Registered Charity No. 1137599
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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF
THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST WERBURGH, WEMBURY
ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

Independent Examinerfs Report to the Parochial Church Council of the
Ecclesiastical Parish of SL Werburgh, Wembury. Plymouth (herein after called
PCC): Charity Number 1137599.
I report on the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31 De￿rnber 2022. which are sel
out on pages 6 to 10 of the Annual Report.
Respective responsibillties of the PCC and the Examiner
The members of the PCC (the chaTiWs twstees) are responsible for the preparation of the
financial statements. The members of the PCC 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 to-
examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act.,
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charty
Commission (under section 145(5)(b)) of the Charitbes Act" and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attents'on.
Basis of IndeperKlent ExamlneVs 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 members of the PCC and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records.
It also includes consideration of any unusual rtems 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 audil and
consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view.
and the report rs limited to those matters set out in the statemenl below.
Independant Examlnerfs Statemont
In connection with my examination. no matter has come to my attention:
(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirements
to keep accounting records in accordance wrth section 130 of the Charities Act.
and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the
accounting requirements of the Charrt￿$ Act have not been rnet; or
(2) to which. in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Samantha Andrew Bsc ACA
Chartered Accountsnt
93 Church Road
Wembury
Plymouth
PL9 OJX
Date: 20th March 2023
Signed:

THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. WERBURGH, WEMBURY
Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council for Year ended 31.12.22
Aims and Purposes
The Parochial Church Council of the Ec¢iesiastscal Pansh of St. We￿tsrgh, Wembury Ihereinafter
called the PCCI has the responsibility of co-operabng the incumbent Team Rector, the
Reverend Alan Ryan and the Team ViGgr, the Reverend Kim Lovell. in promoting in the ecdesiastscal
parish the whole mission of the thurth - pastoral, evangelical. %)cial and ecumenlcal.
Objectives and Activities
The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to V40rship at the church and to
become part of the parish community of St. Werburgh. Wembury. The PCC maintains an overview
of worship and undertakes a revision of our PTinted servi￿S on a regular basis, together with the
clergy team. to ensure that our seNices conts.nue to involve as many people as possible who live
within the parish and others who wish to share in our worship. Our servi￿$ and worship put faith
nto ppctice through prayer and scripture. music and sacrament. ￿en planning our activities for
the year the PCC have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit and, in
particular, the specific gU￿ance on charities for the advancement of ￿lIgIOn. We especially aim to
enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through..
Worship and prayer. leaming about the Gospel. and developing their knowledge and trust
in God as revealed in the life and teaching of Jesus
Provision of pastoral care lor people living in Ihe parish
Missionary and outreac* work
To facilitate this work, it is imp)rtant that we maintain the fabric of the Church of St. Werburgh and
rts surrounds to a high standard.
Achievements and Perforniance
W0￿h1p and Prayer
The PCC is always k8en to offer a range of services, not only on Sundays. but also during the week,
that our community will find both beneficial and spirrtually fijlfilling. Our worship fomat is both fomial
and infomial applied in a style to help everyone to be v4el¢omed arKI involved.
In nomal circumstances there has been a range of services offered during the month, both at th8
church of St. Werburgh and s¢xnebmes at another Mission Community churth. These have included
a ￿gUlar monthly Together at Ten Service other Mission Community churches. as well as a
hybrid Holy Communion 10.00 am service which is bolh in the church of Holy Cross, Nevrton Ferrers
and is sent out live on Zoom for those In the Mission Community who are vulnerable, shielding or
cauknous.
A5 well as our regular SerVi￿s. we enable our communrty to Celebrate and thank God at the
milestones of the joumey through lÉfe. We have conducted 6 Baptisms, 13 Weddings. l Marriage
Blessing, 14 Funerals, 6 Memonal SeNces. 2 Woodland Burials, 15 Crematorium Services and 10
Internment of Ashes.
Impact of Comnavirus pandemic
We continue to hold an online Moming Worship seNice Monday to Friday at 9.00 am.
We have continued to take precautions throughout the year. including social distancing, the wearing
of masks and limitations an singing.
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Attendances have tÉen lower than in nonnal ts.mes due to Feople isolating or being uncomfortable
with weanng masks to worship. Z(ximing Ihe services has provided the ot4)ortunty for these groups
of people and others to access our services throLKJhout the year.
ilst we have seen an increase in the monRs raised at the various church services the total is still
significanly down on the pre Covid-19 years.
