# **All Saints Church Ripley, Derbyshire** ## **Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2020** ## **Administrative information** All Saints Church is situated on Church Street in the town centre of Ripley, Derbyshire, postcode DE5 3BU. It is part of Derby Diocese within the Church of England. The address for correspondence is All Saints Church Office, Moseley Street, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3DA (Telephone 01773 570011). The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a charity registered with the Charity Commission, registered charity number 1150371. The following were PCC members during 2020: Clergy: The Revd John Wigram _Vicar_ The Revd Marian Brookes _Associate Priest with Permission to Officiate Wardens:_ Bill Newcomb _also Treasurer from 27[th] Oct 2020_ Tony Michael _also Secretary until 23[rd] Nov 2020 Deanery Synod:_ Mark Vale Elaine Joel Sue Wilford ( _also Secretary from Dec 2020) Elected members:_ Val Attewell _also Deputy Warden (until March 2020)_ Phil Bestwick _Lay (vice) chair_ Christine Blackman _(from 27[th] Oct 2020)_ Jim Brookes Robert Cook _Treasurer (until August 2020)_ Jill Crooks John Flemming Nicky Hambley Ken Hoe Dawn Holt _(from 27[th] Oct 2020)_ Jonathan Holt _(until 27[th] Oct 2020)_ Naomi Hopwood _(from 27[th] Oct 2020)_ Nigel Lane _(from 27[th] Oct 2020)_ Irene Parry _(until 27[th] Oct 2020)_ Jenny Roberts _Parish Safeguarding Link_ Martin Turner ## **Structure, governance and management** Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a corporate body established by the Church of England and operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. The full PCC met once in person during the year, then due to Covid-19, one meeting was held by correspondence, and a further 5 meetings were held by Zoom video conferencing. 1 ## **Aim and purposes** The PCC has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, the Reverend John Wigram, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of All Saints Church, Church Street, Ripley and the old Police Station site, in Moseley Street. The All Saints vision is to be a church ## **Objectives and activities** The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of our parish community at All Saints. The PCC maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and discusses how our services can involve the many groups that live within our parish. Our services and worship put faith into practice through scripture and teaching, prayer, music and sacrament. During the Covid pandemic new ways of worshipping using online services were explored and put into good practice. We aim to enable everyone to live out their faith as part of our parish community through: - Worship and prayer; learning about the gospel; and developing knowledge and trust in Jesus. - Provision of pastoral care for members of the congregation and people living in the parish. Mission and outreach work. To facilitate this work it is important that we maintain the fabric of the Church of All Saints. ## **Church Attendance** All are welcome to attend our regular services. As the church building was closed through much of the year starting March 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and when open during the pandemic, attendance was much lower due to caution and the availability of an online service, weekly attendance has not been able to gauge as usual. Early in the year weekly Sunday morning service attendance continued at around 70, including adults and children. Online services had up to 50 simultaneous connections, representing more people, and many more watched afterwards. Weekly morning prayer services and christenings only took place until March, funerals were almost all in the crematorium or graveside, with just a few in church during the times that was allowed. School services were not able to happen, and the services at festivals were mostly online, with just 2 services in church for Christmas, with much reduced attendance, and a very reduced outdoor service on Remembrance Sunday. Online services were very much appreciated and some had significant numbers of views. In 2020 there were no weddings, baptisms or thanksgiving services for children. We held 10 funerals in church, 8 funerals at a graveside, 16 at the crematorium, 3 burials of ashes, and one memorial service. The number of church funerals was particularly low this year, due in part to church closures, and also because simpler funeral arrangements can be made if the whole service takes place in one place. ## **Electoral Roll** At the time of the Annual meeting reviewing 2020 (June 2021), there were 102 people on the electoral roll, 40 of whom are not resident in the parish. Since the last APCM (October 2020), 2 people were removed from the electoral roll. ## **Worship and prayer** The PCC ensures we offer a range of services each week and through the year that our community find both beneficial and spiritually fulfilling. Until the church shut on late March due to the Covid-19 pandemic, our