## **The Church of Ireland** ## **Mountfield Parish Church** ## **Charity Trustees Annual Report** ## **And** **Receipts and Payments accounts For the year ended 31[st] December 2022** Charity No:NIC 104767 1 ## **Mountfield Parish Church** Innisclan Road Mountfield Omagh BT79 7QD ## **Charity Registration No** . NIC101439 Rector: Reverend Graham Hare The Rectory, 8 Mullaghmenagh Avenue, Omagh Tel - 028 82242130 Email - drumragh@derry.anglican.org / Rector’s Warden: Violet Frazer People’s Warden: David Patterson Honorary Treasurer: Isobel O’Brien Honorary Secretary: Walter Crawford walter.crawford35@gmail.com 07470285814 Independent examiner: Anna Moore – Retired Postmistress 154 Killyclogher Road, Omagh BT79 7NT Bankers: Danske Bank, Omagh ## **Trustees:** Rev Graham Hare, Derrick McFarland, Isobel O’Brien, Hazel McFarland, Violet Frazer, Ivan Frazer, Richard Monteith, Alan Monteith, Trevor Crawford, Christine Crawford, Mary McFarland, Walter Crawford, David Patterson, Stephen Patterson, Richard McFarland & David McFarland 2 ## **Trustees Annual Report** ## **Year Ended 31[st] December 2022** The Charity Trustees present the annual report and statements of Receipts, Payments, Assets and Liabilities for Mountfield Parish Church, for year ended 31[st] December 2022 ## **Structure, Governance and Management** ## _**Governing Document and Constitution of the Charity**_ Chapter III of the Constitution of the Church of Ireland governs Parish and Parochial Organisations, The Select Vestry members are the Charity Trustee’s. ## **Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees** All members of the Church of Ireland who are over the age of 18 and are either resident within the parish or live elsewhere but have been accustomed members of the congregation for at least three months, may register as members of the General Vestry of the Parish, allowing them to attend and vote at meetings of the General Vestry and to stand for election to the Select Vestry. The Select Vestry will hold their positions for a period of one year. Select Vestry members may be re-elected annually and there is no limit to the number of terms which may be served. ## **Pay and remuneration of Charity Trustees** Acting in his role as the Rector/Incumbent of Mountfield Parish Church, Rev Graham Hare receives a stipend, office and locomotory allowances in accordance with figures approved by the General Synod of the Church of Ireland. No other Charity Trustees receive any remuneration from Mountfield Parish Church. ## **Organisational Structure** The Select Vestry is responsible for the day to day management of the Parish. The Select Vestry consists of the member of the clergy serving in the Parish (the incumbent), the church wardens, the glebe wardens and generally not more than twelve members of the Select Vestry elected at the General Vestry meeting. The Select Vestry meets at times fixed by the members or the diocesan synod. Special meetings may be convened at any time by the chairperson or the churchwardens. 3 ## **Objectives and Activities** The charitable purpose of the Church of Ireland is the advancement of religion. The principle function of Mountfield Parish Church is to support the advancement of the Christian religion by promoting, the work of Mountfield Parish Church 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 are fundamental to the practical delivery of the benefits of Christianity. As a result of activity in pursuit of the advancement of the Christian religion, Mountfield Parish Church has custody of property and of records, material and artefacts of significance to the cultural and religious heritage and maintenance of which is undertaken by the select vestry of Mountfield Parish Church. ## **Achievements, Performance and Public Benefit** As a church we provide weekly services of Morning Prayer, which during the month will also include services of Holy Communion and a Family service. We also provide for baptisms, weddings, funerals and pastoral support which include both hospital and home visitations for the sick, bereaved and those needing spiritual care. For our children we run weekly Sunday school, junior choir and an annual fun night. Children also have access to our sister church St Columba’s who have a youth club and young people’s group. Our Child Protection Policy is in accordance with Safeguarding Trust policies of the Church of Ireland. 4 ## **Financial Review** The Charity Trustees consider the financial results for the year to 31[st] December 2022 and the financial position at that date to be satisfactory. The Charity Trustees have no specific policy relating to the holding of reserves. The Charity Trustees have reviewed the budgets for the year ahead and are satisfied that there are adequate funds in place to ensure that the parish can continue its activities and the financial statements for the year end 31st December 2022 can be signed off as a going concern. ## **Statement of Trustees Responsibility** Charity law requires trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which show a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and its financial activities for that period. In preparing those financial statements the trustees are required to: - Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; - Make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; - State whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any departure disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and - Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is appropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operational existence. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Church and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf. **……………………………………………………………..** Walter Crawford Secretary Date **…9th October 2023……………** 5 ## **Accounting Policies** Set out below are the principle accounting policies which have been adopted in the compilation of the Receipts and Payments Account and the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. ## **a) Receipts and Payments Accounts** All items of income and expenditure included with the Receipts and Payments Account have been accounted for on a cash receipts basis ## **b) Statement of Assets and Liabilities** The assets of the Parish, retained for its own use comprise:- - Church Building, Graveyard and grounds Church was built c.1826, funded by the Board of the First Fruits at a cost of £830. The square tower containing entrance porch was added c 1860 and a Graveyard was consecrated in 1999. The Church is listed by NIEA Evaluation as B1 and is deemed to be a Heritage Asset as defined by the Charities SORP (FRS102). This Heritage Asset is not included in the statement of assets and liabilities as information on the cost or valuation is not available and such information cannot be obtained at a cost commensurate with the benefit to the users of the accounts and to the parish. ## **Funds** Funds are classified as either restricted funds or unrestricted funds, defined as follows: - Restricted funds are funds subject to specific requirements as to their use which may be declared by the donor or with authority or created through legal processes, but still within the wider objects of the Parish. - Unrestricted funds are expendable at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the objects of the Parish ## **Investments** - None 6 ## **Accounts year ending 31[st] December 2022** 7