2020-12-31-accounts - The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Peter, Ardingly

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL REPORT OF T14E PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S CHURCH, ARDINGLY REG'.Sl CHAHI I Y NO. 1133803 FOR YEAR ENDED 31" DECEMBER 2020 CONTENTS Page Trustees Annual Repart Statement of fjnancial activities statement of ?55ets and liabilitie5 io. r49te5 to the accounts. 17. Report of the independent examiner Web51te: ww.ardin I churth.or Incumbent: rhe Reverend John H Crutchley The Rectory, Church Lane. Ardingly RH17 6UR Bankers: Uoyds Bank. Walthamstow Branch

Dur. ne the year ended 31 Dec¥rnr 2020, th fDIIowLn8 people served As members of the parochial churrh cour.cil I PCC, I. Incumbent: Ex officio members: Tle Reverend john Crutch'ey Tle Reverend Ch.i5tOkiher Sutton Mr John Witherin¥ton Mr Philip Kelly Chairman A550ciate Priest Reader Reader Church Wardens: Mr Nilol Cheater Mr John Witherington Wi¢e-Chalrman Repr•sentative5 on the Deanery Synod.. Mrs Sally Crutchley MrPhilip Kelly Mrs Caroline Steer (Until Ortober 2020} (From October 20201 El•cted m•mb•rs: Mrs C¢iroline Sieer Parish Safeguardin8 Coordinator Mrs Caro, Grossmai) Mr Stephen Docrr Mrs Sally Crutchley Mrs )b Rus¥ Mrs Jill Veasey Miss Sue Lèker Mrs Gina P3LI Mr ]erVYn J?me5 Mrs Jène Taylor Cheèter {From October 20201 {From October 20ZOI Secretary to the PCC ST PETER'S ARDINGLY- TRUSTEE5 ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2020 OUR AIMS AND PURPOSES AS A CHARITY The PCC has the responsibillty of co-opera&ing with the incumberkt, tliè Rèvd John Crutchley, in= The promotion of the Bospel of the Lord jesu5 Christ accoroing to rhe doctrlnes and practices of th.e Chur¢.1 of England,. Promotir.g in the parish the whole rt)ISSion of tne church, pastoral. social. evongelistic and, ecumènical. To know Jesus better and make Him better known.. Prartical support and care for people ill the parish, from the youngest to the ldest, Irrespective of level of need or, ability to pay; Providing financial 5UPPOrt to those in need and. to E)ther or8ani5ation5 Wlth similar objectives.

WHAT WE PLANNED TO DO TO ACHIEVE OUR CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES Whei olanninA our activit-.es for Lhe }ie3r. oJr incumbe1t and the PCC have considered the car1ry Comm ss,'on's guidanco on p¥bliC bene'it and, Ir pèrticul3r, the speci'ic guidaice on 'ch3rities for the advancement of religion., The PCC ha5 comp'.ied with the duty urTder section i of the Safeguarc,'ng and Clergy D15ciplint Measur¥ 2016, fully re=oBri5ins Its duty ta have due reeard to House of 8ishops' Euidance on safeRuafding chiloren ap,d vulnerable adults. For thls year we discussed and plènnd thè following objectives anc activities to fulfil our aims.. Enabling as mar.y people a5 PO55ible to worship at our church Enabling as many people as possible to become part of our Yarish Community Teaching, baptisinB. aiid nurluring nèw and exisiin8 believers Maintainin8 an overview of worship throughout thè parish ConslderinA how services can involve the many Aroups that live wiihin the parish PuttinB faith into practice, through prayer and Scripture, rnu5ic, and Sacrament Offeriig worsfrip and prayer, learning 8boLFt the Gospel, Ip. small 'home 8foL.P' si-uations Engagir.g with our local primary school on the C.overnin8 Utjdy and throu¥h regular weekly 5semblies, services In school and church and in any other way reouired. Assisting people from all walks of life-.0 develop their knowlEd6& of. and trust in. Jesus Provision ts,, pastoial care for people livin8 in the parish A',din.g the poor and needy of the parisp. Mak", ng gifts to misslonary organisatior.s Reaciing out to the unciurched througi provisicr of 'Messy Church, and offering food and lun at our Hdriie5t ThiJnk5¥ivin¥ aid Chrrstmas services M3intainrng the fabric of the church building as a historic centre and facus of life in the village. Therè were four meetinBs of the PCC in 2020. Three of ihe meetinBS were held in person (with social d15tantliE a5 appropriate ano as requ red by tle Covid pznderr,ic restrictions and reg¥la-.ions of 20201. There was also a mee-4inll held .n church $0 ?s to dIScsS Covid meÉsufEs. One rr,eeiin wa5 cancel led dye to the 'lockdown'. Tb.e PCC dpproved regul3t.ons 311owlnE meetings to be held elèctrJniraily and for mcasuros to 90 approvcd In a similèr manner. 2 | gtr£e

