## **Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31 December 2022** ## **Incumbent** (In vacancy) ## **Bank:** Barclays Bank Plc 19 Princess Street Plymouth ## **Independent Examiner:** Tony Jopson & Co. 246 Peverell Park Road Plymouth PL3 4QG ## **Registered Charity Number:** 1134139 ## **The Parish Church of Charles with St Matthias** ## **‘St Matts Plymouth’** North Hill, Plymouth, PL4 8HF ## **stmplymouth.org.uk** **1** ## THE **EVANGELISATION** OF THE NATIONS THE **REVITALISATION** OF THE CHURCH AND THE **TRANSFORMATION** OF SOCIETY # **ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** _(presented Sunday 23rd April 2023)_ ## **‘CHARLES WITH ST MATTHIAS (St Matts) PLYMOUTH’** ## **Diocesan ID - 9187 Registered Charity Number - 1134139** **PURPOSE -** St Matts is a **City Centre Resource Church** with a vision to play it’s part in the: The **EVANGELISATION** of the nations; The **REVITALISATION** of the Church; The **TRANSFORMATION** of society. **MISSION -** St Matts aims to fulfil this vision through four operating lenses: **KNOW GOD** - We want everyone to come into a personal relationship with Jesus. We do this principally through our **Sunday Services** and encouraging people in their own personal faith journey. **FIND FREEDOM** - We want everyone to grow in their relationship with God and to discover freedom and life. We believe this happens supremely in community with others in midweek **Small Groups** where we can grow in life, faith and friendship. **DISCOVER PURPOSE -** We want everyone to discover their purpose in life. We do this through our **Join the Adventure sessions** providing people with an opportunity to learn how to get the most out of their faith and how God has made them. **MAKE A DIFFERENCE** - We want everyone to get up and running living a life of service and blessing. Through our **Dream Team** of volunteers we hope to connect every person with an area of the church’s life that energises them, blesses others and spills out into other areas of their life. **Background -** The church in its current format was launched on **25 September 2016** by Revd Olly & Ali Ryder and a small staff & volunteer team, at the invitation of the Bishops of Exeter and Plymouth in partnership with Holy Trinity Brompton, London. St Matts is part of the **Plymouth City Deanery** in the **Diocese of Exeter** in the **Church of England** and is based at the top of North Hill, Plymouth, PL4 8HF. **2** **Structure, Governance and Management -** St Matts is led by the **PCC** (Parochial Church Council). The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church of England’s _‘Church Representation Rules’_ . All church attendees who consider themselves as belonging to the worshipping community of St Matts are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll. All those on the Electoral Roll may stand for election on the PCC. The Church Council should reflect the diversity of the church and local community. PCC members are re-elected every three years. The Church Council has responsibility, alongside the Vicar, staff team, and lay pastors, of fulfilling the church’s vision. PCC members who served from **April 2022** until the date this report was approved are: ## **PCC Members** ## _**Ex-Officio Members**_ Vicar and Chairman Olly Ryder [left November 2022] Curate Reuben Crossley [left June 2022] Curate Mike Knight _**Church Wardens Elected annually up to six successive years**_ Adrian Boughton Elected 2022 Sally Pearson Elected 2022 _**Deanery Synod Members Elected every three years**_ Teressa Cornish Elected 2022 Jeff Stephenson Elected 2022 **Safeguarding Representative** Jen Bradley Appointed 2022 ## _**Other Members**_ _**Elected every three years**_ Bob Mills **Treasurer** Elected 2021 [serving second term] Dean Jacobs Elected 2021 [serving second term] Tim Hookway Elected 2022 [serving second term] Laura Fraser-Crewes Elected 2021 Neil Mawson Elected 2021 Jeff Stephenson Elected 2021 Teressa Cornish Elected 2021 Jesse Leach Elected 2020 Beth Horton Elected 2021 Georgia Grinham Elected 2022 Sam Ansell Elected 2022 Jonny Wilson Elected 2022 Janet Stirling Elected 2022 **Co-Opted Members (non-voting)** Hannah Bowker **Secretary** Elected 2021 [re-elected annually since 2017] **Staff Team** _- (as of April 2023)_ **3** Claire Worth Executive Director Mike Knight Curate Phil Jones Worship & Creative Pastor Lizzie Roberts Kids & Youth Pastor (Maternity Cover) Noah Gilbert Production Coordinator Hannah English Church Coordinator & Executive Assistant _Amy Wheeler Kids & Youth Pastor [Maternity leave] Lucy Gilbert Youth Pastor [Maternity leave]_ ## **- ANNUAL REVIEW 2022/23** St Matts has completed its **sixth** full year as a ‘ **HTB Network’ City Centre Resource Church** with a vision to play its part in the **‘evangelisation of the nations, the revitalisation of the church and the transformation of society’** by helping people to know God, find freedom, discover purpose and make a difference. The church has grown from a small group of 30-50 to a post pandemic level of 300+ every Sunday. We sadly said goodbye to Revd Olly Ryder and his wife Ali who were instrumental in relaunching St Matts over 6 years ago. They are dearly loved and missed at St Matts, but we continue to pray for them and wish them well in all the future holds. We advertised the position of ‘Priest-in-Charge’ at St Matts and held interviews in February but, although we had three great candidates, the panel did not feel it was right to appoint any of them for the position. We continue now in a vacancy but full of hope in all that God will do in this season and as we look forward to who he will bring to lead St Matts into the future. 2022 was our first full year clear from Covid restrictions and it has been great seeing the St Matts family come out of that time and begin to rebuild together. Over the year, we’ve continued to meet and provide a space for encounter and encouragement with our whole church family and visitors at our **Sunday Services** offering both ‘in-person’ and ‘online’ provision. Over the year we’ve had almost 300 people gathering every Sunday in the building as well as around 100 online and 50-60 children and youth. We’ve also continued providing smaller midweek communities for people to grow in faith and friendship through our **Small Groups -** this term there are 45 groups. It has been a year of goodbyes as we also said farewell to our Curate Reuben, Ordinand Robin and Kids Pastor Julia as they each continue with their calling and head on to serve God in new places. We also welcomed Amy Wheeler as our new Kids pastor in the summer and wish both her and Lucy Gilbert well on maternity leave, during which Kids and Youth will be covered by Lizzie Roberts. **Looking ahead** - As we look ahead to a new church year there is lots to look forward to including the ongoing exploration of the viability of planting a church into St Simon’s Mt Gould (decisions on this have been delayed whilst we find our new leader); improving the site at St Matts with a possible toilet project; continuing to grow our Sunday Services and church family; continuing to encourage and thank our amazing Dream Team with a dream team party; developing our Small Groups; and continuing to grow the different strands of church life: Kids Church, Youth, Students, Over 50s and Missions. **4** **Love South West** - We are looking forward to a united weekend of worship, service and invitation as part of Love South West 2023 which will be held 19-21 June (https://www.lovesouthwest.org.uk/). We’ll gather at Methodist Central Hall for a Kingdom Come night of worship and prayer on Fri 19th May (tickets available now); and encourage our church to run social action projects in our streets and local communities