2022-12-31-accounts - The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Peter's Broadwater

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2022 Report for the

Parochial Church Council

of

St Peter Broadwater, Stevenage

THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. PETER, BROADWATER MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL VESTRY MEETING OF PARISHIONERS AND THE A NNUAL

PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING

Sunday 3[rd] April 2022 in the church building and on Zoom

The Vestry Meeting and the Annual Parochial Church Meeting were held at the same time in the church building and remotely on Zoom via the internet.

Revd Kate Sharples welcomed all to the meeting and opened in prayer.

Those present on Zoom:-

Barbara Cutler Charles Harry Maurice Gordon Corrine Headington Graham Hall John Headington Elaine Hall Lynne Lee-Diep

Those present in the building:-

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Ken Aknai Obi Eneli Wendy Newbury
Rose Aknai Lynn Evenett David Owen
Claudius Allen Paul Evenett Samuel Owen
Debbie Auburn Lynette Foster Brenda Richardson
Anna Beckett Rev Paul Foster Milanese Roberts
June Benny Hilda Francis Christine Russell
Catriona Brenton Gillian Gibbs Pauline Sharp
Rosie Busfield John Greenway Pete Sharp
Emma Coates Stella Harry Laura Taylor
Stephen Coates Wendy Hills Brian Temple
Kay Collier John Hollands Carol Temple
Kieran Cooney Jacqui Horbury Judith Toft
Rod Cutler Vi Martindale Mike Toft
Susan Dungey Jackie Mitchell Joan Ward
Tony Withington Pat Wood Rev Kate Sharples
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Apologies

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Gordon Baillie (Children’s Roger Busfield Cathy Smith
church)
Annette Baillie (Children’s Paul Carter Paul Smith
church)
Maurice Ballard Liz Carter Linda Smith
Janet Bell Doris Cork Kevin Smith
John Bell Corinne Headington Louise Sime
Barbara Blackwell John Headington Wayne Sime
Pete Blackwell Rosie Hollands
Richard Brooks Julie Owen
Janice Brooks Ruth Pollard
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ANNUAL VESTRY MEETING OF PARISHIONERS 2022

APOLOGIES: See above

2. TO RECEIVE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD IN 2021

It was proposed by Obi Eneli that the minutes were a true and accurate record of the meeting held on Sunday 16[th] May 2021 , seconded by Carol Temple and agreed by all.

3. ELECTION OF CHURCHWARDENS FOR 2022-23

Rev Kate Sharples announced that the two candidates standing for Churchwarden were:

John Hollands: proposed by Sue Dungey and seconded by Pete Sharpe Wayne Sime : proposed by Rosie Hollands and seconded by Lynne Lee-Diep. There being no other candidate both were duly elected for the

year 2022/23.

ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING 2022

1. APOLOGIES: See

above

2. TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE APCM HELD IN 2021

There was a minor amendment to the minutes under “appointment of the independent examiner” The date should be 2021 not 2020. With amendment It was proposed by Wendy Hills and seconded by Rose Aknai that the minutes of the meeting held on Sunday 16[th] May 2021 were a true record of the meeting and agreed by all.

3. MEMEBERSHIP OF THE PCC

Rev Kate Sharples confirmed that Annette Baillie and Linda Smith were standing down. Wendy Hills had completed her three-year term but has applied for re-election, proposed by Graham Hall and seconded by Barbara Blackwell. There being no other candidates Wendy Hills was formally re-elected.

Rev Kate Sharples thanked Annette and Linda for their service and support on the PCC.

Rev Kate Sharples also thanked Maurice Gordon who has been Churchwarden for several years and has decided to not seek re-election this year. She confirmed he will continue to manage the building works he is currently involved with and stay active as a member of the Church Front Extension project working party.

4. APPOINTMENT OF SIDESPERSONS

The current list of welcomers/sidespersons to be re-appointed was read out: Annette Baillie, John and Janet Bell, Kay Collier, Sue Dungey, Wendy Hills, Pauline Sharp, Carol Temple

These names were approved as Welcomers/ Sidespersons for 2022/23

5. APPOINTMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER TO THE PCC:

Rev Kate Sharples announced Sue Viles of Gamlingay is willing to act as our independent examiner for the 2022 accounts. This was proposed by Sue Dungey and seconded by Brian Temple and accepted by the meeting.

QUESTIONS AND REPORTS ON THE LIFE AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS OF THE CHURCH

There were no questions raised.

