St Mark's Church to love. to serve, to give, to all - in Jesus. name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MARK'S CHURCH, PENNINGTON ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr DECEMBER 2023
St Mark's Church to love, to ser¥£, to give. to all - in Jesus, name Aim and Purposes St Mark's Parc(hial Church Council has the responsibility of cooperating with the minister in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelistic, social, and ecufflenical. The PCC has responsibillty for the grade 2 listed St Mark's Church, for our churchyard and for St Mark's Community Hall. Objectives and Activities The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as p)ssible to worship at our church and to be part of our parish community. When planning our attivtties we have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit, and particularly the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. We ty to enable people to live out their faith through - Worship and prayer Provision of pastoral care for wple living in the parish Missionary and outreach work Achievements and Performance Worship and Prayer As we were in vacancy during 2023 V continued with our usual pattern of Servi and our thanks go to all the retired clergy who have led serVIS for us over this past year. Following the completion of our parish profile and subsequent advertising we are delighted that we will be Joined in 2024 by The Rev d Canon Michael Burson-Thomas, our new Priest in Charge. We Ik forward to welcoming Mike and his family to the parish. Our regular pattem of vrshIp on SurKJays is: BCP Communion 1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday- Family Cornmunion 2nd and 4th Sunday - Moming Praise, an informal family servi 10am We continue to livestream our Sunday *Nices to those who are unable to attend church in person and we are atje to offer this sen11 for weddings, baptisms and funerals upon request.
St Mark's Church to love, to serve. to give. to all - in Jesus, name The average WklY attendance at our Sunday services is 36 but the numbers increase at our Easter and Christmas servIs. As well as our regular seNices we have lebrated 9 baptisms and 2 weddings held 13 funerals in church. During 2023 we conts'nued with the joint prayer initi'ative between SL Thomas, church in Lymington and St. Mark's in Pennington. We meet at 9am on Monday to Friday on Zrn and on Saturdays at 9am in St Thomas, in Lymington and follow the Morning Prayer from Common Worship: Daily Prayer. The numbers vary but all are vlCOMe to join or put in prayer requests. The study group continues to meet on a Monday from 10am to I lam. Severdl books have bn studied including the Ro Guide to the Gospels and the Rose Guide to the Epistles. Jane Nicholson is contlnuing on her joumey and training towards becoming a Licenced Lay Minister (LLM) and the gocrfj news is her licensing Servi will be taking pla In Wlnchester Cathedral in Ottober 2024. We look forward to joining her at this wonderful time. At present there are 76 parishione on tr£ Electoral Roll, of whKh 12 a rN)t 5knt in the paiith. Community and Social Events During the year we wdcomed the local community to a Spring Fair and a Summer Falr whlch we both held in the church grounds and an enjoyable time was had. Our thanks go to all those who help to make these events successful. We were also fortunate to have lovely weather. Other community events Include our mnthly Frlendship Teas which are open to all and allows people to come together in a fn'endly, sc(ial atsnosphe for tea, cake and a chat. The tea is held in our Community Hall on nomially the first Tuesday of the month. There is usually a quiz of some sort which gets everyone discussing answers and bingo has also bn played a couple of times. since thanks go to all the helpers and tho WIK) bake the delicious cakes. Our other activity at the hall is the Strlctly Come Crafting group which is still very FK)pular having been runnlng for over 12 years with a short break due to the Covid outbk. 5 members have been with the group Sin the tRginning. The main attivities are knitting, card making and sewing and again is open to all. A coffee morning also tskes pla weekly on a Wednesday moming. This did take pla at church but due to lack of volunteers our friends at Belmore Lcmdge Care Home offered to host this for us where we are now joined by residents of the horne. Our thanks go to Belmo Lodge Home for the lovely cakes refreshments trey provide for us. We do Ik1 coffee morning a rmnth at the church where our monthly draw club tskes pla. In December St Mart('s ho&ed a drama produttion 'A Christmas Carol, in St Mark's Communty
