Wanstead Parish I I" St Mary with Christ Church Annual report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiaslical Parish of st Mary with Christ Church. Wanstead for the Year ended 31st December 2024 Registered Charity Number l 127753 Rector. The Revd. Jomes Gilder The Rectory. 37 Wonsteod Place. Wan5teod Bonks: Nalwest Bank HSBC 8onk CCLA Inveslment mar￿geMent Ltd Independenl Examiner. Lorraine Colherine Purdy FCCA. Clay Rolnage Strevens & Hilts Contents RECTOR'S REpoKr CHUR(H WARDEN< REPORTS LAY LEADERS REPORT CHIU)RENANDYovTH AcrivrnFS AND GROUPS .10 REPORT OF ELECTORAL Rou OFnC£R -13 Baptlsms. Weddlngs and Funerals THE PAftOCH￿L CHURCH C(WNaL -14 14 CoMMTrfEE REPORTS 16 HEADTEACHER'5 REPORT, WAN¥fEAD CHVRCH SCH SAFEGUAIWING REpoKr 20 -22 FINANaAL REWEW FOR THE Fu￿YE1R To31 DECEMBFA2024 23 FINANcIALsTATEME￿fSFoR THE FiILL YEAR To31 DECEMBER 2024_ -27 If I hod to sum up 2024. 1 would do so by 50ying Ihot it ho5 been o year of v5 all pushing up hilll It ha5 been a defight to welcome Fr David lo Ihi5 parish as full-time curate for the next three years, and to see him very quickly grow inlo the role and become a wonderfvjl asset to Wanstead. ￿TreWtse. the rest of the growing clergy leam - r￿W seven 51rong - h05 Tneant Ihat we hove been able lo achieve for more thon were you saddled wilh me olone. Mthr Anne Mackenna has accompli8hed very significanl amounts of parish visiting this yecK. as hove Several other clergy. and l am confident that tl would be hard to find a parish in England which paid greater attenlion to Ihis important p(xt of church life. Fr Chades h05 Started several new leaming groups this yecy. which have been well-attended often by younger parents. and have led to much spirituol growth. Revd Olive has started a spwilual direction course. and has continued her ministry to the high street. The number of clergy we have has meanl that we are able to offer cover lo other th￿CheS on a fairly regular basis. and this is much-apprecialed by those less wellvresoLffced Ihan ourselves. l am hugely gratehJl to all the team. many of whom (re volunleer5 arKI give of their time freely. A signtficant amount of my yetr was spent co-ordinoting Ihe CM5t Church Heritage Lottery Project and il was extremety satisfying lo see many people laround ￿ in totall v¢)￿nteering to take part irb the preparation for this very large and iniliolly dthjnting t05k. AElhough we hove yet to be succe55ful in our bid, it is clear Ihat we have Ihe human resource and ingenuity lo make such a project a great success. and okeody out of it have come several key partnetships - ￿1h the Weavefs Company. wilh UCL - o group of moslers students from which engaged wilh o week4ong course about the PaT￿h ond o sile visit to t)oth churches. and with members of the local community through the highly successful kneeler project mosterminded by Su Allison. As we look forward to 2025. il bs hoped thot much of thi5 good work will conlinve to bear fruit. At Sl Mory's, we have enjoyed another very successful music festival inC￿ding an opera written e5pechJlty for u5. ond thanks must go to Alison Wells for doing 50 much to organise not On￿ the music al Sf Mary's but a150. for having taken over the Parish Choir in Febwary and doing such an excellent job in building vp ther numbers ond their sklls. New ve5tmen15 were purchased n time for Christmos. including o one-off copy of a beautiful Bodley chasuble made by Watts & Co, which it is hoped wiu be treaswed for years lo come. 11 is wth sadness that we lost Several key rneMbe￿ of our communify thi5 year. eithef to death or to removal. In pcylicvkr. Ihe deaths of Prinny Woolcock and Helen Bostock. and the moving cfvvay of Richard Wilknrns and Ann Cheethom. have oll mode ther rntrk- and we miss them. Attendance numbers have held fal￿ sleady across the board and we have been pleased to welcome o number of new church member5. a5 well as electing Simon Morris and Mork Taylor to be ￿thorIsed local