2020-12-31-accounts

Annual Report 2020 AGM 16 May 2021

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The District Church Council

St. Mary’s District Church Council (DCC) has responsibility for co-operation with the incumbent in promoting the Ecclesiastical Parish of Aylesbury the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.

The DCC ‘met’ on eleven occasions during 2020 which included two extraordinary meetings one in March and one in December, in addition there was one written report. Four meetings were held ‘in person’ and the rest were held via Zoom. There were regular reports on Finance, Safeguarding & Personnel, the Restoration and the professional Fundraising all of which will be covered separately in this report.

At the February meeting we were pleased to welcome Will Bass and his daughter, Niko, who had set up a Memorial Fund in memory of his brother Abraham in the hopes of raising funds for the Restoration Project, unfortunately we have not been able to progress this further due to lockdown. Also, in February the Friends proposal to raise funds to clean and conserve the reredos was approved and at the last meeting before lockdown approval was given to appoint a professional fundraiser, Andrew Clark, of Apostle Charity Consultants.

The Privacy Policy was approved, and with the new Safeguarding Policy it was agreed to upload these to the website. The appointment of a First Aid ‘co-ordinator’ was made, and job descriptions for the lay pastoral team and the children’s team were agreed.

Some time was spent in the second half of the year discussing the re-opening of the Church initially for private prayer and then for services. In addition, the resumption of activities for AHAG, Space and the Friends’ concerts and permission for the Romanian Church to hold services were considered all bearing in mind the Government restrictions and rules for gathering in Church buildings.

The Annual Meeting was delayed until October 2020 and as this was just before the second lockdown it was possible to hold the Meeting in Church. Since then the new DCC has continued too discuss the opening of the Church (and closing it for services and concerts), the appointment of Co-opted members and the second Deanery Synod representative.

In early 2020 Heather Joy Garrett stepped down as Churchwarden for health reasons, and Sue Newling took on the post of Acting Churchwarden until her official appointment in October. Just before the AGM Catherine Mannion also stood down. We are grateful to them for their service to the DCC and St Mary’s as a whole.

Membership of the DCC since October 2020 consists of Fr. Doug (Chair), Sue Newling and Mike Sharp (Churchwardens & Joint Vice Chairs), David Hunt (Treasurer), Pam Russell (Secretary), Rainah Madzorera (Deanery Synod Rep), Charles Boot, Tony Divers, Jo Hodgson, Donna Riley, Nicolette Rushmere, Jeremy Sampson.

Pam Russell, Secretary DCC

Rector’s Report for 2020

“Well, they certainly did not teach me that in seminary!” I have used these words many times in my ordained ministry, but it seems that 2020 was the year that we explored the deepest depths of new and different!

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Whilst the early months of 2020 were going right on track – Worshipping in the Church, seated right next-to each other and singing our favourite hymns aloud! We had weddings and baptisms, funerals and fund raisers (do you remember the Burns Night Ceilidh?).

Suddenly the talk was about hand sanitiser and YouTube. The Church/ecclesia/people gathered, had to, by necessity be “the people separated.” Christmas cards written to be shared from within the Church, are even still waiting for the addressees to collect the folded and enveloped celebrations of the incarnation! Would Jesus need to stay 2 meters away?

God will not be stopped by anything in all creation! Grace has still abounded. New connections have been made, old friends have been there to offer concern and comfort. Neighbours have shopped for and delivered groceries when others were un-equipped, or unable to venture to the shops. Worship has still gone on! Yes, it is not the same as being together in the flesh, and in full throated hymn-singing, but a quick survey of other online offerings has convinced me that we are truly blessed with theological and technical “depth” on our team.

It is also wonderful to see God at work through these troubled times. We are well on our way to having some much-needed repairs completed on the Church building. Who would have thought that a Government grant would come to us as a part of the Cultural Recovery Fund, Historic England and the Cathedrals and Major Parish Churches department of the Church of England? And just think, no concerts, groups or activities will have been disrupted by these works – because of the necessary social distance requirements!

I am so grateful to God for each person who has helped another, offered financial or “in-kind support” to the Church, and everyone who has been faithfully praying in the midst of this pandemic. Our finance, fabric, and fundraising teams have been busy, even if not visibly so. Our readers, intercessors, preachers, and choir have been so very much appreciated as a familiar comfort each Sunday. I also thank our Pastoral Care Team for reaching out to those who have been isolated.

As we bid 2020 a not-so-fond farewell, we continue to pray to our Heavenly Father, “ thy will be done, thy kingdom come” in us. As we pray and wait, let not the darkness discourage you. Our faith is in the one to whom “ darkness is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day, for darkness is as light to you .” Ps 139:12.

Thank you Lord that you do not leave us in darkness!

Faithfully Yours, Doug+

Churchwardens Report

The past year has been somewhat unusual. The Annual General Meeting of the DCC and the Annual Parochial Church Meetings were delayed until October due to restrictions caused by the Corona-19 virus, and the good news is that the planned restoration of stonework etc. commenced.

We will not go into much detail here as we are sure Fr Doug will be doing this in his report, all we will say is that the clerestory window and other stonework is looking good and includes a brand-new boiler chimney. We are extremely grateful to our fundraiser, Andrew Clark, who has been instrumental in helping us to secure the necessary grants to allow this work to go ahead.

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Officially we have to report that all of the goods and ornaments in the Church are in good order and the Logbook is up to date, but the Inventory needs to be updated as there was a complication in its updating last year.

As we write this report we have not yet received any information about documentation or the Archdeacon’s Visitation for this year.

Mike Sharp & Sue Newling, Churchwardens

Parish Office

Well! What to say?!

It started off ‘normally’ enough, couples booking in their weddings, others needing their wedding banns read, baptisms being booked, service sheets being printed, large print service booklets complete with readings and hymns printed for the Clergy, Tim, Joan and Doris from the congregation, emailed weekly notices and continuing to learn and use ‘ iknow church’ .

March arrived with spring in the air, and we had a very special Renewal of Wedding Vows Service and two special Baptisms.

STOP! for 3 months!! stay at home where possible!!!

No services in Church and the doors were closed, but as far as my job goes:

• the phone still needs answering,

• our main email address cannot be accessed from home,

• the clergy service booklet is still required,

• readings required,

• emailed notices required,

• cleaning, tidying, fairy lights in the South Porch to shine our light all day and night,

• reschedule all booked weddings and baptisms,

• and so many other jobs that come to light when there are no people around, just Fr Doug and I.

OPEN!

Services back in the building – by emailed invite – lots of those!

Requests for weekday welcomers – thank you all for your support.

• Bells - Yes

• Concerts - Yes

• Café - No

• Tots Group – No

• Weddings – we had two very special Weddings

STOP!

• The Church was lit up blue for the NHS.

• The Flower Ladies did not stop at all, they have produced beautiful displays each week for the YouTube Services.

• Harvest arrived and we were given a beautiful display once more by the Flower Ladies.

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• Thank you to everyone who spent time knitting and crocheting the poppies for the Remembrance Wreath.

• We had our Service in Church to remember those we have Loved and Lost.

• Christmas happened, the trees came in, we put the lights on the top of the clock tower and on the trees, the Nativity scene was assembled and lit for all to see and the banners were put up with grateful thanks to Jeremy, Charles and Fr Doug.

We have remained OPEN for Visitors and not missed a single Service via YouTube.

Our Choir, Kenton, Fr Doug, Andrew Z, Chris & Lisa D, have all been amazing and without their commitment and knowledge our YouTube services would not have been a ‘full experience’ of a service for St Mary’s. Alongside this Sue has been providing the intercessions and organising all our readers who continue to record their contributions each and every week.

I think my job description could have been rewritten several times and continues to change and evolve but I hope it will soon settle into a more predictable routine.

I look forward to a time when we can all once again join in singing together with the candles lit, the incense burning, maybe even a cup of tea and chat after the service.

May God bless us all.

Karen Baker, Parish Administrator

Treasurers’ Report

As you can imagine, 2020 has been a very difficult year in many respects, and particularly from a financial point of view.

Since the middle of March 2020, with a couple of exceptions, our income from building hire, concerts, jazz nights, civic events and fundraising has ceased.

Thanks to the generosity of many members of the congregation, and some who are not members, there was a large increase in voluntary donations and an increase in monthly donations via the Parish Giving Scheme and Standing Orders.

Overall, our total income decreased by £35,000 or 30%.

We were unable to pay our full Parish Share of the Common Fund, and were only able to pay £29,000, instead of £50,274.

Fortunately, our total expenditure was about £37,000 below budget, including the shortfall in Parish Share. Reduced Church running costs, due to Covid-19, accounted for the rest.

Our total income in the General Fund exceeded our total expenditure by about £7,000; however, most of that is ‘restricted’ income, mainly from the Tuffney and Dixey bequests.

Surprisingly, our endowment investments showed an increase in value of about £140,000. Our two largest investments, William Dixey and Tuffney, increased by £66,000 and £74,000 respectively. This was partly due to our decision to transfer part of the Tuffney investment into a better performing fund.

We have been successful in our application to the Charity Commissioners, to allow us to use the William Dixey capital towards our restoration costs and our fundraiser, Andrew Clark, has

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been very successful in obtaining grants to the value of about £75,000, towards the restoration costs.

English Heritage and the Church Commissioners are funding the major part of the current restoration project.

We have also been successful in gaining full control of our share of the rental income from the property in Cubb Field. In the past, this was paid directly from the Diocese to the Deanery and has recently been used to subsidise the rent of our Curate, Peter Wheeler. We have now agreed to use part of this income to subsidise the creation of the North Aylesbury Team Hub Resource, for the next five years.

I would particularly like to thank Kim Hopping, our bookkeeper, for all her hard work in keeping “all the plates in the air”, particularly as she has been working from home.

I would also like to thank all the members of the congregation for their continued financial support. Your generosity is a wonderful example of Christian Giving.

