Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswlch Annual Report and Financial Statements The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish St Mary the Virgin Walton, Felixstowe Suffolk For the year ended 31 December 2023 Prepared under the Receipts and Payments Basis Registered Charlty: 1133981
CONTENTS General Inforniation Contact detsils Parochial Church Council Committees of the Parochial Churth Council Trustees Report Church Wardens. Report Estates Committee Report St Philip's Review Church Plant Popup Shop Community Hub Aims and Purposes, 10 Public Benefrt 10 Objectives, Activities Achievements and Perfomiance 11 Risk Assessment and Health and Safety 11 Safeguarding 11 Church Membership and Services 12 Finartcial revlew 2023 12 TNstee Signature 14 Flnanclal Accounts Independent Examiners Statement Receipt and Payments Account Statement of Assets and Llabilities Notes to the Financial Accounts Staff Costs Fixed Tangible Assets Income Tax Recoverable Reserves Policy and Funds Analysis of incorne and expendtiure Fund Movement by Type T5 16 17 18 18 19 19 20 23
GENERAL INFORMATION Contact Details Church St Mary's Church Walton High Street Felixstow8 Suffolk IP11 gDS Rector Revd Paul Clae (until 31105123) The Vicarage 15 Watton Hall Drive Walton Felixstow8 IP119FA Sl Philip's Community Hub Wadgate Road Felixstowe IP112LY Offlce Mana er Mrs Georgina South ChurGh Office St Philip's Community Hub Wadgate Road Felixstowe IP112LY PCC Treasurer Dr David Bellamy Church Offi st Philip's Communty Hub Wadgate Road Felixstowe IP112LY Bankers Barclays Bank. Leicester LE87 2BB Examln8r Mr S Renvoize St Edmunds House 1 ANla Road Felixstowe Suffolk IP112DG Architgct Mr Philip Orchard The Whitworth Co Partnership LLP 18 Hatter Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NE NR116EU Charitable Status Registered February 2010 Charity Number 1133981 Insurers Church Rep: Mr Guy Pearse Trinitas Church Insurance Services Blenheim House 1-2 Bridge Street Guildford Surrey GU14RY Govemin DoGument Parochial Church Council Powers Measure (1956) as amended and Church Representation Rules
MEMBERSHIP OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL MembeiB of St Mary'8 PCC Can be either eXffiCI0 andlor elected at the Annual Parochial chUh Meetlng IAPCM) in Apdl or May. The Associate Prfest, the Readers, the Church Wardens and the Deanery Synod R8presantatiV8$ are all ex-offiGio members. All member5 ofthe PCC automaticalty lOn trustees. New trustees are induded by the existing trustee body. St Mary's Parochial Church Councll was made up as follows: St Mary's PCC 2023 Revd Paul Clarke (ts 31105123) TO Ex Officio Rector Wardens: Ex Officio Dr Lynda Tempest Mr Phili Rawe May 2024 Ma 2024 PCC Treasurer. Dr Davld Bellamy June 2024 Assoclate Priest Revd Wendy Smith Ex Officio Readers Mrs Wendy Fellingham Mrs Margaret White Ex Officio Ex Officio D6anery Synod Representatives: Ex Officio Dr Lynda Tempest June 2026 PCC Elected Memb8r5: Dr David 8ellamy Mrs Loma Bellamy Mrs Jan Garfield Mr lan Cobb Mr Michael Gates Mrs Isabel Jenkins Mrs Carolyn Jones Mr Dawd Mutum Mlss Valerie Moore Mrs Ann Woodard May 2023-May 2026. May 2022-May 2025. May 2023-May 2026. May 2023-May 2026, May 2022-May 2025, May 2023-May 2026, May 2022-May 2025 May 2022-May 2025, To May 2023 May 2023-May 2026 PCC Socretary Mrs Diane Buxton - June 2024 'Has the option of standing for election for a further three years. 'Not a Trustee.
COMMITTEES OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL The PCC operates through a Standing Commtttee that meets between full meetings of the PCC. PCC Standing Committee.. lThls is the only committee required by law. It has the Fower to transact the business of the PCC between its meetings, subject to any directlons given by the Council.) This committee is automatically comprised of the Rector, two Church Wattlens, the Treasurer, the Secretary and one additlonal PCC Mernber. The Rèctor has regular meetings with the two Church Wardens and the Treasurer. Sub commlttees: Finance: Dr David Bellamy (Treasurer), Mr Philip Rawe (Church Warden - PCC Rep), Mr Stephen Rowe (Bookkeeper), Mr Paul Solomon {Gift Aid Officer), Mrs Margaret Lake (FWO OffiGer>, Mrs Carolyn Jones and Miss Valerie Moore (untll May 2023). Estate: Mr Phllip Rawe (Church Warden), Mrs Georgina Soulh (Benefice COrdInatOr}, Mr Michael Gates (PCC Rep), Mrs Jan Garfield, hAr Christopher Hadden arid Mr lan Cobb. St Phili 's Commun Hub: The Rerfd Paul Clartie (Rector) (until 311051231, Dr Lynda Tempest (Church Warden), Mrs Carolyn Jones (Hub Manager). Mrs Margaret White (Pop-up Manager), Dr David Bellamy (PCC Rep), Mrs Wendy Fellingham and. Mr5 Alison Harley. Beneflce Council Representatlvos: As the Benefica ChuheS hold Joint Benefi PCC meetings regularty, there are no separate repsentatiVes. Ordlnand: Mrs Geo[na South st Mary's Church Elders 2023: Dr Lynda Tempest, Miss Mary Wakefield, Mrs Ann Woodard, Mrs Georgina South and Mrs Linda Moore. st Mary's Church Readers 2023: Mrs Mary Rowe, Mrs Margaret White, Mrs Wendy Fellingham, Mrs Rachel Clarke (until 31105J23) and Mrs Sandra Griffiths. St Mary's Church Officers 2023: Health and Safe cer. There was no Health & safefy.0ffir in 2023. Parish Saf uardl Officers.. Mrs Sonya Stephenson arKI Mrs Ann Woodard.
