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2022-12-31-accounts

Charity Registration No 1140301

Annual Report & Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ending 31 December 2022

Incorporating the District Churches of Holy Trinity, Dawley St. Leonard, Malinslee St. John, Lawley St. Mary, Ketley

Contents

Contents............................................................................................................................................................. 2 Contents............................................................................................................................................................. 2
Section 1: Trustees Report................................................................................................................................ 3
1.
Administrative information .................................................................................................................... 3
2.
Structure and Governance ..................................................................................................................... 3
3.
Aims and purposes ................................................................................................................................. 3
4.
Objectives and Activities: ....................................................................................................................... 4
5.
Achievements and Performance ............................................................................................................ 4
Attendance at Services: .............................................................................................................................. 4
Baptisms, weddings and funerals: .............................................................................................................. 4
Report on buildings and churchyards: ........................................................................................................ 4
Team Rector’s Report ................................................................................................................................. 4
Parish churchwardens’ Report ................................................................................................................... 5
Deanery Synod ........................................................................................................................................... 6
Ecumenical Relationships ........................................................................................................................... 7
Volunteers .................................................................................................................................................. 7
Safeguarding............................................................................................................................................... 7
Activities: .................................................................................................................................................... 7
Monday Bible Study Group – St John’s ....................................................................................................... 9
Lawley Smallies – St John’s ......................................................................................................................... 9
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Reports from District churchwardens ................................................................................................... 10
Holy Trinity, Dawley ................................................................................................................................. 10
St John, Lawley: ........................................................................................................................................ 10
St Leonard, Malinslee: .............................................................................................................................. 11
St Mary, Ketley: ........................................................................................................................................ 11
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Financial Review ................................................................................................................................... 12
8.
Reserves Policy ..................................................................................................................................... 12
Section 2: Parish Mission Plan......................................................................................................................... 13
Section 3: Independent Examiner’s Report & Financial Statements.............................................................. 14

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Section 1: Trustees Report

1. Administrative information

The Central Telford Parish is part of the Diocese of Lichfield within the Church of England. The correspondence address is: The Vicarage, Church Road, Dawley, Telford, TF4 2AS. The Parochial Church Council of Central Telford is a Registered Charity No: 1140301.

The churches of the Parish are: Holy Trinity Church, Dawley: Old Vicarage Road, Dawley, Telford, TF4 3NH

St John’s Church, Lawley: Dawley Road, Lawley, Telford, TF4 2PD

St Leonard’s Church, Malinslee: Brunel Road, Telford, TF4 2DS

St Mary’s Church, Ketley: Shepherd’s Lane, Red Lake, Ketley Telford TF1 5EG

The PCC also retains responsibility for the churchyards of St James’ Church, Stirchley (church building now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust) and St Luke’s, Doseley (church building now in private ownership), and St John’s Church Hall.

Members of the PCC in 2022, and other officers of the Parish:

PCC members who have served from 1[st] January 2022 until the date this report was approved were:

Ex Officio Members

Incumbent: Revd Prebendary Joanna Farnworth (Chair) (from Jan 2022) Interim Team Vicar: Revd Jassica Castillo-Burley (until October 2022) Reader: Margaret Cartwright Churchwardens: Doreen Dyson and Mary Richards (also Deanery Synod rep)

Deanery Synod Reps: Chris Hicks, Jean Heighway, Dave Broome, Mary Richards (also Churchwarden)

Elected Members

Margaret Southall, Ann Broadhurst (St Mary, District Warden), Barbara Crawforth (Holy Trinity, District Warden), Jane Hill (St Leonard, District Warden), Eileen Robertson (St John, District Warden), Hannah Yapp (Holy Trinity)

PCC Treasurer: Margaret Cartwright PCC Secretary: Margaret Southall Parish Safeguarding Officer: Helen Vellacott

District Church Officers,

District Wardens: Ann Broadhurst (St Mary), Barbara Crawforth (Holy Trinity), Doreen Dyson (St Mary), Jane Hill (St Leonard), Eileen Robertson (St John), Glenis Watkins (Holy Trinity)

District Treasurers: Dave Broome (St Leonard), Jean Heighway (Holy Trinity), Brian Richards (St Mary), Bill Robertson (St John)

2. Structure and Governance

The Parochial Church Council (PCC is the governing body for the Parish. The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules and the Parish Scheme.

The PCC also retains responsibility for the churchyards of St James’ Church, Stirchley (church building now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust) and St Luke’s, Doseley (church building now in private ownership), and St John’s Church Hall.

The PCC met eight times during 2022. There are four District Church Councils (DCCs), one for each District centred on the churches of the Parish. All the DCCs met regularly during 2021.

There were 137 names on the electoral roll at the time of the 2022 Annual Meeting

3. Aims and purposes

The PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the Team Rector, to promote the whole mission of the Church -pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical – throughout the parish. It is the duty of the Team Rector and the PCC to consult together on matters of general concern and importance to the parish. Some powers and functions are delegated to each District Church Council, as set out in the Parish Scheme.

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4. Objectives and Activities:

When planning our activities for the year, we have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion.

We try to enable people to live out their faith as part of our parish community 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 by 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.

To facilitate this work it is important that we maintain the fabric of our church buildings, St John’s church hall and our churchyards.

5. Achievements and Performance

Attendance at Services:

Total
attendance		 TOTAL HT St J St L St M
Average
Sunday		 87 31 20 23 13
Messy
Church		 38 38 na na na
Easter
Eve/Day		 144 41 21 56 26
Christmas
Eve/Day		 316 165 76 52 23
Carol
Services		 177 54 41 40 42

Baptisms, weddings and funerals:

TOTAL HT St J St L St M
Baptisms 33 12 10 7 4
Weddings 10 2 3 2 3
Funerals* 59 16 16 13 14
Interments 24 14** 4 5 1

*Includes funerals at crematorium for people living in the district

**Includes interments at St Luke, Doseley and St James, Stirchley

Report on buildings and churchyards:

There are no major concerns relating to our buildings, although each church will have its Quinquennial Inspection in 2023. Repair work will be required to part of a retaining wall around Holy

Trinity’s churchyard which has developed a bulge. All but St John’s Churchyard are maintained by Telford and Wrekin, who are doing a good job in keeping them in good condition. St Mary’s Churchyard has benefitted from the regular hard work of the Probation Serivces ‘Community Payback’ in clearing some of the overgrown areas. St John’s were pleased to welcome volunteers from NatWest who assisted in tidying the churchyard there.

