
Registered Charity 1133124 


## **ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL** 

## **PART 1** 

## **For the year ended 31[st] December 2022** 



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||**Contents**||
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|**1.**|**Reference and Administration Information**|**3**|
|**2.**|**Structure Management and Governance**|**4**|
||**2.1. Risk Assessments**|**5**|
||**2.2. Financial Risk**|**5**|
||**2.3. Compliance with Law and Regulation**|**6**|
|**3.**|**Objectives and Activities**|**6**|
||**3.1. Objectives for 2022**|**7**|
||**3.2. During 2022 All Hallows achieved the following**|**7**|
|**4.**|**Achievements and Performance**|**8**|
||**4.1. The Electoral Roll**|**8**|
||**4.2. Worship**|**8**|
||**4.3. Pastoral Ministry and Service to the Community**|**9**|
||**4.4. Youth and Children’s work**|**9**|
||**4.5. Church Buildings**|**9**|
||**4.6. Financial Review**|**10**|
||**4.7. Financial Outlook for 2023**|**11**|
||**4.8. Reserves Policy**|**11**|
||**4.9. General Fund**|**11**|
||**4.10. Agency Transactions**|**11**|
||**4.11. Internal Financial Controls**|**11**|
|**5.**|**Plans for the future**|**12**|
|**6.**|**Financial Statements**|**13**|
||**6.1. Statement of Financial Activities**|**13**|
||**6.2. Balance Sheet**|**14**|
||**6.3. Notes to the Financial Statements**|**15**|
||**6.4. External Examiner’s report**|**22**|





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## **1. Reference and Administrative Information** 

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Hallows, Allerton is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Charity Registration number 1133124. 

All Hallows Church is located on Allerton Road, Allerton, Liverpool L18 3HU. The parish is part of the Diocese of Liverpool and its official correspondence address is Allerton Vicarage, Harthill Road, Liverpool L18 3HU. 

Since the conclusion of the last Annual Parochial Church Meeting, the following people served as members of the Parochial Church Council (PCC): 

## **Ex-Officio Members** 

Rector Revd Nicola Milford Churchwarden Shirley Spencer Churchwarden Vacancy Reader Rachel Metcalf Deanery Synod Peter Cline, Helen Head and Janice Thomas 

## **Elected Members** 

Elected 2020 for 3 years 

Peter Sigee (Lay Chair) Nicola Terry Peter Jones Michael Mulqueen (resigned October 2022) 

Elected 2021 for 3 years Gordon Smith Elected 2021 for 2 years David Ryan Elected 2021 for 3 years Margaret Smith Kathryn Breed Martyn Hamilton-Cook 

Elected 2021 for 2 years Stephen Davies Co-opted onto PCC for 2023 Jean Hobbs Katherine Owens (Secretary) 

Other positions held within the church, which do not carry automatic membership to the PCC, were: 

Electoral Roll Officer Rachel Jarosz Safeguarding Officer Jean Hobbs (co-opted onto PCC) Gift Aid Secretary David Griffiths 



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The Liverpool Diocesan Board of Finance acted as Custodian Trustee for the inalienable property of the church and the church halls. 

**Bankers** Barclays, 48-50 Lord Street, Liverpool, L2 1TD **Independent Examiner** Brian Hodson **Architect** Robin Wolley 

Day to day management of the Church was exercised by the Standing Committee: 

Revd Nicola Milford, Shirley Spencer, Helen Head, Katherine Owens, Peter Sigee, Peter Jones and Janice Thomas. 

## **2. Structure Management and Governance** 

All Hallows PCC is a body corporate and operates under the _Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure 1956 and the Church Representation Rules._ The PCC is a charity registered with the Charity Commission; Charity Number 1133124 

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All church members are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. 

The PCC operates six sub committees, whose membership consists of: 

The Standing Committee: Rector, Warden, PCC Lay Chair, PCC Secretary, PCC Treasurer, and two elected members from the PCC 

The Finance Committee: Treasurer, Churchwarden, Rector, Laura Kaines, Nicola Terry, David Ryan 

Halls Management Committee: Margaret Smith (Chair until August 2023), Rachel Jarosz (Chair from August 2023), Jim Page, Gill Page, David Chamberlain.  Ex Officio: Rector, Warden 

Training has been provided for PCC members on Safeguarding, and all PCC members must complete 2 online safeguarding courses provided by the Diocese.  There is also an induction leaflet for new PCC members following each APCM. 

Individual members receive external training as and when deemed appropriate by the PCC. Training may include basic health and safety, risk assessment and management, child protection procedures. 

## **2.1. Risk Assessments** 

The PCC is responsible for undertaking risk assessments to identify any major risks. Procedures, if necessary, will then be put in place to manage the risks and minimise their impact on the life of the church. All Hallows needs someone to work alongside 



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the Church Warden and Rector to ensure that Risk Assessments are regularly carried out and the PCC held accountable for action required. 

## **2.2. Financial Risk** 

An annual budget is prepared to ensure short-term viability. Actual results compared with budget are reported to the PCC at least quarterly. Investments are only made in approved low risk funds approved for charity use. All assets are insured and levels are reviewed annually and approved by the PCC. The PCC has approved internal controls for annual accounts, cash and cheques handling implemented with Diocesan assistance. 

