## THE ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING
GOSPORT (Formerly Gosport South PCC)
M O N D A Y 2 0 T H M A Y 2 0 2 4 H E L D A T C H R I S T C H U R C H F R O M 7 P M
ONE CHURCH | THREE LOCATIONS
|**Contents**||
|---|---|
|Annual Parochial Church Meeting Agenda|02|
|Administrative Information|03|
|Structure, Governance and Management|03|
|Electoral Roll|04|
|Activity Reports|06|
|Safeguarding Report|22|
|Fabric Reports|23|
|Deanery Synod Report|29|
|Financial Reports|30|
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## GOSPORT **Annual Parochial Church Meeting**
## **Monday 20th May 2024**
## **Agenda**
1. Opening Prayer
2. Changes to Electoral Roll
3. Annual report on PCC activities
4. Safeguarding
5. Financial statement for the year ending 31 December 2023
6. Election of independent examiners/auditors
7. Fabric Report
8. Deanery Synod Report
9. Election of Churchwardens
10. Election of PCC members
11. Election of Deanery Synod Representatives
12. AOB
13. Closing Prayer
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## **Administrative Information**
Christ Church is situated on Stoke Road, Gosport. It is part of the Diocese of Portsmouth within the Church of England. The correspondence address is Stoke Road, Gosport PO12 1JQ.
Holy Trinity Church is situated in Trinity Green, Gosport.It is part of the Diocese of Portsmouth within the Church of England. The correspondence address is Trinity Green, Gosport PO12 1HL.
Saint John’s is situated on Forton Road, Gosport. It is part of the Diocese of Portsmouth within the Church of England. The correspondence address is 133-141 Forton Road, Gosport PO12 4TQ.
The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a corporate body established by the Church of England and operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. The PCC is excepted by order from registering with the Charity Commission.
**Chair:** Rev. Ray Driscoll
**Team Priest-in-charge** : Rev. Ray Driscoll **Team Vicar:** Fr. Godfrey Chigumira **Pioneer Minister:** Matt Gatt **Church Wardens:** Jo Snape, Glyn Wright
**PCC Representatives** : Karen Angel, Pat Hewitt, James Howe, Jan McNally, Shelagh Perch, Helen Reeves, Phil Reeves, Patricia Spragg
**Deanery Synod Representatives:** Dawn Bradshaw, Michelle Bunter, Peter Darcy, Mary Hearn, Jack McDonald
**Diocesan Synod Representatives:** Peter Darcy, Ann Wood **PCC Treasurer:** Amelia Somerset **Parish Safeguarding Officer:** Anna Mellers
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representative Rules. All Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.
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## **Electoral Roll Officers Report**
I have requested from each church that according to procedure they should notify any amendments to the electoral roll in preparation for the Parish APCM. There were some amendments and additions to both Christ Church and Holy Trinity electoral roll.
I therefore provide the following details of the electoral roll numbers as follows:
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Church No. on Electoral Roll
Christ Church 182
Holy Trinity 73
Total 255
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The above numbers are broken down as follows:
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Breakdown of Numbers
Within the Parish 92
Outside of the Parish 163
Newly Registered 27
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IJenny Darcy Electoral Roll Officer Haven Church Gosport 7 May 2024
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## **Activity Reports**
## **Haven Church PCC**
The PCC takes the lead in carrying out the mission of the church – the whole church. Working alongside and supporting the clergy, pastoral care, telling the story of faith, social action and co-operation with churches of other denominations all fall within its remit. In many ways it is the PCC that shapes the health of the church.
PCCs are legal entities and are governed by two pieces of Church of England legislation, called Measures. These are the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956, which defines its principal functions, and the Church Representation Rules.
The key work of the PCC in the year following our last APCM was to seek to draw the parish closer together and to get a greater clarity and vision on income and expenditure. The PCC established a number of subcommittees to enable this; Finance, Safeguarding, Pastoral Care and Mission, alongside our District Church Councils (DCCs) who help to aid the smooth operation of each church. The biggest and most significant piece of work was the rebranding of the parish, which oversaw the development of the brand, relaunching of the website and renaming of the parish to Haven Church Gosport. A huge thank you to our PCC, Deanery Synod Members, Treasurer and Church Wardens for playing their part in the PCC this year.
## **Celebrating Christ Church Life**
It has been a wonderful year at Christ Church. The 09:30 and 11:00 services have grown numerically, and relationships between the congregations continue to deepen.
The 09:30 averages 35-40 each week, is traditional in style and follows the liturgical calendar. We have had a number of new readers, sidesmen and intercessors come forward to use their gifts.
The 11:00 is now averaging 145-160 each week, with 40-50 children attending Haven Kids church.
This year we started a new service at 16:00 called The Four, which reaches 30-40 people each week. This is aimed at families who are not normally in
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church. This includes songs, a short talk and a craft, and is followed by a meal. A highlight was the attendance of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who joined in with all the dance moves and answered questions from the children, which included “what does an Archbishop actually do?”
We enjoy good partnerships with the two local schools, Haselworth and Newtown, and the church has functioned as a host for festival services and celebrations. We enjoy leading weekly acts of worship in the schools with this being a key strategic partnership through which new people come into the life of the church community.
The church continues to be busy during the week, with Tots and Toddlers, Kitchen Table, Life Groups, Alcoholics Anonymous, Lunch Club, Heart for Hospitality and many other church groups and community organisations using the space. We continue to be a key part of the Stoke Road Community, as a venue and contributing to the planning of events.
The Christ Church family is beautifully diverse in every sense, with a hardworking and generous ethos that makes us an imaginative, loving and dynamic community.
A huge thank you to all those who contribute to the services, events and initiatives at Christ Church and to every one of you who serves, supports and helps to make this church family what it is!
_Rev. Ray Driscoll_
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## **Celebrating Holy Trinity Life**
As a young boy, I sometimes went to a local river with friends and watched it flow after heavy rains had fallen. The flow would become consistent and steady after a few days, and we would often feel like going in for a swim. But wiser and older companions would warn us: though on the surface the flow of the water seemed slow, underneath the current was too strong and too fast for anyone to swim safely in the river. On the surface, there seem to be only little and slow changes at Trinity at the moment. But when one looks closer, actually there have been quite a few changes, some evolutionary and others transitional.
I think the new Church Warden has done a wonderful job of working with the parish and with Holy Trinity in the past year. From the moment she took up the role she was confronted by a lot that needed doing, much more than any one person could do. She quickly managed to build small teams to work with, and I think she has done pretty well in that regard. It has been good to see so many people willing to work with her and support her in her work.
It has been great to see people bring themselves forward voluntarily whenever a request has been made for helpers. The more hands there have been to carry out various tasks, such as reading, leading intercessions, serving within Mass, and arranging the flowers, the merrier it has been to doit with them.
The number of attendees at Holy Trinity has remained at about 50, which could give the impression of a church bent on maintaining what is already there and not seeking growth. However, that view could change when one looks at the number of new attendees. A good proportion of the congregation on a Sunday only started coming to Holy Trinity less than two years ago. This became demonstrable recently when rehearsals for Good Friday were taking place. Except for the clergy, all the main readers of the Passion Gospel, about eight of them, were relatively new to Holy Trinity.
This, however, also means there is a good number of people who have stopped coming regularly. Some stopped attending due to ill health and loss of capacity to travel without assistance. A few of our regular church attendees have also been promoted to glory in the past year. As the
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number of those who stay at home and those who spend time in hospitals has increased, our pastoral outreach to them has become more important. The introduction of Anna Chaplaincy could not have happened at a better time. Mother Margaret is doing a fantastic job of reaching out to all those in need of pastoral visits. We thank Mother Margaret for the wonderful work she is doing.
The live streaming of our Sunday services, while it only reaches a few dozen people, is also proving to be of importance to those few for their worship and helps them remain in touch with the church. Some of the beneficiaries of the live streaming had been lifelong church attendees and being able to worship on a Sunday through livestreaming matters to them a lot.
