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Annual Report

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Annual Report 2021

CHARITY NUMBER: 1162127

Upper Parliament Street, Liverpool

St James Annual Report 2021

Table of Contents

1. Objects & Activities...................................................................................................................................................... 3 Objects & Activities...................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 Purpose Statement......................................................................................................................................................... 3
1. Values............................................................................................................................................................................... 3
2. Missional Priorities.................................................................................................................................................. 3
1.2 Congregations.................................................................................................................................................................. 4
1. Sunday.............................................................................................................................................................................. 4
2. Wednesday............................................................................................................................................................... 5
3. Thursday.................................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.3 STJ Activities..................................................................................................................................................................... 5
1. Student Ministry............................................................................................................................................................. 5
2. Families Ministry....................................................................................................................................................... 5
3. Connect Groups....................................................................................................................................................... 6
4. Mammoth Monday................................................................................................................................................. 6
5. Students Connect.................................................................................................................................................... 6
6. Alpha Course............................................................................................................................................................. 7
7. Growing Disciples.................................................................................................................................................... 7
8. Families Connect..................................................................................................................................................... 7
9. STJ Minis...................................................................................................................................................................... 7
10. Liverpool Next Generation..................................................................................................................................... 7
11. School Chaplaincy.................................................................................................................................................. 8
12. University Chaplaincy............................................................................................................................................ 8
13. Youth Work................................................................................................................................................................. 9
14. Burn............................................................................................................................................................................... 9
15. Church Holidays....................................................................................................................................................... 9
16. Baptism and Confirmation Service................................................................................................................... 9
17. Prayer Breakfast....................................................................................................................................................... 9
18. Marriage Course.................................................................................................................................................... 10
19. Love Your Neighbour............................................................................................................................................. 10
20. Community Organising....................................................................................................................................... 10
21. Building Project....................................................................................................................................................... 10
22. Internship Programme......................................................................................................................................... 11
23. Missional Partners.................................................................................................................................................. 11
24. Legacy....................................................................................................................................................................... 12
25. Activities undertaken in 2021.............................................................................................................................. 13

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26. Mission initiatives................................................................................................................................................... 14
1.4 Plans for 2022................................................................................................................................................................... 14
2. Structure & Management........................................................................................................................................ 15
2.1 Parochial Church Council (PCC).............................................................................................................................. 15
2.2 Staff Team........................................................................................................................................................................ 15
2.3 Structure, Management & Governance................................................................................................................. 16
2.4 Access, Inclusion & Policies........................................................................................................................................ 16
3. Finance........................................................................................................................................................................... 18
3.1 Finance Summary.......................................................................................................................................................... 18
1. Donations....................................................................................................................................................................... 18
2.
Parish Share............................................................................................................................................................. 18
3.
St James Charitable Giving............................................................................................................................... 18
4.
Grants........................................................................................................................................................................ 20
5.
Restricted Donation.............................................................................................................................................. 21
6.
Declaration.............................................................................................................................................................. 21
3.2 St James in the City Accounts................................................................................................................................... 22
1. Statement of Financial Activity............................................................................................................................. 22
2.
Balance Sheet........................................................................................................................................................ 23
3.
Note to the Financial Statement....................................................................................................................... 24
4.
Analysis of income and expenditure.............................................................................................................. 27
3.3 Independent Examiners Report................................................................................................................................. 32

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1. Objects & Activities

1.1 Purpose Statement

1. Values

St James has established the following values.

Love God - Our central focus is meeting together to worship and glorify God

Live as community - Create strong supportive networks. Provide friendship, family and home to people from many backgrounds and nations

Grow more like Jesus - Know more about him, become more like him

Serve our communities - Work to make a real difference in Liverpool and beyond, especially for the poor

Build God’s Kingdom - Locally, nationally, and globally for those yet to know Jesus. Train, equip, send and resource

2. Missional Priorities

As the church has grown it has developed the following priorities:

  1. Church Planting: a culture of growing and multiplying out. We have a vision to multiply the good and give it away generously. This includes new expressions of churches and will be costly. We have already planted a new 10.30 service (Sep 2017), STJ minis (baby and toddler congregationJan 2019), student congregation (Sep 2019) and are planning a church plant.

  2. Depth in discipleship: we aim to be something much bigger than just Sunday Church. We are an attractional Church, but discipleship is front and centre. This means we make spiritual growth a priority, we do life together and make sure a mid-week group is available for all demographics. We run Alpha and use it as a tool for missional growth and leadership development.

  3. Students: we have been asked by the diocese to be missionally intentional with students, and we have a growing group of about 60 students who regularly attend Church. We have a term time mid-week student group, Mammoth Mondays, comprising of worship, a cooked meal followed by study and ministry in the marquee. We have a new student congregation which launched Sep 2019 and work closely with the Anglican Student Chaplaincy team.

  4. Adults: part of our missional intentionality. This is a growing area committed to deeper discipleship through mid-week groups and socials. The socials are an important and central part of this ministry.

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  1. Families: are a big part of STJ. All age worship is an important and a valued part of our Sunday worship. In Jan 2019 we launched a baby and toddler congregation and in May 2019 (start July) we appointed a families’ worker with a focus on missional outreach. Within our families we are developing a culture of invitation and discipleship. We also hold multiple family events (social and missional) and services throughout the year.

  2. Youth: was a huge missional priority in 2021. We relaunched youth in person in September and a brand new youth floor: the loft, has been created in the building. This is supported by our call to resource the next generation and LNG.

