St. Peterfs Church. Wellesbourne SUMMARY REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31" DECEMBEIL 2023 Vicar.. Revd Greg Bartlem Churchwardens.. Jann Wallace Bob White luntil Aprll 20231 Secretary.. Ros Jarrett Treasurer.. Jann Wallace Independent Examiner.. Warren Ridgwav Bank Barclays Bank Ltd. Market Cross, Stratfoid-upon-Avon Central Board of Flnance Church of England Funds
Alm and Purposes St. Peterfs Parochial Church Council IPCCI has the responsibility ol co-operating with the incumbent. the Reverend Greg Bartlem, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also specifically responsible forthe maintenance of the Church. thurch Centre and grounds of St. Peterf5 Church, Church Street, Wellesbourne. Objective5 and Activities St. Peterf5 Church airns to be a broad church for everyone in Wellesboume. Our objectives are to worship God. make new di5ciple5, and transform comtnunities. The PCC maintain5 an overview of these objertives, seeking to ensure that the a¢tivities we offer appeal to a wide variety of Wellesbourne people of all ages, temperarnent5 and background5. It Is important that we maintain the fabric of the Church, Church Centre and 8rounils ro facllitate this work. Elector81 Roll and Attendance The Church'5 Electoral Rdl is the re8iSter of its votln8 members. As of January 2024 the number on the roll is 137. Church attendance figures were encouraging with new people joining us. Additionally, special services throughout the year. such as Remembrance, Christmas and Easter were well attended. Achievements and Performance Worshi andP er The pattern of worship and prayer at St Petee5 5eek5 to caterfor a wide range of people. Our regular pattem of services, throughout 2023 took the following form.. Sundays loam Family Comrnunion in Church. Ioarn Connection5'. informal, contempoTary worship in the Church Cent. Onte a rnonth we aimed to hold a Yogether Servic¥ combining the above congregations. Tuesdays Mornin8 Prayer at 9.10am Wednesdays Night Prayer Weekly wa Z1M Monthly 'Fuel' Holy Spirit Encounter evenings St Peterfs Church continues to grow with lots of new people joiring us during 2023 including some frdmllies. This has been very encouragingl Connections Services have explored a range of themes thls year, combinin8 reflettion and dlscussion with contemporary worship songs. led by our dedicated team. Highpoints of the year included 356 of us. packing out the church for our Crlb and ChrlstSn8le servSce on ChrSstmas Eve. Breathe 24 in September. offered us a great opportunity to invest time together in prayer whllst we contlnued to try new ways of connecting with God, through the likes of Morning and Nl8ht Prayer and Fuel. The church WhatsApp group continues to be è blessing, enabling us to connecr better with each other and God aside from Sundays. In July we celebrated the ordination of Helen Smith who Is servlng with us and Walton as our Curate. Helen is a real blessing to us. Our Remembrance service, held in the churchyard attracted a huge attendance, poteniially linked tg the poppv cascade (more on this below). Sadly. we lost some wonderful members of the church family during 2023 including Mac lat the end of 20221 and Sheila Parry whts served the church so faithfully for decades.
The church services themselves were ably supported by Jackson Towers, the Director ol Music and organist, and also by our informal worship mu51C team. The St Peterfs Singers also enhanced our worship experlence through their singing. We thank Jann Wallace who puts togetherthe PowerPoint presentations for each weevs servi. Sides Person Report: Over the last 12 month5 we have had a very good rota of sides people. We gained some new volunteers who can also administer communion and one person stepped down. Many thanks to all the volunteers durirng 2023. Cyril LomaTh- Sides person co-ordinator. Prayerand Plzza: a weekly group for Trieenagers'15chool years 6-81 continues to help these young peoplefind their own Christian faith. Numbers fluttuated throughout the year, peaklng at 14. The Youn8 People, made a great gospel contribution to our Crib and ChriStine service via a wonderful puppet display. Prayerchain.. The Prayer Chain consists of a 8roup of people who pray in confidence for those in need. Wetake calls for the sick, dyin8 and those in various kinds of trouble, both for themselves and on behalf ol others. We explaln to them that we pray for a week and encourage them to ring again to request more prayer if needed. Oisci leshi & Pastoral Care Home Groups.. Home 8roups are an integral part of our commun¢ty here atst Peterfs,. we also welcome our Methodist and Rornan Catholic friends Wlthin our 8roups. The groups are gre£tly appreciated and valued and many people say they learn and share more within them th8n in Church on a Sundav. We currently have 8 home group5 meeting throughout the week and wlll happily increase the number as need demand5. Each 6roup averages around ei8ht to ten members