ANNUAL REPORT 2021
PREPARED FOR THE ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING 2022
St Mary’s Wythall Annual Report 2021
Contents
Vicar’s Report .............................................................................................................................................................. 3 2021 Highlights ............................................................................................................................................................. 4 Church Wardens’ Report .......................................................................................................................................... 4 PCC Report ................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Treasurer’s Report ....................................................................................................................................................... 6 Buildings and Facilities ............................................................................................................................................... 6 Worship ......................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Children, Family and Youth Work ........................................................................................................................... 8 Safeguarding ............................................................................................................................................................... 10 Prayer ............................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Provision for People with Additional Needs........................................................................................................... 11 Small groups and Discipleship .................................................................................................................................. 12 Elderly Care ................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Mission ........................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Deanery Synod ........................................................................................................................................................... 13 Diocesan Synod .......................................................................................................................................................... 14 Charitable Objectives and Activities ..................................................................................................................... 15 Charitable Information and Trustees ..................................................................................................................... 16 Accounts ...................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,
whose confidence is in him. They wi l be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. Jeremiah 17:7-8
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Vicar’s Report 2021
The blank above is deliberate! Not that 2021 was a ‘blank year’, far from it. We entered the year into another lockdown including the closure of schools. We reopened church for our wonderful Easter celebrations. We continued with a hybrid of both in church and online services. We then relaunched two in-person Sunday morning services from September. However, by Christmas the Omicron variant was creating large numbers of infections, causing us to consider how to worship at Christmas.
Those are some of the ‘facts’ if you like. But what was God doing? How was God at work in your life and in the life of the church? He was at work in so many wonderful ways. There have been tough times and sadnesses, there has been joy and excitement, but God is faithful and was with us in it all. What would you write in the blank space above to delight and give thanks in all that you saw God do in 2021? When I was training to be a vicar my tutor said at the end of each year – the most important question is ‘do you know Jesus better now than you did at the beginning of the year?’ It’s not just a challenge it’s an amazing invitation.
The other reason for leaving the above blank is to reflect the text I feel God has been placing on my heart
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
- I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:19
As we move into 2022 what do you perceive God to be doing? Our prayer is that we perceive and see how God is at work and join in with it.
Here are some of the things where I’m seeing God at work:
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Older members of our church returning after the pandemic
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Homegroups continuing to offer fellowship, support and discipleship
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New people joining St Mary’s
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4th Sunday Together services with amazing involvement of our young people
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Running Alpha and the number of participants
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Incredible openings to be involved in the Coppice School including teaching the Christian faith
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Our work with people with additional needs both in specific events and at Hillside
The list goes on – what would you add? If you are prayerfully perceiving a new thing you feel God is doing I’d love to hear from you and talk this through.
St Mary’s is a wonderful family and an incredible church. I’m grateful to God for bringing myself and Paul here. I am thankful to each and every person for the ways you serve and all that you bring to St Mary’s.
Rev Manda
February 2022
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2021 Highlights
The Charity Commission asks us to report our achievements and performance for the year, as well as our ongoing activities. Of particular note in 2021 were the following:
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We continued to provide full online weekly services from January to July and a shorter online talk from August onwards, once our main service was in-person.
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We contacted around 100 families by phone during January and February to find out how they were coping and offer to pray for them
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We ran an online Alpha course, via Zoom, between January & April, for those wanting to ask questions about life and the Christian faith
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We produced a series of monthly online ‘Hope in the Community’ services from February to July, focussing on a different area each time, including seniors, local healthcare, crime and policing, and schools.
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Volunteers from St Mary’s helped in the Coppice school, packing food parcels for those on free school meals during lockdown, and from November helped to run a lunchtime Board Games club
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We relaunched gathered, 'in-person' worship services taking into account and applying Government and Church of England COVID-19 regulations to minimise risk of Covid transmission. These started with one Sunday service a week in March and returned to two a week from September, and included larger services for Remembrance and Christingle.
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A Church prayer was written, printed and distributed.
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We held our first in-person Coppice School assembly since pre-pandemic in October. Other assemblies were made available online, at least termly, through the pandemic .
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We held our first event specially aimed at families with additional needs, and started planning & advertising for future events.
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We established a coordinated ministry through meals for those in need, for example through illness.
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Our New Toddler Group, Little Lights, launched in November.
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Monthly services re- commenced at Hillside Residential Home.
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We restarted special services at Dennis Potter Court sheltered accommodation for Harvest and Christmas, at their request. These had stopped at the start of the pandemic.
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In the local community, St Mary’s sang carols at the first ever Wythall Lights Switch on, and we joined another local church to sing carols in the streets with ‘Mary and Joseph’ on a float!
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We successfully applied to have a Curate (currently our Ordinand, Marcus) to commence in June 2022
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Safeguarding targets for the Dashboard set by the Diocese to be achieved by 2024 are being met ahead of time.
Churchwardens’ Report
2021 has been an interesting year! We started with a complete lockdown through the first quarter of the year and then a gradual reduction in restrictions for meetings from April onwards. This enabled us to start to meet in person for Sunday worship but with substantial procedures in place to keep people as safe as possible as we worship. Over the year we have moved from booking places at services to being much more flexible, with the reintroduction of two services on a Sunday from September. However, we still adopt safety protocols to try to limit the spread of the virus as it continues to affect so much of the country’s population. This, however, has not stopped us from enthusiastically worshipping God and experiencing his presence with us. Perhaps through 2022 we’ll feel safe enough to reduce the precautions further and get back to a more normal approach to worship.
Probably the biggest event this year, as far as the wardens are concerned, is that Pam Carter stepped down at the APCM in May after many years’ service – seeing us through some very tricky times with great
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commitment, love and skill. Many, many thanks for all that you did and for just who you are.
As one person moves on, another steps in! Ali Spencer took over from Pam and has been wonderful, enthusiastically picking up the role and bringing her own character and gifts to it. The church is in safe hands with the likes of Ali taking up the warden responsibility.
Let’s look forward to 2022 and all God is going to do in and through us.
Andy Harris and Ali Spencer (Church Wardens)
PCC Report
The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is St Mary’s executive and decision-making committee. Members are elected on to the PCC at the Annual General Meeting and each serves for a period of 3 years. During 2021 the PCC has met on nine occasions and the key agenda items have included the following:
Hope in the Community: The PCC adopted this initiative as its strap line for 2021. One thousand post cards were produced, outlining areas of help that St Mary’s could offer to the community and providing specific contact details. Services embracing the Hope in the Community strap line were also held with education, health, police and local businesses featuring.
