## **The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin Wendover Buckinghamshire Annual Report November 2020 to June 2021**
**The Parochial Church Council (PCC) became a registered charity in August 2009. Its registration number is 1131299.**
**PCC members who have served from 7th April 2019 to the date of approval of this report are:**
**Incumbent: Associate Priest: Curate:**
**Rev Sally Moring Rev Nadine Rose Rev Sally Prendergast**
**LLMs: David Blackmore Ian Sansbury**
## **Churchwardens: Jacqueline Smith**
**Deanery Synod Representatives: Sian Chattle Ian Sansbury Paul Dean**
## **Vicar: Rev Sally Moring**
**Bank: NatWest CAF Bank 22 Market Square 25 Kings Hill Ave Aylesbury Kings Hill HP2 01T West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ**
**Independent Examiner: Gavin Styles FCCA, Chapel Lane, High Wycombe, HP12 4BJ**
**The church of St Mary the Virgin is situated on the outskirts of Wendover. It is part of the Diocese of Oxford within the Church of England. The correspondence address is Parish Office, 11 High Street, Wendover, Buckinghamshire, HP22 6DU.**
**Elected Members:**
**Paul Dean (Secretary) Matt Ryan (Treasurer) Sian Chattle Xenia Murray Mike Senior Deborah Hale Tim Crapper Sarah Frost Michael Greaves Peter Dean Monica Tompsett Peter Lockett Jennifer Ballantine Johanna Free**
## **Nick Wilson Catherine Wilson Ex Officio Allan Whittow**
## **A: Structure, governance and management**
The method of appointing PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. New appointees are given an information pack. The PCC has passed a resolution by which a proportion of the PCC members will stand for re-election every three years, limited to a total of six years served. All Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. This is achieved by notices given out during church services, articles in the St Mary’s newsletter and notices placed around the church.
The incumbent is currently Rev Sally Moring with Associate Priest Rev Nadine Rose and Curate Rev Sally Prendergast. David Blackmore and Ian Sansbury are licensed to serve in the parish as Licensed Lay Ministers (LLM).
The PCC operates by meeting during the year with various subcommittees meeting and conducting delegated activities and taking delegated responsibility in between. Methods of reporting back to the PCC range from the formal pre-distributed reports for discussion at PCC meetings, to informal verbal reports. The PCC became a registered charity in 2009 and is mindful of its responsibilities as Trustees. The major risks to which the church is exposed, as identified by the Trustees have been reviewed annually, and systems or procedures have been established to manage those risks.
## **B: Objectives and Activities**
St Mary’s PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent in promoting the whole mission of the Church – pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has
maintenance responsibilities for the church building, St Mary’s Centre and the churchyard at Church Lane. Since 1992, the PCC has been a party to the Sharing Agreement of 1986 relating to St Anne’s Church, Aylesbury Road, Wendover. The PCC also holds a lease over the premises at 11 High Street, Wendover (JUST shop and Parish Office). All of which contribute to our aim to be a church at the heart of the community. Details of our work are described more fully in the following reports from committees and other groups who contribute to our church community. The PCC depends on many volunteers who give freely of their time and talents. A major part of its activity is the training and involvement of an increasing number of volunteers, doing practical projects or duties alongside others who are further involved as a trustee or a committee member. The benefits from volunteers’ work, and our thanks to them, cannot be overstated, without them the viability of our church would be seriously affected. Our grant-making policy is twofold; special appeals which may arise, and giving at a budgeted annual level, where finances are available, as managed by the Global Church Committee.
## **Electoral Roll**
Our Electoral Roll is managed by Xenia Murray, our Electoral Roll officer. As required, the draft new register has been displayed in church for two weeks prior to the APCM. The number of people on the new Roll was reported at the APCM on 18[th] October 2020 which was 253 down by 14 from 2019.
## **The PCC**
The full PCC met four times during the past year using the online Zoom facility. Committees met between meetings and a number reported formally to the PCC.
## **Church Attendance**
We are required by the Diocese to report on the average weekly attendance for the first four weeks of October. This figure is one of the inputs to our Parish Share allocation. For 2020 the average weekly attendance for in person services was 33 and for online services at home services was 37. This period includes
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the October half term holidays so cannot be taken as a true reflection of ‘average’ church attendance. Also, being online it does include some households where more than one individual dialled in
We also had the following numbers for occasional services held at St Mary’s: 3 baptisms, 2 weddings and 17 funerals.
## **Committees**
The PCC operates through a number of committees that meet between full meetings of the PCC:
**Standing Committee** (Chair: Sally Moring) _is responsible for transacting the business of the PCC between meetings, subject to any directions given by the PCC._ The committee met five times between the Annual Meeting of 2020 and 2021 and has reported formally to each PCC meeting.
## **C: PCC Review of the Year**
This was a most unusual year to report on due to the Covid pandemic and only applies from November 2020 to June 2021 as the diocese allowed parishes to move their APCM dates.
The year started with our first meeting after the APCM on 10[th] November 2020 where we welcomed new members Johanna Free, Nick Wilson and Catherine Wilson, the election of officers for the year was also undertaken with Paul Dean elected as Secretary, Matt Ryan as Treasurer, Xenia Murray as Electoral Roll Officer. Ian Sansbury, Sian Chattle and Paul Dean were elected to the Deanery Synod. Revd Sally Moring, Revd Nadine Rose, Jacquie Smith, Matt Ryan, Paul Dean, Xenia Murray and Peter Dean were elected to serve on the Standing Committee. The approval of the assistant wardens and stewards list was also approved. A report was received from the Treasurer
looking at the last years accounts and a new budget for 2021 was approved by the meeting. The review of St Mary’s Safeguarding Policy was then undertaken and approved by the meeting for the forthcoming year. The Mission Action Plan (MAP) at St Mary’s was also discussed at this PCC meeting.
The next PCC meeting was on 19[th] January 2021 where we received a Treasurer’s report which advised we managed to pay our Parish Share in full for the previous year. The meeting then had a discussion on the Mission Action Plan and what needed updating. A resolution was passed on the forthcoming services under the Covid restrictions. A zoom policy for young people was discussed following a proposal from Revd Nadine Rose which was passed by the meeting.
