## **The Parochial Church Council of Brownhills with Ogley Hay** ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31[st] December 2023** _Charity Registration No.1139697_ ## **Objectives and Activities** 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 Brownhills with Ogley Hay 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 as a whole We are active in promoting the local food bank with both time and food donations. We also keep the church open as a place of Welcome, one morning a week. Our work would not be possible without the contribution made by volunteers. ## **Achievements and Performance** Worship and Prayer – We offer a variety of services to suit all ages and tastes as well as many opportunities for the community to join us in prayer, at any time but particularly between Ascension Day and Pentecost when a special prayer trail is in place. Deanery Synod – Our representative attends regularly and report back to the PCC on a regular basis. Church Fabric – As volunteers we regularly maintain our building through work parties for such tasks as window cleaning, gutter and drain maintenance and generally keeping the environment tidy. The church is inspected every five years (2019) by the Diocesan Architects and is due again in September 2024. Mission and Evangelism – Our volunteer team visit all 6 primary schools in the parish regularly to present Open the Book – the Bible in a fun and understandable way. We also hold a Procession of Witness on Good Friday. The incumbent also takes lessons at Brownhills Ormiston Academy. Church hall – Local community groups use the Hall. The facility is available for anyone to use. Other Activities – We organise a range of coffee mornings and social events along with a summer fete at which the community plays an active part. ## **Financial Review** Our overall financial position is steady, with accounts breaking even or making a small profit. Our principal source of funds are from congregational regular giving. Full use is made of Gift Aid. We now have a Justgiving page through Lichfield Diocese. ## **Reserves Policy** It is PCC policy to maintain a balance in reserves. They are held to allow for emergencies and any cash flow problems which may arise. We operate a Restricted Account which contains money held on behalf of various church groups, including a need Fund and Food Bank monies. 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. The PCC policy is for all fundraising to be for particular charities and not for the day to day running of the church. ## **Volunteers** The members of the PCC would like to thank all the volunteers who work so hard to make our church a lively, vibrant community. ## **Future Plans** Our plan as a PCC is always to move forward and connect even more with our local community and to see where the Holy Spirit leads us. In 2024, a total re-roof is scheduled. ## **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 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. The method of appointment of the PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. 