Connect-Explore-Respond-Grow-Bless: The PCC was introduced to the concept of “Simple Church” and it felt that as we emerged from the pandemic, during which most of our activities had been closed, we had a real opportunity to reassess the way forward for the Church. The PCC was happy to adopt the ConnectExplore-Respond-Grow-Bless framework in deciding what activities we should keep, which we should no longer do and which new activities we would like to take up when moving forward. This initiative remains ongoing.
Church finances: The PCC has received regular updates from the Treasurer regarding St Mary’s financial situation and was happy to approve the accounts prior to the AGM in May. The PCC also agreed the proposals submitted from the Mission Committee regarding the allocation of the church tithe.
Church services: The pandemic has this year brought considerable challenges to the PCC, in how best to organise our church services, ensuring that we meet all the government and Church of England guidelines. Throughout the year the PCC has also ensured that, in the provision of our services, we remain sensitive to our vulnerable church members at all times and that we work in unison with the Coppice School in relation to the use of the building, The PCC discussed and agreed our programme of Christmas and Easter Services and events and conducted an evaluation of these services in order to determine improvements and to implement new ideas.
Safeguarding: The PCC, in line with our Safeguarding Policy, receives a report from the Parish Safeguarding Coordinator at each PCC meeting. During the year the PCC has reviewed and agreed our St Mary’s Parish Safeguarding Policy and the St Mary’s Safeguarding Action Plan generated from the Diocesan Safeguarding Dashboard.
PCC Secretary: in April Jenny Clark resigned from her role as PCC Secretary and the newly appointed PCC Secretary is Alison Spencer
PCC members for 2021 -2022 include: Rev A Featherstone, P Carter, A Harris, P Miller, J Clark, J Emery, A Spencer, L Cotterell, V Farmer, V Harris, E Bridgens, L Rogers, R Watson, S Parker and (in attendance) M Pagnam.
Alison Spencer and Jenny Clark
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Treasurer’s Report
This has been another stop-start year in terms of meeting together but we have again seen the faithfulness of God and of His people at St Mary’s. Although a number of givers have ceased or decreased their giving, for various reasons, others have begun to give so our income has largely been maintained. We currently have rental income from two properties but expect this to change during 2022, when Marcus and family take up residence in 247 Alcester Road as he becomes our curate.
My thanks to everyone who gives faithfully by standing order, through the envelope scheme or as cash on the plate. (A reminder to those who use the offering envelopes: these are dated so that you can see if you have missed a week and then bring that envelope (filled!) when you next come to church. Ideally, you should not have any envelopes left when you get your new set. If it is a problem finding change to put in, a cheque to cover several weeks is perfectly acceptable.) Costs of maintaining the ministry of the church tend to rise annually so it is good practice to review our giving each year, especially if we have had a salary or pension rise. If you pay income tax, and Gift Aid your giving, the Chancellor allows us to reclaim the tax paid - this year that amounted to just over £26000, all at no extra cost to ourselves.
I am very grateful to Dave Walters who continues to provide advice and support and my husband Steve who helps me with computing problems. Dave is again preparing our Annual Financial Report which will show our financial activity in detail. The table below summarises the main ways in which our money has been received and spent, in round numbers:
Pam Miller, Treasurer
| Income | £ | Expenditure | £ | |
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| Giving | 127,440 | Common Fund | 60,000 | |
| Tax refund | 26,510 | Clergy expenses | 1,080 | |
| Dividends/interest | 860 | Service costs - hall hire, wine/ wafers, door servicing |
5,000 | |
| House rentals | 11,630 | Admin | 2,800 | |
| Fees (net) | 1,070 | Salaries | 30,000 | |
| Charitable giving | 15,300 | |||
| Youth/children | 770 | |||
| Houses - mortgage | 47,440 | |||
| - insurance/repairs etc | ||||
| Cleaning | 1,400 | |||
| Training/outreach | 1,475 |
Buildings and Facilities Report
Again Covid restrictions have limited the use of the church building and there has been little expenditure or maintenance required. The only cost has been the replacement of the hot water urn in the kitchen.
The tenants in the ‘Curate’s’ house on Alcester Road have been in the property all year. There were a couple of major expenses during the year, although neither of them had been expected. Firstly, part of the
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ceiling in the lean-too porch fell down after heavy rain - fortunately nobody was hurt. We had to act quickly, and a local roofing company were able investigate the cause and make the area safe. The flat roof above the porch and the office had deteriorated, and was replaced, along with the porch ceiling and the electrics and light in the porch.
The other problem occurred just before Easter when the central heating boiler developed a leak and tripped all the electrics in the property. Again, we were fortunate to be able to call on an engineer who was able to source and fit a new boiler within a few days. He carried out the work at a competitive cost and the new boiler is much more efficient and has a 15 year warranty.
When our Youth, Children and Families’ Minister, Ria, left during the year it was decided to rent out the house in The Willows on a short term lease while the church identifies the role for her replacement. While the house was empty we took the opportunity to upgrade the electrics to current regulations and redecorate throughout. A tenant moved in during September.
Brian Lee, Facilities Manager
Worship Services
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you, I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. Psalm 63:1
I am so encouraged that St Mary’s is full of people who long to gather together to worship God. It was challenging at the beginning of 2021 to be back in a lockdown and not be gathering in our building for worship.
We continue to be very grateful to Graeme Yeo and Cathy Walters for their technological abilities and the time given to ensure that we were able to worship through our pre-recorded online services. Thanks also go to all those who led, preached, read etc. It was great to hear how people were engaging with God through these services both within our community and further afield.
We were delighted to resume in-building services on Palm Sunday and be able to then celebrate the resurrection of Jesus with our service on Easter Sunday. We continued from then with a communion service in the building and an informal worship service on-line.
In August we took our informal service into the building and we explored the topic of Prayer (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication). Our online services took on a simpler format and we explored the Miracles of Jesus.
From 5th September we relaunched our 2 services trialling a new start time for our second service, thus worshipping together at both 9am and 11am with refreshments for all in-between the services. I feel it is right for us to grow the identity of each of these services with one being more formal and quieter and the second service being more informal.
