## Holy Trinity with St Nicholas, Weymouth Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council for the year ending 31st December 2022 ## **Administrative Information** Holy Trinity with St. Nicholas is situated on Trinity Road, Weymouth. It is part of the Diocese of Salisbury within the church of England. The correspondence address is Holy Trinity Vicarage, 7 Glebe Close, Weymouth, DT4 9RL. The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a corporate body and a charity registered with the charity commission. Registered No. 1134026. PCC Members who served in 2022 are: **----- Start of picture text -----**
Revd. Canon Andrew Gough Incumbent and PCC Chair
until retirement May 2022
Philip Wise Church Warden and Treasurer
until June 2022
Trudi Shaw Church Warden and Chair of
PCC May 2022
Angela Kerigan PCC Secretary
David Picton Representative on the
Deanery Synod
Elected PCC Members Krys Fursman (safeguarding
officer), Jenny Keates, Peter
Rendall, Liz Williams.
Helene Bishop, Thelma Green,
Lesley Proctor, Keith Whittock,
Jane Hall all stood down for
the period 2022-2023
Elected Church Warden Philippa Walker (sworn in by
the Rural Dean Nick Clarke
Elected to the PCC at the Christine Rashleigh-Berry
APCM
Elected during 2022-2023 Rick Fursman (Fabric Officer)
Co-Opted Members Geoff Pritchard
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## **Structure, governance, and management** The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All church attendees are encouraged to register on the electoral roll and stand for election to the PCC. The membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent (vacancy), church wardens, and members elected by those of the congregation who are on the electoral roll of the church. ## **Objectives and Activities** The PCC has the responsibility to welcome people to worship at our church and to share in the life of our parish community. It is important that the PCC maintain the fabric of the church so that the building is not only a place of worship but also a venue for parish events. ## **Achievements and Performance** ## **Church Attendance** There are 89 parishioners on the electoral roll for 2022. The average attendance during 2022 for the following Sunday Services, 0800 was approximately 15 and for the 1000 was approximately 25. There was a dramatic increase in attendance during main festivals, for example, Christmas, nine lessons and carols, Easter and when we had visiting clergy, including the Bishop of Salisbury and the Dean of Salisbury. ## **Review of the year** The last year has been another challenging year for us. Congregation numbers have dropped, and we were still recovering from the aftermath of the Covid pandemic. Our vicar took early retirement in May and one of our church wardens and our treasurer stood down in June. Our faculty application was suspended by the Chancellor and DAC because we did not have the correct permissions. The delay to the building works took its toll. The main entrance to church was closed due to scaffolding being erected to repair the stained-glass windows above, so passing tourists and even some residents thought that the church was closed. This has affected our financial income, as has our drop in numbers. We were unable to hold any fund-raising events. It took several months of hard work and determination to resolve the issues that the DAC had with our faculty application. Work restarted in November 2022 and was completed in February 2023. Due to the absence of a vicar, our newly appointed Lay Pastoral Assistant (LPA) continued with pastoral care and visited members of our congregation in their homes and care homes and administered communion when requested. The standing committee of the PCC met when significant issues or events occurred that needed to be addressed with discretion. The PCC met regularly approximately every 6 weeks. Other work undertaken has been to revise the Electoral Roll and gift aid listing. Social life has been minimal due to the delay in the building works and the lack of heating in church; we have been holding Sunday services in the crypt, where it was warmer. Our main focus of worship and social activity has been our 1000 Sunday Sung Eucharist where we have a small choir and an organist. Our Youth Worker has continued to build excellent relationships with Holy Trinity school, taking collective worship on a regular basis to three classes. Wayfarers after school club has been established with regular attendance from the pupils. We have also supported the Chapelhay Play Garden events. Parish life is documented on our parish website and Facebook page. PCC and APCM minutes and finance reports are available via our PCC Secretary. Inventory and terrier documents are available via our church warden. Now that the building works have been completed, we have established an Events Committee to plan social and fundraising events for 2023. ## **Maintenance** Holy Trinity Church continues to demand extensive maintenance with a quinquennial inspection programmed for August 2023. The church wardens and newly appointed fabric officer maintained the upkeep of the fabric of the church, carrying out risk assessments, updating and servicing fire extinguishers, reviewing and updating the electrics, installing an assessable toilet, baby changing facilities and servery. Faculty applications are being prepared for replacement of the gates to Trinity Passage, provision of accessible toilets and a servery and the maintenance of the roof void. Holy Trinity is regularly cleaned by a small group of volunteers. In March 2023 the organ and bellows were serviced. ## **Financial Review 2022** A challenging year for Holy Trinity Church with major repairs having an impact on building access and fund raising along with a fall in church membership. This