2020-12-31-accounts - The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of Chester, Christ Church

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CHRIST CHURCH 2020 Parish Report and Financial statements for the year ended 31 st December 2020 Ip The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of Chester Chris Church Registered charity no. 7133808

2 Contents

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Administrative Information	3
Independent Examiner’s Report	4
Statement of PCC’s Responsibilities	5
Annual Report	6
Financial Review of the Year	22
Accounting Policies	24
Statement of Financial Activity	26
Balance Sheet	27
Notes to the Accounts	28

The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of Chester, Christ Church Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2020

Administrative Information

Vicar

Rev’d Graham Shaw

Associate Vicar Evangelist Curate

Rev’d Ralph Kemp Rev’d Glyn Jones Rev’d Anna Leyden

Vice Chair of the PCC

Mr David Chirgwin

Church Wardens

Mrs Wendy Peto Mr Andrew Wigglesworth

Deputy Church Wardens

Mr James Cox Mr Chris Giddings Mr Rob Peto

Parish Reader Deanery Synod Representatives

Mrs Veronica Johnston

Mr Peter Heenan Mr Simon Schumann-Davies

Parish Assistant Mrs Janet Thorp Elected PCC Members Mr James Cox Mr David Chirgwin Mr Thomas Cobb Dr Hannah Giddings Mrs Pauline Jones Mrs Rosie Jones Mr Timothy Longman Mr Eli Mitchell Mr Ed Newman Mrs Helen Parker Mr Will Steel Mrs Janet Thorp

Electoral Roll Officer Treasurer Secretary Parish Safeguarding Officer Principal Address

Mrs Janet Thorp Mr David Chirgwin Mrs Wendy Peto Mrs Pauline Jones

Christ Church Mission House, Church Street, Newtown, Chester, CH1 3JD

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Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees

I report on the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2020 which are set out on pages 26 to 34.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act;
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act; and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act

have not been met; or

to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

……………………………………. L M Howson MAAT Independent Examiner

Dated 9[th] June 2021

Finansure Limited, 2 Sheppard Street, Brymbo, Wrexham, LL11 5FF

The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of Chester, Christ Church Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2020

Statement of Parochial Church Council’s Responsibilities

We are required under the Charities Act 2011 to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the PCC and its surplus or deficit for that period. In preparing those financial statements we are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
make reasonable and prudent judgements and estimates;
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the PCC will continue.

We are also responsible for:

keeping proper accounting records;
safeguarding the PCC’s assets;
taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud.

Public Benefit

The PCC are aware of the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit in "The advancement of religion for the Public Benefit" and have had regard to it in their administration of the church.

The PCC believes that by promoting the Christian faith it provides a benefit to the public by:

Providing facilities for public worship, pastoral care and spiritual development, both for existing church members and for anyone who wishes to benefit from what the church offers
Promoting Christian values, and service by members of the church in and to their communities, to the benefit of individuals and society as a whole.

On behalf of the PCC

…………………………………………………………………….Rev’d Graham Shaw (Vicar)

…18[th] May 2021……………………

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Annual Report

Introduction

2020 was the year no one could have predicted. The global pandemic and responses to it, including the national lockdowns, had a significant impact on the activities of the church during the year. All of what is included in these accounts is written in the light of the pandemic.

It is not possible to record here all that has happened at Christ Church over the year, and especially the herculean effort that many have put in to respond to the pandemic. We are immensely grateful to all those have worked so hard to help us quickly orientate all aspects of our church life to enable as many people as possible to continue to engage with the church community. Particular thanks for this go to Alec Spencer, who was employed as our ‘Operations Coordinator’ for the first half of the year, and also to the team who worked hard behind the scenes to enable us to stream our worship services.

Background of the PCC

Christ Church Parochial Church Council has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent and other clergy in promoting the whole mission of the church: pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has the maintenance responsibilities of our church building and Mission House.

Membership of PCC

Membership of the PCC is ex-officio, co-opted or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) in accordance with Church Representation Rules. During the year the following served as members:

Vicar	Rev’d Graham Shaw
Associate Vicar	Rev’d Ralph Kemp
Evangelist	Rev’d Glyn Jones
Curate	Rev’d Anna Leyden (From 2ndJuly 2020)
Vice Chair of the PCC	Mr David Chirgwin
Church Wardens	Mrs Wendy Peto
	Mr Andrew Wigglesworth
Parish Reader Representative	Mrs Veronica Johnston
Deanery Synod Representatives	Mr Peter Heenan
	Mr Simon Schumann-Davies (from 18thOct 2020)
	Dr Raymond Thorp (until 18thOct 2020)
Elected PCC Members	Mr James Cox
	Mr David Chirgwin
	Mr Thomas Cobb (from 18thOct 2020)
	Dr Hannah Giddings
	Mrs Anna Hockley (until 18thOct 2020)
	Mrs Rosie Jones
	Mrs Jo Longman (until 18thOct 2020)

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Mr Timothy Longman (from 18[th] Oct 2020) Mr Eli Mitchell (from 18[th] Oct 2020) Mrs Brigid Murphy (until 23[rd] April 2020) Mrs Helen Parker Mr Will Steel Mrs Janet Thorp Dr Raymond Thorp (from 18[th] Oct 2020) Miss Amy Walker

Co-opted PCC Member

Mrs Pauline Jones (From 23[rd ] April 2020)

Secretary Mrs Wendy Peto Electoral Roll Officer Mrs Janet Thorp Treasurer Mr David Chirgwin Parish Safeguarding Officer Mrs Brigid Murphy (until 23[rd] April 2020) Mrs Pauline Jones (From 23[rd ] April 2020)

Standing Committee

This has the power to transact the business of the PCC between its meetings (subject to directions given by the council) and consists of Vicar/Chairman, Associate Vicar, Wardens and Treasurer. Our standing committee has met, when necessary, a week before monthly PCC meetings this year.

Church Attendance

With a high proportion of our congregation aged 18-30, many of whom are in transitional seasons of life, our attendance figures continue to fluctuate. Each year we say farewell to a large number of students, as well as others moving on to new jobs elsewhere, and they are often (but not always) replaced by new students and others moving to the area. We continue to see ourselves as resourcing the wider kingdom of God by blessing, and then sending out members of our congregation.

