**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER:** 

**1141879** 

**Report of the Members of the Parochial Church Council and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2020** 

**for** 

**The Parish of St Peter and St Paul, West Wittering** 

Page Front cover 



## **WEST WITTERING PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL** 

## **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

||**Page**|
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|**Contents**|**2**|
|**Report of the members of the PCC**|**3 to 9**|
|**Independent Examiner's Report**|**10**|
|**Statement of Financial Activities**|**11**|
|**Balance Sheet**|**12**|
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|**13 to 17**|



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## **West Wittering Parochial Church Council** 

Report of the Members of West Wittering Parochial Church Council 

The members of the Parochial Church Council of St Peter and St Paul (PCC) present their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st December 2020. The members of the PCC are the Charity Trustees. 

The members of the PCC have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities' issued in March 2014. 

## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity Number** 

1141879 

**Registered Name** West Wittering Parochial Church Council 

## **Principal address** 

Church Office West Wittering Rectory Pound Road West Wittering PO20 8AJ 

## **Trustees after the APCM in October 2020** 

Mr B. Harvey Lay Chair Revd A. Goddard Clergy Mr. D. Howeson Stewardship Missioner Mr M. Jarman Safeguarding Officer Ms S. Pendleton Churchwarden / Deanery Synod Mrs S. Relf Revd J. Swindells Chairman Mrs E Szepesi Secretary Mrs T. Wilson 

## **Observer** 

Dr S. Monks Licensed Reader **Independent Examiner Bankers Bankers Solicitors** Mr J Jeffers  BA (Hons) FCCA HSBC Bank plc Barclays Bank plc Irwin Mitchell Solicitors 2 Culimore Road 94 East Street 74/75 East Street Thomas Eggar House West Wittering Chichester Chichester Friary Lane West Sussex West Sussex West Sussex Chichester PO20 8HB PO19 1HD PO19 1HR PO19 1UF 

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## **West Wittering Parochial Church Council** 

Report of the Members of West Wittering Parochial Church Council 

## **BACKGROUND AND GOVERNING DOCUMENT** 

West Wittering Parochial Church Council ("the PCC") has the responsibility under the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure (1956) as amended and the Church Representation Rules of co-operating with the Incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the Parish Church of St. Peter and St Paul and the Church Room. 

## **OBJECTIVES, ACTIVITIES AND POLICIES** 

The primary objective of West Wittering PCC is the promotion of the Good News of Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England. In co-operation with the incumbent, the promotion of the mission of the church was achieved through: 

|Worship and Prayer<br>- Services of Holy Communion <br>- Prayer meetings|Preaching and Teaching<br> - Sunday Morning and Evening Services <br>- Bible studies<br>- Home Groups|Missionary Work<br> - Support of the work in Bo<br>- Other overseas missionary work<br>- UK missionary work|
|---|---|---|



## **PUBLIC BENEFIT** 

The members of the PCC have paid due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit and remain committed to working to build the Kingdom of God for the good of the communities the Church in this place is called to serve. Further, the wider Benefice is committed to a shared vision to know Jesus, to discover the gift of His love and to follow in His way – the way that leads to life in all its fullness. This will be realised whenever the Church is felt to bring a blessing on the communities it is called to serve. 

## **CHURCH COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES** 

The only formal committee required by law is the Standing Committee, which normally meets regularly during the year. It has power to transact the business of the PCC between its meetings, subject to any directions given by the PCC.  Other working groups meet to consider particular tasks – such as social activities – as the need arises. 

## **CHURCH ATTENDANCE** 

Across the Church of England attendance has been very challenging to assess. To that end, both parishes’ Mission Statistics Reports submitted to the Diocese/national Church are available on the Harbour Churches website.  They also indicate that, if only in very limited ways, Harbour Churches have continued to support families at times of loss and grief through funeral care and provision, as well as in the glad times of celebrating the blessing of lifelong, loving relationship through marriage. 

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## **West Wittering Parochial Church Council** 

Report of the Members of 

West Wittering Parochial Church Council 

## **ELECTORAL ROLL** 

The Electoral Roll shows 168 names. There has been one death since the last roll. 

