2023-12-31-accounts

Wanstead Parish I I" St Mary with Christ Church Annual report and Financial Statements of the Parochiol Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of st Mary with C￿15t Church. Wanstead for Ihe Year ended 3151 December 2023 Registered Charity Number 1127753 Rector. The Revd. James Gilder The Rectory. 37 Wonsteod Place. Wanstead Banks: Nalwest Bank HSBC Bank CCLA knvestment MarK]gement Ltd Independent Exominer. Lorratne Calheine Purdy FCCA. Cloy Ratnoge Strevens & Hi115

Contents REcfoR'SREPORT CHURCH WARDE￿ REPORTS io CHI￿REMANDy li AcnvrnES AND GROUPS 12 16 Bapt15m4 Weddlngs and Fun THE PAROCHLUCHURCH CouNaL CoMMITfEE REPOR75 16 16 .18 23 SAFEGUARDING REpoKr 24 25 FIt4ANaALSTATDIENTS FORTHE FULL Y&4R TO 31 DECEMBER 2023_ 28

'S RPOt 'Change ond decay ) ol around I see. WTOte the avlhor of Abide V(Ith Me. Trie year 2023 certa** saw significant change V#llthin the Parish of Wanstead. but hopefully not too much decayl In Ictst yeor's annual report. I stressed the need to for us os o p￿sh lo grapple with some of the issues Ihat we foce in looking to Ihe future. and I'm very pleosed to say Ihat 50 many have responded to this challenge in an extremely positive way. This hos been Ihe yecr when we have instigated a major chonge in service potterns." in which St Mary'5 chwch has increased ttie number of monthly Euch￿￿1$ we have whi151 retaining OLff kny4ed ser%fjces." and in wFMch at Chrisl Church we have adopted a system of Sundoy mcming worship thot hos integrated adults. junior5 and nursery-age chldren- a process which has been accomplshed successfully and wll now we Irust. provide the ￿(trOCk from which lo grow in strength. in fellowslwp ond n number. We wdcomed Fr Ch(yles Brown to Ihts pa￿h in September. and he has brought much ]oy. life and many ideas with him - 5elffing in so well Ihat il is hord to believe he h05 0￿Y been he￿ a short wtrle. We also welcomed Mtly Anne McKenna to the ministry leom os our permanenl deacon. and She has done o huge omovnt to ctssist wilh parish vi5ihng. l am now confident that our vsiting is of o standard and degree that would rival an￿here in the Church of England. and Ihis is something we sh¢J(Ad be proud of. Revd O￿ve ha5 done o huge omount of work as chaplain lo Wanstead High Street. vtsiling every shop and bu%ness. ond Fr Rich(rd has continued to provide a very broad range of Wisdom and orgoni5ation. forwhich l am m05t grateful. We are very blessed to have such a large and gifted ministry team and of COu￿e 0150 our excellent team of lay lead￿5 vrfho have led w0￿h1p magnificenty. Fr Chris McKenna and Mlhr Anne hove commenced OLK monthty healing service. which hos followed on from ow new 'A Place, mental health group. started by PCC member James Boast. This has been an imoginative response to an area of social need highlighted by our PCC. and is a welcome sign that we are looking out into the wodd. rather Ihan merely inwards to ourselves. ewise. our new regular Sunday aftemoon 'lea ond chat, for older membets of the POTi5h has proved populu. os was the Chrthas Dinner on the 251h December. PCC meeling5 have been joyful and yoduclive. and it is wonderful that we now have 5vch a large and varied PCC. l am ￿atefUl to who serve. not on on PCC, but on ow many committees and groups - and to The Friends. who have raised mony thousands for the upkeep of OLf churches. and provided us with great entertainment along the w￿. Christrnas this year was a porticukK highlght, wtth personal cards being oddressed and defivered lo ZYX) woperlies in Wonsteod. resulting in the best Chrtstmas ottendance5 in five yeffj. Cjjr chor reFxesented the parish wonderfully well ot Southwark Cathedral and bolh the mvsic festival ot

st Mary's and Ihe flower feslivol at Chrisl Church brought hundreds rf not thousands of ￿lf0[S into our churches. The Grapewne magazine hos flourished this yeor. gowing from o di51tibulion of I ￿ to I CLK) by the end of the year. and gaining advertr5ing along the way. We raised a very good amount for extemal charities and the inceplion of several events. 5Lrh os the Poncake Party. were welkreceived. The Rectory hos seen more thon a Ihouyjnd parish guests thought)vI 2023. ploying host to individual ond group meetings as well 05 a far few dinners and p￿les1 New for this year were the Rectory Garden Party in summer. for all parish volunteer5. and Ihe welkittended August family barbecue, which rounded off the schod yecT. It has been o defighl to be able to invite so many of you into my home. other highflghts of tFMs year for me were the poT￿h exchange to EngeISk￿chen in April. which wa5 a lovely week spent with wonderhJl people who we look forword to hosting ￿ Wanstead in 2024. ond Ihe hosting of Qompicha. Bishop of Mar5abit in Kenya. during UK tour. A per50nol highlight was being 'bumped up, to Rector from Priesl in Charge. This wos accornp￿hed in the Bishop of 8cTknng's sludy. where I look Sfemo Brown Iwho has seen more Rectors of WonstecKI Ihan anyone e15el as my wilness. Unfortunate￿. my c¢J had broken down. but Ihe bishop gclve vs a lift home oflerwardsl One of my own proudest moments of the year was he￿ing of the number of people from this parish taking port in the Course in Ctrwislian Studies in 2024: wè have o bumper crop meeling in Ihe vesty each week. This Is all not to gloss over the sadder and more conceming parts of Ihis yeor. We said goodbye to several of our very kIn￿anding and loyal church members, wilh our Pl￿Sh mowiing the dealhs of Pen GadicL M4Jgaret Manser and John Eyre Fxjrticularly. and we also bode farewell lo several who have moved away. Their gifts of love remain wilh us. but we feel their 105S nonetheless. The burglary at Christ Church in December was a shock to Ihe system and allhough the wder community of Wan5tead was wondeffiJl in rollying rovnd - more than replacing the stolen colleclion for the Children's Society (indeed. roising more than £2,5(￿1 for Ihis cou5e)- the bss of many of our parish baptism. wedding and funeral records ¢Je FKo%fjng very cfifficult to replace. Youlh and children's mini51ry remains an area in vthich improvement 15 requwed. despite mvch effort by many. And Ihe fact thal we minisler to a World which largely isn't very interested. is of CO￿ the largest challenge we face: there is on ever- more urgent need lo grow younger in temis of 0￿ volvnleers. and this is proving o very difficult nut to cracL' and likewtse. the need lo reoch people with the good new5 of Jesv5 is alw(Jys our key tas The core and mointenonce of Iwo historic bvildings remains o constant chollenge. although we have seen steady wogess this Ye￿ in addressing mvch of whot we need to. Our bui1ding5 a150 present opportunities. and there now a new team in place. opptying for Herttoge Lottery Fur)ding to transform

Chiisl Church's bulrfing. as well as geat progress in fundraising for Ihe work necessary to inprove access and security ot St M(Yy's crypt. Reading the varicMJS conlrÉbulion5 niade to this annual report. it is clear thaf we have done a lot in 2023. The Spwtt 15 moving here. for s￿e - and 2024 win no doubt be a yecy where we see the development of many of the Ihings we have set n place thi5 year. as well os some exlro 'new' things. which wil no doubt surprise us dong Ihe way. This p￿1$h 15 okvays a busy one. but we must remember to be Mary at least as much os we ore Martha. In our work and in our business. let'5 always remember o(K fwKlamental pw)ose - to worship God. Wtlhoul this- without fhe work of prayer. proise and re5t- our effor15 will prove frvitless. Thank you to you ol. This is o wonderful pbce and it ts o priwlege to be your Rector. FrJome5 Gmder HURCH AR￿5. tma 2023 has seen a conlinualion of trAJkfjng Ihe place of the church within the community. Involvement wth non<hvrch goers. through such Ihings as the Forget Me Nots singe￿. classic car shows. fin in a Bin and activities dvring Wansteod Fringe ore developing local engogemenl. We ore hoping to further develop our strong rek]tion5hip with Ihe Organise￿ of the Fringe and make more use of the church over Ihe corrmng yecx5. The changes lo services within the parish have helped to estobkh Sunday servtces. as the church is no longer closed one Sunday a monlh. Attendance has remoined sleacty over the year and the variety of services now on offer in Ihe parr5h reflects well on Ihe energy of our Rector and hi5 team. A number of projects at st Muy's continue to develop. Jomes Poter50n hos continued to work hcyd on enhancing the entrance to the crypl. raising money for the prqect by giving to￿5 during Wan5tead Fringe and entertaining ' Heritoge London, visits. The DAC visiled Ihe crypt logetherwith the Reclor and we wli be moving fThard to contoctor biddwig phase d￿Ing 2024. Over the post few yea￿. we have hod to remove many ash tree5, which were suffering from Ash Dieback. We now have space to replant and have storted on a replacement schedule. Ttsee further trees have had to be removed from Ihe north perimeter os they were damaging the Grode11 listed railngs odjacent to Overton Drive. Sody. during Ihe summer. the Poppy Tral was damoged by vandals and many poppie5 had lo be replaced. A new. stronger. version of the poppies will be in5taled in 5￿4. Ith the help of Phil Ryan's team. Ihe Churchyard remains well kept ond accessible. 05 well a5 developing as o no*we reserve of some note.

The ashes interment plot in our churchy¢Jd has just eight po%tion5 remaining. and o new area is to be identified to alow for futwe interments ond accompanying remembrance plaques. The disobled access lift is beyond economic repair. whli e a pemionenf solution is being developed wrfhin the plans fcr the sovth wall restorotion, o temporary ramp syslem has been pwchased and works well. 11 is deployed for major services and events. and when we are pr￿0thfied thol there is o need for ste free access. Smilh of Derby contirMJe to care for the tower clock at Sl mr￿S. Some of the linkage system thal chime the betrs hod stretched and fallen apart resulting in rni￿ed chimes. James PotW50n managed lo make repaKs and hi5 work was complimented by 'Smith5' when they came to service the clock. The interior clocl which I believe to be quite ancient. remains n good order. The Organ at st Mary's celebrated I￿ yeors of installation in May and Alison Wells arronged a very successful music festival over the annivetsary weekend to cornrnemorate the nslallotion. St Mary's. being a hi5t(Jric navigation point on Ihe occasion5 of a Royd Fly-Past. gove us the opportunity to open Ihe gounds ond church to the local commvntty for Ihe Trooping The Colour celebrations. affording o grandstand view of the spectacular arial d4)loy and an oppthJntty for us to engage. The Harvesl Supper was held in the drive ol fhe church. The event is wel supported and is eagerly anlicipoted eoch year. The Reclor arranged for musical accompaniment. engagng talent from withrn the congegation. This was well received. A new. adjustable organ bench has been donaled by a generous benefactor. Both of our churche5 have benefited from thi5 donation and our Ihanks go out lo anonymous donor. The benche5 (Ye well made and Should st￿1 be in use when our organ celeEffates its b1cen1er￿ry. Pew cv5hions hove started to appeor at st Marys. The completion of comfortable seoting within Ihe chLrch should be fulfiled in early 2024. We ore grateful to the late John Sunley who made if possible lo enhance the sealing wlhin the church due to the legacy he left to the pori5h. During Lent. as port of her Lent Pli grrrnoge. Bishop Gull paid us o visit. attending Wanstead Church School. Chr￿t Church and St Mory's. On herwalL BFshop Gu wa5 accompanied by Ihe Bishop of Barking and chldren from the Church School. Al St Mary'5 the school choT sang for the btshop5. On Good Friday. Alrson WelL% pul together o choir lo sing. 'Staner's Crucifixion,. It was a memorable event. vrtwch was st￿1 being spoken about ot Christrna5. The 'Nine Lessons and C￿015.. candle lit se￿￿e was bock to pr￿0Vid attendance number5 wilh over 3S) people in the congregation.

