## **St Philip's Church, Cambridge** ## **Annual Report of the PCC during 2020 to the APCM** The PCC's routine business is delegated to the different sub-committees of the PCC as detailed in the following sections. So the majority of activities are managed via those sub-committees. Full PCC meetings discuss and give oversight to each committee's work and from reports from individual members. ## **Key decisions of St Philip’s PCC** Lucy Sixsmith – Secretary to the PCC The PCC began 2020 with a need to address a structural deficit in the church’s finances, arising from reduced income since the departure of Papworth Trust. The church’s vision and values and regular activities were reviewed, and different options considered to address the structural deficit. In February, the PCC made the difficult decision to seek a redundancy for the Community Worker. Following discussions with the HR group, notice was given at the end of May. In March, as for the whole country, the church’s activities were partly suspended by the first national lockdown due to Covid-19. As well as moving Sunday services and mid-week groups onto Zoom, the PCC assessed ways to keep in touch with individuals and continue pastoral care. The APCM planned for April 2020 was postponed. Due to the closure of the Café and suspension of hiring, the church continued without a Centre Manager for most of 2020. The Café Manager, Children and Youth Worker, Centre Cleaner and Church Administrator were placed on furlough under the government’s Job Retention Scheme, gradually returning to part-time work when this became possible. During the first lockdown, the Centre Management and Café subcommittees combined to form a **Recovery Task Group** , devising safe and sensible plans for reopening the Café and Centre, and drawing on the Café Manager’s expertise. Similarly, the Ministry and Mission committees combined to form a **Church Life Task Group** , overseeing Zoom services and a gradual return to face to face meetings, for example with small meetings by invitation in the church garden. The PCC received minutes from these subcommittees and met more frequently during this time in order to approve decisions and discuss areas of uncertainty in a timely way. All this led to a successful autumn reopening of the Café and some face-to-face meetings for worship, for adults and for the children and youth. In September, the PCC also approved the hiring of Rosemary Barrett as Centre Operations Manager. The Task Groups reverted to their original names (Centre Management, and Ministry and Mission meeting together) and Rosemary joined the Centre Management committee. A further national lockdown followed for the month of November, which meant some continued financial uncertainty; rather than a single possible budget, the PCC worked with three scenarios proposed by the financial overseer for 2021. The postponed APCM took place on October 19th. At this meeting, Jane Batten was elected as Warden, with the meeting noting that there is a quite urgent need to find another Warden to support Jane. Alan Syrop was thanked for his work as Warden. Jim Griffiths and Neil Summers were thanked for overseeing the church finances and it was agreed that Mick Lumsden would continue to be our Independent Reviewer. Roy Bradfield and Andrew Stannard were elected as Deanery Synod reps. Chris Illingworth, Neil Summers, Jim Griffiths and Alan Syrop were re-elected to the PCC and the meeting resolved to appoint our LLM Michael Priestley to the PCC. Towards the end of 2020, the PCC learned that the Vicar would need to retire in 2021, and they began planning for the Interregnum. A Strategy Morning in November provided a space to review the church’s aims, strengths and weaknesses, and opportunities for community outreach, and provided material for continued discussion at subsequent meetings. Each meeting included an update on Safeguarding; the PCC has committed itself and the church to follow the House of Bishops' guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. ## **Ministry and Mission Committee Report** Sophie Young - Chair As a result of the Pandemic which took hold early in 2020, the decision was made to bring the Ministry and the Mission committees together so we could work better to serve our congregation and community. As you would expect, everything from Services and kids’ groups, to Phil’s people and Alpha were all dramatically affected by the pandemic, with some changing format and others having to stop altogether. Our services went onto Zoom from Easter 2020, and the main service remained there for the duration of the year. Some smaller, intimate congregations gathered in the church when government guidance allowed. Whilst there is much to grieve from not being able to gather in church, the number of people joining the weekly Zoom service steadily grew as the year progressed. The weekly interview slot was a particularly popular element of the new service format. Zoë, our Children and Youth Co-ordinator, along with her assistant Storm (an intern from YFC), continued to make regular contact with families throughout the year. Zoë held Edge meetings for Youth over Zoom, provided children’s resources to parents, and made physical deliveries of gifts at Christmas and Easter to all the young people. The Phil’s people groups sadly stopped for the duration of the year, but a covid-safe space was created from the summer onwards on Wednesday mornings, specifically for those who enjoyed being part of Phil’s people community pre-pandemic. This group transitioned to become a Puzzling Questions course and became a valuable space for many, especially those living alone. Alpha was postponed until 2021. Although 2020 was not as any of us would have wanted or expected, God faithfully supported our efforts to adapt to the challenging circumstances. We give thanks for God’s sustenance in this difficult year, and for all the new skills we have learned, and we look forward to 2021 with renewed excitement and expectation of what God will do through us in his Mission and Ministry here at St. Philip’s. ## **Centre Management Committee** Martin Clark - Chair What a stop-start year – a good start to January and February but rapid decline in March before reopening for part of the summer (just when things tend to go quiet anyway), but a strong SeptOct before the November lockdown and just a few weeks of the Centre and Café open in December before the current long lockdown! Hirers have come and gone according to the changing government restrictions. Community arts and education, support groups and exercise have been able to run most of the time we have not been locked down, but the counsellors have found that online delivery is effective in many cases so the amount of face to face work will probably reduce longer term. There have been hardly any of the dance groups or large events. After several unsuccessful attempts to recruit a Centre Manager we had a gap of over a year after Karl Parkes left, during which Alan Syrop has heroically kept the Centre and hirers able to use the facilities through the various stages of Covid which meant closing for substantial periods. Rosemary Barrett started as Operations Manager with a slightly wider brief than the old role, working 2 days a week from end September and quickly got to grips with the priorities. One of these was to redevelop the church website which was about to shut down because of the hosting coming to an end. The new site was launched incredibly quickly with the help of a sympathetic designer, and is a nice clean fresh look which has also been designed to enable a clearer distinction between Church and Centre activities, and improve the ability of potential hirers to find out about the space. Having started the year unable to set a budget and needing to make some very difficult decisions we ended almost at breakeven. Alan’s voluntary work plus furlough payments have made a large contribution to this. It’s an amazing outcome for which we give thanks to the Lord. Despite the Covid challenges continuing into 2021 we hope we now have a more sustainable operating model for the future and can get the use of the Centre by a wide range of groups back up to more normal levels so that we are both serving the community and generating income. Melbourne House has continued with Jimmy’s taking a third 3 year lease from May, supporting former homeless people with stepping stone accommodation. We thank David, Robin and Jean for their quietly dedicated support of the residents. Jane Batten rejoined the committee and Alan has now stepped back though continues to train and support Rosemary in her role. We thank them and the other committee members Jim Griffiths, Robin Nelson, Bea Schlarb-Ridley, Andrew Stannard, Neil Summers and Tom Yates for their contribution and wisdom during this challenging year. ## **Centre Management** ## Alan Syrop 2020 has been especially different for our Church Centre. We started well in January and February and the Café was central to its life during each weekday. Many varied groups, church based and external have used our facilities and initially the numbers were growing well until the first lockdown, when we had to close our doors entirely for more than 3 months. We are yet to recover from this downturn in activity. At the start of the year we had major groups of hirers, mostly counsellors, exercise and educational, together with less frequent dances and concerts. Apart from a limited number of educational groups, all others have moved online even during the limited relaxation between July and December. Despite making necessary but simple changes to the Centre, which enabled Covid19 security to be achieved during both church events and hirers' activities, very limited numbers of hirers chose to return. The Café reopened after the summer but sadly had to close again by Christmas. In the autumn, we picked up new groups of adult learners whose normal centre had closed, and retained a key organisation that educationally supports individual young people. However, overall we lost around four fifths of our hire income. Existing staff were put on furlough, which has greatly limited the impact of the loss of income, but it naturally means that much good work was not done. However, the really significant staffing change has been the recruitment of Rosemary Barrett to the role of Operations Manager for the Centre, which has allowed Alan Syrop to hand back his responsibilities in keeping the Centre going since May 2019 when Karl Parkes left us. Rosemary comes with very substantial experience in running church centres, having been previously manager for the Michaelhouse Centre in Trinity St. We are blessed to have found someone who matches our needs and opportunities so well and I hope most members will soon have the chance to get to know Rosemary in person as restrictions lift. Even though there are uncertainties for now, we look forward to a purposeful fellowship and close working relationship with Rosemary as she leads the activities in the Centre in the months and years to come. One significant building related event was its Quinquennial inspection by the Diocesan appointed architect. He was generally satisfied by the state of the structure, though naturally found a list of minor works to be done to fully maintain of the fabric of our Church Centre. These are expected to be fully completed in 2021. Most are external and will best be done in summer months. Another achievement is the installation of CCTV for the inside common areas – this is primarily to help ensure the safety of staff and visitors. A policy document for its use is in place. Overall, we ended 2020 with minimal activities and a serious reduction in income. The coming year is hoped will see a progressive rebuilding of the work and use of the Centre along with following up on whatever new opportunities we have from the changes forced on us all and which God may send. ## **Cornerstone Café Group** ## Barry Ginger 2020 was an interesting year for the Café. The first couple of months of the year started off well with average weekly takings where we were aiming to be. Since March the opening of the Café has been fragmented due to the pandemic. We reopened in mid-September with lots of measures in place to make us Covid-19 secure, such as hand sanitiser stations around, screens between tables, and using the lounge as an extension to the Café to allow for socially distanced seating. There was some apprehension round how busy we would be, but with the vast majority