## Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements 

of The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of 

## **St John’s Church, Broadbridge Heath** 

St John’s Church, St John’s Hall, Church Road, Broadbridge Heath, RH21 3LD Registered Charity No. 1195316 

## For the year ended 31 December 2022 


## Contents: 

Page 1 Trustees’ Annual Report 6 Financial Review 7 Structure, Governance and Management 9 - 19 Financial Statements 20 Independent Examiner’s Report 

Website: www.stjohnsbbh.org.uk Incumbent: The Rev’d Dr Mark Lavender Independent examiner: Mrs Marti Stenton ACA, Morris Palmer Limited, Barttelot Court, Barttelot Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1DQ Bankers: NatWest, 47 Carfax, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1FD CAF Bank, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4JQ 



## **The PCC of St John’s Church Trustees’ Annual Report 2022** 


## **Aim and Purposes** 

St. John’s PCC has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, the Reverend Doctor Mark Lavender, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of the Church building and church hall situated at Church Road, Broadbridge Heath. 

## **Vision Statement** 

As a Charismatic Evangelical Church, we want to be rooted in the Word and moving in the Spirit, rather like two facets of a boat – the anchor and the propeller. The anchor represents the Word of God, which is the foundation of our belief. We believe that the bible is our reference point in establishing God’s word for St John’s and that “all scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.” (2 Tim 3:16-17). The propeller represents the Holy Spirit, who is our guide and who ignites us with a passion to love God and serve all. It is the Spirit who gives us gifts to build Christ’s body, bring us to spiritual maturity, reveals Jesus and equips us for ministry and mission. “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8) 

## As a church we aim to… 

## **Be expectant.** 

We are a people of hope and faith. We believe in a God of transformation and redemption. We believe that even in the darkest place, Christ’s light can shine and bring life. We expect to see the supernatural in our lives as we pray and invite the Holy Spirit to impact us. 

## **Experience God.** 

We believe in a God who is immanent. Just as Jesus was present in the midst of creation, the Holy Spirit is now present, within every believer and we can experience his power and presence today. We believe that God heals today and that as we pray and seek his presence, He is with us. 

## **Pursue Maturity.** 

We believe that as we spend time in God’s presence both corporately and individually, our wills become more aligned to God’s will and we begin to know God’s heart for the world and for ourselves. We want to be people who are like a tree planted by streams of living water (Psalm 1) and who meditate on and depend on the instruction of the Lord and not be like chaff which is blown around by circumstance. 

## **Encourage vulnerability.** 

We believe that authenticity is important. We should share our fears and difficulties with one another knowing that our community is one of grace and acceptance. None of us is perfect and we all fall short, but there is one who is 100% faithful, Jesus Christ and his sacrifice and victory on the cross means that no matter who we are and what we have done, provided that “if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9) 

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## **Champion unity.** 

We believe that the church is the body of Christ and as such we are united in Him and are called to love one another so that “the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work”. 

## **Reveal Jesus.** 

We believe that our purpose as the church is to reveal our saviour Jesus to the world. Jesus is the only one who can set us free from our self-destruction as we have turned away from God. Jesus offers us forgiveness, redemption and healing. Jesus revealed the perfect love of the Father in his ministry and we are called to do the same through the power of the Holy Spirit: “But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me.” (John 15:26). 

## **Know Truth.** 

We believe that the bible is God’s word for us, today and that it is as relevant now as it was in 1st Century Palestine. We believe that as Christians we are children of God and as such we want to live in the knowledge that God loves us unconditionally and want to try to see others like that too, to see others as having an infinite worth and not to expect them to have to prove themselves to us and through that demonstrate God’s love for one another. 

## **Build Kingdom.** 

We believe that the kingdom of God is both here already but is also yet to come in its fulness. We acknowledge that much of what we see around us is not part of the kingdom of God. We believe that where two or more people meet together in Jesus’ name – he is present and where God is, his kingdom is. We also, if we are believers, carry his Spirit in us and so as kingdom carriers we can impact the world around us by praying your kingdom come into every situation we find ourselves. 

## **Pray Together.** 

We believe in building each other up in Christ. Prayer is the way that we do that and acknowledge that it’s not us that are the solution to one another’s problems – it’s Jesus. If we simply let someone share their needs with us and we comfort them, that’s great, but we can produce an unhealthy dependence on ourselves. We want to both be lifting one another’s burdens to God the author and perfector of our faith. 

## **Church Growth** 

We also have a commitment to growth (both numerically and in Christian maturity) and see this happening through a number of different mediums namely through: 

Covenant – our relationships with one another and with God 

Community – our ability to gather as a church and local community and encourage one another 

Children – our appeal to the younger generation and their families 

Conference – our ability to gather together with other churches and learn from one another 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to attend our church and to become part of our worshipping community at St. John’s. Our regular services take place at 8:30am and 10:30am, the latter being accessible via a YouTube link which is sent via email to members of the church and others who cannot attend in person. 

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The PCC is aware of the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit in "The Advancement of Religion for the Public Benefit" and has regard to it in the administration of the Church. The trustees believe that the Church provides benefit to the public by: 

- providing resources and facilities for public worship, pastoral care and spiritual, moral and intellectual development, both for the congregation and for anyone else who wishes to benefit from what the Church offers; 

- promoting Christian values and service by members of the congregation to the community, for the benefit of individuals and society as a whole. 