and each Is a safe place to share fellowship. pray, study. question Ithere is no such thing as a silly questionll. discuss our bellefs, and our doubts too. The groups are autonomous. choosing their own study material and as the members share fellowship they support e3ch other and grow together. AnythinE shared in a home group stays in the home group. Overthe summer holiday5 the groups led worship at our Sunday Services. enjoyed a fellowshlp picnic tO8ether and organised prayer stations at Breathe 24124 hours of continual prayer in Church). For more information or if you would like to join a home group please speak to Llnda Mitchell or Revd Greg Bartlem or Revd Helen smith. hildren and Youn8 People: We were thrilled to appolnt Liz Host Elofson as parr-tlme Children and Familles Worker in September 2023 and she is already helping our work to 8row. Liz lead5 Junior Church activities on Sundays twice a month and also works alongside Fiona Stutton Ifrorn Thrive Youth Ministries) and a team of volunteers in 5UPPOrting children of school year5 6, 7 and 8 through our Prayer and Pizza group. This group has up to 14 children attendin8 although nurnbers fluctuate. Prayer and Pizza operates like a Small Group but for young people, and pizza is always available (due to a generous ongoing donation from the Mothers Union). JAM (Jesus and Mel Club has begun at Welle5bourne School, led by Liz and Helen Smith. JAM Club is aimed at school years 3.4 and 5 and Is Erowing fast. Little Angels led by Margaret HovRrd, 15 a group for Pre-school children and their pantS and meets on Mondays. This too is goin8 well. Unfortunate. due to challenglng behaviour, the church's Open Youth Club on Monday evenings c105ed in June. Mothèrs Unlon: Our 2023 meetings cornrnenced Sn january with ourAGM and we have met each month in the vear. We have been busy with other project5 including Mothering Sunday when we provided and supplied a selection of plants and chocolates to be 8iven to Coffee Tots rnurns by their children. We also provided funds. raised by our Church stall, for the purchase of plzias and craft item5 for tnembers of our church Prayer and Pizza group. For the seventh year running The Heart of England Cycle Club asked us to provide for sale, cakes and savoury snack plus hot and cold drlnks which raised £206.00 for MU funds. We received a letter from the cycle club expressing their thanks with a further donation of £25 for MU funds. Our May meeting was a celebration tea for The CoronatioTh of our King and Queen, held at the vicarage by the kind invitation of Greg and Catherine.
We took part in the vlllage community fair and on è very hot day sold a wide variery of items. making £161.50 towards the work of the Mothers, Union. MU had its usual stall at the Christmas Fair full ol craft items, cakes, marmalade, chLrtneys, and much more. Everyone enjoyed the occaslon with plenty of opportunity for rnembers to do some Chrlstmas shopping. From our sale5 we were able to glve St Peterfs Church £100 and had a further £104 into our funds. This year we supported the Community Fund by providing Christmas 8oodies which were distributed to vulnerable people and people who are on their own in the Wellesbourne area. Our con8reEation of St Pererf5 5UPW)rted us and was very generous in giving many Christmas iteffls and food 800die5. We provided two large Christrnas hampers for Coffee Tots to give to rnums with children who have very Ilttle. We also provided crackers 3nd table decorations, as last year, for them to have a traditional ChriMmas lunch which wa5 held prior to Christmas Day. Presents and much more were also given for families in need. A hamper w8s made up of Christmas food and goodies and was given to a St Peterfs family in need. All the Christmas food and hampers were blessed by the Rev Greg at the Motherf Union service on the first Sunday in December. During the service it was a pleasure to wekome our Diocesan President and for her to enrol two new members.. Pam Harris and Jenny Stoner. Our Wellesbourne branch Christma5 Carol service was held at The Vicarage by the kind invitation of Rev Greg and Catherine. It was well attended and everyone enjoyed themselves. Our Diocesan President and her husband wa5 also in attendance. We provided two presents forfathers who are in prison to give to their children. and wrote Christmas cards for prisoners. These were taken to the Cathedral to blessed at the Mother5, Union Diocesan Advent Carol Service. Oursale5 table at the back of the church has gone from strength to strength,. our taking5 increased significantly particularly at the time of the poppy cascade. During the year we have been able to support the prayer and pizza by £300, we paid for the crackers for the Coffee Tots Christrna5 meal, £50 was spent on plants and chocolates for Mothering Sunday for children to give to their rnurn5 at Coffee Tots. We also supported St Peterf5 by the giving of £200 and the Mothers, Union work by £200. 