  3. Developing leaders: both within the secular world and ordained ministry. Many members have started training for full time ordained ministry. We run a Leadership Development Course and have regular sermon series on enabling and equipping leaders. Our midweek groups also encourage members to be leaders in their work environment. Since 2012 we have run an internship programme, which has included student and worship interns.

  4. Generosity: we give an increasing amount of our income away. This includes money to local charities, larger national charities, and missionaries, as well as to our church plants. We aim to invest heavily in everyone who comes to St James, to grow their relationships with Christ, to help them nurture their gifts, and then encourage them to take those gifts to wherever God is calling them. We also encourage members to get involved in ministries run by other churches, and local community organisations and try to resource local churches in Toxteth whenever possible. This is costly for St James but is about building God’s Kingdom everywhere.

  5. Justice: a key concern of STJ is to ensure that the faith of the congregation is grounded in the realities of - and the need as Christians to speak and act against - social injustice. We partner with the JustLove student charity and have strong links with several local and national charitable groups.

  6. Welcome: we prioritise a culture of welcome and hospitality both on a Sunday and throughout the week. Food and hospitality are central to this ministry.

  7. LNG: alongside the above, our collaboration within the diocese Liverpool Next Generation (LNG) project Is a vital mission priority, focusing some of our activities for people 11-30 years old.

1.2 Congregations

We meet every week to build community and worship God. We meet across 4 congregations Sunday; 10.30am and 4pm and Wednesday (Brewery), and Thursday (STJMinis). A new 6:30 congregation will launch early in 2022.

Across all our congregations our worship is lively, and spirit filled. We put a high value on the Word of God and take seriously the need to apply the Word to our contemporary situation and the needs around us. The different congregations have different focuses, and their talks and sermons reflect this.

Since meeting physically again in March 2021, we have been livestreaming our services to Youtube from the building. We also hosted ‘Zoom Coffee’ for a few months after the services to connect with those unable to attend the building.

1. Sunday

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Our Sunday services are informal and relaxed, an opportunity to meet to worship, be challenged and engage with God. We have two separate congregations that meet on a Sunday, 10.30am and 4pm. Our 10.30am service was started in Autumn 2017.

10.30am includes 3 children’s groups, creche, infants and juniors. Usual Sunday attendance is 66. 4pm includes the same 3 groups with the addition of a youth group. Usual Sunday attendance is 76. Therefore, our

usual Sunday attendance across the whole day is 142. This works out at a usual attendance across the day of 30 children, 33 students and 78 adults.

2. Wednesday

We saw significant growth of the Brewery midweek congregation in 2021 despite it having been online at the start of the year. With a bar atmosphere being the biggest draw for people wishing to explore faith in a relaxed environment, we have had to think creatively as to how to continue this online. Once they were able to meet in person at the start of September, we met in the Philharmonic Dining Rooms. Students shared their testimonies and did some talks on some of the bigger questions of life as well.

3. Thursday

Minis started to meet in person again during 2021, using St Cleopas’ as their venue whilst St James was being refurbished. They have had a great time, welcoming new local families and encouraging them to attend STJ family events. Minis Extra restarted, where lunch is provided for parents and toddlers who would like to have a deeper discussion on God, parenting, the Bible and being a follower of Jesus. We are very grateful to the faithful volunteers who have kept this ministry going over 2021.

1.3 STJ Activities

1. Student Ministry

We have welcomed many more amazing students into our family since the start of the new academic year and many of our new and returning folks are already serving regularly on teams. Henry also joined our team as a ministry assistant and has blessed our students abundantly! At least thirty students have a mentor from the wider church to help them journey through university life – we can’t thank you enough.

  1. Families Ministry

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We began 2021 continuing to meet online with families connect and events. As the year progressed and restrictions eased we were pleased to be able to meet together again and re-start our kids Sunday groups. We had our Easter Treasure hunt where the famous (funny looking) STJ bunny brought some Easter joy around town! Followed by our Picnic in the Park event in the summer which brought us together with other families from other churches across our deanery. It was a great day and lots of people joined in who were not from church backgrounds. We have had five new families join our Church family, with others connecting in at various points. We have been so pleased to be able to meet together again for Families Connect and days out. We have been bowling, gone on treasure hunts, visited the River of Lights

and saw a REAL camel at the Crosby Nativity! Our kids worked so hard at putting together our own Nativity, which you will get to see in the New Year! We were excited to have a BBQ in September for families and the Sunday Kids Teams to share the vision we have to make the Families Ministry even more BRILLIANT in 2022, with holiday clubs, messy events, school connections and potentially a Kids Connect Group! We would value prayers as we continue to dream and plan how we grow our reach to share the love of Jesus to families and children.

3. Connect Groups

Connect Groups continued online for the first half of the year before taking a summer break. Some met for socials outside where restrictions allowed. Since then, most are having a hybrid approach and have enjoyed gathering physically and eating together! We currently have 8 Connect Groups, including a fully online one. We are continuing to encourage people who have recently completed Alpha to transition into a Connect Group.

The groups have done a variety of different courses and all groups have participated in the 'CHURCH' course that coincided with our 'CHURCH' sermon series. One group has completed Helen West's mental health resources and we hope for every group to complete this in the spring term.

When Michelle arrived with us at St James, she took over the running of Connect Groups from Matt.

4. Mammoth Monday

Mammoth Monday is a collective name for the different events that happed on a Monday within Church. Monday nights didn’t take the Mammoth format in 2021 due to covid and the building refurbishment. We will be starting again in 2022. Students Connect met at Number 4 Lady Chapel Close throughout 2021.

