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2022-12-31-accounts

“Discovering and Sharing the Love of God”

Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31 December 2022

Registered Charity No. 1146416

Contents Page
Administrative Information 3
Aims and Purposes 4
Objectives and Activities - Mission Action Plan 4
Achievements and Performance 4
Structure, Governance and Management 7
i.
PCC Secretary’s Report
ii.
Churchwardens Fabric Report
iii.
Safeguarding Report
iv.
Electoral Roll Report
v.
Deanery Synod Report
vi.
Risk Management
Review of the Year - Vicars Report 13
Finance Report 16
Financial Statements 18
Notes to the Financial Statements 21
Independent Examiner’s Report 22
Vicar:
Revd Dr Earl Collins
Independent Examiner:Ms Clare Osbond, FCIE
Silverdale Road, Hove, BN3 6FE
Bankers:
Barclays Bank plc, 139-142 North Street, Brighton, BN1
1RU
The Central Board of Finance, Church of England Funds,
80 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6DZ

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Administrative Information

PCC Members

The following members have served as members of the Parochial Church Council from 1[st] January 2022 until the date of this report unless otherwise indicated. All PCC members serve as trustees of the registered charity.

Vicar: Revd Dr Earl Collins Church wardens: Dr Janet Parrott Ms Barbara Bush

Representatives on the Deanery Synod

Mrs Mary Thomas Until APCM 2023

Elected Members

Mr Trevor Beattie Until APCM 2024 Miss Lisa Godfrey Until APCM 2025 Mr Chi Ho (Treasurer) Until APCM 2025 Mr Tom Savage Until APCM 2025 Ms Isla McFarlane Until APCM 2024 Ms Sue Davidson Until APCM 2023 Mr Andrew Maynard Until APCM 2023 Ms Erica Cheung Until APCM 2024 Mr Mark Gower-Smith Until APCM 2025

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Aims and Purpose

St John the Baptist Hove is a Church of England Parish Church that seeks to enable people to live out their Christian faith as part of our parish community through: Worship, prayer and discipleship, provision of pastoral care for people in the parish and missionary and outreach work.

Objectives and Activities - Mission Action Plan

As reported in last year’s Annual Report, our revised Mission Action Plan, covering the three-year planning period from August 2021 to July 2024, focused on: Looking Forwards; Looking Out and finally, Looking In.

We continued to assure the currency of these goals by making a presentation to the whole congregation in February 2022, updating congregants on progress and circulating a questionnaire to help focus on key priorities for the current year. Further, when an overlap between the work of the Events Group and the MAP Group became apparent, coupled with natural wastage in the membership of each group, these were merged mid-year for efficiency and re-energising.

Achievements and Performance

Key Achievements 2022, under the headings from the MAP to which they relate (in bold), include:

Looking Forwards – More Open, More Holy

We believe that St Johns is and will continue to be a key part of the community in Hove. To do that, it needs to continue to grow, to maintain and build on the many services needed in our community here; to work with the wider Deanery and Diocese to support our wider community there; and through that to deliver the love of God in practice.

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church with indicative numbers of attendees for efficient support arrangements and encourages attendance through ease of use and familiarity for the individual.

Looking Out – More Open, More Apostolic

To bring the best to Hove and to our Church, we need to work in unity and harmony with the many other groups committed to delivering to the local community. In a densely populated, small area, with a largely working age population many in individual households, our energy needs to focus on reaching out in a variety of ways and with other partners to meet those needs.

Ukraine Appeal £121 Clock Tower Sanctuary £175 YMCA £161 Sussex Historic Churches Trust £478

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Looking In – More Catholic

To support all of the work we want to do in the community and for the church, we need to prioritise our own community at St Johns too. As well as continuing to share the love and joy of our faith through continuous strengthening of our forms of worship and prayer, we need to keep at the heart of that the call to service, so that we can truly deliver that Love to the wider community.

In addition to the specific activities above, the church is intrinsically of benefit to the public, as demonstrated by the following examples:

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Structure Governance and Management

The PCC is a corporate body established by the Church of England and operates under the Parochial Church Powers Measure. The PCC is a charity registered with the Charity Commission under the full title of “The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist, Hove” (No 1146416).