1 would like to thank members for serving tea, coffee and biscuits at each meeting. And finally I would like to thank everyone who ha5 SUPPOrted me during the last year and giving theirtime to the Mother5, Union and for St Peterfs congregation's generosity in giving to our Christmas project. Veronica Quinn Branch Le8der. Home Communion: Home Cornrnvnion visits are made to member5 of our congregation who are unable to physically attend cornrnunion Services at St Peterfs Church and are Served by a team of ten people which includes the clergy. We also continue to offer comrnunion 5erwces at both Lawrence Mackie House and Ettington Lodge sheltered housing scheme during the second week of every month. Communi Su Wendy Biddington led on this valuable work in 2023 and we are most grateful for her compassion towards some of the most vulnerable people in our village. Wendws update is beJow- Thi5 covers a Multitude of srcuations which are often linked into one or MO of the dlfferent volunteering opportunities below. They all requi having time to listen, signpost and actSvely respond to siiuations as they arise. Many need an immediate response from providing fumiture for some to at least have a bed to sleep on to sortin8 a homeless person with food, accommodation and a coat. Rather than saying thank you at the end of every item can I say a huge thank you for 811 the volunteers who glve theirtime, talents and money 50 we can support those in need In our community with compasslon and love. Community fund.. This happens quietly and discreetly as confSdentiality is incredibly important because some client5 have to hide their identity. Ourthank5 to the Lions who often help to co-fund gifts or tran5POrt furniture for us. We now have a designated furniture store as the garage I mentioned last report is no longer available. We also have linen available at ourfoodbank store in Ettlngron Lodge. We now also work with the Parish Council who have deposited money into the communrty fund for us to administer. We have de516llèted phone to take referrals for help which 1$ 07435 918210. Most of our purchases have been white goods but ourthanks to Wellesboume Fish 8arfor their support with vouchers to provide 3 hot tneal for a homeless person. Foodbank- Again the donations to foodbank have been overwhelmingly generou5 and ourthanks to the shop keepers who have donated boxes. Our activity has increased again this year and we gave Easter and Chrisrmas 'goody bag¥ to ourclient5. The Motherfs Unlon made a substantial donation to the Christmas bags. In addition. we gave goody bag5 to the school for a summer holiday picnic and also at Christmas. They were gratefully received by ourclients. We dellver emergenry food boxes appropriate for the size of family within
24 hours of referral. However, January ha5 been incredibly busy and we might have to rethink how we work differently. Etllnuon Lodge.. Offering a holy communion service and è horne group bible study twice a month is a delight. Last Christmas the VASA dementia day care, which happens upstairs. asked us to do a harvest and Christma5 serwce. This year we will be celebrating to8ether èt Easter as well as Harvest and Christmas. We 81s0 offered a carol servSce to residents. Wellesbourne and Walto# Community Cares IWW-CCI: Each member ol the rnanagement team has a specific role/area of responsibllity. Do look on our website- htt www.ww-¢¢.¢o.uk a5 this is now updated regularly with photos and news. Our OSCARS teas loveF 605 community and recreation 5chemel continued on three occas5ons. The Holiday at Home scheme was a huge success as we rnet in the Bowls Club imagining we were on a cruise on Wellesbourne of the 5easl All is In hand again this year but destination to be agreed. We a150 had a Chrlstmas collettion at 5alnsburfs wlth the Lion's Santa slei8h. The proceeds will helpto fuBd the above events this year along with some grant applications. Meet&Eat: Started on Wednesday 19th April in the Methodist hall and replaced the warm hub in the church centre. There is a team who set up the room. cook, serve. and sort the rota. All cooks have their level 2 food handling certificate and m05t volunteers just do one session a month. We have a'corporaie. look with our Meet&Eat maroon apron5 and feed 30-35 folk each week with homemade soup, rolls, homernade cake, fruit, tealcolfee for £3 as able. It is lovely to see folk chattln8 and eating together. Before Christmas we had a speclal soup and rolls lunch with crackers, Chocolate5 and a goody ba8 funded by WRCC warm hub scheme. On the 27 January we had a eooked meal to celebrate. Plans for2024-2025.' Apart frorn reviewing how we offer foodbank and funding for WW-CC attiwtie5 In 2025 the above commitments will contlnue. Meet&Eat are looking fcprward to Valentine's dayj celebrating our bein a year old in April and probably lots of other occaslonsl If anyone feels Inspired to volunteer, please contart Wendy The Poppy Cascade.. A hiehpoint of 2023 was the