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## **ector’s Introduction** In 2 Corinthians 4 the apostle Paul writes about being **“hard pressed on every side… perplexed… persecuted… and struck down”** . At times during 2021 these words felt most appropriate. After all we’d been through in 2020, we began the year with depleted energy levels and reduced resources. 2021 proved to be a challenging year in many ways. Of course, there were lots of positives: our joyous outdoor Easter Day Service will live long in the memory as it marked our return to ‘in person’ worship. But we spent the remainder of the year singing behind masks which was less than ideal, and we have still not resumed all the weekly services we had pre-lockdown. Thanks to a generous legacy, the very positive response to our 2020 financial appeal, and a committed team, we were able to live-stream our main morning service each week to an incredibly high standard. This has been invaluable to those who are still ‘Covid Cautious’ or unable to come to church – especially the housebound. Once restrictions eased, I was delighted to Baptise so many ‘lockdown’ babies and toddlers that I almost became broody myself! Our team invested extra time and resource into the way we prepare and welcome Baptism families - we are patiently waiting to see how fruitful this will be. The report lists PCC members, ministers and some of our other team members, but there isn’t space to list everyone upon whom we rely. So, **a BIG thank you to everyone** who gives their time, effort and energy to make all the activities and ministries in our churches possible. ## **The challenges we face** The most public challenge we faced in recent years is that pre-existing tensions over styles of worship came to a head over the trial of a digital organ and the choir singing from the chancel. Writing this in April 2022, it is a matter which still needs to be resolved. Sadly, the hurt caused on all sides is likely to have long term impact on our church family. Throughout the year we kept close control on our expenditure. However, because our rental income was wiped out, and other income streams were greatly reduced, we face a bigger financial deficit than any of us can remember! (See pages 11 to 17). The biggest challenge we face is missional. Over the past five years our Sunday attendance has declined – dramatically since the pandemic. This means more work being done by fewer people. More importantly, our Sunday congregations do not reflect the age profile (or socioeconomic profile) of our parish. Because of this, we are recommending some changes to the very recently agreed Vision to make being **“A church for all generations”** a strategic priority for development (see page 3). We have lots of ideas of ways we can do this, but they will rely on the whole church playing their part. The ambitious plans to make our buildings **vibrant hubs at the heart of our community** remain key to the vision and we have made modest but significant progress on this (see page 3). The invasion of Ukraine has put all our challenges in perspective. I began with some words from the apostle Paul who also endured great hardship. The full quote is, “We are hard pressed on every side, **but not crushed** ; perplexed, **but not in despair** ; persecuted, **but not abandoned** ; struck down, **but not destroyed** .” (2 Corinthians 4:8-9). 2021 was a harder year than we had expected and although the going remains tough in 2022, we are confident that The Lord is Sovereign, and His love endures forever. As we sometimes say in our All-age worship: **God is good… All the time** . St Helen’s Church has faithfully served the community of Wheathampstead for over 700 years, and St Peter’s similarly in Gustard Wood 2 for over 110 years. The church has survived greater challenges than the ones we currently face. By the grace of God, we will carry on. Thank you again, and God bless you, with love and prayers - Richard ## **The Parish Vision: Pointing the way forward** The Parish’s Vision and strategic plan is a framework for how we wish to see the parish developing over the next five years. The PCC is refocusing the Parish Vision for a new five-year period. It agreed a fresh Mission statement and Vision for the five years starting 2022. Our _Mission_ is that we are Living God’s Love in Our Community. Our _Vision_ for St Helen’s and St Peter’s is:  A vibrant hub at the heart of our community  Engaging with the needs of those around us  Helping people encounter God’s