## **The Parish Church of St Andrew** ## **Backwell** ## **Annual Report and Accounts for 2021** ## **for presentation to the Annual Parochial Church Meeting** 1 th on Sunday. 24 April 2022 at 12:30pm ## **CONTENTS** ||Page|| |---|---|---| |Agenda for Annual Vestry Meetings, APCM 2022 and PCC following||4| |Minutes of the Vestry Meeting of May 9th 2021||5| |Minutes of Annual Parochial Church Meeting of May 9th2021||| |5||| |The Annual Trustees Report 2021/22||| |8||| |Aims and Purposes||| |Objectives and Activities||| |Achievements and Performance||| |Financial Report|13|| |Structure, Governance and Management|15|| |Accounts and Independent Examiner’s Report||| _Please note that the Log Book, Terrier and Inventory are available for inspection at the Church Office._ 3 ## **PARISH CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, BACKWELL** Annual Vestry Meeting Sunday 24[th] April 2022 at 12:30pm ## **AGENDA** Prayer - 1 Nomination of Clerk by the meeting - 2 Apologies - 3 Minutes of previous meeting held on May 9[th] 2021 4 Election of Churchwardens - ( _All nominations must be complete and before the Chair prior to the start of the_ _meeting._ _No nominations can be taken from the floor)_ ## **PARISH CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, BACKWELL** Annual Parochial Church Meeting Sunday 24[th] April 2022 at 12:30pm ## **AGENDA** - 1 Minutes of previous meeting - 2 Consideration of Electoral Roll - 3 ANNUAL REPORT Financial Report and Presentation of Accounts for year ended - 31.12.21 Rector’s Review of the Year Report on Fabric, Goods and Ornaments of the Church Report on proceedings of the Deanery Synod - 4 ELECTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS PCC members Election of Electoral Roll Officer - Appointment of Stewards Election of Independent Examiner - 5 To note—Informal Reports in separate booklet 6 Any other matters of parochial or general church interest _Short matters may be dealt with at this meeting or will be dealt with by the PCC_ ## **PARISH CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, BACKWELL** Meeting of the Parochial Church Council to be held immediately following the APCM ## **AGENDA** 4 - 1 Appointment of Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer 2. Consideration of Parish Share banding 3. Any matters of urgent consideration 4. Date of next Meeting ## **PARISH CHURCH OF ST ANDREW BACKWELL Minutes of the Annual Vestry Meeting held via Zoom Sunday 9[th] May 2021 at 5pm** ## 1. **Nomination of Chair and Clerk by the meeting** ## **The meeting agreed that Jane Canning should act as clerk** ## 2. **Apologies** Phil & Tamsin Hockett, Andrew Colley, Carol Hellen ## 3. **Minutes of Previous Meeting** **The minutes for the Last Vestry Meeting on 18[th] October 2020 were accepted as a true record by the meeting. Proposed Lesley Barratt Seconded Chris Hamilton** ## 4. **Election of Churchwardens** As required by the Churchwarden Measure 2001, a nomination for Churchwarden had been submitted in writing before the meeting. Anita Heappey was proposed by Lesley Barratt and seconded by Cherry Leake. As there were no other nominations Anita was appointed as the only churchwarden. Anita’s term of office must finish next year. The Rector thanked Anita and the Deputy Church Wardens. Minutes Approved Date....................................................................................................................... Signed............................................................................................................. Chair of Meeting ## **PARISH CHURCH OF ST ANDREW BACKWELL Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting via Zoom on Sunday 9[th] May 2021 at 5.00pm** Chair: Rev’d Dr Katy Garner PCC Secretary: Jane Canning Church Warden: Anita Heappey 5 ## **Present** : Lesley Barratt, Martin Canning, Vanessa Colley, Susan Harker, Justine Jones, Jean Routley, Sue Standing, Anthony Stansfield, Charlotte Stansfield, Rev’d Peter and Heather Bailey, Ken Edis, Barbara and Tim Harland, David George, Marie Bale, Teressa Southern, Chris Hamilton, John Lee, Rebecca and Tony Cox, Ian Wills, Tina Soper, Julie Densham, Rev’d Joan Rowe, Cherry & Trevor Leake, Doug & Pat Neilson, Toby Cowley, ## **1. Minutes of previous meeting** The minutes of the Annual Parochial Meeting held on 18[th] October 2020 had already been circulated with the annual reports and accounts. They were accepted by the meeting as a true record. **Proposed Anita Heappey Seconded Doug Neilson** ## **2.Consideration of Electoral Roll** The number of people on the electoral roll has risen by 1. ## **3.Annual Report** ## **Was circulated in advance and included the following-** ## **Financial Report and presentation of Accounts for year ended 31.12.20 Rector’s Report APCM 2020 Backwell Report on Fabric, Goods and Ornaments of the Church Report on proceedings of the Deanery Synod** ## **The meeting was invited to ask questions or make comments. It was noted that church income has dropped and this is only partially compensated for by the decrease in outgoings. How can we encourage church members to increase their giving?** ## **St Andrew’s only has two representatives on the Deanery Synod, which is important because it discusses issues of interest to more than one parish. Everybody who contributed to the reports was thanked.