Our third meeting of the year was on 23[rd] March, items under discussion were the Treasurer’s report, Amazing Donkey combining with Wendover Youth Centre. A resolution was proposed and agreed on for an authorised preacher for Sarah Frost which needed the Bishop’s approval. Safeguarding Policy was discussed, and Jacquie advised it needs to be on each PCC agenda. Jacquie Smith was elected as the vice-chairperson for the PCC. Further discussion of the Mission Action Plan was then discussed in 4 groups. A Renewable Energy paper written by Paul Moring was then discussed. Revd Sally Moring then advised that the Marriage registration law is changing, and she no longer needs to issue marriage certificates or the signing of registers.
Our fourth meeting was held on 25[th] May 2021.
I would like to offer my thanks to all members of the PCC for their invaluable input during the year and thanks to Sally and our Churchwarden Jacquie who has had and extra workload being the only churchwarden for the year.
Report by Paul Dean PCC Secretary
## **D: Financial Statement of the PCC**
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## **Treasurer’s Report on the accounts for the year to 31 December 2020**
Fund details for the financial year to 31 December 2020 are summarised in the table. Please note that fixed assets and depreciation have been excluded from the figures as they relate to past expenditure and not cash spent in 2020.
The General Fund below reflects the income and expenditure arising from the day-to-day activities of our Church. Other Funds for the Church have special rules applied to them and these restrict how the funds can be spent. During 2020 the Church accounts showed a decrease in total funds by £25,716, which is outlined below.
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Fabric £1,297 £7,811 £- (£6,514 £13,53
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Legacy £- £270 £- (£270) £23,20
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Total £175,1 £201,7 £90 (£25,7 £165,
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## **General Fund**
2020 was such a challenging year on so many levels, including financially. COVID had a big impact on several of our main sources of income that the church relies heavily on to finance the work we can carry out in Wendover and beyond. During the first lockdown, the JUST shop was closed and lost revenue in the year. We also were unable to generate our usual income from hiring the church or centre, and church fees, for weddings etc, were also reduced. Our regular giving for 2020 was also down, however, we were extremely grateful to the congregation for supporting the financial appeals that were put out later in the year, who generously provided extra one-off donations that made a massive impact to our overall financial position. Amazingly the shop had a brilliant six weeks in the run up to Christmas before having to close again. Despite the closures in the year, the shop paid over £9,000 towards the High Street running costs and made a further £8,699 in grants which is truly remarkable!
With the church being closed for a lot of 2020 costs were largely kept to a minimum and showed a decrease from that spent in 2019, with expenditure falling from £180,572 to £165,618. From July the church reduced its monthly Parish Share contribution due to uncertainty from income. However, by the end of 2020 we were able to pay the whole Parish Share of £115,822 in full which meant that we were able to support the ministry of other churches in the Oxford Diocese.
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We ended the year with the General Fund essentially breaking even with a small surplus of £378. This left a balance on the General Fund at the end of 2020 at £46,460.
many others who work behind the scenes, so thank you for all you do.
## Report by Matt Ryan, PCC Treasurer
## **Other Funds**
In the year the Ministry Development Fund, which had been setup to support the plans shown in the Mission Action Plan, was reduced by £20,641, with reserves of £2,439 held across both restricted and designated funds at the year end. The church has a commitment until the end of 2023 with regard to payments for our Associate Priest, which are covered by other designated reserves held at the year end.
It should be noted that none of the other restricted funds can be used against St Mary’s running costs.
## **Thank you**
I would like to say a big thank you to all of you who have continued to support the church over the last 12 months, especially in response to the requests made in the autumn.
The Lionel Abel-Smith Trust also helped support us with a grant towards the live streaming equipment in the year which has been used over the autumn and Christmas period.
We are once again hugely grateful to Helen Blakeman and her team at Just who have run the shop and have really gone the extra mile this last year.
I would also like to give special thanks to all those who have supported me as treasurer during this year. I mention in particular Sarah Bishop who has been a star by assisting with the church bookkeeping and other finance tasks! There are
## **E: Churchwardens’ Report, including the Fabric, Goods and Ornaments**
The last Churchwarden’s Report was written by Christopher in April 2020, and published at the APCM in October 2020 that had been delayed due to the pandemic, lockdown and ongoing restrictions in all our lives.
Firstly, a very big thank you Christopher, for your years of being a Church Warden at St Mary’s and all the varied work you undertook during that time. You found yourself with a very ‘green novice’ standing as a Church Warden alongside you. A personal thank you for helping me along the way and certainly undertaking some of the more formal requirements that I had no knowledge of.
Lockdown first started in March 2020, with everything shutting down and us all required to stay at home. The weeks ticked by and we started opening St Mary’s for Private Prayer sessions in mid-June 2020 and our first service with restricted numbers commenced at the end of July 2020. That pattern continued until the end of October before a second lockdown throughout November. We opened up again at the beginning of December and tentative plans were made for Christmas. As we all know, the pandemic continued to take a vicious hold across the country and plans for face-to-face activities were suspended the weekend before Christmas and another countrywide lockdown was in place from the beginning of January 2021. At this time, a
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specific request was made to all faith buildings in Buckinghamshire to close if they had not already done so.
As the situation gradually improved locally, we were once again able to open the Church for Private Prayer sessions during Lent and throughout Holy Week. Easter Sunday brought three very special services celebrating our Risen Lord, where we went outside and stood around the Easter Garden Crosses and sang. How we have missed communal singing.
Services have continued since then, alternating between 9.00 and 10.30 alongside ongoing Zoom services for those unable to attend services in Church.
What a year, and a bit more, that none of us could ever have imagined happening. Special thanks has to go to our wonderful Ministry Team for the stimulating, diverse and so special services that they have lead us through week by week. Plenty of lessons and quirks of Zoom technology have been mastered! This has given a chance for us to come together as a Church Family when we could not meet within St Mary’s. So many people have taken part in the services week by week. Another exciting development has been the weekly recording and collation of our own Choir and Music Group singing hymns and worship songs. I also clearly remember the smiles of faces the first time we had the opportunity to split into chat groups at the end of a service. The joy of seeing and speaking to others and generally catching up.
Sadly this technology has not been available to everyone and other links have been important in helping to keep us all united, whether by the delivery of weekly updates, Advent bags, Lent bags and books to study and telephone calls, creating a feeling of togetherness during periods of isolation throughout the pandemic.