The 2021 budget, that the Finance Group has produced, is based on what was actually spent in 2020, however, in view of the Covid-19 crisis we do not have a clear idea of what the future holds.

David Hunt, Treasurer

Christian Giving

Due to the Covid-19 restrictions and lockdowns, a number of our income streams have been badly affected, including Sunday Plate collections, Yellow envelopes and Gift Aid envelopes.

However, due to the generosity of members of the congregation, and many others, the increase in our Standing Orders and, particularly, the General Donations has gone some way to compensate.

Last year showed a reduction in all forms of Christian Giving of approximately £7,000 against 2019.

At present 24 members make regular contributions through the Parish Giving Scheme, and 22 members continue to use the Standing Order scheme.

David Hunt, Treasurer

Safeguarding

At St Mary’s we are committed to a safe Church. Everyone who takes part in the life of St Mary’s has a role in promoting a Safer Church for all. When we share the Gospel we share a welcome for everyone, especially those who are vulnerable into our community, adults and children. ‘The Church of England affirms the ‘Whole Church’ approach to safeguarding. This approach encompasses a commitment to a consistent policy and practice across all Church bodies. Safeguarding training will be done online for the foreseeable future.

I have been working with the Personnel Committee to produce staff contracts and job descriptions. We are now looking at these for a caretaker and one for a young children’s worker.

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Parishes are required to complete a ‘Promoting a Safer Church Action Plan’ I am completing the parts that I am able to do at this time.

Let us all work together towards a safer church.

Sue Newling, Safeguarding Officer

St. Mary’s Altar Servers

The start of the year was similar to any other year. We would provide servers for all the Sundays (including celebrating with incense the Epiphany in January, and the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, and Ash Wednesday in February) up to Sunday 15 March, when, because of the emergence of Covid-19, all public worship in churches came to an abrupt halt. Since then, although there have been periods when the Church has been open for socially distanced 8a.m. Said Communions and 10a.m. Hummed Communions, with very little exception, there have been no servers present, because it has been deemed unsafe to do so.

At the start of the year, we had nineteen servers who were available to serve at varying frequencies. These were: Will Bass, Charles Boot, John & Shirley Bush, Anthony & Lesley Divers, Michael Doe, Neil Esslemont, Jonathan & Sophie Hough, Rainah Madzorera, Anthony Ologbenla, Pamela Reeve, Donna Riley, Beverley & Pamela Russell, Michael Sharp, Kim Walter and Andrew Zimmerman. Twelve of these are also Eucharistic Ministers who assist in the distribution of the Blessed Sacrament. Between us, we shared the duties of providing one server at each 8a.m. service, and four (or five if we were using incense) at each 10a.m. service. Anthony Ologbenla found himself unavailable to continue serving, at the start of the year; and during the year, Andrew Zimmerman’s university studies had begun to take over his life. We thank them both for the service they gave to our Church.

For me, the biggest blow was learning in December that we were going to lose Michael Doe from serving with us. His move to live in Godshill, Isle of Wight with his elder daughter, Melody, which he intimated was ‘on the cards’, was now, actually happening. Mike had been a server at St. Mary’s for over forty years – our fourth longest server – having first served on 24 February 1980. During all of that time, he had always been willing and available to serve, whenever there was a need, including regularly at the unpopular time (for some) at 8a.m. He had been an efficient and able thurifer and sacristan, and St. Mary’s will remember him and his service to our Church for many years to come. Michael had also been a member of the Guild of Servants of the Sanctuary, a regular attender at our Chapter meetings, and very willing to help with transport for others. He was also a special friend. We will miss him and we wish them both well.

When we are able to resume normal services in Church, if we are to continue the commitment as before, we will need to recruit more servers. Full training will be given, a cassock alb will be provided for you to wear, and you will be joining a very welcoming fellowship group within St. Mary’s. I look forward to that day coming, to our previous servers resuming their duties, and new volunteers rushing forward to join us.

John Bush

Pastoral Team

From March 2020 formal pastoral care had to adapt to take into account Government regulations brought about by Covid-19 and the need for the Pastoral Team, like everyone else, to abide by the regulations of lockdown. Nevertheless, pastoral care has continued and many people in the congregation have taken up some of the responsibilities by looking after our

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neighbours, especially those most vulnerable, shopping for people, phoning those who are on their own, regularly emailing, helping people to access YouTube services, checking and contacting other members of the congregation.

Sue Newling and Pam Russell

Baptism Report

We had two very special baptisms at the start of the year. Unfortunately, all the other baptisms that had been booked in were cancelled and although they were rescheduled, they did not go ahead due to the constantly changing landscape. They are booked in for 2021 and we look forward to welcoming the children and their families.

Karen Baker, Parish Administrator

Readers and Intercessors

I thank everyone who has been able to record the Sunday readings to go into the YouTube services during lockdown. I have continued to intercede during this time with occasional help from children at appropriate festivals. I look forward to encouraging as many of the congregation to come forward to read and intercede after lockdown.

Sue Newling

Welcomers & Sidespeople

At the start of 2020 Tessa and Gill were happily organizing the Welcomers Rota for Sundays and all was working well with a great team of volunteers. As with all things, this came to a stop in March. Since we reopened, I have been asking the congregation for help with the weekday and Sunday service welcoming. I am extremely grateful for everyone who has come forward to help keep us open each weekday morning and for the welcome we extend to our Sunday morning worship.

Karen Baker, Parish Administrator

Music

The year of 2020 - as for all people - meant a big change from the ‘norm’. I would first like to express my heartfelt thanks to all who acted instantly, spurred on with the challenge of change last March. Andrew Z. especially for giving us so much of our format and standards, working as he did to bring so much with so little. Fr. Doug has been especially brilliant in embracing the new technology and we are thankful for someone with an adaptive and forward-thinking outlook leading us. We are thankful that Lisa from our choir was inspired enough to take on a new skill to bring us the service every week. My eternal thanks go to Charles who has been incredible at keeping the services running at St Mary’s to allow me to have some breathing room. The creation of our 9/10 videos a week has been very trying at times and Charles’ support has brought music back to the Church while allowing me to focus on the creation of this media. This support from all angles of our Church family really has culminated in a working, tangible online spiritual community united by our online offerings.

This year the choir - in its reduced form - has recorded over 50+ anthems and 50+ psalms and an unknown large number of hymns tracking a full year of worship - including some weddings and funerals. We will be looking into finding a way to sell and stream these online to create a lasting income stream for the Church. We are so grateful and humbled by the kind responses

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we have received during our learning process over the last year. We have been privileged to be able to record some of the greatest music ever composed pushing ourselves to the limit of what is possible both technically and musically. We have tried to represent the values of the choir’s learning and performance ethos, attempting to create moving performances based on emotion and connection to attempt to unite us in our Sunday celebrations.

We were so pleased to be able to create our first virtual choir video for Easter Day and to follow it up with our mammoth 9 Lessons service which has had over 800 views at the time of writing. This service comprised of 10 hours of video footage and over 190 minutes of audio footage edited together over a course of weeks. A special thanks to Katharine from the choir for the planning which made this possible. Of course, the thanks go to all the members of the choir who have given so much love and time to creating music. They really have given us all a gift this year. One which would have otherwise never have been received.

Looking to the future, in the short term, we are preparing for another Easter and with luck something special for Easter Day! We are hoping to re-establish the choir fully for the new term in September; and looking to boost the choir numbers by more closely integrating the Voice for Life work into the structure of the choir, creating long lasting musicianship that serves both the development of our choir and the individual. It will also allow us to fully utilise the fantastic resource we have in Chris Beattie more effectively. We will be looking to start to integrate more live music performance with other groups into the life of the choir as it will open up a whole world of opportunities for all of us - and with any luck boost fundraising. Any input on how to do this effectively will be greatly appreciated. All this will be dependent on whether or not it is possible to safely resume in September.

This last year has not been easy for any of us and our choir have worked harder than I think we ever have. I am proud of what we have been able to achieve and hope we can learn from our experiences to move forward bringing change with us. Throughout the year I have been reminded of how Bach finished each piece of music he wrote one thing, which I believe summarises the year for the efforts of our choir perfectly.

Soli Deo gloria. For the glory of God alone.

Kenton Brigden, Director of Music

St Mary's Bloomers

2020 was a strange year for the Bloomers as for everyone else. There were however two weddings, and harvest festival. Harvest Festival, more or less, went ahead as usual. Unfortunately, the ‘dressing’ of the cross with poppies made by members of the Needlework Group was not possible because of another lockdown but a wreath was produced which was then moved to St George’s Chapel. There were no flowers at Easter 2020 as this was at the beginning of the original lockdown, but there were arrangements, even though smaller than usual for Christmas and every week after the end of the original lockdown to Christmas small arrangements in Church for the prayer table, and also for the YouTube Services.

All the planned activities had to be cancelled of course but I am grateful to the Bloomers for continuing to provide flowers throughout the year in very difficult circumstances.

We were also very sad to hear of the loss of Joan Croker, Liz Sharp, and Sheila Cousins at the turn of the year. All were regular supporters and at times active members of the Bloomers.

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We are looking forward to a time when we can thank them and celebrate their lives with flowers when life returns to normal.

Bev Russell, Flower Lady

Sunday School

At the start of the year, it was decided that Sunday School should continue to take place on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month, with me taking one and Jeremy & Janet the other, as this was deemed easier as some months have 5 weeks. However, Sunday School has not been able to take place since March! Prior to this, the children enjoyed activities linked to the liturgical calendar, and both the children and congregation benefitted from their feedback on their activities, and the regular reading of the intercessions has led to a more integrated church family. During lockdown, Sue Newling arranged for children to do some of the readings and prayers, and there were also some activities during lockdown.

I undertook the Leadership and C0 and C1 modules in Safeguarding during lockdown – so time has not been wasted!

