Parish of Christ the King 2022 Annual Report
2022 Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of Christ the King, Newcastle
Aim and Purposes
The Parochial Church Council of Christ the King, Newcastle, in collaboration with the Clergy Team, aims to promote the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical across the ecclesiastical Parish. The Team Parish was established in 1988. The PCC has oversight of four districts, and 5 worshipping communities: St Matthew’s Dinnington and St Cuthbert’s Brunswick; St Columba’s Wideopen; and St Aidan’s Brunton Park and Church in the Park (Newcastle Great Park).
Objectives and Activities
The following ten priority areas for development emerged from discussions during 2019.
1 New Housing: Each district in the parish has significant new housing developments. We need to discover more about how best to relate to those who move into our districts and support community building.
2 Health and Wellbeing: We believe that the church has an important contribution to make in this area and we are actively exploring how best we can offer support to tackle the issues of isolation and support mental wellbeing especially.
3 Young People: As well as encouraging young people in their faith journeys we are also concerned to reach out to young people to show that we care about them and the challenges they face.
4 Mission / Building Bridges: We are keen to build effective bridges and make common cause with the many active and caring groups that also seek to address important current issues. We look for opportunities to work in partnership with others.
5 Communications: We are working to improve the way we communicate within the parish and how we make effective use of social media as we communicate more widely. 6 Prayer: We recognise that we will only be effective in our mission if we are tuned into God’s purposes and will, and enrich our prayer lives together.
7 Discipleship: We are exploring ways to encourage confident disciples who relate their faith with the issues and concerns they meet in daily life and work.
8 Ministry: We are encouraging more lay development in leading aspects of ministry in leading worship, pastoral care and community development.
- 9 Evangelism: We are looking for more opportunities to encourage new disciples and grow our faith communities.
10 Team synergy: We are exploring ways to maximise the benefits of being together as a team and to simplify ways of working.
Achievements and Performance
Team Parish Report
2022 saw the Team settle into a more regular routine after the changes of 2021. Restrictions eased and worship slowly returned to a more structured patter. Some highlights of our work together as a team in 2021 were:
A Parish day out to Alnmouth, with time for prayer and reflection, but also to paddle in the sea. A good time was had by all, and you can see the photographic evidence on the front page!
Regular Team Evensong services, hosted at each of the churches in the Parish. These included a choir led by Rev’d Chris Clinch where possible. A particular highlight was the Team Evensong for the Queen’s Jubilee on 5[th] June. Another highlight of Team worship was a joint service, hosted by St Aidan’s this year, for the feast of Christ the King. This included a chamber ensemble with 10 musicians from across the Parish. It was followed in the evening by the launch of St Columba’s year of celebrations for its 40[th] anniversary, with the Archdeacon preaching.
A Parish Eco Month, for September with collaborative events for worship and action across the parish. This included creating an eco-garden at St Columba’s, and a talk with guest speakers from Christian Climate Action in collaboration with Just Stop Oil reflecting on climate activism.
At the beginning of the academic year, we were joined by Claire Lewis, an ordinand from Cranmer Hall, who spent two terms on placement with us. It was wonderful to receive her ministry, including leading and preaching at services around the Parish. We also announced that Hannah Malcolm will join us as Curate in 2023 and we look forward to her ministry when she, husband Caleb and their new baby Evelyn join us.
A Parish Quiet Day for Advent with reflections and prayer hosted by Newcastle Cathedral. Out 2023 Lent course at Ct Cuthbert’s church, where we watched ‘The Chosen’ and reflected on this creative re-telling of the story of Jesus.
Individual Reports
Each of the churches in the team has also been active in their ministry and includes a Clergy report:
St Matthew’s and St Cuthbert’s – Rev’d Mark Edwards
It’s always a good place to begin with thanks. This year, after such troubling times, that seems more important than ever. We may brood on all the problems we face or we may recall, that time and again in word and song and provision, God has always been “with us”. I give thanks to all of you who have stood by in faith with your prayers, attendance, offerings, service, cards, phone calls, and so much more. In an unprecedented time, you enabled the good work of ministry to continue. It’s really not difficult, if one is paying attention at all, to realize the incredible work that is accomplished by volunteers. Some are up front and visible, and many work behind the scenes.
Our DCC members, church wardens and others too have invested much of their personal time in leadership. Let’s remember that they volunteer their time and energy to this work. Thank you to each and every DCC member for your gift of time and discernment as you have worked to manage another difficult year, post Cov-id. Through this time, we have continued to laugh and build community amongst us, whilst keeping a close eye on church attendance and finances. Your presence has made all the difference and will continue to do so as you remain faithful to the life and fellowship of St Matthews/St Cuthbert’s. Mindful that what ever we do, we do first and foremost for God.