QUESTIONS AND REPORTS ON THE BUILDING, DEANERY SYNOD AND

ELECTORAL ROLL

Kay Collier asked whether all the Quinquennial works would be completed this year. John Hollands confirmed this was the case and the next review was in 2023 John Hollands thanked Rev Kate Sharples for all her work

Rev Kate Sharples closed the meeting with prayer.

2022 ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST PETER BROADWATER, STEVENAGE

Review of the year

We started 2022 with a verse for the year: Psalm 105: 4:

Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.

It feels like 2022 was a year of transition. At the start of the year, we were still operating with some covid restrictions, wearing facemasks during worship, restricting numbers in some things and being careful when socialising. By the end of the year, we were worshipping and socialising freely. We also said about several events that “this is the first time since before covid”. Numbers have slowly increased over the year, and we’ve welcomed new adults and children into the church.
Social events came back in abundance, starting with a men’s breakfast and a ladies tea. The Platinum Jubilee was celebrated in style with a street party attend by many from the community as well as the church. The Tearfund Big Quiz was another wonderful social event, bringing people together and raising money.
Paul Foster’s time with us as curate came to an end in May 2022, when he left to plant a church on a housing estate in Coventry Diocese. It was great to have him with us, along with his wife Kathryn and children Grace and Jack. We valued his passion for evangelism and inspiring sermons, and are grateful for mens’ breakfasts, home-group leading, starting the youth café and schools work. We hope to have another curate in 2024.
2022 saw the return of all-age services, with refreshments first and a short service for everyone afterwards. Bread making was very popular at the Harvest celebration and lots of children (and a few adults) took part in the all-age Nativity. Carols by Candlelight was also back - and it was wonderful to have nearly all the band leading us in singing and some extras too.
The project to re-develop the front entrance progressed to the stage where we have an agreed plan, planning permission and approval from the Diocese. The new entrance will make the building accessible and more open and inviting.
A huge thank you to everyone for being part of St Peter’s Church. Whatever we do, it’s the people who make the church. Thanks for serving, giving, praying, caring, and supporting each other and all the things we do.

Aim and purposes

St Peter’s Parochial Church Council (PCC), in cooperation with the incumbent, Revd Kate Sharples, is responsible for the whole ministry and mission of the Church to the Parish of Broadwater. This includes pastoral, evangelistic, social action and ecumenical work and involvement in initiatives across Stevenage with ‘Churches Together in Stevenage.” The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of the Church and hall buildings.

Vision

Our vision is to be a missional church – showing God’s love to the community – and to be a relevant and visible presence, providing pathways by which people can seek and know God.

We want to continue to be a welcoming community that loves people of all ages and cares for them. To enable all ages to become mature followers of Jesus and to rely on him through prayer and Bible reading and the infilling of the Holy Spirit.
We want to be “A Furnace” where people meet with Jesus, where lives are transformed by his presence, where miracles happen and where people are sent out by the Holy Spirit on fire for God.
We want to be church that serves the community, helping to meet the needs of the brokenness in our parish.

Mission Action Plan 2022

1. Make the front entrance accessible, more visible, and welcoming.

Seven years ago, there was a desire to make the outside of the building reflect the inside – meaning that inside the church was very warm, friendly and welcoming but the outside was off-putting. This included making the inside visible, with glass doors, or glass in the wall, because people would be more likely to come in if they could see in first. The desire also is to make it accessible to all so that those in wheelchairs or on mobility scooters are able to access the front of the building along with everybody else rather than being confined to having to use the side entrance.

During the year plans were drawn up by the architect, which were agreed by the PCC. The Diocese gave its approval and planning permission was granted.

Reach new people by specifically concentrating on families.

We want to create pathways to faith for those coming to Stepping Stones and other family activities, so that they hear about and experience a relationship with Christ. The first step is to employ a part-time children and families leader who can develop relationships and new activities to create this pathway to faith.

At the very end of the year we found a Children’s and family leader who accepted the job. We look forward to seeing this work developing in 2023

3. Developing Youthwork community

The needs of the local young people are very much in evidence when we hear them in the evenings while meeting for prayer, and some came into the church before the Ash Wednesday service and various people chatted to them. And they have come into the church since then. We want to re-start the youth café and as we meet to consider our vision anew for the church and consider what else we could be doing for young people.

The youth café restarted in September with several dedicated leaders and a few young people from Church. So far it has not attracted youth from outside the church, probably because we’ve not managed to advertise in Barnwell School yet as hoped.

