Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ASSOCIATE VICAR OF BRO SEIRIOL FOR 2023
I would like to start by saying ‘Thank You’. Thank you to every single one of you who has offered support, encouragement and help over the past 9 months of the interregnum. Without you, Bro Seiriol would not have been able to continue in the way it has in terms of mission and ministry; worshipping God, loving the world and growing the church. I think I speak for the Area Dean as well as myself when I say how very grateful we are.
While we have, inevitably, had to reduce the number of services offered over the month worship has continued regularly in each of our buildings thanks to the formation of a worship team. A group of people willing to lead morning prayer in their congregations. After a short period of training from Richard Adams, they have been successfully leading worship across the Ministry Area. It is fair to say that some members of the team have been doing this faithfully for several years but I am particularly thankful for those who have come forward to do this who have never led worship before. It is good to see God raising up new ministries among us.
The 8.00am service in Beaumaris has been able to continue thanks to Wendy Davies who leads this act of worship. Wendy has also been responsible for coordinating our ‘Open Church’. The monthly garden reflections remain very popular – an hour of quiet reflection in the presence of the natural environment. Also our monthly Open Church walk has gone from strength to strength as we reach out to people who would not necessarily join us inside our buildings on a Sunday morning but who find this a meaningful way to connect with God. Thanks also to Richard Adams who has supported Wendy with the Open Church walks but also to everyone who has planned walks or so willingly offered reflections along the way. Again it has been encouraging to see God raising up new ministries among us as so many different people have been encouraged to prepare and lead reflections at Open Church.
United services – love them or avoid them – they really are here to stay, certainly until the MA Leader post is filled. They are an essential part of enabling worship to continue in the present situation and if you have never been to one please do try one – Worshipping in a different building once in a while is not nearly as scary as it may seem !
While I am on worship, I must include my thanks to Vaughan Prytherch who has ensured that our monthly welsh service in Llanfihangel DS has been able to continue.
Our links with our communities have also been maintained and even developed. Beaumaris Church hosted Santa’s Grotto during the Victorian Fayre, We also took part in the charities fair on The Green. The Church garden is looking absolutely fantastic thanks to the work of Chrissie and her team of volunteer gardeners. This project has been a tremendous success and it is lovely to see the space being used as a quiet reflective space by both visitors and locals. The introduction of volunteer guides
into Beaumaris Church during the visitor season has also been very well received and many thanks again to our volunteers and to Steve who coordinates this.
Llanddona tractor rally – a wonderful example of the church and community working together - was a great success yet again and this year we organised a dog show at the village hall as well as joining in with other village events and of course, the ever popular sand castle competition. The first season of champing was extremely successful and thanks go to Lucy and Liz for their hard work on this. Our community links in Llangoed have been deepened through the setting up of Camau Bach – a weekly group for parents/carers and pre-school children and babies which takes place at the village hall. When we first started to think about this the challenges seemed unsurmountable but God has been faithful, doors have opened and problems and issues have been resolved. The feeling that we are joining with God in His mission is so encouraging and affirming. I cannot thank those who have been part of the journey over the past 7 months as the group has gone from strength to strength. We have even had 2 baptisms of children we have met through Camau Bach with another one booked in a couple of weeks. We also coordinated the annual café carols and nativity in Llangoed hall and for the first time were asked to join in with the Easter activity day by doing crafts relating to the Easter story. Both these events were well supported by families who attend Camau Bach.
In other activities: I continue to lead collective worship in our 2 schools once a week. We have been invited into Plas Penmon for the first time and have continued with visits into Haulfre on a monthly basis. I am always grateful to those who join me on those visits when they can.
Although it is good to see that we certainly haven’t been standing still during the interregnum, it is also true to say that we face huge challenges over the next 12 months, with or without an MA Leader. Finances are a major concern both in terms of having enough money to pay the bills and the requirement to consolidate our accounts. The house at Penmon requires considerable work to bring it up to standard, as does the church building itself. The structure of the roof at Beaumaris is of major concern and our other buildings are all in need of various amounts of building work. We will be due our next EZRA report soon and still have barely started the work identified in the last one.
