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Elusen /Charity 1185028

Adroddiad Blynydol a Datganiadau Ariannol Annual Report and Financial Statement

Ar gyfer y flwyddyn yn diweddaru 31 Rhagfyr 2020 For the year ending 31 December 2020

Prepared by:

The Trustees of the Ministry Area

14 Hydref 2021 / 14 October 2021

Cynnwys / Contents

Vicar’s Introduction	3
Structure, governance and management	4
Administrative information	6
Aims and purposes	7
Objectives and activities	7
Achievements and performance	8
Buildings and churchyards	11
Finance	14
Independent Examiner’s Report	16
Financial statements	17
Risk assessment	19

Vicar’s Introduction

It is a great privilege to introduce this annual report and financial statement for 2020. Despite all the centuries of Christian witness and charitable activity represented by our five Medieval church buildings, it was a year of unprecedented challenges. The resilient and creative ways in which we responded to the Covid-19 global pandemic make me enormously proud.

Particular mention needs to be made of the local churchwardens who bore the brunt of keeping the public safe (in the periods where we were able to hold worship or welcome visitors) and of local pastoral care. Working collaboratively, the ministry team, wardens and other key volunteers not only sustained existing relationships but pivoted our ways of communicating and developed several new programmes which have increased our charitable impact.

Bagiau Cariad (Bags of Love) is now flourishing as a response to food poverty and supports more than 50 families each month. It has attracted new volunteers and significant financial donations. Alongside this we were able to fund chrome book devices to be lent by schools to households where access to online learning in lockdown was most difficult. An extensive network of telephone calls, card and flower deliveries and (when it was possible) visits proved to be a vital lifeline for older residents. Handmade bereavement cards were another example of creative mutual support.

Similarly, the engagement of 60 people to write email ‘daily reflections’ on life in the pandemic, the introduction of a weekly video and a whole suite of online worship and learning groups (including schools work and a joint Lent Group with Canadian Anglicans) showed Bro Celynnin’s ability to encourage and shape response to need both quickly and effectively. This was exemplified by Carolau Conwy (Conwy Carols) in which 90 diverse community participants and musicians created a daily online ‘Advent Calendar’ that was viewed nearly 30,000 times.

Two lengthy periods in which all of our buildings had to be closed (and the ongoing restrictions once open) had a massive impact on income. Nevertheless, we discharged all our financial responsibilities and even managed to carry out significant repair work to some of our property, whilst maintaining 7 churchyards as important spaces for public access.

Bro Celynnin is committed to Pioneer Ministry as well as gathered congregations and in 2020 launched Worship in the Wild, contemplative walking in the North Wales landscape. In this group, in our online communities and in church buildings we have experienced numerical growth and new life in the worst of times.

David Parry

Structure, governance and management

Structure

The Bro Celynnin Ministry Area is one of nine Ministry Areas of the Bangor Synod and one of 27 that comprise the Diocese of Bangor in the Church in Wales (CiW). Bro Celynnin was formed in 2016 by uniting four parishes in the Conwy County Borough in the area comprising Conwy town and the north-western part of the Conwy Valley, west of Afon Conwy and extending in the south to Tal y Bont and Llanbedr y Cennin.

The name commemorates St. Celynnin, a son of the legendary prince Helig ap Glanawg and brother of Rhychwyn (of Llanrhychwyn) and Peris (of Llanberis). A holy well at Hen Eglwys Llangelynnin, in the Carneddau mountains is believed to be where Celynnin preached and baptised in the 6[th] Century.

The Ministry Area contains five superb Medieval church buildings (four of them Grade I listed and the other Grade II*). St Mary and All Saints’ Conwy; St Benedict’s Gyffin; St Mary’s Caerhun and St Peter’s, Llanbedr y Cennin hold weekly services, and Llangelynnin a monthly service from Easter to October. Reference has already been made to some of the other forms of worship and activity in this flourishing, creative parish.