Trustees Reports ST MARYS CHURCH: ANNUAL REVIEW 2023 Church Wardens Re ort 2023 Can anyo.ne believe 2023 has wme and gone? By the time you read this report we'll be nearly half way through 2024. It may surprise you to know we start the annual report in early January, but we have to leave time for 811 the 2023 Invoices to be accrued. Come February we submit the finandal report and church activlty reports to the PCC for them to agree s) that the draft APCM report can be forwarded to our financial examiner. He usually takes severdl weeks to complete this task and invariably seeks clarification over some of our activilies. Historlcally the darification is provided by our treasurer, In the present case, David Bellamy. The inspected report then has to go before the PCC for them to acknowledge the examiner has found no discrepancy in our accounts before it is presentod at the APCM. 2023 has been an Interesting year. The Rector Paul ¢J)ntracted Covid in 2022. and unfortunately this developed into long Covid. The Bishop transferred him to a much quieter Benefice, but It left this Benefice in 'VacancK. Older members of the ngregation woubj describe it as an 5nteegnUrnI A team from the Benefice rewrote the Parish l Benefi pn)fi18 before wa advertised for a replacement Redor in November 2023. Yes it took 6 months to prOsS the fomialities. At the end of 2023 we had had no interest in the posL We can only hope and pray someone will come fonvard in 2024 to be welcomed Into our friendly welcoming Benefice. During the vacanw the Church War(lens are responsible for the church's administration. As Lay Chair of the PCC Lda Tempest has taken on this managerial role, an important job vthth little thanks. At this point in the dialogue I could thank everyone by name. arKI I would guarantee mlsslng someorE off the list So in general terms, the thurch has much to thank the Assistant Wardens. PCC members. Finance committee, Estates committee and the Peop who help maintain the fabric and pastoral support of the church. Our safegualing leam and Insurdnce adviser have.thankless but Incredibly important functions to perfomi on behalf of the church communty. Have you ever thought of saying thank you to tham for all their hard wor It is a privilege to support st Ma8 Church famlty. We might not aknys agree but I've only ever observed kindness and our respeGt for one another. We live in rapidly changing times. and rf you listeh to the news you could be forgiven for thinking it is all bad: Change can bring new opportunities. As a Church, we're obviously looking forward to a major change wtth the appoinknent of a new Rector, but would be remiss of us not to thank the 'relired' Clergy, our Readers, Elders and office administrator for their support during 2023 to maintain our church services. Philip & Lynda Eststes Committee Re ort 2023 The Quinquennial Inspectlon from June 2022 identified various items of work requlred, and we are attending to these in order of priorily. More mimr routine ttems of maintenance have been, arKI continue to be, carried out. Stma 8 Church The major project planned is re-tiling of the south facing roof of the nave. Insulation will be added to the roof where possible. Funding is in place for this. The Bat ConseTvation Trust have wsited to check If we
have bats, as this would affect how and when the work is canied out. No bats were found, and subJect to receiving their official report, Vrk is du8 to start niid-march 2024. Pigeons have been getting Into the tower, making a mess. Work is planned to fix wire mesh to the back of the wooden louvres to prevent them from getting in. stma 's Church Hall A new repSacement boiler has been fitted, along with alterations to the heating controls to alk)w the Symonds Room to be heated Independently of the Main Hall. Work is planned to try and solve a problem of water leakj'ng into the store n)om, and options are being looked at to replace the stage carpet, Victorla Cotta Various maintenance works have been carried ou( including path repairs. replacement extractor fan, and fixing1008e floor boards. st Phlll New audlo-visual equipment has been installed, and is working well. Gaps In tha roof sheeting have been sealed to stop water leakiThJ through to the kitchen ceiling. Investlgations are ongolng to idenlify the cause, and solve, damp issues along the north side wall. Wlth thanks to members of the Estates committee et-al fortheir help and support during 2023. Mlke Gates St Phlli 's Review . Church Plant at St Phili 's R orf 2023 The team of 'Pioneers' as someone called us. from St Mar¢s Church, set off on our adventure at 11 am. on Sunday 24th Septernb8r 2022 and 18 months later l am pleased to say we are thriving. We have been privileged to meet with our communty and build on the mission WO already done by the Pop-up Shop (food bank) and the Hub (cornrnunlty café). We have been pleased to see some from the communty come regulady and some occasionally. We now average a congregation.of 2&40. We have fomied a Steering Gn)up to take [e of the week to week running arKI to report to PCC. We have begun to encourage some to step out and take on some of the roles and there is a real sense of people growing in confidence arKI faith. w.e have a relax café style of worshlp with little fOrnlIty but slill Godly. We hav6 had comrnents like - Thanks for the commitment of the core"team. Being accepted without Judgement. I feel God's love again. I feel God's presence here. Thank.you for the support glven to me. It's happy, calm, Trlaxing. I feel safe here. Love the coffee and the toast. (Our usu81 refreshments before the service). People listen and help in times of need.
