THE PARISH CHURCH OF StJOHN THE DIVINE HOLME IN CLIVIGER ANNUAL REPORT FINAf4CIAL sfATEMEtirs OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNaL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31" DECEMBER 2022 In¢umbent.' Currently Vacant Church Bank.. Uoyds Bank PLC Manchester Rd Burnley Independent Examiner: John Fallows Accountants Ltd. Cerbfied Practising Accountants. FM House, Bentley Wood Way. Hapton, Burnley. BBII 5ST ST JOHN THE DIVINE HOLME-IN-CLIVIGER. ANNUAL REPORT 2023 Background: The Parochial Church Council has the responsibility with the incumbent, for the promotion of the whole mission of the church. pastoral, evangelical, ecumenical and social, within the ecclesiastical parish. Membership: Members of the Parochial Church Council (PCC) are either ex- officio or elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) in accordance with the current Church Representation Rules. During the year the following have served as members of the PCC: Incumbent.. In Vacancy. Churchwarden: Julie Cambridge. Deanery Synod Member5: Joan Lamb (Treasurer), Julie Cambridge Elected Members: Marie-Louise Nixon. Les Pickles, Paul Holding (Vice-chair of Governors), Matthew Pickles. Ruth Pickles, Pat Preen, Claire Black, Janet Feddon (PCC Secretary & Gift Aid Secretary) ALM: Amanda Cattell. The Standing Committee is the only committee required by law and consists of the Chairman. Churchwarden. Secretary. Treasurer and l Lay Person. PCC Report After the APCM last year we had a couple of months before Chris took his retirement and we have again gone into a vacancy from September. Being without an incumbent has meant that the churchwarden with the help of the PCC has been busy trying to keep things going during the year and trying to return to a new normal after the pandemic. I have been busy organizing cover for services, bapti5m5, weddings and funerals and making sure that the church has been kept in good repair. Once again Canon Neil Barnes offered his help with taking the services on Sunday mornings for which we are very grateful. The mid-week service continues to be held, with low numbers attending and several clergy who help us although there are times when finding cover can be a challenge. Once Chris left we had a Pre-section 11 Meeting with Worsthorne and the Archdeacon and the Area Dean present. The Archdeacon wanted us to look at becoming a joint PCC with Worsthorne to make the position more attractive to prospective priests and put us in touch with Canon Mark Jones who had several meeting5 With us as he has a united parish and experience with a joint pcc. Parish reps have been appointed and the writing of an updated parish profile has been ongoing. Severdl fundraising events took place, Scarlett Stride the Christmas Fair and we hired out Church House for Thievley Fell Race and also for a bike rally which all help towards church funds but more is always needed. In December work was Started on the room behind the old organ with a grant from Scottish Power and the Parish Council and is now almost finished, just waiting for the electrician to finish wiring. wi-fi installing and being furnished, and may bring in extra income. The Building and Churchyard. Sincere thanks go to Matthew Pickles, Stephen & Rosana Jackson and the team who help to maintain the church yard. We a150 thank the people who clean and keep the church tidy throughout the year. Church Services Our Harvest Thanksgiving Service was held in September and Remembrance Day Service in November. 80th service5 were well attended and supported by the Guides and Brownies. In December three members of our church family were confirmed at St Catherine's by the Bishop of Burnley, Philip North which was a joyous occaision. We held a joint serlice for the Nine Lessons and Carols Service at Worsthorne with readers from both congregations. Youth Church (SAS- Sunday at Six, now renamed to TAF- Thursday at Four) continued to meet once a month and has been regularly attended by 5 young people. A newly formed Children's Church and Fun Church was launched in December by our new ALM- Amanda Cattell. Each meets monthly and the average attendance is 12 for Fun Church and 5 for Childrens. Church, though these numbers are anticipated to grow. Thanks go to the Children's Ministry team The fundraising amounted to £7.391.76. but It has to be appreciated that this involves a lot of hard work on individuals to organise events and obviously is not a guaranteed income for the church. The regular guaranteed income for the church in 2022 amounted to £11,164.01, whilst the parish share was £24.IX)O. We cannot rely on fund raising events to make up the difference. It would be most helpful to the church if more people would join the Parish Giving scheme. Please see Julie, Joan or Janet ft)r details. Regular guardnteed income is a must for the upkeep and running of our church. Church Life Church life has continued to flourish thanks to the many people who give of their time freely and gladly to ensure this. many of whom work behind the scenes. The Churchwarden and the PCC wish to record their thanks for all their efforts to:_ Nigel Wilkinson, Matthew Murray and James Berry for providing the music for the Sunday