It is important that we maintain the fabric of St. John’s church building and hall as well as future proofing our provision. To facilitate this, we have recently appointed an architect and set up a renewal team who will oversee the replacement of the main church windows, a new church heating system and look at ways to make better use of our current facilities. We are also in the process of setting up an eco-church group. 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

## **Church Services and meetings** 

By the end of 2022, our Sunday morning services had an average attendance of around 60-65 adults and 20 children for the 10:30 service and 25-30 adults for the early service. 

We have increased our offer of services and fellowship through holding termly evening services (called Encounter) which have a more informal, contemporary feel, as well as a busy social calendar which includes activity afternoons, regular meals and walks. We have also increased the number of home groups (midweek groups which gather in homes to study and pray together) and introduced ‘Connect Groups’. 

We have also encouraged more ecumenical fellowship by becoming more active within the Horsham Churches Together network, hosting leaders’ events and attending combined services as well as attending the local Deanery chapter. Three members of the PCC sit on the deanery synod (Liz New, Barbara Storer and Kate Discombe). This provides the PCC with an important link between the parish and the wider structures of the church. 

## **Particular highlights for the year have been:** 

**Diocesan Growth Course** – attended by 12 members of the church. St John’s was selected along with 15 other churches by Chichester Diocese to pilot their church growth course. This course was designed to encourage churches to look at various aspects of church life to see where we might grow. Topics included Culture, Collaboration, Welcome, Worship, Discipleship, Evangelism, Growing Younger, Hidden Leopards (what God is already doing) and Retaining Volunteers. Part of the process involved a meeting with the Diocesan Mission Team and resulted in the successful bid for a Mission Fund award of £30k over 3 years from Chichester Diocese in order to appoint a Youth and Children’s Team coordinator. 

**Connect Groups** – In Lent 2022 we introduced the idea of Connect Groups. The challenge to the congregation was to meet weekly during the period of 40 days of Lent with others in groups to encourage more social ‘connections’ after the Covid pandemic and the inevitable isolation that it caused. They provided opportunities to engage with others through study, sport or social activities. 

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Examples included bible studies, indoor bowls, running and climbing groups, a dinner club, art and relaxation groups, walks and prayer. 

**HCT Good Friday Service** – it was great to join together with the other 32 churches across Horsham on Good Friday to worship together and the vicar had the privilege of speaking at the bandstand to over 300 people in the town centre. 

**Easter Sunday** – a chance to celebrate renewal and new life. Always a highlight of the year. 

**Jubilee Village picnic and Village fete** – St John’s was represented at both of these key events in the life of the village with stalls and activities for children. 

**Adult baptisms -** in September we again hired the Diocesan baptismal pool and were able to baptise a new believer from Iran alongside one of our most regular and loyal members of the congregation. 

**Harvest Supper** - in October our Mission Team organised an evening meal in support of our mission partners in Uganda accompanied by a drum workshop for the young people. 

**All Saints/Halloween outreach** – on the evening of 31[st] October we set up a ‘Light’ station at the church and enjoyed giving out over 100 ‘bags of joy’ which included gospels (and sweets!), along with hot chocolate and candy floss and received a lot of positive comments from local residents. 

**Alpha** - We ran the popular alpha course in the Autumn term, attended by 12 individuals for a meal and a discussion group once a week for 15 weeks. This was the highlight of the week for some and an opportunity to welcome two new families into the church. 

**Children’s praise celebration** - In December we repeated last year’s popular event with Doug Horley, where we welcomed over 120 children and their parents into the church building, many who have never attended St John’s church before. This was accompanied by an opportunity to welcome the whole of the local primary school to view a matinee performance (360 pupils). 

**Christmas services** – These attracted over 500 individual attendances between the nativity service (81), 9 lessons and carols (122), Christingle (162), Midnight communion service (50) and Christmas Day (90) services. They provided a real opportunity to celebrate Christmas together with the Christingle service a particular highlight given the large number of non-church members who attended. 

Our Electoral role number has dropped a little since last year to 139, although there are a number of people waiting to join the role having joined the church over the past six months and we anticipate numbers increasing again, particularly amongst young families. 

We celebrated 3 baptisms and 3 weddings and took 5 funerals in our church building in the last year. 

## **The Church Hall and local Community** 

We have made further progress over the past year into connecting with the local community and community providers. We hold monthly assemblies at the local primary school, attend monthly meetings with the parish council (and other local community groups) and visit the local care home biweekly. 

Our church hall has continued to increase in use, with regular hall-hirers for community groups including WI, exercises classes, toddler group, puppy training and social events as well as the usual village lunch, community café and other social events. 

The village magazine (edited by a member of St John’s) is physically distributed monthly to all residents within Broadbridge Heath and Wickhurst Green (approximately 3,000 homes) and includes a message from the church and also opportunities for community groups to share their news and activities. 

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## **Pastoral Care** 

St John’s has four Pastoral Facilitators (Vivien Herbert, Audrey Lee, Hazel Lamb and Heather Nye) who meet regularly with the clergy to discuss and pray for individual needs of the church members and the community. The pastoral team involves a large number of others who contribute through visits, lifts, meals and phone calls and are identified through Church Suite (our church administration software) using tags (an electronic method of identifying members of the church who are willing to volunteer). 

The church has a Prayer Chain which is coordinated by one individual in collaboration with the clergy and involves prayer requests being disseminated to members of the prayer team. There has also been a WhatsApp and specific women’s Re:treat group which are used to communicate prayer and other general needs. In more complex situations, we are careful to signpost to professional organisations wherever appropriate, including regular updates to and from the safeguarding officer at all PCC meetings. 