4. Care for the environment

To make changes to the buildings and how we use them so that we reach the Church of England’s target of being carbon neutral by 2030. This will need to be closely monitored over the next 8 years, to make adjustments so as to keep a realistic target.

The CofE had a grant to support 4 churches in the Diocese, and St Peter’s was chosen as one of the 4. A specialist heating and sustainability consultant worked with us to understand our buildings and needs, highlighted opportunities and resources, assessed options and made recommendations with outline costs.

We are now considering the next steps of how to put in place the recommendations.

– Activities and Highlights Building the Church

Music Ministry Ken Aknai

It was great to welcome a new team member onboard this year - AJ on electric guitar and vocals. Also welcome to Dave and Simon as new recruits on the sound desk. Our digital music management platform on Planning Centre is now well embedded into our ministry, and we continue to find handy new functions that really help us with music preparation and practise.

We had some vocal coaching sessions for the team towards the end of 2022, which were a lot of fun, and have helped us to learn how to sing better together. We hope to have further sessions in 2023.

I’d say a highlight of the year was our Carol service. It was so good to have virtually the whole team involved, plus guest appearances with flute and clarinet for some variety, and everyone gave of their very best. A truly uplifting time.

We continue to pray for new team members to join us, especially for keyboard and drums. Thank you to everyone on the team (including sound and AV people) for how you use your gifts to serve the church and further God’s Kingdom.

Children’s and Youth Church

We have a dedicated group of leaders who run our children and youth work on a Sunday morning. Youth has developed with Samuel taking much more of a lead and David moving from children to youth in September. We are grateful to Oak church for their support for the first half of the year and pleased that we are able to run without their help now. Youth Alpha was popular at the start of the year, and they are enjoying the new material from Youth for Christ.

Children’s Church has continued this year with all children in the hall. Gordon noted that there was a great variability in numbers from one week to the next, with more older children at the beginning of the year and more younger ones by the end. On one Sunday, he led them to re-enact crossing the river Jordan into the promised land. (The river was made by a stretch of blue canvas animated by two helpers). The stones used to make an altar on the far side fascinated the children as they were real coming from a geological collection. The helpers have been terrific, and a debt of thanks is owed for their assistance.

Pastoral Care Rosemary Busfield

It has been a joy this year to resume visiting people again and providing face to face contacts as well as telephone calls. Each person is assessed on a case-by-case basis and pastoral care is offered as appropriate for the need. We are a small team and there have been times when we have asked other members of

the congregation to step in and provide extra support on a short-term basis. This has worked well. I am mindful that much pastoral care support is offered through home groups and friendship groups. We are there to complement this support and provide extra contact as needed.

During the year, Sue Dungey stepped down as co-leader with me. I want to thank Sue for her dedication to this role and particularly her heart for the care of the elderly in the church. I really enjoyed working with her. Ruth Pollard is now assisting me with leading the team.

In 2023 we will be reassessing the pastoral care ministry and reviewing our practice. We would like to be more proactive, build up the team, and also be more creative in the way we offer this ministry.

Prayer Rosemary Busfield

After covid restrictions were lifted and the Sunday services were taking on the semblance of normality, we were keen to reintroduce prayer ministry. We felt that we should make a space for the Holy Spirit to come and do his work and for us on the prayer team to take a backward step. So, we introduced a different model whereby people are asked to come forward to the front of church and to wait expectantly on God. We on the prayer team will pray short and simple prayers over them asking the Holy Spirit to do his work. People can wait on God for as long or short a time as they wish while the band plays a song. Going forward, we want to encourage people to come forward and be expectant that God will honour their faith and courage. We want people to wait before God, immersing themselves in his presence and not return to their

seats too quickly, so that they can receive all that God wants to give them. We long to see the Holy Spirit move in a more powerful way, not just in the prayer ministry time but throughout the entire service. Just before Christmas we introduced a prayer request wallet which is attached to the prayer board, where people can drop in their prayer requests. Members of the Sunday evening prayer meeting then pray for their specific needs. This appears to be working well.