In 2022, after transfers to designated funds, general expenditure exceeded income by £448. Without diocesan grants there would have been a deficit of £1,948. The church remains underfunded, with giving below the level needed to sustain our church. 

We received £155,693 in our general income. Of this the PCC has committed £11,000 to covering the costs of our administrator. Planned giving decreased by £631. A sincere thank-you goes to all our regular givers. Halls income recovered strongly to 28,183.27 but still remained over £7,000 less than in 2019. Our fund-raising efforts collectively raised £3,957, just over £1,000 below the budgeted aspiration. A sincere thank you goes out to those involved in planning and running fund-raising events. 

Our general expenditure was contained to £146,320, which included £82,937 in parish share. The PCC have been forced to set a budget for 2023 at a loss of over £8,190. Costs will increase considerably from 2024. We are shielded from utility increases until March 2024, but we will see cost increases in excess of £3,000 per year after this. We are funding a team administrator from designated funds for two years but need to raise our general income to cover this cost in the future. Overall we need to increase our income by over £17,000 per year to achieve a break-even position by 2024. We continue to treat part of our Parish Share as mission giving, a decision that the PCC has made with heavy heart. 

We are at a crossroads. We need to decide, as a congregation, to support the costs of our church with our giving and respond accordingly. If we are to continue to meet our church running costs, sustain our activities, our mission giving and grow our church, we must continue to support our church with generosity, in both our regular personal giving and in our response to appeals for projects. 

Performance of investments continued to be unremarkable. Bank interest amounted to £472 in 2022. 

## **2.3. Compliance with Law and Regulation** 

Following the resumption of regular worship in church and welcoming returning and new User Groups to the All Hallows Centre, (AHC), the Covid Measures that were in place for much of 2020 and 2021 to ensure compliance with the Law have been withdrawn. Posters remain in the Church and AHC reminding people of the 



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importance of good hand hygiene, hand sanitiser is readily available and the Rector, Church Warden and Sidespeople are available to answer any questions, regarding management of Covid, that worshippers and visitors may have. 

The AHC fully reopened to returning and new user groups, following the safe removal of the fallen tree and remedial work carried out under direction of Ecclesiastical Insurance. 

In the autumn of 2022 the Rector and Church Warden met with members of All Hallows who are involved in catering for church and AHC events, the purpose of which was to ensure that all are familiar with the latest guidance in Food Handling, Hygiene and Safety enabling All Hallows to implement best practice. A consequence of this has resulted in those with a prominent role in catering have completed the Level 1 Food Hygiene and Safety Online Training Course. Others who regularly provide cakes etc have been asked to familiarise themselves with updated guidance online. Additional aprons, cake slices and serving tongs have been purchased for use. This information was shared with All Hallows via March 2023 

In Touch. (All Hallows received an unannounced visit from a Food Hygiene Inspector from Liverpool City Council in March 2023, during a catering event. We were able to demonstrate best practice following the implementation of the above steps.) Our thanks go to Christine Stead for overseeing this. 

All Hallows adopted the Diocesan Safeguarding Policy at the 2022 APCM which we seek to implement in all areas of our ministry via Safer Recruitment and acquisition of DBS Certificates where appropriate. 

PCC Members are regularly reminded that as Charity Trustees they are required to have DBS Certificate and to complete the Foundation and Level 1 online Safeguarding courses. For more information on Safeguarding at All Hallows please see Jean Hobbs’ Report in Part 2. 

## **3. Objectives and Activities** 

The general functions of the PCC are stated within Section 2 of the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956. 

The primary objective of the PCC is the promotion of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England. When planning activities for 2022 consideration was given, via discussion and 

implementation to the advancement and proclamation of the Gospel. 

## **3.1. Objectives for 2022** 

All Hallows Objectives for 2022 included: 

- Continuing to be strengthened as the Body of Christ at All Hallows as we worship and witness together 



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- Adopt a new mission statement 

- Ongoing engagement with one another to become an Eco Church 

- Renew Child Friendly Church Award 

- Restart Messy Church 

- Build up our volunteer base 

- Strengthening our fellowship be regular and occasional social opportunities 

- Reengage with the community via Heritage Week and a Christmas Festival 

- Continue to refresh our online presence! 

- Implement some Leading your Church into Growth programme 

## **3.2. During 2022 All Hallows Achieved the Following:** 

The rector and PCC acknowledge, with grateful thanks, the service, ministry, dedication and work of all within the All Hallows community and beyond who have enabled the following to be achieved in 2022. (Please see reports in Part 2 for a more detailed explanation and additional achievements). 

- Established a regular pattern of worship following the disruption brought about by Covid in 2020 and 2021 

- Return of Messy Church 

- Lent Bible Study 

- Christmas Tree Festival 

- Regular celebrations of Baptism and Weddings. 

- Ongoing maintenance of Church and All Hallows Centre buildings and grounds. 

- Introduction of livestreaming service via Owl technology 

- Regular social events 

- Services and social occasions were held to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 

- Services of remembrance and thanksgiving were held to give thanks to God for the life, ministry and service of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, following her death in September. Prayers were offered for King Charles III 

## **4. Achievements and Performance** 

## **4.1. The Electoral Roll** 

As of midnight on 2[nd] April 2023 - 206 persons were registered compared with 188 last year.  The roll is made up as follows: 

- Resident in the parish 160 in 109 households 

- Non-resident in the parish 46 in 29 households 

- Totals 206 in 138 households 

During the year there were 21 new members and 3 deaths resulting in the figures above. 

