The Parochial Church Council of St Bamabas, Hemel Hempstead
For the year ended 31 D￿mber 2021
Chaiity Number
1133788

The Parochial Church Council of St Barnab• Hemel Hempstead
Annual Report and Accounts
For the
ear ended 31 December 2021
li - Annual Rq
IndeFetK1ent Examln&s Rewt
I￿ome and ExFerKlrture Ac￿￿nt
Balan￿ Sheet
Note5 to the Accounts

The Parothial Church Council of St Bamab*5 Hemel Hempstead
Reference and administrntkn details of the Church, its trustees and advisw5
For the year ended 31 De￿rnber 2021
Vicar
R￿end F￿dIard Graham
St Bamabas Churth
Queens S]uare
Adeyfidd
Hemel HeFnPStead
HP2 4EW
Bankers
Natwest Bank FAC
Independent Examiner

The Parwhial Church c￿ncil of St ￿Mab3& HenKI Henysteal
Indepentht Examiner's Re￿)rt to the The Pdrish of St Barnab4 Hemel
Hem
stead for the Y6ir ended 31st D&ember 2021
I rekN)rt on the ￿c￿nts of the Parish for the 31 D￿emter 2018 whth are set out on pages 2
Resp¥dve reSpon￿bIlItIeS of n￿1b￿S and examin
As members of the Parish are ￿ltIe for ￿ F¥eparBthJn of I￿ accounts; you c(￿Sider that an
a￿￿1t is not reyuired thts ypar ￿K￿r 144 of 13writies Act 2011 that an iThJeperKknt
eyBminatlon is rEeded.
It15 my reSl￿SIbIlity to:
examire the aCc￿nts *ctM 145 of tr£ 2011 k¢
folk)w the p￿￿￿lureS (k)wn in C￿1 Directi￿ gi4en by Chaiity Commission (urmjer
section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act).
stste whether Fklrtiojlar matters ha￿ come to my attention.
Basis of independtht examinerfs staten*rt
My examination was canEd ￿t in with ttE DirKiions gwen by the (hrity
Commlssioners. An eyamirk?tiL￿ I[KI￿ a of the acc￿nb￿j recorts W by the charity a
comparison of ￿ ￿COUnts presen￿1 with those r￿ts. It a19) ifKIth considerdtK)n of any unusual
items or disclosu￿ in accounts, arKI seeking exF4anaIiC￿ from YDU as trustees conceming any such
matters. The wcKethres do ￿t all that wouhj be ￿]uired in an auckf
J conwuth l th> Th)t exor￿5 an aLMJit ODiniorJ on view oiven LytrT the acu)unts.
In Connecti￿ with my eyamination, r#) matter has come ID my attention:
which gives me reaX￿ob1e cause io trAieve ttot in any matsrid I￿Ulrements
to keep accountiru in with $￿tK)n 130 2011 P£t; aTr
to ￿PparE acc￿nts v4hMth acccKd wtth tt￿ &o￿ntir￿J r￿dS to comtAy wlth the
accounting requlrements of the 1993 P
have mt iEen meL'
to whlch, In my ￿nk￿, attentDn SkK￿k1 t* drnwn in ¢xder to enatle a rKcffr ￿derstand1r￿j of the
accounts to ￿ readEd.
Sigr
Name
Sharon 8oyall
Address:
85 Bury Road
Hemel Hempstead
HP1 1HW
Date:
sk 2011

The Parochial Church CouNil of St Barnab* Hemel
21
Funds
TOTAL FUNDS
2021
2020
INCOMING RESOURCES
Incoming Resource5 frotn th)ncffs
Other voluntary i￿orning reSou￿e$
IncomiThJ reX)Ur￿ frorn v￿rat0￿j
- to further the CoutKiI's obkcts
to generate funds
Income from Investment
other i￿ornIT￿j resources
2ta]
2tbl
60.652
69,320
21c]
2[dl
21el
2[f]
26,318
26,318
23,348
49
233
TOTAL INCOMIIIG RESOURCES
901
RESOURCES ExpeNDED
Costs ol generating fuNts
Grants
Act￿lt￿ dlrectty retstlThJ to the work of
churth
Church management arKI adnlnlstthin
3[d]
3[al
5326
5,326
5,202
3[b]
31¢]
74,282
70,207
6,167
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED
85
NEf INCOMINGI(OIITGOXNG) RESOURCES
1167
(600)
1,567
11,325
NEf INCOMINGI(OUTGOING) RESOURCES
BEFORE OTHER GA114S AND LOSSES
1167
(fjoo)
IA67
1&325
GAINS AND LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS
NEf MOVEME1￿ IN FUNDS
167
{600)
L567
1¥325
ALANCES BROUGHT FORWARD AT I )ANUARY
29￿1
29.961
18,636
BALANCES CARIUED FORWARD AT 31 tIECEMOER
31528
31,528
29,961