We have started a monthly Hub 'Home' Group wtth 5-10 attending and are now be9inning to have events like Ice Cream Sunday, Bacon Butttes aThJ are aFJ)ut to have Sunday Lunch aftbr a seNice. Wow what a faithful God we have! Please keep praying. Wendy Fellingham and the Team St Phili 'sPo 2023 Looking back at the rew)rt I wK)te last year. I see that very little has changed as far as the P0Up Shop at St Philip's Is concemed. Arid in many ways this is the important nature of the work we do every Tuesday. Evéry week we meet people whose lives are incredibly difficult, through money wothes, health problems, isolation and loneliness, and difficulties Vth relationshlps. And every. week the PotFUp Shop does just that - we pop up at St Philip's Hall to welcome them, to listen, to provide.food for the famlly, to refer to CAP in the forn of Carolyn. or to Parish Nursing in the form of Loma and John (now replaced by Lesley), to offer coffee and cake and the opportunty for conversation. We are very often the only constant source of all these things in their lives, arKI as a team we see this as a great privilege. Our numbers have remained fairty constsnt over year, as each week we welcome about 45 customers, shopping for over 100 people. We are very grateful to all the sources of food - the supemiarkels Tesco and Lidl. tha Walton Bakery, ' Fareshare and Greggs. During the year wee also Start having a weekly deliv.ery of fruit and vegetables from Frult and Flowers, lch has been very EX)pular and enables people to make chol8 about healthler eating. We're also very gratefvl for the.grOries given by the congregations of St Mary's and St Philip's. who respond so qulckly to my notes ITr the Connect sheet aLK)Ut the things we're desperately in need of. We're so gratefvl to all the people who make individual donations of money, and organlsations like tha Rotary Club and St Martin's. Trimley. sy) we ran buy what we need. We continue to access the warehouse in Ipswich run by East Suffolk, and have recently taken delivery of.a bulk order of non-food ftems made $Sibl8 through the same source. An inTh)vation this year has b68n regular vlsits from Simone, the hairdre&ser. who has so kindly given her time arKI skllls to offer free halS durfng the moming. Thls has been such aTreat for our customers. We had a fabulous Christmas lunch, with a range of chlcken casseroles in slow ccM)kers, followed, of course, by Christmas puddlng custard. This was enjoyed by atrx)ut 60 people. . Once again I want to thank the fabulous team of helpers for all they do, for theirwillingness and enthusiasm, and especially to Carolyn for her SuCS in grant applications! Thanks above all to the people of St Mattys whose prayers underpin all we do. Thank you so muth to everyone who supports us in pryayer and by your gtfts. Margaret st Phlll 's Communi Hub Re ort 2023 When you enter St Philip's Community Hub on a Thursday it is a hive of activity. The day begins with Isabel and.myself opening up and setting up food for the day. Lunch is slow cookers filled with delicious homemade soup all made by volunteers. The café table is laden with cakes and savoun'es mostly donated by Greggs the b8kery In town along wtth homemade and donated goodies by our band of volunteers. At 9.30 we stop to have moming prayer a quiet time to refiect on the day ahead and give thanks for this amazing pla. sin opening in May 2021 the day remains busier and busier and what a Joy It is to witness Gods work in Action. On averago 50-60 folk come through our door6, some stayfor coffee and cake and convensatiDlI, some Make a craft, most stay for lunch. The Winter menu is IK)memade soup, roll pasty,
hot dessert or fruit. The Summer menu is filled roll, side salad, pasty, crisps, frutt and on occasions i creaml There is always a Greggs filled roll to take home if you cannot make lunch! We do not charge, however we welcome donations and along with grants and money from friends and family we aim to continue this way, makiThJ it a pla acSSIble for everyone. Followlng the support for Warm Spaces Oct 22-April 23 we received £900 to offset gas costs and a donation for all the extra hot drinks and food served from Cost-of-Living grant. Febwary we were shortlisted for The Great Ideas Award (nominated by a councillor) and although we did not win, Margaret, Alison, Isabel and myself enjoyed a k)vely evening at Snape Maltings. Also in February Margaret and l attended The Felixstowe Community CkK)ir presentation evening and were given a generous donation. l am The Felixstowe Christlans Against Poverty'representative for St Marfs and St Philip's and Tuesdays and Thursday I hold 1-1 sessions to support folk with all money related matters. This IÈ the 2 year that I have successfully gained fvnding for folk who are struggling with the ¢osl of liviro. The Household Support Fund administered by Suffolk Foundation Trust is govemment money that is given to local groups who daily come across hardship (food energy and wider living essential Gosts). In 20231 have been able to help over 40 folk. holding interviews, giving support with budgets and funding following strict criteria. St Mary's PCC has supported this WOFk which has helped many who struggle with lrfe's challenges. I received the Mayorfs Award in May for the woth at The Communty Hub and explained without the amazing Team at St Philip's there would be no Hub! We love a celebration and on the King'g Coronalion we had a fabubus paty attended by over 100 folk. Lyndsey won the prize for a cake fft for a king. Training at The Hub takes many forms, and we were inspected by Food Standards and our criteria had to be updated to café standard, we achieved a 4 with feedback that more volunteers should hold Food Safety qualffieations. I ran 2 sessions educating all on Safer Food and Better Business which most of our volunteers attended. with over 8 mw holding Level 2 Food Safety. We had a Fire Prevention in the Horne talk by Mick from Ipswich Fire Safety which was very interesting and several folk tM)oked safety home checks, with some having smoke alarms fitted in their homes free of charge. Ben Taylor has vlsited on several occasions to clean arKI repair walches and jowellery free of charge. Walton Parsh Nursing is integral to all that happens at St Philip's and how bless1 we are to have Lorna and John attend every Thursday. The mpaSSion support care and guidance they give lo all is a joy to witness. We said goodbye to John in November wth a gift and all our love for a Happy Retirement. and Lesley has slotted into his role perfectly. It was Loma who was instrumental in obtaining a defibrillalor after several of us attended a Flrst Aid. & defib course at the Hub. With some of the donations we were able to fund the electsics for the installation and now have our own defib. and it has been acc&ed on several occasions. Well done Loma. We continued to support Food for All in the summer school FK)lidays making packed lunches for 30 to take away. Many thanks to The Rotary and Mothers UnK)n for their donation tovRrds this. Thank you to Tesco and Groundworks for their Grant of £1000 to support the Hub.