As I said at the outset I am immensely grateful to every one who has offered help and support over the past 9 months. Those who have taken on new and additional roles and those who have faithfully continued to exercise a ministry they have held for some time. Some have been named in this report but there are many I have not named – that really doesn’t mean you are any less valued or valuable. The work of showing God’s love to the people of Bro Seiriol has many aspects so thank you to everyone who has been part of our journey this year, no matter what your contribution - be it with our worship or in supporting the community. God has been with us, as God always is.
Ardal Gweinidogaeth Bro Seiriol Ministry Area
Analysis of income and expenditure Selected period: 01 January 2023 to 31 December 2023
| Total General Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year |
|
|---|---|
| Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies 0101 - Standing Order Planned Giving 0102 - Occasional Giving via Bank 0110 - Gift Aid Envelopes - Occasional 0111 - Gift Direct 0112 - Other planned giving 0114 - Special Service Giving Envelopes 0201 - Loose plate offering 0202 - Offerings - Weddings 0203 - Offerings - Baptisms 0204 - Offerings - Funerals 0302 - Wall safe / box donations 0303 - One off Gift Aid donations 0305 - Donations appeals etc 0306 - Contactless Donations 0402 - Other collections/mission appeals 0501 - Recovered HMRC Gift Aid receipts 0502 - Recovered HMRC GASDS receipts 0601 - Legacies 0701 - Recurring grants 0702 - Non-recurring one-off grants Donations and legacies Totals |
4,521.00 - 70.00 - 4,591.00 5,066.00 25.00 - - - 25.00 10.00 4,323.50 - - - 4,323.50 5,254.70 10,822.52 - 302.00 - 11,124.52 11,068.32 2,574.00 - 80.00 - 2,654.00 3,444.00 - - - - - 180.00 3,158.80 - - - 3,158.80 4,101.90 - - - - - 225.80 67.80 - - - 67.80 198.45 80.00 - - - 80.00 20.00 4,842.58 - 116.11 - 4,958.69 5,814.06 200.00 - - - 200.00 - 227.75 - 410.00 - 637.75 16,570.45 2,893.00 - - - 2,893.00 1,918.00 213.40 - - - 213.40 392.11 2,615.63 - 75.50 - 2,691.13 5,034.26 - - - - - 1,688.36 34,500.00 - - - 34,500.00 - - - 39,600.00 - 39,600.00 15.00 4,484.64 - 8,628.60 - 13,113.24 9,500.00 |
| 75,549.62 - 49,282.21 - 124,831.83 70,501.41 |
Income from charitable activities (Bro Seiriol, St Mary & St Nicholas Church, St Catherine Church, St Cawrdaf Church & St Michael Church, St Dona Church & St Iestyn Church, St Seiriol Church)
| 0901 - Fees for Occasional Offices 0902 - Wedding fee 0903 - Blessing fee 0905 - Funeral fee 0906 - Burial fee 0907 - Memorial fee 0908 - Search of registers Income from charitable activities Totals |
- - 728.00 - 728.00 110.00 2,610.00 - - - 2,610.00 4,280.00 - - - - - 220.00 2,028.00 - - - 2,028.00 990.00 352.00 - 3,146.00 - 3,498.00 1,992.00 - - 903.00 - 903.00 187.00 - - - - - 10.00 |
|---|---|
| 4,990.00 - 4,777.00 - 9,767.00 7,789.00 |
Other trading activities (Bro Seiriol, St Mary & St Nicholas Church, St Catherine Church, St Cawrdaf Church & St Michael Church, St Dona Church & St Iestyn Church, St Seiriol Church)
| 0801 - Fund raising 0802 - Other funds generated 0805 - Sundry income 0807 - Church Building Rental Other trading activities Totals |
