REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 DECEMBER 2022 FOR
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH RYDE
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1164609
PCC ALL SAINTS CHURCH RYDE
INFORMATION
TRUSTEES
Helen Drinkwater (Trustee) Alan Finch (Trustee) Nicholas England (Vice Chair/Trustees) Brett Gillingham (Trustee) Les Hudd (Trustee) Grace McEvoy (Trustee) Jean Lumber (Trustee) Jane Smallwood (Trustee) Greville Sockett (Trustee – Resigned August 2022) Paul Robinson (Trustee)
PRINCIPAL ADDRESS
The Parish Office All Saints Church Queens Road RYDE Isle of Wight P033 3BG
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER
1164609
All Saints Church
Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 December 2022
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended December 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective Jan 2019)
Members of the PCC during the year from 29 May 2022
a) Ex officio
Churchwardens: Brett Gillingham, Lesley Hudd
Priest In Charge: Vacant
Deanery Synod/Council: Colin Bright
b) Elected at the APCM 29 May 2022
Helen Drinkwater (Trustee)
Alan Finch (Trustee)
Nicholas England (Vice Chair/Trustees)
Brett Gillingham (Trustee) Les Hudd (Trustee)
Grace McEvoy (Trustee)
Jean Lumber (Trustee)
Jane Smallwood (Trustee)
Greville Sockett (Trustee – Resigned August 2022)
Paul Robinson (Trustee) Christina Vince (Co-Opt) Sally Ouston (Co-Opt)
Heath Monaghan as Ordinand with no role;
Objectives and Activities
Function of the PCC:
Together with the Priest-in-Charge to consult on matters of general concern and importance to the ecclesiastical parish, and in particular in promoting the whole mission of the church: pastoral, evangelical, social and ecumenical: Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure 1956. The PCC also has financial responsibility for the maintenance of the Parish church of All Saints’.
Significant Activities
Church membership figures:
At 31 December 2022 the church Electoral Roll stood at 89.
Figures of attendance for the 3 festivals of obligation are taken from the Register of Services and are as submitted online via the Parish Returns portal. Easter: 72, Advent: 2,731, Christmas: 311. All attendance are improving following the periods of closure due to Covid restrictions and lockdowns.
Review of the Year
Our regular and growing congregation has worshipped together every Sunday at 9.30 am. We are grateful to Canon Howard Barker, Reverend Heath Monaghan, Hilary Spurgeon and Rodney Fox who led the majority of our services this year. Our Sunday services alternate between Eucharist and morning prayer; this pattern provides an interesting variety, bringing in different but insightful and talented preachers who have engaged and inspired us week by week. During the year, we have worked closely with our neighbours, St John’s, St Peter’s Havenstreet and Holy Cross Binstead; we have shared the team of ministers and readers, we have visited each other’s services and arranged the pattern of services so that a communion service is always available each week in one of our churches. We have enjoyed other services during the week: Celtic Morning Prayer led by Rev Heath Monaghan on Thursday morning at 9.00 am; Midday Eucharist on the first Thursday of each month, led by Canon Howard Barker; and Evening Prayer led by Greville Sockett on Fridays at 4.30 pm; the church is open form 11.00 am to 4 pm every Wednesday for visitors or for private prayer. Ryde School continue to use the church for their fortnightly service, which is always a wonderful sight to see the church full of 600 people; the school also uses the church for assemblies each week and takes advantage of the magnificent acoustics for their regular concerts.
On 31 December 2022 the Church Electoral Roll stood at 89. Figures of attendance for the 3 festivals of obligation are taken from the Register of Services and are submitted online via the Parish Returns Portal: Easter 72; Advent 2730 (including an estimated attendance of 2500 from various school services); Christmas 311. There were 6 weddings, 7 funerals and 5 baptisms during the year.