love ## The _Parish’s strategic priorities for development_ are: 1. Make St Helen’s a vibrant hub at the heart of the community with buildings fit for God’s mission in 21[st] century Wheathampstead 2. Develop our church’s engagement with the needs of the community 3. Provide varied ways for everyone to encounter God’s love The PCC agreed to delay refreshing the 2016-2021 Vision, which normally would have commenced in early 2021, until the pressures arising from COVID-19 began to ease and society started to find a way out of the restrictions imposed by the pandemic. The PCC held a Vision Away Day with members of the Ministerial Team in November 2021 to take stock of the changes that we had seen in church life and in society during the pandemic, while looking at the scope to build on the progress made from the parish’s previous two five-year Visions. Working out the Vision is becoming a regular part of the agenda at PCC meetings. An important early priority is to restart work on considering changes that could be made to the St Helen’s building to meet the parish’s need for better toilet and kitchen facilities and improve provision for welcome, meetings and storage. To the extent that these can be achieved, the church will be better equipped to support the parish Mission and the other elements of the Vision. Across all three priority areas the parish aims to respond to environmental challenges by lightening its own footprint and encouraging the wider community to join in. 3 Postscript: The Rector and Chair of the Vision Steering Group will propose to the PCC that the Vision is amended modestly to seek to make the age distribution of the congregation more in line with that of our local community. The strategic priorities become: 1. Make St Helen’s a vibrant hub at the heart of the community with buildings fit for God’s mission in 21[st] century Wheathampstead 2. Being a church for all generations 3. Providing opportunities for people to encounter God’s love ## **The Parochial Church Council (PCC)** The combination of mission, vision and strategic priorities provides a framework within which the PCC evaluates our progress and promotes new initiatives for growth. ## **Role** In accordance with the Church of England Rules, the Wheathampstead Parochial Church Council (“PCC”) shares with the Rector and other Ministers the work of promotion in the Parish of “the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical”. It is responsible for the churches of St Helen’s and St Peter’s, Gustard Wood. The PCC is registered as Wheathampstead PCC with the Charity Commission (charity number 1132924) and can be contacted at the Parish Office, St Helen’s Church, High Street, Wheathampstead, AL4 8AA. In planning the activities for the year, the PCC has considered the Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. ## **PCC Activities in 2021** Because of the special circumstances of Covid-19, the Diocese had adjusted the length of the two previous PCC years: an in-person APCM had been held on 2nd April 2019 and the PCC year then ran until the postponed APCM (by Zoom) on 6[th] October 2020. The next PCC year ran from October 2020 until April 2021 when the APCM was again held by Zoom. We have now returned to a regular pattern of 12-month PCC years with the APCM in spring. Our Annual Report and Accounts look back at a calendar year: this Annual Report and Accounts 2021 looks back at the calendar year 2021. During its year of office, the PCC has met on ten occasions: sometimes in person and sometimes by Zoom. The PCC was heavily involved in the Away Day in November 2021. PCC meetings continue to comprise devotions, discussions and decision-taking. Individuals are invited to join PCC meetings where their contribution is particularly valuable. A summary of PCC meetings continues to be shared with our mailing list. Annual reports are received from many areas of church life. In addition, the Ministerial Team, sub-committees and other groups continue to meet and report to the PCC during the year reflecting the many aspects of Church life. ## **Membership** Members of the PCC are ex officio, co-opted or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting. There are up to twelve elected lay members. The list of members who served in 2021 is below. The PCC wishes to record their gratitude to all who have tirelessly assisted in maintaining the momentum of the progress of our vision for Wheathampstead and beyond and in particular to thank those individuals and groups 4 who