## **Mission** 

The church has a Missions Team which meets regularly to discuss our giving as a church and ways to support a number of missionary families connected to St John’s of which there are currently 4 (in Uganda, Greece, Panama and Brazil) who each received £1200 during the year. 

This year we have also financially supported CSW, Tearfund, FSW (Family Support Work in Sussex) (£1,200 each), Home for Good and Operation Mobilisation (£600 each) through our mission tithe.  In addition, we have made some one-off donations during the year including supporting one of our mission families while they were back in the UK and making a donation to the local Gala association, to help with the costs of the Village Fete.    Total giving from Restricted and Unrestricted funds was £12,431 for the year. (2021: £11,196) 

We have also organised various fundraising events during the year, including breakfasts and quizzes, which have raised further funds.  These have included funds sent to Tearfund (£210); the local Food Bank (£535); Link to Hope (£138); The Children’s Society (£52); and Christian Aid (£360). We also packed and delivered 46 shoeboxes to Link to Hope in November. 

As already stated, we hosted a meal for our missionary partners in Uganda in October raising £725 as well as an evening to support a new mission family in Brazil. 

## **Discipleship** 

Three new House Groups were started during the year, particularly to include a number of new families who have joined the church in this time as well as providing a space for those who are more on the fringe of church services. 

As mentioned already, we successfully ran the Alpha Course for twelve people, five of whom were new to St John’s church and who now attend regularly, three with their families. 

## **Volunteers and staff** 

We welcomed a Church of England Ordinand (training for ordained ministry) in September who has been a joy to work with and who brings a wealth of experience and wisdom, particularly in the area of youth ministry. This has significantly increased our capacity in teaching, outreach and leading services as well as providing support, challenge and accountability to the clergy team. 

We would like to thank all the volunteers who work so hard to make our church the lively and vibrant community it is. In particular we want to mention our church wardens Fiona Page and Jon Ogan, our Treasurer Richard Garry and Assistant Treasurer Julia Robertson, our pastoral care team, our children 

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and youth leaders (with special mention to Lynfa Palmer), our worship leaders, our tech team, the PCC and other teams associated with it. 

The church currently employs one person, Sarah Tombling, our church Administrator, and we wish to thank and commend her for all that she does to enable St John’s to operate so efficiently and well. 

The vicar is also privileged to be supported by a non-stipendary associate minister, Rev Brian New who regularly leads services, teaches and supports with occasional offices but whose value goes far beyond the tasks he performs so well. 

## **Financial Review** 

## **Income and Expenditure** 

Income and expenditure is shown for the year ending 31 December 2022 and comprises total receipts of £188,379 _(2021: £144,485)._ The PCC is very grateful to church members for their committed and sacrificial giving to support and finance the work at St John’s, particularly during these uncertain times. 

Expenditure for the year was £130,648 _(2021: 118,686)_ . It is the aim of St John’s to manage its expenses carefully and remain thoughtfully mindful that our income is dependent on sacrificial giving. 

## **Providing for Ministry** 

As a church we must fund our ministry costs, it comprises the largest expenditure of the PCC and for the year a liability of £76,967 became payable to the Diocese for our share of all churches’ parish ministry costs and this expenditure includes: 

- the housing, support, stipend and pension costs of the clergy of this parish 

- training of new ordinands 

- a contribution to national church funds 

- shared costs of the Christian family throughout the whole diocese 

- assistance towards the upkeep of churches less able to manage than ourselves. 

The cash payments to the diocese for ministry costs are calculated after deducting income received from the Mitchell Trust. During the year our contribution to parish ministry costs was reduced for this deemed income by £19,594. These investments are managed by the diocese. 

The PCC aims to meet at least 100% of the costs allocated to this church. 

## **Staff costs** 

The PCC employ an administrator who runs the Parish office, and a cleaner who keeps our buildings clean and welcoming for our congregations and our hirers. Other than this the Parish has no employees and all other roles within the Parish are voluntary. 

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## **Reserves Policy** 

It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on the general unrestricted funds (excluding property) which equates to approximately four months of unrestricted payments as contingency against unforeseen situations. We held at least that amount at all times during and at the end of the financial year. At the end of 2022 we held £41,997 in the General Fund as our 2023 budget shows that our anticipated expenditure for the first four months is £40,521.  It is PCC policy to transfer surplus general funds into our Fabric Fund for building repairs and our Renewal Fund for the furtherance of God’s work in the Parish and future building projects, including replacement of the deteriorating church windows.  The PCC has also pledged to tithe 10% of total income during the year to Mission Giving.  At the end of the year, £27,240 was transferred to our designated Renewal fund and £4,450 to our Mission Fund to complete the tithe for 2022. 

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

St John’s Church, Church Road, Broadbridge Heath, RH12 3LD can be contacted via e-mail either directly to our incumbent: mark.lavender@stjohnsbbh.org.uk or our administrator, sarah.tombling@stjohnsbbh.org.uk 

The PCC is registered with the Charity Commission as required by the Charities Act 2011. Its governing document is the Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure 1956. It is also registered with HMRC as a charity in order to reclaim gift-aid on donations. 

In line with C of E regulations, members must be aged over 16 and on the Electoral Roll. All members of the church are encouraged to be on the Electoral Roll and thus eligible for election to the PCC. Again, in line with C of E rules, Electoral Roll members must be baptised and over 16. 

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. 

The PCC plans to meet six times this year. Attendance is usually 85% or higher. 

