2019 – 2020

Frideswide Voices choristers Photo: Hugh Warwick Annual Report 2019 - 2020

2 Worship 5 Other memorable events 6 Music 8 Education 10 Diocese 11 Ministry to Visitors 12 College Activities 14 Fabric & Charitable Work 15 Staff Changes 16 Financial Review 18 Accounts

Christ Church Cathedral is...

multifaceted. Unique among cathedrals, Christ Church Cathedral has a dual role as both ‘mother church’ of the and College Chapel for Christ Church in the University of Oxford. Christ Church Cathedral is outside the jurisdiction of the , and the Ordinary of the Cathedral is the Dean.

In normal times, the Cathedral offers a daily round of prayer, praise and worship all year round. Daily services start with early Morning Prayer and Eucharist, and the day closes with Evensong at 6pm. The Cathedral hosts a wide range of services, concerts, talks, exhibitions and performances throughout the year.

As we all know, the last year has been like no other. The pandemic – which hit the UK in the spring of 2020 – has brought with it unprec- edented change and extraordinary challenge. The period covered by this annual report PHOTOGRAPHY: Front cover and photographs used with the kind permission of the Governing Body of Christ inevitably represents a year of two halves. Church, Oxford, unless otherwise stated and credited.

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A year of two very different halves From August 2019 until the Spring of 2020 the The afternoon ended with a service led jointly by Cathedral was busy with its usual varied the Dean and the Bishop at which our girls’ choir, programme of services and events. In addition Frideswide Voices, sang in honour of the Saint to our daily and weekly services, Christ Church after whom they are named. hosts the bi-monthly ‘Turning of the Pages’, an act of remembrance for the soldiers of Advent and Christmas are always both Oxfordshire’s two regiments, the Oxfordshire exciting and joyful periods in the Cathedral. The and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and the beginning of the church year is filled with the Queen’s own Oxfordshire Hussars, who gave anticipation of the season to come. It started as their lives in war. In November on Armistice Day, usual with two packed Advent Carol Services: the this forms part of the Cathedral’s main Act of College Service for all staff and members of the Remembrance. House, and the Cathedral service for the regular congregations and the Diocese. As ever, tickets Throughout the autumn, and especially in for Nine Lessons and Carols were swiftly snapped ‘Frideswidetide’ (October), our worship up by an appreciative public. celebrates many aspects of the civic life of the city and county. The Glove Ceremony and Court New Honorary Canons were installed at Christ Sermon mark the start of the legal year, and in Church Cathedral in January: the Revd David 2019 our guest preacher was the Very Revd Nick Tyler, the Revd Dr Philip Tovey, the Revd Felicity Papadopoulos, Dean of Salisbury. The 2019 Civic Scroggie, the Revd Toby Wright and the Revd Service had the theme of ‘Creative Arts, Rachel Carnegie became Honorary Canons, while Changing Lives’ and we were delighted on this Mark Humphriss and Rosemary Tucker were occasion to welcome representatives of made Lay Canons. In the same service, Martin Oxfordshire charities including the Anjali Dance Conway, Ruth Conway and Rosemary Pearce were Company and the Oxfordshire Buddy Ensemble admitted to the Diocesan Order of St Frideswide. whose performances were both powerful and moving. Lent began with a special Ash Wednesday service sung by Frideswide Voices with the imposition of As usual we marked the Feast Day of St ashes. However, just three weeks later the Frideswide our Patron Saint with a Patronal Archbishops of Canterbury and York took the Eucharist. And perhaps most memorably in 2019 unprecedented decision to suspend public we added a new dimension: the St Frideswide worship as a public health measure. A week later, Pilgrimage which drew in more than 500 the country was in lockdown and Christ Church people from around the Diocese of Oxford. was closed. Around half the pilgrims arrived by foot via different routes, and after refreshments in the This entailed a radical paring down of our of- Hall and the Cloisters, they were invited to en- fering of worship, though the resident clergy gage with prayer stations around the Cathedral. continued the round of daily worship from the We were grateful to local educational charity, precincts. BeSpace, for their assistance in designing and staffing these.