The role of the PCC is to promote in the parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. Membership of the PCC is determined under the Church Representation Rules. It consists of ex-officio members: namely the churchwardens, and representatives on the Deanery Synod. In addition, as the Electoral Roll is over 50 but not more than 100 there can be 9 elected members of the laity who each serve for a period of 3 years. St John’s has adopted a policy where one third of the elected members come up for re-election each year at the annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM).

PCC members are trustees of the charity. Each trustee has certain legal responsibilities. These include; to ensure compliance with charity law and church (ecclesiastical) law, a duty of prudence to ensure the PCC remains solvent, and a duty of care to ensure the PCC is well-run and efficient. Attendance at PCC meetings in 2022 was 92%.

Standing Committee

This is the only committee required by law. It has the power to transact the business of the PCC between meetings, subject to any directions given by the PCC. The Standing Committee consists of the Priest in Charge, Churchwardens and other Church Officers (Secretary and Treasurer). This committee did not meet during 2022 with its full membership, but monthly meetings continued between the vicar, churchwardens and Sue Davidson.

Building and Finance Committee

This is a sub-committee of the PCC which considers issues relevant to the maintenance of the building and the management of parish finances. It makes recommendations to the PCC for its consideration and comprises the Vicar, a churchwarden (Chair), PCC Secretary and Treasurer and three other parishioners.

Mission Action Planning Group

This is a sub-committee of the PCC which meets to monitor and oversee progress and priorities from our Mission Action Plan. It has a standing item at each PCC. It makes recommendations to the PCC for its consideration and comprises one Churchwarden and four members of the congregation.

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4.1 PCC Secretary’s Report

Tom Savage

There were 6 PCC meetings held. At each meeting the following were discussed or at least on the agenda: Mission Action Plan, church fabric and maintenance; finance; safeguarding.

In the course of the year, the following main items were discussed:

4.2 Churchwardens’ Fabric Report

Mary Thomas & Barbara Bush

As we progressed through 2022, and the threat of COVID declined following a new wave of anxiety created by the Omicron Variant in Dec 2021, the church gradually reduced those measures taken to comply with government and church pandemic guidance, in a careful and detailed consultation with our PCC and congregation. By the end of the calendar year 2022: Track and Trace and Social Distancing had been discontinued; the requirement for mask wearing gradually withdrawn; the one-way system for entry and leaving removed; and very happily for the congregation, postservice refreshments restored and last of all, the Common Cup, whilst all of these were made clearly optional at the individual’s own choice.

The annual preventative maintenance programme was completed to plan. In addition to these routine tasks, remedial action was taken to address issues identified during the annual portable appliance testing, and the Quinquennial Electrical Inspection. This latter involved extensive repair and replacement to the lighting boards. All recommendations have been completed in-year.

Storm Eunice in the early part of the year dislodged a significant chunk of architectural masonry on the roof, causing extensive damage to the wider roof as it fell, creating potential blockages in the valleys of the roof and a risk of water ingress. Repairs were undertaken under the church Insurance Policy.

The Annual Inventory was completed in early March, and 13 Registers held in the church safe identified as appropriate now for removal to the County Archive at the Keep. At the same time, the lock on the church safe finally gave up the ghost, after decades of excellent service. Following the attendance of a number of specialists, it was agreed that a new safe be obtained, and moved to the Sacristy, to pre-empt continued water ingress damage and position it more conveniently for access. This was fitted in November.

The Quinquennial Inspection was undertaken late in the year, and the Report thus not received until 2023. Its overall conclusion was that the church is generally in good condition and is well-maintained. A significant development to which the church was

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alerted, and seized, was the option to have a thorough aerial survey of the whole roof, via an expert Drone company. This not only provided assurance about the state of the roof, but also a pack of outstanding aerial views of the church and its surrounds.

In November, further severe weather created a leak in the ceiling of the Church toilet. Initial investigation identified potential damage to the asphalt over that part of the building, which was dealt with via a patch; but more worryingly, a longstanding water ingress issue in the adjoining part of the HOP 50+ rooms. As it is funded by Brighton & Hove City Council, HOP50+ called out the Council Surveyor to that, and we await his report.

