2022-12-31-accounts - The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Oswald, Durham

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PARISH CHURCH OF ST OSWALD

DURHAM

ANNUAL REPORT

and

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

of the

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

for the year ended 31 December 2022

Rector

The Revd Peter Kashouris

St Oswald’s Vicarage, Church Street,

Durham DH1 3DG

Bank

Barclays Bank plc, 6 Market Place, Durham City, DH1 3ND

Independent Examiner

Mr AP French, 49 Ancroft Garth, High Shincliffe, Durham DH1 2UD

The governance of the Church of England now comes under the Church Representation and Ministers Measure 2019, and the Church Representation Rules 2020. These are new, and simplified rules.

PCC Membership

The PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the Rector, the Rev.’d Peter Kashouris, in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.

The PCC membership coming into the annual meeting 2023 is:

	Name	Capacity on PCC(and position)	Term of Office

1.	Peter Kashouris	Rector (Chairman)	Ex-officio
2.	Sheila Hingley	Churchwarden and Deanery Synod2020-2023	Ex-officio
3.	Vacancy	Churchwarden	Ex-officio
4.	Vacancy	Deanery Synod 2020-2023	Ex-officio
5.	Mark Davies	Elected member	1:2022-2025
6.	Simone Niblock	Elected member	1:2020-2023
7.	Gill Aubrey	Elected member (Safeguarding Officer)	2:2020-2023
8.	David Harris	Elected member (Director of Music)	2:2022-2025
9.	Roz Layton	Elected member	2:2022-2025
10.	Gordon Mitchell	Elected member and Lay Vice-Chair	2:2022-2025
11.	Jane Weeks	Elected member	1:2022-2025
12.	Fenella Wright	Elected member (Treasurer)	1:2021-2024
13.	Sue Pitts	Elected member (Electoral Roll Officer)	2:2020-2023
14.	John McManners	Co-opted at December 2020 PCC

In 2022, the PCC met in March, June, October and November with an extra meeting in November to discuss the possibility of a children’s worker.

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

Data protection – GDPR, May 2018

The church has complied with the new GDPR regulation, using a form to seek the consent of its church members to hold contact details and to be in touch with them for limited reasons, to which they could agree or not.

Safeguarding

The PCC has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have regard to House of Bishops’ guidance on the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults).

Safeguarding and Health & Safety appear on every PCC agenda.

Electoral Roll Report

The Electoral Roll Officer, Sue Pitts, writes that t here are now 66 names on the Electoral Roll. One name has been removed from the roll and two new names added. About two thirds of parishioners live outside the parish.

Sue has put a copy of the revised Roll in the Church, with just the names, in accordance with the Data Protection Act.

The Parish Priest’s Report

The Sunday Eucharist continued to build on the survival instinct shown during lockdown as we steadily moved out of the penumbra of the lockdowns. And it has been joyful to give thanks to God at those services. Notably good to have a stronger altar party, thanks to Mark Davies, John Wort, Andrew Wort, Gary Eaborn.

The PCC discussed the possibility of appointing a children’s worker. School assemblies and services at Church all went well. Links with the high school continued.

It was good to have ordinands on placement with us again. And we continue to be well supported by the retired clergy in the parish. And it has been super to have Gary Eaborn with us throughout his second year here.

Several weddings and funerals took place. The weddings tend to be very big occasions, usually involving university alumni who live far away. Many thanks to Jane Walker for all the extra handling needed on these occasions and to Alan Middleton for taking a number of them.

The mid-week Communion service has continued to be appreciated this year.

The Communion service at Hallgarth Nursing Home has still only been occasionally possible. Thanks to Jane Middleton for taking that service alternately with myself.

It was good to continue hosting the Orthodox Church at Durham on Saturday mornings whilst they have been fitting up their own Church building. And it was also good to have a number of concerts in Church, thanks very much to Sue Pitts and all the welcomers.

Peter Kashouris

April 2023

Outreach Appeals:

St Oswald’s Outreach Committee: report on Advent/Christmas 2022 and Lent/Easter 2023 appeals

For our 2022-23 outreach programme the St Oswald’s Outreach Committee agreed, with the support of the PCC, to hold two appeals, the first over Advent and Christmas 2022 for a local charity, the second over Lent and Easter 2023 for a national or international charity.

