# **Parish of St. Anne, Lydgate, Oldham Part of the Saddleworth Team** ## **Deanery of Oldham East** ## **Diocese of Manchester** # **ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL** **For the year ending 31[st] December 2020** Page 1 ## **Contents** ## **Contents** Agenda .................................................................................................................................................... 4 St Anne’s Lydgate, 2020 Annual Vestry and APCM Minutes .................................................................. 5 Administrative Information .................................................................................................................... 9 Standing Committee ........................................................................................................................... 9 Church Buildings Committee .............................................................................................................. 9 Worship Committee ............................................................................................................................ 9 Fund Raising Committee ..................................................................................................................... 9 Task Groups ......................................................................................................................................... 9 The Parochial Church Council - Objectives and Activities ................................................................... 9 Church Services ................................................................................................................................. 10 Reports .................................................................................................................................................. 11 Electoral Roll Officer’s Report ............................................................................................................... 11 Team Rector’s Report ........................................................................................................................... 11 Safeguarding Officer (Responsible for Children and Adults) ................................................................ 12 Churchwarden Report including the Fabric of the Church, The Churchyard and the Goods and Ornaments ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Parochial Church Council in 2020 ......................................................................................................... 15 Church Building Committee .................................................................................................................. 17 Worship Committee .............................................................................................................................. 18 Report from the Sexton ........................................................................................................................ 19 Parish Hall Report ................................................................................................................................. 20 Coffee Team .......................................................................................................................................... 21 Card Distribution Report ....................................................................................................................... 21 Flower Team ......................................................................................................................................... 21 Junior Church ........................................................................................................................................ 22 Youth Group .......................................................................................................................................... 23 Rose Queen ........................................................................................................................................... 23 Policy Statement on Children, Young People & the Church ................................................................. 24 Page 2 Policy Statement on Safeguarding of Adults ........................................................................................ 25 A Safe Church Policy.............................................................................................................................. 25 Annual Financial Report ........................................................................................................................ 26 Page 3 ## **Agenda** ## **St Anne’s Church, Lydgate, Oldham** 25[th] April 2021 in Church at 11.45pm ---------------------------------------------------------- ## **Annual (Vestry) Meeting of the Parishioners Agenda** Election of the Church Wardens for the year 2021/22 ---------------------------------------------------------- ## **Annual Parochial Church Meeting Agenda** 1. Opening Prayers 2. Apologies for Absence 3. Approval of minutes of the APCM held 27[th] September 2020 4. Presentation of the General Report 5. Treasurer’s Financial Report 6. Electoral Roll Report 7. Child Protection Report 8. Elections of; PCC members Sidespeople Examiner of accounts Date of next PCC meeting: Tuesday 15[th] June 2021 Page 4 ## **St Anne’s Lydgate, 2020 Annual Vestry and APCM Minutes** Sunday 27[th] September 2020 Present: Rev’d Canon Sharon Jones (Chair), David Marshall (Minute Secretary), Al Gillian (Treasurer), Frank Boocock, Susan Fleming, Joanne Coxon, Anne Smith, Jennifer Greenwood, Rev’d Pat Gillian, Gwen Morton, John Pearson, Kath Hodges, Rachel Damianou. Present via Zoom Video Link – Sue Willetts, Neil Davies, David Lloyd. ## **Annual Easter vestry meeting** Only one nomination was received this year. The sole nomination was David Marshall. Sharon asked if there was another volunteer for the second Churchwarden role, but there were no takers at the meeting. No objections were raised for David Marshall to continue as Churchwarden and was duly elected. Canon Sharon pointed out this would be the last year David would stand as a church warden and St Anne’s would need to have at least one, preferably two church wardens who will put themselves forward at the next APCM. Canon Sharon and Jennifer on behalf of the congregation thanked David for his work in the role of church warden. There being no further business, the Annual Easter Vestry meeting was brought to a close. ## **Annual Parishioners Council Meeting** ## **Approval of minutes of APCM held 28[th] April 2019** Susan Fleming pointed out that she was present at the meeting but is shown as having given her apologies. This amendment was noted. No further comments were raised about the minutes and they were approved as an accurate reflection of the meeting. ## **Presentation of the General Report** The General Report had been distributed prior to this meeting. No further comments were made about the report. Page 5 ## **Treasurer’s Financial Report** The Treasurer’s Financial Report had also been circulated prior to the meeting. In the report, the treasurer, Al Gillian, had provided a detailed analysis of the financial situation but highlighted the following to the meeting. It is currently a difficult time, financially for St Anne’s. We have had to use reserves to pay our Parish Share which means we are unable to take any more from reserves in the future. It is estimated we will pay 50% of our Parish Share in 2020. Prior to lockdown, the PCC had planned to start a stewardship campaign however this will now be revisited next year when church has fully reopened. Al also encouraged people to consider what they currently give to church and appealed for people to give extra where they can. Sharon then thanked Al for his hard work as treasurer and for the preparation of the report. Sharon went on to point out that there are many churches across the diocese and further afield which are in a similar position to St Anne’s. The Diocese of Manchester are looking at numbers which are sustainable across the whole diocese and said that no church’s future is guaranteed. That aside Sharon stated she believes God is still all around us and believes He is doing something drastic within the church which will shape a very different church in the future. ## **Electoral Roll Report** Rachel Damianou, our Electoral Roll Officer, made reference to her report which had been included in the General Report. A question was asked as to how many were on the Electoral Roll as of the date of the APCM – Rachel confirmed there were now 99 on