As we near the end of our third year of interregnum, it would be fair to say that there has been some marking of time as we have waited for developments. However, this period has not been wasted; we have reflected prayerfully over this period, and I now firmly believe that we have a vision and a strategy which will see to rapid growth and a fresh energy in the parish – without doubt this report for next year’s APCM will tell a completely different and exciting story. In last year’s report, I explained that the parishes of Ryde All Saints’, St
John’s Ryde, St Peter’s Havenstreet and Holy Cross Binstead had agreed to work together as a plurality. We received the news in the autumn that Bishop Jonathan had approved the formation of the plurality with effect from 1st January 2023; there is a still a little legal work to be done to finalise this arrangement, including the consideration of St Michael and All Angels’ Church Swanmore, which had previously been united as one parish with All Saints’. Each church will continue to have its own PCC, which can make independent decisions, but work can be saved by sharing policies and resources; in order to promote co-operation and understanding between the parishes there is a regular plurality meeting of clergy and churchwardens from the four parishes, but this is not a decision making body. There is the realistic expectation, thanks to great work done by Heath Monaghan and our Archdeacon, the Venerable Steve Daughtery, that our new plurality will be supported by extensive strategic funding from the Church Commissioners, providing a team of clergy over the next five years, and allowing us to modernise All Saints’ turning into a church fit for the 21st Century as well as providing a flexible space for many other purposes too.
Differences of opinion have been expressed over the issue of the Church forming pluralities, as opposed to keeping to the traditional parishes. I have sympathies with both points of view, but I think we have made the correct decision for the Ryde area. There are over 60 churches on the Isle of Wight and the average attendance at our churches falls well below the number needed to fund the large numbers of priests to run our parishes. In a ‘finance real’ world the diocese has no realistic option but to reduce the number of clergy on the Island, and sadly, we will probably see some church closures. However, I believe good will come out of this. We hope that the formation of the plurality will lead to the appointment of a Team Rector supported by ministers – one to lead traditional services and another to be our Youth and Children’s Minister, together with an operations manager. This arrangement has obvious advantages of enabling 4 parishes to provide ‘a generous orthodoxy’ – a broad church encompassing many different traditions of worship and style, to suit old traditional Anglo-Catholics, Liberals or Evangelicals, and also to welcome in those exploring faith and those who do not profess a faith but enjoy the peace of church to retreat form the rush of daily life. Then the operations manager is a godsend (as will be the clergy too of course); one of the problems we face in our churches is the increasing amount of work that has to be done by a small group of volunteers: safeguarding; weddings, Christenings and funerals; bulletins; policies; finances. We shall need our volunteers, but on person working full time will be able to lift the burden form many of us. We have already started the process of finding a ministers for our existing congregations, and once he or she is in place, further appointments will soon follow.
Our finances have improved this year, partly due to increased giving, but also because we have now had a full year of being able to hire the church out for concerts and also because the hall receives regular weekly bookings. I reported last year that we had been unable to pay our parish share, and that we had ceased to make any payment at all on a monthly basis to the diocese. However, the PCC agreed to review the position, and we are confident that we will be paying a lump sum to the diocese – probably in the region of £20 000. This is an important step forwards. In the event of our receiving strategic funding from the Church Commissioners, it is likely that our obligation to pay the parish share might be suspended for 5 years. However, it would be our intention to make good our financial position, because in the long run, if we are to be a sustainable parish, we must be able to pay our way. The parish accounts are available for all to read and have been submitted to the Charity Commissioners.
I am very grateful for the hard work done by the PCC this year. I would also like to thank our Churchwardens Brett Gillingham and Les Hudd for what they have done behind the scenes. Les has taken responsibility for the fabric of the church, which is no small job in such a large building; recently we received the Quinquennial Report from our architect, Tim Sage, who reports that the church is in good shape, and he has provided us with a list of desirable jobs to be completed over the next 5 years – we have the funds to carry out his recommendations, in our fabric fund. Brett has taken the lead in organising our services – but this is not just the weekly services, but also many weddings, Christenings and funerals; he has been well supported by Deputy Churchwardens Helen Drinkwater and Jean Lumber. I am most grateful to Alan Finch and his singers for enhancing our services with cheerful music. Alan stood down as our full time organist after Christmas, but we are delighted that he continues to play for our services once a month; over the last 4 months we have welcomed Lawrence Bates, George Gedling and Duncan Williams who each play for us once a month. I also thank our treasurer Jenn Armstrong, who has worked hard to improve and streamline our financial processes; she is very busy professionally, and still finds the time to act as our treasurer.
We have complied with our duty to have regard to the House of Bishop’s guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. We approved our policy in April 2023, which will be reviewed in April 2024. Those in positions of responsibility or those working with children have been DBS checked. I am the Safeguarding Officer but will be handing over this responsibility to Les Hudd next month.