on Sat 20 May; and invite people to ‘Try Church’ at St Matts on Sun 21 May. **Creation Fest** - We are looking forward to the whole St Matts family attending Creation Fest (4th- 7th August) - https://creationfest.org.uk/) for an extended weekend with churches across the South West for worship, teaching, prayer, fun and time together. As you read the rest of this report, we hope you enjoy and are inspired by all that God is doing in and through us and all that lies ahead. Thank you so much for being part of this family and this God-adventure by the sea. ## **KNOW GOD - Sunday Services** ## **CONTACTS** |**Database - ‘Join the Adventure’ cards**|**Database - ‘Join the Adventure’ cards**|**Database - ‘Join the Adventure’ cards**|**Database - ‘Join the Adventure’ cards**|**Database - ‘Join the Adventure’ cards**|**Database - ‘Join the Adventure’ cards**|**Database - ‘Join the Adventure’ cards**|**Database - ‘Join the Adventure’ cards**|**Database - ‘Join the Adventure’ cards**|**Database - ‘Join the Adventure’ cards**|**Database - ‘Join the Adventure’ cards**|**Database - ‘Join the Adventure’ cards**|**Database - ‘Join the Adventure’ cards**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Jan**|**Feb**|**Mar**|**Apr**|**May**|**Jun**|**Jul**|**Aug**|**Sep**|**Oct**|**Nov**|**Dec**| |**2017**|387|450|494|543|604|639|657|667|702|743|865|902| |**2018**|935|996|1022|1040|1099|1116|1145|1161|1208|1251|1315|1363| |**2019**|1386|1401|1440|1438|1488|1500|1549|-|1584|-|1665|-| |**2020**|1719|1727|1785|1795|data cleanse||
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CO 267|CO 211|
CO 172|CO 120|
79|70|70|-| |**2020**|**SIX**|203|225|CO 157|CO 87|
CO 66|Live 54|
CO 44|Live 31|
66|70|70|-| ||**YouTube**|-|-|-|418|497|441|354|393|340|366|464|569| ||**Total**|**521**|**490**|**455**|**856**|**830**|**706**|**570**|**544**|**485**|**621**|**644**|**569**| |**2021**|**TEN**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**
**104**|**74**|**63**|**-**|**-**|**TEN**|**150**|**272**| |**2021 **|**SIX/Five**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**
**83**|**70**|**85**|**-**|**-**|**FIVE**|**40**|**87**| ||**SEVEN**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**
**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**SEVEN**|**90**|**119**| |**2021**|**Online**|**69**|**89**|**97**||**-**
**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |**2021 **|**YouTube**|**235**|**262**|**219**||**-**
**358**|**133**|**170**|**-**|**-**|**YouTube**|**280**|**114**| ||**Total**|**304**|**351**|**316**||**-**
**545**|**277**|**318**|**--**|**-**|**-**|**560**|| |**2022**|**TEN**|**118**|**131**|**156**|**225**|**207**|**170**|**137**|**153**|**175**|**166**|**182**|**139**| |**2022**|**FIVE**|**96**|**124**|**147**|**108**|**132**|**98**|**98**|**55**|**65**|**132**|**109**|**168**| |**2022 **|**YouTube**|**156**|**121**|**111**|**157**|**110**|**98**|**110**|**82**|**72**|**85**|**110**|**102**| ||**Total**|**370**|**376**|**414**|**490**|**449**|**366**|**345**|**290**|**312**|**383**|**401**|**356**| |**2023**|**TEN**|**159**|**175**|**138**|||||||||| |**2023**|**FIVE**|**88**|**100**|**105**|||||||||| |**2023 **|**YouTube**|**72**|**70**|**79**|||||||||| ||**Total**|**319**|**345**|**322**|||||||||| |CO - Church Online|||||||||||||| **BAPTISMS -** It’s been a joy to welcome people into the Christian faith and join with them as they publicly affirm their faith in Baptism. It’s been particularly joyful to celebrate with some mums from Trevi house who have been Baptised alongside their babies, and to hear a little bit of their stories. |**Baptisms and Reaffirmations of Baptismal Vows**
**Spring**
**Summer**
**Autumn**
**2017**
**19**
**5**
**1**
**2018**
**7**
**-**
**10**
**2019**
**17**
**12**
**8**
**2020**
**0**
**2 (reaffirmations)**
**0**
**2021**
**0**
**12**
**5**
**2022**
**8**
**9**
**6**
**2023**
**7**|**Baptisms and Reaffirmations of Baptismal Vows**
**Spring**
**Summer**
**Autumn**
**2017**
**19**
**5**
**1**
**2018**
**7**
**-**
**10**
**2019**
**17**
**12**
**8**
**2020**
**0**
**2 (reaffirmations)**
**0**
**2021**
**0**
**12**
**5**
**2022**
**8**
**9**
**6**
**2023**
**7**|**Baptisms and Reaffirmations of Baptismal Vows**
**Spring**
**Summer**
**Autumn**
**2017**
**19**
**5**
**1**
**2018**
**7**
**-**
**10**
**2019**
**17**
**12**
**8**
**2020**
**0**
**2 (reaffirmations)**
**0**
**2021**
**0**
**12**
**5**
**2022**
**8**
**9**
**6**
**2023**
**7**|**Baptisms and Reaffirmations of Baptismal Vows**
**Spring**
**Summer**
**Autumn**
**2017**
**19**
**5**
**1**
**2018**
**7**
**-**
**10**
**2019**
**17**
**12**
**8**
**2020**
**0**
**2 (reaffirmations)**
**0**
**2021**
**0**
**12**
**5**
**2022**
**8**
**9**
**6**
**2023**
**7**|| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**Spring**
|**Summer**|**Autumn**|**Total overyear**| ||**19**
|**5**|**1**|**25**| ||**7**
|**-**|**10**|**17**| ||**17**
|**12**|**8**|**37**| ||**0**
|**2 (reaffirmations)**|**0**|**2 (reaffirmations)/**
**Covid**| ||**0**
|**12**|**5**|**17**| ||**8**
|**9**|**6**|**23**| ||**7**|||| **6** **CHILDREN & YOUTH - Amy Wheeler (Kids & Youth Pastor) KIDS** The vision of Kids Church is to love and serve the children of St Matts, to enable them to become wholehearted followers of Jesus Christ. This is based on the scripture: ‘Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.’ (Proverbs 22:6) ## **Sundays** There have been several changes to Kids Church on Sundays. The five different age groups have been slimmed down to three. Preschool (2 - 4.5 year olds), Foundation - Year 4 (4.5 - 9 Year olds) and Year 5 and 6 (9 - 11 Year olds). A Creche has been created in the downstairs office for children under the age of 2, where the service is live streamed. There are age appropriate toys available and a place for parents to sit comfortably with their baby. Preschool room will accept children from the age of 18 months with a parent present to ensure a smooth transition if the child is not used to being left with other adults. The Creche is not volunteer run as it is a place for parents to go with their children if they feel more comfortable in a separate room but they still have access to the service. On an average Sunday we get between 40 - 60 children attending the three age groups. Curriculum for all three groups has also changed with the introduction of Scripture Union and Youth for Christ resources. For the Preschool room the emphasis is on play and creative based learning. For Foundation - Year 4 the main objective is to create a foundation of knowledge in discipleship and fellowship amongst their peers and leaders. In Year 5 and 6 the overarching principle is to prepare the children for being a Christ following young person. An inclusion team has also been created for any children who have additional needs, therefore needing 1-2-1 support. ## **Team** We currently have 43 volunteers on the team, 31 female and 12 male. We are also starting to develop junior leaders who like to help with our registration process at the beginning of the TEN service. ## **Kids Church Special Events and Activities** **Light Party -** We had an excellent turn out for our Light Party which was Neon themed. Around 120 children turned up with their parents and carers. We had a silent disco from Jozzy sounds, a bouncy slide, face painting, candy floss and lots more activities. The majority of the children were not attending St Matts at the time and 3 families started attending after the event. Amy gave a short message on Jesus coming to this Earth to bring light to banish the darkness of sin. **Christmas** - Our Family carols service was very successful. 