2022-12-31-accounts - The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of Stockton-On-Tees St Peter

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ST. PETER’S CHURCH, STOCKTON ON TEES

CHARITY NO: 1132812

ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2022

Incumbent:

Vacant

Bank: Barclays Bank PLC 49 High Street Stockton on Tees TS18 1AH

Independent Examiner:

Mr Paul Whitecross 28 Topcliffe Drive Acklam Middlesbrough TS5 8HZ

Parochial Church Council of St. Peter’s, Stockton on Tees

Index to the Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 31 December 2022

Annual report of the PCC

Independent Examiner’s report

Statement of financial activities

Balance Sheet

Notes to the financial statements

Analysis of Property expenses and charity donations

Independent Examiner’s Report To the Trustees of St. Peter’s Stockton on Tees, Parochial Church Council

This report on the Accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31 December 2022 which are set out on pages 4 to 12.

Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and Independent Examiner

As trustees of the charity, the members of the PCC are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to

examine the accounts under section 145 of the Act;
follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of Independent Examiner’s Statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the management committee concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in a full audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.

Independent Examiner’s Statement

In connection with my examination, no matters have come to my attention

which give me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
to keep accounting records in accordance with s.130 of the 2011 Act; or
to prepare accounts which accord with these accounting records
have not been met; or
to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed _____

Date

Parochial Church Council of St. Peter’s, Stockton on Tees

Statement of Financial Activities

For the Year Ended 31 December 2022

Incoming Resources (Note 2) Incoming resources from donors Other voluntary incoming resources Income from charitable and ancillary trading Income from investments Total Incoming Resources Resources Used (Note 3) Grants Activities directly relating to the work of the church Fund raising & publicity Church management & administration Total Resources used Net incoming/(outgoing) resources Balances brought forward at 1 January 2022 Balances carried forward at 31 December 2022		Unrestricted Funds £ 58,557 21,095 24,520 931	Unrestricted Funds £ 58,557 21,095 24,520 931	Restricted Funds £ Total 2022 £ 4,715 63,272 128,320 149,415 24,520 931	Restricted Funds £ Total 2022 £ 4,715 63,272 128,320 149,415 24,520 931	Total 2021 £ 51,444 45,247 18,753 53

			105,103		133,035 238,138 115,497
			1,639 116,291 1,420 2,952		1,639 56 121,483 237,774 106,017 1,420 49 26,104 29,056 15,819
			122,302		147,587 269,889 121,941

			(17,199)		(14,552) (31,751) (6,444) 176,796 183,240
			113,130		31,915 145,045 176,796

Parochial Church Council of St. Peter’s, Stockton on Tees

Balance Sheet As At 31[st] December 2022

£ 16,000 36,600	2022 52,600 93,190	£ 16,000 38,800	2021 54,800 122,832
414 2,300 90,476		372 2,036 120,424

	145,790 (745)		177,632 (836)
	145,045		176,796
	113,130 31,915		130,329 46,467
	145,045		176,796

Approved by the PCC on and signed on their behalf by the Chairman, R Hicks

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Parochial Church Council of St. Peter’s, Stockton on Tees

Notes to the Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 31 December 2022

1 Accounting Policies

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2011 together with applicable accounting standards and the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Funds

General funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the PCC. Funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC are also unrestricted.

The accounts include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body nor those that are informal gatherings of church members.

Incoming resources

Voluntary income and capital sources

Collections are recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC. Planned giving receivable under covenant is recognised only when received. Income tax recoverable on covenants and gift aid donations is recognised when the income is received. Grants and legacies to the PCC are accounted for when received.

Other ordinary income

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

Income from investments

Interest is accounted for when received. No provision is made for accrued interest.

Other ordinary incoming resources

Any amounts under this heading are accounted for when received.

Resources Used

Grants

Grants and donations to charities are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding obligation to the PCC.

Activities directly relating to the work of the church

The diocesan quota is accounted for when paid.

Parochial Church Council of St. Peter’s, Stockton on Tees

Notes to the Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 31 December 2022

1 Accounting Policies (continued)

Fixed Assets

Consecrated land and buildings

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

No value is placed on moveable church furnishings held by the churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal since the PCC considers this to be inalienable property.

All expenditure incurred during the year on consecrated or benefice buildings and moveable church furnishings, whether maintenance or improvement, is written off as expenditure in the SOFA and separately disclosed.

Other fixtures, fittings and office equipment

Equipment used within the church premises is depreciated on a straight line basis over its estimated useful life. Individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £1,000 or less are written off when the asset is acquired.

Investments

Investments are included at historical cost.

Current Assets

Amounts owing to the PCC at the year end in respect of fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors.

Cash at bank and in hand includes deposit accounts and short term deposits with CCLA Investment Management Limited on behalf of the CBF Church of England Funds or at the bank.

Reserves

The PCC has agreed to hold the equivalent of four months’ general running costs as a reserve. The distribution of surplus reserves is subject to agreement by the PCC during the course of the financial year.