the roll. Canon Sharon thanked Rachel for her work in maintaining the roll. Child Protection Report Susan Fleming, our Safeguarding Officer, referred to her report which had been included in the General Report. Susan further added that there is concern about the number of volunteers which we currently have. The number is down and this could cause an issue in the future with regards to adult/child ratios. Susan asked the PCC to consider what needs to be done to reverse this. Page 6 ## **Elections of the following roles** ## **Parochial Church Council** The following people stood for election for the Parochial Church Council: |Name|Proposer|Seconder| |---|---|---| |Natalie Doran|Al Gillian|Brian Devenport| |Joanne Coxon|Al Gillian|Joyce Devenport| The following, stood for re-election to the Parochial Church Council: |Name|Proposer|Seconder| |---|---|---| |Neil Davies|David Marshall|Lianne Marshall| |Frank Boocock|David Marshall|Lianne Marshall| The meeting was unanimously in favour of electing all of the above. ## **Deputy Wardens** The following agreed to continue to serve in the role of Deputy Churchwarden: Mr Brian Devenport Mrs Anne Smith Mrs Jennifer Greenwood Mr David Lloyd All were voted for unanimously and were accepted as Deputy Wardens. ## **Deanery synod** This year, it is necessary to elect our representatives for the Deanery Synod. Frank Boocock, Richard Darlington and Al Gillian have been our representatives. Both Frank and Richard had indicated they were not seeking re-election. Al Gillian (proposed by Natalie Doran and seconded by Joyce Devenport) indicated he was willing to stand for re-election. The meeting unanimously approved the re-election of Al Gillian. Page 7 ## **Examiner of accounts for 2021** Mike Royle was proposed and accepted as independent examiner of the accounts for another year. ## **Elections of Charities to support** It was agreed that in-line with previous years the Church will support 3 Charities, one local, one national and one international. The charities proposed were: Local – Lydgate Community Association National – Traidcraft Exchange International – Medicines San Frontier As the APCM is being held much later than usual, and as our after service coffer morning (the main source of income for the charities) a suggestion was made that the charities we choose should remain as our charities throughout 2021 and to the APCM in 2022. It was agreed by the meeting that these three charities will be the charities we support and that they should remain as our chosen charities until the APCM in 2022. ## **Any Other Business** Parish Hall – Jennifer Greenwood explained that the Lydgate Community Association (the LCA) and the Parochial Church Council (the PCC) had agreed with immediate effect the day to day management of the Parish Hall will be taken on by the LCA. Jennifer said there had been a lot of hard work put in to make this happen and the partnership was exciting for church, the community and the parish hall itself. Sharon thanked everyone involved for their hardwork. Sharon and David Marshall (on behalf of the PCC) and Jennifer (on behalf of the LCA) formally signed the agreement between the two parties. Trees in the Church Grounds – The Building Committee was asked for an update on the removal of some trees in the church ground which had been identified in a report by Nik Anderson. It was explained that a faculty application had been made but, due to the Covid restrictions, the outcome had been delayed. Sharon confirmed that a faculty is needed. It was further explained we would now have to wait until the nesting season has ended before any further work could be carried out. There being no further business, the meeting closed. Page 8 ## **Administrative Information** ## **Standing Committee** This is the only committee required by law. It has powers to transact the business of the P.C.C. between its meetings subject to any directions given to it by the Council. Its members are: Team Rector; Churchwarden; PCC Vice-Chair; PCC Secretary; Treasurer; Chair of the Building Committee; and Worship Committee Representative. ## **Church Buildings Committee** - To maintain the fabric and grounds of the church buildings within the finance available. - To consider and recommend improvements to the economic use of the buildings and grounds. - To consider and recommend how the buildings and grounds might be altered to the benefit of the various uses of them. - To organise any repairs, improvements or alterations when agreed by the PCC. - To arrange the use of the Parish Hall to the mutual benefit and enjoyment of all the users. ## **Worship Committee** - To explore the nature of our worship, the service we hold and the liturgy and music they contain. - To consult the congregation on matters of worship and discuss findings with the Team Rector. - To discuss changes were appropriate. ## **Fund Raising Committee** - To organise social activities within the life of the Church. - To organise fundraising activities for the benefit of the Church and Parish Hall. ## **Task Groups** - These are set up for specific purposes and then disbanded. ## **The Parochial Church Council - Objectives and Activities** The primary object of St Anne's Parochial Church Council is the promotion of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England. It also has responsibility for co-operation with the Team Rector in promoting throughout the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the church pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. Page 9 The Members of the PCC since the last PCC are: ## Rev’d Canon Sharon Jones (Chair) Mr David Marshall (Church Warden, Ex Officio Member & Vice Chair) Mr Al Gillian (Deanery Synod Representative, Ex Officio Member & Treasurer) Rev’d Patricia Gillian (Ex Officio Member) Mr Frank Boocock (Ex Officio Member) Mr Danos Damianou Mrs Sam Lowe Mrs Susan Willett Mr Neil Davies Mr David Lloyd Mrs Joanne Coxon Miss Natalie Doran ## **Church Services** The following services were held in St Anne's Church during the year from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020: |||**2020**|**2019**
**Comparison**| |---|---|---|---| |SundayServices:|HolyCommunion|21|53| ||SungEucharist|8|41*| ||MorningPrayer/MorningPraise|0|10| ||Other Sunday Services|8|3| |Weekday Eucharist||15|43| |WeekdayFamilyService|IncludingMonthlyEucharist|10|50| |Other WeekdayServices||-|14| |Baptism Services||3|25| |Marriage Services|Includinga renewal of vows|3|9| |Burial & Funeral Services||7|7| |Internment of Ashes||4|3| ||||| |**Total of all Services**||**79**|**258**| * Includes 2 Baptisms held during the 11am Sunday Eucharist which are not included within the Baptism figures. Page 10 ## **Reports** ## **Electoral Roll Officer’s Report** Every six years it is a legal requirement to completely revise our Electoral Roll. Everyone needs to fill in an application to the Roll form and we did this two years ago. This usually results in a trimmed down roll initially. At our year end last December there were 99 members on the Electoral Roll. 67 are resident and 32 are non-resident in the Parish. The Roll has remained static since last year, understandably since we have been unable to meet together in person for the majority of the year. However, as we now start to reopen our activities it would be good to see new members joining the roll as they get involved with our church family. If anyone wishes to take on a role in the church, they should ideally be a member of the Roll, so it is important that as many people as possible are encouraged to join the Electoral Roll. After the AGM and throughout the year anyone not on the Roll is welcome to join at any point. Rachel Damianou ## **Team Rector’s Report** ‘20-20’ is normally an expression used to describe clear vision; acute sight; perfect seeing. Together we discovered last year in a way we never dreamt of the implications of that new focus. 2020 was the year we saw afresh what it means to be mortal, frail and not have all the answers. We began to understand the implications for the community of keeping the vulnerable safe. We saw through fresh eyes the value we place on relationships and what is necessary for human flourishing. 