Parlsh of BewstK)rough Annual Report Flnanclal Statsmontsof the Parochlal Church Councll Forth• year eThd￿ 31*1 D￿mber 2022 Incumbent Rev. Sean Sheffield Bank Santander UK plc Bridle Road Boode Merseyside L30 4GB Independent Examiner RF Bavington-Jones, FCA 13 Park Avenue Dover Kent CT16 1ES Charity Number 116 8561 Iming G loving our communitiej. growing di8¢iple8. PARISH OF BEWSBOROUGH Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council For the year ended 31st De￿rnber 2022 Charity Number 116 8561 Admlnl8tratlon Inforniatlon The Parish of Bewsborough is the representative body of the folliwling churches: St. Nicholas, Barfrestone St. Pancras, Coldred St. Peter and St. Paul, Eythome and Etvington St. Andrew's, Shepherdswell St. Peter's, ￿￿Itrie1d The Parish of Bewsborough falls within Ihe Deanery of Dover and is part of the Diocese of Canterbury within the Church of England. The corresponden￿ address is- 2 New Purchase Cottages, Old Famihouse Lane, Pike Road, Eythome, CT15 4DJ. The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2006). The Parish has achieved charitable status. Individually the churches have been e￿pted from the registration with the Charty Commission. The PCC members who have seNed from until the date this report was approved are: Ex officio members.. Incumbent Reverend Sean Sheffiekl VI￿ chaiman John Reynolds Deanery Synod Representatives Sarah Hindle Jenny GroombrNJge CP Coordinators J8nny Groombridge Jenny GroOmbr￿e Ann Wetti Parish Disclosure Officer AP Coordinator Appointed Members Mary Fagg John Reynolds Jonathan Bates Secretary Treasurer Karen Brown Paul Flood Sarah Hindle Jenny Hunt Christina Parsons Sue Wadey Jonathan Bird Structurn, governance and management The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church RepreSentat￿)n Rules. At the Bewsborough Parish the membership of the PCC consists of elected members of the five churches seconded to the PCC. The Local Church Council {LCC) of each church is responsible for making decisions on all matters appertaining to their Maintenan￿ and management and fiJrKling. The PCC is responsible for overseeing each LCC and to seek a healthy balance between the identity of each district church and the unity tefvleen the churthes as one body. to the end: (a) that people, clergy and laity alike. may best be enabled to grow in personal faith in the setting of the fell0v￿hip. and (b) that the solidarty between the churches may present the most effective witness, ministry and mission in relation to the vthole communities of ￿l￿11r￿ld, Shepherdswell. Eythorne, Elvington, Waldershare. Cokjred and Barfrestone; and in covenant with the Dover and Deal meth￿1￿$t Circuit", and in cooperation with the churches of other denominatDns. This would be worked out in: Worshi By respecting the particular traditions of eath worshipping ￿Mmunrty. And offering vibrant, varied worship as we both ￿lebrate the traditions of the chuch but explore other opportunities for worship. By Recognising that in addition to the shared ministry of the clergy, readers and authorized lay ministers arKI all members of the body of Christ are potential ministers. Their gifts should be discovered, devebped and shared. Pastoral ministry needs to be exercised by lay people where they live. work andlor according to their particular giftings. By sharing the costs of joint projects (where these have been agreed by th& LCC and the PCC), clergy expenses and suth resources of paid workers or equpment should be held in common, and by enc￿ragirwj each church lo administer its own finan￿S. Minist Flnance ObJectlv•s and ActOvitle8 The PCC is commttted to encourage and nurture the chrr8ts.an faith across the Parish communities. By enabling as many people as possible to be part of the parish communits'es of each church, and to put faith into practi￿ through prayer, worship, study and sacrament. and to offer mission and ministry and partnerships within our village communrties. The PCC is commitled to the creation 8nd offering of places where people can bek)NJ and be nurtured. creating and sustaining community connections and relationships. Ihnien planning actNttles, the Incumbent and PCC have considered the Charity Commissions guidan￿ on public benefit and, in particular the specific gU￿ance on charrties for the advancement of religion. Some of the specific areas aimed at encouraging people to live out their faith as part of the parish communty are: To increase the regular worshipping congregations. To achieve greater adive involvement of all church Members in ministry., and to explore and encourage opportunities for accredited and authorized ministries, lay and ordained. To offer opportunitEs to grow in spiritualrty and understarKling of the Christian faith. To plant new congregations in growrng parts of the Parish. suth as ￿1￿Iffield, offering alternative fomis and expressions ofworship. To be inviting. welcorning and inclusÉve Churthes. To demonstrate compassion and care for one another and promote the healing ministry of the church. To underpin all our work with a Spifit of generosty. good organisation arKI sound financial management. EN I report on the accounts