The Parlsh of St Matthew and St Luke. Chadderton
Annual Report of the Parochial Church Councll for the Year Ended 31st December 2021
Presented to the Parlshloners meeting and Annual Church Parochial Meeting on
Tuesday 26th AprFI 2022 at 7pm
Agenda for the Parishioners. and Church Parochial Meetings
The Meetin
e Parishioners
l. Election of Churchwardens
ual Church P
l. Apologies for Absence
2. Minutes of the previous APCM
3. Matters Arising
4. Reports for 2021:
Vicar
Work of the PCC
Accounts for the PCC
Independent Examiners
Gift Aid
Reader
ALM
Churchwardens
Deanery Synod
Safeguarding
Mothers. Unlon
200 Club
Electoral Roll
5. Elections:
Parochial Church Councillors
Independent Examiners
6. Other Business to be notified to the secretary 48 hours before meeting

Parish Annual Re
St Matthew's Church is situated in Oldham West Deanery which is part of the DI0￿Se of Manchester
within the Church of England
The correspondence address is The Vicarage, Mill Brow, Chadderton, Oldham OLI 2RT
The Annual Report of the Parish of Chadderton: St Matthew and St Luke for the year 2021
Administrative Information
The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a registered charity with the Charity Commission. Registration
number 1143492.
PCC members who have served from 1st January 2021 until the date this report was approved are:
Incumbent
Reader
ALM
The Revd Captain David Penny CA
Ann Tattersall
Margaret Hughes
Wardens..
Helen Crabtree
Susan Tracey
Jon Baptiste
Until APCM 2021- 20 April 2021
From APCM 2021- 20 April 2021
Representatives on the Deanery Synod..
Gillian Barker
Roy Tattersall
Andrew Cursham
on Baptiste
PCC Secretary
Elected Members..
Vanessa Bryan
Max Butterworth
cla￿ Clark
Andy Currin
Andrew Cox
Colette Flitcroft
Carole Heeks
Margaret Hughes
Charleen Kelly
Paula Leech
Susan Matthev
Claire Middlebrook
Lorraine Moore
Martyn Parry
Jane Wemick
Rodney Wild
Pat Wild
Until APCM 2021- 20 April 2021
From APCM 2021- 20 April 2021
PCC Treasurer
From APCM 2021- 20 April 2021
From APCM 2021- 20 April 2021
Until APCM 2021- 20 April 2021

Structurei governance and management
The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representatives Rules. All Church
attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for elertion to the PCC.
BanK Investmen¢ Insurance & Other Detalls
The Parish banking is with Uoyds, TSB and Co-operative banks
CCLA {Churches, Charities and Local Authorities)
The Insurers for the Parish are Ecclesiastical Insurance Group
(Finance details are shown in the financial statements)
The PCC holds licences from Church Copyright Licensing & the Data Protectlon Registrar
Details of Trust Funds attached.
Objectives and artlv•ties
St Matthew and St Luke's PCC has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, the Revd David
Penny¢ in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic,
social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the Church of St Matthew,
Chadderton Hall Road, Chadderton.
Church attendance
At the 2021 Annual Parochial Church Meeting the number of people on the Electoral Roll was 201.
The average weekly attendance, counted during October was 150. Over 16 years old - 98, under 16
years old - 52.
Activities and performance follow in the forni of various reports as detailed on the front
page
This report was approved by the PCC on Tuesday 1st March 2022 and signed on their behalf
by The Revd Captaln David Penny CA (PCC chairman)
Signed:

Financial Statements of the Parish of St Matthew arKI St Luke for the
ear 2021.
Income for general tsse.
2021 continued to be a challenging year financially wtth oll sources of income affected by the pandemic except
standin8 orders which increased by £1,245 to £39.204.
Giving by weekly envelopes fell from the figure of £9,894 in 2020 to £9,580 (the figure in 2019 wa5 £16,788).
Cash collections increased from the 2020 figure by £1,120 to £3.1881£4.859 in 20191. Donations which include
one-off envelope giving fell from the 2020 figure of £2.618 to £2.2411£7.771 in 20191.
Other activities e.g. after church refreshments. lunch club. parent and toddler group re-started in the third
quarter so the income from these attN¢ties remained low. We were able to let the church building out to
Oldham Borough's Doorstep Engagement Teams which provided us with £880 and Millbrow Beekeepers
Association usage also brought in some letting income.
Fees from funerals increased to £10.507 from £7.219 in 2020.
Recovered gift aid fell slightly to £12,662 from £13,367 in 2020.
Fundraising for unrestrirted funds- Once Upon a Christmas netted £395 and a raffle raised £5SI. Small amounts
were also raised by e.g. sales of knitted goods and cards. We are grateful forthe people who gave their time and
talents to fundraise.
A change of bank accounts from Natwest to TSB for main banking and the C￿p for the 2(X) club attracted
switch payments totalling £5,450.
General expenditure.
The parish share set by the diocese was £55.(KKI was paid in full but £5.IXKI was taken from 2020 surplus to
enable this.
Expenditure in many areas remained low e.g. wine, wafers. candles, catering supplies. However. expenditure on
licenses. council tax. water, insurance etc remained at pre-covid levels.
£6,31)8 was expended on routine building maintenance.
Upkeep of the churchyard was brought in-house half way through 2021 with volunteers working on a rota basis.
This resulted in a reduction in costs from £7.754 to £5,082. Equipment to facilitate this was purchased with
le8ary monev.
There was some saving on, for example gas. electricity, payments to our organist but, as in 2020, there was
additional expenditure on cleaning & sanitising.
Incorne and expendlture Mt for general use
Fundraising was also Curtailed but the 21)>club continued to operate and £1,100 was transferred to the main
parish account. This has been put aside, as in previous years, towards fabric repairs.
We received a total of £52.596 from two legacies and a number of small donations in memory of departed loved
ones. These have been noted in the accounts as restricted for future mission and ministry.
Funds set aside for fabric were used for more substantial repair5 than routine maintenance, amounting to
£8,610 but these costs were offset by a grant of £880 from National Churches and a VAT reclaim of £l,(XJ8.
Risk, revFew. funds and reserves policy.
It is good practice to maintain a readily ac￿ssIble balance on unrestricted funds to cover both ordinary running
Costs and those which arise unexpertedly. The PCC aims to hold between 3 and 6 months running costs in free

reserves- at 31 December 2021 the balance of free reserves stix)d at £27.6￿. This balance doe5 not include
any monies that have been designated e.g. legacies or for fabric repairs.
Funds and related transactions which are considered to be under the control of the PCC are included within
these financial statements. In addition there exists an independent registered charity, number 244678, the
Marianne Hamilton bequest which was created following the sale of land belonging to the Parish of St Luke. Its
purpose is for the improvernent of the amenities of the church and for other purposes in the Parish of St
Matthew and St Luke.
Statement of Trustees Responslbllftles
Charity Law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. which give a true and
fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of tts finanaal activities for that period. In preparing those
financial statements the trustees have=_
selected suitable accounting standards and applied them consiStent￿-
made judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent-
stated whether applicable accounting standards have been followed. subjert to any material departure5
disc105ed and explained in the financial statements-
prepared the financial statements on the going conorn basis.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at
any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply
with the Charities Acts. They ère also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking
reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Margaret Hughes
Parish Treasurer.

Parochlal Church Councll of ST MATTHEW AND ST LUKE
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
For tho yoar endlng 310ocembgr 2021
2021
2021
Unrestrlctsd Deslgnated
Funds
Funds
2021
Restrlcted
Funds
2020
Unrestricted
funds
TOTAL
2021
Not8
RECEIPT
Voluntary.Income
Activities for Generating Funds
Income from Inveslmenls
Church Acllvilies
Other Incoming Résources
TOTAL RECEIPTS
2(8}
2(b)
21c)
2{d)
2{el
66,627
1,870
463
11,730
5,450
86,139
3,000
1,151
2,104
71,731
3,020
697
11,894
59,934
147,277
65,906
455
895
8,005
168
164
880
3,316
53,604
57,821
75,261
2020
Unr88trlcted I
2020
2020
deslgnatsd Deslgnated Restrlcted
Funds
Funds
Funds
TOTAL
2020
PAYM
NT
Cost of Generating Voluntary Income
Fund Ralsing Costs
Church Activities
Governance Costs
31a}
31b}
3{cl
3{d)
111
435
87,789
116
435
112,774
22,452
2,534
69,084
TOTAL PAYMENTS
88,335
22,452
2,634
113,320
69,200
EXCESS OF RECEIPTS OVER PAYMENTS
(2,196)
36,370
783
33,957
6,061
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS:
(2,196)
35,370
783
33,967
6,061
The notes on the followng pages form part of these aecounl8

