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2022-12-31-accounts

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF KNEBWORTH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1133728 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2022

Annual Report and Accounts

The trustees present their annual report below in the form of the papers prepared for the 2023 Annual Parochial Church Meeting. The PCC’s Independently Examined Accounts in Accruals Format including the Statement of Financial Activities and Balance Sheet are included in these papers.

Aim and purposes

Knebworth Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the Priest in Charge, the Reverend Charles King, in promoting the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.

The PCC is responsible for the Parish Church of St Mary and St Thomas of Canterbury, Knebworth Park; St Martin’s Church, St Martin’s Road, Knebworth and the Parish Centre, St Martin’s Road, Knebworth. The correspondence address is: 15 St Martin’s Road, Knebworth, SG3 6ER.

Objectives and Activities

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our two churches and become part of our parish community. We try to enable people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through: Worship and prayer, learning about the gospel and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus.

Public Benefit Statement

The Ecclesiastical Parish of Knebworth (UK Registered Charity 1133728) exists to offer Christian worship, teaching and pastoral care. Our provisions are open to those of all faiths and none, and are free at the point of delivery. (Some occasional offices do incur statutory fees, although we would strive to ensure that none are excluded on the grounds of economic or other disadvantage).

During the past year, public benefit has been advanced in many ways, including:

  1. the provision of regular and seasonal worship in word and prayer, sacrament and music;

  2. the provision of occasional offices – baptisms, weddings, funerals – to mark important stages in the journey of life;

  3. the provision of opportunities to engage with the Christian faith in preaching, teaching, small groups and children’s activities (including Messy Church), both inside and outside church, including in and for our local school;

  4. the provision of services to a range of groups with particular needs, including the Smarties pre-school group, and the hosting of the monthly Knebworth Family of Churches (KFC) coffee morning;

  5. the provision of numerous formal and informal acts of pastoral care;

  6. the maintenance of St Mary’s and St Martin’s as buildings of listed heritage in stone, wood, glass and metal, hand in hand with working towards being open more and more as a venue for prayer, reflection, pilgrimage and tourism;

  7. the maintenance and supply of the Parish Centre and our church buildings as spaces for community gathering and hire;

  8. the raising of funds for partner charities, and donations in kind for Feed Up Warm Up, our local foodbank at Stevenage.

Subsequent entries in this Annual Report expand on the above.

KNEBWORTH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Registered Charity Number 1133728 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2022 Page No. Statement of financial activities 8alance sheet A￿oUntIng Policies and Notes Incoming resources Resources used Further Notes to the accounts

KNEBWORTH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTMTIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022 Total 2021 Note Unrestrthj Resthcted Endown•nt lund8 fijnds fimds Total 2022 INCOMING RESOURCES 4a Incoming resourcès from donors 4b Othèr voluntary Fr￿￿mIng resour 4c InrAme from investments 4d Church ktNrtes 4e Other income rescwces 47.743 55,742 31.878 413 24.778 174 442 15.520 24,778 TOTAL INCOAIING RESOURCES 72.934 11,999 174 85.108 52.341 RESOURCE8 EXPENDED 520 191 711 5a Grants 5b A¢tyvrties dire¢tly rolatsng to the vKrk of the Church sc Church management and administratyon 67.796 3.2VJ 5.157 76,234 53.842 4.320 179 4,499 TOTAL RESOURCES USED NET MOVEMeNT IN FUNDS 8EFOAE TRANSFERS 72. 3,471 81,444 59,095 8.S28 15.1621 18,7551 Net Transfe NET MOVEMENT WI FUNDS 8.528 {5.162} 16.7551 8ALANce 8ffiWD 1.12022 25.442 15.203 17,184 57.808 8ALANCE CIFWD 31.12.22 25.739 12,C(J2 61,472 57.808 Page I

