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2023-12-31-accounts

The Parish of Basingstoke Down

The Parish of Basingstoke Down A celebration

Annual Report and Financial Statement

Presented to the Annual Parochial Church Meeting

28th April 2024

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Annual Report 2023

The Parish of Basingstoke Down

Statutory Annual Report 2023

Introduction

This document serves two main purposes:

Locations

The Parish has two places of worship:

The Parish is part of the Basingstoke Deanery of the Diocese of Winchester within the Church of England.

Charitable Status

The Parish became a Registered Charity Number 1202279 on 10[th] March 2023.

As a Charity, we are governed by the Parochial Church Council (PCC) Powers Measure (1956) as amended and the Church Representation Rules that came into force on 02 Jan 1957.

Our Charitable object is promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the church . And the PCC, who are the charity’s trustees, have regard for the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance as this report will show

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Contents

Statutory Annual Report 2023.............................................................................................................................................2 Leadership.........................................................................................................................................................................................3 Review of the Year.......................................................................................................................................................................5 Parochial Church Council.......................................................................................................................................................7 Deanery Synod report 2023..................................................................................................................................................8 Fabric Report...................................................................................................................................................................................9 Electoral Roll (Mar ‘24)..............................................................................................................................................................9 Financial Statement for the year ending 31[st] December 2023...................................................................10 Independent Examiner’s Report......................................................................................................................................11 Adoption...........................................................................................................................................................................................15

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Leadership

The PCC is elected from the church membership. PCC members serve for a period of three years before requiring re-election. Churchwardens and Deanery Synod Representatives are elected each year. The Vicar, Churchwardens, and Deanery Synod Representatives automatically serve on the PCC and since 2011 LLM (Readers) should they so wish. Currently all our LLMs serve. The role of Treasurer is held by one of our Churchwardens, assisted by a member of the PCC.

The PCC has appointed a Safeguarding Officer who ensures that any person coming into close contact with Children or Vulnerable Adults has a current “volunteer contract” and DBS check for such purpose. In this way the PCC has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have due regard to House of Bishops' guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults).

The PCC is required to meet at least four times a year to discuss the business of the parish and work of the church. If need be, a Standing Committee meets between PCC meetings to progress items of business that are urgent. The Standing Committee comprises the Vicar, Churchwardens and two Lay Representatives of the PCC. The Vicar also meets from time to time with the Churchwardens and the LLMs for prayer and to review the pastoral, worship and business concerns of the church and parish.

The PCC has a Committee structure aligned with our Parish Mission Action Plan (pMAP). Usually committees are chaired by a member of the PCC and a proportion of their membership is from the PCC. Their minutes are circulated and received by the PCC at its meetings. The following chart shows the Committee structure.

Each Committee administers a budget on behalf of the PCC and, within the Teams that report up to the Committee, there are some Budget Managers who have an allocated budget for their activities.

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In 2023 the following
people served on the PCC		 Elected /
Appointed		 End of
Term		 Position
Rev’d Nicola Such - - Vicar
Rev’d Kim Robins 2022 - Curate (ex-offcio)
Debbie Veel 2022 - Licensed Lay Minister (ex-offcio)
& Deanery Synod Member –
stepped down June
Dave North 2022 - Licensed Lay Minister (ex-offcio)
Chris Welton 2022 2023 Churchwarden and Vice Chair –
Re-elected Churchwarden April
Clare Nunn 2022 2023 Churchwarden – Re-elected
Council Member April
Pauline Pitcher 2022 2023 Deanery Synod Representative –
stood down in March
Pauline North 2022 2023 Deanery Synod Representative –
Re-elected April
Sue Hooper 2022 2023 Deanery Synod Representative –
Re-elected Churchwarden April
Andy Briggs 2023 2026 Council Member – Elected April
Ena Bull 2022 2025 Council Member
Hilary Nickell 2022 2024 Council Member
Ian Ross 2023 2026 Council Member – Elected April
Iris Dearden 2022 2024 Council Member
Jason Nunn 2022 2025 Council Member
Jeannette Welton 2022 2023 Council Member – Re-elected
April
Jon Morris 2022 2023 Council Member – Re-elected
April
Laura Wilkinson 2022 2024 Council Member
Laurence Besemer 2022 - Council Member – stood down in
March
Primrose Gibson 2022 2025 Council Member
Steve Coleman-Williams 2022 - Council Member – stood down in
March
Steve Wood 2022 - Council Member – stood down in
March
Susan Hyland 2022 - Council Member – stood down in
March

