## **Report on the year ending 31[st] December 2022 for the Parochial Church Council of Shrivenham with Watchfield and Bourton** 

## **Aim and purposes** 

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our three churches and to become part of our parish community. To achieve this, we have a wide range of services to facilitate the requirements of everyone within the parish. The PCC maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our services can involve the many groups that live within our parish. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music, and sacrament. When planning our activities for the year, we have considered the Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. We try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through: 

• Worship and prayer; learning about the Gospel; and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus. 

• Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish. 

- Missionary and outreach work. 

To facilitate this work, it is important that we maintain the fabric of our churches. 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

## **Incumbent’s Report** 

TS Eliot wrote of measuring one’s life in coffee spoons. I think clergy must do it in services – certainly looking back at 2022 shows that we have taken 19 funerals (plus one on behalf of a clergy colleague who was unwell); five interments of ashes; 14 baptisms with 16 candidates; six weddings (again, plus one on behalf of a clergy colleague) and one wonderful wedding blessing and baptism combined which definitely merits a category of its own! As a Benefice, we also shared in moments of national significance, with services to mark Her Late Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee and then, only a few weeks later, the period of national mourning followed by her funeral. 

All this on top of the normal pattern of Sunday and weekday services, together with the joyful addition of special services for Easter and Christmas and our weekly engagement with church schools. But, in truth, “all this” also represents opportunities to meet with families and having the privilege of sharing in some of the most significant moments of their lives – and for that I am very grateful.Of course, none of us can achieve anything on our own and I must begin this report as always by thanking everyone whose help and support makes our churches the warm and welcoming places they are: 

**Churchwardens:** 



Dickie Green, Ruth Holman, Sarah Howell, Joanna Lambert, Maggie Simons, Julian Stevens, David Watson and Jimmy Watson; together with Tom Arnold, Dennis Blease, Chris Gotch and Neil Sutherland who have acted as wardens in all but name for Longcot and Fernham. We also said goodbye to Amanda Benbow, who moved from Bourton during the year and is much missed. 

## **All PCC members.** 

Church cleaners, flower arrangers, cake and coffee makers, gardeners and excavators of long forgotten gravestones. 

**Parish treasurers:** Al Russell, Jane Ormondroyd, Claire Routley and Keith Reid. Keith stood down during the year and has been ably replaced by Dennis Blease. It is never an easy task being a treasurer, particularly when times are hard financially, and I am grateful to them all for their careful stewardship of our finances. **Lay worship and Morning Prayer leaders:** Richard Fergusson, David & Jane Ahern, Vic & Brenda Garman, Sandy Gipp, Ruth Holman, Pam Mullin, Alex Peal, Maggie & Roger Simons, Julian & Ann Stevens, Jane & Frank Venables. Once again, particular thanks to Alex and Becky peal for stepping in to take the Remembrance Sunday service in Shrivenham when family circumstances meant that Richard had to be elsewhere at short notice. 

The Standfast and Messy Church teams led with such good humour and creativity by Becky Peal and Rosy Taylor, but also Katie Brudenell (who has made Christingle her own), Chris Taylor, and the growing band of volunteers who so willingly give up one Thursday afternoon a month not just to make the church messy but to clean it up in time for choir afterwards. Thanks also to Jane Ormondroyd who provides the material for the Easter Garden and to Jane & Frank Venables for their ministry of baptism anniversary cards. 

The ringers in the Ashbury, Longcot and Shrivenham towers who call our villages to worship every Sunday and always respond so positively to requests to ring at weddings and funerals. Last year they were part of celebrating The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and then played such a poignant role in marking her death just a few weeks later. And, of course, many of our Christmas services would not be the same without the handbells. 

The Benefice choir led by Claire Hartley continues to thrive and, for me, one of the highlights of the choral year was a performance of Mozart’s _Ave Verum_ with the Clarinet Collective in Longcot church. 

Last but definitely not least, my thanks to Lucy Laird, who is the one who really keeps the Benefice running smoothly – not just with administration (though that is a full-time job in itself) but also as our Benefice Safeguarding Officer and expert in GDPR. 

