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2021-12-31-accounts

Contents
AnnualReport 3 —12
Introduction
from the
Vicar 3
Aim and purpose 4
Vision, priorities
and goals
4
Our church community 4
Activities
(including
fundraising)
5
Plans for future periods 7
Financial
review
7
Going concern 8
Reserves policy 8
Risk management 8
Structure. governance and management 8
Administrative
information
11
Independent
Examiner's
Report
Statement of Financial Activities 14
Balance Sheet 15
Notes to the Financial Statements 16 —23

for the year e nded 31 Dece mber 2021
Unrestricted Restricted 2021 2020
Funds Funds Total Total
INCOIIIIE Note 8 6
Voluntary
income
Planned
giving
25,984 25,984 28,803
Other donations 8,498 250 8,748 10,169
Collections for other charities 2,407 2,407 2,098
Tax received/claimed 8,500 432 8,932 11,005
Grants 8,768 8,768 36,214
Legacies 2,000
42,982 11,857 54,839 90,289
Chumh
activities
Fees- weddings
&funerals
9,138 9,138 9,474
Property
lettings
20,250 20,250 16,506
Advertising
income
4,539
Fundraising
&sponsorship
347 347 108
Other 70 70 121
29,458 29,805 30,748
Investment
income
27,190 27,190 28,355
Total income 99630 12,204 111,034 140302
EXPENDITURE
Church activities
Mission
&charitable
giving 10 4,044 2,817 6,861 6,793
Ministry 11 77,109 77,109 71,900
Regular church services 12 8,033 8,033 5,841
Fees paid —weddings &funerals 13 6,293 6,293 5,710
Properties 14 31,434 10,897 42,331 60,530
Magazine 2,301
Administration 15 4,897 4,897 12,589
Other 16 518 518 1,290
132,328 13,714 146,042 166,954
Governance
Independent
examination
fee 1,710 1,710 1,620
Total expenditure 134,038 13,714 147,752 108074,
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before (34,408) (1,510) (35,918) (19,182)
other recognised
gains and
losses
Divestment
proceeds
50,000 50,000 30,000
Net gain/(loss)
on revaluation
ofinvestments 18 46,472 46,472 26,517
Net movement
in funds
62,064 (1,510) 60,554 37,335
Funds brought
forward
Funds carried forward
1,475,014
1,537,078
9,293
7,783
1,484,307
1,044, 861
1,446,972
1404307,

2021 2020
Note 6 E
Fixed assets
Tangible 17 490,000 490,000
investments 18 1,001,767 955,295
1,491,767 1,445,295
Current assets
Debtors 19 10,773 9,911
Short tenn deposits 20 6,992 14,801
Cash at bank and in hand 45,752 19,144
63,517 43,856
Liabilities
Creditors payable within one year (10,423) (4,844
Net current assets 53,094 39,012
TOTAL NET ASSETS 1,544,861 1,404 307
Funds 22
Unresfricted
Property capital 490,000 490,000
Legacy capital 542,617 542,617
General 504,461 442,397
1,537,078 1,475,014
Restricted 7,783 9,293
1,044,001 l,484307

OTES TO T
HE FINANCIAL STA TEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2021 (conti nued)
nts 2021 2020
E E
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (unrestricted) 3,155
The Sawbridgeworth
Ecclesiastical
Charity;
Church insurance 3,456 3,052
Church costs 4,305 7,077
Friends ofGreat St Mary's 10,890
Archbishop's Council (Church Care & The Radcliff Trust) 5,000
Herffordshire County Council (sanitiser etc) 750
Sawbridgeworth
Town Council
440
DCMS Scheme (VAT claim) 539 4,232
Ecclesiastical Insurance
(claim for weathervane)
2,030
The Commonwealth
War Graves Commission
28 28
8,768 36,214

8. Property lettings (unrestricted) lettings (unrestricted) lettings (unrestricted) 2021 2020
E
Church House 6,916 3,579
Parish Hall 2,566 3,452
Car park 10,768 9,475
20,250 16,506
9. Investment income (unrestricted) 2021 2020
E E
Interest on CCLA Deposit Fund 8 27
Dividends on CCLA Fixed Interest Fund investment 5,000 6,387
Dividends on CCLA Investment Fund investment 22,182 21,941
27,160 28,355

