The Parish Church of St John the Baptist and St Helen Wroughton

2016 Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council

THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST AND ST HELEN WROUGHTON www.wroughton.com

Diocesan Parish Number 57/160 Charity Registration Number 1131158

CONTENTS

Trustees’ annual report 3 Administrative information 3 Structure, governance and management 4 List of trustees 5 Objectives and activities 6 Achievements and performance 7 Plans for 2017 19 Financial Statements 21 Statement of financial activities 21 Balance sheet 22 Notes to the financial statements 23 Independent examiner's report 32

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT Administrative information

The church of St John the Baptist and St Helen is situated in Church Hill, Wrough- ton. It is part of the Diocese of Bristol within the Church of England. The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist and St Helen, Wroughton (Wroughton PCC) is a registered charity. Charity Registration Number 1131158.

The PCC’s correspondence address is: The Parish Office, Church Hall, Priors Hill, Wroughton, Swindon SN4 0RT.

The PCC’s Bank is: The PCC also holds funds on deposit at Lloyds TSB Bank, CBF Church Of England Funds managed Old Town Swindon Branch, by: 5 High Street, Senator House Swindon SN1 3EN. 85 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4ET.

The PCC’s Independent Examiner is: The PCC’s Legal Advisors are: Mr S G Fraser, Harris & Harris, Monahans, 14 Market Place, 38-42 Newport Street, Wells, Swindon SN1 3DR. Somerset, BA5 2RE.

Day to day management of the Parochial Church Council is delegated to the Vicar.

Structure, Governance and Management

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956. The PCC is registered with the Charity Commission. The members of the PCC are the trustees of the charity. The method of appointment of the trustees is governed by and set out in the Church Representation Rules. All church attenders are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. The trustees who served during the year are shown on page 5. The PCC operates through a number of committees and groups which organise, discuss and make recommendations to the full Council: The committees have specific delegated responsibilities agreed by the PCC. STANDING COMMITTEE This is the only committee required by law. It has power to transact the business of the PCC between its meetings, subject to any directions given by the Council. The standing committee meets six times a year and is responsible for planning agendas for PCC meetings and oversees the financial and administrative work of the PCC, Christian stewardship of money and talents and provides support to the PCC officers and Parish Administrator. BUILDINGS COMMITTEE The buildings committee looks after the maintenance of the church building and ensures compliance with the quinquennial report. It also has responsibility for running the Parish Church Hall and its maintenance. CHURCHYARD COMMITTEE This committee has oversight of the churchyard and administers its funds; it has a representative of the Parish Council on it. GROUPS Church and Worship Group Matters concerning the life of the church community and its worship are discussed and recommendations put to the PCC. Church and Community Group Matters concerning our engagement with the wider community in Wroughton and

Wichelstowe. Youth and Children’s Work Different teams, (Children’s Church, 115 Club, Messy Church, Holiday Club) plan and organise a full programme of events for children and young people and meet together once a year with the clergy. Mission Matters This group offers support to all individuals and groups involved with mission societies and projects at home and overseas. It aims to co-ordinate education, publicity and fundraising of those groups and to co-ordinate reports to the PCC PCC MEMBERS AND TRUSTEES 2016

Vicar The Revd Canon Michael Johnson Chairman Associate Priest The Revd Barbara Abrey Curate The Revd Nicola Such Churchwardens: Mr Mike Awre Mrs Helena Thomas Licensed Lay Mrs Teresa Townsend Ministers Mr Mark Tubey Mrs Tracy Mason From Sept 2016 Representatives on Canon Nicholas Orman Hon Treasurer the Swindon Mr Clive Parker Deanery Synod Mrs Helen Toomer PCC Secretary Elected Members Mrs Tina Campbell Miss Cheryl Hawkins Mrs Janet Henderson Ms Sophie Houlton Mrs Valerie Johnstone To August 2016 Mr Michael Mason Mrs Joan Orman Mrs Sally Parker To April 2016 Mr Brian Taylor Ms Hannah Wrixon From April 2016 Miss Bethany Townsend From April 2016 Mr Tim Winter From April 2016

Objectives and activities

The trustees have paid due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit in deciding what activities the charity should undertake. The trustees consider that they have acted in the public benefit. The PCC is responsible for cooperating with the vicar in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is the Administrative Trustee with responsibility for the care and maintenance of the Church Hall. The Custodian trustee of these properties is the Bristol Diocesan Board of Finance. During 2016 the PCC revised its mission statement, values, vision and plan, which had previously been reviewed in September 2014 The PCC’s mission statement is: “Changing lives with Christ” WHO WE ARE: Based in the village of Wroughton we are a Church of England church in the Diocese of Bristol seeking to share the good news of Jesus through serving the communities of Wroughton and Wichelstowe. As a worshipping community we share a range of Sunday and weekday services, from traditional to contemporary. You will also find us out and about in schools, care homes, at community events and as volunteers in many different local contexts. Over the past couple of years the PCC, with the support of our clergy and Lay Ministers, has taken initiatives to deepen discipleship and to attract younger people and families into the church community and our numbers are slowly beginning to grow. OUR VALUES: · To love God and our neighbours · To be welcoming, accepting and non-judgmental · To be confident in our faith · To demonstrate God’s love in our lives · To be passionate about God OUR VISION: Connecting with God · To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom · To enable continued growth in discipleship · To help people to discern and use their gifts Connecting with each other · To be a welcoming all age community where people know and care for each

other · To welcome more children and young people into the church community · To respond to human need by loving service- both locally and overseas Connecting with our community · To engage with the local community · To see where we can work with Deanery, ecumenical and community partners WE WILL DO THIS BY: · Working collaboratively · Doing a few things well GRANT MAKING POLICY In addition to our support for the mission work of the Diocese through our parish share, the PCC makes grants equal to 10% of its general fund income to organisations whose aims are in accordance with the aims and doctrine of the Church of England. Given our major support to home mission though diocesan share, the majority of this support is given to a small number of organisations with a substantial part of this support being designated to the work of the church overseas in mission development. Support is also given to home mission both nationally and locally. In December 2016 grants of £2,700 were made to each of the following organisations; CMS, Tearfund, Mission to Seafarers and Swindon Youth for Christ. Achievements and Performance