Since the last APCM, meetings were held on: 8[th] May, 5th July, 6th October, 7th December 2022 and 24[th] January 2023.  Meetings are currently planned for: 8[th] March, 21[st] May, 4[th] July, 3[rd] October and 5[th] December 2023.  The meeting dates are published on the church calendar. 

## **Administrative Information** 

## **PCC membership for the period of this report** 

Ex-officio: Vicar Rev Dr Mark Lavender (Chairman) Assistant Minister Rev Brian New Church Wardens Fiona Page Jonathan Ogan (from May 2022) David Mellor (to May 2022) 

Deanery Synod Representatives 

Liz New Barbara Storer Kate Discombe 

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Elected: Richard Garry Treasurer (from May 2022) Derrick Cain Treasurer (to May 2022) Alison Carre Parish Safeguarding Officer (from May 2022) Vivien Herbert Parish Safeguarding Officer (to May 2022) Andrew Edwards Health & Safety Audrey Lee Anne Mellor Rachel Ellis (to May 2022) Sarah Gratton (to May 2022) David Tombling (from May 2022) Karen MacDonald (from May 2022) 

Deanery Synod Reps and lay members are usually elected for a 3-year (renewable) term.  Across the Diocese the elections are due at the 2023 APCM. 

All elections are held at the APCM with nominations invited from the church family as vacancies arise. The Church Administrator also acts as PCC Secretary. 

## **Sub-Committees:** 

In addition to the PCC, we have a Standing Committee, which also plans to meet 6 times each year (on alternate months to the PCC). Our Standing Committee primarily discusses business and finance issues so recommendations can be made to the PCC, leaving that group more time for discussion about the vision and mission of the church. 

## **Current members of the Standing Committee:** 

Vicar – Rev Dr Mark Lavender Assistant Minister – Rev Brian New Richard Garry, Treasurer Alison Carre, Parish Safeguarding Officer Andrew Edwards, Health & Safety Fiona Page, Church warden Jonathan Ogan, Church warden Julia Robertson, Assistant Treasurer 

The Church Administrator also acts as SC Secretary. 

**Policies Review Group** – continues to work through the Horsham Parish Policies, which we formally adopted when we became an independent Parish in November 2019, re-working them specifically for St John’s. 

**DotCom** – Vicar, Assistant Minister, Church Wardens and Administrator meet once or twice a month to discuss logistics for the next few weeks and any general issues which have arisen, as well as providing support and praying for each other and church members. 

The Trustees’ Annual Report was approved by the PCC and signed on its behalf by: 


………………………………………………………… 

Date:  3[rd] May 2023 

Rev’d Dr Mark Lavender, PCC Chairman 

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## **St John's Church, Broadbridge Heath Statement of Financial Activities** 

## **For the year ended 31 December 2022** 

||**Unrestricted**<br>**Fund**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**|**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**|**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**|**Total Funds**<br>**2022**|_Total Funds_<br>_2021_<br>**_Notes_**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||||
|**Income and endowments from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>Charitable activities<br>Other trading activities<br>Investments<br>Other receipts|**£**<br>133,581<br>1,635<br>14,807<br>19,914<br>-||**£**<br>18,442<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-||**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**£**<br>**152,023**<br>**1,635**<br>**14,807**<br>**19,914**<br>**-**|_£_<br>_110,000_<br>_686_<br>_10,089_<br>_23,710_<br>_-_|
|**Total income**|**169,937**||**18,442**||**-**|**188,379**|_144,485_<br>**_2_**|
|**Expenditure on:**<br>Raising funds<br>Charitable activities<br>Other trading activities<br>Other expenditure|15<br>119,016<br>4,830<br>-||-<br>6,787<br>-<br>-||-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**15**<br>**125,803**<br>**4,830**<br>**-**|_24_<br>_114,848_<br>_3,814_<br>_-_|
|**Total expenditure**|**123,861**||**6,787**||**-**|**130,648**|_118,686_<br>**_3_**|
|Net gains (or losses) on investments|**-**||**-**|**(32,810)**||**(32,810)**|_58,732_<br>**_8_**|
|**Net income or (net expenditure)**|**46,076**||**11,655**|**(32,810)**||**24,921**|_84,531_|
|**Transfers between funds**<br>**Other recognised gains/(losses):**<br>Gains/(losses) on revaluation of fixed assets<br>Other gains/(losses)<br>_Reconciliation of funds:_||||**-**||**-**|_-_<br>**_7_**|
||46,076<br>-<br>-||11,655<br>-<br>-|(32,810)<br>-<br>-||24,921<br>-<br>**-**|_84,531_<br>_-_<br>_-_|
|**Net movement in funds**|**46,076**||**11,655**|**(32,810)**||**24,921**|_84,531_|
|Opening funds at 1 January 2022|83,255||35,605|492,478||**611,338**|_526,807_|
|**Total funds carried forward**|**129,331**||**47,260**|**459,668**||**636,259**|_611,338_|



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## **St John's Church, Broadbridge Heath** 