have contributed so readily to providing new forms of worship and pastoral care within the restrictions of Covid-19. Our grateful thanks go to all who have contributed to the governance and decisionmaking of the church through their service on the PCC. Susan Brown and Barbara Doye were co-opted in May 2021. Martin Thomas has attended our meetings as an observer. Vacancies will exist for lay members to be elected either as Churchwardens at the Meeting of Parishioners or to the PCC at the APCM. Keith Andrews and David Hartley will retire by rotation and be eligible for re-election to the PCC. Susan Brown, Karl Fenwick, Peter Hudson, Clare Mackay and Justine Soothill retire. ## **List of PCC Members** The following members served on the PCC following the APCM in April 2021. **----- Start of picture text -----**
Name Capacity Serving from Serving to
Revd Richard Rector & PCC Chair April 2010 While in office
Banham *
Mrs Helen Caldwell Churchwarden Elected April 2021 APCM 2022
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Mr Keith Andrews Elected Lay Member Elected April 2019 APCM 2022
Deputy Warden from *
Oct21
Mr Simon Best Elected Lay Member Elected April 2021 APCM 2024
Lay Vice Chair *
Mrs Madeleine Elected Lay Member Elected October APCM 2023
Bigmore Hon. Treasurer 2020 *
Mrs Susan Brown Co-opted Lay Member Co-opted May 2021 APCM 2022
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Mrs Barbara Doye Co-opted Lay Member Co-opted May 2021 APCM 2022
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Mr Karl Fenwick Elected Lay Member Elected April 2019 APCM 2022
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Mr Brian Deanery Synod Elected October APCM 2023
Golesworthy Member 2020 *
Mr David Hartley Elected Lay Member Elected April 2019 APCM 2022
Deputy Warden from *
Oct21
Mr Peter Hudson Elected Lay Member Elected April 2019 APCM 2022
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Mrs Clare Mackay Elected Lay Member Elected April 2019 APCM 2022
*
Mr David Elected Lay Member Elected October APCM 2023
Pangbourne 2020 *
Mrs Justine Soothill Elected Lay Member Elected April 2019 APCM 2022
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Mrs Linda Thomas Deanery Synod Elected October APCM 2023
Member 2020 *
Mr Stephen Wilson Deanery Synod Elected October APCM 2023
Member 2020 *
Hon. Secretary
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5 * Member serving on 31[st] December 2021 (end of Report and Accounts year). In addition Martin Thomas participated in PCC meetings from May 2021 with Observer status. ## **Team of Ministers** As with so many areas of church life, we are fortunate to have such a capable and committed team of Ministers who lead our worship and do so much good work away from the spotlight of Sunday Services. **----- Start of picture text -----**
Minister Role Minister Role
Rev Richard Rector Carol Hopper Reader
Banham
Rt Rev John Retired Bishop Pippa Legg Reader
Gladwin
Rev Brian Gwinn Retired Minister John Grace Retired Reader
Linda Thomas Children & Families Roger Payne Retired Reader
Minister
Reader in Training
Claire Banham Reader Barbara Doye Reader in Training
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## **Working Groups, Committees and Sub-committees** The PCC appointed the following officers: Stephen Wilson as **Honorary Secretary,** Madeleine Bigmore as **Honorary Treasurer** , Katie Gifford and Lucy Price as **Joint Safeguarding Officers,** Jacqui Chaston as **Data Protection Officer** , Helen Caldwell as **DBS Officer** , Judith Lambert as **Electoral Roll Officer** and Michael Hollick as **Health & Safety Officer** . The PCC elects a **“Standing Committee”** with power, subject to the directions of the PCC, to transact business between PCC meetings. Its members are Richard Banham, Helen Caldwell, Simon Best, Madeleine Bigmore and Stephen Wilson. The overall co-ordinating **“Vision Steering Group”** is led by Simon Best as Chairman. The PCC is advised by a **“Fabric Committee”** which is chaired by Stephen Scowcroft. ## **Financial Review** The Financial Statements of the PCC are attached, see pages 11 to 17. The Statement of Financial Activities shows our income and expenditure for the year on our General (Unrestricted) Fund; on the Designated Funds we have set aside for fabric costs, on our Reserves and Development Fund; on the Restricted Funds which we have been given for particular purposes and on our Endowment Fund. The Balance Sheet shows the state of our finances at the year end and