5. Students Connect

We kicked off the year by undertaking the 24-7 Prayer Course at Students Connect which proved to be a really significant time of discovering how we can talk to and hear from God in a variety of different ways. As lockdown began to ease after Easter, we went big on socialising; helping those students who had barely seen each other in person to connect in a much more tangible way. This often consisted of food, drink, and outdoor sports in Sefton Park on a Monday night.

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6. Alpha Course

At St James we are keen to offer an open and relaxed environment where, without pressure, people can think through the claims of Jesus. One way in which we did this during 2021 was running four Alpha courses. In Spring/Summer we held two online courses, but in the Autumn/Winter we hosted one Alpha course online and one in-person in a café in town. All four went really well and we had people from all over Liverpool and further afield, including the Wirral, Lancashire, Birmingham, and even the Isle of Wight attending. We are looking forward to hosting more in 2022, both in-person and online.

7. Growing Disciples

For members who have recently joined St James we run 'Growing Disciples'.

During the course they look at the history and structure of STJ, and the vision and values (especially SERVE and BUILD). After the course finishes, the group members either join with an existing midweek group or start a new group.

We have not held a ‘Growing Disciples’ Course in 2021 but hope to run one in 2022.

8. Families Connect

Various groups and activities have always happened for families taking lots of different shapes and forms over the years. These include groups for children on a Sunday, organised Saturday gatherings (family time), family events, Minis and a midweek group specifically designed to fit around family life.

During lockdown, Families Connect multiplied into three groups based on the ages of the children of those families and met weekly throughout the pandemic with the focus of fun, story, prayer, and support. Once it was legal to do so, Families Connect has been in a variety of places: parks, coffee shops, church and families’ homes. They have enjoyed a lot of games and plenty of tasty food.

9. STJ Minis

Minis started to meet in person again during 2021, using St Cleopas’ as their venue whilst St James was being refurbished. They have had a great time, welcoming new local families and encouraging them to attend STJ family events. Minis Extra restarted, where lunch is provided for parents and toddlers who would like to have a deeper discussion on God, parenting, the Bible and being a follower of Jesus. We are very grateful to the faithful volunteers who have kept this ministry going over 2021.

10. Liverpool Next Generation

The Liverpool Diocesan growth strategy, ‘asking God for a bigger church to make a bigger difference’, applies to all age groups, with our current strength being with older age groups and primary aged children. A distinct and urgent need was recognised to increase our capacity and ability to address the missing generation of 11-29 year olds, as challenged through our Diocesan Peer Review. In September 2020, LNG launched to provide outstanding, focused youth and student ministry that means young people enter the workplace and social space with an everyday faith that is confident in the gospel, filled with the Spirit and

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with a grasp on their God-given purpose. LNG creates opportunities for young leaders to develop in the church context.

Throughout 2021, Liverpool Next Generation has continued to and developed working with many students and pupils across Liverpool.

11. School Chaplaincy

The school’s team have had a fantastic year! We have been delivering lots of assemblies, lunch time and after school groups and also been online gaming with young people. The school groups are really well attended and fruitful as we explore faith with the students. It’s been amazing seeing the school students get involved in our groups and coming to Youth Alpha also! Some of the highlights include: young people coming to know Jesus, giving out bibles and 20 school students attending the STJ Carol service! We look forward to next year as we encourage more students into knowing Jesus and being part of Church community.

12. University Chaplaincy

During the first half of 2021 everything for students continued to be online and the Chaplaincy Team were not allowed on campus. So, we continued to meet with students for walks, deliver meal kits, host online events and support students in whatever way we could. It was wonderful to see students graduate in July, saying goodbye to a number from STJ but thankful for some choosing to stay in Liverpool. We did lots of planning over the summer and were thankful for restrictions being lifted in September.

Hannah continues to lead the Chaplaincy and Lois has continued as the Chaplain Assistant at STJ. The wider Chaplaincy team has grown to now represent four Anglican Churches with five Chaplain Assistants, and there will be two more Assistants joining STJ in January. It has been so good to be back on campus in September and we enjoyed four fruitful Freshers Events. LJMU has a brand-new building and for the first time it has designated Chaplaincy space. In October, for the first time in a few years, we started an International Students’ Café which meets on campus. We have connected with over 50 students, mainly from China and India, and have 12-18 students regularly attending on a Friday lunchtime. We have held a number of pop-up events in accommodation blocks which have included Welcome Events, Pumpkin Carving and a Christmas Open Mic event. Each Chaplain spends time with the students in their Church and we have seen growth in the Student Ministry at all Churches. Finally, we have invested time in our Find Your Steeple Instagram, posting regularly and attracting more followers.

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13. Youth Work

In September, our Youth Group relaunched in person after a year of lockdown and being online. There was a new excitement and energy in Number 4 Lady Chapel Close, and it wasn’t just because of the new Xbox and TV! The group quickly regathered in September, playing games, eating plenty of donuts and playing the classic card game Uno.

Each week we would have a different guest come to Youth Group to tell their story (testimony). We welcomed all kinds of people from all different walks of life to come and share their story, with the young people taking it in turns to share their story at the end of term too.

We had special ‘one off’ socials throughout the term with Fireworks on Bonfire Night and a Christmas party at the end of term. The young people played their part in the carol services, being part of the welcome team, 'games extraordinaires' and doing the prayers and readings.

As we look towards 2022 we are so excited to host Youth Group and Youth Church in the Loft (the top room in our newly refurbished building). We are also ready and excited to welcome new young people who have had first contact with our School Chaplains as we grow in relationship and discipleship this year ahead.

14. Burn

We did not hold any Burn gatherings in 2021.