Sunday morning worship generally comprised two services; one in which a regular order of service is followed and hymns are sung, and one that is less formal with more contemporary music and a Young Church group for children during the service. One Sunday a month we gathered as a joint congregation in a service which aimed to mix the style of the two. There was Holy Communion at one of the services each Sunday. In addition an active and creative service for families, Jam!, was held monthly on a Saturday afternoon. From early April we began online services, generally alternating between weeks when communion was celebrated in the Vicarage, and weeks with no communion, and enjoying both contemporary and more traditional worship styles. From June onwards Young Church sessions began on 2 Zoom, and a while later Jam! sessions, with up to 5 families joining, and creative use of music, craft, stories and games, with occasional doorstep deliveries of goodie-bags. From mid-May a fortnightly Zoom prayer meeting was established with prayers for each other, the church and the world. Through the online services, prayer meetings and sessions with families a sense of community and connection with each other and with God was maintained in the church, which was a real blessing and encouragement. ## **South East Derbyshire Deanery Synod** Our church has an allocation of four places on the deanery synod, and those who take that role also become part of the All Saints PCC. Through 2020 only 3 of those places have been filled. The deanery synod continued to hold broadly quarterly meetings of clergy and lay people appointed from parishes within the deanery, although after March these had to be online. This link with the deanery has been a valuable connection between the parish and the wider structures of the church. ## **Home Groups, Residential Home Services and Pastoral Care** All church members are encouraged to consider being part of a Home Group, of which there were four during 2020, as well as other less structured groups. These groups are for encouragement and support, both practical and pastoral, for study of the Bible, prayer and enabling of Christian living. All were affected by the pandemic, so alternative arrangements and ways of communicating and supporting were put into practice. Pastoral care, both before and during the pandemic, was facilitated by , and happens both formally and informally. Since the pandemic began a team of people has been set up to ensure that vulnerable or potentially lonely people have contact from a church person on a regular basis. Before lockdown there were bi-monthly care home services in Maple Leaf House, Acacia Lodge, Butterley House and Woodlands. During lockdown, a team delivered cards, flowers and chocolates to the care homes and other local institutions as an encouragement, as well as deliveries to members of the church community. ## **Mission Giving** The church has continued to support Ripley Salvation Army with food gifts that are used in providing food parcels to those in need in Ripley; before lockdown we also kept enough food in the church to provide for anyone who came to the church in need, as an emergency facility. The PCC regularly supports other charities from its annual income, and after a review this year the supported charities are Links International, SAT-7, Betel International and Valley CIDS. We also ran specific appeals through the year for needs current in other parts of the world, which were very well supported, giving through Tearfund. ## **The Church Building** Before lockdown the church was regularly used through the week, with a toddler group on Monday, a morning service on Tuesdays, open church for prayer and quiet on Wednesday mornings, and a Friday morning café. These all had to close as the pandemic set in, then later in the year the church reopened for Sunday services with Covid-safe measures put in place. During the year the church was kept in good repair, with regular inspections during times of long term closure, and small problems being picked up and dealt with. The 5-yearly Quinquenial inspection was carried out at the end of the year, with no major problems reported. Work required and recommended in it is gradually being carried out, although somewhat hampered by lockdowns and restrictions. Further information about work on the church buildings can be found in the Appendix (p 14). The gardening and flower teams tended the outside and beautified the inside of the church as much as restrictions allowed throughout the year, with care and consideration. from the church and town to be considerate in their use of resource, and providing opportunities to recycle less usual household waste and items. 