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2020-12-31-accounts

Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Gorleston-on-Sea Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

Aim and Purposes

St. Andrew’s Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, the Rev’d Brian Hall, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical mission of the Church. In conjunction with the Gorleston Baptist Church, it set up in 1999 a church plant, Cliff Park Community Church, which is situated to the south of the parish based upon the Cliff Park area, and which meets in the Cliff Park Middle School. The Associate Minister, the Rev’d Mike Simm led the church until his departure in April 2021. St. Andrew's PCC also has maintenance responsibility for the Church and Chapter House in Church Road, Gorleston.

Structure, Governance and Management

The Parish of St. Andrew is part of the Diocese of Norwich within the Church of England. The PCC is a body corporate established by the Church of England and is Governed by the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure (1956) as amended and the Church Representation Rules 2006. The PCC is a Registered Charity, Registration Number 1135444. The administrative addresses are: St. Andrew’s Church - Church Road, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth NR31 6LR; Cliff Park Community Church - 283 Lowestoft Road, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth NR31 6JW.

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. The Churchwardens, other officers and all other members are elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting. Members so elected hold office for three years or the balance of the term if elected to fill a casual vacancy. The PCC also has the authority to co-opt church members to serve on the PCC.

The PCC appoints sub committees for certain aspects of church life. The Standing Committee has the authority to transact the business of the PCC between its meetings. Other sub-committees are The Ministry Team and the Chapter House Development Committee. Proposals, reports and minutes of these meetings are circulated and approved by the PCC.

The PCC receives regular reports from the Deanery Synod member which provides the PCC with an important link between the parish and wider structures of the church.

The PCC has approved policies for the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and has appointed two specific people to handle any such concerns.

St. Andrew’s Parochial Church Council Membership 2020

Clergy - Incumbent The Rev’d Brian Hall - Chair of Council
Lay Minister (Reader) Wendy Bircham (Ex officio)
Churchwardens Mike Cassidy - Vice Chair of Council (from 2017)
Brian Bircham (from 2017)
Deanery Synod Members Brian Humphrey (from 2017); Carole Morris (from 2017);
Tony Mallion (from 2017 – 2020 CPCC); Hilary Buckle
(from 2019); John Stephens (from 2020 CPCC)
PCC Secretary Beverley Brown (from 2018)
Treasurer Jeremy Bowden (from 2017)
PCC Elected Members Stephanie Gostick (from April 2019)
Jeff Leak (from April 2019)

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Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Gorleston-on-Sea Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

Derek Bryant (from April 2018) Ann Humphrey (from 2017) Janet Bowden (from 2017) Rajan Jesudason (from 2017) PCC Casual Vacancy Jill McIntyre (from May 2019) Standing Committee Members Rev’d Brian Hall, Hilary Buckle, Jeremy Bowden, Brian Bircham, Mike Cassidy, Carole Morris

Cliff Park Community Church Leadership Team 2020

Minister The Rev’d Mike Simm (until April 2021) Leadership Team Anthony Eka, George Wilding, Melody Stephens, Tony Mallion (until October 2020), John Stephens, Myra Tabora (Treasurer), Sarah Simm (Pastoral Care Co-ordinator until April 2021), Tracy Mayne (Administrator)

Objectives and Activities

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our churches and to become part of our community in the parish. The PCC maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our services can best serve the needs of our community. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament.

When planning our activities for the year, we have considered the Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. In particular, we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through:

To facilitate this work, it is important that we maintain the fabric of the Church and Chapter House of St. Andrew’s.

Achievements and Performance

Strategic direction

A principal aim of the Vicar has been to put a significant emphasis and personal investment on strategic leadership. In response to that a document was produced on “Building a Strategic Church”. It was introduced to both the Ministry Team (Churchwardens, Readers and Authorised Worship Assistants) and the Parochial Church Council. It led to a wider consultation with the whole church and led to a new “Growth Plan” for St. Andrew’s in 2018. This Plan identifies specific undertakings intended to lead a growth in discipleship, service and numbers.