COVID may not have been a period of numerical growth, but of course we did grow immensely, perhaps in other areas as our faith was challenged and deepened. This path of faith isn’t always easily charted, but we keep moving forward. As we look forward, we take
with us lessons learned, and we learned a lot in the past couple of years. We’ve learned the value of belonging, the importance of personal contact and relationships. We’ve found new significance in coming forward, in-person for Holy Communion, in standing witness to baptisms. We know more of our strength as we have continued in prayer, song and service. We’ve flexed new muscles of faith, and naturally are a bit stiff and sore as a result. Yet, here we are. We are still I believe an integral part of the communities we serve.
I have been encouraged with the generosity of our congregations in stewardship, supporting the Peoples kitchen, and the local food bank. Giving to disaster relief in Ukraine, Help for heroes, and the Church of England Children’s’ society. Others I know personally support the most vulnerable in our villages. We pray for our village and the people in it and serve them regardless of whether or not they attend church on a regular basis. Personally, I have always sought to embed myself in the community not just as vicar but in my other volunteering roles, as I am often called upon to assist those in crises or having a medical emergency. Everything I do is an extension of the ministry God has called me do.
As we reflect on who and where we are as a faith community, we could also make a long list of those who have gone before us as our “cloud of witnesses” whom God placed into our lives to prod, inspire, provoke, support, forgive, push, challenge and encourage us to be who we are today.
As the writer of Hebrews says, “since we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us. Let’s throw off any extra baggage, get rid of the sin that trips us up, and fix our eyes on Jesus, faith’s pioneer and perfecter.” We owe much to those who have gone before us, but we also trust that we have each been called for such a time as this to share our gifts, talents, support, and skills in thanksgiving for the abundance of God’s blessings in our lives and world. Again, I am thankful for the hours of dedication our committees, volunteers, and our church officers and others have given to ensure we remain a vibrant and welcoming community of faith
It hasn’t been easy for many communities of faith following the pandemic, or for that matter any other organisation. Some lost too many members to remain sustainable. And some were unable to fund their ministries under these new norms. Yet, throughout the pandemic we were blessed by your strong support, encouragement, and your continued financial stewardship of our ministries. Whilst we have experienced a reduction in numbers, as some faithful members failed to return, we have continued to be a vibrant, caring, community of faith that remains focused on the call to love and care for one another as Christ has loved us. I was heartened to see the Christmas celebrations well attended. I remain ever faithful to those I am called to serve and will continue to reach out to those beyond our walls and hopefully draw people into the life and fellowship of the church.
This will need to be a central tenet of our lives together as we discern what the next year will bring for us as a congregation. As we take stock of our vision for the future, the Holy Spirit, our mission, our financial position, it is clear that we will need all of our combined gifts, skills, and talents, to face the challenges ahead.
Let us as the body of Christ, a worshipping community, continue to reach out and rebuild our community of faith in-person.
The work of being a community in Christ will always remain before us, as Paul articulates so well in his letter to the Romans (12:9-13): Let love be genuine; hate what is evil; hold fast to
what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honour. Do not lag in zeal; be ardent in spirit; serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints; pursue hospitality to strangers.
Thank you, each of you, for your presence and care for St Matthews and St Cuthberts churches as we work together as God’s people.
St Columba’s – Rev’d Pauline Pearson
During 2022 worship gradually returned to a new normal. The COVID restrictions that were brought in under the Government’s Plan B were lifted from 27th January in England. We continued to review our risk assessments, and followed guidance concerning indoor gatherings, particularly in relation to face coverings (gradually made optional) and ventilation. We continue to use a CO2 Monitor for services. The number of hymns sung at 10am was gradually increased back to four by the middle of the year. We have continued to offer the sacrament in two kinds by prior intinction, with the agreement of the DCC.
Near the end of February 2022, just as legal COVID restrictions were removed, Russia invaded Ukraine. On Shrove Tuesday 2022, about a dozen of us joined via YouTube with the Bishop in Europe, the people of Christ Church Kyiv and the Anglican Chaplain in Moscow in a service of prayer for Ukraine which was very moving. This was followed by a Pancake party which raised more than £140 for the Red Cross. The ecumenical Lent lunches also resumed in 2022, and raised money for the Christian Aid DEC appeal for Ukraine. There was also a fantastic response to an appeal for necessities for those escaping from Ukraine. The Church of England published a ‘toolkit’ of resources for parishes seeking to help refugees and evacuees from Ukraine in the wake of the Russian invasion of the country: Hilary Temperley was able to attend a support meeting for hosts organised by churches at the coast, and subsequently hosted two Ukrainian young women for six months. In June Vira and Oleg came to live at the Vicarage and have joined some of our activities since. We continue to have a candle lit for peace in Ukraine at all services.
We celebrated HM Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a fortnight of activities, principally an excellent exhibition from all the year groups at Greenfields School, and a concert by the Ravenswood Singers which was very well attended (and raised £240 net for the church). The weekend of the four-day holiday was also Pentecost, and we celebrated HM Queen’s calling within that context.
Fundraising activities continued, with coffee mornings attracting several people from the wider community as well as the usual suspects. The Summer Fair was also very popular (Pedro the pony was a great draw!), raising around £800 and despite no pony, the Christmas Fair also proved very successful, raising more than £1000: Ukrainian guests from the local area had a stall and shared their stories with those attending.