Other property managed by Bro Celynnin are the Church Hall, Conwy, and the churchyards of two former churches: St Agnes’ Conwy (demolished c. 1972) and the Llangelynnin New Church, Llangelynnin, near Rowen (deconsecrated c. 1987).

Charity registration

Bro Celynnin registered as a charity on 27 August 2019. As this is the first Annual Report, and 2020 was in some respects an unrepresentative year, references are made where necessary to activities and standards pertaining in more normal years.

The Ministry Area Council

Bro Celynnin is administered by a Ministry Area Council (MAC), a parochial church council governed by the Constitution and Canons of the Church in Wales. The members of the MAC comprise the Trustees of the Charity. With the vicar, Rev David Parry, the MAC is responsible for the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical, in its Ministry Area.

The MAC is not a body corporate. Its composition, procedures and powers are regulated by the Constitution of the CiW, which provides that before assuming office, every member must sign a declaration that he or she will be bound by the Constitution, which defines the membership.

Membership of the MAC is defined in the CiW Constitution and comprises ex-officio and appointed members, and members elected at the Annual Vestry Meeting (AVM) by those of the congregation on the Electoral Roll of the Parish. All persons over the age of 18 who attend services and are members of the congregation are encouraged to register on the electoral roll and seek election to the MAC.

At the time of the Annual Vestry Meeting on 29 April 2019 there were 157 individuals on the Electoral Roll, of whom 111 were resident in the Ministry Area.

MAC met twice in 2020 (once on Zoom) and five times in 2019. Permission was granted by the Church in Wales not to hold a 2020 Annual Vestry because of the Pandemic.

In addition to the two Ministry Area Church Wardens each congregation nominates local (sub) wardens, most of whom are also members of the MAC.

Administrative Information

Trustees (members of the Ministry Area Council), with dates of appointment

Incumbent	The Rev. D A Parry	(20/5/2016)
Vicars and Curates	The Rev. S Blagden	(29/4/2019)
	The Rev. Canon P Hughes	(29/4/2019)
	The Rev E H D Parry	(20/5/2016)
	The Rev. T H G Saunders	(29/4/2019)
(MA) Church Wardens	Mrs H G Addison	(20/5/2016)
	Mrs E A Mills	(20/5/2016)
Elected members	Mr C H Addison	(20/5/2016)
	Mr S R Baldon	(20/5/2016)
	Mrs C M Clews	(20/5/2016)
	Mrs M S McP Crawford	(20/5/2016)
	Mr S C Fysh	(20/5/2016)
	Mrs R C Hughes	(20/5/2016)
	Mrs R Mitchell	(20/5/2016)
	Mr C J M Roberts	(20/5/2016)
	Mr J A Shakespear	(20/5/2016)
	Dr R C Smith	(20/5/2016)
	Ms S M Swallow	(23/4/2018)
	Mrs H F Thompson	(29/4/2019)
	Mrs M Tobin	(29/4/2019)
	Mrs J L Young	(23/4/2018)
Ex officio	Mrs E J Bowen (Secretary)	(27/4/2017)
	Mr M E Young (Treasurer)	(9/11/2017)
Charity Number	1185028
Administrative address	The Vicarage
	Rose Hill Street
	Conwy, LL32 8LD
Independent Examiner	Malcolm Evans FCA
	Breeze and Co
	9 Lloyd St
	Llandudno, LL30 2UU
Bankers	NatWest Bank
	Llandudno, LL30 2WY

Aim and purposes

In co-operation with the vicar, Rev David Parry, Bro Celynnin is responsible for the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical, in its Ministry Area.

Bro Celynnin is responsible for the operation and maintenance of its five churches and churchyards, two separate churchyards and the Church Hall, Conwy.