Nicolette Rushmere

The Julian Meetings

This has been a year of enormous change for us all as we have lived through the Corona pandemic which prevented us from meeting with our friends and families for so long.

When it became obvious that our Julian Group could no longer gather in St. Mary's Lady Chapel we decided to 'meet virtually'. So, each month on the second Thursday we sit in quiet silence in our own homes and contemplate the words of that month's chosen reading. Many other Julian groups throughout the country have done the same and I think we appreciate the connection in spite of the absence of physical presence of one another.

There is a Julian meeting on Zoom and links to this can be found on the Julian Meeting website. They take place on Mondays and Wednesdays each week at 19.30 which enables anyone to join in for a chat before the silence. Personally, I find Zoom meetings quite a challenge so I have not explored this yet, but I may try to join one soon!

We live in hope that we can all gather together to worship our Lord in Church one day soon. However, we are blest with the Sunday worship on YouTube each week and the wonderful team who put it all together, not forgetting our brilliant Kenton and the choir.

Heather Cotman

Tuesday Small Group

The group continued to meet in the Church fortnightly at the start of 2020 until the start of Covid restrictions. Our regular membership was affected by the loss of Tim Newling and Dan Nightingale and their attendance at a healing service held by Fr Doug in February, and which they were both able to attend, was deeply moving and a highlight of the year.

We miss Tim particularly after his leadership of the group since 2012. Since reconvening in September, using Zoom as our platform, the role of leader has rotated between group members. Our Advent text was Gordon Giles’ “ At Home in Advent ” but art and music continue to be important elements of our meetings and the online approach has enhanced the sharing of

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these. Other meetings have either reflected the liturgical year or Christian aspects of topical issues such as climate change or the effects of the pandemic.

Online meetings lend themselves to sharing our chosen prayers, readings, paintings and music with others who are unable to attend the meetings but derive support from these. We must also thank David Hunt who supports Tessa Hunt in accessing our meetings.

New members are always welcome. In the interests of security, for enquiries and Zoom details we have an email address [e-mail].

Helen Spinks

Education & Events

Kim Hopping, Operations Manager

A Report was requested but no report has been received.

The Zimbabwe Anglican Christian Fellowship Group

The pandemic came with challenges for Members of The Zimbabwe Mothers’ Union Fellowship in UK at St Mary’s Aylesbury. Many members and their families were attacked by the disease, but we give thanks to the Almighty that they pulled through. Since March 2020 all meetings are now held via Zoom on the second Saturday of every month. The quality of fellowship however continues to be spiritually nourishing. The Group has remained active locally, at branch level and nationally with lots of support offered to members in these Covid-19 challenging times.

Members continue meeting nationally via Zoom, with the other twelve branches celebrating the major Anglican Communion calendar events, namely Lady Day, Easter, Pentecost, Zimbabwe Day and Bernard Mzeki Festival.

Challenges: Lockdown and travel ban abroad have proved to a challenge for most of the members.

Herbert Madzorera, ZACF Chairman

Parish Magazine

I have continued to edit and publish the Parish Magazine, but only in the online format, due to the Covid-19 restrictions.

I have received some encouraging feedback and look forward to being able to return to printing the Magazine.

David Hunt, Editor

Fundraising Team

The Fundraising Team had a positive start to 2020 with a very successful Burns Célidh. A great evening with music and entertainment led by Neil, the band and accompanied by his family. Traditional food of haggis neeps & tatties was provided by the Team.

Plans were underway for Easter with the Flower Baskets and the Lent Smartie handout, then the pandemic happened, and everything was placed on hold.

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The Team have continued to work on ideas and events in the background. Small amounts of money have continued to trickle in through the selling of pickles and chutneys and craft items e.g. knitted poppies (of which 50% was donated to Royal British Legion) and Nativity sets. Some Smartie tubes have been returned too. If you still have yours at home keep hold of them and remember to bring them in when it is safe to do so. Who knows there could be a replacement for you!

We are looking forward to planning events for 2021 when the Church can re-open, and the community can get back together safely. As always, we are keen to hear your ideas for events/crafts and would love to welcome anyone that would like to join our Team. Look out for our new email address coming soon where you can contact us directly!

Lesley Divers, Jo Hodgson, Pam Russell

Needlecraft Small Group

For reasons beyond our control the Needlecraft Group only met on a couple of occasions during 2020. However it takes more than a pandemic to stop us!

Just a week or so before someone locked us up and lost the key for three months chocolate egg chicks, complete with Easter bonnets, were for sale. During our confinement work continued and by November over 400 poppies had been sewn, knitted or crocheted. The original plan was for these to decorate the large cross and the Church as a whole and to sell others and share the proceeds with the RBL, however we were locked up again! BUT again, that did not stop us! Poppies were sold to friends and neighbours with c. £79 going to the RBL. The others were used by the Bloomers to make a wreath which was available for 11 November and is now on display in St George’s Chapel. A pre-ordered Nativity was knitted and this time camels, and oxen joined the wonky donkey. Unfortunately, the stable which was knitted still needs some restoration! For those in the know just before Christmas chocolate orange snowmen could be found. Other items have also been done which will make an appearance when things get back to normal!

On the downside the discussions about turning the tapestries, which are nearly finished, into cushions had to be put on hold.

I would like to thank Jo Hodgson, Christine Jennings, Wendy Presidge, Mary Hunt, Anne Aylett, Chrissie and Bev Russell for all they have done during 2020 under very unusual and at times difficult circumstances. I look forward to the time when we can all meet for a coffee and chat over the sound of clicking knitting needles at which time you will be welcome to join us!

Pam Russell

St Mary’s Walking Group

The year started well with a good Chiltern walk and lunch at the Plough in Cadsden. We then had a couple more pleasant, fairly local walks before the pandemic set in with no group activities allowed.

When things eased up a bit in the summer, we met a few times in a low-key sort of way, as even then, the rule of six applied officially. One of these walks was the hundredth of our Group, so our record keeper told us, and one alert member gave a vote of thanks and made a presentation to the leaders while we ate our lunch and surveyed the wonderful view from our little hillock. We were very touched.

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The last outings we managed was our favourite ‘St Birinus’ pilgrimage from Dorchester-onThames. It was a perfect day, sunny but not too hot, the refreshments en- route were excellent, our only disappointment being the closed ice-cream stall at the end!

Who knows how this year will proceed?

Anne Aylett

Sunday Tea and Coffee

Gill Hopikins, Margaret and Joy Nyambayo, Ebbie Sangoya, Beauty Mlizani, Norah Chawarika, Joyce Gombera, Donna Riley and Kim Walters, Georgina Chinzowu, Helen Mitman, Mary Hunt and Karen Baker.

Due to the pandemic the Team has not been in operation, and it is not known when we will resume. Government guidelines will be closely followed when the Team resumes operations.

However, the Church is forever thankful for the presence and ministry in the life of St Mary’s Church of the above-named people. The Church values individuals’ offering meaningful times of worship, outreach, and fellowship which you as the Hospitality Team embrace. It is hoped that new members will come forward to join the Team when life returns to normal. The Church is forever grateful for the generous donation of biscuits and milk which makes a big difference. May this good gesture prevail in God’s guidance for the good of His Church when services resume.

The Church hopes that the supply of Fair-Trade Tea and Coffee and Sugar will be in constant supply Post Covid- 19 as this was a problem before the lockdown. The change in the way the Church operated did not make things easy, but we hope the situation is going to improve in future.

Rainah Madzorera (Licensed Lay Minister)

Parish Breakfast

Gill Hopkins

A Report was requested but no report has been received.

Bellringers Report

2020 started as normal with a band ringing in the New Year, but then quickly became the year of not being allowed to meet indoors.

We rang every Sunday morning for Services and Tuesday evenings for practice. Our last practice was on 27 March due to lockdown rules. On 19 July lockdown was eased with social distancing rules in place, fortunately with two family groups present in the tower and available spacing we were then able to ring for the allowed 15 minutes prior to the Service. Thanks also to Rachel for her support. We managed to ring for every Sunday morning Service, except 30 August due to numbers.

On 24 October we rang for the wedding, successfully placing a socially distanced band of six.

On 1 November lockdown was implemented again and ringing ceased.

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At the start of 2020 we gained a new ringer. In the summer one member of the band relocated to Oxford to continue the next rotation of her medical studies and one of our younger ringers left to study at Cambridge.

Grant Edney, Tower Secretary

The Friends of St Mary’s

2020 was a year like none other, full of plans, cancellations, trying to see what the official regulations would and would not let us do, writing risk assessments and a host of other alien tasks that could not have been imagined before 2020.

Fr. Doug continued to chair our meetings – of which only one took place, the AGM becoming an exchange of emails. Our concerts started off the year in great form with some superb musicians and large and enthusiastic audiences. Then in mid-March the first lockdown was announced, and all concerts were cancelled. Restrictions were then eased and after much research and consultation it was agreed (thank you Fr. Doug) that we could resume the concerts with a maximum audience of 50 – this to include helpers and performers. We had to ask people to book a place as there were always many more than 50 wanting to come which proved a nightmare for our ’bookings secretary’ Jane Turner who took the brunt of the (mild) vitriol of people who were not able to get a place. But the concerts were much appreciated, and we were able to have seven before lockdown 2 arrived and they were cancelled again. But even with the enforced reduction in audience numbers we were able to give the Church £2,288 for its expenses. We now hope and pray that the magic date of 21 June 2021 will allow them to start again with unrestricted numbers so please pencil 24 June in your diaries.

The launch of our appeal for the restoration of the reredos has been delayed, mainly due to the reredos being closed and covered while the major building work in the Church takes place. It is fortuitous that this could carry on during lockdown so we hope that concerts will be able to resume without the background accompaniment of drills, hammers, masons’ tools and alarming quantities of dust within the Church. But we shall soon be asking you all to dig deep in your pockets to help us find the £30,000 or so needed.