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Other memorable events

We moved to offering regular pre-recorded audio Meanwhile, we took advantage of the public services, including a series of Holy Week closure to undertake major work to install reflections provided as podcasts by the Revd Dr state-of-the-art live streaming equipment. This Emma Percy, of Trinity College and one was made possible thanks to a generous donation of our Honorary Cathedral . We ran a by the Friends. series of daily blogposts reflecting on the Psalms, and a weekly reflection on music as a way into worship. As usual, we ran our popular series of summer Other concerts this year included: Online-only worship continued until the lectures in the Cathedral. In 2019 our theme relaxation of the regulations in early July when was ‘Science and Religion’. Our speakers were Dr • Oxford Philharmonic Piano Festival in we were delighted to reopen our doors to the Allan Chapman (Fibs, Fictions and Fake History: August; public in a carefully managed way. After a Science’s Conflict with Religion); Revd Professor • Andrew Chamblin Memorial Concert; cautious start, we gradually increased the Alister McGrath (Science, Faith and God: Richard • and The Macmillan Celebration of Christmas number of services open to the public, although Dawkins and C.S. Lewis); Revd Dr Rodney Holder Charity Concert. we are still not back to the old pattern of (God and the Big Bang); Revd Professor Keith provision. Ward (Should We Send Missionaries into Outer Three dramatic sculptures by artist Charles Space); Professor Andrew Farmery (Medicine and Hewlings were exhibited in the North Transept Faith); and Professor John Hedley Brooke in an exhibition called Cleft, Done, Gone during (Science and Secularisation: Where the Myths November. Lie.)

In September we were once again delighted to host the Church Times Festival of Preaching, which is now a highly popular and established biennial event.

In December, we held another afternoon Family Concert performed by the Cathedral Choristers in aid of the Cathedral Music Trust. Our Chapter Charity Concert this year was in aid of Citizens Advice and featured a capella group Out of the Blue and readings by special guest Rowan Atkinson.

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Music is a vital part of the worship at Christ Church

The late Sultan, His Majesty Qaboos bin Said Al Said, commissioned the Opera House, which opened in 2011, as a centre for excellence in global cultural engagement, offering diverse cultural, artistic, and educational programmes.

The ROHM is notable not only for its magnificent architecture, but also for its exceptionally fine pipe organ, built by Klais of Bonn. The concert, which took place on 6 March, was shared with Christ Church Cathedral Choir the Orchestra of the Kolobov Novaya Opera Theatre, Moscow, under their conductor, Jan 2019 - 2020 concerts included: Latham-Koenig, and featured solo works for • In September 2019, a concert in the Sarratt organ to showcase this outstanding instrument. Music Festival 20th Anniversary Season; Tour arrangements are always complex and • Three Christmas concerts in the Cathedral challenging, and were made the more so by the for Music at Oxford; developing COVID-19 situation in the run-up to • The annual Christmas concert in the St the choir’s departure. John’s Smith Square Christmas Festival; • A Christmas concert at Le Manoir aux’ Fortunately, with excellent help and support Quatres Saisons; from our international colleagues, and from our • An outreach concert (trebles only) in the home team, and a very comprehensive risk Cathedral with children from schools across assessment, the choir was able to fly out and Oxfordshire. return safely home just in time to avoid • In March 2020, a concert at the Royal Opera quarantine. The visit was the choir’s first to the House in Muscat, with the Orchestra of Middle East for 25 years, and was truly Kolobov Novaya Opera Theatre, Moscow. memorable, not only for the chance to perform in such a stunning location but also for the Christ Church Cathedral Choir 2019-20 Photo: Hugh Warwick Liturgical highlights include the Court Sermon, wonderfully warm welcome extended by the the Frideswide Patronal Festival Eucharist, and ROHM and our hosts in Oman. The concert Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the choir However, thanks to the combined efforts of Fauré’s Requiem on All Souls’ Day with The was extremely favourably received, and we were was unable to go ahead with various events that Director of Music Steven Grahl, Sub Organist Wolsey Ensemble. The Clerks of the Cathedral thrilled that alumni and friends of The House had been planned for spring and summer: the Ben Sheen, Cathedral Choir Lay Clerks, Choir also sang at the Autumn Gaudy and were able to attend, with one supporter flying in St John Passion in Holy Week, a choir tour to Cathedral School staff, and Chorister parents, we provided entertainment at the St Cecilia’s Day especially from Riyadh to do so. The Oman Sweden, the Summer Gaudy, the Trinity Term were able to provide an extensive online Dinner and Musical Evening. Observer gave a glowing review, praising the outreach concert, two recording projects programme of chorister musical training choir’s ‘clear diction and beautiful blending’ and (music of Charles Wesley and music from the throughout Trinity Term. The Cathedral Choir The Choir was delighted to receive an invitation the treble line sung by the boys which ‘soared Eton Choirbook), and a concert in the St and Organists recorded a significant number of to perform in a concert at the Royal Opera House above the finely balanced choral and organ Marylebone Festival. items for inclusion in on-line services, including in Muscat (ROHM) in the spring of 2020. textures with perfect intonation’, and also weekly keyboard music, plainsong mass settings mentioning the ‘pin-drop silence in the hall’ and a plainsong St John Passion, and a remotely- during the solo organ playing. recorded virtual evensong for the end of term, as well as various other vocal items.

