Seven Saints Team Annual Report and Accounts 2020 ## **THE DIOCESE OF MANCHESTER BOLTON DEANERY** ## **THE PARISH OF SEVEN SAINTS NEW BURY WITH GREAT LEVER** ## Annual Report and Financial Statements ## of the Parochial Church Council for the year beginning 1st January 2020 and ending 31st December 2020 ## **Ministers** ## **Team Rector:** Rev. Mark Cowling Seven Saints Rectory 130a Highfield Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0AJ **Associate Rector:** Vacant position ## **Team Ministers:** Rev. Alison Comber OLM Rev. Tony Cowell OLM (left October 2020) **Methodist Link** Rev. Darren Garfield **Pentecostal Minister** Rev. Stephen Garner **Evangelism Project Officer** Sr. Dorothy Needham CA (retired Sept 2020) **Bank** The Co-operative Bank Charity Registration Number: 1134133 1 Seven Saints Team Annual Report and Accounts 2020 ## **Parish of Seven Saints, New Bury with Great Lever** The Parish is a single parish Team ministry covering the area of South Farnworth and Great Lever in Bolton; it is part of the Deanery of Bolton and the Diocese of Manchester. It came into being on October 10th 2011 by the joining of the former parishes of Five Saints and SS Simon and Jude’s. The population is approx. 31,000; and there are high levels of deprivation. The Parish is mainly residential with some large council estates and an industrial and commercial corridor along Manchester Road and the northern section of the parish. There are 4 centres of worship in the Team. St Catherine’s Church in Highfield & Community Hall (Anglican/Methodist LEP) St George with St James Church and Hall - Plodder Lane St Michael with St Bartholomew Parish Church SS Simon and Jude’s School, Newport Road Great Lever The Electoral Roll at the APCM in 2018 was 204 |The Electoral Roll at the APCM in 2018 was 204||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |The average Weekly attendance* was –
over 16’s
Under 16’s|2015|2016|2017|2018|2019|2020| ||166|141|151|168|225|54| ||
71|60|71|113|157|16| *taken from Statistics for Mission Report October figs There are 4 church schools in the parish – St James CE Secondary Voluntary Aided, St James CE Primary Voluntary Controlled, St Michael’s CE Primary Voluntary Aided and SS Simon and Jude CE Primary Academy ## **Priorities:** **Priority 1** - We will enhance the attractiveness of our worship communities – offering a range of distinctive congregations and communities (including traditional, modern and family friendly). We will welcome baptism, funeral and wedding families into our church families; and we will ensure that our welcome and activities genuinely show that “no-one is excluded” **Priority 2 -** We seek to deepen the prayer and spiritual life of the parish, and ourselves. We will do this through our collective worship, through being involved in small groups and through our private prayer and study **Priority 3 -** We will maintain and build on our work with children, young people, and young adults. We will resource Messy Church through the staffing transition and beyond. We will ensure that children are welcomed and included at all services, but at the same time we will have good quality alternative worship provision that focuses on children (while welcoming and including adults). **Priority 4 -** We will improve the future viability of the parish through improving our finances and completing repairs and improvements to our buildings. **Mission Statement:** Seven Saints Team aims to be a worshiping, growing and transforming Christian presence at the heart of our community. This Vision will be the focus of all we do – it will inform how we plan our services and other events, how we use our resources (time, buildings, money), how we pray both collectively and individually, and how we engage with our neighbourhood and the wider world. Web Site: www.sevensaints.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/SevenSaintsTeam Twitter: www.twitter.com/SevenSaintsTeam 2 Seven Saints Team Annual Report and Accounts 2020 ## **SEVEN SAINTS CHURCH COUNCIL 2020** ||**Seven Saints PCC & Meeting Membership 2019**|**Seven Saints PCC & Meeting Membership 2019**|**Seven Saints PCC & Meeting Membership 2019**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |Position|St Catherine's|St George's|St Michael's|SSSJ's| ||**PCC**|||| |Warden|Andrew Gibbons|Mandi Stott|Elaine Guest-Evans|Deb Lyons| |DeputyWarden|Sheila Smith|Rob Tyler|Anne Cheetham|VACANCY| |Synod|Andrew Gibbons||Elaine Guest-Evans|Val Holden| |PCC Rep1|Marion Caughey|Lesley
