The Parochlal Church Council of St Barnabas, Hemel Hempstsad Accounts For the year ended 31 December 2024
The Parochial Church Counal of St Barnabas Hemel Hempstead Annual Report and Accounts For the ear ended 31 Dember 2024 Officers, Professional Advisers ancl Offlcial Address Annual Report Trustees Report Independent Examiner's Report Income and Expendlttjre Account Balan Sheet +8 Notes to the Accounts
The Parochial Church Council of St Barnabas Hemel Hempstead Annual Report For the Year ended 31st December 2024 Aim and purposes St Barnabas's Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent 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 to worship at our church and to become part of our parish community at St Barnabas. The PCC maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our senlCeS can involve the many groups that live within our parish. Our services 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, the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. In particular, we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through., Regular worship and prayer. Learning more about Jesus through regular study and one-off courses. Provisioning the pastoral care for people living in the parish, through supporting the Rev'd Matthew in his pastoral care. Missionary and outreach work through the groups that are supported by the church. To facilitate this work, it is important that we maintain the fabric of the church building of St Barnabas and its halls which are used by the congregation and community groups. Achievements and performance Regular Weekly Services We are delighted that in the main, all of our regular services have continued and that our congregation and PCC have remained faithful and hopeful during the past year. Both weekly Sunday services and our midweek communion have a core of worshippers. This demonstrates the value to us of continuing with them whilst seeking expansion in the forms of service that we offer. Hospitality following services is vital to our keeping in touch and fostering the community that makes up our church family. All this is made possible by those who volunteer their time and gifts, thank you to all who participate. Visitors invariably speak of the warm welcome, enthusiasm and participation of our churGh with a good variety of people offering themselves in support, praying, reading, leading, and giving testimony and insight at our servIs. Also, we recognise those assisting in welcome and by moving chairs, making tea, and washing up. We are fortunate in having people and resources in
St Barnabas that have allowed this. Children and Youth Groups JAM, our Sunday school, is regularly providing for our young people, on the 2nd and 3rd Sundays during term time. But as with many churches in the deanery, we continue to struggle to gather a critical mass as the number of young people attending has fallen. We continue to pray for our young people and for an increase in numbers to help enable the leaders to be confident in their planning. We are most grateful to Heather, for coordinating our JAM team and for all those who give of their time. In September, during the 10:30 a.m. service on the third Sunday of each month, a Youth meeting was started to give our young people their own Spa to meet together. This is an opportunity to get to know each other and spend time with their peer group. This has been led by Nikki and Taff and we are grateful for this provision. We also ensure that the regular Youth Across Hemel events are publicised for our young people and advertised to the wider community online. Valerie and her team of helpers have continued running our Baby and Toddlers group on a Thursday morning. The group was renamed Little B's to reflect that the group is open for anyone from baby to toddler age. This is a valuable and much appreciated opportunity for the wider community to meet, share experiences and find support and friendship in a safe and relaxed atmosphere. Our Open the Book group have continued to visit Hobletts Manor Infants School and children visited the church. A new headteacher was appointed at Broadfield Academy in the Summer 2023 and has rebuilt a relationship with St Barnabas. Rev'd Matthew has visited the schools to conduct assemblies and staff and children from the schools have come to St Barnabas for special assemblies and services. Weekday Community Use Our buildings are used for many and varied activities during the week. A new group called Chaty Crafters started meeting on the first Saturday of the Month to work on different crafts together. The group is a mix of church members and people in the wider community. The church has not had a midweek café since before the pandemic. In the Spring of 2024, a monthly café, Sanctuary Brews, started in April. This was held in the church building after the Wednesday moming communion. Although the café was popular with those attending communion it did not attract people from the wider community, despite being well advertised. At the end of the year, in December, it was decided to combine the café with the monthly Chaty Crafters on a Saturday morning. The community activities which use the church buildings during the week are listed below: Mid-week Holy Communion Little B's Toddler & Baby Group Sanctuary Brews Community Café Chatty Crafters Group AIGoholics Anonymous Majorettes Wednesday momings Thursday mornings (term time) - Third Wednesday morning of each month First Saturday morning of each month Monday and Sunday evenings Monday evenings & other days as required.