## **SUMMARY OF PCC MEETINGS** 

West Wittering PCC currently has nine members and has held five virtual meetings via Zoom since the last APCM in October 2020. The average attendance rate has been 88%. Due to national Covid-19 restrictions it has not been possible to hold in-person meetings during the entire year. 

Meetings have been carried out in a positive manner, with Safeguarding being a regular item at every PCC meeting. We welcome Sophie Relf as our new Safeguarding Officer and give thanks to Mike Jarman for his many years of service. 

Decisions and actions taken by the PCC: 

- In January 2021, a joint PCC meeting with Birdham and Itchenor was held and a resolution was passed to suspend public worship in the Benefice for the duration of the national lockdown. 

- The faculty for reordering of the West End has been received and work can begin. 

- A contactless card payment machine will be installed in West Wittering Church as a safer way to give. We give thanks to Dick Howeson and Alan Rymer for setting this up. 

- We thank Alistair Ghinn for his work keeping the Youth Groups running virtually during lockdown and look forward to in-person groups beginning again. 

- The PCC agree to keep their giving to the Mothers’ Union and Royal British Legion the same as last year, recognising the struggles they must also be facing during the pandemic. 

## **DEANERY SYNOD** 

The Deanery Synod has operated in a very limited way over the period of Covid restrictions and its work has been focused on responses to the pandemic. Meetings have been on-line. 

## **SAFEGUARDING** 

This continues to be an aspect of church life rigorously undertaken. The Safeguarding group have been engaged as appropriate when considering the implications of our Covid response measures and have worked with Alistair in delivering on-line youth work. 

Mr Mike Jarman stood down as the West Wittering Safeguarding Officer and convener of the Benefice Safeguarding Team in January 2021 after over a decade of outstanding commitment to safeguarding in the Benefice, both in terms of his supportive leadership and establishment of good policies and procedures. He has been replaced by Mrs Sophie Relf, who continues to competently lead on matters relating to SQP with Mrs Lois Smith continuing as an excellent Safeguarding Officer for Birdham with Itchenor and working on the Safeguarding Team. 

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## **West Wittering Parochial Church Council** 

Report of the Members of West Wittering Parochial Church Council 

## **REVIEW OF THE YEAR AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS** 

At the 2020 APCM, the Rector presented a report outlining the ongoing process of church renewal to realise the Diocesan wide strategic intent for growth – both numerical and spiritual. The report outlined three strands in ‘Stepping Up to the Vision’. 

In Step One members of the Ministry Team, supported by the church family, would audit church life to see what we already do under the 5 Ts, how effective it is and what _**priorities for ministry we adopt moving forward and how they can be resourced**_ . At the time of writing this process is now underway with the first three Ts of TELL, TEACH and TEND and the other two soon to be underway. 

In **Step Two** , Harbour Churches were to explore through prayer, praise and preaching, study groups and virtual church the four _characteristics_ identified as foundational to the renewal of church life – **Hospitality, Nurture, Freedom and Gratitude.** This was undertaken from Advent 2020 and was completed by Easter Day of 2021. The feedback was overwhelming positive, with the Ministry Team and guest preachers ably preaching engaging sermons and the characteristics becoming ‘conversation pieces’ in general church life. Work still needs to be done to embed and revisit these characteristics – also part of the work of Step One. 

The third and final Step Three – concerned as it is with significant organizational change – was always recognized as being the most challenging. At the time of writing the second area of organizational restructuring **Church Representation, Governance and Accountability** has been ably undertaken through the leadership of Reverend Anthony Goddard and the Task Group has produced a first draft report for wider consideration and consultation. It was felt that this area needed to be undertaken first as its findings would inform and shape the areas of **Communication** and **Finance** .  A Communication Task Group is now beginning to consider its response and the Finance Task Group, which has already done informal work to ‘test the waters’, can now undertake its work more confident in the proposed organizational systems for Harbour Churches. In conclusion, this significant and demanding process is underway, established and beginning to deliver concrete proposals. 

