Holy Trinity Church, Hildersham
Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31 December 2022
Administrative information
Holy Trinity Church in Hildersham is part of the Diocese of Ely within the Church of England. The correspondence address is Pear Tree Cottage, High Street, Hildersham, Cambs, CB21 6BU. The Parochial Church Council (PCC) of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity, Hildersham, is a Registered Charity, number 1153435.
As a registered charity the PCC has a responsibility to provide a service for the public benefit. Public benefit is about knowing:
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what the charity is set up to achieve – the ‘charity’s purpose’
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how the charity’s purpose is beneficial – the ‘benefit aspect’
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how the charity’s purpose benefits the public or a sufficient section of the public – the ‘public aspect’ of the public benefit
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how the trustees will carry out the charity’s purpose for the public benefit - ‘furthering’ the charity’s purpose for the public benefits
The Trustees consider that, in the conduct of their business, they have complied with the duty set out in Section 4 of the Charities Acct 2006 to have due regard to guidance on public benefit published by the Charities Commission.
Structure, governance and management
The governing documents of the charity are:
The Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 (as amended)
The Church Representation Rules 2020
These documents set out the arrangements for the appointment of PCC members (the Trustees) and for operation of the charity.
All Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. Holy Trinity, Hildersham PCC has the responsibility of cooperating with the Rector in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the Church building, churchyard and surrounding areas bounded by Holy Trinity, Hildersham.
PCC Members who have served from the Annual Church Meeting on 19[th] April 2022 until the Annual Church Meeting in April 2023 were:
Rector : Revd. Iain McColl Wardens : Vacant
Treasurer: Mr Mervyn Wingfield Elected representatives of the laity : Mrs Rosalinde Gray Ms Anne-Marie Melloy Mrs Kirsten Newble Mrs Amanda Palmer Minutes Secretary Vacant, rotates around PCC
Independent Examiner of the Financial Statement: Mr David Newble
Church attendance
There continue to be 34 parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll, 8 of whom are not resident within the parish. During 2022 the attendance at both Communion and Evensong services increased as the effects of the Covid pandemic faded away, however they did not quite reach the heights of pre-pandemic Carol services for instance, perhaps due to the unfortunate clash of the Carol service with the World Cup final. Silent Space followed by compline returned to church on Tuesday evenings offering a quiet space to those wishing to pause and reflect during a busy week. This service continued to have a broad reach attracting attendees from Hildersham, Abington and Linton. Members of the Hildersham congregation also joined the online services offered by the ministry team and travelled to combined services in other churches within the Benefice.
Review of the year
The Ministry Team
Revd. Iain McColl is the Rector of the Granta Vale Benefice. He was supported by the Ministry Team which included: Revd. Kathy Bishop (Associate Priest), Revd Ben Brady (Curate), Mr Alistair Collen, Mr Stephen Wheeler and Kristi Stewart Elliot (Licensed Lay Ministers) and Authorised Lay Ministers Mr Keith Day (Music & Worship Leading) and Mrs Rosemary Mead (Pastoral Care).
Additionally, we supported the parish nurse Kim Cox and ordinands on attachment Jeanine Kennedy (until June 2022) and Hannah Threlfall. Revd Ben Brady joined in November as assistant Curate based in Abington Rectory. Revd. Cathy Bishop retired and was warmly thanked for her many years of service to the parish. It is hoped that she will return in 2023 after a sabbatical.
Serve the community
Three popular teatimes were held in church serving delicious teas to residents from Hildersham, Linton and the Abingtons. The first was at Easter and the Children’s Church Council (CCC) also raised money at it for REACH by selling Easter flower baskets that they had made. An Autumn tea was held for which the CCC organised a community scavenger hunt and the final tea was held to
start Advent where the CCC sold their handmade Christmas decorations. The children had prepared for this by enjoying making elf decorations at the Creative Church Day using pine cones from the churchyard.
In light of the cost of living crisis, where energy prices in particular have soared, the Harvest Festival focus this year was on donating slow cookers to REACH in Haverhill for distribution to those in need to ensure that donated food could also be cooked. REACH has expanded it’s services and foodbank to include our Benefice this year. A wide selection of non-perishable food items were also given during the year via collection bags at the back of church.
