## **PARISH REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2023** The PCC met four times during the year (April 2022 – February 2023) Meetings were held in 22[nd] May 2022, 14[th] August 2021, 4[th] December 2022 (re-do of 16[th] Oct 2022) and 12[th] February 2023. The year saw the return to a new normal for the Parish. The PCC has continued to see the growth within the Parish and sees achievements in the matters relating to Church Services, Finances, Social Events, Home Groups etc. This year was particularly challenging due to illness within the ministerial team, however the church rallied together in prayer for recovery and also in keeping the services going. These achievements are contained in the reports written by the various groups. Notable events that happened during the year included: 1. Services continued alternating between the 2 churches weekly with services moving to a new start time of 10am. It was agreed that this would be the norm going forward. Special services will also be split between the two churches. Derek Longhurst returned to play the organ at both churches, and he has also started teaching someone else. 2. The Cray Valley Parish WhatsApp chat has continued to prove very popular with more and more people joining and contributing. It has also become a good way of sharing service information with parishioners. We have seen the return of more social events such as the monthly coffee morning, prayer meetings, lent courses along with the Fish & Chip club. 3. We saw the return of weddings and christenings being held in both churches. Illyrica performed again at St Mary’s Church and St Andrew’s church hosted a musical theatre evening. The church also hosted a party for the late Queen’s Jubilee. An agreement was also reached to purchase some memorial Jubilees trees. 4. Disabled access and security lighting were installed at St Andrew’s church. Work is still ongoing into finalising CCTV for St Mary’s. It was agreed to update the signage and noticeboards at both churches. St Mary’s work is completed, and we are still awaiting completion of the work at St Andrew’s. The churches passed their lightning tests with an advisory to be brought up to standard. The St Mary’s church centre went full electric after the gas was cut off. 5. Quotes were obtained and work due to begin in 2023 for: - improving the porch area at St Andrews church to improve the electrics and install a kitchenette. - Drainage work for St Andrew’s - Fixing the roof at St Mary’s Church centre - Fixing the fence at St Andrew’s - Repairing the wall at St Mary’s church (damaged by a refuse van) - Security lighting at St Mary’s 6. There were some worrying incidents of vandalism at St Mary’s church which led to the police being brought in to advise on next steps regarding security. The flagpole had to be completely removed after significant damage was done to it. An immediate action of cutting down the hedgerow at St Mary’s to improve visibility into the churchyard. 7. New church wardens were sworn in - Lorraine McCowen and Bridget Daly and they were joined in 2023 by Assistant Churchwardens Malcolm Hubbard, Barbara Vance, and Terry McCartney. 8. The officers elected are as follows: Safeguarding officer – Sarah Rideout Independent Examiner – Mike Lawson Electoral Roll officer – Rita McKay PCC Treasurer – Patrice Adams PCC Secretary – Stella Matumo - Rev Jessie checked with all the members who had been elected at the last meeting that they were happy to continue in their roles. Lorraine McCowen will be stepping down. - New PCC members - Cheryl Stocker, Rita Mckay, Patrice Adams. Barbara Vance, Bobbie Simpson, Trevor Taylor, Jacky Cook and Muriel Unsworth were also confirmed as staying on as members of the PCC. - Deanery Synod representative confirmed again as Jacky Cook - Bridget Daly will be the contact for GDPR. - Cheryl Stocker will be the contact for Health and Safety. - In Feb 2023, Bobbie Simpson stepped down from her duties as part of the ministry team and PCC for a 6-month sabbatical. - Work continues to secure First aid training so we can have named first aiders within the parish. - Confirmed support for Ebere to go on the St Paul’s School board of Governors. - Sally-Anne Decker is studying for her Bishops Certificate 9. Work continues on merging the 2 church websites and creating one Cray valley parish church website. 