Parochlal Church Councll of ST MATTHEW AND ST LUKE
statement of Assets & Llabillties at 31st December 2021
2021
Unrestrlcted
Funds
2021
Deslgnat9d
Funds
2021
Restricted
Funds
2020
Unrestrlcted
funds
TOTAL
2021
Note
SSETS
Invèstment assets
3,520
5,444
8,963
3,520
Current accounts
TSB buslness Inslanl Accounl
CBF PCC No 1 account
CBF PCC No 3 account
St Luke's CBF Account
Marianne Hamlllon Account
200 club account
Flowers cash
TOTAL ASSETS
9,821
12000
30,138
7,772
65,141
1,834
19,427
77,141
30,138
3,727
126,487
7,241
626
55
273,761
27,704
30,122
3,727
126,487
7,241
7,241
628
155
11,004
62,720
200,026
68,687
The notes on the following pages form part of these accounts
Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 1 st March and signed on its behalf by.
Chalmian

Parochial Church Council of ST MATTHEW AND ST LUKE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ending 31 December 2021
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The principal accounting policies adopted in the pr8para.on of the financial statements are set out
below
Basis of
aration
The financial statements have been prepared in accordan￿ wilh the Church Accounting Regulakn"ons
2006 using the Receipts and Payrnenls basis. The financial slalements include all transactions for
which the PCC is responsible. They do include the accounts of church groups that owe their main
affiliation to another body, nor t￿se that are irrformal gathen.ngs of church memtrms.
Fund accountin
Endowment Funds are fvnds, the capital of which must be rrointained; onty income arising from
investment may be used either as restn.cted or unrestricted funds depending upon the purpose for
which the endowment was established. Marianne Hamitton is this type offund.
Restricted Funds represenl donations or grarts ￿1ved for a speafic purpose ¢y invited by the PCC
for a specific wrFY)se. The funds may only be expended on the specific putP05e for which they were
given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of the year is carried fO￿ard as a balance on that
fund. The PCC does not normally invest separately for each furKI tyJt when apprwriate interest is
apportioned to indivtdual funds.
Designated Funds are funds which are not restricted by the (knnor txrt which the PCC has agreed to
designate to be used Tn the future for a specific purpose. They ￿maIn under the conirol of the PCC a5 Part of
unrestrirted fund5 and could be r￿eS￿nated at any time in the future atthe discretion of the PCC.
Unrestricted Funds are general funds which can be used for PCC crfdinary purposes. TW include
designated funds and free reserves. Free reserves are those funds available to be used at the
discretion of the PCC which have not been designated for ary particular wrp)se

Parochlal Church Councll of ST MATTHEW AND ST LUKE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year endlng 31 December 2021 {Cont)
2. INCOMING RESOURCE
2021
Unrestrlcted
Funds
2021
Restrlcted
Funds
2020
Unr8stri¢tsd
funds
2021
D88lgnated
Funds
TOTAL
2021
21al Voluntary Income
Planned giving by gift aid
Income tax received {Gifl Aid Lite)
Planned giving not by grft aid
Collections - Cash on plate
Donations & appeals Income lax rècovered
Donations & appeals not income lax recovered
On behalf of other Charities (note 5)
41,888
12,415
6,895
3,188
1,927
314
400
247
42,288
12,662
6,895
3,188
1,927
3,936
836
71,731
43,795
13,367
4.058
2,068
2,465
153
3.000
621
836
2,104
66,627
3,000
65,906
2{b) Actlvltles for Generatlng Funds
Fundraising - restricted for fabric rèpalrs
Lunches and other refreshments
1,451
418
1,151
1,151
418
25
430
1.870
1,151
3,020
455
2{c} Income from Investments
Dividends
Interest - TSB
Interest - paid to deposit accounts
332
115
16
463
166
498
341
83
582
554
895
66
168
2{d) Income from Church Actlvltles