10. Mission &charitable
giving
2021
f
2020
f
Mission grants to organisations —unrestricted
India Touch Trust (Shiksha Rath) —overseas mission giving 1,078 1,179
Friends ofthe Holy Land —overseas mission giving 1,078
CMS —South Sudan Diocese —overseas mission giving 1,179
Bishop's Storfford
Night Shelter —UK mission
giving 1,000 1,572
Afghanistan
&Central Asian Association
UK —UK mission giving 438
World Vision 300 300
Street Pastors 150
Annual
subscriptions
(previously
described as charitable giving) 50
4,044 4,280
Distribution
ofcollections for specific
causes —restricted
Women's
World Day of Prayer
239
Train-a-Priest
Fund (Lent lunches
and Induction Service in 2020) 345
Christian
Aid (collection tins)
315
The Sawbridgeworth
Mayor's charities:
HRH Duke of Edinburgh
Memorial Service
156
Civic Service 259
The Bishop ofStAlban's
Harvest
Appeal 549 534
The Royal British Legion (Poppy Appeal) 286
The Children's
Society (Christingle,
and Crib service in 2021) 582 291
Crisis UK (Christmas
collections,
excluding Cdb service in 2021) 534 1,104
Cancer Research (two funerals) 136
2,811 2,513
11. Ministry (unrestricted) 2021 2020
f f
Diocesan
parish share
72,975 70,333
Clergy expenses 3,718 1,360
Outreach 416 207
77,109 71,900
The Vicar and non-stipendiary
priest are reimbursed
for expenses incurred on PCC business,
12. Regular church services (unrestricted) 2021
f
2020
f
Organists 6,108 4,546
Other costs 1,925 1,295
8,033 5,841
13. Fees paid - weddings
and funerals
(unrestricted)
2021 2020
Diocesan fees 4,024 4,097
Fees paid to service assistants 2,269
8,283
1,613
5110,

operties —maintenance, repair and utilities 2021 2020
Church 6,818 32,596
Churchyard 6,358 3,830
Church
House
3,498 3,186
Parish
Hall
1,010 1,036
The Lodge 8,914 276
Car park 552
Utilities 11,280 12,270
Insurances 3,901 7,336
42,331 50,530

dministratio n (unrestricted) 2021 2020
E E
Staff costs 88 8,196
Bookkeeping 1,035 1,675
Committee expenses 38
Telephone 932 678
Equipment 2,002 1,224
Printing 410 351
Office Supplies 392 465
4,597 12,559

17.Tangible fixed assets (unrestricted) Freehold land Fixtures Total
& buildings f &fittings
f
f
Valuation
/ Cost —beginning
and end ofyear
Depreciation —beginning
and end ofyear
490,000 7,899
«7,899
497,899
~7,899
Net book value
—beginning
and end ofyear
490,000 490,000
The amount
of freehold
land and
buildings
comprises valuations of St Mary's Lodge f335,000, the Parish
Hall
f45,000and Church House f110,000, provided by local estate agent Wright 8 Co in November 2010and reflecting
current usage. Fixtures and fittings comprise the sound system
18. Investments
(unrestricted)
2021 2020
f
Market value at beginning
ofyear
955,295 928,778
Additions/(withdrawals)
at cost
(50,000) (30,000)
Gain/(loss)
on revaluation
96,472 56,517
Market value at end ofyear 1,001767 ,955,295
The podfoiio consists ofinvestmentsin:
CCLA Fixed Interest Fund 177,937 190,601
CCLA Investment
Fund
823,830 764,694
1,001,767 955,285
19. Debtors (receivable
within one year)
2021
f
2020
f
Tax recoverable
(ofwhich f432 restricted
(2020:f431) —see note 4) 9,016 9,624
Hire fees due (unrestricted) 203 174
Undertakers
(unrestricted)
1,327
Diocese (Vicarage maintenance
costs) (unrestricted)
113
Advent
lunch monies
not banked
in 2021 but included
in charitable giving 227
10,773 9,911
20. Short term deposits (unrestricted)
Ihese cash deposits
are held
with The Central
Board of Finance Church of England Deposit Fund, which
is
nanaged
by CCLA.
21. Creditors
(payable
within one year)
2021
f
2020
Wedding
deposits
(unrestricted)
100 100
Distributions
of collections to specific causes (restricted)
1,235 1,395
Diocesan fees (unrestricted) 664 1,200
Clergy expenses (unrestricted) 529
P R Newson
Ltd (unrestricted)
4,920
Deposits for churchyard
benches (unrestricted)
1,794
Independent
examination
fee (unrestricted)
1,710 1,620
10,423 4,844

nds
Balances Income Expenditure Fund Balances
end-2020 in 2021 in 2021 transfers end-2021
E E E
Unrestricted
Property capital 490,000 490,000
Legacy
General
capital 542,617
442 397
196 102 ~134,038 542,617
504 481
1,475,014 196,102 (134,038) 1,537,078
Restricted
Monies
Specific
for specific causes
grants &fundraising
486
8,807
2,839
9,385
(2,817)
~40,897
508
7,275
9,293 12,204 (13,714) 7,783
Total 1,484,307 206,306 ~147,752 1,544,861

Balances Income Expenditure Fund Balances
end-2019 in 2020 in 2019 transfers end-2019
E E E
Unrestricted
Property capital 490,000 490,000
Legacy capital 540,617 2,000 542,617
General 402,780 165,058 (125,441+ 442,397
1,433,397 167,058 (125,441) 1,475,014
Restricted
Monies for specific causes
Specific granis
&fundraising
470
13,105
2,529
33,167
(2,513)
~37,465
486
8,807
13,575 35,696 (39,978) 9,293
Total 1,446,972 202,754 ~165,419 484307,
,