There is also a large level of uncertainty around the attendance figures for 2020. We believe that a lot of congregation were able to access our streamed services online, but it is almost impossible to know exact numbers. Hence, the below graph is an estimate for 2020, but with a high degree of uncertainty!

Average October	2020	2020	2019	2019	2018	2018
	Children	Adults	Children	Adults	Children	Adults
9am / 9.30am	1	17	4	42	1	29
10:30am / 11am	11*	57*	21	82	16	90
2pm	20	20	-	-	-	-
7pm	-	-	0	38	0	53
Total Attendance	32	94	25	172	17	172

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Special Services	2020		2019		2018
	Children	Adults	Children	Adults	Children	Adults
Easter	(online)	(online)	20	126	(no data)	(no data)
Carols	40**	120**	17	143	9	131
Christingle	21	43	33	80	23	51
Midnight	1	28	2	37	0	39
Christmas Day	17*	47*	20	64	16	73

These services were both streamed online and held in person. The figures here record only the numbers of those attending in person.

** Due to national lockdown restrictions, our carol service in 2020 was held on the grass outside the church building.

Church Membership

Membership of the electoral roll stood at 116 in October 2020 (of which 90% live outside the parish). The PCC met every month during 2020 except for April, August and December. Most of these meetings were held ‘virtually’ over Zoom.

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Overview of the year

As said above, it is not possible to record here all that has happened at Christ Church over the year. In the rest of this report you will read some highlights from the wide variety of ministries we are involved with. Each of them aims to see our vision fulfilled: ‘Seeing lives restored through Jesus, in a renewed space, as we have fun together’.

However, highlights include:

Joshua Day In September 2019 a team from Christ Church began an 18-month long course (provided by Chester Diocese) called ‘Lead Academy’ which is helping us as a church think through how to better live out our vision. One of the things to grow out of this was a ‘Joshua Day’, held in February 2020, before the pandemic. This was a gathering together of about 30 of those in leadership roles at Christ Church to look together at some of the Lead Academy material.
Ordination of Anna Leyden In July 2020 we were immensely blessed to have Anna Leyden join the team at Christ Church for her curacy. Due to the pandemic, her ordination was postponed to the autumn. Anna was ordained at Chester Cathedral on Saturday 24[th] October, and it was a great joy to be able to celebrate with her the following day at Christ Church where we watched a recording of the service from the previous day.

• Carol Service In December regulations changed so that, while we could not sing together indoors, we were allowed to sing together outdoors. Hence, to enable us to sing together we held a ‘socially distanced carol service’ on the grass outside the church building. A large proportion of those present were members of the community who did not usually come to Christ Church. We were privileged to be joined by the new Bishop of Chester, Bishop Mark Tanner, who spoke at the service. The service was made all the more special because, despite raining for most of the day, the rain stopped for the service itself!

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Worship Services

Coordinator: Graham Shaw

During the first 2 months of 2020, the church services at Christ Church were held ‘as normal’, with both a 9:30am and 11:00am service taking place each Sunday. From March onwards the pattern of our Sunday worship changed a number of times as we responded to the various different national lockdowns, as well as varying localised restrictions:

For most of March to June we ‘streamed’ one online live service each Sunday at 10:30am. This was streamed from people’s homes.
In July these online services were complemented by 3 Sunday 9am communion services held in the building. Thanks to Ralph Kemp for leading and enabling these quietly joyful services to happen. This facilitated us being able to publish the Banns of marriage for couples getting married in September and October. In August we streamed online pre-recorded Sunday services.
In September, following national government and Church of England guidance, the church was again open for public worship. We held a 9am and 10:30am service each Sunday, with the later service continuing to be streamed online from within the church building. This pattern continued for the rest of the year, with the exception of November. During November’s 2[nd] national lockdown the building was again closed for public worship. During this time we provided a live streamed service, this time from the church building rather than from people’s homes.

9 / 9:30am Musical Worship

Coordinator: Tonya Chirgwin

Purpose: To lead people in worship through music, predominantly at our 9.00am congregation.

Report:

'Flexibility', 'adaptability' and 'learning curve' are the words that best sum up the team's experience of 2020.
During the course of the year we have, singly and together, faced the challenges of learning to play to camera (as many takes as you like, but it needs to be right when you've finished!); changing the proportion of hymns to non-vocal music (4 hymns a fortnight to 1 hymn a month, but a total of 15-20 minutes of other music, once a month); editing music videos and overlaying words on them (easy when you know how); accompanying absent congregations (just plain WEIRD); accompanying solo singers and duetting children (not forgetting social distancing); leading outdoor congregational carols from inside the church (what do you mean, you can't actually hear the organ out there?) and outdoor carols outside the church (especial thanks to Ruth Southall!), being ready to play at 0900 rather than 0930 (ouch!) - and, last but (probably) not least, producing a Covid risk assessment for the church piano, the organ and all who come anywhere near them (not part of the regular syllabus for music exams)...
With every change to the series of lockdowns the need for music has changed, which has kept us on our toes (and our heels, and our fingertips), and none of the major church festivals have had the same

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requirements as the year before. However, if we have succeeded in helping just one person move a little closer to God, or find comfort (or even joy) amidst all the bewilderment of a year like no other, the effort will have been more than worth it. And even if not, maybe some of the out-takes will find their way onto 'You've been Framed'...

10.30 / 11am Worship Ministry

Coordinator: Rich Jones

Purpose: To lead people in worship through music, predominantly at our 2[nd] morning service.

