## **St.Nicholas Church Bradfield** # **Bradfield, Sheffield S6 6LG** # **Trustees Report for the year 01/01/2022 to 31/12/2022** ## **Charity Registration number 1149020** St.Nicholas Church is in the Parish of Bradfield, within the Diocese of Sheffield. The governing documents of the Charity are: The Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure 1956 as amended and The Church Representation Rules (contained in Schedule 3 to the Synodical Government Measure 1969) as amended. The Charities principal objective is to promote the whole mission of Bradfield Church in the Parish of Bradfield. The main activities undertaken in relation to this objective are: - Regular public Worship open to all - Pastoral work within the Parish of Bradfield - Supporting other Charities, mainly within the UK - Fundraising activities open to the Community Revd. Alan Isaacson retired on 14 September 2022, having done his last Sunday service on 24[th] July 2022. During 2022 there were 15 Weddings and 2 blessings, 13 Funerals and 4 Infant and child baptisms. The Church was able to host the Bradfield Music Festival in 2022 for the first time in 2 years following the restrictions of the Covid Pandemic. Other events included a MacMillan Coffee morning, Ploughman’s Lunches and the return of the Harvest Barn Dance. Once again a Bradfield Calendar was produced, proving to be a great success and raised over £1,000 for Church Funds, following a competition where people were asked to submit their own photos. The Church “Safeguarding Safe Church Policy” document has been reviewed and is in line with current legislation and Diocesan guidance. There were no safeguarding issues during 2022. The Church was open most days for visitors and private worship and the number of casual visitors increased following the end of Covid restrictions. ## **Administrative details** The PCC Members who served during 2022 are: Mrs P Bancroft Mr J Barrand Churchwarden Chair from 24[th] July 2022 Mrs S Barrand PCC secretary and deputy Churchwarden Mrs J Bird Mr R Chamberlin Organist Mrs J Gregory Mrs J Hodson Churchwarden Revd. A Isaacson Rector, Chair (until 24[th] July 2022) Mrs C Leichert Safeguarding Officer Mr Jack Marples Mr John Marples Deputy PCC Secretary, Tower Captain Mrs M Norman PCC Treasurer Dr J Panniker Mrs P Reynolds Mrs E Walker Mrs C Walton Mr R Walton Deputy Churchwarden, H & S Officer There is currently a vacancy for a Giving Co-ordinator and Gift Aid Secretary. PCC Members may be co-opted or elected by the PCC and/or members of the congregation who are on the electoral roll. There are approx. 95 names on the electoral role at 31/12/22 The PCC met 14 times during 2022. More meetings were held than usual due to the planning required for the loss of the Incumbent and subsequent period without a Rector in Charge. From September 2022, plans have been made to move towards Focal Ministry and joining with other Churches in the surrounding area under one Ordained Priest, with a Focal Minister taking the regular Sunday Services. 5 members of the Congregation have been undertaking the Focal ministry Foundation Course with a view to assisting with Sunday Services. All Covid guidelines in relation to taking Communion and Church opening were regularly reviewed in accordance with The Diocese of Sheffield advice. ## **Financial Summary** The accounts for the financial year 1[st] January 2022 to 31[st] December 2022 have been prepared by the treasurer, Mary Norman and Inspected by Pi Accountants. The change of Accounts Inspectors caused some considerable delay in preparing the 2021 accounts and meant the Charity Commission deadline for submission of 31[st] October 2022 was missed, for the first time ever. This caused subsequent delays in finalising the 2022 accounts. Total receipts were £102401, (of which £39,000 related to grants received for capital projects) and payments amounted to £73,873 (of which £32,230 related to the Jane Street Wall capital project) based on the accounts to 31/12/2022. In addition to the General fund, there are 5 restricted