Charity Report 2020/21 for the Parish of Great Wyrley Incorporating the churches of St Marks and St Andrews
Background
St Mark’s Church is in Station Road, Great Wyrley WS6 6LJ. St. Andrew’s is in Hilton Lane, Great Wyrley WS6 6ED.
The correspondence address for both churches is: The Vicarage, 1 Cleves Crescent, Cheslyn Hay, Walsall WS6 7LR.
The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a charity registered with the CharityCommission no. 1134022. PCC members are trustees of the charity.
The parish is in the Rugeley Deanery of the Diocese of Lichfield. In addition to the PCC, each church is represented by a District Church Council (DCC).
The Parish of Great Wyrley is served by the following: Vicar: Revd Monica Judson
Ordained Local Minister (P.T.O): The Revd. Morris Price
A team of lay members also lead worship on a regular basis; those being:Dianne Beddows, John Grubb, Ken Hackett, Yvonne Heath, Chris Judson, Gladys & Bill McHale, Melanie Maloney, Lynne Mills, Paul Morgan, Ian Thomas.
Overview
The unforeseen and debilitating circumstances that the world found itself in last year clearly had an impact on parish life.
The social groups, services and pastoral visiting all came to a stand still and the parish had to find new ways of serving God and reaching out to the community.
The lockdowns were costly in terms of peoples mental health and, sadly, loss of life; all without people being able to seek the normal channels of solace.
Despite it all, we have remained a people that had stayed faithful God and we firmly recognise He has remained ever faithful to us. It is God through His Son Jesus that we must thank and praise for us coming through this dark time and we look to the future filled with hope for better days to come.
Finance
Our team of treasurers, gift aid collators and people who have collected envelopes from end drives, doorsteps and lately in person have done a remarkable job in keeping the parish in the black.
We have relinquished a ‘floating’ half time post that was unlikely to be filled which has reduced our parish share for 2021 to £52,011 from just short £80,000. It is likely we shall meet this cost.
Gift Aid continues to contribute greatly to our income.
As ever the balancing of income and expenditure is a daily struggle and the parish faces huge expenditure on its buildings.
Buildings
St Andrews is in good repair but needs some double glazed windows replacing, guttering repaired and a disabled ramp installed. St Marks has seen the closure of the church hall in 2019 due to asbestos issues and to re-open it faces costs of up to £200,000.
St Marks church roof is now in need of urgent repair and it is estimated we will need £15,000-£30,000 depending on what surveyors discover when they assess the roof proper.
Mission
At the heart of the parish lies a passion for Jesus and for the church to act as a beacon of the Good News to the whole community. During lockdowns we continued to offer services via Facebook and that alone drew new people to participate in services, watch videos that explain bible content. We offered young children a specific slot for them that contained bible stories pitched at the younger age groups.
We encouraged family participation at home by sending our Christmas activity packs over Advent via email.
Schools received videos that were played both in school and on their websites.
Bible study took place on Zoom. Coffee mornings on Zoom proved popular and a lifeline for people feeling alone and isolated.
A prayer group now meets every week to focus on Missio Dei. Already it is bearing fruit. We have begun a series of coffee mornings at St Andrews and several Year 10s have started attending services. They are wanting to seek to build a space that encourages other teenagers and to that end we are holing a Pizza Afternoon for teenagers to come along and tell us what church might look like for them.
St Marks currently has no hospitality facilities and the short term focus is for the DCC to create a space where drinks and biscuits can be offered after services.
PCC have a diary date to meet up and to talk about the wider focus of Missio Dei, they intend to explore giving to world charities and to seek how the parish may serve beyond its boundaries.
Parochial
Weddings are aplenty for 2022 but few for 2021
Baptisms for the end quarter have been booked and we now have 17 children due to be baptised before Christmas. Preparation sessions are essential towards the baptism service itself and will be held in September.
Funerals are a constant and steady flow. The lack of facilities for people to mourn their loved ones over the last year is a real worry. It is intended that one or several memorial services be held in the future to address this. We are also re-opening our group that helps and supports the bereaved.
Confirmations took place just prior to the first 2020 lockdown and we continue to support those who were confirmed within our parish.
Summary
This has been a year of challenges but also of opportunities. We exist to spread the Good News of Jesus and we embrace this new era with a heart for growth.
