Diocese of Leicester, Guthlaxton Deanery Parochial Church Council of **ST ANDREW’S CHURCH, COUNTESTHORPE Registered Charity No 1135711** ## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT for the year 2020** ## _**OUR YEAR**_ **At the time of writing the Four Saints Benefice is still in interregnum, but we hope that a new Rector will be appointed shortly.** **The Churchwardens, our lay ministers and church members have been working hard to keep the church going, with help from two retired priests and, in October 2020, we were glad to welcome a seconded Assistant Curate.** **Most of our activities have been on hold since early 2020 because of the Covid19 virus. The Sunday morning online service, mostly prepared in people's homes, continues. The PCC and one or two other groups have been holding meetings on Zoom. Church members have kept in touch with each other by telephone or WhatsApp and there has been a scheme in place to match a list of volunteers to those who needed help. We look forward to the time when we can resume our normal activities.** ## _**The Church**_ St Andrew’s Church is a Grade II Listed building. The church was rebuilt in 1907, but its 13[th] century tower was retained and now holds eight bells. In more recent years the church has had a new roof and new electrical wiring and sound and projection equipment. The pews have been replaced with chairs and the old organ has been replaced with an electronic one. The main entrance now has glass inner doors and the new steps and railings enhance it even more. The floor was refurbished in 2019. The church is situated on Main Street, Countesthorpe, LEICESTER LE8 5QX, and is part of the Four Saints Benefice, with Foston, Peatling Magna and Willoughby Waterleys. Its web address is: www.standrewscountesthorpe.co.uk. There is a church hall called The Cornerstone. The church’s premises at 1 Main Street, next to the church, include a shop and a flat, both let to tenants, and the new Bridge building with toilets, the church office, the Rainbow Shop and the new meeting room. The Rainbow Shop is run by volunteers from St Andrew's, other local churches and the community and it raises funds for the interdenominational charity Christian Aid. In normal times visitors can be sure of a cup of tea and a chat there. ## _**The Church’s Mission**_ The Parochial Church Council (PCC) co-operates with the Minister in promoting in the Parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelical, social and ecumenical. ## _Mission Statement_ We wish to be a transformed people who love God and each other, a people set on fire by the Gospel of Jesus Christ, a community that wants to share His Story with everyone we can, seed-throwers and fire-starters, hope-peddlers and grace-givers, risk-takers and dreamers, young and old. We aim to seek the lost, empower the poor, strengthen the weak, embrace the outcast. We want to serve together, play together, worship together, pray together, laugh together, cry together, learn together and live life together, to grow as a church in numbers and in loving service and to see our village changed by the love God has given to us to share. The funding needed comes mainly from the donations of individuals and a few fundraising initiatives during the year. Much of the upkeep of the Cornerstone and No 1 1 AnnRep2020 Main Street is funded by rent and fees for lettings. A Parish Contribution is paid to the Diocese of Leicester for the salaries of the stipendiary clergy and central services. ## _**Structure of the PCC**_ The PCC is a corporate body established and operating under the Church Representation Rules of the Church of England and is Registered Charity No 1135711. The PCC normally holds five meetings during the year. The Standing Committee, made up of the Clergy, the Churchwardens, the Lay Vice-Chair, the Treasurer, the Secretary and two members elected by the PCC, prepares the agendas. Various sub-groups are set up from time to time. ## The PCC’s bankers are: - HSBC, 9 Leicester Road, Wigston, LEICESTER LE18 1NR (from 18 June 2021 Leicester Clock Tower Branch, 2-6 Gallowtree Gate, LEICESTER LE1 1DA) - CBF Church of England Funds, CCLA Investment Management Ltd, 80 Cheapside, LONDON EC2V 6DZ (Central Board of Finance) - Santander (for the Rainbow Shop), Customer Service