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2022-12-31-accounts

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF BIGGLESWADE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

CONTENTS Page
Annual Report of the PCC 1-7
Statement of Financial Activities 8
Balance Sheet 9
Notes to the Financial Statements 10-16
Independent Examiners Report 17

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF BIGGLESWADE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

Aim and Purposes

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) of the Church of St Andrew’s, Biggleswade has the responsibility of co-operating with the Revd. Liz Oglesby-Elong, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also responsible for the maintenance of the Church building and of the adjoining Chapter House and grounds.

Objectives and Activities

The PCC is committed to enabling and encouraging as many people as possible to worship at God’s Church and to become part of the Christian community at St Andrew’s. Our services, worship and other activities put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament and acts of outreach into the community. Through the services and activities which take place, we aim to enable people to live out their faith through:

Worship and prayer; learning about the Gospel; and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus.

Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish.

Missionary and outreach work.

To facilitate this work, it is important that we maintain the fabric of the Church, and of the adjoining Chapter House complex.

Ministry Team

St Andrew’s is led by the Revd. Liz Oglesby-Elong, and supported by a ministry team consisting of Mr Colin Dixon and Miss Rosemary Bentley, our Readers.

Safeguarding Statement

Section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have due regard to House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults) came into force at the latter end of 2016 and we confirm that the PCC continues to review our policies to ensure compliance, and that we are having due regard to the guidance.

Achievements and Performance

Mission Action Planning

Central to the mission action plan for St Andrew’s is the vision statement which is:

St Andrew’s Church: Worshipping God with Joy, Growing in Faith, Serving with Love and Welcoming All.

The PCC continues to work towards the following aims: -

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Worship and Prayer

2022 was a pleasingly positive progression as we moved away from previous pandemic restrictions and returned to an increased and more familiar weekly pattern of worship.

The main service of the week continues the Sunday morning Parish Communion at 10.00 am, which now includes full teams of altar servers, our robed choir, whose repertoire has been enriched by the purchase of a full set of new hymn books – Ancient and Modern, Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship, the reintroduction of teams of sidespeople and welcomers, and the presentation of the elements during the offertory hymn.

The weekly Thursday morning Holy Communion service continues to be well-attended with a homily and frequently a hymn; both these services continue to be followed by coffee and fellowship in the Chapter House. The monthly more traditional Order Two Said Communion continues, usually on the first Sunday of the month. Later in the year the more informal worship, Sunday @ 6, was reintroduced, and usually takes place on the second Sunday evening of the month.

Main services continue to be shared live via Zoom as well as in church.

On the first Sunday of the month, the Parish Communion is usually replaced by a Family Communion with a less formal liturgy, many contributions by children and young people, and a small worship group which would welcome more members. An important part of our mission and outreach is through the provision of baptism, wedding, and funeral services as opportunities to celebrate and to give thanks and prayers to God at significant points in people’s lives.

On the eve of our Patronal Festival in November, Richard, Bishop of Bedord, confirmed six candidates; and one member of the Sunday School was Admitted to Holy Communion. Several local schools and a nursery class attended our Church for acts of worship during the year, but owing to inclement weather just before the end of term some School Carols Services unfortunately had to be cancelled. The Vicar, Revd Liz Oglesby-Elong, lead a number of acts of worship in our two Church Schools, St Andrew’s Lower and Edward Peake Middle.

During 2022 we conducted 15 baptisms for babies and young children, 5 weddings, 1 marriage blessing, 25 funerals in church and a further 13 at a crematorium or cemetery, and 5 committals of cremated ashes. In December the Service of Carols for Remembrance organised by Woodman’s Funeral Directors was very well attended despite a very wintery evening.

Throughout 2022, St Andrew’s marked the major Christian festivals during the year with special services and acts of witness, sometimes in collaboration with Churches Together in Biggleswade. These included:

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During 2022 the Church was increasingly open for daily private prayer and reflection.

Pastoral Care

During 2022 the Vicar and lay teams continued to provide pastoral care for members of the congregation and parish at large, whenever possible. Following the restrictions of the pandemic, it was pleasing to once again be able to host Lent and Advent Study courses in person.

Visits to local residential and care homes increased throughout the year; and requests to the Vicar for Home Communions are welcomed and facilitated. Various networks of contact and support continue to flourish, either in person, or via telephone and social media. As the colder weather approached, in common with several other locations in Biggleswade, the Chapter House was opened twice weekly to offer a ‘Warm Space’ and hospitality to members of our church family and local residents.

