2020-12-31-accounts

TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT OF

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Funtington with West Stoke and Sennicotts

St Mary's Church, Church Lane Funtington, Chichester PO18 9LH.

For the year ended 31st December 2020

CONTENTS

Page
1-5	Trustees' annual report
6-11	Statement of financial receipts and payments
10	Statement of assets and liabilities
12-13	Report of the independent examiner

St Mary's, Funtington Trustees' Annual Report for 2020

Our aims and purposes as a charity

The PCC had the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, the Revd Christopher Huxtable in:

• The promotion of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices

• of the Church of England;

• Promoting in the parish the whole mission of the church, pastoral, social, evangelistic and,

• ecumenical.

• To know Jesus better and make Him better known;

• Practical support and care for people in the parish, from the youngest to the eldest,

• irrespective of level of need or, ability to pay;

• Providing financial support to those in need and to other organisations with similar objectives.

What we planned to do to achieve our charitable objectives

It was with much sadness that we were advised, early in 2020, that Christopher, who had developed Motor Neurone Disease and was on long term sick leave would be retired on medical grounds on 29[th] February. That sadness became all the greater when we were informed that he had died on 1[st] October. When planning our activities for the year, the PCC have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on ‘charities for the advancement of religion’.

The council has complied with its duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016, fully recognising its duty to have due regard to House of Bishops' guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

For 2020 we discussed and planned the following objectives and activities to fulfil our aims:

• Enabling as many people as possible to worship at our three churches

• Teaching, baptising and nurturing new and existing believers

• Maintaining an overview of worship throughout the parish

• Considering how services can involve the many groups that live within the parish

• putting faith into practice, through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament

• assisting people from all walks of life to develop their knowledge of, and trust in, Jesus

• Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish

• Providing assistance to the poor and needy of the parish

• Giving grants to missionary organisations

• Reaching out to the unchurched through provision of help with the village fete and our own

Christmas Fayre

• Maintaining the fabric of the church buildings as historic centres and focuses of life in the

villages.

What we achieved and how we affected beneficiaries’ lives

Attendance at worship

The PCC were very fortunate to have had Nick La Hive as our Senior Churchwarden and Brian Craven as Assistant Treasurer/Secretary whose hard work over the year, has ensured that with the help of Visiting retired priests and lay readers out three churches have NOT missed out on many scheduled Services. However this has been serious effected by the Covid 19 Virus impact effecting numbers of services, reduction in numbers of Weddings, restricted numbers at Special services.

The church family welcomes visitors from within as well as outside the parish boundary. Visitors attend by personal choice and, it is our great pleasure to welcome anyone from all walks of life to take part in the life of the church. We contend that voluntary attendance to worship the Lord Jesus Christ is a major demonstration of the public benefit of our activities.

We look to encourage the deepening of faith for all ages, and alongside our services there was a programme for young people for our Little Fishes Crèche however we have not been able to provide Sunday School for the older children in the Parish.

St Mary's Funtington is normally the centre of worship in the Parish on Remembrance Sunday however this year it was held with very restricted numbers in the Church grounds.

Evangelism and Outreach .

Teaching, baptising and nurturing new and existing believers

In 2020 there have been 2 weddings ; 5 churchyard funerals; 5 separate burials of ashes; 1 baptisms. Yet again it was with much regret that we had NO candidates for confirmation.

The reduced number of the church family have been involved in leading various aspects of worship, lending great encouragement to those involved, as well as the whole congregation. We continue to seek to extend the opportunities for the exercise of ministry and gifts within the life of our community when able.

Provision of the church building for people to enjoy

It is with deep regret that we have had the Church Room closed for a majority of the year with

the church being available for private prayer intermittently not just to the church family but to the wider visiting community. It is with much regret that churches at West Stoke and Sennicotts have been closed for a majority of the year.

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Work on the Church buildings and future projects

St Andrew's West Stoke's . A deteriation in the condition of the Organ was reviewed by an expert and the PCC agreed to replace, this installation has generously been carried out, with no charge by a member of the congregation. An Organ Appeal Fund was very well supported. Many thanks.

St Mary's, Funtington has had some minor repairs carried out, plus the serious problem highlighted in 2017 concerning the electrics, was rectified with a complete wiring and installation of a computercontrolled LED lighting system carried out during the COVID 19 shut down, most convenient.

