## **Trustees Annual Report and Financial Report**
**of**
**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of**
## **Emmanuel Church, Hastings**
## **Emmanuel Church, Priory Road, Hastings TN34 3JJ**
Registered Charity no. _1159229_
## **For the year ended 31 December 2023**
## **CONTENTS**
||**_Page_**|
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|Trustees annual report|3|
|Statement of financial receipts and payments|8|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|9|
|Notes to the accounts|10-13|
|Report of the independent examiner|14|
|Website:|www.emamauelhastings.org.uk|
|---|---|
|Incumbent:|The Revd M. Lane, The Vicarage, Vicarage Road, Hastings, TN34 3NA|
|Independent examiner:|Ashdown Hurrey Accountants and Business Advisors,|
||20 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1BP|
|Bankers:|CAF Bank Ltd, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4JQ|
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## **Emmanuel Church, Hastings Trustees Annual Re ort for 2023 p**
## **Our mission and vision**
The PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, the Revd Martin Lane, in promoting the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.
At Emmanuel, we have stated our mission as follows:
Our mission is to help people of our town and local community become fully committed followers of Jesus.
We have summarised our vision for Emmanuel in the following statement:
Imagine a church that's flooding its local community with the light of the gospel and making a visible difference to the lives of all kinds of people: that's what we long to see at Emmanuel Church, on the West Hill of Hastings, to the glory of God.
As we look to the future, we envision a growing and dynamic, gospel-hearted church, full of men, women, and children who find their identity in Christ and rejoice in living for him. It's a church with multiple, vibrant gospel ministries for all ages with trained and trustworthy leaders; where faithful bible teaching is valued and expected, where the gospel is proclaimed with urgency and purpose. It's a church of disciple-making disciples; where members are experiencing the life-changing power of the gospel and helping others to experience it too.
It's an others-focused church where we cherish one another in Christ; a family of believers who think of one another before themselves and gladly accept sacrifice for each other's sake; where we love one another in practical ways, and everyone gives and receives. It's a church in which relationships are loyal, supportive, and accountable; where names are remembered and absence is noticed; where we join together to laugh and cry, challenge and encourage, pray and praise.
It's an outward-looking church that works for the good of our local community and seeks the lost with the gospel of grace in creative and relevant ways; a place where the needy find help, the broken find healing, the lonely find friendship, and all hear the offer of new life in Christ. It's a church that's committed to supporting other gospel ministries, in the UK and overseas, by giving its money and sending its people to serve in various ways.
This is our dream. We believe, under God, it will soon be reality, and we invite you to be part of it.
## **What we planned to do to achieve our mission**
Over the past year, we have sought to:
- enable as many people as possible to participate in the life of our church;
- reach out to non-believers;
- teach, baptise and nurture new and existing believers;
- provide care and support for those in need;
- give financial support to other Christian organisations;
- maintain the fabric of the church building.
## **What we achieved**
## _**Enabling participation in the life of our church**_
We welcome visitors from both inside and outside the parish.
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Visitors attend by personal choice, and we are delighted to welcome people of all backgrounds to participate in the life of the church. Voluntary attendance of our church services is a major demonstration of the public benefit of our activities.
We love to welcome families to the church and run a _Sunday Club_ and supervised crèche every Sunday morning during the service. The music group continues to lead our congregational singing and introduce new songs.
We held a _Church Lunch_ after the Sunday service at regular intervals during the year, as well as a _Church Summer Picnic_ , to which all were welcome. We welcome newcomers to the church at our _Welcome Tea_ , which is an opportunity to ask questions and find out more about church life.
There are 72 on the church electoral roll, 51 of whom are not resident within the parish, 1 name was added during the year and 0 were removed through death. The average total weekly attendance at services in the building during October was 80, of which, on average, 60 were adults and 20 were children.
We provide regular training for all who are involved in our ministries, including training for preachers, home group leaders, youth and children’s ministry leaders and helpers, and the music ministry team.
We continue to take safeguarding very seriously and follow the guidance set out in various documents including: Care and Protection of Children (2002, 2009), Protecting God’s Children (2010) and Safer Recruitment (2013), and the Parish Safeguarding Handbook (2018). We continue to carry out Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks for all new volunteers who are then invited to join the DBS Update Service, thus obviating the need for five-yearly renewals.
