PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF RUGBY SAINT ANDREW'S PARISH CHURCH REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 O God, make the door of this house wide enough to receive all who need human love and fellowship, narrow enough to shut ouc all envy, pride and strife. Make its threshold smooth enough to be no stumbling block to children, nor to straying feet, but rugged and strong enough to turn back the tempter's power. O God, make the door of this house the gateway to your eternal kingdom. Amen.
Review of the Year 2023 saw many significant comings and goings in the life of St Andrew's. On Easter Day we bade a fond farewell to Richard Dunster-sigtermans, as his tenure as Director of Music drew to a close. Richard brought many musical riches to our worship, though we are very glad that he has been willing to continue to play from time to time as needed. We also said farewell to Des Jones, who stepped down as Treasurer of the PCC. His care and commitment to the role were greatly valued 2nd we thank him warmly. At a diocesan level, we also said goodbye to Bishop John and Bishop Christopher. the former moving to retirement over the border in Northamptonshire, the latter moving to the Deanery of Windsor. The year saw the deaths of many faithful and long-stsnding members of our Congregition. Funeral or memorial services were held in St Andrew's for Eve Dickinson, Susan Feuser, Ivan Finbow, Bruce Gould, Geoffrey Martindale, Peter Miudsley, Barbarn Philips, Peter Pugh, Pat Smith, Maggie Telford. We give God great thanks for their companionship and ministry. On a happier note, we were delighted to welcome the Revd Alison Baxter as our second Associace Minister. Alison is taking the lead on our Mission Hub initiative (on which there is more information below) and was licensed by Bishop John on Sunday 30, April. We were also pleased to conduct 2 large number of b2Ptisms over the course of the year and to see two new members of our congregation, Godsent Ekhosun and Mike Taylor, confirmed by Bishop John in St Mary's, Warwick As alw2ys, l am very grateful to our staff, volunteers, congregations, 2nd the wider community alike for 11 the time and energy that they contribute to our common life in and around St Andrew's. The reports below give a picture of much that happened across the various spheres of our work. In addition, some other key events, deseNing particular mention, are noted below.. As an Eco Gold parish, committed to promoting a sustainable relationship with the environment, we were delighted to host a major service with the High Sheriff of W2rwickshire, David Kelham, on Sunday 12 March. It celebrated the completion of the restoration of the Great Central Way in Rugby, as well is the many initiatives caring for the environment across the county at large. On the 25 November we held 2 well-attended prayer vigil to coincide with the COP28 assembly. Over the year we marked our commitment to r2cial justice in 2 number of ways: celebrating Racial Justice Sunday on the 12 February; inviting Neil Masih, the diocesan Interculturnl Mission Enabler, to preach on the 12 March; and hosting 2 showing of the film, After the Flood. on our new giant screen on the 29 October. In February we marked the anniversary of the full-sc21e invasion of Ukraine with a Vigil . sobering, but also full of hope for a better future, the service was very well attended by the local Ukrainian community and their supporters. We marked the Coronation of our new King with a live screening in church on Saturday 6 May and a Festal Evensong the following day. We welcomed Rugby's new Mayor, Councillor Maggie O'Rourke, at the annual Civic Service on the 25 June and enjoyed working closely with her at many other events over the year. The PCC held a productive Away Day at St Edith's, Monks Kirby in October, the fruits of which will, we pray, be taking shape over the coming months and years. On 20, October we were delighted to host a folk concert with a difference.. the performer Andrew Rumsey, whose day job is Bishop of Ramsbury in the Salisbury diocese. Songs from his EP, Evensongs, went down very well with an eclectic audience. Earlier on the same day we had celebrated the installation of a defibrillator on the north wall of the church: this was
the l OO, installation enabled locally by the Ourjay foundation. These are just illustrations of the way St Andrew's seeks to be deeply involved with all aspects of our community's life. Many events took place over the course of the year, ranging from weekly Tuesday Lunchtime Concerts to monthly Candlelit Concerts and termly Cream Te2 Concerts, alongside one-off events. Ben Jennings, our Community Engagement Lead, continued to be instrumental in the success of these and numerous other initiatives. The theme of December's Christmas Tree FestiV21 was 'A Green Christmas: Reduce. Reuse. Recycle,, with a host of beautiful trees with knitted eco-friendly decorations. Confines of space me2n that not every evenl achievement or person can be mentioned, but each contribution made to our common life is valued highly by us all. The PCC would also like to take this opportunity to thanl among other benefactors, the Coventry Diocesan Mission Fund for its contribution to our work with children 2nd young people; the Rugby Benevolent Fund for generously supporting our Community Engagement post; and the Saltley Trust for its support ofour Children's and Families, work. The Revd Canon Edmund Neweyi Rector Kindle in our hearcs, O God. the flame of love which never ceases, that it may burn in us, giving light to others. May we shine for ever in your temple. set on fire with your eternal ligh( even your Son Jesus Christ, our Saviour and our Redeemer Amen.
Aims and Purposes St Andrew's Parish Church Council (PCC) the responsibility of co-opernting with the Incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistlc, SOC121 and ecumenical. The Coventry Diocesan mission priorities are: worshipplng God. moking new dlsclples and tronsforn?ing communitie& The five Anglican morks of mission are.. To pro¢laim the Good News of the Kingdom To teach. baptise and nurture new believer5 To respond to human need by loving service To seek to transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and to pursue peace and reconciliation To strive to Safeguard the integrity of cre2tion and sustain and renew the life of the earth Objectives and Activities The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to encounter God the Holy Triniry through a range of activities, events and services. The PCC maintains an overview of both the worship of the church and its wider life. such as its arcs and cultural progrnmme and its café. When planning activities for the year, the incumbent and the PCC has considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit and the specific guid2nce on charities for the advancement of religion. St Andrew's exists to serve the people of the ecclesiastical parish in which we are se¢ providing them with opportunities to: learn about the Christian faith and develop a relationship with God through the sacramental, prayer and community life of the local church We also support people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through the additional three Anglican marks of mission (see above 3-5). This includes.. The provision of p2Stor21 care for members of the congregation and those living in the parish, through home visitin& home communions, hospital visiting, baptisms. weddings and funerals r) Supporting charirable activities and fundraising in the church Providing opportunities for those who are vulnerable. andlor with additional support needs to take part in meaningful activity and gain work experience. In carrying out all this work the PCC has complied with its duties under Section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016, having regard to the safeguarding of children and vulnernble adult5. To facilitate this work, it is essential that we maintain the fabric of the Church of St Andrew's, Rugby.