As a resutt of ￿ separate fvrKlraising events and a donations appeal, were delighted to be able
to send off £6,800 to the British Red Cross Ukraine Appeal. In additson, were able to put on
further fundraising events which brought in some very welcome funds towards the upkeep of our
church.
We now have the ne￿$Sary fvrKls to complete the remedial works to th8 back of the church and to
the church tower, but we are havirNJ difficU￿leS finding specialist companies wrlling to quote for the
work needed. Most of these companies have a huge backlog of work after the pandemic to catch
up on before booking further work. We are hopeful that this worf( will be finished by the summer of
2023. In the 2020 report it vras mentioned that ttie Quinquennial survey carried out in 2020 had
identified problems with our tells and that we were awaitsng a report from Nicholson Engineering
Ltd. The report, thich was received in January 2022, identified work that required immediate
attention and this work was completed in Apnl at a cost of £2,341. How8v6r. this same report also
identified work that needs to be undertaken in the next five to seven years, after this time the b811s
would be considered unsafe to ring. The cost of this additional VK*rk was quoted as being in the
region of £75,500.
At the church of St. Werburgh we conb'nue to stsuggle in Ihis period of uncertainty. and again, we
were unable to meet the diocesan share in full.
There are 99 parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll.
On Going Concem
The pandemic has impacted on the In￿rne for SL Wert)urgh Church both in 2021 and 2022. The
PCC has reviewed budgets and forecasts for receipts and payments for 2023 and anticipate a
shortfall in this year.
Dioces8n arKJ Deartsry Synods
The pansh had two representstives at Deanery SyrKJd' the main areas of discussion have
Continued to be mission areas.
Mission and Evangelism
Our infomial monthly Servi￿ "Celebrate. which is hekl in the INembury Village Hall on the second
Sunday in the month at 3pm has continued throughout 2022 with attendances of 25-30. The idea
behind this is to devek)p a ministry for those couples vtho ¢(xne to be mamed and for the baptism
families. Young and old engaging in infomal ￿￿rShip together.
Helping those in need is a demonstration of our farth. During the year St. Werfourgh Church has
raised funds of £13,234, ￿1¢h have been distributed amongst various chanties tM)th at Home and
Overseas. The charities benefits'ng from our grants were..
Grants over £5C)J.' Alzheimefs So￿ety, Brtts'sh Red Cross Ukraine Appeal, RNLI. St Luke's
Hospice.
Grants of bets￿en £250 - £500: Brain Tumour Chanty. Dementia Friendly Parishes Around
the Yealm, Macmillan Cancer Care. Plymouth FocAJbank, The Salvation Army.
Grants up to £250.. Bamardo's, Cancer Research, Children's Society, Opepb'on Smile,
RABI, Royal British Legion, RSPB.
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Financial Review
The financial statements and accompanying notes on pages 6 to 10 of this report provides a
detailed analysis of our income and experKliture for the year.
Total receipts on our unrestricted and desonated funds V4Ere £71,100. In addition, restricted
donations of £13,522 were also received.
Over the year we have seen the receipts from planned giving via the Parish Giving Scheme (PGS)
increase by 3.0%. Being tn the PGS ensures a steacty flow of donated funds, whith helps with
financial manag8m8nt and budgeknng
enabling us to effioently continue setving the whole
communtty. By the end of2022 wd had 61 individualslcouples as members of the PGS. We will seek
to encourage more individuals to transfer over to this method of donatson in 2023.
We are extremely grateful for the generosity of all those parishioners who have c£)ntinued with their
financial support during these very challenging tsmes.
£79.053 was spent to proV￿e the Chnstsan ministry from St Werburgh Church. This includes our
contributs'on towards the Diocesan Pansh Share, ￿lch enables mission and ministry to be provided
across our diocese. The parish share Ihat each ChU￿h in the dM)cese is asked to find is calculated
according to a fomuia that is based mainly on the number of people in its worshipping community.
Our pansh share for 2022 was £42,657. which was a 2.6% decrease on the previous year. However,
in view ot the continued impact of Covid-19 on our ￿n￿me during 2022 and th8 fact that we were
unable to undertake the fund-raising activities that V*ruld have wished, the PCC decided that we
would only pay £37,657 I¢￿ardS our parish share. The £5.000 v4ithheld would than enable us to
proceed with the urgently needed Phase 2 of the Tower Restoratson Project.