Team Rector’s Report

As I look back on 2022, it is with a sense of gratitude to God for the many blessings that I have received. It was joy to be licensed to the parish in

January, and it has been a privilege to serve as the Team Rector here. Roger and I are thankful for the warm welcome that we have both received as we’ve settled into our new home and the four churches, as well as from people, schools and organisations across the parish. We both feel very much at home here. I am particularly grateful to all those who have supported me in settling into my role here in Telford in so many different ways, from helping me to work out which of my many keys fits which door(!) to helping me to understand the distinctiveness of each church and understanding the different communities that make up the parish.

Building relationships has been an important part of this year, and I feel that this is proving fruitful in many ways. Regular meetings with churchwardens have been held so that we can get to know more about the life of each church as well as drawing us closer together as a Parish. The Treasurers of each church have met once, and this will become a regular occurrence, as will meetings of other church officers in 2023. I am grateful for all those who serve the churches and parish so faithfully and hope that together we can provide more mutual support for the benefit of all.

I have appreciated the ministry of others in the parish. Revd Jassica Castillo-Burley brought much joy to the parish and her ministry was valued during the vacancy, so it was with sadness that we bid her farewell as she followed God’s calling to a new ministry in Oswestry. Margaret Cartwright has

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served faithfully as a Reader in the parish for many years, and ministered selflessly during the vacancy as she juggling the demands of the parish alongside her work. In the latter part of 2022, Margaret took a ‘sabbatical’ to recharge her batteries, and we look forward to her return to ministry in 2023. It was exciting to have 13 new Locally Commissioned Lay Leaders added to the ministry team in September and it will be good to see their ministry flourish in the coming years. We are gifted with a number of lay worship leaders who have taken on the leadership of Messy Church and Evensong at Holy Trinity, as well as leading occasional Sunday services in other churches. I am also very grateful for clergy colleagues across the deanery and Archdeaconry who have provided support in many ways during the Team Vicar vacancy. The ministry of Revd Vikki Day has been a particular blessing to us all during her ‘loan’ from Muxton/Lilleshall in the autumn

During 2022, the PCC and DCCs started to develop a Mission Plan, inspired by the diocesan Shaping for Mission process. (see Section 2 for more detail). At the heart of all we do is ‘Prayer and Worship’ and we used the latter part of the year focussing on the verse ‘Be still and know that I am God’ and reflecting on where God is leading us. This time also saw the introduction of some occasional Taizé services, a Quiet Morning, and a review of the liturgy used across the parish leading to new service booklets for use in all churches. Pastoral Care is also key to our life, and this will be an area that our Team Vicar will focus on when he arrives in Spring 2023.

The three diocesan themes of Discipleship, Vocation and Evangelism will help us think about our mission priorities. Already we have seen activity in these areas through confirmations; making the decision to admit children to Holy Communion prior to

confirmation; 13 new Licensed Lay Ministers; e more people to taking part in worship and take on new responsibilities.; new Coffee and Chat session; new Thursday Tots; rebuilding links with schools (Dawley CE, Lawley Primary, the Meadows) through assemblies, church services, Experience Easter and Christmas and curriculum support. We hope to become eco-Churches and are involved in a project with Telford & Wrekin and the RSPB to install swift boxes in church towers. Baptism, wedding and funeral ministry is significant in the parish, and this is

an area that we need to look to develop in terms of building deeper links with those we encounter. Enabling a safe and stable environment for our churches has been a particular focus for me in 2023. This has involved reviews of finances, legalities, and safeguarding. Sadly, to create a more stable financial situation for the parish, the PCC decided that it could no longer afford the Parish Office or to employ Sharon Hanson as an administrator. In 2023 we will be looking at how we can become net-Zero by 2030 and work towards eco-Church status. All four buildings will have their Quinquennial Inspections in 2023, which will give us a clearer picture about the state of our buildings, which seem to be generally good at present.

Another focus is improving communications, and we now have a regular monthly newsletter which shares information about all that is going on across the parish. We are in the process of creating a new website and reviewing our

social media presence. It has been a busy year, but one in which I think we are seeing God’s blessing throughout the parish, with a renewed confidence in the unique identity of each of our churches, an increasing valuing of our shared life together and some hopeful signs of growth.

Revd Prebendary Jo Farnworth

Parish churchwardens’ Report

On January 16th 2022 Revd Joanna Farnworth was Instituted by Michael, Bishop of Lichfield as Rector for Central Telford and commissioned as Associate Archdeacon of Salop. It was a long awaited joyful occasion at Holy Trinity Dawley after a delayed recruitment process during 2020/21. Certain cautions were still in place for Covid which meant that a social ‘Reception’ did not happen until July when Sarah, Bishop of Shrewsbury returned to fully celebrate Jo’s arrival in the Parish. Also in July some of us attended Choral Evensong at Lichfield Cathedral to see Jo licensed as a Prebendary - another joyful occasion. In fact we were blessed with numerous visits by Bishop Sarah as she joined us for services in Holy Week and for a Confirmation and Commissioning of Local Lay Leaders in September. On that occasion we also said a formal Thank You and Farewell to Revd Jassica Castillo-Burley who had fulfilled her role as Interim Minister for the previous 18 months.

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Jo quickly got to work getting to know each of the churches and their communities, taking stock of how things had operated/were operating and how things should move forward. All the Church Wardens were brought together and modern communication was established through a WhatsApp group. Regular Newsletters, both online and in print, were also reinstated. We hope people have felt the benefit of keeping in touch with what is going on around the Parish and hope there is a sense of growing closer as a result.

As Covid restrictions eased it was good to establish a ‘new normal’ pattern of worship and to be able to have Holy Week and Easter Services fully returned. Thankfully our congregations have gradually returned to pre-pandemic levels despite sadly losing a few along the way. Over the year Jo has standardised the forms of worship so that all four churches have common Orders of Service, particularly useful when other Ministers cover Worship services. Here we should thank all the Ministers, both Clergy and Lay who have helped cover the Rota so that all four churches have had Holy Communion regularly alongside non-Eucharistic worship and also all the baptisms, weddings and the numerous funerals. We won’t name them all here at the risk of missing anyone out but THANK YOU!

We have also had some refreshing ‘new’ experiences: Taize and Celtic style worship (not so new for some), St Nicholas’ Day and the Posada in

December.

