St Dunstan's Monks Risborough St Peter's Owlswick THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST DUNSTAN. MONKS RISBOROUGH Annual Report & Accounts of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31" December 2023 INCLUDING Reulpts and Paym•it Acctyjnt Sratement of Assets and Uablllti Notes ro the Ftnand•i Indepwtht Ex*mlnerfs R Registered cPArlty number. 1153849 Annual Report for the Year Ended 2023 Aim and purposes The PCC has the respon5ibilicy co promote. both in the parfsh and throughout the Risborough Team. the gospel of <>ur Lord Jesus Christ according w the doctrines and Pfdcoces of the Churth of England, d to Ct>oper4te with the mlnlmr In prrxnoting in the parlsh the whole mlssion ol the Churth. pastordl. eianplist6c, social and ecumenlcal. It has respon$lbility lor the ffrdlntenance of St Dunstan's Church. the church hall and churchyard. and the Chapel of Ease of St Peter at Owlswick It must also ensure thai appropriate safeguarding and health and safery procedures are in place. TheTeam Vicar Is commlssloned to mini￿r both within the parish. and throuzhout the Risborough Team. Objectlves and Artivitles Throughout 2023, we offered worthip and hosted comrnuniry groups and even￿ whlch continued to rebLblld and strengthen in the wake of the coronawrus pandwnic. The Eucharfst Is ¢)ur central act ¢rf v￿rShip. with full use made ol the seasonal range of liturgical materlal for Holy Communion from ComffK¥n Worship ICW) produced by The Church of England. Services of Holy Cixnrnunion and Evensoig according to the Book of Common Prayer IBCP) also fom a core part of the lrfe of the worshlpplnz corywnunlty. The pattern of serélces typldly follows thls pattern (all ser4kes are at St Dunsun's unleu specffierf): Fsrst Sunday of the m¢)nth: 83rn BCP Hoty Communlen l Oam CW All-A¥e Holy Communi¢)n 3pm (Wlnter} 16pm (Summer) BCP Evensong 9arn BCP Hoty Comrnunl¢￿ Peterfx Owlywick) l Oam CW Holy Communi( 3pm C¥Yintor) 16pm (Surnmer) BCP Evens¢)ng Third & Fifth Sunday of the month: l Oam C*V Holy C￿Muni0n 3pm (Winter) 16prn (Summer} BCP Evensonz l Oam CW Holy Communi¢)n (Winrer) I6￿7 (&Jmff*r) BCP Evensw8 (St Peter's ￿$WIck) Additional ser¥lces are held for the m4or feasts of the Churth yw. Activities such as the Fellowship Group, Friendship Group. and the Lunch Club enable the churth to provide a pastoral presence for the l¢xal cornrnunity. The PCC aim5 to donate ten percenr of irs Income to tharirable causes. The Standing Commit discumes the financial Viabilicy of this in the context of its finance5 tOV4ants the end of the year. and makes a recommendation to the PCC. v*thich then votes on a prcwsal. Second Sunday of the month.. Fourth Sunday of the month: Achievements and Performance Attendance at both Sunday and rnidweek ser¥ices wa% f&dy steady thr¢ughour the year. We welcomed plenty of worshippers- both regular and Occasion￿ - to services at Easter and Chrisunas: 127 people attended either the Easter Vi&'l or one of the Easter Day services across Sr Dunstan's and St Peter'& with 104 people receiving Hoty Communion: 484 people attended worship across our five seThices on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, with 102 people receiving Holy Communion. A further 105 people attended carol seTrices at St Dunstan's St Peter's on the third Sunday of A&rfenL Dudng the year four chlldren were baptized; we held three m¥rlage5; we held eight funerals in St Dunstan's Church and our minister5 conductrd a further f¢>Jr ac