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2020-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 1st January 2020 To 31st December 2020

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name All Saints’ Church, Thorpe Acre with Dishley Other names charity is known by Thorpe Acre Church

Registered charity number (if any) 1135035

Charity's principal address Thorpe Acre Road Loughborough Postcode LE11 4LF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
All Saints’ Church, Thorpe Acre with Dishley
Other names charity is known by
Thorpe Acre Church
**Registered charity number(if any) ** 1135035
Charity's principal address
Thorpe Acre Road
Loughborough
Postcode LE11 4LF
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
1 Yvonne Bradburn Church Warden 07/04/2019 to 4/10/20
2 John Ward Church Warden
3 Ian Sawyer Church Warden 4/10/20
4 Colin Wood Treasurer
5 Mo Shotter DeanerySynod
6 Dawn Liquorish DeanerySynod 2017 to 4/10/20
7 Dawn Liquorish PCC Member 4/10/20
8 Fiona Pimperton DeanerySynod 2017 to 4/10/20
9 MandyTilly DeanerySynod 4/10/20
10 Yvonne Bradburn PCC Member 4/10/20
11 Mark Green PCC Member 4/10/20
12 Martin Connor PCC Member
13 Kevin Barnett PCC Member
14 Jacqui Stone PCC Member
15 Bryan Johnston LayChair
16 Pete Charalambous PCC Member
17 Adrian Coad PCC Member
18 Jill Green PCC Member
19 JennyBickley Pastoral Assistant
20 Aimee Sullivan Diocesan Synod
21 Vanessa Wood LayReader 4/10/20

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document Church Representation Rules (eg. trust deed, constitution)

As above How the charity is constituted

company)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Safeguarding:

All parishes are required to formally agree to adopt the formal statement of the House of Bishop’s ‘Promoting a Safer Church’ and this was agreed at the PCC meeting in May 2018.

The Church’s Policy Statements are displayed on the Hall Noticeboard.

Section C Objectives and activities

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of our parish community at Thorpe Acre. The PCC maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how services can involve the many groups that live Summary of the objects of in the parish. Our services and worship put our faith into practice through the charity set out in its prayer and scripture, music and sacrament. governing document

When planning our activities for the year, the incumbent and the PCC have considered the Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities and the advancement of

religion.

In particular, we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through:

Worship and prayer; learning about the Gospel; and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus Christ. Provision of pastoral care for the people living in the parish: Missionary and Outreach work.

To facilitate this work, it is important that we maintain the fabric of the church of All Saints’ and the Church Centre.

religion.
In particular, we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part
of our parish community through:
Worship and prayer; learning about the Gospel; and developing
their knowledge and trust in Jesus Christ.
Provision of pastoral care for the people living in the
parish: Missionary and Outreach work.
To facilitate this work, it is important that we maintain the fabric of the
church of All Saints’ and the Church Centre.		 religion.
In particular, we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part
of our parish community through:
Worship and prayer; learning about the Gospel; and developing
their knowledge and trust in Jesus Christ.
Provision of pastoral care for the people living in the
parish: Missionary and Outreach work.
To facilitate this work, it is important that we maintain the fabric of the
church of All Saints’ and the Church Centre.
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for
the public benefit in
relation to these objects
(include within this
section the statutory
declaration that trustees
have had regard to the
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit)		 Throughout the week and over the course of anormal year thePCC offer a
range of services that our community finds both beneficial and spiritually
fulfilling. We offer a regular pattern of Sunday services at 10.30am. The 1st
Sunday being For All the Family which is facilitated by Lay members of the
congregation and this is often the service where Baptisms take place and
families from the wider community attend. The 2ndand 3rdSundays are Holy
Communion and the 4thand 5thSundays are Morning Praise. On the last
Sunday of the month a short Compline service is held at 6.15pm. Children’s
groups meet during the service on the 2nd,3rd& 5thSundays. There are 2
groups, one for under 5’s and one for over 5’s which is taught in 2 groups to
accommodate the differing age groups.
There is a mid-week Communion service on a Tuesday which attracts
mainly older members of our parish with residents from Thorpe House
Residential Home joining this service brought along by the staff there. In
Lent, we held a Maundy Thursday Service in the afternoon and a Good Friday
Reflection. There is a monthly service at Thorpe House Residential home
and a weekly Toddlers Church meeting.
We have a very active Prayer ministry which offers prayer support
through a confidential telephone and email ‘prayer chain’, and also
after the Sunday morning service. We also offer other special
services to the wider community. These include the annual Act of
Remembrance service and a Bereavement Service for all families
whose funerals involved our clergy.
We hold a regular Chat Cafe on the last Saturday of the month. This
takes many formats such as Seasonal events (Easter Crafts and
Christmas Fair), Tabletop Sales, or just drop in for a coffee and a chat. All
Monies raised at these events go to external charities and some of those
who have benefitted have been Macmillan Nurses, LOROS, Rainbows,
and several smaller local charities.
The Church complex is used by church groups and external groups
throughout the week. They include: Child minders; Brownies; a local family
History group; the WI; Thorpe Acre Residents Association (TARA); Christian
Motorcyclists Association (CMA); It is also hired out for occasional
celebrations, children’s parties, local community groups and conferences.
The hire fees these groups help pay towards the cost of the upkeep of the
premises.
The premises are kept in good condition by a weekly Cleaning team and
one member of the fellowship helps to co-ordinate minor repairs by using
the skills of some members of the fellowship. More complex work is done
by contractors, some of whom (eg Heating) have been doing work for the
church for many years. We also currently have a member of the fellowship

