## **Ipsley Team Ministry**
## **Reports for the Annual Parish Church Meeting**
Thursday 12th May 2022 at Christ Church, Matchborough
## **St. Peter’s, Ipsley - Church Warden’s Report**
2021 began in the middle of the second wave of the pandemic. At the end of February, we continued with a 10:30am service, online on the usual YouTube channel and later in person in church as well as online. At that time face coverings were mandatory, request for bookings were still in operation due to social distancing and we continued to clean the pews between each service, if there was more than one service on a Sunday.
Revd. Canon Garth Nathaniel was thanked for his enthusiasm, commitment, hard work, and dedication to the parish during the year. Although it was a hard year, that saw Canon Garth have an accident in church and sustain a really bad injury and debilitated for four months recuperating from an operation I would at this point like to sincerely thank the clergy who helped with weddings, funerals and the many baptisms at that time. Revd. Richard Clarke, Revd. Canon Paul Lawlor, Revd. Francis Maloney and Revd. Sue Humphries.
At that time the St Peter’s ministry team, LLMs, ALMs and others boldly stepped up to the plate to lead and speak in ways that were both diverse and inspiring. The musicians worked really hard providing music for the online service and afterwards in church especially over the Christmas period playing for a thanksgiving service, Christingle, Blue Christmas, Christmas praise, nine lessons and carols and the midnight communion service.
Other main services were Easter, The Harvest Festival, a service of Thanksgiving, Remembrance and Hope and Remembrance Sunday.
Charles Melley acted as deputy warden and we are custodians of a very old building, Charles and the building group continually worked undertaking the jobs that needed to be done. No big projects have been undertaken this year, but plans are afoot to build a tower to make access to the tower roof more accessible. The gas, alarm system, lightning conductor, stair lift, Fire extinguishers and other services have been fully inspected this year. We are awaiting permission from the Archdeacon to remove the polycarbonate sheets covering the windows on the south side of the church.
Phil Wilson formed a Church yard carers group in the summer, keeping the churchyard tidy and appealing for people to walk through.
Richard Sturdey constructed, outside, The Stations of the cross at Easter and the Advent trail later.
Room bookings continued during 2021 with the Polish school meeting every Saturday from April to July, The Forge Mill Analytic group meeting every Friday and a consultant meeting several times a week in the squashy lounge.
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The weekly table tennis evenings on Mondays started up again as did the Craft group who meet on a Monday afternoon.
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Coffee mornings started up again in October on the first Wednesday 10:30 -12 noon after an eighteen-month break. The numbers attending was good, it is hoped that this will go from strength to strength
Open Church was held in the summer, 1st -3rd September, this year’s theme was Psalm
23. About 80 people came over the three days.
We thank all members of the congregation for their generous love, help and understanding. We urge all to continue to pray, serve and contribute to the support of the Lord’s work. We are truly blessed to have such generous and caring people in our church.
Linda
Nicholas
Church
Warden
## **St John’s, Greenlands report**
Life at St Johns continued at a steady pace last year. Soon into 2021 we entered another lockdown, with many people meeting together for family worship on Zoom each Sunday morning. This worked well, although we really missed members of our church family who weren’t meeting with us in this way. Each week we aimed to print and deliver the liturgy, songs and talk to those people not meeting on zoom. We also delivered a pack of activities for the children most weeks.
In early summer, Church reopened for ‘in person’ Sunday morning worship. It was wonderful to have an opportunity to be together again, while offering zoom to those people who preferred to worship from home. We continued to provide a range of worship styles and services, including a more informal ‘Worship for Everyone’ and a more traditional Holy Communion service each month.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank those people who regularly lead our worship services, Rosie, Vicki, Mike, Rob, and of course, Paul.
Our numbers on a Sunday morning have dipped slightly, due to a variety of reasons. We are looking forward to working with our newly appointed Mission Accompanier, who will help us to see where and how we can grow as a church, reaching our community and bringing others to faith.
Meanwhile, St Johns continued its mission in many areas. Thank you to all those people who take an active part in the life of our church, including those who regularly pray for all that goes on.