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As Christmas approached, we gave workshops in five schools, meeting the 180 children taking part in our Christingle services which raised funds for the Children’s Society.

This year’s Holocaust Memorial Day marked the In September 2019, Education Officers gathered 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the annual Cathedrals Plus conference in St and the Kindertransport. Over fifty adults Albans to discuss innovative ways to reach out engaged in the day which featured contributions and engage with adult learners, schools and from the Town Hall, Synagogue, Brookes families. As we all planned ahead for 2020 and University and the Council of Christians and the nationwide ‘Year of Pilgrimage’ none of us Jews. could have imagined how Covid-19 would press the Pause button on 2020. Yet the academic year Sadly, as the pandemic spread to Britain, started well, with our regular visits from schools started to cancel their visits, and our student teachers and an ongoing growth in fully-booked Iconography course for adults had school bookings. to be postponed until 2021. During the unusual lull in activity, we set about producing new and In October, we once again teamed up with the online resources for families and schools. local County Music service and the Oxford Chamber Music Festival to enable another 90 During the summer, when it became clear that pupils to engage with a carousel of workshops, school pupils were unlikely to visit the Cathedral which featured storytelling, classical music and in the foreseeable future, we began converting a playing musical instruments. With OCMF, we gazebo into a ‘Pop-Up Cathedral’ which we can also held a workshop about the Kodaly approach take into schools, with various pop-up banners to Music education for local teachers. and activity ‘stations’, including a portable canvas Prayer Labyrinth. Another teaching In partnership with the Museum of Oxford, we resource for the ‘Pop- Up Cathedral’ experience is held two more successful Family History Days. a 3D printed model of Christ Church, created for School children trying out a 3D printed copy of Christ Church October half-term featured the Civil War and us by the University’s Robotics and Automation then in February we celebrated Christ Church’s club. It is an accurate scale model of the whole most famous child, Alice. We had a record Christ Church site. number of families who enjoyed their tours, games, crafts and numerous jam tarts. These days helpfully build relationships in the community beyond our regular congregation.

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St Frideswide of Oxford

Although we started the year welcoming many Ministry to Visitors visitors, pilgrims, and parishes, sadly we had to cancel all visits, tours, and events as a result of The end of summer 2019 saw the opening of the pandemic until further notice. The ARC the Visitor Centre in the Thatched Barn and the Project (Accueil, Rencontre, Communauté) launch of the multimedia guides. bringing international volunteers to the Cathedral, was inevitably one of the casualties. The Cathedral usually hosts a number of We launched these in nine languages (English, diocesan services throughout the year. We were French, Spanish, Italian, German, Czech, Korean, In July we started planning a new ‘hybrid’ tour, pleased to be able to host the Licensing of new Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese), plus a British that we could offer to a very small number of Lay Ministers Service in November. However, Sign Language version. The guides have proved visitors during the summer vacation and under because of the pandemic we were sadly unable very popular with visitors; not only is the strict Covid-19 restrictions. These ‘guided visits’ are accompanied by a Custodian or a Cathedral to host the Blessing of the Oils on Maundy history related in a friendly and accessible way, Guide, and visitors can take the multimedia Thursday, and our usual Petertide ordinations but the contribution from a wide variety of guides with them to provide behind the scenes were postponed from June to September 2020. people, including the Bishop of Oxford, staff, students, volunteers and choristers, give a real access and alternative languages. In normal times, the Dean and Chapter warmly sense of Christ Church as a living community. There is no doubt that these guides have We are now using this quiet time to review our welcome parishes in the Diocese of Oxford to programme of visits and tours in a way that visit the Cathedral and share in its worship and enhanced the visitor experience, at the same time as spreading a sense of quiet through the caters better for the many layers of Christ discover the history. We hope to relaunch our Cathedral, previously unheard of with such large Church and the Cathedral – a place of education, free ‘parishioner passes’ and restart organised numbers of visitors passing through every day. worship, pilgrimage, and tourism. group visits as soon as it is safe to do so. This summer we completed three more language versions of the multimedia guide (Russian, Polish, and Portuguese/Brazilian), as well as different versions of the tour for peak tourist seasons in the future. We are still looking at introducing a version that is more accessible to visitors who are visually impaired.