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Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Gorleston-on-Sea Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

Coronavirus pandemic

The church closed for a temporary period at the end of March 2020 in compliance with Government instructions. It reopened for services at the end of July until the end of the year, observing social distancing and other restrictions. The Chapter House was closed from the end of March throughout the period, with all associated groups and meetings suspended. The Church Office has also been closed since the end of March. The church invested in technology during the year to maintain connections with the congregation, to allow communal worship to continue and to make our operations safer. In particular we installed live streaming technology to allow the broadcast of services and daily devotions on Zoom and YouTube. We also introduced on-line giving and contactless giving in the church.

Discipleship & House Groups

Discipleship groups at St Andrew’s Church were unable to meet during the year, but one continued on Zoom, looking in depth at the Psalms and the letters of St Paul.

House Groups play an important role in the life of CPCC, with seven active groups continuing to meet on-line throughout the year. An eighth group (Melody and Tracy’s) was started late in the year to cater for members who were not member of the other groups.

Worship and prayer

From April, a joint service of worship at 10.00 was offered at St Andrews on-line and also in church from July until the end off the year. This replaced the three services on a Sunday offered until the end of March - BCP Holy Communion, Common Worship Morning Prayer and Communion and Informal Worship and Communion. The Thursday mid-week Communion service was suspended but will restart in 2021.

Throughout lockdown, the Vicar published Daily Devotions on Facebook and YouTube. At CPCC, services were also available on Zoom, with the Worship Team gathering in the school when permitted to broadcast the service.

Saturday and midweek prayer meetings have continued on Zoom at CPCC. The Prayer Ministry Team continued their work, although it has been difficult with the lack of face to face meetings. There are 120 members on the electoral roll, 9 having died or moved away since the last APCM.

Children and youth

The St. Andrew’s once a month Messy Church attracted a faithful and growing group of children and families. From April it ceased to meet, but Messy Church bags were distributed at Christmas to tell the Christmas story and keep families in touch.

Little Stars is a baby and toddler group that met on Monday mornings during term time until April. There are about 25 families registered.

The St Andrew’s Youth Club met every Friday at the Chapter House until April with on average 15 attenders.

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Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Gorleston-on-Sea Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

The CPCC Q3 group has continued to be a part of the Identity programme (see below), although it has not been able to meet since March.

At CPCC Kidzchurch has not been able to meet, but connections have been kept by writing letters and putting materials on-line for children and parents to do at home.

The Identity Youth Project is supported by both churches in the Parish, in partnership with several other local churches in Gorleston. During the pandemic, the whole youth programme was moved online, and some of the core groups met more frequently to give additional support during the crisis. Central (inter-church fellowship) and Zip (Bible study) took place weekly. LYN (Love your neighbour) was able to run a few sessions in the Summer holidays. Video elements have been important at this time – the youth worker, Matt Ashpole, has produced over 200 videos, now viewed about 13,000 times.

Outreach and pastoral

St Andrew’s Open Church provided a safe and welcoming place for all on Friday and Sunday afternoons between 2-4pm (1.30- 3.30 in winter) and ran alongside Great Yarmouth & Gorleston Foodbank until April. After lockdown, contact has been maintained as far as possible by telephone. It is planned to reopen the ministry in summer 2021 in the Chapter House. On a very sad note, one of our readers, Ed Ellis, who had a particular interest in Open Church, died in June. He was greatly valued and will be much missed.

The Mary Magdalene branch of the Foodbank was supported by members of both congregations. It received funding from DEFRA during the year and after generous donations a new large shed was bought. It has been an important lifeline to many during these hard times.

Open the Book is a project that offers school children an opportunity to hear stories from the Bible. There are 2 teams from St Andrew’s that visit 3 local schools. Again, this ministry had to be suspended in April.

