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2022-12-31-accounts

Company registration number 186179 Charity registration number 250569

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

A large print version is available on request from Andrew Roberts Peterborough Diocesan Office The Palace Peterborough PE1 1YB

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

CONTENTS

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Foreword from Bishop John
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Introduction
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Strategic Report
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Objectives
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Activities and Achievements
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Structure and Governance
7
Financial Review
8
Risk Management
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Structure and Governance of the Church of England
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Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities
11
Administrative Details
12
Independent Auditors Report to the Members of the Diocesan Board of Finance
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Statement of Financial Activities
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Income and Expenditure Account
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Balance Sheet
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Statement of Cash Flows
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Notes to the Financial Statements		 Page No.

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PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

1 Foreword

It is with great pleasure that I introduce to you the Diocesan Board of Finance Annual Report.

I am grateful to those responsible for compiling this report, most notably Paul Buckingham as Chair of the DBF and David Mason as Chief Finance Officer and his team in the Diocesan Office.

It is encouraging to see that our finances continue to be on a consistent level. There is so much work that we want to do and none of this can be achieved without healthy finances.

Together, our parishes, working with those at Diocesan level, are able to fulfill their commitment to provide ministry in every one of our communities through a shared partnership.

Thank you who give so generously as well as those who manage our funds with diligence and care so that our resources are effectively used in ministry and mission.

With my thanks, prayers and best wishes,

+John

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

2 Introduction

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their annual report, together with the audited financial statements, for the year ended 31 December 2022. The names of the trustees/directors serving during this period from 1 January 2022 to the date of this report can be found in section 11.

3 Strategic Report and Aims

The financial affairs of the Diocese are conducted through the Peterborough Diocesan Board of Finance (‘the DBF’) which is governed by its Articles of Association (which were updated in 2017) as well as by statutory provisions in the Diocesan Boards of Finance Measure 1925. At a strategic level, the DBF is responsible for the financing of any recommendations proposed by the Bishops Management Group and agreed by Diocesan Synod for the furtherance of the Bishop’s vision for growth.

In addition to ensuring the Diocese complies with national safeguarding standards, the main functions of the DBF are:

The overarching strategic aim continues to be achieving growth in all areas of mission in the church in Peterborough Diocese. We are committed to supporting the provision of ministry especially in the poorest parts of the Diocese. To assist us in that endeavour we are grateful for the Low Income Communities Grant funding from the National Church. We are further assisted by the Strategic Development Funding awarded in 2018, which underpins the training of youth mission enablers in the Diocese, aimed at engaging a new and younger church family to sustain long term growth in this Diocese.

We remain committed to transforming our back office functions through change projects to enable us to deliver an efficient and effective service, responsive to parish needs. We will ensure the opportunities provided by the pandemic become embedded as business as usual where appropriate, this ensures our support to clergy and officers is financially sustainable. This work will continue in 2023.

The trustees will continue to make deliberate use of financial resources through the Pastoral Fund to address the budget deficit. We recognise the importance of this in a time when parishes have found they cannot fundraise in traditional ways as a result of restrictions arising from the pandemic.

We remain committed to these aims, and will work towards them against the backdrop of the pandemic and its continued impact on us and our parishes. We remain committed to using the opportunities and experience we have gained as we have continued to work whilst in lock down, to consider what we might look like going forward.

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

4 Objectives

To continue to learn from the pandemic and use all opportunities to pause, reflect and re-design, how we work. To ensure we offer the best service to our parishes and communities in the most efficient and effective way.

Every parish continues to experience financial challenges. It is apparent those parishes where their major source of income is from regular planned giving (by Standing Order or Direct Debit) are better able to meet the financial challenges. The roll out and switch to the Parish Giving Scheme has continued. We will continue to promote this scheme to encourage regular planned giving more widely across the Diocese.

We will engage fully in developments in National Safeguarding Policies and Procedures and Training to ensure the Peterborough Diocese remains a safe place to worship, work and live. In support of the Bishop's Vision for Growth, the Safeguarding team provide the advice, guidance and ongoing support to: Parishes, the Diocesan Board of Finance Staff (DBF) Officers and Clergy, The Bishops Office Staff, Officers and Clergy and the Cathedral.

We will ensure clergy numbers are affordable, and clergy in post receive continuous professional development to help them deliver growth in the Christian Church in this Diocese; allowing the foundations to emerge for further increases in clergy numbers in future years.

We will continue to work to create, sustain and increase the pipeline of people offering for ordained and licensed lay ministries in order to resource the growth of the church across the Diocese. We have received Strategic Ministry Funding £34,818 to help with the cost of having an additional curate and also had confirmation of funding for a further extra curate in 2023.

The trustees will review the property portfolio to seek the potential to sell houses not required for ministry purposes.

The trustees will continue to use video conferencing to drive down costs. Investment in improved hardware and infrastructure capability will drive transformational change. We will implement a new National Safeguarding Casework Management System, and On Line Faculty System to continue to reduce bureaucracy and improve efficiencies.

We will adopt the National Church Route Map to Net Zero Carbon by 2030 and begin the implementation of measures to achieve this target across all departments. We will offer advice and guidance to parishes to assist their journey to Net Zero Carbon by 2030 including advising on the completion of the On Line Energy Footprint Tool to provide them with baseline figures relating to the carbon footprint of individual churches.

We will move to implement the Online Faculty System in 2023/24 to improve efficiency in the Diocesan Advisory Committee's (DAC) work in relation to appropriate development of the use of church buildings to enable and support parish's missional plans and growth strategies. The DAC will continue to signpost parishes to the national church sources of information in relation to environment and climate change, along with the availability of subsidised energy audits

Over the next year, a key priority is to encourage all our clergy and churches to engage with their local schools and through that to build relationships with parents and families.

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

5 Activities and Achievements

The impact of the pandemic on the work and mission of the Diocese continued to be felt in 2022.

Despite the challenges, no annual report would be complete without the acknowledgement of the efforts parishes have made to continue to meet their parish share obligations - 80.9% received. As the most significant element of funding of the work described in every annual report by the trustees of the Diocesan Board of Finance, we simply would not exist without the hard work, generosity and sacrifice of our donors. THANK YOU.

Safeguarding remains a priority, and we have invested in a Safeguarding Learning and Development Officer to deliver the national safeguarding training obligations we have. We have a new safeguarding lead and look forward to continuing our work to keep this Diocese a safe place to worship, work and visit.

We continually review our working practices to ensure we can continue to benefit from changed working practices brought about by the pandemic. Most of our meetings remain in the virtual space, with a 'hybrid' option becoming possible in Bouverie Court with the installation of new audio visual equipment. We are of course committed to offering 'face to face' meetings when required or requested, but do so mindful of the cost both in terms of finances and environmental damage.

Vacant posts (clergy or lay) remain subject to scrutiny to ensure any appointments are missionally necessary and financially affordable. The equivalent of 16.6 incumbent posts were vacated during 2022 but 6.3 incumbent status posts were filled. We are also well supported by clergy who do not take a stipend and by those providing duty in return for housing.

Pastoral Reorganisation has been progressing following a hiatus during the pandemic. Deaneries are being encouraged to prepare to develop local reviews.

The Diocese uses Interim Ministry to turn around parishes that are struggling and to focus attention and resources where they are most needed. The LICF grants have helped to make this possible and have been particularly helpful in sustaining that ministry during the demands and financial constraints of Covid.

The Diocesan Website continued to be developed and content imported to provide an enhanced resource for all of our parishes.

6 Structure and Governance

The DBF is a company limited by guarantee with company number 186179, and a registered charity with charity number 250569. Its registered office is The Diocesan Office, The Palace, Peterborough PE1 1YB. The DBF is registered for VAT, with registration number 737 9263 95. It does not pay corporation tax. Details of the principal officers and agents of the DBF are in section 11.

The charity, which has no share capital, is a company limited by guarantee. The trustees, who are also the directors may derive no benefit or income from, or have any capital interest in, the charity's financial affairs other than reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses.

The members of the DBF act as both its board of directors and as charity trustees. Members are elected for a term of three years, lay members by Deanery Synods and clergy members by Diocesan Synod. Members can also be co-opted on to the DBF. The trustees maintain a register of people with significant control and have determined that the sole entry on the register is the Bishop of Peterborough.

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

6 Structure and Governance

A small team of staff based in offices in Peterborough and Northampton handle essential administration. In addition a number of Bishop’s Officers (many part-time or honorary) oversee such things as safeguarding, mission, training, parish development, youth and children’s work and social, rural and urban issues.

Charitable donations are made as part of normal expenditure in the exercise of the charity's objectives. No political contributions are made.

The members of the DBF as charity trustees are aware of the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and have regard to that guidance in their administration of the charity.

The trustees believe that, by supporting the work of the Church of England in the Diocese of Peterborough, the DBF and DBE helps to promote more effectively the whole mission of the Church (pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical), both in the Diocese as a whole and its individual parishes, and that in doing so, it provides a benefit to the public by:

6.1 Committees

Certain DBF Committee functions are described below. In addition, matters requiring senior management attention are dealt with by the Bishop’s Management Group (BMG) for pastoral issues relating to clergy, officers and staff, and by the Bishop’s Leadership Team (BLT) for operational matters relating to achieving the Bishop’s Vision. Remuneration for clergy members of senior management accords with levels set by the Church of England Central Stipends Authority; A staffing sub-committee of the DBF Finance and Administration Committee (see below) reviews lay staff salaries and any annual increases are in line with the increase in clergy stipends.

These management teams sit in addition to Diocesan Synod, Bishop's Council and the Board of Finance and its various committees.

6.1.1 Finance and Administration Committee

This committee acts as the Executive Committee of the charity and focuses particularly on budget preparation, the parish share and the overall financial strategy.

6.1.2 Glebe and Trust Committee

This committee directs and manages the glebe properties on behalf of the charity and acts for the DBF in its corporate capacity as custodian and managing trustee.

A joint meeting of the Finance and Administration and Glebe and Trust Committees helps define an investment policy for the Board’s assets, acting as the Investment Steering Group.

6.1.3 Houses Committee

The functions of the DBF as Diocesan Parsonages Board are delegated to the Houses Committee. This committee deals with the provision of, and day-to-day maintenance of, clergy housing.

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

6 Structure and Governance (continued)

6.1.4 Audit Committee

This committee scrutinises the financial reporting of the DBF and reviews governance procedures and documentation. We were delighted to welcome Jeremy Orme as the new Chair, taking forward the work of the Audit Committee in 2022 with effect from 24 March 2022.

We were saddened at the death of Jeremy early in 2023. He brought serious in-depth thinking to the Committee and helped to ensure policies were developed and adhered to. He will be greatly missed.

