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2021-12-31-accounts

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The Parish of St Mary and St Gabriel, Stoke Gabriel

in the Diocese of Exeter and the Totnes Mission Community

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Address for correspondence: The Vicarage, School Hill, Stoke Gabriel TQ9 6QX

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Parochial Church Council Year ended 31st December 2021

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Incumbent: The Reverend Father Jim Barlow Associate Priest: The Reverend Gill Still

Bankers: Lloyds Bank, Palace Avenue, Paignton

Independent Examiner:David Blood FCCA 4 Yonder Meadow Stoke Gabriel Totnes TQ9 6QE

Website: www.stokegabrielchurch.co.uk

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary and St Gabriel Totnes is a body corporate(PCC Powers Measure 1956 and the Church Representation Rules 2006 ) PCC is also a Registered Charity no:1138315

AIM and PURPOSE

The Parochial Church Council of St Mary and St Gabriel, Stoke Gabriel (PCC) works with the incumbent, the Reverend Father Jim Barlow and associate priest, Reverend Gill Still to promote in the parish the mission of the Church; pastoral, evangelical, social and ecumenical. As well as the Grade 1 listed building and its churchyard, the PCC has responsibility for maintaining the fabric of the Old School Room (Church Hall), the Verger’s Cottage and the Church House Inn, which is leased to a tenant landlord.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

The PCC is committed to keeping our church at the centre of parish life - providing a range of opportunities for worship, prayer and reflection, bringing people together, caring for the community and marking significant events in the life of individuals and the community. In planning activities the PCC observes the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and the advancement of religion.

In worship, prayer is a key part of our life, this being enhanced by good choral music and a strong sense of the Church being the living presence of Christ. Central to church life is the support, nurture, protection and safeguarding of every individual. We try to enable all members of the congregation to live out their faith as part of the Church family.

Discipleship takes many forms and we encourage all church members to play an active part in supporting the day-to-day running of our Church and the variety of activities and events throughout the year. Our Church enjoys a warm sense of community which is reflected in the parish as a whole and new members are readily welcomed to join in. The PCC discharges its responsibilities for the maintenance and preservation of the fabric of its medieval buildings.

ACHIEVEMENTS and PERFORMANCE

2021 was another year dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic, by lockdowns and restrictions which made the life of the parish very challenging, with services affected and activities restricted or cancelled.

It is a measure of the health of the parish that participation in church activities has remained strong, support of the community continued, albeit in different forms, and personal giving of the congregation stood up well. Our support of charities has been maintained, Common Share payments made in full and on time. and a successful appeal for funds to repair the church clock achieved twice the target sum with contributions from within and without the church community.

Congregations Attendance at both Zoom and ‘live’ services remained strong and In such troubled times, attendance figures both on-line and in church have held up well, with around fifty to sixty joining in Sunday services and 86 on the electoral roll. New members were welcomed to the congregation. |

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Thanks for this go not only to the ‘tech team’ but also to the associate priest Rev.Gill Still who continued to lead the spiritual and worship life of the parish in albeit different media.

There was wide-spread gratitude for attempts to keep services ‘normal’. During the year, there has been 5 Baptisms, 1 Wedding, 8 funerals and 3 burial of ashes

Safety

In opening the church, seating capacity was limited to around 50% to provide social distancing and hand sanitisers and masks made available at the door. Risk assessments and track-and-trace records have been completed for all activities in an attempt to limit infection spread and to keep all members of the congregation safe.

Worship:

The first part of the year saw services restricted to Zoom, but as restrictions were lifted these were gradually transferred back into church and Zoom confined to PCC and other committee meetings.

Mission: Telephone and email communication were once more used to keep in touch with our congregation, and those in the parish who struggled with loneliness, bereavement and poor health.

Easter and Christmas trails were mounted in the village orchard and, as usual, telephone poles and notice boards used to keep the mission of the church alive in the public eye.

The children’s Christmas Crib service moved outdoors into the scout field for the second year and attracted the usual large number of families for who this is an integral part of the Christmas period. Father Christmas also made an appearance!

Gill has maintained contacts with the pre-school group and with the village primary school and in the latter part of the year Crafty Animal and Crafty Advent afternoons were reintroduced for the younger children linked to the feast of St Francis and to Christingle Service.