I have often spoken of an invisible and impenetrable wall between Holy Trinity church and its neighbourhood. We have for a long time struggled to build a meaningful relationship with those who live around our church building. I believe the wall is now showing signs of stress and cracking. It has not begun to crumble yet, but the cracking lines are opening. A few positive and forward-looking meetings have taken place with some leaders of those who live in the towers around Trinity, and I am now going into all the towers for pastoral visits. Those I visit are still very few, and most of them are not ready to relate to the church yet. Some of the negative views of the church by its neighbours seem to be softening a little as we invite them to some of our church events and allow them some space for socialising within the church building. There is some random mulling about attending church. A lot of work still needs to be done, but at least doors are beginning to open.
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I would like to thank everyone in our Holy Trinity church family. It has been amazing how we have worked together and have been there for one another in the past year. We are only a small church family, and that means everyone hugely counts. Each one’s contribution and support is very important. I am sure we would all like to continue in this spirit as we reach out and work for the present and future of the church.
## _Fr. Godfrey Chigumira_
## **Celebrating Saint John’s Life**
Christmas was a great start for exploring what ministry could look like at Saint John’s! We held Beers and Carols on the 10th of December with 124 people in attendance, notably the event ran effectively with the help of Louis Crowe & the Quay West team.
Haven Youth has had a stop start year with significant changes to staff and volunteers. However, we have now recruited a volunteer team to enable us to run youth alpha weekly through the summer term.
We will be starting to run a youth drop-in weekly on Tuesday afternoons in partnership with Saint John’s Arts, who recently received a new grant of £50.000 from the Arts Council England. The grant will enable Saint John’s Arts to continue offering an art provision in partnership with the Gosport and Fareham Multi Academy Trust (GFM). The prayer is that this will be another avenue of creativity that will burst into life here at Saint John’s.
Matt has begun working with St Vincent’s college to re-establish the college pastors program in the summer term and has also been engaged by the music department about future opportunities to collaborate.
Young Adults ministry launched at Saint John’s, with our first social on the 25th of February with 18 Young Adults in attendance. There will be a monthly social event now ongoing. ‘The Six’, a service for Youth and Young Adults was soft launched at Saint Johns on the 14th of April, this is the beginning of what we pray will be an intentional act of worship for youth, young adults and creatives in the coming years!
Saint John’s has undergone some building work since Christmas. We have had a new fuse board and full main church electrics to ensure that our space is safe and compliant. Our café space has had a full makeover with
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a new bespoke bar which was built by a local carpenter and with new lighting installed. And finally, the building is now watertight! A roof survey was undertaken where several broken tiles were found at the front of the church around the spire, which have subsequently been replaced.
My thanks to all who have been involved at Saint John’s and for those who continue with us. Please be praying for Saint John’s as we continue to explore what the next phase of ministry looks like here on Forton Road!
## _Matt Gatt_
## **Civic Ministry**
The time between the death of Queen Elizabeth II (8 September 2022) and the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camila (6 May 2023) was very important for Holy Trinity as a civic church. When the Queen died, not only did the church offer itself as a place where people could pray and grieve, but it also played an important role in the diocese as one of the few churches where the civic memorial service for the Queen could be officially held. When the coronation of the King happened in May last year, there was a celebration of that coronation at Holy Trinity a few days later. It was like a reconvening of civic dignitaries who had attended the memorial service for the Queen. Many of the dignitaries had already met at the same venue and already knew one another well. They also knew us from Trinity just as we knew them. This made the chatting easier and often enabled the conversations to go deeper.
Not long after, on Saturday the 20th of May, it was quite a spectacle to witness huge numbers of people who were drawn to Holy Trinity Church by the Marine Festival. The whole place was busy – inside the church, up in the Capper Room, and outside on the church and council grounds. The festival left the Trinity folks wondering for the right reasons, if the communication was right, as on this occasion it was not possible to draw droves of people into the church at any one time.
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Towards the end of the year was the Winter Fair at Holy Trinity on the 2nd of December 2023. By then there was a new mayor for Gosport, Councillor Martin Pepper, who officially opened the event. While the Fair was itself a success, the first of its kind after the pandemic at Trinity, it was interesting that the mayor and his party stayed for most of the fair duration, mingling and chatting with all present. Not long after, on the 10th of December, we had the mayor and many dignitaries again at the annual civic carol service, which again went well.
While every year there are a few civic events to look forward to, the events themselves are far too few and far too spaced apart to form a basis for a pastoral relationship that grows and matures. The events seem to enable a momentary assemblance and celebration, without giving much room for relational and spiritual growth of those who gather. It is in that context that Trinity of late has very gladly enjoyed the presence of some youngfamilies working in the armed forces within its main Sunday services. It may be too early to celebrate this, but there are some positive signs that in the future, Trinity could have some young families connected to the armed forces as part of its worshipping community.
## _Fr. Godfrey Chigumira_
## **All groups and ministries were invited to complete a report. What follows are those received.**
## **Alpha - Wednesdays | 19:30 | Christ Church**
We ran three alpha courses in the Spring, Summer and Autumn of 2023. Alpha provides a safe space for people to explore the Christian faith by listening to a short talk, discussion and a meal.
Courses average between 20-40 people, and we have an amazing team who help cook, provide hospitality and lead small groups. We have seen several adults choose to be baptised because of their experience of the
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Courses average between 20-40 people, and we have an amazing team who help cook, provide hospitality and lead small groups. We have seen several adults choose to be baptised because of their experience of the course, and they have come to be a part of the church community. A huge thank you to all those who have helped on team and invites friends to attend the course.
_Rev. Ray Driscoll_
## **Choir - Thursdays | 18:00 | & | Sundays | 09:30 | Christ Church**
Firstly I would like to officially thank the choir for leading the singing at the 09:30 Sunday Service during this reporting year. We may be small in number, but are a very dedicated group of people turning up every week to sing. The aim of the choir is to try to enhance the worship experience of the congregation by leading the singing of the hymns.
Unfortunately, Amy left the choir during this year but I would personally like to add my thanks for her contribution to the group. I would also like to thank Tim who joined us this year, for providing both piano musical accompaniment and for singing with the choir. It
is much appreciated by both the choir and congregation for all his efforts. Tim has been able to develop his traditional music knowledge, as he came to us with no background in this area.
Highlights of the year has been combining with the Worship Band musicians for a special service at Christmas and singing carols outside for a Stoke Road Christmas Event.
The challenge ahead is to encourage more volunteers to join the choir. We are a very friendly group who meet up on a Thursday evening to practice Sunday’s music and have a hot drink and conversation. All are welcome.
_Nicky Hayden_
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## KIDS
## **Haven Kids - Sundays | 11:00 | Christ Church**
Haven Kids continues to be very busy. We have seen up to 50 children on our busiest Sunday although usually that number is closer to 40.
On site at our Christ Church location we have a busy baby room for those too little to leave their parents, and a 3-8 year olds group in the Parish Hall which hosts around 20 children. The 9-11 year olds still hire out a hall at the Methodist Church on Stoke Road and we have around 10 children in that group. The groups are fun and the children are growing in their Bible knowledge and relationships with God.
We also hire an additional room for Haven Youth, our over 12 year olds, which has seen a growth in numbers in recent months of around 10 or more children. We have an amazing team on volunteers who love seeing these children grow and are needing to recruit more volunteers to cover all the groups of children but this is a good problem to have!
## _Anna Mellers_
## **Haven Tots and Toddlers - Mondays | 10-11:30 | Christ Church**
This Tots and Toddler group has seen a huge rise in numbers. 57 children attended last week (plus approx. 50 adults) which is our biggest group yet! We have needed to change the space around to maximise the area, so that we have space for the amount of people coming through the doors. We always have a craft or messy play and singing time at the end with snacks. 13
## **Haven Tots and Toddlers - Mondays | 10-11:30 | Christ Church**
This Tots and Toddler group has seen a huge rise in numbers. 57 children attended last week (plus approx. 50 adults) which is our biggest group yet! We have needed to change the space around to maximise the area, so that we have space for the amount of people coming through the doors. We always have a craft or messy play and singing time at the end with snacks.
Huge thanks to the amazing team who run Tots and Toddlers with me, they are so welcoming! We are starting to see families attend some of our church services due to friendships made at this group, and also families coming from Kitchen Table into Tots and Toddlers.