10. We welcomed Bishop Jonathan, and some members of the Parish were able to attend ceremony at Rochester cathedral. A new archdeacon for Bromley and Bexley was announced, Reverend Allie Kerr. 11. Focus on rekindling relationship with the local schools in the coming year. Honour Oak have indicated they want to back and visit. Christmas 2023 - push the services. 12. The parish continued in doing good works such as: - Collecting goods for the local food bank - Knitting blankets for Ukraine - Knitting for the newborns - Collecting vouchers for local schools - Offering a warm space We made it through another challenging year, not unscathed but together in Christ. As we go further into 2023 in the knowledge that it is God’s work we are doing and with God’s help, we can confidently go forward and work towards the extension of God’s kingdom on earth. We all hope and pray that the new year would bring good tidings to our Parish. Stella Matumo—PCC SECRETARY ## **PCC ACCOUNTS** ## **Year Ending 31 December 2022** ## **CRAY VALLEY PARISH** # **Receipts & Payments Accounts** ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF CRAY VALLEY BENEFICE** ## **RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** |Notes
**Receipts**
_Voluntary income_
2a
_Activities for generating funds_
2b
_Investment income_
2c
_Church activities_
2d
_Other incoming resources_
2e
**Payments**
_Costs of generating voluntary income_
3a
_Fund-raising trading costs_
3b
_Church activities_
3c
**Total resources expended**
**Excess of Receipts over Payments**
Transfers between funds - transfers in
Transfers between funds - transfers out
Bank current and deposit accounts 1 January 2022
**Bank current and deposit accounts at 31 December 2022**
4|**TOTAL**
TOTAL
Unrestricted Designated
Restricted
**FUNDS**
Unrestricted Designated
Restricted
FUNDS

Funds
Funds
Funds
**2022**
Funds
Funds
Funds
2021
£
£
£
**£**
£
£
£
£
34,163
0
8,201
**42,364**
21,529
0
1,570
23,099
497
0
0
**497**
939
0
0
939
14
54
95
**163**
28
14
40
82
21,749
0
1,523
**23,272**
18,852
0
173
19,025
0
0
0
**0**
0
0
0
0| |---|---| ||56,423
54
9,819
**66,296**
41,347
14
1,783
43,144| ||0
0
0
**0**
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
**0**
0
0
0
0
42,515
0
12,396
**54,911**
33,924
0
171
34,095| ||42,515
0
12,396
**54,911**
33,924
0
171
34,095| ||13,908
54
(2,577)
**11,385**
7,423
14
1,612
9,049
0
2,400
210
**2,610**
0
2,400
582
2,982
(2,610)
0
0
**(2,610)**
(2,982)
0
(2,982)
**0**
0| ||11,298
2,454
(2,367)
**11,385**
4,441
2,414
2,194
9,049| ||15,402
9,055
22,711
**47,168**
10,961
6,642
20,517
38,120
26,700
11,509
20,344
**58,553**
15,402
9,055
22,711
47,168| ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF CRAY VALLEY BENEFICE** ## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES** |Notes
Cash and bank deposits
Current accounts
Deposit accounts
Church repair fund
4
Other monetary assets
Gift Aid Tax claim outstanding
Investment assets
COIF Charities Investment Fund Income Units
Assets retained for Church Use
St Andrews Church Hall values at insurance value
St Mary's Church Centre valued at Insurance value
Liabilities
DBF Fees
Charity Payments
Utility Bills|General Designated
Restricted Endowment
**2022**
General Designated
Restricted Endowment
**2021**

Fund
Fund
Funds
Fund
**Total**
Fund
Fund
Funds
Fund
Total
£
£
£
£
**£**
£
£
£
£
£
25,500 - 6,028
**31,528**15,402
5,493
20,896
1,200
14,316
**15,516**
17,218
17,218
11,509
**11,509**
9,055
9,055| |---|---| ||26,700 11,509 20,344
**58,553**15,402 9,055 22,711
47,168| ||- - - -**-**- - - - -
**-**
-| ||- - -
**-**
-| ||963**963**
897 897| ||- - -
**963**
897 897| ||125,887
**125,887**
125,887
125,887
100,000
**100,000**
100,000
100,000| ||-100,000-
**100,000**
225,887
225,887| ||-
-
-
-
0
**0**
-| ||0
0
0
**0**
0
**0**
0
0| Approved by the Parochial Church Council on…………………………………………………….. and signed on its behalf Treasurer Chairman The accompanying notes form a part of these financial statements. ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF CRAY VALLEY BENEFICE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **1 Accounting Policies** The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 using the Receipts & Payments basis. Receipts and payments include income as received and expenditure when irrevocably paid. The accounts include monetary transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups which owe their main affiliation to another body, nor those that are informal gatherings of church members. Funds Unrestricted funds are general funds which can be used for PCC ordinary purposes. These include designated funds which can be redesignated. Restricted funds represent (a) donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific object, and (b) income from trusts and endowments which may be expended only on those restricted objects provided in the terms of the trust of bequest. The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of the year must be carried forward as a balance on that fund. Endowment funds are funds, the capital of which must be maintained; only income arising from investment of the endowment may be used either as restricted or unrestricted funds depending upon the purpose for which the endowment was established. The following assets are recognised but not necessarily valued in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities: Movable church furnishings held by the Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal; Land and buildings held on behalf of the PCC. The following assets are recognised and a monetary value given as part of the description in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities: Bank and deposit accounts; Amounts owing from HMRC where a formal claim has been made; Investment assets. Liabilities are recognised and a monetary value given in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities where the supply had been received by 31 December. ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF CRAY VALLEY BENEFICE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **2 Receipts** |**2**|**Receipts**||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||**TOTAL**||||TOTAL| |||Unrestricted|Designated|Restricted|**FUNDS**|Unrestricted|Designated|Restricted|FUNDS| |||Funds|Funds|Funds|**2022**|Funds|Funds|Funds|2021| |||£|£|£|**£**|£|£|£|£| |**a**|_Voluntary income_||||**0**||||| ||Planned giving by standing order|12,787|||**12,787**|12,590|||12,590| ||Planned giving envelopes||||**0**||||0| ||Gift Aid - One-off|25|||**25**|1,630|||1,630| ||Income tax recoverable|3,086|||**3,086**|2,957|||2,957| ||Collections|2,529|||**2,529**|429|||429| ||Charity Collections||||||||0| ||Donations and appeals|1,790||8,201|**9,991**|3,923||1,570|5,493| ||Income tax recoverable on one off|gifts|||**0**||||0| ||Legacies/Grants|13,946|||**13,946**||||0| |||34,163|0|8,201|**42,364**|21,529|0|1,570|23,098| |**b**|_Activities for generating funds_||||||||| ||General fundraising|347|||**347**|127|||127| ||Parish Magazine/Notes/Candles|150|||**150**|813|||813| |||497|0|0|**497**|939|0|0|939| |**c**|_Investment income_||||||||| ||Dividends and interest|14|54|95|**163**|28|14|40|82| |||14|54|95|**163**|28|14|40|82| |**d**|_Income from Church Activities_||||||||0| ||Church Centre rental|1,608|||**1,608**|1,080|||1,080| ||St Andrews Church Hall rental|16,370||0|**16,370**|16,603|||16,603| ||Fees from weddings, funerals, etc|3,771|||**3,771**|1,169|||1,169| ||DBF element of fees||||**0**||||0| ||Pre-School Deposits|0|||**0**||||0| ||Funshine Club|||1,523|**1,523**|||173|173| ||Social Committee||||**0**||||0| |||21,749|0|1,523|**23,272**|18,852|0|173|19,025| |**e**|_Other incoming resources_||||||||| ||Legal Fees||||**0**||||0| ||Cray Fisher||||**0**||||0| ||Other income|0|||**0**||||0| |||0||0|**0**|0|0|0|0| ||||||||||| ||**Total receipts**|56,423|54|9,819|**66,296**|41,348|14|1,783|43,144| ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF CRAY VALLEY BENEFICE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **3 Payments** |**3**|**Payments**||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||**TOTAL**||||TOTAL| ||Unrestricted||Designated|Restricted|**FUNDS**|Unrestricted|Designated|Restricted|FUNDS| ||Funds||Funds|Funds|**2022**|Funds|Funds|Funds|2021| |||£|£|£|**£**|£|£|£|£| |**a**|_Costs of generating voluntary income_||||**0**||||| ||Stewardship costs||||**0**||||0| |||0||0|**0**|0|||0| |**b**|_Fund raising costs_||||**0**||||0| ||||||**0**|0|||0| ||||||**0**||||0| |||0||0|**0**|0|||0| |**c**|_Church Activities_||||||||| ||Missionary and charitable giving (Note|6):|||**0**||||0| ||Ministry Costs||||**0**||||0| ||Diocesan Offer|30|||**30**|5,833|||5,833| ||Expenses|2,400|||**2,400**|2,228|||2,228| ||Vicarage costs|3,166|||**3,166**|3,095|||3,095| ||Other Ministry costs||||**0**||||0| ||Church running expenses||||**0**||||0| ||Utilities|2,374|||**2,374**|2,690|||2,690| ||Insurance|8,813|||**8,813**|8,517|||8,517| ||Church maintenance & cleaning|4,998|||**4,998**|3,576|||3,576| ||Major Structural work||||**0**||||0| ||Upkeep of services|3,659|||**3,659**|1,585|||1,585| ||Organ Tuning and