St Mark's Church to love, to serve, to give. to all - in Jesus, name Hall. This was organised by Culture in Common, with fvnding from the Arts Council, to bring professional perft)rmances at affordable prices to people living in rural areas. The PCC received 200/0 of the box Offi takings as well as the proceeds from refreshments and a raffle. This produttion proved very popular with the local community and those from further afield and a further play has taken place in 2024. People are keen to have more of these events in the coming years to bring the community tcNJether. Deanery Synod Two members of the PCC sit on the Deanery Synod. This provides the PCC wh an important link betWn the parish and the wider structures of the church. Ecumenical Relationships The church is a member of Christians Together in Lymington and Pennington. As mentioned previously V also have joint prayer initiative with St Thomas Church in Lymington. Safeguarding The Church of England is committed to the safeguarding, care and nurture of everyone within our church community. It is therefore impM)rtant that parishes such as the parish of St Mark in Pennington give due focus to this important area. We are committed to following legislation, guidan and recognized good practice. We continue to ensure that all safeguardirKJ tr3ining aThJ DBS certificates a up to date for those who require it so to maintsin our Complian with the Church of England regulations. The DI of Winchester Safeguarding Team continue to be a source of support to Eve Jolly our safeguardirKJ officer. Any safeguarding incidences should be reported to our safeguarding officer, Eve Jolly, at safeguarding@penningtonchurch.uk. Pastoral Care Our parish visitor co-ordinator, Rebecca Rickaby, anBnges visits to several parishioners and If you would like a visit please contsct the church. We celebrate communion on a monthly basis with the residents of Belmore Lodge Care Home and if you are unable to attend church but would like to receive communion in your own home please let us know. As noted above we run a monthly Friendship Tea and a crafting group as part of our work in the community. Mission and Evangelism A Fare Share Larder is held every Thursday at st Mark's Community Hall where many volunteers,
St Mark's Church to love, to serve. to give. to all - in Jesus, name including from St Mark's, assist with sorting and packing food. Free tea and coffee are available and space for informal chats to connect people to any necessary services such as Citizens, Advice Bureau, NFDC Housing etc. are available in the hall before the larder arrives. The PCC currently swnsor a child in Africa from whom we receive regular updates. Our WklY newsletter is emailed or delivered to all those who have requested a copy as well as to those vtho atterKI our weekly senilces. Schools As we were in vacancy for the whole of 2023 it has continued to be difficult to kp a connection going with the SdlIS in the parish, particularly Pennington Church of England Junior SchcK)l. Once our new priest in charge is licensed in 2024 we Ik fOard to working with the schools On again. Churchyard St Mark's still has an open churchyard and work continues with a small team of Voluntee plus the Communty Payback Team when they are available. A lot of clearing has bn done, some dips filled with soil and ditches kept cleared. We recently joined with Transition Lymington. The aim is to visit each otherfs churchyards to see where they could be enhanced for wildlife, with bird boxes, bug hotels, and mowing routines to enhance the local flora and fauna etc. So far, we have visited St Luke's in Sway, and we led a tour round St Mark's churchyard in early March. We will visit other churches over time and from this pcrf)l our resources to achieve the desired result and ty to make the aa more visitor friendly with signage for interest. We will aim