The past year has been unprecedented, with the Church denied in-person worship for over half the year and what in-person worship has taken place impacted by de-personalizing restrictions. 

Nevertheless, the in-person worship that has taken place was characterized by skilful liturgical planning and delivery, utilizing a range of media to compensate for Covid restrictions. The range of services offered had to be severely limited. Numbers attending were limited as a result of the two-metre ‘rule’ and as a consequence attendance was dramatically reduced. Further, the bookings system impacted on individuals’ capacity to attend - as did the ongoing concerns of the majority of the congregations for gathering with others in confined spaces. 

The ‘Out Door Act of Worship’ which ran on Sundays from late June through until the end of September was a particular highlight of worship despite – and because – of Covid. Having a blend of live and recorded music was well received, as was the variety of styles of worship music and material. The most significant aspect of the worship was in the way it brought together all three congregations. This was already underway pre-Covid with the fifth Sunday ‘One Church’ service and has now gained further momentum through the pandemic. 

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## **West Wittering Parochial Church Council** 

Report of the Members of West Wittering Parochial Church Council 

## **REVIEW OF THE YEAR AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS (cont')** 

On-line worship was again a blessing both because - and despite - of Covid. The ‘Sofa Service’, initially hugely popular and achieving over 300 viewers week by week, has now become more modest in terms of viewer numbers but is still an integral part of the worship experience of Harbour Churches. The incidental ‘Wednesday Meditations’ and regularly posting weekly sermons on-line, has also sustained the life of the churches’ worship and teaching and a broader sense of ‘living faith through lockdown’. Latterly, from the time of the third lockdown in January 2020 the church family has gathered for worship via Zoom and, despite early technical challenges, is now a highly competently delivered act of on-line worship supported by the diverse skills of the Ministry Team and congregational members and widely valued. It has further reinforced the benefits of joining together in worship and witness as one Church serving individually in three communities. 

Alistair Ghinn has offered monthly ‘All Age’ on-line worship which has been very well received. Last, but by no means least, our brilliant Reader, Dr. Susan Monks, has offered bespoke on-line worship and reflection for children with the ‘Littles’ service. 

Morning and Night Prayer take place daily on-line and have demonstrated how on-line gathering facilitates and encourages corporate prayer and fellowship. The Harbour Groups are becoming well established and following the very successful Lent Course ‘How to Pray’ participated in by over 100  people, they now number seven and encourage greater sharing of faith and fellowship across the Benefice. 

‘Helping Hands’, a church-based initiative to support the community with neighbourly help, operated successfully and with impact during the first lockdown. The decision was taken to suspend its activities later in 2020 as the need for it diminished. However, a good number of those who volunteered for it went on to offer community support in other areas such as lifts to vaccinations. 

At the time of writing the Leadership Team and other members of the church family are planning to meet to look at how we can embrace the ‘new normal’ and build back even better. Without question, the learnings from lockdown in regard to worship and how we pattern services and embrace the mixed economy of in-person and online, will feature significantly. 

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## **West Wittering Parochial Church Council** 

Report of the Members of West Wittering Parochial Church Council 

## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** 

Unrestricted income for the year was in line with the previous year despite lockdown. With the loss of church service collections, church room lettings and fees for weddings and funerals due to the pandemic this could have been much worse.  However we were blessed with the wonderful support of our parishioners including three very generous donations.  We were also fortunate to receive a grant from Chichester Council of £5,000 which was very much appreciated. 

Outgoings were reduced wherever possible with savings amounting to almost £8,000.  In 2019 there was also quinquennial expenditure of £5,635 leading to a total reduction in outgoings of £14,459 for 2020 compared to 2019. 

This has led to an overall surplus for the year of £10,269 compared to a deficit of £3,436 for 2019 Despite the savings in outgoings, without the generous donations and grant from the council we would have ended the year with a deficit in excess of £10,000.  Bearing in mind the continued uncertainties, the 2020 surplus provides us with a welcome buffer which is likely to be needed as we deal with the challenges of 2021. 