Parish Finances had to be addressed. The PCC and DCCs have had to look closely at economies in the light of the cost of living crisis. A difficult decision was made - to close the Parish Office at Dawley Christian Centre and in due course to make significant savings on the annual outgoings. We were sad to make Sharon Hanson’s role redundant after her many years of faithful service. Sharon accepted the situation with great grace and we thanked her profusely. We did not think we would be able to pay all our Common Fund (formerly Parish Share) to the Diocese for 2022. As well as beginning to resume the usual fund-raising activities, each church held their own Gift Appeal between June and November and we praise God for the amazing response from Church members, ‘friends’ and parishioners. With advice

from Jo, careful management by Margaret, Parish Treasurer and DCC Treasurers we were able to pay in full.

The recruitment for a Team Vicar began in September and the process moved quite quickly. A Familiarisation Day and Interviews took place in November. In due course we were delighted to announce that Revd Scott Edwards would be arriving in Spring 2023 to share the Ministry with Jo across the Parish. We pray God’s Blessing on this appointment.

As if all of this wasn’t enough, major national events must be mentioned. February 2022 saw the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and everyone gathered in

prayer for the horror of the situation. Now one year on, we continue to pray for this conflict and its consequences.

In June the amazing Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, with great rejoicing and celebration, only to be followed in September by the sad passing of Her Majesty and a period of National Mourning with the Church of England taking centre stage in the events. In common with others, our Parish immediately mobilised to create spaces for parishioners to gather, to pray or reflect and to sign Condolence Books.

It has been quite a year!

Doreen Dyson & Mary Richards

Deanery Synod

Deanery Synod has continued to meet via Zoom and meetings are usually well ‘attended’ in this format. Area Dean, Rev Debbie Loughran is in the Chair but each session has a guest speaker talking about their role and work. This is then followed by short discussion in ‘break-out’ rooms. Many of the themes included have reflected the Shaping for Mission process. Each meeting starts with a short act of worship and ends with any appropriate Deanery business or information.

In January, Louise Williams, known to many of us in Central Telford, spoke about her role as a Funeral Director and about bereavement and funeral

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provision. Funerals had changed a lot in the 20 years prior to the pandemic. In 2003 most funerals were held in churches with burials whereas now they are more often held in Crematoria and there has been a huge rise in families opting for civil celebrants or humanist funerals instead of religious services. As we know Covid changed things even more significantly. Louise would like to see improvements in Bereavement Care and made some suggestions around this.

In April the theme was Messy Church with Regional Coordinators Aike and Mary. They talked about the changes that have come about due to the pandemic and how moving outside saw the introduction of things like Muddy Messy and Messy Church goes Wild and Mary’s church did Messy Church in a Bag! They talked about the five Messy Church values: Christ centred; All age – not just for kids it is multigenerational; Creativity; Hospitality; Celebration.

In October, the guest was Gareth Brown from Cinnamon Network. Cinnamon Network is a Christian organisation which helps churches with advice and training who are looking to start social action projects. Gareth spoke about Unity in working together. He spoke about his passion for locality and the local church. To be a force for good in the community we need to get to know it.

In July members of Synod met face-to-face socially, for a Barbecue hosted at Holy Trinity, Wrockwardine Wood. Pleasant weather meant we were able to gather outdoors in fellowship with some tasty food. Mary Richards

Ecumenical Relationships

We are a member of the Central Telford Ecumenical Partnership and, through this informal arrangement, we seek to work closely together with other denominations. The arrival of new ministers at

Central Telford Parish and at Dawley Christian Centre has provided an opportunity for the re-establishment of some of the previous activities that took place preCovid. The Dawley Foodbank continues to be a very successful and much needed ecumenical endeavour. Experience Christmas was offered to several schools at Holy Trinity church with volunteers from several churches. We look forward to sharing together in more ways in 2023.

Volunteers

We would like to thank all the volunteers who work so hard in many different ways across the parish to

provide ministry, enable worship to take place smoothly serve as church officers or as DCC/PCC members, lead/help at the many different activities, care for our buildings and churchyards, providing food and drinks, etc. Thanks also go to those who faithfully serve in unnoticed ways, and who pray for the life of the church.

Safeguarding

There have been no safeguarding incidents reported in the parish in 2022. We have carried out a safeguarding audit of each church and are embarking on safer recruiting for all new volunteers/workers in the parish. We are ensuring that all of our Trustees and volunteers have a current DBS (when

appropriate) and keep their Safeguarding Training up to date

Activities:

Monday Food bank drop in – St Leonard’s

Food bank is going well. We don’t always get a lot of fresh food each week, but have been able to stock up supplies of tins and dry goods, and will be putting a basket in church so people who use the church can

contribute as well. I’d like to thank Becky and her husband Keith for all they do for us, with pick up from supermarkets. Most people stay for tea /coffee, and we would like to offer toast as well but unfortunately we don’t have the staff to do it all. A big thank you to Jackie for her patience and understanding with all our customers. Jane Hill.

Wednesday morning activities – St Leonard’s

This year our exercise class has gone from strength to strength, we started with 5 now an average of 12 each week, and most stay for tea / coffee. We hoped to run a crafts

session but none of the ladies were really interested. However, we would like to get a craft session up and running again in 2023. Jane Hill

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Monthly Lunch and Bingo – St Leonard’s

This is still going very well, everyone enjoys our monthly get to gathers. We have a variety of meals all cooked fresh, and game of Bingo, still at the price of only £5! Jane Hill

Trinity Tots – Holy Trinity

Wednesday Trinity Tots: This group has been running

for a few years now, and despite losing 99% because of lockdown and aging into school, we have rebuilt a great

group who love to spend time with us. Both Tots and adults. We have approximately 18 - 24 children from 0 to school age attend. With a variety of toys and crafts, there is always something to be enjoyed and occasionally the adults love to play too. Despite being a tot's group, we still have adults who now take their children to school and then pop in for a drink and chat before the little ones turn up to play. We all mix well and if ever there is a shortage of church help, then the moms willingly take over and do whatever is needed. We have become a friendly community. Some parents wanted another day to play and after much discussion, it was decided to try Thursdays for a trial period.