2,049.45 18.00 3,926.44 - 5,993.89 5,785.07 224.80 - - - 224.80 275.62 600.00 - - - 600.00 823.29 140.00 - 3,870.35 - 4,010.35 1,875.72 |
|---|---|
| 3,014.25 18.00 7,796.79 - 10,829.04 8,759.70 |
Investments (Bro Seiriol, St Mary & St Nicholas Church, St Catherine Church, St Cawrdaf Church & St Michael Church, St Dona Church & St Iestyn Church, St Seiriol Church)
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Total
| Total | |
|---|---|
| General Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year |
|
| 1001 - Dividends/investment income 1020 - Bank and building society interest 1030 - Rent from investment land or buildings Investments Totals |
2,616.91 - 669.14 - 3,286.05 13,516.30 - - 57.09 - 57.09 18.48 5,400.00 - - - 5,400.00 5,400.00 |
| 8,016.91 - 726.23 - 8,743.14 18,934.78 |
| Other income (Bro Seiriol, St Mary & St Nicholas Church, Church & St Iestyn Church, St Seiriol Church) 1103 - Sales of fixed assets Other income Totals Income and endowments Grand totals |
St Catherine Church, St Cawrdaf Church & St Michael Church, St Dona - - - - - 2,000.00 |
|---|---|
| - - - - - 2,000.00 |
|
| 91,570.78 18.00 62,582.23 - 154,171.01 107,984.89 |
Expenditure on:
| Raising funds | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3103 - Costs of generating resoucres - giving | - | - | - | - | - | 383.30 |
| 3104 - Costs of fund raising | 80.64 | - | - | - | 80.64 | 74.71 |
| Raising funds Totals | 80.64 | - | - | - | 80.64 | 458.01 |
| Expenditure on charitable activities (Bro Seiriol, St Mary | & St Nicholas | Church, St | Catherine Church, St Cawrdaf Church | & St | ||
| Michael Church, St Dona Church & St Iestyn Church, St Seiriol Church) | ||||||
| 2001 - Diocesan share | 44,226.75 | 3,735.00 | 1,838.25 | - | 49,800.00 | 49,020.00 |
| 2101 - Clergy expenses | 176.21 | - | - | - | 176.21 | 132.75 |
| 2102 - Clergy expenses - mileage | 245.44 | - | - | - | 245.44 | 360.45 |
| 2103 - Clergy expenses - printing/postage/stationery | 49.95 | - | - | - | 49.95 | - |
| 2145 - Parsonage - water | 378.00 | - | - | - | 378.00 | 468.50 |
| 2146 - Parsonage - gas | 219.43 | - | - | - | 219.43 | 333.74 |
| 2147 - Parsonage - electricity | 219.40 | - | - | - | 219.40 | 333.76 |
| 2150 - Clergy - telephone/mobile/internet | 259.89 | - | - | - | 259.89 | 371.30 |
| 2340 - Maintenance of services | 287.91 | - | - | - | 287.91 | 382.29 |
| 2341 - Costs of vergers, organists and choir | 864.00 | - | - | - | 864.00 | 747.00 |
| 2343 - Music Instrument Tuning/Maintenance | 540.00 | - | - | - | 540.00 | - |
| 2344 - Costs of digital services (streaming, subscriptions) | - | - | - | - | - | 244.80 |
| 2402 - Bank and Credit Card Charges | 229.45 | - | - | - | 229.45 | 350.78 |
| 2403 - Cost of printing, post and stationery | 381.75 | - | - | - | 381.75 | 390.83 |
| 2404 - MA - telephone/mobile/internet | 353.97 | - | - | - | 353.97 | 461.56 |
| 2405 - Office and general expenditure | 379.00 | - | - | - | 379.00 | 1,889.17 |
| 2409 - Professional Fees | - | 1,800.00 | 2,938.40 | - | 4,738.40 | 8,959.43 |
| 2501 - Church operatating costs - insurance | 3,865.00 | - | - | - | 3,865.00 | 4,172.96 |
| 2502 - Church operating costs - electricity | 2,001.24 | 1,628.00 | - | - | 3,629.24 | 2,533.58 |
