e Parish of Kingswood Annual Report 2020 Charity No: 1172427 THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KINGSWOOD- ANNUAL REPORT Those who seNed as Trustees since 1 January 2020 were.. Chairman.. The Reverend Christine Cotton . Vice Chairman.. Mr Ron Searle Reader: Mr Ron Seade Churchwardens-. Mrs Anne Bennett, Mr Graeme Hopkins (from 15 November 2020) Deputy Wardens.. Mrs Jane Hollington, Deanery Syniyj.. Mrs Alison Knibbs, Mrs Jane Hollington Elected Members.. Mrs Pia Chamberlain, Mr Frank Foxen, Mrs Linda Utting, Mrs Susan Mitchell, Mr Peter Temperton Mrs Lindsay Cole (until 6 August 20201 The Trustees of the church present their Annual Report and Financial Staternents for the year ended 31 De￿mber 2020. The accounts are prepared in accordance with the Accounting Regulations set out under the Charities Act 2011, and with the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing accounts in accordance with FRS102 effective 1 January 2015. STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT The Parochial Church Council for the Ecclesiastical Parish of Kingswood, Southwark, known as Parish of Kingswood is a registered charity - number 1172427. The method of appointment of Parochial Church Council members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All church attendees are encouraged to register on the Elecloral Roll. to take part and assist in the activities and to stsnd for election lo the Council. The following five committees report to the Parochial Church Council.. standing,. Finano and General Purposes,. Activities. Church Hall.. Children and Young People. PARISH SAFEGUARDING 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. PUBLIC BENEFIT The Parochial Church Council has embraced the Charity Commission's guidance on Public Benefil. It aims to promote religion within the parish. The Wisdom of God church is used by local schools for their services and School visits. The h811 is available to church groups, local associations and others. OBJECTS AND ACTIVITIES The Council has the responsibility of co-operating with the Incumbent to promote within the parish the whole mission of the church - pastoral, evangelistic, ecumenical and social. It also has responsibility for the maintenance of both the church and hall and to provide the physical and financial resour￿$ to achieve the mission of the church in general and the parish in particular. Page 2 ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE The Parochial Church Council strives to offer a range of services that attract all age groups from our community who find attendance both beneficial and spiritually fulfilling. Families are attracted to our church by the Family servi￿s, Wsdom Stories at Tea Time, JAM Club Roots Church and Youth Club, termly Family Fun Services. Due to the Coronavirus some of these groups have not been able to meet, but a number of Wisdom Stories seNices were held via 'Zoom" On 1 January 2020 the number of names on the Electoral Roll was 72. During the year eight names were added and one removed so that as at the end of the year the total number on the Roll was 79. Of this figure, 70 are resident within the parish and 9 are outside the parish boundary. Because of the Coronavirus pandemic Holy Communion has not been taken to those at home or in hospital either by the clergy or by Mr Ron Searle as a Reader. MEETINGS During the past year the Council has met in person on 1 occasion and via Zoom on five occasions and the average attendance rate was 76 /0. Various comrnittees manage and develop the various activities and their reports are discussed by the Council and authority given where necessary. The Standing Committee, which comprises the Chairman, Churchwardens, Secretary and Treasurer, meets when ne￿SSary to deal w¢th any urgent matters which may arise be￿een ordinary meetings of the Council. The composition and responsibilrties of comrnittees are kept under review in order to create better control and an improved reporting system. Matters requiring immediate attention were dealt with during 2020. . RISK MANAGEMENT The Council is aware of its responsibilities for assessing and managing this church's risks and continues to implement plans to deal with these. The principal risks financially and to continuity are the buildings. Both churches are over 130 years old and the hall is over 80 years old. The quinquennial inspection of the church (but nol the hall) was carried out during 2017 by a dI0￿$an approved Architect. Terrorism was considered by the Council to be of minimum risk and has nol been insured. Succession and lempoiary cover of officers is discussed. CLERGY AND READERS The Priest in Charge, The Reverend Christine Colton, is supported by a licensed Reader, Mr Ronald Searte. Page 3 Kingswood PCC Statement of Flnanclal Actlvltie$ for the Year ended 31st December 2020 Unr￿[1¢1ed Restricted Endowment ' tal Note 019 INCOMING RESOURCES Frotn donor5 2a 47518 47518 54862 other voluntary income Generating Fund5 & Investments 2b 713 713 604 4.5.6 26034 1054 27088 24416 Church actiwties Church Hall Sale Df investments 2d 3657 3657 7785 7&8 6838 14243 lob TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 77922 7892 85814 101910 RESOURCES EXPENDED Cost of generating funds Grants Church activities Church Hall 1391 1391 3312 iiii iiii 1534 3b 75795 1150 76945 77933 25410 25410 10779 RESOURCES EXPENDED 78297 26560 1¢)4857 93558 NET FUND INCREASEIDECREAS£1 before other 8ains/105ses -375 -18668 -19043 8352 G8in51llossesl on investment lob 2868 . 