## **Services, Streaming and Sermons** 

The preparation of the monthly rotas is one of my least favourite tasks, but thanks to the support of Rev’d Robin Cardwell, Rev’d Geoff Price and Rev’d Geoff Withers we were able to maintain a consistent pattern (and, equally important, variety) of services after Rev’d Paul Richardson left in January.(note - advertising for Paul’s replacement is in progress.) There was only one Sunday when we were not able to offer a service of Holy Communion within the Benefice. 

We have continued to live stream one service each Sunday, as well as special services, midweek communion services and morning prayer, which is said on Tuesday to Friday. We know that this facility is valued by those who are unable to attend church on a regular basis. Thanks to generous grants we now have three cameras capable of supporting streaming and this has been much appreciated by families where friends or relatives have been unable to attend weddings, baptisms or funerals. 

Streaming has also allowed us to continue to post a sermon each Sunday, and we are so grateful to Rev’d Phil Craven for being part of that. We will greatly miss both Phil and Geoff Withers when they leave in 2023 and hope that they have enjoyed being part of the Benefice as much as we have enjoyed having them. We cherish the hope that engagement with the life of this Benefice has been written into the job description for their successors. 

During Lent we once again took part in the Diocesan _Come and See_ programme 



which provided daily reflections on the Lord’s Prayer. We also continued what must by now be considered our Advent tradition of a daily reflection on Christmas carols. Thank you to everyone who bravely agreed to be recorded for this – not least for introducing us to some beautiful new carols. 

This year we also returned to our pattern of joint services with the Methodist Church and Chapel, celebrating our Covenant, Christian Aid and the World Day of Prayer as well as at Christmas, Easter, Harvest and Remembrance Day. In addition, we were able to plan a second pilgrimage service, this time following a walk from Ashbury to Compton Beauchamp, where we had the most delicious tea. If we are able to hold another pilgrimage in 2023, we can probably claim this as an annual tradition. 2022 was Fernham St John’s first full year as a Festival Church, and initially this went really well, but sadly a fire in October brought services to a halt. Thankfully the damage was not a bad as it might have been, due largely to the fact that it started during the day and was soon spotted by our wonderful neighbours. The initial repair and redecoration was done fairly quickly and the building was usable again after Christmas, but final repairs will not be completed until the summer of 2023. The Diocesan Advisory Committee have been very helpful and Bishop Gavin kindly took time out of his busy schedule to inspect the damage and to attend the outdoor carol service. 

## **Singing and Ringing** 

We are blessed to have three bell towers with active teams of ringers (we understand that, across the Deanery, not all churches have been able to return to full ringing after the pandemic) and as mentioned above, they are an important part of our regular worship and special services. Children of all ages appreciate the opportunity to ring the bells at the start of services and we are now often asked for this at baptisms – hopefully this will go a little way to ensuring the future of ringing in the Benefice. Both the Archdeacon, the Ven. Judy French, and the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, Marjorie Neasham Glasgow, BEM, were delighted to receive certificates marking the ringing of a quarter peal at the opening of the Community Hub in Longcot St Mary on 29 May. 

During 2022 we realised that Longcot tower was celebrating its 300[th] anniversary and we marked this with a special carol service. Longcot continues to establish its place as a centre for teaching and we are delighted to welcome visiting ringers back into all our churches. 

The Benefice choir continues to flourish and to attract new members. We now have an established pattern of welcoming them to every “last Sunday” service; they also lead choral evensong on an occasional basis. This year the choir also supported the annual All Souls service, Easter Eve, five of the Christmas carol services as well as the Advent service and the special service for the Community Hub mentioned above. We also invited singers from elsewhere in the Deanery to join us for a service on 16 October and hope to be able to repeat that later in 2023. 

Although attendance at Sunday services is not quite back to pre-covid levels, the numbers seem to be increasing and special services are generally well attended. I am sure that the support of our choir and ringers is an important part of this. Children and Families 

One area in which our ministry is increasing is with children and families. Although we continued to be active on school governing bodies throughout the pandemic, it was a joy to be able to return to all three church schools for weekly collective worship and end of term services. We were also able to run prayer spaces in Ashbury, Shrivenham and Pinewood and to support the prayer space run by Padre Phil Craven in Watchfield. We are really grateful to the volunteers who gave up their time to help prepare the spaces (not to mention taking them back down again!) and to lead individual sessions for the children. I know how much the schools value this opportunity for children to explore aspects of prayer and reflection, but it’s also fair to say that we gain as a much as we give. Across the Benefice we have been able either to offer or to support the monthly Family Service in St Andrew’s; Sunday School in St Thomas’; Messy Church in St Andrew’s and to work with the Methodist Church on Café Inspire. The baby and toddler group has continued to run in St Andrew’s on Thursday mornings during term time and we are very grateful to Jane Hollick and her team for making this possible. 



