Trustees Annual Report and Financial Report The Parothial Churth Councll of the Eccleslastlcal ParFsh of Gorrng bysea St Marfs & St Laurence's Churches Goring by Sea Registered Charity no. 1131418 For the year ended 31st December 2022 CONTENTS Page Trustees annual report Statement of financial receipts and payments Statement of assets and liabilitFes 9-12 Notes to the accounts 13 Report of the independent examiner Website= Goringbyseaparish.org Incumbent.. The Revd K Littlejohn The Vicarage, 12 Compton Avenue. Goring by Sea, BN12 4UJ Parish Office: 16 Ilex Way. Goring by Sea, BN12 4UZ Independent Steve Brentnall FCIE examiner: Cooksbridge. Lewes, BN8 4TH Barclays Bank plc CCLA Bankers: Lloyds Bank plc St Marfs & St Laurence's Churches Trustees Annual Report for 2022 Our alms and purposes as a charity The PCC has the responsibility of ccwperating with the incumbent, the Revd Keith Littlejohn. in: The promotion of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ according to the dottrines and practice5 of the Church of England; Promoting in the parish the whole mission of the church, pastoral, social. evangelistic and ecumenical. To know Jesu5 better and make Him better known. Practical support and care for people in the part5h. from the youngest to the oldest. irrespertive of level of need or ability to pay. Providing financial support those in need. and to other organi&itions wf(h similar objectives. What we planned to do to achieve our charitable objectives As we came out of COVID pandemic restrirtions we revie¥￿ our objective5 arnl activities to fulfil our aim5 and declded that these would continue as our priorities for a further year. with the a5m for a fidler review in 2023: Enabling as many people as possible to worship at our churches and on-line streaming Maintaining an overview of worship throughout the parish Considering how we can increase our use of social media Enabling as many people as possible to become part of our parish community Continuing our"Open Church" policy at St Marfs Church Teachin& baptlsing and nurturing new and existing believers Offering worship and prayer, and leaming about the Gospel in small group situations Offering the Alpha Course for church members and others exploring their faith Continuing the provision of pa5tordl care for people living in the parish Giving grants to missionary organisatior What we achieved and how we affected beneficiarie< lives Attendonce at worship nabling as many people as possible to worship at our churches and on4ine streaming Maintaining an overview of worship throughout the parish Considering how we can InC￿3$e our use of social media January 2022 saw a full return to worship in our churches. Across the yearthe nurTbber of people worshiping has significantly increased at most services and in particutarty at the All Age Worship service on the first Sunday of the month. The Servi￿ now attracts around 150 people with just under a third being under 16. We continue to live stream two Services a month, the All Age Worship on the first Sunday of the month and the 10.clj a.m. Sung Eucharist on the third Sunday of the month, these broadcasts attract between l￿-2IXI views each week. "Feast@4"_ The new outreach venture for young people. aimed at those in Years 4-9, began in January 2022. The group meets monthly and includes worship, games. craft activrties and a simple supper together. Numbers have increased steadity over the year and we now have 16 young people registered. Gorin8 by Sea TRUSTEES ANNLFAL REPORT AND APINUAL FINANCIAL REPORT The parish continues to offer a wide range of worship styles with services using the Book of Common Prayer (two weekly Eucharist services and monthfy Evensong at St Marrfsl: Common Worship (weekly mid week and monthly Sunday Eucharist se￿￿5 at St Laurence's and the 2 . 