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Review of the Year

It seems amazing to me that it’s only been our second year as a newly formed parish – and a credit to all involved that we have continued to work well together as two churches in our growing communities. As a leadership team we have begun to grapple with the opportunities that we have and the challenges we face as a committed but small group of followers in an ever-expanding area. The Grow Course (a national initiative to support church growth) has helped us to think carefully about what we do and why and how we make the best use of the resources that we have. We continue with the course into 2024.

There is much to celebrate!

To help us focus in on key goals I’m using our pMAP targets (Parish Mission Action Plan) to enable us to see where we have got to with God’s help…

1. Discipleship – enabling people to live a deeper life with God in the everyday

Developing our biblical knowledge – earlier in the year we used the Bible Course in sermons and small groups to remind ourselves of God’s big plan, and we continued after the summer with our sermon series on Ephesians.

Growing small groups – two of our small groups came to an end in 2023 but plans to start groups for our young people and those in their 20s have now come to fruition. We also benefited from two Pilgrim study courses.

Sharing everyday stories – it’s been great to hear about the day-to-day things that people are involved in and how God is a part of these. We’d love to continue to hear people’s stories as part of our Sunday services.

2. Mission to the community

Welcome activities for new housing – it was wonderful to welcome 60+ people out to our Easter Egg Hunt on Hounsome Fields on what began as a very wet day but thankfully dried up. We continue to have our welcome packs delivered as part of the moving-in process but would like to be more of a presence in these areas.

Getting to know Dashwood – we have received a warm invitation to be involved in the life of Dashwood care home since our first visit in Easter 2023. We have celebrated communion together most months, done crafts together and even won second prize for our Joseph scarecrow in their competition! I was delighted to be invited to be a judge at their Bake Off… but the highlight of our interactions was the residents’ faces as they listened to the choir from Saint Mark’s School sing Christmas carols for them.

Mission lunches – it’s been good to hear more about some of the agencies that we support: Open the Book, Camrose Centre etc. and to pray for them and share lunch together.

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3. Mission to children, young people and schools

Regular seasonal events – the Pancake Party, Messy Easter, Teddy Bear’s picnic, Light Party and Advent crafts were all popular events. We’d like to build on these by growing the relationships we have. Having additional adults to chat to the parents/grandparents is key to this and our next step.

Baptisms – we had a bumper number of baptisms and continue to work at keeping in touch with those who are not already part of our church community. It was joyful to be able to baptise Alex and Lois by full immersion too!

The Zone re-launched – it was touch and go early on with very small numbers, but Kim was determined to see the year out before deciding about its future and, late summer, it suddenly blossomed! The additional ‘God Slot’ has been going down very well too!

Schools – we have continued to be regularly involved in school services and assemblies – a special thanks to the Open the Book team – and in other school events, especially at Saint Mark’s School. We have continued to engage with Coppice Spring Academy in different ways and at Christmas were invited there to be a part of their Christmas service. The Christmas Journey was brilliant fun (as always) as we engaged children from both Kempshott Infants and Saint Mark’s in the story of the first Christmas.

Premises and Finance

Huge thanks to these teams for underpinning all that we do. A special mention to Jon, Will and Graham Wood for their work in upgrading the AV system. Thanks also to all who gave towards the ‘Jukebox Campaign’ and to those involved in organising fundraising events for it.

