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2023-12-31-accounts

The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul Bishops Hull

Annual Report for end 2023 “ Worship, Mission, Discipleship ”

This Report presents an overview of the Parochial Church Council’s (PCC) discussions and decisions for the year ending 31 December 2023

PCC Membership

The PCC is constituted with 18 members, together with the possibility of two co-opted additional members if required. During the past year, the following served as members:

Standing Committee

Consists of the Vicar, Church Warden x 2, PCC Chair, PCC Representative and PCC Treasurer. This committee is required by law and co-ordinates the urgent business between PCC meetings.

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Incumbent (Ex Officio)

  1. Revd Phil Hughes

Wardens (Ex Officio)

  1. Belinda Luke (stood down at A’Dcn Visitation 2023)

  2. Will Osmond (PCC Chair, as of APCM 2019)

Reader(s) (Ex Officio)

  1. Vacancy

Deanery Synod representatives (Ex Officio)

  1. Will Osmond

  2. Victoria Elsey (stood down May 2023)

  3. Vacancy

Elected members

  1. Kathryn Fear Stood down December 2023 9. Shirley Stapleton End of 1[st] office APCM 2024 10. Mark Dakin End of 1[st] office APCM 2024 11. Helen Pearce Standing down APCM 2024 12. Sue Martin End of 1[st] office APCM 2026 13. Victoria Elsey Stood down May 2023

  2. Val Traylen Stood down at APCM 2023

  3. Vacancy

  4. Vacancy

Consists of Church Warden x 2. Responsible for co-ordinating and commissioning minor works of maintenance and repair in and around the building (including the church hall) as well as presenting details of more complex works to the PCC for consideration and discussion.

Pastoral and Link Group

Consists of Vicar, all Link People and Pastoral Team. Oversees organised pastoral work on behalf of the church.

Ministry / Worship Group

Consists of Vicar and Reader(s).

Oversees and monitors the regular worship of the church, including seasonal and one-off services. In the absence of a Reader this work is done by the Vicar.

Children’s Working Group

Consists of Vicar and Children’s Leadership Team (vacancy).

Social Group

Consists of Pat Barrett, Belinda Luke and Beverley Keitch. Organises and co-ordinates social events for the church and the wider community.

  1. Vacancy

  2. Vacancy

Review of the Year

Co-opted

Sally Adams is the appointed person for Safeguarding as of January 2022.

Appointed for 2023 at first PCC meeting Secretary: A secretary is URGENTLY needed. Various PCC members stood in for this role throughout the year. Treasurer: Kathryn Fear until 31/12/2023, then Rachel Horder as of 01/01/2024

St Peter & St Paul’s PCC is an elected body with responsibility, in co-operation with the Vicar, for promoting the whole mission of the Church within the parish. They are also responsible for the maintenance of the church buildings and, as Trustees, are accountable to the Archdeacon for the church’s finances.

Committees

The PCC operates through several committees or working groups as follows:

Church attendance

At the end of 2023, the number of names on the Electoral Roll stood at 67 ( APCM 2022, 67) .

In line with Church Law, a completely new Electoral Roll was created in April 2019.

Parochial Church Council

In a year of encouragement and seeking God’s vision we have continued to focus on ways to develop our worship , gain confidence in mission and deepen our discipleship through a variety of styles of worship and teaching based on Biblical understanding.

Mission

Discipleship

weedkiller applied where needed. The entire guttering and downpipe system needs to be replaced to stop damp inside the church and a project is forming for this to happen. The lawnmower needs replacing with something more capable and discussions to work alongside Somerset Council are taking place.

The Church Hall

A contractor was appointed to remove the hall at no cost to the church and this was completed in 2023. The ground was cleared and leveled, and grass seed sown. This area is now looking good – ready to be used!

Building Tomorrow’s Church Today

The final hand-over was completed in September 2023 with a small amount withheld to cover snagging items (due in 12 months’ time).

Finance

See separate report and figures – an additional meeting will be arranged once these are ready to be presented. Apologies for any inconvenience this causes.!