Objectives and activities

Bro Celynnin is focused on providing public benefit as a charity, through churches rooted in the communities they have served for many centuries, by:

providing resources and facilities for public worship, pastoral care and spiritual, moral and intellectual development, both for its members and for anyone who wishes to benefit from what the Church offers;
promoting Christian values, and service by members of the Churches in the Parish of Bro Celynnin to their communities, to the benefit of individuals and society as a whole;
encouraging wider participation in its activities from all sectors of the community;
supporting the work of two Church in Wales Primary Schools and providing religious instruction as requested;
maintaining its five Medieval church buildings, a church hall and seven graveyards.

Bro Celynnin is resilient and creative in fulfilling its mission, maintains a diverse programme of traditional and contemporary worship, and seeks new community partnerships and innovative approaches to outreach. We seek to offer worship and participatory events that appeal to all sectors of the community.

Bro Celynnin and its activities, including the maintenance of its buildings, are financed almost entirely by donations from committed members of the congregations and by occasional grants, for all of which we are most grateful. Bro Celynnin aims to contribute in full its agreed annual share of Diocesan expenses and will seek to raise money to finance this and its own operational and charitable expenses.

Achievements and Performance

Worship and Prayer

Parochial worship

In 2020, until the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic and its associated restrictions, regular Sunday morning services were held in the four principal churches and on Wednesdays at St Mary’s, Conwy, and a monthly evening service of Celtic Praise at St Benedict’s, Gyffin. Services on the principal festival days are held in all churches in normal times.

The interruption in services due to the pandemic began on 22 March 2020. Services resumed at Caerhun and Llanbedr y Cennin on 11 August 2020 and at the Conwy churches in September.

No summer services were held at the Llangelynnin Old Church in 2020, although the church was used for special events, notably the ordination of the Rev Eryl Parry as a Pioneer Priest by the Bishop of Bangor on 10 August 2020.

Prior to the pandemic, innovative use of our historic church buildings, outdoor events and our online presence has contributed to growing congregations and a larger membership (electoral roll).

The Vicar and congregations seized the opportunity of the pandemic to develop communications and worship online, which proved a popular and worthwhile initiative. Sunday services and Friday ‘coffee mornings’ established using Zoom were well supported throughout the period of lockdown. From the beginning of the national lockdown in March, the clergy, lay-readers and others have broadcast Sunday services on YouTube, typically attracting between 250 and over 450 views.

In normal times, regular dramatized assemblies in Welsh and English are provided in local schools by our teams of Open the Book volunteers. Church buildings are also used for school services and concerts. We offer an annual programme of adult Bible studies and house groups.

Several weekly house groups, established in 2019, continued and flourished whenever circumstances allowed.

The Vicar, MAC and congregations are deeply grateful to several clergy who willingly give their time to officiate at offices and services. In the summer of 2020 the team welcomed Andy Broadbent, ordinand in training, to Bro Celynnin.

Diocesan and external activities

Bro Celynnin plays a full part in the life of the Anglican Diocese of Bangor, including participation in Synod meetings and through pastoral support. During extended periods in which a neighbouring parish was without a minister, we conducted their Sunday services, funerals and baptisms whilst offering pastoral support in those communities.

We shared the skills that we have gained in Pioneer Ministry and evangelism with other local churches through the Doing a New Thing course and continued to work closely with a neighbouring Methodist congregation in provision for children and families. Friendship and practical support were offered to a local Roman Catholic congregation after the closure of their church building and to a newly established Free-Church network in the Valley.

We have sought to be generous, open-hearted and outward-looking in all our relationships and use of our resources, in order to maximise their charitable benefit.

In 2020, The Rev David Parry served as a Trustee of Bangor Diocesan Trust and the Rev Eryl Parry as a Trustee of the Bardsey Island Trust, where she is also a Chaplain. The Rev Susan Blagden served as a Tutor at St Padarn's Institute, Church in Wales.