15 children performed major roles and many more children played background roles. Amy gave a talk on Jesus being the ultimate gift to mankind. For Christmas day Amy also gave a family talk on symbolism and how Jesus can appear in the small things. **Schools -** Amy has continued the great relationship with Prince Rock school. She has also started visiting Mount Street school on a regular basis. These assemblies are a form of outreach and create a strong connection in the community. Amy also invited the schools to the Light party and Christmas services. **7** **Mini-Matts -** Amy and Mike Knight have been running a weekly parents/carers/toddlers group in the Church Hall on Mondays. It’s a space for parents and carers to connect, enjoy coffee, cake, conversation and mutual support and encouragement and for their children to have a safe and fun place to play and grow in friendships. We have a lovely group of childminders and a group of grandparents who have formed social groups. ## **Vision/Next Steps** As Amy goes on maternity leave, Lizzie will continue to forge connections with the team, families and our local community. When Amy returns in November the next steps will be to have more of an outreach focus. Creating events and activities to bring in families who have not attended church. Although great headway has been made in utilising our resources more effectively, more work will be done to ensure the Kids team can use our resources easily. ## **YOUTH** Lucy, our Youth pastor, did an excellent job in establishing two spaces for young people to meet and explore faith. **Younger Youth** - We provide ‘Youth’ on a Sunday morning during The Ten. This is a place to play games, hear about each other’s difficulties and wins and to grow in relationship with God. We have started using Youth for Christ for our curriculum exploring various different topics such as mental health and what it means to be Christ-like. We are starting to find that this group is starting to get big in numbers with 10 - 18 youth attending. We are also finding that the older ones in this group are starting to want to explore deeper topics and discuss things further. Whereas the younger ones are ready to move on to the next activity. This could mean we split the group into 11s - 13s and a 13 plus group to facilitate that. Monday evenings, called ‘Fusion’ is our youth club. This continues our session from Sunday with lighter activities and more competitive and active games. The emphasis is more on fellowship and making connections. **Older Youth and Young Adults** - On Lucy’s departure on maternity leave, she still felt that older youth (GCSE age and above) was something to continue to look at but very difficult to engage with. This could be something for our future vision of Youth to pursue. **Team** - We currently have 5 volunteers that lead Sunday sessions, 4 female and 1 male. Amy runs Fusion with 3 female volunteers. **Youth Light Party** - One of our big events of this year was our Light Party in October. We saw over 40 young people between the ages of 11-16 gather together for an evening of mess and fun. The young people enjoyed pizza and inflatables and all participated in dressing up for the occasion. **Vision/Next Steps** - The next steps for Youth ministry is to continue to grow team, look at how we can split the Sunday group into older and younger youth, do more outreach in the community and look at making connections with community by making links with schools and hosting events. It would be great to get more team members for both groups, **8** especially males so that our young boys have a role model. **SAFEGUARDING** - All those working with children and youth are expected to have **DBS disclosures** . St Matts has a **Child Protection Policy** and an **Equal Opportunities Policy.** Any concerns regarding children’s safety should be referred to our **Safeguarding Representative** , **Jen Bradley - safeguarding@stmplymouth.org.uk** |**Children & Youth - Average Weekly Service Attendance**|**Children & Youth - Average Weekly Service Attendance**|**Children & Youth - Average Weekly Service Attendance**|**Children & Youth - Average Weekly Service Attendance**|**Children & Youth - Average Weekly Service Attendance**|**Children & Youth - Average Weekly Service Attendance**|**Children & Youth - Average Weekly Service Attendance**|**Children & Youth - Average Weekly Service Attendance**|**Children & Youth - Average Weekly Service Attendance**|**Children & Youth - Average Weekly Service Attendance**|**Children & Youth - Average Weekly Service Attendance**|**Children & Youth - Average Weekly Service Attendance**|**Children & Youth - Average Weekly Service Attendance**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Jan**|**Feb**|**Mar**|**Apr**|**May**|**Jun**|**Jul**|**Aug**|**Sep**|**Oct**|**Nov**|**Dec**| |**2017**|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|56|57|59|46| |**2018**|69|67|65|86|66|71|71|69|92|84|81|70| |**2019**|81|87|116|73|69|87|62|60|89|81|71|64| |**2020**|78|64|74|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|--| |**2021**|98|112|75|-|-|78|81|29|72|54|43|63| |**2022**|45|48|52|48|58|51|57|36|48|45|52|28| |**2023**|37|42|37|||||||||| |**Children & Youth- Total Contacts on Database**||||||||||||| |**2017**|-|-|96|96|97|97|97|97|180|189|198|211| |**2018**|219|242|259|274|308|314|331|357|387|418|435|444| |**2019**|467|481|499|523|532|563|561|568|575|-|591|-| |**2020**|612|623|644|641|-|-|642|-|-|-|-|-| |**2021**|-|-|-|-|637|-|649|||||-| |**2022**|668|673|676|680|688|707|711|592|602|604|606|612| |**2023**|612|621|625|||||||||| |**YOUTH NIGHTS**||||||||||||| |**2020**|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|8|16|-|18| |**2021**|-|-|-|5|7|8|7|-|-|-|9|9| |**2022**||6|8|9|10|9|-|-|10|10|8|6| |**2023**|7|8|6|||||||||| ## **STUDENTS - Revd Mike Knight (Curate)** - Students continue to make up a large proportion of our church family (particularly at the Five on Sundays) and our student community contributes massively to the life of the church. We love students and are committed to reaching out to the 35,000 students at Plymouth’s three universities. **Student Night** - 2022 saw our Student Night back in full force post pandemic. We meet weekly on a Thursday evening with around 40 students for time to hang out, worship together, hear from scripture or on particular topics and chat/ pray in our small groups. We also try to have lots of fun with plenty of quiz nights and a fantastic end of year Beach BBQ at Bovisand, including an inter-church rounders match (we won of course!). A continued highlight of our student nights is our termly 'Testimony Takeover' which continues to always be well attended and bring in some who have never set foot in a church before. We are low on first year students this year but continue often to attract and make space for students in their later years who have walked away from church since leaving home or are looking to reconnect with their faith again. **Vision/Next Steps** - We will be looking to run some events to help equip the many students who will be heading on from Plymouth to the world of work, as well as finishing the student year well together. I'll be particularly looking for new team members as we head towards the start of a new academic year, especially among the first years and newer students. We’d also love to see more connection and cohesion **9** between our student community and the wider church and to continue to see our students growing in confidence and faith as we seek to play our part in reaching the 35,000 students at Plymouth’s three Universities. |**Students- connected with community (Facebook Group)**|**Students- connected with community (Facebook Group)**|**Students- connected with community (Facebook Group)**|**Students- connected with community (Facebook Group)**|**Students- connected with community (Facebook