15. Church Holidays

Due to the pandemic, we weren’t able to go on any of our usual church holidays. We did however, host a ‘staycation’ in March, which we called “Keep Going, Keep Growing,” and this involved family fun over Zoom, a treasure hunt around Liverpool city centre (with a special guest appearance of the Easter Bunny!), and an online Auction. We also heard from lots of our STJ family, past and present, along with a message from Kate Yates.

16. Baptism and Confirmation Service

At the end of May we had our confirmation and baptism service, with seven people getting baptised or renewing their baptismal vows, and four becoming confirmed. The Bishop of Liverpool, the Rt. Revd. Paul Bayes led the baptisms and confirmations, and the service was well-attended at St Aidan’s Centre and online.

17. Prayer Breakfast

We continued to hold our regular twice-monthly prayer mornings on zoom, and we moved to in-person prayer breakfasts again in September at No.4 Lady Chapel Close. We also held dedicated weeks of worship and prayer in June and September.

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18. Marriage Course

We did not run any Marriage Courses in 2021.

19. Love Your Neighbour

Love Your Neighbour food hub has continued to provide vitally needed meals to vulnerable people around Liverpool. We have mobilised volunteers and partnered with other local churches whilst our building project has prevented us from using St James’. Over 70 local families have continued to be supported including homeless people, vulnerable women, sex workers, refugees and asylum seekers, families struggling with food insecurities and people directly affected through Covid poverty. Since May 2020 we have provided 81,000 meals.

20. Community Organising

As part of our commitment to social justice, we have been investing in relationships with larger institutions across Liverpool and with Citizens UK, a national network facilitating Community Organising in different cities across the UK. In 2021 we made significant progress towards establishing the Liverpool Citizens Chapter. We have established good relationships with a diverse range of institutions across the city and have formed a steering group to guide progress made and feedback key decisions. As Liverpool Citizens begins to take shape, this will present significant volunteering opportunities and enable us to act together as a wider congregation on key issues affecting the city.

21. Building Project

It has always been one of our aims to bring St James Church, Toxteth back to life. St James is a building of significant historic, architectural, and cultural importance. The Grade 2* listed building, derelict since 1972, had been a place of worship for an eclectic mix of Liverpudlians.

The church is situated at a key intersection between Toxteth, the docklands and the city centre, an area which was previously industrial and is currently being developed as a residential district.

Over the years the restoration project has taken various forms and an advance is down to the support and generosity of the congregation and various grants and funders.

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By the grace of God, in 2021 we were able to undertake a huge building project and we now have a renovated building, with new rooms, central heating and a much bigger and more useful worship space. We could not have done this without several grant funders and the generosity of our congregation.

We started 2021 with our biggest financial ask at the worst possible time, and due

to God's provision, we hit our target to enable this project and to further the work of Love Your Neighbour and our existing ministries.

We're excited to use these extra rooms for kids work, Alpha, prayer meetings, small groups, youth and student work and more! We created the top floor mezzanine which has been unofficially named 'The Loft' specifically for our youth ministry. The space will include games consoles, TVs, table tennis tables and a servery with plenty of space and capacity to produce amazing milkshakes!! We have also added a staircase into the building, and a lift is being installed.

We are planning an official Launch Service in March 2022.

22. Internship Programme

In 2021 we launched a Ministry Assistant Programme in place of the Internship Programme. In September, we welcomed four new ministry assistants – John McCreadie who is working with STJ Youth, Titus Ellerby who is working in our social transformation ministry, Henry Clothier who is working with the students and Samuel Briggs who is working in our worship ministry. Titus, Henry and Samuel have taken up residence in the top floor of Number 4!

23. Missional Partners

StJ is connected with multiple missional partners. The degree to which we work with the partners varies. Some use our building, others we support financially, and they all are part of our regular prayer.

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24. Legacy

St James has always had a focus on a young demographic. Since the re-start of St James, we have the privilege of ministering to over 200 students and over 30 11-18 year olds. With the addition of the LNG chaplaincy teams this has increased to interacting with 800 students and 2600 11-18 year olds.

A key aspect of St James is the development of future leaders, leaders for all spheres of life with a specific focus on full time Christian ministry, including ordination.

We have had members

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25. Activities undertaken in 2021

There were lots of exciting activities during 2021

Our staff team has changed somewhat this past year. Kirsty Fazakerley went on maternity leave at the end of February and Janet Wightman stepped into the role of Operations Manager. Ruth Wong joined us as our Operations Administrator, and Danielle Broadbent as our LNG Administrator. Danielle also was our Food Hub co-ordinator for 6 months. In June we celebrated Jennie Hardy and Michelle Goodwin getting

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ordained and joining our team as Curates. We also said goodbye to Rebecca Speakman as she left to train as a musician in the army. Jude Padfield continues as Vicar, Matt Courtney as Associate Pastor and Creative Director, Becky Courtney as Families Worker and also Schools Missional Chaplain alongside John Lisle, who also continues to work with our students and leads the Brewery. Matty Bentley continues as the Lead Schools Missional Chaplain, and Hannah Padfield as University Missional Chaplain. Lois continues to be in Hannah’s team, as well as being our Finance Assistant and Assistant Worship Pastor. Rachel Harley continues as our Minis (parent and toddler group) Leader.

26. Mission initiatives

Covid continued to impact our face to face initiatives in 2021 but there was lots we were still able to do. We have been able to do so much more since Summer 2021 due to lifted restrictions. In 2021, the Mission initiatives were:

1.4 Plans for 2022

Under God we've outlined some of our key plans for 2022 in our Vision and Giving booklet. In summary, we are asking God to help us achieve the following:

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2. Structure & Management

2.1 Parochial Church Council (PCC)

Under the terms of the Synodical Government Measure 1969, it is the duty of the Incumbent and the PCC to consult together on matters of general concern and importance in the parish.

