The Parish of Plymrtock & Hooe Parochlal Church Councll Correspondence address:. The Rectory. 5 Cobb Lan& Plymstock Ptymouth PL9 9BQ Members, Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020 Charlty Number 1133015 Team Rector Rerfd. Jennie Appleby Banker& NatWesL 14 Old Tovm Stree¢ Plymouth Independent Examlner.. Barretts Chartered Accountants and Chartered Tax Advisers 22 Unlon StreeL Newton AbboL Devo TQ12 2JS
Independent Examinerf5 Report to the Trustees of Plymstock & Hooe Parochlal Church Council Charity no. 1133015 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Church for the year ended 31 December 2020. Responslbllftles and basis of the report As the charity trustees of the Church you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act). I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515)(bl of the Att. Independent examlnerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giwng me cause to believe that in any material respect: l. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Church as required by settion 130 of the Act; or 2. The accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. lan Barrett FCA FCIE Barretts 22 Union Street Newton Abbot TQ12 2JS 3rd August 2021
The Parish of Plymstock & Hooe Alm and Purpose The Parochial Churd) Councll {PCC) of the Parish of Plymstock & Hooe had responsibility in 2020 to coopernte with and tn support its Clergy and Reader5 in prornotlng across its four churches the whole pastoral. evangellstlc, socRI and ecumenic21 mission of the Church. Its principal aim was to work together across the Parish. Objectives and activitles The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worshlp in our churches, and to become part of our parish family. When planning church attivities the PCC considers the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefiL and in partlcular the specSfic guldance on charltles for the advancement of religion. Our services and worship put faith Into pracdce through prayer and scripture, muslc and sacrdmenL Exeter Diocese offers a three poirt Misslon Attion Pn i)to grow In prayer, il)to make new dlsclpl4 iii) to serve the people of Devon wlth loy. Based on this the PCC tries to enable ordinary people to Ilve out thelr falth as church famlly membérs through: Connectlng wlth God: Growlng In falth throu worship and prayer. Connectlng wlth each other: Growlng together through fellowship and dlsclpleshlp Connectlng wlth our local communlcr. Growing and serving through misslon and outreach work Achievements and Performance Q) a) Worship and prayer Up until March 2020 the PCC had been pleased to note a Yaried rnnge of serylces offered across the parlsh not only on Sundays, but also during the week. Members of our various congregatlons reported that these were both beneficlal and spiritually fulfilling. For example, smaller 'sald communions, had been avallable at different churches across the parish on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings contrasted with various sung Eucharists on a Sunday rangJ'ng from a liye music Celtlc lona setting In one location to formal traditional settings elsewhere. Monthly Sunday services of Evensong, Morning Praise and all-age worship had been avallable. Monthly Together@10 Sunday services had been attended by people from each of our four churthes. Less struccured opporuinity had been available In the form of readlng groups, house groups and prdyer groups. Additional worship. study and meditation opportunlty had been made available during Lent and AdvenL
The Parish of Plymstock & Hooe Due to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. church buildings were closed and we offered weekly YouTube Sunday services whlth could also be viewed on zoom and included after service zoom fellowship and coffee. Weeldy printed service sheets were also sent out to those not online. Midweek Prayer and meditation sessions as well as weekly blble studylfellov•shlp zoom sessions proved popular. b) Stadstics Summary 2020 statistics for the parlsh were as follows. Average maln Sunday servlce. Church at Home via zoom IYouTube. (In addition, approx 55 others used prlnted servlce sheets at home.) Worshipping Communlty 70 179 Electot71 Roll 154 Bapdsms Marrlages Funerals 36 Attendance numbers greatly Increased at Christrnas and Easter. Baptism preparatlon and marriage preparatlon sessions were regularly aydilable. Baptlsms were occaslonally performed durlng a main ndaY service. Deanery Synod Durlng 2020 parlsh representatlves on Deanery Synod kept PCC Informed of Iterns that included the followin& Plymouth City Churches joint enterprise called "Feast for Fun" aimed at the alleviatlon of domestic hardshlp In the face of the pandemic. • Two city wide Christian celebrations called ' Joy 2020" and "Mayfiower 2020" Deanery Mlsslon and Pastoral Committee Reports to Include updates on Bishop's Mis$lon Orders. During the pandemic PK>w Plymouth churthes were coping with i. Communlotion using Technology, ii. Finance during times of Income, iii. Pastorally was there danger of setting up a two-tler churchl The publication of Plymouth City Deanery Synod Standing Orders
