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2022-12-31-accounts

The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of St Mark & All Saints, Reading

Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ending 31[st] December 2022

‘Worshipping God; sharing love, building communities and growing faith through Jesus’

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) presents its’ Annual Report for the year ending 31[st] December 2022.

Reference and administration information

The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Mark and All Saints, Reading is a registered charity with the Charity Commission - registration number 1160687. The members of the Parochial Church Council (PCC) are trustees of the charity.

The correspondence address is: The Parish Office, All Saints Church Hall, Downshire Square, Reading, Berks. RG1 6NH (email: allsaintsreading@gmail.com)

There are two churches within our parish - part of the Diocese of Oxford within the Church of England:

Aims and purposes

The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of St. Mark & All Saints Reading has the responsibility of co-operating with the Vicar, The Reverend Jo Williams in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church: pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the financial affairs of the Church, Church buildings, Church Halls and churchyards and oversees matters of data protection, safeguarding and health and safety.

Objectives and Activities

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our two churches and to become part of our parish community. The PCC, together with its sub committees, maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our services and church life can involve the many groups that live within our parish. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament.

When planning our activities for the year, we have considered the Commission’s guidance on public benefit and in particular, the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. In particular, we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through:

Safeguarding

The PCC of St Mark and All Saints Reading has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have regard to House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults) and abides by the ‘promoting a safer church’ and works with this in mind to all safeguarding matters in the parish.

The safeguarding policy is modelled on the Diocesan policy. We continue to request DBS for voluntary and paid roles when needed and safer recruitment practices. All PCC members have completed the Foundation (C0) safeguarding training as a minimum. Our safeguarding officer is Levine Whitham.

Structure, governance and management

The PCC is a corporate body. Its governing documents are the Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measures 1956 as amended, and the Church Representation Rules. Members of the PCC are either ex-officio or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) in accordance with the Church Representation Rules.

Clergy, Churchwardens and any Readers the APCM appoints are ex-officio, as are the Deanery Synod members who serve a three-year term. Of the twelve elected PCC members, 4 are elected each year to serve a three-year term. A minimum of one third (4) of all elected members must be habitual worshippers at St. Marks, and a minimum of one third (4) of all elected members must be habitual worshippers at All Saints.

The trustees, members of the PCC, who served in the year up to the date of the report are:

Ex Officio
Incumbent The Reverend Josephine Williams Chair
Assistant Curate The Reverend Jane Lewis
Churchwardens Mr Kwaw Elliott
Mrs Linda Parish
LLM Mrs Sylvia Cummins
Dr Diana Matthews
Deanery Synod
Representatives		 Mrs Angelina Elliott
Mrs Sharon Hyman (since Nov 2022 PCC)
Elected Members Ms Norma Parris Stood down APCM May 2022
Mrs Nana Gyebi-Johnson (re-elected May 2022 APCM)
Mr John Hodge (re-elected May 2022 APCM) and Vice
Chair
Mrs Angelina Elliott Treasurer
Mrs Sharon Hyman SM Hall Manager
Mr Anesta Vaughan (appointed May 2022 APCM)
Ms Claudine Ransley Resigned June 2022
Ms Susan Carter
Mrs Rosie Hughes
Co-opted members Mrs JudyVaughan co-opted June 2022
Mrs Liz Sandford co-opted Sept 2022
In attendance Mrs Levine Whitham Safeguarding Officer
Mrs Jackie John PCC Secretary

During 2022, the PCC met 7 times during the course of the year (via zoom and in-person). In addition to our planned PCC meetings, we also met in person for our APCM in May and the Standing Committee convened when needed.

The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish. Given its wide responsibilities, the PCC has a number of committees each dealing with a particular aspects of parish life. They regularly report back to PCC meetings.

These are the following committees:

Finance committee :

Pre APCM– Angelina Elliott (Treasurer), Lee Hawkness-Smith (for annual accounts) and Ron Cummins (co-opted)

Post APCM – Angelina Elliott (Treasurer), Ron Cummins (Assistant Treasurer), Kwaw Elliott, Linda Parish, and Lee Hawkness-Smith (for annual accounts)

Fabric committee

Pre APCM – Rev’d Jo, Pat Alleyne (co-opted), Norma Parris and Linda Parish Post APCM – Rev’d Jo, Kwaw Elliott and Linda Parish

Flat committee – Winkworth estate agents, John Hodge and Ben Thomas when needed. Jackie John was also asked later in the year.

Ministry committee – Rev’d Jo, Rev’d Jane, LLM’s and authorised preachers

Policies committee (including safeguarding) –Rev’d Jo Williams, Levine Whitham (Safeguarding officer) and Nana Gyebi Johnson and Susan Carter (H&S Officers)

The Standing Committee has the power to transact the business of the PCC between meetings, reporting back to the PCC.