Another special mention to Chris and Jeannette Welton and Karen Ross who, with the support of the rest of the Finance Team, have done brilliantly finding their feet in new finance roles in 2023.

Stewardship

Your giving in its various forms remains vital to the mission and ministry of the parish and we hope that we are getting better at letting you know on a regular basis the impact that you are making through your time, gifts and money.

People

Church is the people of God and I continue to be proud of how we serve together in our parish. We gave thanks for Debbie as she left us to serve her curacy, and we’ve continued to be blessed with a committed Church Wardens team, great administrators, a fab PCC Secretary and a brilliant curate who is soon to become our Associate Minister – well done, Kim!

Thank you to everyone for the part you play in the Parish of Basingstoke Down – you are a blessing, and we pray that you will continue to bloom where you are planted!

Rev’d Nicola Such, Vicar

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Parochial Church Council

The PCC met seven times during 2023, of which six were “normal” meetings and the seventh was an “away day”.

The PCC delegates detailed work to its Committees – Ministry, Mission, Children Young People and Schools, Premises and Finance – who then bring recommendations back to PCC as well as having autonomy, within the boundaries of their Charters, to take action.

Our PCC agendas included routine topics such as the Parish’s finances, our stewardship of all our resources, safeguarding, policies and the progress of our Parish Mission Action Plan (pMAP).

Bishop David joined us for our meeting in January to hear from the PCC about our experience of combining two parishes into one. It was a frank and honest meeting, from which Bishop David took our feedback to the Diocese. We hope it will help others in the future.

In May, following the APCM in April, we welcomed new Members to the PCC, as well as saying “à bientôt” to outgoing members.

An important recurring theme was hearing from the Inclusion Team and considering changes we can undertake to make the church more accessible to all.

We regularly discussed our outreach into the Parish, including offering Warm Spaces at Immanuel and Saint Mark’s as well as reaching out to newcomers to the Parish, especially in the new housing developments.

Something we have begun to contemplate is the need, at Saint Mark’s, for an accessible toilet which meets current standards, as well as issues with storage space in the building. The Premises Committee considered these issues and started a conversation about extending the building in some way to accommodate the necessary changes.

In the second half of the year, the PCC approved a fund-raising campaign to undertake a major AV upgrade at Saint Mark’s. Due to generous donations and fund raising events, the upgrade was started in September and completed in time for Christmas.

The Away Day focused on the Depth of Discipleship, our Impact in the Parish and our Capacity to do all that is in front of us. The thinking from this day can be used to guide our thinking for all that we will aim to do in the coming year.

Jon Morris, PCC Secretary

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Deanery Synod report 2023

The Basingstoke Deanery Synod has met four times this year, with the July 2023 meeting being a Summer Social held at St. Paul's Church, Tadley. This gave the Synod members an opportunity to get to know one another at an informal level and to learn about the individual churches they represent.

A Synod meeting hosted by St. Michael's Church in May focused on the Church's ministry to local schools, with representatives from local churches of various denominations also attending. Ben Kautzer, Area Dean, commended some of the school's work taking place throughout the Deanery including:

Those present were able to attend two of four available workshops, including one led by Kim on Open the Book.

The October meeting, at Christ Church, Chineham, featured representatives from the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity, facilitating members to reflect, in small groups and using a variety of scriptural texts, on 'How can we engage as Christians in our world?' and the relevance of their faith to their employment and other activities.

In February the Synod met at the church of Christ the King, on Brighton Hill, where the speaker was +Philip Mounstephen, the new bishop of Winchester. The evening consisted of shared conversations with +Philip as follows:

  1. Healing: Reimagining the Culture of the Diocese Input from +Philip Group Conversations Response

  2. Heritage: Rediscovering the Mission, Ministry, and Purpose of Deaneries Group Conversations Response Input from +Philip

  3. Hope: Reaffirming the Unity of the Body of Christ in Troubled Times

Pauline North and Sue Hooper, Deanery Synod Representatives

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Fabric Report

Saint Mark’s Premises Committee is responsible for the upkeep of the building and the grounds, which is achieved by a variety of volunteers and paid professionals. In the last year a number of improvements have been made as well as essential maintenance and running repairs. The committee met five times.

