2022 | APCM
St James Styvechale
Annual Report for 2021
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## **Sundays** 

- 8:00am Holy Communion Service 

A quiet traditional service, with Holy Communion and hymns. The service lasts about an hour and is followed by refreshments. 

10:00am Informal Worship Service 

An informal service, with lots of room for children and young people to engage, and includes band led worship, teaching and prayer ministry.  There is a crèche for 0-2 year old’s, children’s Church for 3-10 year old’s and a youth programme for 10-18 year old’s. 

- 10:00am The Grange 

A small congregation with a mix of formal and informal services, band led worship and teaching. The service lasts about an hour and is followed by refreshments. 


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## **Highlights from services:** 

Teaching 

Over the course of the year, we have had the following teaching series. As well as celebrating the key events of the Christian calendar, we have had other sermon series each term. 

At the beginning of the year before COVID these were specifically related to our vision focus _Greater Love._ During the summer term we sought to respond to the challenging season that we were in during COVID. Here are the Series. 


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## **Christmas** 

It was wonderful to resume our in-person services for Christmas. This year we had the Theme of _At the Heart of Christmas_ . It was wonderful to see so many visitors at our services and for them to hear the message of Christmas. 


## Carol Service 

We had both an in person and online carol service. It was wonderful to be able to focus on the two themes of comfort and joy. It was great to worship together through traditional carols and worship songs. Wonderful to see people from all ages involved. 


## Christingle Service 

This year we were able to run our Christingle service in person. Lovely to have families from the local community and to be able to share the Good News of Jesus with them. 


## Christmas Day Services 

We had our three main services on Christmas day - 8am, 10am and Grange services – and our online service. 

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## **Worship Ministry (Andrew Gillham)** 


Over the course of 2021 the worship ministry experienced significant change, not only in terms of the ebb and flow of restrictions around what was permissible and advisable, but also in terms of personnel. 

Early in the year we said goodbye to Lewis and Valerie as they moved to Reigate, where Lewis began a new role as Worship Pastor at Reigate Baptist Church. We remain so grateful for their time with us, during which they invested so much into the worship life of the church. Then through the Spring and early Summer of 2021, as COVID waned and the restrictions lifted, we were able to restart occasional congregational worship outside church at Easter, and finally from June we were able to restart live band-led congregational singing at each service. 

I was apprehensive about how we would cover the gaps that Lewis and Valerie left in the worship leadership team, however once again God has shown His faithfulness in equipping the stalwarts (some of us having been part of this ministry for over 20 years), raising up new band members and releasing more people into worship leader roles. I am profoundly thankful to God, and personally grateful to each and every member of the team, for their passion, skills and fellowship in bringing this ministry into being each and every week. 

As we continue to look forward with anticipation to greater freedom in worship as a community, there continue to be opportunities for worshipping musicians and singers to join us in facilitating the worship of God’s people at St James, raising a community sound of worship to God 

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which is deeply rooted and yet lightly held amongst us, and pursuing through that worship a deeper understanding of His purposes for us all in the everyday on our frontlines, wherever they be. "Come have your way amongst us; we welcome you here Lord Jesus." 

## **Audio Visual ( Mark Fishpool)** 


The Audio/Visual team brings together what was previously the separate PA and projection teams, all now located together at the back corner of church. We have also now added video to this, more on that below. The size and shape of the team has changed quite a lot too over the last 12 months. 

We have been very busy over the past year, with lots of changes taking place. The biggest by far was moving from fully pre-recorded to fully live streaming our 10am Leamington Road services. We did this in small steps, starting in the February, and spread out over a period of months. Doing this required adding a new team role of video operator - this is the person responsible for making sure those watching the live stream can see what is going on in church. We moved to fully live services in July with our worship bands in the service and on the live stream. These changes have presented us with a number of challenges to ensure we get good sound and video but have also simplified things in other ways 

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as we no longer have to spend a lot of time recording and editing the service beforehand. We regularly review and reflect on what we are doing and where necessary make further adjustments to improve things where we can. 

Having now done live streaming for a number of months, and with some team members wanting to step down or take a break, we have recently changed how we do things on a Sunday morning. We now have one person running sound, and one running both projection and video. We've tried this out over January and been happy with the results and plan to work this way from now on. 

This photo was taken during one of the worship recording sessions in March. 

## **Children & Families (Rachael Hansford)** 

The Cogs team have been working hard to get children’s work back up and running. 

We now have a level of provision on most weeks during term time. Currently this is a mixture of planned sessions where children are in their normal groups and all cogs which is more play/craft based. 

It is wonderful to see families returning to church as well as welcoming new ones. 

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We very much want to develop what we can currently offer and ensure there is quality planned sessions for all our groups each week. Our vision for discipling our children remains the same. 

In order for us to move forward in this we need to recruit more leaders. On a positive note we are really looking forward taking a group to Spree again this year which will be great fun but also an opportunity for our children to get together with other groups from up and down the country. 

## **Re:vive Youth (Kaeli Spina)** 

A Thursday night group for young people which aims to disciple them while providing space for them to build relationships and have fun. Re:Vive is centered on showing our young people that they are valued and God wants to know them and use them even while they are still young. 

The past year of Re:Vive has been really encouraging because we have been building a solid group of young people who are consistently attending to spend time with each other and God. We have been getting around 14 per week, several of these being friends who our young people have invited. The youth continue to inspire the leaders with their compassion for one another and their willingness to sacrifice their evenings to spend time at church. We pray that over the next year they will continue to grow in faith and become passionate disciples for Christ. 

## **Small Groups (Josh Maynard)** 

During lent many of our groups engaged with the _Prayer Course 2_ , exploring the theme of unanswered prayer. Groups have mixed between meeting in person and online. 

Small groups is an area that we will be looking to develop during the community year to help provide that place of belonging at St James. 

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## **Pastoral Care (Maro Whitehead)** 

Pastoral team (Maro Whitehead, Rachael Hansford, Georgie Hale, Jane Foster, Tina Watkins) 

This group was initially set up in response to COVID, to coordinate the many informal networks already in existence. Visits are made to those feeling isolated and vulnerable. Regular phone contact continues to people unable to attend St James in person, and a tea party was organised for members of the 8am congregation to offer an opportunity to discuss concerns about returning after lockdown. 

We also respond in practical ways, such as by providing meals to those who are sick.  The aim of the team is to offer support, both spiritual and, where necessary, practical to anyone in need. 

## **Prayer Line (Maro Whitehead & Christine Binks)** 

Prayer line is made up by folk willing and committed to pray for the needs of others.  The person prayed for always has to give permission for their personal details to be shared amongst those praying. 

Praying for one another is an expression of Jesus’ command to love one another.  As a team, we stand together with those going through difficult times, whatever these may be, and support them for as long as they need our support.  People often tell us how comforting it is to know they are not alone when they are facing challenging situations.  As individuals pray in their own time, people feel they are covered in prayer at different times of the day. 

Thank you all for your faithfulness over the years to this special and so worthwhile ministry. 

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## **Community Coffee Morning** 

The coffee morning takes place every Thursday morning at the church centre between the hours of 10-12.  It is run by a group of volunteers from St James. 

The purpose of it is not only to provide a safe, welcoming place for people to share a hot drink, a tea cake or a slice of homemade cake, but also a place where folk can be themselves, chat, joke and make friendships. When there is a need, prayer is offered to those who want it. 

People have told us how much they missed meeting on Thursdays during the COVID lockdown.  For some, especially the ones living alone, the cafe provides their weekly outing and a chance to socialize. 

The number of people attending varies from week to week.  We are pleased that 4 new people have started to come not on regular basis but when they can. 

Very grateful to all the team, whether setting up/clearing down, working in the kitchen and serving or making a cake.  Thank you all, your commitment is much appreciated. 

## **Tastelife** 

This national Christian charity supports those who have eating disorders and their friends/family. The 8 week community course aims to help men and women of all ages to break free from eating disorders through providing a safe space to explore recovery strategies and feel supported in the journey by trained volunteers. The course ran at St James’ Church in 

the autumn term led by Jo Porter and the Coventry and Warwickshire team. There is an overwhelming demand for help and support with this issue and a growing waiting list for attendance on 

one of our courses. We were able to offer 10 places to people living in our locality who completed the course and made significant steps forward in their journey. Feedback from the course continues to give testimony to the enormous positive impact of the course upon perceived isolation and helplessness when affected by eating disorders – whether 

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sufferer or carer/supporter. In addition to running the 8 week recovery course we also host a monthly ongoing support group for those who have completed the course and want to continue to have our support to maintain progress and recovery. This group supports around 40 people in Coventry and Warwickshire through online and in person opportunities to engage with us and access other resources offered by the charity. 

The local team of volunteers includes Jo Porter and Ali Maynard. We are looking to expand the team based at St James’ Church and there is an opportunity for anyone with relevant background experience and desire to work in this field to talk to us about training. It would be usual for those who train with the charity to have some experience of eating disorders, either personally or professionally and evidence of relevant skills for delivering a psychoeducational and supportive community course. For further information please visit our website www.tastelifeuk.org 

## **Women’s Ministry** 


Following the easing of the pandemic restrictions and after hosting our previous Christmas craft evening online, we were delighted to be able to host Bubbles and Baubles in person in December 2021. The event was well attended with around 75 people, a large group of whom were friends or family members from outside of our regular St James community. We had a wonderful evening of celebration and creativity and lots of positive feedback. We give thanks for this and look forward to being able to gather together for more community in the coming year. 

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## **Kintsugi Hope – Wellbeing Course** 

The Kintsugi Hope wellbeing group is based on a course designed by Kintsugi Hope, a Christian charity, and the aim is to provide resources to support mental and emotional wellbeing. St James became a partner church with Kintsugi Hope in summer 2020, a response to the high levels of isolation and anxiety many were feeling in that first lockdown. Jane and I signed up as group leaders, and ran two courses online in September 2020 and January 2021, before finally starting our first face to face group in January 2022, which is currently meeting on Monday nights in the church hall. Tina, one of the attendees on our first course has now joined us as a leader. The groups aim to provide a self and supportive space and include up to 12 weeks of group and individual activities helping participants to accept themselves, understand their value, and grow towards a more resilient future. Issues covered include disappointment, loss, anxiety, perfectionism, and resilience. Attendees have included both those from inside our church and from within our local community, and highlights have included “increased self-awareness”, acceptance, “regular me time” and “learning together how to look after myself and support others” in a comfortable, accepting, and relaxed environment. So far, we have run the course with adults, but hope to run the youth version soon. 

**CREATE** 


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Create is a new craft group and social gathering which meets on the last Friday of every month in the Church Centre. It’s an event where Christians and non-Christians can mix with ease, giving us the opportunity to show our love and faith in Jesus and offer encouragement through sharing, caring and listening, while learning to make something together. Having only met twice so far (once before lockdown and once after), we are small in number, but we hope to grow (gently). 

