## **St Peter’s Church Littleover** ## **Annual Report 2022** ## **SPECIAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING** ## **AGENDA** ## **Wednesday 26 April 2023 at 7.30pm Parish Littleover & Blagreaves, St Peter’s Church** ## **There is no Vestry Meeting** This took place on 1 January 2023 when the new wardens were elected to the new parish. They will serve until the APCM 2024 ## **Special Parochial Church Meeting** NOTE: Since a meeting took place on 1 January 2023 as the new parish was created, we are unable to hold the usual APCM. However, this meeting is to review the financial and activity reports of the parishes of St Peter’s Littleover and St Andrew’s Blagreaves. It will also offer opportunity for people to join the PCC or Deanery Synod as there are remaining vacancies. 1. Apologies for absence 2. Approve minutes of last St Peter’s APCM (27 April 2022, see back pages of this document) 3. Approve minutes of the last St Andrew’s APCM (9 April 2022), see separate document 4. Matters arising 5. Election to the - Parochial Church Council (3 vacancies) - Deanery Synod (3 vacancies) (tellers will be appointed to count voting papers if needed) 6. Financial report St Peter’s Littleover – Mrs Sue Limberger 7. Financial report St Andrew’s Blagreaves – Mr Peter Vincent 8. Reviewing reports for both parishes - time for questions 9. Results of Elections to PCC and Deanery Synod 10. Safeguarding update 11. Thank you to those stepping down 12. Chair’s report and vision – Alicia 13. Any other business ## **NOTE: Please notify any other business in writing to the Vicar or the PCC Secretary (Julie Scott) at least 48 hours in advance – this will guarantee a considered response.** ## 14. Date of next APCM 15. Closing prayer and worship 2 ## **St Peter’s Church Church Street, Littleover, Derby DE23 6GF Phone: 01332 767802** ## **www.stpeterlittleover.org.uk 2022** To comply with the Charity Commission regulations of 1997 the following details about St Peter’s Littleover are updated annually and included in the annual report. This is the final report of the Parish of Littleover following the establishment of the new parish of Littleover & Blagreaves on 1 January 2023. ## **Vision, Purpose and Organisation** ## **Vision Statement for St Peter’s** **GRACE** – God’s people Reaching out to All: Church for Everyone ## **Aims and Purposes** St Peter’s Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, the Reverend Alicia Dring, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of the Church Halls of St Peter’s, Normanton Lane, Littleover, Derby DE23 6GA. ## **Organisation of the PCC** St Peter’s PCC is organised by holding alternative monthly PCC meetings on the first Tuesday of the month, except August and December. PCC Action Teams (Fabric, Mission Action Plan MAP, Children and Young People, Events and Creation Care) meet on the other months. If necessary, extra meetings may be organised. A Standing Committee meets alternate months to deal with routine matters or urgent business between PCC meetings. ## **Purpose and terms of reference of other teams and ministries at St Peter’s** As St Peter’s is a large church, business is conducted through delegated teams and committees answerable to the PCC. All organisations that function to further the vision and purposes of St Peter’s, whatever their name, are ultimately answerable and accountable to the PCC. Leaders of any such groups should be available at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting to answer questions from the floor if they should so arise. 3 ## **The PCC 2022** The PCC is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2006) and a charity registered with the Charity Commission, number 1133061. The following have served as members of the PCC since the last APCM: Vicar and Chair appointed September 2013 appointed July 2020 and ordained September 2020 Church Warden appointed April 2018 Church Warden appointed April 2021 Treasurer appointed April 2021 PCC Secretary until April 2022 appointed April 2016 PCC Secretary appointed April 2022 Revd Alicia Dring Revd Rachael Brooks Jim Britland Chris Jones Sue Limberger Ellen Goodman Julie Scott appointed April 2018 appointed April 2021 appointed April 2021 appointed April 2016 appointed April 2022 Charlie Elston Until 2023 Jenifer Baines Until 2023 Dave Hargreaves Until 2024 Robin Wood Until 2024 John Bird Until 2024 Heather Newstead Until 2024 Marigt Staehr Until 2024 Helene Roe Until 2023 ## **The Standing Committee 2022** Revd Alicia Dring Jim Britland Chris Jones Ellen Goodman/Julie Scott Sue Limberger Jenifer Baines Revd Rachael Brooks Chair Church Warden and Vice Chair Church Warden PCC Secretary Treasurer From July 2020 4 ## **Service Attendance at St Peter’s Littleover 2022** |**Sunday Services**
Average over four consecutive
weeks in October 2022|
**Holy**
**Communion**
**8am**|**Holy**
**Communion**
**10am***|**Evening**
**Service**
**7pm**| |---|---|---|---| |Communicants|Service|74 (65)|Service| |Total Attendees|closed|82 (110)|closed| ||||| |**Wednesday Services**|||| |Average over random four
consecutive weeks|**Holy**
**Communion**||| |Holy Communion|27 (12)||| ||||| ||**Holy**
**Communion**|**Holy**
**Communion**|| |**Easter Sunday 2022**|**8am**|**10am**|| |Communicants|16 (0)|120 (0)|| |Total Attendees|16 (0)|132|| ||||| ||**Christingle**|**Christingle**|**Holy**
**Communion**| |**Christmas Eve 2022**|**3pm**|**5pm**|**11.15pm**| |Communicants|||31 (30)| |Total Attendees|237 (140)|160(135)|34 (40)| ||||| ||**Holy**
**Communion**|**Holy**
**Communion**|| |**Christmas Day 2022**|**8am**|**10am**|| |Communicants|11 (10)|79 (37)|| |Total Attendees|14 (10)|88 (80)|| ||||| * The 10am Sunday Services generally alternate between Holy Communion and Morning Worship/All Age (XX) Figures in brackets are for the year 2021 |**Other Services held at St Peter’s during 2022**|**Other Services held at St Peter’s during 2022**|| |---|---|---| |Baptisms:_during the 10am Sunday Service_|4|(3)| |Funerals/memorial|38|(34)| |Weddings|3|(1)| |St Peter’s School Services|5|(1)| |High School Services|2|(0)| ## **Electoral Roll** 107 resident in the parish and 57 live outside of the parish = 164 total roll 5 ## **The Vicar’s Report** This year was one of the most unusual of my ministry, not least because I had a three month sabbatical from May to the end of July. And while I spent some time on retreat and on holiday it took some time to shed my ‘vicar’ identity and rediscover Alicia. Steve and I were both grateful for your prayers as we readjusted and relaxed together. The ten days before I returned was a whirlwind of activity as I cleared out my office, bought new furniture and a new carpet and so resumed work feeling organised and ready to return to parish life. During that time it was wonderful to see how Rachael has flourished and along with the many weddings she took during that year, her training was certainly on fast forward during those months. It was also a joy to welcome Reverend Jason Kennedy to join us as a Self Supporting Minister, when he was licensed to the parish in December. His invaluable experience in mission, along with his insightful preaching and inclusive approach makes him a valuable colleague on the team. During the year we noted some celebrations and new initiatives. It was the centenary of the unveiling of the village war memorial and we held a short service on the day to mark the occasion. There were also the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, followed sadly by her death – as a church we marked both occasions appropriately. In addition, the City Council decided to designate Church Street and Thornhill Road as School Exclusion zones – barring traffic at the beginning and end of the school day. Not only did this pile traffic onto Old Hall Road, Burton Road and Normanton Lane it has meant we have to take additional care in scheduling funerals to ensure attendees are not caught out by the cameras. However, it has proved much safer for the children since hundreds of cars can race up and down the road, especially around school hours, and the pavements can be narrow, putting the children at risk. The planned Bishop’s Mission Order with St Giles’ Normanton planting a congregation in Blagreaves – which had a knock on impact to St Peter’s with the parish merge – finally went out to consultation and recommendations were made to Bishop Libby. She made the decision that the BMO would not be workable and so permission to proceed was denied. 6 We experienced some significant deaths in our church family during the year. Former treasurer and warden, Margaret Stevenson. Ena Miller, well known from our Wednesday service and lunch club and Winifred Wormsley who died in December. Our most shocking loss was Stacey Elliott, only 41, partner to Neil and Mum to Sapphire and Daniel. As a type one diabetic it is thought she died from complications with her insulin. Church family were very supportive to Neil and when there was a fire in their home the day after the funeral, they came to live with us here at the Vicarage for a couple of weeks, while the house was cleaned. So many people have given Neil and the children such loving support and they are now in nursery and he is back at work part-time. I am hugely indebted to John Bird and the MAP team who worked tirelessly through the year helping to formulate our Mission Plan for the new parish. This is a key tool to keep us outwardly focussed in how we serve our community, rather than just look to ourselves. Towards the end of the year there was a great deal of work to bring the new parish to birth and Church of England systems grind exceeding slow as does associated paperwork, but we were ready at the end of the year to begin 2023 with the new parish. Aside from my work here in Littleover, I am often called on to serve the wider Diocese and this last year has included managing the Diocesan response to the Living in Love and Faith project; work with General Synod; offering online training in baptism (for curates) and funerals (for readers). In addition, there has been a role as a portfolio assessor for the end of title curate, a privilege to support them as they reflect on their curacy. A huge thank you to all of you who give of yourselves so tirelessly in the work of mission in our parish. As a church we have grown over the last year and with the new parish, new Mission Action Plan and a new curate when Emma Mallord joins us in July, there is plenty to keep us engaged in God’s call on our lives. May we continue together to follow His voice and share His love and hope. **Rev Alicia Dring** 7 ## **The Curate’s Report** 2022 was the year that my curacy started to look like a ‘normal’ curacy! As well as the in-person services on Sunday and Wednesday plus funerals, lots of other interesting things started to pepper my diary including Lunch Club services, taking Holy Communion into Brookfields Residential Home and starting to imagine youth provision. I had the joy of a few more baptisms through the year, including baptising my sister-in-law at short notice which was our family high note, but really, it was the year of The Wedding! Having had a wedding drought in 2021, I was eager to take on some ‘cover’ weddings so that I got the necessary experience and so as well as three here at St Peter’s I took two at Tissington and one at Findern. Amongst other more mundane things I learned how to involve children who are up for a starring role; the need to be firm about time/ lateness, although I need to work on finding a more successful incentive; that agreeing to take a wedding on Easter Saturday is a REALLY bad idea because there’s enough going on in Holy week as it is; that organists need assertive handling at times(!); that confidence inspires confidence; and that it’s essential to check the couple’s details when a wedding is rescheduled after a long gap because they sometimes move house without telling the church… This picture is me ‘tying the knot’ with my ordination / celebration stole, which, rather fittingly, is made from my wedding dress – very eco-friendly! Speaking of which, it was a joy through 2022 to be part of our Creation Care group as we got our teeth into the challenge we’d set ourselves of achieving an A Rocha Bronze Eco Church Award. You’ll find the plaque acknowledging our success in the welcome area. But it’s not just our success as a group, it’s our success as a church because you’ve all joined in, in whatever ways you can. Next stop – Silver! It was also the year that I got involved at St Peter’s Junior School properly. As well as our uniform recycling project, which we repeated, I began to take collective worship regularly (assemblies) and got involved with the life of the school too – trying to explain the Holy Spirit to seven and eight year olds was a bit of a challenge. As was learning the words and actions to the new songs that PopUK taught school, the performance in church was fabulous – next time it’s on I’d recommend offering to helping with tea and coffee so you get to see it, amazing! But perhaps the most significant event of 2022 for me personally was the opportunity to take the reins when Alicia went on sabbatical for three months. I’d been worried about it in the run up, but it was an absolute joy – this is a safe church to practise leadership, everyone was so helpful and amenable. And so, I was approached about all kinds of things by people in the congregation, I led meetings and had several rather random events happen that required me to take the lead in decision-making. One of which involved liaising with the PREVENT team in Derby – bit of unexpected learning. All in all, 2022 was a great source of personal, spiritual and professional formation – exactly as it was supposed to be. And it finished on a high – presiding at Holy Communion on Christmas day with a large Brooks contingent as well as you all – my St Peter’s family. **Rev Rachael Brooks** 8 ## **Treasurer’s Report** This is the third and final report I am presenting to St Peter’s Church Family, as Tim and I felt God was calling us to pastures new and we are now settling into our new home in Shropshire. It has been a privilege to serve St Peter’s for several years and we will miss this very special church family. _(Pictured here as they left in October 2022, with the gift of an apple tree for their new garden)._ The family of St Peter’s has always been faithful in their giving and 2022 was no exception. The majority of giving is now by standing order. However, the electronic card reader which is available at all services has been an invaluable asset allowing any church family and visitors to the church to easily make donations. As usual each year brings financial challenges and opportunities. At the end of 2021 it was agreed that a new audiovisual system would be purchased and this was completed in May 2022, at a cost of just over £20,000, This would have not been possible without the generous donations from the church family, which covered over75% of the cost, with only a relatively small short fall needing to be met by Church funds. This was a big factor in enabling us to balance our accounts with an overall net surplus. I would like to thank everybody who has supported me, especially Jim and Alicia, and of course a big thank you to Iona who took over the banking of all cash and cheques in 2022, which enabled me to continue to support the church as treasurer whilst no longer living in Derby. Finally I would like to propose that the 2022 accounts be accepted, and that Azets of Nottingham Chartered Accountants be accepted as independent examiners for 2023. **Sue Limberger** 9 THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S LITTLEOVER RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT AT 31 DECEMBER 2022 General De5igDated Re51ricted Total Funds Total Funds Funds FuDds Funds 2022 2021 Note RECEIPTS Donations and l¢gaci¢s l{a) 132,863 3,700 136.563 132,523 A¢liviti¢s for raising funds Ilb) 22,598 22,598 11,234 Income from investments l(cl 937 229 1.174 266 Incoming r¢sOU￿¢S from ¢hur¢h aLtLVlties l(d} 7,440 5,892 13.332 11,072 163.838 9,821 173,667 155.095 PAYMF,NTS Grants 21a} 8,939 1.188 10,127 9,193 Church activities 21b} 127.814 22,623 150.437 117.996 Gov¢rnanc¢ ¢ost5 2(c) 2,976 2,976 2,765 139,729 23,811 163,540 129,954 SURPLUSI (DEFICIT) OF RECEIPTS OVER PAYMENTS 24,109 113,990) 10.127 25,141 TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS (4.427) 1.441 2,986 NET MOVEMENT 19.682 1.449 111.0041 10.127 25.141 Bank balan¢¢s brought fonvard at l January 2022 95.145 6.065 18,536 119,746 94,605 Bank balantes earrled forward t Jl Deeember 2022 114.827 7.514 7,532 129,873 119.746 TFtE PAROCMAL CHURCH COiI74CIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PLTER'S LJTtLEOVER STATEMENT OF ASSETS AIYD LIABILITtEs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 celber￿ ljesignated Restrfcted Total Funds Fullds FuDds Funds 2022 Tot*1 Funds 2021 Note Bank current accounts 50.789 7514 7,532 65,835 57,049 CBF d¢posit fund 63.522 63.522 62,697 Held &$ Agent 516 516 114,827 7514 7.532 129.873 119,746 OTHER MONETARY ASSETS ]ncom¢ laK recoverable P￿pa￿￿n¢nts aThJother debtOTS 5.922 697 300 6,639 1527 300 697 300 6,919 6,919 9,466 7,934 7,934 8,992 PAYB 257 2,526 2.610 2,610 2.610 2.610 2.783 The finan¢ial statements of the PCC have be¢n prepared itt a¢c(knwith the Chw¢h Ac¢ountingRe8u]ations 21X)6 8ing tbe R¢¢¢ipts alld Payrnents bask R¢v'(L ADriDg . Iviear) S Limbwger ITrrAwrer) ## **Gift Aid Report for Financial Year 2022** For the 2022 financial year, total donations which qualified for Gift Aid amounted to £89,619 which delivered a tax recovery of £22,404. Gift Aid donations in 2022 showed a slight decrease over those of 2021 which were higher because of the sound desk appeal. Even in these times of financial difficulty for many, we really do appreciate the incredible generosity of all in the church family. It is very much appreciated. ||**2021**|||**2022**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||| ||Gift Aid
Donations|Tax