BALANCE SHEET AT 31ST DECEMBER 2022 2022 2021 7 Flx•d A9•4ty 1,989 Gurr•nt A•••l• 8 Cash at Bank ar•J in hand Patern￿ A￿OUnt CrnW & Counti8s B•nk 9 c￿lor8 26.029 6,125 707 49,980 43.567 .157 77,754 59.910 10 Arn￿￿1• du• ono 118,2701 12.1021 FIMne4d by. Fund•: Unrestrld•d Re5trfrt•d Mission & Outr•w lI￿d EkNv4 Mjrtln bequest Paters¢￿ b•]ue Churthyard maint•n•nc• fvThJ Other Restricknd Funds 25.739 25,442 15.(M)9 205 707 23.731 15.203 Bbshopp bequ••t GobtKSA IlJnd 759 513 N••l• bNW•t 12.Crt)1 17,163 Approv•d ty the Kjwtroryth Pwthol Chwth Cowxyl Oft. l o . s . Sl9n•d b•balf ty. (PCC Ch•irm•nl (Trus￿) Th• no*As on paw 3 to 8 &yrn p¥t of fin•rtW 81•lem￿.

KNEBWORTH PAROCHIAL CHLsRCH COU.YCIL NOTF.S TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECF.MBER 2022 I. ACCOLINTING POLICIES yener81 I"hc tinanLial swtemenis have been prepared under the hisiorical cosi conv¢ntRon. The financial 51atements include all transaciions. assets and liabilities lor which PCC is responsible in law. They do nol include accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another IK)dv. nor those that are informal gatherings of church members. IncomiD8 resoiirees Planned giving is recowiised w'hen recLived. Granis and donations recei%'able are accounted for when awarded. Resourc¢J expended Cyranls and donolions payahle are accounted t.or w,hen paid ower. or when a￿'arded. it" that award CT¢aies a bindin¥ or Lonstrucli%'e obli¥aiion on the PCC. All other expenditure is gencrdlly rccobTnis¢d whcn li is incurred and is accounled lor gr055. Fixed Assels Q'on5ecraied and beneficed propcrp' of an) kind is exclud￿ from ihe accounls by s.116 121 lal of the Chartiies Act 1993. No i'alue is placed on moi'eable church furnishings held by the churchw'ardens on special trust tor the PCC and ￿'hICh require a faLuliJ for diswsal. sinc¢ the PCC onsiacrs this to IK. inalienable propeth,. All cxpenditurc incurred during Ihe vear on conse¢ratcd buildinES and moN'eable church furnishinbys. i%'hcih¢r maini¢nancL or improvement. is WTilten off as expenditu￿ in ihe Statemeni of FirwKial Activilies. No valuc is placed on the Kn¢bworth Parish Centre. which ￿'aS built at a cosi of £267.191 in 1994. Other &ssets used w'ithin th¢ ¢huTch premibes are d¢pr¢ciated on a 5traigFht-line ba5]5 oi'er their estimated ￿efUl lii'es. as follo￿5. St. Ma￿"5 Organ l O vcars Officc equipmeni 4 years Sound system 5 yeats 'rhe assels wcre all fully depreciated ai 31 st Decemlr ?0?? 2. RELATED PARTY TRANSAcfioNS Th¢r¢ were no transactions in the year under reviev¥ W'ith relaled parties. Pag7e 3

KliEBWORTH PAROCHiAL CHLIRCH COLIYCIL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL 5TATEMEYTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 ST DECEMBER 2022 3. RESERVES POLICY EndoH'menlfvnds are funds. the capitsl of which rnu￿ be maintsin¢d: onlv income arising from the investment may be used ￿ cither ￿striCted or unrestricted funds dcpending on the puryN)x for which th¢ en(kiwm¢nt w'as esthblished. Re.slricled]iind.i represent (al income from trusts or end0￿M¢nI5 which m¢lV I exp¢nded only on those restricled objects proi'ided in the iemis of the Trust (?r bequesL and Ib) donations or grants recei%ed for a specific objeci or invited ￿. the PCC tor a pecific object. The funds ma!. onl!. be expended on the spccific object lor ￿'hICh they ere given. Any. balance remaining Un￿￿'nI ai ihe end of (h¢ y¢ar must bc caffied fon¥'k)rd as a balance on th21 fijnd. Thc PC'C does noi ini'est scparaieli for each fund. linrv.siric'ie(I liind.i are general funds which can bc used for PCC ordtnary purposes. The PCC has a polic!. aim of maintaining UnreStri￿¢d funds ai a level which repre5enls monih5 worth of budgleled eX￿n￿ltUre excluding Parish Sharc. As ()f 31, Dcccmber un￿striC1¥d resLri'es amvunied io approximalely t¢n months worth of such expenditure. Page 4