6.2 Diocesan Board of Education

Peterborough Diocesan Board of Education (DBE) has charitable status and is an unincorporated body separate from the DBF. The DBF grants funds to the DBE on an annual basis. The DBE has separate officers and staff and administers its own day-to-day operations; however, the DBF is the employing body for the staff of both organisations.

As a result of the DBE measure dated 12 May 2022, the Diocesan Board of Education has reviewed its consitution. Key changes have been approved which come into effect on 1 January 2023.

6.3 Related Organisations

Within the ministry of the Church of England in the Diocese of Peterborough, the DBF plays an important role in cooperation with other people and charities that form part of the Church. While the Bishop of Peterborough and his clergy have the cure of souls within the Diocese, the responsibility for the funding of stipends for clergy (other than bishops and cathedral clergy), provision of clergy housing (other than for the Diocesan bishop and cathedral clergy) and training, as well as other associated costs, falls to the DBF. Some such clergy, listed in 11.2, are members of the DBF.

The main income of the DBF consists of parish share contributed by the parishes of the Diocese. The DBF calculates parish share according to a formula agreed by the Diocesan Synod, which is intended to cover the cost of ministry.

Whilst Dioceses are responsible for the funding of clergy stipends, the national clergy payroll is administered by the Church Commissioners, to whom the DBF reimburse the costs of stipendiary clergy deployed in the Diocese. The Church Commissioners also make grants for ministry in dioceses and parishes. The Archbishops’ Council funds the administration of the general Synod, its boards and committees, and work undertaken on behalf of the church nationally. The DBF contributes a share of these costs annually according to a formula agreed by that Synod, to which the Diocese elects a number of lay and clergy members.

6.4 Other related organisations:

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

7 Financial review

Against the backdrop of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and then the energy price increases, 2022 was another very strange and challenging year both in terms of operating and also financially. The trustees continued to work within the budget for 2022, approved by Synod, which was set in 2021 but, as with 2021, the pandemic continued to force us to adapt most of our working practices temporarily, which are moving to potentially more permanent - such as hybrid meetings.

We are immensely grateful to the efforts made in all our parishes to meet the requests for parish share and celebrate the hard work our parishes make to meet their obligation despite these incredibly difficult times. Thanks are due to all concerned in continuing to respond to the need to resource our Kingdom journey. The DBF recognises that an increasing number of parishes are finding it extremely difficult to meet the requests for parish share. Many are meeting the increases from reserves, and a majority are not paying in full.

We are committed to ensuring we use this experience to drive forward transformational change to make cost savings where possible. Achieving a balanced budget remains the strategic aim of the trustees without damaging the excellent work done over the period to achieve sustainable growth of the Church.

The Diocesan Synod approved a deficit budget for 2022 of £999,383. The actual results for 2022 show a surplus before investment gains and revaluations of £497,501. As has been the case in the previous two years, the on-going effects of the pandemic caused significant movements to the budget. Additionally, the deficits in the clergy and staff pension schemes have now been reversed - giving a £242,000 movement in the year. The movements are explained in the income and expenditure review on pages 8 and 9.

The DBF is responsible for two main categories of asset – clergy houses and investments. The accounting requirement is that the assets be entered into the year end balance sheet at an estimated current valuation. Given recent years’ increases in house prices and in the markets for land and financial investments, the DBF balance sheet figures on page 23 have increased significantly. These valuation increases are not available to subsidise DBF expenditures.

Trustees hold the portfolio of clergy houses for their operational importance to the provision of ministry in the Diocese. With only rare exceptions, the houses are not for sale and their financial impact is more a matter of the level of expenditure appropriate to their maintenance than to the increase or decrease in year-end valuation.

Investments (land and financial investments) are principally permanent endowments which are held neither for operational purposes or for sale. Their importance is in providing an annual financial return which enables the DBF to afford a higher level of ministry and support expenditure than would be possible without it.

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2021 asset split 2022 asset split
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5.10%
49.12% 49.72%
45.78% 43.79%
Fixed assets Investments Fixed assets Investments
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2020 asset split
9.07%
42.74%
48.19%
Fixed assets Investments
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PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

7 Financial review (continued)

Income review

Parish share, the money given by parishes to the Diocese to fund its mission and ministry, is still the main incoming resource for the Diocese. Parish share receipts for 2022 were slightly lower than in recent years, although broadly similar to 2020. Including the amounts received in respect of earlier years, share decreased in cash terms by £56,114 compared to 2021. The total share received when expressed as a percentage of the overall share requested was 80.9% (2021 : 81.4%).

The Diocese received £265,000 from Church Commissioners for energy grants which was distributed equally to parishes across the Diocese.

Additionally, investment income increased by approximately £230,000 - helped by higher yields on new investments which were in place for a full year.

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Parish share
68.21%
64.88%
61.58%
Fees
3.06%
3.64%
3.42%
Church Commissioners funding
4.25%
4.38%
6.69%
Low Income Communities funding
3.39%
3.37%
3.34%
Investment income
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19.63%
20.94%
Education income
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All Churches funding
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Other income
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64.88%
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Fees
3.06%
3.64%
3.42%
Church Commissioners funding
4.25%
4.38%
6.69%
Low Income Communities funding
3.39%
3.37%
3.34%
Investment income
15.81%
19.63%
20.94%
Education income
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1.12%
1.11%
All Churches funding
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1.17%
1.14%
Other income
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64.88%
61.58%
Fees
3.06%
3.64%
3.42%
Church Commissioners funding
4.25%
4.38%
6.69%
Low Income Communities funding
3.39%
3.37%
3.34%
Investment income
15.81%
19.63%
20.94%
Education income
1.24%
1.12%
1.11%
All Churches funding
1.20%
1.17%
1.14%
Other income
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1.78%
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64.88%
61.58%
Fees
3.06%
3.64%
3.42%
Church Commissioners funding
4.25%
4.38%
6.69%
Low Income Communities funding
3.39%
3.37%
3.34%
Investment income
15.81%
19.63%
20.94%
Education income
1.24%
1.12%
1.11%
All Churches funding
1.20%
1.17%
1.14%
Other income
2.84%
1.81%
1.78%
Income
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Parish share 68.21% 64.88% 61.58%
Fees 3.06% 3.64% 3.42%
Church Commissioners funding 4.25% 4.38% 6.69%
Low Income Communities funding 3.39% 3.37% 3.34%
Investment income 15.81% 19.63% 20.94%
Education income 1.24% 1.12% 1.11%
All Churches funding 1.20% 1.17% 1.14%
Other income 2.84% 1.81% 1.78%

Expenditure review

Our main activities began to return to some sort of normality in 2022. However, there were still positive variances against budgeted expenditure in most areas. Unfilled clergy vacancies and training courses not being run resulted in a £283,623 positive variance to budget - clearly, this had a significant negative impact on our mission work. Being able to inspect and carry out works in clergy houses caused our housing costs to be £73,540 over budget. As a continued result of home working, there were again considerably lower travelling and training costs along with other general office cost savings. Additionally, accounting standards require the inclusion of the reduction in the clergy pension liability, which does not form part of the DBF's regular day-to-day operating income and expenditure. In 2022 this was a further reduction of £232,000, which has the effect of reducing expenditure by that amount - again, this is unbudgeted.

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

7 Financial review (continued)

Expenditure review (continued)

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Expenditure
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Clergy stipends 50.83% 49.79% 48.11%
Clergy housing 16.75% 18.13% 15.30%
Clergy training 11.72% 10.85% 11.23%
Support for parish mission and other
11.22% 12.07% 12.98%
diocesan functions
National Church contribution 3.58% 3.40% 3.12%
Donations and grants given 0.93% 1.11% 3.79%
Education expenditure 3.64% 3.43% 3.65%
Glebe management cost 1.33% 1.22% 1.83%
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7.1 Investment Policy

The trustees' investment policy is that the investments made should produce as much income as reasonably possible while maintaining the real value of the asset base. This policy also requires that the value of the total investment portfolio should be split approximately equally between financial assets and glebe. The trustees decided that a Total Returns policy in respect of its permanent endowment is not appropriate at this time.

Although there are no significant legal restrictions on the range of assets in which the trustees may invest, the advice of the Church of England Ethical Investment Advisory Group is required to be followed as far as possible. Any identified breach of these guidelines is required to be reported to the trustees who will direct what action to take.

The Finance and Administration Committee and the Glebe and Trust Committee meets together from time to time, as an Investment Steering Group, to ensure that each of them is aware of the position of the other with regard to the investment policy agreed by the trustees.

After the year end, the DBF took the decision to change its investment manager to Charles Stanley and Co. This has resulted in the DBF disposing of its holdings in the CCLA investment account and M&G Charifund and has taken the decision to divest of holdings in companies involved in fossil fuels.

7.2 Reserves Policy and Reserves

The DBF notes that 61.58% of its annual income (excluding education capital related income) is from parish share receipts (2021 - 64.88%) with most of the balance coming from historic resources.

In view of the need to provide bridging finance for educational projects and more particularly to fund clergy stipends whether or not receipts from the parishes are up to date, the charity’s reserves policy is to operate within a minimum general fund reserve of 60 days of annual expenditure including schools’ capital works - £1,779,753 (2021 - £1,727,025).

At 31 December 2022, the level of funds which are unrestricted, undesignated and not held as fixed assets totalled £2,310,094. This equates to approximately 77 days of annual expenditure, including schools’ capital work (2021 - 85 days).

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

8 Risk management

The trustees are responsible for the identification, mitigation and/or management of risk. To achieve this the DBF has a register of all risks identified, supported by the appropriate policy. The risk register is subject to annual review and responsibility for delivery of the mitigation activities are delegated to the Diocesan Secretary.

The pandemic, associated lockdown, and post-pandemic challenges has exposed us to a greater level of financial and pastoral risk as well as some opportunities. Balancing expenditure against income will be a key challenge in the coming years and the risk register below will incrementally change to reflect a new operating environment based on driving efficiencies through opportunities presented by the pandemic.

The risk register identifies four strategic areas where the risk of either failure to act or the impact of the events is considered ‘high’. The areas of risk and the associated mitigation activities are:

8.1.1 Spiritual Leadership

The Diocese is ineffective in providing a spiritual lead for the people it seeks to serve.

8.1.2 Finances

A failure to generate enough income from parish share, investments and other income sources affects the vision for growth.

8.1.3 An unforeseen incident adversely affects the reputation of the Diocese

This could be either in the safeguarding or data security (IT) environment.

Safeguarding;

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TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

8 Risk management (continued)

8.1.3 An unforeseen incident adversely affects the reputation of the Diocese (continued)

Information Technology;

8.1.4 Changing demographic profile.

An aging participating population without any rebalancing is detrimental to the future of the Church in the Diocese.