of customers happy to abide by the new guidelines we were busier from the start of the reopening than I was expecting, though averaging lower than the weekly target. We were closed for the half term week at the of October due to staff holidays. Unfortunately, due to another lockdown we were only able to then open for 3 days before being forced to close for a month, but those days were back on target. After the November lockdown we reopened with yet more restrictions of how many people could meet indoors, and again the majority of customers took the new rules well and were happy to comply. The daily takings exceeded my expectations with the restrictions in place, but it was very unpredictable, it was either very quiet with very few customers and then others when we had every table full. We even had one of our busiest days ever on 17th December! Since reopening in September, we have picked up some new customers and have had many builders and workmen coming in regularly. The volunteers had been brilliant, coping with all the changes and more demands of them which pushed some outside their comfort zone (asking people for their details and checking who they were sitting with). We picked up a few new volunteers after the first lockdown as people who were still furloughed wanted something to do. With the way the customers returned after each lockdown I am confident that once we can reopen in 2021, we will get the customers back and hopefully as restrictions get eased income will increase back towards pre pandemic levels. ## **Financial Affairs and Activities** ## Neil Summers As mirrors much of the life of the church over the past year, in financial terms, 2020 was something of a mixed bag with a number of areas of challenge caused by the COVID-19 situation, however we have also seen some real blessings and reasons for encouragement. ## Members Giving The level of Members Giving in 2019 totalled £97k, which was a significant improvement on the 2019 figure of £76k. Whilst there was an understandable drop-off in church collections due to the reduced number of in-person services, other areas of members giving including regular giving (both gift-aided and non-gift aided) showed an encouraging growth which likely relates in part to a positive response to the challenge put to the church membership at the start of the year. Another major part of the increase in giving above 2019 levels was a greater number and value of ‘one-off’ donations, reaching £19k in 2020. Many thanks again to all who make financial contributions to the work of the church, and particularly to those members who are willing to Gift Aid which allowed us to recover almost £15k of Income Tax in 2020. ## Mission and Good Causes Our mission support continued with 10% of undesignated income being given from PCC funds to a variety of home and overseas mission partners, amounting to over £7k. In addition to the PCC giving noted above, through very generous giving from members, over £2k was directed to our partner mission organisations and other good causes. ## Job Retention Scheme Since the first lockdown in March 2020 and the impact on the Centre and Café operations, we have taken advantage of the Government Job Retention (Furlough) Scheme to allow us to continue paying staff salaries whilst safeguarding our finances. In 2020 we claimed a total of £29k under this scheme. Rent and Hire of Buildings The levels of general hire income in 2020 were obviously impacted by the various lockdowns and restrictions imposed. General room hire for the Church Centre generated only £19k, compared with a figure of £42k in 2019. Adding the rental income from our two properties, one of which is leased to Jimmy's Cambridge, our total income from rents and hire of buildings (excluding café income) was around £37k. ## Café Again, the Café was significantly impacted by COVID-19 and was closed for much of the year. In 2020 the Café generated an income of £18k against an expenditure of £34k, resulting in a cost to operate the Café of £16k, although this cost is effectively reduced to £7k when the Furlough claims are taken into account. ## Summary This past year has seen significant periods when the Centre and Café were closed and income from these sources has understandably been impacted. Due to generous regular and one-off giving from members and income from the Furlough scheme, however, the General Fund in 2020 achieved a break-even position, which is a significantly improved position than the £45k deficit budgeted for at the start of the year. On a personal note, I'd like to thank the numerous people behind the scenes helping with the finances who, through their diligence, make my job as Treasurer much easier. Overall, I am pleased to record that we have a healthy balance sheet and that the finances of the church are in both good order and well managed. ## **Proceedings of the Deanery Synod** Roy Bradfield and Andrew Stannard St Philip's C of E Church falls under the remit of the Cambridge South Deanery, one of 14 Deaneries under the auspices of the Diocese of Ely. Each Deanery has a Deanery Synod, consisting of both Clergy and Lay representatives and is jointly chaired by the Rural Dean and the Lay Chair. Cambridge South Deanery Synod consists of representatives from all of the 15 parishes within the Cambridge South area. Every three years Annual Parochial Church (APCM) meetings elect their Lay representatives to Deanery Synods who then become ex-officio members of the PCC. Your representatives are currently Roy Bradfield and Andrew Stannard. Deanery Synods are formal meetings, which are mainly for information and discussion about mission and ministry in the area. Occasionally they are asked to consider matters referred to it from the Diocesan Synod and General Synod and to take formal decisions by means of a vote. It is through this structure that the Rural Dean is able to provide a vital link between the parishes and the other hierarchies within the Church. Pre- COVID, there would normally have been three meetings each year, but in 2020 only one was held (via Zoom, in November). Matters arising included: - Finance - the Deanery had managed to make full payment (to the Ely Diocese) of its Parish Share in 2019 with the hope that it would be in a similar