crematori there were a further seven inrennthtryonty services in the churchrard. and three mernor1￿ Services held in St Dunsran's (all of whith followed seréices conducted by our ministers at a crematorium). Groups such as the l O O'clock Club (Sunday Sthool) and the Lunch Club cant6nued thdr xdvltles. bringing in peaple of all a8•s. St Dunstan's churth was wcc¢ssfvlly used as a vthue for Bucks Arc Week as It has done for many years. The season of Advent brought with ic the Advent Craft F￿r and the Chinnor SI￿er 8and Conce two events that bring a sitnfflant number ol people into St DunsTan's who would nar nornully be there. The Rev'd Salty Prendergast fornially Ibcensed as an Assistant Curate (known as our Associate Prlestl of our parish on 9th May by the Bishop of Buckingham: the parish has benefitted 8ready from her ministry in innumerable vrdys, from the new thing5 she has incroduced such as Quiet Days, through to the cantinuicy and stability she provlded durinz the Vicarfs perfod of parernity leave. Financial Revlew This year our In£¢Nne Increase by over £14.CW c¢xnpared to last year. Our expendlcure Increased by around £7.IJXI. larzety as a consequence of spending on che bell tower £S.OCKI of restricted money Irom a lerdcy received last year. We are therefore pleased to repon a surplus for the year of n•arly £5.1M)O. As In previous years, the largest slngle element of our Income came fr¢xn parlshloner's donations. rnuch of vthich was grft alded. Use of the Parish Giving Stheme for regular donations condnued to grow, with 22 people using the stheme and over 40% of our &'ft aided donaoons now being made this way. We are n+)w able to collett one off donaoons thrL)ugh the schem¢ whith we hope will faclllrate donations from vi&tors as well ￿ frorn more repjlar worshippers at St Dunswi's. Despite thls increased use of the Parish Givlng Sch•xn¢ our over￿1 inc¢)me from regular donati<>ns was down approximately 9K bur this decrease VAS baianced by an Increase of £7,000 in other planned givlng. The church's fvnd-rdising activities rnade a slgnfflcant contribution to our Incom& for wthlth thanks go to all involT￿l whether organising or paroclpatin8 in these even n this year we p￿d ¢)ur fvll parish share contribution to the Diocese and gave in tod £12,800, that is l 0% of our incorn& w 8 mosdy lod charitie5. We replaced the bell tower sound boards at Cost of around £5.CKXI and undertook further maintenance on the church s heating system. Our utlllcy costs were SI￿lfICant1Y higher than the previous year's. H4)wever, thanks to the foresight of our previ￿$ treasurer. long term fixed price contracrs prorecred us from the war5t effects of the Increases in energy price5 which have caused problems for so many people and organisations around the world. For a combination of factors. in part rElated to recovery from the pandemiG we received gift aid tax payments in 2023 relaong to two tax years. In 2024 we are likely to receive grft paymenrs that wlll be around £15.iJ)O less than those received in 2023. Shordy after the Start of 2024 V￿ received le￿cY of £5,000. The 2023 restricted fijnds expendtwre on the new bell tower sound boards hould nor recur. We do not plan any maior rwr and mainrenance projects other than longsranding repairs to St Peter's chapel. LX¥l￿lCk Excludinz that projKL unforeseen costly maintenance work and any new initiatives requiring signfficanr expenditure, we can therefore reasonably hope to be Close to break-even in 2024. In