Reglstrred charfty number 1131372
LANc￿￿TER PRIORY AND PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MARY
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANC￿ STATEMENTS
OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEIABER 2022

LANCASTER PRIORY AND PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MARY
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMETr¥rs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
INDEX
Annual R•FQrt
Indepondent Ex8mine¢s R8F
10
statsmont of Flnan¢ial A(*vllle8
Balanc* Sheet
12
Notes to the Finanual Statem￿8
1&22
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LANCASTER PRIORY ANO PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MARY
ANNUAL REpoiif OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
AdminIstrati￿ informatlon
Tho Parochiol Church Council {PCC) of Ihe E¢xl•sHstical Parth of St M•y *iih St John & St Anrn, Lar￿tsr Is a thadty
registsred with tho Charity Commissh￿ as rwired by the Ch*ties A& 2011.
Th* charity is usually known 88 Lancaster Priory and P￿1¥h Chwth of St PCC.
Tho mgistsred charity numker is 1131372.
Lancaster Priory and Parish Churth 18 sibjated in St Gats. Lan(* wxl Is part ofthe DK￿ese of Blackbum ￿trYin the
Church of England.
The corre8pondwKe addre88 is The ￿￿, PrKxy Close. L•Kasl•r, LA1 1YZ
PCC memhr8 Ivtho arg th• truthe8 of tha ¢hatity) ha¥¢ frcffi 1 2022 untll the date thii report wa8
approved ar•..
IncAJm
Revd L B VaBtySaurKl8r• Ch
Profes￿￿ R G Carter
Mrs L C
Canon C Mulun
Dam P FithSng
MrDJR•dn
Vkè -thaiT
k> 08.06.22
DrAEC•tsr
Prorf. R G ￿rter
Dam• P
MFS B A Gardn8r
Mx K Wllth8on. R¢*•rts
Trea8ur•r
klr• A J Heth•rltW)
Mr O J R8dmor•
M8 K N Rrt*ln8on
Mr M G Salameh
to 27.06.22
from 27.06.22
from 27.06.22
10 27.06.22
MrST Birne
Mr8 S J Eth¥￿
10 29.0&22
to 29.05.22
To serve untllAPCM2023
S M Huth
Dr J D Lw*A8
Mrs V J Pear•on
Mr M G S8lameh
frThry7 27.06.22
To seTho urtllAPCM2024
Prol. J P Oh*invKÈ
Mr B Green￿
MrAMNK*¢
MrsGMWrtt
To serrfe unb"IAPCM2025
C Dit*wAon
Mr P M Ho￿￿0d
Mr¥ B D Roberts
MrJNWWa*
from 2T.06.22
from 27.06.22
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LANCASTER PRIORY AND PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MARY
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
AdminFstrati¥• Inforni•llon Icontinu•d)
In
S W Hinnvjan FCA CTA
Scott & Wilkin8on
Dalton House
LA11WD
ank
Bardays Bank plc
38 Market Street
LAI 1HR
CAF Bank ￿Mrted
lfjngs Hi
V4e5t MavyJ
ME19 4TA
Ogletrwe. Sknrton & GiNibrand
18 Casue Pa
Lancaster
LA1 1YG
Solicitors..
Day to day management Ss ddegated to the iwonbert Revd L B Vasey&mJws.
The Parochial Chur¢h C￿Jnal is a ithy estab￿shed by the Churth of El￿d. The PCC oporatg$ under the
Parothial Church Council P￿￿rS ￿e￿re. The PCC rEg5twed vdlh the ChatAy C￿￿MisSion on 29 August 2009.
The m&thod ot 8pwnknent of PCC memtern is set out n the Church Rew8s8nlatiM Rule5. All Church attende&s ar
encouraged lo re9lster on the Electoral Roll and stand for e￿¢1(￿ to the PCC.
Member8 of the PCC are eithèr ex officao or e*c*ed by the Annual Parish Chur0* MeetiryJ {APCMI in accordance w¢th the
Church Representation rules. Exh ele¢led menthr hohjs their se* for 3 years. One third of the 8l*d members of the
council reb.re each year.
The PCC members are resFX)nsitJle for maknng decision5 on all mat￿5 of general concem and Importan￿ to the pa￿Sh
including deciding on how the fiJrKls of the PCC arg to be speni The PCC has wde responstb11￿es and has committees and
groups Ythio* meet betsveen the regular meetings of the PCC arKI Teport bac* to the PCC, dealing with a parbujlar
aspect of parish lrfe. The folbxing group$ have been actNe during the year.
Thè Stsndin
- ￿ Committee is the onty ojmmiiiee wuir8d by kw. It has to transacithe tiusiness of tho PCC betr￿n its
mèeb"ng$. 3[￿le￿ to any diT￿tionS gven by the PCC. It also receives and ca￿KIe13 reports con￿mIng the fabric of the
building and thurch finances.
The Resources Gro
monrtors Ihe fironcial affai￿ of the PCC in o)Jnjunction with the TreaSU￿r. ha$ responsibilities f¢y
budgeting and also assessing other norHnonetary resThJffx avalab￿. The Wothl and Comm
looks to develop
links with various thaT￿eS supported thr￿h our c*aritatk gmng progrdmrrE. The Pro
- ￿ aGrou looks at all aspects of
maintainin9 the church building. M groups *e regul￿lY ￿viled to a PCC maetiw to reF*Nt on the￿ aXNities and submit their
minutes to th& PCC for information.
Th8 Pra
erands
iritual Grou
)rk under the syr¥i$b￿ of the vtsr to resource and sw)port p¥ople seeking to
deapgn their spiri￿alty and prayer lrfe. The rw•Ay fOrn￿d IAin
Team. W by the vicar. consists of licensed ffuni$ters and
Ihe Marsh Outre8ch worker. It has rK• kgal wp0nstil￿es. but devetops pian$ and wop)5als for the PCC on thè mission,
ministy and pastoral caro wthin the parish.
The bwk$hop has not operated on a regular basis but for special •venls during Ihe year.
mana
ement
During year the PCC has continued to ass￿ ¥arityJs major risk areas *thich Iwe an impact on the work of ts Church in
the parish. We have a Child Proleth"on and vUlnera￿e Adulls p*e. a sel of financsal procedures for monitoring on a
monthly basis the acknl results compared to the annual budget and reguFar inspethons to monrtor the cond￿On of the
building. In addibon, health & safety matters. fire risk. inswance (x)¥er and S￿rity wrtlnue to bè reviEhtd t￿ an ¢)ngoing
ba$i$.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF The PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Alm and puryK•
The ParoGhial Churth CoLml IPCCI ha8 the resp(xrnityhty of ctrowabng *ilh ts wwnbe￿. Revd L Vasoy-Saunder8, in
promoting in the e￿laSti￿1 pari8h, the mission ofthe c1￿Ch. paskn*. evanyli8trq Social and ecum￿1¢al.
Obloctlve¥ •nd actlvltl88
Lancaster Priory Is a V•*lcyJming. indu8lve, ChrO81ian c￿¥nunty. The PCC is ¢xmmitted to as many PeQF49 as
possible to worship al LaneAst•r Priory ond to beca)m ofthe parish o)mmurMty.
The PCC maintains an overvie# of*t)r8hlp ènd mU￿C and servi¢8s ar• revie1￿ or¢ an ongoing ba$i$.
The Commi8ston'$ guldance on wblic ben•fft and, in parti￿lLar. lh• suF*mentary guidanc• M charfde$ frjr th•
advancem￿1 of religion h88 been r￿n8￿Jer8d in planniry the acbvitss fry the year. In parbcaJL¥. we promote a part8h
C4)mmunity vthith lives Out h falth thrty¥h:
WorJhlp and prayer.
Provlslon of pa8toral for pw)lo in ￿ paiish.
Mi8$i¢y) and Outreath work.
The Church 18 nonnally OP￿ 8even dayB a *Tok to all wfj8h to vi•it. attarKI of th• MKI wmk or Sunday 8ervic8s or
8pgnd ts'me In wvate pra￿T. Chwch li avalablg oynmunlty gw. •ctKx>l• and org•niuOon8 to U88 for ip8dal
8ervlc88, Ovents and o)neert8.