Finally, for the Bo Committee, it has obviously been a difficult year to raise funds, but several high profile campaigns using the church network have turned things around in a number of ways. The first and biggest was the 'Price is Rice' campaign which using the 'invest my community' website raised £6,195 inc GA, equivalent of 500 sacks of rice, over Spring and Summer months; a programme which undoubtedly kept many families alive as an excessive lockdown had caused a famine in the Bo district. A virtual 'Songs of Praise for Bo', run by Luke Megenney, was held in August and raised £1,065; and Carols on the Green which morphed into Carols on the Beach and then into a Christmas Appeal in lieu for St Paul's School, Bo and WW Primary School together as organisers of CoG raised £2,762.50, half of which has subsequently been transferred to WW Primary School.  Sponsorship money continued as the school remained open for most of the year but seven sponsors were lost and have not yet been replaced. The Library was completed in September when over 500 books which had been donated from around the benefice arrived in Bo and the Domestic Science Lab was funded in January. Two more specialist classrooms, the Science and Computer labs have now also been built enabling the senior secondary school to provide education up to A level equivalent standard although a visit will still be required to install the computer lab. In addition a Bikes for Bo project initiated by Richard Holben and funded mostly by his employers has seen the delivery of 27 bikes so far. The bikes will save those living furthest away literally hours each day getting to and from school. 

## **RISKS & RESERVES** 

Whilst there are restricted services (or none at all) and based on the current level of regular giving, the monthly deficit is between £1,000 and £1,500.  With unrestricted reserves of £32K at the December 2020 year end and with the aim of maintaining a level of £15K working capital, there are currently sufficient funds to cover expected outgoings for the current year. 

## **INVESTMENT POLICIES** 

The PCC has authority and power to invest funds in accordance with its legal responsibilities. It does not consider that there would be any benefit of such investment at the current time. 

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## **West Wittering Parochial Church Council** 

Report of the Members of 

West Wittering Parochial Church Council 

## **STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PCC** 

The Charities Act 2011 and the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 require the members of the PCC to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the PCC at the balance sheet date and of its incoming resources and application of resources for that year. 

In preparing those financial statements, the members of the PCC should follow best practice and:- 

- select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; 

- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

- state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and 

- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the PCC will continue its activities. 

The members of the PCC are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the PCC and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the Church Accounting Regulations 2006. The members of the PCC are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the PCC and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

## **ON BEHALF OF THE PCC** 

___________________________ Revd J Swindells 

Date: 16th May 2021 

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## **West Wittering Parochial Church Council** 

Independent Examiner's Report of the Members of West Wittering Parochial Church Council 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 December 2020. 

As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). 

I report in respect of my examination of  the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination that gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: 

- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or 

- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or 

- the accounts did 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. 

- I have no concerns 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 accounts to be reached. 

J P Jeffers  BA (Hons) FCCA 2 Culimore Road West Wittering Chichester West Sussex  PO20 8HB 


Date: 16th May 2021 

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## **West Wittering Parochial Church Council** 

## **Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31st December 2020** 

|**Note**<br>**Incoming Resources**<br>Income from Donors<br>2a<br>Other Voluntary income<br>2b<br>PCC Objectives<br>2c<br>Generated funds<br>2d<br>Investment income<br>2e<br>**Total Incoming Resources**<br>**Resources expended**<br>**Outgoing Resources**<br>Grants<br>3a<br>Work of the Church<br>3b<br>PCC Management & Admin<br>3c<br>**Total Resources expended**<br>**Net Incoming / (Outgoing) Resources**<br>Gains & Losses on Investments<br>Net Movement in funds<br>Balance  brought forward<br>**Balance carried forward**|**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Total funds**<br>**Total funds**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2020**<br>**2019**<br>48,398<br>31,527<br>79,925<br>92,099<br>23,485<br>6,086<br>29,571<br>16,982<br>4,714<br>-<br>4,714<br>9,956<br>1,459<br>1,381<br>2,840<br>1,090<br>51<br>-<br>51<br>226|
|---|---|
||**78,107**<br>**38,994**<br>**117,101**<br>**120,353**|
||3,836<br>20,927<br>24,763<br>45,534<br>63,788<br>5,695<br>69,483<br>133,122<br>214<br>-<br>214<br>207|
||**67,838**<br>**26,622**<br>**94,460**<br>**178,863**|
||**10,269**<br>**12,372**<br>**22,641**<br>**(58,510)**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>10,269<br>12,372<br>22,641<br>(58,510)<br>24,582<br>21,388<br>45,970<br>104,480|
||**34,851**<br>**33,760**<br>**68,611**<br>**45,970**|



