2022-12-31-accounts

St Michael and All Angels. Somerton Annual Report and Accounts of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31st December 2022 Priest in Charge Vacancy Registered Charity no 1168799

2022 Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of St Michael and All Angels, Somerton Alms and Purposes St Michael's Parochial Church Council (PCC) primary purpose is the prornotion of the Gos￿1 of our Lord Jesus Christ acLordin8 to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England. During the vacancy it has the responsibility in promotin& in the erxlesiastxcal parish, the whole mission of thc Church, pastoral, evangelistic. social and ecumenical. Th¢ PCC is also specifically responsible for the us¢ and maintenance of the parish Church and its environs. 11)e PCC is also responsible for making known and putting in to effect any provisions made by Diocesan or Deanery Synod and bringing to those synods notice any malters or ￿VIce which the council deans ne¢¢&sary. Objectives and actlvltles The PCC is committed to enabling &s many people as possible to become Disciples of Christ and join our church family at St Michaels. Wc ty to Cnablc ordinary people to liv¢ out their faith as part of our church community through: Worship and prayer The provision of pastoral support for people living in the parish Children and Youn8 People's work Spe¢Afi¢ outrewh activities. Church RefU￿IShment Ecumenical relationship3 Charitable giving Achievements and performance The Priest in Charge the Reverend Alan Symonds retired in January 2022. During 2022 a return to a nornial schedule of services and meetings w&s wannly welwmed by the congrcgation.

Worship and Prayer We try to offer a range of s¢ryices ea¢h month on both Sundays and weekdays which b¢nefit our community and provide spiritual input. The Sunday service consisted of a mixture of Euoharistic and non-Eucharistic worship a1 I lam. During th¢ week we again hold a mixture of Communion and Worship services. The Saturday morning prayer meetings have restarted wherc a group m¢¢t tog¢th¢r to pray for the needs ofthe parish and the world. We also held fellowship groups which met regularly and provided bible study, teachin& prayer and discussion to build up our faith. A Prayer Circle is rnade up of 61 members from the Conbrye8ation. Benefir¢ and th¢ town. Urgcnt requests are irculated to these members requesting Prayer for need, individuals and their families. All are welcome to attend our rc8ular services. At present there are 113 Parishioners on the Church electoral roll. In the last year sAdly 7 have died, 3 have moved but 3 have joined. The average weekly attendance counted through October was 69, slightly up on the last year and the membership has also increased to 79. As well as our re8ular seryices we like to ¢nable our community to celebrate and thank God at the milestones of the journey through life. Through baptism we thank God for ihe gift of life, in ma)Tiage public vows are exchanged with God's blessing and through ￿neral services friends and family express their grief and give thanks for a life now complete in this World and to comm¢nd th¢ person into (h)d's keeping. We have celebrated 3 baptism4 2 weddings, and supported families throu8h 19 funerals during 2022. Pastoral Care There is a team from the Benefice who help prepare farnilics for Baptism and Weddings. Our retired Clergy support the Bereaved. We also hav¢ the c￿Ing Hands group who provide lifts to Medical appointments or other needs and the Shepherding Scheme which provides pastoral care for those on the electoral roll. We run lea and chat sessions in conjunction with the other churches in the Benefice for those who found it difficult to get out. Children and Young People's Work We work regularly with the King Ina C of E Academy, who are now fimily estsblished in their single building. We provide colle¢tive worship through the Clergy and thc Open the Book Team. Foundation directors are provided to sit on the Academy's board. After a gap of two years we were pleased to welcome the Academy into church for their Christmas Carol service. Specific outreach activities During the year the soGial activitie5 were again severely curtailed as a r¢sult of Covid-19. Th¢ Saturday coffee mornings w¢r¢ restarted and during the Christmas peri(KL wc hosted a Carol service for the town.

Financial Review 2022 has again been an unpredictable year but wc are slowly returning to some sort of normal. We are grateful to the congregation who continued throughout 2022 to maintain their regular giving. The 2022 receipts were £76,433 against payments of £89,077 meaning that we are in a 2022 unrestricted deficit position of £12.644. The 2022 balance sheet now shows unreslTided reserves of £22,966 so we should be financially viable for at least the next two years, based on our rurrent level of receipts/paymenls, However it As hoped the number of weddings will increase and additional ￿nd raising will be undertaken to reduce the deficit An 2023. The PCC is also actively exploring ways of generating addilional incomc using new technology. We are also extremely fortunate to have Church Lands Trust who for 2022 cov¢red payments such as insurdncelenergylrepairs and maintenance to a total of £13,221 included a pressurisation unit for the boiler at A ¢ost of £2.608. Reserves Policy Our curr¢nt r¢servc5 policy aligns with the Diocese view that reserves should be set at 3 monihs expenditure. From our 2023 budget that figure will be £22.269. Our unr¢stri¢ted reserves at th¢ 1° January 2023 stands at £22,966. Risk Management Potential Risks to the Charity have been identified as.. - l. Damage to the Building 2. Less Funding- fewei. public donations Wc <l1'C l)nldiiii7 <1 I'ciyiilai. gFiviiig I'cviciv eiicoiira<Filig iiicinbci's to IL"view' tlieii. giving), Ive also hol(1 liiiid raisiiigtr eveni.8 1() siipi)orl iiicoine. 3. Damage to Charity's reputation We aiieiiii?t to hiiild oiir I'ci)Iit risks.

