Wheathampstead Parochial Church Council
Annual Report & Accounts
for the year ended 31[st] December 2022
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Rector’s Introduction
I want to begin by thanking everyone involved in the life of our church for their hard work, generosity and commitment through the past few years – and especially during 2022.
It’s hard to describe 2022 in a few words. The worst of the pandemic was behind us, but it cast a shadow over everything we did. We emerged from the rigours of 2020 and 2021 bruised and battered and it felt like the year of 2022 was a period of recovery. Time to allow healing and regain our strength. To switch metaphors, it was also a time of preparation – like a gardener preparing the ground ready to sow the seed. Lots of hard work, digging, raking and clearing debris. But no growth. Throughout this year the different teams in church worked hard, including recruiting and training new members, we began to bed a post-pandemic reduced pattern of services and refreshed our vision. Yet at times it was hard not to be discouraged by numbers attending services and events we had worked so hard to put on.
I am delighted to say, that as I write in April 2023 the encouraging shoots of growth and recovery are appearing in lots of different areas of church life. Coffee in the Chancel has never been used by so many different groups from outside the church – and of course our own members. Included within this is the growing success of the Following the Message group Monday 11:15am. Our carer and toddler group, The Ark (Wednesday 9:30-11:00) is literally crawling with new life. And our Open the Book teams are back in both primary schools regularly delivering engaging, bible based assemblies. At the other end of the age spectrum, our Fellowship group (Thursday 2:45 in the Mead Hall) has had new life breathed into it with a new format. Perhaps most encouraging of all, our Sunday attendance numbers continue to recover. All of this is made possible by your hard work and generosity.
Our renewed vision – which I mentioned in the introduction to the last annual report, has begun to bear fruit. There are three strands to it, seeking to be A Church for all Generations , develop our buildings to be Vibrant hub at the Heart of our Community and Helping people to Encounter God’s Love. If you come to our 10am Parish Communion you will see the increased numbers of families spilling out of the Play and Pray area and in the afternoon our Kid’s Worship service is thriving again, at the APCM we will present the progress of the Buildings Working Group towards reordering St Helen’s, and we’ve recently completed an Alpha course – the first for many years.
If 2022 was a year preparing the ground, we are now in a season of ‘seed scattering’. In the biblical parable Jesus tells how God scatters seed with a reckless and carefree generosity and people respond differently to the Kingdom of God. (see Matthew 13:3-9, Mark 4:3-9, and Luke 8:4-8). For us, it is hard to predict which initiatives will be fruitful and produce the growth we long to see. But God calls us to continue our part in growing His Kingdom – faithfully serving in the church, we scatter the seed of new and well-established events and activities. We tend the new shoots of growth by welcoming and involving people in our communities. And we show the love of God in the way we love and serve those outside the church family.
I encourage you to read more about the life of our church in this Annual Report and Accounts. Lots of it is encouraging and points towards a hopeful, faith-filled future for our community, other parts of it make clear the challenges we have ahead – not least financially. But to paraphrase from a different garden metaphor in the bible – in Genesis One, “God saw all that he had made and it was very good” (v31). As we look back on 2022, I believe God is smiling at us, with warmth and love. After all, we know that He is the source of all life and growth.
Thank you to one and all who have contributed in so many different ways. I hope you too can sense the love and approval of God as reward for our hard work.
Thank you and God bless you, with love and prayers –
Richard
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The Parish Vision: Bringing our strategic planning to life
The Parish’s Vision and strategic plan is a framework for how we wish to see the parish developing over the next five years. Our Mission statement and Vision are reviewed each five years and were reset in their current form at the beginning of 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 summarised in the three circles at left.
The Parish’s strategic priorities for development , pick up the themes of the Vision:
LIVING GOD’S LOVE IN OUR COMMUNITY
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Make St Helen’s and St Peter’s a vibrant hub at the heart of the community with buildings fit for God’s mission in 21[st] century Wheathampstead
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Be a church for all generations
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Provide opportunities for people to encounter God’s love
Across all of these is a wish also to lighten the parish’s environmental footprint.
PCC meetings typically begin with a working session on the Vision, usually in three groups corresponding to each of the three strategic priorities. These sessions review progress towards the Vision’s goals and plan the next steps.
The first year of the new Vision has seen good progress in all three priority areas.
In November 2022 an architect’s report set out options for re-ordering and enhancement of the St Helen’s building to meet a statement of needs agreed by the PCC to support the parish’s mission. During 2022 the parish received the Eco Church Bronze Award.
The annual parish picnic in September 2022 brought all generations together setting a pattern for future parish events. Following the disruption caused by COVID and the decline of our traditional choir, our congregations were surveyed about worship styles and patterns of services in the summer and the results are being acted upon. Preparations were made to run an Alpha Course starting in January 2023 and to prepare several young people to receive Communion.
In response to cost of living challenges St Helen’s church hosted and stocked a Community Larder open to village residents during the summer holidays. The parish distributed 20 “Christmas Lunch on Jesus” hampers providing the ingredients for a complete Christmas dinner to local families. Initial surveys were undertaken to identify the wildlife in St Helen’s churchyard, while a portion of St Peter’s churchyard became a no-mow area.
The PCC wishes to build upon this progress during 2023.
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.
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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 2022
Our Annual Report and Accounts look back at a calendar year: this Annual Report and Accounts 2022 looks back at the calendar year 2022.
During its year of office, the PCC has met on ten occasions – all these meetings have been in person rather than by Zoom. The PCC had been heavily involved in the Away Day in November 2021 which centred on our new Parish Vision. Subsequently the pattern of PCC meetings was changed so that each meeting begins with a group and/or plenary session taking the Vision forward. Our meetings continue to include 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, subcommittees 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 2022 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, Gustard Wood and beyond and in particular to thank those individuals and groups who have contributed so readily to our worship and pastoral care as we have emerged into a world changed by Covid-19.