The notes on pages 13 to 17 form part of these accounts. 

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## **West Wittering Parochial Church Council Balance sheet as at 31st December 2020** 

|**Balance sheet as at 31st December 2020**<br>**West Wittering Parochial Church Council**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Note**|**2020**|**2019**|
|**Fixed Assets**<br>Tangible Fixed Assets<br>5a<br>Investment Assets<br>5b<br>**Current Assets**<br>Debtors<br>7<br>Short Term Deposits<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>**Total  Current assets**<br>**Liabilities**<br>8<br>**Net Current Assets**<br>**Net Assets**<br>**Funds**<br>**Unrestricted (designated as)**<br>General<br>Designated new church facilities<br>Designated CYE Youth work<br>**Restricted**<br>Sierra Leone Appeal<br>6th Bell<br>Church refurbishment<br>**Total restricted funds**|-<br>-<br>12,887<br>12,130<br>44,675<br>**69,692**<br>(1,627)<br>**68,065**<br>**68,065**<br>31,974<br>2,877<br>-<br>34,851<br>32,854<br>360<br>-<br>**33,214**<br>**68,065**|-<br>-<br>15,814<br>12,079<br>21,009|
|||**48,902**|
|||(2,932)<br>**45,970**|
|||**45,970**|
|||21,705<br>2,877<br>-|
|||24,582<br>20,872<br>516<br>-<br>**21,388**|
|||**45,970**|



The notes on pages 13 to 17 form part of these accounts. 

…………………………. Revd J Swindells 

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**West Wittering Parochial Church Council Notes to the Financial Statements** 

## **1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES** 

## **Basis of accounting** 

The financial statements have been prepared under the historic cost convention and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" (SORP 2005) and the Charities Act and Charity Law and the Church Accounting Regulations 2006, subject to the departures referred to below. 

Planned giving, collections, donations, legacies and grants are recognised when received. 

Consecrated and beneficial property is excluded from the accounts by s10 (2)(a) of the Charities Act 2011. No value is placed on moveable Church furnishings and equipment 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, whether additions or improvements, is written off when incurred. 

## **Incoming resources** 

Rents received from the letting of the Church Room are accounted for gross and when the rental is due. Interest and dividends are accounted for gross when receivable. 

## **Income tax recoverable** 

Provision is made for tax recoverable on income received during the year. 

## **Resources used** 

The parish contribution payable to the Diocese is accounted for in the year to which it relates and provision is made for any unpaid contributions. Remuneration and amounts due for goods supplied and services rendered are accounted for when invoiced. Grants and donations are accounted for when awarded. 

## **Investments** 

Investments are stated at market value. Realised and unrealised gains or losses are brought into the Statement of Financial Activities. 

## **Taxation** 

The charity is exempt from direct taxation on its charitable activities. 

## **Current assets and liabilities** 

Amounts owing to or owed by the PCC at 31st December 2020 for goods or services supplied are shown respectively as debtors or creditors. Provision is made for any liabilities known at 31st December 2020. 

The accounts include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is legally responsible. The accounts do not include the accounts of Church groups that are administered or run by informal groups of Church members or any group affiliated to another body. 