From September we had a sermon series ‘We are the Church’ and were encouraged by the example of the early church in Acts and we launched our church prayer:
May the Church of St Mary, Wythall, enjoy a time of peace. Lord, may we be strengthened and encouraged by the Holy Spirit and grow in numbers, living in awe and fear of you, our Lord. Amen. (Based on Acts 9:31)
Our next sermon series went through Paul’s letter to Titus and the challenge to all of us, especially those in leadership.
We then had a wonderful range of Christmas services where we were able to gather as the church family and welcome in people within our community so we could also contemplate afresh the gift of Jesus and worship God together.
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May the Holy Spirit guide us as we go forward, may we earnestly seek God and worship him.
Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefit. Psalm 103:1 & 2
Rev Manda
Children, Family and Youth Work
We love that at St Mary’s we are a fellowship of all ages.
At the start of 2021 our activities were based online. Ria would ‘pop up’ during our online service with a suggested activity for children to do during the service, then Ria and another member of the children’s team met families on Zoom after the service for a ‘Zooming Together’ session. Zooming Together continued until the school summer holidays, when all ages were invited to join our summer services in church. Meanwhile from May to July we hosted a monthly Sunday afternoon service in church: Families on the Fourth Sunday at Four o’clock!
Our three Youth cell groups, Pic ‘n’ Mix, Youth and Youth+, started the year meeting online and it was really lovely to be able to start meeting in person again from May (outside) and June (in church).
As schools restarted after lockdown we sent each of our families a Home Schooling Award ‘for perseverance and hope through the 2020-2021 pandemic’. At Easter, when our Easter Packs were sent to each household in our congregation, we included, for those with younger family members, items specially chosen for children and teens. We were able to support the Coppice School by recording assemblies on YouTube in the first half of the year, while in-person assemblies were still not possible.
In September we very sadly said goodbye to Ria Taylor, our Children, Youth and Families Minister, as she moved to a job working with young people through the Local Authority.
We are so grateful to the people who have taken on leading and helping with our children and youth groups. Please read their reports which follow.
Sunday Kids - Seeds
Seeds is the name for the group for children in Reception to Year 4 at school, roughly ages 4-8. Those aged 3 can attend this group with a parent instead of going to crèche if they prefer. This is quite a wide age-range to manage and there has been some juggling since Sunday Kids was relaunched in the autumn: the most regular attenders are aged 3, 4 and 8 so the 8 year old has been promoted to Shoots a little early.
With now only 2 regulars there can sometimes be more leaders than children but we try to have a fun time of games, Bible stories and craft. We aim to follow the adult sermon series where appropriate but adapt sessions for this age-group. We hope that they will, above all, enjoy Sunday Kids and learn that following Jesus is fun. We want them to know Him as a friend for life. We use material provided by the Urban Saints’ resource ‘Energize’, which has a fund of ideas to customise for our children.
There are six leaders, working in pairs - Lynne B & Rachel M, Robert W & Lynda R, Jo D & Pam M - so we each do one week a month usually. More children and leaders are always welcome!
Pam Miller
Sunday Kids - Shoots
Leaders: Son P, Kay P, Liz B Supports: Paul F, John D, Jan W, Jodie C
Age: school years 4 to 6 (currently flexible due to changing circumstances)
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Shoots has recently undergone some changes as the older children (secondary school years) have transitioned to the 'Moving On' group held once a month. However, this older group very often attend still to support the younger Shoots members.
Numbers currently vary between 2 and up to 8 children in attendance weekly, including those of secondary age, though more children in this age group are on our prayer list of church families. Without secondary school age there are 4 regular children in the group. The group includes one young member who has special needs and is supported by his father each week.
Resources
The lessons are planned each week by accessing resources from the Urban Saints Energize website which church subscribes too. Following the church readings and sermon series is a wonderful way to be integrated into the church family’s teaching, learning and growth for both children and Sunday school teachers.
Future
Positive! the Sunday Kids work is delivered by talented Christian teachers and support staff to enthusiastic children and young people who are beginning to serve within the church as they grow in the Christian faith .
Son Parker
Little Lights
Wow! What a start Little Lights has made!
Little Lights is a stay and play toddler group for children (babies to pre-school age) and their parents & carers and runs every Friday in term time, 10am – 11.30am. The aim of the group is to build relationships with people in the community, whilst also sharing Jesus through conversations, actions and also through the story time each week.
The group began on November 26th 2021 and since then 37 families are now on the register and we have an average of 15 families attending each week. In order to be able to build up relationships and keep the group welcoming and safe, it is felt that a maximum of 20 families could attend each week, so we are now looking at possible booking systems and options that are available for this.
Each week the group follows the same format, starting with free play, with various toys and activities for the children to join in with their parent/carer. We then have ‘tidy up time!’ and tidy away the toys; the children sit down for juice and biscuits and this is followed by story time and songs. Each week the story will be about God/ Jesus. Before Christmas we looked at different parts of the Christmas Story and this term we are looking at Creation. We use material published by Scripture Union to help with this! We then sing a song together, generally one from the adults’ primary school days (!) during which the children play musical instruments and then we sing some nursery rhymes!
Each half term we aim to produce a newsletter which informs the adults about various events going on at St. Mary’s and other information which we hope is useful!
I’d like to take this opportunity to say a huge ‘Thank you’ to the team who come along to help with Little Lights, from helping to set up and pack down, making drinks in the kitchen
and chatting to the families that come along – Andy, Val, Pam M, Pam C, Jean, Lynda, Jo, Liz, Jenny. A massive ‘Thank you’ also to Cathy in the office for all the support she gives, and Manda for her support and encouragement!
Nicola Clarkson
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Safeguarding Report
The year 2021 and the pandemic brought almost total closure of our face-to-face church activities involving our children, young people and elderly members. However, the later months of 2021 have seen a gradual reopening of some exciting new activities. A new toddler group (Little Lights) has started on Friday mornings and as Sunday services resumed in the church our Sunday Kids have also restarted. As activities have restarted it has been necessary for the safeguarding team to ensure our volunteers are given the appropriate safeguarding information relevant to their role and that they have completed the appropriate training. This has required the safeguarding team to revise role descriptions, complete risk assessments and compile and distribute safeguarding packs to every volunteer. In both 2020 and 2021 we have been unable to hold our annual in-house safeguarding training session due to the COVID restrictions. However, we intend to hold a session later this year which will allow our volunteers to ask questions and be updated on any changes to our policy and procedures.