** ## **Elections and Appointments PCC members** Vanessa Colley, Toby Cowley and Theresa Southern are leaving the PCC. No new members of the PCC were proposed. ## **Electoral Roll Secretary** Phil Hockett is willing to continue as Electoral Roll Secretary ## **Appointment of Stewards** Chris Perry has stepped down from the role of Steward after 34 years. Cherry Leake, as Head Steward, has written to all members of the team to thank them for their important task. ## **Election of Independent Examiner** ## Amanda Collinson was proposed as St Andrew’s Independent Examiner. **Proposed Lesley Barratt Seconded Cherry Leake.** Cherry Leake volunteered to write Amanda a letter of thanks for her work. **Informal Reports as contained in the Annual Report.** 6 ## This year the informal reports have again been produced as a small booklet. ## Minutes Approved Date....................................................................................................................... Signed...........................................................................................................Chair of Meeting 7 ## **St Andrew’s Backwell Trustees Annual Report 2021** 2021 Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of St Andrew’s Church, Backwell ## **Aim and purposes** St Andrew’s Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of co-operating with the Incumbent, the Reverend Catherine Garner, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship and to become part of our parish community at St Andrew’s, either through personal interaction or online. The PCC maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our services can involve the many groups that live within our parish. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament. We have considered the Commissioner’s guidance on public benefit and supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. In unprecedented times, we have continued to adapt to the restrictions placed the upon us, supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. We have enabled ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through:- Worship and prayer; biblical learning; and developing their knowledge and trust in God. Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish. Missionary and outreach work. To facilitate some of this work, it is important that we continue to maintain the fabric of the Church of St. Andrew. ## **Achievements and Performance** ## **Worship and Prayer** In 2021 we began the year with the church building open for private prayer only, with our congregational services still virtual. Main Sunday services were streamed on YouTube, with Zoom used for daily Morning Prayer, weekly Bible Study, book group and other types of Sunday worship. The Lent groups also met virtually studying ’40 Days of Prayer’. During Holy week and Easter day we celebrated in person in the open air. At the beginning of May, with the Covid-19 figures decreasing, the PCC voted to resume services in person in the church buildings, enabling the people to celebrate Pentecost and Trinity Sunday together. Once we returned to in-person services, the delivery of paper copies and DVD recordings was stopped, although Zoom continued to be a very useful tool for a 8 number of smaller gatherings. The weekly Bible study began to study Mark’s Gospel in detail in June and this continued into the following year. As the PCC had previously agreed, we continued with two morning services, with differing contemporary and traditional styles, on a Sunday morning throughout the summer. Following an agreed review by the PCC in September, the two morning services were reduced to one main morning service, sharing the need of the congregations for differing styles – two Sung Eucharists and 2 contemporary styles of service. The 8am said prayer book holy communion was also reinstated on the second and fourth Sunday’s. There is also an evening service at 5pm for both styles of worship, with prayer and Praise and sung Evensong. The current service pattern will continue to be reviewed in 2022 to ensure we continue to try and meet the needs of the worshipping community. More recently, we have introduced a monthly communion service at The Meeting Point in the village. Following the St Andrew’s patronal festival service, we were able to have a parish meal, the first in 2 years. This year, even though the Covid-19 figures rose significantly, we were able to celebrate Christmas together in church, with the Covid-19 restrictions being reinstated. Mask wearing was made compulsory for all to protect the congregation, even for singing which meant that the carol service became a hybrid service, with choir carols being recorded, while congregational singing happened behind masks. The midnight service was cancelled. In September, Timi Booy was appointed as St Andrew’s Children and Families worker, working with the church on a half time contract. She has, in her short time with the church, begun to make a significant difference to this community, with a chaplaincy role at Backwell Junior School (BJS), a light party attended by 40, Christmas in a Box with year 3’s and 4’s at BJS and Bertie’s nursery and West Leigh infant school, alongside the regular collective worship and church services for BJS. Her vitality has reverberated in a very positive way through this church community. St Andrew’s maintains good links with the other churches in the benefice, namely St Bridget’s Church, Chelvey and St