Report:

"Well, it's fair to say 2020 has been a year where the worship leading team have had to learn some new skills!! Worship has been led in so many different ways! Whether that be pre-recording songs on video or broadcasting live via Facebook; including music synced to videos of wildlife and even two musicians overlaid on to one video - we have learnt who can do tech! This is without mentioning the weirdest format we've experienced, which is leading a congregation who aren't allowed to sing! This has not been without its challenges!
The year has brought many draws on the time of the worship leading team, not least Antonia who has been working flat out as a nurse helping keep the country going, and Joash who has been in training to be a police special constable!
Your prayers for the team and that God would be providing new team members in the coming year would be valued. The team has mourned playing with multiple band members and hearing the church full of many voices praising God together; however, we trust that in God's timing this privilege will be returned to us and that when it is it will be all the more special.
As a team we pray that God will be starting something new and fresh as we move forward from what has felt like a bit of an emergency stop during this season. All that remains to be said is a big thank you to Al, Catrin, Alec, Joash, Tash, Antonia, Emily, Ruth and all the others who with God's help have made everything possible in the last year!"

Children’s’ Ministry Overview

Coordinator: Hannah Giddings

Purpose: To facilitate an environment where children can grow in their relationship with God, predominately through Sunday morning groups during the 10.30am service.

Report:

Discipleship, Evangelism, Fellowship, Worship and Serving others. These are the five areas we have been trying to develop as a Children’s Ministry team over the past few years.
In a time before lockdowns and restrictions, March 2020 saw us launch our first ever Messy Church event which was a great opportunity to invite friends and families from outside church community to come and join us in fun crafts, bible story and worship time followed by a meal together! It was an exciting event and the messy church team was subsequently able to stay connected with these families during the first lockdown by delivering monthly packages filled with stories and craft and activity ideas for families to do and share

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together at home. We hope and pray we can develop this ministry further as restrictions ease in 2021.

It’s been lovely to have our curate Anna Leyden involved in children’s ministry since July and with her input and support we have started up a monthly family service for church families. We have been looking at ‘Children in the Bible’ and it has been great to meet socially distanced in church for services in the afternoon and they have continued via Zoom for lockdown 2 (and 3)! It’s been a wonderful way to help children and families with younger children stay connected throughout this year and has provided opportunity for some of the youth to serve by doing some of the tech and creating our fun quizzes! It was lovely to finish the year with a Christingle service altogether in church as well.
Sunday groups have managed to keep going in some form for most of 2020 and we’ve welcomed several new children and families as well. We’ve certainly benefitted from technology and imagination this year as a children’s ministry team!
Gems (2-5yr olds) have been getting stories and prayers every week – initially via pre-recorded videos from the leaders, but we switched to Zoom meet ups where we all can worship and dance together too, as well as have a bible story! [Rock Solid (6-10yrs) and Crypt (10yrs+) each have their own reports – please see below!]
2020 has been a challenging time for many families with extra pressures from having to do school and work from home, in general it has been difficult for parents to engage with virtual church in a meaningful way, but we are grateful to the leaders and parents involved in children’s ministry who have worked so hard to help children, youth and parents remain connected to Christchurch and community throughout this year. God is good and we really should stop being so surprised at how He keeps doing so much more than we can ever ask or imagine! He is faithful!

Rock-Solid

Coordinator: Stacey Sanson Report:

What have we been doing? When we were meeting in person, we would lay out the room with hoops to maintain social distancing and offered pre-wrapped snacks and hand gel. We started each
session by playing children’s worship with dancing but not singing. We started learning the books of the Bible mainly to fill the space that used to be filled with play, normally with an adult playing the role of clown while teaching it. This was loved by some of the children, and ignored by others as anything with children generally is. We spent the bulk of the session watching the DVD series ‘What’s in the Bible’ which has been a massive success. Once we went back into lock down, we continued delivering this session via e-mail, sending out about 3 songs via YouTube link, the DVD session for that week and a home video continuing the books of the Bible. The children who are joining in with this are now up to Song of Songs. We have also run an ‘Among Us’ social and a worship dance party over Zoom which in general appealled to the opposite ends of our group.
How have the children been? We have managed to have erratic contact with all our regular families, and from what we can see the Rock-Solid

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children seem to be well (in the context of their current situation) and happy to be back at school. Those who have participated in the emailed sessions have given good feedback, some have stated that there are parts of the emailed session they do not do because they do not enjoy it, but as each of those conversations has favoured or disliked a different part of the content, I have continued to send it all so people can decide how to use it best. Some families have said they simply do not have the time and energy to engage in both adult worship and children worship on a weekly basis and have favoured engaging in the less regular family services.

How have the leaders been? Some of my leaders really struggled when we were leading face to face as they were carrying a heavy covid burden in the workplace and covid safe Sundays were harder work. However the online session can only really be delivered by myself so, other than the socials which we try to run with multiple leaders online, my leaders have mostly had a break which they have benefitted from, and the workload has been well within my capability as I deliver the session to my own children as I plan it.
Moving forward? As we move forward, I am going to try to encourage some of my more reliable helpers to consider moving into a leader role as we currently have 3 leaders, which is manageable as we only deliver Rock-Solid 3 times a month now that the family service is running, and our leaders have agreed that a once-a-month rota works best. However, it would be good to have people ready to step up to cover illness or eventual progression of our current leaders into different roles. I have also been updating the paperwork after conversations with Pauline to ensure we are following the best safeguarding practice possible and hoping to organise a good birthday rota so that each child can receive a birthday card to build further the sense of being a loved part of the church.

Crypt Youth Group

Coordinator: Anna Shaw

Report:

Crypt has had a really good year, despite the pandemic! Meeting space has been an issue when face-to-face was allowed (we overcame this with sitting around outside church on the grass...), but our young people have been mostly happy to move online and some of the more fringe members have become regulars thanks to the digital access. We have held weekly sessions in one form or another throughout where we have played some games (Scattergories, Pictionary and scavenger hunts have been favourites) and then have a short study of the same Bible passage that has been covered in the main Sunday service.
We have also had fun with some socials: online pizza making and eating (!), a socially distanced picnic and wide game evening when this was permitted in July (remember those heady days...!?), Codenames, Among Us and an escape room. It has been a real joy to meet together and encourage one another this year.