In October, with costs rising, especially for fuel, Sue Brimer with Hilary Temperley and others opened our Wideopen Wellbeing Warm Hub. This has become a very much valued space on a Monday morning, providing warmth, company, crafts for those who wish, and hot drinks.
In November 2022, we began celebrating our Ruby Anniversary as a church. This began with Evensong for Christ the King at which (as the then archdeacon had laid the foundation stone) Archdeacon Rachel preached for us. It was a great pleasure to welcome back Ven Peter Elliott who had carried through the vision which led to building this church. In December we held a Christmas Tree Festival, which involved 19 trees from a mix of organisations and individuals, attracted many visitors and raised over £200 for charity.
Pauline continues as a Governor at Greenfields CPS, and the school shared some collaborative activities around Easter (Messy Church) and later the exhibition for the Platinum Jubilee. We also welcomed classes into church for some one-off sessions about the building and Christianity. At the end of 2022 we were pleased to have the school back for their Christmas carol services, in two sittings – KS1 and KS2.
Pauline has continued dropping in to 861 Squadron as chaplain. In February we hosted the Air Cadets for ATC Sunday. In September members of 861 and representatives of two other Squadrons joined us for a service to remember her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We also opened church to show the State Funeral. In November we were able to observe Remembrance Sunday at the Seaton Burn War Memorial once again with a full parade, with support from the local authority.
Church in the Park – Rev’d Gerard Rundell
2022 was a hard year for Church in the Park. Rev’d Ruth Hewett stepped back from fulltime ministry early in the year, to care for John as his cancer progressed. His sad death in August marked a particularly hard time for the community. Ruth then made the decision to move to be closer to her family and settled well in Oundle. While Church in the Park had maintained its Sunday presence throughout, with the dedicated support of its core members and with Rev’d Gerard helping with worship, this eventually became unsustainable. With only a small core group the decision was made to break for the summer, and after reflection during that time, not to re-start in its previous form.
Church in the Park retains its broad structure and particularly its desire to see mission flourish in Newcastle Great Park. It continues, both financially and practically, to support the monthly Messy Church hosted in the Great Park Community Centre, and will be helping to fund a proposed Children and Families Worker who will commit to spend time developing mission in the Great Park.
While regular worship has stopped, Church in the Park continues, and we hold the door open to whatever God has in store for the next phase of its life. At the same time, as we look back on its years under the leadership of Rev’d Ruth Hewett we are incredibly grateful for all that was, and the lives touched by her faithfulness and ministry.
St Aidan’s - Rev’d Gerard Rundell
Reflecting on 2022, there is a great deal to give thanks for in our life together at St Aidan’s. This has been a year that has allowed us to develop and settle into new routines after the upheavals of both Covid and the arrival of a new incumbent! It has also, of course, offered plenty of moments that are worthy of note as we look back on the past year, and forward to the next.
Pentecost coincided with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee on 5[th] June. With the support of local businesses and organisations – particularly Peter Jaques and the Scouts – St Aidan’s hosted a community picnic, with a bouncy castle, face-painter, traditional games, baking competition, prizes, a bring-your-own picnic, and even an appearance from the Newcastle University Wind Band. The event was extremely well attended and we hope only the first of many!
Sadly later in the year we marked the Queen’s sad death, and opened church to stream her funeral for those who wanted to gather to watch it. We also held a service of remembrance and provided a condolences book that will be kept for future generations as a record of thanksgiving and prayer for the life and ministry of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
The usual seasonal events of the Autumn were marked with enthusiasm. Our Harvest service – which capped off the Team Parish’s Eco Month during September – was supported by Brunton First School as we joined together in collecting for the People’s Kitchen and Kenton Foodbank. Remembrance Sunday in November was supported by the Scouts with their annual appearance in uniform and with banners flying!
October also saw the return of the much beloved Beetle Drive. It was a first for the vicar, and very thoroughly enjoyed (and by Theo and Phoebe as well!). It’s very good to be returning to something more like our regular pattern of social activities, with a wonderfully organised and well supported Christmas Fair, another Beetle Drive in early March, the Men’s Group in full swing, Thursday groups running, and the Saturday Café providing it’s much valued fellowship to the wider community. We also help our first in-person collection for Christian Aid since Covid and with the help of the local community, raised £3,155.
Christmas also had many highlights. As the first truly post-Covid Christmas we were able to celebrate more fully. Carols on the green had an excellent turn out on a bitterly cold night. The Carol Service at St Aidan’s was supported with readers from local businesses and organisations. While our Christingle was fairly quiet, the Christmas Eve Nativity service held over 200 people and included a dramatic turn from Claire as a lost donkey, an angel and a wise-man as we created the nativity scene together. Christmas day itself, when it came was, as always, a profound celebration of the gift of God-with-us.