Durosomo|Margaret Moulton|Sam Bowerbank| |PCC Rep2|Susan Stephens|Sandra Bromley|Helen Butler|Stella Crank| |PCC Rep3|Tim Goddard|VACANCY|Kath Crossley|VACANCY| |PCC Rep4|Andrea Gibbons|||| ||**Stewardship Team/Finance & Standing Committee**|||| |Warden|Andrew Gibbons|Mandi Stott|Elaine Guest-Evans|Deb Lyons| |DeputyWarden|Tim Goddard|Rob Tyler|Anne Cheetham|VACANCY| |Treasurer|(Andrew
Gibbons)|Andrea Jackson|Kathryn Fox|Peter Lyons| |StewardshipRep1|Tim Goddard|Lesley
Durosomo|Kath Crossley|Stella Crank| |StewardshipRep2|JoyFairbrother|VACANCY||Sam Bowerbank| |Volunteer||||Val Holden| ||**Pastoral Action Team**|||| |Pastoral Rep1|Sheila Smith|Lesley
Durosomo|Elaine Guest-Evans|VACANCY| |Pastoral Rep2|Catherine Lee|||| ||**Mission Action Team**|||| |Mission Rep1|Andrea Gibbons|Mandi Stott|Margaret Brockie|Nadia Osypanka| |Mission Rep2|Catherine Lee|Rob Tyler|Kath Crossley|Deborah
Urmston| |||||| |Verger/Sacristan|Shelia Smith|Stephen Garner|Anne Cheetham|Margaret Burke| ||||Elaine Guest-Evans|| |Noticeboard Rep|JoyFairbrother|Sandra Bromley|Elisha Guest-Evans|KerryJones| |Methodist Circuit Rep1|Andrew Gibbons|NA|NA|NA| |Methodist Circuit Rep2|Shelia Smith|NA|NA|NA| |Methodist Circuit Rep3|JoyFairbrother|NA|NA|NA| |Methodist Youth Rep|Andrea Gibbons|NA|NA|NA| |Gift Aid Sec|Stella Crank||CCPAS Lead
Recruiter|LesleyDurosomo| |Parish Safeguarding|Mandi Stott|||| Electoral Roll Officer: Elaine Guest Evans P. C.C. Treasurer: Lesley Durosomo P. C. C. Secretary: Andrea Gibbons Vice Chair: Stella Crank (Team Clergy are ex-officio on the P.C.C. and the Teams above) 3 Seven Saints Team Annual Report and Accounts 2020 ## **PCC REPORT** 2020 was an exceptional year as we dealt with the limiting factors caused by the pandemic. Perhaps the toughest aspect was closing down all our children’s and youth work for the year. The PCC met 2 times during 2020 to oversee the work of the action teams and to consider major issues within the parish. Ross Pyle continued as Parish Treasurer. The Parish was only able to pay £10,000 towards the £27,000 Parish Share requested prior to the pandemic by the Diocese due to the loss of income per the Treasurer’s Report from hall rental and giving. We went online broadcasting our services via YouTube live as the pandemic meant we had top shut our churches for extended periods and also limit numbers attending for other periods of the year. We continued operating as a Farnworth and Kearsley Foodbank centre at St Georges on Mondays and added a Job Club. We said goodbye to colleagues this year, as Sister Dorothy Needham retired and Revd Tony Cowell moved on. We thank both of them for their years of service to us in this Parish. ## **STEWARDSHIP TEAM REPORT** Stewardship Team met 2 times in 2020 to oversee the finances of the parish and the fabric of our buildings. Other areas of finance that we worked on included :- starting a refurb of St George’s Church Hall and Kitchen in partnership with Third Space Bolton Work and Skills Project; recovering Gift Aid claims. ## **MISSION TEAM REPORT** Mission Team met 1 time in 2020 to lead and envision the PCC on Mission Action Planning after preparation in 2019. As a parish: -We have partnered with Farnworth and Kearsley Foodbank and run a centre on Mondays at St G. We have also got Lottery Funding to run a Job Club along side this. -We have become eco churches with Arocha. In addition to the shared Parish plans, we hope to restart our mission activity according to each of our churches specific visions: St Simons – connecting with SSSJ school and a community project in forthcoming community centre – something along the lines of the World Café. St Georges – looking at further funding for other community activities. St James Primary Family Worship services launched monthly for school families. St Catherine’s – Urban Outreach Summer Lunch Club at Church for children. Mother and Toddler Group on Tuesdays. Ministry to the Thursday night congregation 4 Seven Saints Team Annual Report and Accounts 2020 St Michael’s – Curating our History -funding received to start a project working with High School children to record interviews and stories with older people to capture our social heritage -Country Church in a Town project planned to develop conservation in the churchyard and engage the community about Climate and the Environment -We hope to restart in future Summer Concerts and World Cafe. ## **PASTORAL TEAM REPORT** Pastoral Team met informally 2020 to consider ways to follow up and care for people during the pandemic. Volunteers formed telephone teams and contacted people. The WhatsApp groups for the churches were very helpful to keep connected We continued to pray for and visit the