Music:

As Government restrictions were relaxed in July, hymn singing was once more allowed, albeit with masks and the choir got back together for both rehearsal ( initially on the south terrace but then in the nave of the church) and in services, with numbers, seating and masks respecting the need for social distancing and control of aerosol transmission.

In August the role of organist became vacant with the move of Wyn Turner out of the area, but we were very fortunate to be able to appoint a replacement in Matt Davies who had moved to a job in the area. This has ensured the continuation and progress of music in our services and helped the choir. to rebuild after the interruptions of the pandemic.

Technology:

Use of Zoom allowed services in the early part of the year. and made possible smaller meetings and committees. Websites, - both stokegabrielchurch.co.uk and A church near you and Facebook. have provided a platform to keep the parish and the wider community informed of the activities of the church.

Ancilliary staff.

We continued to support our cleaner, gardener and verger and the church, and churchyard has been well-maintained - the churchyard had an honourable mention in the Devon’s Best Churchyard Competition.

SAFEGUARDING

We continue to commit ourselves to the support, nurture, protection and safeguarding of every individual, especially the young and vulnerable. Most members of the PCC have been DBS checked, completed the Basic Awareness/Foundation Safeguarding course and the Domestic Awareness Course. A Safeguarding report is made at every PCC meeting. DEANERY SYNOD Two members of the PCC , Norman Betts and Alan Hill also serve as members of Deanery Synod and feed back to PCC meetings on discussions in the Synod.

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In spite of difficulties caused by the pandemic and reduced income the following tasks have been completed to secure the maintenance of his listed building

PARISH OUTREACH

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In addition to our support of the lonely and vulnerable in our community, and the promotion of the Gospel to the parish, the church has continued to support a number of charitable causes in the locality and further afield.—A Drop in Centre and Food Bank in Totnes, The Children’s Society and Water Aid.

In 2020 we took on sole sponsorship through World Vision ofa little girl rather aptly named Winny Angel. She is now8 and lives in Busitema, Uganda. The money we give each month is combined with donations from other sponsors to transform life for all the children in the community of Busitema. It helps to give them clean water, nutritious food, healthcare, education and a way to earn a living. During 2021 Winny and her family attended a COVID-19 prevention workshop and received approved health information. Her confidence is growing in her reading and writing skills and she has received books and study materials to help her with her education and personal development. For every child like Winny who is helped, four more children benefit.

VOLUNTEERS

The church is blessed with an army of volunteers from within and outside the congregation who give generously of their time to support the church and its mission to the community of Stoke Gabriel. It would be invidious to name names, but the PCC wishes to thank them all.

Our thanks must also go to Gill for her care for those in need, for her creative response to the challenges of a second pandemic year and for her willingness and flexibility to adapt to new situations.and to lead ‘the team’ through this difficult time. Thank you Gill!

FINANCIAL REVIEW

The year produced a surplus of £16,319, from receipts of £106,861, and payments of £90,542.

The highlight of the year, was the successful appeal for clock repairs, which raised a magnificent £26,132. We paid a 30% deposit of £3,501 to Smith of Derby, and repairs are under way. The appeal produced a surplus of some £16,000, which will enable us to restore the two clock faces next year, at a cost of £12,373, and other essential church maintenance.

The Covid pandemic continued to adversely affect the trade of the Church House Inn, and as a result our rental income of £5,250, was down £7,750 on last year. The renewal of the lease, which expired in Sep 2020, has been put on hold, and in the meantime the Treasurer negotiates the rent with the landlord on a quarterly basis.

Regular giving held up well increasing by 3.8%, and we received legacies of £5,273.

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The Old Schoolroom rental was up £2,193 at £6.902, with the Pre-School operating fully again. In April the Pre-School joined the Link Academy Trust, and a Licence to Occupy is in place with an annual rental of £6,500.

We were able to meet our Common Fund Request of £46,038 in full.

We instigated a retention monies payment of £3,718, which the contractor had overlooked, for the Church House Inn upgrade completed in July 2019.

Reserves Policy

To build a reserve of £100,000, within the next 7 years, towards a new nave roof. This will be reviewed on completion of the Quinquennial Report due in 2022.