statementof Hnandal Position as at 31 Der•nbw 2021
Funds
funds
TOTAL FUNDS
2021
2020
Tangible fixed assets
736
736
736
CURRENT ASSETS
St(K
12,056
Short temi
Cash at LNink and in haTrl
26,765
26,765
23,028
LIABILrriES: FALUNG
DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR
5,781
5,781
5,859
NET CURREIIT ASSETS
30.792
29,225
FUNOS
31.528
31,528
29,361
6W
[*s￿nabl
Re5tActed
TOTAL FUN
Approved ty ts Parc(hk¢ c￿￿1 (1st 2022 t*haff ty:
R Graham ICN3im)anl
H FdkA•S (Ffc Treayjrttl

Note I
Accounting wAi(ie5
standards atKt ClwitE5 SORP 2￿5.
at market value.
Funa5
C￿eral fur¥ts rewesenr the fwKts of Ffc that are ID any r*KtKYs tE9arthr¥J and are avaikble for aprAKÈbth ￿ ts
Incoming resources
Collecbons are rec￿n￿￿j when received by be￿￿[f Pla￿1 rewat4e Lmder &ft AKI ts r£￿￿e￿ ¥Yhen r￿￿ed
a￿DUnte¢l for or
Other Income
The dws3n par&h thare s w￿ntsd For when thare unp3KI at 31 t￿c￿rthr for in ￿)Unts as an
etmational lttwh not a k4all Iki￿rtY arml as a the Bala￿e SheeL
cLwua￿1 and ftfAn >9.q2Xa) 0￿r￿e$ kt 1993.
MO¥eab￿ thurch furr￿￿￿5 W iry the VKar arhl amxth tr￿t KC Fa￿lty di9￿￿1, a
counted as Ir￿lienab￿ tryvty unkn
Al minor iterts are written ofsth ￿rd￿￿.

The Parochlal Church Councll of St Barnab4 Hemel Hempstead
Notes to the Finanaal Statements for the Year ended 31st December 2021
Not
Fund5
Funds
Funds
TOTAL FUNDS
2021
2020
2(a) Incomlng resources from donovs
Hanned giviw..
Gift Ik)nations
Income tsx recoveraile
other plann&1 gI￿￿j
36.826
9.812
36,826
9,812
33,747
13,803
Collection5 (t)Fen platel at all wvi
Glft day5
Sundry dLThtions
4,855
4,855
4,453
9.159
9,159
17,317
other voluntsry inc¢Jmlng
2(b) resources
Grants
Donatiorts. appeals. etc
Legaaes
2(c) to further the Coundl's objects
Bwkstsll
urch hall lettir￿ etc
24.324
24,324
1,994
22,275
1,073
Income lrnm operating
2(d) xtivities: to generate lunts
Magazines {adverttsement fees)
Fetes, bazaar4 otrler fuTrJ.raigrKJ
2(e) Income from Investment
Divi¢Jenas Interest Indudiry ary
redaimatAe tsx
Other onlinary inajming
2(0 resources
T￿dIerS
Other (%dinary irthmirKJ rtrAwr
49
49
233
49
233
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
87,019
87,019
82,186

The Parothial Churth C4)unril of St Barnab4 Hemel Ilemp5tead
Notes to the ￿nandal Ststements for the Year wmled 3tst Decemb¥ 2021
Not
Funds
Funds
TOTAL FUNDS
2021
2020
3 RESOURCES EXPENDED
3(a) Grants
- rdiefand devdcwftwt
UK Gmro:
Sweties
Charities
5.326
5,326
5.326
5,202
Actl¥itie5 directly ￿lating to
3(b) the work of the Churth
50,561
50.561
51.091
333
274
& Ch1k1rer￿
other d￿9Y co¥5
(hurih- Nnnirw e¢[￿
Church rnaintenarm
Misgon
$9S
12,651
8,119
13.251
8.119
13,242
12652
579
73.682
74.28
70.2
3{c) admlnlsiT*ion
AdtniniStraty￿'.
and siation
Bank tharg&laudit r
5,565
279
5,728
439
279
.167
3(d) Costs of 9eneratiThJ fund5
raising events
Costs of stebW￿l9 (￿pa*Jn
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED
852
85A52
81.576
Total Total
Wages aThJ glari
seoJrity c(&s
10,256
10.256
.998
DuriThJ the year tIE tfc employ￿ an èJTwNri￿ats￿ arKI a de3w, ofvth eam&J £60.IXK)
p.a. or rnore
PCC memb•5 wtre travdling atxl r¥1 {2020 rlll)
or other ￿ts(ed parb"