KNEBWORTH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL INCOMING RESOURCES NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022 Note Unr•8trictod Regtricted & fun¢ts endowment Total Total 2022 2022 2022 2021 44 Incomlng reou￿•S from donors Regular giving - Gift-aided Nol gift-aided Open Plate collect￿nS Gift-aided donations Speual collections Gift aid recoverable Other donations Other income 33.030 1.747 3.714 33,030 1.747 3,880 23,058 1,116 2,522 300 304 3,098 1,310 169 31,878 191 42 191 2,681 8,650 5.562 55.742 2.639 1.050 5,562 47,743 4b Other voluntary Incomlng rn•our¢ Grants Follett Trust. for Messy Church Hert8 C04Jnty Council - Sound System 4.000 4,000 500 4.500 4,f))O 4c Incom• from Inve•thierils Bank Interest 413 413 174 174 588 588 442 442 4d Incom• from charltablo and •nclllary trndlng Pansh Centre lettings 10.465 Pari8h News advertisiivJ 5.349 Pansh News sales 4,581 Fees f￿ weddings, fuwals 3.550 Fundraising •¢tivits 10,465 5,349 4,581 4,791 4,442 4,528 1,466 294 15,520 833 24,778 24,778 4• OTHER INCOIAING RESOURCES TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 72,934 12,174 85,108 52,341 P￿e5

KNEBWORTH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL RESOURCES USED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT5 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022 Not• Total 2021 funds furKI$ fijnds 2022 5• Grnt• l••• lBo Not• 4) Missionary and chafrtable gmng Special ￿leCtionS and events 520 520 191 711 40 304 344 191 520 Sb A¢tlvltl•• r•latln• dlr•ctly to th• worf( ol th• Chuv¢h Mini$ty'. . Pansh Share - Clergy ExF4nses - Vis>ting MI￿￿tern Upkeep of serwces Pastoral care scLial xtivrt*s Youth and childr•n Parffjh News prints'ng and exwses Church buiklings: - insur8n¢e - maintenance . churchyard - 3eryicing of organs - power & other ruDnin9 costs P8risli Centrp. . Insurance - maintenance - deaning - power & other runnmg costs 36.000 342 29,3 185 100 55 316 71 7,060 342 348 373 373 6,92 3.812 5,437 3.612 11,135 2.200 628 3,883 3,884 2.236 1.855 610 2,030 540 2,200 5.157 628 3.883 800 1,020 1.572 3.148 1.447 540 1,987 1.960 5,798 76,234 5.798 67.796 3.28 5,157 Oc Chu￿￿ nwn•g•m•nt •nd ￿MInIstratIOn Church Offtce Subscription8 and MusiG L￿nCeS DeprecK3tr'on of office equipment Sundry Expenses 3.083 643 3.083 643 179 594 3.632 692 179 594 179 TOTAL RESOURCES USED 72 636 3,471 5,336 81.444 59,095 Page 6

KNEBWORTH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022 Unrestncled Restriclecl furds funds Nots Total GRANTS PIADE From PCC funds." Beds & Herts Hist￿1¢ Churches Woddshare 40 520 Special Coll8d￿n8.. OFen Doors 191 191 Further Christian Aid collodions arn not recorded here. St Marfs Organ FIXEO ASSETS Office equipt Sound syst8m Total Cost at 1.1.2022 Addthons in year Cost al 31.12.2022 4,233 3.334 2.167 5,501 0,117 13,684 2,187 15 4,233 8.117 Depreciation at 1.1.2022 Charge for year at 31.12.2022 4,233 3,334 179 3,513 6.117 13.684 179 4,233 ,117 13. Nel Book Vol at 1.1.2022 1,989 1.989 at 31.12.2022 1,989 The addition in the year is the new thotocopier Other assets we fully depreoated Page 7