Through lockdown our ideas have been clarified and God has encouraged us through Lisa and Gill volunteering to join the leadership team (praise the Lord!) alongside Bridget and Chloe who both gladly welcomed them.  We are all enthusiastic crafters and make yummy cakes (you don't know what you are missing). We charge £5 per session which includes all materials for that month’s craft tutorial, as well as cake, tea and coffee. 

Both sessions were fun and happy times with people enjoying learning and chatting (lots). We are encouraging folk to come forward with ideas of crafts they would like to do and things they could teach us. People already seem excited about the next session, and eager to see us all again. 

## **ALLSTARS** 

Following an amalgamation of the two All Stars teams (at the Grange and Leamington Road) we started up again in September in the Leamington Road St James church center and quickly achieved the maximum of thirty children with more on the waiting list. 

Sessions include free play, craft and singing and bible stories. We have a good group of volunteers who provide quality care although responsibility is with the child’s carer. We had a good response to the Christmas party and toddler service. 

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## **Connect Stewards and Service Managers Report (Roger & Julia)** 

During the past twelve months the Connect, Stewards and Service Managers Teams have merged onto one team, re-named the Hosting Team. This has happened for two reasons. Firstly, when church was reopened after initial closures due to Covid-19, there were fewer available team members. Secondly, the roles within each team changed somewhat and the focus shifted more to managing procedures put in place for the safety of people attending services. Gradually things are beginning to settle down, procedures are becoming more familiar and more relaxed and the teams are starting to pick up the more familiar roles once more. We are very thankful to all members of the Hosting Team for the way they have embraced their new roles and continue to support this vital ministry. 

## **Reports from some of the organizations we support** 


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## **Coventry City Mission** 

Following the relaxing of the stricter restrictions in the autumn we were able to reopen many more of our projects and we were thrilled to welcome back many old faces as well as see new customers coming in. We are currently able to run around 80% of the groups/projects we ran before the lockdowns. This is being done with around 30% of the volunteer hours we had. This is a real struggle and are currently trying to recruit extra help. Please make contact if you are interested. 

Current projects include: ‘Pay what you can’ café, second chance shop, Senior lunch club, Building Blocks ‘stay and play’, Foodbank, Café church, walking group and craft club. 

We plan on extending the café to also open on a Friday from the beginning of March as well as adding an extra two foodbank sessions each week. We will also restart our City Mission MAFIA men’s group (Men and Faith In Action) in April. 

Our biggest project of 2021 saw the Giving Tree project (toys for disadvantaged children) provide over 1100 children with gifts at Christmas. This was a huge undertaking, especially with Covid restrictions still in place. 

Our newest project is ‘Connect on Sunday’ a monthly café style lunch and gathering with food, worship, and Christian input. This will run on the 

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second Sunday of each month from 1pm in our café. All are welcome. Thank you for your ongoing support and prayers. Up to date information can be found on our Facebook or website. 

## **Hope Coventry & Warwickshire Night Shelter** 

With your support we have continued to sustain and develop efforts throughout the city in 2021. We are located at “The Halo Centre”, a charity hub including Coventry Foodbank, Feed the Hungry, Hope into Action and HOPE Coventry. We have 15 most part time staff working across seven projects; There are over 400+ volunteers serving 700+ clients from befriending to debt relief, from prayer to providing events across the city. 

**COVID Response** – we responded to the needs of isolated older people providing and delivering over 250 food parcels in January 2021 lockdown working with Coventry Foodbank and Coventry City Council. 

**Good Neighbours** – We have grown exponentially during the pandemic, from serving 120 people weekly to having 300+ active clients on our books. Clients are seen through 1-1 befriending done by regular volunteers; this is gratefully received. See video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwxK19N75ms&t=2s Our befrienders also appreciate their connections _“When I signed up to be a befriender with Good Neighbours Coventry, I picked Paul*(not real name) to befriend. We started with telephone calls until we had our COVID jabs and were allowed to visit. We’ve become the best of friends and even share new hobbies together! I know I’ve made a friend for life and I can only recommend making a bit of spare time once a week, volunteer for this charity and see where the path leads you. Paul, you are a true inspiration to me! You have enriched my life with your special knowledge on fish. I hope our friendship will last forever.”_ 

We have also opened a Dementia Café in Coundon (LSR Church) and a Mental Health Café in Finham (St Martins). At the request of Nuneaton Deanery we have started Good Neighbours Bedworth. 

**Christians Against Poverty** – Ian Burton and his team have seen 21 people go debt free since the pandemic began. This is credit to efforts of staff and clients helped by our new Jubilee Fund which churches and 

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individuals have contributed, to finish off the last part of someone’s debt who has been faithful in repaying and has just the last hurdle to go. This has been a real blessing. 

**Coventry House of Prayer** – Meeting virtually through the pandemic, the people are dedicated to praying for the city its churches. Now located in the Old Bluecoat school, they have maintained a prayer vigil for the city and contributed to cov 365 another prayer initiative launched in 2021. Visit their website www.coventryhouseofprayer.org 

**Healing on The Streets –** Starting again in September 21, volunteers have been praying for an average of 10 people per at their bi-weekly session in the city center. All prayer has been gratefully received 

**Open Heaven** – In June 2020 and 2021, we supported and helped coordinate praying for every street in the city. Over 1000 people have used The Open Heaven Prayer App and been involved to some extent in praying for our city in this way. The App has been used in other cities such as Sheffield, Wakefield and Manchester. We need to consider literally next steps for 2022. 

**Hope @ Motofest** – In June 2021 we organised a final Sunday service in Millennium Place tended by 150 at the end of a scaled down Motofest, we look to see what will happen in 2022 

**Leaders Lunches** – 2 events one on-line, have enabled church leaders to come together. In November 2021 a youth work “The Message Bus” was launched for use across the Diocese 

**Winter Night Shelter** - After 7 successful years, in 2022 HOPE Coventry decided to cease running a Night Shelter again as actions were now in place by the council and others to support rough sleepers in a different way. 

**To all those who supported it through the years. Hundreds of lives have been helped. THANKYOU** 

**In 2022 with your help we will seek to sustain and improve our service and support across the city** 

_**We are really grateful for St James’ support individual church members who regularly give and pray in many different ways. Your**_ 

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_**steadfast commitment enables so much to be done in the name of Jesus in our city. For more information, support, volunteer and pray for us visit**_ **HOPE Coventry** 

## **Open Doors** 

Imagine that following Jesus meant you had to give up your family, your freedom, or your home. You might have to forfeit your safety or your job. You might even be risking your life. For more than 360 million Christians globally, this is the reality of everyday life. 

In more than 60 countries, Open Doors supports them by supplying Bibles, providing emergency relief, and helping persecuted believers stand strong for the long-term. In the UK, Open Doors helps the church to pray, give and speak out for those who share our faith but not our freedom. Thank you for all you are doing at St James Church in partnering with us and standing with your persecuted family in prayer and action. You are making a difference! 

Each year we produce the World Watch List which ranks the countries where Christians face the most persecution. Afghanistan is number one on the list for the first time. Persecution has increased since the Taliban took control in August 2021. Christians have had to flee or go into hiding. Those whose names are known to the Taliban are being hunted down. If men are discovered to have a Christian faith they are executed. If women are discovered, they may escape execution but face a life of slavery or imprisonment. 

Please keep praying for your brothers and sisters in Afghanistan. Your prayers make an enormous difference to those following Jesus no matter the cost. www.opendoorsuk.org 

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## **Friends of IBBA Girls School** 


The past year has been a difficult one for the students and staff at Ibba Girls’ School, as they have been catching up from time lost to the Covid19 pandemic, coping with two vacancies on the senior staff and dealing with a regionwide health emergency resulting from accidental overdoses of an otherwise safe drug in a WHO programme. We grateful to Acting Head Yoane Kumbonyaki for steering IGBS through these challenges. 

Following a lengthy recruitment process, with over 30 applications for each post, the school has now appointed a new Head Teacher, Taban Kenyi Emmanuel, and Senior Finance Manager, Cheka Akbar Raymond Lodule. The two have started this January and are ready to carry the school forward to its planned capacity of 360 girls. 

Despite the challenges, 2021 did see another cohort successfully complete their end of primary exams, as well as a large new delivery of textbooks (pictured), which will be particularly important for the growing secondary stream. In addition, construction on site was able to resume and a new dormitory (pictured) and classroom block have been completed. 

Our heartfelt thanks to you, the congregation of St James’, for your generous support over the years, which has helped to get the school so 

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far already, giving the girl students invaluable access to quality teaching and learning. 

## **Pastor Sam** 


Greetings to you all. We thank God for keeping each one of you amidst the biggest challenge of Covid that slowed all things worldwide. We deeply thank you for standing with us in ministry amidst all the challenging seasons of life. We are greatly humbled each day by God's great love manifested by each of you since you accepted us as part of your missionaries God has done great things more so transforming many lives. It’s such humbling to note many of the people we trained and were transformed have initiated new bases and kept inviting us to serve their staffs in training. 

Thank you so much for your prayers a lot was done last year as I wrote. In the last quarter of last year, we moved to the Ik land building relationship with the community and now looking for a house in Kaabong. We also had 5 trainings. with the young leaders on the value of character in ministry as we took them through principles to effective leadership. The young leaders were so excited, and one said I wish God can hear our prayer and keep you that many of us young people can be helped to grow its rare to find such older people who share life with young leaders in joy. Sincerely I was so humbled down with this young people. 

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We also had 3 trainings for pastors on principles to interpreting the Bible in context and expository teaching and preaching where 50 pastors have continually moved with us in the training. One Bishop said Sam why did you delay to show us this early we have made so many blunders in our teaching and preaching however thank you because we can correct our mistakes before we leave work. 

All this was humbling me. 

So lastly, we are now targeting to establish these trainings in Karamoja as one of the Bishops in Karamoja asked me a question I could not answer that what is that we the church in Karamoja have not done that despite the church in Karamoja our people have not changed they value a cow more than their own brother and can kill a brother when he calls himself a Christian. This was a tough question but it challenged me. He ended by saying please if there is anything you can contribute, please never leave us alone come support us. We know it's hard to work with our people but the God who sends you will take care of you. And he cried this was such a unique experience to me. 

So, Agnes and I with a few others have committed to move as we get the enough finance to rent a house for one year as we locate land to build our base. Thank you so much for your standing with us that enabled God to help us build a base in Arua were John and Vikki are now and many missionaries have been raised and right now we support John and Vikki in empowering young leaders envisioning them and building character we agreed to be going there quarterly for one week and do other follow up in zoom. We had our first zoom follow up on Sunday 6 for two hours discussion on the value of character in ministry. Our prayer areas 

1. wisdom and ability to balance time for ourselves. 