Recovered|Gross
Income|Gift Aid
Donations|Tax
Recovered|Gross
Income| |Quarter 1|£19,880|£4,699|£24,579|£21,604|£5,401|£27,005| |Quarter 2|£23,053|£5,624|£28,677|£23,781|£5,945|£29,726| |Quarter 3|£24,471|£6,118|£30,589|£21,141|£5,285|£26,426| |Quarter 4|£26,540|£6,635|£33,175|£23,093|£5,773|£28,866| |**Total**|**£93,944**|**£23,076**|**£117,020**|**£89,619**|**£22,404**|**£112,023**| The figures show what an enormous difference Gift Aid makes to the funding of the work of our church; so, a huge thank you to everyone who supports the church with donations whether through their bank or through the electronic giving terminal in church. Please remember that it is very important for you to notify the church office if your contact details change, if your circumstances change and especially if you no longer pay an amount of income and/or capital gains tax equal to the tax that we reclaim on your donations. Further information on Gift Aid is available from the church office. Chris Woodhams Gift Aid Secretary 12 ## **PCC Secretary’s Report** The Parochial Church Council (PCC) Trustees met six times in 2022. Most of the PCC Action Groups have met through the year and their minutes are provided in advance of every meeting to ensure everyone has the information they need. In addition, the PCC Standing Committee met six times. All meetings start and end in prayer. We are grateful to Sue Limberger as Treasurer, who, even though she moved out of the area, has continued to serve in her post. This was to see us up to the April 2023 meeting and the presentation of accounts and we are very grateful for her faithful service. We also welcomed Heather Newstead as a new member of the PCC. I was appointed as the PCC secretary at the April APCM, succeeding Ellen Goodman and I have been thankful for her support during my first year. Jim Britland was re-elected as Church Warden and joined by Chris Jones. When Alicia was on sabbatical, meetings were chaired by Reverend Rachael Brooks. The Standing Committee and PCC meeting agendas continue to remain in a standard format which includes an action column. Most of the paperwork for the meetings continues to be distributed and stored electronically in an endeavour to save on paper and printing. The significant topics that the PCC has discussed over the year have included: - Finance and the generosity of Church Family to enable the installation of a new sound and AV system during the late Spring. A fund remains to replace the worn blue chairs during 2023 - Major ongoing projects led by the Fabric Team, alongside the sound and AV system included ongoing maintenance of building and grounds. Many thanks to the small team that work hard in this never-ending job and the involvement of Community Payback - Our Mission Action Plan project, which has progressed and blossomed throughout the year and resulted in five key mission objectives for us to focus on over the next five years. Thanks go to the team who made this happen and in particular to John Bird for his leadership - We continued to worship with our brothers and sisters from St Andrew’s Blagreaves and look forward to our merger in 2023 - We had to make a decision on Church Hall lettings when a one-off let that purported to be a community meeting turned out to be something unexpected that we had to report to PREVENT. All future lettings are required to commit to presenting nothing contrary to the Christian faith - Community engagement – emerging from Covid has meant that many of our public and popular services – Remembrance, Christingle, etc – have been open without ticketing or limits on numbers and it has been good to see the community return - Safeguarding – features on every PCC agenda. Thanks go to Margit Staehr (Children and Young People) and Janet Edwards (Vulnerable Adults) for their very important roles in this area - The continuing support to St Peter’s Junior School – part of DDAT Academy Trust – and the headteacher Frazer Smith. Huge congratulations to them for their encouraging SIAMS report - Relationships with the other churches in Littleover and Blagreaves. Thank you to all who have served, advised, encouraged and prayed for the PCC during this last year. We are thankful for faithful servants and sufficient resources to follow God’s call. **Julie Scott** 13 ## **Churchwardens Report** ## **1 Corinthians 15:58** ## _**“Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain.”**_ It is hard to believe that Jim is moving into his final year of his maximum six years allowable as a church warden and Chris starting his third year. Thankfully we seemed to have turned the corner from a Covid perspective and although it is still around, it is now part and parcel of everyday life going forward. With the exception of the administration of Holy Communion our church diary has returned to normal. One positive consequence of the pandemic has been the development of our on line capability. The media system upgrades carried out in 2022 has greatly improved the transmission of our weekly Sunday service. The team now all sit together co-ordinating sound and vision and the sung worship is delivered by two ambient microphones positioned high up in the main church. We would like to thank everybody who has stepped up to assist with this vital piece of ministry. Especially those who gave sacrificially to meet the final bill. A key responsibility of the church wardens is the fabric of the church. We retain a significant to do list at all times both for the church and the Church Hall. Recently the fabric team has recruited new members bringing the team some key skills. We would just like to thank everybody who has recognised the need to get involved and support the warden’s efforts. During 2022 we installed two light boxes to back light the two stained glass windows which are part of the north and south wall of the Chancel. We also carried out some key refurbishment work at the Hall. The wooden panels under the windows of the upper hall were replaced complete with improved insulation, and the outside woodwork was treated to a coat of preservative. The to do list remains challenging for 2023. Disposal of the green waste produced by the Churchyard is a key issue that we need to resolve. Please consider lending a hand as and when we announce the need for support for churchyard clean ups and one or two painting projects we have planned. Another group of people we would like to thank are the Vergers, Duty Wardens and welcome teams. This group of people carry out vital duties which we could not manage without. As wardens we are both excited to engage with the new “season” that we find ourselves in. The MAP has now been launched and momentum is gathering. **Jim Britland and Chris Jones** 14 ## **Safeguarding Report** Safeguarding is a standing agenda item at PCC meetings, and with my election to the PCC at the APCM in May 2022 I have witnessed first-hand the close and immediate attention to any safeguarding issues arising during the year. Thank you, fellow PCC members for your welcome and highly appreciated support. Thanks, are also due to the Diocesan Safeguarding Team headed by Hannah Hogg who have stepped up their support of PSOs by introducing monthly drop-in sessions on zoom, facilitated by Sue Griffin, Judie Fogarty and colleagues including the trainer Nick Harding, all second to none. This panel of expertise is giving each PSO the heads up on forthcoming policy or document revisions, and not least the opportunity to deliver feedback, ask for guidance and to share experiences with PSOs from other parishes. Last, but not least a warm thank you to Reverend Alicia and Reverend Rachael for their work on drafting new Volunteer Agreements for leaders and helpers in our various children’s groups, our vulnerable adults’ luncheon club, our prayer ministry, and our pastoral visitor’s team. Our brilliant Church Administrator, Iona has been invaluable in having it all printed and sorted - there are now 70 agreements in place. The monitoring and liaising with leaders on these teams is invariably an ongoing task. ## **Safeguarding Roles** - Margit Staehr holds the role of Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO) for St Peter’s Littleover with responsibility for Children’s and Young People’s safeguarding, overall administration of safeguarding training, DBS applications and Volunteer Agreements - Janet Edwards continued her role as PSO for Vulnerable Adults and as administrative support for St Andrew’s, Blagreaves up until the end of 2022 when she stepped down from her role as planned. Janet deserves much credit for all she did and leaves a space for a successor who feels called to serve alongside Margit - Feel free to speak to Reverend Alicia or to Margit if you are interested in helping maintain and develop good safeguarding practices, are conscientious with paperwork and respectful in your approach. The myriad of different people in our lovely church congregation is a constant inspiration. ## **Safeguarding Training Matrix/Policy** Early in the year 2022 the requirement to complete Awareness of and Responding Well to Domestic Abuse was significantly widened to become mandatory for all PCC members as well as other Church officers incl. Children’s helpers, Leaders, Pastoral teams, Clergy and Lay Ministers. Church of England initially produced an e-learning module, but in October, with the support of Bishop’s Council, changed the delivery of this highly sensitive training with immediate effect to become available only on zoom or in person, delivered by the Diocesan trainer in the presence of a trained volunteer supporter. It was considered that individuals doing this course on their own would be unsafe and poor safeguarding practice since it may trigger trauma, upset and unexpected disclosures. 15 ## **Safeguarding Learning in numbers** - 18 completed Basic and Foundation modules - 7 completed Safeguarding Leadership training - 25 completed Awareness of Domestic Abuse training ## **DBS incl. renewals following the change of validity from five to three years** - 37 Enhanced and 3 Basic DBS applications were completed and processed. - Current status: All eligible DBS are in place or in the process of being obtained. ## **Safeguarding Referrals** - Two safeguarding referrals were made, dealt with and resolved with the assistance of the Diocesan Safeguarding Team. ## **General** - The PCC annually submits a statement to the Diocese indicating that the practice within the Parish adheres to its guidance. This is a formal obligation and ensures compliance with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy discipline measure 2016 - The PSO also submits a statement affirming that appropriate child protection systems and processes are in place. ## **Margit Staehr** ## **Mission Report** Our mission work is divided between financial and prayer support for our mission partners and evangelistic/local mission here in the parish. Both are important for us to see beyond our own needs. Further progress on our Mission Action Plan for the new parish is featured later in this report ## **Mission Partners** We keep up to date with our Mission Partners through monthly articles in Keyhole magazine and they feature in our prayers each month. During the year Tim and Kate Lee from Jigsaw Kids Ministries came to visit church and showered our children with Haribo! We began a new three-year programme of commitment to our mission partners, following consultation with the congregation. This means we will continue to give until 2025. However, we may need to reconsider adding others with the formation of the new parish and considering charities that have been supported by St Andrew’s. |**Mission Partner Funding 2022-25**|**£**| |---|---| |**LOCAL**|| |Derby City Mission|500| |Food4Thought (foodbank)|200| |Borderline Arts|500| ||| |**NATIONAL**|| |Care for the Family|500| ||| |**INTERNATIONAL**|| |CMS–Lee Family/Jigsaw|1400| |Penny & Juan Carlos de Marces|1400| |The Bible Society|500| |PASH Kenya|500| |Open Doors|500| |Tearfund|500| |Emergency Fund|500| ||£7000| ## **Mission in the Parish** We ran an Alpha course at the Vicarage on a Sunday evening during the Autumn term – it was very good to be able to meet in person and to share the journey of faith together. Although it was a small group, discussion was lively. Alpha is a great way to explore the Christian faith and all who participated were encouraged and blessed in their journey with God. 16 ## **MISSION GIVING FOR THE YEAR 2022** |**Name**|**Year 2021**
**Restricted**|**Year 2021**
**Unrestricted**|**Year 2022**
**Restricted**|**Year 2022**
**Unrestricted**|**Area of work**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Bible Society||500||500|Overseas| |Care for the Family||500||500|National| |CMS Jigsaw||1,400||1,400|Overseas| |Children’s Society|560|||760|National Christingle| |Emergency Fund|500|||500|Red Cross Afghanistan
& DEC Pakistan Floods| |Harvest Appeal
Bishopof Derby||155||0|Overseas| |Christmas Lunch on
Jesus||360||650|Local and Overseas| |Derby City Mission|200
Plus 400 for
Church
Street
Pastors|
500|400 for
Church Street
Pastors|

500|Local| |Food4Thought|||1381 Harvest
Appeal|200|Local Foodbank Hub| |Borderline Arts||||500|Local| |St Peter's Derby|480||||Local Christmas Lunch
on Jesus| |Head High Mental
Health Derby||500||Giving ended|Local| |MAF||500||Giving ended|Overseas| |de Marces||1,400||1,400|Overseas| |Barnabas Fund/
Open Doors||500||500|Overseas| |PASH Kenya||||500|Overseas| |Royal British Legion|0|||280|Secular Charity/national| |Rachel and Dominic||500||Giving ended|Overseas| |**TOTAL**|2140|6815|