Our President, Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, became 75 in November and was therefore bound to retire as Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire. His position as our President is a personal one and not as a result of the Lord Lieutenancy so we hope he will stay with us. Organisations he had been involved with – and there were many – were asked to contribute a few words to his leaving book. This we did and he sent a kind word of thanks to the Friends.

As ever we are grateful for the support of Fr Doug and Karen Baker, but we still live in hope that at least a part-time caretaker may be employed by the Church.

Janet Frost, Honorary Secretary

Deanery Synod

Due to the lockdown, the quarterly Deanery Synod meetings were suspended until 27 January 2021 and then took place via Zoom. As it was the first meeting of a new Triennium for the Deanery Synod, a new Lay Chair had to be elected, and David Lillycrop was unanimously reelected.

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Talks

A talk was given by Catherine Turnbull-Ross on the Aylesbury Town Centre Chaplaincy, of which Aylesbury Deanery is one its financial supporters, at this challenging time. During the pandemic lockdown in March 2020, they could only offer telephone support, and the Team moved to work from home and reduced their paid hours. They continue to issue newsletters, network with the Town Centre Partnership and have regular Zoom meetings. Planning for the year ahead the Chaplaincy are looking forward to the end of the lockdown to get going again, but have concerns for local businesses, especially those involved in entertainment. A request was made for people to consider becoming a Trustee of the Aylesbury Town Centre Chaplaincy. For recruiting volunteers, especially day-time chaplains, there is a website: www.aylesburytownchaplaincy.co.uk.

The Area Dean led an interactive discussion on, “ what do people see when they look at us and our churches at the moment? ” Members shared the good news stories from around the Deanery and activities taking place in Parishes in this pandemic; “ EVEN IN THE DARKEST TIMES GOD’S LIGHT IS SHINING ”.

Finance Update :

The Deanery Treasurer reported that most parishes had suffered during this pandemic.

Only 93.8% of Deanery Share was achieved last year, 2020, and therefore it did not achieve the 3% rebate normally received when the Deanery pays 100% of the total share which amounts to £24,000, and is used to fund mission grants. The Deanery was short of approximately £50,000 from seven parishes mainly due to loss of income from renting halls etc, or not being able to hold any fundraising events. However, the Deanery did receive the 1% rebate for achieving the 50% threshold at the end of June which amounts to approximately £8,000. In 2020, £13,374 had been given in grants, so overall there was a deficit of £6,700 for the year and paying Parish Share in 2021 is likely to be more difficult for parishes.

A big “Thank You” was given to the Parish Treasurers who had kept the Treasurer fully informed of their financial position and others were encouraged to do so.

The financial situation will probably make grant giving for the Standing Committee very difficult for the coming year and the Treasurer recommended parishes to look at the Diocesan Development Fund; there are two levels - up to £2,500 for small grants and over £2,500 for larger grants, and the next deadline for applications for either of these grants is the end of May 2021.

Josh Townson, the Diocesan Generous Giving Advisor, has tips to help parishes at this difficult time, such as contactless payment in churches and an update on the Parish Giving Scheme details which will be sent to Parish Treasurers.

North Aylesbury Team Proposal

The bid had been successful, and negotiations are taking place for the contract between the Deanery and Diocese. The grant was for £237,000 over 5 years to form a North Aylesbury Team Resourcing Hub, and this was one of the largest SDF grants by Oxford Diocese.

This funding, coupled with a launch contribution from St Mary’s, Aylesbury and contributions from Deanery funds and elsewhere, will allow them to create a new Team Vicar post in Quarrendon - where the Revd. Pete Wheeler, whose curacy could not be extended any

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further, and his wife Ali have been very successful, and the Revd. Phil White has now been appointed as half-time Team Rector.

With this funding, Berryfields and Quarrendon, currently part of the parish of St Mary's Aylesbury, will ultimately become parishes in their own right, and will join Bierton and Broughton in a four-parish North Aylesbury Team.

Clergy directly involved include Phil White and Pete Wheeler, Revd. Gareth Lane in Berryfields, Revd. Dan Beesley in Bierton and Revd. James Talbot in Kingsbrook – all are in post, already know each other well, and worked together on the ambitious Drive-In Carols.

Revd. Richard Phillips has been made an Associate Area Dean and will be working closely with them and Phil White on the North Aylesbury proposal.

Quinquennial Update :

David Morris, the Deanery’s Quinquennial Secretary, said that the precept on each church in our Deanery was £150 per year which goes into a fund to pay the architects and surveyors for their work.

Once the QI report has been written it is the church’s responsibility to make the necessary repairs. David listed the churches needing a QI this year and he will be e-mailing the Churchwardens involved. The go-ahead for the work has been given during the pandemic so presumably architects and surveyors will continue to do this work.

Committee Membership

Since this is a new Triennium, Standing and Pastoral Committee members need to be elected. The Standing Committee deals with the financial business and members are also Trustees of the Deanery which is constituted as a Trust, and the Pastoral Committee looks after mission and pastoral matters.

Serving members of both committees will continue in post until new committees are elected which must be before the 31 May 2021. All serving members indicated that they were willing to serve for a further term, and there is currently one lay vacancy on the Standing Committee.

Deanery Mission Action Planning: This is ongoing

Rainah Madzorera (Licensed Lay Minister)

South Porch Café

Following Belinda’s departure at the end of November 2019, I decided to continue running the café on my own to ascertain whether it was a feasible option.

December was a short month, due to Christmas, but the Café catered for the schools during their rehearsals at the Church during the month and had a steady flow of customers.

As expected, January was a quiet month with lower numbers during the month, but the Café managed to provide a continued service with a restricted menu.

Unfortunately, during February there were already whispers about Coronavirus and people were starting to become more cautious about coming to the Church. Still hopeful that things

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would continue as normal in the future additional options were added to the menu, which were well received.

March definitely brought a serious drop in customers and the Café closed on the 20 March, believing that after three months we would be opening our doors again!

Suzanne Foder

SPACE

Throughout 2020 Space had to continually re-invent itself to cope with the changing needs of both ‘clients’ and with the ever-evolving Government regulations. Everything started as usual with the various drops-ins, Monday walks, and in person Counselling but obviously towards the end of March none of this could take place. However, our aim has remained the same to provide support and care to adults who are going through difficult times.

At the beginning of the first lockdown our volunteers were shopping and collecting prescriptions for those of our clients who were self-isolating, in addition to making two surplus food deliveries every week. From July/August we tried to make people less dependent on our delivery services although we continued to do shopping for the most vulnerable. The distribution of surplus food also continued but by collection from St Mary’s, although this was suspended after Christmas as Covid-19 infection rates rose in the county. In addition, a number of volunteers kept in touch with people by regularly phoning them, this also dropped off in the summer but was reintroduced toward the end of 2020.

Drop-ins took place via video conferencing three times a week from April and we introduced an online Art Session in the Autumn. For a time an in person drop-in took place in the Church of the Good Shepherd, but with the increase in Covid cases towards the end of the year was suspended as well. There were two virtual choir performances and six online rehearsals, which were well received but people do of course miss singing together. For those who missed meeting in person or were perhaps unable to access the online activities a weekly meeting in the Park took place and although this went ahead even as the weather got wetter and colder this also had to stop as infection rates rose again leading to increased risk, and likewise with the weekly walks which started up again and then had to stop. At all times strict social distancing and number restrictions have been retained, which meant an increase in the number of volunteers needed for each session. Towards the end of the year three webinars took place which have proved popular and attracted good ‘audiences’; these have continued into 2021.

Counselling has also continued via video conferencing and by telephone, however, for various reasons some people were unable to access this, and for a very short time in person counselling did take place in St Mary’s but this too had to be suspended. Space has tried to provide people with technology and knowledge to enable them to access online activities.

At Christmas there was an online Christmas Party, and hampers from the Community Christmas Lunch or Bags of Love were distributed to 72 households.

Financially Space have benefitted from various Covid-related grants, but as we go into a new year and hopefully normality it is expected that grant funding will be increasingly difficult to access. Due to restrictions our capacity to raise funds internally has been limited.

Finally, some figures: in April 2020 the number of interactions was 810 and for the period April to December this increased to 6,574, compared with 3,126 for the same period in 2019. Although we are working in different ways demand for our services has doubled.

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Space continues to appreciate its relationship with St. Mary’s, and it is good to continue working within the building. Do drop-in and see what we are doing sometime, whether that be virtually or in person.

Kate Lawton - Project Co-ordinator

Tots Group

Due to the pandemic from March 2020 the Tots Group was unfortunately unable to meet. However hopefully things will be able to get back on track soon.

Wendy Bartlett

Aylesbury Homeless Action Group

Due to the pandemic Aylesbury Homeless Action Group have been unable to run any of their drop-ins since March last year. We have particularly missed meeting at St. Mary's Church, where we had the opportunity to provide a drop-in service which offered access to our experienced case workers and a foodbank. Whilst we have managed to continue to provide housing support remotely, we look forward to the opportunity to resume our drop-ins in the future.

Karen Warner, Operations Director

Community Christmas Lunch

Christmas 2020 was a very challenging year for many residents in the Town and events that have been run in the past were not possible this year. One such causality was the Community Christmas lunch which is normally held at St Mary’s Church. In looking at what could be possible to replace the lunch a Covid safe plan was hatched - the idea was to make up 300 luxury hampers and 50 personal hygiene bags and to distribute them to people that were in real need in our local community over Christmas. The project was funded by Aylesbury Town Council, local supermarkets and kind individuals. St Mary’s allowed us space to store the goods and to make up the hampers in the Church before distribution and we are very grateful for that support.