Reserves are held in the M&G Charifund, currently valued at £57,190 - an increase of £6,748, from last year.

Looking ahead

2022 will again be challenging, based on a lower rental expectancy from the Church House Inn,

Every effort will be made to meet our Common Fund request, and to achieve this we may have to look to the generosity of the Friends of the Church to help fund essential repairs and maintenance.

We will continue to promote contactless giving, to grow our income stream

Structure, Governance and Management

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. The Council comprises the Incumbent, the Churchwardens, a Reader, two members of the Deanery Synod and other members elected at the annual Parochial Church Meeting in March each year.’ PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish and for all financial matters. The Council meets six times a year.

During the covid lockdown and restrictions, a subcommittee was formed to handle immediate matters and met weekly, or as necessary to respond to changing situations. Sub committee members are shown by an asterisk *

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

Ex Officio The Incumbent Reverend Father Jim Barlow Assistant Priest Reverend Gill Still *

Reader Mr Alan Hill * Churchwardens Mrs Sue Clement * Mr Derek Nott * Chairman Deanery Synod Reps Mr Alan Hill * Mr Norman Betts Elected Members: Mrs Liz Ball * Secretary Mr lan Potham * Treasurer Mrs Anne-Marie Curror Mrs Chris Bradbury Mrs Christine Hunt Mr Robert Stewart- Bam Mr Mike Stott* Mrs Lynne Turcotte (member until March 2021) Mrs Evelyn Watson

Churchwardens

Members co-opted on to the PCC Sept/ Oct 2021 Prof. Ken Miles Mrs Anne Miles Mrs V Proctor Dr M Rhodes

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Report of the Independent Examiner to the Trustees of the charity on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021

| report to the Trustees on my examination of the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2021 which have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) and with the Financial Reporting Standard 102, (effective 1st January 2016) adapted to meet the needs of unincorporated organisations, as modified by FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015, (as amended by the Bulletin issued in February 2016), (The SORP), published by the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) , and under the historical cost convention and the accounting policies set out on page .

Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and the Independent Examiner and the basis of the report

As described on page, you, the charity's Trustees, are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and all other applicable law and with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, applicable to smaller entities, and for being satisfied that the financial statements give a true and fair view.

The Trustees consider that the audit requirement of Section 144(1) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) does not apply, and that there is no requirement in the Governing Document for the conducting of an audit. As a consequence, the Trustees have elected that the financial statements be subject to independent examination.

Having satisfied myself that the financial statements are not required to be audited under any legal provision, or otherwise, and are eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:-

a) examine the financial statements of the charity under Section 145 of the Act: b) follow the applicable procedures in the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Basis of Independent Examiner's Statement and scope of work undertaken

| report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under s145 of the Act. In carrying out my examination, | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act setting out the duties of an independent examiner in relation to the conducting of an independent examination. An independent examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and of the accounting systems employed 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 such matters. The purpose of the examination is to establish as far as possible that there have been no breaches of charity legislation and that, on a test basis of evidence relevant to the amounts and disclosures made, the financial statements comply with the SORP.

The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and information supplied by the Trustees in the course of the examination is not subjected to audit tests or enquiries and does not cover all the matters that an auditor would consider in arriving at an opinion. The planning and conduct of an audit goes beyond the limited assurance that an independent examination can provide

Consequently, | do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the financial statements, and in particular, | express no opinion as to whether the financial statements give a true and fair view of the affairs of the charity, and my report is limited to the matters set out in the statement below.

| planned and performed my examination so as to satisfy myself that the objectives of the independent examination are achieved and before finalising the report | obtained written assurances from the Trustees of all material matters.

Independent Examiner's Statement, Report and Opinion

Attention is drawn to the accounting policy stating that, notwithstanding the explicit requirement in the extant statutory regulations, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the SORP 2005, in view of the fact that the SORP 2005 has been withdrawn, and in order to accord with current best practice, the Trustees have determined to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015, (as amended by the Bulletin issued in February 2016), (The SORP), . | concur with this approach, and any references in my report to the regulations should be read subject to this comment.