CHURCH LIFE IN 2016 In 2016 we intentionally looked outwards and looked for ways in which we could serve the people of Wroughton and Wichelstowe more effectively. In the first part of the year the preparation for the Wroughton Passion was our primary focus. The partnership with Gatecrash Theatre proved fruitful for all involved, with members of the church discovering acting talent and a production which was thoroughly professional with all the passion and enthusiasm of the best amateur performances. Best of all, the Passion was attended, according to police estimates, by 1,800 people. Certainly the church was so full for the crucifixion scene that there was no space for even one more person. The Nativity play in December built on this success and was a sell-out. We continued to learn how to develop Church at 4, which was just six months old at the start of the year. By the end of the year teaching, children’s work, music, presentations were being offered in an increasingly ordered way, helped by a team growing in numbers and confidence and the installation of permanent loudspeakers, data projector and wiring paid for by an anonymous gift. 7

Our outreach work continued with Holiday Club celebrating 25 years, pancake races, picnics and an outside version of Church at 4 called Mossy Church. At the same time we continued to offer services in church according to the pattern we established in 2015. Attendance was steady with some new people joining the 10am congregation. Numbers on the Electoral Roll increased which suggests that more people are coming to church, but less frequently. This has been the trend over the past few years. THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Eight meetings were held this year including the budget meeting in October. Embracing the ‘Creating Connections’ Diocesan Strategy and responding to encouragement from the Bishops, the PCC, after considerable thought and prayer and under the careful leadership of Rev Nicola Such, formulated an Action Plan for ‘Connecting with God’, ‘Connecting with each other’ and ‘Connecting with our community’ with particular focus on the Diocesan Priorities to ‘Make Disciples’, ‘Grow Leaders’ and ‘Engage Younger Generations’. New groups have been set up to take these actions forward in the coming months. Following the grant of planning permission, a further new group was formed to progress the Church Hall Redevelopment Project, connecting with the community. The PCC reviewed the various service changes made during our 2015 Year of Discipleship and, after extensive consultation and careful consideration, approved at the 10am service the use of the eastern altar at major festivals at the discretion of the PCC and obtained a faculty for use of the nave altar on a permanent basis. SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND VULNERABLE ADULTS The PCC remains committed to providing the safest possible environment for children and young people in its care and also for vulnerable adults, and reviews its policies annually. People recruited to work with these groups will usually have to undergo a check by the Disclosure and Barring service (DBS). This is now done online using an agency called CCPAS (Church Child Protection Advisory Service). DBS checks are reviewed every 5 years for Youth and Children’s work leaders and helpers. Since November 2016 it has become Diocesan policy for all members of the PCC to undergo a DBS check and these will also be reviewed every five years. In December 2016 we completed an online review of our Safeguarding procedures carried out by the Diocese. This is the third annual audit. This has highlighted a need to update and rewrite our Safeguarding policies in line with National Church of England and Diocesan guidelines and we are committed to do this during 2017.

All who work with Children or Vulnerable Adults are required to do a Diocesan training course every three years and several people have applied to go on suitable courses during the last year. Janet Henderson is the Safeguarding Officer for the parish and there are details on the church noticeboard about how to contact her or other appropriate people in the event that the treatment of a child or vulnerable adult gives cause for concern. Janet Henderson WORSHIP This year we have built on the major changes that were undertaken in 2015. The Church and worship group has discussed the details of services to ensure they run smoothly, including the use of the nave altar and the timing of Evensong and baptisms. Special services were planned including ways to mark Lent and Advent . The group has also suggested material for the Small Groups to use. We have passed on our views on engagement with the other churches via the Churches Together in Wroughton. Despite our enthusiasm for the project, the Marathon Bible Reading did not get sufficient support and had to be cancelled. We began planning for the VC Award Commemoration service in April 2017 and the 50th anniversary of Legge House as a diocesan centre in June . Church at 4 As Church at 4 celebrated our first birthday last summer, it was great to look back and see how this community has grown - both in number and in experience! It’s been wonderful to have some new technical equipment to help us, and we’ve learned a lot along the way about what makes for good worship, good bible teaching and good children’s work in this new setting. The two things that I personally love about Church at 4 are the sense of teamwork from those involved each week (including some faithful providers of tea and delicious cake!) and the way in which the children throw themselves in- they never fail to make us smile! We hope that we will continue to grow in the year to come. Nicola Such Mossy Church 2016 saw us experimenting with a new kind of outdoor, environmental and seasonal service that made it into the Church Times! We’ve had four Mossy Church gatherings so far, incorporated into our Church at 4 services. Each one has focused on a different season, connecting our experience of nature with our thinking about God and our responsibility to care for God’s creation. It’s been fun, and the children especially enjoy having a bit more freedom to roam. It’s been a good learning curve in thinking how to worship in a different space and we hope that we will continue to grow and develop our ideas.