funds. These accounts may only be used for the purposes for which the money was donated. They are the Fabric fund, the Building Fund, the Windows Fund,the Childrens Fund and the Churchyard fund. The Fabric fund is money held in respect of the maintenance and upkeep of the Church and stood at £68358 31/12/2022 . The Building Fund relates to plans to build a toilet and servery in Church. No work has started on this project yet, and has been significantly delayed due to the pandemic. The money in the fund stands at £42287 in the accounts to 31/12/2022. The Windows fund is money allocated to the repair and renovation of the stained glass windows, as an ongoing project. This stood at £8637 in the accounts to 31/12/2022. The Churchyard fund was set up as a result of a donation towards the upkeep of the Church yard. The Childrens Fund was set up following a bequest of £5000 to be used to assist with Childrens Mission in Church. In November 2022 Santander Bank closed the Church current account, following the failure to satisfy their request for documentation during a Money Laundering review, within their specified time scale. The account held £59000 and a cheque was sent to the Treasurer for these funds. However, when the cheque was banked in the Co-operative Bank current account, it was bounced, as a suspected fraud/counterfeit. This matter had not been resolved before the end of the accounting period, 31/12/2022. Subsequently, a second cheque was issued, but never received by the Treasurer. The matter was finally resolved in May 2022, when a further cheque was issued by Santander and successfully cleared in the Co-operative Bank current Account. ## **Gift Aid** The church is still recovering financially from the results of the pandemic and the weekly giving and Envelope Giving has reduced. In 2022 £5619 was recovered from HMRC for Gift Aid. Report prepared by Jane Gregory, deputy Church Warden Signed on behalf of the PCC 26/10/ 2023. St. NICHOLAS CHURCH. BRADFIELD Year Ended 31st December 2022 Page I Independent Examinerfs Report Pages 2-5 Recelpts and Payments account General Fund Page 6 Recelpts and Payments account Fabfk Fund Pa8e 7 Receipts and Payments account 8uildin8 Fund Page 8 Receipts and Payments account Window Fund Pa8e 9 Recelpts and Payments account Chlldren Fund Pa8e 10 Ileceipts and Payments account Churchyard Fund Page 11 Statement of Awts and Liabilities Page 12 Notes to the accounts Independent Examlner's report to the management committee of St. Nicholas Church, Bradfield For the twelve month period to 31st December 2022 I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31st December 2022 which are set out on pages 2 to 11. Responslbllltles and basls of report As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the account5 in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable direction 8iven by the Charity Commission under section 145lSllbl of the Act. Independent examlner'5 statement I have completed My examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in respect to the examinatlon giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: accounting records were not kept as required by section 130 of the Act. or the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the exarnination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Nigel Peter Armstron8, FCMA 19th October 2023 Pi Partners Ltd Suite 5, Victoria Court, 51 Huddersfield Road Holmfirth. HD9 3JA Page I St. Nicholas Church. Bradfield RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT General Fund Receipts 2021 2022 Churth SeThius Planned Bfvlng Plate collectlons WeddinglFuneralI8apt￿M collections WeddlnyJFunerallBaptism fees 16,890 8,384 828 1,941 15,655 9,661 3,874 14,770 28,043 43.9fA) Oth*1 Sncome Share dividends Legacies 6.099 Gift Aid HMRC element 530 Transfer from fabric fund 10,912 lane Street wall donatlons Refund Power supply Llcences MusSc Festlval Interest earned Sundry 1,189 1,230 5,619 19,OCA) 150 37 125 23,896 26,000 Don•tlon$ General donatSons Notlceboard donatlon5 Donatlons from Weddlngs Feeoflee5 grant In Memorlam Rertors retirement Bradfield Music festival Percy Pud Bullding Mothers Union Toilet Church Groups Wallbox Prayer Meeting 324 355 1,260 20,C(rt) 570 820 1,4C 390 75 55 750 202 30 7,324 26,907 Page 2 St. Nicholas Church. Bradfield RECEIPTS AND PAYMEMfs ACCOUNT General Fund (cont.