## St Thomas’s, Stopsley Seeking to Share God’s Love 


## Annual Reports For Annual Church Meeting 2023 

## **Welcome!** 

Welcome to our Reports for the Annual Church Meeting 2023.  It is wonderful to have you as part of our Church Family, and thank you for reading through these reports and (hopefully) attending our ACM this year.  If you have any queries or comments please raise them at the meeting, or mention them privately, if you prefer, to me or one of the Church Council (PCC) members. 

As we meet together it is important to honour one another in the life of our church family and especially all those who do so much to care for members and to reach out to our community, and beyond, with the good news of Jesus.  We are truly called to seek to share God’s love with everyone! 

Let us be praying  …  that together we might be the Church God wants us to be, and the Church that Stopsley needs. 

Welcome, indeed. 

## _David Alexander (Vicar)_ 

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## St Thomas’s, Stopsley **Parish Profile & Mission Action Plan** 

## **Mission Statement:** _**Seeking to Share God’s Love.**_ 

-  We seek to be a _**Mission-orientated**_ evangelistic church, intent on sharing God’s love with all in our local community, and beyond. 

-  We aim to reach out in _**love**_ to all we can, witnessing for Christ through word and action. 

-  We wish to be a _**welcoming community**_ in all we do. 

-  We offer a wide range of worship styles, including _**established**_ services and _**Fresh Expressions**_ for those presently unchurched and newcomers. 

-  We are aware of our need to be prayerful, seeking the power of the _**Holy Spirit**_ **.** 

-  We value being taught from the _**Scriptures**_ , desiring that they are expounded in a relevant and inspirational way. 

-  We endeavour to be a _**pastoral**_ church, caring for the Church family and any others we can. 

-  We are a _**servant**_ church seeking to serve people in our community and town, and further afield, in practical and caring ways in the name of Jesus. 

-  We prize our history and are _**forward-looking**_ in faith to what God will do through us in the future. 

-  We are a _**friendly**_ church, valuing fellowship, eating together, homegroups and hospitality. 

## **SOME PARISH DETAILS** 

**Population** : 10,000 approx. (This figure gives some idea of the ‘pastoral area’ for our church, rather than exact count of the population). 

**Location** : North East area of Luton, at the boundary with Herts. The parish includes the wards of Stopsley and Putteridge. The busy A505 from Luton to Hitchin runs through the parish and separates the church geographically from much of the rest of the parish. 

**Type[s] of housing** : Mainly owner occupied, with some rented accommodation, and pockets of housing association or council property. 

**Community facilities** : Two high schools, two primary schools, one special needs school, and a large sports complex with Olympic swimming and diving facilities. 

**History of the community :** In 1862, when the church was built, Stopsley was a village. Over the years since then Luton has gradually swallowed it up and it is now a suburb of the town. Some of the major employers of people in the community over the past 100 years have closed or declined in size, but employment remains fairly high. The airport and the car industry are major employers. 

**Parish boundaries:** No longer quite the same natural cohesive community that it once was but boundaries mainly make sense except confusing boundary on Ramridge Estate with St. Francis. 

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## **PARTNERSHIP IN WORSHIP, MISSION & MINISTRY** 

We are active participants in the Luton Deanery in working together in mission to our town of Luton. 

In the early 1990’s we planted Christchurch, Bushmead, a thriving church largely within what was the much larger former parish of Stopsley. 

Other Christian Churches : we have a good friendly relationship with Stopsley Baptist Church and Ramridge Baptist Church with whom we have co-operated on various events and projects. SBC has a much bigger congregation, and with its better facilities and style of worship it attracts younger people and people from a wider area. We have different styles of worship but complement one another in our evangelistic task. We have friendly relations with Sacred Heart (RC). Ministers are involved in local and town wide fraternals, and we also participate in a local evangelical hub for prayer and mission, and a similar but larger grouping for the whole town. 