Trading e.g. lettings
Fees, statutory and optional
Parent and Toddler Group
Ignite Youth Group
1,062
10,443
225
100
64
1.162
10,507
225
417
7,219
369
11,730
164
11,894
8,005
2{el Other Incoming Resourceg
Bank switch in￿ntiVeS
Grants
Insurance and VAT claims
Legacies and donations in memory
5,450
5,460
880
1,008
S2,598
53,604
880
1,008
52,596
63.604
**
6,460
880
16.010
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES:
86,139
57,821
3,316
147,277
91,271
Legacies and donations designated for future Mission & Outreach Inlliativesl Id8ntlfled Malor Works

Parochlal Church Councll of ST MATTHEW AND ST LUKE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year endlng 31 December 2021 (Cont)
3. RESOURCES EXPENDED
2021
Unrestrl¢tedl
deslgnated
Funds
2021
Restrlcted
Funds
2020
Unrè8trlctsd
funds
2021
De8lgnated
Funds
TOTAL
2021
31a) C08t of Generatlng Voluntary Incom8
i.e. giving envelopes
111
111
116
3{bl Fund Ralslng Costs
Events expenses
435
435
237
546
546
363
31c) Church Actlvltleb
Missionary and Charitable Giving (note 51
Diocesan Parish Share
Ministers expenses & vicarage costs
Musicians fees for Church SeNic8$
Heal, light, water, telephone
Insurance
Youth and Child￿n,8 work
Parent and Toddler Group
Ignite Youth Group
Mainlenance of building incl clèaning
Upkeep of services
Church grounds maintenance
836
836
55,000
6,988
790
4.868
2,604
116
35
55.000
5.988
790
4,868
2,604
116
35
31,493
6,678
620
4,584
2,600
85
260
7.540
2,024
5,082
7,540
2.024
6,381
8,503
4,169
7,642
299

Grounds maintenance equipment
Admin costs, photocopier, stationary,postage
Lunches and other r8fr8shm6nts
Organ surround
Music
Flowers
Major building wo
9,923
9,923
3,445
297
3,919
210
1,189
8,610
3,445
297
1,940
458
3,919
210
1,189
8,610
87,789
22,452
2,534
112,774
69.032
31dl Governancè Costs
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED:
88,336
22,462
2,534
113,320
69,385
4. COSTS RELATING TO
UNERALS & WEDDINGS
It is the custom of the PCC to charge for the services of organists, vergers and sextons al funerals & weddings, and lo pass these fees
on lo the individuals providing the service. Fees for the Vicar at such events are paid to him as part of his stipend. These costs are
correctly netted off against fees received, because the PCC is 8cling merely as agent. Statutory fees income disclosed in note 2 is nel
of such costs which tolalled £7236 in respect of organlsts, vergers & grave preparation and £6081 in respect of vicars fees

Parochlal Church Councll of ST MArrHEW AND ST LUKE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ending 31 December 2021 Icont)
5. CHARITABLE COLLECTION
Collections were held on behalf of other organisalions and amounts were paid over in full
as follows.
TOTAL
2020
TOTAL 2021
CMS
Dr Kershaws
Mind
Unicef
130
130
366
212
836
492
800
1,092
6. INVESTMENT ASSETS
Unrestricted
Funds
Rgslricted
Funds
TOTAL
2021
TOTAL
2020
Investments held by CCLAI Diocese
investments held by CCLA {bid market value)
Investments held by CCLAJ Diocese
M Hamilton
3,520
2,437
3,007
6,967
3,007
7,241
8,963
5,957
3,007
7,241
8,964
7,241
10,761
5,443
above report awaited from dlf
The investment wrth CCLA has been held for some lime. Dividends or interest are received each month and are included in investment
income al note 2. There is mixture of restricted (Fabric and graves) and unrestricted.