We have completed the diocesan safeguarding programme, Simple Quality Protects Level One, an audit tool aimed at helping all parishes to achieve the highest possible safeguarding standards. Safeguarding is a standing item at PCC meetings and the channel through which the PCC is kept up to date on current issues.
All Church members involved with Children’s Work have completed a DBS disclosure and are part of the DBS Update Service. We are grateful to Rowena Pelling for serving as the Parish Safeguarding Officer.
The PCC has adopted the _Principles for Commending Ministry_ set out by the _Bishop of Ebbsfleet_ to commend complementarian evangelical ministry and to enable healthy ministry and leadership.
We did not hold any weddings or funerals at Emmanuel during 2023. We did, however, host a memorial service at the end of 2023 for the families supported by _Hinkley Funeral Services_ during the year.
## _**Reaching out to non-believers**_
Our Sunday services are planned with non-Christian visitors in mind with the intention of making participation as easy as possible. All visitors are welcomed at the door by our team of stewards. Seasonal services such as _Carols by Candlelight_ and our _Christingle Service_ are particularly well attended. We hold All-Together services on Christmas Day and Easter Sunday, where all ages come together to celebrate the good news of Jesus' birth, death, and resurrection. We also hold Guest Services throughout the year which have a particular evangelistic focus.
In 2023, we hosted two guest events, which were open to all: a Jamaican meal and a family-friendly Bingo afternoon. Each event included a short presentation of the gospel by a guest speaker and was well attended.
Our toddler play group, _Buttons_ , meets on Friday mornings and continues to be very well popular with families from the local community. Our intention is that it is a distinctively Christian toddler group in which the children learn about Jesus through hearing stories from the Bible, reinforced through craft activities and singing Christian songs, along with other popular pre-school songs. We provide craft activities and toys to play with, and a safe and fun environment for all who come along. Each year we hold a _Buttons Christmas Special_ and _Buttons Easter Special_ with a particular focus on evangelism. The group uses resources produced by _Faith in Kids._
Once again, we were able to run a Christianity Explored course during _“Loved the course. I thought I knew_ the year, for those wishing to find out more about the Christian faith. _who Jesus was, but he is so much more.”_ This is an informal and enjoyable course that enables people to _Christianity Explored_ answer three important questions from Mark’s Gospel: Who is Jesus? Why did he come? What does it mean to follow him? It explores
clearly and faithfully the good news of Jesus that is at the heart of our church life.
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## _**Teaching, baptising and nurturing new and existing believers**_
Our main teaching happens during our Sunday services when we come together around God's word, the Bible. This year we have studied the first half of 1 Samuel, Luke’s Gospel, 2 Peter and 1 John.
During the week, members of the church meet in _Home Groups_ . Every member of the church is encouraged to join a home group. These groups have continued to meet throughout the year, during daytimes and evenings, providing further opportunities for small groups to study the Bible and pray together. We meet in small groups to support and
encourage each other as we seek to grow in Christian maturity. The groups contain a mixture of new and existing believers.
We provide one-to-one Bible studies for those who are hungry to study the Bible, either as interested seekers or to grow as disciples of Jesus.
Once a month, through our _Church Prayer Meetings,_ we set aside a Tuesday evening and a Wednesday morning to come together as a church family to pray for the mission of the church, for individuals in the church who are particularly in need of prayer, and for missionary organisations that we support.
The _Women@Emmanuel_ ministry has organised a _Women’s Book Group_ , a teaching evening on ‘Beauty That Lasts’, and an evangelistic _Christmas Craft Evening_ . A group of women from the church attended the _Southern Women’s Convention_ in Crowborough.
The _Men@Emmanuel_ ministry draws men together to encourage one another as we seek to live for Christ at home, with friends, and in the
workplace. This often involves food, whether a cooked meal, a takeaway or a fried breakfast. This year we took a group of men to the _Kent Men’s Convention_ in Sevenoaks.
An encouraging number of church families attended the _SGP Annual Conference_ and _Bible by the Beach_ , where there was Bible teaching for all ages in a fun environment.
