**PARISH OF MORRISTON**
## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020**
## **Administrative information**
The Parish is part The Church in Wales in the Area Deanery of Afon Tawe in the Ministry Area of Tawe Isaf in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon. The Parish is registered with the Charity Commission. Its registered number is 1131686
Its correspondence address is The Vicarage, 129 Clasemont Road, Morriston, Swansea SA6
The dedication of the Church is St David’s and it is located on Woodfield Street, Morriston, Swansea.
## **Parochial Church Council (PCC) members**
The PCC members who have served in the period from 19 April 2020 to the date of this report are as follows:-
|Incumbent|Rev HM Lervy||
|---|---|---|
|Vicar’s Warden|Mrs LG Lewis||
|People’s Warden|Mr K Lewis||
|Other Members|Mr T Barrow||
||Mrs J Cooze||
||Mrs G Demery|Secretary|
||Miss S Davies||
||Mrs CA Evans||
||Mrs M James||
||Mrs A Lewis||
||Mr G Lewis|Treasurer|
||Mrs N Morris||
||Mr M Edwards||
||Mrs S Waby||
||Ms R Dowd||
PCC members are appointed in accordance with the constitution of The Church in Wales and serve from the date of the annual parish meeting to the conclusion of the meeting for the following year. The parish meeting for 2019 was held on 19 April 2020.
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**Objectives and activities**
The promotion of the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelical, social and ecumenical in the parish.
|**Achievements and performance**|This year|Last year|
|---|---|---|
|Electoral Roll members|156|164|
|Easter communicants|-|135|
|Christmas communicants|-|128|
|Regular contributing members|114|117|
Due to Lockdown restrictions it was not possible to hold services at Easter or Christmas and therefore no communicants could be recorded for either Festival.
## **Statement of Trustees Responsibities**
To comply with the provisions of the Constitution of the Church in Wales.
## **Review of the Year**
The proposals in the Diocese to change the method of allocation of Parish Share was brought into effect for this year whereby the Deanery could decide its own apportionment between Parishes of a global amount allocated by the Diocesan Board of Finance and this is causing some uncertainty as to the costs which will be payable in the future by the individual Parishes. The PCC are therefore concerned that they ensure the continued maintenance of the Reserves which the Parish has accumulated over the past years.
## **Financial Review**
The Parish had a surplus in the year of £7929 (2019-surplus £17690). This surplus arose through the receipt of financial support from the Representative Body of the Church in Wales which materially reduced the amount payable to the Diocese for Parish Share, without this support there would have been a deficit of approximately £12000. The amount due for Parish Share for 2021 is provisionally set at £69639. Early indications are that there will be some further support for 2021.
## **Future Plans**
A quinquennial inspection carried out in 2016 has identified some longer-term issues. The major more current matters identified in that report are being addressed.
## **Reserves Policy**
The PCC have not fixed a level of reserves but it recognises that to be prudent it must strive not to allow the level of reserves as they currently stand to fall materially.
## **Public Benefit**
The PCC have considered the guidance issued by the Charity Commission and are satisfied that through their community activities and utilisation of church property for community use are providing services to the general public in the Parish of Morriston.
**Advisors**
**Bankers**
**Solicitors**
**Independent Examiner Bankers** Alan Usher HSBC plc
## **Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 21 March 2021 and signed on its behalf by**
## **Rev HM Lervy**
## **Chairman**
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## **Parish of Morriston**
## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the members of the Parochial Church Council**
I report on the Financial Statements of the Parish of Morriston for the year ended 31 December 2020 which are set out on pages 5 to 7.
## **Respective responsibilities of Parochial Church Council and Examiner;**
As the Parochial Church Council, you are responsible for preparing the financial Statements and consider that the audit
requirements of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 43(7)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of Independent Examiner’s report:**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity
Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Parochial Church Council and a
comparison of the Financial Statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosure in the Financial Statements, and seeking explanations from you as Parochial Church Council members concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently I do not express and audit opinion on the view given by the Financial Statements.
