CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT SOUTHSEA PAPERS FOR THE ANNUAL PAROCHIAL MEETING SUNDAY 23" APRIL 2023. FOLLOWING THE 10 A.M. MASS Please recid the report5 carefully before the meeting. The reports will bc talcen as read at the meeting when there will be an opportunity to simply ask any question.s of the author. ANNUAL PAROCHIAL MEETING SUNDAY 23 rd ril 2023. enda for vesl'r meetln I. PRAYIR 2. APOLOf?IES 3, MINUTES OF 2022 APM VESTRY MEETING 4. ELEC'I ION OF CHURCH WARDENS A enda for full APM meetin I. MINUTES OF 2022 APCM 2., MAThERS AR151WG 3. ELECTION OF PCC MEMBERS 4, ELECTION OF DF.ANERY SYNOD REPRESENTATIVES lelecled Oct.20201 5. F.LFCI'ION OF SIDÉSPERSONS Iprlnted list attached) 6, FINANCIAL REPORT (Printed account5 attachLd) 7. THE PLANNED GIVING SCHEME (printed report attached) 8. APPOINTMENT OF EXTERNAL FINANCIAL AUDSTOR 9. PRESENTATION OF PRINTED REPORI"5 Bulldin8s, fabric and malntenance report Holy Splrlt Church - Worship/witness/worl< & fellowship PCC report Electoral Roll Parish Web sito report. Deanery Synod report Charities repprt Flower report Food Bank Report Church contre Bookings report Choir and Organ report 300 club report Safeguardlng report FATHER RUSSELL LAWSON 10. ONE MINUTE FROM I-HE FLOOR CHURCH OF. THF. HOLY SPIRIT SOUTHSIA INWLSAL PAROCIAI. MEETING SUNDAY 24" April 2022 held on 24" A rll 2022 Mlnu es t the ves Meetl l. Tlic riieotiriy UF)oiied c]I 11.15(IM, Tlierc were 32 people In attendznce. 7.. Mpologies:. Sp.8n K8n?v?n, tin? 1(8D8V811, Jeaii HcisI(er, PaLtla WriRhl', Philik) Drew, Fileeii Martln, Robert tsod5oll, Vlctorla Nlcnols, M8ggl Brldgmaii. 3. Mlnutes of 20?1 Vestry Meetlng held on Il, Aprll 2021 Tliese were aRreed ai)d slgne.d as a correcl re.corcl. Propnsed.. ILidlth C.ondlpy Se.cniidgd.' Si,Ip C.liatband All In Favour 4. Ilectlon of Church Wardens Two nominatloiis hdd been recelve.d. Mrs Ruth Pearson.. Prop05p.d .. Jpan Hasker se.conded .. Uougla% Fenton Mr Douglas Fenton.. Propoqe.d . Phlllp Drew Seconded .' Robert Godsell Everyone bellig In favour Ruth ai)d L)oug were dilly ele.c.ted to the offlr.e af. churc.h wardei).8 for the year 202212023. The Vestry MeetlttB ¢lo$ed at 11.20 am. f h APM f Ilowln theVostrLM_ootln l. Thè mlnute9 of the APCM h¢ld on Sunday Il, April 2021, The.5e wpre zBreed 35 a corrtsct rtcord. Prop05e(l -, Michael Rendle Spr.onded Jop l.ov5cl 11 In Favoijr. Tl)e min(ILe.q werp,qlgned a5 a r.orr9Ct rpr.nrd. 2. Matters arlslng fmm tho minutes. Tl)ei'e. we.rp. no matterf arlsSnE, 3, Electlon c+f PCC mpmb¢rs Ive Nomlnatlons for olL.IClioi) 10 IhL' PCC, all duly conipleted and slgned bv prnpnsers, s@CDndors and thL iioniinees had been rcceive,d. Thp noiniiie.ps werp. Seaii l Mihir,ti I prob¢ihly r(i'¢2,Idln't haiie if hfr. liddri't h6&in SKJ rJ8¥5Llda.gxyia., a¥F.(I' lliÉ?ii with. tnry holF' of, ty I (.! ol- IILR Trie.Iid.¥ 1.1) htÈ>.h pl?rés%, f Imas appoinied,, Vitr.'ars LUFTFa. and, gly bLI.t IVI itli'taÉi.I SL'ciyisd, Iilttp.rl,y cumir¥i't.te,d t() thi% pl;a4.'