Our grateful thanks go to all who have contributed to the governance and decision-making of the church through their service on the PCC. Madeleine Bigmore and David Pangbourne will retire by rotation and be eligible for re-election to the PCC. Ales Vrbas was co-opted in May 2022 and is now eligible for election. Vacancies will exist for lay members to be elected either as Churchwardens at the Meeting of Parishioners or to the PCC at the APCM. Our 3 Deanery Synod Members retire by rotation and are eligible for reelection.
List of PCC Members
The following members served on the PCC following the APCM in April 2021.
| Name | Capacity | Serving from | Serving to |
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| Revd Richard Banham | Rector & PCC Chair | April 2010 | While in office * |
| Mrs Helen Caldwell | Churchwarden | Elected April 2022 | APCM 2023 * |
| Mr Keith Andrews | Elected Lay Member DeputyWarden from Oct21 |
Elected May 2022 | APCM 2024 * |
| Mr Simon Best | Elected Lay Member LayVice Chair |
Elected April 2021 | APCM 2024 * |
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| Mrs Madeleine Bigmore | Elected Lay Member Hon. Treasurer |
Elected October 2020 | APCM 2023 * |
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| Mr Bob Carter | Elected LayMember | Elected May2022 | APCM 2024 * |
| Mrs Liz Carter | Elected LayMember | Elected May2022 | APCM 2025 * |
| Mrs Barbara Doye | Elected LayMember | Elected May2022 | APCM 2025 * |
| Mr Brian Golesworthy | DeanerySynod Member | Elected October 2020 | APCM 2023 * |
| Mr David Hartley | Elected Lay Member DeputyWarden from Oct21 |
Elected May 2022 | APCM 2025 * |
| Mr David Pangbourne | Elected LayMember | Elected October 2020 | APCM 2023 * |
| Mrs Margaret Pearce | Elected LayMember | Elected May2022 | APCM 2024 * |
| Mrs Linda Thomas | DeanerySynod Member | Elected October 2020 | APCM 2023 * |
| Mr Martin Thomas | Elected LayMember | Elected May2022 | APCM 2025 * |
| Mr Ales Vrbas | Co-opted LayMember | Co-opted May2022 | APCM 2023 * |
| Mr Stephen Wilson | Deanery Synod Member Hon. Secretary |
Elected October 2020 | APCM 2023 * |
Member serving on 31[st] December 2022 (end of Report and Accounts year).
Following the election of 7 lay members at the APCM 2022, lots were drawn in line with Church Representation Rules so that 3 of these members would serve for only 2 terms while the remaining 4 serve the usual 3 terms. Thus the number of elected PCC members retiring each year becomes more balanced.
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.
| Minister | Role | Minister | Role | |
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| Rev Richard Banham | Rector | Claire Banham | Reader | |
| Rt Rev John Gladwin | Retired Bishop | Carol Hopper | Reader | |
| Rev Brian Gwinn | Retired Minister | Pippa Legg | Reader | |
| Rev Tom Purchas | Retired Minister | John Grace | Retired Reader | |
| Linda Thomas | Children & Families Minister Reader in Training |
Roger Payne | Retired Reader | |
| Barbara Doye | Reader in Training |
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, Helen Caldwell as DBS Officer and PCC Safeguarding Officer, Judith Lambert as Electoral Roll Officer and Michael Hollick as Health & Safety Officer . David Pangbourne is serving as Interim Data Protection 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, Keith Andrews, David Hartley, Simon Best, Madeleine Bigmore and Stephen Wilson.
The overall co-ordination of our Vision 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.
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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.
In 2022 the activities in the church began to resume after two years of the pandemic. The numbers at our services increased and consequently income from collections went up. Also, our income from the Parish Giving Scheme continues to rise each year due to the many people who link their contribution to inflation. This regular support is much appreciated.
The Unrestricted Funds initially show a balance for the year of £251. 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 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, and this has been achieved this year
In addition to these normal running cost there were expenses from our designated funds on fabric contributing to an overall deficit of £14,724 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 £68,572 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.
The energy costs for our two churches are expected to rise by about £12,000 a year due to the national increases, most of this will be in 2023. In December we launched an appeal for donations and over £5,000 was received within a month. A grant from the Diocese of £2,589 boosted this fund. We are very grateful to the generosity of all donors for these extra contributions.
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 annual accounts as designated funds and currently stand at £50,653 for loss of income and £75,990 for capital expenditure.
Charity Partnerships
We are delighted that we were able to maintain our committed financial support throughout this last year – the 5th year when our focus has been on Orphans and Vulnerable Children.
Overview of Charity Partnerships Local
Azalea Luton reaches out to those suffering the injustice of sex trafficking, 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 is committed to fighting child poverty and neglect and helping all children to have a better chance in life. From their early history in the vision and actions of a young Sunday School teacher at
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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 (OKM) is one of the ministries of Youth with a Mission England and Wales (YWAM) which has a base in Harpenden. OKM believe that the best way to tackle the international orphan crisis is to care for children in loving families. They operate in Uganda.
CCT Kimbilio 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 2022(paid quarterly) | |
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| Charity | Annual Total |
| Azalea | £3000 |
| Children’s Society | £3000 |
| CCT & Kimbilio | £3500 |
| Orphans Know More | £4500 |
Additional Support for Charities :
During 2022 we provided support and additional fund raising activities for our Charity Partners and several other charities. Our Christian Aid appeal raised £3,519. The Children’s Society received a total of £814-30 from the donation box collection. Our congregation donated £2,158 to the Bishop’s Harvest Appeal for Mozambique. Kimbilio received sizeable extra donations to their successful special appeal to purchase land for a multi-purpose Centre for street children, some going directly to them with some hundreds of pounds also going to them via our church accounts. Azalea and the MacIntyre Home received food collections. A number of activities organised through or in our church raised funds for Ukraine totalling £2,241: for example a Bring & Buy Sale in March raised more than £700 and we enjoyed a fundraising concert for Ukraine in May which featured children offering spine-tingling performances. The summer-holiday project “The Community Larder” attracted financial donations of £2,681 as well as food contributions.