Successes:

Challenges:

The church is grateful to all those who gave of their time and skills to complete all these works in order to keep our building and grounds in good repair, ensuring the good stewardship of everything in our care.

Additional thanks are due to the Stratton Park Men’s Shed who provided volunteers for our workdays in 2023.

Will Hooper, Chair of Premises Committee

Electoral Roll (Mar ‘24)

In the first Annual Report of the new Parish of Basingstoke Down our Electoral Roll numbers were 116 with 21 living outside the Parish.

Since the last report was written we have had a revision of the Electoral Roll, 1 person was added and 2 removed bringing the total to 115 with 20 living outside the Parish.

Next year will see a complete revision of the Roll

Jenny Cove, Electoral Roll Officer

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The Parish of Basingstoke Down

Financial Statement for the year ending 31[st] December

2023

Total income from unrestricted funds for the year amounted to £113,482 of which £80,223 came from giving by the congregation and Gift Aid refunds. In addition, we received room rent of £26,515 which goes a considerable way to helping us cover our expenditure. Restricted donations of £8,280 plus Gift Aid of £947 recovered on these were allocated to the new projector / sound system upgrade which took place during the year.

Total Expenses from unrestricted funds which provides Christian ministry for both churches amounted to £104,911. Included in this amount was £60,000 which was paid to the Diocesan Common Mission Fund (DCMF) which goes towards paying all clergy costs for the diocese. In addition, an amount of £2,985 was transferred into a designated reserve fund, as shown in note 2, and paid to the DCMF after the year end. This resulted in us paying the full amount requested by the diocese at the start of the year. Our major item of expenditure during the year was the New Projector / Sound System upgrade at a cost of £13,438. This was financed by donations, gift aid and fund raising by the congregation of £9,227, an existing designated reserve for Tech equipment of £l,350 with the balance of £2,861 being taken from general reserves.

The result for the year in the unrestricted general fund was an excess of receipts over payments amounting to £8,571 before transfers between funds. The transfers to designated funds included £6,626 which was last year's surplus on the unrestricted general fund and has been set aside for future major building works and £5,133 for the mission fund which goes towards local charities and outreach in the community. After all the various transfers which are set out in note 2, the Parish had an excess of expenditure over income of £1,662 for the year which still left us with a healthy bank balance of £67,535. A breakdown of this figure between the various reserves is shown in the statement of assets and liabilities. The parish continued with its policy of transferring 10% of its total income less it's contribution to the DCMF into a designated reserve for mission. Donations made to specific charities are shown in note 9.

Reserves policy and future capital expenditure

In view of the healthy bank balance, together with our reliance on income from hirers, the PCC agreed to increase the balance held in unrestricted funds from two months expenditure to three months. This is equivalent to £27,000. The reasons for each of the various Designated and Restricted reserves are set out in note 2.

The PCC are currently considering spending money to replace the carpet and paint the interior of the Parish Church at a cost of approximately £23,500. We have very recently received a grant of £2,300 and also have an offer of a grant amounting to £5,000 towards this. We are actively looking to obtain further grants. We will utilise some of our designated reserve of £7,834 and £6,626 towards the cost of this depending on the level of grants we are able to obtain together with potential contributions from the congregation.

We are continuing to research the possibility of improving the toilet facilities particularly for users with disabilities as well as looking at providing extra storage space. This may necessitate extra building work but we would need to undertake some major additional fund raising if we needed to do this.