Pre APCM - Norma Parris, John Hodge, Linda Parish (churchwarden) and Angelina Elliott (Treasurer) Post APCM – Linda Parish and Kwaw Elliott (churchwardens), Treasurer, Rev’d Jo, John Hodge and Anesta Vaughan

The Events Committee recommend a social events strategy for the parish, ensure that regular events are being organised and to encourage a wide range of involvement from our congregations in organising and participating in events. It has the power to co-opt other members of the congregation and reports back to the PCC. This committee consists of the following members:

The Hall committee oversee the management of the church halls, dealing with the day-to-day administration of our two halls and makes recommendations to the PCC about repairs, maintenance, letting rates and other concerns. The PCC members serving on this committee are:

St Mark’s Hall committee –

Pre APCM - Sharon Hyman (Hall Manager) and Angelina Elliott Posts APCM – Sharon Hyman (Hall Manager), Angelina Elliott, Norma Parris, Pat Alleyne (hall treasurer) and Kwaw Elliott (c/w)

All Saints Hall committee –

Pre APCM - Ivor Snape (Hall Manager), John Hodge

Posts APCM – Ivor Snape (Hall Manager), John Hodge and Linda Parish (c/w) – Tony Pretlove when required and Tammie Goto (Hall treasurer) when required.

Worship and Prayer

There are 125 parishioners on the 2022 Electoral Roll. 78 worship primarily at All Saints and 47 at St. Marks. Mr Kwaw Elliott has served as Electoral Roll Officer for both churches over 2022.

Average weekly attendance for our services are given in the tables below. During 2022 we continued to offer live-streaming our services via zoom for those that could not make church in person, alongside other ways we celebrate God such as baptisms and weddings.

Attendance/worship:

Sunday worship figures, preceding 5 years:

9am Mass at St.
Mark’s		 9am Mass at St.
Mark’s		 9am Mass at St.
Mark’s		 11am Mass at All
Saints		 11am Mass at All
Saints		 11am Mass at All
Saints		 3.30pm Family
Communion at All
Saints(monthly)		 3.30pm Family
Communion at All
Saints(monthly)		 3.30pm Family
Communion at All
Saints(monthly)
Com Adult U16 Com Adult U16 Com Adult U16
2022 18 20 4 36 38 11 8 6 6
2021** 15 16 4 31 33 13 12.5 9.5 10
2020* 17 19 4 46 49 12 n/a n/a n/a
2019 27.5 30 4 55 59 14 11 10 8
2018 28 29 5 61 70 18 12 13 10

*2020 – church closed from March 2020 until August 2020 and closed again for November 2020. Therefore, it is very hard to detail accurate regular attendance due to so many months of on-line services. Attendance was lower than before church closure as not everybody felt safe to return to church. We only had four 3.30pm family communion services during 2020 (between January and March) and so figures not recorded.

** 2021 – church was online from January 2021 until 16th May 2021. Then we were back to face-toface services but alternate weeks at St Mark’s/ All Saints until October 2021. Family communion was just November and December 2021.

Christmas and Easter services at St. Mark & All Saints

Christmas Eve and
*Christmas Day **		 Christmas Eve and
*Christmas Day **		 Christmas Eve and
*Christmas Day **		 Easter Eve and Easter Day* Easter Eve and Easter Day* Easter Eve and Easter Day*
Com Adult U16 Com Adult U16
2022 92 113 21 92 100 41
2021 69 85 24 n/a 59 12
2020 33 39 7 n/a n/a n/a
2019 110 150 27 168 195 48
2018 121 179 25 155 219 48

*total numbers at all services, no allowance made for people attending more than one service. Christmas services do not include Christingle services.

2020 – Midnight Mass at St Mark’s and Christmas Day at All Saints. Easter services were unable to be held in church.

2021 – Easter vigil and Easter Day at All Saints Church only. Midnight Mass at All Saints, and Christmas Day at both churches.

2022 – Christmas Eve – 9.30pm @SM, Midnight Mass @ AS, Christmas Day @ AS only. Easter 6.30am and 11am at AS and 9am at SM

Review of the year 2022 Ministry in the Parish of St. Mark and All Saints

The legacy of the Coronavirus pandemic has left us with a tight knit parish and congregation, a committed group of volunteers and ministry team, who throughout 2022 continued to look out for those who might be struggling or need support. Church was open as often as possible to engage, support and welcome those who needed us the most. We have enjoyed planning events, gatherings, baptisms and reaching out into the community once again for our ministry and mission.

Although most of the restrictions of the previous few years had lifted in terms of meeting for inperson services, the Coronavirus pandemic still presented some restrictions to our normal church practices. Sharing of the Common Cup was finally re-introduced in July, with wafers being intincted with wine prior to this. The Peace was a wave across church and refreshments after church gradually returned by March. We also re-opened our doors to Monday morning ‘Places of Welcome‘ coffee in March at All Saints, welcoming the community back and offering that community space once again. We noticed how our garden at All Saints Church was a truly blessed area of green, open space – with lots of evidence of it being used by the public for a quiet, relaxing and reflective space, especially with so many working from home. Often the bench and grass area is used by those taking five minutes out of their day to relax and reflect.

