# **THE FRIENDS OF ALL SAINTS PARISH CHURCH LEAMINGTON SPA Charity Commission Registration 1177081**
## **Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held online on 18 February 2021**
## **Trustees**
Rev. Christopher Harry Wilson (ex officio) Wynford (Wyn) Grant Marianne Pitts Sarah (Sally) Scarlett
## **Annual General Meeting**
Douglas Bates, nominee of the Parochial Church Council was in attendance.
Wyn Grant chaired the meeting.
His report was as follows:
“Our activities this year have been severely impacted by the pandemic as is evident from the accounts. We had plans for a Christmas supper with accompaniment by the choir which received a considerable level of interest from the public, but we had to call it off because of the lockdown. We are now hoping to run a harvest supper event at the end of September/beginning of October 2021.
In the new financial year we have raised funds via a Facebook appeal and I am trying to set up an Amazon Smile account, so far without success. The availability of trustees continues to be a concern. I can only serve as chair for one more year as I will then be 75 and Sally, who has been a great source of support as our secretary, is likely to move to London in the course of 2021. The parish church is in the process of appointing a development office and I would appreciate a discussion with that person to see how the Friends can most effectively contribute to their work.
I did address the town council about our need for trustees and three councillors made supportive comments. Although this has not led to any offers of help, there is a possible course of action I could pursue in a few months’ time involving a town councillor. There is a general difficulty with organisations in the town securing sufficient volunteers which has been made worse by the pandemic.”
Fr. Christopher Wilson recorded his thanks to the Friends for the things that had been achieved during the year.
He added that the needs of the church remained significant. The fundraiser, he hoped, would begin to make progress with applications for grants and other sources of funding.
## Accounts
Marianne Pitts presented the accounts.
Income for the year was £300, derived from donations. Expenditure for the year was £426.80 for a fee for planning permission related to the development of the churchyard and insurance. Total assets stood at £625.53. The accounts were approved.
## Trustees
It was agreed that the Trustees should be returned en bloc.
## **Plans for 2021**
The Trustees planned to attract more members of the Friends, particularly those with an interest in
the building and with skills and contacts to attract more people to use the church.
It was hoped to reinstate the guided tour of the church with refreshments which had been planned for June 2020 and cancelled due to the pandemic. It was also hoped to be able to hold a Harvest Supper in September 2021, in lieu of the planned and cancelled carol supper in December 2020.
Other events would be arranged for the year if possible.
Friends of All Saints Church Accounts 2016-2021
|**Summary of Friends of all Saints fnances in the frst fve years**
**Sources of funds**
**2016**
**2017**
**2018**
**2019**
**2020**
**2021**
Donations (general)
471
30 100 150 507
Events (flms, TEDX, Son et Lumiere) net
245
1,500 876
Talks (net)
140 135
Helping Hands (Friends' share)
125
50
Local Giving
209 100
150
122
Donations for Clock
70
Sale of picture
85
911 - 1,929 1,296 300 629
**Uses of funds**
Tables
999
Cabinet
300
Textile support
260
Architect's Report / Planning fees
1,128
256
Insurance
168 171 171 171 168
Printing
71
32 31
Advertising
28
Donation made
25
71 456 1,527 1,330 427 168
Bank at start of year
Zero
840 384 786 752 625
Money in
911 - 1,929 1,296 300 629
Money out
- 71 - 456 - 1,527 - 1,330 - 427 - 168
Bank at year end
840 384 786 752 625 1,086
a/c details 30-93-94 a/c 34780860
signed
C.Wilson
MVPitts
A. Gains
Beth Osborn|**TOTAL**
1,258
2,621
275
175
581
70
85
5,065
999
300
260
1,384
849
134
28
25
3,979
**1,086**
£1085 to
PCC
05/19/2022
for lighting
AGM decision|
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mvp 09/26/2022
Friends of All Saints Church Accounts 2016-2021
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mvp 09/26/2022