## **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
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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
C*rnW & 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 Deceml*r ?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.
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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 re*ou￿•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 •¢tivit*s
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• Gr*nt• 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
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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
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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
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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 Ch*ity 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 follo*Ed 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
concemr*g 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