**Rachel Jarosz, Electoral Roll Officer** 



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## **4.2. Worship** 

After a couple of difficult years during which worship numbers have greatly been reduced, 2022 saw a slow but steady increase in congregational figures. Zoom services ran from January until July and then ceased completely. The figures below do not include Christenings, Easter and Christmas attendances. 

Zoom services ran from January to July, the average attendance figure was 9. 

Average attendance figures for Sunday services, 10.15am (Aged 16+) were 73 and (under 16) were 30. However, these figures don’t show the gradual increase throughout 2022, which took average quarterly figures (Aged 16+) from 68 (1 st Q) to 90 (4th Q). These figures are an increase on the 2021 figures, particularly the number of children attending. 

Sunday evening, average attendances (Aged16+) were 24 and (under 16) were 2. These figures are slightly up on the 2021 figures. There were 2 services per month throughout the year. 

These Sunday service figures do not yet match pre-Covid (2018) figures. Wednesday morning, Holy Communion attendance figures averaged 14 per service. 

This is an increase on attendances from 2021 and a large increase on pre Covid attendances (2018). This increase is partly due to changes at St Barnabas which have caused a transfer of some worshipers looking for BCP communion. 

There were 30 christenings, 5 weddings and 11 funerals held at All Hallows in 2022. 

## **4.3. Pastoral Ministry and Service to the Community** 

The Pastoral Ministry at All Hallows continues to be undergirded by adherence to the Diocesan Safeguarding Policy and in consultation with the Rector, Parish Safeguarding Officer, Safer Recruitment Officer and, where necessary, the Diocesan Safeguarding Officer/s.  Ministry to the “hidden congregation” has continued via home Holy Communions and telephone calls and increasing the number of Afternoon Holy Communion Services from 3 a year to 6.  The Taxi Fund, in accordance to the Legacy which funds it, continues to be available for the elderly to access to enable them to attend church.  Baptism Welcome Teas and Jingle Tots enable initial contact to be made with families either on the fringe of All Hallows or who would not otherwise attend church. The monthly ‘In Touch’ continues to be emailed to many as well as hard copies being available for collection in church – we are grateful to all who contribute to this and their ministry to us in this way.  A Food Bank Collection was established and is collected weekly and delivered to South Liverpool Food Bank distribution centre.  Tuesday Film Afternoons continue, and in December we were delighted when local businesses supported the Angel Festival, to which we welcomed many visitors. 



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## **4.4. Youth and Children’s Work** 

For a detailed report on all areas of our Children’s Ministry please see the reports in Part 2.  All volunteers who minister among children at All Hallows have completed the Safer Recruitment process and, where necessary, acquired a DBS Certificate. 

## **4.5. Church Buildings** 

Throughout 2022 annual maintenance checks for church were carried out; The church gutters were cleared in February and also in November. The church heating was serviced in February. The alarm in church was serviced in June. Fire extinguishers in church and the church centre were serviced in February. The organ was tuned and maintained in March, August and December. The church clock was managed by Martin Hobbs and a small team throughout 2022. Our church cleaner, May Littledale, maintained the cleanliness of the church. 

We have two defibrillators on our premises, one in the centre kitchen and one in the choir vestry at church. At the end of 2021 we struggled to replace the batteries in both of these machines. They were finally renewed in February 2022, meaning they are good for two to three years. 

We had a tree survey carried out around the church and church centre. The results of which were generally very good. Though there was some work recommended to be carried out on three particular trees. The process of getting costs for this work has started. 

In 2021 damp was discovered on the south wall near the ascension window. The diocesan surveyor visited in March and approved an estimate for work on the area that we had had done. In April, the work was carried out. The outside wall of the church was cleaned to remove some of the residue produced by the water soaking into the sandstone. 

In March we received a mandate to have the repair work carried out on the damage at the church centre, which had been caused after the tree fell during storm Arwen. The roof and guttering were repaired, railings were replaced and some areas inside the hall were redecorated. 

The grounds of the church and centre were maintained throughout the year by a small team, comprising of Martin Hobbs, Arthur Green and Leon Dixon who kept the grass and hedges cut. This work was supported by several gardening days throughout the year. On these days we had between seven and fifteen people attend and carry out general maintenance such as pruning, leaf collecting, path clearing, litter picking and even some planting. 

A scheme was set up at the beginning of summer by Gill Chamberlain, which involved families signing up for garden plots around church and the church centre. These areas have been weeded and planted up with a variety of plants. They have been maintained throughout summer and winter. Our appreciation goes out to all involved in the up keep of the grounds. 

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barms and tea or coffee. This has encouraged more people to get involved including people from some of the groups who use the centre. There has been a great feeling of fellowship during these events. Our appreciation goes to Danek and Rachel Jarosz for this wonderful initiative. 

## **4.6. Financial Review** 

Ordinary income: Our regular costs of £146,320 were only partly met by our income from regular giving and collections of £101,336. However, we received generous oneoff gifts for the general fund amounting to £4962 and grants of £1,500. Wedding and funeral fees amounted to £2,904. The Halls made an operating profit of £9, 391. We have been able to fund mission giving to Christian charities at home and abroad. 

