# ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH CHURCH OF BLISWORTH ## Annual Report # And ## Financial Statements # For the year ended 31[st] December 2020 ## Incumbent ## Rev Canon Richard Stainer Churchwardens Fiona Mckenzie Angela Cheesbrough Treasurer Jonathon Murray Bank Cooperative bank plc 65/65a Abington St Northampton Independent Examiner John Dorwood Barn Owl Close East Hunsbury Seeking to be welcoming to all and to extend the love of Christ to the wider community ## ST JOHN THE BAPTIST ## PARISH CHURCH OF BLISWORTH ## Annual Report for 2020 ## Background Members of the PCC are either ex officio or elected by the Annual Church Meeting in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. Since the last Annual Meeting the following have served as members of the PCC. Chairman: Rev Canon Richard Stainer Churchwardens: Fiona McKenzie Angela Cheesbrough Representative on the Deanery Synod: Helen Halson Elected Members: Jim Aveling Peter Banks Jenny Cahill Angela Cheesbrough Edith Green Marian Hancock Helen Halson Pat Masterman Jonathon Murray Marian Paton John Smith (co-opted) Church Attendance: There are 42 on the Electoral Roll. Review of the Year: In this unique year of the Covid pandemic in addition to the APCM, held, socially distanced in church, the PCC met on zoom in May and socially distanced in church in October. Attendance was good. Everything was done to remain a worshipping community. The introduction of zoom services proved to be a lifeline and folk from outside the benefice were invited to join in. With baptisms, weddings and fundraising events cancelled, only funerals were able to go ahead, with limited numbers, adding to the grief of mourners. Our Remembrance Day service with the church closed, and only a handful of people outside, was nevertheless respectful and moving. When temporary easing of lockdown occurred during summer and autumn, services were held in rotation in the benefice churches, but with limited numbers: no singing, Communion administered in a restricted manner and no socialising. There was no bell ringing permitted except a tolling of a single bell for the passing and funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh. Coffee mornings and the Christmas bazaar were held under strict covid rules. Opening the church for private prayer was considered, but not applied due to the necessary supervision and strict sanitising involved. During lockdown, the church was decorated due to the kindness of a benefactor to whom we are very grateful. Routine maintenance continued, with the boiler, organ, lawn mower and fire extinguishers serviced. The flagpole on the tower was re-erected after storm damage, the wall between the church and old rectory repaired, draught excluders installed, damaged pews repaired and made safe, churchyard trees pruned and cut back, gutters and drains cleared and a new motor installed for the tower clock. Huge thanks to ex officio John smith for instigating much of this work. World Vision events and Open the Book were curtailed. Accounts: ## The accounts for 2020 have been audited. 2020 was a challenging year in all respects and financially we suffered from the lack of live services in church, but thanks to the generosity of our congregation we have survived it better than we might have expected and can look forward to more normal times with confidence. Income for the year was £47, 766, an increase of £3,203 on 2019 which was due to a significant donation for the cost of decorating the church. Giving by covenant through the diocesan scheme raised £25,781, including this donation which was an increase of £7,795 on 2019. Service collections, donations, Gift aid, grants and other fundraising raised £15,224, dividends and interest amounted to £3,732 and fess and other income totalled £3,029. Expenditure was £52,862, an increase of £7,623 on 2019. The largest single item, the Parish Share amounted to £31,357, which was 92% of the amount due but the deficit has since been made good. £14,774 was spent on maintenance, primarily the interior decoration to the church and £2,719 was spent on utilities and insurance. Other expense amounted to £4,012. ## We have registered with Easy Fundraising to generate income. Take up of the new diocesan scheme for planned giving with gift aid has been good. Thanks are due to Helen Halson for administering the scheme and to John Dorward