Centre, Bootle, Merseyside L30 4GB ## Its insurers are: - Ecclesiastical Insurance Group, Beaufort House, Brunswick Road, GLOUCESTER GL1 1JZ. - The Independent Examiner is Mrs Susan V Wyllie FCA, 4 Mawby Close, Whetstone, Leicester LE8 6XA. Apart from the ex-officio members, there are fifteen elected members of the PCC, who serve for a three-year term of office, with five standing down each year. ## _**PCC Members 2020**_ _Ex Officio_ The Revd Jo Benner (now Hover) (from October 2020) June Ainge, Reader Minister (and Pioneer Minister - Messy Church) Helen Stokes, Reader Minister Lindsey Jelves, Reader Minister Malcolm Thompson (Churchwarden - until October 2020) Michael Darlow, Churchwarden Sally Bailey, Deanery Synod Representative Stephen Bailey, Deanery Synod Representative _Elected Members_ Christine Baxter Anne Jelves (Vice Chair) Alison Dale (Treasurer) Gail Mackley Christopher Davidson James Mackley Gill Gillespie Jacqui McAughey (from October 2020) Andy Grant Eva Morris (PCC Secretary) Val Grant Alex Norman Christopher Gradden Deborah Perkins ## _Co-opted_ The Revd Rod Allard Michael Turton, Archbishops' Evangelist ## _**Membership**_ There were 102 people on the church Electoral Roll on 31 December 2020. ## _**Ministry**_ The Benefice has been in interregnum since the end of June 2019. In October 2020 the Revd Jo Benner, now Hover since her marriage to the Revd Dave Hover, joined us as seconded Assistant Curate. The benefice has four Reader Ministers (June Ainge, who is also Pioneer Minister for Messy Church, Helen Stokes, who is also a prison chaplain, 2 AnnRep2020 Michael Oates and Lindsey Jelves) and a Pastoral Assistant (Gail Mackley). A Lay Evangelist (Michael Turton, Archbishops' Evangelist) has recently moved to Scotland. Lay ministry is actively encouraged. Two ministers with Permission-to-Officiate (the Revd Rod Allard and the Revd Mick Gillespie) lead many of our services. A Reader Minister with Permission-to-Officiate (John Frakes), passed away in August 2020. ## _**Worship and Groups**_ In normal times, church members are served by a wealth of services of worship and other activities. On Sundays there is a ‘traditional’ Holy Communion service at 9.00am, using Common Worship. The 11.00am service is more informal and varied. Mid-week Holy Communion is at 9.30am on Thursdays. Children attend their own groups on two Sundays in the month, but on the other Sundays there is all-age worship, sometimes Holy Communion, in which children and young people take a full part. Normally 'Messy Church' is held on the third Saturday of each month, and currently online. The young people have their own mid-week group, Breathe, which also meets once a month on a Sunday. They have been meeting via Zoom over the past year. Home Communion is provided for those who cannot get to church and there is a visiting team. The church also has a Wholeness and Healing Prayer Ministry Team. There are several small midweek groups and a morning Bible study group. St Andrew’s has a long-established Mothers’ Union branch, which normally has a full programme of monthly meetings, including the Rally in October hosted by St Andrew’s and a Deanery Advent Carol Service. The church takes part in the annual ecumenical Women’s World Day of Prayer service in February or March. In normal times there has been a Men’s Group called MAFIA (Men And Faith In Action). There is a regular Craft Corner. Music groups work faithfully and competently to lead the Sunday worship and other events. The tower team ring the bells before the Sunday morning service and for weddings. New members are welcomed to all groups. ## _**Outreach to the Community**_ When restrictions allow, funerals take place in St Andrew’s Church and occasional weddings. The 11.00am service sometimes includes a baptism. On these occasions St Andrew’s endeavours to offer a welcome and ongoing pastoral care. A close relationship is maintained with the local schools and we have links with the Scout and Guide organisations. St Andrew’s normally hosts the Remembrance Service for the whole village. In 2020 there was an online service, with wreath laying at the war memorial in the churchyard, filmed beforehand. At the end of November the annual Service of Light took place online. This is a service when people are enabled to remember their loved