## **Eastbourne Parish Church (St Mary the Virgin)** ## **Registered Charity No 1133958** ## **Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements** of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31 December 2020 ## Officers Vicar Canon Tom Mendel MA SSC Churchwardens Susan Mattocks Martin Devonish PCC Secretary & Treasurer Nancy Randles MBA Bankers Barclays Bank Plc Terminus Road Eastbourne BN21 3PG Investment Managers Charles Stanley & Co Ltd 55 Bishopsgate London EC2N 3AS ## **Contents** |**Contents**|| |---|---| ||Page| |Trustees Annual Report for 2020|3| |Annual Financial Report|6| |Stewardship Report|17| |Deanery Synod Report|17| |Safeguarding Report|17| |Buildings & Fabric Report|18| |Appendix 1|19| |Summarised Results 2020 & Budget 2021|| |Appendix 2|20| |Independent Examiner’s Report|| 2 ## **Eastbourne Parish Church** ## **St Mary the Virgin** **Registered Charity No 1133958** ## **Trustees Annual Report for 2020** ## **Structure, governance and management** The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is registered with the Charity Commission as required by the Charities Act 2011. Its governing document is the Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure 1956. During the year the following served as members of the Parochial Church Council:- _Ex-Officio Members:-_ Incumbent Canon Tom Mendel MA SSC Wardens Martin Devonish Sue Mattocks _Deanery Synod:-_ Brian Etheridge (also Stewardship Secretary) Ian MacKellar (also Clerk of the Works) Graham Marsden John Oliphant Nancy Randles (also Treasurer and Secretary) _Elected Members:-_ Elaine Fletcher (Safeguarding Officer) Gill Siggs (to 25.10.20) Jason Clarke Gillian Cant Paul Bartholomew Cam Taylor Carol Walsh (from 25.10.20) Peter Morston (from 25.10.20) Membership of the PCC is determined under the Church Representation Rules and consists of certain ex-officio members (the Incumbent/Priest in Charge, Curates, Lay Readers licensed to officiate in the church, the Churchwardens and members of the Deanery, Diocesan or General Synods and up to nine members of the Church who are elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM). Members are warmly encouraged to stand for election to the PCC and we try to ensure a balance of skills and experience where possible. (The Church Representation Rules have been updated in relation to numbers of elected members in January 2020) ## **Aims and Purposes** The primary objective of St Mary’s PCC is the promotion of the Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrine and practices of the Church of England. The PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the Incumbent, Canon Tom Mendel, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelical, social and ecumenical. 3 The PCC’s objectives for the year have continued to be - Enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church. - Enabling as many people as possible to find a place of calm and refuge in the church building during the pandemic. - Enabling as many people as possible to become part of our parish community at St Mary’s. The PCC maintains an overview of worship throughout the Parish and makes suggestions on how our services can involve the many groups that live within the Parish. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament. When planning our activities for the year, the Incumbent and the PCC have considered the Charity Commissioner’s 2018 guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance to charities for the advancement of religion. In particular we try to enable local people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through:- - Worship and prayer, learning about the Gospel, and developing their knowledge of and trust in Jesus. - Provision of pastoral care for people living in the Parish. - Missionary and outreach work. - Parish organisations (as far as national regulations and guidance permit) To facilitate this work it is imperative that we maintain the fabric of St Mary’s Church, The Old Parsonage and The Old Parsonage Barn and Cart Lodge. ## **Committees** The PCC operates through a number of committees. The Standing and Finance Committee is the only committee required by law. Its membership consists of the Vicar, Churchwardens, Secretary, Treasurer, Stewardship Secretary and one other. ## **Achievements and Performance** ## **Church Attendance** The total numbers on the electoral roll are 265. There have been 2 additions and 6 deletions, since the last APCM in October 2020.There are 142 people non-resident and 123 resident in the parish Since March 2020 there were periods when the church was forced to remain closed and others when it was permitted to open only for private prayer. For the rest of the year there were limitations placed on capacity to allow for social distancing. Congregational singing was not allowed. When congregations were permitted, Sunday services were well attended. In addition, a celebration of the Eucharist has been live-streamed every day and viewed both within and outside of the parish. 