The PCC of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church West Didsbury and St Christopher Withington
Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2021
Reference and administrative details
The charity name.
The legal name of the charity is:- The PCC of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church West Didsbury and St Christopher Withington.
The charity’s areas of operation and UK charitable registration.
The charity is registered in England & Wales with the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) with charity number 1147596.
Legal structure of the charity.
The governing document of the charity is the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure (1956) as amended by church representation rules that came into force on 28 November 2006.
The trustees are all individuals.
The principal operating address, telephone number, email and web addresses of the charity are:-
Christ Church Rectory 35 Darley Avenue West Didsbury Manchester, M20 2ZD Telephone 0161 445 4152 Email address office@christchurchdidsbury.org.uk Web address http://christchurchdidsbury.org.uk
The Trustees in office on the date the report was approved and who served during the reporting year were:-
Rev A Pilkington Mrs S Atherton Mr S Baird Mr B Bartlett Mrs S Belle Dr A J Bradbury Dr J Galloway Prof D Kloss Mrs C Lowe Mr R Lowe Mrs B Malone Ms A Meadowcroft Mrs R Tebay from May 2021 Rev T Studman Mrs A Tonner Mrs J Weaving Mr G Whalley Mrs J White Mr H Wood Mrs R Wood
Objects and activities of the charity
The purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document.
Charitable object – promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the church.
Summary of objects – to enable as many people as possible to worship at our churches and to be part of the parish community through prayer, learning about the Gospel, provision of pastoral care and through missionary and outreach work.
The main activities undertaken during a normal year to further the charity’s purpose for the public benefit.
Activities include:-
-Provision of worship and prayer.
-Outreach to residential homes and schools.
-Use of buildings by other Christian communities.
-Provision of accommodation for community groups.
-Providing space for concerts open to all.
-Christ Church takes part in the national Heritage Open Weekend each September, locally organised and advertised by Didsbury Civic Society under the Didsbury Open Doors banner. The church has a themed display in addition to information about parish history and various architectural and decorative features of the building.
-Christ Church is open every Wednesday and Saturday morning for visitors as advertised through the Heritage Lottery Fund website following extensive grant aid for roof works.
-Charitable donations locally, nationally and internationally.
-Provision of accommodation to Chorlton and Didsbury Food Bank for storage and distribution of food.
-Work with Southway Housing Association, including coffee mornings and monthly events.
The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit in managing the activities of the charity.
The main achievements and performance of the charity during the year.
During 2021 the church has operated under the national restrictions imposed to control the Covid19 pandemic. Services have continued to be held with social distancing in place and services are streamed for those unable to attend in person.
In addition, Christ Church has been open for private prayer for 2 hours on Wednesday and Saturday. It is intended that this will continue after the pandemic restrictions are lifted.
It has not been possible to continue services at residential homes but carol singing took place outside before Christmas.
There is a parish WhatsApp group so that church members can be contacted and respond to needs for assistance by parishioners with shopping etc..
Work with local schools has continued online or by the use of recorded services.
Our buildings have started to be used again by community groups since restrictions have been lifted. These include services for children and adults and include karate, theatre school, Cocaine Anonymous, Al Anon, dance classes, music tuition, dog training and other Christian groups.
Concerts open to the public have started again and church buildings are used for rehearsal.
Chorlton and Didsbury Food Bank has continued to use our hall for storage and distribution throughout the year with appropriate Covid-19 precautions. It has been open on an increased number of days to meet an increased need for its services by the local community for food and other essential items.
Greater Manchester Together (Night Shelter) use St. Christopher’s each Sunday from 5.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. to provide a hot meal and some social time for those staying in local bed and breakfast accommodation.
Despite much reduced income donations to other charities and individuals in need were maintained at previous levels.
Regular maintenance has been carried out on our buildings. Christ Church hall has benefitted from decoration, restoration of the floor and drain work, all of which benefit hall users.
Christ Church has been awarded Bronze Level Eco Church status.
A second curate joined the parish during the year.
Structure, governance and management of the charity
The methods used to recruit and appoint new charity trustees.
Trustees are elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting.
Bankers CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ
Report approved by the trustees on 22[nd] February 2022.