1781|
8190|| ||**Total 2021**|8955|**Total 2022**|**9971**|| 17 ## **Mission Action Plan (MAP)** In January 2022 the mission consultation was launched at the morning service. The Reverend Jason Kennedy, Diocesan Missioner, preached on the theme of the Five Marks of Mission. The consultation, with the church family and the local community took place over two months. It was conducted through questionnaires, and conversations with community groups, medical and social workers, businesses and people living in the area. Many opinions, suggestions and ideas were fed back. During the Summer these were carefully examined and formed into what emerged as five Key Mission Objectives (KMO) as follows: ## **Key Mission Objective 1** - **to become an outward-facing church** ## **Key Mission Objective 2** - **to contribute towards meeting the needs of all our community** ## **Key Mission Objective 3** - **to improve our mission to children, young people and their families** ## **Key Mission Objective 4** - **to establish effective, relevant, and meaningful two-way communications with our local community and the church family** ## **Key Mission Objective 5** - **to safeguard God’s creation and sustain the environment.** Each of the KMOs contained several practical goals which had been identified in the consultation feedback and so during the Autumn the mission plan was finalised. At the end of December 2022 the plan was in place, ready to be approved by the PCC of the new parish of Littleover and Blagreaves and then to be implemented through five KMO teams. Huge thanks to the Mission Action Plan Team for their contributions and commitment – Alicia, Rachael Brooks, Bernie Burton, Ann Burton, Emma Russell, Julie Scott, Peter Maybury, Phil Eley. **John Bird** 18 ## **Fabric Team** The Fabric Resources Team comprises: Chris Jones, Jim Britland, Jan Jackson, Dave Hargreaves, Allan Scott and from October included Bernie Burton. Jan mainly did the minutes and Phil and Angie Rollinson retired as active members. Throughout the year we had six meetings. ## **CHURCH** - Backlight to light up the ancient stained glass windows in the Upper Chancel. Jim cleaned the glass with cotton balls and water. Chris made two boxes to frame each window from behind (from the warden’s office and the kitchen respectively), using Tricoya panels left over from the Church Hall project. LED lights were fitted by Peter Goodman. The boxes have a temporary fixing so no faculty was needed - Flag Poles: On receipt of a faculty, two newly laid up British Legion standards were installed on new brackets made by Allan Scott. Existing brackets were cleaned up and the poles re-varnished to make good. May 2022. Brackets set higher to ensure unfurled flags are above head height. September 2022 - Tony Rowe cleared guttering around church - Leak into Organ Vestry by archway to upper chancel. Repaired Dec 2022 - Quinquennial: Though completed in September 2021, we had to wait until May 2022 for the actual report from Architect. Heavy focus on £100K of roof problems, but nothing we can’t manage. And no urgent actions required! - Water saving bags from Severn Trent fitted to all four cisterns in Church toilets. All part of our steps towards our Eco Church Award - Ongoing problems with plumbing in toilets. Flap valves and filler valves replaced. November 2022 - Walk of Witness Cross: New cross made to replace the previous one “borrowed” by persons unknown after last Easter. Nails removed on health and safety concerns !! - New Sound and Audio Visual System installed by Hilltop. Winch for old projector screen on the dais removed - Church Alarm: Alarm failed. Looked at Chubb and Verisure for dual alarm systems. [4G SIM card and IP connection]. Contract placed with Chubb, £1322 because of genuine police response. November 2022. 19 ## **CHURCHYARD** - Community Payback suspended their visits for three months due to staff shortages to manage the offenders. They concentrated efforts on cutting the Glebe Land grass in time for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations - Canadian Maple by the west door of Church. Subject to a Tree Preservation Order and a Decision Notice, the branches were pruned to a 3m clearance with the Church. Sam Wass. January 2022 - Yew Hedge by War Memorial: Community Payback have reduced the height to four feet and trimmed the width. Improves visibility of Church from Normanton Lane. Safe height to not fall over on Remembrance Sunday - We need to address the mounds of surplus gardening waste in the church grounds. Hannah’s Fields contacted, with a view to composting or burning some of the matter. Community Payback suggested building large compost areas - Gate by Normanton Lane needed adjusting several times throughout the year. Allan Scott made additional hook and eye brackets, but the oak has perished and screws no longer attach gate furniture securely. Allan made and fitted a brace to prevent further gate sagging - Chris has cut branches from Scarsdale House garden, overhanging and touching the North of the toilet block roof - Scout Hut Land: Investigation to see if part of their playing field nearest the boundary with the Churchyard might be suitable for a new Garden of Remembrance. Field rodded over a large area, but the ground is very boggy and has a rocky soak-away close to the surface, which makes it unsuitable for further burial ground - Complaints of a tree potentially pushing over the boundary wall/garden shed at 10 Normanton Lane. Resolved by cutting off one of the Elder tree’s trunks - Wild flower beds planted by Church congregation to make the churchyard more insect friendly as part of our Eco Church work. One by the West door, two by the main Churchyard footpath. May 2022 - Bush removed to North of main path from Normanton Road. Used stump puller. November 2022. ## **CHURCH HALLS** - Trees on the boundary of the Church Halls and The White Swan. The branches of six trees were overhanging and touching the roof of the Church Halls. Sam Wass did this in January - Gutter on West side of large hall, had become detached. Tony Rowe did the work, Dave Rowe having retired - Several exterior lower panels on the small Church Hall were rotten and needed replacing. All panels were replaced by Tatlow, who also fitted King Span insulation in the gap between interior and exterior panels, at the cost of £3,168. Fabric team and volunteers painted outdoor white emulsion. April 2022 - Church Hall boiler appeared not to be functioning correctly. The Small Hall was not reaching a satisfactory temperature when the Large Hall heating is also on. Blue Flame resolved the issues in a five hour meeting in April. Boiler was going into an energy saving mode, so after running hot water boiler was taking 15 minutes to ramp up to full power. Software was re-programmed, so now takes only 5 minutes - Peter Goodman has replaced all lights in the Church Hall with LED powered tubes - Large Hall floor has been stripped, sanded and re-varnished by Melbourne Flooring. March 2022. Thanks to all who took part throughout 2022. **Chris Jones** 20 ## **Events Team** After a fallow period due to the pandemic, the Events Team arranged a Quiz and Puddings evening on St George’s Day on 23 April. This was a jolly get together for the church family after such a long time, and people attending brought along delicious desserts to share. It proved to be a successful evening with Terry Wood providing a general knowledge quiz and everyone had plenty to eat. This was followed by a celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on Sunday 5 June from 4pm to 7pm. This was open to the whole community and publicity was distributed around the area with an invitation to bring your own picnic while the team provided Pimms and a celebration cake and Just Ice ice cream was sold. It was planned to be outdoors but unfortunately the weather was dull and rainy and the event had to held in the church hall. It was still a happy occasion with bunting and balloons outside although some people had been put off by the weather. The next event was the Church Fete held on Saturday 3 September which was free and open to the whole community of Littleover and was opened by Amanda Solloway MP. The weather was kind on this occasion and many people attended between 2pm and 5pm. Some of the highlights were the Crossed Keys café, Derventio Brass band, Just Ice ice cream tricycle and many stalls including Creation Care, Knit & Natter and a popular chocolate tombola and cake stall. The bunting came out again and the event was very well attended and there were traditional races for the children, at which Amanda helped out. Ann Dean kindly offered to cook a roast beef dinner for the Harvest Lunch which was held on Sunday 2 October for the church family after the morning Harvest Service at 12 noon. Events Team provided apple crumbles for dessert. Whilst having tea and coffee after lunch, we all enjoyed a talk by local farmer Angela Sargent who explained some of the difficulties farmers have in producing and selling their crops. It was an enjoyable and thought-provoking time of fellowship and learning together. With inspiration from Sally Britland, church groups were invited to decorate a church window with part of the nativity story and together with crafts and children’s activities The Journey to Christmas was open to the public on 10 December from 10am to 4pm. People were invited to fill a cracker with a reminder of the events leading to the birth of Christ. This event was very well attended and refreshments were available, both sandwiches and seasonal cakes. 21 The year was rounded off with a church family Christmas party in church on Wednesday 21 December with quizzes, mulled wine, cocktail bites, mince pies and Christmas cake. Around 30 people attended this event and it was a good opportunity for fellowship together. Projected events for the new year include Coronation celebrations in May and a Festival with St Peter’s School at the beginning of July. The Events Team regard all the events as either providing opportunities for fun and fellowship for the church family and also as a form of outreach into the community with events such as the festival and Christmas event. Our team is very small but dedicated and we would welcome new members. If you are interested in joining us please contact Robin Wood. Robin Wood – Events Team Leader Members: Alicia Dring, Terry Wood, Peter Maybury and Jacqueline Woodhams ## **Robin Wood** ## **Worship Group** This was a quiet year in terms of membership. Sue Limberger left for pastures new with our thanks, however we have welcomed Phil Batten to the group, and look forward to further worshipping with him. The year was notable for a return to near normality following Covid but, most of all, for the impact of the new sound system in the Spring which has led to a noticeable improvement in the sound we are able to make. We now enjoy good foldback and our communications with the sound desk team has benefitted from Peter Goodman now being in charge of both areas. Our thanks are due to Tim and Sue Limberger for their hard work in the purchase and installation of the new system. One particular highlight was a Cajun Drum workshop (pictured) for us all to learn how to best use our newest instrument – some took to it like a duck to water and we are all a work in progress. ## **Peter Goodman and David Barker** ## **Data Protection** The church operates within our GDPR guidelines, only keeping and using data as required. This is an ongoing job as we address lists held outside of the church office and the appropriate security needed to safeguard people’s personal details. If you hold any lists, please can you consult with Iona about how you store details to ensure we continue to be compliant. If you have any feedback that you think may help us with this, please contact Iona Hague in the Church Office. **Alicia Dring** 22 ## **Parish Administrator** Although I started working at St Peter’s church back in November 2019, due to the Covid pandemic, 2022 was actually my first proper uninterrupted year in the role, where I was able to experience all of our annual church events in their full glory, for the first time. Although a lot of my work is done in the background, I really do enjoy my role, as Parish Administrator, and always try to do it with a smile on my face! I love interacting with people, both members of the congregation and visitors, whether that be in person, on the phone or via email and very much see my role as a customer service one, where I try and help everyone I come into contact with. The work I do continues to be varied, such as preparing the weekly Interlink, lots of photocopying, background work for services and events, funerals, interment of ashes, weddings and baptisms, co-ordinating the diary, monthly financial reports, receiving in and sending out payments, ordering resources, sorting rotas, reporting on copyrighted songs, keeping the contact list updated, printing the monthly Keyhole magazine etc. I also manage the hall hires and do the banking on behalf of the treasurer. We were lucky enough to have a new photocopier in the office this year, which has made things a little quicker too! From a personal point of year, 2022 has been a year of ups and downs, I sadly lost my mother in law in March and then my own mum in July, which has been terribly hard at times. However, on a happier note, I celebrated a milestone birthday, my oldest son turned 18 and passed his driving test, and Richard and myself celebrated our 20[th] wedding anniversary – so lots to be thankful for! I’m looking forward to 2023 and all its changes, as we integrate with St Andrew’s. **Iona Hague** ## **Keyhole** Hugely grateful to the team of John Bird, Julie Scott and Jeni Baines who produced the magazine while I was on sabbatical. We continue to use illustrated resources from Parish Pump and Cartoon Church and I am grateful to the Creation Care Team and the MAP team for their monthly contributions. With the new parish, and hopefully a new logo, we will look at the layout of the magazine and how we distribute copies as part of our KMO4 Communications vision. **Alicia Dring** 23 ## **Creation Care Team** The team originally consisted of seven members (now down to three) and has met six times over the year. Our main focus has been working through the A Rocha Eco Church scheme. We were fortunate to have Sue Limberger on the team, as she was instrumental in recording our efforts for the award. The scheme is very comprehensive and touches on most aspects of greening our activities here at St Peter’s and St Andrew’s. We were given the Bronze Award in August 2022 and it was relatively easy to achieve. Working towards the Silver Award will be more challenging and will require more involvement from the church and wider community. During the year, we have participated in the St Peter’s School Fair, encouraging parents to use pre-loved uniform in order to stop it going into landfill. The children played a variant of ‘splat the rat’ trying to stop the rat going into landfill. At the Church Fete in September, we sold vegan ice cream and samosas and Rachael Smith brought a variety of vegan pates for people to try. Green cleaning and washing up products are now used on church premises, but disappointingly there are no green kitchen products approved by Environmental Health, so the kitchen in the hall continues to have non-green surface cleaners and washing up liquid. The pill strip recycling continues to be very successful. The Fabric Team has been very supportive, changing the church lightbulbs to LEDs, the loo and office paper to recycled, reducing water consumption in the loos by purchasing ‘hippos’ for the cisterns. They have also improved the insulation in the church hall. In the Autumn the church agreed to host a meeting for the Middleton Avenue Climate Action Group about green domestic energy possibilities. The PCC has asked for more information about solar panels, possibly to share energy with the school, but this is on hold, until Rachael Brooks has finished her placement. The Church of England has pledged to be carbon neutral by 2030, so every parish will have to evaluate and improve its carbon footprint and the PCC has been asked to complete this. The team has recognised that we will need to call on the skills and talents of the wider church members and are pleased that so many have indicated an interest in being involved through the MAP process. It will be great to have more people on the team. ## **Julia Cross** ## **Messy Church** We have held Messy Church five times this year and after a slow start post Covid we have a lot of families attending from church, Tiddlywinks and St Andrew’s Preschool. We provide crafts, baking, painting and puzzles on a Biblical theme followed by a song and talk and then finishing with a buffet tea. This year we also opened a games room in the top hall with table tennis Jenga, snooker, plus older age crafts, for the 11+ age group. They can use both rooms as they wish and we have a lot of the older children enjoying this. Many of them have been attending over the last ten years and still enjoy the atmosphere of Messy Church. Thank you to Joan, Fiona and Paul, Charlie and Ruth, Chris and Linsey, Ann and Bernie, Dave and Irene, Ann, Joy. Sue and Jane, for all the help in preparing the crafts games and refreshments. **Liz Eley** 24 ## **Tiddlywinks** Tiddlywinks has slowly recovered after Covid, a lot of our children moving on to school over the two years, meant it was like starting up a new group. We now have a regular group of mums and grandmas who together with the children, enjoy the toys, songs and story. We gave them advent calendars and a story booklet at Christmas and another book at Easter. Thank you Liz S, Fiona, Di and Irene for all your support . **Liz Eley** ## **Energise and Go!