The Church of Scotland St. Andrew's, Corby RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS Congregation No.. 472420 Charity No: SCO 43458 Reference and Admlnl8tratlve Information Charity Name: St Andr8Ws Church of So)Uand ffiy Charlty Reglstration Number: CongregalFon Reference no: 472420 Charity Trustee Address Trustees Kirk Session: Princlpal Offlce - Bearers: Mlnlster Inlerlm Moderator (reslgn6d 3141 December 2021). Interirn Sesslon Clerf Interirn CkyJrch Treasur Independent Examiner Bankors Lloyds 26 Naw P08t Office Square, Corby. NN17 1 PB. Year ended 31 December 2021 STR VERN EAND MANA EMENT GOVERNING DOCUMENT The Church is administere¢J in acCY)rdan￿ the tenns of a Deed of Constitution (Unitary Fomi). RECRUITMENT AND APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES Members of the lfjrk Session are the tharity Irustees. The Krk Session members are the elders of the churth and are chosen from those members of the church who are considered to have the appropriate gifts and skills. The Minister, vtho is a member of the Kirk Session, is elected by the ccrjgregation and inducted by Presbytery. The Interim Moderator is appoint￿ by Presbytery to fulfil the duties of the Minisler during a vacancy. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE The Kirl( Session which nornially tneets six twnes a sear is the Goveming Body; ￿rtain responsibilitles are delegated to sutkcommittees. The main sutFcommittees of the church are: Fabric, Finan￿. Pastoral and Outreach. OBJECTIVES AND ACTivmES The Church of Scotland is Trinitarian in do(*ine, refrM7n￿ in tradition and Presbyterian in polty. It exists to gbiify God and to work for the advan￿rnent of Chris¥s Kingdom throughout the world. As a nat￿al Church, it ad{no￿eS a distinctive (xll and duty to bring the ordlnances of religion to the people in every parish of Scotland through a territorial mwiisty. It oTroperates with other Churches in various ecumenical bodies in Scotland and beyond. 'on Statement was ad t he ite www.stan churchotscoUarKgcort) . Session in Ma 2017 and is ted on our We aim to serve God daily through praise. worship friendship and sep4e our community, offering hope, direction and purpose, by sharing the love of Jesus Christ. The Kirk Session made the decision to change the tlme of Sunday moming worship to 11.00am to suit all ages. As we have moved through the pandernic, we have altered our serrfice tlmes in order to accomm￿￿e seNices at both Corby churches on a Sunday. The service from St Ninian's is livestreamed. StAndreWs does have the facility to record services so that they may be put onllne for those who cannot attend Church in person. Our sound system has now been fully upgraded and gives access to all within Churth. We have established our website, social media presenca and quarterly magazine to make us more accessible to both the congregation and our local community. Information is now available on our website for those seeking either a baptism or to be married in St Andrews. The information provides a first step that slTh)uld prove helpful for enquirers. We now also have full wi-fi available in both the Church and Church Hall. We also support Corby Food bank awKI Corby Nlghtllght Homeless shelter In Corby. We have previously opened the hall in the coldest of winter months to offer a place for shelter and a hot meal, lyjt thrs has been affected by the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. We also aim to raise awareness of the Church's resporffjibilty to become paperle&s and eco- friendly by end of 2022. The removal of some pews at the bad( of the church wior to the pandemic provided a chlld- friendly (carpeted) space. St Andrew's is a churth which is moving into the fijture while embracing its traditional values. We a￿ attempting to manage change and modemisation, while enjoying our joumey of faith together. Communlcant Roll: As of 31 St December, the membership was 126 full member3. 26 on the supplementsry role and 2 adherents. The pandemic has had an impact on attendan￿ at Services and at Communion Services during the year, as it did in 2020. It is hoped that as the UK emerges from this period of lod(downs and other restrictions that attendan￿ wlll revert to what it was before. ommunl Webslte: This is now fully up and running and manged within the Communications team. All relevant 8nd up to date information is available. All ¢Jetails regarding church life and activities are posted here. All inforrnation on our joint servi￿$ St Ninains and our besFoke Christmas services can all be found ￿ our website Facebook: We have a full and immensety FK)pular FacetK)ok page on which we also refiect all