WHAT WE ACHIEVED AND HOW WE AFFECTED BENEFICIARIES, LIVES Attendonce ot worship The cbuTch family welcomes visitors from within as well as outsido tb.e oarish boundary. Visitors attend by personal choice and, it is our great pleasure to welcome anyone trom all walks of life to t?ke part in t')È life af thE Lhurcy. We contend thai voluntary attendance to Ivors.ip the Lord Jesus Christ, is a major demonstration of tht pijhlic bpn¥fit DI (jur Jctivities. Thp FmpAct of the Covid p2ndemic. beginning e2rly in the vear. ar.d ihelggal rquirenenl that L)12ces of ivorship had to close. interrupted the. 8ea5on of lent and Saw the church buildifi8 closed for Eist.r. Eas:er is a tirre th4t ¥Yè Ilsval v see 13rne numbers of familics ottendiig tbc Good Fr.dav Me55y chiirch Jnd many otteidinc -.he services or, Easter Sunday itself. Initially tl)e church fainily were provided with resoLrces to worship 'at home, and via thc church web51te and an Easter message from rhe Rector was posted on-line via VouTutre. -just 'wvanted ro stsy, 'well done, on ull luu hove bee.fj doing to kceo the chufrh up, runninq und vibrant. Adelp C However, we very quickly aporecièted the L)ossibi.it¥es for wo'ship tOEether 35 3 church family usin8 rhe Zuom meetinc Jackage and 5ervlces 'vli' Zoom were offered from Ascpns'on Day onwards. These have proved ?opular' DI)d suLcè&sful. Matly Oi our re¥ular church family have joined these services and bpyefitted from beilE ?ble ro enjoy sorne form Qf Contact witi otliers. Additior,Jlly, s¢me whD may have found attendapce at church ditficult have been able to return to church attcndance throu£h the Zoorri formal. h3ve even sevn a sm311 increase in our membershio -,tyrouEh the use o# th15 forriat. As a resul- of =his we have instal ed broadba.fjd in the church buildiri8 81)d now all o,. our main SLnday services i's11', be offered v a doom as well enabl.; ng those who carnot acteld church in porson to access the SLrvics': rurn homE_ A4 outreach to the eSder.v an.d e'sabied this Is a major de.monstr3tiun of .he puolic bene-i-. of our activities. Tlie requirement5 for and limitations on safe lathering th.'oaghout the pa ndemi£ also affecied our annual se."viCÈ of Rmembrr.e and our celebtation of Ch.-istm05. Wo'king tO8Cther with thc Parish Council and with the approval ol the District Couiicil vtse were able 0 orgaiize an outdoor service of Rèm@m)rance hele on the villaR£ Recreaiion Gruund that attracted a larke rum her of people froii) the chu'ch family ènd wider village community, "Ifeel I should wiite Uncl thank you for orqL7nisin.q the ser¢ice ort the Rpcreu£Aun Giuund y¥51¥rcJcJy. I thought it went very well and as on old 'Ardinion' Gpprecioted the efftsrr tli(Jt wciN riiudv Iv rvi"tsynt5e the doy.- Roy T This led us to orgarii2e an outdDCT Chri5trnas celebration for thÉ villaBp. Chrigtmas Is A %P6+o.ial rim here mAp.y 5ertrois of tle co.munity come together to joill iri '.Sie sprvice&, Childrei 3n4 adults altke loin In aid memories dre ¢Jde. FdF.h year the 'C2ro15 by Candlelight, servile and the 'Ciib dnd Chr15tingie' service attract exce?ionally lar%e con8règatitsns from acr055 the VTllage. In ?lace of these 5ervice5, we or8c]n17VEI 3 service on the Recreation Ground on the Sunday before Chriatmas