both these statements are supported by a number of notes. After the second year of the pandemic our finances have taken a hit. There were no services in church for many months and when they started again the numbers attending were very small. As expected, our income from Sunday collections is substantially down. Also, the income from Coffee in the Chancel, Weddings and Rental Income have all suffered. Thankfully the regular income through the Parish Giving Scheme has continued and increased slightly. This continued support through difficult times has been much appreciated. The Unrestricted Funds show a shortfall for the year of £14,323. This figure takes into account our income for general purposes, from which is deducted our normal annual outgoings on the church and its activities, together with our contribution to the 6 Diocese and the Parish’s own giving. It is the PCC’s aim to ensure this normal expenditure is, at least, covered by our annual income. In addition to these normal running costs there were expenses from our designated funds on fabric of £6,500 for stained glass window guards and ongoing depreciation costs of our audio-visual system contributing to an overall deficit of £28,970 for the year. Within our designated funds there are amounts set aside for our Income and Capital Reserves, future depreciation to be charged to the Fabric Fund, the Development Fund and Roof Repairs. This leaves us with £78,671 in our General Fund which is available to cover any surplus of expenditure over income in the coming years, and contributions to Parish development such as the improvement of facilities at St Helen’s. ## **Reserves Policy** The PCC follows the general recommendations for Church of England parishes and sets aside funds to provide cover against a sudden loss of income and unforeseen capital expenditure. These reserves are shown in Note 9 to the accounts as designated funds and currently stand at £50,103 for loss of income and £75,165 for capital expenditure. ## **Charity Partnerships** It has been an extremely challenging year once again to deliver the objectives the CPT set out for 2021. We are, however, delighted that we were able to provide the committed financial support throughout this year and will look forward to 2022, when we hope to revitalise our relationships with our charity partners. ## **Overview of Charity Partnerships** ## **Local** **Azalea Luton** : Azalea reaches out to those trapped in or vulnerable to sexual exploitation, supporting them to build new lives because of the love of God, through Outreach, Drop-In and Befriending and also works as a key partner in Faiths Against Child Sexual Exploitation (FACES) – which is a local coalition of faith leaders working to prevent Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE). ## **National** **The Children’s Society** : Fighting child poverty and neglect, and helping all children have a better chance in life. From their history in the vision and actions of a young Sunday School teacher, at the end of the nineteenth century, their work has been grounded in the churches at local and national levels. Churches constitute their core partners and they work very closely with the Church of England. ## **International** **Orphans Know More** : Orphans Know More (OKM) is one of the ministries of Youth With a Mission England and Wales (YWAM) and is based in Harpenden. OKM believe that the best way to tackle the international orphan crisis is to care for children in a family environment and unit. 7 **CCT Kimbilio** : The charity is overseen by a group of experienced Trustees who share a passion for the Congo, and work with street children. In simple terms, Kimbilio is a project supported by the Congo Children Trust. Kimbilio supports street children in Lubumbashi, Katanga in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They have been working alongside the Anglican Church of Congo since 2007. ## **Giving 2021** (paid quarterly) |**Charity**|**Total**| |---|---| |Azalea|£3000| |Children’s Society|£3000| |CCT & Kimbilio|£3500| |Orphans Know More|£4500| ## **Additional Support for Charities** : During 2021 we provided support and additional fund raising activities, for our Charity Partners and several other charities. Our Christian Aid appeal raised a whopping £5,213.75 including Gift Aid. The Children’s Society received a total of £902.68 from the donation box collection. Harvest Festival cash donations supported the Bishop’s Appeal and a reported £3,483 was raised and counting. Azalea received food collections during March and the Harvest Festival non-perishable food contributions, with the MacIntyre Home receiving the perishable food contributions. Continuing support: Watford & Three Rivers & St Albans & District Foodbank - Bi-monthly food donations ## **CPT Objectives for 2022** 1. To produce regular prayer requests and encourage the congregation to pray regularly for our partner charities. 