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Coordinator: Anna Leyden

Purpose: Originally to provide an ‘in-church together’ experience for families. Report:

October 2020 saw the launch of our new Family Service, once a month on Sundays at 2.00pm. The idea arose due to the growing number of young families at Christ Church and their desire to worship together and keep in touch with one another during the pandemic.
We met in church twice and on Zoom once in 2020. The Family Service is aimed particularly at primary aged children and their families, with a Bible story, action song, craft, prayers, and an interactive quiz based on the theme for the service (currently, ‘Children from the Bible’).
It has been well attended and well received by Christ Church’s families and our hope is to see the Family Service grow and develop as Covid restrictions (hopefully!) ease during 2021.

Connect Groups

Coordinator: Anna Leyden

Purpose: To provide regular gatherings of small groups, outside of a Sunday service context, where

members of Christ Church can connect with God, connect with other church members and connect with their wider communities. Report:

Five Connect Groups continued to operate during 2020, meeting in peoples’ homes to begin with but then moving online to Zoom when lockdown restrictions came into force. When it was possible to meet outside, one group even took to meeting around a fire pit!
As with many aspects of church life, not being able to meet in person felt like a real loss and online engagement has not always been as consistent, but Connect Groups have continued to be a major source of pastoral and prayer support for their members, as well providing opportunity to study the Bible together. We ran two additional short-term Connect Groups during Advent.

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Coordinator: Sue Ibrahim

Purpose: To open up our church space to provide a warm and welcoming environment on a Sunday afternoon for any homeless and/or vulnerable people. Report:

2020 certainly was a challenging year for all. Throughout the Pandemic it was difficult to continue serving the homeless and other vulnerable members of the community and also keep within government guidelines, but due to hard work by all, we managed.
Volunteers were able to provide a ‘Packed Lunch Grab & Go Service’ whilst observing strict distancing measures, serving food from behind a Perspex screen, keeping both our guests and volunteers safe.
Each week, two volunteers served sandwiches, crisps, water, a chocolate bar and a piece of fruit, and behind the scenes we had a volunteer collecting the sundries and another making the sandwiches ready for collection. We managed all this on the Sundays we were permitted to open during lockdown, and we set up a WhatsApp group to ensure all volunteers were kept in the loop as to what was and wasn’t happening.
The main focus was to ensure our guests received food on the days other services were unable to provide and we are so happy that we managed to achieve this.
Our guests remain our top priority as we hopefully move back to normal service in the near future. All our Drop In volunteers are eager to get back to serving the community again in 2021…

Host Team

Coordinator: Amy Walker

Purpose: To provide a warm welcome to Christ Church, predominantly in our 10.30am service, paying particular attention to newcomers. Report:

The Host Team has had different roles over the past year as the pandemic has resulted in the way church has 'met' being ever-changing. When church has been fully open, we have continued to be a welcoming presence at the beginning, end and during the service by normal means.
When church has been opened under restrictions, Host Team have played a vital role in ensuring that safety guidelines have been followed. This has included taking ‘track and trace’ details, reminding people to hand sanitise on arrival, ensuring masks are worn and ensuring that people maintain social distancing etc.
When services have moved online, Host Team members were a welcoming presence online by commenting in the FB live chat. (This moved to a formal rota for 'online hosting' in 2021.)'
Challenge: Finding ways to 'welcome' people into our community when smiles are hidden, physical contact is prohibited and many of the ways we simply show love have been restricted.
Encouragement: Guests who have attended online services have commented on feeling welcomed still.

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Coordinators: Andrew Wigglesworth, James Cox, Chris Giddings, Rob Peto

Purpose: To maintain the fabric of our buildings. Report:

Maintenance at Christ Church has been a quiet year all things considered in 2020. With church being shut for much of the year, and then when in church socialising with teas and coffees not being allowed, the church has needed less work done to keep it ship shape than it would normally do.
Maintenance hasn't stopped completely, however, with 2 maintenance days happening at the start and end of the year to keep the grounds around the church tidy, the gutters clear, and pews standing. The maintenance work done at church is supported by our crack team of deputy wardens without whom I'm sure the church would fall down on day 1!
One of the exciting things to happen this year was the pointing done on the masonry on the southeast porch as well as some of the buttresses on the south side thanks in a large part to the
hard work of Deputy Warden James Cox. The masonry has been in a bad state for some time and getting worse the longer it went untouched, so it was great to see the work get done and how good it now looks.
We look forward to the coming year when hopefully more maintenance will be required as that will mean a busy and active church!

Projection and Sound Systems

Coordinator: Dan Price, Tim Cox

Purpose: To provide effective visual and sound projection in our services. Report:

2020 was a year I hasten to say was unprecedented in more ways than one! I hope we don’t have to say that word again! The start of the year for the PC team was relatively uneventful and then the first lockdown hit! The 10:30am service was moved online and people like Mark Townend were instrumental in enabling a livestream service to go ahead via Facebook. As this new service format continued, I set up a temporary rota for a Facebook moderator to facilitate comments and provide song lyrics during the online summer months.
As we looked to welcome people back to the church building, we had to ensure everything was ‘Covid secure’. A welcome loop on the screen was first introduced earlier in the year but now included slides on Covid precautions such as social distancing and good hygiene practices. This helped the congregation be familiar with the new set up and reassure them on safety measures in place. I had to ensure the team complied with all the new regulations and it was decided for the PC member to cover both services on their day to reduce transmission.
To help avoid the congregation sharing and handling the pew Bibles we now show the Bible reading on screen using the new Easyworship software.

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Other steps included setting up a WhatsApp group for the PC/worship team to communicate worship songs needed for the service which has worked well and continued since.
The team shrunk during this period losing Mike, Kat and Laura but has gained Kerry Wigglesworth with others interested in joining. The tech team as a whole has grown as new technology has been introduced to facilitate online services. These exciting changes have brought with it challenges and frustrations at times as technology often does! One issue has been an unstable internet connection as it travels wirelessly from the Mission House to the church building. This caused occasional interruptions to the broadcast, but with some frantic (but professional) adjustments backstage, online services have continued each week. In 2021 we are planning to put a wired connection in from the Mission House to the church which we hope will resolve these issues.
To address the unreliable internet connection, it was decided to move all the equipment to the Mission House as we entered lockdown 3.0. This has worked very well and allowed for a more stable and smooth connection. When the time comes to move back to the church building, we hope to sort the internet issues potentially through a wired connection direct from the Mission House.
The pandemic has forced us to rethink how we conduct church but positively has introduced a new dimension to our outreach. The online capabilities have seen people from other countries connect and become part of the Christ Church community, demonstrating God’s grace amidst challenging circumstances.