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The Parish of Basingstoke Down Independent Examiner's Report Independent Examlnerfs Report to the membersltrustees of The Parish of Basingstoke Down. I report on the accounts for the year ended 31, December 2023. ResFrtive responsibilities of the Trustees and Independent Examlner As trusiees of the charity. the members of the PCC a￿ responsible forthe preparation of the account5. They consider that an audit 15 not required for this year under section 144121 of the Charlties Art 2011 Ithe 2011 Actl and that an independent examination is needed. It is my resptsnsibility to examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act.. follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners section 1451Sllbl of the 2011 Act., and state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basi5 of Independent Examinerfs Stement My examination wa5 carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Comrni5sion. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or di5c105ures in the accounts, and seeking explanation5 frotn the rnanagement committee concerning any such matters. The procedure5 undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be Tequired in a full audit, and consequentw I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. Independent Examinerfs Statement In connection with my examination, nts mattels have come to tny attentio which give me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with s.130 of the 2011 Act,. or to prepare accounts which accord with these accounting records have not been met., or to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Carlynn M Friar 10 Burrowfield5 Basingstoke Hampshire date Annual Report 2023 Page 11 of15

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Receipts and Payments Account

Note Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
General Designated Funds Year to 10 months
Fund Funds 31/12/23 to 31/12/22
£ £ £ £ £
RECEIPTS
Voluntary receipts:
Planned giving 59,938 0 0 59,938 51,880
Collectons at services 3,447 0 0 3,447 1,908
All other giving/voluntary receipts 3 2,058 771 8,305 11,134 35,230
Gif Aid recovered 14,780 0 947 15,727 11,546
80,223 771 9,252 90,246 100,564
Actvites for generatng funds 4 1,228 0 0 1,228 1,072
Church actvites 5 31,158 0 0 31,158 23,008
Investment Income - Bank Interest 873 0 0 873 38
Total receipts 113,482 771 9,252 123,505 124,682
PAYMENTS
Church actvites:
Diocesan parish contributon 60,000 0 0 60,000 49,799
Clergy and stafng costs 6 19,216 0 0 19,216 15,111
Charitable expenses 7 24,554 4,576 13,055 42,185 63,953
Governance Costs 8 403 0 0 403 0
Mission giving and donatons 9 0 2,600 25 2,625 2,835
104,173 7,176 13,080 124,429 131,698
Costs of generatng funds 10 738 0 0 738 380
Total payments 104,911 7,176 13,080 125,167 132,078
Excess of Payments over Receipts (6,405) (3,828) (10,233) (7,396)
Excess of Receipts over Payments 8,571 0 0 8,571 0
Transfers between funds (14,032) 14,668 (636) 0 0
(5,461) 8,263 (4,464) (1,662) (7,396)
Cash at bank and in hand at 1 January 2023 46,561 15,994 6,211 68,766 76,163
Cash at bank and in hand at 31 December 2023 41,100 24,257 1,747 67,104 68,767

Statement of assets and liabilities

Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
General Designated Funds 2023 2022
Fund Funds to 31/12/23 to 31/12/22
£ £ £ £ £
Cash funds
Bank and cash accounts 41,100 24,257 2,178 67,535 69,671
Paid/held for third partes 0 0 431 431 904
Belonging to PCC 41,100 24,257 1,747 67,104 68,767
Other monetary assets
Gif Aid recoverable 742 0 0 742 1,534
Income receivable 187 0 0 187 26
Stock of bio-LPG 250 0 0 250 1,132
1,179 0 0 1,179 2,692
Liabilites
Payroll deductons & pension contributons 387 0 0 387 373
Utlites 293 0 0 293 753
Suppliers 286 0 0 286 406
Mission giving and outreach 0 3,491 0 3,491 2,053
966 3,491 0 4,457 3,585

