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ST PETER’S AND ST FRANCIS’

The Combined Annual Meeting of the Parishioners

And

The Annual Parochial Church Meeting

25 April 2023

7 pm

St Peter’s Church

Table of Contents:

Draft Agenda Page 1
Draft Minutes from APCM 2022 Page 2
Report from the Electoral Roll Officer Page 5
Proceedings of the Deanery Synod Page 6
Churchwardens’ Report on Fabric, Goods and Ornaments Page 7
Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council Page 11
Treasurer’s Report Page 18
Financial Statements Pages A1-A13

The Parish of Frimley

The Combined Meeting of the Parishioners

And

Annual Parochial Church Meeting

25 April 2023

7 pm

St Peter’s Church

DRAFT AGENDA

1. Prayers

2. Apologies

3. The Annual Meeting of the Parishioners

4. The Annual Parochial Church Meeting

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The Parish of Frimley The Combined Meeting of the Parishioners and

Annual Parochial Church Meeting St Peter’s Church 3 May 2022 Draft Minutes

Present

Area Dean Revd Jonathan Hillman, Hon Assistant Priest Revd Joy Lievesley, Jean Bateman, Josephine Baynes, Martin Butler, Claire Case, Carol Clarke, Lesley England, Terence England, Sue Ferro, Terri Ferro, Aimee Ford, Alan Gaw, Sophie Gaw, David Harrison, Enid Holmes, Anne Huelin, Helen Hutchison, Sally Kettle, Sue McMullen, Liz Morley, Clare Peel, John Ray, Thora Ray, Mark Russell, Jennie Schofield, Martin Shorten, Matthew Sleap, Becky Speyer, Janet Stacey, Stuart Stacey.

1. Prayers. The Area Dean, Revd Jonathan Hillman, opened the meeting at 7.10 pm, with prayer, remembering electoral roll member Sheila Pocock who had very recently died. Jonathan said that he was obliged to chair the first part of the meeting only (the Annual Meeting of Parishioners).

2. Apologies. Apologies were received from Helen Fray, Paul Fray, Frank Green, Kevin Hanlon, Hazel Mitchell, Roger Mitchell, Sharon Mugford, Mary Murrells, Caroline Osborne, Stuart Parr, Sharon Pilling, Chris Pitt, Ian Sams, Salma Sams, Ceri Schinella, Hon Assistant Curate Ghislaine Shortland, Angela Stacey, John Stacey, Eleanor Stevens, Michael Stevens, Lynn Thomas, Ann Turner, Jolanka Weir, Betty Williams, John Williams, Myra Williams, Deb Wright.

3. The Annual Meeting of the Parishioners.

3.1 Minutes of the previous Meeting on 18 Apr 2021.

Jennie Schofield proposed, Thora Ray seconded, and all approved the minutes of the previous meeting as a true record.

3.2 Matters Arising. It was noted that Paul Fray stood down as churchwarden in Jan 2022. The Area Dean thanked Paul for the work and service he gave whilst churchwarden.

3.3 The appointment of two Churchwardens.

The Area Dean Jonathan Hillman said that a resolution had been passed at the previous year’s Annual Meeting which allowed provision for Terri, having completed six years’ service as churchwarden, to be re-elected for another year last year and for further years thereafter. Jonathan thanked Terri for offering to stand again as churchwarden; he advised us to consider her succession for a subsequent year. He thanked Matthew Sleap for also offering to stand as churchwarden.

Marie-Therese (Terri) Ferro was proposed by Emma Russell, seconded by Sue McMullen, and approved by all.

Matthew Sleap was proposed by John Ray, seconded by Paul Fray, and approved by all. Matthew was welcomed to his new role as churchwarden and Terri was thanked for her continued service.

Jonathan signed the Certificate stating that Terri and Matthew had been duly elected churchwardens.

Date………………………………………………....................

Signed……………………………………………………………….

4. The Annual Parochial Church Meeting.

The meeting was chaired by the Vice Chair of the PCC Matthew Sleap, due to the parish being in vacancy.

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4.1 Minutes of the previous Meeting on 18 Apr 2021.

Stuart Stacey proposed, Sally Kettle seconded, and all approved the minutes of the previous meeting as a true record.

4.2 Matters Arising. It was noted that in the AOB Stuart Stacey had asked about celebrations for the bicentenary of St Peter’s and that he had requested that this would be mentioned in AOB at this year’s APCM.

4.3 Election of Representatives of the Laity to serve on the Parochial Church Council.

Sophie Gaw was proposed by Terri Ferro and seconded by Matthew Sleap. Caroline Osborne was proposed by Sophie Gaw and seconded by Jean Bateman. Jennie Schofield was proposed by Sharon Pilling and seconded by David Beverley. All approved the elections as above.

Sophie said that she was pleased that Caroline Osborne had agreed to take over from her as PCC Secretary. Sophie said that, as there was a vacancy for a lay member on the PCC with Matthew becoming churchwarden, she would be happy to be on the PCC for one more year supporting Caroline in her new role. Terri thanked Sophie for her years of service as PCC Secretary.

4.4 To receive the Report from the Electoral Roll Officer.

Electoral Roll Officer Jean Bateman said that the number on the roll stood at 158. Since the report for the year ended 2021, three people had joined the roll, one had moved away, and one had passed away. 4.5 To receive the Financial Statements.

Matthew thanked Treasurer, David Harrison, and asked if anyone had any questions for David and whether David wished to add anything. David said that it been a challenging year financially, particularly as parish activities were getting back to normal. The Finance and Management teams were thanked.

4.6 Appointment of the Independent Examiner.

Sophie said that Karen Symons’ fees for the next year would be £1,550 + VAT. Terri Ferro proposed, Clare Peel seconded, and all were in favour of Karen Symons being reappointed as our Independent Examiner for a further year.

4.7 To receive the Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council.

Matthew asked whether there were any questions on this report which had been written by the previous incumbent Stuart Thomas. There were none. Matthew said that he would like to acknowledge and thank Stuart for all that he had done to maintain contact with the parish throughout the pandemic. Matthew said that Stuart hadn’t mentioned in his report anything about the blogs: the very many personal and highly relatable ‘Pause for Thought’ pieces that Stuart had written, and which were posted on the parish website during the pandemic and right up to his retirement in March.

4.8 To receive the Report from the Churchwardens.

Terri Ferro said that now we were coming out of the pandemic there was a maintenance backlog to tackle. Hirers were returning. Finances were stabilising; this year there would be an emphasis on stewardship.

Terri paid thanks to Alan Gaw and Mick Stevens for their work on the fabric of the churches and buildings and she said she was pleased to announce that Alan and Mick had agreed to become Assistant Churchwardens.

Terri then thanked an extensive list of people, apologising if she had left anyone out. Amongst those she thanked were Matthew Sleap for taking on being churchwarden; Paul Fray for his time as churchwarden; the Ministry and Staff teams; the Finance team and all those teams supporting the work of PCC; all teams supporting worship and community support.

Matthew then paid thanks to Terri.

5. AOB

Stuart Stacey asked about the date of the consecration of St Peter’s. He suggested thinking ahead and asking all groups connected with our church to come up with ideas for bicentenary celebrations. It was acknowledged that the exact year in question was not known. Matthew said that the correct date would be researched, and Stuart’s suggestion would be an agenda point for the next PCC meeting.