where yeople could sin8 familiar Cartsls. hear of Chiistmas it Wi15 Tead dnd reflect upor its meaning through the 'Ch."istinile'. This ortsved exlremeli, poaular witp over 23.5 adult5 and children Eather:.nL safely to ce ebra¥è tho mos50gc of Christm1S. i ogcthcr, thc 5crvlcc of Remembrance ano th. Clirisimas Srvice on lye Recreation Groun¢ have wade u5 determined to re- think how we or@31)'.ze these services each yeJr and tu Icarn IhL, Ic5sons we have bLcn taught throJsh th¥ Cgvid and 'lDckdowr EXPETience Teuchlnq, èaptlslng. and nurturlnq new and existing believers. Our church continues to be appreciated by our parishionÈrs and many OterS, as a SP2ee wher& life events 2re celebrated with joy and th8nksglv nE. Very S¥dly, the restrictions impo¢ed throughout 2020 due ID the Cuvid pandemic P.av m¥ant that we have not been 3ble to celebrate baptism. IrhaJEh enquiries for b¢iPtism have been ff arte and it Is hoaed that services of baptism will be able to resLime ir 202 1. DLifinE the year 2020 we havQ had io weddilgs lone v4oddinR was postponed due to &he Covid p8nd¥micl., therE have been tk'io fureTal serv'ces corductec at tre crenatgrium and three in the church and one burial of ashes. A large number of the church family have beer? involved in leadins variou5 3spett5 of worship, lending great encouragemenr to those involved, Is well as the whole congregation. Evanqelism and Outreath. Out5,de Df the restriction5 Imposed due to the pandemlc In 2020 the pattern of services is pow settled around a tradit'opal celebration of Holy Communion u5ir,g the liturgy of the Book of Common Prayer Bt 9.00?m eac Sur)d?y. The 10.30am sorvice follows a moii thly ?attorn tsf 3 'Cafe - style, service r>n the fi"5t Siiiiday of each rnonth, ield in the Church Centre.. a 5erv,'ce of Hol}. Coff mJnion usinB the litur6y of Comrnoii Worshij Ordèr One on the 5e¢uno Sunday,, a SÈvvice of MDrDir.g Praise Iscrvicc of the Word,. on a Thi., d SundAV.' and a fijr.her service of Holy Communion iCDmmon Wo-5hip Order Onel on the fourth Sunday whicb. includes eacli month an opportunity for p.'éyÈr for healiryR and wholeness. whère-.he rnonth Includes 3 fift, SLnd?y, the main service is now usually a service ot Morr.inE Praise Iservice of -.he Wordj and il held in Ilie Church Cent."e so as to take advaY:age or the more fam ily-frienely acilities ofe'. ed in that building. All of these Services are nore informal and contemporary. There is a re8ulJr evening seNice on the flrs; Sunday tsf each mon.li en-.itled 'Open to God, which adopts a variety of style5 2nd formats as well as furtl)er OCCa5ion31 ever.ing service5 throJEhout the year and especially durip.g the seasoos Df Advent and Leit. T4ere are also regular 'Messy Church, seryice5 which are attractlng a growirng number of youftR f3mil-.es. "The Open to God sernicg cnnsiitp(I cjf Spoken and silent proyers, psolms. bible reoding5 and severGI Pa55oges of the most beautiful piono music... Gpof.f r 4 | Page

Most of the Social activlties that we ep.joy sucy as the Harvest Supper and Maundy Thursday meal and '5unday@theCentre' have beei curt2 iled by tb,e Covid :estrictioiis of the lasi yg.ar. At :he balk of the chu-ch, we have a larae diso12y >oa.'d where St. Peter's CEP School display art in keepin8 wilh tlie churcli 5¥a50n. Th..s coinects fami'ies with the church and fur.her enhances tge strons Ilnks wiih-.lie sohaol. The 5eTV1re plannea to celebrate 'Mothering Sundai, that was to be held in the schoo,, had to be cancelled due to ihe pardemic restrictlDns, as did the school Easter. Chr'stmas, dnd leaver services in church.. However, these 5eices were ield via Zoom and each school leaver was prèsented with a bible as a gift from the chtyrch as has been our practice in each year since 2007. Provision of the church buildinglorpeople to enjoy. The panciem'-c rcou.'rements forced clo&ure of church èuilding5 for a wh ile. A5 500r a5 -t wa5 pGssible, we arranged 'or the chur."h bLild,'ns co be Open tkn¥o days in each week as a place lor people ta visit, to rest arid to pray. This 311owed for the buiieific to h7ve 72 hours 'res1' betvlèen eactt opening thereby ¢du¢ing the need for regular deep cleaning. It has 31ways beei iw,portant to us-hat tk,o church is available for private prayer not just to the church family bul to tne wider visiti4g community. To this end and in normal tlme5 the churcn buildin& is usually op:n and tnc mar.y entries iy the Visltors, Book tes-.ify to this. Mar)v reinark not only low refreshing il 15 to find Ji open church bul, also tie Sense of peacefvlp.ess arbd spirituality the church pervades. Other remarks i.Iclude tLie sense of his¥ory w'itnin,. that people o. mijch earLier ger,erations foun¢ life and )resence Ihere and, c.oip.mv.rits on the appreci3tiorn of the architectural beauty of the buildiig and biblical archaeology. 'Tb,onk you fur IFawing thi.5 beuutifJl b(iilding open... Eritry in the '0151tor Llook The Clurch Centre h8s rernained largely closed tiroughout the year. AlthouEh it has Continued to provide a ven ue and home to the Si. Peter's Pre-Sc,iool. Provision olpp5toral corefvrpeople Ilvlng In the parlsh. T Ae RÉc".or is assisted in the pastoral care for people Ilving in the villaAe by two pastoral care SS15tants, who have completed a d iocesan Ofgèr,iied training course and who have Deen a?proved in hei", work by the bisop. In 2dd',tion, we have ? team ot church member% wlio give their tsme and enerDies ¢aritr.L listening. and helpirg people in the churc4 family aid wider village cornmunity. Throughout Lhe pandemic our'Ar your Serdl¢c' 5cneme-hat o',fers practical help and 35515:pnce to any in the village wfjo are ir) need liès continued as A part of the wider outreach and care co. ordinated by the Parish Courci l aftd 01.er volLnteer groups. The churcP. has lle.en pleased to work witP+ and alongsidc tb,ese groups as a 'urther publjc demonstra-.ion of the bnnoflt of our 2c:'vities. 5 | Pa&e