The Parish of Plymstock & Hooe The Parish was pleased to congrntulate Revd Jennle Appleby upon her appointmert as Plymouth City Dean as from November 2020. Church Buildings and Fabric Report 202fv2021 Our Church buildings, including halls were closed at the beginning of Lockdown I whlch began on 26 March 2020. St Mary & All Salrts Church reopened for individual private prnyer on 13 July 2020. Public worship resumed at Stjohn's and St Mary & All Saints in September 2020 and ceased when Lockdown 3 began on 6 January 2021. (Public worship resumed once again from 4 Aprll 2021-Easor Sunday) The CoYld-19 sltuatlon over the last year forced a decrease In the usual malntenance taklng place across all buildings. Some works were condurted however wlthln Covid- 19 safe systems of work Great progress vtas made In the Summer of 2020 in thurch>ord maintenance at St Mary & All Saints. This w&$ a wonderful communlty effort wlth many non- worshippers helplng wlth the grass cuttlng. It would be good to drnw upon thls goodwill mvlng forward3, however wlth the easing of Lockdown restrictions people may not have 50 much free time. The firrt phase of trfal remedlal work on the roof at St & All Sa5nts took place In August 2020. Thls found that the condition of the roof was not as W as feared, and further works to complete the prolect are stheduled for Summer 2021. The Archdeacon ol Plymouth Issued a Wrltten Notlce provldlng permlsslon to complete the work In February 2021. The total cost to complete the work was expected to be around £14.500. Other items of maintenance whlch have occurred Indude the servlcing of all fire extingulshers across all church bulldings and checkslservicing of the Ilghtning conductors at St John's and St Mary & All Salnts. A handrnil has been installad in the Boiler Room at St Mary & All Saints. It planned that our church halls would begin to reopen In 2021with risk assessments In place to enable reus£ (The Brownles are now back at St Mary & All Saints hall and Little Lambs are soon to meet agaln at Oreston - April 2021) Wlth the ntinuatIOn of Lockdovffl restrfctlons easing the Buildings Group planned to prioritise further work5 to tske place across all other church and hall buildings in 2021. Grdham Naylor, Buildings Group Leader wlshes to extend his thanks to members of the Buildlngs Group for thelr help and support In meeting with contractors and arranging for maintenantr and repairs to take place.
The Parish of Plymstock & Hooe Volunteers A great deal of work Is carried out by a limited number of committed volunteers to keep our building& especlally the interior& in good shape. They are thanked unre*rvedly for the work they do. Indee the PCC would like to thank all volunteers who work tirelessly to make our Partsh a livdy and vibrant place. In 2020 our speclal thanks went to Churchwardens who set a pace and example for the rest of us to follow. Mlsslon and Evangelism Various local, natlonal and intsrnational misslons and charitles were supported by the four churches. It 1$ hoped that the PCC can regularlze such fund-ralsing across the parish so that we are all working on the same pffjlects. As for many years prevlously, Chrlrtlan Aid was one charlty that recdved support by all four churches In 2020. A8 1. 7 we were unable to have any in-person fundralsing evens we held a Zoom Meal to ralse funds for Chrtstian Aid Week When schods were open, we were able to provlde the occ&%ional zoom assembly and a Christingle Service at Christmas. We worked closely with one sthool at Harvest by provlding a video of the work of the food bank for an assembly and collecced thelr contrlbutlons for the Foodbank Our Ilnk$ were care and residentlal homes changed too. Cards were sent to resldents In one Care Horne and the weekly YouTube Sunday Serrfice was enloyed by resldents at another Home. A monthly newsletter was sent out to 311 those in the worshipping communlcy across the parish. Other Actlvltles All In-person 3ttivities ceased In mid March. However, we contlnued with events on zoom and when soclal dlstanang allowed, outdoor artlvitles. An Ascenslon Day Service was recorded from the hishest point In the Parish and we took part in the Dirxesan 2417 Wave of PF7yer for Thy Klngdom Com& When our church bulldings were closed we continued to serye the local community by collectlng contributions for Plymouth Foodbank and the Sheklnah Misslon in boxes across the Parish. In the summer volunteer work parties made up of many local re%ldents came to together to clear SL Mary's Churchyard. The help of Yolurteers from Team Rubicon was also greatly appreaated. In partnershlp with Transforming Plymouth Together. we worked ecumenlcally across local churches in establishing a Foodbank for local families durlng school holiday& The WO of Trnidcrnft wa5 SUPPOrted across the parish.