** Energise (2nd and 4th Sundays) uses storytelling, drama, crafts, puzzles, questions and games to tell share a Bible story with the children and young people. We use themes like relationships. Bible characters and festivals. Go (3rd and 5[th] Sundays) is Lego themed and the children have a story, think about what it means and create their response to the story using Lego. It’s a great way to enter into the story and help remember it. The children always enjoy coming back into church and sharing what they have done and the wider congregation love to see the children in church and their families. Thank you to Richard, Rachael, Joy and Ann for being on the teams and all the work you do. **Liz Eley** ## **Diddy Disciples** At last, Diddy Disciples has become more established - Hooray! As Covid restrictions have lessened so our Group has woken up and we have really enjoyed contact with five young disciples and the privilege of getting to know them better. The children are aged between 18 months and 3 years of age and always require 2 adults to make up the group. Diddy Disciples itself is now approximately 18 months old. Each week we try to make Church a ‘good’ place for the children to come to, somewhere they want to be. We have fun playing, and might do craft or role play a Bible story or message, making the message very simple. We like to use a multi sensory approach to make the time fun and the message memorable, let the children know that God loves them and is their friend. We end with a prayer, helping our youngsters to become used to talking with God. We have enjoyed occasional support from Sarah Sherrington and Jenny Russell when regular leaders have been away, and do thank them very much for their help. We thank our Church Family too for their super reception of the groups’ young members, in the children’s sharing time in the service. Thank you to the Church Family for your support, love and prayers and we look forward to another happy year. If anyone is interested in joining us please get in touch. **Ruth Elston, Ann Lunn and Fiona Taylor** 25 ## **ReCreate** Since we began in February 2022 we have met twice a month in the small church hall, to explore and share our different styles of creativity, sometimes following a theme, other times doing our own thing. ## **At ReCreate we aim to** - Have fun together by playing with our creativity without looking to produce a specific end product - Be non-judgemental of our creativity and the creativity of others - Encourage one another by sharing ideas, techniques and styles of creativity - **To offer a safe place to explore faith and creativity, where all are welcome.** ## **Attendance** We have had a total of 20 people join us over this time, with an average attendance of 12, the majority, but not all, are part of St Peter’s and St Andrew’s congregations, with three people invited along by friends. ## **A selection of the feedback received from the group:** _“ReCreate has given me time for me, space, sharing together, learning more appreciation of Creation, deeper and different ways of interpreting passages from the Bible, challenging myself”_ _“I have experienced Recreate as an oasis, where the invitation for the Holy Spirit to be with us, the creative activity, the gentle background music, the murmuring of conversations, the connecting with others have all been therapeutic. It has also inspired me to be more creative at home”_ _“I think that as all things happen through God, God has moved among us by making the work we produce and bringing us together.”_ _“I have found a new “sense of daring”, to try some new things! Assurance that all that God sees “is good” however shambolic I might think a sense of fun in discovering together”_ _“I’ve enjoyed being able to talk with others in a relaxing environment”_ _“I love being creative with others. I’m learning to be less critical of my creativity”_ _“Having been to many art classes in my life, ReCreate brings all the skills and experience because of the different materials we use to express scripture. It makes you think deeper and brings you closer to God”_ ## **Finances** We have been entirely supported by the group’s voluntary donations. Our balance for the year: Donations/income: £143.40 Expenditure: £98.30 **Safeguarding** Sally Britland, Joy Pomroy and Carole Dickinson have completed the required Safeguarding training **Future Plans** We are progressing slowly and prayerfully in opening ReCreate to a wider community. **Sally Britland, Carole Dickinson and Joy Pomroy** 26 ## **Pastoral Visitors** The Pastoral Visitors team has reformed over this last year and has discussed how we may support the most vulnerable of our church family – many of whom are isolated at home. We have also considered risk assessments and how to keep ourselves, and those we visit, safe. Home Communions took place during the year and visiting resumed when people felt safe enough to welcome us back into their homes. A particular thank you to all who have printed and delivered Interlink or shared Church on the Phone with those isolated at home. Alicia and Rachael have shared Holy Communion regularly with residents at Brookfields Nursing Home. Jenny Cooper also said: “Ann Vincent and I have taken a service regularly at Cedar Tree Care Home on Blagreaves Lane in the past year. We aim to do one each month singing familiar hymns, having Bible readings and prayers. We usually meet together in a dining room but when we celebrate the festivals we have a service in the spacious lounge and have also celebrated Holy Communion We are still needing to wear face shields and have a negative Lateral Flow test to visit but have been able to dispense with gloves and aprons. It is a real joy to share in these times with the residents and we are grateful for all the staff who help at and enable these services to take place.” If you would like to be part of the Pastoral Visitors team in 2023 please get in touch with Jenny, Alicia or Rachael. **Alicia Dring** ## **Parish Prayers** As part of the ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ season of prayer in May ’22 the church Zoom room was open for an hour of prayer on the first Sunday evening and the Tuesday evening of season. There was also an afternoon when St Andrew’s Church was set up with Prayer Stations for people to come and use and respond. From then on, the church Zoom room has been opened most 1[st] and 3[rd] Sunday evenings from 6pm to 7pm for an hour of prayer for anyone and everyone who is available to meet together in the presence of God to listen and to pray for the church, our community and our city and such other things that God lays on our hearts or that are requested. It has been good to have had this opportunity to pray together at this time with the new parish coming into being and the development of the Mission Action Plan. **Jenny Cooper** ## **Homegroups** Our Home Groups continued this year – most in person, but some online as times demanded – all offering friendship, fellowship and prayer. These smaller groups offer space for real growth, challenge, encouragement and support. We continued to follow our pattern of sermons and studies linked together – ensuring that there was additional time for discussion and reflection, expanding on whatever was shared on the Sunday. This helps us to apply deep theological themes to our own spiritual journey and to be accountable to one another. If you would like to be part of a Home Group please get in touch with Alicia or Rachael. **Alicia Dring** 27 ## **Prayer Ministry Team** ## _**“The Lord is my portion, says my soul, therefore, I will put my hope in Him.”**_ Ffald y Brenin, a wonderful place to go on retreat, in Wales, and uses a rhythm of daily prayer for the staff and visitors as they meet together to pray at set times during the day. There are songs of worship and prayers on these prayers using words from Lamentations 3 v 21-24, some of which I felt led to write below: - _This is the day that the Lord has made this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope. The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases His mercies never come to an end_ - _They are new every morning, new every morning_ - _Great is your faithfulness O Lord. Great is your faithfulness_ _The Lord is my portion, says my soul,therefore, I will put my hope in him._ What a wonderful reminder that when we come forward for prayer, we are putting our hope in the Lord for an answer. Psalm 91 v 15 _“When they call to me, I will answer them; I will be with them in trouble, I will rescue them and honour them.”_ I know I speak for the whole team when I say it is such a privilege to pray for you and it is always done in the strictest confidence. It is impossible to do this ministry without the help of the Holy Spirit. We enjoyed meeting as a team throughout the year for breakfast, sharing together, praying together. All members of the team do Safeguarding training before they are able to minister in Church and the training is renewed every three years. As part of the training this year the Diocese requested an additional course on domestic abuse. We said farewell to Steve Dring and Angie Rollinson who have other commitments in the Lord’s service and thank them very much for their faithfulness to the prayer ministry over the years. I would like to thank the following special people on the Prayer Ministry Team for their commitment to this ministry and for their support to me: Ruth Allen, Bill & Maggie Browne, Julie Degg, Les Dickinson, Phil Eley, Irene Hargreaves, Heather Newstead, Joy Stanwell & Robin Wood. Thank you so much. ## **Lesley Edwards** ## **Knit and Natter** The last year has been busy with folk knitting and crocheting a mixed amount of items. We changed the time that we meet by 15 minutes to 2.15 still finishing a 4pm. The knitted crown went on the post box twice, once for the Queens jubilee and second on her passing. The summer fete saw knit and natter’s table loaded with toys, blankets, etc. representing what we do as a group. We had people wanting to purchase these things so it was decided that we would ask for donations and in total made over £100, they were very generous. We also gave away lots of knitted and crocheted hearts, with a label saying “God Loves You”. Baby hats and blankets were delivered to the hospital and Mary, Joseph and the manager decorated the post box during the Christmas period. 28 ## **Crossed Keys Café** The Crossed keys café opens on a Monday morning from 9:30am till (approx.) 12:30pm. We are delighted to serve the members of the Singing Together group every week. We also have a small number of loyal regular customers as well as a little passing trade. From time to time we are asked to host the members of a walking group from Mickleover which roughly doubles our customer numbers! We continue to make small innovations such as introducing a different tempting tray bake each week. We think these changes have been generally well received. We enjoy serving the Church and the local community and were happy to be a part of the Church’s Warm Space initiative over the winter months. We have endeavoured to maintain our prices despite the cost of many of our supplies increasing greatly. Due to these cost pressures the contribution of £1,334.84 to Church funds in addition to £370 for hall hire is slightly down on the previous complete year’s figures. We must record our thanks to all who have helped us out in the last year, especially Ann Dean for regularly supplying cakes, and Jacqueline Woodhams, Irene Hargreaves, Joan Ditch and Helen Homes who have helped out with washing up. A special thanks to Lindsey Jones who has always been available to help and who has provided us with some delicious cakes. We would always welcome new customers. Why not drop in on a Monday morning for a drink, a bite to eat and a chat? **Paul and Fiona Taylor** ## **Warm Space** We set up a warm space hub on Mondays, to include the café in the morning and to continue over lunch until 3.30pm. The initiative was set up in the November along with partner churches in the area and we offered free tea and coffee plus toast if requested. We are grateful for those who gave willingly of their time to staff this after the café had closed, but apart from one regular visitor it never really took off and ceased at the end of February 2023. It is hoped that Churches Together in Littleover & Blagreaves may be able to offer a more co-ordinated response in Autumn/Winter 2023 **.