We have all been affected by the pandemic in so many different ways, changes to working lives, changes to education, lack of freedom to see family and friends, to give support, a hug and a kiss, to attend Church and other activities, to go on holiday when we wish. Many of us will have experienced illness ourselves or with family and friends and some of us mourning the loss of family and friends, maybe not having been able to attend a funeral or experiencing a very different type of funeral. As we see change coming, we will be able to enjoy more freedoms and come together more easily in person for prayer, worship and further support to each other.
Our Church buildings are important and special places where we can go and reflect, worship and pray. However, it is the people joining together that make them alive and a place for all to come. Having had many of the chairs stacked away and seeing again the wonderful space we have, will hopefully give us fresh ideas in utilising our building going forward.
The ongoing maintenance of our building has stood us in good stead this past year and the building has stood firm with little maintenance required. We have had a smart gas meter installed, the outside heating sensor replaced, and some heating circuit repairs undertaken and the clock has had an annual service.
Our regular, hardworking Churchyard volunteers have continued to work in the Churchyard throughout the year keeping it looking well cared for. We have had additional Churchyard tidy ups and eco work projects including clearing, planting, and building bug hotels, undertaken last October and in March and April this year.
We are increasingly seeing around Wendover and other places, the huge impact of HS2 building works, sadly changing the countryside around us. William Avery and Matt Ryan are continuing to negotiate with HS2 for the noise mitigation funding
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that has been promised to St Mary’s. Monies that will be used for sound insulation and the roof works that will be required for future years. Thank you both for this continuing work.
We are planning to once again have the Church unlocked on a daily basis from early June, so that anyone visiting has the opportunity to enter and experience St Mary’s. Thank you to so many of you for your help over this pandemic period, your willingness to undertake regular tasks and duties in St Mary’s and for your ongoing support as we move forward.
## Jacquie Smith
Church Warden
## **Churchyard Report May 2021**
St Mary’s Churchyard is in the Parish Churchyard for Wendover. The Churchyard is managed by St Mary’s Churchyard Care Committee. The committee comprises of nominated councillors from Wendover Parish Council and members of St Mary’s. St Mary’s Vicar has a place on the committee and is generally the Chairperson. Sally Moring currently undertakes this role.
The Churchyard finances are separate from the Church finances and the committee has its own Treasurer. Sarah Frost currently undertakes this role succeeding Steve Bishop who undertook the work for many years. Annually a grant application is made to Wendover Parish Council for funding to cover the costs associated with the Churchyard with some reserves held for unexpected maintenance and tree works.
generally help with the upkeep of the area. Their ongoing work is greatly appreciated. St Mary’s arrange some tidy up sessions particularly in Spring, Summer and Autumn for weeding and general clearing. From Spring 2020, eco work has been undertaken with clearing of the compost areas, sapling, and wildflower planting, building bug hotels and woodpiles in designated areas to increase the biodiversity within the Churchyard. All this work helps to maintain a calm and restful area that is appreciated by many people from the village, the Church, along with visitors and walkers in the area.
During the Covid Pandemic period, meetings have been online and two meetings held socially distanced in the Churchyard. During the past year from May 2020, there have been 10 burials and 21 internments of ashes. There is ongoing monitoring of available space within the Churchyard.
For this coming year work is planned for the continuing maintenance of the mature trees in the Churchyard and plans are developing for a memorial tree to be planted in recognition of the effect of this pandemic period for everyone – the changes to our everyday lives, the separation of friends and family, the loss of family and friends during the period for whatever reason and to acknowledge that we have not been able to mourn a loved one in the way we would under normal circumstances. A physical focus for ongoing reflection of this period of time in our national history.
## Jacquie Smith
Churchyard Care Committee
A contractor is employed for general work such as strimming, hedge cutting and weed management of the car parking area. Contracted hours are seasonal. In addition to the contractor there is a group of regular volunteers who mow the grass and
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## **F: Deanery Synod Report**
During the period of November 2020 to June 2021 the Deanery Synod only met once in person on 19[th] November in Wendover. Items under discussion included “A church near You” we also had a financial update and reports from Diocese and wider church. The next meeting should have been on 2[nd] March 2021 at Prestwood but due to Covid restrictions this never took place. Deanery synod members did receive Diocese communication with prayers to use during the Covid pandemic and also received a report of the Diocesan Synod of 16[th] November 2019
## **G: Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults**
The Church of England and the Diocese require each church to have in place policies on Safeguarding, to support our _‘working with children and young people’_ , to consider in our own context all aspects of the _‘Protecting Children and Vulnerable Adults in the Diocese of Oxford’ policy_ - to ensure procedures are in place to ensure a safe environment for children and young people, and Vulnerable Adults - in all aspects of St Mary’s work. Within the policies and guidance, it considers all aspects of current disclosure procedures under the “Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to ensure safe recruitment of volunteers and employees”.
Since 2019, much development work to support Safeguarding has been undertaken by the House of Bishops, and more locally by the Oxford Diocese, to clarify and strengthen procedures in respect of the “Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults” within all Anglican Churches and within the Oxford Diocese. Our church follows the guidance and good practice on Safeguarding issued by the Diocese. Our Safeguarding Policy, for Children & Vulnerable Adults, will be revised shortly by the PCC to adopt the clearer template advocated by the Diocese. The current policy can be found in the church porch and centre, and when
formally adopted, the revised policy will replace this. We make an annual return the Oxford Diocesan Adviser to confirm that we are following guidelines and that we have noted changes in requirements.
Members of the ministry team, led by the Vicar, receive specific Safeguarding training and guidance through the Diocese. The Parish Safeguarding Handbook sets out clearly the different levels of training required by different members of a church community, ranging from Basic Awareness, through Foundation (previously C1 courses) to Leadership Training. These modules are available online through the Safeguarding portal. St Mary’s had previously delivered face-to-face training at C1 level, and specifically tailored briefing to members of the Bell Tower, and to groups of students and adults at the Youth Centre. Much development work is going on at national level, and we expect soon to receive updated guidance which will enable us to refine our procedures if necessary and to know what face-to-face training may still be appropriate locally, taking account of the role of volunteers and the changing nature of activities in the church.
The preference at St Mary’s had been for face-to-face training because of the opportunity this affords to focus in discussion on our specific circumstances. However, this has proved difficult in the context of the pandemic. This has led to a significant development of Diocesan online training resources, coinciding with a new Diocesan Safeguarding Officer, Richard Woodley coming into post.
Safeguarding and Communication issues in the context of General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) remain an important consideration.