Group)**|**Students- connected with community (Facebook Group)**|**Students- connected with community (Facebook Group)**|**Students- connected with community (Facebook Group)**|**Students- connected with community (Facebook Group)**|**Students- connected with community (Facebook Group)**|**Students- connected with community (Facebook Group)**|**Students- connected with community (Facebook Group)**|**Students- connected with community (Facebook Group)**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Jan**|**Feb**|**Mar**|**Apr**|**May**|**Jun**|**Jul**|**Aug**|**Sep**|**Oct**|**Nov**|**Dec**| |**2017**|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|178|184| |**2018**|189|196|206|214|207|207|209|213|218|234|240|-| |**2019**|-|255|259|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|272|-| |**2020**|-|-|-|295|296|297|298|295|305|313|313|312| |**2021**|313|314|-|-|308|308|306|-|-|-|308|-| |**2022**|309|307|305|307|307|307|307|308|309|306|305|303| |**2023**|300|299|296|||||||||| |**Instagram -@stmstudents**||||||||||||| |**2021**|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|401|-| |**2022**|419|422|430|433|439|439|439|436|434|445|469|471| |**2023**|473|474|475|||||||||| |**Student Nights - Thursday nightgathering during term time for food, worship, message, discussion, prayer**||||||||||||| |**2019**|-|67|50|40|41|-|-|-|52|59|47|-| |**2020**|45|57|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|68 (in
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41| |---|---|---|---|---| |||**AUTUMN**|**SPRING**|**SUMMER**| ||**GROUPS**|12|9|-| ||**LEADERS**|16|11|-| ||**MEMBERS**|75|55|-| |||**AUTUMN**|**SPRING**|**SUMMER**| ||**GROUPS**|5|6|6| ||**LEADERS**|9|9|9| ||**MEMBERS**|45|48|50| |||**AUTUMN**|**SPRING**|**SUMMER**| ||**GROUPS**|7|6|| ||**LEADERS**|10|9|| ||**MEMBERS**|58|41|| ## **FIND FREEDOM - Small Groups** **SMALL GROUPS - Revd Mike Knight (Curate)** - _Small Groups have one, simple purpose - to bring people together. We believe God created us to live in community with others and only then can we experience the full life he intends for us. Small Groups provide a place for us to_ _**connect with others** ,_ _**share life** , and_ _**grow in faith** together. We believe life-change happens in the context of relationships. Our belief and vision is that St Matts is a church_ _**of** Small Groups, not a church_ _**with** Small Groups._ **10** Small groups have continued to go from strength to strength. The autumn term saw over 45 groups with over 50 leaders and 300+ distinct attendees. It’s been a joy to take over our small groups with already such a strong culture of invitation, welcome and fun. We held an autumn Small Group Leaders Celebration and training in November 2021, which saw 55 booked in including those currently running groups and many who are simply thinking about it for the future. We continue to have a broad mix of groups from activity based (board games, fitness) to more direct Bible study groups. There is a desire to grow these as places of deeper discipleship, closer community and mission without losing the sense of fun, simplicity and ease of getting groups up-and-running and people into leadership roles. |**SMALL GROUPS**|**SMALL GROUPS**|**SMALL GROUPS**|**SMALL GROUPS**|**SMALL GROUPS**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||**SPRING**|**SUMMER**|**AUTUMN**| |**2017**|**GROUPS**|28|28|24| ||**LEADERS**|-|-|-| ||**MEMBERS**|154|181|135| |**2018**|**GROUPS**|34|33|48| ||**LEADERS**|-|-|65| ||**MEMBERS**|246|252|357| |**2019**|**GROUPS**|46|40|44| ||**LEADERS**|58|60|60| ||**MEMBERS**|329|315|353| |**2020**|**GROUPS**|52|44|50| ||**LEADERS**|60|54|62| ||**MEMBERS**|497|400|382| |**2021**|**GROUPS**|37|38|41| ||**LEADERS**|47|48|56| ||**MEMBERS**|319|290|360| |**2022**|**GROUPS**|43|41|44| ||**LEADERS**|55|52|48| ||**MEMBERS**|410|355|330| |**2023**|**GROUPS**|45||| ||**LEADERS**|55||| ||**MEMBERS**|345||| **ALPHA - Revd Mike Knight (Curate) and Teressa Cornish -** _We encourage members of the congregation to share their faith with others in their everyday life. We also run the Alpha course as a more intentional way of providing an opportunity for people wanting to investigate Christianity or are new to faith._ Our Ordinand Robin Smith ran Alpha at St Matts for many years including a centralised course with Teressa in Spring 2022 which gathered a good group of nearly 50 people many of whom had never attended an Alpha course before or with us at St Matts. More recently we have had more time, resource and financial constraints (it costs several thousand pounds to run a centralised Alpha with dinner). However, we wanted to continue to provide this opportunity for people to explore Christian faith and launch Alpha groups in homes as part of our Small group structures this Spring. We launched at St Matts with around 20 guests and have split into two groups meeting in leaders houses where there is space for discussion both for those who are new to faith and those who are brushing up on the basics. **11** |**Alpha**|**Alpha**|**Alpha**|**Alpha**|| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**SPRING**|**SUMMER**|**AUTUMN**|**Total**| |**2016 attendees**|-|-|120|120| |**2017 attendees**|14|28|100|142| |**2018 attendees**|11|6|70|87| |**2019 attendees**|-|-|90|90| |**2020 attendees**|60|30|23|113| |**2021 attendees**|29|?|?|29| |**2022 attendees**|50|-|-|50| |**2023 attendees**|20|-|-|| **MAKE A DIFFERENCE -** Every member of St Matts is encouraged to serve on the **DREAM TEAM** whether it’s helping with Kids Church, Worship, Welcome, Production, Cafe, Students, Youth, Small Group Leadership, Prayer Team. An annual Dream Team Party is held each year to thank all team members. There are currently around **176** members of the **DREAM TEAM.** **GIVING -** We would love to help everyone that calls St Matts ‘home’ and is part of the DREAM TEAM to develop Godly practices with their finances including — _‘earning diligently, spending carefully, saving wisely, and giving generously’._ We have a growing number of people worshipping God through their finances and enabling the vision of the church to grow through their ‘tithes’ and ‘offerings’. We are very grateful for everyone who gives financially into the life of the church enabling us to flourish and grow as a church family and bless the city, region and further afield. |**GIVING: Number of individual monthly givers & monthly amountsgiven**|**GIVING: Number of individual monthly givers & monthly amountsgiven**|**GIVING: Number of individual monthly givers & monthly amountsgiven**|**GIVING: Number of individual monthly givers & monthly amountsgiven**|**GIVING: Number of individual monthly givers & monthly amountsgiven**|**GIVING: Number of individual monthly givers & monthly amountsgiven**|**GIVING: Number of individual monthly givers & monthly amountsgiven**|**GIVING: Number of individual monthly givers & monthly amountsgiven**|**GIVING: Number of individual monthly givers & monthly amountsgiven**|**GIVING: Number of individual monthly givers & monthly amountsgiven**|**GIVING: Number of individual monthly givers & monthly amountsgiven**|**GIVING: Number of individual monthly givers & monthly amountsgiven**|**GIVING: Number of individual monthly givers & monthly amountsgiven**|**GIVING: Number of individual monthly givers & monthly amountsgiven**|**GIVING: Number of individual monthly givers & monthly