We held a table sale in November to help fund the Christmas Party for over 112.folk and were delighted to receive a grant from Suffolk Coastal to pay for the gtfts. Thank you to the team who erected our Christrnas tree outside shining a light out in the communty, funded again from donalions. The Hub is a safe place for all, some who visit are lonely isolated arLxlous and vulnerable- we see grandparents with grandchildren, visitors of all ages are welcome. Huge thanks to all who volunteer- seNe throughout the day- make soup and cakes- wash up, and to Greggs in town who donate their unsol& savouries, cakes arKI rolls each week. Please continue to pray for this amaing place. Do come along Thursday be00n 10-1.30 - you wi)uld be most v10)Me. Carolyn Jones Aims and Pu oses The Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of co-operating with the minister in promoting In the ecclesiastical parish Ihe whole mission of the Church, pastoral. evangelistic, social and ecumenical, which encompasses our charitable aims of providing public benefit. . The mlsslon statement for the Benefice Is: To grow in faith together through the love of God, be empowered to make Jesus known and inspired by the Holy Spirit to be His light in our communities. This is further simplified into three areas: Grow in Faith Make Jesus known Be His Light St Mary's PCC is responsible for co-operating wth the clergy to fulfil God's mission in the ecclesiastical parish of Walton. Together with all CleY and members, they proclaim the gospel, worship God and care for their members and the local community. They also have maintenance responsibilities for the parish church of Sl Mary's, St Marls Church Hall, Victoria Cottage and St Philip's chUh and Hall. Public Benefit The members of the PCC are aware of the Charity Commission guidance on public benefrt in °The Advancement of Religion for the Public Benefif and have had regard to it in their administration of the PCC. The PCC.believes that by promoting the work of the Church of Eroland in the Parish of St Mary's, Walton, it provides a benefit lo the public by: Prowding facilities for regular public worship, open to all. The provision of space for personal prayer arKI contemplation. Pastoral work including supporting the work of Walton Parish Nursing. the Boost Chaplain at Felixstowe School. Felixstowe Christians Against Poverty and The Hope Trust,. Providing a Communty Hub Drop In and a Pop Up Shop & Community Café., Taking religious assemblies in schools; 10
Providing special services of remembrance. bereavement services and Remembrance Sunday: Providing help and SUE)POrt for the local cx)mmunty through various projects,, Proding services of baptism, marriage and funerals. Ob'ectives Activities Achlevements and Perfomiance Noted in the Churchwardens, Report atove. Future Plans The PCC continues- wifh their discussions around developir St Philip's to support the Hub's work with the communlty to focus attention on St Mar8 mission. Risk Assessment and Health & Safety Report The responsibility for Health and Safety.rests with the Church Walen and PCC and they are actively seeking a volunteer for this role. Safe uardin Re ort for APCM 2024 for the ear 2023 We continue to monitor the training ne8 of all our volunleers (70 overall) and paid staff and have been very encouraged by everyone's willingness to keep themselves up to date. In 2023 we were blessed to have several face-to-face sessions at Trimley which many peopEe were able to attend. More are planned for this year. Safeguarding Is ever evotvlng and charoing, and the Diocese h'ave added further mandatory courses for certain members of the church. Pastoral visitors, members of the ministy team ana others have been asked to complete the Raising Awareness of Domestic Abuse course a few members of the PCC, and the PSOS, are required to complete the Safer Recruibnent course. The Diocese have also updated thelr Safeguarding web page and it should now be easier for folks to navigate and use. At present we are happy to report that the majority of training and DBS ChkS are p to date, and we are trying to get ahead by reminding folk ahe of time when their tralning is due. Annie had the opportunity, In January, to talk to the Pastoral Care Team about lone working aThJ the new tralnlng requirements. If anyone else would like us to talk to them or their grouplactivlty. we are more than happy to do so. Due to the care and diligence of our churth members a few issues of concem were flagged up over the past year. We have worked to solve these with teamwork and assistance from Social Services and Walton Parish Nursing. While we were th)th away in Septemberloctober, we left adyice and contact numbers for any Fxoblems. Unfortunately, an incident did occur, but it was dealt with so well by members of the congregation and they sought advice from Karon Galloway at Ihe Diocese. Those involved should be commended for thelr sensitivity and actions and we believe this is further evidence of us all wort(ing together to ensure our wsitors and church famity are safe. Without a Rector, things haven't aayS been easy, so we are glad to have each other for support, We meet regularly to discuss progress and any issues and divide up the work beeen us. We are also very grateful for the support we have received from Lynda (churchwanlen) and members of the PCC. For 11