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Notes

Notes Notes
1 The fnancial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the C hurch Accountng Regulatons 2006
2 The movements in designated and restricted funds during th e year were:
01-Jan-23 Receipts Payments Transfers 31-Dec-23
Designated £ £ £ £ £
Repairs & refurbishment St Mark's 7,834 0 0 0 7,834
Building maintenance Immanuel 4,681 0 1,360 0 3,321
Major Repairs and Renewals for buildings 0 0 0 6,626 6,626
Tech equipment 1,350 0 1,350 0 0
Mission Parish of Basingstoke Down 2,053 371 4,066 5,133 3,491
Balance of CMF 2023 0 0 0 2,985 2,985
Create & Cuppa 76 0 0 (76) 0
15,994 371 6,776 14,668 24,257
Repairs and Refurbishment St Mark's was set up in the acco unts of the Parochial Church Council o f St Mark's Church, Kempshot
to be used for repairs to the Parish Church.
Building maintenance Immanuel was set up by the Parish of Hatch Warren and Beggarwood, to be used for repairs and
improvements for Immanuel Church.
Major Repairs and Renewals of the buildings was set up fro m the surplus made by the Parish of Basingstoke Down for the 10
month period ended 31st December 2022, to be used for bo th churches.
Tech Equipment was set up in 2022 from a saving in technic al spend during the period, it was used for the AV upgrade.
Mission Parish Basingstoke Down is set up from 10% of non -restricted income les s the CMF contributon paid for the period
1st October 2022 to 30th September 2023. To be spent by e nd of 2024 on Missio n.
Balance of CMF was set up by the trustees when there was a sufcient surplus to pay the full request. Used in February 2024
Create & Cuppa was transferred to the general fund as the atendees pay for refr eshments.
01-Jan-23 Receipts Payments Transfers 31-Dec-23
Restricted £ £ £ £ £
Young Youth (Litle Angels) 315 0 0 (315) 0
Young Youth (Chat 'n Play) 321 0 0 (321) 0
Youth outreach (The Zone) 60 0 60 0 0
Youth & children's work St Mark's school 2,025 0 1,304 0 721
Outreach of St Mark's 225 0 225 0 0
Oasis - Friendship Group 366 75 75 0 366
Flowers St Mark's 118 0 118 0 0
Major repairs and refurbishment St Mark's 825 0 825 0 0
Roof repairs St Mark's 1,241 0 1,241 0 0
Maintenance (St Mark's Garden of Remembrance) 63 0 55 0 8
Music group St Mark's 652 0 0 0 652
New Projector/Sound System Upgrade 0 9,227 9,227 0 0
Mission 0 414 414 0 0
6,211 9,716 13,544 (636) 1,747
Litle Angels and Chat 'n' Play are actvites run by the Parish for carers with babie s and toddlers, atendees pay a fee t o atend.
The trustees agreed these are part of the objectves of the Charity and the closing balances as at 31st December 2022 were
transferred to the general fund.
Youth outreach (The Zone), was spent on sweets as group w as relaunched.
Youth & children's work St Mark's school funds raised to buy year 6 leavers a bible from the Parish , to be used 2024.
Outreach of St Mark's used for outreach by Parish event held at Easter 2023.
Oasis - Friendship Group , this reserve was set in 2020 in the Parish of Hatch Warren and Beggarwood when the bank account
from Hatch Warren over 50's group was paid into the Parish bank account. To be used as decided by the Oasis membe rs.
Flowers St Mark's spent in year.
Major repairs and refurbishment St Mark's fund raised for heatng upgrade , balance used to pay for refll of tank.
Roof repairs St Mark's spent in year.
Maintenance (St Mark's Garden of Remembrance), grave markers and tools for garden.
Music group St Mark's balance lef afer singathon for new organ to be used for improvements to systems.
New Projector/Sound System Upgrade money raised and spent in year.
Mission money raised for outreach event in the Parish and for Compassion.
Notes Notes
1 The fnancial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the C hurch Accountng Regulatons 2006
2 The movements in designated and restricted funds during th e year were:
01-Jan-23 Receipts Payments Transfers 31-Dec-23
Designated £ £ £ £ £
Repairs & refurbishment St Mark's 7,834 0 0 0 7,834
Building maintenance Immanuel 4,681 0 1,360 0 3,321
Major Repairs and Renewals for buildings 0 0 0 6,626 6,626
Tech equipment 1,350 0 1,350 0 0
Mission Parish of Basingstoke Down 2,053 371 4,066 5,133 3,491
Balance of CMF 2023 0 0 0 2,985 2,985
Create & Cuppa 76 0 0 (76) 0
15,994 371 6,776 14,668 24,257
Repairs and Refurbishment St Mark's was set up in the acco unts of the Parochial Church Council o f St Mark's Church, Kempshot
to be used for repairs to the Parish Church.
Building maintenance Immanuel was set up by the Parish of Hatch Warren and Beggarwood, to be used for repairs and
improvements for Immanuel Church.
Major Repairs and Renewals of the buildings was set up fro m the surplus made by the Parish of Basingstoke Down for the 10
month period ended 31st December 2022, to be used for bo th churches.
Tech Equipment was set up in 2022 from a saving in technic al spend during the period, it was used for the AV upgrade.
Mission Parish Basingstoke Down is set up from 10% of non -restricted income les s the CMF contributon paid for the period
1st October 2022 to 30th September 2023. To be spent by e nd of 2024 on Missio n.
Balance of CMF was set up by the trustees when there was a sufcient surplus to pay the full request. Used in February 2024
Create & Cuppa was transferred to the general fund as the atendees pay for refr eshments.
01-Jan-23 Receipts Payments Transfers 31-Dec-23
Restricted £ £ £ £ £
Young Youth (Litle Angels) 315 0 0 (315) 0
Young Youth (Chat 'n Play) 321 0 0 (321) 0
Youth outreach (The Zone) 60 0 60 0 0
Youth & children's work St Mark's school 2,025 0 1,304 0 721
Outreach of St Mark's 225 0 225 0 0
Oasis - Friendship Group 366 75 75 0 366
Flowers St Mark's 118 0 118 0 0
Major repairs and refurbishment St Mark's 825 0 825 0 0
Roof repairs St Mark's 1,241 0 1,241 0 0
Maintenance (St Mark's Garden of Remembrance) 63 0 55 0 8
Music group St Mark's 652 0 0 0 652
New Projector/Sound System Upgrade 0 9,227 9,227 0 0
Mission 0 414 414 0 0
6,211 9,716 13,544 (636) 1,747
Litle Angels and Chat 'n' Play are actvites run by the Parish for carers with babie s and toddlers, atendees pay a fee t o atend.
The trustees agreed these are part of the objectves of the Charity and the closing balances as at 31st December 2022 were
transferred to the general fund.
Youth outreach (The Zone), was spent on sweets as group w as relaunched.
Youth & children's work St Mark's school funds raised to buy year 6 leavers a bible from the Parish , to be used 2024.
Outreach of St Mark's used for outreach by Parish event held at Easter 2023.
Oasis - Friendship Group , this reserve was set in 2020 in the Parish of Hatch Warren and Beggarwood when the bank account
from Hatch Warren over 50's group was paid into the Parish bank account. To be used as decided by the Oasis membe rs.
Flowers St Mark's spent in year.
Major repairs and refurbishment St Mark's fund raised for heatng upgrade , balance used to pay for refll of tank.
Roof repairs St Mark's spent in year.
Maintenance (St Mark's Garden of Remembrance), grave markers and tools for garden.
Music group St Mark's balance lef afer singathon for new organ to be used for improvements to systems.
New Projector/Sound System Upgrade money raised and spent in year.
Mission money raised for outreach event in the Parish and for Compassion.