put pressure on our finances and in agreement with the Archdeacon we only paid a token amount towards our Parish Share. During the year every effort has been made to maximise income and control expenditure. This included the successful recovery of vat on the repair bills through the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme. This amounted to £44,312. A successful grant bid of £7,500 from Dorset Historic Churches was made and this will be received in 2023 when the work to the Warrior window is completed. The church refrained from using the heating system during the last few months of the year to save costs and a tighter control of ad hoc expenditure has been implemented. Along with not paying the share this enabled us to build up the General Fund and balance the books. There are still funds invested which the PCC have agreed to set aside for an accessible toilet, a servery and electrical rewiring. After a visit by the diocesan fund-raising advisor, we will apply for some grant funding towards these costs. Although it was thoroughly investigated disabled access to the building was found not to be feasible and it was agreed that the side door would remain the accessible entrance with the aim to making it more welcoming. Following the completion of the repair work in early 2023 every effort will be taken to open the church to the community and an events committee is already planning future fund-raising events. Charity No. 1134026 Holy Trinity Church with St Nicholas ## **Financial Review 2022** A challenging year for Holy Trinity Church with major repairs having an impact on building access and fund raising along with a fall in church membership. This put pressure on our finances and in agreement with the Archdeacon we only paid a token amount towards our Parish Share. During the year every effort has been made to maximise income and control expenditure. This included the successful recovery of vat on the repair bills through the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme. This amounted to £44,312. A successful grant bid of £7,500 from Dorset Historic Churches was made and this will be received in 2023 when the work to the Warrior window is completed. The church refrained from using the heating system during the last few months of the year to save costs and a tighter control of ad hoc expenditure has been implemented. Along with not paying the share this enabled us to build up the General Fund and balance the books. There are still funds invested which the PCC have agreed to set aside for an accessible toilet, a servery and electrical rewiring. After a visit by the diocesan fund-raising advisor, we will apply for some grant funding towards these costs. Although it was thoroughly investigated disabled access to the building was found not to be feasible and it was agreed that the side door would remain the accessible entrance with the aim to making it more welcoming. Following the completion of the repair work in early 2023 every effort will be taken to open the church to the community and an events committee is already planning future fund-raising events. ## _**Trudi Shaw**_ Trudi Shaw Churchwarden, Holy Trinity Church with St Nicholas Financial Review 2022 Charity No. 1134026 Holy Trinity Church with St Nicholas Financial Review 2022 Charity No. 1134026 Holy Trinity Church with St Nicholas Financial Review 2022 Charity No. 1134026 Holy Trinity Church with St Nicholas Financial Review 2022 Charity No. 1134026 Holy Trinity Church with St Nicholas Notes to the Financial Statements Financial Review 2022 Charity No. 1134026 Holy Trinity Church with St Nicholas ## Accounting Policies The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 together with applicable accounting standards and the SORP 2005. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for the valuation of investments assets which are shown at market value. The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body, nor those that are informal gatherings of church members. ## Funds _Endowment Funds_ are funds, the capital of which must be maintained; only income arising from investment of the endowment may be used either as restricted or unrestricted funds depending upon the purpose for which the endowment was established. _Restricted funds_ represent a) income from trusts or endowments which may be expended only on those restricted objects provided in the terms of the trust or bequest, and b) donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific object. The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of the year must be carried forward as a balance on that fund. All investments are invested separately and interest applied accordingly. _Unrestricted_ funds are general funds which can be used for PCC ordinary purposes. ## Incoming resources All income is recognised when it is receivable. All incoming resources are accounted for gross. ## Resources expended Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a biding or constructive obligation on the PCC. The diocesan parish share is accounted for when due. All other expenditure is recognised when it is incurred and is accounted for gross. ## Fixed assets Movable church furnishings held by the vicar and churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal are inalienable property, listed in the church’s inventory, which can be inspected (at any reasonable time). For anything acquired prior to 2000 there is insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the financial statements. Subsequently no individual Financial Review 2022 Charity No. 1134026 Holy Trinity Church with St Nicholas item has cost more than £2,500 so all such expenditure has been written off when incurred. Investments are valued at market value as at 31[st] December. Financial Review 2022 ## ##