2. Financial support as we lost most of our supporters when God called us to set some models in my role us a Bishop. 

3. Getting of a good house to start and land to set a base for long term involvement with the community for transformation. 

4. Good health. 

Agnes and Sam. 

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## **YWAM Arua** 


Youth with A Mission Arua (YWAM) is called to be a Bridge of Healing to the nations. Strategically located in Northwestern Uganda, it borders South Sudan in the North and Democratic Republic of Congo in the West. We run our ministries in Northern Uganda and also carry out cross border ministries to South Sudan and Eastern Congo. 

In Northern Uganda we carry out YWAM Arua core training at our base ranging from 6 months Discipleship Training School (DTS), Vocational Training School (VTS) which offers 6 months tailoring course and 3 months in Bakery and Catering. This mainly helps school dropouts especially girls to acquire locally employable skills to earn living and improve their livelihoods. In addition to these we run 9 months School of Biblical Studies (SBS) and 5 Months Sustainable Agriculture School (SAS). These training schools have been affected by the 2021 Covid-19 lock down but when the government lifted the lock down in January 2022 and fully reopened the economy all the five training schools are running, and the base is busy again. 

Our church and community ministries are directed to serve refugees, the national communities, the prison ministry to the children remand home and helping patients in Isolation ward and Nutrition ward in Arua regional Referral Hospital by providing food aid once every week and running discipleship of those who give their loves to Jesus through our message and our acts of mercy. All these ministries serve to present the love of 

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God, discipleship of those who chose to walk with Jesus and bringing hope and healing to the broken hearted in various forms. 

Through prayers and support of St. James we have been able to bring down violent conflicts in the refugee camps through our peace and reconciliation ministry in 2021. This is one of the highly successful interventions in the two years of Lock down in Uganda YWAM Arua has ever done, bringing the attention and recognition of our work by the government and particularly the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) which oversees refugee affairs in Uganda. 

## **Peace and reconciliation conducted by YWAM Arua refugee team in Eden refugee settlement** . 

Our Biblical based peace and reconciliation ministry involves the police and the army at certain stages to bridge the gap between the military and the civil populace. This drives away fear of the army and the military by the civil population and enables refugees and host communities to report or refer legal matters for government interventions. 

For sustainability of our gains, we have trained both church leaders, community leaders, government representatives and people of influential personalities to carry out the peace and reconciliation ministry in their respective areas. We have only done level one of the training. This year from March we will begin rolling out level two where we provide the tools necessary to help them train effectively in their respective communities and villages. However, we are still short of the finances to do so causing the delay. Hence continue to pray and standing with us. 

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## **Nexus ICA** 


The last 12 months have been challenging and rewarding for us in equal measure. We are still feeling the effects of Covid on the higher education sector and, like most people, are continuing to live with the flux of changing guidelines, regulation and advice. 

Although all the headlines on A-level results day back in August 2021 were about a surge in numbers of students applying for degree courses, this only tells part of the story. The smaller providers such as ourselves (and including other Christian institutions and Bible colleges) have found this to be a very challenging period regarding student recruitment. We think it will be a number of years before we build back up to pre-pandemic student numbers. 

However, despite all of this, God continues to do amazing things in and through Nexus ICA. He is transforming the lives of students that attend here. It is always a joy to see the work that God is 


doing in people’s lives through the process of studying music, engaging with discipleship and learning more about scripture. We have been doing this for 25 years now, and we are more convinced than ever about how vital the mission is that has been given to us. 

Nexus ICA has enjoyed a strong relationship with St. James for many years now. Several of our staff members attend the Church, and many of our students have been placed here over the years. We are so grateful for the support we receive from all of you. Please keep us in your prayers as 

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we look to continue to bring a person-centred approach to creative arts education that’s rooted in His word. 

## **NoviMost** 


Becca and Ivica continue to live and serve in Capljina, Bosnia Herzegovina, with Novi Most International. The main focus of their work is with teenagers and young adults. Through various weekly activities they are able to meet, teach, encourage and help young people. 

As well as working locally, they are also involved in the running of Bosnia Herzegovina's national youth camps. For the past couple of years, the camps have been scaled down due to Covid restrictions, but the hope for summer 2022 is that they will be able to happen in their full capacity and preparations are getting underway. 

Capljina is one of only a small number of towns in Bosnia Herzegovina with a Protestant church. Ivica is part of the leadership team and they are both actively involved in many areas of church life. 

They would like to say a big “thank you” to St James' for its continued partnership with them and Novi Most! 

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## **Together for Change** 


**Together for Change** Coventry & Warwickshire (TFC) is a charity which seeks to bring positive change to disadvantaged communities. It works closely with the Diocese of Coventry and other churches, including St James’ Styvechale – both financially and through the help of many volunteers. 

**Fresh Start** is an initiative pioneered by Together for Change, offering a warm and welcoming environment to refugees and asylum seekers arriving in our city, many who have escaped violence. Led by Matt Robinson, it offers a programme of English Conversation Classes, Refugee Football, and other activities. Numbers attending multiplied several-fold during the pandemic. 

A year ago, some of the Christian refugees said that they had problems finding somewhere they could worship and share fellowship, especially during lockdown when access to churches was difficult. Matt and Tish set up a support group for them in the St James Church Centre, which attracted many to come, but we ran out of space. It soon had to move to St Marks Swanswell, and then St Peter’s Hillfields – close to where many refugees live. The group has become a new worshipping community within St Peters, calling itself **One Family Church** .  A recent highlight was when 3 of them were baptized at the church. Around forty-fifty people now attend each Sunday, drawn from a dozen or more nationalities, worshipping in many different languages – with volunteers providing translation, other support, and friendship. In addition to Fresh Start refugee work, TFC in involved in projects across the Diocese supporting those in need. This includes **Good Neighbours** 

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(serving the elderly) led by HOPE Coventry.  Meanwhile we are creating **Saints Nuneaton** as a hub for youth and young families, providing food for the hungry and the launch of after-school clubs. 

The partnership between St James’ Styvechale and TFC/Fresh Start has been vital in enabling so much to happen – we are grateful for the love shared through these projects. 

## **Kintsugi Hope** 

Kintsugi Hope was founded by Diane and Patrick Regan OBE in February 2018 following a series of life-changing events including loss, illness and lots of surgery. Life became overwhelming, which in turn had a major impact on their emotional and mental health. Through opening up about their struggles, they realised how many people have felt alone in theirs and the great need for each of us to be vulnerable, open and honest when life is hard. Only when this happens can healing start to take place. 

**"Kintsugi"** is a Japanese technique for repairing pottery with seams of gold. The word means “golden joinery” in Japanese. This repairs the brokenness in a way that makes the object more beautiful than it was prior to being broken. It is certainly more unique. Instead of hiding the scars, it makes a feature of them. 

In 2019 The United Nations revealed that a person dies by suicide every 40 seconds and yet governments spend less than 1% of their budgets on mental health care. And the lockdowns relating to COVID-19 have created a tsunami of new mental health problems as well as accelerating existing ones. 

Research shows that groups most at risk of adverse mental health outcomes during the pandemic include young adults, women, those with pre-existing mental health conditions, those from minority ethnic communities, and people experiencing socio-economic disadvantage. Many of these characteristics can overlap. The most recent data (April 2021) shows that the number of people contacting the NHS seeking help for mental health problems is now at a record high. 

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Poor mental health can be a symptom of poverty, and a cause of poverty. The last time this country went through a recession, suicide rates went up. Kintsugi Hope’s desire is to work alongside churches and community services to see people access safe and supportive spaces through the Kintsugi Hope Wellbeing Groups. 

Kintsugi Hope has developed material that enables people to meet together and support one another through some of life’s challenges. The 12-week facilitated peer-mentoring groups have been designed in partnership with leading experts, looking at key themes including acceptance, perfectionism, anxiety, and depression. 

Since March 2020 (first UK lockdown), demand has grown by 452% as the Church continued to seek to support their congregations and community’s wellbeing. Kintsugi Hope moved all the Wellbeing Group Leader training and resources online and by the end of September 2021, had trained more than 1,100 Group Leaders. We now need to develop infrastructure and capacity to support this continuing growth. 

Kintsugi Hope continues to work closely with specialist organisations such as Waverley Abbey College and Resources, TLG and Thirtyone:Eight, to have access to experts in the fields of counselling, young people and safeguarding. 

All participants are invited to complete evaluations at the start, middle and end of being part of the groups. Some highlights include: 

• By the end of week 12, 100% would recommend attending a Wellbeing Group and reported an increase in self-worth and confidence. 

• 98% learned tools and strategies to cope during times of ‘overwhelment’. 

• A third of participants are not members of their host church and have been invited from the local community. 

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## **John & Vikki in Uganda** 


Last year, 2021, was not a typical year for any of us. However, through it all we have seen God’s grace and mercy on our lives. 

The highlight of the beginning of the year was re-launching the YWAM Base in Juba, the capital city of South Sudan. A small team from YWAM Perth, Australia, spent a few months with us in Arua and then set off to re-establish our YWAM Base in Juba that has been closed since the outbreak of fighting in 2016. It is great to see this team of young people bring the gospel into this needy city. John was able to do a pastoral visit to them before the Wrights left for Furlough in April. 

Vikki visited the base in Kitgum, Uganda, which was planted out of Arua, and taught on their Discipleship Training School. Meanwhile John visited the base in Lira, Uganda, also planted out of Arua. It is fantastic to see African leaders establishing their own ministries. John also had regular zoom sessions coaching a Ugandan in a different ministry who is reaching out to unreached minorities in Kampala. 

Furlough planned for 2020 finally started in May 2021 and began with the passing of Vikki’s father from lung cancer. Vikki was able to get back to see him just before he passed. On a more a joyful note we were able to celebrate John’s mother’s (delayed) 90[th] birthday in the UK. Another highlight was visiting our eldest son, Aidan, in university in the US. The 

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rest of the time was spent visiting churches and friends and also being in various quarantines! 

A major highlight for John and Vikki has been the Executive Master’s course in Global Pioneering Leadership that we have been doing. During furlough, we had two, two-week intensives for the course which were rich and inspiring times. The rest of the year we have had lots of reading as well as written and creative assignments which have been both challenging and stimulating. 

We returned to Uganda in November and have been re-settling in and looking at the way forward for YWAM Arua. A major highlight has been exploring ways to start Oral Bible Translation for the many tribes in our region who do not have any Bible, written or audio, in their language. We eagerly anticipate what 2022 will bring. Thank you so much all at St James for your faithful support and prayers for us. We really appreciate you! 