Provision of tangible support to the poor and needy

This year’s Harvest Festival was much smaller than in previous years however gifts and produce were

yet again donated to the Stonepillow Project in Chichester.

Church members still responded regularly to provide many tins of soup, toiletries and other essentials for the Stonepillow Project.

Other charitable giving

The parish magazine continues to be distributed to many households in the parish however it was decided to make it bi-monthly during the COVID 19 situation. This helps to maintain links between the church family and those who have not yet felt the need to take part in what we do.

The church family has supported many other mission and charitable societies, amounting to £3451 including the St Wilfrid's Hospice, Stonepillow Project, Hounds for Hero’s, Motor Neurone Disease and Good Neighbours, our usual co-ordinating of the Red Cross and Poppy Day Appeals was unable to be supported this year.

Financial Review

The total receipts on general unrestricted funds received were £17585 and are detailed in the Financial Report.

It is without dispute the Covid 19 situation has had adverse effect on our Accounts and show in the following; the planned giving through envelopes and bankers' orders decreased by£2021.

Our Gift Aid scheme was able to claim £11308 from HMRC.

The PCC was grateful to receive one legacy totalling £1000.

The largest expenditure of the PCC was the sum of £57,500 paid to the Diocese for our share of all churches’ Parish Ministry Costs. This amount covers the housing, stipend and pension costs of the clergy and also a standard sum for diocesan central costs, clergy training and a contribution to national church funds.

Staff costs

The PCC pays for two cleaners who keep our three Churches clean and tidy, making them ready for Services and community activities in the Church Room. a gardener who keeps the environs of the church welcoming, colourful and tidy, and 2 organists. Wherever possible and whilst the Churches were closed, we were fortunate to be able to claim Furlough for our payroll members.

Trustee payments and expenses

The PCC also supported the clergy by paying Council Tax, Water, environmental charges, electric and fuel oil for the three Churches and the Vicarage during the interregnum.

There were no payments to persons related to or connected to the Trustees.

Office costs

Nil

Repairs to the fabric of the church building.

The replacement of the total electric system to St Mary’s Funtington was £43,384, it will reduce our electricity bills and has made a dramatic improvement to our lighting.

Why we hold some money in reserve

It is PCC policy to invest temporarily surplus general funds with the CBF Church of England deposit fund, and Blackrock Fund Managers, returning proportionately these funds to our current account, as they are needed, to pay day-to-day bills. This year's total £461,463was invested temporarily at 31[st] December.

As well as holding the above general reserves, from time to time the PCC receives restricted legacies for expenditure on particular purposes, defined by the donor. We aim to expend such money as soon as possible after receiving the legacy, depending on the specific objectives of the donor. Where we have identified that the specific purpose can only be achieved by delaying the expenditure, we invest the legacy temporarily until such time as the need for expenditure is identified. During the year we received no restricted legacies.

Structure, governance and management of the charity

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is registered with the Charity Commission as required by the Charities Act 2011. Its governing document is the Parochial Church Councils (Powers). During the year the following served as members of the Parochial Church Council: Ex Officio members

Ex Officio members
Incumbent:	The Revd Christopher Huxtable Chairman (retired 29thFeb 2020)
	The Revd Andrew Birks (from 18thDec 2020)
Wardens:		Mr Nick La Hive Vice Chairman
		Mrs Claire Hoare
		Mr Richard Elwes
		Mrs Anna Mallam ( until 14thOctober 2020)
		Mrs Caroline Noble ( from 14thOctober 2020)
Acting Secretary		Mr Brian Craven
Assistant Secretary		Mrs Carolyn Watt ( from 14thOctober 2020)
Treasurer		Mrs Tricia Dry
Elected Members		Mr Stewart Cowans (until 14thOctober 2020)
		Mrs Denise Foster
		Mrs Jane Gummer
		Mrs Kay Knowles
		Mr David Heaver
		Mrs Debbie Hughes
		Mr Edward Platt ( from 14thOctober 2020)
		Mr Kit Phillips
		Mr James Rank
		Mrs Sue Smithers
		Mr Neil Watt ( from 14thOctober 2020)
Electoral Roll Officer		Mr Andrew Lillie
Ex Officio. Safeguarding Officer		Mr Tony D'Alton
Diocesan Synod(resident)		Mrs Jane Wilkinson

Deanery Synod

Mr Nick La Hive Mrs Caroline Noble ( from 14[th] October 2020)

Membership of the PCC is determined under the Church Representation Rules and consists of certain ex-officio members (the incumbent/priest-in-charge, curate, lay readers licensed to officiate in the church), the churchwardens and members of the Deanery, Diocesan or General Synods and 14 members of the church who are elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM). Members are warmly encouraged to stand for election to the PCC and we try to ensure a balance of skills and experience where possible.