The clothing exchange moved into its new and permanent home in The Hub on Shrivenham High Street at the end of the year. It was a pleasure to be able to host them and we wish them every success for the future. 

Pastoral support for families in the wider sense has continued in a variety of ways throughout the year and I know has been much appreciated. The bereavement group continues to meet once a month; members of the ASK team also meet once month to pray the leaves on the prayer tree outside the Lady Chapel in St Andrew’s as well as organising the monthly communion service, whose collection often supports local charities and good causes, particularly the local foodbank and community larder. 

Although safeguarding is not restricted to the care of children but applies equally to vulnerable adults, it is perhaps appropriate to mention it here. As a Benefice we continue to make every effort to comply not only with the letter but with the spirit of the regulations and to make our churches safe as well as sacred spaces. 

## **The Deanery, Parish Share and Eco Church** 

Last year, I reported that, despite our best efforts, we were unable to pay the full amount of Parish Share (just over £75,000) and the situation has remained the same for 2022. The increase in the cost of living has had an effect on churches as it has on everyone else. Fuel bills have escalated and, understandably, some of our congregations have not been able to contribute to church funds in the way they would perhaps wish. That said, there has been a generous response to various fundraising initiatives during the year and we are very grateful to everyone for their support. 

The Deanery’s Mission Action Plan was published during the year. The key themes are around Parish Share, responding to climate change, support for young people, the rural church and outreach (particularly, but not exclusively, digital outreach). It is up to each parish to identify the most appropriate way to comply with these themes and I am delighted that to say that both Ashbury and Compton Beauchamp churches have already received bronze Eco Church awards. I am confident that others will follow during 2023. 

## **Rev’d Frank Parkinson RIP** 

This report would not be complete without mentioning Frank Parkinson, who died unexpectedly last July. He was a good friend and faithful servant of this Benefice and very much seen by Longcot village as its vicar. He was unfailingly generous with his time and wisdom and our prayers continue to go out to his family – Janice, Ben and Jeremy. 

And finally 

2022 has not been without its challenges and sadness, but I hope you can see from this report that, as a Benefice, we have achieved a great deal and have come through the year more hopeful, positive and resilient than might have been expected. Once again, thank you all and God Bless you. 

## **Rev’d Norma Fergusson** 

## **Treasurer’s Report** 

The total receipts on unrestricted and designated funds were £85,664 of which £50,209 comprised unrestricted voluntary donations and a further £12,272 was recovered through the PCC’s Gift Aid claim. Restricted donations and restricted fundraising totalled £1062. Our claim for Gift Aid still proves a valuable means of adding to PCC income and we are very grateful to all those who confirm their giving is gift-aided. 

Church supporters are encouraged to join the Parish Giving Scheme and there are 22 donors on the scheme. However Planned Giving in general, over the year, has decreased by £1000. I would like to thank Margaret Hern for her continuing support with the planned giving envelope scheme. 

Cash collections have increased slightly but the main gain has been on receipts from bank card readers in our three Churches which have brought in an additional £1500 over what was achieved in the previous year. 

As for outgoings, £73,517 was spent from unrestricted funds to provide the Christian 



ministry within our Parish of three Churches. We continued to monitor income on a monthly basis during 2022 and to pay the proportion of Parish Share to the Oxford Diocese which was affordable. Within our stated outgoings, these payments totalled £44,185, for this year, of a total due of £51,385. 

The net result was an excess of receipts over payments of £8452. Balances carried forward at 31st December 2022 on unrestricted and designated funds totalled £45,546. 

