**ALL SAINTS, STRANTON CHURCH HARTLEPOOL** ## **ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2022** Rooted in God’s love, Growing together with Jesus, Branching out in the power of the Spirit. ## **TABLE OF CONTENTS** |**TABLE OF CONTENTS**|| |---|---| ||Page| |VICAR AND CHAIR OF THE PCC REPORT|2| |ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION|2-3| |STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT|3| |ELECTORAL ROLL|3| |FINANCE REPORT|4| |BUILDINGS AND FABRIC OF THE CHURCH|4-6| |HEALTH AND SAFETY|6| |DEANERY SYNOD|6-7| |SAFEGUARDING REPORT|7| |ROOTED IN GOD|| |GATHERED WORSHIP IN STRANTON PARISH|7-8| |WORSHIP TEAM|8| |BRANCHING OUT|| |COMMUNITY WORKER|8-9| |STRANTON TODDLER GROUP|9-10| |MESSY CHURCH|10| |SUNDAY CLUB|10| |YOUTH FELLOWSHIP|11| |RAINBOWS, GUIDES AND BROWNIES|11-12| |BOYS BRIGADE|12-13| |GROWING TOGETHER|| |PASTORAL GROUP|13| |MOTHER’S UNION|13| |BELLRINGING|13-14| |ST MATTHEW’S COMMUNITY CENTRE|14-15| 1 ## **Vicar’s Report for Stranton Church 2022** It feels really unusual writing a report for the year, having only been here for 6 weeks of it, and a lot of the credit must go to the churchwardens for their help in pulling this together. 2022 was a year of change for Stranton Church. Over the course of the year, we have said goodbye to Norman and Julie Shave, following Norman’s retirement after many years of service to our church and to the group, and more recently we said farewell to Michelle Delves, who in December moved onto her new role in Colne. At the time of writing, we now know we will also be saying farewell to Clive and Angela Hall, as Clive takes up his new role in Withernsea. We are hugely grateful for their faithful and devoted service to our church and our community. Particular thanks go to: the ministry team (Mary Tones (Lay Reader), Revd Kevin Tones, and Revd Andrew Craig) who have supported us (alongside Michelle and Clive) through the vacancy and who continue to support us in our praise and worship of God; our music group, led by Ang (and soon to be led by Jordan); to our readers, intercessors, servers, assistant wardens, and tech team, who help to make our services what they are; to our PCC who have led us capably through the vacancy, with special thanks to Andrew Rogers as Lay Chair, and David Craig for his many years of service as our treasurer; to Trish in the church office, and Maureen our PCC Secretary and Assistant Treasurer; to our Youth and Children’s teams (under the leadership of Kate and Clive); and to you, to all of you, for your support of the church and all who have helped lead and serve it through the vacancy. There are so many people who have been involved in so many different aspects of church life that without all of you, our church would not continue to survive or thrive. With so many changes affecting much of what we have been doing together, we now have an opportunity to reflect on what God wants us to do next, on what our priorities need to be in the coming years. We need to look at our resources – our time, our talents, our gifts – and see where God wants to lead us. The next period will be a challenge, particularly for our ministry team, as we seek to serve the community across the whole Central Hartlepool Group. It’s a challenge we look forward to, a challenge we embrace, because God has a plan for us and for our community. And from me, specifically, thank you all for the way in which you have welcomed Rebecca, Sophie, Daniel and myself into the church family here. Thank you for your love and your care, your support and your prayers, for all you have done for us and for all you continue to do for the Kingdom. Every Blessing, _Revd John_ (With a lot of help from our Church Wardens, Angela and Rohan) ## **ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** All Saints, Stranton Church is situated in Church Row, Hartlepool TS24 7QT. It is part of the Diocese of Durham within the Church of England. The correspondence address is Stranton Church Office, St Matthew’s Community Centre, Arncliffe Gardens Entrance, Hartlepool TS26 9JF. The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a charity excepted from registration with the Charity Commission PCC members who have served from 1[st] January 2021 until the date this report was approved are: |_Vicar:_|The Rev’d Norman Shave|Chairperson_until 30th June 2022_| |---|---|---| |_Priest in Charge:_|The Rev’d John Bell|Chairperson_from 13th November 2022_| |_Wardens:_|Mrs Angela Craig|| ||Mr Rohan Wanduragala|| 2 _Representatives on the Deanery Synod:_ Mr Andrew Rogers Mrs Sylvia Shepherd ## _Elected members:_ Mrs Maureen Anderson Secretary Mr Paul Anderson _from 24[th] April 2022_ Mr David Craig Treasurer Mrs Diane Greenwood Mr David House Miss Kate Lawson _from 24[th] April 2022_ Mrs Cheryl Mills Mrs Jacqui Rogers Mrs Mary Tones ## _Ex-officio members:_ Rev’d Michelle Delves _Co-opted members_ : Mr Clive Hall The full PCC met seven times during the year with an average level of attendance of 83%. Committees met between meetings and minutes of their deliberations were received by the full PCC and discussed where necessary. ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. ## **ELECTORAL ROLL** There are 96 parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll, parish. Six names were added and three names removed during the year. _Ken Shepherd_ _Electoral Roll Officer_ ## **FINANCE REPORT** In presenting the Financial Accounts for 2022, I am pleased to report that although we had expected mid-way through 2022 to incur a substantial deficit on the General Fund, of £9,000+, there was an improvement in costs and revenues in the final quarter of 2022 that reduced the outturn deficit to a more manageable £6.673. St Matthew’s Community Centre, although it operates financially at “Arm’s Length” and retains its own financial surplus to maintain its buildings and services is nevertheless part of our Charity and accountable to the PCC under charity law and regulation. It returned a surplus of £2,768 for the year, smaller than last year but showing promising signs of increased community use and importantly after absorbing the costs of a substantial upgrade to the Kitchens. The Diocese has asked that we include directly in our annual statutory accounts the investments and reserves of the Endowment Trust Funds for Stranton church for which they act as “custodian”. This change was perhaps overdue but necessitated a major revision affecting the basis for accounts which is described in detail in note 10. The results of this change are that we can now see easily the funds available to us and include as endowment income the interest generated by these funds in 3 our accounts and track the changes in investment values at each year end. The accounts for 2022 and the comparative figures for 2021 have been adjusted accordingly. The challenges and financial highlights of the year included: - The “Bells project” which started with planning and fundraising in 2021 has been largely completed in 2022 - a project excellently managed and supported by many of the Bellringers themselves, with leadership from our Church Architect, Churchwarden Rohan Wanduragala and Bellringer Andrew Frost. The bells are now fully operational and while the final stonework repairs have been slow and complicated, the end is in sight. - Continuing to host the Hartlepool Communities of Hope Team Project, with a successful summer children’s activities programme at St Matthew’s CC and many other events held both regularly and occasionally across the Central Hartlepool Group of Parishes. In both these continuing projects I have carried forward unspent resources as deferred income against future costs. We have met our Parish “Share” commitment to the diocese and continue to