Marriage Preparation Course

Coordinators: Rob and Wendy Peto

Purpose: To enable couples to explore and appreciate their different viewpoints and family dynamics. Also to equip them to resolve differences as they enter married life together.

Report:

In common with so much else in the world, the weddings at Christ Church had to change and adapt to the dreadful circumstances of 2020. Happily, Rob and I were able to host one pre wedding supper at the start of the year and David & Ruth's wedding just snuck through in early March.
As we all started to do so much more online, Holy Trinity Brompton launched their online pre marriage course which we appreciated being able to recommend to all our young couples.
Antonia & Mattie were then thrilled to be able to keep their date of 10th July. Their family were wonderful and reset the pews at Christ Church to account for social distancing. Rob & I were delighted to be able to offer them the use of our garden as an impromptu outdoor wedding reception venue!

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Christ Church opened its doors for some very special eucharistic services in July to enable the banns for three September weddings to be read.
Our Churchwarden, Andrew was pleased to find that he did not count toward the restricted guest numbers when he & Kerry married and set the pace as September started.
Heidi & Kieran were married later in the month, and finally, Tobi was able to use Christ Church grounds for 3 socially distanced BBQs as a part of his stag celebrations before he and Miriam were married at the end of September.
As always, all the weddings were such a source of joy and we felt very blessed that everyone's plans were eventually able to be accommodated.

Renewed Space 3

Purpose: To renew the physical space of our church building, in line with our vision statement. Report:

As a result of the pandemic, the Renewed Space project has been put on hold. A key factor in this is that a number of key grant
bodies have stopped accepting applications during the pandemic. We are, however, looking forward to this project continuing when it is able to do so.

Safeguarding

Coordinator Pauline Jones

Purpose: To ensure measures are in place at Christ Church to protect everyone, but particularly children, young people and vulnerable adults, and to promote their health and well being.

Report:

I confirm that Christ Church Chester PCC has complied with the duty to have ‘due regard’ to the House of Bishops’ Safeguarding Policy and Practice Guidance’. I as Parish Safeguarding Officer, have regularly reported on safeguarding in the parish and safeguarding has been a standing agenda item at each PCC meeting. The following is Christ Church PCC’s statement, which reports on progress as required:-

In April I was co-opted to PCC and took on the role of Lead Parish Safeguarding Officer. Brigid Murphy and Tim Longman kindly agreed to remain part of the Safeguarding team.
The pandemic meant I was unable to access more formal induction / training from the Diocese so, with Graham and the team’s support, I inducted myself in to the world of safeguarding in an Anglican context. Differentiating policies, procedures and responsibilities across the parish, the diocese, nationally and with ‘Thirty:one Eight’ was challenging but afforded an opportunity to begin to understand what is in place at Christ Church and

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where further measures are needed. (1. Thirtyone:eight. Is a UK safeguarding charity ... The inspiration behind the name comes from Proverbs 31:8 which says: 'Speak out on behalf of the voiceless, and for the rights of all who are vulnerable' (CEV).

As I gained clarity Alec Spencer ensured that safeguarding arrangements are clearly visible on the web site and produced the required display of safeguarding contacts and of how to get help with safeguarding issues outside of Christ Church.
In order to prepare for supporting ministry team recruitment with Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, I developed a set of guidance documents, which raised a number of issues to be worked through by the PCC. The guidance was then used to support my first DBS check, which went to plan and from which further tweaks were made to the guidance.
One response to issues raised was that virtually all PCC and some other church members undertook safeguarding basic awareness on-line training.
In September I attended a Children’s Ministry team meeting and produced a risk assessment for the re-opening of the Sunday childrens’ groups
As part of the Church of England Past Cases Review 2 in the Records Office, I reviewed our PCC minutes from 1940 to 1973. This served to set Christ Church in its historical context and showed just how far we have come!
Following the report that came out in October regarding the Church of England’s catastrophic failures to protect children from abuse Christ Church clergy sought to inform and involve church members in our approach to safeguarding.
One safeguarding incident, brought to Graham’s attention, was managed and duly recorded.
At the end of the year guidance on taking, storing and sharing images was produced and added to the web site.

Sidespeople

Coordinator: Wendy Peto, Brigid Murphy

Purpose: To help establish the right atmosphere in church through effective administration immediately before and after the services. Report:

It was wonderful to be able to greet people in person when we reopened for a series of 9.00am communion services in July. However, in addition to welcoming smiles (which of course had to be masked) there was now the requirement to use hand sanitiser and also to register everyone's track and trace details, plus of course the usual responsibility of recording the numbers of worshippers and lighting the candles.
In September, the welcoming team picked up these duties for the 10.30 services and the 9.00am service sidespeople finished off their duties for the first part of the morning, by sanitising the pews ready for the 10.30am service. Also of course, everyone was encouraged to be socially distanced as they chose where to sit.

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Coordinator: Hannah Derbyshire

Purpose: To invest in the next generation of Christians through welcoming, pastoring, equipping, and sending out our university students. Report:

The Student Ministry remains an integral part of the church’s vision and mission and we continue to be committed to the present and future students of Christ Church.
In January 2020, the annual Weekend Away took place. This is always a poignant and exciting opportunity to encourage new friendships and engage in fellowship while deepening our understanding of God together.
Like lots of churches, we have felt the impact of a decline in student numbers especially since March 2020.
This has been felt more widely and poignantly since the start of lockdown. The news of the pandemic meant student numbers were smaller as many returned home and to their home churches. As a result, there were fewer engaging with Christ Church.
However, the success of the “Start the Week” event from September to November 2020 saw the engagement of thirteen students at its peak as we reflected on the message of the Prayer Course 1 together. Many reported the encouragement it provided as they were unable to meet as a CU or in groups within government guidelines outside of the event.
The aim of the Student Ministry in 2021 has been to take a more personal approach and focus on the individual and what they need instead of attempting a weekly screen-requiring event.

