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 2021
31 Hydref 2022 / 31 October 2022
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Cynnwys / Contents
| Structure, governance and management | 3 |
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| Aims and purposes | 4 |
| Objectives and activities | 4 |
| Achievements and performance | 5 |
| Buildings and churchyards | 7 |
| Administrative information | 10 |
| Finance | 11 |
| Independent Examiner’s Report | 14 |
| Financial statements | 15 |
| Risk assessment | 17 |
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 uses and maintains five medieval church buildings (four 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 a monthly service is held at the Llangelynnin Old Church from Easter to October. To complement our gathered congregations, Bro Celynnin is committed to Pioneer Ministry; our initiative, Worship in the Wild, contemplative walking in the North Wales landscape, launched in 2020, continued to flourish and grow in 2021. 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).
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.
In addition to the two Ministry Area Church Wardens each congregation nominates local (sub) wardens, most of whom are also members of the MAC.
The MAC met four times in 2021 (three times on Zoom and once in person).
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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:
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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;
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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;
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encouraging wider participation in its activities from all sectors of the community;
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supporting the work of two Church in Wales Primary Schools and providing religious instruction as requested;
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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.
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Achievements and Performance
Worship and Prayer
Parochial worship
Following the end of the pandemic restrictions, regular Sunday morning services were resumed 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.
Initiatives prompted by the pandemic continued during 2021, notably communications and worship online, including broadcast Sunday services on YouTube, which have typically attracted between 250 and over 450 views.
Our programme Worship in the Wild, contemplative walking in the North Wales landscape, continued to flourish and grow in 2021. Once a month this offers a local, guided ‘pilgrimage walk’, to an emerging community that enjoys gentle conversation and contemplative prayer.
Regular dramatized assemblies in Welsh and English continue to be 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.
The Vicar, MAC and congregations are deeply grateful to several clergy who willingly give their time to officiate at offices and services.
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. We shared the skills that we have gained in Pioneer Ministry and evangelism with other local churches and continued to work closely with a neighbouring Methodist congregation in provision for children and families.
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.
During 2021, The Rev David Parry continued to serve as a Trustee of Bangor Diocesan Trust and the Diocesan Board of Finance. The Rev Eryl Parry continued to serve as a Trustee of the Bardsey Island Trust, where she is also a Chaplain, and served as Pioneer Priest in this and adjacent Ministry Areas. She has continued to strengthen the volunteer visitor team and works actively with Conwy Town Council and Conwy County Borough Council, notably in developing a cultural strategy for the Borough.
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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 the two Church Schools in the Ministry Area; the Rev David Parry continued as chair of one of the Governing Bodies.
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.
Bro Celynnin initiative ‘Bags of Love’, which provides monthly food boxes to families in need, continued to grow in 2021, generously financed by parishioners and grants from the Conwy Town Council, local companies and the National Lottery Community Fund.
Social and cultural
Church opening was curtailed at the start of the lockdown and only resumed in 2021. St Mary’s Conwy and the rural churches again welcomed many thousands of visitors, and previously regular events such the Christmas Tree Festival restarted, with great success. A highly acclaimed series of lunchtime concerts was staged in the summer, drawing performers and audiences from across North Wales and northwest England.
In autumn 2021 we launched two new choirs: ‘Canu Conwy’ for 8-12 year-olds and ‘Cantorion Celynnin’ for monthly Evensong and special services in St Mary’s Conwy.
The Conwy church hall, well used in 2020 as a vaccination centre, was increasing used in 2021, both for church gatherings and community events.
Communications
The Ministry Area website caruconwy.com was strengthened and its scope widened during 2021. This vibrant and comprehensive site carries extensive details about current activities in the ministry area and short weekly devotional talks.
Our weekly email mailing list, our presence on Facebook and Twitter, and our YouTube channel all expanded in their scope and popularity.