## **Reserves Policy** 

It is the policy of this Parish to hold in reserve the equivalent of three months’ general running costs to include payment of Parish Share and other expenses. This policy is reviewed annually at the PCC meeting convened to approve the accounts. Three months’ costs are currently equivalent to £19,400 for this PCC. These reserves are held to smooth out fluctuations in cash flow and to meet emergencies. The cash balance of 

£29,174 held on unrestricted funds at the year end met this target. 

## **Structure, governance and management** 

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. The membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent (our vicar), churchwardens, deanery synod representatives, co-opted members along with members elected by those members of the congregation who are on the electoral roll of the church. All those who attend our services / members of the congregation are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. New members receive initial training into the workings of the PCC. The PCC met seven times during the year. 

## **Administrative information** 

St. Andrews Church is situated in Church Walk Shrivenham, St Thomas’ Church is in the High Street Watchfield and St James’ in Bishopstone Road Bourton. All are part of the Diocese of Oxford and within the Archdeaconry of Dorchester on Thames within the Church of England. The parish correspondence address is The Vicarage, High Street Shrivenham SN6 8AN. The PCC is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2006) . 

The PCC members who have served at any time from 1st January 2021 and the 31[st] December 2021 are: 

Ex Officio members: • Incumbent: The Reverend Norma Fergusson (Chairman) • Wardens: David Watson – Shrivenham Julian Stevens – Shrivenham Ruth Holman – Watchfield Sarah Howell – Bourton • Deanery Synod Representatives: Jayne Venables Sarah Howell • Co-opted members: Jane Ahern - Secretary Jane Ormondroyd - Treasurer Tony Crabtree – Tower Captain Penny Hockley – Electoral Roll Officer 



• Elected Members: Alan Avery Frank Venables Maureen Coyle Angela Davis Brenda Garman Alex Peal Philippa Dudley Roger Parks Marilyn Jeans 



## **SHRIVENHAM WITH WATCHFIELD & BOURTON PARISH CHURCH** 

## **Annual Report and Accounts** 

**of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31 December 2022** 

## **Contents** 

Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council Independent Examiner's Report Receipts and Payments Account Statement of Assets and Liabilities Notes to the Accounts 



## **Shrivenham with Watchfield & Bourton Parochial Church Council** 

## **Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022 - Combined Account** 

## **Receipts and Payments Account** 

|2021<br>Notes<br>£<br>**RECEIPTS**<br>**Receipts from generated funds:**<br>64,673.36<br>Voluntary income<br>2<br>12,332.61<br>Activities for generating funds<br>3<br>990.38<br>Investment income<br>4<br>77,996.35<br>9,880.94<br>**Other cash receipts**<br>5<br>87,877.29<br>**Total receipts**<br>**PAYMENTS**<br>**Payments for generating funds:**<br>77.25<br>Cost of generating voluntary income<br>6<br>135.20<br>Fundraising costs<br>7<br>Investment management costs<br>8<br>59,130.14<br>**Church activities**<br>9<br>1,408.20<br>**Charitable donations**<br>10<br>1,363.35<br>**Church management & administration**<br>11<br>10,970.49<br>**Other cash payments**<br>12<br>73,084.63<br>**Total payments**<br>14,792.66<br>**NET RECEIPTS / (PAYMENTS)**<br>**Transfers between funds**<br>14,792.66<br>**NET RECEIPTS / (PAYMENTS) after transfers**<br>51,316.34<br>Cash balances at start of year<br>**Cancelled Cheques**<br>66,109.00<br>Cash balances at end of year|£<br>54,047.76<br>9,103.50<br>1,160.48<br>Unrestricted<br>funds|£<br>£<br>9,919.00            1,062.70         6,341.83<br>946.25<br>4,604.21<br>-                         -<br>Designated<br>funds<br>Restricted Funds<br>PCC<br>Restricted<br>funds<br>Restoration|£<br> <br> <br>Endowment<br>funds|Total<br>£<br>71,371.29<br>14,653.96<br>1,160.48|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||64,311.74<br>10,487.69|10,865.25            1,062.70       10,946.04<br>-                         -||87,185.73<br>10,487.69|
||74,799.43|10,865.25            1,062.70       10,946.04||97,673.42|
||68.76<br>135.20<br>59,466.83<br>1,069.50<br>1,672.23<br>7,253.77|-<br>3,851.37            3,992.33                    -<br>-                 764.46         1,250.00||68.76<br>135.20<br>67,310.53<br>1,069.50<br>1,672.23<br>9,268.23|
||69,666.29|3,851.37            4,756.79         1,250.00||79,524.45|
||5,133.14<br>3,000.00|7,013.88 -          3,694.09         9,696.04<br>-   3,000.00                       -                      -|-|18,148.97<br>-|
||8,133.14<br>24,041.72|4,013.88 -          3,694.09         9,696.04<br>9,357.98          23,995.72         8,713.58||18,148.97<br>66,109.00|
||32,174.86|13,371.86          20,301.63       18,409.62||84,257.97|



