2021-12-31-accounts - The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of Ferring, Diocese Of Chichester

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Trustees Annual Report 2021

Aims and purposes as a charity

The Parochial Church Council has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, the Revd Gary Ingram, in:-

The promotion of the gospel of Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England.
Promoting in the parish the whole mission of the church, pastoral, social, evangelistic and, ecumenical.
To know Jesus better and make him better known.
Practical support and care for all people in the parish, from the youngest to the oldest.
Providing financial support to those in need and to other organisations with similar objectives.

Our plan to achieve our charitable objectives

When planning our activities for the year, our Incumbent and the PCC have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and the specific guidance on ‘charities for the advancement of religion’.

The council has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016, fully recognising its duty to have due regard to House of Bishops' guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

For 2021 we discussed and planned the following objectives and activities to fulfill our aims whilst recognizing the restraints of COVID 19 and other variations:

Enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church
Enabling as many people as possible to become part of our parish community
Teaching, baptising and nurturing new and existing believers
Maintaining an overview of worship throughout the parish
Considering how services can involve the many groups that live within the parish
Putting faith into practice, through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament
Offering worship and prayer, learning about the Gospel, in small group situations
Assisting people from all walks of life to develop their knowledge of, and trust in, Jesus
Provision of pastoral care for all people living in the parish
Helping the poor and needy of the parish
Giving grants to missionary and local organisations, including Ferring Church of England Primary School
Reaching out to the unchurched through provision of social activities, including outings, meals, and ‘fun’ events
Maintaining the fabric of the church building as a historic centre and focus of life in the village
Making our premises available for use by the community, whether for Christian or recreational purposes and keeping the Church Building open throughout daylight hours for quiet meditation and prayer.

What we achieved and how we affected beneficiaries’ lives

Attendance at worship

For much of 2021 we have been unable to worship in the church building and have relied on recorded services on our website and live ‘Facebook’ services conducted by the vicar from the vicarage. These have been very well supported and appreciated by folk from the village and beyond!

We have been able to keep telephone links with members of the congregation who were in lockdown and when government guidelines permitted. We resumed worship in the church towards the end of the year but with limited numbers and strict ‘distancing’ rules.

The building remains open for private prayer and reflection every morning for three hours every day.

The reports in this booklet explain more of what is happening in our Church community and our work and outreach in the village and further afield.

Financial Review

The church is dependent on income largely donated from its supporters and congregation, together with other donations, fees from church services and hire of the church hall and some investment income however the restraints of this year have meant that we have been limited in our ability to raise an income from hiring our hall or from holding social events.

The largest expenditure of the PCC was the sum of £76,000 paid to the diocese for our share of all churches’ Parish Ministry Costs. This amount covers; clergy stipends, national insurance and pensions, clergy housing, training for clergy, support services such as safeguarding services and building advice.

The trustees maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level to meet a minimum of 6 months normal running expenses and to cover governance costs and also maintain also maintain £35000 in restricted funds for emergency use. The church is able to release some investments to generate cash should further funds be required as these are not restricted in their use.

Towards the end of the year, we launched a new Parish Giving Scheme enabling an easier method of collecting regular income and also ensuring a monthly collection of our Gift Aid refund. This would appear to be progressing well but it

will not be until the first quarter of 2022 that we will be able to gauge if it has helped to increase our income.

Expenditure exceeded income in the year by £13476. Income amounted to £110949 and expenditure £124425. Due to reduced income in this year we have only been able to donate a small amount of our income [approx. £2000] to worthy causes.

The full year’s results and the financial position at the end of the year are included in the report under the financial statement, trustees are satisfied with the position.

Structure, governance and management of the charity

The Parochial Church Council [PCC] is registered with the Charity Commission as required by the Charities Act 2011.

Its governing document is the Parochial Church Council [Powers] measures 1956. During the year the following served as members of the parochial Church Council:

Ex Officio member

Vicar The Revd. Gary Ingram Churchwardens: Ray Clarke (until October 2021)

Lay Members of the Deanery Synod :

Katie Baird Alison Gompertz from October 2020 Susan Young Graham Tovey until June 2021

Lay Members of the Parochial Church Council :

Margaret Metcalf Hon. PCC Secretary Gwen Chinnery Planned giving and gift aid officer Janet Fabian Anthony Hall Safeguarding officer Tim Harris Data Protection officer Susan Pratt Hon. PCC Treasurer Margaret Mason from October 2020 Christopher Green from October 2020 Sally Carvey from May 2021

Meetings of the Council in 2020:

There were only three full meetings of the Council, but the Standing committee communicated by e-mail on a regular basis, and met when it could. In such an unusual year, statistics would be meaningless.