** ## **Alicia Dring** ## **Thirsty Thursdays** Thirsty Thursdays have resumed in earnest in 2022 – every second Thursday of the month. The White Swan are always very welcoming and reserve a table for us. Numbers fluctuate but conversation always flows. **Steve Dring** 29 ## **Lunch Club** Lunch Club has met throughout 2022 with some new guests joining us, some guests have sadly passed away. The family of one member who had latterly been in a residential home donated half the collection at his cremation service to the Lunch Club. We used this to provide a free ‘Lunch on Gordon’, which the family thought was a great tribute to him. There is sufficient money left over for another ‘Lunch on Gordon’ to celebrate King Charles’ Coronation. We have a great team of volunteers who make this wonderful outreach into the community each week. Without them this weekly meal would not be possible. If anyone reading this feels they could help on a monthly or weekly basis do come along and see what Lunch club is all about. There are many tasks to participate in, serving on tables, washing up, helping with the cooking or setting up and putting down the tables and laying the tables. Many hands make light work. Once a month there is a short service before the meal is served, and many of the members attend this taken by Alicia, Rachel or David, with Phil Eley providing the music. Some members have since joined the weekly church services after participating in our monthly service. This church activity certainly fits well into The Mission Action Plan, reaching out into the local community and beyond. Showing how caring our church family is. With our ‘Listener’, representing Alicia each week, talking and praying with any members who need reassurance or prayer. We are certainly one big happy family. |**Lunchclub Income and Expenditure 2022**|**Lunchclub Income and Expenditure 2022**|**Lunchclub Income and Expenditure 2022**| |---|---|---| |Money in bank 1 Jan 2022|£902.68|| |Cash in hand 1 Jan 2022|£189.44|| ||**£1092.12**|**TOTAL monies held**| |||| |Money collected in 2022|£5385.80|| |Money spent in 2022|£5754.57|| ||**-£368.77**|**Income/Exp balance**| |||| ||**£723.35**|**Final Balance 31.12.22**| **Ann Dean** ## **All Age Team** The All Age Team continue to put together and lead the 10am service on the first Sunday of each month and each week throughout the summer holidays. We meet together to pray and plan with our aim to have something for everyone across all ages in each service. We were obviously quite constrained as we emerged from the restrictions of Covid in terms of activities but we try to ensure there is something to take home from each service. As we look forward our hope is to have more inclusive activities/crafts for everyone and we are grateful for ideas from Sally Britland and Joy Pomeroy. None of our services would be possible without the amazing support from the technical team and worship group who are very patient as we prepare and deliver each service. We all have different strengths and skills to bring to the team and it is a huge privilege to be able to serve God in this way working together with the Holy Spirit to offer a clear and accessible message. **Team** : Sarah S, Jane C, Deidre C, Rachael Band Alicia D **Sarah Sherrington** 30 ## **Churches Together in Littleover and Blagreaves** Churches Together in Littleover and Blagreaves comprises six churches; Newmount Methodist Church, St Andrew’s Blagreaves, The Haven Christian Centre, Littleover Methodist Church (LMC), Littleover Baptist Church and St Peter’s Littleover. There were some online meetings of church leaders and some in person opportunities to chat and pray. Discussions on how we witness to our local schools – 12 in total – was high on our agenda and meetings were planned for early 2023. Some churches already have good relationships but there are some large gaps. An advert was placed in Littleover Life to share all the local Christmas services and it’s hoped this will continue. ## **Alicia Dring** ## **St Peter’s C of E Junior School** Another exciting year at St Peter’s C of E Junior School! We continue to grow, develop and reintroduce ‘normality’ following the pandemic. We saw the return of school trips, performances and residential visits. Our Year 5 children had a wonderful 3 days in beautiful Edale and our Year 6 children spent a week by the sea in sunny Swanage. We continue to work in partnership with St Peter’s Church with regular visits from Reverend Alicia and Reverend Rachael. We also re-welcomed parents and carers back into church for our services which was lovely to see. A highlight of the year was the PopUK concert where all of our children performed with such energy to families and the local community. Towards the end of the year, in October, we received our SIAMS (Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools) inspection. It was an opportunity for our school and our amazing children to showcase our welcoming school and community. The inspection was a positive experience and we were delighted with some of the comments: - Together, the whole school community at St Peter’s share a clear Christian vision. This vision, and associated values, underpin the whole life of the school, seeking to unlock the potential of each individual pupil. - St Peter’s Junior School is a highly inclusive, cohesive and compassionate community where everyone is valued and nurtured as the unique person God created them to be. Opportunities for spiritual development and reflection are sometimes missed as the school lacks a clear shared view of what spirituality means to them. - Pupils are valued and their voice is heard. They live out the school’s vision and values through care for each other, social action and opportunities to challenge injustice. Through this, this school stands as a beacon of hope in the community. - Collective worship is highly valued and is enriched by meaningful opportunities for pupil leadership, although formal evaluation is limited. Worship significantly influences the lives of both pupils and staff, enabling them to flourish. We’re looking forward to another year of growth and development. **Frazer Smith Headteacher** 31 ## **Deanery Synod Report** The Synod met four times, the first meeting being on Zoom, and the later three in person. At the first meeting January the main item was a presentation by Canon Julian Hollywell on Living in Love and Faith. It is a Church of England initiative to encourage engagement across the whole church with issues of identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage – and what it means to live in love and faith together as a church. In Bearing Fruit, Liz Runcorn talked about the relaunch of Inside Out, an initiative by St Peter’s in the city to work with Ex-offenders, many of whom have long term issues with drug and alcohol addiction. In the May Synod, the main item of business was a presentation by Steve Johnson, the Living Generously Officer from the Diocese. He described himself as the resource officer for sustainable giving. He promoted the Parish Giving Scheme, which is designed to help churches to encourage their congregations to give regularly. In Bearing Fruit. Reverend Dawn Knight from St Nicholas, Allestree talked about their Play and Praise scheme, started during the pandemic, to involve parents and babies with lunch included. The main speaker at the September Synod was the new Archdeacon of Derby City and South Derbyshire, the Venerable Matthew Trick. He introduced himself and then asked Synod members to discuss in small groups the partnerships they have with outside organisations and the key characteristics of their local community. He challenged us to come up with one idea that we could individually or corporately implement in the next 18 months to initiate further ministry. He followed this with a presentation on Warm Hubs. Reverend Dr Simon Cartwright was presented with gifts to thank him for his work as acting Area Dean. At the November meeting, Madeline Goddard, the Lay Chair announced the Reverend Sarah Watson had been appointed as the new Area Dean, and Reverend Mina Munns as Assistant Area Dean. The main speaker was Aiden Watson, the Strategic Lead of Youth Ministry in the Diocese, who works with Sarah Brown, the Diocesan Children’s Adviser, and members of the Youth Council. He said that the Church of England wants to double the number of young disciples by 2030. The church needs to be intergenerational, and needs a culture change, to encourage young people in the parishes to share their faith with their peers. A resource pack has been developed by Scripture Union, YWAM and Broadway Baptists, to engage with schools. There is a Derby Youth and Children’s Ministry network for children’s and youth workers in schools and churches. Peter Vincent gave an update on the Parish Ministry Energy Grant Scheme. The Church Commissioners have awarded the Diocese £343,000. This is being split three ways, with each parish and BMO getting at least £450, with higher amounts for parishes with high energy costs, and those in deprived areas to support missional purposes and crises. **Ann Vincent Deanery Synod Representative St Andrew’s** 32 ## **Joyce Harpur Charity** 2022 has once again been a busy year for the charity – especially through the ever-rising cost of living crisis which is sadly affecting more and more people. **Background:** The Joyce Harpur Charity was set up in the 16th century to benefit the poor of the parish and over the centuries has shared financial support with individuals in desperate need. (The picture opposite shows the Harpur family monument from the Chancel). The applicants must live within the parochial parish boundaries of St Andrew’s Blagreaves or St Peter’s Littleover and each application is assessed in the strictest confidence on a case-by-case basis. Grants are given out just before Christmas at the discretion of the Trustees. The current Board of Trustees comprises seven people plus the clerk. There are four members from St Peter’s Church: our vicar, both church wardens and our curate. There is one church member from St Andrew’s and two councillors appointed by Derby City Council. The AGM is held in the spring and the annual accounts were received at this time. Once accepted, the accounts were audited and submitted to the Charity Commission as part of the annual return. The Trustees meeting that followed on from the AGM reviewed the previous year’s application process (along with the application form) and made plans for the autumn application window. At the October meeting, the finances and grants were reviewed. In 2022, 28 applications were received and 23 grants given. Over 30 children received gifts from the Derby City Mission Christmas Connection, 5 families received Reversed Advent Calendar Food Hampers donated by church members. On top of this 10 people were encouraged to visit the Jubilee Debt Clinic and 20 people were encouraged to apply for Christmas Lunch on Jesus – which again operated differently to past years to provide Christmas Day dinner thanks to a gift card/voucher scheme in conjunction with Aldi. A lot of people like yourselves have made a huge difference through your generosity to those struggling in our city at Christmas, so THANK YOU. We also received a substantial donation to the Charity which gave some of our applicants a further gift. I would like to thank Jen Downing for her work and the seamless transition and handover to me during 2022. If you have any questions about the work of the Charity, please do ask. **Ellen Goodman Clerk to Joyce Harpur** 33 ## **Minutes of the Vestry Meeting of Parishioners of the Parish of St Peter’s Littleover held on 27 April 2022 at 7.30pm** **Present:** Revd Alicia Dring, Romaine Abayasekara (zoom), David Barker, Jenifer Baines, John Bird, Doreen Bird, Jim Britland, Sally Britland (Zoom), Rachael Brooks, Deidre Cheetham (Zoom), Paul Cheetham, Jenny Cooper (Zoom), Julia Cross, Philip Cross, Patrick Dean, Ann Dean, Carole Dickinson, Les Dickinson, Jen Downing, Lesley Edwards, Charlie Elston, Ruth Elston, Lynn Elston, Liz Eley, Phil Eley, Michael Furniss (Zoom), Julia Furniss (Zoom), Ellen Goodman, Peter Goodman, Janet Guy, Penny Halfpenny, Dave Hargreaves, Irene Hargreaves, Jonathon Hemingray, Pete Homes, Jane Hughes, Chris Jones, Linsey Jones, Di Learman, Aubrey Learman, Sue Limberger, Tim Limberger, Heather Newstead, Helene Roe, Angie Rollinson, Jon Russell, Allan Scott, Julie Scott, Joy Stanwell, Margit Staehr, Liz Stephenson, Fiona Taylor, Paul Taylor, Rachel Whitehorn, Robin Wood, Chris Woodhams, Jacqueline Woodhams. **Opening Prayer and Worship** – Revd Rachael opened the meeting with prayer and read from Philippians 1:3-11. Revd Alicia Dring chaired the meeting. **1. Apologies for Absence:** Bill Browne, Maggie Browne, Margaret Ditchfield, Neville - Ditchfield, Steve Dring, Janet Edwards, Mike Edwards, Merryl Faleiro, Richard Faleiro, Wendy Gretton, Tiffany Hey, Roger Hey, Helen Homes, Jenny Russell, Sarah Sherrington, Christine Taylor. ## 2. **Minutes of previous meeting (28 April 2021)** Alicia explained how the voting was going to happen on Zoom with the use of reactions or hands up. The difference between the two meetings was also explained. Revd Alicia Dring chaired the meeting and explained the protocol of being a member on the church electoral roll before being allowed to vote. Amendments to item 3 – remove the word ‘with’ before President, The minutes were accepted as a true and correct record following the amendments. Proposed by Jane Hughes and Seconded by Peter Goodman. Passed and signed by Revd Alicia Dring. ## **3. Election of Churchwardens** Alicia explained the rules of voting. There were two nominations for Churchwardens. Chris Jones Proposed: David Hargreaves Seconded: Angela Rollinson Jim Britland Proposed: Chris Woodhams Seconded: Jacqueline Woodhams **Both elected unanimously** The meeting closed at approx. 7.50pm 34 **Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) of Church Electors of the Parish of St Peter’s Littleover 27 April 2022** **Present:** Revd Alicia Dring, Romaine Abayasekara (zoom), David Barker, Jenifer Baines, John Bird, Doreen Bird, Jim Britland, Sally Britland (Zoom), Rachael Brooks, Deidre Cheetham (Zoom), Paul Cheetham, Jenny Cooper (Zoom), Julia Cross, Philip Cross, Patrick Dean, Ann Dean, Carole Dickinson, Les Dickinson, Jen Downing, Lesley Edwards, Charlie Elston, Ruth Elston, Lynn Elston, Liz Eley, Phil Eley, Michael Furniss (Zoom), Julia Furniss (Zoom), Ellen Goodman, Peter Goodman, Janet Guy, Penny Halfpenny, Dave Hargreaves, Irene Hargreaves, Jonathon Hemingray, Pete Homes, Jane Hughes, Chris Jones, Linsey Jones, Di Learman, Aubrey Learman, Sue Limberger, Tim Limberger, Heather Newstead, Helene Roe, Angie Rollinson, Jon Russell, Allan Scott, Julie Scott, Joy Stanwell, Margit Staehr, Liz Stephenson, Fiona Taylor, Paul Taylor, Rachel Whitehorn, Robin Wood, Chris Woodhams, Jacqueline Woodhams. **1. Apologies for Absence:** Bill Browne, Maggie Browne, Margaret Ditchfield, Neville Ditchfield, Steve Dring, Janet Edwards, Mike Edwards, Merryl Faleiro, Richard Faleiro, Wendy Gretton, Tiffany Hey, Roger Hey, Helen Homes, Jenny Russell, Sarah Sherrington, Christine Taylor. ## **Revd Alicia Dring chaired the meeting** and explained the voting rules. ## **2. Minutes of previous meeting (28.4.21)** Amendments to Sidesmen/women, should read ‘no longer’. The minutes were then accepted as a true and correct record. Unanimous with 2 abstentions. Passed and signed by Revd Alicia Dring. Alicia also announced some changes to the annual report that had been brought to her attention following printing. Page 4 – We are a charity with charity number 1133061 Page 4 – Rachael is not co-opted but a member of the PCC but does not vote Page 9 – Azets of Nottingham independently examine the accounts (not auditors) Page 10&11 - calculation amendments ## **3. Matters Arising** None ## **4. Electoral Roll Report – Jane Hughes** Jane thanked everyone for checking the roll. Jane made a special thank you for the help from Iona Hague for their help. There are now 111 residents and 54 non-residents on the Electoral Roll making a total of 165. The new roll is not due until 2025. 35 Jane Hughes proposed that the Electoral Roll be accepted as a true and accurate record. Seconded: Chris Jones. Passed unanimously. Alicia thanked Jane for her time and work. ## **5. Election of Churchwarden Results** Jim Britland and Chris Jones were duly elected as Churchwarden for the coming year at the Vestry Meeting. ## **6. Elections to the PCC** Alicia gave thanks to Ellen Goodman and Wendy Gretton whose terms of office have come to an end. Helene Roe has stepped down as a member of Deanery Synod and Tiffany Hey retired in July 2021. There are 2 PCC vacancies for 3 years – 2 PCC vacancies for 1 year 3 Deanery Synod vacancies for 1 year ## **Nominations for PCC are:** - Helene Roe – Proposer: Sarah Sherrington Seconder: Deidre Cheetham - Margit Staehr – Proposer: Charles Elston Seconder: Ruth Elston - Heather Newstead - Proposer: Jenny Russell Seconder: Jon Russell The three nominations were unanimously elected to the PCC. There are two vacancies available on the Deanery Synod for one year. ## **There were no nominations for Deanery Synod this year.