Parochial Church Council of St. Peter’s, Stockton on Tees

Notes to the Financial Statements

Unrestricted Funds £ 40,204 15,159 3,194	Restricted Funds £ 4,715	Total 2022 £ 40,204 19,874 3,194	Total 2021 £ 41,555 6,570 3,319

58,557	4,715	63,272	51,444
6,941 3,971 952 919 550 7,762	17,825 110,495	6,941 21,796 952 919 550 118,257	3,523 25,772 362 324 15,266
21,095	128,320	149,415	45,247
9,780 3,176 5,100 2,348 1,263 2,853		9,780 3,176 5,100 2,348 1,263 2,853	8,421 384 6,022 69 390 250 800 2,417
24,520		24,520	18,753
931		931	53
105,103	133,035	238,138 115,497

Parochial Church Council of St. Peter’s, Stockton on Tees Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2022

Unrestricted Funds £ 1,639	Restricted Funds £	Total 2021 £ 56

75,298 587 5,456 1,853 5,992 500 806 2,191 19,303 1,459 67 231 348 2,200	75,298 587 5,456 1,853 5,992 500 189 995 2,191 117,941 137,244 1,459 67 231 348 2,448 2,448 905 905 2,200	73,461 2,809 1,708 2,567 5,208 400 311 2,005 11,854 460 216 890 1,376 2,752
116,291	121,483 237,774 106,017
1,420	1,420 49
1,420	1,420 49
1,131 1,578 243	1,131 1,002 1,578 1,385 243 172 26,104 26,104 13,260
2,952	26,104 29,056 15,819
122,302	147,587 269,889 121,941

Parochial Church Council of St. Peter’s, Stockton on Tees Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2022

4 Staff costs

During the year the PCC employed an organist, a cleaner at All Saints and a Parish Administrator who were paid £5,456 (2021 £1,708); the organist and Parish Administrator are members of the PCC. No other PCC members received any remuneration during the year.

5 Fixed assets for use by the PCC

The curate’s house at 55 Kensington Road, Stockton on Tees is included at historical cost. All Saints Church, Hartburn Village is also an asset of the PCC; however it has not historically been valued in the accounts.

	Curate’s	Organ
	House	£
	£
Cost	16,000	66,099
Depreciation at start of year	0	27,299
Charge for year	0	2,200
Depreciation at end of year	0	29,499
Net book value	16,000	36,600
Analysis of Net Assets by Fund
Unrestricted Funds £		Restricted Funds £	Total £
Fixed Assets	52,600		52,600
Current Assets	61,275	31,915	93,190
Total Liabilities	(745)		(745)
	113,130	31,915	145,045

6 Analysis of Net Assets by Fund

Parochial Church Council of St. Peter’s, Stockton on Tees

Notes to the Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 31 December 2022

7 Fund Details

Restricted funds are made up as follows:

Way Forward Project ESOL Holiday Club Walsingham Youth Pilgramage Sunday School All Saints’ Decorating Total	£ £ 27,773 1,580 1,507 120 633 302
	31,915

8 Reserves

The PCC recognises its obligation to use Reserve Funds in an appropriate manner and has therefore set a Reserves Policy (Note 1)

Schedule of Property Expenses for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

St. Peter’s £ All Saints £ 55 Ken Rd. £ 247 211 3,382 391 1,547 213 3,462 678 538 7,449 800 1,486 116,743	Vicarage £ 97	Curates House £ 2022 Total £ 2021 Total £ 555 727 3,773 3,121 1,760 1,201 4,678 4,433 9,735 2,372 116,743
132,830 2,293 2,024	97	137,244 11,854
		128 11,854
9,599 1,088 733	306

Parochial Church Council of St. Peter’s, Stockton on Tees

Schedule of Donations to Charity – Year Ended 31 December 2022

Christmas Collections Safe Families Children’s Society Christian Aid	£ 430 430 860
	779
	1,639

ST PETER’S CHURCH CHOIR ACCOUNTS

There are two bank accounts in the name of St Peter’s Church Choir which are held and managed by the choirmen, for the benefit of the choir’s musical activities.

The choir bore the cost of the loss of the Bach concert in January 2022, in the sum of £724.37. The current account balance at 31 December 2022 was £2,964.48 (2021 £3,595.43).

The reserve account was set up to receive donations from local Charities and Trusts, to pay for young people to undertake singing engagements both in the United Kingdom and abroad, as part of the choir. It has enabled many choristers to take part in the highly successful educational/singing trips to Northern Europe. No monies from this account are ever used for the adult choirmen to travel, they fund their places on the trips from their personal monies. The balance at 31 December 2022 was £4,631.06 (2021 £4,576.65).

Parish of Stockton-on-Tees St Peter Annual Report of the PCC for 2022

Administrative Information

St Peter’s Church is situated on Yarm Road, Stockton on Tees. It is part of the Diocese of Durham within the Church of England. The correspondence address is 5 Reeth Road, Hartburn, Stockton on Tees, TS18 5HB

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is registered with the Charity Commission – The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Stockton-on-Tees St Peter. The Charity Commission number is 1132812.