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Notes Contnued Notes Contnued
Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
General Designated Funds Year to 10 months
Fund Funds to 31/12/23 to 31/12/22
£ £ £ £ £
Receipts
**3 ** All other giving/voluntary receipts:
Donatons 0 721 8,305 9,026 4,012
Grants for heatng system St Mark's church 0 0 0 0 30,020
Grants for Outreach event 0 50 0 50 0
Internet commission 233 0 0 233 198
Energy grant 1,825 0 0 1,825 1,000
2,058 771 8,305 11,134 35,230
**4 ** Actvites for generatng funds:
Events 1,109 0 0 1,109 1,046
Photocopier/Course Books 119 0 0 119 26
1,228 0 0 1,228 1,072
**5 ** Church actvites:
Fees for weddings and funerals 1,286 0 0 1,286 1,994
Room & baptstry hire 26,515 0 0 26,515 19,455
Servery 1,569 0 0 1,569 1,559
Children's Actvites 1,788 0 0 1,788 0
31,158 0 0 31,158 23,008
Payments
**6 ** Clergy and stafng costs:
Wages: Administrator, Cleaner 16,863 0 0 16,863 12,978
Curate & staf expenses 1,034 0 0 1,034 853
Vicar expenses 1,319 0 0 1,319 1,280
19,216 0 0 19,216 15,111
**7 ** Charity running expenses:
Worship materials 1,222 0 118 1,340 903
Tech & music group equipment, licences 2,540 0 0 2,540 2,788
Broadband, telephone 1,151 0 0 1,151 1,234
Ofce supplies and other admin 765 0 0 765 371
Photocopier 1,343 0 0 1,343 967
Insurance 1,671 0 0 1,671 1,355
Heat, light and water 5,599 0 825 6,424 4,472
Building & grounds maintenance 2,887 1,360 1,296 5,543 4,824
Service charge - Immanuel 1,446 0 0 1,446 1,698
Servery 921 0 0 921 1,065
Outreach & Pastoral care 2,004 1,866 1,529 5,399 2,412
Church children & youth groups 144 0 60 204 260
21,693 3,226 3,828 28,747 22,349
AV Upgrade & New Projector 2,861 1,350 9,227 13,438 41,539
24,554 4,576 13,055 42,185 63,888
**8 ** Governance Costs
Bank Charges 61 0 0 61 65
PCC Away Day 82 0 0 82 0
Independent Examiner 260 0 0 260 0
403 0 0 403 65