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## **West Wittering Parochial Church Council Notes to the Financial Statements** 

|**Notes to the Financial Statements**<br>**West Wittering Parochial Church Council**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total funds**|**Total funds**|
||**funds**|**funds**|**2020**|**2019**|
||||||
|**2. Incoming resources**|||||
|**2a Incoming resources from Donors**|||||
|Donations|41,466|25,325|66,791|72,815|
|Gift Aid recoverable|5,914|5,327|11,241|11,982|
|Collections|958|875|1,833|7,222|
|Other income|60|-|60|80|
||||||
||**48,398**|**31,527**|**79,925**|**92,099**|
|**2b Other Voluntary incoming resources**|||||
|Grants - Parish & Chichester Council|6,500|-|6,500|1,010|
|Donations, Appeals, etc.|16,985|6,086|23,071|15,972|
|Legacies|-|-|-|-|
||**23,485**|**6,086**|**29,571**|**16,982**|
|**2c Income from Operating Activities PCC**|||||
|Church Room lettings|146|-|146|1,445|
|Fees and benefice income|4,568|-|4,568|8,511|
||**4,714**|**-**|**4,714**|**9,956**|
|**2d Income from Operating Activities-Funds**|||||
|Deposit box for Parish Magazine|78|-|78|462|
|Fetes, Bazaars & Other Fundraising events|1,381|1,381|2,762|628|
||**1,459**|**1,381**|**2,840**|**1,090**|
|**2e Other ordinary Incoming Resources**|||||
|Investment income & CCLA Deposit Interest|51|-|51|226|



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## **West Wittering Parochial Church Council Notes to the Financial Statements** 

|**Notes to the Financial Statements**<br>**West Wittering Parochial Church Council**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total funds**|**Total funds**|
||**Funds**|**Funds**|**2020**|**2019**|
||||||
|**3 Resources Expended**|||||
|**3a Grants**|||||
|Church Overseas|-|20,927|20,927|41,711|
|Home Missions/other church societies|3,836|-|3,836|3,823|
||**3,836**|**20,927**|**24,763**|**45,534**|
|**3b Activities Directly relating to the work of the Church**|||||
|Ministry Diocesan Parish Share|37,970|-|37,970|36,854|
|Rector/Rectory expenses|4,588|-|4,588|7,593|
|Benefice & Admin costs|1,671|-|1,671|2,822|
|Other clergy costs|2,018|-|2,018|9,087|
|Less Birdham & Itchenor contribution|(4,138)|-|(4,138)|(9,751)|
|Church Running Expenses|1,418|-|1,418|3,055|
|Church Maintenance|3,466|-|3,466|9,212|
|Upkeep of Churchyard|3,623|-|3,623|5,291|
|Church Room running costs|1,747|-|1,747|1,109|
|Salaries and associated expenses|11,425|-|11,425|12,851|
|Sundry|-|-|-|131|
||63,788|-|63,788|78,254|
|Pillar Refurbishment|-|-|-|1,493|
|Lighting|-|-|-|49,298|
|6th Bell|-|5,695|5,695|3,124|
|Sound System|-|-|-|953|
|**Total**|**63,788**|**5,695**|**69,483**|**133,122**|



1. Rector's, Rectory and Benefice costs are shared equally with Birdham & West Itchenor PCC. 

2. Other clergy costs are also shared equally with Birdham & West Itchenor PCC. They represent the expenses of Assistant Clergy 

3. Church running costs include upkeep of services, heating & lighting and worship resources. 

## **3c PCC Management & Administration** 

|**3c PCC Management & Administration**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Bank Charges|-|-|-|-|
|Other Admin - Gift aid envelopes etc.|214|-|214|207|
|AGM costs||-|-|-|
||||||
||**214**|**-**|**214**|**207**|
||||||
|**4 Staff Costs**|||||
|**Wages, Fees and Salaries**|**11,425**|**-**|**11,425**|**12,851**|
|Salaries include payment towards costs of the Youth Worker|||||
|During the year the PCC employed a Secretary, 50% of these|||||
|costs are met by Birdham & West Itchenor PCC.|||||
||||**2020**|**2019**|
|Number of charitable staff (average monthly number employed)|||1|1|
|No employee received emoluments in excess of|£60,000 per annum.||||