É uritil hi% ilyin% diy. l.,l()Iy spi rit 8-()Irth90rl. Ivould.,n't. IILI yiJÉici.t It 1%, Iwlthout h IrY,I, iN£f wii15, honou r tki,Yt IoLI'£￿￿,t. kuè.li Wa5 m.Èritioft¢d, as a v&ty gLlblab19.' siiccessor tjnd vvhi(:h l am plf%.Jséd to ,¢efi ha& Come I,iJ pJ%¥ t.od3,y. Alottg Vtrkth DrSElg thoy Wil:1 ma rk UbJ.t thei.r own. Wa.Y* jugt a$ Ilichael, Sue., Jo,an, èob others (lid ifi thelr dayi a£ our t1ltsrch￿lèfdorts. A'll fhey e.xpÉ￿Ct. of UE - our &htourageMILJnt, 011.1 hel.p ari(1 our support and whlLh I tlli%t will be Rladty and Én thu,qfdstirally gi,Iii.tyn., Thp diiOt&Jee 15 n(IW In a hèppiér #lace. t.ha.n. It was I:,l*it, yÉè.r., 85#hrtP: Jon3thloctriclty providers slopped cldiming Diroct FJebltV￿ aiid cJo8pil(. (iur C'hLirLlI lilel. I'don c,liaqlnLJ Iliey havcj not yèt bèer) claiiiipd ai yèar erid. T'hn Inoaller is liowovor hpiii[I adili'esbed. Wp. l.hp.rpfcJro e,XPeGt a Si7cil)lo inci'ease to be. rAflo.ctod iii OLII. 202.3 fiiiaiiclol .tiileiYip.ril. Thc fjonatloiis iriLorne vhnwn in Ihe (iencral Ae,p,011 ril Iiicludes £1 r ,?on graiil, froin IhD niac'p.p£i lo suppurl inc.rpaso.d ul.1llly Lubl& diid £.CJ,?.1.4.ICJ DepullI.Irp., dnd %porl graril tlIAI' .?upporlod tho invp.Etinenl we riiado la%1 yoar iii repairinq tIiL). NlorlFI Wdll, Tlie fiiidncial slatp.iiioiil8 of tlig, PG(; liave. been prLPclro.d in &cL'oi'diinrp, willi Ilie LIILlI'ch AccoLinliiig 14¥gLIIL?lions ?.006 iisiiig Ilig R 8, P basiq. 'rhr015gli P,hr?I'ili(.Is ut tho Mnnlh ir lid gpuiisored ovp.nt% th? 8U¥rl ot &"1 ,04?J8.12. Wcis raisec.I for (Jther I:I'IArilies. AItIioLiqli noiio. IvcJiL paid this ygai., tlie eAperi&¢s i)ioid to S,lo.rgy rTl4V iiir,Iiidg 3 bmall immalo.ridl propui'iiun, wlii¢h relrltes I'o tlleii. fLlI'ir,lioi) Pce mernbLlI-s. N'p ()thei' paymoii'is we,i-e rriade lo PQ.C mÈr)ibÈrs. 10,, TREASURk.R'S REPORI FOR ANNUAL PAR MEETING 2023 CHI I. CHU A5 you will havp. iiotod I'roin this year's financia l %tdtenipnt. () r, accoLI rit" main igccount ag,ain records an o,xc&.ss of oiit.r.ioings akiove oiir re_pular in(-()mo and that, withoiit. a SigTnificanl se.t of utilities bills that WL) st.ill awail. Our hall income and fund raising- such cl5 t,he Christrnas Market and May fairs help us loiTrrd and iri t.IIo SAcrlsl'v. I.. Ather R{J55oll inforrYip.d I'ho PC.C Of tho Lvnt q Lll(Jt afternoon whiLlI was. to bo (lire.cted by Fatl'iLir Andrew Wrliiy.ton rJl)d Ruth Dash. .Jilcirding offlL. The upddted SBfe.giiArdin£ 5)0Slcy Dor.Uin￿.nt Wr1S formally propr)sod and 3ccepled by the pcc.. Fathp.r Ru%sell askè.d tho moot,in8 t,0 Llgree to M?146rl tSrid8mcin fulflllinB the fuchprlstir. mliiistry of Jdmin15t.vr1n￿ t'hp. chèllce at, the we*kd3¥ Masses f travelllng- with 16 bili'nLe85i()11127° Nnv¢111bLI') aiiLI (.'LU"l)Is b! (,'Aii.dlL'_li.&)hi. (18, 1)eLL'iiibcr). cl.rn vcry g)la.d Lii I'Lpnrl l.h¢l.t Ihe ch(iii % TILim bLr4 Ii.(l.Vty inL'riri ory, T'lic (0<11'.11i'(Ii i.l.l (.;nn,£orl., S'i. Floi.nlpli's W()i-tl.iiiig rlli.r'Lo b3lari(.'