The Parochlal Churth Covncil of the Ecdesiastkal Parish of Klrdford with Haist4Mf St John the Baptist, Kirdford with Holy Trinity Plaistow For the year ended 31st December 2022 CONTENTS Page Trustees annual report Statement of financlal receipts and payments 10 Statement of assets and Ilabilftles 11-13 Notes to the accounts 14-15 Report of the independent examiner Website: www.stjohnkirdfordwithholytrinityplaistow.org.uk Incumbent: The Revd Clive Jenkins The Vicarage. Glebe Way. Wisborough Green, RH14 ODZ Independent Mr F B Pearson examiner: Chequer Tree House, Plaistow Road. Ifold, West Sussex RH14 OTY Bankers: Co-operative Bank PO Box 50. Skelmersdale, WN8 6YL St John the Baptist, Kirdford with Holy Trinity, Plaistow Trustees Annual Report for 2022 Our aims and purposes The PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, Reverend Clive Jenkins. then continulng in.. The promotion of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ according to the dortrines and practlces of the Church of En8land: Promoting in the parish the whole mission of the church. pastoral. social, evangelistic and, ecumenical. To knowjesus 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 for those In need and, to other or8anisations with similar objectives. What we planned to do to achleve our charitable objectives When planning our actlvities for the year. our incumbent and the PCC have considered the Charity Commlssion's guidance on public benefit and in particular. the specific guidance on'charities for the advancement of religion,. The council has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Cler8y Discipllne Measure 2016, fully recognising Its duty to have due re8ard to House of Bishops, Buhlance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For 2022 we discussed and planned the followin8 objectives and activlties to fulfil our aims: Enablin8 as many people as possible to worship at our church Enabling as many people as possible to become part of our parish community Teaching. bapt15ing and nurturing new and existing believers Maintaining an Ove￿ieW of worthip throughout the parish Activating our Mission Attion Plan for the Parish church's vision for the future Considering how 5ervlces can involve the many groups that live within the parish Putting faith into prartice. through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament Offering worship and prayer. learning about the Gospel, in small group situatlons Assisting people from all walks of Ilfe to develop their knOw￿dge of, and trust in. Jesus Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish Providing assIstsn￿ to the poor and needy of the parish Giving 8rants to missionary or8anisations Reaching out to the unchurched through provision of pastoral ca￿. special service5 and food bank provision Maintaining the fabric of the church building as a historic ￿ntre and focus of life in the village. Most importantly we seek to be: A power-house of prayer An open and hospitable church 21Pagye What we achieved and how we afferted beneficiaries. lives Attendance ot wor5hlp 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 dernonstration of the public benefit of our activities. We continued to hold Sunday seNices in both Wisborough Green and Kirdford with Plaistow parishes, under the leadership of Aeverend Clive Jenkin5. who has the resF)onsibility of both-with each Servi￿ and parish having its own style. We encourage RM parishioners to visit either church and any service. Gradually parishioners from each parish are becoming more familiar with the alternatrve church buildings, style of worship and worshipers. To encourage the joint worship a Together at IIY service is held on each 5 Sunday. alternatin8 between church buildings. Parishioners of both parishes have been made very welcome and this Style of Servi￿ is becoming more popular. Both PCC'S have agreed to work towards becoming a Joint Benefice in the near future. Since Covid restrictions have been Ilfted, our nomial average weekfy attendance Is gradually returning to prevlous levels and is now 36. Seryices are enhanced by the participation of the congregation lay members. by both music lorgan. keyboard. guitar. singing) readinE5 and prayer, for which we are very grateful. Since joining Wlth Wi5borough Green we have been able to combine and Sha￿ resources. Our Licensed Lay Reader, Janice Taylor, has taken both services and lead courses for both parishes. We continue to follow practices instigated durin8 Covid lockdown of emailing all parishioners in the community with details of services and events taking place. This being our Mission Action Plan of inclusion to the wider community to encourage the deepenin8 of faith for all ages. We continue to be welcomed into our village school to lead Assemblies when this is possible. We maintain very close link with the village school and headmaster: the school held harvest and Christmas