A¢hl•v•m•nts and p•rforni•nc•
Durlng 2022 Prfory offw•d a rawo of 8grvkx• duty tho 7Awk and ¢)¥or ts y•gr. Hdy Communlon (8CP), Pri¢)ry
Euchorisl wth thoir and Young Chuff* (CWI and Choral Evensong IBCPI on Sunday vAih a Famity sorvi￿ h•ld on one
Sunday aftemoon w month. Tu88day moming Eucharist IBCPI. dolly nv)minp PTtyeT. Epiptsny. Advent and Chri8th)a8
Carol Services, Midnight Mass s•rvk*8 olt*r speoal days In the Chuth y•ar.
Wedding. funeral and bapusm regu￿rty take pl&x vlth swYk•8 for local xhoolj and otlw group Ai
required. particulorfy during tho Chrl•trMfy p•rf¢>J.
There were 178 name8 on th• electNd roll at 31 DK•mhr 2022. The abwago regular W￿kty attendance ¢c￿nted during
October 155. Num￿r$ 8t all 8ervk*$ have n¢X rotymod to wfrpand•mic ￿¥￿8, tmrt ￿ havo stabl• att•ndance
and a gradually inc¥easing numb•r of P*e atteThling mthggk and $￿al 8fjr4￿
Regular emall8 •ntsded Pdory P•opl• at Pra>w hov• b••n orcutated throughout lh• yoar to all th0￿ on th• mailing 118t. To
e moro about lh• y•ar. read tha mitrwafthè >w.
Tha vloar tO9•th•r vAth retlred cler9y. lay mlnl•t•rn •rKI p••knal c•r• ••*¥ta¢ts rn9uL•dy ¥l•lt the BIGk an¢J
housebound memb8rn of the ￿Th)regation. It WAS doar In 2022 that we noeded to estsbli¥h a rrw• coMrenl $y81em ol
vi$lling. So R•Vd Dr Susan sa￿ and Mr8 Lc48 ILLMI topther to prepare and traln peopkg to work wlthln
'Pasloral Contscts S¢hem•'. Ths 1$ rw)w by Loii. RtreBtablishing 8eNi(*8 In care hom88 has been a dJffl¢uli
process a8 Covtd-19 still impacts ministy in th0￿ o)mmunths. trxrt Revd Tim Girfing Lx)nb"nue8 to lead our contsct with
Laurel Bank and we hope to retum to Nazareth HOU￿ in tho fU￿re. We hcye to dewlop our pa$toral care, as a shared
mini8ty with 18y and ordained peoth wY>rking log•th•r. Thgre are C￿ngregati￿ n￿r8 trainirw and expiorfvd Third Age.
mini3ty and it ￿11 be excibng to see vthat Ilus brings to ￿r wotlE in the future.
The PCC Con￿n￿¢S to be •bte served ty Awwka Carter a5 Vi5KJn thampbm. Thi$ year the PCC ervjaged in ifs own
dr8￿Mment proL¥$$ for ￿810n the future. This look th• fomi of a cxxoregati￿￿ cx)nsuhation fdltrwed ty a PCC Away
day. Thi$ Vision r6 Menti￿0￿ d8e4¥hw¢ in th￿ report.
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ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
A¢h1￿mo￿a #nd p•rforn￿n¢è (contHMwl)
A Set ofthrea leaflets are availab￿ for visitor5.' 10 HWlvJhts ofthe Piw. Sixrits￿l Walk ond Stsiiad Glass WirKlow Walk as
wdl as Sh￿ guides pyoduwj in a numberof kryuages.
The Worfd and Clynmunty Gr(yJp has established *ilh six whith the PCC agTo8d to supF<•t from our
Charit8ble Giving Progrwnme. Infom￿ about the charFbe8 ts nom￿1￿ displayed in thurch. faaturing a different charity
each month. RepTe8entallves from charilies are invrted atteThJ the 10.IK)am Sunday occastoftalty. In 2022, Miriam
Sesay.Ma8on came to diwJs8 the of Ed￿4￿1 th• cryy•gthn a8 as visibng several s¢hods in ￿ pari8h.
Glfts offruit 4rKI v8ptsbl•J r•c•Ne(t at the Hrnst Fastival in Ortc*•r **re dknknrtod to those in need.
mm
The Prlory community work•r ha# rA￿tinUed to 7hith th8 Math Communty Cgntr•. 3 small Charlty In the
M8rsh Coundl E￿, are• of wclal dwivatson.
The Community workw r•gularly visitj i8oLated eldwly forrt ￿ Ihtr estate, the majonty of h•r w)rk h bagad *round
organlslng and Itading. with the help of vdunteérn. 4 grow Ihat nwt every week at th• Communtty Centrè..
The
ffeoa
Thls ladle$ friendship group m••ts •v•ry ￿*•k to pkny board gan￿ •Thl ¥uP[￿ Ot￿r. The ma￿rIty of th
memtrm are •ld•ty 8rn1 quh18018t•d or have iignrfwt menlal hoth yDbknmi.
Th5$ group18 a8 muth aboLrt fri•n¢J8Np as it is èbtyjt 8irvaing. The gr¢xy sing$ for pl￿Ure tJJt thd ￿n9 two #mall 0￿cert5 In
th• Priory Church, om und•r Gaia and the 8K¢nd at Chi81ma8.
This mothor and toddlor group moots kn tho Conwnunlty C•rth arvj ha8 s•on number8 frlend8hlps gr￿.
ni
Now In 2022, th18 group w48 dowgn•d to attract a wlder rawe of r*. PD8wbty •om• mon •nd th08e who Ilke b•lng
outtloor8. The group on th• ¥vcKmd• th• Commuth C•ntr6 at th• wwint tim•.
'Il be
A small friendship and •upport group for blind athjb ￿ Sn ts ar￿.
The Conlre Manager tho communty *Y)rt•r11 Ilart Chair thipj group of 9 p•opl0. Member8 Ilve locally
or are regularfy involved In C•ntr¢ arna. It bwi ￿ u8•*Jl ta ha¥è thè loc81 Cfy Coul￿1110￿ on th• Committ•#.
group started in September 2021 and has met t*ico a term to tho need8 rf the area and Contra and hal worked
to 8•& Change.
WO began our ￿ar lJanu•ryi 7hith a c(Y￿lant S•ryk• January a*0 held thè Epiphany Carol and 4 S6Nice at
which ￿ math•d Holocaust MemoTtal Day. As w• prepared to host a ma￿￿ exhibition latsr in thg year, thi8 year held some
recrurtment of and investrnent in our volurrte•rs. starling this montt) firnt responder training. The Priw ￿mm￿nity also
engaged in the Church of England'5 Lmry in Lovo Fath resour￿ on gwthr. 8exuality and hurrAn relationships,
facilitated by R•Vd Dr Mth Va$ey-SaurKler5.
In February the vic9rf8 name VAS added to the l)o#rd w) churth. the firnt fwnalo name lo bè added. FamAy AGtivrfi•$ wer•
held during February helfterm.
Lent began with the usual Ash W•dne8day Sepite as Thw brcts wl In Ukr8lM. the vkar led a prayer Vig￿ in Dalton
Square on the 10th of M•r¢h. Durong Lent, the parish ￿￿ertoOk to read Embr8dng Jtth by lsatdle Hamety. Parishiongr8
wrote daity reflections shapeil all￿nd tho 5 marks of rnissic￿ a￿1 these wwe emalw on the Priory Prayer mailing list In
order to discèm their fv￿re ministy, Mustard See11 (the gr￿P whth prowdEd meals in the Priory Hall befo￿ the pandemic,
and delivery moal$ duriThJ the pandemic). mel for prayef and lunth ￿ee a week. Our investmgnl in volunteer8
ntinued as we mlled out **lc¢Jner training for volunteer5 dd aTrJ r￿1. On the Feast of the AnnunGiation had a special
sung Compline seN¢e. mott￿￿￿ Sunday ft¥ usual evert with beau11fr￿ posi8s made by R08emary Brockbank
and her team of volunt8ers.
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ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEIIBER 2022
AchiwMm•nts and porfornlance (¢ontlnuod>
vi
ofthey
Aprll began ￿th a $peoal Servico of Mu&c and Rearfing8 for Passiontide. Hoty Week began ¥￿th a seTVfE of St*ions of th
Cross using ￿r SanctLMry Guild emtroideries. The vkx. Reld Leah VaJey-SauTrl8rs, pwched throughout Holy Weak.