Church Choir and Organ Some of the congregation will have noticed that sometimes we do not sing the anthem printed in the order-of-service. This is not because the choir is not up to it, far from it; we are blessed with a more skilled choir than many parish churches, but it is usually because there are not enough singers in one part or another. A few years back Veronica and Helena joined the choir and both were concerned that they could not sing adequately. Now they are key members and have developed skills far beyond their expectation. We are hoping that others might follow in their footsteps. 100% attendance is NOT required just a commitment to try hard – it’s no more difficult to sing with guidance than understanding the Bible with guidance! We have been pleased to welcome Stuart Eager, an experienced tenor into the choir and to welcome back Hannah Wrixon when her child-care arrangements permit. Veronica Garside passed her RSCM Bronze Level award last year and was presented with the medal at the Diocesan Choral Festival in Bristol Cathedral in October. The church organ has behaved well during the year with only minor adjustments needed. John Henderson Flower Guild This last year has not been quite so busy with wedding flowers and at the moment we have 5 weddings for 2017. We have been pleased to welcome a new member, Ann Smith, as sadly Maria Taylor, has broken her arm and has been out of action since before Christmas. We miss Maria and hope she will be able to return soon to arrange the altar flowers, which she loves to do. The Festivals have been an enjoyable time to decorate the church and all 4 teams meet to arrange the flowers. If we have large weddings then we all help each other and our group always welcomes new members. We were very grateful last year for the generous donations from the congregation for Easter Lilies. We are all volunteers and provide all the foliage from our gardens and give our time freely, as it is a pleasure to spend time in our lovely church. If anyone would like flowers put in church for a special occasion or in memory of a loved one, there are forms on the church chest to complete and pass to a member of the clergy or church office, who will then contact a member of the Flower Guild. Paddy Sansum Bell Ringing There is a nationwide shortage of bell ringers and sadly, the bells remain silent in hundreds of churches. In recent years, we also experienced a decline in numbers. During 2015, we started an intensive recruitment drive which fortunately was successful. As a result, by the end of 2016 we have four very useful, additional ringers. Their rapid progress is as a result of much effort on their own part. We are now in the very fortunate position of being able to ring the full circle of six bells, for virtually all services. However, it would be unwise to become complacent and with this in mind, we would welcome anyone who wishes to join us. 10

We recently completed a ¼ peal of Reverse Canterbury Doubles taking 43 minutes. This was dedicated to the memory of Leslie and Bernice Clark, both of whom dedicated so much to the life of the Church. Matthew Payne, Tower Captain YOUTH AND CHILDREN’S WORK Children’s Church The number of children at the 10 o’clock service varies widely. We have worksheets available with activities which reflect the theme of the service, and adults who will work with them. Joan Orman Holiday Club In 2016 we celebrated our 25th year of Holiday Club with a party at the end of the week. As usual we had Bible Stories, did craft, games and singing and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Holiday Club is one of the ways we take the gospel into the community and it continues to be popular with primary school children and their parents. In 2016 we had some new leaders who have been part of Holiday Club since they were children themselves. Many of our leaders and helpers are getting older now and we need to find some new younger people to keep us going for another 25 years. Barbara Abrey Open the Book Until the end of the summer term, a team went into Wroughton Infant School each week to take an assembly, and present a dramatized Bible story. We would like to thank Jean Leo for organising the sessions. At present the assemblies have stopped, but a possible new schedule of visits is being negotiated on a less frequent basis as at East Wichel School. Work in Wichelstowe Much of our work in Wichelstowe at present is centred around East Wichel Primary - I continue as a school governor and we have a regular team taking ‘Open the Book’ assemblies, which the children look forward to and remember amazingly well! We continue to run a lunchtime space, after-school club and yearly transition prayer space for Year 6 children alongside the Stowe Baptist Church, all of which are appreciated by the school. With the building of Middle Wichel there are fresh and exciting challenges for us as a church in this new part of our parish. To help us to focus on this the PCC have agreed to the setting up of a small working group to think through the way ahead Nicola Such 115 Club Throughout 2016 we continued to see a rise in membership from 18 to 28 and are now operating a waiting list. Average attendance rose to 21. Our members ages range from 10 years to 17 years, and two of our older and longer standing members

are now training to be assistant youth leaders. We continued to follow a varied programme of events, both in the Church Hall and externally, with the highlight being our Residential Weekend at Viney Hill Christian Adventure Centre in June. The club continued to sponsor a child through World Vision’s Programme in Albania. Away giving was £330 (30% of our annual income). The Leaders visited Albania in February 2017 to meet with our sponsored child (Brixhilda Bujaj) and her family, and to see the work undertaken by World Vision in the Lehze ADP. Ross Fralley COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Alongside the Passion Play we’ve been getting ‘out and about’ as a church and now have fairly steady stream of community engagement throughout the year. 2016 saw us flipping pancakes, racing ducks, doing a bit of gardening, putting together a float for the carnival, getting rather wet at the Late Summer Picnic, celebrating Halloween in style and getting involved in a bit of yarn bombing... To aid in the planning and organising we’ve got a ‘church and community’ team started, which anyone is welcome to join. It’s great that we are considered as a key part of our shared life together in Wroughton and good to keep building positive relationships with those around us. Wroughton Passion Play and Nativity I’m not sure that any of us quite knew what we were getting into when we started planning for the Wroughton Passion Play. It involved a lot of work from a lot of people, and we’re incredibly grateful to the cast and crew from Gatecrash Theatre who helped pull off this amazing event, as well as to Bible Society for their support. It was a beautiful sunny day, and around 1800 people watched the most compelling of stories. I’m incredibly proud to have been a part of it! The Nativity was a much smaller affair, but a sell-out and very much enjoyed by the families that came. For me, they are a great example of what churches can do in partnership with others and a testament to the power of drama and a community working together. Nicola Such Friends of Wroughton Parish Church Early in the year the Friend’s committee undertook a fundamental review of their activities and found that the group was no longer fulfilling its original purpose. It reluctantly recommended to the PCC that this group should cease. The outstanding monies in the Friends Fund were transferred to the restricted Fabric Fund as this fund closely fits the restriction on the Friends Fund. Nick Orman

OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW IN DISCIPLESHIP January saw us exploring the names of God during a Quiet Morning and Lent provided the opportunity to experience liturgy from different traditions during our reflections while our small groups linked in with the Passion Play, focusing on different characters in the Passion narrative. In May we joined with churches across the country praying ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ in our nation. As part of this we held a ‘school of prayer’ and went out prayer walking in East Wichel. During October we thought a bit more about sharing our faith using the ‘Faith Pictures’ material, and in Advent we encouraged each other in small acts of kindness. During the year we were also delighted to see four of our congregation confirmed, and ran a successful Youth Alpha group that continues and is now co-led with Discovery Church. Small Groups During the past year, there has been a decline in attendance at small groups and we now run just two on a regular basis. We recognise that lives are busy and so have encouraged people to join short seasonal courses instead, including the Faith Pictures course in September, Advent and Lent reflections in church and the Creating Connections Lent course. Small groups have frequently been mentioned as being important when discussing our action plan and moving forward in faith. With this in mind, we will continue to encourage new leaders to come forward to run/host short courses that will develop our understanding of who we are in the kingdom of God. Healing Ministry Healing prayer for wholeness in the service We have opportunities for prayer and laying on of hands on the 1st Sunday of each month at 8am and 10am. We also offer this twice a year at the monthly Evening service. We meet in the St Helen’s chapel and in the north aisle where we provide chairs; the uptake at both places is extremely encouraging. We do offer individual prayer after the 10am service although this is not requested very often, but the team is always available to anyone wanting this. We would value anybody who would like to come forward to join the team Healing on the Streets This ministry started in September 2010 and continues to be a fortnightly occurrence at the Ellendune centre. The team faithfully meet whatever the weather. People readily accept the team being there and some come forward for prayer, many enjoy a conversation and it is felt the team would be missed if they weren’t there. Thank you to Margaret Penfound for organising the rota. Thank you also to Paul Wicks in the coffee shop for the use of their facilities and cups of coffee. We do need more volunteers to help and would provide training if anyone wishes to do this.

Healing in care homes Healing and communion offered in the care homes is very much appreciated, thank you to all those who are involved in this. The Prayer chain The prayer chain offers confidential prayer for anyone who requests it. We pray for people on the list on a daily basis and it is appreciated by all recipients. Thank you to Janet Henderson for maintaining the list. Carolyn Perry SOCIAL Fair trade tea and coffee, juice and hot chocolate is served after the 10am service and during Church at 4 together with biscuits and cake. Increasing numbers of our congregations stay for refreshments. This is an important time for us to meet with one another and to welcome new members. Sunday Teas After trying to increase our numbers in the last couple of years we renamed our events as "Afternoon Tea and Chat", This year four new guests have joined our group. We have had a very successful year and our guests often tell us how important these "teas" are to them; for a couple of people it is the only time they get out to meet people. Sadly we have lost a few guests, We will be actively looking for new guests this year in order to keep/increase our numbers. Quiz night Our popular Quiz night, with a fish and chip supper took place in March with teams competing for the coveted basket of fruit or the wooden spoon. As usual Derek Fenn was our quiz master assisted by Barbara Fenn, Jean Ford, John Godfree and others.

THE WIDER CHURCH, LOCALLY AND AROUND THE WORLD Mission Matters During the past year, Mission Matters has been highlighting the work of Tearfund, Mission to Seafarers, Church Mission Society and Swindon Youth For Christ. We supported the work of our CMS partner Kate Quarrell in Uganda- congregation members have knitted hats and blankets for newborns and raised £77 at Christmas to enable her to help to vulnerable families. We organised the Harvest Supper raising funds for Swindon Youth for Christ and Legge House. At Christmas 77 boxes filled with gifts for children were sent to Operation Christmas child. The Children's Society: During the past year over £1100 has been given to the work of The Children's Society raised by collection box holders and from donations made by the congregations at the two Christmas Eve Christingle services.

Legge House 2016 at Legge House, has been one of ups and downs. There is a tendency for group sizes to be smaller than in previous years. Corporate conferences are also small in number. Grant funding has again been good, with new dining room chairs being purchased. Scrapstore has also served us well with new conference chairs and carpet tiles for the Bedrooms at greatly reduced prices. We have been grateful to the volunteers at Church who have again supported us in many ways. 2017 is our golden anniversary and plans are afoot to celebrate. Financially though we are challenged so please continue to hold us in prayer that revenue will again increase and sustain our important service. Mark and Sheila Tubey.

The Filling Station We continue to provide tinned food, sandwiches and soup for the street homeless of Swindon on Thursday evening. We have recently seen a worrying increase in the number of younger clients. Just to provide this service on one day a week involves many people. In particular I would like to thank Jack Gower and his team of 18 who pack the van, Andrew Bond and his team of five drivers, The 18 Swindon churches who provide sandwiches, Legge House where we keep the van and stores and the team of volunteers who help at Carfax Street. In 2017 we will need to find the funds to replace our aging van. We could not operate without Wroughton Church members who are the backbone of the project. Thank you to all who help, Angus Macpherson Churches Together in Wroughton Representatives of the churches held three meetings and shared ideas to encourage the four churches in Wroughton to worship and work together. We joined together for the services of Christian Unity, Women’s World Day of Prayer and Songs of Praise. We helped to raise money for Christian Aid, Cafod and Prospect Hospice with Lent lunches, Christian Aid week and Cream Teas. We worked with the Parish Council at the lighting of the village Christmas tree and carol singing. We joined Wroughton Choral Society to sing carols at two nursing homes and the Hospice, much enjoyed by the residents and singers. Easter and Christmas leaflets were produced and distributed around the whole village. Swindon Deanery Synod Synod met three times in 2016. The subjects covered were many and varied with reports from Diocesan Synod, discussions about reaching children and young people, Creating Connections and of course parish share and the Deanery Plan. Synod is a time when lay and ordained people can discuss what is happening locally and in the wider church, giving support to those who need it and exchanging ideas. Bristol Diocesan Synod At its May meeting the Synod approved a new parish share system, inspired by the principles ‘take responsibility’, ‘be generous’ and ‘have faith’. The new scheme offers parishes a suggested level for their gift for the ministry of the church which reflects 15