9 Structure and Governance of the Church of England

The Church of England is organised as two provinces, each led by an archbishop. The Archbishop of Canterbury leads the Southern Province and the Archbishop of York leads the Northern Province. Each province is comprised of dioceses of which there are 41 in England (42 including the diocese of Europe).

Dioceses, each under the spiritual leadership of a Diocesan Bishop, are the principal pastoral, financial and administrative resource of the Church of England. Each Diocese is divided into parishes. Each parish is overseen by a parish priest, who is an Incumbent (Vicar or Rector) or Priest-in-Charge. From ancient times through to today, Incumbents and their Bishop are responsible for the ‘cure of souls’ in their parish.

His Majesty the King, who is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, appoints archbishops, bishops and some deans of cathedrals on the advice of the Prime Minister. The two archbishops and 24 senior bishops sit in the House of Lords.

The Church of England is episcopally led, with 108 bishops including Diocesan Bishops and Assistant and Suffragan Bishops. It is governed by General Synod as its legislative and deliberative body at national level, making decisions on matters of doctrine, the holding of church services and relations with other churches. General Synod passes measures, which, if accepted by Parliament, have the effect of Acts of Parliament. It is made up of three groups or ‘houses’ of members: The Houses of Bishops, of Clergy and of Laity. General Synod meets in London or York at least twice annually to consider legislation for the broader good of the Church.

9.1 Three National Church Institutions

The Archbishops’ Council, the Church Commissioners and the Church of England Pensions Board are the three National Church Institutions.

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9 Structure and Governance of the Church of England (continued)

9.1 Three National Church Institutions (continued)

The Archbishops’ Council was established in 1999 to co-ordinate, promote, aid and further the mission of the Church of England. Its task is to give a clear sense of direction to the Church nationally and support the Church locally by acting as a policy discussion forum.

The Church Commissioners manage historic assets of the Church of England, spending most of their income on pensions for the clergy. The Church Commissioners meet the costs of episcopal administration through the Diocesan and Suffragan Bishops.

The Church of England Pensions Board was established by the Church Assembly in 1926 to administer the pension scheme for the clergy. It was subsequently given wider powers, in respect of discretionary benefits and accommodation both for those retired from stipendiary ministry and for surviving partners of those who have served in ministry; and to administer pension schemes for lay employees of Church organisations.

The Board, which reports to the General Synod, is trustee of a number of pension funds and charitable funds. Whilst the Church has drawn together under the Board its central responsibilities for retirement welfare, the Board works in close cooperation both with the Archbishops’ Council and with the Church Commissioners.

The financial transactions of the General Synod, the Church Commissioners and the Archbishops’ Council do not form part of these accounts.

9.2 The Diocese of Peterborough

The Diocese of Peterborough was created in 1541, following the dissolution of the Benedictine Abbey of Peterborough under Henry VIII. The Diocese assumed roughly its present dimensions in 1927 with a total area of 1,150 square miles.

The Diocese comprises 350 parishes, divided into 12 deaneries, covering Northamptonshire, the part of Cambridgeshire formerly known as the Soke of Peterborough (i.e. the area of the present-day city of Peterborough north of the River Nene) and the county of Rutland. The River Nene marks part of the boundary with the Diocese of Ely, which falls mainly to the east; to the south the Diocese borders St Albans and Oxford dioceses, to the west Coventry and Leicester, and to the north Lincoln. Its total population is around 917,000 (mid term estimate 2017).

The Diocese comprises two archdeaconries, the Archdeaconry of Northampton to the south and the Archdeaconry of Oakham to the north, each with a broad rural/suburban/urban and socio-cultural mix. The Archdeacon of Northampton has an office base and lives in Northampton, and the Archdeacon of Oakham in Peterborough.

Peterborough Cathedral is the Mother Church of the Diocese and legally is constituted as a separate charity currently exempt from Charity Commission registration and supervision. Copies of its trustees’ report and financial statements are available from: The Cathedral Office, Minster Precincts, Peterborough PE1 1XS.

The Diocesan Synod is the statutory governing body of the Diocese. It is made up of broadly equal numbers of clergy and lay representatives elected from across the Diocese together with the bishops and archdeacons. Its role is to:

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

9.2 The Diocese of Peterborough (continued)

Each deanery has a Deanery Synod. Each Deanery Synod has two houses, laity and clergy, and Deanery Synod’s role is to:

The Bishop’s Council, under the constitution of Diocesan Synod, has the following functions:

A Parochial Church Council (PCC) is the elected governing body of an individual parish which in general is the smallest pastoral area in the Church of England. Typically, each parish has one parish church. A PCC comprises of the incumbent as chair, the churchwardens, and a number of elected and ex-officio members. Each PCC is a charity. All PCCs with gross income over £100,000 are required by law to register with the Charity Commission (as soon as practical after their gross income exceeds £100,000) unless the Charity Commission issues a written determination to the contrary. This may be possible in exceptional circumstances such as when gross income includes a substantial grant for a purpose that will not be repeated in the near future. If not required to register, PCCs are ‘excepted’ charities. Financial statements of an individual PCC are available from the relevant PCC treasurer.

The DBF is custodian trustee of assets held on permanent trusts by virtue of the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 and the Incumbents and Churchwardens (Trusts) Measure 1964, the managing trustees being parochial church councils and other bodies. We do not aggregate these assets in the financial statements, as the DBF does not control them, and they are segregated from the DBF’s own assets. Further details of financial trust assets, whose market value at 31 December 2022 was £13,601,506 (2021 - £15,340,218), are set out in note 31 to the accounts. Where we hold properties as custodian trustee, the deeds are held in safe custody by the DBF’s solicitors, Hunt & Coombs.

Parishes, Benefices, Deaneries and Archdeaconries are the remaining geographic units. A benefice is an ecclesiastical office in a parish or group of parishes normally served by an Incumbent. Team ministries may have several clergy of incumbent status serving in one benefice. A deanery is a group of parishes over which a rural dean has oversight and an archdeaconry is a group of deaneries for which an archdeacon is responsible.

The information in this section about General Synod, the Church Commissioners, the Archbishops’ Council, Peterborough Cathedral and PCCs is included as background only. The financial transactions of these bodies do not form part of these financial statements.

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

10 Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities

10.1 Trustees' Responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the trustees (as company directors) to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law, the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the DBF and of the surplus or deficit of the DBF for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for ensuring that adequate accounting records are kept which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the DBF, and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the DBF and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

10.2 Statement of disclosure to auditors

As far as the trustees are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the DBF’s auditors are unaware. The trustees have taken all necessary steps to make themselves aware of any relevant information and to establish that the DBF’s auditors are aware of that information.

The Trustees Annual Report, which includes the Strategic Report, was approved by the Board on 7 September 2023

Signed on its behalf by:

Paul Buckingham

Andrew Roberts

Dr Paul Buckingham Chair

Andrew Roberts Secretary and Treasurer

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

11 Administrative Details

11.1 Officers and Agents

President

Rt Revd D S Allister (Bishop of Peterborough) until 8 January 2023

Chair

Dr P Buckingham

Secretary and Treasurer Assistant Secretary Director of Education Registered Office

Mr A J Roberts

Mrs S J Ratcliffe

Mr P Cantley

The Diocesan Office The Palace Peterborough PE1 1YB

Registered Numbers

Company Registration No. 186179 Charity No. 250569 VAT Registration No.737 9263 95

Diocesan Surveyors, Glebe and Property Agents

Houses / Surveyors Glebe (to 30 June 2022)

Glebe (to 30 June 2022) Glebe (from 1 July 2022) Carter Jonas LLP Andrew Granger & Co Limited 12 Waterside Way 44-46 Forest Road Bedford Road Loughborough Northampton Leicestershire NN4 7XD LE11 3NP

Bankers

Barclays Bank plc 1 Church Street Peterborough PE1 1QP

Auditors Haysmacintyre LLP 10 Queen Street Place London EC4R 1AG

Investment Fund Managers

M & G Investments CCLA Investment Management Ltd M & G Securities Ltd 1 Angel Lane PO Box 9039 London Chelmsford EC4R 3AB CM99 2XF

Barclays Wealth 1 Stanhope Gate Mayfair London W1K 1AF

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TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

11.1 Officers and Agents (continued)

Diocesan Registrar Ms A Spriggs c/o The Diocesan Office Diocesan Chancellor Mr D M Pittaway KC c/o Diocesan Registrar Deputy Diocesan Chancellor Mr M Griffiths KC c/o Diocesan Registrar Solicitors To the Board of Finance To the Board of Education Hunt and Coombs Stone King 35 Thorpe Road Boundary House Peterborough 91 Charterhouse Street PE3 6AG London EC1M 6HR Howes Percival LLP Nene House 4 Rushmills Northampton NN4 7YB Finance and Administration Committee Chair: Dr P Buckingham Secretary: Diocesan Secretary c/o The Diocesan Office Glebe and Trust Committee Chair: Mr William Craven Secretary: Property Officer c/o The Diocesan Office Investment Steering Group Chair: Mr P McKay (to 23 February 2023) Secretary: Assistant Diocesan Secretary c/o The Diocesan Office Houses Committee Chair: Mr R Purser Secretary: Property Officer c/o The Diocesan Office Audit Committee Chair: Mr J Orme (from 25 March 2022 to 15 March 2023) Secretary: Assistant Diocesan Secretary c/o The Diocesan Office Board of Education Chair: Ven R Ormston (Archdeacon of Northampton) Secretary: Director of Education c/o The Diocesan Office Director: Peter Cantley c/o The Diocesan Office

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TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

11.2 List of trustees/directors

President

Rt Revd Donald Allister

resigned 8 January 2023

Chair Dr P Buckingham (FA, GT, H) Ex- Officio Rt Revd J E Holbrook Ven R J Ormston (FA, GT, H) Ven A Booker (FA, GT, H) appointed 8 February 2022 Very Revd C Dalliston Co- opted Mr W Craven (GT) Mr R Purser (H) Mr P McKay resigned 23 February 2023

resigned 23 February 2023

Elected by the House of Clergy of the Diocesan Synod (2019 – 2021)

Archdeaconry of Northampton

Revd K Hutchins (also Wellingborough) (A, FA) Revd S Trott - appointed 29 June 2023

Archdeaconry of Oakham

Revd Canon J E Baxter (GT) Revd Dr B Brandon - appointed 17 January 2022 Revd M W Lucas Revd D Walsh (also Kettering Deanery) resigned 29 June 2023

Elected by the Houses of Laity of the Deanery Synods (2021 – 2024)

Archdeaconry of Northampton

Archdeaconry of Oakham

Mrs I Burbidge (Brackley) Mr J Hindle (Corby) Mr R Baker (Daventry) (A) Revd D Walsh (Kettering) - resigned 29 June 2023 Mr N Critchlow (Greater Northampton) (FA) Mr A C Hawkins (Oundle) Dr H Creek (Towcester) Mr R Gregory-Smith (Peterborough) Revd K Hutchins (Wellingborough) (FA) Mr J Orme (Rutland) (A) - deceased 15 March 2023

The abbreviations used above indicate sub-committees on which members serve, as follows: A = Audit GT = Glebe and Trust H = Houses

FA = Finance and Administration H = Houses

11.3 Key Management Team

Rt Revd D S Allister Bishop of Peterborough - resigned 8 January 2023 Ven R J Ormston Archdeacon of Northampton Ven A Booker Archdeacon of Oakham - appointed 8 February 2022 Mr A Roberts Diocesan Secretary Mr P Cantley Director of Education Mr P White Director of Children and Youth Revd C Nobbs Director of Mission and Development Revd H Spenceley Director of Vocation and Formation - from May 2022

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Peterborough Diocesan Board of Finance Limited for the year ended 31 December 2022 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Income and Expenditure Account, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Trustees’ Report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees’ Report (which incorporates the strategic report and the directors’ report).