amountsgiven**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||**Jan**|**Feb**|**Mar**|**Apr**|**May**|**Jun**|**Jul**|**Aug**|**Sep**|**Oct**|**Nov**|**Dec**|**Total**| |**2017**||**Givers**|45|34|52|50|52|60|58|57|54|70|85|82|58| |||**Amount**|4192|5627|8697|5123|5219|5806|7437|6771|6991|9831|9993|9145|84832| |**2018**||**Givers**|77|85|86|105|99|93|97|102|96|123|116|120|100| |||**Amount**|9207|12382|11372|13815|12536|11762|12004|12936|12037|14941|13000|14,376|150368| |**2019**||**Givers**|141|149|149|151|143|143|143|143|145|137|154|148|145| |||**Amount**|15,444|13,707|16,046|15,097|14,945|15,743|14,201|15,615|16,546|14,755|21736|18288|192123| |**2020**||**Givers**|147|132|162|162|161|150|147|136|138|138|152|140|147| |||**Amount**|19,034|14,385|20,563|14,607|16,000|17,885|16,359|14,312|14,866|14,439|17,356|17,452|197258| |**2021**||**Givers**|134|136|132|126|142|140|127|122|125|142|132|126|132| |||**Amount**|14273|18174|16933|13460|13210|15061|13,456|13,318|13,138|15,891|14782|15438|177134| |**2022**||**Givers**|130|132|170|143|152|139|173|135|141|157|148|171|155| |||**Amount**|15450|14938|19089|15810|16913|14586|16,438|14,457|15634|17829|14660|13993|189797| ## **OTHER ACTIVITIES/REPORTS DURING THE YEAR** **Soup Run** - The Church Council continues to fund the Soup Run (around £2k pa) overseen by congregation members Neil & Liz Mawson and Jill and Jerry Morris, alongside a group of reliable and committed volunteers. As well as providing physical, relational and spiritual support and encouragement to those in need, the Soup Run also provides a low key bridge to faith and the church. There are a number of regular **12** attendees of the church who have made St Matts their home as a direct result of their contact with the Soup Run Team, including a member who was recently baptised. The Soup Run also provides an outlet for service and community for those in the church who are motivated to be involved in social action. **MISSIONS -** St Matts ‘tithes’ 10% of it’s income to other local, national and international charities and mission organisations including: **- 2% - Trevi House / Sunflower Project** (https://trevi.org.uk/) - Trevi is a nationally award-winning women’s and children’s charity based in St Matts parish, Plymouth providing safe and nurturing spaces for women in recovery to heal, grow and thrive. **- 2% - Shekinah** (https://shekinah.co.uk/) - South West charity providing opportunities for people who are experiencing all forms of homelessness. **- 2% Creation Fest** (https://creationfest.org.uk/) - regional Christian festival supporting and encouraging the church in the South West. **- 2% - Church Planting Fund** - a fund to support and enable church planting in and around Plymouth through St Matts. **- 1% - St Matts ‘Acts 4 Fund’** - a fund providing small grants for St Matts members in financial hardship **- 1% - St Matts ‘Missionary Fund’** - a fund providing small grants to support St Matts members with missionary endeavours. **CHURCH PLANTING - St Simon’s Mt Gould -** St Matts is a church plant from Holy Trinity Brompton. Church planting and church renewal across the city and region is part of our vision. Since we launched in 2016, we have been involved to varying degrees in helping to plant churches at St Chad's Whitleigh, St Mark's Ford, and Bay Church Torbay. We are a church who are expecting to continue to plant and grow and are currently exploring a church plant at St Simon's Mt Gould _._ In December 2021 the derelict church of St Simon’s Mt Gould (Edith Avenue, PL4 8TJ) legally became part of St Matts. The PCC agreed with the Diocese of Exeter to an 18 month period to assess the longer term viability of developing a new worshipping community at the church, restoring the buildings and serving the area. It is an adjoining parish to St. Matt’s and is set in the Mount Gould area of Plymouth next to Mount Gould hospital. It was originally opened in 1905 to accommodate up to 750 worshippers making it one of the largest Church of England buildings in Plymouth. However the church has been disused for around 10 years and use of the building was waning long before that so consequently it had fallen into disrepair. Since then there has been considerable work accomplished including essential maintenance and repairs, launching a midweek service and holding numerous events for the community. There is a strong steering group and lots of interest and engagement from the local community as well as the music and arts community in Plymouth, but some questions remain over the way forward and resource implications of this as a church plant. The midweek service continues with around 20-30 people. A Christmas Carols by Candlelight service was held attended by nearly 200 people. Plans for the rest of the year include an Easter egg hunt and service, Coronation lunch, and a possible monthly Sunday afternoon hangout to connect with a wider group in the local community. **13** ## **BUILDINGS & MAINTENANCE REPORT - Claire Worth (Executive Director) -** The Church site and buildings have continued to be used in different ways; The Church Hall has continued to be used for AA meetings, cooking and preparation for the bi-weekly Soup Run and providing pastoral care, support, friendship and advice. The Church Building is currently getting back into full swing with Sunday services, Alpha, Student nights, St Mellitus College, Kingdom Come and other ad hoc events. **AA** - Since lockdown and beyond, we have seen an increase in the number of people attending the Alcoholics Anonymous ‘Road to Recovery’ group in the Church Hall. The group continues to meet 3 times a week. **Site Maintenance** - Noah Gilbert (our Production & Maintenance Coordinator) had continued to coordinate several maintenance projects throughout the year but has now stepped down from this role within the church due to other commitments, so is now back to working 3 days per week. He has retained the Health and Safety coordination for half a day per week, which is a big help with a site of our size and with the gatherings we have. We are now looking to find a volunteer maintenance coordinator and if we are not able to do this within a voluntary capacity, we may need to find a contractor to do this work one day per week. **Dale Gardens** - The property has now been sold (subject to contract) and we are in the process of the sale with the buyers and solicitors. The property was sold for £212,000 and our hope is that this should be completed in 10-12 weeks. I have recently been informed by the agents that the buyers survey has come back with a few concerns including the roof, so I will be liaising with them to try and negotiate through this. **Toilets** - There are 2 final quotes both of which are of a similar value (circa £48,000). To move forward with this project we will require the PCC to sign off the funding which could come from the sale of Dale Gardens or we could try crowd funding for half of the costs. **Flat roof in upper hall** - The flat roof in the fire escape section of the upper hall (by the kitchen) has been leaking for some time. We have made several attempts to stem the issue but the roof is no longer viable. We are awaiting a quote for the work which will need to be completed as soon as possible to stop further damage and more associated costs. **New Cleaners** - Our new cleaners seem to be very effective and efficient. They are still getting used to the site but a few people have feedback that they have noticed a difference. They are also cheaper than our previous cleaning company so this has been a positive step. ## **FINANCE REPORT - Bob Mills (Treasurer)** - During the year, the charity received a total income of £282,103. Although the majority of this was voluntary giving, £28,743 of income came from hall rental and rent received from the investment property at Dale Gardens. The church received a grant from Exeter Diocese of £8,970 towards the cost of energy. Operating expenditure in the year amounted to £336,486. In addition, £19,948 of depreciation was charged. There has been a noticeable increase in costs during the year. **14** The church is currently