**ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BLACKMORE ST. LAURENCE**
**Charity Number 1134161**
## **Annual Report and Financial Statements of the**
## **Parochial Church Council**
For the year ended 31[st] December, 2022
## **Incumbent:**
The Reverend Sam Brazier-Gibbs The Vicarage Church Street Blackmore Ingatestone CM4 0RN
## **Bankers:**
Santander plc Bootle Merseyside L30 4GB
CCLA Investment Management Limited COIF Charity Funds Senate House 85 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4ET
## **Independent Examiner:**
Mrs. Clare E. Corby Farriers Blacksmiths Alley, Blackmore Ingatestone CM4 0QU
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Independent Examinerfs Report to the PCC of The Priory Church
of St. Laurence, Blackmore.
This report on the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31 December 2022 is in respect
of an examination carried out in accordance with general directions 8iven by the Charity
Commission.
Respectlve responsibilities of trustees and examiner
As members of the PCC, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. You
consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144121 of the Charities Act
2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It 15 my responsibility to=
Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Charities Act
To follow the procedures laid down by the general directions given by the Charity
Commission under section 14515llbl of the 2011 Charitie5 Act.
To state whether particular matters have come to my attention
Basis of Independent examinerfs report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general direction5 given by
the Charity Commission. An examination include5 a review of the accounting records
kept by the PCC and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It
also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and
seeking explanations from the PCC 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
Vie and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examlnerfs statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
Which give5 me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirements..
To keep accounting records in accordan with settion 130 of the 2011
Charities Act and
To prepare account5 which accord with the accounting records and comply
with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Charitie5 Act have not been
met. or
2. To which. in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understarlding of the accounts to be reached.
Clare E Corby
Farriers, Blacksmiths Alleyi Blackmore, Essex CM4 OQU
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5 May 2023
**Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council for the Year Ended 31[st] December 2022**
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At St Laurence the membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent (our vicar), the churchwardens, the reader and members elected by those members of the congregation who are on the Electoral Roll of the church. All Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.
The PCC passed a resolution to rescind the Six Year Rule for electing churchwardens and will elect them every year.
The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish, including deciding how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. The full PCC met six times with the average level of attendance of 80%. Given the wide responsibilities of the PCC it has a number of Task Groups. Each dealing with a particular aspect of parish life.
These Task Groups, which include Mission, Outreach and Discipleship; Pastoral Care; Health and Safety; Children and Youth Work; Fabric and Finance; Worship Group and Leadership Team are all responsible to the PCC and report back to it regularly with minutes of their decisions being received by the full PCC and discussed as necessary.
## **Achievements and Performance**
## **Worship and Prayer**
This year has seen the resumption of normal Sunday services, with the choice at Communion of receiving a dipped wafer or taking the traditional wafer and wine. We no longer use hymn books and the words are projected on to a screen.
There are also Prayer Meetings on Monday evenings and Tuesday mornings
Bible Study is held on Thursday afternoons and Christianity Explored on Thursday evenings.
There was a full programme of services over the Christmas period including the Starlight Service and Midnight Mass.
## **Church Attendance**
There are 55 parishioners on the Electoral Roll, 13 of whom are not resident within the parish.
## **Deanery Synod**
There have been several meetings this year, attended by Joh Hughes, Kevin Wood and Rev Sam, with Bishop Guli introducing herself at the November meeting.
## **The Church Building**
The heating in the church has been under discussion for much of this year and it has now been decided to replace the side heaters, which have always been in the wrong position, with new ones which will be in the correct position.
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The DAC have approved the Schedule of Works for the recladding of the tower and lychgate and a lot of work has gone into sorting out available grants, etc., but we are having trouble getting approval from Brentwood Borough Council and our architect is working on this.
The church is now open to visitors every day during daylight hours.
## **Pastoral Care**
Sandra Wood and Sandra Keeble area running this successfully, bringing help to those in need.
Serenitea, which is held every Tuesday morning is very well supported and attended by many people who are not regular church goers.