3 ## **Activities and events, January December 2020** We continued to work with 5 areas to enable us to focus and prioritise our ministry in 2020, **Prayer and Presence** (our worship of God), **Children and Families** (investing in children and family life), **Town Connections** (engaging with the wider community), **Building the Body** (growing in faith and mutual care) and **Building the Beacon** (developing facilities to enable our ministries, planning for building on the land adjacent to the church). Despite many of our planned activities being hampered or curtailed by the pandemic from March onwards, life and growth in the church continued. The following events and activities are a flavour of the year: 8[th] January Schools assemblies ministry restarts: visits to 3 schools on different weeks by the Open the Book team, bringing Bible stories to life through drama, and by the vicar. These stopped in March. 18[th] January Jam! (our monthly ministry with families on a Saturday afternoon) restarts. This stopped in March, but restarted online over Zoom, alternating fortnightly with Young Church, from July. - 2[nd] February Three church members were baptised by full immersion a great celebration! - 15[th] March Last service in church before lockdown - 21[st] March Mothering Sunday flowers delivered to care homes - 5[th] April First online service on Palm Sunday, and Holy Week and Easer celebrated by live streaming. Initially online services on Facebook only, later in the year also on YouTube. - 24[th] April New mailing service used in order to facilitate communication with congregation and others who wanted to keep up to date with church online services and news. - 29[th] April -aon-internet users to be able to listen to sermons recorded at the online church services. - 20[th] May Start of regular (generally fortnightly) Zoom church prayer meeting - 15[th] July Church opens on Weds afternoons for private prayer, until November - 6[th] Sept Church opens on Sundays for 10am service, until early November - 8[th] Nov Short representative Act of Remembrance outside at the Cenotaph, with few present December Christmas cards and chocolates to care homes and community groups. Mostly online services, with only Christmas morning service in church ## **Safeguarding** Safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults is a vital part of all that we do in All Saints. We follow the framework laid down by the Church of England and the Derby Diocese. We have two Parish Safeguarding Links, Jenny Roberts and Maureen Graham. In 2020 around 54 people in the church were in ministry roles had required them to gain DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance. Safeguarding training from the diocese has continued to be accessed, most of which has moved online due to Covid (and is likely to remain so). Safeguarding Basic Awareness training and other online courses were completed by members of the church. The Parish Safeguarding Policy and the Safeguarding Dashboard Audit are kept under review. ## **All Involved** All Saints is very blessed to have so many people from within its community who have given generously towards the ministry of the church by using their time and gifts, their energy and resources, and often their ingenuity in serving God and others through the past year. We are very grateful to all who work hard to make All Saints the loving and lively community that it is, whether their contribution is visible or more hidden. 2020 and the Covid-19 pandemic brought us particular challenges, but that resulted in particular care and thoughtfulness being shown. We aim to be a church community that enables and values all those that we are in contact with, near and far. We look to grow in our faith together, and in our ability to do the things that God calls us to do, and to be who he wants us to be, even through unexpected circumstances. 4 **Financial Review Year ended 31[st] December 2020** The figures quoted in the Annual Accounts include the exceptional amount of £343,468 received in 2019 for the sale of the old Church Hall. For comparison purposes the figures included in this review exclude this amount. When compared to last year there was a drop of £21,630 in our church income. What in the previous year had been a surplus of £9,309, changed in 2020 to an overall net deficit of £1,912. As usual this bottom line figure hides the detail; in this case that whilst restricted funds increased by £3,880, our unrestricted funds fell by £5,792. Given the extraordinary circumstances prevailing in 2020, the figures for the year can no doubt be unrestricted bank balance showed a steady rise year on year. It is a great testimony to the faith, generosity and loyalty of the church membership that our financial position is not far worse. Unrestricted planned giving went up by 3.4% or £2,354 to £71,242. Total unrestricted giving income (including collections) fell by 3.7% or £2,624. Mission Giving was maintained at 10% of giving income. It addition it will be noted from the accounts that there was a range of other charitable giving by church members during the year. Total giving under this heading amounted to £11,842. The restricted funds are detailed on page 13 of the financial statements. The balance in the restricted Fabric Fund fell during the year to £2,308. This was due to an intentional