_Anna Mellers_
## **Heart 4 Hospitality - Sundays (monthly) | 13:00 | Christ Church**
We have progressed in many ways and thankfully we are now officially under the cover of Haven Church. Because of this, we are able to have safeguarding and other possibly needed qualifications for our volunteers put in place. This is not only for our volunteers but also to ensure our guests safety. Our previously carefully drawn up codes of conduct and safety policies, have not been updated and brought in line with the latest policies.
We have had to alter our hospitality meal to welcoming only adults eighteen and above, as we were having families with children turn up, some of which were from the local Hostels. This was due to Safeguarding rules and volubility of some of our guests.
We have also found an increase in the number of guests and have had to impress on them that it is a good idea to get there on time. As we never know how many are likely to turn up. Guests numbers can vary from twenty two to twenty eight. We do our best to cater for thirty, as then some guests can request seconds, which is hard to gauge in case someone turns up late. We also like to offer take away meals to some people due to various reasons, such as feeling uncomfortable eating at a community meal. On occasion we have run out of food but thankfully we are now aware of need, and have managed to rustle up something. One time we had to ask permission to raid the Kitchen Table freezer for two beef burgers, so we owe them!
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We offer our guests one main meal, mainly meat and vegetables but also a vegetarian equivalent, and two types of puddings, one of which is always supplied by Carol Brownlow, one of our faithful supporters.
We really could not do without the loyal support of our Gosport Voluntary Action group. Who set the tables and lay them out, welcome guests by signing them in and offering them a cold or hot drink, serving all our guests with their meals and refreshments at the tables. Also they are a great help in carrying in all the necessary food stuff and bottles of juice as well as the boxes of clothes and toiletries that are on offer free to our guests. Ann and Tessa serve in the Hammond room, distributing the clothes and toiletries which has proved very helpful. The clothing has been kindly donated but obviously not the toiletries, which can be quite expensive.
A few of our guests have asked about our church services even though it is not our policy to talk about our faith unless we are asked for information by our guests. I am happy to say that I am aware that a few have started attending the 11:00 service. We also feel it is very important that some of our team have time to sit and have a meal with our guests and to be able to chat. A guest will on occasion have a worrying situation and need more guidance than we can give, as non of us are qualified in that way, however we can offer help by signposting them to the professional help they may need. We have had one lovely experience with one of our guests who we have known for a long time that has been fighting addiction. We have given our support to this guest as best we can when they attended our meals and they have reached a turning point and have started to look really well. We hope and pray they are on the road to total recovery.
We are lucky that among our team we have a very good listener, Jo, who has a gentle way about her and is able show empathy and understanding to some of our very vulnerable guests. We are not social workers, that is not our role, but we are a ministry and we offer our best to anybody who comes to our meals who may need a little more than a good meal, such as company, a good chat, sharing a joke and a good time.
I would like to finish on this lovely prayer, given to me by Ann Wood.
….John Wesley’s Rule:
Do all the good you can By all the means you can
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In all the ways you can In all the places you can At all the times you can
To all the people you can As long as ever you can
So anything we can do to help our neighbours in the name of ‘Our Lord Jesus’ never say can’t!
_Jan MacNally_
## **Life Groups - Various days, times and locations**
Groups have been a part of the life of our churches for some time but this year there has been a particular focus upon investing in our groups vision. Life Groups are a place where members of Haven Church can meet midweek in homes or church buildings for the purpose of community, communion, and commission. By this, we mean that groups are a place where we can grow in friendship, share food and be vulnerable; where we can seek God and pray for one another, and where we explore and act upon our call to serve our local community.
At the time of writing, 105 church members are part of the various groups that meet across the parish and we would love for this number to continue increasing. Additionally, while numbers can be a useful metric, the thing to be celebrated most is the strength of relationships that we have seen built through Life Groups and how often group members have rallied around one another in hard times. Our Life Groups wonderfully reflect the diversity of our parish individuals from a range of church traditions, backgrounds and life stages coming together.
Life Groups would also not be possible without our amazing group leaders. With this in mind, I would love to extend a huge thank you to Dave & Liz Briggs, Jonnie & Karen Angel, Helen & Phil Reeves, Simon & Carol Collyer, Esther Kemp, Kaitlan McDonald, and Dave Palmer (who runs our Men’s Group). I look forward to the future of Life Groups at Haven Church, hopefully growing in number but, most importantly, growing more in love with Jesus as we journey together and seek God’s Kingdom in our town.
_Jack McDonald_
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## **Lent - Christ Church**
At our Christ Church location we have taken a holistic approach to Lent, engaging with the period, and the amazing opportunity to press into Jesus that it presents, on Sunday mornings, in our Life Groups and on our social media. All of this was centred around our preaching series in the 11:00 service, called ‘The Kingdom Way.’ In this series we worked through each of Jesus’ Beatitudes, considering how they offer us a different way of living than the world does and being challenged to take up this countercultural way of life, just as Jesus did by heading to the desert to fast. Each week, a social media video accompanied our preaching series, with these videos exploring a spiritual discipline that related to that week’s Beatitude. Our Life Groups also engaged with a video series on the Beatitudes when they gathered midweek.
## _Jack McDonald_
## **Love Christmas 2023 - Christ Church and Holy Trinity**
Our Life Group meet on a Thursday evening at Holy Trinity Church, we focused Love Christmas 2023 on the surrounding neighbourhood. We raised funds through our church and in partnership with Love Your Neighbour to purchase over 80 bags of love including snacks and sweet treats, supplied by the wonderful P&Js Cash and Carry.
We had fun packing the bags at Christ Church on a Saturday morning. The team spent a few hours after church delivering the bags, we had such positive responses from those we delivered to.
Thank you to all who got involved, we blessed the community and in turn were blessed!
## _Karen Angel_
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## **Lunch Club - First Tuesday | 11:30 | Christ Church**
The lunch club is going very well, we normally have 25-30 people attending on the first Tuesday of every month. There are four volunteers, who run and organise the lunch: Patricia and John Spragg, with John and me, hard work but very rewarding. We have managed to keep our prices at £3.50 per head, we also hold a small raffle which helps with the costs.
At Christmas, we serve a full Christmas dinner, with Christmas pudding to following, we usually have a small glass of sherry as everyone arrives. We have been able up to now to buy everyone a small Christmas present. Twice a year we have an Afternoon Tea, it tastes just as nice at 12:00 lunchtime.
Who attends our Lunch Club: we have people from Christ Church, Holy Trinity, Saint John’s and quite a few from the community, which is exactly what we wanted, our churches and the community joining together.
_Pat Hewitt_
## **Mother’s Union - Third Tuesday | 14:00 | Christ Church**
In Haven Church the Mothers’ Union Branch meet in the church rooms on the third Tuesday of the month and St Mary’s, Alverstoke branch join us.
Mothers’ Union is an Anglican Organisation that is world-wide. It is to be found in 84 countries.
The Mothers' Union movement began in 1876. Mary Sumner, the wife of a rector in Alresford, Hampshire, set up a group to support mothers of all kinds in bringing up their children. After delivering a speech in 1885 to churchgoing women at the Portsmouth Church Congress, she inspired many of them to go back to their parishes and set up similar groups. Many of the groups in Portsmouth Diocese are the oldest in the world. The central London Headquarters of Mothers’ Union world-wide resides at Mary Sumner House and run our campaigns such as Activism against Domestic Abuse, Modern Day Slavery and Literacy world-wide.
In 2023 we had a mixture of speakers and Bible based activities and fun. In January, we received a talk about Metamorphosis, a course Mothers’ Union runs to encourage members to change and look outwards to community and inwards to church.
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In February was Pancake Day and in March we had a speaker. We had a meeting with poetry and hymns for Easter in April. We had a speaker from the Fareham and Gosport Food Bank which members from Haven Church support very generously.
There was no meeting in August but there was an AFIA day (Away From It All) for mothers and children in the Refuges in the diocese, at Lee-on-theSolent, hosted by St. Faith’s Mothers’ Union, great fun was had by all, but the weather was not so good. AFIA is a Mothers’ Union project which is run throughout the country by various dioceses wherein we are able to provide holidays for families who otherwise would not be able to afford one.