4 ## **Review of the year 2020** The PCC met on only two occasions during the year because of the pandemic and associated restrictions, but gave its consent to conducting business by correspondence, including email, when necessary. The Standing Committee met on three occasions during the year and Minutes of its deliberations were received by the full PCC and discussed where necessary. During this period, apart from the usual general business, the PCC discussed the following matters:- The developing response to the pandemic Christmas arrangements Investments and financial matters Youth matters and safeguarding Building matters and fabric concerns for the short and medium term ## **Financial Review** 1. The total receipts on general unrestricted funds were £162,217 and are detailed in the Financial Report. 2. The Stewardship receipts through envelopes and bankers’ orders were £63,371. Our use of the Gift Aid scheme enabled the recovery of £14,370 tax. **3.** The largest expenditure of the PCC was the sum of £30,194 paid to the Diocese to cover ministry costs, although this was less than the full parish cost. At the end of the year the Diocese declared 2020 to be a “Jubilee Year” meaning that all shortfalls and arrears of parish contribution would be written off. The parish does not, therefore, have to make good the shortfall in the coming years. ## **Reserves Policy** It is the PCC’s policy - To maintain a balance on the general fund which equates to approximately two months’ worth of unrestricted payments as contingency against unforeseen situations. The closing result, showing a surplus of £9,908 at the end of 2020 did not fully achieve this. - To invest surplus funds with Charles Stanley, stockbrokers, to provide an income to support the ongoing work of the church and at least maintain the real capital value. ## **Legacy Policy** The PCC welcomes and is grateful for legacies, of whatever size, and is always concerned to use every legacy for the benefit of the Parish. All legacies are directed to the PCC’s legacies fund, which is used for capital or other special projects. The PCC’s policy is to refrain from using legacies to fund routine running expenses. The Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statements were approved by the PCC on 18[th] May 2021 and signed on its behalf by The Revd Canon Tom Mendel, PCC Chairman. 5 ## **Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2020** |**Note**
**Incoming Resources**
Voluntary Income
2(a)
Activities for generating funds
2(b)
Income from investments
2(c)
Church activities
2(d)
Other incoming resources
2(e)
**Total Incoming Resources**
**Resources Expended**
Cost of generating voluntary income
3(a)
Fund raising trading costs
3(b)
Church activities
3(c)
Governance costs
3(d)
**Total Resources Used**
Net Incoming (Outgoing) Resources
Gains (Losses) on Investments
Transfer between Funds
Net Movement in Funds
Balances brought forward at
1 January 2020
Balances carried forward at
31 December 2020|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**Endowment**
**Funds**
**£**
**Total**
**2020**
**Funds**
**2019**
91,893
15
91,908
105,901
32,783
32,783
38,435
23,325
159
434
23,918
36,874
8,627
8,627
12,182
5,589
5,589
7,652| |---|---| ||162,217
159
449
162,825
201,044| ||174
174
168
-
-
81
154,500
1,270
155,770
211,486
100
100
100| ||154,774
1,270
156,044
211,835| ||7,443
159
(821)
6,781
(10,791)
(86,078)
(5,080)
(91,158)
90,879| ||(78,635)
159
(5,901)
(84,377)
80,088| ||1,139,605
37,375
38,021
1,215,001
1,134,913| ||1,060,970
37,534
32,120
1,130,624