The Wednesdoy evening semce of Compline is n¢)w well established ond 15 an enjoyoble short se￿e to end Ihe day. Thank you lo Susan Holdham for organising and runnrng Iht5 service throvghout the year. Thank-yous go to the wonderful people who keep our Parish Church working well: Our team of tolented organtsts. who play without firKJnciol reward: Afrson. Marlin. fvlithael and Richord. Ojr coffee team organised by Maureen Medley. The PODS, orgonised by Suzanne Pater50n. Keeping the church open and clean. The flower power team: Morgaret. Rochel (Jnd Penny. Our wonderful choir whose talents IFFt our Sundoy wtJ5hip. The reader5. sides people. intercesscys ond Euchar￿tIC Ministers. Oul in the cold ond rcin we triank our gordening team organised and njn by Phil Ryon. And. of CO￿Se. L(ry Leade￿. to whom we owe so much. 11 is a joy to glance around Ihe congregation on a Svnday and note that alm05t everyone play5 a role in wnning our church arKJ services. Looking ol OLK rota for services. there a￿ 31 names c)n it. Thank you. one and al for al thol you do. Ralph HON Churchworden 2023 hrist Church Af the starl of the year. Ihe Sunday 9 am famli y Euchartst continued to be a vibranl sermce. witti around I ￿ attending each week, slightly more children Ihan adults. The l 0.30 Sung Eucharist servlce was dso busy. Usual￿ around 60 attendees. The Thursday moming Eucharist h05 had a smal but very ￿gUlar congregolion loo. The pattem of Sunday worship changed durtng Ihe year so thot Ihe 9.Cl) and 10.30 services were combined. wtth 5peciol provision for fomiknes and young people in the hall m05t Sunday5 arKJ on a&age euchorist in church on one Sunday each month. Everyone comes together for communion and the f￿01 hymn. prayer5 and notices. followed by coffee orKI bt5cuits in the hall. Sundoy evening Services also chonged so thal a variety of worship could be offered. for example a heofmg service on Ihe fi￿1 Sunday of the month and occasional J¢JzL Vespets. These changes hcjve been very well received ond the hcTd work from o clergy team ond Red Balloon to suppcwt Ihi5 new pctheTn of worship is hugely appreciated.

The Fabric committee met regvlarty thring 3Y23 and provided advice and support on a number of matters, for which l om very grateful. In 2021. an expression of inlerest was submitted to Ihe Heritage Lottery FurKI IHLF) to reorder Christ ChLKch. make it greener and oble lo be used more by the community. The HLF repfied saying Ihat Ihe pcy￿h was rK>t being invited lo submit a Rovnd I bid. which was a huge d￿aPPointment. The expression of interest had been for a wbstantial amount and Ihe HLF sloted Ihe reason for their deciwon was . because the proposal Is unlikelyto sbDngly meet our mandatory outcome fo a wider range of people in hwylage. For an application of this slze, there would need fo be MO￿ adivity and CknpreSental￿ oflha new audi&ntss that would be engagrf. A new expression of interest 5ubmi5sion fhot 15 smamer and more focused will be submitted in 2024. The Christ Church bull ding remoins on the ot-risk register and the bel lower. in porticvlar. continues to deteriorate and 15 cause for concem. The heating is operating al less than half power. so it can be very chilly. The Oasis church of Seventh Doy Advenlists had been renting Christ Church for their services on Salvrdoys since 2020. This ha5 been a useful source of income and enobled us lo build links with a church very cfifferent from our own. Sadty. the inodequale winter heating led Ihem to erKI Iheir agreement in October and move to altemalive Fwnise5. Oplions to provide better. gyeener heating have been inVeSt￿aoled in detail but none proved wacltcal and investigation5 continue. It seems like￿ the boiler wil hove to be reploced with onolher gos ￿ler mode to order. which ' disoppiinting from on environmenlal perSpecI￿Ve Ixjl be very welcome for the congregation now used to wearing big coats in winter. A large number of minor works and improvements hove been undertaken: for example. clearing gutte￿. removing pigeons from the bell lower and deep cleaning. repair of broken pews. Akjn Dowe￿ has done many of the minor repairs or ovw5een othets ond his hdp is invakjable. We are very grateful for the omoing new allar frontal and kneel￿5 funded by the Sunlèy bequest. Ann Come, our Sacristan. has organised significonl repairs and refLKbishmenl to the silverware. ￿nens, vestments. etc. Ihal hove been in dire need of some cfJe and attention. and we are very graleful. There were fvrfo mojor security issues. First. Iwo people took up residence in the South Porch lowords Ihe end of winter. INhile nilially our ￿mPathi&S lended to be with the homeless n cold weather. ther thjg dealing became o cause for concem to the local police who asked us to evict them in May. Huge thanks to Folher James and Nea Hepworlh who had the unenviable task of clearing some extremely Un￿e05￿￿t refuse. Better security for the 50Uth porch doorwas subsequentty installed. In Ihe eady hou￿ of December l O. Christ Church was bfoken nto by 2 men who look the office safe. This contained o few hundred pounds from recent colleclions. inckjding the Chislingle service coleclion in aid of fhe Childrens. Society. A Just Giving appeal raised £2.520 for this charity and it was hearlwuming lo read Ihe messages of svpp¢￿1 from our local commvnity who

cleorfy hold the church in greot affection. Sadly. the registers of baptisms. maniages and burials Ihal were dso in the safe hove not been fcxjnd. Triis was one of a series of burglaries of churches in the areo. steve Davenport and the gardening dub have ensured that the Christ Church gardens remain a real asset to the whole of Wonstead. a huge thank you to Sleve and aN the gardening club. arKJ lo everyone who has picked up fitter. for all your hard work. The gardens cxe eryoyed by huge numbw5. which 15 a real blessing. though fitter ond minor vondaffsm remain a problem las indeed it is for the main parkl. In September. for the Wanstead festivol. a concert was orgonised through Songhaven. kindly funded by Ctjtrolle Jomieson. This was led by professional musicians in o relaxed almosphere. 50 ided for those with demenlia or nevrodrverse. Around l (Xl attended the concert. timed lo coincide with the flower festival. so the church wos lookwig particuithy beautiful. The tt)eme for the flower festNoI was hofidoys. arKI Wonstead Church School pupifs werè also able to sh￿e their flower arrangements. many vi5it¢J5 over the festival ond al the concert complimented Ihe flowe￿. A new menlal wellbeing support grcxjp. A Place. led by James Boast, started on the fiT5t Sunday of each monlh. Monthly fea ond fellowship attemoon5 have also started and been much opprecioted. Little Angels Group pr&5chool age chilctren meets on Wednesdays in Christ Church at a nominol cost. A huge thank you to those who vobnteer ther support for this grc)vp. Cleoning at Cknsl CIMJrch is vrKJertaken by o combination of a professional cleaner and volunteers . The need for church ref￿biShmenl continues to make the cleoning task cholenging. The opening of the church on Friday momings hos been succe55fvl in enobling vobnteer cleaner5 to acces5 the church and have support in this role. 11 is hoped that more volunteer5 will take vp this opporhjnity which is ifjtal lo the and success of Ihe church on a daily basis. Christ Church is blessed wilh very many volunleers who conlrrbute o huge amount. Tho15aid. we do st￿1 need more in just about every area. So a very heortfell thank you to all the side5people and welcome￿. Ilower arrangers. those who change olt(Y frontats. serve. support chli &en's group5. manage the sound system, play Ihe organ, 5prng clean Iseverol fimes a yeorll. offer coffee after services. Eucharislic minislers. are on intercessors and reader5 rotas. set up before ond clear up after seNice& count cdlections. tidy the churchlvestry. sing in the choir. bell ringers. liaise about music. bring fm in a Bin and other donations. support oulreach. support the loss arKI bereavement cofé, parish giving organiser5 and safeguarding officers- l apologise in advonce for missing any volunteers. Ihere are thankf￿ just so many of you. &ybara Hepworlh Jones Churchworden 2cr23

Lay leodw5hip. as part of w0￿h1p in both OLff chLrches. continued lo be appreooted and in 2023 we wetcomed both Chchts5 Uewellyn and Diana Middlecfjtch to Ihe tecrn os new Lay Le(Klers. Many Loy Leaders hove 5hc¥ed Ihat Ihey have reolly volued working in a pair wilh others to lead services and leoming somelhing new each lime from the other pev50n. Many of the Loy Leader5 lead at both churches ond Ihi5 ha5 proven to be very successful. For those Loy Leaders who worship predominantty in one of our churches it has been o wcry lo get to know the congregation of ovr other church better Chn5 Church.. Lay Leadets led Ihe worship On￿ a monlh up to Sept 1123. The last service was in August ond it was well attended. Trie pottem of services at CFvist Church changed al the beginning of September and Ihere 15 now a 9.30om Eucharist service every Sund¢Jy. For 3)24 Falher James is keen to get Lay Leaders acr055 the parish involved in the service5 again al Christ Church. indudng encowaging Lay Leaders to 'hove o go. at preoching using they own reflection5. He is thinkrng of potential re nlrodvcing a lay led element once a montt) al Chrisl Church. to be pli ofed in Feb X)24. At Chist Church the alv syslem has been used to enhonce refiections with tmoges and music odding a new ond much apweciated dimension to worship. In 2023 Lay Leade￿ took the opwlunity to look at some significant anniversaries of people who have made geat conlributi¢MS to our church life and wotship such 05 Vaugh£￿ Wluiams. Wlliam Byrd and Ctytslopher Wren. Sl Mcry's.. Eorlier in the yeor fhe congregalion were 05ked to vote on what they wanted the F)attem of sefvices to look for the coming yecy. Essential￿. should the pattem remain the same. with one Euchorrsf. Iwo lay led services lone BCP and one Common worship) plus one joint service ol CC on the third Sunday. vilh any fifth Sunday being lay led (Leader ch005ing BCP or CW}: or did Ihe congregolion want Ihe p(Jttem to chongev The result was thot most of Ihe con￿egal10n voted to keep the pottem of worship as it wos. people ContinL￿1 to W￿shp hoppty at oll service5 and the feedback was thal they enjoyed Ihe variety. allhough o strong preference was voiced for more EUChcY￿ts. In July 2023 Bishop Gvli, in response to a request from the Reclor. removed the special legol status applied lo St Mary's by the former Bishop of Chelmsford which thus allowed more options for Eucharist services. The general monthty io