It has been decided that we should continue our focus on Orphans and Vulnerable Children. We offer deep thanks to the retiring CPT members: Karl, Clare, David. The new Charity Partnership Team will be looking for a new international charity partner. OKM is a large charity whose good work we have been pleased to support for 5 years but this link has not grown into the full partnership we envisage. We welcome the new Team who will be setting aims for 2023 and working with and for the congregation and our partners.
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 having role descriptions and training for all our volunteers. We are also working so all activities and events have risk assessments. 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).
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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:
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DBS Checks;
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Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults;
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Domestic Abuse;
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Data Protection;
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Equality and Inclusion;
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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 the year and all essential items found to be present and correctly accounted for (and the absence of a few minor items duly noted). 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 PCC records thanks to the Fabric Committee for many other alterations and improvements. At St. Helen’s these include re-siting the organ console; refitting several slipped slates and clearing gutters; installing a new porch timer to control outside lighting; replacing PIR light outside vestry door. At St. Peter’s these include replacing heating controller and timer; clearing outside gutter swan-necks and repairing brackets. Regular inspection checks were performed (and identified issues addressed) including fixed electrical installations, fire safety check, lightning conductor protection, central heating service, clock and roof alarm.
Regular working parties have been conducted for general maintenance at both churches; treefall after storm damage addressed; special action taken to save the Garden of Remembrance box hedge. The Committee is investigating proposals into solar heating, water meters and other low carbon initiatives.
Buildings Working Group
Having confirmed the Statement of Needs in early 2022, architect’s fees proposals were sought, and Acanthus Clews Architects were appointed to conduct a feasibility study to meet those needs. Following consultation with the Buildings Working Group, the feasibility study was issued in November, costed and presented to the PCC. It has also been issued to the DAC for consultation and a meeting is planned for March 2023. Throughout this process, we are seeking to look at practical ways we can address our needs to render the St. Helen’s building a truly vibrant hub. In addition we are looking to find a balance between DAC and statutory third party consents, the practicalities of maintaining an operational church, project phasing and affordability/funding. It is our hope that a presentation will be made at the APCM in April so that our congregation can be informed and consulted.
St. Helen’s Fellowship
St.Helen’s Fellowship continues to meet each Thursday (of school term time) in the Mead Hall at 2:45 – 4:15 pm. Subs is just £1-50 with 0-50p extra if requiring transport. We always begin a session with prayers and end with refreshments and a chat. In between we try to have a variety of items to interest, entertain and even keep our brains and bodies alert!
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We have 37 members on our register although, sadly, some are no longer able to attend due to becoming housebound or going into a Home. They are not forgotten but are included in our prayers and we keep in touch with them. As I write this report we are grieving the loss of three members: Hermi Margot and Janet Moody – and also Jill Hazelwood who was a leader of Fellowship for many years. Again, they may be gone but most certainly won’t be forgotten. We are also gaining members which is encouraging and welcomed. The first Thursday of the month is still our Holy Communion Service and we are grateful to the ministry team who come to lead us in this.
Having introduced a regular Social afternoon of table games and chat, we have seen a further enhanced interaction between members – getting to know each other more. Other sessions have included:
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“Happy Birthday, Your Majesty”
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Bug bingo
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“The unique war memorials of St. Albans parish”
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“The pubs of Wheathampstead”
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Beetle Drives
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Summer Party
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“Celebrating the reign of Queen Elizabeth”
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Harvest celebrations
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“The Home Front”
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“Israel Reflections”
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“Chair exercises with Sarah” – an absolutely hilarious session with songs to which we could sing along, led by a bubbly lady whose presence was a joy. Such laughter, which is a tonic in itself! She visited us twice and is coming again.
Having been cancelled for 2 years because of Covid, our 2022 Advent celebration in St. Helen’s church was regretfully but wisely cancelled due to the treacherous snow and icy conditions. A great shame. We continue our connection with the MacIntyre Home at 1, Station Road as part of outreach from St. Helen’s church – remembering them especially at Easter, Harvest and Christmas with gifts. I am grateful to Stephen for keeping us updated with news from there. Along the way I represented Fellowship when a group of us from church went carol singing there.
Louise and I thoroughly enjoy leading Fellowship and we are very grateful to everyone who supports us, especially in a practical way – transport being a fundamental need. We thank Gill Gwinn for organising this and the drivers who give their time. Also, Sally Jones who is queen of the kitchen, serving up and washing up with help from members. Thanks to Mel for printing out items and general support. If I have overlooked anyone, I apologise!
Fellowship is open to everyone, men and women, and the invitation is there to join us regularly or just occasionally.
PS We could do with some more men to come along! And give a male perspective on life!
Jill Bareham and Louise Edwards
Deanery Synod Report
The Rector and three elected representatives serve on the Deanery Synod. Having already served a full term as Chairman, Richard Banham resumed the role on a temporary basis and has now been succeeded by Canon Dennis Stamps of St. Nicholas Church Harpenden. This church was the venue for the Deanery Ascension Day service and also for the October Choral Evensong. In addition the Deanery Synod arranged
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three meetings with guest speakers to focus on a particular topic. 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 2022 the March meeting was an opportunity to meet David White – the St. Albans Diocesan Secretary. David has spent many years in leadership roles in the voluntary and charitable sectors (with experience in both Christian and non-Christian organisations). He did not have a church background growing up and has never worshipped in a parish where he lives but rather seeking out one that suited his preferred style of worship. He has been much involved in youth work – and now he and his wife have three very young children.