During the year, research has been undertaken into replacement of the inner porch doors, in glass; replacement of the external Noticeboards; and renovation of the porch. The first was considered too expensive at this stage; the second has reached the stage of a final proposal, which will now pass into the Diocesan List B procedure; and the last awaits better weather to put it into effect.

A weekly programme of cleaning the church interior is reliant on a small group of volunteers and we are ever grateful to them for keeping the church clean, tidy and welcoming. They also serve often as an early warning system on any new fabric or maintenance issues.

Externally, our garden is well maintained in co-operation with our excellent gardener, and is hugely valued by clients of the Community Centre, the Older Peoples’ Centre (HOP50+), by the children of Amigos pre-school and by the local community, including for example the YMCA this year on two occasions, and the weekly community market. It is an oasis of calm in a busy part of Hove.

As ever we are grateful to Chris Woodley and his staff on the Flowerstand for keeping us supplied, at no cost to us, with wonderful flowers and with our Christmas tree.

Expenditure in 2023

In addition to our routine maintenance programme, and as part of our Mission Action Plan, we continue to target improvement of the area in and around our North porch entrance. The intended outcome is the increased visibility and attractiveness of St John’s, to support our already strong reputation for welcoming all once they enter the church. Those costs, including the renovation of the porch; the replacement of the external Noticeboards; and the replacement of the largely decomposed planters, have yet to come through.

The cause of the new leak in the ceiling of the church toilet has yet to be identified, and is likely to require expenditure, having already required some spend for a temporary fix.

An analysis of the Quinquennial Inspection Report by the Building and Finance subcommittee will identify areas where we need to invest appropriately to maintain the building.

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4.3 Safeguarding Report

Lisa Godfrey

The safeguarding of children and adults continues to have a high profile in this parish as well as the church.

There have been no safeguarding issues noted over the past year.

All policies are up to date and all members of the PCC are fully compliant with their individual training.

The Church has adopted the Church of England self-declaration form for DBS checks, in line with guidance.

4.4 Electoral Roll report

John Browne

Electoral Roll on 31 December 2022: 76 (December 2021; 75) New Members: 2 Moved or left: 0 Died: 1

4.5 Deanery Synod Report

Tom Savage

Three meetings were held during the year: Key discussion topics covered at the meetings included:

Risk Management

The PCC held a full review of its risks and strategies to deal with them, during 2022. We maintained our categories of risk (Finance, Operational and External/Environmental) and assessed the likelihood of a risk occurring, and its impact. These were all rated 1 – 5, 5 being the most serious.

The PCC and its various sub-committees work together to manage and mitigate these risks, with the Mission Action Plan closely linked to the ongoing sustainability of the Church.

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Risk Impact Likelihood Impact Controls/Mitigation
FINANCE
Failure to generate sufficient
income from external sources.		 Inability to deliver our
Mission to parishioners and
to the wider community.		 4 4 -Close work with relevant external bodies.
-Budget planning and regular PCC review of management
information.
-Encouraging Planned Giving and other donations.
Inability to maintain building
and fabric.		 4 4 -Buildings and Finance group manage risks and resources
Technology risks result in
loss or diversion of funds.		 3 4 -Payment systems and portals have effective controls in
place.
-Access and use of these systems is limited and controlled.
Failure to generate sufficient
resources internally.		 Decrease in attendance,
volunteers and fund-raising
events will all have an
adverse impact on income.		 4 4 - Parishioners encouraged to join Parish Giving Scheme.
- Focus maintained on our Welcoming to engage new
attendees.
- Website and social media regularly renewed and updated to
encourage attendance.
OPERATIONAL
Lack of clergy and lay resource
(including volunteers for various
Church duties/activities) with
appropriate skills and
experience.
Absence of succession planning		 Inability to provide
appropriate level of services
and deliver Mission		 4 4 -Any changes to service provision to be notified in advance to
the PCC
-Pastoral Care team established.
-Ministers of Communion in place.
-Availability of an affiliated retired clergy with Permission to
Officiate
-PCC annual review of volunteers (individuals and
requirements)
-Active encouragement of the congregation to increase their
involvement in supporting the Church.
-Complaints Policy in place
-Website capability to provide alternative spiritual resource
and other information. Care taken to ensure replacement
clergy in the event of illness.
No strategic and tactical ability
to plan for and respond to
incidents and business		 Inability to continue
business operations at an
acceptable pre-definedlevel		 -Website capability to provide alternative spiritual resource
and other information
-PCC and Standing Committee can convene at short notice