Church Refurbishment During the year we have had some minor maintenance work done to the building and are planning to r¢¢tify the issues Identified in the QuinqueMii￿ rery)rt pmdu¢ed during the year. Ecumenical Relationships The Church is part of Churches Together in Som¢rton whose rcgular activities include joint Lent groups, a walk of withess on Good Friday, a Dawn service on Easter Sunday. Collecting during Christian Aid we¢K s¢rvices during the week of prayer for Christian Unity and Worship services at Wessex House. Joint Benefice 8crviccs are held on the fifth Sunday of each monÉlL Charitable Giving During 2022 we have supported Churches Together in Somerton (Arts Feslival}. Archies Xrt the p￿Iple of Ukrnine and the Salvation Arniy Toy Appeal..

Volunteers We would like to thank all the volunteers who work so hard in so many different ways to make our Church community, the ¢xctting and wclcoming place it is. Strurture Governance and Management The Parochial Church Council is a corwyrate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operntes under the Paroohial Church CounGil Measu￿. The ¢hurch is a charity and re8jStered with the Charity commissio￿ our charity number is 1168799 Thc methThl of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church representation rules. At St Michaels the membership of the PCC consists of our Priest in Charge, the churchwardens and members who are elected by thos¢ who ar¢ on the electoral roll of ihe church. Other licensed clergy and our benefic¢ reader are also entitled to attend and if they do so, have full voting rights. All thoge who attend Church or are linked in some way to thc church are encouraged io register on the ¢lectoral roll and stand for election to the PCC. The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of 8eneral conLYrn and importanc¢ to the parith including d¢ciding on how the funds of the PCC arc to be used. The full PCC met nine times during thc calendar year with an average attendance of 820/0. Given its wide responsibillties the PCC has a number of committees which deal with particular a5peGts of church life. These committ¢¢s are all resw)nsible to the PCC and rep)rt back to it regularly. The Committees are.. Worship which sup￿rtS the Incumbent in refl¢cting upon worship services held and h¢lping to plan those in the future Social who ar¢ responsible for planning and organising social events for the fellowship. Administratlve Infomation St Michael and All Angels Church AS $ityat¢d in the ma￿et Square Somerton. It is part of the Benefi￿ of Somerton. the Charltons and Kingsdon, the deanery of Ivelchester, the archdeaconry of Wells and th¢ Di(ttse of Bath and Wells within the Church of England. Thc Co￿espondenCe address is The Church, Market Plac< Somerton TAI I TNB.

PCC members who have seryed at any time from 1st January 2022 until 31st December 2022, Ex Officio members: . Priest in Charge: The Reverend Alan Symonds (Chainnan) until 31, January. Warden5: Mrs MaryAnn Pike Mrs Suc Cave until 23 May Mr Rodger Calderwood from 23 May Synod Members Mr James Turncr (tkanery Synod) Elected Members Mrs Patricia Allen from 23rd May Mr Geoff Bryant Mrs Ja¢ky Calderwood Mr Martin Cavc Mr Alan Hilborne from 23, May Mr5 Joy Rattenbury Mr John Saunders Mrts Pauline Saunders Mr David Specd (PCC secretary) Mrs Irene Stone (Safeguarding Offirxr (Until 23 May) and Treasurer) Mr Graham Taylor Mrs Jan Turner Mrs Rowena Wallace from 23 May Also entitled to ￿tt￿d Reader: Mrs Jenny Gollop Approved ty the PCC on 24 April 2023 and signed on their behalf by the James Turner (PCC Vic¢ Chainnan)

