PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. CHAD, LICHFILED - ANNUAL REPORT 2019 St. Chad’s Road  Lichfield  Staffordshire WS13 7ND Charity No 1134015 

Administrative Information. 

St. Chad’s Church is situated in St. Chad’s Road, Lichfield. It is part of the Diocese of Lichfield within the Church of England. The correspondence address is The Parish Office, 42 St. Chad’s Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 7LD 

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) during the period covered by these accounts was a charity registered with the Charity Commission. Charity No. 1134015 

PCC members who have served from 1[st] January 2020 until the date this report was approved are: 

|Incumbent:|The Reverend Rod Clark|The Reverend Rod Clark|The Reverend Rod Clark||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Curate|Simon Foster||||||
|Churchwardens:|Jim Dodsworth (ex ofcio)||||||
||Stephen Wilkinson (ex ofcio until 12thOctober 2020)<br>Caroline Fellows (ex ofcio from 12thOctober 2020)||||||
|Deanery Synod Representatives:|Lilas Rawling||||Diocesan Synod||
||Colin Revitt (Elmhurst)||||||
||Jeremy Duncan Brown||(untill 12thOctober 2020)||||
||Georgina Boyns (until|12thOctober 2020)|||||
||William Taylor (from 12thOctober)||||||
||John Wilson||||General Synod||
|Treasurer|Celia Richardson||||||
|Elected Members:|Kate Bowers (from 12thOctober 2020)||||PCC||
|Secretary|||||||
||Kate Cotton||||||
||Paul Fellows||||||
||Sue Gillett||||||
||Roger Keay (from 12th|October 2020)|||||
||Mim Morris (till 12thOctober 2020)||||PCC Secretary||
||Pam Oakley (Elmhurst)||||||
||Megan Siner||||||
||Sian Siner||||||
||Julie Smith||||||
||Matthew Webb||||Assistant|to|
|Wardens|||||||
||Timothy Webb|||Assistant to Wardens|||
||Mary Wilson|||Assistant to Wardens|||
|Churches Together:|Lilas Rawling|||Lay Chair of PCC|||
||Julie Smith||||||
|Invited/Observers|Tony White|||Director of Music|||
||Mathew Webb|||Asst to Wardens|||
|Bankers.|Lloyds plc.<br>22<br>Conduit<br>NatWest plc.47 Market||Street, Lichfeld,<br>Street, Lichfeld||WS13 6JS<br>WS13 6YB||
||CCLA  Investment  Management|||Ltd.|Cheapside  London||
|EC2V 6DZ|||||||



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National Savings & Investments Riverside Place, Durham 

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Independent Examiner C T Edwards FCCA. 26  Darnford  Moors,  Lichfield WS14 9RL 

## **Structure, governance and management.** 

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. The roll in 2020 stood at  ??? the shortfall represents nil responses; moved away and removed due to deceased. 

## **Objectives and activities.** 

St. Chad’s PCC has the responsibility under the Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure 1956 of co-operating with the Incumbent, in promoting within the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. 

The PCC met on one formal occasion since the last APCM with an addtional zoom meeting. At all  meetings  a  financial  report  has  been  submitted  and  mission,  prayer  and  spiritual development also featured regularly on agendas. 

In addition to regular business the PCC has considered, and where necessary, approved: 

- Encouragement – Every meeting we list those positive items about Church life. 

- Finance 

- Role of PCC members 

- Spiritual issues and reflection 

- Safeguarding 

- Stewardship Update 

- Finance 

- Fundraising 

- Report from St Chad’s Primary School 

- Churchyard Update 

- Church Fabric Matters 

- Advent and Christmas 

- Healing Ministry 

- Review of Services due to the ongoing Covid 19 Pandemic 

- To be discussed – Finance matters, staffing and the way forward following the ‘return to normall’ 

St  Chad’s has  also  played its part  in  supporting the  diocesan structures at deanery and diocesan level. 

## **Communication** 

St Chad’s aims to communicate its life and activities through a variety of means – Streaming of services a weekly bulletin, a website, a facebook page and printed notices and posters on notice-boards _._ 

## **Buildings** 

St Chad’s parish has responsibility for four premises - St Chad’s Church, Elmhurst Mission, St Chad’s Church Hall and Well Cottage. 

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## **Employed Staf** 

Part-time Parish Administrator; part-time Director of Music; a part-time cleaner staff  employed mainfor the church hall but also for work in the  church building and  Well Cottage.ll. The paid staff help to implement the aims and objectives of the PCC. 