We continued to offer live-streaming of our services via zoom where we could (thanks to Kwaw and Anesta), to help those not able to return to church, although this stopped in September to sort out the quality of the sound. This was rectified by December with some new equipment and continues to offer another option to those in our congregation and community who wish to join in with our services, but who can’t get to church.

The PCC would like to record their thanks for our hard working clergy and ministry team. A huge amount of work has been carried out over 2022 keeping our doors open, taking funerals and mission and outreach.

Visiting our residential and care homes in the parish is an important part of our ministry and attendance of our services is going from strength to strength. The ministry team have extended the homes they visit to include not only those within the parish, but also Winnersh/ Wokingham Road. The service, music, singing and overall enjoyment at these services is wonderful to see. Our thanks are recorded to the ministry team and those that visit our care homes with them.

Compline continued on-line on Wednesday and Sunday evenings throughout the year with a small, but faithful group, praying for our community, as well as fortnightly parish prayers on a Tuesday evening.

It was a delight to be able to have in-person Easter and Christmas services in 2022. We had Ashes to Go on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday workshop for families and children, Easter vigil and Easter Sunday services. Then Christmas we had our Christingle service with over 170 in attendance, Carol service, First Mass of Christmas @ 9.30pm at St Mark‘s, Midnight Mass at All Saints and a joint parish service on Christmas Day @ 10am at All Saints. In total 1203 people attended a school service in our churches over Christmas and a further 500 people attended another one of our special Christmas services. The end of 2022 also saw us hold our Parish Christmas Fair, which raised an astonishing £1,869 and we made it into the local ‘Reading Today‘ paper with our Christmas Tree Festival at St Mark’s. A beautiful little tree representing the hard work of our NHS staff won the hearts and was voted ‘favourite tree‘ by those who voted. The Wassail and singing was also incredible and truly put us on the map within our community.

We also had our parish quiet day in December at Douai Abbey which was a delight for those 14 members of our congregation that joined in this special time of reflection.

We continued to support charities throughout the year including Readifood (with monthly food collections and Harvest festival), The Children’s Society (Christingle), MacMillan (with two coffee events), Chritian Aid and many more.

Open Group and Link Group continues to offer a broader way of coming together, enjoying many different speakers and demonstrations (including local historians, project linus, charity work representatives and chocolate tasting) and this especially opens up opportunities to reach out to those outside of our regular congregation. Many thanks to Philip for keeping this going each month.

Our APCM was held at All Saints Church on 22nd May in person and was enjoyed by many.

The Flat we own has been demanding and challenging on our time throughout 2022, with a tenant leaving us in early January 2022. It has taken the majority of the year to rectify damage to the flat and sort out new ways of managing the flat going forwards. Our thanks to John and the flat committee for the hundreds of hours given over to this.

It is a true delight to be able to sing once again in church and the choir and music at St Mark’s have lifted the spirits and brought a whole new feeling to our Sunday service. It is joyous, uplifting and truly spiritual to hear the church filled with singing. Special thanks to Kathy for all the hours of hard work she has put into choir practice and making music such an integral part of our Sunday service.

We were overjoyed to be able to share the occasion and join Romey Poston at her Ordination at St Mary’s, Henley on Thames and Steve Marsh at his ordination in St Albans Cathedral– both in July 2022 . They both hold a very special place in our hearts and we’re proud to have been part of their journey into ministry.

The Ministry team have continued to engage regularly with four local schools in the parish; All Saints Infants School, All Saints Junior School, St Mary and All Saints School and St Edwards School. We have also started the conversation with Battle School about involvement with RE lessons as well as using the church for special celebrations.

We celebrated Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June and then sadly mourned her death in September. Whilst the nation mourned, we opened our churches to allow those to come in for private contemplation, prayer and to record a personal message in a condolence book.

Our monthly parish walks have continued throughout 2022, providing companionship and conversation whilst enjoying the fresh air. It’s exciting to explore new places and wonderful walks within our parish and county. We decided towards the end of 2022 to also offer a drive (Henry Street garden centre) for those in our parish who would just like access to a nice day out. We’ve subsequently changed our name to ‘Parish Explorers‘.

Both churches continue to see a healthy mix of ages amongst our congregation and indeed welcome a high number of children and families to most services. To help with this, we introduced liturgy boxes in February encouraging children to full participate in our services in an age appropriate way. The boxes include shakers, a finger puppet priest, and mini communion vessels amongst other things. The children love their boxes on a Sunday. Children and Family mass started again in March (following restrictions lifting and a thorough risk assessment) - this is monthly and towards the end of 2022 we introduced our first Messy Church. It was an Advent themed Messy Church and was incredibly popular with young and old. This is something that will continue quarterly throughout 2023. Our serving team is going from strength to strength and four of our youngest servers were presented with Cotta’s and crosses in November as they were fully inducted onto our server team. It is lovely to see so many serving in church and taking up this important role.