Kim and Paul Walter, Christmas Lunch Organisers

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ST MARY THE VIRGIN AYLESBURY Financial Statements Of St Mary's District Church Council Year ending 31112120 Contents Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet- Church of England Fund Movement Summary Analysis of Income & Expenditure

St Mary's DCC Financial Statements for the year ending 315t December 2020 Basis of preparation The financial ststements have been prepared in aw)rdance with the Church Accountlng Regulations 2006, the Charltles Act 1993. accounting standards and the Statement of Recommended Practice 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities. (revised 2005 & 2008). u&ng Financial Coordinator Software designad specrfically for this purpose. Accounting Policies Funds Unrestricted funds are general funds available for general objectives of the church. Designated funds are unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the DCCIPCC for a particular purpose. Restricted funds can only be used for the purpose for which they have been given. within the objectives of the PCC. Endowmenl funds are restricted funds, which are hehj permanently. and the capital maintsined while the income is restricted. Incoming R8sourco5 All incoming resources are induded in the SOFA when th8 thurch becom￿ legalty entitles to the income. Collections are reC￿gniZed when recEived by. or on behalf of the PCC. Planned giving is recognized only when re￿ived. Income Tax recoverable on gift aid donations is a¢wunted for vthen the tax refund is daimed. Resources Expended Expenditure is included on an accruals basis and is recognized when there is a legal or constructive obligation to pay for go¢xls or services. Al expenditure is shown inclusive of VAT. Note there may be some discrepancies in the totals as any pence have been rounded to the nearest pound.

Statement of Financial Activlties Unrestrieted Resirieted E￿d￿VAlent fllttds funds Total nds Prior year to¢a] funds Incoming ￿SoUrceS Incoming resources frorn generated fijnds Voluntsry income Activits'es for generating furKIs Investment income Incoming resources from charilabk acliwbes Other incoming resources Totsl inoome 93.591 141.686 58,848 30,891 26,522 6,985 15,497 138,743 7.366 2.093 2.898 19,984 23.159 25,253 2.898 19.984 197.187 116.751 Resources used Cost of generdting funds Fundraising trading cost of gocKYs sdd al￿ other costs Investment management costs Charitable activthes Govemano8 ¢OSts Other resources used Total èxpèndlture 748 476 237 4,216 476 285 65.048 200 19,080 85.837 285 229.680 200 19.080 250.469 547 134,320 200 11,518 151.037 164.632 164.632 Net income I lexpendrtur•l rnsourcts b•fore transfer (5.41011 147.8811 (53.282) {12,2951 Transfers Gross transfers be￿een fiJnds- in Gr05s transfers between funds- out Other recognised gains I losses Gains I losses on investment assets Nèt mov•m•nt tn funds 12,0(X) {3.100} 100 19.(XK)I 12.1 {12.1001 36,820 136.8201 145,981 92.699 {$6,781) 145,981 41,805 Totsl funds broughtfrjnvard 23267 46.614 780.354 850.23S 808,430 T¢)tal fvnds carrièd fanvard 24766 {10.16n 926.335 942,934 850,235 Represented by Unrostrlctsd G8neral lund Woo(hArd Bequest. 7774(1)￿lD Inco￿ frDm 62715402 15.560 1.542 15,560 1,542 11,691 3,023 Designated Betty H8ndron Skipton Aio)unt Christrnas HamFers (not for use by St Marfs) Mernorial Garden Mission P8rtner Support Fund Pat Beale Skiplon Alc Small Gifts Skipton Al￿Ount Video Equipment 795 574 1.893 1.158 823 4.172 795 574 1.893 1.158 823 4.172 250 789 1,879 927 817 4,141 Restricted Dixey Bequest- 777400￿2D Ir￿￿me from 127002762F Flower Pedestals Skipton Account Millennium Appeal- 627154002D PCC1 - 627154001 D induded in main a¢cO￿t Reliel of the Poor Skiplon A(xx)unt Restoraion PT(¥ect Tuffney sknpt￿ AdfTun by Rector & Chutchvrarder 8,486 4.965 144 144 143 2.318 264 (38.4981 17.118 2.318 264 138,498) 17,118 1,768 262 21,460 18,016

Endowmènt 8equests- 627154002S Receiving 777400001D Clock & Chtmes CCLA Fund- s3351(￿￿)1c Clocks & Chimes P&C Admin by Parrott & Co8les Dixey Fixed Int Securities- 127002762F ReceTrwng Dixey Invest- 127002682S Rg¢eMng alc 777400002D Grinnell Beque￿- 127001269S Rec alc 627154001D R￿cO￿-27374￿O1T Receivv￿ A￿OUnt 0100448640PCC Tuftney Bequest- 1271]02761F Rec *c Ski 53.W28 53.928 50,458 43.368 19.758 43,368 19,758 41,957 19.648 199,476 170,082 435.¥29 435.W29 19.627 19.627 18,365 17.651 17,651 16,5 338.074 336.074 263.T17

Balance sheet Total funds Prior ear funds FIX￿ ass0ts Inv&strnents 780,354 780.354 926.335 CutTtnt asw¢5 Debtor5 Cash ot bat and in haThl 4,838 9,802 65,112 74,914 117.004 Llabllltlos Creditors.. AmountslallirvJ due ￿ one year 5.033 5.033 100.406 Netculrant a88ets le$8 Gurrert labiltlies 1&599 89,881 Total 8880ts 108s liabt&tt•s 941934 89J.235 Totd net assels Itss liabilibffts 941934 89).235 Ropre86nted by Unrostrld•d Gar￿1￿ fund Woo￿ard Bequest- 77740(M)0ID IrKm from 62715402 johns￿ Skipton￿￿lln by & Churctr¢hBrde 15. 11.691 3.023 Deslgnated Small Grfts Skipton Accwnt Christmas ￿Mper$ Incifcrf LkS8 ty Sl Mtysl MeTnorial Garden Mission Partnw Supwl Restoration Video Equipment Pal Beale skip1(￿ Alc Batty HarKlron s￿"pl{￿ A(xwnt 4,1n 574 4.141 1,879 927 1.158 250 817 789 795 Restricted Berryfields Cklljrth (Not far use by St Marfsl Rdief of th8 Poor Skipton Accouni BCC Signs Skiptrm Acccxjnt Flower Pedestals Skipton A￿U[rt Tuffney- 127002761F Cheshatn ReGwrvJ &c Clocks & Clwmes CCLA Fund C8F Fund ￿C 53351(m1C R￿st￿atiOn ProÈ¢t DrA&y 8Èqutrst. 7774W002D frun 127(K)2Tr PCC1- 627154001D indude(t main acwJnt MillenniuTn AppeHI_ 627154002D Tuffney Sknpton Adrnin by & I￿Urc￿￿a[ Buiklings Skp Atcouni Esn Skipton Account Mid Bucks skIpt￿ AGcow 262 144 143 (38.4981 21.460 4,96S 1,768 2.318 17.118 18,016 Endowmont Grinnell 8equest- 127(K)1269S Rec alc 827154￿lD Tuffney Bequest- 127002761F Rec ale Skip Dixey 5nvest- 1270D2682S ReceiwNJ alc 7774rm)2D Drxey Fixed Int s￿UntieS- 127002762F Recemng Beque5ts- 627154002S Re￿Wn9 amjnt 7T140(MM)1D Roscoe.27374ty)01T Receiving AccAJnt 0100448640PCC Clock5 & Chimes P&C Admin by Parrott & co￿e$ Clock & Chimes CCLA FuNI- 53&51LHXIIC 19.627 336.074 435.929 18.3&5 263.777 170.082 199,476 50,458 16.590 19.648 41.957 53.928 17.851 19.758 43.368 Funils of the church

Statement of assets and liabilities General Desi ated Restri￿ Eudowmetst Thi5 Last ear Flxed a55ets- Inv95trngnts CCLA Endowtnent Inve5tments- 928.335 926J35 926,335 926.335 780.354 780,354 Current assets- Cash at bank and In h￿d Bank CCLA- Bank CCLA- Skipion Bui￿Ing Sttiety- BankDCC- Refectory- Bank Mi118nNum- Bank Millenr4um- Bank Covenant- Bank Petty Ca5h_ 1.542 10.804 12,346 9.755 51.806 59,489 37.097 47,507 3.Z59 10.399 175 1.417 3.224 4,581 13.367 89.135 111166 65,112 Cuvrent assets. Debtors AcGwnts RKwvable- 4,838 9,802 LiabHItI88- Credltors: Amounts falllng duE in on6 year Accounts Payat*- 1￿.406 1￿.406 5.033 5,033 1.10¢ Grand totsl 934

Fund movement by type Openlng Intomlng Outgoing Transfers Gainsllos Ck￿l￿g Giftskp-small Grfls Sipton tksignated 4.141 4172 HAMPERS- Chr181mas Hampern In De5wJnHted 574 ¥r4 Memowsklp. Garden 14 14 1￿75 1,893 Mt88lon-Mls5ion Partner Supp Designated 927 231 231 SulAotal for 1118slon 1,158 RESTRSKIP. Resto￿0￿ PmAect Rostrided 153.8( 1518 100 100 Sub4otal for RESThSKIP 21A60 91749 138,4981 VIDEO-Yideo Equi￿•￿t D￿gnat￿l 250 250 Woodward. w1<￿[d Bequest. 7 Un￿trIG￿ed 1.519 1.519 13.OODI 1,542 Dixey- Dixey Bequest- T174 Restrirled 8.486 8.486 11522 PCC- PCCI -6271540010 in Re5tyiGted 2.218 2,318 SE1￿1 for PCC Millennium- k11118nnium Appe- 6 Restricted Sub40ts1 for Millennlu TuffntySkP-TUfft￿ Sklpton Adrni Restricted 18.016 14016 10.825 10,e25 SU￿￿t0181 for Tufftwskp 17,118 17,118 RelielSkp- Relief of the Poors R8SIrici 262 Sub4otal for Rtllrfs 264 FlwPedsSkp. Flower Ped86tals SIKI R9Stricted 143 143 144 BEaleSkp- Pat Beak s￿pta￿ Al Designal8d 817 817 823 823 Sub40ts1 for B•leSp Hendronshp. Boty Hendron Skiwo DeSIg￿ted 795 795 Gèn*r41- Ggneral fund 11.691 11,691 71. 71.9WJ 79.931 79.931 11.910 11.WO 15.5fA) 15.5flJ

