2020-12-31-accounts

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 Jan 2020 To 31 Dec 2020

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Section A Reference and administration details THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE Charity name ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF MEIR HEATH & ~~tl~~ NORMACOT, STOKE-UPON-TRENT Other names charity is known by MEIR HEATH & NORMACOT PCC ~~Se~~ Registered charity number (if any) 1131470 ~~PF~~ Charity's principal address Parish Office, St Francis’s Church Sandon Road Stoke-on-Trent Postcode ST3 7LH ~~——~~

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) Vicar/Chairman Ex officio by virtue of office 1[The Revd Dr David ] McHardy Churchwarden Elected by the Annual Parish 2[Mrs Zoe Brannan ] ~~———~~ Meeting Churchwarden/PCC Elected by the Annual Parish 3[Mrs Dawn Roberts ] Secretary Meeting Churchwarden Elected by the Annual Parish 4[Mrs Wendy Huson ] ~~—~~ Meeting Elected by the Annual Parish 5[Mr Michael ] Deaville Meeting Elected by the Annual Parish 6[Mrs Susan ] ~~—~~ Derbyshire Meeting Elected by the Annual Parish 7[Miss Lynn Gater ] ~~a ee ee~~ Meeting ~~ee~~[Mrs Susan ] Elected by the Annual Parish Goodwin Meeting Treasurer / Deanery Ex officio, by virtue of licence 8[Mrs Julie Kent ] ~~a~~ Synod / Lay Reader[Mrs Valerie Lynch ] Elected by the Annual Parish Meeting Elected by the Annual Parish 9[Mrs Linda Nadin ] ~~a~~ Meeting Mrs Denise Parr Elected by the Annual Parish 10 Meeting ~~ee ee ee ee~~

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13 14 15	Mrs Yvonne Ryan	Social / Health & Safely		Elected by the Annual Parish Meeting
	Mr Keith Wheeldon	Mission Committee		Elected by the Annual Parish Meeting
	Mr Richard Whitmore			Elected by the Annual Parish Meeting – from April only

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Meir Heath & Normacot PCC is a corporate body established by the Type of governing document Church of England operating under the PCC (Powers) Measure 1956 (eg. trust deed, constitution) as amended and Church Representation Rules. Corporate Body How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) All PCC members are charity Trustees, the majority being elected by Trustee selection methods those on the Church’s Electoral Role at an Annual Parochial Meeting (eg. appointed by, elected by) held before the end of April each year. Others are members and Trustees by virtue of their position in the Parish or by election to the Lichfield Diocesan Synod.

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Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

Newly elected PCC members are introduced to their role as Trustees of a registered charity and members may attend Diocesan training events applicable to their roles. All issued with ‘Trusteeship: An Introduction for PCC Members’ published jointly by The Archbishops’ Council and the Charity Commission. The Lichfield Diocesan Office offers high quality, professional advice to PCCs. During the pandemic, meetings were reduced in frequency and mainly held via Zoom.

• Safeguarding training for the members of the PCC was completed according to the requirements of the Church of England and an appropriate register is maintained. No safeguarding issues were raised during the year

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

The PCC’s principal function is to promote in the ecclesiastical Parish the whole mission of the Church (pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical).

We try to enable people to live out their faith more effectively through the Diocese’s Four Primary Purposes of:

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

In doing so, we provide a benefit to the public by: L| Providing facilities for public worship, pastoral care and spiritual, moral and intellectual development, both for our members and for anyone who wishes to benefit from what the Church offers: and members of the Church

in and to the community, to the benefit of individuals and society as a whole.

To facilitate this work it is important for us to keep the fabric of our parish buildings and the condition of the grounds in good order.

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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

In planning our activities, the PCC trustees have been aware of the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit in The Advancement of Religion for the Public Benefit and have had regard to it in the administration of the Charity. Worship and Prayer The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship in our churches and to become part of our parish community. We are fortunate to be able to enjoy a wide and flexible programme of liturgical worship, within the Catholic tradition. Including: Sunday services 0800 Holy Communion (BCP) St Francis 0930 Parish Mass & Children’s Church St Francis 1115 Parish Mass Holy Evangelists Weekday services Morning Office 09:00 Morning Prayer (Mon to Thurs) St Francis Evening Office 17:00 Evening Prayer (Mon to Thurs) St Francis Monday 09:30 Mass St Francis Tuesday 09:30 Mass St Francis Wednesday 09:30 Mass St Francis Thursday 10:00 Mass Holy Evangelists Thursday 19:30 Mass St Francis Saturday 09:30 Mass St Francis (Advent & Lent only) Other devotional acts of worship take place depending on the liturgical season e.g. Stations of the Cross during Lent. Weddings, Funerals and other rites were as arranged. Baptisms are held at 1200 noon on Saturdays or at any Sunday Mass. Confessions are heard by arrangement. ‘Healing Services’ have been held at St Francis’s and these, which follow a variety of formats, are well attended. There are additional liturgical acts of worship at the Church School, generally on a half termly basis, by invitation of the Head of School. However, all these activities were greatly curtailed by the pandemic, particularly by the Archbishop’s order to close the churches. We were able to slowly restore these dependant on Government regulations at the time.

Teaching and Nurture

Due to the Covid pandemic, it has not been possible to follow our usual course of educational programmes this year. Instead, although technical difficulties had to be overcome, use has been made of online courses, utilizing the Benefice’s new YouTube channel. A course on the Old Testament was presented in this way.