Unfortun4lety she t8stod posibve for Covid-19 on Holy Saturday arnl so her Easter sony￿ *dS played on a s¢mn during tha
At Eastgr ￿komed Rwd Dr Susan Salt to LaKa8ter Pr￿￿ to finth her final mcAthJ of curaGy on
placem•nl with ug.
Durfng May thè Arvwl Paroch￿ M¢otiry m8t and rtrtbarted Pa￿ft• Fthng as ward•n, bLrt we had a vac4ncy for a second
Churchwarden. As a r•sult of thi8 we vwe p￿ed that Ni(* Walk•r and Bevertey Roborts woro ￿lling to tako on tho Inewl
roles of Assistant Chwchwarden to 814)port Pauline Work. We hekl trainiry I￿10Th3 for volunloers on leading the
intsrcessions in church and reading the ts'ble in chLtrrch (for others). We also begon our tr￿tfing session8 for volunteers ahead
of the major exhibition. We ￿￿ted a bc*Jre athJres¥tng fwr Invofvement in histtylc 81avery as part of thfj intorim phase of the
mulli-organi8ational Lancaster the P8St proirt a Im￿￿ consuh2tive project In 2021-22. The n•xt phase of
th• Pfoject will ￿ 4 larger Horil￿ Lottery Fund kYoi8¢L We al￿ kept ASC￿li0n Day and the 10 days of prnyer to
Pent8COSt (part ofthe1rt6mèW ThyKtywn C4Jma knibatr¥•).
Jun• was a monlh of hosting ov•nts. ThiB b￿n ¥•llh ¥ weal c•l•brthn of Iho Qu••n$ Platinum Jublleo ￿th
Dioc88an. Crvic and Duchy guests. Thi$ wa8 foll<M•d by a btsaeon IpJtiting al Lo￿*t•r C•JUe. The followng vmekend
(Pent•¢￿tI tho Prh)ry hostèd a ¢hUrth￿ Together in Lan￿t￿ ￿lebrakn. Orn of 8ishop JuUan'8 final prlmary viwtation$
n tho dlocese was a wonderfvjl occx8Th, as chuTchw4rd•n8 arhj dergy frc4)) ac*os# the rK)rth•m part ofthe dloc88e gathered
in our Prfory Church. We 0180 htsstod ￿ 8orvi¢e prior to the Shiold Hwffjing for the Hlgh Sh8rlff of Lancashlre, Ma￿'n
Aingcough OL. We cokibrat•d c￿1 vur as 8h• was v)mmi8Bioned as an Assi8tsnl Archdeacon along$Sd• Rev'd Canon
Fleur GrMn If0m￿r Priory our•tel and al￿ a nthv 008n of Women's Ministy for ts diocese #t a servic• of Choral Even80ng
wlth 8i9hop Jullan. We kept th8 feast of Corpu8 Chrisli just ￿fr)re Luke J￿rr￿'S Gaia was installed in th8 mklst of th• Prfory
Church. The BBC filmed a short piK¢ for fts SLr*day Worship programme jutst after thg in8tsllatlon opened. In June w•
welcomed Sam Gilliott lo the Priory t•fjm 4$ Choral Anlmatour. Thi$ 12 morrth Ftht, frJnd8d by Th• RWey Trust, Is 8UPPQrting
a rolum to 8inglng in pdmary schooL4 polt pand•n* acrom th• iity of Lanca8t•r. Sam also tak88 re•pon8ibllity for tho Prfory
Childrfjn's Cholr.
Juty woo o busy M￿th vAlh all mwrnr of dNf•rent dancè. yoga. tai thl •rKI wrrkshop$ undgr Gala. Th• PCC
did manage lo tske a day out ol the P8rl8h togeth•r in &'lverdale to prayer together and dI￿rn tho vi6lon for th•
development of mi88lon and mlnl8ty #t Prkny in the comry years.
Our worshlp for Juty wa8 cre8lon tsm•d. We Invltod to • crnatkn th8m•d ¥WVi￿ for the 3rd of July for the
Church of England's Notional Online knic¢, whlth wa8 a fantasllc opporttnty kn wornhip wth peopl• acro88 th• nation and
tho worfd- undemèath Jorram'$ Gala. We a180 admlttad 1mle8P￿ during a Surklay moming ELthrist, welcomed the
choir and $tsff of Ripley SI Th￿*& Academy for Evww*rwJ for the Feast of Sl Thomas, and enjoyed a tsbulou$ 80ngs of
praise service al th¥ end of the 'Chow Yeal. We are 9ralefvl to ow Director of Mwc and P￿ory Organist for their excellent
work. to thè hyo tutors who teadi our thor81 xh)larn. WKt to I1￿￿0 V&lK• Vol￿180r to thapgrong. teach theory, organl8e robe8,
mu8lc and moro.
The G&a exhlb61h)n organl8aOoMf atcomph'•hm•nt is Imp(¥t#nt to pay trlbute to thtr team of volunt¥er•
that enabled us to ho811￿ an acdaimad ptie of art We 8180 expr￿ gratitud& to the $toff team for their Work and to
Bandwagon Events fr)r thoir pather8hip, whkh enabknj ￿ lo ￿ thls to our rity ond aw. 11 iy und•rstwdable that
August vras thgn a quiet month.
Durfng Augu•t ￿ bggan the •earth for a nw4¥ Prw hI¢*it￿ We kept Feast of tho Tran¥figwation. We also satd
far8wo11 to our School$ and Leaming Offlc•r, Ww Mccracken. W8 are grateful for 811 that VN has done for schools and
families al the Priory. We planned to reshape our offersNJ to families aTrJ ¢hiklren using volunteers and focussing on
growng ehildren ar￿ young people a¥ discxF48s within an w)tsrgerthth￿I ¢>)ntoxt. The Octssion¥l &nger8 (led by
lan Pattinson} aw led our mux thrwhoul thè 7hlK4• of AugL*t *4th thè oxtspbon of one weekend vthon we wel￿me￿ a
visiting ctrw)ir, The Herdwyd( Sir
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Review ofth Year
conlinu
In SePkn￿r w• V4*1comed bad( the Pr￿Y Chjir. We lo habing undergradLth ￿ngerS from Lar￿ster
University in the cP#ir. These senhx clml s(*￿￿1rS make a tAThxlerful ti)rrtribulion to the mugical Ille of the churth. We al80
currenly have three txgan scholars gwwously SUP[￿ed by ts Duchy of L￿¢aS1¢f 8enevobent FuThl'. 8thookage lunhx
Scholars and one urKtergraduate senb)r scholaT.
W• w¥r• repr&8ented by the vkar at thè visit of HRH Pthca to Larwter Cgsle. We wère poised lo begin the
Festival of Song when the sad emerged that Her Maiw Que￿ Elwbèth 11 had died. Ur)d8rstsnd8bly the fe81Nal was
then cancell•d and instead put into place w plans lo support a ol natp)Ml mourning. Nevertheless a few day8
lalor Bishop Philip pwd•d artd preached at ￿r PatrrTrl Fe8tivaJ. Later that day our Prlory Choir attended the Prod8malion
at tho Town Hall and a faw later hostsd a CIV￿ S*Nice to give thanks for Her Late Majesty, lo pray for all who moum
and to pray for our nthy lfjng, His MaJo8ty Charfes111. This sthii¢e was attended by representativas of tho Dloc*se Ilncluding
BSshop Jill), County, City and Duthy. Th• DLthy of La￿asts￿$ Ir￿mOr01 %weath rèmained in the Priory Church for their
whole period of moumlng. We also Iv)sted ¥ Requiam Mass, attended and atsrwards lad a public candl•l
vbgll giving thanks and praylng tcqether w7th peotA& of 011 faifv n¢)ne t￿￿*￿e of John O. G¥unt G*to of Lancaster
Castb.
DLsring this rrtt)nth Y￿ng Churth relaur¢h•d under the leadorship of Rovd Dr Susan Salt and a team of 8 voluntser5 bggan
U81ng a new forn)at. des(￿ed tr) mirror vthat hapwm for lttè •duttJ r￿xt door in thLwch. Th• childrnn and their leaders now
relum to churth ho￿ng read the B￿￿e. expts¢il its mew)ing thr¢wh t••d)irvJ. #rt ryall h•v• had a Um• of intsrce88ion
•ndinq with U)e Lord'8 Prayer, after which they Tel￿ ts adutts.
In September tho PCC appointed Bg¢ky Gllb8rt-Rule (Patrick W￿80n and Aowith. Wgan), to bo the nv4¥ Arthrtect for I
Prlory.