## **Coventry Youth for Christ** 

As you can imagine, the last 18 months have taken the team at Youth For Christ on an interesting journey. With school closures and ongoing restrictions, our work with young people has looked very different for the last season. 

The youth work landscape has changed significantly too, with churches being forced to run many of their youth programmes online, leading to a real hunger in many for face-to-face interaction. We’ve also seen the effects of this lack of social interaction in our school’s work. Much of our focus for the last year has been supporting pupils in local schools through mentoring, and especially Mental Health First Aid - a phrase that many of us had never even heard until quite recently. 

It’s been really great to be able to support schools in this capacity, especially as the number of young people needing extra support for their mental wellbeing is far beyond most schools’ pastoral team capacity. It’s a real honor to be able to journey with young people, giving them a 

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friendly listening ear and letting them know that someone is fighting their corner. 

To this end, we’re planning to increase our own capacity to offer mentoring in schools by training volunteers from local churches so that they can offer to “listen” to young people for a few hours each week. We’ll let you know more about this new project as it develops. 

In other news, one of our team, Dave Boyle, moved on just before Christmas to take on the role of Director at Kenilworth Youth For Christ. Please do pray for Dave as he steps into this role - that God would give him clear direction and use him mightily. 

Please also do pray for our new team member, Steph Pring, who has been a youth worker in the city for several years. We’re so excited to welcome Steph as she works with us in schools and supports a number of local churches with their youth provision. 

And thank you for your ongoing support of our organization. It’s been a tough season, but we believe that God has BIG plans for the young people and the churches of this City. Please do continue to pray for us as we continue to push into all that God has for us over the next year. 

Every Blessing. 

Jon Mills & the team. 

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## **Safeguarding (Cat Goulding-Huckle)** 

- 13 DBS checks have been completed this year 

- over 90% of volunteers need to complete training 

For 2021 the Safeguarding Team consisted of: 

**Catherine Goulding-Huckle** – Safeguarding Officer **Lesley Cross** – Deputy Safeguarding Officer (contact for 8am Service) **Geoff Carr** – Deputy Safeguarding Officer (contact for The Grange) 

Safer Recruitment administration has been taken over by Lisa Howard. We now have a good number of people within the church who are trained for Safer Recruitment. 

A Review of Safer Recruitment’s was done by Andrew Gillam and Josh Maynard in November/December, and there are a number of areas of improvement needed. In the coming months we will be looking into this as a team. 

COVID-19 has had generally halted many areas of church life, however for safeguarding there have been areas of progressions such as. 

- Complete a training drive. Basic Awareness and foundations training are now available online. (Leadership remains ace to face.) 

- • Document checks for DBS can now be processed online, a lot of time has been saved here. 

In the year to come I would like to focus on; 

- Strengthening the current team. 

- Ensuring processes are accessible and understood for volunteers. 

- • Ensure that face to face training is available again to those who struggle online. 

On a personal reflection I have been thinking about how we can streamline the process of safeguarding people within our church. One of those areas is around our team. I know that within our church we have people who are working within the realms of safeguarding children and adults. If you are one those people and would be interested in being part of our team, please let me know! Cat Goulding-Huckle, safeguarding@stjam.es, 07855780010 

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## **Fabric (Chris Hollings)** 


## **The Ministry** 

The aim of our Fabric Team is to ensure that the Church’s property (both land and buildings) can effectively resource the Church’s mission and vision. 

## **Progress in 2021** 

The total expenditure on property maintenance in 2022 was £17,380 (compared to £26,490 in 2020) of which: 

- £602 (3%) was spent on general maintenance of The Church; 

- £1,769 (10%) was spent on general maintenance of The Church Centre; 

- £1,049 (6%) was spent on general maintenance of The Grange; 

- £1,690 (10%) was spent on general maintenance of the Churchyard; 

- £714 (4%) was spent on repairing the Church roof; 

- £8,556 (49%) was spent on improved fire detection and alarm systems; and 

- £3,000 (17%) was spent on refurbishment of the floor of the main hall of The Grange. 

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Of the total expenditure of £17,380 

- £2,444 was charged against restricted funds for building projects; and 

- the remaining £14,936 was funded from the Church’s general budget. 

With the impact of Covid 19 on our finances, property maintenance during 2021 has followed the principle adopted in 2020 of minimising expenditure, concentrating on carrying out essential work in terms of maintaining the integrity of our buildings and the safety of users. 

Two note worthy improvements were: 

- the installation of improved fire detection and alarm systems in our three buildings, work on which has carried over into 2022 and 

- • the refurbishment of the floor in the main hall of The Grange. 

We had all three of our large wooden floors inspected during 2021 – the nave in The Church and the main halls in The Church Centre and The Grange. The conclusion of this inspection was that the floor most in need of refurbishment was that in The Grange – the need for which was emphasised by the incidence of splinters being picked up by children using the pre-school playgroup which meets in there on four days of the week.  The photograph shows the refurbished floor. 

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## **Hall Bookings at St James (Rebekah Cassar)** 

Photos & Decor by PJapper, Two Peas in a Pod Events. 


The St James Church Centre and St James on the Grange have several rooms available for hire. Rooms are available and charged for hire by the hour. Our facilities are available to hire for community groups and Church members, we also have special Church member rates. 

During the past 2 years we've seen a dip in bookings contributed to the ongoing effects of Covid-19 and government restrictions. In September 2021 we saw an increase as restrictions eased but still reduced from the Regular bookings and Occasional bookings, we had in years before 2019. 

St James has a rich and strong history in the community of Styvechale, we are blessed to have 2 buildings we can hire out, one at Knoll Drive and the other at the Grange. We are proud of the heritage and history St James has. 

Some of our buildings and grounds have existed for many years. As we look back through our history 3 things are clear: 

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1. We are passionate about our community. 

2. We have always been here to serve & help. 

3. We understand the importance of each of our users’ events/bookings and “We have the space for them to create lasting memories”, just like our Church’s History. 

I, Rebekah Church Administrator & Bookings Officer / overseer in this area maintain a structured, developed, and effective process for this. Navigating a yearly Annual Review and have a desire to create evangelistic and relational opportunities with our booking groups. 


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## **Deanery Synod (Barbara Carr)** 

The Deanery synod met three times in 2021: 

March 2021 on zoom had presentations from L’Abri fellowship and the Lighthouse Trust. 

There was an introduction to the production of a Deanery Plan, looking at what is happening in the Deanery now and looking forward over the next three to five years to new housing developments and planting new churches. 

July 2021 was on zoom again, with a presentation on Clergy wellbeing and further discussion on the Deanery Plan. 

The meeting in September was in person at St Barbara’s Earlsdon. Presentations were on ‘Working towards net zero’ and LLF – Living in Love and Faith – identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage. 

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## **Finance Review** 

## **Income** 

Total unrestricted income was £140k, an increase of £4k on the amount received in 2020.  Covid-19 continued to have an impact across all sources of income. 

Voluntary income or giving together with income tax recovered decreased by £4k to £100K.  Income from fund raising activities (mainly hall lettings and rentals) amounted to £34k, an increase of £9k. Of this hall lettings increased by £2k but are still significantly lower than prepandemic. Rental income from Watercall Avenue increased by £7k with a tenant in place for the full year. Other income was £1k lower at £6k. We had received a Covid-19 grant in 2020 but we saw an offsetting increase in weddings and funerals fees in 2021. 

## **Expenditure** 

Total unrestricted expenditure of £146k was £25k lower than in 2020. This reflects reductions across most areas of spend. Building maintenance costs were reduced with us not incurring the costs of church roof repairs and Watercall Avenue repairs which had been required in 2020. Costs associated with on line services were also lower as we had incurred most of the set up costs in 2020. We also operated the whole year without a children and families worker or a young adults worker. 

Total Parish share was unchanged. This is our share of the costs of ministry in the diocese including housing, stipend, training and supporting other churches in the diocese. Our level of outward giving was reduced in line with the reduction in our income compared with two years ago. 

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## **Overall Position** 


In overall terms, expenditure for the year exceeded income by £6k. 

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## **Restricted Funds** 

During the year we had restricted income of £2k. This included a grant for a refugee conversation project through Fresh Start. In addition to this project, improvements in fire detection and alarm systems were partly funded with building development funds of £2k. 

## **Designated Funds** 

During the year we were grateful to receive legacies totalling £19k from the estates of John Cattell, Shirley Mallard and Derek Peck. The PCC have designated these monies towards church improvement projects. At the year end, the balance held in designated funds was £44k, comprising £42k for improvement projects and £2k for mission. 

## **Reserves** 

Excluding fixed assets, our free reserves at the end of 2021 totalled £91k, a reduction of £1k from the end of 2020. The reserves policy is to hold the equivalent of 3 months general running costs and also an amount to help fund projects over the next three years. The amount required for the 3 month cover is £39k with £52k available to fund projects. 

## **Other Statutory Information 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. The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At St. James' the membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent (vicar), churchwardens, treasurer and members elected by those 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. 

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The full PCC meets six times during the year with extra meetings where required. PCC teams teams each deal with aspects of parish life, including finance, fabric and leadership team. These teams are responsible to the PCC and report back to it regularly. 

## **Administrative Information** 

St James’ Styvechale Church is situated on Leamington Road, Coventry and our planted Church congregation known as St James on the Grange is situated on Lonscale Drive, Coventry. St James is in the Diocese of Coventry within the Church of England. The correspondence address is St James’ Church Styvechale Parish Office, Knoll Drive, Coventry, CV3 5BT 

Bank: HSBC Bank plc, 135 Daventry Road, Cheylesmore, Coventry, CV3 5HD 

Independent Examiner: Mr. D W Spafford FCCA, 25 Ivybridge Road, Coventry, CV3 5PF 

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) has been registered with the Charity Commission since 29[th] September 2009, charity number 1131884. 

PCC members who have served at any time from 1st January 2021 until the date this report was approved are: 

## **Ex Officio members:** 

Incumbent:  Reverend Josh Maynard 

Warden: Mrs. Corrine Manger (until her passing August 2021) Warden: Lesley Cross (from January 2022) 

**Elected members:** 

Mrs. Caroline Gillham Mr. Geoff Carr Mrs. Catherine Goulding-Huckle Mr. Roger Graham (Treasurer) Mr. Chris Hollings Mrs. Charlotte Latham Mrs. Sheila Butler Mrs. Lesley Cross Mr. Matt Robinson 

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## **Deanery Synod Representatives** 

Mrs. Sheila Butler Mrs. Barbara Carr Mr. Geoff Carr 

## **Risk Management** 

Fire and health and safety risk assessments are carried out periodically, and recommendations acted upon. The church has a parish safeguarding policy, and Disclosure and Barring Service certificates are obtained for staff and volunteers who work with children and vulnerable adults. Financial risks have also been considered. Appropriate insurance is in place. The PCC have a reserves policy to ensure that funds are available to allow the church to continue in the face of short-term reductions in income. 