operating with a monthly deficit of around £4,500 and plans are in place involving further giving increases and cost savings that will need to be achieved to bring the budget back into balance over the coming years. The PCC has agreed to set up an independent review group to report back with a decisive plan to reduce the deficit. In addition the PCC will provide to the church family a financial report every three months, as part of our Gift Sunday services. St Matts has also generously contributed £10000 to St Simons to help in establishing the viability of this community. Capital items totalling £11,000 were sold during 2022 and purchases made of £5,030. The surplus of £5,019 was allocated to general funds to offset against the operating deficit. £5,706 was added to the church planting fund, which now stands at £62,929. The operating deficit reduced the general fund year end balance to -£28,709. £16,804 of funds held for youth and media were used to offset some of the salary costs of the Youth Pastor and Media Coordinator during the year. A hardship fund, ‘The Acts 4 Fund’, available to support members of the congregation in financial difficulty, was started during 2020 and stands at £5,395 at the end of 2022. We have been encouraged by the faithfulness of our regular givers in the St Matts family, particularly in light of the current financial crisis. However, significant efforts are needed to encourage more of the church’s members to give. Concentrated efforts must be made to reduce the church operating costs, in order to ensure a balanced budget going forward. ## **Investment policy** In accordance with the charity’s governing document, the Trustees have the power to invest funds in any investments that they see fit. The policy is to adopt a low risk strategy whilst maximising returns. The Trustees are satisfied with the performance of the investments held and that the policy adopted remains adequate and appropriate. £106,671 of endowment investments, held in 3 separate charities, are shown in the church accounts on the basis that they are controlled by the PCC. Income was £2,064 on these investments, which showed a loss of £11,812 over the year. £5,200 of rent was received on a freehold property, valued in the accounts at £146,000, owned by the PCC. ## **Reserves policy** It is the policy of the trustees to maintain unrestricted funds, which are free reserves, at a sufficient level to secure the continued provision of normal charitable activities for a maximum period of six months. I am extremely grateful to Rebecca Campion and Claire Worth who, in the last six months, have worked so very hard in establishing our new more detailed accountancy base and without their hard work we would not be in position to have the detailed financial processes moving forward. Bob Mills (Interim treasurer October 2022 April 2023) **Safeguarding -** The PCC has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have regard to House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults). **Trustees’ Responsibilities -** Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity at the end of the year and **15** of the surplus or deficiency for the year then ended. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to select suitable accounting policies, as described later in the accounts, and then apply them on a consistent basis, making judgements and estimates that are prudent and reasonable. The trustees must also prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. ## **Independent Examination** A resolution to appoint Tony Jopson & Co. as independent examiners for the ensuing year will be proposed at the next APCM during which the financial statements are approved in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 On behalf of the PCC Sally Pearson, Lay Chairperson Date 18.04.2023 **16** INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORTTO THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF CHARLES WITH ST MArrHIAS YEAR ENDED 31" DECEMBER 2022 I report on the attached accounts of ihe Parochial Church Council I"PCC"I for ihe year ended 31 December 2022, in respect of an exarnination carried out under regulation 3 of the Church Accounting Regulations 1997 to 2001 and Section 145. Charites Act 20111.the 2011 Act"). Respectlve re5pon5ibilitie5 of tN5tee5 and examiner The charity's trustees Imembers of the PCCI are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They consider that an audit is not required for this year under Section 144 of the 2011 Act and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to-. examine the account5 under section 145 of the 2011 Act: to follow the procedures laid down in the General Oirections 8iven by the Charity Commissioners (under section 1451511bll of the 2011 Act- and to State whether particular matters have come lo my attention. Ba515 ollndependent Exominerfs Stotement My examinaiion was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination include5 a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and comparison of the accounts presented with these records. It also includes consideration of anv unusual item5 or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair vlew" and the report is limited to those matter5 as set out in the statement below. Independent Excmlnerfs Stutement 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 record5 in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act,. and 10 prepare accounts which accord with the accountln8 record5 and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act, have not been met- or to which. in my opinion, atlention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understandin8 of the accounts lo be reached. A P lopson. FCA Date IFellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales) Tony Iopson & Co Itd. Peverell Corner. 246 Peverell Park Road, Plymouth. PL3 4QG 17 **The Parochial Church Council of Charles with St Mathias, Plymouth** ## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **Year Ending 31 December 2022** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (SOFA)** |Note
**Income from**
Donations and legacies:
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2
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3
Church activities
4
Investments
5
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**Expenditure on**
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6
**Total Expenditure**
**Net income / (expenditure)**
**before investment gains / (losses)**
**Net gains / (losses) on investments**
**Net income / (expenditure)**
**Transfers between funds**
**Transfers in of 3 charities**
Assets controlled by PCC
**Net movement in funds**
**Total funds brought forward**
**Total funds carried forward**
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34,844
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**-1,872**
0|**-7,819**
**5,706**
0|**-35,689**
**-3,834**
0|**-11,812**
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0|**-86,543**
**0**
0|**-68,263**
**0**
0| ||**-33,095**|**-2,113**|**-39,523**|**-11,812**|**-86,543**|**-68,263**| ||**3,986**|**211,042**|**145,288**|**118,483**|**478,799**|**547,062**| ||**-29,109**|**208,929**|**105,765**|**106,671**|**392,256**|**478,799**| **18** ## **The Parochial Church Council of Charles with St Mathias, Plymouth** ## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **Year Ending 31 December 2022** ## **BALANCE SHEET** |Note
**Fixed Assets**
8
Freehold investment property
Furniture, fixtures and fittings
Audio visual equipment
Investments
9
**Current Assets**
Debtors
10
Cash on deposit
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors**
Falling due within one year
11
**Net Current Assets**
**Total Assets les Current Liabilities**
**Creditors**
Falling due after more than one year