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A year like no other, but we have learnt to ‘sing the Lord’s song in a strange We held several charitable events over the year Trinity Term was of course like no other before including a sleepout in the cathedral for the it. Much of what had been planned had to be land’. (Ps. 139.4) Church Urban Fund and a wonderful Christmas cancelled, and Chapel moved online. Concert by the College Choir where we heard a As a chapel community we aim to encourage and support those in the college community in their faith, moving talk by Dr Saja Alzoubi and raised money We learned many new skills, adapted to new ways but also to show God’s love and care to all. This has been a challenging year for so many and the for Singing for Syria. of being chapel, and found that God’s love would chaplaincy is particularly focussed on supporting students, many of whom have had to overcome be with us, even when we couldn’t gather significant loss and disappointment this year. Chapel, like so much else, has had to adapt and change One of the last community events before lock together physically. We held Zoom College over the year. down was the Shrove Tuesday pancake race, Communion, Netflix ‘watch parties’ and managed where teams from across the college community to produce weekly compline audios. We were Over the year we held a varied programme of talks, services and events. The highlights included Faith raced around Tom Quad and funds raised for pleased to be able to put together video versions and Politics talks on Conservation (with Dr Andrew Gosler), Pope Francis (with Austen Ivereigh) and Breast Cancer charities. of House Evensong and Leavers’ Evensong, and a wonderfully honest talk by Katharine Welby Roberts on living with mental ill-health. Our termly found that many students watched these discussion group covered themes of ‘The Body’ (where we explored the theology of disability with alongside their families. Revd Katie Tupling and were regaled with gruesome tales of autopsies at Christ Church by Dr Allan Chapman), and ‘Lettered Women’ where we learned about Mary Woolstencroft, Catherine Booth and Christine de Pisan.

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The St Michael window in the North Transept, illuminat- ed by the new lighting Photo: Hugh Warwick

Fabric The third phase of the ongoing lighting project was completed to install new low energy LED equipment in several more areas of the Cathedral.

Towards the end of the year, we took advantage of the public closure to undertake a major project to install state of the art facilities for livestreaming. The equipment included a Tricaster mixing desk, several remote controlled cameras and multifunctional moveable video Sarah Hope screens. As well as allowing us to pre-record and Sarah Hope joined the team as Cathedral Cathedral Secretary livestream our services through our website, the Secretary after the retirement of Eileen new screens ensure visibility from all parts of Head in August 2019. In September the Cathedral which is a significant benefit in the 2019, with the departure of Emily Essex light of present social distancing requirements. to train for ordination, Jacob Downey The project was made possible thanks to a joined the team as Events Assistant. His generous donation from the Friends of the time is divided between the Cathedral Cathedral. Office and the Cathedral floor. Jacob Downey Following the transfer of the Cathedral Shop In January 2020 the of Events Assistant to the College and the shop’s relocation to the Oxford, the Ven. , was Thatched Barn in the Meadow, the Chapter Charitable Work consecrated as in the House is being refurbished for use as a dedicated Diocese of Worcester. The new lecture and musical venue. The large glass In December, for the fourth year in a row, an , the Ven. Jonathan cabinets holding the Diocesan and Cathedral ‘Advent Sleepout’ was held to raise money for the Chaffey, was licensed online in May 2020. silver have been dismantled and the silver Church Urban Fund. Students, staff and Canons In the summer of 2020 our Sub Dean, relocated. Refurbishment work will include an all took part, sleeping overnight in the Cathedral. Canon Dr Edmund Newey, left us to acoustic review, the relaying of part of the floor become Rector of St Andrew’s Rugby. All donations given to the cathedral are used for and improving accessibility through the Archdeacon of Oxford thirteenth century wooden door from the charitable purposes: 75% of giving is directed to Cloister. It is hoped to have the new facility in the Cathedral Music Trust, which support the use by summer 2021. education of Cathedral choristers. In 2019/20 it was decided that the remaining 25% of donations would be used to support local charities impacted by the effects of COVID-19 on the local community.