incredible Poppy Cascade and related displays throughout both the church and village. The poppy projett drew together over 200 poppy makers under the inspirational leadership of Kate Skinner. From the end of October until after the Remembrance service, the church was packed out daily with people including a coach party from Stafford5hire. who had come to see our displays. The cascade made the national newspapers and local television. We were thrilled that the church was such a foc31 point. Pastoral Officès: We conducted 13 bapt15ms, I wedding and 22 funerals during 2023. Wellesbourne C of E Prlmary School: St Peterfs enjoys a very warm and positive relationship with the School. We supported our school by pro¥Adin8 two Foundation Governors (Pam Norton and Greg Bartleml whilst Greg Is also Chair of the Christian Foundation Team, which is a subgroup of the Governors. The school children attended 8 church services at St Peterfs during 2023 alongside many Christian as5emblie5 at the sch¢)ol from both the'open the Boov team Iled by William Howard) and members of the church. Highlights of the year were. undoubtedly. the ALIVE Worship event18000 church schoo5 children to8etherat a worship event at the Stoneleigh Showsround and an i5ingPop concert in the church, led by the children, who had been taught new Christian songs and dances and performed them in front of their families. The feedback from the children about this event was stunningl L5tt1e Angels: knttle Angels runs on Monday afternoons in the Church Centre between 1.30pm and 3pm during term time. We continue to welcome a small band of little people and their parent or grandparent. Most arrive expectantly and head fortheirfavourite toy, others need a little c03Xtng. Usually there are 6 or more but never the Same 6 two weeks runningl It is good to be able to reach out to young families with a friendly welcome, refreshrnents. and a listening ear when needed. The rota of helpers Itwo a weekl are wonderful and I'm very 8rateful to thern. Margaret Howard Mission Partners.. St Peters Church decided at its APCM to 5UPPOrt 3 new charities. These were Flourish. a Leamin8ton based teena8e 8lrl's project, the Wellesbourne Dementia Café ènd Coffee Tot5 which 15 based in Coventry.
Frrends of St. Peterfs: In 2023 we continued to provide the brnch breakfasts on a monthly basis which have proved to be very popular and are growing in size. The Friends 3150 provided refreshments at the Community Fayre in September and at St Peterfs Christrnas Fair. We are always looking for f$h members to In¢aSe our team. Facilities Premises The Fabr1¢ Cgmmlttee: Bob White resigned as chairman of the committee at the end of 2022. He was thanked for all the work he had done during the last three years. Peter Quinn took overthe chair until a new person could be found. The committee met on three occasions durin8 the year to discus5 and deal with various is5ue5 of maintenance and Improvement. The matters dealt with, besides the general annual maintenance. were number of items from the 2021 qLJinquennial inspection report of which most have been completed, althou8h there are some works which will take up to the next quinquennial in 2026 to complete, such 8$ external painting. Annual general pruning and tree maintenance have been completed in the year. The flower arrangers, cupboard was turned into a second toilet ènd the flower arr3ngers' cupboard was moved to a cupboard in the North aisle. It has now been signed off by SDC. The CCTV system has been improved with 8 new HD camera installed to be able to identify any problems at the South dcor entrance. We have submitted 2 facultv application5 in the past 12 rnonths. A new roll-down screen lor the AV system ha5 been installed in the Lady Chapel to service the South ai51e and to improve and tidy up the use of the altar. A faculty was approved durnE 2023 to deep clean and make some alter3tions to the organ. This work will be carried to in the earlv part of 2024. The followin8 faculty applicatlOn5 were approved in 2022. The proposed renovation of the grade 2115ted Aylworth Tomb has been problernatic and we have been looking at ways to raise finances for the works without success. A rDeetin8 in the later part of 2023 was held with the Diocese and it wa5 decided that they would try and deal with it and find a way forward. Peter Quinn The Church Centre.. The Church Centre Committee met three times during 2023. The Tnembers of the committee are.. Greg Bartlem, Veronic8 Quinn, Michael Dane. William Howard Ibookin8 sec13ryI and Peter Quinn Ichairrnanl. The Church Centre lettings were heavily afferted by Covid19 but during 2023 the bookirs have gradually increased nearly to pre pandemic leve15. Our cleaner 15 Andrea Ball who is now in her seventh year and cleans the centre for about 8 to 9 hour5 per week. The comrnittee decided. owing to the dramatic cost of utilities, to increase the hire charges from the 1st April 2023. These rates will be monitored