We continued to open our doors to our church buildings to local choirs and orchestras - it is lovely to be able to offer our buildings for community events such as this.

Both of our church halls have seen bookings return following the lifting of restrictions and bookings for parties in particular. Thank you to our hall managers for keeping our halls clean and all the necessary work involved in the day-to-day running of our halls. Also special thanks to the unseen heroes on our parish, including David Vaughan keeping the grounds looking nice at St Mark’s.

This year we have been successful in paying our parish share of £43,835 in full for 2022 and on time which means we benefit from a rebate from the deanery. The deprivation allowance (£5,000 discount for two churches in a parish with one vicar and £10,000 discount for a Parish in an area of poverty) remains in force for us as a Parish. Along with other churches, we welcome the chance to fundraise once again with planned events, but realise our regular giving is down with the current economic crisis with the cost of living.

It has been the policy of the PCC to publish the draft minutes of meetings where possible. In conclusion the PCC have continued their work with commitment and great spirit, working well together making some important decisions, to the mutual benefit our parish going forward.

Schools:

All Saints Infant School

All Saints Infants School is a thriving school at the heart of its community, with 60 children on roll. The staff team are committed to upholding our Christian values; love, respect and forgiveness, and work hard each day to make sure that our children are safe and happy and make good progress.

The school has a strong tradition of collective worship with the School Family service on a Friday morning remaining the best attended church service most weeks. In addition to the staff and students, a number of parents and younger siblings regularly attend. This year for the first time we have also welcomed students and staff from the junior school to these services for festivals and special occasions.

The school have recently undertaken a 360* consultation and review of the vision and values. Governors met with parents and our Diocesan School Advisor interviewed students, staff, parents

and governors. The review found that the vision and values were well embedded at the heart of school life and that children were well able to articulate these values and their biblical underpinning. As a result of the consultation governors are confident that the vision and values remain relevant, and no changes have been made.

During the year, Susan Carter stepped down as a foundation governor and Karen Turner has expressed her intention to resign at the end of this academic year. We record our thanks to them both for their work.

Jenna Lynch has been appointed as a foundation governor - this leaves us with one vacancy to fill over the summer.

St Mary and All Saints Primary School

New Senior Leadership Team have settled in well and the school continues to make slow and steady progress.

Recognising that the school catchment is in an area of particular need and deprivation and many children lack opportunities the school has revised its vision and values.

These are now based on the words of Jesus “I have come that you might have life - Life in all its fullness”. John 10:10. This vision for every child to experience fullness of life underpins three new school values “be kind, be curious, be ready”. These are becoming embedded in the life of the school with two new school songs, one written by a former pupil.

The aim to ensure that every child has opportunities to experience fullness of life has prompted the school to provide a wider range of curriculum and extra-curricular activities including trips and visits, sporting opportunities, and a whole school trip to the seaside (in 7 coaches!)

Revd Jo leads collective worship in school each Wednesday afternoon and the whole school attend special services in church for festivals. A programme of class visits to church is also taking place.

However, SMAS currently has only one foundation governor and 5 vacancies. We are actively seeking to fill the vacancies to ensure that the school is well supported in maintaining its Christian ethos.

Ofsted recently visited the school and we are awaiting the official report which is expected to reflect the progress the school has made.

Nursing homes:

After the very difficult years in 2020 and 2021, and the trials and tribulations brought on by covid, it was with immense relief and happiness that the ministry team were able to resume our full ministry in all three homes to which we bring so much pleasure and anticipation, and which brings enormous gladness to the team. So, we are now back to normal at Abbeyfield (now known as Maitland House) where we share alternate services with Carey Baptist Church, Beacher Hall and Parkside House. We are also planning to resume our ministry at Florence House (previously known as Jasmine House). We are pleased to note that attendances at the homes continue to grow. We have also been able to continue to serve communion to some parishioners unable to attend church.

A high note of the year for us was the charity fund day put on by Parkside House on our behalf, as a thank you to the team for our ministry and fellowship over many years, and which raised more than £200.

Sadly, five members of our team were unable to carry on with their work with us, due to various reasons, including the sad passing of Ann Jones, but those remaining have been able to fill the gaps. Having said that we would love to hear from anybody who thinks they might have an interest in helping out in some way. The residents are always happy to see new faces.

Hall Users:

All Saints Hall

All Saints Hall slowly saw bookings rise throughout 2022 – four of the original regular lets came back and the other bookings were one-off lets. The hall made a small profit over 2022, but still has a sizeable surplus of funds in the hall account.