wea¢her5. Easter attendonce figures across Maundy ThuT5day- Easter Sunday were particula good in 2024. the besl in at least o decode. and the Christmos card delivery and other good advertising throughout December meant another good yeor for Chri5fma5 fig￿e5. particuWI at Ihe carol serwce wilh 450 ottending meanng a complelely ful house ond 5tonrfing room onlyl We held o giving compoign at Ihe end of October and it has been good lo see a positive response to this. both in some people upping Iheir giving and new people storting to commit to gmng. The renting out of Ihe vestry al Christ Church to Kare Plu5 hos done much to help pkjg what would otherwrse have been something of a ljack hoie in firK￿c￿. A Pe￿or￿1 highlighl of the ye(Twas Ihe pcYi5h hosting Rachel and my wedcfing ot the end of August. We were so grateful Ihat everyone Ihorovghly 'pulled out all the slops, for what was possbly first wedding of o 5itling incvmbent of Wanstead n a IhcMJsand yecY5. A huge thank you to everyone who VO￿nteerS in our parish. in whotever copactty. Over I CMJ people are active VO￿nteerS in one way or another, ond you all put so much into making Ihts F>orsh what it is. Thank you from the botlom of my heart. So. where to next for this bond of piWim5 who coll the Parish of Wanstead homef That is of course down to God and. as they say- 'if you want fo make God laugh. tell him YO￿ plans,. Nonelheless. we do hope Ihcrt ))25 will see o succe55fvl outcome for Ihe building project at Christ Chwch coupled with developments in how we mighl best use the St Mary's site loo. There ore olso opportunilies from the central ChLrch of England for funding for mission - something Ihot we are seeking lo leod the woy on here. cts we hove applied to be a 'Genesis Church. for Chc￿al mu%c- so. a church that can grow its own strength and help others to do the same. We hope to develop a children's hoir here and thot Ihis moy lead to wder engagement Wtlh the paTi5h. Other ideas encompo55 o more imoginalive opprooch to all age W0￿h1p. and a major parish walking pli grimoge to ConlerbLry which wli I hopeful￿# lake place mid-2025. My hope is Ihat at the end of 3J25 we will have reaped some reward for our labou￿. and Ihat a5 a par￿h community we wll have experienced some new ways of worknng. new ways of being togeth￿. Much of the organisational nigglès ond struclurol problems which pethops faced Ihe parish a few year5 ogo have been ironed CMJt ormd - for now at least - things ue njnning faidy smootNy, so thts is pethaps the time to experment a ￿e. I hope it wll be o fun odventure for v5 all Fr James Gilder URCH WARD 11 hos been a sparkling yeor for St Mary's with a rMJmber of spectacular wedding5 taking place during the summer. Wanstead Fringe have identified St M¢Jy's as their prefeThed venue for the opening and closing of their evenls. St Mary's is becoming a prominent venue for cultural events bolh wtthin and without the Wanstead Fringe programme. In May. Alison Web ron the now popukx Music Festivol over Ihe bonk holiday weekend. Fr Charle5 h05ted o chow from Crowsland Abby in Lincolnshre. Trie interest in Wansleod hislcmy continues to thrive ond the role thal Sl Mary's play5 in that. Consequenlty. there are regulor visits during our'open Saturdays" and the crypt tour5 remain o populor event during Wanstead Fringe. Edvcationolly, Sl Mory's ts regaining its prtrcovid stolvs wilh Forest School holding o concert here p￿5 the resumption of Wanstead High School'5 art exhibition. which had Ihe added compriment of the 5chool'5 Jazz Band playing during the evening. UnforhJnatety. Ihe wealher cavsed the planned BBQ lo be cancelled. Jenny Griffiths involved a group of foreign sludenls from UCL in a 'history of Ihe parish, day. Cronbrook Primory School made use of Ihe churches hi51orical resource with their student5 attending over Iwo doys. Wanstead Church School a150 made use of the church to enhance the pupils understanding of local history. Jvne 24th we held a 'SI M¢yy's Day Sep4ice.' The inlention was to grow the ongregation ond celebrate IhÈ consecralion of the church in 1790. The congregation were asked for their faVO￿lte hymns. 