The parish of Plymstock & Hooe Safeguarding The PCC has complied with its obligation under section 5 of the Safeguardlng and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016. The PCC has regard to House of Blshops, guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults by arting within current legislatyon, guidance, natlonal framewor*s and the Diocese of Exeter Safeguardlng procedures. It has evidenced thls by the completion of the Diocesan Safeguarding Checklist which will be used for future planning. Each church has a named Safeguarding contact who Ilalses wlth the Parish Safeguarding RepresentatNe. Safer RecruitmenL Training and DBS checking of those requlrlng It is ongolng. Flnanclal Revlew It Is with sadness thae this revlew reports on the death of fonner Parish Treasurer, Basil Hulatt. B11 was a gifted, able man. We were fortunate that he chose to Use his skllls to the benefit of the Parish. Bonking. Three Banks were used by the Parish, The Cooperntlve Ban14 (SL Mary's), Lloyds Bank (SL John's and The Holy Famlly) and Natwest Bank (PCC and The Good Shepherd). The Holy Family's account with Uoyds bvas closed In August as part of the move to have one current account In the Parish. Finonce Team The newly establlshed Finance Team ¢>perntsd the Parlsh's Flnanca as one entity. This probably the first tlme that this had happened In the Parish. The concept of a Parlsh Team to look after Par4sh Flnance worked well, especlally In the payment of the Common Fund. Common Fund The Common Fund is the Parish's largest and most SilfIcant Item of expenditure. It contributes towards clergy salarles, clergy housin& Diocesan suppor of which we make signillcant us4 and clew pensions. Failure to pay in fvll ha5 significant repercussions for the Parlsh. The Finance Team found that there vras a 2019 deficit in Common Fund Payments of £21.974.60. Thls was rectlfied in fvll by February. The 2020 Common Fund requlrement of £87,443 was also met in fvll by C>ecember. (Incidentally, the 2021 requirement Is £86,628.(J)) Reducing the number rfBank Accounts The progress In moving to one Parish Account was too slow. Communlcatlons wlth the banks was dire. Obtaining full access to one bank account took 4 (four) months. However. the ratlonalislng strategy of reducing the r•umber of our bank accounts will contlnue in 2021.
The parish of Plymstock & Hooe Building Societies To protect The Good Shepherd's total cash assets of £91,212.26 (November) a bullding society account {Skipton) was opened (in the event of a bank collapse any tity with more than £85,000 in one bank wlll lose the excess). All churches are able to make deposits into th15 accounL Parish Glving Scheme (PGS) The benefits of donating through the Parish Giving Scheme (PGS) are substantial, in partlcular the Gift Aid element of a donation Is depostted into the nominated bank wlthln 10 (ten) days of the donatjon. This Is a far quicker process than conventional gift aid giving where the gift aid element tskes many months to reach its intended bank Regular giving through the PGS system is encouraged, strongty, wherever possibl Porlsh Finance Teom Mendon was made of the Parl$h Flrrance Team, above. For dlfferent reasons, it lost 3 (three) high calibre members, 42%. Currently it Is under- resourced. Generosity of Parishioners It Is greatly appreciated. Special Thanks Thanks to Marlon Banbury, Tony Maggs and Alan Forrester for thelr contlnued support and assistanc The Indlvldual generosity of Parishloners was substantial. Structure, Governance and Management Porochial Church Cn01 (PCQ The method of appoinonent of PCC members is in accordance with Church Representatlon Rules. The PCC In 2020 untll the APCM In October comprised 3 Clergy, l Reader {ex- officlo), 2 PTO Readers (ex•officio), 2 Parothial Churchwardens (ex-officlo), 5 serving Deanery Synod Members {3-year temis of offlce). 2 serving Dlocesan s0d Members (ex-officio) and 8 Lay members (2 from each worshlp centre, each nomlnated by electoral roll members at the ADCM of that particular church). Followlng dl$cussion at PCC, it was noted that the maintlanCe of 4 separnte DCCS along with the PCC was no longer sustalnable due to diminished numbers of regular congregants. Therefore, It was proposed that 'The Constitution., which set out the function and make-up of the DCCS should be dissolved and the Parlsh should revert to Church Representation Rules, whereby the PCC would be the sole body for governance and management of all parish matters. At a Special Meeting on I S March 2020, a vote was held and the proposed motion was Cared with 77% of those present in favour.
