St. Matthew's Church, Reading Annual Report Year Ended 31,, December 2021 Registered Charity Number: 1148083 Yi Page 11 ANNUAL REPORT Welcome to the Annual Report of the mission and ministry of St. Matthews Church, Southcote Lane, Reading. Under the Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure 1956, the PCC is required to co- operate with the vicar in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church - pastoral, evangelistic. social and ecumenical. This report describes how this has been achieved during 2021. Further details of the activities of the PCC and of the various ministry areas of the church can be obtained by contactin8those named in each report. Sections l. Trustees Report 2. Report from the Vicar 3. Electoral Roll p.10 4. Deanery Synod Report p.10 5. Churchwardens Report p.11 6. Family & Chlldren's Report p.13 7. Safeguarding Report p.14 8. Statement of Financial Activities p.15 9. Independent Examiners Report p.24 Our Vison- .a thriving, growing church at the heart of the parish, sharing the good news of Jesus Christ and serving the community." Page12 Trustees, Report for the 2022 APCM Membershlp Members of the PCC are either ex-officio, elected bythe Annual Parochial Church Meeting {APCM} in accordance with the Church Representation Rules, or co-opted onto the PCC. Durin8the year, the following served as members of the PCC:_ Wicar: Churchwardens: The Revd. Pads Dolphin Jan Ball (also PCC Secretary) David Horne Deanery Synod Representatlves: Brian Day Mary Day Elected Members: Nick Burn (also Treasu￿rI Gwyneth Rudman Steve Rudman Martin Booker (also Electoral Roll Officer) Lisa Telling Emma Noonan Erick Nwanshi Cowopted Members: None Non-voting Members: None The PCC held meetings in February, April, May, June. July, September and November in 2021. Standing Committee and Finance Commlttee The Standing Committee is the only committee required by law and transacts the busine55 of the PCC between its meetings, subject to any direction given bythe council. If there is an urgent need to approve expenditure which cannot wait for a scheduled meetin& a Standing Committee can be convened to approve up to £500. The Standing Committee consisted of- the Vicar (Pads Dolphin) the Churchwardens {Jan Ball and David Horne) Erick Nwanshi, Emma Noonan, Mary Day Any approvals made by a Standing Committee must be reported to the next PCC meeting and will be minuted. Page | 3 The Finance Committee met twice in 2021. It had the following membership: Pads Dolphin, Nick Burn. Brian Day. Alan Chandler. Most of its business was conducted via email and finance was a standing item on every PCC a8enda. Review of the year The PCC met 7 times since the last APCM. The following items were included in the business of the PCC during 2021 The ongoing response of the church to the Covid 19 pandemic The church was able to keep in-person services right through the winter lockdown, unlike in the earlier lockdowns. The acceptance oflsabel Burn's resignation from the position of Parish Administrator. The decision to employ Lynn Everett for 4 days per week from Au8USt to compensate, in part, for the loss of our administrator. The establishment of new outreach activities including cream teas and lunches in the church with good spacing for covid safety. Continuation of regular Monday evening prayer times so that people could pray remotely 'together'. Opening of the church to 5UPPOrt a temporary wellbeing clinic and covid vaccination centre. The establishment of a new Yorch, Southcote Help Hub in collaboration with the West Reading'Torch' Help Hub. The agreement to become a 'Hon8 Kon8' friendly church to welcome any Hong Kong immigrants who move into the area. The restarting of Sunday Kidz Church since the beginning of the pandemic. The initiation of outdoor Sunday worship to allow sin8in8. The purchase of a new keyboard for the music team. A Fixed Wire Survey of the church site covering all permanently installed electrical system5. Approval of a summer outreach event for the neighbours in Farringdon and Sulham Walks The purchase of two new projectors to replace the failed ones in church Icirca £80IKII. The PCC hugely appreciated the voluntary revamping of the Kitchen and the tldylng up of the church grounds by Andy Noonan. Approval of 2022 budget including fundingfor some parttime youth work. Financlal Revlew The PCC is responsible for the financial affairs of St. Matthew's Church. Over recent years St Matthew's has been on a journey to grow our external giving to the wider diocese and ensure our own financial sustainability- In 2021 we paid a full parish share and still managed