David finds the title “Diocesan Secretary” unhelpful. He sees the Diocesan Offices as the St. Albans Parish Support Centre with him as leader of a large team of “supporters”. The role is strategic and operational while at times concentrating on tiny details. He has to work within a business setting – dealing with all the commercial aspects of the diocese – but also more excitingly within a mission setting concerned with the business of growing faith and growing the Church. Altogether his team has 57 (full and part-time) employees – the smallest staff team for a diocese of this size. They are involved in areas covering Finance, Communications, Estates, Pastoral/Advisory, Governance, Schools, Safeguarding, Mission and Ministry.
In July Rev’d Jo Burke talked of her role as Chair of the Racial Justice Action Group. The RJAG welcomes feedback from churches about issues relating to race in our churches. There are many positive ways in which we could all improve our welcome and inclusion of those of a different race but with the same love for Jesus Christ. The Group want to carry out a listening exercise to inform understanding of what racial issues there might be or be perceived to be.
In November Dennis Stamps and Jim May led a session exploring working together as a Deanery posing the question: What could we do better together? We would need to do things that did not add a burden but did pool resources. There would be real challenges in this but with longer-term planning we might be able to try some things. Areas covered in the discussion included: youth provision, communion/confirmation preparation, safeguarding training, pulpit swaps, Advent/Lent quiet days (possibly with children’s activities also provided).
At their APCMs those on the Electoral Role of each parish will have the chance to elect Deanery Synod members to serve 2023-26.
The above report was approved by the Wheathampstead Parochial Church Council on the 14[th] March 2023.
Rev Richard Banham Chairman
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| **STATEMENTOF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - For ** | the year ended 31 December 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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| Unrestricted | Designated | Endowment | TOTAL | FUNDS 2021 £ |
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| Funds | Funds | Funds | 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||||||||||
| INCOME & ENDOWMENTS | ||||||||||||||||
| Incoming resources from donors | ||||||||||||||||
| Planned Givingvia Parish GivingScheme | 105,071 | - | - | 105,071 | 99,796 14,502 26,806 3,831 157 1,026 4,425 1,702 19,453 |
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| Other Plannedgiving | 14,671 | - | - | 14,671 | ||||||||||||
| Tax recoverable onplannedgiving | 27,800 | - | - | 27,800 | ||||||||||||
| Collections: St Helen's | 6,420 | - | - | 6,420 | ||||||||||||
| Collections: St Peter's | 649 | - | - | 649 | ||||||||||||
| Tax recoverable on Small Donations Scheme | 2,057 | - | - | 2,057 | ||||||||||||
| Collections for Specific Purposes | - | - | 4,616 | 4,616 | ||||||||||||
| Collections for the CommunityFund | - | - | 3,186 | 3,186 | ||||||||||||
| Legacies,donations etc | 2 | 6,448 | 6,590 | 3,833 | 16,871 | |||||||||||
| 163,116 | 6,590 | 11,635 | 181,341 | 171,698 | ||||||||||||
| Income from investment | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest and Dividends | 860 | 2,123 | 229 | 3,212 | 191 | |||||||||||
| Income from charitable trading/fees | ||||||||||||||||
| Coffee in the Chancel | 4,021 | - | - | 4,021 | 1,714 16,710 |
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| Fees for weddings and funerals | 14,911 | - | - | 14,911 | ||||||||||||
| 18,932 | 18,932 | 18,424 | ||||||||||||||
| Other incoming resources | ||||||||||||||||
| Coffee after services | 554 | - | - | 554 | 33 645 3,275 - 2,790 420 2,000 113 |
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| Rental income | 1,587 | - | - | 1,587 | ||||||||||||
| VAT recovered on buildingworks | 1,053 | - | 1,053 | |||||||||||||
| Grants | 200 | 2,558 | - | 2,758 | ||||||||||||
| Flowers | - | - | 663 | 663 | ||||||||||||
| Bells | - | - | 120 | 120 | ||||||||||||
| Admin support for Rural Dean | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Other income | 133 | - | - | 133 | ||||||||||||
| 3,527 | 2,558 | 783 | 6,868 | 9,276 | ||||||||||||
| TOTAL INCOME | 186,435 | 11,271 | 12,647 | 210,353 | 199,589 | |||||||||||
| EXPENDITURE | ||||||||||||||||
| Giving | 3 | 16,715 | - | 10,672 | 27,387 | 26,007 | ||||||||||
| Church Management & Administration | 4 | 34,863 | - | 216 | 35,079 | 34,486 | ||||||||||
| For the work of the Church | 5 | 134,606 | 21,976 | 6,029 | 162,611 | 168,066 | ||||||||||
| TOTAL EXPENDITURE | 186,184 | 21,976 | 16,917 | 225,077 | 228,559 | |||||||||||
| NET INCOME/EXPENDITURE | 251 | (10,705) | (4,270) | (14,724) | (28,970) | |||||||||||
| Transfers between funds | (10,350) | 10,000 | 350 | - | - | |||||||||||
| NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS | (10,099) | (705) | (3,920) | (14,724) | (28,970) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD | 9 | 78,671 | 194,728 | 24,702 | 298,101 | 327,071 | ||||||||||
| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 9 | 68,572 | 194,023 | 20,782 | 283,377 | 298,101 |
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| 2022 Accounts | |||||||||||
| BALANCE SHEET - As at 31 December 2022 | |||||||||||
| Note | 2022 | 2021 £ |
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| £ | |||||||||||
| FIXED ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Tangible fixed assets | 6 | 16,653 | 30,527 1,827 |
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| Investments | 6 | 1,611 | |||||||||
| 18,264 | 32,354 | ||||||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Amounts receivable and prepayments | 7 | 5,792 | 7,844 268,419 |