Finally, I write with some regret that this will be my last year as vice-chair. This was always going to be a job for a short period of time, and I am delighted to see the plans we have put in place; I am sure that we, along with our friends in the Ryde Plurality, have set in motion a period of renewal and sustained growth. I shall continue to work in the Island community and shall watch and celebrate from the side-lines as All Saints’ takes off in the years ahead. Rev Heath Monaghan will have more time for our church from September, and it is entirely appropriate now he takes over in the position of Chair of the PCC.
Vision
Today our Sunday service is supported by some 30 regular members of our community and we are confident that we can build much further on this by offering a range of services, which appeal to different traditions and ages.
Soon, we envisage four large congregations using our church in the week. We shall keep our early morning Sunday Eucharist. We anticipate working with Harbour Church to provide a contemporary style of worship, which will appeal to young people. We also wish to reestablish the traditional choral worship for which All Saints’ Church was well known a few years ago. We shall continue to welcome Ryde School’s regular services which take place on Friday afternoons; it is also likely that Ryde School will sing evensong midweek (on occasions), which would be attractive not only to school parents, but the wider community. We will continue with our midweek prayer and communion services.
We also wish to be available to members of our community, who are not regular church attenders. We shall always be available for families to support the milestones of life – Baptism, Confirmation, Marriage and death. In recent years, we have supported many at the joyous moments of their lives providing comfort and hope with Christian funeral services.
We host the annual Remembrance Sunday Service for the town, and we would like to build further on this civic connection.
Public Benefit
The Trustees are aware of and consider the guidance of the Charity Commission on Public Benefit, and in particular, the specific guidance to charities for the advancement of religion.
Achievement and Performance
General use of Church buildings
The hall and church bookings have begun to pick up, thus delivering a second stream of income.
Visiting the Sick and Care/Residential Homes
With no vicar to lead on pastoral care, and a PCC with many people in full-time employment, the church has done little work in this area of its mission. The Augusta Wilder Trust has new trustees, and the maintenance of the building has been sub-contracted to Aspire Ryde.
Ecumenical
This year the PCC has worked closely with other Anglican churches in the North East of the Island, in attempt to appoint a team to minister to Ryde area of the Isle of Wight.
Fundraising
The parish has raised funds through weekly contributions and fees for weddings and funerals. Ryde School made a donation of £5000 for use of the church in year. A number of concerts have been held in the church.
Financial Review
The figures for 2022 are submitted separately in the audited report. While improved on 2020 and 2021 and no longer in declined 2022 saw lower income for All Saints due to a number of factors; donors dying, people moving away, people leaving the congregation, the energy and cost of living crisis.
Structure, Governance and Management
Governing Document
The Charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity. The charity’s governing document consists of the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure (1956) as amended and the Church Representation Rules that came into force on 2nd January 1957
Organisation of the PCC to fulfil its function
At least four meetings must be held during the year, together with any further meetings as may be necessary. Its standing committee (the only committee required by Church law, to transact business between PCC meetings) has comprised the churchwardens, the treasurer, the secretary, the vice chair and the Priest in Charge. Certain other aspects of the PCC’s function are carried out as and when the need arises.
The PCC appoints a Vice Chairman, an Electoral Roll Officer, a Treasurer, a Secretary and a Safeguarding Officer.
The PCC continue to organise itself meeting 6 weekly under the chairmanship of the Priest in Charge and Vice Chair in their absence, overseeing the life and witness of the parish.
Risk Management
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.
Financial risks to the church are reviewed regularly. The trustees consider the greatest risk to the church finances to be the falling income stream from regular givers, especially since older members of the congregation tended to be the most generous givers. The PCC will continue to monitor overall giving and this is very much part of any annual stewardship appeal. However, in light of the changing demographic the PCC also recognise the importance of raising income from outside sources and to this end will continue to promote the use of the church and its hall for civic purposes, concerts and events whilst seeking grants and other support for capital projects to further enhance the attractiveness of the building.
It had been confirmed that the major risks to which the church is exposed, as identified by the trustees, are reviewed annually and systems or procedures have been established to manage those risks.