generosity in their context. The May meeting received report on how this new scheme was going and heard presentations on ‘Engaging younger generations’ from the Diocesan Youth Officer and the head of St Mary Redcliffe School (which will be partnering with our new Deanery Church of England Academy), and on encouraging vocations from the Diocesan Director of Ordinands. In December we reflected on the Diocese’s strategic plan ‘Creating Connections’ and heard a truly inspiring presentation on lay leadership.

BUILDINGS Churchwardens Report Archdeacon’s Visitation The 3 yearly visitation by the Archdeacon took place on 2nd December. The purpose of this visit is to meet with the Churchwardens to survey the church, chancel and churchyard; to ensure the parish is complying with all Measures, including that the Terrier and Inventory giving details of the Church plate and church contents are correct; and to discuss any issues we may have. We are pleased to report that the inspection found our church very well cared for with everything in order. Church Building Work to the church building has been carried out as necessary in 2016. Whilst there was no major work, various items on the electrical front have been carried out. Church Hall After major refurbishment in 2014 , no major work has been carried out on the building in 2016. However we are pleased to report that we have been successful in obtaining planning permission to carry out major work which will enable the preschool to accommodate a greater number of children. This will also give greater flexibility for all users of the hall. Health and Safety The Annual Review was done by Helena Thomas and risk assessments reviewed. Churchyard This continues to be kept up extremely well and we are most grateful to Kelvin Dudley for the work he does. There is very little space left and it is likely that it will be full in the next two or three years. Mike Awre and Helena Thomas, Churchwardens Church cleaning. We have maintained 6 teams of cleaners throughout the year. They all do a splendid job of keeping the church and outside toilet in a clean and presentable state which helps to demonstrate to visitors that this is a well-cared for and valued church. We are always on the lookout for anyone who is willing to give some time and effort to this work. Margaret Penfound 16

Financial review

A summary of the income and expenditure and the end of year balance for each of the funds is shown on page 30. GENERAL FUND The actual and budget figures for the general fund are summarised below. General Fund Income

2016 2015 Increase Budget Actual Actual 2015 to 2016 Planned giving and tax recovered 112,976 110,802 110,081 0.7% Other giving 11,300 25,022 20,271 23.4% Funerals & weddings* 6,620 9,284 11,810 -21% Fundraising* 0 81 301 -73.1% Interest 50 37 43 -13% Total 130,946 145,227 142,505 1.9% * Net of direct costs and transfer to churchyard fund

General Fund Expenditure

2016 2015 Increase Budget Actual Actual 2015 to 2016 Support to wider church & charities 13,000 11,111 8,060 38% Parish share 92,042 92,042 92,042 0.0% Other ministry costs 18,948 19,413 19,728 -2% Support costs 13,578 14,151 12,770 10.8% Governance costs 750 989 737 34% Transfer to Fabric fund 12,000 9,500 8,000 19% Other Transfers 0 0 1,268 Total 150,318 147,207 142,605 3.2%

At the end of 2015 the PCC set a budget on the basis of pledges received after a consultation with the congregation. This anticipated an 2% increase in planned giving. However, to produce a balanced budget would have required a further 15% increase in planned giving or an equivalent increase in other sources of income.

During the year we have lost a number of our faithful givers. almost all of whom have died. Despite this loss our income remained broadly stable. This shows an increase in giving from other sources which is encouraging and we hope to build on this in future years. The PCC would like to thank God for all those who have given sacrificially during what has been for many an extremely difficult year financially. However, achievement of a successful outcome was mainly due to an anonymous one-off donation of £10,000. Fees income from weddings and funerals were, however, higher than anticipated. Ministry and other costs remained stable. However As a result the support to the wider church and charities and the transfer to fabric fund was larger than in previous years. The transfer to the churchyard fund was maintained. FABRIC FUNDS The work is described in the churchwardens report on page 16. The designated fabric fund supplements the restricted giving by transfers from the General Fund to ensure that provision is made for future repairs. £8,000 was received by transfer from the general fund in 2015. This is particularly important as further quinquennial repair work is required and we anticipate the need for further major roof repairs in the next few years. The funds held a combined reserve of £84,278 at the end of the year. CHURCH HALL FUND The work is described in the churchwardens report on page 16. In order to give greater clarity to the accounts a new Church Hall Development fund was created during the year and the accumulated deficit from previous years was moved into this fund. £13,355 was then transferred to this fund from the unrestricted gift and legacy fund for further expenditure on redevelopment of the hall. There was a decrease in rents received of 15% due to the loss of some regular bookings. However, due to the restructuring undertaken in 2015 and reduced need for repairs, there was a small surplus on the operating account of £1,100. Regular bookings have increased in the new year and it is hoped that income will recover. CHURCHYARD FUNDS The work is described in the churchwardens report on page 16. The operation of the churchyard by the PCC is essentially a local authority function. Section 214(6) of the Local Government Act 1972 recognises this and gives the power to local authorities to give grants to churches and others who operate public burial grounds. The PCC receives a grant from the Wroughton Parish Council for the maintenance of the churchyard for the upkeep of this valued facility. The PCC is most grateful for