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees for the financial statements

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement set out on page 14, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements (continued)

Based on our understanding of the charitable company and the environment in which it operates, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries, health and safety, and employment (including taxation), and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011 and Church of England Measures.

We evaluated management's incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls), and determined that the principal risks were related to fund accounting, including transfers between funds, and revenue recognition. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included:

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Adam Halsey (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of Haysmacintyre LLP, Statutory Auditor

10 Queen Street Place London EC4R 1AG

Date: 21 September 2023

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

Note
Income and endowments from
Donations:
Parish share
3
Other donations
4
Charitable activities
5
Other income
6
Investment income
7
Total income
Expenditure on
Raising funds
8
Charitable activities
9
Total expenditure
Net income/(expenditure)
before investment gains
Net gains on investments
17
Net income/(expenditure)
Transfers between funds
22
Other recognised gains
Gains on revaluations
of fixed assets
16
Actuarial gains on
pension schemes
30
Net movement in funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
6,564,751
648,842
482,951
52,734
48,310
7,797,588
185,978
7,622,634
7,808,612
(11,024)
(54,991)
(66,015)
(108,147)
-
-
(174,162)
3,471,303
3,297,141		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
678,683
-
-
541,565
1,220,248
-
834,447
834,447
385,801
(75,501)
310,300
868,995
359,742
-
1,539,037
12,223,842
13,762,879		 Endowment
Funds
£
-
-
-
-
1,642,765
1,642,765
-
1,520,041
1,520,041
122,724
2,828,160
2,950,884
(760,848)
4,943,913
96,000
7,229,949
154,742,431
161,972,380		 Total
Total
2022
2021
£
£
6,564,751
6,620,865
1,327,525
1,033,942
482,951
486,259
52,734
59,669
2,232,640
2,003,331
10,660,601
10,204,066
185,978
298,561
9,977,122
10,066,299
10,163,100
10,364,860
497,501
(160,794)
2,697,668
8,905,230
3,195,169
8,744,436
-
-
5,303,655
9,935,109
96,000
6,000
8,594,824
18,685,545
170,437,576
151,752,031
179,032,400
170,437,576

For detailed fund by fund comparisons, a copy of the 2021 Statement of Financial Activities is included in note 34

The notes on pages 25 to 53 form part of these accounts

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

Total income
Total expenditure
Gross income for the year
Net movement on investments
Net income for the year
Other comprehensive income
Net assets transferred from / (to) endowments
Net comprehensive income for the year		 Total
Total
2022
2021
£
£
9,017,836
10,204,066
(8,643,059)
(10,364,860)
374,777
(160,794)
(130,492)
138,014
244,285
(22,780)
760,848
599,975
1,005,133
577,195

The income and expenditure account is derived from the statement of financial activities with movements in endowment funds excluded to comply with company law.

All income and expenditure is derived from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 25 to 53 form part of these accounts

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022

Note
2022
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
16
89,019,442
Investments
17
78,402,244
Current assets
Debtors
18
906,415
Cash on deposit, at bank and in hand
19
11,922,547
12,828,962
Creditors: amounts falling
due within one year
20
(1,078,113)
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling
due after more than one year
21
Net assets
Funds
Endowment funds
23
(including revaluation reserve £119,090,201 - 2021 £113,435,742)
Restricted funds
24
(including revaluation reserve £4,192,520 - 2021 £3,908,279)
Unrestricted income funds:
General funds
25
Designated funds
26
(including revaluation reserve £241,839 - 2021 £296,830)
Total funds
27		 2022
2021
2021
£
£
£
83,718,088
78,022,190
167,421,686
161,740,278
829,331
9,255,176
10,084,507
(1,247,074)
11,750,849
8,837,433
179,172,535
170,577,711
(140,135)
(140,135)
179,032,400
170,437,576
161,972,380
154,742,431
13,762,879
12,223,842
2,346,079
2,476,274
951,062
995,029
179,032,400
170,437,576

Approved by the Board and authorised for issue on 7 September 2023 and signed on its behalf by

Paul Buckingham

Andrew Roberts

Dr P Buckingham A Roberts Chairman Secretary Company number: 186179

The notes on pages 25 to 53 form part of these accounts

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

2022 2022 2021 2021
£ £ £ £
Net cash flow from operating activities (1,870,226) (3,191,027)
Cash flows from investing activities
Dividends, interest and rent from investments 2,232,640 2,003,331
Proceeds from sale of tangible fixed assets 475 464,953
Proceeds from sale of investments 2,567,614 1,867,317
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (13,132) (1,308,092)
Purchase of investments (250,000) (6,122,585)
Net cash flow from investing activities 4,537,597 (3,095,076)
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year 2,667,371 (6,286,103)
Cash and cash equivalents brought forward 9,255,176 15,541,279
Cash and cash equivalents carried forward 11,922,547 9,255,176
Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities
Net movement in funds for the year 497,501 (160,794)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation 15,004 13,678
(Profit) / loss on sale of fixed assets (46) 169,356
Dividends, interest and rent from investments (2,232,640) (2,003,331)
Decrease in debtors (77,084) (25,829)
Increase / (decrease) in creditors 63,039 (876,107)
Pension scheme liability movement (232,000) (314,000)
Adjustment for actuarial gain on pension scheme 96,000 6,000
Net cash flow from operating activities (1,870,226) (3,191,027)
Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
Cash at bank and in hand 5,666,531 3,011,409
Cash on deposit with Central Board of Finance of the
Church of England and the Church Commissioners 6,256,016 6,243,767
11,922,547 9,255,176

The notes on pages 25 to 53 form part of these accounts

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

1 General information

The Peterborough Diocesan Board of Finance (the PDBF) is a company limited by Guarantee. The liability of each Board Member is limited to £1.

The registered office is The Diocesan Office, The Palace, Peterborough, PE1 1YB.

The principal activity of the charity is to promote, assist and advance the work of the Church of England in the Diocese of Peterborough by acting as the financial executive of the Peterborough Diocesan Synod. These financial statements have been presented in Pounds Sterling as this is the charity's functional currency.

2 Accounting Policies

2.1 Basis of Preparation

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of freehold and investment properties and investments which are included at market value. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" Statement of Recommended Practice (Second Edition, effective 1 January 2019), the Diocesan Annual Report and Financial Statements Guide (DFS 2015 Guide) and Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom.

The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgement in applying the charity's accounting policies.

The financial statements present an aggregation of the accounts of the PDBF and those of the Peterborough Diocesan Board of Education (the PDBE).

The financial statements have been drawn up in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 except where the special nature of the PDBF's operations has required adaptation of the formats as allowed by section 396(5). There are no material uncertantities relating to going concern and therefore it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative effect on collection of parish share, however the trustees are satisfied that the PDBF has sufficient liquid disposable reserves to maintain its level of operations.

2.2 Income

Income is accounted for on an accruals basis where both the amount and receipt are reasonably certain with the following exceptions:

Parish Share is included where received up to the end of the month following the end of the financial year.

Fees and chaplaincy income is included as received. Donations and legacies are recognised where there is entitlement, probability of receipt and the amount of the gift is measurable, e.g. when the executor informs the PDBF following probate.

Income is deferred only when the charity has to fulfil conditions before becoming entitled to it or where the donor or funder has specified that the income is to be expended in a future accounting period.

Royalties are included as received.

Income is analysed between unrestricted, restricted or endowment funds in the Statement of Financial Activities dependent on the source of the income and/or the purpose for which it has been given. Income from endowment funds is restricted income.

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

2 Accounting Policies (continued)

2.3 Expenditure

Expenditure is included in the SoFA on an accruals basis, inclusive of any VAT which cannot be recovered.

Grants are recognised when payable.

Operating lease payments are recognised when payable. The assets are not capitalised in the balance sheet.

The Church Commissioners administer the clergy payroll and are re-imbursed by the charity. The costs are included in the SoFA as ministry and mission within resources expended.

The PDBF participates in both defined contribution and defined benefit pension schemes (see note 30). Contributions payable by the PDBF to the defined contribution scheme are included in the SoFA when payable. Contributions payable to the defined benefit schemes are included in the SoFA when payable in respect of current service. Contributions payable in respect of scheme deficits relating to past service are charged to the Clergy Pension Liability in the Balance Sheet.

All expenses are recognised when a liability is reasonably certain in terms of amount and payment.

Investment management costs are the apportioned staff costs involved in the management of investments and also the direct costs of agents dealing with property investments.

Wherever possible, costs are charged directly to the activity concerned. Central support costs of £576,090 (2021: £430,659) are apportioned on the basis of estimated usage of central resources at Diocesan Office and Bouverie Court.

Net gains and losses arising on revaluations and disposals during the year are included in the SoFA.

2.4 Tangible Fixed Assets

All assets costing more than £1,000 and with an expected useful life in excess of one year are capitalised.

Tangible fixed assets have been included on the following bases:

Clergy and Other Domestic Houses :

At either cost or at a valuation using a published index to reflect changes since the last valuation. In addition, a selection of properties are reviewed each year by the Diocesan Property Officer based on recent sales of similar properties in order to assess the appropriateness of the valuation derived from the above method. Where other factors are identified to indicate a material change in the valuation, the carrying value of the properties concerned is revised accordingly. The revised value will then be utilised as the new base point for ongoing revaluations in future years.