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## **Annual Parish Report 2022 (Prepared for AGM 2023) by Stopsley (St Thomas) Parish Church Council (PCC)** 

## **Background – What is the PCC?** 

Stopsley Parish Church P.C.C. has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, the Reverend David Alexander, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish of Stopsley the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. Our Parish Mission Statement is as follows: **Seeking to share God's love with everyone.** 

## **Membership – Who is on the PCC?** 

Members of the P.C.C are either ex officio or elected by the Annual Church Meeting (properly known as the Annual Parochial Church Meeting) in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. 

During 2022 (after the 2022 AGM) the following served as members of the P. C. C: 

## **Ex-officio Members** 

1. David Alexander (Vicar, Chairman) 

Churchwardens - Vacant 

., and 

## **Elected Lay Representatives** We are entitled to 12 elected representatives: 

(The rules state: 6 reps if up to 50 on the Electoral roll 9 reps if up to 100 on the Electoral roll 12 reps if up to 200 on the Electoral roll 

15 reps if over 200 on the Electoral roll) 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12|Elected<br>Year Elected<br>Term of Office<br>Term Ends|
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||Linda Clitheroe<br>2021<br>2yr<br>2023<br>Ian Marshall<br>2021<br>2yr<br>2023<br>Charlotte Zhivago<br>2021<br>2yr<br>2023<br>Louise Winter<br>2021<br>2yr<br>2023<br>John Alexander<br>2021<br>3yr<br>2024<br>Deborah Bachini<br>2021<br>3yr<br>2024<br>David Newbound<br>2021<br>3yr<br>2024<br>Neil Rolls<br>2021<br>3yr<br>2024<br>Rosemary Stipta<br>2022<br>3yr<br>2025<br>Vacant<br>2022<br>3yr<br>2025<br>Vacant<br>2022<br>3yr<br>2025<br>Vacant<br>2022<br>3yr<br>2025|



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## **Elected Representatives on Deanery Synod**** who automatically also serve on the PCC 

|1|Christine Younger|2020|3yr|2023|
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|2|Steve Dolby|2020|3yr|2023|
|3|Vacant|2020|3yr|2023|



** We have between 100-199 names on our electoral roll and so are entitled to 3 Elected Deanery Synod Representatives. 

NB The clergy of the church also serve on the Deanery Synod 

## **Co-opted** 

None 

## **Office came to end at APCM 2022** 

_PCC Members:_ Julie Bailey, John Kingham, Stewart Leary, Stella Marshall 

_Deanery Synod Members_ : Continue in office till 2023 

## **Elections at 2023 AGM** 

We are very appreciative of the significant contributions of the PCC members coming to the end of their period of office. Under the present rules in place for our PCC, elected members who have served for 3 years, apart from ‘office holders'*, are not eligible for re-election until 12 months after the end of their term of office. 

Linda Clitheroe * Ian Marshall Charlotte Zhivago Louise Winter 

_* Eligible for re-election as an Office Holder_ 

We are also grateful for those who have represented us on the Deanery Synod.  They, or others are eligible to stand again. 

Christine Younger Steve Dolby 

## **There will be elections for the following positions:** 

4  PCC member(s) to serve for 3 years to 2026 3 PCC member(s) to serve for 2 years to 2025 0 PCC member(s) to serve for 1 year to 2024 3 Deanery Synod member(s) to serve to 2026 

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## **Committees** 

## _Standing Committee_ 

The Standing Committee is the only committee required by law, and is our only official committee. It has power to transact the business of the P.C.C between its meetings, subject to any directions given by the council. 

## **Electoral Roll** 

There are 126 parishioners now on the Church Electoral Roll. This represents a change of minus 8 from the previous year’s ACM Electoral Roll. These changes are due to parishioners moving, changing church, death or people who live outside the parish and no longer regularly attend St Thomas's. 