(-I I'.I'iis defir.it it, was dcride.d t() Itldlr n(J.w volLintÉi(.Irs at Me.f Ev C.hvr¢.h, OLir chlldre.n'f itsil,ièlive. All volui)Loors at Messy Church wgre chock(.ri anil ayprDprl£ltc safe￿Ul}rdI wore put In placg. t'o ensiire the. y,roup5 co1.lld hp. run sBfplv. Angcls and Riith Jtl'endcd t.he first L)lor.e51ri .%a FEg'uai'dlng Confp.rv.nco at. tlie C.'athvdritl in Sept.. whitli Wic s a yood iJpi)ortiJnity to moet otlie.r4 worlciii8 iri Ihe, fie.ld dr)d Il(.%twork. Arii2É5la Iiii s bopn p.I'it'ering, Pic risli data Into th￿ riL.)w £dfog,UiirdlnF, claslilio(Ird an(1 hil,5 comiilo!to!d trdinins Riid iiiduction to LISQ t'l)1s. Shv. riow atiends Ilio pari;. Off irers ii(Jt.wurlnable.(J by 3 few new willing and giftod volunteer.s, La.sl year I mentioned that the new Blshop of Portsmouth had a nu mber of. pri()rities for the Dioc@sp and IL4 parishes. I got them a bit wronA, mainly because he hadn't qu ite. worked them out this lime lasi year and what I took them t.o be weren't what thp_y turnod out to bp. Anyway, in the end, Il. happened that our priorities coincide.d. Other tha n d renewed focus on parishgs, those prioritios b@ing thai parlshes explore how thcv might better reach and engage yourtg families and childre.n as well as how they might bottcr afflrm, Include and engage with older people. Not least those In thèir loral nu rsi ng homes a.s well a5 With those in the commuftity. Woiklng to thÈge priQfitièS in 2r)72,1 think therefore that we. can be quite proud wlth rogard to what we havo 8c.hievpd. Our monthly Messy Chu rch initiative whSLh13unr.hed properly in Septom be.r last year now attracts more than 60 peoplo. 40 chlldren and 20 or so accomp1r nyin8 ,Idu Its. An iniliiilive that not only doe.s what it set out ti) do bill which has also inridentally doubled th@ size of the r.ongreEation here. Wllhout you even noticing. And no. it doesn't afferl Lhe annual paymeni for Ihe pèrish to the dioce.se. Ne.edle,.ss to say, I m rnost Erato.ful t,0 Éhose, arbd I regiot IL. Is tQO Small a group of penple, who enable it to hAppp.n Hnd have contributed to its success. Pattern.% of chiJrch-80ing and church- associatlon have changed 3nd are I'.hah8ihg. We havp. 50118ht' L'o ada pt to thi5. Tho e.halle.nge for this year and nv.xt will be how to engage t.his parallel 'congrogation' and incorporate It morp lully into the life ot the chijrch. I think wo all hav?. a part, Lo play irt t.hls. En£aFinF bp.tlpr and 5oeking to be af se. rviLe to tho needs of older people is Bishop Jonathan's other prlority Ftsr parishes Portsmouth. The means to do t'his.. Hn Ani12 Chaplain for every parish I In 5eoking to engaEe with thi£ priorStv, In November ?022 tho pr.c. 8gre.ed t.0 dppoint an Anna Chaplain to serve at the of Comfort. Our parish nursing homc. JAnel is doing sterling work on our behalf. At a rEsido_nt'$ 3nd re.lative's meeti ng recently which l attendod as Chair of trustees I was d@lighLed la hear how gratp.fu I the.y 811 are for her weokly pa.sloral visits and for the way In which She is gently bul, r.onfidently supporting residents, addressing their .spiriL'ual and sometimgs pract icdl needs and in so doinx g.nriching their qualil.'y of lifo.. Sho even arrangèd a visll. for somp of the residents Lo chijrch on Easter Sijnday this year. Hidden work 'though thi5 1%, It. is incalciJl?bly valuable and for it we have mu¢-h to be. thankf ul for and r.o thank Janet for. N()l. that she would want me to #ay $0. Many churchps after the v3rioiJ.s lockdowns and ol',her dlsruptions of rp.c.9.nL vears abandoned both woekday and Stlnday oarly morning and ovening wor.