sick and the housebound, and where appropriate to take home communion. Mark preached a series on Wellbeing with the aim of all members learning more about pastoral care and calling the church to engage more with offering pastoral care. ## **DEANERY SYNOD REPORT** Parish reps (Val Holden and Elaine Guest Evans) have been our Deanery Synod reps. ## **METHODIST CIRCUIT REPORT 2020** - Report not available Ministers Revd D Garfield Revd P Brown Revd T Sibanda ## **SAFEGUARDING OFFICERS REPORT** Our Safeguarding Officer is Mandi Stott and Diocesan Church Safeguarding Training has been received for Safeguarding leads over the last 12 months. We are happy to note that no safeguarding issues have been brought to our attention this year. However, we continue to have a number of people need to renew their DBS checks and to complete the required on-line training and this is being led by Elaine Guest Evans in 2021. 5 Seven Saints Team Annual Report and Accounts 2020 ## **Seven Saints Treasurers Report 2020** Seven Saints PCC Treasurers Report year ending 31 December 2020. It would not be an understatement to say that 2020 was a challenging year on many levels not the least financially. In 2019 we were able to pay our Parish Share in full whereas for 2020 we only paid 37% of our share equating to £10,000 – share for 2020 was £27,000. This amount of £10000 is the amount that we advised the Diocese at the beginning of lock down we would pay for the year unless we fully reopened which we did not, therefore we were able to pay the amount promised. It is difficult to compare 2019 to 2020 as it was a very different year and in 2019, we received several large grants and a loan in respect of St Georges renovation. Income for 2020 was £77126.73 – giving is down due to the extended closures and loss of some beloved church members. This includes several grants for special projects. Expenditure for 2020 was £53,974 – the positive side of closure is that expenditure has been reduced i.e., utilities, service costs and with only one stipendiary clergy for the majority of the financial year this has reduced clergy costs. The surplus on the year needs to be viewed in terms of funds still held for the special projects such as Job Club and the Heritage Fund. Funds carried forward are £119676 (2019-£96524) again considering special projects, and restricted and designated funds leaving an unrestricted funds of £35980 over all of the churches NB this included designated funds of £22891 leaving truly unrestricted at £13089. We should also note a liability of loan outstanding of £10k to MDBF and expenses for Sister Dorothy not paid totalling £4183.62 which we are repaying at £200 per month. We continue to try to have funds restricted for the Graveyard at St James’s released for use in the Parish totalling £26621. Note to the accounts Accounting error in 2019 failed to shoe £24.33 of petty cash held by St Catherine’s to resolve this a fund showing a debit balance of this amount is shown in the accounts – there is no petty cash held now and this is a correcting entry on a funds basis and does not impact Bank Account balances. Gift Aid and Gift Aid Small Donation Scheme claimed from the HMRC is not included in the accounts as we use the Diocese Scheme Gift Aid Lite which means the amounts claimed are not processes via the Seven Saints Bank Accounts but are credited directly to the Parish Share Account at the Diocese. The amount of Gift Aid and GASDS claimed and credited to share payment for 2020 was £6330.43 (this amount is included in the £10k parish share payment made for the year. It should be noted that the accounting system ExpensePlus started in 2019 is proving to be very helpful and we have seen the benefit of this system this year in delivering the accounts more efficiently. I would like to record the Parish thanks to all the Treasurers who work tirelessly to ensure the financial running of the Parish. Lesley Durosomo PCC Treasurer. 