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2020-12-31-accounts

PARISH

OF

SOUTH CRAWLEY CHARITY REGISTERED NO: 1136132 ANNUAL REPORT

and

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

of the

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL for the year ended 31 December 2020

The Parish of South Crawley encompasses the churches of: St Mary, Wakehurst Drive, Southgate Holy Trinity, Titmus Drive, Tilgate Christ the Lord, Coachman's Drive, Broadfield all in the Borough of Crawley, in the County of West Sussex.

Parish Office address: St Mary's Rectory, Forester Road, Southgate, Crawley RH10 6EH

Independent Examiners: Alexandra Durrant, 10a/12a High Street, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3AW

Bankers: Barclays Bank, 90/92 High Street, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 1YF

CONTENTS

1. Annual Report for 2020 3
2. Review of the year 9
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Parishwide		 9
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St Mary's Church, Southgate		 10
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Christ the Lord Church		 11
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Holy Trinity Church		 12
3. Mission Action Plans 13
4. Fabric Reports 16
5. Financial Review 18
6. Independent Examiner’s Report 20
7. Financial Statements 21

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ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2020

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

The Parochial Church Council (PCC)

The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure.

The PCC has the responsibility of working with the Rector and whole staff team in seeking God's will for the parish and making decisions accordingly. Its purpose statement is that the PCC "is to be a body of prayer, facilitating the mission of each church."

Membership of the PCC is determined under the Church Representation Rules and consists of certain exofficio members (the clergy, the churchwardens and members of the Deanery, Diocesan or General Synods) and members of the church who are elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM).

The PCC is responsible for a wide range of matters affecting the parish, including compliance with health and safety and disability legislation and safeguarding. In their capacity as trustees, members of the PCC are responsible for the stewardship of funds and for the appropriate accounting and reporting of parish finances.

The PCC has registered with the Charity Commission as required by the Charities Act 2011. During the year, the following served as trustees of the PCC:

Officers

Officers
Name
Role & Responsibilities
Church
Date of Resignation
Tim Wilson
Rector
St Mary's
Howard Schnaar Team Vicar
Christ the Lord
Jill Alderton Associate Vicar
Holy Trinity
Gwilym Richards NSM
St Mary's
Neil Stewart
Parish Warden
Christ he Lord
Mark Hales
Parish Warden
St Mary’s
Angela Chamunda Deanery Synod Rep
St Mary’s
Neil Stewart
Deanery Synod Rep
Christ the Lord
Rob Wood
Deanery Synod Rep
Holy Trinity
Elected Trustees
Name
Retirement Year
Church
Date of Resignation

Francis Betch
2023
St Mary’s
Howard Bristow
2023
Holy Trinity
Wendy Courtenay
2022
Christ the Lord
Michael Elliott
2022
Holy Trinity
Jonathan Hope
2022
Christ the Lord
Erin Prosser-Wellburn
2021
St Mary’s
Peter Stroud
2021
Christ The Lord
Peter Wigglesworth
2022
St Mary's
Ashley Wood
2023
Holy Trinity

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When trustees are appointed they are provided with Trusteeship information from The Church of England (An Introduction for PCC Members), a copy of "Being a PCC Member" published by the Chichester Diocese, and Charity Commission Guidance (The essential trustee). Training courses provided by the Diocese are publicised and attendance encouraged.

Trustees' Responsibilities

Under the Charities Act 2011 the trustees are required to prepare a statement of accounts for each financial year which gives a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity at the end of the financial year and of the incoming resources and application of resources in the year. In preparing the statement, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity at that time and enable the trustees to ensure that any statement of accounts prepared by them complies with the regulations under section 132(1) of the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the charity's assets and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention of fraud and other irregularities. The trustees have considered the risks to which the charity is exposed and established systems to mitigate those risks.

Statement as to disclosure of information to independent examiners

So far as the trustees are aware, there is no relevant independent examination information of which the charity's independent examiners are unaware, and each trustee has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a trustee in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant independent examination information and to establish that the charity's independent examiners are aware of that information.

Independent Examiners

A resolution proposing that Alexandra Durrant chartered accountants be appointed as Independent Examiners of the charity will be put to the Annual Parochial Church meeting.

PCC Business

The PCC met four times during the year. Three of these meetings were via Zoom. The financial situation was reviewed at each PCC meeting, and the accounts for 2019 were approved and the budget for 2020 was adopted. Each meeting also considered news from around the parish and fabric matters. The Parish Safeguarding Policy was reviewed and adhered to, and staffing matters were considered as necessary.

PCC Standing Committee

This is the only committee required by law. It has the power to transact the business of the PCC between its meetings, subject to any directions given by the full PCC.

District Church Councils have been established in each church in the team to handle the affairs of those churches.

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Church Attendance

Attendance: There were 187 names recorded on the electoral roll in April 2020 . Electoral roll figures for the 3 churches of South Crawley parish are: St Mary’s 105, Holy Trinity 37 and Christ the Lord 45 . During 2020, the Covid 19 Pandemic hit the UK and from 22 March all churches had to close. All three of our churches began to produce online services. Although some limited services in church were allowed later in the year, it has been impossible to assess what our ‘Usual Sunday Attendance’ might be. We feel that it is likely to be higher (possibly considerably higher) than the usual attendance at live services. Similarly, our outreach activities had to close and therefore we are unable to give a figure this year for ‘Worshipping Community’. We look forward to welcoming old and new participants to our services and events as soon as we are allowed to open up fully again.

Risk Assessment

Risk assessments have been carried out in all the churches and will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.

Safeguarding

The Parish Safeguarding policy is reviewed annually by the PCC. The parish has registered with the Church's Child Protection Advisory Service. The Diocesan strategy ‘Simple Quality Protects’ has been put in place. Each church in the parish has appointed a Lead Recruiter to ensure that all those working with children and young people have the necessary checks. Angela Chamunda is the Safeguarding Officer for the parish. In line with recent requirements, we have ensured that a link to safeguarding information is on the front page of each church’s website.

Statement of Public Benefit

The trustees are aware of the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit and have had regard to it in their administration of the charity.

A primary role of the Parish is the promotion of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England

The Parish has 3 places of worship:

  1. St Mary, Wakehurst Drive, Southgate

  2. Holy Trinity, Titmus Drive, Tilgate

  3. Christ the Lord, Coachman's Drive, Broadfield

Each of the churches has adjoining halls and meeting rooms used for church and community activities.

Each church also has a number of sub-committees which enable the efficient running of the churches. These include building committees, leadership groups, and children's leaders’ meetings.