Subject to the limitations upon the scope of my work as detailed above, | have completed my examination: and can confirm that:-

This is a report in respect of an examination carried out under 145 of the Act and in accordance with Directions : given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act which may be applicable; and that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:-

accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by with Section 130 of The Charities Act 2011;

the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination;

have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles set out in the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015, (as amended by the Bulletin issued in February 2016), (The SORP).

| have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.

David Blood FCCA - Independent Examiner

Chartered Certified Accountants

4 Yonder Meadow

Stoke Gabriel

Devon

TQ9 6QE

This report was signed on 9 March 2022

The Parish of St Mary and St Gabriel - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2021

Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2021

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|||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |SORP|Current year|Current year|Current year|Prior Year| |Ref|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Funds|Total|Funds| |Funds|Funds| |2021|2021|2021|2020| |£|£|£|£| |Income|&|Endowments|from:| |Donations|&|Legacies|Al|53,825|26,864|80,689|42,871| |Charitable|activities|A2|-|-|-|-| |Other|trading|activities|A3|-|564|564|4,300| |Investments|A4|8,042|-|8,042|15,586| |Other|A5|17,566|-|17,566|15276| |Total|income|A|79,433|27,428|;|106,861|75,090| |Expenditure|on:| |Raising|funds|B1|-|320|320|-| |Charitable|activities|B2|85,452|4,770|90,222|71,761| |Total expenditure|B|85,452|5,090|:|90,542|71,761| |Net|gains|on|investments|B4|-|-|-|-| |Net|income|for|the year|(6,019)|22,338|16,319|3,329| |Transfers|between|funds|Cc|1,000|(1,000)|-|-| |Net movement|in|funds|(5,019)|21,338|‘|16,319|3,329| |Reconciliation|of funds:-|E| |Total|funds|brought forward|58,219|9,495|67,714|64,384| |Total funds|carried|forward|53,200|30,833|:|84,033|67,713|

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The Parish of St Mary and St Gabriel - Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2021

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SORP
Note Ref 2021 2020
£ £
Fixed assets
Investments held as fixed assets AA 50,255 50,255
Total fixed assets 50,255 50,255
Current assets B
Cash at bank and in hand B4 33,778 17,458
Total current assets 8,778 17,458
Net current assets 33,778 17,458
The total net assets of the charity 84,033 67,713
Restricted Revenue Funds D2 30,833 9,495
Unrestricted Revenue Funds D3 53,200 58,218
Total charity funds
= 84,033 a 67,713
The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of charity legislation with
respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
The charity is subject to Independent Examination under charity legislation, and the report of the Independent
Examiner is on page -1.
The Trustees are satisfied that, although the charity is not registered under the Companies Acts, if it were so
registered, it would be eligible to prepare accounts in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the
Companies Act 2006. applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
Reverand Gill Still Mr lan Potham
Trustee Treafules
Approved by the board of trustees on 9 March 2022
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The Parish of St Mary and St Gabriel

Detailed analysis of income and expenditure for the year ended 31 December 2021 as required by the SORP 2015

This analysis is classsified by conventional nominal descriptions and not by activity.

Donations and Legacies

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|||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Current year|Current year|Current|year|Prior Year| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|Total|Funds| |Funds|Funds| |2021|2021|2021|2020| |=|=|£|£| |Donations|and gifts|from|individuals| |Donations|and|gifts|from|individuals| |Small|donations|individually|less than £1000|7,625|si|7,625|7,309| |Total|donations|and|gifts from|individuals|7,625|-|7,625|7,309| |This|row and|the|five rows|above|will autohide| |Legacies|receivable| |Small|legacies|individually|less than £1000|1714|.|1,111|150| |Richard|Dobson|Trust|4,163|-|4,163|es| |Total|legacies|receivable|5,274|ale|5,274|150| |This|row and the|five|rows|above|will|autohide| |Planned|giving|and|gift|aid| |individual|amounts|under £1,000|34,842|-|34,842|31,342| |Total|Planned|giving|and|gift aid|34,842|-|34,842|31,342| |Other voluntary|receipts| |Individual|amounts|under £1,000|6,084|13,084|19,168|4,070| |donations|over £1000|-|13,780|13,780|-| |Total|Other voluntary|receipts|6,084|26,864|32,948|4,070| |Total|Donations and|Legacies|__|53,825 26,864|: __ 80,689|42,871|

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Income from other, non charitable, trading activities