Nicholas Church, Brockley (which is administered by the CCT), and we value the personal contacts that we have with them. St Andrew’s continues to support our village church school (BJS) by offering 4 themed church days, one for each year group. Sadly, this year, the church was only able to hold the Year 4 group at Advent. All are welcome to attend our regular services. At present there are 234 parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll, 46 of whom are not resident within the parish, 5 were added during the year and 2 were removed through death. The average weekly attendance, as per the Annual Statistics Return for the Church of England, counted during October when we had services in the church building, was 71 adults and 11 children. Our YouTube Sunday service this year has had an average of 100 views per week. As well as our regular services, we enable our community to celebrate and thank God at the milestones of the journey through life. Through Baptism we thank God for the 9 gift of life. In Marriage, public vows are exchanged with God's blessing given and in Funeral services, friends and family express their grief, give thanks for the life which is now complete in this world and commend the person into God's keeping. Due to the Covid-19 restrictions this year, we have only celebrated 2 Baptism, there were no weddings. We have held 11 Funerals in our Church this year. Clergy also take services for parishioners at our local crematoriums. Although Covid-19 has affected this church in many difficult ways, many parishioners of St Andrew’s have been able to deepen their faith by engaging in online worship, Bible study and prayer. This has allowed this church community to hear more of God’s plans and to be able to bring more people into God’s kingdom. ## **Deanery Synod** Two members of the PCC sit on the Deanery Synod. This provides the PCC with an important link between the parish and the wider structures of the church. One member of our PCC is also on the Diocesan Synod which links us into the national church structures. ## **The Church and Church House** The Buildings and the Goods and Ornaments of the Church are maintained to a very high standard by contractors, which has continued despite Covid restrictions. Tina Soper has continued to clean the church and Church House. Church House is now back to pre-Covid activity levels and generating income from outside bookings. This year has been one for planning rather than doing and we have made arrangements- - (a) for the Lightning protection system to be totally replaced in the summer of 2022, together with repairs to the SW Pinnacle weight. - (b) to introduce more storage to the church and new pieces of furniture to compliment the Welcome area by the south door and again this is planned for 2022 - (c) for the repairs to the roof and Velux windows, to redecorate and refurbish Church House and the Link. This is also planned for completion in 2022 - (d) for the overhaul of the Sound and Visual systems to meet the real needs of St Andrew’s for many years to come. This is not an exhaustive list, but represent those activities that are well advanced and have the best chance of completion within the year. The Fabric Committee is no longer charged with introducing the main Vision Project as that is now the province of a separate Vision Group. The usual annual routine tasks have been carried out and in addition we have completed the installation of a WIFI controlled system for the Boiler. Repairs under warranty have been made to the Inverter of the PV Panel system. New instructions 10 were prepared for Alarm responders and they were briefed where necessary. The Quinquennial survey was completed, but we still await the report. In August, a parish-wide meeting was held to review the aims and objectives set out in the Parish Profile and to provide input to a renewed vision for the church. Since that time, the Vision Group has evaluated and responded to the ideas and suggestions raised in August and begun to shape that vision and develop fitting proposals for the church building itself. ## **Pastoral Care** Since the gradual easing of restrictions, the majority of people have returned to attending the church services in person. However, a small group from St Andrew’s keep contact with those who are unwell or unable to attend services for a variety of reasons. Phone calls have continued were required and the Pastoral team of Revd Katy, Heather Bailey and Barbara Harland continue to review the list every two months. In addition, there is a small team who conduct home communions. Revd Katy is also looking ahead for a new focus for the pastoral team and the first step in that is a Lay Pastoral Assistants training day, planned for May 3[rd] . This will shortly be advertised within the St Andrew’s family in the hope of recruiting more pastoral team members and will also be extended to the deanery in order to support the pastoral work of other local churches. In addition to maintaining contact with those who are unwell or frail, we seek to remember in prayer especially any with long term difficulties and we always appreciate being made aware of those who would value contact from the pastoral group. ## **Mission and Evangelism** The Mission & Outreach Committee of St Andrew’s concentrates its efforts on four key areas; our connection with the world church, our support for charities, connections