The main function of the PCC is to co-operate with the Vicar in promoting the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social, and ecumenical.

PCC Membership:

Vicar Jude Padfield Curate Jennie Hardy, Michelle Goodwin Wardens: Bryan Kernaghan Andy Kidd Co-opted Treasurer: Janet Wightman Secretary: Sophie McCoid Deanery Synod Rep: Andy Kidd Elected Members: Sophie McCoid Steve Rowe Charles Woolnough Matthew Harley Josiah Madziwanyika

2.2 Staff Team

Alongside the Vicar and Curates, the PCC employ a staff team. There are full time and part time positions.

Assistant Pastor/Creative Director/Youth Pastor

Operations Manager: Families Worker Student Pastor Admin Assistant Finance Assistant Minis Leader (supported by the Joshua Centre) The Brewery Leader (supported by the Joshua Centre)

We were able to support ordinands as they train for future ministry and are blessed by their work among us. Jennie Hardy was our previous ordinand before becoming a curate.

We also had 4 Volunteer Ministry Assistants in 2021.

In 2020 we were awarded funding from church commissioners for the Liverpool Next Generation project which has thrived in 2021. This Includes the employment of the following positions

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LNG Administrator

Lead Schools Missional Chaplain School Chaplains (we have 2 part time positions) Lead University Chaplain

University Chaplaincy Assistants (we have 2 part time positions based at StJ and 4 part time positions at other churches- Penny Lane, St Michaels In the City and All Saints, Kensington)

2.3 Structure, Management & Governance

St. James PCC is a body corporate and operates under the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 and the Church Representation Rules. The PCC is a regulated charity since June 2015, our charity number is 1162127.

It should be noted that the following charities share some common trustees with the PCC: LivServe and LivGrow. Both these charities are not currently in operation.

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the church Representation Rules, in that PCC members are elected annually at the APCM by members of the Electoral Roll. All church members are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.

PCC members receive induction training including trustee responsibilities, basic health and safety, risk assessment and management and child protection procedures.

The PCC has considered Risk Assessment to identify any major risks and established systems to mitigate those risks.

Health and Safety requirements are reviewed regularly by a knowledgeable person to enable the PCC to appraise risks and implement necessary compliance requirements. Procedures for recording accidents have been put in place.

The general functions of the PCC are stated within section 2 of the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956.

When planning our activities for the year, the PCC considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance to charities concerned with the advancement of religion. Furthermore, in 2021 the PCC followed all guidance and advice from the government around the corona virus and coming out of lockdown.

2.4 Access, Inclusion & Policies

St James in the City is committed to access and inclusion in all its work. Janet Wightman is currently the safeguarding Co-ordinator, the safeguarding officer and vicar attended regular training arranged by Liverpool Diocese. All volunteers with children are also asked to complete online safeguarding training and conduct a DBS check. As well as the policies below StJ has numerous risk assessments which for 2020 included online activity. The following policies and procedures were updated;

Discipline Procedure

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3. Finance

3.1 Finance Summary

1. Donations

Monthly donations were received from friends supporting the church and the project. The financial difficulties faced by the whole country due to the corona virus and the lockdowns imposed has had an impact on our monthly donations. During this period, the church membership has grown less than other years and our monthly donations remained steady. In 2021, we still faced this challenge however our monthly donations did increase, especially towards the end of the year.

2. Parish Share

We were able to make a voluntary donation to parish share of £200 in 2007 £1,000 in 2008 £3,000 in 2009, £5,000 in 2010, £9,000 in 2011. In 2021, this has grown to £4,350 towards the curate’s housing and £25,403 to parish share.

  1. St James Charitable Giving

Each year St James in the City decides to Tithe its income (donated giving). In 2013, the PCC increased their donations from 10 to 11% of donations received. Each successive year the percentage has increased. In 2016, this reached 14%. In 2017, the PCC decided to give 14% away in the usual way and the extra 1% put aside towards our church plant. In 2018, 14% was given away and 2% was given to the Church Plant. The intention is to continue to give both to church plants and other charities. Due to the coronavirus pandemic and stress on church finances, we gave away 14% which included the 2% for the church plant. The list of charities we donate to are below. They are spilt into International, student, justice, local, leadership and training and other.

International:

l:
Chris and Liz White in Spain £ 1,650
Jarod and Bexi in Croatia £ 1,200
Wycliff - Kamuku Project £ 200
Total £ 3,050

Student:

Liverpool CU £ 100
JMU CU £ 100
Hope CU £ 100
CU Carol Service £ 90
Fusion £ 300
Total £ 690

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Justice:

IJMU £ 350
Just Love National £ 150
Just Love Liverpool £ 150
Tear Fund £ 350
4 Wings £ 100
Total
£ 1,100

Local

Local
Citizens UK
£ 500
DeaneryDebt advice service
£ 150
VictoryOutreach
£ 100
Safer Families
£ 100
White Chapel
£ 200
Total
£ 1,050
Leadership and Training:
Extra 2021 Donations
Past Ordinands
£ 700
Total
£ 700		 Citizens UK £ 500
DeaneryDebt advice service £ 150
VictoryOutreach £ 100
Safer Families £ 100
White Chapel £ 200
Total £ 1,050
Total Giving in 2021
(2020 tithe and extra 2021)
Chris & Liz White – Missionpartners in Spain £ 824
Congregation Member Help
£ 200
Church Plant
£ 7,000
Total
£ 8,024
£ 14, 614		 Chris & Liz White – Missionpartners in Spain £ 824
£ 200
£ 7,000
Congregation Member Help
Church Plant
Total £ 8,024

Our total missional giving is 14% of our donations received in 2020.