closing we would like co expre55 our enormous 8r4utude to Anne Vthit< tyJr previous treasurer, not onty for her decade of tireless service. t¥Jt also for preparin8 the 2022 accounts for the 2023 APCM, and for the excellent Thnln& ena)ur38emenr support she has given the new rreasurer AS he has taken over the role. Reserves Pollcy The Reser¥es Policy is that the thurch should rnainuin suffiC￿nt frx that is neither restricted nor deslgnated, funds to cover at least 3 months expendibJre on norrnal running cosrs a5 well as any forecast expenditure on commStted capttal protects. At the end of 2023. free reserves stood at £38.482. Three months norn7￿ running c¢)srs amount to around £30.000. We anticipate urryin8 Out this year the lthigsondlng repalr5 to St Peter's chapel OwlswScl which are now esornated to Cost around £16.5W. We have some deSi￿ated and restricted fvnds vthSch can be applled to this work Other UsentI￿ repair and maintenance work tonsists of safety related work on trees in the thurchyard ar i c¢>st S#lly Prenderzast Sue Inzram (as Churchvrdrden from March APCM) (Secretary untyl Marth APCM: Vlce-chalrman from March APCMI Mick White lundl Marth APCM) Paul WooO4*vd-C¢urt (VScfrthalrn)an undl Marth APCM) David Curry (freasurer) Jane Curry (Deanery Synod represenrative) Charlle Fairall AnnfrMari¢ L￿aW Ison Maycock (frcxn March APCM) Slmon Merthant Debble Norie Lucy Nott (Secrettry from Marth APCM) Margaret Pitman (Deanery Synod repreS￿￿tI¥e uncil March APCM) Jane Rogers (Deanery Synod represenutlve untll March APCM. reffl￿ned on PCC thereafter) Assistant Curxe: Churchwarden& Elected Members." Angellne Vere Anne Vlhite {un¢il March APCM) The number ol parishioners on the churth electoral roll for 2023 was 149 (c¢%npared vlth 138 in 2022). The Incumbent and Churthwardens are Iso cru5tees of Hody's Chariy. a small charfty ¢Stabli5hed by a prevityjs incumbent of the parish. and whith ¢)ffers y¢)ung people from the parish supporr edvcation. Administrative Infonnation The parish of Monks Risborouth with Owlswid( centres around two places of worship: SL Duns¢an'$ Church. Sn the village of Monks Risborough: and SL P￿r.5 Chapel in the hamlet of Owlswick The parish forms parc of the Risborough Team Minisrry. in the Bu¢￿'nghaffl area of the Dlocese of (>xford, wtthin the Church of En8land. SL Dunsran's Church Is sSwated on Mill Lan< Monks Risborouth, HP27 9JF. St Peter's Chapel is sStuared at ¢)wIs￿cK Princes Risborough. HP27 9RH. The correspondence address for both Is: The Rectory. Mill Lan¢ Monks Risborouth. HP27 9JL The parish v￿bsIte is www.5tdun The PCC Is registered charity number1153869. Parfsh Bankers Barclays Bank Aylesbury Independent Examlner Ann TOm￿n$ St Dun•tan's Church Monks Rliborouqh Parochlal Church Councll Counts for th• ye•r ond•d 31 D•c•mb•r 2023 R•¢•lpl• and Pynl• account 2122 fur Totsi RECEIPTS R•c•lpl• Ivorn fvnd•' Volkffil•ry brKorr• 89.687 19.S56 336 109,381 96.528 23.020 315 119.871 1.371 97.9( 25.117 Inve•trwt It￿&￿1 781 701 124 119 3.455 1.885 115.429 Totsl i•¢•lpt• 123.321 12•,41• PAYMeNTS P•ym•nl• lor g•W•tlng h•nd•: t ol g•n•r•W ¥okml•ry co• 455 4.511 455 5281 5.190 5.190 5.738 99.810 Ch¥￿￿ Kll¥ld 97.419 7.135 104,554 11.842 Ch•rltslA• don•lhx• io I2.