Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1/1/2020 To 31/12/2020
Charity name: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Wilfrid's Davenham
Charity registration number: 1132068
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The PCC is required to co-operate with the Rector in promoting in the Parish the whole mission of the Church – pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
Regular public worship which is open to all. The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Taking of religious assemblies in schools. Promoting the whole mission of the church through provision of activities for senior citizens, parents and toddlers. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | Existing and new trustees are requested to read and have regard to the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charities Commission. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | ||
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| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | The Charity has not provided any grants to others in the period nor made any investment decisions. |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | The Charity has not provided any social investment to others in the period nor made any investment decisions. |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | The Trustees are all volunteers except for the Reverend Robert Iveson. |
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| Other | All Charity funds are retained either within a Barclays current account or a CCLA interest bearing account. |
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | The charity continued with its main aim which is to be a Church which serves the community as a whole, of all ages, in particular in the Parish of Davenham and serving the communities of Davenham, Kingsmead, Leftwich and Gadbrook by way of mission and ministry which includes services of worship as well as a wide range of pastoral care needs. In 2020 no major new works were carried out on the Church or Church buildings. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 |
Other
Financial Review
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | At the year-end total charity funds were £85,558. Of which £31,326 were restricted funds and £54,232 were unrestricted. Of the £54,232 unrestricted funds £852 were designated funds leaving a balance of £53,380 general funds for use by the PCC. The Charity was unable to reach the full Parish Share contribution requested by the Diocese of Chester in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. This is noted in the accounts and a record will be retained by the Diocese of the arrears of £148,107. The Charity will endeavour to restore payment of a Parish Share contribution in 2021 and future years and is aware that failure to reach and sustain a full payment will result in future Clergy provision being reviewed. |
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| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | The Charity does not have a policy on reserves with all decisions being made at regular bimonthly PCC meetings however the PCC does track and set aside restricted and designated funds for later use. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | None |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | The charity maintains a working capital balance which is reviewed at regular bimonthly PCC meetings. |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | None |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | None |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | The charity’s principal sources of funds are collections at services, fundraising income such as fairs and coffee mornings, gift aid received, fees received from weddings and funerals and related activities, planned giving and property rental. |
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | The charity’s principal expenditure relates to the running costs of the Church, utility bills, expenses of Clergy and staff, repairs to the Church and related property, mission, a parish share payment given to the Diocese of Chester and the payroll for the Parish Administrator. |
| A description of theprincipal | Para 1.46 | The Church has been closed for periods due to the Coronavirus pandemic resulting in reduced income through collections and services and is |
| risks facing the charity | likely to have also reduced general fundraising activity and planned giving income streams. This has resulted in a reduced Parish Share payment in 2020 as noted above. |
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| Other | The financial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 1997 as amended by the Church Accounting (Amendment) Regulations 2001 using the Receipts and Payments basis. General funds are those that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application to the general purposes of the PCC. These include funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC. The accounts include monetary transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC can be held responsible. They do not include the accounts of other church groups that owe an affiliation to another body, nor those that are informal gatherings of church members. Subject to the above, receipts and payments include income as received and expenditure when irrevocably paid. The following assets are recognised but not necessarily valued in the statement of Assets and Liabilities; • Movable church furnishings held by the wardens on trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal. • Land and buildings held on behalf of the PCC. • Other fixtures, fittings and office items where the PCC is free to dispose of such assets without faculty and where the original cost exceeded £1000. • Investments held beneficially by the PCC. The following assets are recognised, and a monetary value given as part of the description in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities; • Amounts owing from the inland revenue where a claim has been made (none) • Any other amounts owing to the PCC including church halls lettings and insurance claims (none) • Legacies where formal notification of entitlement and amount has been received at 31 December by the PCC. (none) |
• Closing bank balances as shown in the receipts and payment account (included) The following liabilities are recognised in the statement of assets and liabilities: • Any loans/overdrafts • Any arrears of parish share (see notes above in respect of reserves) • Creditors for goods and services where supply has been received and invoiced by 31[st] December.