Rafiki Creative Ministry offers Christian puppet shows, storytelling and fun at community fetes, fundays and school events.

During the pandemic it has been important to retain contact with our congregation, especially elderly and vulnerable members who may have felt isolated in these unprecedented times. A telephone rota was set up early in the lockdown, followed by the establishment of virtual coffee mornings later in the year. Some of our members have joined a telephone befriending service called “Two’s Company”, an initiative set up in co-operation with other churches.

The St Andrews Memory Club met on a Tuesday morning to welcome older members of the community. The once a month Men’s Breakfast and the Ladies Club have both temporarily been suspended because of the pandemic.

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Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Gorleston-on-Sea Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

Community

The Gorleston Community Magazine was launched in 2018 by members of the congregation at St Andrew’s and goes from strength to strength. This is a very attractive and high-quality glossy magazine with a print-run of 3,600, delivered in Gorleston free of charge. This continued during the pandemic although the May to July issues were only available on-line.

Major repairs

2020 saw the completion of the roofing and window works in the Chapter House. Plans were put in place for the new inner wall lining, insulation and flooring, which will be completed in 2021. New signs were installed in the car park and churchyard.

Financial Review

For the first time this year, consolidated accounts for both churches in the Parish have been produced. In accordance with Diocesan advice, CPCC activities have been recorded under Restricted Funds.

The first thing to mention is the extraordinary effect the Coronavirus pandemic has had on the operations of the churches. The congregations were unable to meet for some time after the end of March, and then social distancing and other restrictions had to be observed. The office at St Andrew’s was closed from the end of March and all other activities ceased till the end of the year. This had a significant effect on income and expenditure.

Income was down by 11% compared with 2019, but we were protected by a large degree by the generosity of our congregations who continued to give regularly despite the effects of the lockdowns. Planned giving actually saw an increase of £4.9k (3.7%). However, as expected, this was balanced by a corresponding fall in collections and other voluntary receipts. In the end, voluntary receipts were virtually on a par with 2019.

Income from fundraising activities fell sharply – by £14.8k (48%). Income from church activities (mainly from weddings and funerals) fared even worse and were £11.8k (51%) less. These latter sources of income are almost exclusively at St Andrew’s Church, where we received some protection from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme grants (£7.2k), without which the result would have been worse.

As we would expect, expenditure also fell owing to the closure of most church activities. St. Andrew’s Church was hit by loss of income harder than CPCC, and was not able to pay its full allocation of Parish Share, but was at least able to pay an agreed reduced amount regularly throughout the year (36k). CPCC managed to pay an increased amount of Parish Share in 2020 – up £1.1k to £65.6k. the total contribution of Share from the Parish was £101.6k, a fall of 14% compared with 2019, but still a substantial contribution.

St Andrew’s Church was able at least to make savings on other costs– Clergy and Staffing costs were down by £5.3k. We continued to pay our staff but all staff were on furlough or flexi-furlough for 9 months of the year. Church running expenses were down £21.5k from £63.8k in 2019 to £42.3k in 2020 with particular savings on office and building costs (such as heat & light). Magazine expenses

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Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Gorleston-on-Sea Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2020

were also down by £7.9k. There were also savings in Church running expenses at CPCC – down £9.2k from £22.9k to £13.7k.

During the lockdown, we continued to invest in church improvements, using restricted and designated funds. We completed work to the Chapter House roof and windows (£23.5k) from a designated fund. We also invested £8.6k from designated funds to install cameras and other equipment, allowing us to live-stream services. Not only was this of great benefit when the church was partially open, but it is also going to be an important facility in the future. As a response to the pandemic, we also set up an on-line giving facility and the ability to take contactless collections. The cost of these latter improvements was minimal, but they will be an important source of revenue in the future, as well as reducing cash handling at the church.