Total income for 2022 - £15,833 Total expenses for 2022 - £14,148.07 Total profit for the year 2022 - £1,684.93

St Mark’s Hall

It was positive to welcome back the original hirers plus three new groups for long-term bookings. It is also pleasing to see the hall becoming more known in the community for one-off lets. We continue to promote it and are considering a banner on the railings of the church to provide contact details. Repairs have been carried out as necessary. It was pleasing to see a good profit this year for the hall now it is becoming more established.

Total income for 2022 - £16,698.40 Total expenses for 2022 - £13,281.56 Total profit for the year 2022 - £3,416.84

Community Engagement and mission:

We have continued to open our doors for our community when it mattered. Looking out for our neighbours particularly those who needed our help, hospital visits etc. We supported charities including Christian Aid, MacMillan Cancer support, Children’s Society and Readifood. In 2023 we aim to have a monthly charity for our mission giving. We continue to have members of our congregtion offer their time with street pastors and ‘places of welcome‘ (Monday coffee at All Saints).

Pastoral Care:

Our ministry team did a fabulous job over 2022 and our pastoral care work has continued to be a priority for the parish. They supported members of our congregation spiritually through worship and guidance as well as supporting those in times of grief.

We are thankful for the ministry team and indeed our whole church family for the care they give to one another.

Nurture Groups:

Parish prayers continued fortnightly via zoom, during 2022. Weekly Lunchtime parish prayers remained on Wednesday lunchtime, offering a dedicated time of prayer for the members of our congregation.

Our Open Group continues to meet monthly (usually on the fourth Wednesday afternoon at 2.30pm for 90 minutes including tea/coffee) and invited a mix of ‘home grown’ and external speakers. Our attendance is usually between 15-20 people.

We also include social activities during the year – July lunch at Burghfield, August garden party at ‘Kaikoura’ and December cream tea. All are welcome and we advertise our speakers and topics in the monthly newsletter.

Our churches’ Link Group meet in person once a month on a Wednesday morning in the Downshire Room. Meetings last about an hour with coffee & chat/catch up, a short Bible Study & discussion, finishing with prayer. All are welcome and we currently have about ten of us ‘on the books’. Please contact Philip if interested but our meeting dates are advertised in the monthly newsletter.

Youth and Children’s work:

As already mentioned, 2022 was a busy year for our children’s work with workshops, Children and Family Mass monthly and Messy Church being introduced towards the end of the year. Our young server team has been going from strength to strength relishing in their responsibilities.

Finance Review

A copy of this trustees report and attached financial statements are filed with the Charities Commission, following the Annual Parochial Church Meeting.

Our Bankers are: Lloyds TSB, Broad Street, Reading; Royal Bank of Scotland, Station Road, Reading.

St. Mark & All Saints, Reading

Annual Report and Accounts

of the Parochial Church Council

for the year ended

31 December 2022

Contents

Independent Examiner's Report Receipts and Payments Account Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Notes to the Accounts

Independent Examiner's Report to the Parochial Church Council of St Mark and All Saints

I report on the accounts of the church for the year ended 31 December 2022, which are set out on pages 3 to 7.

Respective responsibilities of the PCC and examiner

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Charities Act”) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

• to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and

Basis of an independent examiner's report

My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

• the accounts did 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 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.

Signature

Name Nick Addo (FCCA) Address 7 Glenrosa Road, Reading RG30 6AN

Date 10 May 2023

St Mark & All Saints Reading Parochial Church Council

Accounts for the year to 31 December 2022

Receipts and Payments Account

2021
Notes
RECEIPTS
Receipts from generated funds:
37,171
Voluntary income
2
165
Fundraising
3
31,892
Church Activities
4
17,534
Investment income
5
86,761
1,638
Other cash receipts
6
88,399
Total receipts
PAYMENTS
Payments for generating funds:
Cost of generating voluntary income
7
Fundraising costs
8
(1,134)
Investment costs
9
(1,134)
(64,013)
Church activities
10
Charitable donations
11
(8,839)
Church management & administration
12
(82,066)
Other cash payments
13
(156,053)
Total payments
(67,653)
NET RECEIPTS / (PAYMENTS)
Transfers between funds
(67,653)
NET RECEIPTS / (PAYMENTS) after transfers
370,389
Cash balances at start of year
302,736
Cash balances at end of year		 Unrestricted
funds
£
49,154
4,505
8,097
-
61,756
2,632
64,388
(343)
(13,287)
(13,630)
(75,858)
(456)
(10,643)
(100,587)
(36,198)
(36,198)
60,050
23,852		 Designated
funds
£
-
-
32,598
233
32,831
-
32,831
(27,655)
(27,655)
5,176
5,176
128,687
133,864		 Restricted
funds
£
398
-
3,812
2,045		 Endowment
funds
£		 Total
£
49,552
4,505
44,507
2,278
6,255
366		 - 100,843
2,998
6,622 - 103,841
(343)
(13,287)
(444)
(6,582)		 (13,630)
(75,858)
(900)
(10,643)
(34,237)
(7,026) (135,268)
(405) 0 (31,427)
(405)
113,998		 0 (31,427)
302,736
113,594 0 271,309