## **Aim and purposes** 

St. James’ Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, the Reverend Josh Maynard, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social, and ecumenical. The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of the Church Hall at Knoll Drive and the Grange Church Centre at Lonscale Drive. 

## **Public Benefit Statement** 

Consideration has been given to the Charity Commissioner’s guidance on public benefit and the specific guidance for charities for the advancement of religion. In the view of the trustees the charity fulfils its public benefit obligations. 

## **Objectives and activities** 

St James continues to build on the vision the PCC and wider Church discerned together under the title 'Journey of Adventure: Discerning our vision'. 

Our agreed mission is "to make committed followers of Jesus". Flowing from this is our 'imagine' vision where we set a picture of what St James could look like in 5-10 year’s time. St James has also adopted the 8 Essential Qualities as the values for the church which 

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are part of the wider diocesan strategy for developing the health of local churches. 

In order to realize this vision, we have set out 5 key strategies: 

1. Reaching our community 

2. Making mature disciples 

3. Mobilizing the ministry team 

4. Assessing the ministry setting 

5. Raising and managing finances 

## **Achievements and performance** 

These have been set out in the preceding pages which we hope you have enjoyed reading. 

This annual report was approved by the PCC on Monday 21[st] April 2022 and signed on their behalf by: 

Rev. J. Maynard 


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I JAMES

## **ST. JAMES STYVECHALE** 

MAKING COMMITTED FOLLOWERS OF JESUS 

## Financial Statements 

of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31st December 2021 

Charity No. 1131884 



## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of St. James’ Church, Styvechale, Coventry** 

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity for the year ended 31st December 2021 which are set out on pages 3 to 14. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). 

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011Act 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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 

3. the accounts do 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. 

_Name_ Mr. D. W. Spafford 

_Relevant professional qualification or body_ FCCA 

_Address_ 25 Ivybridge Road, Coventry CV3 5PF 

_Date_ 

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## St. James Styvechale PCC 

## Statement of Financial Activities 

## For the year ending 31[st] December 2021 

|Note<br>**Income**<br>Voluntary income<br>2a<br>Other fundraising activities<br>2b<br>Investment income<br>2c<br>Church activities<br>2d<br>Total income<br>**Expenditure**<br>Church activities<br>3a<br>Expenditure on raising<br>funds<br>3b<br>Depreciation<br>Total expenditure<br>**Net income/(expenditure)**<br>**before investment gains**<br>Net gains on investments<br>**Net income/(expenditure)**<br>Transfer between funds<br>**Net Movement in Funds**<br>Total Funds Brought Forward<br>**Total Funds Carried**<br>**Forward**|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>Designated<br>Funds<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>Total<br>2021<br>Total<br>2020<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>100,376<br>19,200<br>2,541<br>122,117<br>131,212<br>33,975<br>-<br>-<br>33,975<br>24,995<br>104<br>-<br>-<br>104<br>447<br>5,431<br>-<br>-<br>5,431<br>2,084|
|---|---|
||139,886<br>19,200<br>2,541<br>161,627<br>158,738|
||139,075<br>-<br>4,768<br>143,843<br>179,635<br>1,842<br>-<br>-<br>1,842<br>7,714<br>4,773<br>-<br>-<br>4,773<br>4,773|
||145,690<br>-<br>4,768<br>150,458<br>192,122|
||(5,804)<br>19,200<br>(2,227)<br>11,169<br>(33,384)<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|
||(5,804)<br>19,200<br>(2,227)<br>11,169<br>(33,384)<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|
||(5,804)<br>19,200<br>(2,227)<br>11,169<br>(33,384)<br>459,734<br>24,986<br>10,313<br>495,033<br>528,417|
||453,930<br>44,186<br>8,086<br>506,202<br>495,033|



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## St. James Styvechale PCC 

## Balance Sheet 

at 31[st] December 2021 

|Note<br>**Fixed Assets**<br>Tangible fixed assets<br>5<br>Investments<br>6<br>**Current Assets**<br>Debtors<br>7<br>Cash, bank & investments<br>**Liabilities**<br>Creditors<br>8<br>**Net Assets**<br>**Funds**<br>Restricted<br>9<br>Designated<br>10<br>Unrestricted|2021<br>£<br>£<br>18,422<br>345,000<br>363,422<br>4,505<br>150,733<br>155,238<br>12,458<br>142,780<br>506,202<br>8,086<br>44,186<br>453,930<br>506,202|£<br>6,040<br>126,154<br>132,194<br>5,356|2020<br>£<br>23,195<br>345,000<br>368,195<br>126,838<br>495,033<br>10,313<br>24,986<br>459,734<br>495,033|
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The notes on pages 5 to 14 form part of these accounts. 

Approved by the Trustees on   21March 2022 and signed on their behalf by 

Roger Graham - Honorary Treasurer 

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St. James Styvechale PCC 

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31[st] December 2021 

## **1 Accounting Policies** 

## **Basis of accounting** 

The financial statements have been prepared under the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 in accordance with applicable accounting standards and the current Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities and applicable accounting standard FRS102. 

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for the valuation of investment assets which are shown at market value. The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body, nor those that are informal gatherings of church members. 

## **Funds** 

_Restricted funds_ represent (a) income from trusts or endowments which may be expended only on those restricted objects provided in the terms of the trust or bequest, and (b) donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific object. The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of each year must be carried forward as a balance on that fund. The PCC does not usually invest separately for each fund. Where there is no separate investment, interest is apportioned to individual funds on an average balance basis. 

_Designated funds_ are unrestricted funds which have been set aside to fund particular future activities of the PCC. 

_Unrestricted funds_ are general funds which can be used for PCC ordinary purposes. 

## **Income recognition** 

All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, there is sufficient certainty or receipt and so it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably. 

Planned giving, collections and donations are recognised when received. Tax refunds are recognised when the income to which they relate is received. Grants and legacies are accounted for when the PCC is legally entitled to the amounts due. Interest is accrued. All other income is recognised when it is receivable. All income is accounted for gross. 

## **Other income** 

Rental income from letting of church premises is recognised when the rental is due. 

## **Investment income** 

Dividends and interest are accounted for when receivable. Tax recoverable on such income is recognised in the same accounting year. 

## **Gains and losses on investments** 

Realised gains and losses are recognised when investments are sold.  Unrealised gains and losses are accounted for on revaluation of investments at 31 December. 

## **Expenditure recognition** 

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.  All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been clarified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. 

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St. James Styvechale PCC 

## Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31[st] December 2021 

## **Grants** 

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that creates a binding obligation on the PCC. The diocesan quota or parish share is accounted for when payable. Amounts received specifically for mission are dealt with as restricted funds. All other expenditure is generally recognised when it is incurred and is accounted for gross. 

## **Fixed assets** 

Consecrated and beneficed property is excluded from the accounts by provision 10(2) (a) and (c) of the Charities Act 2011. 

Moveable church furnishings held by the Vicar and Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC, and which require a faculty for disposal, are accounted for as inalienable property unless consecrated. They are listed in the Church’s Inventory that can be inspected (at any reasonable time). For anything acquired prior to 2000 there is insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the financial statements. Items acquired since January 2000 are capitalised and depreciated in the accounts over their currently anticipated useful economic life on a straight line basis. 

Buildings are depreciated over 50 years. 

All expenditure incurred in the year on consecrated or beneficial buildings, individual items under £3,000 or on the repair of moveable church furnishings acquired before 1st January 2000 is written off. 

## **Other fixtures, fittings and office equipment** 

Equipment owned by the PCC is depreciated as follows:- 

Equipment straight line basis over 4 years Organ straight line basis over 20 years Chairs straight line basis over 10 years 

Individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £3,000 or less are written off when the asset is acquired. 

## **Investments** 

Investments are valued at mid-market value at 31st December. 

## **Current assets** 

Amounts owing to the PCC at 31st December in respect of fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors less provision for amounts that may prove uncollectable. 

Short term deposits include cash held on deposit either with the CBF Church of England funds, a building society or at the bank. 

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## St. James Styvechale PCC 

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31[st] December 2021 

|Unrestricted<br>Designated Restricted<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>**2 Income**<br>**2a Voluntary Income**<br>Planned giving<br>81,907<br>-<br>-<br>Collections at services<br>1,372<br>-<br>-<br>Income tax recoverable<br>16,147<br>-<br>-<br>Other donations and legacies<br>950<br>19,200<br>-<br>Grants<br> -<br> -<br>2,541<br>**Total**<br>**100,376**<br>**19,200**<br>**2,541**<br>**2b Other fundraising activities**<br>Church Hall Lettings<br>14,607<br>-<br>-<br>Watercall Avenue rent<br>11,844<br>-<br>-<br>Car park (rent)<br>7,523<br>-<br>-<br>Income from sales<br>1<br> - <br> -<br>**Total**<br>**_33,975**<br>**__ __- **<br>**_ ___-**<br>**2c Investment Income**<br>**104**<br> **- **<br> **-**<br>**2d  Church Activities**<br>Fees<br>3,954<br>-<br>-<br>Other<br>1,477<br>____- <br>____- <br>**Total**<br>**5,431**<br>**____- **<br>**____-**<br>**Total Income**<br>**139,886**<br>**_ 19,200**<br>**2,541**||Total<br>2021<br>£<br>81,907<br>1,372<br>16,147<br>20,150<br>2,541<br>**122,117**<br>14,607<br>11,844<br> <br>7,523<br> <br>1<br>**33,975**<br>**104**<br>3,954<br>1,477<br>**5,431**<br>**161,627**|<br> <br> <br>|Total<br>2020<br>£<br>83,738<br>1,364<br>17,355<br>8,538<br>20,217<br>**131,212**<br>12,482<br>4,975<br>7,523<br>15<br>**24,995**<br>**447**<br>790<br>1,294<br>**2,084**<br>**158,738**|
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## St. James Styvechale PCC 