## **REVIEW OF THE YEAR** 

## **Worship and Prayer** 

The Pattern of regular congregational worship has been severely restricted by the effects of the Covid 19 Pandemic.   When permitted the following has been offered: 

Every Sunday: 9.30am Service of the Word from St Chads (Streamed on Facebook) 11.30am Eucharist in St Chads 

Daily prayer in Church Monday to Friday 8.30am 

Mid -Week Holy Communion Tuesday 10.00am (Streamed on Facebook Wednesday 10.00am in St Chad’s 

First Wednesday of every month 

Jump for Joy (1.30pm Worship for babies, pre-school children and their 

parents) 

_at St Chad’s_ 

- The Church was closed for Easter 2020 

- Additional church opening times  and services were held at Christmas 

During the year active participation by the choir in church worship and all congregational singing was forbidden. 

Due to the effect pf the pandemic including the restriction of numbers there was a drastic reduction in the number of ‘occasional offices’ in the church during 2020 ??? 

There are  ???(as at 31 December 2020) on the Church’s electoral roll. The average weekly attendance (Sundays plus midweek) for the year was  ??? including officiating clergy, adults and children). 

## **Social Outreach and Community Engagement?** 

## **Financial Review** 

2020 was a difficult and financially challenging year, sadly the marked restrictions on normal activities caused by the Covid-19 pandemic reversed the effects of the positive improvements in parish finances achieved in 2019.   Planned giving did increase by almost 17% during 2020 but cash collections reduced by 75%, fees reduced by 40% and the church hall instead of giving us a gain of almost £8,000 sustained a loss of just over £4,000. 

The receipts in the totally unrestricted funds equalled £123,799 as detailed in the financial statements, £132,671 was spent to provide the Christian Ministry from St Chads including the 

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full payment of the parish share requested by the diocese for the financial year, plus twenty percent owning from the previous financial year.  The net result for the year was an excess of expenditure over income of £8,872.   After adding the current and deposit account balances brought forward at the beginning of the year the balance carried forward in the totally unrestricted funds at the 31st December 2019 was £30,618. 

The income to the designated Fabric and Churchyard fund includes the dividends from the Global Equity holding, CCLA deposit account interest and the annual churchyard maintenance grant received from Lichfield City Council.   During 2019 the income to the fund was £4,185 with an expenditure of £4,957.  Revaluation of the holdings added another £9,189, resulting in an end of year fund value of £10,485. 

No activity was reported for the Mission and Ministry Fund during the year, but it was agreed that it should be retained for further use. 

Income into Elmhurst restricted fund during 2019 was £6219, £3030 was spent to provide the Christian Ministry from Elmhurst Chapel and a further £2,000 was transferred to the unrestricted funds as a contribution to the above mentioned parish share payment.   The net result in the Elmhurst restricted fund at the 31st December 2019 after adding the balances brought forward at the beginning of the year in the current and deposit account equalled £16 **,** 333. 

A further small restricted collection fund shows an income of £622 with an expenditure of £1482 this reflects the balance brought forward at the beginning of the year, no funds are carried forward to 2020. 

The Giving in Grace stewardship campaign achieved 35% of the target we were aiming for, this result it was both positive and encouraging.   Promised increases in the planned giving amounted to over £1,000 per month resulting in a much needed increase of just over £12,500 annually. 

## **Reserves Policy** 

It is the trustees’ policy to maintain a balance of unrestricted funds which equate to approximately two months unrestricted payments.  The unrestricted fund balance is considered adequate for this purpose. 

## **Investment Policy** 

It is the policy of the trustees to invest our surplus funds in National Savings and Investments, The CBF  Church of England Deposit Fund and Global Equity income Shares. 

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## **The Reverend P R Clark Rector and Chairman of the PCC Treasurer** 

## **Mrs C Richardson Honorary PCC** 

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## REGISTERED 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FO THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBE 