Approved by order of the board of trustees at the APCM on Sunday 28[th] May 2023
And signed on its behalf by Rev Heath Monaghan.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 DECEMBER 2022 FOR
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH RYDE
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1164609
PCC ALL SAINTS CHURCH RYDE
INFORMATION
TRUSTEES
Helen Drinkwater (Trustee) Alan Finch (Trustee) Nicholas England (Vice Chair/Trustees) Brett Gillingham (Trustee) Les Hudd (Trustee) Grace McEvoy (Trustee) Jean Lumber (Trustee) Jane Smallwood (Trustee) Greville Sockett (Trustee – Resigned August 2022) Paul Robinson (Trustee)
PRINCIPAL ADDRESS
The Parish Office All Saints Church Queens Road RYDE Isle of Wight P033 3BG
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER
1164609
All Saints Church
Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 December 2022
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended December 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective Jan 2019)
Members of the PCC during the year from 29 May 2022
a) Ex officio
Churchwardens: Brett Gillingham, Lesley Hudd
Priest In Charge: Vacant
Deanery Synod/Council: Colin Bright
b) Elected at the APCM 29 May 2022
Helen Drinkwater (Trustee)
Alan Finch (Trustee)
Nicholas England (Vice Chair/Trustees)
Brett Gillingham (Trustee) Les Hudd (Trustee)
Grace McEvoy (Trustee)
Jean Lumber (Trustee)
Jane Smallwood (Trustee)
Greville Sockett (Trustee – Resigned August 2022)
Paul Robinson (Trustee) Christina Vince (Co-Opt) Sally Ouston (Co-Opt)
Heath Monaghan as Ordinand with no role;
Objectives and Activities
Function of the PCC:
Together with the Priest-in-Charge to consult on matters of general concern and importance to the ecclesiastical parish, and in particular in promoting the whole mission of the church: pastoral, evangelical, social and ecumenical: Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure 1956. The PCC also has financial responsibility for the maintenance of the Parish church of All Saints’.
Significant Activities
Church membership figures:
At 31 December 2022 the church Electoral Roll stood at 89.
Figures of attendance for the 3 festivals of obligation are taken from the Register of Services and are as submitted online via the Parish Returns portal. Easter: 72, Advent: 2,731, Christmas: 311. All attendance are improving following the periods of closure due to Covid restrictions and lockdowns.
Review of the Year
Our regular and growing congregation has worshipped together every Sunday at 9.30 am. We are grateful to Canon Howard Barker, Reverend Heath Monaghan, Hilary Spurgeon and Rodney Fox who led the majority of our services this year. Our Sunday services alternate between Eucharist and morning prayer; this pattern provides an interesting variety, bringing in different but insightful and talented preachers who have engaged and inspired us week by week. During the year, we have worked closely with our neighbours, St John’s, St Peter’s Havenstreet and Holy Cross Binstead; we have shared the team of ministers and readers, we have visited each other’s services and arranged the pattern of services so that a communion service is always available each week in one of our churches. We have enjoyed other services during the week: Celtic Morning Prayer led by Rev Heath Monaghan on Thursday morning at 9.00 am; Midday Eucharist on the first Thursday of each month, led by Canon Howard Barker; and Evening Prayer led by Greville Sockett on Fridays at 4.30 pm; the church is open form 11.00 am to 4 pm every Wednesday for visitors or for private prayer. Ryde School continue to use the church for their fortnightly service, which is always a wonderful sight to see the church full of 600 people; the school also uses the church for assemblies each week and takes advantage of the magnificent acoustics for their regular concerts.
On 31 December 2022 the Church Electoral Roll stood at 89. Figures of attendance for the 3 festivals of obligation are taken from the Register of Services and are submitted online via the Parish Returns Portal: Easter 72; Advent 2730 (including an estimated attendance of 2500 from various school services); Christmas 311. There were 6 weddings, 7 funerals and 5 baptisms during the year.
As we near the end of our third year of interregnum, it would be fair to say that there has been some marking of time as we have waited for developments. However, this period has not been wasted; we have reflected prayerfully over this period, and I now firmly believe that we have a vision and a strategy which will see to rapid growth and a fresh energy in the parish – without doubt this report for next year’s APCM will tell a completely different and exciting story. In last year’s report, I explained that the parishes of Ryde All Saints’, St
John’s Ryde, St Peter’s Havenstreet and Holy Cross Binstead had agreed to work together as a plurality. We received the news in the autumn that Bishop Jonathan had approved the formation of the plurality with effect from 1st January 2023; there is a still a little legal work to be done to finalise this arrangement, including the consideration of St Michael and All Angels’ Church Swanmore, which had previously been united as one parish with All Saints’. Each church will continue to have its own PCC, which can make independent decisions, but work can be saved by sharing policies and resources; in order to promote co-operation and understanding between the parishes there is a regular plurality meeting of clergy and churchwardens from the four parishes, but this is not a decision making body. There is the realistic expectation, thanks to great work done by Heath Monaghan and our Archdeacon, the Venerable Steve Daughtery, that our new plurality will be supported by extensive strategic funding from the Church Commissioners, providing a team of clergy over the next five years, and allowing us to modernise All Saints’ turning into a church fit for the 21st Century as well as providing a flexible space for many other purposes too.