The Parochial Church Counol of St Barnabas Hemel Hempstead
Notes to the Finanaal Slatements for the Year ended 3tst December 2021
UnrestricW ￿ignated Restricted TOTAL
Funds
Funds
funds
FUNDS
2021
TOTAL
FUNDS
2020
Note
Investment fixed assets
Movwnents in the year..
Market value- l January
Purchases at t(￿, less di¥x)sals at
carrying value
Net gains on disposals and annual
revaluation
736
736
736
Market value- 31 DeLEmber
Movements in the year:
736
736
736
Holdings at 31 December 2011.. shares in the CBF (hurth of England InveSt￿￿t Fund
ANALYSIS OF NEf ASSETS BY FUND
Funds
Funds
funds
FUNDS
2021
FUNDS
2020
Fixed Assets for Churth use
Investment Fixed Assets
Net ajrrent Assets
736
30,792
736
29,225
30.792
Fund balan
31,528
3¥528
29,961

The Parothial Churth Counal of St Barnab• Hemel Hempstead
Note5 to the Finanaal Stat￿￿￿ for the Year ended 3tst December 2021
Funts
Funts
funds
TOTAL FUNDS
2021
2020
DE￿roRs
Income tax recoveTrbte
9,808
12,056
eSd)ool
Other debtors
9.808 11056
9￿08
12.056
UABILrrIES: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WrnIIN ONE YEAR
Accsuals of utility arKI other cr)sks
Credi￿$ f(K gLKxJs and seN
- dicwn parish share
Presch￿1
8uilding Fund
Oiher creditor5
5,781
5.781
5,781
5.781
5,859
s￿59
Less Interfund tr￿lt(m5
5.781
5.781

The Parochial Church Council of St Barnabas
Hemel Hempstead
Annual Report
For the Year ended 31st December 2021
Aim and purposes
St Barnabas's Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibilty of CO￿perating with the
incumbent, the Reverend Richard Graham. in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole
mission of the Church, pastoral. evangelistic, social and ecumenical.
Objectives and activities
The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible lo worship at our church and to
become part of our parish communty at St Bamabas. The PCC maintains an oveNiew of worship
throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our Se￿iceS can involve the many groups
that live within our parish. Our servI￿S and worship put faith into practice through prayer and
scripture, music and sacrament.
When planning our activities for the year, we have considered the Commission's guidance on
public benefit and, in particular. Ihe supplementary guidance on charities for the advan￿ment of
religion. In particular, we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish
community through..
Worship and prayer., leaming about the gospel: and developing their knowledge and trust in
Jesus.
Provision of pastoral Gare for people living in the parish.
Missionary and outreach work.
To facilitate this work, it is important that we maintain the fabric of the Church of St Barnabas and
its halls.
Trustees, Responsibilities
Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial ststements for each financial year, which give
a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the PCC and of its financial activities for that period. In
preparing those financial statemenls the trust&s are required to:
(a) Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistent￿.
(b)
Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.,
{c)
State whether the policies adopted are in accordance with the Statement of
Recommended Practi￿ 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities, and with applicable
accounting standards. subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the
financial ststements.
Prepare the financial statements on the going cOn￿M basis unless it is inappropriate to
a66ume that the PCC will continue in operation.
(d)

The trustees are responsible for k&ping proper acmunting records which disclose with
reasonable accuracy at any kn'me the financial position of the PCC and to enable them to ensure
that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 1993. They are also responsible for
safeguarding the assets of the PCC and hen￿ for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and
detection of fraud or olher irregularities.
Public Benefit
The guidan￿ contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefrt is
reviewed in the charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activrties.
Achievements and performance
In 2021 there was a further National Lockdown on 6 January 2021 with a phased retum to
'normal'. In the later part of the year there were additional COn￿M$ about the new Omicron variant
which was particularly spreading among school age children.
While churches were exempt from being closed. the Covid safety measure still had a large impact
on the church's activities.
The summary below highlights how St Bamabas Church manag&J during this period of time.
Electoral Roll
The number on adults on the Electoral Roll remained at 73.
Sunday Services
Due to the restrictions, the 9'.00am continued as a Moming Prayer onty until May when the Holy
Communion Servi￿ was resumed.
The 10..30am Servi￿ was suspended until Easter Sunday. During this time the service was live
streamed on Fa￿boOk.
For the Holy Communion. the priest only offered the b￿ad and no the wine. This policy will be
reviewed in 2022.
The average Sunday attendan￿S (based on when the church was open) for both ServI￿S wash..
2021
2020
Adults
32
26
Under 16's
With the gradual lifting of restrictions, the average for the last nine months had risen to 42 adults
with the under 16 rising to 5.
The 10:30am service continued to be transmrtted live of Fa￿book for the whole year. Due to the
inexact method of counting who had watched these seniices on Fa￿book it is difficuft to give a
precise figure watching on a weekly basis. However. a reasonable estimate would be between 6
and 12 who watched it live or on (xtch-up

