increased numbers attending our Monday Café and Young at Heart group. We had already started to update our Safeguarding and Recruitment of volunteer processes in 2021 but when Bishop Julie expressed concerns and supported a new Safeguarding, Learning and Development Framework, PCC members/Readers/ Wardens/ Pastoral Workers/Clergy were all expected to update DBS checks and complete more stringent training modules, both now having to be renewed every three years. I am pleased to report that all the St John’s team and PCC have now completed these new requirements and are compliant. An alternate design for our 10 Commandments boards has been going on all year due to the tardiness of both getting agreement to replace them and the company tasked with the job. At long last the boards were delivered in March 2023 and we look forward to them being dedicated at Easter by Bishop Julie. In March meetings with the architect and stone mason defined exactly what repair work needed doing to the East wall and we hoped that by May we would see the return of the scaffolding. Unfortunately gaining approval took so long that by August the PCC decided to postpone the work till Spring 2023. On the plus side this would give us more time to fund raise however it would also mean an increase in cost as building materials continue to soar. Our thanks to Steve Symes for monitoring this project and overseeing all the other repairs and maintenance of the fabric of the church. Our Parish Share increases annually, this year being more than £85,000. It is hoped that Planned Giving will provide the resources to cover this as any shortfall means dipping into our reserves. Despite the ever-increasing costs of energy and the ongoing running of the church, St John’s is probably in a better financial position than many churches and we are thankful for the incredibly support we receive from so many people not just our church members but the wider community. Fundraising has continued and throughout the year we have been able to support Tanzanian Church (£600), SAT-7 (£600) and Childrens Society (£873). The Jubilee celebration events raised £2625 for MIND while £1250 was raised for Ukraine. We are always sorry to lose members of the St John’s family for whatever reason. In July, Julia Johnson stepped down as a Pastoral Worker after 16 years of support and kind words to many of our parishioners. Also, in July we saw 1[st] Great Meols Guides disband as Clare O’Connell stepped down as leader. The unit started at St John’s church in the 1940’s, the last 20 of which have been under Clare’s leadership. Now this month we see Tim Smith stand down as Churchwarden having held the post for the past six years. Tim has worked tirelessly in that time for the good of the church and our church community contributing enormously to every part of church life. The ever-changing Covid restrictions must have been exhausting and I am sure tested his patience to the limit on occasions, but his sense of humour and the support of Adele and others have carried him through. 2022 continued to provide challenges for everybody at St John’s but it is thanks to Rev Gillian’s leadership, with the support of the Ministry team, the Wardens, Tim and Adele, the PCC, and the army of ready volunteers that we continue to strengthen our church community at St John’s and its impact on our wider community by being a ‘Place of Welcome’ and sanctuary. You can keep up to date with all that goes on at St John’s at the website www.stjohnsmeols.co.uk PARISH OF sr JOHN ThE BAPTisf. GREAT MEOLS FINAJICIAL STATEMENTS FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEM8ER Please find my r8Wt bduw as fofThE'. Page I￿8 ¢ome and ex dlture account The resutt overall show5 eXF•thire exceeded ￿￿x)Me by£18,282 Indi￿￿3 a decrease in Ihe CCLA inv88trnerrt vaualxffi the This is 8ummarised below:_ 2021 varia￿￿¢ Vduntary income Activibes lor g8ner3ts.ng funds IncJnts 2023 mlor •xp•ndllurn As de5Uited above, there 15 to be siyne lag8 the East Wal rewrs aryj extEmal stor8 of apkKow¢natety £57,000. To olTset against this. 8ThJ a £22.595 at 31 Ownbw 2022 both tr88t8d as deferred incom8 ab￿. Furtherfvnd rawng wlltske 20rd and rthrrewtes *ll bB U5&J to payth8 remaiThJer. ounts 8pprov81 and thanks I wsh to ofler the a¢￿Unts fcrf 2022 to th? wne8tiry ts thw"r wov4. 