support overseas and home mission. On behalf of the PCC, and in thanks to God for the faithful spirit shown by our congregations, I acknowledge and celebrate the generosity of our members. As always I give thanks for your committed financial support, and add my encouragement to participate in the fullness of Christ’s Kingdom through prayer-led giving in line with scriptural principles. I am aware that people are differently affected by high cost of living increases and income restrictions with many making sacrificial giving a priority. As always I record my particular thanks to key individuals who make essential contributions of their time and skills to the financial resourcing (in the widest sense) of the Church. Especially I thank Maureen Anderson, our assistant treasurer and PCC secretary, who has the considerable daily tasks of controlling our bank accounts and cash books; Ken Shepherd and the members of the Cash counting team; also Trish Playfor the Parish Administrator and others - not least the faithful regular members who commit to sustained giving for the maintenance of the ministry of our Church. I also thank our Independent Examiner Clive Rathbone for his diligence and for his gracious provision of time and expertise in reviewing these accounts to ensure objectively and independently that the meet necessary legal and professional standards. _David Craig_ _Hon Treasurer, April 2023_ ## **BUILDING AND FABRIC OF THE CHURCH** Thank you to everyone, who in whatever way, were able to help make the church a house of prayer and worship, a place of welcome and friendship. The duties you performed and continue to perform, whether large or small, noticed or unnoticed, acknowledged or not: the word of God read, the word preached, praises sung, music played the church cleaned, prayers said, people loved and prayed for and welcomed, the garden tended, refreshments provided and served and many more would not happen or wouldn’t be the same without you. ## A big ‘Thank you’ from the Churchwardens, We are so blessed to now have as our vicar John Bell and welcome him, his wife Rebecca and children Sophie and Daniel. Goodbyes to Norman and Julie, Michelle, Rachel and Seth. And now we say good bye to Clive and Angela, with great gratitude for their years of loyal and loving service to Stranton and the Burbank Community. Thanks to Peter Anderson and David House our assistant churchwardens for their help and guidance. 4 We give particular thanks to Clive, Angela and Michelle for making our time in vacancy pass relatively smoothly. We have been encouraged by increasing cooperation particularly with St Luke’s congregation and with joint services across the whole group. Looking forwards, with the reduced number of priests now serving in our group, all of the congregation needs to take their part in supporting Revd John and the running of Stranton Church. I encourage you to be involved and join in work parties, bereavement support, visiting other members working with the pastoral group, weekday house groups, or cleaning the church. Every little helps. We are urged in scripture not to stop meeting together to encourage one another. Hebrews 10: 25. It is good to see succession for music worship leading and more involvement with children and families, and the support given to this by Hayley Liversidge of the “Communities of Hope team. " ## 1. **Buildings** : Quinquennial Inspection The report was received in July 2022. It Identified 2 key tasks: repairs to the Church tower stonework and re-covering of Tower roof. We need to work towards completing these in the next 5 years. The first of these will require considerable resources and effort. We have now started to address this, having commissioned and received a report by the church architect. A significant fund raising effort will be required by us to enable this work to be undertaken. In doing this we will honour the legacy of past generations for maintaining this place of worship and witness. Also we in turn will be doing our part to ensure the ongoing work of the church. Routine Inspections/service: - Heating: Annual boiler service took place in October 2022. Leak repair in pipe in Fulthorpe Chapel has been completed after a few attempts and the steps re-instated. - Fire: Inspection of the fire extinguishers completed March 2022. - ADT Alarm: routine inspection completed. A recommendation to upgrade the keypad and control unit is being actively pursued with quotations received for this work. - Lightening protection system: inspected and tested in July 2022. - Tower clock: The clock was stopped for the bell refurbishment project. We hope to have it serviced and re-started next month (May 2023). - An inspection of articles belonging to the belonging to the church (terrier) was satisfactorily completed April 2023 - Other minor maintenance tasks are carried out as required and recorded in the Church Log Book Church yard and flower borders: Our thanks to the Council for maintaining the church grounds and rose beds and checking on safety of gravestones as well as removing the dead Cherry tree. Thanks to Pam Stockton for doing the flower beds which look lovely Parking: Thanks to Camerons for their help and assistance with operating the car park and ensuring parking spaces are available, particularly at busy times when they permit the use of their parking areas 2. **Church Bell refurbishment:** The end is in sight! The replacement of the West window will mark the completion of a wonderful, rewarding and a mammoth task. We are immensely grateful to Andrew Frost for masterminding this project and to Maureen Anderson for undertaking the considerable amount of administrative tasks associated with this project and to David Craig for managing the finances. A special thank you to the volunteers who helped with the work. Also this project has brought to light the significance of the bell in the lives of many who have associated with Stanton in the past. 5 3. **Vicar appointment:** Our thanks to all who were involved in the process, reps from all 3 churches and particularly the invaluable help and assistance we received from the Diocese; Sheila Bamber, Janet Burbury (Area Dean), Rick Simpson (Archdeacon) and Bishop Sarah. _Rohan Wanduragala, Angela Craig Churchwardens_ ## **HEALTH AND SAFETY REPORT** Health and Safety Audit of the church was carried out by Angela Craig and Peter Anderson in April 2023. The following matters are noted from that inspection - Lighting to the rear path to church should be improved as the brewery lighting has not been repaired and is reduced. - The carpet in church has been cleaned by Mark Sanders - a big thank you and the joints continue to be monitored. The replacement is on hold for the moment due to other pressing needs for our church funds. - The Fulthorpe Chapel kitchen vinyl has been repaired - The temporary steps in the Fulthorpe Chapel have been replaced but need finishing cosmetic touches. - The five yearly Electrical Installation Condition check is due in October 2023. - Access to the tower roof requires improvement - The dead cherry tree has been removed and the approach path up the steps to church has been repaired. The nosings will be repainted shortly. - We have not yet restarted a sidesperson rota and this is to be done as soon as possible. Please do volunteer if you are able to be at one of the services half an hour before it begins to welcome and guide people and assist with leading people to take Holy Communion. No new hazards were found. _Angela Craig, Peter Anderson_ ## **DEANERY SYNOD REPORT** We met twice during the year. In **February** we met at Holy Trinity, West View. Items discussed included:- An update on Communities of Hope Deanery Planning, as Fr Graeme had left St Oswald’s, the