FOR 

LICHFIELD DIOCESE MOTHERS U 



**LICHFILED DIOCESAN MOTHERS UNIO** 

## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDE** 

|**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**<br>Note<br>**RECEIPTS**<br>**Donations and legacies**<br>3a<br>**Charitable Activites**<br>3b<br>**Other Trading Activities**<br>3c<br>**Investments**<br>3d<br>**Other Incoming Resources**<br>3e<br>**TOTAL RECEIPTS**<br>**PAYMENTS**<br>**Costs of Generating Funds**<br>4a<br>**Charitable Activities**<br>4b<br>**TOTAL PAYMENTS**<br>**EXCESS OF RECIEPTS OVER PAYMENTS/**<br>**PAYMENTS OVER RECIEPTS**<br>**Transfers between funds**<br>6<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>At 1st January 2020<br>At 31st December 2020|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>5,484<br>15,225<br>5,497<br>9,918<br>1,617<br>37,740<br>6<br>32,824<br>32,830<br>4,910<br>(17,531)<br>47,526<br>47,611||Designated<br>Funds<br>747<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0|Designated<br>Funds<br>747<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||
|||||747|
|||||0<br>10,757|
|||||10,757|
|||||(10,009)<br>19,407<br>11,216|
|||||20,613|



The charity had no recognised gains or loses other that its income and expe during the last two years. 

All  the charity's income and expenditure  relates to its continuing activities. 



**LICHFILED DIOCESAN MOTHERS UNIO** 

## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST** 

|Note<br>**ASSETS**<br>**Cash at bank and in hand**<br>CBF Deposit Account<br>Deposit Accounts<br>Current Accounts<br>Cash and Bank Float<br>**Investments**<br>CBF 1210011001S<br>COIF 874130005T<br>CBF 1210011001P JHT<br>CBF 1210011001L  JHT<br>MG Charifund Units<br>**Stock**<br>**LIABILITIES**<br>Amounts owed by Mother' Union<br>Trustees<br>Insurance<br>Trade Creditors<br>Mue Expenses|Unrestricted<br>R<br>Funds<br>£<br>15,649<br>1,186<br>48,866<br>2,523<br>68,224<br>60,552<br>11,311<br>15,280<br>6,742<br>373<br>0<br>430<br>0<br>0|
|---|---|



The notes on pages  3 to 6  form part of the financial statements 

Approved by the Trustees on 13th September 2021  and signed on their beh Mrs H Palfrey - Interim  Diocesan President 




Mrs C Richardson - Diocesan Treasurer

**LICHFIELD DIOCESAN MOTHERS UNION** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDE** 

## 1. **Accounting Policy** 

There has been no change in accounting policies of the charity during the ye 

The financial statements of the Mothers' Union in the Diocese of Lichfield ha Receipts and Payment Basis in line with the recommendations of the FS 102 

## **Stock** 

Stock is shown at historical cost. 

## 2. **Fund Accounting** 

The charity maintains the level of resources required to fulfil its objectives. monitors reserves at regular meetings. 

## Unrestricted Fund 

The Unrestricted Fund represents funds arisings from the charities activities can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the trustees may specify that amounts of these funds are to be designated to be 

## Restricted Funds 

These are funds that can only be used for particular restricted purposes with The restrictions have either been specified by the donor or grantee. 

## **Holidays and Discretionary Payments** 

In accordance with the objects of the charity and in order to further the purp Mothers Union to advance Christian Care for Families, provision is made for h payments to be provided for families in need. 



## **LICHFIELD DIOCESAN MOTHERS UNION** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDE** 

## 3. **Donations, Legacies and Similar Income** 

|3a**Voluntary income/Receipts**<br>Branch<br>Diocesan General Fund<br>AFIA<br>Overseas Fund<br>Relief Fund<br>Discretionary<br>Great Britain & Ireland Fund<br>Mary Sumner House General<br>MUvsMS<br>Legacies<br>Gift Aid/Tax Recovered<br>3b **Charitable Activities**<br>Diocesan Subscriptions<br>2020<br>Diocesan Subscriptions<br>2021<br>Mary Sumner House Subscriptions<br>2020<br>Mary Sumner House Subscriptions<br>2021<br>Branch deanery Subscriptions<br>Fundraising Activities<br>Recycling<br>Branch<br>Quiet Days<br>Branch Activities and Outings<br>Local Projects<br>GM Provincial<br>3c **Other trading Activites**<br>Muenterprises<br>Mue Grant<br>Teas and Catering<br>LDMU AGM bufet|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>1,723<br>2,868<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>893<br>5,484<br><br>10,851<br><br>121<br><br>0<br><br>0<br>295<br>325<br>2,226<br>965<br>353<br>89<br>0<br>15,225<br>4,556<br>0<br>941<br>0<br>5,497||Designated<br>Funds<br>£<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>350<br>280<br>0<br>0<br>117<br>0<br>0|Designated<br>Funds<br>£<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>350<br>280<br>0<br>0<br>117<br>0<br>0|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||
|||||747|
|||||0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0|
|||||0|
|||||0<br>0<br>0<br>0|
|||||0|