CHRIST CHURCH WEST DIDSBURY AND ST CHRISTOPHER WITHINGTON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021
CHRIST CHURCH WEST DIDSBURY AND ST CHRISTOPHER WITHINGTON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR
| RECEIPTS Ordinary Planned giving (stewardship) Cash collections Contactless Payments Magazine PCC fees Hire of church and halls Charitable donations Other donations Other fund raising Traidcraft Other ordinary income Tax refunds (Gift Aid/GASDS) Ordinary subtotal Extraordinary Transfer from CCLA Transfer from Barclays flat acc Transfer from Barclays organ acc Flat & community fund income Hall refurbishment fund income Organ fund income Bequest (incl dividends) Extraordinary subtotal Total |
General £ 43,191 2,991 145 753 2,240 20,476 - 582 - - 2,784 13,585 86,746 - - - 7,528 - - 8,500 16,028 102,774 |
This Year 2021 Restricted £ - - - - 2,959 - 2,625 230 - 147 - - 5,961 - - - - 4,112 - - 4,112 10,074 |
Total £ 43,191 2,991 145 753 5,199 20,476 2,625 812 - 147 2,784 13,585 92,707 - - - 7,528 4,112 - 8,500 20,140 112,848 |
Last Year 2020 Total £ 40,867 2,395 - 311 4,882 13,518 595 6,423 1,817 97 465 14,403 85,775 25,000 10,702 7,118 7,642 6,420 161 8,537 65,581 151,355 |
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Note: certain funds may be designated by the trustees (the PCC) for specific projects from time to time; however, these still form part of our general (unrestricted) funds for the purposes of charity law and can be redirected back to unrestricted funds if the PCC chooses. Our restricted funds are those held for donor specified-purposes - for example. appeals or grants that have been made to fund specific objects or objectives, including donations to other charities.
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR
| PAYMENTS Ordinary Rector Water Phone/Broadband Working expenses Council tax Curate Working expenses Broadband Churches Parish share/fees Gas Electricity Water Insurance Broadband Cleaning Repairs/maintenance Upkeep of services Church grounds Organist and music Concert singers/organist Sunday schools/education Magazine Charitable giving Traidcraft Other Halls Gas Electricity Cleaning Repairs/maintenance Other hall expenses/refunds Ordinary subtotal Extraordinary Tr to CCLA Tr to Barclays organ acc Flat/community fund Livestreaming set-up Hall refurbishment fund Extraordinary subtotal Total SURPLUS/DEFICIT Ordinary Extraordinary Total |
General £ 586 815 1,800 2,596 1,800 591 48,813 3,183 1,544 850 6,852 764 986 4,406 2,468 300 5,608 555 42 768 3,290 114 3,169 1,204 526 1,840 215 1,685 97,370 15,000 - 5,704 - 761 21,465 118,835 10,624 - 5,437 - 16,061 - |
This Year 2021 Restricted £ - - - - - - 2,959 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2,472 152 230 - - - - - 5,814 - - - - 4,105 4,105 9,919 148 7 155 |
Total £ 586 815 1,800 2,596 1,800 591 51,772 3,183 1,544 850 6,852 764 986 4,406 2,468 300 5,608 555 42 768 5,762 267 3,399 1,204 526 1,840 215 1,685 103,183 15,000 - 5,704 - 4,866 25,570 128,754 10,476 - 5,430 - 15,906 - |
Last Year 2020 Total £ 569 903 1,800 2,480 1,200 293 39,154 3,403 1,368 751 6,761 90 715 9,600 1,926 540 4,648 18 300 4,600 92 4,194 1,643 449 1,540 1,585 280 90,902 20,000 45 5,424 2,889 26,100 54,458 145,360 5,127 - 11,123 5,996 |
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CHRIST CHURCH WEST DIDSBURY AND ST CHRISTOPHER WITHINGTON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES AT YEAR END
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with s.133(1) of the Charities Act 2011. For details of income and expenditure please see Receipts & Payments sheet for the full year.
| ASSETS Bank Account Balances CAF bank current account CCLA deposit account Invesment Property Flat at 5 Montmarno Drive Debtors Gift Aid/GSADS Church/hall hire TOTAL ASSETS As Available Funds Hall refurbishment fund Flat/community fund Organ fund Reserve Available general funds LIABILITIES Unrestricted funds Carol service singers/organist fees Sundry expenses Restricted funds DBF fees for prev. month(s) Traidcraft Childrens Society (Christingle) Diabetes UK (funeral collection) TOTAL LIABILITIES |
AS AT 01/01/2021 £ 28,073 20,804 191,324 813 330 - 13,016 7,323 15,000 13,538 210 75 534 5 134 - |
AS AT 31/12/2021 £ 12,168 35,816 47,983 191,324 See note 1 & 2 - 715 715 240,022 7,052 14,840 7,323 15,000 See note 3 3,769 47,983 - - - 933 - 197 90 933 933 |
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Note 1: The trustees (the PCC) have deliberately chosen to use the the 2019 valuation figure, rather than assuming any increase in value in 2020 or 2021. A new valuation will be obtained in Dec 2022.
