ULEY WITH OWLPEN & NYMPSFIELD PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Registered Charlty No. 1190805 TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2022 THE ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS WERE APPROVED BY THE PCC ON 20TH JUNE 2023 AND SIGNED ON THEIR BEHALF BY THE RECTOR THE REV CANON MICHAEL COZENS, CHAIRMAN OF THE pcc INDEX Page Number Annual Report.. Examiners Certificate for Accounts........... Consolidated Income and Expenditure Account... statement of Assets and Liabilities.... statement of Income and Expenditure. Notes to Accounts............ .10-13 Ewelme Benefice Uley with Owlpen & Nympsfield Parochial Church Council Registered Charlty No. 1190805 Trustees Annual Report 2022 Structuro, Gov8rnance and Management The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. The members of the PCC are listed below. All those who attend our services are en¢ouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to Ihe PCC. PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importants to the parish including how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. The PCC met seven times during the year. The Annual Meeling of Parishioners (Vestry Meeting) and the Annual Parochial Church Meeting were held on Sunday 8th May 2022 in St Giles church.. Admlnlstratlve Infomiation St Giles Church, The Green, Uley- GL115SN Holy Cross Church, Owlpen. Dursley- GL115BZ St Bartholomew's Chur¢h, Church Street, Nympsfield - GL10 3UB These churches form the Parish of U16y Wlth Owlpen and Nympsfield which is part of the Ewelme Benefi¢e together with the Parish of Dursley. The Benefice is part of the Diocese of GIOU￿ster within the Church of England. The co￿eSpOndence address for these churches is via the Parish Office clo The Rectory, Broadwell, Dursley. GL114JE The PCC is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2006) and a registered charity, number 1190805. PCC members are elected to serve a three year tèrm, one third being ele￿ed each year by all registered on the Parish Electoral Roll. Members who have served at any time from 1 $1 January 2021 until the date of this report are.. Ex-officio members: Incumbent.. Assistant priests.. The Revd Canon Michael Cozens The Revd lan Gardner The Revd Jane Wood Churchwardèns: Pauline Thomas Moya Wallis {Vice Chair) Elected members.. John Penley pruden￿ Vernon David Thomas Paula Rix Pat Jones Peter Randall JOY￿ Rymer PCC Secretary PCC Treasurer Deanery Synod representative Deanery Synod representative Safeguarding Officer Elizabelh Rymer Julia Wathen Ann Hardy Charles Drewett Deanery Synod Representative (died July 2022) Electoral Roll OffI￿r (resigned as a PCC Member November 2022} Mrs Ann Hardy, a fomer Churchwarden. PCC member and long-standing member of St Bartholomew's sadly died in July. At her funeral we gave thanks for her dedicated service to the parish and partlGularly to St Bartholomew's. Uley with Owlpen & Nympsfield Parochial Church Council {PCC) has the responsibility of ¢ooperating with the incumbent, the Revd Canon Michael Cozens, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangélistic. social and ecumenical. The PCC is specifically responsible for the churches of St Giles Uley, Holy Cross Owlpen and St Bartholomew Nympsfield. Objectlves and activities The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our churches and be part of our community. We try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through.. Worship and prayer, hearing about the Gospel, and developing th@ir knowledge and trust in Jesus. Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish. Missionary and outreach work. The PCC is also responsible for maintaining the fabric of our Ihree churches. Safeguardlng The Parish Safeguarding Officer is Mrs Pat Jones. The PCC and the Rector have a duty of care to ensure the protection of the vulnerable in our Church Community. Every three years PCC members must Complete the basic online safeguarding course. We consider our awareness of Safeguarding issues in our Parish to be good but would always encourage our congregation to come forward and talk to the Rector or the Safeguarding Officer if they have any Gon￿rn$. Safaguarding is a standing item on our PCC agenda. Achievaments and Perfomiance The churches have been open for private prayer during the week. 23 weddings and 3 blessing were held,. there were 2 weddings at St Giles and 21 weddings and 3 blessings at Holy Cros5. The benefice now regularly live-str&ams a Sunday service which is also recorded to YouTube (allernating between services 8t st Giles Uley and St James Dursley>, publicising the links through email contacts and the benefi￿ website. Vileekday services are held on Zoom. PCC and other meetings have also been held via Zoom. The positive outcome of Zoom SeNi￿S and streaming has enabled us to reach church members who find it difficult to attend. Outreach has been maintained with the vulnerable in the parish, and also with the school by holding Messy Church, young people's Holiday Club and other out-door activities. We supported the school to hold a very successful iSingPop Christmas concert attended by the school parents and church members. The Rector is on8 of the ￿0 Foundation Governors of the school and h6 leads Worship in school as well as in St Giles when the school gathers for services during the year. Th8 parish is a member of Churches Together in Cam and Dursley. We have representatives on the Wotton Deanery synod. Numbers on the Electoral Roll for 2022 were 109. Average attendance was 37. The Village News published monthly in cooperation with the Parish Council had 12 printed editions distributed. We are grateful to our volunleer editor for compiling the magazine. The churchyards of St Giles and Holy Cross are maintained by ¢ontra¢tors, while that at St Bartholomew's is maintained by volunteers. A very large Lawson Cyprus in St Bartholomew's churchyard was blown over which fortunately only damaged the churchyard wall. A nature reserve is being developed in the northwest area of Sl Giles churchyard where in June we held a 'B' Hunt (bugs, butterflies & beetles) attended by 25 families. We have now submitted to HM Land Registry the application to register the title to the allotment land adjacent to the Lower Churchyard. Summary of Fabric Committee work during 2022 St Giles church, Uléy The Reordering of St Giles is nearly complele, there are a few points outstandlng. Mr David Thomas, committee member, and Mr David Newton, architect, have worked very conscientiously with Chappell and Dix lo achieve a good resutt. Mr Thomas has catTied out a lot of minor works to save extra costs. Spend in 2022 £132,266. VAT has been rècovered on all invoices. In July the Bishop of Gloucester led a service of celebration for the work thal has been carriéd out as part of the 'Access for All, project. Mr Francis Jones has rewired the tower and replaced th8 distribuiion board (£2,691). The high Churchyard wall opposite the bus stop is bulging. Davidson Walsh, strudural engineers, are advising. In order to keep costs to a manageable level, it will be very important to plan remedial works so as to keep the archaeology element down. East window- there has been partial replacement of the lime mortar. The regulator on the clock has been replaced {£2,328). st Bartholomew's church, Nympsfield The large Lawson Cyprus blew over and damaged the neighbour's wall. The timber has been cleared (£3,948) and the wall repaired. The ground will need clearing before any replanting. The high level stonework on the building needs attention. Repair of the stone tombs has been assessed, it will be very expensive and need grant applicalions. Holy Cross church, Owlpen The bell has been adapted to tolling and a safety rail fitted for the aC￿$S (£3,414). The roadway lighting is unsatisfactory and will be dealt with. A leam of volunteers have cleaned the gutters