## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 31 DEC 22 to 31 DEC 23** **Charity name:** The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity, Weston, Hampshire ## **Charity registration number:** 1132567 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Promoting in the Ecclesiastical Parish the
whole mission of the church; pastoral,
evangelistic, social, 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|Provision of weekly Sunday worship,
midweek pastoral groups, occasional offices
and other pastoral provision in the parish.
The promotion of the Christian faith through
community events of a social and
evangelistic nature.
Community engagement activities such as
working with statutory authorities, support of
local political process, and community
redevelopment initiatives.
Working with other local people in support of
other community based activities and social
engagement initiatives.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees (i.e. PCC) have had regard to
the Charity Commission’s guidance on
public benefit and are satisfied that Holy
Trinity, Weston meets the public benefit
requirements of an Anglican (Church of
England) community of faith.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference **N/A** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making **N/A** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment **No additional information.** Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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 PCC has continued its partnership with
Acts 435, an online crowdfunding platform
that raises money for distribution to those in
need in the church family and the wider
community.
The PCC has continued operating a “No
Need Fund” to supplement its giving to the
local community via its partnership with Acts
435.
The PCC has supported the work of Safe
Families for Children through local
volunteering for community based family
support work.
The PCC has supported the work of Bible
Society, Bringing Good News, Southampton
Family Trust through its mission giving.
The PCC established a Southampton City
Mission Marketplace membership food
pantry which ran successfully throughout
2023.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set ||Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set
Para 1.41
The PCC of Weston has managed to
increase its income through the introduction
of a SumUp digital giving platform.
Investment performance
against objectives
Para 1.41
N/A
Other
N/A| |---|---| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The Parochial Church Council of the
Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity, Weston,
Hampshire is satisfied that Holy Trinity,
Weston is a going concern.
The PCC is continues to generate income
via hall lettings, fundraising activities, grant
applications and the charitable giving of its
members.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|It is the policy of the PCC to maintain
unrestricted funds at a level which will
enable the PCC to cover its ongoing
expenditure. These funds are held in
separate bank account.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£10,000| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **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 principle source of income is
congregational giving.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The principle risk facing the charity is the
unpredictable nature of congregational
giving.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Parochial Church Council Powers Measure
(1956) as amended| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Church Representation Rules (2011)| |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|Members of the PCC are recruited and
appointed in accordance with the Church
Representation Rules (2011), Part II,
Section 9, Paragraph 5.
The trustees form a body corporate called
the Parochial Church Council.
Certain people are by law members of the
PCC. They are:
All priests and deacons licensed to the
parish, but not including retired clergy;
Certain lay workers licensed to the parish;
The churchwardens;
Any person on the electoral roll who is a
member of the Deanery Synod, Diocesan
Synod and the General Synod;
Any members within a set numerical who
are elected at the annual parochial church
meeting;
Any co-opted members within a set
numerical limit.
All elected PCC members are elected for
three years, with one third retiring and being
elected each year.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: No additional information. Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The Parochial Church Council of the
Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity, Weston,
Hampshire is part of the Anglican Diocese
of Winchester.
The Diocese is divided into two
Archdeaconries, Winchester in the north
and Bournemouth in the south, each
administered by an Archdeacon. Each
archdeaconry is separated into
administrative areas called deaneries, 7 in
the Winchester Archdeaconry and 8 in
Bournemouth Archdeaconry.| |---|---|---| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|No additional information,| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Holy Trinity, Weston| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|Holy Trinity, Weston| |Charity’s principal address|Weston Vicarage
Weston Lane
Southampton
SO19 9HG| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
**(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Rev’d Daron
Medway|Priest in charge||Ex officio| ||Mr Timothy de
la Cour|Churchwarden||Ex officio| ||Mt Bryan
Paget|Treasurer||Holy Trinity, Weston| ||Mrs Sheila
Munnings|Secretary||Holy Trinity, Weston| ||Mr Mark Hillier|||Holy Trinity, Weston| ||Mrs Jill Day|Vice Chair||Holy Trinity, Weston| ||Mrs Daphne
Greentree|||Holy Trinity, Weston| ||Mr Julia Baker|Electoral Roll
Officer||Holy Trinity, Weston| ||Mr John
Duncan|Safeguarding
Officer||Holy Trinity, Weston| ||Mrs Julieanne
Medway|||Holy Trinity, Weston| ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Signature(s) Daron Medway
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**Full name(s)** Daron Medway **Position (eg** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** 12 December 2024 ## **PCC of Holy Trinity, Weston, Hants** ## **Receipts and payments accounts for year 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2023** ||Accounts| |---|---| |**1.**
**PCC ACCOUNT**
**Notes**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds 2023**
**Restricted Funds**
**2023**
**Total 2023**
**Total 2022**| |1.1
**Receipts**
Regular giving
Collections at services
Other giving
Note 2
Gift Aid recovered
Hall hire fees
Note 3
Money passing through account
Note 4
Fees, weddings, funerals, baptisms
Acts 4 Funds
Note 5
Misc.