to village life and concern for the environment. We continue to pray for our link community of St Andrew’s, Chipulukusu, Zambia as part of the Diocesan Link programme. This has been a challenging time for the church 11 in Zambia, but they have been able to purchase a number of musical instruments for their Boy’s Brigade band. This was a joint project and the contribution from Backwell was sent early in 2021. Sadly, no visits to Zambia have been possible during the last year, although it is anticipated that the Lambeth conference in 2022 will provide a spur to Link renewal. Monthly Traidcraft stalls in church were resumed during the year. Orders, particularly at Easter and Christmas, are welcome, but there’s plenty of opportunity to do more. It was decided that our support for charities during the year should be reduced to 4, each sharing equal amounts from a fixed percentage of total PCC receipts. However, we set ourselves the targets of increasing our engagement with each of them and of raising additional funds, with a target of £2,000 per quarter overall. These charities are selected on the basis that they are doing God’s work, locally and more widely. Financial support for other charities in response to appeals or on special occasions has been much reduced due to our inability to meet and share information in the same way, although a few special fundraising events were organised by those having close links. We managed to raise the profile of a few of these charities by including sermons within our recorded services. Full details of our monetary support are shown in the financial accounts. Every house and business in the village is included by rotation in our weekly prayers, as are churches in the Anglican cycle of prayer and our supported charity. With the easing of restrictions, The Meeting Point and its regular lunch guests were delighted to be able to re-instate twice-monthly lunches and gradually re-start other activities. The Meeting Point is a weekly drop-in café offering hospitality and support under the umbrella charity, Backwell Life. It was also a delight to offer a full programme of children’s activities in the summer, making up for time lost the previous year. Carol singing around the village was another casualty of lockdown but will be seeking a refreshed look when it returns. The monthly Village Magazine is edited by a member of the congregation and includes significant church input. It continued to be published throughout the year and is available free in both paper and on-line versions. We had hoped to make progress with applying for Eco Church status, but this work has also been constrained by lockdowns and the lack of a volunteer to coordinate and lead the effort. Mission and Outreach regularly reviews our communications both internally and externally including our website, a Church Near You and social media to develop ways of presenting our message of love and care for our church community, our village community and for the wider world. Timi Booy has been instrumental in expanding our engagement, especially with the children’s work. We would welcome more volunteers to take on and develop these communications on a parish-wide basis. Those members of the church who have dedicated themselves to working with the Loaves and Fishes project in Bristol, have had limited opportunities during the year due to lockdown and closure, but the donation collection point for this has been reactivated and will become even more important during 2022. Members do hold collection boxes for other charities, such as USPG and The Children’s Society. We are very keen to develop these tangible demonstrations of our faith in action. 12 ## **Ecumenical Relationships** St Andrew’s, as a member of Christians Together in Backwell, has held joint services with the other churches throughout the year, including the World Day of Prayer, Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and the Remembrance Day service, as well as united services in Holy Week. Through this we also work with the other churches on items in local papers promoting Christmas, Holy Week and Easter services of the churches. ## **Volunteers** St Andrew’s would like to thank the volunteers who work so hard to make our church the lively and vibrant community it is, whether in our worship, the maintenance of our building or in the administration of the parish. However, the numbers of volunteers have reduced significantly and we now find ourselves having to evaluate our ability to run all the events that have happened in the past. ## **Financial Report** 1. At the end of 2021 our capital compared with a year ago was: - ||Unrestricted|Restricted
|Combined| |---|---|---|---| |End 2020