The Prayer Chain is currently being run by Sam.
## **Mission and Evangelism**
During 2022 MODS organised a St George’s Evening of song with Graham O’Leary; a barbecue; Harvest Supper; Christmas Fair and a Christmas Fun Quiz all of which were very successful.
## **Children and Youth Work:**
Friday Club for under 12’s is well attended and the Youth Group for teenagers has twelve members.
## **Ecumenical Relationships**
St Laurence continues to have a good relationship with the Blackmore Baptist Church.
## **Gill Hall – Secretary.**
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## **Financial Report 2022**
Receipts totalling £85,440, details of which are shown in the Financial Statement, were mostly placed throughout the year in our General Account with Santander plc, the exception being interest on other accounts, which was retained with them. Payments amounted to £79,374 producing a surplus of £6,066.
We have seen an increase in funds generated by church social and fundraisings activities which have fully resumed following the covid pandemic which curtailed activities in 2020 and 2021. We have also seen an increase in fees following a full year of weddings, funerals and baptisms.
Our parish share of £49,490 was paid in full. The parish share largely provides the stipends, housing and training for the clergy and the necessary legally required administration of the Diocese as the Church of England is the state church. The Diocese allocates the specific costs for the provision ministry, training of future ministry and Diocesan services to each church.
We have continued to support Children in Distress, the Brentwood Schools Christian Workers Trust and the British Legion’s Poppy Appeal and have resumed supporting the Church of England Children’s Society through a collection at the Starlight Christmas service.
Regular giving by monthly standing order has increased over 2021 and we are still encouraging the take-up of this as it makes budgeting easier and helps us to understand our financial position and outlook. A new booklet “Generous Giving” has been produced and is available in printed copy in church or online from the link on the church website ‘Giving’ page.
I would like to thank the many church members and friends who support the church through regular giving, which is our main source of income, all those who come and support the fundraising and social activities and the Friends of St Laurence group for their fundraising activities and support for the fabric of the building and the churchyard.
## **John Hughes – Treasurer**
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## **Financial Statement for the Year ended 31[st] December 2022**
## **General Fund Receipts and Payments Account**
|**Receipts**
**Voluntary Receipts**
Planned giving (Gift Aided)
Other Planned Giving
Service Collections, Contactless & Online
All other giving
FoSL Funding
Gift Aid Recovered
Legacies Received
Grants
**Activities for Generating Funds**
Teas in the Tower
Serenitea
Social Events
Christmas Market
**Income From Investments & Other Accounts**
General Accounts
Fabric Account(s)
Business Savings Bond
**Church Activities**
Parish Magazine
Merchandise
Charity
Church Users
Fees
**Other Receipts**
Other
**Total Receipts**
**Payments**
**Costs of Generating Funds**
Fundraising Activities
**Church Activities**
Mission Giving/Donations
Parish Share
Clergy & Staff Expenses
Miscellaneous
**Church Expenses**
Mission and Evangelism
Church Running Expenses
Church Office Expenses
Church Utility Bills
Costs of Trading
Other Outgoings
**Major Capital Expenditure**
Tower and Re-Ordering
Vicarage
**Total Payments**|**Notes**
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4
5
6
7
8
9|**2022**
**2021**
£
£
32653
30047
1010
1745
3684
2367
13011
12430
1815
4515
6997
12578
3000
5000
0
0
864
0
5309
832
1547
2555
1737
1597
124
2
156
43
414
758
0
0
556
241
474
162
1636
1015
10298
6697
155
272|
|---|---|---|
|||**85440**
**82855**|
|||£
£
339
0
2941
2325
49490
43087
6525
6534
289
594
1402
622
9924
6097
1852
1656
1753
996
448
240
2777
1071
1098
8952
537
2663|
|||**79374**
**74835**|
**Surplus/Debit**
**6066 8020**
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## **Notes to the Accounts for the year to December 2022**
## **1 Accounting Policies**
The financial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2011 using the Receipts and Payments basis.