patlem at st Mary's is now ollemating jay led services lone CW ond one BCPI and Euchari$15. With any 51h Sunday being ajoinl porish servtce at Christ Church. The congregalion hove adapted well to Ihe changes and hove made it clear thot Ihey appreciate Ihe jay led 5eNces os much as the Euchc¥ist. Alongside our Sundoy Services we hove continved to enjoy the office of Compfine every Wednesday o18pm. Thi5 is a short 15 minutes service which offers an opporhjnity for a re boot dwing the midde of the week. Primarily. Ihis Is led by Susan Holdham. and other Loy Leaders fill in when she ts away. 11 is held every Wednesdoy except Ihe week tJfter Christmas and has a smdl dedicated following. Father James has procknced a Lay Leaders newsletter lermly. which ha5 been helpful. The Lay Leaders across the F)(xsh cxe committed to helping the Reclor and the rest of our clergy team develop the spiriknl fife of our pcri%h. We look foward to working more actively WFlh Ihe clergy teom in Ihe folowing years. Cary Green RB4 AN YOUTH Little Angels. The &idge Youth Club and Junior Ch￿Ch have continued to meet throughout trie year. with the ftJmer two organtsations meeting principally in term lime. AM Ihree organisalions have been run by the Red Balloon Foundation and we ￿ grateful lo the Wanstead Cottages Trusl for hjnding this important work. The level of provision for our young people has remained 51eady throughout trie year. although attendance h05 been mixed. At The Plige. certain evenls. lTri e ovemight trip to o CMstian youtti festival ond the Christmas outing. proved very popuky. Weekfy attendance has been mixed. bul a core group remain and Youlh Alpho ha5 been njnning. which has provoked interesting questions and good feedback. Litlle Angels has suffered somewhat from compelition from other loddlers, groups in the locolity and nUrnb￿ are signÈficanlly down from the post<ovid high of 2022. The temperature and generd lack of flextbi&ty of Ihe space al Chrisl Church hos not helped rnatte￿. However. trie provision is being renewed with fresh activilie5 and a slightly different fomiat. and it is hoped Ihot thrs will attrocl new attendees. Junior Ch￿Ch continues to be provided of ?￿kJrn ol Chr￿t Church and has benefitted from the new service pattem. wilh a sfeody number of about ten attending most weeks. We are looking into pro}￿dIng a new 'lnfant Church, group for 4-75, and retaining Junior Church for older yetJ group5. and it is hoped Ihot volunteer5 to run thi5 might be found from within our young parents. We are hoping to stage o 'Step into Easter. event for chli dren at the school and any Othe￿ who wish to join. during HO￿ Week. tt 15 hoped that this will be li

an immetsive experience that helps chktren of dl oges to better Unde￿tand the Easler story and ils impkalions. Fr James GHder Ac￿V AND ROUPS er Prayer Group h05 changed and developed since the summer. It thll meets at Christ Ch(Kch at l Oam on Tuesday. either in the Lady Chapel or in the Vestry. but its focvs now is on o passage laken from the previous Sunday'5 readings. IA short Out￿ne and questions for reftection on the chosen Pa$￿ge can be found in the pew sheet attached to the Week￿ portsh emod- a paper copy. available at the services. and ot the Tuesday meeling.) Anyone interested in U55ing and prayng obovt these tssues. or simply in findng out more, would be welcome to drop ￿ - there's no need to make o regul¢J commitrnent. Open discussion and the airing of new points of view are wekomed. The meetings typical￿ 105t a Stlle over ¢Jn hour. We 5111 l use many of the prayer5 developed by Valerie Gritten. and we seek to honour her comnwtrnenl to prayer as the "Work of God" in the par￿h. and to developing our own prayer life. Mark Taylor Welcom 23 was an eventftjl year for welcomers at Chrisl Church. 05 we managed a number of changes and unexpected èvents. The rehjm of some troditional elements of the service. such os ￿oCeSsIng wilh the elements. ho5 increased the number of votunteer roles needed durkig Ihe seryice. The change lo o service pattem over the summer 0150 reqvwed chonges. and ttie break-in suffered in December meant we needed lo odapt again and njn the service from the Soulh door rather than the Norlh. From grting the congregation and handing out hymn book5. to taking round the colection plate. and inviting the congregation lo communion. trwe cre a numbw of jobs which need doing every week to ensLKe the service wns smoothly. We are afvoys short of volunteer5 to help with Ihese Straightforward but importanl lasks. and would love to hear from anyone who would like to be added to the rota. Eleanor Toylor A Hoce Mental Health S We have sel vp o mental welkbeing supp￿1 group. A Place. at Chrrst Church. Much of 3J23 wa5 Spent researching what simlar groups do and shaping the proposition. to enwre a safe offemg. We setlled on offering a group session. where we explore psychological molerial and whal Ihe &ble te15 U5 about struggle. as well os meditatng on a specific Iheme each month. Individuals are invited to speak freeN. without judgment cff oblgalion. and wrespective of oullook on faith. 12

We hove recruited a fantastic leam of volunteers who help fo run A Place. We rvn it in The Vestry on the fi￿t Sunday of Ihe monlh. We held our first sesS￿n in November 2023 and have been pleased wtlh the response so far. Our ambition for 2024 is lo pub￿Cl$e A Place more widely and fo bulld partnerships with other organisation5 who suppcrt mentd health. so that we can fLKther le￿n and build. to enswe we conlnue to offer a safe space for the benefft of ow community. James Boast nda Afte Tea and Sunday aftemoon can be a difficutt lime if you iJe on your own for one reason or another. This was ttie reason we sel up the Sunday afternoon get-togethe to bting together those in need of a bif of company over a cuppa and cake. We have now been running these monlhly occasions since September. The band of willing volvnteer5 provide all the refreshments includng delicious homemode cakes and trea15 and our emphasis rs placed on socialising with the guest5. Feedback from Ihose who attend is Ihot they really enjoy the time chatling, having 50mewhere local and friendly to go for Ihe aftemo¢>n ond meetng other people in the parish. The dates for the next three montks are: Sunday 28th Janucxy. Sundoy 25th Fetxuary and Sunday 24th Mcxch. and are all in the Vestry al Christ ch￿ch. ni 2023 has been on eventful period for Ihe deckated regular rnernbe￿ of the group and has en further signfficanl developments in the manogemenl of the churchyard Several sapfing5 incknding Rowan. Slver Brch and more recently Horse Chestnut and Oak were donated and planted to enhance the vistas from the eye<otching new benches. The beehives. ir￿USt[lOuS inhabitants produced the batches of commercial honey. Meanwhile we conttnue to focus on the nalive kn & fwno of the churchyord wilh a management programme for the relenlless iby and brambles. provision of log ple5. brd boxes and hedgehog 'holel5'. We welcome new Volunte￿ who can plont bukn. shrub5 ￿ saplings. trim. pnjne or use lopper5 cf bush s(￿1 Following di5CUS5ions wilh the Councws contractors ond new schedule5 set for culling the site's grass. we look foriard to o prodvctive and inspring 2024 for st. Marls peaceful. trystoricd hcwen. PhH Ryan 13

hrist hur h Gordeni Club This seoson ¥J23 the h￿d pruning and laY￿ng to imwove sight rine5 Ihrough the boundary caused an unsighffy oppearance until the mountain of arisings could be cleared and new gowlh appe￿ed. Deod shrubs have been removed and reploced v4ith transplanted or donated specimens. A5 much grass cuming orKI shredded leaf fall remains on srfe for mulching around plants giving them a chance of svrvNal during the hol summer monltrs. The Berginia Cordifofia Ihat Ihrtves in the ground5 is being moved into a barren area benealh Ihe trees by the south gate. The gcxden gNes p]easLre to many. 15 well Used and appreciated. bu on social behavi¢xr and litt￿iftg remains a nuisance. The front drive and paths regularly pond and a sdution 15 requred. Vobnteering is very rewarding for al ages and more are encowaged to join Ihe gardeners ond wtFness Ihese benefits fw5t hand. The gardening team 15 enlhusi05tic and is obly supwted by studenls who enioy Ihe experiences and valuable skills leamt. We meet fcKlnightty on Solvrday morrungs behveen 090) and I2￿] steve Davenpc ht The parish has continued its involvement wtlh ttie F(xe5t Churches Emergency Night Shelter (FCENSI. Despite Ihe tranylion lo the W0v￿lon being based ot the YMCA in walth0n￿Ow. Ihis year new volun1e￿5 have come orFboard. both from our own congregations and from thewhjercommunity of Wan5tead. We hove had sufficient Wansteod volunteers to sloff au Tuesdoy5 throughout the winter. providing food and c¢)mpany for the service use￿. If 15 hoped that next yeor may see fLther V¢)￿nteerS come fOr￿ard to continue our fink with FCEN5. Fr James Gikler Wdsin mWIl rima A bumper crew of 15 Wanstead ptyrrrts of ol ages vrsited Wa15ingham in Ju 2023. including several people who had never been before. It was good to meet up with ow old friend Peter Gaston and to shcye in worship Vith oth churches. Amongst the octiwties were the Hoty Mile (nobody walked barefootii: station5 of the Cross: Holy Hour and Benethction". and a wonderful Sung Ma55 al the beautifLA St Mory's P(Y￿h Church. We had excellent fellowship ot Ihe bar each night and several manoged to find their way lo the seaside too. A5 afvays. the Walsinghom hymn wos sung with gusto and we look forward to retunNng in 2024. FrJame5 14

