Diocese of Leicester, Guthlaxton Deanery Parochial Church Council of **ST ANDREW’S CHURCH, COUNTESTHORPE Registered Charity No 1135711** ## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT for the year 2021** ## _**OUR YEAR**_ **We are glad to report that in August 2021 we welcomed our new Rector, the Revd Richard Reakes.** **We had mixed fortunes otherwise during the year. After a relaxation of some Covid 19 restrictions at the end of 2020, we were back in lockdown at the beginning of 2021, with services and many other activities continuing online. The church was open again on 18 April, with online services also on offer until September, and from October we resumed our usual schedule of two Sunday services. Then, in the middle of October a bulge was observed in one of the church walls. The church had to be closed for urgent repairs and services were held in The Bridge building. The church was open again on 12 December, in time for the Carol Service. The wall repair has placed us under extra financial stress and fundraising is ongoing.** ## _**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, 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. 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 Bridge building, which has toilets, the church office, the Rainbow Shop and a 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. 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 AnnRep2021 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) Advanced Payment Solutions Limited, Cashplus Bank, 6[th] Floor, One London Wall, LONDON EC2Y 5EB 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 2021**_ ## _Ex Officio_ The Revd Richard Reakes, Rector from August 2021 The Revd Jo Hover (formerly Benner) (seconded Curate until summer 2021) June Ainge, Reader Minister (and Pioneer Minister - Messy Church) Helen Stokes, Reader Minister Lindsey Jelves, Reader Minister Gail Mackley, Associate Minister/Pastoral Assistant Michael Darlow, (Churchwarden - until May 2021) Sally Bailey, Deanery Synod Representative Stephen Bailey, Deanery Synod Representative _Elected Members_ Christine Baxter Anne Jelves (Vice Chair) Alison Dale (Treasurer) the late James Mackley Christopher Davidson (until May Jacqui McAughey 2021) Gill Gillespie Eva Morris (PCC Secretary) Andy Grant (until May 2021) Alex Norman (until May 2021) Val Grant (until May 2021) Deborah Perkins Christopher Gradden ## _Co-opted_ The Revd Rod Allard (until May 2021) Michael Turton, Archbishops' Evangelist (until Spring 2021) ## _**Membership**_ There were 101 people on the church Electoral Roll on 31 December 2021. ## _**Ministry**_ The Benefice was still in interregnum until August 2021. The Revd Jo Hover helped us as seconded Assistant Curate in the first half of the year. In August we welcomed new Rector the Revd Richard Reakes. Two retired priests with Permission-to-Officiate (the 2 AnnRep2021 Revd Rod Allard and the Revd Mick Gillespie) lead many of our services. The benefice has four Reader Ministers (June Ainge, who is also Pioneer Minister for Messy Church, Helen Stokes, who is also a prison chaplain, Michael Oates and Lindsey Jelves) and an Associate Minister/Pastoral Assistant (Gail Mackley). A Lay Evangelist (Michael Turton, Archbishops' Evangelist) moved to Scotland in the spring of 2021. Lay ministry is actively encouraged. We also have a trainee Associate Minister (Jacqui McAughey). ## _**Worship and Groups**_ 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. In normal times children have attended their own groups on two Sundays in the month, but these have not yet resumed after Covid. 'Messy Church' is held on the third Saturday of each month. The young people have their own mid-week group, Breathe, which also meets once a month on a Sunday. Home Communion is provided for those who cannot get to church and there is a visiting team. Prayer ministry is available to those who request it. The church has mid-week groups for Bible study and prayer. St Andrew’s has a long-established Mothers’ Union branch, which has a full programme of monthly meetings, including the Rally in October hosted by St Andrew’s. The church takes part in the annual ecumenical World Day of Prayer service in February or March. There is 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**_ 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 2021 there was a service on the village Paddock because the church was closed for repairs. The annual Service of Light was not held in 2021, but is likely to resume in 2022. 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 was held in December and a Midnight Communion on Christmas Eve. Instead of the normal Christingle service, Christingles were handed out on Christmas Eve. 