3 of which were sung d￿ng the service. The service wa5 folowed by a champagne reception on the steps of the church. We hove seen a boost in numbers over the year and hove had lo purchase more hymn books to accommodale the rise in numb￿5. Service bookle15 for both Lay Led Services. Common Wor5try and B C P hcwe been procljced. We thank Julie Wli fioms for designing and producing such high quafty booklets. AU of the main pevts. now have cushions. Trii5 h05 been made p055ible Ihonks lo Ihe John Sunley legacy. The painting of Christ. receiving the char￿e in the garden of Gett￿ernone. which hang5 in the chonceL has been cleaned and rehvng. Nine Lessons and CcYcAs was held. and the chuch was frJll on this joyou5 celebration thal is very much parl of Wonslead Clvistmas tradition. In the churchyard work continue5 to enhance Ihe area. led by Phil Ryan and his dedicoted team. A generous donation has been made to ￿n0vate and repair the Grade11 listed raibng5 to Ihe north and norlheast of the church. Work continue5 on raising hJnds for the crypl. Ihanks to Jomes Poler50n ond his team. The south wall of Ihe churchyord. thich is leaning south. wil be rèpaired and the cooperation of the new owner of the golf club is much appreciated in Ihis matter. A parish goup are looking into Ihe developmenl of an area in Ihe chUrchy￿d for interning ashes remoirs. rin in a Bin. the foodl)ank 'wi0￿saIe￿. conlinves to offer much needed support to those in need through arovnd l O local foodbonks from ther base at Sl Mary's and it continues to welcome Duke of Edinburgh volunteeT5. fin in a Bin have expressed their gatitude to the PCC for amowing St Mary's to be ther base. We have a new regvl(T hrer. Everywhere Theatre. a youth theatre group. The four teams of volunteef5 known al St m￿'S cts the "PODS" conlinve to open St Mory's every Salurdcty 10 - I pm lo welcome visilor5. whilst a150 Using any quite m¢)ment5 to cleon trie church. We are very ￿ateful to all the Voluntee￿ for mathg St Mary's so welcoming and clean. Thanks go to the amazing work Ihe 'flower locfies. do throughout the year. It is olw¢Jys pleasant to a service with o coffee ond a chat. Thonk you lo all who make Ihe rvnning of Ihe church so smoolh. welcoming and happy. Ralph Hall Churchwarden ￿24 hrist Regular S•rvko$ The 9.30 service has special provision for famiKes and young people in the hall most Sundays and an all oge eUch(￿$t in chvrch on one Sunday each month. Clergy lead the prayers and activtltes for familie5 With younger chilthen. Our parish youth worker lead5 whal 15 0 growing young people's group for older chldren. Everyone comes together for commvnion and Ihe final hymn Inow shown on the screen). prayers and notices. followed by coffee and biscvils in the hall. Usualty. well over I CM) ottend Ihrs seNice. Instead of a collection, we are trialling leaving a collection plate at the entrance and will monÉtor the outcome into 2025. Sunday evening service5 offer o variety of worship. for example a hearing service on the firsl Sunday of Ihe monlh. and Jozzvespers during the Wansfead festival. The Thursday moming Eucharist and 8 om Sundoy seNice have small but very regvl(J congregations too. Church Bulldlng The Fabric committee met regularly thring 2024 and wovided advice ond support on a number of matlers. for which l am very gratefijl. The Christ Church building remains on Ihe at￿￿k regtster and the bel tower in pcxl1cu1￿ continues lo deteriorate and is cou5e for concem. The heating is operaling al less than half power, so it can be very chilty. Options to yovide better. greener healng have been invesligaled in detail but none oved praclicol so far and investiqotions continue. with the solution hopebJlly funded as part of the Heritage Lotlery bid. A large number of minor works and