position to do so for 2020, despite COVID- 19. It was noted that the Parish Share for 2021 has been frozen. - The Deanery Plan - setting out a way forward to grow parishes, both in numbers and discipleship - was approved and would be passed onto the Archdeacon. - The Election of Lay members to the positions of Secretary, Treasurer and Chair were approved. - Eco Church initiatives - a request from St Mark's to 'network' with other churches to look at ways of making churches 'carbon zero' by 2030, a date agreed by the General Synod. - Cambridge Churches Homeless Project (CCHP) - reported that, due to COVID restrictions, it would not be running as a 'night shelter' this Winter. Instead, it was working with other homeless charities to support rough sleepers in other ways, including providing a hot meals service. Accordingly, any further support from volunteers and/or funding from P.C.C.s would be greatly appreciated. In summary, a short year but none the less an interesting variety of topics. If you would like to know more, then please do not hesitate to contact us. ## **Wardens Report** Jane Batten At the start of 2020, there were two Wardens, Alan Syrop (who sat on the Centre Management Committee) and Jane Batten (who sat on the Mission Committee). Following the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic and the first lockdown, focus was on taking care of the St Philip’s building whilst it remained unoccupied and then on the safe reopening. Alan particularly made sure that all COVID-19 operating restrictions were being met when we reopened whilst covering for the vacant Centre Manager post, and Jane focused primarily on HR issues. Alan and Rosemary Barrett (Operations Manager) checked the Church Inventory in October 2020 and were happy with the outcome. Rosemary was present at the Quinnquennial inspection during November 2020 which went well and there were no major issues found. The five-year fixed wiring and lightning conductor inspections are overdue and there were some small issues on the roof and external decoration, the building was sound and the surveyor wished other churches looked after them as well as we have done. Alan stepped down has Warden at the delayed APCM in October 2020 and Jane re-joined the Centre Management Committee. We are currently seeking a new Warden to work alongside Jane during the Interregnum period. We thank Alan for his continued support and service during a difficult year. ## **Stewart Taylor’s last report for the APCM 2021:** **‘You are Muted!’** the new catch phrase that may describe church life this last year? Our Festival occasions such as Easter and Christmas have all been muted affairs… sad! The Phil’s People groups came to halt in February, as did hosting the Cambridge Churches Homeless Project and the Lent Course. We stopped our Sunday Services, the Café was closed down and the centre started to empty, we felt muted. All of us went happily on mute in that first two weeks as we had what felt like a holiday at home. Then reality began to hit, we did not like being muted and we could not stay muted. **We then discovered Zoom!** It had a mute button that we could unmute! We had our first Zoom service on Good Friday and then every Sunday since … and it has been great. We learnt quickly that to make Zoom work for larger numbers, everyone had to mute for much of the time. **We have had a year of great services,** with music from our bands mainly recorded from home, and fascinating interviews with lots of people. Breakout groups were a new experience! Surprisingly, many have become less muted as new conversations with different people have opened up and people – new people – have been drawn in. We have got to know some people far better! We discovered that the church was not to be muted, we learnt a new way of communicating. We have interviews new people each week and heard their stories. Many have voiced that they have found a new confident voice in their faith. Praise God. Pray that we stay unmuted! **We never expected the pandemic,** and we never anticipated how long it would go on for. It has taken up our energies in ways we would have preferred not to have; yet we have all learnt much! Church life has been very different and we have had to learn to adapt. - Some have suffered more than others. Thankfully we have only had a small number who have been physically badly affected by Covid 19, some have been hit with work and finances; while the damaging mental effects of the lack of social gatherings and touch are still being exposed. - Some things have been good for us. We have learnt new skills and learnt to value new ways of approach. Zoom services and meetings have been a revelation. We have communicated more by mail and phone – even the more extensive weekly letter that reaches so many more people has been appreciated. - We have been thrown onto the Lord in our frustrations and weakness. - We have had to lay aside so much of our normal church life as we have with so much of our all life. Everyone has had to lay down things they used to do in our services, groups, Children’s work, community work, café etc. Some of us have picked up new tasks. We have rediscovered that people make the church, not buildings. - Phil’s People and its sub groups have been missed where meeting in person is so important. We did manage to have some meets up in the back of the church garden - Summer Wednesdays, we did get wet once! - **Thanks** to so many who have risen to the challenges and stepped up. Thanks to our musicians: **Martin and Bekki, Molly and Grace, Neil and Kat Summers, Pete and Emily Tidball, Jane Emmanuel.