We had a garden party on 9th August, Mary Sumner Day, but no formal meeting. An Advent service and a meeting of Carols and Poetry and Christmas Cake ended the year. Please speak to me if you would like to know more about the organisation.
## _Elizabeth Groves_
## **The Four - Sundays | 16:00 | Christ Church**
The Four has been a steady service of around 30 people. We have some regular families who have never been to church before, and a few families who also come to our 11:00 service. The service itself has seen a few changes as we learn the needs of the community it serves and invite people who have never been to church before. The highlight of this year had to be the Archbishop of Canterbury visiting the service in October, who joined in with dancing to My Lighthouse and answering the childrens' questions!
## _Anna Mellers_
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## **Schools Ministry**
Over the past year we have been regularly going into three schools in the Parish, having the privilege of telling approx. 1,000 children a week that they are loved by God. We have a time of sung worship, followed by a short video and a talk on various bible stories, which encourages lots of questions and answers. The impact of having such a good relationship with the schools is being recognised as a friendly face wherever we go, but also the children feel so confident coming into our church buildings for our events or services which is lovely to see. Father Godfrey and I visit St. John's School once a week each for collective worship, and Godfrey also visits individual classes. I visit Haselworth school for their assembly, and also myself and Ray deliver Newtown school's Collective Worship every week. They are all fantastic schools who welcome us in and we enjoy meeting with them all plus hosting them when they visit us for special event services.
## _Anna Mellers_
## **Vista**
Vista Portsmouth was established 3 years ago; this year’s funding allowed them to branch out into the Isle of Wight and to Gosport.
In February of this year, I was appointed as the project manager of the new branch of Vista here in Gosport.
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Vista offers support to women who are involved in the sex industry. We visit massage parlours as well as communicating with women who sell sex via online platforms. We are there to give a listening ear and to offer a hopeful view of the future where women are seeking change in their lives.
Through advocacy, signposting and referrals, we offer to help women find routes out of prostitution and into alternative employment. Our experience shows that women wanting to exit the sex industry often face a number of barriers such as housing, financial need and safety issues and that consistent non-judgmental emotional support from someone who will walk alongside is key in overcoming these barriers.
We seek to demonstrate God’s unconditional love in practical ways and to communicate to women that they are of great value.
I have spent the last few months raising two teams of volunteers – a prayer team and an outreach team.
The prayer team meet weekly to cover the ministry with prayer, and to seek God’s guidance.
The outreach team are being equipped to do parlour outreach.
This week we have appointed a part time outreach worker.
I’m excited to see what God has in store for Vista Gosport.
_Karen Angel_
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## **PCC and Annual Church Parochial Council Report for Safeguarding**
## **April 2023**
Since the last meeting, the Parish has been working with the recruited Safeguarding Team, all responsible for their locations. Anna Mellers at Christ Church, Jo Snape at Holy Trinity and Matt Gatt takes over from Chris Toms at St Johns. This works well, as we are all able to keep an eye on our individual locations and can update our own Safeguarding Dashboards.
We have been working with the newly launched 'Safeguarding Hub' which has been a fantastic addition to helping us keep record of our safer recruitment. We will be continuing with adding to this system and updating all the DBS and training requirements. My job this term is to review the training needs and ensure everything is logged correctly.
Overall I am pleased to report that as a parish we are very good at safer recruitment and being aware of our church's needs, especially as we are such a busy parish!
In regard to Emily Hassan, she has needed to take a step back from the admin side of the Safeguarding due to a new job role, and although she is a welcome help on the end of the phone, she has passed the parish lead onto myself, Anna Mellers. We thank her for her dedication and hard work she has put into keeping the Parish safe for all.
## _Anna Mellers_
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## **Fabric Reports**
## **Christ Church**
Christ Church remains a busy church. Sunday sees between 30and 40 at the 9.30 service, around 140 adults and 40 children at 11a.m. and several families at the 4pm Family Service.
The church plays host to many activities including Tots on a Monday morning with 40 children and 40 adults, AA on Tuesdays, a said communion on Wednesday morning with Alpha in the evening and occasional big events. This brings many challenges when trying to keep the church a clean, tidy and functional space. A bi-monthly cleaning day is held in addition to the ongoing maintenance. The carpet has been professionally cleaned in the last six months at a cost of £756.
There have been many changes to the fabric since the last APCM. Changes include:
- The electrics and sound system have had two updates. Adam Kemp has tried to tidy some of the wiring installed in 2021. Adam has also rewired the drum cage into its new position. Noise Boys, a Surrey company, was employed to install further speakers, a screen in each side aisle and further update to the sound system.
- The need to cut the cost of printing has resulted in the use of the screen for the 9.30 service – all words are now displayed on the screen.
- The growth of the worship team has meant that the stage has had to be extended significantly resulting in less seating area for services and less area for Tots and other activities.
- ·The drum cage has been enlarged and moved onto the new stage area resulting in half the choir stalls being obscured and 30% of the new stage area being used.
- ·The number of pews in the Sedgewick aisle has been reduced to five from seven. The PCC has agreed to all the pews and the ‘monk’s table’ eventually going to enhance the atmosphere and ambience at St John’s. Eventually more seating will be purchased to replace the 40-seat capacity of the pews.
- ·Outside, Rob Crowe has carried out much maintenance to the broken guttering. This should reduce the amount of damp and
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ingress particularly in the south aisle and the sanctum. He has identified several maintenance jobs, and he is going to submit a quote for the work.
The quinquennial inspection was carried out in February, and we are waiting for the report. Verbal feedback included the need to address the pointing and there was some concern about health and safety issues in regard to the wiring.
Since the 2023 APCM Christ Church has continued to provide a focus for **Stoke Road** activities. Two art and craft fairs, three Big Quizzes, a big event in September and Christmas activities. The church and centre have also provided a venue for Stoke Road meetings.
Decorating is still required in the **vestry and sanctum** . The SDF bid does not allow for the purchase of materials for this. The **baby room** , which also is a room for the choir to robe up, continues to be used extensively on a Sunday morning for parents with babies, for Connect group meetings and a store for the huge amount of equipment needed for Tots on Monday morning.
The **Lady Chapel** provides a calm and quiet area for private prayer and contemplation. The large black boxing for the sound system wires has been opened up during the last adaptations to the sound system. A second-hand smaller box has been acquired and the wiring is going to be rehoused. This will mean that the Lady Chapel will look tidier and can be used more frequently.
Outside **the garden** now includes an arbour and bench at the far end. Several plants have been put in, many of them sponsored or in memory of people. It has provided a good backdrop to a few wedding photos!
The **Church Centre** continues to be well used for many church and wider community events including Kids church on a Sunday morning, The Kitchen Table on a Monday, a monthly Hearts for Hospitality meal, a monthly Lunch Club, dance groups, parties, support groups and business meetings. The centre continues to be well maintained and managed by John and Pat Hewitt.
_Glyn Wright_
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## **Holy Trinity**
Since my last report Holy Trinity our congregation continues to welcome new people to its number since December including people returning to church having come back to live in the area, and some new to church worship all together. Unfortunately we have also lost 3 of our regular worshipers who passed away just before Christmas, may they rest in peace and rise in glory.
We continue to open the church on Wednesday and Saturday mornings for local people and congregational members to “pop in” for quiet contemplation and prayer or just a chat.
In regard to the fabric of the building the following information has been extracted from the recent Fabric Report made to the DCC by Peter Darcy:
Following a meeting with the Archdeacon the problem with the windows in the Capper Room and other inner deterioration has been explored. An initial discussion with David Cain (Diocesan Building Officer), informed us that in order to apply for grants and financial help we must enlist the help of Fiona Hudd (Architect) to draw up an accurate specification for the work needed. We contacted Fiona Hudd at Radley House Group and discussed the need for an accurate estimate for the works including professional fees, both prior to and during works. She has advised the fee cost, as being:
- £600 plus VAT for the initial drawing up of the schedule of works need prior to being able to apply for grant funding.