Each church also has a number of groups to which members belong to develop their faith. These include Bible Study and Prayer groups.

The many activities which the churches are involved in for the public benefit are listed under separate entries for each.

Statement of Public Benefit - St Mary's

The ways in which St Mary’s has offered Public Benefit has been considerably different in 2020 because of the Covid crisis. Many of our activities had to be suspended because of government restrictions. However, we were still able to serve the public in a wide variety of ways.

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We were unable to hold our regular Sunday Worship as social distancing meant that we could not accommodate the whole congregation, so we quickly developed an Online service, available every week. This is watched by the regular worshippers but also by others in Crawley and beyond.

As soon as it was allowed, we set up a new service at 3.00 on Sunday afternoons. This was Covid-safe, including the wearing of masks, social distancing and no singing, but was much appreciated by those who came. We were able to offer children’s work alongside this. During those times when we could hold no services in church at all, we offered a ‘Kids’ Zoom’ meeting.

We have been able to provide funeral services both in church and at the crematorium and a Memorial Service in November was appreciated by those who came.

We have offered online fellowship meetings weekly, and our home groups continue to keep in touch with each other either online, via Whatsapp or using the phone.

Our parish Lent course (2021) was via Zoom and in fact enabled more people to attend than would normally do so.

We have kept in touch with those who don’t have access to a computer by visiting and delivering a printed copy of our newsletter each week.

Although community groups which use our halls have been unable to meet, we have kept in touch with them and look forward to welcoming them back.

In the same way we have kept in touch with our schools, offering an online assembly, and at Christmas we were delighted to be able to deliver to older residents Christmas cards that the children had made.

Practical needs have increased in the town during the Crisis and a number of our members are very active in helping with the Crawley Foodbank Partnership, Oasis Crisis Pregnancy outreach, and Open House (working with the homeless.)

We were also able to deliver ‘Love Christmas’ parcels to those who needed them and to offer to do shopping regularly for those unable to get out.

We have continued to give financial support to the international work of TEAR Fund and Kids Alive, as well as supporting local organisations.

Statement of public benefit – Christ the Lord church, Broadfield

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Statement of Public Benefit - Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity strives to be the neighbourhood church for Tilgate. Whilst many activities have been curtailed by Covid 19, We have still sought to serve the community.

Resumption of face -to-face worship when permitted in the summer was delayed by the retirement of Rev Robert Edwards. A Covid-secure 9.00 a.m. service was started in October. This was joined by a newcomer to Crawley who was seeking friendship as well as a place of worship.

Our decision to close in January was taken out of consideration for the local community at a time when Covid infection rates were rising in Crawley. Our 9.00 am service was reinstated at Easter.

Our online Christmas Carol service took requests for carols from the wider community and was shared via the neighbourhood Facebook page.

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REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2020

Review of the year – Parishwide

Just like the rest of the country and the world, our parish was radically affected by the Covid pandemic in 2020. Although the year started off as normal with all activities thriving in all three of our churches, the nation was put into lockdown on 23 March and services were no longer allowed in our buildings. This took us by surprise – although the Coronavirus was becoming an issue in the early weeks of the year, none of us realised when we met for morning worship on 15 March that we would not be having normal services again for something like 15 months.

It was necessary to find an alternative way of holding worship and our clergy had to quickly learn how to prepare and record services for transmission online. This we managed to do, and almost immediately all three of our churches were able to switch to offering online worship via Youtube and Facebook. This has continued throughout the year and into 2021.

When restrictions allowed, we all opened up for a ‘Covid-secure’ Sunday service following the appropriate guidelines – sanitising stations, distancing, masks and no singing. Numbers were necessarily limited, and the main Sunday services continued to be the Online ones.

Very sadly, almost all our weekday activities as churches had to be suspended. However this gave the opportunity for involvement with other ways of reaching out. For example, some of our members continued or increased their work with the Crawley Foodbank Partnership, Open House, and Oasis Crisis Pregnancy outreach. We were able to get involved with the ‘Love Christmas’ scheme and distributed boxes of Christmas goodies to those who needed them.

We have sought as churches to provide emotional and practical support where possible. Offers of shopping, phone calls, and when allowed, visits, have helped hold our communities together as have the various Zoom meetings we offer.

An unfortunate consequence of the lockdown has been that we are unable to hire out our buildings and this has had a serious effect on the income of Holy Trinity in particular.

Because of the pandemic, Robert and Ann Edwards were obliged to postpone their retirement date. Eventually they were able to move in the summer and we record here our thanks to them both for their ministry in the parish and especially in Holy Trinity over 13 years.

Rev Jill Alderton was in place to take over the work as vicar of Holy Trinity. However Jill is unpaid and part-time, so it is particularly challenging for her to take over full responsibility for a church. Jill (and Mark) have risen to the challenge and we are immensely grateful for all the work and energy Jill is putting into her new role.

One effect of the lockdown is that we have worked together as a parish more closely. We have shared our online services on a number of occasions and the 2021 Lent course will see Holy Trinity and St Mary’s sharing resources. We expect to see these two churches working more closely together in the future.

As we begin to emerge from lockdown, we will find that the world has changed. We do not know whether everyone will return to Sunday worship, whether an online presence will remain vital, or whether we will still be able to run all the activities that were taking place pre-pandemic.

But we do know that Jesus Christ remains the same yesterday, today and forever, and we look to him to lead us into the future.

Tim Wilson

Team Rector

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Review of the year - St Mary's Southgate

As noted above under the Parishwide Review, 2020 was a very different and very challenging year for St Mary’s as it was for all of our churches and every church in the land.

Once the first lockdown had been imposed in March, we began to record services to be broadcast on Youtube and Facebook. It has been possible to include contributions from a wide range of people as different members each week provide the Bible reading and prayers. A large number of our congregation have been involved in this way, including many children. We have been blessed to have several musicians who have recorded songs for us and this has enhanced our worship considerably. Our organist Malcolm Hawke provides us with a voluntary to end each service.

The service is followed by a Zoom fellowship meeting and it has been good for a number of us to get together in this way.

When the first lockdown was lifted, we were able to inaugurate a service at 3.00 on Sunday afternoons. This had to follow Covid rules and be ‘distanced’, with the wearing of facemasks compulsory and no singing allowed. However, our organist was able play a hymn each week as we followed the words silently! It was not possible for us to accommodate the whole congregation in this way, so our main service has remained the Online one throughout the year and into 2021.

In the second lockdown in November the 3.00 service had to be suspended again, but in December we were able to hold our Light Service for Advent and also our Carol Service live. We also held a live Memorial Service in October.