A particular mention also needs to go to our dedicated knitters who created over 100 knitted angels. We packaged these with a Christmas blessing and, with the help of the Youth Group, left them as gifts for people in the community to find.
Leading up to Christmas and Easter, there was also a team that delivered a full day of craft activities and story-telling at Brunton First and Havannah schools. The Christmas one even involved a bit of dressing up on the part of the volunteers (again there is photographic evidence!).
Finally as we moved into Lent 2023, there was a chance to reflect together as a church on our priorities and future together. 22 written responses were received, and there was time for the DDC and others to reflect together on our life and priorities. We hope more will follow as we work that process through together
Alongside those significant events in the life of the church over the last year, it’s worth mentioning the more gradual developments we’ve seen, particularly in our ministry to children and young people. The Family Service has continued to grow and now regularly has 20-25 children join us for the first Sunday of the month. Several baptism families have started to attend more regularly, and some have joined us on other Sundays of the month. Children’s work has developed alongside this with a dedicated team helping
nurture young faith. The Messy Church team has also continued to work hard to provide a monthly Messy Church, now on the afternoon of the third Sunday of the month. The Youth Group has also grown with 9 young people attending (if everyone turns up!).
Mid-week groups have also continued to develop and meet together to explore how we can offer growth and support on our Christian journey together. Hopefully more will follow, but the ‘Three Cs’ group – standing for Christ, Coffee and Cake – began meeting with Susan Armstrong leading, as well as a group of parents who met at the Vicarage to work through the ‘Raising Faith’ course. The Bible Study Group, Food for Thought, Getting There, and other groups have continued to be a place to deepen in faith.
There have of course also been losses over the past year. And we were particularly sad to mark the deaths of some beloved members of our Church and wider community including John MacLeod, Margaret Pitkethly, Margery Scott, George Owen and Jean Forrester.
On a final personal note, I’ve felt hugely privileged to continue to be part of, and minister to the St Aidan’s church community. The church stands on the work of so many dedicated and selfless acts of service. For each of them, sung and unsung, I’m deeply grateful. It’s been a blessing to be part of this church, and I look forward to seeing where God leads us together in the future.
Safeguarding
The Parish continues to comply with its duties under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016, to safeguard children and vulnerable adults. Each of the churches in the Parish are working towards full engagement with the Parish Dashboard system and hope to reach level three across the team by the end of 2022.
Deanery Synod
Central Deanery Synod met 4 times in 2022, at Kenton (twice), at Holy Trinity Jesmond (celebrating their centenary) and at St Thomas’s. We began planning together, and over three meetings identified 4 priorities. A) Working together to promote net zero / eco church across the deanery. B) Building a deanery 'directory' and identifying ways to share resources/expertise (e.g. youth, children, fabric, heritage, finance, music). C) Considering how we might offer more prayer together as a deanery. D) Addressing local needs collaboratively. In the autumn, every Deanery in the Diocese of Newcastle was asked to work towards a three year plan for its development. A Deanery is a family of parishes working together – it gives us a wider perspective than ‘just parish’. The initial data provided was shared with members at the St Thomas’ meeting. The Deanery
Development Group has since been working on ideas. The new plan is intended to cover 5 areas: Leadership & Governance; Mission & Pastoral Care; Buildings fit for purpose; Development of lay ministry; Generous Giving. We decided to add Environmental concerns as this seemed to be a cross cutting theme which was important to us. Our first meeting in 2023 was an Open Synod at St Thomas’s to explore some of these areas.
Electoral Roll
At the Annual Parochial Meeting of April 2022 it was declared that 302 names were entered on the combined Electoral Roll.
Financial Review
The aggregated accounts for the parish as a whole, incorporating the accounts of the PCC in respect of its own transactions and those of the four DCCs, including the Church in the Park as a subcommittee of St Aidan’s DCC, are attached to this report. Across the parish, there was an overall surplus of £8,800 during the year (receipts £174,200, payments £165,400).
On unrestricted general funds there was a surplus of £3,300 before transfers between funds. The impact of the Covid -19 pandemic continues to be felt across the parish. The major source of income was planned giving and service collections (£91,000), up £2,500 on 2021 (before including the Church in the Park), but still below pre-pandemic levels. The next highest income source, gift aid reclaimed (£24,000), was slightly up on 2021. Fundraising (£10,500) was nearly double the 2021 amount, but also still well below the prepandemic level.
The major item of expenditure, the diocesan parish share which largely goes towards the salary and housing costs of clergy, was more or less unchanged from 2021 at £90,000, but with significant variations between DCCs compared with the pre-pandemic requested sums as indicated below.
The situation at the individual DCCs regarding their unrestricted general funds was:
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St Aidan’s – deficit of £750, having paid an additional £750 parish share
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St Columba’s – £500 surplus before transfers between funds, but with a parish share payment £8,000 less than pre-pandemic
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St Cuthbert’s – surplus of £2,800, but with a parish share payment well below prepandemic level
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St Matthew’s – surplus of £600, helped by a £5,400 gas refund, having paid an additional £2,000 parish share partially offsetting an underpayment in 2021.
