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2021-12-31-accounts

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council of Wednesfield Team Ministry

Registered Charity number 1137018

For the year ended 31st December 2021

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Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wednesfield Team Ministry

Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31st December 2021

Registered Charity number 1137018

Objectives and Activities

The PCC is committed to serving the local community with God’s love and with enabling as many people as possible to worship at our churches and to become part of our parish community at St Alban’s and St Thomas’ churches. The PCC maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our services can involve the many groups that live within our parish. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music, and sacrament.

Each of the district churches manages its own objectives and activities within the terms of its Mission Action Plan and under the oversight of the PCC. Fuller details of these activities and objectives can be found in the District Church Annual Reports.

Public Benefit Statement

The trustees of the PCC are aware of the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit in The Advancement of Religion for the Public Benefit and have had regard to it in their administration of the Charity. The trustees believe that, by promoting the work of the Church of England in The Ecclesiastical Parish of Wednesfield Team it helps to promote the whole mission of the Church (pastoral, evangelistic, social, and ecumenical) more effectively, within the Ecclesiastical Parish, and that in doing so it provides a benefit to the public by:

• Providing facilities for public worship, pastoral care, and spiritual, moral, and intellectual development, both for its members and for anyone who wishes to benefit from what the Church offers; and

• Promoting Christian values and service by members of the Church in and to their communities, to the benefit of individuals and society.

Achievements and Performance

During 2021, the PCC working through the DCCs achieved the following:

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Financial Review

The PCC’s financial position is described in the attached document.

Total income for the year was £112,535 (2020 £116,967), and total expenditure was £106,976 (2020 £123,378), resulting in a surplus of £5,559 (2020 deficit £6,411).

The principal source of income is collections, occasional office fees, the rent received from 18 Duke Street and Ashmore Autos and hall hire fees for St Alban’s Church and St Thomas’s Centre.

The financial risks are described below.

Reserves Policy

The PCC aims to keep approximately three months running costs in reserves, and this is £26,142 for 2021. This is also to cover emergency building work. Both churches have been able to able to maintain reserves at that level through the year. Free reserves at 31 December 2021 were £50,350, which is in excess of the target of three months payments. The PCC consider that in these uncertain times it is good practice to keep extra in reserves, but once the effects of the global pandemic have passed, they will look at the reserve policy again.

It is our policy to invest the short-term investment fund balances with the CCLA Church of England Deposit Fund and the remainder in the CCLA Church of England Investment Fund.

Safeguarding

The PCC believe they have fulfilled their duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have due regard to House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults).

Fundraising

The PCC takes it fundraising responsibilities seriously and is very grateful to all donors – whether regular or occasional – for their support of the church and church events. PCC supporters are never taken for granted. The PCC take full responsibility for fundraising and do not use commercial organisations or professional fundraisers. All money raised is either by donations, fundraising events, special appeals, or legacies for which the PCC are most grateful.

Volunteers

The members of the PCC would like to thank all the volunteers who work so hard to make our Church a lively and vibrant community. In the context of this report, our especial thanks go to our church wardens, who have worked so tirelessly on our behalf and the treasurers who have managed and helped us all to understand the church’s accounts and its finances.

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Review of the Year

The life of the Parish was dominated for a second year by the Covid epidemic. Within days of the start of the year, we faced a second long period of lockdown, and even though churches were legally allowed to hold services in person, both churches reverted to online worship for the first few months of the year. St Thomas’s resumed worship in church on Palm Sunday, and St Alban’s held outdoor services from Easter through to Pentecost, when we finally returned to the building.

While it was good to be together in person, restrictions on singing and the requirement for social distancing meant that worship did not feel in any way normal until later in the summer and autumn. Both churches also continued to stream services online for the sake of those who did not feel comfortable meeting in person. By the end of the year most regular members had returned to meeting in person, but a significant minority have chosen to continue watching online.

In May, Rev Nick Watson, having served 11 years as Team Rector, left to take up a role as a full-time Area Dean in the Diocese of Manchester. Services at St Thomas’s were covered at first by visiting clergy, until Rev Derek D’Sousa was appointed as part-time Interim Minister in August.

With the removal of the restrictions on numbers attending pastoral services, we held a large number of Baptisms and Weddings in July, August and September, mainly at St Thomas’s but also a number at St Alban’s.

In December the PCC agreed a change to the baptism policy, by which baptisms would now take place during the main Sunday service.

The team’s ministry has continued to be in high demand for funerals across the parish, and we have taken about 100 services. The majority of these have been at the crematorium, but we have also had a number at each of the churches.

