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2022-12-31-accounts

Parish of Broughton Astley and Croft with Stoney Stanton (Charity Registration Number: 1134504)

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[st] DECEMBER 2022

Aim and Purposes

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) of the Parish of St Mary and St Michael has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.

Objectives and Activities

Our Churches in the aftermath of the Covid-19 Pandemic National Emergency

Due to the progress of the very successful vaccination of the population programme the Government some relaxation of restrictions of activities to protect the population and during 2022 our churches held live meeting for services. The Parish has adhered to guidance of the Government and the Church of England with the safety of all users of our buildings paramount.

Achievements and performance

Combined electoral roll: (139) tbc Average Sunday attendance: 94 (85)

The attendance at the regular major services Christmas, Easter, Remembrance as well as monthly Messy Church are much greater.

Worship and Prayer

The pattern of worship has continued with Sunday services being mainly Eucharistic. Mid- week services at St Mary’s and St Michaels were Communions until Rev Sharon Constable retired and have continued as Morning Prayer.

Home Communions

Home communions continue to be offered throughout the parish for people who are shielding or are housebound. These are taken by clergy, readers and our licenced Pastoral Assistant monthly to those who request a visit.

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The Contemplative Prayer Group The Prayer Group meets in St Michaels monthly.

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The Intercessory Prayer Circ l e has been active and a prayer chain by email is actioned for the sick or anyone else who requests this support.

The Bible Study Group continues at Broughton Astley.

SCHOOLS AND YOUTH AND CHILDRENS WORK

Links continue with all 6 schools in the Parish and members of the church are involved as school governors in our three Church of England Schools and good positive links are established.

Children and young people work remains a priority. Online school assemblies have been offered and pastoral support during the pandemic is offered to the heads of all the primary schools in our parish.

Assemblies in school have been offered and visits to our churches for RE syllabus requirements have also taken place along with festival assemblies in church.

Messy Church

Messy Church continues to be a valuable outreach to families for St Mary’s and St Michaels held monthly on a Sunday morning and are well supported. We were pleased to welcome Bishop Saju, Bishop of Loughborough, to a Messy Church at St Michael’s to conduct a confirmation and celebrate the Eucharist.

Open The Book

Our team of lay people across the parish, the ‘Open the Book Team offers this ministry. It is registered with the Bible Society and takes the sessions in schools bringing Bible stories to life.

Christingle.

All three churches reported very good numbers attending these services

Christmas Carol services and Christmas services continued this year.

Remembrance

The Rector and Readers worked with Parish Councils to offer a Remembrance Service in each village out of doors which were very well attended.

In 2022, 23 (22) Baptisms took place There is still an ongoing demand by parishioners and those with qualifying connections for the ministry of the Church at Weddings and Funerals , of which there 11 (5) and 28 (24) respectively.

Vocations

Our Curate Rev Laura Jackson completed her time with us in July and moved to her own Parish. Three Lay Minsters were drawn from our churches and licensed to join our ministry team: Sheila Yates. Alison Macklin, Martin Macklin. Other members are attending courses to discern their vocations.

Mission and Evangelism, Outreach and Communications

The three churches maintain an open and inclusive tradition embracing Catholic and broad church elements in their worship and ministry, although each has its own particular ethos, so that all parishioners are catered for in a non-discriminatory way

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in their faith journey. The presence of unique, historic church buildings and the tradition of regular bell-ringing make people in each community aware of the church’s presence. The monthly parish magazine has an average circulation of almost 320 throughout the parish, and we make regular use of village notice boards. There is a parish website which includes information about each church and its life and worship (stmaryandstmichael.org.uk) and a parish Facebook page which is updated weekly.

There is a Parish Administrator, Denise Carrington, (with an advertised phone number and e-mail) to assist with general enquiries and bookings for weddings, baptisms and funerals and she also maintains the parish diary and service rotas.

Groups and Fellowship

The membership of various groups in the life of each church were affected by two years of Pandemic restrictions but their activities have all resumed.