ones. There is a group called 'Tranquillity' for carers, people who have been bereaved or anyone else who would like to attend. A carol service took place online and a Midnight Communion. There was a Christingle service online. Normally The Cornerstone and The Bridge are used regularly by church and outside groups. There are ‘Friendship Teas’ and there is a group for parents and pre-school children called ' _Let's Go'_ . Work continues on the Bridge garden, where a quiet space is being created for the community. As a founder member of the Countesthorpe Foodbank the church continues to support it. Similarly we support the Community Fund for which money is raised by the collection of newspapers. ## _**Safeguarding and Other Policies**_ The church has a Safeguarding Co-ordinator and Policies for both children and vulnerable adults. The PCC has adopted the House of Bishops' Guidance. It has a Statement on Domestic Abuse. It also has a Health and Safety Policy, an Equality and Diversity Policy and a Data Protection Policy. ## _**Communication**_ 3 AnnRep2020 St Andrew's has an informative website. There is a St Andrew's Church and the Bridge Facebook page and a St Andrew's Church Facebook group. The church also contributes a section in the local village newspaper, with the Baptist and Methodist churches - the newspaper is delivered free to every home and is available online. There is a weekly news sheet for church members called _What’s On Where (WOW)._ ## _**Financial Review**_ Thankfully, a very unpredictable year has resulted in balanced cash flow. The income from both donations and rents was much reduced, and there was little opportunity for fundraising. However there were different sources of income, such as Job Retention Scheme grants from HM Revenue and Customs as a result of the Premises Officer being furloughed, and also many one-off donations which helped to compensate for the lack of Sunday collections. Regular givers continued to give faithfully. Expenditure was also significantly reduced, mainly as a result of the Diocese offering the opportunity to reassess our Parish Contribution offer for the year. As a result our income was sufficient to meet our expenses, as well as repaying a total of £17,000 of the Diocesan loan capital. The year to come is looking similarly unpredictable, but we start from a reasonably comfortable position. _Reserves Policy._ At present we do not have a sufficient surplus to put into a separate reserve fund. However if we ever do it is our policy to invest in the CBF Church of England Deposit Fund. ............................................................................................................. EVA MORRIS (PCC Secretary) ........................................................................................................... ALISON DALE (PCC Treasurer) Signed on behalf of the PCC ……………………....................................................................................... ANNE JELVES (Lay Chair) 13 April 2021 Date …………...……………………………………………………………………………………………. …… ## **ADDITIONAL NOTES** 4 AnnRep2020 ## _**Church Opening**_ The church was opened on Sunday 18 April for its first 2021 Covid-compliant service and one or two other groups have been able to meet in person. ## _**New Rector**_ On Sunday 2 May it was announced that the Bishop had appointed the new Rector of the Four Saints Benefice. He is the Revd Richard Reakes, who is currently Team Vicar of Bishop’s Cleeve and Woolstone with Gotherington and Oxenton Team Ministry in the Diocese of Gloucester. Richard’s service of Institution and Induction will be conducted by Bishop Martyn on Sunday 8 August 2021 at 4.30pm at St Andrew’s Church Countesthorpe. 