7 FUND MOVEMENTS
Bal
1stJan 21
57,356
5,660
Incomlng
RosOu￿e5
121,099
24,442
Resources
Expended
83.279
38.560
Transfers
Bal
In I lout) 31st Dec 21
-89,141
6,035
21,850
13,392
Current Nthest l TSB
Current Lloyds
Cash
TSB business Instant Account
CBF PCC No1
CBF PCC no 3
CBF St Luke
Marianne Hamilton Charlly Account interest awalted
200 club account
Investments- report awaited
Flowers Icashl
Total
115
16
77,025
77,141
30,138
3,727
126,487
7,241
626
8,964
-55
273,760
30,122
3,725
126,421
7,241
776
8,964
16
240,264
66
3,870
498
1,670
-2,350
-498
900
6,886
971
123,509
150,108
CBF St Luke's and TSB Buslness Instant accounts Include legacies of £124,862 - earmarked for outreaehl h6ating replacement

Parochial Church Council of ST MAThHEW AND ST LUKE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year endlng 31 December 2021 (Cont)
7 FUND MOVEMENTS
ConL
General Funds
General Funds represent the amounts available to the PCC to meet its ongoing obiyts'ons. based on
the assumption that restricted funds are not available for general use.
Churchyard
As a resutt of taking churchyard maintainence ir￿￿￿￿Se there ha5 no call on giving and
donations this year.
Music fund
Donations and fees received that are SFeuficalty for all aspects of music other than the organisys
salary are held in a restricted fund.
Flower funds
Donations received in respect of church flowers are held in a restricted fund to be spent on future
flower displays. The balance on hand is suffiaent to pay for fk)wers for the immediate fvrture.
Mission
Various collections are held on tehaff of other organisations arnl these are paid ¢)ver as soon as
Pfacts'cal.
8 Marianne Hamilton
uesL
The PCC acknovAedges Marianne Ham1￿0￿ Bequest as an independent Registered Charity. number
244678, whieh was created followng the sale of land belonging to the Parish of St Luke. Irs purpose
is for improving the amenities of the church and for other pur[￿e$ in the Parish of St Matthew and St
Luke. Chadderton.

Independent examinerfs report to the PCC of St Matthew and St Luke. Chadderton
I report on the financial ststements of the PCC for the year ended 31 De￿mber 2021, which are set
out on pages 01 to 09. This report is in respert of an examination carried out in accordance with the
Church Accounting Regulations 21))61'the Re8Ulation￿l and section 43 of the Charities Act 1993
I'the 1993 AcV}.
Respective responsibilities of the PCC and the examiner
As members of the PCC you are resw)nsible for the preparation of the financral statements: you
consider that an audit is not required for this year under the Regulations and under section 43121 of
the 1993 Act and that an independent exarnination is needed. It is my responsibility to issue this
report on those financial statements in accordance with the terms of the Regulations.
Basis of this report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity
Commission under section 4317llbl of the 1993 Act and to be ft)und in the Church 8uidance, 2(KJ6
edition. That examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC and a
comparison of the accounts wtth those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or
disclosure5 in the financial statements and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any
such matters. The prO￿d￿reS undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required of
an audit and consequently I do not express an aud5t opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent examinerf statement
In connection wlth my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
{1} which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
to keep accounting records in accordance with sertK)n 41 of the 1993 Act: and
to prepare financial statements which accord with the accounting record5 and
comply with the requirements of the 1993 Act and Regulations
have not been met: or
121 to which. in my opinion. attention should be drawn in orderto enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
SIGNED:
NAME:
qualification, if relevant
Address 3(
Date