various reasons we haven't been able to meet regularty with Joan at Trimley but we are in contact with her and we continue to share responsibility for the Safeguarding emergency phone. With our thanks to everyone who works lo keep our thurches safe places for all. We couldn't do it without you. Many thanks, Annie Woodard and Sonya Stephenson (St MaS Parish Safeguarding Officers) Church Membershi and Servlces Electoral Roll Resident.. Non-Resident A8 at 3111212023 4T 31 78 Total Attendance . An average of 47 people attended church servlces at St Ma$ Church. an average of 29 at St Phlllp's Communfty Hub, with a further average of 5 attending St Marfs Church onllne. Weddings Baptisms Funerals (inc those held at Crematorla) For pertod 111123 to 31112123 14 18 Total Financial Review 2023 As I complete my first full year as PCC treasurer the word 'generous' comes to mind. I have seen the generosity of the church family reflecting the generosity that we re1ve from God. A year that, like many before it, has required the PCC to take (Xreful and considered decisions on spending In these challenging financial times has not proved to be as difficult as was initially feareil. For that we feel blessed and grateful. We end the year in better financial shape than we started it in. We cannot, however, ease back and must remain watchful. Economic uncertainty and world events can rapidlychange things. We have four important buildings to maintain. much valued outreach work, particularly at St Philip's, that we wlsh to continue and the usual day-to-day costs to be rnet. Wlth your continued, appreciated arKI generous support, both flnandally and with your time. talents and prayers, this we aim to achieve. We began 2023 total funds of £63,426 and ended with £101,085 an increase of £37,659. In February, as cash flow worries eased, we were able to return the £10,000 movd frn our reserves last year back to the deposrt account from the current acojunt. Receipts in 2023 on Unrestricted General Funds totalled £126,837. Regular planned giwng through the bank and th8 Free Will Offering (FWO) envebpes increased by £5,696 to £43,067. loose plate collectlons at St Marfs and St Philip's increased by £2.904 to £6,246. This increas& in giving is a testament to the faithfulness of the church family. Irregular donatlons increased by £3,617 to £22.059. This figure IncIeS a generous gift aided donation of £11,500 received in January whioh the PCC pnjdently decided to designate for maintenance. It also Includes glft aided donatlons of £4,000 towards the £5.445 cost of thé new tech equipment at ,st Philip's 12
which has made such a difference to the Sunday services there. 5 have mentioned previously that Irregular donatlons are necessary to help us meet our regular monthly expenditure and this remalns so. We continue to let Victorta Cottage. the Church Hall and part of St Phillp's (to Llttle Hoppers Pre-school). We are dependent on the income generated from these lettings whith remained on a par with 2022 at just under£28,000. In February we received an Energy Support Grant of £5.000 fM our diocase to help wlth fhe energy costs of.our buildlngs as well as a £900 Cost of Living Grant from East Sufft)Ik Council to help towards the cost of providing a Wann Space at St Philip's Hub over the winter rnonths. Communltles Together gave us a grant of £408 in April towards the cost of hospitality at St Philip's. The Pop-up Shop and th8 Hub have also been supported by donations from Trimley PCC, the Rotary Club and Felixstowe Town Council. The work and outreach at St Phillp's (Popup Shop. Communty Hub and the Sunday SerCes) is detailed elsewhere in the Annual ReporL The proedS of the Pop-up Shop and Hub have contlnued to support Felixstowe Christian Action Against Povety and Debt with a monthly contribution of £105 (lotalling £1,260 over the year) as well as donating £500 to Walton. Parish Nurslng, who both work closely with us. At year end the Pop UP Shop held £2,g84 In restricted monies arKI the Hub £10,476 in restricted monies - thls includes a £5,000 Household Support Grant from the Suffolk Communty Foundation, retsived in Dec6mb&r, whlch wlll be overseen by Carolyn Jones to help people In need. Our contribution to the Diocesan Parfsh Share continues to be our biggest item of expenditure, totalling £46,924 an increasè of £2,0(Kl on 2022. This money largely provides the stipends, pensions and housing for the clergy and training and support to the PCC. We continue to pay Georgina South as our Benefice Coordinator & Communications Assistant arKI Steve Rowe asour bookkeeper along with keyboard players, an owanlst and a cleaner for the Church Hall and St Philip's Hall. Expenditure from Unrestricted Generdl Funds totalled £113.315 which Mear this fund shows a year eTrJ surplus of £13.521. 