£hip. A situation th31, has contribule.d, and this has be?.n proved, to church decline in the.sp places. HSS Is now probably the only rhijrch in the diote..%e oth?.r than the L311)edral offering daily servir.?.s and weekly Sunday evening onp.s. Even 'though they are not as well supported as they were. or should be.11 will be a profoiind diseippointmenl. to me if Some of Lheso havp. to bo discontlnucd for lack of.8upport and noi. le3St those on Mondays, Saturday,% and on 8unday eveninBS. They provide a variety af worshipping Qxperience. A more intimat'o sctting, an opportunity lor more focussed è.nR'a£ement and rp_qulrp very little iti the. way of involvem@nt or commll'mont. For many, me Includcd, Lhey Lan and do provide somo godly slriictu re to the day. 'fh@.v are a gift t'h1% church, despi le everything, has managed t.o maihtain. I can do no more than commend them to you. Last,, bsjt not least my thanks 3re du@ to those who havè. supported and contributed to Church Llf@ here in 2022. To my brathers in the Sacred Mlni5try, Fr. lan, Fr. David and FY. Joshua. We hop@ to welcome another sts()n, To thoso who havo madc and continuo to alco generou5 f'inancial contributions to our work and witfie8s as a consequence of which nur flnarttes arÉTr. roasonably healthy. Are they eve.r what you want them to be? Doug 3n(S Ruth have done a sterling job as churchwardens and l am plea.8g.d that thev will contlnue to do so for another year. The challenge for them, and al l of us this year berau_q@ L'his will have. to be a teèm è.Ifort, the beBinning of the project t'o roplace t,he church's hp£
£
**General (Unrestricted) Fund Receipts and Payments Account**
Receipts
_Voluntary Receipts_
_Regular Giving_
Standing Orders
29,144.00
Envelopes
4,529.25
Collections and other giving
1,363.03
Income tax recovered
8,678.13
43,714.41
_Other voluntary receipts_
Donations
2,098.74
2,098.74
_Receipts from activities for generating funds_
Rents
10,800.00
Fundraising
2,478.55
13,358.55
_Receipts from church activities_
Fees
435.00 435.00
Total Receipts
59,602.70
Payments
_Church activities_
Parish share (quota)
33,750.00
Insurance
3,622,77
Utilities
7,603.45
Buildings maintenance
15,233.71
Printing and stationery
1,355.69
Sacristy
1,290.41
Church societies/subscriptions
144.38
Church running expenses
2,091.84
Social activities
00.00
Advertising
00.00
Donations
260.00
Bank Charges
10.10
Total Payments
65,363.31
Excess of receipts over payments
(5,760.61)
Bank current and deposit accounts at 1 January
29,742.71
Bank current and deposit accounts at 31 December
23,982.10||**2022**
£
28,805.00
2,898.22
1,512.08
7,643.46
13,258.71
10,940.00
178.57
560.00