This Trustees’ Annual Report was approved by the PCC and signed on their behalf by Nick La Hive, PCC Vice Chairman

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Benefice of Funtington and West Stoke with Sennicotts

Analysis of total received

	Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Restricted Fund/s	Restricted Fund/s	Endowed Fund/s	Endowed Fund/s	Total All Funds 2020	Total All Funds 2019	Notes
	General Designated Fund Funds
Planned giving (excl. tax refunds) Planned giving (no tax refunds) Loose cash collections Donations Gift Aid recovered Summer fete & Christmas bazaar Bank Transfer Legacies Natwest 2 Cheques	£ 33,664 4,790 1,846 3,807 11,308 13,207 1,000 13,000	£ - - - - - - -		£ - - - - - - - -		£ - - - - - - - - -	£ 33,664 4,790 1,846 3,807 11,308 - 13,207 1,000 13,000	£ 40,475 760 13,468 2,329 12,330 1,132 6,903 500 5,000
Donations and legacies	82,622	-		-		-	82,622	82,897
Fees for weddings & funerals	3,655	-		-		-	3,655	9,478
Charitable activities	3,655	-		-		-	3,655	9,478
Organ appeal Sales of the parish magazine Other Receipts Church centre hiring fees Magazine Advertisting Fee Refunds	12,987 113 269 2,214 139	- - - - - - - -		- - - - - - - -		- - - - - - - -	- 12,987 113 269 2,214 139	2,287 740 2,888 2,693 1,155
Other trading activities	15,721	-		-		-	15,721	9,763
Bank & CBF deposit interest CBF investment fund dividend Sales of Shares	31 4,555 67,000	-		-		- - -	31 4,555 67,000	2,869 2,386 4,000
Investments	71,586			-		-	71,586	9,255
Other receipts							-	-
Total received on all funds	173,585			-		-	173,584	111,393

Notes

Benefice of Funtington and West Stoke with Sennicotts

Analysis of total paid:

Analysis of total paid:
	Unrestricted		Restricted Fund/s		Endowed Fund/s		Total All Funds 2020	Total All Funds 2019
	General Designated Fund Funds
Xmas Fair Expenses Gift Aid envelopes	£ 171	£ - - -		£ - - -		£ - - -	£ - 171 -	£ 271 24
Cost of raising funds	171	-		-		-	171	295
Charitable grants and donations Parish share to Chichester Diocese Salaries and honoraria incl Tax Clergy and other people's expenses Bank Transfer Council Tax Licence Fees Water, Gas, Electricity, and Oil Organist Church Running Costs Building Works Accounting & Architects fees Church maintenance & redecoration New Equipment New building work Diocesan and DeaneryFees	1,000 57,500 5,918 - 6,560 1,064 107 3,287 923 21,005 302 434 43,924 8,444 - 563	- - - - - - - - - - - -		- - - - - - - - - - - - -		- - - - - - - - - - - - -	1,000 57,500 5,918 - 6,560 1,064 107 3,287 923 21,005 302 434 43,924 8,444 563	3,451 65,000 6,084 3,086 60 2,919 578 5,010 1,488 19,522 18,052 884 1,607 356 2,768
Charitable costs	151,031	-		-		-	151,031	130,865
Churches and hallcleaning Refund HMRC 2019 Magazine Printing Repayment Loans/bank tfr Interegnum Costs	4,714 3,739 2,191 660 1,810	- - - - - - -		- - - - - - -		- - - - - - -	4,714 3,739 2,191 660 1,810	5,201 3,458 2,751
Trading costs	13,114	-		-		-	13,114	11,410
Total paid on all funds	164,316	-		-		-	164,316	142,570

Notes

Benefice of Funtington and West Stoke with Sennicotts

Notes to the Annual Financial Report

Staff costs

Staff costs
Wages, salaries and honoraria Employer National Insurance Employer pension contributions	2020	2019
	£ 10,632 Nil Nil	£ 14,608 Nil Nil
	10,632	14,608

