2023-12-31-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 2023

Incumbent:

Revd Cameron Abernethy

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 2023

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 2023 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 2023

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 2023 Balances carried forward at 31 December 2023		Unrestricted Funds £ 56,666 12,836 16,828 1,575	Unrestricted Funds £ 56,666 12,836 16,828 1,575	Restricted Funds £ 2,078 32,532	Restricted Funds £ 2,078 32,532	Total 2023 £ Total 2022 £ 58,744 63,272 45,368 149,415 16,828 24,520 1,575 931

			87,905		34,610 122,515 238,138
			828 166,902 110 3,712		828 1,639 24,668 191,570 237,774 110 1,420 12,844 16,556 29,056
			171,552		37,512 209,064 269,889

			(83,647) 113,130		(2,902) (86,549) (31,751) 31,915 145,045 176,796
			29,483		29,013 58,496 145,045

Parochial Church Council of St. Peter’s, Stockton on Tees Balance Sheet As At 31[st] December 2023

£ 16,000 34,400	2023 47,216	£ 16,000 36,600	£ 16,000 36,600	2022 92,445
50,400 334 2,533 50,954 53,821		52,600 414 2,300 90,476 93,190
(6,605)			(745)

	97,616 (39,120)			145,055 145,055
	58,496
	29,483 29,013			113,130 31,915
	58,496			145,045

Approved by the PCC on and signed on their behalf by the Chairman, Rev C Abernethy

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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 2023

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 2023

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 three 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 For the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Unrestricted Funds £ 41,272 10,872 4,522	Restricted Funds £ 2,078	Total 2023 £ 41,272 12,950 4,522	Total 2022 £ 40,204 19,874 3,194

56,666	2,078	58,744	63,272
5,310 3,982 1,055 739 1,250 500	11,383 21,149	5,310 6,941 15,365 21,796 1,055 952 739 919 1,250 550 21,649 118,257
12,836	32,532	45,368 149,415
4,059 5,120 5,270 710 984 685		4,059 9,780 5,120 3,176 5,270 5,100 710 2,348 984 1,263 685 2,853
16,828		16,828 24,520
1,575		1,575 931
87,905	34,610	122,515 238,138

Parochial Church Council of St. Peter’s, Stockton on Tees Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2023

3 Resources Used Grants Charities Activities directly relating to the work of the church Diocesan quota Clergy expenses Staff wages Church services & books Fees Choir Youth Sundry expenses Property expenses Traidcraft Café Church Catering Mission Shepherds Dene ESOL Holiday Club Depreciation Loan Interest Repayment Fund raising & publicity Stewardship Fundraising Church management & administration Postage & stationery Telephone Bank charges Professional fees Total resources used		Unrestricted Funds £ 828	Unrestricted Funds £ 828	Restricted Funds £	Restricted Funds £	Total 2023 £ 828	Total 2022 £ 1,639

			54,000 143 6,593 2,442 3,616 1,000 699 1,371 90,457 1,135 349 730 2,200 2,167		54,000 75,298 143 587 6,593 5,456 2,442 1,853 3,616 5,992 1,000 500 699 995 1,371 2,191 22,415 112,872 137,244 1,135 1,459 67 231 349 348 730 2,253 2,253 2,448 905 2,200 2,200 2,167
			166,902		24,668 191,570 237,774
			12 98		12 98 1,420
			110		110 1,420
			955 2,489 268		955 1,131 2,489 1,578 268 243 12,844 12,844 26,104
			3,712		12,844 16,556 29,056
			171,552		37,512 209,064 269,889

Parochial Church Council of St. Peter’s, Stockton on Tees Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2023

4 Staff costs

During the year the PCC employed an organist, a cleaner at All Saints and a Parish Administrator who were paid £6,593 (2022 £5,456); 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	29,499
Charge for year	0	2,200
Depreciation at end of year	0	31,699
Net book value	16,000	34,400
Analysis of Net Assets by Fund
Unrestricted Funds £		Restricted Funds £	Total £
Fixed Assets	50,400		50,400
Current Assets	24,808	29,013	53,821
Total Liabilities	(45,725)		(45,725)
	29,483	29,013	58,496

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 2023

7 Fund Details

Restricted funds are made up as follows:

Way Forward Project ESOL Holiday Club Walsingham Youth Pilgrimage Sunday School/Youth All Saints’ Total	£ £ 21,026 5,427 1,507 120 633 300
	29,013

8 Reserves

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

9 Creditors – amounts falling due within one year

Accruals Diocesan loan repyable Total	£ 995 5,610
	6,605

10 Creditors – amounts falling due after one year

Diocesan loan repayable Total	£ 39,120
	39,120

Parochial Church Council of St. Peter’s, Stockton on Tees Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Schedule of Property Expenses for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

St. Peter’s £ All Saints £ 55 Ken Rd. £ 430 277 3,343 2,067 2,898 380 3,676 730 599 14,492 6,345 9,450 80,957	Vicarage £ 207	2023 Total £ 2022 Total £ 914 555 5,410 3,773 3,278 1,760 5,005 4,678 30,287 9,735 80,957 116,743
105,796 9,799 10,049	207	125,851 137,244
		137,244
132,830 2,293 2,024	97

Schedule of Donations to Charity – Year Ended 31 December 2023

Christmas Collections Safe Families Children’s Society	£ 414 414 828
	828

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 current account balance at 31 December 2023 was £2,694.38 (2022 £2,964.48).

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 2023 was £4,624.67 (2022 £4,581.06).