The Rev Eryl Parry served as Pioneer Priest in this and adjacent Ministry Areas. She focused on developing the volunteer visitor team of over 40 participants, successfully won grants to develop the interpretation panels and multi-lingual literature for the Conwy Visitor Project and managed the restoration of important antique lace panels for display in St Mary’s, Conwy. She collaborates closely with Conwy Town Council and Conwy County Borough Council, notably in developing a cultural strategy for the Borough.

Pastoral care and support

Pastoral support is offered to vulnerable adults and in response to other needs through visiting, groups, special events and courses. Weekly and seasonal Services are carefully planned to be accessible and relevant, with care taken over the quality of welcome, worship and teaching. An example of this is funding a professional British Sign Language interpreter so that Deaf people can be fully included.

Chaplaincy is provided to the Town Council and Royal British Legion, along with a full programme of Civic Events. Foundation Governors are appointed to both Church Schools and are active in their life. As chair of one of the Governing Bodies, Rev Parry steered that school through a staffing restructure and appointment of a new Head Teacher.

Weddings, Funerals and Baptisms are an area of excellence, with pastoral follow-up. We provide chaplaincy and fundraising support to a local children’s hospice and contribute to a local Food Bank.

In December 2020, in response to the privations of the pandemic, Bro Celynnin established ‘Bags of Love’, an initiative to provide monthly food boxes to families in need, and this project continued in 2021, generously financed by parishioners and a grant from the Conwy Town Council.

Social and cultural

Church opening was curtailed at the start of the lockdown and only resumed in 2021. In 2019, St Mary’s Conwy had welcomed 21,000 visitors, including many international tourists, had participated in the twinning of Conwy Town and Himeji, Japan, and was recognised by a TripAdvisor award. In normal years, Open Days, Flower Festivals and a Christmas Tree Festival are held in our church buildings.

The Conwy church hall is well used by a range of community users, including a Parent & Toddler group. In 2020, it was used as a vaccination centre.

Communications

The Ministry Area website caruconwy.com was strengthened and its scope widened during 2020. This vibrant and comprehensive site carries extensive details about current activities in the ministry area and short weekly devotional talks.

The number of individuals subscribed to our weekly email mailing list in 2020 nearly trebled to 320 and our presence on Facebook and Twitter greatly increased, along with the launch of a new YouTube channel with 240 subscribers.

Music and the arts

All usual musical activity ceased at the start of the lockdown in March 2020 and until the end of the year was limited in all churches to organ and occasional solo voice or quartet.

The 16[th] Annual Conwy Classical Music Festival was cancelled, for the first time. This annual event, staged over eight days in July, has in previous years brought together performers from across Wales and northern England. A series of spring and summer concerts was also cancelled.

Throughout Advent, under the direction of Chris Roberts, Music Director of St Mary’s, Conwy, the Rev Eryl Parry and local photographer Mark McNulty, Bro Celynnin broadcast an online daily ‘Advent Calendar’ on YouTube, comprising carols and reflections from our churches, schools and landscapes. To date, this has attracted nearly 29,000 ‘views’.

The choir and congregation of St Mary’s, Conwy recorded two services for BBC Wales, one broadcast on 16 February 2020, and the other postponed until 2021.

Buildings and churchyards

Properties of the Ministry Area

Bro Celynnin cares for the following properties

St Mary’s and All Saints, Conwy:
➢ Grade 1 listed church and churchyard in the centre of Conwy
➢ Church Hall on Rose Hill Street, Conwy
➢ St Agnes’ Road churchyard.
St Benedict’s, Gyffin, Conwy:
➢ Grade 1 listed church and churchyard on the outskirts of Conwy.
St Celynnin, Llangelynnin:
➢ Grade 1 listed church and churchyard (the Llangelynnin Old Church)
➢ Churchyard of the deconsecrated Llangelynnin New Church, Rowen.
St Mary’s, Caerhun:
➢ Grade 1 listed church and churchyard south of Ty’n-y-groes.
St Peter’s, Llanbedr y Cennin:
➢ Grade 2* listed church and churchyard.