2. To arrange guest speakers from the charity partners, once COVID restrictions allow. 3. To review the charity partnerships for June 2022. Karl Fenwick Clare Mackay David Perch ## **Safeguarding** The PCC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and vulnerable adults who attend church or church activities. We have in place – and regularly review – a policy for Safeguarding which is the Church of England Statement “Promoting a Safer Church”. Our Safeguarding Procedures are contained in the Church of England’s “Parish Safeguarding Handbook”. All relevant volunteers are DBSchecked and issued with appropriate guidance for their role. We are committed to training for all our volunteers. The PCC has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have due regard to House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults). ## **Risk & Statutory Policies** As required by law, the PCC has considered the major risks within its responsibility and the systems designed to minimise those risks; this has included annual Health and Safety Inspections with recommendations reported to the PCC. The PCC has in place statutory policies in the following areas:  DBS Checks; 8 - Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults; - Domestic Abuse; - Data Protection; - Equality and Inclusion; - Health and Safety. Where appropriate, these are in line with Diocesan guidance and all are reviewed regularly by the PCC. ## **Goods, Fabric and Ornaments** The annual inventory of Church goods, fabric and ornaments was completed during 2021 and all items found to be present and correctly accounted for. The Fabric Committee has taken further the programme of redecoration and repairs at St. Helen’s and St. Peter’s which has included work on the buildings, churchyard and car parks. The Quinquennial Inspection of St. Helen’s took place in April 2021 and a Building Survey of St. Peter’s was carried out in September 2021. Amongst larger projects window guards were fitted and a kneeler stone on the North Transept roof was repaired at St. Helen’s; at St. Peter’s a heating controller and timer were installed. The PCC records thanks to the Fabric Committee for many other alterations and improvements. At St. Helen’s these include repairing the brickwork around the shoe scraper, tree work, servicing and repairing the central heating boiler system, servicing, repairing or replacing light fittings, repairing small puncture holes in the North Aisle aluminium roof and nearby flashing, replacing an RCD board in the Vestry, cleaning font cover, repairing damage to the clock strike mechanism, servicing and inspecting roof alarm system and repairing leaking pipe serving the churchyard tap near the South Porch. At St. Peter’s they include repairing rainwater downpipe brackets and tree maintenance. Regular working parties have been conducted for general maintenance at both churches. ## **Buildings Working Group** Since October 2021 the Buildings Working Group has reconvened to consider the best way forward for the re-ordering of St. Helen’s Church. It has prepared a Statement of Needs, updated the Statement of Significance, prepared a project plan, researched appropriate architects and is currently seeking architects’ fee proposals for an options appraisal. ## **Stewardship & Renewal** The Treasurer and Stewardship Team have introduced the Parish Giving Scheme – as first announced at the APCM 2018. We are grateful for those many people who are committed to regular giving. The PCC is thankful to the Friends of St. Helen’s Church (Wheathampstead) (Registered Charity No 1048053) for its generous support over many years. New literature on legacy giving has been produced and is available to advise people about this particular method of supporting the church into the future. ## **St. Helen’s Fellowship** St. Helen’s Fellowship is a group run by Jill Bareham and Louise Edwards for retired people. We resumed meetings with great joy in September 2021, in the Mead Hall, with COVID safety precautions explained and in place. 