In addition, the church buildings were hired out on an ad hoc basis with NHS Blood, individual events and birthday parties. In addition, the church halls are hired to a local pre-school, St Barnabas Pre-school, during term times, Monday to Friday during the daytime. Although an independent charity, the Pre-school is intrinsically embedded into our community work within Adeyfield. The staff, parents and children gain familiarity with the church through their attendan, They are also invited on a regular basis to take part in special services throughout the year. Alongside this Revd Matthew provides events for the Pre-school to attend at key landmarks in the Church calendar (i.e Easter, Christmas, etc.). The Pre-school financial contribution, by their ongoing rental, helps towards our ongoing viability, and they have been generous in helping with improvements and maintenance of the buildings and community spaces we share. As always there is a hope that the church buildings will be open to use by the wider community of Adeyfield as a way to support our neighbours. Buildlngs The Quinquennial Inspection of the Church and Hall buildings was completed in October. This highlighted a number of issues with the building that need to be fixed, but there were no major surprises. The PCC has started addressing the issues raised and will continue to work through them in 2025. Following a cold spell when it became very difficult to warm the church up, a problem was discovered with the heat exchanger that was installed at the same time as the new boilers. This was rectified in early 2025 and the church has been a much more comfortable temperature since then. The plan to install new TV screens was not completed in 2024; it is still the PCCS intention to complete this upgrade. During the last year, the majority of the building's lighting has been replaced with LED lighting, where feasible. This help both with the ongoing maintaince and working towards a more energy efficient building. El8Ctoral Roll The number of adutts on the Electoral Roll was (TBC - this is being revised this year) Sunday Services The average Sunday attendance across the 9 am and 10:30am services totalled: 2024 2023 2022 All Ages 49 56 54 Safeguarding There were no safeguarding incidents to report during 2024. Linda Capon (Safeguarding Co- ordinator) continued to provide advice and administration. using the Parish Dashboard system. All PCC members completed relevant safeguarding training. All relevant DBS checks were competed as requiied 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 offIS are those services 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 2024 were: 2024 2023 2022 Baptisms I Christenings Thanksgivings Confirmations Weddings: In St Barnabas church In St Mary's church (by St Barnabas vicar) Funerals: 12 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 the regular nevL8 sheets round to those who did not have internet capability. Telephoning those who live alone, Helping out with shopping where needed. 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 Williams. The Diocesan consultation on reducing the number of Team Vicars in the Hemel Hempstead Team continued throughout 2024 and the PCC continued to engage in the process. A final decision is expected in Spring 2025. Ecumenical relationships The church is a member of Churches Together in Hemel Hempstead. There are monthly prayer meetings for all the churches in Hemel which St Barnabas participates in and hosted one this year. The church supports a churches wide initiative to operate a Christian café 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 statements of financial activity and position at 31st December 2024 set out a detailed surnmary of the PCC'S finanS. These show that financially 2024 was worse than 2023 with the year showing an overall deficit of £4,204 (2023 surplus £27,441). The church started the year with reserves of £53,829. by the end of 2024 reserves had decreased to £49,624. Income Total income in 2024 at £91,912 was £35,855, 280h, lower than that in 2023. The decrease was largely due to the reduction in unrestricted one-off donations (and associated gift aid), these totalled £1,738 in 2024 compared to £33,001 in the previous year. Income from regular givers increased by 100/0 in 2024, however, plate donations continued to decline, down 9 % year on year. Income from pre-school increased as energy costs increased, and general lettings also increased compared to 2023. Glvlng Away The PCC aims to give away 10 % of its unrestricted income from the pledge, plate and donated income. In addition, collections are made for other causes (e.g., Christingle, DENS, Bishops Appeals). In 2024 we have accrued (put aside), or pledged to give, £4,525 as outside giving. A full list of