2020 was the year we began to see the extent to which the church is more than the building. We built new online communities of worship and support, and networks of pastoral care. We discovered the significance that music, particularly hymns, have for us; human touch, and the limitations of internet friendship. We have stared into the eyes of fear and insecurity, of financial challenge and loneliness. We have known irritation, frustration and powerlessness, sickness and grief. Into all this maelstrom of emotions and uncharted waters we discovered we are not all in the same boat, but we are all in the same storm. We realise that Christ is in the storm with us. He is the anchor to whom we cling; the one from whom we draw strength when we are ‘all at sea’ and fear shipwreck. We will emerge changed. ‘Normal’ will be hard to define and recognise. Page 11 God has surprised us in many ways, not least through the kindness of strangers and through recognising our own weaknesses as well as our strengths. God has reminded us of the joy of living in such a beautiful place and sharing in the gift which is his whole creation. God has revealed the unspoken and unrecognised heroes in our midst who are Christ’s body. I would like to thank all who have led, supported, encouraged; all who have risen to new challenges and contributed through prayer, care and service; our church Wardens, secretaries and treasurers particularly for working to ‘steady the ship’ during the pandemic. Most of all I would like to pay tribute to Susan Brierley, Team Administrator, constantly rearranging wedding dates and coordinating funerals, and the outstanding contribution of our ministerial team and our techno stars supported by Paul Wooding. Our Palm Sunday, Easter, Whit Friday and Christmas broadcasts will live long in our memories. Thank you all for everything. Sharon ## **Safeguarding Officer (Responsible for Children and Adults)** ## **Introduction** I continue to update myself with all the duties expected of this role (which now includes safeguarding vulnerable adults as well as children and young people) by reading the Safeguarding Handbook of Policy and Procedures published by the Diocese of Manchester (updated October 2018) and am up to date with all the relevant on line training provided by the Diocese.. ## **Child Registration details** The recommendations regarding the registration of all children attending Junior Church, Crèche and Youth Group are followed and each parent/guardian is required to complete a registration form for their child. All information was updated in September 2019 to ensure the safety of the children in our care. Due to the pandemic there was no requirement for registration in September 2020 as no face to face or virtual groups took place. ## **Volunteer Details** We have not had any new volunteers during the last 12 months but in normal times all such applicants have an interview with the Church Wardens before commencing their role to ensure they understand that St Anne’s takes safeguarding seriously. A completed application form, two references and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate are held for each volunteer. All DBS certificates are renewed every 5 years in line with Manchester Diocese guidelines. Page 12 All our current volunteers have completed on line child safeguarding training and most have recent face to face training which must now be updated every 3 years. At the moment all safeguarding courses have moved on line and the Diocese is keeping this under review. Information on our volunteers is kept in a locked safe. Currently we only have 4 volunteers for Junior Church, 2 for Youth Group and 1 for Crèche. If and when face to face groups recommence this will make fulfilling the recommended good practice of adult/child ratios during Junior Church sessions challenging for the leaders. ## **Safeguarding Statements** Our Safeguarding Policy Promoting a Safer Church is in line with guidance from the Diocese and is available for viewing on the notice board at the back of church along with the Referral Flow Chart stating what to do if there is a case of suspected child abuse. The parish Safeguarding Handbook (new for 2019) is also on the notice board and all volunteers have a copy of the “pocket guide”. There is now a Safeguarding Statement on the Saddleworth Team website (new for 2019). ## **PCC members** In 2019 it was made a requirement that all PCC members should have a DBS check completed because they are trustees of a charity overseeing work with children and adults at risk and therefore have safeguarding responsibilities. This has been completed now for all but the new members of our PCC elected in 2020. ## **The Future** I wish to let the PCC know I will be standing down from the role of Safeguarding Officer as of the AGM 2022. This gives 12 months for a new appointment to be made. I would be happy to speak to anyone considering taking on this role to give an overview of its responsibilities. Susan Fleming Parish Safeguarding Officer January 2021 ## **Churchwarden Report including the Fabric of the Church, The Churchyard and the Goods and Ornaments** In previous years, I have stated the number of people who have worshipped at St Anne’s throughout the year and how many services we have held. Each year, with pride, I have written about how the number of people who worship in our church continues to grow and Page 13 the number of services we hold had averaged about 5 per week. In 2020, like many other things, this changed. The actual number of worshippers last year who attended church was 3,043 (2019: 13,003) at the 79 services we held (2019: 258). Because our doors had to close, it was a year when people were unable to come to church. But even though our doors were closed our church flourished in new and different ways. Pastoral groups were established ensuring that during their isolation people were keeping well; people shopped for others; people dog walked for others; WhatsApp groups became the way in which stories of St Anne’s past were shared; Zoom coffee morning and quizzes kept us entertained. Even with the building closed we were able to demonstrate the strength of St Anne’s church. It is not merely the beautiful building in which we previously came to worship – it is the amazing people who come together in many different ways to be our church in the community, on our streets and in the online world – letting the light of Christ shine. Worship continued albeit through a variety of different mediums. The Saddleworth Team broadcast weekly Zoom services and special pre-recorded services for Easter and Christmas amongst others. Rev’d Pat became increasingly more tech-savvy by producing 3 different services and reflections each week. Preparing these was no easy task. A huge thank you to Canon Sharon, Rev’d Pat and the amazing team of clergy across the Saddleworth Team which we are blessed to have. This is my final report as church warden. I have very much enjoyed fulfilling the role of church warden over the last six years and I am hopeful that two people will come forward to take on the role at the next APCM. The support I have had through my team as church warden has been vast. In particular, I would like to thank, Brian Devenport, Jennifer Greenwood, David Lloyd and Anne Smith, who all, as deputy wardens, ensure the services, at St Anne’s, run smoothly. Anne also makes sure the Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals at St Anne’s all go according to plan. As a team, we are supported by the sidespeople, the readers, the Eucharistic ministers, the intercessors, the flower team, the cleaning team, the Electoral Roll Officer, the Sexton, the Vergers, the card distribution team, the coffee team and everyone else who gives up their time and effort to volunteer. I am extremely grateful to you all. Despite the lockdown we all faced our links with St Anne’s School remained strong. Assemblies, Eucharist services and the Experience Sessions continued albeit virtually. Although our mid-week family service had to stop in March 2021 there was an average of 130 people each week with many new families attending. At the time of writing, we are hopeful that Covid restrictions will continue to relax so we can restart the service and welcome back so many more people into church. Page 14 I was extremely proud when my daughter, Holly, was asked to be May Queen. Although her reign has been delayed, I am sure she will definitely be a great ambassador for St Anne’s. The Building Committee continued to look after our grounds and buildings. Most of their work is unseen but essential in making sure the building and grounds are safe for all to use. Thank you for your ongoing work. Illness and bereavement are an inevitable part of humanity. We especially remember the members of our parish who have passed away in the last twelve months. Our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families. David Marshall ## **Parochial Church Council in 2020** In the calendar year 2020, we held 6 regular PCC meetings