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31[st] December 2021 

|Unrestricted<br>Designated<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>**3 Expenditure**<br>**3a Church Activities**<br>Missionary and charitable giving<br>(note 11 shows details)<br>8,857<br> -<br>2,049<br>**_Church Running Expenses_**<br>Salaries<br>22,164<br>-<br>275<br>Minister expenses and fees<br>865<br>-<br>-<br>Training<br>1,340<br>-<br>-<br>Upkeep of services and worship<br>3,146<br>-<br>-<br>Office costs<br>6,023<br>-<br>-<br>Children & youth<br>515<br>-<br>-<br>Church running and maintenance<br>8,863<br>-<br>2,444<br>Upkeep of churchyard<br>1,690<br>-<br>-<br>Sundry expenses<br> -<br> - <br> - <br>**Sub totals**<br>**44,606**<br>**-**<br>**2,719**<br>Diocesan Quota<br>67,718<br>-<br>-<br>Events and refreshments<br>1,418<br>-<br>-<br>Church halls running & maintenance<br>16,476<br>-<br>-<br>Church hall improvements/ sundries<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>______<br>_____<br>_____<br> <br>**Total**<br>**139,075**<br> **-**<br>**4,768**<br>**1**<br>**3b Expenditure on raising funds**<br>Watercall Avenue Costs<br>**1,842**<br> **-**<br> **-**|Total<br>2021<br>£<br>10,906<br>22,439<br>865<br>1,340<br>3,146<br>6,023<br>515<br>11,307<br>1,690<br> -<br>**47,325**<br> <br>67,718<br>1,418<br>16,476<br>-<br>______<br> <br>**43,843**<br>**1**<br>**1,842**|Total<br>2020<br>£<br>13,101<br>30,880<br>5,829<br>3,704<br>7,928<br>9,021<br>639<br>24,253<br>3,546<br> -<br>**85,800**<br>67,599<br>857<br>11,138<br>1,140<br>______<br>**79,635**<br>**7,714**|
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## St. James Styvechale PCC 

## Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31[st] December 2021 

|**4 Staff Costs**<br>Wages and salaries<br>Pension<br>**Total**|2021<br>£<br>21,738<br>701<br>**22,439**|2020<br>£<br>29,873<br>1,007|
|---|---|---|
|||<br>**30,880**|



a) No employee earned £60,000 or more per annum. 

## b) Payments to PCC members – 

The payments made to clergy may include a small immaterial proportion which relates to their function as PCC members.  No PCC members received any remuneration for acting as a trustee during the year. No PCC members were paid any expenses. There were no related party transactions. 

## **Pension Scheme** 

St James Styvechale PCC participates in the Pension Builder Scheme section of Church Workers Pension Fund (CWPF) for lay staff. The Scheme is administered by the C of E Pensions Board, which holds the assets of the schemes separately from those of participating employers. 

The Church Workers Pension Fund has a section known as the Defined Benefits Scheme, a deferred annuity section known as Pension Builder Classic and a cash balance section known as Pension Builder 2014. These are classed as defined benefit schemes. 

Pension Builder Classic provides a pension, accumulated from contributions paid and converted into a deferred annuity during employment based on terms set and reviewed by the Church of England Pensions Board from time to time. Discretionary increases may also be added, depending on investment returns and other factors. 

Pension Builder 2014 is a cash balance scheme that provides a lump sum which members use to provide benefits at retirement. Pension contributions are recorded in an account for each member. Discretionary bonuses may be added before retirement, depending on investment returns and other factors. The account, plus any bonuses declared is payable, unreduced, from age 65. 

There is no sub-division of assets between employers in each section of the Pension Builder Scheme. The scheme is a multi-employer scheme as described in Section 28 of FRS 102 as it is not possible to attribute the Pension Builder Scheme’s assets and liabilities to specific employers.  This means that contributions are accounted for as if the Scheme were a defined contribution scheme.  The pensions costs charged to the SoFA in the year are contributions payable (2021: £701, 2020: £1,007) 

A valuation of the Pension Builder Scheme is carried out once every three years.  The most recent was carried out as at 31 December 2019.  The next valuation is due as at end 2022. 

For the Pension Builder Classic section, the valuation revealed a deficit of £4.8m on the ongoing assumptions used.  At the most recent annual review, the Board chose to grant a discretionary bonus of 3% following improvements in the funding position over 2021. There is no requirement for deficit payments at the current time. 

For the Pension Builder 2014 section, the valuation revealed a surplus of £5.5m on the ongoing assumptions used.  There is no requirement for deficit payments at the current time. 

The legal structure of the scheme is such that if another employer fails, St James Styvechale PCC could become responsible for paying a share of that employer’s pension liabilities. 

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## St. James Styvechale PCC 

## Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31[st] December 2021 

## **5 Tangible fixed assets** 

|Freehold<br>Leasehold<br>Equipment,<br>Lands and<br>Lands and<br>Organ and<br>Buildings<br>Buildings<br>Church Chairs<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>**Cost**<br>1 January 2021<br>27,182<br>17,025<br>53,244 <br> <br> <br> <br>Additions during year<br> -<br> - <br> -<br>31 December 2021<br>27,182<br>17,025<br>53,244<br>**Depreciation**<br>1 January 2021<br>16,939<br>16,332<br>40,985<br>Charge for the year<br> 380<br>__340<br>4,053<br>31 December 2021<br> 17,319<br> 16,672<br> 45,038<br>**Net Book Value**<br>31 December 2020<br> 10,243<br> 693<br> 12,259<br>31 December 2021<br> **9,863**<br>**353**<br> **8,206**<br> <br> <br> <br>**6 Investment Property**<br>Freehold property at 55,Watercall Ave, Coventry<br>Valuation brought forward on 1 January 2021<br>Gain on revaluation in year<br>Valuation carried forward on 31 December 2021|Total<br>£<br>97,451<br> -<br>97,451<br>74,256<br>4,773<br>79,029<br>23,195<br>**18,422**<br>£<br>345,000<br> -<br>345,000|
|---|---|



|**7 Debtors**<br>Gift Aid - Income tax recoverable<br>SMP Credits due<br>Prepaid Lettings|2021<br>£<br>3,945<br>266<br>294<br>**4,505**|2020<br>£<br>4,423<br>1,382<br>235<br>**6,040**|
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## St. James Styvechale PCC 

## Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31[st] December 2021 

|**8 Creditors**<br>Amounts falling due within one year<br>Trade creditors<br>Other creditors<br>**Total**|2021<br>£<br>1,227<br>11,231<br>  <br>**12,458**|2020<br>£<br>2,492<br>2,864<br>**5,356**|
|---|---|---|



## **9 Restricted Funds** 

|Note<br>Refugee Conversation<br>A<br>CJRS<br>B<br>Buildings Development<br>C<br>Gift Day<br>D<br>Mission<br>E<br>Revive<br>F<br>Restricted Gifts<br>G<br>Children & Families Worker<br>H<br>Totals<br>|1 Jan<br>2021<br>£<br>Incoming<br>Resources<br>£<br>Resources<br>Expended<br>£<br>  <br>-<br>2,266<br>2,049<br>-<br>275<br>275<br>2,444<br>-<br>2,444<br>201<br>-<br>-<br>3,065<br>-<br>-<br>115<br>-<br>-<br>260<br>-<br>-<br>4,228<br>  -<br> -<br>10,313<br>2,541<br>4,768|31 Dec<br>2021<br>£<br>217<br>-<br>-<br>201<br>3,065<br>115<br>260<br>4,228<br>8,086|
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The purposes of the restricted funds are as follows:- 

- A  Refugee Conversation – Fresh Start project 

- B  CJRS – Support received for furloughed staff due to Covid-19 

- C  Buildings Development Fund –  church building projects. Used this year for fire detection/alarms 

- D  Donations from annual gift day in prior year – balance remaining. 

- E  Mission fund - to provide grants for short term mission trips and discipleship years. 

- F  Revive – Gift for Revive group. 

- G  Restricted charitable collection at funerals – balance is for church improvements. 

- H  Children & Families Worker – Support from Dioceses re Children & Family worker costs. 

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## St. James Styvechale PCC 

## Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31[st] December 2021 

## **10 Designated Funds** 

|Note<br>Improvement Projects<br>A<br>Mission<br>B<br>Totals|1 Jan<br>2021<br>£<br>Funds<br>Transfer<br>£<br>Incoming<br>Resources<br>£<br>Resources<br>Expended<br>£<br>31 Dec<br>2021<br>£<br>22,736<br>-<br>19,200<br>-<br>41,936<br>2,250<br> -<br> -<br> -<br>2,250<br>24,986<br> -<br>19,200<br> -<br>44,186|
|---|---|



The purposes of the designated funds are as follows:- 

A  Improvement projects – this year legacies, gratefully received from the estates of John Cattell, Shirley Mallard and Derek Peck, have been designated for this purpose. 

B  Mission fund to provide grants for short term mission trips and discipleship years. The fund is in parallel with the restricted fund and arises from the church donations budget . 

## **11 Donations** 

The following donations have been made during 2021 

|<br>**International Relief and Development & Mission**<br>Open Doors<br>Friends of Ibba Girls School, South Sudan<br>Novi Most<br>J & V Wright re work with YWAM<br>Pastor Sam<br>YWAM Arua<br>**Home Mission**<br>Together for Change – Fresh Start<br>Nexus Trust<br>Coventry Youth for Christ<br>Hope Coventry<br>Kintsugi<br>Coventry City Mission<br>**Total from Unrestricted Funds**|£<br>1,000<br>1,000<br>1,000<br>1,000<br>300<br>500<br>**4,800**<br>500<br>500<br>500<br>1,000<br>557<br>1,000<br>**4,057**<br>**8,857**|
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St. James Styvechale PCC Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31[st] December 2021 

|Together for Change – Fresh Start -<br>Refugee Conversation project<br>**Total from Restricted Funds (Grant)**|2,049|
|---|---|
||**2,049**|



## **12 Analysis of net assets by funds** 

|**Analysis of net assets by funds**||
|---|---|
|Unrestricted<br>Designated<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>funds<br>funds<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>Fixed assets<br>363,422<br>-<br>-<br>Current assets<br>102,966<br>44,186<br>8,086<br>Current liabilities<br>(12,458)<br>-<br>-<br>**Totals**<br>**453,930**<br>**44,186**<br>**8,086**|Total<br>funds<br>£<br>363,422<br>155,238<br>(12,458)|
||**506,202**|



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St. James Styvechale PCC 

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31[st] December 2021 

## **13 Prior Period Comparative SOFA** 

## Statement of Financial Activities 

## For the year ending 31[st] December 2020 

|Note<br>**Income**<br>Voluntary income<br>2a<br>Other fundraising activities<br>2b<br>Investment income<br>2c<br>Church activities<br>2d<br>Total income<br>**Expenditure**<br>Church activities<br>3a<br>Expenditure on raising<br>funds<br>3b<br>Depreciation<br>Total expenditure<br>**Net income/(expenditure)**<br>**before investment gains**<br>Net gains on investments<br>**Net income/(expenditure)**<br>Transfer between funds<br>**Net Movement in Funds**<br>Total Funds Brought Forward<br>**Total Funds Carried**<br>**Forward**|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>Designated<br>Funds<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>Total<br>2020<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>108,870<br>5,000<br>17,342<br>131,212<br>24,995<br>-<br>-<br>24,995<br>447<br>-<br>-<br>447<br>2,084<br>-<br>-<br>2,084|
|---|---|
||136,396<br>5,000<br>17,342<br>158,738|
||158,591<br>3,012<br>18,032<br>179,635<br>7,714<br>-<br>-<br>7,714<br>4,773<br>-<br>-<br>4,773|
||171,078<br>3,012<br>18,032<br>192,122|
||(34,682)<br>1,988<br>(690)<br>(33,384)<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|
||(34,682)<br>1,988<br>(690)<br>(33,384)<br>(250)<br>250<br>-<br>-|
||(34,932)<br>2,238<br>(690)<br>(33,384)<br>494,666<br>22,748<br>11,003<br>528,417|
||459,734<br>24,986<br>10,313<br>495,033|



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## **ST. JAMES STYVECHALE** 

MAKING COMMITTED FOLLOWERS OF JESUS 

## Financial Statements 

of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31st December 2021 

Charity No. 1131884 



## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of St. James’ Church, Styvechale, Coventry** 

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity for the year ended 31st December 2021 which are set out on pages 3 to 14. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). 