Mission and Vision The PCC has been keeping our Mission and Vision statement under regular review: its current version, informing all that we do, is included here, in line with the Diocesan priorities.. The St Andre$ Vision ('How We Define Future Strotegic Objectives,), during and after Covidl 9, is to Provide on environment... of core and challenge for the whole communit centred on Christion worship, values, heriti7ge and music.. 3. demonstn7ting muiuol respea and love across all gener(rrions ond cultures,. octively eco-friendty ond digitally forword-lookinf 5. hospitable every doy to those of all foiths and none,. integrol to the revival of the town-centre as Rugby's heart. The St Andre$ Str¢rte ic Ob ective 2021-25 (developing out of two 3-yeor Vision and Mi55ion Plan& 2014-7, 2017-20,. but also shaped by the experience of cod) A Seven-Doy Church.. worship ond engogement at the heort of the town, and increosingty o Place for people to turn to in good times and in difficulty A Hospiiolity Church.. foith, food ond fun in the town cenlre, and increasingty a Ploce where the gospel meets the People's needs A HerNtoge Churth, where respect for the historicol musical ond orthitecturol ireosures ofthe Post is embroced in on urgency obout justice and renewal for people ond the Planet A Church with All Generations ot its Heor4 leoding Projects for mutual respect between young and old, fomilies and their community, different cul£ures ond trodttions A Civic Church, Playing an increasingty importont mle in Portnerships for the re-shaping of the town-centre community A Well-Resourced Church. with an imoginative strategy for Providing the finance ond up-to-date infrastructure necessory for delivering oll objectives. Mission Hub Edmund writes.. The Rugby Mission Hub ot St Andrew's is one of six Hubs across the diocese, each tosked with helping to resource parishes to develop new potterns of mission ond outreach in their communities. After mony months of plonnin& it was a delight to welcome the Revd Alison Baxter as our Mission Hub Associate Minister in April.. Alison was licensed by 8i5hoP John on Sunday 3(Y April. She devote5 25°A of her time to working in and around St Andrew's and 75°A to work with other churches. Our Mission Hub wos formally lounched at on open-air event in the church gorden on Trinity Sundoy. 4 June., ond the fffrst few months were devoted lorgety to fact-finding and relationshp-building.. looking out for the Hoty Spirit s Pmmptings in our work. Subsequently. a number of initiatrves hove begun. wrth some highlights noted by Alison below. A Choir Church wa5 Starced at St. Andrew'5 Benn School in January with the assistance of our Junior Choir leader, Rachel Cliffe. As well as learning new songs and vocal skills, each of the themes we look at is based on social justice. In the first term we looked at the concept of kindness, what it means to be kind 2nd what the bible tells us about this. In the second term we looked at the theme of forgiveness ind how we can forgive. This was tied in with the concept of Easter and whyjesus died on the cross for us. There has been really good attendance at all of the Choir Church sessions and the children seemed to have really enjoyed singing, playing games. watching YouTube videos of bible stories and reflecting on how they can apply them to their own lives. In addition to Choir Church Alison has gone into St. Andrew's Benn school 2nd Northlands primary school to take assemblies, which have also been well received by the children interacting well. In terms of the wider diocese Alison is supporting a funding bid which April Gold (the director of the Diocesan Board of Education)
is submitting to enable a significant amount of money to be applied for, so that lay people can get more involved in working in schools to share the Gospel with the children there. We await to see if this funding bid has been successful or noL St. Andrew's has also hosted a diocesan-wide event . training12y people and clergy how to get more involved with the 'Growing Faith. initiative, which resource5 people to work with children and young people, connecting what they faith development in hurch, school and home. Other than children's worl Alison is working closely with Carol Slater to develop a group so that females can get together have fun, fellowship, do crafts and support one another. It is anticipated this group will start in Sepcember and will be held once a month. More details will follow in the Church newsletter. The Mission Hub is blessed to work with May Blossom farm to explore developing new initiatives to reach out to the community 2nd eng2ge them with activities there. Edmund and Alison are currently planning a day's conference for September which will be a diocesan-wide event to enable people to consider how mission can be done incarnationally, through exploring the unique gifts. opportunitiers and challenges of the local context which people are placed in. More information will be given once plans are made more concrete. Beyond St. Andrew's, Alison has been supporting several parishes who are in interregnum (namely Baginton, Bubbenhall and Ryton), taking their Sunday morning services while they have no vicar. She has also taken some funerals for them and midweek communion. Alison is working closely with a team of people from Harborough Magna Church to develop their Café Sunday there and share the Gospel in a new way which is accessible to all. Alison is also receiving 'greenhouse' training, which will allow her to lead more think tank sessions with the deanery to brainstorm how different Church's might work more collaboratively on missional events 2nd initiatives together. Ali50n Baxter, Associate Minister (Mission Hub Leader) Children and Fomilies Over the past year we have seen 2 growth in number of families attending St Andrew's. The children meet each week in the Godly Play space in the vestry and have created a loyal and strong community. Each session begins with the lighting of the Christ candle and an invitation to each child to light a small nightlight to remember an item of intercession. The group is then invited to share a significant period of silence. A story using the materials in the room is told and the group invited to wonder in an open way to discover meaning for themselve5. Free choice activity then follows. By that time children then re-enter church to receive communion and this is then followed by a community time of sharing some simple refreshments. During the v2c2ncy of a paid Children and Families worker, the strategic work is continued by a dedicated group of volunteers who meet each month with Edmund to review current activity and plan for the future. Without their prayerful commitment this work would not continue A regular item for discussion has been the planning of the monthly All Together worship. This has resulted in children taknng an active part in the leading of worship, with readings, prayers and Seer'S
duties. A worship audit has been planned to gather views from children and adults to find ways of strengthening and improving this monthly service. The post of Children and Families Lead was advertised three times during the course of the year, but unfortunately it wasn't possible to make an appointment. The post is currently about to be readvercised and we pray for a Successful outcome. For 211 those who have been involved in this work this year both 2dults and children I would like to say an enormous thank you, because without you we would not be able to catch glimpses of the kingdom of heaven. Peter Privett Moy Blossom Farm May Blossom Farm 15 a community farm space, run as a Community Interest Company. Its purpose 15 to provide a space and opporcunities for groups and individuals to engage with nature and the natural world, connectingy learning new skills and experiencing wellbeing benefits. St Andrew's has supported May Blossom Farm from its inception a5 a paying user of the farm space for Muddy Church 5ervice5 and activities, and through individual members of the congre82tion devoting time and skill to nurturing its developmenL Additionally in 2023-24, St Andrew's undertook fund-raising activitie5 in support of May Blossom Farm, including a community fund-raising lunch. In May 2023 April 2024. May Blossom Farm ran monthly Saturday volunteer 'Work Days, attended by friends of May Blossom Firm, including young people with learning difficulties. We ran Saturday morning sessions for young volunteers. These were structured as small group sessions to be accessible for young people with 3ddition21 learning needs 2ndlor mild to moderate mental he21th needs. We currently have three to five regular young volunteers who work on the day-to-day farm chores 2s well as farm projects like creating new vegetable beds. and building new animal pens. We welcomed several groups to spend time with our animals and in nature and to learn new skills. From March to June 2023 we welcomed two groups of supported learning students from Rugby College. They engaged in planting and growing activities, built willow structures, made hanging baskets, and enjoyed getting to know our animals and spending time together worknng collaboratively on outdoor projects. During August 2023, we opened on Fridays and Saturdays for families and young people - especially those with additional learning needs. We welcomed I I families and groups from New Directions in Rugby for half day sessions. We held overnight camping sessions for a total of15 families. Our summer open day party was a huge success, attracting 400-500 members of the public. With music, stalls, games and outdoor activities, we had a wonderful time and met our goal of raising funds to keep a donkey for a year. In Autumn and Winter we welcomed several different groups to May B10550m Farm. On Tuesdays and Fridays we were joined by home educating families for half-day 5es5ions themed around seasonal activities. They included.. gathering the harvest- making hedgerow jelly- apple picking and pie making,. halloween crafts- makn'ng pumpkin pie- planting spring bulbs- building bird boxes- Christmas crafts and Christmas games. For older children we added fortnightly Saturday morning woodworking sessions. We linked up with Rugby College's Prince's Trust programme and welcomed two young people for work experience. One helped with our home educating families, supporting them to access learning. The other worked on land management, learning skills in preparing the ground ready for planting trees. Early in 2024 we held a successful Saturday tree-planting day, attracting around 60 volunteers of