** Thanks to those who have participated in the Zoom services with preaching, leading, reading, praying, being interviewed, drama, technical support and those who have served on our Committees to get things done. Thanks to our staff coping with the chopping and changes. - It is going to be a challenge for us all to move back into the Church Centre and face the unknown future. ## **Retirement. – I get muted at the end of September 2021** I have been confronted with my retirement and having to leave St Philips after 30 years. This is something I am still working on. The church has been confronted with my leaving and the PCC has begun to work on a plan towards the interregnum. This will be a journey of faith as this coming year progresses and into 2022. There will be new challenges for us all to face. I hope we will get back physically together for some nostalgic celebrations before this October! I have so much to be grateful for, even as I begin to feel the loss. God is good! ## **St Philip’s is facing an Interregnum** I will do all I can to help set things in a good place. The PCC has begun to set a timetable of things to do and prepare for when I am not here. They will have the challenge of leading the church through this next year. The Church Patrons are CPAS who will help the church look for a new vicar. Our Archdeacon Alex Hughes will also keep a slightly distant eye on things here. I pray that everyone will seek to do their part in making the interregnum a positive and growing time, as we trust in the Lord of the church. ## **The PCC was facing great financial challenges last year** We made one staff post redundant – sadly our Community Worker, **Lindsey Stanton** , who has worked faithfully over the last 9 years in setting up and sustaining our community mission in our church centre. We miss her and pray God’s blessing upon her. We furloughed our staff due to the Covid restitutions that reduced our ministry yet also had the effect of reducing our outgoings to make us in a better financial position than we had anticipated. The PCC agreed to be generous and pay the staff the full 100%, over and above the government grant. Thanks to **Jim and Neil** for looking after our finances, and to all who contribute. Pray for someone to take over the Treasurer role from Neil! Our support for Mission work both locally and world wise continues – see the church accounts. Thanks to **Mike and Barbara Priestley** for overseeing this. **PCC** (Parochial Church Council) their work is covered elsewhere. I want to express my thanks to all who serve on our various committees. Without their commitment and diligent work behind the scenes little would happen, the clergy work hand in hand with them and many others who serve the Lord. Thanks to **Martin and Sophie** who have chaired these committees. Thanks to **Jane Batten** for being our sole Church Warden since the last APCM in October and pray she will have all the support required in the next stage of the church. This great PCC team will be taking responsibility after my departure until a new incumbent is found. This process will take some time. Pray the Lord will guide. ## **We are fortunate to have staff to do some of our work.** They enable things to happen and release volunteers. We will continue to look at how we can carry on with the work of the various roles knowing this will require further income and the energy and skills to support and line manage them. Thanks to those who give much time to support our staff. We are thankful to **Alan Syrop** for filling in the Centre Mangers role for much of the last year and for the appointment of **Rosemary Barrett** at the end of the year. With the Church Centre pretty much closed, she still had much to catch up with and is now beginning to seek to get back in old and new hirers. Rosemary has helped to set up our new Webpage. Take a look: www.stphilipschurch.org.uk **Michael Brown,** Cleaner: some cleaning has still been necessary with an unused centre. **Barry Ginger** : With the Café having to be closed for much of the year our Chef has had a mixed year of being like a cricketer… in, out, in, out, and now waiting to get back in again. **Caroline Muncey,** Church Secretary; has been furloughed for much of the year. **Zoë Cheng;** partially furloughed for most of the year. We are thankful that she has been able to keep in touch with families and the older Edge group. We have valued **Storm Hargreaves** joining us for the year as a CYFC volunteer, who has been a great gift to us. May the Lord bless her future studies and ministry. **We appreciate our Anglican Ordinands** for what they contribute to our church life We said our farewells to **David Roberts** , **Matt Hodder** , **Ben Rogers** and **Ruth Chamberlain** last summer. They will be priested this summer. We welcomed **Emily Tidball, Andy Ruffhead and Calum Burke** last summer who have made their mark; we pray for them as they are ordained deacon this summer and begin their curacies; along with **Ben** and **Ruth Holmes** who is in her last year at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. **Sophie Young** was ordained priest last summer (with Covid restrictions). Privilege to be able to lay on hands and pray for her ministry. We all so much value her warm and resourceful ministry among us, and thankful for her family’s production line with producing packages delivered to around 150 homes for everyone this last year. Her three years’ curacy will be completed in 2022. Do pray for her as she faces the challenges of this next year, with taking over as Bishop’s Officer for Homelessness, from Jon Canessa who many of you will know from CCHP (Cambridge Churches Homeless Project). Sophie will be starting in this role from 1[st] July, and will do it alongside her training at St. Philip’s until the end of her curacy which will be Easter next year. After that she will move fully into the homelessness ministry. We look forward to finding out more about this news in Sunday’s service ## **Stepping up** In this next couple of years, with people moving on, it will require our church members stepping up to take on ministry that they may not have done before. Look to the Lord to equip you in the new challenges ahead. There are a number of our activities such as Phil’s People, Tots Time and the Café that will require new blood. **Lookout** is a unique communication that goes to all homes in the parish that speaks of Jesus and our church life. In the last 30 years it has been a major means of communication with every home in the parish for three times a year, though less this last year. I have seen this as a vital link and committed myself to coordinating it over the years. Keith Sands does a great job with the layout, but it requires new people with some journalistic skills to work with Keith on searching out possible articles, taking photos and writing up. The bundling and delivery to homes is the last important task to make happen - thankfully many help though more hands would be appreciated. ## **There have been no wider church events or festivals or conferences in 2020.