What is most important is that all volunteers are aware of ‘Best Practice’. St Mary’s has adopted two Good Practice Guides – one for children and one for vulnerable adults. These guides include a Code of Conduct and other relevant support materials. Until lockdown, these documents were distributed to volunteers working in the church community in different contexts and were
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highlighted in training sessions. Bellringers received the specific guidance document from the Diocese which formed the basis of a specific briefing. It is expected that these documents will be updated by the House of Bishops and the Diocese this year. We are currently waiting for the new Safeguarding Code of Practice, the draft of which was adopted by General Synod in April 2021. We expect it to include new resources developed especially for Young People.
All volunteers are DBS checked as required, through APCS, the Diocesan preferred Verification organisation. APCS publishes a helpful Eligibility Tool in relation to DBS checks As the APCS procedures enable automatic renewal communication with individuals (if they sign up to this), the work of the Verifying Officer, Rachel Claringbold is to some extent helped - with her particular focus being that of identifying and submitting applications for new volunteers and new members of the PCC. At Diocesan level, Linda Carpenter is the key contact for DSB matters. (Recently it has been helpful to have clarification as to which posts are managed by her in relation to DSB checks, and which are still managed at Parish level). Within the St Marys community, Rachel keeps a central list of DBS checks and training to inform the officers of the Church and other leaders and volunteers when checks and training need to be updated. There is a five-year renewal policy. On the Diocesan website there is detailed guidance to clarify which volunteers need to be DBS checked, and at which level. On the Government website linked to DBS is further definition of “Volunteer”.
Vulnerable Adults – whether by phone, other electronic means or by distance visiting.
Last year, the Diocese embarked on a comprehensive and ongoing Safeguarding Review, PCR2. Details of the nature of this review are on the Diocesan website. (Church members will be aware of this review because of a request Sally made, for information to be shared with her in confidence of any Safeguarding incident in the past that caused concern, in relation to a member of the clergy and/or church officers). As required, she responded to that Diocesan Review request in relation to St Mary’s.
The House of Bishops issues a quarterly newsletter linked to the “A Safer Church” 2019 training and development framework.
Currently, if anyone has cause for concern about any vulnerable adult or child and would like to talk in confidence, then please contact Helen Blakeman, the Safeguarding Officer. (h.blakeman3@btinternet.com) Mobile 07771 703045
Report by Helen Blakeman, Safeguarding Officer
_**Annual Report was reviewed and approved by the PCC at their meeting on 25[th] May 2021**_
## **In the current context of COVID-19,** there is specific
guidance on the Diocesan Website in relation to Safeguarding matters, Training and DBS checking. I have been able to join an on-line meeting of Safeguarding Officers within the Buckingham Area, and have recently completed my own training at Leadership (C3) level. Excellent guidance is available on the NSPCC website in relation to Covid-19 and “keeping children safe”, and the Diocesan guidance includes helpful protocols for communication with Families, Children and Young People and
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## **Wendover Parochial Church Council Registered Charity No: 1131299 Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020**
## **Statement of Financial Activities**
|**2019**
Unrestricted
Funds
Designated
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Endowment
Funds
Total funds
£
£
£
£
£
163,571
110
35,213
-
198,894
31,553
-
1,677
-
33,230
8,813
2,232
684
-
11,729
128
246
543
-
917
-
-
802
-
802
204,065
2,588
38,919
-
245,572
704
227
-
-
931
616
-
-
-
616
178,750
6,069
38,030
-
222,849
502
-
-
-
502
-
-
-
-
-
180,572
6,296
38,030
-
224,898
23,493
(3,708)
889
-
20,674
2,135
13,512
47,798
-
63,445
(14,285)
(1,512)
(47,648)
-
(63,445)
-
-
1,654
32
1,686
-
-
-
-
-
11,343
8,292
2,693
32
22,360
**34,739**
**70,280**
**225,710**
**174**
**360,213**
**46,082**
**78,572**
**228,403**
**206**
**382,573**
**Prior Year Breakdown**|Note|Unrestricted
Funds
£|Designated
Funds
£|Restricted
Funds
£|Endowment
Funds
£|**2020**
Total
£
154,013
19,186
1,210
721
-
175,130
-
-
224,806
349
-
225,155
(50,024)
-
-
907
-
-49,117
**353,263**
**304,146**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Income and Endowments from:**
Donations and Legacies
**2**
Income from Church Activities
**2**
Other Trading Activities
**2**
Investment Income
**2**
Other Income
**Total income and endowments**
**Expenditure on:**
Costs of generating funds
**3**
Costs of generating voluntary income
**3**
Expenditure on Church Activities
**3**
Other expenditure
**3**
Support costs
**3**
**Total expenditure**
**_Net income/(expenditure) before transfer_**
**Transfers**
Gross transfers between funds - in
Gross transfers between funds - out
**Other recognised gains/losses**
Gains/losses on investment assets
**9**
**9**
Gains on revaluation, fixed assets,
charity's own use|145,377
19,146
1,132
341
-|3,000
-
78
-
-|5,636
40
-
380
-|-
-
-
-
-||
|||165,996|3,078|6,056|-||
|||-
-
165,270
349
-|-
-
26,440
-
-|-
-
33,096
-
-|-
-
-
-
-||
|||165,619|26,440|33,096|-||
|||378|(23,362)|(27,040)|-||
|||-
-
-
-|-
-
-
-|-
-
893
-|-
-
14
-||
||**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of funds**|378|-23,362|-26,147|14||
||**Total funds brought forward**|**46,082**|**78,572**|**228,403**|**206**||
||**Total funds carried forward**|**46,460**|**55,210**|**202,256**|**220**||
The notes on pages numbered 3 to 11 form part of these financial statements.
