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