looking after the churchyard. The churchyard is closed, and the upkeep is the responsibility of the local council, but he has created more colourful borders and keeps the area tidy and free from litter.

We have a well-established Ministry to the Elderly with a regular meeting once a week which offers friendship and fellowship as well as a Christmas Lunch and an Afternoon tea parties. The weekly meeting offers a variety of activities from games to talks. During the week, we have Toddlers’ Church run by a committed team who not only teach, but befriend Mums, Grandparents and Carers of the children attending. Once a month they share lunch together after the meeting cooked by a member of the fellowship. They also invite Thorpe Acre Playgroup to their Easter, Harvest and Christmas Celebrations as well as elderly members from one of the church’s Cluster groups. They also take part on the Barnado’s Toddle event which raises money for Barnado’s and the church. On the 1[st] and 3[rd] Wednesdays we have a Craft afternoon run by 2 members of the church and is attended by women from the local area who are not necessarily members of the church. On the 2[nd] and 4[th] is a Games Afternoon and again is run by a church member but is attended by nonchurch members.

We have a Men’s breakfast 6 times a year with Guest Speakers and on alternate months is Men’s Night Out. This includes film evenings, take away and meals and attending training events together.

Youmay chooseto include
further statements, where
relevant, about:
•policy on grantmaking;
n/a
•policy programme
related investment.
•contribution made by
volunteers.		 Reserves are held in Restricted, Designated or General Funds.
Where donors specify what they want the PCC to spend their donations on,
they are held in an appropriate Restricted Fund.
These funds are all used up and the holidays and sound funds have not been
active for some time:
Education – used mainly for training.
Holiday/Trips – used to subsidise Holidays and Day Trips for the elderly.
Sound/Visual – used to buy or maintain sound and visual equipment used for
worship and ministry.
Restricted funds include:
Education (see above)
Holiday/Trips (see above)
Sound/Visual (see above)
Improvement Mission Fund (IMF) – to raise money for ongoing projects for
improvement of the buildings and equipment and our mission work in the
parish. The grants received for the roof repairs have been placed in this
fund.
Designated Funds are:
Thursday Club – used on Ministry for the Elderly activities
Mini-Bus – used for the upkeep of the mini-bus used to transport the elderly
and young people to and from events.

Sufficient funds are held in the General funds to enable satisfactory cash flow. The bulk of Reserves are held in a Church of England Investment Fund. The rest are held in a Community-type Savings A/C with Barclays Bank. Day to day banking transactions take place through a Barclays Community Current A/C which operates automatic transfers to and from the Savings A/C.

Interest received is assigned to the Restricted funds.

We have the Jeddere-Fisher Fund from which we allocate 10% of all our regular giving to charities and causes with whom, as a church, we are closely linked. Alongside this we hold regular fund-raising events for other fields of mission that particular members of the fellowship have a heart for. These include Arab World Ministries and Navigators, as well as local charities.

The running of the church would not be possible without a large band of volunteers who assist in all aspects of church life from the cleaning of the premises to assisting in the facilitating of the services.

Section D Achievements and erformance p

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Safeguarding –Our Safeguarding Officer attended the Diocesan Safeguarding Conference in October which was held via Zoom. The church has begun to use the Diocesan Dashboard for recording safeguarding training etc and reviewed their policies and paperwork. The Safeguarding officers now meet regularly to discuss and update safeguarding matters.

Covid19 - Positives

During the year many things were cancelled for a long period and new ways of offering worship and pastoral care had to be found. Our Worship Pastor along with other lay members began recording various resources. The following are ways in which we adapted to the lockdown.

Reopening of the premises

On the 4[th] July as soon as the first restrictions we held our first wedding under the given guidelines.

Because of the guidelines the opening of the premises had to be done in stages To begin with we opened the church for private prayer on a Tuesday at 11.00am and Friday at 7.00pm.

