**St James’ Church Westgate and Garlinge (Charity No: 1136690)**
**End of Year Financial Statements Year ending 31[st ] December 2022**
## **Administrative Information**
St James Church is situated in Canterbury Road, Margate. It is part of the Diocese of Canterbury within the Church of England. The correspondence address is: 22 Richborough Road Westgate on Sea CT8 8DF.
The Parochial Church Council (PCC) registered with the Charity Commission on 1st July 2010. The PCC members are also the charity's trustees. PCC members who have served in 2022 are:
## **Priest in Charge:**
The Revd. Dr. Anand Sodadasi [since November 2022]
## **Church Wardens:**
Michael Flanders Jean Starke
## **Representative on the Deanery Synod:**
Ruth Flanders
## **Elected Members:**
Marion Clarke Jason Flanders Teresa Illsley Sandra Prynne Guy Wilson [from April 2022]
## **Aims and Purposes**
St James PCC has the responsibility of promoting, in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelistic, social, and ecumenical. It also has responsibility for the maintenance of the Church Centre complex of St James, Canterbury Road, Margate.
## **Objectives and Activities**
Major activities of the PCC, and of St James Church, have been:
- ●Holding regular Sunday services and mid-week meetings with the aim of teaching the Christian faith through the Bible, and thus encouraging prayer, worship, and discipleship.
- ●Promoting and supporting evangelism within the community through personal contacts, and a variety of events aimed at welcoming newcomers.
- ●Supporting missionary work beyond the parish.
- ●Establishing a network of neighbourhood-based Growth Groups, with the aim of encouraging individual growth through study of the Bible and pastoral care of others in the group and those known to the church.
## **Structure, Government and Management**
The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the _Church Representation Rules_ . All Christians who count St James to be their church family are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and to stand for election to the PCC if they sense God’s calling to do so. In accordance with the regulations, an Electoral Roll of 42 people was recorded in December 2022.
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## **Worship, Prayer, and Discipleship**
The main regular church service is the Sunday morning Service of the Word or Lord’s Supper. These services include hymns and songs, prayer, readings from the Bible, and a sermon, along with encouragement to apply the Christian faith in various ways beyond the service.
The Lord’s Supper is celebrated once a month on Sunday morning, as well as on the major Christian feasts. Church members bring the elements to the congregation in their seats.
Special services have been held at the major festivals of Ash Wednesday, Easter, Pentecost, Harvest, Remembrance and Christmas. In all services, the likely presence of children is considered, and resources allocated accordingly.
Numbers at the services vary; with new visitors often appearing and they receive a warm welcome. We often welcome repeat visitors who are on holiday in the area or visiting family. Everyone attending services receives a printed order of service (with a few large print versions for those visually impaired). Refreshments are made available after the formal part of the service at the west end of the church building, providing an opportunity for those attending to deepen their relationships and encourage one another.
## **Youth and children**
Young people are welcomed to all our Sunday morning services; they share in the first part of the worship before leaving the service to attend age-specific activities and classes designed for them.
On Thursday mornings during term time a parent and toddler group is held in the Church Centre for parents/carers and their child[ren] offering a warm and welcoming environment. Most of the time is spent in free play and the building of friendships between all involved. This is supplemented with guided craftwork and singing of songs. Some of the activities are aimed at introducing Christian themes. This group is invited to other events of a more focused kind, aimed at explaining the gospel clearly.
Some members of this group have existing church connections (usually at other churches) and it is hoped that we will see further fruit from these relationships in due course.
Contact with our local (non-C of E) primary school is greatly valued. In addition to the community focused Christmas carol service held at the school, children from Year 6 come to the church building prior to Christmas and Easter for special activities and teaching called ‘Christmas Unwrapped’ and ‘Easter Cracked’.
## **Evangelism**
Church services are planned in the expectation that some of the congregation present will not yet be Christians. We aim to point everyone towards Jesus, the One who alone is the way of salvation. It is known that most people in the Parish do not attend church, therefore, attendees are encouraged to proclaim the Gospel through their lives and words. The activities of the church family are publicised in a variety of ways. A monthly café is provided in the Church Centre, offering refreshment, an opportunity to purchase homemade goods (raising funds) and to enable mutual encouragement for those attending. The way in which events are publicised and offered is regularly reviewed.
## **Small Groups**
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Small group gatherings are called ‘Growth Groups,’ which are centred around study of the Bible, most groups are for both sexes, and meet fortnightly, on Wednesday evenings except for a Ladies only group that meets on Wednesday mornings. The alternate weeks a joint prayer meeting is held in the Church Centre. These groups provide context for relationships to deepen within the group, and for expressions of pastoral care.
## **Friendship Club**
This is a group, mainly, but not exclusively of older people, which meets one afternoon each month in the Church Centre. As well as church members, it includes members of other churches and some who have little or no contact with any church. At each meeting there is usually a speaker (on a variety of topics) and a Christian epilogue, as well as a time for refreshments.