We had a live 9.00 am service on Christmas Day but once again the main service was online.

In the third lockdown we were technically able to still open for services but in view of the rapidly rising number of cases in Crawley and the transmissibility of the new variant of the virus, we took the decision to suspend those services again. We look forward to resuming our 3.00 service on Easter Day and all being well our 10.30 service on 27 June 2021.

The hardest thing about this year has been that we have had to suspend all of our weekday activities and outreaches. We have done our best to keep in touch with Waddler families and Gate café patrons. We have also delivered copies of the ‘Family Matters’ newssheet to those who are unable to receive it online. Still, we are aware that we have lost touch with some of our fringe members and we look forward very much to re-starting many of our activities and to re-establishing those contacts.

We are aware though, that not everything will be the same when we get back and we will need to discern carefully and prayerfully where God wants to lead us in our future ministry.

Rev Tim Wilson

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Review of the year – Christ the Lord.

Like for most churches 2020 has been a difficult year for us due to the Pandemic. It was heart wrenching in many ways not to be able to meet in the church together for public worship. This launched us into a steep learning curve with social media and technology. Learning how to run at WhatsApp group and developing a Facebook group and of course making videos, editing, putting church services together online and spending hours on Zoom app. 2020 was meant to be a key year for CtL as we were going to celebrate 40 years in the church and had many plans which we could not proceed with.

Putting aside my hesitations about social media and technology I recognise that an online presence is something that we stay with CtL and it will be interesting to see how this unfolds as we come out of lockdown.

Despite the restrictions we have faced in 2020 we have had some wonderful encouragements at CtL. We can give thanks to God for the development of our Zoom Sunday Kids Club. Wendy Courtenay and Jonathan Hope have worked hard in offering fun packed, exciting sessions and with a clear Christian teaching week after week. Both parents and children have clearly expressed how they have valued this worthwhile club. Thankfully, as a church we have been able to provided activity kits to the families which have been delivered at various times containing the arts and crafts materials needed for the sessions. What has been an added bonus to us is that when some children are outside of Broadfield visiting their other parent they are still able to join in with the sessions on their android tablet. I would like to express my thanks to Wendy Courtenay and Jonathan Hope for their commitment, planning and hard work to running this fantastic club!

Zoom app has made is possible to have prayer meetings on a Monday and Thursday evenings. Before the pandemic I never imagined we would have had a church prayer meeting twice a week. It has been an encouragement to me and also a great way to connect with each other. Keeping connected has been a focus for 2020. This has happened by Zoom app, letter writing, ‘phone calls, social media and online services. Many of us have seen more each other despite being over a computer screen. Some have valued our midweek quiz evening, which was really just an excuse to talk to each other and share our news. It has been a real shame not to connect with many of our fringe members and contacts through our toddler groups or Wellbeing lunch club.

I must thank Mrs Juliette Williams (BA, RGN) our Parish Nurse for Broadfield. During 2020 Juliette has been outstanding in the professional care she has offered to many in Broadfield. In 2020 Anxiety, depression, loneliness, boredom and other health related problems have been huge in Broadfield. Juliette has worked relentlessly offering support, health education, advice and signposting to offer services and referrals to other professionals. It is important that we find future funding for this key work and see it develop in the future. I am sure many will join me in expressing gratitude to Juliette for all the hard work and compassion she has showed in carrying out the Parish Nursing Ministry in Broadfield.

In closing I would like to thank Mrs Deirdre Schnaar, licensed Reader, for her huge support in working with me in putting together the online church services and offering pastoral support to members of CtL. I would also like thank to members of CtL who have offered support, care and shown patience at times and I look forward to our work post lockdown in the partnership of the gospel.

Rev Howard Schnaar

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Review of the year – Holy Trinity

The start of 2020 was ‘business as usual’ for Holy Trinity with two services each Sunday, monthly Messy Church, monthly Sunday breakfast and hosting the weekly Parish mid-week communion. The church hall was booked up by various community groups and one or two other groups used the church lounge to meet.

A morning of prayer for vision was held for the church.

Robert Edwards announced his intention to retire in May, and then deferred it when lockdown made moving impossible. He was eventually able to retire at the end of July and to move in August.

In mid-March, with the start of Lockdown, worship was moved onto YouTube with a weekly recorded service. Messy Church also moved onto YouTube with an activity sheet sent out by email. As the poster outside the building said: the ‘The church building is closed but the Church is still open”.

The church family continued to communicate and support one another by telephone and through an email group which gave space for sharing encouragement, news and prayer requests. Many people learned to use Zoom for a chat with one another over coffee after the Sunday morning service. Instead of meeting for prayer on Saturdays, suggested readings and prayer points are emailed to the church group email for people to use at home.

With Robert’s retirement, Rev. Jill Alderton (Associate Vicar to the South Crawley Parish) took on the role of Team Vicar. This has enabled a smooth transition, with no vacancy.

Online services and Messy Church have continued as have the Sunday Zoom meetings. The latter having developed to include a time for prayer. With services being public on YouTube, prayers have to be fairly general. The Zoom meeting gives an opportunity to pray together specifically for more personal needs. Jill made increasing use of the Tilgate Residents Facebook page to publicise Church events, such as the online carol service. John Rodgers, Andy Dean and Mark Alderton continued to preach (recorded) for Sunday services and members of the congregation have recorded prayers and readings, keeping the sense that these are ‘our’ services.

With the transition from Robert to Jill in July-August, Holy Trinity did not re-open a face-to-face service in the building until October at 9.00 a.m., and again in December after the November lockdown. In January we decided, to close again, in line with the rest of the Parish, out of concern for the wellbeing of our worshippers and our neighbours in the face of rising infection rates and a more highly transmissible variant of Covid. Those who chose to attend valued the sense of corporate worship, albeit behind masks and 2 metres apart. Others found the lack of singing and mingling uncomfortable and preferred to engage online. We were able to hold a communion service in church on Christmas morning.

The hall reopened to one hirer in September and closed again in November.

Our cleaners have been very accommodating about going on and off furlough and shifting their cleaning days to allow 72 hours after gatherings in either the hall or the church before they cleaned.

The building has presented its challenges in 2020 with the demise of the wooden cross on the spire (swiftly removed in July) and a leaky roof in September-October. The spire is also in serious need of renovation. With a part-time vicar and some contractors on furlough, progress on sorting these has been slow.

With a high proportion of the congregation having now had at least one dose of vaccine, we look forward to gradually resuming face-to-face worship and seeking God’s guidance as to how we, the church, can serve our local community in 2021.