** Alicia encouraged everyone to pray about the role of Deanery Synod member. Alicia thanked every member for their work on the PCC in the last year. ## **Sidesmen/women** We no longer need to approve a list of sidesmen and women however Alicia expressed her thanks for the work done by the welcome teams and sides people across all services, including all the duty wardens. The Terrier was available by appointment via the Wardens prior to the APCM. ## 7. **Treasurer’s Report – Sue Limberger** This is the second report I have presented to St Peter’s Church Family, and it continues to be a privilege to serve you all in this way. If we had hoped that 2021 was going to return to what we had known as normal before 2020 then we could have been disappointed as COVID continued to affect all our lives in so many ways. However, as a family of St Peter’s we have certainly tried, and I believe succeeded, in ensuring that COVID was not going to stop us enjoying being able to worship 36 together. This is thanks to our leadership team for their vision and of course the media team, to enable services to be available via Zoom as well as live streamed. The family of St Peter’s has always been faithful in their giving, and this has continued in 2021, with over 95% of giving now being via standing order. Despite the many challenges that 2021 presented I just want to say a massive thank you as we managed to balance our books and showed an overall net surplus. This resulted from our giving increasing by 10% as well as increased income from our church hall, despite it being closed for 4 months. Of course, this surplus also includes the generous donations received for the implementation of the new AV system, which will be installed later in 2022. Finally, I would like to thank everybody who has supported me, especially all those in leadership, Chris Woodhams for his work in gift aid and Iona who helps with counting any cash and banking all cheques that are received. I would like to propose that the 2021 accounts be accepted Seconded by Jenifer Baines. Unanimous and that Azets of Nottingham (formally Baldwins) Chartered Accountants be accepted as independent examiners for 2022. Seconded by Angie Rollinson. Unanimous. No questions. Alicia thanked all involved for their work, time and efforts. ## **8. Reviewing Reports** **No questions prior to APCM.** ## **9. Election Results** ## **Not applicable** ## **10. Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adult Procedures** The report was published in the Annual Report. Margit Staehr and Janet Edwards are managing this together. Margit responsible for Children and Young People and Janet Vulnerable Adults. Margit thanked everyone for their attitude to safeguarding and their awareness of its importance. Alicia thanked them both. No questions. 37 ## **11.Thank you** Alicia thanked everyone involved with activities during 2021 and contribution of reports however big or small and work done in the background. Special thanks, gifts, flowers and cards were received by Ellen Goodman (6 years as PCC secretary) and Angie Rollinson (30 years managing Church Hall). ## **12. Chair’s Report and Vision – Alicia** You’ve already sat through a lot this evening and read the mountain of reports made available so I’m not going to stretch the time any further. But before I begin, I would like us to stand in remembrance of those in our fellowship who have died during 2021. If you are able, would you please stand: We remember Keith Leeson, Vera Lees, Sidney Guy and Norman Whitton. I just want to thank you all for your faithfulness over the last year and your determination to stay as part of our church family – whether that is in person or online. Thank you for those who have bravely left home to return to church, thank you to our tech teams who every week ensure that those who are unable to get to the building are still able to participate and thank you to our welcome teams and cleaning teams who have had to adapt with every changing risk assessment. I am fully aware that this has not been easy but am grateful for your patience and thoughtfulness that we protect those who are vulnerable and move at the slowest pace of the most cautious in our fellowship. These will be stories we will share in our old age – “Do you remember when it was covid?” I believe we have emerged stronger than before. We have overhauled a number of different ministry areas and the biggest impact is praying as a whole team before our 10am service – ministry team, worship group, tech team, readers and prayers – it has led to a real change in our services where it seems God is more present and active than ever before. And people are coming to join us – attracted not by us, but by the Holy Spirit of God – and this is a good thing. In terms of the future, we will soon see the end of the parish of St Peter’s Littleover as during the next year the new parish of Littleover and Blagreaves will be formed when St Andrew’s officially closes. Our Mission Action Plan team have been doing amazing work to formulate a new way forward that is listening to the needs of the community and responding appropriately. 38 Being witnesses to the Christian gospel is about showing care and compassion about listening and growing relationships – the old model of handing out tracts or making people feel guilty is not appropriate in 2022. But when people feel seen and cared for then they want to know why – it is then we can share our faith in more depth. Living out the gospel in deed as well as word is our calling. **13. Any Other Business –** Ellen, on behalf of the congregation, thanked Alicia and Rachael for all they mean and do for us **.** ## **14. Date of Next APCM Meeting – 26[th] April 2023** ## **15. Closing Prayer, Worship and Blessing – Revd. Alicia Dring** The meeting closed at approx. 8.30pm and Rachael led prayers for Alicia to send her into her sabbatical All members of the new and present PCC were invited to a short meeting following the APCM to elect a Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary and members of the Standing Committee. 39 **Space for your own notes, thoughts or prayers** 40 ## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **Registered Charity Number: 1133061** ## **AZETS AUDIT SERVICES** 2 Regan Way Chetwynd Business Park Chilwell Nottingham NG9 6RZ **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **______________________________________________________________________________** ## **CONTENTS** ||**Page**| |---|---| |Parochial Church Council information|1| |Parochial Church Council members report|2-5| |Receipts and payments account|6| |Statement of assets and liabilities|7| |Notes to the financial statements|8-13| |Independent examiner’s report|14| **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **______________________________________________________________________________** Parochial Church Council members who are also the trustees of the charity, who have served from 1 January 2022 until the date this report was approved are: MEMBERS/TRUSTEES J Baines J Bird J Britland Church Warden Rev’d. R Brooks (Curate) Rev’d. A Dring Vicar & Chair C Elston E Goodman Secretary (Retired 2022) W Gretton (Retired 2022) D Hargreaves (Appointed 2022) S Limberger Treasurer C Jones Church Warden H Roe J Scott R Wood M Staehr (Appointed 2022) H Newstead (Appointed 2022) R Wood (Appointed 2022) SECRETARY J Scott PRINCIPAL ADDRESS St Peter’s Church Church Street Littleover Derby INDEPENDENT EXAMINER S Harcourt Azets Audit Services 2 Regan Way Chetwynd Business Park Chilwell Nottingham NG9 6RZ BANKERS Barclays Bank Plc 22-26 St Peters Street Derby DE1 1SH CCLA Investment Management Limited Senator House 85 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4ET **- 1 -** **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERS REPORT** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **______________________________________________________________________________** ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** St Peter’s Church is situated in Church Street Littleover, Derby. It is part of the Diocese of Derby within the Church of England. The charity’s working name is St Peter’s, Littleover PCC. ## **GOVERNING DOCUMENT** The Parochial Church Council (PCC) became a registered charity with the Charity Commission on 2 December 2009 (Charity Number 1133061). The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. ## **POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES** The method of appointment of PCC members/trustees is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** The primary objective of St Peter’s PCC is the promotion of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England. The PCC is to co-operate with the minister, the Rev’d. A Dring, in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical as in accordance with the PCC (Powers) Measure 1956, as amended by the measure of 1969. ## **PUBLIC BENEFIT** Promoting in the Ecclesiastical Parish the whole mission of the Church. ## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE** ## **Church Attendance** There were 164 parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll, 57 of whom are not resident within the parish. ## **Closure of Parish** The Parish of Littleover St Peter’s was formally closed on 31 December 2022 and merged with the Parish of Blagreaves St Andrew’s to form the new Parish of Littleover and Blagreaves. **- 2 -** **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERS REPORT** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** **______________________________________________________________________________** Average Sunday attendance at St Peter’s in 2022. |**Sunday Services**
Average over random four consecutive
weeks|**Morning**
**Worship**
**8am**|**Morning**
**Worship**
**10am**|**Evening**
**Service**
**7pm**| |---|---|---|---| |Communicants|Service|74 (65)|Service| |Total Attendees|Closed|82 (110)|Closed| ||||| |**Wednesday Services**|||| |Average over random four
consecutive weeks|**Morning**
**Worship**||| |Morning Worship|27 (12)||| ||||| ||**Morning**
**Worship**|**Morning**
**Worship**|| |**Easter Sunday 2022**|**8am**|**10am**|| |Communicants|16 (0)|110 (120)|| |Total Attendees|16 (0)|110 (120)|| ||||| ||**Christingle**|**Christingle**|**Morning**
**Worship**| |**Christmas Eve 2022**|**3pm**|**5pm**|**11.15pm**| |Communicants|||31 (30)| |Total Attendees|237 (140)|160 (135)|34 (40)| ||||| ||**Morning**
**Worship**|**Morning**
**Worship**|| |**Christmas Day 2022**|**8am**|**10am**|| |Communicants|11 (10)|79 (37)|| |Total Attendees|14 (10)|88 (80)|| |Figures in ( ) = 2021 attendance|||| **- 3 -** **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERS REPORT** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **______________________________________________________________________________** ## **REVIEW OF THE YEAR** ## **TREASURERS REPORT** This is the third and final report I am presenting to St Peter’s Church Family, as Tim and I felt God was calling us to pastures new, and we are now settling into our new home in Shropshire. It has been a privilege to serve St Peters for several years and we will miss this very special church family. The family of St Peters has always been faithful in their giving and 2022 was no exception. The majority of giving is now by standing order. However, the electronic card reader which is available at all services has been an invaluable asset allowing any church family and visitors to the church to easily make donations. As usual each year brings financial challenges and opportunities. At the end of 2021 it was agreed that a new audio visual system would be purchased and this was completed in May 2022, at a cost of just over £20,000, This would have not been possible without the generous donations from the church family, which covered over ¾ of the cost, with only a relatively small short fall needing to be met by Church funds. This was a big factor in enabling us to balance our accounts with an overall net surplus. I would like to thank everybody who has supported me, especially Jim and Alicia, and of course a big thank you to Iona who took over the banking of all cash and cheques in 2022, which enabled me to continue to support the church as treasurer whilst no longer living in Derby. Finally, I would like to propose that the 2022 accounts be accepted, and that the new finance team source independent examiners for the PCC approval in 2023. **- 4 -** **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERS REPORT** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **______________________________________________________________________________** ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** ## **Reserves Policy** Three months core income will be kept – to be used only if necessary. Three months operational expenditure equates to £30,000 to be reviewed annually. There is currently £50,789 held in general reserves plus The Capital Fund of £63,522 which is held for the future development of the Church. ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER** Steve Harcourt FCCA of Azets Audit Services was the charity’s independent examiner during the period. Approved by the PCC on _13 April 2023_ Signed on their behalf by Rev’d. A Dring - Vicar/Chair **- 5 -** **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT** ## **AT 31 DECEMBER 2022** **______________________________________________________________________________** |||**General Designated**|**General Designated**|**Restricted**|**Total Funds**|**Total Funds**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**2022**|**2021**| ||**Note**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |**RECEIPTS**||||||| |Donations and legacies|1(a)|132,863|-|3,700|136,563|132,523| |Activities for raising funds|1(b)|20,008|-|-|20,008|11,147| |Income from investments|1(c)|937|8|229|1,174|266| |Incoming resources from church||||||| |activities|1(d)|10,030|-|5,892|15,922|11,159| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|
`─────`| |||163,838|8|9,821|173,667|155,095| |||`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|
`═════`| |**PAYMENTS**||||||| |Grants|2(a)|8,939|-|1,188|10,127|9,193| |Church activities|2(b)|127,814|-|22,623|150,437|117,996| |Governance costs|2(c)|2,976|-|-|2,976|2,765| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|
`─────`| |||139,729|-|23,811|163,540|129,954| |||`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|
`═════`| |**SURPLUS / (DEFICIT) OF RECEIPTS OVER**||||||| |**PAYMENTS**||24,109|
8|(13,990)|10,127|25,141| |**TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS**||(4,427)|
1,441|2,986|-|-| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|
`─────`| |**NET MOVEMENT**||19,682|
1,449|(11,004)|10,127|25,141| |Bank balances brought forward at 1 January 2022||95,145|6,065|18,536|119,746|94,605| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|
`─────`| |**Bank balances carried forward**||||||| |**at 31 December 2022**||114,827|7,514|7,532|129,873|119,746| |||`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|