The Parish of Plymstock & Hooe The new membership of the PCC thus became: All Llcensed Clerg/, all Readers (ex- officio), all Fro Readers {ex-officio), 2 parochial churchyfirdens (ex-offlclo), 2 serving Dlocesan Synod Members (ex-offido) and 12 Lay members. (2 Deanery synod reps would be appointed from the PCC). Parish Govemance would then be managed by teams Including members of the PCC and other volunteers. to includ& (i.) Flnonce team." to oversee monetary matters of the parish, managed by a Treasurer assisted by 34 other members. Accounts would be consolldated to a single Parish Bank Account (with addltional sav5ngs accounts as needed). within which there would be four sub-sections one for each church. (11.) Standing CommAtte& to manage ongolng parlsh matters legal and material (Under Rule M31 in Church Rep. Rule4 wlth over 50 n(Nnes on the &knrol roll, the Standing . Committee to conslst of a) the minister, b) each churchworden who is a member of the PCC c)-at least 2 other PCC rnernbe appointed by PCC resolution). Thls was established on- Ilne by a PCC vote on Mon 23 . March due to recently introduced Covid-19 restrlctlons. (111.) Churth & Churth H¢2lls Buildings team." to monltor and manage maintenance and care of the buildings across the parish. (iv) Ministry & Mission - would be managed by various groups to be appolnted as nee& arose. Soclal, Worship, Pastoral and Prayer groups were already In place. The full PCC met twlce lfve and 9 tlmes online during the year, with an average attendance of 81 Durlng 2020, the PCC consolidated its mIson Action Plan. At Its regular Zoom Meetings, discussion took place on Misslon and Outreath as well as Governance and Stewardshlp. The PCC was infonned about local matters of flnance, bulldlngs, worship• mission, outreach, families, thildren• p&strJral we and other items. In 2020 there were regular infomial meetings of the dergy and churchwardens, the standing committee, bulldings group and finance tsam, as well as other groups as the need arose. Admlnlstrntlve Inforniation Our Parish is part of the Deanery of The City of Plymout In the Diocese of Exeter. The 4 worshi centres are each located as follo St Mary & All Saints, Church Road, Plymstocl PL9 88D St John the Evangelisc Church Hill Roacl Hooe PL9 9SE
The Parish of Plymstock & Hooe Church of The Good Shepherd Marine Rd. Oreston, PL9 7NN Church of The Holy Family. clo The Staddy. Staddiscombe Rd, Plymstocl PL9 9LT Team Rector Re¢d Jennie Appleby Rerfd Dave Appleby Rey'd Carl Budden Team Vicar Associate Prlest Thls Is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, and the Church Representation Rules 2006) and Regirtered Charity No 1133015. P£Qernbe who have served from the APCM Oct 2020 untll the date this report was approved wer& Team Rector The Re¢d Jennle Appleby The Re¢d Dave ebY The Rev'd Carl Budden (Chalrperson> Team Vicar Assoclate Priest Fleaders Mr Graham Dee Mr Anthony Banbury (vro) Mr Graham Lea Dlocesan Synod Rob Wevlll ec Parothial Churth Wardens Mr Graharn Naylor Dr Kerry Gilbert Deanery Synod Repo Mr Bob Davidson Appointed by & from PCC Dr Kerry Gllbert Mr Neil Broom Members Mr. Bob Dawdson Mr. John Downer Mrs Sheila Eccleston io
Th¢ Parish of Ptymstock & Hoo¢ Mr Richard Harvey . Miss Sarn Sennett David hfmt¢r JaTL Rawson Mrs Wendy Rtts Mr Peter Towell (2 vacancie8) All PCC M¢mbers are Trustees. Approved by the PCC and signed on its behalf Rev Sewiie Appleby (Chair) Date 7th June 2021 11
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The Parhh of PIwn5tock & Hooe StatementoAAssets and ilobllltles ot31st £emberW20 2019 Cosh at Bank Par15h St Marfs Stjohn's GDod Shephefd Holy Famlly 16103 25947 79211 92769 3763 19866 31295 79211 86769 92769 103( 2177 261693 11161 214030 9111 223141 Investments Exeter Board of Flnancfrst Johns 818 818 765 Debtors Glft alé LPWGS VAT clalm T)tsl Ass•ts 5046 1236 9111 230241 264777 23 1236 221130 U•bllltl•s Indeperk4ent examlner Total Uobllli Notes R•thlct•d Fundi Parfsh Mlsslon Fund 3763 Sl Morys Roof Fund Bell Fund 3951 1397 9111 Usted Pl4ces of Worshlp f*ant The Parlsh recelved £1,236 In 2021 as a grant to recover VAT pald In 2020 and 2021. It Is Parlsh policy to use the LPWGS to obtaln a Rrnnt of the same value as VAT pald to malnraln churth fabrk. 13