There was a small net surplus on unrestricted designated funds at St Columba’s, and a net surplus of just over £5,000 on restricted funds, attributable to two new funds at St Aidan’s (restricted grant for the proposed appointment of a children and families worker and restricted donation for maintaining streaming of services).
At the end of the year the PCC and DCCs had total funds of just under £330,000. Of this, £205,000 was in unrestricted funds, mainly at St Aidan’s and St Columba’s, largely derived from generous unrestricted legacies over the past few years. Just under £125,000 was in funds restricted for specific purposes, mainly at St Cuthbert’s and St Matthew’s, largely derived from a major legacy for buildings and fabric received in 2015, as well as the two new restricted funds at St Aidan’s.
The PCC expresses its deep gratitude to all those who have contributed and continue to contribute to maintaining the finances of the parish during this difficult period.
Structure, governance and management
The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. In the Christ the King Team we have four Districts each with a church, and a church plant in addition. The membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent (The Team Rector), the Team Vicars, the Assistant Curate, the Readers, the Churchwardens of each church, Deanery Synod representatives, and two members elected by members of the congregation in each District who are on the electoral roll of each church. All those who attend our services or are members of the congregation are encouraged to register on the relevant Electoral Roll and may stand for election to the relevant District Church Council, or to the PCC.
The PCC members delegate to individual Districts, through the relevant DCCs, responsibility for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance, including decisions on how the funds of the DCC are to be spent. Each DCC reports back to the PCC regularly with reports being received by the full PCC and discussed as necessary. The PCC retains overall responsibility for strategic direction and decisions affecting the parish. New members receive initial training into the workings of the PCC.
Administrative information
The Christ the King Team Parish was established under the Pastoral Measure 1983 and confirmed by the Queen in Council November 1988. It is one of the largest parishes in the Diocese of Newcastle. Part of Newcastle Central Deanery, it covers an area of approximately 20 square kilometres. The Parish is a Team Ministry made up of four Districts: St Aidan’s Brunton Park (including the Church in the Park serving Newcastle Great Park), St Columba’s Wideopen, St Matthew’s Dinnington and St Cuthbert’s Brunswick Village. The correspondence address is 60 Barmoor Drive, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 5RG.
Charitable Status
The PCC is a charitable body and a registered charity no 1174195
Members of the PCC
Members of the PCC are either ex-officio or elected by the Annual Parochial Meeting in accordance with the Church Representation Rules.
Following the Annual Parochial Meeting in April 2022, the following served on the PCC at any time during 2022/23 until the date this report was approved:
Ex Officio Incumbent: Rev’d Gerard Rundell Team Vicar: Rev’d Mark Edwards MBE Team Vicar: Rev’d Dr Pauline Pearson Associate Priest (with responsibility for Great Park): Rev’d Ruth Hewett (to 18[th] October 2022)
Reader: Ken Newitt
Churchwardens St Aidan’s: Catherine Stewart, Christopher Sayers St Columba’s: Marjorie Fairbairn; Bill Lomas St Cuthbert’s: Dorothy Winter St Matthew’s: Tom Laidler; Elsie Docherty
Deanery Synod St Aidan’s: Margaret Urquhart St Columba’s: Bill Lomas St Cuthbert’s: Margaret Jennings St Matthew’s: Lesley Edwards Church in the Park: Barbara Down
Elected members
St Aidan’s: Dorothy Clasper (PCC Treasurer); Julie Seaton (Lay vice chair) St Columba’s: Joyce Elrod St Cuthbert’s: Brenda Steven Independent Examiner Bankers John Oswald Lloyds Bank plc Stephenson Coates Audit Ltd 32, The Gosforth Centre, West 2 Asama Court High Street, Newcastle Business Park Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 1JQ NE4 7YD
Approved by the PCC Standing Committee, 28[th] March 2023, and signed on their behalf by:
Rev’d Gerard Rundell, Team Rector
| 202L | UnrestristedFunds | UnrestristedFunds | Restricted | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totol f |
GeneralDesignated gf |
Furds E |
Funds E |
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| Receipts | |||||
| 84,468 | Plannedgivingand servicecollections | 91,155 | 91,155 | ||
| 22,155 | Oonations andgrants | 16,876 | 5,625 | 22,501 | |
| 2i,865 | Giftaid reclaimed | 24,164 | 24,7@ | ||
| 2,0N | Legacies | 5,940 | 5,940 | ||
| 5,776 | tundraising | 10,ML | 189 | 10,630 | |
| 14,489 152,754 |
ol.her receipts lotalReceipts |
167,5A9 r,OO7 5,670 18,933 819 |
L74,t85 79,797 |
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| Pavments | |||||
| 90,882 | Parishshare | 90,272 | 90,272 | ||
| 4,iO3 | Mission giving anddonations | L0,279 | 50 | to,329 | |
| 50,3i5 | Churchactivitesand expenses andotherpayments | 6L,430 | 527 | 316 | 62,273 |
| 2,235 | Major capital expenditure | 2,393 | 137 | 7,530 | |
| 747,755 | TotalPayments | 164,374 | 165,4M | ||
| 4,999 | ExcessofReceiptsoverPayments(beforetransfers) | 3,lU | 5,L67 | 8,78L | |
| O | Transfersbetween funds | -4,769 | 3,198 | L,571" | 0 |
| 4,999 | NetReceipts/(Payments) | -L,634 | 3,678 | 6,738 | 8,781 |
| 303,797 | Balanceb/tatLJanuary' | 195,298 | 7,702 | L18,O72 | 321,,012 |
