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
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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 serVI￿S 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 I￿k
forward to welcoming Mike and his family to the parish.
Our regular pattem of v￿rshIp 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.

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The average W￿klY attendance at our Sunday services is 36 but the numbers increase at our
Easter and Christmas servI￿s. 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 Z￿rn 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 v￿lCOMe to join or put in prayer requests.
The study group continues to meet on a Monday from 10am to I lam. Severdl books have b￿n
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 ￿5￿knt 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 b￿n 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 outb￿k. 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 I￿k1 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

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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 w￿h an important link
betW￿n 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,

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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 W￿klY 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 k￿p a connection
going with the Sd￿lIS in the parish, particularly Pennington Church of England Junior SchcK)l.
Once our new priest in charge is licensed in 2024 we I￿k fO￿ard 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 b￿n 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 a￿a 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
volUnt￿rS 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

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park. Due to rising costs, especially gas and electricity, it was ne￿Sary 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 InC￿aSed 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 LI￿nSed
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 volUnt￿rS 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
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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 Par￿hla1 Church M￿ting (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
Te￿5a Nlvison
Eveline Jolty
Honorary offi￿rS
Rebecca Rickaby (Hon s￿ry)
Teresa Nivison (Hon Treasurer)
nery SyrKxl
Rebecca Rickaby
Shirley Saunders
Elected Mernt￿rS
Pamela Ansell (untll 10th February 2023)
n Beech {fr(Mn 7th May 2023)

St Mark's Church
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I￿Jrid 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 (un￿1 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 StateM￿ts of the PCC for the year en(Jed 31st D￿ember 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 r￿u1re￿￿rt of the Regukations and s.144(2) of the Att dces Th)t appw. It is my reS￿nsibIlity
Eyamine the ￿COUnts (u￿ler 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 stat￿￿nts 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 Cha￿ty
Commissb)n uTh*r 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 u￿rtaken 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 ￿COl￿an￿ with seLthn 130 of the 2011 Act; aFKI
to prepkire fina￿la1 statements, which acc(rd wth tr* ￿￿ntI￿j 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
L￿Ingt￿ 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.
Plan￿1 GTring
19ffi79
2.759
4.938
2.908
20*79
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 Run￿ng Expenses
ConNnun6ty Hall Rurffjirwj Expen*9
ML4skn Gmrg [%
4f
17,367
12,C87
IR33
1,236
192CK)
13333
274
274
61.476
1,203
66￿5
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 Jan￿ry
71,206
4,238
&J,356
Bank Current and t￿￿t Acrwnts and at 315t Dthnber
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FIIIAIICIAL sfATEMEiifs FOR THE YEAR EIIDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023
Tctsl
2023
Totsl
2022
Fur*J5
Funts
CJ%h Funds
4,920
(351)
1277
13,384
35,501
26,528
CBF FuThJ
61,426
H￿r6hI￿Tnrt 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 Det*ors
1,905
18
1,923
250
2,373
250
262
18
2,635
778
St Mark's Lknv Club Ir*ome fteteb￿d 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 *r*d on thdr behair

sr 14ARK'S CHURCH PENNINGfoN
FINANCJAL SfATE14ENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2013
l) The finarThl siatements oftt* Ffc h￿e been prepar8J in wlth the Church
2023
2022
2) Fl¥ed awts retalned for thurch use are as fokn*s:
Freehokj WOFwty zl tt* wr of ￿ okl Infanvs S¢xth Stre¢ Pennlrty
COn￿su1￿j ￿ the Cc￿m￿n￿l Ham car p)Tk area pu￿hased on 26th 1%3
250
250
2,553
2,553
urch Equw at cr
12,922
12,922
urdiyard EqUI￿l￿t at cost
1,887
1fft7
Communlty Ham Fwnibjre arbj Equv
5,757
5,757
23J69
The assets a￿ rec<¥JnW tyjt rb)t n￿e$sH￿￿ valwl In the Staten￿rt of
￿abilit*S.
Mo¥eable thurth fumLshir¥Js hekl by ￿ a)wdwMrderG srethl tr￿t for tr* KC
Kl whKh require a for disFrf)sal
St Mark* C(xnmwiity Hall FumithlThJs
1st
JanLWry
391
31st
BulhJlThJ
12
403
i>gan Furn1
301
io
311
304
io
314
(40)
C£•nmuntr Hall Ftyo￿t FUNI
3,067
15,033
(17,750)
350
VegetsL4e Gan*n Fund
135
4,567
22
391
for the* ¥esFth pur[0￿* The SFeif¢ Item5 Furnl IlefK* artses as there Is a th)nakn atthe year •¥1 trthaftls
organ repair pamy In 2023.
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F114ANCIAL sfATEMEP4TS FOR THE YEAR EIIDED 31sr DECEMBER 2023
NOTES TO THE ACCOUPITS (CONTIIIUED)
Total
2022
Funds
F￿￿ts
4) Rttelpts
) other Voluntary Rwxipts
15,512
17,518
2,956
301
2Crf)
Grants. Lbted Ha￿$ of Wc¢shlp Grant Sd*n
950
950
Ard)btsh￿' c￿r￿1
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•c*lpts
sa￿ of Ewlkwrt
350
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sr PIAWS CHURCH PENNIPIGTON
FINAIICIAL sfATEMEfiTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr DECEMBER 2023
NOTES TO THE ACCOUIITS (CONTIIIUED)
Total
2022
Funds
Fu￿ts
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
F*atlThJ, LlghlJrwJ a￿1 Water
Iwran
Repairs aTrJ MaintenarKe
Upk*p cl Chwttyard
749
Churth 1￿mInIstratknn
trchase of Equlv￿t
1.259
I,T21
339
FrvKlthip Lunth Tea Ey1￿$
Trdinlng Exra
128
690
395
1,195
395
1,195
Bank ca￿ (thwges
Trustee Ex￿n
miytl1a￿)
113
226
428
16.903
626
626
324
19.2
I￿33
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
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ST MARKS CHURCH PENNINGTON
FIIIANCIAL sfATEMEIITS FOR THE YEAR E14DED 31ST DECEMBER 2023
PIOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTIMUED)
Total
2023
2022
5) CoMm￿lIty Hall
R￿eipts
14.6C
950
10,572
2￿
GRnt
Employee Sakiry
Internal and Extemal ￿aThr￿j Coys
Costs
Irwran
FI￿ ￿arni Sy*em
Repairs a￿1 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 L*ty￿d Lay Mini*w ts sum ￿ £626 wa5 pahl to Ms J Slb* her
8) staff Cort
Wages aThJ Sala4iaS
Penson Costs
6.728
14,610
6,728
t￿ri[v￿ the year ts PCC an Of9ani$t and hall or•iak•r It*)th wt.tirnel. No Ktiol swJnty ¢Mls ￿tTe
15