to keep our heads above water for which we are very grateful to God and for the 8enerosity of the congregatlon of St Matthew's. Pa8e14 Voluntary Income Total Income Total Resource Used Net Income Unrestricted General Reserve £108,167 £132.322 £121,572 £10.750 £58,724 £108,167 £120,234 £112,962 £7.362 £68,874 £100.800 £123,590 £136.428 1£12,8381 £67,162 £101,581 £113.342 £120,389 1£7,047} £69,129 As the table above shows. our income for the year was around £IO.000 lower than budgeted, primarily due to the loss of income from hall rentals. Desplte this, the majority of planned giving from members of our church family continued, proving to be a huge source of stability for us throughout the year. We were able to pay our full Parish Share. Our expenditure was more than £16,000 less than budgeted due to reduced salary costs as we had no church administrator for much of the year, and greatly reduced activities and events due to the ongoing pandemic. We finished the year with a deficit of £7,047 compared to a budgeted deficit of £12,838. Reserve Policy The PCC has a policy of keeping three months running costs in reserve to cover unforeseen circumstances. We expect to be able to operate within this policy during 2022. The unrestricted general reserve at 31 December 2021 was £69,129 Basis of Preparation The accounts have been prepared using the accrual accounting method consistent with last years, accounts. Health and Safety A report on health and safety is considered at each PCC meetin8. Accident books and First Aid kits are located in both Church and Hall and the First Aid kits are inspected regularly and refilled rf necessary. Safeguardlng report on safeguarding is considered at each PCC meeting. This takes account of all vulnerable or potentially vulnerable users of our facilities and participants in our activities. A safeguarding agreement is included in the documentation issued to all hall users. The PCC would like to thank everyone who has worked so hard during the year to help supportthe mission and ministry of St. Matthews. Signed on Behalfof the PCC Pads Dolphin, Vlcar Poge15 Vicar's Report to the Annual Church Meeting- April 2022 Ifthe Covid pandemic can be likened to a'winterf of hibernation and dark days. then the year 2021 contained some encouragin& early signs of 'Sprin&. It never quite got goin8 as we might have hoped, but in this report I simply point to some of those early signs which gave us hope that. perhaps. one day we might be free to hug or meet and sin8Without masks. The start of the year looked bleak. Although the 11.45am service ran right through, we were still only livestreaming the loam, (we thank God for the livestream). almost all meetings were still on Zoom, the White House was being stormed. and 13 year-old Olly Stephens105t his life in a stabbing attack in North Reading. But by the middle of March. although singin8 was not yet permitted and masks were mandatory. the 10am Service had reopened, school children had finally returned to the classroom, and we were lookingforward to the summer which we hoped would bring more freedoms. Easter and the death of Prince Philip. (who will ever forget his green Land Rover hearse), was indeed followed by what felt like a small resurrection when the children returned to the 10am service as Kidz Church restarted, and it began to feel as if Sunday life was beginning to flourish again. CHIIRCM Thls Sunday l(Èm So desperate were we to sing and praise God again, that we bravely moved outside and during a wann spell at the end of April, began our services with unmasked, unbridled worship led by Emma and Martin outdoors bythe cross. Sadly, the weather didn't hold and we had to retreat back inside for m05t of the summerl The pandemicforced us to be more creative in worship. and one Sunday Martha led a wonderful and energetic Family Time song in which everyone was invited to join in with pots and pans, buckets or brooms (basically, something to bash!) since we still couldn't sing. As Summer came on, our lovelyTracy Watkins finished hertheological training and was ordained at Christchurch Cathedral, Oxford. Usually, an event like this would have seen many of the church family present but Covid las everl) meant that only a couple of us could be with her and Paul. It also meantthat we were saying goodbye to them both as Tracy moved on afterwards to her curacy at St Michael's Tilehurst. Page16 The summer also provided plenty of opportunities for things outdoors. Inspired by Andy Noonan's extraordinary work-rate, a group of us tackled some very overgrown church grounds and managed to bring it back under control. One