3 , 4 Sunday at St Marf51: infomal Se￿iCe$ include a monthly All Age Worship service, and an informal evening worship service at St Marfs. Parish prayers are said each month on a Saturday moming. The weekly Zoom Morning Prayer on Wednesdays was discontinued in 2022. however the need for online servi￿5 are being kept under review and may be Teintroduced at some poinL We continue to communicate and promote our SeNi￿S and actrvities through social media and our website. Enabling as many people as possible to become part of our parish community Serving refreshments after the 10.tK)am Eucharist on Sunday mornings has gone from strength to strength with most of the congregation staying to enjoy fellowship and creating new friendships. Coffee and fellowship also follow the mid-week Eucharist with a growing number of attendee5. In 2022 the celebration of Her Majesvs Platinum Jubilee at the beginning of June provided a wonderful opportunity to engage with our local community. This was enhanced by considerable coverage in the lotal Worthing press. In preparation for the event, our regular knitlers (from the Prayer Shawl ministry}. were joined by other5 in the wider community to kntt Yam Bombs for the Mo150n Gardens. The main event over the best part of a week provided excellent opy)rtunities to engage with the community and included a stunning exhibition of church quilts. a wide range of music. tea parties and a highly successfsjl café. Smarties, our toddler group, staffed by volunteers and offering a safe playing environment, continues to meet in St Marfs Church Hall, weekly during term-time. Numbers are increasing and the provislon is highly valued by families in the parish. As part of our outreach to the community, we continue to make our tv•o Church Halls avaikble to many local organisations, together with social groups who hold talks and gatherings on a regular basis. The pre- school continues to meet at St Laurence's Church Hall each day during term-time. Links with unrfomied youth organisations are growing and strengthening. In November, the Goring Scouting Group again attended and took part in the Remembrance service at St Marfs Church. They also held a very well supported Toy Service in December and are planning an St Georges Day Service in April'23. Rainbows (part of the Guiding movement) are now regularly attending our monthly All Age Worship Service. In December a5 in previous years, a renewed Nativity Tableau was erected in the Molson Garden and was much appreciated by the local community. The Christsnas seNices were well attended- especially the Christmas Eve outdoor Carol Service in the Molson Garden attended by over 250 people. We are particularly privileged to have two Church of England Schools in the parish with almost 1,200 pupils between them. Both schools held Easter and Christmas seNices in St. Marfs Church and the vicar regularty takes school assemblies. In 2023 the schools and the parish will be looking at ways to strengthen the church school partnership agreement Continuing our°Open-Church" polky Both St Mary's Church and St Laurence's Church are open daily. Teaching, baptising and nurturing new and existing believers Offering the Alpha Course for church members and others exploring theirfaith Offering worship and prayer. and leaming about the Gospel in small groyp situations Offerlng worship and prayer. and learning aljout the Gospel in small group sltu*ions 24 baptisms, I wedding and 3 funerals were held during the year. Two of the fNe home groups started in autumn 2021 have successfully continued into 2022. In Lent 2022 there were two Lent groups (one live and one on line) who met to follow the Diocesan Course 'Comfort Ye My People.. Goring by Sea TRiISTEES ANNUAL REPORT AND A14NUAL FINANCIAL REPORT A very successful in person Alpha Course wa5 held in autumn 2022 with about 50 people {including leaders) taking part. Following this course five new Home Groups started. so that we now have seven Home Groups wtth well over 50 people regIste￿d in a group. Plans are now being Considered to hold another pha course in the autumn of 2023 Confirmation and first communion courses are scheduled for summer'23. Continuing the Provislon of care for peD￿e Imng In the parlsh and giving grdnts to rni59onary OTganisatlons A significant part of the vicaffs time is spent on pastoral visits to parishioners. A