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 6 times a year. The PCC is responsible for keeping Safeguarding, Health and Safety, Social Medial and Data Protection policies up to date. ## **Reference and Administrative Details** The Church is in Church Road, Brownhills WS8 7AB and is part of the Deanery and Diocese of Lichfield. The correspondence address is 37 New Road, Brownhills WS8 7AT. Our website address is www.stjameschurchbrownhills.co.uk PCC members who have served from 1[st] January 2023 until the date of the report are as follows: |Incumbent|Gayle Greenway| |---|---| |Lay Ministers:|Elizabeth Corbet| ||Peter Biggs| |Churchwardens :|Margaret Powell| ||Roger Corbet – also Deanery Synod| |Elected Members:|| ||Joy Powell (Treasurer)| ||Michael Gillion| ||David Cresswell| ||Ann Wilkins| ||Brenda Timmins| ||Dennis Powell (Lay Chair)| ||Michelle Pye| ||Samantha Fiddler from May 2023| ||Andrew Green from May 2023| |Bank:|HSBC| ||Market Street, Lichfeld WS13 6LA| |Investment Manager:|CCLA| Auditors: Rice & Co High Street, Brownhills Approved by the PCC at its meeting on 20[th] May 2024 Signed on its behalf by ………………………………………………………………….. Chair THE PAIIOCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OFTHE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BROWNHILLSWITH OGLEY HAY 4t08 NotestOll*accoums THE PAROCHIALCHURCH COUNClLOFIHEECCLESIASnC￿ PARISHOF BROWNHILLSWITH OGLEY HAY INDEPENDEiifEXkMINERSIVOIITTOTHEPAROCHIALCHURCH COUMCKOFTHE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BROWNHIiLswrrH OOLEY IIAY I reporttothe Parochlal Church Councllon myexamlnatlon of the ac¢ountsof the Eccieslastkal Parlsh ot8rownhlUswlth OgieyHaylorthe>earended 3tst Decembw2tr23.ht4ch are$etouti￿ pages2to & Asthe mwnbersofthe Parochlalchurch resp(m￿fOrthe weparatlon ofthoaccounts In accordance wlth tho r•qulr*MntsoftheCherfdesAct 2011 llheAcfi arKI thgchurchkcountlng Re￿let10n$ 2006 Ilhe Re•iiatlons'l. You ¢onslderthatthe a￿lIr￿ul[efflent o1th8 RWlatk)ns sectlon 156 oftMActdo not appty. It Is myre5ponslbliltyto Issuethls report Sn ac¢ordancewtthlh8temisolthe Regulaiion& I report In respect ol my examlnatlon ofthe ac¢owts camooout under sactlcm 145olthe 2011Actand In catyngoul mygxamlnatlon I havefolltyAEd allthe appllcable Dlrtttl(x)s•kn tytheCh8fftyCommlssk)n undwsKtlon 14515llbl INDEPENDENT EXAMINEWSSTATEMENT I have compiet•d ryexamlnaikn. I connmithat no fflater￿ matters ¢omotonyattenkn In connectlon wlth the•xamlnatlon &vlwme caus•io bellevethat In arymatertalrespKt: l. accountfvwr•cordstA*ro not kopt as requlr•d ty sectlon l&)oftheAct •nd the Re￿8. or 2. th• accounts donotaccord wlth thoJerncord& I h•n no concemsand hm come acrossno matters In connecllon the 8xamlnallontoT*knlch attentlon should be droym In thl$roportln orderto•nabiea pr0pwunderstswxll￿ oftheaccourrtsto be r￿had. SI￿ed Susan Cooke FCCA Rlce & Co IBroMmhlUs) Urntted 90 High Street Brovmhlits Walsa STATEM8nOF HNANCIALACTIVMES Forthg)Tarended31 December2023 UNestrl¢ted Restrlcted Totsllurtds Totalftrn(ts INCOMING RESOURCES Voluntary Income Incomefrom Irhtstrnents Chur¢hacll¥ltles TOTAL 46.610 44690 43A38 33.101 21016 47.888 5&117 135.647 38.532 114.518 Church acll4th5 Costofgenerallrg￿IuntaryIr￿orne 31 iOZ386 552 104511 109253 TOTAL 3L6￿* IIZ307 NEfiNCOMIIIG (oimxMMG) RESOURCES Valu8adlustmerton11xed assetlThdest 3L135 2211 309.076 AAiANCESAT31 DECEMBDI 24T27 L&98237 IA22.964 1,IIL677 39.