The expenses of the Yealm & Erme Mission Community are shared be￿e￿n the six member
churches according to a forniula that is based on the number of recorded participants for each
church. Our Mission Community share for 2022 was £1,119, Nthich VRS paid in full.
As will be seen from the financial statement on pag8 8, the net result of the year was an excess of
receipts over payments of £5,569. It should be P￿nted out that thss £5,569 surplus includes £1,036
of uncleared cheques and £1,050 of monies held as deposits for N*eddings scheduled for 2023.
The balance of our unrestricted and designated funds held in our Central Board of Finan￿ {CBF)
accounts was £54,466 as at the 31 December 2022.
Our main challenge for 2023, apart frcrfn tying to meet our Di0￿san Parish Share, will be to raise
monies towards the repairs required to the Bells and Bell frames.
Reserves Pollcy
The main purpose of holding cash reserves is to ￿n00th out fluduations in cash flow and meet any
emergencies that might arise.
It is PCC policy to maintain. if possible, a balance on unrestricted funds which equates to three
monlhs, unrestricted payments (pre Covid-19 thiswas equivalent to approximately £25,000) to cover
unforeseen situations that may arise from time to b"me. The balance of our free rèserves as at 31
December 2022 was £61,675, vthich is above our target.
It is our policy to invest our funds balanc*s wilh the Central Board of Finance (CBF) Church of
England Deposit Fund.
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Safeguarding
The PCC has complied wth the dLty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline
Measure 20161duty to have regard to House of Bishops. guidan￿ on safeguarding children and
vulnerable adults).
Volunteers
The members of the PCC would like to thank all the volunteers who work so tirelessly to make our
church a lively and vibrant community. Our speaal thanks go to all those have made the
experien￿ of a relationship with St. Werburgh Church a goc¥J one.
Structure. Governance and Management
The PCC is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the
Parochial Church Counal PothErs Measure.
The methtxl of appointment of PCC rn￿bers is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All
those attending church are encouraged to register on th8 Electoral Roll and to consider standing for
election to the PCC.
The PCC members, the thurdlwarden and the incumbent are responsible for making decisions on
all matters of general concem and importance to the parish including deciding on how the funds of
the PCC are to be spent. The PCC held five meetings during the year, three of which were online,
plus Extraordinary PCC Meekn'ngs by email.
The Yealm & Eme Mission Communrty brings together six churthes. Wembury, Bnxton, Yealmpton,
Newton Ferrers, Noss Mayo & Holbeton. As a Mission Communty they fvncbon under the leadership
structure of a Team Rector and a Team Vicar. Our Team Redor is Revd Alan Ryan is based in
Yealmpton. Revd Kim Lovell is our Team Vicar and she is based in Newton Ferrers.
A Team Council operated throughout the year bnnging together representatives from each of the six
churches to make decisions on policies and service schedules. Discussions took place to fornialize
the stwcture into a Joint Council, which was approved at SPCMS in January 2022.
Adminlstrative Inforniation:
The Church of St. Wert)urgh is situated off Church Road in the Parish of Wembury, Devon and is
part of the Diocese of Exeter within the Churth of EngLand. As the fomer vicarage in Wembury is
now a Letting Property of the Exeter Diocese. the syjncipal address for Corresponden￿ is Mrs. Carol
Steel, Churchward8n. 47 Mewstone Avenue, Vkmbury PL9 OJT
The members of the Parochial Church Council of the Ecdesiasti￿l Parish of St. Werburgh.
W8mbury are Trustees registered with the Chanty CommissiC￿ and entered into the Register of
Charities. Registered No.. 1137599.
PCC members who have served from 1 January 2022 until Ihe date this report VRS approved are".
Ex-offiao members".