11819 14687 32492 NEf MOVEMEhtr IN FUNDS BALANCES B/FWD DI/OI120 BALANCES CIFWD 31112120 -375 -15800 11819 4356 40844 34674 9JJ96 171280 297150 256306 34300 75396 183099 292794 297150 Page 4 KINGSWOOD PCC BALANCE SHEET as at 31st Decèmber 2020 note 20 2019 FIXED ASSETS Tangible fixed assets Investment assets loa lob 659409 219866 879275 659409 205180 864589 cURRENT￿sErs Short term de osit5 Legacy Survival Centenarv PCC-TSB PCC-Natwe5t Church Hall-8arclay5 Church Hall-santander 891 60 5160 35606 3995 6529 25498 77739 1910 750 59 4248 33724 7475 25643 25346 97245 1699 175 Debtors Gift Aid-tax receivable Fund Raising Donation VW TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 79649 99119 LIA81LITIES Creditors Building5 Maintenance RBBC grant in advance Insurance Premiums Heat, Light & Water Administration Costs Organ Maintenance Church Hall Heat & Ligh" 1800 2500 2902 750 18 252 3109 708 26 246 560 6722 72927 7149 91970 NET CURRENT ASSETS NET ASSETS 952202 956559 FUNDS Unrestricted Restritted- include Hall Endowment 693708 75396 183098 952202 694083 91196 171280 956559 Approved by the PCC of Kingswood on 17th March 2021 Reverend Chris Colton Chairman .-.......................................................... ........... ............... Anne Bennett Churchwarden ................................. . Page 5 in8swood PCC Note5 to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31" December 2020 Accounting Policies and Funds These flnan¢ièl statements have been prepared on an accruals basis and in accordance with the recommendations of the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 and the Charities current ststement of Recommended Prartic&. From 2009, followifig the assessment of Diocesan Quota for the Parish as a whole, the accounts are presented in Unified form and not a15ocated to the individual churches. Flxed Assets- The Church Hall and Church House are shown at estimated values in line with previous years, fTrgures' the PCC has adopted a policy of non-depreciatirjn of these assets on the basi5 that their residual value is higher thall the deemed cost values shown in these accounts. It is not required to re- value these assets. Any funds raised. or donated, for designated purposes are treated as'Rest¥icted F￿ndS.. Payment to a Trustee - during the year payments amounting to £200 were made to Frank Foxen, a Trustee, as agreed reduced fees for his duties as appointed Organist at churche5 Within the parish. The Funds rnaTraged are.. l.Capital Funds. These are A. St Alldrew's Trusts consisting of six donatlOn5 towards the upkeep of graves. The corresponding iTrvestments are held IN share5 Wlth the Central Board of Finance ICBFI. Wisdom of God Trusts consisting of 8 series of donations towards the church upkeep,. the corFe5ponding investments are held via the South London ch￿rCh Fund and the Southwark Diocesan Board of Finance in shares with the CBF. 2.Unrestricted Funds- These are the normal operating funds of the two ch￿rChes.. Cl- Show5 current yearfs income and expenditure. E Revenue Reserve, shows the net funds after transfer of the Surplus or deficit from Cl above. 3. Restrirted Funds C2- operates in conjunction with Cl but re18ies to Special purposes., this designation covers special appeals, works and maintenance and the OrEan Fund. Other balance5 of Income and Expenditure on these itens are subsequently transferred to the appropriate major Fund.. F- Legacy set up in 2004 with Lowe Legacy funds of £50000 for Fabric expenses of both churches. G -st Andrew's Surviv81 derived from a special appeal fDr major fabric project5 to which subsequent Appeal and legacy proceeds have been added. H- Wisdom of God Centenary- operate£J in a similar way to the Survival fvnd above. I Church Hall & L- Church Hall Fund Raising- are held as separate Funds, ￿SponSibl11tY forthem havinE been delegated by the PCC. M- Kingswood Global Income w35 set up in 2011 to improve income devoted to the Legacy Fund. N- Wisdom Income Fund was set up in March 2011 to improve income devoted to the Centenary Fund. Page 6 Kjngswood P.C.C. Notes to the Financial Ststements for the Year ended 31 D•egmber 2020 Note 2 INCOMING RESOURCES TOTAL FUNDS 202 2019 Vnreslricted Fund Cl Restricted Fund C2 21al Incoming Resources from donors.. Regular Gift Aid Other R8gulai Giving Occasional Gift Aid CDmmunty Building5 giving Donations Recurring Non-récurring Gift Aid-Tax Recovered WisdomProje¢l Donats'ons Churchyard grants Legacy- restricted use 20,015 2,878 3,973 915 20,015 2,878 3.973 915 17,739 8,111 3,320 2,945 8.054 6.754 394 4.535 8,054 6,754 394 4.535 5,131 7.691 4,535 4,445 0.00 0.00 21bl Other voluntary incoming sour¢es'. Special Appeals 713 713 604 713 604 21cl Income from generating funds and Investments.. Fund Raising Intèrest on Invesiments Rent received 4.858 5,136 4,658 6.189 4,843 8,023 1,053.55 26 21dl Income from Church activrties Church Hall contribution Wedding Fees FuTrerallChurchyard Fees Magazine 830 1,203 5,616 135 3,267 390 3657 3,287 390 TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 77,922 1,054 78.976 87,667 Page 7 Kingswood P.C .C. Notes to tho Financial Statements for the Year endgd 31 De¢ember 2020 TOTAL FUNDS 