|£143,183|£547,758|£690,941| |End 2021|£169,479|£614,075|£783,554| 2. At 31 December 2021 our CCLA Investment holding was valued at £763,083 compared with £634,450 at the end of 2020. In April 2021, 297 shares were purchased at a cost of £15,000. Excluding the extra £15,000 invested, the value of the fund has increased by a staggering 18%. 3. The remainder of our funds are lodged in a deposit account with CCLA and our current accounts with NatWest Bank. 13 4. Our regular income from planned giving shows an increase of 17.5% compared to last year which is very encouraging. Our collections also recovered slightly. As a result of the pandemic most people now donate directly into our bank account rather than through cash collections and we are moving closer to a cashless system. 5. The Job Retention Scheme continued to help paying our cleaner’s salary. We are also grateful to the Parish Council for a grant of £500 towards our running costs. 6. Our overall running expense were around £10,000 less than in 2020. This was mainly due to the decrease in our parish share, reduction in the administrator’s hours and lower utility bills. 7. In 2021 our Parish Share, due to reduced numbers, was lower than 2020– at £86,044 compared with £89,509 in the previous year. We also received a Benefice Allowance of £2,797 in 2021 compared with £2,652 in 2020. 8. Charitable giving from PCC funds remained at the 5% level amounting to £5,045. As these payments are a form of outreach, the expense has been taken from our Missions and Outreach Fund **.** This has reduced the pressure on our unrestricted funds. In addition, specific donations included food and gifts were made which raised a further £5,609 which was passed directly to various charities see page 8 of the accounts. 9. Our deficit for 2021 on the unrestricted funds was £2,703. 10. Due to the continuing excellent performance of the CCLA fund the value of our unrestricted capital at the end of 2021 was well maintained. However, the value of investments can go both up and down we cannot keep relying on the CCLA fund to cover our deficit. 11. During the year Missions & Outreach activity has increased substantially. This is largely due to the initiatives created by the children’s worker who was appointed in September 2021. Full details of the outreach work can be found on page 7 of the accounts. 12. For some time now our Fabric expenditure has been drawn from our Restricted Funds. Full details are shown on page 7 of the Accounts. 13. Churchyard expenditure was partly covered by trust fund income and a Parish Council grant. 14. For 2022 our Parish Share and Benefice Allowance remain the same as for 2021 at £86,044 and £2,797 respectively; the net amount being £83,247. 14 15. Increase in expenditure in 2022 is anticipated to cover higher administration costs and utility bills. This particularly affects the cost of the heating oil. Fortunately, we have a fixed rate contract with Eon for the electricity until March 2023. 16. Currently the estimated deficit for 2022 on unrestricted funds is £12,750. ## **Restricted Reserves Policy** Our Restricted Reserves, derived mainly from legacies, are very substantial (£614,075 at the end of 2021). Our policy is to ensure that these reserves are well invested, on short call with the CCLA, reviewed regularly and used in a positive manner to maintain and enhance the Fabric and Churchyard of St. Andrew's Church. At the present time, we believe that these reserves will cover any eventuality over the next 5/10 years. ## **Unrestricted Reserves Policy** These Reserves, again mainly derived from legacies, amounted to £169,479 at the end of 2021. Our policy is to hold a reserve of a minimum of 9 months current expenditure (estimated at £110,000) but in practice we look beyond that in planning stewardship campaigns because these reserves are being significantly eroded year by year to supplement our income which falls seriously short of our current needs. Again, subject to cash flow requirements, these reserves are invested with the CCLA. ## **Legacies** Allied to our Reserves policy is our policy relating to Legacies. We sensitively invite legacies and where a prospective donor has no particular purpose in mind for the use of such a legacy, we would encourage prospective donors to state that monies so willed should be used by the PCC at their discretion. All other policy documents can be found in the POLICY FOLDER held in the CHURCH OFFICE and available for inspection. ## **Structure, Governance and Management** The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. The PCC is a Registered Charity. 15 The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At St Andrew’s the membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent (our Rector), Churchwardens, the Readers and those members elected by members of the congregation who are on the electoral roll of the church. All those who attend our services / members of the congregation are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. New members receive initial training into the workings of the PCC. The full PCC met 8 times (5 of which were on Zoom) since the last APCM in May 2021 with an average level of attendance of 90%. Given its wide responsibilities the PCC has a number of committees each dealing with a particular aspect of parish life. These committees, which include mission and outreach, young people, fabric, pastoral and finance, are all responsible to the PCC and report back to it regularly with minutes of their decisions being received by the full PCC and discussed as necessary. ## **Administrative information** St. Andrew’s Church is situated in Church Lane, Backwell. It is part of the Diocese of Bath & Wells within the Church of England. The correspondence address is St Andrew’s Church, Church Lane, Backwell, BS48 3JJ. Registered charity number 1131461 **PCC members** who have served from 9th May 2021 until the date of this approved report are: ## **Ex Officio** Incumbent- The Reverend Catherine Garner (Chair)(since July 2019) ## **Warden** Anita Heappey (Vice-Chair) ## **Assisting Deputy