3d **Investments** 

## 3e **Other Income** 

|Dividends<br>Interest<br>Gain at Disposal<br>Branch Closure<br>Refreshments<br>In Memory of Sue Egerton<br>MSH Appeal<br>**Total**|6,478<br>91<br>3,349<br>9,918<br>466<br>0<br>1,151<br>0<br>1,617<br>37,740<br>4|0<br>0<br>0|
|---|---|---|
|||0|
|||0<br>0<br>0<br>0|
|||0|
||||
|||747|
||||





## **LICHFIELD DIOCESAN MOTHERS UNION** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDE** 

|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>4.<br>**EXPENDITURE ON**<br>£<br>4a **Raising Funds**<br>Fund Raising Events<br>6<br>6<br>4b **Charitable Activities**<br>**Mothers Union Diocese of Lichfeld Activities**<br>MSH  Subscriptions<br>0<br>Overseas Fund<br>0<br>Relief Fund<br>0<br>MUvsMS<br>0<br>GB & Ireland Fund<br>0<br>Mary Summer House Fund<br>0<br>AFIA<br>0<br>Provincial AGM<br>0<br>Quiet Days<br>376<br>Local Projects<br>2,245<br>Branch Activities and Outings<br>650<br>Decretionary Fund<br>0<br>3,271<br>**Mothers Union of Lichfeld Expenses**<br>Finance<br>261<br>Board of Trustees<br>533<br>Speakers<br>217<br>Insurance<br>0<br>Committee Expenses<br>1,014<br>Diocesan Newsletter<br>0<br>2,026<br>**Costs of Trading**<br>Muenterprises<br>5,140<br>Teas and Catering<br>248<br>LDMU AGM Bufet<br>0<br>5,388<br>**Management and administration**<br>Independent Examiner<br>370<br>Salary Cost and Expenses<br>7436<br>Telephone and Web<br>1426<br>Priniting and Stationery<br>463<br>Postage<br>2,682||Designated<br>Funds<br>£<br>0|Designated<br>Funds<br>£<br>0|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
||||0|
||||0<br>0<br>2,300<br>7,781<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>676|
||||10,757|
||||0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0|
||||0|
||||0<br>0<br>0|
||||0|
||||0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0|





|Equipment<br>Hire of Ofce<br>Hire of Halls<br>**Other**<br>MSH Appeal<br>General Administration<br>Consolidation Sundries<br>Total|1,380<br>3,016<br>1,082<br>17,854<br>0<br>124<br>4161<br>4,284<br>32,830|0<br>0<br>0|
|---|---|---|
|||0|
|||0<br>0<br>0|
|||0|
||||
|||10,757|



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**LICHFIELD DIOCESAN MOTHERS UNION** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED** 

## **5. Assets** 

## 5a **Investment** 

At 1st January 2020 Additions Disposals Revaluations LDMU DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY CARE JOHN HAYES TRUST WELSH  FRANKTON 

Value at 31st December 2020 

## 5b **Stock** 

## **6. Summary of Fund Movements** 

|**Restricted Funds**<br>AFIA<br>Mary Sumner House Subscriptions<br>Mary Sumner House Funds<br>Welsh Frankton Legacy<br>**Unrestricted Funds**<br>General Funds<br>Discretionary Fund<br>Relief Fund|At 1st Jan<br>2020<br>£<br>1,256<br>2,346<br>0<br>76,076<br>79,678<br>At 1st Jan<br>2020<br>£<br>154,575<br>2,485<br>250|Transfers<br>£<br>3,124<br>(5,000)|
|---|---|---|
|||(1,876)|
|||Transfers<br>£<br>(17,531)<br>1700|





MUVSMS
8.481
17,707
165.791
1,876

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**ON** 

## **ED 31ST DECEMBER 2020** 

|Restricted<br>Funds<br>1,121<br>15,482<br>0<br>22<br>731<br>17,356<br>0<br>21,007<br>21,007<br>(742)<br>(1,876)<br>3,601<br>3,076||Total<br>2020<br>7,352<br>30,706<br>0<br>5,497<br>9,940<br>2,348<br>55,843<br>6<br>64,588<br>64,593<br>(8,750)<br>0<br>62,343<br>71,300|Total<br>2019<br>10,763<br>50,119<br>15,697<br>7,594<br>431|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
||||84,604|
||||288<br>98,569|
||||98,857|
||||(14,253)<br>0<br>76,595|
||||62,342|



nditure as stated above 



**ON** 

## **T DECEMBER 2020** 

|Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>3,076<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>3,076<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>57,301<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0|2,020<br>Total<br>Funds<br>£<br>18,725<br>1,186<br>48,866<br>2,523<br>71,300<br>60,552<br>11,311<br>15,280<br>6,742<br>57,301<br>0<br>430<br>0<br>0|2,019<br>Total<br>Funds<br>£<br>18,703<br>1,631<br>39,503<br>2,506|
|---|---|---|
|||62,343<br>56,656<br>10,631<br>16,080<br>23,384<br>76,076<br>298<br>23<br>0<br>122<br>94|