PCC members who have served from 1[st] January 2022 until the date this report was approved are:

Incumbent:	Revd WE Braviner	Until 31stJanuary 2022
Associate Priest:	Revd Daniel Ackerley
Wardens:	Jane Neal
	David Lawson
Representatives on Deanery Synod:	Ruth Hicks	Lay chair
	Elizabeth Stout	Secretary
	Jane Neal
	Linda Harding
Elected Members:	George Barber
	Amith Paul
	Sandra Hauxwell
	Rebecca Devine
	Carol Horsley
	Sue Mines
	David Pickup
	Michael Short
	Bakhtyar Rashid
	Elizabeth Akomolafe	From 22ndMay 2022
	Margaret Roberts

Structure, governance and Management

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.

Officers Lay Chair: Ruth Hicks Secretary: George Barber Treasurer: Sue Mines Electoral Roll Officer: Michael Short Stewardship Officer: Vacant Safeguarding Officer: Ruth Hicks All Saints Hall Manager: Carol Horsley Parish Administrator: Sue Mines Director of Music: George Barber Sunday School Superintendents- St Peters: Claudia Ackerley

Toddler/Friday Praise Leader:

Sue Barber

Objectives and Activities

St Peter’s PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent or churchwardens in vacancy in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish of the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has the maintenance responsibilities of All Saints in Hartburn Village and 55 Kensington Road.

Committees

Several committees meeting between full PCC meetings, support the PCC.

Standing Committee:

This is the only committee required by law. It has power to transact business of the PCC, subject to any decisions made by the PCC. It monitors church finance, properties and PCC agendas.

Way Forward Group:

To co-ordinate ideas and present them to the PCC and congregation on the way forward for this parish.

St Peter’s other groups include:

The Tuesday Working Party, Prayer Group, Baptism Team, Toddler and Friday Praise and Cafe Church groups, the church flower teams, the parish breakfast team, servers, the vergers and those who care for laundry and sacristy needs.

Choir:

The worship at St Peters is enriched by the choir including the junior choir.

Achievements and Performance

Church Attendance

There are 163 parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll. The average weekly attendance, counted during October, was 85 and this number increased at festivals. At Easter, there were 118 in the congregation and over 600 people attended the various Christmas services.

During 2022 there were 33 baptisms in church, 6 weddings and 1 blessing of a marriage. There were also 7 funerals with a further 8 held at the crematorium.

Review of the year

We said farewell to Fr Bill and Angela in January as they moved on with Fr Bill becoming Archdeacon of Huddersfield.

All Sunday services have continued throughout the year, held by Rev Daniel Ackerley assisted by numerous retired clergy including Rev Phillip Bishop, Rev Graham Benzies, Ven Ken Good, Rev. Canon Caroline Worsfold.

Weekday services have also continued with lay led morning prayer at St Peter’s on a Wednesday morning three times a month and a Eucharist the other week. At All Saint’s the Friday morning service has been held weekly.

Our work with young people continued with Sunday School, Toddler Praise and Friday Praise which replaced Messy Church. This has provided regular contact with 30 families who are also supported via WhatsApp groups. This led to 9 children being confirmed and a new junior choir started in the Autumn. Baptisms have taken place almost every week engaging with more families. In recent months a Junior Choir has been formed. Presently they sing at the Sunday Eucharist, and rehearse with the adult members on Friday evenings. We also provided a holiday club during the summer holidays.

We do provide a real welcome for multicultural families and are delighted that people from other backgrounds have joined our PCC, bringing new ideas and ways of working from their different experiences.

The ESOL Café has taken place every Wednesday providing three levels of English Teaching to newly arrived asylum seekers. It has also provided much appreciated advice, information, household goods, clothes, bedding, toiletries, and a hot meal, which is cooked by a rota of members from Syria, Afghanistan, El Salvador, Kurdistan, and Turkey. We usually feed 40 people each week.

We registered Café Church with Stockton Borough Council as a warm space and we open the church every Thursday morning for coffee and cake, which attracts between 15 and 20 people.

Work progressed with the building reordering programme, under the banner of ‘The Way Forward’ has created a community facing accessible entrance, and work has started on a new clergy vestry. We have also had the garden at St Peter’s landscaped an have entered into discussions with the Wildlife Trust about possible community use of the garden.

We have held numerous successful events in the church including an Advent Fair, and afternoon tea for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. We also hosted the King’s Men in the summer for a very successful concert.

Financial Review

Total receipts on ordinary unrestricted funds were £105,103 with a further £133,035 received to restricted funds. This is detailed in the Financial Statements. 55 Kensington Road continues to be let providing a gross income of £6,000.

£269,889 was spent to provide the Christian Ministry from the St Peter’s, including the contribution to Parish Share of £75,298, which largely provides the stipends, housing and training for the clergy. £117,941 was spent on the works in church for the Wayforward project.

The net result for the year was an excess of payments over receipts of £31,751. The balances carried forward at 31[st] December for unrestricted funds totalled £113,130 and for restricted funds it is £31,915.

Reserves Policy

It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds which equates to approximately 4 months running costs.

It is our policy to invest our funds in with the CBF Church of England Deposit Fund.

Approved by the PCC on and signed on their behalf by the Chairman, R Hicks

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