recipients is detailed in the notes to the Account8. Expenditure Expenditure redUd by £4,871, 5 % , with the largest reduction being in energy costs, £4,849 as the full year savings from an alternative provider were realized in 2024. Repair and Maintenan costs were slightly (2'/0) reduced, compared to the previous year, as further lighting improvements were made during the year. The quota in 2024 of £52,845,10 /0 higher than 2023 reflecting a full year of the priest-in-Gharge and was paid in fvll. Reserves policy The PCC reserves policy is to maintsin 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 t¥VO months running costs and three months, salary costs to cover unforeseen emergencies, totalling £7,000. This policy will be reviewed every twelve months. Structure, governance, and management The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial 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 seNices 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 conrn and Importan to the parish including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. As there
are currently no churchwardens the PCC also collectively holds the churchwarden's responsibilities. The full PCC met six times during the year. Its wide responsibilities are overseen by the Standing Committee which is made up ofthe Vicar and members from the PCC. 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 within the Church of England. The correspondence address is St Barnabas 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 Vicars Revd John Williams (Chairman) Revd Matthew Renyard (Chainnan) Appointed 28th June 2023 Revd Austin Janes Revd Pete Stevenson Wardens Currently both Wardens positions are in Vacancy Paul Boggis (Up to 21th April 2024) Elected Members". Treasurer Helen Fellows (Re-appointed 21st April 2024) Sharon Noble (Re-appointed 218t April 2024) lan Smith (Re-appointed 20th April 2023) Elizabeth Pavlick (Resigned 21 St April 2024) Linda Robson (Appointed 7th April 2022) John Thomson (Appointed 7th April 2022) David Capon (Appointed 7th April 2022) Janice Farnella {Appointed 7th April 2022) Kenneth Hunt (Appointed 7th April 2022) Gill Craddock (Appointed 21st April 2024) Taf Muparadzi (Appointed 21st April 2024) Paul Boggis (Appointed 21st April 2024) 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 26th March 2025 and signed on their behalf by: Rev Matthew Renyard (Chairman)
The Parochial Churth Council of St Bamabas Hemel Hempstead Reference and administration details of the Church, its trustees and advisers For the ear ended 31 December 2024 Wicar Reverend Matthew Renyard Addre for Correspond•nc• St Bamabas Church Queens Squa Adeeld Hemel Hemp*ad HP2 4EW Bankers Naest Bank plc Independent Examlner Tery Allen See separate Word document
The Parochial Church Counal of St Barnabas Hemel Hempstead Independent Examiner's Report to the The Parish of St Barnabas Hemel Hem d for the Year ended 31st December 2024 I report on the accounts of the Parish for the year ended 31 December 2023 which are set out on pages 2 to8. Respectlve responslbllltles of members and examiner As members of the Parish you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. you consider that an audlt Is not requlred for this year under sectlon 144 of the Charltles Act 2011 and that an independent examlnatlon Is needed. It Is my responslbllFty to: examine the accounts under settlon 145 of the 2011 Act, follow the proureS laid down in the General Directions glven by the Charity Commlsslon (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act). and state whether particular matters have come to my attentlon. Basls of Independent examlner's statement My examlnation was carrled out in accordan wlth the General Dlrectlons given by the Charlty Commissloners. An examlnatlon includes a revlew of the accounting records kept by the charlty and a comparison of the accounts presented wlth those records. It also Includes consideratlon of any unusual Items or dlsclosures In the accounts, and seeking explanatlons from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evldence that would be required in an audlt, and consequently I do not eXp$S an audFt oplnlon on the view oiven by the accounts. Independent examlner's ststsment In connectlon wlth my examlnatlon, no matter has come to my attention.. which gives me reasonable cause to belleve that In any materlal spect the requlrements to keep accounting record5 In accordance wlth sectlon 130 of the 2011 Act; and to prepare accounts whlch accord wlth the accountlng records and to comply with the accountlng requirements of the 1993 Act have not been met. or to which, in my oplnlon, attention Should be drawn in order to enable a proper understsndlng of the ststements to be reached. Sign8d T Allen Name Terry Allen Address..