Ai
Thank you, the Parishioners, for the donations you have continued to make In 2021
whether building
physically open or not - as a committed regular giving donation or as a single donation and regardless of
your tax-paying status.
I note we processed donations of £53,872.48 upon which we were able to claim some form of tax relief on
£49,770.48 (like £53,503.47 of 2020, though still considerably down - by 190/0 - on pre-covid 2019 figure of
£66,188.99). This enabled £12,537.05 to be refunded to us from HM Revenue & Customs, to help defray
part of our sizeable Parish Share contribution.
The Gift Aid year runs in tandem with the Tax Year, though for the purposes of this report my figures above
reflect the calendar year. Tax rebates necessitate us to prove an audit trail on each donation with a valid
name, address and Gift Aid Declaration (separately held, or contained on the One-off blue envelopes). Gift
Aid rebate contribution for the year was £11.079.48 (88%).
GASDS is a temporary transitlonal scheme whereby - regardless of tax-payer status - we can currently claim
up to £2000 in a tax year from £8000 of cash from weekly collections. With reduced cash takings in the wake
of Covid pandemic, we were only able to recover £1 457.57 for 2021 (included above). A covid concession
for none tax-payer regular envelope givers, is that the weekly limitation of £30 to class as a 'small donation,
is waived where the breakdown of a larger cumulative sum is donated so long as the donor details the
number of/dates of weeks the donation relates to.
If you DO pay tax, may I please encourage you to complete a Gift Aid Donation Form available from me and
in church. Likewise, if you are able to commit to regular giving, you give strong consideration to payment by
weekly/monthly standing order, or if not possible, Regular Giving envelopes available from me and In church.
This helps the treasurer plan incomelexpend1tu￿ throughout the year, as alas the bills don't take a break
from church when on holiday.
You wlll note how the declaration does state it is your ￿sPonsIbl11ty to ensure you personally (not your
jointlshared household) pay sufficient tax to cover all your Gift-Aided donation5 the Revenue do randomly
audit! With a standard tax allowance of £12570 per annum, a change in circumstance/tax statLJS can quickly
change matters. Do please let me know - on a strictly confidential basis - should your declaration with me
need to cease at any point. I can then ensure no over-claims are made.
Eg £100 per month donation
£1,200 in a year on which £300 tax Is reclaimed.
A minimum £14,070 annual personal income would need earning to incur this'refunded. £300 tax charge.
In the meantime, please do keep me updated of any changes in your emall address, physical address, name
or tax-paying status!
Neville Barker (GIft￿.￿StMatrhewS@gn7è1l.cOrn)

icarfs Re
My report for this year is yet again dominated by the COIIID-19 challenges that we have faced, but i
promise to keep things short.
With a rise in infections, hospitalisations and deaths, we, like many churches, took the difficult decision
at the beginning of the year to close our doors to public worship and worship only onllne. Whilst it was
a hard decision to take because we all wanted to start rebuilding our life as a church community, it was
the right decision to take to keep each other safe. Thankfully we were able to keep everything going
remotely, and eventually with a dual economy of online and in person we were able to open our church
doors again. By the end of the summer we had ￿$tarted as much as was possible, and had in place a
plan to slowly pickup ministries that had been placed on hold for so long. I am tremendously grateful
for the dedication and hard work of Helen and Jon, and all the deputy wardens, sidespeople, volunteers
and helpers who kept us going through such a difficult and trying time. As well as publlc worship
restarting in the spring, it was a real joy that the Parent & Toddler group, Lunch Club and Drop-in could
restart in September. These had been greatly missed. Some elements of church life could not be
restarted, but this has given us some extra time to assess and rebuild in a way that is relevant for today's
church.
Our COVID recovery has taken longer than we had hoped, but speaking to someone who knows about
pandemics I was informed that it usually takes 3 years to go from pandemic to endemic, so we have
done well to get to Whe￿ we currently are. There are still some challenges to overcome. but we have
done well, and are continuing to do well. Congregations have been growing steadily over the last part
of the year, helped enormously by not having to book seats, with people coming back to church as they
felt safe to do so. The Sunday 10.30am congregation has seen the biggest change, with some people
not yet ready to come back. I hope they will soon feel able to do so, and in the meantime that we can
give them the support needed. IGNrrE has not yet been able to ￿tart, and knowing how valued this
group was by its members, and all the church, I hope we can give the leaders the support needed to get
things going again in 2022. Initial conversations with neighbouring parishes have given additional
possibilities for our work with this age group. Sunday School hasn't restarted yet either. A task for the
PCC In early 2022 is to explore what is wanted/needed. This may indicate that a new approach to
children's work would be the most productive and fruitful.
During the autumn term the parish engaged openly with the Diocesan initiative to form Mission
Communities. I am grateful to our deanery representatives for their input to this process, and we'll
continue to work openly with our neighbouring parishes as we define what our Mission Community will
look like.
2021 was a year of reelections to various boards and councils. Historically I have been on several, but I
decided to stand down from Bishop's Council, Synod Arrangements Committee and Mission and Ministry
Committee, Sabbatical helped me evaluate the important things of ministry and to understand what God
was inviting me to let go of in order to be fruitful. l am still on Diocesan Synod (having been successfully
re-elected by my peers) and I will continue to serve on DAC as thls Is something I enjoy and can make
a positive contribution to.
Having a sabbatical (postponed from 2021) in the first 3 months of the autumn term was both needful
and helpful. Thank you for letting me have some space to reflect, pray and find refreshment. I am very
grateful to Ann and Margaret for the additional services they led, to the warden team for making sure
everything ran smoothly and to the visitlng clergy who covered Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday
services.
The Biblical texts for my sabbatical were Ezra and Nehemiah - chosen pre-pandemic, but fortuitously as
it turned out. Both books are about rebuilding the faith community after a diffficult time. We have rebuilt
so much this year and l am very grateful to everyone for the part they have played in maintaining the
worshipping community and caring community of our church. 2022 will be a mix of rebuilding what was,
and building new ministries, but In all things, we trust in God to lead us and gift us as we proclaim the
Gospel in faith, hope and love.
Revd Captain David Penny CA