The Birmingham Diocesan Safeguarding Dashboard remains an effective checklist in ensuring we are keeping abreast of Church of England Safeguarding Policies and Procedures. The dashboard, which is accessed electronically, has three levels and we are happy to report that we are steadily achieving the requirements of level three, the highest level. Keeping up with the dashboard is an ongoing activity for the safeguarding team as new requirements are being added all the time.
The Parish Safeguarding Policy Issue 3 underwent its required annual review this year and some additions were made. The revised policy was agreed by the PCC at its meeting in May. A copy of St Mary’s Parish Safeguarding Policy is available on our church website and a hard copy can be found in the folder rack in the church foyer. As safeguarding is the responsibility of every member of our church family, please do find time to familiarise yourself with its content.
I am also happy to report that the PCC has complied with its duty to have due regard to the Church of England House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults (as required by Section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016)
Your current St Mary’s Safeguarding Team is as follows:
Rev Amanda Featherstone (Incumbent) Miss Jenny Clark (Parish Safeguarding Co-ordinator) Mrs Cathy Walters (Parish Safeguarding Verifier)
Mrs Pam Miller and Mrs Son Parker (Safeguarding Advocates Children and Youth) Mrs Linda Yates (Safeguarding Advocate Vulnerable Adults)
Jenny Clark
Prayer
Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. James 5:13 and 15b
Prayer has been described as the ‘engine room’ of the church.
Prayer happens in so many different ways at St Mary’s: by individuals, in our worship services, in small groups. It also happens in specific prayer gatherings; one happens on a Monday evening in a parishioner’s home and one on a Thursday morning at church. These prayer meetings are truly blessed times.
People also meet as prayer partners and triplets praying for one another, aspects of church life and for the needs of the world.
The other great commitment to pray for people comes through our Prayer Chain. It is a real privilege to
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pray for people who are in need.
We also offer prayer ministry after each of our church services.
If you would like people to pray for you please utilise the prayer chain (by contacting Judith Emery) or seek out Prayer Ministry at church.
In 2021 we once again joined in with ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ – an international initiative from the Archbishop of Canterbury for people to pray between Ascension and Pentecost. We were supplied with great resources to aid our praying. One specific area of prayer was lifting to God 5 people we know that they might come to faith in Jesus – I encourage you to keep praying for the 5 people on your list.
I heard someone recently say that if people really thought they would be meeting with Jesus and talking with Him surely they would be queuing up to pray. So I’d love to encourage you to come along to one of the prayer meetings.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6
Rev Manda
Provision for People with Additional Needs
2021 saw the exploration and then delightful launch of a provision for people with additional needs and their families.
This was something that I had had on my heart for some time. So in January 2021 I contacted a group of 8 people, shared what I had been thinking and asked if they would join me in praying into it, seeking God’s guidance as to whether it was something for St Mary’s and if it was, what it might look like.
We met 3 months later and people felt very positive and that we should explore together what the provision might consist of.
We had further meetings and began to grapple with whether we were looking to put on a specific provision or look at how we make our services accessible to all. We decided that it was most definitely both of these things.
During a day’s retreat I spent time praying into this area and God spoke through a friend with the words ‘Do something rather than do nothing’.
We got a larger team together (15 people) to plan our first event. Early December on a Saturday morning we rejoiced in welcoming 30 people to St Mary’s. There was food, Christmas crafts, a small multi-sensory area, a video and carols. There was a wonderful atmosphere, great conversations and much joy.
Families with both children and adults with additional needs came along. Our aim is to provide a fun and safe environment with enjoyable activities and to facilitate mutual support between carers and parents.
We are very enthusiastic to be running further events in 2022. We plan to run about 5 a year on a Saturday morning and are excited to see what God will do in it and through it.
We have also relaunched monthly services at Hillside Residential Home which caters for older people with additional needs. These are attended by about 20 residents and staff and are a great time for all.
Rev Manda
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Small Groups / Homegroups
The small groups of a church offer so much – fellowship, bible study, prayer. This sense of belonging and journeying with others in faith is very beautiful.
I would like to extend my thanks to all those who run small groups, for your pastoral care and concern for people and for encouraging people to dwell in God’s word. Thanks also to those who host meetings in their homes.
During 2021 we once again had a mixture of some groups meeting face to face and some online. When I evaluated the small groups at St Mary’s in October 2021 we were running 9 groups and had approximately 60 people who were part of groups, which is wonderful.
If you are not yet part of a group or haven’t been in one for a while, I encourage you to do so. Please get in touch with me.
Rev Manda
Elderly Care Group and Dennis Potter Court
Sadly we had no ECG activities in 2021 because of the restrictions around Covid, and in this year we will be keeping a watchful eye on advice and keeping the health and safety of our congregation and community at the forefront of any plans before activities recommence.
We were however delighted when the manager of Dennis Potter Court invited St Mary's back to lead services for Remembrance and Christmas. In past years these have been planned by Tricia Horton who had a very special caring relationship with the Court and visited individual members when they were ill. However this year, due to illness, Tricia has stepped down and the Elderly Care Group stepped up to take a greater role in the planning and delivery of the services. We all felt very blessed to see old friends at the Court and I think they were equally delighted to see us and hear again the message of Christ's birth.
Thank you to Tricia and Dennis Horton for their commitment to Dennis Potter, and to Julia Tremlett who had also been a stalwart of many years and who stepped down last year .
Chris Turner
Mission Committee Report
The Mission Committee exists to spearhead the church’s response to Jesus’ command to ‘go into all the world to preach the gospel’. We do this by supporting mission partners and organisations financially and prayerfully, and responding to needs locally and internationally as they arise. In ‘normal’ years we have run prayer days so that our partners can be prayed for by the wider church, and have welcomed ‘missionary’ speakers. We hope to resume these as the Covid situation allows. Each month a prayer section on the news sheet gives information about one of our partners and we hope people use this.
The Mission Committee also prayerfully recommends to the PCC how the tithe (10%) of the church's income in the previous year should be distributed. In 2021 we had a total of £14800 to share amongst charities and mission partners and the following gifts were approved by PCC:
Tools With a Mission: £500
Teso Development Trust: £500 towards the completion of a secondary school in a Ugandan Village Just Caring: £1000
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Barnabas Fund: £1000 Christian Aid: £1000 in lieu of a door to door collection A Rocha: £250
Caroline Bell (Africa Inland Mission): £250 to use in her ministry Church Mission Society: £1000 to support our mission partner ‘Joshua’ Amigos: £1000 - for student sponsorship at Kira Farm in 2022 Betel: £1000 Send a Cow: £500 Scripture Union :£1000 SAT 7: £1000 Hamlin Fistula Hospital: £500
Total: £10500 - the remaining £4300 will be prayerfully distributed early in 2022
We were also able to send £2050 to West Mercia Women’s Aid during lent, and £1430 to Global Care for solar lamps in Uganda from our Advent Project.