servlces held in church which was full on both occasions. "I hGte to think where I would be without Jesus and the love and 5UPPOrt of my churchfamily - 'I havefelr closer to God ijwn I have beenfor a long time, HM Post covid, Easter services resumed in full. which this year included a Passover Meal (for both Kirdford and Wisborough Green parishioners) held at Holy Trinity, and like the Harvest servi￿$ were well attended. Remembrance Servio was very well attended even though the local youth Servi￿ groups were not present as It was their turn to attend the neighbouring parish. Some Christmas services were shared with Wi5borou8h Green parish- the traditional Crib servi￿ was attended by 135 adults plus children.. Christmas Doy se￿iCe was led by Janice Taylor which was also very well attended. Saturday morning prayer continues weekly. A new Compllne service, instigated by a lay member of the congregation, was introduced in November Teochlng. boptising and nurturing new ondexlstinq believe In 2022 there have been 6 weddings, 8 church funerals with 2 crernatM)ns conducted for parishioners. 4 burials of ashes. and 4 Baptisms. Our Lent course was held at the local free church Chapel wtth equal numbers of their members and our congregation attending. It was led by Janice Taylor. A number ofthe church famiEy have been invoTrrfed in church led tornmunity events. A Pumpkin Llght Partywas held las an alternative to Halloween) and attended by47 children and 33 aduFts. The Queen's Platinum Jubilee, ￿lebrated by the local communities included a church seNice. The Parish Magazine continue5 to be a source of infomiation about the church actNltie5 and services, a5 well as local events being held by other organisation5. It is distributed to over 350 households within the villages. The regular 31Page Link newsletter Is dlstributed weekly (emailed aThJ printed) giving details of uFFand-coming activities and services in both parishes. Evangelism and outreoch During 2022 support continued for vulnerable ￿Sidents in both practical and rnental ways. Prayer stations have continued to be avaiLible alonE with a 'Lord's Prayer Trail. in the churchyard. As these proved very popular, not just with the church family but also With the wider community. we have left the prayer trail up and to provide regular prayer ft)cuses. Our Men's Meals. V￿11 attended in the past. resumed this year with interesting speakers and were again well attended. Weekly morning coffee session5 are welcomed by residents and supported led by both church members and local residents. Tronquil. Appreciated the Proyer Trail. We strongly believe we should be the church in the communtty as much as encoura8ing the community into the church, and In seeking to become equipped and enabled to be 'church' amongst the villa8es. We were invited by the Diocese to partake in the pilot scheme "Great is Thy Faithfulness.. extensive course provided food for thought and discussion between Kirdford, Wisborough Green and Milland parishes. Idea5 taken from the course can be adapted for our rural parish and included in our outreach. Bishop Ruth visited the parish to expand and encourage the congregation to further adopt the su8ge5tM)ns going fonyard. Provlslon of the church bulldlnqfvrpeople to enloy Our church continues to be appreciated by our parlshioners and many others, as a space where life events are celebrated with joy and thanksgiving. It is important to us that the church 15 available for private prayer not just to the church family but to the wider vlsiting Community. Throughout the year both churches were open for private prayer- prayer requests had been added to the prayer b)xes which were made known and dealt with by members of the prayer team. Visitors a welcome. Many remarks on the sense of peacefulness and spirltuality our churches pervade. Other remarks have included the sense of history within- that people of much earlier generations found life and presence there. and comments on the appreciation of the architectural beauty of the buildings and stain glass windows. We have three Commonwealth War Graves which have been maintained during the year along with the continued upkeep of the churchyard for socially distanced visttin8. SpotiTal reordering oAHoly Trinity andfvtureprolert5 The plans for some reordering in HolyTrinity to install at least one toilet and bettercatering facilities have progressed. Fundraisin8 in the previous years and legac￿5 have gone some way to provide these. but there is still a long way to go. The qulnqvennial reports have slK)wn that the￿ is urgent work required on the buildings. Ongoing decisions made in faith. to adopt and encourage the Di0￿san Strategy of re-imaging of ministry and to modernise this church buildin& point to a hopeful fLrture but will require the contlnued spiritual and financial commitment from all of us to see it reallsed. Provlslt>n of p05tornl care and welfvrefvrpeople