Nurture and Teaching

St Andrew’s continues to provide different opportunities for nurture and Christian growth in a mixture of environments. The 2022 Lent course followed the Pilgrim Course entitled “The Beatitudes”. The theme of caring was carried forward into the Country Fayre in September, which was delivered outdoors and attracted many from the community. The Country Fayre supported the caring charities of “The Samaritans” and the YMCA. An exhibition during the Country Fayre in the Church focused upon caring groups within our community and many groups created exhibitions around the support that they give to people in the community.

During the Autumn of 2022 one young person followed a course to prepare for admittance to Holy Communion, and five young people followed the Youth Emmaus Nurture course as confirmation preparation. A Confirmation and Admission service was held in November, when the five young people were confirmed and the one child was admitted to Holy Communion by Bishop Richard.

The use of New Daylight Bible reading notes is encouraged. We are fortunate to provide nurture groups for our young people. Our Sunday School has met throughout the year and continues to support family services each month. The Sunday School delivered a nativity play at the crib service on Christmas Eve. We were again blessed to be able to hold our annual Holiday Club in 2022, with over 130 children attending. This included five free spaces offered by Holiday Club via the Family Support workers in St Andrew’s and Edward Peake schools. The children were split into four separate groups both inside the Church and in marquees in the churchyard. The children met together at the beginning and end of the day for a stage show and worship led by our older teenagers following the Scripture Union theme, “Diary of a Disciple” and followed the story of Luke’s Gospel.

During Advent we ran a reading group, meeting on a Thursday after service looking at the book entitled “Sleeper Awake” which focuses on the challenges of Climate change.

Mission and Evangelism

St Andrew’s has developed a strong reputation for reaching out into the community. We believe that by creating opportunities to meet with people in the town and community we create opportunities to welcome them into the Christian faith. To support our work with children and young people, St Andrew’s continues to work within the Diocesan Child Protection Policy which includes DBS checking of all those who are in regular or unsupervised contact with children or vulnerable adults.

Our inclusive youth groups have met each week throughout the year. We are now running a 10+ and 12+ group meeting on Thursday evening and a 15+ group, known as the Kitchen meeting on Sunday evenings. The programme is primarily activity based with occasional discussions and a special youth service at the end of each term. Normally the total weekly attendance is around 20 with a mixture of Church and nonChurch families being represented.

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The 1st and 2nd St Andrew’s Rainbows, 1[st] St Andrew’s Brownies and 1[st] St Andrew’s Guides continue to meet weekly in the Chapter House when possible.

Our Saturday morning Coffee Shop, reopened in September on just one Saturday a month to coincide with use of the ringing centre. This session is run by church members who are members of the Mothers Union. The Coffee Shop attracts some morning shoppers, bellringers, and members of the parish family. Beginning in November and planned to run until Easter we opened our coffee shop on each Saturday and Thursday from 10.30 am through to 3.30 pm as a “Warm Space”.

Sunday lunches restarted in September once a month and continue to serve up to 80-90 people which include a mix of congregation and community attendees. All refreshments served at St Andrew’s are now ‘fairly traded’ and the PCC was pleased to be able to successfully register as a Fairtrade Church during 2013. Profits are donated to Church funds and designated charities.

In 2016 St Andrew’s took the decision to partner with the small African charity “Hands at Work”; this has allowed the Church to partner with the small and vulnerable community of Mafambisa. The PCC currently directly supports 15 children through its annual Mission payments with Church groups and individuals supporting a further 30. As well as supporting the children financially, the charity encourages the Church to send teams of people out to the partner community. Teams have visited Africa annually between 2015 and 2019. Unfortunately our team planned for 2020 had to be postponed twice and eventually took place in July. The team of seven included our youngest members to join a team so far. Ben and Jack made a huge contribution to the team dynamics and interacted brilliantly with the children and young people of Mafambisa and the other communities that the team visited.

St Andrew’s continues to maintain links with the local schools. Assemblies are frequently taken by the clergy and others. Christmas Services were arranged at Church with St Andrew’s, Edward Peake and The Academy, however several of these had to be cancelled because of snow. Following a Governing Body Reconstitution in 2014 for both schools, St Andrew’s Lower School now has four Church governors, including the incumbent, and Edward Peake Middle School now has three governors including the incumbent. The PCC thanks those who are prepared to give up their time in this important role. The Church also meets the cost of giving a Christian book to the Year 1 intake at St Andrew’s Lower School and contributes to the giving of a prayer book to Year 8 leavers at Edward Peake Middle School.