Thursday Tots: It was decided to hold another session of Tots on a Thursday for a trial run. So, from November 3rd we opened the doors doing the same format as Wednesdays. This was to be until Christmas to see if it would work. It does! We find that we have several carers who bring 3 or 4 children with them and seem to have a different set of people than on Wednesdays and more of them. For a relatively new group it is much appreciated and well attended. We have about 20 - 26 children each week. Once again, everyone who attends mixes well. Helen Pallett

Thursday Coffee and Chat – Holy Trinity

The club was formed after various adults who are linked to Tots, wanted to keep meeting during the school holidays when the children weren't around. What

started as a school holiday event at another venue has now become weekly in church. Along with coffee

(or tea) and chat, we have various activities for those who want to do more than talk. Jigsaws, knitting, model making, colouring etc. We now have a regular 11+ people who find this time together valuable. A big thank you for the Trinity Tots Team for all of their valuable help each week and Pete, Julie, Cora and Sarah (Parents/Grandparents) who help if ever needed.

Messy Church – Holy Trinity

We have held Messy Church 11 times this year with August as a month off during the Summer Holidays. At the start of the year

we were small in number as some families didn’t return after the Pandemic but as the year went on we welcomed some new families from Trinity Tots and from the Sunday Morning Service. It has been encouraging watching the children and families all become one congregation / Church family.

We welcomed Reverend Jo to our Messy Church family at the start of the year. It is nice to know Jo felt she could pop into Messy Church whenever she could and for her to meet all the families. They like having a vicar to talk to when things are bothering them. We celebrated Good Friday with Reverend Jassica and the Parish at our Messy Good Friday where we heard the Easter story through hymns. The children enjoyed being able to make so much noise at the end.

We celebrated Christingle in December with the rest of the Parish. We sang Away in a manger to

candlelight from the Christingles. Also, some of the young people helped with the Crib Service on Christmas Eve. They all read well and confidently and didn’t seem nervous about reading in front of a full Church. The congregation really did enjoy listening to them all tell the Christmas story, and I couldn’t have done it without them.

I am very grateful to everyone who volunteered to help and support Messy Church. Those who are willing to get messy, be covered in glitter, glue, or paint and those who offer a welcome cup of tea or coffee to the parents when they arrive and who always manage to feed all the families and the volunteers at mealtime, sometimes it feels like feeding the 5000.

As a team we are feeling positive about 2023 and what it holds for Messy Church and its families.

Hannah Yapp

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Mothers’ Union – Holy Trinity

Our Mothers’ Union has had a year of interesting meetings and outings. Early in the new year we had a visit from a Citizens’ Advice speaker giving advice on

some ways to save on our energy bills. There were useful tips and some members took up the offer of a free carbon monoxide alarm.

Jassica came and gave a really interesting account of her journey to be an ordained minister in the Church of England. I was really surprised to hear that she had worked as an industrial chemist in Southampton until she and Roy gave up their comfortable life so that Jassica could enter theological college. Another inspiring afternoon was spent listening to and

watching a video of one of Lynda Chugg’s visit to the children she supports in India enabling them to gain an education.

We held an afternoon tea party and quiz for the Queen’s Jubilee. On television the Queen looked frail but we didn’t dream that we would soon be mourning her.

We had two lovely visits: Leighton Church was the first. It can’t be seen at all from the road but it proved well worth a visit. The warden who showed us round obviously loved the church. In September we went to The National Memorial Arboretum, which is such a moving and inspiring place. I was particularly surprised and sad to see the memorial to personnel killed in action since World War 2; there were just so many of them and tablets waiting for more names which we fear will be filled.

The Revd Ian Oliver gave a very interesting talk on a small part of his Trip to the Holy Land on his Sabbatical leave. He had obviously been very impressed by seeing places we usually only read about in the bible. He has promised to come again. Our Christmas dinner was at the Valley Hotel for the first time and we were very impressed with the food and lovely surroundings. We hope to repeat it next year. Our last joint activity was our Carol service. This is always a lovely occasion and a peaceful introduction to the Church’s Christmas celebrations. We are lucky to have such a friendly group of members who are loyal and supportive. . Thanks are due to the committee, especially Glenis Watkins, who works so hard organizing our programme of events. Anyone from around the Parish is welcome to join us - male or female, married or single, mother or not.

We are always conscious that we are a church group and each meeting begins with a short act of worship and the magazines and circulars we receive keep us in touch with the world wide organization that in some countries works so hard to improve the lot of women and family life.

Barbara Crawforth

Bell Ringers – Holy Trinity

After more than a decade without a regular band of bellringers at Holy Trinity, it was pleasing when, early in 2022, a weekly Monday evening practice session was initiated. This was largely down to the efforts of local ringer Darren Swancott. We now have four ringers

who, whilst still learning the ropes, have become proficient enough for them to have rung for the 2023 carol service. With help from visiting ringers from Wellington and Coalbrookdale, we also manage to ring for the service on most Sunday mornings. Though the bells themselves have not undergone any major maintenance for some years, they generally seem to be in a reasonable condition. Simon Rice, Tower captain

Monday Bible Study Group – St John’s

The meeting takes place on Monday evenings at 7pm to 8pm led by Roy Burley who is an excellent leader. The study last year was mainly on the Gospel of John and we shared with people of the Yellow Ribbon group. Eileen Robertson

Lawley Smallies – St John’s

The team is Cathy Parker, Bill Robertson, Eileen Robertson, Carole France, Warwick France and from 2022 Des Pritchard. We have had others in the past who have now moved away. Smallies is a carer and parent toddler group which was started in September 2013. During this period, we have had over 250 children along with their carers come to us and we will be celebrating our 10th anniversary in September this year. We were closed down from the pandemic for longer than most groups because of the numbers, and when we did restart many of the children had

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started school, we have over 2022 gathered a new group of children and are now back to our full capacity. We provide refreshments for the children and as many drinks as the carers want. There are crafts for the children and a singing session before they go home. Whilst the children’s carers are responsible for their children at all times, we also abide by the church safeguarding process. We now have a waiting list again! Eileen Robertson

  1. Reports from District churchwardens Holy Trinity, Dawley

It’s that time of the year again. Doesn’t seem like a year since we last wrote a wardens’ report; but the world is very different now. When we were celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee in the summer we didn’t think we would be mourning her loss a few months later. We set up

a Book of Remembrance and a candle lighting station as attractively as possible with flowers and photos and although we didn’t have many people to visit them, those who did seemed to appreciate the opportunity.

Of course the war in Ukraine was just beginning and we provided opportunities for candles to be lit on a table covered in the Ukrainian flag. There were many prayers said and time for quiet reflection. Attendance figures have stayed pretty constant. The carol service and The Midnight Mass were not very crowded but the Crib service was standing room only. Hannah Yapp and Chris and Roni Hicks had prepared an excellent way to build up the crib with children taking up knitted Nativity figures at different times in the story. It was simple yet very effective.