En elskirchen Link For the last fifleen or so yecy5 our Pa[￿h hos shcxed with Wanstead URC in o long-estabfished ￿nk with Chrislusknrche (Chris1 Church!) Engetskirchen. o town in Germany to the east of Cologne. The p￿Ose of the ￿nk 15 to develop friendship and understanding between ow communtties. Its main expression 15 an onnuol visit in Easter Wee￿ Last year it w05 tyx *um to visil Germany. where our hosts put on a full and interesting yogrcunme of octivty. A notable treat was a 'Planwagenfohrt'. o joumey in hcM5e (kown covered wagons. through the yetty. hilty countryside which swc)vnds Ihe town. We retumed home on the Sunday ofter Eo5ter. after a church service at which Fr Richard preached and Fr James spoke. both in Geman. and a fine bvffet. Thi8 year. we shdl be h05ting German friends. Anyone interested in parliciF)ating in Ihis friendship by offering hospifality to our vsilors or otherwise helping with their visit should conlacl Mugoret Adams or Fr Richard. Fr Richord athedral Wisitin In recent ye(xs Fr Richard hos organi5ed a series of outumn day trips to calhedrols around London. This year ow de51inalion was Rochesler. not one of the grandest of our cathedraLs. but one of Ihe oldest. with a fine Norman east front and nove. ond much lo see. The approach lo the city from London is acr055 the river Me¢JNay. from which there o r￿e view of it5 two landmark buildings. Ihe cothedral and a well- KxeseNed Normon castle. We followed our usual formukj of o guided tovr followed by time for further exploralion of the cothedrd and Ihe smal aty. Unfortunately. o¢J tour booking had got lost n the syslem. but a lady stepped up who gave us an excellent 75- minule tour wilhout noles or hesitalionl The naI￿al conckjsion for these visits 15 choral Everwng. Unbeknownst to us no choir w05 on hand. so we said it oursthesl Fr Richard The flower arrangers ot Sl Mcry's have continued to provide 0 5eleclion of arrangements for Ihe church in the￿ own individual styles using both fresh and arti￿¢101 materials. The church itself ts such o be¢Jvtifvl setling lo display flowers that it is a pleasLKe to Fyovide these. The trughr￿hts of the year for Ihe flower arrangers ore the Chri5tma5 Carol seTvice of Nine Lessons and Carols ond the Easter Day service. On these occasions members of the congegation assist the flower arrang￿ in providing greenery and SUPFX>rt in doing additional arrangemenls, W￿￿Ch are very much appreciated. Any new volunteer5 to help wilh the flowe￿ would be very welcome ond con contacl any of the flowers arrangers {Morgoret ThcKe5by. Rachel ￿l(￿d$On and Penny Bickerstcrff). Morgorel Thoresby 15

FHC At the end of 2023. the Parish Eectoral Rol stood ot 392. We hod 7 people join the Electoral roll during the yeor and 8 people voere removed due lo passing away or moving from Ihe areo. The Electorol Roll is kept updaled ond a revised roll submitted for considerotion at the APCM. Any parishioner5 wishing to join Ihe Parish Bectonjl Roll. al any time, welcome to ffll in forms available either in both our churche5 or obtained from the Porish Office via emol to [e-mail]. Loffaine Bucknoll and The annual number5 show Ihe Parish ts continuing to welcome famdies through baptism and stay pretty constant from yecT to year. Ckjr IwFce monthly services are booked several monlkts in odvonce in general. often wrlh fvrfo famifE5 at drfferent times. Wedding numbers are fal￿ simlorto Fyevious YeC￿S but 05 in many P0ri5he5 ¢xe historically le55 than we would hope. My thanks go to my wling 8oplsm rota helpers. Phl. Yvy. Danielle ond isa who oiways cheerfulty 5VPPOrt me and Ihe mini51ry team wekoming famir￿S and guests on the day. More offers of help would be gladly appreciated. Likewise Ihanks lo Annobelle for joining me to assisl at weddings where she exce15 at shouting up the tower to get be*ingw5 Stcyted for the couples exitii I love what I do for trie Porish. During 2023 the mini51ry team carrred out I I tvnerals at either Chrisl Church or st Mary's and five al the City of London Cemetery. There were six intermen15 in lotal. Ttwee intem)ents were caried out al St Mary's in the Memorial Garden ¢x exisling fomily graves orKI three in the Memorial Garden at Christ Church. Jan Andrews and Loffaine Bucknol URCH COUNC Back The Charity operates under the Ch￿ch Represenlction Rule5. 2{￿ and other regulalions of the Church of EnglorKJ. The Porochial Chlrch Councli. PCC. has Ihe responsibility of cooperating wth the incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mi55ion of Ihe Church. p05toral. evongelistic. sociol and ecumenical. 11 ha5 maintenance responwbililies for the only Grade I listed bull ding in Redbridge. St Mcry the Vrgin. and for Chrtst Church. itself Grade li. fisted. The Rector and ch￿chwardenS are Irustee5 of the Church School. which remains Ihe only Aided Church of England School within the borough. 16

eration of the Chai AH moic)r decisions are nxjde by the PCC thring reguky meeting5: Standing Committee has the power lo transact the business of the PCC between its meetings. Subject to any directions given by Ihe Councli . The Churchwardens. as the leading loy members of the ptlish. a￿1$1 trie incvmbent in Ihe day-lo- day administration of church affo￿ and have authority under canon low. Finoncid delegation is covered urKler the Fmance Poficy. which is rfsplayed in bolh Chwches, 15 displayed dLKing Ihe An￿L￿1 Meeting and is generaltr ovailable on request. oble T st The Trustee5 of the Charity are members of Ihe PCC: Ihey are either ex officio. elected by Ihe Annual Parochiol Church Meeling. or co- Opted n accordance with the Church Represenlotion Rules. Candidales for election ore required to complete Ihe Trustee Deckyolion of Eligiblity. Newly elected membeTS ore given rrfinled information from Ihe Charity Commission, which explains the responsibli ities of Irustee5. of tti Parish During the yeor lo December 2023 following seryed as member5 of the pcc: Ex-Ollkk• Tntslees: Priest in Charge: Revd James Gilder Associate Priest{s): Revd Ofve ThLM5by Mr Ralph Holl. Churchwordens: Mrs 8(¥b￿a Hepworth Jones Jenny Griffiths Deputy ChLrchwarden: Assistant Churchw¢Jclen: Lesley Wyness Diocesan sync￿ Representofve: Mr Phllfip Comeley Co-opl•d Trust•e: Jomes Palerson Treasurer and Loy Wtce Cho E•cl•d Trvst••s: (date in brackets 15 when term ends) eanor Taylor Secretcry12025 Jan Andrews {2026} Equi Ajogbe12026) James Boast {2026) Ann Come 12026) 17

Djaamo Dovis. Assistant Trea5wer (2024) Sue Filzgerald {3)26) Jem Green (2025 Lauren Johnson12025) Sue Oldham Assistant Secret¢xy13J24) Elected Trustees by virhje of being represenfatives on the D•anery Synod: The three year term of office end5 for all in May 2026 Mrs Margarel Adoms Mr J05hva Dicknn50n Mr Nel Hepworth Maureen Medley The PCC held six meetings in 2(r23 wilh on (Neroge attendance of 71 % Slqndlng Commlll•e This 15 the only committee requred by law. Commitlee members ore The Rectcy. Lay Vice Chair. Churchwardens. DeFxJty Churchwarden. Treasurer and Secretary. 11 has the power to Ironsacl the busine55 of the PCC between ils meelings. subject to any directions given by the C¢)unal. cowa￿EE REPOM landln Cornmlllee Slanding Committee is Ihe onty Legally requ(red committee. and consists of Ihe Choir of PCC. the Iwo Church Wardens. Ihe depLrty Church Warden. the Treasurer. Ihe Secretory. arKI one obseNer from the PCC. chosen ot the previous PCC meeting. Dlocèsan S od R• Chelmsford Dioceson Synod is the regional assembly of the Church of England in Essex and Eost London. and is the main policy-making body of the diocese. Member5 of Diocesan Synod (Je abo members of the Dhxesan Boord of nance. which is responsible for the cv51ody and management of diocesan finances. Loy memb￿5 are elected by porish reFxesenlaltves on Deanery Synod. Meetings begin wilh Bshop Gvfi's presidenliol address: video recording5 and transcripts of Ihe5e ore ¢yrfailable on Ihe dioceson website and well worlh reviewing: refiective. thoughlful and profound. A key featLKe of Ihe meetings is the opportunity to osk qveslions of the bi5hop5 arKI other leadng members of Ihe Diocesan orgonization. about poky and more. 18

Diocesan Synod mel three limes in 2023. Important items included: Synod apwoved the Diocesan Environmentol Policy and net-zero corbon route map." discussed the impfications of the Living in Love and Foith debate5 and decisions: debated and approved revisions to Ihe Paish Shore scheme: opwoved new corstitufions for the DAC and Deonery Synods; and it received reports on Ihe Diocesan Bolyd of Education ond the Diocese's approach to Estate5 Ministry. Full minutes of meetings arKI iekjfed documents ore ovalable on the rfiocesan website. Philip C<yneKey brf The Deanery Synod exis15 as an information conduit befvieen pari5h8S and the Diocese espech3Ny on financial matters. It at50 sh¢Jes information regarding charitie5 ond acls as o calotyst for other iniliatives. mernbe￿ elecf representotives to the General Synod and Ihe Diocesan Synod. The Redbridge Deonery Synod met three times in X)23. Topics ConSh￿ered at meetings during the year incKJded: The role of Cttizens UL o faith-based organisation wh￿h vses networking arKI colleclive aclion to influence decisioTr makets. The work of Ihe Anr￿ Chaploincy which Ministe￿ to older people both emotionally and spirilually. Lcthi work began on development of the future strategy for Ihe Deanery. Wonstead Deanay Synod reFfe5entalives Iwho lye also ex-officio member5 of Ihe PCCI were Margoret Adams, Joshva Dickin50n. Neil Hepworth. Maureen Medley and Phli ip Camelley (who 15 aLso Diocesan Synod rewesenlalive). argaret Adams Mlss on and Trie West Roding Mission and Minislry Untty portner5 IWan5tead. St Mory's Woodford. St Gabriels ond St Peler in Ihe F￿tI continued to meel in ￿2310 exchange news and ideos. The MMU'S work in the Bereavement Cafe and Snaresbrook Crown Court Chaplaincy continues. A second onnual MMU pdgrimage belween the four parishes took place on o very hot I I Ih June and Ihks looks to be becoming a regukx r￿jre in diaries. The MMU shared worship in the form of a joint Ascension Day service held ot st Gabriels. ar*d a pulpit swap in January 2024 has been a￿anged. Jenny Griffitt h Mv31 MUS￿ continued to play an impcrlant role in Parish Ife throughout 3)23 with several notable events The Parish Choir conti)ued to sing on Sundays - the membership divided belween St Mcry's and Christ Church. 19