improvements have been vndertoken e.g. improved Ighting (thank you James and Eli}, repai￿ to the leaking roof. improvements to the sound system and security. Alan Dower5 has eilher done many of the minor repaits or overseen others and his help is tru￿ invaluable. Anne Corne. our verger. continues to care for the slverware. finens. vestments. etc., and we CTe very grateful. We had an Archdeacon's vsitalion. inclu¢Jng inspeclion of Parish records. There were some minor recommendotions made to bring vs in Ine with best pract￿eS but overol it was a good outcome. Thanks go to Lorraine who has made a huge impact on our record keeping ond maintained a routine maintenance schedLrfe throughout the year. You may remember the burgkjry on l O December 21)23. The insurance did poy out allowing for door5 fo be mended etc. Security has also been improved for the office. Sadly. the registe￿ of bapli5ms. moniage5 ond buria15 Ihat were in the stolen safe have sm nol been found. 50 mony Ihonk5 go to Jan Andrews and LO￿OIne Bucknell for all Iher hord Work in recreating the regISte￿ and records of where ashes are intwed. Thi5 wcts o dirrthlt. tedious but necessary job. One very positive chonge this year has been increo5ed opening hours for ChI￿t Church. 11 is surprising Ilo me al leaslll. but very gratifying, to see how many people wander in a quiet refleclive moment. right a candle, or just admire the interior of a tJJilding where Ihey knew On￿ Ihe exterior. Even those who initially come to shelter from rain apFxeciale their surroundngs. Gardens steve and the gardening chJb have enxxed that the Christ Church gardens remain a real assel to the whole of Wanstead. a huge thank you to Sleve and all the gcydening club. and to everyone who h05 picked up rrtter, for all your hard work. The garden5 are enjoyed by huge number5, wh￿h 15 a real blessing, Ihough fitter and minor vandolism reM￿n a problem las indeed it15 for the main pork). Plans were mode for changes to ttie Memorial G(Tden. thank you to Margaret Adams for leading the committee thot investigated and recommended changes. These wli I be pul in pkjce once the relevonl Church of England approvals cre obtained {which may toke some timel. The main part of the plan r5 fo instaN a fence or wall arovnd three sides of the memorial garden lawn. around the flower beds. to prowde somewhere for memorial plaqve5 to be installed. along th better Signage lo ind￿ale memorial garden status. Outreach In September. for Ihe Wansteod feslNal. a concert was organised Ihrough Songhaven. kindly funded by Coffolle Jamieson. This wo5 led by professional musicians in a relaxed atmosphere. so ideal for those wilh dementia or neurodiverse. Arc>und l(Xl attended. The menlol wellbeing support group. A Place. led by James Boast. continues on the fY5t Sunday of eoch monlh and h05 been much appreciated. Monlhly tea and fellowship aftemoons have 0150 Started and been much appreciated. Little Angels syoup for pr￿sChool age children meets on Wednesdays in Chtisl Church ot o nominal cosl. A huge triank you to those who voKJnteer their support for Ihi5 group. VolunteeTS Christ Church is blessed with very many vobnleers who conlribule o huge amount. That said. we do shm need more in just about every area. So a very heartfelt thank you to oll the sidespeople ond welcomer5. flower arrongers. those who change altor fronta15, serve. support children's group5, manage Ihe sound syslem. play Ihe organ. spring cleon15everol time5 o year.11. offer coffee after seNices. Euchoristic ministers. are on intercess0￿ and reader5 rotas. set up before and clear up after services. count collections. tidy the chvrch/veslry, sing in the choir, bell ringer5. lioise about music, bring fEn in a Bin ond other donalion5. 