and two additional meetings in February to explore the setting up of a Stewardship Campaign. There are 12 members of the PCC and the meetings held had between 6 and 12 people present which was in line with previous years. At the 2020 APCM, Neil Davies was re-elected to the PCC and Frank Boocock, after standing down as Deanery Synod Representative, was elected as a PCC member. In addition to this, Joanne Coxon and Natalie Doran were both elected for the first time to the PCC. Also at the 2020 APCM, Brian Devenport and Richard Darlington both stepped down as PCC members and we thank them both for the service they have given in standing for the PCC. Unfortunately, for the first time in a number of years we were unable to pay our 2020 Parish Share in full. Further information relating to this is contained within the financial report. Despite being unable to pay the 2020 share in full and a further increase to our Parish Share, the PCC will make every effort to pay as much as possible in 2021. During 2020, there were many items which formed the agenda for the PCC: ## **Church Building and Grounds:** Applications were made for the felling of trees within the graveyard. It was intended the logs from these trees would be used to mark the edge of a path in the lower graveyard. Building on our bronze award for being an Eco church we continued to explore ways in which we could become more energy efficient. Using the funds donated from May Queen Francesca it was decided to replace the bulbs in church with LED lamps in order to reduce our use of electricity. Page 15 Our current graveyard is close to capacity. Consequently, the PCC are moving forward with plans to create additional space by having the ground on the west side of church consecrated. Discussions were held with the diocese to do this. ## **Parish Hall:** The management of the Parish Hall continued to feature heavily on the PCC agenda through 2020. Thankfully, the PCC and the Lydgate Community Association (LCA) entered into a Management Agreement for the LCA to take on the management responsibility of the Parish Hall. The agreement is very much a partnership between the LCA and the PCC with two members of the PCC also being trustees of the LCA. The PCC have committed to supporting the LCA in carrying out its role and will ensure, the PCC (alongside the LCA) actively seek funds to finance urgent and necessary repairs and refurbishments which the Parish Hall desperately needs. Some of these repairs were carried out in the year including the substantial repairs to the Hall roof in order to make it watertight. The PCC also agreed to transfer the balance of the Parish Hall fund to the LCA. ## **Fundraising:** The PCC were concerned at the ever increasing costs we face as a parish. During meetings we planned fundraising ideas in order to generate further funds for church. Unfortunately, most of these plans have been put on hold as a result of the lockdown. These are ideas which we hope to revisit when we are able to fully reopen. The PCC also looked at ways of making it easier for those who don’t use collection envelopes or standing orders. It was intended to purchase Electronic Giving Plates so people could make donations to church via contactless means (card, phone or watch). This was also postponed due to the lockdown but this will be back on the agenda again, when church is fully open. ## **Reopening of Church** At the first lockdown in March 2020 and again in November, we were forced to close church. When the Government (and Diocese) announced we were able to reopen, this could only be done on the approval by the PCC of a risk assessment to ensure all those who worship at St Anne’s would remain as safe as possible. This was reviewed and signed off by the PCC. It was felt by the PCC that we were able to reopen for the 11am Sunday service only but even with only one service, we would have to restrict the number of people in church to 28 household/support bubbles to ensure there is adequate social distancing. In light of the government and diocesan guidelines, other restrictions were also put in place, for example: no singing during the service, only one form of Holy Communion to be administered and the implementation of track and trace systems. Page 16 ## **Church Building Committee** Along with the rest of the world, the work of the Church Building Committee came to a halt in 2020, so activity has been limited. However there have been a few things happening of note. ## **Church Roof** The start of the Church year in April 2020 saw us in full lockdown, and the work on the Church roof paused until things opened up a bit. Work was quickly resumed when allowed and the holes in the roof were patched, the gutters cleared, and the roof lead was painted with new smartDNA paint. All this was finished by the end of May, and hopefully that will see the Church watertight for a few more years, finger crossed. ## **Parish Hall** To support the work ongoing in the Parish Hall, members of the Building Committee have helped out with jobs in and around the Hall, mainly tidying and moving items, but capacity to support this work was hampered by the various lockdowns and social distancing measures, but also due to limited capacity from the Building Committee. Capacity continues to be an issue as we go forward, more on this later. ## **Working Parties** The ability to meet and undertake working parties at Church has been very limited and as a result there haven’t been many meetings this year, however we did meet in March 2021 to give the Church a spruce up before re-opening. It was great to see so many people up at Church and we managed to get through a large number of jobs. This ranged from sweeping, cutting back ivy and shrubs, clearing drainage channels, and a good clear out of the organ loft and flower team cupboard. Many thanks for all who supported this, and special thanks to Brian and Joyce Devenport for organising. ## **Church lights** During 2020 we had planned to replace the main lights in Church to be more energy efficient, but due to the 3[rd] national lockdown this work paused and was put on hold. However, once things started to open up again things progressed well. I’d like to thank Al Gillian for applying for and being successfully offered a grant from Saddleworth Hydro for £1000 to fund the work. In April 2021, the work to replace the 19 old 150w halogen spotlights with 50w LED lights was completed by Max Electrical and the reduction in energy usage as a result, should help us reduce our energy usage. ## **Building Committee** In November 2020 I resigned as Chair of the Building Committee. This wasn’t a decision I took lightly but felt that with a significant increase in working hours and responsibility at work, it was a step I felt I needed to take. Capacity in the Building Committee has been Page 17 limited for a number of years as most of its members have busy full-time jobs and families which means we do not have the capacity to take on large projects. The main body of the Church is fast approaching 240 years old and as you can imagine, buildings of this age are expensive and complex to maintain. In the next 5 – 10 years the roof will need to be replaced, and the external walls will all need to be re-pointed to stop water getting in. Already we have seen one of the marble plaques inside Church fall off the wall and shatter, all due to damp in the north wall, so there is a real need to address this. However, the costs associated with this kind of work on heritage buildings are huge and can only be achieved through applying for and being successful in securing multiple grants. This all takes a significant amount of organisational effort and time. If anyone feels this is a role they can take on, please do get in touch. Many thanks David Lloyd ## **Worship Committee** The worship committee is a sub-committee of the PCC and focuses on the worship and services at St Anne’s. Membership is not restricted to the PCC and it would be fruitful if members of the congregation joined to give a wider perspective on our worship. We encourage the children to be involved in the services by taking part with readings, intercessions, being acolytes and singing. We also encourage our Youth Group to help lead services and in the research that is sometimes needed beforehand. Well, this year has certainly been different in all aspects. We started the year well: holding our normal services on a Sunday and on a Wednesday evening. That was until March when they all came to a standstill because of Covid. Our last service was March 15[th] and then the church building under government advice had