Then we had a service of Morning Praise on Tuesday at 1.00am and Parish Prayers at 7.00pm on a Friday. The Parish Prayers included Celtic Prayers, Soaking and Prayer walks. From October the Friday evening Parish Prayers was held on 3[rd] of the month and will be Soaking.

From 4[th] October live services began in church on a Sunday. Because there were still people who could not attend church the service on a Tuesday is recorded and shown online.

Sadly at Christmas worries about increased cases of Covid meant that numbers celebrating in church were down and a national lockdown came into force at the end of the year.

Baptisms – During the year we had 1 Thanksgiving for a child and 3 adults were baptised by full immersion. This service was followed by a Faith Lunch.

Men’s Groups – the Men’s Breakfast team organised a Ladies Breakfast in January when Eva Leaf who had previously been a church member came to talk about her new book. Members attended the Release Conference in February.

Interregnum – our Incumbent Rev Keith Elliott retired on 31[st] July and as mentioned we were unable to commemorate his retirement. We did eventually make a presentation to him and his wife on Sunday 1[st] November. Currently we are unable to begin the process of advertising for a new Incumbent because of diocesan restrictions on appointments. We are continuing all our services with the help of licensed retired ministers, visiting ministers and lay members of the church.

Membership – this has remained fairly static because of Covid 19. Sadly we di loose members through death (natural causes)

Diocese – The diocese used our premises for several meetings early in the year.

Overseas Partnerships- sadly because of Covid and political reasons 2 of our partnerships had to return to the UK.

Ecumenical Relationships- The Church is part of the Loughborough Anglican Mission Partnership (LAMP). The church is a member of and has representatives on Loughborough Churches Partnership and are actively involved in organising some of the events.

New Wine- Rev Keith Elliott attended the New Wine Conference at the beginning of the year.

Pastoral Assistant – Vanessa Wood completed her training as Lay Reader. Her licensing service was postponed because of Covid.

Ordination – Rev Maria Jukes, who was our Worship Leader was ordained in September 2020. Many of the church watched the service via Youtube as numbers were restricted in the Cathedral.

Section E Financial review

Sufficient funds are held in the General funds to enable satisfactory cash Brief statement of the flow for a period of 3months. charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially None in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information)

OTHER INCOME Rental income from the letting of church premises or donations for use of the minibus is recognised when the rental is paid. INCOME FROM INVESTMENTS Bank interest is recognised when received GAINS AND LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS Realised gains or losses are recognised when investments are sold. • Unrealised gains and losses are accounted for on revaluation of investments at 31 December. RESOURCES USED GRANTS Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over. ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY RELATING TO THE WORK OF THE CHURCH The parish share is accounted for when paid. Any parish share unpaid at 31 December is not provided for in these accounts as an operational

liability and will not be paid at a future date. All expenditure is recognised when it occurs

FIXED ASSETS

Equipment used within the church premises is depreciated on a sum of digits basis.

INVESTMENTS

Quoted investments. Such as the Ransdale Shares, are valued at market value at 31 December.

CURRENT ASSETS

Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 December in respect of loans and other income are shown in debtors less provision for amounts that may prove uncollectable • Short term deposits include cash held on deposit with CBF Church of England Funds or at the bank.

Colin do you want to add any comments here about the year?

Some members of the church regularly give through the Parish Funding Scheme. The benefits of this scheme is that Gift Aid is received monthly so allowing a better cash flow and planning for events.

Sadly fund raising events for external charities were limited this year.

Section F Other optional information

There are 106 parishioners on the roll, 15 whom are not resident on the parish. The average weekly attendance (Tuesdays and Sundays) counted during October 2020 was 68 and sadly this year numbers at the festivals were down because of Covid restrictions.

Portable Appliance testing (PAT) is carried out every year as well as heating and boiler servicing to receive a Gas safety Certificate.

The Wardens do an Inventory/Tertiary audit every year and the Church Log book is kept up to date.

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc)

Date

All Saints Thorpe Acre

Analysis of income and expenditure Selected period: 01 January 2020 to 31 December 2020