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## **Wendover Parochial Church Council**
## **Registered Charity No: 1131299 Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2020**
|Unrestricted
Funds
Designated
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Endowment
Funds
£
£
£
£
**Prior Year Breakdown**|**2019**
Total funds
Note
£|Unrestricted
Funds
£|Designated
Funds
£|Restricted
Funds
£|Endowment
Funds
£|**2020**
Total
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|-
5,144
157,126
-
-
-
16,538
206|**Fixed Assets**
162,270
Tangible assets
**8**
16,744
Investments
**9**
**179,014**
**Total Fixed Assets**
**Current Assets**
7,242
Debtors & Prepayments
**12**
49,981
Investments
**10**
127,564
Cash at bank and in hand
**11**
**184,787**
**Total Current Assets**
**Liabilities**
10,538
**13**
**174,249**
**Net current assets less current liabilities**
**353,263**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Liabilities**
-
**353,263**
**Total net assets less liabilities**
**Funds of the Church**
**Unrestricted Funds:**
46,082
General Fund
78,572
Designated Funds
124,654
228,403
**Restricted Funds**
206
**Endowment Funds**
**353,263**
**Total Funds of the Church**
Creditors: amounts falling due after
more than one year
**13**
Creditors: amounts falling due in one
year|-
-|2,579
-|136,290
17,431|-
220|138,869
17,651|
|**-**
**5,144**
**173,664**
**206**
7,031
-
211
-
-
34,218
15,763
-
45,254
39,751
42,559
-||**-**
4,569
5,281
43,614|**2,579**
-
34,218
18,413|**153,721**
360
30,763
20,334|**220**
-
-
-|**156,520**
4,929
70,262
82,361|
|**52,285**
**73,969**
**58,533**
**-**
6,203
541
3,794
-
**46,082**
**73,428**
**54,739**
**-**
**46,082**
**78,572**
**228,403**
**206**
-
-
-
-||**53,464**
7,004
**46,460**
**46,460**
-|**52,631**
-
**52,631**
**55,210**
-|**51,457**
2,922
**48,535**
**202,256**
-|**-**
-
**-**
**220**
-|**157,552**
9,926
**147,626**
**304,146**
-|
|**46,082**
**78,572**
**228,403**
**206**||**46,460**|**55,210**|**202,256**|**220**|**304,146**|
|||46,460|55,210|||46,460
55,210|
|||46,460|55,210|-
202,256|-
220|101,670
202,256
220|
|||**46,460**|**55,210**|**202,256**|**220**|**304,146**|
Approved by the Parochial Church Council on:
and signed on its behalf by: Reverend Sally Moring
Designation Chairman
The notes on pages numbered 3 to 11 form part of these financial statements.
Page 2 of 11
**Wendover Parochial Church Council**
**Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2020**
## **1 Accounting Policies**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with S 145 of the Charities Act 2011, and in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 governing the individual accounts of PCCs. Also in accordance with the Regulations' 'true and fair view' provisions, together with FRS 102 (2016) as the applicable accounting standards and the 2016 version of the Charities SORP (FRS 102)
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for the valuation of investment assets, which are shown at market value. The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law.
The accounts are reported on an accruals basis, in line with best practice for charities with income over £250,000
## **Funds**
Endowment funds are funds, the capital of which must be maintained; only income arising from investment of the endowment may be used either as restricted or unrestricted funds depending upon the purpose for which the endowment was established.
Unrestricted funds are general funds which can be used for ordinary PCC purposes.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the PCC for particular purposes.
Restricted funds represent (a) income from trust or endowments which may be expended only on those restricted objects provided in the terms of the trust or bequest, and (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 are given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of the year must be carried forward as a balance of that fund. The PCC does not usually invest separately for each fund. Where there is no separate investment, interest is apportioned to individual funds on an average balance basis.
## **Incoming Resources**
Planned giving, collections and donations are recognised when received. Tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations is recognised when the incoming resource to which they relate is received. Grants and legacies are accounted for when the PCC is legally entitled to the amounts due. Dividends are accounted for when receivable, interest is accrued. All other income is recognised when it is receivable. All incoming resources are accounted for gross. Funds raised at fund raising events are accounted for gross. St Mary's Centre lettings income is recognised when due. Government and Local Government Grants for Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Local Restriction Support Grants are accounted for when legally entitled to amounts due.
## **Resources Expended**
Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding or constructive obligation on the PCC. The diocesan parish share is accounted for when due. Any parish share unpaid at the year end is provided for in these statements as an operational (though not a legal) liability and is shown as a creditor in the balance sheet. Amounts received specifically for mission are dealt with as restricted funds. All other expenditure is generally recognised when it is incurred and is accounted for gross.
## **Fixed Assets**
Consecrated and benefice property is not included in the accounts in accordance with s10(2) (a) and (c)) of the Charities Act 2011.
Movable church furnishings held by the vicar and churchwardens on special trust for the PCC, and which require a faculty for disposal are inalienable property, listed in the church's inventory which can be inspected (at any reasonable time). Expenditure of less than £2,000 on any individual item has been written off when incurred.
Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, at rates calculated to write off the cost evenly over the expected useful economic life of assets as follows;
(a) AV equipment, altar, shed, organ, seating and additional bells - 10 years,
(b) Lighting and heating equipment - 20 years.
## **Investments**
Investments are valued at market value at the balance sheet date.
## **Current Assets**
Amounts owing to the PCC at the year end in respect of fees or other income are shown as debtors less provision for any amounts that may prove uncollectable.
Page 3 of 11
## **Wendover Parochial Church Council**
**Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2020**
|**2019**
**2 **
Total funds
94,834
7,396
3,615
4,870
1,792
2,703
27,749
6,222
48,147
-
1,566
198,894
9,739
9,619
341
12,613
918
33,230
444
1,788
-
1,931
7,566
11,729
917
-
917
802
-
802
245,572|**Analysis of incoming resources**
**Note**
**Income and Endowments from:**
**Donations and Legacies**
Planned giving - Gift Aided
Planned giving - Non Gift Aided
Other Giving-Gift Aided
Planned - CAF/Stewardship Scheme
Other giving - Non Gift Aided
Special Collections - All
Gift Aid Recoverable
Collections (open plate)
Grants - all
Legacies
Church boxes
Total income from donations and legacies
**Income from Church Activities**
Recharged costs (shop) & Contributions
**19**
Recharged costs - Youth Centre
Recharged costs - other
PCC Fees
Events / Activities-non fund raising
Total income from Church activities
**Other Trading Activities**
Sunday Coffee
Sunday Teas
Flower Festival
Other Fund Raising Events / Activities
Church & Centre Hire
Total income from other tradingactivities
**Investment Income**
CBF CE Deposit Accounts & Bank Interest
Dividends
Total investment income
**Other Income**
Insurance Claim
Miscellaneous Income
Total other income
**Total Income & Endowments**|Unrestricted
Funds
£
87,612
6,193
6,010
1,859
1,698
120
23,384
1,709
16,128
-
664|Designated
Funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,000
-|Restricted
Funds
£
856
-
1,320
-
507
1,035
401
220
1,297
-
-|Endowment
Funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**2020**
Total
£
88,468
6,193
7,330
1,859
2,205
1,155
23,786
1,928
17,425
3,000
664|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||145,377|3,000|5,636|-|154,013|
|||9,064
-
45
10,037
-|-
-
-
-
-|-
-
-
40
-|-
-
-
-
-|9,064
-
45
10,077
-|
|||19,146|-|40|-|19,186|
|||-
-
-
-
1,132|78
-
-
-
-|-
-
-
-
-|-
-
-
-
-|78
-
-
-
1,132|
|||1,132|78|-|-|1,210|
|||341
-|-
-|380
-|-
-|721
-|
|||341|-|380|-|721|
|||-
-|-
-|-
-|-
-|-
-|
|||-|-|-|-|-|
||||||||
|||165,996|3,078|6,056|-|175,130|
Included in Grants - all, were Government and Local Government Grants for Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme £4,095 (2019 - nil) and Local Restriction Support Grants of £1,146 (2019 - nil).