After all transfers, our General Fund stands at £12,290 and our reserves stand at £11,414. 

The PCC took the decision to reduce our diocesan loan from £15,000 to £8,000 funding this by £2,000 from the General Fund and £5,000 from reserves. We have agreed a minimum payment of £1,000 per year until the loan is repaid. It is the intention of the PCC to return to payments of £2,500 per year whenever income exceeds expenditure by more than this amount. 

As at 31st December 2021 there are balances of £2,306 in our Projects funds, £32,550 in our organ fund, and £3,387 in the windows fund. 

## **4.7. Financial Outlook for 2023** 

The budget for 2023 is, sadly, a deficit budget, where we anticipate a loss of £8,190. The PCC has taken the difficult decision to continue to allow historical increases of £4,090 in our Parish Share as mission giving. We continue to need an average of £14.00 per week   per planned giver to balance our church costs. The PCC have responded to this need and ask each of us to consider how we can respond personally. Response to giving has been very slow and 2023 will be a difficult year for many of us financially. The PCC requests that we think carefully about our response and engage in being faithful and cheerful givers. We are unable to budget to replace any of our reserves. 

To guarantee our present activities, develop our mission and ministry and maintain our level of mission giving it is essential that we continue to support our church with generosity in both our regular personal giving and in our response to appeals for projects. Please pray for a generous response to all our needs. 

## **4.8. Reserves Policy** 

It is the policy of the PCC to maintain a reserve of three months’ normal spending in readily available form. The purpose of this is to spread out our cash flow, give security to our employees and cover unexpected needs. This means we should hold in reserve £36,580. We were unable to move any monies to reserves in 2022 and utilised £5,000 



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towards loan payments, leaving our reserves at £11,414. The PCC will continue to place a priority on returning them to £36,580 as soon as is practicable. 

## **4.9. General Fund** 

The general fund has a balance of £12,290 

## **5. Agency transactions** 

The PCC also handled the following sums as agent: 

- Choir payments from weddings of £600 

- Liverpool Diocesan Board of Finance Funeral fees £2,324 

- Liverpool Diocesan Board of Finance wedding fees £872 

- Organists for weddings and funerals £1,218 

- Verger and audio engineer fees for weddings and funerals £621. These were 

   - kindly donated to support church funds. 

- In 2022 11 families overpaid the funeral costs by £100. The repayments are currently held in a balance of £1,100 in Agency funds to be repaid in 2023. 

## **5.1. Internal Financial Controls** 

The church operates within a firm set of Internal Financial Controls to ensure good stewardship of our resources. These controls were audited in 2021 and will be audited again in April for reporting to PCC in May. 

## **6. Plans for the Future** 

As we look forward to the next twelve months, and beyond, we do so with renewed zeal to build on the foundations laid for the ministry and outreach at All Hallows and seek to discover the new opportunities that God is calling us to. Below are just some of those objectives which we will be working towards in 2023, and some, which at the time of writing (March 2023), have already been embarked upon: 

- Continuing to be strengthened as the body of Christ at All Hallows, as we worship, witness and ministry together seeking to bring about his kingdom here on earth as it is in heaven. 

- Pillar mounting the forward facing/leaders monitors 

- Regularity in live streaming services 

- Increase volunteer ministries and opportunities 

- Establish a new House Group and Prayer Group 

- Continue to work towards/obtain the Silver Eco Church award 

- Continue to strengthen our fellowship together via regular/termly social events 

- Begin intentional planning for All Hallows 150th Anniversary in 2026 

- Strengthen our relationships with neighbouring churches by sharing in more Deanery events, preparation and training sessions 

- Explore Fit for Mission and its implications for All Hallows and Liverpool South Deanery 



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- More intentional implementation of the Leading Your Church Into Growth principles 

- ● Continuing to grow leaders for all areas of our work and ministry, including a complimentary Pastoral Ministry Team 

- Increase evening services to three a month 

- Increase the OWL Team to livestreaming of services on a regular basis 

- Any other thoughts of ideas…? 



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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL HALLOWS ALLERTON STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** 