} Recelpts 2021 2022 Charitrble Gl¥ln8 Christlan Aid Children's Society 292 146 146 292 Fund raisini artlvltles Harvest Monthly draw Calendar Ploughman's Lunch Ethel's fundralsing table Barn Dance Other 172 735 664 2,105 96 987 1575 1853 641 186 3.772 5,242 63,181 TOTAL RECEIPTS 102,401 Page 3 St. Nitholas Church. Bradfield RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT General Fund (cont.) Payments 2021 2022 Worship and maintenance Rertors expense5 Fees Post Rector Rectory water Church gas Church elertricity Watchhouse rent Repairs Organ player Organ maintenance Insurance Books & Stationery After Bread. Wine. Candles Consumables 1,9SI 1.266 501 6.795 1,823 490 9,074 1.145 5,930 1,358 2.260 8.081 1.130 462 6.867 422 6,632 212 25 395 242 29,472 35,229 147 Charities Items for ￿Sale Licences Calendar Church Group5 IChoirlBe115/Flower} Toilet & Kitchen project Jane Street Wall Projert Accounts Training Transfer to Childrens Fund Transfer to Fabric Fund Transfer to Building Fund Rectors retirement Treasurer Expenses Deposit Willage Hall 236 95 192 1.082 750 189 63 2.725 32,230 360 i.5￿) 354 51XJ 50 825 724 loo 8,478 38.644 37.950 TOTAL PAYMENTS 73.873 Page 4 St. Nicholas Church. Bradfield RECEIPTS AND PAYMEP4TS ACCOUNT General Fund (cont.) General Fund 2021 2022 25,231 Excess of receipts over payments 28,528 Page 5 St. Nicholas Church, 8radfield RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUP Fabric Fund Receipts 2021 2022 19 Interest Donation5 128 530 19 658 19 TOTAL RECEIPTS 658 Payments 2021 2022 TOTAL PAYMENTS Fabric Fund Excess of Recelpts over Payments 19 658 Page 6 St. Nicholas ChLbrch, 8radfield RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT 8u51din8 Fund Recelpts 2011 2022 2695 21 30 Transfer from General Fund Interest Donations 50 549 2,746 599 2,746 TOTAL RECEIPTS 599 Payments 2021 2022 TOTAL PAYMENTS Bulldln8 Fund Excess of Recelpts over Payments 2,746 599 Page 7 St. Nichola5 Church. Bradfield RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT Window Fund Receipts 2021 2022 Interest 112 112 TOTAL RECEIPTS 112 Payments 2021 2022 TOTAL PAYMENTS Wlndow Fund Excess of Receipts over Payments 112 Pa8e 8 St. Nicholas Church. Brodfield RECEIPTS ANO PAYMENTS ACCOUNT Chlldrens Fund Recelpts 2021 2022 5,0(KJ Transfer from General Fund Interest 66 5,01)o TOTAL RECEIPTS 66 Payments 2011 2022 o TOTAL PAYMENTS Chlldrens Fund Excess of Recelpts over Payments Page 9 St. Nichola5 Church. Bradfield RECEIPTS AND PAYMEritS Accoupir Churchyard Fund Recelpts 2021 2012 Interest TOTAL RECEIPTS Payments 2021 2022 TOTAL PAYMENTS Churchyard Fund Excess of Recelpts over Payments Total Excess of Recelpts over Payment5 of Monetary Funds 2021 2022 28,000 29.965 Page 10 St. Nicholas Church. Bradfield Statement of Assets arrfl Llabllkles as at 31st Decemb*r 2022 2021 X121 2022 2022 Unre5trthd R¢strkted Investment Assets CCLA Investment Fund- held by custodian trustee CCLA Inve5trnent Fund 23.784 23.013 46.796 20,997 20,315 41.312 Monetsry Assets PCC General Fund Santander Bank Leeds Building Society Cooperative 8ank Cash 9,049 1.960 56,110 4,122 71.240 59,957 1.961 13,1491 1.999 60.768 39.C(*J 39,Ch)O F•brlc Fund Saniandef Bank Coopefative 8ank 6.645 61.055 67.7CKI 68,358 68.358 8ylldlni F￿Trd C8F Reseryes 41,688 41,688 42,287 42.287 Wlndow Fund CBF Rewrves 8,525 8.525 8.637 8,637 thlldreni Fund CBF ReseNes 5.066 5.066 thU￿h¥ard Fund CBF Reser4es 201 201 203 203 TOTAL MONETARY ASSErs 118,036 123,114 102,080 163,551 TOTAL INVESTMENT AND MONETARY ASSETS 241.150 265,631 Other Assets and Liabllltles The Church holds various assets includinÉ furniture. or8an, ornaments. decorations and paintin85 etc for functional use. Of the total CBF Re5ervts held in the Buildin8 Fund up to £5.