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disruption (business continuity
management)		 -Reporting Serious Incidents role holders appointed
-Financial Risk management provides additional mitigants.
Lack of direction, strategy, and
forward planning		 Inability to deliver our
Strategic Aims		 3 4 -Mission Action Plan established and reviewed.
-Committees & Sub-groups established: PCC, Standing
Committee, Building & Finance, Warden & Clergy.
-PCC away days.
EXTERNAL/ENVIRONMENTAL
Failure to comply with statutory
requirements or changes in
external pressures		 Significant loss of
reputation; damage to
parties involved; adverse
publicity for St J’s and wider
CoE		 3 5 -H&S policy established and reviewed
-Serious Incidents Reporting process with named leads
established for Charity Commission & CoE
-Periodic review of risk profile
Failure to comply with CoE
Safeguarding requirements		 Significant loss of
reputation; damage to
parties involved; adverse
publicity for St J’s and wider
CoE		 3 5 -Safeguarding policy established and reviewed
-continuing training for clergy and lay roles
-DBS required and refreshed for appropriate roles
-appointment of safeguarding officer
Failure to maintain the internal
and external fabric		 Significant disrepair to fabric
resulting in costly repairs
and potential injury to public
and congregation		 2 4 -Buildings and Finance committee manage a programme of
regular preventative maintenance.
-Quinquennial inspections programme.
-Cooperative relations with other occupants and cost sharing.
Technology Risks; payment
systems		 Loss or diversion of funds. 3 4 -Payment systems and portals have effective controls in
place.
-Access and use ofthese systemsislimited and controlled.

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Review of the Year - Vicar’s Report

Worship

We were relieved to be able to hold normal services throughout 2022 thanks to the decline of Covid and the relaxing of regulations. We were thus able to keep up our regular pattern of a 10.30am Sung Eucharist on Sundays (faithfully served by our three organists, Richard Toms, Miranda Prim, and Andrew Maynard), Compline (Night Prayer) at 7.30pm on Tuesdays, and Morning Prayer (9.00am on Wednesdays). In common with virtually all churches in the country our numbers had fallen following the pandemic but happily stabilised – and we also welcomed various new members to our congregation. Judy Puttick continued to choose hymns for the Sunday service

Lent 2022 was launched with a well-attended service of Ashing on Ash Wednesday. Our annual Lent Course was also held. Holy Week itself began with the procession of palms, beginning in the garden. On Maundy Thursday at 7.00pm we celebrated the Eucharist of the Lord’s Supper with an hour’s vigil afterwards. On Good Friday we held the Service of the Lord’s Passion at 3.00pm. On Easter Sunday morning, at the Sung Eucharist, I blessed the Paschal Candle, and we renewed our baptismal promises as a parish.

2022 saw her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee. We rang the church bells to celebrate it on Pentecost Sunday (5 June) as well as showing people around the church in the afternoon. Little did we expect however that we would be celebrating a Requiem Eucharist for her repose on Sunday the11[th] of September, following her death. May she rest in peace and rise in glory. The church was open for people to pray and sign the book of condolences on Saturday the 10[th] of September.

Also in September (the 23[rd)] we had a second visit from the Swedish clergy in London (the first one having been in March), Magdalena, Priest, and Kerstin, Deacon, who celebrated the Eucharist in our church with their community according to the Swedish rite. Along with Church Warden Barbara Bush, on Saturday October the 8[th] , I had the great joy of participating in the beautiful service in Chichester Cathedral for the conferral of the St Richard of Chichester Award on Mary Thomas in recognition of her service to the Church.

On Sunday the 9[th] of October we restored the administration of the chalice at the Eucharist - temporarily halted due to Covid regulations – with the possibility of receiving the consecrated host alone still remaining.