Advent and Christmas appeal

The St Margaret’s Centre is a well-established local charity in Durham that works to promote people’s mental health. The main aim of the Centre is to provide a safe, therapeutic environment that allows those who attend to regain their confidence, motivation and self-esteem while learning new skills and meeting people. The Centre houses a well-equipped woodwork department and an arts and crafts room where instructors teach a wide range of skills such as painting, drawing, sewing and model making, and a café. The Centre is situated on Margery Lane at the edge of the Priory Allotments and has its own allotment. Some of the fruit and vegetables grown there are supplied to the café.

The Outreach Committee decided, with the PCC’s approval, to make the St Margaret’s Centre the subject of St Oswald’s Christmas appeal. The Woodwork Centre manager told us that they urgently needed a new bandsaw capable of more robust or intricate work than their present one. The saw they had in mind would cost £2,200. Our outreach appeals typically raise £1,000 so we could make a significant contribution to the new saw. As it turned out, we were even more generous than usual, raising a total of £1,317.50 (including gift aid). Thus enabled the Centre to buy a more sophisticated saw than they had originally intended. We received a warm letter of thanks from the Deputy Manager, and a donation of four bird boxes plus two bat boxes for us to erect in St Oswald’s churchyard.

Lent and Easter appeal (22[nd] February to 16[th] April): Contributing to the reconstruction of the Ukraine

24th February 2023 was the first anniversary of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Since then nearly eight million people have been displaced. Destruction has been immense. Some cities and towns have been almost obliterated. President Putin’s stated aim has been to wear down Ukrainian morale to the point of surrender. To help with the huge task of rebuilding the country and maintaining morale is almost certainly the most effective non-violent contribution that can be made to supporting Ukraine’s people.

With the PCC’s approval, Outreach Committee decided to channel our contribution through the DEC (Disasters Emergency Committee), an umbrella group of UK charities including the British Red Cross, Christian Aid and Save the Children, which coordinates collective appeals to raise funds to provide emergency aid and rapid relief to people caught up in disasters and humanitarian crises around the world. DEC charities have prioritised helping the most vulnerable, and empowering local people and organisations to reach them. In Ukraine, the DCC is working alongside international partners and the Ukrainian authorities.

Initially, the majority of funds have been spent inside Ukraine itself, with the rest helping refugees in neighbouring countries, or supporting regional initiatives to improve the overall response. This has included establishing a safeguarding hub to help prevent trafficking. I’m delighted to report that our generosity in this appeal was even greater than was the case of the St Margaret’s Centre: including gift aid due, we raised a total of £ 2,050! Well done, everyone who contributed.

Bob Layton, Chair of the Outreach Committee.

Report from David Harris, Director of Music

Although the choir resumed a regular pattern of singing in September 2021, 2022 still contained a number of ‘firsts since COVID’ – including (but not limited to!) our joint Covenant Service with Elvet Methodist Church, our joint Ash Wednesday service with St Mary’s College, our Ascension Day service at Finchale Priory, and indeed our Christmas Carol service, as we were unable to hold one in 2021. The reestablishment of these services, some of which we have now also enjoyed in 2023, has been significant in allowing us to feel like we’re moving on; though it is also heartening to know now from experience that our musical tradition is robust and strong enough to survive a period of forced inaction such as we faced at the peak of the pandemic.

We said goodbye to most of our first cohort of scholars at the end of the summer term; Jess, Beth, Clara, Alex, and Hamish all moved on to pastures new with our very best wishes for their continued music-making. Fraser has continued as a choral scholar into the 2022-3 academic year, and in October we were pleased to appoint Lilyella, Eve, Leo, and Moog as scholars for this year. They have all carried out their duties so far with great care and dedication to our musical life at St Oswald’s, and have helped the scholarship scheme feel well and truly established as a part of that.

