Shankill Parish Lurgan
TRUSTEES, REPORT
for the financial year ended 31 De￿mber 2022
The trustees present their Trustees. Report and the audited financial statements for the financial year ended 31
December 2022.
The financial statements are prepared in accordance with FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in
the UK and Republic of Ireland" and Accounling and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice
applicable to charities preparing their financial statements in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
The Trustees, Report conlains the information required to be provided in the Trustees, Annual Report under the
Statement of Recommended Practi￿ (SORPI guidelines. The trustees of the charity are also charity trustees for the
purpose of chariiy law and under the charity's constitution are known as members of the board of trustees.
In this report the trustees of Shankill Parish Lurgan present a summary of its purpose, governance, activities,
achievemenls and finances for the financial financial year 31 De￿mber 2022.
The charity is a registered charity and, although not obliged to comply with the Statement of Recommended Practice
(SORP) as issued by the Charity Commissioners for Northem Irelaind 2018, the organisation has implemented its
recommendations where relevant in these financial statements.

Shankill Parish Lurgan
TRUSTEES, REPORT
for the financial year ended 31 December 2022
Review of Activities, Achievements and Performance
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
The charitable purpose of the Church of Ireland is the advan￿ment of religion. The principal function of Shankill
Parish Lurgan is to support the advancement of the Christian religion by promoting the mission of the church
pastoral, evangelislic, social and relational. Being open to and engaging with society as a whole and offering support
for those needing help are fundamental to the practical delivery of the benefits of Christianity. Additionally. and in
accordance with its stated charitable purpose, Shankill Parish Lurgan has custody of a large collection of historical
records, materials, and artefacts of significance to the cultural and religious heritage of both the Parish and the town
of Lurgan. The care and maintenance of these is undertaken by the Select Veslry.
ACHIEVEMENTS, PEFORMANCE AND PUBLIC BENEFIT
Shankill Parish is a vibrant and welcoming church family of different ages and backgrounds seeking lo build faith and
build community in Lurgan. We are called to be hope builders in our community as we use our gifts. talents, and
passions lo serve one other and those beyond our walls, sharing the Iransforming love of God and leaving a legacy
of faith for the generations to come. This statement embodies and undergirds the mission we undertake as a parish
and recognises the strategic role we have in Ihe community of Lurgan. The parish has considered the Charity
Commission for Northern Ireland's guidance on public benefit to ensure that the activities entered during the year
have helped to achieve the Parish's objectives, as well as providing public benefit.
CORPORATE WORSHIP
For almost the whole of 2022, we have been worshipping in the Jelhro Centre (the community facylity owned by
Shankill Parish Caring Association). This is due to a serious outbreak of dry rot in the church building. Investigations
into this and the consequent remedial works necessitaled the closure of the church from the start of February 2022.
Worshipping in the sports hall at Jethro is very different to an hisloric church building. but the congregations have
grown during this period, particularly at our 10am setvice which is largeted specifically at a younger demographic.
We are consistently seeing over 300 people galher for worship each Sunday. We are grateful to the management
and staff of the Jethro Centre for their support.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH
During the year our children's and youth ministries have been able to resume without restrictions. It has been so
encouraging to see children and families re-engage wilh our programmes on Sundays and during the week.
Particularly pleasing has been the re-launch of our Toddler Time group which has seen large numbers of
parenlslcarers and children return on a Monday morning each week. Our Sunday school and associated children,
programmes have all seen encouraging growth.
Our youth programmes returned to normal durtng 2022. Our youth worker left in June to lake up a post with the
Education Authority and we successfully recruited her replacement who started in post in September. By the end of
the year, programmes for 11-18 year-old were running on Sunday morning and evening, Wednesday afternoon and
Friday evening.
PASTORAL CARE
During the year. restrictions that had impacted pastoral care were gradually eased and we have been able to return
to a more or less normal pattern. the exception being access to care homes and some hospital wards. access to
which has at times been restricted by COVID outbreaks. Our pastoral Support Worker retired in mid-2022. and we
took the opportunily to create an enhanced pastoral care role. We suc￿sSfUllY recruited a Pastoral Care
Coordinator. and she took up her role in September 2022.
PARISH GROUPS
The easing of COVD restrictions and a return to regular patterns of social interaction has allowed us lo re-introduce
our various mid-week programmes which encourage members in their faith and provide opportunities for social
connection, which has been so important coming out of the pandemic. These include Connect Groups, Womens,
Guild. Motherfs Union. choir and ourweekly prayer group.
OUTREACH AND EVANGELISM
Towards the end of 2021, we applied to The Henry Smith Charity for a grant lo enable us to employ a Gommunity
evangelist who would develop our spiritual and practical outreach into Ihe community. Our successful application has
enabled us to employ a community evangelist. His role has signtficantly increased our presence in the community
and enabled us to initiate several new programmes such as The Living Room. a weekly drop-in run in partnership
with SPCA. and Story, a monthly informal gathering in Café IncredAble {in the Jethro Centre) where a member of our
church family is interviewed about their life and faith. This new role has also enabled us to expand our compassion
ministry through more personal face-to-face contact and support.

Shankill Parish Lurgan
TRUSTEES, REPORT
for the financial year ended 31 December 2022
Flnancial Review
Full details of the current year finances are shown from pages 10 onwards. In 2021 financial year the Charity
received £574,902 of income which had increased from 2020 resulls1350/.l- The majorily of the income 173%) is
unreslricled. Expenditure in 2021 lotslled £340.888. including £46.407 of depreciation. The lolal expenditure in the
current year is significantly higher than the 2021 comparative 181 /ol as as over £220.000 has been spent on the
repair of the dry rot in the church and on spire repairs. A reported surplus of £144,366 including this depreciation
charge is shown in the Church's Statement of Financial Activities for the year. This result is as anticipated and
expected by the Trustees.
The Church has reserves of £6.9m al the year end and the financial slalemenls have been prepared on the g¢ing
concem basis.
Results and Dividends
Al the end of the finanGial year the charity has assets of £7.125.358 {2021 £6.970,543I and Ilabllilles of £145,994
12021- £135.5451. The net assets of the charity have increased by £144,366.
The charity Is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship al our church and lo become part of our
Chrlslian Community. Our SeNices and worship pul faith into practice through prayer and scripture. In particular, we
try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our community.
In accordance with the Axticles of Association. the trustees redre by rotation and. being eligible. offer Ihemselve5 for
re-election.
Compliance with Se¢tor-Wlde Leglslatlon and Standards
The charity engages pro-actively with legislation, standards and ctNJes which are developed for lh9 seGlor. Shankill
Parish Lurgan subscribes to and is compliant with the followlng..
The Charities SORP {FRS 1021
Public Benefit
The Parish has given careftjl ¢onsideralion to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland's guidance on public
benefit lo ènsure that the actives entered into during the year h8ve helped to achieve the Parish's objectives and
aclivilies. as well as providing public benefit.
Approved by the Board of Trustees on 20 Aprll 2023 and slgned on it behalf by-.
Revllmar
Harv
Chairperson
Allstyn Marti6
Trustee