all ages to help plant an area of native woodland and a stretch of new hedgin& funded by a grant from The Tree Council. We also opened up to groups to take part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. During Spring 2024 we have another programme of half day sessions for home educating families. our Saturday morning young volunteers 5e55ions continue, and we have started a Saturday afternoon Gardening for Wellbeing session, open to families and individuals in need of time outdoors for mental health and other wellbeing reasons. St Andrew's has held several Muddy Church events at May Blossom Farm in 2023-24: An overnight camp-out and barbeque in August 2023 for children and families A Pet Blessing Service in October 2023 A Wassail Service in January 2024 A Rogation Service is planned for early May 2024 Hannah Priest Fabric Report Due to the current financial constraints. che PCC agreed to keep expenditure on fabric to a minimum. Work from the Quninquennial Inspection report in 2022 is up to date on all essential repairs except the West door, which is scheduled for the first haf of 2024. Hash Mistry, Chair of Fabric Group Ho¥>itolity The cafe continue5 to be a central feacure of St Andrew's Church. opening Six days per week throughout the year, staffed by a great variety of volunteerslhelpers. It enables the Church to have a welcoming open door, allowing a wide range of activities to take p12ce within its walls which would otherwise not be possible. The Art group, the knitting group, Board games, loneliness cafe. It gives another aspect of support to the Tuesday Lunch time Concer¢ the Food Festival, Bike Fest Ind the monthly Candlelit ConcerL None of this would be possible without our volunteers, both from within the congregation and withouL The students 2nd teachers of Brooke School (thank you for your c2ke baking), New Directions 2nd ISS (Independent Supported Living). They help us whilst they are guided by adult staff in working together, working with the customers, by using the cafe as a tIsrOom. Thank you all. Within our Church volunteers there are those who have a great deal of life experience. are good listeners and are very willing to give time and patience to listen to those who need to talk. We are affordable. Ron Smith Communlty Engagement The Candle Lit Concerts continue to hold their popularity, 2nd internally the tech team and volunteers have strengthened. The rest of the year's concerts have already been programmed and there a lot of exciting and interesting performance5 coming up. I have been getting some training on running singing groups, and using this to develop Free Voice, our weekly Tuesday evening singing group. The Songwriters workshops on 2nd Wednesdays have been continuing in strength. and p12ns are developing for live performances and producing an album of the local songwriter's work Tuesday Lunchtime concerts similarly continue in quality and steadily growing popularity. l am currently working on setting up a new community support group, and a new series of sound_based relaxation sessions. May 22nd will be the first of the relaxation events, 50 keep your eye5 peeled. Repair café is
also doing very well, and we may see more developments from the eco department with the new eco hub set up in town. The next big town event is the food festival on April 20th, which I have curated with a day of live musia local food, farms and allotments, children's activities, local artists exhibiting, and more! Ben Jennings, Community Engagement Lead Board Games Group taking place on Thursday night a group usually of about seven people, through we have had a couple of people who have joined us recently who have just moved into the area. It starts about 1800 and usually end about 22 15 when the last bu5 back to Hillmorcon 15 due to leave. We usually do a group game with a short clue giving or a language element to start with as some of us h2ve English as a second language and it gives us a chance to practice and people to turn up. Then split into two separate longer games. Open door policy so people who cannot afford to spend much money do still get some time out of the house Alun Reed Eco Church 2023 turned out to be a year of consolidation for our activities and continued to grow on our achievements. The Repair Cafe events continued to be held during the year on the third Saturday monthly and continue to be popular and well attended, repairing a wide variety of items saving them from being disposed of and going to landfill. Your support of Rugby Foodbank with contributions throughout the year and especially supporting their Harvest Appeal is much appreciated, and are even more vital in the continuing economic climate during the p2St year. Our recycling initiatives continued during the year - with a further four boxes of Ink Cartridges collected meaning that cumulatively this initiative has raised £849.40 for church funds and prevented 58.86 Kg. going to landfill since this initiative started. Spectacles are continuing to be collected on behxlf of the Rotary Club of Rugby,. next year, 2024, will be the third year of your support of the Milk Bottle Cap scheme 2nd your efforts during 2023 have provided a further five and a half black bags of caps, and cumulatively 9 bag5, all of which help provide fund5 for a School in Africa. We continue to supporc the Toilet Twinning initiative and have supporced the recycling of mobile telephones. On 25 November a Prayer Morning was held for COP 28 that was to be held from 13 December in Dubai, UAE for their deliberations and hopefully more compromise on many major effects on our living planeL The small team making up the Eco Church Group appreciate and value the suppor¢ parcicularly of the congregation, in their initiatives as our Eco Church journey grows and develops. The year drew to a close with some devastating news l 2nd the group were extremely concerned to hear in December that Rex and Marion, both valued members of the Eco Church Group a5 well as members of the St Andrew's Church family had been involved in a road traffic crash and had been hospitalised with life-threatening injuries. It was with great shock and sadness that the news arrived that Rex had passed away on 19 March 2024, all the more of a shock when he had appeared to be
improving. Rex did so much for the group, the church communiry, and the wider communiry of Rugby and W2rwickshire in so many different spheres, with the young, education, the performing arts and music, and many organisations. always a support and joy who has left a great legacy and so many memories. John Daymond, chair of Eco group The Mothers, Union Our Mothers, Union group continues to meet and enjoy one another's company, usually on the second Wednesday afternoon of each month, beginning at 2.15 We share in a simple Communion service , followed by tea and biscuits and the chance to have some time together, catching up on news of joys and sorrows, and remembering our members now not able to leave their homes due to illness or infirmity We continue to extend a very warm welcome to anyone who would care to join us, female or male. on any Wednesday. Do look for the date5 in the newssheet, just in case there has been an alteration for any rea50n. MU these days is inclusive of anyone who values family life in whatever form, which I guess means most of us. The Reverend Pam Gould Postoral Core First of all, many thanks once again to our pastoral care group for all that they have done over the past year. 2024 has been a busy year again, with Compassionate Communities joining us for our meetings regularly to update us in their activities both in church and outside of church. We continue to offer home communions to individuals and to the residential homes in our parish. Pastornl care is a quiet ministryi qulte rightlyi as confidentiality is extremely important, so you won't hear us talk much about IL But, we would want you to know that we are involved with those who cannot come into church in visiting and keeping in touch. If you feel that this is ministry that you could help with, then do talk to me, If you have any concerns or have noticed that someone no longer comes to church-please also talk to me. Joyce Woodings, P2Stornl Care Co-ordinator. Safeguarding We do regard Safeguarding a5 paramount at St Andrew's Church-safeguarding is not just the responsibility of either PCC or the Parish Safeguarding Lead-it is everyone's responsibility if you are involved wich us as a church. There have been two Safeguarding concerns raised over the pasc year which have been resolved with support from the Diocesan Safeguarding Team. We continue to encourage all volunteers to underrake the online training offered by the Church of England and many thanks to all those who have undertaken the training. If anyone would like to undertake the foundation training, then do Speak to Kate or myself. As our church is open every day for community activities, then we must ensure that io
we adhere to all Safeguarding guidelines and we need many of you to understand Safeguarding and ensure that we, as a church, prioritise Safeguarding. We are still looking for someone who feels that they can take on the role of Parish Safeguarding Lead, so if you feel that this is a service you can underrake, please do speak to Edmund or myself. Joyce Woodings, Parish Safeguarding Lead The Big Table Gospel This group is now in its sixth year and continues to flourish with several new members joining recently. Our Friday meetings remain focussed on the Sunday Gospel reading, trying to tease out its message for today and second guess what the sermon might be abouL Our Thursday meetings are now on particular themes, either a theological book or a relevant faith topic. Members are drawn from a variety of different Rugby churches and we are pleased to h2ve input from different tr2ditions as well a5 our own. If you'd like to join* just pull a chair up to the table. John Howes Thirteen Bells Book Club This club meets at the Kanko Lounge in Rugby but is named after the thirteen bells at St Andrew's and includes several members ofthe congregation. We currently have ten people in the group and we read a variety of novels leading to lively and stimulating discussions. There is always room for new people so please send a message to shoparound1938@gmail.com if you would like to know more. John Howes Café Wrfters We meet every fortnight at the back of church on Friday mornings. We are a mix of new and experienced writers dabbling in a variety of genres ranging from crime to fantasy fiction to memoir to poetry. During the year we have published four books of shorc stories, one for each season leading to a story for every day of the year. We are grateful to St Andrew's Church for hosting us in such beautiful surroundings. Anyone wishing to join should go to our website, www.rugbycafewriters.com. John Howes Compassionate Communities PaSglo• The ministry of Compassionate Communities (CC) continues to grow through this past year, particularly with the overall numbers of people we have supported or are continuing to supporc for ongoing need. Through the St Andrew's community our CC ministry this year has been ably supported by the addition of three wonderful volunteers. Heather Fielding, Rosemary Privett and Mike Taylor, who firscly regularly meec and pray together for our services. Each then supports with our Listening Hour work, some bereavement support and St Andrew's Bereavement PoinL the provision of one-to-one support in person or by phone for those referred into our CC services plus Hospital Chaplaincy and visiting. During this year in Rugby we have once again delivered three cohorts of programmes through our Take a Breath servicey providing 5upporc for people living with chronic and deteriorating respiratory