Wardens** John Lee, Christine Hamilton and Anthony Stansfield **PCC Secretary** Jane Canning **Deanery Synod (entitles automatic service on PCC)** Martin Canning (until Synod elections of 2023) Anthony Stansfield (until Synod elections of 2023) Vacancy Vacancy **Diocesan Synod (entitles automatic service on Deanery and PCC)** Carol Hellen 16 ## **Elected members** ## **For 3 years unless otherwise indicated** Lesley Barratt (until APCM 2022) Tim Harland (until APCM 2023) Tamsin Hockett (until APCM 2023) Cherry Leake (until APCM 2023) ## **By Invitation to Fabric Committee** George Chedburn (Architect) _……… ……………………………………………………………………_ Approved by the PCC on 21[st] April 2022 and signed on their behalf by Reverend Catherine Garner (Chair) 17 ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW, BACKWELL** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** ## **For the year ended 31 December 2021** |**Note**
**Income and Endowments**
Voluntary income
1(a)
Activities for generating funds
1(b)
Income from investments
1(c)
Church activities
1(d)
Other Receipts|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
94,520
2,428
96,948
114,850
1,389
0
1,389
360
120
2,092
2,212
2,222
8,002
1,070
9,072
7,054
161
0
161
511| |---|---| |**TOTAL INCOME**|**104,192**
**5,590**
**109,782**
**124,997**| |**Expenditure**
Church activities
2(a)
Raising funds
2(b)|106,041
23,907
129,948
141,288
854
0
854
510| |**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**|**106,895**
**23,907**
**130,802**
**141,798**| |NET INCOME/EXPENDITURE BEFORE
INVESTMENT GAINS
NET GAIN ON INVESTMENTS
3
**NET INCOME (EXPENDITURE)**
TRANSFER BETWEEN FUNDS
4
TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD
AT 31 DECEMBER 2020 (2019)
**BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD**
**AT 31 DECEMBER 2021 (2020)**|-2,703
-18,317
-21,020
-16,801
24,999
88,634
113,633
59,929| ||**22,296**
**70,317**
**92,613**
**43,128**
4,000
-4,000
0
143,183
547,758
690,941
647,813| ||**169,479**
**614,075**
**783,554**
**690,941**| Page 1 ## PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW, BACKWELL ## **BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2021** ||**Note**|**2021**|**2020**| |---|---|---|---| |||**£**|**£**| |**FIXED ASSETS**|||| |Investment Fund|3|763,083|634,450| |TOTAL||763,083|634,450| |**CURRENT ASSETS**|||| |Cash at bank & in hand||8,135|42,561| |Debtors|4|8,993|11,228| |Short term deposits||5,461|5,458| |Stock (heating oil, wine, candles)||50|50| |Total||22,639|59,297| ||||| |**TOTAL ASSETS**||**785,722**|**693,747**| |**LIABILITIES**|||| |Creditors- Amounts falling due within One Year||1,173|2,806| |Receipts in Advance||995|| |||**783,554**|**690,941**| ||||| |**FUNDS**||**783,554**|**690,941**| |Unrestricted|6|169,479|143,183| |Restricted|6|614,075|547,758| |**TOTAL**||**783,554**|**690,941**| Approved by the Parochial Church Council on Signed on its behalf by : (PCC chairman) The notes on pages 3 to 8 form part of these accounts ## 09-Mar-22 Page 2 ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW, BACKWELL** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **For the year ended 31 December 2021** |1
1(a)
1(b)
1(c)
*****
1(d)|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Voluntary income**
_Planned giving:_
Gift aid donations
65,999
65,999
55,306
Tax recoverable
14,968
263
15,231
13,688
Other
6,131
6,131
5,947
Collections:
Open plate
875
875
982
Gift aid envelopes
1,355
1,355
849
Benefice Allowance
2,797
2,797
2,652
_Grants:_Job Retention Scheme
604
604
3,475
Listed Places of Worship
413
413
2,281
Parish Council
500
600
1,100
Western Power Coronavirus Response
250
Donations
1,041
102
1,143
21,585
Donations qualifying for gift aid
250
1,050
1,300
2,535
Legacies
5,300| |---|---| ||**Total**
**94,520**
**2,428**
**96,948**
**114,850**| ||**Activities for generating funds**
Social activities
1,389
1,389
360| ||**Total**
**1,389**
**0**
**1,389**
**360**| ||**Income from investments**
Dividends from Trust Funds
120
2,078
2,198
2,124
Interest
14
14
98| ||**Total**
**120**
**2,092**
**2,212**
**2,222**| ||**Income from church activities**
Fees for weddings and funerals
5,801
5,801
5,065
Hire of Church House
1,330
1,330
1,201
Chelvey PCC Contribution-expenses
735
735
751
Bath & Wells Visiting Clergy Costs
76
76
Sales
60
40
100
37
Voices for Life Summer School
1,030
1,030
0| ||**Total**
**8,002**
**1,070**
**9,072**
**7,054**| ||**Other Receipts**
FIT Payments
161
161
411
Insurance Claim
100| ||**Total**
**161**
**0**
**161**
**511**| ||| ||**Total Income**
**104,192**
**5,590**
**109,782**
**124,997**| ***** ## **INCOME FROM TRUSTS** The custodian trustee of these funds is Bath and Wells Diocesan Board of Finance. The dividends received are included in the Churchyard and Flower Funds. Page 3 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW, BACKWELL ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)** ## **For the year ended 31 December 2021** |2 **EXPENDITURE**
**Church Activities**
Missionary & charitable giving:
Church overseas: Missionary societies
Churches overseas : Relief & Development
Home missions & other Church Societies
Secular charities & Organisations
Ministry: Diocesan parish share
Other ministry costs: Clergy expenses
Lay Training
Outreach
Readers costs
Visiting clergy costs
Discretionary Disbursements
Church running and maintenance (2a)
Upkeep of services : Books etc
Material for Services
Flowers