During the year all residents of Hildersham received Easter bunny bags and handmade Christmas cards thanks to the CCC. The Gifts for Refugees appeal was again generously supported with over 150 gifts given to Cambridgeshire Social Services by those from Hildersham and the Abingtons. Lamb Sunday returned with a chance for all to welcome the arrival of Spring, enjoy seeing the new lambs in the village and gather over tea and home-made cake.
On the sad occasion of the passing of HM the Queen, Hildersham church hosted a book of condolence and a special service of thanksgiving for her life devoted to the people of our country. The church bells were tolled for an hour on the day after she passed and again before the funeral service.
Parish Nurse
Kim Cox supported the community in the role of Parish Nurse in 2022 both in person and via the telephone. The Community Café in Balsham and other gatherings in the villages continued to give her an opportunity to meet many more people than can be managed by individual visits. This extended the reach of the project to make a difference to as many people as possible.
Sadly Kim needed to retire later in the year and a considerable effort was made in the last quarter to recruit a replacement Parish Nurse given the obvious need in our parishes, Unfortunately this was not possible and hence Kim began to ensure those using the service had a successful handover and continuity of care. The PNMG are sadly bringing this project to a close after seven very successful years serving the community, more detail on which may be found in the full Parish Nurse report.
The Parish Nurse is employed by Hildersham PCC with the service overseen by the Parish Nurse Management Group (PNMG) under the Chairmanship of Revd Iain McColl. We thank the PNMG members; Genevieve Dalton, Keith Day, James Morrow and Suan Rowland for their time and commitment to the project.
Develop a healthy church and leaders
This year the range of Sunday services offered at Holy Trinity included Holy Communion, Morning Prayer and Evensong. The Tuesday evening Silent Space followed by Compline continued weekly, providing an opportunity to offer prayers for the church, local community and other matters of concern. It was a delight to hold the traditional Christmas nine lessons and carols service back in church for the first time since the pandemic bringing the whole community back together in celebration.
The House Group continued to meet for Bible study, prayer and fellowship throughout the year. This is an ecumenical group engaging with Christians across the community, whether they attend Hildersham Church or worship elsewhere.
The Children’s Church Council (CCC) met monthly and is a thriving group of ten local children aged between 8 and 15. They produce wonderful updates on the noticeboard to keep the congregation abreast of their thoughts and activities. Sustainability continued to be an important part of CCC principles, this year visible when the children researched the needs of hedgehogs and then constructed a wonderful hedgehog house in the churchyard.
The Granta Vale Churches Choir continues to meet to practice every Monday at Holy Trinity and has members representing every parish within our benefice. The choir contribute to the united service on the first Sunday of the month, evensong and the carol services around the benefice.
The library in the church offers books to be borrowed or browsed freely and the children’s play area welcomes young visitors during church daily opening hours. There is a monthly article in the Abingtons and Hildersham News to keep residents up to date with activities.
Re-imagining the church building
Holy Trinity church is open daily to visitors and hosts events during the year for the whole community, as well as the regular services. Those interested in historical buildings often visit to view the wall paintings in particular and hikers drop in to enjoy the view while resting on the benches in the churchyard and to use the facilities. The Easter, Autumn and Advent teas are always welcomed and well attended. The church welcomed people from across the Benefice to discuss the joint submission towards the Deanery Development Plan. The churchyard continues to ensure that it is also welcoming for wildlife to the benefit of us all.
Building team
The church has again been cared for by a committed group of parishioners lead by David and Amanda Palmer. The usual annual checks have been made, these include the checking of fire extinguishers, PAT testing, gutter clearance, alarm service, boiler maintenance and so on. The lighting and heating have both required attention this year. The church insurance has been reviewed, as have the risk assessments. Keith Day has continued to care for the organ to ensure that it remains in good order. The churchyard is managed with both human and wildlife interests at heart to the benefit of both. Tree surgeons removed a diseased tree and their advice on removing the ivy from trees to reduce the possibility of storm damage to further trees was implemented.
Financial review
This has again been a more normal year with recovery from the pandemic. Overall our funds were reduced by nearly £3,500, but we still have nearly £70,000 in reserves, so it has not been too much of a struggle financially.
The differences from last year are:
(1) Collections totaling £2273 were taken in the church, which is an improvement.