If you would like more information about any of these people/organisations, please have a word with one of the Committee.
We continued to support David, our sponsored a student at Kira Farm, who returned to complete his training when the Farm reopened after Covid lockdowns. We look forward to helping another young person in 2022.
Jenny Clark and Pam Miller are the Mission Committee members. Liz Lee has stood down from the Committee and we thank her for all she has contributed over the years. We would love to replace her! Please do offer if you have a special interest in mission. Suggestions for Christian charities to support and are always welcome.
Pam Miller
Kings Norton, Moseley & Shirley Deanery Synod
The newly configured Deanery Synod of Kings Norton, Moseley and Shirley has met on three occasions during 2021and the main agenda items have included the following:
An Introduction to the new deanery and the appointment of key officers:
At the first meeting of the synod in May, synod members from all three deaneries met together for the first time and were encouraged, in small groups, to share information about their own parishes and to develop an awareness of the geography and potential of the new deanery moving forward. Key officers were also appointed and introduced to synod members.
People and Places:
This item has been an agenda item at all three meetings of the Synod and discussions were held regarding the People and Places initiative and moving the diocese forward now that all of the six new deaneries were up and running. The People and Places framework is viewed as a way of re-shaping the Church of England Birmingham in mission and ministry. The synod was asked to consider the idea of dividing our new deanery into Oversight Areas which would embrace a cluster of parishes overseen by an identified Oversight Minister, supported by local minister(s)as part of a team, which would also include a range of lay people in mission. This framework will to be considered in greater detail during 2022.
Thy Kingdom Come: From Lament to Action:
The synod received the report of the Archbishops’ Anti Racism Task Force and was guided through the recommendations of the report with special emphasis on those recommendations that require action by PCCs and local churches. Arising from this report a motion has been submitted to the Diocesan Synod suggesting that every deanery should appoint a Racial Justice Champion to move these
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recommendations forward.
Living in Love and Faith (LLF)
The synod was introduced to this diocesan course and was reminded that the hope of the LLF process was to study and pray together, and to listen to each other and to God about relationships, marriage, identity and sexuality. We were advised that LLF is not imposed upon us, but we are strongly invited to take part in the course, one of which will be held within our own deanery. The findings from each course will help to inform the way forward for the national church
Eco Church: Journeying to Net Zero and Deanery Champions:
The synod welcomed Jo Chamberlain, the Church of England Environmental Officer, to their October meeting. Jo centred her presentation on how local parish churches can make a significant difference in reducing carbon emissions and referred the synod to some very helpful websites. The synod was also informed that a Deanery Environmental Champion (DEC) is to be appointed with the role of encouraging the deanery in its environmental work.
The synod was pleased to welcome Rev Phelim O’Hare as Area Dean of Kings Norton, Moseley and Shirley Deanery at his licensing service on 13th September 2021.
St Mary’s Deanery Synod representatives for 2022 are Rev Amanda Featherstone, Jenny Clark, Pam Carter and Lynda Rogers.
Jenny Clark
Birmingham Diocesan Synod
The Birmingham Diocesan Synod met on three occasions during 202I. Two of the meetings were held online but the third meeting in November was a face-to-face meeting held at the beautiful new Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy in Yardley Wood. Main agenda items across the meetings included:
Report of the proceedings of the General Synod of the Church of England:
This is a standing item on the agenda of all diocesan synod meetings and members are briefed by our general synod elected representatives regarding the agenda items discussed and the decisions made.
People and Places:
This has been an agenda item across all three meetings and the discussions have mainly centred on the six new deaneries and the appointment of the full time Area Deans. The synod was pleased to note that with the appointment of Phelim O’Hare to the KNMS Deanery all six deaneries were now up and running. It was reported that the restrictions of the Covid pandemic had delayed to some extent the moving forward of the People and Places framework but it was hoped that significant progress can to made in 2022.
Diocesan Finances:
The Synod received and approved the 2021 annual accounts of the Birmingham Diocesan Board of Finance and received and approved the budget for 2022
Diocesan Reports:
The Synod was pleased to receive reports from the following : Diocesan Board of Education, Diocesan Safeguarding Team, Diocesan Reference Group for Racial Justice, Diocesan Eco Church and Carbon Net Zero Project, Diocesan Mothers’ Union Representative, Diocesan Resources.
The synod was introduced to the Church of England: Living in Love and Faith and the Clergy Covenant for Well Being initiatives and were alerted to the resources available. The synod agreed to take both these initiatives forward.
Jenny Clark, Diocesan Synod Representative for KNMS Deanery
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Charitable Objectives and Activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document:
Promoting in the Ecclesiastical Parish the whole mission of the church.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects:
1. Regular Public Worship open to all
Details of our worship services have been given in this report. For parts of 2021 we were not able to hold services in the building; however during this time we produced online services twice a week which were available via YouTube and our church website.
2. Teaching of Christianity
This is done through sermons at our services and sometimes through small groups and occasional courses on mid-week evenings. Children and Young people are taught about Christianity through our young people’s groups.
3. Taking of Religious Assemblies in Schools
During 2021 we continued termly assemblies for the Coppice Primary School, either recorded or in person.
4. The provision of a youth club with a Christian Ethos
This took place for the first two terms of 2021 and varied between online chat and in person meeting, according to Covid restrictions.
Activities 1-4 above are public benefits relating to the advancement of religion
5. Pastoral work including visiting the sick and the bereaved
Clergy and Licensed Readers take funerals and are in contact with the bereaved. Contact with those who are housebound was made by written letters and phone calls.
- Promoting the whole mission of the church through the provision of activities for senior citizens, parents and toddlers, children and those with additional needs.
More information about these activities is given on pages 9, 8, 11 and 12.
Items 5 and 6 help ‘the relief of those in need by reason of youth, age or ill health or other disadvantage’
7. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas
In 2021 we supported: Tools With a Mission, Teso Development Trust, Just Caring, Barnabas Fund, Christian Aid, A Rocha, Africa Inland Mission, Church Mission Society, Amigos, Betel of Britain, Send a Cow, Scripture Union, SAT 7, Hamlin Fistula Hospital , West Mercia Women’s Aid, Global Care and the Children’s Society.