Visiting Ministry

Coordinator: Veronica Johnston

Purpose : To enfold within the family of Christ Church the sick and housebound, through regular visits and the opportunity to share Holy Communion. Report:

Lockdown in March made a huge impact on this ministry. Visits had to end, leaving vulnerable individuals without personal, face to face contact with friends at church, a listening ear, someone to pray with, someone to laugh with. In the few cases where it was possible, visits were replaced by regular telephone chats.
Another potentially isolated group arose, those unable to access Christ Church worship online. Telephone conversations did help in this case, supplemented by letters and printed prayer booklets reflecting our current worship themes.
Outside these groups there were others in our congregations who experienced loneliness. Everyone missed personal contact and, though Zoom meetings worked well to bring people together, the telephone became a lifeline for many.
Remarkably, there were not deaths within the congregation as a result of Covid. It was, however, with sadness that in 2020 we said farewell to much loved members of the Christ Church family: Margaret Gittins, a faithful communicant member of Christ Church for all her 85 years. Philip James, a wonderful, brave and determined young man who had joined Christ Church

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following participation in the Alpha Course, and had his wedding here a few years ago. We were shocked and saddened by the sudden death of Michelle Jennings, who helped at Drop-In. Both congregations mourned the loss of Lilian Morris, Carys’ lovely mum.

Voluntary Internship Program

Purpose: To develop young people in leadership in the context of church ministry. Report:

For the first half of 2020 Shona Hookham, Dion Turnbull and Tobi Fagbemi completed the second half of their internship years.
Starting in September 2020, Hannah Derbyshire joined the staff team as our intern for 2020/21.
Throughout the year they have all been involved with many different aspects of church life including children's ministry, Alpha and student work, as well as being given an opportunity to preach and lead during our Sunday worship services.

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Financial Review of the year

The finance team consists of treasurer (David Chirgwin) and book-keeper (Carys Addison). The team aims to provide transparency of figures for both PCC and the congregation, an efficient and simple giving programme and accurate budgeting information to the PCC to enable them to make decisions.

Related Party Transactions

Glyn Jones (Evangelist) and David Chirgwin (PCC member) are directors/trustees of The Light Project, a Christian charity based in Chester. Rosie Jones (PCC member) is a module leader at The Light Project. During the year, the PCC made payments to The Light Project totalling £200. All relevant payments are discussed and authorised without input from the related parties concerned.

New Restricted Funds

Two restricted donations were received in 2020 which have been assigned to Restricted funds:

Generosity Fund, to support local organisations and individuals who have a link to our parish and have a specific financial need.
Vicar Sabbatical Fund, to enable a restorative break or retreat for the vicar.

Full details are shown in Note 14 in “Notes to the Accounts”.

Designated Funds

The Designated StoryHouse fund, which was created in 2019, held money from church rental by the StoryHouse theatre group, who used the church as a rehearsal space during Spring/Summer 2019.

This fund was used in 2020 to employ an Operations Co-ordinator for a temporary period. This role included supporting Covid preparations and generally assisting the vicar with administrative and organisational tasks. All money in the fund was spent, and the fund was closed in 2020.

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Figures excluding New Restricted Funds

During 2020, income was generated from giving, church fees and rental of rooms. Net giving from the congregation during the year was £87,525 which showed a 3.7% increase on 2019 (£84,415).

The Gift Aid reclaimable on giving in 2020 was £16,795 (2019 £17,836), which includes the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme, and some Gift Aid claimed retrospectively from previous years.

Grants were received from the following bodies in 2020 (see Note 1 in ‘Notes to the Accounts’), and are hereby gratefully acknowledged:

Dr. Robert Oldfield Charity
Chester Diocese Board of Finance
HMRC Coronavirus JRS

Expenditure was £122,820 incl. £5,390 from the StoryHouse fund (2019 £117,823 ). The largest item of expense was the Parish Share, which was £61,184 (2019 £59,692 ).

Other than running costs, the further main areas of expenditure were on employee and intern costs as well as insurance and maintenance for our buildings.

Outward Giving

In 2020, £5,000 (2019 £4,600) was set aside for Outward Giving, which was all distributed during the year.

This is intended to bless what God is doing beyond our ministries, but in line with our values and goals. This money has supported a number of projects and individuals during the year. In addition, as another form of Outward Giving, Christ Church has provided administration support to the Chester Diocese Congo Link, assisted by grants from:

Chester Diocese Board of Finance
St. Mary’s, Upton

which are hereby gratefully acknowledged.

The budget for 2021 has been set by the PCC and agreed at the February 2021 meeting.

……………………………………………………

Rev’d Graham Shaw (Vicar)

…18[th] May 2021…..

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24 Accounting Policies

Financial Statements

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting regulations 2006 together with applicable accounting standards and SORP (effective January 2019).

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for the valuation of investment assets which are shown at market value. The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities, to which the PCC is responsible by law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their affiliation to another body or those that are informal gatherings of Church members.

Funds

Endowment funds are funds, the capital of which must be maintained; only income arising from the investment of the endowment may be used either as restricted or unrestricted funds depending upon the purpose for which the endowment was established.

Restricted funds represent (a) Income from trusts or endowments which may be expended only on those restricted objects provided in the terms of the trust or bequest, and (b) donations or grants received for a specific object. The funds may be expended on the specific object for which they are given. Any balances remaining unspent at the end of the year must be carried forward as a balance of that fund.

Designated funds represent income which has been set aside for use for a specific purpose but are not legally restricted to be used for that purpose. Amounts identified as designated funds which are held in the general current account at the year-end were:

Vicarage Fund	£2,651
Renewed Space 3 Seed Funding (for Capital Building Projects)	£39,127

Unrestricted funds are general funds that can be used for PCC ordinary purposes.

Incoming Reserves

Planned giving collections and donations are recognised when received. Tax refunds are recognised on an accruals basis at the end of the financial year and the appropriate amount is subsequently reclaimed from HM Revenue Customs.

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Resources Expended

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding or constructive obligation on the PCC. The Diocesan Parish Share is accounted for when due. Amounts received specifically for mission are dealt with as restricted funds. All other expenditure is generally recognised when it is incurred and is accounted for gross.