The full PCC met 8 times during the year (all but one on Zoom) wlth an average level of attendance
of 780/0. Standing committee and budget committee met once, minutes of their deliberatlons were
re￿iVed by the full PCC and discussed where necessary.
The "day to day" work of the PCC is carried out by its member5 - we are a working PCC and all
members are expected to contribute whether on particular committees or working on speciflc tasks.
Recommendations are discussed and if appropriate, fdtified at full PCC meetings. This process makes
for more focussed and strategic discussions and decision-making.
We have been fortunate to have a stable stsffing team this year with Ann as Reader and Margaret
as ALM giving valuable support to David thus allowing him to carry on with other duties within the
parish, in partiojlar, p8Storal care. David took his Sabbatical from September to December which
was well overdue and is covered in more detail in his report. However, it is appropriate to mention
here that Ann and Margaret together with Revd Canon Richard Hawkins and Revd Canon Ray Morris,
worked tirelessly, to ensu￿ that all ServI￿S took place induding baptisms. weddings, and funerals.
It is pleasing to know that there are other members of our church community who wish to ftjrther
explore their faith. Hannah Cunin began tralning for ordinatior) this year and Ann Emmott and
Lorraine Moore have been ac￿pted for training on the ALM Pastoral elective.
None of us would have anticipated yet another year having to live with the Covid-19 pandemic and
the restrittions that have been placed on all our daily lives. At the start of the year we entered
Lockdowrk 3 which again made us re-evaluate how we would deliver services and care for the people
of our parish. Reluctantly we had to close our doors yet again and revert completely to virtual services
nd meetings. Thankfully, after completing a thorough risk assessment we were able to open again
on 21# March and we were able to celebrate the Easter setvices in church. Things gradually improved
throughout the year with all restrictions being lifted on 18th July and we started to open up some of
our groups, much to the relief of those who attend them. The format of Thursday evening worship
was changed to have l ELJcharist and 3 Setvice of the word services every 4 weeks. On the weekend
of 4th15th December we p￿pared a group of young people to receive their first Holy Communion- this
was the first time we had been able to do it in two years. Unfortunately, we entered another phase
of restrictions with the government's-Plan B" on the 8th December, fortunately we were still able to
celebrate the Christmas season beginning with a traditional nine lessons and carols service on the
18th
all be it dIStan￿d and masked!
There have been some improvements to the Mill Brow (3r park thanks to the tenacity shown when
dealing with the Local Authority. However, there is still some way to go as we continue to battle for
further enhancements e.g. sultable lighting.
In June. the PCC had an "Away Day.. Using the Stepping Stones resources. our task was to look at
how we can remain "Fit for Mission" in this ever-changing landscape. How do we retain, grow and
engage our various congregatior)s following the restrictions imposed upon us with the Covid19
pandemic? This was a very produrtive day and COn￿ntrated on the following four headings
What have we gained but are happy to lose at the end of lockdown?
What have we gained and want to keep.
What have we lost and don't want back?
What have we lost and want to have back?
We have not had the opportunity to do many fund-raising events this year, however, we did host a
very successful Disney Princess show on 18th December and a Christmas raffle
We are thankful to the members of the PCC and other members of the congregations, who have
worked tirelessly to ensure that our church has adapted to rapidly changing and challenging
situations. We pray that 2022 wlll bring about better times, looking forward to a new year, fit for
mission and "Living out our call to share the Gospel in Faith, Hope and Love"
Gillian Barker