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| Cash at bank and on short term deposit | 266,369 | ||||||||||
| 272,161 | 276,263 | ||||||||||
| AMOUNTS PAYABLE WITHIN ONE YEAR | 8 | 7,048 | 10,516 | ||||||||
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 265,113 | 265,747 | |||||||||
| NET ASSETS | 283,377 | 298,101 | |||||||||
| FUNDS | |||||||||||
| Endowment | 9 | 1,611 | 1,827 22,875 |
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| Restricted | 9 | 19,171 | |||||||||
| 20,782 | 24,702 194,728 78,671 |
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| Designated | 9 | 194,023 | |||||||||
| Unrestricted | 9 | 68,572 | |||||||||
| 283,377 | 298,101 | ||||||||||
| These financial statements were approved by the Parochial Church Council on 14th March 2023 | |||||||||||
| Signed on behalf of the PCC | |||||||||||
| The Rvd Richard Banham | Madeleine Bigmore | ||||||||||
| Chairman | Treasurer |
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| NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS - Year ended 31 December 2022 | |||||||||||
| 1 | ACCOUNTING POLICIES | ||||||||||
| The PCC is apublic benefit entitywithin the meaningof FRS102. The financial statements have beenprepared under | |||||||||||
| the Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with the Church AccountingRegulations 2006governingthe individual accounts | |||||||||||
| of PCCs,and with the Regulations' "true and fair view"provisions,together with FRS102(2016)as the applicable | |||||||||||
| accountingstandards and the 2016 version of the Statement of Recommended Practice,Accountingand Reportingby | |||||||||||
| Charities(SORP(FRS102)). | |||||||||||
| The historical cost convention is adopted except for investments,which are shown at market value at the balance sheet date. | |||||||||||
| The statements areprepared on the accruals basis. | |||||||||||
| Funds | |||||||||||
| Unrestricted funds are those available for thegeneralpurposes of the PCC. Thepurpose of restricted funds is noted in | |||||||||||
| the statements. Interest,other income and tax recoverable related to amounts allocated toparticular funds is credited t | o | ||||||||||
| those funds. | |||||||||||
| The statements include transactions for which the PCC is responsible but not those of informalgroups of members or | of | ||||||||||
| separatelyconstituted bodies from which the PCC maybenefit. | |||||||||||
| Income and use of resources | |||||||||||
| Collections,covenants,donations and similar income are recognised on receipt. | |||||||||||
| Income tax recoverable on covenants and donations is recognised when the income is recognised. | |||||||||||
| Income from fund raisingevents,coffee in the chancel etc,is shown in full and the related expenses are included | |||||||||||
| within resources used. | |||||||||||
| Grants and legacies are recognised in theperiod when theybecome due. | |||||||||||
| Expenditure is accounted for when incurred. | |||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| In so far as consecrated and beneficepropertyof anykind is excluded from the statutorydefinition of "charity" by | |||||||||||
| Section 10(2) (a)and(c)of the Charities Act 2011,such assets are not capitalised in the financial statements. | |||||||||||
| Depreciation isprovided on equipment used bythe PCC over the useful life of the asset. Items of equipment costing | |||||||||||
| less than £1,000 are written off when the expenditure is incurred. | |||||||||||
| Short term deposits include cash held in a Church of England Central Board of Finance account and at the bank. | |||||||||||
| 2 | LEGACIES, DONATIONS, NAVE BOXES, | ETC. | |||||||||
| Restricted & | |||||||||||
| Unrestricted | Designated | Endowment | TOTAL | FUNDS 2021 £ |
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| Funds | Funds | Funds | 2022 | ||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||||||
| Donations,nave boxes etc. | 4,385 | - | - | 4,385 | 6,667 200 275 2,500 360 230 191 1,145 3,323 - 300 - 371 15 252 3,624 |
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| Donations in lieu of collections | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| Donations for Online Services Equipment | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| Legacies | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| Donations for Flower Fund | - | - | 480 | 480 | |||||||
| Donations for Tea Time Church Fund | - | - | 80 | 80 | |||||||
| Donations for FellowshipFund | - | - | 459 | 459 | |||||||
| Donations for OuseleyTrust Fund | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| Donations for Music Fund | - | - | 1,202 | 1,202 | |||||||
| Donations for Fabric Fund | - | 125 | - | 125 | |||||||
| Donations for Development Fund | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| Donations for EnergyFund | - | 5,280 | - | 5,280 | |||||||
| Donations from Outdoor Events | 560 | - | - | 560 | |||||||
| Donations from The Ark | 437 | - | - | 437 | |||||||
| Miscellaneous income | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| Income tax recoverable on donations | 1,066 | 1,185 | 1,612 | 3,863 | |||||||
| 6,448 | 6,590 | 3,833 | 16,871 | 19,453 |
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| NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS - Year ended 31 December 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| **3 ** | GIVING | ||||||||||||||
| From Parish income | Special collections, Community Fund |
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| 2022 | 2021 £ |
2022 | 2021 £ |
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| £ | £ | ||||||||||||||
| Charity Partners | |||||||||||||||
Congo Children Trust |
3,500 | 3,500 4,500 3,000 3,000 |
313 | 1,390 - - - |
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| Orphans Know More | 4,500 | - | |||||||||||||