## **For the year ended 31 December 2022** 

|**Note**<br>**INCOMING RESOURCES**<br>**Voluntary Income**<br>2(a)<br>**Activities for generating funds**<br>2(b)<br>**Income from investments**<br>**Church Activities**<br>**Other incoming resources**<br>2(e)<br>**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**<br>**RESOURCES USED**<br>**Church Activities**<br>3(a)<br>**Costs of generating voluntary income**<br>3(b)<br>**Governance Costs**<br>3(c)<br>**Other Resources used**<br>3(d)<br>**TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**<br>**NET INCOMING (OUTGOING) RESOURCES**<br>**BEFORE OTHER RECOGNISED GAINS**<br>**AND LOSSES**<br>**Gains or losses on investment assets**<br>**on revaluation**<br>5(a&b)<br>**Net Transfers between funds**<br>**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**<br>**Balances b/fwd at 1st January 2022**<br>**Balances c/fwd at 31st December 2022**|**Funds**<br>**£**<br>118805.07<br>32280.36<br>472.21<br>3184.71<br>951.00<br>**155693.35**<br>145767.70<br>0.00<br>188.00<br>364.17<br>**146319.87**<br>**9373.48**<br>9373.48<br>-9821.00<br>-447.52<br>12737.04<br>**12289.52**<br>**General**|**Funds**<br>**£**<br>2500.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>**2500.00**<br>21096.85<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>**21096.85**<br>**-18596.85**<br>-18596.85<br>9149.00<br>-9447.85<br>193838.53<br>**184390.68**<br>**Designated**|**Funds**<br>**£**<br>1783.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>**1783.00**<br>2366.89<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>**2366.89**<br>**-583.89**<br>-583.89<br>672.00<br>88.11<br>828156.51<br>**828244.62**<br>**Restricted**|**2022**<br>**2021**<br>£<br>**£**<br>123088.07<br>279484.34<br>32280.36<br>17610.81<br>472.21<br>18.59<br>3184.71<br>2902.14<br>951.00<br>1306.80<br>**159976.35**<br>**301322.68**<br>169231.44<br>115328.58<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>188.00<br>703.62<br>364.17<br>301.68<br>**169783.61**<br>**116333.88**<br>**-9807.26**<br>**184988.80**<br>-9807.26<br>184988.80<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>-9807.26<br>184988.80<br>1034732.08<br>849743.28<br>**1024924.82**<br>**1034732.08**<br>**TOTAL FUNDS**|
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**The notes on pages 12  to 20  form part of these accounts** 



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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL HALLOWS ALLERTON BALANCE SHEET** 

## **At 31 December 2022** 


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Note General Designated Restricted<br>Funds Funds # Funds 2022 2021<br>£ £ £ £ £<br>FIXED ASSETS<br>Tangible  5a 0.00 0.00 786173.00 786173.00 786173.00<br>0.00 0.00 786173.00 786173.00 786173.00<br>CURRENT ASSETS<br>Debtors  10452.25 0.00 0.00 10452.25 8845.30<br>Agency Accounts  8 0.00 0.00 1244.00 1244.00 0.00<br>Barclays  10632.60 175407.72 20642.02 206682.34 220768.16<br>CBF 1012.94 12819.47 21746.50 35578.91 35117.05<br>Cash in Advance 100.00 100.00 350.00<br>22197.79 188227.19 43632.52 254057.50 265080.51<br>LIABILITIES<br>Creditors - amounts falling due in one year 7 1908.27 3836.51 316.90 6061.68 1521.43<br>Agency Accounts  1244.00 1244.00<br>1908.27 3836.51 1560.90 7305.68 1521.43<br>NET CURRENT ASSETS/(LIABILITIES 20289.52 184390.68 42071.62 246751.82 263559.08<br>Total assets less current liabilities 20289.52 184390.68 828244.62 1032924.82 1049732.08<br>Creditors - amounts falling due after one year 8000.00 0.00 0.00 8000.00 15000.00<br>TOTAL NET ASSETS 12289.52 184390.68 828244.62 1024924.82 1034732.08<br>Carried forward value as at 31st December<br>PARISH FUNDS<br>General 12289.52 12289.52 12737.04<br>Designated 184390.68 184390.68 193838.53<br>          Restricted 828244.62 828244.62 828156.51<br>12289.52 184390.68 828244.62 1024924.82 1034732.08<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


The notes on pages 12 to 18 form part of these accounts 

Nicola Milford Vicar 

Helen Head Treasurer 




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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL HALLOWS ALLERTON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) For the year ended 31 December 2022** 

|**2**<br>**INCOMING RESOURCES**<br>**Funds**<br>**Funds**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**#**<br>**£**<br>**2a**<br>Planned Giving: Gift Aid donations<br>72805.22<br>Note #A below<br>Tax Recoverable<br>19195.07<br>Note #B below<br>Not Gift Aided<br>2566.62<br>Collections (Open Plate)<br>5388.24<br>Yellow Gift Aid Envelopes<br>576.00<br>Wedding and Funeral (open plate)<br>804.70<br>Children's Collections<br>Restricted Collections<br>Church Projects<br>Grants<br>1500.00<br>2500.00<br>One Off Donations (Gift Aid & not Gift Aid)<br>4969.22<br>Note #C below<br>1783.00<br>Other Funds Generated<br>Food and Fellowship<br>Legacies<br>11000.00<br>118805.07<br>2500.00<br>1783.00<br>**2b**<br>Hall Lettings for non-church purposes<br>28183.27<br>Church lettings fund raising<br>140.00<br>General Fundraising<br>3957.09<br>Projects monies received<br>**Carried forward as at 31st December**<br>32280.36<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>**2c**<br>Interest<br>472.21<br>472.21<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>**2d**<br>Hall lettings Church Organisations<br>Bookstall<br>280.71<br>Wedding & Funeral Fees<br>2904.00<br>3184.71<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>**2e**<br>**Other incoming resources**<br>951.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>951.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**<br>**155693.35**<br>**2500.00**<br>**1783.00**<br>**#A**<br>**Voluntary Income**<br>**Designated**<br>**Income from Investments**<br>**Income from Church Activities**<br>This is the amount of planned regular giving income that was Gift Aided<br>**Activities for Generating Funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**General**|**2022**<br>**£**<br>72805.22<br>19195.07<br>2566.62<br>5388.24<br>576.00<br>804.70<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>4000.00<br>6752.22<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>11000.00<br>123088.07<br>28183.27<br>140.00<br>3957.09<br>0.00<br>32280.36<br>472.21<br>472.21<br>0.00<br>280.71<br>2904.00<br>3184.71<br>951.00<br>951.00<br>**159976.35**<br>**TOTAL**|**2021**<br>**£**<br>73435.63<br>19823.25<br>2552.50<br>1281.62<br>411.00<br>1511.45<br>672.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>500.00<br>4289.90<br>6.99<br>0.00<br>175000.00<br>279484.34<br>15328.26<br>660.00<br>1622.55<br>0.00<br>17610.81<br>18.59<br>18.59<br>0.00<br>242.14<br>2660.00<br>2902.14<br>1306.80<br>1306.80<br>**301322.68**<br>**FUNDS**|
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**#B** This includes an amount not yet claimed. The tax recovered also includes gift aid claims for Yellow Envelopes and One Off Donations for General Fund. **#C** Including Flowers in Church of £1330 given by members of the congregation \ 