5UPPOrt outreach. supporl the loss and bereavement café. p￿sh giving orgoni5er5 and safeguarding officers- l apologrR in advance for missing any volunteer5. there are thonklvly jv5150 mony of youl Barbara Hepworth Jones Churchwarden 2024 Lay lefJder5hip. which had been port of our wotship in bolh our churches. continues to be appreciated by Ihe congregation of St Mary's. Since lost yeor's report there have been no loy led services at Christ Chueh. The pattern of worship there. which started in Sept 2023 has continued. There is a 9.30om Euchorist savice every Sunday. The lay leaders who wcrf5hp al Christ Church are actively involved in the services by doing intercessions and read1n￿ but Ihere hove been no services. The pattem of worship ot st Mary's has sright￿l changed with the 5th Sunday now being a joint serwce at Christ ChLKch al 9.30am. Thi5 happen$ 415 times a year. The congregation have fed back that they [￿e the variety. The pottem as follows". I st Sunday Common Worship. 2nd Sunday Eucharist Iclergy ledl. 3rd Sunday BCP and 4th Sunday Eucharisl Iclergy led): if Ihere 15 a 5th Sunday. it's a joint service at Christ Church at 9.￿m. There continve5 lo be very posilive feedback from the congregation on Ihe quality of the loy led 5ervice5 and trie vcNiety of homiTies. Alongside Svndoy services we hove continued to enjoy Compline every Wednesday o18pm. Thrs i5 a short l &minute Service which offers an opporlunity for a re boot during the middle of the week. Primarly. this is led by Susan Holdhom. and other Lay Leader5 ffll in when she is oway. It is held every week except Ihe week after Christmas and hos o small decticoted following. This year Susan led a very moving and refleclive Gc￿d Friday setvice at st Mory's. Afison Wells OLf dweclor of Music played the organ and Sang Vexilla Regis with rneMbe￿ of the church choir. Christmas Compfine. 'Ange15 ond Song5'. on 181h Dec was a beautiful service. designed by Susan and AILSon. Many people commented on how well the service was put together with some very lovching and thought-provoking poelry ond musical pieces. Trte semce wos wel attended. Several of the l¢Jy leader5 have been ¢Jttending Ihe Course for C￿l$tian sludies. They have al done Year l ond some wl contr)ue lo do Year 2. There WIN be a seNice ot Chelmsford Cathedral in 2025 where eoch CO￿Se attendee will receive o CCS certificate for compleling the first year. A highlighl for mony of Ihe lay leaders was being part of a Quiet Day al Aylesford Priory in October 2024 and everyone fell it would be good to find more opporlunities to meet togelher. FC￿ 3)25, there is a feefing that it would be usefvl lo have onolher Awoy day / weekend to help with cmjr spirituol growth and to challenge ourselves to develop further. particvlorly n finding interesltiig resource5 for the homty I refieclion. The Lay Leoder5 ocross ttie parish are committed to helping the Rector and the rest of our clergy leam develop the spKrlual of our portsh. We look forward to working more actively with the clergy leom in the foNowing years. Cary Green CHILDR AND YOUTH Our moin ptJish provision foryoung people h05 conlinued opoce this year. with nursery church and junior church Cont￿￿1n9 to be popular each Sunday af Christ Church. and it ho5 been excelenl to see a sfeady uptick in number5 of primary age children continuing to attermd ond to engage with the church a5 the year has gone on. Litlle AngeLs hos been much-aided by Fr David joining the leam. as hos the Bridge youth club. which continue5 to Tun on Fridoy nights and mainly serves the 11-13 age govp. Fr Chorles has assisted in teaching both Year 5 and Yeor 6 RE throughout the year and Fr James ran o succe55ful confirmation group for Year 6 pupli s. as well as Ihe usual 'admi55ion to Holy Communion. in Year 3. Many chldren parlicipated in our 'Step into Easler, Holy Week chldren'5 activities arKI Ihere were good numbers of chli dren who attended at Cthstmas. A ￿tty ought to be expanding the Junior Church offering on a Sunday. though thrs is a vO￿nteer pinch-point. Much of our children ond youth work wos nJn by the Red Balloon chorwly. which sodly became insolvent in 5eplember S￿4. We ocled quickly to recrutl Elrzabeth Shaw. who used to work Red Baloon. and this meanl we were able to continve withovt ony gap in provision. Fr James Pra er rou Prayer Group is o smoll informal goup which meets at CtrThl Church at 10am on Tuesdays in lerm time. eilher in the Lody Chopel or in the Veslry. We focus each week on o pcjssoge laken from Ihe previous Sunday's reorfings. IA brief reflection on Ihe chosen passage con be found in the pew sheet ottoched to Ihe weekly parish email- a paper copy is available al the services. and at the Tuesday meeting.