There are two Church Choirs in the parish which have regularly rehearsed and work together for occasional offices, United Services and concerts under the guidance of Sebastian Carrington, Director of Music and principal organist and conductor, assisted by organist Andrew McMillan. Tamara Dugdale plays keyboard at Croft. Each church has a dedicated group of bell-ringers who add to the villages’ quality of life by ringing most Sundays.

Other groups include a Ladies’ Fellowship that meets monthly at St Mary’s Church. Children’s groups include Teddy Bear Bunch, alongside Messy Church. Each church has maintained a regular coffee morning / lunch / tea meetings where people can meet friends and socialise.

St Mary’s Broughton Astley on 1[st] Saturday has a coffee morning and Community Market with stalls by local crafters and businesses.

St Michael and All angels Croft has a 1st Saturday lunch for villagers St Michaels Stoney Stanton has a coffee morning on the 2[nd] Saturday of the month with stalls and also soup lunches called Winter Warmers.

Ecumenical Relationships

Friendly and co-operative relationships are maintained with other denominations in the parish (Baptist, Evangelical &, Methodist. There are no centres of worship of other faiths in our parish.

Support for the Wider Church

Representatives of the PCC participate fully in the Guthlaxton Deanery Synod and we receive the Leicester Diocesan weekly Diomail ensuring contact with and awareness of, the wider church.

Support for the Wider Community

As well as our pastoral ministry and the provision of the “occasional offices” marking the various rites of passage, our policy is to serve each community in the parish, and we have made - and continue to make - significant progress in adapting our buildings for greater community use, including exhibitions, concerts and other community occasions. Our three church buildings have adequate energy efficient heating and lighting systems, disabled toilet facilities as well as loop systems for those who are deaf.

St Michael’s Stoney Stanton’s reordering has provided a very successful area for groups to use and regular coffee mornings, soup lunches and other gatherings. Further consideration is being given to enlarging the flexible space within the building

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particularly as the small church hall, beyond its useful life, is in the process of being sold.

Broughton Astley modernised its kitchen area. A variety of community organisations use St Mary’s facilities each week including the Broughton Astley Volunteer Group. Croft re-ordering made a big difference to their mission events such as Saturday lunches.

A hiring agreement is in place for each church so that community groups can use these re-ordered spaces sanctioned by the PCC.

Safeguarding

We have Child-protection and Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults Policies, in accordance with Diocesan and national guidelines and these are reviewed annually. All key workers are DBS checked and the new mandatory national guidelines are being implemented. Safeguarding Basic Awareness Training is extended to all volunteers and Safeguarding Leadership Training to all leaders. Our Safeguarding Officer is:

Peter Yates, 4 Kestrel Close, Broughton Astley, Leicestershire LE9 6RX Tel. 01455 285978.

Equal Opportunities

The PCC has adopted the Leicester Diocese Equal Opportunities Policy

Health& Safety Policy

The PCC has a Health & Safety Policy which is reviewed annually.

Charitable collections

The parish continues to organise collections within and beyond our congregations, giving to Christian Aid, The Children’s Society and USPG. In addition, the Parish responds readily to other causes and emergency appeals as they arise. We also maintain a collection of canned and packet food at all three churches for the local foodbanks.

Maintenance of historic buildings

Our buildings are graded historic buildings (Grades II* and II), which despite very significant challenges in their upkeep and maintenance and their adaptation for community use, are greatly cherished. Our buildings are maintained in good order. It is intended at Broughton Astley substantial Quinquennial work will be put in hand during 2023. Each church arranged its Quinquennial Inspection by a Conservation Architect, Peter Rogan Associates and the reports are to hand and works progressed. We maintain recommended levels of insurance with Ecclesiastical Insurance Company.

Financial Review

Our total income in 2022 was £114,416 (2021 was £148,965 and 2020 was £134,059). However 2021 and 2020 did include significant amounts of grants and donations.

Our core regular giving to the Parish by our congregations was £51,198 (2021 was £50,140 and 2020 was £57,230). We do need a larger pool of regular givers to sustain this income.