Tots and Messy Church are running as usual plus a Coffee Club but you can read about that separately. Mothers’ Union has had an excellent year but you can read about that elsewhere too.

Like other churches we are being very careful about where (whole church or just meeting room) and when to put on the heating, worried about bills. Our three fairs have been successful, especially the Christmas one which was very busy in spite of Santa not able to come. Hannah dressed up as Mrs Santa and some parents said their children were happier with that as the old man with the long white beard can be quite scary! So we managed to pay our share,

our bills and for the two African children we support from Compassion.

We have enjoyed working with Jo and have seen quite a lot of her in spite of her Archdeacon role. The joint services we have seem a bit better attended than they used

to be. We are now looking forward to the next step for the Parish with the arrival of The Revd Scott Edwards in March.

Barbara Crawforth & Glenis Watkins

St John, Lawley:

The year 2022 came on with a bang at St John’s as the church boiler had packed up! Once the new boiler was installed the congregation were delighted!

It got better when our new Team Rector was licensed on the 16th of January and things

started to change. We had 2 vicars for a period of time and regular services every Sunday. When we went down to one vicar again, we started having help from various parishes and we have enjoyed a variety of several kind vicars who have helped us along the way.

We also had a team from the Nat West who offered to come and help with tidying in the churchyard in April. That was a fun day!

Things got even better when a new vicar was chosen and will be licensed in March in 2023.

We have managed to pay our common fund in 2022 from the generosity of people who care for St John’s, and for that we are extremely grateful.

We have had several fundraising events from a craft fair, summer fair and Christmas fair but specially the harvest supper with John doing his magic!

We had the jubilee service for the Queen on 5th June along with all the country, only to be hearing of her death on the 8th September and watching her funeral on 19th September, very sad.

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It was also very sad when one of the stalwarts of the church died in November. Brenda Rudkin had been attending St John’s for many years and was one of the choir singers, she also was treasurer for many years. We had lots of fun meeting for the DCC at her house! The people of St John’s are, as ever, very kind, friendly and welcoming, and new people are still joining us.

Eileen Robertson

St Leonard, Malinslee:

We were very pleased to welcome Rev Jo to our church. After a couple of years of being in the wilderness,

along with Rev Jassica we were able to start have regularly weekly services, with communion twice a month which everyone was pleased about. Rev Jassica sadly left September

February, we held our pensions party, which is always well attended. June, we held a party to celebrate the Queen Jubilee, with the Shropshire Boat Men singing the old shanty songs, they were very good, we had afternoon tea, sadly it rained so were unable to do the games outside, and not enough room inside, everyone seemed to enjoy it anyway. July, summer fair was held, usual stalls, and made approx. £700.which we all very pleased about. Following a week we went to a car boot with things left and made another £100, sales from the pickles which Graham Bould made were around £300. August we went to table top sale, made £50. September a concert with the Cosford Military Wives had to be cancelled due to the Queen death as they had to be in mourning for 11 days - we will rearrange for spring 2023. November, Christmas fair was held, well attended and raised £1000. December, we had the Carol service, midnight mass, Crib service, We were very pleased to pay our common fund in full. The church has been hired out for children’s parties and Dawley Town Council hire the church for Baby Babble once a month.

We were delighted with the external lighting that Dawley Town Council paid for and installed, lighting up our church so beautifully at night time. Sadly, we closed Jolly Tots in July, due to helper’s retirements and there was no one to take over. I would personally like to thank Jackie Howes and Sheena Ireland for everything they did over the years with Jolly Tot it was a sad day but it had to be done. I am also very grateful to Lorraine Granger who is now our DCC Secretary and has been a great help by taking on some of the general admin work.

Jane Hill

St Mary, Ketley:

We started the year with a happy occasion when Revd Jo Farnworth was instituted as Rector for Central Telford

and commissioned as Associate Archdeacon of Salop. at Holy Trinity Church. Rev. Jo soon got to work by making subtle changes by way of standardising the service books so that all of the churches have the same form of service bringing all our churches in the parish working as one. This will also help visiting clergy when they come to help with the rotas. The beginning of June we celebrated The Queens Jubilee with a picnic, and games for the children’s entertainment. Holy week we were privileged to have Bishop Sarah lead a Maundy Thursday at Holy Trinity, Good Friday at St. Johns, Easter Eve (Holy Saturday) at St. Leonards, All these were attended by some members of St. Mary’s. Ascension Day service was held at St, Mary’s All of which were joint services. A new experience for St. Mary’s was a Taizé’ service in November.

In September we said goodbye to Jassica, we thank her for helping as an interim Minister and wished her luck as she moved on in her ministry.

Harvest Supper was a little different this year, we had baked potato with a variety of fillings. Apple pie/ crumble. and Bingo. In September we celebrated our Heritage Weekend and Feast of St. Mary the Virgin.

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Patronal Festival which included refreshments and family activities. Sadly Her Majesty the Queen died that weekend and a sad cloud hung over the celebrations.

A gift appeal took place, we had a wonderful response of £2,000. Which enabled us to pay our common fund in full. We give thanks to those who contributed and to those who took the time to distribute our appeal.

In November the children from Meadows School took part in a service of Remembrance around the memorial in the church yard.

For their Christmas service, two sessions took place to enable to fit everyone in 400-500 children attended.

Remembrance Service was held Sunday November 13th. Wreaths were laid, including Representative of Telford @ Wrekin Council Cllr. Mark Boylan.

Our traditional Carol service took place in Dec. Midnight mass was taken by Revd Christopher Landau.

Fund Raising Events: Fish&Chips /Bingo x 6; Judy’s open house; Easter Egg Raffle; Tombola Stall Ann Broadhurst Doreen Dyson.

7. Financial Review

Our thanks go to all involved in ensuring the smooth running of finances within the parish. We recognise the hard work and commitment of our PCC Treasurer (Margaret Cartwright), and DCC Treasurers. We also recognise the contribution of those who help with: collecting and counting monies, banking and administering Gift Aid. We also express our thanks to Jonathan Hill, and his colleagues from the Lichfield Diocese Finance Department for their expertise and support. The full accounts can be found in Section 2 of this report.

The consolidated accounts show a total income of £198,570 and expenditure of £138,595, giving an excess of income over expenditure of £59.975.