Differences of opinion have been expressed over the issue of the Church forming pluralities, as opposed to keeping to the traditional parishes. I have sympathies with both points of view, but I think we have made the correct decision for the Ryde area. There are over 60 churches on the Isle of Wight and the average attendance at our churches falls well below the number needed to fund the large numbers of priests to run our parishes. In a ‘finance real’ world the diocese has no realistic option but to reduce the number of clergy on the Island, and sadly, we will probably see some church closures. However, I believe good will come out of this. We hope that the formation of the plurality will lead to the appointment of a Team Rector supported by ministers – one to lead traditional services and another to be our Youth and Children’s Minister, together with an operations manager. This arrangement has obvious advantages of enabling 4 parishes to provide ‘a generous orthodoxy’ – a broad church encompassing many different traditions of worship and style, to suit old traditional Anglo-Catholics, Liberals or Evangelicals, and also to welcome in those exploring faith and those who do not profess a faith but enjoy the peace of church to retreat form the rush of daily life. Then the operations manager is a godsend (as will be the clergy too of course); one of the problems we face in our churches is the increasing amount of work that has to be done by a small group of volunteers: safeguarding; weddings, Christenings and funerals; bulletins; policies; finances. We shall need our volunteers, but on person working full time will be able to lift the burden form many of us. We have already started the process of finding a ministers for our existing congregations, and once he or she is in place, further appointments will soon follow.
Our finances have improved this year, partly due to increased giving, but also because we have now had a full year of being able to hire the church out for concerts and also because the hall receives regular weekly bookings. I reported last year that we had been unable to pay our parish share, and that we had ceased to make any payment at all on a monthly basis to the diocese. However, the PCC agreed to review the position, and we are confident that we will be paying a lump sum to the diocese – probably in the region of £20 000. This is an important step forwards. In the event of our receiving strategic funding from the Church Commissioners, it is likely that our obligation to pay the parish share might be suspended for 5 years. However, it would be our intention to make good our financial position, because in the long run, if we are to be a sustainable parish, we must be able to pay our way. The parish accounts are available for all to read and have been submitted to the Charity Commissioners.
I am very grateful for the hard work done by the PCC this year. I would also like to thank our Churchwardens Brett Gillingham and Les Hudd for what they have done behind the scenes. Les has taken responsibility for the fabric of the church, which is no small job in such a large building; recently we received the Quinquennial Report from our architect, Tim Sage, who reports that the church is in good shape, and he has provided us with a list of desirable jobs to be completed over the next 5 years – we have the funds to carry out his recommendations, in our fabric fund. Brett has taken the lead in organising our services – but this is not just the weekly services, but also many weddings, Christenings and funerals; he has been well supported by Deputy Churchwardens Helen Drinkwater and Jean Lumber. I am most grateful to Alan Finch and his singers for enhancing our services with cheerful music. Alan stood down as our full time organist after Christmas, but we are delighted that he continues to play for our services once a month; over the last 4 months we have welcomed Lawrence Bates, George Gedling and Duncan Williams who each play for us once a month. I also thank our treasurer Jenn Armstrong, who has worked hard to improve and streamline our financial processes; she is very busy professionally, and still finds the time to act as our treasurer.
We have complied with our duty to have regard to the House of Bishop’s guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. We approved our policy in April 2023, which will be reviewed in April 2024. Those in positions of responsibility or those working with children have been DBS checked. I am the Safeguarding Officer but will be handing over this responsibility to Les Hudd next month.
Finally, I write with some regret that this will be my last year as vice-chair. This was always going to be a job for a short period of time, and I am delighted to see the plans we have put in place; I am sure that we, along with our friends in the Ryde Plurality, have set in motion a period of renewal and sustained growth. I shall continue to work in the Island community and shall watch and celebrate from the side-lines as All Saints’ takes off in the years ahead. Rev Heath Monaghan will have more time for our church from September, and it is entirely appropriate now he takes over in the position of Chair of the PCC.