- Management of the project will be in the order of a further £600 plus VAT.
The initial £600 will need to be paid by the Parish and which can, hopefully, be recovered via the grant funding.
It should be noted that the situation in the Capper Room is slowly becoming more serious with new cracks and falling brick dust being much greater than previously reported. As the Capper Room provides the only function room capable of holding 40 – 60 people and which is used not only for after service refreshments but also as a venue for meetings of local residents and other organisations which pay fees for its use and therefore provide an income, it also enables us to have social
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events both for the congregations and local residents. Without attention the room will become unusable and restrict our ability to provide such amenities.
David Cain has said once we get to grant application stage he and his department will be pleased to give us every assistance.
The loose and missing brickwork at the rear of the church is being constantly monitored. To date there are a few more bricks missing, which is providing roost ledges for pigeons perched on the dome area and in the cavities of the missing brickwork and which is causing further loss of brickwork. The Council do not provide pest control for pigeons and therefore we have approached a recommended registered Pest Control firm to provide a quotation which will be submitted to the PCC for approval
The light and emergency lighting has malfunctioned in the dark corridor adjoining the organ to the flower room as this is accessed on a regular basis the lack of lighting presented a high risk in terms of potential injury due to uneven flooring not being seen in the dark and therefore was replaced on Thursday 29 February.
All statutory and legal inspections have been carried out as required and records regarding the fabric of the building and health and safety are all fully up to date, and PAT Testing has been carried out with all appliances successfully been approved.
Holy Trinity provided several successful events over the course of the last 3 months including:
- Boxes of Loving Kindness were given out before Christmas and were welcomed by many residents in the local tower blocks.
- The Pancake Event held on 13 February was a great success with over 30 people attending despite the weather, more than half of whom came from the local residences. Everyone enjoyed the event and Fr Godfrey has received some useful feedback which we will use in the organisation of future events planned this year.
- We continue to host regular successful musical events through the Tea time and lunch time concerts with donations received going to the preservation, repair and maintenance of the Handle Organ. We have also paid for the tuning of the two pianos (which are used both for concerts and some services) using the Organ and Arts Fund.
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Plans are being put in place for an Easter Parade and Egg Hunt on 31 March 2024 and a Summer Fayre on 1 June. Other social events are planned including an early St Georges Bangers and Mash Supper with Quiz open to all.
We have had a good result using the CollectTin, with steady growth of donations using this technology and ensure that it is visible during services and available for attendees at weddings, Baptisms and Funerals where appropriate.
The congregation have had a mixed reception of the new “signs” and we are having issues with the “Flags” that should be erected outside the Church. These have very heavy bases which are too heavy to move safely, are unstable in high winds and cause restricted access for disabled worshipers when parking outside the church. We are looking at how these might be made more movable and safer to move using a trolley like mechanism.
## **Saint John’s**
Saint John’s has seen many changes since the last APCM with the front area being repainted, the café bar has been embellished using dismantled pews for the bar top, repaired panelling for the front of the bar and other wooden embellishments. New furniture and lighting have been added to make it a more welcoming and stylish area. It is hoped that it will become an important hub for young people, especially for those between 16 and 35. This will help with the planned social and service sessions.
**Outside** gutters and downpipes have been cleared, Rob Crowe has used a cherry picker to mend the roof. Louis, of Quay West, has cleaned the outside of the church and tried to keep the foliage down and the flower borders tended to make it an attractive building to come into. Quay West remains the main tenant and uses the nave, Lady Chapel, Chancel, Vestry and corridor areas.
The **loft spaces** , which were cleared eighteen months ago now require further work. There are many robes stored up there and in the vestry corridor cupboard. These have been checked against the terrier. All plate has also been checked against the terrier and precious items are stored
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in the safe and less precious items are stored in a cupboard or have been repurposed in the front café.
The **quinquennial report** was two years overdue but has now been carried out by the architect, Julian Vallis of Vallis and Hall. Checking against the previous report much of the actions and work have not yet been carried out which has compromised the structure of the building. This includes pointing that is missing or, even worse, has been poorly repaired with concrete.
The **grounds** have been partially cleared with the broken metal shed being emptied and removed by a local contractor. Some weeds remain and there needs to be some ongoing work to clear overgrown shrubs and the odd sapling growing near the foundations. Several trees have preservation orders and there are live badger setts cross the area behind the church. This may have compromised plans to build in the area behind the church.
Early indications are that the quinquennial report will show the need to carry out running repairs outside the church, mostly repointing and replacing crumbling masonry and inside the church, namely refreshing the Lady Chapel to make a more usable space.
## _Glyn Wright_
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## **Deanery Synod Report**
The most recent Synod was hosted by St. Faith’s Lee-on-the-Solent.
ITEM 1 - They Synod commenced at 7pm with Holy Communion led by Rev. Dr. Paul Chamberlain.
ITEM 2 - Following Holy Communion, refreshments were served
ITEM 3 – the Synod commenced with a welcome and apologies. Although the House of Laity was quorate, the House of Clergy was not as it requires 3 members to be present and there were only 2. Therefore no decisions could be taken at the meeting.
ITEM 4 - Kathryn Percival, the Archdeacon of the Meon was welcomed to the meeting. The Archdeacon spoke about her history and her role as Archdeacon of the Meon.
ITEM 5 - The minutes of the of the last meeting – Monday 17th July 2023 – were accepted, but can’t be approved as this meeting was not quorate. Matters Arising – the current Deanery Plan had been circulated.
ITEM 6 - Peter Darcy, Deanery Treasurer then gave a report on Deanery Finances. Currently has a small adequate bank account with little outgoings. Peter confirmed that the monies could only be spent to benefit the whole Deanery and not just one parish.
The Archdeacon confirmed that she is discussing funding with the Deans in terms of where the funds come from and how they can be spent.
ITEM 7 – The recent Diocesan Synod was discussed and questions were answered by the members of the Synod.
ITEM 8 – We discussed the Deanery Plan and progress. Alverstoke PCC are working on updating their part of the Deanery Plan. The other 3 parishes/benefices are working on updating their parts of the Deanery Plan.
ITEM 9 - There was no other business to be discussed.
ITEM 10 - News was received from Parishes within the Deanery.
ITEM 11 - Closing prayers
_Peter Darcy_
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THE PAROCfrIIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL
PARISH OF GOSPORT SOUTh
PCC&Annu41 Church P•rothlalCouKII
(cknrftyMnb•r lJ99183J
REPORT AND UNAUDfrED ACCOUNTS FOR THEYEAR ENOED31 DECEMBER 2023
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Trustee Report
Date:
02 Aprll 2024
Charftsble Number..
1199183
Address."
Si. Johns Church
Forton Raad
Gosport
P012 4TQ
07415414305
Phone..
Trustees..
Rev Raymond LWlscoH (Chalrl
Rev Godfrey (h*mura
Mrsjoanne Snape
Mrs Glyrnls Wrlqht
Mrs Karen Angel
Mr Phllllp Reeves
Mrs Helen Reeves
Mrsjanet MacNally
Mrs Patrlcla Hewltt
Mrs Patrlcla Spragg
Mr Jam•s Howe
We are a partsh of three beautSful churches, St john'4 Fort Roa4 Fk>ly Trlnlty, Trfnlty Green Chrt Church. Stoke
Road In Gr>sport Our prlmary goal Is the athancement of rellKlon. The Parochlal Church Council Is the 8ovemin8 bc¥fy of
parlsh church. It Includes the cler8y. the chur¢hwarden5 and members elected at th• Annual Parochl•l Church MeeUn& It
wlll typjcaiy meet four tlmes a year to dlsCV5s and declde on thIS affecn8 the parlsh.
The parlsh of G05POrt South Is commStted to playlng Its plrtln Seelng people who aren't rrentlY 8obng to church discover
chwch •nd a falth that Is acceMblt and rèlevant to them. We want to see thr rhurch alSve and thrlvlTr& lull of people,
worshlppln8 Jesus, encounterln8 the Holy Splrlt and beln8 a polnt of conta¢t lor the communlly, We are commlrted to
serving our communlty especlally, the POOT, thè lonety, the homeless and the addicted. We belleve th* a healthy, lovln&
supported and wor5hlppln8 community is the foundation of our vlslon and e•ch one ol our Churth cornmunltles has
unlque part to play kn xhl•Ang our 510n.