The requested Common Fund for 2022 was paid in full, but not the outstanding balance of £3,532 from 2021 (this has subsequently been written off by LDBF).

To improve our financial situation, we had to make the difficult decision to close the Parish Officer and make the Parish Administrator redundant as we didn’t have the funds to sustain this.

Our financial situation needs keeping under constant review due to the increased expenditure due to high fuel costs. The cost of living crisis has had an impact on our income, and it is still taking time to recover from the effect of. We have seen great generosity through Gift Appeals in each church this year and are very grateful for this.

In 2023, we will look at how we can ensure financial stability though reviewing the use of Gift Aid, cashless giving, income generation, central purchasing, reviewing energy and maintenance providers/contracts, and careful expenditure. We will also look at developing an understanding of Generous Hope, using diocesan resources to help us see that our use of money and faithful Christian living go hand in hand.

8. Reserves Policy

The PCC aims to keep approximately three months running costs in reserves, in the event of a major problem. In 2023 we will be reviewing all of our reserves to ensure that they are correctly allocated (ie general funds, designated, restricted), and developing a strategy to build up reserves where necessary to ensure that they are at a value of approximately £29,500. An important value is one of mutual support between district churches, so that if one faces a major problem, others will respond with generosity.

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Section 2: Parish Mission Plan LL GO od Communlcatlon a)JnosaJ Aiqeuidsos 13

Section 3: Independent Examiner’s Report & Financial Statements

Independent Examiner’s report to the trustees/members of The PCC of Central Telford

Parish. Registered charity number 1140301

I report on the accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2022 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:

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

Signed: ………………………………………….. Date: …………………………………[10/05/2023 ] Jonathan Hill FCMA CGMA Lichfield Diocesan Board of Finance

St Mary’s House, Lichfield WS13 7LD

Lichfield Diocesan Board of Finance St Mary’s House, The Close, Lichfield, WS13 7LD Tel: 01543 306030 Fax: 01543 306039 Lichfield Diocesan Board of Finance Inc. is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (Company No. 239561). The Board is a Registered Charity (No. 1107827).

Independent Examiner: Mr Jonathan Hill, Lichfield Diocesan Board of Finance

Bankers: Lloyds Bank, 113 The Border, Telford Centre, Telford, TF3 4AE

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Parochial Church Council of Central Telford Parish

CHARITY REGISTRATION NO 1140301

Statement of Financial Activities

For the period from 01 January 2022 to 31 December 2022

Unrestricted
Funds
£		 Restricted
Funds
£		 Total
Funds
£		 Prior year
Total
Funds
£
Incoming resources
Incoming resources from generated funds - - - -
Voluntary income 69,854 4,060 73,914 71,056
Investment income 72,205 - 72,205 70
Activities for generating funds 28,132 1,703 29,835 13,603
Other incoming resources 22,516 100 22,616 60,934
Total income 192,706 5,863 198,569 145,663
Resources used
Cost of generating funds 48 - 48 -
Investment management costs 147 - 147 143
Charitable activities 3,334 - 3,334 2,414
Governance costs 122,895 7,182 130,076 101,145
Other resources used 1,457 - 1,457 46,850
Total expenditure 127,881 7,182 135,063 150,562
Net income / (expenditure) resources before transfer 64,825 (1,319) 63,506 (4,898)
Transfers:
Gross transfers between funds – in 500 - 500 -
Gross transfers between funds – out (500) - (500) -
Other recognised gains / losses - - - -
Gains/losses on investment assets (699) - (699) -
Gains on revaluation, fixed assets, charity's own use - - - 432
Net movement in funds 64,126 (1,319) 62,807 (4,898)
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 59,208 80,528 139,736 144,202

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Parochial Church Council of Central Telford Parish CHARITY REGISTRATION NO 1140301

Balance Sheet Detailed

Balance Sheet Detailed Balance Sheet Detailed
As at
31/12/2022
£		 As at
31/12/2021
£
Fixed assets
6050: Hill & Smith Holdings Plc 1,313 2012
Total Fixed assets 1,313 2012
Current assets
6501: Bank current account 55,394 47,215
6505: Bank deposit account 8,762 19,512
6510: CBF deposit account 140,725 72,732
6590: CTP Share account 232 231
6591: Compassion bank account 193 298
6700: Bank current account 5,462 4,044
6710: Easy Access Account (0) (0)
Total Current assets 210,768 144,033
Liabilities
6699: Agency collections 6,005 2,775
6621: Parish Share Arrears 3,532 3,532
Total Liabilities 9,537 6,307
Net Asset surplus (deficit) 202,544 139,736
Reserves
Excess / (deficit) to date 62,808 (4,898)
Z01: Starting balances 139,736 144,202
Z02: Gains/(losses) on investment assets (699) —
Z02: Other gains/(losses) — —
Z03: Gains and losses own use — 432
Total Reserves 202,544 139,736
Represented by Funds:
Unrestricted 79,044 16,119
Designated 44,290 43,090
Restricted 79,209 80,527
Endowment — —
Total 202,544 139,736

Approved by the PCC on 11[th] May 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

Reverend Prebendary Joanna Farnworth (Chair)

Margaret Cartwright (Treasurer)

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Parochial Church Council of Central Telford Parish Analysis of income and expenditure

Selected period: 01 January 2022 to 31 December 2022

General
£		 Designated
£		 Restricted
£		 This year
£		 Last year
£
Incoming resources
Incoming resources from
generated funds
0110 - Direct Giving Envelopes -
non gift aid		 9,218 - - 9,218 6,993
0101-Gift Aid Envelopes/Donations 40,818 - - 40,818 30,631
0601-Recoverable Income Tax 5,420 - - 5,420 8,504
0303-Sundry Donations 2,850 200 3,010 6,060 2,590
1020 - Bank/Building Society
Interest		 998 1 0 998 40.38
1040-Dividends & Trust Income 71,207 - - 71,207 30
0301-Plate Collections 8,331 - - 8,331 5,269
0850-Grants 2,850 - 1,050 3,900 16,950
1210 - Gross income from fund
raising		 12,284 - 1,700 13,984 6,525
1230-Children and young people 111 - - 111 33.57
1212-Christian Aid income 55 - - 55 85
1240-Church Hall lettings and rent 10,535 - - 10,535 6,236
1211 - Special Appeals gross
fundraising income		 5,314 - - 5,314 841
1213 - Special Restricted Projects
income		 0 - 3 3 0.92
Incoming resources from
generated funds Totals		 169,990 201 5,763 175,954 84,729
Other incoming resources
1310-Other Income 1,583 - 100 1,683 100
1102-PCC local fees 645 - - 645 758
0150 - Payments received from
other CTP accts		 100 500 - 600 45,985
1101-Fees received 15,243 - - 15,243 14,011
1402-VAT and other refunds - - - - 81
08A1-non-recurring one-off grants 3,600 - - 3,600 -
1401 - Insurance Claims 845 - - 845 -
Other incoming resources Totals 22,016 500 100 22,616 60,935
Incoming resources Grand totals 192,006 701 5,863 198,570 145,664