infomiation that is posted on to our website. We also add service detalls here for our sister Church St Ninians's. Age Proflle The age profile of the population of St Andw's is ever increasiThJ- with the average member now over 70. Unfortunately. we have lost the small number of children under the age of 12 that were attending prior to lock down. We aim to try and get these back now the church is reopened, and restrictions have now eased. Flnanci In the original b￿￿get for 2021, St Andr*s was expecting a deficit of around £7.OCK) however we have fourKI ourselves in a surplus of £18.764. This is far better than we had hoped, particularfy as the loGkdown went on much longer than we had all originally hoped. Income has increased slgnificantly. and all regular users of the hall have retumed. R&¢elpts and Payments Account - Donatlons The Analysis of donations (Note 3) in Noles to the Accounts highlights the following: _ Donations for 2021 have increased to more than double that of 2020. WFO and the open plate shows a healthy increase vthich was expected due to the congregation returning after lockdown measures were ease(l. Other offerings showed a small increase due to generous donations from rneMb￿s of the congregation - knowing the church would struggle with lack of regular funds. Actlvltles for Gen•rallng fvnds: Currenty St Andre￿S cu￿entlY does not have a working fund-raising team. This will be discussed, and we will look to reinstate it in 2022. Rental of Premlsos: Changes have been put In Pla￿ over re￿nt years regarding the rental of our Church and Church Hall. We try to select the right community groups to use our Hall and have particularly encouraged many children's groups. Our aim is to make it a°Community Hall. open and affordable for all. Tolal Recelpt: Overall income was up 63% compared wth the previous year. Payments: The payments for the year were redu￿ by 13%. Spending was tightly controlled. Our M&M vacancy reduction and Presbuyery dues reduction also really helped keep the costs down for the year. Our Manse was also successfully rented out towards the back end of 2020 and we We￿ able to daim this money back frorn the General Trustees to cover all fabric outgoings. Reserves Pollcy It is the Trustees. policy to hold reserves of approximatety six moTrths' expenditure including designated funds. At the year end the Church held unrestricted cash funds of £39,457. This should allow for sufficient reserves to ensure that any unexpectsd and urgent expenditure can be met satisfactorily with the level of unrestricted cash funds also available to meet outreach and any other needs for the Church. This means that St Andrff¥V'S has sufficient funds for twelve months, standard expenditure. Designated small budget fijnds will be set up to allow the various teams to worf( within their budget and remit. No overspend will be allowed in 2022. Statement of Trusts08' Responslbilities The members of the Klrk se￿lOn must prepare financial ststements which give sufficient detsil to enable an appreciation of the transactions of the Church during the financial year. The members of the Kirk Sessi(￿ are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which, on request, must reflect the financial positson of the Church at that time, This must be done to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005. the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and the Regulations Anent Congregational Finance approved by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2￿7. They are also responsible for safeguardlng the assets of the Church and must take reasonable steps for the preventw)n andlor deiection of fraud and other irregularities. Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf, Inlerim Sesslon Clerk Date . SC043458 Independent Exarninerfs Report to the Trust8as of Corby. St Andrelrfs Church of Scotland I repc*t on the acLounts of the tharity for the y8ar ended 31* Decwnber 2021 whlch are sel out on pages6- 10. Respectlve rBsponslblltlos of trusiees and ex￿Iner The ch8dlY81rustee8 are respon8lbb forthe preparalm ￿the acc(NJnts in acC￿rdanc* with tIB terms of the Charities and Trustee Investrnent imurn stlwrxl (ln the 5th aThlsuFsew* wrsl £55.269. hr Thlrd P•rths Fr*yI B• TOT APPENDIX HELD BY THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND GENERAL TRUSTEES 2021 2020 Cr¢dil Balan￿ held at 31 De¢￿b¢r at ¢ost Mark¢t Valu¢ of Balart¢es * 31 D¢c¢mb¢r 25,0 25.(KM 47,406 53.322 Ll CreAit B8knc¢ at 31 D#t]ttb¢t 1,086 1.171 Credit Balance at 31 DpK¢mb Credit BaEanL% at 31 Decemb Held by the ChuTth of SwtlgTrJ t￿￿torS t￿￿t- FutKI 4(K> Ikld by the Church of Seotl8n&- Mffj$¢ RMt 3,410 3.5(K) io