Incumbent
Team Vicar
The Revd. Alan Ryan ffeam Rector)
The Revd. Kim Lovell
Churchwarden
Mrs. Carol Steel
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Deanery Synod Representatives
Mrs. Jayne Richardson
Deanery Sync*J Lay Chair
Electoral Roll Officer
PCC Vice Chair
Mrs. Belinda Kemp
Deanery Synod Member
Elected members
Mrs. Sue Lord
Secretary & PCC Member
PCC Members
Mr. G.Farmiloe
Mrs. R.Farmiloe
Mr. Karl Gibson
Mr. Ivar Hellberg
Mrs. Gloria Roberts
(from 3.4.2022)
(from 9.11.2022)
(to 3.4.2022}
{to 3.4.2022)
Volurrteer Members Ms. Alison Hawes
Safeguarding Representative
(Child Protection & Vuln8rabte Adults)
(to 17.10.2022)
Mrs. Carol Steel
Safeguarding Representative
(Child Protection & Vulnerable Adults)
(from 17.10.2022)
Mr. David Vasey
Acting Treasurer
Parish Giving Scheme Representative
Gfft Aid Officer
Mr. Robert Rowland
Assistant Treasurer
Mrs. Belinda Kemp
Heatth & Safety Officer
Bankers
Natwest Bank. Plymouth Cty Centre Branth
14 Old Town Street, Plymouth, PL1 1 DG
Independent Examiner
Mrs. S. ArKlrew BS¢ ACA, Chartered Accountant
93 Church Road, Wembury, Plymouth, PL9 OJX
Approved by the PCC on 31 March 2023 and signed on their behalf by The Revd. Aan Ryan (PCC
Chairman)
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Wernbury Parochial Church Council
Financial Ststements (Receipts)
for the Year ended 31 December 2022
D¢s￿Rated
Total 2022
Total 2021
Funds
vO￿nt¥ry Receipts- regular glvkng
Tay pknned
oth¥ P￿Trned gMNJ
coblecl￿rE at SON
other recurriw d(*)9
fZJ.I
£x*.tg0
£19.728
£3,597
£5,475
£7.020
£7,927
£42.846
£5.013
£4.494
£10.378
£4270
£4
r2.125
£4270 Uh94
Glft
£8.425
£51M43
£39,579
£0
£2,728
£4.
Grants
Non.recurrirva & app88
0￿11￿ GMr¢ & Card Rq•d•r ¢*Jrth
£3.(￿ t3,333
£1XI
£3,463
£7,103
£476
£0
É12,693
25
Actlvltl•s lor¢knowatlYvJ Fund8
Fbw¢r F98bv
Concerts
Coffae MemWro•mToa8d¢
oth
£0
£0
£718
18
£0
£2,135
É226
£0
CBF Depc6* Acmm15 Ir*we*l
10
£592
R¢celpts fr(•M ClwJr¢h Athllb••
Bor￿St￿l
Wembw Rev
ststulory F••$ Iw¢dth'ng•,
£214
£13,870
£7.192
a1.Q76
£12,187
É8.719
É21.362
£12,187
£8.719
£21,362
Éo
£0
RelF8m8rt ￿ft•
£0
£0
TOTALREceu>TS
£7Ag8 £13h22
£e4.822
£TI,243
St**nents IRecept¥l

Wembury Parochial Church Council
Financial Statements (Payments)
for the Year ended 31 December 2022
Unr•strlctr
Ftshd•
Unrestrlcted
ignated
Funds
Total 2021
Fund
Totsl 2022
Funds
PAYTrIE
Chutch AGtlvltI6$'.
gNirvJ 8 Char*ab￿ grart6'.
lome MissKJn$ 8 Charit*8
6.189
6.169
Dkx•Mn Parkh Share
37.￿7
37.￿7
26.eck8
I VV4ge81
1,080
InBuTanc•
Yealrn & Em)8 Mi86ion
AdminiBtration cc410
Churth Mainter￿
Upkt•p o188f¥K8B
Upkeep of ¢hur¢by•rd
3,281
1.119
1.119
1,353
145
1.7
ChJr¢h cc4t• {•kndrW.dl& wknl
1227
1.327
TrHdlNJ ¢¢•l¥.
Bo)kstall
WqrnbLry
105
13,507
126
7,227
13.X17
chU￿h r•palr 8 rnHirtenvJJ
M4or R8pair6 IStructur&l
Mapr l R￿￿¢eMe￿
2.341
2,341
1S.234
78,STT
80,986
Fund Raislnq Aclivlllm..
19
19
Co•t8 of Fky￿r Ftttlval
Fa86 lor OnJne Gfvlng 8 ￿T￿ R¢•* ¢*Jnth
28
Governan¢• Co8t•'.
450
480
oth•r yymenti..