2021 has been another challenging year for us, with the continuing problems p￿Sented by the COVID 19
virus. There has still been a lot of extra work for our volunteers, but they have all continued to work very
hard to ensure the safety our congregations. We are extremely grateful for the dedication of our Deputy
Wardens, Team Leaders and Sldespersonslwelcomers. As restrictions are removed, we look forward to a
more normal life and we hope that more members of our congregations will feel safe enough to retum to
worship in church. We will continue to conduct Risk Assessments to ensu￿ everyone's safety and also to
ensure that we are still taking into consideration the needs of those people who remain anxious.
We are pleased that some of our groups have been able to re-start with the easing of restrictions, namely
Parent & Toddler Groupi Dressmaking, Luncheon Club and Drop In. We thank our volunteers from these
groups for enabling this to happen. Risk Assessments were carried out for each group prior to Starting.
All the usual Maintenan￿ and services have been carried out:
Both boilers serviced and quite a lot of remedial work was required on various occasions, including
the replacement of the pump, them)ostat and PCB. (£1727.00 plus VAT)
Fire extinguishers were serviced and remedial work carrled out at a second visit. (£151.05 plus
VAT)
Intruder alarm was serviced and some repair work carried out (under guarantee). (£240.00 plus
VAT)
AV/hearing loop serviced.
Mole traps were set in the graveyard and moles were caught. (£210.00 plus VAT)
Gutters were cleared and serviced. (£270.00)
Service and remedial work carried out on Emergenoi Lighting (£765.00 plus VAT)
Repairs to church organ carried out under guarantee.
There has been some further water ingress into the choir vestry, narthex and under the tower. Some
pointing work to the tower was carried at a cost of £5.990 plus VAT and some additional work to the tower
that was identified in the last QI will commence early in 2022. This should rectify some of the problems.
Additionally, repair work to the narthex roof wlll be done as well as a temporary fix to the choir vestry
roof. All of this work will be carried by Fogarty Restoration & Building, who also repaired a slipped roof
earlier in the year.
Rodent deterrent grilles have been fitted to extemal air bricks. (£111.63 plus VAT). A service
contract has been taken out with Pro-Kill to avoid infestation.
Repair and redecoration to the narthex doors and windows was completed by Came. (£3,355.00
plus Vat)
Water pipes in the cellar were re-lagged. {FOC)
Repair work was started by volunteers to the wall between the church grounds and the school and
to the church paths. This will be completed in the spring 2022. (Cost of materials so far - £240.00
Inc. VAT)
The LED lighting panel was damaged and replaced by City West Lighting {£395.00 plus VAT)
Carpentry work to the organ surround was completed by Gareth O'Donnell (£3,600 plus VAT)
As our gardener retired this year, maintenance of the grounds was taken over by volunteers, which
resulted in the purchase of gardening Equipment, the cost of this will be recouped over the next
year or so with the savings made on gardener's fees. (£8,269.26 plus VAT). Thank you to all our
gardening volunteers for working so hard to keep the grounds neat and tidy.
A graveyard clean-up was carried out and we thank everyone who helped with the task.
I headstone was sunk and I laid flat by the gravedigger (FOC) as they had become unsafe,
A Eucalyptus tree and two stumps were removed from the graveyard by Royton Tree5 to prevent
damage to the church. (£1,500 VAT not app.) l English Oak tree was planted in Memory of Joan
Johnson.
3 Legacy donations were received during the year in the amount of £54,596.42.
The Inventory and Terrier were updated and signed off accordingly.
Finallyl we thank our Ministry Team
David, Ann and Margaret, as well as the members of clergy who
very kindly covered for David whilst he enjoyed a much-deserved sabbatical. They have all worked
extremely hard in leading Worship, Spiritual Guidan￿ and Ministry of God's Word.
Helen Crabtree & Jon Baptiste