## **Review of the Year** 

This past year continues to be, like the previous two, very different from the normal life of our church. 2022 saw a gradual opening up of services and activities, but really we still have some way to go yet. We are grateful to all members of the church family, and those who have associated themselves with us, in keeping in touch with one another and seeking to support each other, practically and spiritually. There have been many phone calls, emails and messages – and much prayer for each other. Thank you to you all. 

We are also especially thankful for the wonderful pastoral support offered by David Newbound as Pastoral Worker, Debbie Newbound as Parish Nurse and Deborah Bachini, who, in addition to keeping the Church Office operating, helped in ringing members of the church to offer support. At services we continued to be very careful to keep one another safe. 

We have continued to livestream a daily ‘Prayer and Share’ to those who could join us via Facebook Live, and those who connected later via Facebook, Google Public Folder, YouTube and the website. As well as many church members, we have been joined by others, both locally and around the country and the world. We also livestream all our services from the church building. We are grateful to all who have made this possible, especially John Pinnock and Rosemary Stipta. We have also worked hard at producing a weekly email to keep people in touch via a mailing list. 

The main focus of the last year has been attempting to care for and support one another, and for those we could in our local community, during this time of challenge. Thank you for all the ways in which each person has contributed to this. 

During the year we celebrated our 160[th] birthday as a parish. We are grateful for God’s faithfulness in the past, and the present and look forward to the future with confident hope in God as we share His love together. 

_David Alexander, Vicar. On behalf of the P.C.C_ 

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## **Warden’s Report** 

At the moment we do not have an elected Church Warden. 

## **Administrators report** 

The Parish Office has had another busy year.  It’s been good to see the back of working at home and to be in the office properly, seeing the church being used again for weekly services, baptisms, funerals and weddings, for clubs and groups.  The office has returned to being the front line for many people contacting the church for the first time, for dropping off and picking up and many other reasons.  We try to give a warm welcome and to be accessible.  The work is varied, interesting and enjoyable. 

My thanks go to the many volunteers helping to keep the church clean and tidy and running smoothly; a small team of people are giving help with cleaning, IT, flower arranging, silver cleaning, food bank collections, shopping, tea making and many other behind the scenes jobs.  It is all much appreciated, and if anyone has an hour or two to assist please do contact me in the office for details. 

## _Deborah Bachini_ 

## **Church Flowers Report** 

We have done a mix of silk and real flower arrangements again this year. We have used good quality, realistic silk flowers so that they do not need attention, ie regular watering and arranging. The reason for this is that we are still looking for extra helpers to do flower arranging and also due to the cost of real flowers. 

I would like to thank Ian, Mary and Christine for their help at Easter, also to Emily, Ronnie, Ryley and Victoria for making the Easter Garden. 

If anyone would like to have a go at flower arrangements, I would be happy to give tips and advice.   Please ask.  Thank you 

_Linda Clitheroe_ 

## **Deanery Synod Report** 

The Luton Deanery Synod met four times in 2022.  In February we had a presentation from Rachel Johnson the Diocesan Environmental Officer. Rachel gave a detailed presentation as all parishes are encouraged to join with the national and diocesan Church of England targets of reaching net zero by 2030.  The emphasis is on the management of church buildings, church land and local community participation. 

At our June meeting we considered Mission and ways we could collaborate more effectively. The members reflected on 3 things that we would like to do that we are not already doing. After a short presentation of these, we were encouraged to speak to others with similar ideas so that we could share and support one another. 

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In October we had an informative presentation by Jessica Rowlands on the Luton community chaplaincy and heard about their plans to deliver more locally focussed chaplaincy in different neighbourhoods of the town. 

The November meeting included a presentation from Rev Jairo Nyaongo on the work of the diocesan racial Justice group and an invitation for parishes to take part in a survey on attitudes to those of different racial backgrounds. 

