2021-12-31-accounts - The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Mary's Frittenden

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				SORP reference
Summary ofthe purposes of the charity as set out in its					The Parochial Church Council (PCC) ofthe Ecclesiastical Parish ofSt Mary' s
governing		document			Frittenden has the responsibility along with
					the incumbent, Revd Peter Deaves, in
					promoting the whole mission ofthe church,
					pastoral, evangelistic, social, and
					ecumenical. St Mary*s Frittenden is united
					as a benefice with Trinity Church,
					Sissinghurst with whom we work in close
					partnership.
Summary	ofthe main			Para 1.17and 1.19	The PCC OFStMary's Frittenden is
activities purposes	in relation to those for the public				committed to encouraging as many people as possible to worship at the church and to
benefit, in particular, activities, projects or services identified in			the the		become part ofthe padish community. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and
accounts.					sacrament.
				Para 1.18
Statement confirming whether the trustees			have		When planning our activities for the year, the Rector and the PCC have considered
had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public					the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit and, more specifically, the guidance on charities for the advancement
benefit					ofreligion. In particular, we try to enable
					ordinary people to live out their faith as part ofour parish community in a number of
					ways. These include:
					1)worship and prayer.
					2) learning about the gospel.
					3)developing their knowledge and trust in
					Jesus.
					4) provision ofpastoral care for people
					living in the parish.

chieve	men	ts and Per	formance
			SORP reference
Summary	ofthe main			The PCC holds a wide range ofchurch
achievements		ofthe charity,		services every month that those attending
identifying charity's	the work	difference the has made to	Para 1.20	find beneficial and spiritually fulfilling. These services also offer Sunday Club for
the circumstances ofits				children, while a "Families Together"
beneficiaries and any wider				initiative was introduced in 2020to reach
benefits to society as a				out to this age group and replaced Messy
whole.				Church.
				Our Open the BookTeam (combined with
				Tdinity, Sissinghurst) leads Collective
				Worship fortnightly, restrictions permitting,
				in the primary school. This serves to
				increase the profile ofthe children and
				families work we are providing. As we are
				joined by new families, we are seeking to
				work closely with them to develop tailored
				provision as we go forward.
				Little Lambs is a new initiative started in
				September 2021,to provide a safe place
				for parents, carers, babies and toddlers to
				meet together and where toys, craft
				activities, refreshments, a Bible story
				and singing time are provide every Monday
				morning during term time
				There are also other opportunities for
				parishioners to leam about the gospel with
				regular weekly home groups and courses
				held during Lent.
				St Mary's Frittenden has undergone some
				major capital improvements over the last
				few years which has involved moving the
				organ to make way for the provision of
				kitchen and toilet facilities as well as a new
				meeting room on the mezzanine floor.
				Some pews have also been removed to
				create a larger area for social interaction
				after each service as well as an additional
				meeting area ifso required. We are also
				conscious ofour need to protect the
				environment and received an Eco Church
				bronze award in 2021.
				A new Rector was appointed in November
				2019and was installed on 27 February
				2020.

Review ofthe charity's	Review ofthe charity's	Review ofthe charity's	Para 1.21	Total receipts on an unrestricted basis
financial position at ofthe period		the end		were slightly down atf68,386while total unrestricted payments fell sharply to
				258,486as c.E6,000was spent on a new
				boiler in 2020.This resulted in an unrestricted surplus off9,900.After
				allowing for restricted receipts and
				payments, total receipts amounted to f86,508and payments f74,660 giving an overall surplus of811,848.
Statement policy for	explaining the holding reserves		Para 1.22	The PCC agreed a policy in 2019of transferring up to E5,000 into a restdcted
stating why they are		held		Church Fabric Fund to provide for future
				works when surplus funds are available.
				Our Quinquennial inspection in 2018
				identified some major work which will be
				needed to the Church spire in the next few
				years. In 2020, we were able to transfer a
				sum ofF3,000and we have again been
				able to transfer E5,000 in 2021.We have
				also set up a new reserve for an upgrade
				to our Audio Visual System and transferred
				F3,000ahead ofsome major planned
				expenditure in 2022.
				The Restoration Fund represents the
				balance ofthe funds leff over from our
				earlier redevelopment programme as well
				asa grant ofF1,500 received in 2021 for
				work to be carried out in 2022.
				A large part ofthe overall cash reserve is
				held in a low-risk interest-bearing deposit
				account.

