Trnstees, Annllal Report for the year rnded 31st Dernber 2022
The trustees of Cumber Upper P￿Ish 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 CUm￿r Upper P￿iSh Churth is to support thc advan4xmcnt of thc chrI￿lan 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 C￿stodY of propertv and of recDnls, materials and artefacts of Signifi(￿Ce toth¢ cuhll￿ and teligious h￿ltage
and MaInte￿Ce 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 bapts￿n￿ Wedd￿gS 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 p￿vIded 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 a￿￿1 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 constit￿1￿ 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 eleL*ion 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 ChU￿A￿ardenS, 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 C￿EfUl ¢onsid¢Mion to the Chatity Commission forNorthern Ireland's guidance on public
F￿nefit to ¢nsurc that the &tiivities ente￿d into during the year have help&t to achievc th¢ Pansh's objectives and
activitics. as well as providing public I￿efit
ststement of Trustees. Respon5ibiliites
The I￿￿te¢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 appli￿1¢ 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 Pa￿ents and a Statrment of Assets alld Liabilities for &ich finaucial y￿.
The tn￿leeS are tEs[Th￿7)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 SafegUard￿g 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
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