18180 wsh to thank RotWE SmKh FCA everywe *w(kned ￿ ihe PCC habt hew rne star. S Ausbn PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BwnsT. GREAT MEOLS FTr4￿c￿L STATEMEP4TS FC¥i THE YE*R ENDED 31 DECEIIBER 1022 gel STATEMEIIT OF FIN*J4CIAL rns FOR YE*R E14D14G 31 OECEMBER 2022 2022 2022 20T2 INCOMING RESOURCES Voluntsry Incom• es ft*r 9•I￿ratIng fvnd• Gome from In￿￿tments kncom• from Church actl¥ld Cxher Income resoure•s 72,242 27.807 478 6,501 110 107.138 72.242 69.773 27.807 ,627 4866 4.9U 4,136 6.501 9.471 110 2.162 4.486 111.604 108.169 TOT￿ INCI)MING RESOURCES RESOURCES EXPENDED Chvrch aetivilie¥ TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDEO 2.543 118.653 124 801 NET MOVEMENT IN RESOURCES BEF *4VESTMENT GANS Net ILossVgaln (bn Investment￿lUatIon B*LAJ4CE 8ROUGHT FORW*kD 1 J1￿UARy 4.972 -11,233 167.810 1.Y23 -7,049 -16,632 -11,233 18.13 17.11￿ 184,916 183,410 BPLA)ICE C￿1￿0 FORWARO 31 DECEMBeR 147.eA)S 19.029 166,634 184.916 bAL￿cE SHEET ￿ AT31 DECEMBER ZOIZ 2021 FIXED ASSErs Inve¥lm•nls 872&3 123.487 CURRENT ￿SET$ Debtors CBF Depo•lt Fvnd• 8ank ¢urr•rt account and cash 6.9LYJ 1833 79.518 44,949 16.844 14,073 103.262 61,854 LIABILMES Creditors JMount5 fallng due In on• y••r CURRENT ASSETS 23.881 79.381 425 61.429 TOT￿ ASSETS LESS CURREKf L￿3￿mEs 166.634 PARISH FUNDS Unr•strlctad 147.605 167.810 19.029 17.1(I8 166.634 184.916 Approbwd bythg Parochlal Church Coundl 8lgn•d on Its b•lwifby R•ver•nd GIIIEan Rossltw IPCC Cl¥dIF￿) ST JOHN THE BAvfisT GREAT MEOLS Page 2 NOTES ON THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 1 ACCOUNTING POUCES Basis of prnparalion These accx)unts have been prepared on the basis of historic cost (except th* investments are shovm al market value) in aC￿rdanCe w7th Acc￿Unting and RepMing by Charities - Statement of Re￿rnMended Pr8Ctice Practice ISORP 2(K]5). b FUNDS Restricted Funds rewesent (A) in(Thie from Tntsts *hith may be eypended only on those restricted oty'ects [￿vided in the tems of the Trust of Bequest and IB) Donations or Grdnts received for a specific otr4.ect or invited by the PCC for a specrfic object. The funds may ¢)nty be experKl&Y the Sp￿ffic rt4ect for*hkh they w￿e gi￿1. Unrestriraed fvnds aye general fund5 which can be used PCC ordin c INCOME RESOURCES P18nned giving ¢olkCticff￿ and d￿atiOnS are recognised wthen receiv&J. Tax refunds are recLNJnised vthen the incomirrfj resource to they relate is receivaNe. Legaaes are accounted for vknen the PCC is legally entttled to the amounts due. Diwdenijs are acccrtjnted for vthen receivabie. interest is accrued. All other income is rwnised then il 15 reCei￿#ble. Al income restyjrces are accounted for gross. d RESOURCES EXPENDED The Dioc8san Parish Shaft is ac¥x)unted ththen due. AJI other exF*nditure is generally rewi5ed kn it is ncurred and is accounteAI gross. ST JOHN ThE BAPTIST GREAT MEOLS NOTES ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Pago 3 2 INCOMING RESOURCES 2022 2022 2022 2021 Total Voluntary Income G•n•ral ¢ollecllons open plat• Planned giving envel¢)pes Planned 95vlng standlng ml¢r Glft Ald Legacles 2.634 2.647 50.151 11.810 5,000 72.242 2,634 2.647 50.151 11.810 5.000 72.242 2,028 4,063 49,164 14.518 69,773 Actlvltles for oeneratlng funds Church Hall lettings Chureh Hall goneral donallons 2.211 20.416 22.n7 22,727 27.807 27,807 22,627 In¢am frtyn Investments Deposit Interest D¢pos11 •ccount Ilnvestment ineom• 478 478 4,466 4,466 4.466 4,092 4,136 478 knMme from Church advltSes Weddings and fvnerals 6.501 6.501 9.471 (Xh•r Incomè rosourcos Lottery grant Barclays loyalty bonu$ 2.083 79 2.162 110 110 110 110 Total In￿nIng resourc 107.138 4,466 111.604 108.169 111WJ)23 ST JOHN THE BAPTIST GREAT MEOLS Pago 4 NOTES ON THE F14ANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 DEGEM8ER 2022 3 RESOURces EXPENDED 2022 2022 2022 2021 Tolal Church actlvltles MIs61onary •nd th•rll•bl• gmno Tan￿lan church Home: Blbh $o¢l•ty Echo•s Inten￿nI1 Ukralne SAT MWD Konn•ct Chlldr•n'8 Sod•ty He•rt 4 Refvge•s r•tum otfunds 61K) 250 1.250 600 2.625 1.250 600 2.625 600 1.4CK) 400 1,377 500 5.677 873 873 5.948 Parfsfv share Malcy repalr8 and •xp•ndtur• Church running costs. insuranca. he0tn1ght.T￿tI1 Church malnt•nanco and r•palrs Weddlng5 & funeral I￿5 lo Ch•51•r OBF Staff costs oryanlst Vicarfs eyp*nse$ KeIght￿Y Trust exp￿59¥ pw Nots 71A11 85,093 83.218 10,497 7,678 503 5,392 1.615 90 1,221 1403 385 404 7,683 7,663 3.556 1,670 3,556 1,670 1543 2,543 2.802 1.372 427 30 619 PAntln9 & *tsJon•ry Upkeep of ￿1￿CeS Tralnlng and mlssi Bank ehary¢s Sundries Pre8eb)ts and donatlons f.372 427 619 4.670 508 178 178 116,110 2,543 118.653 124.801 111Q212O23 ST J￿N ThE BAPrnT GREAT MEI P•ge 5 NOTES ON THE F￿4￿4c1AL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEIIBER 2022 4 FIXED ASSETS INVESThIENTS CwTring Imwketl Y￿e at te9lnr￿ry cl)Y Dv6ptss8k al v*Je ia487 105.349 18.13B 123 C*TringvJbJe or 5 DEBTORS Grfl￿d rKty4eFat4e LIABLWES JTwn15 fallng due *itrM'n cw)wr Derwr￿1 inwrne ￿ast Wall and e¥Jwrd 425 slcwe. Both are ￿ann•j totskt pkce h 2023. In 2023 these￿1[ be trj restrkled ￿d$ and des￿naTed funds as Nc4e 7. 