Membership of the PCC is determined under the Church Representation Rules and consists of certain ex-officio members (the Vicar, the churchwardens and members of the Deanery, Diocesan or General Synods) and members of the church who are elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM). We try to ensure a balance of skills and experience where possible and to encourage parishioners with particular gifting to stand for election, ensuring that they fully understand the responsibilities of Trusteeship.

This Trustees’ Annual Report was approved by the PCC and signed on their behalf by The Revd. Gary Ingram, PCC Chairman.

Signed on behalf of the Trustees ________

Date _____

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St. Andrew's Church Ferring Income and Expenditure Report - Year Ended 31st D
Nominal Caption This Year Last Year
1020 Bank & Building Society Interest £353.85 £72.06
1242 Berkeley Court £8,490.00 £11,615.20
1240 Church Hall Lettings BACS £150.00 £2,404.50
1240 Church Hall Lettings WCS £164.00 £1,005.00
1001 Dividends £3,427.64 £3,812.60
550 Donations & Appeals etc £0.00 £2,810.30
2721 Flowers £237.00 £730.04
110 Gift Aid - Envelopes £2,843.00 £3,458.00
101 Gift aid cheques bank £2,630.00 £2,620.00
101 Home Mission £1,190.50 £1,503.00
2360 Investment cashed in £0.00 £45,000.00
701 Legacies £17,501.03 £2,000.00
101 Lockdown £840.00 £0.00
301 Loose Plate Collections £3,573.40 £3,460.80
901 Other Funds Generated £123.90 £350.10
201 Parish Giving scheme £2,817.00 £0.00
2540 Service fees Funeral £9,222.00 £6,410.00
2540 Service fees Weddings £1,631.00 £542.00
201 Standing Orders £35,397.78 £40,848.69
201 Standing Orders LLoyds £5,553.00 £1,782.00
601 Tax Recoverable on Gift Aid £9,875.96 £11,636.17
901 Wall Safe £988.40 £583.40
301 coffee money £0.00 £130.00
301 non GA £640.00 £615.40
901 other funds General £3,299.75 £30,735.49
Total Income £110,949.21 £174,124.75
Accounts Brought Forward:
CCLA Deposit Account £17,844.49 £16,456.95
Lloyds Bank Account £31,401.93 £35,842.33
Santander Current Account £15,788.54 £18,415.28
Santander Reserve Account £39,962.11 £45,341.87
Total B/F £104,997.07 £116,056.43
Investments Brought Forward:
BNY Mellor £120,641.55 £101,722.00
Blackrock Fund £82,643.36 £72,643.00
Boom! Credit Union £10,000.00 £10,000.00
CCLA Fund (Investment) £135,795.17 £115,376.00
CCLA Old Shares (investment) £2,320.00 £2,320.00
M & G Investments £23,405.55 £20,894.00
Mayfair Capital Investments £109,717.99 £89,373.00
Schroders £102,097.73 £78,617.00
Total B/F £586,621.35 £490,945.00
Outgoing
2360 Administration/S £0.00 £15,000.00
1242 Berkley Court Expenses £819.96 £811.75
2721 Church Flowers £537.50 £192.49
101 Church Hall running costs £112.50 £126.51
2330 Church Maintenance £42.54 £1,558.06
2401 Church Running - Electricity £1,737.42 £477.21
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2410 Church Running - Gas £229.13 £442.78
2420 Church Running - Water £135.52 £106.64
2330 Church Running Costs £2,439.71 £2,337.02
2340 Church Service Supplies £272.25 £375.51
2331 Cleaning £1,324.89 £1,699.87
2120 Council Tax £2,108.64 £2,011.22
101 DBS £0.00 £12.00
2540 Diocese Funeral fee £0.00 £25.00
1910 Diocese Parish Share £76,000.00 £76,000.00
1910 DioseseParochial fees £3,040.00 £6,831.00
2801 Hall Major Repairs £0.00 £2,270.40
2530 Hall Running - Electricity £15.81 £1,254.73
2660 Hall Running - Maintenance £1,085.10 £70.80
2661 Hall Running Gas £753.72 £1,046.96
1850 Home Mission £21,767.31 £39,135.82
101 InsuranceL £1,242.19 £1,230.11
101 InsuranceS £1,633.01 £1,629.51
2320 Organ & Organists fees £2,461.08 £1,500.46
201 Other Planned Giving £10.00 £0.00
2140 Southern Water £192.80 £160.40
2350 Upkeep of Churchyard £5,016.19 £3,422.88
101 Verger £454.00 £37.00
2130 Vicarage House Expenses £70.00 £142.00
2101 Working Expenses of Incumbent £924.38 £1,114.72
Total Expenditure £124,425.65 £161,022.85
Accounts Carried Forward:
CCLA Deposit Account £17,844.49 £16,456.95
Lloyds Bank Account £31,401.93 £35,842.33
Santander Current Account £15,788.54 £18,415.28
Santander Reserve Account £39,962.11 £45,341.87
Total C/F £104,997.07 £116,056.43
Investments Carried Forward:
BNY Mellor £120,641.55 £101,722.00
Blackrock Fund £82,643.36 £72,643.00
Boom! Credit Union £10,000.00 £10,000.00
CCLA Fund (Investment) £135,795.17 £115,376.00
CCLA Old Shares (investment) £2,320.00 £2,320.00
M & G Investments £23,405.55 £20,894.00
Mayfair Capital Investments £109,717.99 £89,373.00
Schroders £102,097.73 £78,617.00
Total C/F £586,621.35 £490,945.00
Total Income £110,949.21 £174,124.75
Total Outgoings £124,425.65 £161,022.85
Net Gain £0.00 £13,101.90
Net Loss (£13,476.44) £0.00
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December 2021 Difference