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**West Wittering Parochial Church Council Notes to the Financial Statements** 

|**Notes to the Financial Statements**<br>**West Wittering Parochial Church Council**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total Funds Total funds**||
||**funds**|**funds**|**2020**|**2019**|
||||||
|**5 Fixed Assets for use by the PCC**|||||
|**5a Tangible Fixed Assets**|-|-|-|-|
|The Church of St Peter and St Paul is considered to be a heritage asset, so not|||shown at a valuation.||
|Leasehold Land & Buildings comprises the Church Room in Pound||Road.|||
|The land is owned by the Diocese and as such, no value has been given to it in|||these Accounts.||
|Church equipment comprises a sound system and|a projector screen, which have a nil book value.||||
|**5b Investment Fixed Assets**|||||
|**Value as at 31.12.2019**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|Gains on disposals|-|-|-|-|
|Unrealised gains/(losses)|-|-|-|-|
|Disposal|-|-|-|-|
|**Value as at 31.12.2020**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
||||||
|The investments are held to provide an investment return for the||PCC.|||
|**6. Analysis of Net Assets by Fund**|||||
|Held by Church of England Deposit Fund|12,130|-|12,130|12,079|
|Held by HSBC Bank|17,001|27,674|44,675|21,009|
||**29,131**|**27,674**|**56,805**|**33,088**|
|**7. Debtors**|||||
|HMRC - estimated Gift Aid receipts outstanding|5,034|5,308|10,342|7,251|
|VAT Refund Due|53|-|53|701|
|Amounts due received after 31st December|2,492|-|2,492|7,862|
|Total Debtors|**7,579**|**5,308**|**12,887**|**15,814**|
|**8. Liabilities**|||||
|Other creditors and accruals|246|-|246|2,932|
|Charitable Giving|1,381|-|1,381|-|
||**1,627**|**-**|**1,627**|**2,932**|



## **9. Capital Commitments** 

There were no outstanding capital commitments as at 31st December 2020 

## **10. Trustees' Remuneration and Benefits** 

No member of the PCC received any remuneration in respect of their duties as a Trustee 

## **Trustee Expenses** 

During the year, no Trustees received contributions towards their expenses incurred in their duties within the parish (2019: nil). 

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## **West Wittering Parochial Church Council Notes to the Financial Statements** 

|**11. Movement on Funds**<br>**Unrestricted Funds**<br>General<br>Designated for new church facilities<br>Designated Youth work<br>**Restricted Funds**<br>Sierra Leone Appeal<br>6th Bell<br>Church Refurbishment<br>**Total Funds**|**At 01.01.2020**<br>**Income**<br>**Outgoing Revaluation At 31.12.2020**<br>21,705<br>78,107<br>(67,838)<br>-<br>31,974<br>2,877<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>2,877<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|
|---|---|
||**24,582**<br>**78,107**<br>**(67,838)**<br>**-**<br>**34,851**|
||20,872<br>30,652<br>(20,927)<br>-<br>30,597<br>516<br>5,539<br>(5,695)<br>-<br>360<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|
||21,388<br>36,191<br>(26,622)<br>-<br>30,957|
|||
||**45,970**<br>**114,298**<br>**(94,460)**<br>**-**<br>**65,808**|



## **Designated Funds** 

## **The Designated New Facilities Fund** 

This fund was opened with a 2015 donation from the Parish News (£5,395) and is designated to go towards the provision of new facilities and decoration for the Church. The aim is to make the church more friendly and appealing for services and more practical for hosting community events. 

The amount outstanding (£2,877) is currently designated to go towards the provison of an AV sytem for the Church. 

## **Restricted Funds** 

**The Sierra Leone Appeal Fund** was set up in 2006 when the Church agreed to raise funds to build and support a school in Bo, Sierra Leone, inviting the village to be involved. The school named St Paul's School has grown significantly since then thanks to support from people in the village and from further afield. 

## **The Sixth Bell** 

An anonymous donor has funded the provision of a bell (£9,179) to complete the chime of six. The installation of the new bell was completed on 25th July 2020 

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