Homegroups

We have ten members, and we meet weekly via zoom. In 2022 we prayed a lot and laughed a lot, oh yes we did some bible study but mostly prayed and laughed. I think it is true to say that zoom works well for us as a group as some of us (well most of us) are retired it means that we can meet up and stay connected even when we are away. We have a very busy WhatsApp group too this helps us to share not just on Thursdays but every day of the week . Paul Evenett

"Our homegroup continues to meet regularly to pray and support one another; to worship together and to study God's Word .... we also meet socially, enjoying our meals out. We all really value each other's committed support and look forward to our times together. Both John and I sense that the group members are experiencing deeper relationships with the Lord." Janet and John Bell

The Daytime Home Group now meet in church on a Wednesday morning and share refreshment time with those who have attended morning communion. Good fellowship is enjoyed with regular banter before a song or two, some bible study and prayer not always in that order. Numbers vary but the average is 8 or 9. Illness and hospitalization have affected the group but thankfully others have stepped in to help run the meetings. Maurice Gordon

We continue to enjoy meeting in person every week and the sense of unity that comes from this. Homegroup is a safe place where we can share the challenges of life, pray for each other, and see God at work as our prayers are answered. Most recently we have been considering simple principles of life that we can learn from the Bible. Maurice Ballard

We remain grateful to God for His faithfulness to us as a group as we continue to receive answer to specific prayer requests. We started using an online Home

Fellowship website which enabled us access very helpful video-based bible teaching series which have been very inspirational and we aim to continue using the site for our bible studies going forwards. Obi Eneli

Activities and Highlights – Building Community

Men’s Breakfast Richard Brookes

We give grateful thanks for our men’s breakfast in March of last year, organized by our then curate the Rev Paul Foster before he left us to take up his position in Coventry diocese. We had a wonderful continental style breakfast of which about 20 or so men attended and some good fellowship between us all ensued. Our guest that Paul invited was yet another previous curate of St Peters and remembered by some of us who attended. This was the Rev Jonathan Kissell, who led us all in a time of worship with some well-known songs, some not so well known and some composed by Jonathan which to all of us were totally new. After worship and a short talk, a time of ministry prayer and healing took place. We all enjoyed a wonderful morning together in each other’s company and the company of the Holy Spirit.

Platinum Jubilee Street Party Rosie Hollands

On June 4th we celebrated the Queen's platinum jubilee by having a street party on the road between the church and the vicarage. The planning had started long before the day and the team - Wendy Hills, Lynne, Kate and I met to put together a plan to make it an occasion when we could share the celebrations with our church family and the wider community. Amongst other things, Wendy coordinated the refreshments, Kate liaised with the council to have the road closed and also wrote the risk assessment, Lynne sourced the things we needed to buy and also obtained a grant from council, and I planned some games and activities. Invitations were made and given to all the residents of the nearby streets and at last the day arrived!

So many thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make the occasion a success; for the setter uppers - who put up tables and chairs in the street, set up gazebos, covered the tables etc; for the people who made the amazing cakes; for the team who made tea, served cakes, washed up etc; and to everyone who assisted with the games and activities - especially the face painters; and everyone who stayed at the end and cleared up.

A great time was had by all! The face painting gazebos were busy the entire time and the quality of the face painting was incredible, tea flowed, cake was enjoyed and the buzz was great. More than half the people who came were not regular church members, but people from our community and they all said how much they had enjoyed the afternoon. Parcel the parcel was a great success - 3 parcels going round the long tables and three lucky guests winning a platinum jubilee mug. The jubilee quiz went down well and everyone joined with making right royal costumes out of

newspaper and Sellotape and the subsequent "fashion show". We attempted to build Buckingham Palace out of large boxes but it looked more like the houses of Parliament!

Everyone agreed that the day had been a success; importantly, we engaged with some of our community, relationships were strengthened, the street echoed with laughter and chatting, and God answered prayers for good weather and a fun, safe and inclusive afternoon.

Tearfund Big Quiz Night Rosie Hollands

On Friday 18th November our church joined with churches all over the country who took part in the Tearfund Big Quiz Night. We had 10 teams competing and there was a lovely atmosphere of good natured rivalry! We started the evening with a supper of jacket potatoes with a choice of various toppings. Then our wonderful quiz master (Paul Dymond) swung into action to deliver the quiz. Half way through the evening, the quiz stopped for tea and cake which seemed to go down well, and then the battle of the brains continued. At the end of the evening, we auctioned off the uneaten food and together with the money from the entry fee (£5 which included the quiz and the meal) we raised £325 for Tearfund.

Activities and Highlights –Engaging with the Community

Stepping Stones Kate Sharples

After Christmas we were still restricting numbers and operating a booking system, so it was great after Easter to go back to an open group. Numbers soon grew, and we have occasionally had to turn people away. It continues to serve the community and we have built good relationships with those who come regularly. A big thank you to the wonderful team.

Tea and Co Annette Baillie and Richard Brooks

At the beginning of 2022 we were still implementing many covid restrictions. Happily, by Easter, we had progressed to a point where guests could mingle and we reintroduced homemade cakes!