Playing||||**0**||||0| ||Parish Centre running expenses||||**0**||||0| ||Utilities|470|||**470**|424|||424| ||Cleaning & Maintenance|42|||**42**||||0| ||Insurance||||**0**||||0| ||Hall running expenses||||**0**||||0| ||Utilities|4,000|||**4,000**|3,471|||3,471| ||Cleaning & Maintenance|569|||**569**|412|||412| ||Insurance||||**0**||||0| ||Funshine Club|||1,424|**1,424**|||171|171| ||Social Committee||||**0**|||0|0| ||Administration|10,621|||**10,621**|1,521|||1,521| ||Upkeep of services||||||||| ||Other costs|1,375||10,972|**12,347**|572|||572| |||42,515|0|12,396|**54,911**|33,924|0|171|34,095| ||||||||||| ||**Total payments**|42,515|0|12,396|**54,911**|33,924|0|171|34,095| ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF CRAY VALLEY BENEFICE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **4 Statement of Fund Movements** |**Unrestricted Fund**
General fund
**Designated Funds**
St Mary's Church Repair Fund
Church Centre Repair Fund
Curate's House Proceeds
St Andrew Church Repair Fund
St Andrew Disabled Entry Fund
**Restricted Funds**
Restoration Fund
Charitable Giving
Disabled Entry (Incl. M Deering Monies)
Rossi's Rascals
Funshine Club
Social Fund
**Total bank and current accounts**
**Total funds**|Bal b/fwd
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
**Bal c/fwd**
1 Jan 2022
between
**31 Dec 2022**
funds
£
£
£
£
**£**
15,402
56,423
(42,515)
(2,610)
**26,700**| |---|---| ||15,402
56,423
(42,515)
(2,610)
**26,700**| ||2,453
16
0
1,000
**3,469**
0
0
0
0
**0**
0
0
0
0
**0**
6,602
38
0
1,400
**8,040**
0
0
0
0
**0**| ||9,055
54
0
2,400
**11,509**| ||13,156
79
0
210
**13,444**
0
0
0
0
**0**
4,424
8,207
(10,972)
0
**1,659**
1,208
7
0
0
**1,216**
113
1,523
(1,423)
0
**213**
3,812
0
0
0
**3,812**
0
0
0
0
**0**| ||22,712
9,816
(12,395)
210
**20,344**| ||| ||47,167
66,293
(54,910)
0
**58,553**| ||| ||47,169
66,293
(54,910)
0
**58,552**| The General Fund is available to the PCC for day to day income and expenses. Its assets are held in a Lloyds,Natwest Current and Reserve account and a Metro Current Account. The Church, Church Centre and Chruch Hall Repair Funds have been designated by the PCC for the repair of those buildings. The monies are held in a deposit account with Rochester Diocese Board of Finance. The Restricted Restoration Fund - This Fund is used for Church Maintenance projects. Rossi's Rascals is a Restricted Fund for the Pre-school deposits. The Disabled Entry Fund is a restricted fund for monies set aside towards this project. The Funshine Club Fund is a restricted fund and includes the income and expenditure for the club. Only transactions which have been processed The Social Fund is a restricted fund and includes the income and expenditure for the club. The Fund has it's own bank account. The Valentine Sparrow Ecclesiastical Charity Endowment fund is held in a CBF Investment Fund. Dividends are credited to general funds. ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF CRAY VALLEY BENEFICE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** **----- Start of picture text -----**
5 Staff costs
2022 2021
£ £
a Wages and salaries 0 0
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The PCC no longer employs a Parish Administrator Payments of £1120 (£305 2021) to the Organist were on a self-employed basis. - **b** _Payments to PCC members_ No other payments, apart from reimbursement of expenses, were made to PCC members. - **6** Missionary and charitable giving **----- Start of picture text -----**
2022 2021
£ £ £ £
Undesignated Special Undesignated Special
Collections Collections
Churches Together - - - -
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**0 0** 0 0 ## **7 Reserves policy** It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on liquid unrestricted funds (including Repair Funds), which equates to approximately 3 months' unrestricted payments, to cover emergency situations. The current balance on 'liquid' unrestricted funds at the year-end represents over 9 months of such expenditure. 85 Crofton Road. Orpington, BR6 8HU 01689 836825 07801328415 2 April 2023 Ms Patri￿ Adams Parish Treasurer, Cray Valley Parish, The Vicarage, 71 Anglesea Road, Orpington. BRS 4 AN. Cra Valle Parish Accounts. Dear Patrice, I have made a thorough examination of the Parish Accounts, bank statements and supporting documents and can confirm that they are a true and accurate account of the finances of the Cray Valley Parish, Yours faithfully. Michael Lawson, BA, AKC, Independent Financial Examiner