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'_ . The Bridge garden is a quiet space accessible to 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 Safeguarding Officers 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**_ St Andrew's has an informative website (www.standrewscountesthorpe.co.uk). There is a St Andrew's Church & 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 3 AnnRep2021 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**_ Budgeting for this year was uncertain, with so much unpredictability about how much our income and expenditure would continue to be impacted by the effects of the pandemic, and how quickly they would recover to normal levels. In the event, both income and expenditure followed the budget quite closely for most of the year, with income for general funds about £7,000 higher than in 2020. Expenditure was also higher, with activities resuming and a higher Parish Contribution, but we appeared to be heading for a break even situation by the end of the year. However, we then suffered the collapsing wall on the church, and after obtaining quotes for the repair we accepted one of around £20,000 which was competitive. This has led to a loss on general funds of £13,662, and the use of all our reserves to fund the repair work. In the current year we are focusing on fundraising and grant applications to start to restore our reserves. We repaid £9,000 of the Diocesan Loan in 2021 which is less than originally hoped, leaving a balance outstanding at year end of £94,000, but once our finances are starting to recover we will resume making repayments. We should in any event be able to repay at least £6,000 or so this year, as some generous donors give this amount in gift-aided standing orders for the Loan Repayment fund. We would encourage anyone who is in a position to start or increase a standing order to think prayerfully about 4 AnnRep2021 no)>GJnx OJcnYom owo (4>0 OJ t4(• EIUZ )0( o¢wwo J (TJ -4 -4 ¢4 ¢0 Parochial Church Council of St Andrew Countesthorpe Balance Sheet as at 31 Deeember 2021 Nots 2021 2020 FIXED ASSETS AT COST Tanglble fjxed a$8ets 351.297 3S1,843 CURRENT ASSETS ash balan¢es Bank balance5 CBF Deposts Debtors HMRC tax refunijs Rentals due- Cornerstone Rentsls due- Main Street Utilities (Prepaid) Other Debtors Stock of Goods for resale 888 19,301 1.657 83 21,875 1,657 2,462 2,468 330 240 132 1,223 514 Total Curront Ass8ts 25.993 26,837 UABIUTIES: AMOUNT FALUNG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Creditors- Parish Conlribullon - LDBF Fees - Church repair5 8nd fee5 - Clergy expenses ukn.lit Loan inl8rest - HMRC PAYE due - Other creditors 5,000 2,694 15,144 276 128 711 108 826 S58 789 1,680 T£)tal Current Liabilitlos 24,655 3.303 NET CURRENT ASS￿8 1,338 23,534 LIABIUTIES: LONG TERhl Diocesan Loan 94,000 103,000 NET ASSETS 258,635 272,377 FUNDS Unrestricted Restrlctsd 243.678 14.757 257.540 14.837 258,635 272,377 Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 26.W...loii anfj signed on its behalf by The notes ¢)n page$ 5 10 9 form part of these accounts. Ki) Reverend Richard Reakes Rector ParoGhial Church Council of St Andrew Countesthorpe Restrictedl Designated Funds Income and Expenditure Accounts For the Year Ending 31 Decomber 2021 2021 2020 Ralnbow Sho r•strfctod Income Income from charitable trading Donationslgranls for refurbishment Interest received Total income 5,675 250 3,322 425 5,925 3,747 Expenditure Purchase of goods for resale (adjusted for stock balances) Restocking expenses (from Refurbishment Fund} Running expenses Overseas missions and relief agencies Total payments 330 515 512 3,500 4,857 2,170 334 2,500 5.004 Excess of ineome over expendlture 1,068 {1,257) Accumutaled Fund at 1 January Accumulated fund at 31 December 1,413 2,481 2,670 Count•sthor SL Andrews Youth Fund restrtctod Income Interest Expenditure Payments towards youth travel EX￿88 of incomo over oxpendituro Bank ￿￿Unt at 1 January 134 1.657 1.791 125 1,657 1,782 Total Fund at 1 January Bank account at 31 December CBF deposit fund account at 31 December Totsl Fund at 31 December 136 1,657 1,793 134 1.6S7 1,791 Parochial Church Council of St Andrew Countesthorpe Restrictsdl Designated Funds Income and Expenditure A¢¢ounts For the Year Ending 31 December 2021 2021 2020 Brfd è Loan Fundralsln account Ineomg Donation Gift Aid Income tsx recovered Grants received Fundraislng 0,200 1,570 5.982 1,298 120 Tot81 Income 7.850 7.400 Expenditure 8uild8T costs Garden preparat*&n linduding Grant expenditurol Exc•s8 of Inc4)me ovor Expendlture 7.8SO Accyjmulated Fund at 1 Janu¥ry Surplus forthe par 11,633 7.850 19,483 9.000 10.483 21,233 7,400 28,633 17,000 11,633 Lgan repayrnents made durfng the yèar Total Fund at 31 0oeomb•r Parochial Church Council of St Andrew Countesthorpe Notes to the Flnanclal Statements For the Year Ending 31 December 2020 I ACCOUNTING POLICIES The financlal statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Accounting Prattice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparln8 