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## **ALL HALLOWS ALLERTON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) For the year ended 31 December 2022** 

|||**General**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|**TOTAL FUNDS**|**TOTAL FUNDS**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**2022**|2021|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**||
|**3**|**RESOURCES EXPENDED**||||||
|**3(a)**|**Church Activities**||||||
||Overseas missionary societies||||||
||Church Mission Society||1200.00||1200.00|1200.00|
||Kimbilio||600.00||600.00|400.00|
||Other Charities<br>Overseas Christian relief and dev. Agencies|1218.00|18836.85||20054.85|2287.66|
||Compassion UK (including Sunday Club)<br>Home missions and Church Organisations|||672.00|672.00|672.00|
||Children's Society||||0.00|0.00|
||Liverpool Youth for Christ||||0.00|0.00|
||Church Urban Fund||||0.00|0.00|
||Preschool||||0.00|0.00|
||National Churches Trust||||0.00|0.00|
||Other home Mission<br>Secular Charities|50.00|||50.00|50.00|
||Giving to Individuals<br>Ministry|245.00||1224.00|1469.00|384.28|
||Parish Share|82397.00|||82397.00|61504.78|
||Working expenses of incumbent|1987.96|||1987.96|943.99|
||Visiting Clergy Fees||||0.00|0.00|
||Team Clergy||||0.00|0.00|
||Assistant staff costs<br>Parsonage Houses||||0.00|1373.46|
||Parsonage Water|671.12|||671.12|670.15|
||Training & Mission Costs<br>Parsonage Council Tax|3631.29|||3631.29|3507.16|
||Lay Training|235.00|||235.00|443.37|
||Parish Training & Mission|129.79|||129.79|20.00|
||Childrens Clubs and events|1054.07|||1054.07|102.79|
||Pastoral Team Material||||0.00|0.00|
||Wedding Team expenses<br>Church running expenses||||0.00|27.95|
||Lighting, Heating & Water|5899.84|||5899.84|3752.77|
||Insurance|6810.03|||6810.03|6584.24|
||Church Cleaning|1853.28|||1853.28|1925.76|
||Church Security|698.96|||698.96|2357.93|
||Organ & Piano (Tuning & Repairs)|1183.40|||1183.40|1219.00|
||Church reapairs and maintenance|6622.63||66.99|6689.62|3666.69|
||Flowers (restricted is from Donations)|||403.90|403.90|320.00|
||Altar requisites|342.40|||342.40|332.98|
||Service books|360.00|||360.00|1614.19|
||Seasonal Items||||0.00|75.00|
|**9**|Publicity|1958.38|||1958.38|847.59|
||Baptism Team|487.24|||487.24|0.00|
||Church major repairs - structure||||0.00|0.00|
|**3 (a)**|Bookstall costs<br>**continued**<br>Music (Non Pay)|11.83|||11.83|19.11|
||Licences|1150.59|||1150.59|1051.01|
||Music other expenses<br>Administration||||0.00|110.00|
|**10**|Phone, Postage & Stationary<br>Hall Costs|3248.60|||3248.60|2496.60|
||Hall Running Costs|6612.47|||6612.47|3352.05|
||Hall utilities|3358.98|||3358.98|2648.12|
||Hall Insurance|2096.88|||2096.88|2028.62|
||Hall Repairs & Maintenance|6724.40|||6724.40|3959.01|
||Flat Expenses (MH Team)||||0.00|0.00|
||Flat Upkeep (AH)||||0.00|0.00|
||All Hallows payroll including: Music, Session Fees|4728.56|460.00||5188.56|3380.32|