We provlde a range of wor5hlpplwB oppwtunlties as we are a Ilturglcally dlverse parlsh wlth a mlxed ecology of worshlp
and we value the breèjth of our worshlpplng communltles. We fun farth based courses 5uth asAJpha. along wlth
number of 8roups and actIe$ tefitred around falth and dlsclpleshlp. W¥ve seen slgnlfkant numerfcal growth In the
number rf people attendi servkes over rrfent year&
We offer a ra of attiiitlesthat benefft our town Includlng toddler group* youth 8roup¥ concert* prlmay school
assemblles. Several ¢ommunlty oryanI5Otlon5 use our bulldln84 Induding re56dent5 as5odaon& Alcohollcs Anonwnous,
keep flt arhd dance groups.
o£v. RAY DftISGoLL
0¥104bl20£
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FIn•Ill Ile41
In the yearto the end of December 2023 Gosport South PC£ ralsed total Income of £248k against total expendlture of
£221k. Unrestricted funds ended the ffar on £50k. Restrictetl funds totalled £72k at the year ethl. Please see theflnan¢lal
ststements followlng this repNt for the details behlnd thesè fbures.
Futsr• Plan$
The Charfty planson cc4tt1nuing the aCtIeS W[ned above In the fth¢Tr1nS yeats 5ub5ettto satthctoryfundn8
arraNdements.
R•s•Tho polkv
It Is the alm of the tru5teesto hold a balance of 3 months of expendlture for free {l.e. unrestrktedl reseryes, whlch would
Indlcate a target on net current assets of £33k. At the end of 2023 the balance on free reserve5 came to £4th representlng
3.6 months of unrestrlcted expendltyre. The r•ser*s a thérefm sufflclentfor the current unrestrtrted spendln8 but wlll
be monltored to ensure thls remains.
Statement of Rewnslbllltles ol Trn#e•s
The trustees are re5ponslble for preparlnB the Annual Report and the finonclal ststsments In accordance wlth appllcable
Iw and the Unlted Klngdcffi Generalty Atteptsd Accountln8 Practke IUK GAAPI.
The Charltle5 Act requlros theTrustees to preyre finandal atements for each financlal yearwN¢h 8fve a truè and falr
vlew of the stste cl affalrs of the charlty * the end ofthe ythr and of ihe surplus or deftdency for the year thèn ended.
In preparln8 those tlnandal rtatsrnents. the Trustees are requlred to:
led suitsble accountln8 pollde5 and then apply them conslstentlv
• makelud8•ments and e5tlmates that are reasonable wudent
• ob5erye the methods and prlnclples In Charltles SORP
• state whether appllcable accntIng standards have been followed. subject toany mater6al depKtures dlstlosed and
eyplalned In the financlal Statements: and
• prepare the financlal ststementson the Bdngconcern ba515 unless It 15 Inapproprfare to presume that the charlty wlll
ccfjtinue in operation
The Trustees are responslble ftt keepin8 pruper accountln8 record5 whlch d5sclose wlth reasonable a¢wrxy at ary time
the flnanclal posltlon of the charlty and to enable thern to ensure that the flnanclal statements comply wlth the charle$
+1rt 2011. The Trustees are also responsible forsafeguarding the assets of the charilyand hence fortaklr4g reasonable
sttysforthe preventlon and detecllon of fraud and other IrBuFIt$.
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PAROOIALCHURCH OFGOSPORTSOUTH
YEAR ENDED YI DEMBER 2013
INOEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES
l rtt0thetIUsteeS on myexamlnation oFthe Kccwnts of Thp Parc*hlal Churth CLwndl ofThe E¢d¢51•sticai Parfsh of6osport
South forts •r0dEd 31 Denbel 2023, are$etoon pays Sto .
AsthE tne9 dthe Charfty. you •rn rèsponlIe fortr* preparjtlon ofthe In accordance wlth the rerylren*nts of the
Charfles Ad 2011.
l p)rt In r•5pett Ofmyexamln•Ofi L*theTNstee's accourts ¢aThSed out rterSn 145 ofthe 2011A(t4nd In carrySrYaout
myexamlmtbn I havefolkn¥ed *ll ihe •Fyllcabkn dlr¢rtlon$ SIrI bythe Ch•rtty CofflTrthlon uTrder$e¢tk 14515llbl of ihe 2011
E¥4m1Ms5t*•fflt
I b•w compknd ryeumlnjoTh I connmth•t Tho motertal m•ttevs ha Lx>meto my •nefiUon ln wh th•
QMInIOn Ivln8 me (auseto belth th&t In•nymbterf•l resF*rt.'
l. accrtIr¥ reuJrds*•r• not kept In rl5pectoft ChDrftyas rtqulred bysethon I300ft kL' or
2. the Jccounts dD fv)t ac¢ord *4thth00• Tord
3. 0ts do It compty wlth the appllc•ble wulrEnRntsconcemkn8thefomiand contentof accounts let0 Int
Ch•rtt*s (Accounts •nd Reports) Rewla¥ons 2008otherth#n •ny requlrementth•tth•4Ccrts81v¢ a'tNe and f41re¥l vthkh
Is not• m•tterconsldofed as p•rtof In IrdepEnd•nt•IfiItbj
I hw2 no conc¢rnJ •nd come &ro55 no othernuner5 In connectkm wththe nnatIOnt0hIth *tentIC shoukl
dftwnln tNs report In orderto •nats a wwer undorntsndlnlolthe accounts to bè reached.
CJ Goodw FCA
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STATNT OF PIIAP4CW AcnvrnES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DÈCEk•ER 21RJ
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH OF Gospoiif souni
BALAN SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 21123
xed Asjets
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13,743
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li
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10,711
2&V
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UnreJtri¢w
TOTKFUNDS
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lo7.1
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH OF 60SPORT50ufH
NOTES TO THEACCOUIITS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
ACCOUNTING pouaES
al
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the5t3tementofReoJmrrended Pr¥¥8C3betOth0eSprePartn8thPl1aCC0Thts1£0thfiwlth FRS102l•ftecW
January 20191.
Gosport Solrth ffleets the ddbr4tk7n d • publlc benententlty under FRS 102. Assets lblIleS are Inifialty r¢coy*Lwd It
hlstofft& (OA ortranEactlon •1 unle5$0theryhse5tated In thE r•leVar*•CcotITrU pollcy nrt
The I0 haw4be•nprepfftd cthe101 tWrn ts•$. ire fKJ m•t•rfal *Jncert•knt53btyjttlbechJ.5jblIlty
to conUnu&
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object1 ofthe th•rity.
Ae5trthd funds •refunds whlch afe to be used In ac¢¢ydwTrce wtthspEcLlk reStdctl(l Inwsed bydon¢xs orwhlch h
en r•lsed bythe ¢harltylor pJrtloJlarpurFoses.
Th••lm irxl uze cémch rnAtrlcl•d Is sot tyJtlnth• nDt•sto the fiMnd•l Strt•1*
el In(1¥
All Incon* Islncludedlnthe 5tateftxntDf Mn•ncl•l Attltlesh¢the (hrtyls lw1tyentd tothe kncomE andthe•mourt
c•n quantlffted whh reason•ble acctsr•¢y. The fdloWn8 spe£lllc pollcle5 ire aFW*d to partkur¢&erf¢l (l*ne..
InwbThNt Incom• li IrKfvJd•d rni•lwbh.
octmtyes InrA>me15 •¢counted forwhon earrEd
dl EyrKIIDJrn
All •xpendftuf• Is •ccwrt•d for¢)n an accrts•15 bas •nd has been c1•s5fft•a under head1 th•t 188rtg•ts •ll rd•t•d
tothecatqory. Expendlture Isnot r*ttid off agalNt related IncomeaTrJlsshown IndulveolVATWhlchuntbe retIrned.