Rev Jill Alderton

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OBJECTIVES AND MISSION ACTION PLANS

The primary objective of South Crawley PCC is the promotion of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England. Each individual church agrees a Mission Action plan to summarise their objectives for each year. Mission Action plans for each individual church are part of the Annual Report.

Mission Action Plan 2021 - St Mary's Church, Southgate

Review of 2020

The Covid-19 Pandemic and the various restrictions and lockdowns meant that our MAP for 2020 had to be abandoned. Very few of the anticipated events and services were possible.

However, we quickly re-grouped and put our efforts into:

  1. The Online service. This became our main service and main form of outreach. Although it is hard to get accurate figures, we are aware of some people outside our usual congregation both in Crawley and further afield are watching the service on a regular basis.

  2. The 3.00 service. Once the first lockdown was lifted we were able to inaugurate a ‘Covid-safe’ Sunday afternoon service. In spite of the restrictions, of which not being able to sing was the worst, this still proved a popular service with a number of people. We ran children’s work alongside this service. We held an Advent Service of Light and a Carol Service in this 3.00 slot.

  3. Pastoral care. We offered shopping services to those who needed it and are grateful to those who have provided for this need over what has turned out to be a long period of time. We also delivered the weekly notice sheet to those who are unable to receive it electronically and keep in touch with our older members by phone.

  4. Weekday Morning Prayer continued via Zoom.

  5. Some of the home groups continued to meet virtually; others kept in touch via Whatsapp and phone.

  6. A number of our members are heavily involved in the work done by the Crawley Foodbank Partnership, Open House and Oasis.

  7. Work on fixing the leaking (new) roof was sadly delayed because of Covid, but some progress is now being made.

Plans for 2021

At the time of writing, (March 2021) we are still in a full lockdown situation and our mission must remain as described above. However we look forward to re-starting our 3.00 service on Easter Day and all being well to having our ‘normal’ Sunday services back by the end of June.

The following matters will need to be addressed:

  1. Live and Online? We intend to make our Sunday services available online. This is likely to be a recording of the live service rather than live-streaming.

  2. Re-starting activities. We are very aware that some of our volunteers will need to step down and not return to their roles after lockdown. This will entail a re-structuring of many of our outreach activities. We will prayerfully assess our priorities. We may have to do less, but we can do it better if we allow ourselves to be led by God.

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  1. Circumstances have caused St Mary’s to work more closely with Holy Trinity over the past year. We look forward to this closer relationship continuing.

  2. We will continue to address building issues, both rectifying inadequate recent work and commissioning new work.

  3. We will address financial matters and work towards St Mary’s covering the whole of its parish share.

Mission Action Plan 2021 - Christ the Lord, Broadfield

During lockdown due to the pandemic our Mission focus became:

Post lockdown we plan:

Mission Action Plan 2020 - Holy Trinity Church, Tilgate

2020 Review:

A Morning of Prayer seeking God’s vision for Holy Trinity took place before the first lockdown of 2020.

Plans for specific actions had to be relinquished due to the Covid pandemic and lockdown restrictions.

Despite all the restrictions, we have continued to give financial and practical support to local and international mission organisations.

YouTube has probably made our Church services more accessible to the local community than previously.

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We have sought to remain engaged with the local community through personal (distanced) contact and through the Tilgate Residents Facebook page. Several members have used their daily exercise to prayer walk around the neighbourhood, consciously welcoming God’s presence and acknowledging His Lordship.

We have maintained a display of God’s word, with an open Bible, battery candle and floral arrangement, renewed each week, inside the glass front door of the church. For Advent, displays were placed in the hall windows. Displays intended to lift spirits of passers-by and give the message that the church is still alive.

2021

Plans are still hard to make but we will be looking to:

Above all, we plan to remain attentive to God’s voice, seeking His direction as we move out of lockdown and seek to serve Him in Tilgate. We will be prayerfully holding the ideas that came from the vision morning as we gradually begin to plan ahead.

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FABRIC REPORTS

Fabric Report - St Mary's Southgate Church

Not surprisingly, work on the building has been severely affected this year by the Covid crisis.

We reported last year that in spite of new roof and new windows, water was still coming into the building in both the hall and church areas. A visit from the builders Caldera planned for March 2020 was cancelled due to Covid a later date was also put on hold. We eventually got people on site in early 2021 and some work was done repairing mastic on the clerestory windows. Sadly this has not proved effective.

There is a particularly bad leak in the hall, which resulted in a section of plaster falling off. At the time of writing, remedial work to the roof in this area is pending. We are also concerned about inadequate guttering. We need to get these issues sorted out before we can move on with other aspects of renewing the building.

Rev Tim Wilson

Fabric Report - St Mary's Rectory

The replacement of the kitchen which was due to happen in Spring 2020 has been put on hold owing to the financial crisis in the diocese occasioned by the pandemic. The work may now be done in 2022.

Similarly no work has been done on replacing a section of the roof. It seems watertight and squirrel-proof at the moment.

Some essential work was done on the shower and two sets of taps were replaced.

Fabric Report – Christ the Lord

Following the successful installation of the new lighting during 2019 we looked forward to our next planned project to replace the entrance door and the windows in the church, office, and quiet room.

We had obtained some funding towards the end of 2019 and during 2020, with the help of our fund raiser, we were fortunate to receive the remaining funding to allow us to proceed with the project.

We are once again extremely grateful to the various organisations who provided this funding.

Unfortunately, due to the COVID situation of the past few months we have not been able to proceed with the work. Our chosen installation company has suffered with employees having to isolate and consequently has fallen behind with its work schedule. Several start dates have been missed.

As I write, I am expecting to hear when a start can be made on the work, and hopefully by the time this is read, a start will have been made.

At the beginning of 2020 we were awarded funding from the Longley Trust, this was used towards the purchase of a replacement water heater and equipment for the Monday Munch Wellbeing Café.

Further plans, subject to funding, are to renovate the kitchenette, improve the lighting in the quiet room and the office and to decorate the office following the window installation.

Peter Stroud – CtL Treasurer

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Fabric Report - Christ the Lord Vicarage (21 Anglesey Close)

During 2020 not much work has been undertaken on Broadfield Vicarage, but the general condition is fair. Apart from the annual gas/boiler safety check the only works carried out were plumbing. This involved the replacement of the kitchen sink tap and ball-valve in the loft water tank due to water coming out of the overflow pipe. All the work was carried out professionally.

Rev Howard Schnaar

Fabric Report - Holy Trinity

Fabric Report - Holy Trinity House

With Robert and Ann Edwards’ departure in August 2020, responsibility for the vicarage reverted to the Diocese.