and gullies. The building became vety damp during the extremely cold weather, a dehumidifier needs to be purchased and used on a temporary basis only to avoid drawing rnoisture through the walls. The annual Servi￿ of all the fire extinguishers at all thr6& churches has been carried out. We would like to thank all those who have volunteered lo help in many different capacities over this last year, particularly those who have managed the Access for All project and also installed the underground internet cable. Our churchwardens and vergers have put in many hours 5UPPOrting the wedding Servi￿S. Financlal Reviaw Independent Examiners Report was carried out by Rhian Davies ACMA. The PCC is not a custodian trustee. The accounts hav8 been converted to a cash basis rather than accrual to save costs. The Financial Report and Accounts and Notes are attached and form part of this Report 7oz7 . ii¢poiiioihcm¢rnbtisofi my￿a￿l•ll10•0*1￿l11C￿￿n￿0t1lI*￿CIarlhe￿wr . fftefflbi&rs 01 ihè PCCy•Jd1tr4eSPD￿$*ts*I1ol ih¢ PiQPOi•llpnglihv•ÈÉ•uttis IA4tioidan¢e V+41hlh¢io4U41em*ni*ol i*e Cliiiiiièsbi¢i20111'lke All'l. nymal¢iidiie5PttI'. . A¢u>un¢in8 iowds were ftoi h*pi ID iespc¢i •1 ihp P¢C as iequiiod bv wnlorth 11. Thc dtÉountsd(bfiMa¥¢oidY411hthow¥eÉo¥d•. losi￿ *eith6ion Gil18Qf lSlunt?Q?J Parish of Uleywlth Owlpen and Nymp5fleld Con5011dated Income and Expendltu¥e 310ecember 2022 Llnre5trlcted Fund5 Restrkted Funds Totsl Total 1+2 2022 2022 2022 2021 Income- General Fund18luel and Restfitted Funds Collections & RegularGlvlng Legacles Gift aid Retovered Donations Grants.. Bowmer 1996 Sett￿rne￿t, Mllls Bequest ChaTltie5 & Others Owlpen Organ Appeal Uley Acce55 for All Appeal.. Grants, Glft Ald and VAT Recovered Organlst fundlng Fund R81sing Income Fees Income Other Income Total Income 17,531 17,531 19,566 1,002 3.576 8,924 7,182 3,576 8,924 7,825 21,150 643 55,859 55,859 780 3,904 30.115 164 128,679 36,999 669 1,121 9,271 3,453 97,699 780 3.904 30,115 18571 71,156 1,021 57,523 EKpènse$'. GeneMI Fund (blue) & Restrlcted Funds Parlsh Share Pald Church & Churchyard Costs x 3 Church Repalrs x 3 Access ForAII Cost5 20211 Youth OrBani5ts incl Occaslonal Servkes FvndTalslng Cosrs Wedding & Funeral Fee5 Admln & Other Expenses Total Expenses 25,032 26,936 395 25,032 38.255 395 164,340 6,067 37 6,639 lJ.647 251,411 25,028 11,319 164,340 66,320 2,706 ioi 6,067 37 6,639 9.731 74,836 916 176,575 11,079 134.704 Surplusllueflcltl 13,6801 1119,0521 1122,7321 137.0051 Openlng Funds adjusted forCa5h ba$15 2022 Balance Sheet Cash Movement IPages 3 & 41 Closing Funds Cash In translt 5,485 272,024 253,397 12,6941 127,971 12,4321 125.539 322,912 5,485 218 5,703 272,024 12,6501 269.374 285,907 Assets 31-Dec-22 2.207 18 51,591 48,223 4,485 11,133 1,127 6,754 125,538 31-Dec-21 8,138 42 63,114 157,429 4,427 10,989 1.113 8.145 253.397 Bank Actount Petty Cash Uley CBF Deposlt Account Acces5 for￿1 Appeal Account Nympsfield Dep051tAccount (Mlpen CBF DeposltAccount Uley Organlst CBF Deposit ACCO￿Trt Youth of Uley CBF Deposlt Account Investments Church Organlst Fund 1993 IC8F Investment Fund51 23,474 et Galns/lLossesl on Investments 13,3211 11,083 The Parlsh of Uley wlth Owlpen and Nympsfleld Statement of A￿et$ and Llabllltie5 2021 adjusted to ¢ash only basls + 2022 Cash basls Cash adjustments 2021 Cash adjusted 2021 2022 Cash Funds Bank Account Petty Cash Uley C8F Deposit Account Uley Access for All Appeal CBF Deposit Account Nympsfield CBF Deposit Account Owlpen CBF Deposlt Account Uley Organlst CBF Deposit Account Youth of Uley CBF Deposit Account Monetary Assets 8,137 42 63,114 157,429 4.427 10,989 1,113 8,145 253,396 12,6941 5.443 42 63,114 157,429 4,427 10,989 1.113 8,145 250,702 2,207 17 51,591 48,223 4.485 11,133 1,127 6,754 125,538 (2,694) Other Monetsry Assets Other debtor5 {1996 Settlement & Mills Bequestl Accounts receivable Gift Aid Accrued 2,941 2,341 5,282 12,941} 12,341 {5,2821 Investment Assets CBF Shares purchased Oct 2013 (Organist