to detsil more fully, on the website and in the pew noti$, the regular work we do. Many thanks to all the volUntrS for all their hard work. Financial Review Total receipts for 2023 amounted to £75,868 compared to £70,246 for 2022. Following on from the decrease of over £3,000 in Planned Giving from 2021 to 2022, this year has also seen a further decrease of £3,300 from 2022. Collections have also decreased by £569 over the preiious year. As previously mentioned we would ask those who dont have a regular giving scheme with the church to please consider joining if you can, either using our envelope scherne or the Parish Giving Scheme, as we a facing large outgoings in the coming year including paIrS to the church r(y)f and works to be undertsken to dead and dying trees in the churchyard among other expenses. Our thanks go again to all tho* who do belong to one of our planned giving schemes and to those who are able to increase their giving in line with inflation. tk)nations totalled £17,518 in 2023 and included a very generous donation from Pennington of £15,000 towards resurfacing the Community Hall car
St Mark's Church to love. to serve, to give, to all - in Jesus, name park. Due to rising costs, especially gas and electricity, it was neSary to increase the hourly charge for hiring the hall and therefore hall letting receipts for 2023 amounted to £14,608 compared to £10,572 in 2022. We also received a £950 grant from New Forest District Council and a £286 donation from Pennington Communty Hub towards the hall costs. A further grant of £1,000 wa5 received from the Archbishops, Council towards the increased costs of gas and electricity. Income from Events amounted to £1,553 and St Mark's Draw Club income rna1ned in line with the previous year. Fees received in the year amounted to £5,374. With incwsing interest rates our CBF Deposit interest for 2023 increased significantly over 2022. Total payments for 2023 were £85,286 compared to £75,158 for 2022 an increase of £10,128. The Common Mission Fund contribution was £29,185 compared to £30,347 for 2022. Salaries for the year, excluding the hall caretsker, reduced from £12,015 to £4,003 as we no longer employ a Vicarfs PA/Support Worker. Utility costs in 2023 InCaSed substsntially and costs for 2023 were £5,401 compared to £2,024 for 2022. As mentioned previously we received a grant of £1,000 to help towards the increased costs. Repairs and Maintenance include £1,914 for the organ blower repair. Training Expenses of £395 were paid to the Dtiese towards the cost of Jane s training as a LInSed Lay Minister. Advertising increased to £1,195 from £386 in 2022 as the cost of advertisirNJ for our new Priest in Charge was £904. The deficit for the year on unrestricted funds totslled £6,207 together with a deficit of £3,211 on restricted funds giving an overall deficit £9,418. The movements on restricted funds during the year are shown in note 3 and the balance on the funds at 31st December 2023 amounted to £1,027. The balance on unrestritted funds at 31st December 2023 amounted to £64,999. Cash funds at 31st December 2023 amounted to £66,026 as opposed to £75,444 at 31a December 2022. Other monetary assets amounted to £2,173 and liabilities at the year*nd amounted to £2,683. Reserves Policy It is the policy of the PCC to maintain a tsalan on unrestricted funds (if p)ssible), which equates to approximately six months, unrestritted payments, to cover emergenry situations that may arise from time to time. The balance at the year-end was sufficient to cover this. Any cash balances which are not required in the short-term are invested in the CBF Church of EnglarKI Deposit Fund. Volunteers We would like to thank all the volUntrS who work so hard to keep our church running and for making It a place of welcome for erferyone. Special thanks go to the PCC for their valuable contribution especially during this kEriixl of vacancy.