£281.79 (£3,125.20) (£2,254.50) (£841.00) (£384.96) (£2,810.30) (£493.04) (£615.00) £10.00 (£312.50) (£45,000.00) £15,501.03 £840.00 £112.60 (£226.20) £2,817.00 £2,812.00 £1,089.00 (£5,450.91) £3,771.00 (£1,760.21) £405.00 (£130.00) £24.60 (£27,435.74) (£63,175.54) £1,387.54 (£4,440.40) (£2,626.74) (£5,379.76) (£11,059.36) £18,919.55 £10,000.36 £0.00 £20,419.17 £0.00 £2,511.55 £20,344.99 £23,480.73 £95,676.35 (£15,000.00) £8.21 £345.01 (£14.01) (£1,515.52) £1,260.21

(£213.65) £28.88 £102.69 (£103.26) (£374.98) £97.42 (£12.00) (£25.00) £0.00 (£3,791.00) (£2,270.40) (£1,238.92) £1,014.30 (£293.24) (£17,368.51) £12.08 £3.50 £960.62 £10.00 £32.40 £1,593.31 £417.00 (£72.00) (£190.34) (£36,597.20) £1,387.54 (£4,440.40) (£2,626.74) (£5,379.76) (£11,059.36) £18,919.55 £10,000.36 £0.00 £20,419.17 £0.00 £2,511.55 £20,344.99 £23,480.73 £95,676.35 (£63,175.54) (£36,597.20)

Notes

Independent examlnerf5 report to the trustees of The Parochlal Church Coundl of The Eccleslastical Parish of Ferrin& Diocese of Cliithester I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of FerriTr& Diocese of Chichester (the charityl for the year ended 31 December 2021. Responsibilities and basis of report As the trustees of the charTty you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wtth the requirements of the Charities Art 20111.the ACV). I report in respect of my examination of the charitvs accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515){bl of the Act. Independent examlnerfs statemert I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to belleve that in any material respect: l. accountlng records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by sectlon 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records," or 3. the accounts do not comply wlth the applicable requirements concernlng the form and content of accounts set out in the Charitie5 (Accounts and Reports) Re8ulations 2008 other than any reqUirnent that the accounts give a 'true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection wlth the examlnatlon to which attention shoukl be drawn In this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed.. Name: Claire Young FCCA Address: 94 Palatine Road Goring by Sea Worthing West Sussex BN12 6JW Date- 24 June 2022