this support which allows it to keep the churchyard open. This income and the corresponding expenditure is managed in the restricted churchyard fund and other expenditure is managed through the designated fund. The grant for the parish council’s 2016/17 financial year was £9,500 which was paid in 2016. This therefore covers 3 months of 2016 which is the amount remaining in the restricted fund at the end of the year. Churchyard fee income during the year (£7,312) was comparable to previous years. The PCC has made a transfer to the designated churchyard fund of £5,000 during the year. The churchyard funds had a combined total of £3,951 at the end of the year. GIFT AND LEGACY FUNDS The Gift and Legacy funds are used for legacies and specific restricted donations. During the year we received gifts in memory of Myra Bristow and an anonymous donation to cover, among other things, the provision of a sound system for the Church Hall. Transfers were made to the Church Hall Development Fund. RESERVES POLICY The PCC continues to keep its reserves policy under review. The PCC aims to retain a general unrestricted reserve at least equal to one month’s expenditure (approximately £13,500). The balance in the general fund at the end of the year was £12,808 which is in line with this policy. It has also decided that, in view of the uncertainty over the condition of the roof, at least £75,000 should be retained in the fabric funds to cover any unexpected repairs. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT The PCC reviews its financial management procedures from time to time. They were last reviewed in May 2010. Plans for 2017

CREATING CONNECTIONS The PCC have developed an action plan for 2017 related to the priorities in the Diocese’s Strategic plan Creating Connections. To Connect with God we plan to develop opportunities for people to learn about prayer and to pray together, and to promote a bible reading plan for the year. To Connect with Each Other we are planning a calendar of church social events to include activities that appeal to different congregations, as well as some that might encourage mingling, we will also continuing to promote small groups. To Connect with our Community we plan to hold regular events to engage with the community, to make better use of social media and to make plans to engage with the new community and schools in Middle Wichel. To

Make Disciples we will continue to help people to apply their faith to everyday life in our teaching etc. and encourage people to invite friends and neighbours to events and services. To Grow Leaders we will focus on encourage people to explore their gifts and identify and train a small group of people as mentors. Finally to Engage with Younger Generations we will be thinking how we might publicise and draw new people to Church at 4, recognise the gifts in children and young people by giving them opportunities to be involved in planning, leading, serving and supporting leaders with training and thinking about succession planning. DEPARTURE OF REVD CANON MICHAEL JOHNSON In January 2017, the Vicar announced that he would be resigning as Vicar of Wroughton with effect from 31st May 2017. There will inevitably be a vacancy before a new Vicar is appointed. The PCC is making plans for the management of the parish during the vacancy and will start discussions with the Diocese for the appointment of a new Vicar in June. WICHELSTOWE The new housing development of Wichelstowe is entirely within the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wroughton. East Wichel is largely complete and building is expected to start in Middle Wichel in 2018. This includes the construction of a two new Church of England schools (The Deanery Church of England Academy and Middle Wichel Church of England Primary School). Recognising the need to serve the people of Middle Wichel and to support these schools, the PCC have set up a group to make plans to serve Middle Wichel. This is likely to be a major input into the development of a job description for the new Vicar. Wichelstowe will eventually be larger than Wroughton, and as part of this planning, the PCC resolved in January 2017 to ask the Diocesan Mission and Pastoral Committee to initiate the process to formally change the legal name of the ecclesiastical Parish to Wroughton and Wichelstowe. It is expected that this will take place towards the middle of the year. Church Hall We are actively seeking rant funds to enable us to undertake a major redevelopment of the Church Hall in order that it can better serve the needs of both the Church and the community, particularly by increasing the capacity of Wroughton Preschool from 30 to 50 children.

Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 28th March 2017 and signed on its behalf by the Mr Michael Awre (PCC Vice Chairman). 20

Wroughton Parochial Church Council STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ending 31 December 2016

Note Unrestricted Funds Restricted Endowmen Total Total General Designated Funds t Funds 2016 2015 INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM: Donations and legacies 2(a) 136,008 7,527 14,414 - 157,949 142,066 Income from charitable 2(b) 18,980 2,428 546 - 21,954 30,186 activities Other trading activities 2(c) 81 11,049 - - 11,130 13,368 Investments 2(d) 37 715 85 - 837 963 Other income ------Total Income 155,106 21,719 15,045 - 191,870 186,583

EXPENDITURE ON: Raising funds 3(a) 52 - - - 52 199 Expenditure on charitable 3(b) 139,034 26,548 20,074 - 186,657 177,769 activities Other expenditure ------Total Expenditure 139,086 27,548 20,074 - 186,709 177,967

Net Incoming (Outgoing) 16,020 - 5,829 - 5,029 - 5,161 8,616

Transfers between funds - 53,271 - - 53,271 18,680

Out - 18,100 - 35,171 - - - 53,271 - 18,680 - 2,080 12,271 - 5,029 - 5,161 8,616 Gains and losses on ------investment assets Gains and losses on assets - - - - - for own use Net movement in funds - 2,080 12,271 - 5,029 - 5,161 8,616 Balance brought forward at 14,889 179,136 23,072 - 217,096 208,480 01/01/2016 Balance carried 12,809 191,407 18,042 - 222,257 217,096 forward at 31/12/2016

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31st DECEMBER 2016

Note Unrestricted Funds Restricted Endowmen Total Total General Designated Funds t Funds 2016 2015

Fixed Assets Tangible Assets 6 - 5,920 - - 5,920 5,920 Current Assets Debtors 7 21,244 1,872 45 - 23,161 25,936 Short Term Deposits 7,965 143,718 27,343 - 179,027 178,190 Cash at bank and in hand - 12,801 40,854 - 9,267 - 18,785 11,575 Total Current Assets 16,408 186,444 18,121 - 220,973 215,701 Liabilities Amounts falling due within 8a 3,599 958 79 - 4,636 4,525 one year Net Current Assets 12,809 185,487 18,042 - 216,337 211,176 Liabilities: Amounts falling due after 8b 12,809 191,407 18,042 - 222,257 217,096 more than one year Total Net Assets 12,809 191,407 18,042 - 222,257 217,096 Funds 9 Unrestricted General 12,809 - - - 12,809 14,889 Designated - 191,407 - - 191,990 179,136 Restricted - - 18,042 - 17,458 23,072 Total Funds 12,809 191,407 18,042 - 222,257 217,096

Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 28th March 2017 and signed on its behalf by the Mr Michael Awre (PCC Vice Chairman).