We have considered the guidance given by the Charity Commission about public benefit of our charity’s activities.
Charitable information and Trustees
Full Charity name: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary’s Wythall Other names the charity is known by: St Mary’s Wythall PCC
Registered charity number: 1132792
Charity's principal address: St Mary’s Church, Shawhurst Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham B47 5JN
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity:
| Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for wholeyear |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trus- tee(if any) |
|---|---|---|---|
| REV AMANDA FEATHERSTONE |
Vicar | N/A | |
| PAMELA CARTER | Church Warden until 16/05/2021 Deanery Synodrep |
as above | |
| ANDREW HARRIS | Church Warden | as above | |
| ALISON SPENCER | Church Warden from 16/05/2021 PCC Secretary from 21/10/2021 |
as above | |
| JENNIFER CLARK | Deanery Synod rep PCC Secretary until 16 May 2021 |
Those on the Electoral Roll of St. Mary’s Wythall | |
| JUDITH EMERY | Reader Deanery Synod rep until 18/10/2020 |
N/A | |
| VALERIE HARRIS | Reader | Those on the Electoral Roll of St. Mary’s Wythall | |
| PAMELA MILLER | Treasurer | as above | |
| LYNDA ROGERS | Deanery Synod Rep | as above | |
| ELIZABETH BRIDGENS | as above | ||
| LLINOS COTTERELL | as above | ||
| VALERIE FARMER | as above | ||
| BRIAN LEE | Until 16/5/2021 | as above | |
| SONYANETTE PARKER | as above | ||
| ROBERT WATSON | as above | ||
| GRAEME YEO | Until 26/01/2022 | as above |
Structure, governance and management
Type of governing document - EXCEPTED
How the charity is constituted - The PCC is a body corporate
Trustee selection methods - Trustees are PCC members – these are the current Vicar, Curate, the Readers, and other members elected by those on the Electoral Roll of St. Mary’s Wythall at the Annual Meeting. Additional members may also be co-opted to join the PCC.
Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves - We have a designated reserves fund. Some is invested with the CBF Church of England Funds and most is now represented by the 50 year lease on our new building and our Youth, Children and Family Minister’s and Curate’s houses. At 31/12/21 the total of the reserves fund was £ 844,282
Details of any funds materially in deficit - None
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report on 17th March 2022
Andrew Harris & Alison Spencer, Church Wardens
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Accounts
Wythall Parochial Church Council
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2021
Statement of Accounting Policies
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2011 together with applicable accounting standards and the Charities FRSSE SORP.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for the valuation of certain investment assets, which are shown at market value.
Funds
The general funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for the application of the general purposes of the PCC. Funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC are also unrestricted. Restricted funds are only available for use for the purpose for which the funds have been raised. During 2015, the PCC decided that the Building Fund be renamed the Reserve fund and balances therein are available as reserves. The remaining balance on the Restoration fund was also transferred into the Reserve fund. The Restoration fund is restricted and the balances therein are reported within these financial statements.
Incoming resources
Voluntary income and capital sources
Collections are recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC. Planned giving receivable under Gift Aid is also recognised only when received. Income tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations is recognised when the income is recognised.
Grants and legacies to the PCC are accounted for as soon as the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement, the amount is quantifiable and the ultimate receipt by the PCC is reasonably certain.
Income from investments
Dividends are accounted for when due and payable. Interest entitlements are accounted for when they accrue.
Gains and losses on investments
Unrealised gains or losses are accounted for on revaluation of investments at 31 December.
Resources used
Activities directly relating to the work of the church
The diocesan parish share (“quota” or “common fund”) is accounted for when paid. Any parish share unpaid at 31 December is provided in these accounts as a constructive (though not legal) liability and is shown as a creditor in the balance sheet.
Fixed assets
Property
Freehold land is not depreciated. Freehold property is depreciated over an estimated useful life of 50 years. The new church building is depreciated over 50 years to nil residual value.
Other fixtures, fittings and office equipment
Equipment used by the church for services and office equipment is capitalised and depreciated to its residual value (usually nil) over its estimated useful life from the date of commissioning. Estimated useful lives range from 3 years (for computers and software), 8 years for furniture and 15 years for the sound / vision equipment in the new Church.
Investments
Investments are valued at market value at 31 December.
Current assets / liabilities
Current assets, including estimated income tax recoverable, are shown as debtors less provision for amounts that may prove uncollectible.
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Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers and recorded at transaction price.
Short-term deposits include cash held on deposit with the CBF Church of England Funds.
Mortgage debt
Mortgage debt is initially recorded at proceeds less transaction costs. Interest is charged based on contractual interest arrangements. At the period end, the mortgage is shown at its settlement value.