7 FUNDS 1 K•lghtknyTN8t The K*ghlleyTnJ8t FuThJ rewe8wts knvetsirnth FWKI l￿d Che8tsr Diocesan Board of Fin8nc* *ith rfwketvatue 01£142.023.151£160.877.11 a& at31112t20211. The cawtal Investment Is not IherefNe In£kn￿ In Ihese acc4¥Jnts. 2 East Woll r•palF¥ ifi 2023. The estimated expeTrYibJre £50.(KI). TIM5 ￿11 be financed (wt ofd(￿ztiCffisto date as b3nW. In 2023 and othar Church res￿rr￿* Eynditur8 regarding the t4ann8d externa siuage ofat¥￿￿atety£7,D[¥J *ill lak8 in 2tQ3. A bttery grant oft7.010 haviw atreaty been in 2022 h8S twi fuw8 East W 17.1( 17.106 21.572 21,572 2.543 19.029 Bolartt at 81 Oewber 2022 19.029 Tha uTrr8slrict8d fvnd 1ndL￿eS a de&grMl8d fvnd also (n r•# dlhe Ea6lWal ￿r$. Is In 8d(lU￿ to th8 restrtknjlund at￿¥8 I￿￿￿1$ lo lakè 2023. Donalkna to data.as da88ed hwe. hava been canled fcthh*nl to 2023 *llhln ddetTrd lrtc*ne The d￿gnat•￿ 1[￿d fcf th• East Wall rep8w8at 31 D**mtor2022 10 £O.beKa&w Income. 888 Nrte 6 11rtI2rJ)23 Independent examiner's report on the accounts Rwrt to th• trustees of Parlsh of St John Th• Bapllst. Gr•at M•ols On acGounts for the year ended 31 D￿emb•￿ 2022 Charity no 113062 Sel wt on pag•s One to Flve Respect¢ve The charivs trustees are reSpC￿S1t￿e the preparation ofthe accoun1& onslbilltles of The chantys trustees C￿SIder that an audit is not required for this year Irustees and e under seclion 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charitios AQ) and that an +xamlner ￿dependent expdnination is needed. It is my responslbilFty to: examine the accourts under sediu) 145 of Ihe Charilies to folk)w the procedures down in the general Directh)ns gN8n by the Charity Commission (under sedion 14515)Ib) of th6 Charities Ad. and to stste Nthether parb.(￿lar mattefs have come to my attenti(m. Basls of Indep8ndwrt My examination vrds canied out in accordance wth general Diredions given examlnevs ststement by the Charity C￿misSion. An examination inckKles a rwew of the accounting rewrds kept by the charity an(J a Gomparison of the accounts presented wth those recths. It also inc4udes consKleration of any unusual Iwns or dis¢losures in the 8ccounts, and seeking explanatsons frc*m the trustees conceming any such matters. The wo￿lureS undertaken do not provide all the eliden￿ that v*￿ul￿ be required in an audit, and consequenty no wnion is given as to wthether the acry)unts present a Irue and fairf view and the re￿1 is limited to thc6e matters set out in th8 ststemenl Independent In Connecti(￿ with my examination. no m8iler has ￿e to my attention examinerfs ststement 1. gives me reasonable cause to beheve that in. any material respect. the requirements.. to keep acLxMJntiw rerxxtls in acclnlance vith section 130 of the Charities Art and to prepare aco)unts vthich accord ￿ the acc￿1n￿ng recwds and Cr￿￿Y ¥￿th the arA*Jnting requirwnents of the Charities Acl have nol been rne( 2. to wthich. in my opinion. attention shoubj be drawn In order to enable 8 otw understsrKling of Ihe acctsjnts lo be reached. Robert Smith FCA **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Report to the trustees of** ## **Parish of St John The Baptist , Great Meols** **On accounts for the year 31 December 2022 ended** **Charity no** 113062 ## **Set out on pages One to Five** **Respective** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. **responsibilities of** The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year **trustees and e```-** under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an **+xaminer** 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 Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and - to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. **Basis of independent examiner’s statement** - 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 charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. ## **Independent** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention **examiner's statement** 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements: - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act - have not been met; or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Name:** Robert Smith FCA 1