1 hope thal you wll be as en)Urag by this as l am and pray that things wll ConnUe positively in 2024. After much t))nderatIOn the PCC decided to replace the ageing boiler in the Churth Hall with a more efficient one and a new gas boiler was installgj in August at a cost of £9.772. Grants of £2,CQO from the Ganzoni Trust and £2,000 from Trinlty College. Cambridge were wAived to offset the cost. £5,000 of our reserves was also used, which we aim to replace as effiaency savings accrue and Conditions allow. Our most recent Quinqu8nnial Inspectk)n hlghlighted COnmS about thre8 sections of St Mary's Church roof. It was decided to plan the repalr of the most urgertt patL which will cost £14,000 + VAT (whlch can be reclaimed through the Listed PlaS of Worship Grant Scheme). A Prayer and Gift Day. was held in September with the gifts reiVed to be uSj for this )rk. With gratitude for your generous reSnSe, £7,267.50 was raised; receipt of subsequent donatlons to the Church Roof Fund brought the amount available to £10,gg6 by the end of the year. The Suffolk Historic Churches Trust (SHCT) hav8 promised a grant of £1,000. The work will Commen in March 2024. Belleving that our churches should be generous. the PCC (x)ntinued with its five-year Mission Giving Strategy for the second year. We donated to our partner charities £2,000 to Walton Parish Nurslng, £1.000 to Boost and £250 to CPAS. The Charity of the Quarter inltiative has met with great Success and in thls first year raised £1,895 for the chosen charities. Tearfund. Thg Leprosy Mission, SHCT and Bible Society. It will (x)ntinue throughout 2024 supporting four different charitFes. Tax recoverable on Gift Aid makes such a difference to our Income each year. Across all donatnS reiVed In 2023 this totalled £16,748. Thank you to all those who gift aid their financial contributions. If thls is something you could consider and would like to firKI out more, please do come and talk to me about It. 13
My thanks go to a dedicated and supportive Finance Committee for their help throughout the year- Carolyn Jones, Philip Rawe, Steve Rowe (bookkeeper), Margaret Lake (FWO co01natOr), Paul Solomon (Donations Qoordinator) and Valerie Moore. As we move into 2024 and all that it brings, please be assured that as a PCC we will continue to be prudent with decisions on sperKling and we thank you all for your continued support and prayers. Davld Bellamy Treasurèr The above reports were approved by the Parochial Church Council On....,... arKI signed on its behalf By........ (Chairman) 14
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS Independent examinefs report to the PCC of St MarS Church Walton, for the year onded on December 315É 2023 I report on the accourrts for the year ended 31st December 2023 whith are set out on pages 16-23 Respective responsibilities of the PCC arid the examiner The Trustees are résponslble for the preparation of the accounts. The charitys trustees consider that an audit Is rK>t required for this year under section 144 (2) of the Charlties 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; follow the procedures lald down in the General Directions gfven by the Charlty Commissioner section 145 {5) (b) of the 2011 Act. and gtate whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basls of Independent Examlnerfs S.tatgment My examination was carried out in accordance with the Generdl Directions given by the'charity Commission. An examination indudes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a . comparison of the accounts presented with those records. St also includes conslderfng any unusual ttems or dlsclosures In the accounts. and seeking explanations from the management committee concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in a fvll audit. and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts represent a 'true and fai view and the rep)rt is limiled to those matters set out in the stalernents below. Indep9ndent fyxamlnerfs ststsmont. In connection with my examination, no matters have come to my attention: {1) which give me reasonable causè to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in aco)rdance wilh section 130 of the 2011 Act: or to prepare accounts which ac(x)rd with these accountlng records hav6 not been met; or (2) to whlch, In Iriy oplnlon, attentÉon should be drawn in order to. enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. (Signed) Addr&8s: st Edmunds House Name.. Mr S R Renvoize ACA Date." 16111¥+ 1 Ar*Yela Road Felixstowe IP112DG 15