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Buildings and churchyards
Properties of the Ministry Area
Bro Celynnin cares for the following properties
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St Mary’s and All Saints, Conwy:
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➢ Grade 1 listed church and churchyard in the centre of Conwy
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➢ Church Hall on Rose Hill Street, Conwy
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➢ St Agnes’ Road churchyard.
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St Benedict’s, Gyffin, Conwy:
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➢ Grade 1 listed church and churchyard on the outskirts of Conwy.
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St Celynnin, Llangelynnin:
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➢ Grade 1 listed church and churchyard (the Llangelynnin Old Church)
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➢ Churchyard of the deconsecrated Llangelynnin New Church, Rowen.
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St Mary’s, Caerhun:
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➢ Grade 1 listed church and churchyard south of Ty’n-y-groes.
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St Peter’s, Llanbedr y Cennin:
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➢ 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. In 2021, feasibility studies and consultations were continued or begun, with regard to sensitive and appropriate modifications that might be made in some of our buildings, to improve access and render them more suitable for fulfilling their mission.
The Ezra report
All the buildings were assessed in 2018/19 by conservation architects Donald 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 noted 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:
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the presence within the MA of two significant centres of population in Conwy and Rowen/Tal y Cafn;
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the visibility within a smaller but still significant community of the church at Llanbedry-Cennin;
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the energy, commitment, and growth to be seen within churches located in the Ministry Area’s villages and hamlets;
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the significance of the ‘presence’ of the Church in each community mediated through the church building;
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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;
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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;
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potential for diversifying usage.
Weaknesses identified in the Ezra report include:
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the financial burden on the congregations of maintaining these properties, which historically and architecturally are of national importance;
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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
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B Work to be prioritised over the next 5 years
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C Significant Work to be programmed in/budgeted for over the next 5-15 Years
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D On-Going Maintenance Work
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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
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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 the gravestones checked regularly by the MAC. During one of the major storms of autumn 2021, an elm tree on the northern boundary fell, just touching the church. Consequently, specialists inspected all the trees that form the churchyard boundary were recommended pruning of most, work which began in early 2022.
Property maintenance in 2021
Plans to advance the recommendations of the Ezra report were still curtailed by the effects of the Covid lockdown, which lasted until March 2021, but the following were achieved in 2021:
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Minor electrical modifications were made to electrical lighting and circuitry at the Church Hall and at Gyffin.
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The work required to facilitate access to the clock and upper part of Conwy tower was assessed.
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Repairs to stonework were made at Gyffin and to a buttress of the churchyard wall at Conwy. Work required to repair another section of the Conwy churchyard wall, which has been demolished, was assessed.
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New signs and poster-cases were erected at the four entrances to Conwy churchyard.
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Tree pruning at St Agnes’ churchyard.
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Donald Insall Associates, our architects, began feasibility studies for potential reordering at Conwy, Gyffin and Caerhun. These studies will provide the framework for costing and financing the necessary works.
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Administrative Information
Trustees (members of the Ministry Area Council), with dates of appointment
| Incumbent | The Rev. D A Parry | (20/5/2016) |
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| Vicars and Curates | The Rev. S Blagden | (29/4/2019) |
| The Rev. Canon P Hughes | (29/4/2019) | |
| (resigned 26/4/2021) | ||
| The Rev E H D Parry | (20/5/2016) | |
| The Rev. T H G Saunders | (29/4/2019) | |
| (resigned 7/5/2021) | ||
| (MA) Church Wardens | Mrs H G Addison | (20/5/2016) |
| (resigned mid-2021) | ||
| Mrs E A Mills | (20/5/2016) | |
| Elected members | Mr C H Addison | (20/5/2016) |
| (resigned mid-2021) | ||
| Mr S R Baldon | (20/5/2016) | |
| Mrs C M Clews | (20/5/2016) | |
| Mrs E M Clough | (26/4/2021) | |
| Mrs M S McP Crawford | (20/5/2016) | |
| (resigned 22/9/2021) | ||
| Mrs J Devereux | (26/4/2021) | |
| Mr S C Fysh | (20/5/2016) | |
| Mrs R C Hughes | (20/5/2016) | |
| (resigned 26/4/2021) | ||
| 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) | |
| (resigned 26/4/2021) | ||
| 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 Street, Llandudno, LL30 2UU | ||
| Bankers | NatWest Bank, Llandudno, LL30 2WY | |
| Barclays Bank, Llandudno, LL30 2SH |
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Finance
Finance sub-committee
The Finance Sub-committee met once in 2021, in November, but issued five reports to the MAC during the year.
