ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
Incumbent:
Rev. Andrew Doyle Holy Trinity Vicarage 5 Bryan Road Rotherhithe London SE16 5HF
Bank:
Charities Aid Foundation Bank (CAF)
10 St. Bride Street, London EC4A 4AD
London SE1 2UE
Treasurer:
Mr. Jolin Holme
Independent Examiner:
Mrs. Patricia Kavanagh-Brown FCA
A: Holy Trinity Vicarage, 3 Bryan Road, London, SE16 5HF T: 020 7237 4098 E: Andrew.Doyle@holy-trinity-rotherhithe.org.uk W: www.holy-trinity-rotherhithe.org.uk
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ROTHERHITHE
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 ~~0~~
Administrative Information
Holy Trinity Church is set in the eastern part of the Rotherhithe Peninsula in London. It is part of the Diocese of Southwark within the Church of England. The correspondence address is Holy Trinity Vicarage, 5 Bryan Road, London, SE16 5HF.
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Rotherhithe (PCC) is a registered charity, No. 1174630.
PCC members who have served in the last year are:
Incumbent: Rev. Andrew Doyle (Chairman) Reader Ivan Ibuno Wardens: Kosi Naidoo April 2021 – April 2024 Angela Samuels April 2021 – April 2024 Deputy Wardens: Peter Hill April 2021 – April 2024 Pat Ojo April 2019 – April 2022 Representatives on the Deanery Synod. Louise Bishop April 2017 – April 2020 Godfrey Ojo April 2019 – April 202 2 Elected P.C.C.: Aisha Sandy April 2019 – April 2022 Anne Stoten April 2017 – April 2021 Samantha Pullin Sept 2020 – April 2023 Pauline Madison Peter Hills Foundation Governor Hudson Scott Sept 2020 - April 2023 Martin Dadswell April 2021- April 2024 Cindy Glover April 2021- April 2024 Treasurer Jolin Holme Secretary to the PCC: Sue Aldred
Structure, Governance and Management
The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. Three new members will be elected this year.
Objectives and Activities
Holy Trinity’s PCC has the responsibility of cooperating with the Incumbent, the Revd. Andrew Doyle, in promoting the ecclesiastical parish and indeed the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for Holy Trinity Church and Trinity Halls.
Church Attendance
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The unprecedented year of 2020 became an unprecedented two years as Covid continued to impact the world around us. At one stage church attendance was reduced to no more than 20 in the pews. But at least we were still open. Zoom services held-up through the start of the year, but as the church began to openup again and numbers increased, so the zoom services declined. We ceased to do zoom services by the end of October and started to look forward to Christmas and hopefully a brighter New Year.
The Church year
For much of the year it has been difficult to plan ahead in any meaningful way when different variants of Covid kept emerging. People’s resilience and patience has been sorely tested at times and yet people held together coping with changes, set-backs and enjoying small steps forward.
It was a pleasure to have our first wedding and first baptisms during the autumn. For the congregation it was a pleasure to finally be allowed to sing hymns once again, even with face coverings. The choir began to rehearse and at the end of the year held a Carol service. Concerts also started back in September, with a smaller audience to begin with because of social distancing and a bar held outside. As Covid declined so numbers were able to be increased.
Although we had no summer coach outing, held no Trinity Sunday or Harvest sitdown meals in the hall, we followed one Sunday in September with tables outside for a lunch. Thankfully the weather held and a good day was had by all. This hope and joy of meeting again and holding services and social occasions helped to lift morale, even as the threat of a new Covid wave looked likely by the end of the year.
Hall bookings began in July, although there was only one during this month and most waited until the autumn. To ensure these remained as safe as possible, numbers allowed to attend functions were greatly reduced from 150 to a Maximum of 100. Even then, few events reached this number and were mainly smaller children’s parties. Hirers were asked to sign a “Covid agreement” whereby they were asked to take responsibility in follow best practices and reduce risks. The agreement also included an understanding that if a party had to be cancelled due to Covid, then the hirer would get a full refund.
One of the big changes for our church was to see Ivan our Reader begin training to be a priest. Although it has been a joy to see Ivan begin this process, it has been hard to let him go and we all miss his ministry, his preaching and his presence among us. Still we continue to benefit from the experience and ministry of our two retired clergy, Fr Ken Woolhouse and Fr Tony Lucas. We also hope that Samantha Pullin will begin training as a Reader in the Autumn of 2022.
Morning and Evening Prayer continue to be a bedrock of Church worship - limiting our numbers to five in the Lady Chapel to begin with. The main Eucharist in church saw an increase in numbers beginning able to attend, from a low of 20 at the beginning of the year and gradually increasing, though never reaching pre-Covid numbers. The Tuesday Evening Eucharist continued through much of the year; a service limited to four to begin with, gathered at the Altar, each with their own chalice. This service took a break during the Autumn months to allow for a study group called “confirmation classes for those who don’t want to get confirmed”. A group of six people joined this for open discussion about the
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Christian faith. Of that group, one went on to be baptised, two others now attend church.
As I write this, the uncertainty continues although we are for the time being in a much better place. Through this year Holy Trinity has been served by some amazing people who have kept faith and hope, have still managed to smile and who, for the grace of God and love of Christ, have put themselves out and given so much. Our church has been blessed by the work of those on the PCC and especially by our Church Wardens and deputies, who have held so much together. We are still in the process of rebuilding much of which was put on hold during Covid. And while we start to look to growing again, we must not lose sight of what we have managed to sustain through what has been the most difficult of times.