policy to spend from restricted funds in order to maintain a higher level of unrestricted funds. The Building/Police Station Fund stood at £405,134, up from £399,826 in 2019. The Youth Worker Fund balance was £12,149. The PCC had unrestricted "free reserves" of £56,475, which was down from £62,267 last year. Included in this sum is an amount of £21,316 designated to the Fabric Fund and £1,444 to the Community Fund. ## **Reserves Policy** The PCC considers the free reserves being held are adequate for the general operational running of the church. The reserves held for the Old Police Station Fund combined with the Property (Building) Fund are for the proposed future major building works on the former police station site adjacent to the church. Approved by the PCC on 16[th] March 2021, and signed on their behalf by: Rev J Wigram (Chairperson): Date: 5 Hub3 Llmlted Chartered Accountants Market Place Crich, Matlock DE4 SDO t.. 01 T13 856041 m: 07721074663 e.. info@hub3.co.uk w: www.hub3.co.uk INOEPENDENT EXAMINER'5 REPORTTOThE PAROCHIALCMVRCH COUNCILOF ALLSAINTS CHURCH RIPLEY This report on the financial staternents af the PCC forthe year ended 310ocgmber 2020. which are set ovt on pages 7-13, is in respett of an examination carried out with the Church Accounting Re¥ul4tions 2￿6("the Rewlations"l and 52ttion 145 of the ChaTitvè5 Art 2011. Respeth¥e re5ponslb(litits ol trustees and examitter The Iharity'5 trustees are responsible for the preparation ol the accounts. The tharitrfs tru5tee5 ton5ider that an audlt 15 not requSred for this year under Section 144 of the Charft5es Act 2011 Ithe Charltle5 Act) and that èn irKlepEndent examinatlon 15 needed. It 15 my responsibility to.. examinethe accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act. to follow the procedures lald do¥vn In the General Direction5 given by the Charity Commission (under Section 14515llbl of the Charities Ath. and te state whether partkular matters have come to ryattention. Ba51sollndepe•dent •¥amlnÉrf5 Statement My exèmination was urrfed out in accordance with General Oirettions 8lven by the Charity Cornmission. An examination includes a revlew of the accountin8 records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also iDclude5 consideratlon of any unusual item5 or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanatlons from thetru5tee5 concerning any Such matters. The procedure5 undertaken do not provide all the evidence that weuld be required In an audit, ano consequentty no opinion is 8lven as to whether the accounts present 'true and fairf Tr￿eW and the reF¥)rt15 limffed to those rnatter55et out in the statement below. Independent examlner's statement It) connettion with my examin3tion, no matter has come to my atte*)tion'. which gives me reasonable cause to bplieve that, in any matedal respect. the requirements.. to keÈp3ccountinE record5 in ac£ordance with section 130of the Chiritie5 Att,. or whlth accord with the accounting records and 10mp￿WIth theaccountin2 reauirements of the Charitles Art have not been rnet., OT din to whiih. in my oplnlon, atteniion Should be dra¥¥n In ortlerto enable a proper unw'i 8 Office.. of the acwunts to be reached. egis ere Market Plac Cri¢h, Matlock DE4 5DD Sl8ned.. D*te'. Regis18red in Ep.glancl Company R8gisiralion Number 5410612 VAT Registrab"on Number 856 826188 Director Lesley While FCA LTD ICAEW ACCREDITED FOR PROBATE Chdrtered Accountants The Parish of All Saints, Ripley Statement of Financial Activities Year ended 31 December 2020 Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total 2020 Total 2019 Note INCOME FROM: Dvnutiun) urid l¥gocie5 72,287 13,612 85.899 97,863 Charitable uctivities 3,570 3.570 12,940 Troding octivities 40 1,052 Stsle of old Church Holl site 343,468 Investment income 76 5.027 5.103 4.308 Other income 188 ISA 267 TOTAL INCOME 76,161 113,639 94,800 4J9,898 EXPENDITURE ON: Churitable octivities Mission und churitoble giving 6.341 12.646 18.987 26.968 Other io 75,612 2,113 77.725 79,675 Raisino funds 478 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 81,953 14,759 6,712 107,121 Net incorne for the year before transfers 15,7921 3,880 11,9121 352,777 Transfers between funds 14&25 Net movement in fund5 15,7921 3,880 11.9121 352,777 ReconcillatFon of funds: Balances brought fOn￿ard 288,761 415,711 704.472 351,695 Net movement in funds for the year 15,7921 3,880 11,9121 352,777 Total funds tarried forward £28?.Q6Q £41q 591 £702.560 70d 472 All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. The accompanying notes on pages 9 to 13 are an integral part of these financial statements. Approved by the PCC on 22[nd] September 2020 and signed on their behalf by: Rev J Wigram (Chairperson): Date: Mr A. Michael (PCC Secretary): 8 The Parish of All Saints, Ripley Notes to the Financial Statements Year ended 31 December 2020 l AccounTlng Pollcle5 Basis of preparation and assessment of goin8 concern The financial statements have been prep3red in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 together with