Grlnndl- Grlnnou Bèqu¢st- 1 Endowment 18.365 18J65 19,827 19.627 Sub40131 trGFin 1.262 Tuffneyboq.Tuffnty Bequest. 12 ETh1owment 263.777 72,297 71297 336,074 Dlxoy2. Dlxéy Invgst- 12700 Endowm￿1 t70.082 17QQ82 265,848 435 929 435,929 Sub4ot41 for Dlx•y2 Dlxey3- Dlxey Flxed Intsecu ETrdowment 199.476 199.476 199.476 1199.4761 Bequests. Bequests. 627151002 Endovrn8nt 50.458 3.470 3A70 Sub4olal for Beq 53,928 Roscoe. R08coè 47374fwJ01T R Endoi4Tn8nt 16. 16, 1.061 17,651 CloGksPC- Cl¢)Gkn & Chlmes P&C End(￿￿￿ent 19.648 19.648 110 110 Sub4ots1 frlr CkthPC 19,758 ClockCCLA-Cloek & Chkn95 CCLA Endowtnent 41. 41.95T 1.411 1.411 Sub4otal fw ClotaCCLA Grand total 197.187 145.981

Analysis of income and expenditure Totsj Unrestrleted Desi ted Restrirted Endoivment Last ear INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Incorning resourcès frorn generated funds - Voluntary income 1000- Pledges Yellow Envetopes 2.025 1001- Planned GEft Envdopes 110 1002- Othèr Grft Envelop9S 1.535 1003 - Cash Offerings Sunday Plate 911 1003A- Cash OFferiThJs Missio Partner5 Fund 1004- Otferings Charitable Collections 1(X)5- Donations Gener81 1006- Pledges Standing Orders 1007- Cash Offerings Other Servths Plate 1008- Grft Aid refunds 1012- Grants 2.025 110 1,535 911 231 4,429 374 4,901 3.949 1,422 231 2,439 7.106 28.162 51 250 8.321 28.162 51 3,665 24.402 3.079 4.651 87,975 93.591 12.217 10.189 Tolal 47.615 141.686 58,848 Incomlng resources from generated funds - Actlvities for generatlng fvnds 4001 - Coffèè & P8rish Breakfast Donations 4002- Fundraising Actiwties 4003- Magazine Adverts 4005- Refectory Income 4005A- Refedory Events Income 4006- Community Centre Concerts 4007- Communty Centr8 Building Hire 4008- PhotocopyirvJ 4009- Organists Fees 4013- Merch8ndw Sales 4014~ South Porch Cafe 1,604 1.592 100 122 1.592 100 122 4,839 100 437 6,042 2289 2.395 2.289 2,395 8.097 60 60 75 153 4,500 30,891 13 500 7.366 13 500 7,366 Total Incoming resources from generated funds - Investment income 2002- Bank Interest 2006- Income frc¥n Trusts & Bequ6sts 2.037 TJ.159 25.253 26,522 Total 2,037 23.159 25.253 26,522 Incomlng rgsources from ¢haritable act5Vities 3001- Flowers 3002- Fees 3004- Magazine Sal8$ & Subscriptions 3005- Community Centre St Marys Tots 3007- PCC & other churches 21)0 2.351 55 2.351 1,250 4,883 100 56 390 236 2.898 236 2,898 363 6,985 Total

Other Incoming resources 3001A- Flowers- Speciallprivale orders 3(￿6- Mid Bsjcks (A￿eSbUry Foodbankl Payroll 3009- Churth of Good Shepherd Payroll 3010- St Peterfs Payroll 4015- Christmas Hampers Donations 5001 - Sundry 5003- General Refvnds 70 442 5.795 5.795 5,085 2,940 2.814 4.664 6,480 3.419 6.480 35 1,060 2,678 15,497 138.743 Total INCOME TOTAL 13,504 73.419 6.480 7.017 19.984 197,187 116 751

EXPENDITURE Cost of generaling funds 6001- FundTaisers expenses 6002- Community Cenlre Events e006- Q)sl of giviThJ materials 412 412 113 50 74 237 335 335 748 Total Cost of generating funds - Fundralslng trading cost of goods sold and other costs 9001- Refectory 103 9001A- Refectory Events Costs 373 9003A- Merchandise InvoKxs 103 373 1,443 2,726 Total 476 478 4,216 Cost of generating funds - Inveslment management c¢tsts 8001 - Bank Charg8S 285 285 285 285 547 547 Total Charitabla activities 7001 - Payments to Misst￿) P8rtn8r5 7001A- Shared Collections Not Kept By STM 7002 - Gas 7003- Eleclricity 7004- Water 7005- RepaiT5- Minor 7006- aeaning-maintenan 7007 - Insurance 7008 - Garetaker 7009- Administrat 7010- Organist 7011 Music 7011A- Choir Leader 7012- organ-P￿n0 7013- Upkeep of Services 7014- Flower expenses 7014A- Flowers - Special Ordets 7015- Office Supplies, Equipment. Software 7015A- IT Hardware 7016- Office TelephonelPoslaJe 7017- Phoiocopying 7018- Clergy & Staff Expenses 7018C- Ministry- Communicatio 7018D- Ministry- Small Groups & Discipleship 7018E - Ministy- Pastoral Care 7018F- Other Ministy Related Costs 7019- Parish Shar& 7021 - PCC & other churches 7027- Annual Non Music Subscripts"ons-Lwns8S 7028- Operations Manager 7034. RestoralDn Costs 79 79 2,232 5.933 5.933 2.305 147 1,794 1.814 6,212 20 7,365 7,488 1.576 628 107 617 278 6,977 3,558 713 1,425 3.244 7,076 147 1.794 1,814 6.212 8,151 6,468 2,122 2,184 100 1,197 1,269 406 1,305 {1.942} 9.430 610 628 107 617 278 1.233 159 658 2.025 50 118 159 658 2.025 50 118 526 2,071 211 219 497 52,846 113 201 114 28.943 264 435 114 28.943 264 485 7.159 1.698 7,159 152,109 229.680 8,619 19,789 134,320 153.8(Nfj 164.632 Tol£l Governance costs 8003- AudilirMJ Costs 200 2C 200 21NI 21)0 Total

Other resources used 7030- Church of The Gcth Shepherd Salaries & T 7031 - Mid Bucks lA￿es￿jry Fo(Klbankl Tax & NIC 7031A- St Peterfs Salary & Tax 9004 - Svndry Expertses 9006 - Christmas Hamper Invoices Totsl EXPENDITURE TOTAL 2.940 2,814 5.669 5.085 4.372 193 4.372 193 5.906 19.080 250.469 3.419 200 13.173 79.931 11.518 151,037 5.906 164,632 GRAND TOTAL 1.111 47.881 53.282 12,295 Notes to the accounts Berryfields Church Whilst Berryfields Church now have their own bank account, they are not Cu￿entty in a position to administer their own Grft Claims. so this is still being administered by St Ma￿S Income & Expenditure relating to Church of the Good Shephord sin￿ 2014. the payroll for CGS has been calculated and administered by Kim Hopping from St Mary's Parish Office. Salaries and payments to HMRC are made by St Mary's and CGS reimburses th8se amounts to St Mary's as notified. Income line 3009/expenditure line 7030. Income & Expenditur8 relating to Mid Bucks Since 2015, the payroll for Mid Bucks relating to AYles￿ry Foodbank. has been calculated and administered by Kim Hopping from St Mary's Parish Office. Payments to HMRC and Nest are made by St Mary's and the Foodbank reimburses these amounts to St Marfs as noffied. A shortfall of payments to St Mary's in December will be corrected by the end of the tsx year. (April 2020).11 is anticipated that The Foodbank will become responsible for tts own TaxlNICI NEST before the end of the next financial year. Income line 300&1expenditure line 7031 Income & Expenditure relating to St Petees Since 2017, the payroll for St Peterfs relating to the Communty Cafe, has been ￿lCulated and administered by Kim Hopping from St Mary's Parish Off￿. Salaries arKI payments to HMRC are made by St Mary's and are reimbursed by way of a grant from Mid Bucks Trust. A shortfall of payments to St Mary's in Dec8mber will be corrected by the end of the tax year. (April 2020) It is anlicipated that St Peterfs will became responsible for Éts own TaxlNIC at the end of December. Income line 301￿eXpend1tUre line 7031A Christmas Hamper Fund In 2020, the Communty Christmas Lunch could Thjt take ￿ace due to Covid 19. Instead, fundraising took place to enable Over 300 Hampers to be distributed to people who would nomially attend the lunch. St Mary's was asked to administer the funds for CCL. A Resttided Fund was set up to do this.

Endowment Funds All the endowment ftjnds recorded gains during 2020 (£145.981.07) As reccrfnmended by the Independent Examiner, the market value has been used to calculate the gains on the investments. During 2020 Dixie and Tuffney investments held in the CBF Church of England Interest Securities Fund were sold and reinvested in the CBF Church of England Investment Fund. Legacles There were no new legacies in 2020. 4 Cubb Fleld St Mary's has an interest in 4 Cubb Field, HP19 7SH. Using the estimated value as provided by The Move Market is 47.64% of £300.000 i.e. £142.920 Since July 2016 the rent apportionment from 4 Cubb Field, Aylesbury has been used as rental contributions to pay for the propety being rented to house Rev Pete Wheeler and family. This a￿angernent is due to come to finish at the end of 2020. Analysis of Income & Expenditure Income Line 1012- Grants were received for the Restoration Fund from Bucks Historic Churches Trust Anson Charitable Trust John A tho echa £25,000.00 £10.000.00 £20,000.00 Archbishops Council Culture Recove Herita e Lott £32,974.59 £87 974.59 Voluntary Income Total. (less Grants) is down by 8.7°kn. Activities for Generating Funds is down by 760/0. This is due to the church h8ving to dose because of the Covid 19 pandemic. Income Line 1004- Charity Coltectiims are classed as Restricted income. Income Lines 4005 & 4005A- Refers to Refectory income. Although the (afé closed in December 2017. income has been received from the weekly Monday Coffee Momings, contribLrtions from staff and volunteers towards the cost of tea and coffee, the sale of canned water and merchandise still held. There was no income from Refectory Events in 2020 due to the building being closed for event because of the Covtd 19 pandemic. Income Line 5001- SufKlry income was in respect of donations to Friends of St Mary's taken on our card machine.