to stay shut. Sadly, with one week left to complete our Confirmation Course our Confirmation Service with the Bishop of Middleton was cancelled. This has yet to rearranged but hopefully will be soon. Weddings and baptisms were also cancelled and at this point I would like to thank Anne Smith and Susan at our Team Office for all the work they have done trying to move wedding and baptism dates at this difficult time with the church building being open and then closed. Funeral services were also affected, at first funerals could only be held at the graveside or at the Crematorium and numbers of mourners were limited. These numbers changed repeatedly over the year causing difficulties all round. This was a very difficult time for families as they mourned and for the clergy officiating at these services. We are looking at the end of the restrictions to holding a special service where the families of those bereaved during the last year can come along to remember their loved ones and to celebrate their lives. Page 18 When the church building was open for services, we had to limit numbers for all types of services to comply with health and safety and we had to stop singing altogether during any service along with social mixing. So, as you can imagine this made a big impact on all our services but with forward thinking and changes, we managed well and again I would like to thank all those involved in making these changes to help the worship at St Anne’s to continue as a community. Our weekday family service and Junior Church again were cancelled but we have managed to keep in contact with families of these groups via WhatsApp, St Anne’s Facebook and by email sending out sheets for the children to complete on that week’s readings and by videoed services on a Wednesday and Sunday. Our participation in School assemblies and Experience Church has been a challenge and I have had to learn lots about computers to be able to live-stream and upload videos for the school. The Experiences have all been delivered to the classes by power-point and we held our first School Eucharist Service again on-line which worked well. We have also managed to hold End of Term Services along with a very successful Christingle Service and Harvest Service with the food from the Harvest service, brought by the children, being delivered to Oldham Foodbank, bible presenting services to Year 6 and Reception again all on-line so new skills for all being developed all the time. During the Autumn some lay-leader training sessions were held (on-line) to help people prepare to lead “Service of the Word” services, but shortly after this training we had to shut our church building again. Hopefully going forward those who attended will be able to put their training into practice. Keeping in contact with our congregation has been an important part of our remit with people phoning, shopping and being there for others as much as they can with us all working together to make sure our community is cared for. Weekly/daily services have been on the Saddleworth Website and on our St Anne’s Facebook and WhatsApp and will continue while restrictions are in place. So, you can see we are moving forward at St Anne’s in many ways but are always open to new ideas and helpers so please get in touch if you have ideas to share. ## **Report from the Sexton** 2020 has been a strange year and, inevitably, with the tight Government restrictions there has been a limit to what could be done in our churchyard. However, we have made some progress with the cutting back of vegetation and low branches of trees. Invasive plants have also been replaced in some areas with such as buddleias to attract pollinators. On the north side of church a number of pyracantha bushes have been planted two to each window to deter break-ins, supplemented by holly bushes transplanted from other parts of the churchyard. This will probably be covered better by the Building Committee report. Page 19 In the lower yard, repair work has begun on the retaining wall at the foot of the bank below the Garden of Remembrance and is being finished off with flat stones at a height suitable for sitting. The gates are in need of repair, as one of the posts has rotted and the area nearby and the path on the south side of the new area are in need of tidying up. These jobs will need to be completed soon as we are trying to make the arrangements for consecration of the area, although this may be delayed until the end of lockdown. Government restrictions have discouraged families from interring ashes, so such services came to a halt in March. Burials could go ahead, with restrictions, so there have been a number of these. We anticipate that there will be considerable demand for Memorial services as soon as restrictions have eased. Here are the numbers for 2020: ## 3 Burials ## 4 Interments of Ashes 4 Memorials, plaques or additional inscriptions were added Al Gillian ## **Parish Hall Report** Last year was a year of major changes in more ways than one for the Parish Hall. Following the departure of John and Arlene Lees in 2019 we were sadly left without a Parish Hall Management Committee as such. A committed band of people kept things going and the church Buildings Committee took on the role of overseeing the maintenance of the building. However, earlier in the year Lydgate Community Association was established with its main aim being to restore and maintain the Parish Hall for the benefit not just of the church but the wider community. Six trustees from both the local community and church were appointed to steer the project with church supporting the group and seeing this as a way of further extending our ministry in the community. Everyone was very excited, then the pandemic hit! This meant the Hall was forced to close in March last year and from breaking even went to a position of having no income at all. Running costs have continued to be met by the church and LCA have continued to work tirelessly to make the most of the money raised so far and the opportunity of the Hall being closed to do as many renovations as possible. Folk from the local community and church have given their time, money and efforts to make the most of the situation. As a result, the Hall is well on the way to being water- tight and having a cosmetic facelift inside to hopefully encourage more people into the building. More fund raising events are planned for later this year and grant applications are being submitted so we can do so much more. Watch this space as we start to reopen…………. Page 20 ## **Coffee Team** Coffee and tea are usually served after every 11 am Sunday service thanks to our dedicated team of volunteers. This year we have been unable to do this, even when church was open for services. It is looking likely that this will continue at least until the summer. However, the coffee team have not remained idle! We have helped clear out the kitchen and in particular the pot cupboard in the Parish Hall ready for when the hall can reopen. After much decluttering and tip runs we are raring to go again! Thank you to everyone who has, and will hopefully very soon again, brew up, clean up, share a cuppa and donate! ## **Card Distribution Report** Despite the challenges of the Covid pandemic, I am pleased to report that Easter and Christmas cards were delivered throughout the Parish within the expected timescales. Thanks should go to the 46 volunteers who delivered approximately 2762 cards to 54 areas. Special thanks expressed to Al Gillian who assisted the counting of cards and delivery of envelopes to the team of volunteers. It was not possible for this particular exercise to be undertaken in church due to the pandemic and as a newcomer to the role of coordinator I was greatful for Al's help and expertise. With regard to Easter 2021, I am confident that the team will be able to deliver again on time. Looking further ahead it will be prudent to seek replacement volunteers for 3 areas following church members moving away, but this can be best arranged when church reopens and communication once again becomes a little easier. Finally. I would like to pay tribute to Richard Darlington who handed over the reins of coordinator to me with supreme efficiency and his usual courtesy. I hope to be an able replacement. Richard Buckley ## **Flower Team** What a strange year it has been for everyone. I am pleased to report that Maggie feels she is able to re-join the Flower Team following her operation. As Joanne has now retired from her full-time career, she feels she can contribute more time to the flower rota and this means we are back up to 4 regular flower