KNEBWORTH PAROCHIAL CHURCH C¢YJNCIL NOTES TO THE FP4ANCIAL STATEIAENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022 2022 2021 CASH IN HAND 8ordayE . main currenl xcount Barclays . Pansh Centre Lets account Cash in hand 17,290 8,655 5,982 15 128 8.125 26.029 DEBTORS 2022 2021 Income lax rocov8r8bl8 - Grfl Aid Parish Centre Lets St Mary's & St Martin's pres￿￿￿)n Trusl PrepayTrenls- Twraphics 5.779 749 8.157 10 CREDITOR3 AND ACCRUALS 2022 2021 Pwi?h Shar• Roof repair Olher Accnjed costs DBF - Fees for Weddings and Funerals Sl Mary's & St Martin's Presorvation TTUSt Herts County Council grant received but not spent Wedding deFQSrts Other creditors 1.269 75 138 500 100 20 341 1C 456 Page 8

Independent Examinorfs Report to the Trustees of Knebworth Parochlal Church Council. charity numbor 1133728 I report to the twstees on my examinats'on of the accounts of the atove charrty for the year ended 3111 Ciecember 2022 set out on pages 1 to 8 of the 2022 Financial Staterrents. As the chatty's tnistees. you are responsible for the weparation ol the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Acr) I report in reswct of my examinatson of the PCC'S accounts &vnéd out under section 145 of the 2011 Act aThJ in oarrying OLrt my examination. I have followed all the applicable Chre¢Xions given by the Chity Comml8sion under sectK)n 145(5)Ib) of the Acl. I have Completed my examinalion. I confim that no matenal matters have come lo my attention in connection wrth the examinats'on which wes me cause to believe th in. any material respect: the aecountin9 records Y•￿ not kept in a(xordarte with 8ectFon 130 of the Charities Ad; or the accounts th'd not acc￿￿ *ith the reGords' rK the accourf(s did not cornprfy with the appkn'cable requffernents concerning Ihe fom) and content of accounts sel out in the Chaiiti8s (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that thfr accounts gNe a 'tnJe and fairf view which is not a matter ¢on$idered as part of an independeni examination. I have no ￿ncernS 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 propef understanding of the accounts to be lo%tr￿d. Signed.. Date.. 4th Apnl 2023 Name.. P. L. Boleiie MAAT

lrnl•pond•nt Ex￿In0￿$ R•portto th• Trn•t•M of Kn•bw>th ParoGhial Church CouncH, ¢harity numI￿r1133728 I repjrt to th? truste8s rny e￿lm￿allon of the accourts of the above chartty for the year ended 31 # December 2022 set ouk on pages 1 to 8 of the 2022 FmanGial staI￿rtS. As chkn's trus, you ¥e r8gponiiblÉ fv the preparthn of tho accounts in aCt￿￿nCe with thè of the Chwibes Aet 2011 I'l￿ A(). I report in resm 01 my examinallon of tr￿ PCC'S accounts Gatried ¢xrt under section 145 of the 2011 A(a and in carrying out my examination. I have folloEd all the a￿Kable Dweth>n$ given by the Chaiity Comml8si¢y) uIM18r 88¢b'on 145(SXb) of the Ad. I have C•ad my •xamin'on. I confirm thal no maten'al matt•rn have come to my attention in connection wrth the examination Ththich give8 me cauw lo tdieve tlwt in, any materfal respect: the aeountir¥J records not kept in XCOrdan￿ wlth sectN)n 130 ol the Charities Ad: or the accoimts did not ats>)rf wlth the accountlng r•cords', or the accounts did not comFty wrth thè applicth wuirements concemrg the forni and content of accounts set Dut in the Chariti88 lAC￿nIS and Rewls) Regulab'rrn 2008 other than any req(iremenl thal the 8¢counls give a true and fair. vwrf which is r￿t a matter considered al part of an indepthmlent ex￿1n•t￿￿. I have no cA)ncems and have a(XOB8 no ottsr matters In ¢ormectlon wlth the examlnation to wtttch attentson Sh￿rtd be drawn in thi$ report In order lo enable 8 kyoper undetstanding of tr acC￿ntS to be oactred. &'grnd: Date: 4th. Wil 2023 Narn: P. L. Bolelle MAAT