Other Services
Due to the restrictions we were not a￿￿e to have our Palm Sunday walk around the Queen's Square or our
Lent course in church.
Our Bereavement service on 7 November 2021 was not Can￿lled but there were significant
changes and less people came. It was a very poignant sep4ice in the current pandemic.
None of the Christmas servI￿s were cancelled ex￿pt the Crib Se￿iCe as the Omicron variant
among children was spreading very quickly in the local schools.
Children and Youth Groups in church
Sunday children's, Group
The primary school Sunday group called JAM was suspended at the beginning of the year but
came back as a separate group wrthin its own 'bubble'. The leaders did a tremendous job in
keeping the group going and using zoom when ne￿Ssary.
Friday Night Youth Groups
The church / community youth groups- COOL Club for primary school children and Crossover
for secondary school children did not operate during the whole of the year. A number of helpers
had decided it was a time to retire from the group. A review will be needed in 2022.
Thursday Toddler Group
The Toddlers group is very popular with parents and childminders in the local area. This activity
was suspended until November 2021 when it re-opened. It proved very suc￿Ssful especially with
children who had been born just before and during 2020 as it helped wtth their socialising with
other children
Schools Work
Richard normally takes assemblies in Broadfield and Hobletts Manor primary schools. All school
assemblies were Can￿lled until November. During this time Richard did some recorded
assemblies to show in classes.
As a church we were approached by a school to brtng in 'Open the Book, into the school. This is
structured way for members from a local church to act out bible stories. We did a nativty one
which went really well.
Safe Guarding
Sharon Noble (Safeguarding offi￿r} and Linda Capon (Safeguarding Co-ordinator) continued to
provide advice and administration this area. This is an essential ministry in the church as training
in safeguarding is vitsl in caring for the young and vulnerable people who come to St Barnabas.
There were no safeguarding incidents in the year.

Occasional Offices
The occasional offI￿S are those seNices which relate to baptisms, weddings and funerals.
Following on from a funeral, we offer an opportunity for those bereaved to talk to a member of our
Bereavement Team.
The numbers of the occasional offices for our parish in 2021 were..
2021
2020
Baptisms I Christenings
Thanksgivings
Confirmations
Weddings: In St Bamabas church
In St Mary's church (by St Bamabas vicar)
Funerals:
In church
In crematorium
12
16
Week Day Church and Community Use
Our buildings are used for many and varied activities during the week.
A number of church activities and other groups did not come back after the Covid restriction
were eased.
The below shows the church activities which use the church:
Mid-week Holy Communion
- Wednesday momings
Toddlers
Thursday momings (temi time)
The below show the outside groups which we currently hire to:
St Barnabas Pre-school
Monday to Friday {temi time)
Alcoholics Anonymous
Monday and Sunday evenings
Majorettes
Monday evening
NHS Blood Clinic
Tuesday all day
Ballet Classes
Saturday momings
In addition, the halls and church We￿ hired out for individual events and birthday parties.
Community Involvement
Church members are involved in many groups in the communty. In addition, the church planned
o specific projects:
For the Christingle service we gave out bags containing all the elements to make a
Christingle e.g., orange, candle etc and people were asked to watch the Christingle service
on Fa￿book to s& how they were made and the meaning behind it.
Richard asked a number of shop staff and communty groups to sing their favourste
Christmas carols and these were posted up on churches Facebook page during De￿Mber.
This was very popular.