| 308,796 | BalancecltattlDecember | 193,064 | 11,380 | 124,750 | 329,793 |
| Unrestricted | Funds | Restricted | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeneralDesignated f€ |
Funds f.E |
Funds | ||
| CashinHand,atBankandinDeposit Accounts PCC |
263 | 0 | 0 | 263 |
| StAidan's StColumba's StCuthbert's st Matthew's |
105,646 62,807 12,264 12,685 |
0 11,380 0 0 |
5,762 3,2tO 31,804 83,974 |
111,408 77,396 M,O68 96,659 |
| TotalAssetsat31 December 2A22 | L93,6il | 11,380 | L24,751 | 329,794 |
| liabilities | ||||
| Total Liabilities at31 December 2022 | o | o | o |
The Parochial Church Council of the Team Parish of Christ the King, Newcastle
Notes to the Aggregated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
The aggregated financial statements of the PCC are produced in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 and the guidance issued by the Church of England in its publication PCC Accountability, 5th edition 2017.
The aggregated financial statements comprise the accounts of the the PCC in respect of its own direct receipts and payments and those of the four individual DCCs, after eliminating transactions between the PCC and the DCCs and between individual DCCs.
The income of the parish being less than £250,000, the PCC has chosen to produce accounts on a receipts and payments basis and has opted for independent examination of its accounts.
In line with all charity accounts, the PCC and the DCCs hold two types of funds, which are accounted for separately:
• Unrestricted funds, divided between:
o General fund: money given to or raised by the PCC/DCCs which they may spend in any way associated with the mission and ministry of the church; and
o Designated funds: money which is still unrestricted but earmarked by the PCC/DCCs for particular purposes, eg for spending on a future project, but which may be moved at any time, either to other earmarked purposes or to the general fund, if the PCC/DCCs so decide;
• Restricted funds: money given to the PCC/DCCs (as donations, legacies or through special collections) or raised by fundraising for specified purposes, which the PCC/DCCs must spend on the purposes specified and may not use for any other purpose.
The notes below and on the following pages set out the summarised accounts of the PCC in respect of its own transactions and those of the individual DCCs. Full sets of the independently examined accounts of the individual DCCs are available from the respective DCC secretaries or treasurers.
PCC-only Accounts
| PCC-only Accounts | |
|---|---|
| Receipts - Service collections Receipts - Donations and grants Receipts - Other Payments - Church activites and expenses Net Receipts/(Payments) Balance b/f at 1 January Balance c/f at 31 December |
Unrestricted General Fund £ 95 1,274 0 |
| 1,369 1,414 |
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| -45 | |
| 308 | |
| 263 |
The Parochial Church Council of the Team Parish of Christ the King, Newcastle
Notes to the Aggregated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022 (cont'd)
| 2021 Total £ 39,635 12,465 8,767 0 990 4,520 |
St Aidan's DCC Summarised Accounts (including Church in the Park) Restricted TOTAL General Designated Funds FUNDS £ £ £ £ Receipts Planned giving and service collections 47,533 47,533 Donations and grants 11,899 5,625 17,524 Gift aid reclaimed 11,216 0 11,216 Legacies 3,000 3,000 Fundraising 1,587 1,587 Other receipts 10,208 10,208 Total Receipts 85,443 0 5,625 91,068 Payments Parish share 42,772 42,772 Mission giving and donations 7,247 50 7,297 Church activites and expenses and other payments 34,806 239 35,045 Major capital expenditure 1,349 1,349 Total Payments 86,174 0 289 86,463 Net Receipts/(Payments) -732 0 5,336 4,604 Transfers between funds 0 Balance b/f at 1 January 106,378 0 426 106,804 Balance c/f at 31 December 105,646 0 5,762 111,408 Unrestricted Funds |
St Aidan's DCC Summarised Accounts (including Church in the Park) Restricted TOTAL General Designated Funds FUNDS £ £ £ £ Receipts Planned giving and service collections 47,533 47,533 Donations and grants 11,899 5,625 17,524 Gift aid reclaimed 11,216 0 11,216 Legacies 3,000 3,000 Fundraising 1,587 1,587 Other receipts 10,208 10,208 Total Receipts 85,443 0 5,625 91,068 Payments Parish share 42,772 42,772 Mission giving and donations 7,247 50 7,297 Church activites and expenses and other payments 34,806 239 35,045 Major capital expenditure 1,349 1,349 Total Payments 86,174 0 289 86,463 Net Receipts/(Payments) -732 0 5,336 4,604 Transfers between funds 0 Balance b/f at 1 January 106,378 0 426 106,804 Balance c/f at 31 December 105,646 0 5,762 111,408 Unrestricted Funds |
|---|---|---|
Receipts Planned giving and service collections Donations and grants Gift aid reclaimed Legacies Fundraising Other receipts Total Receipts Payments Parish share Mission giving and donations Church activites and expenses and other payments Major capital expenditure Total Payments Net Receipts/(Payments) Transfers between funds Balance b/f at 1 January Balance c/f at 31 December |
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| 66,379 | 85,443 0 5,625 91,068 |
|
| 42,022 1,253 24,612 0 |
42,772 42,772 7,247 50 7,297 34,806 239 35,045 1,349 1,349 |
|
| 67,887 | 86,174 0 289 86,463 |
|
| -1,508 0 96,096 |
-732 0 5,336 4,604 0 106,378 0 426 106,804 |
|
| **94,588 ** | 105,646 0 5,762 111,408 |
In addition to the income recorded above, £747 was received in special collections and specfic fundraising activities and paid over to other charities and missions. This sum is excluded from the accounts in accordance with Church of England guidance.