Throughout the year new folk have joined the group and average weekly attendance has gone up from the mid- teens to the low twenties. They are all grateful for the opportunity to meet and socialise with the option of playing board games or colouring. A few of our guests attended the church ‘Ladies Afternoon Tea’ and the ‘Street Party’. Towards the end of the year a small number participated in both the ‘Quiz Night’ and ‘Carols by Candlelight’.

Going forward we would like to see more folk join the group and also add more variety to some of the sessions.

Schools Work Kate Sharples

It was great to welcome class visits into church again and to have Shephalbury Park come into church for harvest. Assemblies were taken with Bridgebuilders every half term in Roebuck Academy and Kate gave a talk in every class about Easter. The Christmas Journey saw 4 classes coming into church and Shephalbury Park also came in for a carol service. Roebuck couldn’t come into church because of the snow, and after postponing for a few days, Kate went into school to take the carol service there. We are really grateful for the opportunities to go into our community primary schools.

In the first part of the year Paul Foster continued the Secondary School work at Barnwell in partnership with Oak church, getting to know the youth while playing football.

Making it Happen

Electoral Roll

There are 95 names on this year's roll. 3 people were removed because they moved away, worshipped at a different church, or passed away.

Of the 95 people, 31of them are male - which is 33% or a third, and 64 are female, 67% or two-thirds.

Just over half of which live within the parish, 50 (53%) and 45 (or 47%) live outside of the parish in the surrounding areas of Stevenage or the nearby villages.

Parochial Church Council (PCC)

The PCC and the Vicar, Revd Kate Sharples, continue to work closely and fruitfully together, overseeing the work and activities of St Peter’s. The PCC met six times in 2022.

The main points of discussion at PCC meetings were: Building works, employing a Families Worker, the front entrance project, Heating, budget, and the Mission Action Plan

Administration

Lynne Lee-Diep has continued to work 12 hours a week as the church administrator and hall booking manager. She does a fantastic job in making sure everything runs smoothly.

Finance Report for the year ending December 2022 Helen Henry,

Treasurer

of £7000 which was unrestricted. Income from the hall was £16,315 up from £10,526. Our biggest issue was the increase in the cost of gas as our fixed rate ended in October. The cost per KW/hr went from around 2p to 21p. We received help under the government scheme and had a grant of from the St Albans diocese to help with increased cost of £1279. £2197 was donated by the congregation to help with the increased costs. The electricity is still in a fixed contract. We continued to support our 3 mission partners giving a total of £4788. We received 2 grants for £1130 to support our Stepping Stones project, a £500 grant to set up Foodshed project and £6000 for a children’s worker (yet to be appointed). As Interest rates were low at the beginning of the year, we moved £50,000 into a 1 year fixed rate savings account. The Church savings accounts have £97,680 plus £16,807 in the general running accounts. £25,000 set as side for emergencies, £28,000 for improving the front entrance, £12,900 for the projects fund leaving £19,100 for general running. The PCC’s reserve policy has remained the same. No trustee received any financial remuneration.

On behalf of the PCC, I would like to thank everyone who gives financially to St Peter’s to allow us to run the church and the allow our work to continue.

Buildings and Fabric Report John Hollands and Wayne Sime (Church Wardens)

The church buildings and fabric generally remain in good condition. The main work undertaken in 2022 was to replace the path from the hall fire exit (completed July 2022) and to replace the hall flooring (completed August 2022) as well as replacing the hall lights with LEDs (completed October 2022). Everyone seems to be very happy with the new flooring, both the church and hall users. We want to thank Roger Busfield particularly for his hard work taking apart the large cupboard in the storage area and then rebuilding it.

There are a few on-going issues remaining from the 2018 Diocesan Quinquennial Report (ie spalling brickwork mainly on the tower and cracking to the cill beneath the large stained glass chancel window). These items will be addressed in early 2023 prior to the quinquennial inspection due later in 2023. We are very pleased that we received a grant of £3,000 from the National Churches Trust towards the cost of this work. There has been some other minor maintenance works carried out during the year, including repairing the guttering on the hall and cleaning the gutters and flat roof areas of moss and muck.

We are pleased to confirm that planning approval for the new front entrance has been received from Stevenage Borough Council. We are now seeking various grants to help with paying for this.

We thank Roger again for his work on the grounds, including mowing the lawn regularly and keeping the shrubbery trim and tidy. In addition, we thank Emma Stilling for her hard work keeping all areas of the buildings clean and safe during the year. Finally, thanks to the Assistant Churchwardens Helen Henry, Sue Dungey, and Peter Sharp for their help on Sunday mornings.