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Chapter & Chapter Responsibilities

The members of the Chapter during the year were:

The Very Revd Professor M W Percy (Dean) Financial Review The Revd Canon Dr E J Newey (Sub Dean) (Resigned July 2020) The Revd Canon Professor N J Biggar (Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology) Christ Church Cathedral is unique in the Church • Resources expended: The Revd Canon Professor S R I Foot (Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History) of England in that it is outside the scope of the Resources expended increased by £158,200. The The Revd Canon Professor G J Ward (Regius Professor of Theology) Cathedral Measure 1963 and subsequent most significant contributions to this higher The Venerable M C W Gorick (Archdeacon of Oxford) (Resigned January 2020) Cathedral legislation. Founded in 1546 by Henry expenditure were the cost of chorister school fees The Venerable J Chaffey (Archdeacon of Oxford) (Appointed May 2020) VIII, the Cathedral is part of the Collegiate as there were an average of five more choristers Canon Professor C Harrison (Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity) Foundation, styled Ecclesia Christi Cathedralis in the year (£117,000) together with increased The Revd Canon Dr G D Bayliss (Diocesan Canon Precentor) Oxon: ex Fundatione Regis Henrici Octavi, staff costs from the appointment of the full time traditionally known as ‘The House’. The Cathedral equivalent of 1.6 new positions. The Revd Canon R C Peers was appointed as Sub-Dean in September 2020. hascharitable status but is not an independent The Revd Canon Dr G D Bayliss resigned in October 2020. registered charity. Christ Church (as a whole) • Net assets: obtained charitable status in 2011 with charity Net assets grew by £93,300. Canon Foot serves as Chapter Treasurer and Canon Ward as Chapter Safeguarding registration number 1143423. The format of the accounts is not prescribed by Christ Church statutes require the Chapter to prepare financial statements for each financial year The Dean and Canons have identified the major the Cathedral Measure but by applicable which give a true and fair view of the charity’s financial activities during the year and of its financial strategic, business and operational risks that may Accounting Standards and the guidance laid position at the end of the year. affect the Cathedral and have taken reasonable down by the Statement of Recommended steps to mitigate those risks. The Treasurer of Practice for Charities. As a standalone audit of In preparing financial statements giving a true and fair view, the Chapter should follow best practice to: Christ Church underpins the financing of the the Dean and Canons is not required, the scope Cathedral’s activities by providing a corporate of work performed by the auditors is limited to • select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; grant to cover the Cathedral’s excess of that deemed necessary to form an opinion on the • make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; expenditure over income on its transactions of the Cathedral in the context of • state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been unrestricted fund. An annual budget is agreed Christ Church as a whole. followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; with the Treasurer and submitted to the • prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume Governing Body of Christ Church for approval. In Critchleys’ audit opinion on the accounts of that the charity will continue in operation. total, the call upon the corporate grant in 2019- Christ Church was issued on 2 December 2020 2020 was £1,017,300 (2018-2019 - £120,500). and is unqualified. These accounts will be avail- Chapter is responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable The increase in the corporate grant was primarily able on the Charity Commission website (www. accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ascertain the attributable to the substantial fall in tourism charity-commission.gov.uk) when filed. financial position of the charity and to ensure that the financial statements comply with applicable revenues following the closure of Christ Church laws and regulations, including Christ Church statutes. It is also responsible for safeguarding the assets to visitors in March 2020 as a result of the of the Chapter and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and COVID- 19 lockdown together with various cost other irregularities. increases as detailed below. By order of The Dean and Canons • Incoming resources: Excluding the corporate grant, incoming resourc- es decreased by £672,200 of which the collapse in net tourism revenues was ££640,300. The Very Revd Professor M W Percy The Revd Canon Professor S R I Foot Chapter Treasurer 2 December 2020

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The Dean & Canons of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford The Dean & CanonsThe Dean of the & Canons Cathedral of the Church Cathedral of Church Christ of in Christ Oxford in Oxford The Dean & Canons of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford Balance Sheet as at 31 July 2020 Statement ofStatement financial of financial activities activities for for thethe year year ended ended 31 July 2020 31 July 2020 Balance Sheet as at 31 July 2020

2020 2020 2019 Note 2020 2019 Note Unrestricted Restricted Total Total £000 £000 £000 £000 Funds Funds Funds Funds FIXED ASSETS £000 £000 £000 £000

Income and endowments from:

Investments 4 232.0 228.0 Corporate grant 1,017.3 1,017.3 120.5

Visitors' fees 492.2 492.2 1,132.5

Donations and grants 335.3 192.9 528.2 553.1

Investment income 2 1.4 8.3 9.7 9.5 CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors 5 164.2 152.3