Fund raising has increased significantly in 2022, as has income from the hire of

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the churches.

Our total expenses in 2022 were £104,266 (2021 £157,262 including significant repair costs).

Our “normal” running costs are approximately £90,000 -95,000 per year but the huge increases in heating and lighting costs are still to feed through. Overall in 2022 we had £10,150 more income than we spent. The Balance Sheet at 31 December 2022 shows the Parish has net assets of £118,374. This is mainly bank balances but you will see from notes 12 and 13 in the Financial Statements the required repair expenditure noted in the 2021 quinquennial inspections more than exceeds the net assets.

As ever the Financial Statements reflect the efforts and generosity of many people to maintain and upgrade our church buildings and to further the Ministry of our 3 churches.

Diocesan Parish Restructuring and its implications Shaped By God.

Following assessment of strategy, Leicester Diocesan Synod in 2021 undertook a consultation with the Parishes and other stakeholders in the Diocese setting out four options for radical restructuring and report back. Synod then having collated all the responses decided that the best option would be The Minster Model. This comprises a grouping of around 12 or more parishes around a Minster Church serviced by 4 stipendiary ministers, ordained and lay, supported by enhanced non stipendiary lay ministers which would support the worshipping, pastoral, social, regulatory and administrative needs of the parishes, fresh expressions of church, school ministry, outreach and community service as well as maintenance and development of buildings resources for the communities.

The PCC continues to believe we are an active Parish having embarked on reordering and adapting our buildings for worship and service for our communities. Our parish, despite the challenges of the aftermath of the Pandemic and the National Cost of Living Crisis seeks to meet the Diocesan objectives of Shaped by God. We are convinced we can take a pro-active role to make a Minster structure in our area of the Diocese come into being and have advised the Bishop and Diocesan Synod accordingly. Meanwhile, as requested, we have engaged in informal discussions with our neighbouring parishes about the way forward and this will continue, The next few years will see these changes take place as the church discerns how God is shaping it.

Structure, Governance and Management

The Scheme for management of the parish (“The Constitution”) was approved at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting in April 2019 and implemented. Appointment of PCC members complies with the Church Representation Rules 2020. The PCC as at 31[st] December 2022 consisted of:

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All who attend worship regularly are encouraged to register on the electoral roll and to consider standing for election to the PCC and the DCCs.

The full PCC met in 2022 4 times during the year and was quorate on all occasions. Its objectives were to consider and conduct day to day parish management, agree goals, visions and parish policy. The PCC also deals with the legal requirements of the Church, Safeguarding, Health and Safety.

For practical reasons, the PCC continues to delegate management of funds raised by and maintained by each church to that church’s District Church Council (DCC). The Parochial Church Council (PCC) in law has ownership of all funds (subject to any donor made restrictions) and each DCC is accountable to the PCC for them. The policy of the Council is to regard the funds managed by the each DCC as designated to the church of that DCC.

Administrative information

The Parish has churches at Broughton Astley, Croft and Stoney Stanton. It is part of the Diocese of Leicester within the Church of England.

The parish contact is: Denise Carrington, Parish Administrator,

07534 820197 bacsschurches@gmail.com

The PCC is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2020) and a charity registered with the Charity Commission as indicated above. The PCC during 2022 and to date of signing below was:

Ex-Officio : Rector Rev Sharon Constable – Chair of the PCC until 12 November 2022 Rev Pauline Cummins Associate Priest from 12[th] March 2023 Revd Laura Jackson Assistant Curate until 3[rd] July 2022 Churchwardens: Tamara Dugdale until 10[th] May 2022, Edmund Brew from 6th September 2022 , Richard Sweeting, John Bass, Rachel Smith, Paul Lawrence The Churchwardens are sworn in each year. Vice Chair of the PCC Sheila Yates Readers’ Representative Peter Yates. Licenced Lay Representative vacant Deanery Synod Representatives: Paula Atkinson, Glenda Lewis until 5[th] April 2022, Margie Brimacombe, Edward Bestwick from 5[th] April 2022. Safeguarding Officer: Peter Yates Secretary of PCC: Edward Bestwick until 5[th] April 2022, Paula Atkinson from 5[th] April 2022 Treasurer of PCC: Barbara Bedford

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Elected : Broughton Astley: Steve Windram, Sheila Yates Croft : Lester Halling, Jeremy Davis. Stoney Stanton : Margie Brimacombe, Edward Bestwick .