Octob•r l¥ BlaGk Hl8tory month armd •8 P*t of wwJasp'rwJ *lth ow legw trans908nti¢ slavery and in addrestyir
raclBm both p￿1 and pr•8•nt we Invtted g￿t pr•ath•r¥ frw* global maltsnty herrtw b￿groUnd¥.. Dr Sunts Abr8m8, Rov'd
Dr Ander8on Jergmloh and Carthi Sarah Glll. W• ￿ded this mwth celebfats'rw the feast of All Saints also bmth our
4nnu41 M Soulo Roqulem. r•memberlng Itw hm dl•d In years pa•L
Aft•r $ome drfficult dI￿u33￿]n9 and vthil•t addr•s8iryJ i¥Ju68 around th8 8lgnfflc￿l d6fi¢it tsel for 2022 the ¢08t
of utilitios Incr•a8ing, the PCC mad8 tho poinful decision to restru￿r9 Its 8tsffing In ord•r to r•due8 It• co¥ts. Th18 was
stre881ul process for all c¢ncw¢ed, not least the slaff. AJic* Gfwyr and Steph Edwards wgre TUPE-ed Into roles and
Jo Arber agreed to tsk• vdunlary redurthrw. AJU is fKW ts Ch*f Oper•thJ)s Manager wrth moro admlnlstraliv•
r98pon¥ibilty and Stepl) 18 the Fundraising and Ev•nts Coordinator. Aji￿. StsKth and Stttyrt BI￿ ￿)ntInUe to be employed a•
vergers. Wo theroth no longer hav• a d￿j￿athd ￿8h •dThMnMtrats. W• are gfat•ful for 411 that Jo dKI a8 our Parish
Administrator and $ Personal As818t8nt
Durlng October wè rtceNed an tnvMaJon to rnD)Td thè 88C Ra¢lo 4 Dalty Sar4k• for the Fe88t ol St Luke. ￿ 8Ws Ihg
Prtory Choir led worship %￿r￿JerfU1ty and varlou$ rrthbern of the corwjregation parUcApated abng8lde Rewd Leah Vas8y-
SaurKl8r8 and Revd Dr Susan SalL
Llghl Up Lancaster at￿y9 810rt• Nov•nkn spec*aol*ty. ThiB yaarf• 8xhfduon w•8 The Ship of tho G¢￿$. We
expedmented for the first time in selliro hot at th¢ top of Priory steps. wthich •rya9•d us vi many corwersations and
was a much approci8t•d affordable hol Sna￿ for p•0* out on a cc*l nvjht. RememtKanca Doy was marked at the
dty memorial in thg twi ho11 gardens. and again on Sunday. &rthy also induded a parade to the Priory Church #nd a very
11 attended Civlc Servico.
Th18 month we also relaunthgd our YoLrth wovtston at the ￿lOry. Sunday Knlphts (year8 5-8) was formed to support thildren
transitioning from Prlmary School to Secondgry S¢hoc4, and (n tho liw that 80m8 families aitendlng 8ervice8 for schools
admission points may v4ue a pyoviston for th•ir thildrgn also. PilgrOm8 (Fridays. Years 9+) is for oldor young people. its
designed to be ￿￿led with them 4nd enable th￿n to be hgard within the church aThJ explore what it mean8 for them lo BE the
¢hur¢h ofthe ffiJ￿re. In totsl wa Pwe 10 young P8LWo engaglng wilh intenti￿ty f*th.ba8ed ro8ource8 88 part ofthese
groups.
Rewd Susan Salt and Mf8 lfjrU8y lo tho Pastoral Contact S(*￿. a to erwe that those that
n•edod care had someone to Visitth￿ arKI to share irrfrymaticm wlth the ministy team.
In November w8 al¥0 had the privilege of pr*poring ¥nd re(y)rdiTrJ of Midni9ht Mass fr*r tho Church of England's National
Onllne Serviee. The Priory Choir top form and Muster￿ a ww8 ￿lling lo pretend it was
Chri8trnas lust 8 fth¥week¥ eaty!
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LANCASTER PRIORY AND PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MARY
ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Achl6vomonts and performan¢9 {¢ontlnu•d)
Revwi ofthe Year
conti
During Advent IDoc•mb•rl sludy groups exF*Ned s￿8p8￿ Wake.. Gethng Sgrious ALl￿rt Climate ChaThJ8 by Nitholas
Hc4tam. Th8 Mustard Sèed Gmup had discwneil e¥lw in the year that they dwj not feel it appropriats to restart offering
meals, but they commlttad tr a Sfj￿d year to preparp 100 Chrislmas P¥r¢•ls fr)r families receiving free $thool
meals at Dallas Road Primary and WiltThv Lane Pnmary, also to some familie8 in need within the East Meets We¥t
Ngtsvork. RachI￿Ann al80 Wtad an exhiLMt1c￿ Minoral Stars in the Regimental cts￿l durng thi8 sea80n.
We held an Advent Carol Swice and a Chrlslmas Card Service and * hostod services for St John's Howice, Lancastèr
Glrt8' Grammar Schwl. Lancastsr Rtyal Grammar Schwl and Rpley St Th¢￿ Academy.
Tho arsnual ch￿StmaS Spectscular concerts took plac* and. thanks to a genorou8 don￿lOn frcffi 8 member of th•
congregatton. Indud•d Rullerf¥ The Reluctant abty sung by Benli Polity Elia8 VaSey-Saund￿ arml Evelyn Leong-
Smith.
Our Chri8tm88 SeNcM indud•d a todd* crtb ••ryK• frjr Ihtr 8¢cond yw nmnN¥J {vthith mcn than doubled Ft8 numbars
from 20211 and Christingle, Mldn4ht Mas$ and Chrt81ma8 Day S•%tycw. Whib5t we do not ko•p St John'i Day at St John'•
Churth, w• dld koep th1$ at tho Priory.
2022 wa$ an extraord￿ary year at Lancaster Pri￿ 88 we hab* begun to rebui￿ post pandgmic. The suc¢•$8 of this year Is
dovm to the commitment (both th temis of their twne 4nd th•lr m￿8Y) and d•dic•tion of our e4Yrfdreg•tions. ojr Parochlal
ChLtrth CouncAI, our 8taff And voluntOWB. Wè o>&dnl b• a thimng pari8h 7hlth plans to our n￿1•19n orKI ministy in the
futur• vAthout them.
Thank you to 8varyon•, but m08t Impylwty- be to Godl
Flnancl•l r•vl•w
Tot41 rnc•ipts on unr•8tdGtad fvnd¥ £265.796 whkh IrKknl•J £83.518 from wr•Btr￿d ￿nn•d gmng donation•,
£26.172 Irom Glft Ad r•cov•red ￿ 811 fom8 of dw'bbg givyu and £14.715 from grants & donallon$. Raslricted gr8nts
totalling £32,389 were receive(l. b•lTrJ for IA•r•h and of th• tholf. Gr* and donations aro detailed in note
5 to the finan¢¢al Statements.
The pl•nn•d giving thffjugh •nv•lop•• •nd St*￿ir￿j or¢•rs ¥lMM*d an irK¥ea8• of 2.5% 12021.. 6.2%) owr th• year.
Unrestricted ￿llecti¢)n$ 8how•d on irmiag6 0128.1% (2021.. 40.6%). The uoe of Gfflé A4d envelope$ 18 èncourageil for
collects'on8 at swcial ￿r¥k￿, at regular wvices for those do not gr46 by 8tsnding order or ￿annfjd giving •nv•lop•$
and also for Jingle donations. Contaths c•rd and QR oxle paym8nt18 dc¥wkn and h*• proved to b•
bwèfidal.
The calculatsd Pad8h Shoro for 2022 w*¥ £101,094. The Parish Sh•r• largdy pro¥lde* th• dptsndl hDu8lng lor our
¢lèrgy. The calculalfjd P¥ri•h Shar• for 2023 de￿e￿￿ to £94,705.
R•8•N•• pollcy
The re8ervfj8 policy adopt•d by lty• PCC IB to maintaln fr•• wre51ridgJ reswvu al a level t*thlc* wuateB to 111 up to 3
months Tunning and 8t8ffing ￿$ts and li1> • furfh•r £50.CKIO re8eNe to allow for the conslderable re8pon8lbllStkg$ 01
maintaining a Grade 1 listed twilding. The free Unrestric￿ reserves r•quired under ItAs ba88d on the budgotgd
expenditure for 2023 is £102,485. The few￿8 polw is re¥th￿d wnual￿.