Mission Giving

Helping those in need is a demonstration of our faith. St Andrew’s has a policy of setting aside 8% of our annual stewardship and collection plate giving for mission payments, with a further 2% set aside for emergency mission payments. During 2022 the sum of £6,067 was available for distribution to international, national, and local charities.

The Annual Mission Giving for 2022 was:

• Papyrus (Prevention of Young Suicide) £1,234
• Hands at Work £3,600

Allocated to Emergency Mission Fund (EMF) in 2022 was the sum of £1,213.

During the year 2022 payments were made from the Emergency Mission Fund:

• DEC Afghanistan £500
• DEC Ukraine £400
• DEC Pakistan £500
• Bishops Harvest Appeal £300

As is the custom, the Christmas collections were also given to charity and in 2022 donations in the sum of £1,340 equally shared between Preen CIC and UNICEF (Afghanistan).

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A further £4,158 was also raised or collected for other charities through these accounts, namely:

The Country Fayre was held in the Church grounds in September 2022 and raised £3,762 split equally between YMCA England & Wales and Samaritans of North Herts and Stevenage.

This all produced the grand sum of £15,327 in mission giving in 2022, (2021 - £15,368).

Mission Partnership with “Hands at Work” and the community of Mafambisa

Following “The Room” Youth Group trip to Africa in the summer of 2015, the PCC decided to establish a partnership with “Hands at Work” and through this sponsor orphaned and vulnerable children in the community of Mafambisa (formerly Siyathuthuka), a community which was visited by “The Room”. The PCC has entered a formal partnership with “Hands at Work” with a focus on the Care Point at Mafambisa and has agreed to sponsor 15 children at a cost of £20 per child per month to be reviewed every 3 years. Additional sponsorship by individuals in St Andrew’s congregation and Edward Peake Middle School has increased the total sponsorship to 46 children. Further trips to Africa took place during the summer of 2016 for 11 people, and another for 12 people in 2017. During 2018 our young people from “The Cupboard” made the trip to South Africa visiting the communities of Mafambisa, Share, Pfunani and Mluti. In 2019 a team of seven visited Care points in Oshoek, Mafambisa and Zwelisha. The 2020 team had to be postponed due to the Pandemic and was again postponed in 2021. The team eventually visited in July 2022 when a team of seven, including two under 18’s visited Mafambisa, Sommersett and Oshoek.

Deanery Synod

During 2022 St Andrew’s had three representatives on the Deanery Synod, and all were automatically members of the PCC. This provides the PCC with links between the parish and the wider organisation of the Church. St Andrew’s also actively participates in deanery events such as deanery evensongs during Lent and on other occasions.

The Church Building

Small works have been undertaken during the year along with items of regular maintenance, which are important in the long-term care of the building, including interior decorating and churchyard work parties undertaken by members of the congregation.

The Church is regularly cleaned by a small team of volunteers.

St Andrew’s registered with the A Rocha UK scheme on 6 January 2022. In the summer of 2022 an Environmental Survey for parishioners was conducted (25% response rate) and work was commenced on the Energy Footprint Tool and 360⁰ Carbon (Climate Stewards). The Eco Group has inputted data on the A Rocha UK site and St Andrew’s has attained the following level for each of the five key areas of church life as follows:

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St Andrew’s is close to achieving Bronze Award standard and the Eco Group is seeking further change in order to strive towards being a Net Zero Carbon Church.

The Friends of St Andrew’s

The Friends of St Andrew’s is a group of those, who through the payment of an annual or life subscription, assist the Parochial Church Council, to care for the fabric of the Parish Church. Previously the entity was known as the St Andrew’s Preservation Trust, founded in 1985 for the care of St Andrew’s past, present and future.

The Chapter House

The Chapter House is used by a wide range of community and Church groups and is itself an outreach to our community. The facilities provide a very good environment for a wide range of activities including social groups for older people, activity groups for pre-school children, uniformed organisations (Guides, Brownies, and Rainbows) and NOAH Enterprise and MIND (National Association for Mental Health). These activities have been affected during the year by Covid, however with special measures incorporating social distancing and increased ventilation these groups have managed to meet throughout the year. The Chapter House also provides good space for refreshments after services as well as our Sunday School and Youth Groups.