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|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |General|Designated Restricted Total|Total| |Funds|Funds|Funds Funds|Funds| |2022|2021| |Note|£|£|£|£|£| |CASH FUNDS| |Bank current accounts|50,789|7,514|7,532|65,835|57,049| |CBF deposit fund|63,522|-|-|63,522|62,697| |Held as Agent|516|-|-|516|-| |─────|───── ───── ─────|─────| |114,827|7,514|7,532|129,873|119,746| |═════|═════ ═════ ═════|═════| |OTHER MONETARY ASSETS| |Income tax recoverable|5,922|-|-|5,922|6,639| |Prepayments and other debtors|697|-|-|697|2,527| |Stock|300|-|-|300|300| |─────|───── ───── ─────|─────| |6,919|-|-|6,919|9,466| |═════|═════ ═════ ═════|═════| |INVESTMENT ASSETS|4|7,934|-|-|7,934|8,992| |═════|═════ ═════ ═════|═════| |LIABILITIES| |PAYE|-|-|-|-|257| |Accruals|2,610|-|-|2,610|2,526| |─────|───── ───── ─────|─────| |2,610|-|-|2,610|2,783| |═════|═════ ═════ ═════|═════| **----- End of picture text -----**
The financial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 using the Receipts and Payments basis. Approved by the Parochial Church Council on _13 April 2023_ and signed on its behalf by: Rev’d. A Dring (Vicar) S Limberger (Treasurer) **The notes on pages 8 to 13 form part of these accounts** **- 7 -** **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** **_________________________________________________________________________________________** |**1.**|**RECEIPTS**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**General**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|**Total Funds**|**Total Funds**| |||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**2022**|**2021**| |||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |1(a)|Donations and legacies|||||| ||Planned giving:|||||| ||Gift Aid|98,433|-|890|99,323|96,239| ||Income tax recoverable on Gift Aid|23,434|-|-|23,434|21,486| ||Collections (open plate) at all services|3,303|-|-|3,303|1,957| ||Sundry donations|7,693|-|2,810|10,503|12,151| ||Youth and Family Worker|-|-|-|-|690| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|
`─────`| |||132,863|-|3,700|136,563|132,523| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|
`─────`| |1(b)|Activities for raising funds|||||| ||Church hall lettings etc.|19,908|-|-|19,908|11,147| ||Adverts – magazine|100|-|-|100|-| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| |||20,008|-|-|20,008|11,147| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| |1(c)|Income from investments|||||| ||Dividends and interest|236|-|-|236|228| ||Bank interest|701|8|229|938|38| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|
`─────`| |||937|8|229|1,174|266| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| |1(d)|Income resources from church activities|||||| ||Magazines|674|-|-|674|593| ||Fees|5,612|-|-|5,612|6,613| ||Sundry|554|-|21|575|1,556| ||Lunch club|600|-|5,871|6,471|2,310| ||Cross keys café|2,590|-|-|2,590|87| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|
`─────`| |||10,030|-|5,892|15,922|11,159| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|
`─────`| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|
`─────`| |**TOTAL RECEIPTS**||163,838|8|9,821|173,667|155,095| |||`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|
`═════`| **- 8 -** **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** **_________________________________________________________________________________________** |**2.**|**PAYMENTS**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**General**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|**Total FundsTotal Funds**|| |||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**2022**|**2021**| |||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |2(a)|Grants|||||| ||Missionary and charitable giving:|||||| ||Church overseas:|||||| ||- missionary societies|2,400|-|-|2,400|1,900| ||Home missions and other Church Societies|4,729|-|-|4,729|5,500| ||Sundry gifts|1,810|-|1,188|2,998|1,793| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| |||8,939|-|1,188|10,127|9,193| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| |2(b)|Church activities – directly relating|||||| ||to the work of the church|||||| ||Ministry:
Diocesan Common Fund|69,380|-|-|69,380|66,810| ||Clergy expenses|3,150|-|-|3,150|2,840| ||Church – running expenses|14,751|-|-|14,751|13,284| ||Church – maintenance and roof repairs|5,308|-|-|5,308|6,886| ||Church Hall running costs|13,720|-|-|13,720|8,906| ||Fees|-|-|-|-|494| ||Education|106|-|-|106|200| ||Sundry expenses|4,443|-|16,779|21,222|2,193| ||Youth and Family Worker|443|-|-|443|118| ||Cross Keys expenses|1,166|-|-|1,166|-| ||Lunch Club|-|-|5,754|5,754|2,255| ||Events|59|-|-|59|-| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| |||112,526|-|22,533|135,059|103,986| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| ||Church activities – support costs|||||| ||Printing and stationery|3,581|-|90|3,671|3,196| ||Sundry expenses|202|-|-|202|77| ||Parish staff costs, social security and pensions|10,979|-|-|10,979|10,259| ||Vicarage rates|526|-|-|526|478| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| |||15,288|-|90|15,378|14,010| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| ||Total church activities|127,814|-|22,623|150,437|117,996| |||`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`| |2(c)|Governance costs|||||| ||Accountancy (re. independent examination)|2,976|-|-|2,976|2,765| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| |**TOTAL PAYMENTS**||139,729|-|23,811|163,540|129,954| |||`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`| **- 9 -** **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** **_________________________________________________________________________________________** ## **3. STAFF COSTS** No person connected with the PCC has been paid, or is payable, remuneration or other benefits from the funds of the council, except as follows: Travelling and out of pocket expenses totalling £835 (2021: £1,132) were reimbursed to 2 (2021: 5) PCC members during the year. ## **4. INVESTMENTS** |**INVESTMENTS**||| |---|---|---| ||**2022**|**2021**| ||**£**|**£**| |Shares and Securities||| |384 shares in the CBF’s Investment Fund|7,934|7,934| ||`═════`|`═════`| |These are stated at market value.||| **- 10 -** **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** **_________________________________________________________________________________________** ## **5. FUND DETAILS** ## **Unrestricted funds** ||**Balance**||||**Balance**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**b/fwd at**|||**Transfers in/**|**c/fwd at**| ||**1 Jan 2022**|**Receipts**|**Payments**|**(out)**|**31 Dec 2022**| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |Capital fund|62,697|825|-|-|63,522| |General funds|32,448|163,013|(139,729)|(4,427)|51,305| ||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| ||95,145|163,838|(139,729)|(4,427)|114,827| ||`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`| |**Designated funds**|||||| |Ashes digging|-|1|-|1,441|1,442| |Chair fund|6,065|7|-|-|6,072| ||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| ||6,065|8|-|1,441|7,514| ||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| |**Total unrestricted funds**|101,210|163,846|(139,729)|(2,986)|122,341| ||`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`| ||**Balance**||||**Balance**| ||**b/fwd at**|||**Transfers in/**|**c/fwd at**| ||**1 Jan 2021**|**Receipts**|**Payments**|**(out)**|**31 Dec 2021**| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |Capital fund|62,664|33|-|-|62,697| |General funds|17,803|140,868|(126,223)|-|32,448| ||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| ||80,467|140,901|(126,223)|-|95,145| ||`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`| |**Designated funds**|||||| |IT Equipment fund|1,799|-|-|(1,799)|-| |Chair fund|6,065|-|-|-|6,065| ||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| ||7,864|-|-|(1,799)|6,065| ||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| |**Total unrestricted funds**|88,331|140,901|(126,223)|(1,799)|101,210| ||`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`| **- 11 -** **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** **_________________________________________________________________________________________** **5. FUND DETAILS (continued)** ## **Restricted funds** |**Restricted funds**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Balance**||||**Balance**| ||**b/fwd at**|||**Transfers in/**|**c/fwd at**| ||**1 Jan 2022**|**Receipts**|**Payments**|**(out)**|**31 Dec 2022**| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |Legacy – Mrs Pilling|5,159|228|-|-|5,387| |Womens Fellowship|2|-|-|(2)|-| |Tiddlywinks|150|21|-|-|171| |Lunch Club|608|5,871|(5,754)|-|725| |IT Sound System|12,617|2,460|(16,779)|1,702|-| |Churches Together|-|1|(90)|1,286|1,197| |Other funds|-|1,240|(1,188)|-|52| ||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| ||18,536|9,821|(23,811)|2,986|7,532| ||`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`| **- 12 -** **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** **_________________________________________________________________________________________** **5. FUND DETAILS (continued)** |**Restricted funds**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Restricted**|**funds**|||| ||**Balance**||||**Balance**| ||**b/fwd at**|||**Transfers in/**|**c/fwd at**| ||**1 Jan 2021**|
**Receipts**|**Payments**|**(out)**|**31 Dec 2021**| ||**£**|
**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |Legacy – Mrs Pilling|5,159|-|-|-|5,159| |Womens Fellowship|212|-|(210)|-|2| |Tiddlywinks|150|-|-|-|150| |Lunch Club|753|2,110|(2,255)|-|608| |IT Sound System|-|12,084|(1,266)|1,799|12,617| ||`─────`|
`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| ||6,274|14,194|(3,731)|1,799|18,536| ||`═════`|
`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`| Legacy Mrs Pilling: Restricted income to be kept for the upkeep of the Pilling Grave B245 for 99 years. Women's Fellowship: Tiddlywinks: Lunch Club: IT Sound System: Churches Together: Groups for ladies who meet once a month for worship and fellowship. Groups for under 5's and parents who meet once a week. A weekly outreach meeting for older people to meet together and share a prepared lunch. Monies donated for the acquisition of a new sound system. This fund was moved to St Peter’s during lockdown for ease of management and with the consent of the church leaders. The fund primarily pays for insurance and advertising for joint events at Christmas and Easter. An account of annual transactions is available for partner churches upon request. Including them in a restricted account within the parish accounts ensures transparency. **- 13 -** **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **________________________________________________________________________________________** I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2022 which are set out on pages 2 to 13. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity’s trustees 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 charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 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. ## **Mr Steve Harcourt FCCA Association of Chartered Certified Accountants For an on behalf of Azets Audit Services** _13 April 2023_ 2 Regan Way Chetwynd Business Park Chilwell Nottingham NG9 6RZ **- 14 -** ## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **Registered Charity Number: 1133061** ## **AZETS AUDIT SERVICES** 2 Regan Way Chetwynd Business Park Chilwell Nottingham NG9 6RZ **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **______________________________________________________________________________** ## **CONTENTS** ||**Page**| |---|---| |Parochial Church Council information|1| |Parochial Church Council members report|2-5| |Receipts and payments account|6| |Statement of assets and liabilities|7| |Notes to the financial statements|8-13| |Independent examiner’s report|14| **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **______________________________________________________________________________** Parochial Church Council members who are also the trustees of the charity, who have served from 1 January 2022 until the date this report was approved are: MEMBERS/TRUSTEES J Baines J Bird J Britland Church Warden Rev’d. R Brooks (Curate) Rev’d. A Dring Vicar & Chair C Elston E Goodman Secretary (Retired 2022) W Gretton (Retired 2022) D Hargreaves (Appointed 2022) S Limberger Treasurer C Jones Church Warden H Roe J Scott R Wood M Staehr (Appointed 2022) H Newstead (Appointed 2022) R Wood (Appointed 2022) SECRETARY J Scott PRINCIPAL ADDRESS St Peter’s Church Church Street Littleover Derby INDEPENDENT EXAMINER S Harcourt Azets Audit Services 2 Regan Way Chetwynd Business Park Chilwell Nottingham NG9 6RZ BANKERS Barclays Bank Plc 22-26 St Peters Street Derby DE1 1SH CCLA Investment Management Limited Senator House 85 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4ET **- 1 -** **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERS REPORT** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **______________________________________________________________________________** ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** St Peter’s Church is situated in Church Street Littleover, Derby. It is part of the Diocese of Derby within the Church of England. The charity’s working name is St Peter’s, Littleover PCC. ## **GOVERNING DOCUMENT** The Parochial Church Council (PCC) became a registered charity with the Charity Commission on 2 December 2009 (Charity Number 1133061). The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. ## **POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES** The method of appointment of PCC members/trustees is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** The primary objective of St Peter’s PCC is the promotion of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England. The PCC is to co-operate with the minister, the Rev’d. A Dring, in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical as in accordance with the PCC (Powers) Measure 1956, as amended by the measure of 1969. ## **PUBLIC BENEFIT** Promoting in the Ecclesiastical Parish the whole mission of the Church. ## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE** ## **Church Attendance** There were 164 parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll, 57 of whom are not resident within the parish. ## **Closure of Parish** The Parish of Littleover St Peter’s was formally closed on 31 December 2022 and merged with the Parish of Blagreaves St Andrew’s to form the new Parish of Littleover and Blagreaves. **- 2 -** **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERS REPORT** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** **______________________________________________________________________________** Average Sunday attendance at St Peter’s in 2022. |**Sunday Services**
Average over random four consecutive
weeks|**Morning**
**Worship**
**8am**|**Morning**
**Worship**
**10am**|**Evening**
**Service**
**7pm**| |---|---|---|---| |Communicants|Service|74 (65)|Service| |Total Attendees|Closed|82 (110)|Closed| ||||| |**Wednesday Services**|||| |Average over random four
consecutive weeks|**Morning**