St Marfs Church Walton - 1133981 Recelpts and Paymttnts Account . For the wlod from 01 January 2023 to 31 Qo¢embor 2023 Prioryow nds lIundS tnal¥ ¥JIag% IMnefrom BharEtaL4o 87.WA 11.2T2 270 128,384 11,873 37.916 93,317 27,188 Total 126MJ7 21A13 109M22 126.69B Payomnts Ralty fth¥J$ 21115 107,917 676 9.347 115,916 114315 131 &2 138A85 13 178e4 1•.48ri G'ros9 fv3fetsbats6nthth.kn Gross Mgfers trtheanfiJnds.0 13,933 11,¢JX)I 14,933 1149331 10JXXI (lo,0> 1802 IT. Notmovemantln fimds 17AO¢ Fur•h &t b•glnnhw Cl 1*7 7V13 Bt end ofy 41A20 i7.on Paae 16
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the Year Ended 31 Decornr 2023 1. A¢countlng Polldes These accounts have been pr8pared under the rtrAipts and paents basis and in accordance wtlh Section 133 Charities Act 2011. Funds ' Unrestricted funds represent the ndS of the PCC that arg not subjeGt to any restrictlons regardlng thelr use and are available for application on thè general purkM)ses of the PCC. Funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC are also unr8stricted. Designated Funds are general fund set aside by the PCC for use in the future for particular purpos8s. The PCC may re-deslgnate or transfer th8s8 fvfjnds back to unrestricted funds. Restrlcted Funds are fvnds that have been given for parttc#Jlar purwses and be spenl only the SpefiC purpose intended by the donors. Interest on pooled investments Is apportioned to the individual funds on an average balanco basis. Endowment Fund: The Porter Endowment Fund is spedfically for the maintenance of the Porter Window. . in the ¢hurch. A proportion of the int8rest is transferred to general fund for youth worL 2. Staff Costs al Staff costs Total staff costs are shown below. Staff (osts are shown on the Analysis of Incom8 and Expenses under the codes stated below. 2023 2022 Wages and Salaries from PCC funds code- 2007-2008-2011-2014-2050-2363-2514- 2544 £24.518 £23.541 . b) Staffing We employ a part time Bon8ficg Coordinator & Communications Assistsnt. working 25 hours per week, who supports the Incumbant and PCC with benefice administralion, secretarial and IT support and manages the lettlngs for our halls. We also employa Bkkeeper. Pay is received by our keyboard playeT5 and organist. Th8 PCC employs a cleaner for tx)th St Philip's Hall and St Marfs Hall. The average head-count ernployed during the period four staff. There are no empkjyees who received emoluments of more than £60,000. c) Payment to PCC m8mbers. No payments or expenses were paid to any PCC metnber. persons closely connected to them or ralated parties, with the following exceptions reimbursement for items or materials purchased solely for the use of the PCC small transfer payments to the Administrator for petty cash. Page 18
- Flxed Tangible Assets a) All assets are freehold lands and bU11ngS Rebuildlng valuations made by Richard Monks Associates Ltd, Chartered Surveyors on 2210912011 are as follows: Rebuilding Valuation st Mary's Church Hall Victoria Cottage St Philips Church and Hall £550.0 £180.CrfJO £380,000 Total £1,110,000 We have confirniation from th8 DIOC of our.ovfflership of all the above awts. b} Ftxed assets ' Consecraled property and moveable church fvrntshings. Mov8able church fvrnishings held by the Incumbent arKI Churthwardens on special trust for the PCC. and which rèquire a faculty for disF)osal, are listed in Ihe churd)'s Inventory which Ixn befjNspectad (at any reasonable time).
- Income tsx recoverable Income tax rgcelvad durlng the y6ar on grft aid Is £16,748. .J. Reservès Pollcy and Funds a) Reserves It is PCC policy to try to maintain a balan on unrestiirted futvjs whlch equates to at least three months of unrestrlcted payments. It is held to smooth out fluctuations in cash flow aThJ to meet emergencies. Total 2023 unrestricted resources'used were £113.315 therefore reserves of £28.329 should be set"aside. Tho Reserve Fund Designated balance at year eThJ 2023 15 £23,644. Addltionally, there is £20,289 wlthin the dosing general resep48S. b) The Endowmant Fund This comprises tha Porter Family Bequest and 90%.of the annual intarest is tr8nsf8rred to the General Fund. Pag819