6 Seven Saints Team Annual Report and Accounts 2020 Signed by Team Rector: Rev. Mark Cowling Date: 25 April 2021 7 ## **Seven Saints, Bolton** ## Statement of Financial Activities **Financial Year:** 2020 ||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Previous year**| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Incoming Resources**||||| |Donations & Legacies|32,364.18|1,311.71|33,675.89|91,487.38| |Charitable Activities|24,653.25|86.56|24,739.81|69,442.31| |Investments|211.98|0.00|211.98|129.30| |Trading Activities|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00| |Other|676.97|17,822.08|18,499.05|-14,853.48| |**Total incoming resources**|**57,906.38**|**19,220.35**|**77,126.73**|**146,205.51**| |**Resources Used**||||| |Charitable Activities|38,336.65|0.00|38,336.65|72,476.08| |Raising Funds|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00| |Other Activities|8,324.39|9,703.35|18,027.74|71,928.85| |Support|0.00|2,610.00|2,610.00|0.00| |**Total resources used**|**46,661.04**|**12,313.35**|**58,974.39**|**144,404.93**| |Net Incoming / Outgoing Resources (before transfers)|11,245.34|6,907.00|18,152.34|1,800.58| |Fund Transfers In|38,027.51|959.11|38,986.62|51,800.74| |Fund Transfers Out|38,986.62|0.00|38,986.62|51,800.74| |Net Incoming / Outgoing Resources (before gains/losses)|10,286.23|7,866.11|18,152.34|1,800.58| |Investment Gains (or Losses)|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00| |Net Incoming / Outgoing Resources (before Asset Revaluation)|10,286.23|7,866.11|18,152.34|1,800.58| |Asset Revaluation|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00| |Net Movement of Funds|10,286.23|7,866.11|18,152.34|1,800.58| |Total Funds Brought Forward|35,980.35|60,543.78|96,524.13|94,723.55| |Total Funds Carried Forward|46,266.58|68,409.89|114,676.47|96,524.13| |**Represented By**||||| |Seven Saints (Unrestricted)|12,502.28|0.00|12,502.28|2,135.19| |SSSJ (Unrestricted)|829.87|0.00|829.87|891.90| Powered by ExpensePlus Generated at 15:16 on 27/02/2021 Page 1 of 2 ||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Previous year**| |---|---|---|---|---| |St. Catherines (Unrestricted)|1,290.41|0.00|1,290.41|1,050.75| |St Georges Building Fund (Restricted)|0.00|2,413.79|2,413.79|6,327.31| |St. Michaels (Unrestricted)|2,780.65|0.00|2,780.65|2,851.54| |St. Georges with St.James (Unrestricted)|5,994.93|0.00|5,994.93|6,225.58| |TMCP (St Catherines) (Restricted)|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00| |St James Churchyard Account (Restricted)|0.00|26,621.51|26,621.51|26,778.99| |St Georges with St J Designated (Designated)|7,142.99|0.00|7,142.99|7,142.99| |St Miachaels Churchyard Appeal (Restricted)|0.00|492.83|492.83|2,839.54| |Grave Yard Maintenance (Designated)|10,441.74|0.00|10,441.74|9,838.18| |Church Yard Legacy (Restricted)|0.00|20,000.00|20,000.00|20,000.00| |SSSJ Insight (Designated)|0.00|0.00|0.00|536.18| |Seven Saints Toddler Group (Restricted)|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00| |St Michaels Organ Fund (Restricted)|0.00|4,634.72|4,634.72|4,597.94| |St Michaels Renovation Designated (Designated)|5,308.04|0.00|5,308.04|5,308.04| |Job Club (Restricted)|0.00|5,316.74|5,316.74|0.00| |Heritage Project (Restricted)|0.00|8,930.30|8,930.30|0.00| |Petty Cash (Unrestricted)|-24.33|0.00|-24.33|0.00| Powered by ExpensePlus Generated at 15:16 on 27/02/2021 Page 2 of 2 torevel ent chartered certified accountants and business advisors I.)￿￿,01 K¥15PJ Td.. 01411164255 01422 34OPI• DSWH . 01174 214315 Fx. 11142134QHB 20 October 2021 lTh]r RCF. S52381SJS Mrs L Durosomo Seven Saints Parish 22 DaIe Brook Close Little Lever BOLTON Greater Manchester BL3 IDQ Dear Mrs Durosomo Seven Saints Pgrish Please find enclosed the Independent Examiner's Report to the PCC of Seven Saints for the year ended 31 December 2020. We have also taken this opportunity to enclose a note of our fees for the work completed on your behalf for your usual kind attention. If you should have any queries, please do not hesitate to contacl us. Assuring you of our very best att¢ntioL Yours sincerely For TOREVELL DENT LIMITED S J SUTCLIFFE ACCA qb Aulhovsed Peseller P￿. IP3s&a5 Independent Exanthler's Report lo the PCC I rqK)rt to the tn￿￿$ on my examination of the acLX)unts of the PCC for the year ending 31 December 2020. Respeethpe respoDsibilitie8. As the charity tn￿te£S of the PCC you are rwnsible for the preparation of the accounts An accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,) I Teport in resp¢¢t of my examination of the PCC accuunts, Ca￿led out under section 145 of the 2011 ACL and in carrying out my examination I have followed all th¢ applicable Directions given by the Charity Commisslon under section 145{5)(b) of the Act. BA81$ of th1$ report. The examination includes a review ofthe accounting records kept by the PCC and a comparison of thc accounts with those records. It atso includes Considering any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as truste￿ concerning any such matters. The pro￿lUT¢S undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audil and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent examlner'$ 8talemenL I have wmpleted my examlnation. 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