Deanery Plan kicked in with Fr Richard taking on responsibilities. It was Rev Norman’s last Deanery Synod as he will retire in June. The Central Group had completed the Parish Prioritising Process and the Group Profile had been approved by the Archdeacon and a job advert would follow. ## Safeguarding DBS term has been reduced from 5 years to 3. PCC members may require both Basic and Foundation level safeguarding training. There are new Lone Working guidelines. ## Living in Love and Faith Details of the resources available for parishes was distributed ## Queen’s Jubilee Hart and Elwick had planted 130 free saplings from the Woodland Trust. ## Tall Ships, July 2023 It was hoped to be able to maintain a Christian presence at the event and an organising subcommittee was established to explore this. 6 In **November** we met at St Oswald’s. The main agenda item was an illustrated talk by Rev Paul Child from Cuthbert House regarding generous giving and the parish share. The feeling was that we don’t tend to discuss “Giving” regularly, or look at the theological background. We should give generously because:- We’re created in the image of a generous God Generous giving deepens our relationship with Christ We own the vision of our Diocese We need to keep the Church growing. There are many ways of generous giving, e.g. cash, contactless, on line, QR, Parish Giving Scheme and legacies. Easyfunding was also mentioned. Updates were given on Communities of Hope, Safeguarding, the Tall Ships, school visits, decarbonisation, Hart had received its Gold ECO award and Rev John Bell was welcomed. _Andrew Rogers_ ## **SAFEGUARDING - CHILD AND VUNERABLE ADULT PROTECTION** This year we have focussed on ensuring our DBS checks are up to date for existing volunteers. An administrative error with the diocese meant that some people’s DBS checks had lapsed, however these are now in the process of being followed up. We have fully embedded last year’s changes to ‘safer recruiting’ with volunteers and staff, thanks to the work of Rev. Clive Hall. All our policies are up to date and in line with diocesan expectations, with the exception of Digital Safeguarding. Revd. John Bell is using his past experience in this area to ensure we’re compliant as soon as possible. Although our staff and volunteers occasionally come into contact with safeguarding concerns, there have been no incidents involving our groups or workers this year. Clive, who took the lead on the day-to-day safeguarding procedures, has now handed these over to myself and John. _Peter Hart_ _Safeguarding Officer_ ## **GATHERED WORSHIP IN STRANTON PARISH** There is a regular pattern of worship services across the parish, both weekly and monthly. The services are held in Church and St Matthew’s Hall. Each service has its own characteristics. We hope and pray that there is something for those who have been part of a worshipping community for a long time and those attending for the first time. The pattern is summarised as follows – ## _Stranton Church_ ## Sundays 9:00 Holy Communion A quiet said service using traditional liturgy 11:00 Morning Worship Each Sunday has a different characteristic. Generally the services are relaxed and Holy Communion welcoming including a mix of contemporary Lighthouse Service music and hymns. 1[st] and 3[rd] Sundays include communion (provision for all ages) 4[th] Sunday, Lighthouse is a good service to try if you are new to church, it includes welcomes for families wanting baptism. 7 _St Matthew’s Community Centre_ 4:00 Messy Church A service for families based around craft, second Sunday story and sharing tea together only Wednesdays 10:00 Holy Communion A said midweek communion in a more accessible venue. ## **WORSHIP TEAM** After Julie’s retirement I took over the rota for sung worship. Huge thanks to Viv Neville who led worship through the Christmas period. Huge thanks to the worship team Robyn Farrow, Ann Courtney, Sophie Bell, Pam Harkness and Mary Tones. The rota is sent to a Whats app group each month so everyone knows who is singing. I then send the songs weekly. I have been keeping a record of what we have been singing for copyright reasons. It’s been a privilege to lead and serve in this way. Since Jordan and his family have come back to church he has been covering worship so I could have a couple of Sundays off. Huge thanks to Jordan for stepping in and being willing to continue to lead worship. A little reminder why we worship, _Worship reminds us that He is God and we are not! 1 Peter 2:9_ _‘That you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.’_ _Angela Hall_ ## **COMMUNITY WORKER** ## **Chaplain of Ward Jackson School** I have taken lessons and been interviewed a few times this year. I was asked by a pupil if I would attend the Ward Jacksons got Talent event, which I did and I got the pupil who asked me to be my assistant for a magic trick. We have hosted the school in church a few times but we did have a special ‘I sing Pop’ event. A Christian organisation taught the children songs and dances for three days and then put a concert on in church it was very well attend by parents. I also took a baptism service for one of the teachers which was a privilege to do. I have been making myself available for parents in the playground each week. I was invited for the first time to go and speak at Rossmere Primary school and I helped with their Harvest Festival assembly. ## **Overseer for Youth, Children and Family work** There is a process to go through when you want to become a volunteer in church. There is always a DBS check made and there is compulsory training on safeguarding. We also have a Safer Recruitment policy; this make the process a bit longer but it also means we are making sure all our children and Youth are kept safe. I have been attending the Coffee and Cake drop in at St Aidan’s church for a while now. It is good to see how the development of trust with the people has grown and good conversations and prayer are a natural part of the morning. 8 **YF** I will be the fourth leader to leave YF within the last year. So I would like to say they are still looking for leaders to come along and help them. Please talk to Peter Hart or Rachel West. YF has 6 youths coming along aged from 11- 17. YF went to The Pulse event recently and saw John Archer a Christian Magician. Along with the good worship and Prayer stations, we all enjoyed the evening. ## **Home group** We meet every other week and it has been good to welcome back someone who had left for a little while. We have a social time together and a spiritual thought for the day. ## **Alpha Home group** After the Alpha course finished last year we carried on meeting as a home group. We sing and have some basic teaching about Christian life and also just have fellowship together. We have met for a few meals and also all had a trip to Holy Island. ## **Priest Role** A lot of changes within this last year. Rachel and Anita finished their training and Norman and Julie retired. Then the arrival of Rev John. This has meant it has been a busy time for everyone across all the churches. This year I have taken 4 weddings, 14 Baptisms and 12 funerals. The Baptism of the Farrow family in the sea was a highlight. Angela and I also led some of the Wedding Preparation Day, we enjoyed working together as a team and felt there will be more of this in the near future. Thanks for all who helped in making the day a success. ## **Personal News** Two years ago I was signed off as priest, but I wanted to get a job which was just one church and as a friend of ours said “you need a church that doesn’t just need a priest but needs a Clive and Angela” I do believe I have found that church. So I will be moving shortly and my Licensing service is on 