** We cancelled the Christian Family Holiday, as well the Church Weekend away that we had planned for this coming October 2021, realising it was a bad time with my departure. We look forward to the time when these bigger events will be able to happen again. Sarah and I are planning a CFH for 4-11[th] August this year for any who want to get away. ## **St Philip’s Primary School** School life has not been normal! Access to the school building has been restricted due to the pandemic. My contribution to Collective Worship has been limited to making some videos. Open the Book, GenR8 and not even Governors were able to get into the school. All meetings have been done on Zoom. Pray for the Senior leadership team and the Governors under **Ven Alex Hughes** and the foundation Governors - especially **Andrew MacLellan and Alan Syrop.** The Vicar is exofficio, so this will be my last few months as a Governor. I am thankful for the years of access into the school to get to know children, teaching and non teaching staff and parents. I hope I have been of some encouragement. I have enjoyed being involved in the various services and collective worship. I will miss, although I am not sure the children will miss, singing along to the songs with my guitar and the various stories and trying to act them out. Over the years, the creative warm Christian ethos of the school has had a positive effect on children and adults whether they profess faith or not. **Church Schools of Cambridge** continues to have some responsibility for the four church schools and seeks to serve and provide financial support for them. It has been a year of adapting to the challenges presented. This will be my last season with them after 30 years, Thanks to **Andy MacLellan** who has been a Trustee long before me, for all he contributes. ## **Romsey Mill Trust** When I was looking at the parish over 30 years ago the presence of Romsey Mill was a factor that made me think that I could offer something here. I had been a volunteer with the Salmon Centre in Bermondsey in South London in the early 70’s when it was know as CUM - Cambridge University Mission. Little did I know then that I would one day live in Cambridge or link up with a youth work that had some similarities. I have sought to express a pastoral role for the chiefs … Tim Montgomery, Andy Persson, Chris Rose and latterly Neil Perry. Until the pandemic I would meet most weeks to talk and pray with them and any other staff on an early Wednesday morning. As the work has developed over the years, more professional skills have been required on the Trustees; in my limited way I pray that my presence has been an encouragement. St Philip’s has helped to both birth and nurture this tremendous vocational work that spreads now well beyond this part of Cambridge for over 40 years. **Rev. Donald Salway** died in March 2021, he was vicar here 1967-1981. His ministry was a real foundation to both Ray Smith’s ministry and my own after Ray. He and Pauline are remembered and loved for their faithful work here. **As I look back over the last 30 years** I am very grateful for God’s favour upon us at St Philip’s. Despite my weakness somehow God has blessed. His Word has gone forth. I look to Gods promise that he will not let his Word return empty, that it will fulfil the purposes for that which he sent it. **Reflecting back, the Church of England is hopefully richer** through the people we have ‘influenced’ in their journey to faith and the calling to ministry both lay and ordained. It is good to encourage people to ‘have a go’. I pray this will continue. In the last 30 years we have had around 80 ordinands in training linked to us, they are now ordained and serving God elsewhere; one, Andy Rumsey, is a Bishop! We have been a training parish for 6 curates and helped to send 13 of our church members to colleges for ordination training and into the wider world. I will be glad not to have to do so many supervision reports, but will miss the blessing they have brought. Thank you for allowing me to minister to you; and for your partnership on the journey. May the Lord bless you all at St Philip’s. _Stewart Taylor_ _‘Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength, they shall soar with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary and walk and not faint.’ Isaiah 40:31._ PAROCHIAL CHURCH C UNCIL OF ST. PHILIP C BRID TATEMENT OF ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED CEMBER 2 Cha umber: 1142474 VAT R Istratlon Numb•r. 112485437 TR RE Accounts & fftths Prepared in accordan￿ ¥￿th the Charities Act 1993 and the Church Accounts'ng Regulations 1997 (as amended 2006) AC NTING POUCIES and DISCLOSURES of Financial temènts The financial statements have been prepared under Ihe Church Accounting Regulations 20ChS in accordance vAth applicable accounting slandafds and the Current statement of Rewnmended Practice AC￿un￿.ng and Reporting by Charities (SORPI 2005 The financial statarnents have been prepared under the hk%torical cost o)nvention except for investment assets, which are shown at market value. The financial ststements indude all transath"ons. assets and liabilities for which the PCC is resFM)nsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that their affiliation to another body, nor those that are informal gatherings of church members. Fixed As Under the Church Accounting Regulations the￿ is no requirement to walue Fixed Assets, and Consecrated Land is specifically excluded. The new St.Philip'$ C8ntre compleled in June 2012, cost around £1.5M - However this cost is not capitalised in the accounts because the improvements were made to a consecrated church building that is not legally owned by the PCC. In 2007, CLqrence Melbourne a fomier church member. beque8thed a house and this is registered in the narna of "The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of St.Philip. Cambridge". These accounts indude the hou8e ot 6, Broxboume Close, Cambndge, on the Balance Sheet al Net ValUat￿n as 8sts'mated by Jim Grrffith$. In February 2014 the ChU￿h purchased 12, stOu￿ridge