The notes on pages 23 to 31 form part of these accounts.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of preparation The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a ‘true and fair view’. This departure has involved following the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn. The trust constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £0. There are no significant areas of judgements or key sources of estimation uncertainty. The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern. Transition to FRS102 and Reconciliation with previous Generally Accepted Accounting Practice These financial statements are the entity’s first under FRS102. The transition date was 1 January 2015. In preparing the accounts, the trustees have considered whether in applying the accounting policies required by FRS102 and the Charities SORP (FRS102) the statement of comparative items was required. The value of the church hall has been restated to historic cost in making the transition to FRS102.

Exemption from preparing a cash flow statement The charity has taken exemption from preparing a cash flow statement under the charities SORP (FRS 102) Update Bulletin 1 issued on 2 February 2016, as the charity constitutes a small charity. Fund accounting Unrestricted Funds are income funds which are to be spent on the PCC’ general purposes. Designated funds are general funds set aside by the PCC for use in the future. Designated funds remain unrestricted and the PCC will move any surplus to other general funds. Restricted Funds are those where donors have specified their use. Income All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, there is sufficient certainty or receipt and so it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably. All income is accounted for gross. For legacies, entitlement is taken as the earlier of, the date on which the charity is aware that probate has been granted, the estate has been finalised and notification has been made by the executor(s) to the Trust that a distribution will be made; or when a distribution is received from the estate. Receipt of a legacy, in whole or in part, is only considered probable when the amount can be measured reliably and the charity has been notified of the executor’s intention to make a distribution. Where legacies have been notified to the charity, or the charity is aware of the granting of probate, and the criteria for income recognition have not been met, then the legacy is a treated as a contingent asset and disclosed if material. Expenditure Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis. All expenses, including support costs and governance costs, are allocated or apportioned to the applicable expenditure headings in the statement of financial activities. Irrecoverable VAT is charged against the expenditure heading for which it was incurred. Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding obligation on the PCC.

Fixed Assets Consecrated land and buildings and movable church furnishings Consecrated and beneficed property is not included in the accounts in accordance with s.10(2)(c) of the Charities Act 2011. Movable church furnishings held by the Vicar and Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal are inalienable property, listed in the church’s Inventory which can be inspected at any reasonable time. All expenditure incurred during the year on consecrated or beneficed buildings and movable church furnishings, whether maintenance or improvement, is written off. Other land and buildings Other land and buildings held on behalf of the PCC for its own purposes is valued at historic cost. The buildings are subject to regular inspection and repair and are therefore considered to have an indefinite life. No depreciation is therefore charged against such properties but any expenditure on maintenance or improvement is written off as incurred. Other fixtures, fittings and office equipment Equipment used within church premises is depreciated on a straight line basis over 5 years. Individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £1,000 or less are written off when the asset is acquired. Current assets Amounts owing to the PCC at 31st December in respect of fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors less any provision for amounts that may prove uncollectable. Short term deposits include cash held on deposit either with CBF Church of England Funds or at the bank Current liabilities Creditors are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

2 INCOME

Unrestricted Funds Restricted Endowment Total Total General Designated Funds Funds 2016 2015 2(a) Donations and Legacies Planned Giving: - Gift Aid donations 70,458 192 - - 70,650 82,518 - Income Tax recoverable 18,813 - - - 18,813 20,287 - Other planned giving 21,531 - - - 21,531 7,276 Collections (open plate) 8,300 - - - 8,300 9,417 Gift Days 1,105 - 89 - 1,194 2,316 Sundry Donations 13,801 7,335 4,813 - 25,949 11,240 Grants - - 9,512 - 9,512 9,012 Legacies 2,000 - - - 2,000 - 136,008 7,527 14,414 - 157,949 142,066 2(b) Income from Church Activities Bookstall etc. 341 745 - - 1,087 528 Trips outings etc. 711 1,071 - - 1,782 6,435 Statutory Fees 12,384 - - - 12,384 14,005 Other income from use of 5,543 612 546 - 6,701 9,219 church facilities 18,980 2,428 546 - 21,954 30,186 2(c) Other trading income Fundraising 81 181 - - 262 325 Church Hall Lettings - 10,868 - - 10,868 13,043 81 11,049 - - 11,130 13,368 2(d) Income from Investments Dividends and interest 37 715 85 - 837 963 including any reclaimed tax 37 715 85 - 837 963 2(e) Other income Other income - - - - - TOTAL INCOME 155,106 21,719 15,045 - 191,870 186,583

Previous year 158,685 16,068 11,830 - 186,583

3 EXPENDITURE Unrestricted Funds Restricted Endowment Total Total Funds Funds General Designated 2016 2015 3(a) Expenditure on raising funds Cost of fund-raising - - - - - 123 Stewardship costs 52 - - - 52 76 52 - - - 52 199 3(b) Expenditure on Church Activities Missionary and charitable giving Church Overseas - missionary societies 2,761 - - - 2,761 4,060 - relief and development 5,400 309 - - 5,709 2,344 agencies