Analysis of St Aidan's unrestricted general funds
| Analysis of St Aidan's unrestricted general funds | |
|---|---|
| St Aidan's Church Church in the Park Details of St Aidan's restricted fucnds Audio Visual Fund Children and Families Worker Church in the Park Mission |
Balance b/f Receipts Payments Transfers Balance c/f £ £ £ £ £ 94,349 80,213 -80,774 93,788 12,029 5,230 -5,400 11,858 |
| 106,378 85,443 -86,174 0 105,646 |
|
| Balance b/f Receipts Payments Transfers Balance c/f £ £ £ £ £ 0 625 625 0 5,000 5,000 187 -50 137 |
|
| 426 5,625 -289 0 5,762 |
The Audio Visual Fund is a donation towards costs of maintaining the audio visual system for streaming church services. The Children and Families Worker Fund is a grant toward the proposed employment of a chilren and families worker in 2023. Further grant applications are in progress to enable this to happen.
Note:
During 2022, the Church in the Park, whose accounts were previously part of the accounts of the Diocese of Newcastle, became a subcommittee of St Aidan's DCC. As such, its financial transactions for the whole of 2022 have been included in the accounts of St Aidan's DCC. The Church in the Park brought forward balances have been included in the 2022 accounts above, but the comparative figures for 2021 (receipts, payments and balances) have not been adjusted to include the Church in the Park figures.
The Parochial Church Council of the Team Parish of Christ the King, Newcastle
Notes to the Aggregated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022 (cont'd)
| 2021 Total £ 24,569 5,473 7,337 2,000 2,690 5,262 |
St Columba's DCC Summarised Accounts Receipts Planned giving and service collections Donations and grants Gift aid reclaimed Legacies Fundraising Other receipts Total Receipts Payments Parish share Mission giving and donations Church activites and expenses and other payments Major capital expenditure Total Payments Excess of Receipts over Payments (before transfers) Transfers between funds Balance b/f at 1 January Balance c/f at 31 December |
Restricted TOTAL General Designated Funds FUNDS £ £ £ £ 23,240 23,240 1,670 1,670 7,572 7,572 1,940 1,940 3,273 189 3,462 5,741 819 6,560 Unrestricted Funds |
|---|---|---|
| 47,331 | 43,436 1,007 0 44,443 |
|
| 37,860 2,489 10,341 2,235 |
30,000 30,000 219 219 11,666 527 77 12,270 1,044 137 1,181 |
|
| 52,925 | 42,929 527 214 43,670 |
|
| -5,594 0 82,217 |
507 480 -214 773 -4,769 3,198 1,571 0 67,068 7,702 1,853 76,623 |
|
| **76,623 ** | 62,807 11,380 3,210 77,396 |
In addition to the income recorded above, £661 was received in special collections and services and paid over to other charities and missions. This sum is excluded from the accounts in accordance with Church of England
Details of St Columba's designated and restricted funds:
| Designated Funds: Parish Mission Magazine Church Windows Restricted Funds: Organ fund Open Door Youth Work New Testaments Chapel Fund |
Balance b/f Receipts Payments Transfers Balance c/f £ £ £ £ £ 2,334 819 -202 429 3,380 893 189 -325 2,244 3,000 4,475 525 5,000 |
|---|---|
| 7,702 1,008 -527 3,198 11,380 |
|
| 600 600 429 -429 - 587 587 237 -77 160 0 -137 2,000 1,863 |
|
| 1,853 - -214 1,571 3,210 |
The chapel fund derives from a leagcy in 2021 initially treated as unrestricted.