Grove. Cambridge- S•• Nots 7 nnual Ro The regulations require an Annual Roport whKh links and relates the Financial Stslements to the aims, objectives and aGtNilies of the chU￿h. The Annual Report is published separalely lo these financial statemen18 bul dogs contain a Revi¢w of the Financial ActNities and Affairs for Year Ended 31st December 2018 extracted from the8e accounts. Trnn D8r8k and Margaret Rawlings are church membèrs and they are also tenants leffecbvely lrfe tsnants) of 6, Broxbourn• Clom; thoy pald r•nt durlng tho yur totslllng £5,172.32 (see also Notes 4 and S to the Accounts) The late Rev. A.G.L. Hunt (v￿9r of St. Philips 192&19631 specffied in his Will that the Income arising from tho Capital invested, must onty be used for fibnents, repairs and maintenance of Parish Buildings. The PCC has no control or rights regarding thé Capital vthich is therefore exduded from these accounts.. • Tax on Glft Ald The accounts include an accrual for Income Tax which will be recoverable on all grft-ahded gifts made during the year to 31 st Oecember 2020 in accordance with the accounting regulations. VAT In December 2011, the Pcc'opted lo ￿ the Centre In order to recover some of the £250k VAT that has been paid on the proieci In 2012. HMRC accepted our VAT eieclion and consequentty VAT is being Charged to hirers of the new church buikling subject lo dispensations availab￿ Whe￿ use i$"solell' for charitable purposes. Following negotiations, HMRC have allowed the PCC to recover Ipreviousty 25%) of the VAT input tax we have paid both on the buikling cost of the new Centre and also overheads going foNrnrd. The 40% recovery rate doe5 not represent a Final agreement but is rather by way of an interim agreement subject to annual re-assessment based on the"Capltal Goods Scheme". In essence thi5 means that we wll have to present HMRC with evidence to show the use of the building for laxable supplies" i.e. much of the time have we xbjalty hired out the various parts of the building. with VAT appl￿ to the hire or lease charge. In January 2018, we presented arguments to HMRC for an Incrgasg in the recoverable VAT % in respect of th& church building project and to date have daimed additional repayment of £21.250. Although HMRC have pa our claims, they reserve the right to check our figures and arguments at a later date. We have deemed prudent to hold back £5k of the repaid VAT, as a reserve to cover any future challenge by HMRC. PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL F ST. PHILIP CAMBRIDGE STAT r OF FINANCIAL ACTivmES th Y 31st IN nrestrlc Fund• ndovmient ND Fun 2020 Income from Memberslcongrea. 1[4] 94.479 2.588 97.( 75,981 Other Voluntary Incom6 2.404 4.794 5,673 Rents & Hire of Building 55.848 55,848 97,240 Sundry Income 1[dJ 33.445 33,445 7,107 185.772 2,978 £ 2,404 191.164 180,000 Direct Church Activiti88 2[1] 144,904 1.478 148,382 148,985 8uilding¥ & Estsb115hmenmt 2tb] 18.011 £ 2.404 20,415 20,731 Hom¢ & Overseas Mis8ion 2[c] 7.315 2.299 9.814 10.990 Church Managémont & Admin. 2[dJ 15.807 15.807 25.075 186.037 3,777 £ 2,404 £ 192.218 £ 206.782 1.064 19,782 88lance$ Bffiwd at 181 January 2020 £ 886,735 6,861 893.596 £ 865.378 Revaluation & Transfer8 of Fund8 at Dec 20 £ 48,000 BALANCES CIFWD al 31st Dec 2020 886.470 6.062 892.532 893.596 Page 2 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. PHILIP CAMBRIDGE E SHEET a 201 FIXE 6, 8roxboum8 Close House at Dèe 20 Valuation 12, Stourbridge Grove House al Oec 20 Valuation £4￿,L￿ £360,CMX) £7PJJ.IXK) £ 400,000 £ 360.C#)0 £ 760.000 Debtors & Prepayments Petty Ca8h- Office and Café Logn made from Pa$tor81 Fund C88h al Bank 22.518 35,343 550 (Not• 3) £ 124.351 £ 121,018 £ 148,215 £ 156,912 RRE Cr•ditors & Accru&18 15.e83 23.316 NET CURRENT ASSETS 132.532 133,598 892.532 893,5 ERAL F Balance at 1st January 2020 Surplus IDefficil} lor Year Tran8forred lo Building Ropalrn Fund £113.735 £133,053 -£16.318 -£3,C(rf) £113,735 £0 £113,470 Vgluatson of BroxbouMelStou￿Tld9O J•n 20 Revaluation at Dec 2020 £7eo.c £715.C#)O £45.Q)J È780.1))0 £ 873.735 £0 £780.OLW) £873.470 Tr8n8ferred In Irom Genef81 Fund Ilnd £Ok in 21r20] £13.( 13.000 8a18nc8 811$t Jonu8ry 2020 Expend6tur8 durlng Year £3,6TI 4.141 £2,878 3,677 £889,348 890.412 TRICTE (Nots 4) 8alance at 1st January 2020 Gifts p8id during the Year £1.184 £0 1.184 £1.184 1,184 Member8 Gift Page 3 PAROCHIAL CHURCH CO NCIL OF ST. PHILIP CAMBRIDGE TEST DeGemb•r COM Un Fu Grft Aided Giving Non Gift Aided Giving Church Collg¢1ions Members Earmarked Giving Income Tax on Gift Aid 1$0• p.1] Other Don81ions £ 48.076 12.115 48,076 12,115 43.868 8.285 £ 2,0 2.105 13.404 3.775 14.3 18.898 14.798 18.898 £ 94A79 £ 2.588 97,066 75.981 Parish Weekend Donationts Hunt Lggacy Incomt Grants Received Sally Dugan LegacylRichard BL￿* Pastoral Grft tNots S] £ 2.404 2,390 217 £ 2,404 Papworth T. - Café Lea8e SurreThJ•r Prérnlum Café UlililiesllnsuranceBins Contribullon8 Sl Philips C8nlre- Room Hire Slourbridge Grove Rent 8roxboume Clo89 Ronl Cafè Taking8 11,281 2.210 41.948 11,220 5,172 £ 25,408 19.080 11,895 5,317 18.256 19,080 11,895 5.317 18,25e tNol• 9] 55.848 WeddingslFuneral Fees 431 Bank Interest 113 Feed in Tariff P8yments 1,910 Miscellaneous lind. Groups cy)nthbutW￿$I 1.428 Furfough. Govefnment Job Retent￿ Scham8 £ 29.583 431 113 1,910 1,428 29.583 1,159 718 1,849 3,381 7,107 £ 185.772 £ 2.970 £ 2,404 £ 191,154 £ 186,000 Page 4 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. PHIUP CAM RIDGE cc t Dgcem 2-EXP 2[a] Funds Mlnistry: Parish Share Clergy Expenses Outreach & Ministry Salaries Subscriptlons Cafè Costs Young People W¢Nk Pastoral Payments Worship & SeNiees Refreshments Oulreath & Look¢)ul Costs Parish Weekend 2021- Lost Depostt tNote 6J £ 63,293 1,139 £ 24.457 940 tN¢)t• gj £ 34.226 £ 16,941 1,250 84,543 1,139 24,457 940 34,226 16,941 228 239 £ 61,302 1,082 £ 26,885 903 £ 36,505 18,6 228 239 242 189 1,918 800 448 1,722 1.722 £ 143,404 1.478 144.882 148,980 21b] RulldlD Insuranc Ga¥ Electricrty Water Rates Cléaning M8torial8lBin Collection Cl•oning & Caretaking Wageg General Repairs & Maintenan¢• Church Centre 8uilding Projèct Costs fe Broxboume & St¢)urbridge Houses Furniture & Fitting$ 2.712 1.899 3,796 2,712 1.899 3.796 662 377 8,881 2,474 1,084 3,330 68 2,522 2.224 3.727 90 1.5S8 6.136 8.383 2,186 99 179 377 6.881 69 2.404 £ 18,511 20.91S 20.731 Mgmbgrs Earmarked GfvirvJ P.C.C. Givlng.. 