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Matthew thanked the Area Dean, Revd Jonathan Hillman, for chairing the Meeting of the Parishioners and for attending the APCM.

Jonathan said that during the vacancy the churchwardens and Area Dean were responsible for the parish. He thanked everyone for their support.

Matthew read the Vacancy prayer. Jonathan gave a blessing, and the Grace was said by all. The meeting then closed @ 8pm.

SophieGaw 8 May 2022

Date………………………………………………....................

Signed……………………………………………………………….

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Frimley Parish Electoral Roll Report 2022

The number on the Electoral Roll is 160. Six people have joined since the last APCM and four have sadly passed away.

Jean Bateman Electoral Roll Officer February 2023

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Deanery Synod Report 2022

In the last year the Deanery Synod has resumed face-to-face meetings and members consider matters that are discussed at the Diocesan Synod. They may be asked to take issues raised at the Deanery Synod back to their PCC to obtain each parish’s view and to identify ways that the parishes can work together to enhance the Christian mission in the deanery.

The Synod has also mapped the areas of Parish life and mission where individual parishes believe they have strengths and those areas where parishes would appreciate support and guidance.

Thora Ray Deanery Synod Representative February 2023

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Churchwardens’ Report on the Fabric, Goods and Ornaments 2022

Overview

Frimley Parish has been in vacancy since February 2022. During this period, Churchwarden Terri Ferro was joined by Matthew Sleap in June. The PCC procurement of 80 chairs for the Nave, facilitated by a bequest and the generosity of the congregation, has transformed the appearance of the Church and provided more opportunities for utilisation of St Peter’s Church. The viability of the return to regular Church services and outreach activities was put into question by the external shock of increases in the cost of energy and inflation. St Peter’s Church underwent a detailed survey during the summer for a Quinquennial Review. During the period, the graveyard was closed for further burials. There was a serious civil order incident at the eastern end of the churchyard during June. The long, dry summer has helped to maintain the churchyard to a high standard and make inroads on previously unkempt areas with churchyard maintenance days.

Churchwardens’ Focus

The Vacancy

There have been two unsuccessful recruitment exercises for a new incumbent. Despite advertising through the normal mechanism and the Church Times and interviewing three promising candidates, no suitable incumbent has been identified. A timetable for identifying new candidates has been set for this summer.

Church Ordering

The procurement of 80 new chairs and re-covering of the choir chairs has given a different feel to the body of the Church and enabled wider utilisation. Schools, Brownies and youth groups have made use of the Church and Surrey Heath Singers have made the Church their permanent base for rehearsals and concerts.

This has resulted in a marked increase in our engagement with the community, in particularly with schools during the Christmas period which we are encouraging. All our communities’ groups report that St Peter’s is a pleasing, flexible and useful environment.

Public and Outreach Events

The death and funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II was marked with open church and a book of remembrance at the entrance. Key times of accession of King Charles III were marked with raising the flag.

Remembrance Day was marked by a service led by Padre Iorwerth Price, Chaplain to the Army Training Centre, Pirbright. To mark the event, the Church displayed giant poppies at the entrance to the Church and woven into a wreath over the chancel giving an atmosphere of solemnity and reflection. Our thanks to Mark Russell for his imaginative design and deployment to achieve the effects to give context to the service of remembrance.

Surrey Heath Singers held a very successful concert during October with the participation of our helpers and welcomers.

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The Brass Band held a concert in December, also supported by helpers and welcomers. Our thanks to the welcome team and Sophie Gaw for supporting both events, enabling an efficient box office, refreshments and general stewardship with an atmosphere of warmth and welcome.

The St Cecilia Singers are returning to St Peter’s for a second concert following the success of their previous concert in February 2022.

All the public services and outreach are supported by projection and streaming facilities. Our thanks to Mick Stevens and Kevin Hanlon for their support in this area.

Energy Action Plan

The steep rise in energy costs and inflation hit our finances particularly hard. We put a robust plan in place that stabilised energy costs, introduced austerity measures and replaced devices that were profligate with energy. This particularly applied to replacement of light fittings with LED and the replacement of heaters. We are grateful to Mick Stevens for his relentless research into new devices and LED lights. This enabled us to continue with our way of worship and keep increases to the cost of hiring as low as possible.

We realised that we would need a long-term strategy to relinquish our use of fossil fuels and reduce our carbon footprint and the PCC authorised a strategy in September for the procurement of solar panels which are pivotal to converting all the facilities in the Church Halls from gas to electricity. An infrastructure that includes batteries connected to the electricity grid will enable us to store energy either from the solar panels or the grid at low tariff to make our use of energy for the halls as efficient as possible. The majority of the cost of this strategy will have to be met from grants but an Energy Action Plan fund has been set up and a fundraising project is currently running.

The first step in our conversion to all-electricity facilities has been the replacement of the gas cooker and hob with a commercial electric cooker which was fitted on 14 February 2023. The failure of the old gas cooker and the award of a grant from SHBC gave us the opportunity to bring forward a key part of the conversion. Our thanks to Paul Fray for masterminding the disposal of the old cooker and for identifying and procuring a replacement that was affordable but had the capacity for our needs.

In order to show our commitment to the strategy and bid for grant funding, we began a stewardship campaign in August that aims to get as many of the congregation onto the Parish Giving Scheme (PGS) as possible. Guidance on joining the scheme has been issued in Church and a link on the website is also available on the back of chairs.

The Quinquennial Review

The Quinquennial Review took place in August but was not submitted as a document until December. The conclusion of the report is that St Peter’s Church is generally in good condition for its age, particularly its stonework. Immediate repairs, mostly concerning the roof, are being put in hand and a more long-term programme is being developed according to the schedule recommended. Where early intervention will reduce the risk of deterioration (for example identifying and treating woodworm), this work will be carried out as soon as possible. The Quinquennial Review Report has been very helpful for scheduling and coordinating such work as is needed. Our thanks to Alan Gaw for assessing the report and making sure we all understand the true impact of the recommendations.

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Churchyard

The churchyard has now been closed to further burials. The relevant actions have been taken with the Diocese to complete the process and notices published at the entrance to the Church. There is still capacity for interment of ashes.

There have been two working days for maintenance of the churchyard during the summer, both enthusiastically supported and well attended, with small groups clearing and tidying the churchyard, memorial garden and paths. This has made inroads into previously unkempt parts of the churchyard assisted by the drought conditions which limited wild growth. Thanks to Mark Russell for organising the gardening mornings and for his care and interest in the churchyard.

Following a serious civil order incident at the eastern end of the churchyard during June, a dispersal order was issued by the police to include the churchyard and regular police patrolling is continuing. As a result of the incident, the PCC took action to join the Neighbourhood Watch scheme as a hub with the aim of including all the neighbours of the Church and churchyard, to provide an information service and encourage neighbours to report nuisance or illegal activities. Neighbourhood Watch notices have been placed at all the public entrances to the churchyard. An incident log for recording any reports of public interest, law and order is maintained by the Church Office under the direction of the Churchwardens.

The PCC has agreed to share the cost of pollarding two trees on the boundary of the churchyard with the occupants of the adjacent house, Mr and Mrs Quinn, in a spirit of good neighbourliness. This will establish a relationship with our neighbours for the future.