The notes on pages 4 and 5 form part of these accounts. 

These Accounts are a combination of 2 Sub-Accounts, The General Sub-Account and the St Andrew's Restoration Account. The figures highlighted in yellow apply to the Restoration Account. 

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## **Shrivenham with Watchfield & Bourton Parochial Church Council** 

## **Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022 - Combined Account** 

## **Statement of assets and liabilities as at 31 December 2022** 


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Unrestricted  Designated  Restricted  Endowment<br>2021 Notes funds funds funds funds Total<br>£ £ £ £ £ £<br> Monetary assets<br> Cash                 -                 -                   -                  -<br>     47,459.06   Bank current account General  32,450.04 16,371.86 9,344.26 58,166.16<br>       8,713.58   Bank current account Restoration  18,409.62 18,409.62<br>     10,815.12   CBF Deposit account  10,957.37 10,957.37<br>     66,987.76  32,450.04 16,371.86 38,711.25 87,533.15<br> Other monetary assets<br>            40.00   Outstanding Credit to Bank<br>            40.00                  -                   -                 -                   -                  -<br> Investments assets<br>     62,539.91   Quoted investments at value  55,781.85 55,781.85<br> Assets used for the charity's own use<br> Liabilities<br>          918.76   Unpresented Cheques  3,275.18 3,275.18<br>          918.76  3,275.18 3,275.18<br> There were no contingent liabilities.<br> The notes on pages 4 and 5 form part of these accounts.<br>These financial statements were approved by the Parochial Church Council on<br>........................................................ .............................................<br>Vicar / Chairman   Revd Norma Fergusson Trustee<br>Dated                             2023<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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**Shrivenham with Watchfield & Bourton Parochial Church Council** 

**Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022 - Combined Account** 

## **Notes to the financial statements** 

## **1 Accounting policies** 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act 2011 using the receipts and payments basis and in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 1997 to 2001. 