During the year, the governance of Wenlock School was passed over to the diocesan Multi Academy Trust. The ethos of the school remains Christian, but it will be managed by different means. A new local governing body will also be appointed. A group that had been constituted to look at the structure of the Luton deanery met twice and an assessment was begun of the strengths and needs of our parishes. 

A big thankyou to all those who represent our parishes on deanery Synod. Elections for members of Synod take place at this year’s APCM and it would be good to have a full take up of places for this triennium. 

David Kesterton Area Dean 

_With thanks to David Kesterton for sharing his report above._ 

_Steve Dolby_ 

## **Care Team** 

The Care Team continues to meet regularly once a month, to prayerfully and practically support the church and wider community. I am grateful for the faithfulness of the members of the care team, who are a great support to both myself and Debbie, the Parish Nurse, and vicar David.  Also to our community as a whole, as they practically work as members of the body of Christ in this place. 

_David Newbound_ 

## **Hands of Mercy** 


2022 marked the 25[th] anniversary of Hands of Mercy. What an incredible milestone! 25 years ago, the work started when one street child met David Gunn and took him to her family living in Florante Street, one of the squatter communities in Manila. David galvanised support to help their situation and Hands of Mercy was born. The contact quickly developed into reaching a whole community and over the years has spread to nine communities, impacting many thousands of lives. 

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The prayers, support and gifts of supporters from St. Thomas’ has been invaluable. In 2022, 50 families were sponsored through the Family Support Programme, 200 children were fed through the Supplementary Feeding Programme (9,600 meals) and 217 children and teenagers were helped with their education through the Child Sponsorship Programme. Your faithful support and prayers helped to make this possible – on behalf of everyone in the Philippines, THANK YOU! 

There are some challenges ahead as we face 2023 – food prices have risen considerably and pesos (the Filipino currency) don’t go as far as they used to. This is a global issue but sadly, price rises affect those living in poverty the most. If you feel motivated or prompted to help further – either through sponsoring a child or family or helping wherever it’s needed the most – we would love to hear from you. Please get in contact with the Hands of Mercy UK office – info@handsofmercyph.org or call Denise, our administrator, on 07467 127023. 

Thank you again for being part of the Hands of Mercy story and we look forward to the next 25 years and beyond! 

God bless you, 

Samantha Graham, Chair, and the UK Trustees, Hands of Mercy International 


_Samantha Graham, Chair, and the UK Trustees, Hands of Mercy International_ 

## **Home Group** 

Our home group meets weekly on Thursday evenings in the comfort of our lounge.  Usually, there are 7 or 8 of us and we have been meeting regularly now for a number of years apart from when we had to pause the meetings to comply with lockdown regulations. 

The objectives of our home group are to try and get to know God better and to try to learn more about his plans for us all, both as individuals and as a community, through studying the bible, praying and learning from each other; to grow closer together in friendship and trust and to support each other through the ups and downs of life. 

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When studying the bible we, during one term followed the Sunday sermon series, during another    we looked at various short books alternating weekly between the Old and the New Testament.  We decide together what we would like to look at.  However we are not always as studious as this sounds, we have many laughs and definitely value each others’ friendships and respect each others’ opinions.  We ensure that we have at least one meeting a term that is a social, when we share a meal together. 

If anyone would like to know more then please do not hesitate to talk with either Ruth, me or any member of the group, or come and join us for a couple of weeks.  You would be very welcome, – no commitment necessary. 

## _Ian Marshall_ 

## **Lunch Club** 

I am delighted that this year we have been able to resume the Lent lunches.  I am also very grateful to Maggie and her daughter Kerri and to Jean, who have worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make these little lunches the success they are.  All money raised this year will be going to the Turkish and Syrian people after the recent earthquake. 