Fund) CBF CofE Global Equity income Fund (Organist Fund) Organist Funds- Valuation Movement 9,920 5,169 11.718 26,807 9,920 5.169 11,718 26,807 9.920 5,169 8,385 23,474 Totsl A55ets 285,485 {7,976) 277.509 149,012 Liabilltles Accounts Payable (Fees to Diocese. Clergy Fees, Trcrsl Total Llabilities Total Assets less Total Llabllltles 7,976 7,976 7,976 7,976 7,976 277,509 Represented by: Un-Restricted Funds Ilnvestmentsl Designated Fund5 General Funds Restricted Funds 26,807 82.227 6.261 162,214 277.509 26,807 82,227 6,261 162,214 277,509 23.474 2,224 123,314 149.012 IIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Iiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 11 1111 11 lliiilliiiiwiillliiliiiiiiiioii 11 11 Ulll IUllllllUIIIIIII 11 Illliillllllllllllllllllllli116 Slllll 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 11 Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiill 11 Illlllllll'll llii 11 Ill Illllllll 11 ?8Y311 X%88 iiiiii illlllliillllllllllllllllllllllliiillllllllll,,illll Uley wlth Owlpen & Nympslleld PCC Statements of Assets and Liabilities 2022 The accounts have been p￿pared on a Recelpts and Payments basis rather than Accruals basis as It a slmpler method of book keeping and should be less expenslve to be inspected. 2202 has a slightly different and easier to understand layout for the consolldated accounts, but the backup page is as before. It should be simpler In 2023. Overall the fi8ures show a Ios5 of £122,732 however the work of reorderlng of St Giles church started at a cost of £162.416- See Access for All account below. The General Funds show a loss of £3,680. NOTES The fiiianclal statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006. There are no Fixed Assets The endowment Fund 'Organist Fund, is invested with the CCLA Church of England Investment Fund and produces a small income which contributes to, but does not cover. the organists, fees. The Organlst Fund was brought into PCC accounts at l Jan 2008 at Coupon Value Net Gain/Loss Value at 31112122 Movement of Investment Holdlngs Cost Value at 01101122 Disposal Purchased CBF CofE Investment Fund shares x 783,94 Alc 6161740015 31.10.13 CBF CofE Global Equity Income Fund shares x 2767.81- 27.12.17 9,920 18,334 {2,1491 16,185 7,289 5,169 8,473 11,1841 Totsl Holdlng 15,089 26,807 3,333} 23.474 The value of the shares went down by £3,333 at the year end, but the stock market has gone up again so thelr value will have increased agaln. The Restricted Funds are all on deposit with CCLA Church of England Deposit Funds. At the beginning of 2022 the Inte￿St rate was mlnimal but increased slightly by the end of the year. Access For All Opening 2022 Cash balan￿ incl Designated Fund of E82,227 Ishares sold 20211 VAT. Gift Ald, Donations and interest Contractors Closlng Balance 157,429 55,859 162,416 48,222 The difference of £2,650 Is due to cash In transit from the Barclays account on 29, December 2022 being received In the CCLA Fund in January 2023. We are most grateful for the hard work done by Mr Davld Thomas who has kept a sharp eye on activitie5 and cariled out some of the work himself. The St Giles Fabric Fund Opening balance Interest for combined accounts Less The timing regulator for the clock from the Clock Fund Reminlng Balance £132 Rewiring the tower Churchyard wall Legal cost5 In 2021 re the Lower Churchyard Interest forTotsl account Year end £23,141 713 £2,328 El,397 £2,886 £916 total £8.821 £15.033 The Bowmer Residual Bequest for the United Benefice is held in the same deposlt account as the St Giles Fabrlc Fund for the benefit of St Bartholomew's and Holy Cros Churches. Opening Balance £39,973 Repair of Bell at Holy Cros5 Closing Balance £3414 £36.559 Youth of Uley Openln8 Balance Playground restoration Children's Drama Group Balloon Festival Interest Balance £8,145 £1,000 382 £6,754 Youth of Uley supported the rental of the Village Hall during the start-up of the Children's Drama Group until the end