Clergy houses are held in the balance sheet as tangible fixed assets given their use in the furtherance of the PDBF charitable activities. For many of these the freehold is vested in the incumbent during occupancy. Any income generated from renting out these properties is treated as investment income. The profit/loss on disposal is also treated as if they were investment properties.

Board Property:

At either cost or at a valuation using a published index to reflect changes since the last valuation. Where other factors are identified to indicate a material change in the valuation, the carrying value of the properties concerned is revised accordingly. The revised value will then be utilised as the new base point for ongoing revaluations in future years.

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

2 Accounting Policies (continued)

2.5 Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated to write off the cost of other tangible fixed assets on a straight line basis over the expected useful lives of the assets concerned. The principal annual rates used for this purpose are:-

Fixtures and Fittings 20%
Motor Vehicles 25%
Leasehold Improvements 20%
Computer Equipment 25%

No depreciation is charged on freehold properties. The PDBF is committed to a maintenance policy which endeavours to ensure that realisable values exceed carrying values. Accordingly the PDBF considers that the lives of these assets are so long and residual values so high that any resulting depreciation charge is not material. As explained above a policy of re-valuation has been adopted.

2.6 Fixed Asset Investments

Fixed asset investments have been included on the following bases:

Listed Investments are stated at bid price at the balance sheet date.

Unlisted Investments are stated at market value at the balance sheet date as provided by the Central Board of Finance of the Church of England and M&G Investments.

Agricultural Land and Commercial Property was valued at 31 December 2022 as part of an estate held for investment purposes by the glebe agent, Andrew Granger and Co Limited, 44-46 Forest Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3NP.

Domestic Properties are valued at either cost or the mid-point of the council tax banding as adjusted by a published index to reflect changes since the last valuation.

Benefice Properties which have been vacated by their incumbent and are being rented out are presented as tangible fixed assets within the financial statements. This is not in accordance with FRS102 which requires that they are recognised as Investment Properties. This presentation has been used for the purposes of achieving a true and fair view as this reflects the intended long term use of the properties concerned.

2.7 Custodian Trustee

Investments held by the charity as Custodian Trustee are not included in these financial statements but are set out separately in note 31. These will be reviewed with the local PCCs during 2022.

2.8 Debtors

Debtors are measured at the transaction price less any impairment. Loans are initially measured at fair value and are measured subsequently at amortised cost less any impairment.

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

2 Accounting Policies (continued)

2.9 Cash and Cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

2.10 Liabilities

Liabilities due within one year are recognised on an accruals basis. Liabilities due after one year relate to long term loans either for the purchase of domestic property or for onward lending to parishes. The loans to parishes are also represented in debtors due after one year.

Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including loans, are measured initially at fair value and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

2.11 Financial instruments

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.

2.12 Pension contributions

The charity's staff are members of the Church of England Pension Board's defined contribution pension scheme and Clergy are members of the Church of England Funded Pensions Scheme. The pension costs charged as resources expended represent the charity's contributions in respect of the accounting period, in accordance with FRS102. Lay staff who are members of the stakeholder pension scheme or have contributions paid into their own personal pension plan are accounted for in the month in which they are deducted. Deficit funding for the pension schemes in which the charity participates is accrued at current value in creditors distinguished between contributions falling due within one year and after more than one year.

2.13 Fund Accounting

In accordance with the SORP - "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" (Second Edition, effective 1 January 2019), the charity's funds are analysed under specific headings as follows:

Unrestricted Funds - available for any purpose of the charity. These funds may be set aside by the charity for specific purposes creating designated funds.

Restricted Funds - these are subject to legally binding conditions imposed by the donor upon the charity or by the terms of an appeal.

Permanent Endowment Funds - these funds are held to produce income, and are sometimes called capital funds. The income from endowment funds is added to the relevant fund, along with investment movements.

Expendable Endowment Funds - these are funds that may be used as income at the discretion of the charity. Use of the funds are subject to legally binding conditions imposed by the donor upon the charity or by terms of an appeal.

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

2 Accounting Policies (continued)

2.13 Fund Accounting (continued)

Investment income and movement in market values of property/investments are allocated to the appropriate fund.

During the year monies may be transferred between specific funds in line with the PDBF budget, as approved by Diocesan Synod. These only appear on the SoFA if the transfer is between the fund types identified above.

2.14 Taxation

The Diocese does not carry out any non-charitable activities that may give rise to a Corporation Tax liability.

2.15 Judgments in applying accounting policies and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In applying the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions in determining the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities. The directors' judgements, estimates and assumptions are based on the best and most reliable evidence available at the time when the decisions are made, and are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be applicable. Due to inherent subjectivity involved in making such judgements, estimates and assumptions, the actual results and outcomes may differ.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised, if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods, if the revision affects both current and future periods.

The key estimates and assumptions made in these accounts are:

Clergy and Other Domestic Houses:

At either cost or at a valuation using a published index to reflect changes since the last valuation. In addition, a selection of properties are reviewed each year by the Diocesan Property Officer based on recent sales of similar properties in order to assess the appropriateness of the valuation derived from the above method. Where other factors are identified to indicate a material change in the valuation, the carrying value of the properties concerned is revised accordingly. The revised value will then be utilised as the new base point for ongoing revaluations in future years.

The valuation methodology used will be reviewed annually.

Pension scheme liability

The deficit funding liability for the Church of England Funded Pension Scheme liability represents the present value of the deficit contributions agreed as at the accounting date and has been valued using the assumptions set out in note 30 and set by reference to the duration of the deficit recovery payments.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated on a straight line basis, based on the trustees best estimate of the useful economic lives of assets. Depreciation policies can be seen above.

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

3
Parish share
Current year requests
Shortfall in contributions
Receipts for prior year
4
Other donations
All Churches Trust
Forsters Charity
Mission Fund donations
Donations
Strategic Development Fund
Low Income Communities grant
Strategic Ministry Fund
RME Block grants
Energy grant
5
Charitable activities
Statutory fees for parochial services
Education		 Total
Total
2022
2021
£
£
8,116,012
8,132,853
(1,589,230)
(1,582,195)
6,526,782
6,550,658
37,969
70,207
6,564,751
6,620,865
Total
Total
2022
2021
£
£
121,000
119,500
-
3,440
6,800
3,700
130,386
116,212
203,341
161,600
355,838
343,968
34,818
35,318
210,342
250,204
265,000
-
1,327,525
1,033,942
Total
Total
2022
2021
£
£
364,668
371,882
118,283
114,377
482,951
486,259

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

6
Other income
HMRC Furlough income
Administration income
7
Investment income
Dividends receivable
Interest receivable
Rents receivable:
Properties
Glebe
8
Glebe management costs
Professional charges
Other support costs		 Total
Total
2022
2021
£
£
-
7,828
52,734
51,841
52,734
59,669
Total
Total
2022
2021
£
£
1,091,781
852,836
95,185
8,606
395,572
381,177
650,102
760,712
2,232,640
2,003,331
Total
Total
2022
2021
£
£
125,480
70,276
60,498
228,285
185,978
298,561

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

9 Charitable activities

National Church
Clergy stipends and staff costs (note 10)
Clergy housing
Clergy training
Grants and donations (note 11)
Education (note 12)
Diocesan support for Parish Mission (note 13)		 Total
Total
2022
2021
£
£
317,271
346,514
5,187,586
5,354,875
1,554,818
1,848,057
841,904
824,136
385,360
113,595
371,130
349,214
1,319,053
1,229,908
9,977,122
10,066,299

10 Clergy stipends and staff costs

Stipends and employers national insurance
Pension contributions
Clergy pension deficit reduction payments
Removal, resettlement and other grants
Other expenses and other grants		 Total
Total
2022
2021
£
£
3,873,311
4,005,894
1,150,795
1,309,556
(136,000)
(242,000)
162,734
162,714
136,746
118,711
5,187,586
5,354,875

11 Grants and donations

Bishop's Discretionary Funds
Widows and Dependants
Shared Churches Peterborough
Shared Churches Northampton
Northamptonshire Ecumenical Council
Record offices
Quinquennial grants
Mission Fund grants
Energy grants
Other grants		 Total
Total
2022
2021
£
£
4,750
6,000
11,900
11,600
22,518
39,862
-
100
6,950
6,615
-
400
12,168
7,176
16,000
8,562
265,005
-
46,069
33,280
385,360
113,595

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

12 Education (Church schools)

Section 554 net expenditure
Administration
Other - including travel
The following Church schools are supported by the Diocese:
Voluntary aided
Academy schools
Voluntary controlled		 Total
Total
2022
2021
£
£
13,276
7,718
338,844
330,888
19,010
10,608
371,130
349,214
Number
Number
2022
2021
14
14
64
61
25
28
103
103

The Diocesan Accounts Group (DAG) recommends that Education income and expenditure relating to building projects entered into by the Governing bodies of voluntary aided schools is not included in SOFA other than as short term loans repaid by ESFA Grants and Governors contributions. This is due to the PDBE not acting as principal in the arrangements. The effect of this recommendation is that £759,729 (2021 : £321,367) of receipts and payments does not appear in the SOFA as it is effectively "netted off".

13 Diocesan support for Parish Mission

Bishop's Advisors and Support to Parishes
DAC, Legal, Stewardship Support to parishes and asset management
Bishop's Officers and Mission work in the Parishes
Adult, Lay and Clergy Training and Conferences
Social Responsibility (including overseas links)
SSMs, Readers, Pastoral Assistants, Parish Evangelists
Strategic Development Fund - "Generation to Generation" project
Other costs		 Total
Total
2022
2021
£
£
173,156
163,001
507,131
477,765
249,016
216,766
203,898
196,702
2,304
-
5,500
3,249
176,401
169,760
1,646
2,665
1,319,052
1,229,908

Included above are Governance costs of £156,394 (2021 : £193,180)

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

14
Surplus/(Deficit) for the financial year
The net surplus/(deficit) for the financial year is stated after charging:
Auditors remuneration including VAT:
in respect of audiit services - current year
in respect of corporation tax computations - current year
in respect of corporation tax computations - under-provision of prior year
Depreciation on tangible fixed assets
Adjustment on disposal of tangible fixed assets
Operating lease charges in the year
Interest charges on Church Commissioner Value Linked Loans		 2022
2021
£
£
24,600
21,360
2,160
1,680
240
-
27,000
23,040
15,004
13,678
(46)
-
31,000
31,000
11,052
10,281

15 Analysis of staff costs, trustee remuneration and expenses and the cost of key management personnel Staff costs

Employee costs during the year were as follows:
Wages and salaries
National insurance contributions
Pension costs		 Total
Total
2022
2021
£
£
1,297,732
1,244,443
126,726
111,212
169,094
174,247
1,593,552
1,529,902

Clergy stipends

The PDBF paid an average of 132 (2021 - 135) stipendary clergy and lay ministers as office-holders holding parochial or diocesan appointments in the Diocese and the costs were as follows:

Stipends
National insurance contributions
Pension costs - current year contributions		 Total
Total
2022
2021
£
£
3,599,598
3,724,060
273,713
281,834
1,150,795
1,308,556
5,024,106
5,314,450

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

15 Analysis of staff costs, trustee remuneration and expenses and the cost of key management personnel

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:

Archdeacons
Stipendary Parochial Ministers
Diocesan Boards and Councils
Parochial Youth Staff (SDF)
Administration		 2022
full-time
2
113
20
4
9
148		 2022
part-time
-
17
6
2
4
29		 2021
2021
full-time
part-time
2
-
119
14
20
7
4
2
8
3
153
26

In addition to the above, there are 35 self supported ministers and a further 14 house for duty ministers.