￿0 12,8C 170 ChurGh m•ii•q•iMth a •drnln*tr•llor 11 67 67 Oth•r ¢••h p•>Yn•nty 12 1.318 1.318 117 012 Totsl p•>Th•nl• 118.2J2 122J 12447J 11.3831 NEf RECEipf4 1 IPAY4ENra} 8.074 13.8711 781 11 C￿> 11.5831 IIET RECEIPT8 1 IPAYMElfrnl althrtr•n 7.074 (3.271} 1.181 61.975 C•th It •tsrl ot 31,408 23,984 80.392 80.392 C•th b*•nc•• •t of Jl.4•2 241 11371 Si Dun•tan'• CIMw¢h Monks p•T￿h1•1 Chur¢h Councll Jnts lor •nd•O 31 D•c•fflt••f 2023 12 7292 )? T051 1 729 247¥ a¥ 31 704 651 )4J41 2UT& 115 lyt b ) ceF grw C8t Fwwj 19 J7 J 65.JTI 1.72• .1 I Is) C￿￿111¥1 St Dunstsn'• Church, Pknnks Rlsborough Paro¢hlal Church Councll Accounts for th• y•ar •nd•d 31 D•c•mb•r 2023 Not•• to th• financ￿1 •tst•m•nts 2022 1 Accaunllry pollcl•• T1￿ firwK¢¥ stat8rn8ni$ hav• t4en kYyr•d In acccxlvK• so¢*￿ 42131 d tP• Chwths Act A￿￿jn￿r4 RtyLt1èi￿5 1997 10 2LX11 FUN Fw I Volunthry Il•euthg In¢om•'. $4 076 50.1 5774 10 125 00 194 5724 10 325 15.412 M.7 S.OJO L•g•w• 2,148 oit*r Grnnts F*••*O Inwrw** C￿￿ Grnrd• 89,M7 1.)n 1.151 1 151 3.779 CtyK•rtwFIkn NVJ 8 $98 F•M. *wddiry• •tc 18fd 3.972 2.642 3572 2.773 W••k Cw¢4 Sww 447 185 Nol•Wrthurth Book 2467 21021 26.117 St Dungtsn's ChuKh. Monks Risborough Parochlal Church Councll A¢¢ounts lor th• yoar •nd•d 31 Dtt•mb•r 2023 Not•• to th• flnanclal •tat•m•nls 2022 4 Inw•tm•nt Incon 761 8•nk Iniw•41 315 JiJ5 315 ¢ty￿1 Grnrrt¥ 755 Chwrls hJrth 2.1S5 2.155 928 R•h*w•d VAT 957 7 Furylrnknlno ¢o•ts Swnff•r F•w*th•M Fw• 210 210 3.354 CMrL* T•q• cOrt•rt￿lIrn 859 758 Fkxwlchiffjlrnu Tr•• FMbv* 8.1•0 8.2•1 In¥w¢m•nt • Ch￿￿h a¢¥¥lth Sh•(• 83.414 59,931 10 395 10 395 2047 0036 6707 1701 2.047 9,673 0130 757 J452 2376 Clwth Equ￿￿￿nI 3875 ).074 3.074 2.474 143 F•M p•KI s.xll 219 S.>J1 219 1.147 99.110 •7.41• 7.ljs 1111.S54 St Dunslan's Church. Monks Ri8borough P•fo¢hlal Church Councll Ac¢ounts for the yeaf •nd•d 31 D•c•mbor 2023 Not•• to the fiTr•nclal •tat•m•nt• X* 11 842 11,841 12WXI 12.•00 128 12.100 87 67 170 1.318 1.318 13 Fund At J1112123 7495 lJww•l Fund• 12J.326 115252 1.074 3.871 •12 Ih•lgMi•d Fund n11 7BI 11.J•)l To1•1 lund mo¥•n 12•,4Va 124.471 Independent examlners report to the trustee5 of St Dunstan. Church, Monks Rlsborough I report w the Trustees on my examinauon of the accounts of St Dun5un'& Monks Risborouth (St Dunsun's) for the year ended 31 December 2022 se¢ out ¢)n pages I to 5. Respertlv• re•pons1bllld￿ of trust••s and examimr The church's truscees. the PCC. are responsible for the prwrnli￿ of the acc(Xmts in xcorthn th the requlrements ol th¢ Chanue5 Act 2011 {the A(rl. I reporr in respect of my examinafion of St Dunswi's accounrs carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Acr and in carrying ¢)u¢ my examination I have frAlow¢d all th• applKabi• DIrec￿ RI¥￿ by the Charlry Commtssion (under section 145{5){b) of the Ace). Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•e* rtat•ment I have completed my eumination. I confirni that mat¢rlal micters have come to rny attwdon In connec¢ion with my examinauon li￿nI me caum ro belie¥e that I￿ any mareriil r•sp•cL accouniin8 r¢corth wv¢ no¢ k•pc in re¥¥ecr ol St Dwtsqkn's u required ty s•ctknn 130 of the Att. the Kcounu dts not xcord thom record& or the iccounrs do nor cornply with the applK*k r•quirvnents concerning the lorn) and content of a<¢ounu srf ouc kn the Charltles {Accounu and Reports) Regulat￿5 2008 other than any requirement that the ¥CoUn￿ zive a 'true and fair. vtew whith is twt a ma(tsr considered as pan of an ￿￿t￿ndenC e¥amThtlon. I have no concerns and ￿Ve come across no crther matt•rs In (￿n•¢lion vrith the exambnati¢)n ro vthlch attentk*n should be drawn In thls report In order to enable a proper under5undln8 of the a¢ci)unTs to b¢ r•ach•d. Sh￿d.. Ann Ttynkkns ProfesS￿nal q￿lI￿l[lon KA Da￿. 5th M¥rh 2024