2019 3. RESOURCES EXPENDED Unrestricted Restricted Fun Fund C1 ￿c2 31al Grants Disability Challengers Bishop's Lent Call Shoebox Appeaust Bedes British Legion Renewed Hope Trust Crossroads Care 200 130 316 100 200 130 316 100 425 125 260 343 381 1534 365 31bl Church Activities.. Parish Pledge Honoraria-organists Clergy exp& Diocese Fees Vicarage Expenses Insurances Administration and Music Sanctuary Churchyards Sundry Expenses Heat, Light & Water QI Arohitect Fees Wisdom Building Proj$ct BU1￿1n9S Maintenance Organ maintenance 49.000 200 3,163 49000 200 3163 48000 800 5766 6,964 1,976 188 4,885 1,023 3,559 6964 1976 188 5635 1023 3559 7460 1872 363 5177 223 3678 750 1.129 3,534 176 1129 3534 576 915 3186 492 77933 400 1150 31cl Costs of generating funds.. Events Church House Magazine 395 997 395 997 641 2627 45 3312 1391 RESOURCES EXPENDED 78,297 1150 79447 82779 Page 8 Kingswood P C.C Nots$ to tho Flnanc*l Stst¢m¢nts for tho Y88rend8rt 31 Decomber 2Q20 Note 4 Fund F- Lèg*ty Fund IRutrict8d Fund) INCOMING RESOURCES Incotne from" Inveslniefjt Legacy Fund intere8t Kingswood Global Investment Fund interest TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 2019 141 142 141 142 RESOURCES EXPENOED Transferto Restricted Fund C2 TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED SURPLUS IDEFICITI Balan￿ brought forward 01101120 8alance eArried forward 31112120 141 750 142 608 750 Nota 5 Fund G- SLAndrew Survlval Fund (RestrIct￿ Fund) INCOMING RESOURCES Income from Inv&stmenl Surviv31 Fund interest TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES RESOVRCES EXPENDED Transfer to Restricted Fund C2 TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED SURPLUSIDEFICITI e8lancÈ brought forwafd D1101120 Balanc& csrried forw8rd 31112120 59 59 Note 6 Fund H- Wffjdom ofGod Cgntonary Fund IR8stricted Fund) INCOMING RESOURCES Income from Investment C8nt8nary Fund Interest In(x)me from from Wisdoffl Investm8Trt Fund intsre5t TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 2020 912 895 912 895 ResouRCES EXPENDED Transfer to Re5trict8d Fund C2 TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDEO 0.00 0.00 0.00 o.Do SURPLUSIDEFICITI Balan￿ brought foM8rd 01101￿0 Balan￿ forward 31112120 S12 4248 5180. 895 4,248 Nat In¢¢)ming R¢•ource IOS4 1.037 Page 9 Kingswood P.C C. Not8$ to tho Financlal Statemènts lor th• Year ended 31 December 2020 . Note 7 Fund l- Church Hall IRestricted Fund) INCOMING RESOURCES Fees & Donations Grants & donatitins for Kitchen refurbishment 2020 2019 6,686 14,099 TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 6,686 14,099 RESOURCES EXPENDED Water, Light and Heating Insurances Repairs and Minor Works Cleaning and Grounds Performing Right Licences Stationèry Other Expenses Gas & Fire Safety Checks Toilet improvements Contribution lo PCC TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 1.594 1.551 1,052 2,218 176 2.721 1.537 2,021 3,009 292 144 225 85 18,735 830 10,779 25,410 Surplusllshorttalll Balance brought forward 01101120 -18,724 3,320 -8,097 10,627 000 less Transfèr to Deposit account Balance carrl8d forward 31112120 Note 8 Fund L - Church Hall Fund RaisinglRestrlctedl INCOMING RESOURCES Interest TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 2020 2019 152 152 145 145 RESOURCES EXPENDED SURPLUS IDEFICITI Funds transfer from Current Account Balance brought forward 01101120 Balan¢• carried forward 31112120 152 145 25346 25498 25201 Currènt A¢¢ount Balances 6529 25643 Page 10 Kingswood P.C.C. Nat•s to the Financial Statement$ for the Year ended 31 D8c•mb•r 2020 Note 9 Fund E- Revenue Rèserve (Unrestricted Fund) 2020 2019 INCOMING RESOURCES Transfer of Nel Surplusllossl to Fund C1 -374.89 -374.89 34674.48 -102 -102 34776 BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD 01101120 BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD 31112r20 34299.59 34674 Note 10 FIXED ASSETS FOR USE BY THE P.C.C. 10lal Tangiblè Fixed Assets Cost urch Hall Church House 2020 Brought f￿n￿ard al 01101120 Valuation Increase Net book value al 31112r20 416,121 000 416 121 243,288 0.00 243 288 659.409 659,409 Insured Values 2019 Church Hall Church House 581,030 426,785 10bl Inv8sknent Fixed Av4ets d?lail$ on page 9 2020 2019 Fund A- St.Andr&Ws Twsts Icapital Fundl Market Values al 1 January 2020 Movements in the year Markèt Valu*s at 31 December 2020 Fund B- Wisdom ol God Trusts (Capital Fundl Market Values at l January 2020 Movements In the year Market Values at 31 D&e•mber 2020 Fund M - Kingswwd Gbbal Income Fund Market Value at 1 January 2020 Movements In the year Market Value at 31 Decèmber 2020 Fund N-wisdom Income Fund Market Value al 1 January 2020 Movements in the year 9,835 75 665.41 10,301.16 8,116 9,63S 161.520.79 11 153.4 172,674.22 136,047 25 474 161,521 4,280 21 814.16 5.094 37 3,473 808 4,280 29,741.89 2 053.7 25,051 Market Value at 31 OKomb•r 2020 31,795.64 29,742 Overall Market Valuès Incre3se(Decreasel in Value inYe3r 219,865.39 14,686.75 205,179 32,492 Page 11 Klnyswood PCC Notes to the Financial Statemonts for th¥ Yfrar •ndgd 31 December 2020 Note 10lbl Inve$tm¢nts Fixed Assets The P C.C '5 holdings are. Cost £ Total £ Market Value 2020 3111212020 Central Board of Flnanee Shares St.Andrew- rolati 422 A.E.Oddy Lega 16 Allom Grave Endowment 55 Ivamey Iwilkinson {Bonsor 10.83 Tauntor¢ 503.83 300 200 50 50 257 Market Value 