Page 4 of 11
## **Wendover Parochial Church Council**
**Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2020**
|**2019**
**3 Analysis of outgoing resources**
Total funds
**Note**
**Expenditure on:**
**Costs of generating funds**
616
Costs of generating voluntary income
-
Flower festival costs
931
Other fund raising events costs
1,547
Total cost of generating funds
**Expenditure on Church Activities**
113,850
Ministry: Parish Share
4,607
Other ministry costs
**5**
11,212
Utilities and Insurance
1,819
Church running costs
2,755
Cost of Church services
884
Communications
8,096
Major repairs
2,101
Furniture and equipment
23,381
Depreciation
**8**
18
Junior Church
600
Use of other premises
518
Training costs
6,075
Missionary and charitable giving
**7**
16,672
Youth
**5**
829
Sages
283
Non-fund raising events
29,149
Support costs
**4**
222,849
Total expenditure on Church activities
**Other Expenditure**
502
Miscellaneous
502
Total other expenditure
224,898
**Total Expenditure**
**4 Support costs**
16,277
Church Running Expenses / Admin support
**5**
12,872
High Street Premises
**19**
29,149
**Total support costs**|Unrestricted
Funds
£
-
-
-|Designated
Funds
£
-
-
-|Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
-|Endowment
Funds
£
-
-
-|**2019**
Total
£
-
-
-
-
115,822
23,146
9,598
4,010
1,628
595
3,738
3,476
23,401
23
1,700
280
2,940
5,832
48
38
28,540
224,816
349
349|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||-|-|-|-||
||115,822
823
7,284
1,800
1,628
595
-
3,476
-
23
1,700
280
-
5,832
-
38
25,969|-
20,641
-
183
-
-
-
-
2,565
-
-
-
650
-
-
-
2,400|-
1,682
2,315
2,026
-
-
3,738
-
20,836
-
-
-
2,290
-
48
-
171|-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-||
||165,270|26,440|33,106|-||
||349|-|-|-||
||349|-|-|-||
|||||||
||165,618|26,440|33,106|-|225,164|
||15,508
13,032|-
-|-
-|-
-|15,508
13,032
28,540|
||28,540|-|-|-||
## **5 Staff Numbers and Emoluments**
The average number of persons employed during the year was four. An administrator, a youth worker, communications support worker and an Associate Priest; all were part-time. Total wages were £37,203. No National Insurance was paid as the £4,000 employment allowance was not exceeded. No person was paid at a rate exceeding £60,000 per year. No employees are in the NEST pension scheme. Employer contributions to the pension scheme totalled £0. The church is invoiced by the Diocese of Oxford for the Associate Priest's salary. In the year the PCC received £4,095 (2019 - £nil) in Government Support from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
## **6 Trustee Remuneration and Expenses**
No member of the PCC received any remuneration for their work on the PCC. The clergy, who are ex officio members, are not remunerated for their service on the PCC. Apart from the reimbursement of costs, no expenses were paid to members.
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## **Wendover Parochial Church Council**
**Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2020**
## **7 Missionary and Charitable Giving**
|**Missionary and Charitable Giving**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Our 2020 giving is as set out below:
Wendover Resettlement A Programme
**note 7(a)**
SAGES-Florence Nightingale
SAGES-Salvation Army
Total
Grants/donations made following special collections/events
Hand in hand Syria
Christmas appeal
**Total**|Unrestricted
Funds
£|Designated
Funds
£
650|Restricted
Funds
£
50
50|Total
£
650
50
50|
||**-**|**650**|**100**
1,155
1,035|**750**
1,155
1,035|
||**-**|**-**|**2,190**|**2,190**|
||**-**|**650**|**2,290**|**2,940**|
|**7(a)**
**2019**
**8 Tangible Fixed Assets**
Organ
£
£
**Cost or valuation**
421,484
At 1 January 2020
39,587
17,985
-
Additions
-
-
-
Disposals/write-off
-
-
421,484
At 31 December 2020
39,587
17,985
**Depreciation**
212,452
At 1 January 2020
37,902
14,384
23,381
Charge for year
1,685
1,798
-
Disposals/write-off
-
-
235,833
At 31 December 2020
39,587
16,182
**Net Book Value**
209,032
At 1 January 2020
1,685
3,601
185,651
At 31 December 2020
-
1,803
Global Church Fund (Designated). The balance remaining in the Global Church Fund a
A V Equipment|**7(a)**
**2019**
**8 Tangible Fixed Assets**
Organ
£
£
**Cost or valuation**
421,484
At 1 January 2020
39,587
17,985
-
Additions
-
-
-
Disposals/write-off
-
-
421,484
At 31 December 2020
39,587
17,985
**Depreciation**
212,452
At 1 January 2020
37,902
14,384
23,381
Charge for year
1,685
1,798
-
Disposals/write-off
-
-
235,833
At 31 December 2020
39,587
16,182
**Net Book Value**
209,032
At 1 January 2020
1,685
3,601
185,651
At 31 December 2020
-
1,803
Global Church Fund (Designated). The balance remaining in the Global Church Fund a
A V Equipment|Bells
£
t 31 December 20|£
20 stands at £622
New Lights and
heating|£
Altar, Shed and
Seating|**2020**
Total
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||39,587
17,985
-
-
-
-|28,762
-
-|272,135
-
-|63,015
-
-|421,484
-
-|
||39,587
17,985|28,762|272,135|63,015|421,484|
||37,902
14,384
1,685
1,798
-
-|28,762
-
-|122,454
13,606
-|55,712
6,312
-|259,214
23,401
-|
||39,587
16,182|28,762|136,060|62,024|282,615|
||1,685
3,601|-|149,681|7,303|162,270|
||-
1,803|-|136,075|991|138,869|
Page 6 of 11
## **Wendover Parochial Church Council Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2020**
|**9 Investment Assets**
**Note**
**Fixed Asset Investments**
Market value on 1 January 2020
**9 (a)**
Net gain/loss on revaluation
Market value on 31 December 2020
**Analysis of Investments**
**Restricted Funds**
Dorothy Rance Fund - 233 units in CBFCE investment fund
Wendover C of E School Trustees Fund - 4,309.93 units in CBFCE investments fund-**note 9(a)**
Churchyard Care Committee - 261 units in CBFCE investment fund
_(Investment income goes directly to Churchyard Care Committee bank account)_
**Endowment Fund**
Brown Trust 10.73 units in CBFCE investment fund|£
16,538
893
Restricted
Funds|£
206
14
Endowment
Funds|**2020**
Total
£
16,744
907|
|---|---|---|---|
||**17,431**|**220**|**17,651**|
|||£
4,774
7,311
5,347
220
Market Value at
31/12/20|£
34
239
-
Income from
investments in
2020|
|||17,651|274|
**9(a)** In 2014 signatories of the accounts holding funds in the name of the 'Trustees of Wendover Controlled Middle School' agreed that the PCC should take responsibility for the conduct of those accounts. This was agreed by a PCC resolution in September 2014. Mandates to that effect came in to place in 2015 and the funds have now been brought into these accounts. The funds are included in Restricted Fund 'Wendover C of E School Trustees'.