Churth F*brI¢￿ OF Pamhpx
Retirement Gits
870
TOTAL PAYMENTS
8*B17
13.238
32,346
Fir*r￿1 Statem8nts I Parytsl

Wembury Parochial Church Council
Financial Statements (Assets & Liabilities)
for the Year ended 31 December 2022
Fund•
Trtal 2022
Tot•1 2021
Fund¥
4fv15
1.951
-1.951
CM•h Funth..
k CL￿￿t￿£￿j￿￿1*t 1 JWNHY 2022
16.014
8,018
22,032
10.195
22.032
283
27.3
5(1n
CBF DeptyttAccryJrt8 88 31 D￿nb￿2022
27.805
19,227
27,606
to
3,728
B•lwK• d Calh Fund• ￿ 31 D•e•mb*r 2021
179
OOM43
134
134
LPWGS VAT cl*m 2022
38
338
374
197
197
2023 ¢xtw¥dsW•J(HrpJ fe8& W kn th*4￿
1,036
17,204
3.100
28 (KX)
75.5(K>
101.636
28.fXY)
75.5￿)
104186
75.500
114864
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Wembury Parochial Church Council Accounts
Notes to the Accounts
1. Th8 financial statements. using the Receipts & Payments basis, have been prepared under the
Church Accountsng Regulations 2006 in accordance with the applicable accounting standards
and the cJJrrent Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2015).
2. Definition of Fund classification".
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS may be used by the PCC for any of its ordinary purposes.
DESIGNATED FUNDS represent funds set aside. out of ordinary unrestriGted funds, for
specific designated purposes, which can be transferred back into general funds at any time.
RESTRICTED FUNDS represent either Income from trusts or endowments which may be
expended only on those restricted objectives provided in the temis of the twst or bequest, or
donations or grants received or invited for a specffic purpose. The funds may only be spent
on the specific purpose for ￿1¢h they vRre given. Any balance remaining unspent must be
carried forward as a batance on that fijnd and cannot be absorbed into general funds
ENDOWMENT FUNDS are funds whose capital must be maintained., only income arising
from the investrnent of the endowment may be used either as r8Stricted or unrestricted funds
depending upon the purpose for vhich the endowment was established. There ar8 no
endowment funds on which to repo
3. The headings and sutr*headings within the Receipts and Payments sheets are in accordance
with the guidance contained in the Charity c￿misSIOn,$ Statement of Recommended Practice
(SORP 2015).
4. Transadions during the year within the Wembury Review Account were as follows..
2022
2021
6.604.51
4,095.04
1.163.60
13.90
Receipts:
Advertisements
9,135.40
3,706.08
791.40
37.20
Subscnptions
Shop Sales
Donations
Sale of Mugs
310.QKI
Total Receipts
12,187.05
13,670.06
Payments:
Prints'ng Costs
Expenses
Postage
, Transfer to Wembury PCC
Cost of Mugs
7,448.60
467.45
6,744.00
404.70
186.29
78.33
3,507.00
5,CNJO.00
404.65
Total Payments
13,506.99
10.734.03
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5. It is a requirement of Charity Law that all re￿ipts are sh¢Jwn gross and feeslexpenses are shown
separately. Donations received as a result of on-line giving and card reader donations are
credited to our bank after the deduction of fees retained by the online giving and card reader
donations provider. Therefore, the figures recorded here have been increased to include the
fees that were deducted at sourc8. The fees deducted are shown under Fund Raising Adivites
on page 7.
6. Similarty. as only the 'nef amounts for bjnd raising activittes. after the deduction of expenses,
were passed to the Treasurer for banking the figures recorded here have been increased to
include the expenses incurred. The expenses incurred a￿ shovm under Fund Raising Activitses
on pag8 7.
7. A list of the charities that vle have supported can be fwnd in the seth'on headed "Mission and
Evangelism" on page 2 of this report.
8. Clergy eXP￿Se$ are paid by the Yealm and Erme Mission Community.
9. Most of our costs a$S￿lated with Administrab'on and Upkeep of Services are bome by the
Yealm and Erme Mission Community.
10. The movements in CBF Deposit Funds during the year V￿re as follows..
01.01.2022
Interest
Transfers
CBF ACCOUNT
Unrestrlcted..
General Fund
Deslgnated..
Review Fund
an Fund
Bell Fund
Fabric Fund
31.112022
283.44
3.73
287.17
155.39
1,340.17
17.956.24
7,870.42
2.05
24.49
218.39
343.17
157.44
2,714.66
16,973.83
34,333.59
1,350.C(I
26,120.00
27.605.66
28 220.00
591.83
54.466.49
11. In addition to our charity donations of £13,234 we have also collected, as conduit ftjnds, £887 on
behalf of other chanties. As these conduit funds have nol gone through our bank account they
S￿ not included within the receipts and payments of our financial statement.
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