On Saturday the 4[th] of December Barbara Bush and I participated in the beautiful candle-lit Swedish service for Santa Lucia, held at St Bartholomew’s Church, Brighton. Our own Christmas worship began with the annual carol service on the 11[th] of December) accompanied by the Brighton City Singers, at which parishioners and representatives of Cornerstone Community Centre and the YMCA read lessons. A tremendous encouragement in 2022 was that the crib service saw 75 people (parents and children) in attendance, a great increase on 2021. Midnight Mass and the morning Eucharist also saw greater numbers in 2022.

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The parish has also benefited from the ministrations of the Revd. James McMahon, an NHS Mental Health Chaplain, who presided at worship on a number of occasions. At Tuesday Compline we have also had Barbara Bush, Sue Davidson and Erica Cheung leading worship.

Pastoral Care

In January 2022 assisted by the Revd James McMahon, I baptised Thomas Thorley, an adult, in the church, with his family and friends participating. With the return to more normal conditions following the relaxation of Covid regulations, our pastoral team has been able to minister more easily to our housebound parishioners, making visits and bringing Holy Communion. Between us we have made over 100 home visits and numerous pastoral telephone calls, Erica Cheung agreed in 2022 to join the pastoral team and be commissioned as a Minister of Holy Communion, which will take place in 2023.

On Saturday the 25[th] of November, the PCC held an Away Day, largely organised by Barbara Bush, at Bishop Hannington Church, Hove. We looked at the mission and working of a PCC according to the mind of the Church of England, to enable us to serve the parish’s pastoral mission more effectively.

Funerals

Sadly, we held the funeral of Meryl Williams, a parishioner, on Tuesday 17 May. The funeral service was led in church by the vicar, with the Revd James McMahon preaching, followed by the cremation at Brighton Crematorium. May Meryl rest in peace and rise in glory.

Outreach to the Community

The church was open from Spring 2022 (9.00am – 2.00pm) until the end of October for people to pray or simply visit.

One of the most important developments of 2022 was the reestablishment of the Cornerstone Foodbank by Alli Ollerenshaw and a team of dedicated volunteers, which included members of St John’s congregation. Working in close collaboration with Cornerstone we opened the church on Friday afternoons to facilitate that and to provide storage space for the food collections. This was a new expression of outreach and connection with the local community, in accordance with the vision of our Mission/Action Plan (MAP).

On Saturday the 10[th] of September we opened the church for most of the day, offering tea and coffee to those taking part in the annual ‘Ride and Stride’ (and English Heritage Open Day) events.

Our relationship with Cornerstone Community Centre continued to thrive, with the welcome appointment of Katherine Prior as Diocesan representative to the Cornerstone Board joining the vicar, Lisa Godfrey and Stewart Davidson as parish representatives.

As mentioned above, we participated in the local events organised around the late Queen’s Jubilee and funeral.

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Shortly before Christmas the vicar and Sue Davidson welcomed the Amigos group of children from Cornerstone, to see the Christmas crib. It is planned to invite them again before Easter 2023

Fundraising Efforts

The fundraising efforts begun by our action planning group continued to bear fruit in 2022, with a regular series of well attended history talks on Thursday evenings, organised by Isla and Stu. In late April and early May, Church Warden Barbara Bush undertook the 100-mile walk (the South Downs Way) which brought in much needed funds and for which the parish was very grateful. In 2022 Trevor Beattie also ran his popular and entertaining Magic Lantern show which brought many people into the church.

Future Prospects

After Mary Thomas completed her period of service as Church Warden in 2022, Janet Parrott assumed that responsibility – a very welcome appointment for our parish!

In 2023 we will continue to fulfil our principal mission: to be a lively parish of the Diocese of Chichester in the Church of England, a living presence witnessing through worship/prayer, pastoral outreach, and availability to the local community to God’s love made know to us in Jesus Christ our Lord.

An essential part of that continues to be our home ministry and our interaction with our immediate neighbours, Cornerstone and Hop+ and the YMCA. The efforts put into fundraising will continue so that the building which we hold in trust can continue to be a worthy meeting place for the Body of Christ. We look forward in faith and hope to another year of service of the Lord.

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Finance Report

Receipts

Payments

Reserves Policy

It is PCC policy to try to maintain a balance of general unrestricted funds which equates to approximately four months’ worth of unrestricted payments to ensure continued financial security and to provide for contingencies. The cash balance of £12,947 held on unrestricted (general) funds at the year end, together with the amounts payable to and by the PCC, was below this target.