Thanks to all for your support, Amanda and
Barry
## **Christ Church, Matchborough Report**
From the second week of January 2021, Covid 19 caused services in person to be suspended until 23 rd May. We had many weeks of worship via Zoom as well as the weekly emailed “20 minutes with God”, which includes a Reflection on, and discussion questions about, the Bible passage, links to YouTube worship songs, suggestions for prayer, and a similar section for the children. There were suggested crafts for the children, who were encouraged to share their work in the break-out groups after the service.
Pentecost Sunday saw 30 adults and 5 children meet together in person at last - in a socially distanced way. From then, the children were given craft packs to complete in their family groups, in line with the All-Age videos.
Although Christmas services were reduced we celebrated Kids Praise, Carols by Candlelight and Midnight Communion as well as Christmas Day Praise. Noah’s Ark Nursery children were again given the components of a Christingle with a greeting from Christ Church and instructions so they could make their own at home.
As last year the Coffee Drop-In sessions were suspended in person but continued twice weekly on Zoom.
## **Christ Church Community Project**
Our normal operations were suspended for 2021 due to the pandemic.
We have continued to support Older People in the community by maintaining contact with Lunch Club members through regular telephone calls. Volunteers delivered two two- course Parsley Box meals to members’ homes in Spring, and at Christmas they again made a delivery of mince pies to each member.
## **Open the book**
Sadly, the global pandemic prevented our going in person to schools, but the four groups have tried to keep in touch with them, for example by directing them to on-line resources, even sending videos ably produced at St Peter’s, and delivering copies of ‘The Christmas Poem’ from the parish for each child.
## **Messy Church**
We started 2021 as we had ended 2020 with Messy Church meetings being held on our usual second Saturday of each month via Zoom. We had a smaller regular team and a reduced number of regular families compared to those who attended our last in person meeting in February 2020 and, although we had
lost many of our local families, we had been joined by a few from much further afield.
As 2021 progressed and Covid regulations lessened we prayed and discussed at length as a team during the summer months about what God was calling us to do.
The outcome of all this, and to cut a lengthy process quite short, was that we approached Woodrow First School with a view to moving Messy Church from Woodrow Meeting Rooms to the school site in order to have more space both inside and especially outside in order to minimise the continuing Covid risks.
Support from the school from a range of school staff was excellent in person and their help with publicity in their newsletters and Facebook page right from the outset was superb and so we held our last Zoom meeting in October and our first in person meeting at the school in November 2021.
At that first meeting we were very blessed with answered prayers - 25 children, 15 adults and 13 team members attended and there was a great atmosphere. Families who had previously attended MC were really glad to be back and had brought others along. Some new families with connections to the school also attended for the first time and having both indoor and outdoor activities suited a wider range of children too.
We subsequently held our Messy Christmas at the school in December and continue to meet there.
We continued to be blessed with team members from all three churches in the Parish – those who were able to return to on-site involvement or who joined the team for the first time, and those who were prayer support crew at home. Planning continued to be done together via Zoom which enabled the benefits of involving all of the team in that process to be continued.
God is amazingly good and went before us as this entire process developed and we tried to work out what was happening and ran to catch up – but then life is often messy like that!
Reg Moore
## **Deanery Synod Report**
Following the Diocesan Conversations, the number of Deaneries within the Diocese of Worcester was reduced. Bromsgrove Deanery, now known as Redditch and Bromsgrove Deanery expanded to include the two towns of Redditch and Bromsgrove plus a number of villages on the edge of Droitwich and towards Kidderminster and Stourport. As the Deaneries expanded, the role of the clergy leader for each Deanery also expanded and the role of Rural Dean has been replaced by Area Dean. Revd Paul Lawlor is the Area Dean of the Redditch and Bromsgrove Deanery,
During the year of 2021 Redditch and Bromsgrove Deanery Synod met 3 times by Zoom and/or at Stephen’s, Redditch. Revd Paul Lawlor and Kashmir Garton (Lay Chair) also sent members a newsletter between each meeting. Much of the Synod’s work in 2021 has been in discerning how the churches may work together and support one another.
## **Rectors Report 2021**
The year 2021 proved just as disrupted and uncertain as the previous year. While we all thought that by the Summer we would be out of the woods, but this was not to be as a new mutation of the COVID 19 virus hit UK and we continued to experience the crises.
The Church of England is present in every community as a visible sign of God’s Mercy and love among His people. Our three churches in the Parish fulfilled this role during this year. While our services were disrupted and were yet to turn to any normality, we as always continued to seek ways to be there for the people of our parish and beyond in this time of National/Global, crises. The life of the churches continued to serve the people both of our congregations and those who are not.