| The Children's Society | 3,000 | 161 | |||||||||||||
| Azalea | 3,000 | - | |||||||||||||
| 14,000 | 14,000 | 474 | 1,390 | ||||||||||||
| Other charities | |||||||||||||||
| St Helen's School | 2,550 | 2,550 | - | - | |||||||||||
| Harvest Appeal | - | - | 2,158 | 3,686 | |||||||||||
| Beds & Herts Historic Churches Trust | 40 | 40 - - - - - - |
- | - 213 - - - 4,128 - |
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| Christian Aid | - | 446 | |||||||||||||
| Ukraine Support | - | 2,241 | |||||||||||||
| Wheathampstead Churches Together | - | 21 | |||||||||||||
| A Roche UK | 125 | - | |||||||||||||
| Payments from CommunityFund | - | 5,182 | |||||||||||||
| Payments from Funeral Collections | - | 150 | |||||||||||||
| 2,715 | 2,590 | 10,198 | 8,027 | ||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 16,715 | 16,590 | 10,672 | 9,417 | |||||||||||
| Note: Givingto St Helen's School is bystandingorder which is continuinginto 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| **4 ** | CHURCH MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION | ||||||||||||||
| Restricted & | |||||||||||||||
| Unrestricted | Designated | Endowment | TOTAL | FUNDS 2021 £ |
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| Funds | Funds | Funds | 2022 | ||||||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||||||||||
| Stationery, post,telephone, print | 2,951 | - | - | 2,951 | 3,403 28,254 711 504 - 998 396 220 |
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| Staff salaries | 28,729 | - | - | 28,729 | |||||||||||
| Pension contribution | 718 | - | - | 718 | |||||||||||
| Payroll administration costs | 516 | - | - | 516 | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous | - | - | 216 | 216 | |||||||||||
| Office Equipment depreciation | 998 | - | - | 998 | |||||||||||
| Bank charges and card fees | 548 | - | - | 548 | |||||||||||
| Database Fees | 403 | - | - | 403 | |||||||||||
| 34,863 | - | 216 | 35,079 | 34,486 | |||||||||||
| Note | |||||||||||||||
| Duringtheyear the PCC employed an average monthlynumber of 3 staff(2021: 3 staff): aparish administrator, | |||||||||||||||
| an organist,and a Children's and Families' Minister,all on apart time basis. | |||||||||||||||
| The total costs of salaries and pensions are as shown above and no national insurance costs were incurred. | |||||||||||||||
| No employees received more than £60,000. |
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| 2022 Accounts | |||||||||||||||
| NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS - Year ended 31 December 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| **3 ** | GIVING | ||||||||||||||
| From Parish income | Special collections, Community Fund |
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| 2022 | 2021 £ |
2022 | 2021 £ |
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| £ | £ | ||||||||||||||
| Charity Partners | |||||||||||||||
Congo Children Trust |
3,500 | 3,500 4,500 3,000 3,000 |
313 | 1,390 - - - |
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| Orphans Know More | 4,500 | - | |||||||||||||
| The Children's Society | 3,000 | 161 | |||||||||||||
| Azalea | 3,000 | - | |||||||||||||
| 14,000 | 14,000 | 474 | 1,390 | ||||||||||||
| Other charities | |||||||||||||||
| St Helen's School | 2,550 | 2,550 | - | - | |||||||||||
| Harvest Appeal | - | - | 2,158 | 3,686 | |||||||||||
| Beds & Herts Historic Churches Trust | 40 | 40 - - - - - - |
- | - 213 - - - 4,128 - |
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| Christian Aid | - | 446 | |||||||||||||
| Ukraine Support | - | 2,241 | |||||||||||||
| Wheathampstead Churches Together | - | 21 | |||||||||||||
| A Roche UK | 125 | - | |||||||||||||
| Payments from CommunityFund | - | 5,182 | |||||||||||||
| Payments from Funeral Collections | - | 150 | |||||||||||||
| 2,715 | 2,590 | 10,198 | 8,027 | ||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 16,715 | 16,590 | 10,672 | 9,417 | |||||||||||
| Note: Givingto St Helen's School is bystandingorder which is continuinginto 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| **4 ** | CHURCH MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION | ||||||||||||||
| Restricted & | |||||||||||||||
| Unrestricted | Designated | Endowment | TOTAL | FUNDS 2021 £ |
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| Funds | Funds | Funds | 2022 | ||||||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||||||||||
| Stationery, post,telephone, print | 2,951 | - | - | 2,951 | 3,403 28,254 711 504 - 998 396 220 |
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| Staff salaries | 28,729 | - | - | 28,729 | |||||||||||
| Pension contribution | 718 | - | - | 718 | |||||||||||
| Payroll administration costs | 516 | - | - | 516 | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous | - | - | 216 | 216 | |||||||||||
| Office Equipment depreciation | 998 | - | - | 998 | |||||||||||
| Bank charges and card fees | 548 | - | - | 548 | |||||||||||
| Database Fees | 403 | - | - | 403 | |||||||||||
| 34,863 | - | 216 | 35,079 | 34,486 | |||||||||||
| Note | |||||||||||||||
| Duringtheyear the PCC employed an average monthlynumber of 3 staff(2021: 3 staff): aparish administrator, | |||||||||||||||
| an organist,and a Children's and Families' Minister,all on apart time basis. | |||||||||||||||
| The total costs of salaries and pensions are as shown above and no national insurance costs were incurred. | |||||||||||||||
| No employees received more than £60,000. |
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| NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS - Year ended 31 December 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | RESOURCES USED FOR THE WORK OF THE CHURCH | ||||||||||||||
| Restricted & | |||||||||||||||
| Unrestricted | Designated | Endowment | TOTAL | FUNDS 2021 |