Financial issues considered and/or actioned during 2021 included:
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Banking: an online account was opened at Barclays, with dual authorisation of payments.
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Monitoring of investments in the Common Investment Fund of the Church in Wales.
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Amalgamation of several historical charitable accounts within a new Charity Account.
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Fundraising for charitable purposes. The 2021 Annual Vestry Meeting set an annual target of 5% of income for giving to other charities, in addition to our own expenditure under the Bags of Love project.
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Routine and emergency maintenance of churches and churchyards.
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Church Hall: renewed promotion of this spacious and accessible asset resulted in increased income.
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Reviews 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. The independently inspected Receipts and Payments accounts for 2021 are presented in Annex A.
A surplus of £61,566 was realised on the year, although the receipts category includes £70,000 legacy income. These generous bequests, to St Mary’s, Conwy, St Benedict’s, Gyffin and St Mary’s, Caerhun, were from the late Miss Dilys Glynne.
Significant points to note from the accounts include the following (comparisons with 2019 are included as this year was more representative of normal activity than 2020, when both income and expenses were anomalous, due to the pandemic):
Receipts
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The first four receipt categories (‘routine’ income), taken together, were 14% higher than in 2020 but 18% lower than 2019.
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Planned-giving, which we actively encourage, was 19% higher than in 2020 and 29% higher than 2019.
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‘Giving for mission’ was 7x higher than 2019, mostly for Bags of Love.
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‘Money raising’ was nearly 6x higher than 2019, largely because of the successful St Mary’s Conwy concert series.
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Reduced investment income, compared with 2019, reflected a lower dividend rate of dividend from the Common Investment Fund (CIF) of the Church in Wales; the
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encashment of one trust to finance work on St Mary’s, Conwy; and our decision to re-invest rather than take the income from one of the Gyffin trusts.
Payments
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The Ministry Area paid its 2021 quota to the Bishop’s Ministry Fund (‘parish share’) in full for Quarters 1-3 and received a £6,000 reduction on the Q4 payment.
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Spending for mission (parish and world) was 6x higher than in 2019, equivalent to 17% of our total income.
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Direct giving to third party charities was equivalent to 5.2% of our total income (including donations made directly to our selected 2021 charity, Impact One Initiative, rather than through Bro Celynnin).
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Costs of money raising mostly comprised fees paid to performers in the concert series (in previous years these costs have been borne separately by the Conwy Classical Music Festival).
Bags of Love
Bags of Love is a food bank project that helps around 60 local families and is financed by generous parishioners and grants from local and national bodies, for which we are most grateful. Grants in 2021 included those from the National Lottery Community Fund, the Conwy Town Council and Evenrock Ltd.. The following summarises the account since inception in 2020:
Investments
Our investments in the Common Investment Fund and NS&I at end-2021 were valued at £802,048. The share price of the CIF increased by 10.6% over the year and our investments yielded approx. 1.88%.
Restricted funds
Bro Celynnin’s resources include these funds for specific purposes:
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Fund Purpose
Bro Celynnin
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.
Cash resources at the year-end totalled nearly £87,000, which is higher than the above, but with imminent expenditure of some £15,000 expected for the tree work at Rowen.
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
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Annex A Receipts and Expenses Accounts, 2020
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Annex B
| Bro Celynnin Ministry Area: outline assessment of core risks, 2021 | Bro Celynnin Ministry Area: outline assessment of core risks, 2021 | ||||
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| 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 • Financing special projects by strategic 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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