22[nd] May at St Matthews in Withernsea. We have been in Hartlepool nearly 20 Years. I have seen many changes in all that time, and had many experiences which have all helped to make me the person I am today. We did a while ago teach about Ubuntu a South African saying that means ‘I am who I am because of you’. You supported and helped and encouraged me and my family through all that time. We are very grateful for your friendship and for being our Christian family. May God continue to bless you, and all that you do. _Reverend Clive Hall_ ## **STRANTON TODDLER GROUP** I took over the running of Toddlers in June 2022. It continues to be popular and thrive attracting between 27-35 children plus their accompanying adults each session. The large variety of activities on offer continue pretty much as they did before. Both halls are used with a large amount of play equipment and more messy activities in the smaller room. At about 10am everyone comes together for a snack and squash/tea/coffee. Following tidy up time the sessions finish with singing nursery songs. It is busy but there is a lovely atmosphere and it is great to see the youngsters smiling, laughing and having fun. As always, it is heavily dependent upon the help of volunteers to be able to run it. My sincere thanks to all those who help and put in such hard work to ensure it runs smoothly. It is very much appreciated. 9 Currently we could do with at least two more volunteers. One to help on a rota basis with the snack in the kitchen and another to help set up first thing in the morning. Setting up in the morning would particularly be when a volunteer is away so can’t help. If you are interested please let me know. I have enjoyed getting to know all the mums, dads, grandparents and child minders that come and look forward to seeing how it develops. Thank you for your time and prayerful support. _Hayley Liversidge Communities of Hope_ ## **MESSY CHURCH** Messy Church has taken place on the second Sunday of the month at 4p.m. in St Matthew’s Hall 9 times in the last year plus Messy Easter on Good Friday morning. We also had a Christingle service in church on the second Sunday of December at 4p.m. for Messy Church and schools. We have a Stranton Messy Church Face Book page. We usually have 22-32 children age 1-13 and 18-20 adults (including helpers) in attendance. They are a mixture of families who attend Stranton church, regular Messy Church families and families preparing for Baptisms of children. We were sad to say Goodbye to Julie and Norman last May. I now plan and lead Messy Church with the help of Hayley from Communities of Hope. Last Autumn we enjoyed learning about Creation, Adam and Eve and Noah’s Ark, this year we’ve told the stories of Jesus healing ten lepers and Zacchaeus, with the help of Paul Anderson who sets up the projector for the Beginners’ Bible illustrations and song. We praise God with the help of Jordan Thornhill on guitar or Kevin Tones and have an interactive prayer. Then there are 5-6 crafts and activities set up related to the Bible story and some of our older young people have been helping the younger children decorate heart shaped biscuits, make painted hand print pictures, make Thank you and Easter cards, paint pebbles etc. Finally we all share a very tasty tea provided by Maureen and Peter Anderson and have a chat over sandwiches, sausage rolls and cake. Future hopes: to run a Christian enquirers group to include adults from Messy Church and to have Baptisms at Messy Church. BIG THANKS to the small but dedicated Messy Church Team who work so hard to make it all happen. More helpers are always welcome, just have a word with me or Hayley. _Mary Tones_ ## **SUNDAY CLUB** At Christmas the Sunday Club took part in a Nativity, which was a great success, with the children reading and acting the Christmas story. Following this, all of the children received a selection box. At Easter, there was an Easter egg hunt and all the children received an Easter egg. There is a regular core of children attending, but numbers vary from week to week, ranging from 3 – 16 children. The age range is 5 – 14. Thank you to all of our leaders and helpers including Mary, Gill, Helen and Pam for volunteering this year. New helpers, who are much needed, will soon be joining us. _Kate Lawson Sunday Club Leader_ 10 ## **YF (Youth Fellowship)** Lots of changes to leaders this year. Rachel Price was helping and of course moved on. Beth and Shannon Strain both junior leaders also left us. Then at Christmas Michaela left also. We are very grateful for all their hard work and support. This left Peter Hart and myself. We were delighted when Rachel West joined us and Mark Sanders is in the process of becoming a leader. We do still need another female leader to keep a good balance. Do please consider being a YF Leader and talk to either Peter or Rachel. We have enjoyed trips to The Pulse which is a Durham Diocese Youth Meetings at Durham Cathedral. Our latest trip was to see John Archer a magician. We have been using the Rock Solid material which combines talking points with games around the themes such as - Cry Freedom. Based on freedom of speech- Is anyone Hungry, based on food. Who do you think I am? Which was about who Jesus is to you. We had a good film night especially when Paul Anderson was able to project it onto the big screen in church. We are due another one? There are times we are struggling to have two leaders at YF and a special thanks need to be said to Mary Tones, Paul and Peter Anderson for being our back up leaders even at short notice. I did attend a clergy training day and it was mentioned there that there is only a handful of churches which have youth groups in the Durham Diocese. Stranton Church is one of them. Do keep praying for this to continue. _Revd Clive Hall YF Leadership Team_ ## Stranton Brownies & Guides 2022, a year that was still in the shadow of Covid, girls missing meetings as they were testing positive but slowly during the year a move towards a more normal meeting experience. The girls have two activities they love doing, eating and crafts. Many of the programme activities will incorporate these! We had a number of Celebrations during the year, some being regular activities – World Thinking Day, where we think of the Girlguiding members around the world and special ones when a girl achieves the highest award in their section. In the Spring term, Elly gained her GOLD AWARD, where we celebrated with cake. Well done Elly. The crafts, programme and badges have had the themes running through them of recycling materials, helping the bees, reducing waste, the results have been amazing. During the year we take opportunities to join in Hartlepool Guiding events, so went to Thinking Day on the Air, where the girls have the opportunity to talk to other guides and scouts around the world and the Campfire evening of singing and eating! We had our first Funday, as the Community Centre outside in the car park. We combined campcraft skills, outdoor cooking, completing the Platinum Jubilee Challenge and the tea party for the Celebration. A busy but great day, the weather was also kind, so the five hours was spent outside. 