Cash at bank and in hand 459.7 639.2 Facility fees, choir income and

royalties 25.4 37.6 63.0 70.2 623.9 791.5 1,871.6 238.8 2,110.4 1,885.8

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING 6 190.0 386.9 Resources expended: DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Charitable activities 1,867.1 134.5 2,001.6 1,858.1 NET CURRENT ASSETS 433.9 404.6

Governance costs 4.5 15.0 19.5 4.8 NET ASSETS 665.9 632.6

Total resources expended 3 1,871.6 149.5 2,021.1 1,862.9 FUNDS Net incoming resources - 89.3 89.3 22.9 Restricted funds 7 602.6 569.3

Unrestricted funds 7 63.3 63.3 Unrealised gain on investment - 4.0 4.0 20.9 assets 665.9 632.6

Net movement in funds - 93.3 93.3 43.8 TheThe financialfinancial statementsstatements were were approved approved by theby Deanthe Dean and Canonsand Canons on 2 Decemberon 2 December 2020 2020.

Fund balances brought forward 63.3 509.3 572.6 528.8

The Very Revd Professor M W Percy The Revd Canon Professor S R I Foot Fund balances carried forward 7 63.3 602.6 665.9 572.6 The Very Revd Professor M W Percy The Revd Canon Professor S R I Foot DeanDean of Christof Christ Church Church ChapterChapter Treasurer Treasurer

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The Dean & Canons of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford Accounting policies and other information

a) Basis of accounting d) Fund accounting • The Choir Recordings Fundwas • Voluntary income received by way of grants, The accounts are prepared in accordance with General funds are unrestricted funds which are established to support the Choir in the donations and legacies is included in full in United Kingdom Accounting Standards, in available for use at the discretion of the Trustees production of recordings of their the SOFA when receivable. Gift aid performances. The financial results of particular ‘FRS 102: The Financial Reporting in furtherance of the general objectives of the recoverable is accounted for when received. the Choir’s outside performances are also Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Cathedral and which have not been designated recorded in this fund. • Legacies are recognised as income only when Ireland’ (FRS 102). The principal accounting for other purposes. policies adopted in the preparation of the Restricted funds are funds which are to be used the charity becomes entitled to the income, • The Diocesan Canon Fund supports receipt is certain and the amount concerned accounts are described below. They refer to the in accordance with specific restrictions imposed the post of Diocesan Canon, a member of is measurable. financial transactions of that part of the Christ by the donors or which have been raised by Chapter whose costs are covered by the Church Foundation, a registered charity, which the Cathedral for specific purposes. The cost of Church Commissioners. relate to the Cathedral as defined in the statutes raising and administering such funds are charged • Grants, where entitlement is not conditional of Christ Church, Oxford. against that specific fund. • The Friends of Christ Church on the delivery of a specific performance by the charity, are recognised when the Cathedral Fund was established for b) Fixed assets Investment income and other gains and losses donations made by the Friends to support charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant. In accordance with Christ Church policy, only are allocated to the appropriate fund. specific costs or projects of the Cathedral individual assets costing in excess of £20,000 are • Investment income is accounted for when capitalised. At present, there are no such items. • The Blue Boar Fund was established for • The New Zealand Appeal Fund was the upkeep of the Canons’ houses and receivable. established to provide financial support their grounds to Christchurch New Zealand Cathedral c) Investments following the earthquake in 2011. Investments in the Central Board of Finance f) Expenditure • Bequests Fund the capital of the Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis of the Investment Fund are bequests is restricted in use for the • Other Funds support a range of other and gross of any related income. These are shown at market value. Gains and losses are benefit of music in the Cathedral. projects and activities for the benefit of classified under headings that aggregate all costs reflected in the Statement of Financial Activities the Cathedral. related to that category. Where costs cannot (SOFA). • The Marjorie Cross Bequest consists of be directly attributed to particular headings, a share of the estate of Marjorie Cross and they have been allocated to activities on a basis royalties from the Oxford Dictionary of e) Income recognition the Christian Church, is to be used for the All income is recognised when the Cathedral has consistent with use of the relevant resources. benefit of music in the Cathedral. entitlement to the income, the economic benefit Governance costs include those costs, such as is probable and the amount can be reasonably statutory audit and legal and professional fees, measured. The following specific policies are associated with constitutional and statutory applied to particular categories of income: requirements.