10301.66 Wisdom of God . relat4n to Fund B Iheld via South London Church Fund & Southwark Oio¢esan 808rd ol Finance) 4,957.29 Endowtnènl account 1,582.80 1905.00 8,445.09 no.459 no.493 no.621 6,054 2.871 Market Value 17 674.22 St.Andrew' relatin to Fund 1,933.86 Global Income Investment Fun(J Market Valuè 2000 5 094.37 Wisdom of d relatin to Fund N 7.555.05 Wisdom of God Income Investment Fund Market Value 170 Movements in Market Values £lncr8a overall 111212020 Cost Value 961 10.302 11,350 172,674 2000 5,094 17000 31,311 3111212019 Co Fund A endowrnent Fund B endowment Fund M restricted Fund N restricted 961 11,350 2,000 17000 31.311 9,636 161.521 4,280 29 742 205,179 219,866 Note 11.ANALYSIS OF ASSETS BY FUND 31112120 Unrestricted Restricted Endowment To Investment Fixed Assets Tangiblè Fixed Assets Gurrent Assets Hill legacy-adjust Current Liabilib"es Fund Balancs 36,890 182,976 219,866 659,409 79,649 659,409 41,512 -3.695 38,138 3,695 182 976 Page 12 Kinz5wood PCC -Treasurerfs Report The accounts far 2020 show a small net decrease in unrestricted funds of £37512019- £1021, and a significant deErease of £18668 in restricted funds, mostly attributable to Church Hall operation5. Unrestricted funds represent the resources which are available to meet the everyday running cost5 of our Parish and given the unusuzl and difficult circumstances of the past year. during which our churche5 have been closed for lengthy period5, we have been fortunate not to have recorded a worse situation. Ex enditure in 2020 was marginally lower than previously, particularly Hs H result of much reduced costs relating to Church House. Total Incomin resources from donors were greatly affected by the minimal number of services which took place and the consequent Ios5 of freewill offerings and related Gift Aid recovered, estimated at £6000. Against this, most regular monthly dO￿Or$ maintained their support and a number of generou5 one-off larger donations helped to redeem the Situation,. thi5 together with the increased rental income from Church House Isee below) helped towards a better financi31 outcome than might have resulted. The Parish P5edge, paid to the Diocese to cover Clergy reM￿neratIOn and admlnistratlon tosts, increased to £49000 in the year,. it remains at that level for 2021 and at nearly £4100 per month is a major part of our re8ular outgoing funds. In 2020 the Pledge amounted to 63% of gross unrestritted income. At Church House. the tenancy which commenced in 2019 has contlnued and the full year's rent less a550ciated costs contributed £1520312019-£109231. This significant increase helped to compeftszte for 50me of the income shortfall in other areas. The Church Hall Account, designated a 'restricted fund~ shows a substantial exce55 expenditure of £18724 in the year. Extensive refurbishment of the WC facilities cost f 18735 and toupled with reduction in lettings income of nearly £75CQ, as a result of pandemic re5tiictions, this produced the large shortfall for the period. However, the closing bank balances remain significant at nearly £32000. The Quinquennial Inspections of both church buildlngs were last undertaken during 2017. No major . or urgent work was requlred at either chttrch, but some exterior maintenance items were suggested for both buildings and continue to be dealt with. A provision of £1800 has been made in these èccounts towards pèrt of the cost of attention to high level gutters and rainwater pipework during 2Q21. No investments were sold in the year. There was an overall Increase of £14687 in market values of Restricted and Endowment fund holdings as at 31 Deomber 2020,. however these values do fluctuate year on year. The Balance Sheet -it is required that a nominal value of asset5 which produce income lexcluding church building51 is shown, therefore historic values are carried for both Church House and the Church Hall. These large assumed capital values can be misleading and disguise the real "asset Tich, cash poor. situation. Cash resources lunrestrictedl approximate to 5 months average expÈnditurè. We are indebted to Colin Mlles for again dealing with day to day Church Hall accounts and to Djina Danft for her continued role as Independent Examiner. Frank Foxen Page 13 Independent ExamSnerfs Report to the membèrs and trustees of the Klngswood Parochial Church Council I report on the accounts for the year ended 31" December 2020 which are set out on pages I to 9. Respert¥ve responsibilÉties of the Trustee$ and the Independent Examiner The chariws trustees consider that an audit is not requiied for the year under 5eetion 144121 of the Charities Act 2Jll (the 2011 Acil and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to-. Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act.. Follow the procedure5 laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under Section 1451Sllbl of the 2011 Act,. and State whether particular matters have come tts my attention. Basls of Independent ExaminÈrfs Statèment My examination was carried out in accordance wlth the General Olrectlons glven by the Charlty Commission. An examination includes a review of the èccounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts with those records. It also includes the considerètion of any u￿￿$￿al items or disclosures in the 8ccount5 ènd sèeking explanations from the management committee concerning any such matters, The procedures undertaken dct not provide all the evidence that would be required in a full audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. Independent Examlner's Statement In connection wtih the exaTninatitsn. no matters have come to my attention.. 