and reviewed at future committee meetings. The liehting has been improved to the rnain hall. the heating System has been overhauled and 8enerally the cefitre Is well maintained. Bell Ringin Thursday night practices have continued to be a success. We have a good regular band turn up to ring. We also have our faithful local regular Sunday morning ringers who ring from 9.30 untll 9.55am. Our practice night is a Thursday from 7.30pm until 9.00pm We held our annual Christmas Dinner in December at the Kin¥s Head where 21 ringers, SPDuses and friends enjoyed good food and fellowship. We have had three new members join our band during the year. They are at various stages of the bellringing process and there is another ringer who is interested 3nd mayioin duringthe comtng year, so that we have 3 full band to ring on Sunday5 and also for special occa5ion5. Our band rang at the appropriatetime for the Coronation "Ring forThe in which almost every ringabletower in the country took part. We have also rung on Sundays for the morning service and, when reouired, ring forother special services, which includes weddin85. Our band 15 c105ely a550ciated with the Coventry Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringer5 and the Four Shires Guild of Bell Ringers. We are alway5 looking for new recruits to join u5 50 please do 8et in touch with Peter Quinn peterouinn22@gmail.com or telephone 07785793500 The Churchyard- The Churchyard was well maintained and much apprec6ated by many families. We are 8r4teful to the Pèrish Council for airan8ing and paying for some of the grass cutting. Burials and interments of ashes continued in the new churchyard extensioTh which begirn5 to look more established. Communications Chur¢h Website- The Church web51te www.st eterswelle5bourne.or .uk had a new horne page thi5 year and further chan8e5 are planned to make it more friendly. It is updated each week with the Weekly Newsletter and event5 are updated as they are plonned (the brunch date5 for 2024 are 311 on the site). The web51te eontinue5 to set about 10
visits a day," the main pa8es visited are the Weekly Newsletter. About Us, Church Centre and Contact Details. In addition to the main church website, each month the Wellesbourne & Walton News IWWNI web pages had a number of visits. That will not continue into 2024 as WWN will no longer be publlshed by the church. A majority of the visits are from lablets or mobile phones, mainly iPhones or ipads. The Welle5bourne and Walton New$.. This has been a momentous year forthe m3gaLine. Firstlyi we only printed 11 issues, omittin8 Au8USt in orderlor the Edltor to go on holiday. Secondly. the burden of editin8 was clearly too much for a lone amateur and the costs were rising fast, 50 It was decided to seek help. The Parish Council, alarmed at the prospect of the magazine ceasine, decided to take over the magazlne completely and to advertise the editorship as a paid part-time post. A new Editor was appointed, and she took over at the end of the year. so the January 2024 issue was the last to be financed by the church and edlted by Linda Dane. The church will, in future contribute £2000 a year and have a euaranteed two page5 in the magazine. Linda Dane will continve to prepare these two pages. Linda and Michael Dane still organise the dlstrlbution but hope that the Parish Council will take over this as well in the summer. The content of the magazine contSnued to flourish with contrlbutions coming frorn all sectors of the cornrnunity. A particular highlight was the photos of the poppy cascade and other poppy displays that appeared in the Decernber 155ue. Volunteers We are most grateful to a rnyriad of volunteers who undertooktasks which kept the church going throughout 2023 The church is also most grateful to our vergers Michael Dane, Cyril Loman and Pam Garnett along with all the other rnembers of the PCC for their valuable contributiori to our ministry and for keeping the church running. Churthwarden5.' Jann Wallace Served us faithfully as Church Warden durin8 what proved to be a stable and encouraging year. The Inventory, Logbook and Terrler have been kept up to date, and rhe variou5 works undertaken have been recorded and reported in the Fabric Report to the PCC. Structure Governance and Mana ement The method of appointment of PCC Members Is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At st. Peterfs, the membership of the PCC consist5 of the incumbent Ithe vicar). churchw8rdens, and rnernbers elected by those members of the congregation who Bre on the electoral roll ol the thurch. All those who attend our serwces/members of different con8regations are encoura8ed to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and imwrtance to the parlsh including decidin8 on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. St. Peterfs is registered as a Charity with the Charity Commission (Charity Number 11438221. Thi5 report is submitted to the Charity Commission each year. The