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The Dean & Canons of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford

The Dean & Canons of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford The Dean & Canons of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford Notes to the accountsNotes to the for accounts the for theyear year endedended 31 July 312020 July 2020

Accounting policies and other information (contd) 1 OPERATING SURPLUS 2020 2019 £000 £000 Operating surplus is g) Pension costs OSPS shown after charging: OSPS’s actuarial valuation at 31 March 2016 Audit fees 3.0 3.0 The Pension Schemes identified a funding deficit of £133m. The deficit 2 INVESTMENT The Cathedral participates in three principal is being addressed by a number of substantial INCOME pension schemes for its staff - the Universities changes, which were agreed following employee 2020 2019 Superannuation Scheme (“the USS”), the consultation, including changes in indexation, Unrestricted Restricted Total Total University of Oxford Staff Pension Scheme (“the and the introduction of a defined contribution Funds Funds Funds Funds OSPS”), and the Church of England Funded section for new entrants. £000 £000 £000 £000 Pension Scheme (“ the CEFPS”). USS and OSPS A copy of the full actuarial valuation report and

schemes combine contributory defined benefit other details on the scheme are available from Investment fund income 8.3 8.3 8.2 schemes (i.e. they provide benefits based on the University of Oxford website, www.admin.ox.ac.uk/finance/pensions/osps/ Bank deposit interest and length of service and final pensionable salary) dividends 1.4 - 1.4 1.3 and defined contribution elements. CEFPS is

non-contributory. The assets of USS, OSPS, and CEFPS 1.4 8.3 9.7 9.5 CEFPS are each held in separate The latest actuarial valuation of the CEFPS,

trustee-administered funds. carried out at 31 December 2016, identified a 3 TOTAL RESOURCES funding deficit of £340m (83% funded). The EXPENDED Each scheme is a multi-employer scheme and the employer contribution rate will continue at 2020 2019 Cathedral is unable to identify its share of the 39.9% of the previous year’s national minimum Unrestricted Restricted Total Total underlying assets and liabilities of each scheme stipend, of which 28% is required for future Funds Funds Funds Funds on a consistent and reasonable basis. Therefore, service benefits and 11.9% for past service £000 £000 £000 £000 as required by FRS 102, the Cathedral accounts liabilities. The deficit recovery period remains Running of Cathedral for the schemes as if they were defined unchanged and is scheduled to end on 31 Dean & Chapter 328.2 3.4 331.6 323.5 contribution schemes. December 2025. The actuarial valuation of the Choir and Music 791.9 25.1 817.0 617.4 CEFPS as at 31 December 2018 is currently Upkeep of Cathedral 414.0 106.0 520.0 518.3 Actuarial valuations underway, but the results of this are yet to be Cathedral office and determined. administration 287.1 - 287.1 213.1 USS 1,821.2 134.5 1,955.7 1,672.3 The Cathedral’s pension expense for the year is Governance USS’s actuarial valuation as at 31 March 2017 disclosed in Note 3 to the accounts. Audit and legal fees 4.5 15.0 19.5 4.8 takes into account the revised benefit structure

effective from 1 April 2016 agreed both by the Annual distribution from Joint Negotiating Committee and the Trustee collections 45.9 - 45.9 185.8 in July 2015, following consultation. Further

details are available on USS’s website, www.uss. 1,871.6 149.5 2,021.1 1,862.9 co.uk. The next valuation is due with an effective

date of 31 March 2018.

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The Dean & Canons of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford The Dean & Canons of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2020 Notes to Thethe Dean accounts & Canons of thefor Cathedral the yearChurch ofended Christ in Oxford31 July 2020 The Dean & Canons of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2020 Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2020 4 INVESTMENTS Choir and Music includes choristers’ school fees. In the current year, Christ Church Cathedral Music Marjorie Blue Boar Bequests Total TrustChoir contributed and Music £268,100 includes (2019 choristers' - £239,300) school towards fees. In choristerthe current school year, fees. Christ Church Cathedral Cross Music Trust contributed £268,100 (2019 - £239,300) towards chorister school fees. One employee had emoluments, as defined for tax purposes, of between £70,000 and £80,000 in the £000 £000 £000 £000 yearOne (2018 employee – 1) had emoluments, as defined for tax purposes, of between £70,000 and £80,000 in Cost the year (2019 – 1) At 1 August 2019 No member of Chapter received any remuneration, other than remuneration from the Cathedral for and 31 July 2020 14.1 3.0 1.0 18.1 theNo role member for which of theyChapter are employed.received any Staff remuneration, costs include other the thancosts remunerationof property rental from thewhere Cathedral housing is

providedfor the as role part for of whichan employee’s they are remuneration employed. Staff package. costs include the costs of property rental where Market Value housing is provided as part of an employee's remuneration package. At 1 August 2019 188.3 39.2 0.5 228.0 2020 2019