In 2021 our total donated income was £104,390 (standing orders, other planned giving, collections and one off individual unrestricted gifts) (2020:£98,779). The PCC has decided to give a percentage of this away to the church plant and to other charities. During 2022, at least £7,000 will be distribute to charities, locally, nationally, and internationally, and £7000 to church plant fund.

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4. Grants

During 2021 the following Grants were either received or awarded to St James in the City. We are very grateful for the continued support.

Grants Received or Awarded
Fund
Joshua Centre (res) Brewery £ 4,000
Joshua Centre (res) Minis -(not received until early 2022)
Scripture Readers (res) Worship £ 5,000
A J Shone (res) Youth £ 5,000
DMGF (res)Ministry
Assistants		 £ 3,500
CRT (food) Foodbank £ 750
Groundwork UK (food) Foodbank £ 1,000
LYN DCMS (food) Foodbank £ 1,585
Skelton Charity (food) Foodbank £ 1,000
Paypal (food) Foodbank £ 1,632
Eleanor Rathbone (food) Foodbank £ 5,000
Transforming Lives (food) Foodbank £ 200
Duchy of Lancaster (food) Foodbank £ 5,000
Total £ 33, 667

Building Project Grants

Building Project Grants Received or Awarded Building Project Grants Received or Awarded Building Project Grants Received or Awarded
Fund
Duchy of Lancaster Building £5,000
Veolia Building £45,500
Garfield Weston Building £25,000
Laing Building £10,000
Hemby Chairs £750
Hobson Chairs £2,730
Total £88,980

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5. Restricted Donation

During 2021 various designated donations were received

Donations Received
Fund
Foodbank £4,827
BuildingProject(one off donations) £20,439

6. Declaration

On behalf of the PCC, this is a true representation of St James in the City

Rev’d Jude Padfield, Vicar Date: 20/03/2022

Miss Janet Wightman Treasurer

Date: 20/03/2022

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3.2 St James in the City Accounts

1. Statement of Financial Activity

Statement of Financial Activities

For the period from 01 January 2021 to 31 December 2021

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2. Balance Sheet

St James in the City As at: 31 December 2021

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3. Note to the Financial Statement

Note 1:

a. Accounting policies

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards; the Statement of Recommended Practice “Accounting by Charities” (the “SORP”) issued in 2005 and in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for the valuation of assets which are shown at market value. The financial statements include all transactions assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law.

b. Incoming resources

Planned giving, collections and donations are recognised when received. Tax refunds are recognized when the incoming resource to which they relate is received. Grants and legacies are accounted for when the PCC is legally entitled to the amounts due. Dividends are accounted for when receivable, interest is accrued. All other income is recognised when it is receivable. All incoming resources are accounted for gross.

c. Resources expended

All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the SOFA on a basis designed to reflect the use of that resource. Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding or constructive obligation on the PCC. The diocesan parish share is accounted for when due. Amounts received specifically for mission are dealt with as restricted funds. All other expenditure is generally recognized when it is incurred and is accounted for gross.

d. Funds

Restricted Funds – (a) income from trusts or endowments which may be expended only on those restricted objects provided in the terms of the trust or bequest, and (b) donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific object. The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of each year must be carried forwards as a balance on that fund. The PCC does not usually invest separately for each fund. Where there is no separate investment, interest is apportioned to individual funds on an average balance basis.

Unrestricted Funds – These are funds which may be used for general PCC purposes without any external restriction.

e. Fixed Assets

Restricted Consecrated and benefice property is not included in the accounts in accordance with s.96(2)(a) of the Charities Act 1993. Movable church furnishings held by the vicar and churchwardens

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on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal are inalienable property, listed in the church's inventory, which can be inspected (at any reasonable time). For anything acquired prior to 2000 there is insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the financial statements. Subsequently no individual item has cost more than £1000 so all such expenditure has been written off when incurred.

Note 2: Voluntary income

Planned donations from individual via standing orders or other planned giving totalled £104,410.25 (2020:£90,237). Other donations (cash donations) from individuals totalled £136 (2020:£8,347). Restricted donations totalled £21,878 (2020: £1,745). Tax recoverable of Gift Aid totalled £24,332.96 (2020:£ 20,072).

Note 3: Investment income

There was no investment income received (2020:£0).

Note 4: Other income generated

There was £0 other income generated (2020: £0).

Note 5: Cost of generating income

Total contracted staffing cost for the year, relating to generating income, amounted to £755 (2020:£ 2,836).

Note 6: Staff Cost

Total staffing costs for the year amounted to £181,790 this includes costs relating to payroll, HMRC, pensions, DBS and staff benefits. (2020:£108,617). LDBF give us a grant to cover the cost of the Chaplaincy salaries and LNG salaries.

Staff Costs
St James in the City £ 70,953
Minis £ 3,406
Brewery £ 3,047
Foodbank £ 3,706.45
Chaplaincy £ 7,629
LNG £ 93,177

Note 7: Payment to PCC members

No payments were made to any PCC members.