|**2019**
**10 Short Term Deposits (CBFCE)**
£
49,387
Legacies
500
Barlow Legacy
94
Brown Trust
49,981
Total|£
5,281
-
-
Unrestricted
Funds|£
34,218
-
-
Designated
Funds|£
30,169
500
94
Restricted
Funds|£
-
-
-
Endowment
Funds|**2020**
£
69,668
500
94
Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||5,281|34,218|30,763|-|70,262|
Bank balances over £500 in the NatWest Current Account are automatically transferred to the NatWest Business Reserve Account. Where a PCC fund has substantial monies that are of a short term nature, these are placed on deposit with the Central Board of Finance of the Church of England (CBFCE). A General Deposit Account was opened in December 1999 to cover previously uninvested funds and maximise returns from this source.
|**2019**
**11 Cash at Bank and in Hand**
£
15,400
NatWest Bank
110,018
CAF Bank
**Note 11(a)**
672
Flower Fund Bank Account
29
Flower Fund Cash
1,161
Bell ringers (Harpenden B Soc)
174
Bell ringers Cash
-
Fees A/C Retention
100
High Street Petty Cash
10
Youth and SAGES
127,564
Total cash at bank and in hand|£
6,677
36,641
-
-
-
-
-
100
(10)
Unrestricted
Funds|£
-
18,413
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Designated
Funds|£
751
17,841
672
29
1,122
75
-
-
52
Restricted
Funds|**2020**
£
7,427
72,895
672
29
1,122
75
-
100
42
Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||43,408|18,413|20,541|82,362|
**11(a)** The PCC approved the opening of CAF Bank Cash and Gold accounts in 2016 to enable the use of on-line banking with dual signatories. It is also hoped to reduce the possibility of bank charges, implied by NatWest Bank, in the future.
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## **Wendover Parochial Church Council**
**Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2020**
## **12 Debtors and Prepayments**
|**Debtors and Prepayments**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Note**
Amounts falling due within one year
Expenses Prepaid
Accrued income-Gift Aid Reimbursement
VAT grant
Recharges
Shop contribution to costs
Centre and Church Hire
**Total**|2020
£
2,893
830
-
61
792
353|2019
£
2,857
1,862
55
121
1,292
1,055|
||4,929|7,242|
No amounts were due in more than one year
## **13 Creditors and Accruals**
|**Creditors and Accruals**|||
|---|---|---|
|Grants awarded after Christmas collections but not paid at year-end
Grant awarded as result of special collection (Christian Aid in 2019)
Owed or accrued for costs incurred
**Total**|2020
£
1,035
-
8,891|2019
£
2,124
194
8,220|
||9,926|10,538|
|**2019**
**14 **
162,270
16,744
49,981
127,564
7,242
(10,538)
353,263|**Analysis of Net Assets - by Fund**
Tangible Fixed Assets
**8**
Investment Fixed Assets
**9**
Current Assets
Short Term investments (CBFCE)
**10**
Bank and Cash in Hand
**11**
Debtors and Prepayments
**12**
Creditors falling due within one year
**13**
**Total**|£
-
-
5,281
43,614
4,569
(7,004)
Unrestricted
Fund|£
2,579
-
34,218
18,413
-
Designated
Funds|£
136,290
17,431
30,763
20,334
360
(2,922)
Restricted
Funds|£
-
220
-
-
-
-
Endowment
Funds|**2020**
£
138,869
17,651
70,262
82,361
4,929
(9,926)
Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||46,460|55,210|202,256|220|304,146|
Page 8 of 11
## **Wendover Parochial Church Council**
**Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2020**
|**15 Statement of Funds**
**Unrestricted Funds**
Global Church
Fabric Fund
Legacies Fund
Ministry Development Fund
_Total Designated Funds_
General Fund
_Total Unrestricted Funds_
**Restricted Funds**
Wendover C of E School Trustees Fund
Bell Ringers Fund
Church Refurbishment Fund
Churchyard Care Committee
Dorothy Rance Fund
Fabric Fund
Flower Fund
High Street Fund
Legacies Fund
Ministry Development Fund
Sages Fund
Special Collections Fund
Special Purposes Fund
Brown Trust
**Endowment Fund**
Brown Trust
**Total of all Funds**|£
1,272
10,961
44,506
21,833
Fund balances
brought
forward|£
-
78
3,000
-
Incoming
Resources|£
650
2,584
2,565
20,641
Resources
Expended|£
Gains/losses
and transfers|£
622
8,455
44,941
1,192
Fund balances
carried forward|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||78,572
46,082|3,078
165,996|26,440
165,618|-|55,210
46,460|
||124,654
7,735
1,335
156,855
5,548
4,468
20,046
2,138
-
23,477
1,533
592
-
4,560
116|169,074
239
122
-
-
34
1,297
99
-
-
1,395
674
2,190
-
6|192,058
-
260
20,565
-
-
7,811
-
-
270
1,681
139
2,190
180
-|-
243
344
306|101,670
8,217
1,197
136,290
5,892
4,808
13,532
2,237
-
23,207
1,247
1,127
-
4,380
122|
||228,403|6,056|33,096|893|202,256|
||206|-|-|14|220|
||353,263|175,130|225,154|907|304,146|
Page 9 of 11
**Wendover Parochial Church Council Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2020**
## **16 Fund Details**
**Unrestricted** General Fund Main transaction fund for PCC operations Global Church - Designated Money set aside by PCC for mission and charitable giving Flower Fund - Designated Money set aside by PCC for the purchase of flower pedestals Fabric Fund - Designated Money set aside by PCC for fabric (of the church) purposes Legacies Fund - Designated Legacies with no specific instructions as to use Ministry Development Fund - Designated Money set aside by PCC to support Ministry Initiatives of St. Mary's & St. Michael's **Restricted** Wendover C of E School Trustees Fund To be used for the benefit of the school Bell Ringers Fund Fund maintained on the PCC's behalf by the bell ringers with their own building society account. Transactions assigned to the Bell Ringers Restricted Fund Church Refurbishment Fund Church refurbishment projects Churchyard Care Committee Income from investments goes direct to Churchyard Care Committee Dorothy Rance Fund Support for costs for floral arrangements Fabric Fund For expenses relating to the fabric of the Church, including insurance Flower Fund Fund maintained on the PCC's behalf by the Flower Arrangers with their own bank account. Transactions are assigned to the Restricted Flower Fund which has been set up to support the cost of floral