The Parochial Church Council of St Barnabas Hemel Hempstead ment of Fin alA he Year en st December 2 24 Unrestricted Designatsd Notes Funds Funds TOTAL FUNDS 2024 2023 INCOMING RESOURCES Incomlng Resources from donors Other voluntsry incomlng resources Incomlng resources from operatlng activities to further the Councll s objects to generate funds Income from Investment Other Incoming resources 2[a] 2[b] 55,857 55R57 94,880 2[c] 2[d] 2[e] 2[f] 33,112 973 664 1,307 33,112 973 664 1,307 32,021 865 TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 91912 127 766 RESOURCES EXPENDED Costs of generating funds Grants Actfvitles dlrectly relatlng to the work of the church Church management and admlnistration 3[d} 3[a] 4,525 4,525 7,654 31b] 3[c} 84,020 7,571 84.020 7,571 84,429 9,241 TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 96 116 101,324 NEf INCOMINGI(OUTGOING) RESOURCES (4,204) (4.204) 26,442 trv4nsl•rs (i) NEf INCOMINGI(OUTGOING) RESOURCES BEFQRE OTHER GAINS AND LOSSES (4,204) {1) (4,205) 26,918 GAINS AND LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS 24 NEf MOVEMEwf IN FUNDS {4,204) (1) (4,205) 20,942 BALANCES BROUGTrrr FORWARD AT I JANUARY 53,352 477 53,829 26,887 BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD AT 31 DECEMBER 49,148 476 49,624 53029 Page 2
The Parnchial Church Council of St Barnabas Hemel Hempstead Statement of Finanaal Positlon as at 31 December 2024 Unrestricted D&signated Funds Funds TOTAL FUNDS 2024 2023 FIXED ASSETS Tangible flxed assets Investment assets 773 773 773 773 77 CURRENT ASSETS St¢ck Debtors Short term deFrt)slts Cash at bank and In hand 10,604 10,604 18,344 47,361 476 47,837 43,947 47 58 62 LXABILrrIES: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR 9,590 9,590 9,235 NET CURRENT ASSErs 48,375 476 48,851 53,056 NEf ASSETS 49 476 FUNDS Unrestrlcted Deslgnated Re5trirted 49,148 49,148 476 53,352 477 476 TOTAL FUNDS 476 Approved by the Parochlal Church Councll of St Bamabas on ? 2025 and slgned on its behalf by: Vicar Helen Fellows TasUr Page 3
The Parochial Churth Council of St Barnaba4 Hemel HernpSd Notes to the Finanrial Ststements for the Year ended 31st De¢ember 2024 Note I Accounting 1£1•5 The financial statements have been prepared In accordan with the Church Accountr"ng Regukkns 2006 together with applieable accounting siandard5 and the Charitjes SORP 20Q5. The finandal statements have been prepared under the hlstorical cost conVenOn except for the valua#on of Invesbyjent assets whlch are shown at maJet value. Funos General hjnds reprent the fvnds of the PCC that are not subjert to any restricts0r regardlng thelr u and are avallable for appllcation on the general purposes of the PCC. Funds (Jesignated for a pardcular purpose by the PCC are also unrethtted. The accounts in¢lude all transaction$ and Ilabllltles for thich the PCC is respOnble In law They do not indude the accounts of church groups that owe their main affilkitlon to another bojy or those that are infornJal gatherlngs of thurch members, Incomlng regQUK•8 VoluntJrylnwnM ande•pttaiMuK Collectlons are recognized when retsSved by or on behalf of the PCC Planned gIn9 rlrelvable under Glft Afd Is recogniz8d only when recelved Income tsx recoverable on Glft Aid donamons Is recognlzed when the Income Is re¢ognized Grants and legacies to the PCC are atcountsd for as soon as the PCC Is notlfied of Its legal enbtyement the amount due Is qUantrfiae and fts lMate reteipt by the PCC Is reasonably certaln Funds ralsed by the fete garden party and similar events are accounted for gross Sales of books and magazlnes from The church bookstall are attounted for oross. Other Incom• Rental IncorT From the letllng of thurch premlses ts recognlzed when the rentsl Is due. Dlvidends are accounted for when due and payable InterE%t ent[ements arc accounte(I for as they a¢¢rue Tax recoverable on suth Income Is recognited in the same accountlng year MOr¢•I •xpendgd The diocesan par15h share is ac¢ounted For when paid. Any part5h share unpaid at 31 December Is provldvd for In these a¢munts as an operab.onal (though not a legal)11?blllty andls thown as a credltor In the ealance SheeL Flxod As50ts Cons¢¢ratsd prop•rty and moveablo thur¢h furnl$hlng$ Consecrated and beneflced property of any klnd Is excluded from the accounts by s.9.q2)(a) of the arte$ Act 1993. Moveable thurch furnlshlngs held by the Vlcar and Church wardens on wal trusi for the PCC whlch requlre a falwlty for dlsposal, are accounted as Inallenable property unless consemted. All mlnor items are Wttert of when purchased. Oth•r fixtures ffttlngs and offlce equlpm¢nt Equipment ysed wlthln the Church premlses Is depreoatsd on a stralght lirte basis 3 years. Individual Items wjth a pur¢ha5e prlce of less than £l,OOQ are wrltten off when the asset s acouired,