PCC met six times during the year. In addition, the APCM wa5 held on 23 April. Given its wide sponsibilities the PCC has a number of Committees each dealing with a particular aspect of our parish life. These Comrnittees which include Church Cenrre, Fabric and Finance are all responsible to the PCC and report back to it, with minutes of their deliberations and recommendations being received bythe full PCC and discussed and approved as appropriate. Deanery Synod promdes a link between the parish and the rest of the deaneryand beyond to the wider diocese. Safe8uardlnR. Under the new leadership of Pat Clarke. Safe8uarding continues to be taken seriously at St Peter's. We have worked to implement'safer Recruitrnent, Guidance in taking up DBS checks and references for volunteers and paid staff. Staff and volunteers undertake training (where appropriate to the rolel which is available both on line le-learning module. COI and in group format (basic training module, Cll. Our Safeguarding Officer reported regularly to PCC meetings via the Safeguarding dashboard which gives us a rnonthly update of what areas of our work need further attion such as adopting new policies. training or
changing what we do. During 2023 we set up a voluntary contact list for congregation members who might wish us to contsct their fam¢lies in case of an emergencv. The Church Oflke.. Our Administrator Ros Jarrett provlded admlnlstratlve support to St Peterfs for 16 hours a week. The Mlnlstry Support Team: co-ordinates the rninlstry of St Peterfs under the leadership of the Vicar. Core members In 2023 were the Revd Helen Smith, Lynn Darby. Jann Wallace. David Close and lan Host. Thi5 team rnet regularly to worship. to ensurethe smooth running of church services and events, and ensu pastoral care 15 in place where most needed. As a registered charity we have considered the Commi5sion'5 guidance on public benefit and, in partlcular. the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. Tofulfil our purpose and take steps towards achie¥Ang our vision. the activitie5 described aix)ve have taken place. "SL Peterfs Wellesbourne. inspired bylewsto lorgfve, encourage and serv
Adminlstrative Information St. Pete15 Church i5 51tuated in Church Street. Wellesbourne, Warwick, CV35 9LS. It is part of the Diocese of Coventry and the F055e Deanery, within the Church ol England. The correspondence addres5 is The Vicarage, Church Street, Wellesbourne. Warwick, CV35 9LS. The PCC is a body coiporate IPCC Powers Measure 1956. Church Representation Rule5 20171 and a regIsted charity with the Charity Commission Icharity Number 11438221. PCC members who have served from l January 2023 vniil the date thi5 report was approved are.. Ex Officio rnembers Incumbent Reverend fjreg Bartlern Reverend Steve Hood lon sabbatical until July 2023 then re&8ned from postl Chairman Associate Minister Curate Reverend Helen Smith Reverend Barry Coleman (until June 20231 Mrs Jann Wallace Wardens Thrtr Bob White (until April 20231 Deanery Synod Mrs Margaret Howard Mr lan Host Elected members.. Mr5 Veronica Qulnn Mr David Close Mr Cyril Loman Mrs Chrlstine Murphv Mrs Fiona Vnsworth Mr Graham Day Mrjackson Towers Mrs Linda Mitchell Mrs Jan Willows Mrs Pam White (until April 20231 Minutes Secretary.. Mrs Linda Dane Secretary: Mrs Ros Jarrett Inon-votingl
Financial Review The net result for the year on 311 funds was an excess of payments over receipt5 £24,325. On unrestricted funds there was a surplus of receipt5 over payments of £7.041.. the deficit on unrestricted funds was. therefore. £31,366. Planned giving dropped slightly to E62,88712022 £64.6971 whilst otherlad hoc 8ivin8 increased from £13,587 in 2022 to £28,146. Gift Aid recovered increased due to rnore timely submission of claims during the year, plus £4,451 of Gift Aid relating to 2022 donations being received in 2023. Adding tO8ether the bank anLI deposlt balances. the total carried forward in unrestricted funds at 31 December reduced to £170,64612022.. E202.0131. Of this. £26,40012022.. £24,421) is designated for Mu51t, the Church Centre. and St Peterfs Friends. Fundraising was very successful in 2023. One of the hlghlights of the year wa5 the busy and successful Christma5 Fair held in December. This rai*d a record total of £2.041. The Friends of St Peterfs continued to hold Saturday morning brunche5 throughout the year which raised a total of £1,749. other fundraising forthe vear included a book reading in the Church Centre. raising £231 and a barn dance raising £355. The Motherfs Union have 8 t3ble èt the back of church wher2 they raise funds by Selling produce such 85 cakes. marmalade and jam, and handmade cardslcraft Items. From these fund5. they donated £4100 to St Pererfs in 2023 for which we are very grateful. As lor many people and businesse5. the increase in utility Costs continues to be of concern. Church Insurance and utility costs rose from £13,240 to £18,866 The church centre costs increased from £ £7,605 