of the 2022. The Drama Group is now self-financlng. The Holiday Club Its funds are included in the current account, it started with £290, received a grant of £250 and donations of £393, less expenses of £443 for venue hlre and materials and ended with £490 . Recelpts on the other dep051t account5 are Inte￿5t Received. General Funds: Recelpt5 & Payments Recelpts Total Income for the year £71,156. This now includes all the occaslonal fees for Wedding5 and Funerals1£30,115.21)- £6465 of this has been sent to the Diocese and offlciaiing clergy and £3,484 paid to the organists. $0 this contributed £20,166 to our Income. Huge thanks to all involved for giving up their Saturdays to do this outreach. Collections and Regular givlng1£17,530) have decreased by £2,035 over 2021. Most churth members belong to the Parish Giving Scheme, and mony have ticked the increase by inflation box, which is very helpful, but we have to look at ways of improving thls. Gift Aid £3,576.34 v 2021 £4,463- two of the 2022 claims were paid in January 2023, so not included. Donations1£8.9231 and Grants Received1£7,1821 Include £5,529 from the R05emary Bowmer 1992 Settlement, £4,587 from the Mills Bequest and £300 from the Mercers. Fund RaislnE did well £3,904 with over £1,000 raised from the open garden in Nympsfield. This includes £948 for Charitable Glving. The fundraising for Glouce5tershlre Historic Churches resulted In a donation of £306 back to the parish. Thank you to everyone who made cakes, grew plants. washed up and helped generally wlth all the fund raising events. The Ride & Stride for Glos Historic Churches raised Christingles Total Fundraising for Charitable Glvlng 674.94 } 274.221 £ 948.16 Appeal IGHCTI Two Coffee mornings incl marmalade sales Christmas raffle held 2021 but banked 2022 Open Garden Owlpen Concert 306.00 885.03 403.00 1025.00 336.70 £2,956.00 Other income includes Magazine adverhsements, Sale of unwanted furniture, rent received and dividends plus tax recovered for the Bowmer Settlement not yet paid out. General Funds Payments Parlsh Share, fully pald £25,032 Church and Churchyard Costs have been heavy. They 5nclude Insuran￿ which has gone up. St Giles running costs and repalrs- Heat. light, water Insurance Churchyard Malntenance Churchyard Wall & Èlectric cable 1610 3740 7074 1325 £13,750 £1269 (not yet received from Restricted bank) St Bartholomew's Heat. Light Insurance 1630 Churchyard 5153 Maintenance ioii £8,301 Church yard costs were heavy because of tree felllng and dealing with the huge thuja which blew down. Holy Cross Heat, light, water Insurance Chijrchyard Maintenance 770 1934 1035 1447 £4,885 £26,936 i.e £5181week to runl Organist and oiher salaries costs £6,067 These include pl3ylng for wedding5 and funerals £3,484, which is funded by Parochial Fees received. The dividend income of £780 contributes to this too. Administration Expenses: Clergy Expenses Mostly our contribution to the Parlsh Office and wlthout Clare we would be in a muddle Sacristan Magazine Prin￿ng Banklng & Accountsncy Donations/Subscriptions to charlties Other 2843 2332 318 1860 379 1839 160 Total £9,731 Uley Parish Council have been billed for their contrlbulfjon to the Magazine net costs (expense5 less adverfjslngl but as most of the Income arrlved in 2023 it does not show in 2022. It will have cost both parhes around £230. General Fund income Is £71.156 and In £2021 was £55,096. We a￿ overly reliant on income for weddings at Holy Cross and the 5UPPOrt of the Bowmer 1996 Settlement and the Mills Bequest. We either need to increase other existing income activities or develop a new one. Overall the Ioss of £3,479 is not 5UStainable and we must all address this either by increasing income or cutling cost5. The bulk of our costs are running and maintaining three large buildings, their churchyards and the parish share which pays our clergy costs and is shared with Dursley. To date we have paid this in full. Prue Vernon 15 June 2022