Acknowledgements

Rev Sharon Constable

During the year Sharon retired after a busy successful ministry as Rector of our parish in which much progress was made. As well, she was sometime Area Dean and also trainer of curates. We are very grateful for her ministry ably supported by husband Paul.

Rev Laura Jackson

Laura finished her time as Curate early in July 2022 and left to take up her ministry at Hugglescote. We are very grateful for her ministry with us.

Assisting Clergy

We are grateful to retired Clergy Rev Vic Goodman and Rev Frances Knight who have played a key support role in our ministry team. Frances retired from ministry in January 2023.

The PCC is grateful to the Lay Ministers Sheila Yates, Alison and Martin Macklin, Pastoral Assistant John Bass, Readers Peter Yates and Lester Halling , Lynne Vernon, Director of Music Sebastian Carrington and Parish Administrator Denise Carrington, also the many volunteers who continue to give substantially of their services in all spheres of our church activity.

All those who financially support our churches in these difficult times are much appreciated as are those who have made donations, grants and legacies which have greatly enhanced our work during 2022.

We thank the PCC’s Financial Statements Examiner David Rupp FCCA for his services.

Welcome

We were pleased to welcome Rev Pauline Cummins our new Associate Priest licensed to our parish by Bishop Saju, Bishop of Loughborough on 12[th] March 2023 and look forward to her ministry with us.

Signed for and on behalf of the PCC_______ 2023

Chairman of the PCC Rev Pauline Cummins ____

Vice Chairman of the PCC Sheila Yates _____

Secretary of the PCC Paula Atkinson _______

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The Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary and St Michaels, Broughton Astley and Croft with Stoney Stanton

Diocese of Leicester UK

Parochial Church Council

Charity Commission Registration No 1134504

Statement of Financial Activities of the Parish for the year ended 31 December 2022 and the Independent Examiner's Report thereon

The Parish of St Mary and St Michaels - Broughton Astley and Croft with Stoney Stanton

Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2022

Description
Note
Income
Voluntary Giving
2a
Activities for generating funds
2b
Income from Investments
2c
Church activities
2d
Trading activities
2e
Other income
2f
TOTAL INCOME
Expenditure
Cost of fundraising activities
3a
Church activities
3b
Church running expenses
3c
Cost of trading activities
3d
Major repairs to Churches
3e
Major repairs to other PCC Property
3f
New building work to Churches
3g
Other
3h
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
SURPLUS/ (DEFICIT)
Balances brought forward at
1 January 2022 (2021)
Balances carried forward at
31st December 2022 (2021)		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
2022
Total
£
2021
Total
£
83,756
-
83,756
126,844
17,399
-
17,399
10,310
222
-
222
2
5,945
-
5,945
3,981
6,559
-
6,559
7,558
535
-
535
270
114,416
-
114,416
148,965
1,003
-
1,003
819
62,300
-
62,300
61,590
37,088
1,000
38,088
20,584
2,825
-
2,825
2,304
-
-
71,690
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
50
50
275
103,266
1,000
104,266
157,262
11,151
(1,000)
10,151
(8,297)
105,727
2,500
108,227
116,524
116,878
1,500
118,378
108,227

Charity Commission Registration No: 1134504

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The Parish of St Mary and St Michaels - Broughton Astley and Croft with Stoney Stanton

Balance Sheet at 31 December 2022

Note
Current Assets
Debtors
5
Cash at Bank & in hand
Liabilities: Amounts Falling Due
6
within one year
NET CURRENT ASSETS
Liabilities:Amount Falling Due
after one year
TOTAL NET ASSETS
Parish Funds
Unrestricted and designated
7
Restricted
7		 2022
Total
£
2021
Total
£
6,025
4,455
120,347
106,274
126,372
110,729
(7,994)
(2,502)
118,378
108,227
-
-
118,378
108,227
116,878
105,727
1,500
2,500
118,378
108,227

Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 28 March 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

Reverend Pauline Cummins

The notes in sections 1 to 14 form part of these accounts

Charity Commission Registration No: 1134504

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The Parish of St Mary and St Michaels - Broughton Astley and Croft with Stoney Stanton

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2022

1 Accounting Policies

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 together with the Statement of Recommended Accounting Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities 2019 preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland(FRS102), FRS102 and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to these accounts and all major accruals included. The presentation currency is GB pounds sterling. The PCC constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102.

The financial statements have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a ‘true and fair view’. This departure has involved following the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.

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 must be spent on restricted purposes and details of the funds held and restrictions are provided in note 7.The financial statements include all transactions, assetsand 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 nor those that are informal gatherings of church members.

Income

Voluntary Income and capital sources

Collections are recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC.

Planned giving receivable under Gift Aid is recognised only when received.

Other ordinary income

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

Expenditure

Grants

Grants and donations are accounted for when awarded if that award creates a binding obligation on the PCC.

Fixed assets

Consecrated land and buildings and moveable church furnishings

Consecrated and beneficed property is excluded from Charities Act 2011.

Current assets

Short-term deposits include cash held on deposit either with the CBF Church of England Funds or at a bank.

Indemnity Insurance

The parish has centrally effected insurance to protect trustees and other voluntary workers

Charity Commission Registration No: 1134504

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The Parish of St Mary and St Michaels - Broughton Astley and Croft with Stoney Stanton

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2022

2 Income

2 Income
Description
Note
Voluntary Giving
2a
Regular giving
Collections at services
Donations and all other giving
Gift aid recoverable
Charity collections less paid to charities
Legacies received
Grants received
Activities for generating funds
2b
Fund Raising
Subscription draw & 100 club
Income from Investments
2c
Bank Interest
Church activities
2d
Fees retained by PCC
Trading activities
2e
Parish Magazine
Hire of churches (mainly BA)
Stoney Stanton Church Hall lettings
Other income
2f
Miscellaneous inc Nat West compensation
TOTAL INCOME		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
2022
Total
£
2021
Total
£
51,198
-
51,198
50,140
8,240
-
8,240
5,625
6,694
-
6,694
20,413
10,703
-
10,703
18,416
-
-
-
-
2,206
-
2,206
9,000
4,716
-
4,716
23,251
83,756
-
83,756
126,845
15,698
-
15,698
8,761
1,701
-
1,701
1,549
17,399
-
17,399
10,310
222
-
222
2
222
-
222
2
5,945
-
5,945
3,981
5,945
-
5,945
3,981
824
-
824
1,298
3,215
-
3,215
1,668
2,520
-
2,520
4,592
6,559
-
6,559
7,558
535
-
535
270
535
-
535
270
114,416
-
114,416
148,965

Charity Commission Registration No: 1134504

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The Parish of St Mary and St Michaels - Broughton Astley and Croft with Stoney Stanton