Church Halls and St Francis’ Church

Church Halls host outreach and community support activities including Mother and Baby, Toddler Groups and a Youth Café. The halls are also used by other affiliated organisations such as Brownies and Guides, non-profit organisations such as a community theatre company and local NHS support organisations, and by commercial users such as U3A and local music and exercise groups. A Nepalese Group uses the halls for regular worship. Hirings have returned to almost pre-covid levels and private hirings have increased.

Weekly Winter Warmer sessions operate during the day for people from the local area. People gather in the meeting room of the Church Hall for hot soup and a chat with no obligation, to share news and discuss issues. This is a regular fixture so that people know they can rely on the availability of a warm sociable place with access to help. The intent is to continue this activity into the summer months.

St Francis’ Church Halls are being hired regularly by a number of groups but still have capacity during the week. The Seventh Day Adventist group who use St Francis’ for services on a Saturday and other hirers are keen to have access to broadband. The opportunity to take advantage of the installation of high-speed services along the road is being investigated.

Leola Card, the facilities manager, who has managed the return to full use of both locations, is to be congratulated for restoring the popularity of both locations as desirable venues for community, worship and private hire.

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Overview and Acknowledgements

The Churchwardens have taken significant initiatives over the year to maintain our infrastructure to support ways of worship and community outreach. The initiatives are partly out of necessity, but more importantly to establish an enduring response to the energy and cost of living crisis. This would not have been possible without the support and encouragement of the PCC and the congregation. We would like to thank all those who have given their time, energy, enthusiasm and prayers to the betterment of Frimley Parish in 2022/3.

Underpinning everything we do is the work of Clare Peel who has held the Parish together through the vacancy. With more enterprise than administration, she has introduced initiatives that have maintained the pattern of worship, kept the Parish in the public eye at key times in the year such as Christmas and Easter, and observed the protocols of public life meticulously over the death and funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II. We are all grateful for her boundless energy, care and zest for everything to do with Frimley Parish.

Terri Ferro and Matthew Sleap Churchwardens February 2023

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The Parish of Frimley

Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council for the Year ended

31 December 2022

Administrative Information

The Parish of Frimley has two churches:

St Peter’s at Frimley Green Road, Frimley, Camberley, GU16 7AQ.

St Francis’ at 121 Upper Chobham Road, Camberley, GU15 1EE.

The parish is part of the Diocese of Guildford within the Church of England.

The correspondence address is Frimley Parish Office, St Peter’s Church, Frimley Green Road, Frimley, Camberley, GU16 7AQ.

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) was granted charity status in February 2010 by the Charity Commission.

The registration number is 1134309.

The ministry team which served from 1 January 2022 until the date this report was approved:

Incumbent: Revd Canon Stuart Thomas (until March 2022) Hon Assistant Priest: Revd Joy Lievesley Hon Assistant Curate (OLM): Revd Ghislaine Shortland (until Nov 2022) Youth Coordinator: Miss Becky Speyer

Members of the PCC, and Charity Trustees, who served from 1 January 2022 until the date this report was approved:

Incumbent: Revd Canon Stuart Thomas (Chair) (until March 2022) Lay Vice Chair: Mr Paul Fray until resignation as churchwarden 5 Jan 2022 Lay Vice Chair: Mr Matthew Sleap Churchwardens: Mr Paul Fray until resignation 5 Jan 2022 Ms Terri Ferro (re-elected APCM 2022)

Mr Matthew Sleap (elected APCM 2022)

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Representatives of the Diocesan Synod:

Mrs Susan Ferro

Representatives of the Deanery Synod:

Mrs Jean Bateman (elected APCM 2020)

Mrs Susan Ferro ex-officio

Mrs Thora Ray (re-elected APCM 2020)

Lay representatives:

Mrs Claire Case (elected APCM 2021, 1[st] term, until resignation 22 Jan 2023)

Mrs Sophie Gaw (elected APCM 2022, 2[nd] term)

Mr David Harrison (elected APCM 2021, 1[st] term)

Mrs Anne Huelin (elected APCM 2021, 1[st] term) Mrs Liz Morley (elected APCM 2020, 1[st] term) Mrs Caroline Osborne (elected APCM 2022, 1[st] term) Mrs Clare Peel (elected APCM 2021, 1[st] term) Mr John Ray (re-elected APCM 2021, 2[nd] term) Mr Mark Russell (re-elected APCM 2020, 2[nd] term) Mrs Salma Sams (elected APCM 2021, 1[st] term) Mrs Jennie Schofield (elected APCM 2022, 1[st] term) Mr Matthew Sleap (elected APCM 2020, 1[st] term, until APCM 2022) Miss Becky Speyer (elected APCM 2020, 1[st] term)

Ms Rita Whiting (elected APCM 2019, 2[nd] term, until APCM 2022)

Co-opted member: Mr Paul Fray (from May 2022) Hon Secretary: Mrs Sophie Gaw (until May 2022)

Mrs Caroline Osborne (from May 2022)

Hon Treasurer: Mr David Harrison

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Structure, Governance and Management

The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers measure. The method of appointment of the PCC is set out in the Church Representation Rules. New PCC members are encouraged to read ‘ Trusteeship - An Introduction for PCC Members ’ and ‘ A brief outline of what every PCC member needs to know about church finance’, both available from the Church of England parish resources website: www.parishresources.org.uk/pccs

Aims and Purposes

Frimley PCC is responsible in Canon Law for co-operating with the incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social, and ecumenical. It has the additional specific responsibility for the maintenance of St Peter’s Church and Hall, St Francis’ Church and Hall, and the parish properties at 4 Warren Rise and 9 Merlin Court.

PCC Meetings

The Standing Committee met six times and the PCC met seven times in 2022. In 2022 attendance at PCC meetings by PCC members was 81%.

Objectives and Activities

When planning our activities for the year, we have considered the Commission’s guidance on public benefit and particularly the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. The parish vision statement is: Sharing our experience of God’s love; showing God’s relevance to daily life . The PCC is committed to making all our worship as attractive and inclusive as possible to every member of our local community as well as to visitors, enabling them to grow in the faith and love of God and to become active members of our worshipping community. The PCC maintains an overview of all worship and pastoral activity, ensuring that all services are open to all members of the public and ensuring that outreach and service to the local community are conducted sensitively and diligently.

The PCC seeks to enable Christian people of whatever background to live out their faith day by day as part of the community, specifically through:

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Achievements and Performance

Ordained Ministry

The last year has seen enormous change for the parish, star�ng with the re�rement of Rev Stuart Thomas back in March. We have been truly blessed with the help of our Hon. Associate Priest Revd Joy Lievesley and Assistant Curate Revd Ghislaine Shortland who, between them and with visi�ng priests, have been able to con�nue with our current worship patern.

During this vacancy, a Leadership Team was pulled together, comprising Jonathan Hillman (Area Dean), Terri Ferro (Churchwarden), Mathew Sleap (Deputy Chair and Churchwarden), David Harrison (Treasurer), John Ray (Churchwarden Emeritus) and Clare Peel (Parish Administrator).

therefore the investment in permanent infrastructure and so�ware to enable online and live-streamed services has been invaluable and con�nues to be a link to the Church for many people.

We resumed all Lent and Holy Week services in Church but con�nued with the distribu�on of small Lent bags containing a Lent book, a holding cross, some ash and a palm cross. We held two Ash Wednesday services and also live-streamed them. Par�cipants were able to make the sign of the cross in ash on their foreheads together. While Palm Sunday was live and in person, the palm cross and holding cross were par�cularly valued by those unable to come to Church for whatever reason. Sunday services at St Peter’s have con�nued in person at 10.00 am with the choir now singing at two services a month. Due to lack of available ministers to support a Holy Communion service, the Wednesday morning service is now every other week alterna�ng a Holy Communion service and morning worship led by members of the morning prayer team. A monthly Sunday service con�nues at St Francis’ with numbers increasing over the year. The 8.00 am Holy Communion service returned; however, due to diminishing numbers, in part owing to the average age and vulnerability of that congrega�on and severe cold weather, this service has been put on hold un�l the spring.

Revd Ghislaine Shortland sadly le� us in November when she moved to Devon. She did a tremendous amount of work for the parish and will be missed. Revd Joy Lievesley has equally stepped up to the challenges and, as always, her reflec�ve and deeply though�ul approach has struck spiritual chords with everyone. The ministry team have con�nued to meet in person every month with the administra�on team and Churchwardens (‘the greater staff’), to exchange informa�on, update on progress and ensure the parish runs smoothly.

Lay Ministry

con�nuing part in our worship with Sharon and Susan leading and preaching all our All-Age Worship services. All are also cer�ficated Occasional Preachers, as is Jennie Schofield, and have preached regularly throughout the year. We would like to thank them for their con�nued support and inspira�onal-led worship, with special thanks to Jennie Schofield who has con�nued her valuable ministry as a Lay Funeral Officiant for the parish and has taken the majority of our funerals over the year. During the year we have had 14 funerals, 3 services at the crematorium and 15 interment of ashes.

Sharon convened the prayer ministry team mee�ngs in person and regular prayer ministry con�nues on Sunday mornings.

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Worship and Prayer

During this period of vacancy, we have con�nued where possible with the services as was. The many different visi�ng priests have been inspira�onal and have all brought a new perspec�ve with their preaching and these have been welcomed by the congrega�on.

The Sunday morning Splash group con�nues, and new Splash leaders have been welcomed.

The choir and music group con�nue to alternate services accompanied by Cathy Hill and Joanna Lavender; we are hugely grateful to them both. We’re also so grateful to our commited musicians, singers and choir who con�nue singing and playing and enabling the congrega�on to enjoy sung worship. We also thank Tessa Fullwood for con�nuing her bell-ringing ministry and star�ng to train up others, as well as brightening the atmosphere all around with the joyful sound of hymn tunes.

We welcomed Padre Lori who led our annual Remembrance Sunday service supported by both Churchwardens along with Alan Gaw and Mark Russell who led the act of remembrance.

Thanks again to Becky and Clare who prepared Chris�ngle kits that were given out as people arrived for the Chris�ngle service and which were ‘constructed’ during the service. We held our annual Lessons and Carols by Candlelight, for which the choir had prepared three anthems. Emma Russell wrote and led an excellent Crib service, including a fully costumed drama. The midnight and Christmas morning Holy Communion services didn’t atract the numbers experienced in the past but were well received. On the other hand, the Chris�ngle and Crib services were very well atended. Our ‘Carols in the Car Park’, held on a very chilly evening just before Christmas, was also a huge success, with over 70 people joining a�er the ‘Follow the Star’ Christmas trail and enjoying refreshments of a warm glass of mulled wine, hot chocolate and a mince pie.

Our congrega�on has increased this past year, consis�ng of around 70 communicants on a ‘normal’ Sunday. We have welcomed lots of new people over the last year and our congrega�on is growing. On 23 January 2022 we were joined by Bishop Andrew who confirmed 9 of our congrega�on. Sadly, Covid struck two of our candidates who were later confirmed by Bishop Jo at St Paul’s, with Terri Ferro presen�ng them.

Live-streamed worship con�nues to grow, with an online atendance equal to those taking part in live worship. Our much-enhanced technical equipment with its improved quality appears to be atrac�ng an ever-wider range of viewers.

Bap�sms have con�nued with an annual total of 4 and we had 2 weddings and a renewal of vows.

Youth Initiatives

Becky our Youth Worker has con�nued to build in-person ac�vi�es. She also provides excellent pastoral support to our families and young people. Toddler Fun con�nues every Tuesday while Bumps and Babies also has a strong regular Thursday atendance. There are inevitably many fluctua�ons in atendance but both groups are thriving. Friday evening Youth Café con�nues and has moved into the hall. The young people atend regularly who would otherwise have no contact with any Church.

Once again Becky organised a Good Friday Easter trail which was a resounding success, partly helped by the beau�ful warm weather, with approximately 100 people and families taking part.

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Occasional Offices

St Peter’s had 2 weddings and a renewal of vows.

We said sad farewells to several faithful worshippers and friends during 2022, including Audrey Gullet.

Provision of Pastoral Care

During this interregnum the Pastoral Assistants had not met. We reconvened our Pastoral Assistants with the support of Revd Andreas Sis�g to pick up the threads of their ministry, resuming work with bap�sm families, the bereaved and home communions. Jean Bateman con�nues to send round a regular prayer request update sheet for emergencies and personal needs, a ministry which is s�ll of great significance.

Salma Sams is working hard as our Frimley Fuel Allotments representa�ve, which means we are s�ll given a grant each year to enable us to offer substan�al help to those in greatest need, frequently young families and children.

Mission and Outreach Work

The PCC aims to donate a tenth of its unrestricted income to missions and chari�es, in accordance with biblical principle and the Church of England’s expecta�on. Fundraising ini�a�ves have con�nued during 2022 especially with the monthly charity coffee mornings, enabling us to support a range of Chris�an chari�es and local causes financially. Through these we have supported and awareness has been raised for Step by Step, Mustard Seed, Hope Hub, Macmillan, the Children’s Society, the Zone and many more.

Open Church con�nues every Tuesday and Saturday morning and is a great help and blessing to those struggling with loneliness and mental health issues. We opened a warm hub (Winter Warmer) in November, offering a hot meal and refreshments during the severe cold weather. A thank you to all the volunteers who regularly help to keep this going. Thank you to Jennie Schofield, Frank Green, Shirley Tidey and Ken Haynes. Also to Jean Bateman for organising Open Church and to Sophie Gaw for looking a�er our catering requirements and resources, as well as serving them frequently!

While access to schools is s�ll patchy and limited, Open the Book has returned to Lakeside School in person. We welcomed both the Grove and Frimley CofE schools for their Harvest Fes�val. Jennie Schofield and Terri Ferro welcomed the schools and led prayers. The accessibility of the Church for the schools was greatly appreciated and Frimley CofE have asked to come back for their Christmas Na�vity and will also be holding their Easter assembly in the Church that can now accommodate the whole school.

Administration and Communication

Clare Peel has been our Parish Administrator for 15 years. Her hours have increased this year to support the Churchwardens through the vacancy. The workload required to run such a large parish has not diminished. Clare has created and distributed publicity materials for events and online projects and runs the parish Facebook page with Becky and a small team. Clare is the usual first point of contact for members of the wider community; she deals with endless enquiries about the churchyard and other administra�on concerns. Her support and leadership over the last year have been invaluable and we are grateful to her. We also acknowledge gratefully the invaluable voluntary help, not least from Sue Ferro, who supports Clare in the office by preparing the service booklets.

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Our Facili�es Manager, Leola Card, has done a tremendous job of reopening fully all our facili�es and working closely with our hirers. Hall hire is back to pre-covid levels for regular users; although we have lost some we have gained new hirers. Leola ensured the premises remained in excellent condi�on during lockdown and maintains regular contact with all our hirers. As well as covering a wide range of tasks, Leola also convenes the Eco Church team which has met regularly online. The team is encouraging the whole congrega�on to assist with working towards the A Rocha Gold award, so far only achieved by one parish in the Diocese!

The contribu�on made by Clare and Leola especially has been invaluable, the more so in such tes�ng circumstances: the way they think on their feet and have facilitated the return to normal parish ministry is beyond belief. We’re extremely grateful to them both.

The fabric team under the leadership of Alan Gaw has resumed. Mick Stevens has put in �me as needed on our electrical installa�ons and Alan Gaw has con�nued to cover so many small jobs that we’d otherwise have to pay someone to do. We thank both Alan and Mick for their con�nued support as Assistant Churchwardens.

Sue Ferro con�nues as our voluntary registrar, overseeing administra�on and record keeping for funerals and the churchyard. Sue deals with requests for burials and memorials, together with the thankless task of ensuring that our churchyard complies with the Churchyard Regula�ons Measures. Sue has also acted as verger and has voluntarily covered innumerable office and other prac�cal func�ons to back up the administra�on team in ensuring the parish runs smoothly.

The parish magazine has changed its name to the Frimley Buzz and is currently s�ll available only on the parish website, though printed copies are made for distribu�on to those with no IT access. We are grateful to our editor, Anna Mansbridge.

Maintenance of Memorial Garden and Open Churchyard

Mark Russell has put in many hours as our Churchyard Administrator, looking a�er the care and maintenance of Surrey’s largest churchyard.

The Community Payback team (Proba�on Service) has at long last returned to its regular work in the churchyard. The occasional monthly gardening mornings have restarted and there has been a combined gardening and maintenance team morning.

Thanks go to Lo�e Peel and Aimee Ford for ensuring that our bins are brought out and for pu�ng in a regular cleaning s�nt each week to keep our churches clean and respectable.

Terri Ferro and Matthew Sleap Churchwardens February 2023

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Treasurer’s Report 2022

Overview

The first half of 2022 was one of the most challenging in recent history from a financial perspective, as Parish activities returned towards normality following the pandemic and we had to contend with spiralling energy prices and cost inflation across the board. This meant that we were spending over £4,000 per month more than we were receiving in income, using up our cash reserves at a significant rate. Just to continue to fund the day-to-day running of the church we needed to dip into our cash reserves and use designated bequest funds to support day-to-day activities. Thanks to prompt action by the PCC we were able to secure more competitive prices for energy, control other costs and increase our income from activities and investments. We are particularly grateful, too, to those parishioners who increased their level of giving at this difficult time. By year-end our monthly income was exceeding expenditure which allowed us to re-pay into the bequest funds and to start replenishing our reserves.

The headline figure for 2022 - an increase in total funds of £87,387 - rather overstates our true position. Within this figure is an unrealised gain on the value of property assets of £45,000, a one-off bequest distribution of £30,909 and donations to purchase the new chairs for St Peter’s Church. After adjusting the underlying outcome for the year was a deficit of £5,000.

Income

Overall income in 2022 was £283,912 (2021: £196,631); adjusting for the bequests received and the donations for the new chairs, income was £234,128 (£2021: £186,131). While voluntary income was significantly higher than 2021 (£152,614 vs £104,879), regular planned giving fell slightly (£59,526 vs £61,305). Fortunately, with the return to more normal church activities following the pandemic, other income streams grew significantly year-on-year. Fundraising events resumed, generating £4,065 in income (2021: £1,280) and our church halls were extensively used by other organisations throughout the year, generating income of £51,096 (2021: £25,625). We also benefited from increased fee income (as the element of this normally paid to the Diocese is retained by the Parish during vacancy) and additional grant income to support energy costs (£1,000 from Guildford Diocese and £950 from SHBC).

Expenditure

Expenditure in 2022 was £241,525 (2021: £220,333). The running costs of the church and halls increased (£43,952 vs £35,006) with the substantial increases in our gas and electricity costs (£25,989 in 2022 vs £14,897 in 2021) offset by careful usage and the deferral of non-urgent repairs. The total cost of staff salaries was flat year-on-year as salary increases were offset by a reduction in the number of staff we employ from 8 to 6: we have not sought to fill the positions of Music Director and church cleaner after those staff resigned in mid-2021 and early 2022 respectively. Otherwise, we generally saw the impacts of cost inflation across the board.

New chairs for St Peter’s Church

We purchased 80 new chairs for St Peter’s Church at a cost of £17,997. These were entirely funded by specific donations (chair pledges) from parishioners (£15,698) and the Gift Aid we recovered on these donations (£2,518). The small surplus (£219) was used to fund the re-covering of the existing choir chairs with matching material. In the accounts the chairs are treated as a capital asset; thus while the donations are recorded as income, only the first year of depreciation (£1,800) is recorded as expenditure.

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Charitable Giving

The Parish re-affirmed its aspiration to allocate 10% of Regular Giving to charitable mission purposes. Although the proceeds of collections on behalf of other charities were greater than the previous year, there was no contribution to charitable mission from Regular Giving. The clear intent is to meet this aspiration when Parish finances allow.

Reserves Policy

Our adopted reserves policy is to maintain a balance of unrestricted funds to cover two months’ standard outgoings plus one month’s Parish share. This equates to approximately £47,000 based on 2021 expenditure. In September 2021 the PCC approved a temporary amendment to our reserves policy, requiring an unrestricted reserve fund of £30,000. At the start of 2022 our unrestricted cash balance stood at £42,676. This had fallen to £25,800 by March 2022 prompting intervention by the PCC. As a result of the measures taken and the bequest income we received in April, we have been able to replenish our cash reserves and at year-end these stood at c. £60,000.

Volunteers

The financial management of the parish is dependent both on the diligent work of our salaried staff and the dedicated efforts of many volunteers who generously donate their time and effort to ensure the safe and compliant running and future development of our church community. Furthermore, I would like to add my personal thanks to all the parishioners who have generously donated to the church funds this year and to the assistant treasurers who have kept the books in good order throughout the year.

David Harrison Hon. Treasurer February 2023

Approved by the PCC on

and signed on their behalf by the vice-chair Matthew Sleap

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CHARITY REGISTRATION No. 1134309

A1

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY

Diocese of Guildford

Parish of St Peter's and St Francis' Frimley, Surrey

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

of the

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

for the financial year ending 31 December 2022

Contents
Independent Examiner's Report
Statement of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financial Statements		 Page
A2
A3
A4
A5-A13

Financial Statements Page 1 of 13

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY

Page A 2

Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

Independent Examiner's Report

to the members/trustees of the P.C.C. of Frimley, Surrey

I report on the Financial Statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2022 which are set out on pages A3 to A13.

Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and the Independent Examiner

The Charity's Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the Financial Statements.

The Charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (The Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of this report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission.

An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the P.C.C. and a comparison of the Financial Statements with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the Financial Statements and seeking explanations from you, as 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 Financial Statements present a "true and fair view" and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 the examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of The Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the ICAEW, which is one of the listed bodies.

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

Mrs K Symons FCA Symons Chartered Accountants Willow Corner 7 Ackrells Mead Little Sandhurst Berkshire GU47 8JJ

Financial Statements

Page 2 of 13

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY

Page A 3

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (SOFA) For the year ended 31 December 2022

Notes
INCOME
Voluntary Income
2(a)
Activities for Generating Funds
2(b)
Income from Church Activities
2(c)
Other Incoming Resources
2(d)
Income from Investments
2(e)
TOTAL INCOME
EXPENDITURE
Church activities
3(a)
Raising funds
3(b)
Church Management and Administration
3(c)
Outward Giving
3(d)
Bank charges
3(e)
Cost of Investments
3(f)
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Transfer to Fixed Assets
Transfer between Funds
GAINS AND LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS
- realised
- unrealised
5(c)
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD
01 January 2022 (2021)
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Total

Funds
£
Funds
£
2022
£
2021
£
133,738
18,826
152,564
104,879
4,065
0
4,065
1,280
81,296
4,414
85,710
56,225
8,061
3,845
11,906
4,844
29,667
0
29,667
29,402
256,827
27,085
283,912
196,631
142,009
2,827
144,836
131,817
546
0
546
475
86,616
0
86,616
79,170
0
4,295
4,295
3,755
439
439
133
4,793
0
4,793
4,982
234,403
7,122
241,525
220,333
22,424
19,962
42,387
(23,702)
0
0
0
17,997
(17,997)
0
0
0
0
0
0
45,000
0
45,000
80,000
85,421
1,966
87,387
56,298
1,678,041
2,402
1,680,443
1,624,145
1,763,462
4,368
1,767,829
1,680,443

Financial Statements

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY Page A 4

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022

Note
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible fixed assets
5(b)
Investment assets
5(c)
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors and accounts receivable
6
Cash at bank and in hand
7
LIABILITIES: amounts falling due
Within one year
8
NET CURRENT ASSETS
Total assets less current liabilities
TOTAL NET ASSETS
9
FUNDS
Restricted
10
Designated
10
Unrestricted/General
10		 2022
981,711
725,000
1,706,711
6,742
65,015
71,757
10,638
61,118
1,767,829
1,767,829
4,368
56,497
1,706,964
1,767,829		 2021
968,164
680,000
1,648,164
3,240
45,078
48,318
16,039
32,279
1,680,443
1,680,443
2,402
25,948
1,652,093
1,680,443

Approved by the Parochial Church Council and signed on its behalf by Mr. Matthew Sleap (Vice-chair)

Date:-

Pages A5 to A13 form part of these accounts.

Financial Statements

Page 4 of 13

Page A 5

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2022

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The PCC is a public benefit entity within the meaning of FRS102. The financial statements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 governingthe individual accounts of PCCs, and with the Regulations' "true and fair view" provisions, together with FRS102 (2016) as the applicable accounting standards and the 2016 version of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP(FRS102)effective 1 January 2019).

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for valuation of investment assets, which are shown at market value. The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £1.

Funds

General funds represent the funds of the P.C.C. that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the P.C.C.. Funds designated for a particular purpose by the P.C.C. are also unrestricted.

Restricted funds are those which must only be spent on restricted purposes and details of the funds held and restrictions are provided in note 9.

The accounts include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the P.C.C. is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body and those that are informal gatherings of Church members.

Income

Recognition of Income

These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when:

  1. The PCC becomes legally entitled to the use of the resources;

  2. and inflow of economic benefit is probable; and

  3. the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Grants and donations

Grants and donations are included in the SOFA when any preconditions preventing their use by the PCC have been met. For collections and planned giving this is when the funds are received.

Gift Aid Tax claims

Gift Aid and other tax claims are included in the SOFA at the same time as the cash donations to which they relate.

Fundraising costs

Funds raised from events and activities are reported gross in the SOFA.

Vounteer help

The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees' annual report.

Rental income

Rental income from letting of church premises is recognised when the rental is due.

Investment income

This is included in the accounts when receivable

Investment gains and losses

This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments and any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.

Notes to the Financial Statements

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) for the year ended 31 December 2022

Page A 6

ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Expenditure and Liabilities

Liability recognition

Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation and settlement is probable and quantifiable.

Pension costs

The PCC makes contributions, on behalf of its eligible employees, into the Church of England Pension Board fund known as Church Workers Pension Builder 2014. See note 12 for full details. The scheme is compliant with auto-enrolment requirements. Contributions are charged to the SOFA as the obligation to pay them becomes due.

Fixed Assets

Consecrated land and buildings and movable church furnishings

Consecrated and beneficed property is excluded from the accounts by s.10(2)(c) of the Charities Act 2011. Moveable church furnishings held by the Rector and churchwardens on special trust for the PCC, and which require a faculty for disposal, are accounted as inalienable property unless consecrated. They are listed in the church's inventory which can be inspected as any reasonable time. For inalienable property acquired prior to 2002 there is insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the accounts. Items acquired since 1 January 2002 will be capitalised and depreciated in the accounts over their anticipated useful economic life on a straight line basis.

All expenditure incurred during the year on consecrated or benefice buildings and movable church furnishings acquired before January 2002, whether maintenance or improvement, is written off as expenditure in the SOFA and separately disclosed.

Capital Equipment

Items purchased over the value of £1,000 are capitalised and written off on a straight line basis over their useful economic life:

St Peter's Church - Chairs 10 Years Office, other equip and fixtures 7 Years

Gifts in kind

Gifts in kind are valued at a reasonable estimate of their open market value on receipt and capitalised if over £500. If the useful economic life is expected to exceed 50 years the asset is not depreciated but reviewed annually for impairment.

Freehold Property

The PCC have not depreciated Freehold Property since, in their opinion, the properties are maintained. to a high standard which will extend their useful economic life beyond 50 years. Any depreciation charge would be immaterial. An impairment review is carried out each year and any resultant loss identified included in expenditure for the year.

The Bungalow is not included as investment property as it is retained for church purposes when required. Merlin Court and Church House are categorised as an investment property as they are currently being held to generate funds.

Investments

Investment properties are included at trustees' best estimate of market value, based on advice from the letting agents.

Notes to the Financial Statements

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) for the year ended 31 December 2022

Page A 7

2 INCOME
2(a) Voluntary Income
Planned Giving
Plate Collections
Annual Gift Day Donations
Gift Aid Donations
Sundry Donations
Bequests and Gifts in kind
Income Tax Recoverable
Total
2(b) Activities for Generating Funds
Fetes & other fundraising events
Total
2(c) Income from Church Activities
Parish Magazine
Parish Hall Lettings
St Francis' Hall Lettings
Fees PCC
Churchyard Fees
Rents: Bungalow
Charitable Donations
Choir
Flowers
Wedding flowers
St Peters: Youth / Chatterbox
Refreshments
Total
2(d) Other Income
Miscellaneous Income
Insurance claims
Memorial garden
Grants
Total
2(e) Income from investments
Rents: Merlin Court
Rents: Church House
Dividends & Interest
Total
TOTAL INCOME		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
59,526
3,186
6,535
5,475
9,453
30,909
18,653
133,738
4,065
4,065
6
34,729
16,368
8,477
8,119
9,170
(111)
0
585
0
1,574
2,379
81,296
7,061
0
0
1,000
8,061
11,587
18,000
80
29,667
256,827		 Restricted
Funds
£
0
0
0
0
16,308
0
2,518
18,826
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4,414
0
0
0
0
0
4,414
195
0
0
3,650
3,845
0
0
0
0
27,085		 Total
2022
£
59,526
3,186
6,535
5,475
25,761
30,909
21,170
152,564
4,065
4,065
6
34,729
16,368
8,477
8,119
9,170
4,303
0
585
0
1,574
2,379		 Total
2021
£
61,305
3,047
6,607
4,565
6,049
10,500
12,807
104,879
1,280
1,280
16
19,048
6,575
8,211
6,497
9,096
4,327
0
460
0
1,270
725
56,225
1,190
0
0
3,655
4,844
11,398
18,000
4

85,710

7,256
0
0
4,650
11,906
11,587
18,000
80
29,667
283,912
29,402
196,631

Notes to the Financial Statements

Page 7 of 13

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) for the year ended 31 December 2022

Page A8

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
for the year ended 31 December 2022		 Page A8
3
EXPENDITURE
Unrestricted
funds
£
3(a) Activities directly related to the work of the Church
Ministry:
- Parish Share
88,002
- Clergy Expenses
266
- Visiting Clergy Costs
359
Outreach and rector's discretionary fund
0
St Peter's Church - Running Expenses (excl. salaries)
12,607
St Peter's Church - Repairs
1,590
St Peter's Hall - Running expenses
20,639
St Peter's Hall - Repairs
764
St Francis' - Running Expenses (excluding salaries)
7,832
St Francis' - Repairs
90
Sunday School/Youth/chatterbox
1,427
Church Magazine
0
Church Flowers
775
Wedding flowers
0
Refreshments
1,120
Discussion Group (Frimley Forum)
0
Upkeep of Churchyard & Memorial Garden
979
Organists and Choir Expenses
1,508
Church Services
800
Professional Fees (Architect/Surveyor)
2,720
St Peter's Building Fund
231
Total
142,009
3(b) Cost of Fundraising
Fund Raising St Peter's R & R, and other
546
Christian Aid
0
Total
546
3(c) Church management and administration
Parish Office
5,453
Depreciation on Equipment
4,449
Repairs, renewals and maintenance of equipment
0
Insurance Premiums
7,498
Fees, Subscriptions, Courses, Recruitment
4,791
Independent Examination
1,860
Staff Salaries and Expenses
60,947
Costs of training (not clergy)
0
St Peter's Bungalow expenditure
1,618
Total
86,616
3(d) Outward giving
Home missions & other Church Societies
Other Home Missions/Charities
0
Total
~~0~~
3(e) Cost of banking and finance
Bank charges
439
3(f Cost of Investments
Merlin Court
2,526
Church House
2,267
Total
4,793
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
~~234,403~~		 Restricted
funds
£
0
0
0
924
0
0
380
0
50
0
54
0
0
0
0
0
1,200
0
0
0
219
2,827
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4,295
4,295
0
0
0
0
7,122		 Total 2022
£
88,002
266
359
924
12,607
1,590
21,019
764
7,882
90
1,481
0
775
0
1,120
0
2,179
1,508
800
2,720
450
144,836
546
0
546
5,453
4,449
0
7,498
4,791
1,860
60,947
0
1,618
86,616
4,295
4,295
439
2,526
2,267
4,793
241,525		 Total 2021
£
86,277
299
0
1,420
7,801
4,774
7,392
6,722
5,637
2,680
2,322
51
841
0
284
0
2,553
1,038
1,177
548
0
131,817

475
0
475
6,054
2,649
0
7,373
1,181
1,800
59,626
50
436
79,170

3,755
~~3,755~~

133
2,860
2,122
4,982

~~220,333~~

Notes to the Financial Statements

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
for the year ended 31 December 2022
4
(a)
STAFF COSTS
Wages and salaries
Auto-enrolment pension contributions
Social Security
TOTAL (included in "Expenditure")		 2022
£
64,543
2,401
0
66,944		 Page A9
2021
£
63,743
2,192
0
65,935

During the year the average number of employees was 6 (2021 - 8).

(b) Payments to PCC Members

Two members of the PCC are also salaried staff. Payments were also made to the children of PCC members for work carried out, totalling £4,859

(c)

Government Grants

During the year 4 grants were received from Surrey Heath Borough Council totalling £3,650. This comprised £2,000 towards upkeep of the churchyard, £950 towards church hall energy cost (for Winter Warmer), £500 for Befriending and £200 for the "Going for Gold" Children's Garden.

ASSETS FOR USE BY THE PCC

ASSETS FOR USE BY THE PCC
5
Property & Equipment
5(a)
Freehold Land and Buildings at cost
Parish Hall at cost
St Francis' Church & Hall
5(b)
Tangible assets for use by the PCC
Cost
- at 1 January 2022
- additions during the year
- transfer to investments
- disposals
- at 31 December 2022
Depreciation
- at 1 January 2022
- charge for the year
- (disposals) during the year
- at 31 December 2022
Net Book Value
- at 31 December 2022
- at 31 December 2021		 Office, other
equipment and
fixtures
£
20,872
17,997
0
0
38,869
6,276
4,449
0
10,725
28,143
14,596		 2022
£
764,423
189,146
953,569
Freehold land
and buildings
£
953,569
0
0
953,569
0
0
0
0
953,569
953,569		 2021
£
764,423
189,146
953,569
Total
£
974,441
17,997
0
992,438

6,276
4,449
0
10,725
981,712
968,165

Properties held for the use of the PCC are recorded at cost, and no consideration has been taken of their current market values.

Church House and Merlin Court are considered investments as they are rented out to raise funds.The Bungalow, which is included in the cost of the St Peter’s Parish Hall, as shown in Note 5a, is retained for church purposes when required.

Notes to the Financial Statements

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) for the year ended 31 December 2022

5(c) Investments
Investment Property - Merlin Court
- Church House
Total Investments
Investments - Movements
Market Value at 1 January 2022
Additions / Disposals/Transfers
Gain / Loss on Revaluation
Market Value at 31 December 2022		 Church House
450,000
25,000
475,000		 Merlin Court
230,000
20,000
250,000		 2022
£
250,000
475,000
725,000
2022
£
680,000
0
45,000
725,000		 2021
£
230,000
450,000
680,000
2021
£
600,000
0
80,000

680,000

Church House and Merlin Court are treated as investments as they are currently let on annual rolling leases to raise funds. Their fair market value has been updated based on advice from a local lettings agent.

6
DEBTORS
Income Tax Recoverable
Other Debtors
Total Debtors
7
CASH and BANK
CBF Church of England Deposit
HSBC/Barclays No 1 Current Account
HSBC/Barclays No 2 Current Account
Barclays Building Fund Account
HSBC/Barclays savings account
Petty Cash: Facilities Manager
Petty Cash: St Peter's Church
Total Cash and Deposits
8
LIABILITIES: Amounts falling due within one year
Other creditors+agencies
Total
9
ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND
Fixed Assets: Property & Equipment 5(a )
Fixed Assets: Investments
Current Assets 6 + 7
Liabilities within one year (gains, losses, agcy collectns
Total Assets		 Unrestricted
Funds £
2,010
4,732
6,742
Unrestricted
Funds £
10,044
10,044
Unrestricted
Funds
£
981,712
725,000
66,794
(10,044)
1,763,462		 Restricted
Funds £
0
0
0
Restricted
Funds £
594
594
Restricted
Funds
£
4,962
(594)
4,368		 2022
£
2,010
4,732
6,742
2022
£
3,495
29,270
0
5
32,002
114
129
65,015
2022
£
10,638
10,638
2022
Total
Funds
£
981,712
725,000
71,757
(10,638)
1,767,829		 2021
£
1,201
2,039
3,240
2021
£
3,449
18,220
10
189
22,968
114
129
45,078
2021
£
16,039
16,039
2021
Total
Funds
£
968,165
680,000
48,318
(16,039)
1,680,443

Notes to the Financial Statements

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) for the year ended 31 December 2022

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10 FUNDS

The Parish building fund is for non-recurring items of repair.

The Furniture Fund was used for donations specifically for the new chairs in St Peter's Church, and the associated Gift Aid recovered. Once the chairs had been purchased the assets are released and reallocated (transferred) to the unrestricted fund.

The Rector's fund supports those in need in the Parish.

The Churchyard, Winter Warmer Energy and Befriending funds are used to ensure the grants received from SHBC are used for their intended purpose.

The St Francis', Youth Work, Energy Action Plan, Flowers, Fabric Team and Refreshement funds are used to ensure donations for these specific purposes are used appropriately.

Other Charities relates to funds raised from charity coffee mornings and special collections paid over to a number of charities as shown in note 13.

The Ministry and Mission designated fund was set up to put aside funds for the appointment of a youth worker and to contribute towards the charities which the Parish supports, though this year it has been used to support a temporary cash shortfall in general funds. 10% of the rental income from Merlin court is allocated to this fund.

Bequests have been designated to ensure they are not spent on general running costs. These funds will primarily be used for capital projetcs when the need arises.

10(a)

Restricted Fund Movements
Parish Building Fund (restricted)
Furniture Fund
Rector's Fund for those in need
Churchyard
St Francis'
Befriending
Going for Gold Children's Garden
Youth Work
Winter Warmer Energy
EnergyAction Plan
Flowers
Fabric Team
Refreshments
Other charities
TOTALS
Notes:
10(b)
Designated Fund Balances
Parish Building Fund (designated)
Bequest
Ministry and Mission
Flower Fund
Energy Action Plan
TOTALS
10(c)
Unrestricted / General fund balance
TOTAL ALL PCC FUNDS		 Balance B/f
£
349
Income
£
60
0
18,216
2,053
0
0
2,050
0
50
0
695
0
200
0
50
0
950
0
250
0
50
0
50
0
50
0
4,414
Expenditure
£
Transfers
£

219
(17,997)

924

1,200

50

0

54

0

380

0

0

0

0

4,295		 Balance C/f
£
409

0
1,129
850
0
695
146
50
570
250
50
50
50
119

4,368
2021
£
375
13,195
12,378
0
0

2,402
27,085


7,122
(17,997)




2022
£
375
43,123
13,020
(190)
170
56,497
2022
£
1,706,964
1,767,829
25,948
2021
£
1,652,093
1,680,443

Notes to the Financial Statements

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) for the year ended 31 December 2022

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11 RELATED PARTIES

The Bungalow is rented out to a PCC member, Mrs S Ferro.

£9,170 was paid in the year, constituting full market rent.

The aggregate donations (excluding Gift Aid receovered) from related parties (PCC members and their close families) amounted to: £32,391

£752 was paid to Symons Chartered Accountants, for payroll services. Mrs K. Symons is the Independent Examiner.

12 OPERATING LEASES

Total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows: -

Later than one year and not later than five years
The lease on the photocopier/printer expired during 2022.
13
CHARITABLE GRANTS
PCC funds
Collections
£
£
Big Brew
0
Camberley Youth for Christ
0
The Kite Academy Trust (The Grove)
130
The Hope Hub Camberley
72
Mission Partners
0
Church Mission
335
Macmillan Cancer Support
105
Marie Curie
598
Farm Africa
0
Mustard Seed Autism Trust
98
Christian Aid (incl Ukraine Appeal)
1698
Bishop of Guildford
0
Frimley Health
0
Children's Society
374
Step by Step
200
Family Contact Centre
233
KatKanDo
161
World Day of Prayer
291
Undistributed proceeds
0
4295		 2022
£
0
2022
Total
£
0
0
130
72
0
335
105
598
0
98
1698
0
0
374
200
233
161
291
0
4295		 2021
£
0
2021
£
140
39
0
0
106
77
339
466
247
299
266
849
660
0
0
0
0
267
3755

14 CONTINGENT ASSET

In 1964 a piece of land behind St Francis was gifted to the PCC. Due to the restrictive covenant in place at the time, it was not included on the Balance Sheet. Recent research has indicated these covenants may have been lifted. Once the current position is known the PCC will consider what can be done with the land, at which point a valuation should be possible.

Notes to the Financial Statements

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) for the year ended 31 December 2022

14 Church Workers Pension Fund (CWPF)

The Parish of Frimley PCC participates in the Pension Builder Scheme section of CWPF for lay staff. The Scheme is administered by the Church of England Pensions Board, which holds the assets of the schemes separately from those of the Employer and the other participating employers.

CWPF has two sections:

  1. the Defined Benefits Scheme

  2. the Pension Builder Scheme, which has two subsections;

  3. a. a deferred annuity section known as Pension Builder Classic, and,

  4. b. a cash balance section known as Pension Builder 2014.

Pension Builder Scheme

Both sections of the Pension Builder Scheme are classed as defined benefit schemes.

Pension Builder Classic provides a pension, accumulated from contributions paid and converted into a deferred annuity during employment based on terms set and reviewed by the Church of England Pensions Board from time to time. Discretionary increases may also be added, depending on investment returns and other factors.

Pension Builder 2014 is a cash balance scheme that provides a lump sum which members use to provide benefits at retirement. Pension contributions are recorded in an account for each member. Discretionary bonuses may be added before retirement, depending on investment returns and other factors. The account, plus any bonuses declared is payable, unreduced, from age 65.

There is no sub-division of assets between employers in each section of the Pension Builder Scheme.

The scheme is considered to be a multi-employer scheme as described in Section 28 of FRS 102. This is because it is not possible to attribute the Pension Builder Scheme’s assets and liabilities to specific employers and that contributions are accounted for as if the Scheme were a defined contribution scheme. The pensions costs charged to the SoFA in the year are contributions payable (2022: £2,401, 2021: £2,192)

A valuation of the Pension Builder Scheme is carried out once every three years. The most recent valuation was carried out as at 31 December 2019. The next valuation was due as at 31 December 2022, though the outcome of this valuation was not available when these accounts were prepared.

For the Pension Builder Classic section, the 2019 valuation revealed a deficit of £4.8m on the ongoing assumptions used. In the 2021 annual review, the Board chose to grant a discretionary bonus of 3% following improvements in the funding position over 2021. There is no requirement for deficit payments at the current time.

For the Pension Builder 2014 section, the 2019 valuation revealed a surplus of £5.5m on the ongoing assumptions used. There is no requirement for deficit payments at the current time.

The legal structure of the scheme is such that if another employer fails, The Parish of Frimley PCC could become responsible for paying a share of that employer’s pension liabilities.

Notes to the Financial Statements

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