_“Thank you for all your hard work putting this course together for us to learn and get closer to God.”_
Once again, we have run the _Discipleship Explored_ course for church members, which works through Paul’s letter to the Philippians and encourages us to rejoice in all the blessings that are ours in Christ.
_Discipleship Explored_
We were delighted to organise a Church Weekend in June, which was open to all members of the church family. We enjoyed a weekend of fellowship and Bible teaching, with a focus on God’s will and our decision-making.
_"I would like to thank you for a fantastic church weekend. It was educational, enlightening and fun!"_
_Church Weekend_
A supervised _Creche_ provides ageappropriate Bible teaching and activities for pre-schoolers during our Sunday services.
_Sunday Club_ has continued strongly; we use _Mustard Seeds_ material to explore the Bible together as well as playing games, singing and doing crafts, and had a good number of regular attendees. This year the children have followed studies in the books of Genesis, Exodus, 1 Kings, Esther, Luke, and Acts, as well as a teaching series on ‘Identity’ produced by _Faith in Kids_ .
A _Youth Bible Study_ group has been started successfully for those in Year 6 and upwards. The young people have studied the books of Joshua, John, and Hebrews, an overview of the Old Testament Prophets, and a series called ‘Is That in the Bible?’.
We were able to hold an Easter Party for primary school age children, a Summer Holiday Club, a Light Party as a Christian alternative to Halloween, and a Christmas Party - all of which were well attended by church children and their friends.
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Some of our young people attended _Woolhampton 3_ and _Orwell 4 CYFA Ventures_ in the summer of 2023, providing Bible teaching, friendships and fun activities for them and their friends.
We held 2 baptisms during the course of the year.
## _**Providing care and support for those in need**_
Pastoral care and support for members of the church is provided mainly through our home groups. Our vicar, and members of the congregation, also regularly visit the sick among our congregation, either at home or in hospital, to
_"Thanks to everyone for their continued support."_
_Jude Harrison Family Support Work_
talk, read the Bible and pray. He also provides pastoral support for those who have been bereaved both in the church and in the parish.
Donations of food and household items to support the work of Family Support Work, a Sussex based charity providing practical support to families in crisis in our town, are now collected from the church building once a month.
## _**Giving financial support to other Christian organisations**_
We support three Christian organisations through financial giving and regular prayer. They are _Barnabas Fund_ , _Crosslinks_ and _Speak Life_ .
_Barnabas Fund_ acts on behalf of the persecuted Church, to be their voice - making their needs known to Christians around the world and the injustice of their persecution known to governments and international bodies. They send financial support to projects which help Christians where they suffer discrimination, oppression and persecution as a consequence of their faith. The projects aim to strengthen Christian individuals, churches and their communities by providing material and spiritual support in response to needs identified by local Christian leaders. The majority of aid goes to Christians living in Muslim environments.
_Crosslinks_ is an international mission society with its roots in the Bible and works principally within the worldwide Anglican Communion. Their prime focus is the proclamation and teaching of God’s word. They are enthusiasts for creative worldwide mission. Their slogan is ‘God’s word to God’s world’. We have a particular link with a missionary family in the Czech Republic and a church in South Africa.
_Speak Life_ is a UK-wide evangelistic ministry which exists to preach the gospel, train Christians in evangelism and resource the church for its mission to the world.
We held a _Mission Sunday_ in 2023, with a visiting speaker from _Crosslinks_ , followed by a lunch and presentation of their projects. A collection was taken in support of their work.
## _**Maintaining the fabric of the church building**_
During 2023, necessary maintenance has been carried out and the buildings kept in good repair. We are very grateful to the volunteers who give time to clean the church building and to look after the church halls and gardens.
## **Financial Review**
Total receipts for 2023 were £165.5k of which £158.6k were unrestricted and of that £126.5k were voluntary donations (including a £20k one-off gift). Restricted donations of £6.0k were also received.
Income from St Clements Hall fell short this year as the tenants went out of business and are unable to pay the rent due. Procedures are now in place to obtain a Deed of Surrender of the lease.