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## **ALL HALLOWS ALLERTON** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) For the year ended 31 December 2022** 

|**3(b)** Generation of voluntary income<br>Cost of Stewardship envelopes<br>Cost of Fêtes & other fundraising<br>Food and Fellowship<br>**3(c)** Governance costs<br>Software Support & Purchase<br>Cost of APCM<br>Examiner & Legal Costs<br>Treasurer & Secretary Expense<br>**3(d)** Other Resources used<br>Bad Debts<br>Bank Charges<br>**Total Resources Expended**|**Funds**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**General**<br>**Designated**<br>145767.70<br>21096.85<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>173.00<br>15.00<br>188.00<br>0.00<br>364.17<br>364.17<br>0.00<br>**146319.87**<br>**21096.85**|**Funds**<br>**£**<br>**Restricted**<br>2366.89<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>**2366.89**|**2022**<br>2021<br>**£**<br>**TOTAL FUNDS**<br>169231.44<br>115328.58<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>173.00<br>364.00<br>0.00<br>324.62<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>15.00<br>15.00<br>188.00<br>703.62<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>364.17<br>301.68<br>364.17<br>301.68<br>**169783.61**<br>**116333.88**|
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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL HALLOWS ALLERTON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) For the year ended 31 December 2022** 

|**4a**<br>**STAFF COSTS (Direct employees)**<br>All Hallows proportion of Wages and Salaries<br>All Hallows proportion of Social Security Costs Employer|**2022**<br>**£**<br>2313.28<br>0.00<br>2313.28|**2021**<br>**£**<br>1925.76<br>0.00<br>1925.76|
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**During the year, the PCC directly employed a cleaner and an adminiostrator All Hallows also paid for a Music Director and visiting musicians. None earned £60,000 per annum or more.** 

## **4b PAYMENTS TO PCC MEMBERS AND THEIR ASSOCIATES** 

No payments or expenses were paid to any PCC member, persons closely connected to them or related parties A small immaterial portion of the expenses paid to the incumbent may have related to her services as chairman of the PCC. **5.00 FIXED ASSETS** 

|**5a**<br>**Tangible**<br>NET book value of Hall<br>As at 1st January<br>Gain on Revaluation of Church Hall<br>As at 31st December<br>At the 14th August 2014 the insurance valuation of the Church building was £9,597,885<br>The value of the church building is not included in these accounts<br>**6.00**<br>**DEBTORS  (unrestricted, designated and restricted funds)**<br>Tax recoverable:-<br>General fund<br>Restricted funds<br>**_Prepayments and Accrued Income_**<br>Accounts Receivable (items owed to All Hallows) Restricted / designated<br>Accounts Receivable (items owed to All Hallows) General Fund<br>**7.00**<br>**LIABILITIES  (unrestricted and restricted funds)**<br>Amounts falling due within one year<br>Account Payable -General fund<br>Accounts Payable - Designated<br>Account Payable - Restricted<br>Repayment on Diocesan Loan<br>**8.00**<br>**Agency balances owing / due**<br>Verger fees due from Wedding/funeral<br>Flowers due from wedding/funeral<br>Organist fee due from wedding<br>Funeral overpayments|**2022**<br>**£**<br>786173.00<br>0.00<br>786173.00<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>10452.25<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>10452.25<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>1908.27<br>3836.51<br>316.90<br>0.00<br>6061.68<br>**2022**<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>144.00<br>1100.00<br>1244.00|**2021**<br>**£**<br>786173.00<br>0.00<br>786173.00<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>8845.30<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>8845.30<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>-18.23<br>1539.66<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>1521.43<br>**2021**<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00|
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## **9.00 PRESCHOOL CLOSURE** 

The Preschool closed in 2013 leaving debts of £25,000. The diocese granted a loan to cover the debts repayable by All Hallows Chuch over a 10 year period which the PCC agreed to take on to allow redundancy payments to be made and all debts to be cleared. It is noted that three members of the PCC were also trustees of the PreSchool but they did not take part in the vote 

|Balance of LDBF Loan<br>Loan repayment<br>Loan Balance<br>**10.00** Mission Giving<br>The tithe from 2020 was not distributed in 2022 and will be distributed in 2023<br>The tithe from 2021 was not distributed in 2022 and will be distributed in 2023<br>Tithe 2022 to be distributed in 2023|**2022**<br>15000.00<br>7000.00<br>8000.00<br>1539.66<br>1836.85<br>1349.00<br>4725.51|**2021**<br>15000.00<br>0.00<br>15000|
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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL HALLOWS ALLERTON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) For the year ended 31 December 2022** 

## **11 FUNDS, MOVEMENTS, BALANCES AND TRANSFERS** 


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at 31st Dec<br>2021 b/fwd Income Expenditure Transfers<br>2022 c/fwd<br>Unrestricted General Fund 12737.04 155693.35 146319.87 -9821.00 12289.52<br>Designated PCC Reserves 16414.13 -5000.00 {b} 11414.13 PCC policy is 3 months spending (about £40,000)<br>In 2010 the book value of Halls was restated in line with the<br>Ecclesiastical Insurance surveyors valuation.<br>Restricted Functional Property 786173.00 786173.00<br>A conveyance of the site of the Hall dated 6th September 1929<br>restricts the use of any proceeds of sale of the property.<br>Designated Projects Fund 2305.96 2305.96<br>Designated  Bibby fund donations  1530.40 2500.00 4030.40<br>Designated  Tithe 2021 1836.85 1836.85 0.00<br>Designated  Tithe 2022 0.00 1800.00 3149.00 {a} {c} 1349.00 Tithe from 2022 will be spent in 2023<br>Designated  Organ  173.50 173.50<br>Restricted Organ  32376.00 32376.00 Fund for repair and maintenance of the church organ<br>Sundday Club collections fund supported by kind donation of<br>Restricted Sunday Club Collections 0.00 672.00 672.00 {c} 0.00<br>£672<br>Restricted  Windows 3382.30 5.00 3387.30<br>Restricted Flowers 0.00 1330.00 403.90 926.10 Flowers within the account year<br>Designated  Ted Box Legacy 1405.34 1405.34<br>Designated  Food and Fellowship 172.35 172.35<br>Legacy received moved to designated fund - not intended for<br>Desgnated  Betty Hall Legacy  170000.00 17000.00 153000.00<br>general fund use<br>Restricted  Garden Fund  2000.00 66.99 1933.01<br>Designated  Administrator  0.00 460.00 11000.00 {d} 10540.00<br>Restricted to projects that support the elderly within our<br>Restricted Dr McBeath Donation  4225.21 448.00 1224.00 3449.21<br>congregation<br>1034732.08 159976.35 169783.61 0.00 0.00 1024924.82<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS** 