Expenditure Line 7004- Water. During 2020 we recerved a large di$￿Unt for water costs due to the closure of the building because ol the Covid 19 pandemic. Expenditure Line 7005 - Minor repairs indude four plumbing r8pairs (£990) and two repairs to the lock on the main door {£736.80) Expenditure Line 7019 - St Mary's paid 57.6 % of the 2020 Parish Share (£28,942 of £50,274). Expenditure Line 7034 - Restoration Costs Architect Fees ostle Consultants- Fundraiser Roofin Re airs Chimne Re Roof Ajarms Universal Stone ConsLJltants. sU￿e £49,631.281 £7,980.00 £5,790.00 £570.00 £1,282.48 £79.695.93 £7.159.20 £152 108.89 rs etc. Expenditure Line 9001- Refectory expenditure includes the cost of tea and wffe8 purchased for the Sunday cupboard and for stsfflvolunteer use. Expenditure Line 9001A- Refectory Events includes the (x)st of bar stock and a temporary license obtained for an event that could not take place due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Expenditure Line 9004 - Sundry expenditure indLKles a payment to GLX for lighting the church tower for VE Day and donation payments sent to the Friends of St Mary's. This report dated: 1110512021 Agreed on ionl 2021 Signed by David Hunt, Treasurer Michael Sharp. Churthwarden Sue Newling, Churchwarden Rev. Doug Zimmemian, Rector

StPA St Peter's Church Quarrendon, Aylesbury Accounts for the Year Ended 31st December 2020

rrsh ol A sbu St. Petets Ch r uarTen Pa 2019 Co 020 15,408.61 2,219.08 30.00 729.40 101 102 103 104 Covenants and Grft AKI Incorre tsx recovered Unco¥enanted gr￿￿9 Loose ￿￿ct￿n$ 19,636.00 3,664_94 1.093.00 4.60 24.498.54 100R Re d Incon ChristigSè Drive n Carols:TrslrLted 405.10 0.00 0.00 8.514.88 250.00 105 Donat￿nS 820.00 201 Gran Le ac 600.00 2,600.00 3,000.00 0.00 8.000.00 1,175.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Church on Berryfiekls A￿Sbury Deanery Grdllt Oxforil DN?cese IFea5iblty Study) Oxford DK)cese (sun￿￿￿OUSel MKI Bucs. Assoc. Icomnwnty ConsuMatDn) Cltr. Anders Chiistensen (Laplopsllpadsl Thomas HickrrKAn. Putnam House. Heart of Bucks. 0.00 3,573.80 0.00 5.500.00 4.000.00 750.00 4,000.00 7 439.92 19.263.72 203 Fund iwn 2,022.12 4.84 0.00 Misc. Sales of Items Bank lnIe￿$t Cov 19 Costs re￿￿rsed 237.51 3.32 2,409.25 2,085.00 402 Ha￿ btbng Statutory Fees 1.550.00 1 200.00 5 400.08 40 365.15 Total ReceiDts to D8c&n*Jer 31st 2020 58,497.22

Patsh ofA Sl. Peterf5 Chv rrÈndon e214 2019 Code 5,100.48 1.406.69 1,030.48 248.52 56.48 239.24 31.59 442.18 66.99 405.10 0.00 995.00 1.080.45 230.31 2001 san Pa￿ sha m￿r)n Partner5hp5 Outreach AcINit￿8 RevetstK)n WeknvJs Pastoral Carg Youth & ch￿￿n Bro￿s1¢u0$ Othef ￿ni81ry Related expenses ths¢￿tK>nary PrJv8rty Fund Re5trfcted coleCt￿n8 .' ￿1151￿791 RestrrtÈd Collecknns.. Orp￿ h) Cawb t￿￿$8￿ Feeslctssts y & Stsff Exp..'travel Ckrgy & Stsff Exp.'.other 5.855.85 2,247.00 652.49 145.12 72.81 234.36 22.28 157.25 341.34 0.00 9,636.00 1.172.00 520.52 180.92 11.601.94 2004 2002 2005 nnin nses 972.38 2.568.76 1,549.32 In5upn tratv¥glLwJhtiig PA systenVLvJhtnglAV 956.08 3.056.52 44.80 5,057.40 2006 Chui¢h K&intÈnant 708.89 174.72 M￿Or Fab￿ ￿pa￿S iitenanrt CA)ntracts 645.04 416.27 1,061.31 2007 391.08 2 517.51 Copyroht IK8nce scelaneou5 492.73 495.99 1.98B.72 20,216.17 19.709.37 9,636.00

Parish of A sbu St. Pelefs Church QLsarrendon Page414 Note to Acc Bank ba nces recon enin baFances as Main Account Buddingldevelopfrent Accx)unt Reserye Account Other 1.1.2020 14,729.19 1.611.63 6.002.66 350.32 22.693.80 Add.. 2020 total rece¥>ts Less= 2020 tolal pay￿￿nts 58,497.22 55 468.01 3 029.21 Closln Balac 25 723.01 Re resent Closin Bafances as Main Account 8uiktingldeveloprnent Account Reserve Account Other 31.1 2020 16.586.28 687.45 6.004.81 2 444.47 25 723.01 AccouMfANfs REPORT I have examined the above acwunts and. in ry opinK)n. they represent a true and fair v￿W of the incom receNed and expenditure incuffed bt Sl. Peterfs Church, Quarrendon. AY￿Sbury for the finanual year ended 31 Decernber2019. P.F.Phillips FCMAICGMA A s*Jned copy of these accounts Is availab￿ on request.

Fairford Leys L.E.P The Church on Fairford Leys, Hampden Square, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP19 7HT www.fairfordle schurch.or .ukldonate-here FairfordL£ysChurch.org.uk Annual Report and Accounts For the year ending 31st December 2020

Fairford Leys LEP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2020 TREASURER'S STATEMENT The financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2019 are attached and include details of Receipts and Payments for the year, Bank Reconciliation as at 31 St December 2019, Treasurerfs Notes to the Accounts including any Grants V￿ have received, a Statement of the Reserve Account at Nationwide Building Society and a Statement of funds hekl ￿ntrallY by the United Refonned Church (URC). Name: Adrian Lloyd Signature: Date.. 5 April 2021 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT I report on the financial statements of Fairford Leys L.E.P for the year ended 31 St De￿mber 2020 which are set out overleaf. R•spectiv• responsibilities The Church Treasurer is responsible for the preparation of the accounts. It is considered that an audit under Section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts (under Section 43(3)(a)) of the Act and to state, based on procedures specifwj in the General Directtons given by the CharTty Commissioners under Section 145(1)(a) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of Independent Examinerfs report My examination was carried out in accordan￿ wrth the General Directions of the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Church and a comparison of the accounts presented wrth those records. It also includes consKleration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements and seeking explanations concerning any such matters. The prO￿dureS undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the financial statements. Independent Examiner's statement In connection with my examination of the Church funds. nothing came to my attention which gave me cause to believe otherwise than that the financial statements accord with the accounting records of the Church and that those records satisfied the requirements of the Act. l am not aware of any matter to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understsnding of the financial statements to be reached. Name.. Deborah Smith Signature: Date: 5 April 2021

Fairford Leys LEP CURRENT ACCOUNT RECIEPTS Name Detalls 2019 2020 Envelopes Loose 8,126.35 1,436.50 13,597.00 225 49 2,055_15 281.35 Stsnding Order Easylundraising Donation Box 13,087.87 80.87 473.78 92.28 Church Giving Pansh Giving Sche Card Reader 1.641.75 522.50 4,571.23 210.00 Cheques Church Website 3,690.00 280.01 NA Grft Aid 6,842.07 32,865.44 13,700 00 10,680.00 9,124.88 2.039.73 35,544 61 385.00 7,468.29 31,817.05 6.600.00 8,515.00 Total Dbsraeli Square Rent Wch)dmans Croft Rent Property Church Buildings Letb"ngs Solar Panels 4,771.88 1,979.54 21,866.42 840 72 Total Donath)ns for Storehouse Donath)ns for WaterAid 510.00 290.00 Donatior¢s Other Don*'ons 2,262.00 3.157.00 960.00 1.833.52 Totsl 2,964.24 1.070 00 377.00 Minister Refvnds Weddings. Funerals. Christenings Lunch Club 570.00 2,340.50 179.95 0.00 Other 138.34 YoLth Iwork 0.00 117.07 Miscellaneous 9.483.96 13,534.41 12,483.32 14,185 73 70.833.44 Total Total Receipts 85,101.46