£157.4k has been spent from restricted, designated & unrestricted funds to provide the Christian ministry of Emmanuel Church. This includes our parish contribution to the Chichester diocese of £50k, which pays towards the stipend and housing for the clergy, along with a contribution towards central costs.
Other large expenses include £33.6k for salaries for both our Families Worker and Administrator, which has been met from restricted funds where possible and the balance from unrestricted funds, as budgeted.
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Also, £31.Ik wa5 spent on buil(ling work. including a new heating system in the church building, costing £13.3k, as
well as roof repairs to both the church and Mendham H311 of £17.8k lof which E17.5k was claimed back on insurance).
A further £14.4k was spent on the redecoration of Mendham Hall exterior.
General funds have increased over the year by E6.Ok and Restricted funds have increased by £2.0k.
Reserves Policy
It is PCC policy to maintain an unrestricted and undesignated reserve balance of at least 3 months unrestricted
expenses, this equates to £26.8k. Total resernes stand at £77.2k at 31st December 2023, £72.7k in general
unrestricted reserves with a further £4.5k in re51ricted funds.
Structurefft governance and management of the charity
The Parochial Church Council IPCCI is registered with the Charity Commission as required by the Charities Act 2011.
Its governing document is the Parochial Church Councils (Power51 Measure 1956.
During the year the following served as members of the Parochial Church Council..
The Revd Martin Lane
Chairman
Mr Geoff Martin
Churchwarden. Vice Chairman
Mr Michael Davis
Churchwarden, Deanery Synod Representative
Mrs Bernadette Huggins
Secretary
Mrs Carol Eldridge
Treasurer, Deanery Synod Representative
Miss Hilary Drury
Deanery Synod Representative
Mrs Rowena Pelling
Parish Safeguarding Officer
Mr Tony Simons
Mrs Lucy Spark5
Mr jamie Coussens
Miss Holly Eldridge
Membership of the PCC is determined under the Church Representation Rules and consists of certain ex-officio
members, the churchwardens and members of the Deanery. Diocesan or General Synods and members of the church
who are elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting IAPCMI. Members are warmly encouraged to Stand for
election to the PCC and we try to ensure a balance of skills and experience where possible.
This Trustees, Annual Report was approved by the PCC and
signed on their behalf by The Revd. Martin Lane. PCC Chairman
Registered Charity number 1159229
## Emmanuel Church, Hastings
## **Summary of Financial Receipts and Payments**
||**_Unrestricted_**|**_Unrestricted_**|**_Unrestricted_**|**_Restricted_**
**Fund/s**|**_Restricted_**
**Fund/s**|**_Endowed_**
**Fund/s**|**_Endowed_**
**Fund/s**|**_Total_**
**All Funds**
**2023**|_Total_
_All Funds_
_2022_|_Notes_
_3_
_8_
_A&L_|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**General**
**Designated**
**Fund**
**Funds**||||||||||
|**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Other trading activities
Investments
Other receipts|£
126,475
-
13,940
755
17,475||£
-
-
-
-
-||£
6,000
-
-
809
-||£
-
-
-
-
-|**£**
**132,475**
**-**
**13,940**
**1,564**
**17,475**|_£_
_108,306_
_-_
_15,851_
_1,163_
_5_||
|**Total received**|**158,645**||**-**||**6,809**||**-**|**165,454**|_125,325_||
|**Expenditure on:**
Cost of raising funds
Charitable costs
Trading costs
Other payments|-
152,621
-
-||-
-
-
-||-
4,823
-
-||-
-
-
-|**-**
**-**
**157,444**
**-**
**-**|_-_
_137,369_
_-_
_-_||
|**Total paid**|**152,621**||**-**||**4,823**||**-**|**157,444**|_137,369_||
|_Reconciliation of funds:_|||||||||||
|**Net income or (net expenditure)**|6,024||-||1,986||-|**8,010**|_(12,044)_||
|Transfers between funds
**Net movement in funds**
Bank accounts at 1 January 2023|||||||-|-|_-_||
||**6,024**
66,729|
|**-**||**1,986**
2,464||**-**|**8,010**
**69,193**|_(12,044)_
_81,237_||
|**Bank accounts at 31 December 2023**|**£72,753**||**-**||**£4,450**||**-**|**£77,203**|_£69,193_||
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Emmanuel Church, Hastings
Register&1 Chardy number 1159229
Statement of A55ets and Liabilities
Unre5trirted
General"" DesiEnate(I
Fund5
Tottsl
All Funds
2023
Totol
AIIFurtd.