| 2504 - Church operating costs - water | 139.50 | - | - | - | 139.50 | 105.39 |
| 2505 - Church operating costs - other | - | - | - | - | - | 811.20 |
| 2506 - Church operating costs - oil/LPG | 2,128.84 | - | - | - | 2,128.84 | 568.26 |
| 2508 - Church repairs and maintenance | 2,772.79 | - | 2,443.07 | - | 5,215.86 | 7,237.00 |
| 2509 - Church Cleaning | 762.77 | - | - | - | 762.77 | 479.99 |
| 2510 - Church operating costs - tel/mob/internet | - | - | - | - | - | 122.99 |
| 2511 - Church operating costs - fire equipment, roof alam, CCTV service |
- | - | - | - | - | 204.00 |
| 2601 - Churchyard management costs | 1,505.00 | 226.57 | 2,400.00 | - | 4,131.57 | 5,770.28 |
| 2612 - Other property repairs/maintenance | - | - | - | - | - | 186.23 |
| 2613 - Other property - insurance | 763.66 | 20.58 | - | - | 784.24 | 730.11 |
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BSMA Analysis of Income & Expediture 2023 (short)
| Total General Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year |
|
|---|---|
| 2641 - Churchyard grass cutting 2642 - Churchyard structural repairs 2701 - Major building repairs and renovations 2801 - Children & young people activity costs 2806 - Other costs of parish mission work 2902 - Support of church charities & projects 2903 - Support of UK charities Expenditure on charitable activities Totals Expenditure Grand totals |
- - 250.00 - 250.00 - - - 2,200.00 - 2,200.00 650.00 - - 50,365.60 - 50,365.60 - - - 220.89 - 220.89 - 24.00 - 484.59 - 508.59 971.86 1,419.64 19.08 - - 1,438.72 185.62 343.40 - - - 343.40 1,041.93 |
| 64,536.99 7,429.23 63,140.80 - 135,107.02 90,217.76 |
|
| 64,617.63 7,429.23 63,140.80 - 135,187.66 90,675.77 |
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BSMA Analysis of Income &Expentiture 2023 (short)
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustoesl membepJ of ARDAL GWEINSDOGAETH BRO SEIRIOL MINISTRY AREA On a¢eounts lor tho yaar ended Charlty no Ilf any) 310ocomber 2023 1201930 S•t out on pay• I report to the trustees my examinauon of th8 ao>)unts of the alKive charity (Ihe Twsf) for the year ended Rosponslbllltlés and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you a responsible for the preparation basls of roport of the accounts in accLYdance with the requirements of the Charitles Act 20111lhe Acr). I report In re6Pg( 0¢ my examinallm of the Trust's accounts carrled out under section 145 of the 2011 Act 8nd in carrying wt my examination, I have followed the applkable Directions glven by the Chartty Commlsslon under sectron 14515Xbl of th8 Ad. I hav8 completed my examlnation. I confinn that no material matters have c¥Jne to my attentK>n ) In o)nnecllon wlth the examinatiM grves me cause to believe that in, any material respect: acc(nting rel5 were not kept in accordance with sectlon 130 of the Acl or the acownts do not accr vllh the aco)untlng records Independent axamlnarfs 8tat•m•nt I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection Vith the èxamination to which attentTron shOUj be drawn In order to enable a proper undersianding of the ac¢ounts to be re8cW. Ple the rds in r8ckets rfthey do not apply. Slgn•d: Nam•: IL Relevant profes8lonal qualificalion(s) or body (If any): Addre8$: IER Octobèr 2018