conditions, and three cohorts through our PACE Yourself service which supporcs people living with Heart failure. These have all been hosted at Rugby Myton's Hub. In addition our ongoing long term conditions drop-in service hosted at Rugby Methodist Hub for follow up of the people we've already been working with also proves a popular and ongoing support and check in opportunity. St Andrew's Bereavement Point has been proving a popular 'safe space. in which we sUPPQrt individuals in a group setting. We have this year seen a steady number of people attending purely as 'walk ins, when they've spotted our sign2ge outside. We continue to receive new members regularly and the regular group attendee numbers have more than doubled from the previous year. We also continue to provided a programme of input in partnership with Rugby Myton Hub to deliver a Bereavement programme for people whose loved ones have died from a life-limiting condition and where they've had significant caring input prior to their loved ones death. This runs three or four times throughout the year as a rolling programme. We also see ongoing success with our second year of our Second Saturday Songs events which were aimed at delivering Singing for Wellbeing to the Rugby community. This has run every month of the past year, with the exception of August. We regularly see 50 or more parcicipants in attendance and sometimes more. Rex Pogson was enthusiastically instrumental in establishing this wonderful Lnd much loved ministry through his connections with local community groups and in his recognition that singing is not only good for the lung health of the people we are working with long term conditions but also for the general improvement of everyone's emotional wellbeing. It really doesn't matter whether someone can actually sing or not - it's all about enabling people to enjoy themselves, have a good time and feel good through singing. As part of the growth of 'Wellbeing Saturdays. during the latter end of 2023 we established a short series of creative cookery to support families with school aged children to le2rn to cook a three course meal simply and cost effectively. The finale was then delivered on the eve of Advent whereby we provided an Advent focussed craft and food making event. Peter Privett opened the event through hosting the Godly Play Advent story and showing the families and children how to create and raft their own Advent story to take home with them for use throughout Advent In addition children and their families were engaged in creating crowns, stars and angels, sweet Christmas gifts and tasting and learning how to make a traditional breakfast meal that would have been eaten in Jerusalem 2t the time of Jesus, birth. This was all made possible thanks to the creative ideas, input and time given by Peter 2nd Rosemary Privetl Simon Armste2d, Jerzy Fretter, Noni Khumalo and her girls and Joyce Woodings. We have also estsblished a regular 'Community Conversation, event which happens on the first Wednesday morning of each month. The idea of this is to provide a safe space within the café for honest conversation with people who are carers for their loved ones, or who find themselves socially isolated, living with chronic and deteriornting health conditions or bereaved. As you will see, this year has been a busy one ind there is alwiys more people who are in need of our supporc As we head into a new year we are keen to recruit more volunteers to supporc our Compassionate Communities ministry,. firsdy for St Andrew's members, we invite you to support us prayerfully as we seek to grow our small group of regular pray-ers for our CC ministry in Rugby and beyond. We pray for the enablement and growth of what we very much see as God's work in and through u5 to continue our Small but growing ministry. We pray for more Story Circle events, Listening Hour opportunities, further St Andrew's Wellbeing event engagement and for more connection with other Rugby community groups for the provision of support for those most in need. Through our Compassionate Communities ministry we have the privilege of witnessing God's love in ction to each individual we support. 12
We are always looking for more people to help support our ministry, which is pioneering for the NHS, Hospital Ch2p12incy and the Church of England. Revd Sharon Crofrs A550ciate Minister and Chaplain for Compassionate Communities Church Choir ond Organ 2023 was quite an unusual year for music at SL Andrew's. The year began in the knowledge that our Director of Music, Dr. Richard Dunster-sigcermans, would be leaving the position at Easter and that step5 had already been taken to ensure that the musical life of the Church continued after Easter 2023. The Church, and particularly the choir, were sad to see his departure from what had been five or six years of excellence musically. As mentioned, continuiry was maintained with the appointment ofjames Thomas as Director of Music. James was appointed in good time and was thus able to start just 2 fortnight after Richard's deparcure. Jame5 served ably for several months, before being tempted away from St Andrews by an attractive p05t as Assistant Orgini5t at St Wulfr3m'5, Grantham. However, with help from i variety of people - and gentle arm lS¢ing of Richard D-S- the musical life of the Church continued uninterrupted. It h2d been 2PP2rent for some time th2t the org2n was in increasingly urgent need of major work, 2S it became ever more challenging for our organists co accompany and lead worship properly. During the course of the year, the decision was mide to secure musical continuity by buying a good quality electronic organ as a temporary solution, while the necessary investigations, costings and decisions were made about the best way to recommission the pipe organ. A faculty was applied for and. after careful negotiations with the Diocesan Organ Adviser and the Diocesan Advisory Committee, permission was granted for a tempornry installation for 2 five-year period. A generous anonymous donation covered the full c05t of acquiring and installing the electronic instrumenL a Viscount Envoy. Concurrently, an Organ Working Group was formed to set about the process of carefully enacting our commitment to having a high qualiry pipe organ at the heart of our musical life for decades to come. Warm thanks to the choir, whose stoicism in the face of no permanent Director of Music allowed the continued flourishing of the musical life of the Church. Des Jones and Edmund Newey St Andrews Young Choristers Young Choristers have continued to meet every Wednesday afternoon during term time this year. Membership. We started the year with 7 singers but unforcunately we have105t 2 to eleven plus preparation and 2 to Bilton Grange Choristers scheme. The remaining 3 have been very regular and loyal and the oldest chorister is now a regular member of the main robed choir on Sunday5 and is a150 meeting up for the Thursday evening practice having had a 45 minute extra practice with me beforehand. She is now working towards her dark blue medal. The remaining 2 choristers hive both passed their white medal award and one of them is now coming regularly to church with his mum. The intention is that he should starc to sing with the main choir after Easter - starting with just the introit and anthem and building up to singing the whole service. 13
Recruitment remains a problem - I regu12rly email schools to ask if they will publicise Choristers in their newsletter and it is my intention to hold another Big Sing in church close to Christmas for local schools, but we have had no uptake from either initiative thus far. l am hopeful that I can visit a few schools this term to do a recruitment assembly but Since l am also a fulltime teacher my free time during school hour5 15 virtually nil. In the recent years m05t of our choriscer5 have come from local music teachers, recommendations. Alison and I have been running a Choir Church at St Andrew's Benn which has beeen 12 and 17 members, but none of them have shown any inclination to come along to Choristers either. Rachel Cliffe Bell Ringing 2023 started with ringing on the 8, in competition with the fireworks. We have rung for most of the 10:30 services throughout the year. We gained 2 new recruits during the year, who 2re now ringing call-changes and have rung for service5. 2 experienced ringers moved into the area and have rung with us often. We a150 entertained 3 (non-ringing) visitors from Canada one practice nighL Training of Rugby School pupils continued into the Summer term, but have ceased for now as no pupils signed up in the Autumn. Sadly, we lost 2 former members of our band this year: Gerald Newth in January and Pat Smith in August. We rang on the days of both their funerals, a qu2rter-pe21 on the evening of Gerald's, which was in Maidenhead, and immediately before Pat's, which was at St Andrew's. The tower clean was on the Saturday before Easter. We have had several problems with the clock over the last year, but it is working at present, but not keeping time well. We have a faculty for installation of a 'trnining bell, in the West tower, to allow silent individual practice. The ¢oronition was well supported by our band - we rang following the coronation itself, xnd i quarter-peal on the 8 bells prior to the festal evensong. Many of our band also helped with ringing at other tower5 over the weekend. We entered the district striking competition in June. Our annu21 outing was to North Oxfordshire and South W2rwickshire on 22nd July - unfortunately some of the band were unable to come and the weather was not favourible, but we had a good time despite thaL Our annuxl dinner on 2nd December at The Bear in Bilton, which was well attended and the Rector was able to join us. Pip organised both the ouung and dinner- thank you. The handbell ringers joined the Rector and members of the St Andrew's congregation to ring carols and sing in 5 care homes and sheltered housing Ioc2tions later in December. Also in December, we were successful in ringing a quarter-peal with Will (his first), and a visiting band rang anocher quarter- peal on the 23rd after a peal attempt was abandoned. I would like to thank the Rector and all the members of the band for their support over the last year. Christine Homer. Tower Captain 14