to £11,861. £91,788 was spent frorn the unrestricted funds to prowdethe Christian Ministry from St Peterf5 Church. Including contribution to the diocesan share of £60,312 which largely provides the stipends and housing for clergy. We increased our Parish Share conrribution in 2023 by £3,000. We also appointed a Families, Worker, the cost of whose salary Is Included in the Christian Ministry figure. In addition. we paid a 20% deposit of £S.281 for the refurbishment of the Organ which will take place in JanuarylFebruary 2024. The total invoiced cost for this will be approximately £26,400. VAT of £4,4(K) charged on this work 15 recoverable, reducing the overall cost to £22,000. We received £500 towards this from The On Organ Fund in Chichester and £5,OCM) is bein6 funded by a generou5 donation from the Friends of St. Peterf5 fund. The balance wlll be met by using funds from a bequest to St Peterfs. No expenses were clairned by ony PCC memberfor attendinE meetings during the year12022.. £01. The PCC does not acr as custodian trustee for any other charity. Reserves Polic Restritted Reserves The Carr Fund Restricted Reserve is held to cover the cost of maintaining the Carr graves in perpetuity I£IO,0001 with the remainder held to be used as the PCC determines. To date it has been held for fabric issue5 forihe church and churchyard. Other restricted reserves are set up a5 a result of specific criteria by the giver such that they can only be Spent in a very restrirted manner. io
Unrestricted Reserves Unrestricted reserves are held to cover cost5 thot may arise that cannot be met out of annual income flows. Thi5 amount represents a minirnum of the running Costs for slx months for the church and the church centre as currently operated (excluding the parish Share which it is assumed 15 covered by 8ivin81. This Cash buffer repSentS fijnds in the respectrye current and deposit accounts at a point in tfjme. Designoted Reserves Designated serveS are funds set up by the PCC out of unrestricted funds and can be added back inro the unrestricted funds at any time. As they are wholly wi(hin the control of the PCC they are regarded as a special type of unrestricted fvnd. Goln Concern The PCC has considered the issue of the charity continuing a5 a going concern and conduded that the charity can continue for the foreseeable future. Approved bythe PCC on 14 Aprll 20Z4 and Signed on thelr behalf by Reverend Greg Bartlem IPCC Chairl Slgned......... li
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts .Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Tr& f Icfri L<*'.:L(L ELcLÉ5 ncfj L 0 4tiiSfrf On accounts for the year ended ¥ Is r (-_£T5& 20 il Charity no lif any} I LF£ Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above Charity {'the Trust.) for the year ended Rosponsibilities and As the charity Irustees of the Trust, you are responsible for th6 preparation basis of report 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 OLrt under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under sedion 14515)Ib) of the Act. I have completed my examination. l Confirm that no material matters have come to my attention I in connection WFth the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordan with sedion 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting rewrds Independent examiner's statement I have no ConrnS and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in orderto enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Slgned: Name: Relevarrt professional qualiflcation{sl or body lif any): Acrn4 Address: qi, F4 IER October 2018 12
St Peterf5 Church. Wellesbourne Finan¢ial Statement5 for the year ended JI December 2023 Re¢elpts and Payments Account Unre5tritted Funds Restrirted Funds Totzl Funds 2023 Totsl Fur*ds 2022 Note RECEIPTS Voluntary Recelpts: Planned giving Collection5 at Services 62,887 62,887 1,341 64.697 1,341 780 Beque5ts/one-off donation All Other Giving/Voluntary Receipts Gift Aid Recovered 63,581 17,608 19,084 10.538 28,146 19,084 13,587 11.381 I,920 10,538 111.458 154,026 A¢tivities for Generating Funds 5b 33,457 33,457 30.238 Investment Income sc 5218 1,003 6.221 2.033 Churf h Actlvltles sd 5.731 761 6,492 9.879 Total Re¢elpts 145,326 12,302 157,628 196,176 PAYMENTS Church Aalvhles: Parish share 60,312 15.802 60,312 15.802 57.312 Clergy and Staffin8 expenses Church Runnin8 Expenses Church Centre Running Costs Mission giving and Donations 12,070 se 63,520 360 63.880 53,107 14.400 20,607 20,607 58 9,110 4,901 14,011 4.946 Costs of G•neratln8 Funds sh 7,341 7,341 9,371 Total payments 176,692 5.261 181,953 151.206 IEM¢essl of Paymenlslreceipts 131,3661 7,041 124,3251 44.970 Cash at Bank and in Hand 1st January 202,013 42,205 244.218 199,248 Cash at Bank and in Hand 31st December 170,646 49.245 219,891 244.218 13