|**2**<br>**Voluntary income**<br>2021<br>£<br>Recurring income:<br>36,654.00<br>Tax - efcient planned giving (excl. tax)<br>4,467.79<br>Collections of loose cash at services<br>2,858.26<br>Goodbox and Sumup and Donr<br>-<br>Other planned giving (bankers order and payroll)<br>1,662.52<br>Other individual donations St Andrew's<br>110.00<br>Other individual donations St Thomas'<br>1,050.00<br>Other individual donations St James'<br>Other individual donations St Andrew's Friends<br>Other individual donations St Thomas' Fabric<br>Other individual donations St James' Friends<br>525.00<br>Other individual donations St James' Restoration<br>3,783.00<br>Rest Fund Donations<br>11,273.54<br>Tax recovered<br>1,537.23<br>Rest Fund Tax Recovered Gift Aid<br>622.64<br>Rest Fund refund of VAT<br>129.38<br>Church boxes<br>64,673.36<br>Non-recurring income<br>National Church Energy grants<br>Restoration Grant<br>64,673.36<br>**3**<br>**Activities for generating funds**<br>Village Fete Stalls<br>St Andrew's Remembrance Book<br>2,076.50<br>Restoration Fund<br>406.00<br>St A Misc FR<br>229.60<br>St T Misc FR<br>68.00<br>St J Misc FR<br>Bells<br>Christmas Bazaar<br>4,709.00<br>Fees - weddings, funerals etc<br>4,269.80<br>St J Res Fund Event<br>Watchfeld Cream Teas<br>Vicarage Fete<br>573.71<br>OHCT R&S<br>Talents<br>12,332.61<br>**4**<br>**Investment income**<br>984.75<br>Managed Investments<br>5.63<br>Deposit Account Interest<br>990.38<br>**5**<br>**Other cash receipts**<br>1,715.24<br>Benefce Expenses Contribution<br>Mem Hall Refund Rest Acc<br>4,000.00<br>Pinewood School Fees<br>Livestream fees<br>128.46<br>Miscellaneous refunds<br>385.00<br>Parish Share Rebate<br>3,458.47<br>POSTBOX - Receipts passed on<br>84.53<br>Photocopying Expenses Share<br>109.24<br>Cofee<br>Overpayment fee<br>Misc. Bank charge refund<br>9,880.94<br>**6**<br>**Cost of generating voluntary income**<br>77.25<br>Gift Aid envelopes<br>77.25<br>**7**<br>**Fundraising costs**<br>Rafe Tickets<br>20.00<br>Licence Fee<br>Talents Stake<br>-<br>Hall Hire & Other Costs<br>115.20<br>Goodbox Service fee<br>135.20|£<br>28,455.42<br>5,154.52<br>4,158.96<br>2,213.62<br>9.96<br>12,272.69<br>297.59<br>Unrestricted<br>funds|£<br>7,216.00<br>25.00<br>-<br>2,384.00<br>294.00<br> <br>Designated<br>funds||Total<br>£<br>35,671.42<br>5,154.52<br>4,371.66<br>-<br>2,518.62<br>9.96<br>-<br>-<br>2,384.00<br>294.00<br>570.00<br>4,780.65<br>12,272.69<br>1,561.18<br>-<br>297.59<br>69,886.29<br>-<br>1,485.00<br>-<br>-<br>|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||<br>Restricted<br>funds||
||||£<br>187.70<br>305.00<br>570.00||
||||4,780.65||
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||||1,561.18||
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||52,562.76<br>1,485.00|9,919.00|7,404.53||
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||54,047.76|9,919.00|7,404.53|71,371.29|
||1,100.35<br>-<br>1,563.25<br>5,423.00<br>836.90<br>180.00|484.00<br>462.25||1,100.35<br>350.00<br>4,254.21<br>1,563.25<br>484.00<br>-<br>462.25<br>-<br>5,423.00<br>-<br>-<br>836.90<br>180.00<br>-<br>-|
||||350.00<br>4,254.21||
||||||
||9,103.50|946.25|4,604.21|14,653.96|
||1,018.23<br>142.25|||1,018.23<br>142.25|
||1,160.48|||1,160.48|
||1,713.03<br>4,000.00<br>200.00<br>74.00<br>385.00<br>3,738.00<br>23.00<br>354.66|||1,713.03<br>-<br>4,000.00<br>200.00<br>74.00<br>385.00<br>3,738.00<br>23.00<br>354.66<br>-|
||10,487.69|-|-|10,487.69|
||68.76|||68.76|
||68.76|-|-|68.76|
||20.00<br>115.20|||-<br>20.00<br>115.20|
||135.20|-|-|135.20|



**8 Investment management costs** 

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**Shrivenham with Watchfield & Bourton Parochial Church Council** 

**Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022 - Combined Account** 

## **Notes to the financial statements** 

|2021<br>£<br>**9**<br>**Church activities**<br>40,000.00<br>Parish Share<br>2,088.00<br>Fees to Diocese<br>Church running costs:<br>5,963.38<br>Heating & lighting<br>100.10<br>Water Charge<br>3,501.93<br>Repairs/Maintenance<br>4,940.66<br>Insurance<br>Roof Alarm Costs<br>1,504.46<br>Clergy expenses<br>80.07<br>PCC Expenses<br>869.52<br>Cost of services<br>-<br>Flowers<br>82.02<br>Bells<br>59,130.14<br>**10**<br>**Charitable donations**<br>140.00<br>Helen & Douglas House<br>10.00<br>Prospect House<br>651.20<br>Poppy Appeal<br>100.00<br>Salvation Army Booth House<br>-<br>Pennyhooks Project<br>-<br>Childrens Society<br>317.00<br>Embrace the Middle East<br>50.00<br>Oxford Historic Churches Trust<br>Faringdon Family Centre<br>140.00<br>Be Free Young Carers<br>1,408.20<br>**11**<br>**Church management and administration**<br>748.28<br>Printing & stationery<br>327.07<br>Bank Charges<br>-<br>Bank charges error<br>288.00<br>Website Costs<br>-<br>Bank payment corrections<br>1,363.35<br>**12**<br>**Other payments**<br>-<br>Auditor Fee<br>401.98<br>Equipment purchase<br>3,458.47<br>POSTBOX receipts passed on<br>2,571.84<br>Misc Expenses<br>802.36<br>Music & Organ costs<br>-<br>Restoration Costs<br>-<br>Architect Fee Rest<br>-<br>Structural Engineer<br>-<br>Fixtures & Fittings<br>-<br>Building Regulations<br>3,735.84<br>Beard Construction<br>10,970.49<br>**13**<br>**Fund movements**<br>**Unrestricted Funds**<br>General Fund Shrivenham and Watchfeld<br>General funds Bourton<br>**Designated Funds**<br>Friends Funds<br>Shrivenham Fabric<br>Bells<br>Watchfeld Fabric<br>**Restricted Funds**<br>War Memorial<br>Shrivenham Windows<br>Organ Fund<br>Bourton Appeal<br>Bourton Churchyard<br>**Total Admin fund movements**<br>**Restoration Fund**|At 01/01/22<br>£|£<br>44,185.00<br>2,241.00<br>5,472.95<br>360.79<br>270.00<br>4,713.66<br>147.60<br>775.25<br>1,091.08<br>209.50<br>Unrestricted<br>funds|£<br>2,557.68<br>1,293.69<br>Designated<br>funds|£<br>3,992.33<br>Restricted<br>funds|Total<br>£<br>44,185.00<br>2,241.00<br>-<br>5,472.95<br>360.79<br>6,820.01<br>4,713.66<br>1,293.69<br>147.60<br>775.25<br>1,091.08<br>209.50<br>-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||59,466.83|3,851.37|3,992.33|67,310.53|
|||112.00<br>-<br>94.00<br>113.50<br>200.00<br>51.00<br>292.00<br>50.00<br>45.00<br>112.00|||-<br>112.00<br>-<br>94.00<br>113.50<br>200.00<br>51.00<br>292.00<br>50.00<br>45.00<br>112.00|
|||1,069.50|||1,069.50|
|||974.83<br>335.40<br>288.00<br>74.00|||974.83<br>335.40<br>-<br>288.00<br>74.00|
|||1,672.23||-|1,672.23|
|||70.80<br>3,768.00<br>3,414.97||764.46|70.80<br>3,768.00<br>3,414.97<br>764.46<br>-<br>1,250.00<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|
|||||1,250.00||
|||||||
|||7,253.77|-|2,014.46|9,268.23|
|||Receipts<br>£|Payments<br>£|Transfers<br>£|At 31/12/22<br>£|
||15,824.76<br>8,216.96|66,164.76<br>8,634.67|-   65,074.03<br>-     4,592.26|3,000.00|19,915.49<br>12,259.37|
||24,041.72|74,799.43|-   69,666.29|3,000.00|32,174.86|
||5,418.85<br>-<br>296.01<br>3,643.12|7,510.00<br>462.25<br>2,893.00|-     1,607.37<br>-     2,244.00|-     3,000.00<br>-|8,321.48<br>-<br>758.26<br>4,292.12|
||9,357.98|10,865.25|-     3,851.37|-     3,000.00|13,371.86|
||560.00<br>4,377.77<br>3,997.78<br>14,465.17<br>595.00|-<br>-<br>305.00<br>757.70<br>-|-<br>-<br>-        764.46<br>-     3,900.00<br>-           92.33|-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|560.00<br>4,377.77<br>3,538.32<br>11,322.87<br>502.67|
||23,995.72|1,062.70|-     4,756.79|-|20,301.63|
|||||||
||57,395.42|86,727.38|-   78,274.45|-|65,848.35|
|||||||
||8,713.58|10,946.04|-     1,250.00||18,409.62|



**14 Investments** 

Isgar Bequest decreased during the year by £4567.85 Bourton Sunday School Trust decreased by £2190.21 

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