Fixed Assets

Consecrated and benefice property is not included in the accounts in accordance with s.96 (2) (a) of the Charities Act 2011.

Movable church furnishings held by the vicar and church wardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal are inalienable property, listed in the church inventory, which can be inspected (at any reasonable time). For anything acquired prior to 2000 there is insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the financial statements. Subsequently no individual item has cost more than £1,500 so all such expenditure has been written off when incurred.

No cost information is available for the Vicar’s house as it is deemed the property of the diocese.

All investments are valued at market value at 31st December 2020.

Reserves Policy

The PCC have agreed on a reserves policy that is reviewed annually. The reserves policy at the end of 2020 was set as follows:

It is the policy of the church to hold in reserves the equivalent of three months’ basic running costs which includes any salaries and contractual payments to staff.
It is also our policy to hold £5000 in reserves as a contingency against unexpected building-related expenses for the Mission House and the church building.

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Statement of Financial Activities For the year ending 31[st] December 2020

Unrestricted Funds £ 103,353 900 6,352 222	Restricted Funds £ 5,375 21 0 0	TOTAL 2020 £ 108,728 921 6,352 222	TOTAL 2019 £ 110,775 872 14,395 947
110,827	5,396	116,223	126,988
(61,184) (48,521) (5,000)	0 (8,115) (91)	(61,184) (56,636) (5,091)	(59,692) (55,134) (4,600)
(114,705)	(8,206)	(122,911)	(119,425)
(4,491) (8,369) 1,492	4,491 1,681 0	0 (6,688) 1,492	0 7,563 3,269
(6,877)	1,681	(5,196)	10,832
100,813	5,643	106,456	95,624

93,936	7,324	101,260	106,456

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Balance sheet at 31[st] December 2020

Approved by the Parochial Church Council on … 18[th] May 2021 …..

Signed on behalf by: The Rev’d Graham Shaw (Vicar):…

……..

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28 Notes for the Financial Statements for the Year ending 31[st] December 2020

NOTE 1 - VOLUNTARY INCOME

Unrestricted Funds £ 83,905 16,790 0 32 109 2,000 241 176 0 0 100	Restricted Funds £ 5,020 355 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	TOTAL 2020 £ 88,925 17,145 0 32 109 2,000 241 176 0 0 100	TOTAL 2019 £ 88,783 19,002 1,000 0 109 0 0 1,012 100 670 100
103,353	5,375	108,728	110,775
Unrestricted Funds £ 259 641	Restricted Funds £ 21 0	TOTAL 2020 £ 280 641	TOTAL 2019 £ 268 604
900	21	921	872
Unrestricted Funds £ 3,658 45 2,649	Restricted Funds £ 0 0 0	TOTAL 2020 £ 3,658 45 2,649	TOTAL 2019 £ 4,922 6,062 3,411
6,352	0	6,352	14,395
Unrestricted Funds £ 93 129	Restricted Funds £ 0 0	TOTAL 2020 £ 93 129	TOTAL 2019 £ 825 122
222	0	222	947

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Unrestricted Funds £ 61,184 61,184 Unrestricted Funds £ 3,157 7,064 0 4,037 289 1,319 153 75 216 892 0 1,695 5,298 3,525 8,051 587 1,004 401 721 1,267 2,702 712 12 2,322 691 853 0 1,243 0 0 0 235	Restricted Funds £ 0	TOTAL 2020 £ 61,184	TOTAL 2019 £ 59,692
	0	61,184	59,692
	Restricted Funds £ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7,229 0 0 430 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 384 7 65 0	TOTAL 2020 £ 3,157 7,064 0 4,037 289 1,319 153 75 216 892 7,229 1,695 5,298 3,955 8,051 587 1,004 401 721 1,267 2,702 712 12 2,322 691 853 0 1,243 384 7 65 235	TOTAL 2019 £ 4,585 801 2,236 3,920 459 1,451 487 947 268 2,297 9,578 2,334 0 5,076 7,317 567 0 0 1,753 1,149 2,594 567 145 0 834 528 1,752 1,390 1,075 209 157 658
48,521	8,115	56,636	55,134

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30 Christ Church NOTE 7- GRANTS PAYABLE Christ Church has an OuN¥ard Giving policy lo blesswhal Gjd is doing beyond our ministries bydonating to projects in line with ourvalues and goals. This includes Ihe"(nerosity Fund-which helps iTrdiwdu31swith a specific need. R•$tr¢tsd Funds TOTAL 2019 2020 Grants to other ¢harfYe$'. West Cheshire Food Bank Chnst4ns Aga$t Povety (CAP} Chester une1cu Chesierste1 P£sr5 200 2(X) 250 250 250 200 2th) 350 Th& Lhl N¥Jht thureh Donabons to th8 Congo Sl Peierfs PM$131 Newtown Gener Grants t• indlvlduals.. Other sm811 Conteni21dOn3lTrS made 200 200 1.250 1.250 200 2(K) 2(M) 1.250 1.250 2(M) 250 250 1.500 1.500 5.000 1,591 5.091 1,500 4.600 NOTE 8. MISCELLANEOUS EXPENDrruRE iknslricknd R•slrictsd TOTAL TOTAL Fth Funds 2020 2019 Books and ReSOUs Publh)ty Cleaning supphes. and 5undtES quPnnt(9 g. for98. Kitch8nl Sludeni Weekend Away Special Events le.g. pha. Banqueti Chnstmas Exponsos Svrf¢h4n e¥enii Subscnptft5 le.o. LK Up. thutthes Togetr. OèanetystsII c0vitre&ted I9 StramgI 55 342 538 89 430 105 209 180 1.007 3.955 355 324 1,089 1.567 784 296 481 180 342 538 89 430 105 209 180 2007 3.525 430 S.07 NOTE 9- INVESTMENTS 2010 2019 Unre8trl¢ted LA Inv8Stm@nt SharF Funrj 23.305 23,305 21.172 21,172 NOTE 10. DEBTORS 2019 Unrestri¢ted Grft te*ble 16,790 3.388 146 99 17,118 3.359 535 ppaTn1- Insuranc¢ PpaYrnl- Sub5cnpIK>ns & Len5 PpayYnt- Roof Ppay[nEt- GenetD8ty Fund 124 20,423 21.13 Restri¢ted Grfi ieceNÉble Ctsnrnnty Woth Fund Grft receable RenOvaTh Fun¢J GrftA ble GeneTrNiy Fund Gift receable VKarSabbatKal Fund Ppay[nEt- Intem 1.116 250 ith) 450 1,350 2.471 805 2L228 23,607 The Poroehiol Church Council OfThe Ecclesiosticol Porish 01 Chester. Christ Church Finonciol Statements foF the year ended 3 1st December 2020