God bless 

_David Newbound_ 

## **Parish Nurse** 

My Parish Nurse role has been in operation now for 4 years and is going from strength to strength, thanks be to God 

I have an Alzheimers group that runs every 3[rd] Wednesday (see news letter for details). Also a twins group which runs every month and just recently I have started the St Thomas Parish Nurse cancer support group for those suffering from cancer and those  supporting them. This group is supported by Macmillian in which a grant was given, this group happens on the last Friday of the month, see The Messenger  for details 

Mr Steve Dolby has been paramount  in obtaining grants for my ministry which is paramount to its continuation. 

My plan for the future is that in Jan 2024 I will begin full time parish nurse ministry at the church with much more plans for wellbeing and health promotion.  My wellbeing coffee morning has been a great success with 40 plus people attending. 

I would like to thank my husband David (Director of Pastoral Care) for his ongoing love and support, to Steve Dolby for his continued hard work as my fundraiser and accessing Grants etc and generally supporting all I do.  Also Deborah and Neil for their ongoing support. 

And last but not least David and Jane for prayers support and love and the love of the St Thomas’s church family 

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I am available at the moment for one to one appointments and chats on a Wednesday 10am to 4pm, please contact me and during my wellbeing coffee morning I am available for personal chats and blood pressure checks also 

Many thanks for your ongoing support and look forward to ongoing service with you 

## _Debbie Newbound_ 

## **Pastoral Care Report** 

Over the last 12 months, I’ve had the privilege to accompany people from the church community and the wider community in their personal journeys, to listen to their stories, to share their hopes and fears, to walk with them in their daily lives.  For all that has been given, and for all that has been received, thank you, but above all thanks and praise to God. Much of these interactions and conversations take place quietly and remain hidden. But what a privilege it is to share in your stories, your hopes and your heart aches, and to accompany you on your spiritual and life journeys. May God bless us all. David. 

_David Newbound Director or Pastoral Care_ 

## **Safeguarding** 

Judi Kingham has decided to stand down from the Team after many years service. Hopefully we will be able to announce a successor for Judi at the AGM. 

The safeguarding team manage the applications for DBS police checks for anyone who works with children or vulnerable adults in the church. We also try to ensure that the church is a safe place.  The Church safeguarding policy complies to the guidelines laid down by St Albans Diocese and Church of England. 

_Linda Clitheroe Safeguarding Officer_ 

## **Stewardship Report** 

The year 2022 is another year most people wish to forget. It has been a year of an increase in the cost of living, strikes, working from home, job losses and bereavements. With this difficult situation, which has affected all of us in some way, I wish to thank everyone who has faithfully been committed to supporting our Church this financial year (2022). 

As at 31[st] . December, 2022 the membership of the Scheme was 62. (couples count as one). A net reduction of 4 from the previous year. 

As you can appreciate, with increased running costs year on year, regular stewardship giving and donations are more important than ever. This is because St. Thomas’s costs exceed its income for the fourth year in succession. Legacy monies, which should be put aside to maintain the fabric of the Church are being used to make up the deficit, 

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However, stewardship is not only about money, it is also about giving time and practical help to St. Thomas’s Church. There is always a need for Sunday Club helpers, refreshment volunteers, and also cleaners, litter pickers and people to carry out odd jobs, etc. The list is endless. If you are in a position to help, please talk to the Administrator in the Parish Office. 

Finally, I would ask that you take this opportunity to pray and reflect on your giving.  If you would like to join the Stewardship Scheme and make regular donations please ask me, the Treasurer or the Parish Administrator for details. 

_Leslie Sims  -  Stewardship Secretary_ 

## **Sunday Club Review** 


Our first full year back to ‘normality’ and what a wonderful year it has been. We have a lovely group of regular children now and often visiting children with often more than 10 who all enjoy activities during our Sunday morning service. 

Throughout the year we have met each week and looked at both the New and Old Testament. On the first Sunday of each month, we have joined the ‘grown ups’ in church for the all age service and the rest of the month we have met in the hall we growing in our journey with Jesus and God through prayer, discussions, activities, games, stories and crafts. 