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011Act 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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 

3. the accounts do 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. 

_Name_ Mr. D. W. Spafford 

_Relevant professional qualification or body_ FCCA 

_Address_ 25 Ivybridge Road, Coventry CV3 5PF 

_Date_ 

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## St. James Styvechale PCC 

## Statement of Financial Activities 

## For the year ending 31[st] December 2021 

|Note<br>**Income**<br>Voluntary income<br>2a<br>Other fundraising activities<br>2b<br>Investment income<br>2c<br>Church activities<br>2d<br>Total income<br>**Expenditure**<br>Church activities<br>3a<br>Expenditure on raising<br>funds<br>3b<br>Depreciation<br>Total expenditure<br>**Net income/(expenditure)**<br>**before investment gains**<br>Net gains on investments<br>**Net income/(expenditure)**<br>Transfer between funds<br>**Net Movement in Funds**<br>Total Funds Brought Forward<br>**Total Funds Carried**<br>**Forward**|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>Designated<br>Funds<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>Total<br>2021<br>Total<br>2020<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>100,376<br>19,200<br>2,541<br>122,117<br>131,212<br>33,975<br>-<br>-<br>33,975<br>24,995<br>104<br>-<br>-<br>104<br>447<br>5,431<br>-<br>-<br>5,431<br>2,084|
|---|---|
||139,886<br>19,200<br>2,541<br>161,627<br>158,738|
||139,075<br>-<br>4,768<br>143,843<br>179,635<br>1,842<br>-<br>-<br>1,842<br>7,714<br>4,773<br>-<br>-<br>4,773<br>4,773|
||145,690<br>-<br>4,768<br>150,458<br>192,122|
||(5,804)<br>19,200<br>(2,227)<br>11,169<br>(33,384)<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|
||(5,804)<br>19,200<br>(2,227)<br>11,169<br>(33,384)<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|
||(5,804)<br>19,200<br>(2,227)<br>11,169<br>(33,384)<br>459,734<br>24,986<br>10,313<br>495,033<br>528,417|
||453,930<br>44,186<br>8,086<br>506,202<br>495,033|



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## St. James Styvechale PCC 

## Balance Sheet 

at 31[st] December 2021 

|Note<br>**Fixed Assets**<br>Tangible fixed assets<br>5<br>Investments<br>6<br>**Current Assets**<br>Debtors<br>7<br>Cash, bank & investments<br>**Liabilities**<br>Creditors<br>8<br>**Net Assets**<br>**Funds**<br>Restricted<br>9<br>Designated<br>10<br>Unrestricted|2021<br>£<br>£<br>18,422<br>345,000<br>363,422<br>4,505<br>150,733<br>155,238<br>12,458<br>142,780<br>506,202<br>8,086<br>44,186<br>453,930<br>506,202|£<br>6,040<br>126,154<br>132,194<br>5,356|2020<br>£<br>23,195<br>345,000<br>368,195<br>126,838<br>495,033<br>10,313<br>24,986<br>459,734<br>495,033|
|---|---|---|---|



The notes on pages 5 to 14 form part of these accounts. 

Approved by the Trustees on   21March 2022 and signed on their behalf by 

Roger Graham - Honorary Treasurer 

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St. James Styvechale PCC 

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31[st] December 2021 

## **1 Accounting Policies** 

## **Basis of accounting** 

The financial statements have been prepared under the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 in accordance with applicable accounting standards and the current Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities and applicable accounting standard FRS102. 

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for the valuation of investment assets which are shown at market value. The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body, nor those that are informal gatherings of church members. 

## **Funds** 

_Restricted funds_ represent (a) income from trusts or endowments which may be expended only on those restricted objects provided in the terms of the trust or bequest, and (b) donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific object. The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of each year must be carried forward as a balance on that fund. The PCC does not usually invest separately for each fund. Where there is no separate investment, interest is apportioned to individual funds on an average balance basis. 

_Designated funds_ are unrestricted funds which have been set aside to fund particular future activities of the PCC. 

_Unrestricted funds_ are general funds which can be used for PCC ordinary purposes. 

## **Income recognition** 

All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, there is sufficient certainty or receipt and so it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably. 

Planned giving, collections and donations are recognised when received. Tax refunds are recognised when the income to which they relate is received. Grants and legacies are accounted for when the PCC is legally entitled to the amounts due. Interest is accrued. All other income is recognised when it is receivable. All income is accounted for gross. 

## **Other income** 

Rental income from letting of church premises is recognised when the rental is due. 

## **Investment income** 

Dividends and interest are accounted for when receivable. Tax recoverable on such income is recognised in the same accounting year. 

## **Gains and losses on investments** 

Realised gains and losses are recognised when investments are sold.  Unrealised gains and losses are accounted for on revaluation of investments at 31 December. 

## **Expenditure recognition** 

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.  All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been clarified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. 

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St. James Styvechale PCC 

## Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31[st] December 2021 

## **Grants** 

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that creates a binding obligation on the PCC. The diocesan quota or parish share is accounted for when payable. Amounts received specifically for mission are dealt with as restricted funds. All other expenditure is generally recognised when it is incurred and is accounted for gross. 

## **Fixed assets** 

Consecrated and beneficed property is excluded from the accounts by provision 10(2) (a) and (c) of the Charities Act 2011. 

Moveable church furnishings held by the Vicar and Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC, and which require a faculty for disposal, are accounted for as inalienable property unless consecrated. They are listed in the Church’s Inventory that can be inspected (at any reasonable time). For anything acquired prior to 2000 there is insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the financial statements. Items acquired since January 2000 are capitalised and depreciated in the accounts over their currently anticipated useful economic life on a straight line basis. 

Buildings are depreciated over 50 years. 

All expenditure incurred in the year on consecrated or beneficial buildings, individual items under £3,000 or on the repair of moveable church furnishings acquired before 1st January 2000 is written off. 

## **Other fixtures, fittings and office equipment** 

Equipment owned by the PCC is depreciated as follows:- 

Equipment straight line basis over 4 years Organ straight line basis over 20 years Chairs straight line basis over 10 years 

Individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £3,000 or less are written off when the asset is acquired. 

## **Investments** 

Investments are valued at mid-market value at 31st December. 

## **Current assets** 

Amounts owing to the PCC at 31st December in respect of fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors less provision for amounts that may prove uncollectable. 

Short term deposits include cash held on deposit either with the CBF Church of England funds, a building society or at the bank. 

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## St. James Styvechale PCC 

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31[st] December 2021 

|Unrestricted<br>Designated Restricted<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>**2 Income**<br>**2a Voluntary Income**<br>Planned giving<br>81,907<br>-<br>-<br>Collections at services<br>1,372<br>-<br>-<br>Income tax recoverable<br>16,147<br>-<br>-<br>Other donations and legacies<br>950<br>19,200<br>-<br>Grants<br> -<br> -<br>2,541<br>**Total**<br>**100,376**<br>**19,200**<br>**2,541**<br>**2b Other fundraising activities**<br>Church Hall Lettings<br>14,607<br>-<br>-<br>Watercall Avenue rent<br>11,844<br>-<br>-<br>Car park (rent)<br>7,523<br>-<br>-<br>Income from sales<br>1<br> - <br> -<br>**Total**<br>**_33,975**<br>**__ __- **<br>**_ ___-**<br>**2c Investment Income**<br>**104**<br> **- **<br> **-**<br>**2d  Church Activities**<br>Fees<br>3,954<br>-<br>-<br>Other<br>1,477<br>____- <br>____- <br>**Total**<br>**5,431**<br>**____- **<br>**____-**<br>**Total Income**<br>**139,886**<br>**_ 19,200**<br>**2,541**||Total<br>2021<br>£<br>81,907<br>1,372<br>16,147<br>20,150<br>2,541<br>**122,117**<br>14,607<br>11,844<br> <br>7,523<br> <br>1<br>**33,975**<br>**104**<br>3,954<br>1,477<br>**5,431**<br>**161,627**|<br> <br> <br>|Total<br>2020<br>£<br>83,738<br>1,364<br>17,355<br>8,538<br>20,217<br>**131,212**<br>12,482<br>4,975<br>7,523<br>15<br>**24,995**<br>**447**<br>790<br>1,294<br>**2,084**<br>**158,738**|
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## St. James Styvechale PCC 

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31[st] December 2021 

|Unrestricted<br>Designated<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>**3 Expenditure**<br>**3a Church Activities**<br>Missionary and charitable giving<br>(note 11 shows details)<br>8,857<br> -<br>2,049<br>**_Church Running Expenses_**<br>Salaries<br>22,164<br>-<br>275<br>Minister expenses and fees<br>865<br>-<br>-<br>Training<br>1,340<br>-<br>-<br>Upkeep of services and worship<br>3,146<br>-<br>-<br>Office costs<br>6,023<br>-<br>-<br>Children & youth<br>515<br>-<br>-<br>Church running and maintenance<br>8,863<br>-<br>2,444<br>Upkeep of churchyard<br>1,690<br>-<br>-<br>Sundry expenses<br> -<br> - <br> - <br>**Sub totals**<br>**44,606**<br>**-**<br>**2,719**<br>Diocesan Quota<br>67,718<br>-<br>-<br>Events and refreshments<br>1,418<br>-<br>-<br>Church halls running & maintenance<br>16,476<br>-<br>-<br>Church hall improvements/ sundries<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>______<br>_____<br>_____<br> <br>**Total**<br>**139,075**<br> **-**<br>**4,768**<br>**1**<br>**3b Expenditure on raising funds**<br>Watercall Avenue Costs<br>**1,842**<br> **-**<br> **-**|Total<br>2021<br>£<br>10,906<br>22,439<br>865<br>1,340<br>3,146<br>6,023<br>515<br>11,307<br>1,690<br> -<br>**47,325**<br> <br>67,718<br>1,418<br>16,476<br>-<br>______<br> <br>**43,843**<br>**1**<br>**1,842**|Total<br>2020<br>£<br>13,101<br>30,880<br>5,829<br>3,704<br>7,928<br>9,021<br>639<br>24,253<br>3,546<br> -<br>**85,800**<br>67,599<br>857<br>11,138<br>1,140<br>______<br>**79,635**<br>**7,714**|
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## St. James Styvechale PCC 

## Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31[st] December 2021 

|**4 Staff Costs**<br>Wages and salaries<br>Pension<br>**Total**|2021<br>£<br>21,738<br>701<br>**22,439**|2020<br>£<br>29,873<br>1,007|
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|||<br>**30,880**|



a) No employee earned £60,000 or more per annum. 