2022 Notes
Restrlcted
Fund
Endowed
Fund
Assets=
Bank current account
72.753
4.450
77,203
69,193
Diocesan sIgned Fee5 received
CBF Deposii Fund
Bank and dep051t actounts
£7Z.753
£4.450
£77.203
E69,193 R&P
St Clements Rent & Insurance not received
8.405
8.405
4,655
13
Gift Aid recoverable to Dec 23
4,526
IDO
4.626
3,611
14
Debtors
£12.931
£100
£13,031
£8.266
CBF & COIF Investrnents
13.981
13,981
12.895
Sophia Mendham Endowment
Investment assets at market vale
20,460
20.460
19,379
£13.981
£20A60
£34.441
£32,374
Church Halls- valu3tion 2DIO
S85.0 .
585.(M)O
585,0
Investment asset5 at cost
£585,(KlO .:
£585.000
E585,000
Total assets
£670.684
£18.531
É20,460
E709.675
£694,733
Unpaid Diocesan fees for weddin8slfunerals
348
£348
This Financial Report lor the year ended 31st December 2023. including ihe notes following, was
Approved by the PCC and signed ot) its behall bv
The Revd. Martin Lane. PCC Chairman..
Date...
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Registered Charity number 1159229
## Emmanuel Church, Hastings
## **Notes to the Annual Financial Report**
- **1** The financial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and the Church Accounting Regulations 2006, using the Receipts and Payments basis.
- **2** The following assets are recognised but not valued in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities: Movable church furnishings held by the churchwardens on special trust for the PCC, which require a faculty for disposal.
- **3** Analysis of total received:
|_Planned giving (excl. tax refunds)_
_Planned giving (no tax refunds)_
_Loose cash collections_
_Special appeals (Gift Day)_
_Gift Aid recovered_
_Sundry Donations & Appeals_
_Legacies_
_Grants_|**_Unrestricted_**|**_Unrestricted_**|**_Restricted_**
**Fund/s**|**_Endowed_**
**Fund/s**|**Total**
**All Funds**
**2023**|_Total_
_All Funds_
_2022_|**_Notes_**
_4_
_5_
_6_
_7_
_8_|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**General**
**Designated**
**Fund**
**Funds**|||||||
||£
£
59,414
-
7,888
-
2,768
-
-
-
18,028
-
18,377
-
-
20,000
-||£
4,800
-
-
-
1,200
-
-
-|£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**£**
**64,214**
**7,888**
**2,768**
**-**
**19,228**
**18,377**
**-**
**20,000**|_£_
_55,059_
_5,530_
_4,502_
_-_
_14,066_
_9,149_
_-_
_20,000_||
|**Donations and legacies**|**£126,475**|
**-**|**£6,000**|**-**|**£132,475**|_£108,306_||
|_Fees for weddings & funerals_|15
-|-|-|-|**15**
**-**|_484_
_-_||
|**Charitable activities**|15
-|-|-|-|**15**
**-**|_484_
_-_||
|_Mendham Hall Lettings_
_St Clements Hall Letting_
_Church centre hiring fees_
_Fetes & other fund-raising events_
_Bookstall sales_|1,790
12,155
10|-
-
-
-
-|-
-
-
-
-|-
-
-
-
-|**1,790**
**12,155**
**-**
**-**
**10**|_3,835_
_12,500_
_-_
_-_
_-_||
|**Other trading activities**|**£13,940**|
**-**|**-**|**-**|**£13,940**|_£15,851_||
|_Interest from Bank Deposits_
_CBF & COIF investment fund dividend_|755|-|809
-|-|**755**
**809**
**-**|_215_
_948_
_-_||
|**Investments**|**£755**|
**-**|**£809**|**-**|**£1,564**|_£1,163_||
|_Other receipts - Wayleave_
_- Insurance Claim_|5
17,470||||**5**
**17,470**|_5_
_-_||
|**Total received on all funds**|**£158,645**|
**-**|**£6,809**|**-**|**£165,454**|_£125,325_||
**4 Planned giving increased following a Giving Review at the end of 2022.**
**5 Gift Aid Recovered includes Nov & Dec 2022, but excludes Nov & Dec 2023 and is in line with expectations.**
**6 One-off donations totally £10k have been received from members of the congregation following Giving Reviews.**
- **7 The long term tenant renting Clements Hall has closed his nursery there and defaulted on rent payments since June 2023. He owes £7,500 in rent and £911 insurance. However, it is unlikely we will be able to recover this money and are seeking for the lease to be surrendered by him.**
- 8 **The insurance claim is for repairs to Mendham Hall roof.**
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Registered Charity number 1159229
## Emmanuel Church, Hastings
## **Notes to the Annual Financial Report**
9 Analysis of total paid:
|_Summer fete expenses_