CharItse expenditure comprfse5 of thtsse costs Incurred by the chartty In tht delhery of Its XtfvIts ind ser¥kes for tts
befiefldars. It Indud&s both costs can be •1kn¢4tod dl• to (h •ctt%4tte5 Ind thoje costs of an Indlrert nalur*
netQ55aryto supportthenk
All costs •r• illoc•ted bev*tÈn the evndTe catsgorfes of the 5trteffnt of Flnancl&l AthtIeS on a bo$1s deSIed to
rthcr th• use of the res¢ Costs lI*8t0 a part*ULgrattIty are •lIcted dlrectlv.
el Rxed J5sets
Addltlon¥ •Thl Impl•Érn•nts toth¢ rentsd church prembS • wrftten off •$ irKurred.
ExpeThJ#ure on mov4¢ thurth lum15Nn8s •nd otherfvknNIQqU1pTr*nt k cwllsed where the LUJStekcted5£lOC•J.
EqpMffitI$ depredated on a straw lkne baslsovtr5years.
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PAROCHIAL(JiURCH OF GOSIIORTSOiITH
IKITES TO ThE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 DECEMBER 2023
ADMINISTKITWÉ INFC*MAnTh
Thecharfty15unlncorporated and reOstereJ asacharltyon 6June2022 whtheCharftyCOMml$sI0lL ti% re815tfatl¢>) nuft*er
15 1199183. The th*lty1s • put4k ¢ntlty. The addrew rfthe chty 15 St JDhn's Churth, Forton Road,
Gosport P012
VOLUNTARYINCaME
Donaon5
67.e46
22.703
91,913
169,558
123,424
Gwtgld Ible
Coiiectyony
DonaiioTh8frnm ffjnLqatlons
1.0
i734
9&O61
AITABiE INCIYthE
Unr•sw*wifvryl$ R•Btrlthdfundi
WéthalnqaThJfurffjr41fv0s
8nts
Hlre IncrAn•
Coffo•lrKoma
2&036
3.184
.488
3,184
TOTALINCIJME
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PAROCHIAi CHURCH OF GOSPORT S(xmi
NOTES TO ThE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
EXPENEXTURE
Not8
UMmtriclIUndS Aéstyi¢tsdthnd•
WorsNp
Leadeh5pdW0rrfTre
PublicaUon$& PrlntlnK
Pastoral
4331
&770
1.720
&1
L720
a471
316
1,742
219
122
Comnwnlty
Youth
2.7
5.745
371
377
Trav81
407
1.374
Ownodand i$•JCl1
Hogpii8Uty
P8rlshShare
16,474
21.157
.956
914
1,217
Is,000
38,427
ooo
HeatandL4ht
Ingurancfr
38A27
9,777
4010
8,474
ParocNalfe8s
OM¢ecosts
7.913
2Q.414
IA5
10,024
AitJrwerMi
Rat#s and¥%Ytsr
4150
4150
Chwch outrgach
16,289
Iss1$
&276
Bort¢har
Rèp8lrnandnk2lMM8nce
StAff costs
17,207
11267
1&254
17,084
,1
,168
29,361
L88a18fidprolesslOn8lsetis
cotIng aTrJ bookleeplng
CoffeeHub eNpen$eg
Depreclatio
L05#0ne81oof•$581
510
3.380
1850
3,112
1.519
Sundry
205
i38
243
Z3S6
T07ALEXPENDmiRE
IU087
812
Inthded wh1n accwntln8 and bwkkeepln& ts £72012022.. £L5(Kll Foyable tothe lndependertey4mlrrs.
ANALYSJS OF GPANTS
Gr•nt payw*nts d £l,(IJO orm¥etodwrltable Irsbtutlcfis Wea$ folkivA'.
Hwbour(hurch
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH OF GospoRr soimi
P40TES TO ThE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR EP4DED 31 DECEVaER IOZI
AFF cosfsAND RELATED PARMES
In 2022 and untll Auyst 2023 SDF5taff rolèswue pald through H*bour church Ind retmburseddlrth. Go¥Jort knth
PCC thd n¢X Incurany(OSts In th15 respea.
From september 2023 onwards, Staff w•r* patd ty 5lSrth. Costs kncurred dIltIV$1¢ September2023 •re
reported IntheseflTr81•1 stat•ment*
No •mploye5earn rTr)rethan £tx¥j th*lrythls ortr* prtiiymr.
th• rt a¥tye numbEr r* eMswa5f0r.
STAFFC05rs
2022
Waysan¢J $a&deJ
Soclolsecurlty COSIS
Empfy8rscontrlbthSOntopénTh
OperatltvAcostsafpwtslonitheme
Oth•remploye8banofits
24574
812
29,351
Notru5tees Te re1Mbueo experdts12022: £2681 foroth*r¢05ts hKurr•d on hhawofth tharlty.
TANGIBLE ASSErs
Coff••V8
tl*tJenuory2023
AddRl0n$durlngYe8r
7,0
7,200
At310ecwnber2ff28
DEFIIECIAMON
At 1Janry202a
2,640
Cth*g¢ loryew Ipartlall
lTrlnated ondlspo$8
At31 DeKqrnber%)23
NEfeooKVALUE
Atend oftheyeAr
nNngoty¢ar
4&fj0
4560
39
PAROCHIAL CHURCH OF GOSPORT SOUTH
NOTE5 TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER X)23
FLXEDAWT INVESTMENTS
¢CLAINw•lm•M
costormathltknotIDgtsMertsat1laUary2023
(llt(ons
9.183
015posalsilurfr4y8of
Galfton revdluJY0n1r8StsXerf&¥5ets
costormal1O r11nlMents&¢3IDelbll2o29
10,020
DEBTORS
Incometsxremrable
Otherd•Jt(vs
41415
Pfftppsents
4252
9.ISO
li
CREI)rroR5.' Irtno hllln8dw wjthlrt Me
Othercr•dltorn
c[11)r#I deferrql IrKw
PayToll liabllitjes
4478
45LYI
642
40
PAROCHIAL CHURCH OF GOSPORT soimi
NOIES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 310ECEM8ER 2023
12
REsfRicfED FUNDS
Atb•*•lrrf•¢
RESTrICTEO FiINDS
CC¢r05$0Efund
81
ei
CC HDrne¢ommunlJn8•t
Ccorqan
c¢t•Js*a1th5trnn*nts
1227)
47
HTF•bi* Fd
1&210
372
TCknckTowwC•mponl¢
1,921
I,V21
IITFrfendJof H2lyTrfn
1&8ysi
FITChurchArts Ir1¢•
4.862
HTOwn P*torntknn
$22
1,1
1.118
Allchurchw ftC011•4v
Sl Franch Ho11
2.828
Mr4PBr•dth8L8IKy
SDFGfywort
18041
le8,8521
¢RI.R
16A)J
IB.016
AiIChur¢hTnJ¥r*••th
omo
Loy•Chrlsim•¥
510
19
CAT-KK1lrtIr
PIWlonalLOtt•ry.QuMTr*Jubli•e
2,001
2001
Kh¢h•nT4btq
6,382
le,045
eartytsrHo$pn
871
1247
423
StatutoryFe•s
I,fjeB
13,9031
2237
yni1)Xern
2S7
476
EKIOWMENTFUNDS
Slk*hn'5F¢rnoD-sthrrwhJnd
iiic6
598
41
PAROCHIAL CHURCH OF GOSPORTsoimi
rioTES TO ThE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
12
REsfRicfED FUNDSuJrtinued
ILoJmulèthd crywe8atlonal don*lons for crD55eJ F*yJ8ht forPakn
cl¢ Chwch N(Mne Communlon Sets
Ae¢umulated con8re8atioThal donatlons forcommunk)n
CTch Or44n
AccumLtlittd Congrat$Dnol dOnaOn$ lororgan M•Intenan and r
Don•tkins to be spent on mLF51cal IAitrun*rt
Trlnlty- Fabrk finl
Reprnsents •tturnulated don•tlon34fid appe•ls for fabrlc m•*rtoMnte.
YthSty.aoth fowv
Rewesonts aC¢umUted doTr•lons and èppeaL4forThe HotyTrkn aock and C•mp•nlle Restorntlon.