Other musical highlights of 2022 included a joint Evensong with Durham High School for Girls’ Chamber Choir, in May, and a Come & Sing Choral Evensong in June marking RSCM Music Sunday, including Stainer’s Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in B flat as well as movements from his Crucifixion . We celebrated the anniversary of the accession of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in February with Vaughan William’s anthem O taste and see , composed for her coronation, and special service of Choral Evensong sung by the choral scholars. The choir also sprang back into action a week early in September after her death, singing Purcell’s Thou knowest, Lord , from his funeral music for Queen Mary – I was very grateful to the choir for the flexibility and dedication they showed to mark this important occasion, which they indeed bring to all the music we prepare for our services.

Safeguarding Report

Safeguarding and Health & Safety appear on every PCC agenda.

The Parish Safeguarding Advisor, Gill Aubrey, will report to the meeting.

Fabric report 2021

In January 2021, the Treasurer was asked to carry out a desktop insurance survey by Ecclesiastical Insurance. After much searching around we were able to gather together the information required and she took part in an online meeting to show all the documents they required. We are very grateful to Fenella for all the work she put into this exercise as both churchwardens learnt a great deal about where these documents were, for future reference. The exercise did point out some deficiencies and we will be completing an updated fire risk assessment using Ecclesiastical’s form. We have bought some more Smartwater liquid and refreshed and re-registered our coverage of the remaining lead roof and other materials attractive to thieves.

PARISH SAFEGUARDING POLICY

The following policy was agreed at the Parochial Church Council (PCC) meeting held in March 2019 and by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting in October 2020.

In accordance with the Church of England Safeguarding Policy our church is committed to:

Promoting a safer environment and culture.
Safely recruiting and supporting all those with any responsibility related to children, young people and vulnerable adults within the church.
Responding promptly to every safeguarding concern or allegation.
Caring pastorally for victims/survivors of abuse and other affected persons.
Caring pastorally for those who are the subject of concerns or allegations of abuse and other affected persons.
Responding to those that may pose a present risk to others.

The Parish will:

Create a safe and caring place for all.
Have a named Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO) to work with the incumbent and the PCC to implement policy and procedures.
Safely recruit, train and support all those with any responsibility for children, young people and adults to have the confidence and skills to recognise and respond to abuse.
Ensure that there is appropriate insurance cover for all activities involving children and adults undertaken in the name of the parish.
Display in church premises and on the Parish website the details of who to contact if there are safeguarding concerns or support needs.
Listen to and take seriously all those who disclose abuse.
Take steps to protect children and adults when a safeguarding concern of any kind arises, following House of Bishops guidance, including notifying the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser (DSA) and statutory agencies immediately.
Offer support to victims/survivors of abuse regardless of the type of abuse, when or where it occurred.
Care for and monitor any member of the church community who may pose a risk to children and adults whilst maintaining appropriate confidentiality and the safety of all parties.
Ensure that health and safety policy, procedures and risk assessments are in place and that these are reviewed annually.
Review the implementation of the Safeguarding Policy, Procedures and Practices at least annually.

Each person who works within this church community will agree to abide by this policy and the guidelines established by this church. This church appoints Gill Aubrey as the Parish Safeguarding Officer.

PSO Gill Aubrey 01388 665783. Incumbent Peter Kashouris 0191 374 1681 email: pzkashouris@gmail.com

The Parochlal Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Oswald, Durham Registered Charity Number 1196296 Independent Examinerfs report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022 This report on the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31 December 2022. which are set out on the attached pages. is in respect of an examination carried out under Regulation 3{31 of the Church Accounting Regulations 1997 and section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner As the members of Ihe PCC you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {-The Act'}. I report in respect of my examination of the PCC'S accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination that I have followed all the applicable DireGtions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5Kb) of the Act. Basis of this Report My examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC and a comparison ofthe accounts with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you COnrning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent Examlner's Statement I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come lo my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect.. 1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the PCC as required by section 130 of the Act-. or 2. The accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the aGcounls to be reached. (Signed) Name Address d4 Date 2023 Pa8e l of 11