ST MICHAEL AND ALL AN6ELS CHURCH SOMERTON 8ALAPXE 5HW AT 31 DE￿mPER 2022 Notes 2022 FIXED ASSFF5 £ W4.129 £ 554.678 URRENT ASS￿5 Stock 45 45 ebtors 4,549 £ 5.040 Short T¢rrn Depos £ 12.158 £ 12,089 Cosh ot Bo h in Httnd £ 35.013 £ 48,733 £ 51,765 £ 65,9flB LIABiLTTfE5 Crnditorj 1,114 3,234 £ 50,651 e 62.673 TOTAL A5SVS £ 5J4,780 £ 617,351 PARTSH FUNtyS Urrethtted £ 22,966 £ 35.610 £ 528,607 £ 578.573 Dup3Mted 3,207 3.168 £ J54.780 £ 617,351 Approb*d by th¢ Paroehvjl C￿￿•1 on 13th Mdrth 2023 ttnd ¥i9red on their behalf Vl¢• thoir J¢￿￿¥ Twmr.

nqnclol nts The f ir#7￿￿]1 stdterneDts hovt be¢n Wep￿ed und¢r the thU￿h Aecountw Re9ukJions 2CI)6 in OC￿¢1￿2 ih ¢pplio)ble occtyjtttiry Standards the current 5tateKnt of kEcornmenthd Practice on AccfALntin9 and ReportiTrvJ by Cl¥]ritiu (Fks 102) The f statements haK been wEpared under th¢ historicdl ceth convention. The fiMrt¢hJl 4tatsrnents inckth oll tpotwttttions, a¥sets 01￿ liabilitw for whKh the PCC Li rTApO￿lbI¢ in law. Th¢y do no include the ttccourttrs of inforn￿l gr￿pS or gatherin9s of ¢kn¢h mwbvs. k¢•ricted Pund¥ compriÈ r¢¥erAX doMtION LY 9prinJ for o 8pt¢rfic PCC activity interded ty the dorw. Desiyllatad funds ort 9¢rMI xt ￿ld£ by the PCC for ux in the futur¢. UrrwFrlcted funda are I￿orn¢ funds vthich qr¢ to be #pent on th• PCC'I pKrol tyrpow. ExpendituK rebtriry to the upkeep orKI Mointemnce of the thurth t￿lIdIT9 i¥ cO￿red by Church Lords Tr¥J#t. Th¢ Diocesion Head of FinovK¢ w99tsted on okterMtiwE w of shoin9 th¢ co•t# relmbJrs¢d by Church Lond#. It ij the ff%thod 4doped by the Diocue their occounts ond helps the Iw4on with the understoNJir9 o¥ 0 whtst the overall eX￿rait￿¢ wtyjld be If St Michae18 Iwert t¢ ¢¢￿t to recew the Church LoTrJ# rtirnknrsement. St MlthaEh elettd the ayjreh af EThJlond pen¥ion scheme Penfion Buildcr 2014. The pe￿10 yovid¢p i88￿d d ¥Oterne￿ Far the ymr endirg De£ember 2021 ￿ toll¢)w. Fgr'PtMion Builder 2014, a of 10.2% dt¢ltr*d in Appil 2022. In rwptct of 904d I￿￿¢tment pÈrformaKe ta the end of 2021. Plonra 9ivirg, eollettitsn¥ and #imilor domtiuts or¢ reco9ni#ed re£ei¥ed. To¥ refund# r•ctyffliMd when the irKornir9 resource to wh4ch they relute 18 received. 6ront8 oftd lo9acw tye dCCOtsllted for when the PCC ￿ tntitled to the ux of the res9w￿. 6rqnt¥ do1￿1￿TLy ¢we aeccurtted fco whtn paid over, or when ttwarded, rf thEtt oward Crutes o bindin9 obli9Qtion on th¢ pcc. diocuon porith expected ts be paid ovv LY aCcL￿￿ted for wheth duL

ST MICHA is CHUkCH SO 2421 2D22 20 2A V•knlthyirt& £ 39.816 4.84J £ 6.007 9.¥eu E IOJ34 ¢ 2.9)6 Z24T 318 7.284 gJ69 £ 39.67 4.14) É .Ob7 .478 £ JOJ34 Z.gV6 £ 2247 318 7284 9.165 8J12 ZT £ IJ Je £ £ iJ& .124 £ 47.OZD J.•lll 6

.￿ £ J.llt7 £ 76 £ 12 zi fj C•P5har4 -* LbJ.OW É 0t.nj 2A i.Itb) £ ll £ i.K• £ J•5 £ 4.929 £ 4.92P £ O,J80 é.33CI 76.43J £ 90.OPZ -4 4P.t40 £ 82.r77 £7UP £ IJ Z7,6J1 £ 17J.J87 RESOU￿SfYTh￿Ets ryd