Wider involvement in the local community has also started to open up again. Regular families and children’s work has resumed, although the employment of a Children and Families Ministry Enabler came to an end in August.

Given continuing high Covid case rates, both churches ran a reduced Christmas programme, but there were still some opportunities to engage a wider range of people, notably at an outdoor service in front of St Thomas’s for the Wednesfield Christmas lights “switch-on”, carol singing round the shops near St Alban’s, and an evening carol service and sold-out Christmas concert at St Thomas’s.

Future Plans

At St Thomas’s, the appointment of a new Rector is a high priority, and critical to shaping the church’s vision and strategy for the post-Covid era. The PCC and churchwardens will work with the Diocese to complete the assessment of sustainability, viability, and affordability, with the aim of the appointment process beginning after Easter.

At St Alban’s, the priority is to establish a clear vision centred on discipleship and mission, and to reshape the church so that there are opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to engage fully in that.

Risk Management

The most serious risks to the churches, financial and otherwise, come from declining giving and regular attendance. These are addressed through continued teaching and mission.

A major unexpected demand on building maintenance could put the viability of the parish at risk. Regular maintenance is undertaken, and St Thomas’ and St Albans’ DCC’s maintain some funds to provide for this.

Structure, Governance and Management

The PCC is a Body Corporate established by the Church of England (PCC Powers Measure 1956, and the Church Representation Rules 2006) and is a Charity registered with the Charity Commission. The PCC is

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governed by the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure (1956) as amended that came into effect on 2[nd] January 1957, and the Church Representation Rules [CRR] (2020), and by the Wednesfield Team Instrument of Government [WTIG] made in 2014.

The method of appointment of the PCC members is set out in the CRR as amended by the Wednesfield Team Instrument of Governance. The Council comprises the Incumbent, the Churchwardens, a representative of the Readers, those elected to the Deanery Synod, and other members who are elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting, by those on the Electoral Roll. Members of the congregation are always urged to join the Electoral Roll, and to stand for election to the PCC.

The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance in the parish, and for all financial matters. The PCC meets 3-4 times a year. Given its responsibilities, the PCC has a number of sub committees, each dealing with a particular aspect of parish life. These include the DCC at St Thomas, the DCC at St Albans, and the St Thomas Centre Management Committee and others as required. Each reports back to the PCC with the minutes of their meetings, directly or through DCCs.

The following policies are in place:

Related Parties

Donations from related parties (PCC members). All donations from related parties during the year were received without any conditions that would render them transactions.

Reference and Administrative details

The Churches are situated in Wednesfield, in the City of Wolverhampton and is part of the Deanery of Wulfrun, in the Diocese of Lichfield. The correspondence address is: The Parish Office, St Thomas’ Church, Church Street, Wednesfield WV11 1SS.

Registered charity number 1137018.

Our website address is: www.wednesfieldteam.org.uk.

PCC members who have served from 1[st] January 2021 until the date this report was approved were :

Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year
The Rev’d Nicholas Watson Team Rector Until 30thMay 2021
The Rev’d Thomas Fish Team Vicar
Mr Philip Douglas Parish Reader, Until 30thSeptember 2021
Deanery Synod (St Thomas’)
Mr Terence Braithwaite Parish Reader

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Mr Derek Bennett Parish Warden, PCC Treasurer, Deanery Synod (St Alban’s) Mr Clive Postle Diocesan Synod, Deanery Synod (St Thomas), Parish Warden PCC Lay chair, St Thomas’ DCC Mrs Jill Ellson District Warden (St Thomas’) Mrs Lucy Smith District Warden (St Thomas’) Mr Lawrence Fletcher District Warden (St Alban’s) Mrs Sylvia Kelly District Warden (St Alban’s) Mrs Deborah Dale DCC Secretary (St Alban’s) Mrs Jan Postle DCC Secretary (St Thomas’) From 23 May 2021 Mr Steve Lawley DCC Treasurer (St Thomas’) From 23 May 2021 Mr Barry Bishop DCC Treasurer (St Alban’s) Mrs Linda Storr PCC Secretary Mr Christopher Hope Deanery Synod (St Thomas’) Mr Brian Daybell Deanery Synod (St Alban’s) Mrs Geraldine Taylor Deanery Synod (St Alban’s) Until APCM 2021 Mr Carl Taylor St Alban’s Until APCM 2021 Mrs Norma Thompson St Thomas’s Mrs Susan Vaughan St Thomas’s Mrs Helen Hammond St Alban’s Miss Paula McInally St Alban’s Mrs Rachel Warner St Alban’s From 23 May 2021

Names and addresses of advisers

Bank Lloyds Bank

Investment CCLA Managers Independent Examiner Lichfield Diocesan Board of Finance

Approved by the PCC on 15[th] March 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

………………………………………. ………………………………. Reverend Tom Fish (Acting Chair) Mr Clive Postle (Lay Chair)

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Independent Examiner’s report to the trustees/members of The PCC of Wednesfield Team Registered charity number: 1137018

I report on the accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2021 which are set out on the following pages.

Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and Independent Examiner

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

It is my responsibility

Basis of Independent Examiner's Statement

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 accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the 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 accounts 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 material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in any material respect:

I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: ………………………………………….. Jonathan Hill FCMA CGMA Lichfield Diocesan Board of Finance St Mary’s House, The Close, Lichfield WS13 7LD

Date: …………………………………

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The PCC of Wednesfield Team Ministry The PCC of Wednesfield Team Ministry The PCC of Wednesfield Team Ministry
Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2021
Receipts and Payments Account
Unrestricted
Funds
£

Designated
Funds
£


Restricted
Funds
£

Endowment
Funds
£

Total
Funds 2021
£
Total
Funds 2020
£
RECEIPTS
Donations and Legacies 4a 75,606 - 3,762 - 79,368 81,263
Activities for GeneratingFunds 4b 1,523 - - - 1,523 8,052
Income from Investments 4c 11,540 - 827 - 12,367 13,688
Church Activities 4d 19,277 - - - 19,277 13,964
Other 4e - - - - - -
Total Receipts 107,946 - 4,589 - 112,535 116,967
PAYMENTS
RaisingFunds 5a 123 - - - 123 -
Church Activities 5b 104,448 - 2,404 - 106,852 123,179
Other 5c - - - - - 199
Total Payments 104,571 - 2,404 - 106,976 123,378
Excess of Receipts over
Payments
3,375 - 2,184 - 5,559 (6,411)
Transfer between Funds 8 - -
3,375 - 2,184 - 5,559 (6,411)
Cash at Bank and In Hand at
1st Jan
6 46,976 5,819 10,927 - 63,723 70,134
Cash at Bank and In Hand at
31st Dec
6 50,351 5,819 13,111 - 69,282 63,723

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The PCC of Wednesfield Team Ministry

Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2021

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Cash Funds
6
Bank Current Accounts
CBF Deposit Accounts
Petty Cash
less Agency balances
31
Total Cash Funds
Other Monetary Assets(due to PCC)
Gift Aid Recoverable
Other
34
Total Other Monetary Assets
Investment Assets
7
CCLA Investment Fund_(at market value)
Other Investments
32
Total Investment Assets
Assets Retained for Church Use
8
Freehold House and Land Next to St
Albans
Moveable furnishings & office equipment
33
Total Assets Retained for Church Use
Liabilities
(owed by the PCC)_
Diocesan Parish Share
Other
35
Total Liabilites
Total 2021
£
Total 2020
£
45,232 28,230
40,461 35,453
40 40
(16,452)
-
69,282
63,723
- 2,050
- 690
- 2,740
32,130 28,498
- -
32,130 28,498
162,000 162,000
8,247 8,247
170,247 170,247
13,859 12,971
1,554 109
15,413 13,080

Approved by the Parochial Church Council on ….....................2022 and signed on its behalf by: Signature:

Name: The Revd Tom Fish (PCC Chairman)

The notes on the following pages form part of these accounts

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The PCC of Wednesfield Team Ministry

Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31[st] December 2021

1. Notes to the Accounts:

The financial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 using the Receipts and Payments basis. All figures have been rounded to remove pence so there may be slight differences in totals.

2. Fixed Assets

Consecrated and benefice property is not included from the accounts by s.10(2)(a)&(c) of the Charities Act 2011.

Moveable church furnishings held by the Vicar and Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal are inalienable property, listed in the Church’s inventory, which can be inspected (at reasonable time). For anything acquired prior to 2000 there is insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the financial statements.

The PCC owns land adjacent to St Albans Church (valued at £110,000 in October 2017), and a freehold property in Duke Street valued at cost of £52,000 in 1994, shown at these values in the 2020 and 2021 Accounts.

Rental income from the property in Duke Street and the land used as a parking lot, are both shown as income in these accounts.

Other tangible fixed assets are valued at cost. No depreciation is provided in the accounts during their lifetime, and they are fully written off on disposal.