## **Pastoral Visitation**
A church member leads a small group of pastoral visitors who regularly visit or maintain contact by telephone and email, with members of the congregation who are housebound.
## **Mission Support**
The church family designates 10% of its income to the support of mission outside the parish. A portion of this sum is allocated regularly each month to our specific mission partners. Other donations are made to various mission initiatives at the discretion of the PCC and as needs arise.
## **Financial Review**
Total receipts were £84,582. Expenditure in providing the Christian ministry at St James Church including support for work outside the parish amounted to £99,264. This sum covers our contribution to the diocesan Parish Share which offsets, amongst other things, the cost of the incumbent’s stipend and housing and refurbishment of the Church.
The net result for the year was an excess of expenditure over income of £14,682. After adding the balance brought forward at the beginning of 2022, the balance carried forward as of 31[st] December 2022 totalled £138,194.
## **Reserves Policy**
The PCC currently aims to build up a free reserve fund of £25,000, as a buffer against unexpected expenses, or a decrease in income. This policy is reviewed and monitored each year. At the end of 2022, the Reserve Fund stood at £9,421. It is our current policy to invest our funds with the CAF Gold account.
_Approved by the PCC on 23[th] February 2022 and signed on its behalf, by Rev. Dr Anand Sodadasi Priest in Charge and Chair of PCC._
_Signed..................................................................._
_Date: 23[th] February 2022_
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## **Independent Examiner’s Report**
I report to the trustees (members of the PCC) on my examination of the accounts (set out on pages 6 - 11) of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31[st] December 2022
## **Responsibilities And Basis of Report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).’
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under the rules of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent Examiner’s Statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- ●accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- ●the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## **Signed**
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W A R Merry FCCA
Date: 23[rd] February 2023
Address: 29 Fitzmary Avenue, Margate, CT9 5EL
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## **St James Westgate and Garlinge Statement of Financial Activities**
## **1[st] January 2022 to 31[st] December 2022**
**Unrestricted Designated Total**
**2021**
||**2021**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**funds**||**funds**||
||**funds**|**funds**||||
|**Income**|**and**||-|||
|**endowments**|**from:**|||49,6||
|Donations and legacies||49,661||61|51,813|
|Income from charitable activities||463||4|402|
|||||63||
|Other trading activities||25,181||25,1|16,174|
|||||81||
|Investments||530||5|8|
|||||30||
|Other income1||8,747||8,7|208,862|
|||||47||
|**Total income**||**84,582**||**84,**|**277,25**|
|||||**582**|**9**|
|**Expenditure on:**|||4,|99,2||
|Expenditure on charitable activities||95,004|259|63|137,189|
|**Total expenditure**||**95,004**|**4**|**99,**|**137,18**|
||||**,259**|**263**|**9**|
|**Net income / (expenditure) resources before transfer**||**(10,422)**||**(14**|**140,06**|
||||**(4,259)**|**,681)**|**9**|
|**Transfers:**||||||
|||22,|10,7|33,4|193,|
|Gross transfers between funds - in||703|19|23|895|
|Gross transfers between funds - out||(10,719)|(22,|(33,423)|(193,8|
||||703)||95)|
|**Net movement in funds**||**1,**|**(16**|**(14,681)**|**140,**|
|**Reconciliation of funds**||**562**|**,243)**||**069**|
|**Total funds brought forward**|||**152**|**152,87**||
|||**326**|**,549**|**5**|**12,806**|
|**Total funds carried forward**||**1,**|**136,**|**138,194**|**152,**|
|||**888**|**306**||**875**|
Notes:
1 2021 includes £205,220 from sale of OSH. There may be minor discrepancies in the totals as the figures have been rounded to the nearest pound. See pages 8,9 & 10 for more details
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## **St James Westgate and Garlinge Balance Sheet 31[st] December 2022**
|
**31/12/2021**
**Current assets**
Cash At Bank And In Hand
**Liabilities**
Creditors:1
**Net Current assets less current**
**liabilities2**
**Represented by**
**Unrestricted**
General Funds
**Designated**
Mission Giving
82
Projects3
126,203
Reserves|**31/12/2022**
13
8,816
(622)
**1**
**38,194**
1,888
6
493
136,056
9,421
16,000
136,306|
153,125
(250)
**152,875**
326
152,549|
|---|---|---|
||||
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**Funds Totals 138,194 152,875**
Notes:
1 Key deposits, Hire fees, and money held for other organisations. See page 9
2See pages 9 & 10 for more details
3 Money from the sale of the OSH to be used for updating/renewing buildings and equipment in church.
## **St James Westgate and Garlinge Statement of Assets and Liabilities 31[st ] December 2022**
31.12.22
31.12.21
## **Cas** h **At Bank And In Hand Current Account (CAF)**
Unrestri 1,502 (73) General Fund cted Mission Giving Designa 682 493 ted Agency collection Restrict 342 200 ed **2,526 620 Deposit Account (CAF Gold)** Unrestri 291 General Fund cted 126,203 Projects Designa ted 136,056
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Reserves Designa 9,421 16,000 ted **135,915 152,056 PayPal** Unrestri General 275 0 cted Fun d **275 0.00 Stewardship** Unrestri General Fund cted 100 200 **100 200 Cash In Hand** Unrestri General Fund cted 0 199 Agency collection Restrict 50 ed 0 **0 249 Current Assets 153, 138,816 125 Debtors Accounts receivable** General Fund Unrestri (280) 0 cted **Agency Accounts Agency collections** Agency collection Restrict (250) ed (342) (622) (250) **Net Total Assets 138,194 152,875**
Notes:
See Page 10 for Fund Movements
## **St James Westgate and Garlinge**
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## **Fund movement summary 1[st ] January 2022 to 31[st ] December 2022**
|**Fund**|**Fund**
**balances**
**brought**
**forward**|**Incoming**
**Resources**|**Outgoing**
**Resources**|**Transfers**|**Fund**
**balance**
**s**
**Carried**
**forward**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|General Fund|326|84,582|95,004|11,984|1,888|
|Mission Giving|493|0|4,259|4,448|682|
|Projects|136,056|0|0|(9,853)|126,203|
|Reserves|16,000|0|0|(6,579)|9,421|
|**Totals**|**152,875**|**84,582**|**99,263**|**0**|**138,194**|
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## **St James Westgate and Garlinge Analysis of Income and Expenditure 1[st] January 2022 to 31[st ] December 2022**
||**Gen**
**eral**
**Design**
**ated**
**2022**
**2021**|
|---|---|
|**Receipts**
**Donations and legacies**
GA Envelopes (Occasional)
GA Envelopes (Planned)
Bank & Online Giving (Occasional)
Bank & Online Giving (Planned)
Collections (SDS)
Collections (Non-SDS)
Gift Days & Appeals
One-of Gifts
Legacies
**Donations and legacies Totals**
**Income from charitable activities**
Fees for Services
**Income from charitable activities Totals**
**Other trading activities**
Book Sales
Fundraising Activity
Lettings
**Other trading activities Totals**
**Investments**
Bank and Building Society Interest
**Investments Totals**
**Other income**
Tax Recoverable On Gift Aid
Insurance Claims
Sale of property
**Income Totals**|370
0
370
0
1,110
0
1,110
810
70
0
70
0
32,326
0
32,326
34,749
6,054
0
6,054
4,147
1,409
0
1,409
1,120
4,966
0
4,966
801
2,857
0
2,857
10,186
500
0
500
0|
||**49,661**
**0**
**49,661**
**51,813**
463
0
463
402|
||**463**
**0**
**463**
**402**
134
0
134
340
1,752
0
1,752
670
23,295
0
23,295
15,164|
||**25,181**
**0**
**25,181**
**16,174**
530
0
530
8|
||**530**
**0**
**530**
**8**
8,317
0
8,317
3,642
430
0
430
0
0
0
0
205,220|
||**8,747**
**0**
**8,747**
**208,862**|
|||
**84,582**
**Receipts Grand Totals**
**0 84,582 277,259**
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## **Payments**
## **Expenditure on charitable activities**
|||**Desig**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**General**|**nated**|**2022**|**2021**|
|Mission Giving (Away)|0|4,009|4,009|3,848|
|Mission Giving (Local)|0|250|250|0|
|Parish Share (Current Year)|57,560|0|57,560|67,770|
|Parish Share (Arrears)|0|0|0.00|33,030|
|Salaries (Basic)|11,743|0|11,743|10,118|
|Youth & Children's Ministry|217|0|217|162|
|Mission & Outreach|190|0|190|80|
|Bookstall Stock|114|0|114|373|
|Hospitality & Gifts|102|0|102|49|
|Catering|367|0|367|321|
|Insurance|4,082|0|4,082|4,231|
|Maintenance and Repair of Church Building &|||||
|Equipment|1,099|0|1,099|3,169|
|Maintenance and Repair of Church Halls and|||||
|Equipment|1,313|0|1,313|1,140|
|Upkeep Of Services|174|0|174|1,001|
|Upkeep Of Grounds|458|0|458|267|
|Administrative Subscriptions|3,201|0|3,201|2,465|
|Postage|0|0|0|53|
|Stationery & Printing|1,200|0|1,200|940|
|Telephone & Internet|675|0|675|641|
|Ofce Equipment & Software|30|0|30|742|
|Visiting Speakers & Locums|83|0|83|282|
|Utilities|1,998|0|1,998|968|
|Building Development|0|0|0|5,066|
|Financial Cost|196|0|196|165|
||**84,80**|**4,259**|**89,0**|**136,800**|
|**Expenditure on charitable activities Total**|**2**||**61**||
## **Extra-ordinary Item:**
Church Chairs
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|**Payments Grand Totals**|10,20
3
0
**95,0**
**05**
**4,259**|10,20
3
3
09
**99,2**
**64**
**137,189**|
|---|---|---|
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