The pages Notes 1 and Notes 2 form part of these accounts

St. Mark & All Saints Reading Parochial Church Council

Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022

Statement of assets and liabilities as at 31 December 2022

2021
Notes
Monetary assets
376
Cash
302,360
Bank current account
Bank deposit account
NSIB Deposit account
302,736
Other monetary assets
Tax reclaim due
Investments assets
17,891
Bartholomew Bequest
1,546
Swettenham Bequest
66,895
Flat at Cost price in February 1989
14
86,332
Assets used for the charity's own use
574,000
All Saints Hall at valuation
23,000
All Saints Hall Fixtures & Fittings
366,954
St Mark's Hall at valuation
25,306
St Mark's Hall Fixtures & Fittings
989,260		 Unrestricted
funds
£
-
23,852		 Designated
funds
£
218
133,646
-		 Restricted
funds
£
-
113,594		 Endowment
funds
£
-
Total
£
218
271,091
-
-
23,852 133,863 113,594 271,309
66,895 15785
1364		 15,785
1,364
66,895
66,895 - 17,149 84,044
574,000
23,000
366,954
25,306		 574,000
23,000
366,954
25,306
989,260 - - - 989,260

The valuation of the Church Hall and its associated fixtures and fittings are the insured value of those items

Liabilities

Charitable donations to be paid 0 - 0

There were no contingent liabilities.

The notes on pages 6 to 7 form part of these accounts.

These financial statements were approved by the Parochial Church Council on

........................................................ ............................................. Chairman Trustee Date:

St Mark & All Saints Reading Parochial Church Council

Accounts for year to 31 December 2022

Notes to the accounts

1 Accounting policies

These accounts have been prepared on a ‘receipts and payments’ basis and in accordance with Section 133 Charities Act 2011.

2 Voluntary Receipts

2021
32,948
Planned Giving
1,668
Collections of loose cash at services
Church boxes
704
Other individual donations
Legacies
Special appeals
1,850
Tax recovered
37,171
3
165
Fetes
Jumble Sales etc
Magazine - Advertising
2nd hand Bookstall
165
4
Church Activities
29,192
Church/Hall Lettings and other income
2,700
Fees - weddings, funerals etc
Magazine - Sales
Bookstall - New
31,892
5
Investment income
NSIB and Gilts
452
Bank interest
Property fund income
11,017
Flat Rental
11,469
6
Other cash receipts
1,560
Other Income
78
Collected to give away
Adjustment to General Fund
1,638
Fundraising		 Unrestricted
funds
£
27,340
1,901
1,006
1,907
11,700
-
5,299		 Designated
funds
Restricted
funds
£
£
398
-
398
-
-
32,531
3,812
67
32,598
3,812
233
62
1,983
233
2,045
366
-
366
Total
£
27,340
1,901
1,006
2,305
11,700
-
5,299
49,154 49,552
2,718
1,787
-
-		 2,718
1,787
-
-
4,505 4,505
8,097
-
-
-		 40,629
3,812
-
67
8,097 44,507
-
-
-		 -
295
1,983
-
- 2,278
2,632 2,632
366
2,632 2,998

St Mark & All Saints Reading Parochial Church Council

Accounts for year to 31 December 2022

Notes to the accounts

2021
7
Cost of generating voluntary income
Gift Aid envelopes
8
Fundraising costs
Summer Fete
Jumble sales & Quiz nights etc
Church magazine
Other
9
Investment Costs
1,134
Flat expenses
10
43,397
Parish Share
Church running costs:
3,157
Heating & lighting
186
Water
Cleaning
7,788
Repairs
8,115
Insurance
802
Clergy expenses
Cost of services:
567
Music
Sacristy
64,013
11
Charitable donations
Charitable donations
12
Church management and administration
6,071
Salaries / Honoraria
1,047
Printing & stationery
150
Bank Charges
1,571
Sundry Expenses
8,839
13
Other payments
Project fund
13,676
All Saints Hall Running costs
17,898
St Mark Hall Running costs
41,442
Building fund
5,820
Fabric fund
Bookstall expenses
Organ fund valuation adjustment
1,586
Fees to Diocese
80,422
Church activities		 Unrestricted
funds
-		 Designated
funds
-
-
-
-
-
14,148
13,282
225
27,655		 Restricted
funds
Total
-
-
343
-
-		 -
343
-
-
343 - 343
13,287 13,287
43,397
7,285
384
-
13,197
9,249
857
1,489
-		 43,397
7,285
384
-
13,197
9,249
857
1,489
-
75,858 - 75,858
456 444 900
456 444 900
6,157
996
-
3,490		 6,157
996
-
3,490
10,643 - 10,643
107
4,225
2,250		 107
14,148
13,282
225
4,225
2,250
6,582 34,237