Note 6
Grants
Note 7
Designated Fund Transfer
Sales of assets or investments
**Total income**
1.2.
**Payments**
Common mission fund (CMF)
Note 8
PCC Mission Giving
Note 8
Service costs and evangelism
Gifts to other causes
Note 9
Costs, weddings, funerals, baptisms
Work with children
Acts 4 funds
Note 10
Utilities
Note 11
Insurance
Churchyard maintenance
Church - repairs and cleaning
Hall - repairs and cleaning
Admin
Note 12
Misc.
Money passing through account
Note 13
Youth Pastor salary and expenses
Market Place expense
Note 14
Major purchases
**Total expenditure**
1.3
**Difference between receipts and payments**|25,222
44,580
69,802
38,401
4,826
-
4,826
4,833
1,991
-
1,991
1,100
3,583
-
3,583
4,521
9,011
-
9,011
6,503
2,507
-
2,507
1,088
1,038
-
1,038
1,287
-
2,370
2,370
1,560
2,553
-
2,553
2,320
-
57,000
57,000
10,750
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-| ||**50,730.03**
**103,949.54**
**154,679.57**
**61,675.32**| ||11,478
-
11,478
15,800
4,500
-
4,500
4,758
857
-
857
2,390
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,237
-
1,237
591
-
2,917
2,917
3,320
17,508
-
17,508
6,789
2,085
-
2,085
2,291
2,940
-
2,940
2,125
269
-
269
1,354
4,856
-
4,856
3,905
3,079
-
3,079
2,975
1,175
-
1,175
919
4,863
-
4,863
4,263
-
13,945
13,945
15,059
-
56,341
56,341
15,060
-
-
-
-| ||**54,848.15**
**73,203.01**
**128,051.16**
**58,382.36**| ||4,118
-
30,747
26,628
3,293| |**2.**
**RESERVES AND MAJOR REPAIRS**
**ACCOUNT**
**Notes**
**Text**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds 2023**
**Restricted Funds**
**2023**
**Total 2023**
**Total 2022**| |~~2~~.1
**Receipts**
~~2~~.2
**Payments**
~~2~~.3
**Difference between receipts & payments**
2.4
**Opening Fund balance**
~~2~~.5
**Closing Fund balance**
~~**3**~~**.**
**Cash held in bank on 31st December 2023**
PCC of Weston Account
Note 15
Reserves and major repairs account
Note 16
SOLDO
Note 17
**Total cash funds**|50,730
103,950
154,680
72,362
54,848
73,203
128,051
66,537
4,118
-
30,747
26,628
5,825
25,252
9,506
34,758
28,933| ||**21,134**
**40,252**
**61,386**
**34,758**| ||8,602
1,750
-
6,852
4,281
10,186
42,002
52,188
30,308
2,346
-
2,346
169| ||**21,134**
**40,252**
**61,386**
**34,758**| |||||**3.**|2.5|2.4|2.3|2.2|2.1|**2.**||1.3||||||||||||||||||||1.2.||||||||||||||1.1|**1.**|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Total cash funds**|SOLDO|Reserves and major repairs account|PCC of Weston Account|**Cash held in bank on 31st December 2023**|**Closing Fund balance**|**Opening Fund balance**|**Difference between receipts & payments**|**Payments**|**Receipts**|**RESERVES AND MAJOR REPAIRS ACCOUNT**||**Difference between receipts and payments**|**Total expenditure**|Major purchases|Market Place expense|Youth Pastor salary and expenses|Money passing through account|Misc.|Admin|Hall - repairs and cleaning|Church - repairs and cleaning|Churchyard maintenance|Insurance|Utilities|Acts 4 funds|Work with children|Costs, weddings, funerals, baptisms|Gifts to other causes|Service costs and evangelism|PCC Mission Giving|Common mission fund (CMF)|**Payments**|**Total income**|Sales of assets or investments|Designated Fund Transfer|Grants|Misc.|Acts 4 Funds|Fees, weddings, funerals, baptisms|Money passing through account|Hall hire fees|Gift Aid recovered|Other giving|Collections at services|Regular giving|**Receipts**|**PCC ACCOUNT**|||**PCC of Holy Trinity, Weston, Hants**| |**2,440**
**-**|2,346||4,786
-||**2,440**
**-**|742|3,182.12
-|53,912|50,730||**Unrestricted**
**Funds 2023**|3,182
-|**53,912.15**|-|-|-|4,863.39|1,174.82|3,078.90|3,919.53|268.93|2,940.45|2,085.48|17,508.07|-|1,237.43|-|-|857.31|4,500.00|11,477.84||**50,730.03**|-|-|-|2,552.50|-|1,038.00|2,506.50|9,011.25|3,583.22|1,990.96|4,825.55|25,222.05|||**Unrestricted**