arrangements. High Street Fund To further objectives of High Street project Legacies (Fabric) Fund Legacies given specifically for fabric and furniture Ministry Development Fund To support Ministry initiatives of St. Mary's & St. Michael's SAGES Fund SAGES, with PCC approval, manage their own petty cash expenditure. Donations received at SAGES meetings are banked in the main PCC bank account and the petty cash float is periodically topped up by the PCC. All transactions are assigned to the SAGES Restricted Fund. Special Collections Fund Collections for special causes pass through this fund Special Purposes Fund Funds donated for special purposes Brown Trust Unspent income from endowment fund Agent Fund PCC acting as agent - no transactions shown in PCC accounts **Endowment Fund** Brown Trust Capital invested by the Diocese: Income for specific work in churchyard
## **17 Related Party Transactions**
**a** Aggregate donations from Trustees of the PCC totalled £28,500.
- **b** The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wendover (PCC) is the ultimate controlling party of St. Mary's (Wendover) Limited (The Company). St. Mary's (Wendover) Limited is a trading company which sells and promotes fairly and ethically traded products from 'Just' on the High Street. During the year, the PCC charged the company £8,421 (2019 - £7,983) for services including rent and other running costs. Also during the year, the company made donations of £8,699 (2019 - £17,517).
## **18 Insurance**
Buildings and contents sum insured is £12,880,000. There is a £1,000 excess on a number of items.
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**Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2020**
## **Wendover Parochial Church Council**
## **19 St Mary's (Wendover) Ltd**
The PCC holds the lease on premises in Wendover High Street. Part is used for parish administration and a convenient point of contact for parishioners. The majority is effectively sublet to JUST, a shop run by volunteers. JUST is run on lines which the Church can endorse, particularly Fair Trade, though the PCC has no control over detailed trading policy on purchases or sales. The shop’s activities are not presented as a charity, faith, Christian or Anglican venture, and are therefore not included in the PCC accounts. However in recent years the shop has generated cash making possible, contributions to St. Mary’s PCC for general purposes. In 2020 a contribution of £8,421 was made.
## **High Street Premises Costs paid by St Mary's**
|**High Street Premises Costs paid by St Mary's**|||
|---|---|---|
|Rent
Buildings Insurance
Electricity
Telephone
Lease Costs-Legal
Maintenance/Equipment
Miscellaneous
Business Rates|2020
£
9,602
401
654
1,236
0
0
0
0|2019
£
9,453
390
764
1,267
40
829
0
128|
||11,893|12,871|
Note: Debtors include £792 contributions from the trading company
## **20 Reserves Policy**
The PCC's Reserves Policy is to have a reserve equivalent to two months general running and salary costs, plus an additional months salary costs in the General Fund. This is equivalent to £30,000 including Parish Share. At year end the General Fund reserve stood at £46 460
A part-time Associate Priest joined St. Mary's in November 2019, commencing a 3-year contract. Annual costs are expected to be £23,000. This is to be funded primarily by the 'Ministry Development Fund' and 'Designated Legacy Fund'. The cash balances of these two funds at year end were £2,436 and £44,941 respectively. It is expected that any shortfall can be met by future regular donations to the Ministry Development Fund and the General Fund.
The 2017 Quinquennial Inspection declared the church to be in good condition with few 'urgent works' required. The Lady Chapel roof is in need of repair. The intention is to address this in conjunction with work required to alleviate the detrimental consequences of HS2.
## **21 Obligations under Operating Leases**
|**(a)**
**(b)**|£
within one year
9,600
2-5 years
19,200
over 5 years
-
Photocopier-Lease (including insurance)
£
within one year
671
2-5 years
1,006
over 5 years
-
St. Mary's has a lease which runs to 2024 on 11c, High Street, Wendover.|
|---|---|
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**Wendover Parochial Church Council - St. Mary's Church Registered Charity No: 1131299**
**Independent examiner's report on the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020**
## **Independent examiner’s report to the PCC of St. Mary’s, Wendover**
I report on the accounts of the church for the year ended 31 December 2020. The financial statements are made up of the Statement of Financial Activities, Balance Sheet and notes to the accounts on Pages 1, 2 and 3 to 11 respectively.
## **Respective responsibilities of the PCC and the examiner**
As members of the PCC you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements; you consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’) and that an independent examination is required. It is my responsibility:
- to examine the financial statements under section 145 of the Act,
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general direction given by the Charities Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act, and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of this report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charities Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records maintained by the PCC and a comparison of the financial statements with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the financial statements present a “true and fair” view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in respect of the church as required by section 130 of the Act; or
- the accounts do not accord with those records; or
- 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.
_________________________ Date: 25 May 2021
Gavin Styles FCCA Chapel Lane High Wycombe HP12 4BJ
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