Besides our hybrid services the church has continued to be there for the people in the community. I would very much like to say a massive “ Thank You” to the hard work put in by the churchwardens to enable the life of the church to continue while making our worship places safe for those coming into our worship centres.
At Christ Church, the Revd Ian Evans (Team Vicar) continued to provide pastoral care and led the Church enabling everyone throughout this time to engage with worship using “20 minutes with God” to help them in their Sunday worship when they were unable to get into Church. His ministry and leadership at Christ Church, though considered part time, has been invaluable in helping the church through this season. His full time Vocation is as
the manager of the Redditch Food bank through which he has continued to offer an invaluable service to the needy people of Redditch. After work he then cares for Christ Church through leading support groups and Sunday services.
The Revd Canon Paul Lawlor has been a great inspiration and support to the congregation of St John’s during this year. He saw his title change from Rural Dean to Area Dean, and the geographical and ecclesial area of the deanery expand in the re-organisation of the Deaneries thus increasing his workload exponentially. Despite this he has continued to lead and minister to St John’s with great commitment. He has provided good strong leadership to St John’s in this year of great uncertainty. Congratulations to Paul for the honour of being made an Honorary Canon in the Cathedral. This a recognition of his hard work and contribution to the Diocese.
Among the areas of ministry affected by the COVID pandemic has been the ministry to the schools. However, with the teams not able to visit schools physically opportunities were taken to reach the schools via the media and
the internet. Open The Book have through this time been producing video versions of their OTB stories and made these freely available to the schools. We offered these links to our schools, an offer gratefully received. One of the head teachers commented how useful they were as the school used them via zoom. Families at home were able to listen to the stories being read and enacted. So not just the children but their parents and siblings were hearing the Word of God being shared.
Throughout this time, I have had the privilege to run assemblies for Ipsley CE RSA Academy. I would put together a presentation with notes for leaders and the teachers were able to share them with the classrooms and on zoom. I produced a video version of the assembly to go along with the PowerPoints. This gave those teachers not confident in leading the assembly the option to use the video instead. In the new academic year 2021-22 I was able to go in person and take assemblies with the year groups.
Messy Church continued throughout the year. They adapted their material and moved Messy Church to Zoom and kept in contact with every family that had attended the Messy Church in the Woodrow meeting rooms. They saw a good retention of congregation. When able to return to in-person meetings following a risk assessment they found that the Woodrow Meeting Rooms were not suitable. But God had already made provision. They approached the Woodrow First School and found they were able to move the premises to the school. This has been a great move as there is more space and the facilities more useful. A Thank you to Reg Moore and the team of volunteers from all three churches which have worked hard this past year and have shown real zeal and commitment.
All three churches through this time have experienced their share of loss through members who have died. This has been a great sadness to us all. But we thank God for those who have faithfully worshipped with us and walked this journey of faith with us. My thoughts turn to Pat Hale, who has been a long time member of the church family and served on church councils and latterly was also Safeguarding officer for St Peter’s working with Barry in fulfilling this very important role.
Of course, our numbers have also lost those who over this time have ceased to return to church for several reasons, but we have also seen those who have joined us as we continue to serve the Lord in then Parish.
During the latter part of the year together with the deanery we have engaged with the proposed “Revitalise Redditch” plan to consider a Redditch Mission Area, which hope to help churches engage better and encourage one another in mission and ministry to the people of our town. There were consultations with the clergy, church councils and with the laity which were led by the Archdeacon the Ven. Nikki Groarke, the Area Dean the Rev Canon Paul Lawlor, and the Lay Chair of the Deanery Mrs Kashmir Garton. These consultations covered the period from September to January of this year.. It was hoped we
would be implementing the plans by this Easter. Our churches engaged enthusiastically with the conversations. As with any plan there are always some reservations but the overall feeling was positive.
It has been a busy year for our Funeral Ministers with the number of deaths in the town and more people asking for a church funeral or at least a Church of England Minister. Our clerical and lay ministers have shared this ministry across the town with our colleagues from the other churches. Contacts and follow-up has remained with those who have been bereaved. In St Peter’s we conducted 26 funerals from the Ipsley Parish alone, 3 of which were held at St Peter’s and I know both Christ Church and St John’s also had funerals to conduct
At St Peter’s alongside funerals this year we conducted 17 baptisms and 5 Thanksgivings. We also celebrated 5 weddings.