Note 2: Churches, churchyards and rectories are vested in the Church of England and are not Parish assets. Moveable church contents (plate, furniture, etc.) are inalienable property and require a faculty for disposable; they are recorded in the church Terrier log and are not recognised nor listed on this Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
Note 3: The trustees (the PCC) aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately two months of unrestricted expenditure. The trustees consider that this is sufficient to cope with any timing fluctuations in unrestricted income.
CHRIST CHURCH WEST DIDSBURY AND ST CHRISTOPHER WITHINGTON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT - SUMMARY
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2020 Income Receipts 2021 2020 Payments Made 2021
Rector
40,867 Planned Giving (stewardship) 43,191 569 Water 586
2,395 Cash collections 2,991 903 Phone/Broadband 815
- Contactless payments 145 1,800 Working expenses 1,800
1,817 Other fund raising - 2,480 Council tax 2,596
311 Magazine 753 Curates
4,882 PCC fees 5,199 1,200 Working expenses 1,800
13,518 Hall/church rent 20,476 293 Broadband 591
595 Charitable donations 2,625 Churches
6,423 Other donations 812 39,154 Parish share/fees 51,772
97 Traidcraft 147 3,403 Gas 3,183
465 Other 2,784 1,368 Electricity 1,544
14,403 Tax refunds (Gift Aid/GASDS) 13,585 751 Water 850
6,761 Insurance 6,852
90 Broadband 764
715 Cleaning 986
9,600 Repairs/maintenance 4,406
1,926 Upkeep of services 2,468
540 Church grounds 300
4,648 Organist and music 5,608
- Concert singers/organist 555
18 Sunday schools/education 42
300 Magazine 768
4,600 Charitable giving 5,762
92 Traidcraft 267
4,194 Other 3,399
Halls
1,643 Gas 1,204
449 Electricity 526
1,540 Cleaning 1,840
1,585 Repairs/maintenance 215
280 Other hall expenses/refunds 1,685
85,775 Ordinary subtotal 92,707 90,902 Ordinary subtotal 103,183
- 5,127 Surplus/Deficit - 10,476
Extraordinary Extraordinary
25,000 Tr from CCLA - 20,000 Tr to CCLA 15,000
10,702 Tr fr Barclays flat acc - 45 Tr to Barclays organ acc -
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7,118 Tr fr Barclays organ acc 5,424 Flat/community fund 5,704
161 Organ fund income - 2,889 Streaming set-up -
6,420 Hall fund income 4,112 26,100 Hall fund 4,866
7,642 Flat fund income 7,528
8,537 Bequest 8,500
65,581 Extraordinary subtotal 20,140 54,458 Extraordinary subtotal 25,570
11,123 Surplus/Deficit - 5,430
151,355 Total Income Receipts 112,848 145,360 Total Payments 128,754
5,996 Surplus/Deficit - 15,906
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Independent Examiner's Report to the PCC of Christ Church West Didsbury and St Christopher Wrthington Qo This report on the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31st December which are set out herewith is in respect of an examination carried out under Regulation 3(3) of the Church Accounting Regulolions {'the re9ulations'l and 8.43 of The Charities Act 1993 {'the oct,). As members of the PCC you are respon81ble for the preparation ofthe accounts,. you consider that the audit requirements of Regulation 313) of the regulations and $.43{2) of the Act do not apply. It is my responsibillty lo issue this report of those accounts in accordance with the terms of Regulation 25 of the Regulations and Regulation 7 of the Charities (Accounts & Reports) Regulations 1995. My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under s.43171 of the Act and to be found in the guidance from the CBF. The examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC and a comparison of the a¢counts with those records. It also in¢ludes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The pro¢edures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit. and consequenly I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention.. (1) Vvhid) gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with s.41 of the Act., and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the requirements of the Act, as also contained in the Regulations have not been met., or (2) To vthich, in my opinion, attention should be dravm to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached Signed: . Date: IS.1..3 | IL Helen Mthittingham Independent Examiner Approved by the Parochial Church Council on .. 2022 And signed on its behalf by: ChairFRaH*