As well as our regular meeting we have had some wonderful events, our Easter party was a great success, we shared a picnic in the park with friends, family and our church family as a whole where the children competed in the crazy golf and enjoyed the scavenger hunt. We won the judges prize in the Stopsley scarecrow festival, the Christmas market and the children shared our wonderful nativity in church in December and finished off the year with the epiphany party. 



As a team we feel we are in a positive place, we have support from helpers who join us for a session or 2 a term and are invaluable to the success of Sunday club and imperative to us being able to continue. 


We would like to take this opportunity to invite any members of the congregation to come in and see what we do, lend a hand and possibly join our team of helpers. 


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Looking forwards we are hoping for more outings, more parties, more activities and more fun enjoying our spiritual journey together. 

In partnership with Stopsley Baptist Church around 100 people, including our Sunday Club members and Parishioners, attended a Light Party on 31[st] October, which was held at Haverings.  The children enjoyed games, crafts, food and a bonfire and much fun was had by all.  Thanks to Angela, Richard and Jo White for all their work for the event. 

## _Sara Hillyard_ 

## **Treasurer’s Annual Report Year ended 31[st] December 2022** 

Once again this has been a challenging financial year for our Church. While our total income excluding legacies increased by 10% from 2021,  total expenditure also increased by 5%, mainly due to increased services following the lifting of Covid restrictions 

We were very fortunate to have received a large Legacy from the Estate of Jim Gabriel which has enabled us to continue our activities at a similar level to past years without having to make some very difficult financial decisions. In the absence of this legacy, we would have reported a deficit of £30,126 which is obviously not sustainable. 

I am sure that 2023 will again be a challenging year. The Parish Share has further increased by £1,038 to £63,268 and with the age of the building it is unlikely that we will not incur some level of expenditure to maintain it in a good condition. We also will be exposed to the full impact of increased electric and gas prices as our existing contracts expire. 

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to express thanks to the people who help with the handling of the Church Cash and Accounting: 

Deborah Bachini who helps count and record the Collections at each Service; Les Sims who deals with the envelope giving and gift aid return; and Sarah Vyvyan who has operated the Church PAYE scheme. 

We are also very appreciative of Natasha Wilcox, who at extremely short notice carried out the Independent Examination of our 2022 Accounts. 

## _Neil Rolls_ 

_(Hon. Treasurer St Thomas’ PCC)                                         15 May 2023_ 

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|Incoming Resources (all unrestricted)||||
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||Note|2022|2021|
|||t|€|
|lncoming resourcesfromdonors|2(a)|220,294|71,539|
|Other voluntary incoming resources|2(b)|9,974|3,507|
|lncome from charitable & ancillary trading|2(c)|191|40|
|Other ordinary incoming resources|2(d)|2,922|3,509|
|TotalNon-Designated lncoming resources||233,281|78,595|
|ResourcesUsed|||-|
|Grants|3(a)|1,774|826|
|Activities directly relating to theworkoftheChurch|3(b)|98,178|95,631|
|Publicity, Church management & admin.|3(c)|1,632|456|
|||101,584||
||||-6;517|
|NetAnnual Surplus/(Deficit)||131,697|(18,318)|



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|2.lncomingresources(allunrestricted)||||
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||Note|2022|2021|
|||f|€|
|2(a)lncoming from donors||||
|Planned Giving||43,562|46,005|
|GiftDay||2,355|0|
|IncomeTaxrecoverable||9,418|10,031|
|Collections(open plate) at all Services||2,668|1,580|
|Collections(creditcard)at all Services||468|109|
|Legacies||161,923|13,813|
|||220,294|71,538|
|2(b)Othervoluntary incomingresources||||
|Coffee mornings,Lunches&Teas||699|15|
|Hireof andDonationsforuseofhall||1,100|724|
|Social Events||1,285|0|
|Miscellaneous Donations & Receipts||3,004|1,366|
|ParishNursingDonations&Receipts||3,886|1,406|
|||9,974|3,507|
|2(c)lncomefromcharitableandancillary||||
|trading||||
|Magazine Subscriptions||191|40|
|Magazine Adverts||0|0|
|||191|4A|
|2(d)Otherordinaryincome resources||||
|Weddingandfuneralfees& receipts||2,822|3,509|