Throughout the year our churches have continued to offer pastoral support to those in the church family and in the larger community. This included phone calls, letters, cards and even socially distanced visiting when allowed. On behalf of those who have benefitted from this ministry, “Thank you,” for your patience, kindness, help and prayers, to all those who have helped in this way.
Through our bereavement ministry in the year we were able to minister to a wide range and large number of people. We continued to maintain contact with those who had lost loved ones during the Pandemic, through emails and phone calls. Most of whom appreciated our prayers and support.
A special service was held in St Peter’s Church on the occasion of the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
For me 2021 was marked by the highlight of the year. This was when I broke my foot falling over in church requiring surgery to fix it. This meant I had a long period of recovery and plenty of time to pray and study God’s Word and seek Him. During this time Linda and the Ministry team did a wonderful job of keeping the ministry at St Peter’s going. Linda as churchwarden with the assistance of others led the church very well through this time, taking on not only the leadership of the spiritual ministry but also the responsibility of overseeing the administration during this time. It was an immense challenge to which she rose and did extremely well.
I received so much love and care from all three churches during this time, that I am truly humbled by it all. Thank you to all for this outpouring of love.
As we move forward the challenges are not going to be easy but like Caleb and Joshua let us see the provision of God and know that through our God we shall do valiantly. It is He who will cut down the enemy, let us enter our inheritance that God is laying before us.
Blessings
Garth
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1133862
# **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 FOR**
**THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF IPSLEY**
**THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OFIPSLEY**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
The Parochial Church Council presents its report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note **1** to the accounts and comply with applicable law and the requirements of the Church Accounting regulations 2011.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number**
1133862
## **Principal address**
lpsley Church Lane Redditch B98 OAJ
## **Trustees:**
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Mr B Arrowsmith Mr P McLaren
Mr N Bishop Nrs C McLaren
Mrs M Bishop Mrs A Mortimer
Mr J Butler Mrs J Nathaniel
Mrs P Butler Rev G Nathaniel
Miss V Cole Mrs L Nicholas
Mrs J Evans Mrs K Peace
Rev I Evans Mrs V Quarton
Mrs J Garfield Mr A Stokes
Mrs J Harvey Mrs J Street
Mrs M Hughes Mr R Sturdey
Mr B Humphrey Mr P Williams
Mrs R Humphrey Mr P Wilson
Mrs A Humphrey Mrs D Wilson
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## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
## **Independent examiner**
David Rogers ACA
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing document**
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes an unincorporated charity.
The day to day management of the charity is carried out by the members of the PCC, all of whom are also trustees.
## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees**
Each DCC votes on its members annually at local level when they hold their individual Parish annual general meeting. New trustees are appointed by a majority vote and are given appropriate training to inform them of their duties and liabilities under Company and Charity Law.
## **Parochial Church Council**
The Parish of St Peters lpsley is made up of the churches of St Peters lpsley, St John's Greenlands and Christ Church Matchborough. In addition a congregation meets at lpsley C of E Middle School. The parish covers approximately one third of Redditch and includes the areas of Greenlands, lpsley, Matchborough, Winyates and Winyates Green.
## **Risk management**
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
## **Objectives and aims**
The primary objective of the charity is the promotion in the ecclesiastical parish of the whole mission of the church.
## **Public benefit**
The trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charities Commission; the trustees consider that the charity meets the public benefit requirements of the CharitiesAct2011bycarryingoutitsnormalactivities.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Reserves policy**
It is the policy of this Parish to hold in reserves the equivalent of two months' general running costs and three months' salary costs. It is also our policy to hold an amount for essential building works as required, to comply with forthcoming Quinquennial inspections.
In applying these parameters, the individual situations of the three churches within the Parish have been taken into account and agreed at DCC level. The policy will be reviewed annually as part of the Church year end accounts procedure, agreed by each DCC and consolidated into one Parish policy.