Home Missions and other 2,950 - 97 - 3,047 2,000 church societies

Secular Charities and other ------Ministry: - Diocesan 92,042 - - - 92,042 92,042 Share - Clergy Expenses 4,719 - - - 4,719 4,948 Church running expenses 7,270 551 31 - 7,853 7,743 Church maintenance - 828 4,529 - 5,357 2,652 Upkeep of services 2,931 - - - 2,931 3,005 Churchyard - 6,759 10,124 - 16,883 8,842 Expenditure on bookstall 120 210 - - 330 269 etc. Expenditure on trips etc. 345 - 30 - 375 5,845 Church Hall running costs - 16,132 - - 16,132 21,023 Salaries 12,013 392 420 - 12,825 13,159 Youth and children’s work 210 1,534 - - 1,744 1,053 Training 300 150 - - 450 - Mission 1,756 684 4,711 - 7,151 3,601 Support costs Printing & Stationery 2,429 - - - 2,429 1,961 Postage & telephone 1,185 - - - 1,185 1,008 Office equipment 345 - - - 345 296 Bank charges 549 - - - 549 644 Other support costs 720 - 133 - 853 536 Governance costs Independent examination 989 - - - 989 737 Other ------139,034 27,548 20,074 - 186,657 177,769 TOTAL EXPENDITUE 139,086 27,548 20,074 - 186,709 177,967 Previous year 140,560 24,466 12,961 - 177,967 27

4. STAFF COSTS

2016 2015 Wages and Salaries 22,691 25,099 Social Security Costs - - Pension costs - - 22,691 25,099

The PCC employs on a part time basis a parish administrator, a sexton to keep the churchyard, church hall cleaner (all part time). Vergers, clerks and organists are also employed on a casual basis for weddings and funerals. The average number of employees during the year was nine (2015 eleven).

5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Payments to PCC Members Of the PCC’s employees two were members of the PCC for all or part of the year and one was a connected person. Mrs B Abrey, Mr B Taylor, and Dr J Henderson received payments in respect of fees for their duties at weddings and funerals. They received a total of £838 in this respect during the year. No trustees received any remuneration or were reimbursed expenses for their role as trustees.

Donations from PCC Members Total donations of £30,777 were received from trustees. These donations were all given without conditions. Trustees also donate via church plate collections. These amounts are not recorded separately.

6. FIXED ASSETS

Freehold Land and Total Building Church Hall At Valuation 01:01:2016 5,920 Revaluation at 31:12:2016 5,920 5,920 5,920 5,920

The church hall was previously included in the accounts at a value of £165,000. It was purchased from the diocese in 1964 under a trust deed which includes a clause allowing the seller to buy back the hall at cost in the event of a sale by the PCC. It is considered highly unlikely that they would exercise this option; nevertheless the church hall is valued in the accounts at historic cost.

7. DEBTORS

2016 2015 Prepayments and accrued interest - 2,207 Other debtors 23,161 23,730 23,161 25,936

8. LIABILITIES (FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR)

2016 2015 Deferred income 1,425 1,278 Accruals of utility and other costs 3,211 3,247 4,636 4,525

Deferred income represents income received in advance for post year events.

9. FUNDS

Balance Income Expenditure Transfers Balance 01/01/2016 31/12/2016 Unrestricted Funds General Fund 14,889 155,106 139,086 - 18,100 12,809 Church Hall -7,435 11,054 9,914 13,355 7,060 Church Hall development - - 3,339 8,461 5,121 Fabric Fund 71,818 241 828 9,500 80,731 Churchyard Fund 5,613 12 6,759 5,000 3,866 Gift and Legacy 82,360 6,435 3,385 - 21,816 63,594 Mission drama - 684 684 - - Organist Fund 25,965 62 - 3,600 29,628 Grants - - - - - Other designated funds 815 3,231 2,639 - 1,407 Sub Total 194,025 176,825 166,635 - 204,215 Restricted Funds Mission Drama - 4,728 4,711 - 18 Church Hall - - - - - Fabric Fund 7,922 154 4,529 - 3,547 Churchyard 697 9,512 10,124 - 85 Gift and Legacy 7,139 6 97 - 7,049 Friends 4,167 40 - - 4,207 Langton & Thorney Park 172 - - - 172 Bellringers fund 2,974 604 614 - 2,964 Sub Total 23,072 15,045 20,074 - 18,042

Total 217,096 191,870 186,709 - 222,257

The restricted gift and legacy fund is used to monitor small one-off restricted donations. Donations for the churchyard, fabric and church hall are allocated to these funds. The Langton and Thorney Park fund manages funds for community work in these two estates. The Bellringers’ fund is held to defray maintenance costs of the bells and the bellringers’ activities. Transfers have been made from the general fund to the fabric, churchyard and organist funds as part of the plan to provide for maintenance of the church building, churchyard and organ respectively. More details are given in the financial review on pages 17 to 19.

10. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total Total Funds Funds Funds 2016 2015 Fixed Assets for Church use 5,920 0 0 5,920 5,920 Current Assets 202,852 18,121 0 220,973 215,701 Current Liabilities -4,557 -79 0 -4,636 -4,525

Fund Balance 204,215 18,042 0 222,257 217,096

11. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT The charity has minimal exposure to customer credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk. Please refer to the risk management section of the trustees annual report on page 19 or information on how risks are managed. The charity does not have any non basic financial instruments.

INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE PCC OF WROUGHTON. I report on the financial statements of the PCC for the year ended 31st December 2016, which are set out on pages 19 to 27.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner The PCC consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: · examine the accounts under section 145 of the Act; · follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioner (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act); and · state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the PCC concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in a full audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.

Independent examiner’s statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements · to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act; and · to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records have not been met; or

(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

S G Fraser FCA Monahans, Chartered Accountants, 38-42 Newport Street, Swindon, Wiltshire. SN1 3DR