11 During the summer months we try to do outdoor activities. This year we did rock pools at the headland -learning about the plants and animals that live and survive in them when the tide goes out. Incredible insects challenge badge, going up to the family wood, more outdoor cooking and sandcastles at Seaton followed by chips. In the Autumn term, two new Leaders joined, Hannah (parent of a Brownie) and Iona as a Young Leader, moving into Leadership from Guides. They have both settled in and are a big asset to the Brownies. We also held an open evening for Brownies, from which we gained five Brownies and two Guides. The Remembrance Day activities allowed the girls to share what they knew and discuss the stories we gave them along with the crafts. Christmas activities and Crafts were also popular and well done by the girls. If there is anyone that would be interested in becoming a helper and/or Leader please contact me. ## _Cheryl Mills (Leader with Brownies & Guides)_ The Great News – Rainbows is back at St Matthew’s Community Centre. Open Night Monday 15[th] May 5.30 – 6.30pm Rainbows 4 – 7yrs, a parent must attend Open Night Monday 15[th] May 6.00 – 7.15pm at St Matthew’s Community Centre Brownies 7 – 10yrs, a parent must attend. 4[th] Hartlepool Boys Brigade Founded 1930 HQ - St. Matthews Community Centre Find us on Facebook This year we have put displays in church for harvest and Easter and taken part in the Harvest Festival, Parade Sunday and held our own Christmas Carol Service in Church (Which was well attended on a Friday Night) The Anchor and Junior Boys took part in Easter Eggheads and some Company Lads assisted as helpers All sections will be working towards a Coronation Badge to be given out at our Open Night Anchor Boys we are averaging 12 Boys and they enjoy crafts and games. The junior numbers are disappointing, we average under 10 Boys and are trying to recruit in this age group Company - we have average 15 plus which is very encouraging and we have 14 going to our Camp at Fanwood Scout Centre Leaders - we have not lost any leaders this session which allows for all to build up experiences although if anyone would like to do simple cooking with the Anchors and Juniors you would be most welcome Funding we are holding our Summer Fayre on June 17[th] and are hopeful of receiving grants towards the cost of Camp activities 12 We look forward to growing in 2023 and beyond and where possible to mix into church based activities _George Bainbridge, Leader in Charge, 4[th] Hartlepool Boys Brigade_ ## **PASTORAL GROUP** We are currently a team of 5 – Ian Walker, Rohan Wanduragala, Diana Wanduragala (associate member) and myself, with Cheryl Mills as a recent and very welcome addition to our numbers. We maintain contact and provide support by means of telephone calls, visits, providing home communion, going for walks and meeting up for coffee. We have continued the tradition of delivering Christmas and Easter cards and small gifts of chocolate to those who can no longer manage to get to church, as well as delivering flowers on Mothering Sunday. Some also receive the weekly notice sheet, Signpost and bible notes, delivered by a wider church team. This support, in its many forms, is an important way of maintaining relationships and connections within our church. We feel it is also important to note that a lot of informal pastoral care is provided by both members of the congregation and the leadership team to give both ongoing and ad hoc help to those who need it. Revd Michelle led the team until she left Stranton in December and continued the opening up of the church building on Saturday mornings during the summer months as a means of pastoral outreach. This practice has been suspended over the winter. We continue to have regular meetings to review and plan our commitments and, with Revd John’s support, we are currently exploring, as a joint venture with members of St Luke’s congregation, the setting up of a bereavement support group for those who have been recently bereaved. There are cards at the back of church which can be used (for themselves or others) by anyone wanting to request to be contacted by a member of the pastoral team. _Pam Stockton_ ## **MOTHERS` UNION REPORT** This past year has been a year of waiting to see what the weather is like before ringing members up to tell them we are going ahead or not to come out. There is another snag as we meet on a second Monday and this year we have extra Bank Holidays due to various other happenings. We still have 14+ members who regularly attend our meetings and those who support us at home with prayers. We do miss having Julie Shave to keep us in key with her guitar but we do make a go of carols and hymns. Please do pop into St Matthew’s Hall for a chat and you will be very welcome. _God Bless_ _Ann Courtenay Branch Leader_ ## **BELLRINGING REPORT** The last report stated how Andy Kaye was suffering from bad health and Joseph Wilson had taken over as Stranton Tower Captain. Sadly, Andy passed away peacefully on 19[th] September 2022. His illness had become progressively worse until he had to be admitted to Alice House Hospice where he spent his last few weeks. Andy had been a bell ringer for many years and had taken part in peals lasting more than 12 hours as well as visiting and being a member of a host of towers. His funeral was at Stranton Crematorium and a number of ringers attended. Stranton’s bells were out of 13 commission so St Aidan’s tower was opened up for his family and others to ring in his memory after his cremation. Progress on the refurbishment of Stranton’s bells progressed slowly early in the year. As reported in 2022, the Church Buildings Council was against the old bell No 6 dated 1599 (now found to have been cast c1520) and listed for conservation from being retuned. They finally submitted their arguments to the diocesan chancellor and the PCC appealed against their conclusions with a wellargued statement that as the bell had been tuned in 1907, it would be right to tune it again to keep it in the circle of bells. The Chancellor decided in favour of Stranton’s PCC and the bells were removed to Taylor’s of Loughborough in July. Ahead of that Mason & Forster (Stonemasons) of Sunderland had to remove the belfry west window so that the bells could be taken out of the tower. A second bat survey had been carried out prior to the work commencing and the survey concluded that the belfry was bat free and was not conducive to them roosting in it. In September the bell frame was de-rusted, painted with antirust paint, primer and an enamel top coat applied. During this work it was discovered that some remedial work needed doing to one of the spars and a new spar was fitted. Also in September the bell ringers visited Taylor’s and were told that the No 4 bell could not be tuned properly as the metal in the shoulder was too thin and any necessary tuning at that point could crack the bell. A D&N Association member, Jim Crowther, came forward and offered to pay for a replacement on the proviso that it be dedicated to Andy Kaye and his family. This left a question over what to do with the old bell and after discussion within the PCC, it was decided to retain the old bell for striking as a “Service Bell”. Taylor’s quickly produced a design for how the bell should hang in the belfry, a case for an amendment to the original approved faculty was submitted to the Diocesan Advisory Committee and, within 4 days, the Chancellor approved the amendment. Work to return the bells started in November and they were hung in time to be rung for Christmas. Reinstatement of the belfry window has been delayed by bad weather but it is anticipated that the work will complete in mid-April 2023. Hartlepool’s bellringers have continued ringing and developing their art. Elspeth Craig has run Tuesday afternoon sessions for whoever is available to improve their ringing and to progress. These sessions have been most useful and well attended. The standard of ringing in Hartlepool has not been as high as it is in many years. Six of the ringers entered the D&N Striking Competition in 2022 and came first out of 8 teams. The bell ringers want to thank Stranton Church, Revd Bell and the church officers for agreeing to hold a Service of Rededication for the bells on 25[th] February 2023. With the