Fairford Leys LEP CURRENT ACCOUNT PAYMENTS Payee 2019 2020 URC M&M Fund Ministers Travel Extenses linduding Car Alow) Ministers Phone I Intemet Minislers Books I Courses Assistant MinisÈr Youth Work Lunch Club Stab"onary I Prinbng PhOIc￿pIe[ Copyright Treasurer Ex￿nSeS offi￿ Equipment Card Reader Charges Bank Charges COVID Costs Digttal Costs Weddings, Funerals, Christenings Fannhouse Council Tax 22.992.00 1,365.60 979.86 21,408.00 1,365.60 818.39 Ministy o_oo 30.00 850.07 0.00 143.66 0.00 142.38 2,027.25 228.90 1,607.11 227.00 1,763.12 284.40 0.00 82.80 0.00 0.00 Admin 9.60 12_92 180.43 31155 0.00 5,008.54 972.01 65.00 0.00 390.00 2,678. 11 1.439.23 1,297.59 324.00 2,791.15 1,359.28 1.280.16 Farmhouse Oil Farmhouse Electricity Fannhouse INater Famihouse Rent Farmhouse Maintenance Famhouse Garden Farmhouse Fumishings Woodmans Croft Maintenan￿, Fees & Insurnnce Disraeli Square maintenan￿ & Insurance Church Insurance 408.00 5.076.00 5,076.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,864 77 968.90 1.331.06 150.00 Propety 2,945.77 2,880.85 1,649.00 358.88 2,588.01 3,910.00 1,527.00 320.76 Church Gas Church Electricty Church Water Church Phone 471.84 602.68 Church Repairs, Maintenance & Se¢unty Church Fumiture 3,454.04 707.04 2,￿0.68 262.00 Church Garden 160.00 0.00 Church Securty Church Painting Church Cleaning VIlEage Square Fees 360.00 360.00 10,000.00 2.105.99 1,658.23 3,954.48 1,839.12

Fairford Leys LEP Catering CommunÈon Wine & Candles 311.17 0.00 178.82 140.11 Other 345.02 218.29 Communion Fund 0.00 Church Flowers 23.66 Mis￿lIaneOUS 3,084.00 340.70 131.00 Storehouse 880.80 WaterAid christs.an Aid Children's Seciety M&M Anglican M&M Methodist Other Dona￿n$ 510.00 461.20 340.00 1000 Donations 500 00 1,250.00 1,250.00 360.00 380.00 1,5￿.(￿) 1,500.00 110.85 Total Payrngnts 72,024.73 76.187.70 CURRENT ACCOUNT SUMMARY Balance Brouglrt forward 1 January 2020 Total Receipts 2020 Total 4,821.22 85.101.46 89,922.68 17,897.95 70,833 44 88.731.39 Expenditure in 2020 Bank Account BalarEce 31 December 2020 72.024.73 17,897_95 89,922.68 76.187.70 12,543.69 88.731.39 Total

Fairford Leys LEP TREASURER'S NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 1. Accounting policies The financial statements have been prepared in accordan￿ with the Charities Act 2011, section 144 (2), r￿ipts and payments to small charities. They follow the 'Accounting and Reporting by Charff(ies: Statement of Recommended Practice" (SORP) 2005 arKI the guidance notes as issued by the United Refomied Church. November 2006. 2. Church Assets - total £878,010 approx. 20 Woodmans Cri￿, Fairford Leys 3 Disraeli Square. Fairford Leys URC held funds Nationwide Reserve Account Lloyds Bank Current Account Balance of Act4 Grant Balan￿ of URC funds withdrawal Donations £288,000 (approx. valuation) £351.000 (approx. valuation) £222,640 (approx. as at 3111212020) £2,811 {approx. as at 3111212020) £8,659 (approx. as at 3111212020) £2,091 (approx. as at 3111212020) £1,265 (approx. as at 3111212020) £1,500 3. Church Giving - total £31,817.05 (dovm £1.048.39) Offering Loose Offering Envelopes Standing Order Parish Giving Scheme Cheques Donation Box Easyfundraising Card Reader Website Gift Aid £281.35 (down £1,155.15) £2,055.15 (down £6,071.20) £13,087.87 (down £509.13) £4,571.23 (up £2.929.48) £3,690.00 (up £3,690.00) £92.28 (down £381.50) £80.87 (down £144.62) £210.00 (down £312.50) £280.01 (up £280.01) £7,468.29 (up £626.22) Church Giving continued to decrease in 2020. Due to COVID19 there was inevitably a shift in Church Giving away from Offerings by Envelopes and Loose Change, the Donation Box and Card Reader, to remote giving via Cheques. deposrted by mobile app, the Parish Giving Scheme and online donations via the Church Website. The increase in Gift AKI was derived from both the lump sum annual Grft Aid from 2019 and the monthly Gift Aid from the Parish Giving Scheme throughout 2020. Note that free donations from Easyfundraising website decreased al a time when online purchases were probabty at their highest levels. 4. Property Income - total £21.866.42 (down £13.678.19) Woodmans Croft Rent £8,515.00 (down £2,165) Woodmans Croft Maintenan￿, Fees & Insuran (£1,331.06) Disraeli Square Rent £6,600.00 (down £7,100) Disraeli Square maintenan￿ & Insuran (£150.00) Solar Panels £1,979.54 (down £60.1g) Church Lettings £4,771.88 (down £4.353) Church Maintenance. Fees. Securrty & Insuran (£5,688.67)

Fairford Leys LEP Propety income significantly decreased due to COVID19. Church Lettings ￿aSed in March and rental income from both properties decreased due to the impact on famity income. S. Farnihouse Utility Bills and Rent Costs - total £10,914.591up £99.66) Farmhouse Rent (£5,076.00) Farmhouse Utility Bills (£5,838.59) Farmhouse Maintenan £0.00 Ministers Refund (£1,070.00) 6. Church Utility Bills, Maintenance - total £14.637.12 (down £2.30￿78) Church Utility Bills (£6,360.44) Church Insuran (£2,588.01) Church Cleaning (£2,105.99) Church Maintenan (£2,960.68) Church Security (£360.00> Church Furniture {£262.00) Village Square Fees (£1,658.23) Whilst the Church building was closed for 9 months, its running costs remained payable. Although costs did decrease from 2019. they decreased less than the amount Church Giving decreased. 7. COVID19 - total £5.980.55 IT Equipment Cleaning, Sanitisation and Safety Equipment £5,008.54 £972.01 We invested in crFtical IT equipment to enable remote setvices. Cleaning, sanitisation and safety equipment V￿re also essential purchases. Further °digital° costs included monthly subscriptions fees, website fees and increased Copyright fees. This was met by funds held in our Reserve account and by a total donab'on of £1.500 from two Church members. 8. Donations to Outside Causes - total £1.732 (dovm £41.30) Vineyard - Storehouse Appeal £880.80 Water Aid £461.20 Children's Society £380.00 Christian Aid £10.00 9. M&M Donations - total £21,408 against commilment of £26,760 Donations made as part of our Ecumenical Partnership were as follows: URC £21,408 (£1,784 per month) Anglican Church £1.500 (deficit of £1,176) Methodist Church £1.500 (deficit of £1,176) 10.Charges - total £183.35 Bank Account Card Reader & Website Online Donations £180.43 £12.92

Fairford Leys LEP 11. Village Square Fees - total £1.658.22 (down £180.89) 12. Miscellaneous £12,000 was withdrawn from URC held funds (proceeds of the sale of Stirling Avenue) to repaint the entire Church Cloisters. Side Chapel, Kitchen, Toilets, Balcony area and Meeting Rooms. Also £735 was use for essential Electrical repairs leaving a balan￿ of £1,265. 13.Signatories Church Bank Account- Adrian Lloyd, Simon Rudiger, Alan Lamboume and Roy Rogers. Cheques - all written by Treasurer and counter signed by second approver. Online payments - all made by Treasurer and authorised online by a second approver. Debit Card - Treasurer authorised to use a Church Debit Card. Helen Weaver read-only access to the online Church Bank account has been revoked. 14. Reserve account £3,783- approximate balan￿. Nationwide has scheduled to close this account given bts aged account type in April 2021 and transfer balance to the main Church bank account. 15. Debtors - NIA io

Fairford Leys LEP FUNDS HELD IN TRUST BY URC Payee Current Account Investment Account Balance carried forward 2019 73,947.97 146,690.59 220.638.56 2020 66,676.53 155.965.33 222,641.86 NOTES TO THE FUNDS HELD BY THE URC IN TRUST 1. Curr•nt Account - Balanced decreased by £7,271.44. 2. Investment Accounts- Balan￿ increased by £9.274.74. 3. Overall - balan￿ increased by £2,003.30 when £12,000 withdrawal was made. 4. Restrictions- The investment funds are hekl by the URC for the benefft of the Churth under Schedule 2 of the URC Acts and Local Area Group and Resources Committee approval is required before these funds can be released. TREASURER'S STATEMENT AND DECLARATION Like many families incumng unplanned financial pressures, the chU￿h has also been impacted in a similar way throughout the unprecedented times of a global pandemic. Whilst chU￿h Giving has inevitably decreased by approximately £1,050 overall, donations made online or remotely have incrEased by £6,619. However, with Pn)perty Income decreasing by£13,678, with COVID19 relatedcosts of£5,980 and M&M donations continuing at £1, 784 per month, t)ur annual expenditu￿ was £4. 162 higher than our income in 2020. As a result, we have relied on the local financial reseNes and financial stability I have endeavoured to maintain priorto the pandemic, through the generosty of Church Giving. The Church Council would like to thank all for th￿r continued financial support throughout these Unpre￿dented times and for adapting to remote Church Giving whereverpossible. I would also like to thank Alan Lamboume, Helen Weaver and Deborah Smith for their commitment to Church finances. Also, to CindyAhuTr forcontinualjyreviewing and upgrading the Church Website to 8ccept online Donations. Adrian Lloyd, Church Treasurer. 5 Apn"12021 li

Independent examinerfs report to the St Marfs DCC I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 December 2020. Respective responsibilities of DCC members and examiner The St Mary's DCC are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The St Mary's DCC 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 needed. 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 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 explanation 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 other matter except that referred to in the previous paragraph has come to my attention: (l) 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 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. W R Groves FCA I Pond Cottage Studridge Lane Speen Princes Risborough Bucks HP27 OSA th 4 June 2021