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Designated funds are sums of unrestricted money earmarked by the PCC for specific purposes. Designated funds in respect of Stonework Repairs, Garden Improvements, Organ Repairs, Contingency and Quinquennial Repairs stand at £7,805, £589, £1,000, £50,000 and £14,591 respectively. The Contingency Fund is held in The CBF Church of England Deposit Fund which benefits from competitive rates of interest therefore providing further income for St John’s. The fund is for unexpected expenditure e.g. increase in cost of utilities (which may not be recovered from Hop50+ or Cornerstone), emergency repairs and maintenance as a result of damage from natural disaster.

Restricted funds are sums of money that are held on trust for particular purposes. Restricted Funds in respect of the Sound System and the Garden stand at £1,131 and £1,428 respectively relating to two legacies.

Signed on behalf of the PCC on 23 April 2023

_______ Revd Dr Earl Collins - Vicar Chair

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST HOVE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

Receipts and Payments Accounts

Receipts
Notes
Voluntary Receipts
Planned Giving - Direct Debits
Planned Giving - Standing Orders
Collections at Services - Cash
Collections at Services - Gift Aid Envelopes
Sundry Donations and Appeals
3
Gift Aid recovered
4
Grants
5
Distribution - Hove Trinity Trust
Donations and legacies
Receipts from activities for generating funds
Trading Activities
6
Receipts from Church Activities
Rent from Church Lettings
Fees from Weddings & Funerals
7
Rent from Hop50+
8
Rent from The Flower Stand
Hop50+ Gas Bill
Cornerstone Community Centre Gas Bill
The Flower Stand Electricity Bill
VAT reclaims under LPoW
Contribution to Repairs from Tenants
8
Income from Investments
Bank interest
Other incoming resources
Insurance claim
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Total Receipts		 Unrestricted
General
Designated
Fund
Fund
£
£
15,642
-
3,254
-
4,802
-
2,519
-
4,890
600
7,125
-
-
3,000
-
-
-
-
38,232
3,600
3,166
-
3,166
-
642
-
314
-
1,313
-
7,800
-
2,992
-
419
-
73
-
-
-
2,975
-
16,527
-
74
-
4,524
-
62,523
3,600		 Restricted
Fund
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Total
All Funds
2022
£
15,642
3,254
4,802
2,519
5,490
7,125
3,000
-
-
41,832
3,166
3,166
642
314
1,313
7,800
2,992
419
73
-
2,975
16,527
74
4,524
66,123		 Total
All Funds
2021
£
15,642
3,254
4,802
2,519
4,890
7,125
-
-
-
38,232
3,166
3,166
642
314
1,313
7,800
2,992
419
73
-
2,975
16,527
74
4,524
62,523		 11,786
3,974
4,044
2,148
6,764
4,495
2,800
11,500
1,000
48,511
1,579
1,579
742
1,271
1,750
8,100
1,598
227
127
2,077
2,603
18,496
11
818
69,415

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Payments
Costs of generating Voluntary Income
Stewardship Costs
Expenses for fundraising
Church Activities
Missionary and Charitable Giving
Diocesan Parish Contribution
Clergy Expenses
Clergy Housing Costs (Utilities, Council Tax)
Deanery Synod Payment
Fees to Diocese
Church Insurance
Church Running Expenses (Utilities)
Church Maintenance
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Upkeep of Services
Gardening
Mission & Hospitality
Governance Costs
Independent Examination fee
Total Payments
Excess of Receipts over Payments
Transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
Funds as at 1 January 2022
Funds as at 31 December 2022		 Unrestricted
General
Designated
Fund
Fund
£
£
(82)
-
(175)
-
(257)
-
(838)
-
(25,000)
-
-
-
(4,080)
-
(15)
-
(142)
-
(3,206)
-
(3,973)
-
(11,044)
(3,002)
(1,454)
-
(576)
(30)
(814)
-
(350)
-
(51,491)
(3,032)
(51,748)
(3,032)
10,775
568
(50,000)
50,000
(39,225)
50,568
52,172
23,416
12,947
73,984		 Restricted
Fund
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,559
2,559		 Total
All Funds
2022
£
(82)
(175)
(257)
(838)
(25,000)
-
(4,080)
(15)
(142)
(3,206)
(3,973)
(14,047)
(1,454)
(606)
(814)
(350)
(54,523)
(54,780)
11,343
-
11,343
78,147
89,490		 Total
All Funds
2021
£
(82)
(175)
(257)
(838)
(25,000)
-
(4,080)
(15)
(142)
(3,206)
(3,973)
(11,044)
(1,454)
(576)
(814)
(350)
(51,491)
(51,748)
10,775
(50,000)
(39,225)
52,172
12,947		 -
(311)
(311)
(50)
(18,000)
-
(3,921)
(15)
(653)
(3,357)
(2,619)
(16,103)
(675)
(645)
(427)
-
(46,465)
(46,776)
22,639
-
22,639
55,508
78,147

