Dunseverick Parish Church Trustee's Annual Report
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(l January 2022- 31 December 2022)
Dunseverick Parish Church (NIC101976)
223 whitepark Road
Lisnagunogue
Bushmills
Co. Antrim
8T57 8SP
Contact..
David Kerr (Select Vestry Member)
C/0 2 Bollinlea Road
Ballintoy
Co. Antrim
BT54 6NQ
Trustees:
Rev Patrick Barton, Anna Kerr, Barbara Brogan, Valerie Wilkinson, Jennifer Mccurdy, David
Kerr, Ivor Ramage, Ivan Kerr, Hugh Mccurdy, Ivan Smyth, James Wilkinson, Harold Kerr,
Maurice Mccurdy and Frank Mccaughan, James Ramage.
Finances:
Dunseverlck Parish had a total income of £35,784 and expenditure of £31,021. The closing
balances of the 3 church accounts at 31st December 2022 were-
Current Account (No. l) - £20,073
Building Fund (No. 21-£89,092
The current account is used to cover costs related to the daily running of the church. The
Building Fund account is for all fund-raising monies which can be used in a number of ways.
The major project on the Bell Tower, which was mainly funded through a Heritage Lottery
Grant, has sti15 a few small tasks to be completed, which was delayed. All funds have been
received from the HLF and full completion will be reached in 2022/2023.
Management:
The finances are managed by a Parish Treasurer and a "Finance Committee" with reports
submitted monthly to the Trustees at Vestry meetings and on other occasions if necessary.
Vestry members are elected each year at the Annual Easter Vestry meeting.
The finance committee was set up to look after fundraising and correspondence with the
HLF grant application.
Purpose:

The principal function of the organisation is to support the advancement of the Christian
religion by promoting through the work of the Parish the whole mission of the Church,
pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.
Being open to and engaging with society as a whole and offering sUPPOrt for those needing
help is fundamental to the practical delivery of the tenets of Christianity. As a result of
activity in pursuit of the advancement of the Christian religion, the Parish ha5 Custody of a
large body of records, materials and artefacts of significance to the cultural heritage, the
maintenance of which is undertaken by the Parish as a secondary charitable purpose. A
number of methods are used to display this heritage, both within the Church and externally.
For example, a time line display is located in the porch covering the almost 200 years of the
church's existence, display screens are available on selected occasions featuring the
characters and events which have helped to shape the parish over the years, and a
graveyard map has been positioned next to the entrance footpath, displaying all the family
names buried there over its recorded period. This is extremely beneficial to those people
carrying out genealogical research.
Public Benefit
The charity trustees have complied with their duties in line with the Commission's Public
Benefit statutory guidance. Regular worship and reaching out into the community via
community carol singing, youth clubs as well as other activities such as charitable, social and
fundraising have been carried out successfully throughout the years to fulfil our statement
of Public Benefit. Significant funds have been donated to other organisations such as
Christian Aid, Ukraine Appeal, RCB Charity Funds, Orphan's Appeal, Dean's Sit Out, Air
Arnbulance, Bishop's Appeal, CRS. The Church has been used by other community
organisations.
David Kerr
Select Vestry member/charity representative
4th May 2022