Parish of Stockton-on-Tees St Peter Annual Report of the PCC for 2023

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 2023 until the date this report was approved are:

Incumbent:	Revd CP Abernethy	From 3rdSeptember 2023
Associate Priest:	Revd Daniel Ackerley
Wardens:	Jane Neal
	David Lawson
Representatives on Deanery Synod:	Ruth Hicks	Lay chair
	Elizabeth Stout	Until 5thJuly 2023
	Jane Neal
	Linda Harding
Elected Members:	George Barber
	Amith Paul
	Sandra Hauxwell
	Rebecca Dodd
	Carol Horsley
	Sue Mines
	David Pickup
	Michael Short
	Bakhtyar Rashid
	Elizabeth Akomolafe
	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 170 parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll. The average weekly attendance, counted during October, was 130 and this number increased at festivals. At Easter, there were 151 in the congregation and over 750 people attended the various Christmas services.

During 2023 there were 22 baptisms in church and 1 wedding. There were also 7 funerals with a further 5 held at the crematorium.

Review of the year & Incumbent’s report

It was good to join you all in September and begin our ministry together. I feel very settled here at All Saints’ and St Peter’s. May I offer a very heartfelt thanks to the retired clergy who assisted Rev Daniel Ackerley and the churchwardens during the vacancy, and those who continue to give so generously of their time and talents. It is very much appreciated. The Ven Ken Good made the decision to step back from active ministry, thanks was offered for all he has given to the parish over the years.

I have been amazed at the dedicated volunteers co-ordinating and serving across a number of different ministries. Our work with young people continues with Sunday School, Toddler Praise, Friday Praise and the Post Confirmation group. The ESOL café continues to serve the needs of our local asylum seekers and refugee. Café Church continues to offer a warm welcome to all on a Thursday, with a real sense of community being built through such generous hospitality. The work of the Way Forward group continues apace with the installation of the internal glass doors and new kitchen happening in the next few weeks. This will be the culmination of a significant amount of behind the scenes work by the group, ably led by Mike Short. It has been very good to reestablish the monthly care home Communion Services at White House and Park House care homes. The residents clearly value this service, and it offers a chance for me to get to know the residents and the staff.

The church also offered a number of other events over this past year including the annual Advent Fair along with a number of very successful concerts. Reflecting upon the past few months, I wanted to highlight just a few specific areas of growth.

Worship

It has been good to see attendance at the Sunday morning service at St Peter’s continue to grow, with new people joining our worshipping community. It has been a joy for me to officiate at Choral Evensong for the first time, I am indebted to George Barber and the choir for their support. The 9.45am service at All Saints’ is well attended and I have very much enjoyed getting to know the congregation. Morning Prayer has been offered on Mondays and Tuesdays at St Peter’s with members of the congregation joining me to pray. The Tuesday prayer group has also begun to meet again after TWP.

Schools Ministry

The connection to our local primary schools has been strengthened greatly in the past few months. St Peter’s welcomed Bowesfield Primary School for a whole school Harvest Service in October and a Christingle Service in December. Year 1 and Year 2 came to learn about Christian Baptism and asked a number of great questions. These classes returned in December for the ‘Experience Christmas’ event, an interactive re-telling of the Christmas Story. In March, Year 3 came for ‘Experience Easter’ to consolidate their learning in school about the Easter Story.

As in past years, Year 3 from Oxbridge Lane Primary school had their Christingle Service at St Peter’s and performed a nativity for their families and friends. It was a delight to welcome Year 6 to Café Church for their Community Learning Project, with the pupils serving refreshments, doing the dishes, tidying the church grounds and talking with the participants.

At Hartburn Primary school, I have regularly led school assemblies on topics such as Advent, Lent and Pentecost for Early Years, KS1 and KS2 children. School Christingle services for Year 2 and Year 5 were held at Greens Lane Methodist Church and led jointly by Rachel Williams, the Methodist Minister and myself. This term, I have been invited into all three schools to meet the RE Lead teachers and offer ways the church can support the curriculum further.

A new link with Rosedene Nursery has been established with a small group of children visiting St Peter’s on Monday mornings to learn about the Christian faith and explore a bible story together. Discipleship

It has been very encouraging for a good number of people to engage with the Growth Group sessions offered over the past few months. The sessions have explored the Lord’s Prayer, the Book of Isaiah and Advent hymns, the Gospel of Mark and art images during Lent and the Acts of the Apostles. There has been a lot of good discussion during these sessions and the feedback from participants has been very positive.

Quiet Mornings have been held with folk coming from parishes across the deanery. These mornings have offered a space for quiet prayer and reflection.

Prayer resources for use at home have been offered to support people’s engagement with the church year across St Peter’s, All Saints’ and St John’s, Elton. People have found these simple resources beneficial and a way to deepen their prayer life.

As I look to the coming year, I am thankful for the newly convened PMC (Partnership for Missional Church) group as we review our current mission and explore how we might better learn from and serve our parish. Please do continue to pray for the ongoing mission and ministry of our church and consider where you might wish to offer your time and talents as a volunteer.

Financial Review

Total receipts on ordinary unrestricted funds were £87,905 with a further £34,610 received to restricted funds. This is detailed in the Financial Statements. 55 Kensington Road continues to be let providing a gross income of £6,200.

£128,107 was spent to provide the Christian Ministry from St Peter’s, including the contribution to Parish Share of £54,000, which largely provides the stipends, housing and training for the clergy. £80,957 was spent on the works in church for the Way Forward project.

The net result for the year was an excess of payments over receipts of £86,549. The balances carried forward at 31[st] December for unrestricted funds totalled £29,483 and for restricted funds it is £29,013.

Reserves Policy

It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds which equates to approximately 3 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, Rev CP Abernethy

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