34,646.04
3,454.80
14,023.44
6,728.35
1,762.48
2,633.70
293.00
3,871.41
559.09
85.38
00.00
112.81
68,170.50|**2022**
£
28,805.00
2,898.22
1,512.08
7,643.46
13,258.71
10,940.00
178.57
560.00

34,646.04
3,454.80
14,023.44
6,728.35
1,762.48
2,633.70
293.00
3,871.41
559.09
85.38
00.00
112.81
68,170.50|


|£
40,858.76
13,258.71
11,118.57
560.00
65,796.04




(2,374.46)
23,982.10
21,607.64| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||
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|||| |||||





|| ||||||| ## **Organ (Restricted) Receipts and Payments Account** ||**2021**|**2022**| |---|---|---| ||£|£| |_Receipts_||| |Interest|2,503.59|2,393.21| |Donations|00.00|00.00| |Income tax recovered|00.00|00.00| ||________|_______| |**Total Receipts**|**2,503.59**|**2,393.21**| ||________|_______| |_Payments_||| |Remunerations|3,000.00|3,180.00| |Repairs and tuning|00.00|00.00| |Running Expenses|110.00|179.21| |Bank Charges|5.00|60.00| ||________|________| |**Total Payments**|**3,115.00**|**3,419.21**| ||________|________| |Excess of payments over receipts|(611.41)|(1,026.00)| |Bank current account at 1 January
|11,108.71|10,497.30| |Bank current account at 31 December
|10,497.30|9,471.30| ## **Appeal (Unrestricted) Receipts and Payments Account** |_Receipts_
Legacies
Donations
Income Tax Recovered
Fundraising
Hall Rent
Bank Refund
**Total Receipts**
_Payments_
Maintenance

Bank Fees
**Total Payments**
Excess of payments over receipts

Bank current account at 1 January
Bank current account at 31 December|**2021**
£
7,000.00
723.57
00.00
3,022.87
16,838.76
4,012.68
**31,597.88**
49,736.76
00.00
**49,736.76**
(18,138.88)
85,547.17
67,408.29
|**2022**
£
25,125.61
00.00
00.00
4,130.53
28,347.64
00.00
**57,603.78**
2,771.74
65.31
**2,837,05**
54,766.73
67,408.29
122,175.02| |---|---|---| |**Statement of Assets and Liabilities**
**2021**
£
_Cash funds_
Bank Current Account
23,982.10
Organ Account
10,497.30
Appeal Account
67,408.29

________
101,887.69

£21,607.64 unrestricted Current Account,
£122,175.02 unrestricted Appeal Account,
£9,471.30 restricted Organ Account.|**2022**
£
21,607.64
9,471.30
122,175.02
________
153,253.96| |---|---| |_Investment funds_
CBF fixed interest
CBF investment units