Fire Risk Assessment

Copies of the Fire Risk Assessments are held by the Churchwardens in the Health and Safety File.

Safeguarding

Our Safeguarding Policy is based on the Diocesan guidelines. Sally Adams was the Appointed Person for Safeguarding from 1 January 2022. We have invested in the use of the Diocesan Safeguarding Dashboard which is helping to monitor needs and training.

There have been no Safeguarding incidents to report to the APCM in 2023.

PCC members, as Trustees of the Charity, have the ultimate legal responsibility for ensuring that the correct procedures are strictly adhered to and, in furtherance of this, the PCC consider the advice provided by the Diocese of Bath & Wells.

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Other discussions and decisions by the PCC include as follows:

Fabric

The Quinquennial Report was completed in June 2017 and was received in November 2018. A new report is due in 2024 or soon after.

We have kept the church electrical systems fully checked and up to date, kept gutters and gulleys clear all around the church and monitored the condition of the churchyard. Steps and walkways have been pressure washed and

St.Peter and St. Paul Bishops Hull's Receipts & Payments Account

for the year ended 31 December 2023

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2023 2022
Receipts £ £ £ £ £
Donations and Legacies:
Planned giving 27,326 - - 27,326 27,564
Collections, donations & other giving 5,222 215 10,000 15,437 108,358
Income tax recovered - - - - 8,649
- - - - -
Legacies
Other Trading activities
Magazine/Bookstall sales/Hall Lettings etc 120 - - 120 -
- - - - -
Income from other Properties
Annual Fete/events 420 - - 420 338
Receipts from Investments:
Interest & dividends 1,366 - - 1,366 275
Receipts from Charitable activities:
Parochial fees 363 - - 363 445
Other Receipts
Insurance claims - - - - -
- - - - -
Sale proceeds from fixed assets
Loans received - - - - -
Other 99 - - 99 -
Total Receipts 34,916 215 10,000 45,131 145,629
Payments
Charitable activities:
Donations/Grants to charities - - - - (3,142)
-
Mission & Evangelism (364) (210) (574) (237)
Parish Share (10,000) - - (10,000) (2,000)
- -
Clergy expenses (176) (176) (353)
-
Church running expenses (4,220) (38) (4,258) (1,361)
- - - -
Churchyard maintenance (117)
- - - -
Cost of raising funds (165)
- - - - -
Support costs
- -
Administration costs (inc. staff costs) (1,435) (1,435) (1,366)
Governance Costs (75) - - (75) (75)
Other (1,058) - - (1,058) (1,203)
Major expenditure
Repairs to church buildings 15,298 - (94,492) (79,194) (140,919)
- - - - -
Repairs to other property
- - - - -
Capital purchases/additions
- - - - -
Loan repayments
Total payments (2,030) (248) (94,492) (96,770) (150,938)
Surplus/(Deficit) of Receipts over payments 32,886 (33) (84,492) (51,639) (5,309)
Transfers between funds - - - - -
32,886 (33) (84,492) (51,639) (5,309)
Cash at bank and in hand at 1 Jan (Actual Balance) 12,834 18,644 102,116 133,594 138,903
Cash at bank and in hand at 31 Dec (Actual Balance) 45,720 18,611 17,624 81,955 133,594
General fund Designated fund Restricted fund
Notes
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*produced using the Diocesan Cashbook v5

Independent Examiner’s Certificate for the PCC Accounts

Report to the trustees of: Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul Parochial Church Council On accounts for the year ended: 31 December 2023 Charity Number (if applicable): N/A Respective responsibilities The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The of trustees and examiner 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:

Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the examiner’s statement 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 the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be 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 In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention (other than statement that disclosed below *)

  1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:

  2. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and

  3. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act

  4. have not been met; or

  5. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

  6. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Date: 12/08/2024

Signed:

Name: Mr Pip Millard FCCA

Relevant professional ACCA qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: Dennett House, 11 Middle St, Taunton, TA1 1SH

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IER

March 2012

Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose.

2

IER

March 2012