## **Balance Sheet** 

## **For the year ended 31 December 2022** 

|**For the year ended 31 December 2022**||||
|---|---|---|---|
||**Total Funds**<br>**2022**|_Total Funds_<br>_2021_|**_Notes_**|
|Intangible assets<br>Tangible assets<br>Endowed investments|**£**<br>**-**<br>**1,030**<br>**459,668**|_£_<br>_-_<br>_2,071_<br>_492,478_||
|**Total fixed assets**|**460,698**|_494,549_|**_8_**|
|Stocks<br>Debtors<br>Cash at bank and in hand|**-**<br>**7,476**<br>**170,400**|_-_<br>_3,348_<br>_115,926_|**_10_**|
|**Total current assets**|**177,876**|_119,274_||
|Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year|(2,315)|_(2,485)_|**_11_**|
|**Net current assets or (liabilities)**|**175,561**|_116,789_||
|**Total assets less current liabilities**<br>Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year<br>Provisions for liabilities|**636,259**<br>**-**<br>**-**|_611,338_<br>_-_<br>_-_|**_12_**|
|**Total net assets or (liabilities)**|**636,259**|_611,338_||
|**The funds of the charity:**<br>Endowment funds<br>Restricted income funds|**459,668**<br>**47,260**|_492,478_<br>_35,605_||
|Unrestricted funds<br>Revaluation reserve|**129,331**<br>**-**|_83,255_<br>_-_||
|**Total unrestricted funds**|**129,331**|_83,255_||
|||||
|**Total charity funds**|**636,259**|_611,338_|**_13_**|



The financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022, including the notes following, were approved by the PCC and signed on its behalf by: 


….................................................... 

Rev’d Dr Mark Lavender, PCC Chairman 

Date:  3rd May 2023 

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**St John's Church, Broadbridge Heath** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements** 

**For the year ended 31 December 2022** 

## **1 Accounting policies** 

## **a Accounting convention** 

The PCC is a public benefit entity within the meaning of FRS102. The financial statements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and the Church Accounting Regulations 2006, in accordance with applicable accounting standards and the current Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities, (SORP (FRS 102)). The accounts, which cover a 12 month period from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022, present a true and fair view and the accounting policies adopted are those outlined below. 

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include investments at fair value. The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their affiliation to another body, nor those which are informal gatherings of church members. 

## **b Funds accounting** 

Funds held by the PCC are: 

_Unrestricted funds_ - general funds which can be used for PCC ordinary purposes 

_Designated funds_ - monies set aside by the PCC out of unrestricted funds for specific future purposes or 

_projects._ 

_Restricted funds_ - a) income from trusts or endowments which may be expended only on those restricted objects provided in the terms of the trust or bequest; b) donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific object. The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given. Any balance remaing unspent at the end of the year is carried forward as a balance on that fund. 

_Endowment funds_ - funds the capital of which must be maintained; only income arising from the investment of the endowment may be used, either as restricted or unrestricted funds, depending on the purpose set out in the terms of the original endowment 

## **c Income and endowments** 

All income and endowments are accounted for without deduction for any costs of receivability, are recognised when there is evidence of entitlement, receipt is probable, and the amount can be measured reliably. 

## **Donations and legacies** 

_Collections_ are recognised when received. 

_Planned giving_ receivable is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement, receipt is probable, and the amount accords with the Gift Aid declaration or other record of intention to donate. 

_Gift aid recovered_ is recognised when the income to which it is attached is recognised. 

_Grants and legacies_ are recognised when the formal offer in writing of the funding, is received by the PCC. 

## **Charitable activities** 

_Statutory fees for weddings and funerals are recognised when the office occurs._ 

## **Other trading activities** 

_Trading activities are where income is receivable in return for selling goods or providing services. Income from trading is recognised when received._ 

## **Investment income** 

Dividends are accounted for when due and payable.  Interest entitlements are accounted for as they accrue. 

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## **St John's Church, Broadbridge Heath** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)** 

## **For the year ended 31 December 2022** 

## **All other income** 

All other income is recognised in accordance with the above overall policy. 

## **Gains and losses on investments** 

Realised gains are recognised when the investments are sold. 

Unrealised gains and losses are accounted for on revaluation at 31 December. 

## **d Expenditure** 

Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and accounted for gross. 

## _**Grants**_ 

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded where the award creates a binding obligation on the PCC. 

## _**Church Activities**_ 

The diocesan parish contribution is accounted for on an annual basis, reflecting the allocation set by our Deanery. Any parish contribution unpaid at 31 December is provided for in these accounts as an operational (though not a legal) liability and is shown as a creditor in the balance sheet. 

## **e Fixed Assets** 

## _**Tangible fixed assets**_ 

Consecrated and beneficed property of any kind is excluded from the accounts by s.10(2) of the Charities Act 2011. 

Movable church furnishing held by the Vicar and Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal, are accounted as inalienable property unless consecrated. They are listed in the church's inventory which can be inspected but are not included in the financial statements. 

All expenditure on consecrated or beneficed buildings and individual items costing under £1,500 are written off in the year they were incurred. 

## _**Depreciation**_ 

Depreciation is calculated to write down the cost of tangible assets, excluding freehold properites, over their expected useful lives.  The rates generally applicable are: 

Land and Buildings Nil Fixtures and Fittings 20% Audio visual equipment 33% Office Equipment 25% 

## _**Investments**_ 

Investments are stated at market value at the balance sheet date. 

## **f Current Assets** 

Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 December in respect of fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors less provision for amounts that may prove uncollectible. 

Short-term deposits include cash held on deposit either with the CBF Church of England Funds, or at the bank. 