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FINANCIAL REVIEW 2020

The financial statements

These are the statutory financial statements for the whole parish, bringing together the results for each church and the central PCC funds. The law largely prescribes the format, in particular the separate accounting for unrestricted funds, available for any purpose, and restricted funds which must be used for a specific purpose (Note 1B to the financial statements).

Each church has its own bank account and financial records, and pays monthly contributions to the central PCC account. That account pays the diocesan contribution, parish administrator and parish office costs, other clergyrelated costs and parish governance costs.

The PCC is most grateful to all the church members for their gifts of money and time that enable us to fulfil our Mission Action Plans.

Review of 2020

Unrestricted Funds

The combined results for the three Churches plus the Parish Office were:

Income: £152,020: a decrease of £25,326 compared to 2019 (£177,346) Expenses: £150,166: a decrease of £24,210 compared to 2019 (£174,376). Surplus: £1,854 (2019: £2,970).

Both income and expenditure total were affected by the covid-19 lockdown. However, the most significant shortfall in income was from lettings which were £15,000 below budget. Expenditure in all categories except one was below budget, mainly as a result of reduced activities, but also because of making such other economies as were possible. The one item of expenditure that was at the budgeted level was the Diocesan Contribution.

Added to the surplus on normal activities is the gain on investments which was £33,739 and which resulted in an increase in Unrestricted Funds of £35,593. (see Note 11 and Investment Policy, below)

Restricted Funds

The total of restricted funds increased by £28,149 in 2020 and stood at £105,917 at the year-end. Note 6 to the accounts provides details of the major building works undertaken in 2020 and Note 13 details of the movements of the most significant restricted and designated funds.

Contribution to the Diocese

The contribution from the parish was £101,864 (£2019:£101,854). Income from the Arnold Trust which pays for a part of our contribution was £12,912.

Balance Sheet and Reserves

Our net assets on the balance sheet increased by £63,742 to £331,337 (2019: £267,596). Half of this increase is accounted for by the gain on investments (see below), the major part of the other half being the increase in restricted funds. We aim to hold sufficient uncommitted liquid reserves for the parish as a whole to meet six months’ normal running costs, and for each church and the central PCC fund to meet four months normal running costs, in case of emergencies or unexpected decreases in income. As at 31 December 2020 the parish as a whole had uncommitted reserves of 17.4 months (2019: 13.0 months). Only Christ the Lord (2.4 months) was unable to reach the target of 4 months.

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Investment Policy

Funds are held in immediate access deposits with Barclays Bank and the CBF Church of England Investment Fund. Interest received in the year from the bank accounts was £162 (2019: £530) which reflects the low rates of interest available for cash funds. In February 2019 the PCC invested £60,000 in equal amounts of shares in two CBF Church of England Investment Funds. In March 2020 St. Mary’s added £30,000 to each so that at 31 December 2020 the PCC has invested £120,000: £60,000 on its own account and £60,000 on behalf of St. Mary’s.

The investments are realisable in whole or in part without delay and so form part of our liquid reserves. As at 31 December 2020 their market value was £162,496 which was an increase in value in the financial year of £33,739. This appears in the Statement of Financial Activities under "Gains/(Losses) on investments". Note 1(G) explains the accounting policy for investments of this kind.

Outlook for 2021

Despite the uncertain economic outlook, the PCC pledged to maintain its contribution to the diocese for 2020 at the same level as the previous, and that pledge was fulfilled. In determining the budget for 2021 the plan was to repeat that pledge. As a result, the adopted budget for 2021 shows a deficit of £17,400, with the three churches and the central PCC account all showing deficits.

The experience of lockdown in 2020 has shown that pledged giving will be little affected. However unplanned giving at services will fall and we cannot rely in the budget on the significant extra gifts that have improved the results of previous years. Neither is it yet clear when and to what extent, lettings will resume. Finally, income from the Arnold Trust will be reduced by £3,600. Therefore we estimate that total income is likely to be £8,500 lower than in 2020.

There will continue to be some savings in running expenses but their effect will be minimal and there will be additional expenses relating to building work at Holy Trinity which will exacerbate the deficit caused by the loss of income from lettings.

In sum, the predicted budget deficit of £17,400 will enable the PCC to continue playing it part to support the wider work of the Diocese at the cost of drawing on its reserves. The PCC will continue to review the financial situation as the year unfolds and hopes that, as in previous years, it’s deficit predictions will prove unfounded. However, with unrestricted reserves standing at £210,815 at the end of 2020 the trustees have concluded that there are no material uncertainties about the PCC’s ability to continue as a going concern.

On behalf of the PCC, I would like to thank the church treasurers and all those who help in any way in the processes that result in the preparation of the financial records.

Thanks are also due to the staff of Alexandra Durrant for the finalisation of the accounts and for the independent examination.

Peter Wigglesworth April 2021

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE PCC OF SOUTH CRAWLEY

I report on the financial statements of the Parochial Church Council of South Crawley for the year ended 31 December 2020, which are set out on pages 21 to 33.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility

Basis of independent examiner's report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the financial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the financial statements present a true and fair view, and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.

Alexandra Durrant FCA 10a/12a High Street East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 3AW

22 April 2021

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the year ended 31 December 2020

Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
Funds
Note
2020
2020
2020
2019
Total		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
Funds
Note
2020
2020
2020
2019
Total
INCOME FROM:
Donations and legacies
2
Church activities
2
Other fund-raising activities
2
Investments
2
Total incoming resources
EXPENDITURE ON:
Raising funds
3
Church activities
3
Other
3
Total resources used
Gains/(losses) on investments
11
Net income/(expenditure)
Transfers between funds
Net movement on funds
Balances brought forward at 1 January 2020
Balances carried forward at 31 December 2020		 £
£
£
£
note 17
146,391
52,883199,274
236,011
1,429
340
1,769
8,777
4,038
100
4,138
21,790
162
0
162
530
152,020
53,323205,343
267,108
838
0
838
768
144,888
25,174170,062
283,401
4,440
0
4,440
4,440
150,166
25,174175,340
288,609
33,739
0
33,739
8,757
35,593
28,149
63,742
(12,744)
0
0
0
0
35,593
28,149
63,742
(12,744)
189,827
77,768267,595
280,339
225,420
105,917331,337
267,595

Explanation : This is the summarised 2020 "history". Incoming resources (income) add to the net assets owned by the parish. Resources used (expenses) reduce them. These figures are on the accruals basis: that is, they include amounts earned or due for 2020, even if not paid by the year end.