(2) The Parish Nurse funds were reduced by about £7,000, and the future of this service is now under review, as a replacement nurse has not been found. There is still about £27,000 in this fund, which is administered by Hildersham PCC.
(3) Other restricted funds reserves had a small surplus in total. The Shared Ministry Costs fund stayed positive, with other PCCs making their revised contributions. Unrestricted and designated funds had a surplus of over £3,000.
The PCC would like to thank everyone involved in supporting the church’s finances during the year, thus ensuring that we remain on a stable financial footing.
Thank you
The PCC would like to take this opportunity to thank all who gave so generously of their time to church in so many ways this year. Thanks to those who kept the church building both open daily and in a safe and welcoming state through cleaning, tending the churchyard, flower arranging, maintaining both the organ and building. Everyone helped make sure that life in church could thankfully return to normal and the church was always a pleasure to visit after the strange times during the pandemic. Thank you so much. The PCC also wishes to thank the team of key-holders who open and close the church daily, whatever the weather, it is greatly appreciated. Finally the PCC thanks all the parishioners for their continued support of the Church this year. PCC March 2023
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Hildersham PCC Accounts 2019
| Charity Name |
Charity Name |
Charity Name |
No (if any) | Last year (2021) to the nearest £ |
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| HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, HILDERSHAM | 1153435 | ||||
| Receipts andpayments accounts | |||||
| For the period from | Period start date | To | Period end date | ||
| 01/01/2022 | 31/12/2022 | ||||
| Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Designated funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
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| A1 Voluntary Income/ Receipts - TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES | |||||
| Tax efficient planned giving | 9,082 | 3,846 | - | 12,928 | 13,021 |
| Other planned giving | - | 600 | - | 600 | 600 |
| Collections at services | 2,273 | - | - | 2,273 | 489 |
| All other giving and voluntary receipts, including Special Appeals (recurring and one-off) | 727 | 3,750 | 12 | 4,489 | 3,863 |
| Gift Aid recovered | 2,658 | 1,594 | - | 4,252 | 3,878 |
| Legacies received (capital value) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grants (include recurring and one-off) | - | 3,931 | - | 3,931 | 6,633 |
| Gross income from fundraising activities | 676 | - | - | 676 | 80 |
| Dividends, interest, income from property etc. | 720 | 2,621 | - | 3,341 | 3,339 |
| Statutory fees retained by the PCC (weddings, funerals etc) | 2,034 | - | - | 2,034 | 1,023 |
| Gross income from trading (e.g. hall lettings, magazine, bookstall). NOT fundraising. | 600 | - | - | 600 | 400 |
| Any other income/ receipts not already listed | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 Churches Ministry Costs | - | 15,238 | - | 15,238 | 13,285 |
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 18,770 | 31,580 | 12 | 50,361 | 46,611 |
| Total receipts | |||||
| 18,770 | 31,580 | 12 | 50,361 | 46,611 | |
| A3 Payments -TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED | - | ||||
| Fund-raising activites (costs and payments) | 54 | 478 | - | 532 | 284 |
| Mission giving and donations | 546 | - | - | 546 | 50 |
| Diocesan parish share contribution | 7,274 | - | - | 7,274 | 10,643 |
| Salaries, wages and honoraria | - | 15,613 | - | 15,613 | 12,491 |
| Clergy and staff expenses | - | 15,152 | - | 15,152 | 14,843 |
| Church expenses: Mission and evangelism costs | - | 796 | - | 796 | 439 |
| Church running expenses | 1,377 | 5,961 | 75 | 7,413 | 5,160 |
| Church utility bills | 1,485 | - | - | 1,485 | 1,326 |
| Churchyard Maintenance and Gardening | - | 120 | - | 120 | 628 |
| Cost of trading | - | - | - | - | - |
| Repairs and enhancements to church buildings | - | - | - | - | 679 |
| Church Insurance and Security Systems | 3,231 | - | - | 3,231 | 3,887 |
| New building work to the church, church hall, clergy housing or other PCC property | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 Churches Ministry Costs | 1,628 | - | - | 1,628 | 1,451 |