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Notes Contnued Notes Contnued
Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
General Designated Funds Year to 10 months
Fund Funds to 31/12/23 to 31/12/22
£ £ £ £ £
**9 ** Mission giving and donatons:
Compassion - general / sponsored child 0 1,000 0 1,000 750
St Michael's Hospice 0 0 0 0 500
Inspero 0 400 0 400 0
Basingstoke Foodbank 0 400 0 400 500
Starfsh Enterprise Trust 0 400 0 400 500
Camrose Centre Basingstoke 0 400 0 400 500
Local mission 0 0 0 0 34
RNLI from Oasis 0 0 25 25 50
0 2,600 25 2,625 2,834
**10 ** Costs of generatng funds
Equipment / Materials
Refreshments for Fundraising Actvates
Credit Card Charges		 374 0 0 374 0
241 0 0 241 0
123 0 0 123 0
738 0 0 738 0
**11 ** Related Partes
One trustee works as an administrator for the Paris h and re ceives remuneraton a nd benefts for t his role
One trustee's wife works as an administrator, who r eceives remuneraton and benefts for this rol e.
(The Trustee retred during the year)
One trustee is a trustee of Camrose Centre Basingstoke, wh ich works to help the homeless and vulnerably housed.
A donaton was made to this charity from the mission fund.
A number of trustees donate to the Parish.
12 Trustees Expenses
Some trustees are reimbursed for payments made by them on behalf of the Parish. All of these are authorised by the budget
holder and are incurred wholly, exclusively and necessarily f or the Parish.

Adoption

This report was distributed to the PCC on 15-Apr-24 by email since there was no scheduled meeting. Their approval was recorded through email. Following the approval, the report was signed on behalf of the PCC by Nicola Such, Vicar.

Signed:

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