_Concert posters & musicians expenses_
_Other appeals expenses_|**_Unrestricted_**|**_Unrestricted_**|**_Unrestricted_**|**_Restricted_**
**Fund/s**|**_Restricted_**
**Fund/s**|**_Endowed_**
**Fund/s**|**_Endowed_**
**Fund/s**|**Total**
**All Funds**
**2023**|_Total_
_All Funds_
_2022_|**_Notes_**
_10_
_11_
_12_|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**General**
**Designated**
**Fund**
**Funds**||||||||||
||£
-||£
-
-
-||£
-
-
-||£
-
-
-|**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**|_£_
_-_
_-_||
|**Cost of raising funds**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**|_-_||
|_Charitable grants and donations_
_Parish share to Chichester Diocese_
_Salaries and honoraria incl NI_
_Clergy and other people's expenses_
_Mission & evangelism costs_
_Sunday school/Children's work_
_Insurance_
_Water, Gas, Electricity, and Oil_
_Office running costs_
_Other regular church running costs_
_Accounting and Examiner's fees_
_Church maintenance & redecoration_
_Hall maintenance & redecoration_
_New building work_|4,950
50,000
28,734
4,591
2,080
474
4,926
3,183
2,657
4,295
816
14,775
31,140||-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-||-
-
4,823
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-||-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**4,950**
**50,000**
**33,557**
**4,591**
**2,080**
**474**
**4,926**
**3,183**
**2,657**
**4,295**
**-**
**816**
**14,775**
**31,140**
**-**|_4,760_
_65,400_
_30,825_
_6,122_
_1,306_
_239_
_4,363_
_2,587_
_2,027_
_3,370_
_-_
_2,185_
_565_
_13,620_
_-_||
|**Charitable costs**|**£152,621**||**-**||**£4,823**||**-**|**£157,444**|_£137,369_||
|_Summer fete expenses_
_Concert posters & musicians expenses_
_Church hall caretaking & cleaning_
_Magazine printing_
_Bookstall costs_
_Other trading costs_|||-
-
-
-
-
-||-
-
-
-
-
-||-
-
-
-
-
-|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_||
|**Trading costs**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**|_-_||
||||||||||||
|**Total paid on all funds**|**£152,621**||-||4,823||-|**157,444**|_£137,369_||
- **10 The Parish share to the Chichester Diocese is a contribution towards Clergy and other central costs. This year the PCC has paid the agreed amount of £50k**
- **11 Major external re-decoration of Mendham Hall took place during the year.**
- **12 The cost under New buildings work is for the balance of the heating installation in the church building and roof repairs in both the church and Mendham Hall. This cost is partially off-set by an insurance claim for Mendham roof repairs.**
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Emmanuel Church, Hastings
## **Notes to the Annual Financial Report**
- **13 The Restricted fund represents accumulated donations towards ministry personnel, along with the remains of one-off donations for youth work and an amount for 'Buttons' equipment (our mother & toddler group).**
- **14 Rent for Clements Hall to December 2023 has only been paid to June 2023, with six month outstanding, along with the re-imbursement of the buildings insurance. Totalling £8,411 owing, see note. 7.**
- **15 Gift Aid claim on donations for the year to Dec 23, have been claimed to October 23. November & December's claim remains outstanding at 31st December 2023. This totals £4,626.**
- **16 Payments to PCC employees:**
|**Payments to PCC employees:**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Gross pay**
**National Insurance**|**2023**|_2022_|
||**£**
**32,113**
**1,069**|_£_
_30,105_
_-_|
||**£33,182**|_£30,105_|
- **16 Payments to PCC members:**
**Mrs Naomi Wade received £9,009 for Part-time Administration work.**
**Ms Hilary Drury received £23,104 as our Full-time Families Ministry Worker.**
**Other payments were made to PCC members in the year for reimbursement of expenses incurred on behalf of the PCC:**
**a) Clergy support: Council tax £2,317, environmental charges £700, travel and office expenses £313, Conferences £118, Vicarage Maintenance £30, Telephone £338 & Church Books £133**
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Registered Charity number 1159229