Total unre81riot8d reserves at the year b) £205.690. Irduded in Unrestri￿ ruems are d85ignaled
re8erve8 lotslliro £6,389 of vthith £2,801 are to be used 01 th• vKarfs diyuebty) ond £3,528 for d)0Sr costs . The f
unrestricted reserves, rwjt comm¢tted ty imi•sted n) tsngitAe fr•d asseis aThJ twkshop 5t0¢*, held by the PCC al 31
Dgc8mbor 2022 amounted lo £157,399. This is above th• ￿rMal I￿e1 offree unrestricted reserves rnqUiTed undèr the poll¢y
sèt by the tru8tee8. H*J¥ever. tr￿re 1$ a propthl budget deficrt of £66.391 for 2023 and work is required to the north aisle
arch at a substsntial cost 4vhich cannot be covered from annu81 inc4Jme. ￿n￿ellIg it nec*s8ary lo hdd a higher level of
reserves for the time bwng. Steps will ￿ taken by the PCC duriThJ 2023 and kn f(rture wriod8 to reduGe budget defictts In
order to be able to hokl o lower J•vel of reseNe8 in lire with the reserves poliry.
is the PCC'J pdiw to invest surplus lund8 in CBF funds and lltter￿t bearing aco)unts at it¥ bank.
P￿88

LANCASTER PRIORY AND PARISH CHURCH OF ST. IAARY
ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Ststutory ¢omp14ance
The awourts comply with the ¢￿Trent stattrtw wurements. the requwwts ofthe Chur(* ￿￿)unting Regulations and the
Charities SORP (FRS 102).
The PCC has complied with the duty lo have regard to Hou8e of Bthops. guidance on safeguarding.
The a¢C￿jnts (financial staiementsl have been Fwared in a￿Ordan￿ Vlith Accounting and Repottng by Charikne3:
Stafrment of Recommended Practice app￿(3ble to chatibes Preparing their aDxurrts in a￿Ordance with the Financial
Reporting Stsnd8rd aOic*ble in the UK and Republic of Irdark4 IFRS 102) (effecthe 1 J*nLW 20151, the Charitie5 Act 2011
and UK Generally Accepteil Practtce as il applies from 1 January 2015.
On tehaw ofthe PCC
Rev'd L B VaSey-Sa￿￿ers
Incumbent
- CJ 0£ 2oJ2
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LANCASTER PRIORY AND PARISH CHURCH OF ST. IIARY
INDEPENDEKf EXAMINER% REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Ind•pgndent Examinets Rowt to the Panxhial Church Councll of Lan¢a8tor PrJory and Parf$h chU￿b of SL Mary
I report on the finanryal statements of the PCC forthe year ended 31 December2022, as set out on pages 11 to 22.
Your attention is drawn to the faca that the Charity has prep•ed the Financaal Statements in accordance with A¢￿Unting and
Reportin9 by Charitses preparing theiraco)unl¥ in aC￿rdan￿ *ith the FinancAal Reporting Stsrrflard aP￿Icable in the UK and
Republic of Ireland {FRS 1021 in preferen￿ to the Aco)untrNJ and Reportlng by Chatrbes.. Ststement of Re¢ommerKlèd
Practice i88ued on 1 April 2005 vthich is referred to in ts extant regulalions but has since been withdrawn.
We understand that this h4 been (Ix* in order for the ac(aunts to provth a Ifue and fair ¥i•w in aCts)rdan￿ wilh the
Generally Awtsd Accounling PractKX effg*e for rep)rlirvJ periods beginnÉr#J on ¢Y after 1 January 2015.
Thts report 1$ made solely to the PCC'S memb8rs. as a b¢mJy. ift aco)rdaru ￿ the Chur¢h A¢tsYurrt￿g ReguL*tiorts 20G
cthe Regulations) section 145 of the Charities Aca 2011. My has bÈen urK4ert*en $0 that I might state to the PCC'$
membeTS those matlws l am required to sta*e to them in thts reFUt and for no olhw purpose. To the fullest extent pemiitted
by faw. I do not a￿p1 or assume reSpOn￿lty to &by¢Th OIherth￿ the PCC arxl lh8 PCCS members as a bodyfor my work
or forthis report.
R•sponsibllltt9s and basls of vwrt
As members of the PCC you are re8Fon8ibbe for Ihè weparatim of the finanLaal statements in ac£ord￿ th the
requirements of the Chartses Act2011 Cihe A(*l.
I report in resped of my examtnation of thg chari￿5 a(xourrts wied out under section 145 ofthe Aot and In carrying Qut my
examination I have followed all the applicable Direthns given by the Charity Ccthmission under $octKJn 14515}(b} of the ACL
sin￿ the tharity's gross income exceeded £250.000 ywr examiner must be a member of a W Itsted in Section 145 of the
Act. I confim that l am qualifjed to undert*e Ihe examina￿ becaw l am a membor of ICAEW, ￿lch is one of the ligted
bodies.
examination givsng me cause to beI￿Ve that n any m*aial Ipspw*
1. ac¢ounting records were not kept in re5pe& of the tharity a8 Fpquired by 5ocaion 130 of th¥ Art
2. the accounts do not aco)rtl those rec£rfJs: tx
3. the ac{￿Unts do not comply with the applicable requirements concern￿9 the form and t￿ntent of accounts set out in the
Chariligs (Acc))unts and Reports) Regulations 2008 otlw than any requirement that thg a￿unt8 gNe a true and tair vie
whlch is nol a matter comdered as part ofan tiKlependent ￿MInab.On
I have no concem$ arbj have ¢<>me acro￿ no other mthrs the eyAmiMtKffl to whith attention should b&
tawn in ￿1$ rgport in (thr to enable a swr un(lersl•Klirw ofth8 aowunts to be reathed.
S W Hlnnlgan FCA CTA
Scott & Wllkln8On
Dalton House
9 Dalton Squar•
LanGastsr
LAI 1WD
Date
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LANCASTER PRIORY AND PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MARY
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTMllES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEIIBER 2022
TOTAL FUNDS
2022
F￿ndS
20
INCOME AND ENDOVIMEPITS
Voluntary income
Church a¢￿v￿ets
Fa￿ng the Pa31 adivltles
Advib"•s for generating funds
In¢￿Th from inv•sknents
2{a)
2{b)
21¢)
2{d)
2(•)
159,924
15.414
40.951
200,875
15.414
56.781
91220
4.289
580,095
14,593
15,365
35.890
3,794
56.781
3.191
1.880
2.429
TOTAL INCOME
265.796
102.763
368,559
649.737
EXPENDITURE
Raising fvnds
chU￿h a¢ll¥Ati•8
Facing the Pa¥t ac*vlti
3(a)
31b>
3(c>
48,310
280.525
5,110
50.919
56.423
53.429
311.444
58.423
15.311
618,323
10.262
TOTAL ExpeNDITURE
308,835
112,481
421.296
643.898
Ngf IEXPENDITUREI I INCOME
BEFORE INVESTMEKf GAIM8
{43,039}
(9,8981
152,7371
5,841
MET ILOS8E81 I GAIN8 ON INVESTMENTS
(10.1821
(7.222)
117,404)
18.869
TRANSFER8 BEfwEEN FUNDS
Tfan$ler to Fadng Th• Pajt Pr￿6
<3001
300
NET MOVEMENT IN FUND8
153,521)
259,211
116,8201
170,1411
485.775
24,510
TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD
14
461.265
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
13&14
205.690
209.944
416,634
485,77S
Th fund8 IxeakdThw for 202116 •hcthn In nth 17.