## b) Payments to PCC members – 

The payments made to clergy may include a small immaterial proportion which relates to their function as PCC members.  No PCC members received any remuneration for acting as a trustee during the year. No PCC members were paid any expenses. There were no related party transactions. 

## **Pension Scheme** 

St James Styvechale PCC participates in the Pension Builder Scheme section of Church Workers Pension Fund (CWPF) for lay staff. The Scheme is administered by the C of E Pensions Board, which holds the assets of the schemes separately from those of participating employers. 

The Church Workers Pension Fund has a section known as the Defined Benefits Scheme, a deferred annuity section known as Pension Builder Classic and a cash balance section known as Pension Builder 2014. These are classed as defined benefit schemes. 

Pension Builder Classic provides a pension, accumulated from contributions paid and converted into a deferred annuity during employment based on terms set and reviewed by the Church of England Pensions Board from time to time. Discretionary increases may also be added, depending on investment returns and other factors. 

Pension Builder 2014 is a cash balance scheme that provides a lump sum which members use to provide benefits at retirement. Pension contributions are recorded in an account for each member. Discretionary bonuses may be added before retirement, depending on investment returns and other factors. The account, plus any bonuses declared is payable, unreduced, from age 65. 

There is no sub-division of assets between employers in each section of the Pension Builder Scheme. The scheme is a multi-employer scheme as described in Section 28 of FRS 102 as it is not possible to attribute the Pension Builder Scheme’s assets and liabilities to specific employers.  This means that contributions are accounted for as if the Scheme were a defined contribution scheme.  The pensions costs charged to the SoFA in the year are contributions payable (2021: £701, 2020: £1,007) 

A valuation of the Pension Builder Scheme is carried out once every three years.  The most recent was carried out as at 31 December 2019.  The next valuation is due as at end 2022. 

For the Pension Builder Classic section, the valuation revealed a deficit of £4.8m on the ongoing assumptions used.  At the most recent annual review, the Board chose to grant a discretionary bonus of 3% following improvements in the funding position over 2021. There is no requirement for deficit payments at the current time. 

For the Pension Builder 2014 section, the valuation revealed a surplus of £5.5m on the ongoing assumptions used.  There is no requirement for deficit payments at the current time. 

The legal structure of the scheme is such that if another employer fails, St James Styvechale PCC could become responsible for paying a share of that employer’s pension liabilities. 

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## St. James Styvechale PCC 

## Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31[st] December 2021 

## **5 Tangible fixed assets** 

|Freehold<br>Leasehold<br>Equipment,<br>Lands and<br>Lands and<br>Organ and<br>Buildings<br>Buildings<br>Church Chairs<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>**Cost**<br>1 January 2021<br>27,182<br>17,025<br>53,244 <br> <br> <br> <br>Additions during year<br> -<br> - <br> -<br>31 December 2021<br>27,182<br>17,025<br>53,244<br>**Depreciation**<br>1 January 2021<br>16,939<br>16,332<br>40,985<br>Charge for the year<br> 380<br>__340<br>4,053<br>31 December 2021<br> 17,319<br> 16,672<br> 45,038<br>**Net Book Value**<br>31 December 2020<br> 10,243<br> 693<br> 12,259<br>31 December 2021<br> **9,863**<br>**353**<br> **8,206**<br> <br> <br> <br>**6 Investment Property**<br>Freehold property at 55,Watercall Ave, Coventry<br>Valuation brought forward on 1 January 2021<br>Gain on revaluation in year<br>Valuation carried forward on 31 December 2021|Total<br>£<br>97,451<br> -<br>97,451<br>74,256<br>4,773<br>79,029<br>23,195<br>**18,422**<br>£<br>345,000<br> -<br>345,000|
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|**7 Debtors**<br>Gift Aid - Income tax recoverable<br>SMP Credits due<br>Prepaid Lettings|2021<br>£<br>3,945<br>266<br>294<br>**4,505**|2020<br>£<br>4,423<br>1,382<br>235<br>**6,040**|
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## St. James Styvechale PCC 

## Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31[st] December 2021 

|**8 Creditors**<br>Amounts falling due within one year<br>Trade creditors<br>Other creditors<br>**Total**|2021<br>£<br>1,227<br>11,231<br>  <br>**12,458**|2020<br>£<br>2,492<br>2,864<br>**5,356**|
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## **9 Restricted Funds** 

|Note<br>Refugee Conversation<br>A<br>CJRS<br>B<br>Buildings Development<br>C<br>Gift Day<br>D<br>Mission<br>E<br>Revive<br>F<br>Restricted Gifts<br>G<br>Children & Families Worker<br>H<br>Totals<br>|1 Jan<br>2021<br>£<br>Incoming<br>Resources<br>£<br>Resources<br>Expended<br>£<br>  <br>-<br>2,266<br>2,049<br>-<br>275<br>275<br>2,444<br>-<br>2,444<br>201<br>-<br>-<br>3,065<br>-<br>-<br>115<br>-<br>-<br>260<br>-<br>-<br>4,228<br>  -<br> -<br>10,313<br>2,541<br>4,768|31 Dec<br>2021<br>£<br>217<br>-<br>-<br>201<br>3,065<br>115<br>260<br>4,228<br>8,086|
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The purposes of the restricted funds are as follows:- 

- A  Refugee Conversation – Fresh Start project 

- B  CJRS – Support received for furloughed staff due to Covid-19 

- C  Buildings Development Fund –  church building projects. Used this year for fire detection/alarms 

- D  Donations from annual gift day in prior year – balance remaining. 

- E  Mission fund - to provide grants for short term mission trips and discipleship years. 

- F  Revive – Gift for Revive group. 

- G  Restricted charitable collection at funerals – balance is for church improvements. 

- H  Children & Families Worker – Support from Dioceses re Children & Family worker costs. 

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## St. James Styvechale PCC 

## Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31[st] December 2021 

## **10 Designated Funds** 

|Note<br>Improvement Projects<br>A<br>Mission<br>B<br>Totals|1 Jan<br>2021<br>£<br>Funds<br>Transfer<br>£<br>Incoming<br>Resources<br>£<br>Resources<br>Expended<br>£<br>31 Dec<br>2021<br>£<br>22,736<br>-<br>19,200<br>-<br>41,936<br>2,250<br> -<br> -<br> -<br>2,250<br>24,986<br> -<br>19,200<br> -<br>44,186|
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The purposes of the designated funds are as follows:- 

A  Improvement projects – this year legacies, gratefully received from the estates of John Cattell, Shirley Mallard and Derek Peck, have been designated for this purpose. 

B  Mission fund to provide grants for short term mission trips and discipleship years. The fund is in parallel with the restricted fund and arises from the church donations budget . 

## **11 Donations** 

The following donations have been made during 2021 

|<br>**International Relief and Development & Mission**<br>Open Doors<br>Friends of Ibba Girls School, South Sudan<br>Novi Most<br>J & V Wright re work with YWAM<br>Pastor Sam<br>YWAM Arua<br>**Home Mission**<br>Together for Change – Fresh Start<br>Nexus Trust<br>Coventry Youth for Christ<br>Hope Coventry<br>Kintsugi<br>Coventry City Mission<br>**Total from Unrestricted Funds**|£<br>1,000<br>1,000<br>1,000<br>1,000<br>300<br>500<br>**4,800**<br>500<br>500<br>500<br>1,000<br>557<br>1,000<br>**4,057**<br>**8,857**|
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St. James Styvechale PCC Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31[st] December 2021 

|Together for Change – Fresh Start -<br>Refugee Conversation project<br>**Total from Restricted Funds (Grant)**|2,049|
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||**2,049**|



## **12 Analysis of net assets by funds** 

|**Analysis of net assets by funds**||
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|Unrestricted<br>Designated<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>funds<br>funds<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>Fixed assets<br>363,422<br>-<br>-<br>Current assets<br>102,966<br>44,186<br>8,086<br>Current liabilities<br>(12,458)<br>-<br>-<br>**Totals**<br>**453,930**<br>**44,186**<br>**8,086**|Total<br>funds<br>£<br>363,422<br>155,238<br>(12,458)|
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St. James Styvechale PCC 

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31[st] December 2021 

## **13 Prior Period Comparative SOFA** 

## Statement of Financial Activities 

## For the year ending 31[st] December 2020 

|Note<br>**Income**<br>Voluntary income<br>2a<br>Other fundraising activities<br>2b<br>Investment income<br>2c<br>Church activities<br>2d<br>Total income<br>**Expenditure**<br>Church activities<br>3a<br>Expenditure on raising<br>funds<br>3b<br>Depreciation<br>Total expenditure<br>**Net income/(expenditure)**<br>**before investment gains**<br>Net gains on investments<br>**Net income/(expenditure)**<br>Transfer between funds<br>**Net Movement in Funds**<br>Total Funds Brought Forward<br>**Total Funds Carried**<br>**Forward**|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>Designated<br>Funds<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>Total<br>2020<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>108,870<br>5,000<br>17,342<br>131,212<br>24,995<br>-<br>-<br>24,995<br>447<br>-<br>-<br>447<br>2,084<br>-<br>-<br>2,084|
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||136,396<br>5,000<br>17,342<br>158,738|
||158,591<br>3,012<br>18,032<br>179,635<br>7,714<br>-<br>-<br>7,714<br>4,773<br>-<br>-<br>4,773|
||171,078<br>3,012<br>18,032<br>192,122|
||(34,682)<br>1,988<br>(690)<br>(33,384)<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|
||(34,682)<br>1,988<br>(690)<br>(33,384)<br>(250)<br>250<br>-<br>-|
||(34,932)<br>2,238<br>(690)<br>(33,384)<br>494,666<br>22,748<br>11,003<br>528,417|
||459,734<br>24,986<br>10,313<br>495,033|



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