The monttily Chorol Even50ng5 at St Mary's (winter monlhsl and Christ ChLKch (summer monlhs) were held on the 2rnJ Sunday of the month apart from August and December and were wem attended. There were guest Fxeachers at some of triem. The Choir sang Chorcl Evensong at Southw(Nk Cothedrol on Salvrday I Ilh November On Good Friday a chor made up of members of the Pori%h Choir. members of Ihe Forget me not choir. and some visithng member5 from the communtty and from neighbouring churches- some 40 Singe￿ in all. joined together lo give a perfomance of Stoiner's Crucifmon al St Mary's. Thi5 wa5 conducled by Alison Wells and occompanied by Joe Waggot on the organ. Joe lefl his post as Organist of the Parish after Easter to concentrate on his new career 0$ a paramedic. Dovid Chan was appowited to the post of (knjnist in May and later a5 Drector of Mu51C. Advent Corol Service in Christ ch￿ch. and le550n5 and Caro15 n St Mary's. were very well attended. May 2&29 saw the fir3t presentation of a MusÉc Festival ot st Mory'5. There is a plaque on the organ which commemorates the 1923 restorotion of the organ, ond it was svgge5ted thal we have a concert to celebrate that. We had 4 events in the end . Soncxe. o qu(Jrtel of young professiond singers gave o concert ofsongs for spring and summer encompassing a wide range of musicol style5, on the 27th we had an organ concert which inC￿ded a talk about the organ from Michoel Bfighlon who looks afler Ihe maintenance of the orgons in the Parish. and Several of the volunleer organtsts as well as David Chan, pk7yed in a recital which followed ." Players were. Martin Elliot. Michael fivey, Alr50n Wells. Martin Wheatley. Richcxd Wdliams. Sunday sow o chomber music concert given by local professiorM21 mv5icians Jane and Clive Miller, John Gamer. Susan fitzGerald. Alison Wells, Jonny Fong and Jacqueline kn with a vuiety of MUS￿ by Poulenc. Brahms and othe￿. Martin Whealley held a ukulele WfJk5hop on the Monday. ottended by 21 people who lecTht 4 songs ond hod tremendou5 fun. A huge Ihank you to al involved. The Forget me not chor enjoyed anolher year of fun and companionship a5 well os singng. Numbers are now al be￿een 25 ond 30 everyweek. They Sang ot a festival on ChTisI Chvrch Green dlffirw Wonsteod Fe5tivol. look part in Carols al the War Memorid. ond song in Ihe Nine Lessons and Carols too. The chor are grateful for Ihe p￿lSh,5 5upwI. and look forwtJd to another year in the company of Andy ￿lch(￿d5On and Ar￿On Welk. Our bookings for Childrens, P￿￿S incre05ed on Ihe previou5 ye(x alongside all day Salurday bookings for M(xkets. We conl*xJe to hold many weekly classes. suitable for au ages. 20

Alcohoffc5 Anonymous continue to meet eoch Sunday. we now a host Cocaine Anonymous meeting. l am told. both rxe o greal community success. September saw the start of N￿Sery Church and Sunday school meeting in the ha115 each Sunday at 9.￿lM and we continue to meef for coffee following our Svnday Euchori5t. We held six Friends events. more Ihan the Fyevious year. We hosted a beer festival in Oclober. free of charge. OR money raised went to VariOU5 local chcyilies. The holl floor is stll not perfect in one hou. fo*)wing our problems the previous year. but the repair v4hich hos been m<xle has ensured Ihe hall can stll be hired out We changed from using a cleaning company lo hiring a local lody to look afler our halls. which. l am happy to soy has a made a posilive impact on our outgoings. The hols are now generoling a good income f￿ the Pa￿h. Louren Johnson sk• and The Commrttee met qvarterfy dLrring 202310 (li5CVSS the outreach aclivity in the Paiish. In acccffdance wilh th& oim of the committee events were orgonised to engage with church memb￿5 acr05S the parish and Ihe wider c¢)mmunity. Social￿ and supwFively and to raise funds for charities locally. nationaly and intemalionally. The general view of Ihe committee 15 Ihat post pandemic we monaged to succe5sfulW revitalise our sociol events and fund raising, despite Ihe financial recession. Severol events were held d￿ng Ihe yeor and donolions to chorilies raised as follows. un Lent Lunch: Raised £465 for DEC Syrioifvrkey Chrislion Aid Week: Raised £363.89 Pancake Party: Raised £S80.76 for fn in a Bin Harvest Supper. Raised £917.51. vfilh on adcfj1￿n0I top up of £282.49 from Parish Funds. £5CNJ was donoted to Ma Grove and £70) gifted to St Paul's Church Holl. Hainault Christmas Appeaiifoy Sundw. Donated GifFs fu 17 Children ond 19 Gifts for Adults to He51ia Women's Refuge - Hestia were very hoppy lo be able to provide their residents wilh gifts to celebrate Christmas. More gifts & Gift Vovchers were provided to Redbridge Young care￿ and Centre Point received £1,772.54 from o nvmber of Ctrwistm05 collectio￿. 21

Christingle: the £150 raised wa5 Stolen when Christ Church was bugled, however £2520 was then raised through Just Giving. Thonks to Barbara Hepworth Jones for organising thot appeal. First Funds Raised for Intemalionol Ch(wity Marsabit Kenyo: £40. This is a small slart for this charity. expected lo develop and increase in %)24. InlnA&n dat 's The 1xy￿h. continves Io WOVKle support to fn in a Bin. P¢xishioners hove been genero￿ in bringing donations of food and other household essenliafs through the yecT to both chwches. These ore added to donations from the fifty phjs srfe finoB network. collated and redistribuled through more than fve local foodbanks throughout the year wilh addi110r￿1 oppeals at Harvest. Chrislmos and limes of crise5. In Ihe yeor ahead the Committee aims lo continue and. ff possible. to increase. fvnd5 raised for local cmd nationd chcMTlies. The Committee 15 also discussing odditional ways to engoge wilh m(Ye peoe in the chwch and communty. of all oges. who may be lonely or infmi and ttiose seeking socid companionship. fun and entertoinmenl. Beryl DCl￿ng Cmst hurch Since taking over 05 Chair of the 'Frienth' in September. we have hod a 5ucce55fiJl few monlhs ra￿ing funds for Ihe P￿ish. We held o barbecue at st Mory's lo celeL¥ale the King's bithday flypast. Many non-church going residents atterKJed and enjoyed the fvn and festrvitEs with The Festivol in Septemberwas a great success unhl Ihe rain camel tt wos good having the flower displays back tn church wh￿h brought mony people into the grounds. The barbecue, kitchen and b(T were ol busy along with the extra stalls we had for chlthen's enjoyment. Our Holloween parly had a mossrve t￿t. lots of fanNTie5 enjoying the disco. bor, and hotdogs. Mery Quizmos wos well attended as usvd. ()Jr trbanks to Andy RTrchord50n for. as always. being a great cpizmaster. We held a 'Christnias Carol, wfomonce at St Mary5 which also had a good turnout. Since Seplember we have had much fun and dLrring Ihe yeor managed to raise {net) funds in the region of £￿￿).(￿￿ Lauren Johnson 22

HEADY 2023 at Wansteod ChLKch School began with an Ofsled inspection. which was very successful arKI very complimentary of the excellent work of the school. The inspeclion team praised the school's strong sense of commvnity. how ombittous leaders are for the children ond how children are of their sch¢x)l. We were very pleased witti the repc¥t. in porticular the facl that Ihe a￿05 lo develop were things we had okeady identified lo work on. The school year is aKvays full with Ch￿ch events. fike Remembrance. CarHJlelit Carols and Songs of Praise. and in 2)23 we had Iwo extraordinary event5 that we were delighted to be a p(xl of. The firsl was when Bishop Gvli visiled Wansteod in March. The whole school walked with her to St Mary's Church where the school's Worship Council chli dren led a fantastic 5eprfice. Bishop Gu was particul¢Jly impressed wilh Ihe chli dren's wonderful singing. The second was when the Bishop of M(Y5abit in Kenyo visited Wan5tead with his wife. They could not bef￿ve how talented and weicoming our chldren were because they had leamt a song to sing to Ihem in Swahilil Throughout the year, there were many ouling5 and visits to complement our ambitiOU5 curriculum including trips to the Science Museum. Ihe British Museum. the Royd ObseNolory and St Poul's Cathedral. One porticular trMghlgh* was when our choir song al the Royal Albert Hall olongside olher schoo15 from Redbridge. The annual re5identid trry) for Yecy 6 chldren to Danbury Outdoors took place once again in Ihe summer. and we were delghted to reinslate the Year 5 residential lrip in 2023. This was lo a new localion. stubb￿5. ond the children had a truly wonderful time. To further enrich our curricvlum. we marked a number of specid days and weeks. inclvding Science Week. Newodiverstty Week. Chldren's Mental Health WeeL AnIFBulP￿ng Week and Worfd Book Day. We cJLso had o very special day to lavnch the move of Languages e￿iCUljrn to Spanish. which was very exciting. 23 was another special year in Ihe United Kingdom. with the ccyonation of King Chorfes111. The children and staff nKJrked thi5 historic occasion wilh a whole doy of celebration. rndudng a street party lunch on the playground ond a Royal Parade of handmade royol items of clothing and regalia. Our prestigious Tom Cury Award continued to be awarded on a termly basi5 in 2023. with Leopold. SivvrK). Phoebe. Lottie. Alice and Lucas being worthy winner5 in 2023. We ￿trOdUCed a new aw(￿d. Afva's Rainbow Award. in memory of Alva Fowler. a Wonslead Church School pupil who died in 2020. Alva was kind. frÉendly and brave ar￿ Ihe new award was presenled to one child in each d(TJS who demon51rated these quofities. The overall winner of the first Alva's Rainbow Award w05 Holy. Afva's best friend. Wanslead Church School's cbJb provision continues to go from strength to strength, with ow Wake Up and Vtind Down clubs being very busy every day. We [nlrodu￿d new clubs inchJding Drama. Spanish and Science to odd to our 23

exisling Chorr. Che55. Art and Sports dub5. Pleasingly. almost threwuarter5 of our children attend at least one club in the weeL Improvements to our building have continued to be priorit15ed and we were delighted to install Teaching Waus ￿ oll of owjunior ckJs5rooms in ￿23. We atso had new pumps instdled on our boHers. and wcrt5 began to improve Ihe accessibifity of our school. So fa. thi5 ha5 ncluded an improved pathway and a new rornp. and WIR CLkn)irKrte n Ihe n5tolotion of a lift in 2024. In the summer of 2023. we said goodbye to Iwo members of 51aff and welcomed in Ihew place Miss Begum. K￿eern. Seehro. Nlr5 Dhillon and Ms Krasteva. The staff leam conlinues to shine every day and the morde of the team as a whole continue5 lo be excellent. We also V￿lcomed some new govemors to our board in 2023: Mr Aves. Mr Elwood. Ms McToggart. Dr Sanusi and Dr Zeeshon. In the aulumn of ￿. TLYbel and Mrs Seymour wef& Unanimou￿Y elected 05 Co£hav5 of Govemors for Ihe academic year ahecjd. Wanstead Church School continues to encourage the chldren to be w￿8, Compassionote and Strong in everylFMng Ihey do and to live by our motto. "We Can Shinel" Natalie Denchfield. Heodfeacher AFEGUARDING The Parish fonnally adopted the Church of Engkjnd's Safeguarding Policies in 2021 meanng thal there is no longer a Sep￿ate pcmish SafegU￿ding policy. During X)23 Wanslead Parish has adhered to the above and accompanying practice guidance. Responsibifity for safeguarding young people and vulneroble people everyone'5 in the parish. However. the c(Fordination ofsuch sofeguarding re5t5 with the Designated Parish Scrfeguar<fjng Officer. Gary Vicker5. who liaises wilh the Diocesan Safeguarding Team where necessary. Gary v￿ke￿, contact details are di5plcryed on the porishwebsite ¢Jnd in the parish magazine. Lorraine Buckndl 15 the parish's DBS recruiter arKJ verifier. The PCC has cornp￿d wifrh their duty under section 5 of the Safeguardng and Clergy Discipfme Meosure ￿]6. to have due regard to House of Bishops Guidance on safeguardw￿ Chlldren and y(￿ng Adth. Three recruite￿ from within Ihe pcxish have undertoken the Church of England's Safer Recruitmenl training arKJ Iwo new members of staff hove been recruited using the Safer Recwilment GuideSnes. One concem was raised lo the Parish Sofeguadmg Officer and a referrol was made to the Diocesan safe￿I￿dIng Team. All clergy have completed Ihe necessary sutte of Level 3 Safeguarding Training. A priority will be en5￿ng all new members of PCC receive Level I troining. and Ihat cu￿ent members undertoke refresher CO￿$e wtlhing the next Ihree monlhs. 24