1,215,001| _The notes on pages 8 to 15 form part of these accounts._ 6 Balanee Sheet at 31 December 2020 Note 2020 2019 FIXED ASSETS Tangrible fixed Assets Investment &ssets 253,751 747,712 1,001,463 253,751 838.923 1.092,674 CURRENT ASSETS Debtoz¥ Short terni d¢posits Cash at ballk and in hatjd 18,719 87,514 29.464 135,697 26,249 97.356 9,220 132,825 LIABILITEES: Amounts falling due within ollt year 6.536 NET CURRENT ASSETS 129,161 122,327 NET ASSETS £ 1.130,624 £ 1.215,001 FUNDS Endowment Restricted Unrestsieted 7110 32,120 37,534 1,060,970 38,021 37.375 1,139,605 12113 £ 1.130,624 £ 1,215.001 Approved by the P2rochi81 Chur¢h Coun¢il on 18 May 2021 and signed on its behalf by: The Reverend Canon Torn Mendel (Chairman) Mr Martin Devonrsh (Churchwarden) **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** For the year ended 31 December 2020 ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## **a Accounting convention** The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and under current Church Accounting Regulations in accordance with applicable accounting standards and the current (2015) Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities SORP (FRS102), as amended in 2016. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the inclusion of investments at market value. The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their affiliation to another body, nor those which are informal gatherings of church members. ## **b Funds accounting** Funds held by the PCC are: _**Unrestricted funds**_ – general funds which can be used by the PCC for ordinary purposes. _**Designated funds**_ – monies set aside by the PCC out of unrestricted funds for specific future purposes or projects. _**Restricted funds**_ – a) income from trusts or endowments which may be expended only on those restricted objects provided in the terms of the trust or bequest; b) donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific object. The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of the year is carried forward as a balance on that fund. _**Endowment funds**_ – 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 on the purpose set out in the terms of the original endowment. ## **c** ## **Incoming Resources** All incoming resources are accounted for gross. ## _**Voluntary Income**_ _Collections_ are recognised when received. _Planned giving_ receivable is recognised only when received. _Income tax_ recoverable on Gift Aid donations is recognised when the income is recognised. _Grants and legacies_ are recognised when the PCC is legally entitled to the amount due. ## _**Income from investments**_ Dividends are accounted for when due and payable. Interest entitlements are accounted for as they accrue. ## _**All other income**_ All other income is recognised when it is receivable ## _**Gains and losses on investments**_ Realised gains are recognised when investments are sold. Unrealised gains and losses are accounted for on revaluation on 31 December. ## **d Resources used** Resources expended are accounted for on an accruals basis and are accounted for gross ## _**Grants**_ Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded where the award creates a binding obligation on the PCC. 8 **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)** For the year ended 31 December 2020 ## **Church Activities** The diocesan parish contribution is accounted for when paid. ## **e Fixed Assets** ## _**Consecrated land and buildings and movable church furnishings**_ Consecrated and beneficed property is excluded from the accounts by s.10(2) of the Charities Act 2011. No value is placed on moveable church furnishings held by the Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal since the PCC considers this to be inalienable property. All expenditure incurred during the year on consecrated or benefice buildings and moveable church furnishings, whether maintenance or improvement is written off as expenditure in the SOFA and separately disclosed. The insured value of the church and the moveable furnishings is £19,240,000. ## _**Freehold properties**_ Included at cost, but see Note 5. No depreciation has been provided as these comprise residential accommodation where the residual value is expected to be maintained, as it is the policy to maintain these assets in a continual state of sound repair. The useful economic lives of these assets is thus so long and the residual values so high that any depreciation would not be material. These assets will be subject to regular impairment reviews. Provision will be made if there has been any permanent diminution in value. ## _**Other fixtures, fittings and office equipment**_ Equipment used within the church premises is depreciated on a straight-line basis over 4 years. Individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £750 or less are written off when the asset is acquired. ## _**Investments**_ Investments are valued at market value on 31 December. ## **f Current Assets** Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 December in respect of fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors less provision for amounts that may prove uncollectable. Short-term deposits include cash held on deposit either with the CBF Church of England Funds or with Virgin Money. 