## **Going Concern**
It is the view of the Trustees that the Parish finances are sufficient to continue activities as a going concern for the foreseeable future
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
Continuing on from 2020, Covid pandemic restricted church meetings and activities, although things began to open up by the end of the year in terms of Sunday services. Our 3 churches have survived this year financially rather than grown. We have seen reduced income effects and a tight rein has been kept on spend, again deferring maintenance actions (where possible) to 2022.
The SOFA and Balance Sheet Statements summary points for the total Parish :
## Income
Total 2021 Voluntary Giving including Gift Aid £162.6K was down £33.1K (16.9%) on 2021 at £195.7K, reflecting some loss of church membership. As reported previously, there is now a considerably reduced element of Envelope Scheme giving in all 3 churches, with the major part of giving through Parish Giving Scheme.
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- Lettings increase to £28.8K from 2020 £21.4K, mainly Noah's Ark Nursery opening up following prior year lockdown.
## Expenditure
- Total Parish Share was the same figure as prior year £130.3K, met in full within the year
- Operating Costs at £83.7K for 2020 increased only marginally to £88.4K for 2021 due to tight controls on expenditure
- With reduced opportunity for Mission, £6.6K total across this area, hopefully will increase in future
## Funds
- Overall, Closing Funds only marginally moved in the year - from £263.7K opening to £260.0K closing.
- Net Current Assets at £136.4K closing - down £2.1K on the year.
## General Comment
DCC Treasurers have successfully steered us through this year, but looking forward there is a growing need to address income as well as responding to new cost challenges, particularly in the area of energy, which is becoming a difficulty for all. Deferred maintenance items do need to be addressed also.
Neil Bishop Parish Treasurer
## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES**
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales, the Charities Act 2011, Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period.
In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP;
- make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
................................................. N R Bishop Parish Treasurer
Date:21 Mar 2022
**INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE**
## **THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF IPSLEY**
## **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(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act)) and that an independent examination is required.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under Section 145 of the 2011 Act
- to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under Section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act); and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of the 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 statements below.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
- 1) 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 2011 Act; and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or
- 2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
.............................................
David Rogers - Examiner
Date :26 April 2021
**THE ECCLESISTICAL PARISH OF**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31DECEMBER 2021**
|**Note**
**s**|**Unrestrict**
**ed Funds**
**Restrict**
**ed**
**Funds**
**2021**
**Total**
**Funds**
**2020**
**Total**
**Funds**|
|---|---|
||**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**|
|**INCOMING RESOURCES**||
|**Incoming Resources from**
**generated funds**||
|Voluntary Income|186,264
569
186,833
204,019|
|Activities forgeneratingfunds
2|105|
|**Income resources from charitable**
**activities**||
|Lettings|28,842
28,842
21,424|
|Fees|2,446
2,446
2,450|
|Investment income
3|49
49
188|
|Miscellaneous|3,620
940
940|
|**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**|**221,221**
**569**
**221,79**
**0**
**229,126**|
|**RESOURCES EXPENDED**||
|**Cost of generating funds**||
|Cost of generating voluntary
income||
|**Charitable activities**||
|Donations|3,917
167
4,084
4,701|
|Expenses
4|5,969
5,969
4,213|
|Parish Share|130,387
130,387
130,386|
|Church running costs|83,603
1,360
84,963
80,499|
|**TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**|**223,876**
**1,527**
**225,40**
**3**
**219,799**|
|Transfers between Funds||
|**NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING)**
**RESOURCES**|**(2,655)**
**(958)**
**(3,613)**
**9,327**|
|**TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD**|**254,548**
**9,105**
**263,65**
**3**
**254,326**|
|**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|**251,893**
**8,147**
**260,04**
**0**
**263,653**|
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## **BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2021**
||**Not**
**es**|**2021**
**Total**
**Funds**
**2020**
**Total**
**Funds**|
|---|---|---|
|||**£**
**£**|
|**FIXED ASSETS**|||
|Tangible fxed assets(wdv)|5|123,666
125,136|
|**CURRENT ASSETS**|||
|Debtors|6|6,127
12,418|
|Cash at Bank and in hand||136,056
133,424|
|||**142,183**
**145,842**|
|**CREDITORS**|||
|Amounts falling due within one
year|7|(5,809)
(7,325)|
|**NET CURRENT ASSETS**||136,374
138,517|
|**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**
**LIABILITIES**||260,040
263,653|
|**CREDITORS**|||
|Amounts fallingdue after oneyear|8|0
0|
|**NET ASSETS**||260,040
263,653|
|**FUNDS**|9||
|Unrestricted||251,893
129,039|
|Restricted||8,147
134,614|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**||260,040
263,653|
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 18 Feb 2022
and were signed on its behalf by:
N R Bisho p Paris h Treas urer
.............................................
**THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF**
**NOTES TO** THE **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** - **CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **1. ACCOUNTINGPOL**
**ICIES Accounting**
## **convention**
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102 Section 1A, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable to the UK and Republic of Ireland, the Charities Act 2011 and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities.
## **Incoming resources**
All incoming resources are included on the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
## **Resources expended**
The diocesan parish share is accounted for when paid. Any parish share unpaid at the year end is provided for in these accounts as an operational liability.
Other expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life. Freehold property not provided Plant and machinery 10 -20% on cost
Consecrated and beneficed property of any kind is excluded from the accounts by section 10 of the Charities Act 2011.
Moveable church furnishings held by the Vicar and Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC, and which require a faculty for disposal, are accounted as inalienable property unless consecrated. For inalienable property acquired prior to 2001 there is insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the accounts.
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
**THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF**
## **NOTES TO** THE **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** - **CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31**
## **2. ACTIVITIES FOR GENERATING FUNDS**
|**2.**
**ACTIVITIES FOR GENERATING FUNDS**||
|---|---|
||**2021**
**2020**|
||**£**
**£**|
|Fundraising Events|0
105|
|Social Events|0|
||0
105|
|**3.**
**INVESTMENT INCOME**||
|Deposit account interest|49
188|
## **4. TRUSTEES'REMUNERATIONANDBENEFITS**
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2020
Trustees expenses:
Clergy expenses amounting to £4,213 (2019: £1,421) were paid in the year.
## **5. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
|**5.**
**TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**||
|---|---|
||Freehold
Property
Plant &
Equipmen
t
Total|
||**£**
**£**
**£**|
|**COST OF ASSETS**||
|As at 1 January 2021|123,666
58,920
182,586|
|Additions 2021||
||123,666
58,920
182,586|
|**DEPRECIATION**||
|As at 1 January 2021|(57,451)
(57,451)|
|Charge for the year|(1,469)
(1,469)|
||(58,920)
(58,920)|
|**NET BOOK VALUE**||
|As at 1 January 2021|123,666
1,469
125,135|
|As at 31 December 2021|123,666
0
123,666|
Included in cost or valuation of land and buildings is freehold land of £123,666
## **6. DEBTORS:AMOUNTSFALLINGDUEWITHINONEYEAR**
||**20**
**21**
**202**
**0**|
|---|---|
||**£**
**£**|
|Debtors|6,127
12,418|
|**7.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONEYEAR**||
|**20**
**21**
**20**
**20**||
## **THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF**
## **NOTES TO** THE **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** - **CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31**
|**NOTES TO**THE**FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**-
**CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31**||
|---|---|
||**£**
**£**|
|Creditors & Accruals|5,809
7,325|
||5,809
7,325|
## **8. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONEYEAR**
||**20**
**21**
**20**
**20**|
|---|---|
||**£**
**£**|
||0
0|
## **9. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
||**At 1 Jan**
**2021**
**Movemen**
**t for Year**
**At 31**
**Dec 2021**|
|---|---|
||**£**
**£**
**£**|
|Unrestricted Funds|254,548
(2,655)
251.893|
|Restricted Funds|9,105
(958)
8,147|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|**263,653**
**(3,613)**
**260,040**|
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
||**Incoming**
**Resource**
**s**
**Resource**
**s**
**Expende**
**d**
**Movemen**
**t in**
**Funds**|
|---|---|
||**£**
**£**
**£**|
|Unrestricted Funds|221,221
(223,876)
(2,655)|
|Restricted Funds|569
(1,527)
(958)|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|**221,790**
**(225,403**
**)**
**(3,613)**|
## **10. OTHER FINANCIALCOMMITMENTS**
There were no other financial commitments to report.