5 AnnRep2020 vjvj (• (t832è8 u8£8y8E80 Parochial Church Council of St Andrew Countesthorpe Balanco Sheot as at 31 December 2020 2019 FIXED ASs￿s AT COST Tarrtjib￿ fixed assels 351.843 351,843 CURRENT ASSETS Cash balances Bank balances C8F Dep)sits D8btors HMRC tax refunds Rentsls due. C¢rfnets Rentals due- Main Street Utilities (Prepaid) Other Debtrys 21 13,843 1.657 21.875 1.657 2.722 7.284 240 514 1.928 1.137 Total Current As•ots 26,837 28.922 LIABIUTIES: hAiouKr FALUNG DUE WIThIN ONE YEAR Credrtors- Pèrish Contribulion - LDBF Fees 276 Agents Cc£ts Main Street - Loan intwe8t 918 Tat•l Curnnt Li*biliti•* 3,303 4.977 NET CURRENT ASSETS 23.945 LIABILMES.. LOIIG TERM Diocesan Loan 103,(KLI 120.CiY) NET ASSErs 272.377 255.788 FUNDS Unre$￿ted R08tricted 257.540 14.837 230.103 25.685 272.377 255.788 he Parothi81 Churth Cwrol Anne je￿eS PCC Lay Chair Parochial Church Council of St Andrew Countesthorpe Restrictedl Designated Funds Income and Expenditure A¢￿Unts For the Year Ending 31 December 2020 2020 2019 Incom• Income from Ch￿itable tradirNJ Donationslgrants refu￿AShIne Intèrest r8ceN8d Totsl in¢)Jme 3.322 425 15.PA)2 3,747 15.752 Ex￿1bdltyrV F￿r¢Tha$8 of gc*yYs for rgsalg ladpjstwj ts sl(Kk bglwes) Running experKses Refvrbi8hmenl exFendibJre 2.170 334 3,7SO 1.711 179 10.000 15,640 Tot81 pAyments (1257) 112 A¢cumulatèd Fund at 1 January AcrJJmulated Fund at 31 Decem 2,670 1.413 Y¢xth Fwbd Incom? Interest 12 PayThents toward5 travel Exc•ss of Incom• ov•r •XP•fKlltur• 12 Bank accy)unt at 1 January CBF deposit fund a(¥y)unt at 1 January Total Fund at 1 Jarbuary 125 1.657 1,782 113 1.657 1,770 Bank deposrt a￿￿Unt at 31 Decemb CBF deposit lund accx)uni al 31 Decemb Total Fund at 31 December 134 1,657 125 1,657 Parochlal Church Councll of St Andrew Countesthorpo Restrictedl Designated Funds Income and Expenditure Accounts For the Yoar Ending 31 Dec•mber 2020 19 11228 2.914 9.910 120 7.41YJ 7.130 1.246 8.376 21233 21.TJ3 rpkjs for fv y 21,233 21.233 28,633 17.¢MX) 11,633 Tolal Fund •t 31 DI¢•n￿ 21.233 Parochlal Chutth Cwndl of St Andrew Notes to the FiMn¢lal Statements Fof the Year Endlw 31 D¢￿ber ZOZO l AccoupillNG POUCIES The finawal statements have been prepared in acconlance with the SLitement of Recommended Accounting Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Chartties preparing accounts in accordance with Financol Reportin8 standa￿ 102. and with the Charities Art 2011. The financlèl statements ha¥e been PrePa￿d undef the historical cost convention. Funds Restricted furKIs represent donations or grants received for a specFfi¢ objert or invited the PCC for a specsfic object. The funds may only be expended on the spectfK object for which they were 8p￿Tr. Generèl funds representthe funds ofthe PCC that a￿ r￿t subjertto any restrirtions regardin8 their use and a￿ available for application on the genernl purposes of the PCC Funds desenated for a partIcu￿r purpose bythe PCC only are also unrestrlcted. The accounts indude all transactions. assets and liabilities for which the PCC is respon￿ble in law. They do not include the ac¢ounts of thurch 8roups that owe their main affiliation to another body or those that are intormal gatheriw of churth member In¢oml rewrces Collections are rec￿nIsed when recer¥ed by or on behalf of the PCC. Planned 8ivin8 receivable under Gift Aid 15 reco8ni5ed only when recei4*d. Income Tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations is recognt5ed when the income 15 recer¥able. Grants and legacies to the PCC are attounted for as soon as the PCC Is rthified of its legal entitlement. the amount due is quantifiable and st is fEcei¥ed. Otherlncome Rental income from the letting of thurth premises is reCO￿lsed when the rentsl is receivable. Bank Inte￿St Is fecognlsed when credlted. Grants Grants and donations are accounted forwhen paid over li.e. a theque is issued), or when awarded. ff that award Creates a blnding obligatth ¢)n the PCC The Diocesan Pèrish Contribution is accounted for when paid {i.e. a dwue IS ISSL￿1. Any Contribution unpaid at 31 December. but is intended to be paid. is provided for in these ccounts as an operatkinal (though not a legall liabilty and 15 shown as a creditor in the Balance Sheet Consecrated and beneficed property of any kind is exduded from the accounts under the provisions of the Charities ALt 2011. Moveable chtjrch fvrnlshin85 held bythe IAcar and Churchwarden5 on spe￿31 trustfor the PCC, and which require a faculty for disposal. are accounted as inal￿nable property unless consecrated. TheyaTe listed in the thurth's Inventory which can be inspected lat any reasonable timel. For inalienable property acquired prior to about 1990there is insufficient Cost Infom)ation avallable and therefore suth assets are r￿l valued in the accounts. Items acquired sin￿ l January have been capitalised in the accourrts and are now being depreciated on a strai8ht line basis over 10 year5. theircurrentF¥ anticipated useful