14 Fund movements

General Fund
Designated Funds
Assistant Clergy Accommodation
Fabric
Bookstall
AS Hall
SM Hall
Building fund
Restricted Funds
Nash Bursary
Charitable Donations
Memorial Garden Fund
SM Central Heating Fund
SM Organ Fund
Project Fund
Training fund
Fees
Total fund movements		 At 01/01/22
£
60,050		 Receipts
£
64,388		 Payments
£
(100,587)
(225)
(14,148)
(13,282)
(27,655)
(444)
(4,225)
(108)
(2,250)
(7,026)
(135,268)		 Transfers
£		 At 31/12/22
£
23,852
20,545
36,061
376
50,661
7,358
13,687		 19
34
67
15,833
16,698
180		 20,564
36,095
218
52,346
10,774
13,867
128,687 32,831 133,863
1,772
78
10,370
1,463
65,226
16,721
1,162
17,206		 2
366
28
19
1,983
398
15
3,812		 1,774
0
10,398
1,482
62,984
17,012
1,177
18,769
113,998 6,622 113,594
302,736 103,841 271,309

15 Investments

The PCC own a leasehold flat at 19 Josephine Court Reading. This was purchased in February 1989 at a cost of £66,895, the flat is let on a shorthold tenancy.

St. Mark & All Saints, Reading

Annual Report and Accounts

of the Parochial Church Council

for the year ended

31 December 2022

Contents

Independent Examiner's Report Receipts and Payments Account Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Notes to the Accounts

Independent Examiner's Report to the Parochial Church Council of St Mark and All Saints

I report on the accounts of the church for the year ended 31 December 2022, which are set out on pages 3 to 7.

Respective responsibilities of the PCC and examiner

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Charities Act”) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

• to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and

Basis of an independent examiner's report

My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

• the accounts did 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 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.

Signature

Name Nick Addo (FCCA) Address 7 Glenrosa Road, Reading RG30 6AN

Date 10 May 2023

St Mark & All Saints Reading Parochial Church Council

Accounts for the year to 31 December 2022

Receipts and Payments Account

2021
Notes
RECEIPTS
Receipts from generated funds:
37,171
Voluntary income
2
165
Fundraising
3
31,892
Church Activities
4
17,534
Investment income
5
86,761
1,638
Other cash receipts
6
88,399
Total receipts
PAYMENTS
Payments for generating funds:
Cost of generating voluntary income
7
Fundraising costs
8
(1,134)
Investment costs
9
(1,134)
(64,013)
Church activities
10
Charitable donations
11
(8,839)
Church management & administration
12
(82,066)
Other cash payments
13
(156,053)
Total payments
(67,653)
NET RECEIPTS / (PAYMENTS)
Transfers between funds
(67,653)
NET RECEIPTS / (PAYMENTS) after transfers
370,389
Cash balances at start of year
302,736
Cash balances at end of year		 Unrestricted
funds
£
49,154
4,505
8,097
-
61,756
2,632
64,388
(343)
(13,287)
(13,630)
(75,858)
(456)
(10,643)
(100,587)
(36,198)
(36,198)
60,050
23,852		 Designated
funds
£
-
-
32,598
233
32,831
-
32,831
(27,655)
(27,655)
5,176
5,176
128,687
133,864		 Restricted
funds
£
398
-
3,812
2,045		 Endowment
funds
£		 Total
£
49,552
4,505
44,507
2,278
6,255
366		 - 100,843
2,998
6,622 - 103,841
(343)
(13,287)
(444)
(6,582)		 (13,630)
(75,858)
(900)
(10,643)
(34,237)
(7,026) (135,268)
(405) 0 (31,427)
(405)
113,998		 0 (31,427)
302,736
113,594 0 271,309

The pages Notes 1 and Notes 2 form part of these accounts

St. Mark & All Saints Reading Parochial Church Council

Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022

Statement of assets and liabilities as at 31 December 2022

2021
Notes
Monetary assets
376
Cash
302,360
Bank current account
Bank deposit account
NSIB Deposit account
302,736
Other monetary assets
Tax reclaim due
Investments assets
17,891
Bartholomew Bequest
1,546
Swettenham Bequest
66,895
Flat at Cost price in February 1989
14
86,332
Assets used for the charity's own use
574,000
All Saints Hall at valuation
23,000
All Saints Hall Fixtures & Fittings
366,954
St Mark's Hall at valuation
25,306
St Mark's Hall Fixtures & Fittings
989,260		 Unrestricted
funds
£
-
23,852		 Designated
funds
£
218
133,646
-		 Restricted
funds
£
-
113,594		 Endowment
funds
£
-
Total
£
218
271,091
-
-
23,852 133,863 113,594 271,309
66,895 15785
1364		 15,785
1,364
66,895
66,895 - 17,149 84,044
574,000
23,000
366,954
25,306		 574,000
23,000
366,954
25,306
989,260 - - - 989,260

The valuation of the Church Hall and its associated fixtures and fittings are the insured value of those items

Liabilities

Charitable donations to be paid 0 - 0

There were no contingent liabilities.