9 ## **g. Pension Arrangements** Eastbourne Parish Church (St Mary the Virgin) participates in the Pension Builder Scheme section of Church Workers Pension Fund for lay staff. The Scheme is administered by the Church of England Pensions Board, which holds the assets of the schemes separately from those of the Employer and the other participating employers. The Church Workers Pension Fund has a section known as the Defined Benefits Scheme, a deferred annuity section known as Pension Builder Classic and a cash balance section known as Pension Builder 2014. ## **Pension Builder Scheme** The Pension Builder Scheme of the Church Workers Pension Fund is made up of two sections, Pension Builder Classic and Pension Builder 2014, both of which are classed as defined benefit schemes. Pension Builder Classic provides a pension for members for payment from retirement, accumulated from contributions paid and converted into a deferred annuity during employment based on terms set and reviewed by the Church of England Pensions Board from time to time. Bonuses may also be declared, depending upon the investment returns and other factors. Pension Builder 2014 is a cash balance scheme that provides a lump sum that members use to provide benefits at retirement. Pension contributions are recorded in an account for each member. This account may have bonuses added by the Board before retirement. The bonuses depend on investment experience and other factors. There is no requirement for the Board to grant any bonuses. The account, plus any bonuses declared is payable from members’ Normal Pension Age. There is no sub-division of assets between employers in each section of the Pension Builder Scheme. The Scheme is a multi-employer scheme as described in Section 28 of FRS 102 as it is not possible to attribute the Pension Builder Scheme’s assets and liabilities to specific employers. This means that contributions are accounted for as if the Scheme were a defined contribution scheme. The pensions costs charged to the SoFA in the year are contributions payable (2020 £2,248, 2019 £2,229). A valuation of the scheme is carried out once every three years. The most recent scheme valuation was carried out as at 31 December 2016. A valuation as at 31 December 2019 was under way as at 31 December 2020. For the Pension Builder Classic section, the valuation revealed a deficit of £14.2m on the ongoing assumptions used. At the most recent annual review, the Board chose not to grant a discretionary bonus, which will have acted to improve the funding position. There is no requirement for deficit payments at the current time. For the Pension Builder 2014 section, the valuation revealed a surplus of £1.8m on the ongoing assumptions used. There is no requirement for deficit payments at the current time. The legal structure of the scheme is such that if another employer fails, Eastbourne Parish Church could become responsible for paying a share of that employer’s pension liabilities. 10 ## **2. INCOMING RESOURCES** |**2(a) Voluntary income**
Planned giving
Collections at all services
Gift days
Sundry
donations
and
appeals
Income tax recoverable
Legacies
**2(b)**
**Activities**
**for**
**generating funds**
Festivals/Fayre Fund raising
Rental income
**2(c) Investment income**
Dividends and interest
**2(d) Income from Church**
**Activities**
Church Hall donations
Fees from weddings etc.
Parish Magazine
**2(e)**
**Other**
**incoming**
**resources**
Insurance claims
Grants
**TOTAL**
**INCOMING**
**RESOURCES**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**Endowment**
**Funds**
**£**
**Total**
**2020**
**£**
**Funds**
**2019**
**£**
63,371
63,371
63,368
6,361
6,361
12,151
6,171
6,171
6,754
855
15
870
2,198
14,370
14,370
15,430
765
765
6,000| |---|---| ||91,893
15
91,908
105,901| ||450
450
4,390
32,333
32,333