Some transactions do not change net assets. For example, paying off a loan reduces both cash (an asset) and the outstanding loan (a liability). Buying a fixed asset (such as new equipment) changes one asset (cash) for another (the equipment), whose value is then written off as an expense (depreciation).

Brackets indicate negative figures.

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PCC of South Crawley 2020 Financial Review and Finanaaj Statemthtts BALANCE SHE at 31 December 2020 Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds 2020 2020 Totsl FufKIs 2020 Totol Funds 2019 Note ￿￿ed Assets Equipment 3.149 3,149 2.537 Current Assets Stock Debtors. prepayments. accrued income Investments Cash on short tem deposit Cash at bank and on hand io li 7.088 162.496 13.059 44,673 227.716 10.632 17,no 162A96 67,616 98,IDI 346333 10,728 68.757 77,500 113,672 270.657 54,557 53.428 118,617 Current Liabilities Creditors due within one year. accrued expenses. deferred income Net cuffent assets 12 {5.445} 222.271 {12.7(K)I 105.917 118,145) f5,5991 328.188 265,058 Total assets less currentliabilities 225.420 105,917 331,337 267.595 NET ASSETS 225.420 105.917 331.337 267.595 Unrestrirted Funds Designated Funds General Funds 11280 214.140 225.420 11,280 214,140 225A20 105,917 331,337 10.466 179,361 189.827 77.768 267.595 Restricted Fund5 TOTAL FUNDS 105.917 105.917 225.420 Explonots"on." this is thef1nortiol.sno￿hot.ot the end of the yeor. Showing the parish's 055ets and liobilities on 31 December, splitbetween unrestiirtedand restnctedfvnds. It does not include voluesforchurch building5.- Note l explains why. Approved by the Porochiol Church Counul on 21 Apnl 2021 andsignedon ts behoff by." Rev fimothy Wilson {Chairman) Peter Wiggleswort (Treasurer) Notes I to 16 on pages 22 to 31 forni part of these financial statements

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NOTE 1 - ACCOUNTING POLICIES

A Accounting convention

We have prepared the financial statements in accordance with law (the Church Accounting Regulations 2006), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), and Charities SORP (FRS 102) - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102)). We have prepared them on the accruals basis and under the historical cost convention, as modified by the revaluation of fixed assets.

The PCC is an unincorporated charity which meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the PCC’s ability to continue as a going concern. This assessment takes into account the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak, and the trustees' reasons for coming to this conclusion are explained in the Trustees' Annual Report.

The trustees do not consider that they have made any material judgements in applying the charity's accounting policies, nor that there is any material estimation uncertainty that is likely to affect the carrying values of assets or within the next reporting period.

B Funds held by the PCC

Unrestricted funds - general funds which the PCC can use for its ordinary purposes. Designated funds are monies set aside by the PCC out of unrestricted funds for specific future purposes or projects. Uncommitted reserves are the unrestricted funds which are not invested in parish fixed assets (Note 15), and not designated for specific purposes.

Restricted funds - in this parish, donations or grants received for a specific purpose. The PCC can only use those funds for that purpose, unless the donor agrees another purpose. Any balance unspent at the end of the year is carried forward as a balance on that fund. Note 13 details the main restricted funds.

C Incoming resources

Incoming resources are accounted for gross (that is, not netting off related costs). Collections, planned giving and other donations are recognised when received.

Tax refunds on gift aid donations are recognised when the income is recognised (even though received later). Grants and legacies are recognised when the PCC is legally entitled to the amount due (and can quantify it). Interest is accounted for as it accrues. Other income is recognised when it is receivable.

D Resources used

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when there is a binding obligation on the PCC. Other resources used are stated gross and accounted for on an accruals basis.

Pension contributions: The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme through NEST. The pension charge represents the amounts payable to NEST during the year.

E Fixed assets

Under Charities Act 2011 section 10(2), the financial statements do not include consecrated and beneficed property such as the church buildings, the rectory and the vicarages. We write off the costs of work on such property as an expense in the year it is incurred. Note 6 gives details of major projects.

The financial statements include other furnishings, fittings and other equipment as fixed assets if they cost over £500 or are part of a set costing over £1,000. We then write off the cost over five years, or 20 years for particularly long-life assets (see Note 9). This depreciation charge more fairly spreads the cost of expensive items over the period of use. Old assets bought before 1988 are not included in the financial statements.

Assets purchased out of restricted funds are not normally themselves restricted (ie they can be used for any purpose of the church). The purchase therefore gives rise to a transfer between restricted and unrestricted funds (Note 13). However, the assets remain restricted if they have to be used for a particular purpose.

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NOTE 1 - ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

F Current assets

Amounts owing to the PCC for rents, fees or other income are shown as debtors less provision for amounts that may prove uncollectible.

G Financial instruments

A financial instrument is a contract that gives rise to a financial asset of one entity and a financial liability or equity instrument of another entity. The following financial instruments are included in the PCC's balance sheet: Short-term deposits including cash held on deposit with Central Board of Finance Church of England, or Charities Aid Foundation, or banks.

These are initially recognised and subsequently measured at face value.

Investment funds comprising listed investments, managed by CCLA

These are initially recognised at cost, and subsequently measured at market value, provided by CCLA on their statements, or as published on their website.

Net gains or losses on investments are taken to the SOFA.

The investments are realisable in whole or in part without delay and so form part of the charity's liquid reserves, and are shown in the balance sheet as part of current assets.

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NOTE 2 - INCOME

Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
Funds
2020
2020
2020
2019
Donations and legacies
Tax-efficient planned giving
Other planned giving
Unplanned giving at services
Other unplanned giving
Gift Aid tax refunds
Income from gifts and donations
Recurrent grants (see below)
One-off grants (see below)
Grants and legacies
Total donations and legacies
Church activities
Church/hall rental to church-related hirers
Fees
Bookstalls and office services
Cafe and coffee shop income
Church events, youth clubs etc for which
charges were made
Other fund-raising activities
Church/hall rental to non-church hirers
Other
Income from investments
Interest on deposit accounts
Total incoming resources		 £
£
£
£
92,305
22,025
114,330
120,488
12,325
1,525
13,850
25,987
2,706
698
3,404
11,146
12,222
2,034
14,256
8,904
25,589
5,939
31,528
34,049
145,147
32,221
177,368
200,574
0
12,912
12,912
12,219
1,244
7,750
8,994
23,218
1,244
20,662
21,906
35,437
146,391
52,883
199,274
236,011
0
0
0
60
738
0
738
2,144
80
0
80
1,341
509
0
509
2,213
102
340
442
3,019
1,429
340
1,769
8,777
3,972
0
3,972
20,563
66
100
166
1,227
4,038
100
4,138
21,790
162
0
162
530
152,020
53,323
205,343
267,108

During the year, the PCC took advantage of the Coronavirus Job Rentention Scheme (furlough). Grants of £1,244 were received through this.