Receipts
Planned giving
0101 - Gift Aid - Bank
0110 - Gift Aid - Envelopes
0115 - Parish Giving Scheme
0201 - Other planned giving
Planned giving Totals
Collections and other giving
0301 - Loose plate collections
0501 - One-off Gift Aid gifts
Collections and other giving
Totals
Other voluntary receipts
0550 - Donations appeals etc
08A1 - Non-recurring one-off grants
Other voluntary receipts Totals
Gift Aid recovered
0118 - Parish Giving Tax Recovered
0601 - Tax recoverable on Gift Aid
Gift Aid recovered Totals
Other receipts
0802 - Roof Grants / Income
0901 - Other funds generated
0905 - Refunds
1270 - Minibus Income
Other receipts Totals
Investment Income
1020 - Bank and building society
interest
Investment Income Totals
Receipts from church activities
1101 - Fees for weddings and funerals
1230 - Church hall lettings - objectives
Receipts from church activities
Totals
Receipts Grand totals		 Last year
Total
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Endowment
This year
30,176
—
—
—
30,176
36,700
4,223
—
—
—
4,223
5,074
20,581
—
—
—
20,582
18,301
980
—
—
—
980
665
55,961
—
—
—
55,961
60,740
2,147
25
38
—
2,210
4,940
6,000
—
—
—
6,000
550
8,147
25
38
—
8,210
5,490
21
—
—
—
21
773
—
—
—
—
—
6,000
21
—
—
—
21
6,773
4,414
—
—
—
4,415
3,849
10,594
—
—
—
10,594
11,029
15,009
—
—
—
15,009
14,878
—
—
2,561
—
2,561
—
1,098
387
10
—
1,496
5,392
877
—
—
—
877
—
—
114
—
—
114
446
1,975
502
2,571
—
5,048
5,838
141
—
—
—
141
270
141
—
—
—
141
270
2,136
—
—
—
2,136
2,319
500
—
—
—
500
2,933
2,636
—
—
—
2,636
5,252
83,891
528
2,609
—
87,029
99,243
Payments
Cost of generating funds
1730 - Costs of Bfasts/Film nights &
other even
Cost of generating funds Totals		 174
—
—
—
174
644
174
—
—
—
174
644
Missionary and Charitable Giving
1801 - Giving to missionary societies 300 — — — 300 3,950
1830 - Giving - relief and development — — — — — 40
agencies
1850 - Home mission 3,350 — 414 — 3,764 4,137
1852 - Home Mission - Mintoe — 288 — — 288 1,106
1854 - Home Mission - Toddlers Church 75 — — — 76 538
1870 - Secular charities — — — — — 562
Missionary and Charitable Giving 3,726 288 414 — 4,428 10,333
Totals
Parish Share
1901 - Stipends quota 332 — — — 333 719
1910 - Ministry parish share etc 42,339 — — — 42,339 42,339
Parish Share Totals 42,672 — — — 42,672 43,058
Clergy and Staffing costs
2050 - Staff Salarys 11,631 — — — 25698 19206
2052 - Social Security - Emp'er NIC 724 — — — 724 664
2055 - Staff Pensions 1,250 — — — 1,250 932
2101 - Clergy Expenses 1,105 — — — 1,105 770
2102 - Other Staff expenses 1,037 — — — 1,038 1,440
2103 - Clergy - mileage 835 — — — 836 2,804
2104 - Clergy Training and Education — — 15 — 15 1,282
2150 - Vicar's telephone 418 — — — 418 526
Clergy and Staffing costs Totals 31,069 — 15 — 31,084 27,624
Church Running Expenses
2170 - Parish and Staff Education 40 — — — 40 112
2301 - Church running - insurance 2,043 — — — 2,044 1,882
2310 - Church office - telephone 853 — — — 854 850
2320 - Music Ministry 29 — — — 29 298
2330 - Church running expenses 2,375 — — — 2,376 3,120
2340 - Cost of church services 591 — — — 592 722
2350 - Building & Maintenance 1,451 — — — 1,452 4,384
2360 - Administration 3,273 — — — 3,274 3,524
2401 - Church running - electric 1,568 — — — 1,568 1,662
2410 - Church running - gas 1,762 — — — 1,762 2,643
2420 - Church running - water 99 — — — 99 65
2850 - Minibus running costs — 1,903 — — 1,903 4,048
2860 - Gifts & Entertainment 597 — — — 597 352
Church Running Expenses 14,687 1,903 — — 16,590 23,662
Totals
Church Repairs & Maintenance
2355 - Roof Repairs — — 2,630 — 2,630 —
Church Repairs & Maintenance — — 2,630 — 2,630 —
Totals
Payments Grand totals 92,329 2,191 3,059 — 97,581 105,323
There may be minor discrepancies in the totals if the pence are not being shown

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trustee members of THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, CHURCH. THORPE ACRE WITH DISHLEY 3111212020 Charfty no 1135035 (If any) On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {'the Trust.) for the year ended 3111212020. 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"). Responsibilities and basis of report I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charrty Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ") which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect." the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming 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 Irue and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no cOn￿mS 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. Signed: Date: 281412021 Name: Rebecca Davis Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): FCA- Institute of chartered accounts of England and Wales Address: 46 Anstey Lane, Thurcaston, LE7 7JA IER Oct 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of conom (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to dlsclose. IER Oct 2018