||**2021**
**2020**|
|---|---|
|**INCOMING RESOURCES**|**£**
**£**|
|**Voluntary income**||
|Gift Aided donations|117,787
134,040|
|Gift Aid tax recoverable|26,046
39,806|
|Non gift aid|13,997
15,541|
|Collections|3,599
5,234|
|Sundry Donations|739
576|
|Appeals|506|
|Flower Fund||
|Legacies|402|
|Grants|24,263
8,316|
||186,833
204,019|
|**Activities for generating funds**||
|Fundraising events|105|
|**Investment income**||
|Deposit account interest|49
188|
|**Incoming resources from**
**charitable activities**||
|Lettings|28,842
21,424|
|Fees|2,446
2,450|
|Insurance claims||
|Miscellaneous|3,620
940|
||34,957
25,107|
|**Total incoming resources**|221,790
229,126|
|**RESOURCES EXPENDED**||
|**Costs of generating voluntary**
**income**||
|Social & fund raising||
|**Charitable activities**||
|Youth work||
|Parish Share|130,387
130,386|
|Clergy Expenses|5,969
4,213|
|Flower fund||
|Donations overseas - Christian||
|Donations home - Christian||
|Donations other charities|3,584
4,051|
|Donations individuals|500
650|
|Teaching, training & education||
|Church|15,754
23,454|
|Church centre|18,587
27,477|
|Churchyard|1,519
1,312|
|School||
|Bookstall|75
145|
|Publicity & community activities||
|Insurance|6,012
5,847|
|Administration|16,430
12,640|
|Mission/Evangelism|26,586
9,624|
|Bank charges||
|Loan Interest||
|**Total resources expended**|225,403
219,799|
|**Net income**|(3,61
3)
16,97
2|
This page is not part of the financial statements.
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Th8 ErKaeswl Pansh ol Ipsl
On accourts for the year
ended
3111212021
Charity no
lif any}
1133862
Set out on pages
I relt tothe tnjstees (•) my examin8lK)n ofthe )nts ofthe above
drty Trrf) tor the year enthd 3111212021.
Re8pon$ibili¢i•s and As the charrty trusle8s ofts TTrJst. you are resE(Sible for the prepat8tK)n
basis of report ofthe accounts in cL¥an wth th8 virt$ ofthe Chanlies Act
2011 flhe A(f).
I reFK)rt in resw of rry ex8mwwtKJn ofttE Trusfs nts (arr*d out
under se 145 of the 2011 Act a)d w) calg out my examinatM)n. I
have ftj1k)w Ihe appl th'reclKffiS gNen by Chanty Cornrni55h)n
uThJer sth 145(5llbl oflhe A(
Independert
I have comr4et my examinatson. I confimi thai no materi* mattws have
examinevs statom8nt corneto my attent IrAher Ihan that di8ckJwJ bekw") in conneL*on vrith
the examWAii( gr me rause to telVe that in. arty material
resFttt."
the Act or
I have rKJ Corwns aThJ have cune no rAher matters in o)nnection
with the examInat1n to attentKJn Shou L* dwawn (xikrlo enab a
propeT undew5tanding ofthe to te reachgj.
Sign•d:
MatthvAf Elrres
Rele¥t professional
qu•lifi¢ation(3} or body
Irf anyl-
ICAEW I ACCA
Address:
11 Swansl
waTh¥sh1re, B49 5DP
IER
October 2018
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
The Ecclesiastical Parish of Ipsley
On accounts for the year
ended
3111212021
Charity no
lif any)
1133862
8et out on pages
Not numbered
I report to the trustees on my examination of Ihe accounts of the above
charty (llhe Trus1"} for the year ended 31112 12021.
Responsibtlities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are iesponsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with Ihe iequirements of the Charittes Act
2011 Ilhe Act.).
I report in respect of my examination of Ihe Trust's accounts carried out
under seclion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the ChaTity Commission
under section 145(5){bl of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with
the examinalion which gNes me cause to believe that in, any material
respect..
accounting records were not kept in accordance with seclion 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examinerfs ststement
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order lo enable a
proper understanding of the 8ccounts to be reached.
' Please delete the words in the bckets rfthey do not appty.
Signed:
Date:
2022
Name:
Matthew Elmes
Relevant professional
qualification{s) or body
(if any):
ICAEW I ACCA
Address:
11 Swan Street
Alcester
Warwickshire, B49 5DP
IER
October 2018
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem {see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for
examiners).
Give here brief details of
any items that the
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disclose.
NIA
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October 2018