of the cherry trees outside the front doors got a very long overdue pruning from Andy and his trusty assistant. Ken. li Not content with the outside of the church property. Andy next turned his hand to complete refurbishment of the church kitchen and bythe Autumn it was completely transformed by new shelvin& lightin& renovation and painting. A bigthank you to Andyl Meanwhile. fellowship in the form of Church family lunches returned as we had three vicarage 8arden barbecues through July to September, and it was such a joy to see many people in the flesh for the first time in almost eighteen months. Forthe first time since the pandemic had started, theteam began to turn our thoughts to outreach and over the next few months, Lynn organised a series of events which attratted many people, of all ages from the local community, including a cream tea and lunches in the church, and a (Halloween season) Light Trail around the Southcote Community which was attended by an estimated 2LKI adults and children. {see photos below). Page17 Cream Tea in thurch. Pads on the BBQ lagainl), and even the mounted Pollce turned up to the Light Trall event wlth their horses decorated for the occasion. Emma and Martin continued to adapt the worship as we moved from largely recording only in the previous year. to live-streaming at the start of the year, to singing behind our masks frorn July, and finally back to full singing by the middle of September. What a relief that was1 St MattheWs also became a host of the Burn 24n worship team, broadcasting live worship on at least two occasions during the year. Emma with the Burn 24n team During the course of the pandemic, the churches right across Reading had been at the forefront of volunteering to help those in need in our town. beginning With shopping for those isolating at the start of the pandemic. collecting prescriptions, and many other things. At the start of the year, a group of churches on the West side of Reading fonnalised this support in the form of a new charity called Torch, (light in the darkness). which expanded to include Southcote and Coley by the end of the year, and several St Matthew's members are now signed up volunteers for Torch, (Erick being one of the important CO￿rdInatOrs>. who's roles have expanded to taking people for hospital visits, simple DIY and gardening tasks, and many other forms of practical, emotional and spiritual help as volunteers often prayfor Torch clients. In the Autumn St Matthev/s hosted a Reading wide Torch information evening which saw 15 more volunteers sign up. Torch Info evenlng at St Matthevls Page18 Of course. one of the most important things to me wa5 for the Spiritual life of the church to continue to flourish even thou8h it was difficult at times to know what that looked like. So it was such a delight right at the end of the year to have an adult baptism service as Christmas approached which saw Sharon, Amy and Rose declare their faith in Jesus and 80 through the waters of baptism. By the end of the year, as infections increased once more, although things were still far from pre-covid normality, I was truly encouraged by all these signs of 'Sprin¢ and a sense that the future, ratherthan being a return to the old normality, would bring newthings. The prayer life of the church was alive. Weekly prayer meetings were taking place on Monday mornings. Monday evenings, Wednesday lunchtimes, homegroups were regathering in person and a Lent central discipleship course as well as a Prayer and Vision Day was being planned. Furthermore. the Wednesday morning Communion fellowship has grown by at least 50% compared to pre-pandemic levels. Who would have expected thatl To Use a biblical analo8y, although it might have felt as if we have been In exile for almost two years, the remnant remains strong and the future is full of Easter hope. I want to especially thank all those who have given hugely of their time and resources to both the life of the church, and also to those in need in the community. There are many people who's lives over the last two years would have been so much more painful, so much more lonely, so much more hopeless-without the people of St Matthe￿5 lovingtheir brothers and sisters in Christ as well as their neighbour. My special thanks goes to Jan Ball and David Horne. my churchwardens, to Lynn, our Family and Children's worker. to Karen, who has been such a blessing to us as our new administrator, to the members of the PCC and to everyone who serves or belongs to the church family at St Matthev/s. It is a privilege to journey with you on the Way of Jesus. Page19 As I write this, l am also