Pastoral care
In respect to caring for the needs of those in church and the community. The church members do
a number of caring of activities.
Taking news sheets round to those who did not have intemet capabilty.
Telephoning those who were on their own.
Helping out with shopping where needed.
Two residential homes in the parish r￿1ve monthly Holy Communion. however due to the
restrictions the homes did not allow this ministry.
Hemel Hempstead Team
St Barnabas is part of the Hemel Hempstead Team ministry which comprises four parishes and
five churches being led by Revd Canon John Williarns.
Ecumenical relationships
The church is a member of Churches Tcgether in Hemel Hempstead. There are monthly prayer
meetings for all the churches in Hemel which St Bamabas participates in and hosted one this year.
The church supports a churches wide initiative to operate a Christian Cafe and 'community hub,
(Liberty Tea Rooms) in the town. Several people in the church help at the café and the Foodbank
and Night Shelter which is also supported by the churches in Hemel Hempstead.
Financial review
The accounts show that financially 2021 overall surplus of £2.167. This resulted an increase in
the reserves to £31,528 at the end of the year.
Income
Total income in 2021 at £87,019 was £4,987, 7¥0, lower than that in 2020. The decrease was
largely due to a reduction in unrestricted one-off donations (and associated gift aid), these totslled
£9,159 in 2021 compared to £16,423 in the previous year.
There was a welcome increase in regular and plate giving, preschool and weddings and funerals
fees", overall these income streams increased by £7.938. 140A during 2021. These increases offset
reductions in income from one-off donations and use of the church buildings, the latter reduction
due to the continuing closure for part of 2021,. many activtties did not fully resume until the
Autumn. The income from weddings, fijnerals and baptisms was £1,994 up by 86 /0 compared to
2020 reflecting more funerals in the church.
Giving Away
The PCC aims to give away 100A of its unrestricted income from the pledge, plate and donated
income. In 2021 the following beneffted from this money: Cornergate, The Youth Booth, Liberty
Tearooms & Community Hub, CMS, St Albans & Churches.
In addition, other collections are made for the Children's Society (via Christingle) and the Bishops
Harvest Appeal.

Expenditure
Expenditure of £84,852 was £3.570, 40￿, higher than 2020 with the largest increase of £3,431, for
repairs and maintenance, as extemal repairs, halls decoration and electrical and fire safety work
were carried out.
Year 2022
A prudent budget for 2022 shows income of £84,000 and expenditure of £90,000 resulting in a
deficit of £6,000. Reserves will fall as a result of the deficit budget to £25,000. As £15,000 is
required to comply wff(h the reserves policy the forecast deficit budget has been approved by the
PCC, however all income and expenditure will be reviewed in detail on a regular basis during the
year.
Reserves policy
The PCC reserves policy is to maintain I repair the church and buildings and have adequate funds
to pay for legal obligations as required.
This policy is reflected in the need to keep two months running costs and three months, salary
costs to cover unforeseen emergencies. In view of the state of the building the PCC will aim to add
£2,000 to reserves each year to cover work due at quinquennial inspections. This policy will be
reviewed every twelve months.
Structure, governance and management
The Parochial Church Council is a CL)rporate body estsblished by the Church of England. The
PCC operates under the Parothial Church Council Powers Measure.
The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At St
Barnabas the membership of the PCC consists of the Team Vicar, churchwardens and members
elected by those members of the congregation who are on the electoral roll of the church. All those
who attend our services I members of the congregation are encouraged to register on the
Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.
The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concem and
importance to the parish including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent.
The full PCC met six times during the year. Given rts wide responsibiltties the PCC has a number
of committees each dealing with a particular aspect of parish lrfe. These indude.. Service Leading,
Worship, Bereavement, Youth and the Standing Commrttee.

Administrative Infomiation
The Parochial Church Council of St Barnabas Church, Adeyfield, Hemel Hempstead is a
registered with the Charities Commission with the Charity number 1133788. The members of the
PCC are the trustees of the charity. It is part of the Diocese St Albans wrthin the Church of
England. The correspondence address is St Bamabas Church, The Queen's Square, Adeyfield,
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 4EW.
During the year membership of the PCC was as follows:
PCC Membership:
Team Rector
Team Vicar
Revd John Williarns
Revd Richard Graham (Chairman)
Wardens
Linda Capon
Paul Boggis
(Appointed 18 March 2021)
(Appointed 18 March 2021)
Elected Members
Treasurer
Helen Fellows
Sharon Noble
Avril Martin
Elizabeth Pavlick
Linda Robson
Pat Slinn
John Thomson
lan Smith
(Appointed 18 March 2021}
{Appointed 18 March 2021)
(Resigned 18 March 2021)
The method of appointment of PCC members 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.
Approved by the Parochial Church Council of St Bamabas Church on 7 April 2022 and signed on
behalf b
raham (Chaifman)
H Fellows (Treasurer)
QI