Th8 nots$ on page$ 13 to 22 fcrfm wt ofthe statem
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LANCASTER PRIORY AND PARISH CHURCH OF 8T. PAARY
BALANCE SHEEr
AS AT 31ST DecEM8ER 2022
2022
2021
FIXED ASSETS
Tangibfe f￿ed asgets
38.664
49.5
CURRENT ASSETS
Stod(
Investments
DebtrJrs
Cash at l>ank arwj in hand
3,698
131.101
36.555
225.123
3,327
t48,S05
33,022
278,585
396.477
463.439
LIABILITIES
Cr8drtors- amounts falling due In rrn y
10
19.507
27,200
NET CURRENT ASSETS
376,970
436,239
TOTAL NET ASSETS
13
415.634
485,775
PARISH FUNDS
14
Unrestrkted
General
Des4gnatsd
Restricted
13&14
13&14
13&14
199,301
6,389
209,944
256.250
2.961
226,564
415,634
4e5,775
These acec￿nts have been prepwed In 8CtsydaTr￿ 7Mth Ihe Ch*s SORP (FRS 102)
Approved by the Parochial Church COWKI on l •J23 and sy￿1 on its beha￿ ty
ReVdLBV
Incumbent
The noles on pages 13 to 22 fomi part ofthe finan¢id statements.
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LANCASTER PRIORY AND PARISH CHURCH OF ST. IAARY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEKr8
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
ACCOUNTING POUCIES
Tho financyal statements have been prepared In ac£ordan¢e 7Ailh AccwW and RernTb'r*J by Chariliès: Ststement ol
ReeommerKled Practice appllc*tle to c*arilies preparlryd their attxjunts in ac¢J)nlan¢e with the Finan￿￿ Repo￿.￿9
standard applicable in the UK •Yl Rewblic of Irdand (FRS 102) leffetarrfe 1 January 20151- ICharTlies SORP IFRS
10211, the FtnanrAal ReF(Jrbng Standard awicabk in tho UK Republ￿ of Ire14nd IFRS 102), the Church Accounling
Regulations 2C￿ and ts ctw1tti￿ Act 2011.
The ftnanual statements have been prepared to give a In￿ and l&'rf and have ¢Jeparted from the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) R•gulation$ 2008 only io th8 extwrt requlred to wovide a 1r￿ and fair view. This departure
has invotved folowng the Accountiry •rKI Re￿ting by Charitios.. Stalement of Rottjmmended Pr*tce applicable to
thanties preparing their accounts in aCC￿rdanc* wilh ts FwwN>al Re￿)￿ng Standard applKablo in the UK and
Republic of Ireland {FRS 1021 issued in Odcthr 2019 rather tha Accwntir¥J and Reportlng by Charities..
ststement of R8ctynmen(led Pr#Llice effectrffj from 1 April 2005 7hl)io* tta• 8inc• tsan wthdrawn.
Lancaster Priory 8nd Pari8h Church of St Mary m••ts th• dofiniiion of a public benefft anty under FRS 102. Assets
and Ilabilities are Init￿llY recognised at h1¥lori￿ or t1•n￿¢1￿ vatu• unl•8s othepM8• slat•d in th• r•lovant
accounting policy notes.
The fingncial 8lat•m•nts are prorywrt•d In GBP and rounded to thb nè¥•rt£1.
The financial statements Indude all transa¢ti¢)n$. a88ets and IL*41iliè8 for v•lMth the PCC is reSp￿sIble in law. do
not include thè accounts of church grou￿ thal owe Ihelr maln afflllayon to anollw boty. nor those that ar• Irrformal
gatherlngo of thurch nxmbern.
The Chartty optfjd to adopt Bullotln 1 pthlth•d i)n 2 F•tyu•ry 2018 ha￿ thorth Inc￿ed a cash Ilow
8tslem•nt in th889 Ikbanryal Itat￿￿nts.
Fund•
R8strtct8d funds rnpru•nt donauom, grnnts othw YKx)m• r•ew•d lor a •p8dfic object or 5rwited by th• PCC lor •
•p•dfic object. funds moy ￿lY b• 04xrMled on the 8P8afic objoct for which th•y were gr¥en. Any balanc•
remainlng unspent at the ènd ol •a¢h year mu81 b• Carried foNard as a balance on thal fvnd. PCC dots8 not
Usually Inve•t 8•para¢•ty fry eath fund. Where there 18 no 8•p8rat• Inv••th)•nl, intw•¥l 18 apportioned to individual
funds on th6 basis of balarK48 h•kl kn •ath fund on • dalty b￿4$. 08tri18 of fiJrthJs held are provided In note 14 to
the flnanci41 statsmgnts.
Unrgstrict8d funds •re pn•ral furth ol Ihe PCC are not wbJ•¢t lo any re8tr1ckn regardlng t￿1r use And ar•
available for the appllcaflon on the gener*1 purpo888 of lh• PCC. Funds d88ignated for a particular purpose by the
PCC fomi wt oftho unr•slrtc*•d aThJ aro d0ts11gd In ￿ 14 kn tho flnandal Statements.
lrtom•
Donatlons and
Committ8d giving. aolledon8 aNJ donalion8 arg r￿1￿$•d *th•n re￿Wad.
Tax refunds are recognl8ed when the in¢xming re80urcg Io V*t#i tw r•lat• 18 reL*ivtd.
Gr4n18 and legacAe8 aro accounted for *fi•n I￿ PCC i818W gnbllgd to dua.
Gov•mmen¢ grnnts
The chaTty receives govemment grarts. Income from g￿rn￿nt arKI other are recognisèd al fail value whèn
the charity has entiuement aft•r any p•rf0mW￿e (￿dI￿nB have beon meL it 1$ probabbg that the income bMII b
recaind and the amoLrt can be moagured r•lwbty. Ifw*tiemert M not mot thon th•s• amount$ deferrnd.
Income from fund ral8lng events are a(￿￿ted for gross.
Bookstall and coff￿ Shop sths are a¢))yrtd for gfOSS.
Rentsl income from th• lth.ng of (*wch wemises to bc*Jw 1$ 4X>>￿nted for vthen oam•d.
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LANCASTER PRIORY AND PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MARY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
AccoupmMG POUGIES (Contlnued)
Clwreh a¢tivi¢ie5
Parothial fees due to the PCC forwedthnw furmls. * are forvAwi due.
All other Income 1$ accounted forvjthen due.
Realise(J gal￿ or losses are rec•gnised Investm￿ *? xld. Ihpalsed gain5 or losses are accountsd for on
revaluation of inve8tsneE)ts at 31 December.
Ex￿ndIt￿re
Church actlvftles
Gr•nts arKI donations are acuunted when paKI. or warded. if thot awmd cr*s ti1nd￿g oblHJations on the
pcc.
The Di0¢￿n w8h 3hare is accounied for payatle ar￿ any assessment unpaid * 31 December is shown a$ a
editor in tha Balance Sheet
l other expendiiure 1$ rwnised it is arnl is ats))unba tsgross.
FIX￿ Ass•ts
Consoctst¢d land*￿I￿1107ngS andmovoable elwrch fumlshttngs
Consecrated Jand and buildin9$ and prowty of any kbTrJ is exduded frryn ts finaniial st81emenls by
s1012llal and 1¢) of the Charrb8s Act 2011.
No value is pl8¢ed on moveabl• church fumithmgs held by the thurc*waths on specaal tru9t for the PCC and which
require a faeumy for disF<)sal since the PCC considers this to be an Inalienab￿ propety. All expenditure incuffèd durin9
the year on consecrated or ber*fi¢ed ￿MIdIngS, induding the pipe organ wh￿h ts Ly)n5idered to be an immoveable item
and part of the fabric of the church. and moveoble thurth fikmi5hirys. mantanance or imt*ovemenl, IS WTitten
off as expendrtl￿e and separatety dixlc6ed.
Equipm•nt used wlhin the chutth premises is ￿8￿￿tOd on a str*ght line basis over4 years. 10 years or 20 years as
appropriats. Indtvidual items of eqUI￿t *ith a PLYchase wice of £1.000 or less are vKitten off in the perk)d in whlch
the assét is a¢quired_
Investments
Investments are vakwl * market vthe at 31 December.
Curr•nt a¥sets
Stock of goods for resale is stai8d * ths Iw of ¢L*t or r￿t realisable va￿￿.
Amounts owing to thè PCC * 31 D￿eMber in respect of fees rents or olhw ino)me are Sho￿ a8 debtors less any
provision for amounts that may Fyove wrecoveth.
short.tem dep)sits indude cash hekl ￿ le￿#11 atthè ban
Operating lÈas•s
Rentals payaÈ40 under OF¢Trti￿ leases are d￿r9ed to ts SoFAC￿ the straight line baBiS over the tami ofthe leas•.