Evangelism and Community Outreach

The Beacon parish magazine – published monthly in-house and widely distributed across the parish community. The PCC decided that the magazine would be distributed by post, free of charge, to all who wished to receive a printed copy for the duration of the pandemic. Ach edition would be available electronically to those who prefer to receive it in that format. Local companies and individuals publish adverts in the magazine. Fr David has used the Beacon parish magazine, through a series of monthly articles, to help the community and congregation to meet the challenges of the present crisis, as well

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as by providing articles on appropriate Christian topics. Occasional articles on other topics are contributed by members of the parish. Regular reflections have been emailed throughout the congregations and occasional talks have been provided on Facebook, despite technical challenges.

The ‘Fresh Expressions’ monthly service, ‘Sunday Praise at Six’ , on the first Sunday of each month has been suspended for the foreseeable future, owing to the pandemic.

The parish website – previously kept up to date, has suffered from the resignation of the previous webmaster and a replacement format is currently being considered, as too much technical knowledge is required for the current format. A Church Near You , maintained by the Church of England, is currently acting as a temporary replacement.

St Matthew’s CE Academy, Rough Close – Owing to restrictions due to pandemic regulations, no work was able to take place at the school after March.

Holy Evangelists Church has suspended all social events due to the Pandemic, as of March. Worship was suspended for a period, on the Bishop’s instructions, owing to the pandemic.

Open for Elevenses at Holy Evangelists every Thursday after worship, was suspended indefinitely owing to pandemic restrictions.

Social Justice and Care

For much of the year, it has proven to be impossible to engage with the community on a face-to-face basis, owing to the Covid 19 regulations. However, We continue to support the work of The Children’s Society and World Vision. We actively promote the work of Christian Solidarity Worldwide , as well as that of Christian Aid.

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

St Clare’s Church Centre continues to be run as a venue for a range of classes and groups. The primary group to hire the hall is a dance group, which runs classes for both adults and children. There is also a weekly Parent and Toddler group and each week an Aikido martial arts group uses the Centre for training. Once per month Evening Prayer was offered in the church, with a small but regular group attending. Owing to pandemic regulations, ass activities ceased for much of the year.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

The facility is run by a small sub-group of the PCC, with minimal involvement from the vicar. We have successfully obtained a series of relatively small grants from the local authority for the refurbishment and enhancement of the facility. This has permitted the PCC to continue to make the facility available for hire to community groups and, owing to the reduction of council services, makes a significant contribution to the social life of the area. The pandemic, however, has caused virtually all activity here to cease from March.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and erformance p We have continued to live out the Christian Faith in this part of our local Summary of the main community and have remained supportive of our many ventures. The achievements of the charity pandemic has, alas, had a major impact on our attendance and activities during the year and wiil, no doubt, have continuing financial impact. However, we continue to survive and witness in this part of our city and county.

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Section E Financial review

We have no cash reserves at present. Our previous investment account with HSBC has been wound up and the assets transferred to CCLA. This has successfully generated extra money for our reserves. It is the PCC’s policy to closely monitor the performance of these investments. At Normacot, we received a substantial legacy, which has been invested with CCLA and continues to provide growth. However, owing to the terms of the legacy, these funds are restricted.

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially None. in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

Aside from giving, our primary sources of income are from the letting of our premises and from the investment funds. Expenditure has been directed to the support of the charity’s aims, including the maintenance of buildings, the support of worship and the employment of a Benefice Administrator on a part-time basis.

A very generous legacy (£70 000) was left to the Benefice to be spent at the discretion of the Vicar for the spiritual benefit of parishioners at Normacot. So far, this has been used to cover transport costs to enable those at a distance to continue to attend church services there.

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) David McHardy

Full name(s) David William McHardy

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Vicar & Chairman of the PCC etc) Date 27/10/2021

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Parish of St. Francis Meir Heath & The Holy Evangelists Normacot	Parish of St. Francis Meir Heath & The Holy Evangelists Normacot	Parish of St. Francis Meir Heath & The Holy Evangelists Normacot	Parish of St. Francis Meir Heath & The Holy Evangelists Normacot
Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2020
Receipts and Payments
		Unrestricted Funds	**Designated Funds **	Restricted Funds	Endownments Funds	Total Funds 2020	Total Funds 2019
Receipts							*see note 9 for full comparatives
Donations and Legacies	2a	34,412		940		35,352	75,593
Charitable Activities	2b	3,670				3,670	9,409
Other Trading Activites	2c	7,760				7,760	14,480
Investments	2d	20				20	21
Other	2e	3,161				3,161	3,978
Capital Withdrawal from Investment		35,000				35,000	42,500
Total		84,023	0	940	0	84,963	145,981
Payments
Raising Funds	3a	585				585	1,041
Charitable Activities	3b	88,449		5,645		94,094	112,538
Other	3c	100	2,650			2,750	2,420
Total		89,134	2,650	5,645	0	97,429	115,999
Net gain/(losses) on investment		-22,031		6,754		-15,277	3,119
Net Income/(Expenditure)		-5,111	-2,650	-4,705		-12,466	29,982
Transfer between Funds							-42
Net Movements in Funds		-27,142	-2,650	2,049		-27,743	33,059
Total Funds brought forward (1st Jan 2020)		200,312	2,650	85,402	0	288,364	255,305
Total Funds carried forward (31st Dec 2020)		173,170	0	87,451	0	260,621	288,364

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M¥U tHUI ( y rthtnaxx.l>CN>JbDLts Independent Examiner's statement In connection wlh my examination. no matter has come lo my attention: 1. which gives me reasonable cause lo boll￿9 that In any materlal respeci tho requirements to keep aKounting records in accordance wlh section 130 of the 2011 Act., and lo prepare accounts which accord with the aecounling records and cofftply wth the Alxounling records of the 2011 Act have not béen mel,. or 2. to which. in my opinion, attention should be drawrt in order to enable 8 proper understsnding of the accounts to be reachfjd. Gillian Jackson 24 Drayeott Old Road Forsbrook Stoke on Trent ST119AL 10th Febnjary 2021