hugely thankful that Kirstie's important work at St Agnes. St Barnaba5 and St Paul's, (now known collettively as'Reading Gateway Church'l has come to an end and that since the new year she has returned a5 Associate Minister at St Matthew's. I know we have all missed her, but me more than most! With love in Christ. Pads Revd Pads Dolphin, Wicar of St Matthe￿5 Report on the Electoral Roll The Electoral Roll of St MattheWs in 2022 sees us with 88 adult members and for comparison, the number réported atthe 2020 APCM vms 78 adult members. Five people came off the roll since the last APCM and fifteen were added. Applications for membership of the Electoral Roll can be made at any time during the year and applications form5 are available in the Welcome Area. Fomis should be cornp￿ted and handed to a member ofthe Clergy. to the church office orto me. Pads Dolphin lon behalf of Martin Booker. Electoral Roll Officer) Deanery Synod Report Deanery Synod Is a forum where parishes from across Reading can come tO8etherto discuss issues and opportunities that transcend our parish boundaries. It can be a great forum for sharing ideas, addressing common challenges and linking into the wider mission of the Diocese. St Matthew's deanery synod representatives for 2020 were Brian and Mary Day. Deanery Synod Report 2021 There have been three meeting5 held during the year. all on Zoom. The first meeting was the AGM. The Area Dean. The Revd. Graeme Fancourt outlined what it means to be a member of Synod. He believes that Synod meetings should be desi8ned to enable people to Page | 10 hear and speak into an agenda to help us become the Churches and people we believe God is callin8 us to be. Discussions at the July meeting focused on the role of the Area Dean which is a half-time p05t and the introduction of splitting the Deanery into four areas with an Associate Area Dean and Lay Chair responsible for each. A discussion on whether the Area Dean post should be full time was asked to be discussed at each PCC The Parish Share was on the agenda. The Diocese allocates Deanery Share to the Deaneries which can devise and decide Parish Share Schemes. This includes deciding clergy numbers and receiving and distribution of Rural and deprivation sUPPOrt. Reading is given £193,930 Deprivation Allowance. Parishes receive a 1% rebate in June if payment is by dirert debit and Deaneries also receive rebate5 if paid by certain dates to the Diocesel The pandemic has had a significant impact so it was decided time of 'regathering' was in order. therefore no increase in Parish Shares for this year. St. MattheWs is £46,171. The November meeting dixussed the fvture of the Area Dean role. Several Pcc's had reported back and there wa5 universal siJPPOrt for the half-time kK)St with administrative support to continue. So the model of one Area Dean and three Associates working acr055 the four areas of the Reading Deanery with a Lay Chair foreach was carried. Unfortunately The Revd. Graeme Fancourt has now resigned his post of Area Dean to move onto pastures new. Graeme had certainty made meetings much more interesting and infomiative. he will be much missed. Mary and Brian Day Churchwardens, report Churchwardens- who are we? Some, especially newcomers reading this. might wonder what Wardens are for. Perfectly good question I It's a multi-faceted role and isn't easy to distil into a sentence or two. but here goes.. We are directly answerable to the Dio£ese and carry responsibility for the Church buildin85 and their contents, ensuring that Sunday worship occurs come rain or shine lor Covidl, and for the ongoing health of the local church by supporting the Vicar (Pads). Sunday Worship Our main role during 2021 with regard to Sunday worship was to discuss loften at length!) with the rest of the staff team (Pads & Lynnl. how to respond to the latest Covid rules and regulations around conducting setvices safely. The good news is. we think we have come thus far without causing anv '5uper-5preading' events. The greatest frustration from a worshipping community perspective throughout the pandemic was the inability to run activities for children and we are all so grateful Page | 11 that in 2022 we are now free to do that and it is lovely to see so many of the families return to church and their children enjoying Family fime5 and ￿ld1 Church. The Church Property As far as the church property and its fixtures and fittin85 are concemed. we undertook a few key projects which needed addressing= The guttering around the top of the main church building near to the main entrance was leaking and needed repairing. The low wooden railing