Hall Report Lynne Lee-Diep

There were very few changes in hall hirers in 2022. However, we have had some of our existing hall hirers increase their sessions. We have a Support Group who meet on Mondays and Wednesdays, which is a regular commitment that runs through the school holidays too. The dance instructor has added extra sessions mid-week to support their students - this can be dependent on dance competitions coming up and so there are quiet periods too. The Tuesday and Wednesday martial arts classes continue to be popular and Slimming World hire the hall on Thursdays.

November 2022 saw many of our mid-week church activities relocate to the hall - Tea & Co, Communion, and Youth Cafe. The hall is more economical to heat up and our groups and activities moved over to the hall without grumbling or fuss.

Deanery Synod Wayne Sime and Obi Eneli (Deanery Synod Reps)

There have been 3 meetings of the Stevenage Deanery Synod over the last year, one of which was a social event. Below are the highlights:

Gary Bentley, Chair of the Hertfordshire Christian Police Association, discussed his Christian journey and how his faith has helped him deal with issues within his personal life and in the police force. He also talked about his ministry to his colleagues in the force, as well as those he meets in the line of duty.

The Synod voted to ask the Diocesan Board of Finance to instruct fund managers to disinvest diocesan funds from companies whose primary focus is fossil fuels. The Synod also adopted a Net Zero Carbon strategy and action plan.

Louise Sime Safeguarding

We take Safeguarding very seriously, recognising there are a few people who are determined to harm children or adults and deliberately seek out organisations where children or other vulnerable people meet. The church is particularly vulnerable to these people. We need to ensure we create and maintain a safeguarding culture that will discourage people from becoming involved within church for the wrong reasons and make it difficult to harm or abuse children or adults. Everyone working with children and vulnerable adults have been Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checked and have been asked to take part in the diocesan safe guarding training. All our leaders and most of our helpers have completed their e-learning safeguarding training sessions. The remaining few helpers will be undertaking safeguarding training shortly. Lynn Lee-Diep, our church administrator, continues to be our lead Recruiter and ensures all new DBS checks are carried out.

We can report that the PCC has been fully compliant with the duty under section 5 of the safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016. (Duty to have due regard to House of Bishops guidance on Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable adults)

Administrative information

St Peter’s Church is situated on Broadwater Crescent, Stevenage, part of the Marymead neighbourhood hub. It is part of the Diocese of St Albans within the Church of England. The correspondence address is The Willows, Stevenage Herts SG2 8AN. Registered charity number is 1152921.

PCC members who have served at any time during 2021:

Ex Officio members:

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Vicar: Reverend Kate Sharples (Chair)
Clergy:
Gordon Baillie
Readers: Obi Eneli (and Deanery synod rep)
Paul Evenett
Wayne Sime (and Deanery synod rep and vice chair)
Wardens: From April 22
John Hollands
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Elected members:

Rose Aknai PCC Secretary Annette Baillie (until April 2022) Kieran Cooney Helen Henry Treasurer Louise Sime Wayne Sime (until April 2022) Wendy Hills Linda Smith (until April 2022) Tapiwa Tungamira (until Sept 2022)

Approved by the PCC on 13 March 2023

and signed on their behalf by the Reverend Kate Sharples (PCC Chairperson)

VICAR

Revd Kate Sharples, The Vicarage, 1 The Willows, Stevenage SG2 8AN

BANK DETAILS

Bank of Scotland PO Box 10, 38 St Andrew Square Edinburgh EH2 2YR

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER

Susan Viles Debonair Management Services Limited 14 St Mary’s, Gamlingay, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 3ET

Report from the Treasurer for the PCC of St Peter's Church Broadwater for the year ending December 2022

This year has been a normal year in terms our services and use of the hall for our selves and the community. Our regular giving has been steady this year, the tax efficient amount was £47,105, other giving £11,665 with £12,743 from gift aid. We also received 2 gifts, one of £20,000 for use as part of our families outreach and one of £7000 which was unrestricted. Income from the hall was £16,315 up from £10,526. Our biggest issue was the increase in the cost of gas as our fixed rate ended in October. The cost per KW/hr went from around 2p to 21p. We received help under the government scheme and had a grant from the St Albans diocese to help with increased cost of £1279. £2197 was also donated by the congregation to help with these increased costs. The electricity is still in a fixed contract. We continued to support our 3 mission partners giving a total of £4788. We received 2 grants totalling £1130 to support our Steppings Stone project, a £500 grant to set up a Foodshed project and £6000 for a children’s worker (yet to be appointed). As Interest rates were low at the beginning of the year we moved £50,000 into a 1year fixed rate savings account. The Church savings accounts have £97,440 plus £16,000 in the general running accounts. £25,000 set as side for emergencies, £28,000 for improving the front entrance, £12,900 for the projects fund and £26,000 designated for the children and families leader, leaving £21,500 for general running. The PCC’s reserve policy has remained the same. No trustee received any financial remuneration. Helen Henry Treasurer to the PCC.