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|||2022||2021|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|3ResourcesUsed||t||€|
|3(a)GrantstoCharities|||||
|WorldRelief||1,442||10|
|WorldMission||0||0|
|UK SocialConcern/Relief||192||16|
|UK Church Mission||540||800|
|||1,774||826|
|3(b)Activities direetlyrelating to theworkof the Ghurch|||||
|Ministry: Parish Share||62,269||62,469|
|ClergyExpenses||3,724|-|3,639|
|PastoralWorker|-|4,914||4,690|
|Pastoral DiscretionaryExpenditure||0||0|
|Church OfficeWages||8,139||6,783|
|Ghurch: Running Expenses||7,067||7,474|
|Routine Maintenance||4,516||2,163|
|Major Repairs||0||2,400|
|Service Costs||2,491||1,766|
|ParishNursing||1,995||1,423|
|Depreciation||798||1,1gg|
|TelephoneCharges||1,530||1,824|
|Miscellaneous||746||212|
||--ffiE-|||95,631|
|3(c)Publicity,GhurchManagement &Administration|||||
|Stationery &printing(incl. magazine)||1,462|-|1,006|
|lndependentExaminer'sfee||120||(600)|
|Miscellaneous||50||50|
|||||456|





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|4.Fixed Assets|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Sound|Offiee|Churchyard||
||EquipmentEquipment||Equipment|Total|
|CosWaluation|||||
|Al1January2A22|10,233|6,644|1,540|18,417|
|Additions during year|0|1,022|0|1,022|
|Disposals|0|0|(1,540)|(1,540)|
|At31December2022|10,233|7,666||17,899|
|Depreciation|||||
|At1January2022|14,233|5,391|1,540|17,164|
|Charge foryear|0|798|0|798|
|Disposals|0|0|(1,540)|(1,540)|
|At31December2022|10,233|6,189||16,422|
|NetBook Value|||||
|At31December2022||1,477||1,477|
|At31December2021||1,253||1,253|
|5.Debtors|||2022<br>tt|2021|
|lncome Tax recoverable|||3,958|3,246|
|Other Debtors|||265|265|
||||4,223|3,511|
|6.Liabilities: Amountsduewithinoneyear|||||
|Donations|||990|660|
|Other Creditors&Accruals|||7,682|10,036|
||||8,672|10,696|
|7.Funds|||||
||General|LegacyFunds|Youth||
||Account|(Unresticted)|Project|Total|
|N1January2022<br>Surplus/(Deficit)forthe year|0<br>0|<br>35,866<br> <br>131,697|'r,075<br>0<br>36,941<br>131,697||
|At31December2022||167,563|1,075168,638||
|8.Legacy Funds|||2022|2021|
||||ET||
|BCox|||a|22,079|
|JohnMcBeath|||0|5,000|
|Josie Cumberland|||5,740|8,787|
|JimGabriel|||161,823<br>0||
||||167,563|35,866|





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|||t|€|
|lncoming resourcesfromdonors|2(a)|220,294|71,539|
|Other voluntary incoming resources|2(b)|9,974|3,507|
|lncome from charitable & ancillary trading|2(c)|191|40|
|Other ordinary incoming resources|2(d)|2,922|3,509|
|TotalNon-Designated lncoming resources||233,281|78,595|
|ResourcesUsed|||-|
|Grants|3(a)|1,774|826|
|Activities directly relating to theworkoftheChurch|3(b)|98,178|95,631|
|Publicity, Church management & admin.|3(c)|1,632|456|
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|NetAnnual Surplus/(Deficit)||131,697|(18,318)|