3. Description of Funds

b. Restricted Funds Comprise of two elements:

ii. donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific object. The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of each year must be carried forward as a balance on that fund. The PCC does not usually invest separately for each fund. Where there is not separate investment, interest is apportioned to individual funds on an average balance basis.

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Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2021
Finance Form
Box Number
RECEIPTS 4 Unrestricted
Funds
£

Designated
Funds
£

Restricted
Funds
£
Endowment
Funds
£
Total Funds
2021
£
Total Funds
2020 £
Donations and Legacies
Voluntary Receipts 4a
1 Tax efficientplannedgiving 46,149 - - - 46,149 48,001
3 Collections at services 6,986 - 6,986 10,399
4 All other giving and voluntary receipts including
special appeals
9,265 3,762 - 13,028 8,090
6 Gift Aid Recovered 10,637 - - - 10,637 10,815
8 Grants(recurringand one-off) 2,568 - - - 2,568 3,959
75,606 - 3,762 - 79,368 81,263
Activities for Generating Funds 4b
9 Christmas Fair 1,047 - - - 1,047 2,615
9 Other FundraisingActivities 476 - - - 476 5,437
1,523 - - - 1,523 8,052
Receipts from Investments 4c
10 Dividends - 827 - 827 798
Rental income 11,533 11,533 12,654
10 Bank Interest 8 - - 8 236
11,540 - 827 - 12,367 13,688
Church Activities 4d
11 StatutoryFees(retained byPCC) 10,364 - - - 10,364 5,695
12 Church Hall Hire 8,913 - - - 8,913 7,276
12 Parish Magazine - - - - 993
19,277 - - - 19,277 13,964
Other Receipts 4e
13 Other - - -
A Total Receipts 107,946 - 4,589 - 112,535 116,967

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Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2021
Finance Form
Box Number
PAYMENTS 5 Unrestricted
Funds
£

Designated
Funds
£

Restricted
Funds
£

Endowment
Funds
£

Total Funds
2021
£
Total Funds
2020
£
Raising Funds 5a
Costs of Generating Funds
17 StewardshipCosts - - - - - -
17 Costs of Fund Raising 123 - - - 123 -
123 - - - 123 -
Charitable Activities 5b
Church Activites
18 Mission Givingand Donations 2,819 - 2,000 - 4,819 1,180
19 Diocesan Parish Share 66,512 - - - 66,512 82,270
20 Salaries and Wages 10,138 - 405 - 10,543 9,960
21 Clergyand Staff Expenses 1,174 - - - 1,174 1,467
Church Expenses
22 Church Expenses(Mission and Evangelism) 891 - 891 1,466
23 Church RunningExpenses(incl Governance) 18,208 - - - 18,208 16,029
24 Church UtilityBills 2,617 - - - 2,617 1,651
25 Cost of Trading (Magazine, bookstall etc) - - - - -
25 Centre RunningCosts 2,090 - - - 2,090 2,794
Major Capital Expenditure
27 Major Repairs to the Church - - - - 2,118
28 Major Repairs to Church Hall - - - - - -
28 Other PCC ProprtyUpkeep - - - 4,245
29 New BuildingWork - - - - - -
104,448 - 2,404 - 106,852 123,179
99 Other Payments 5c
Other - - - 199
- - - - - 199
C Total Payments 104,571 - 2,404 - 106,976 123,378

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The PCC of Wednesfield Team Ministry Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2021

5(a) Staff Costs

Staff Costs
Wages & Salaries
Average number of employees
2021 2020
£10,543 £9,960
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During the year the PCC employed an organist, administrator, sexton, cleaners, and a Centre caretaker (all part-time) and no payments were large enough to attract social security costs.

There were no employee benefits to key management personnel in the previous or current year.

5(b) Related Parties

1 Trustee) has been reimbursed £1,174 (2020 £1,467) for travel and phone expenses incurred during the year.

No other expenses were paid to any other PCC member, persons closely connected to them or related parties.

Donations from related parties (PCC members) during the year totalled £8,687.

6 Cash at Bank and in hand (Cash Assets by Fund) - 2021

Current Accounts
CBF Deposit
Account
Petty Cash
Total bank and cash balances
less Agency balances due
Total
Unrestricted
£

Restricted
£

Endowment
£

2021 Total
£

Total
2020
£
21,688 23,545 - 45,232 28,230
34,442 6,019 - 40,461 35,453
40 - - 40 40
56,170 29,564 - 85,734 63,723
-
(16,452)
(16,452) -
56,170 13,112 - 69,282 63,723

Agency balances relate to amounts due to be paid such as grants, and LDBF fees.