Bishop of Durham taking part and The Lord Lieutenant of Durham being present, the day went very well with the church being full and everybody saying how wonderful it was. Bell ringing in Hartlepool goes from strength to strength. Bells at all three churches will be rung on the occasion of King Charles III coronation on 6[th] May 2023 as they were for the death and funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. _Andrew Frost and Joseph Wilson Tower Captain_ ## **ST MATTHEW’S COMMUNITY CENTRE ANNUAL GENERAL REPORT** Despite the effects of lock down and some reduction of income last year, St Matthew’s started the year in a fairly positive financial situation. However, the first couple of months revealed this was going to be a tough year, as, like others, we would be facing large increases in our energy costs in particular, as well as potential loss of users as a knock on effect. To a large extent this governed our strategy and tactics for 2022. The rental rates for hall users had not changed for many years and after research of alternative venue rates and much discussion the committee agreed to increase these rates by 15% from September. Our centre still offers some of the most competitive rates in Hartlepool. The committee understood this increase in itself would not be sufficient to sustain our position and that we needed the increase the value of our offer to customers by upgrading some facilities, as well as attention to the maintenance of this old building. We have also increased 14 awareness through ads in Signpost and other voluntary organisations as well as increased use of social media. We also intend to improve Wi-Fi reception and speed through the addition of boosters to new areas of the building. One area where there is an opportunity for growth is rental for children’s parties and other special occasions and events. This year we have undertaken a programme of refurbishment and improvement to the small and large hall kitchens, to enable both halls to be independently rented with full cooking and storage facilities. This work was financed by existing funds and completed in September. This has not only improved facilities for existing users, but we have also recently noted and increase in party bookings. However, in September we also received news that a long standing hall user, Diddikicks, would be leaving us and the contract with Communities of Hope would not be renewed. These decisions have a significant impact on our income stream. Throughout the autumn we have managed to fill some of these gaps and will continue to search for and attract new users. A constant source of attention at St Matthew’s is the maintenance the building requires. In order to understand the problems and allow us to plan and prioritise the work required, in September we commissioned a surveyor’s report on the entire site. In December we received the report, and this has allowed us to formulate a plan of action for undertaking the works required. This will be a 2 phase project, the first part of which will focus on the small hall. The upgrades are relatively minor and can be self-funded and we hope this work will take place during the summer of 2023. The work on the rest of the building is much more substantial and will require grant applications for funding and are projected to take place during the second half of 2024. Members of the committee are busy working towards both stages of the project. Throughout the year we have strengthened our bonds with Stranton Church and the Resident’s Association through working together on a number of projects and this cooperation will continue throughout the coming year. For example, during the year we have held monthly Coffee and Cake afternoons which have proved extremely popular and in the autumn and wintertime have held weekly Warm Space soup lunches. We have also hosted the usual Christmas and summer fairs as well as a couple of splendid Diamond Jubilee Parties where over 200 people enjoyed the celebrations. All in all, a mixed year for St Matthew’s with many challenges to come. Nevertheless we believe we are in a strong position to move forward, well informed and ready to meet these challenges. ## _Carol Laud_ 15 The Parochial Church Councll of the Eccleslastical Parish All Saints, Stranton Charity Reglstratlon Number 1134753 Accounts for the year to 31 December 2022 Independent Examlnerfs Certrficate for Stranton PCC Accounts: Charlty Number: 1134753 I report to the trustees ofr. All Saints Stranton Parothlal Church Coundl on accounts for thè year ended 31 Decembw a)22 Respettfve responslbilities of trustees and examiner The charity's trustees are responslble for the preparation of the accounts. The chariV5 trustees consider that an audr( is not required for this year under section 144 of the CharFties Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to- examine the accounts under sertion 145 of the Charities Act, to follow the prO￿dureS laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under sertion 14515llbl of the Charities Act), and to state whether partiojlar matters have come to My attention. Basls of Independeni examlnerf$ staten*nt Independent examiner'5 Statement.. My examination was carried out in accordance with general Dirertlons given by the Charity Commlssion. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the tharity and a ¢omparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustses concerning any such matters. The pro￿ureS undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present 'true and fairf view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: l. which gives me TeasonabFe cause to believe that in, any material respect, the followi requirements have not been met: to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Art,. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting retords and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act; to account for statutory fees correctly. 2. to whith, in my opinlon, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed- aive Rathbone Date: 6 May 2023 21 Wolviston Road Hartlepool TS25 SAP.. Methodist Circult Treasurer (Retiredl pa8elof9 All Salnts Str**on Par0¢h1￿ Church CowKn St*ement of FhwKlalActMlles lorthe yearended 31 C*¢¢mber 2022 Un¥•5trlct¢d Re5trf¢ted Endo*Trerrt TOTAL FUNDS Funds Fund$ Funds 2022 2021 Nclg.. 6,074 79.740 111, 13.046 127.K8 140,&￿5 123.845 IrKomefn>m cFortaL4e ￿Clu￿ry trrdThJ 17,W3 17.303 12,377 422 2e, IO 8,975 9,242 3,631 TO1￿ irum￿￿ ieswrc85 104,281 133,883 8,975 247,140 252.174 ResouK•s EXpe1￿•d Grartsto Hon*arnl ove￿$ In￿ and ther charths Dwedy rekting trJtheK¥kcflhe GlyJr¢h 133.893 2.W 211,6TI FLmd Rai5ng ￿ PuNKty 1,765.32 1.7￿.32 Chwth ManèJemrt andAdmiiBtr3lbJn 26.431 T(** resources Expenc Net Incomlr*JlloiJlgoingl resouK•s: Communtyce Net Int￿￿110￿[g0Ing) resour¢es: Chwch s•• nrte 10 108,CY2 133. 241. 