economic life. All expenditure incurred in the year on ¢onse¢rated or beneficed buildings, or individual Items under about £l(ThY). or on the repair of moveable churth furnishirgs acquired before 1990. is written off. Equipment ysed within the churth premise5 is depreciated on a straight line basis over S years unless the decision is taken to not do $0. Individual items with a purthase price of or less are written off when the a￿t Is acquired. Current Amounts owingto the PCC at 31 December in reSr￿tt of fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors. pro¥sded they are not wn5idered to be irrecoverable. Parochial Church Council of St Andrew Countesthorpe Notes to The Financial statements For the Year Ending 31 December 2020 INCOMING RESOURCES Ftsndb Fund• 2020 2019 2{•) Inc(¥ning Trsouw from &kntYS Tax4ffickgnt gbNing Grft aKled envews Grft aKle(J 51anding (Nthr5 Gift Ajded singl8 donatN Income tax recoverable Othèr glwng Envelo￿5 (not Gift AKknJ) Standing Ord￿3 (not Grft SirKJte DonathM {Th)t GIR *&Jed) CO1￿C￿on5 Cash cLJllectK 1.159 30,285 3.523 10,638 1,159 36,267 3.523 11.936 41,735 7.291 13.873 1.224 4,570 1,224 4.570 3,450 855 5.481 821 117 81.524 Surnlry th)nal￿S 54,015 7.280 61.295 Lggacies Donationslgrants for refurbishmert Grants rec4Netl fty BY#Yge 425 425 425 1.425 10.[￿0 2(c) oGtMii8S to further the PCC'S 04w*s Generdl Fund- Fundrdisir¥J Bridge Fund- Fundra￿Ing Rainbow Shop trading income Fees. woddings. funefals et¢ Job RetentNJn Stheme gmts 120 13) 120 3.322 120 5.557 15.602 4,174 150 4,087 150 7.529 340 25,673 21d) 8th1t￿ to generate funds ContributiC￿ts for uso of C¢the 11.714 165 124 12,lJ 11.714 165 124 12,003 19,972 InC￿e 759 21,391 2{&) 5ncome frryn wNe5tTh Bank Interest Rental Incxmne frryn 1 Main Street 12 11.850 11,850 11.859 7,062 TOTAL P4COPAING RESOURCES 82.955 11.156 94.111 145.710 Parochlal Church Councll of St Andrff4V Cwnt•sthorpo Notes to The Flnanclal statements Far th• Ymr Endlng 31 D•e•mb•r 2f20 1170 1170 187 1357 3.7￿* 187 187 1170 3.75) 3Q>l 15 10.443 11 3(¢1 th8 Fe65 p•bJ to Lf￿F & s 1841 &441 115 115 Wor5hry? mu5 115 103 115 ch￿d￿ & Y(*th grtyjps 1.781 1.847 5T4 818 1.711 179 921 910 7,1 516n 111a5b Parochial Church Council of St Andrew Countesthorpe Notes to The Financial statements For the Year Endlng 31 Decamber 2020 4 FIXED ASSETS FOR USE 8YTHE PCC R•llln At1 ￿2020 21.843 351, 21,843 DEPRECIAT1014 At 1 Janw 2019 Charg8 fixlhg Ipar Al 31 t)￿n￿r2019 NET BOOK V*LUE At 31 D•c•thi 2019 ￿.(1)) 21.843 351 Al 31 Oer*th 2018 3￿1.(￿￿1 21.843 351 S WIALYSIS OF H￿￿88Ers BY FUMD Fix•d un￿trICI￿d Fw Gener81 351.843 12.t PJ)31 {103.IJJ)} 257.540 351.843 3.303 103.1)JO RainLNJw SIKP YoLth Travd Fund 1.413 1.791 1rt13 1.791 14.837 351,843 26037 I3.￿) 1103.IIY)) . 2713TT 6 fR*NSACT10149 111TH ￿￿￿ER$ OFThE PCC RELATED P*rn: 7 EMPLOYEE EM(LUIIEPITS Adrrllnistr 6,175 Parochial Church Council of St Andrew Counte8thorpe I rep{￿ to ts trustees (n my oxaminth￿ (* the p￿*￿81 of St Arykni Cryxrtestt)￿ IPCC) for the requirem&ts of tho Charibes ￿ 2011 (kn Pd). I rowt in res￿￿ of my examinat￿ ￿ th8 PCC'$ acoxxts C￿T￿ saXic￿ 145 of the 2011 Act in carrying my gxamination i have all th& 4)pkc* the Chty Commission 4MMl8r sec*ion 14515) {b) of the Act. I have cryleted my examination. I confim that r￿ matwi4 matter5 u)m8 to my atteniion in wilh iyjt in the Charities IAcc(Krts aTrJ Repyxtsl RewIabc￿s Xty olher than any req￿e￿ ttwt the acccKrts give a fair is rK)t 8 ffAtter Cons#1￿ as pa1 of ￿ Ir￿ examination s￿ned. Nam8.' Susan Wyllie FCA Dato: 20 Wil 2021 Parochlal Church Council of St Andrew Countesthorpe I IPFrfxi to th? tru8tees on my oxaminthm of the Pwoc*ial Ctsjncil L* St ￿ CouTrteslhw (PCC) for requirem￿lts i*tho thrilies Ad 2011 ('Ih8 Ai*l. I report in of my examination of ts PCC'S ac(x)unts carri&J (Mrt undw sec11c￿ 145 01 tho 2011 ALtt ar¥J in ¢arrying my examination i have 811 the apF4icabl8 Dweclions giwn by ts Charity c￿Mission undw secliw 145 {5) Ib) of tho Act. I have a)mpleled my 8xamination. l u)rfmi th8t no material mgtters have t>)m8 to my attention in c4)nnedion *ilh th8 Imjt in the Charities {AccA)mts Reptyts) Rogulations 2LKJ8 other than any wmrement that the ac£amts give 8 and fair 1$ rnt a nmtter oxtsidered as Fvt of ￿ indepwKknt examinati Nam8.' Sw Wyllle FCA 1tr88s: 4 M•￿Y Close, ￿tstOrn. LE8 6XA e: 20 Wil 2ff21