around the car park was rotten in places and needed to be replaced. The keyboard used by our music team failed and a fantastic new one was purchased at a brilliant price Ithanks to Tania Nwanshi A fixed wire survey of the whole electrical irbstallation across the site was undertaken. Two new hi-tech laser projectors were purchased for the church to replace both the old ones which had failed. Covid has put on hold our plan5 to instsll a second emergency exit from the church. which had been planned In order to support large numbers attending when schools visit the church for things such as Harvest and Christmas celebrations. It is unlikely that schools will come back any time soon as it involves many hundreds of school children. tightly packed. Looklnz forwards By the end of 2021 we were encouraged by more of the church families returning to church and by good numbers of visitors attending some of our Christmas outreach events, although the Christingle service itself had to be cancelled. St Matthev/s, like all churches, is completely dependent on all of our wonderful volunteers who contribute so much to church life. As more activities open up and things move to a 'new normal.. we will need more people to return. not just to church. but serving in church. We currently have needs in all of the followin8 areas.. Welcome team After church coffee team PA/AV team {thaYs projection and sound desk) Intercessions Grass tutting Kidz Church and future Creche Future youth ministry So if you think you might be able to offer to serve in any of these areas please speak to one of us or Pads. Kirstie. Lynn or Karen. And just in case you feel unqualified - remember that God is more interested in our ovoilobility than our ability. Page112 Our wardens having fun at their'installation'l Jan Ball David Horne Family & Children's Report It's been an exciting year and I thank The Lord that I love change. Kids, church and the children's work has been very different. At present we have all the children together which brings challenges but I have to say the team have managed very well. It's been lovely having more quality time wtth the children enabling US time to get to know them in a deeper way. Outreach has been difficult without Holiday Clubs but we did put on a very successful Light Trail for the community. Over 180 families attended and Èveryone had a 8reat time. My role has chan8ed and I have taken on more pastoral work, organized getting teams up and runnin& and taken a lead in organizing family times in church. I have really enjoyed having different things to do which brings new challenges which l enjoy. One of the outreaches I have enjoyed the most is organizing and hosting lunches for the elderly in our church family. the community and those using our building weekly. It has been a privilege and blessing for the whole team who love to serve this group of people. There is so much more I can say but hopefully this gives you some idea of what I have been doing for the last year. Lynn Everett Children and family worker Pa8e | 13 Safeguarding Report A huge thank you to Julie Bullock who has been the Parish Safeguarding Officer IPSOI for much of the last year. She has done a great job and been a real blessing to the Church Family and to Torch Southcote. Kirstie Dolphin picked up the role in January this year only to be informed by the Diocese that she cannot be the PSO as she is married to the incumbent! They have agreed she can do this as an interim measure while we look for a new PSO. Karen Alderson was invited to be the new DBS Administrator known as the Recruiter/Verifier. Jan Ball will continue to be a verifier too. Thank you to Karen and to Jan. There has been one Safeguarding Referral made to the Diocese in the last year after advice was sought from the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser. Social Services were already involved. So, no further action was needed from the Diocese perspective. St Matthews is now making use of the Safeguarding Dashboard to ensure we comply with Diocesan Safeguarding Practices. Kirstie Dolphin Page | 14 Statement of Financial Activities- Year ending Dec 31st 2021 PAROCHiAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF READING. ST.IAATTHEW STATEMeKr OF FINAjIC￿ ACTivrries YEAR ENDED 31 DecEMBER 2021 volu￿ In¢wr* 101.511 11.451 101.6 108261 ihron 310 111272 2J64 ID.583 51.8 47.XO 16.sn 51.7 47.6qD 47.110 819 (4.7rJi P2T4) TA12 219) (r.offj 3279 76. 