The Parochial Church Council of the Team Parish of Christ the King, Newcastle
Notes to the Aggregated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022 (cont'd)
| St Cuthbert's DCC Summarised Accounts | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Unrestricted Funds | Restricted | TOTAL | |||
| Total | General | Designated | Funds | FUNDS | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Receipts | ||||||
| 8,731 | Planned giving and service collections | 8,049 | 8,049 | |||
| 1,251 | Donations and grants | 559 | 559 | |||
| 1,706 | Gift aid reclaimed | 2,123 | 2,123 | |||
| - | Legacies | 0 | 0 | |||
| 865 | Fundraising | 1,775 | 1,775 | |||
| 140 | Other receipts | 305 | 14 | 319 | ||
| 12,692 | Total Receipts | 12,810 | - | 14 | 12,824 | |
| Payments | ||||||
| 3,000 | Parish share | 3,500 | 3,500 | |||
| 120 | Mission giving and donations | 120 | 120 | |||
| 5,646 | Church activites and expenses and other payments | 6,373 | 6,373 | |||
| - | Major capital expenditure | 0 | - | |||
| 8,766 | Total Payments | 9,993 | - | - | 9,993 | |
| 3,926 | Net Receipts/(Payments) | 2,817 | - | 14 | 2,831 | |
| 37,311 | Balance b/f at 1 January | 9,446 | - | 31,791 | 41,237 | |
| 41,237 | Balance c/f at 31 December | 12,264 | - | 31,804 | 44,068 | |
| Details of St Cuthbert's restricted funds: | ||||||
| Balance b/f | Receipts | Payments | Transfers | Balance c/f | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Restricted Fund: | ||||||
| Building and Restoration fund | 31,791 | 14 | 0 | 31,804 |
The Building and Restoration fund derives from a restricted legacy received in 2015.
The Parochial Church Council of the Team Parish of Christ the King, Newcastle
Notes to the Aggregated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022 (cont'd)
| 2021 Total £ 11,533 2,966 6,056 0 1,231 4,287 |
St Matthew's DCC Summarised Accounts Receipts Planned giving and service collections Donations and grants Gift aid reclaimed Legacies Fundraising Other receipts Total Receipts Payments Parish share Mission giving and donations Church activites and expenses and other payments Major capital expenditure Total Payments Net Receipts/(Payments) Balance b/f at 1 January Balance c/f at 31 December Details of St Matthew's restricted funds: Balance b/f £ Restricted Fund: Building and Fabric fund 83,943 |
Restricted TOTAL General Designated Funds FUNDS £ £ £ £ 12,333 12,333 2,748 2,748 3,253 3,253 1,000 1,000 3,807 3,807 2,766 31 2,797 Unrestricted Funds |
|---|---|---|
| 26,072 | 25,907 0 31 25,938 |
|
| 8,000 441 9,646 0 |
14,000 14,000 2,694 2,694 8,627 8,627 0 0 |
|
| 18,087 | 25,320 0 0 25,320 |
|
| 7,985 88,056 |
586 0 31 617 12,099 0 83,943 96,042 |
|
| **96,042 ** | 12,685 0 83,974 96,659 |
|
| Receipts Payments Transfers Balance c/f £ £ £ £ 31 0 83,974 |
The Building and Fabric fund derives from a restricted legacy received in 2015.
Independent examlnerfs report to tbe members of the Parochlal Cburch Coundl of the Ecclesistical Prish of Christ the Kin& Dlocese of Newe*stle I rert to the members on my examination of the Trunts of the Pkrochial Cknjrch Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ the King. Diocese of Newca1¢, prepared on a receipts and payments basis. for th¢ year ended 31 D¢Gember 2022. Resp¢7nslbililies and basis ofreport As members of the Paro¢hiai chUb Council you ar¢ responsible for the prepardtion of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act,). You consider that the audit requiremenls of section 144 of tbe 2011 Act do not apply and an independent examitwtion is required. Having satisfied myself that the accounts arc required to be audite I reprt in re8t of my examinati( of the allnts as caniod out under sectiim 145 of the 2011 Act. Jn carying out my examination I havc followed the Directions ¥iven by thc CharAty Commission under tiOn 145(5)Ib) of the 2011 Act. Iftdep¢nde ayumiller's slaleme I confirn] that l am qualified to undertake the examination baUse l am a member of thc Jnsiitute of CharteTed Accountants in England and Wal¢s. I have completed my ¢xamination. I confirm that no matters have c(1¢ to my attention in ¢onne¢tion with the examination giving me cause to bdieve that in any material respect.. l) accounting records were not kept in Ordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act. OT 2) the accounts do not accord with those accounting records. I have no conc¢rns and have come across no other ll]atters in connection with the examinatith to which attention should be drawn ifi this rqrt in Ord to enable a proFW understanding of the awounts to b¢ reached. ol. John Oswald BA FCA Stephenson Coates Audit Llmited Chartered aetountants West 2 Asama Court Newcastl¢ Business Park N¢wc&8tle upon Tyne NE4 7Tr1) 18 April 2023