The MAC considers that these churches, which are all in good general order, will continue to contribute to their communities for the foreseeable future and have the potential to widen their appeal and to grow their congregations. All the churches are buildings of national importance. Some of them offer some scope for sensitive changes, for example by improving access, moderate reordering, careful introduction of modern facilities, decluttering, redecoration or further beautification. These changes should make our churches more attractive to newcomers and raise the morale of existing congregations.

A Property Development Plan was prepared in 2019, following the receipt of the Ezra report, and a Property Sub-committee was established, which met twice in 2020 before the national lockdown.

The Ezra report

All the buildings were assessed in 2018/19 by conservation architects Donal Insall Associates, appointed by the Diocese, and a ‘super-quinquennial’ or ‘Ezra’ report issued. The report has assessed and prioritised the repairs required in five categories, according to urgency.

The authors note that: ‘As a collection of assets, the Ministry Area of Bro Celynnin is unlikely to be surpassed across the Diocese for the significance and historic value of the buildings contained within it’.

The Ezra report lists the following strengths of the Ministry Area, relevant to the status and future of its properties:

the presence within the MA of two significant centres of population in Conwy and Rowen/Tal y Cafn;
the visibility within a smaller but still significant community of the church at Llanbedry-Cennin;

the energy, commitment, and growth to be seen within churches located in the Ministry Area’s villages and hamlets;
the significance of the ‘presence’ of the Church in each community mediated through the church building;
a sustainable model of worship, study and prayer that takes seriously the need to offer diverse acts of worship, study and prayer of the highest quality;
a model of mission that complements the gathering of the worshipping community at places of worship with a movement to reach out into local communities;
potential for diversifying usage.

Weaknesses identified in the Ezra report include:

the financial burden on the congregations of maintaining these properties, which historically and architecturally are of national importance;
inadequate basic domestic amenities in all churches and limited administrative space.

The estimated costs of recommended repair works are summarised in this table:

Categories of repairs recommended:

A H&S Issue or Structural Defect

B Work to be prioritised over the next 5 years

C Significant Work to be programmed in/budgeted for over the next 5-15 Years

D On-Going Maintenance Work

E Aesthetic/Decluttering Work

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Conwy Ch. Hall Gyffin L'gelynnin Caerhun Llanbedr TOTAL
A 14,750 2,250 500 0 0 1,000 18,500
B 80,500 13,850 9,000 8,750 5,250 16,250 133,600
C 117,750 18,000 4,250 6,000 5,000 19,750 170,750
D 42,000 500 1,500 500 500 500 45,500
E 5,250 35,750 32,250 1,500 33,000 31,000 138,750
260,250 70,350 47,500 16,750 43,750 68,500 507,100
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These estimates exclude any contingency sum, architect’s fee and VAT, and the costs of any reordering or other special projects.

Churchyards

Churchyard maintenance is largely financed by a restricted fund, resourced by interment fees, personal donations, and a very welcome annual grant from Conwy Town Council. The graveyards adjacent to the four parish churches have been regularly maintained.

St Agnes’ Churchyard

St Agnes’ churchyard extends over approximately 3.5 acres on the east side of St Agnes Road, Conwy, adjacent to and north of the Town Council’s St Agnes’ Road Cemetery. The church itself has been demolished. It is an attractive steeply sloping site with many mature trees. Interments are limited to existing graves. The oldest (northern) part of the

churchyard has been cleared in recent years by the active Friends of St Agnes, who continue diligently and faithfully to maintain that section. Between this northern sector and the Town Cemetery lies a narrow zone maintained by Bro Celynnin. There are nine Commonwealth War Graves Commission graves and an agreement regarding their maintenance was made with the CWGC in 2019. The condition of the churchyard is now fairly good, although parts remain overgrown, which in part is intentional to encourage wildlife.