living in the pt7rish In line with our desire to be the church out in the community, we seek to Serve pastoral and weltsre needs I really oppreciate the help that the church hos along with the many 'good neighbourf deeds that already provided during these dreadful times, exist in our villages. Our willing church famity provide support in this vital ministry. Growth from outreach of the church has led to providing support in many ways for the local community. We are however aware that this does not meet all the needs so the PCC look to increase the outreach support and hope to train lay member5 to facilitate this in the future. Provision for Home Communion continues- at present this is carried out by the Incumbent and the Llcen5ed Lav Minister wlth a view for growth in this area. A retired Priest in the Parish also takes home communion. ourcontinuedsUPPOrt is very much opprecioted" Of particular encouragement was this yearfs Harvest Festival givin& The church donated the fresh produce to local residents and the other gifts were sent to Familysupport Work {FSWI. Because of the generosity of the church famity and others. we were able to continue to provide food to support the vulnerable individuals and families throughout the year. We have been blessed with donations received specificallv for this purpose. We do operate our own limited food bank for this as an addition to havin8 ring-fenced funds for emergency use. The school harvest seryices gave rise to a huge amount of food available and has prompted financial support for our food bank by the children's parents. This will continue into 2023 and beyond especially as the economic climate continues to worsen. Fomlfy Support Work Other charitable qlvlnq We once again held our annual fundraiser for the specific purpose of supportin8 the community of Bobi in Uganda, enabllng them to maintain the village water bore hole and well. Additional donations are used by the community to provide equipment for their schools and church. Durlng the year, the PCC made donations to Historic Churches, DEC Ukraine Appeal, our own Diocesan Farn1￿ Support Work, The British Red Cross appeal for Somalia. The Air Ambulance Trust and Shelter Box. The Royal Britlsh Legion Poppy Appeal were sent the collettion raised at the Remembrance Day service. Our Harvest appeal collection sulted in a donation to the DEC Pakistan Flood Appeal. Sofrquardlng Incumbents Report The issue of Safeguarding is taken very seriously by the Incumbent and PCC who hold the duty of care of all people in our community of faith. especially the young and vulnerable adults among us. To that end we: Adopted the House of Bishops, Polioi on Safe8uarding Appointed a Parish Safeguarding Offlcer Ensure all necessary DBS are in place Ensure those invofved with children's work or vulnerable adults. of who hold a Parish Office, regularly attend training provided by the Diocese of Chichester and acquire the necessary standard of Cl. C2, C3. Regularly audit our Safeguarding Policies and Best Practice Procedures using SQP. 51Pagye Financial Revlew Recelpts (Note 3 to the Accounts). The total amount ￿ceiVed on general unrestricted funds wasE95.94012021- £96,556) and on restricted funds £4,065 12021- £3.4671 The planned givlng though the Partsh Giving Scheme. envek)pes and bankerfs orders has remained fairfy static at £35,96712020- £36.2991. The Parish GNing Scheme provides stability for planned givin8. Sunday se￿iCe collections (within 'Loose cash collertionsl have increased by 17% of 2021 collections. due to covid restrictions being lifted and cash collection plate being reinstated at services. The PCC was grateful to re￿1ve a legacy of £5,0(K) from the estate of Mrs Reed and also the final payment of the legacy from Mr Aylwin previously received in 2019. No restrittions were placed on the use of these monies. The PCC was also grateful for a substsntial donatlon received to support the Pastoral care within the Parish and allocated to the Community Fund. An amount of £4,713 received from a commercial donor. included in the Community Fund under Other Receipts, was sent to us in error and will be returned in 2023. Fee5 recelved for weddlngs and funerals were substantlally lower at £4.437 {2021- £7,492) due to an exceptional higher number of weddlngs in 2021 which had been postp)ned from 2020. There wa5 a increase in Income from Investments £7,91512020 - £6,689) held and managed by the Dlocese on the PCC'S behalf. Under the Listed Places of Worship kheme. the PCC applied for and received £1,394 against VAT paid on repairs to St John the Baptist church. The PCC has signed up to the Easyfundraising scheme. as a fundraisin8 tool for anyone who purchases on line. In 2022 this raised £112. The Friends of the church or8anised a music concert and raised funds of £1,094. Payments (Note 6 to the Ac¢ounts) The total amount paid out of the general unrestrlrted fund5 was £72,83712021- £71.