The number of staff whose emoluments (including benefits in kind but excluding pension contributions) amounted to more than £60,000 were as follows:

2022 2021
£80,001 - £90,000 1 1
£70,001 - £80,000 1 -
£60,001 - £70,000 1 2

Remuneration of key management personnel

Key management personnel are deemed to be those having authority and responsibility, delegated to them by the trustees for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Diocese. During 2022 they were:

Diocesan Secretary and Company Secretary Andrew Roberts Diocesan Director of Education Peter Cantley

Remuneration, pensions and expenses for these two employees amounted to £167,335 (2021 : £164,121).

Trustees remuneration and expenses

During the year, no trustee received any remuneration for services as a trustee or received any travel expenses relating to services as a trustee (2021 : none).

During the year the charity made contributions to the Church Commissioners at the standard rate agreed by Diocesan Synod towards the stipends, national insurance and pension contributions of the licensed clergy who are directors of the Board and provided houses, including payment of council tax and maintenance costs, as part of normal clergy remuneration.

The following table gives details of the trustees who were in receipt of a stipend and/or housing provided by the Board during the year:

Board during the year:
Stipend Housing
Revd J Baxter Yes Yes
Ven A Booker (from 6 February 2022) Yes Yes
Revd K Hutchins No Yes
Revd M Lucas Yes Yes
Ven R J Ormston Yes Yes
Revd D Walsh Yes Yes

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

16 Tangible fixed assets

Cost or valuation:
At 1 January 2022
Additions
Disposals proceeds
Eliminated on disposal
Revaluation
At 31 December 2022
Depreciation:
At 1 January 2022
Charge for the year
Eliminated on disposals
At 31 December 2022
Net book value
At 31 December 2022
At 31 December 2021		 Freehold
Short
land and
Leasehold
buildings
improvements
£
£
83,677,442
56,602
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,303,655
-
88,981,097
56,602
-
56,602
-
-
-
-
-
56,602
88,981,097
-
83,677,442
-		 Office
Total
equipment
2022
£
£
438,566
84,172,610
13,132
13,132
(475)
(475)
(211)
(211)
-
5,303,655
451,012
89,488,711
397,920
454,522
15,004
15,004
(257)
(257)
412,667
469,269
38,345
89,019,442
40,646
83,718,088

The historical cost of the land and buildings is £11,670,217 (2021 - £11,670,217).

The historical cost of land and buildings shown above is only for purchases made by the DBF. The historical cost of land and buildings taken over by the DBF from parishes is not known.

17 Fixed asset investments

Valuation:
At 1 January 2022
Additions
Disposals proceeds
Gain on disposal
Revaluation
At 31 December 2022
Historic cost at 31 December 2022
Historic cost at 31 December 2021		 Investment
properties
£
47,557,031
-
(2,567,614)
568,644
5,463,698
51,021,759
13,541,854
13,991,854
- 36 -		 Listed
investments
£
4,890,852
-
-
-
(573,865)
4,220,438
4,794,303
4,794,303		 Unlisted
Total
investments
2022
£
£
25,574,307
78,022,190
250,000
250,000
-
(2,567,614)
-
568,644
(2,760,809)
2,129,024
23,160,047
78,402,244
13,818,882
32,155,039
13,568,882
32,355,039

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

17 Fixed asset investments (continued)

The glebe land valuation was conducted by Andrew Granger & Co Limited as at 31 December 2022.

The historical cost of glebe land and buildings shown above is only for purchases made by the DBF. The historical cost of glebe land and buildings taken over by the DBF from parishes is not known.

Listed investments are valued at bid price at the year end.

Unlisted investments consist of holdings in CBF Church of England Funds managed by CCLA Investment Managers Limited (the CBF Investment Fund, CBF Fixed Interest Fund and UK Equity Fund) and in Charifund (managed by M&G Securities Limited).

18 Debtors

19

Due within one year
Parish share received after year end
Parochial loans
Trade debtors
Other debtors
Due after more than one year
Parochial loans
Total debtors
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash at bank and in hand - current and deposit accounts
Funds with the Central Board of Finance of the Church of
England Deposit fund and the Church Commissioners		 2022
2021
£
£
98,467
110,801
49,609
57,861
167,250
81,534
541,999
502,674
857,325
752,870
49,090
76,461
906,415
829,331
2022
2021
£
£
5,666,531
3,011,409
6,256,016
6,243,767
11,922,547
9,255,176

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

20
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Trade creditors
Taxation and social security
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
Clergy pension scheme liabilities
21
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
Church Commissioners value linked loans		 2022
2021
£
£
97,933
26,090
53,409
38,781
669,627
655,557
257,144
294,646
-
232,000
1,078,113
1,247,074
2022
2021
£
£
140,135
140,135
140,135
140,135

Value linked loans are repayable either when the house concerned is sold or when it ceases to be occupied by a qualifying person. Interest is charged by the Commissioners at 4% per annum on the amount loaned initially, the rate rising annually by the increase in the Retail Price Index.

22 Transfers

The transfers between funds during 2022 were:

Unrestricted
£
Sale proceeds of parsonages
-
Education s554
27,858
Clergy pension liability repayment
(136,000)
Energy grant
(5)
(108,147)
The transfers between funds during 2021 were:
Unrestricted
£
Sale proceeds of parsonages
-
Sale proceeds of houses
464,953
Education s554
28,851
Clergy pension liability repayment
(241,000)
252,804		 Designated
£
-
-
-
-
-
Designated
£
-
-
-
-
-		 Restricted
Endowment
£
£
868,990
(868,990)
-
(27,858)
-
136,000
5
-
868,995
(760,848)
Restricted
Endowment
£
£
-
-
(464,953)
-
-
(28,851)
-
241,000
(464,953)
212,149

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

23 Endowment funds

The endowment funds are held on trust to be retained for the benefit of the charity as a capital fund. Where the whole of the fund must be permanently maintained it is known as permanent endowment. Where there is power of discretion to convert endowed funds into income, the fund is classified as expendable endowment.

Permanent Endowments

Current year
Houses Committee
Stipends Capital
Diocesan Stipends
Capital Fund
Clergy Pension Liability
Church Major Works
Prior year
Houses Committee
Stipends Capital
Diocesan Stipends
Capital Fund
Clergy Pension Liability
Church Major Works		 Balance at
Incoming
Expenditure
1.1.22
Endowments
and Transfers
£
£
£
1,509,108
-
-
407,185
-
-
74,569,846
1,642,765
(1,506,765)
(232,000)
-
232,000
139,102
-
-
76,393,241
1,642,765
(1,274,765)
Balance at
Incoming
Expenditure
1.1.21
Endowments
and Transfers
£
£
£
1,320,241
-
-
356,225
-
-
65,702,426
1,516,825
(1,301,912)
(479,000)
-
247,000
121,693
-
-
67,021,585
1,516,825
(1,054,912)		 Gains/
Balance at
(Losses)
31.12.22
£
£
(177,647)
1,331,461
(47,933)
359,252
1,602,133
76,307,979
-
-
(16,375)
122,727
1,360,178
78,121,419
Gains/
Balance at
(Losses)
31.12.21
£
£
188,867
1,509,108
50,960
407,185
8,652,507
74,569,846
-
(232,000)
17,409
139,102
8,909,743
76,393,241

Houses Committee

This fund represents the permanent capital of the Houses Committee and, under the Repair of Benefices Measure 1972, only the income from the capital and not the capital itself may be used for the general purposes of the Houses Committee.

Stipends Capital

This represents the capital of a number of bequests, the income from which may only be used for clergy stipends.

Diocesan Stipends Capital Fund

The Diocesan Stipends Capital Fund was set up under the Endowments and Glebe Measure 1976 to provide income for clergy stipends. It represents glebe property, the accumulated sale proceeds of glebe property, sale proceeds of certain parsonage houses and surplus benefice endowments following pastoral re-organisation. Capital funds may be used for the purchase of glebe property and capital expenditure on parsonage house property.

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

23 Endowment funds (continued)

Permanent Endowments (continued)

Clergy Pension Liability

Before 2019, the clergy pension liability was presented as a component of unrestricted funds. Following a review, it is considered appropriate to show this as part of endowment funds on the basis that the endowment assets underpin the liability.

Church Major Works Fund (formerly Church Major Repair Fund)

This fund may be loaned to parishes in need of funds for works to churches.

Expendable Endowments

Current year
Education Act 1996 (s554)
Clergy Houses
Prior year
Education Act 1996 (s554)
Clergy Houses		 Balance at
Incoming
Expenditure
1.1.22
Endowments
and Transfers
£
£
£
2,014,217
-
(41,134)
76,334,973
-
(868,990)
78,349,190
-
(910,124)
Balance at
Incoming
Expenditure
1.1.21
Endowments
and Transfers
£
£
£
1,921,678
-
(36,569)
67,230,501
-
-
69,152,179
-
(36,569)		 Gains/
Balance at
(Losses)
31.12.22
£
£
(121,438)
1,851,645
6,533,333
81,999,316
6,411,895
83,850,961
Gains/
Balance at
(Losses)
31.12.21
£
£
129,108
2,014,217
9,104,472
76,334,973
9,233,580
78,349,190

Clergy Houses

These funds are represented by clergy houses. Although benefice houses are vested in incumbents for the time being of the benefices concerned, the DBF is obliged to maintain them, to ensure that there are sufficient houses for the pastoral structure of the Diocese. The Pastoral Account funds new parsonage houses and transfers the asset to the Clergy House fund. Any sale proceeds, net of original cost, are transferred back into the Pastoral Account.

Education Act 1996 (Section 554)

This is an expendable endowment which can be used to support the work of the Peterborough Diocesan Board of Education.