The result on unrestricted funds, where the day to day income and expenditure is recorded, is the most important indicator of how the church fared financially. In the end it was a small deficit of £0.7k, which compares favourably with the unsustainable deficit of £15.7k we had in 2019. CPCC (restricted fund) made a surplus of £3.0k. Although income fell significantly over the year, expenditure fell proportionately more. The significant factor was that the congregation continued to support the churches by regular giving by standing order. Our gratitude to all those who have continued their support in this way in very difficult circumstances.

Overall, cash reserves in the Parish reduce from £195.5k in 2019 to £174.3k at the end of 2020. The fall was mainly owing to the Chapter House works funded from designated funds.

Reserves Policy

The PCC aims to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds that equates to at least three months of unrestricted payments to cover cash commitments and to meet emergencies. In our current operations this approximates to £30k.

At the end of 2020 the balance on unrestricted funds had been reduced to £28.2k. The PCC will consider designating any surplus free funds to provide matched funding for any future funding applications. Following the receipt of a major legacy in 2015, a Development Fund was designated to fund refurbishment works to the Chapter House. This fund stood at £49.4k on 31[st] December 2020.

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Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Andrew's Gorleston

Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year ended 31st December 2020 Receipts and Payments Accounts

Note
Receipts
Voluntary receipts
Planned giving
Collections at services
All other voluntary receipts
5a
Gift Aid recovered
Activities for generating funds
5b
Investment income
Church activities
5c
Total receipts
Payments
Church activities
Parish share
Clergy and staffing costs
Church running expenses
5d
Chapter House running costs
Church repairs & maintenance
Major works - Chapter House
Mission giving and donations
Cost of generating funds
Total payments
Surplus/(deficit) before transfers
Transfers
Cash at bank and in hand 1st January
Cash at bank and in hand 31st December		 Unrestricted Designated
Restricted
Endowment
Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
Funds
2020
£
£
£
£
£
44,169
-
92,615
-
136,784
2,586
2,000
1,360
-
5,946
9,714
5,000
9,642
-
24,356
11,070
-
21,062
-
32,132
67,539
7,000
124,679
-
199,218
359
15,754
122
-
16,235
181
-
162
-
343
11,078
-
133
-
11,211
79,157
22,754
125,096
-
227,007		 Total
2019
£
131,860
17,421
15,067
34,907
199,255
31,007
1,992
23,026
255,280
36,000
-
65,629
-
101,629
13,433
-
21,726
-
35,159
24,848
15,714
15,367
-
55,929
2,545
-
-
-
2,545
2,479
8,580
-
-
11,059
-
23,540
-
-
23,540
30
-
17,416
-
17,446
79,335
47,834
120,138
-
247,307
553
-
370
-
923		 117,497
41,174
86,662
4,882
2,864
46,402
21,747
321,228
4,059
79,888
47,834
120,508
-
248,230
(731)
(25,080)
4,588
-
(21,223)
-
-
-
-
-
(731)
(25,080)
4,588
-
(21,223)
28,959
79,674
85,931
915
195,479
28,228
54,594
90,519
915
174,256		 325,287
(70,007)
-
(70,007)
265,486
195,479

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Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Andrew's Gorleston

Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year ended 31st December 2020 Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Note
Cash Funds
Cash
Bank Current Accounts
Bank Deposit Accounts
Fixed Term Bond
Other Monetary Assets
Gift Aid tax recoverable
Electricity refund
Investment assets
Investment property
Liabilities
Parochial fees due
Heating repairs
Elecrical repairs
Charitable donations
Payroll services
Telephone
Clergy expenses
Others under £100		 Unrestricted Designated
Restricted
Endowment
Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
Funds
2020
£
£
£
£
100
-
-
-
100
7,603
3,769
30,357
-
41,729
20,525
50,825
60,162
915
132,427
-
-
-
-
-
28,228
54,594
90,519
915
174,256
5,012
-
-
-
5,012
140
-
-
140
5,152
-
-
-
5,152
-
-
195,739
-
195,739
-
-
195,739
-
195,739
1,750
-
-
-
1,750
-
-
-
-
-
158
-
-
-
158
-
-
-
-
-
235
-
-
-
235
65
-
-
-
65
123
-
-
-
123
175
-
-
-
175
2,506
-
-
-
2,506		 Total
2019
£
100
40,906
154,473
-
195,479
5,529
-
5,529
195,739
195,739
567
324
-
215
-
106
301
31
1,544