Churchyard of the deconsecrated Llangelynnin New Church, Rowen

Although the church is now privately owned, the churchyard remains open to the public and is maintained and checked regularly by the MAC.

Activities, events and achievements in 2020

Plans to advance the recommendations of the Ezra report were curtailed by the lockdown restrictions but the following were achieved in 2020:

Electrical inspections and major modifications were made to electrical lighting and circuitry at Conwy and Gyffin.
Structural issues identified at Conwy, Gyffin and Llangelynnin in the Ezra report, were checked by a certified structural engineer. A programme of regular monitoring of selected wall cracks will be started.
A timber specialist inspected important structural timbers in the tower of St Mary’s,
Conwy. No urgent issues were discovered.
Two buttresses at Llangelynnin, thought to be causing internal damp, were partially rebuilt.
A small quantity of lead was stolen from the roof at Llangelynnin.
Donald Insall Associates, our architects, were commissioned to prepare outline specifications for selected Ezra work in all churches and for feasibility studies for potential reordering at Conwy, Gyffin and Caerhun. These studies will provide the framework for designing, costing and financing the necessary works.
The Diocese commissioned Janet Gough OBE, former Director of the Cathedral and Church Buildings Division at the Church of England, to consider five major Grade 1 churches, including St Mary’s, Conwy and to advise how these buildings might best be adapted to serve our mission.

Finance

Finance sub-committee

The Finance Sub-committee was able to meet formally only twice in 2020 (5 times in 2019) but issued bi-monthly accounts and reports throughout the year.

Financial issues considered and/or actioned during 2020 included:

Rationalisation of the many bank accounts;
Investments in the Church in Wales Common Investment Fund;
Consolidation of historical charitable accounts into an Education Fund and a Charitable Fund;
Introduction of contactless giving at Conwy and Caerhun and online giving via a website tab;
Fundraising for charitable purposes;
Routine and emergency maintenance of churches and churchyards;
The scope for increasing income from the Church Hall;
Encouraging planned giving via the CiW Gift Direct facility;
Design of new signage at all churches and churchyards;
Revision of the Property Development Plan and Finance Development Plan.

Accounts

For our level of income, the Charity Commission requires presentation of annual accounts in the Receipts and Payments format (Form CC16) and independent inspection, rather than audit. Our accounts have been inspected by Malcom Evans FCA, of Breeze and Co., Llandudno. The inspected Receipts and Payments accounts for 2020 are presented below (Annex A). Significant points include the following:

Receipts

Total receipts were 24% lower than 2019.
Total ‘routine’ income (Plate, Planned Giving, Wallsafe, Donations and Mission) was down 22% (£16,382) compared with 2019. This was in large part due to the closure of the churches to visitors.
Planned giving rose 8% on the year, reflecting further take-up of the Gift Direct scheme.
Mission giving rose by more than four times, largely in response to the Bags of Love initiative.

Payments

Total payments were 9% higher than 2019. Most of this increase is due to essential electrical maintenance, professional engineering inspections, and the restoration of a valuable antique artefact.
Bro Celynnin met its obligations to the Bishop’s Ministry Fund (the ‘parish share’) in full.

Investments

Investments in the Common Investment Fund CIF totalled £669,085 at year end, including £47,752.68 accumulated cash added during the year.
The CIF share price rose by 6.07% over the year and the dividend yield was approximately 2.04%.

Restricted funds

Bro Celynnin’s resources include several funds reserved for specific expenditure:

Bro Celynnin Restricted Funds, December 2020

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Fund Purpose
Bro Cellynin
Churchyards Fund Maintenance of churchyards
Charitable Fund Charitable and educational purposes
St Mary's, Conwy
Choir Fund Choir expenses
Chancel repair fund Maintenance of the Chancel of St Mary's
St Benedict's, Gyffin
Church Hall Fund Provision of relevant parish educational, residential or meeting places; or
'any other intellectual moral or social wants of the neighbouring population'
David Thomas Hughes Fund Charitable church purposes and repairs in connection with St Benedict's
St Mary's, Caerhun
Caerhun Church Hall Fund Charitable purposes of the parish (income unrestricted)
St Mary's legacies Charitable purposes of St Mary's
St Peter's, Llanbedr y Cennin
Mrs Laura Fair Fund General purposes of St Peter's
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Reserves and investments policy