Technical Services Technical Services as a team has grown significantly last year, including our roles, responsibilities, structure, community outreach, and professional opportunities. As a team effort between myself. Ted, and Ben Jennings, we have grown from a two-man band with apps on phones to create a video 5y5tem on a laptop during early lockdown, to a professional-grade, intuitive installation setup geared towards enabling willing volunteers to get involved with our own mission.. To bring technology in an inherently outdated community, into the future. With this mission in mind, we have continued our engagement with our remote congregation by mainraining a weekly broadcast for the Sunday morning eucharist service on twitch.tv, and the evening service where applicable. On top of this. we provide professional technical services to imporcant life events for visiting parties, namely baptisms and funerals. As aforementioned. technic21 services h2ve grown to encourage more profession21ism and adopt techniques from the outside world to keep our wheels moving smoothly. To highlight in particular, the candle-lit concerts hosted in the church, where we provide professional lighting, sound. and videography to artists performing in our church from acr055 the country. Finally, we also provide to the greater community with any events hosted nearby to the church. including the church gardens, local bar venues, and to The BENN Hall. Ben F05ter, Technical Co-ordinator Financial Review The state of the finances in 2023 showed continuing slight improvement, but it is still very troubling. Individual costs are largely beyond our control, including our biggest outgoing, the Parish Share, 2nd this makes ir imperative that we waste nothing and alway5 Strive to ger the best value from whatever we spend. This is being and continues to be done. I would encourage everyone who is able and eligible to move their regular giving to P2rish Giving and to ensure that they Gift Aid their donations wherever possible. The Parish Giving scheme is free to the parish it is funded by the diocese, and Gift Aid costs you nothing but the Government gives St Andrew's the tax that you have already paid. Unplanned maintenance and repairs has been a long-standing problem and it is vital that we develop a strategy for building maintenance and re-ordering well ahead of any need to spend the money, so that all available grnnts and donations may be put in place well before the need to spend any money. It is heirtsning to see how well both the Cafe and community events are doing and without them we would be in dire straits. As a church we are looking at all ways of expanding community involvemenL To this end we are re-forming the Friends of St Andrew's Church. Historically it has been in effect a subset of the PCC and restricted to church members. It has also been moribund. The Friends is therefore being closed and removed from the Charity Commission register to be replaced by a similarly named charity intended solely for the support of the building and Surroundings. The trustee5 will be from inside and outside the church and it will run independent of the church in order to reach as many people and organisations as possible. If you wish to know more about the new Friends of St Andrew's Church then please contact the Rector, Wardens or me. And if you can think of any people outside the church who may wish to support our magnificent building then, again, please let the Wardens, Rector or me know. lan Sheppard 15
Reserves Policy The Council consider that the reserves held at the end of the year were adequate for the church's needs over the next e1ve months. Whilst the unrestricted fund is in deficit, there are adequate fund5 held on deposit by designated funds to cover this and provide sufficient working capital. The majority of the restricted and endowment funds assets are also held on dep05iE which can be reali5ed at short notice. At present, as mentioned above. the church still h2s a sm211 deficit on unrestricted general funds. It is the intention of the PCC to move to a situation where some unrestricted general funds can be held in reserve to cover future expected general running costs, with the rest of the funds held being either designated or restricted for specific purposes. The PCC aims to hold the equivalent of six months running costs (currently £82,000). which includes staffing costs, bearing in mind our responsibility as employers. Structure. Governance and Management The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew Rugby was formed when the Rugby Team Ministry was dissolved on 4th July 2013. The method of appointment of Parochial Church Council members 15 Set out in the Church Representation Rules. At St Andrew's Church, the membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent, the churchwardens, Readers and other clergy (if co-opted) and member5 Qf the congregition elected from the electoral roll. All those who attend our services or who live in the parish are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and vote for PCC members and Churchwardens. PCC members are responsible for making decision5 on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish, including deciding on how the fund5 Qf the PCC are to be spent. PCC member5 are also trustees of the charity. New members receive information about their duties as a charity trustee. The PCC met ten times in the year. Given its wide responsibilities. the PCC ha5 a number of committees which deal with a parcicular aspect of church life,. these include the Standing Committee, the Finance Committee and the Fabric Group. These committees reporc back to the PCC on a regular basis and inform the decision-making process of the PCC. Ensuring the Christian governance of two church schools, St Andrew's Benn Primary School and Harris Church of England Academy is an additional responsibility of the PCC. With the Diocesan Board of Education, the PCC appoints Foundation Governors to both Boards. Administrotive Informotion St Andrew's Church is situated in the town centre or Rugby. Warwickshire. It is part ofthe Diocese of Coventry within the Church of England. The Correspondence address is St Andrew's Church, Church Streec Rugby. CV213PT. The PCC is a bodycorporate (PCC Powers Measure 1996, Church Representation Rules 2011) and a registered charity, number 1160223. The Parochial Church Council (PCC) of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew Rugby was registered with the Chariry Commission in March 2014. PCC Members are elected for three years. The members listed below are those who have served at any time from I st January 2023 until the approval of the financial statements on the 25 April 2024. 16
Ex officio members.. o Incumbent: The Reverend Canon Edmund Newey (Chairperson) o Wardens.. Joyce Woodings (also Deanery Synod representative) and Hash Mistry Elected members.. Moira Gatward (term of offKe 2021-24) Des lones (term of office 2021-24) (Treosurer, resigned 2023) john Howes (term of offjce 2022-25)(resigned 2023) o Chris Homer (term of office 2022-25) (Secretory) o Phil lohn50n (term of offKe 2023-25) Helen Bryant (term of office 2022-25)(resigned 2023 and re-eletted as Deanery Synod rePresentOQ've) o Noni Khumalo (term of offKe 2022-25) john Goddard (term of office 2022-25) o Edward Old (term of office 2023-26) o Ron Smith (term of offKe 2023-26) Rex Posson (term of office 2023-26)(died 19th Morch 2024) Deanery Synod representatives (terms of office 2020-2023 and 2023-26) joyce Woodings (Churchworden) Bryan Acford (Assistant Church Warden) o lan Sheppard {Assistant Church Worden) o Tony Pratt {2020-2023) o Helen Bryant (2023-2026) Co-opted Members.. o Ivan Finbow (Gift Aid OffKer, co-opted Sept 2015, died 16ih December 2023) John O'Rourke (Treasurer, co-opted 15th November 2023) Members approved by APCM April 2022 Sue Goddard, Lay Reader o Gvryneth Hickman. Lay Reader Committee and Grou Chairs Chair of Standing Committee. The Rev'd Canon Edmund Newey Chair of Finance Committee, lan Sheppard Chair of Fabric Committee, Hash Mistry Convenor of the Community Outreach Group, Rex Pogson Convenor of the Children and Families Group, The Rev'd Edmund Newey Convenor of the Eco-Group, John Daymond Convenor of the Pastoral Group, Joyce Woodings Approved by the PCC on the 25. April 2024 Signed 17
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. ANDREW RUGBY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023
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Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment 2023 2022
Total Total
Note £ £ £ £ £ £
Income and Endowments from
- -
Donations and Legacies 2(a) 105,092 33,500 138,592 120,880
Charitable Activities 2(b) 61,171 770 155 - 62,096 55,295
Income From Investments 2(e) - 7,066 1,424 2,266 10,757 4,136
- - -
Other Ordinary Income 2(d) 1,170 1,170 1,955
Total 167,433 7,836 35,079 2,266 212,615 182,266
Expenditure On
- -
Raising Funds 3(a) 167,387 4,797 172,184 167,189
Charitable Activities 3(b) 4,889 - 12,899 - 17,788 31,880
Other 3(c) 31,713 - 1,806 - 33,520 29,086
Total 203,989 - 19,502 - 223,492 228,155
Net Income/(Expenditure) (36,556) 7,836 15,576 2,266 (10,877) (45,889)
Transfers between Funds - (4,213) 6,480 (2,266) - -
Other recognised gains/(losses)
Gain on revaluation of Fixed Assets - - - 8,122 8,122 (15,591)
Net Movement in Funds (36,556) 3,622 22,057 8,122 (2,755) (61,480)
Total Funds brought forward (104,864) 221,918 45,937 109,915 272,906 334,386
Total Funds carried forward (141,420) 225,540 67,994 118,037 270,151 272,906
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The comparative Statement of Financial Activities is shown at note 18(a) to the accounts.
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.