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|||f|€|
|2(a)lncoming from donors||||
|Planned Giving||43,562|46,005|
|GiftDay||2,355|0|
|IncomeTaxrecoverable||9,418|10,031|
|Collections(open plate) at all Services||2,668|1,580|
|Collections(creditcard)at all Services||468|109|
|Legacies||161,923|13,813|
|||220,294|71,538|
|2(b)Othervoluntary incomingresources||||
|Coffee mornings,Lunches&Teas||699|15|
|Hireof andDonationsforuseofhall||1,100|724|
|Social Events||1,285|0|
|Miscellaneous Donations & Receipts||3,004|1,366|
|ParishNursingDonations&Receipts||3,886|1,406|
|||9,974|3,507|
|2(c)lncomefromcharitableandancillary||||
|trading||||
|Magazine Subscriptions||191|40|
|Magazine Adverts||0|0|
|||191|4A|
|2(d)Otherordinaryincome resources||||
|Weddingandfuneralfees& receipts||2,822|3,509|





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|---|---|---|---|---|
|3ResourcesUsed||t||€|
|3(a)GrantstoCharities|||||
|WorldRelief||1,442||10|
|WorldMission||0||0|
|UK SocialConcern/Relief||192||16|
|UK Church Mission||540||800|
|||1,774||826|
|3(b)Activities direetlyrelating to theworkof the Ghurch|||||
|Ministry: Parish Share||62,269||62,469|
|ClergyExpenses||3,724|-|3,639|
|PastoralWorker|-|4,914||4,690|
|Pastoral DiscretionaryExpenditure||0||0|
|Church OfficeWages||8,139||6,783|
|Ghurch: Running Expenses||7,067||7,474|
|Routine Maintenance||4,516||2,163|
|Major Repairs||0||2,400|
|Service Costs||2,491||1,766|
|ParishNursing||1,995||1,423|
|Depreciation||798||1,1gg|
|TelephoneCharges||1,530||1,824|
|Miscellaneous||746||212|
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|3(c)Publicity,GhurchManagement &Administration|||||
|Stationery &printing(incl. magazine)||1,462|-|1,006|
|lndependentExaminer'sfee||120||(600)|
|Miscellaneous||50||50|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
||Sound|Offiee|Churchyard||
||EquipmentEquipment||Equipment|Total|
|CosWaluation|||||
|Al1January2A22|10,233|6,644|1,540|18,417|
|Additions during year|0|1,022|0|1,022|
|Disposals|0|0|(1,540)|(1,540)|
|At31December2022|10,233|7,666||17,899|
|Depreciation|||||
|At1January2022|14,233|5,391|1,540|17,164|
|Charge foryear|0|798|0|798|
|Disposals|0|0|(1,540)|(1,540)|
|At31December2022|10,233|6,189||16,422|
|NetBook Value|||||
|At31December2022||1,477||1,477|
|At31December2021||1,253||1,253|
|5.Debtors|||2022<br>tt|2021|
|lncome Tax recoverable|||3,958|3,246|
|Other Debtors|||265|265|
||||4,223|3,511|
|6.Liabilities: Amountsduewithinoneyear|||||
|Donations|||990|660|
|Other Creditors&Accruals|||7,682|10,036|
||||8,672|10,696|
|7.Funds|||||
||General|LegacyFunds|Youth||
||Account|(Unresticted)|Project|Total|
|N1January2022<br>Surplus/(Deficit)forthe year|0<br>0|<br>35,866<br> <br>131,697|'r,075<br>0<br>36,941<br>131,697||
|At31December2022||167,563|1,075168,638||
|8.Legacy Funds|||2022|2021|
||||ET||
|BCox|||a|22,079|
|JohnMcBeath|||0|5,000|
|Josie Cumberland|||5,740|8,787|
|JimGabriel|||161,823<br>0||
||||167,563|35,866|