11 Which give me re850nable £8USe to believe that in any m3terial respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordaTrce with section 130 of the 2011 Act Of to prepare accounts which accord with those accounting records and comply with the regulations have not been met., or 21 To which. in my opirion, attention shotsld be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached Djina Dann 25 Birch Grove Kingswood Surrey KT20 6QU I" May 2021 Page 14 e Parish of Kingswood Weore ¢7 churchfvmitythot5eeks tojhure theloveoAChri5twith thecommunftyhere undworfdwida Report of Activities 2020 Context 2020 was a remarkable year forthe parish, the nation and the world, and the Informatlon In this ￿port is like to no other APCM Report on record. The emergence of a new, and at the time unnamed, coronavirus in the Chinese City of Wuhan in late December 2019 led to concerns of a potentlal epidemic being reported in the media. The virus swlftly spread beyond China with the first cases arriving in the UK on 23 January 2020 and being confirmed on 31 of the month. On 23 January the Foreign and Commonwealth Office advised against travel to Wuhan, on 25 January against travel to Hubel PrOvIn￿ and three (lays later agalnst travel to China per se. Exartly one month later, the first British death on a cruise ship occurred and the first death from coronavirus in the UK was confirmed. By 7 March the number of case5 exceeded 200. Potential impact on the economy became apparent by the middle of March as the FTSE 100 Suffered its largest intraday fall since 2008 followed by a further drop of ICPA, the greatest since 1987. The Bank of England reacted by dropping the base rate from 0.75% to 0.25%, a historical low. By 18 March the pound fell to its lowest level since 1985. Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer pledged £30bn to protect the economy in the budget statement, following up with a further £330bn in103ns to support businesses. With the number of cases exceeding 1.500 and 55 confirmed deaths, on 16 March the Prime Minister gave a television briefing urging people to avoid non-essential travel, contact with others and to work from home if p055ible, avoiding visit5 to social venue5 such a5 pubs, clubs and theatres. PreEnant women. people over the age of 70 and the clinically vulnerable were asked to self-isolate. All theatres responded by closing their doors. Two days later, it was announced that all schools would close on 20 March. The first full 'lockdown' commencing 26 March was announced on 23 March and the following day the Church of England closed its buildings. The rest, as they say, is history. The impact was felt instantly in the parish of Kingswood. The M25. became silent and empty, birdsong was more clearly heard and became more varied as the lockdown progressed. Page 15 Road si8n5 on the A217 warned u5 to stay at home to prevent the NHS from becomin8 inundated. ITe¢T NH5 SA￿ LThES We found gur5elves queuing at a distan￿ of 2m frgm one angthertg enter shops, which, once entered were 1llttia1￿ found to have been stripped of good5 due tc> panic buyi￿g. 'VSTOMER PLEASE Desperate for exercise, member5 of the parish and visitors from further afield sought the Safety and tranquillity of Colley Hill and Banstead Heath. Most countryside car parks were closed to ensure Social distancing, following an inTtial rush. durin8 which they were filled to capacty. Page 16 Revd Chris, the Churchwarden5 and PCC were determined that'lockdown, should not be synonymous with 'shutdown'. Indeed the clrcumstances of 2020 have meant that our churches have dore drfFerentthings and most ￿rtaIn￿ more thin85, as we hope this report will evince. Covld Securlty On 14 Au8U5t 2020, in preparation for the reopenin8 of our churche5. the first iteratioll of the Covid-19 Contingency and Recovery Plan was submf(ted to allow our churches to reopen in a safe fashlon. Actlons to mftlgate the likely transmSsslon of Covid-19 included the supervised seating of attendees. Track and Trace. slgn in registers, 2m distancing, with Seating c105ed off, hand sanltisation statlons and 72 hour spacSng between set up and service5. The Contingency and Recovery Plan was update regularly and frequently in re5pon5e to the 8overnmenYs daily televised brSefin8S. Worshlpfft Prayer and Study From 22 March 2020to 16 August, Sunday Services were maintsined via audio broadcasts, ac￿ssed onllne vla the parlsh webslte. (See 'CongregOtlonul Count Informotion below). Between 16 August and 5 November. I￿e servSces were recorded vla vldeo camera and uploaded to Youtube immediatety afterthe service, the link tothe service being published on the parish website. Ron Searle contacted wtth Ecclesiastical lll5urance, who ac￿pted that we were making reasonable arrangements in line wrth Church of England policy. No singing was permf(ted, congregants were required to gueue 2m apart and be Shown to seats by 5idepersons. All wore masks throughout the service. , Tjiir Footage includes the spectscle of Revd Chris Colton administeri tommunlon In one klnd on￿, wlth the precaution of