1. IAoVm￿S in Restpicted and D15ignated Funds REsTrIcfED Church yard Doris Cooper Chibondo Fabrit Ukroine Archies Xtra Church Londs B/Fwd 1,033 17,677 1.611 4,000 6ift Aid Recelpts Paym¢nt C/Fwd 1.033 17.729 1.676 52 12 459 406 38 425 23,896 £ 425 884 £ 104 £ 406 24.478 DESIGNATED 8ells/Tower ￿￿tfiterh￿c¢ Music Flower F￿d Christmas Lights Tea a Chat B/Fwd sift Ald RK•lpts Payments C/Fwd 2.489 471 112 28 125 3.169 £ 2,489 443 162 28 694 694 15 709 £ 140 3.207 50 £ 722
2. FIX￿ Assets l•larket Value Purchases Disposals Mkt Volue Revalwtion Market valtse Doris Cooper Beques CBF Inv Fund Shares 31.01.22 31.12.22 554.678 504,129 50,549 £
3. Cwr¢nt Ass•ts Total Restricted 2.491 £ 2,491 1.003 £ l.thJ3 iio £ iio 945 £ 945 4,549 £ 4,549 £ Restrieted Gift Aid - December Church Lands Mid Wessex Rin9ers Somerton Benefice Fees

4. CwY¢nt Ilabiliti Total kestricted 90 £ 419 £ 160 £ 52 £ 16 £ 114 262 £ 1.114 £ Restricted Cr¢ditQV5 All instruments Opus W Foote Pension costs PrintiThJ Ukraine 90 419 160 52 16 114 55E 262 i.¢)JO £ 114

5. Trust¢¢ donations Durirg 2022 the total monies donated by the Trustees (i.e. PCC members) ¢we included in the vt)luntary income (note 2a ) eq￿lS £8967.50

Independent Examinerfs Certificate for the PCC Accounts Report to th8 twstess of.. fk. ITLichoL I s * All A Parochlal Church Council On accounts forth8 y8ar ond•Y'. IZ. loz IX4rily frknnber Irf applK8blg1'. 1168799 Set out on pag re8ponslbllltles ot InMtee8 and •xarnln•r The charlty'8 Iwste95 4r8 T88ponslble for the prep8r8Uon of tha acCO￿t6. The charity's IIu5tees consldw that an audit is not requi￿￿ for this year uThJer section 144 of th8 Chariti88 A¢1 2011 Ithe cha￿lieS Acll and that an independ&)t examlnalon 18 needwj. It Is my Trsponslblllly to.. examir the accounts under 3ectton 145 of the Cthanti8s Act. lo follow th8 pfDc8dur8s lald In the gengrd Dlr8clIo￿ glven by Ihe Charlty Commlsslon lunder $￿tIOn 14515Xbl of tho Charftlss Act, aTrJ to 81ote vthether particulw mattern Imig com• to rny attentlon. Is ot Ind•pènd•nt My axamlnatlon wa9 cathed out In accordance ￿th 9￿OrdI DI[￿lOn9 glv¢n by thè •x8Mln￿ stst•m•nt Charity Commission. An ex8min8tfion Includes a review of the 8ccovntlNJ ro¢0ry18 kept by th8 charity and a cornp8rison of th8 accounts pr6$￿t￿ ￿th tho$• facords. It olso I￿lud&S cDnslderaUon of 8ny unusu81 rt81715 or d18closurg5 In thg woun18. d 8eeklrrfJ expl8n8llon8 from tha tnjstees concemlThJ any 8u¢h mattors. The prt)¢gdur&4 und8rt8ken do Mt provide all the evidenc¢ tNqt %￿Uld be requir&J in Bn a￿lt. eonsequontly no Dplnion Is given os lo ththèr accounts present o 'tNe Bnd 181¢ vhw and the rnport Ss limited lo th08• matters sel out In the stotémènl b81ow. IndepgndrArt wimln•fJ h eonnactlon 4th my ox￿11n8tIOn, no matter hes Coma to my Ott￿110￿ (other than slal•m•nt Ihal dlsclos8d b8low"l glves me rea80nable cwJFg to beljeve thel In, m8l•rfal rosp8ct, 8ceounling rncords ￿re not kept in ac¢onl8ncè wAth sectlon 130 of the Carf1188 Act or the 8ccoiint$ do not Accovd wth tho 8rLountiTrJ I￿0[￿6 I have corne ￿rOsS no othèr m8tt8ts in COn￿cli0n wilh the exafflin8tlon to sthich atlenlion sho￿￿ be In or(Iw to 8￿bIg a proper unde￿1￿[mI1ng of the Bccotwts to be ￿had. ' Ple8s$ d4ele t￿S In thg br￿ketS Il¢hey do nc4 8Wy. Slgnod: N•m•: Role¥ant prof•sslonal qualm1c￿onlsTr or body Ilf any): A{1dr￿. rAf(