Note 8: Liabilities and Debtors

At the end of the year the following items were due for payment:

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(2020: Mission Giving £1000, Expenses £70, Alarm and Fire rates £493)

At the end of the year, £4,000 for Minis from LDBF was meant to be received – arrived (2019: £6080)

Note 9: Funds

The restricted funds comprise of Youth, Chaplaincy, Minis, Brewery (new for 2021), Mission Giving, Hardship, Building, LNG and Foodbank. The Mission Giving Fund represents funds from donations in support of the mission work of The White Family, members of the congregation working in Spain. The Chaplaincy Fund is the money from LDBF to pay for some of the Chaplains.

We have also created a designated fund for our legal reserves.

Note 10: Loans

STJ currently have no outstanding loans.

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St James Annual Report 2021 Analysis of income and expenditure Totsl Unr•strf¢tsd DMlgn•tsd R•Btrlcled Th15 yeDr La8ty•Dr Incoming rosourc•s Incoming resourceg from generated funds Voluntary Income 0101 . Grft￿d- Bank 84,869 330 7,937 3,5LKJ 5.073 305 197 92,807 3,830 25,047 477 75,778 1,400 14.458 503 178 0110- GrftAd- EnvdDpes 0201 Other ￿annad olvin9 0301 - L009e p181e edlecti 0310- Small DonalK)ns Grft 0401- Regulargrft days 0501- Oneoff Gfft om$ 0510- Grfts of quoted 8ecunties 0520- Text Giving 0550- Donations apwals elc 0601 - Tox recoverable rm Gift 0701 Legacies 0801- Rocurriw grants 08A1- Non-reeurriTrJ or￿ff grants OBB1 - LMG Grant 0901- Other fu￿15 g2nerated 12W- Sbjdent HolK1ays 19,973 132 329 3,002 12.912 15.914 8.045 497 3.156 497 24.332 21,176 23.071 16,0(M) 5,000 4.Oty) 150.226 160.778 20.000 155,226 160.778 7.eoo 127.035 47.848 Voluntary Income su￿otal$ 150,656 348,585 499,242 305,919 Activities for gonerating fvnd8 0910- Lunthts. Rummage sales etc 0911 - Worship Tid(eted Events 1220- Book5ts11 sales- fund ￿￿ing 1240- Church hall lettings- fund raising 12SI- mag8￿re Irwne- adverti%ing 12￿1. Parish magaine sa￿S Activities for gonerating fund8 Sub.totsl$ Inv851rnont incomo 1001 DivSdeThJs 1020. Bank and trAJikling SoC￿ty Iteresl 1030- Rent from lands or bikling6 Inveskn•nt Incomo Sub40ts15 Incoming resources from generated funds Totals 150,656 348,585 499,242 305,919 27 O LOVE TrLIVE gGROW tSERVE BUILD

St James Annual Report 2021 Totsl Vnmi￿etd ON￿nt•d Th1 y•t La￿ y•¥ Incoming resources from charitable activltieg Incomlng r•sourc•s from ¢harltabl• actlvltl•• 1101- F8es for ￿dding5 and funer￿8 1210- Bookstsll sales to promot8 obJ"eclives 1221 . Book Sas- Non Fund rai*ro 1225. Buikling Bricks Project 1230. Church hall letbngs- 0tr4ectives 1270- Parish Weekend 1280- Parish Summ6r Holiday 10 10 Incomlng re$ource$ from ¢harltabl• actlvltlès Sub-totals io 10 Incoming resources from charitable activities Tota15 10 10 Other incoming resources Olhor Incomlng resource8 1310- Insuranca dairns 1320- Surplus- 8a88 offixed 8s88ts 1330-Olh Other Incomlng resources Sub. totals Other incoming resour¢es Totals Incoming resourcgs Grand totsls 150.656 348,595 499,252 305,955 Resources used Cost of generaling funds Cost ol yeneratlno voluntary Income 1701 . Fee5 paKI to fund raisers 1710- Costs of applying for grants 1720. Costs of stewardship camp3yn 1730. Costs of fetes & other events 1740. Investment manayeingnl costs 755 755 2.820 15 Cost of oeneratlno voluntary Income Sub-totals 2,835 Cost of oeneraling funds Totals 760 2,835 28 O LOVE TrLIVE gGROW tSERVE BUILD

St James Annual Report 2021 Total Unreltrlcted Endvmnent Thbs y•ar Lastyear C hAritable activities Charl¢able actlvlues 1801- Gwing lo overseas mission 1830- GNing- relief and development 898ntiès 1850- Home misskJn 3.674 3,674 5.174 500 3,650 4,310 7,960 5,400 1870. Secularcharit￿S 1880- Grants to Liwsenfe 1910- Ministry P8ri$h $hwe etc 2LK11- Assistant staff costs 2(M)2- Staff recrurtment 2050- Salary of padth admlnlstrat 2101 . Working gxpenses of incumbent 2102. Working expenses of Curdlg 2103- Working Ewnses ofmus Pastor 2104- Wothing Eynses ofStud8nt pa81c 2105- Worklng Eyn86s ofA$￿Startl v￿car 2120. Counul tax-V￿r 2121 . Counal Tax- Curdte 2122- Counal lax- Assistant Vicar 2123- Counal Tax- Other 2130- Curate house ?xpenses 2131- Assistantvlcar hou6è èxpenses 2140. Watsr rates-Virarag8 2141 - Water rates- A5SiSt8nt VKarage 2145- Water rates- Curate 2146- Water Ral88- 0lh8r 2150- Vl¢arf8 Telephone 2151- Curats's TtrlÈphon& 2152. Assitantvicar's To18phD 2153- Intem5 Telephone 2170- Education and Conferences 2171 Books. Papers and Sub8¢nplbn 2180- Car Mileag8 2181- Other Travèl 25.403 70.953 25.403 181.790 25.402 108.617 11301 110.967 200 200 104 1,638 2.105 1.346 2.006 2,105 4,013 10,495 4.013 10,495 3,250 665 811 811 251 251 283 40 70 281 283 40 70 220 1.144 259 1,403 290 200 341 143 485 28 113 13 2182. Travel C05t 2190- Intem5 2191- Readers Fee 2201- Pansh tr8inlng, MI￿On *)d conferenc88 2210- Sunday Fty)d 2220- STJ ￿d$ 2221 . Youlh Work. Church 2222. Youlh WrKk- Bum 2223. Youlh Work. SchooL% 2225- Students 2230- Ajpha 2240- Co&tof East8r Egg hunt 2246. Family Events 2250- Olhw events and cour5e5 175 3.300 179 93 93 1,224 441 732 441 304 118 93 287 769 693 40 926 1,695 693 40 27 27 29 O LOVE TrLIVE gGROW tSERVE BUILD