There are no recognisable gains or losses other than those stated above.
All income and expenditure is from continuing operations.
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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. ANDREW RUGBY
BALANCE SHEET AT 31ST DECEMBER 2023
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Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment 2023 2022
Total Total
Note £ £ £ £ £ £
Fixed Assets
Tangible Fixed Assets 9 722 - 27,094 - 27,816 963
Investment Assets 10 - 38,851 65,281 118,037 222,169 251,720
722 38,851 92,375 118,037 249,985 252,683
Current Assets
Debtors 11 5,684 - - - 5,684 13,729
- - -
Short Term Deposits 24,400 24,400 13,322
Cash at Bank and in Hand (132,245) 162,290 (12,551) - 17,494 10,898
-
(126,560) 186,689 (12,551) 47,578 37,949
Liabilities
Creditors - amounts falling due 12 15,582 - 11,829 - 27,412 17,727
within one year
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Net Current Assets (142,142) 186,689 (24,381) 20,166 20,222
Net Assets (141,420) 225,540 67,994 118,037 270,151 272,906
Funds
Balance 13 (141,420) 225,540 67,994 118,037 270,151 272,906
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The comparative Balance Sheet is shown at note 18(b) of the accounts
The Balance Sheet shows the analysis of the net assets by Fund
These accounts were approved by the Parochial Church Council on 2024 and signed on their behalf by:
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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. ANDREW RUGBY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2023
1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES
General information
The Parish is an unincorporated charity registered in England and Wales. The charity registration number and registered address are shown on page 1 of the annual report and financial statements.
Basis of preparation of Financial Statements,
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
The financial statements have been prepared to give 'a true and fair view' and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a' true and fair view'. This departure has involved following the Accounting and Reporting by Charities Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) issued in October 2019 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.
The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value. The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest pound.
The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.
Funds
General 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 a particular purpose by the PCC are also unrestricted.
Restricted Funds represent resources received and allocated according to limitation on their use specified by donors or other providers.
Endowment Funds can be either permanent or expendable.
Permanent endowment funds relate to gifts of endowment where there is no power to convert the capital into income.
With expendable endowments there is no actual requirement to apply capital unless the PCC decide to spend it. If the PCC exercise the power to spend or apply the capital of the expendable endowment the relevant funds become restricted or unrestricted income funds depending on whether the terms of the gift restrict the expenditure for specific purposes or not.
The accounts include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible.
They do not include the accounts of other church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body nor those that are informal gatherings of church members.
Further details of restricted and endowment funds are shown in notes 13 and 15 to the accounts.
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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. ANDREW RUGBY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2023 (continued)
1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) Income and Endowments from
Donations Legacies and Charitable Activities
Income is recognised when the PCC has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.
Collections are recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC.
Planned giving receivable under Gift Aid is recognised only when received.
Income tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations is recognised when the income is recognised. Grants and legacies to the PCC are accounted for as soon as the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement, the amount due is quantifiable and its ultimate receipt by the PCC is reasonably certain.
Income raised from fund-raising events is accounted for gross.
Sales of books and magazines from the church bookstall are accounted for gross.
Income from Investments
Dividends are accounted for when receivable.
Tax recoverable on such income is recognised in the same accounting year.
Interest entitlements are accrued on a daily basis.
Other Income
Rental income from the letting of church premises is recognised when the rental is due.
Gains and Losses on Investments
Realised gains or losses are recognised when investments are sold. Unrealised gains or losses are accounted for on revaluation of investments at 31 December.
Expenditure
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis. Irrecoverable VAT is charged with relevant expenditure.
Raising Funds
Raising Funds include all costs that directly relate to the work of the church including running costs and costs of maintenance and repair. Support and governance costs are deemed to relate directly to the work of the church.
The parish share is accounted for when payable. Any share unpaid at 31 December is provided for in these accounts as an operational (though not legal) liability and is shown as a creditor in the Balance Sheet.
Fundraising costs comprise the cost of running the café, concerts etc. during the year.
Charitable Activities
Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded by the PCC if that award creates a binding obligation.
Charitable activities includes the cost of outreach to Children and Families, the Community etc
Other
Other includes the administrative costs of the Parochial Church Council.
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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. ANDREW RUGBY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2023 (continued)
1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Fixed Assets
Consecrated property and movable church furnishings
Consecrated and beneficed property of any kind is excluded from the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011.
Movable church furnishings held by the Rector and Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC, and which require a faculty for disposal, are accounted as inalienable property unless consecrated. (They are listed in the church's inventories, which can be inspected at any reasonable time). For inalienable property acquired prior to 1999 there is no cost information available for the majority of items and therefore such assets are not valued in the accounts. Items acquired since 1 January 2000 are included in the accounts and depreciated over their current anticipated useful economic life on a reducing balance basis. All expenditure incurred in the year on consecrated or beneficed buildings, where the items cost under £1,000, is written off.
Other fixtures, fittings and office equipment
Equipment used within the church is depreciated at 25% / 20% per annum on either a straight line basis or reducing balance basis. Individual items of equipment costing £1,000 or less are written off in the year, when the asset is acquired.
Investments
Investments are a form of basic financial instrument and are initially recognised at their transaction value and subsequently valued at their fair value at 31 December.
Deposit with CBF and other deposit holders are valued at their statement value.
Current assets
Amounts owing to the PCC at 31st December for fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors .
Cash at bank is held on current and deposit account at short maturity of seven days.
Liabilities: amounts falling due within one year
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the PCC to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Financial Instruments
The PCC only had financial assets and liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at their transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.
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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. ANDREW RUGBY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2023 (continued)
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Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment 2023 2022
Total Total
Note £ £ £ £ £ £
2 Income and Endowments from:
(a) Donations and Legacies
- - -
Planned giving 64,057 64,057 67,025
Parish giving 250 - - - 250 -
Gift aid donations 8,569 - - - 8,569 8,069
- - -
Tax recoverable on giving 22,800 22,800 14,415
- - -
Collections (open plate) 4,594 4,594 3,342
Children's services - - - - - -
- - - - -
Legacies 22,500
Other 4,822 - 33,500 - 38,322 5,529
- -
105,092 33,500 138,592 120,880
(b) Charitable Activities
Fund raising events 4 46,943 - - - 46,943 39,977
Sundry income 660 - - - 660 870
Magazine sales books and adverts 143 - - - 143 125
Narrowboat - - - - - -
Fees 13,425 770 155 - 14,350 7,848
