Trnstees, Annllal Report for the year rnded 31st Dernber 2022 The trustees of Cumber Upper PIsh Church present the annual report and statem¢nts of Receipts and Payments and Ass¢ts and Liabthties forthc y¢ar ended 31st Decemb 2022. Objectives Activities The tharitsbk purpos¢ of th¢ Church of Ir¢land is th¢ thanc¢m¢Dt of Kljgio The piincipal fundion of CUmr Upper PiSh Churth is to support thc advan4xmcnt of thc chrIlan Tcligion by promoti through the WO of Cumbcr Upw Parislk chu whol¢ mission of the churc pastoral. evangelistic, wcial and ecumenical. Being open to and engaging with society ¥ awhole and offering support for those needing help are fimdamentsl to the practical delivcry of the ben¢fits of Christianity. As a resuh of activity in the PUTSUit of the thancement ofthe Cbnstsan religioo Curnber Upw Parish Church has CstodY of propertv and of recDnls, materials and artefacts of Signifi(Ce toth¢ cuhll and teligious hltage and MaInteCe of whith is undertaken by the select vestry of Cumber Upper Parisb Church. Athievementy Perfornian(e & Public Benefrt Cumber Upper Parish Clkurch is esthb1 to be a charity whose yupose is to advanc£ the Christian Teligion by: l. Offtring tEgular serviexs of worship. 2. Ulldertsking religious ceremonies suth &8 baptsn WeddgS and funeRls at the churth. 3. Providing religious thcatiO such as Sunday Schcx)I progrmcs. 4. Providing pastornl orc to members to nurtu their spiritual devdopmenL 5. Providing a¢livities and pro8ramm¢5 comm4)nIy pvIded by suth owisations to enbance the mmunEty and social cxtKri¢nLY5 of child[c young a[ adults who attend them. 6. ProVIdll a safe aDd secure environment for all consistent wtth the Td¢vant and legally bfftdll h¢alth and safety guidelines and the ll1th of heland Child Pmtection policy Weguarding frwt. Financial Review The ParAsh held net cash funds at year end of £40.562.09 {2021- £35J79.78). Going Concern The Trusl¢'LS have reviewed budgets for the yw a1 and aT¢ satisfied that the equate funds in place to cnsure the Parish can ¢ontitiu¢ its a¢tiviti¢s and th¢ financlal statements for the year ended 3 1st December 2022 can be signejl off as a going rA)ll. Structur& Governance and hlanagement Governlng and Con&ithlith rfihe (arIt). Chaptcr Ill of tho constit1 of the Thurch of Ireland governs Parishes and Parothial Owisalions. The Church is a ffgtst¢ffd charity - Clwity ReEisti&ion number NIC104858. The Select Vesty Membe are the Charity Tn$. Recruitmen¢ andApwinbMen¢ ofseled Yaty (Trn All members of the Churth of trelwd who are over the age of18 9nd eithcr rcsidcnt within the parish or livc elsewher¢ but have been accustomed mcmbw3 of thc congrcgation for at l¢ast three months. may regtster &% memtKrs of the general vestsy of the p3tish. allowing them to attend and vote at rneetings of thc geneTrl v¢stsi' and to Star for eleLion to the sele¢t vesty. Meettngs of the general vestry are held at least only a yvar. The S¢lect Vestry is ¢l¢ctcd as part of this Gened Vestsy meeting. The S¢l¢ct Vestry wiu hold th¢ir positions for a period of ouc ycaT. Select V¢sty mcmbets may k 1¢¢* annually and there is no limit on the number of ternis whi¢h may %rv¢d.
Trnsttts, Annual Report for the year ended 31st Dttember 2022 (eontinued) Pay and remuneration Stipend is not paid directly to the incumbent from the Church. The churcb pays a paroch1 &ssesm¢nt to the di0¢¢se, who then pays a stipend to th¢ incumbelrt. Organistttional StruL*ure The sel¢ct vesty is S1)nSIble for th¢ day to day mawent of the pansh. The select vesty consists of thc member of the dew serving in th¢ patis the ChUAardenS, the glebe iyardens and other members of the general vesty elected at the G¢T V¢sty. The select vcsty is chaired by the clergy officlaling in the rish. Select vcsty members are responsible for makLDg decisi¢)ns onmatters ofg¢neral concern and imp)rtance to thepansh including deciding how parish funds arc to bc applicd. Copxpllance oflhePublic Benefv Th¢ Parish h&8 given CEfUl ¢onsid¢Mion to the Chatity Commission forNorthern Ireland's guidance on public Fnefit to ¢nsurc that the &tiivities ented into during the year have help&t to achievc th¢ Pansh's objectives and activitics. as well as providing public Iefit ststement of Trustees. Respon5ibiliites The Ite¢S aTE rcsponsibl¢ for pr¢paring the TTUSt¢es' Rq)ort and the Statsm¢nt of R¢Apts and Paymcllts and Statement of Assets and Lthilitses in a(XL)nlanc¢ with appli1¢ law and regulations. The law applicable to clwities in Northern lIalld with Income of less than £250,000 Rr¢S thc trnStc¢s to pw a Stat¢m¢nt of RK¢ipts aud Paents and a Statrment of Assets alld Liabilities for &ich finaucial y. The tnleeS are tEs[Th7)le for kceping acry)unlinB cOn1S that a sufficient to sbow and ¢xplain the Parish's transactlons and disclose with sonab1C accurxv at aDy lime the assets aod liabilities of th¢ Parish. They are 3180 sponsibl¢ for SafegUardg thc asscts ofthc PaTish and for takmg re&8onabk sws forthe prevention and detectt.on of fraud and other inrgalarities. ed on Behalf of the Trnstees 25.(.o4-J.2Q2S...-