arrangers, (Tracey and Joyce make up the team) with help on special occasions from Gill Jordan and Hannah Manifold. Page 21 With the National Lockdown and lack of church services during the year, we have not been able to complete many of the flower arrangements and we apologise if your sponsorship weekend was one that was missed. We hope life will get back to a more normal routine and flowers will be back in an open church. We have completed our rota for 2021 - 2022 and the following weeks are available to sponsor if you wish. Contact Joyce Devenport (0161 964 3202) April 16th and 23rd May 21st June 11th and 18th July 9th, 23rd and 30th August 6th, 20th and 27th January 21st (2022) February 18th Best wishes Joyce Devenport ## **Junior Church** At the beginning of 2020, Junior Church had good levels of regular attendees with a number of new starters. We were hopeful we would build on this as the year progressed. However, as with everything else, this was put on hold due to the pandemic. Although Junior Church was unable to meet physically, we reached out to families to offer weekly activities, resources and quizzes which linked with the weekly Gospel. This was further supported by the weekly services which Rev’d Pat posted via social media. Competitions were also held asking the children to design our annual Christmas Card which was delivered to all of the houses throughout the parish. We are very much looking forward to opening the doors of Junior Church once more and as soon as we are able to do so we will welcome back all of our children. Page 22 ## **Youth Group** Our Youth Group usually meets on the 2nd and 3rd Sundays in the month in the Parish Hall. It is for anyone of senior school age. Due to the pandemic, we have been unable to meet face to face since March 2020 and it looks like this will continue until September this year. We have done what we can to keep in touch and keep things moving. Child Protection issues have limited what could be done but for some time we had a regular Sunday email with a thought for the week, activity and where the young people were encouraged to feed back with news and to join in with quizzes and questions. In addition, Pat did her regular children and adult video services that the young people were encouraged to engage with. None of this could replace our regular meetings and we hope some of our existing members will feel able to come back and help kick start the group again with new members who will have moved up from Junior church during the pandemic. Youth group aims to be a fun, relaxed environment for older children to explore their faith which we hope to do again as soon as possible. Rachel Damianou and Louise McCallum ## **Rose Queen** I was delighted when Canon Sharon asked me to become May Queen for St Anne’s church. The Retinue mums started to plan for my crowning in May and for lots of different events to raise money for my two chosen charities: St Anne’s Church and Francis House Children’s Hospice. Unfortunately, everything changed when the country went into lockdown. The crowning was cancelled along with the Whit Walks when I would have represented St Anne’s. Thankfully I was eventually crowned (as Rose Queen) in October. Thank you to Canon Sharon for leading the service and to my sister Grace for crowning me. So far, we have not been able to attend any “At Homes” and have not been able to plan my own. We have only been able to arrange one fundraising event which was to sell Body Shop products at Christmas. Thank you to everyone who supported us in doing this and a special thank you to Natalie Doran who processed all of the orders. Hopefully things will change soon and my reign as Rose Queen will become more normal. Holly Marshall Page 23 ## **Policy Statement on Children, Young People & the Church** This statement must be read out to at least one PCC meeting each year, where progress in implementing it will be monitored. - As members of this Church, we commit ourselves to the nurturing, protection and safekeeping of all, especially children and young people. - It is the responsibility of each one of us to prevent physical, sexual and emotional abuse of children and young people and to report any abuse discovered or suspected. - Our Church is committed to following the Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk Manchester Diocese Handbook of Policy and Procedures. - Each worker with children and young people must have a clear Disclosure & Barring Service Certificate; undertake diocesan Safeguarding training; know the guidelines & undertake to follow them. Each shall be given a copy of the Parish’s agreed procedures & good practice guidelines. They shall also have an interview with the Church Wardens before commencing their role. - Our Church is committed to supporting and training those who work with children and young people and to providing supervision. - As part of our commitment to children and young people the PCC has appointed Susan Fleming to be the Parish Safeguarding Officer. - The parish’s agreed procedures and good practice guidelines can be viewed by asking the Church Warden or the Parish Safeguarding Officer. Children and young people are an important part of our Church today. They have much to give as well as to receive. We will listen to them as we nurture them in worship, learning and in community life. We will respect the wishes and feelings of children and young people. Review date: March 2022 Page 24 ## **Policy Statement on Safeguarding of Adults** This statement must be read out to at least one PCC meeting each year, where progress in implementing it will be monitored. 1. We recognize that everyone has different levels of vulnerability and that each of us may be regarded as vulnerable at some time in our lives. 2. As members of this parish we commit ourselves to respectful pastoral care for all adults to whom we minister. 3. We commit ourselves to the safeguarding of people who may be vulnerable, ensuring their well-being in the life of this church. 4. We commit ourselves to promoting safe practice by those in positions of trust. 5. The parish commits itself to promoting the inclusion and empowerment of people who may be vulnerable. 6. It is the responsibility of each of us to prevent the physical, emotional, sexual, financial and spiritual abuse of vulnerable people and to report any such abuse that we discover or suspect. 7. We undertake to exercise proper care in the appointment and selection of those who will work with people who may be vulnerable. 8. The parish is committed to supporting, resourcing, training and regularly reviewing those who undertake work amongst people who may be vulnerable. 9. The parish adopts the guidelines of the Church of England and the Diocese. 10. Each person who works with vulnerable people will agree to abide by these recommendations and the guidelines established by this church. The Parish Safeguarding Officer is Susan Fleming Review date: March 2022 ## **A Safe Church Policy** The following policy was agreed at the Parochial Church Council (PCC) meeting held on 15[th] September 2020 – this was delayed due to the Covid 19 restrictions. In accordance with the Church of England Safeguarding Policy our church is committed to: - Promoting a safer environment and culture. Page 25 - Safely recruiting and supporting all those with any responsibility related to children, young people and vulnerable adults within the church. - Responding promptly to every safeguarding concern or allegation. - Caring pastorally for victims/survivors of abuse and other affected persons. - Caring pastorally for those who are the subject of concerns or allegations of abuse and other affected persons. - Responding to those that may pose a present risk to others. The Parish will: - Create a safe and caring place for all. - Have a named Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO) to work with the incumbent and the PCC to implement policy and procedures. - Safely recruit, train and support all those with any responsibility for children, young people and adults to have the confidence and skills to recognise and respond to abuse. - Ensure that there is appropriate insurance cover for all activities involving children and adults undertaken in the name of the parish. - Display in church premises and on the Parish website the details of who to contact if there are safeguarding concerns or support needs. - Listen to and take seriously all those who disclose abuse. - Take steps to protect children and adults when a safeguarding concern of any kind arises, following House of Bishops guidance, including notifying