Grants - - - - - 6,475
61,171 770 155 - 62,096 55,295
(c) Investments
Dividends and interest - 7,066 1,424 2,266 10,757 4,136
Rent received - - - - - -
-
7,066 1,424 2,266 10,757 4,136
(d) Other
- - - - - -
Compensation
Other 1,170 - - - 1,170 1,955
- - - - - -
Covid grant
- - - - - -
Furlough receipts
VAT - - - - - -
- - -
1,170 1,170 1,955
Total 167,433 7,836 35,079 2,266 212,615 182,266
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The comparative Statement of Income and Endowments is shown at note 18(c) to the accounts
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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. ANDREW RUGBY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2023 (continued)
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Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment Total 2023 Total 2022
Note £ £ £ £ £ £
3 Expenditure on:
(a) Raising Funds
Ministry:
- share to diocese etc 76,750 - - - 76,750 74,175
- Clergy expenses 5 110 - - - 110 285
Fees to diocese 3,823 - - - 3,823 2,452
Bellringers 185 - - - 185 100
Upkeep of church:
- verger's fees 150 - - - 150 100
- running costs 6 42,506 - - - 42,506 39,024
Church maintenance 8,940 - - - 8,940 23,962
- - - - -
Major repair expenditure
- - -
Salary of organists and fees 11,285 11,285 10,990
Choir fees and expenses 608 - - - 608 151
Mission - - - - - -
Publicity 176 - - - 176 499
- - - - - -
Princes Street expenses
Cost of fund raising 4 11,129 - - - 11,129 8,085
Other payments 8 11,725 - 4,797 - 16,522 7,366
- -
167,387 4,797 172,184 167,189
(b) Charitable Activities
Missionary and charitable giving:
Church overseas:
- missionary societies 339 - - - 339 95
- relief agencies 653 - - - 653 166
Outreach salaries 3,768 - 12,899 - 16,667 31,510
- - - - -
Refugee expenses
Young people's work 129 - - - 129 109
Narrowboat - - - - - -
- - - - - -
Other grants
- -
4,889 12,899 17,788 31,880
(c) Other
Church centre:
salaries 21,653 - - - 21,653 17,979
pension contribution 997 - - - 997 1,169
postage, printing and stationery 448 - - - 448 186
- - -
copy charges 5,455 5,455 5,560
- - -
computer expenses 1,720 1,720 2,871
- - - - - -
Vault repair costs
Examiner's fee 7 1,200 - - - 1,200 1,000
Depreciation 241 - 1,806 - 2,047 321
- -
31,713 1,806 33,520 29,086
Total 203,989 - 19,502 - 223,492 228,155
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The comparative Statement of Expenditure is shown at note18(d) to the accounts
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2023 2022 2023 2022
4 Fund Raising Income Expenditure
£ £ £ £
Café 33,740 25,335 10,323 6,841
- - - -
Open door
Events 8,341 10,304 505 954
Recitals and concerts 1,345 1,349 112 150
Cards books and candles 94 59 - -
- -
Use of church and frontage 2,310 2,180
Festival of trees 177 79 - -
Other and sales of products 936 671 189 140
46,943 39,977 11,129 8,085
5 Clergy Expenses £ £
Clergy expenses - 175
Clergy fees 110 110
110 285
6 Church Running Costs £ £
Insurance and licences 11,819 10,765
Heat, light and water 25,079 23,819
Wine and candles 1,876 909
Baptisms 13 117
Cleaner's wages 3,719 3,414
42,506 39,024
7 Independent Examiners Remuneration £ £
Independent examination 1,200 1,000
- -
Tax advisory services
Other financial services - -
1,200 1,000
8 Miscellaneous £ £
Christian stewardship envelopes 208 144
Flowers 346 226
Housekeeping supplies 3,398 2,302
Subscription 245 448
Book of remembrance - 175
Gifts 446 133
- -
Covid expenses
Other 7,082 2,377
11,725 5,805
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Musical Office 2023 2022
9 Fixed Assets Equipment Equipment Total Total
Cost £ £ £ £
At 1st January 2023 1,800 11,116 12,916 12,916
Additions 28,900 - 28,900 -
At 31st December 2023 30,700 11,116 41,816 12,916
Depreciation
At 1st January 2023 1,060 10,893 11,953 11,632
Depreciation for the year 1,991 56 2,047 321
At 31st December 2023 3,051 10,949 14,000 11,953
Net Book Value at 31st December 2023 27,649 167 27,816 963
Office Fixtures: Unrestricted 167 223
Musical Equipment: Unrestricted 555 740
-
Musical Equipment: Restricted 27,094
27,816 963
10 Investments Other Investments
Designated Restricted Endowment Total
£ £ £ £
As at 1st January 2023 86,851 54,954 109,915 251,720
Additions/Transfers - 2,266 - 2,266
Interest - 8,061 - 8,061
Unrealised Gain - - 8,122 8,122
86,851 65,281 118,037 270,169
Withdrawn 48,000 - - 48,000
At 31st December 2023 38,851 65,281 118,037 222,169
The investments comprise : £ £
Government Stocks 635 635
CCLA CBF Investment Fund Accumulation Units [cost £60,000] 80,688 70,300
CCLA Central Board of Finance Deposits 140,846 180,785
222,169 251,720
11 Sundry Debtors £ £
Income and Value Added Tax Repayments 3,994 12,695
Loans - 500
Accounts Receivable 1,472 300
Prepayments 218 234
5,684 13,729
12 Sundry Creditors £ £
Wedding Deposits etc - 125
Accounts Payable 7,085 8,527
Grants in Advance 11,829 7,277
Accruals 8,498 1,798
27,412 17,727
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2023 (continued)
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13 Movement in Funds As at Interest Other Unrealised As at
Expenditure Transfer
01.01.23 allocated income gains/(losses) 31.12.23
£ £ £ £ £ £
Unrestricted Funds
General (104,864) - 167,433 (203,989) - - (141,420)
Designated Funds
Christmas Tree Fund - - - - - - -
- - -
Community House Fund 136,052 4,332 (12,899) 127,485
General Reserve 83,281 2,734 - - - 12,041 98,056
Volunteers Fund 2,585 - 770 - (3,355) 0
221,918 7,066 770 - - (4,213) 225,540
Restricted Funds
- - - - - - -
Special Fund
Bell Ringers' Fund 2,891 54 577 (297) - - 3,224
Music and Organ Fund 6,093 251 29,000 (1,939) - - 33,405
FOSSAC Fund - - - - - - -
Choir Scholarship Fund 3,897 160 - - - - 4,057
Child and Family Fund 5,615 231 - - - - 5,846
Mission and Vision Fund 3,129 129 - - - 2,266 5,524
- - - - - - -
Refugee Fund
Music Outreach Fund - - - (4,200) - 4,200 -
- - - - -
Community Outreach Fund (8,699) 8,699
Muddy Church 470 - - (450) - - 19
All Churches 8,686 - - - - (8,686) -
Spacehive Garden 5,027 207 - - - 5,234
Project Grants 569 - - (560) - - 9
Wannell Trust 2,586 105 - - - - 2,691
Youth Worker - - - - - - -
St Phillips Fund 6,974 287 - - - - 7,261
Warm Space - - 3,388 (3,353) - - 35
Flower - - 428 - - - 428
Organ restoration - - 260 - - - 260
-
45,937 1,423 33,653 (19,500) 6,480 67,994
Endowment Fund
- -
Expendable Endowment Fund 109,915 2,266 8,122 (2,266) 118,037
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The comparative Movement in Funds is shown in note 18(e) of the accounts
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2023 (continued)
14 Staff Costs
The average numbered of people employed during the year was as follows:
| Church Administration Church Upkeep Outreach Staff |
2023 2022 2 2 1 1 2 3 5 6 |
|---|---|
No employee received emolument of more than £60,000 and no member of the PCC/ Trustee received any remuneration or benefits.
There were no trustee's expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2023 nor for the year ended 31 December 2022.
| Salaries Staff Pension Scheme Social Security |
£ £ 42,020 46,567 997 1,169 - - 43,017 47,736 |
|---|---|
The staff are joined in the Government pension scheme
15 Funds
Unrestricted Funds
This Fund covers the day to day running of the Church .
Designated Funds
Community House Fund
This fund represents monies held following the sale of the Community House.
General Reserve Fund
This fund was established to ensure that at least six months costs were held at any one time.
Restricted Funds
Special Fund
This Fund was for monies received many years ago to be used at the discretion of the Rector and Churchwardens. All the monies was used up in 2022 and no further transactions occurred in this year.
Bellringers' Fund
This represents monies held for the Bellringers from the income received less expenditure on the bells in the year.
Music and Organ, Organ Restoration, Fossac and Choir Scholarship Funds
These are monies held for use for the music choir and organ.
Child and Family, Music Outreach and Community Outreach Funds
These funds receive grant and transfers from other church funds and makes payment including staff salaries for work with children and families, music outreach to children and work in the local community.
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15 contd
Mission and Vision Fund
This fund receives the income from the Expendable Endowment Fund and spends out for mission, transformation and discipleship in Rugby. It is also used for mission to the vulnerable and for those in need and support in the parish of St Andrews including the conventional district of St Peter/John. St Philips Fund
This Fund was transferred from the Rugby Team Ministry to be used for work in area of the Parish formerly served by St Philip's church.
Muddy Church
This fund was used for outreach work amongst children and families.
All Churches Fund
The grant received towards costs of IT enhancement for the church has now been transferred to General reserve.
Spacehive Garden and Flower
This fund is used to finance the reordering of the St Andrews Garden.
Project Grants
This fund is for small grants given for specific purposes.
Youth Worker
No grant was received for youth work this year.
Wannell Fund
These funds are held to be used for St Andrews Benn School.
Warm Space Fund
This fund was created to hold grants received under the warm spaces community initiative.