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## Emmanuel Church, Hastings
## **Notes to the Annual Financial Report**
## **17 Statement of funds**
|**Statement of funds**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Balances**
**b/fwd**
**1 Jan 2023**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Transfers,**
**other gains**
**and losses**|**Balances**
**c/fwd**
**31 Dec 2023**|
|Sophia Mendham Endowment|£
19,379
-|£
-
-|£
-
-|£
1,081|**£**
**20,460**
**-**|
|**Total of all endowed funds**|**19,379**|**-**|**-**|**1,081**|**20,460**|
|Youth Fund
Church Clock Fund
Buildings Fund
Buttons Fund
Ministry Team Fund
Curate & Scripture Reader Fund|1,292
-
-
50
1,122
-|-
6,809
-|-
-
(4,823)
-|-|**1,292**
**-**
**-**
**50**
**3,108**
**-**|
|**Total of all restricted funds**|**2,464**|**6,809**|**(4,823)**|**-**|**4,450**|
|General fund|66,729|158,645
-|(152,621)
-||**72,753**
**-**|
|**Total of all unrestricted funds**|**66,729**|**158,645**|**(152,621)**|**-**|**72,753**|
|||||||
|**Total funds**|**£88,572**|**£165,454**|**£(157,444)**|**£1,081**|**£97,663**|
The PCC holds one endowed fund named Sophia Mendham, which is to be used for Ecclesiastical Purposes
The restricted funds comprise:
Youth Fund holds funds raised specifically for the support of young people to go on Church Youth Ventures. There were no young people who went to camp this year, who qualified for financial assistance.
Buttons Fund holds funds given for specific use of buying equipment, etc. for our mother and toddler group..
Ministry Team Fund holds funds to be used specifically in support of Ministry Personnel. As this fund was largely depleted during 2020, the Families Ministry worker is now being funded partly by a one-off gift held in the General fund and partly by this fund as funds become available.
The unrestricted fund is used to finance the normal running costs of the mission of the church. The PCC has agreed a Reserve policy which states there should always be a minimum of three months running costs available in current unrestricted funds. At present there is £72.7k which is well above that limit.
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report
on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examinerfs Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish (PCC) of
Emmanuel, Hastings
On accounts for the year
ended
31 $1 Dember 2023
Charity no
(if any)
1159229
Set out on pages
8t013
Irèm8mber to lir}8 th8 pMgE> niJrt>grs of Addltlonf*l shp8181
I report to the trustees on my examination of the acwunts of the above
charity {1he Trust.) for the year ended 3111212023.
Responslbllltles and basis As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
of rewt of the accounts in a¢¢ordance with the requirements of th8 Charities Act
2011 {"the Acr).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying oul my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions gwen by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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Independent examineffs I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have
statement
come to my attention (other than that disclosed below") in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material
respect:
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts (lo not accord with the accounting records
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
Y*ith the examination to which attention shoukl be drawn in order to enab18 a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
' Please delete the words in the brackets rfth8ydo not apply.
Signed:
Dale:
Name:
S R Sampson
Relevant profession81
quallficatlon{s) or body {rf
any):
FCA FCIE DChA
Address:
20 Havelock Road, Hasts'ngs. East Sussex. TN34 1 BP
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem {see CC32,
Independent examinatson of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for
examiners).
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Giv8 h8re brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disc105e.
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