&34 1.414465 L454.099 1.421964 STATEMENTOFASSETSAND LIABIUYIESASAT31 DECDIBER2023 .IfA TanWIAe 285.lJOO Shorttsryn depo Cash at bankand In Iwr#l 47.666 91555 221 Lex LIABiunES Credhors-aMountsfaW￿due1n¢neYear PARISH FLINDS Unrestrtcfed Restrfctsd 24.n7 1.398237 1.414.465 Ap￿0￿[ bythe par￿￿&£(Ch￿chCounclI0n arKI on ftsbehawty. Chalm*n L *£COUNllNG POUCIES Rqcommended PrnctJc8 oppUcatdèiocharlUts wepart￿ts￿lra¢¢￿￿sInaCC￿dWuhlthth8 FInal￿RIp0F￿￿StsTrrl0ld appitcabi¢ In th•UKuKI Bwjbllc of Irdand IFRS Iir21 l•llKth• IJw20151-{Chafllf•BSOHP IFRS 10211. Flnancfjai Reportlni&andard 102 IFRS 1021 arKlth•CharfU•sAct>llL ¢hurckn m••tthodrfnMon ofapuillc b•r￿eN￿￿￿1erFRSl0z A8setsand UabNJUes•r•lr•iocwd8edat hlsiorkal¢ostortrnMactJ¢)nv¥iue urless othar*lse3tatsd Inthe rthntèec(xmtlngpoUcyno INCOMINOREIOURCES In¢omlryR•wurew AUlrKom• Is ryuth•dKKChh6S￿tkIWn•￿￿tr•kM￿.ttl8 wobfiblgthatthlttmT￿ rq¢elrtdandlheamryJntrflrKonwrncgtrrt￿￿ b• me•5ur8d rnllaw. Resoureo¥ Expeftthd: &arrtsandd0nadortsar•￿wrt￿dI0rWII￿n pald tyrtr. Kthai awwdu0*•5 a bIn￿nI orconsinJctrMoWcffl onthe PCC. Thedlo¢•san parlsh sh¥•ls ac¢ountodlorTA**7duo. Amounts r￿a￿d$peCfftC•￿Y10T rn18slonaT•dealtvAth*s Rostylc1￿ Fur#lL fvAi0lhereyn¢fj￿[olS¥en0raWrn¢￿158dl*fften ￿15 Incwfed arwj bae¢ount4dfor Tmllon Th•Cl￿1¢h ts ex•rnptfromtsxon ltscharftatstsaCtt¥I￿. Ihe Paro¢hl•lChurch c0uncllolth•E¢¢le￿a9ItCaQp1rf•h0t•￿￿hl1￿th1I￿o0éYH NDt•8tOlhe*•l•mentotHTrancl•iActMW•$lwlhy4u•ndedatstDaewnbor2023 Consecrjiedand t￿elICO propw15 not1rKI￿10d Intho a¢countsbys.1012ll¢lt)ltheCh4rf1168Act2011. m0veabiechu￿hfvm18hl￿i￿1d tythomcarand churchwardens1￿ Sp￿laItr1￿*tforthfj PCC and whlch requlfe al8cuityloi dlsposal aro Inallenable propelty. Ilsted Inth8 Church's Inventory. whlch can b? In¥pectsd lat•nyreasonabl8tlmel. Foranythlnq acqulred prtorto201Klther81s In5umclentcostlnfom)allon8valt8b18 and theTelorè$uch aSsetsar•notval￿I Inth8llnan¢lal statements. Sub5equonttyno Indmdual ttem hasco* moreth8n £1,000 50 all such expend1￿re has beenwrFttan ¢)ff vthen Incurnd. No r•v8luallon Irfft>nnaUon188V811abhforthe Propertle880 th•yaM Included 8tthgvalua provldgd tyth• Dloc880 Intho wsL Inv•Dlmonts 8r•valuedattsSrv&ue Jt31 Dac•mber20231nth• Statem4ntofAJs•ts aTh1 Uabllltl81. Fortheyear ended 31 December 2023 Totsi Total Totsl INCOMING RESOURCES Volumarylncome PlannedthYngGlftald (hjnatlons Tax recmrabie Coliecllons (OP￿ p￿te) Donaiton& appeats eic 24.176 24256 27.227 25 1&512 1.726 8.976 15.512 3b InVeStr￿1r￿0me Income from churchactMtf•s Mlsslonaryand charltsbleO* Church hall ietungs gcrf)ks and magèzlnes Tradlngirentl 20 Uchfldd Road Fees (Funeral&lweddlres) Other 1797 Z797 9,875 10.874 123 6.025 8,191 739 8m7 22.016 ioi Church aclMtI8s Mbssl(v￿ryand chartfabl•Obli 1532 Vacancy supwi Dlocesan parlsh share Church runnlr6arMI malnt•nw Sakrtes lJllreach&Youth 407 17,656 728 12,297 rnlry PAlmln Church halLrunnfrycosts IL979 12,5n 3.21x1 ILS56 47K2 IIL051 31,660 102.366 REC&PTSAND pAyI￿AlIALYSIS Fortheyear ended 31 December2023 TANGIBLE FIXEDASSEYSqRe*i 8tThomas 5tte Stjames Hau HoiyTrfnltyLand 50 Ucmeid Road 25 Sr￿rOp Close ,000 DTrust DTrust DTrust DTn DTrust 410 15.0110 90,000 5.193 CBFShare$ OtsH 31.e62 CBF&wres Barr*tts Lan• CBF DeposltA¢count Bametts