Endowment Fund
Expendable Endowment Fund
This fund was created from the net sale proceeds of Church House. The fund is to be spent on mission, transformation and discipleship in Rugby. It may also be used for mission to the vulnerable and for those in most need of support in the parish of St Andrews including the conventional district of St Peter/John.
Interest on Endowment Fund is transferred to Mission and Vision fund.
| **16 ** | Capital Commitments | 2023 | 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||||
| Value of commitments on Contracts already placed | 0 | 0 | |||
| Value of commitments not yet placed | 0 | 0 |
17 Related Party Transactions
There were no discloseable related party transactions during the year (2022 - none).
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2023 (continued)
18 Comparative Figures
The comparative figures for the year ended 31st December 2022 are shown below and on the next four pages.
18(a) Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31st December 2022
| Note Income and Endowments from Donations and Legacies 2(a) Charitable Activities 2(b) Income from Investments 2(e) Other Ordinary Income 2(d) Total Expenditure On Raising Funds 3(a) Charitable Activities 3(b) Other 3(c) Total Net Income/(Expenditure) Transfers between Funds Other recognised gains/(losses) Gains/(Losses) on revaluation of Fixed Assets Net Movement in Funds Total Funds brought forward Total Funds carried forward |
Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment 2022 Total £ £ £ £ £ 120,146 - 734 - 120,880 49,045 525 5,725 - 55,295 - 2,301 530 1,305 4,136 1,955 - - - 1,955 171,146 2,826 6,989 1,305 182,266 165,582 - 1,607 - 167,189 3,723 - 28,157 - 31,880 29,086 - - - 29,086 198,391 - 29,764 - 228,155 (27,245) 2,826 (22,775) 1,305 (45,889) - (12,259) 13,565 (1,305) - - - - (15,591) (15,591) (27,245) (9,433) (9,210) (15,591) (61,480) (77,619) 231,352 55,147 125,506 334,386 (104,864) 221,919 45,937 109,915 272,906 |
|---|---|
There are no recognisable gains or losses other than those stated above All income and expenditure is from continuing operations
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Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment Total
Note 2022
£ £ £ £ £
18(b) Balance Sheet 31st December 2022
Fixed Assets
Tangible Fixed Assets 9 963 - - - 963
Investment Assets 10 - 86,851 54,954 109,915 251,720
963 86,851 54,954 109,915 252,683
Current Assets
Debtors 11 13,729 - - - 13,729
- - -
Short Term Deposits 13,322 13,322
Cash at Bank and in Hand (109,106) 121,745 (1,741) - 10,898
-
(95,377) 135,067 (1,741) 37,949
Liabilities
Creditors - amounts falling due 12 10,450 - 7,277 - 17,727
within one year
Net Current Assets (105,827) 135,067 (9,018) - 20,222
Net Assets (104,864) 221,918 45,937 109,915 272,906
Funds
Balance 13 (104,864) 221,918 45,937 109,915 272,906
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The Balance Sheet shows the analysis of the net assets by Fund.
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18(c) Income and Endowments for the year ended 31st December 2022
Note Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment Total 2022
2 Income and Endowments from £ £ £ £ £
(a) Donations and Legacies
- - -
Planned giving 67,025 67,025
Gift aid donations 8,069 - - - 8,069
- - -
Tax recoverable on giving 14,415 14,415
- - -
Collections (open plate) 3,342 3,342
Children's services - - - - -
Other 4,795 - 734 - 5,529
- - -
Legacies 22,500 22,500
120,146 - 734 - 120,880
(b) Charitable Activities
Fund raising events 4 39,977 - - - 39,977
Sundry income 870 - - - 870
Magazine sales books and adverts 125 - - - 125
Narrowboat - - - - -
Fees 7,223 525 100 - 7,848
Grants 850 - 5,625 - 6,475
49,045 525 5,725 - 55,295
(c) Investments
Dividends and interest - 2,301 530 1,305 4,136
Rent received - - - - -
- 2,301 530 1,305 4,136
(d) Other
- - - - -
Compensation
Other 1,955 - - - 1,955
Covid Grants - - - - -
- - - - -
Furlough Receipts
VAT - - - - -
- - -
1,955 1,955
Total 171,146 2,826 6,989 1,305 182,266
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2023 (continued)
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18(d) Expenditure for the year ended 31st December 2022
Note Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment Total 2022
3 Expenditure on £ £ £ £ £
(a) Raising Funds
- share to diocese etc 74,175 - - - 74,175
- clergy expenses 5 285 - - - 285
Fees to diocese 2,452 - - - 2,452
Bellringers 100 - - - 100
- - - -
Upkeep of church:
- verger's fees 100 - - - 100
- running costs 6 39,024 - - - 39,024
Church maintenance 23,916 - 46 - 23,962
- - - - -
Major repair expenditure
- - -
Salary of organists and fees 10,990 10,990
Choir fees and expenses 151 - - - 151
Mission - - - - -
Publicity 499 - - - 499
Princes Street expenses 7 - - - - -
Cost of fund raising 4 8,085 - - - 8,085
Other payments 8 5,805 - 1,561 - 7,366
- -
165,582 1,607 167,189
(b) Charitable Activities
Missionary and charitable giving:
Church overseas;
- missionary societies 95 - - - 95
- relief agencies 166 - - - 166
Outreach salaries 3,353 - 28,157 - 31,510
- - - - -
Refugee expenses
- - - - -
Project grant expenses
Young people's work 109 - - - 109
Narrowboat - - - - -
- - - - -
Other grants
- -
3,723 28,157 31,880
(c) Other
Church Centre:
Salaries 17,979 - - - 17,979
Pension contribution 1,169 - - - 1,169
Printing and stationery 186 - - - 186
- - -
Copy charges 5,560 5,560
- - -
Computer expenses 2,871 2,871
- - - - -
Vault repair costs
Examiner's fee 1,000 - - - 1,000
Depreciation 321 - - - 321
- - -
29,086 29,086
Total 198,391 - 29,764 - 228,155
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2023 (continued)
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18(e) Movement in Funds for the year ended 31st December 2022
As at Interest Other Unrealised As at
Expenditure Transfer
01.01.22 allocated income gains 31.12.22
£ £ £ £ £ £
Unrestricted Funds
General (77,619) - 171,146 (198,391) - - (104,864)
Designated Funds
RTM Fund - - - - - - -
Christmas Tree Fund - - - - - - -
- - -
Community House Fund 146,851 1,461 (12,260) 136,052
General Reserve 84,501 840 - - - 525 85,866
- - - - - - -
Legacies Fund
Volunteers fund - - 525 - - (525) -
231,352 2,300 525 - - (12,260) 221,918
Restricted Funds
Special Fund 737 - - - - (737) -
Bell Ringers' Fund 2,563 7 644 (323) - - 2,891
Music and Organ Fund 5,864 66 163 - - - 6,093
FOSSAC Fund - - - - - - -
Choir Scholarship Fund 3,859 38 - - - - 3,897
Child and Family Fund 10,414 104 - (12,709) - 7,806 5,615
Mission and Vision Fund 1,807 18 - - - 1,305 3,130
- - - - - - -
Refugee Fund
Music Outreach Fund - - - (4,200) - 4,200 -
- - - -
Community Outreach Fund 5,625 (11,250) 5,625
Muddy Church 3,155 31 28 (1,285) - (1,460) 469
All Churches 8,600 86 - - - - 8,686
Spacehive Garden 4,978 50 - - - - 5,028
Project Grants 563 6 - - - - 569
Wannell Trust 2,560 25 - - - - 2,585
Youth Worker - - - - - - -
St Philips Fund 10,047 100 - - - (3,173) 6,974
55,147 531 6,460 (29,767) - 13,566 45,937
Endowment Fund
- -
Expendable Endowment Fund 125,506 1,305 (15,591) (1,305) 109,915
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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. ANDREW RUGBY
(Registered Charity No: 1160223)
Independent Examiner's Report to the Members of The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew Rugby
I report on the accounts of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Rugby for the year ended 31 December 2023 which are set out on pages 18 to 34.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
-
accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: Name: James Melvin BA BFP FCA
COTTONS SPECIALIST SERVICES LIMITED CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS CHESTNUT FIELD HOUSE CHESTNUT FIELD RUGBY, CV21 2PD
Dated ………………………………………………
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