Vision
Today our Sunday service is supported by some 30 regular members of our community and we are confident that we can build much further on this by offering a range of services, which appeal to different traditions and ages.
Soon, we envisage four large congregations using our church in the week. We shall keep our early morning Sunday Eucharist. We anticipate working with Harbour Church to provide a contemporary style of worship, which will appeal to young people. We also wish to reestablish the traditional choral worship for which All Saints’ Church was well known a few years ago. We shall continue to welcome Ryde School’s regular services which take place on Friday afternoons; it is also likely that Ryde School will sing evensong midweek (on occasions), which would be attractive not only to school parents, but the wider community. We will continue with our midweek prayer and communion services.
We also wish to be available to members of our community, who are not regular church attenders. We shall always be available for families to support the milestones of life – Baptism, Confirmation, Marriage and death. In recent years, we have supported many at the joyous moments of their lives providing comfort and hope with Christian funeral services.
We host the annual Remembrance Sunday Service for the town, and we would like to build further on this civic connection.
Public Benefit
The Trustees are aware of and consider the guidance of the Charity Commission on Public Benefit, and in particular, the specific guidance to charities for the advancement of religion.
Achievement and Performance
General use of Church buildings
The hall and church bookings have begun to pick up, thus delivering a second stream of income.
Visiting the Sick and Care/Residential Homes
With no vicar to lead on pastoral care, and a PCC with many people in full-time employment, the church has done little work in this area of its mission. The Augusta Wilder Trust has new trustees, and the maintenance of the building has been sub-contracted to Aspire Ryde.
Ecumenical
This year the PCC has worked closely with other Anglican churches in the North East of the Island, in attempt to appoint a team to minister to Ryde area of the Isle of Wight.
Fundraising
The parish has raised funds through weekly contributions and fees for weddings and funerals. Ryde School made a donation of £5000 for use of the church in year. A number of concerts have been held in the church.
Financial Review
The figures for 2022 are submitted separately in the audited report. While improved on 2020 and 2021 and no longer in declined 2022 saw lower income for All Saints due to a number of factors; donors dying, people moving away, people leaving the congregation, the energy and cost of living crisis.
Structure, Governance and Management
Governing Document
The Charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity. The charity’s governing document consists of the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure (1956) as amended and the Church Representation Rules that came into force on 2nd January 1957
Organisation of the PCC to fulfil its function
At least four meetings must be held during the year, together with any further meetings as may be necessary. Its standing committee (the only committee required by Church law, to transact business between PCC meetings) has comprised the churchwardens, the treasurer, the secretary, the vice chair and the Priest in Charge. Certain other aspects of the PCC’s function are carried out as and when the need arises.
The PCC appoints a Vice Chairman, an Electoral Roll Officer, a Treasurer, a Secretary and a Safeguarding Officer.
The PCC continue to organise itself meeting 6 weekly under the chairmanship of the Priest in Charge and Vice Chair in their absence, overseeing the life and witness of the parish.
Risk Management
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.
Financial risks to the church are reviewed regularly. The trustees consider the greatest risk to the church finances to be the falling income stream from regular givers, especially since older members of the congregation tended to be the most generous givers. The PCC will continue to monitor overall giving and this is very much part of any annual stewardship appeal. However, in light of the changing demographic the PCC also recognise the importance of raising income from outside sources and to this end will continue to promote the use of the church and its hall for civic purposes, concerts and events whilst seeking grants and other support for capital projects to further enhance the attractiveness of the building.
It had been confirmed that the major risks to which the church is exposed, as identified by the trustees, are reviewed annually and systems or procedures have been established to manage those risks.
Approved by order of the board of trustees at the APCM on Sunday 28[th] May 2023
And signed on its behalf by Rev Heath Monaghan.
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ members of PCC of All Saints Church Ryde
On accounts for the year 31[st] December 2022 Charity no ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 and 2
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 12 / 2022 .
- Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Date: Signed: 18/04/2023 Name: Salina Ali Relevant professional FCCA qualification(s) or body (if any):
Address: University of Portsmouth Richmond Building Portland Street Portsmouth PO1 2DE
October 2018
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
October 2018
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