9 Attendance has been very good. The programme has included the usual open service of Holy Communion on the first Thursday of the month, to which all are welcome. We aim to have one speaker each month and meetings with time dedicated to socialising with friends. To enhance these meetings the availability of board games has been welcomed by many of our members. A book share table has also been a popular addition. Our friendship link with MacIntyre Home at 1 Station Road has continued, with gifts given at Easter, Harvest and Christmas. Sadly, but of necessity, visits have been limited during the past year but we all enjoy our contact when possible. We give our thanks to Richard, Bishop John and Brian Gwinn who have led our services of Holy Communion, also to Gill Gwinn who organises transport for members who would otherwise not be able to attend, and to all our drivers. Finally our thanks go to Richard for the fabulous welcome back party for Fellowship held in the Rectory Garden in August 2021. Louise Edwards and Jill Bareham ## **Deanery Synod Report 2021** The Rector and three elected representatives serve on the Deanery Synod. The Deanery Synod arranged an Ascension Day Service and a Choral Evensong in October as well as three meetings with guest speakers to focus on a particular topic. In November the Synod resumed in-person meetings. The aim is for meetings to take place in different parishes of the Deanery and offer the chance to learn more about other churches and congregations. In 2021 the March meeting was addressed by Madeline and Archie Russell of the Beds and Herts Historic Churches Trust (“Saving the Past for the Future”) who reported on their Bike ‘n Hike fundraising event (which produced £112, 808 despite restrictions) and explained how we can apply for BHHCT grants for the care and repair of the fabric of a church building. The Trust offers a quick turn round of response in times of emergency and can even offer a loan in order to facilitate speed of action. In July Rev’d Will Gibbs made a presentation about “Living in Love and Faith” – a set of resources which aims to inspire people to think more deeply about what it means to be human and to live in love and faith with each another. It tackles the tough questions and the divisions among Christians about what it means to be holy in a society in which understandings and practices of gender, sexuality and marriage continue to change. In November Rachel Johnston (Diocesan Environment Officer) presented us with the issues of climate change and the ways in which humanity is harming our planet. We are undergoing a scientific, moral and spiritual crisis and it is part of our Christian witness to acknowledge our responsibility. We have a sacred duty to protect creation. The Church has the aim to achieve a net zero carbon footprint by the year 2030. Looking at our carbon footprint is one challenge; more difficult is the examination of church lifestyle – identifying all the ways in which a church can make changes for good. As well as practical responses, we need, as Christians, to be prepared to speak out for climate justice. 10 ## **The above report was approved by the Wheathampstead Parochial Church Council on the 21[st] March 2022.** Rev Richard Banham Chairman 11 IWHEATHAMPSTEAD PAROCFIAL CtrKIRCH C(AINC I3￿A(co￿￿ IsTATEMEMf OF FINAKIAL AcfMTIES. 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ConYNnbty Fund Clwity Partnws Congo Child￿n Tnst orphar￿ KTh)w More Ch"kJren's SocEty Az&ea 3,500 4.500 1.390 4.5 14.(KK) 14.0 1,390 1,435 StHelen's SctrK>oI HanEstAppeal Bed5 & Herts HislDiic CIKYctrEs Tnst Chrisb'an Aid Pa￿￿￿5 frDm Comrity FLn 2.550 2.550 3.686 2,273 213 4.128 2,280 4,553 2,5￿) TOTAL 9A17 Note: Gmry tD 5tHe￿n% SchJol st3xfirvJ 0￿er￿AKh 15 corfirk4r¥J 2022. 4 CHURCH MANAGEMEP￿ AM) ADM￿STRAT￿N Funds Funds Funds Ststiorery. post telep￿)re. ￿irt Staff 5abries Pertsion ContiibLthn Pa￿011 ad￿nIstra￿On costs MiscelKatEo¢ Offre EquIp￿ert deprec￿liOn Bar*clwJes aryl canl fees Datsbase Fee5 3.403 28.254 711 42 371 716 501 1 28.254 749 3961 220 Durirvj ￿ Year￿￿ PCC errployed ￿ aYe￿Je rrorty ThThberof3 strffr. a pa.r￿h aJrrln￿tthr. an o ard a CfMld￿n,S aNJ Farrilies. Mirister. all on a pattinE ba56.12020 also 31 totsl costs of saLiries ard Fer6h)rs a￿ as sh)*n aTrJ natw)nal f6l￿r￿e costs Y￿re I￿L￿red_ Noe lo e5 recei￿ £60 000 arisL 15 IWHEATHAMPSTEAD PAROCtrIAL CtrKIRCH couNfiL 2021 Accounts KyfES TO TTrE AccouNfs . Yew 31 Decats X121 5 RESOURCES LSED FOR TPa)RK OF CTriIiCH Furrfts FuNts Parish tD Diocese Fees DicKese Weddiro Dsbu5efferts FurEtal