Streaming Online Services
Sundries
Churchyard upkeep
Support costs: Children's workers expenses
Choir
Junior church
Ringers
Major Repairs
Equipment
Depreciation on Church Equipment 2(b)
Salaries: Administrator
Children's Worker
Church House cleaner
Fees: Organist
Printing/ stationery/postage
Bank Charges
**Total**
**Raising funds**
Stewardship costs
Cost of social activities
**Total**
**TOTAL RESOURCES USED**|2 **EXPENDITURE**
**Church Activities**
Missionary & charitable giving:
Church overseas: Missionary societies
Churches overseas : Relief & Development
Home missions & other Church Societies
Secular charities & Organisations
Ministry: Diocesan parish share
Other ministry costs: Clergy expenses
Lay Training
Outreach
Readers costs
Visiting clergy costs
Discretionary Disbursements
Church running and maintenance (2a)
Upkeep of services : Books etc
Material for Services
Flowers
Streaming Online Services
Sundries
Churchyard upkeep
Support costs: Children's workers expenses
Choir
Junior church
Ringers
Major Repairs
Equipment
Depreciation on Church Equipment 2(b)
Salaries: Administrator
Children's Worker
Church House cleaner
Fees: Organist
Printing/ stationery/postage
Bank Charges
**Total**
**Raising funds**
Stewardship costs
Cost of social activities
**Total**
**TOTAL RESOURCES USED**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
975
975
3,575
1,020
1,020
3,050
3,050
60| |---|---|---| |||**0**
**5,045**
**5,045**
**3,635**
86,044
86,044
89,509
1,151
1,151
1,339
1,000
1,000
4,901
4,901
438
12
525
525
227
35
35
100
6,481
3,186
9,667
11,579
152
40
192
96
393
393
522
69
69
1,881
187
187
96
3,940
3,940
4,070
155
155
145
145
142
350
350
127
35
35
55
1,811
1,811
8,181
116
1,297
1,413
3,185
854
4,962
4,962
11,494
3,393
3,393
2,759
2,759
2,358
675
675
500
774
774
553
327
327
335| ||**Total**|**106,041**
**23,907**
**129,948**
**141,288**| ||**Raising funds**
Stewardship costs
Cost of social activities|63
854
854
447| ||**Total**|**854**
**0**
**854**
**510**| |||| ||**TOTAL RESOURCES USED**|**106,895**
**23,907**
**130,802**
**141,798**| Page 4 ## PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW, BACKWELL ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)** ## **For the year ended 31 December 2021** |2(a)
2(b)
3
4|**CHURCH RUNNING EXPENSES (UNRESTRICTED FUND)**
**2021**
**2020**
Consumables & window Cleaning
212
204
Copyright licence/Data protection
422
370
Electricity
1,202
1,561
Hire Halls
529
Insurance
2,389
2,360
Keys
16
8
Oil
856
1,381
Phone/internet
795
931
Piano Tuning
90
0
Water Rates
140
134
Web Site
215
248
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144|**CHURCH RUNNING EXPENSES (UNRESTRICTED FUND)**
**2021**
**2020**
Consumables & window Cleaning
212
204
Copyright licence/Data protection
422
370
Electricity
1,202
1,561
Hire Halls
529
Insurance
2,389
2,360
Keys
16
8
Oil
856
1,381
Phone/internet
795
931
Piano Tuning
90
0
Water Rates
140
134
Web Site
215
248
Zoom
144| |---|---|---| ||**TOTAL**
**6,481**
**7,726**|| ||**PHOTOCOPIER**
**2021**
**2020**
Cost
3416
3416
Depreciation to date
3416
3416|| ||**Net Book Value at 31 December 2021**
**0**
**0**|| ||Depreciation is charged at 25% of cost per annum
**CCLA INVESTMENT FUND**
**2021**
**2020**
Share holding at 31 December
13,084
12,786
The value of one share in the fund at 31 December 2021 was 5832.33 pence.
10205.68 shares are in restricted funds and 2,878 in unrestricted funds
**2021**
**2020**
Market Value at 1/1/21
634,450
94,521
297.49 Shares purchased at 5042.18p per share (2021)
15,000
-20,000
421.13 Shares Sold at 4749.10p per share (2020)
Net gain on Investments
113,633
59,929
Market Value at 31/12/21
763,083
634,450
**TRANSFER OF FUNDS**
The bell ringers have transfer £4000 to the general fund
towards the day to day running costs of the church
**DEBTORS**
**2021**
**2020**
HM Revenue & Customs
8,072
6,950
Other Debtors
921
4,278|| |||763,083
634,450| |||**2021**
**2020**
8,072
6,950
921
4,278| ||**TOTAL**|**8,993**
**11,228**| 5 **PAYMENTS TO PCC MEMBERS** During the year one PCC member was reimbursed expenses totalling £65. Page 5 **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW, BACKWELL** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) For the year ended 31 December 2021 6 DETAILS OF FUNDS** |**UNRESTRICTED FUNDS**||||**BALANCE**|**BALANCE**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||**2021**|**2020**| |**GENERAL FUND**|||||| |**INCOME**||**EXPENDITURE**|||| |Voluntary income|94,520|Church Activities|106,041||| |Activities for generating funds|1,389|Raising funds|854||| |Income from investments|120||||| |Income from church activities|8,002||||| |Other Receipts|161||||| |TOTAL INCOME|104,192|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|106,895||| |From Bell Ringers Fund|4,000||||| |Opening balance|0|Closing balance||1,297|0| |**LEGACIES FUND**|||||| |**INCOME**||**EXPENDITURE**|||| |Investment fund gain|24,999||||| |TOTAL INCOME|24,999|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|0||| |Opening balance|143,183|Closing balance||168,182|143,183| |**TOTAL UNRESTRICTED**|**FUNDS**|||**169,479**|**143,183**| |**RESTRICTED FUNDS**|||||| |**BELL RINGERS FUND**|||||| |INCOME||EXPENDITURE|||| |Donations|83|Affiliation fees|20||| |Interest|1|General Expenses|15||| |TOTAL INCOME|84|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|35||| |||To General Fund|4,000||| |Opening balance|5,229|Closing balance||1,278|5,229| |**CHOIR