for kindly auditing the accounts but chiefly to the continued generosity of our congregation. Rev Canon Richard Stainer (Rector) Jonathon Murray (Treasurer) Church of SL John th• B•pll•( Bll•worth 2020 Summiry General Fund 28621 47635 -52163 13 Bell Fund 2362 Resloralion Fund 21241 118 -699 Total onin Income BalarK8 52224 47766 -s2￿2 Transfer Adju$lmentS losin Balanca -13 241( 2362 47128 CBF Dep Account 42321 236 Co-op Dep. Acwjnl 9224 47531 -52862 236 Cash in Hand 678 677 Total 6nin Income anse Transf8r Ad"uslmenls Rounding Closing Balance Balance 52223 -$2862 -678 -236 -678 42321 4129 677 47127 Church of SL John tho 8•ptlsL Bllsmwlh 2020 Bank Account D•tall• C8F Dopo•lt Account Opening Balance 42321 Re(xipts Intwost 411 Inlefost 414 lrterest 417 Interest 4110 71 42 43 Transfws Interest Co-op Dw8it A¢¢wrrt 411 Interest Ctrop Deposit AC￿Unt 414 Interest Co-op Deposit kno￿1417 Inlor8s1 c￿0P D6pwl 4110 71 42 12&8) Closing Balanco w Bank Slatamgnt 31 Dec*mb8r 2tr20 42321 Bell Fund Rgstoralion Fund General Fund 2362 42321 OFening B8lanro pw 2019 ALu￿rrtS 9224 Receipts From Income Detsil Transfer from CBF Dep￿"￿ Acca 47531 236 From Expendrlure Detail {52862} 150951 Cash in harKI bff 31112119 678 R*•pts rb)t bank￿ 48 at 31112r20 1677) Adiu8ts))ent for rourKlirvJ Closiro Bal￿ pw Bank Statement 31 Decwnber 2020 4129 Goneral Fund 4129 4129 Church of SL John th• Baptls( Bllwrfh 2020 un￿trIctsd Fund• ¢noral Fund Op¢nirvJ Bal 2019 29420 2eE21 Receipts Collection General Gfft￿d Donations Covenant Fund RaisirvJ l R Reftjnd Fees CBF Dividend Rectoffs Expenses Grant Transfer from Bell Fund 1215 25781 2872 2365 3516 2146 13 47544 43244 Expenses InsLrance Parish Sharo Utilities R￿LOr EYE￿5 Organist Maintenance Service Fees Organ Levies & SurKlry Feos DMatic Sundry Costs 17x1 31357 1317 720 14774 42 151 9T8 (521631 1441891 Natt BalarK 24CK)1 28475 Balanc• of CBF DeFosit Interest 105 145 ClosiTrJ Balar 241C6 28621 CBF Dwsit Accc 4129 677 Bala￿e in Hand 8bment for 241L Church of SL John th• BapdsL Bllsworth 2020 Restrfcted Funds B•ll Fund Opening Balance 2019 2362 Receipts 25 Transfer ContribLrtion to General FuThJ 113) {181 1251 Nett Bal8nc• 2349 2344 Proportion of CBF Deposit Interest {236x2362142321) 13 18 Closing Balance (CBF Depjsit Ac¢xyJntl 2362 2362 Restoration Fund ok￿1n9 Balance 2019 214CMJ 21241 16991 13251 N•tt Balanc8 20542 21075 Proportion of CBF Deposit Interest1236x21241142321) 118 166 Closing Balance ICBF Deposit Account) 21241 Choir Fund - Closod Opening Balance 2019 1223 1164 (7Crf)I Transfers 116871 Nett Balance l Ko. 11 11111 111111 1111 11 11 ry'.r4 0..￿1 IUJ O'.J o tJ'..W ID ifJ llllll Iwiiiiiii lllliiiiwii St. John the Bapt15t Blisworth PCC Notes to the Receipts and Payments Accounts for the year ending 31 December 2020. st Levies and Sundry Fees Analysi5 Copyright License 151 Sundry Costs Analysis There were no sundry costs Liabilities There were no liabilitie5 A55ets st 3) Church Building and Land Insurance cover from 1 January 2020 £8,690,000. b) 6,127 shares in CBF Income units valued at 31 December 2019 £117,449. c) Handbells, Church Plate, Lawnmowers and other equipment st ExaMine￿S Report The Bllworth Pdrothlal Churth 1k(￿nts For the Year Ended 31" December 2020 I have independently examined the accounts of SL John the Baptis1 Blisworth. Parish Church Council as set out on the following pages. The PCC has elected to prepare the accounts on the Receipts and Payments basis and the requirement for independent exaFnination allows me to report under Regulation 7 of the Church Accounting Regulations instead of under Regulation 25. The examlnerfs responslbilities are t￿- Identify whether or not proper accounting record5 for the Blisworth Parish Church Council have been kept. Check thatthe Blisworth Parish Church Council accounts agree with the accounting records. Look for possible significant eThors in the accourrts of the Blisworth Parish Church Council. Check that the Blisworth Parish Church Council account5 have been properfy prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations in so far as these apply to the Receipts and Pa￿ents basi Where matters arise from this examination that give cause for concern it is my duty to report it. The examlnerfs report No matters have arisen during the course of my examination where I have to g￿ve an adverse reporL John Do￿ard 47 Barn Owl C105e East Hunsbury Northampton NN4 OUA