TO 31 DECEMBER The principal Source of bJnd5 for the chaity is Ihe regular VI￿ntary giving from our parishioners through planned gmng and Chwch collections". in 2023 thts totalled £94.285. up about 4.4% over 2022 There was an increase in donalions received from planned gÈving 1+3.5%). By far the largest portion of donations stil come from our planned grvers through Ihe Planned Givng Scheme IPGS) and Standng Orders. and Ihe PCC'S Ihanks go lo d of Ihe individuals who support us in this way: without these regvlcygivers. we would have faced o very difficult finoncial year. We continue to encourage givers to donate using trie Plonned Giving Scheme os this hugely reduces the admini5trotive lime and costs for us and allows us to budget better for the year. All Ihe donalion5 Ihcrf were grfl aided erKJbled the PCC to reclatm £23.119 from Ihe Inland Revenue for 2023. We have been aided by the rvle which enables U5 to claim Gift Aid on cash comeclions up lo a maximum of £8.(￿0 for each church in any one financid year. Gift Aid continues to be a criticol part of our income. as wilhout recovering Ihese fund5. we would not be able lo meet OLf day-lo-day nJnning Cosls. 2023 saw a conttnved growlh in bookings and revenue from the Parish Halls. Rental receipts were £74.770. up 20% on the previous year. ond even above pre-pondemic levels seen in 20191£66.1 (X)). The running costs1£33.9911 were more than fully mel Idespite on&off costs for plumbing ond electrical work). The net income from Ihe Ha115 of over £40.(￿ wos a very important part of our 2023 financial performance. allowing us to fully cover our parish share. something we were not oble to do in pandemic ye¢Js. The Friend5 hosted a number of fund-raising events during 2023 which rai%ed a lolal of £5.040 net towards CLffrent ond fvlwe work3 requred at st Mary's and Christ Church. Th& Friends olso p￿ChaSed o number of items including halogen hobs and another new botbecue bul were fortunale to receive o full refund on the defeclive barbecue bought in 20Z2 meaning the net cosl of the "one- offs" was covered fulty. In oddtlton. £541 was received as meMbe￿h1ps. parish ogoin benefited from a generous grant from the Cottages Trust. derived from woperty rentd income. to support the work of the Parish work wilh children. young people and families. predomnantly Using Red Balloon. In Febnjory. we also received a grant trom the Chelmsford Diocese lowards higher energy costs. The PCC aims to keep a minimum reserve in fiquid fijnds of £20.CU) availoble al little ￿ no notice for unforeseen contingencies that ore not otherwise covered by the insurance F)olicies in place on both <)ur churches and other operlies. At the year end the General Fund has nel ffqvid reserves of £40.709. 25

Overthe years. Ihe parish has been fortunate to be ttie beneficiary n o number of legacie5 from past parishion￿5. kn some cctses. these legocie5 have been specificdly "endowment funds". where the capitol 15 invested ond only the income derived from the fiJrKI can be used by ttie pcxish. kn other cases. the legocy 15 nol an endowment furKI. trArt hos been specificaty left for a particular purpose in the parish. incbding two sizeable legacies which are restiicted to Sf Marys and Christ ChLrch respeclively. kn 2020, John Sunley left the parish o Sizeatr￿e legacy which is reslricled to speaTFC types of spend for both churche& During 2023. the John &Jnley Fund has er￿bled us to hove new altar fronla15 ond repair and replate silveThvare ol Christ Church: al Sf Mary's. the bequest has enabled us lo hove new seat cushions in al the main pews on the ground floor and in Ihe gdleries. We ore pcrticulorty grateful to John for hi5 generosity in remembering the porish in this w(Jy. Recent Legacies Nam• Year Recefv l•gqcy Fund Typ• lan Hartley £I.cK Generd Unreslricted Mary Colmer 2021 Memortal Reslricled John Sunley House and £￿J.c￿l Sunley Restricted Paufine Walker General Unreslricled Janet LI￿an Marten £i.I General Unrestricted Rose Clare 2019 £4.7 Ci51ress Relief Reslrrcted Barbara Joon Gower 2019 £i.(KD Generol U￿eStrICted Joan Brown J18& 2019 House and £49.279 St Mary's Restricted Bealrrce Smilh 2018 st m￿,5 Restricted Arthur W0￿00d 2018 £29.468 Worwood Music DesTrgnoted by Ihe PCC In oddttion to the above. we remoin #idebled fo the generosity of Eileen Joliffe. Elizabeth Howdll and Fken ond Muriel Jupp who knndly remembered the parish in thew wib. These bewests enobled Ihe purchase of the "Curales House" the resloratton ond redec￿oI￿}g of the interior of St m￿,5 and the purchase of a flcrt generates income to look after Ctrwist Churth. 26

In a typical year. the parish regulcr income received continues to be very finely balanced with amounls expended on the runnng of the parish. meaning thot any adthtional cosls. particularly f(x larger projects. wiu continue to requre substanlial addilionol exlemal fiJnding ￿ donations. Parfsh Share As reported in the Fnancid Revrew in 2W Ihe Parish Share for 3J23 was set at £ lo4.5￿ net. This had been Somewhat reduced due to a nèw method of calculating how much rfrfferent partshe5 pay to support Ihe WO￿ here and in the wider diocese. The 2023 parth share was p￿d in full in monlhty instalments. The Paish Shcre for 2024 h05. h¢)wever. been increased by I l % fo £l17.0W. and will be £1 16.CKK) afler discount f(x paying monthly. so bock to the high 2022 level. In 2022. Ihe planned giving and clxjrch colections totalled £94.277: gift aid Teclaimed odded £23.093. totdfing £l17.370. This demonstrales how we are only just able to cover our parish share by using the reclaimed gtrt aid.. to pay Ihe other expenses we hove to rety on one-off donotions and income from the holl. Hnanclal PoslHon al y•ar •n&. The PCC ended the year wilh Seerning￿ substontial reserves of cash ond inveslments. but Ihese are largely either designoted for o particular PUTP05e or formally restricted in use. The uncommttted general fund5 held are £40.709. on increase on the £29.232 in 2022 but not a hL￿e SLffplus in an environment of ever-increasing costs. This indicotes the fine bolonce we face and Ihe relionce we have on the Hall income. 2024 wil olso see Ihe commencement of a project to begin the repair ond restoration of Ihe tower at Christ Church. A survey is being commissioned currently which wll give a better idea of how bad the Situation is and whot co115 on limited fvndswill be made for thts and other issues ol Christ Church which require urgent attention. Coneluslo The priority for 2024 continu85 to be mantoining the effectrve work of Ihe parish. providing adequate 5upwI to enable Ihe minislry team to focu5 on developing the mission. evangelicol. outreach ond pa5tord work of the ch￿ch in Wanstead. The current economic siluolion means thal there (Te more ca115 on the pori5h for assistance. at o lime when our income moy d50 be constroined. but we must W¢xk to incre05e our regul￿ planned giving Ihrough Ihe P¢mh Giving Scheme and explore ways to (Iversfy our income to enoble us lo continue lo mointain Ihe effective wotk we do. 27

n$lb th• Charity kjw reqvwes tt)e Trustees fo prepare financial slatements for each financial yearwhich give o true and farview of the state of affai￿ of the chaiity and of its financial acti￿•￿5 for that period. In preparing those financial statements the Trustees are requred to: + select svifable accounting poScies and apply them consistently". + moke judgments ond estimates that ore reasonab￿ & prudenl: state whether the poWcies odopled are in accordance wilh the SORP. Statement of Recommended Proctice. and with applicable accounting standards, subject to any material deportures dtsclosed and Èxplained in Ihe ffnoncial statements." ond prepare Ihe financial statements on the gow)g concem basi5 urdess it IS inappropriale to assume Ihat Ihe ch￿lty wll continue. The Trustees cre resF)onsible for keeping proper accounting record5 that disclose wilh re050nable occlwcy at any Ime Ihe financial position of the charity and to enable them to enxKe that the financiol statemenls comply wilh the chorities act 1993. They are also responsble for safeguarding the ossels of the charity and hence for taking re050nobie sleps for the prevention ond deteclion of fraud or other iregularilies. Slgned on bohaKof lh• Cha)7y Tntslees FINANCIAL STATEM￿5 FOR THE FULL YEAR TO DECEMBER 2023 The financial statements apperx on the folowing pages 28

REGisfEIIEDCHARITY NUMBER 1127753 INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 DECEMBER 2023 I report to the PCC on my examination of the accounts of the thaiityforthe year ended 31 December 2023 which are set out on the following pagek Responstbllliles ￿ basls of rewt A5 the chariV5 trustets are ￿￿￿)nSIble for the p￿ParatiOn of the accounts in accordance wlth the Tequirements of the Charities Act 2011 lfthe ACVI. I report In respect of my examlnatTon of the tharitys accounts carried Dut under sertion 145 Df the Act and in carrying out my examination I have folbwed all the applicable Direction5 given by the Charty Commission under Sertil￿ 145{S1{b) of the Act. Independent Statement Since the charrV5 gross income exceeded £250.CKKI your examiner must be a member of a body listed in settion 145 ofthe Act. I confirm that l am qualified to undertake the examination becausp l am a member of the Association of Chartered Certified knountants. whkh 15 (Ine of the listed bodie& I have complEted my examination. I confirni that rK• material matters have come to rny Jttentlon in cOnr￿tIon with the examination giving me cause to belie¥e that in any material respett: accountin8 retord5 were not kept in respert of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or the accounts do not •ccord with those recorth; or the accounts do not comply with the aP￿icable requlrements cOn￿mIng the form and content of accounts set out in the Charitie5 (Accounts and Report5) Regulatton5 20]8 other than any requirement that the accounts aive a 'twe and falr Vie￿ Wh￿ is a matter conshjered a5 part of an kndependent examination. I have no concems aThl have come ac￿￿$ no other matters In connection ¥Yith the examination to which attention sh￿Id be drawn In thi5 FEPOrt in order to enable a Proper uftderstanding of the accounts to be reached. aay Rainage 5trevens & Hllls Suite D. The Busine￿ Centre Fèringdon Avenue Romford Essex RM3 8EN cly lknt Date:

Funds Total 2023 fots12022 Iwimin8 res0w￿ Fr(>mIer￿fèted Iwx15 Voluntary incoffle Artwitie5 for8eneratin8 fwwjs Investment incoft IncrAnin8 resource5 frDmcharitstkacti¥iti¥ T4MI Inw 1549 78.107 3.110 2.156 24.215 54.661 153.705 1tr2.322 1220 2315 5QZ40 17.511 A65 319￿￿ 294978 Cos¢ of gener￿n￿ ftyids C05t of 8eneraring Voluntary Fundra15kng iradk¥co5trfgoc15s0kl arKi arltablè activ￿leS Gry￿r￿ance costs 470 35225 21x1.433 622 35.225 191.278 3.396 431 35.575 24&385 2,520 9L845 I39￿14 9L997 3345 284911 6￿57 P4 23 7,1157 Grn55 trdnsfer5 betvjeen funds. In Gffjsstran5fers ltween lunds. 0 1.478 L113 2.601 4825 13,825J 11,4781 19551 {1681 otlw8alnsl{105￿l 6557 I￿,8¢￿ L9431 ZA17 ￿ 7,Q07 GansllL055e51 on 1Th￿StIr￿nt h55e 52 9357 275.IM (44.940) 29,153 f37W31 Totalfvnds I￿￿ forwanl from2012 756J I74784 1774657 764￿￿2 U34J59 1123110 3mlWO 1734784

THE PAROCHIAL CHUIICH COUNaLOFTHE ECCLESIA￿ PAIUSH OF sr MARY W￿m cHRI￿CHURcH. WANSTEAD 20 2022 FIXED ASSErs TanBible a55ets Investment property 15.798 L6LKI.000 I.OSO.5SO 2.275.798 2.050550 Oebtors Investments Cash at bank and In hand 3AIO 441.319 310,971 756.IIKI Z744 396256 342.972 741,972 LIA8iunES CreditoN' amounts fallin8 due within one year NEf CURRENT AS5Ef5 LESS CUIIRENT UABILMÈS 20,048 53.738 736,052 688.234 TOTAL N￿AssE[s LESS LIABILrriES JJJII￿so REPRESEKfED BY Unrestricted funds Des￿n￿ed funds Restricted funds Endowment funds 29.232 726,950 1.881.806 I￿.795 n3,882 2.134.959 112.300 TOTAL FUND5 JJJii.850 Approved by the Pccon: 4p riA Name:

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2013 l Detsms of Incomlng re5QU Total Furrtts Funds F￿d$ Fvnds 2023 Voluntary Income Givin8 Income tax recoveral Donatlon5. appea15 etc Other income 94.305 23.1 20,496 15.785 50,322 20.836 10.387 iQ675 18.365 14.035 2.131 L750 149.799 750 Artl¥ltles fDr generall￿ funds Events Frlends meMbe￿hIP Friends fundralslrva Hall lettings 3,337 5.389 541 18.285 8.726 541 18.285 74.rnl 4.903 581 26,273 62.250 74,770 78.107 24215 102322 94.IR17 Interest & dividends Rental income 2.245 1026 S2,635 2.315 7.451 52,635 5.190 45.050 l245 s4￿1 ¥15 60AI86 502410 Incomln8 resom from tharitable adi¥i¢les Fees forweddin8s & funera15 Charrtable other income 3,814 9.651 335 IL176 9,651 13.315 I7￿11 243A66 2.615 8L182 Z315 329.578 293A78

THE PARIXHEAL CHURCH COUNaLOFTHE ECCLE51ASncALPAR15H OF sr MARY WttH CIK115TCHURCH. WANsfEAD REGISTERED (MRrrY NLIMBER IIZ7753 FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 D￿MBER 2023 2 DetsHs of resOU￿e5 used Fubx15 Funds 2023 2022 Cost of generatwy fimdslfunthaising trading costs Church hall costs Cost of generatin8 voluntary income Cost offundraisin8 wMIts 32,903 470 1.234 33.991 622 1,234 35,294 431 281 152 34 152 35.847 GNin8 Partsh share Mni5tryteam expenses Wa8es Choir and music Parlsh tsainirvd & misS￿n Education & young people Upkeep of service5 Insurance Organ expenses Residential property expenses Works and maintenance Light, heat & utiltie5 Office expenses Friends cost of fundraisin8 Flowers etc. Sundry expen5e5 Depreciation 499 i.s 104.499 2.096 23.481 6,663 1.416 14,516 s6,￿>3 6,604 5.970 17,230 14.791 10.102 5.321 .884 U.884 1.342 2.144 4.698 3(x) 114.792 4.694 23,381 2.030 1.049 7,182 104,499 21141 23.011 s.z 1,027 14,516 4.069 55 470 L032 416 389 51,634 910 3.873 8.210 10.102 5.321 4,990 13.357 6￿81 749 21392 7,731 4.572 19.086 693 664 4.698 1342 L104 4.698 193A63 6A70 91.845 292278 248 385 Governano costs Accountancy and legal costs 3396 3.3% 1520 3J96 a￿96 1520 Totsl resourtes expended 231 7.658 91J97 331521 286.911

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNaL OFTHE ECCLESIAsllcAL PARISH OF sr PAARY WttH CHRISTCHURCH. WANSTEAD NOTESTOThE FINANCIAL sfATEMEpifs YEAR ENDED al DECEMBER 2023 3 Accountlng policies a Oasis of prepaTrtion The PCC is a public benefft entity within the meanin8 of FRS102. The financial ststements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and In attordance with the Church Accounting Re8ulation5 2006 govern5ng the individual accounts of Pccs. and with the Regulation< "true and fair VIe￿ pro¥i5ions, together with FRS102 (20191 as the applicable accountin8 standard5 and the 2019 version of the Statement of Recommended Prdctice. Accountiry and RepoTW by Charitie5 ISORPIFRS1021). The financial statements have been prepared underthe historKal cost convention except forthe Valuation of investment assets. which are sl￿Wn at fairvalue as aBTeed by the PCC and investments which are ststed at rnarket ￿lUe. b Funds Unrestricted fu These represent the rernaining income funds of the PCC that are available for spendin8 on thE general purp05e5 of the PCC. liclud1￿ amounts designated lry the PCC for fixed assets for its own use or for Spendi￿ on a future projert and whKh are therefore not inckxled in its'free reserves. as disclosed in the trustee< rerthL ated fund These are funds that are for speofK wrposes but not re5trthd by document or deed to th?t purpose alone. Restricted funds These are income fundsthat must be spent on restrkted purposes and deta15 of the fund5 held and re5tTictsons provlded are shown in the notesto t￿ account& Endowment funds These are restricted funds that must be retsined a5 trust caimtal elther pennanently or subjert to discretionary power to spend capital as Income, and wherE the use of any Intome or other benefit derived from the capital may be restricted or unrestricted. c In¢ornlng resrxrn - Income from planned E•iin&ldonatiDns and other ¥￿hJntsry kKome 15 recogni5ed when it is received. - Gift Ald and otherlax doim5 are included in the Statementof Financial Activitses on an accruals basts In relation lo the date the donation Tt ￿lateS to was received. - Legacies to the PCC arE accounted for as soon as the PCC is notif￿ of it's legal entitlement and the monetary value Can be measu￿1 with sufficient reliabllity. . Rentsl income from the letting of pcc woperty 15 recogni5ed when rents are due. - The charity receives government grants in respect of the Job Retention 5cherne. Income from government and other grants are recognised at fair value when the charity has entitlement afterany performance conditions have been met. it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. If entitlement is not met then these amounts are deferred. . Investment income from interest on depo&ts and di¥Klen(ts eamed are accounted forwhen receivable. - Investment gain5 and losses in(￿deS any gain or loss on the sale of hwestments and any 8aNI or1055 from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNaLOFTHE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF sr MARY wrtH CHR￿ CHURQL WAf45TEAD NOTESTO THE RNANaALSfATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 3 Accountlng pdides (conllnuedl - Costs are ￿cogniSed when incurred and as soon as there ts a legal or constructNe obligation and settlement of the liability is probable and quantifiable. - Include costs of the preparation and examination of 5tstutory aCC￿nts and costs of any legal advice to tn￿tee5 on governance orconstiiutional matte - Grants payable are recogni5ed in the accounts when a commltment h05 been made externally and there are no prtrconditions still to meet for the entitknlentto the Brant whith remain within the control of the pcc. • Fixed Assets - In so far as consecrated and benefice property of any klnd 15 eXc￿ed from the Statutory definition of "¢hariV by Section 10121 {a) and (c} of the Charities Act 2011 such assets are not capitalised in the financial statements. - Tangiblp fixed a55ets for use by the PCC The PCC have agreed a charee in accountin8 FM)ky in respEtt oftarwe fixed assets for use by the PCC with the new poly requir1￿ C3FMtali5ation where an item costs at least £5.(M)D as opposed to the previous policy wh(ch 5tsted a cost of at least £l.IAXI. The new poly reads ès follow5: "These are capitalised rf they can be used for more than one year. and cost at least £5,￿0. They are valved at cost or et5e. fOrg1f￿ in-kind. at a re050nable estimate of their open market value on receipt.. The PCC feels that the increased level at whKh an item is capitsllsed is better repvE5entatNe of todays prices whllst still ensUri￿a that the PCC is not overburdened with the administrntNe efforts that would stem from a lower cost and more importantly not detrarti￿froM a readers understanding of the accounts. As a result ofthis cha￿e in ￿11¢¥. costs totall1￿ E6W have b￿n expensed diTertly to the Ststement of Financial ActNities. These costs related to a lawn mo*r. rdmp and handral of which no Sing￿ item C05t in excess of £5,(KlO. Property used by the PCC in the course of their TAork 15 inC￿ed in the accounts at C05L Depreciation is calculated to write off the capitslised c051 of fixed assets less their cu￿entlY anticipated residual fair value over their estimated useful INe5 as fomows". • Curates H￿se Nil • cOmp￿er5 Equipment 5 years . Furniture & Fixtitres 10120 years • Alarni system 10 years - F￿ed asset investment pmperty These are included at best estimate of ffla￿et vaJe a5determined bythe PCC f Investments These are stated at market value at the balance sheet dats with any gain5 or losses on revaluation or disposals throughout the year bel￿ rEcogni5ed in the Statement of FIna￿la1 ActV4ities. g Debtors and vedltors: bank and cash Debtors are ststed at the amount owed to the PCC or prepaid. credita￿ are initially reco8ni5ed at settlement amount after any trade discount¥ where nornMI credit teTmS apply. or amount advanced to the PCC. Subsequently creditor5 that are current fHbilities are measured at the cash or other eonsideration expected to be paid. The fiquid fvnd5 of bank balances and deposit account balances are shown at realisable values.