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||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Current|year|Current year|Current year|Prior Year| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Funds|Total|Funds| |Funds|Funds| |2021|2021|2021|2020| |£|=|£|£| |Concerts|-|564|564|S05| |Total from other activities|-|564|564|1,355|

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The Parish of St Mary and St Gabriel

Detailed analysis of income and expenditure for the year ended 31 December 2021 as required by the SORP 2015

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||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Investment|income| |Current|year|Current year|Current|year|Prior Year| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|Total|Funds| |Funds|Funds| |2021|2021|2021|2020| |£|£|£|£| |Property|rental|Income|5,250|-|5,250|13,000| |Dividend|Income|2,792|-|2,792|2,586| |Total investment income|8,042|-|8,042|15,586| |Other|income|and|gains| |Current year|Current year|Current year|Prior Year| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Funds|Total|Funds| |Funds|Funds| |2021|2021|2021|2020| |£|£|£|£| |—e|2,944|‘|2,944|4,426| |Summary|of|Other|income| |Church magazine|5,677|-|5,677|6,143| |Old|school|room|6,902|-|6,902|4,709| |Refund clergy expenses|2,043|:|2,043|‘| |Total other income|17,566|-|:|17,566|15,278| |Expenditure|on|charitable|activities|-|Direct|spending| |Current year|Current year|Current year|Prior Year| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|Total|Funds| |Funds|Funds| |2021|2021|2021|2020| |£|£|£|£| |Gross wages|and|salaries|-|charitable|activities|5,597|-|5,597|4,971| |Mission|3.211|-|3,211|2,578| |Diosean|parish|share|46,038|-|46,038|39,460| |Team|clergy|expenses|1,882|-|1,882|3,300| |Magazine|expenditure|4,320|-|4,320|3,048| |Insurance|3,519|-|3,519|3,624| |Other|running|costs|5,943|1,269|7,212|4,978| |Total|direct spending|70,510|1,269|__|74,779|61,958|

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The Parish of St Mary and St Gabriel

Detailed analysis of income and expenditure for the year ended 31 December 2021 as required by the SORP 2015

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||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Premises|Expenses| |Light|heat|and|power|974|-|974|2,287| |Old|school|room|and|verger's|cottage|5,688|-|5,688|3,114| |Churchyard|and|church|walk|maintenance|4,562|-|4,562|2,879| |Church|house|inn|upgrades|3,718|-|3,718|1,523| |TotalClock|supportrepairs|costs|14,942-|3,5013,501||__|18,4433,501|9,803-|

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Total Charitable expenditure

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||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Current year|Current year|Current year|Prior Year| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|Total|Funds| |Funds|Funds| |2021|2021|2021|2020| |£|£|£|£| |Total|direct|spending|70,510|1,269|71,779|61,958| |Total|charitable|trading|costs|-|-|-|-| |Total|grantmaking|costs|-|-|:|-| |Total|support|costs|14,942|3,501|18,443|9,803| |Total|Governance|costs|-|-|-|-| |Total|charitable|expenditure|85,452|4,770|90,222|71,761| |Expenditure|on|raising|funds|and|costs|of investment|management|

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Concerts
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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Current year|Current year|Current year|Prior Year| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|Total|Funds| |Funds|Funds| |2021|2021|2021|2020| |£|£|£|£| |-|320|320|-|

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Total fundraising costs

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The Parish of St Mary and St Gabriel

Detailed analysis of income and expenditure for the year ended 31 December 2021 as required by the SORP 2015

Salary Costs

Salary costs include verger, organist and cleaner.

Investments

Investments have been valued as at 31 December 2021

Investment 3675 M and G Charifund Income units
Cost £50,254.69
MarketValue £57,190.35

Properties

The church through Trusteeship owns the following properties:

a) Church House Inn. Building insured by Broker Epress at £907,401 from 18 May 2021.

b) Church cottage. Building insured by Ecclesiastical at £303,673 from 29 September 2021

c) Old School Room Buildings. Building insured by Ecclesiastical at £416,286 confirmedvia e mail.

Restricted Fund summary 31 December 2021

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Clock Fund 22,124.96
Concerts 2,726.67
Kildare James Legacy 4,985.00
Outreach 996.40
30,833.03