CBF deposit fund|46,814.59
46,812.78
986.32
________
94,613.69|40,532.24
41,302.14
999.30
________
82,833.68| |---|---|---| ## _**A Special Note**_ Post pandemic 2022 showed a return to a more normal financial year with the letting cycle in the Community Rooms off-setting increased running costs. From August 2022 our gas and electricity providers stopped claiming Direct Debits and despite our Church Warden chasing they have not yet been claimed at year end. The matter is however being addressed. We therefore expect a sizable increase to be reflected in our 2023 financial statement. The Donations income shown in the General Account includes £1,500 grant from the Diocese to support increased utility costs and £9,215.29 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport grant that supported the investment we made last year in repairing the North Wall. ## **NOTES** 1. The financial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 using the R & P basis. 2. Through Charities of the Month and sponsored events the sum of £1,038.12 was raised for other charities. 3. Although none were paid this year, the expenses paid to Clergy may include a small immaterial proportion, which relates to their function as PCC members. No other payments were made to PCC members. Independent Examiners Report to the PCC, Holy SpiriL Southsea This report on the account of the PCC for the year ended 31" December 2022, which are set out on pages I to 3, is in respect of an examination carried out under Regulation 3 (3) of the Church Accounting Regulation 1997 and Section 43 of the Charities Act 1993. Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner As the members of the PCC, you are rcsponsible for the preparation of the accoun( you consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 3 (30) of the Church Account Regulations 1997 and Section 43 (2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) do not apply. It is my responsibility to issue this report on those accounts in accordance with the ternis of Regulation 25 of the Church Account Regulations 1997 and Regulations 1995. Basis of Independent Examiners Report My examination was carried out in accordance with the general diiections given by the Charity Commission under Section 43 (7)(b) of the Act and to be found in the guidance from CBF. That examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC and a cornparison of the accounts with those records. It also includes considering any unusual iterns or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustces concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not expr¢ss an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent Examiners Statement In connection with my examination no matter has come to my attention: which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 41 of the 1993 Charitics Act, to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met, or to which in my opinion attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. (Signed) Helena Cole ## **Parish of the Holy Spirit, Southsea Registered Charity No. 1185260 Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022** |**2021**
£
£
**General (Unrestricted) Fund Receipts and Payments Account**
Receipts
_Voluntary Receipts_
_Regular Giving_
Standing Orders
29,144.00
Envelopes
4,529.25
Collections and other giving
1,363.03
Income tax recovered
8,678.13
43,714.41
_Other voluntary receipts_
Donations
2,098.74
2,098.74
_Receipts from activities for generating funds_
Rents
10,800.00
Fundraising
2,478.55
13,358.55
_Receipts from church activities_
Fees
435.00 435.00
Total Receipts
59,602.70
Payments
_Church activities_
Parish share (quota)
33,750.00
Insurance
3,622,77
Utilities
7,603.45
Buildings maintenance
15,233.71
Printing and stationery
1,355.69
Sacristy
1,290.41
Church societies/subscriptions
144.38
Church running expenses
2,091.84
Social activities
00.00
Advertising
00.00
Donations
260.00
Bank Charges
10.10
Total Payments
65,363.31
Excess of receipts over payments
(5,760.61)
Bank current and deposit accounts at 1 January
29,742.71
Bank current and deposit accounts at 31 December
23,982.10||**2022**
£
28,805.00
2,898.22
1,512.08
7,643.46
13,258.71
10,940.00
178.57
560.00

34,646.04
3,454.80
14,023.44
6,728.35
1,762.48
2,633.70
293.00
3,871.41
559.09
85.38
00.00
112.81
68,170.50|**2022**
£
28,805.00
2,898.22
1,512.08
7,643.46
13,258.71
10,940.00
178.57
560.00

34,646.04
3,454.80
14,023.44
6,728.35
1,762.48
2,633.70
293.00
3,871.41
559.09
85.38
00.00
112.81
68,170.50|


|£
40,858.76
13,258.71
11,118.57
560.00
65,796.04




(2,374.46)
23,982.10
21,607.64| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||
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|||| |||||