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| Funds | Funds | Funds | 2022 | ||||||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||||||||
| Parish share to Diocese | 99,625 | - | - | 99,625 | 100,075 3,941 2,050 755 299 437 2,191 539 3,110 14,261 1,511 3,473 604 283 101 10 2,025 1,258 4,756 840 826 458 137 100 85 198 2,686 55 12,876 22 |
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| Feespaid to Diocese | 3,405 | - | - | 3,405 | |||||||||||
| WeddingDisbursements | 500 | - | - | 500 | |||||||||||
| Funeral Disbursements | 1,180 | - | - | 1,180 | |||||||||||
| Plaques and other memorials | 507 | - | - | 507 | |||||||||||
| Ministryexpenses | 124 | - | - | 124 | |||||||||||
| Electricity& Water(St Helens) | 3,989 | - | - | 3,989 | |||||||||||
| Electricity& Water(St Peters) | 873 | - | - | 873 | |||||||||||
| Gas(St Helen's) | 2,915 | 3,013 | - | 5,928 | |||||||||||
| Maintenance(St Helens) | 6,157 | - | - | 6,157 | |||||||||||
| Maintenance(St Peters) | 1,497 | - | - | 1,497 | |||||||||||
| Insurance(St Helens) | 3,658 | - | - | 3,658 | |||||||||||
| Insurance(St Peters) | 642 | - | - | 642 | |||||||||||
| Growingin LovingService | 164 | - | 100 | 264 | |||||||||||
| Growingin Numbers | 103 | - | - | 103 | |||||||||||
| Growingin Faith | 27 | - | - | 27 | |||||||||||
| Children,Youth & Schools | 1,899 | - | 171 | 2,070 | |||||||||||
| Services | 2,119 | - | - | 2,119 | |||||||||||
| Choir and music | 1,347 | - | 3,283 | 4,630 | |||||||||||
| Casual organists for regular Church services | 1,265 | - | - | 1,265 | |||||||||||
| Hospitality | 1,221 | - | - | 1,221 | |||||||||||
| Training | 15 | - | - | 15 | |||||||||||
| Coffee in the Chancel expenses | 703 | - | - | 703 | |||||||||||
| Charitable Tradingexpenses | 144 | - | - | 144 | |||||||||||
| Stewardshipcosts | 85 | - | - | 85 | |||||||||||
| Hall Hire | 378 | - | 378 | 756 | |||||||||||
| Flowers | - | - | 1,993 | 1,993 | |||||||||||
| Bells | - | - | 104 | 104 | |||||||||||
| Audio Visual System depreciation | - | 12,876 | - | 12,876 | |||||||||||
| Lawnmower expense | 64 | - | - | 64 | |||||||||||
| Major fabric and Projects Expenditure | |||||||||||||||
| Repairs to St Helen's Stoneworks | - | - | - | - | 304 7,800 - - |
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| Window Guards | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||
| Roof Alarm | - | 1,047 | - | 1,047 | |||||||||||
| Church Development | - | 5,040 | - | 5,040 | |||||||||||
| 134,606 | 21,976 | 6,029 | 162,611 | 168,066 | |||||||||||
| Notes | |||||||||||||||
| Duringtheyear,members of the ministerial team who are also members of the PCC w | erepaid £10,732(2021: £10,959) | ||||||||||||||
| in remuneration and for workingexpenses includingthe costs of a lawnmower for use at the Rectory. | |||||||||||||||
| No other payments or expenses were paid to any other PCC member, persons closely connected to them or related parties. |
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| NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS - Year ended 31 December 2022 | |||||||||
| 6 | FIXED ASSETS | ||||||||
| Tangible assets | |||||||||
| Office printer |
AV equipment |
Total | |||||||
| £ | £ | £ | |||||||
| Cost | At 1st January 2022 | 4,991 | 64,380 | 69,371 | |||||
| Additions at cost | - | - | - | ||||||
| At 31st December 2022 | 4,991 | 64,380 | 69,371 | ||||||
| Depreciation | At 1st January 2022 | 1,747 | 37,097 | 38,844 | |||||
| Charge for the year | 998 | 12,876 | 13,874 | ||||||
| At 31st December 2022 | 2,745 | 49,973 | 52,718 | ||||||
| Net book value At 1st January 2022 |
3,244 27,283 |
30,527 | |||||||
| At 31st December 2022 | 2,246 | 14,407 | 16,653 | ||||||
| Investments at market value | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| £ | £ | ||||||||
| Central Board of Finance Investment Fund | 1,611 | 1,827 | |||||||
| 7 | AMOUNTS RECEIVABLE | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 £ |
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| £ | |||||||||
| Income tax recoverable | 3,318 | 5,543 1,300 1,001 |
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| VAT recoverable on building works | 632 | ||||||||
| Other amounts receivable | 1,842 | ||||||||
| TOTAL | 5,792 | 7,844 | |||||||
| 8 | AMOUNTS PAYABLE | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 £ |
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| £ | |||||||||
| Accrued expenses | 7,048 | 10,516 |
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| NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS - Year ended 31 December 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | FUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| 1 Jan 2022 £ |
Incoming | Resources | Transfers | 31 Dec | |||||||||||
| Resources | Used | of Funds | 2022 | ||||||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||||||||||
| Endowment Funds | 1,827 | - | (216) | - | 1,611 | ||||||||||
| Restricted Funds | |||||||||||||||
| CommunityFund | 3,156 1,135 574 1,411 10,213 2,247 3,720 419 |
3,782 | (5,182) | - | 1,756 | ||||||||||
| Flower fund | 1,181 | (1,993) | - | 323 | |||||||||||
| Tea Time Church | 86 | (171) | - | 489 | |||||||||||
| Bell Fund | 136 | (104) | - | 1,443 | |||||||||||
| Music Fund | 1,545 | (2,882) | 350 | 9,226 | |||||||||||
| Choral Scholar Fund | 22 | (400) | - | 1,869 | |||||||||||
| CharityPartnershipFund | 41 | - | - | 3,761 | |||||||||||
| St Helen's FellowshipFund | 463 | (578) | - | 304 | |||||||||||
| Specific collections | 5,391 | (5,391) | - | - | |||||||||||
| 22,875 | 12,647 | (16,701) | 350 | 19,171 | |||||||||||
| Total Restricted Funds | 24,702 | 12,647 | (16,917) | 350 | 20,782 | ||||||||||
| Designated Funds | |||||||||||||||
| Fabric Fund | 27,628 50,103 75,165 11,726 30,106 |
353 | (13,923) | - | 14,058 | ||||||||||
| Income Reserve | 550 | - | - | 50,653 | |||||||||||
| Capital Reserve | 825 | - | - | 75,990 | |||||||||||
| Development Fund | 101 | (5,040) | - | 6,787 | |||||||||||