Notes

Restricted Funds
Fabric
Children and Family Worker
Organ
Week-end Away
Special Appeals
Hospitality Fund
Open Church Fund
Cliff Park Community Church		 Balance
b/fwd
Receipts
Payments
Transfers
£
£
£
£
343
122
-
-
5,628
-
(314)
-
7,258
5
-
-
604
-
-
-
215
30
(245)
-
670
-
-
-
924
1,057
(1,399)
-
70,289
123,882
(118,550)
-
85,931
125,096
(120,508)
-		 Balance
C/fwd
£
465
5,314
7,263
604
-
670
582
75,621
90,519

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Notes (cont'd)

The funds are comprised of accumulated donations and fundraising income to be spent on the following purposes:

Fabric for expenditure on the church fabric Children and Family Worker for expenditure on children and youth services and activities Organ for expenditure on the organ Week-end Away for the parish week-end away Special Appeals for charitable appeals, collections and donations Hospitality Fund for creating a hospitality area within the church Open Church Fund for supporting the work of Open Church Cliff Park Community Church for supporting the work of Cliff Park Community Church

5 The movements in designated funds during the year were:

Designated Funds
Development
Piano
Live Streaming
Community Magazine		 Balance
b/fwd
Receipts
Payments
Transfers
£
£
£
£
76,478
5,000
(23,540)
(8,580)
-
2,000
-
-
-
-
(8,580)
8,580
3,196
15,754
(15,714)
-
79,674
22,754
(47,834)
-		 Balance
C/fwd
£
49,358
2,000
-
3,236
54,594

The purposes of the designated funds are: Development for the reconstruction and development of the Chapter House Piano for the purchase of a new piano - 2019 Gift Day Live Streaming for setting up live streaming facilities in the church Community Magazine for the production and distribution of the Gorleston Community Magazine

6 Further Analysis of Receipts and Payments

Receipts
a
All other voluntary receipts
Donations
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Grants
Rent and bank interest
Other grants
b
Activities for generating funds
Fundraising events
Community Magazine
Photocopier charges
c
Church activities
Fees for weddings and funerals
Chapter House lettings
Other		 Unrestricted
Funds
Designated
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total 2020
£
£
£
£
2,248
5,000
4,566
11,814
7,199
-
-
7,199
-
-
5,076
5,076
267
-
-
267
9,714
5,000
9,642
24,356
354
-
122
476
-
15,754
-
15,754
5
-
-
5
359
15,754
122
16,235
10,037
-
-
10,037
826
-
-
826
215
-
133
348
11,078
-
133
11,211		 Total 2019
£
9,397
-
5,204
466
15,067
6,143
24,779
85
31,007
16,636
5,744
646
23,026

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Notes (cont'd)

6 Further Analysis of Receipts and Payments (cont'd)

Unrestricted
Funds
Designated
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total 2020
Payments
£
£
£
£
d
Church running expenses
Church building running expenses
11,955
-
-
11,955
School hire
-
-
2,147
2,147
Weddings and funerals
1,000
-
-
1,000
Parochial fees
5,478
-
-
5,478
Worship and services
1,461
-
166
1,627
Music and organ
654
-
737
1,391
Mission and pastoral
218
-
5,062
5,280
Training
-
-
1,420
1,420
Magazine costs
-
15,610
-
15,610
Administrative costs
4,082
104
5,835
10,021
24,848
15,714
15,367
55,929		 Total 2019
£
14,135
5,371
4,028
9,263
3,108
5,028
7,057
2,816
23,530
12,326
86,662

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