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Parochial Church Council of St Peter's, Broadwater Annual Accounts

Year ending 31st December 2022

Section A Statement of financial activities Section A

Total funds £ £ £ £ Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Prior year funds	Total funds £ £ £ £ Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Prior year funds	Total funds £ £ £ £ Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Prior year funds	Total funds £ £ £ £ Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Prior year funds
102,134	-	102,134	78,573
18,274	543	18,817	12,978
		-	-
622	-	622	9
7,758	-	7,758	2,666
128,788	543	129,331	94,226

-	-	-	-
111,633	1,555	113,188	97,941
111,633	1,555	113,188	97,941

17,155	-1,012	16,143	-3,715
	-	-	-
17,155	-1,012	16,143	-3,715
-	-	-	-
		-	-

		-
	-	-	-
17,155	-1,012	16,143	-3,715

98,752	28,676	127,429	131,144
115,906	27,664	143,571	127,429

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Section B Balance sheet

£ £ Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds	£ £ Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds	£ £ £ Designated funds Total this year Total last year	£ £ £ Designated funds Total this year Total last year	£ £ £ Designated funds Total this year Total last year
29,883	-	-	29,883	42,103
29,883	-	-	29,883	42,103

2,810	-	-	2,810	1,583
240	-	-	240	9
72,505	27,665	14,639	114,809	86,995
75,555	27,665	14,639	117,859	88,587

4,172	-	-	4,172	3,611

71,383	27,665	14,639	113,687	84,976

101,266	27,665	14,639	143,570	127,079

101,266	27,665	14,639	143,570	127,079


-		14,639	14,639	15,096
	28,677	-	28,677	30,222
83,484			83,484	85,826
83,484	28,677	14,639	126,801	131,144

Print	Name	Signature		Date of approval dd/mm/yyyy
Helen Henry				14/03/23
Obinna Eneli				14/03/23

Page 2, Balance Sheet

Parochial Church Council of St Peter, Broadwater Notes to the Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 31 December 2018

1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2015 together with the Charities Act 2011, and the Statement of

Recommended Practice for Accounting by Charities. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Funds

Unrestricted funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application on the general .

purposes of the PCC. Funds designated for the particular purpose by the PCC are also unrestricted.

Incoming resources

Voluntary income and capital sources

Giving is recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC. Planned giving receivable under Gift Aid is recognised when received.

Income tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations is recognised when the associated income is recognised.

Other income

Rental income from the letting of the church hall is recognised when rent is due.

Income from investments

Interest is accounted for as earned. All interest earned is credited to the Unrestricted Fund unless monies are separately invested.

Resources used

Grants

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding obligation on the PCC.

Activities directly relating to the work of the Church

The diocesan parish share is accounted for when it falls due.

Fixed Assets

Consecrated property and movable church furnishings

Consecrated property of any kind is excluded from the accounts by Part 1, Chapter 2 (10) of the Charities Act 2011.Even though it is not technically consecrated property, the Church Hall is not recognised in the accounts.

Page 4, Notes

Movable church furnishings held by the Vicar and Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC, and which require a faculty for disposal, are accounted for as inalienable property unless consecrated. They are listed in the church’s Inventory, which can be inspected (at any reasonable time).

Expenditure incurred on consecrated buildings or individual items under £5,000 is written off as incurred.

1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES CONTINUED

Other fixtures, fittings and office equipment

Individual items of computer and office equipment are capitalised and written off over three years.

Current assets

Amounts owing in respect of fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors.

Short-term deposits include cash held on deposit either with the DBF, Church of England Funds or at the bank.