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

24 Restricted funds

Balance at
1.1.22
Current year
£
Houses Committee
5,921,336
Widows & Dependants
545,135
Ordination Candidates
146,697
Education Act 1996
282,200
Church Major Works
53,037
Resourcing Ministerial
Education (RME)
(25,320)
Gen 2 Gen - SDF funding
(1,821)
Family Care Fund
200
Pastoral Account
5,302,378
Energy grant funding
-
12,223,842
Balance at
1.1.21
Prior year
£
Houses Committee
5,572,582
Widows & Dependants
488,572
Ordination Candidates
127,796
Education Act 1996
230,471
Church Major Works
52,996
Resourcing Ministerial
Education (RME)
(61,435)
Gen 2 Gen - SDF funding
6,339
Family Care Fund
200
Pastoral Account
5,788,536
12,206,057		 Expenditure
Income
and Transfers
£
£
412,633
(169,171)
14,424
(11,900)
3,536
(3,897)
52,804
-
1,101
-
210,342
(185,555)
203,341
(176,401)
-
-
57,067
846,472
265,000
(265,000)
1,220,248
34,548
Expenditure
Income
and Transfers
£
£
397,117
(604,390)
13,304
(11,600)
3,420
(1,383)
51,729
-
41
-
250,204
(214,089)
161,600
(169,760)
-
-
2,799
(488,957)
880,214
(1,490,179)		 Gains/
Balance at
(Losses)
31.12.22
£
£
359,742
6,524,540
(59,639)
488,020
(15,862)
130,474
-
335,004
-
54,138
-
-
(533)
-
25,119
-
200
-
6,205,917
-
-
284,241
13,762,879
Gains/
Balance at
(Losses)
31.12.21
£
£
556,027
5,921,336
54,859
545,135
16,864
146,697
-
282,200
-
53,037
-
(25,320)
-
(1,821)
-
200
-
5,302,378
627,750
12,223,842

Houses Committee

This fund represents non-parsonage houses held in the name of the Diocesan Board of Finance. On sale the proceeds are transferred back to general funds.

Widows and Dependants

This is a revenue fund made up of trust income and donations specifically given for the relief of clergy widows and their dependants.

Ordination Candidates

This is a revenue fund made up of trust income and donations specifically given for the support of ordinands and their families during training.

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

24 Restricted funds (continued)

Schools Fund/Education/Education Act 1996

The income of these funds primarily represents income from the Department for Education and Skills for specific building projects and repairs carried out during the year. The Education Act 1996 fund balance is made up of sale proceeds from closed schools and is used primarily towards improvement costs at Church Aided Schools.

Church Major Works Fund (formerly Church Major Repair Fund)

This represents unspent income from the endowment fund.

Resourcing Ministerial Education (RME)

This is a fund created by changes to how Ordinands in training are funded by the Church Commissioners Ministry Division (from September 2017). It represents surplus/(deficits) between the value of the grants given by Ministry Division and the actual costs of training.

Gen 2 Gen

This relates to the Gen 2 Gen Childrens and Youth worker programme funded by The Church Commissioners Strategic Development Fund (SDF)

Family Care Fund

This represents funds received from Family Care under a Deed of Gift and must be spent in accordance with the terms of the Deed. The terms of the Deed include working in partnership with families and other agencies to protect children and prevent family breakdown.

Pastoral Account

This represents the capital and investment income which is made up from the sale proceeds of parsonage houses and churches which have become redundant under pastoral reorganisation. At the year end funds from the Expendable Endowment Fund and Designated Fund were transferred into the fund in accordance with the 2006 Diocesan Accounts Group recommendations.

Energy Grant Funding

The Diocese received £265,000 from Church Commissioners for distribution to parishes to help with rising energy costs. It was decided to spread this equally across all parishes, giving £755 to each parish.

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

25 Unrestricted funds

Current year
General fund
Church Worker Fund
pension deficit
Prior year
General fund
Church Worker Fund
pension deficit		 Balance at
1.1.22
£
2,476,274
-
2,476,274
Balance at
1.1.21
£
2,510,561
(64,000)
2,446,561		 Expenditure
Income
and Transfers
£
£
7,770,564
(7,900,759)
-
-
7,770,564
(7,900,759)
Expenditure
Income
and Transfers
£
£
7,787,549
(7,821,836)
-
64,000
7,787,549
(7,757,836)		 Gains/
Balance at
(Losses)
31.12.22
£
£
-
2,346,079
-
-
-
2,346,079
Gains/
Balance at
(Losses)
31.12.21
£
£
-
2,476,274
-
-
-
2,476,274

The General fund is a free reserve representing accumulated annual surpluses less deficits on the PDBF's main activities and represents the fund used in the ongoing business of the PDBF.

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

26 Designated funds

Current year
Church Major Works
Mission Fund
Prior year
Church Major Works
Mission Fund		 Balance at
1.1.22
£
841,854
153,175
995,029
Balance at
1.1.21
£
767,944
157,705
925,649		 Expenditure
Income
and Transfers
£
£
17,668
-
9,356
(16,000)
27,024
(16,000)
Expenditure
Income
and Transfers
£
£
15,446
-
4,032
(8,562)
19,478
(8,562)		 Gains/
Balance at
(Losses)
31.12.22
£
£
(54,991)
804,531
-
146,531
(54,991)
951,062
Gains/
Balance at
(Losses)
31.12.21
£
£
58,464
841,854
-
153,175
58,464
995,029

Church Major Works Fund (formerly Church Major Repair Fund)

This was set up by Diocesan Synod under the "Budget for Growth" and is used to assist parishes with major church repairs. The funds are available as loans and, exceptionally, as grants.

Mission Fund

This Fund exists to provide monies for expenditure on mission activities specifically supported by the Diocese.

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

27 Analysis of net assets between funds

Fund balances at 31 December 2022 are represented by:

Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
£
£
£
Tangible fixed assets
38,345
-
6,026,236
Investments
-
412,159
560,284
Current assets
3,525,983
538,903
7,176,359
Current liabilities
(1,078,114)
-
-
Long term liabilities
(140,135)
-
-
2,346,079
951,062
13,762,879
Included in the above is a revaluation reserve which relates to:
Tangible fixed assets
-
-
3,760,377
Investments
-
241,839
432,143
-
241,839
4,192,520
Fund balances at 31 December 2021 are represented by:
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
£
£
£
Tangible fixed assets
40,646
-
5,666,494
Investments
-
467,149
635,785
Current assets
3,590,836
527,880
5,921,563
Current liabilities
(1,015,073)
-
-
Long term liabilities
(140,135)
-
-
2,476,274
995,029
12,223,842
Included in the above is a revaluation reserve which relates to:
Tangible fixed assets
-
-
3,400,635
Investments
-
296,830
507,644
-
296,830
3,908,279		 Endowment
Total
£
£
82,954,861
89,019,442
77,429,801
78,402,244
1,587,718
12,828,963
-
(1,078,114)
-
(140,135)
161,972,380
179,032,400
73,550,503
77,310,880
45,539,698
46,213,680
119,090,201
123,524,560
Endowment
Total
£
£
78,010,948
83,718,088
76,919,255
78,022,189
44,228
10,084,507
(232,000)
(1,247,073)
-
(140,135)
154,742,431
170,437,576
68,606,590
72,007,225
44,829,152
45,633,626
113,435,742
117,640,851

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

28 Capital commitments and contingent liabilities

Capital commitments and contingent liabilities
2022 2021
£ £
Expenditure on house repairs approved but not contracted for 5,958 8,810
Ordinands support grants approved 202,946 179,281
Contingent liability in respect of guarantee given 150,000 150,000

The contingent liability relates to a guarantee given to The Charity Bank in respect of a loan given to St Matthew's PCC, Northampton.

29 Operating leases

Total commitments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:
Operating leases in respect of buildings where the lease expires:
within one year
within two to five years
At 31 December 2022		 2022
2021
£
£
31,000
31,000
-
38,750
31,000
69,750

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

30 Pension costs

Church Workers Pension Fund

PDBF participates in the Defined Benefits Scheme section of the Church Workers Pension Fund (CWPF) for some lay staff. The Scheme is administered by the Church of England Pensions Board, which holds the assets of the scheme separately from those of the Employer and the other participating employers.

The Church Workers Pension Fund has a section known as the Defined Benefits Scheme, a deferred annuity section known as Pension Builder Classic and a cash balance section known as Pension Builder 2014.

Defined Benefit Scheme

The Defined Benefits Scheme ("DBS") section of the Church Workers Pension Fund provides benefits for lay staff based on final pensionable salaries.

For funding purposes, the DBS is divided into sub-pools in respect of each participating employer as well as a further sub-pool, known as the Life Risk Pool. The Life Risk Pool exists to share certain risks between employers, including those relating to mortality and post-retirement investment returns.

The division of the DBS into sub-pools is notional and is for the purpose of calculating ongoing contributions. It does not alter the fact that the assets of the DBS are held as a single trust fund out of which all the benefits are to be provided. From time to time, a notional premium is transferred from employers’ sub-pools to the Life Risk Pool and all pensions and death benefits are paid from the Life Risk Pool.

The scheme is a multi-employer scheme as described in section 28 of FRS 102. It is not possible to attribute DBS assets and liabilities to specific employers, since each employer, through the Life Risk pool, is exposed to actuarial risks associated with the current and former employees of other entities participating in the DBS. This means that contributions are accounted for as if the DBS were a defined contribution scheme. The pensions costs charged to the SoFA in the year are contributions payable towards benefits and expenses accrued in that year - 2022 : £nil, 2021: £14,148 - plus the figures in relation to the DBS deficit highlighted in the table below as being recognised in SoFA, giving a total charge of £4,300 for 2022 and credit of £48,852 for 2021.

If, following an actuarial valuation of the Life Risk Pool, there is a surplus or deficit in the pool, further transfers may be made from the Life Risk Pool to the employers’ sub-pools, or vice versa. The amounts to be transferred (and their allocation between the sub-pools) will be settled by the Church of England Pensions Board on the advice of the Actuary.

A valuation of DBS is carried out once every three years. The most recently finalised valuation was carried out as at 31 December 2019. In this valuation, the Life Risk Section was shown to be in deficit by £7.7m and £7.7m was notionally transferred from the employers’ sub-pools to the Life Risk Section. This increased the Employer contributions that would otherwise have been payable. The overall deficit in DBS was £11.3m.

The next actuarial valuation was due at 31 December 2022.

Following the valuation, the Employer has entered into an agreement with the Church Workers Pension Fund to pay a contribution rate of 46.5% of pensionable salary and expenses of £4,300 per year.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

30 Pension costs (continued)

Section 28.11A of FRS102 requires agreed deficit recovery payments to be recognised as a liability. The movement in the provision is set out below.