lay-led pastoral support team me*s regularly to review the pastoral needs of the parish. They also undertake some pastoral visit5. The vicar and a team of lay minister5 of communion visÈt house bound parishioners to give Holy Communion. We registered St Marfs Churth as a Warm Space at the end of 2022 and we will be lookinB at ways in which we can develop this outreach opportunity in the coming months. The weekly newsletter has continued to provide irsformation about seryices. our miSs￿nary links and other church information for those who a￿ unable to attend Church. We collect provisions for a local food bank, and with thanks to a parishioner. a monetary gift through the sale of her home-made marmalade. During the year we have engaged with and Trised awareness for other seven other charities and missions and also donated and raised money forthem. Finally: We have many people to thank fortheir contribution to Parish life. but we thank everyone for the community we have become. and we will continue to grow in faith and love together. Financial Review Incoming und outgolng resources The total receipts on unrestricted funds receNed were £137.422 compared to £126,751 in the previous year and are detailed in the Financial Report. The planned giving though envelopes and the Parish Giving Scheme held up well despite the pandemic, £46.640 compared to £45,520 during the previous year. In 2022 a legacy of £2,C￿0 receNed but there were none in 2021. However, in the three years to 2016 we received over £150,000 in legacies and in the three years to 2010 we rece5ved almost £I30.c￿. It is this source of income that ha5 been lacking in recent years and led to the drop in cash reserves. Sharing themini5ty costs oAihe Diocese of thichester The largest expenditLtre of the PCC was the sum of £76.776 paid to the diocese for our Share of all churches. Parlsh Ministry Costs. In 2022, the parish continued to meet I￿% of its share of costs allocated by the dI0￿e ￿weVer we have had to ￿￿U(e this for 2023 because of a long-tem shortage of income. This cost relates directly to the housin& 5UPPOrt, stipend. and pension costs of the clergy of this parish, training of new ordinands, a contribution to nat￿Inal church funds. and shared costs of the Chri#ian familythroughout the whole diocese, including assistance towards the upkeep of churche5 less able to manage than ourselves. The PCC had 3 employees, 2 prepare our Halls for community use plus our o￿an1st. Further detai15 are provided in the note 7 to the accounts. In addition to our employees a great deal of work is undertaken by numerou5 volunteers from our congregation for which we are very grateful. Gorln8 by SÈa TRUSTEES ANNUAI REPORT AND ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT Trystee payments ond expenses Details of payments to and on behalF of trustees are set out in note 9 together with information disclosing transactions With relatives of trustees in note 10. Effert of the Pondemi¢ For many years, our Parish Share to the Diocese, at IO)% of allocated cost5. ha5 exceeded donations from the congregation 2nd we have relied upon the additbonal income from letting our halls and the former curate's house. WFth the pandemic there was a significant drop in income from letting without muth decrease in our related expenditure. Also. in keeping with the need for individua15 to distan￿ themselves from each other we stopped making collettions in services which again had a detrimentsl effect on our finances. Why we hold some money in reserve The Charity Commission issues guidance on the need to maintain adequate reseryes so that the good work undertaken can be maintained. It has been our quoted policy to hold a balan￿ on our cash unrestricted funds of at least three months, worth of unrestrirted payments. This year the figure has dropped from £85.566 to £73.273. Whilst this figure is well above this triteria. the PCC are aware that it has been dropped by some £IC#J.