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Parochial Church Council of Central Telford Parish Analysis of income and expenditure (continued)

Selected period: 01 January 2022 to 31 December 2022

General
£		 Designated
£		 Restricted
£		 This year
£		 Last year
£
Resources used
Cost of generating funds
2202-Bank Charges 147 - - 147 118.38
2401 - Costs of fund raising 48 - - 48 65.70
Cost of generating funds
Totals		 195 - - 195 184.08
Charitable activities
2100-Donations/Gifts 3,174 - - 3,174 2,254
1871 - Christian Aid donations 160 - - 160 160
Charitable activities Totals 3,334 - - 3,334 2,414
Governance costs
2201-Training 42 - - 42 20
2303-Housing costs / Rents 224 - - 224 1,730
2304-Clergy Working Expenses 1,291 - - 1,291 495
2320 - Payment of parish share
to the Diocese		 69,810 - 3,000 72,810 59,532
Parish Share Support -7,383
2331 -
Repairs/replacements/new items		 13,622 - 3,958 17,580 8,395
2350 -
Salaries/Wages/Honoraria		 3,579
2355-Insurance 9,187 - - 9,187 8,871
2365-Flowers 317 - - 317 -
2370 - Children and Young
People		 630 - - 630 276
2411 - Printing / Copying /
Publicity		 632 - - 632 486
2520-Audit Fees 500 - - 500 500
2535-Licence Fees 677 - - 677 828
2620-Decoration Scheme 250 - - 250 250
2351-Administrators Salary 9,679 - - 9,679 2,366
2305-External Clergy Expenses 15 - - 15 12
2306 - Lay Parish Working
Expenses		 109 - - 109 72
2330 - Running costs (inc Gas,
Water, Electric)		 13,135 - 224 13,359 8,030
2340-Church Hall costs 2,609 - - 2,609 2,446
2332-Church Maintenance 614 - - 614 384
2345-Churchyard maintenance 2,233 - - 2,233 2,221
2232 - Other workingexpenses 852 - - 852 650
Governance costs Totals 126,427 - 7,182 133,609 101,145
Other resources used
2150 - Payments made to other
CTP accts		 500 - - 500 46,185
2380-Church items purchased 23 - - 23.24
2630-Other Payments 934 - - 934.11 208
2640-Returned Fees - - - - 467
Other resources used Totals 1,457 - - 1,457 46,860
Resources used Grand totals 131,413 - 7,182 138,595 150,562

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Parochial Church Council of Central Telford Parish

Fund Movement by Type Selected period: 01 January 2022 to 31 December 2022

Fund Fund
balances
brought
forward		 Incoming
Resources		 Outgoing
Resources		 Transfers Gains and
Losses		 Journal
Entries		 Fund
balances
Carried
forward
EAA
Designated 2 - - - - - 2
Sub-totals 2 - - - - - 2
Outreach
Restricted 10 - - - - - 10
Sub-totals 10 - - - - - 10
Restr
Restricted 25,132 110 - - - - 25,242
Sub-totals **25,132 ** 110 - - - - 25,242
General
Unrestricted 16,119 192,006 131,413 -500 -699 - 79,044
Sub-totals 16,119 192,006 131,413 -500 -699 - 79,044
Spec-BLDG
Restricted 40,176 - - - - - 40,176
Sub-totals 40,176 - - - - - 40,176
Special
Restricted 15,209 5,753 7,182 - - - 13,781
Sub-totals 15,209 5,753 7,182 - - - 13,781
ZReval
Restricted -81 - - - - - -81
Sub-totals -81 - - - - - -81
CTPShare
Designated -969 701 - 500 - - 232
Sub-totals -969 701 - 500 - - 232
LDBF
Designated 44,057 - - - - - 44,057
Sub-totals 44,057 - - - - - 44,057
Lewis
Restricted 81 - - - - - 81
Sub-totals 81 - - - - - 81
Totals 139,736 198,569 138,595 - -699 - 202,544

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Parochial Church Council of Central Telford Parish

Fund Movement by Type Selected period: 01 January 2022 to 31 December 2022

Fund Fund
balances
brought
forward		 Incoming
Resources		 Outgoing
Resources		 Transfers Gains and
Losses		 Journal
Entries		 Fund
balances
Carried
forward
CAid
Restricted -32 - - - - 32 -
Sub-totals **-32 ** - - - - **32 ** -
EAA
Designated 2 - - - - - 2
Sub-totals 2 - - - - - 2
Outreach
Restricted 10 - - - - - 10
Sub-totals 10 - - - - - 10
Restr
Restricted 25,032 100 - - - - 25,132
Sub-totals 25,032 100 - - - - 25,132
General
Unrestricted 31,861 129,800 142,442 - 432 - 16,119
Sub-totals **31,861 ** 129,800 142,442 - **432 ** - 16,119
Spec-BLDG
Restricted 40,176 - - - - - 40,176
Sub-totals 40,176 - - - - - 40,176
Special
Restricted 3,034 15,763 3,588 - - - 15,209
Sub-totals **3,034 ** 15,763 3,588 - - - 15,209
ZReval
Restricted -81 - - - - - -81
Sub-totals -81 - - - - - -81
CTPShare
Designated 31 0 1,000 - - - -969
Sub-totals **31 ** 0 1,000 - - - -969
LDBF
Designated 44,057 - - - - - 44,057
Sub-totals 44,057 - - - - - 44,057
Lewis
Restricted 81 - - - - - 81
Sub-totals 81 - - - - - 81
Totals 144,171 145,663 147,030 - 432 32 139,736

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Parochial Church Council of Central Telford Parish Notes to accompany the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2022

1. Notes to the Accounts

2022 2021
Central Accounts £38,128 £ 39,510
HolyTrinity £30,743 £28,266
St Johns £127,431 £55,321
St Leonards £9,004 £16,891
St Marys £5,462 £4,044
Total £210,768 £144,032

Team Consolidation: The accounts also show a total income of £198,570 (2021: £145,664) and a total expenditure of £138,595 (2021: £150,562). Giving a surplus for the year of £59,975, (2021: (£4,898)).