accounts in actordance with Financial Reportlng Standard 102. and with the Charities Act 2011. The financial ststements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. Funds Restricted funds represent donations or grants received for a specific objett or invited by the PCC for a specific object. The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given. General funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions rOBardine their use and aro available for application on the 8•noral purpoÉ•$ of the PCC. Funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC only are a150 unrestricted. The accounts include all transactions, assets and Ilabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of churth groups that owe their main affiliation to another body or those that are infornial gather6ngs of church members. Incomin resources Voluntary income ondcopttulsources Collections are recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC. Planned giving recelvable under Gift Aid is recognised only when received. Income Tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations is recognised when the income Is receivable. Grants and legacies to the PCC are accounted ft)r as soon as the PCC Is notified of its legal entitlement, the amount due is quantifiable and it 15 received. Otherlncome Rental income from the lettin8 of church premises 15 recognised when the rental is receivable. Bank interest is recognised when credited. Resources used Gronts Grants and donations are accounted forwhen paid over li.e. a cheque is issued), or when awarded, if that award creates a binding obligation on the PCC. Actlvftles dlrertly reloting to rhe work olthe thurch The Diocesan Parish Contribution is accounted for when paid li.e. a cheque is issued). Ary Contribution unpaid at 31 December, but 15 intended to be paid. is provided for in these account5 as an operational (though not a legall liabillty and is shown as a creditor in the Balance Sheet. Flxed asséts Consecrutedpropertyandmoveable church Jurnishin95 Consecrated and beneficed property of any kind is excluded from the accounts under the provisions of the Charities Act 2011. Moveable church furnishings held by the Vicar and Churthwardens on special trust for the PCC. and which require a faculty for disposal, are accounted as inalienable property unle$5 consecrated. They are listed in the church's Inventory which can be inspected lat any reasonable timel. For inalienable property acquired prior to obout 1990 there is insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the accounts. Items acquired since l January 1990 have been capitalised in the accounts and are now being depreciated on a straight line basis over 10 years, their currently anticipated useful economic life. The railings and gates, having a much lon8er anticipated useful life, are bein8 depretiated on a straight line basis over 40 years. All expenditure incurred in the year on consecrated or beneficed buildings, or individual items under about £IOW, or on the repair of moveable church furnishings acquired before 1990, is written off. Otherfvtures fitting5 andoffice equlpment Equipment used within the church premises is depreciated on a straight Ilne basi5 over 5 years unless the decision is taken to not do so. Individual itemswith a purchase price of £IOOO or less are written off when the asset is acquired. Current assets Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 December in ￿SpeCt of fees, rents or other Income are shown as debtors, provided they are not considered to be irrecoverable. Parochial Church Council of St Andrew Countesthorpe Notes to The Financial statements For the Y•ar Ending 31 December 2021 INCOMING RESOURCES Unrn6trlcted Funds Restricted Funds 2021 2020 2{a) InGoming rpsources from donors Tax*fficienl giving Gift aided envelo￿5 Gift aided stsnding orders Gfft ￿"ded sin9le donations In¢ome tax recoverable Other giving Envelopes Irtol Gift Aided} standing Orders Inol Gift Aiijedl Single Donations {nol Grft Aided) Collections Cash collections 1,553 30,230 2,319 8,518 1.553 35,030 3.799 10,088 1.159 36.267 3,523 11,936 4,800 1.480 1.570 1,300 6,820 1,617 1,224 4,570 1,698 6,820 1,617 1,053 1,053 Collections for memorial tench- surplu$ Charity collections 371 438 54,219 371 438 62,Q69 63 61.295 7.850 2{b} Oth•r voluntary incomin9 r•sovrcos Legades Donalionslgrants for refurbishment Grants received for Bridge 1,CQO 425 250 250 250 250 1,425 Incoming resources fn)m operating 2{cl activities to further th& PCCS objects Fayres General Fund- Fundraising Bridge Fund- Fundraising Rainbow Shop tra¢Jing in¢ome Fees- weddings. fL*neTals etc Job Retention Scheme grants Contribuuons for use of Church 120 120 3,322 1,369 2,448 150 7,529 5.675 5,675 3,798 1,760 240 3,798 1,760 240 5.798 5,675 Incoming resources from operaJng 2{d} actNities to generate funds Contribuuons