Statement of A55ets and Liabllities Unrestricted Funds Rtstri¢ted Funds Total Fund5 2023 Total Funds 2022 Cash Funds Bank Current Account General 1,029 16.955 17,984 48,146 Bank Current Account Church Centre Bank Current Account Youth Serwces 6,159 6,159 6,206 190 C8F Deposit.. Carr Fund CBF DepOt.. Church CBF Deposit.. Church Centre CBF OeposSt.. Youth Services Petty cash Maintenance Flt>at 32.290 32.290 31,287 146,877 146,877 142,316 15,817 16.324 16,324 200 200 200 50 50 50 170.646 49,245 219.891 244,218 Other MonetaryAssets Gift Aid Recoverable 1.872 1,872 4.451 Assèts Rètalned forChur¢h Use: Church Cèntre at tost 258,881 258.881 258,881 Liabilities Fees owed to Coventry Diocesan Board of Finance 868 1,152 Clergy Expenses 211 211 1.079 1,079 1,152 14
Notes The Financial Statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 using the receipts arid payments ba51S. Asset retained for Church use is the Church Centre at cost basis. The Church Centre and content5 a valued ai £3.330.000 for insurance purposes. St Peter'5 thurch and contents are valued at £13,300,000 for Insuran purposes. The Movements In the designated and restricted funds duri the year were.. Bal c/fwd 3.358 Desi8nated Funds Bal blfwd Receipts Payments Organ and Muslc Fund st Peterfs Friend5 Fund 3,128 230 6,293 1.749 8,042 Church Centre Reserve 15,000 15,000 24.421 1,979 26,400 Fund Descrlptions: The Orgun ondmusic Fund sUPPOrts mtssic in the church e.g. purchasine new music books forthe choirand tuning the organ. It is funded by fees paid to St Peterf5 Singers. St Peterfs Friends 15 a group which raises fund5 for the church through various 8Ctivities such as ser¥Ang Saturdav mornin8 brunches to the community. The Church Centre Reserve is set aside for major repai and maintenance to the centre. Restrlrted Funds Bal b/fwd Receipts B41 c/fwd 10,060 Payments Community Benevolent Fund Fabric Fund (Carr 8equestl Memorial Wall 5,749 7.343 3,032 31.287 1,332 32,619 5a 4,411 760 360 4.811 Meet & Eat 1,609 663 946 Foodbank 758 1,257 1,206 809 42,205 12,301 5,261 49,245 Fund De5criptions.' The Community Benevolent Fund exists to help individuals and families in crisis through the provision of such items as white 8oods, furniture, clothing and petrol vouchers as a short term rneasure. The Fobric Fund from the Carr Bequest 15 partly to cover the cost ol maintainingthe Carr graves in perpetuitv I£IO,0001, with the remainder held for use as the PCC determines. To date it has been held for fabric i55ues for the church and churchyard. The Memoriul Wull Fund holds monles paid in advance for inscTlPtions on the Memorial Wall for ashes interred in St Peterf5 churchyard. The Foodbonk Fund exists to help individuals and families in crisis through the provision of carefully selected emergency food supplies as a short terrn measure. 15
FurtherAnalysi5 of Receipts and Payments Unrestrrcted Restricted Funds Fund5 Totsl Funds 2023 Total Funds 20Z2 Receipts All other 8ivln8lvoluntary recelpts Donations 17.278 10.538 27,816 9.220 equests 63,581 Collections for Other Charities Contribution received from brewery re boundary wall 330 330 867 3,500 17,608 10,538 28.146 77,168 bl Artivlties forgeneratin8 funds Church Rental Income 2,010 2,010 2,340 15,711 Church Centre Income Advertisin8 Income Wellesbourne and Walton News 18,271 18.271 7,163 5,480 7.163 5,899 Fundraising Other Incorne 5,480 3,960 533 533 2.327 33,457 33,457 30.237 Investment Income Dividends 150 Iso 149 Interest 5.068 1.003 6.071 1,884 5,218 1,003 6,221 Interest is earned on monSes invested in the CBF Church of England Deposit Fund. Diwdends are paid from shares held in the CBF Church of England Investment Fund- Income shares accounts. Investment income on the Carr Bequest fund has been taken into the retricte4d funds analysis- see note 4. 2.033 dl Church Activitie5 Fees paid to PCC for Weddin& Funerals etc Mernorial Wall 5,731 5,731 6,396 761 761 3,483 5,731 761 6,492 9,879 16
Unrestrfjcted Re5trlrted Funds Fynds Total Funds 2023 Total Funds 2022 Payments Church running expenses Office expenses. telephone etc Worship materials, music and organists Special seNices and events Church Maintenance and Repairs Churchyard Maintenance Utilitie5 and In5uran£e 2,831 10.374 2.831 2.095 10.374 7,952 2.469 2,469 1,774 8,953 8,953 6,912 18,866 io,oio 8.728 6,912 18,866 13.240 Refurbishment of organ MenrIal Wall 5.281 5,281 360 360 4,657 4.650 53,106 Youth Services 7,834 63.520 7.834 63.880 360 Uniestritted Restricted Funds Funds Total Funds 2023 Total Funds 2022 Church Centre Runnlng Costs Maintenance and Administration 2,087 2.087 11.861 1.283 Utilities and insurance 11,861 7,605 Cleaning 6,659 6,659 5.512 20,607 20,607 14,400 Mlsslon fjlvlng and Donation5 Payments to Mission Partners Payments to Other Charities and Mlssion 8,630 8.630 4.901 5.381 4,946 9,110 4,901 14,011 4,946 h) Costs of Generatlne Funds Church Renral Costs 245 245 250 Fundraising Costs Printing Costs- Wellesbourne and Walton News 152 152 18 6,944 6,944 9,103 7.341 7,341 9,371 Approved by PCC on 14 April 2024 and signed by.. Revd GreE Bartlem, Chair PCC J A Wallace. Treasurer & Churchwarden 17