Incoming and Outgoing Resources - General Fund
| 2021 | 2020 |
|
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ |
|
| Income given under gift aid | 114,544 | 105,872 |
| Income tax recovered / recoverable (Note 2) | 29,311 | 26,430 |
| Non-gift aid giving | 4,207 | 3,495 |
| Collections | 2,884 | 1,736 |
| Donations | 1,850 | 2,299 |
| Deposit interest | 3 | 26 |
| Income from investments | 933 | 911 |
| Fees to PCC and Diocese | 3,442 | 3,676 |
| Children's Society | 285 | 288 |
| Sundry Income (Note 4) | 2,469 | 2,344 |
| Total incoming resources | 159,928 | 147,076 |
| Maintenance of the ministry (clergy expenses) | 1,079 | 818 |
| Upkeep of services (hall rental, church repairs) | 4,121 | 1,677 |
| Sunday school and youth | 767 | 1,003 |
| Administration expenses (church office) | 2,803 | 2,842 |
| Parish quota to Diocese (Common Fund) | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Diocese share of wedding & funeral fees | 2,654 | 2,296 |
| Missionary and charitable (Note 5) | 15,335 | 14,460 |
| Children's Society | 285 | 288 |
| Salaries of church staff - Administrator, Children, Youth & Families Minister | 29,951 | 32,255 |
| Depreciation (Note 6) | 556 | 792 |
| Growth | 758 | 376 |
| Sundry expenses (Note 4) | 5,706 | 4,509 |
| Total outgoing resources | 124,015 | 121,317 |
| Net incoming / (outgoing) resources before transfers | 35,913 | 25,760 |
| Transfers between funds | - | - |
| Net incoming / (outgoing) resources (Note 3) | 35,913 | 25,760 |
| (Losses) / Gains on investments | 4,162 | 1,903 |
| Net movement in funds | 40,075 | 27,663 |
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Balance sheet at 31 December 2021
| Note | 2021 |
2020 |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ |
|||
| Fixed assets | ||||
| Tangible fxed assets (including 5, The Willows and 247 Alcester Road) | 6 | 842,409 |
867,176 |
|
| Investments | 7 | 131,602 |
122,886 |
|
| Current assets | ||||
| Debtors - principally amounts due from Inland Revenue | 2 | 29,457 |
27,054 |
|
| CBF deposits | 21,701 | 21,690 |
||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 33,345 | 22,929 |
||
| 84,503 | 73,522 |
|||
| Current liabilites | ||||
| Liabilites: Amounts falling due within one year | 8 | (2,539) |
(2,192) |
|
| Net current assets | 81,964 | 75,775 |
||
| Liabilites: Amounts falling due afer one year | 9 | (30,620) |
(63,632) |
|
| Net assets | 1,025,355 | 1,002,205 |
||
| Funds | ||||
| General | 176,073 | 135,998 |
||
| Designated | 844,282 | 866,207 |
||
| Restricted | 10 | 5,000 |
- |
|
| Total | 1,025,355 | 1,002,205 |
||
| Analysis of assets and liabilites by fund at 31 December 2021 | General | Reserve |
Restricted |
Total |
| £ | £ |
£ |
£ |
|
| Represented by: | ||||
| Fixed assets | 13,353 | 829,056 |
- |
842,409 |
| Debtors | 29,457 | - |
- |
29,457 |
| Liabilites due within 1 year | (2,539) | - |
- |
(2,539) |
| Bank account | 96,039 | (67,694) |
5,000 |
33,345 |
| CBF Deposits | 6,136 | 15,565 |
- |
21,701 |
| CBF Investment Fund | 33,627 | 45,375 |
- |
79,002 |
| CBF Fixed Interest | - | 52,600 |
- |
52,600 |
| Mortgage | - | (30,620) |
- |
(30,620) |
| 176,073 | 844,282 |
5,000 |
1,025,355 |
The total market of value of all bank balances, deposits and investments at 31 December 2021 was £186,648 (2020 £173,870).
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Analysis of funds movements for the year ended 31 December 2021
| 2021 | 2020 |
|
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ |
|
| General Fund | ||
| Brought forward | 135,998 | 108,335 |
| Net incoming / (Outgoing) resources | 35,913 | 25,760 |
| (Losses) / gains on investments | 4,162 | 1,903 |
| Carried forward | 176,073 | 135,998 |
| Reserve Fund (previously Building Fund) | ||
| Brought forward | 866,207 | 882,280 |
| Dividends/Interest | 2,599 | 2,892 |
| Income from hiring accommodation | 11,634 | 10,516 |
| Income from church facilities hiring | 744 | 470 |
| Other income | - | - |
| Mortgage Interest | (1,489) | (2,325) |
| Other expenses | - | - |
| Repairs / maintenance | (12,937) | (7,448) |
| Depreciation | (24,440) | (24,440) |
| Net (outgoing)/incoming resources before transfers | (23,889) | (20,335) |
| Analysis of assets and liabilities by fund at 31 December 2020 Transfers from restoration fund / general fund 0 |
0 |
|
| Net (outgoing)/incoming resources | (23,889) | (20,335) |
| (Losses) / Gains on investments | 1,964 | 4,262 |
| Carried forward | 844,282 | 866,207 |
| Restricted fund | ||
| Brought forward | - | - |
| Donation | 5,000 | - |
| Net incoming / outgoing resources | 5,000 | - |
| Carried forward | 5,000 | - |
| TOTAL | ||
| Brought forward - 1 January | 1,002,205 | 990,615 |
| Carried forward - 31 December | 1,025,355 | 1,002,205 |
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Notes to the accounts
-
The accounting policies adopted in these accounts are shown in the Statement of Accounting Policies.
-
Income tax of £29,457 is yet to be recovered on income received under gift aid (2020 £26,584) and is included within debtors.
-
The general fund surplus for 2021 is £40,075. In 2020, the general fund surplus was £27,663.
The reserve fund balance includes £964 which is held in the restoration fund.
- Sundry Income and Expenses may be analysed as follows:
| 2021 | 2021 |
2020 |
2020 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income | Expenses |
Income |
Expenses |
|
| £ | £ |
£ |
£ |
|
| Coffee | - | 95 |
25 |
116 |
| Socials / Outreach | - | 718 |
6 |
242 |
| Course books / visiting speakers | - | 46 |
- |
20 |
| Maintenance | - | 833 |
- |
364 |
| Youth related income | 223 | - |
- |
- |
| Sundry | 1 | 480 |
130 |
243 |
| Discretionary income / expenses | - | - |
300 |
381 |
| JAM | 15 | - |
759 |
614 |
| Advent | - | - |
- |
357 |
| Elderly | - | 50 |
143 |
35 |
| Gifts | 282 | 2,264 |
- |
800 |
| Vicarage Redecoration Fund | - | - |
- |
- |
| Recycling / Easy fundraising / Amazon | 89 | - |
120 |
- |
| Create Space | - | - |
300 |
66 |
| Cleaning | - | 1,107 |
- |
837 |
| Specific charity collections | 1,726 | - |
10 |
- |
| Noahs Ark / Little Lights | 133 | 112 |
551 |
435 |
| 2,469 | 5,706 |
2,344 |
4,509 |
- The PCC has a target to give 10% of income to charity. Charitable giving also includes other appeals.
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Notes to the accounts, continued
| 6. Fixed assets for use by the PCC | New | Church |
5, |
Curate’s |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| building | equipment |
The Willows |
House |
||
| £ | £ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
| Cost brought forward at 1/1/2021 | 482,631 | 34,570 |
253,765 |
292,351 |
1,063,317 |
| Additions | - | 229 |
- |
- |
229 |
| Cost carried forward at 31/12/2021 | 482,631 | 34,799 |
253,765 |
292,351 |
1,063,546 |
| Depreciation brought forward at 1/1/2021 | 121,256 | 20,889 |
37,246 |
16,750 |
196,141 |
| Charge for the year | 18,738 | 556 |
2,702 |
3,000 |
24,996 |
| Depreciation carried forward at 31/12/2021 | 139,994 | 21,445 |
39,948 |
19,750 |
221,137 |
| Net book value at 31/12/2021 | 342,637 | 13,353 |
213,817 |
272,601 |
842,409 |
| Net book value at 31/12/2020 | 361,374 | 13,681 |
216,519 |
275,601 |
867,176 |
No fixed assets are carried at a valuation.