Curate’s/Minister’s Home

The purchase of 10 Compton Mead in 2017, funded from the proceeds from the sale of St Andrew’s House on Wilshere’s Road and a substantial contribution from the Peter Vickers Memorial Trust, has provided the PCC with a suitable property for future use as a curate or minister’s home. In the short term, while no ministerial support for the incumbent is in place, the house is being rented out, providing useful income to the PCC until such time as it is required for its primary role.

Structure, Governance and Management

The PCC is responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish including deciding how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. The full PCC met 4 times during the year with the various teams meeting as required throughout the year, those teams being:

Plus three further groups that support other activities and maintain the buildings and grounds:

All the groups are accountable to the PCC and report back regularly and bring items to the full PCC for discussion as necessary.

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At St Andrew’s the membership of the PCC consists of the Revd. Liz Oglesby-Elong, the two Churchwardens and a number of Deanery Synod representatives and lay members elected by those who are on the Electoral Roll of the Church. All those who attend services regularly are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and may stand for election to the PCC.

Churchwardens

Dr Robert Butcher, Miss Rosemary Bentley

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La PCC members Mr Paul Daniels, Mr Oliver Dilley, Mrs VNienne Gayfer, Mr Vaughan Johnson, Mr Rob Lackey, Miss Claire Leeks, Mrs Maggie McLoughlin, Miss Ruth Marshall-Jones. Mr Chris Parker. Mr David Pilgrim, Mr Andrew Rutt, Mr Mark Simmons. Deane Miss Rosemary Bentley. Mrs Hilary Johnson. Mr Andrew Vthatling. Finance The accounts for 2022 show a defi¢it on the general funds of £1,216 (2021- surplus £4,593). A movement of £5,809. The Giving Generously initiative in January 2022 woduced a signfficant response and income from donors increased by £6,000 over the year. Additionally wtth the recovery from the pandemic, other income increased by £3,000 including Sunday Lunches and the vanous tea & coffee income. However, expenditure increased by £15.CK)O including: The parish Share retuming to its full level an increase of £7,1)00 Increases in administration of £5,000 induding the employment of a parish administrattx in August 2022 Additional energy ￿$ts of £3,OIY), with the prices Increa￿ng signfficantly in Ocober 2022 The PCC remains acutely aware that the everyday expenses for the running of the Church needs to come from Stewardship, the hire of the Chapter House and other donations. This will become more difficult in 2023, where a budgeted deficit has been approved by the PCC of over £17,000. The impact of the energy pri￿ increases, a full year of the parish administrator and the ongoing Gost of Itving crisis which may impact giving are significant factors. It is noted WFth thanks that many costs are saved with a g￿at deal of work and jobs in Church being done by volunteer5. St Andre￿$ Churth remains a fimi member of the Parish Buying Scheme in Ofder to cut costs as much as possible of frequently bought materials, induding Gas Energy. EIKtordl Roll As at 31 St Oecember 2022 there were 122 parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll. VolunteerJ Thi5 report highlights the breadth and depth of St Andrew's Church's achievements in the provision of worship, prayer. pastoral care. nurture. teaching arKI mission outreath, as well as in practical projects. These achievements Can only be Carried out with the help and dedication of a very significant number of volunleers from the congregation vtho contribLrte to all asFcts of Church life in fts broadest sense. We thank our Churchwardens,18aders and members of all the Groups who make St Andrew's a welwming Church, providing many opportuntties for the enrichment of our faith. Approved by the Parochlal Church Council of Bigglesvmde and Signed on its behalf by: Revd Liz Oglesby-Elong (Chair) Dated: 28th March 2023 7 St Andre*ls Church Bygkswade. PCC Annu81 RerK)rt 2022