**Funds 2023**||| |**10,000**||10,000|||**10,000**|10,000|-|-|-||**General**
**reserve funds**
**(Designated)**|-|**-**|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-||**-**|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|||**General**
**reserve funds**||| |**791**
**-**|||791
-||**791**
**-**|82
-|709
-|13,945|13,236||**Youth pastor**
**Reserve**
**(Restricted)**|709
-|**13,944.68**|-|-|13,944.68|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-||**13,235.79**|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|13,235.79|||**Youth pastor**
**Reserve**
**(Restricted)**||| |**1,059**
**-**|||1,059
-||**1,059**
**-**|512
-|547
-|2,917|2,370||**No Needy person**
**reserve fund**
**(Restricted)**|547
-|**2,916.90**|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|2,916.90|-|-|-|-|-|-||**2,370.00**|-|-|-|-|2,370.00|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|||**No Needy person**
**reserve fund**
**(Restricted)**||| |**8,259**|||8,259||**8,259**|8,259|-|-|-||**Building Reserve**
**fund (Designated)**|-|**-**|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-||**-**|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|||**Building Reserve**
**fund (Designated)**||| |**1,369**|||1,369||**1,369**|1,369|-|-|-||**Funds Designated**
**for other purposes**
**(Designated)**|-|**-**|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-||**-**|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|||**Funds Designated**
**for other purposes**
**(Designated)**|Funds|| |**3,946**||186|3,760||**3,946**|4,882|936
-|936|-||**Hall Restoration**
**Fund (Designated)**|936
-|**936.00**|-|-|-|-|-|-|936.00|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-||**-**|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|||**Hall Restoration**
**Fund (Designated)**||| |**100**|||100||**100**|100|-|-|-||**Money raised for**
**Ukraine (Restricted)**|-|**-**|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-||**-**|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|||**Money raised for**
**Ukraine (Restricted)**||| |**10,000**||10,000|||**10,000**|10,000|-|-|-||**SCM Market place**
**(Restricted fund)**|-|**-**|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-||**-**|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|||**SCM Market place**
**(Restricted fund)**||| |**32,002**||32,002|||**32,002**||32,002|56,341|88,344||**Market Place**
**innovation Fund**
**(Restricted fund)**|32,002|**56,341.43**|-|56,341.43|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-||**88,343.75**|-|-|57,000.00|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|31,343.75|||**Market Place**
**innovation Fund**
**(Restricted fund)**||| |**61,386**|2,346|52,188|6,852||**29,383.95**|34,758|26,628|128,051|154,680||**Total 2023**|26,628|**128,051.16**|-|56,341.43|13,944.68|4,863.39|1,174.82|3,078.90|4,855.53|268.93|2,940.45|2,085.48|17,508.07|2,916.90|1,237.43|-|-|857.31|4,500.00|11,477.84||**154,679.57**|-|-|57,000.00|2,552.50|2,370.00|1,038.00|2,506.50|9,011.25|3,583.22|1,990.96|4,825.55|69,801.59|||**Total 2023**||| ## **PCC of Holy Trinity, Weston, Hants** ## **Notes** - 1 The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 using the receipts and payments method. - 2 'Other giving' included legacy donation of £Nil (2022: £100). Also, we raised £1,990 (2022: £1,000) from voluntary receipts. - 3 Slimming World was £4,600 (2022: £5,710), Weston Church Youth Project £3,818.75, other receipts £592.50 (2022: £792.50). - 4 Money passing through the account ’ covers income which passes through our bank account but is pre-designated for another cause. The