the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser (DSA) and statutory agencies immediately. - Offer support to victims/survivors of abuse regardless of the type of abuse, when or where it occurred. - Care for and monitor any member of the church community who may pose a risk to children and adults whilst maintaining appropriate confidentiality and the safety of all parties. - Ensure that health and safety policy, procedures and risk assessments are in place and that these are reviewed annually. - Review the implementation of the Safeguarding Policy, Procedures and Practices at least annually. Each person who works within this church community will agree to abide by this policy and the guidelines established by this church. This church appoints Susan Fleming as the Parish Safeguarding Officer ## Incumbent **S Jones - approved at the PCC meeting (15[th] September 2020)** Churchwarden **D Marshall – approved at PCC meeting (15[th] September 2020)** ## **Annual Financial Report** See separate attachment. Page 26 Parish of St Anne, Lydgate Charity Registration Number: 1132948 Financial Statements for the Year ended 31 December 2020 Parish of St Anne, Lydgate INDEX Page A3 Financial Report Page A5 Independent Examinerfs Report Page A6 ststement of Financial Activities Page A7 Statement of Financial Activities 2019 Page A8 Balan￿ Sheet Page A9 Notes to the Financial Statements Page A10 Incoming Resources Page A11 Incoming Resources (Continued) Page A12 ReSoUr￿S Expended Page A13 Resources Expended (Continued) Page A14 Net Position, Transfers, Revaluations & Total Balan￿S Analysis of Funds Page A15 Analysis of Fixed Assets Current Assets & Liabilities Page A16 to Page A19 Funds Statements Parish of st Anne. Lydgate Financial Report With church closed foi large parts of 2020 it was inevitable ihat income would be hit quite hard and, coming on the back of the dramatic reduction in reserves to meet our commitments in 2019. we had very little to cushion the fall. Although some of our costs reduced through closure: our income from loose collections. eni'elop¢ giving. fees and hall rent all fell sharyjlj and th¢ few funerals that took place were mainlv at the Crematorium .here the statutory fee is all claimed bv the Dtocese. The main casualty of this income reduction ￿'aS pa￿rnent of Parish Share [see beloii."]. Income IPages AIOIAIII > Many of our parishioners that giN'e through the eni"'elope scheme responded by S￿.1t¢hIng to standing order. helping to make up reductions in other areas of giving:. an increase of 200/0 against a fall of 500/0 in envelope gii'ing and 620/0 in other areas such as cash. > The level of unrestricted donations remained very positive [up 23 % ] and we a grateful to those that responded so positively io the Roof Appeal which, at £2.170: raised almost all of the money needed to keep our building watertight. > Our ability to have fundraising events ￿7$ hit hard by the pandemic, as we were unable to gath¢r in numbers either indoors or outdoors. Although the 200 Club remained as successfiil as 2019. other actifvities raised just £185 compared to £3. in 2019. Tax recovered under Gift Aid fell slightly ￿7th giving reduced b}, £957 to £10,966. reflecting the fall in giving. but remains a ￿ery, ￿alUable source of income. > Although sold 280/0 of Income Shares in 2019, the residual holding perfornied remarkablv ￿'ell during 2020 but. there iyas an inevitable fall in income from investments. bN' the same ￿rcents8e > Another major casualty, of the pandemic ￿'aS the parish hall. Th,hich is still unable to re- open: 12 months on from closure. 111]ilsi this has giwen the ne￿. managers, Lvdgate communi￿ Association [LCA], the opportunity to attend io some much needed renovations, the cost to the church fmanc¢s has been heaNy with a complete loss of incotne from 15th March. ongoing nll]ning costs. It should also be noted that we had a bad debt when the proprietor of the YogaD group left us with unpaid invoices of £680.50 and also rnoi'ed house leaving no neiv address for us to pursue her for pa￿Ment. The PCC agreed io meet these costs producing a n¢t loss of £4.312 and also agreeing to utilise the Refurbishment Fund [£7.601] to help ￿'1th the renovation costs. > As TTJentioned aboiTe. our fee income was doiNm considerabli, with the vast majority of wedding couples also choosing to postpone their events. Total fees fell from an alreadN, low 2019 total of £5.258 to just £3,628. Some ￿￿eddIng5 haN'e been rescheduled for 2021 [Ive have 12 booked], but man) have moved their dates to 2022. A3 Expenditure IPages A121A131 > As mentioned abov¢, meeting our Parish Share assessment of £59,000 was completely out of reach: but w'e managed to pav just over half at £25,043 with the help of the 2 % discount Drovided bv the Encourdoemeni Scheme. > Our Team costs [spread across the lines of Clergy expenses: Parsonage Houses. Pastoral Care. SalaTies and Administration] were lower at £8,909 [2019: £10,921]. > It ivas a pleasure to be able to continue with the issue of Bibles to the pupils in School's Year 6 and Reception classes thanks io a donation received to meet the cost. > Utility cosls were domn slightl}', but might have b¢n¢fitted more from church closure had the contracts H'"ith Southern & Scottish Electrical not COTne to an end. The new prices is'ere higher than under the previous contracts. but we expect to benefit from the fixing of these new contracts for 3 Yea￿ to October 2023. Ih"e should consider whether it will then be appropriate to move to suppliers offering renewable energy, thus reducin2 our carlx)n footprint. > Insurance premiums ivere dow￿ substantialll". as ¢xp¢¢ted with the move to Trinitas, a saving of £978 for church and £993 for the hall. > Repairs to the 1¥ind0￿:. damaged in the break-in. cost £1,566 towards which cost we Teceived £1:316 from Trinitss [see page Al 1]. > We have negotiated a refund of £240 from CCLI re licences and this has been split between church and hall, to rn1￿0r the split in cost. > Our'Oth¢r Resources Used. section [page A13] details the major expendilMr¢ covering roof repairs [£2,410], hall improvements [£1,354] and refi]rbishments [£6,247]. LCA hav¢ also rdised funds and met other r¢furbishment costs taking total spendirfftg well over £1 I:000 ivhen including the value of free work that Iw been provided by generous parishioners. Movin Forward One of the sad results of th¢ Covid pandemic has been the loss, for now. of our massiTrely successful Il"ednesday evening service. Th¢ Risk AssessrnenL carried out so ably by our churchwarden. leaN"es us just 27 safe spaces for indii'iduals or people in farnil), bubbles. As a result of that and the need for quarantine measures. or a strenuous cleaning regime beN'¢en services, has made it impossible to accommodate the 140+ that had been attending the Wethiesday service: whereas the Sundav 8am attendees haTr¢ been able to move to I lam. W¢ have a massiTre challenge ahead to bring our voung families back to collective worship when the lockdo1￿￿ ￿strActionS are fllmlly rel&xed. Rebuilding our finances will also be a challenge as we move forward and it r¢mains to be seen whether li'e can meet the challenge of a 20?0 Parish Share assessment of £60:180, .hilst covering all other costs: including hall running costs at around £1 O per day. which the PCC has agreed to Eneei for no￿,. Our liquid funds, after excluding the Parish Hall N'alue. total £20.602 [see pages A6 & A8]. Al Gillian. Parish Treasurer A4 Independent Examiner's Report to The Parochial Church Council of St Anne's Church, Lydgate I report on the financial statements of the Charity for th¢ Jear ended 31 December 2020, ￿h1¢h are set out in ihe accompanying pages. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner As PCC members j.ou are responsible for the preparation of the financial stsiements. The PCC tnemtKrs consider that an audit is nol required for this year (under se¢tion 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 201 Act)) and that an independent ¢xamination is neded. It is Tny responsibility to= examine the accounis (under section 145{ I Xa) of the 2011 Act); to follow the procedures laid dowi in th¢ Generdl Directions given b), th¢ Charttv Commission (under section 145(5Xb) of the 2011 Art); to state whether particular matters have com¢ to my attention Basis of independent examiner's report My examination was Ca￿led out in accordance with the G¢nml Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records Lept by the charity and & comparison of the accounts presented with those records. li also includes considerntion of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from N-ou as trustees concerning any su&h matters. The procedures undertaken do noi provide all lh¢ e￿idenCe ihat would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinton on the TrieiN' uiven b). the accounts. IDdependent examiDer's ststement In connection with my examination. no matter has come to m), attention: ( l ) which gi￿.