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Oswald, Durham Registered Charity Number 1196296 General Account Summary of Receipts and Payments for Year Ending 31st December 2022 Receipts Notes 2022 2021 Incoming receipts from donors Planned giving Collectionsldonations 01 43,135 - 32,092 2,604 02 2,852- Grants 03 7,785 16,435 Institute income 18,056- 11,837 Other activities 04 Total receipts 79,007 - 68,815 Payments Ministry Other activities 05 14,231- 37,418 06 14,545- 15,452 Music 07 11,966- 7,771 30,358/ 9,766 Institute costs Other costs 08 Total payments 82,078Z 79,525 Balance 01101 Surplusl(Deficit) for year Balance 31112 14,131- 24,840 {3,071) (10,710) 11,060- 14,131 Totals may not addlbalance exactly due to rounding. Page 2 ofll

The Parochlal Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Oswald. Durham Registered Charity Number 1196296 General Account Receipts for Year Ending 31" December 2022 - Breakdown 2022 2021 standing orders 29392 28669 Envelopes 1.3 Other gift-aided donations, including yellow gift-aid envelopes Gift-aid recovery 1110/ 1795 5155 / 1420 7478 208 43135 32092 . Loose cash Gollections 581/ 1121 Sundry donations 2271 / 1477 Received from Social Committee upon final closure of Social Committee bank account {restricted) 2852 2604 - County Council 2667 16335 Listed Places of Worship Scheme Diocese of Durham - energy costs grant 2327 2561 ¥ Ecclesiastical 130 Lord Crewe Charity 100 100 7785 16435- Magazine 604/ 885 Weddingslfuneralslbaptisms 3741 Z 4415 Concertslrecitals in Church 570 360 Fundraising 486 187 Bank interest 58- Shincliffe contribution 1721 7189 / 5847 - Page 3 ofll

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Oswald. Durham Registered Charity Number 1196296 General Account Payments for Year Ending 31" December 2022 - Breakdown 2022 2021 Regional church contributions, including Share Missions and Charities 12371 34000 338 / 2538 Vicarage costs 438 79 Clergy Working expenses 1084 801 14231 X 37418 Church running costs 11422Z 9832 Church maintenan 2614 4625 Support of church services 509 995 15452 Organ plawng and choir direction Organ and piano tuning Music purchases 7836 7416 619 300/ 355 Music scholars 3211 11966 ¥ 7771 Administration 10900_ 9050 Bow Cemetery 78 68 10978 9118 Page 4 of 11

General Account Notes There has been some increase in planned giving by standing order. Grants are variable from year to year. In 2020 and 2021 we reiVed significant grants from the government, via Durham County Council, in recognition of loss of Institute income owing to Covid-19. In 2022, notable grants were from: (i) Durham County Council (the final Covid-19 related grant, in recognition of the effect on income of Omicron-related closures in Dernber 2021)" (li) the Listed Places of Worship Scheme. and (iii) an energy support grant from the Diocese. The recovery of income generated by the Institute is apparent. Income from King's Church was £10,150, and income from the hiring out of the Main Hall was £7,906. The apparent reduction, in the General account, of the costs of ministry in 2022 (compared to 2021) is owing to the fact that £28,0001£40,000 of Parish Share was paid from the Combined Charities account (having been granted to the Combined Charities account by the Vicar and Churchwarden out of the Caldcleugh Bequest income account). Charitable giving: remember that the bulk of our giving, which is co- ordinated by the Appeals Committee, raises thousands but that none of the money passes through the PCC'S accounts. The amounts raised are sent directly to the charities concemed. Page 5 ofll

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Oswald. Durham Registered Charity Number 1196296 Social Committee accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022 st 2022 2021 Receipts Payments Surplusl(deficit) 354" (349) to PCC General account, upon closure of the Social Committee's account, to be held as funds restricted to the use of the Social Committee. See page 11 of 11 for the PCC'S restricted funds. Balance sheet at 31° December Current assets Balance forward 349 Surplusl(deficit) Balance at 31$1 Dember (349) Page 6 ofll