34,045| ||32,783
32,783
38,435| ||23,325
159
434
23,918
36,874| ||23,325
159
434
23,918
36,874| ||4,682
4,682
6,870
3,551
3,551
3,361
394
394
1,951| ||8,627
8,627
12,182| ||-
5,589
-
5,589
7,652
-| ||5,589
5,589
7,652| ||162,217
159
449
162,825
201,044| 11 ## **3. RESOURCES EXPENDED** |**3(a) Cost of generating**
**voluntary income**
Stewardship costs
**3(b) Fundraising trading**
**costs**
Fayre expenses
**3(c) Church activities**
Missionary
&
charitable
giving:
Overseas:
- Missionary societies
-
relief
development
agencies
Home missions & charities
Ministry costs:
parish contribution
to support others
other clergy costs
Church running expenses
Church maintenance
Fabric fund
Legacies fund
Upkeep of services
Parish magazine
Educational costs
Old Parsonage & Barn
Running costs
Repairs
Other Property repairs
Bank charges
**3(d) Governance costs**
Cost of annual accounts
**TOTAL**
**RESOURCES**
**EXPENDED**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**Endowment**
**Funds**
**£**
**Total**
**2020**
**£**
**Funds**
**2019**
**£**
174
174
168| |---|---| ||174
174
168| ||-
-
81| ||-
-
81| ||-
-
-
-
-
-
100
1,217
1,317
180| ||100
1,217
1,317
180
30,194
30,194
71,883
-
-
4,893
20,963
20,963
22,039
32,995
32,995
34,651
8,567
8,567
14,330
20,215
20,215
3,237
-
-
570
26,863
26,863
34,755
370
370
1,060
387
387
684
9,412
-
3,909
9,412
-
3,909
10,959
1,919
9,472
525
53
578
854| ||154,500
1,270
155,770
211,486| ||100
100
100| ||100
100
100| ||154,774
1,270
156,044
211,835| 12 ## **4. STAFF COSTS** |Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs|**Total**
**2020**
**£**
**Funds**
**2019**
**£**
36,771
32,499
-
2,248
-
2,229
39,019
34,728| |---|---| During the year the PCC employed, a Coordinator, a Verger/ Cleaner, and an Organist. No member of the PCC, apart from the clergy who received reimbursement of expenses of office, received any reimbursement of expenses or remuneration. ## **5. FIXED ASSETS FOR USE BY THE PCC** |**Tangible fixed assets**
GROSS BOOK VALUE
At 1 January 2020
Note (1)
Additions
At 31 December 2020
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2020
Charge for the year
At 31 December 2020
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2020
At 31 December 2019|**Office**
**equipment**
**Freehold**
**land &**
**Buildings**
**TOTAL**
22,826
253,751
276,577
-
-
-| |---|---| ||22,826
253,751
276,577| ||22,826
22,826
-
-| ||22,826
22,826| ||-
253,751
253,751| ||-
253,751
253,751| Note (1) The freehold land and the buildings comprise the following property owned by the PCC and vested in the Diocesan Board of Finance: - The Old Parsonage - used as Church Hall, Parish Office and Verger’s flat The Old Parsonage Barn - used as Church rooms The Old Parsonage was gifted to the parish in 1923 by the Duke of Devonshire. It is insured together with the Church for £19,240,000. The Old Parsonage Barn was purchased on 1 March 1984 for £65,782 and a further £94,614 has been spent on renovation. It is insured for £720,723. Curate’s House 6 Bay Pond Road was gifted to the parish under the will of Mrs. Dyer deceased on 25 May 1965. Improvements totalling £14,055 were carried out in 1996. It is insured for £373,633. It is let on a six-monthly tenancy for £1,250 per month. Curate’s House 20 Motcombe Road was bought in May 1979 for £18,500 and is insured for £300,186. It is let on a six-monthly tenancy for £1,100 per month. House 108 Green Street was bought in September 2011 for £253,751 including all costs and is insured for £362,648. It is let on a six-monthly tenancy for £950 per month. Only the cost of this property is included in fixed asset costs. 13 |**6.**
**INVESTMENTS**
Snape & Colbeck Trusts
1678 Units in CBF’s Fixed Interest Fund
Welfare Fund
756 shares in CBF’s Investment Fund
19442 10p shares Lloyds Banking Group plc
Cash held by Stockbrokers
Other Stocks and Shares (Investment portfolio with Charles
Stanley)|**2020**
**£**
**2019**
£
2,846
2,749
15,488
7,096
14,492
12,273
7,018
7,071
715,264
802,338
747,712
838,923| |---|---| ## **7. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND** |Fixed Assets
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
Fund Balance|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**Endowment**
**Funds**
**£**
**Total**
**£**
971,861
29,602
1,001,463
95,645
37,534
2,518
135,697
(6,536)
(6,536)
1,060,970
37,534
32,120
1,130,624| |---|---| ## **8. DEBTORS** |Income tax recoverable
Prepayments
Debtor|**2020**