Going concem
The fin8nual statemenLs have been prepared on a goiTrJ concem basis as ts trust￿ believe that rto material
uncertainties exist rhe trustees have cy)nsider¢d the levd of fvnd5 held and the expected level of income and
expenditure for 12 months from authoristng these finarKial sI*m￿. The budgeted income and expenditure 1$
sufficient W7th the levd of reseThes fty the (*wity to be to as a wng CA￿l￿n.
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LANCASTER PRIORY AND PARISH CHURCH OF ST. IAARY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
INCOME AND ENOOWMENT8
TOTAL FUNDS
2D22
FundB
Fynd•
2021
lal Voluntsry Incomo
Planned gtving..
Gift aid donation8
other planned gMI¥J
Tax recoverable
Collections (open platel at ￿1
Legac
Grants and donations
Oth•r Ir￿Qme and sundry dryHti¢
71.826
11.690
26.1r2
15,910
71,826
11,690
27.557
15.910
500
47,104
26.288
70,543
10,929
37.122
12,417
14.715
19.111
32,389
7.177
3,960
85,124
159.924
40,951
200.875
580,095
Ibl Church actlvltl••
New8link
Fe•s
U8e of Church lyJilding8
Conlributson8 to other expen￿$
Social & OLtreath events ino)m•
Your#J Peo￿8, famir￿¥ & work
4.583
130
9.659
752
4.583
130
9.859
752
5.571
150
8,760
112
15.414
15,414
14,593
{c) Fa¢lng th• P••t •cllvltl••
Faring the Pa8tjolnt prc48ct
56,761
56.781
15.365
58,761
$6.761
15.365
Idl ActMtl•• for g•n•rndng fund•
Bookstsll
Fundraisin# •vents
Coffee Shop
Uso of Church l)uilding1
8.142
48.924
11.482
21,501
8,142
52.115
11,482
21,501
21
15,859
3,918
16.292
3.191
3,191
91220
35.890
{•) Invtstmgnt InGom•
Dividon08 on CBF Inve8knènt Fund Sharn8
Bank and other interèst
2283
148
1,619
241
3.902
387
3.778
16
2.429
1,860
4,289
3.794
TOTAL
26S.796
102.763
368,559
649,737
P8ge15

LANCASTER PRIORY AND PARISH CHURCH OF ST. IIARY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEpirs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
EXPENDITURE
TOTAL AJMDS
2022
Fun
Fwid6
2021
{al Ral8lng fundj
Bookstsll expenses
Coffee Shcp expenses
Event expenses
Publicity costs
Planned arKI Gift Pid en¥elopeB
6.474
5.863
3S.845
263
65
6,474
5,663
40,964
263
65
584
2.988
10.619
5.119
254
48.310
5.119
53,429
15.311
Ib) Church •ctlvltl••
Missionery and d)arItab￿ gMThJ
èAinisty'. Diocesan panth shar•
Other ministy costs
Mu8lC
Salaries
Church running arKI mwnt•narui
Major fabric r8palr8
Young people, faM￿leS &
Social & oulroach ev•nts costs
Mustard S••d
Prlw Ho11 •xpn8•8
s￿￿onery. lelephone and office awuprrnnt
Offlce equipment ￿¥¢ ch•r
8ank charges
Indgpendont ex*n￿n￿9 rwfMMWatlon
Sundry exponJe8
Depraciation & lo￿ on dWJa
16
6.e62
101.694
1,237
7,899
101.694
6,964
8,452
94,951
48,930
16.775
58
70
1,098
7,942
931
1.545
3,193
70
10.872
7.634
88,034
4,170
11,007
85.351
42.779
354,238
459
142
587
5,509
1,350
1,492
3,153
1,540
10,872
590
81.852
46,887
11.415
7.862
33299
2.043
20
70
1.098
7,942
931
1.545
3,193
70
10.872
260.S25
50.919
311,444
618.323
Ic} F•clng th• Pmt a¢tlvltl••
Facing thg Pa8tiolnt
$6,423
58.423
10,282
TOTAL
30OM36
11W1
411.296
043,890
2022
2021
STAFF COSTS
Wages arKI saFarie$
Employ*8 p￿￿on &)ntrilxrfl¢x
Soclal $e¢)Jrity costs
89.163
1,318
4,470
80,991
1,047
3,313
94.951
5.351
During the year the PCC orrww an organiyt. wmmateur. head v8rg•rloper4tion$ managar, 3
assistant vergers. 8th0(A$ & families loaming offieer. ouireath I￿)rker. partsh secretsry and events manager I volunteer
8nd events o>ordinalor, rK)ne of vthom eamed £60.0(￿ p.a. or rr￿. Mr S Birse. assTrstsnl verger, was a MeM￿r of
the PCC until 29 May 2022 and dLFrir& the pericrtj vras pahl £89712021 - £1.8351. Mrs S Edwards, a$*stsnl verger and
events managgr wra8 ¥ member of thg PCC until 29 May 2022 and during the peri¢)d was pahl £5.61612021 - £6,566).
PCC members were reimbursed expenses of £221 {2021 - £203) for the year. Th￿e were no other disdosable
tran8acbon¥ in resFeQt of PCC members. persons dosoty C<￿nerted *ilti them or other related parties.
Th• onty lum tim¢ rwwiber of staff was tha head verger Oc*Lkn. Th rgmaining p*t time eM￿9Ye¢ role¥ equate to
An av•rage of ¥pprwmatety 2.7 full *"me #mployees.
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LANCASTER PRIORY AND PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MARY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEIAENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEAIBER 2022
2022
2021
GRANTS AND DONATIONS RECEIVED
Ead Peel Trust Fund
The John Pilling Trust
Kings Own Chapel Twstees
Lancaster Priory Music Trust
Listed Places of Worship Grant Sca
Priory Hall Trustee Fund
HMRC Job Retenbon S¢tsne
Duchy of Lancaster BenevolwTrt FurKI
Hi$loric England Cutiure Recovery Fund
Blackbum Diocesan Board of Finance
The National Lottery Community Fund
National Churches Tntst
9,892
41,130
5.000
12,000
9,213
58,203
14.439
2,281
755
1,286
3,000
211.178
1,787
9.950
9,950
13,000
47.104
363,960
FACING THE PAST PROJECT
Grant- Arts Counol England
Grant- National Lottery Herilage FLW
Partner witrlbutions
1,485
44,918
10,358
14,365
1,000
S6.761
15,385
FIXED ASSEfs FOR USE BY THE PCC
Office
Other
Equiwnt Equipment
Totsl
GROSS BOOK VALUE
At 1 January 2022
4.192
115,188
119,380
At 31 Decemtw 2022
4.192
115,188
119,380
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2022
Charge the year
4.192
65,652
10.872
69,844
10,872
At 31 December 2022
4,192
76.524
80,716
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 Decemter 2022
38,664
At 31 Dec8mb•r21f21
49,536
49,536
2022
2021
INVESTMENTS
6,349.98 CBF Church of Erbjland 1nNEs1Tr￿ I￿£*y* Share8
Market value al 1 January 2022
(Loss> I gain on annual waluat¥
148,505
(17,404)
129.836
18,669
Mark•tvaluo at 311)9¢ombor 2022
131,107
148,505
Cost at 31 December 2022
100.000
100,000
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LANCASTER PRIORY AND PARISH CHURCH OF ST. PAARY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEM8ER 2022
2022
2021
DEBTORS
Income tax recoverable
Other debtors
Prepayments
21.102
28,904
2,331
1,787
11,463
36,555
33,022
10 UABILMES: Aiiouirrs FALLtyIG DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR
Othgr ¢r•ditor8
Aecr*Jal$
Income re￿Ved in •d¥￿e0
Loan- Prbry Hal Tru8toe FLY
4,308
4.300
1.654
9,245
5,131
4.302
2,767
15,000
19,507
27,200
11 COMMITMENT8
OPERATING LEASE COMIrnENT8
The mlnimum ￿48• payments opwaOrvJ ltraw fall aj ftkn..
Equipment
Within 1 yur
8eh¥eon 1- 5 ￿arn
882
1.767
1,302
2.650
2.649
3,952
12 COMNECTED CHAiimÉs
During thè y•ar PCC rec4iv•d grnnts from lh• fdlv*lng ch•ri1Sè5 tyu•18 Wtkh •upwt thè Pr40ry as apprwate
w+thin th• tems of their g¢)vemirs dr￿MentS and obJ8¢18'.