St James Annual Report 2021 Totsl Unr••tAthd ¥1onat•d R•4lrld• Ènd¢mTnw Thl•yw Lutyvr 22eo- STJ MinSs 332 332 87 2261 Minls- HO$￿taIrtY 2262- Minls- toys 2263- Minls- other ￿U￿Ment 2264- Minis- Craft 2270- Food bank 603 603 21 17.688 24 17.588 24 79.221 43 2280. Uni ChaFAanicy Events 2281- LNG Football Ministry 22￿1- LN&General 536 29,613 124 89 29,613 124 89 2,$21 20 2291- LN&SLN)ols Admin 2292- LNG-SLN)ol Chaplarw- hbishop Blanch 2293- LN&SthDoI ChaplanGy-St Hildas C of E 2294- LN&Sox)ol Chaplanty-st Margarets C of 22￿- LN&Uni Admin 36 1,186 1,186 929 1,416 593 2,186 2297- LNG-Uni H06lNtalty 2301- Churth mnning- insurance 2310- Churd) offi¢&- Idephone 2311- Church office- pc61 2312- Church office- printsryJ 2320- Music Equiprrent 2321 Tech Equiprnenl 2325. Church Equipment 2326- Church Aalm 2330- Church mainknance 1,032 1,032 1,BOO 907 1.800 75 303 150 75 359 150 109 576 759 16.483 17,242 309 309 1,037 88 2331 Cleaning 2332- SurNlrie& 2340- Upkeep of Geryices 23￿- Upkaep ofthurthy*d 23eQ- Admlni$traUon 2361- Offlce Equiprwdnt 2362- Stauonary 2370- V￿￿ting speakers l thums 2380- Hospitalty 2381 . Grft5 2382- Hospitalty- Charties 23&1- Hospitalty- Prdyer Brealrfast 2384- Hospitalty- Mamm(th Mondays 23&fj- Hospitality- Slaff Lunth 2386- Hospitalty- Student Lunches 2387- Hospitality- famllies ccfinact 2401 Church runnln9- electrlc 2410- Church runnlng- ga8 2420- Church runnlng- water 2430- Church running- ￿1 2440- Church runniryJ- heating and 119htsng 2501- Magazine expe￿e8 2502. Parish weekend cos15 2503. Par￿￿ Summer HdKlay Costs 2510- Bookstall costs 2515- Building Bricks Proje 2520- Hall Tunning-lxl 2530- Hall Tunning- eleLtiKity 2540- Hall runniny- gas 34 66 1,147 66 1,147 1,013 934 296 156 934 1,530 88 1.￿6 B54 63 122 722 277 2.184 954 63 122 722 366 36 455 570 1,665 $99 645 286 120 1.002 120 1,002 85 85 13301 13301 1,150 30 O LOVE TrLIVE gGROW tSERVE BUILD

St James Annual Report 2021 Total Unreetdctsd De•lonoled EndMYmonl Thloy•or Lasly•4r 2550- Hall runnirvJ- insurdrTr( 2560- Hall TunnirvJ- maintenance 2570- Hall TunnirvJ- telephonè 2580- Hall runnirvJ-watgr 2590- Hall runnirvJ- htsabng and l&hting 2701 - Church malc rep8lrs- 8tmctur8 3.268 150.0 153.268 2710- Church malc¢ rep81rs- irtslallalw)n 2720- Churth inleTr)r and exterior de￿rating 2801 . Hall + major repoirs- st￿￿ure 2820- Hall + major rep3irs- in5tallalKin 2830- Hall + interiarand exterior decorating 2840. othgr PCC propBrty upkeep 2W1 - New buildiry pat50nago housg 2910- New buildiry house for curdle 2920- New buildirvJ chU￿h 2930- Naw buildirvJ Hall 120 12201 11001 Charttable actlvltles SulAotal$ 145,377 11301 340,192 485,439 260,148 Charitable activities Total$ 145.377 11301 340.1¥2 485.439 260.148 Governance costs Governance costs 2601 - Govemance costs examinationlaLKlitf8B 26 Gov•rnanc• costs Sub40ts1s 26 26 Governance costs Totals 26 26 Resources used Grand totals 146.164 11301 340.192 486.226 262.984 31 O LOVE TrLIVE gGROW tSERVE BUILD

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3.3 Independent Examiners Report

Report to the Parochial Church Council (PCC) of St James in the City on the accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2021, as set out on pages 20-32 of the Annual Report.

Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner

The PCC are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They 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 as examiner to:

Basis of independent examiner’s statement

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 PCC 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 PCC 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 matter has come to my attention:

Mr John Knowles

Date: 09/06/2022

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