**£**
**2019**
**£**
14,104
14,017
3,315
3,280
1,300
8,952
18,719
26,249| |---|---| ## **9. LIABILITIES:** AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |Accruals and deferred income
Creditors for goods and services
Other creditors|**2020**
**£**
**2019**
**£**
2,932
4,134
2,866
1,342
738
5,022
6,536
10,498| |---|---| 14 ## **10. FUND DETAILS** The endowment fund comprises the Welfare Fund and is a permanent endowment which requires the income to be spent at the Vicar’s discretion in connection with the Sick & Poor of the Parish. The fund also includes the Vicar’s discretionary fund. The restricted funds comprise the Dick Relf Choir Presentation Fund and the Tower Bell Fund. The unrestricted funds comprise the Fabric Fund, the Property Maintenance Fund, the Legacies & Memorial Fund, the Clergy Housing Fund and the Sinking Fund: Roof, all of which are designated by the PCC. The General Fund is also an unrestricted fund as is the Thursday Market Fund. In addition, the Snape & Colbeck Trust assets are held for church purposes and are therefore unrestricted but the PCC has designated the income for Fabric Fund purposes. The Upwick Mission Church & Hall site proceeds are unrestricted funds and have been invested in the property at 108 Green Street, Eastbourne. ## **11. MOVEMENTS IN RESTRICTED FUNDS** |Donations & Fundraising
Investment Income
Expenditure
Balances at 1 January 2020
Balance at 31 December 2020|**Tower Bell**
**Fund**
**£**
**Dick Relf Choir**
**Fund**
**£**
**TOTAL**
**£**
146
13
159| |---|---| ||146
13
159
34,484
2,891
37,375
34,630
2,904
37,534| ## **12. MOVEMENTS IN DESIGNATED/UNRESTRICTED FUNDS** |Donations/
other income
Investment
income
Expenditure
Realised
gains/(losses)
Unrealised
gains/(losses)
Transfer
NET
MOVEMENTS
Balances at
1 Jan 2020
Balances at
31 Dec 2020|**Clergy**
**Housing**
**Fund**
**£**
**Upwick**
**Mission**
**Fund**
**£**
**Fabric**
**Fund**
**£**
**Property**
**Maint/ce**
**Fund**
**£**
**Legacies**
**Fund**
**£**
**Sinking**
**Fund:**
**Roof**
**£**
**General**
**Fund**
**£**
**TOTAL**
**£**
-
10,103
765
9,205
118,819
138,892
-
93
21,739
1,493
23,325| |---|---| ||-
93
10,103
22,504
10,698
118,819
162,217
20,215
3,909
130,650
154,774| ||-
(20,122)
6,194
22,504
10,698
(11,831)
7,443
-
-
-
-
996
(81,406)
(5,668)
(86,078)
(21,739)
21,739| ||-
-
(19,126)
6,194
(80,641)
5,030
9,908
(78,635)
278,136
130,139
54,162
47,058
668,534
63,755
(102,179)
1,139,605| ||278,136
130,139
35,036
53,252
587,893
68,785
(92,271)
1,060,970| Note: The Fabric Fund received no restricted income in 2020. 15 ## **13. MISSIONARY & CHARITABLE GIVING** ||**2020**||**2019**| |---|---|---|---| ||**£**||**£**| |**Home Missions and Charities**|||| |Free school meals|100||-| ||100||-| |**n addition** _the following amounts have been raised within the Parish for Missions_|||_and Cha_| |**Special Collections in Church**|||| |DEC Mozambique|208||| |||-|| |**Raised at social and other events**|||| |Eastbourne Amalgamated Charities – Lent Lunches||31|| **In addition** _the following amounts have been raised within the Parish for Missions and Charities_ 16 ## **STEWARDSHIP REPORT** This annual report is for 2020 before our renewal appeal in February this year. At the end of December 2020 there were 21 contributors using the weekly envelopes and a further 2 contributors had left the scheme in 2020, due to death or moving from Eastbourne. The number of contributors using monthly or annual bank standing orders totalled 70. A total of 6 contributors left the scheme in 2020, due to death, or moving from Eastbourne. Of the total number of 91 in the Stewardship scheme, 70 have signed Gift Aid certificates, which has enabled the Church to reclaim a further 25p for each pound given. To help maintain and increase the income of the Church we need to encourage more of the congregation to join the scheme, so that the numbers joining exceed the number leaving. ## **Brian Etheridge, Stewardship Secretary** ## **THE EASTBOURNE DEANERY SYNOD REPORT** The Deanery Synod met only once during 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. That meeting was held on 12[th] February at St Michael and All Angels. There was a presentation by the Mathew 25 Mission about their work in Eastbourne. Revd Robert Lovatt, who retired later in 2020, talked about his time in the Deanery and as vicar at All Saints. ## **Brian Etheridge, Deanery Synod Representative** ## **SAFEGUARDING REPORT** The