Lanca8tsr Prwy Music Trust vthich is a ¢h•rlty Hi¥0￿ in r8i¥wvJ fur#J• for th• wpwt of the muslc doparkn#nt at
L8nca8tsr Priory. amtyjnt received in 2022 was £14,43912021: £9,213).
The E•rl Peel Trust Fund - £9,892 (2021.. £718 for fabit ropdrn pth a lurI￿r £40.412 for malor repalrs lo
th• tower,)
Pmory Hall Tru$ie• Furrfl- £755 tr woJ8¢1th Kre•ft (2W21 . £NI
During the year th• PCC pahl £5,755 to th• Priw H411 Tru¥te• FurKI in part Tepaynxnl of a k)an ot £15.000 recelved In
2021 to ￿l$l￿th ca¥h Ilow in connth Tmlh th• Iyltirs •dwm•.
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LANCASTER PRIORY AND PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MARY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
13 AMALYSIS OF NET ASSEfs BY FUND
Fund
Fund
Fund
Total
Tangibte fixed ass*
Current assets
Current ltratslthes
38,664
3*.477
{19,5071
178,913
(18.2761
6.389
211,175
11.2311
199,301
6.389
209,944
415,634
Comparatlvo of ngt assgts ty fund:
Gw•r•l rJe•l9￿1¢d
Fund
Fund
Fund
Total
Tangible thd assets
cu￿nt assets
Current liabil￿9$
49.536
232,788
126.0741
49,536
463,439
127,2001
2,961
227,690
11,126)
256.250
2,961
226,564
485,775
14 FUND DETAILS
BalanE• at hKorniry Resource• Transfvrs & Balan￿ at
2Z
•Ap•rKl•d investrnont 31.1122
Inwio88es
Designated funds..
Vicars fund
Music Fund
2.961
{1001
2,861
3,528
200
3.328
2.961
256250
200
265.5
11001
(308.735)
3.328
{13,8101
6,389
199,301
General reserye
259211
265,7
{308,835)
{10,4821
205.690
The Vicavs fLmd is for expenditu￿ atts dis￿￿ ofthe vicw.
The Music Fund is for eypendibjre to SUPkXXt the music departr
general reserve represents ItK>se funds are unrestsided arKI Thit speuficalty designat8d for other purposes.
comparat1¥￿ of Unrn¥trict•d fundB:
BI￿nce at
R8sourc88 Tra￿fer¥ & Batance at
01.0121 r•6Our￿* txpended Inve8tsn¢nt
31.12.21
Designated furKIs".
Vicarfs fiJnd
2.961
2,961
2.981
256.250
General reserve
229.975
$37.81)0
1522.284)
10,759
232.936
537.800
{522.284)
10,759
259,211
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LANCASTER PRIORY AND PARISH CHURCH OF ST. IAARY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEpirs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
14 FUND DETAILS (contin￿
31.12.22
Priory Fthc Fund
Education. Ytyjth & Ch￿dren'S Work FUNI
Marsh Fund
Music Fund
Organ FurKI
Charitable Objects Fund
Facing the Post Jolnt ProJe(* FWKI
3S.3C13
120.042
8.329
33.109
19.318
4,759
5,103
10
1,631
(5.3601
18,969)
(9,020}
128.3801
{1,9741
12.3351
156.423)
29.958
106.082
9,259
36,867
17,481
4,558
5.741
.2221
32.138
139
2.134
56.761
300
226.$64 102.783
(112.461)
16,9221
209,944
The Pr￿￿ F•brlc Fund is for exPw￿ on tho Churth buildiry• f￿￿re￿.
The Edu￿11¢)n. Y￿th Chilth•n's Work Fu￿1 ￿PP￿ts th• af thè •dU￿n d8pgth*nt and Work wlth young
people and famil￿S.
Tho Marsh Fund18 for UB• In ts M8r•h reaidenW area cllhe Par￿h.
The Musk Fund i• to promote tho woth olth• PrKW8 (kniTS nx¥lc m8king.
The Organ Fund Is tr •xpendibJre on the r•pair ond ol the Prw organs and plor￿.
The Charhable OW• r•prw•nts Mon1￿ for the wpport of Thilh thg t¥ynelg88 throLth m￿tard Seed @
Prfory Hall and donatlon8 rec•Tr¥•d •r• to to other dmritim.
The Fadng th• Put J￿nt Proloct Fund repre8ents rrwlo8 hokl by lh• PCC as ful￿ manager for a pJlnl prolo¢t
Involvlng Lancaster Priory. kqusk, LatKastsr Judge8 Lodgings PAuseum, Lancaster City Council and local schools,
prlmadty fvnd•d by gr•nt8 from Art8 C¢uncl for Pha8• 1 WKI Naknal Lottary Herilage FuThJ for Phase 2.
C¢)mpArntlvM of M8trlctsd fund•:
Balanm •t ITr¢￿1 R•*¢￿1￿• Tr•n•fv• 8Alan¢• at
01th21
31.12.21
Priory Fabric Fund
Education, Youth & Ctilthen'• Work Fund
Marsh Fund
Music Fund
Organ ftjnd
Chantable Obi•¢ls Fund
Fwng tho Pa8tJoint Proj￿t F￿xI
48.443
1,S71
9.950
35.438
35
1,135
15.365
163,932)
{11.5821
{8,1111
(25.0881
(1.5061
{1.151)
110,262)
163
7.747
35.306
120,642
8,329
33,109
19,318
4,759
5.103
122.888
6.4
22.759
20.787
4.775
228.329
111.937
(121,612)
7,910
226,564
2022
2021
15 RELATED PARTIES
Unconditsonal donglions fyceived from PCC rn8m￿ and theirdoge farrMPy
27.964
53.137
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LANCASTER PRIORY AND PARISH CHURCH OF ST. PAARY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEiirs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEklBER 2022
2022
16 SCHEDULE OF DONATIONS
250
200
278
St John's Hospice
250
478
CMS
DEC Ukr8lne Appeal
DEC Pakistan Flo)d Appeal
EfJu¢Atd Sierra Leone
Global Link
Marsh Communty Cen
Musalaha UK
Open Door8 UK
RAIS Lancaster
Reachlng tho Unwcl￿d
1,IXJO
851
100
1.000
1,200
1,000
245
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1.000
1,000
1,000
1,200
8.951
6,845
Donatlons from ¥po¢laI$oThk￿. eoll•eUons •Ddov¢nl&'
Childr&n'8 Sooty- Christs￿9 SeNc• and Chri8bN8 stsrs
R¢)yal Brflish Leglon
S36
162
30S
698
511
TOTAL DONATION8
7.899
7,834
Page 21

LANCASTER PRIORY AND PARISH CHURCH OF ST. IAARY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEtr¥rs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
17 COMPARATrVE OF STATEMEKf OF FIIIANCIAL ACTMYIES
lknr8•trictsd RgstrJGh)d TOTAL FUNDS
Futsdb
Fund•
2021
INCOME AND ENt)OWMENT8
Voluntary inwne
UT¢h activit108
FB￿ng the Pa8t activ￿
Aclfviliés for gonorating fvrKI•
Income from inveslments
Otsr incoming re80uTce8
2{a)
2{bl
21cl
2(¢)
21dl
2{01
489,285
14,513
90,830
580,095
14,593
15,365
35,890
3.794
15,365
4,084
1.578
31,806
2.218
TOTAL
537,800
111.937
649,737
EXPENDITURE
Rai$in9 funds
Church a¢tivTli88
Fadng th• P•￿
3(a)
3(b)
31¢)
10.344
511.940
4.967
106,383
10.262
15.311
818,323
10,262
TOTAL
$22,284
121.612
643,896
NET INCOME I (EXPENDITURE)
BEFORE INVE8TIIENT GAINS
15.516
{9.6751
5.841
NET GAINS ON114VE8TMENTS
10.922
7.747
18,669
TRANSFERS 8ETWEEN FUNDS
Transfer lo F8brOc Fundi
11831
163
NET MOVEMENT IN FUMDS
26.275
11,785)
24,510
TOTAL FUIIDS BROUGHT FORWARD
232.936
228,329
481,265
TOTAL FUND8 CARRIED FORWARD
259.211
226,584
485,775
In line vAlh the regLMrements of FRS 102 SORP th• r#X• shw tr* split of Com￿AllYe information b•tvMM the
fund8.
The option to pr•parn a 8epaTrte note has be•n lkn. Integrati￿ 7hithin the e)isling SOFA (i.e. tha elght
column approBth).
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