| Roof Fund | 385 | - | 10,000 | 40,491 | |||||||||||
| EnergyFund | 9,057 | (3,013) | - | 6,044 | |||||||||||
| 194,728 | 11,271 | (21,976) | 10,000 | 194,023 | |||||||||||
| Unrestricted Funds | |||||||||||||||
| General Fund | 78,671 | 186,435 | (186,184) | (10,350) | 68,572 | ||||||||||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 298,101 | 210,353 | (225,077) | - | 283,377 | ||||||||||
| Notes | |||||||||||||||
| Endowment Funds | |||||||||||||||
| These are the Fenwick and Braceybequests,the invest | ment of which is mainlyin the CBF Invest | ment Fund shown | |||||||||||||
| in the Balance Sheet. Income from the Fenwick bequest is for the church and churchyard upkeep. These funds,and | |||||||||||||||
| their annual movment in value,are included with the restricted funds. | |||||||||||||||
| Community Fund | |||||||||||||||
| This fund is from collections at weddings and baptisms,and some donations,which are set aside toprovide | |||||||||||||||
| assistance to those in need mainlyin theparish of Wheathampstead. | |||||||||||||||
| Bell Fund | |||||||||||||||
| For the renovation,repairs and maintenance of the bells,includinghandbells,and related structures,fixtures and | |||||||||||||||
| fittings, plus the support and development of the bell ringers. | |||||||||||||||
| Music Fund | |||||||||||||||
| Moneyset aside byPCC and other donations for music and choirpurposes within the church | |||||||||||||||
| Charity Partnership Fund | |||||||||||||||
| Donations set aside bythe PCC for work on the Kimbilio Project and and futureprojects with our CharityPartners | |||||||||||||||
| Fabric Fund | |||||||||||||||
| This fund is for major work to the Fabric of St Helen's church. The PCC transferred £40,000 from the General Fund in | 2020. | ||||||||||||||
| Income Reserve and Designated Capital Reserve | |||||||||||||||
| As the Diocese recommends,the PCC maintains designated funds as a reserve against sudden total loss of income | |||||||||||||||
| and unforeseen capital expenditure. Reserves were set at an initial level of £60,000 each in 2005 with interest to be | |||||||||||||||
| accrued to the funds as aprotection against inflation. In 2020 the PCC reviewed the Reserves Policyand | |||||||||||||||
| decided to reduce the Income Reserve bya transfer of £25,000 to the General Fund. | |||||||||||||||
| Development Fund | |||||||||||||||
| Donations set aside by the PCC for improvements to the interior of St Helen's. An unrestricted legacy was added to | the fund this year. | ||||||||||||||
| Roof Fund | |||||||||||||||
| Transfer of funds for future repairs on the roof of St Helen's | |||||||||||||||
| The cash related to the resticted funds is held in the PCC bank accounts. |
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Independent Examln•rf8 Report on the Accounts I report lo the members of the Whealhampslead Parochial Church Counul IPCC) on my exarninalion of their 8¢counts lor th6 year ended 31 December 2022. As ch8fTVs Injslees, you are r8sw)nsible for the Preparath of the accounts in accordance with the reqLJlremenls ol the Charities Act 2011 I'lhe Aci"). I report in resFecI ol my exarninalh)n gf the PCC'S accoun13 carrrtid out undor sectbon 145 of the 2011 Acl ano in carrying oul my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions givtsn by the Charity Commisslon under section 14515llbl ol the Act I have completèd my examination. I confirrn th81 no malerial matters have ccyne lo my 811enlion In connechon with the examinatbn which gives m8 cause lo believe Ihat in, any material respgcl.. the accounllng records re not kept in aecr>rdanc8 wilh section 130 0( th8 Charities Act., or Ihe accounts did not acrd wilh the accounting records,. or the attounts did rK)I comply with Ihe appllcable quirements conceming Ihe fcfm and Dnlenl of 8ccounls sel out in the Charilb&s IAccounls and Reports) Regulallons 2008 olhgr than any requiremenl Ihal lh6 a¢counls givo a 'true and lair, wew whieh 1$ not mattef C£Jnsldered as part of an independent examinalfon. I have no concKms and have c£ffiè aeross no olher matters in connection wllh th examin3lion lo which attention should be drawn in thi$ report in order to anablg a proper underslandlng of the accounts lo b8 reached Chrislopher Ellis ACA 24 March 2023 18
Trustees of Wheathampstead Church School Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022
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 £254. According to the mid-market prices as per the statements provided by CCLA Investment Management Ltd at 31[st] December 2022, the total value of the two funds at that date was £8,592. Together with cash held in the bank of £2,335 the total assets of the Trust stand at £10,927.
Rev’d Richard Banham and Mrs Helen Caldwell Trustees 13 March 2023
Fund Account for the year ended 31 December
| Dividends received:- Fixed Interest Securities Fund Income Investment Fund Changes in market value of investments:- Fixed Interest Securities Fund Income Investment Fund Net movement in fund during the year |
2022 £ 46 208 254 (245) (935) (1,180) (926) |
2021 £ 51 202 |
|---|---|---|
| 253 | ||
| (125) 1,008 |
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| 883 | ||
| 1,136 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31 December
| Investments at cost 1999 Investments at valuations:- Fixed Interest Securities Fund Income Investment Fund Cash at Bank Fund assets at 31 December 2022 |
2022 £ 5,862 1,584 7,008 8,592 2.335 10,927 |
2021 £ 5,862 |
|---|---|---|
| 1,829 7,943 |
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| 9,772 2,081 |
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| 11,853 |
Independent Examiner’s Report
I confirm that the above financial statements accord with the bank and investment records of the trust
Peter Slater BA(Hons) ACA 13 March 2023 Harpenden
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