PCC has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have regard to House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults). It has been a difficult year. Church people have been shielding, masks are mandatory, and congregations are distanced. All these factors make safeguarding more problematic, but despite all this, we have remained vigilant and mindful of the needs of our congregation. The situation has proved challenging for many and they have relied upon help from others. Please be aware that we may have many more vulnerable people within our midst and as such we should be especially watchful at this time. If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me on E/B 645225. **It is the duty of everyone to maintain our standard of safeguarding to protect those around us. Any concerns you have will be dealt with swiftly and discreetly by trained professionals.** Training has been undertaken online and we are in the process of DBS checking the new PCC members so in that respect it is business as usual. ## **Elaine Fletcher** 17 ## **BUILDINGS AND FABRIC** I am pleased to report that the following works (in no particular order) have been completed during the year, however due to the Covid 19 pandemic only essential work has been carried out. ## **CHURCH/OLD PARSONAGE** The main items of work carried out this year include: - 1 Repairs to the roofs of the Church - 2 Replacement of porch lights ## **OTHER PROPERTIES** Further works were required to the properties owned by the Church; the works being: ## 1. **The Old Parsonage** - Repairs to electrical circuits - Replacement of electrical consumer boards with built-in surge protection - Redecoration of Office ## 2. **20 Motcombe Road** - Repairs to water tank - Replacement of damaged loft insulation - Redecoration of walls and ceiling damaged by leaking water tank ## 3. **108 Green Street** - Repairs to boiler ## 4. **10 Lawns Avenue** - The demolition and rebuilding of the boundary wall between the Old Parsonage and 10 Lawns Avenue ## **FUTURE WORK** The main item of works planned for 2021 are: 1. Replacing the boiler to the church 2. Replacing the kitchen in the verger’s flat ## **CONCLUSION:** My thanks to members of the Standing Committee and the PCC for their time and consideration of the matters listed above and also to Wayne Stepney, the Verger, and the architect, Mr Peter Pritchett of Paramount Architecture, for their continued support. ## **Ian MacKellar** 18 **Appendix 1** ## **Summarised Results 2020 and Budget 2021** |**GENERAL INCOME**
Christian Stewardship Contributions
Tax recoverable
General Church Collections
Fees - PCC
Donations
Magazine (net)
Fund Raising (Summer Fayre/Gift Day)
Income from Legacy Fund
Net rents- 6 Bay Pond Road
Thursday Market/ Coffee Morning
**INCOME TOTAL**
**GENERAL EXPENDITURE**
Hon Assistant Clergy Expenses
Vicarage Rates & Taxes
Clergy Working Expenses
OP Flat Expenses
Parish Administrator
Verger
Lighting & Heating of Church
Organist & Choir (less Grants)
Sanctuary Expenses
Insurances
Education - Sunday School/Youth Work
Old Parsonage & Barn (net)
Stewardship Expenses
Printing & Stationery
Telephone, Internet &Website
Grants to Bellringers
Minor Repairs
Water Charges
Sundry Expenses
Cleaning Materials
Vestment Repairs
Parish Contribution
Total Parish Cost
To support others
Missions & Charities
Bank Charges
Exceptional Expense
Covid related Expenses
**EXPENDITURE TOTAL**
(Deficit)/Surplus|**Actual**
**2019**
**Actual 2020**
**Budget 2020**
**Budget 2021**
63,368
63,371
64,000
62,000
15,430
14,370
15,000
14,000
12,151
6,361
12,500
6,000
3,361
3,551
3,500
3,500
1,988
855
2,500
1,000
891
24
400
-
9,192
6,171
10,000
10,000
33,182
12,970
21,739
13,026
33,000
12,500
20,000
13,000
1,870
450
1,900
500
154,403
129,918
155,300
130,000
1,300
450
1,300
500
3,892
3,950
4,000
4,000
1,417
1,372
1,500
1,500
2,360
2,483
2,400
2,600
15,429
15,191
16,000
16,000
15,755
13,539
16,000
16,000
7,997
7,212
8,000
7,500
16,363
7,906
12,500
8,000
561
1,081
750
800
6,752
7,151
7,000
7,200
684
387
750
500
4,089
4,731
3,500
5,000
128
134
134
134
8,322
8,895
9,000
9,000
855
2,721
950
1,800
250
250
250
250
6,678
8,567
7,000
7,000
210
552
230
500
798
837
710
566
529
62
424
163
750
-
550
-
71,883
30,194
74,035
40,000
4,893
-
2,741
-
-
802
8,732
-
100
525
648
547
-
800
-
-
-
600
-
-
180,741
120,010
170,300
130,000
(26,338)
9,908
(15,000)
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