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**St John's Church, Broadbridge Heath** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)** 

## **For the year ended 31 December 2022** 

## **2. Analysis of income and endowments** 

|**2. Analysis of income and endowments**|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**<br>**Fund**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**||**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**||**Total Funds**<br>**2022**|_Total Funds_<br>_2021_|**_Notes_**|
||||||||||
|Planned giving (excl. tax refunds)<br>Planned giving (no tax refunds)<br>Loose cash collections<br>Sundry Donations<br>Gift Aid recoverable<br>Other income<br>Grants|£<br>85,024<br>12,945<br>2,794<br>11,020<br>21,433<br>365<br>-||£<br>240<br>-<br>12,270<br>3,130<br>2,802<br>-||£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**£**<br>**85,264**<br>**12,945**<br>**2,794**<br>**23,290**<br>**24,563**<br>**3,167**<br>**-**|_£_<br>_72,569_<br>_10,341_<br>_541_<br>_2,781_<br>_18,537_<br>_2,231_<br>_3,000_||
|**Donations and legacies**|**£133,581**|**£18,442**|||**-**|**£152,023**|_£110,000_||
|Fees for weddings & funerals|1,635|-|||-|**1,635**|_686_||
|**Charitable activities**|**£1,635**|**-**|||**-**|**£1,635**|_£686_||
|Church hall hiring fees|14,807|-|||-|**14,807**|_10,089_||
|**Other trading activities**|**£14,807**|**-**|||**-**|**£14,807**|_£10,089_||
|Bank & CBF deposit interest<br>Mitchell Trust income|320<br>19,594|-<br>-|||-<br>-|**320**<br>**19,594**|_6_<br>_23,704_||
|**Investments**|**£19,914**|**-**|||**-**|**£19,914**|_£23,710_||
|Other receipts|-|-|||-|**-**|_-_||
|**Total income and endowments on all funds**|**£169,937**|**£18,442**|||**-**|**£188,379**|_£144,485_||



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## **St John's Church, Broadbridge Heath** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)** 

## **For the year ended 31 December 2022** 

## **3. Analysis of expenditure** 

|**3. Analysis of expenditure**|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**<br>**Fund**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**||**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**||**Total Funds**<br>**2022**|_Total Funds_<br>_2021_|**_Notes_**|
||||||||||
|Stewardship costs|£<br>15||£<br>-||£<br>-|**£**<br>**15**|_£_<br>_24_||
|**Cost of raising funds**|**£15**||**-**||**-**|**£15**|_£24_||
|Charitable grants and donations<br>Mission & evangelism costs<br>Diocesan parish share<br>Clergy and other people's expenses<br>Salaries and honoraria incl NI<br>Upkeep of services<br>Church running costs<br>Youth and children's work<br>Church maintenance and repair<br>Upkeep of church grounds<br>Bank charges<br>Depreciation<br>Governance|9,600<br>7,653<br>76,967<br>4,369<br>6,180<br>2,124<br>9,111<br>465<br>28<br>69<br>109<br>1,041<br>1,300||2,831<br>3,856<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>100<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-||-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**12,431**<br>**11,509**<br>**76,967**<br>**4,369**<br>**6,180**<br>**2,124**<br>**9,111**<br>**565**<br>**28**<br>**69**<br>**109**<br>**1,041**<br>**1,300**|_11,196_<br>_7,159_<br>_73,129_<br>_4,328_<br>_6,692_<br>_1,945_<br>_4,032_<br>_1,981_<br>_455_<br>_1,560_<br>_151_<br>_1,020_<br>_1,200_|**_4_**<br>**_5_**<br>**_8_**<br>**_6_**|
|**Cost of charitable activities**|**£119,016**||**£6,787**||**-**|**£125,803**|_£114,848_||
|Church hall running costs<br>Other trading costs|4,830<br>-||-||-<br>-|**4,830**<br>**-**|_3,814_<br>_-_||
|**Cost of other trading activities**|**£4,830**||**-**||**-**|**£4,830**|_£3,814_||
||||||||||
|**Total expended on all funds**|**£123,861**||**£6,787**||**-**|**£130,648**|_£118,686_||



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## **St John's Church, Broadbridge Heath** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)** 

## **For the year ended 31 December 2022** 

## **4. Missionary and charitable giving:** 

|**4. Missionary and charitablegiving:**|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**<br>**Fund**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**||**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**||**Total Funds**<br>**2022**|_Total Funds_<br>_2021_|**_Notes_**|
||||||||||
|**Overseas:**<br>_CMS_<br>_Tearfund_<br>_Mission to seafarers_<br>_Christian solidarity worldwide_<br>_Operation Mobilisation_<br>_2 serve trust_<br>_Revive International_<br>_The Leprosy Mission_<br>_IFES_<br>**Home:**<br>_Horsham Matters_<br>_Horsham Churches Together - Fegans project_<br>_Horsham Debt Advice Service_<br>_The Oasis Crisis Pregnancy Centre_<br>_Turning Tides_<br>_Kintsugi Hope_<br>_The Children's Society_<br>_BBH Gala Association_<br>_Home for Good_<br>_Family support work_|£<br>1,200<br>1,200<br>1,200<br>1,200<br>-<br>1,800<br>-<br>-<br>1,200<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>600<br>1,200||£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>600<br>600<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>1,000<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>340<br>191<br>100<br>-<br>-||£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**£**<br>**1,200**<br>**1,200**<br>**1,200**<br>**1,200**<br>**600**<br>**2,400**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,200**<br>**-**<br>**1,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**340**<br>**191**<br>**100**<br>**600**<br>**1,200**|_£_<br>_600_<br>_1,230_<br>_1,686_<br>_1,230_<br>_-_<br>_1,230_<br>_630_<br>_630_<br>_1,230_<br>_300_<br>_200_<br>_200_<br>_200_<br>_300_<br>_300_<br>_-_<br>_-_<br>_-_<br>_1,230_||
||**9,600**||**2,831**||**-**|**12,431**|_11,196_||
|**5. Staff costs**|||||||||
||**Unrestricted**<br>**Fund**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**||**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**||**Total Funds**<br>**2022**|_Total Funds_<br>_2021_|**_Notes_**|
||||||||||
|**Remuneration**<br>_Wages and salaries_<br>_Employer social security costs_|£<br>6,180<br>-||£<br>-<br>-||£<br>-<br>-|**£**<br>**6,180**<br>**-**|_£_<br>_6,692_<br>_-_||
||**6,180**||**-**||**-**|**6,180**|_6,692_||