The notes on pages 6 to 7 form part of these accounts.

These financial statements were approved by the Parochial Church Council on

........................................................ ............................................. Chairman Trustee Date:

St Mark & All Saints Reading Parochial Church Council

Accounts for year to 31 December 2022

Notes to the accounts

1 Accounting policies

These accounts have been prepared on a ‘receipts and payments’ basis and in accordance with Section 133 Charities Act 2011.

2 Voluntary Receipts

2021
32,948
Planned Giving
1,668
Collections of loose cash at services
Church boxes
704
Other individual donations
Legacies
Special appeals
1,850
Tax recovered
37,171
3
165
Fetes
Jumble Sales etc
Magazine - Advertising
2nd hand Bookstall
165
4
Church Activities
29,192
Church/Hall Lettings and other income
2,700
Fees - weddings, funerals etc
Magazine - Sales
Bookstall - New
31,892
5
Investment income
NSIB and Gilts
452
Bank interest
Property fund income
11,017
Flat Rental
11,469
6
Other cash receipts
1,560
Other Income
78
Collected to give away
Adjustment to General Fund
1,638
Fundraising		 Unrestricted
funds
£
27,340
1,901
1,006
1,907
11,700
-
5,299		 Designated
funds
Restricted
funds
£
£
398
-
398
-
-
32,531
3,812
67
32,598
3,812
233
62
1,983
233
2,045
366
-
366
Total
£
27,340
1,901
1,006
2,305
11,700
-
5,299
49,154 49,552
2,718
1,787
-
-		 2,718
1,787
-
-
4,505 4,505
8,097
-
-
-		 40,629
3,812
-
67
8,097 44,507
-
-
-		 -
295
1,983
-
- 2,278
2,632 2,632
366
2,632 2,998

St Mark & All Saints Reading Parochial Church Council

Accounts for year to 31 December 2022

Notes to the accounts

2021
7
Cost of generating voluntary income
Gift Aid envelopes
8
Fundraising costs
Summer Fete
Jumble sales & Quiz nights etc
Church magazine
Other
9
Investment Costs
1,134
Flat expenses
10
43,397
Parish Share
Church running costs:
3,157
Heating & lighting
186
Water
Cleaning
7,788
Repairs
8,115
Insurance
802
Clergy expenses
Cost of services:
567
Music
Sacristy
64,013
11
Charitable donations
Charitable donations
12
Church management and administration
6,071
Salaries / Honoraria
1,047
Printing & stationery
150
Bank Charges
1,571
Sundry Expenses
8,839
13
Other payments
Project fund
13,676
All Saints Hall Running costs
17,898
St Mark Hall Running costs
41,442
Building fund
5,820
Fabric fund
Bookstall expenses
Organ fund valuation adjustment
1,586
Fees to Diocese
80,422
Church activities		 Unrestricted
funds
-		 Designated
funds
-
-
-
-
-
14,148
13,282
225
27,655		 Restricted
funds
Total
-
-
343
-
-		 -
343
-
-
343 - 343
13,287 13,287
43,397
7,285
384
-
13,197
9,249
857
1,489
-		 43,397
7,285
384
-
13,197
9,249
857
1,489
-
75,858 - 75,858
456 444 900
456 444 900
6,157
996
-
3,490		 6,157
996
-
3,490
10,643 - 10,643
107
4,225
2,250		 107
14,148
13,282
225
4,225
2,250
6,582 34,237

14 Fund movements

General Fund
Designated Funds
Assistant Clergy Accommodation
Fabric
Bookstall
AS Hall
SM Hall
Building fund
Restricted Funds
Nash Bursary
Charitable Donations
Memorial Garden Fund
SM Central Heating Fund
SM Organ Fund
Project Fund
Training fund
Fees
Total fund movements		 At 01/01/22
£
60,050		 Receipts
£
64,388		 Payments
£
(100,587)
(225)
(14,148)
(13,282)
(27,655)
(444)
(4,225)
(108)
(2,250)
(7,026)
(135,268)		 Transfers
£		 At 31/12/22
£
23,852
20,545
36,061
376
50,661
7,358
13,687		 19
34
67
15,833
16,698
180		 20,564
36,095
218
52,346
10,774
13,867
128,687 32,831 133,863
1,772
78
10,370
1,463
65,226
16,721
1,162
17,206		 2
366
28
19
1,983
398
15
3,812		 1,774
0
10,398
1,482
62,984
17,012
1,177
18,769
113,998 6,622 113,594
302,736 103,841 271,309

15 Investments

The PCC own a leasehold flat at 19 Josephine Court Reading. This was purchased in February 1989 at a cost of £66,895, the flat is let on a shorthold tenancy.