The Parochial Church Council of St Bamabas, Hemel Hempstead Notss to the Financial Statements for the Year ended 3tst December 2024 Unrestricted Designated Funds Funds Note TOTAL FUNDS 2024 2023 2(a) Incomlng resources from donors Planned glvlng: Gift Ald donations Income tax recoverable Other planned givlng 37,555 10,604 1,521 37,555 10,604 1,521 38,668 18,344 Collectlons (open plate) at all seNt$ Glft days Sundry donatlons 4,439 4,439 4,867 1,738 1,738 33,001 Other voluntary Incomlng 2(b) Grants Donatlons, appeals, etc acles Income from operatlng artlvltles: 2(c) to further the Councll's objects Bookstall Church hall lettlngs etc Fees 32,469 643 32,469 643 30,548 1,473 Income from operating 2(d) aVItIeS. to generats funds Magazlnes (advertisement fees) events 973 973 973 973 2(e) Income from Investment Dlvlden¢Js and Interest includlng any redalmable tsx 664 664 Other ordlnary incomlng resources Toddlers Other ordinary incoming resour 2(n 1,245 62 1,245 62 626 239 1,307 1,307 865 TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 91,912 91,912 127,766
The Parothial Church Counal of St Bamabas, Hemel Hempstead Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year ended 31st December 2024 Unrestrlcted Deslgnated Fund$ Funtts TOTAL FUNDS 2024 2023 RESOURCES EXPENDED 3(a) Grnnts Church overseas.. missionary sodetles rellef and development agencies UK Giving,. Home misslons and other Churth Soothes Charitles 4,525 Actlvlties dlrectly relatlng to 3(b) the work of the Church Mlnlsty: diocesan parish share clergy expenses youth & childrens work other dergy costs Church - running expenses Church malntenance Mlsslon 52,845 1,128 637 52,845 1,128 637 48,044 720 396 999 22,679 10.132 1,459 18,623 9,921 867 18,623 9,921 867 Church management and 3(c) •dmlnlstratton Admln15tratlon: Prinb'ng ar statlonery Bank tharyeslaudit ree 7,193 316 62 7,193 316 62 6.717 2,524 3(d) Costs of generatlng fund• Fetes, bazaars, other fund- raising events Costs of steward&llp campaig TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 96 116 ##### srAFF cosrs Total Totsl Wages and salaries Social security costs Pension costs 13,420 13,420 12,462 During the year the PCC employed an adminisirator and a churth deaner, none of whom earned £60,000 p.a. or more PCC members We 1mb1 travelling and SJbsisten exwse5 of £ nil (2023 nil) There were no other disclosable transactions in respert of PCC members, persons di)sdy ccfftnected with them or other relat parbes.
The Parothial Church Council of St Barnabas, Hemel Hempstead Notes to the Financ7al Ststements for the Year ended 31st December 2024 Unrestricted Deslgnated Funds Funds TOTAL FUNDS 2024 TOTAL FUNDS 2023 Noté Investment fixed assets Movements In the year: Market value- i January Purchases at cost, less disposals at carrying value Net gains on disposals and annual revaluatlon 749 749 749 24 Market value- 31 December Movements In the year: 773 773 773 Holdlngs at 31 December 2011: sha$ In the CBF Church of England Investment Fund ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND Unrestrlcted Deslgnated TOTAL Fund$ Funds FUNDS 2024 TOTAL FUNDS 2023 Flxed Assets for Church use Investment Flxed Assets Net current Assets 773 48,375 773 48,851 773 53,056 476 Fund balance 476
The Parochial Church Council of St Barnabas Hemel Hempstead Notss to the Financial Ststements for the Year ended 31st December 2024 Unrestricted Deslgnated Funds Funds Note TOTAL FUNDS 2024 2023 DEBTORS Income tsx recoverabFe Prepayments and accrued interest Preschool Other debtors 10,604 10,604 18,344 10,604 10,604 18,344 Less Interfund debtors 10,604 LIABILITIES: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR Deferred Income Accruals of utility and other costs Credltors for goods and ServIS dlocesan parish share Preschool Bulldlng Fund Other creditors 9,590 9,590 9,590 9,235 Less Interfund creditors