2.299 2.299 7.315 2,390 8.600 7.315 7,315 2,299 9,614 0,99 Office & Management S8larie8 Staff Training Software & Support Telephonellnternet Piinling & Stst'onery Church Websrte & 8rarKling Office Equipment MiscellaneLws 10.907 242 926 10,907 19,948 928 1,073 597 1,873 14 92 1,478 950 1.374 65 1,663 950 1,374 65 1,663 £ 16.807 16.807 25,075 £ 186.037 £ 2,404 192,218 £ 205,782 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. PHILIP CAMBRIDGE NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS - 31st December 20 NOT 3-CashatB Dec-20 CAF Current Account Barclays CU(￿nI Account Café TSB Business Aco)unt Barclays Deposrt Acccounl- Closed Cambridge Building Society 39,703 9.231 53,886 16.434 1.031 9,721 21.532 93,832 £ 124,351 121,018 NOT - Rostrlctad F as defir& in the Church Accounting Regulat￿nS 1997{20061. are sums that have been restrictsd by the Donors or sums that have been rat5ed for a SFeCtfic pUry￿)se. (See also Accounting Policiegl Re•trlctsd Fund comprL•e8 tho followlng: Outreach & Mission Fund Pastoral Emergencies Fund 1,184 1.184 2,000 3,184 3,184 The Outr&ich and Mi88K*n Fund aro$8 from a grft of a churth member and k8 to be used to fund new outreach a¢tNits'es. The Pastoral Emergencie8 Fund was established by a Gift from 8 member in 2016. The normal policy is lo use all annual income as an offset against our Repalrs and Maintenance expendilure and thus there is no Fund to b8 carried forward. The PCC has no axess to, or nghts over. the Capital in the Hunl Bequest Fund. however we are advlsed from lime to Ime of the value of Ihe Inveslments, vthich at 31st December 2020 was £84,541.96 The Parish Sharo paKI to the Cambrid98 Deanery in 2020 was £64,543. being the fvll amount assessad. urbrld On 28th February 2014, the ChU￿h ts)mpleted the purchase of 12, Stourbridge Grove Cambridge for the Sum of £287,607 In May 2014 the ¢hurch entered into a 3 year lease wrth Jimmls Cambridge, a charity providing emergency accommodation for people who would olherwse have to s￿p rough. The house is used to provide "move on" accommodats'on for guests, generalty for periods of at¥)Ut 6 months, as part of the prcKess of helping residents to take control of their lives arKI regain confidence & sew esteem. Further 3 year agreements were ￿ntracted in May 2017 and May 2020. rn The Cafe re-opened in May 2019 with one fulll time chef supported by a team of volunteers. Page 6 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. PHILIP CAMBRIDGE S TO THE ACCOUNT NOTE me& M188ton Hom Ml881on p.c.c. Romsey Mill Friends Intemational (Kairos Trust) C.P.A.S. Cambrldge Y.F.C. £ 1,000 550 300 500 £ 1,965 550 £ 2,050 550 300 500 £ 2,350 965 £ 3,315 £ 3,400 Ov•rnoa• Ml I WyclSffe B.T. - Tim & Maggie Gaved TEAR Fund Emmanuel Intemational Leprosy Mission Langham Pathership £ 1.515 650 700 600 500 £ 1,515 813 £ 700 £ 1.500 £ 2,165 700 600 183 £ 3.965 163 £ 4,128 £ 4,965 tho Cambndge Money Advice Centre Streel Pastors Open the 8ook GenR8 Designated Pastoral Gift5 300 300 100 300 100 £ 300 £ 1,171 É 300 1,171 £ 1,125 £ 1.000 1,171 £ 2.171 £ 2,125 olal Chu Ivln £ 7,315 2,299 £ 9,614 £10,490 Earmarked Gifts above includes Income Tax recovered on Gift Pa96 7 Café Accounts for Year to 31st December 2020 COME 202 2019 Daily Café Takings Add.. Invoices for Food & Drink to Room Hirerslspecial Events 21.793 114 21,907 29,784 706 30.490 VAT included @ 20% 3,651 5,082 Net Sales Value 18,256 25,408 xp IT Salarie8 Staff Gratuities 24,040 20,416 20 Food & Consumable 7,097 10,527 Cleaning Worfdpay (Debit Cards) Insurance WastelBin Collection Repairs Cafe Refurbishment Costs Coffee Machine Hire Equipment Costs Sundry Costs 292 12 100 200 804 192 300 710 550 954 440 2,096 Utility Costs as assessed R8nt D8pr8ciationlEquipm8nt Replacement 1,200 Total Expondituro 34,226 36.505 088 for Period 15,970 11,097 NOTE.. We cl8lmed£8.850.20 forBary underth8 G0ven￿￿FurtOUllh Scheme •ffoctively r•ducing Loss to £7,12011 Page 8 Ind ndent Examlnerfs Re rttoth Parochial C rch Coun 11 St. Phlll C brld I report on the accounts for the year ended 31st December 202Q which are set out on pages I to 8. Respectlve rn8pon8lbllftl•¥ of Trust￿$ and Examlnor As trustees of the charty, the members ofthe PCC are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They consider that an audit is not required for this year unders wtion 14412) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an In¢Jependent Examination is needed. It is my responsibility lo ' examine the accounts under section 145 ofthe 2011 Art . follow the procedures la￿ down in the General DirectM)ns given by the Chanty Commissioners section 14515)Ibl of the 2011 Act, and • state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Audlt Roqulrnm•nt Under the Charities Act. charities wtth a grc6s income of £500.000 orlom may choose to . have an inde￿ndent examinab'on in place of an audti unle$$ both their gross assets 8xceed £3.28M and Ihair gross income ex¢8ods £250,000. As the total Income and Gross Assets of the chur¢h a well within the limits abov8. the PCC have chosen to have the a¢￿Unts IndePenden￿Y examined. Blsls of Indo￿ndant Examlnorf• Roport My examination was carried out in a¢cordan¢8 wlth the General DirectKJns given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a revth of the accounting records kept by the Chanty and a Comparison of the aGGounts with those records. It also indudes considering any unusual Items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as Trustees concernin9 such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would b8 required in an audit, and consequenlty I do not express an audit opinion on the vlew given by the acwnts. In connection with my examination, no matter has cow* to my attention.. 11) which gives me reasonabla ￿U88 to believe that in any material respKt Ihe requirements lo keep accounting records in accordance th gection 130 of the 2011 Charit*s Act,. or lo prepare accounts which accord with the3e ￿counting records have not been rnet,. or (2) to ￿lCh, in my opinK*n, attentwjn should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the acuunts to bo roached. Mr. M.E. Lumsden FCA 241 High Street. Cottenham Cambridge CB24 8QP Pag• 9