The average number of persons employed by the charity during the financial year was 1 (2021: 1). No employee received remuneration at the rate of £60,000 or more (2021: none). 

## **6. Governance** 

|**6. Governance**|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**||**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**||**Total Funds**<br>**2022**|_Total Funds_<br>_2021_|**_Notes_**|
||||||||||
|_Independent examination_<br>_Accounts production_|£<br>1,300<br>-||£<br>-<br>-||£<br>-<br>-|**£**<br>**1,300**<br>**-**|_£_<br>_1,200_<br>_-_||
||**1,300**||**-**||**-**|**1,300**|_1,200_||
|**7. Transfers between funds**|||||||||
||**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**||**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**||**Total Funds**<br>**2022**|_Total Funds_<br>_2021_|**_Notes_**|
||||||||||
||£<br>-||£<br>-||£<br>-|**£**<br>**-**|_£_<br>_-_||
||**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**|_-_||



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**St John's Church, Broadbridge Heath Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)** 

## **For the year ended 31 December 2022** 

## **8. Fixed Assets** 

## **a)  Investments** 

|**a)  Investments**||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**<br>**Fund**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**||**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**||**Total Funds**<br>**2022**|**_Notes_**|
|||||||||
|Market value 1 January 2022<br>Disposals at carrying value<br>Purchases at cost<br>Net gains and revaluation|£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-||£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|£<br>492,478<br>-<br>-<br>(32,810)||**£**<br>**492,478**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**(32,810)**||
|**Market value 31 December 2022**|**-**||**-**|**£459,668**||**£459,668**||



The holdings of investments in shares at 31 December 2022 were: 3703.73 shares in the CBF Investment Fund and 26,072.72 M&G Charifund shares, both investments being included at valuation. 

## **b)  Tangible fixed assets** 

|||**Freehold land**<br>**and buildings**|**Audio visual**<br>**equipment**|**Audio visual**<br>**equipment**||**Office**<br>**equipment**|**Total fixed**<br>**assets**|**Total fixed**<br>**assets**|**_Notes_**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||||||
|**Cost or valuation**<br>At 1 January 2022<br>Additions<br>Disposals<br>Revaluation||£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-||£<br>3,091<br>-<br>-<br>-||£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-||**£**<br>**3,091**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||
|At 31 December 2022||**-**||**3,091**||**-**||**3,091**||
|**Charge for impairment**<br>At 1 January 2022<br>Additions<br>Disposals<br>Revaluation||-<br>-<br>-<br>-||(1,020)<br>(1,041)<br>-<br>-||-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**(1,020)**<br>**(1,041)**<br>**-**<br>**-**|||
|At 31 December 2022||**-**||**(2,061)**||**-**|**(2,061)**|||
|**Net book amounts**<br>**At 31 December 2022**||**-**||**1,030**||**-**|**1,030**|||
|_At 1 January 2022_||_-_||_2,071_||_-_|_2,071_|||



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**St John's Church, Broadbridge Heath** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)** 

## **For the year ended 31 December 2022** 

## **9. Analysis of net assets by fund** 

|**9. Analysis of net assets by fund**|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**||**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**||**Total Funds**<br>**2022**|_Total Funds_<br>_2021_|**_Notes_**|
||||||||||
|Fixed assets for church use<br>Investment fixed assets<br>Current assets (except cash)<br>Cash at bank and on deposit<br>Current liabilities|£<br>1,030<br>-<br>7,225<br>123,171<br>(2,095)||£<br>-<br>251<br>47,229<br>(220)|£<br>459,668<br>-<br>-<br>-||**£**<br>**1,030**<br>**459,668**<br>**7,476**<br>**170,400**<br>**(2,315)**|_£_<br>_2,071_<br>_492,478_<br>_3,348_<br>_115,926_<br>_(2,485)_||
||**£129,331**|**£47,260**||**£459,668**||**£636,259**|_£611,338_||



## **10. Debtors** 

||**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**|**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**|**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**|**Total Funds**<br>**2022**|_Total Funds_<br>_2021_|**_Notes_**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||||||
|Income tax recoverable<br>Prepayments and accrued income<br>Other debtors|£<br>5,520<br>1,243<br>462||£<br>145<br>106<br>-||£<br>-<br>-<br>-|**£**<br>**5,665**<br>**1,349**<br>**462**|_£_<br>_1,826_<br>_974_<br>_548_||
||**£7,225**||**£251**||**-**|**£7,476**|_£3,348_||



## **11. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year** 

||**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**|**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**|**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**|**Total Funds**<br>**2022**|_Total Funds_<br>_2021_|**_Notes_**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||||||
|Deferred income<br>Accruals for utilities and other costs<br>Other creditors|£<br>-<br>2,095<br>-||£<br>-<br>-<br>220||£<br>-<br>-<br>-|**£**<br>**-**<br>**2,095**<br>**220**|_£_<br>_323_<br>_1,821_<br>_341_||
||**£2,095**||**£220**||**-**|**£2,315**|_£2,485_||