wearfng a facemask. Page 17 The PCC moved to accept the Bishop's special dispensation duringthe pandemic, whereby it authorised dlspenslng wr(h the readlng of Mornlng and Evenlng Prayer as requlred by Canon B 11 nd the celebration of the Holy Communior as required by Canon B 14 on the following occa5ion5.' Surday 5th July 2020 Sunday 12th July 2020 Sunday 19th July 2020 Sunday 26th July 2020 Surday 2nd August 2020 Sunday 9th August 2020 The reason forthe dispensation wa5 that in the light of the Governmenys guidance on preventin8 the spread of Coronavirus. there was no church in the benefice which could be used Safely for public worship on those occasions. When the country moved to a 'tiered lockdown, in November, Sunday worship be8an to be provided via YouTube, from the parish website link, Eonsisting of footage of the liturgy, recorded in our churches, wf(h audio readin8s and intercessions recorded in audio format. The Parish Choir soon began to offer individually recorded lines, edited tO8ether to provide the effect of congre8ational slnging and choir only anthems. pi Easter, Remembrance, All Sou15 and Christmas services were all maintained, either in a physical fomiat. onllne or both. Chrlstmas trees were purchased for both St. Andre￿S and The Wlsdom of God and were ererted outside. Linda Uttin8 purchased the tree forThe Wisdorn of God. The trees were purrha5ed from the kouts via Graeme Hopkin5. Both churches opened for prlvate prayer from 5 July on Wednesdays and Sundays. between 10..CpJ and 11..00, with risk assessments having full regard and providin8 reasonable mitigation in accordance with governfnent and diocesan advice and guidance. Attendance at The Church of the Wisdom of God has been at around 4 persession and had continued following the return to collertNe worship in both churches from Sunday 16 August 2020. Latk of attendance at St. Andre￿S on Wednesdays led tothis sesslon belng discontlnued. Revs Chris and Llnda uttln& our SPA. have malntained the chlldren's'wlsdom Stories at Teatlme. artivitie5 throughout the pandemic, with attendan￿ via Zoom of between 15 and 20 parents and Page 18 children on each occasion. Thi5 has included the Christin8le Service and an Easter craft artwity for whlch materlals have been sourced and delIve￿d bythe parlsh. Graeme and Alison Knibbs have maintained the fortllightly Wednesday evening Home Group, atso via Zoom, throughout the year. Con8re8atlonal Counl {Stattstlcs for Mlsslonl The returns fLir Statistics for Mi5SiLin were made tothe diocese, although attendance figures varied btheen physical attendance from I January to 16 March and 16 August and 5 November, and onllne attendance durlng the perlods 17 March to 16 August and 5 November to 6 December. A￿hC1u8h weekty attendance of our churches on Sundays has remained faSrly ststlc over the past 9 year5, 5tsbilisin8 at between 50 and 60 on any 8iven Sunday. However, during the first'lockdown,, when Se￿ICe$ were broadcast, initially in audio format online, there was an average of 25 h6ts per servlce. Gfven that the major￿¥ of these hits represented two or more parishioners. there was a level of confidence that we were reaching as many if not more than on a normal Sunday. Thi5 f￿¥re ha5 increased, (verall, often exceeding 51 hit5, since 5ervice5 have been broadcast online and there 15 a commitmellt to continue this online presence once the pandemic Trs over. Weekly attendance of Wlsdom Storles has been maintalned slnce 2015 and. outside 'lockdown'. accounts for almost one third of the attendance of servlces In the parlsh. FlnaTTce Provlslonal fl8ures for 2020. latjanuary 20201. suggested that desplte the unusual and dffhcult rircumstance5 of the past year we have been forturate to record an exce55 of Expenditure over Income of only £1524 (the 2019 adjusted figure was £443 surplus) and a number of fartors produced that result. c￿erall expenditure was £76372, lower by approx. £21X) than the previous year. The yearfstotal Inet of direct costs in areas like rents, fundraising and diocesan fees) was £74848 which was £2154 less than in 2019 (after adjustment for a Restricted Fund legary of £4445 included that year). wr(hin the seven sources of Income listed under Thnations" In the Circulated report there wa5 a sl8nlficant re-dlstrlbution of Income. malnly from the loss of collections and contrlbutSons taken at Servi￿3 lapprox. £7000 irclusive gf105t Gift Aid), but this wa5 compensated for by a numker of Si8nificant generous donations by regular and casual donors, as well as large voluntary contributions from a legacy fund. Almost all of those who support our churches by their regular monthty standing order contributions malntained payments throughout the year. Other area5 of income which helped were the recovery in Rent Receivable at Church House lan addrtional £4320 this yearl and a Fund Raising figure maintained at the 2019 level as a resutt of a Page 19 specific valuable donation to Fete income. Butfees received for weddin85 and funera15, net of payments tothe diocese. decreased by a signlficant £2300. (Fronk Foxen. Treosurer wlllpresent fttnqlised accounts ot theAPCMI MI￿lOn Artlon Plan The Mission Action Plan IMAP) moved through it5 penU￿lMate year and is due to be refreshed in 2021. Many of our planned actions were postponed or cancelled due to the pandemic. but Some new opportunltles