Trwty. Mands ol H*Trlnlw
t>jnaons fn)m the mert*r$ ol The FTlends ot Holy Trlnlty Churth •sslst In the rewlr, conservltbn ind
mprovenEnt ofthe labrkand the hlstort(31fy valuabl•artefaLts Oft thurth.
Trlnlty. thurchArti Ittkn1
Represent atturnulated donatlorbs and ippt4lJforThe HolyTrfnltyArts IrthJtl¥e Fund&
Hoty TFlnlty. 0ry4n rnrt¢*4tlon
Repres15 •rcumuLgted donJtlorffj and appts15 foT tr* restoratron of The Hoty Trknliy I¢dIn8 the
bjlance oftht 8rnnt from thè Herfts8e Lottery Fund.
Trlth. m•lrt•Nnc•
Rtpre5ert3 K(JJrNlllted don•tlMs Ind appe&s for the malntenJn¢o and upkeep of Hoty Tflnty Organ a
St Fr4nth 11
HIsto¢ St John'$ Forton fund from a mljjlon ub)ft In the tn of Gosport that was closed dwn •TrJ
remalnlngfunds wer* setaslde forfubjre mlMIMal u5¢
All ClwrehsTNIt (•ll••tAn
ftestrKted 8ram forthe coffee von pwlert aThl communlty cMJtw¢h.
Mrs Ptrddrt *a¢v
FU1$fOrthe intrc¥Juctlon d a rnemort tenc
SDF
StrotC rthe1opntgrat1ffjrn the Churh Comnlssthr&
CRT- Ray
Church R&tsIis8t4onTntst 8rantfor MlrnlnlJtr4rtiYe wpporr.
AII cr[he5T1U$t P•atl
Grantcontrlbulon to the Installatlonof a new l**ingsystem at Chrf5t thurrh.
42
PrL4ett to supplaMiliES with ChiJ¥tmas fvMllnocThwed wrct*5e&food Ind toi&
CftT. Kltswwkn
cATeT-6nttVarfS salary thstsfora KId%WolIntr
MatloTral irttery . queerf5b5
Prfertto rbrteQUÈ0n'5 Plrtlnum Jth.
ChYlStsansa8nstP-fd5tosUpP0rtpro5l ofCIP se*5 Inth• wb5
Sl knhn's Forton. Styrnw EndweAt
8equests oId ty St John's FortorL
KltchonT•bl•
Cornrnunlty prolettto prrybJ•fcod to loul famlllesto 511PPDrtwhh r05tof lIn.
chI(he5T0¥ethef In Gosport ha¥e a heartlorthe thed15•Jy•rt88ad artd th? dlsplaced,toi5ve people h¢)pe
see peDF4ds Il¥estraTh5formqd throu8h hospltallty.
GD5POrt CrEot•5 •w•rded • irnrtto Artsto run •mmnwnlty mural proiectfor wun6 people.
Foos tt*lb•ct•d f0rWeddlwa Funèrals•Nk•s olth• 0ctIe
rtlwy•k• Syrtl ¢oll•L*kin
To hdp¥Jlthth• m11 supr4l•s neth1 for hplIsttal*ov1Nhe1rn•d •nd runnlrq low.
43
PAROCHIAL CHURCH OF GOSIIORT SOUTh
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER
UNRE5fRICTED FUNDS
At *nnlry•l In¢omoaNI
year
Tran41•
XPWMlllw• bot¢1• At•ndofpar
UNRESTiiicfED FIJNC6
chrtstClurch- donat"onsthNI
ChrlstCtrwrch- FabrlcFurvJ
otyTrlnltycf•Jr¢ha¥¢ts
StlohnSFortM churcha81¢tr
i.QtN)
1,7ri
L037
037
897
io.ni
IQ711
GenerJlfuTrJs
141598
I087)
115121
31527
38, U4S98
Its2.OB7)
1&5121
50.236
thrfst Chwch- drJn•tlonsfiw
Congre8atkJn•l for worthlpffjrt&
Chrt#thurth. hbrk
Coniregatb)nal gfvlrl andfundrnb51nKfc* InStrent Intoty* bulldln
The¥e Tdate to the asgets d Holy Trfnlty Churf Wfted to the PCC, to8rther wlth Income and exp•)dlture lttrfttr1 to
that p•rtSw14rthurchfor202L
$1 Johnts F¢rton •M•ts
Th¥e relate to assets of5tJol'S Fort0 thed toth• PC¢ IrKoff* 4r0 •ypErklTt •ttrttMrted tothat
portl1•rchuth for 202L
44
PAROCH CHUACH OF fJospoKr soimi
NOTES TO THE AC£OUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER X)23
14
ANALys OF ASSETSBYFUNO
11•slrf¢tyd UMHtrl¢tsd end0t
Funds
lumls
nds
At31 Decemlwr2023
2D23i0ts1
Tawlbl•8$99ts
lrwestmts
&066
4865
1748
10.020
Curfert8s$ety
163
CurTort u811t1e*
&718
5,924
nA33
703
374
ft•glrtctsd UM•sirfct•d
Enthm•nt
AtXDK•Trbv21U2
2022T•tst
T8[ble861*s
46
2.828
431
357
&1
CuNentas$fi
¥179
4SOO
&748
Cuir•ffl
145001
$9.257
11105
107.601
45
PAROCHIAL CHURCH OF Gospoiif soufH
IS PRIOR YEAR STATEMEPIT OF FINANCIALp£nviTiES
YEAR ENDED 31 DE(EMBER 2022
Ilndudln8 Incom• and Exp•ndltyre Acax4n#
UNe5trk*d R*rkhd Ervjtyfftrt Tol41
INccMe
YOnryI*e
Chadtabte ¥5•S
5L514
28A
81051
IYJ565
24419
Lkher Irwne
Imiestmtht In¢on
504
88,ts1
174531
EN1TL11E
138ts53
9&202
234755
IW53
94Z02
236,755
IIET INCOMEIEXPENDrruAE Foft YE•JI
1510731
IlQlS11
162.2241
635
12431
NFf INCOME IIJAVFAR AFTER TRAI•SFEftS
1544381
IlQ5431
12431
1612241
16351
16351
FUND OAIANCES ATJJANUARY
312
170,460
RI•XI tANty AT91 DE(EMBER20
239
59,257
lQ7.601
46
PAROCHIAL CHURCH OF GOSIIORTSOLifH
PRIOR YEAR FUNDS
MOVEME5
Tr•
Atbqqkn
and
CC Croso$ftJfy4
CC Q¥mrNbrfon sets
CC Organ lu
CC Mus1&11 lTrstrumerts
HT Fabrlc fiJNI
HT CloCkTCrf CarnyFlle
HT Frnd$Of HdyTrfn
HT Clrth Arts Inluatlst
Hr oryn rest¢¥atlfy
HTor8an m•lrtenanr•
l UKIrc$ Tiust¢tffte
St Frlncls H•ll
Mrs P Bradlng legKy
SDF Goswjrt
CRT. Rav
All thurches TnJst heatlrvd
LYN love Chdstmas
CNT-Klds w¢¢ker
OMI Lort•ry- (lueen's
61
13
55
61
55
11210
L921
7,292
4566
14448
L118
495
1826
L921
4,¢AI
4,566
14,488
Lll8
1865
1218
7,165
13.9341
12.3701
13921
153.7801
1ts,4801
915
5,61Xl
iQtX(t
iio.cwi
19.6081
1301
9&202
ju
ioc
392
2,031
8&C61
IL1
59.257
392
ENDDWMEIIT WN115
StJohn'5 Forton. &umi•y
11348
(2431
IZIOS
11348
12431
IIIOS
UNRESTRICTED AA4D5
At
end ol
Oe*notedfvnds."
ChrfstClyJrch- don•tIc$frtd
chStClch- Fabrfclund
Chr1stChJrch assets
HoTrIt¥ChUrch assets
St John'5 Forton chur¢h asxts
St Jtskn'5 Forton churth
Impr¢)v¢m¢nts
L037
L037
161234)
7194S
16L234j
ioni
Genemlfunds
IA367
84312
85.845
85,845
177,3191
1145531
635
635
25,528
36,239
47