(a)O over recent years and that the shortFall of income has to be addressed. Management of risks and their mitigation The PCC has an ongoing task of reviewing the major risk5 whith impact on the work of the churches in the parish. The PCC cons¢der that the principal risks and uncertaintie5 are: The need to fund unexpected costs associated our buildings particularly as St Marfs is Grade 2. Listed. An ongoing fall in income, particularly given the dependence of the church on a limited number of major regular donors and ￿gUlar hirers of our halls. The requ7￿Ment to find volunteers with the appropriate skills. time and commitment to support the ministry of the congregation and the parish. The PCC seeks to manage these risks and Ltncertainties by regular ￿viewS. We aim to maintain our properties to as high a standard as we can afford and carry out the priorÉty itern5 of our quinquennial rewew5 in a timely manner. It is quite apparent that as a parish we need to encourage more people to give regulady and encourage established donors to regularly review their level of gNing. We are particular￿ fortunate In having some 70 members of our congregation donattng on a regular basis through the Parish Giving Scheme which is our most efficient form of giving. Gotlnz by Sea TRIJSTEES ANF4UAL REPORT AND AF4t4UAL FINANCIAL REPORT Structure. govemance and management of the charity The Parochial Church Council IPCCI is registered with the Charity Commission as required by the Charitles Act 2011. Its governing document is the Parochial Churth Councils (Powers) Measure 1956. During the year the following seryed as members of the Parochial Church Council: Ex Officio members Incumbent: Curate.. Lay Reader. Wardens: The Revd Keith Littlejohn The Revd Nei51 Stannard Keith LeIl￿tt Gillian Keevill Janice Lelliott Jennie Boffee Jason Brown Anne-marie Coe Stephen Coe Alison Edward5 Graham Hills Russell Marfow Graeme Richardson John Stovell Ginny Ward Barbara Webber Penelope Corp Alison Evans Keith Lelliott Barbara Webber Chaimian (to 31 August 2022) VI￿ Chainnan Elerted Members (from 3 April 2022) Deputy Warden lfrom 3 April 2022) Ito 3 April 20221 {to 3 April 20221 Ifrom 3 April 2022} Treasurer Ito 31 December 20221 Safeguarding Officer (to 3 April 2022) Deonery Synod Membership of the PCC is deterrnined underthe Church Rep￿sentatIOn Rule5 and consists of certain ex-officio members Ithe incumbent, curate. lay readers licensed to officiate in the churthl, the churchwardens and members of the Deanery. Diocesan or General Synods and 3 members of the church who are elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting {APCMI for a period of 3 years. Members are warmly encouraged to stand for election to the PCC and we ty to ensure a balance of skills and experien￿ where possible. This Trustees. Annual Report was approved by the PCC and signed on its behalf by Gillian Keevlll, PCC Vice Chair 11 June 2023 GoriTr8 by Sea TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT A740 AIIIIUAL FINAIICIAL REPORT Annual Financial Report The ParothÉal Church Council of the Ec¢lesiastical Part5h of Goring bysea St Mary's & St Laurence's Churches Goring by Sea Registered Charity no. 1131418 For the year ended 31st De￿mber 2022 CONTENTS Page Statement of financial re￿Ipts and payments Statement of assets and liabilities 9-12 Notes to the accounts 13 Report of the independent examiner St Marfs & St Laurence's Churches Summary of Financial Receipts and Payments registered charity number 1131418 The financial effect of our artivities during the year can be 5ummarised as follows: Total General Erth•Ed l ￿1 Funds 202Z AIIFunds 2021 Notes Income8ThJ eDdowmentsfrofn: t)on8tions and legacie5 aritable actNi(ies 70574 4.423 78381 79.678 4,442 44,WS 105 1,7( L706 60W5 Othertrading attNities Investment5 2.169 58.276 L013 Total rttelved 75A62 61,660 I41￿45 C05tof ratsingfJJnd5 CharitsNe costs 812 812 650 4.651 123,178 116.218 Tradsn8 Costs Other paymeffls 1,016 28,832 31.021 Total pald 117.705 4.651 153.838 Reconcrliotion olfvnds.. Net Into￿ or (net expend6turel | 142.2431 30.178 12281 | (19.M9) Transfers betweenfunds 8L718 18L5931 11251 Net mo¥emert infvnds 39A75 15L4151 {3531 I19.