for the year ended 31st De￿mber 2022 which are set out on pages 4 to 7 As Trustees of the charity, the members of PCC are responsib￿ for the preparation of the accounts. They consider that an audit not required for this year under Section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It 18 my responsibility to examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act), follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charty Commissioners section 145(5){b) of the 2011 Act, and state whether particular matters have (x)me to my attention. My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a rev*w of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented wrth those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the management committee concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the eviden￿ Ihat woukl be required ina full audFt, and consequently I do not exptess an audit opinion on the accounts. In connection with my examination, no mattel has c(xne to my attention: (1) vthich gives me reasonable cause lo believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in acc￿dan￿ with s.130 of the 2011 Act" or to prepare accounts whith accord with these accounting records have not been met., or (2) to whth. in my opinb)n. attention shoukj be drawn in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. R F Bavington-Jones, FCA 13 Park Avenue Dover Kent CT16 1ES PARISH OF BEWSBOROUGH Consolidated Receipts and Payments Account General Fund Yearended 31st D￿ember2022 Voluntary [r￿me.. Planned GMrvJ Collecb'ons 29.739 8.493 11.357 33.181 5,514 4.860 Donaty"ons 77.210 61,641 Events and ActNitK*s." Fundraiwng Fees and GTanl8 Other income Transfer from Repair FuThl Special Collections Invèstmont Income 2.995 12.829 10.517 17.293 750 4,057 11,819 100,065 73,492 Grants to Charity Dirnct Ministy Expendlture Pari8h share 5.381 44.093 31.400 Clergy ExFertses Church Running E>penses HeaL Light and Wat In8ur8nc8 Upkeep of Ser Church Mwntenance Churchyard Maintenance 32,619 8.198 7.428 5.858 6.083 2,155 2,809 23.736 19,774 Fundraising Costs Adminr&tr8ts¢)n'. Bank Charges Postaga or ￿￿)nary Telephonè Office Equipment Mosc. Medl&Lets Do 79 312 232 401 3,052 8.509 820 5.857 Professional fe88 86.352 58,130 su￿U$l{DefiCityof y￿r Trnnsfers to DeS￿nated FuThI9 Opening Balance at Bank Closing Baiance at Bank 13.713 -11.793 15,362 114.SS4 112.634 Consolidatod Dgsignat&Y l RestrKted Funds Year ended 31st Der￿nber 2Q2 Investment Ir￿{￿ne DonalionslSubsaiptionslGrants Tax RefuThJs Oesignated FurKts Other Income Fund Raising Transfws 1.241 1.731 420 71 5.035 8,098 16.078 8.098 Donations Repair8 Administralon othern 3.071 3. 142 129 Surplu81{defidt) lorthe ye 9.￿5 2,068 Opgning Ba18r ,305 64,237 Closing Bala 75,370 86,305 ststemenl f Monetary Asset.. Bank A¢r￿nts Central Funds 78.397 111.527 189.924 64,132 50.422 114.554 11,017 36.393 47.410 3,248 24,712 27,960 Investments.. Canterbury Dloeesan Board of Financ* V81uè at 1st January 2022 D&Tease in vdue 47.712 47.712 Value a1318t t)ecemb8r 2tr22 42.121 42,121 Total A886t$ At 31st December 2(122 232,045 114,554 89,531 27,960 At 318t De¢emb8r 2021 245,331 112.634 112.325 20,372 The8é accounts are presented with the caveat that a ¢f the statu8 d Friend8 aceounts within the Parish be urtdert8kgn and that the re8th olthi's rav￿r be avwlabje at the 2024 APCM. Approvod by 8th￿rOUgh PCC on 21. May 2023 and signed on its behall Revs Shelfthl Mr John Reyncld8 Treasurer Incumbent The FHiancial Ststements of the PCC have been prepar￿1 in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulalions 2Cth using the re￿Ipts and pByrnents basis. Ge￿ra1 Funds fepresent the funds of ts PCC aThJ LCCS Ihat are not subpct to any special restrictions regarding thebr use arKI are availabb for application to the general purposes of the PCC and LCCS. These In¢￿de funds r8stricteA by the LCCS as IMg for particular purp08es and ar8, shown a8 separate ReseNes as noted. The Flnandal Statements in¢lud8 all monetary transactions, assets and l￿bilItIeS for which the PCC18 responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of Churth Groups that owe affiliation to anothèr body or those that are informal gatherings of Church members. Subject to the above, receipts and payments include in¢ome as received and expenditure when irrevo¢8bly paid. The foll0v￿ng assets are not re(xignised nor val￿d in tha Statwnents of Assets and Liabilili8s. Mov8able Church fumishings hekl by th8 churchwardens on special trust forthe LCCS and which require a faculty for disposal. Land and buildings held on behalf ofthe LCCS. Other fixtures, fittings and Offi￿ e(wipment vthere1he PCC Of LCCS are free to dispose of suet, assets without such faculty. Amounts owing from HM Revenue & Custom8 where a formal claim has been made. Any other amounts ¢Jwing to the PCC or LCCS includmg lettings and Aisurance claims. Legacies where formal notif￿tion of entitlement and amount have not been received at 31 December 2022 by the LCCS. Parish silver plate kept at Victoria and Albert Museum or elsewhere. No related party to th8 Council has been paid or is due remuneration or other benefits from Council funds.