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NOTE 11 - CREDITORS
Unrestricted Gas/Electricity/Water Bills Independent Examiner fee Curate Housing accrual Expense claims for vicar etc Other miscellaneous invoices Fee to Grant Consultant (Designated RS3 Seed) Expense claims for maintenance (Designated Vicarage) Other accruals Restricted Community work expense claims (Drop In) NOTE 12 - OPENING BALANCES ON FUNDS Unrestricted Funds £ Unrestricted General Fund (Bank accounts etc.) 32,996 General Fund (CCLA Investment Shares) 21,172 Designated RS3 Seed Fund 38,999 Designated StoryHouse Fund 5,391 Designated Vicarage Fund 2,255 Restricted Community Work Fund Internship Fund Music and Worship Fund Renovation Fund Student Work Fund 100,813	Restricted Funds £ 0 0 553 5,090 0 5,643	2020 £ 426 450 2,322 0 0 0 0 200 3,398 0 0 3,398 Endowment Funds £ 0	2019 £ 732 450 0 992 36 1,740 53 53
			4,002
			75
			75

			4,077

			TOTAL
			01/01/2019
			£

			32,996
			21,172
			38,999
			5,391
			2,255

			0
			0
			553
			5,090
			0
			106,456

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3 - MOVEMENT ON UNRESTRICTED FUNDS General Fund Bank Accounts etc. Balance brought Forward Transfer to create Vicarage Fund on 1st January Balance at 1st January Money paid in during the year (incl. interest) Money taken out during the year Transfers to other funds Balance at 31st December General Fund CCLA Investment Shares Balance at 1st January Increase/(decrease) in value of total Shares Balance at 31st December Designated COVID-19 Fund Balance at 1st January Money paid in during the year Money taken out during the year Receipt - Interest received during the year. Balance at 31st December Designated RS3 Seed Fund Balance at 1st January Money paid in during the year Money taken out during the year Receipt - Interest received during the year. Balance at 31st December Designated StoryHouse Fund (created 2019) Balance at 1st January Money paid in during the year Money taken out during the year Transfers from general funds Balance at 31st December Designated Vicarage Fund (created 2019) Balance at 1st January (as created) Money paid in during the year Money taken out during the year Transfers from general funds Balance at 31st December	2020 £ 32,996 0 32,996 110,057 (108,470) (4,899) 29,684 21,172 2,133 23,305 0 0 (830) 0 (830) 38,999 0 0 128 39,127 5,391 0 (5,393) 2 0 2,255 0 (12) 407 2,650 93,936	2019 £ 36,006 (2,400) 33,606
		111,684 (104,116) (8,178)
		32,996

		17,299
		3,873 21,172 0 0 0 0 0 40,624 0 (1,740) 115 38,999 0 5,410 (20) 0 5,391 2,400 0 (145) 0
		2,255

Total Unrestricted Funds		94,766

NOTE 13 - MOVEMENT ON UNRESTRICTED FUNDS

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Renovation Fund Balance at 1st January Voluntary income received Gift Aid received Receipt - Interest received during the year. Expenditure - Repairs and Renovation etc. Balance at 31st December Plus : Debtor Tax recoverable on gift aided donations Balance at 31st December Community Work Fund Balance at 1st January Voluntary income received Grants received Expenditure - Expenses for Drop-In food etc. - Expenses for Community Lunches Plus : Transfer from General Fund Balance at 31st December Plus : Debtor Tax recoverable on gift aided donations Balance at 31st December Student Work Fund Balance at 1st January Voluntary income received Expenditure - Expenses (e.g. Student BBQ, weekend away) Plus : Transfer from General Fund Balance at 31st December Plus : Debtor Tax recoverable on gift aided donations Balance at 31st December Music and Worship Fund Balance at 1st January Voluntary income received Less: Expenditure Balance at 31st December Plus : Debtor Tax recoverable on gift aided donations Balance at 31st December	2020 £ 5,090 0 0 22 0 5,112 0 5,112 2020 £ 0 20 0 (384) (7) 366 (5) 5 0 2020 £ 0 0 (495) 495 0 0 0 2020 £ 553 0 0 553 0 553	2019 £ 1,142 4,368 50 16 (1,602)
		3,974 1,116
		5,090
		2019 £ 0 20 100 (1,075) (209) 1,158
		(5) 5
		0
		2019 £ 0 0 (941) 941
		0 0
		0
		2019 £ 553 0 0
		553 0
		553

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2020 2019
Internship Programme Fund £ £
Balance at 1st January 0 0
Voluntary income received 3,600 3,500
Less: Expenditure (7,229) (9,578)
Plus : Transfer from General Fund 3,629 6,078
Balance at 31st December 0 0
Plus : Debtor Tax recoverable on gift aided donations 0 0
Balance at 31st December 0 0
2020 2,019
Generosity Fund £ £
Balance at 1st January 0 0
Voluntary income received 1,000 0
Less : Outward Giving (91) 0
Balance at 31st December 909 0
Plus : Debtor Tax recoverable on gift aided donations 250 0
Balance at 31st December 1,159 0
2020 2,019
Vicar Sabbatical Fund £ £
Balance at 1st January 0 0
Voluntary income received 400 0
Less: Expenditure 0 0
Balance at 31st December 400 0
Plus : Debtor Tax recoverable on gift aided donations 100 0
Balance at 31st December 500 0
Total Restricted Funds 7,324 5,644
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