Page 5, Notes

Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	TOTAL	TOTAL
		2022	2021
£	£	£	£
47,105 12,746 9,734 1,931		47,105 12,746 9,734 1,931	49,903 13,118 12,846 1,530
71,516	-	71,516	77,397
30,618		30,618 -	1,277 -
30,618	-	30,618	1,277
16,315 515 1,444	- 543	16,315 1,058 1,444	10,526 1,502 360
18,274	543	18,817	12,388
622	-	622	9
622	-	622	9
7,758		7758 0	758 2,497
7,758	-	7,758	3,255
128,788 543		129,331	94,326

Fees from restricted funds shown in note 2 ( c ) are fees due to the Diocese in respect of set fees for weddings, funerals, baptisms etc.

Page 6, Notes

3 RESOURCES EXPENDED

3 RESOURCES EXPENDED
3(a) Grants Charitable giving: International Charities & Causes National Charities & Causes (1830) Local Charities & Causes (1802) Missionary giving: International Charities & Causes National Charities & Causes Local Charities & Causes Total Charitable and Missionary giving 3(b) Activities relating to the church Ministry : Diocesan parish Share (1910) Funeral and wedding fees (2208) Evangelism (2201,2203,2213.2214) Work with Children (2216) Work with Youth (2204) Church maintenance (2331) Equipment (2332) Church Hall (2530,2540,2560,2591) Sub-Total Clergy expenses + house (2101,2102,2130,2145) Church running expenses (2207,2211,2218,2219,2331,2340,2401,2410,2420	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	TOTAL
			2022	2021
	£	£	£	£
	- 4,788	- - -	- - 4788	- 150 4,788
	4,788	-	4788	4,938
	- -	- - -	- - - -	- - -
	-		-	-
	4,788	-	4,788	4,938
	48470 5862 789 131 209 8,727 3,611 60 16,339	- 543 - - - -	48,470 5,862 543 789 131 209 8,727 3,611 60 16,339	39,189 17,308 1,215 170 198 100 4,331 2,036 1,166 2,436
	84,198	543	84,741	68,149

Page 7, Notes

Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	TOTAL	TOTAL
		2022	2021
£	£	£	£
84,198 - -	543 -	84,741 - -	68,149 163 2,497
84,198	543	84,741	70,809
7,089 2,207 161 250 658	- - - - -	7,089 2,207 161 250 658	5,638 2,056 22 250 658
10,365	-	10,365	8,624
60 12,222	- 1,012	60 12,222 1,012	90 11,935 1,545
12,282	1,012	13,294	11,935
111,633	1,555	113,188	96,306

Page 8, Notes

Church Hall Account Income Expenditure Net Deficit/income Stepping Stones Account Income Expenditure Net Deficit/income CJR scheme (furlough grant) Income Expenditure	2022	2021
	£ 16315 16339	£ 10,526 2,306
	-24	8,220
	£ 1230 607	£ 290 110
	623	180
	£ 0 0	£ 2497 2497
	0	0

4 STAFF COSTS Administrator/Vicar's secretary Cleaner	2022	2021
	£ 7,089 3,891	£ 5,638 1,979
	10,980	7,617

Page 9, Notes

Kitchen	Meeting Rooms	Building roof	Access for all	Chairs	AV System	Total 2020
£ 23,130 - -	£ 6,965 - -	£ 16,320 -	£ 42028	£ 12,502	£ 4982	£ 100,945 - -
23,130 18,880 2,125 -	6,965 6,076 445 -	16,320 9,216 1,917 -	42,028 21,174 4,242	12,502 7,482 2,494	4982 996 996	100,945 63,824 12,219 -
21,005 4,250	6,521 889	11,133 7,104	25,416 20,854	9,976 2,526	1,992 2,990	76,043 37,121

2,125	444	5,187	16,611	2,526	2,990	29,883

5 FIXED ASSETS

6 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND

Fixed Assets Cash at bank and at hand* Short term deposits

Unrestricted Funds	Designated Funds	Restricted Funds	TOTAL
£ 29,883	£ 14639	£ - 27,665 -	£ 29,883 113,447 240
71,143
240
101,266	14639	27,665	143,570

7 DEBTORS

Income tax recoverable Hall Hire

2022	2021
£ 1,876 934	£ 1,334 249
2,810	1,583

Page 10, Notes

8 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Accruals Amount held for other parties Creditors £2500 held in case VAT is payable on disability entrance.	2022	2021
	£ 3,853 - 319	£ 3,262 - 349
	4,172	3,611

2021	Income	Expenditure	Transfers	2022
£ 98,752	£ 128,788	£ 111,633	£	£ 115,907
98,752	128,788	111,633	-	115,907
28,676	543	1,555		27,663 -
28,676	543	1,555		143,570
127,428	129,331	113,188	-	143,570

Page 11, Notes