The PCC is very grateful for the following grants of £1,000 or more received during 2020. See also Note 14.

Christ the Lord £
Allchurches Trust 2,250
Community Trust 10,000
Congregational & General Charitable Trust 2,700
Gatwick Airport Community Trust 1,800
St John's Church Crawley 3,000
Donations include £30,215 given by the Trustees

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NOTE 3 - EXPENDITURE

Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
Funds
2020
2020
2020
2019
Raising funds
Obtaining grant and other funding (Note 7)
Church activities
Missionary and charitable grants
(Note 4)
Overseas mission
Christian relief and development
Home mission and church societies
Secular charities and relief of the poor
Ministry costs
Diocesan contribution (Notes 5, 14)
Clergy housing
Other clergy/ministry costs
Parish nurse (Christ the Lord)
Other church activity costs
Building running and maintenance, small
value furnishings and equipment
Building works over £500 (Note 6)
Equipment and furnishings costing over £500
(including depreciation of £1,600 - Note 9)
Services and worship
Evangelism, education and training
Bookstall and office service costs
Church event and clubs costs
Central office support
Total church activities
Other
Independent examination & related costs
(Note 7)
Total resources used		 £
£
£
£
838
0
838
768
2,265
3,300
5,565
6,117
3,480
150
3,630
3,822
3,165
0
3,165
3,408
1,215
0
1,215
1,610
10,125
3,450
13,575
14,957
88,942
12,912
101,854
101,864
5,583
0
5,583
6,636
1,327
0
1,327
2,788
0
6,419
6,419
6,013
95,852
19,331
115,183
117,301
19,332
0
19,332
26,711
2,141
0
2,141
96,385
2,245
0
2,245
1,050
1,654
522
2,176
4,113
1,175
0
1,175
1,286
762
0
762
950
918
1,871
2,789
5,984
10,684
0
10,684
14,664
38,911
2,393
41,304
151,143
144,888
25,174
170,062
283,401
4,440
0
4,440
4,440
150,166
25,174
175,340
288,609

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NOTE 4 - MISSIONARY AND CHARITABLE GRANTS

The parish provides long-term support to certain missionaries with parish links. The individual church congregations select other recipients for giving on five "giving Sundays" held by each church. In addition, St Mary's gives one tenth of most Building fund donations to Kids Alive International (note 13).

The following received £1,000 or more in 2020: 2020 2019
£ £
Church Pastoral Aid Society (CPAS) - St Mary's & Holy Trinity 2,265 2,338
Easter Team - St Mary's & Holy Trinity 1,215 1,285
Kids Alive International - St Mary's 4,800 5,000
TEAR Fund - relief and development - St Mary's & Christ the Lord 1,650 1,602

NOTE 5 - DIOCESAN CONTRIBUTION

In 2020 the parish pledged and paid £101,854 (2019: £101,864) to the diocese (Note 3), plus clergy fees assigned to the diocese of £1,753 (2019: £2,845). These contributions enable the diocese to pay for the cost of clergy stipends, pensions and housing; diocese training, ministry support and parish support services; and national church costs.

NOTE 6 - BUILDING WORKS

NOTE 6 - BUILDING WORKS
Building works - major repairs, improvements and new building 2020
£
Holy Trinity:
Repairs to lounge boiler
Spire
Faculty fee for stained glass window
Total (Note 3)		 594
1,245
302
2,141
2,141

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NOTE 7 - NON-APPORTIONED COSTS

1) Costs of fund-raising activities appear to be very low since the principle costs are building running costs and staff time, and there is no straightforward way to apportion these costs to "trading" fund-raising activities such as earning rental income from external organisations.

2) For the same reason the financial statements do not separately identify costs for cafe and coffee shop activities, undertaken as part of the church's outreach (rather than to raise funds).

3) Other costs are for independent examination and preparation of the accounts. Total fees paid to the independent examiner comprise:

Total fees paid to the independent examiner comprise:
2020 2019
£ £
Independent examination (£1,850 plus VAT) 2,220 2,220
Other fees 2,707 2,784
(prepare accounts, payroll, corporation tax return)

NOTE 8 - STAFF COSTS AND OTHER PAYMENTS AND BENEFITS

In 2020 the parish paid £16,427 in salaries and wages (2019: £18,454), with no employer's National Insurance (2019: £Nil) or pension contributions (2019: £Nil). The average number of employees was 3 (2019: 4)

No employee was paid more than £60,000.

No PCC members were paid any remuneration for their services as PCC members. There were transactions with PCC members or those closely connected with them as follows:

Expenses: Under diocese guidelines, parish bodies paid work expenses of the three clergy PCC members, totalling £1,327 (2019: £2,158). The main expenses were travel, phone rental and broadband access, computer running costs, resource materials (e.g. books), training courses and occasional entertainment/hospitality. In addition, the PCC paid certain clergy housing costs (mainly council tax, water rates) totalling £5,583 (2019: £6,636), again under normal Church of England practice

NOTE 9 - FIXED ASSETS

NOTE 9 - FIXED ASSETS
Gross
Net Book
Book Value
Depreciation
Value
£
£
£
Furnishings and equipment
At 1 January 2020
Additions
Depreciation charge in year (Note 3)
At 31 December 2020		 70,882
(68,345)
2,537
2,212
2,212
(1,600)
(1,600)
73,094
(69,945)
3,149

See Note 1 for assets not included in the accounts, and depreciation policies.

The PCC has a beneficial interest in the Holy Trinity church site and vicarage (legal title is held by the diocese). We have not valued this land because covenants require the diocese and PCC to use this land only for the church and vicarage, and there is no prospect of any other use or of the PCC realising any value from it. Valuation would be costly and of no benefit to readers of the accounts.

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NOTE 10 - DEBTORS, PREPAYMENTS AND ACCRUED INCOME

NOTE 10 - DEBTORS, PREPAYMENTS AND ACCRUED INCOME
2020
2019
£
£
Debtors for goods or services supplied by the PCC
Other debtors
Prepayments of future year expenses
Accrued income (income tax refunds due on donations in year)
Total
NOTE 11 - INVESTMENTS		 0
1,761
259
0
8,982
747
8,479
8,220
17,720
10,728
Listed investments
At 1 January 2020
Investments purchased - cost
Revalued - market value
At 31 December 2020
NOTE 12 - CREDITORS		 £
68,757
60,000
33,739
162,496
2020
2019
£
£
Creditors due within one year
Creditors for goods and services
Accrued expenses (2020 costs not ascertained at year-end)		 660
494
17,485
5,105
18,145
5,599

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NOTE 13 - RESTRICTED AND DESGINATED FUNDS

The following table includes restricted funds with over £2,000 balance at 31 December 2020, or with 2020 income of over £4,000.