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST HOVE STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

Monetary Assets
Current Account
CBF CoE Deposit Fund
Other Assets
Debtors
Total Assets
Liabilities
Unpaid Diocesan fees
Other bills
TOTAL ASSETS		 2022
£
28,326
61,164
89,490
1,861
1,861
91,351
-
-
-
91,351		 2021
£
66,983
11,164
78,147
553
553
78,700
-
-
-
78,700

MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

Restricted Funds
Sound System Fund
a
Garden Fund
b
Unrestricted Funds
General
Designated - Stonework
c
Designated - Garden
d
Designated - Organ
e
Contingency Fund
f
Designated - Quinquennial
g
Total Funds		 Balance
01/01/2022
£
1,131
1,428
2,559
52,172
7,205
619
1,000
-
14,593
75,588
78,147		 Receipts
£
-
-
-
62,523
600
-
-
-
3,000
66,123
66,123		 Payments
£
-
-
-
(51,748)
-
(30)
-
-
(3,002)
(54,780)
(54,780)		 Transfer
£
-
-
-
(50,000)
-
-
-
50,000
-
-
-		 Balance
31/12/2022
£
1,131
1,428
2,559
12,947
7,805
589
1,000
50,000
14,591
86,931
89,490

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Notes

  1. The financial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and the Church Accounting Regulations 2006, using the Receipts and Payments basis. It should be noted that the figures for 2021 have been restated where appropriate for comparison purposes.

  2. The following assets are recognised but not valued in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities: moveable church furnishings held by the Churchwardens on special trust by the PCC which require a faculty for disposal.

  3. Sundry donations and appeals representing one-off contributions have decreased by 19%.

  4. During the year a total of £7,125 was received through Gift Aid claims in respect of the tax year 2021/22. This includes £2,044 via the Parish Giving Scheme and £1,230 via the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme.

  5. A grant of £3,000 was received from Sussex Historic Churches Trust. This sum has been set aside for restoration of the bell.

  6. Income from trading activities has increased by 102% and is in relation to various fundraising activities e.g. Ride & Stride, History Talks and Christmas Carol Service.

  7. Fees from weddings and funerals comprise of £48 and £266 respectively. This represents a 75% decrease from the previous year.

  8. There were unpaid invoices at the end of the year due from Hop50+ (£43), Cornerstone Community Centre (£85) and Brighton & Hove City Council (£1,733).

  9. A sum of £4,524 has been received in relation to an insurance claim for roof repairs following storm damage.

  10. Sums totalling £3,002 were paid from the designated quinquennial fund in respect of the 5-year electrical inspection and associated remedial works.

This Financial Report for the year ended 31 December 2022, including the notes, was approved by the PCC and signed on its behalf by

________ Revd Dr Earl Collins Vicar

23 April 2023

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The Independent Examiner’s Report Parochial Church Council of St John the Baptist, Hove (Registered Charity No. 1146416)

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Parochial Church Council (PCC) of St John the Baptist, Hove

This is my report to the PCC of St John the Baptist, Hove (“the charity”) on the annual report for the year ended 31 December 2022.

Respective Responsibilities of the PCC and the Examiner

The PCC members are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The PCC members consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Charities Act”) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:-

Basis of Independent Examiner’s Statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the PCC concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent Examiner’s Statement

In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:-

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

Signed Clare Osbond FCIE 12 Silverdale Road, Hove, BN3 6FE

Date

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