The grace of God continues to uphold us and by that grace, by a love of God, a love of one another and a willingness to serve this community, we will continue to find a way forward.
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Financial Review (for full details please see Church accounts).
The Church again has been blessed with some very generous members of the congregation, without their financial support the Church finances would be in a far less healthy position. We maintained our giving to the diocese in 2021, and for 2022 we agreed to increase it by 4%.
Church receipts of £112,037 compared to £82,030 in 2020, reflecting some reduction in restrictions:
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●Collections, other giving and gift aid of £60,544 (2020: £57,068).
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●Fund raising, church fees, nursery, investment income and lettings of £51,493 (2020: £24,962).
Church payments of £63,445 (2020: ££62,846), as the PCC continued to carefully manage outgoings:
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●Parish share maintained at £37,680;
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●Church running expenses and church major works £9,260 (2020: £9,392);
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●Hall running costs and hall major works £13,243 (2020: £11,212);
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●Other: staffing, mission giving, cost of generating funds £3,262 (was £4,562)
Overall there was an excess of receipts over payments of £48,592 (2020: £19,184). This contributed to the bank balance at the end of the year of £214,419 (2020: £165,767).
Reserves Policy.
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It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds which equates to at least six months unrestricted payments. These reserves are held to smooth out fluctuations in cash flow and to meet emergencies.
Mr. Jolin Holme Treasurer
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Independent Examiner's Report to the members/trustees of Holy Trinity Church, Rotherhithe, Parochial Church Council (PCC) .
I report to the charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 December 2021.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
· accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
· the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Name: Patricia Kavanagh-Brown FCA Address: Woolbeding, Sherwood Road, Tideswell, Derbyshire SK17 8HJ
Date:
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HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ROTHERHITHE Fknan¢lal statlent$ for theyar End&J 31 De¢eml)er J21 erns fvKcDunts rhE Acco15 hovE bEEn redon the recEI bo5k. Unrtsxrlrted Rerlrted Endowmwt Fund nd knd Fund TL•l 3)a TLIl 3)3) Ching•OO VDluntaryRecESpts'. cd1ectronsatnriCe l othergivinglvo1untrryrelpts Giftaid r(wered 7.210 42.731 IU.))3 6Q244 5,962 3.700 300 6Q544 57,068 3,476 Atl Forgener•tknEfunds Imq5tmurt IniDnl 75 75 Church ¥(tMts 5L418 24.962 82,030 26.456 30,007 Pawn•rts Chur¢h A(tl¥ftlos: Parish thare cIergyd staffing cos Church runnin8 expen5£S Hall runnin8 CO5 Misso nd donatiofjs 137fO01 (1016) 192601 (11243) 830 834 L13U 1,570 440 1620301 Cc5t ol ner•tl Iwds Total Payments Excsofr£teiptscvw prnts TransferSbetWe funds 4W2 48.592 29.408 Cash atbankend in hend ari lan Cash atbankand in hand at31 fEc 16S767 214.419 165,767 46,652 Page 7 of 11
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ROTHERHITHE Statementof Assets and Liabilities UnrestrKted Funds Designated funds Restricted Funds Endtrment Funds Notes Total 2021 Total 2020 Cash funds Bank Current AtLounts Dep05it fund Cash held in ChLtth safe 133,692 80,727 133,692 80,727 85,115 80,652 71 214,419 214.419 165.767 Other MonÈtaryAsset$ Income tax recoverable Irwestment assets Investment Fund Shares al market value Assets retained for church use Hall (At InSwae Valwl 151413 151.413 151,413 Page 8 of 11
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ROTHERHITHE Note5 2021 2(YlO l) All other ln voluntary re(elpl Standingorders CAF / Charitable givin8 Donations Igenerall Donations Irestrictedl Other Totsl 35,796 1.365 3,365 33.148 1,360 4,317 3W 2C6 2.205 43,(r51 39.331 2) Churth actItIeS Fund Raising Church Fees l Other I0$$} Nursery cence Lettin 1,135 1,275 21,752 1,011 47.196 2,645 51,418 Totsl 24.962 3) ClerByand staffing costs Music expense (1.818) (2,6X)I 4) Churth running expenses Church Expenses Clvch rg C5 Coach Hire for Brighton Flowers Church Fees Payrnents Church Kneelers Quinquennial Report Church Roof Security System or works I3,5) 3.645) P3)71 144241 1879) 19141 (1, 142) 18781 25) Totsl 19,260) 193921 5) Hall runnin8 costs (7,22) 1.82 I5) (2,829) 162671 113021 11,4691 11,7681 Refuse Collection Cleaning Maintenan Major works Other costs Total 1959) 13.243) 1112121 6) Mission and donati1$ Mission Gwing St Nicholas Fund Totsl 1830) 11.2701 restricted funds 1830) 11,5701 7) Cash funds Current Shawbrook Cash in Safe Totsl 113.2 J,727 85.115 80,652 214,419 165,767 8) Insurance is renewed each year usin£this ¥altion. and will be reviewed periodically Ingforward Page 9 of 11