Overall there has been £20493 of transfers between funds. Ref **£ Fund From Fund To Detail** {a} 3821.00 General tithe 2022 Annual Mission Giving from regular planned tax efficient giving {b} 5000.00 Reserves General Transfer to contribute to loan repayment {c} 672.00 Tithe Sunday Clubs Transfer to cover cost of compassion payments {d} 11000.00 General Admin Transfer legacies to cover the cost of administrator 20493.00 Total transfers between Unrestricted, Designated and Restricted Funds 



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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL HALLOWS ALLERTON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 December 2022** 

## **Accounting policies** 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 together with applicable accounting standards and the Charities SORP 2019. 

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for the valuation of investment assets which are shown at market value. 

## **Funds** 

General funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the PCC. Funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC are also unrestricted 

Restricted funds are those funds that must be spent on restricted purposes and details of the funds held and restrictions are provided in note 16. . Endowment funds, where the capital must be retained, are explained in note 16. 

The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the financial statements of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body, nor those that are informal gatherings of church members. 

## **Incoming resources** 

## _**Voluntary Income and capital sources**_ 

Collections are recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC. Planned giving receivable under Gift Aid is recognised only when received. 

Tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations is recognised when the donation is recognised. 

Grants and legacies to the PCC are accounted for as soon as the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement, the amount due is quantifiable and its ultimate receipt by the PCC is reasonably certain. 

Funds raised by the féte, garden party ands similar events are accounted for gross. 

Sales of books and magazines from the church bookstall are accounted for gross. 

## _**Other Income**_ 

Rental income from the letting of church premises is recognised when the rental is due. 

At the 

## _**Income from investments**_ 

Dividends are accounted for when due and payable, and interest entitlements are accounted for as they accrue. Tax recoverable on such income is recognised in the same accounting year. 

## _**Gains and losses on investments**_ 

Realised gains and losses are recognised when investments are sold. 

Unrealised gains of losses are accounted for on revaluation of investments at 31 December 

## **Resources Used** 

## _**Grants**_ 

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding obligation on the PCC. 

## _**Activities directly relating to the work of the Church**_ 

The diocesan parish share is accounted for when due. Any parish share unpaid at 31 December is provided for in these financial statements as an operational (though not a legal) liability and is shown as a creditor in the balance sheet. 

## **Fixed assets** 

## _**Consecrated property and movable church furnishings**_ 

Consecrated and beneficed property of any kind is excluded from the financial statements by s.96(2)(a) of the Charities Act 1993. 

Movable church furnishings held by the vicar and churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal are accounted for as inalienable property unless consecrated. They are listed in the Church’s inventory, which can be inspected (at any reasonable time). For inalienable property acquired prior to 2002 there is insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the financial statements. Items acquired since 1 January 2002 have been capitalised and depreciated in the financial statements over their currently anticipated useful economic life (initially over 10 years) on a straight line basis. 

All expenditure incurred in the year on consecrated or beneficed buildings, individual items under £1000 or on the repair of movable church furnishings acquired before 1 January 2003 is written off. 



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## _**Other fixtures fittings and office equipment**_ 

Equipment used within the church premises is depreciated on a straight line basis over four years. Individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £1,000 or less are written off when the asset is required. 

## _**Investments**_ 

Investments are valued at their market value at 31 December. 

## _**Current assets**_ 

Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 December in respect of fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors less provision for amounts that may prove uncollectable. 

Short-term deposits include cash held on deposit either with the CBF Church of England Funds or at the bank. 



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## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL HALLOWS ALLERTON** 

## **Independent Examiner’s Report** 

## **to the Parochial Church Council (PCC) of All Hallows Allerton on the accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2022** 

## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** 

The PCC are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. 

It is my responsibility to: 

- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, 

- follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act), and 

- state whether particular matters have come to my attention. 

## **Basis of independent examiner’s report** 

My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given by the Charity Commission. That examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC and a comparison of the accounts with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence which would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a “true and fair” view, and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. 

## **Independent examiner’s statement** 

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: 

1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements 

   - to keep accounting records in accordance with s130 of the Charities Act; and 

   - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with 

   - the requirements of the Charities Act have not been met: or 

2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

Keri J H Owen 

16[th] March 2023 