Lan8 CBF DeposttAccount Bametts Lan8 CBF DeposttAc¢ourrt Barnetts Lane 49.897CBFShares Brth¥nhlUs Lots C8F D8poslt*£count O¥ryHay 107295 815 107.295 SSQ815 DTrust D Trnst DTrust DTrust DTrust Lots FurMI NIA 1791 S 1791P 1791L 1791CAP 79.419 79.419 141,fJ43 141.543 IIIN Forth¢yearended 31 Deeembei2023 0rfOnalCCLA Irn￿ent 47.666 LthFund UNRESThICTED HSBC-NO Ikcount HSBC Uchffeld RO No3Accwnt 47,618 7A16 HSBC Cu￿¢M No 2Account HSBC Bametts Lane No i HSBC Bametts ￿ne No 2 30.476 IL 16.374 41510 TOTAL8ANK THE PAIIOCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OFTHE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BROWNHILLSWITH OGLEY HAY 4t08 NotestOll*accoums THE PAROCHIALCHURCH COUNClLOFIHEECCLESIASnC￿ PARISHOF BROWNHILLSWITH OGLEY HAY INDEPENDEiifEXkMINERSIVOIITTOTHEPAROCHIALCHURCH COUMCKOFTHE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BROWNHIiLswrrH OOLEY IIAY I reporttothe Parochlal Church Councllon myexamlnatlon of the ac¢ountsof the Eccieslastkal Parlsh ot8rownhlUswlth OgieyHaylorthe>earended 3tst Decembw2tr23.ht4ch are$etouti￿ pages2to & Asthe mwnbersofthe Parochlalchurch resp(m￿fOrthe weparatlon ofthoaccounts In accordance wlth tho r•qulr*MntsoftheCherfdesAct 2011 llheAcfi arKI thgchurchkcountlng Re￿let10n$ 2006 Ilhe Re•iiatlons'l. You ¢onslderthatthe a￿lIr￿ul[efflent o1th8 RWlatk)ns sectlon 156 oftMActdo not appty. It Is myre5ponslbliltyto Issuethls report Sn ac¢ordancewtthlh8temisolthe Regulaiion& I report In respect ol my examlnatlon ofthe ac¢owts camooout under sactlcm 145olthe 2011Actand In catyngoul mygxamlnatlon I havefolltyAEd allthe appllcable Dlrtttl(x)s•kn tytheCh8fftyCommlssk)n undwsKtlon 14515llbl INDEPENDENT EXAMINEWSSTATEMENT I have compiet•d ryexamlnaikn. I connmithat no fflater￿ matters ¢omotonyattenkn In connectlon wlth the•xamlnatlon &vlwme caus•io bellevethat In arymatertalrespKt: l. accountfvwr•cordstA*ro not kopt as requlr•d ty sectlon l&)oftheAct •nd the Re￿8. or 2. th• accounts donotaccord wlth thoJerncord& I h•n no concemsand hm come acrossno matters In connecllon the 8xamlnallontoT*knlch attentlon should be droym In thl$roportln orderto•nabiea pr0pwunderstswxll￿ oftheaccourrtsto be r￿had. SI￿ed Susan Cooke FCCA Rlce & Co IBroMmhlUs) Urntted 90 High Street Brovmhlits Walsa STATEM8nOF HNANCIALACTIVMES Forthg)Tarended31 December2023 UNestrl¢ted Restrlcted Totsllurtds Totalftrn(ts INCOMING RESOURCES Voluntary Income Incomefrom Irhtstrnents Chur¢hacll¥ltles TOTAL 46.610 44690 43A38 33.101 21016 47.888 5&117 135.647 38.532 114.518 Church acll4th5 Costofgenerallrg￿IuntaryIr￿orne 31 iOZ386 552 104511 109253 TOTAL 3L6￿* IIZ307 NEfiNCOMIIIG (oimxMMG) RESOURCES Valu8adlustmerton11xed assetlThdest 3L135 2211 309.076 AAiANCESAT31 DECEMBDI 24T27 L&98237 IA22.964 1,IIL677 39.&34 1.414465 L454.099 1.421964 STATEMENTOFASSETSAND LIABIUYIESASAT31 DECDIBER2023 .IfA TanWIAe 285.lJOO Shorttsryn depo Cash at bankand In Iwr#l 47.666 91555 221 Lex LIABiunES Credhors-aMountsfaW￿due1n¢neYear PARISH FLINDS Unrestrtcfed Restrfctsd 24.n7 1.398237 1.414.465 Ap￿0￿[ bythe par￿￿&£(Ch￿chCounclI0n arKI on ftsbehawty. Chalm*n L *£COUNllNG POUCIES Rqcommended PrnctJc8 oppUcatdèiocharlUts wepart￿ts￿lra¢¢￿￿sInaCC￿dWuhlthth8 FInal￿RIp0F￿￿StsTrrl0ld appitcabi¢ In th•UKuKI Bwjbllc