(K171 and on ￿$trIcted funds £2.50012020- E2,OIJ)) Shorinq the mln15try costs oAthe Dloose olchichester The largest cost for the PCC was the sum of £38,08612021- £34.3671 due to the diocese forour share of all churches, Parish Ministry Costs. Reverend Clive Jenkins 8tves us 50% of his ministry whilst reducing his ministry for Wisborough Green by 50%. This amount covers the housin8, Stipend and pension costs of the clergy, also a standard sum for diocesan central costs. clergy training and a contribution to natlonal church funds. The PCC contributes ICrf)% of the Parish Ministry Costs allocated to our Parish by the Diocese. Trusteepayments and expenses The PCC supported the clergy by paying 50% of Council Tax of £1,363, plus other costs towards trnvel, hospitality, telephone and general administration amounting to a little over £I.E￿2,. totsl £2,96512021-£2,216I. Charges for November and December of all offte. vicara8e and clergy costs have not yet been received from Wisborough Green. There were no payments to persons related to or connected to the trustees. 61Pao?¢ Repairs to thefvbrlc of the thurch bw'lding Church maintenance and decoration vrds £6.82212021- £13,258). The major repair required for one of the tower bells at St John's amounted to £1,334. Work to rertify faults highlighted in the electrical survey conducted in 2021 amounted to just under £400. The porch roof at Holy Trinity repair amounted to £3CQ. The PCC considered the re- ordering plans for Holy Trinty in 2022 which incurred costs from the archttert of £4.720. Statement of Funds {Note 12 to the Accounts) Total funds at 31 December 2022 were £371,491 (2021 - £363,244} with Unrestricted Funds £224,792 12021 £201.4061. Within the funds, PCC bank balances combining current accounts and CCLA Deposit Fund totslled £203.042 12021 £178.3731 with the General Fund element of those PCC bank balances bein8 £96,69212021 £82,219) Why we holdsome money In reserve In the Pccbonk ac¢ounts? It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on the general unrestricted funds {excluding property) which equates to approxlmately three months, worth of unrestricted payments as contingency against unforeseen situations. The average monthly expenditure in 2022 wa5 £5.240. The closin8 balance of non-desi8nated cash held in current accounts Is £44,692,. wlth the knowledge that major improvements and repairs are needed, this together with the amount of £52,CKKI in the CCLA deposit account will cover unforeseen sltuation5 and some of the repairs. Other capital sums held from receipts in previous years will be used as a reserve for the quinquennial works to both churche5 and also to contribute to the re-ordering of Holy Trinity within the next few years. Rlsk Management In normal times the PCC consider that the principal risks and uncertainties are: The need to fund unexpected cost5 associated with the church's listed buildings. An unexpected fall in income, particularly given the dependence of the church on a limited number of major regular donors. How to provide facilities for the grovrth in children's and youth activities associated with the church. How to provide for the growth of the church wtthin the community. The requirernent to find volunteers with the appropriate skills. time and commitment to support the ministry of the congregation. The PCC seeks to mana8e these risks and uncertainties by re8ulady reviewing its plans for the use of the church building5. The church malntains its properties to a high standard and strlves to carry out the priority items of a quinquennial review in a timefy manner. For the risks involved with Covid-19 pandemic great care has been tsken to protect all churchgoer5. Hand sanitiser and face masks were installed in the church buildings. 71Page Structure* governance and management of the charity The Parochial Church Council IPCCI is registered with the Charity Commission as required by the Charities Act 2011. Its governing document is the Parochial Church Councils IPowers} Measure 1956. The APCM was held in April 2022 in Kirdford Chapel with all parishioners invited to join in. During the year the following served as members of the Parochial Church Council". Ex Officio n￿MberS Incumbent Church Wardens Revd. Clive Jenkins Kate Fenney Jackie Smart Janice Taylor Chaimian Licensed Lay Minister Deanery Synod Elerted Repre5entotives Sue Bowman Lindsay Nutting David Sorton Marion Stoner Carolyn Osborne Kim Humphreys Margaret Hibbard Richard 8urge Sheila Waite Brian Spicer Helen Brady James Brady Treasurer and Deanery Synod Representative Safeguarding officer Secretary from October 2020 luntil April 2022} (until April 20221 (until April 20221 Vlce Chaimian (from April 20221 (from April 20221 (from April 20221 Membership of the PCC is determined under the Church Representation Rules and consists of certain ex-offlclo members (the incumbent/priest-in dlsclose 151Paoe