THE PAROCHIALCHURCH COUNQLOFTHE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF sr MARY wmi CHRisf CHURCIL WANSIEAD NOTESTOTHE HNANaAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 4 Siaff costs Durin8 the year the PCC employed an Of8an•st. Cknl Assistant aThl a Hall Manager. A further Clerical Assistant carried out woik for the PCC on a volunteer basiL £m￿nt costs are included in the respectwe costs heads. During the year. £8.279 wa5 paid to the tn￿ee Lauren Johnson in relation to services Fyovided in her role as Hall Manager. It 15 PCC ￿lcY to offer tD rEwnbur5e member5 of the PCC and othets invol￿d in the adminlstration of the PCC affairs for expendI￿re properly incurred in canyiTh& out their dutiek With the exception of the details provided abo¥e. no member of the PCC was in receipt of any poyment for work undertaken on behalf of the PCC, although certain travellinB and adminbstrdtion costs were reimbursed where requested. 2023 Gross Salary Employets pension contrilxrtK)n 34.871 1.371 36,242 26.322 1489 27.811 Number of employees in the yèar 5 As5ots Prr•ty & rutures Equipment Tot•1 Gr055 book value it l January 2023 Addit￿nS Disposals Revaluation5 Transfers between categories Gr055 book value at31 December 2023 L012%9 59,516 1334 L073,809 1370.0541 6423)5 1370.0541 59516 334 703.755 Deprecotion at l January 2023 Char8e for the year Depreciatitin at 31 December 2023 21.925 4.698 L334 23.259 4.698 26.623 L334 27.957 Net book value at 31 De¢•nber 2023 3U93 675.798 Net b(xJk value at 31 December 2022 lJJl1959 37.591 1.050.550 The residentlal property. St David's Court. was recognised as no longer needed in the Churches activltles and therefore has been rented out on a commercial basi& The property ha5 been transferred to Investment Propprty in the accounts.

THE PAROCtrMAL CHURCH COUNaLOFThE ECCLE51AsficAL PARISH OF sr MARY wrtH cHRI￿cHuRcH. WANsfEAD REGisfERED CHARrrY NUMBER 1127753 NOTESTO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMEPItSYEAR ENDED 31 OECEM8ER 2023 Totsl Gr0551)ook value at l January 2023 Additions Disposals Transfers between ￿tegorIes Reva￿allonS LOtXl.IMKI I,000,￿0 370.054 229.946 370.054 229.946 Gross bookvalue at 31 D￿rnber 2023 L600.( 1,6W.000 Net book ¥alue at 31 Decemlx2023 Net book value at 311)eCeM￿ 2022 iJJoo,000 7 Debtors 20ZJ 2022 Arnounts falwng due within one year Accrued income Gift aid tax daim 1166 1,578 3.810 Total debtor5 falling due wilhln one year 3,810 2,744 8 Credltors 2023 2022 Amounts falKng due wlthln oneyear Accrua15 and deferred Income Funds received due to be paid (rK4te 101 Total creditots fallin8 due within one year 15.653 4.395 25.590 28.148 20.048 9 Related party transartlons The only related party trnnsartion5 in the year relate to the payment of wage5 to a Trustee in their role a5 Hall Manager, detats are Pr￿thd in note 4. f40 fvrther related party transactlons occurred in 2023. 10 For information onty: Mow rn(el¥ed arnl passed on to Extemal Oryathsations 2023 2022 Balance b￿2ht for4Ydrd lastyear Amounts Recelved- recepied for Extemal Or8anisations Amounts Received- passed to External Ooanisations Balan￿ stHI to be paid 28.148 3.613 (27,3661 4,395 27.544 7,907 {7.303J 28,148

THE PAROCHIAL CTrIURCH COUNaL OFThE ECCLESIAsncALPARISH OFsf MARY VITfH CHRisfcHVRCH, WANSIEAD REGISTERED IJIARrrY PKIMBER 1127753 11 Church WorltLWS Penslon ICWPF) The PCC participates in the Pension Builder 5d￿ffle sectnn of CWPF for lay staff. The Scheme 15 administered by the Church of England Pensions Board, which hold5 the assets of the schemes 5eparntely from those ofthe Employer and the other partxipating emphyer The Church Workers Penston Fund ha5 a section known as the Defined Beneffts Scheme and a sertlon known as the Pension Builder scheme whith has two 5ub5ertiDns: a defer￿d annuity section known as Pension BuAder Classic and a cash bèlance SeCt￿n known as Pension Builder 2014. Pension Bullder Stheme Both Sections ofthe Pen￿n Builderscheme are dassed as defined benefft schemes. Pension BullderCla55K provide5 a pension. accumulated from contribu￿5 paKI and converted into a deferred annuty durin8 employment based on tern15 Set and reviewed by the Church of England Pensions Board from time to time. DISCret￿nary ¥Kreases may also be added. dependlng on irnie5tment returns and other facto Pension Builder 2014 15 a cash balance scheme that provmles a lump surn which members use to provlde benefits at r￿lrernent. Pension contrfbution5 are recorded in an account for each member. DlScTrt￿nary bonuses may be added before retiremEnt, dependln8 on investment retum5 and other factor5. The atcoun¢ plus any bonuses dedared is payJble. unreduced. from a8e 65. There Is no Su￿￿11s5On of a55ets beiween emknrs in thich sectK)n of the Penslon P￿Ilder Scheme. The scheme is constdered to be a multi￿Mp￿¥er s¢heme as dexrthed in Secti[￿ 28 of FRS 102. This t5 because it is not possible to attrlbute the Pension Bulder Scheme's assets and liabllities to specific employefs and means that contributions are accaunted foras Ifthe Scheme were a defined contribution scheme. The PEnsion5 costs charged to the SOFA 6n the year are the Contrib￿10￿$ payable 12023: £1,37L 2022: £1,489). A valuation of the Pension BuHder Scheme Is carried (Krt oKe three year& The most recent was carried out as at 31 December 2019. For the Pension Builder Uassic settion. the 2019 Va￿at￿)n revealed a deficit of £4.8fft on the ongolng a5sumptThS Used. At the most recent annual miew effectlve l January 2024. the Board chose to grant a discretionary l)onus of 6.7% to both per￿￿rtS not yet In payment and pens￿￿S in payment in respect of service prior to April 1997; and a banu5 on pensions in paymert in respect of post April 2C¥J6 sEThice so that the pension increase was 5% (where usually it woukl be cakulated based on inflation up to 2.5%). Thls tollowed improvements in the fundirva positlon over 2023. There ts no requirement for deficit payments at the cuNent time. For the Pension B￿kIer 2014 section. the vafvjation revealed a 5urpkn of £55m on the ongolng a55umptions used. There is no rewirementfor deficit payments atthe current time. Thyt next valuatlon 15 due as at31 De￿fflber 2022. Calculation5 forth15 are curffentty under wav. The legal strUc￿re of the xheme ts such that rfanother employerfarfs the PCC could become respon&ble for paylng a Sha￿ of that e￿￿0ye￿$ pert$￿ lablit*s.

THE PAROCTrMALCWRCH COUNaL OFTHE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF sr MARY WITh CHRIST CHURCH. WANSWEAD srATEMENTOF CASIIFLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENtIED 31 DKEMBER 2023 2022 Cash IIow5 fr<xn operating adi¥ltles Net income for the reporting period (as perthe statement offinancial activities) Adjustments fDr Deprecration charges IGoinsllLos5 on investments Dividends. interest and rents receNed {Increasel/decrease in debto Oecrease in creditors 273.066 {37.873J 4,698 1275.(M191 160.086) 11.0661 (33.&JO) 4.698 {50.240J 1,617 {9.520J Net cash u5•d In opeTatkng actlvhles 192J187) IW78J Cash from investing artivities Oividends, interest and rents received 60,086 50.240 Net ￿$h prD¥Mled by InveMinB acli¥ilies 50.240 {3UOI) Cash and cash equlvalents at Ihe beglnnine of tho rwMKting wiod 339JlO Cash and cash equlvalents atthe end oFthe r•portlnz wiod 310J71 Rewe5ented by: Cash at bank and in hand 310.971 341972

THE PAROCHL4LOIURCH COUIKILOFThE FUND MOVEMEMfsuMMARYYEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBU< 2023 Oi.OU023 hKon* 6knIILoss) Inl1Outl 31.122023 unrest1kt￿ ￿ndS General 29.232 243.466 231￿66 {1231 40,709 Desl£nated Funds Fbwers Hall Maintenafi St Mary Open days Arthur Worwood Music Property fund Roof 1013 Brldge Si8np05t Property Maintenance Outings 1.298 L797 L433 28￿43 666329 123 1.421 709 1,433 26.971 665.233 L872 1,750 4,698 L852 312 835 22A 312 435 23.680 n6.950 2.615 7,658 I￿52 123 723W2 Restrlrted Funds Appea15 and collealons Choirand Frlends Homeles5 and sUPPOrt Men￿la1 8arden Ministry candlthte5 Jazz Vespers 5t Mary's 8arden Christ Church Jupp bequest Wanstead Winter n4ht shelter SMWR Community choir Distress rellef St Mary's Brown beq￿$¢ John Sunley bequest 2,344 2.660 72,580 1,626 2.542 202 960 1.107 490 388.508 18,170 11404 7.363 376 3.681 2,617 16.283 61KI.327 779.006 2.344 2.660 81,703 1,350 1.211 21368 15,430 282 1.414 83 416 669 1.765 424.2ZO 6.987 9,595 2,617 18.086 702,065 879.478 29J46 5,914 554 18,960 17.222 15505 44.413 L289 i(x).( 129.380 1.88L806 81.182 91.997 263￿1￿) 168 2,134.959 Endowment Funds Bishops J Adams Memorial Eileen Joliffe bequest M Mem Gdn and Corp 8eqs Taylor Memorial 1992 5319 74.161 IL522 9.794 510 6.831 L078 938 5,829 83.307 12.432 10.732 1168) 100.796 2315 9.357 11681 I￿.300

31-D INCOME PlannedGMni lttome Taxre£o¥wed41nGftAld ch￿￿h Contrlbufjon f￿ OthTr Recefjpts Rèntsl Income External FlThanclal Support 79573 23J)94 14.n2 74,7 28.714 23.If#) 14JD) 74x4) 673 1¥50 Total IncoTr Parlsh5h•r• SAiARIES & EMPE14SES IISJS7 874 L167 3￿73 162 5.321 expen￿% Costof propu￿e$ P•rfsh tralnthg P•dsh Office 5alarlesand I￿X￿11rta Cholnnastsrathd IndassoL dh•rt Educakn &youn¥peopl• Upkeep ofxr¥es Cholr & Mu Flors 4,103 .7 I4￿16 3.615 5.Z15 875 L2 CHURCH RUN141NG EXPENSES (h8an Iplantl lu￿1•r1￿kkn8 ao¢kSeThklTr8 GenERI Malrfftnantèand Ga5 Electrlclty Water InwraDco CPlstthurth fj•rdÈn￿ SM Marketlns and Websl Sundryexponsesind nthellaneouswTr￿s 4.148 675 al feES 1676 ALL RUIINING EAPENSE5 Hall Cl•anw Hal Runnirthj Ham ub.lths and Wast• Hall Ma￿r RapaTh5 & FIDJBcts 4X Mluknn Gkng M4hJrRepalr5& Prolxts Tolalexpen 10 TOTALOF ORDIMAAY INCOME TOTALOFORDIPIARYEXPENSES 227432 SURPLUSI DEF1CTh-I￿NER1lFumD 2foiGEnernl Fund