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
None | |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Excepted |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Parochial Church Council |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | Appointed by existing trustees following nomination and election at Annual Parochial Church Council Meeting. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | |
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| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | Charity is a Parochial Church Council within the Diocese of Chester and part of the Church of England. |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | Charity is a Parochial Church Council within the Diocese of Chester and part of the Church of England. |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Wilfrid's Davenham |
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| Other name the charity uses | None |
| Registered charitynumber | 1132068 |
| Charity’s principal address | 57 Church Street, Davenham, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 8NF. |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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| Rev Rob Iveson | Chair | |||
| Virginia Geraerts | Vice Chair | |||
| Paul Davies | Secretary | |||
| Edward Domville | Treasurer | Resigned as treasurer 20/10/2020 but remains as trustee |
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| Ian Bonner | Deanery Synod | Resigned 20/10/2020 | ||
| Stella Walker | Resigned 20/10/2020 | |||
| Elsie Barber | ||||
| Joanne Hyslop | ||||
| PhilipHilditch | ||||
| Patricia Jean Jolley | ||||
| Rachel Le | ||||
| Joanna Brady | Appointed 20/10/2020 | |||
| Elizabeth Rene | Appointed 20/10/2020 | |||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
| Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others | Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others |
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| Description of the assets held in this capacity |
None |
| Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects |
None |
| Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets |
None |
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
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| Type of adviser Name Address |
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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Rev. Rob Iveson is Chair
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
None
Other optional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
Charity Name No (if any) The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish 1132068 of St. Wilfrid's Davenham. CC16a Receipts and payments accounts For the period Period start date Period end date To ~~ee~~ from 01/01/2020 31/12/2020
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||||
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| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||
| Planned Giving (Standing& envelopes) | 24,091 | - | - | 24,091 | 29,574 | ||||
| Collections at services(cash & one off) | 3,306 | - | - | 3,306 | 7,308 | ||||
| Non RecurringGiving (donations) | 3,337 | - | - | 3,337 | 6,628 | ||||
| Tax Recovered through Gift Aid | 5,914 | - | - | 5,914 | 7,679 | ||||
| Fundraising | 217 | - | - | 217 | 2,695 | ||||
| StatutoryFees retained byPCC | 6,284 | - | - | 6,284 | 8,410 | ||||
| Hall lettings & PropertyRental | 4,540 | - | - | 4,540 | 5,200 | ||||
| Interest Earned | 219 | - | - | 219 | 435 | ||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | (Gross income for AR)47,908 | - | - | 47,908 | 67,928 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 47,908 - - 47,908 67,928 ~~——————~~ |
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| A3 Payments | |||||||||
| Fundraising | - | - | - | - | 222 | ||||
| Mission Giving and Charitable Grants and | |||||||||
| Donations | 1,671 | - | - | 1,671 | - | ||||
| Parish Share Paid to Diocese | 60 | - | - | 60 | 33,017 | ||||
| Salaries/honoraria | 5,342 | - | - | 5,342 | 6,684 | ||||
| Expenses of Clergy, pastoral staff, youth | |||||||||
| workers etc | 5,656 | - | - | 5,656 | 6,257 | ||||
| Mission and Evangalism Costs | 68 | - | - | 68 | 216 | ||||
| Regular Church running expenses | |||||||||
| (insurance, cleaning, admin costs,routine | |||||||||
| maintenance, upkeep of services, | |||||||||
| churchyard) | 18,309 | 891 | - | 19,200 | 25,054 | ||||
| Church UtilityBills | 5,665 | - | - | 5,665 | 5,667 | ||||
| Major Repairs to Church / PCC Property | - | - | - | - | 900 | ||||
| Other Payments | 234 | - | - | 234 | 80 | ||||
| **Sub total ** | 37,005 | 891 | - | 37,896 | 78,097 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 37,005 891 - 37,896 78,097 ~~——————~~ |
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| Net of receipts/(payments) 10,903 - 891 A5 Transfers between funds - - A6 Cash funds last year end 43,329 32,217 Cash funds this year end 54,232 31,326 ~~===~~ |
- - - - 85,558 |
- 10,012 - 10,169 - - 75,546 85,715 - 85,558 75,546 ~~=>~~ |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
13/02/2021
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details N/A Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) N/A Barclays Community Account CCLA Account Uncleared Transactions 31/12/20 Details Details N/A Details Parish Share Arrears Signature |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 33,797 - 20,508 31,326 - 73 - 54,232 31,326 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) Unrestricted 148,107 - - - - Print Name |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
13/02/2021
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report R8POrt to the trust8esl members of The Parochial Churd) Ccmjncil of The Ecdesiastical Parish of St wind'S Davenham On accounts for the year endod 31" December 2020 Charity no (If any) Pages 1-5 Annual Report and Pages1-2 Receipts and Payments Account 1132068 Set out on pages I reFrf)rt to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trnsf) for the year ended 31112 12020. ResponsibllltiW6 and As the charity truste8s of the Trust, you ar8 responsible for the pr8paration bas18 of report of the accounts in accordan with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {-Ihe A¢r). I report In respect of my examlnalion of the Twst's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) of the Act. I have (x)mpleted my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come lo my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connèctlon wlth the examinatlon which gives me cause lo believe that in. any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance wlth section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examlnerfs statement I have no Crns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the acccljnts to b8 reathed. ' Plea lote the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Date: Slgnod: Nam Relevant professlonal qualification(s) or body Ilf any)- Address." 1 &1+ 3Pz IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independenl examination of charity accounts.. dire(Xlons and guidance for examiners). Give here brlef detalls of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018