} Anyone interested in discussing and praying about these i55ues. or simply in finding out more. would be welcome to drop in- ttiere's no need lo make a regular commitment. Open disCUS5ion orKI the airing of new points of view are welcomed. The meeting5 typically105t a little over an hour. We still use many of the prayers developed by Valerie Gritten. and we seek to honour her commitment to prayer as the "work of God" in the parish. and to developing our own prayer lrfe. Mark Taylor Welcomers Hoppily, 2024 was a fcllrly calm year for the Christ Church welcoming team, now Ihat we have an 5efNed into our Sundoy service pattems. D￿ing the year we were very pleased to add some new volunteers to Ihe team. and they have brought an enlhusiasm and energy lo the role which h05 been most valuable. The presence of welcomers ot Ihe beginning ond Ihe end of every service helps to ensure that all congregants. whether regular or visitors. feel comfortable and opprecioted. and l am exlremety graleful to everyone who agrees to take on Ihis straightforward but reW￿dIng volunteer role. We would oIwoy5 love lo hear from anyone who would be prepored to help on just one Sunday a month. lo ensure that OLK 5rndl bul dedicated team remains viable in 2025. Eleanor Taylor A Plac nt IH Ilh A Place has been running for just over a yecr now. In 2024. our loyal grovp of hosts refined how the group operales to ensure tt meets Ihe need5 of the community. We hove settled into a good rhythm and have an offering that ' of vdue. We h¢Jve mode efforts to yead the word atxxrt A Place. to ensure it reaches 05 many people as possible who may have o need. In 2025. we oim to continue our efforts to reach as wide an audience 05 P055bi le ond lo leom and evolve A Place in order to conlinue lo meet the needs of Ihe community. James Boast io Sund Aftemoon Tea and hal We hove now been h05ting the monlhly Aflemoon Teo ond Felow5hip for a year and on the whole these sessions (Ye very well otterKled. ￿ng two. sometimes three lables in the vestry. Those attending are a mix of member5 of the congregation and local folk who have become friends since ioiThng us. Those attending find that Sunday aftemoon con be a difficult time if you are on your own for one reason or another. The Sunday aftemoon get-logefher5 are bringing together those in need of a bit of company over fea and cake. The band of wiling volunleers FKOVtde al Ihe refreshments inclu(Sng delicious homemode cokes and treats ond OLK emphasis ts ￿aCed on sociolising wtth the guesls. We somehow always hove a good number of volunteers. who come back time afler time. as we oll enjoy vibrant convetsotion ond putting the world lo righls. We sometwnes have pet dogs visit loo who are a￿ayS 0 delight. Feedback from those vtho attend is that they realky enjoy the time chatling, having somewhere local ond friendly to go for the oftemoon and meeting other people in the p(￿sh. All aftemoons are held in the Vestry ot Christ Church which works reaty well for us. We welcome anyone new who would like lo come olong and we updote our fyer regularty wilh new dales in advance. Carofine Kingswood The St. Ma 's Gardenin rov Dvring 2024. the St. Ma￿$ Gardening Group bfoadened its scope still further from g¢Jdening to landscaping. arboriculture and even some slonemasonry. all made much eosierwith Ihe requred slrimmng & mowing of the neor-4-acre site by the Council's OPF)ointed