St Mark's Church to love, to serve, to give, to oll - in Jesus, name Structure, Governance and Management The PCC Is a txyjy corporate estsblished by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure 1956. The PCC is a charity regi&ered with the Charlty Commission. The methcrtl of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. Members of the PCC are either ex-officio, elected by the Annual Parhla1 Church Mting (APCM) by those members of the corKJregation who are on the electordl roll of the church, or co-opted by the PCC during the year. The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. The PCC met seven times during the year, wth standing Committ meetlng In between times. The PCC has complied wth the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and aeryy Disapline Measure 2016 (duty to have due regard to House of Bishops, guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults). Administrative Information St Mark's Church is srtuated in Ramley Road, Pennington, S0418@. It is part of the Diocese of Winchester within the Church of England. The Corresronden address is The Vicarage, 29 Ramley Road, Pennlngton, Lymington. The registered charity number is 1173998. PCC members who have seNed at any time from 1st January 2023 until the date this was approved a. Priest in Charge In Vacancy Churchwardens Te5a Nlvison Eveline Jolty Honorary offirS Rebecca Rickaby (Hon sry) Teresa Nivison (Hon Treasurer) nery SyrKxl Rebecca Rickaby Shirley Saunders Elected MerntrS Pamela Ansell (untll 10th February 2023) n Beech {fr(Mn 7th May 2023)
St Mark's Church to love. to serve. to give. to all - in Jesus, name IJrid Bolhoven (until 14th May 2023) Dorothy Davies (until 14th May 2023) Sharon Lloyd Jane Nicholson Christine Scott (from 14th May 2023) Paul Young (from 14th May 2023) CoQpted Members Paul Young (un1 14th May 2023) Approved by the PCC on trE 17th April 2024 and signed on their behalf by . (PCC WI Chair)
ST MARK'S CHURCH, PENNINGfoN Independent Examlnerfs Report to the Trustees of St Matr's Parochial Church Coundl. Pennin9ton This repNt on the financial StateMts of the PCC for the year en(Jed 31st Dember 2023, whth are set out on pages 10 - 15, is in respect of an examination carried out in accordan with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 ('the Regulatv)n5') and s,145 of the Charltrs Att 2011 ('the Act,). Respective responsibilitiesof the trustees and the examiner As trustees you are resp)nsible for the preparation of the financial ststements. The trustee5 consider that the audit ru1rert of the Regukations and s.144(2) of the Att dces Th)t appw. It is my reSnsibIlity Eyamine the COUnts (uler sectkn 145 of the 2011 Act); To folbw the prc(oJures down in the General Dlrecuons glven by the Charity Commission (under secknon 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; To stste whether particular matters have come to my attentKsn; issue this port onUKJse financial statnts in 0)rdan with the tenr6 of the Regulatlons . Basis of this report My examination was carried out in accordan wlth the General Directions given by ts Chaty Commissb)n uThr s.145(5)(b) cl the Act arKI to be fourKI in the Church guidan, 21Y)6 &Jition. That examination Ind a reviv•V (rf the accounting record5 kept by tt charity and a comparison of the financial statements with tho records. It also includes con5Klering any unusual Items or dlsclosures in the financial statements and seeknng explanatmins from you a5 trustees corKerniThJ any such matters.The prc(edure5 urtaken do not provide all the eviden that would be required in an audit, and crwuenty I th rv)t express an audlt opinK)n on the view gi financial statements. Independent examinerfs statement <1) whith me reasonable ouse b) believe that in any material re¥ the ro]uirements to keep coUntI (tsrdS in COlan with seLthn 130 of the 2011 Act; aFKI to prepkire finala1 statements, which acc(rd wth tr ntIj records and compty with tt r4uirements of the 2011 Att and R8Jukitions have not been met; or (2) to whith, in my opinion, attention shoukl be drawn in order to enabk a proper understanding .L.EJgL Mrs K Eggleton, F.C.CA Suite 114 LIngt Town Hall Avenue Rcwl Lymington S041 9ZG 18th April 2024