**Net Assets**
**Funds**
12
Endowment funds
Designated funds
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
**Total Funds**|**£**
**£**
146,000
35,453
44,363
106,671
**332,487**
29,504
22,308
19,019
**70,831**
11,062
**59,770**
**392,256**
0
**392,256**
106,671
208,929
105,765
-29,109
**392,256**
**2022**|**£**
**£**
146,000
43,412
62,322
118,483
**370,217**
16,046
72,267
36,310
**124,623**
16,041
**108,582**
**478,799**
0
**478,799**
118,483
211,042
145,288
3,986
**478,799**
**2021**|**£**
**£**
146,000
43,412
62,322
118,483
**370,217**
16,046
72,267
36,310
**124,623**
16,041
**108,582**
**478,799**
0
**478,799**
118,483
211,042
145,288
3,986
**478,799**
**2021**| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||||**478,799**| ||||118,483
211,042
145,288
3,986| ||||**478,799**| The financial statements were approved by the Parochial Church Council on 14/4/2023 and signed on its behalf by: Dr S Pearson PCC Chair Mr R Mills Treasurer **19** ## **The Parochial Church Council of Charles with St Mathias, Plymouth** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Year Ending 31 December 2022** ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## **Basis of preparation** The financial statements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with Church Accounting Regulations 2006 together with the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102). The financial statements have been prepared under the historic cost convention, except for the valuation of investment assets, which are shown at fair value. The PCC meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the PCC. ## **Going concern** The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. There are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubts upon the PCC's ability to continue as a going concern. ## **Funds** General funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the PCC. Funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC are also not restricted. Restricted funds are amounts which have been received by the PCC with specific directions concerning the way in which capital and any income arising are to be expended. Endowment funds are sums which are held by or on behalf of the PCC and where only the income can be spent, with the capital being retained permanently, or at the PCC’s discretion, and invested. The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of the church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body nor those that are informal gatherings of church members. ## **Income** _Donations and legacies:_ Planned giving, collections and general donations are recognised only when received. Gift aid recoverable on donations is recognised when the donation is received. Grants and legacies to the PCC are recognised as soon as the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement, the amount due is quantifiable and its ultimate receipt by the PCC is probable. **20** ## **The Parochial Church Council of Charles with St Mathias, Plymouth** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Year Ending 31 December 2022** _Charitable activities:_ Income from church fee income is recognised when the fee is due. Income from activities is accounted for gross. _Other trading activities:_ Rental income is recognised when the rent is due. Where income is received in advance, it is recognised in the year in which the event takes place that it relates to. _Investments:_ Interest entitlements are accounted for as they accrue. Dividends are accounted for when due and payable. ## **Expenditure** _Raising funds:_ Expenditure on raising funds is accounted for on the accruals basis. Raising funds includes the costs of the investment property. _Charitable activities:_ Expenditure on charitable activities is accounted for on the accruals basis. The diocesan common fund is accounted for when payable. Any unpaid amount at 31 December is provided for in these accounts as an operational (although not legal) liability and is shown as a creditor in the balance sheet. Grants are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding obligation on the PCC. ## **Tangible fixed assets** _Consecrated land and buildings and moveable church furnishing:_ Consecrated and beneficed property is excluded from the accounts by s10(2)(a) of the Charities Act 2011. No value is placed on moveable church furnishings held by the churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal since the PCC considers this to be inalienable property. All expenditure incurred during the year on consecrated or beneficed buildings and moveable church furnishings, whether maintenance or improvement, is written off as expenditure in the SOFA and separately disclosed. _Freehold property:_ Freehold property is valued at purchase price. In the opinion of the PCC members, depreciation of freehold properties would be immaterial and has not been charged. The members carry out an annual impairment review, and in their opinion no provision is necessary in respect of the value at which freehold properties are included in the financial statements. _Other fixed assets:_ Other fixed assets are recognised at cost. Individual assets with a purchase price less than £1,000 are written off when the asset is acquired. Depreciation has been provided on other fixed assets on a straight-line basis in order to write off the cost of the assets over the following estimated useful lives: - Fixtures and fittings - 10 years - Computers and equipment - 5 years **21** ## **The Parochial Church Council of Charles with St Mathias, Plymouth** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Year Ending 31 December 2022** ## **Investment properties** Investment properties are included in the balance sheet at their open market value in accordance with FRS 102 and are not depreciated. ## **Investments** Investments are a form of basic financial instrument and are initially recognised at their transaction value and subsequently measured at their fair value as at the balance sheet date using the closing quoted market price. The SOFA includes net gains and losses arising on revaluations and disposals throughout the year. ## **Debtors** Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 December in respect of fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors less provision for any amounts that may prove uncollectible. These are recognised initially at the settlement amount. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid, net of any trade discounts due. ## **Cash and cash equivalents** Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, and other shortterm liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. ## **Creditors** Creditors are recognised when the PCC has an obligation at the balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably. Creditors are recognised at the amount that the PCC anticipates it will pay to settle the debt, or the amount it has received as advanced payment for the goods or services it must provide. ## **Financial instruments** The church only has financial assets and liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. All (including debtors and creditors) are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value. **22** **The Parochial Church Council of Charles with St Mathias, Plymouth** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **Year Ending 31 December 2022** |**2**
**Regular giving**
Planned giving inc. envelopes
Collections at services
Income tax recovered
**3**
**Other voluntary receipts**
Government COVID relief grants
Love Your Neighbour & Covid relief giving
Donation to youth and media
Hardship fund
**4**
**Income from church activities**
Statutory fees - weddings, funerals, etc.