(IXJ can be used for General Fund purposes. on a temporary basis. The accounts were approved and authorised for issuÈ by the truste￿ on 26th October 2023 and signed on their behalf by.. M Nonnan- Treasurer Page 11 St. Nicholas ChuTth, Bradlield Note5 to the Flnand•l Ststement- Actountln8 Policies 18•thof preparatlon The PCC is a publit benefit entity wrthin the meaning of FRS102. The Financlal Statement has been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 governln8 the Indlvidual accounts of PCC'S. The Finan¢ial Statement has been prepared under hlstorical ttsst conventlon and the accounts intlude Income as received and expenditure made when irrecoverably paid. 2 Funds Unre5trirted funds represeni funds that art not subject to any special restrirtlons re8ardln8 their use ind arè avallable lorJppllc•tlon to th• general purp95eJ of the PCC. Rtstrlcted funds represent fund5 that are sublttt to specific restrl¢tlons Imposed by donors or which have been ralsed for a partlculaf purpose. Pa8e 12 St. NICHOLAS CHURCH. BRADFIELD Year Ended 31st December 2022 Page I Independent Examinerfs Report Pages 2-5 Recelpts and Payments account General Fund Page 6 Recelpts and Payments account Fabfk Fund Pa8e 7 Receipts and Payments account 8uildin8 Fund Page 8 Receipts and Payments account Window Fund Pa8e 9 Recelpts and Payments account Chlldren Fund Pa8e 10 Ileceipts and Payments account Churchyard Fund Page 11 Statement of Awts and Liabilities Page 12 Notes to the accounts Independent Examlner's report to the management committee of St. Nicholas Church, Bradfield For the twelve month period to 31st December 2022 I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31st December 2022 which are set out on pages 2 to 11. Responslbllltles and basls of report As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the account5 in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable direction 8iven by the Charity Commission under section 145lSllbl of the Act. Independent examlner'5 statement I have completed My examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in respect to the examinatlon giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: accounting records were not kept as required by section 130 of the Act. or the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the exarnination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Nigel Peter Armstron8, FCMA 19th October 2023 Pi Partners Ltd Suite 5, Victoria Court, 51 Huddersfield Road Holmfirth. HD9 3JA Page I St. Nicholas Church. Bradfield RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT General Fund Receipts 2021 2022 Churth SeThius Planned Bfvlng Plate collectlons WeddinglFuneralI8apt￿M collections WeddlnyJFunerallBaptism fees 16,890 8,384 828 1,941 15,655 9,661 3,874 14,770 28,043 43.9fA) Oth*1 Sncome Share dividends Legacies 6.099 Gift Aid HMRC element 530 Transfer from fabric fund 10,912 lane Street wall donatlons Refund Power supply Llcences MusSc Festlval Interest earned Sundry 1,189 1,230 5,619 19,OCA) 150 37 125 23,896 26,000 Don•tlon$ General donatSons Notlceboard donatlon5 Donatlons from Weddlngs Feeoflee5 grant In Memorlam Rertors retirement Bradfield Music festival Percy Pud Bullding Mothers Union Toilet Church Groups Wallbox Prayer Meeting 324 355 1,260 20,C(rt) 570 820 1,4C 390 75 55 750 202 30 7,324 26,907 Page 2 St. Nicholas Church. Bradfield RECEIPTS AND PAYMEMfs ACCOUNT General Fund (cont.} Recelpts 2021 2022 Charitrble Gl¥ln8 Christlan Aid Children's Society 292 146 146 292 Fund raisini artlvltles Harvest Monthly draw Calendar Ploughman's Lunch Ethel's fundralsing table Barn Dance Other 172 735 664 2,105 96 987 1575 1853 641 186 3.772 5,242 63,181 TOTAL RECEIPTS 102,401 Page 3 St. Nitholas Church. Bradfield RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT General Fund (cont.) Payments 2021 2022 Worship and maintenance Rertors expense5 Fees Post Rector Rectory water Church gas Church elertricity Watchhouse rent Repairs Organ player Organ maintenance Insurance Books & Stationery After Bread. Wine. Candles Consumables 1,9SI 1.266 501 6.795 1,823 490 