FINANCIAL REVIEW Unrestrirted iKoming ond outgoing resources. The PCC is ¥rateful to be able to record that planned giving via direct debits remained at t,t same level as the ?rev,ou5 year 2019. P'arned gii'ing via the Parish Givi.Ig 5cherne saw a decrease following the relo¢at,'or, of one of the Paris,i's regulèr givers. Hawev)r, notwith5tand ins th",b the PCC remains Tost grateful for Le eont'.nued ceneros ty ef those who fa'-thfLtIIy give to thc Chur=h and thelr resillence In £ontiriJin8 lo do so durrn8 this difficuil year Like so many chu,, che5 throu'ghout England the Covid pandemic lad Gn effect on our finano resources in 2020. With the nany restrictions on 5e."vire5 and Chu-cb. oper.inE we Saw a decrease in both envelope g-'tyin8 and church collections. A fu rther effert of the pandemic was to see our Chur¢h Centre closed for some time. The p,"o-school had to c105e for 3 peried of iirri and thv pcc felt Il inappropriate to Carge any rent31 income during the time of closure. Although the p", cschool has beei) able to re-open coi',liriuir)g resirictions resulted in no additional leLtin¥s of the centrv and thijs Incorne was lower-han rhe previous year. Following changes to the process of claiming Clft Ald from HMRC the Gift Aid income relatinR to 2020 was nul reieived until J ?nuary 2021. Thi5 1ncome, anotsnting to approximately £5 000 was therefore not recorded In the accounts for ¥hc year endip.g 2020 as tliese are rpurtvd using the "Receip=s and ?ayment5~ basis. The total receipts on unrèstrictèd funds received Wus £54 050 and this wa5 £33 969 le55 than the prev.ous fi8ure of r88 019. It 15 lrnportanr to note, however, that 2019 saw two one off large uprestritted doha¥ions which •mourt;ed to more tian £". 5 000. ShurAng the ministry costs ol the Dlo¢ese of Chlchester The lar8e5t expend':tLtre of the PCC was the sum of £51825 paid to the diocese for our share of all churches. Parish Ministry Costs. Tis iyas main¥ai ned at a level of 70Yfj of the total to be Jaid as reqLested bi diocese. Overall unrestritted expep.diture was lower at £712)7 in 2020 than £79. 190 in 2019. The reductior in cos15 was due to the PCC'S decision &0 delay making any charitable gifts Until 2021 when ¥1e overall financial positiOlI of the Church and the effects af COVID 19 would be clearer. Restrirted Income ondExpenditure Noie IQ show5 3 breakdown of Income aiid expenditure by fund. The largest expenditure wa5 for the survey for the west windows reATr$. ThiE amoun.ed to E3.765. The PCC was grateful 40 receive donalOP.s rtstricted to the upkeep o.. the g.'aveya., d as rie Parish

CDbiiciI did nDI ?ruvide a 8fallt towa.ds-.hesÉ osts, as has beei the case ':n prevSous years, and thus 311 mainter.ar.ce costs have had to bè nie-. by the Parish itselt. Thè-.otal valLe of re5tricrod iunds al tye end of 2020 4v2s £20,C44 a decrease of approxima=ely £3,900. Reserves Policy It is rhc policy of St Peterfs to aim to return a surplLts in the yoar oncl-.ransfer to reserves an amount equal to or loss than this surplus. Tho ODjQCtivc is to provide for fu.uro years wh.cre a deficit ha5 been returr,ed. Current reserve5 a". e £15,OCQ and tie have been niaintair,ed for 2020. It 15 I.e policy St Peter'5 to i.Ib'e5- thege fund5 07 3 short.terrn basis with CBF Church of England de?05ii fund.

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. PETER’S ARDINGLY—1133803

Notes to the Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 December 2020

Statement of Financial Activities

For the period 01 January 2020 to 31 December 2020

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. PETER’S ARDINGLY—1133803

Balance Sheet (Church of England)