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Cash at Bank and in hand (Cash Assets by Fund) - 2020

Current Accounts
CBF Deposit
Account
Petty Cash
Total
Unrestricted
£

Restricted
£

Endowment
£

2020 Total
£

Total
2019
£
27,407 823 - 28,230 38,528
25,348 10,105 - 35,453 31,426
40 - - 40 180
52,795 10,928 - 63,723 70,134

7 Investments

Restricted funds
Educational Fund
Total
At 1st Jan
£

Additions
£
Disposals
£

Transfers
£

Change in
Market
Value £
At 31st
Dec
£
28,498 - - 3,632 32,130
28,498 -
-
- 3,632 32,130

1,391 Investment fund shares are held with the CCLA.

8 Fixed Assets

The PCC owns land adjacent to St Albans Church (valued at £110,000 in October 2017), and a freehold property in Duke Street valued at cost of £52,000 in 1994.

Rental income from the property in Duke Street and the land used as a parking lot, is shown as income in these accounts.

Church Equipment comprises office equipment, including a photocopier.

9 Debtors

Gift Aid
recoverable
Other debtors
Total
2021 2020
£ £
- 2,050
- 690
- 2,740

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10 Creditors

Diocesan Parish Share
Agency balances
Other creditors
Total
2021 2020
£ £
13,859 12,971
16,452 -
1,554 109
31,865 13,080

11 Net Assets

Fixed Assets
Investments
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
Total
Unrestricted
£

Restricted
£

Endowment
£

2021 Total
£

Total
2020
£
170,247 170,247 170,247
32,130 32,130 26,664
56,170 29,564 - 85,734 79,163
(15,413) (16,452) (31,865) (18,807)
211,004 45,242 - 256,246 257,267

12 Summary of Cash Fund Movements - 2021

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Balance
Balance at at 31st
1st Jan Receipts Payments Transfers Dec
£ £ £ £ £
Unrestricted Fund 46,976 107,946 (104,571) - 50,351
Designated Funds
1 2,896 - - - 2,896
2 2,923 - - - 2,923
5,819 - - - 5,819
Restricted Funds
1 7,140 29 - - 7,169
2 822 798 (405) 1,215
3 900 900
4 2,065 3,762 (2,000) 3,827
10,927 4,589 (2,405) - 13,111
-
Total Funds 63,723 112,535 (106,976) - 69,282
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Summary of Cash Fund Movements - 2020

Unrestricted Fund
Designated Funds
1
2
Restricted Funds
1
2
3
4
Total Funds
Balance at
1st Jan
£

Receipts
£

Payments
£

Transfers
£

Balance
at 31st
Dec
£
57,151 112,083 (122,257) 46,976
2,896 - - 2,896
2,923 - - - 2,923
5,819 - - - 5,819
6,019 1,121 - - 7,140
1,145 798 (1,121) 822
- 900 900
- 2,065 2,065
7,164 4,884 (1,121) - 10,927
-
70,134 116,967 (123,378) - 63,723

Designated Fund 1 St Albans Deposit fund Designated Fund 2 St Thomas funds for Flowers in memorium and choir Restricted Fund 1 St Thomas Organ Fund Restricted Fund 2 St Albans dividends from Education Fund Restricted Fund 3 St Albans Eco Church Improvements Restricted Fund 4 St Albans Ashmore Park Pantry

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Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2020
Receipts and Payments Account
Unrestricted
Funds
£

Designated
Funds
£


Restricted
Funds
£

Endowment
Funds
£

Total
Funds 2020
£
Total
Funds 2019
£
RECEIPTS
Donations and Legacies 4a 77,177 - 4,086 - 81,263 74,528
Activities for GeneratingFunds 4b 8,052 - - - 8,052 9,872
Income from Investments 4c 12,890 - 798 - 13,688 1,017
Church Activities 4d 13,964 - - - 13,964 55,485
Other 4e - - - - - 3,688
Total Receipts 112,083 - 4,885 - 116,967 144,590
PAYMENTS
RaisingFunds 5a - - - - - 929
Church Activities 5b 122,058 - 1,121 - 123,179 140,528
Other 5c 199 - - - 199 10,808
Total Payments 122,257 - 1,121 - 123,378 152,265
Excess of Receipts over
Payments
(10,175) - 3,764 - (6,411) (7,675)
Transfer between Funds 8 - -
(10,175) - 3,764 - (6,411) (7,675)
Cash at Bank and In Hand at
1st Jan
6 57,151 5,819 7,164 - 70,134 77,809
Cash at Bank and In Hand at
31st Dec
6 46,976 5,819 10,928 - 63,723 70,134

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