Dl5bu5err￿rts Pl￿￿5 aré otsr ￿e￿ri8 Mini5tsy experses Eleckncty & WaÈrlSt Heler Electricity & WaÈrlSt Pete￿) Gas Isr Helen's) MaintpnarKe 1st Helers Mainterpwe 1st Peter51 InsLtsrte (St Heler IrsLwarKe (StPete￿I Gro￿1￿ in Ser￿e In NL*rbe Gro￿1￿ in Faith Children, YoLth & SchxJLs Sewces c￿1[arKI rrxs CasLk41 orgarists fOr￿lIarc￿￿{h servKes Hospitalty TrainirvJ Coffee in thè Ctrorrel ewerses Charitsb￿ T￿1r￿j r6es Stpward5hp c0515 Hall HitE Flo*e Be115 Coffee ￿Cli[￿ depfeciabon Athio VisLal 5￿teM￿e rse I￿.075 3.941 2.050 101,951 3,502 360 1,246 329 302 2,?65 478 3332 4,740 1,970 3.860 3.941 299 437 437 2.191 539 3.110 14.261 1.511 3.473 3.110 31473 143 ioi io 2.025 1.258 1.674 1401 1235 573 47 2m5 1.444 2,808 3(X) 422 4756 826 137 137 485 85 929 282 965 55] 58 12.876 tion 12M76 22 Repair5 tD St He￿rtS StD WIr￿ow GL¢￿S Roof Alat 304 55,982 7,138 DuirKJ tr ar. Tra￿r$ oftre nWIst￿la1 le￿￿1 a&0 n*ntets oftre PCC paNJ £10.959 in arKJ fOr￿￿kir¥J eyrse5 I￿1￿1[￿j (0515 of a L3%wYvX)vErfor￿e attrE Rectr)ry.12020.. £10.950LZ_ 16 WHEATHAMPSTEAD PAROCfrIAL CfrKIRCH COUKIL 3)20 Accounts MyfES TO THE AccouNfs . Y￿end￿ 31 De£art)er 3)Xl 6 FIXEDASSETS T￿lI)le assets Av Equipnwtt wlnler eqUIpn￿ Cost At Istl anLAry 2021 Addii)r6 atcost D6KM)sal At31stDecentsr 2021 1.406 4.991 64.380 n777 4.991 64.380 69371 Deweciakn At Istl an￿ry 2021 Cha￿e forts year DisFK)sal At31stDecentsr 2021 749 998 24.221 26376 12,876 L3074 1,747 37,097 40.250 h*t book value At3IStDecen*￿ 2￿1 27 At 31stDecentsr 2020 4.242 WI 40.159 44401 Coffee Equlpr￿rt 6 fK>W ft￿1 depr2ciated a￿1 IEen rEnM)*d_.frDmfixed assets Central Boa￿ of F irki￿e I￿s￿Ert FLnY 7 AMouHfs RECENABLE tsx ￿c0￿[Bble VAT tpcovetBble on bLihJiThJ otiErarrK)uts ￿(e￿able 5,543 1.300 I,ooi 7,943 3,011 758 TOTAL 8 AMOLwfs PAYABLE Accned expe￿eS io 17 ll9 FiN)S lJ•b 1.595 232 1.827 Conwty FLThJ FbwEffLn TeaTirYE Ctruth BÈlIF￿ F￿ OLEe*TntstFLnY crority Pth￿rIp Fw St Felk)Y6lip FLnJ Ispecrft colknborsj 1.920 3.173 230 421 4.Cfj3 1.427 14.1281 12.6851 3.156 1.135 574 1.411 10.213 2.247 3.720 419 647 I,(M5 6.712 2.270 3.718 1.632 192 5.289 737 13391 15.2891 24702 FabTiC FL I(KOfrÈ RÈsÈrKe C¥rol ReseNe De*k)pn*rtFwR1 Rwf FLThJ 1.970 30 45 2.881 16 4912 (20.￿11 27.628 50.103 75,165 11.726 YJ.073 75.120 8.845 Ge￿ra1 104.044 1 177.678 I192.1￿>1)I 11.050 7B.671 TOTPL FIAI Ferw4(kw¥JBraceylxWts.tstt4e5*r¥tof¥*Khi5￿WrfylntscBF INe5trTVtFLDI51 a551styrreb)ttv5eintEed nFArtyinttP￿3rthQ￿w?￿#￿ DorÈb0r6set￿e* tytrePCC Th*fu* is**nbwYthb)trÉFatttdstHdÈn¥chxdL TrÈpcc *￿%￿dE￿oI￿)I￿￿tr*G*￿*FLttyIn2o2D. AstreDIttese￿r￿rttd%. trE pcc r￿￿¢agaIr￿gLthkn&)￿11xSCIifrcmre ¢kcidedtr re(knetrE rtrKTr*Aeserietya barE￿￿É2S(th￿ttG￿É￿lF￿ Jear Trtrsferoffin*tr•Are 18 **Trustees of Wheathampstead Church School Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statements** 19 ## **for the year ended 31 December 2021** The Rector and Churchwardens are trustees of a fund, the beneficiary of which is St Helen’s School, Wheathampstead, and manage a fund invested with the Church of England Central Board of Finance (CBF) through CCLA. The income from the investment is used to contribute towards the Governors’ liability for the external repairs to the School. During this year, the total income was £253. According to the mid-market prices as per the statements provided by CCLA Investment Management Ltd at 31[st] December 2021, the total value of the two funds at that date was £9772. Together with cash held in the bank of £2,081 the total assets of the Trust stand at £11,853. Rev Richard Banham and Mrs Helen Caldwell Trustees 6 April 2022 **Fund Account** for the year ended 31 December ||2021|2020| |---|---|---| ||£|£| |Dividends received:-||| |Fixed Interest Securities Fund|51|64| |Income Investment Fund|202|195| ||253|259| |||| |Changes in market value of
investments:-||| |Fixed Interest Securities Fund|(125)|61| |Income Investment Fund|1,00
8|434| ||8
83|495| |||| |Net movement in fund during the
year|1,13
6|754| |||| |**Statement of Assets and Liabilities**as at 31
December|**Statement of Assets and Liabilities**as at 31
December|| |---|---|---| ||2021|2020| ||£|£| |Investments at cost 1999|5,86
2|5,86
2| |||| |Investments at valuations:-||| |Fixed Interest Securities Fund|1,82
9|1,95
4| |Income Investment Fund|7,94
3|6,93
5| ||9,77
2|8,88
9| |Cash at Bank|2,08
1|1,82
8| ||11,8
53|10,7
17| ## **Independent Examiner’s Report** I confirm that the above financial statements accord with the bank and investment records of the 20 Trust Peter Slater BA(Hons) ACA 6 April 2022 Harpenden 21