Revd Monica Judson Vicar of Great Wyrley Parish 26th August 2021
Parish of of St Marks and St Andrews, Great Wyrley Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December
Receipts and Payments Accounts
| Consolidated Notes RECEIPTS Voluntary receipts: Planned giving Collections at services All other giving/voluntary receipts a) Gift Aid recovered Activities for generating funds b) Investment income c) Church activities d) Total receipts PAYMENTS Church activities Diocesan parish contributions Clergy and stafng costs Church running expenses e) Hall running costs Mission giving and donations f) Costs of generating funds Loan repayments Major repairs to church hall Total payments Excess of Receipts over Payments Transfers between funds |
2020 £ £ 46,382 0 1,375 0 6,516 2,698 12,056 0 Unrestrict ed funds Restricte d funds |
|---|---|
| 66,329 2,698 5 0 5,502 0 7,710 0 |
|
| 79,546 2,698 |
|
| 68,800 250 2,834 25,021 500 2,382 0 139 500 |
|
| 99,176 1,250 0 0 0 360 0 0 |
|
| 99,176 1,610 |
|
| -19,630 1,088 0 0 |
| Cash at bank and in hand at 1 January Cash at bank and in hand at 31 December |
-19,630 1,088 42,848 9,364 |
|---|---|
| 23,218 10,452 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| Cash funds Bank current account Bank deposit account Bank fabric account Choir bank account Other Monetary Asseta Gift Aid recoverable Debtors and Prepayments Liabilities Loans Creditors and Accruals |
£ £ 23,218 352 0 3,685 0 4,273 0 2,142 Unrestrict ed funds Restricte d funds |
|---|---|
| 23,218 10,452 |
|
Further Analysis of Receipts and Payments Accounts
| Receipts a) All other giving/voluntary receipts: Donations Legacy b) Activities for generating funds: Parish magazine - advertising Rummage sales c) Investment income: Bank interest Rent on school house d) Church activities: Fees for weddings and funerals Less Fees distributed Parish magazine income Church Centre lettings Card Sales 2019 Charity donation returned Payments e) Church running expenses: Organ inspection Cost of services |
Notes £ £ 6,516 2,698 0 0 6,516 2,698 0 0 5 0 5 0 9 0 5,493 0 5,502 0 12,063 0 -7,560 4,503 0 863 0 1,844 0 100 0 400 0 7,710 0 0 0 1,128 0 Unrestrict ed funds Restricte d funds |
£ £ 6,516 2,698 0 0 Unrestrict ed funds Restricte d funds |
|---|---|---|
| 6,516 2,698 |
||
| 0 0 5 0 |
||
| 5 0 |
||
| 9 0 5,493 0 |
||
| 5,502 0 |
||
| 7,710 0 |
||
| 0 0 1,128 0 |
| Printing and stationery Church building running expenses Parish magazine printing Adninistration - legals Church repairs and maintenance f) Mission giving and donations: Parish training and mission Charitable donations |
0 0 10,871 0 90 0 129 0 12,803 500 |
|---|---|
| 25,021 500 |
|
| 139 0 0 500 |
|
| 139 500 |
r 2020
| TOTAL £ 46,382 1,375 9,214 12,056 69,027 5 5,502 7,710 82,244 69,050 2,834 25,521 2,382 639 100,426 0 360 0 100,786 -18,542 0 |
2019 TOTAL £ 47,382 6,497 23,140 13,132 |
|---|---|
| 90,151 6,817 5,617 15,343 |
|
| 117,928 | |
| 76,990 2,803 21,669 3,704 1,707 |
|
| 106,873 0 4,320 0 |
|
| 111,193 | |
| 6,735 0 |
-18,542 6,735 52,212 45.477 33,670 52,212
| 2,020 TOTAL £ 23,570 3,685 4,273 2,142 33,670 6,700 1,859 0 702 TOTAL £ 9,214 0 9,214 0 5 5 9 5,493 5,502 0 4,503 863 1,844 100 400 7,710 0 1,128 |
2,019 TOTAL £ 36,300 10,983 2,787 2,142 52,212 8,598 1,710 390 1,529 TOTAL £ 9,374 13,766 23,140 1,080 5,737 6,817 31 5,586 5,617 30,663 -22,801 7,862 772 6,554 155 0 15,343 171 2,841 |
2,019 |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL £ 36,300 10,983 2,787 2,142 |
||
| 52,212 | ||
| 8,598 1,710 390 1,529 TOTAL £ 9,374 13,766 |
||
| 23,140 | ||
| 1,080 5,737 |
||
| 6,817 | ||
| 31 5,586 |
||
| 5,617 | ||
| 15,343 | ||
| 171 2,841 |
| 0 10,871 90 129 13,303 25,521 139 500 639 |
51 12,909 1,402 1,029 3,266 |
|---|---|
| 21,669 | |
| 462 1,245 |
|
| 1,707 |
Respeclii'e Re8px)nsibililies of Trustees £md Examiner ThL Lhurch trustees are responsible for the preparation of ihe accounts. Ime church's trustccs considLr tliat an audit is no( fLquired for this year under section 144(2) of the Chariiies Act 2011 (the 201 l Act) and thdt an independeni examinaiion is ne¢ded. It is my responsibility to.. Examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 201 l Ac15): To folloiv the procedure s laid down in the Cjeneral Dircctions given by the Charity Commissioners (under section 145(5)(b) of the 201 l Act). and To state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basls of Indepcndent Ex#miner's report My examination was carried out in accordance with ihe general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a revie. ()r Ihc aLcounting records kept by th¢ Lharity and a comparison of the accounts presented wilh thos¢ records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in ihe 4CLount5 and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do nol pro.Ide all the evidence that would b¢ required in an audit and coiisequcntly no opinion is given as to whether the accounts pres¢nt a 'true and fair view, and the report is limited to those matters sel out in the statement below. Independent examiners stalement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: 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 to which. in my opinion. attention should be drawl in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. P.J. Owen