Venny to cover the cost of cleaning, which goes through our payroll system then is charged to them. - 5 Holy Trinity has a charitable fund now known as 'No Needy Person', previously 'Acts 4:34 Fund'. This offers help to people in the parish in times of hardship. We also work with a national crowdfunding charity called 'Acts 4:35'. Money paid into both these funds is noted here and adds up to £2,553 (2022: £1,560 - 6 Miscellaneous income in 2023 included: - a. Ride and Stride sponsorship money - 50% returned to Holy Trinity: £1,722.50 (2022: £1,500) - b. Contribution towards church yard upkeep. £830 (2022: £820) - 7 There was the following grant received from Benefact Trust £57,000 (2022 £750), National lottery £Nil (2022 £10,000). - 8 Common mission fund (CMF) formally known as Parish share £11,477.84 (2022: £15,799). PCC Mission Giving formally known as Church Tithe £4,500 (2022: £4,758). - 9 No Monies was paid out to other causes in 2023 (2022: £Nil). - 10 See note 5 for information about the Acts 4 funds. - 11 Utilities' covers gas, electricity, water, broadband and trade waste collection. - 12 Admin includes subscriptions, books, stationery and vicar's expenses. It also includes the fee we paid to bank for bank charges/ card processing fees. - 13 This covers payments from our bank account for items which were pre-designated to an outside organisation at the time they were received. In 2022 this included monies from various initiatives which were forwarded to Venny. It also included the sponsorship money we sent off to Ride and Stride. - 14 New innovate started in 2023 for PCC to set up and run a marketplace service where people can get food they need and also socialise. To be treated as a third space for the local communities. This was funded through grants received to cover the cost of set up and build out of the space. Text - 15 The PCC of Weston current account contained £6,852 (2022: £4,281) on the 31st of December 2023. Of this a deficit £1,750 (deficit 2022: £494) is restricted for particular uses, e.g. Money restricted for Youth Pastor a Deficit £791 (Deficit 2022: £82) money donated for Acts 4 fund, money to be sent to ZPSF, money donated for play equipment Deficit £1,059 (Deficit 2022 £512). There was also within this amount is £13,888 (2022: £14,510) of disengaged money therefore a Deficit £4,786 (Surplus 2022: £742) of unrestricted money in the bank on 31st December. - 16 The Reserves & Major Repairs account contained £52,188 (2022: £30,308) on 31st December 2021. £88,344 (2022: £10,750) was paid into the account during the year. - 17 During the year of 2023 the PCC continued a service called Soldo to pay for expenses. This is a card that is topped up from the PCC current account. The balance of £2,346 (2022: £169) is to be used on expenditure. Signatures of two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name - 1 ## Daron Medway 2 _Bryan Paget_ Bryan Paget ## **Independent examiner’s report** ## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity, Weston, Hampshire. (Working name: Holy Trinity, Weston)** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity, Weston, Hampshire. (Working name: Holy Trinity, Weston) for the year ended 31 December 2022. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the Trust 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 Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act 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 Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. 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. Ian Eyers Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 46 Acacia Road, Southampton, SO19 7LB 31[st] March 2023