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## **D 31ST DECEMBER 2020** 

|Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>0<br>0<br>606<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>372<br>143<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>1,121<br>0<br>0<br>15,142<br>340<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>15,482<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0||Total<br>2020<br>£<br>1,723<br>2,868<br>606<br>0<br>350<br>280<br>372<br>143<br>117<br>0<br>893<br>7,352<br>10,851<br>121<br>15,142<br>340<br>295<br>325<br>2,226<br>965<br>353<br>89<br>0<br>30,706<br>4,556<br>0<br>941<br>0<br>5,497||Total<br>2019<br>£<br>2,390<br>271<br>632<br>0<br>3,797<br>6<br>109<br>2,257<br>0<br>0<br>1,301|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||10,763|
|||||11,673<br>661<br>16,749<br>914<br>797<br>238<br>11,497<br>1,316<br>5,213<br>960<br>102|
|||||50,119|
|||||5,411<br>866<br>9,239<br>180|
|||||15,697|





|22<br>0<br>22<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>731<br>731<br>17,356|6,478<br>113<br>3,349<br>9,940<br>466<br>0<br>1,151<br>731<br>2,348<br>55,843|7,391<br>203<br>0|
|---|---|---|
|||7,594|
|||409<br>22<br>0|
|||431|
||||
|||84,604|





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## **D 31ST DECEMBER 2020** 

|Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>0<br>0<br>15,457<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>707<br>1,663<br>1,179<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>19,007<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0||Total<br>2020<br>£<br>6<br>6<br>15,457<br>0<br>2,300<br>7,781<br>707<br>1,663<br>1,179<br>0<br>376<br>2,245<br>650<br>676<br>33,035<br>261<br>533<br>217<br>0<br>1,014<br>0<br>2,026<br>5,140<br>248<br>0<br>5,388<br>370<br>7436<br>1426<br>463<br>2,682||Total<br>2019<br>£<br>288|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||288|
|||||17,262<br>0<br>5,475<br>9,804<br>1,480<br>6,355<br>9,549<br>116<br>1,180<br>2,539<br>5,570<br>250|
|||||59,581|
|||||502<br>2,175<br>1,472<br>991<br>2,111<br>1,521|
|||||8,772|
|||||5,285<br>5,083<br>90|
|||||10,458|
|||||350<br>8,100<br>1,227<br>730<br>529|





|0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>2,000<br>0<br>0<br>2,000<br>21,007|1,380<br>3,016<br>1,082<br>17,854<br>2,000<br>124<br>4161<br>6,284<br>64,593|1,191<br>2,939<br>3,136|
|---|---|---|
|||18,201|
|||966<br>591|
|||1,557|
||||
|||98,857|





**31ST DECEMBER 2020** 


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|Incoming<br>Resources<br>£<br>628<br>15,482<br>1,246<br>17,356<br>Incoming<br>Resources<br>£<br>37,740<br>280<br>350|Outgoing At 31st Dec<br>Resources<br>2020<br>£<br>£<br>(1,179)<br>705<br>(15,457)<br>2,371<br>(4,370)<br>0<br>(13,775)<br>57,301<br>(34,781)<br>60,377<br>Outgoing At 31st Dec<br>Resources<br>2020<br>£<br>£<br>(32,830)<br>141,870<br>(676)<br>2,090<br>(2,300)<br>0|
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Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of the Mothers Union Diocese of Lichfield
Charity Number 249942
I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 December 2020, which are set out on pages 1
to6.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider
that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act))
and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
' examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act;
. to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act; and
. to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of examiner's statement
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity
Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a
comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual
items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such
matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit,
and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view, and the
report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below..
Independent examinerfs statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the
accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met.
2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of
the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Name:
John Alexander
Qualification: ACMA CGMA
Address:
12 Cosby Drive, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6AD
Date:
21 August 2021