£000 £000 Unrealised gain 3.2 0.8 - 4.0 Staff costs incurred during the year were:

Dean & Chapter 328.2 320.2 At 31 July 2020 191.5 40.0 0.5 232.0 Choir and Music 303.7 210.1 Number of shares 10,000 2,091 297 Upkeep of Cathedral 300.2 270.3 held Cathedral office and administration 209.0 161.9 Investments held are CBF Church of England managed funds 1,141.1 962.5

The pension charge for the year was 150.4 125.6 5 DEBTORS 2020 2019 The number of full time equivalent £000 £000 employees in the year was 24 22 Related parties 113.9 93.4 The pension charge for the year represents Other debtors 50.3 58.9 Thecharges pension to chargethe three for schemes the year as represents follows- charges to the three schemes as follows- 164.2 152.3 USSUSS - £50,600 - £50,6 (201900 (2019 - £44,300) - £44,300) 6 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR OSPSOSPS - £73,200 - £73,2 (201900 (2019 - £52,700) - £52,700) 2020 2019 CEFPS - £26,600 (2019 - £28,600) CEFPS - £26,600 (2019 - £28,600) £000 £000 Trade creditors 43.6 16.2 Accruals 100.8 271.6 Corporate 45.6 99.1

190.0 386.9

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Annual Report 2019 - 2020 Annual Report 2019 - 2020

The Dean & Canons of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2020

7 RESERVES 7 RESERVES

Unrestricted Unrestricted RestrictedRestricted Funds Restricted Restricted Funds

Fund Fund Funds Funds Blue Allen/ShaxbyBlue Allen/ShaxbyM Cross ChoirM Cross DiocesanChoir DiocesanOther NZ Other NZ General General Friends Friends Total Total Boar BequestsBoar BequestsBequest RecordingsBequest CanonRecordings Canon Funds AppealFunds Appeal £000 £000£000 £000£000 £000£000 £000£000 £000£000 £000£000 £000£000 £000£000 £000£000 £000 Income Income 1,871.5 1,871.58.3 8.31.2 1.51.2 33.51.5 3.3 33.5 81.1 3.3 49.9 81.1 60.0 49.9 2,110.360.0 2,110.3

Expenditure Expenditure (1,871.5) (1,871.5(16.0)) (16.0) - - - (24.0) - (7.0(24.0) ) (81.1) (7.0) (21.4)(81.1 ) -(21.4 (2,021.0) ) - (2,021.0)

Unrealised gainUnrealised on gain on investments investments - 3.2- 3.20.8 0.8------4.0 - 4.0

Net movement inNet funds movement in funds - (4.5)- (4.5)2.0 1.52.0 9.51.5 (3.7) 9.5 - (3.7) 28.5 - 60.0 28.5 93.360.0 93.3

Opening value ofOpening funds value of funds63.3 17763.3.7 17747.9.7 123.147.9 31.7123.1 42.931.7 - 42.9 67.8 - 18.2 67.8 572.618.2 572.6

Closing value ofClosing funds value of funds63.3 173.263.3 173.249.9 124.649 .9 41.2124.6 39.241.2 - 39.2 96.3 - 78.2 96.3 665.97 8.2 665.9

Represented by:Represented by: £000 £000£000 £000£000 £000£000 £000£000 £000£000 £000£000 £000£000 £000£000 £000£000 £000 Cash Cash 89.1 (18.389.1) (18.39.9) 124.19.9 41.2124.1 39.241.2 - 39.2 96.3 - 78.2 96.3 459.77 8.2 459.7 Debtors Debtors 164.2 164.2------164.2 - 164.2 Creditors Creditors (190.0) (190.0-) ------(190.0) - (190.0) Investments Investments - 191.5- 191.540.0 0.540.0 0.5------232.0 - 232.0

Total Total 63.3 17363.3.2 17349.2.9 12449.6 .9 41.2124 .6 39.241.2 - 39.2 96.3 - 78.2 96.3 665.97 8.2 665.9 A description ofA the description purpose of of each the purposerestricted of fund each isrestricted contained fund within is contained the note withinon accounting the note policies on accounting policies

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