St Marf$ Church Walton . 1133981 6. Analysls of Income and expendlture S91gctgd 0d. 01 January 2023 to 31 December 2023 T(lal Thbye•r Laetyofjr Income and endowmeni8 Don8tlons and18gacloS 01O1-Giftd- Bank 0103. Tgx affldent ard4 Indudlng C 0110. Glft Ald- Envelopgs 0201 . Otw planned Bat 0210.. OthEr planned gfvlng FWO Env8 0301 . St Marys LoosetAatsl1 03(r2.'St PhlllF6 L(Mxse Plaie Co118cIo 0303- Irrtyular Glftmd 0304. Irregar ry)rA glts 1)401 - Regular glftdays GA 04(kS. Regular fjft Lkn ¢3ftAd 0410.AddlU(Nl gNts for and 3&048 41(X) 35.526 4,100 27,347 4,050 575 . 1914 575 2.914 3,(7 1,120 2,147. 3,823 2,423 . 4,351 I1,5j 1.120 1346 18,971 4,013 16.530 3.467 770 0415- St MaTVs dwrch Ifonottons 0417-Sl Marfs hgll donalor 0419- St P1&P5 hall anl dortottcs 0501 . Ontroff &ItAdgffts . c. DonaUMs appeals et¢ 0551.. Charity of the qLWter 0001 . Tax roc4)veraLle on Q¥ftAId . 0801- R&urring giants 0&41. NOn4•rrJ w8nts 0901 . OlhErfuwwJs Uated 0902- Fd ln9 ethues OWJ3. Ban6Tr slwrad stsff o)nMbth)n 145". 525 877 877 1.001 624 771 4,540 ' 227 1.895 16,748 10S 17,920 12.015 1875 12.076 sn 12,971 9.012 1.678 918 1,238 Donath7ns and 1og&cl•s totals 87.W2 14.375 128.384 43,317 1101 . PCC Feas 4r•J funargls 1180. DBF asgrd fee5 12tK). PCC Fe8s VVeddtryB & 2.559" 1.192 e01 112 1202- PCC BdlsF86sforWaddk¥5 1206- fyganl8t any others 12D7-Onl1 suytce fee 12Q8-Vwger F8e8 In¢& 1225-SI PNllps pr¥K4) 1246. Cmnunliy Pb 225 225 250 3,924 1,631 4,336 4.336 1.480 Incom8 fmnj charttsblo 8CtfvItIos 112T2 11MrJ 7.555 Paoe 20
Larty•av othertradlng actfvllles 1213- Vtorfa Cotttye l•tOng 1218- Churth hall1gtUrvJ5 1228- St Ph11 Iddngs 8,375 8.375 6,170 9.218. 11.800 12.1150 12,(é0 othortradlng acllvftlgs totals 2Y,816 27,916 27.188 Invosfm•nts lo20-BK and Immng gx40ty Interest 1,449 S)7 1,449 607 Investm8nts totals Otherlncom• 1325- Sundry Inoomo 0thorln¢on lotals 3D Incomo and endowm•nts grand totals 128.837 15,367 27A12 I,22 12&598 Expendlture Ralsltw funds 1r25. Cost(rfadmln ofpwnal 2514- W 5t8ff Ixqts St F&lS. dean 2510- Hall ¥umlro-de&rfdty 2518- Hall runnkng-gas 2520- Hafi rLmnkng-1nst¥¥8 2622- Hdl wnnlr#J- . 2526- Hall ruMltvJ- W18r . 2530- $1 PhIlIr 8la 2532- StPIIIIK6 Chwth Ga8 2534. Sl Phllip5 Hau gas 2536- $1 Phillps Ir6urance 2538. St PNlps ntenance 2540-SIPhlllps VVal8r 2544- PW 8taff cost8 St Fwi¥ deaner 2550. Inctoria Colt*39 hgxanr 2554-Mctorfa Cottag6 rDLthe 2.370 2,370 1,BSS 657 1.410 1,410 1,324 1,018 1,7 322 3A74 1.011. 1.78Y 540 4,668 1.19B 1.1e8 1,747 571 6.587 1,747 1.Tl8 1.452 345 327 2.461 29). 474 200 2556. Vkaoda Cottag8 swv 375 Ralslng funds totals 18.115 21.923 Expendltum on Gh8rftable xuvlths 1801 . ing to rn0ary sw8bèS I830-GIr1J- relef and agdeS 1&50- H(ffi8mlssl)n 1910- Parbh e 2002. PCL staff 2007- PCC statl costs Pam H 2(#)8.PCC staff C1CerMnS 2011- PCC staff rnsts Inlarnt ReveNe 2014- v8ryerexpses wdd 1.072 131 3.613 46.W24 87 4,179 44,4 4&W24 87- 832 7n)" 119 118 1.136 Paoe 21
Total Thls yr Lastyèar 2050. SalaryDfpatsh &Ymlrlstraknr 2101 . Worklrvd tsxpW of Inclllr 2205- Parish tralnfvj 2210- MISOn outreac 2301 . Church rUnnIng-knrance 2310. St ry$ broadb8rvJ 2312- Bwwflce offtce ts14K¥ie & broadband 2330- Ghurth rn8lntenan 2331 . St Maryg (UrCh. deonlJvJ materfals 2340- SIMary8 Upkew ofseTr1Lxs 2342- Pasto . 2843- Sl Mary8 hosKAlalty 2-AdmIStraIOD 2362-Admln Runniroox 2363- Bceeper 2364- Adnln IIc8nces wbs 2420. Stmarys Chwth NnnfvJ-vRt 2440. Sl Ilarys n9 13.999 152 14,021 2,520 15 152 1.882 809 657 328 328 211 1.318 191 5,553 115 30 334 711 1.638 3.6DO 1.388 227 3.660 43 531 12 1,688 3,800 1,539 711 227 4,019 2521- St Marys H811. deanlTrJ matlaL 2523- St Marys Hal hospttality 2541- St P11 H¥AI, deanlrtrJ materfals 2S43- SI PNllp¥ Ml h)8tyts1ty 2546- St PNllps Fwshcy eXpw&S 2546- Communlty expenses 2547- Home Support GRnts 2548- StPhlllps- utteep of s&vl(s 25eo. Slndry co¥ts 2701- Church malor r8ps- strlO 2710- Churth inaJ)r rwabT- Instavav 2820. H1. mWr. 371 371 253 16 35S 315 3,573 5301 5,499 140 2245 2,810 5,254 8,888 soo 283 400 283 4.7C 1,200 4.7T2 9.772 Ewndltvrn on ¢harffalA• •ctlvftl•s totals . 6.676 gJ47 107.917 2020- D8Fasslgned fBe5 payrnls 2e01 . ¢3)v8mance eosts exthrtal0ry18Lt 18e 320 0thgr•wndlturn tot•ls 930 Expondlture grand totals 111315 131.2 138.485 Excoss of ro¢elpts over payments before transfers 17.464 37.6S9 P•78 22
st Mary's Church Walt¢)n - 1133981 7. Fund movemgnt by type Solected p•rlod: 01 January 2023 to 31 DeGomber 2023 Jouinai Fund banceS rrI0forward FundaltyPe Fund Unrstrlct•d . G$ner- General fund 19,701 126,837 113,315 112,933) 211.289 411315 {11 20.g81 Doslgnthd HulDe8- Hub '. $70 Malnl-Dgs. mntenanCe. Re60Nè. R8@ fvnd Ch¢tr- Chdr deslwaiad 17.rn io,[ 1,011 1,011 3.128 1128 Dg¥dopm8nt d65ignated 1A93Y 41,520 SU[ 21.918 CMf-R88. st Churth Rool 10 10.996 3,310 10A78 Commurmty H ResthG DBF. odF xt.RDI- External Fufftl . Organ4es. Churd) (knn Fund PopUp-R£s- Popup 7.350 11 Trtnity-R5- Inwmbants Trfnlty Col Fund Ml55-Ra8- Mlsskjn R&8tFlcted 6.7eo 6.569 2Q,214 27A12 ,07B tota End0ymn¢ PcfierEnd. Po Ervjwent 1.597 Tota18 169.622 131,8fj2 101,085 P& 23