Miscellaneous
Gross income (solar panels)
Gross income (hall lettings)
Gross income (letting 18 Dale Gardens)
**5**
**Income from investments**
Dividends & interest
Bank interest received
**Total Income**
**6**
**Expenditure on charitable activities**
Ministry: common fund
Church running expenses
Church maintenance
Upkeep of services
Music and production
Parish hall – services and maintenance
Events and other parish expenditure
Youth / student work
Maintenance costs – 18 Dale Gardens
COVID relief - Love Your Neighbour
Salaries and fees
Training
External giving
Depreciation
Administration
Accountant’s fees
**Total Expenditure**|**General**
**Designated**
**£**
**£**
**Unrestricted Funds**|**General**
**Designated**
**£**
**£**
**Unrestricted Funds**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**|**Endowment**
**Funds**
**£**|**Total Funds**
**2022**
**£**|**Total Funds**
**2021**
**£**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||190,589
0
39,358|6,771
0
38|1,465
0
120|0
0
0|198,824
0
39,516|173,110
1,571
40,453| ||**229,947**|**6,808**|**1,585**|**0**|**238,340**|**215,134**| ||0
0
0
0|0
0
0
0|0
0
0
0|0
0
0
0|0
0
0
0|110,513
40,117
50,000
927| ||**0**|**0**|**0**|**0**|**0**|**201,557**| ||1,408
13,545
0
23,543
5,200|0
0
0
0
0|0
0
0
0
0|0
0
0
0
0|1,408
13,545
0
23,543
5,200|414
0
2,818
23,811
7,800| ||**43,696**|**0**|**0**|**0**|**43,696**|**34,843**| ||0
67|0
0|0
0|0
0|0
67|3,051
17| ||**67**|**0**|**0**|**0**|**67**|**3,068**| ||**273,710**|**6,808**|**1,585**|**0**|**282,103**|**454,602**| |||||||| ||56,918
13,708
6,132
6,283
10,908
23,925
13,101
6,177
1,581
0
138,242
1,829
13,600
0
12,529
0|0
0
14,627
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0|0
0
0
0
0
0
522
0
0
0
16,804
0
0
19,948
0
0|0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0|56,918
13,708
20,758
6,283
10,908
23,925
13,623
6,177
1,581
0
155,046
1,829
13,600
19,948
12,529
0|53,194
12,004
7,539
2,757
7,877
22,122
1,585
6,987
422
254,788
125,273
1,005
14,150
20,545
7,141
250| ||**304,933**|**14,627**|**37,274**|**0**|**356,834**|**537,640**| **7 Transactions with PCC members and related parties** - None of the members of the PCC were remunerated or reimbursed for their expenses in their capacity as PCC members. - Jonathan Bushby was paid £9,000 relating to his role as Operations Director and Hannah English £16,669 as Church Centre Manager. Claire Worth was paid £38,440 in her role as Executive Director. - During 2022, the PCC received £20,394 in donations from Trustees. The donors did not attach any conditions to their gift which required the charity to significantly alter the nature of its existing activities. **23** **The Parochial Church Council of Charles with St Mathias, Plymouth** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **Year Ending 31 December 2022** |**8**
**Tangible fixed assets**
**Cost or valuation**
At 1/1/22
Additions
At 31/12/22
**Depreciation**
At 1/1/22
Charge for the year
At 31/12/22
**Net book value**
At 31/12/2022
At 31/12/2021
**9**
**Investments**
Household of Faith
Victoria Almshouses
Charles Plymouth Relief in Need|**Investment**
**Property**
**A/V & IT**
**Equipment**
**Furniture,**
**Fixtures &**
**Fittings**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
146,000
125,857
79,595
351,452
0
-5,970
0
-5,970|**Investment**
**Property**
**A/V & IT**
**Equipment**
**Furniture,**
**Fixtures &**
**Fittings**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
146,000
125,857
79,595
351,452
0
-5,970
0
-5,970| |---|---|---| ||146,000
119,887
79,595
345,482|| ||0
63,535
36,183
99,718
0
11,989
7,960
19,948|| ||0
75,524
44,143
119,666|| ||**146,000**
**44,363**
**35,453**
**225,816**|| ||**146,000**
**62,322**
**43,412**
**251,734**|| ||**Market Value**
**31/12/22**
**£**
34,247
30,682
41,742
**106,671**|**Market Value**
**31/12/21**
**£**
38,039
34,079
46,365
**118,483**| - These investments are held in separate charities and are shown on the church's balance sheet as they are under the control of the Vicar, Churchwardens and PCC, in line with guidance from the Diocese. - £106,671 represents the value of the investments on 31/12/22 and £12,742 in the charities bank accounts at that date has been consolidated into the cash on the balance sheet. **10** **11** **12** |**Debtors**
Gift Aid reclaimable
Prepayments
Rent due
Solar feed-in
Other debtors
**Creditors**
Fees due
Other creditors
Accrued expenses
**Funds**
General unrestricted
Designated for church planting
Designated property investment
Restricted youth & media
Restricted Love Your Neighbour
Restricted hardship fund
Restricted sale of endowments
Restricted fixed assets
Endowment funds - 3 separate charities|**31/12/22**
**31/12/21**
**£**
**£**
10,157
3,090
3,777
3,129
6,600
6,000
0
1,000
8,970
2828
**29,504**
**16,047**
**31/12/22**
**31/12/21**
**£**
**£**
64
250
5,774
120
5,223
15,671
**11,061**
**16,041**
**Investment**
**Bal b/fwd**
**Income**
**Expenditure**
**Gain**
**Transfers**
**Bal c/fwd**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
3,986
273,710
304,933
-1,872
-29,109
65,042
6,808
14,627
5,706
62,929
146,000
146,000
37,361
16,804
20,557
717
-717
0
1,479
1,585
522
2,853
5,395
0
0
105,731
19,948
-5,970
79,813
118,483
0
-11,812
106,671| |---|---| ||**478,799**
**282,103**
**356,834**
**-11,812**
**0**
**392,256**| **24**