|| ||||||| ## **Organ (Restricted) Receipts and Payments Account** ||**2021**|**2022**| |---|---|---| ||£|£| |_Receipts_||| |Interest|2,503.59|2,393.21| |Donations|00.00|00.00| |Income tax recovered|00.00|00.00| ||________|_______| |**Total Receipts**|**2,503.59**|**2,393.21**| ||________|_______| |_Payments_||| |Remunerations|3,000.00|3,180.00| |Repairs and tuning|00.00|00.00| |Running Expenses|110.00|179.21| |Bank Charges|5.00|60.00| ||________|________| |**Total Payments**|**3,115.00**|**3,419.21**| ||________|________| |Excess of payments over receipts|(611.41)|(1,026.00)| |Bank current account at 1 January
|11,108.71|10,497.30| |Bank current account at 31 December
|10,497.30|9,471.30| ## **Appeal (Unrestricted) Receipts and Payments Account** |_Receipts_
Legacies
Donations
Income Tax Recovered
Fundraising
Hall Rent
Bank Refund
**Total Receipts**
_Payments_
Maintenance

Bank Fees
**Total Payments**
Excess of payments over receipts

Bank current account at 1 January
Bank current account at 31 December|**2021**
£
7,000.00
723.57
00.00
3,022.87
16,838.76
4,012.68
**31,597.88**
49,736.76
00.00
**49,736.76**
(18,138.88)
85,547.17
67,408.29
|**2022**
£
25,125.61
00.00
00.00
4,130.53
28,347.64
00.00
**57,603.78**
2,771.74
65.31
**2,837,05**
54,766.73
67,408.29
122,175.02| |---|---|---| |**Statement of Assets and Liabilities**
**2021**
£
_Cash funds_
Bank Current Account
23,982.10
Organ Account
10,497.30
Appeal Account
67,408.29

________
101,887.69

£21,607.64 unrestricted Current Account,
£122,175.02 unrestricted Appeal Account,
£9,471.30 restricted Organ Account.|**2022**
£
21,607.64
9,471.30
122,175.02
________
153,253.96| |---|---| |_Investment funds_
CBF fixed interest
CBF investment units

CBF deposit fund|46,814.59
46,812.78
986.32
________
94,613.69|40,532.24
41,302.14
999.30
________
82,833.68| |---|---|---| ## _**A Special Note**_ Post pandemic 2022 showed a return to a more normal financial year with the letting cycle in the Community Rooms off-setting increased running costs. From August 2022 our gas and electricity providers stopped claiming Direct Debits and despite our Church Warden chasing they have not yet been claimed at year end. The matter is however being addressed. We therefore expect a sizable increase to be reflected in our 2023 financial statement. The Donations income shown in the General Account includes £1,500 grant from the Diocese to support increased utility costs and £9,215.29 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport grant that supported the investment we made last year in repairing the North Wall. ## **NOTES** 1. The financial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 using the R & P basis. 2. Through Charities of the Month and sponsored events the sum of £1,038.12 was raised for other charities. 3. Although none were paid this year, the expenses paid to Clergy may include a small immaterial proportion, which relates to their function as PCC members. No other payments were made to PCC members. Independent Examiners Report to the PCC, Holy SpiriL Southsea This report on the account of the PCC for the year ended 31" December 2022, which are set out on pages I to 3, is in respect of an examination carried out under Regulation 3 (3) of the Church Accounting Regulation 1997 and Section 43 of the Charities Act 1993. Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner As the members of the PCC, you are rcsponsible for the preparation of the accoun( you consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 3 (30) of the Church Account Regulations 1997 and Section 43 (2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) do not apply. It is my responsibility to issue this report on those accounts in accordance with the ternis of Regulation 25 of the Church Account Regulations 1997 and Regulations 1995. Basis of Independent Examiners Report My examination was carried out in accordance with the general diiections given by the Charity Commission under Section 43 (7)(b) of the Act and to be found in the guidance from CBF. That examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC and a cornparison of the accounts with those records. It also includes considering any unusual iterns or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustces concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not expr¢ss an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent Examiners Statement In connection with my examination no matter has come to my attention: which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 41 of the 1993 Charitics Act, to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met, or to which in my opinion attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. (Signed) Helena Cole