## **Independent Examiner’s statement:**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
- (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to
- (a)keep accounting records in accordance with Section 41 of the Act; and to
- (b) prepare Financial Statements which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met: or
- (2) to which in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the Financial Statements to be reached.
## **Independent Examiner:**
**Alan Usher**
**Date 21th March 2020**
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## **Parish of Morriston**
## **Statement of Financial Activities at 31 December**
|Note no
**Incoming Resources/Receipts**
Voluntary Income
Planned Giving
1
Loose Collections
Donations
For Mission
Tax Refunds
Legacy gifts
6
Grants
Generated Income
Money Raising
Fees
Investment Income
Other Incoming Resources
**Total Incoming Resources/Receipts**
**Resouces Expended /Payments**
Support for Ministry
Parish Share
Parochial Expenses ofClerics
Other
Parish Activities
Maintenance of Services
General Parish Expenses
Church Property
Maintenance of Churches
Maintenance of other property
Exceptional expenditure
Grants and Financial Support
Parish
Home/World
Other Resources Expended
Capital payments
Costs of Money Raising
**Total Resources Expended/Payments**
**Net Movements in Funds**
Balance Brought Forward
01 January|General
Funds|Restricted
Funds||Total
2020|Total
2019|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||£
47,871
873
2,260
1,847
8,978
1,000
1,594
411
11
10,436|£
1000
||£
47,871
873
2,260
1,847
8,978
1,000
1,000
1594
411
11
10,436|£
52,360
3,153
4,150
2,589
9,280
28,137
0
4,907
1,108
14
16,044|
||75,381|1000||76,381|121,752|
||70,232
2,590
718
2,312
11,689
706
0
66
2,278
141|
520||70,232
2,590
718
2,312
11,689
706
0
66
2,278
661|70,232
4,117
30
2,437
5,956
14,257
3,480
0
611
2,859
0
83|
||67,932|520||68,452|104,062|
||7,449
131,924|480
319||7,929
149,933|17,690
132,243|
Balance Carried Forward
31 December
149,614
799 157,862
149,933
## **Parish of Morriston**
## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31 December**
|Cash Funds
Cash Balances
Bank Current Accounts
Bank Deposit Accounts
Other Monetary Assets
Investment Assets
Term Deposits
Quoted Investments
Other
Liabilities
Unpaid items
2
Total Assets
Represented By
Accumulated Fund at 1 January
Surplus/-Deficit for the year|General
Funds|Restricted
Funds||Total
2020|Total
2019|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||£
136,905
12,051
10,640
-2,533|£
799
||£
137,704
12,051
10,640
0
-2,533|£
131,681
12,040
9,450
0
-3,238|
||157,063|799||157,862|149,933|
||149,614
7,449|319
480||149,933
7.929|132,243
-17,690|
||157,063|799||157,862|149,933|
## **Approved by the PCC on 15th March 2020 and signed on their behalf**
**Rev HM Lervy Chairman**
## **Notes to the Accounts**
## **Accounting Policy**
The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis as adjusted for items of expenditure where the liability had been incurred at the accounts date but payment had not been made.
Income from tax rebates on gift aid have been included in these accounts if claim for repayment has been made.
The accounts are drawn up in accordance with the format recommended in the Church in Wales as amended to reflect the requirements of the Charities Accounting Regulations and the related Statement of Recommended Practice
## **1. Direct giving- planned**
Represents envelope and covenanted collections including amounts received by standing order.
## **2. Liabilities**
These represent amounts received in the year and payable to third parties after the year end and outstanding bills in respect of work carried out not yet approved for payment.
## **3. Other Assets**
The following assets are held by Trustees for the benefit of the Parish
Land at St John's Square (RB).
## **4. Trustees Remuneration**
No remuneration was paid to any PCC member for services provided to the Parish.
Expenses amounting to £2590 (2019-£4117) relating to costs paid on behalf of the Parish were reimbursed to Rev HM Lervy during the year.
## **5. Commitments**
Expenditure totalling nil (2019-£nil) has been authorised and committed at the year end.
**6. Legacy Gifts**
These include the balance received from the Estate of the late Mr Harry Foreman and a gift from the late Mrs Elaine Hope.