246.932 2,768 4,549 4.781 8,97S 6,195 5,182 10 -16.146 -16,148 17 Net rr￿rf ￿lUb￿lS -3,781 -7,171 -10,952 22.569 8élances ￿ht FoThvard at 1 January 3J22 a5 statsd Balar￿e8 1 jaI￿ry 2(Y22 t￿*?Th ￿r pmr pwic*J8tystm* ncle RecLgSsrf￿tK￿ ofpty WirKlrim dra%¥d 119.839 9,3￿ 224,435 222,W20 174,9￿) 174, 159.2 10 10 Ba￿[￿ re*ateA Cart￿• Fomrd *31 Decemter 2tr22 116,058 172,179 383.473 399,425 P•Je2C19 All Saints Stranlon Parochial Church C(wn¢il Statement of Financial Posilion at 31 Oecenknr2022 2022 2021 Note.. Flxed Assets Tangible fixed Assets Inv6stment Assets 184,177 162,819 346,996 193.143 174,990 368,133 5b, 10 Currnit Assets Debtors and prepaid expenses Short Tewm Deposits Cash at Bank and in Hand 72,148 414 43.769 116,332 26,747 410 105,777 132,934 abilities: Amounts falling thje V￿thin one year Deferred grant and donation revenue (bells project) Ne* Current {LiabililiesV Assets -79,855 -50,363 -51,280 31,291 36,477 NetAssets 383,473 399,425 Fund5: Unrestricted reseThes (see below) Restricted reserves (Buildings and Organ fund) Endowment reserves 6.9.10 116,059 95,235 172,179 119,839 95.235 184,350 10 Totsl Reserves 383, 399.42 Approved by resolulion of the Parochial Church Council, dated 191h April 2023 Rev'd. John G Bell Ichaifmanl Mr David Crolg (Hon. TreaSU￿r) Pag830f9 All Saints Stranton Parochial Church Coun¢il Year to 31 December 2022 Note 1- Accounti olicies la Basis aration These Accnunts have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain assets. They have been prepared lo meet the requirements of the Church Accounting Regulations 2011 together with applicable Accounting Standards, the Charities Acts 2011 and 2016 and Statements of Recommended Practic6. They have been prepared on an accruals basis lo match income and related expenditure relating lo the year under review. The statements indude all transactions, assets and IBbilities for whtch the PCC is ￿spOnsIble. Financial statements for various Church related activities or groups for vthich the PCC is not responsible are not induded. Subsidiary Fina￿[al statements for the activities of the st Matthews Community Centre ￿[ch are consolidated in these Accounts are available separately. The Accounts inctude the Endowment Trust Funds held and administered for the benefit of the PCC by the DI0￿Se of Durham. as custodian Trustees. Fixed Assets Fixed Assets are stated at cost.. freehold land and buildings a￿ not depreaated as in the view of the PCC the effect of depwiation of these assets would not be material to an appreaation of the PCC'S finanaal position. offi￿ and computer equipment fUMitu￿ and fixtures a￿ depreciated u&ng a straight line method over a period (generally 4-5 years) estimated to refiect the useful economic lrfe of the Assets. 1¢ Investments Investments are revalued annualty and carried al the lower of realisable and current market value. the drfference betW￿n cost and carrying value is recorded in a revaluation reserve there the value is greater than original cost- a provision is made for each investment asset for thich the market value is less than it$ original cost. Reserves and provisions are not netted off. Endowment investments are revalued to lower of market or realisable value annually by the cUSt￿lan trustees and any difference adjusted against endowment reserve. 1d Stocks Inventory l¥ther6 material) is stated at the lovftr of cost and net realisable value and itten off as expenditure bthen issued. le Debtors Amounts ￿CeiVable are stated at the value prudenly expected to be realised. Full or partial provision is made for bad or doubtful debts as soon as they become apparent. Liabilitses Provision$ deferred income and ca rants Full estimates are made of income and capital grants rec8ived in advance and of outstanding liabilities inryjrred in the course of the PCC'S Activities, and provision made in compliance ￿th current relevant Finanoal Reporting Standards and rewmmended ¢harity practice. Pensions Paid Staff employed by the PCC {i.e. who are not stipendiary clergy licensed by the Diocese of Durham) who are eligible for Workplace pension are offered membership of the Defined Contribution Scheme operated for the PCC by Peoples Pension Ifomierfy B&CE). this scheme Complies wth the national legal membership requirements and contribLrtion rates for ￿1)rkplace pensions. 1h Em ment. In 2023 The PCC employed ￿ full time lone thurch and one project) and five part time church and three project) staff. The church policy is to review pay annualty by benthmarkirrfj and to ensure that as a minimum the rate of National Living Wage is maintained. Page4of9 All Salnts Stranton Parochlal Church Councll statementolcash Flows for th• ypar end¢d 31 D*ember 2022 2022 2022 2022 2023 2021 Total Unrestrlcted Restrfcted End¢)wm8nl fo See note 10 Operatlno actlvltl•s Operating wJrplus I Idefiuti 5,195 4,781 8,975- add iterrts not iThvolving movement ol fund&". Depreciation 8,987 8,967 9.088 Incre8sellDec¥ea8el in Crethtor IlncreaseyDe¢regs8 in Debtors 29,492 45,401 6.978 -3,176 22.514 42,225 15,407 7,080 Cash utlllsed In12021 . génerated from) operatlons -1,748 8.988 -19,711 8.975 Investlng acWvltles Cash generated from s￿8 of assets Cash Invest￿ in assets Other investments rnade Grants a donallons (released frorn) I transferred to deferrtd income Cash Ivtlllsedl In Investlng acllvlttes - (Audlovlsual System 20211 total cash movemgnts from Operatlng and Investlng acdvltle6 -51,280 -51,280 -16.528 71. -53.028 -70.991 8,97S Represented by. Churth Currgnt ￿￿UTrt decrease12021- Intreasel tn b818n¢es Cornrnunty Centre Current Account increase in balance Deposit aC¢oUntir￿r8aSe in balance Oecr8ase12021- i￿reaSe) In cash balances Icommunity ¢entr81 Increase In endowment cash balances (Custodian balancesl Ntrt Movemewtt In Ilquld balances 45,J20 3,851 5,046 3,851 -70.991 819Tq 4.079 -38 8,975 43.028 -38 6.975 975 991 71 Page5of9 I Salnt$ Straftton Pam¢hfr•l CfvJKh Councll Nol•$ to the Flnan¢lal 5tatemeDi$ lorlhe year endtd 31 Decernber 2022 HeaditvJ 2 InC￿Thng ￿*￿￿[C•S UnrEstrict•d Restwl¢ted kn(knvrnent TOTAL Furn1$ FuThJs FuThl$ FIJPIDS 2021 2022 2• IrKoffjng resow¢85from donors Pknneo GN¥ ft A*Jed IrKome Tax recoveraNe on Grfl Aid inc donal*Jr other #iwrne tax recoverab other Volurtary 9￿ir￿J 41.799 10.450 41,799 10.49) 47.7XI 11,932 17.4(N) 4,017 17.4 4,017 Gif( Day Bell restoration aFveal-donallorts Idefevred irKome see note YJI Communltre5 of Ho￿- Ohef irtome 35.880 4.655 111, 6.074 6.074 6.074 79,7 2b Otherv￿Unt&ryIn￿ll￿nSI rnsOur￿S Grant8- not including Caprtal Grants Bell re*orat*)n appeal- 2022 Delerred &arts 8ThJ dor0tsc4)s Isee Th)te *) 8ell restor8tK>n appeal- 2023 Graiit5 CommunIl￿SOr Hc*pe- External Grants Communit42$ofHope- SDF luTrJing VB AFveels etc Legacles and t)orAtk)ns, Income tsx reto¥erdbk ￿ Grfl AKknd Donalb)ns F￿Jral￿r¥J 73.866 6.0 10.>9 15.400 35, 7,Q)D 68,755 412 18.379 3.669 67.879 67,879 2,823 19,685 22,488 2¢ INJQWFK from Cheitabffe8nd andlary Tr4ding Magazirtssand tx)ok sales Lettlry (Halls etGI mntr*MJtion 13.046 127, 14),855 123.845 10 10,939 6.279 85 17.303 10.939 6.279 s￿1[￿ I￿orne.. 4,833 2d 0therorthn8ryinc0rywngmstsu￿S 17.303 12.317 Contributhjn to seffelar*l co*s In￿rance Claims 4Y2 472 2e InLa)rn fromlnwsirronts DNk*eThts, interest aTh1 t*)nu&e& Inc4￿1r¥J ad11th￿Trt IrK)te 101 8.975 9,242 3.631 TLrtal fncomlng R¢sourtts: 104,281 113. 8.975 247.140 252.174 Page6of9 All Sairts Stranton Par￿￿1*1 Churchcouncl N(tss fvthe Fin*Ki41 slatement5 for the year•nded 31 Oecenknr2022 3. Resources Eynd•d unre5trkl￿ Resl*Aed Enth)%fftrt FuThls Funds Fur>Js TOTAL FUNDS 2022 2tr41 38 Gr•nts m8de and (J¥irvJ c￿erSea$M￿on Rel*f& dev¢k>wnentage￿ and other Chwch Soaetieg 342 4,(M2 4.729 7.729 4.729 7.729 3b ActhTfr0sdlr￿dy￿I1¢Odto fhe wortollh8 Chur Ministry.. Parish SIMre Cemmuniti?sofHop HarMepoDI Stsff cests Communthes of other opÈrdbng o)sts atla deferred irKome Slaff exFense5. indLKllw MEValbvRnr*s Propety costs- &aff actsmmodalion Church nA)niTrJ expensès, exd hall wtwrge Church repèiTr and mainlenorte Recruitment andtraiThrwJ ¢x)sts Mini4ry (x>8lsexdLvJiry Pay cost-￿rt)er￿, Youth and f8mllks Wrt Magazkne. costs induded in Ststw)￿ry Profe5yonal fee5.sw¥eys etC_12021 I￿1￿led in ca￿ts1 expendilur Palish *yhyorker Femunerdlion C08t of parish v4ents Oelerred Inwmeto 20￿ BelL8 redOrat￿nI8ee Th)te a>1 Current and acuued Ex￿nditure. Bells rethtion &%.250 35.250 62.464 16,694 2,125 61464 16. 54.570 18.047 s.￿0 343 11,480 9.705 156 3.V21 2.125 13.189 3.786 10,c 12.5CKI 22.5C6 Y2.