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF 8IGGLESWADE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcntriTtES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEIIBER 2022 Total 2021 2022 Incomlryd Ro8our¢ Dor181ion8 a￿1 Legaoes Charitalle Actiwbes Irbvestments 2(a) 93.837.63 20,953.09 7.12 7.41321 9.37222 52.51 101,250.84 30.325.31 101,804.57 26,780.76 581.76 21c) 115.697.84 16.837.94 132,535.78 128.7.09 R￿oUrceS Exp•nd•d RaisiThJ FuThJs Charitstye Adlvloes 3(al 95.19 128.786.12 95.19 145.205.24 104.45 124,780.29 16.439.12 Total EXpondI￿rn 128,861.31 16,439.12 145.300.43 124,884.74 Net gain51llosses) (ffl inveslThr 9 11,915.rn (1.915.7n 1.631.68 Mot Incom41oxpondltur•l (13,183.47) 11.915.rn (14,880.42) 5,714.03 oitAr r8cong15ed galn&l Ik>sse•): Profft on disF¥Jsal of prcfErty Not In Funds 113.163.4n 11,91S.7n 114.680.421 5,714.03 R•con¢ili•lion of tw¥ls: FuTrJ Balan￿ BrwJht FONA s9.￿.95 451.227 48 17.165.22 527,979.65 $22,265.62 Fund Bal•nc•s CaTrf•d F¢)rw 46,423.48 451.626.30 15.249.45 513,299.23 527.979.65

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF 8IGGLESWXIE BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022 Balan¢tr Sl*1 31 D•c•mb•r 2022 8alanco Sh991 31 D•c•mb•r 2021 TanglblB Flxed Assets 444.149.61 444.149.81 Flxod Asset Investments 10 14,249.45 16,165.22 Curront Assets stocks Debtors Morey on Deposit Cash at Bank & in Hand 1,397.00 6.652.36 29,468.04 35.228.18 72,745.58 4,821.77 29.855.64 27.153.58 61.830.99 Current Llabllllles 6,930.82 5.080.76 54,9LK).17 67.664.82 Totsl Assots Lgss Currnnt Ll•bililioS 513.299.23 527,979.65 Capltsl and Reserves End0￿￿nt Fwwjs Restricted Funds Unrestricted Funds Designateo Funds General Funds 15.249.45 451,626.30 17,165.22 451.227.48 10 11 14,145.03 32.278.45 26,092.58 33.494.37 46.423.48 $9.586.95 513.299.23 527.979.65 Approved by the Parochw Chur¢h CouficH of Blggl•swado and 8lgn•d on Its bohaif by: Revd Llz OgleSbY￿1ong (Chaiman) Dated . 28th March 2023

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF BIGGLESWADE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF B￿GLEsWADE I report on Ihe Accounts of the PCC forlh8 31 D￿lL￿. whth are set ¢xrt on pages 8 to 16. in respect of an examinalion Carli￿ in acc£Kdaw wth the Churd) Attounting Regulations 20C6 llhe Regulabon"} arKI s145 of the CharTb"es Aca 2011 llhe Acfl. As the Charitys trL&%tees are resFaThib for the prepw81KAI (rfts￿ ConS￿r that the audit requirement of S&bon 14412) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) does not apply and that an independent examination is rt 15 my resportsibilrty to exami￿ the a¢(x)unts (under section 145 of U)e Act), to fdkm ￿ [Th￿lUres spèofied in Gerprdl D¢rections gNen by t Charity Commissioners lundersthin 14515Xbl ofts Actl and trj stsle whethw parti￿￿r matters have c4)me to ujr attenticm. Basls of Independent examlnerfs report My examina￿￿ was carried oul in acuNdartt vrilh tr Gwal DTths given by the Charity Commissk)ners under s14515Mb) ofthe Acl and lo L found in the Churth guidan￿. 21Th edthDn. An 9xamination includ8s a re￿ ofthe a￿ntIng r￿S kept by the Charity antt a compadson of tha AceA)unts ￿￿ent￿ ￿ Ih%e r￿ts. It Ind￿leS (X￿SideratK)n ofany unusual ilems ordisdosures in thè A(x)unts, and seekiry exF4anations from as truslÈes o)rwrung any such matters. The prC£￿1LtreS undertaken do fK)t wowde al e￿den￿ that would be r￿Jired in an audit, aThJ consequenuy no oP￿￿)n ￿ given aslo whetherthe Acc(xJnts wesent a aryj faw view, and the report I￿lted to those matters set (xrt in 1he next statement Independent examinorf$ slalement In ¢(M)ne¢tion wth my ey2minatk)n. no mr has (mè tr) my th)tion.' {11 which gives me reasonable caJ5e to bebeve Ihat n any matwl the requirements to keep recNts In &y>jrdar￿e with 1XJ ofthe Art and have not been meL 121 to which, in my OF4nion, attention shcMJkJ b& in orderto enable a proper understsnding of the Accounts lo be reached. CrAin SparshotL FCCA Dated.. 4th ApNil 2023 Page 17