2020 income of over £4,000.
Balance at Fund Fund Transfers Balance at
Major restricted funds 1 Jan 2020 Income Outgoings 31 Dec 2020
£ £ £ £ £
Central PCC: Arnold Bequest 0 12,912 (12,912) 0 0
(Note 14)
St Mary's: Building Fund 53,960 24,319 0 0 78,279
St Mary's: Building Tithe (Note 4) 2,351 2,702 (3,300) 0 1,753
St Mary's: Messy Church 1,774 781 (457) 2,098
St Mary's: Waddlers 2,905 671 (794) 0 2,782
Holy Trinity: Building Fund 4,685 480 0 0 5,165
Holy Trinity: Music Fund 2,236 842 0 0 3,078
Christ the Lord: Children 2,283 0 (54) 0 2,229
Christ the Lord: Lighting & windows 1,608 4,050 0 0 5,658
Christ the Lord: Parish Nurse 4,442 4,567 (6,420) 0 2,589

Fund assets were entirely cash and accrued gift aid

St Mary's: The Building Fund was built up for church redevelopment (Note 6). 10% of donations are tithed (Note 4). The Waddlers fund supports the Waddlers toddler group, and the Messy Church fund supports Messy Church, an informal service for families. Both have been suspended since March 2020 due to the coronavirus restrictions. These are expected to resume as soon as it is safe to do so, at which point expenditure will increase and the fund balances will reduce in value.

Holy Trinity: The Building Fund has been built up over a number of years, mainly by allocating legacies and large gifts. It is for major repairs and renewals. This will be used in 2021 as part funding for roof repairs. The Music Fund receives regular donations to support the music in worship services, by providing hymnbooks and audio-visual equipment

Christ the Lord: The Children's Fund is used to support children's activities.

Christ the Lord: Following the 2018 Quinquennial Review, funds were raised to replace lighting and windows. in the church. Grants and donations of £26,280 were received during 2018, 2019 and 2020, and work has been carried out at a cost of £20,622 to date. Further costs of £17,964 will be incurred in 2021, funded by grants of £12,700 and the existing fund balance.

Christ the Lord: The Parish Nurse fund pays for the salary of Juliette Williams together with additional costs of providing a parish nursing service such as training courses, annual Parish Nurse Coordination membership, and any medical equipment required.

Balance at Fund Fund Transfers Balance at Balance at
Major designated funds 1 Jan 2020 Income Outgoings 31 Dec 2020
£ £ £ £ £
St Mary's: Ballard Legacy 7,641 0 0 0 7,641
St Mary's: The Gate Coffee Shop 2,120 509 (685) 0 1,944

The balance sheet also includes designated funds of £11,280 (2019: £10,466). These are funds earmarked for specific purposes by the trustees, rather than by donors.

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The bulk of this relates to a legacy of £10,500 received by St Mary's Church during 2017, which has been set aside to cover additional items not included in the major building works. During 2018, this fund paid for the notice board. £7,641 remains at 31 December 2020.

All receipts from The Gate Coffee Shop have been designated by the trustees to providing all supplies and equipment needed to run the coffee shop.

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NOTE 14 - ARNOLD BEQUEST

The Arnold Bequest is a trust, controlled by the diocese, to further the religious and other charitable work of the Church of England in our parish, primarily by paying the rector's stipend and related employment costs, and secondarily by paying for other clergy or authorised lay workers in the parish, or maintaining the fabric of church buildings in the parish. Each year the diocese pays us the trust income for the previous year, which is currently used to fund part of the parish's contribution to the diocese, since the diocese pays the rector's stipend (see Note 5).

The funds of the Arnold Bequest trust are held for the benefit of the original parish of St Mary's, Southgate. The PCC have requested that the capital of the Arnold Bequest should be split between the new parishes of South Crawley and Furnace Green St Andrew, although this will need to be approved by the diocese, as trustees of the Arnold Bequest, and the Charity Commission. Since 2019, the Arnold Bequest paid the trust income directly to each parish.

Income received in 2020 was £12,912 (2019: £12,219). Income expected in 2021 is £9,350.

NOTE 15 - FUTURE COMMITMENTS AND POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS

Commitments under £5,000 are not noted.

Christ the Lord has a commitment to completing the window replacment contract with Brighton Bifolds, at a cost of £17,964.

NOTE 16 - INDIVIDUAL CHURCH KEY FIGURES (UNRESTRICTED FUNDS)

Uncommitted reserves are unrestricted funds at the year end that are not represented by fixed assets or designated funds, and so are a measure of liquidity.

Running costs are unrestricted fund expenses other than capital expenditure on building works and depreciation on furniture and equipment over £500. The "running cost surplus" is the unrestricted fund income less running costs, and indicates the extent to which normal giving is sufficient to meet normal running costs.

Uncommitted
Uncommitted
Reserves
Reserves in
months of
£
runningcosts		 Running
cost surplus/
(deficit)
£
St Mary's
Holy Trinity
Christ the Lord
Central PCC
Parish as a whole
Parish as a whole 2019		 79,161
10.9
27,080
8.9
4,377
2.5
100,197
11.7
210,815
17.4
176,824
13.0		 5,277
(895)
(160)
2,016
6,238
14,040

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NOTE 17 - ANALYSIS OF 2019 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

The Statement of Financial Activities shows the 2019 comparatives in a single column. The analysis of these comparatives into unrestricted and restricted funds is as set out below.

Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds
Total
INCOME FROM:
Donations and legacies
Church activities
Other fund-raising activities
Investments
Total incoming resources
EXPENDITURE ON:
Raising funds
Church activities
Other
Total resources used
Gains/(losses) on investments
Net income/(expenditure)
Transfers between funds
Net movement on funds
Balances brought forward at 1 January 2019
Balances carried forward at 31 December 2019		 £
£
£
148,918
87,093
236,011
7,110
1,667
8,777
20,788
1,002
21,790
530
0
530
177,346
89,762
267,108
768
0
768
169,160
114,241
283,401
4,440
0
4,440
174,368
114,241
288,609
8,757
0
8,757
11,735
(24,479)
(12,744)
3,272
(3,272)
0
15,007
(27,751)
(12,744)
174,820
105,519
280,339
189,827
77,768
267,595

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