for use of Comerstone Contn'butions for use of Rainbow Shop Miscellaneous Income 16.1BO 330 83 16,593 16,180 330 11,714 165 124 12.003 16,593 21el Income from investments Bank Inlefest Rental Income from 1 Main Street 12,940 12,940 11.850 12,940 12.942 11.859 TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 89,550 13,777 103,327 94,111 Parochlal Church Council of St Andrew Countasthorpa Notes to The Financial statements For the Year Ending 31 Docember 2021 RESOURCES EXPENDEO Unrestri¢ttd Fund• Funds 2021 2020 31al C051s of gènerating funds Rainbow Shop purthases Fundraisin9 expenses 2.170 187 2.357 258 256 258 31bl Gfants Overgea9 mi$sN)ns Cfvers¢a8 relief agencies Horre missions Secular charities Other gTants'. P•&dlng PCC re roof 2SO 1.000 859 250 4,500 859 3.500 250 5,323 2,473 3,500 5.973 Aclivltles dirgdly r•latAng to tho ￿ of 21¢) the church Parish contributi￿ to Diocese Fees pa￿ to LDBF & Stall Clergy expenses Church runnir@ expenses 30,LXIO 2,854 328 326 833 1,706 25,631 InsuranGe Maintenance & MiKe11￿e￿ Donated items Upkwp of )¢￿1￿¢0 Worship Ine muste Rdated actNities Outreach inc Messy Chureh ChI￿reA & Youth groups B￿athe wethend away Adult Trnining mi$￿11¥ne0￿s expen8es Premises Management and deanir¥J Comerstone runnino expEn8es Utilitie5 Insurdn Mainl¢nonc* & Mls¢*llaneous 1 MBln St Nnniro eyperoe8 Utilities Insurance Office equipment Hyglene rtem5 and contract Maintenan¢• & Miscellanaous 7,706 25,631 1.796 50 115 1,365 521 152 342 1,365 521 152 342 115 103 8S7 674 8.133 674 8,133 7.800 1,269 1,715 1,334 1,269 1.715 1.334 1.621 1,781 777 1.885 777 1.885 1,857 1.079 1.079 Rental expense$lprofes$ion81 f Rainbow Shop expenses Garden devdoprnent 852 512 51 S12 51 Mis¢ellan80US 8xpen8es Diocesan Loan intere¥l Dep￿tIa￿on tsffixed assgts Leawnglrètirernent gits etc. N8w Rector adverti8err*nt Intervie￿e tra￿1 8xp8ns86 Grants rrom Youth Travel Fund 2,926 2,926 3.330 537 537 50 327 327 07,318 512 97,830 59.673 31dl Church management andadministration Office expgnse$- Printing. Phone etc Depreciation of office equipment 4,383 4,363 3,994 4,263 Parochial Church Council of St Andrew Countesthorpe Notss to The Financial statements For the Yoar Ending 31 Decembor 2021 4 FIXÉD ASSETS FOR USE BY THE PCC 1 Maln Strgot Ralllng$ and gales Total at valuatlon M 1 Janu¥g 2021 330,000 21,843 351.843 Al 31 December 2021 330,000 21843 351,843 DEPRECIATION At 1 January 2021 Charge tr the year Al 31 Déc*YTrbÈr 2021 546 546 NeT BOOK VALUE At 31 Dacember 2021 At 31 Dernmber 2020 330.OQJ ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND Flxed Curr•nt Currènt Liabllitl Long Tenn Llablllde UnMtrfct•d Funds G8n&ral Fund 351.297 10,885 124.304> 194,0001 243,878 351,297 10,885 94.000 243,878 R¢¥trl¢tèd Furnts Rainbow shop Youth Travd Fuftd Bridge Loan Fundfaising 2.832 1,793 10.483 15.108 1351) 2A81 10,483 14.757 351 351.297 124,655) I94.￿)) 258,635 6 TIIANSACTIONS WITH MEMBERS OF THE PCC AND RELATED PARTIES.. There havé baèn no rnatenal Iran5aGti¢n5 wth. or payments of expenses to, PCC Mam￿rS. 7 EMPLOYEE EMOLUmEP￿s Tola remuneraticfi forthe year. Administrator P￿mIseS Offit4r (Gross payl 8.133 The nurntr¢r of ernploye06 forthè y￿r￿S There wa8 no change in the year. N8ithèr ¢rnployee 18 8 member oftha PCC. Parochial Church Council of St Andrew Countssthorpe Indepondgnt oxaminern r•port to the Trusto•s of Parochial Church Councll of St Andrew Count•sthorp I réport to th8 trusla8s on my examination of the Parochial Church Council of St Andrew Counlesthorpe IPCCI for th8 year end8d 310￿mber 2021. ResponsltAiitles and basls of report As the charity trustees of the PCC. you are responsible for the yep8ration of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 I'the Act,). I rèport in respoct of my examination of the PCC'S accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination i have followed all th8 applicable Directions givon by th8 Charity Commission under section 145 (51 (bl of the Act. Indep8ndent examlnerfs Statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in Gonnection with the examination giving me cause lo believe that in any material respect.. accLxJnting records were not kept in re$￿Ct of the PCC a5 required by Section 130 of the Act.. or 2. the accounts do not accord with those rec£Jrds,' or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements con¢8ming the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities IA¢¢ounl$ and Rep￿5) Regulation$ 2008 other than any requirement that the acLounls give a 'lrue and fair viev/ vthith 1$ not a matlor ¢on$id•rod as p¥i of an ind&wndent examination I have no Cly￿MS and I have come acmss rn other matters in o)maction with the examination lo which attentic should be drawn in IPMS report in order to enable a proper uTrdersI￿dIng of the accounts to reached. Sign Name.. Susan Wyllie FCA Address.. 4 Mawby Clos8. Whetstong. LE8 6XA Date.. 26 April 2022