## **12. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year** 

||**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**|**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**|**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**|**Total Funds**<br>**2022**|_Total Funds_<br>_2021_|**_Notes_**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||||||
|Accruals for utilities and other costs<br>Other creditors|£<br>-<br>-||£<br>-<br>-||£<br>-<br>-|**£**<br>**-**<br>**-**|_£_<br>_-_<br>_-_||
||**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**|_-_||



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**St John's Church, Broadbridge Heath** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)** 

## **For the year ended 31 December 2022** 

## **13. Statement of funds** 

|**13. Statement of funds**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Opening**<br>**Balances**<br>**1 Jan 2022**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Transfers,**<br>**other gains**<br>**and losses**|**Balances**<br>**c/fwd**<br>**31 Dec 2022**|
|Mitchell Trust|£<br>492,478|£<br>-|£<br>-|£<br>(32,810)|**£**<br>459,668|
|**Total of all endowed funds**|**492,478**|**-**|**-**|**(32,810)**|**459,668**|
|Fabric fund<br>Mission fund<br>Camp fund<br>Renewal Fund<br>Tea and Fellowship<br>Womens Ministry<br>Youth and Children's work|18,663<br>4,467<br>267<br>10,563<br>178<br>667<br>800|110<br>315<br>1,943<br>14,044<br>-<br>1,505<br>525|-<br>(2,832)<br>(1,372)<br>-<br>-<br>(1,308)<br>(1,275)|-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|18,773<br>1,950<br>838<br>24,607<br>178<br>864<br>50|
|**Total of all restricted funds**|**35,605**|**18,442**|**(6,787)**|**-**|**47,260**|
|General fund<br>Renewal fund<br>Fabric fund<br>Mission Fund|37,611<br>33,000<br>12,644<br>-|159,937<br>10,000<br>-<br>-|(123,861)<br>-<br>-<br>-|(31,690)<br>27,240<br>-<br>4,450|41,997<br>70,240<br>12,644<br>4,450|
|**Total of all unrestricted funds**|**83,255**|**169,937**|**(123,861)**|**-**|**129,331**|
|||||||
|**Total funds**|**£611,338**|**£188,379**|**£(130,648)**|**£(32,810)**|**£636,259**|



## **14. Transactions with PCC members and connected parties:** 

Mrs S Tombling, wife of Mr D Tombling, a trustee, received £6,180 for administrative services. (2021: £6,000) 

The PCC supported the vicar by paying Council Tax of £2,863 (2021: £2,762), water and environmental charges of £498 (2021: £484) plus other regular reimbursement which includes travel, training, hospitality, telephone and broadband amounting to £1,174 (2021: £1,884) for the year. 

There were no expenses paid to any of the other trustees. 

The aggregate donations made by the charity’s trustees amounted to £40,721 (2021: £19,934).  None of these carried any conditions on receipt. 

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## **St John's Church, Broadbridge Heath Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)** 

## **For the year ended 31 December 2022** 

## **15. Prior year Statement of Financial Activities comparative figures for this year** 

||**Unrestricted**<br>**Fund**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**|**Restricted**<br>**Fund/s**|**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**|**Endowed**<br>**Fund/s**|**Total Funds**<br>**2021**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||||
|**Income and endowments from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>Charitable activities<br>Other trading activities<br>Investments|**£**<br>104,539<br>686<br>10,089<br>23,710||**£**<br>5,461<br>-<br>-<br>-||**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**£**<br>**110,000**<br>**686**<br>**10,089**<br>**23,710**|
|**Total income**|**139,024**||**5,461**||**-**|**144,485**|
|**Expenditure on:**<br>Raising funds<br>Charitable activities<br>Other trading activities<br>Other expenditure|24<br>110,144<br>3,814<br>-||-<br>4,704<br>-<br>-||-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**24**<br>**114,848**<br>**3,814**<br>**-**|
|**Total expenditure**|**113,982**||**4,704**||**-**|**118,686**|
|Net gains (or losses) on investments|||**-**||**58,732**|**58,732**|
|**Net income or (net expenditure)**|**25,042**||**757**||**58,732**|**84,531**|
|**Transfers between funds**<br>**Other recognised gains/(losses):**<br>Gains/(losses) on revaluation of fixed assets<br>Other gains/(losses)<br>_Reconciliation of funds:_|**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**|
||-<br>-||-<br>-||-<br>-|**-**<br>**-**|
|**Net movement in funds**|**25,042**||**757**||**58,732**|**84,531**|
|Total funds brought forward|58,213||34,848|433,746||**526,807**|
|**Total funds carried forward**|**83,255**||**35,605**|**492,478**||**611,338**|



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## **Independent Examiner’s Report** 

## **to the Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John’s Church, Broadbridge Heath** 

I report to the members of the PCC on my examination of the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31[st] December 2022 which are set out on pages 9 to 19. 

## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** 

The PCC members are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. 

It is my responsibility to: 

- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, 

- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and 

- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. 

## **Basis of independent examiner’s statement** 

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that is required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’, and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. 

## **Independent examiner's 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, 

- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act or 

- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. 

I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 


**Marti Stenton ACA Morris Palmer Limited Barttelot Court Barttelot Road Horsham West Sussex RH12 1DQ** 

**3[rd] May 2023** 

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