Balance sheet liability at 1 January
Deficit contribution paid
Interest cost (recognised in SoFA)
Remaining change to the balance sheet liability* (recognised in SoFA)
Balance sheet liability at 31 December		 2022
2021
£
£
-
67,000
-
(4,000)
-
-
-
(63,000)
-
-

This liability represents the present value of the deficit contributions agreed as at the accounting date and has been valued using the following assumptions, set by reference to the duration of the deficit recovery payments:

December 2022 December 2021 December 2020

Discount rate

0.0% 0.0% 0.4%

The legal structure of the scheme is such that if another employer fails, the DBF could become responsible for paying a share of that employer's liabilities.

Pension Builder Scheme (PBS)

For eligible salaried employees who commenced employment after 1 January 2000, the charity participates in the Church of England Pension Builder Scheme, within the Church Workers Pension Fund, which is administered by the Church of England Pensions Board.

The PBS of the Church Workers Pension Fund is made of two sections, Pension Builder Classic and Pension Builder 2014, both of which are classed as defined contribution schemes.

Pension Builder Classic provides a pension for members for payment from retirement, accumulated from contribution paid and converted into a deferred annuity during employment based on terms set and reviewed by the Church of England Pensions Board from time to time. Bonuses may be declared, depending upon the investment returns and other factors.

Pension Builder 2014 is a cash balance scheme that provides a lump sum that members use to provide benefits at retirement. Pension contributions are recorded in an account for each member. This account may have bonuses added by the Board before retirement. The bonuses depend on investment experience and other factors. There is no requirement for the Board to grant bonuses. The account, plus any bonuses declared, is payable from members' Normal Pension age.

There is no sub-division of assets between employers in each section of the Pension Builder Scheme.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

30 Pension costs (continued)

The scheme is considered to be a multi-employer scheme as described in section 28 of FRS 102. This is because it is not possible to attribute the Pension Builder Scheme's assets and liabilities to specific employers and that contributions are accounted for as if the Scheme were a defined contribution scheme. The pensions cost charged to the SoFA in the year are contributions payable.

A valuation of the scheme is carried out once every three years. The most recent was carried out as at 31 December 2019.

For the Pension Builder Classic section, the valuation revealed a deficit of £4.8m on the ongoing assumptions used. At the most recent annual review, the Board chose to grant a discretionary bonus of 10.1% following improvements in the funding position over 2022. There is no requirement for deficit payments at the current time.

For the Pension Builder 2014 section, the valuation revealed a surplus of £5.5m on the ongoing assumptions used. There is no requirement for deficit payment at the current time.

The legal structure of the scheme is such that if another employer fails, PDBF could become responsible for paying a share of that employer's pension liabilities.

Clergy Pension Fund

Peterborough DBF participates in the Church of England Funded Pensions Scheme for stipendiary clergy, a defined benefit pension scheme. This scheme is administered by the Church of England Pensions Board, which holds the assets of the schemes separately from those of the Responsible Bodies.

Each participating Responsible Body in the scheme pays contributions at a common contribution rate applied to pensionable stipends.

The scheme is considered to be a multi-employer scheme as described in Section 28 of FRS 102. This means it is not possible to attribute the Scheme’s assets and liabilities to each specific Responsible Body, and this means contributions are accounted for as if the Scheme were a defined contribution scheme. The pensions costs charged to the SoFA in the year are contributions payable towards benefits and expenses accrued in that year (2021 : £1,067,556, 2020 : £870,563), plus the figures highlighted in the table below as being recognised in the SoFA, giving a total charge of £1,062,556 for 2021 (2020 : charge of £879,563).

A valuation of the Scheme is carried out once every three years. The most recent Scheme valuation completed was carried out at as 31 December 2021. The 2021 valuation revealed a surplus of £560m, based on assets of £2,720m and a funding target of £2,160m, assessed using the following assumptions:

• Mortality in accordance with 90% of the S3NA tables, with allowance for improvements in mortality rates in line with the CMI2020 extended model with a long term annual rate of improvement of 1.5%, a smoothing parameter of 7, an initial addition to mortality improvements of 0.5% pa and an allowance for 2020 data of 0%

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

30 Pension costs (continued)

Following the 31 December 2018 valuation, a deficit recovery plan was put in place until 31 December 2022 and the deficit recovery contributions (as a percentage of pensionable stipends) were as set out in the table below. An interim reduction to deficit contributions to 3.2% of pensionable stipends was made with effect from 1 April 2022. Following finalisation of the 31 December 2021 valuation, deficit contributions ceased with effect from 1 January 2023, since the Scheme was in surplus.

%age of pensionable stipends January 2018 to December 2020 January 2021 to December 2022
Deficit repair contribution 11.9% 7.1%

As at 31 December 2020, 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2022 the deficit recovery contributions under the recovery plan in force were as set out in the above table.

For senior office holders, pensionable stipends are adjusted in the calculations by a multiple, as set out in the Scheme’s rules.

Section 28.11A of FRS 102 requires agreed deficit recovery payments to be recognised as a liability. However, as there are no agreed deficit recovery payments from 1 January 2023 onwards, the balance sheet liability as at 31 December 2022 is nil. The movement in the balance sheet liability over 2021 and over 2022 is set out in the table below.

Balance sheet liability as at 1 January
Deficit Contributions paid
Interest cost (recognised in the SoFA)
Remaining change to the balance sheet liability* (recognised in SoFA)
Balance sheet liability at 31 December		 2022
2021
£
£
232,000
479,000
(136,000)
(242,000)
-
1,000
(96,000)
(6,000)
-
232,000

This liability represents the present value of the deficit contributions agreed as at the accounting date and has been valued using the following assumptions. No assumptions are needed for December 2022 as there are no agreed deficit recovery payments going forward. No price inflation assumption was needed for December 2021 since pensionable stipends for the remainder of the recovery plan were already known.

December 2022 December 2021 December 2020 December 2022 December 2021 December 2020 December 2022 December 2021 December 2020
Discount rate n/a 0.0% 0.2%
Price inflation n/a n/a 3.1%
Increase to total pensionable payroll n/a -1.5% 1.6%

The legal structure of the scheme is such that if another Responsible Body fails, Peterborough DBF could become responsible for paying a share of that Responsible Body’s pension liabilities.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

31 Trust funds

The charity acts as custodian trustee of a number of trusts in the diocese. The invested capital of these trusts, which is vested in the charity as custodian trustee but which does not form part of the charity's assets, amounted to £13,601,506 at 31 December 2022 (2021: £15,340,219) made up as follows:

Land & Buildings
Miscellaneous Unlisted Investments
Central Board of Finance:
Investment Fund shares
Fixed Interest Securities Fund shares
Equity Fund
Property Fund
Deposits		 2022
Cost
£
96,823
550,188
2,051,751
459,452
49,490
49,490
1,438,723
4,695,917		 2021
Cost
£
96,823
585,881
2,074,209
459,971
49,490
49,490
1,436,640
4,752,504		 2022
2021
Valuation
Valuation
£
£
221,076
221,076
1,359,169
1,576,695
10,041,711
11,473,567
429,586
498,309
69,201
86,304
42,040
47,628
1,438,723
1,436,639
13,601,506
15,340,218

32 Related party transactions

The Diocese maintains a register of Trustees interests. Trustees have declared participation in training funded by the Diocese and transactions arising from their stipendiary ministry and housing. It shows no other related party transactions. Any such transactions are at arm's length under the normal commercial terms applied by the DBF and are part of its normal activities.

The Very Reverend Chris Dalliston is one of the trustees of the PDBF and also a trustee of Launde Abbey Trust. The spouse of Jeremy Orme, another trustee of the PDBF, is also a trustee of Launde Abbey Trust and a director of Launde Abbey Enterprises Limited. During the year, PDBF bought services totalling £5,047 (2021 £8,606) from Launde Abbey Trust and services totalling £38,100 (2021 £20,356) from Launde Abbey Enterprises Limited.

During the year, the DBF recharged provision of IT services to the Bishop's Office, the Cathedral and PDET - all of whom are related party transactions. The value of these recharges were:

2022 2021
£ £
Bishop's Office 17,047 10,936
Peterborough Cathedral 71,443 39,141
Peterborough Diocesan Education Trust 576 1,764

Parochial Church Councils

Parochial Church Councils (PCCs) support PDBF financially with payments of parish share. Many committee members and trustees are also members of PCCs within the Diocese. Much of PDBF's activity is in support of PCCs through practical assistance and advice and in the provision of grants and loans.

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

33 Post balance sheet event

At the year end, the Diocesan Board of Education (DBE) became its own separate entity, rather than being part of the Diocesan Board of Finance (DBF).

On 1 January 2023, the assets and liabilities of the DBE will be transferred from the DBF to the DBE. The DBE is being registered separately as its own independent unincorporated charity.

The balance sheet of the DBE at that date was as follows:

The balance sheet of the DBE at that date was as follows:
Fixed assets
Investments
Current assets:
Debtors
Cash at bank
Current liabilities:
Creditors
Net current assets
Net assets
Reserves		 16,612
1,092,619
1,109,231
(604,430)		 £
760,000
910,178
504,801
2,174,979
2,174,979

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

34
Prior year Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA)
Unrestricted
Note
Funds
£
Income and endowments from
Donations:
Parish share
3
6,620,865
Other donations
4
622,138
Charitable activities
5
486,259
Other income
6
59,669
Investment income
7
18,096
Total incoming resources
7,807,027
Expenditure on
Raising funds
8
124,403
Charitable activities
9
7,894,799
Total outgoing resources
8,019,202
Net income/(expenditure)
before investment gains
(212,175)
Net gains on Investments
58,464
Net income/(expenditure)
(153,711)
Transfers between funds
22
252,804
Other recognised gains/(losses)
Gains/(losses) on revaluations
and disposals of fixed assets
-
Actuarial gains on pension schemes
-
Net movement in funds
99,093
Total funds brought forward
3,372,210
Total funds carried forward
3,471,303		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
411,804
-
-
468,410
880,214
136,269
888,957
1,025,226
(145,012)
71,722
(73,290)
(464,953)
556,028
-
17,785
12,206,057
12,223,842		 Endowment
Total
Funds
2021
£
£
-
6,620,865
-
1,033,942
-
486,259
-
59,669
1,516,825
2,003,331
1,516,825
10,204,066
37,889
298,561
1,282,543
10,066,299
1,320,432
10,364,860
196,393
(160,794)
8,775,044
8,905,230
8,971,437
8,744,436
212,149
-
9,379,081
9,935,109
6,000
6,000
18,568,667
18,685,545
136,173,764
151,752,031
154,742,431
170,437,576