The policy of Bro Celynnin is that, taking all bank accounts together, readily available unrestricted resources should be maintained at four to six months of expected annual expenditure (£50,000 – 75,000). Accumulated resources significantly exceeding this target will be invested in the Church in Wales Common Investment Fund with the objective of providing income to support the Ministry Area’s mission and objectives. If approved by the Trustees, investments may be liquidated to maintain services and to support projects relevant to the Ministry Area’s mission and objectives.

Risk management

Bro Celynnin’s income is below the threshold, above which a detailed risk assessment is required to be reported. Nevertheless, a simplified risk assessment that identifies the main risks is presented in Annex B, and this will be amplified and developed as the MA’s initial Mission, Finance and Property Development Plans are further advanced.

Financial controls

Payments and receipts, received in cash, by cheque or bank transfer are managed in accordance with the Charity Commission Guidance Internal Finance Control for Charities (CC8). Our current banking arrangement does not provide for online dual-authorisation of payments and the MAC has voted to switch the main account to one that provides for this.

M E Young Ministry Area Council Treasurer

Annex A Receipts and Expenses Accounts, 2020

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Sectlon B Statement of assets and Ilabllltles at the end of the perlod 81 C*fyhf•A t44W. 4D7. Tolal cash 22J52 T4 2&114 21 215.166 i-i)? 18

Annex B

Bro Celynnin Ministry Area: outline assessment of core risks, 2020

Bro Celynnin Ministry Area: outline assessment of core risks, 2020	Bro Celynnin Ministry Area: outline assessment of core risks, 2020
			Factors(after mitigation)
Risk	Effect of risk	Mitigation measures	Likelihood	Impact	Combined
Mission and organisation			(1= low; 5= high)
Gradual reduction of congregational numbers	Failure to deliver mission and objectives Loss of income	• Continual outreach and energetic, proactive mission by clergy and congregations	3	5	15
Loss of key personnel, notably clergy	Failure to deliver mission and objectives	• Continual efforts to attract and motivate key congregational leaders • Effective recruitment at times of transition	2	5	10
Poor management and ineffective goal setting	Demotivation of clergy and volunteers, leading to decline of congregations, loss of income and failure to deliver objectives	• Clear statement of purpose and management process via Mission, Property and Finance Development Plans • Maintenance of clear, frequent and positive communications by various channels	1	4	4
Property
Injury to people and third party property, arising from our buiilt properties or churchyards	Personal injury, damage to third party property	• Regular inspections (Ezra Report) to identify risks and required maintenance • Phased programme of recommended maintenance • Regular routine monitoring of the general state of buildings and churchyards and rapid emergency maintenance when necessary • Appropriate insurance	1	4	4
Damage to our buildings	Financial cost to restore	As above	2	3	6
Damage to our churchyards	Financial cost to restore	As above	2	1	2
Finance
Loss of financial resources through fraud	Inability to maintain property and to cover expenses, including the Parish Share	• All investments held independently by CiW • Only dual authorisation of payments possible • Spending limits set • CC_Internal Finance for Charities Guidance_followed	1	3	3
Failure to maintain income levels	Drawing down of resources, loss of investment income, ultimately leading to financial failure	• Encouragement of giving by traditional and innovative means • Promotion of legacies • Regular applications for Gift Aid and GASDS, and VAT refund grants • Money raising events • Financingspecialprojects bystrategic fundraising	3	3	9
Unexpected significant expenses	As above	• Careful budgeting and monitoring of controllable expenses • Keeping to building maintenance schedules	2	3	6

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