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2022

3 Expendititure

Description
Note
Cost of fundraising activities
3a
Hall hire and other event costs
100 club prizes
Church activities
3b
Mission and charity giving
Diocesan parish share contribution
Administrator costs
Organists & music
Clergy and staff expenses
Church running expenses
3c
Mission and evangelism - youth work
Insurances
Routine repairs & maintenance
Altar requisites
Printing & stationery
Bank charges
Croft churchyard expenses
Refund VAT on BA organ
Heat light & water
Cost of trading activities
3d
Stoney Stanton church hall costs
Parish Magazine costs
Major repairs to church buildings
3e
Quinquennial reports
Building repairs & associated fees
Major repairs to other PCC property
3f
Replace organ Broughton Astley
Tree removal
New building work to the churches
3g
Stoney Stanton
Other Expenditure
3h
Miscellaneous
TOTAL EXPENDITURE		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
2022
Total
£
2021
Total
£
558
-
558
336
445
-
445
483
1,003
-
1,003
819
95
-
95
181
52,000
-
52,000
52,000
4,020
-
4,020
3,160
4,965
-
4,965
4,270
1,220
-
1,220
1,979
62,300
-
62,300
61,590
1,157
-
1,157
153
8,929
-
8,929
8,932
17,780
1,000
18,780
8,272
812
-
812
250
105
-
105
110
72
-
72
72
-
-
-
627
-
-
-
(2,210)
8,233
-
8,233
4,378
37,088
1,000
38,088
20,584
1,828
-
1,828
1,345
997
-
997
959
2,825
-
2,825
2,304
-
-
-
1,710
-
-
-
69,980
-
-
-
71,690
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
50
-
50
275
50
-
50
275
103,266
1,000
104,266
157,262

Charity Commission Registration No: 1134504

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The Parish of St Mary and St Michaels - Broughton Astley and Croft with Stoney Stanton

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2022

4 Payments to PCC Members

Members of the PCC were reimbursed for parish travelling and out of pocket expenses.

Clergy £1,170.

No member of the PCC received any remuneration as members of the PCC.

5 Debtors

Tax Recoverable - BA
Tax Recoverable - Croft
Tax Recoverable - SS		 2022
Total
£
2021
Total
£
1,500
1,500
3,500
1,800
1,025
1,155
6,025
4,455

6 Liabilities: Amounts Falling Due within one year

Assigned Fees - Croft
Assigned Fees - SS
Due to charities - SS
Parish contribution- SS
Parish Bank		 2022
Total
£
2021
Total
£
153
733
1,781
1,393
-
376
5,000
-
1,060
-
7,994
2,502

Charity Commission Registration No: 1134504

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The Parish of St Mary and St Michaels - Broughton Astley and Croft with Stoney Stanton

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2022

7 Analysis of Net Assets by Funds

Description Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted 2022 2021
Funds Funds Total Total
£ £ £ £
Current Assets 124,872 1,500 126,372 110,729
Current Liabilities (7,994) - (7,994) (2,502)
Fund Balance 116,878 1,500 118,378 108,227
The majority of the unrestricted fund balance is needed for working balances and
essential works not yet contracted for to the fabric of the three churches. See note 13
2022 2021
Total Total
£ £
Unrestricted funds:
Broughton Astley 58,173 47,669
Croft 11,089 12,191
Stoney Stanton 42,106 42,795
Parish 5,510 3,073
116,878 105,727
Restricted funds:
Broughton Astley New Kitchen - 1,000
Broughton Astley New Hymn Books 500 500
Stoney Stanton Pew removal 1,000 1,000
Croft - -
1,500 2,500

Charity Commission Registration No: 1134504

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The Parish of St Mary and St Michaels - Broughton Astley and Croft with Stoney Stanton

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2022

8 Prior Year Items
9 Independent Examiner's Remuneration
The amount payable in respect of the independent examination
10 Projects agreed by PCC and contracted for at 31st
December 2022. To be completed in 2023.
Stoney Stanton - Reordering
11 Projects agreed by PCC, for which Faculties have
been received, but not yet contracted for at 31st
December 2022.
Broughton Astley - new kitchen
Broughton Astley - 5% retention of 2021 repairs
Application will be made for recovery of the VAT in the above costs
under the Listed Places of Worship Scheme
12 Projects supported by PCC at 31st December 2022
for which Faculties will be sought.
Croft Tower
Croft Clock
13 Quinquennial Inspections and Architect's Reports
The quinquennial inspections for the 3 churches took place during 2021
by Peter Rogan Associates Conservation Architect.
Quinquennial cost estimates
Broughton Astley - mainly roof repairs
Stoney Stanton
Croft
14 Freehold Land and Buildings
Church Hall and Land at Church Street Stoney Stanton
The Leicester Diocesan Board of Finance is registered with the Land
Registry as Proprietor and is Custodian Trustee. The PCC is the
Managing Trustee and holds and manages the Church Hall and Land
for the benefit of St Michael's Church Stoney Stanton.		 2022
2021
£ NIL
£ NIL
£ NIL
£ NIL
£ NIL
£ NIL
-
5,000
-
3,361
9,594
1,320
£ NIL
95,000
20,000
12,500