%1 $1.280 42.225 133.883 42,225 202,858 3¢FunLlnl&rtg •ndpubWi costs 888trA4ted generntiTra funds 3c FuRdrrisiJJg andpubhtsty 68,975 2f1.677 1.765 1.765 1.765 1,765 311 Church m8n8PmRtand8drithstralion Ath1)in￿ratOr remunBratp)n i￿1 ￿rKi￿n cDnlribAion. and expen8ei stat￿￿8ry and ptk)tlng all overhead Oepredalon equiFI￿nt & eompulers Bank Charges Legal aThJ pro(￿Mal fee81 (x)sts. 16,193 1.551 2.46S 8.967 418 16.193 1.551 f3,445 2,313 418 435 29,593 29.593 26,431 TL*I Resour¢•$ ExpÈrMlert.. 108,C62 133,883 241.945 246.992 Pag87of9 JI Siints Str*)ton P¥ochial ¢￿1¢h c￿n¢11 staff cts5ts sbpeTrJB are psld by the Diocese.. all othÈrrEmwerabon Shoy￿ urthr Mle 3b aThJ &lwds pa￿j to ts Patrth ky￿ker. ad[thri￿t0r and Irom (ktoL*r 2020to stsff wJtknng behaifolthe Cértral Fkrf*FooI G￿up of Panshes in the Commuritss Of HOFÈ Hart*Kx)ol- a project fund D￿ese of Dutham, and include wc4al security co*8and pensiors conlr]tArt¥)n5 made urKJw a thfmed tenefrt s¢hemt operated by Peoples Pang 8. Fixed Asxts Oa T4ThJlble fiwl Assets Free￿￿d Land E(W￿rnert, fik1ure TOTAL And Buldiry5 178.S51 Gmssbook v8lu8 At 1 Jafi￿ry 2022 Rev*ualbns 227.417 Aildrtion8.' aL￿￿o¥151￿JI Caprtal Grants appl￿d At 31 December 2 178. 227,4 Deweoauon Al 1 January 2tr22 DwsaL8 Charge forlhe Year￿Mpa￿￿ent Al 31 tknmtyer 2022 43.2dK) Net Bmk Vah At 31 DEcemi*r 2022 At 31 Decwni*r 2021 17¥,5fj1 IT8￿1 193.143 lQQwrtw>nCuu The PCC ¢knsnot dIr￿Y frokl any tNethnts but re¢eNes irKcffle from c*tain de¥WedtvJst ruTrJ8h2kJ by ihjtham Cic8nts arml (k)natiDn5 revenue 58e Tr)tes2b 8ThJ 3b Clfftrt LWtrAI￿'eS 184,177 IV2,819 162.819 174,99) 1¥2.934 -51,2 .79.855 ￿.3￿3 383.473 393,4 9).244 -39,163 176.0 172.179 7 Debton: 2021 17,7&1 Tax Reo)vorabl8 51,2T2 72 IIB 747 2021 A￿￿￿L*and ￿terred irKom& Crertrt￿s lor pDOBar* servwJ Other Provwn.. SUPFK¥t Deferred grant and do￿￿.0￿. reslrlcled irthme. (W$N0￿c4 Other cr0dt0￿ Tax and NIC 41.2￿) 40.134 51.29) 2.074 101,643 3,514 79.8 9:Funds UrYe81ri(led a￿1 ReslriL*ed Cawtal re8er¥es PRorpanodA¢lusfrnènt= re&Bt8rnent Lycustoilen fuRds Uwestnrted. St Plati1￿v$S Hall MJro0omenl Committee Ufft5trirthd- ￿r￿al Fund." Re3triraed.' CWu*n FuTrJ t7.S52 8nJ Rethrakn £2,rixi Localty Managede￿ID￿m￿ent 42.292 127,975 162.819 63.115 10.652 9.552 127,975 174,9>) .347 17.201 Note 10 162,819 63.115 10.652 116.059 Localty man*g8d &JvJosvmenl ftJnd8con*&* da numt*r of8wfic fegade4 IrKome from wh may b& used for IIE 9en8ral purwfes oflhe PCC.. crther £n(bj￿rA are'¢>JStodbn-f4wth invested by1￿ tli￿9¢ of DLrtBm on tr*h8Moflhe patsh as ¥hokn* in r￿te 10 Pag¢8of9 All Salnts Stranton Paro¢hlal Church c￿ncl Notes to thè Flnan¢lal stateTrwnts *xthe svr•nded 31 De¢ember2022 Note 10 kwestment ass•ts land Prtor perh)d adjustm￿t kn the xeounts forlhe ￿81 ended 31 Deumb•r 20221 The prior per￿d adjustrnert reye88nt5 the Consolidation ￿ the PCC knountsof endowment ILrth held in tiust on tho PCC'5 behalf.. bylP* Th'¢xese ol Dwh8m. These fuTrls are uttim8tely u)d•r Ihe Control ollhe PCC for chwch purposes. 8thi•ctto endowmert and other FestrKaMs in ezth Tfust de*J. This adJl￿tMent briTrJ¥ the PCC accwnts in lir* wrfh ¢wrent best practice on Il$clo￿ of Funds. effects olthi$ Prh)r pernd adI￿¢Me￿ on preVio￿lY stated roseryeB atyl irKcffle * slwn inthe thtemert of Financial Ipage 2) PWOU￿Y the irthme of thvde Tr￿t runds has only b*n fefie¢t•J In the PCC accountsto the extent il has been dtavm down in Lzfjh. Thisadju4mert add6 income and nvestment gain5 I￿88 Ios5esl ofthese TFtEt in lo the PCC Aewurt8 asknft bebw. Ihe openir*J balarKes d reEerve$ havt been re*ted. and income fDr both %)22 fir*nci41 ye8r8 h88 been adj¢tsted armrdiTrJly. Th•fundB ￿1Th￿l￿din1•WrtNk Inv•8rm¢n¢lun(ts attdlntere¥lb••rfng d8po*f8 Ih 8ccord•nc* LVoe•w Inv•sthientpdld 2021 Ilnan¢thl )wr Valuatkln 2022 financ￿[ >paf In¢ In￿stMe￿ Valuatkn Incobm Investsnort ValuaWon N galrthos$ 31M2121 gaknnoss 31M2122 1ntt1 817 -762 8nJrBwick St Inierest wi￿jnrn Itrtere5t ¢hurc* ntere5t 7.291 5.739 irrterest remitted anryjdly 7.291 442 114,031 30259 16, 1X).428 .15,285 115,142 sÈe note 10.1 32.43) £5.OXI drawn in 2021 1.281 3,329 8.&32 173 321 41 Investment reSe￿e 1S9235 17{990 182,819 Interest realised 3,J18 Inveslment GOI￿Lo$s) 17,387 .18.146 10.1 Th• Illfflth T11￿11￿¢0￿• ontylB tobg us•dforthe •ftdlmpmvemenlolth•Fabrfcofthe Chur¢h Note11 pwtytransactlo ¢trortydid Trjt entw into any (irra￿01 tr￿ctionS. rèmfftrat￿n arr8Yynerts￿ conifxts inYofviTrJ trL￿ee8 or related part￿8 inthe fir0￿al yearto 31 Do￿rn￿r 3)Y2 ￿ In IhB fina￿al )*8r to 3108cemter Z)21 Page9of9 All Salnts Stranton Parochial Church Councll Restrlcted funds 2022 ommuni ies of Hope Lay Worker appeal Total Grdnts & Donations Sir John Priestman Charity 2022 deferred C Cookson Trust 2022 deferred All Churches Trust 2022 deferred Donations (individual) 2022 deferred subtotal - income deferred from 2021 financial year 8000.00 8000.IXJ 4000. 4000.00 3400.00 3400.00 35880.00 35880.IXJ 51280.C(1 51280.00 Diocese of Durham Listed places of Worship VAT Grant Northumbria Historic Churches Trust Durham and Northumbria Bellringers CCBR SDF funds via Diocese of Durham Other sources of Income 4000.00 4000.Crf) 14¢XO.17 14060.17 5000.00 5000.00 10000.00 10000.00 2000.CIJ 2000.00 67879.03 59C6.13 67879.03 5906.13 Anonymous Grant Grants <£1000 Donations 2022 defe￿ed Donations 2023 Associated Grft Aid Total Project income (Bells) to date less.. recognised in prior yearls) itemis8d abov6 3500.00 1705.00 168.00 10000.C 3500.00 1705.00 10168.C 7165.00 2500.00 2500.00 79158.16 12500.00 93505.17 185163.33 -51280.00 -51280.00 7165. total restricted income 2022 79158.16 12500. 4222 .17 133883.33 Project expenditure Capitsl Grant St Matthews CC Intemal Rent St Matthews CC 5762.40 other Operating costs and future commitmentr 10931.38 Suppliers and contractors - Repairs and refurbishment5 less costs acGrued in previous period Salaries costs ArKrued costs and contracted liabilities Total R8striGted Expenditure 5762.40 10931.38 69263.29 69263.29 -51280.00 -51280.00 74W.38 24241.88 24241.88 2225.17 133883.33 82464.38 12500.C(I 79158.16 12500.00 lttdependent Examlnerfs Certlfkate forstranton PCC Accounts: Charity Number: 1134753 I report to the trustees ofr. All Saints Stranton Parochial Thurch Council on accounts for the year ended 31 Detember 202Z Respectlve responslbllllles of trustees and examiner The charity'5 trustee5 are responsible for the preparation of the attounts. The charStrfs trustees consider that an audit is not required for thls year under sertlon 144 of the Charltles Act 2011 (the Charitles Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It Is my responsibillty to.. examine the acwunts under Section 145 of the Charitie5 Act, to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commlssion (under section 14515llbl of the Charities Act), and to state whether particular tnatters have come to my attention. Basls of Independent examinerfs Statement Independent examiner's statement: My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examin*ii)n includes a review of the accounting records kept by the tharity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It a150 indudes consideration of any unusual items or disdosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any suth matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audlt. and ¢onsequent]y no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ue and fairf view and the report is limited to those matters Set out in the statement below. In connertion with my examination, no matter has come to my attentlon: l. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the following requirements have not been met.. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act,- to account for statutory fees correctly. 2. to which, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understsndirrf of the accounts to be reached. Signed: aive Rathbone Date: 6 May 2023 21 Wolvi5ton Road Hartlepool T525 SAP: Methodist ar¢￿¢t Treasurer (Retlredl page lof9