￿9? Bank accounts at ljanuary 122,0411 106.402 1205 85566 In4575 Bank accourts at 31 D￿rnher 17,434 54987 73273 A&i 6orini by Sea TRUSTEES AIIWUAI REPORT AWD ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT St Marfs & St Laurence's Churches Statement of Assets and Liabilities registered charity number 1131418 Our financial position at the year*nd was: rrtai Totol General Endowed All Funds All Funcls Fund 2022 Bank cUr￿nt accounts 852 6yI 9.730 75,836 CBF Oep051t Fund PCC-owrTred bank balaftces 11,745 54,987 . 17.434 s4￿7 n273 85,566 R& P iocesan Asslgned Fees recewed Total b4nk and deposbt accounts 17A34 54387 732n 85,566 Hall hire charges not yet recewed Chancel Fund Accrned Incorne 1.676 1.676 L709 2.188 Z16D Gift Aid recovefable 4.750 Debtors 4619 Freehold5 at cost 85337 85,337 li Total 4$5ets 110.719 54987 ' 166,558 179,522 LialNlities= Unpaid Diocesan fees for weddin8s/funerals Trade Credttors 172 172 490 516 516 1.146 Lltilities used siKe last billed 1,629 1,911 Total Ikblltlts 2317 2317 3.547 This Financial Report for the year ended 31 December 2022. including the notes followsn& was approved by the PCC and signed on its behalf by Gillian Keevill. PCC Vice Chair L-L.- Iljune 2023 Gorlni by Sea TRUSTEES ANNIJAL REPORT AND ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT St Mary's & St Laurence's Churches reg Notes to the Financial Report istered charity number 1131418 l The financial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Charitres Act 2011 and C￿￿ent Church Accounting Regulavon5, using the Receipts and Payments basis. 2 The following a55ets are recognised btrt not vèlued in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.. Movable church furnishings held by the chitrchwardens on special trust for the PCC. which require a facultyfor dtSFrflSal. 3 Analysls of total recelved Unre5trK*ed Totsl Totol l R4nd5 AII FL*nds 202 anned gNing lexd. tax refvndsl 40,159 41.3 41350 PlaTrned givi￿ Ino tax ￿￿r￿s> 5,361 Loose cash collecbons 9,511 7.284 Sundry donatK)ns artd appea 73 5.577 3.838 9065 GIft￿d W¢)￿ed 12.297 11.073 IlJJ73 Flower FuTrd 401 311 311 Chancel Intome 274 274 Grants L334 9.876 70￿74 78381 79,678 Fees forweddin8s & fur￿ra1$ 4,442 1.706 Charilableartfvkles 4,442 L706 '. Jubilation Weekend Temporary letting of propertv 15,6 15.825 Z5 thurch & halls hi￿ngfee$ 42ASI 27.891 42.451 Traidcrètt sales 514 947 947 2.169 1 60A45 Bank & CBF depostt interest 105 1.013 1.013 105 L013 Totsl recel¥ed oh all fw 12 75862 141y5 IN230 Goring by Sea TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT AND ANN¥JAL FINANCIAL REPOIIY St Marfs & St Laurence's Churches Notes to the Financial Report registered charity number 1131418 4 Analysls of totsl pald: Totsl Totol General Desi8￿tell AU Funds All Futtds Funds 2021 NDte5 812 Jubilee weekend Cost ol ratsln8 fund5 812 812 Ch3ritable grants and donations 3.814 2,528 Parish share to chiC￿ster tlioce5e 76.776 74.3C Salarles and honoraria ind Nl 3,787 3,787 aef8y and other people's expense5 10.737 io.n7 11.58B Mi55ion and evangdlsm costs 730 285 Young People 539 539 196 Upkeep of Serwices 2.352 1352 2,773 Insurance 987 2.910 2.987 Church Utilitie5 4.368 PrintiTrE & photi)c(yyiN8 1043 1356 1043 OtherreguLIT church runningc05ts Church rnaintenance & [edeco￿tion 4.833 2.342 1.920 426Z 5,703 Churthyard upkeep L016 L016 Examiner's and otherfinancial fee5 585 Charilable costs 4￿51 3.178 116218 Cost of lettin8Angus Road house 2,721 Hall malnten3rKe & redLxoTrtK>n 4,391 4391 3,821 Church hall runnln8 costs 21.953 21?53 24,036 Traidtraft ¢osts lJ116 Trndingtosts 1.016 31021 Total p3id on all fvnds 12 117,705 4.651 153338 147,239 . Charitable Grant5 and Donations include appeals for Ukraine and flooding in Pakistan in addition to our usual causes. . The Parish Share to the Diocese of Chichester is forthe paymerrt of Clergy and other central costs as explained in the Trustees Report. Gorirtg by Sèa TRUSTEES AIINUAL REPORT APID ANFIUAL FINANCIAL REPORT 101 P a g e St Marfs & St Laurence's Churches Notes to the Financial Report registered choritynumber 1131418 2022 Salarles- upkeep of Se￿ICe5 Salaries- church halts 4,461 10.754 10.319 Employer N3tional InsurarKe io 14551 14,7 8 Grants Ir¢ 2022 we receNed El.334as some compensatkjn for ourdrop in Hall irKome. 