| Other expenditure | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sub total | 15,596 | 38,120 | 75 | 53,791 | 51,881 |
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end (2021) Cash funds this year end (2022) Categories |
15,596 | 38,120 | 75 | 53,791 | 51,881 |
| 3,174 | - 6,540 | - 63 | - 3,429 | - 5,279 | |
| - | - | - | - | ||
| 26,838 | 46,646 | 848 | 74,332 | ||
| 30,012 | 40,106 | 785 | 70,902 | ||
| Unrestricted funds | Restricted funds | Designated funds |
FUNDS AT 31.12.2022 |
FUNDS AT 31.12.2021 |
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| B1 CASH FUNDS | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ |
| Petty Cash | - | - | - | - | |
| Barclays Community ACC 1 | 29,003 | 20,776 | 785 | 50,564 | 45,695 |
| Barclays Community ACC 2 | 1,191 | 1,191 | 2,765 | ||
| Barclays Savings ACC 1 | 8,265 | 8,265 | 15,117 | ||
| Country Fayre Account | 1,008 | 1,008 | 1,008 | ||
| CBF Deposit Account | 3,513 | 3,513 | 3,467 | ||
| CBF Repair Fund Account | 6,362 | 6,362 | 6,279 | ||
| Total Funds | 30,012 | 40,106 | 785 | 70,902 | 74,332 |
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Hildersham PCC Accounts 2019
| B2A Other monetary assets Details |
B2A Other monetary assets Details |
Opening Balance 1.1.2022 |
Restricted income |
Restricted expenditure |
Closing Balance 31.12.2022 |
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| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||
| GENERAL REPAIR FUNDS RESTRICTED | |||||
| General Repair Reserve | 8,762 | 1,058 | - | 9,820 | |
| Sexton's Trust | 1,550 | 280 | 1,802 | 28 | |
| Rector's Trust | 404 | 320 | 601 | 123 | |
| Sub Total: | 10,716 | 1,658 | 2,404 | 9,970 | |
| B2B Other monetary assets Details |
Opening Balance 1.1.2022 |
Restricted income |
Restricted expenditure |
Closing Balance 31.12.2022 |
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| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||
| SKINNER BEQUEST RESTRICTED | 447 | 613 | 120 | 940 | |
| GOODWIN TRUST RESTRICTED | 622 | 1,316 | 796 | 1,142 | |
| COMMUNITY EVENTS FUND RESTRICTED | 255 | - | - | 255 | |
| PARISH NURSE RESTRICTED | 34,311 | 12,055 | 19,073 | 27,293 | |
| 7 CHURCHES MINISTRY COSTS RESTRICTED | 294 | 15,938 | 15,727 | 505 | |
| HOLY TRINITY HILDERSHAM MINISTRY COSTS APPORTIONMENT UNRESTRICTED | £1,628.40 | ||||
| TOTAL RESTRICTED FUNDS | 46,646 | 31,580 |
38,120 |
40,106 | |
| UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND AND DESIGNATED FUNDS | 27,686 | ~~31,580~~ 18,782 |
~~38,120~~ 15,671 |
30,796 | |
| GRAND TOTAL OF FUNDS | UN Income | un Exp | 70,902 | ||
| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Details |
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| Fund Value 1.1.2022 | Current value 31.12.2022 |
Gain/Loss | |||
| HILDERSHAM GOODWIN TRUST | 48,405 | 42,707 | - 5,698 | ||
| CHURCHYARD MAINTENANCE FUND | 23,365 | 20,615 | - 2,751 | ||
| TOTAL GAIN IN YEAR | - 8,449 | ||||
| B5 Liabilities Details |
Fund to which liability relates |
Amount due | Date of approval | ||
| DECEMBER SALARIES FEES AND EXPENSES TO BE PAID IN JANUARY | PARISH NURSE | - | |||
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signatures | |||||
| Print Name | |||||
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of The Parochial Church Council of the EcGlesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity, Hildersham On accounts for the year ended 31 St December 2022 Charity no {if any) 1153435 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {'the Trust") for the year ended Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordan with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (°the Acf'}. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounls carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention (other than Ihat disclosed below ') in conneclion with th8 examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in ac¢ordance with seclion 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no conrn$ and have come a¢ross no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete tho words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Independent examiner's statsment Signed: Date: 11 April 2023 Name.. David Newble Relevant professional qualification{s> or body (if any): ACA Address.. Little Chilfords. Back Road Linton, UK CB214LF IER October 2018