Additional	(optional)
You ma choose to include further statements		where relevant about:
The charity's principal		The principal source offunds is our regular
sources offunds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	giving (with the associated Gift Aid) which is then supplemented by additional fund- raising (whenever possible) such as our
		annual Gift Day and an Xmas Fayre.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy	Para 1.46	The PCC does not hold any investments apart from a low-risk interest-bearing cash deposit account.
adopted
A description ofthe principal		The principal risk is having enough income
dsks facing the charity	Para 1.46	to cover our regular outgoings (such as
		Parish Share) which is dependent on our
		regular giving and other donations. This is
		more ofa risk when we are unable to hold
		church services or hold fund-raising events
		(such as during the COVID-19 pandemic)
		but some ofthis additional risk was offset
		by a lower level ofday-to-day running
		costs.

tructure, Governance	and Man	agement
Description ofcharity's
trusts:
Type ofgoverning document :trust deed. royal charter)		Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956as amended and Church
		Representation Rules that came into force
		on 2nd January 1956.
How is the charity constituted?	Para 1.25	Body Corporate which, due to the level of receipts and payments in recent years, is
(e.g unincorporated association, CIO)		registered with the Charity Commission under number 1183170.
Trustee selection methods including details ofany constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of	Para 1.25	The PCC is made up of Licensed Clergy, Readers and Lay Workers in the Parish. It also includes the Churchwardens and any lay representatives on the Deanery Synod,
any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees		Diocesan Synod or General Synod who are on the Electoral Roll ofthe Parish. The number ofelected representatives on the
		PCC depends on the size ofthe Electoral
		Roll. As our church has between 50and
		100members on the Electoral Roll, we are
		currently able to have up to 9members on
		the PCC who serve a 3-year cycle.

You ma choose to include	further statements	where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training oftrustees	Para 1.51	All new Trustees must go through Safeguarding training under the supervision ofour Parish Disclosure Officer as well the
		Charity Commission guidance on the 'Essential Trustee. '
The charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	The PCC is responsible for making decisions on all matters ofgeneral concern and importance within the Parish including how the funds ofthe PCC are to be spent.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	The Parochial Church Council ofthe Ecclesiastical Parish ofSt Mary's Fdittenden is part ofthe Diocese of
		Canterbury within the Church ofEngland
		and is in the Weald Deanery.

Refere	nce an	d A	dminis	trative details
Charity	name			The Parochial Church StMa s Frittenden	Council ofthe Ecclesiastical	Parish of
Other name the chaii			uses	PCC Fdittenden
Re istered chari		number		1183170
Charity's	principal	address		The Street
				Fi'ittenden
				Kent
				TN17 2DD

	Trustee name	Office (ifany)		Dates ear	acted ifnot forwhole	Name ofpemon (or body) entitled to a oint trustee ifan
	Reverend Peter	Incumbent				Diocese of Canterbury
	Deaves
2	John Stansfeld	Churchwarden				Electoral Roll
3	Joanna Beech	Churchwarden				Electoral Roll
4	Anthony Staples	Reader				Electoral Roll
5	Christopher Page	Treasurer				Electoral Roll
6	James Highwood	Deanery Synod				Electoral Roll
		Representative
7	Sophie Beech	EcoChurch Officer				Electoral Roll
8	Lindsey Moore	Safeguarding	Officer	From	14June 2021	Electoral Roll
	lan Mounter			From	I January 2021	Electoral Roll
				until	14June 2021
	Eileen Mounter			From	IJanuary 2021	Electoral Roll
				until	14June 2021
	Judith Addis			From	I January 2021	Electoral Roll
				until	14June 2021