## **2 Funds**
The general fund usually represents the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any special restrictions regarding their use and are available for application to the general purposes of the PCC unless specified otherwise.
The fabric fund consists of unrestricted and restricted funds designated for the maintenance of the Church building, tower and churchyard.
These accounts include monetary transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC can be held responsible. They do not include the accounts of other Church groups that owe an affiliation to another body, nor those that are informal gatherings of Church members.
The Blackmore PCC have agreed to waive future contributions of Stondon Massey PCC Ministerial and Office Expenses.
Where the PCC collects monies on behalf of other charities, both the Receipts and Payments are included in these accounts.
|**3**
**Sundry Receipts:**
Other
**4**
**Mission Giving and Donations**
BCSWT
Children In Distress
Childrens Society
British Legion
Community Giving
**5**
**Clergy and Staff Expenses:**
Ministry Expenses & Resources
Organist / Bells / Choir
Verger
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**Mission and Evengelism:**
Children and youth
Worship Material
Training|**2022**
**2021**
£
£
155
272|
|---|---|
||155
272|
||1200
1200
775
450
396
0
90
80
480
595|
||2941
2325|
||5940
6144
385
290
200
100|
||6525
6534|
||1308
106
45
352
49
164|
||1402
622|
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## **Notes to the Accounts (continued)**
|**7**
**Church Running Exps.**
Insurance
Copyright Licences
Consumables
General Maintenance
Organ & Piano maint.
Churchyard
Memorial Plaques
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**Office Expenses:**
Office-Stationary
Office-Postage
Office-Telephone
Office-Electricity
Office-Photocopier
Magazine Production
IT Software/Hardware
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**Other Outgoings**
Payments to CDBF|**2022**
**2021**
£
£
2913
2770
541
411
647
163
2310
360
264
108
1883
1828
1367
458|
|---|---|
||9924
6097|
||137
84
30
55
447
434
474
594
535
218
0
0
230
270|
||1852
1656|
||2777
1071|
||2777
1071|
||**79374**
**74835**|
## **THE PRIORY CHURCH OF ST. LAURENCE, BLACKMORE Financial Statement for the Year ended 31st December 2022**
## **Fabric Fund Receipts and Payments Account**
|**Receipts**
Interest from CCLA Fabric Fund
Donations
Complaint Goodwill Gesture
**Payments**
HSBC Account Closure Transfer
**Surplus**
CCLA Fabric Fund account at
31st December 2022|**2022**
**2021**
Designated
Restricted
**Total**
Designated
Restricted
**Total**
£
£
£
£
£
£
156
156
2
2
0
43
43
0
50
50|
|---|---|
||156
0
156
95
0
95|
||0
309
309|
||0
0
0
309
0
309|
||156
-214|
||14468
1655
**16123**
14312
1655
**15967**|
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## **THE PRIORY CHURCH OF ST. LAURENCE, BLACKMORE Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31st December 2022**
||||**2022**||**2021**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||General|Designated||||
||Funds|Funds|**Total**||Total|
||£|£|**£**|£||
|**Cash Funds and Bank Accounts**||||||
|Santander Current Account|12687|4224|
**16911**||31538|
|Santander Deposit Account|20062|309|
**20372**||371|
|C.C.L.A General Fund|12792||**12792**||12668|
|C.C.L.A Fabric Fund||16123|
**16123**||15967|
|Cambridge and Counties Bank|**59456**||**59456**||59042|
|**Total Cash and Bank Accounts**|104997|20656|
**125652**||119587|
|Other monetary Assets (all in respect of|unrestricted funds)|||||
|End of year Income Tax claim|||£4,473||£1,969|
|**Other Assets**||||||
|Moveable church furnishings held by the Church Wardens on special|||trust|||
|for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal.||||||
|Office Equipment used for Parish administration.||||||
## **The accounts have been presented to the PCC on 25[th] January 2023 and signed on their behalf**
**Reverend Sam Brazier-Gibbs John Hughes Chairperson Treasurer**
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