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Oswald, Durham Registered Charity Number 1196296 Combined Charities Account Summary of Receipts and Payments for Year Ending 31. December 2022 Recei 2022 2021 Grants from Vicar and Churchwarden charities Calddeugh income account Tement income account 28000 6000 Distributions from the Cock Charities Non-educational 110 Educational 23 Total receipts 34133 ments Parish Share 28000 6000 F8es paid to Diocese 266z Missions and Charities {2022.. Ashton and Cock dis41'bub"ongJRoyal British LenI 164Z 140 Ministry expenses Ifeeshravelrtelephoneloffice supplEslhospitatyi Church cleaning Churchyard maintenance Church rna1ntenan and repairs 12022.. rooflboilerffio0dlightguttrs/doWnpIpes) 624 1008 288 846 /' 10543 Support of Church services - general Ifeeslalbslcommunlon breadslpurchases from Cathedral shr4)) Support of Church serS- rnusic (Cover organistrIersh8et music) 917 489 Music scholars 1528 / Institute costs Imaint6nanc*lrepairslcleaning) 2494 2988 Magazine printing costs Admin (CRB checks) Total payments 165/ 36794 / 19671 Page 7 ofll

Balance brought forward on 1st January Surplusl(Deficit) for year Balance carrred fOard on 31° December 11250Z 30921 (2661) _ {19671) 8589 11250 Totals may not addIba1an exactly due to rounding. Notes The PCC did not have sufficient incomo into the General account to pay the whole of Ihe Parish Share pledged to the Diocese in 2022 {£40.OC(I). Therefore, a total of £28.000 was granted by the Vicar and Churchwarden out of the Caldcleugh charity to contribute to the Parish Share. No dislributions were made from the Cock Charities in 2021, pending trustee checks. The distributions for 2021 were paid in 2022, together with the 2022 distributions, On the hecks had been completed. More expenses were paid out ofthe Combined Charities account than has been usual in the previous 2 years {2020 and 2021). The reason for this is that the builder working in Ihe Instilule requested payment of an interim Invol in July within a period of 2-3 days. We wished to accommodate him. though we were not obliged to do so. The Vicar and Churchwarden authorised a £6.000 grant from the Tement charity into this Combined Charilies account in order to cover the cost of the builder. However, as it was not possible to receive the grant within the requested paymenl period. we paid the builder out ol the General account. Thereafter, we had to give the General account balance an opportunity to 'recover'. We therefore used Ihe grant to pay for items which would nomially be paid for out of the General account, such as. for example, Church cleaning, maintenance and repairs, support of Church setvices, Instilute costs. Page 8 of 11

RESTRICTED The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Oswald, Durham Registered Charity Number 1196296 The Rev. John Cock's Charities 2022 2022 2021 Non-education (alc 3395) Current assets (from dividends) held in Combined Charities account, brought forward 01101 453 473 Receipts (BLK Charities UK Bond Fund A Inc Payments Current assets at 31 sl December 110 20 559 453 Capital fund at 31 st December 1340 1687 Education (alc 3396) Current assets brought forward Combined Charities alc 103 103 Receipts (BLK Chartties UK Bond Fund A Inc) Payments Current assets at 31 Dernber 23 st 126 103 Capital fund at 31°, December 277 349 Page 9 of 11

RESTRICTED The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Oswald, Durham Registered Charity Number 1196296 Ashton Bequest funds 2022 {transferred to Adamson deposit account in February 2019) 2022 2021 Current assets brought forward in Combined Charities alc 351 111 231 Distributions {60) (120) Current assets in Combined Charities alc at 31st December 51 111 CCLA deposit account Brought forward Interest 3137 3137 31 Deposit account at 315t Dember 3168 3137 Interest accrued January February March April May June July August September October November December 0.12 0.28 0.65 1.11 1.42 1.99 2.30 2.59 3.65 4.41 5.36 6.74 30.62 Page 10 of 11

The Parochial Church Council of the Eccleslastical Parish of St Oswald, Durham Registered Charity Number 1196296 Restricted funds 2022 2021 General account Ayton Trust Choir Fund (robes) Brian Shaw Fund 462 462 2813 2813 55 Grants towards acSsible loo 7700 Social Committee funds (following closure of Social Committee alc 190 190 Donations for payment of music Scholars 1250 Organ Scholar Tuition Fund TOTAL (205) 3260 (205) 2265 Nole5'. 1 Fund for the use of the OrganisUDireclor of Music for developing music at St Oswald's. Combined Charities account Cock Charity 3395 Cock Charity 3396 Ashton 559 453 126 103 51 111 TOTAL 736 667 Pège 11 ofll

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