PCC FRITIENDEN
YEARTO31DECEMBER			2021			2020
			E			6
RECEIPTS		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total
VOLUNTARY RECEIPTS
REGULAR AND TAX EFFICIENT GIVING
Free will offerings	under Gift Aid	32,815		32,815	29,850		29,850
Other free will offerings		2,000		2,000	2,150		2,150
		34,815		34,815	32,000		32,000
COLLECTIONS
Under Gift Ard		3,008	2,740	5,748	2,087	1,406	3,493
Other		1,454	1,902	3,356	1,103	800	1,903
		4,462	4,642	9,104	3,190	2,206	5,396
OTHER VOLUNTARY RECEIPTS
Gift Day		7,369	0	7,369	8,085	0	8,085
Donations		3,633	7,290	10,923	6,866	2,817	9,683
Youth Work (Uttle	Lambs)	0	626	626	0	0	0
		11,002	7,916	18,918	14,951	2,817	17,768
TAX RECOVERED
Collections/Donations		8,943	2,627	11,570	13,217	826	14,043
Grant		0	1,500	1,500	1,187	1,966	3,153
Refund		0	0	0	491	0	491
		8/43	4,127	13,070	14,895	2,792	17,687
ACTIVITIES FOR GENERATING FUNDS
EVENTS
Christmas Fayre(net)		2,848	0	2,848	0		0
Carol Singing		0	1,437	1,437	0		0
Ride and Stride		426	0	426	347		347
		3,274	1,437	4,711	347		347
CHURCH ACllVITIES
Fees due to Parish		1,808		1,808	1,999		1,999
Refund ofFees from Canterbury		30		30	90		90
		1,838		1,838	2,089		2,089
OTHER INCOME
Interest		10		10	82		82
Magazine Income		3,912		3,912	1,937		1,937
Sundry Income		130		130	62		62
		4,052		4,052	2,081		2,081
TOTAL RECEIPTS			18,122	86,508	69,553	7,815	77@68

YEAR TO31DECEMBER	YEAR TO31DECEMBER		2021			2020
PAYMENTS		Unrestricted	Restricted	Tote I	Unrestricted	Restricted	Tote I
PARISH SHARE
Diocesan Quota		36,S43		36,543			36,703
MINISTRY
Rector's Expenses		834	0	834	547		547
Youth Work and Support		0	228	228	300		300
		834	228	1,062	847		847
CHURCH RUNNING	EXPENSES
Insurance		4,638		4,638	4,661	0	4,661
Oil		840	0	840	606	0	606
Eiectnaly and Water		524	0	524	623	0	623
Repairs and Maintenance		1,220	8,800	10,020	7,811	0	7,811
Churchyard Maintenance			0	600	600	0	600
Building Work		0	0		0	2,000	2,000
Professional Fees		420	0	420	0	0	0
Honoraria		300	0	300	300	0	300
Other		178	0	178	566	213	779
Retentions		0	0	0	0	11,794	11,794
		8,720	8,800	17,520	15,167	14,007	29,174
UPKEEP OF SERVICES
Music Copyright		351		351	229		229
Organists		1,750		1,750	1,750		1,750
		2,101		2,101	1,979		1,979
OTHER EXPENSES
Noticeboard/Chairs				0	1,534		1,534
Magazine		2,854		2,854	1,623		1,623
website		610		610	0		0
Administrator		614		614	0	0
Sundry Expenses		919		919	672	0	672
Funeral		0		0	0	239	239
Interest Casts		0		0	0	15	15
		4,997		4,997	3,829	254	4,083
CHARITABLE GIVING		5,291	7,146	12,437	7,760	3,398	11,158
TOTAL PAYMENTS		Sgr486	16,174	74,660	66,285	17,659
SURPLUS/(DEFICIT)		9,900	1,948	11,848	3,268		-6,576

As at31December	As at31December													2021	2021							2020
														6								6
BeneralFund
Open ng b/f											33,655									33,387
Surplus forthe Year											9,900									3,268
Transferred to Church			Fabric Fund								-5,000									-3,000
7 nsferredtoAudiouisualFund											-3,000									0
Closrng c/f														35,555							33,655
Ch rch Fabric F nd
Opemng 6/f											8,000									5,000
Utilised dunng the		year									0									0
Tran far from 6 neral			Fund								5,000									3,000
Closing c/f														13,D00							8,000
Audio Visual	Fund
Op nrng b/f											0
Trnf fo	6 n	alFund									3,000
Clo rng c/f														3,000
Restricted Funds
Restoratiorr	Fund
Opening b/f											828									8,296
Utli dD r	gY	r									0									-7,468
											1,550									0
Closing /f														2,378							828
NIFFund
Opening h/f																				2,376
Utiiised Dunng Year																				-2,376
Closrng c/f
yearn ilrms	fUttle	tombs/
Opening b/f											0
gases ofDo	to	8		4							398
Closing c/f														398
Totalsunds														54+32
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Bank Current	Account										34,969									23,131
Bank Current	Account		No	1							0									0
OCTA Deposit Account											19,362									19,352
Total Amats														54,331								42,483
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