9 Paymentsto PCC fflembe￿ in the yearcomwsed Ckrey ￿p￿)r￿. CourKilTax £8.617. and environmental and eTrergy charges £2.848 rellectingthe cost of addrtthal c￿rgY as expkTrned in theTwstee5 RewTL Payments were rnade to reL3tNes of PCC meml*rStotalli￿£149sfO[ repaTrrs and WEdecoratK*n to St Laurence Church aThd the vicarage. 11 Fre•hol¢i* at cost The freehold land and buitdings comprise the forrner Curate'5 In Angus Road which cost £84.0(h) in 1995, the Molsort Garden whlch was acquired at a cost of El.101 In 1968. the Lind at St Marf5 Chuich Hall was acgulred for £235 in 1939 and St Laurence Churth Hall Is Included at a nomlnal £1. At presertthere afe ￿ details of the LK¥slthng¢osts of eitherchurch halls. Insurancecover of OUT buildiw and contents is-. St Marfschurch Hall St LaU[e￿￿'S Churth Hall Amgus Road £292.n8 £497A39 In addthon. the PCC 15 responsible fow payingthe inx]rnYKe wemiumson ourchurd*s wherethe co¥er ts: St Marfs Church St Laurence's thrch £IIMo,cKA) £2.9f￿.{￿￿j 125t4rteTr*rtrfFythls Erthwed Funds are ￿qUired donorsto be invested and the Irt0￿ spent on Spec￿ objectives. Restritted fund5 are r*Jt I[￿sted perrnane￿￿y buta￿10 be $￿t on their intendEd purwse Income recelved duringthe yearfrorn St Marfs Chancel Fund Irrt)w held bythe D￿Se) isshown as a Restricted Grartand has been transferred to General Furtdto offsetthe cortol Insurance premiurns on the ChatKel. Accumulated grart income not yet feceNed from Chthester DBF and irKluded in debt0￿ amuntsto f2,18812021 q1601. The Restricted Funds comprise the Young Peoples Fynd, thurch Fund. Vicarf5 Dtstretw)nary Fund and from tlme-to-time spectal collectioi lor parUcularcauses. Unrestricti¥e thjnds are ￿tsUi￿¢rtto ary Lk)rw restr￿1￿ and can be SFertasthe PCC decides, Gorln8 by Sea TRUSTEE5 AFINUAL REPORT AIID AIINLIAL FINANCIAL REPORT St Marfs & St Laurence's Churches Notes to the Financial Report registered charity number 1131418 12 Summary offunds Fund income and expenditure and final balance5 are a5 follcyws- Statement of funds B•l•fit*s ' blfv lJart 2022 other 8ains I Income ExpÈNltturt •nd losse$ 31 Dec 2022 St Ma￿$ ChancelTrust Total of all endrywedfunts Young Peoples Fund Flower Fund 962 24 15391 12981 447 1 243 149 i 311 Vlcar's Dlscretionary Fund Ch8ncel Income 149 | 274 12741 Special CollettioTrs 3.814 13.8141 rotsl of all restrldedfufids 54 14*511 12741 Parlsh Development FL¢nd (Desl Mission Fund IDesl Halls Fund (Desl Legacles Fund IDesl Angus Road l & E Fund IDesl Molson Gardens IDesl Iw,c 113201 17301 126JMI (so.￿)) 316 | 43,784 117SLY)I 92 12.IY321 15.825 12.4881 995 Totsi of designated rash fund5 GI￿9 13L4821 ' 1815921 General Fund 122,1901 84212 75A62 1117.7051 1149.1871 17A33 ', Total of all unrestrlctedfurKIs 137.121 274 72A20 1 Total fund5 £NL544 É73272 13 5t Marfs 5martles. Baby andToddler Group St Marfs SmartiÈs is included its the Church's insurance coverand its Safeguarding Policles. ￿ isadrnini5tered 5eparatety and not included in these accounts. Smarties bankand cash bala￿e5 at 31 December 2022 amounted to £63812021 £4011. Goring by Sea TRUSTEE5 ANNUAL REPORT AND AMPIUAI FINAt4CIAL REPORT 121 Pag e Independent Examinerfs Report To the PCC of St Marfs & St Laurence's Churches, Goring by Sea for the Year Ended 31st December 2022 gistered charity number 1131418 This is my retK>rt to the Parochial Churth Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish IPCCI of St Marfs & St iaurenEe'5 GoriTr8 ￿ Sea. on the annual fift3ncial reportforthEyearended 31M Decemkr 2022 set ovt on page5 7t0 12 The churches, twstees are responywe for the prepjration of the accourlts. The churche< trustees consfder that an audit is not iequired forthis year undersethon 144121 ofitrE ChaTrties Act 2011 lthe 2011 Attl and thatan independent e￿Min￿lI0￿ is needed. H3￿r￿8 satisfied myself that the parish Is dsEiNe for indekv**ntexorninotK)n. st ts my rewrtsibilTtyto:_ Examinetr* acctyjnts under section Id5 ofthe 2011Aa' To fdlOWt￿ prc