FUND**|||||| |INCOME||EXPENDITURE|||| |Opening balance|146|Closing balance||146|146| |**CHURCHYARD FUND**|||||| |INCOME||EXPENDITURE|||| |Dividends|1,907|Electricity & Water|186||| |Donation & Tax|63|Gardeners|3,091||| |Grant|600|Hedge cutting|302||| |Interest|9|Machinery maintenance|161||| |||Other expenses|200||| |TOTAL INCOME|2,579|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|3,940||| |Opening balance|10,205|Closing balance||8,844|10,205| Page 6 |**PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW,**|**PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW,**|**PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW,**|**BACKWELL**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)**||||| |**For the year ended 31 December 2021**||||| |**6 DETAILS OF FUNDS (CONTINUED)**||||| |**RESTRICTED FUNDS**|||**BALANCE**|**BALANCE**| ||||**2021**|**2020**| |**CHURCHYARD AND FABRIC MR BRAIN FUND**||||| |INCOME||EXPENDITURE||| |Investment fund gain|77,839|Car Parking Boundary Wall|1,039|| |Listed Places of Worship Grant|413|Church Maintenance|3,186|| |||Equipment for Worship|692|| |||Porch Mat|100|| |||Thermostat Monitor|672|| |TOTAL INCOME|78,252|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|5,689|| |Opening balance|455,951|Closing balance|528,514|455,951| |**FLOWER FUND**||||| |INCOME||EXPENDITURE||| |Dividends|171|Flowers etc|69|| |Interest|3|||| |TOTAL INCOME|174|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|69|| |Opening balance|2,380|Closing balance|2,485|2,380| |**GENERAL FUND**||||| |INCOME||EXPENDITURE||| |Books purchased|40|Books|40|| |||Musical Instruments Zambia|695|| |TOTAL INCOME|40|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|735|| |Opening balance|695|Closing balance|0|695| |**MISSION & OUTREACH FUND**||||| |INCOME||EXPENDITURE||| |Donation Gift Aided|1,000|Charities|4,350|| |Donations|19|Children's Choir|47|| |Investment fund gain|10,795|Children's Worker Costs|155|| |Tax Refund|250|Children's Worker Salary|3,393|| |Voices for Life Summer School|1,030|Christmas in the Box|210|| |||Junior School Books|904|| |||Laptop|605|| |||Light Party|112|| |||Little Lambs|71|| |||Other Outreach Expenses|92|| |||St Andrew's Church Days|142|| |||Voices for Life Summer School|3,323|| |TOTAL INCOME|13,094|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|13,404|| |Opening balance|72,371|Closing balance|72,061|72,371| |**RECTOR'S DISCRETIONARY FUND**||||| |INCOME||EXPENDITURE||| |Interest|1|Disbursements|35|| |TOTAL INCOME|1|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|35|| |Opening balance|781|Closing balance|747|781| |**TOTAL RESTRICTED FUNDS**|||**614,075**|**547,758**| Page 7 **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW, BACKWELL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) For the year ended 31 December 2021 7 PAYMENTS TO CHARITIES** |**a:**|**PAYMENTS TO CHARITIES FROM PCC FUNDS**|**2021**|**2020**| |---|---|---|---| ||**Churches overseas :Missionary Societies**||| ||USPG||580| ||Church Mission Society|975|325| ||**Total**|**975**|**905**| ||**Churches overseas : Relief & Development**||| ||Diocese of Central Zambia (Ndola)|325|| ||Embrace||325| ||**Total**|**325**|**325**| ||**Home Missions & Other Church Societies**||| ||Bristol Emmaus|650|325| ||Mission to Seafarers||580| ||Mothers Union|325|280| ||The Community of the Sisters of the Church|975|580| ||Wellspring Counselling|1,075|580| ||World Day of Prayer|25|| ||**Total**|**3,050**|**2,345**| ||**Secular Charities & Organisations**||| ||Senior Club||60| ||**Total**|**0**|**60**| |**b:**|**OTHER PAYMENTS TO CHARITIES**||| ||**Churches overseas : Relief & Development**||| ||Diocese of Central Zambia (Ndola)|695|| ||**Total**|**695**|| ||**OVERALL TOTAL**|**5,045**|**3,635**| |**The following**|**donations are not included in the Accounts as St Andrew's only acted as an agent**||| ||CMS (donations & sponsored walk)|663|| |*|The Community of the Sisters of the Church|335|201| ||Unicef UK Covid Vaccines|3,380|| ||USPG|236|122| ||Wellspring (donations & sponsored walk)|570|| ||**Total**|**5,184**|**323**| ||Donations of food and gifts have also been given to the||| |*|Sisters of the Church - estimated value £425||| Page 8 **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** |**Section A**|**Independent Examiner’s Report**| |---|---| |**Report to the trustees/**
**members of**
**On accounts for the year**
**ended**
**Set out on pages**|The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Backwell,
also known as St Andrew’s PCC Backwell.
31st December 2021
**Charity no**
**(if any)**
1131461
1-8| I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31[st] December 2020 **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **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 which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect,: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - the accounts did 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. |**Signed:**
**Name:**
**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body**
**(if any):**
**Address:**|_._
**Date:**|| |---|---|---| |||21/03/2022| ||Amanda Collinson|| ||Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales|| ||12a Farleigh Road,|| ||Backwell,|| ||Bristol. BS48 3PA|| **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here details of any** None **items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .