## ST PETER’S AND ST FRANCIS’
## The Combined Annual Meeting of the Parishioners
## And
The Annual Parochial Church Meeting
## 14 April 2024
11.30am St Peter’s Church
## **Table of Contents:**
|**Draft Agenda**|**Page**|**1**|
|---|---|---|
|**Draft Minutes from APCM 2023**|**Page**|**2**|
|**Report from the Electoral Roll Officer**|**Page**|**6**|
|**Proceedings of the Deanery Synod**|**Page**|**7**|
|**Churchwardens’ Report on Fabric, Goods and Ornaments**|**Page**|**8**|
|**Safeguarding Officer’s Report**|**Page**|**11**|
|**Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council**|**Page**|**12**|
|**Treasurer’s Report**|**Page**|**24**|
|**Financial Statements**|**Pages**|**A1-A13**|
## **The Parish of Frimley**
## **The Combined Meeting of the Parishioners**
## **And**
## **Annual Parochial Church Meeting**
**14 April 2024**
**11.30am**
**St Peter’s Church**
**DRAFT AGENDA**
**1. Prayers**
**2. Apologies**
**3. The Annual Meeting of the Parishioners**
- **3.1 Minutes of the Previous Meeting on 25 April 2023**
- **3.2 Matters Arising**
- **3.3 The Appointment of two Churchwardens**
**4. The Annual Parochial Church Meeting**
- **4.1 Minutes of the Previous Meeting on 25 April 2023**
- **4.2 Matters Arising**
- **4.3 Election of Representatives of the Laity to serve on the Parochial Church Council**
- **4.4 Election of Representatives of the Laity to serve on the Deanery Synod**
- **4.5 To receive the Report from the Electoral Roll Officer**
- **4.6 To receive the Financial Statements**
- **4.7 Appointment of the Independent Examiner**
- **4.8 To receive the Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council**
- **4.9 To receive the Report from the Churchwardens**
- **4.10 To receive the Report from the Safeguarding Officer**
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## **The Parish of Frimley**
**The Combined Mee�ng of the Parishioners**
## **and**
**Annual Parochial Church Mee�ng**
## **St. Peter’s Church 25 April 2023**
## **Dra� Minutes**
**Present:** Area Dean Revd. Jonathan Hillman, Hon. Assistant Priest Revd. Joy Lievesley, Jean Bateman, Josephine Baynes, Robin Benfield, June Benfield, Mar�n Butler, Sue Ferro, Terri Ferro, Margaret Filby, Alan Filby, Aimee Ford, Paul Fray, John Fullwood, Tessa Fullwood, David Harrison, Heather Haynes, Ken Haynes, Enid Holmes, Anne Huelin, Helen Hutchison, Pamela Hynds, Sally Ketle, Sue McMullen, Sue Montague, Mary Murrells, Margaret Nash, Caroline Osborne, Clare Peel, Thora Ray, John Ray, Jennie Schofield, Mathew Sleap, Becky Speyer, Angela Stacey, John Stacey, Janet Stacey, Stuart Stacey, Eleanor Stevens, Mick Stevens, Shirley Tidey, Nancy Webster, Bety Williams, John Williams, Deb Wright
## 1. **Prayers**
Terri Ferro opened the mee�ng at 7pm with a prayer. The Area Dean Revd. Jonathan Hillman welcomed everyone to the mee�ng and commented that he was pleased to atend the APCM. He advised that Frimley parish is included in the prayers across the diocese and that he hopes that we will be successful in securing our next incumbent a�er the current adver�sing and interviewing process.
## 2. **Apologies**
Apologies were received from David Beverley, Lesley England, Terry England, Alan Gaw, Sophie Gaw, Frank Green, Frances Hitchcock, Hazel Mitchell, Roger Mitchell, Liz Morley, Stuart Parr, Sharon Pilling, Emma Russell, Mark Russell, Ian Sams, Salma Sams, Julia Skone, Mike Skone, Lynn Thomas, Ann Turner, Myra Williams
## 3. **The Annual Mee�ng of the Parishioners**
## 3.1 **Minutes of the Previous Mee�ng on 3 May 2022**
- previous mee�ng as a true record.
## 3.2 **Maters Arising**
The subject of the celebra�on of the bicentenary of St. Peter’s Church was previously raised by Stuart Stacey. Mathew advised that this mater would be discussed later during the mee�ng.
## 3.3 **The Appointment of two Churchwardens**
- Thora Ray was proposed by Marie-Therese (Terri) Ferro, seconded by Clare Peel and approved by all.
Mathew Sleap was proposed by Sue Ferro, seconded by Tessa Fullwood and approved by all. Revd. Jonathan Hillman signed the cer�ficate sta�ng that Thora and Mathew had been duly elected churchwardens.
He then thanked Terri for her service as churchwarden and for the �me and energy she has dedicated to the parish. He commented that he also wanted to thank her on behalf of the deanery and diocese and advised that they are very grateful to her.
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Mathew also thanked Terri for her dedica�on, especially during the pandemic when she worked hard on various ini�a�ves and put addi�onal facili�es in place to ensure that services were able to go ahead. Throughout the �me of her service as churchwarden she has listened to and understood the needs of the parish. She has always been approachable and is very well thought of. Terri will now start to work on some plans for St. Peter’s Church bicentennial celebra�ons. Mathew then presented Terri with some gi�s on behalf of St. Peter’s Church and St. Francis’ Church.
Terri thanked everybody and advised that it’s been her honour to serve as churchwarden as she loves the church and parish.
Date………………………………………………………………………….
Signed………………………………………………………………………..
## 4. **The Annual Parochial Church Mee�ng**
The mee�ng was chaired by the Vice Chair of the PCC, Mathew Sleap, due to the parish being in vacancy.
## 4.1 **Minutes of the Previous Mee�ng on 3 May 2022**
Jean Bateman proposed, Stuart Stacey seconded and all approved the minutes of the previous mee�ng as a true record.
## 4.2 **Maters Arising**
Mathew advised that plans are being made to celebrate St. Peter’s Church bicentenary in the form of a fes�val week during September 2026. Ideas will be discussed at a forthcoming PCC mee�ng.
## 4.3 **Elec�on of Representa�ves of the Laity to serve on the Deanery Synod**
- Mark Russell was proposed by Susan Ferro and seconded by Jean Bateman. The elec�on was approved by all.
## 4.4 **Elec�on of Representa�ves of the Laity to serve on the Parochial Church Council**
- Jean Bateman was proposed by Caroline Osborne and seconded by Eleanor Stevens.
- Aimee Ford was proposed by Clare Peel and seconded by John Williams.
- Paul Fray was proposed by Sophie Gaw and seconded by Mathew Sleap.
- Elizabeth Morley was proposed by Michael Stevens and seconded by Caroline Osborne.
- Nancy Webster was proposed by Jean Bateman and seconded by Susan Montague. All approved the elec�ons as above.
## 4.5 **To receive the Report from the Electoral Roll**
Since the report was produced in February 2023, 1 person has passed away and 2 have moved to another church. Also, 2 new people have joined. The current roll stands at 159.
## 4.6 **To receive the Financial Statements**
spent more than we received in income and we were also s�ll emerging from the effects of the pandemic. We are now making savings on our energy costs and have taken steps to stabilise our income streams so we’re currently in a much beter place financially. Mathew thanked David for all his hard work.
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## 4.7 **Appointment of the Independent Examiner**
David Harrison advised that Karen Symons has been our Independent Examiner for the last 16 years but she has now sold her business to Fuller Spurling ahead of re�rement. Karen Symons has completed our accounts and Sue Keane from Fuller Spurling will be our Independent Examiner in future. David met with Sue Keane and she understands our requirements. David Harrison proposed, John Ray seconded and all were in favour of using Sue Keane from Fuller Spurling Chartered Accountants as our Independent Examiner.
## 4.8 **To receive the Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council**
Terri commented that the last year has been a challenge for us all, par�cularly without an incumbent. However, we have been fortunate as a parish as we’ve been able to maintain our services throughout this �me.
Terri thanked Thora Ray and Becky Speyer for their work with bap�sm families, Clare Peel for her work with wedding couples and Jennie Schofield for taking the lead during the �me of vacancy with regards to working with families who have suffered a bereavement. We’ve sadly had to say farewell to some members of our parish and our annual memorial service will take place during November 2023.
Local schools (The Grove and Frimley CofE) have held services in the church and an assembly has taken place at Carwarden House School. The Open the Book volunteers were thanked together with those who help with the monthly charity coffee morning and the winter warmer hub which will now con�nue as a Monday lunch club. Open the Book con�nues to take place at Lakeside School at present but a decision hasn’t been made yet regarding what will happen when the school moves to a different loca�on. The team are also working to introduce Open the Book to other schools.
We said farewell to Revd. Ghislaine Shortland in November 2022 and wish her all the best for the future. We are very grateful to the deanery and visi�ng clergy and the Area Dean Revd. Jonathan Hillman was asked to pass on our thanks. We have a fantas�c Associate Priest Revd. Joy Lievesley and Terri thanked her for all the work she does with St. Peter’s Church and St. Francis’ Church.
Terri also thanked the prayer and pastoral team, the music group and choir, our cleaners (Dominic Woolmer, Lo�e Peel and Aimee Ford) who do a wonderful job, Becky Speyer who does a tremendous job encouraging the young people in the parish including her work with the youth café, Splash, Toddler Fun and Bumps & Babes and all the volunteer teams who help with these groups. Leola Card was thanked for all the work she does for the parish and Clare Peel was thanked for all her help and support in keeping the parish office and church running. The All-Age Worship team were also thanked together with all our lay preachers who do a wonderful job leading our services.
## 4.9 **To receive the Report from the Churchwardens**
Mathew checked that all atendees had read the report. He commented that one highlight of the year was the acquisi�on of chairs in St. Peter’s Church which has transformed how the church can be used as the configura�on is now flexible.
The Quinquennial Review took place during the year and Alan Gaw has carried out an assessment of the report and is managing the resolu�on of highlighted issues. Alan Gaw and Mick Stevens were thanked for all the work they have done. Also, a new oven has been installed in St. Peter’s Hall kitchen and Paul Fray was thanked for his help in ge�ng it installed.
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Mathew thanked all those who have volunteered to join the PCC and commented that he looks forward to working with them.
## **AOB**
It’s noted that the reference to brass band in the Public and Outreach Events sec�on of the annual report relates to the Farnborough Concert Band of the Royal Bri�sh Legion.
Margaret Nash thanked Aimee Ford in par�cular for joining the PCC as it means that the young people of the church are represented.
Sally Ketle men�oned that there is no longer anybody available to chair the Over 60’s Club and, since the pandemic, we no longer have a connec�on with Whitebourne Care Home. Both issues are to be considered by the PCC.
Mathew Sleap closed the mee�ng with a prayer and the mee�ng ended at 8.10pm.
## **Caroline Osborne 25 April 2023**
Date………………………………………………………………………….
Signed………………………………………………………………………..
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## **Frimley Parish Electoral Roll Report 2023**
The number on the Electoral Roll is 160. Four people have joined since the last APCM and one person has moved away. Sadly, two members have passed away.
**Jean Bateman Electoral Roll Officer February 2024**
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## **Deanery Synod Report 2023**
In the last year, Mark Russell and Kevin Hanlon have joined Sue Ferro on the Deanery Synod. Now led by Ellen Turtle as Area Dean, the Synod has continued to act as a forum for parishes to share their experience, while developing the Parish Needs Template to support the identification of each parish’s distinct needs.
As a practical example of working together, Matthew Sleap’s offer to support any parish’s work on energy planning was passed to the Synod, in the hope that they might avoid some of the blind alleys we went down. St Mary’s Camberley have taken up his offer.
**Kevin Hanlon Deanery Synod Representa�ve February 2024**
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## **Churchwardens’ Report on the Fabric, Goods and Ornaments 2023**
## **Introduc�on**
Un�l September, a key task for the Churchwardens was maintaining the life and worship of the parish and suppor�ng the parish representa�ves on the interview panel that led to the appointment of The Reverend Sean Beagley. This was in addi�on to responsibili�es for the fabric and plant of the parish, and we must express our thanks to the ministry team, parish, facili�es managers and the PCC for their support.
The backdrop to the year was the austerity of the winter months when we had to exercise restraint on energy consump�on, planning for a programme of repair and maintenance arising from the previous year’s Ql report and paying aten�on to the security of the churchyard.
## **Energy Ac�on**
The winter months in 2023 required strict discipline to save energy. Alan Gaw and Mick Stevens iden�fied electrical fi�ngs that were high energy consumers and colour-coded their use or replaced them with LED fixtures. The austerity measures together with a change in energy supplier led to a collec�ve reduc�on in energy bills of over £7,000 over the year. We were awarded a council grant of £500 and £1,000 from the Diocese towards energy costs to cover hea�ng requirements and to support the Winter Warmer weekly events.
Grant funding for the Energy Ac�on Plan for the halls was awarded from the Frimley Fuel Allotments for £5,000 and YourFund Surrey for £15,000. The congrega�on has generously donated more than £4,000 to the project and ongoing sales of the “Who Gives A Dam” booklet about the Southern Indian energy project of Colonel John Pennycuick are dedicated to the Energy Ac�on Plan.
The plan developed by the Energy Team is to put solar panels onto the hall’s roofs with a batery to store the energy yield. The infrastructure will be linked to the electricity grid and the energy supply balanced to minimise our electricity consump�on and carbon footprint. Bids for installa�on are being considered and installa�on work could begin as early as February 2024.
A strategy for reducing the long-term carbon footprint of all the parish buildings is being developed using the experience gained from the halls. The ini�al step of solar panels will provide valuable data for decarbonising the halls and other Church buildings.
## **Churchyard Security**
Security measures at the east end of the churchyard, including replacement of fencing, have not resolved clandes�ne ac�vi�es of the previous year (June 2022 police exclusion order). Accent Housing Associa�on replaced fencing for a second �me, which was breached within a few weeks of being repaired. A collabora�ve exercise between the police, volunteers and parish cleared the dense growth near the breach of the fence and opened up the area, making it transparent. The Churchyard Manager, Mark Russell, engaged with the local council to landscape and plant low level shrubs such as Pyracantha that would discourage camps or RV’s within the overgrowth.
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The breach in the fence at the east end of the churchyard was temporarily repaired with local materials but requires a more permanent fixture to deter access in future. The police now regularly patrol the east end of the churchyard and the Neighbourhood Watch representa�ve, Jacqui Davies, is establishing a watch of local houses.
## **Ql Report**
The Ql Report of 2022 for St. Peter’s Church, which was delivered in December, was assessed by the Fabric Group in January and a number of measures were taken to prevent further deteriora�on. The most significant were:
- Further assessment of woodworm in the bell tower and roof of St Peter’s Church. Bell Tower is free of woodworm, but there is some evidence of residual woodworm in the roof �mbers on a small scale, which should be treated.
- Replacement �les over the vestry. Completed.
- Replacement �les over the north roof. S�ll to be completed.
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- Making good and pain�ng the organ engine housing.
- Decora�ng the Church doors, both main entrance and vestry.
- Decora�ng the handrail leading into Church.
The Fabric Group also con�nued work on St Francis’ Church based on the earlier QI Report:
- Decora�ng St Francis’ walls where paintwork is deteriora�ng and showing signs of ageing.
The remaining issues from the Ql Report require assessment of the Church roofs and therefore scaffolding. An es�mate for an exploratory inves�ga�on and assessment of the remaining work on St Peter’s Church will be made in the coming year.
We are seeking advice on the maintenance and reinforcement of the stained-glass windows where windows surround the north and south nave eleva�on. Also, any fine hairline cracks need to be filled with a fine lime mortar or puty. We received a visit from the Bri�sh Society of Master Glass Painters who described our windows as the most complete set of windows in the South of England by ar�sans in the style of Edward Burne-Jones.
## **Change of Atmosphere**
We reported on the trend of increased usage of St Peter’s Church last year; this has con�nued this year with a wide range of ac�vi�es. The Church is home to Surrey Heath Singers’ rehearsals and concerts in the Spring, Summer and Autumn. Other concerts by St Cecilia Singers, Farnborough Brass Band and Frimley Recorders have become a feature of the calendar and our community. The Easter Trail which began at the Church atracted aten�on from well beyond the community.
There has been a tangible change of atmosphere with the arrival of our Rector, The Reverend Sean Beagley, as he and his family have setled into the Rectory. We share his enthusiasm for developing new ways of using our property and estate to enhance our ministry in Frimley.
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The joy of having a young family in the Rectory has brought a lightness of atmosphere to all aspects of Church life. We are par�cularly grateful to Jen Beagley for her stewardship over the good order of St Peter’s Church.
## **Thora Ray and Mathew Sleap Churchwardens February 2024**
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I would like to thank Becky Speyer for her assistance and support in Safeguarding and DBS checking maters.
As a PCC we have adopted the Safeguarding Prac�ces and Guidance of the Church of England and House of Bishops, and we are in the process of going through and upda�ng the Parish Safeguarding Dashboard.
Thora Ray and I have started the process of upda�ng our Health and Safety Policies, which includes looking at all our risk assessments for all ac�vi�es and services. This work will hopefully be completed by the summer and will lay the founda�on for risk assessments to be updated on a rolling �metable.
Diocesan online Safeguarding training has been completed, or is in process, by all PCC members as well as members that need it for their work in the church. DBS checks for individuals have been completed as required by Becky.
We have raised one Safeguarding concern with the Safeguarding Team at the Diocese, and there have been no reports of Safeguarding issues arising from any parish ac�vi�es this year.
**Clare Peel Safeguarding Officer February 2024**
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## **The Parish of Frimley**
## **Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council for the Year ended**
## **31 December 2023**
## **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 2023 until the date this report was approved:
_Incumbent:_ Revd Sean Beagley (from September 2023) _Hon Assistant Priest:_ Revd Joy Lievesley _Youth Coordinator:_ Miss Becky Speyer
Members of the PCC, and Charity Trustees, who served from 1 January 2023 until the date this report was approved:
_Incumbent:_ Revd Sean Beagley (Chair) (from September 2023) _Lay Vice Chair:_ Mr Matthew Sleap _Churchwardens:_ Ms Terri Ferro (until resignation at APCM 2023) Mrs Thora Ray (elected APCM 2023) Mr Matthew Sleap (elected APCM 2022)
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## _Representatives of the Diocesan Synod:_
Mrs Susan Ferro (until resignation August 2023)
Mr Kevin Hanlon (elected August 2023)
## _Representatives of the Deanery Synod:_
Mrs Jean Bateman (until APCM 2023)
Mrs Susan Ferro ex-officio
Mr Kevin Hanlon ex-officio (elected July 2023)
Mrs Thora Ray (until APCM 2023)
Mr Mark Russell (elected APCM 2023)
## _Lay representatives:_
Mrs Jean Bateman (elected APCM 2023, 1[st] term)
Mrs Claire Case (elected APCM 2021, 1[st] term until resignation 22 Jan 2023)
Miss Aimee Ford (elected APCM 2023, 1[st] term) Mr Paul Fray (elected APCM 2023, 1[st] term) Mrs Sophie Gaw (re-elected APCM 2022, 2[nd] term until resignation APCM 2023) Mr David Harrison (elected APCM 2021, 1[st] term) Mrs Anne Huelin (elected APCM 2021, 1[st] term) Mrs Sue Montague (elected APCM 2023, 1[st] term) Mrs Liz Morley (re-elected APCM 2023, 2[nd] 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 until APCM 2023) Mrs Salma Sams (elected APCM 2021, 1[st] term until resignation APCM 2023) Mrs Jennie Schofield (elected APCM 2022, 1[st] term) Miss Becky Speyer (elected APCM 2020, 1[st] term until APCM 2023) Mrs Nancy Webster (elected APCM 2023, 1[st] term)
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_Co-opted member:_ Mr Paul Fray (from May 2022 until APCM 2023) _Hon Secretary:_ 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 and PCC both met six times in 2023. In 2023 attendance at PCC meetings by PCC members was 86%.
## **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:
- Worship and prayer; learning together about, and growing in, Christ; living and sharing the Good News of God in Christ; being transformed each day more into his likeness.
- Pastoral care for all who live in or have a connection with the parish and the Christian community, regardless of background, ethnicity, or faith affiliation.
- Mission and outreach, including engagement with the local community through compassionate Christian service, as well as more actively sharing the Good News of Jesus with all who may seek our help for any reason.
- Maintenance of all our premises in a good condition, including the memorial garden and open churchyard, to facilitate and nurture our call to mission.
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## **APCM Ministry Report 2023**
## **Ordained and Lay Ministries**
remaining in interregnum, our ministry has con�nued to be blessed with the help of our Hon. Associate Priest Revd Joy Lievesley, alongside the con�nued assistance of visi�ng Priests from the Deanery which has enabled the con�nued offering of the current worshipping patern as well as giving the congrega�on a varied and diverse spiritual offering.
During the interregnum, the Leadership Team con�nued to meet regularly with the Area Dean – Revd Jonathan Hillman, then later Revd Ellen Turtle, Terri Ferro (Outgoing Churchwarden), Thora Ray (Churchwarden), Mathew Sleap (Deputy Chair and Churchwarden), David Harrison (Treasurer), John Ray (Churchwarden Emeritus), and Clare Peel (Parish Administrator).
Even as the shadow of the Covid lockdowns has grown ever shorter, live-streamed services have con�nued to be an invaluable link to the church for many people who find themselves unable to atend for varied reasons.
Sunday services at St Peter’s have con�nued both in person and live-streamed at 10:00 am, with the Choir now singing on the 2[nd] and 4[th] Sundays of the month under the leadership of Mathew Steep and Salma Sams, with the con�nued accompaniment of Joanna Lavender and Cathy Till. The Worship Group provided worship on the 1[st] , 3[rd,] and 5[th] Sundays, and the band have seen con�nued growth with several members returning to play for the first �me since Covid.
The midweek service con�nued on the 2[nd] and 4[th] Wednesdays of the month, alterna�ng a Holy Communion and Morning Prayer led by members of the Morning Prayer team for the dura�on of the interregnum, but returning to Communion twice a month upon the appointment of the new Rector.
Zoom! Morning prayer con�nues to be popular every Tuesday and Friday morning with a small but faithful regular congrega�on including members living further afield.
A monthly Sunday service of Holy Communion con�nued to be offered at St Francis’ on the 3[rd] Sunday of the month, with numbers remaining consistent over the year. Musical worship was supported and accompanied by John Williams on the organ, up un�l the later part of the year when John stepped back from playing due to ill health. He con�nued to support visi�ng organists before re�ring completely at the end of 2023. The parish would like to extend a huge debt of gra�tude to John’s unwavering and faithful service at St Francis’ over the years!
The 8.00 am Said Holy Communion service returned to the 2[nd] Sunday of the month at St Peter’s in addi�on to feast days such as Christmas Day (and Easter Day) upon the appointment of the new Rector, seeing a small but growing congrega�on return, as well as several visi�ng worshippers.
Our new Rector, Revd Sean Beagley, was appointed in June 2023, with the announcement at St Peter’s Patronal fes�val led by Bishop Paul Davies (then Archdeacon of Surrey) receiving a rambunc�ous round of applause and celebra�on.
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Sean’s Ins�tu�on, Induc�on and Installa�on by The Venerable Archdeacon Mar�n Breadmore and The Right Revd Bishop Andrew Watson was a joyful event for all in atendance and for all who joined by live-stream, as well as an opportunity to welcome both Sean and his family, wife Jen, and children Ariella, Emme and Hermione to the parish.
They would like to take this opportunity to thank all the congrega�on, wider community, supporters and visitors for their kind welcome and goodwill.
con�nued to assist with our worship throughout 2023.
Sharon and Susan have con�nued preparing, leading and preaching at our All-Age Worship services at St Peter’s on the 3[rd] Sunday for the majority of the year and all have preached regularly throughout the year within our many differing services and worship contexts.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their con�nued support and their inspira�onal-led worship. In par�cular, we extend our gra�tude 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.
We would also like to thank Sharon for her con�nued oversight of the Prayer Ministry team mee�ngs during the interregnum and thank all of our volunteers for the regular Prayer Ministry they provide at the end of our regular Sunday morning services, as well as seasonal offerings.
## **Worship and Prayer**
services led by Revd Joy and many other visi�ng priests (including our new Rector), and alongside our Lay Service Leaders and Preachers.
Communion consumed in both kinds (bread and wine) was reintroduced to the congrega�on within our weekly services, although personal in�nc�on is s�ll not allowed, and some congregants s�ll choose only to receive communion in one kind (bread only).
The Sunday Morning Splash group con�nues, with the same dedicated team overseen by Becky Speyer.
The Choir and Music Group con�nue to alternate services accompanied by Cathy Till and Joanna Lavender. We are hugely grateful to them both for their tremendous contribu�on to our worshipping community.
We are also so grateful to our commited instrumentalists, singers and choir for all they bring to our communal worship.
We would also like to thank Tessa Fullwood for con�nuing her bell-ringing ministry brightening the atmosphere all around with the joyful sound of hymn tunes.
This year we con�nued a full programme of Lent and Holy Week services in church, as well as con�nuing with the distribu�on of small Lent bags containing a small Lent book, a holding cross, some ash and a palm cross.
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since Covid.
Africa and Besom chari�es. He went on to lead our Annual Memorial Service alongside Jennie Schofield and our annual Remembrance Sunday service supported by Alan Gaw, Mathew Sleap and Mark Russell, who led the Act of Remembrance while members of the uniformed groups dropped poppy petals from the gallery.
Many thanks to Clare and a willing group of volunteers who prepared two hundred Chris�ngles for our Chris�ngle service, which was led by Susan Chard and Revd Sean, ably assisted by the mascots and members of our uniformed groups. Over £300 was collected in aid of the Children’s Society charity and the service was very well atended.
Our annual service of Lessons and Carols by Candlelight, for which the choir prepared another full programme of carols, was also well atended and received.
Revd Sean and the Open the Book team led a ‘Jesus Christmas Party’ themed Crib service, including a fully costumed drama and par�cipa�on from younger members of the congrega�on. Over £150 was collected in aid of the Chris�an Aid’s Middle East Disaster Appeal and this service was also well atended.
The Midnight and Christmas morning Holy Communion services atracted greater numbers respec�vely this year.
Unfortunately, ‘Carols in the Car Park’, was not able to be held this year due to unavailability of the band.
Our congrega�on has increased this past year, consistently to around 80 atendees and around 70 communicants on an average Sunday. We con�nue to welcome new people on a regular basis, seeing a steady congrega�on increase throughout the year with up to 100 atendees at a Sunday service on occasion.
Live-streamed worship remains steady, with the number who interact with our service online each week close in size to that taking part within in-person worship over the subsequent week.
## **Youth, Children and Families Ministry**
Becky Speyer, our Youth, Children and Families Coordinator, has con�nued to see popularity within her missional and ministry ac�vi�es, providing excellent pastoral support to families and young people within and on the fringe of our organisa�on, o�en some of the most needy and vulnerable.
2023 was another posi�ve and successful year for our youth and children’s groups. Toddler Fun went from strength to strength, led by our fabulous team of 8 volunteers, with an average atendance of 45 children aged 0-4 years. The group has con�nued to expand its range of toys and ac�vi�es, the cra� table is always a firm favourite and towards the end of the year the children enjoyed an improved role play area with dressing up and toy kitchen space.
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Similarly, our Bumps and Babies group grew in 2023 with an average of 12 families atending each week. This group con�nues to provide much appreciated support for families with babies aged 0-2 years. The team has loved seeing the babies grow and enjoyed celebra�ng milestones with parents as litle ones learn to move, walk and talk. We celebrated the arrival of 3 new babies who are younger siblings to our original ‘babies’ from when the group first opened in 2021. Seeing families grow and return to our group is an absolute joy.
Youth Café is now a smaller group of 8-10 young people who atend each week. This group for 11–16year-olds has seen numbers decrease as young people get older and find the freedom that comes with age. None-the-less this hasn’t stopped the group having fun. Ably supported by a fabulous team of volunteers, Youth Café enjoyed several off-site trips including Jump In Trampoline Park, mul�ple rollerska�ng trips and a visit to Ninja Warrior UK Guildford. Our Youth Café ‘graduates’ now meet monthly to catch up over pizza.
We have eight 16–18-year-olds who, despite their studies, jobs and ever more grown-up lives, love to con�nue to meet with the youth team to catch up and share the highs and lows of life.
This year I also had the opportunity to work with Camberley Youth for Christ, delivering a week of prayer spaces at Gordon’s School alongside other local youth workers which was both fun-filled and
A few other notable highlights include Frimley Parish’s con�nued representa�on on the Guildford Young Leaders Forum which meets 3 �mes a year to contribute ideas and thoughts on issues such as environmental issues, growing the church younger and vision for the future. These ideas are communicated to Bishop’s Staff and Diocesan Synod and have been instrumental in the direc�on our Diocese is moving. A huge thank you to Aimee Ford for her commitment to this group and represen�ng our parish in such a posi�ve way.
Another highlight of 2023 came in the form of our annual Easter trail. Our telling of the Easter Story began at St Peter’s Church and wound its way through local roads to St Francis’ Church where over 200 individuals finished the trail and enjoyed a �me of food and fellowship in the glorious spring sunshine.
The summer holidays saw the return of Summer Fun, four fun-packed Tuesday mornings of cra� and play with an average of 100 children atending each week. I cannot express how grateful I am to those who helped out during those four incredible weeks. A project of that size is impossible without the help of my wonderful volunteers!
well-known characters around the churchyard which was thoroughly enjoyed by children of our parish and local community in aid of our Harvest Fes�val charity, Farm Africa. Our toddler fun children s�ll talk about seeing the Gruffalo or ‘Fluffalo’ as it was otherwise known, and they hope the trail will make a return in future.
Follow the Star was once again a great success seeing many families join with us for the trail, followed by fes�ve pizza making. This was followed later in the week by an equally successful Christmas ac�vity morning.
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team that work alongside me. I can’t thank you all enough for the support that you give to me and to the children and young people of our parish.
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In 2023 St Peter’s hosted two weddings and fourteen bap�sms.
We also said a sad farewell to several faithful worshippers and friends during 2023 including Mike Sadler, Peter Mansbridge, Colin Pawley and George Pellat.
In total, St Peter’s hosted four church funerals and our ministers took three crematorium funerals and performed twenty-two burials of ashes.
St Francis’ also hosted a Memorial Service.
In 2023 St Peter’s churchyard was closed to new burials, although interments into exis�ng graves, a handful of plots reserved by faculty and burials of ashes remain possible and popular.
## **Provision of Pastoral Care**
During 2023 work led by Thora Ray con�nued to put in place a new pastoral visi�ng framework to ensure best prac�ce, safeguarding and consistent repor�ng by all pastoral visitors and assistants.
Becky Speyer took over the oversight of bap�sm families from Thora Ray, and pastoral visitors con�nued to work with the bereaved and to offer home communions to the house-bound alongside Revd Joy and Sean.
Jean Bateman con�nued to send around a regular prayer request update sheet for emergencies and personal needs, a ministry which is s�ll of great significance. Work has been done to offer greater data security to ensure that the personal details of those included on our prayer list and within our intercessions list are only shared on a need-to-know basis.
Salma Sams con�nues within her role as Frimley Fuel Allotments representa�ve for the parish, and the parish con�nues to benefit from grant support each year which enables us to offer substan�al help to those in greatest need within our parish.
## **Mission and Outreach Work**
Although the PCC con�nues to aim to donate a tenth of its unrestricted income to missions and chari�es, this target remains unfulfilled at this �me due to financial shor�alls and a con�nued reduced deficit budget.
Mornings, enabling us to support financially, as well as raise awareness of, a range of Chris�an chari�es and local causes.
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Parish lunches have con�nued twice a year headed up by Paul Fray and have become a popular addi�on to the parish calendar, seeing between 80 – 100 in atendance. This is an important social event for parishioners, friends and neighbours while also raising money for the work of the Parish. We would like to extend our thanks to Paul, Anthony the chef and all who work hard to make these events the success that they are.
Open Church con�nues every Tuesday and Saturday morning and remains a great help and blessing to those struggling with loneliness and mental health issues.
during the severe cold weather with the addi�on of an extended social �me. We would like to thank all our volunteers who regularly help to keep this a warm ini�a�ve both in welcome and physicality.
A par�cular thank you to Jean Bateman for organising Open Church and Sophie Gaw and Mary Murrells for looking a�er our catering requirements and resources, as well as serving them frequently!
Our Spring and Winter sales were incredibly popular and well atended, hos�ng many local cra� and trades from the area. We offer a special thanks to Clare and Leola for their organisa�on and execu�on of these events, which raised £2350 in total across both sales.
We also hosted events for the Corona�on of King Charles III in May 2023.
Ministry to our local schools has gone from strength to strength.
The Open the Book team con�nued to visit Lakeside School up un�l their campus move in the summer of 2023. In September 2023 the team began a new and very successful Open the Book ministry at Sandringham Infants School, which con�nues to go from strength to strength.
We welcomed both The Grove and Frimley CofE schools for Easter, Harvest Fes�val and Christmas ac�vi�es and concerts. These were ably led by Jennie Schofield, Revd Sean, Becky Speyer and Terri Ferro, who welcomed the schools and led prayers and other ac�vi�es.
Terri and Sue Ferro and Revd Sean have also led seasonal assemblies at Carwarden School and Revd Sean has begun leading monthly assemblies at Frimley CofE and joined their SIAMS steer group.
Revd Sean has also hosted several of our local uniformed groups at St Peter’s Church, working towards their faith badges.
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Clare Peel has been with our parish for 16 years in 2023 and has remained working the extended hours agreed during vacancy to support the new Rector and the ministry of the church. Clare con�nues to coordinate the day-to-day running of the Parish Office, including organising a variety of rotas and volunteer groups.
first point of contact for members of the wider community.
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Her con�nued support and leadership during the interregnum and since the arrival of our new Rector have been invaluable and we remain grateful to her for her incredible hard work.
Our Facili�es Manager, Leola Card, con�nues to do a tremendous job with the administra�on and maintenance of our facili�es, working closely with our volunteer maintenance team and our hirers.
and new hirers.
Leola con�nues to ensure that our premises remain in excellent condi�on and maintains regular contact with all our hirers.
As well as being our Facili�es Manager, Leola also convenes the Eco Church team which has begun mee�ng regularly once again. The team con�nues to encourage our whole congrega�on to assist with working towards the A Rocha gold award at St Peter’s, as well as silver award at St Francis’.
The contribu�on made by Clare and Leola remains invaluable both to the Wardens during vacancy and to our Rector Sean, and all are grateful to them for their con�nued effort and support.
The Fabric team, under the leadership of Alan Gaw, con�nues to make sure our facili�es and buildings remain in �p-top condi�on. Mick Stevens con�nues to put in �me as required on our electrical installa�ons and AV systems and, alongside Alan, con�nues to cover so many small (and large) jobs that would otherwise add up to a significant maintenance expense for the parish. This has included this year the periodic upgrade of our ligh�ng to LED bulbs and the pain�ng of the outside wooden cladding facias of St Francis’ church, to list just a few of the significant pieces of maintenance work that have taken place. We also thank both Alan and Mick for their con�nued support as Assistant Churchwardens.
We also would like to recognise gratefully the invaluable voluntary help of Sue Ferro as our Voluntary Registrar. Sue supports Clare and Revd Sean in the office, preparing the service booklets and overseeing administra�on and record keeping for bap�sm, weddings and funerals. Sue, alongside Clare, deals with requests for burials and memorials, together with the extensive task of ensuring that our churchyard complies with the Churchyard Regula�ons Measures. She has also acted as verger and has voluntarily covered innumerable office and other prac�cal func�ons to back up the team in ensuring the parish runs smoothly.
We would like to thank Kevin Hanlon for his con�nued administra�on of our website and his vigilance in keeping the informa�on contained within it up to date and accessible to all who visit it.
We thank Kevin, Mick and Terri for their con�nued work behind the AV desk at St Peter’s and look forward to expanding the team in 2024 with the addi�on of some younger members of our congrega�on.
The parish magazine ‘Frimley Buzz’ took a hiatus in 2023, but we look to work with the Editor, Anna Mansbridge, to see how the magazine might make a reappearance in the future, and in what format this might become.
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Mark Russell con�nues to put in many hours as our Churchyard Administrator, looking a�er the care and maintenance of Surrey’s largest churchyard. Although now closed to new interments bar exis�ng facul�es and burials of ashes, the parish has retained the overall responsibility of the churchyard maintenance, rather than cede it to the local authority. The Community Payback team (Proba�on Service) overseen by Clare and Leola con�nues to supplement work within the churchyard and outside spaces, alongside occasional monthly gardening mornings and combined gardening and maintenance team mornings.
Special thanks go to Lo�e Peel and Aimee Ford who both stood down from their cleaning posi�ons in 2023 and we welcome Jen Beagley and Nuwan Dissanayake at St Peter’s and St Francis’ respec�vely as our new cleaners, with Dominic Woolmer con�nuing as our long-term cleaner at St Peter’s Hall.
We also welcomed Archie Chard who is in charge of clearing churchyard bins and occasional hall work
We are thankful for all the blessings that God has brought to our parish over the last year, and for all that we have learnt through the challenges. We look to 2024 with renewed excitement and hope!
To God be the glory!
**Sean Beagley Rector February 2024**
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## **Treasurer’s Report 2023**
## **Overview**
Following several difficult years as a result of the pandemic and subsequent cost inflation, 2023 was a more stable year from a financial perspective. That is not to say that our financial position improved, just that it became more predictable as we continued to realise the benefits of the cost interventions made in 2022.
The headline figure for 2023 - a decrease in total funds of £28,748 - disguises our true position. Within this figure is an unrealised loss on the value of property assets of £45,000 and grant income of £20,000 for the church hall solar panels project. Adjusting for these, the underlying outcome for the year was a deficit of £3,750, slightly less than in 2022 (deficit of £5,000).
## **Income**
Overall income in 2023 was £258,850 (2022: £283,912); adjusting for the bequests and the donations for the new chairs received in 2022 and solar panel grants in 2023, income was £238,850 (2022: £234,128). Regular planned giving continued to fall slightly year-on year (£59,086 vs £59,526). Income from youth activities, refreshments and use of our church halls grew year on year, but most of our other income streams, including fee income, was lower in 2023 than in 2022. Fortunately, we benefited from additional grant income: from SHBC - £500 towards the new church hall oven, £100 for new cups and £2,000 towards churchyard maintenance; from Surrey CC - £1,000 towards the repair of the church hall heating and £500 towards winter energy costs; and from the Diocese - £1,000 towards energy costs.
## **Expenditure**
Expenditure in 2023 was £242,597 (2022: £241,525). The running costs of the church and halls decreased slightly (£41,382 vs £43,952 in 2022) largely due to reduced utility bills (£17,378 vs £25,989 in 2022) as a result of our change of energy supplier and focus on efficient energy use. Our Parish Share was also reduced (£78,014 vs £88,002 in 2022) as we benefited from the Extended Vacancy Allowance. These savings were offset by increased staff costs and general cost inflation in most other areas of expenditure.
## **Church Hall Solar Panels**
We have been pursuing a major project to secure funding for the installation of solar panels on the church hall, both to reduce our energy bills in the longer term and to help reduce our carbon footprint. We were successful in obtaining £20,000 in grant funding towards the project (£15,000 from Surrey CC and £5,000 from Frimley Fuel Allotments) and have raised a further £4,000 from other donations. We now have sufficient funds to proceed with the project and hope to complete the installation in the first half of 2024.
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## **Charitable Giving**
The Parish re-affirmed its aspiration to allocate 10% of Regular Giving to charitable mission purposes. Proceeds of collections on behalf of other charities were slightly less than in previous years and, although we made small donations from our own church collections to supplement these, overall outward giving was lower this year (£3,599 vs £4,295 in 2022). The clear intent is to meet our giving 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 £49,000 based on 2022 expenditure. In September 2021 the PCC approved a temporary amendment to our reserves policy, requiring an unrestricted reserve fund of £30,000. This was further reduced in March 2022 to £25,000 in response to the financial situation at the time, then restored to £30,000 in mid-2022 and to £40,000 in September 2023 as our overall financial position improved somewhat. At the start of 2023 our unrestricted cash balance stood at £60,000 and at year-end this stood at c. £57,000.
## **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. 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 entire Treasury team who looked after our finances and have kept the books in good order throughout the year.
**David Harrison Hon. Treasurer February 2024**
## **Approved by the PCC on**
**and signed on their behalf by Revd Sean Beagley**
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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 2023**
Contents Page Independent Examiner's Report A2 Statement of Financial Activities A3 Balance Sheet A4 Notes to the Financial Statements A5-A13
Financial Statements Page 1 of 13
**PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY**
## **Page A 2**
## **Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023**
## **Independent Examiner's Report**
## **to the members/trustees of the PCC of Frimley, Surrey**
I report on the Financial Statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2023 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:
- **1** examine the Financial Statements under section 145 of The Act
- **2** follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 145(5)(b) of The Act
- **3** state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **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 PCC 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:
- 1 which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act; and
- to prepare Financial Statements which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met; or.
- 2 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the Financial Statements to be reached.
Mrs S Keane FCA Fuller-Spurling Chartered Accountants 90 High Street Sandhurst Berkshire GU47 8EE
Financial Statements
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**Page A 3**
## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (SOFA) For the year ended 31 December 2023**
|**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 2023 (2022)
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
103,931
3,735
84,444
4,327
31,560|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
2,196
0
3,057
25,600
0|**Total**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**2023**|**2022**|
||||**£**
106,127
3,735
87,500
29,927
31,560|**£**
152,564
4,065
85,710
11,906
29,667|
||||||
||**227,997**|**30,853**|**258,850**|**283,912**|
||132,284
270
93,332
419
366
6,603|6,130
0
0
3,180
13
0|138,414
270
93,332
3,599
380
6,603||
||||||
|||||144,836|
|||||546|
|||||86,616|
|||||4,295|
|||||439|
|||||4,793|
||||||
||**233,274**|**9,323**|**242,597**|**241,525**|
||(5,278)
0
600
0
(45,000)|21,530
0
(600)
0
0|16,252
0
0
0
(45,000)||
|||||42,387|
|||||0|
|||||0|
||||||
||||||
|||||0|
|||||45,000|
||||||
||**(49,678)**|**20,930**|**(28,748)**|**87,387**|
||1,763,462|4,368|1,767,829||
|||||1,680,443|
||||||
||||||
||**1,713,784**|**25,298**|**1,739,082**|**1,767,829**|
Financial Statements
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**PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY Page A 4 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023**
||**Note**|**2023**|**2022**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**FIXED ASSETS**||||
|||||
|Tangible fixed assets|5(b)|979,236
680,000
1,659,236
9,963
82,646
92,610
12,764
79,845
1,739,082
**1,739,082**
25,298
50,289
1,663,495
**1,739,082**|981,711
725,000|
|Investment assets
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors and accounts receivable
Cash at bank and in hand
**LIABILITIES: amounts falling due**
**Within one year**|5(c)
6
7
8|||
||||1,706,711|
||||6,742
65,015|
||||71,757|
||||10,638|
||||61,118|
|**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**Total assets less current liabilities**||||
||||1,767,829|
|**TOTAL NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS**
Restricted
Designated
Unrestricted/General|9
10
10
10|||
||||**1,767,829**|
||||4,368
56,497
1,706,964|
|||||
||||**1,767,829**|
|||||
Approved by the Parochial Church Council and signed on its behalf by Rev Sean Beagley (PCC Chair)
Date:-
Pages A5 to A13 form part of these accounts.
Financial Statements
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**PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2023**
**Page A 5**
## **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 governing the 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 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 unrestricted.
Restricted funds are those which must only be spent on specific purposes and details of the funds held and restrictions are provided in note 10.
The accounts include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body and those that are informal gatherings of Church members.
## **Income**
## **Recognition of Income**
Income is 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 the funds are received and the PCC had agreed that any restrictions on their use can be met. Collections and planned giving are included 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 2023**
**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 15 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 at 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:
|Computer equipment:|3 years|
|---|---|
|Other electronic equipment:|5 years|
|Office/kitchen equipment:|7 years|
|Moveable furnishings:|10 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 is 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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**Page A 7**
## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) for the year ended 31 December 2023**
|**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 Events/Activities
Parish Hall Lettings
St Francis' Hall Lettings
Fees PCC
Churchyard Fees
Rents: Bungalow
Charitable Donations
Flowers
Wedding flowers
Children's & Youth Groups / Activities
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**
**£**
59,086
3,840
6,565
4,572
9,982
(327)
20,213
**103,931**
3,735
**3,735**
2,318
35,554
19,592
4,362
6,143
9,540
0
513
270
2,852
3,299
**84,444**
4,027
0
300
0
**4,327**
12,132
18,750
678
**31,560**
**227,997**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
0
0
0
0
1,930
0
266
**2,196**
0
**0**
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,057
0
0
0
0
**3,057**
500
0
0
25,100
**25,600**
0
0
0
**0**
**30,853**|**Total**
**2023**
**£**
59,086
3,840
6,565
4,572
11,912
(327)
20,479
**106,127**
3,735
**3,735**
2,318
35,554
19,592
4,362
6,143
9,540
3,057
513
270
2,852
3,299|**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
585
0
1,574
2,379|
||||**87,500**|**85,710**|
||||4,527
0
300
25,100
**29,927**
12,132
18,750
678
**31,560**
**258,850**|7,256
0
0
4,650|
|||||**11,906**|
|||||11,587
18,000
80|
|||||**29,667**|
||||||
|||||**283,912**|
Notes to the Financial Statements
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**Page A8**
## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) for the year ended 31 December 2023**
|**3**
**EXPENDITURE**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**3(a) Activities directly related to the work of the Church**
Ministry:
- Parish Share
78,014
- Clergy Expenses
600
- Visiting Clergy Costs
0
- Training for Licensed Ministry
0
Outreach and rector's discretionary fund
0
St Peter's Church - Running Expenses (excl. salaries)
9,160
St Peter's Church - Repairs
1,738
St Peter's Hall - Running expenses
19,635
St Peter's Hall - Repairs
2,186
St Francis' - Running Expenses (excluding salaries)
6,768
St Francis' - Repairs
462
Children's & Youth Groups / Activities
4,062
Parish Events/Activities
1,413
Church Flowers
825
Wedding flowers
208
Refreshments
1,871
Upkeep of Churchyard & Memorial Garden
1,656
Organists and Choir Expenses
1,957
Church Services
1,728
Professional Fees (Architect/Surveyor)
0
St Peter's Building Fund
0
**Total**
**132,284**
**3(b) Cost of Fundraising**
Fund Raising
270
**Total**
**270**
**3(c) Church management and administration**
Parish Office
5,172
Depreciation on Equipment
4,779
Repairs, renewals and maintenance of equipment
0
Insurance Premiums
7,641
Fees, Subscriptions, Courses, Recruitment
3,499
Independent Examination
1,920
Staff Salaries and Expenses
66,361
Costs of training (not clergy)
0
Bungalow and Rectory expenditure
3,961
**Total**
**93,332**
**3(d) Outward giving**
**Home missions & other Church Societies**
Other Home Missions/Charities
419
**Total**
**419**
**3(e) Cost of banking and finance**
Bank charges
366
**3(f Cost of Investments**
Merlin Court
3,101
Church House
3,502
**Total**
**6,603**
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**233,274**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
0
0
0
0
727
50
0
770
612
0
0
252
256
0
0
113
3,350
0
0
0
0
**6,130**
0
**0**
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
**0**
3,180
**3,180**
13
0
0
**0**
**9,323**|**Total 2023**
**£**
78,014
600
0
0
727
9,210
1,738
20,405
2,798
6,768
462
4,314
1,669
825
208
1,984
5,006
1,957
1,728
0
0
**138,414**
270
**270**
5,172
4,779
0
7,641
3,499
1,920
66,361
0
3,961
**93,332**
3,599
**3,599 **
380
3,101
3,502
**6,603**
**242,597**|**Total 2022**
**£**
88,002
266
359
300
924
12,607
1,590
21,019
764
7,882
90
1,481
0
775
0
1,120
2,179
1,508
800
2,720
450|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**144,836**|
||||546|
||||**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**|
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 8 of 13
**PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY Page A9 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) for the year ended 31 December 2023**
## **4**
|**(a)**
**STAFF COSTS**
Wages and salaries
Auto-enrolment pension contributions
**TOTAL (included in "Expenditure")**|**2023**
**£**
70,142
2,572
**72,714**|**2022**
**£**
64,543
2,401|
|---|---|---|
|||**65,935**|
During the year the average number of employees was 6 (2022 - 6).
## **(b)**
## **Payments to PCC Members**
One member of the PCC is also salaried staff. Payments were also made to another PCC member and the child of a PCC member for work carried out, totalling £5,387.
## **(c)**
## **Government Grants**
During the year 6 grants were received from government entities: 3 from Surrey Heath Borough Council totalling £2,600 (comprising £2,000 towards upkeep of the churchyard, £500 towards the replacement oven for St Peter's Hall, and £100 for new cups for our Children's groups); and 3 grants from Surrey CC totalling £16,500 (comprising £500 towards church hall energy cost , £1,000 towards the repairs to the church hall heating, and £15,000 towards the installation of solar panels on the church hall).
## **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 at cost|**2023**
**£**
764,423
189,146
953,569|**2022**
**£**
764,423
189,146|
|---|---|---|
|||953,569|
## **5(b) Tangible assets for use by the PCC**
|Cost
- at 1 January 2023
- additions during the year
- transfer to investments
- disposals
- at 31 December 2023
Depreciation
- at 1 January 2023
- charge for the year
- (disposals) during the year
- at 31 December 2023
Net Book Value
- at 31 December 2023
- at 31 December 2022|**£**
38,869
2,304
0
0
41,173
10,727
4,779
0
15,506
25,667
28,142
**Office, other**
**equipment and**
**fixtures**|**£**
953,569
0
0
953,569
0
0
0
0
953,569
953,569
**Freehold land**
**and buildings**|**Total**
**£**
992,438
2,304
0|
|---|---|---|---|
||||994,742|
||||10,727
4,779
0|
||||15,506|
|||||
||||979,236|
|||||
||||981,711|
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
Page 9 of 13
|**PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)**
**for the year ended 31 December 2023**
**5**
**ASSETS FOR USE BY THE PCC (cont from prev page)**
**5(c) Investments**
Investment Property - Merlin Court
- Church House
**Total Investments**
Investments - Movements
**Church House**
Market Value at 1 January 2023
475,000
Additions / Disposals/Transfers
0
Gain / Loss on Revaluation
(25,000)
**Market Value at 31 December 2023**
**450,000**|**Merlin Court**
250,000
0
(20,000)
**230,000**|**2023**
**£**
230,000
450,000
**680,000**
**2023**
**£**
725,000
0
(45,000)
**680,000**|**Page A10**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
||||**2022**|
||||**£**|
||||250,000
475,000|
||||**725,000**|
||||**2022**
**£**
680,000
0
45,000|
||||**725,000**|
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
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 & agency balances
**Total**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds £**
2,336
7,628
**9,963**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds £**
12,395
**12,395**|**Restricted**
**Funds £**
0
0
**0**
**Restricted**
**Funds £**
369
**369**|**2023**
**£**
2,336
7,628
**9,963**
**2023**
**£**
3,607
21,357
0
57,568
114
0
**82,646**
**2023**
**£**
12,764
**12,764**||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**2022**
**£**|
|||||2,010
4,732
**6,742**
**2022**
**£**
3,495
29,270
5
32,002
114
129
**65,015**
**2022**
**£**
10,638
**10,638**|
Note: A known liability for parts used to repair the Parish Hall heating system in December is not included as it cannot be reasonably quantified. The PCC approved a spend of £1,000 - £2,500 on the repair; £612 for labour was paid in December and has been included in the annual expenditure.
## **9 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND**
|Fixed Assets: Property & Equipment 5(a )
Fixed Assets: Investments
Current Assets 6 + 7
Liabilities within one year (incl.agency balances)
**Total Assets**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
979,236
680,000
66,943
(12,395)
**1,713,783**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
25,667
(369)
**25,298**|**2023**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
979,236
680,000
92,610
(12,764)
**1,739,081**|**2022**
**Total**
**Funds**
£
981,712
725,000
71,757
(10,638)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**1,767,829**|
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 10 of 13
**PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) for the year ended 31 December 2023**
**Page A 11**
## **10 FUNDS**
The Parish building fund is for non-recurring items of repair.
The Rector's fund supports discretionary distributions to those in need in the Parish.
The Churchyard, Winter Warmer Energy, Children's Garden and Befriending funds are used to ensure the grants received from SHBC & Surrey CC are used for their intended purpose.
The St Francis', Youth Work, Flowers, Fabric Team and Refreshment funds are used to ensure donations for these specific purposes are used appropriately.
The Energy Action Plan fund Is used to ensure grants and donations for the church hall solar panels and other related projects are use 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, plus associated card payment processing fees.
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)**
|**10(a)**||
|---|---|
|**Restricted Fund Movements**
Parish Building Fund (restricted)
Rector's Fund for those in need
Churchyard
Befriending
Going for Gold Children's Garden
Youth Work
Winter Warmer Energy
EnergyAction Plan
Flowers
Fabric Team
Refreshments
Other charities
**TOTALS**
Notes:|**Balance B/f**
**Income**
**Expenditure**
**Transfers**
**Balance C/f**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
409
25
0
434
1,129
0
727
401
850
2,500
3,350
0
695
0
319
376
146
0
146
0
50
100
106
44
570
500
770
300
250
24,055
613
23,692
50
0
0
50
50
0
50
0
50
0
50
0
119
3,073
3,192
0|
||**4,368**
**30,253**
**9,323**
**0**
**25,298**|
|||
|**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**|**2023**
**£**
375
40,842
9,226
(350)
197
**50,289**
**2023**
**£**
1,663,495
**1,739,082**|**2022**
**£**
375
43,123
13,020
(190)
170|
|---|---|---|
|||**56,497**|
|||**2022**
**£**|
|||1,706,964|
||||
|||**1,767,829**|
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 11 of 13
**PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) for the year ended 31 December 2023**
**Page A 12**
## **11 RELATED PARTIES**
The Bungalow is rented out to a PCC member, Mrs S Ferro.
£9,540 was paid in the year, constituting full market rent.
The aggregate donations (excluding Gift Aid recovered) from related parties (PCC members and their close families) amounted to: £27,263
£930 was paid to Fuller Spurling Chartered Accountants for payroll services. Fuller Spurling also provide Independent Examination of the accounts.
## **12 OPERATING LEASES**
There are no operating leases to report.
|**13**
**CHARITABLE GRANTS**
**PCC funds**
**Collections**
**£**
**£**
The Kite Academy Trust (The Grove)
0
The Hope Hub Camberley
0
The Zone
107
Church Mission / Mission Partners
29
Macmillan Cancer Support
96
Marie Curie
81
Farm Africa
211
Mustard Seed Autism Trust
0
Christian Aid (incl. Appeals)
239
857
Bishop of Guildford
655
Alzheimers Society
505
Children's Society
180
129
Step by Step
0
Family Contact Centre
0
KatKanDo
104
World Day of Prayer
0
Fairtrade
82
Surrey Heath Age Concern
136
Besom
187
419
3180|**2023**
**2022**
**Total**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
0
130
0
72
107
0
29
335
96
105
81
598
211
0
0
98
1097
1698
655
0
505
0
309
374
0
200
0
233
104
161
0
291
82
0
136
0
187
0
3599
4295|
|---|---|
## **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
Page 12 of 13
**PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FRIMLEY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) for the year ended 31 December 2023**
**Page A 13**
## **15 CHURCH WORKERS PENSION FUND (CWPF)**
The Parish of Frimley PCC participates in the Pension Builder Scheme section of CWPF for lay staff. CWPF is administered by the Church of England Pensions Board, which holds the CWPF assets separately from those of the Employer and other participating employers.
CWPF has two sections:
1. the Defined Benefits Scheme
2. the Pension Builder Scheme, which has two subsections;
- a. a deferred annuity section known as Pension Builder Classic, and,
- 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 (2023: £2,572, 2022: £2,401)
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.
For the Pension Builder Classic section, the 2019 valuation revealed a deficit of £4.8m on the ongoing assumptions used. At the most recent annual review effective 1 January 2024, the Board chose to grant a discretionary bonus of 6.7% to both pensions not yet in payment and pensions in payment in respect of service prior to April 1997; and a bonus on pensions in payment in respect of post April 2006 service so that the pension increase was 5% (where usually it would be calculated based on inflation up to 2.5%). This followed improvements in the funding position over 2023. 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 next valuation was carried out as at 31 December 2022. Calculations for this are currently under way (expected March 2024).
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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