of Irdand IFRS Iir21 l•llKth• IJw20151-{Chafllf•BSOHP IFRS 10211. Flnancfjai Reportlni&andard 102 IFRS 1021 arKlth•CharfU•sAct>llL ¢hurckn m••tthodrfnMon ofapuillc b•r￿eN￿￿￿1erFRSl0z A8setsand UabNJUes•r•lr•iocwd8edat hlsiorkal¢ostortrnMactJ¢)nv¥iue urless othar*lse3tatsd Inthe rthntèec(xmtlngpoUcyno INCOMINOREIOURCES In¢omlryR•wurew AUlrKom• Is ryuth•dKKChh6S￿tkIWn•￿￿tr•kM￿.ttl8 wobfiblgthatthlttmT￿ rq¢elrtdandlheamryJntrflrKonwrncgtrrt￿￿ b• me•5ur8d rnllaw. Resoureo¥ Expeftthd: &arrtsandd0nadortsar•￿wrt￿dI0rWII￿n pald tyrtr. Kthai awwdu0*•5 a bIn￿nI orconsinJctrMoWcffl onthe PCC. Thedlo¢•san parlsh sh¥•ls ac¢ountodlorTA**7duo. Amounts r￿a￿d$peCfftC•￿Y10T rn18slonaT•dealtvAth*s Rostylc1￿ Fur#lL fvAi0lhereyn¢fj￿[olS¥en0raWrn¢￿158dl*fften ￿15 Incwfed arwj bae¢ount4dfor Tmllon Th•Cl￿1¢h ts ex•rnptfromtsxon ltscharftatstsaCtt¥I￿. Ihe Paro¢hl•lChurch c0uncllolth•E¢¢le￿a9ItCaQp1rf•h0t•￿￿hl1￿th1I￿o0éYH NDt•8tOlhe*•l•mentotHTrancl•iActMW•$lwlhy4u•ndedatstDaewnbor2023 Consecrjiedand t￿elICO propw15 not1rKI￿10d Intho a¢countsbys.1012ll¢lt)ltheCh4rf1168Act2011. m0veabiechu￿hfvm18hl￿i￿1d tythomcarand churchwardens1￿ Sp￿laItr1￿*tforthfj PCC and whlch requlfe al8cuityloi dlsposal aro Inallenable propelty. Ilsted Inth8 Church's Inventory. whlch can b? In¥pectsd lat•nyreasonabl8tlmel. Foranythlnq acqulred prtorto201Klther81s In5umclentcostlnfom)allon8valt8b18 and theTelorè$uch aSsetsar•notval￿I Inth8llnan¢lal statements. Sub5equonttyno Indmdual ttem hasco* moreth8n £1,000 50 all such expend1￿re has beenwrFttan ¢)ff vthen Incurnd. No r•v8luallon Irfft>nnaUon188V811abhforthe Propertle880 th•yaM Included 8tthgvalua provldgd tyth• Dloc880 Intho wsL Inv•Dlmonts 8r•valuedattsSrv&ue Jt31 Dac•mber20231nth• Statem4ntofAJs•ts aTh1 Uabllltl81. Fortheyear ended 31 December 2023 Totsi Total Totsl INCOMING RESOURCES Volumarylncome PlannedthYngGlftald (hjnatlons Tax recmrabie Coliecllons (OP￿ p￿te) Donaiton& appeats eic 24.176 24256 27.227 25 1&512 1.726 8.976 15.512 3b InVeStr￿1r￿0me Income from churchactMtf•s Mlsslonaryand charltsbleO* Church hall ietungs gcrf)ks and magèzlnes Tradlngirentl 20 Uchfldd Road Fees (Funeral&lweddlres) Other 1797 Z797 9,875 10.874 123 6.025 8,191 739 8m7 22.016 ioi Church aclMtI8s Mbssl(v￿ryand chartfabl•Obli 1532 Vacancy supwi Dlocesan parlsh share Church runnlr6arMI malnt•nw Sakrtes lJllreach&Youth 407 17,656 728 12,297 rnlry PAlmln Church halLrunnfrycosts IL979 12,5n 3.21x1 ILS56 47K2 IIL051 31,660 102.366 REC&PTSAND pAyI￿AlIALYSIS Fortheyear ended 31 December2023 TANGIBLE FIXEDASSEYSqRe*i 8tThomas 5tte Stjames Hau HoiyTrfnltyLand 50 Ucmeid Road 25 Sr￿rOp Close ,000 DTrust DTrust DTrust DTn DTrust 410 15.0110 90,000 5.193 CBFShare$ OtsH 31.e62 CBF&wres Barr*tts Lan• CBF DeposltA¢count Bametts Lan8 CBF DeposttAccount Bametts Lan8 CBF DeposttAc¢ourrt Barnetts Lane 49.897CBFShares Brth¥nhlUs Lots C8F D8poslt*£count O¥ryHay 107295 815 107.295 SSQ815 DTrust D Trnst DTrust DTrust DTrust Lots FurMI NIA 1791 S 1791P 1791L 1791CAP 79.419 79.419 141,fJ43 141.543 IIIN Forth¢yearended 31 Deeembei2023 0rfOnalCCLA Irn￿ent 47.666 LthFund UNRESThICTED HSBC-NO Ikcount HSBC Uchffeld RO No3Accwnt 47,618 7A16 HSBC Cu￿¢M No 2Account HSBC Bametts Lane No i HSBC Bametts ￿ne No 2 30.476 IL 16.374 41510 TOTAL8ANK