Charity Commission Registration No: 1134504

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The Parish of St Mary and St Michaels - Broughton Astley and Croft with Stoney Stanton

The Parochial Church Council for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

The Council's Duties, Responsibility, and Authority

The Council is required by the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956, to co-operate with the Priest in Charge in promoting in the Parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and economic.

The Council for practical reasons delegates management of funds raised by and maintained by each church to that church's District Church Council. The Council in law has ownership of all funds (subject to any donor made restrictions) and each District Church Council. is accountable to the Council for them.The policy of the Council is to regard the funds managed by each District Church Council as designated to the church of that DCC.

Location of Churches

St Mary the Virgin - Broughton Astley St Michael and All Angels - Croft St Michael - Stoney Stanton

Address for Correspondence

Paula Atkinson PCC Secretary 16 Burrough Way Lutterworth LE17 4GJ

Council Organisation

The PCC normally meets at least once a quarter, the meetings being held at each church in turn or by online ZOOM. Objectives are to consider and conduct day to day parish management, set goals, visions and Parish policy. The PCC deals with the legal requirements of the Church and considers items referred to it by individual District Church Councils. Items are also referred to DCCs as required.

Bankers

Croft and Stoney Stanton use National Westminster Bank. Broughton Astley uses Santander Bank. The Parish uses Unity Trust and Santander Banks.

Independent Examiner

David Rupp FCCA 10 Crowfoot Way Broughton Astley Leics LE9 6WR

The summary of activities and review of the year are set out in the Annual Report presented to the Parish AGM by the PCC. Copies are available from the PCC Secretary.

Signed on behalf of the PCC Reverend Pauline Cummins Chair of the PCC

Date signed

Charity Commission Registration No: 1134504

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The Parish of St Mary and St Michaels - Broughton Astley and Croft with Stoney Stanton

Membership of the Parochial Church Council during the Year Ended 31 December 2022 and as at 28 March 2023

PCC members are either ex officio or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) in accordance with the Church Representation Rules 2020 and the Scheme of the Parish.

Ex-Officio

Licensed Clergy Chair of the PCC Reverend Sharon Constable until 12 November 2022 Reverend Pauline Cummins from 12 March 2023 Reverend Laura Jackson Curate until 3 July 2022 Churchwardens Tamara Dugdale until 19 May 2022 Edmund Brew until 10 May 2022 and from 6 September 2022 Richard Sweeting John Bass Rachel Smith Paul Lawrence

Readers’ Representative

Peter Yates

Licensed Layworkers’ Representative - vacant

Deanery Synod Reps elected at APCM on 13 October 2020 for 3 years

Paula Atkinson, Glenda Lewis (until 5 April 2022), Margie Brimacombe Eddie Bestwick from 5 April 2022

Elected at Annual Parochial Church Meeting 10 May 2022 Steve Windram BA Sheila Yates BA Lester Halling Croft Jeremy Davis Croft Margie Brimacombe SS Eddie Bestwick SS Safeguarding Officer Peter Yates Vice Chair of the PCC Sheila Yates Secretary of the PCC Paula Atkinson from 5 April 2022 Eddie Bestwick until 5 April 2022 Treasurer of the PCC Barbara Bedford

Charity Commission Registration No: 1134504

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Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary and St Michaels, Broughton Astley and Croft with Stoney Stanton.

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31[st] December 2022 which are set out on pages 1 to 8.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Your attention is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared the accounts in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations and has since been withdrawn. I understand that this has been done in order for the accounts to provide a true and fair view in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

David Rupp, FCCA 10 Crowfoot Way, Broughton Astley LEICS LE9 6WR

3 April 2023