arose. for example. through the introduction of Zoom. whSch facllycated meetlngs of the PCC, ChurEhwardens, the Home Group and Wi5dorn Stories at Teatime. Our YouTube Channel enabled us tLI Continueto engage the parish ill worship and with events, albett rernote￿. IA copy of the MAP Overview poster ispresented at the end oAthis report.J Parlsh Support Fund It wa5 the unanimous view of the PCC that we coukl not responsib￿ increase the contribution to the Parish Support Fund thls year. especially taklng into account the loss of income iesuking from the pandemic. The parish, therefore, rnade a contribution of £49,CKM) a5 in 2019120, with the provi50 that there rnay be a nece55ity to revert to the diocese to seek a lower contribution should our prolected budget outcome be less ￿SitIVe than anticipated. PCC and Admlnlrtratlon The PCC met on 6 occaslons durSng the year. all vla Zoom. On 6 August 2020, Lindsay Cole telldered her resignatK)n from the roles of Parish Administrator, after 15 years and Elettorèl Roll Officer and Secretary to the PCC. in whlch posts she has served 21 years. The churchwardens. whllst bereft at the loss of Llndsay's phenomenal support, ful￿ appreciated her reason5 for standing down and took comfort in the fact that, whilst we shall struggle to distribute her workload, we shall not be loslng her as a presence In our church famlly. In recognition of LlndsaWs exemplary service. parlshloners worked together to unearth a weakh of memories of Lindsals eontributlons as a friend, parishioner and thurth officerto produce a book of memories, which was presented to her. wtth an apple tree on 25 November. To ensure that the parish contlnue5 to receNe a high level of admlnistratlve support. Revd Chrls negotiated with St Mark's that their Parish Administrator, Alexia Hartman, would devote four hours work per week to King5wood Parish admin, at 3 E05t of £240 per month. This affangementWa5 formalised by means of a Memorandum of Understanding. We are pleased to report that Alexia is offeiin8 the parish an excellent level of service, includin6 workin6 late into the weekends to mana8e Page 20 concert5 and events. Her Mail Chip cornmunications to those re8iStered for distribution have proved Invaluable in ensuring that parishloners have teen well Infomied of parlsh actfvlty. Revlsed arrangements for APCM 2020 Due to the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, Bishop Christopher introduced extraordinary measures 50 that APCM for 2020 could be postponed up until 31 October 2020. Newly-appointed churchwardens were sworn in under extraordinary circumstances. In the meantime the Churchwardens e￿cted in 2019 remained in p05t until their SUC￿SSorS were appointed. Lay representatlves on deanery syrod elected In 2017 lor elected to fill a casual vacancy slnee then) contSnued to hold office until 30 November 2020 and newlyolected lay representst￿es for deanery 5yn(xls were expected to hold office from l December 2020. There have been no new officer5 elected in the interim period. The APCM for 2020 took pla￿ on Sunday 15 November 2020, online, at which Anne Bennett and Graeme Hopkins were elerted to the office of Churchwarden. Church Hall From the beglnning of the first 'lockdown' the Church Hall has been largely closed, with a Contingency and Recovery Plan in pla￿. Where 8TOUPS have been able to recommence their aCt￿ft[eS. they have been confined to services for young people and have been required to provide a full risk assessment. The Hall h35 been provided with sanit15ing facilities and a designated Covid- 19 treatment rgom. Most groups have not fe￿ able to provide a robust risk assessment and, as a result actNity in and income from the hall has been minimal. Alison Newman, who has served the Church Hall Committee so dili8ently as Chalrfor 10 years. stepped down from the commkke at the end cif 2020. The commf(tee is immensely grateful to Helen Hopkins for stepping into the Cla1￿ Slee. our Church Hall Manager. who has wrought signlflcant imprtsvements In the administration of the hall's maintenance and letting PrO￿5$e$ has also left us this year, athou8h she contillues to be a member of the Church Hall Committee. A new manager designate has bee recruited. The tollets were refurbished at the be8Snnln8 of the year and the hall reopened In mid-lanuary. The new toilets are of a much higher quality then hitherto. The pothgle atthe entrance of the Church Hall car park has been repaired at a cost of £9(Kl. Pastoral Support Reco8nising that there were many in the parish who may struggle to access shops and otherfacilfriies during'lockdown,, or who may experience loneline55 whilst 1501ating and shielding. the PCC arra￿ged that electoral roll contacts be dwided between specified parish members so that contact might be made, offering support and companign5hip as required. A￿hOugh take-up was limited, there were many who benefitted from support, especialty from ourSPA. Linda Llttin8. Page 21 MIT71stry Team On 11 October 2020, Ron Searle wa5 licenced as a Lay Reader (Licenced Lay Minister) in the Parish. The licencin8 took place in socially dtStanced Servi￿ at Southwark Cathedral, at which the newty appointed Readers were permitted to remove their masks for a photograph with Bishop Christopher. Parish Choir Desplte being unable to meet physScally. the cholr has continued to meet via Zoom each