Church Name INCOME EXPENDITURE
Central Accounts £19,417 £27,560
HolyTrinity £30,547 £28,070
St Johns £104,731 £32,621
St Leonards £30,978 £38,865
St Marys £12,897 £11,479
TOTALS £198,570 £138,595
Difference £59,975
Gain/Loss on investment asset (£699)
B/F frompreviousyear £139,736
Carried forward £202,544

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2. Funds

General funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the Council. Funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC are also unrestricted.

The accounts include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body nor those that are informal gatherings of church members. They do include the transactions, assets etc. of each of the four churches, which make up the single parish of Central Telford. The names of those churches are listed elsewhere within this document.

The unrestricted funds include funds from the Leonard Bryce Smith Trust Fund of £67019 and the funds can only be used at St Johns Lawley. The funds will be transferred into restricted funds in 2023.

3.

Incoming Resources

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy and there is certainty of receipt.

Voluntary Income and capital sources

Collections are recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC. Planned giving receivable under Gift Aid is recognised only when received.

Income Tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations is recognised when the income is received.

Grants and Legacies to the PCC are accounted for as soon as the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement and the amount due.

Funds raised from fetes, fairs and similar events and the sale of books and magazines are accounted for gross.

Other ordinary income

Rental income from the letting of Church premises is recognised when the rental is received.

Income from Investments

Dividends and interest are accounted for when receivable. Any tax recoverable on such income is recognised in the same accounting year.

Gains and losses on investments.

Realised gains and losses are recognised when investments are sold.

Unrealised gains or losses are accounted for on revaluation of investments at 31 December.

4. Resources Used

Expenditure is included on the accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the SOFA category. Grants payable are charged in the year when the offer is conveyed to the recipient except in those cases where the offer is conditional on the recipient satisfying performance or other discretionary requirements to the satisfaction of the Board. Grant offered subject to such conditions, which have not been met at the year end, would be noted as a commitment, but not accrued as expenditure

Grants

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding obligation on the PCC.

Activities directly relating to the work of the Church

The Diocesan quota or Parish share is accounted for when payable. Any quota unpaid at 31 December is provided for in these accounts as an operational (though not a legal) liability and shown as a creditor in the balance sheet. The parish share was paid in full in 2022, however the outstanding balance of £3,532 is still owing.

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Governance Costs v Charitable Activities

In 2023, a review will be made of the categories that expenditure is allocated to as it is recognised that some of the expenditure currently identified as Governance Costs would be more appropriately allocated to Charitable Activities.

5.

Fixed Assets

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

No value is placed on movable Church furnishings held by the Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal since the PCC considers this to be inalienable property.

All expenditure incurred during the year on consecrated or benefice buildings and movable church furnishings, whether maintenance or improvement, is written off as expenditure within the Statement of Financial Activities and separately disclosed.

The Parish has overall responsibility for one other building, the Church Hall at St John’s Lawley. The hall at St. John’s is run and maintained by the District Church Council at the church and was valued at £216,000. It is in a good state of repair as it has been recently refurbished. This value is below expected market value.

Investments

Investments are valued at market value at 31 December 2022 £1,313 (2020 £2,011), and held within Hill & Smith Holdings Plc

6. Current assets

Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 December in respect of fees or other income are shown as debtors less provision for any amounts that may prove uncollectible. No such amounts are due for 2022.

Short-term deposits include cash held on deposit either with the CBF Church of England Funds or at the Bank or Building Society. At present monies are held in a deposit account with the Central Board of Finance by three District churches as well as an amount held centrally. Investments are held as a part of the Central Accounts. These include shares in Hill & Smith PLC. Details of this are held centrally.

All dividends and interest received on these investments are included in the accounts under the heading of “Investment Income”.

Unrestricted
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
2022 Total
£		 2021 Total
£
Bank Current Accounts 134,406 (73,550) 60,856 51,259
Bank Deposit Accounts (9,549) 18,311 8,762 19,512
CBF Deposit Accounts 272 140,453 140,725 72,732
CTP Share Account 232 0 232 231
Compassion Bank
Account		 193 0 193 299
Total 125,554 85,214 210,768 144,032

7. Going Concern –

There are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The parish paid the requested amount of Common Fund for 2022 in full, but not the outstanding balance from 2021 of £3,532, having benefitted from a Special Assessment of £23,596, a Share Write-off of £3,195 and Share Support of £7,383. (The outstanding balance of £3,532 has subsequently been written off by LDBF.)

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8. Staff costs

2022 2021
Wages & Salaries £9,679 £5,946
Average no. of employees 1 1

During the year, the PCC employed 1 part time employee, and no payments were large enough to attract social security costs. The PCC took the decision to make the Administrator redundant paying £6,138. There were no employee benefits to key management personnel in the previous or current year.

9. Related Parties

2 trustees were paid £808 in respect of reimbursement of travel and phone expenses during the year. Donations from related parties totalled £10,825 for the year 2022 (£7,906 for the year 2021) increase related to the Gift Days held within the parish.

10. Creditors due within one year

reditors due within one year
2021
£		 2021
£
Other creditors_(restricted)_ 6,005 2,775
Parish Share(2021) 3,532 3,532
Total Creditors 9,537 6,307

Parish share request for 2022 was £70,110, with arrears £3,532 which was reduced by Special Assessment. With a further deployment reduction to £69,278, the parish paid the 2022 request in full leaving arrears at the end of the year of £3,532.

11. Summary of Assets by Fund - 2022

Fixed Assets
Investment Assets
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
Total		 Unrestricted
Funds
£		 Restricted
Funds
£		 2022 Total
£		 2021
Total
£
- - - -
1,312 - 1,312 2,011
125,554 85,214 210,768 144,032
(3,532) (6,005) (9,537) (6,307)
123,334 79,209 202,543 139,736

12. Summary of Assets by Fund - 2021

Fixed Assets
Investment Assets
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
Total		 Unrestricted
Funds
£		 Restricted
Funds
£		 2021
Total
£		 2020
Total
£
- - - -
2,011 2,011 1,579
60,729 83,303 144,032 144,698
(3,532) (2,775) (6,307) (2,075)
59,208 80,528 139,736 144,202

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