## **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<br>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 COn￿rning 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
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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.
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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 -
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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
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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 re￿iVed
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 De￿rnber 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.
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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 De￿mber
(349)
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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 Le￿nI
164Z
140
Ministry expenses
Ifeeshravelrtelephoneloffice supplEslhospitatyi
Church cleaning
Churchyard maintenance
Church rna1ntenan￿ and repairs
12022.. rooflboilerffio0dlight￿gutt￿rs/doWnpIpes)
624
1008
288
846 /'
10543
Support of Church services - general
Ifeeslalbslcommunlon breadslpurchases from Cathedral shr4))
Support of Church ser￿￿S- rnusic
(Cover organistrI￿er￿￿sh8et music)
917
489
Music scholars
1528 /
Institute costs
Imaint6nanc*lrepairslcleaning)
2494
2988
Magazine printing costs
Admin (CRB checks)
Total payments
165/
36794 /
19671
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Balance brought forward on 1st January
Surplusl(Deficit) for year
Balance carrred fO￿ard 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.
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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 De￿rnber
23
st
126
103
Capital fund at 31°, December
277
349
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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 De￿mber
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
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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 ac￿Ssible 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
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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 COn￿rning 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.
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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 -
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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 re￿iVed
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 De￿rnber 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 De￿mber
(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 Le￿nI
164Z
140
Ministry expenses
Ifeeshravelrtelephoneloffice supplEslhospitatyi
Church cleaning
Churchyard maintenance
Church rna1ntenan￿ and repairs
12022.. rooflboilerffio0dlight￿gutt￿rs/doWnpIpes)
624
1008
288
846 /'
10543
Support of Church services - general
Ifeeslalbslcommunlon breadslpurchases from Cathedral shr4))
Support of Church ser￿￿S- rnusic
(Cover organistrI￿er￿￿sh8et 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 fO￿ard 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 De￿rnber
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 De￿mber
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 ac￿Ssible 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
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