the Statement of Recotrirnended Praitice for Charitie5 ISORP 20151 and the accounting standard which 15 applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFR51021. They have been prepared on a going concern basis under the historical c05t convention, with items reto%nised at tost of transattion values unless otherwise stated in the relevant notÈs to these financial statements and Include all transactions, assets and liabilites lor which the PCC Is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of hurih group5 that owe thelr tnaln affillatlon to another body* nor th05e that are Infortnal g3therlng5 of church tnetnber5. The Parochial Church Council of the P3rish ol All Saints. Ripley constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The Council Members consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Parochial Church Council's ability to continue as a goin8 concern. Funds IlnrPitÈ Of thÈ ftsrmÈr politÈ gtation ig >ituatÉd bÈsidè All Saints Church. on Mo>ÈlÈy StrÈot. Depreciation is only charged on office equipment and the Church boiler 12 Amounts due to Us andprepavments Income taK recoverable on Gift Aided receipts Other 4,901 5.394 10.Z95 8,453 6,773 15.226 12 The Parish of All Salnts. Rlpley Total 2020 Total 2019 13 Amounts owed by us and deferred income Due to mission 3nd other organisation5 Other 4.967 1.056 6.023 6.659 1.140 7,799 Balance at l Jan 2020 Transfers B313nce at Expenditure between funds 31 Dec 2020 Income 14 Funds- Movements in yeur al General All Saint5, Operating Activities 40,165 76,103 181,0531 11,5001 33,715 bl Deslgnated Property (previously narned Building5 fundl Fabric- designated element Community- designated element 226.494 21.258 844 226,494 21,316 1,444 249,254 58 19001 19001 1,500 1,500 248.596 58 cl Restricted Appeals for charities Fabric- restricted element 12,646 212 112,6461 11,6981 13461 3,794 2,308 Community- restricted element Youth 346 58 12,091 399,826 12,149 405,134 5,377 1691 IIA,7591 15,711 18,639 419,591 TOTAL FUNDS 704,472 94,800 19G,7121 702,5GO Fabrlc fund Comprises both a restricted and a designated element. Donations specifically given towards the fabric fund are restricted for this purpose. The designated part relates to fund5 set aside bythe PCC for the purpose of financing work to the fabric of the church building or grounds, over and above regular maintenance issues. Communltylund- exists to provide emergency funding for Eiving support to an individual or family who may find themselves in dire need Youth fund- created to flnance the provlslon of a worker dedlcated to the task of supportlngyoung people In the church and communlty. Old Polite Station proje¢t- specifically to finance the building ol a new HallIcent￿ on the Old Polire Station site 15 Tmn5frr betweenfund5 £1500 was transferred frorn the General fund to Community fund (designated elernentl as part of the Church'5 Eiving to mission, £300 of which relaied to an adjusiment for a transfer that had not been made In a previous year 16 Related Porty Transortion5 The churth employs a part-time administrator who is a member of the PCC. Remuneration lincluding Employer's Nll for the year w?5 E8,19912019-£7,9621. **Appendix A** ## **eport for the Year 2020** This is our second year in post and the period Jan- December 2020 saw many changes caused by Coronavirus and the introduction of many rules and instructions in keeping within government guidelines in regards to hygiene and social distancing. The church was closed for a significant amount of time, and reopening brought many different elements of risk assessment. The building is in sound condition despite the long period of closure and intermittent walkabout by the wardens due to lo regular visits and was able to pick up, report and undertake remedial and prompt action where possible. Fortunately, there have not been many issues with the building: the Kitchen water heater was malfunctioning, a failed repair cost £300, and since it is 3-4 years old, it was replaced at £1200; damp in the Parish room was due to clogged gutters, RC & PB spent many hours on this dirty and necessary job; a baptistry was sourced for February; the electrics in the porch has been upgraded and a power point installed; an old petrol lawnmower was donated to Betel; the smoke detector at the top of the nave roof needs replacing and quotes are being sought; PAT testing has been successfully carried out; the trees around the church were pruned and during this process, the Christmas lights were severed and removed and cost £750 to replace. The quinquenial inspection took place in December 2020 and generally the church fabric is considered satisfactory, although there are a number of modest remedial actions required over the coming months/years. Tony and I are very grateful for the enthusiasm and support from a committed team of people who could always be relied on to undertake tasks and provide advice and support as required, especially with regard to the fabric of the church. Bill Newcomb and Tony Michael June 2021 14