Services. Miriam Shorrock and Winrfred Rogers for arranging the flowers each wepk, and decorating our church so beautifully and relevantly on special occasions. Stephen and Rosanna Jackson and Matthew Pickles for keeping our graveyard looking bright and cheerful. Pat Preen, Jenny Jackson. Miriam Shorrock and Michelle Robson for providing us with teas and coffees, biscuits and cake as we enjoy fellowship after the Sunday Service, and for always serving us with a smile. Amanda Cattell. our newly appointed ALM for developing Fresh Expressions and leading the Children's Ministry Team. And thanks also to our church school for holding important services in church: Their re*nactment of the Platinum Jubilee; their Harvest service which was led by Bishop Philip. their Christmas, End of Year and Year 6 Leavers seNice were all held in church. We would like to thank the Area Dean. Rev Munawar Din who has been a big help to Us now that we are in vacancy and other clergy who have helped us out who have worked hard to make this possible: Michelle Robson, Eve Moroney, Jenny Jackson, Marie-Louise Nixon and Kevin Cattell. Church attendance The Electoral Roll was revised in accordance with current regulations during the year. There are 77 people recorded on the Electoral Roll, including some of whom reside outside of the parish. The average weekly attendance for services on Sunday is 18, and for the service on a Wednesday evening, is 3. FINANCIAL REPORT YEAR END 31ST DECEMBER 2022 The year end balance on the current account was £10,601.86. This was because we had not paid our full Parish share. We paid £IOOO each month instead of £2,000 each month. We had a meeting with the Diocesan officials and they agreed that we could not afft)rd to pay more than £l.000 each month on our current income, but they expect us to put in place ways of raising the required funds. They talk "Stewardship". In the Savings Account we had a balance of £36.047.55, £4.216.69 restricted to the Graveyard and £23,000 restrirted to the new room, so this cannot be counted realistically as our available funds. Our main problem is regular Giving. The total cash collections on the plate on Sundays was £117.75, the Free Will Offering Envelopes was £1,393.10 and the Gift Aid envelopes wa5 £9.653.16. The amount of tax reclaimed form HMRC was £4,958.84.We now only have 12 people giving through the Standing Order system,14 transferred from this system to the Parish Giving. which is much better for the Church to keep an eye on the finances.. The way the system works is that we have a regular monthly income of donations and also of the tax reclaimed from donations from people who pay tax. This gives a guaranteed monthly income to the church. We are not waiting until the end of the year to claim the tax back from HMRC. The Parish Giving Fund enables monthly claims to be made rather than wait until the end of the year to receive the money from HMRC. by taking services:_ Rev Stephen Large, Rev Paul Benfield, Canon Mark Jones, Rev John Graver, Rev Frances Guite to name but a few and not forgetting Canon Neil Barnes. Deanery Synod Two meetings were held last year the one in March was the last one that Chris took as Area Dean and the speaker was Sarah Earnshaw who is the Diocesan Children's Work advisor and she talked about the place of baptism and confirmation in mission. The second was held at St Catherine's with Rev Munawar Din as the new Area Dean, the speaker that night was Joy Rushton who is the Being Witnesses Manager at the Diocese and she talked about Beacons of Light and gave examples of the presence of churches burning brightly in the community. 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JOHN THE DIVINE, HOLME-IN-CLIVIGER** This report on the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31[st] December 2023, is in respect of an examination carried out under Regulation 3(3) of the Church Accounting Regulations 1997 and s.43 of the Charities Act 1993. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** As the members of the PCC you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of the Regulation 3(3) of the Church Accounting Regulations 1997 and section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) do not apply. It is my responsibility to issue this report on those accounts in accordance with the terms of Regulation 25 of the Church Accounting Regulations 1997 and Regulation 7 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 1995. ## **Basis of independent examiner’s report** My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 43(7)(b) of the Act and to be found in the guidance from the CBF. That examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC and a comparison of the accounts with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements  to keep accounting records in accordance with section 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 Church Accounting Regulations 1997 have not been met; or - (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. John Fallows Accountants Ltd ......................................................................... Certified Practising Accountants Office B6, 1[st] Floor, Lodge House, Cow Lane, Burnley. BB11 1NN.