The new building has been accounted for within the building fund with the exception of the stained glass window, which cost £15,000 where funds were raised from the congregation within the general fund. The Curate's House is within the Reserve Fund.
7. Investment fixed assets
| 7. Investment fixed assets | ||
|---|---|---|
| Movements during the year | 2021 | 2020 |
| £ | £ |
|
| Net book value brought forward - 1 January | 122,886 | 113,894 |
| Additions | 2,590 | 2,827 |
| Disposals | - | - |
| Net (loss) / gain on revaluation | 6,126 | 6,166 |
| Net book value carried forward at 31 December | 131,602 | 122,886 |
| Holdings at 31/12/2021 included £52,600 (market value) in the Church of England fixed interest fund and £79,002 | ||
| (market value) in the Church of England Investment fund | ||
| 8. Liabilities due within one year comprise: | 2021 | 2020 |
| £ | £ |
|
| Trade creditors | 2,539 | 2,192 |
| Deferred income | - | - |
| Total | 2,539 | 2,192 |
| 9. Liabilities due after one year comprise: | 2021 | 2020 |
| £ | £ |
|
| Mortgage secured on the Curates House | 30,620 | 63,632 |
Interest is charged on the debt at 2.90%. The term of the mortgage is 25 years. There is no minimum payment within 12 months although the PCC expects to pay about £10,000 which will reduce the outstanding liability by about £8,000.
10. Restricted Funds
During 2021, the church received a £5,000 donation arising from the proceeds of the sale of Cornerstone Quest in Wales. The donor requested that the funds are used for the benefit of the young people of Wythall and Hollywood. At the year end, none of the donation had been spent on qualifying expenditure.
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Statement of Financial Activities
| 2021 | 2020 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | Reserve |
Restricted |
Total |
Total |
|
| Fund | Fund |
Fund |
|||
| Income given under gift aid | 114,544 | - |
- |
114,544 |
105,872 |
| Income tax recovered (Note 2) | 29,311 | - |
- |
29,311 |
26,430 |
| Non-gift aid giving | 4,207 | - |
- |
4,207 |
3,495 |
| Collections | 2,884 | - |
- |
2,884 |
1,736 |
| Donations | 1,850 | - |
5,000 |
6,850 |
2,299 |
| Interest | 3 | 2,599 |
- |
2,602 |
2,918 |
| Income from investments | 933 | - |
- |
933 |
911 |
| PCC Property | - | 744 |
- |
744 |
470 |
| Rental income on PCC property | - | 11,634 |
- |
11,634 |
10,516 |
| Fees to PCC and Diocese | 3,442 | - |
- |
3,442 |
3,676 |
| Children's Society | 285 | - |
- |
285 |
288 |
| Sundry income (Note 4) | 2,469 | - |
- |
2,469 |
2,344 |
| Total incoming resources | 159,928 | 14,977 |
5,000 |
179,905 |
160,954 |
| Maintenance of the ministry (clergy expenses) | 1,079 | - |
- |
1,079 |
818 |
| Upkeep of services (hall rental etc) | 4,121 | - |
- |
4,121 |
1,677 |
| PCC property | - | 12,937 |
- |
12,937 |
7,448 |
| Sunday school and youth | 767 | - |
- |
767 |
1,003 |
| General Parish expenses (church office and repairs) | 2,803 | - |
- |
2,803 |
2,842 |
| Quota | 60,000 | - |
- |
60,000 |
60,000 |
| Diocese share of wedding and funeral fees | 2,654 | - |
- |
2,654 |
2,296 |
| Missionary and charitable (Note 5) | 15,335 | - |
- |
15,335 |
14,460 |
| Children's Society | 285 | - |
- |
285 |
288 |
| Salaries of church staff (Administrator and | 29,951 | - |
- |
29,951 |
32,255 |
| Children, Youth & Families Minister) | |||||
| Depreciation (Note 6) | 556 | 24,440 |
- |
24,996 |
25,232 |
| Growth | 758 | - |
- |
758 |
376 |
| Mortgage interest | - | 1,489 |
- |
1,489 |
2,325 |
| Sundry expenses (Note 4) | 5,706 | - |
- |
5,706 |
4,509 |
| Total resources expended | 124,015 | 38,866 |
- |
162,881 |
155,529 |
| Net incoming / (outgoing) resources before | |||||
| transfers | 35,913 | (23,889) |
5,000 |
17,024 |
5,425 |
| Transfers between funds | - | - |
- |
- |
- |
| Net incoming resources | 35,913 | (23,889) |
5,000 |
17,024 |
5,425 |
| (Losses) / gains on investments (Note 7) | 4,162 | 1,964 |
- |
6,126 |
6,166 |
| Fund brought forward | 135,998 | 866,207 |
- |
1,002,205 |
990,615 |
| Fund carried forward | 176,073 | 844,282 |
5,000 |
1,025,355 |
1,002,205 |
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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary’s Wythall, also known as St Mary’s Wythall PCC, is a registered charity number: 1132792
Contact
Address: St Mary’s Church, Shawhurst Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham B47 5JN We are situated to the rear of the Coppice School site.
Vicar: Rev Amanda Featherstone 0121 413 3287 revamanda@wythallchurch.net
Ordinand: Marcus Pagnam marcus@wythallchurch.net
Wardens: Alison Spencer 07772 568898 ali@wythallchurch.net Andy Harris until 15/5/2022
Seniors: Chris Turner 0121 430 8478
Church Office: churchoffice@wythallchurch.net 01564 823248
Services
All are welcome at our regular Sunday services, which are:
9am Communion Service
10.30am Informal Service with children’s groups
On the 4th Sunday of the month children and adults worship together at 10.30am in church.
St. Mary’s online
Web
www.wythallchurch.net
Our YouTube channel is called St Mary’s Wythall Tech
facebook.com/StMarysWythall
@stmaryswythall
@stmaryschurchwythall
Copies of this report printed at St Mary’s are on recycled paper. We have reduced our use of plastic by stapling, instead of binding, these printed copies and not having a plastic cover. This report is also available electronically from the church office.
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