78 14.129 Page | 15 PAROCHL4L CPEURCH COUNCIL OF READING. ST.1AA￿HE￿ AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2021 Fwi FwKlb To1•1 Fun CIJRAENT ASSErs 1401 7Jm 4*M 121 PARISH PUIIDS iai Furth: Cfv￿r Fuf ¢hi¥kn & Fw*J K¥lz Fur 1¥ Page116 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF READING. ST.MATfHEW 140TES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEIABER 2021 1. Accountlng Pollelg Char*w￿l011. knoorn•'. Page117 PAROCHJAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF READIN4 STJi4TTHew NOTES TO THE FINAPKIAL STATEMEprrs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEM8ER 2021 2. Incornlnq 2020 Fur Fund• T•tyiFw Futyd• 17.7n Of. 17.773 81.988 1.TT1 18.737 84.785 2.a47 1.91# Planned (Iv Don•tiun 1.7TT 1.841 1092 Chapèuchurch IrthY* Churth HAII In<¥YM 5.378 5.378 4.￿7 Fa￿ kn PCC 184 184 Min•by l¥J 3.748 1745 310 113 Page | 18 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF READNG. sr.IlAThHEW NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 DECEIABER 2021 202D Total Toi*l ¢••ts 327 2.037 1314 2.339 1339 2.339 1339 Churth cknan chu￿ Churth Ywd 7t1 173 10.708 730 10.708 7JrJ IMurnrK• R•auLgr M8in*nwK¥ 581 1.497 1.497 Wthr R4188 Clvjrth 10 chikl￿n.* l• lic Minwtry 499 L•y Sthff Sal*ii 25.4 31.W7 110 87 103 St•ff rr Facthty Chuth ￿11 ¢) &007 1710 42$3 minthb Bqnk FO CLI Lw FuTh*rni&ry Exp 746 1219 188 746 2.219 370 T•Wor• & 8ia•db•Mt i.n7 719 S.1Q6 51.749 61Mg0 P•tsh Shr• i.n1 1 194 46.112 47 45 709 47.640 47.110 Page | 19 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF READING, ST.IAArrHEW NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 1021 ) CfAt•f chrfiabl• aGd¥lU•• I￿Ard> 20 2QZQ Total Co•t• HIU Mainten4nc• & Red￿)￿tion R￿)￿r￿￿•nt ol chuth thail¥ prqe¢t 427 479 619 479 82J 819 2,084 820 T4)lal R••ourcM U••d 112 912 Pa8e120 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF READING. sr.MATThEW NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DEGEMBER 2021 4 Staff 2020 W•Jw •nd 8 Nl 31,917 31.917 •v8rnga thw >B•r¥A$ 1 f2OXI..2 g*wil runTriThJ ct*ts #r*J me8t"rvJ eyr￿. Thi& £1339 p torjwgy (or mini4ty and curw costs runfiirvA ￿the ¥K*fs ertfir 20 24 Trnde debtars 151 821 746 21 2Q2D TrT*Je crnJitor* 3.C67 7 P•th Fund• t112n y140451 19,119 810 CWr•n & Fth 11,4641 945 13441 120.319 71.236 113J .189 Page | 21 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF READING, ST.mA￿HEw NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sTATEME￿￿s FOR THE YEAR ENDeD 31 DECEMBER 2021 2020 W•Jts and & Nl 31,917 31.917 The Rvor8g• numb•rdwtyM thJrirv4 tha ￿r¥￿8 I 12020..2}. 98narnl wnniry c•5ts 8Th1 meotirvj eyns8J. This £2.3J9 p•vJ to lormir*sty •nd curao ¢0ts •nd DJnnir4 ￿ the vKarfs offir* Ttldo debtors Tax recmrthkn on grft aA 151 746 Tmde ¢yedltorn 2243 3.1￿7 P•rf•h Fur#* TrnrMf•r ￿•￿nE• fu4* Fonvard 115272 V1404SI 89.129 810 Cev$lcyrMnt & M￿nt￿arth F￿1 11.4641 945 70236 113J42 1120.38 89.lJ9 Page | 22 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF READING, ST.MA￿HE￿ NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 7 Plrlth Fund8 l¢onliw•dl Souttvts Njiv? an mk88kn7 •¢*vity *ithtn port of the parNh, urritra out in pafthership wlh oth•r Churches and Chiistian organisations. The lund8 repr￿nts donabons 3pguficalty forth￿ octNity. Tho e05t¥ are indudod in the Missh?n vAthin th• Parish Costs. Thè Devdowent & Mainteftane• FurKI is to co¥w dovdcwrrt and mair*en8fic• eynaes in the church. Children & MUS￿ Minr5try Fund to cov•rfm• For You. • famity's mthoty in the chuth. The surplu$ lund tran8f¢nvd to the ge1*r￿ th• sw Thè PCC has a pe4icy of ke¢piThJ Ihree rnonlh8 rynniry c48ts in io unlo(•￿￿Tr c¥rJJfflstAncts. Durirvj 2020 this amounted lo £33.884. Page123 Independent examinerfs report to the Trustees of Parochial Church Council of Reading, St. Matthew Indep•nd•n¢ •xamln•rf$ r•port to the Tnmtws of P*nJchlal Church Councll of R•adh)ll. SL hlth•w This r•p)rt ￿ the acc)r￿ gNen by the Charty Cemmi88ion. An •>>MinatiC￿ in¢lutJes a of accwnlirwj records kept by the PCC and compar￿1 of the accounts prtsented with thtse rw)yds. tt al80 includes ctsnshleration of any unusual it•m$ or di8ck)sur•s in the aTrJ seekng ewanatiws frrxn you as InJ*ees conceming ary such matters. Th• P￿*dureS undertaken do r￿t prv*ide all tr* evidenc• that wcyjkl b• r•quir&J in an audit and consequenty no opinA)n is gNen gs to Whether1￿ a￿￿nts pres￿1 a Irue and fair and the report is Ind•p•nd•nt examkn•e •t4t•m•nt 11) whth Msorwb￿ ¢ou8e tr> tjoliw that in •iy mthial i•spect the r•qurnmerts.' requirwwts ofthe Art. {21 to whth, in my opini¢￿, *ten11￿ drv*n in tyd2r to •nth a prq)er ￿NIerS18￿Jty of the 28 BdLqmy Close Uxbridy, M¥Jd UB10 8&J e: 4 Pyil 2022 Page | 24 Contact Us 205 Southcote Lane. Reoding, West Berkshire. RG30 3AX T: 0118 954 7964 E= hello@st-matts.or www.st-rrK3tts.or DIOCESE OF OXFORD