Sennicotts £210 West Stoke and Funtington £4,714

Benefice of Funtington and West Stoke with Sennicotts

Statement of funds

Statement of funds
	Balances b/fwd 1 Jan 2020	Income	Expenditure	Transfers, other gains and losses	Balances c/fwd 31/12/2020
Parkinson	£ 3,000	£	£ - -	£ -	£ 3,000 - 3,000 - 1,563 250 248 38 2,075 4,925 4,516
Total of all endowed funds	3,000	-	-	-
Raise the Roof Fund Mothers and Toddlers Fund Sunday School Fund Choir Fund	- 1,563 250 248 38	- -	- - - 24	- - - -
Total of all restricted funds	2,099	-	24	-
Sennicotts New Organ	4,925	- 12,960	- 8,444
Total of all unrestricted funds	4,925	12,960	8,444	-	9,441
Total funds	£10,024	£12,960	£8,468	-	£14,516

Benefice of Funtington and West Stoke with Sennicotts

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

	Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Restricted Fund/s	Restricted Fund/s	Endowed Fund/s	Endowed Fund/s	Total All Funds 2020	Total All Funds 2019	Notes 1 2 3 4 5
	General Designated Fund Funds
Assets: Bank current account	£ 36,295	£ -		£		£	£ 36,295	£ 44,004
Diocesan Assigned Fees received	nil	- -		-		-	nil	44,004 -
Total bank and deposit accounts	35,305	-		-			35,305	44,004
Bank undeposited moores Ashes Fee Hirst Ashes Fee Gift Aid recoverable	180 210	- - -		- -		- - -	180 210	418
Debtors	390	-		-		-	390	418
893 CBF Shares 1S 2116 CBF Shares 2S 40 CBF Shares 3S 199 Shares CBF 4S 12202 Black Rock Units 40 1446 Blackrock Units 41 CBF Fixed Interest F5S	- - 819 4,069 88,425 -	-		-		-	- - 819 4,069 88,425	17,178 40,697 769 3,827 86,423 10,410 10,435
Investment assets at market value	93,313	-		-		-	93,313	169,739
CWA Vicars Discretionary Fund	368,150 -	-		-			368,150 -	360,678 1,116
Investment assets at cost	368,150	-		-		-	368,150	361,794
Insured Value At St Mary's Funtington Insured Value at St Andrew's Insured Value At St Mary's Sennicotts	10,400,000 2,900,000 2,900,000	-		-		-	10,400,000 2,900,000 2,900,000	10,400,000 2,800,000 2,800,000
Total Assets Liabilities: Vat Fees Diocesan Fees organist fee Total liabilities	16,733,453	-		-		-	16,697,158	16,000,000
	160	- -		- - -		- - -	- - 160 -	1,168 160 80 -
	160	-		-		-	160	1,408

Notes
1	Transferred to	5001D	£17,605
2	Transferred to	5001D	£41,707

Benefice of Funtington and West Stoke with Sennicotts

Summary of Financial Receipts and Payments

	Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Restricted Fund/s	Restricted Fund/s	Endowed Fund/s	Endowed Fund/s	Total All Funds 2020	Total All Funds 2019	Notes
	General Designated Fund Funds
Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies Charitable activities Other trading activities Investments Other receipts	£ £82,621.90 £3,655.40 £15,721.45 £71,586.00	£ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00		£ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00		£ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00	£ £82,621.90 £3,655.40 £15,721.45 £71,586.00 £0.00	£ £78,627.00 £9,578.00 £9,763.00 £9,255.00 £0.00
Total received	£173,584.75	£0.00		£0.00		£0.00	£173,584.75	107223
Expenditure on: Cost of raising funds Charitable costs Trading costs Other payments	£171.00 £151,031.00 £13,114.00 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00		£0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00		£0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00	£0.00 £171.00 £151,031.00 £13,114.00 £0.00	£295.00 £129,407.92 £9,706.00 £0.00
Total paid	£164,316.00	£0.00		£0.00		£0.00	£164,316.00	139408.92
Reconciliation of funds:
Net income or (net expenditure)	£9,268.75	£0.00		£0.00		£0.00	£9,268.75	-32185.55
Transfers between funds Net movement in funds Bank accounts at 1 January	-£17,503.00			£0.00		£0.00	-£17,503.00	£0.00
	-£8,234.25 £44,000.00			£0.00		£0.00 £0.00	-£8,234.25 £44,000.00	-32185.55 £76,190.00
Bank accounts at 31 December	£35,765.75	£0.00		£0.00		£0.00	£35,765.75	44004.45