**Worship**||| |Morning Worship|27 (12)||| ||||| ||**Morning**
**Worship**|**Morning**
**Worship**|| |**Easter Sunday 2022**|**8am**|**10am**|| |Communicants|16 (0)|110 (120)|| |Total Attendees|16 (0)|110 (120)|| ||||| ||**Christingle**|**Christingle**|**Morning**
**Worship**| |**Christmas Eve 2022**|**3pm**|**5pm**|**11.15pm**| |Communicants|||31 (30)| |Total Attendees|237 (140)|160 (135)|34 (40)| ||||| ||**Morning**
**Worship**|**Morning**
**Worship**|| |**Christmas Day 2022**|**8am**|**10am**|| |Communicants|11 (10)|79 (37)|| |Total Attendees|14 (10)|88 (80)|| |Figures in ( ) = 2021 attendance|||| **- 3 -** **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERS REPORT** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **______________________________________________________________________________** ## **REVIEW OF THE YEAR** ## **TREASURERS REPORT** This is the third and final report I am presenting to St Peter’s Church Family, as Tim and I felt God was calling us to pastures new, and we are now settling into our new home in Shropshire. It has been a privilege to serve St Peters for several years and we will miss this very special church family. The family of St Peters has always been faithful in their giving and 2022 was no exception. The majority of giving is now by standing order. However, the electronic card reader which is available at all services has been an invaluable asset allowing any church family and visitors to the church to easily make donations. As usual each year brings financial challenges and opportunities. At the end of 2021 it was agreed that a new audio visual system would be purchased and this was completed in May 2022, at a cost of just over £20,000, This would have not been possible without the generous donations from the church family, which covered over ¾ of the cost, with only a relatively small short fall needing to be met by Church funds. This was a big factor in enabling us to balance our accounts with an overall net surplus. I would like to thank everybody who has supported me, especially Jim and Alicia, and of course a big thank you to Iona who took over the banking of all cash and cheques in 2022, which enabled me to continue to support the church as treasurer whilst no longer living in Derby. Finally, I would like to propose that the 2022 accounts be accepted, and that the new finance team source independent examiners for the PCC approval in 2023. **- 4 -** **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERS REPORT** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **______________________________________________________________________________** ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** ## **Reserves Policy** Three months core income will be kept – to be used only if necessary. Three months operational expenditure equates to £30,000 to be reviewed annually. There is currently £50,789 held in general reserves plus The Capital Fund of £63,522 which is held for the future development of the Church. ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER** Steve Harcourt FCCA of Azets Audit Services was the charity’s independent examiner during the period. Approved by the PCC on _13 April 2023_ Signed on their behalf by Rev’d. A Dring - Vicar/Chair **- 5 -** **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT** ## **AT 31 DECEMBER 2022** **______________________________________________________________________________** |||**General Designated**|**General Designated**|**Restricted**|**Total Funds**|**Total Funds**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**2022**|**2021**| ||**Note**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |**RECEIPTS**||||||| |Donations and legacies|1(a)|132,863|-|3,700|136,563|132,523| |Activities for raising funds|1(b)|20,008|-|-|20,008|11,147| |Income from investments|1(c)|937|8|229|1,174|266| |Incoming resources from church||||||| |activities|1(d)|10,030|-|5,892|15,922|11,159| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|
`─────`| |||163,838|8|9,821|173,667|155,095| |||`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|
`═════`| |**PAYMENTS**||||||| |Grants|2(a)|8,939|-|1,188|10,127|9,193| |Church activities|2(b)|127,814|-|22,623|150,437|117,996| |Governance costs|2(c)|2,976|-|-|2,976|2,765| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|
`─────`| |||139,729|-|23,811|163,540|129,954| |||`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|
`═════`| |**SURPLUS / (DEFICIT) OF RECEIPTS OVER**||||||| |**PAYMENTS**||24,109|
8|(13,990)|10,127|25,141| |**TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS**||(4,427)|
1,441|2,986|-|-| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|
`─────`| |**NET MOVEMENT**||19,682|
1,449|(11,004)|10,127|25,141| |Bank balances brought forward at 1 January 2022||95,145|6,065|18,536|119,746|94,605| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|
`─────`| |**Bank balances carried forward**||||||| |**at 31 December 2022**||114,827|7,514|7,532|129,873|119,746| |||`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|
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|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |General|Designated Restricted Total|Total| |Funds|Funds|Funds Funds|Funds| |2022|2021| |Note|£|£|£|£|£| |CASH FUNDS| |Bank current accounts|50,789|7,514|7,532|65,835|57,049| |CBF deposit fund|63,522|-|-|63,522|62,697| |Held as Agent|516|-|-|516|-| |─────|───── ───── ─────|─────| |114,827|7,514|7,532|129,873|119,746| |═════|═════ ═════ ═════|═════| |OTHER MONETARY ASSETS| |Income tax recoverable|5,922|-|-|5,922|6,639| |Prepayments and other debtors|697|-|-|697|2,527| |Stock|300|-|-|300|300| |─────|───── ───── ─────|─────| |6,919|-|-|6,919|9,466| |═════|═════ ═════ ═════|═════| |INVESTMENT ASSETS|4|7,934|-|-|7,934|8,992| |═════|═════ ═════ ═════|═════| |LIABILITIES| |PAYE|-|-|-|-|257| |Accruals|2,610|-|-|2,610|2,526| |─────|───── ───── ─────|─────| |2,610|-|-|2,610|2,783| |═════|═════ ═════ ═════|═════| **----- End of picture text -----**
The financial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 using the Receipts and Payments basis. Approved by the Parochial Church Council on _13 April 2023_ and signed on its behalf by: Rev’d. A Dring (Vicar) S Limberger (Treasurer) **The notes on pages 8 to 13 form part of these accounts** **- 7 -** **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** **_________________________________________________________________________________________** |**1.**|**RECEIPTS**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**General**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|**Total Funds**|**Total Funds**| |||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**2022**|**2021**| |||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |1(a)|Donations and legacies|||||| ||Planned giving:|||||| ||Gift Aid|98,433|-|890|99,323|96,239| ||Income tax recoverable on Gift Aid|23,434|-|-|23,434|21,486| ||Collections (open plate) at all services|3,303|-|-|3,303|1,957| ||Sundry donations|7,693|-|2,810|10,503|12,151| ||Youth and Family Worker|-|-|-|-|690| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|
`─────`| |||132,863|-|3,700|136,563|132,523| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|
`─────`| |1(b)|Activities for raising funds|||||| ||Church hall lettings etc.|19,908|-|-|19,908|11,147| ||Adverts – magazine|100|-|-|100|-| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| |||20,008|-|-|20,008|11,147| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| |1(c)|Income from investments|||||| ||Dividends and interest|236|-|-|236|228| ||Bank interest|701|8|229|938|38| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|
`─────`| |||937|8|229|1,174|266| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| |1(d)|Income resources from church activities|||||| ||Magazines|674|-|-|674|593| ||Fees|5,612|-|-|5,612|6,613| ||Sundry|554|-|21|575|1,556| ||Lunch club|600|-|5,871|6,471|2,310| ||Cross keys café|2,590|-|-|2,590|87| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|
`─────`| |||10,030|-|5,892|15,922|11,159| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|
`─────`| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|
`─────`| |**TOTAL RECEIPTS**||163,838|8|9,821|173,667|155,095| |||`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|
`═════`| **- 8 -** **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** **_________________________________________________________________________________________** |**2.**|**PAYMENTS**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**General**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|**Total FundsTotal Funds**|| |||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**2022**|**2021**| |||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |2(a)|Grants|||||| ||Missionary and charitable giving:|||||| ||Church overseas:|||||| ||- missionary societies|2,400|-|-|2,400|1,900| ||Home missions and other Church Societies|4,729|-|-|4,729|5,500| ||Sundry gifts|1,810|-|1,188|2,998|1,793| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| |||8,939|-|1,188|10,127|9,193| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| |2(b)|Church activities – directly relating|||||| ||to the work of the church|||||| ||Ministry:
Diocesan Common Fund|69,380|-|-|69,380|66,810| ||Clergy expenses|3,150|-|-|3,150|2,840| ||Church – running expenses|14,751|-|-|14,751|13,284| ||Church – maintenance and roof repairs|5,308|-|-|5,308|6,886| ||Church Hall running costs|13,720|-|-|13,720|8,906| ||Fees|-|-|-|-|494| ||Education|106|-|-|106|200| ||Sundry expenses|4,443|-|16,779|21,222|2,193| ||Youth and Family Worker|443|-|-|443|118| ||Cross Keys expenses|1,166|-|-|1,166|-| ||Lunch Club|-|-|5,754|5,754|2,255| ||Events|59|-|-|59|-| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| |||112,526|-|22,533|135,059|103,986| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| ||Church activities – support costs|||||| ||Printing and stationery|3,581|-|90|3,671|3,196| ||Sundry expenses|202|-|-|202|77| ||Parish staff costs, social security and pensions|10,979|-|-|10,979|10,259| ||Vicarage rates|526|-|-|526|478| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| |||15,288|-|90|15,378|14,010| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| ||Total church activities|127,814|-|22,623|150,437|117,996| |||`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`| |2(c)|Governance costs|||||| ||Accountancy (re. independent examination)|2,976|-|-|2,976|2,765| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| |||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| |**TOTAL PAYMENTS**||139,729|-|23,811|163,540|129,954| |||`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`| **- 9 -** **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** **_________________________________________________________________________________________** ## **3. STAFF COSTS** No person connected with the PCC has been paid, or is payable, remuneration or other benefits from the funds of the council, except as follows: Travelling and out of pocket expenses totalling £835 (2021: £1,132) were reimbursed to 2 (2021: 5) PCC members during the year. ## **4. INVESTMENTS** |**INVESTMENTS**||| |---|---|---| ||**2022**|**2021**| ||**£**|**£**| |Shares and Securities||| |384 shares in the CBF’s Investment Fund|7,934|7,934| ||`═════`|`═════`| |These are stated at market value.||| **- 10 -** **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** **_________________________________________________________________________________________** ## **5. FUND DETAILS** ## **Unrestricted funds** ||**Balance**||||**Balance**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**b/fwd at**|||**Transfers in/**|**c/fwd at**| ||**1 Jan 2022**|**Receipts**|**Payments**|**(out)**|**31 Dec 2022**| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |Capital fund|62,697|825|-|-|63,522| |General funds|32,448|163,013|(139,729)|(4,427)|51,305| ||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| ||95,145|163,838|(139,729)|(4,427)|114,827| ||`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`| |**Designated funds**|||||| |Ashes digging|-|1|-|1,441|1,442| |Chair fund|6,065|7|-|-|6,072| ||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| ||6,065|8|-|1,441|7,514| ||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| |**Total unrestricted funds**|101,210|163,846|(139,729)|(2,986)|122,341| ||`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`| ||**Balance**||||**Balance**| ||**b/fwd at**|||**Transfers in/**|**c/fwd at**| ||**1 Jan 2021**|**Receipts**|**Payments**|**(out)**|**31 Dec 2021**| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |Capital fund|62,664|33|-|-|62,697| |General funds|17,803|140,868|(126,223)|-|32,448| ||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| ||80,467|140,901|(126,223)|-|95,145| ||`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`| |**Designated funds**|||||| |IT Equipment fund|1,799|-|-|(1,799)|-| |Chair fund|6,065|-|-|-|6,065| ||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| ||7,864|-|-|(1,799)|6,065| ||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| |**Total unrestricted funds**|88,331|140,901|(126,223)|(1,799)|101,210| ||`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`| **- 11 -** **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** **_________________________________________________________________________________________** **5. FUND DETAILS (continued)** ## **Restricted funds** |**Restricted funds**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Balance**||||**Balance**| ||**b/fwd at**|||**Transfers in/**|**c/fwd at**| ||**1 Jan 2022**|**Receipts**|**Payments**|**(out)**|**31 Dec 2022**| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |Legacy – Mrs Pilling|5,159|228|-|-|5,387| |Womens Fellowship|2|-|-|(2)|-| |Tiddlywinks|150|21|-|-|171| |Lunch Club|608|5,871|(5,754)|-|725| |IT Sound System|12,617|2,460|(16,779)|1,702|-| |Churches Together|-|1|(90)|1,286|1,197| |Other funds|-|1,240|(1,188)|-|52| ||`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| ||18,536|9,821|(23,811)|2,986|7,532| ||`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`| **- 12 -** **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** **_________________________________________________________________________________________** **5. FUND DETAILS (continued)** |**Restricted funds**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Restricted**|**funds**|||| ||**Balance**||||**Balance**| ||**b/fwd at**|||**Transfers in/**|**c/fwd at**| ||**1 Jan 2021**|
**Receipts**|**Payments**|**(out)**|**31 Dec 2021**| ||**£**|
**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |Legacy – Mrs Pilling|5,159|-|-|-|5,159| |Womens Fellowship|212|-|(210)|-|2| |Tiddlywinks|150|-|-|-|150| |Lunch Club|753|2,110|(2,255)|-|608| |IT Sound System|-|12,084|(1,266)|1,799|12,617| ||`─────`|
`─────`|`─────`|`─────`|`─────`| ||6,274|14,194|(3,731)|1,799|18,536| ||`═════`|
`═════`|`═════`|`═════`|`═════`| Legacy Mrs Pilling: Restricted income to be kept for the upkeep of the Pilling Grave B245 for 99 years. Women's Fellowship: Tiddlywinks: Lunch Club: IT Sound System: Churches Together: Groups for ladies who meet once a month for worship and fellowship. Groups for under 5's and parents who meet once a week. A weekly outreach meeting for older people to meet together and share a prepared lunch. Monies donated for the acquisition of a new sound system. This fund was moved to St Peter’s during lockdown for ease of management and with the consent of the church leaders. The fund primarily pays for insurance and advertising for joint events at Christmas and Easter. An account of annual transactions is available for partner churches upon request. Including them in a restricted account within the parish accounts ensures transparency. **- 13 -** **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER’S LITTLEOVER** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **________________________________________________________________________________________** I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2022 which are set out on pages 2 to 13. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity’s trustees 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 charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 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. ## **Mr Steve Harcourt FCCA Association of Chartered Certified Accountants For an on behalf of Azets Audit Services** _13 April 2023_ 2 Regan Way Chetwynd Business Park Chilwell Nottingham NG9 6RZ **- 14 -**