sr MAWS alURCH, PENNINGTOII FINANCW STATEMEIIts FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 1023 RECEIPTS AND PAYMEiifs ACCOUI Total 2022 Fun(ts FuThts 2023 Voluntary Re(elpts. Plan1 GTring 19ffi79 2.759 4.938 2.908 2079 1759 5.238 20,489 24.187 3J28 6,816 13,828 3(X) ()ther Volunlary 17.581 30,284 19.081 49,365 48,159 3,697 20,8BB 3,697 3,992 17206 539 20W8 1,918 Investmert Intome 1,853 65 Other Reréipts 350 TOTAL RECEIPTS PAYMElIts 29,185 2,553 29,185 4.053 30,347 12,391 16,903 aergy and Staffing Coa5 a)urth Runng Expenses ConNnun6ty Hall Rurffjirwj Expen9 ML4skn Gmrg [% 4f 17,367 12,C87 IR33 1,236 192CK) 13333 274 274 61.476 1,203 665 1.241 18.lJXI 73.913 1,215 Costs of Generatin9 Fund5 Major Works- C4)mmunity Hall 38 17,750 TOTAL PAYMENTS 62.929 (6207} (3,211) 19,418) {4.912) Ba Cwrent Aoxwnts aThJ Cash at 1st Janry 71,206 4,238 &J,356 Bank Current and tt Acrwnts and at 315t Dthnber 10
FIIIAIICIAL sfATEMEiifs FOR THE YEAR EIIDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023 Tctsl 2023 Totsl 2022 FurJ5 Funts CJ%h Funds 4,920 (351) 1277 13,384 35,501 26,528 CBF FuThJ 61,426 Hr6hITnrt garlk Cash In Harnl 30 30 Community Hall Ir Arthblslw. CouThJl. Ewgy (knrt 432 432 338 231 231 463 445 445 572 797 18 815 Tctsl Detors 1,905 18 1,923 250 2,373 250 262 18 2,635 778 St Mark's Lknv Club Irome ftetebd In lthaKe 502 527 1 Let1 IrKon in Advarte 145 145 557 261 261 115 and MaiFrtenant• 255 1.914 51 32 107 2,422 261 Apwry4ed ty the PCC on 17th 1 2024 arn1 rd on thdr behair
sr 14ARK'S CHURCH PENNINGfoN FINANCJAL SfATE14ENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2013 l) The finarThl siatements oftt Ffc he been prepar8J in wlth the Church 2023 2022 2) Fl¥ed awts retalned for thurch use are as fokns: Freehokj WOFwty zl tt wr of okl Infanvs S¢xth Stre¢ Pennlrty COnsu1j the Ccmnl Ham car p)Tk area puhased on 26th 1%3 250 250 2,553 2,553 urch Equw at cr 12,922 12,922 urdiyard EqUIlt at cost 1,887 1fft7 Communlty Ham Fwnibjre arbj Equv 5,757 5,757 23J69 The assets a rec<¥JnW tyjt rb)t ne$sH valwl In the Statenrt of abilitS. Mo¥eable thurth fumLshir¥Js hekl by a)wdwMrderG srethl trt for tr KC Kl whKh require a for disFrf)sal St Mark C(xnmwiity Hall FumithlThJs 1st JanLWry 391 31st BulhJlThJ 12 403 i>gan Furn1 301 io 311 304 io 314 (40) C£•nmuntr Hall Ftyot FUNI 3,067 15,033 (17,750) 350 VegetsL4e Gann Fund 135 4,567 22 391 for the ¥esFth pur[0 The SFeif¢ Item5 Furnl IlefK artses as there Is a th)nakn atthe year •¥1 trthaftls organ repair pamy In 2023. 12
F114ANCIAL sfATEMEP4TS FOR THE YEAR EIIDED 31sr DECEMBER 2023 NOTES TO THE ACCOUPITS (CONTIIIUED) Total 2022 Funds Fts 4) Rttelpts ) other Voluntary Rwxipts 15,512 17,518 2,956 301 2Crf) Grants. Lbted Ha$ of Wc¢shlp Grant Sdn 950 950 Ard)btsh' cr1 235 140 119 159 1,553 2,128 1,553 2,128 1,807 2,137 Sak of ¢knts 12 3,697 12 Fees for Year 5.374 5J74 5,123 Cothbubons for ofctsmmthlty Hal Craft Group Frlemtshlp LurKJE4 and Teas 14,6C 14, 10.572 294 439 420 420 (SF DerA)gt IrrtewESt CAF Bank Interest Hampshire Tr Bank lrterest 1,507 21 325 65 1,5n 21 325 138 78 65 539 e) ¢Xhr R•clpts sa of Ewlkwrt 350 13
sr PIAWS CHURCH PENNIPIGTON FINAIICIAL sfATEMEfiTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr DECEMBER 2023 NOTES TO THE ACCOUIITS (CONTIIIUED) Total 2022 Funds Futs 2023 4) Payments f) Clergy and Slaffiry 2.503 4.003 12,015 90 {387) 673 12 4,053 91 PAYE Refund so 2.553 g) thurch Runniry Expen 58 928 4,401 2.392 4.175 1,415 61 1,175 2.024 2,236 3,829 3.456 928 5,401 2,392 4.924 1.415 iio 1,259 FatlThJ, LlghlJrwJ a1 Water Iwran Repairs aTrJ MaintenarKe Upkp cl Chwttyard 749 Churth 1mInIstratknn trchase of Equlvt 1.259 I,T21 339 FrvKlthip Lunth Tea Ey1$ Trdinlng Exra 128 690 395 1,195 395 1,195 Bank ca (thwges Trustee Exn miytl1a) 113 226 428 16.903 626 626 324 19.2 I33 h) Pllsslon Gmw and Donatlons World VisK¥) Pemiwn Community Hub Penniwn JurTrkY Sclw Forest for Uknai The Chiklren's SLt*ty 274 274 274 4.212 258 50 so 274 274 Stewardship ExperGes 57 113 65 103 St mark Draw aub 14
ST MARKS CHURCH PENNINGTON FIIIANCIAL sfATEMEIITS FOR THE YEAR E14DED 31ST DECEMBER 2023 PIOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTIMUED) Total 2023 2022 5) CoMmlIty Hall Reipts 14.6C 950 10,572 2 GRnt Employee Sakiry Internal and Extemal aThrj Coys Costs Irwran FI arni Syem Repairs a1 Mainter4irre GarfeniNJ 2.595 I,oio 2,451 856 I,oio 1,291 915 160 565 4T3 253 463 324 LKtrKts arKI Surmjry 6) St ma,$ Drnw Club Recepts 1128 2,137 In IPS d her trainiNJ to tecon a Ltyd Lay Miniw ts sum £626 wa5 pahl to Ms J Slb her 8) staff Cort Wages aThJ Sala4iaS Penson Costs 6.728 14,610 6,728 tri[v the year ts PCC an Of9ani$t and hall or•iak•r It)th wt.tirnel. No Ktiol swJnty ¢Mls tTe 15