¢$ me reasonable cause to believe that in any ma*rial respect th¢ requirements to kccp accounting records in accordan¢¢ M'ith section 130 of the 2011 Act- to prepare ac¢ounts which accord with th¢ accounting records and comply with the accounting requiremenis of the 2011 Act- haN'e not ken met: or (2) to I￿￿leh, in mv opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a prO￿r understsnding of the aecounis to be ￿ached. Mr Michael Royle BA FCA Chartered Accountant 15 Burnedge Fold Road Grasscroft Oldham OL4 4EE 24 AeKIL 2021 ¢> A6 rf• Ir. Ir* A7 Parish of St Anne, Lydgate Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2020 2020 2019 Notes Fired assets 5A Tangible assets 5B Investments 90.000 20.498 90.000 Total fixed assets 110.498 109,154 Current assets 6 Debtors 7 Cash at bank and in hand 2.896 1.371 6.116 889 Total current assets 4267 7.005 Currenl liabilities Amounts falling due within one j'ear 5.633 Nel currenl assets 104 1.372 Amounts falling due after one year Total assets 110.602 110,526 4 Funds 9 Unrestricted Funds 9 Desionated Funds 9 Restricted Funds 9 Endowinent Funds 7.078 8.?53 95.272 7.308 103.217 Tolol Funds 110.602 110,526 Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 25th April ?0? l and signed on its behalf by: Revd Canon Sharon Jones Mr David Marshall Mr Alastsir Gillian The notes on pages A9 to Al 9 forni part of these accounts A8 Parish of St Anne, Lydgate Note5 to the fin*n¢ial $t*iements for the yur ended 31 D¢cember 2020 I ACCoUNTI￿G POLICJES al Basis of accounting Th¢ finafi¢i￿ stsiemenrs have been prepared under the historic81 c051 convention as nKdtfJ¢d bv the reN'aluation of certain fixed assets and io a¢¢ordan¢¢ Mith the Church A¢¢ouniing Regulations 2006 together wilh applicable accounting sthndaFd5 and the FRSIO? The fiEJancial sfaEements include all trdnsaciions. assess and liabilities for whi¢h the PCC is r¢sFN)nsible in law. The%. do w in¢lude the a¢¢ounts of church groups Éhai owe their main affiliation w another iN)dy. nor those are Inform￿ gatherings of such members. bl Funds E￿d0M'Me￿1fy￿ds are funds, the eapitsl of which must be maintained; only income arising from inves¢meni of the ¢Trdoi¥meTrt maTr be used either as restri¢t¢d or yor￿trICted futsds d¢pendiug upon the purEose for which the endowment w&$ esthblishtd. Resiriciedfynd¥ represent lal income from trusts or endownents which may be expended only on those restrict￿ obj¢¢ts provided in the iernis of the mjst or bequesL and {bl donations or grants ￿e1ved for a 5PEcific objecl or invited bj the PCC for a spe¢ifi¢ object. Th¢ fvnds ma) ortlN be ¢xp¢nd¢d on the specific objeci for which thei were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of each vear musi be Ca￿led foTward as a balance on that fynd. The PCC does noi usually invest separately for each fund. Where there is tm) separate investmeni. intert5t is apportioned to indi¥'idual funds on an aver￿{Ye balance b&sis. Designaiedfvnds ar¢ gea¢ral funds whi¢h h8I'¢ b¢¢0 r¢s¢Tr'¢d bj the PCC for spe¢ifTC purpos¢5 irrdrc&t¢d tn the fund title. Lnreslricledfvth are genernl funds which Can be used for PCC ordinary pUry￿seS. cl In￿mIng Te5QUTce5 Plannut gi17￿ ￿llectIO￿l are Tecwiz￿j T&* Te¢l&imtrJ ￿GItI Aid is recwized when recei￿ed. Grants 4tyJ legacies are ￿0)un￿d foruthn the PCC is legalli entitled 10 the gJnLWmls due. Di¥idends and intere are accounta forM.hEll re¢eÉvoJ 8￿j is attribthj 10 each futyj (m the basis of thc Invested and the a8e of the inirsbncJ]l. Urt[￿lS¢d ifjtre5(ment gaits a¢oFmied foron ￿￿ul£[0￿ of irtkeststtnt basgj on rthd.markei pri￿ 8t 31 Decetnkr. All other inc4Kne 15 te¢wized Vsl*n il is Te¢eiityJ. All in¢(Knin8 res(x]rtts arE aceounied forwss. d) ReSou￿t5 Expended Grants and thrtario]kS are acwJn*d for ￿the￿ paid oier. N iihen a￿arts1 ifthat ￿t￿e6 a btnding OT COL4tnJciive obligation the PCC. Pa}it￿L* 10 th¢ di(¢¢san c(a*nTh are a¢ctyJs)tsd fcrf Mthen paid. An￿Ulls receii'trj spe¢ifi¢all%' for tnission are dealt ￿Trth Te5tricEed futth. L'.tmlised im"estn￿l losses are ac¢ounttrJ foron Thaluation of inwestmeni bas¢d on mid-markd pric￿ & 31 Decejnber. All ￿h¢rexp￿]EUre is 8eJkrall! recoBn]Z￿ ￿then it 15 incurr&4 and i8 a¢￿￿ted forgross. el fixed Assets Consecrated and benefice propertj. is included in the accounts in accordance with s.1012Xal of the Chariiies Aci 2011. Movable ¢hur¢h furnishtngs held b). the vicar and churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disp)sal are inalienable propertv, listed in the church's invenw, which can be inspected Equipment used within the church premise5 is deprecÈated a straight-line ba515 over four )'ears. Individual items of equipment wtth a purchase price of £l.000 or less are WTitteTr off wheTr the &sset IS acquired. It is the Trustees policy not to undertake a formal revaluation of land and buildings and no deprcciation is provided in their respe¢¢ as the currenil). estimated residu81 value (disco￿nted for monetary. inflation sinee capitalisaiionl is not les5 than ihe cam.ing value and the reTnaining useful life of this asset currentlv exceeds 50 years. so that depreci81ion charge would k irnmaterial. If. in th£ fvture. the carrying value of Lhe building should lTh)k greater than the curreTri value on this knis an impatnneni review will be carrted out and any resultani105s included in expenditUTe for that Near. n IAYestrnents nvestments are valued at market value based on mid-maTket prices at 31 December. A9 coe ccc ¢ri p4 ￿4￿￿￿0Z_ Alo ¢aQ C•1 w.q¢ 111..iiii c?c LJ All ¢40 r- f- tr- CL £k £L A12 ]*- Iw) ,*t Ird* Q04 Iir. A13 A14 Parish of St Anne, Lydgate Notes lo tke rIDanci￿ ststments ffjr the ye*r ended 31 DeeeAtb¢r 2020 5.41¥ALYSIS OF FIXED ASSETS SA T*ttgibk Assets Frttbold IAnd & Buildings FurnitsT¢ & Equipment Tots] 2019 InvtstrnMts Totsl 211211 Cost or Valuation On Januwi. Addilion9Re%alU￿I0n Gain{Loss) Disposals On 315t D¢¢embtr 19.154 1.344 109.154 1.344 116.(X)7 4,722 12,476 109.iS4 211.498 Depreeiltion: On Isi Januar¥. Charge tor the Year Deduei for disposals ott 31st DeeembeT Net Book Vxlvv. On I si Januar%, 19.154 109,154 I IOA98 116.907 109.154 Ojb 31st Dtcember 498 Thl Ireehold land & buslding is the Parish Hall. uthich 15 oiim¢d b% Manehesier Diocc¢, A18 A19 Independent Examiner's Report to The Parochial Church Council of St Anne's Church, Lydgate I report on the flnancial statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 December 2020. which are set out in the ac¢ompanying pages. Respe¢tive responsibilities of trustees examiner As PCC members you are reswjnsible for the preparation of the financial statements. The PCC members Consider that an audit is not required for this ￿'Car (under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act)) and that an independent examinalion is needed. It is my. responsibility to- examine the ac¢ounts (under section 145{ I Xa) of the 2011 Act}. to follow the procedures laid dowTL in the General DTrectiolls given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5Mb) of the 2011 Aci); to state %￿hether parti¢ular matters have come to m) attention BASIS of independent txamiDer's report My examination was carried out in &ccordan¢e with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a rei'iew. of the accounting records kept bv the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented ￿](b ihose records. It also includes consideration of anj unusual items or disclosures in th¢ accounts. and seeking explanations from vou as trvslees concerning any such matlers. The procedures undertak¢n do noi proTride all ihe e*iden¢e that i*ould be required in an audit, and consequently I do noi express an audit opinion on the i'i¢i% gii'en b). the accounts. llldependtttt examiller's stalement In connection with m}". examination. no matter has come to my attention= (l ) which gives me r¢asonabl¢ Cause to beliei'e thai in any material respect the requirements to k¢¢p accounttng r￿ordS in accordance with s¢ction 130 of the 2011 Act; to prepare accounls which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 201 l Act- have not been met: or (2) io w.hich. in my opinion, attention should be dramn in order to ¢nable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. l{.ui Mr Michael Royle BA FCA Chartered Accountant 15 Burnedge Fold Road Grasscroft Oldham OL4 4£E 24 APkiL 2021 A5