9,074 1.145 5,930 1,358 2.260 8.081 1.130 462 6.867 422 6,632 212 25 395 242 29,472 35,229 147 Charities Items for ￿Sale Licences Calendar Church Group5 IChoirlBe115/Flower} Toilet & Kitchen project Jane Street Wall Projert Accounts Training Transfer to Childrens Fund Transfer to Fabric Fund Transfer to Building Fund Rectors retirement Treasurer Expenses Deposit Willage Hall 236 95 192 1.082 750 189 63 2.725 32,230 360 i.5￿) 354 51XJ 50 825 724 loo 8,478 38.644 37.950 TOTAL PAYMENTS 73.873 Page 4 St. Nicholas Church. Bradfield RECEIPTS AND PAYMEP4TS ACCOUNT General Fund (cont.) General Fund 2021 2022 25,231 Excess of receipts over payments 28,528 Page 5 St. Nicholas Church, 8radfield RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUP Fabric Fund Receipts 2021 2022 19 Interest Donation5 128 530 19 658 19 TOTAL RECEIPTS 658 Payments 2021 2022 TOTAL PAYMENTS Fabric Fund Excess of Recelpts over Payments 19 658 Page 6 St. Nicholas ChLbrch, 8radfield RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT 8u51din8 Fund Recelpts 2011 2022 2695 21 30 Transfer from General Fund Interest Donations 50 549 2,746 599 2,746 TOTAL RECEIPTS 599 Payments 2021 2022 TOTAL PAYMENTS Bulldln8 Fund Excess of Recelpts over Payments 2,746 599 Page 7 St. Nichola5 Church. Bradfield RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT Window Fund Receipts 2021 2022 Interest 112 112 TOTAL RECEIPTS 112 Payments 2021 2022 TOTAL PAYMENTS Wlndow Fund Excess of Receipts over Payments 112 Pa8e 8 St. Nicholas Church. Brodfield RECEIPTS ANO PAYMENTS ACCOUNT Chlldrens Fund Recelpts 2021 2022 5,0(KJ Transfer from General Fund Interest 66 5,01)o TOTAL RECEIPTS 66 Payments 2011 2022 o TOTAL PAYMENTS Chlldrens Fund Excess of Recelpts over Payments Page 9 St. Nichola5 Church. Bradfield RECEIPTS AND PAYMEritS Accoupir Churchyard Fund Recelpts 2021 2012 Interest TOTAL RECEIPTS Payments 2021 2022 TOTAL PAYMENTS Churchyard Fund Excess of Recelpts over Payments Total Excess of Recelpts over Payment5 of Monetary Funds 2021 2022 28,000 29.965 Page 10 St. Nicholas Church. Bradfield Statement of Assets arrfl Llabllkles as at 31st Decemb*r 2022 2021 X121 2022 2022 Unre5trthd R¢strkted Investment Assets CCLA Investment Fund- held by custodian trustee CCLA Inve5trnent Fund 23.784 23.013 46.796 20,997 20,315 41.312 Monetsry Assets PCC General Fund Santander Bank Leeds Building Society Cooperative 8ank Cash 9,049 1.960 56,110 4,122 71.240 59,957 1.961 13,1491 1.999 60.768 39.C(*J 39,Ch)O F•brlc Fund Saniandef Bank Coopefative 8ank 6.645 61.055 67.7CKI 68,358 68.358 8ylldlni F￿Trd C8F Reseryes 41,688 41,688 42,287 42.287 Wlndow Fund CBF Rewrves 8,525 8.525 8.637 8,637 thlldreni Fund CBF ReseNes 5.066 5.066 thU￿h¥ard Fund CBF Reser4es 201 201 203 203 TOTAL MONETARY ASSErs 118,036 123,114 102,080 163,551 TOTAL INVESTMENT AND MONETARY ASSETS 241.150 265,631 Other Assets and Liabllltles The Church holds various assets includinÉ furniture. or8an, ornaments. decorations and paintin85 etc for functional use. Of the total CBF Re5ervts held in the Buildin8 Fund up to £5.(IXJ can be used for General Fund purposes. on a temporary basis. The accounts were approved and authorised for issuÈ by the truste￿ on 26th October 2023 and signed on their behalf by.. M Nonnan- Treasurer Page 11 St. Nicholas ChuTth, Bradlield Note5 to the Flnand•l Ststement- Actountln8 Policies 18•thof preparatlon The PCC is a publit benefit entity wrthin the meaning of FRS102. The Financlal Statement has been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 governln8 the Indlvidual accounts of PCC'S. The Finan¢ial Statement has been prepared under hlstorical ttsst conventlon and the accounts intlude Income as received and expenditure made when irrecoverably paid. 2 Funds Unre5trirted funds represeni funds that art not subject to any special restrirtlons re8ardln8 their use ind arè avallable lorJppllc•tlon to th• general purp95eJ of the PCC. Rtstrlcted funds represent fund5 that are sublttt to specific restrl¢tlons Imposed by donors or which have been ralsed for a partlculaf purpose. Pa8e 12