Fridav. TroPlllSbiiwiINw••ociolr oc down l £6 Realising that the choir would not be able to sing INe for the foreseeable fLrture. Jane Searle compiled a CD of previously recorded material and a 'lockdown MI￿. for whlch Frank Foxen provlded organ accompanlments. to which each member recorded their singin8, while listenin8 to the or8an on headphones. The recordings were then mixed togetherto provide an approximation of choral singing. The CD was sold in aid of Challengers, the Surrey charity for disabled children and young people, raising £3rxJ. As the parish 8Ot to grips with online services, the choir worked with Revd Chris and Revd Martin Cotton. recording and mixin8 hymn5 and anthems for our weekty wotship and items for tsurtwo online Zoom ConTrrt5. Maga2ine Considerin8 the richness of the content presented in our Parish Magazine, it would be hard to imagine that so many artlvlties had been curtalled. Graeme Knibbs, our editor, found a wealth of information, which was published online, via email subscription and hard copy. Amollg the great 5ucces5es of the magazine in 2020 were The Lockdown Files., a serious of articles written by parishioners sharing theirvarious experience5 under the unprecedented restrlctlons we all faced. Food Bank The parish has continued to support the St. Matthew's. Redhill Food BankthrYJughoutthe pandemlc. The numbers of families requiring support has risen from around 20 to over ICM) over the course of the'lockdowns,, wtth many becoming workless. The level of poverty, and especially food pjverty amon8St children, has risen hugely over the past year and this is a problem which will remain key in our mlsslon as a Christ5an communty. Events Inevttably. many of our planned events had to be postponed orcancelled In 2020. Perhaps one of the saddest Cancellat￿nS was to VE Day Event, scheduled ftsr 9 May. for which Pia Chamberlain had collerted and written up all the information she had garnered on WWII & Klngswood. Thls had provided ample materlal there for a presentatlon and the music had been sourced to accompany the event wrth Frank Foxen accompanying singing to be led by Kevin Page 22 Chamberlain. The Willa8e Hall was booked, the tea party atso arranged, and R¢xl A5hford had agreed to cover the event in Surrey Mlrror. Akhctugh the event was not able to take place, there were many celebratlons of the day In the fomi of socially di5tallced street partie5 around the parish. The summer outlng planned to Sezlncote. in the Cotswolds, for 16th June was also cancelled. Despfire the necessary tancellatlon of Septemberfs Parish Fete. Llndsay Cole had finalised the productlon of the fete programme. whlch was del￿ered as usual and was Invaluable In supportlng parish finance5. In the abserce of a Choir Concert in the summer, which traditional raised funds forthe parish, a Zoom online concert, consisting of videoed items from the choir, organists and other rnembers of the parish was compared by Llzzle Searle on 20 lune 2020. A notable performance was that of Revd Chris, givin8 a fvll-blooded rendition of the music hall cla55ic,'Ststety as a Galleon. Pure ma8icI The concert raised in the re8iQll of £71)0.(K). The usual'Rejoice and Wassaif Christmas Choir concert was replaced by a further Zoom Concert onllne whSch was well received and virtually attended. The concert raised funds for both the parish and Cr¢)$5roads Care Surrey, rai5in8 £365.00 fgr earh. Tree Works al St. AndreWs Ila. al P, A large branch of a conrfer broke off ard fell into the Garden of Remembrance during the second week of August. It 500n became obviou5 that the whole tree was in very poor condition and the decision was made that the whole tree needed to be felled. We are now waitin8 for Capel Tree Sur8eons to fell the tree and removethe debri5. The cost of the work 15 £1,8CQ, representin8 the best value quotatlon. It has also been agreed thatthe tree surgeons should be asked to remove the dead cherry tree alongside the footpath and the large limb han8in8 dan8erouslyfrom the be￿h in the front soirth Eorner of the churchyard. whi15t Of 5tte. 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DUrw￿￿15￿hatDl thpchur(h.thechur(hmu5tgoto hecomm￿nity Key Achievements Aspiration5 In[￿Se in weekly parish attendanteof around SO% duetoihe parDcipatson of children atihe Fresh Expres- Sions Ifxc) Wisdom Stories èt Tedttme, award winnin8 otsyokrth Group and Roots Church. The prDVi5ion of an annex equipped with tcTrilet5. 3 meeting room and office to provideaddition31 lacllkne5 for the congre83tion. Parishiohèrgand visit0￿atThÈ Wisdom ofGDd. RtcQrd numbEf of baptism5 and EOnfiTmationS in 2019. To recruit a wider range of parishionery to voluntsry work ¥￿thIn Our churches. Licenced Lty Mln*ter in Ttslnin£. To extend Roots Youth Group to runnin&fonni6htly with Youth WotkersuppDrt and Youth DI5CUS510 Group. Incoa5ed 5UPPttrtuf the fotsd bank. prirnary5rhDOI, nu￿Ing homes. Upgrades in Church Hall ￿cor￿m￿aD￿. To ewbed widerpasio￿l Visiting in home5. nuTring care Stability In tinaThEe overthE 3 Yea￿ Dfthe Plan. To Increase ZiViDg Inthe parish through a stewardship campalgn In 2021. Ftrr (Lrthcr InloTthaliOnTcEardintlhc miss￿ A¢￿¢￿ Plan¢fYhtPartshol Kinywood(TheChuYthof5t.Artdit4. KlfigswoodandThtrthurtholTheWisdr ofGod. Lowei ￿￿5w00dSCQl￿lICt'. Chrlscolton rhrlscdtoTr@ntlwoFW.c Searle. chwchwaTdpD ion@ron5earle.co Page 24