contracto￿. The rewarding results can be seen and appreciated by all those who now choose Io visit the peaceful. open aspects of twst￿tCal haven. whether to visit deceased loved ones. rese￿Ch the fascinating hi5t¢Jry within. seek the resident fauna and renowned flora. Wa￿ fheir dog. read the moming paper or for some peace and qutet wilh or wilhout th￿r iPhone. We appear lo have lost some f(Ym& avid members bul have been compensated with new recruits & enthusiaslic help from the younger generation nvofved in the Duke of Ednburgh's Award Scheme. Per5pectTrves from North to South. West to Ecjst have been rncintoined. hedges and shwbs trimmed. Ihe Northem flowerbed filled, ivy Ispecifically from heodstone epitaphs) and brambles removed. as well os sapfmgs from groves: we have built a sizeable comp05t heop and more beehives hove been added close by the original site alongside the old M(thiw. Newcomer5 ore olways welcome in ow ftiendly alkige 'club': the more the me￿ier. If you can cope viith SeCate￿5. you have an impact worthy of compfimentsl Phil Ryan li Christ hurch denin lub Thi5 season 2024 Ihe hard prvned hedges that were layered have improved boundary vi5ibiWty and the gowlh hos rftsguised Ihe scars ptJkularly after clipping. Dead shrubs have again been removed and replaced. As much gross cutling and shredded leof fal as possible continl￿ to be used 05 mulch around plan15 helping them survive during the hot summer monlhs bul walering remains essential and is difficult to achieve. The Berginia Cordifolia Ihat thrive5 widely throughoul the grounds did not survive once Ironsferred to the borren ￿e0 benealh the frees by Ihe 50ulh gate. Bulbs have previously not survived here eilher ond another 501ulw?n must be found for this (try shady and trampled areo. The gorden gives pleasure lo many. is wel used and appreciated but there is still a significant nuisance from the needless dropping of rubbish that is cleared rir5t thing on every se5&0n ond by olher kirKI Voluntee￿ between limes. The fronl drive ond poths are reguloTly maintained but as they have not been relevelled ponding results and a Peffr￿nent solution is required. Volunteering remains very rewcwding for all ond more arè encouraged to io the leam lo witne5S the benefw15 fv5t hand. The g(Tdening team 15 enlhusi05tic ond 15 wlingly SUF)p￿ted by studen15 vtho enjoy Ihe experience5 and valvable skills leoynt. We meet fortnighlly on Salwdoy mcKnings belween 09:(NJ and 12.3). steve Davenwt hl A large team from Wonstead once awn volunteered lo provide the parish link for the Forest Churches Emergency Night Shelter both at Ihe start and end of 2024. svpplwng meo15 ond compony each Tuesday night dvring the period October-march. Two partrularly pleasing developmenls have been new people coming on to Ihe team, and pvpi15 and p¢yenls from each class at Wonsteod Church School taking it in tums lo provide cakes and baked goods for the seTwce use[5 and staff ot Ihè sheltèr. Thank you to all who have volunteered in any woy. Fr James Wolsin ham Pil rima A group of parish pilgrim5 enjoyed a 5vcce55fvl IrF> to Wa15ingham in July 2024. Although the group was smaller than in previous years. we enjoyed good weather and a We￿Organised FJlgrimage. culminating in a service on the Sunday at Wolsinghom Porish Church with other groups who were Ihere al the same time os us. As ever. Ihe food was excellent and the selting wilhin the beautiful shrine. first￿ale. It was a ddighl lo soak up some of the beautiful north Norfolk countryside ond lo have time for felk>wship ovtside the n¢)rmal ￿$h 12 setting- a chance to recharge batteries arKI meel witt) other Angfican pilgrims from al over the counlry. FrJome5 e15 The Parish pulled oul all the stops for our German gue515 Ihi5 yeor. vsiting v5 as Ihey did straight ofter Easter. Our *en guests were h05ted by a number of parish familes and desprle some cold wealher. they were trealed lo a number of deligh15- from an English wine losling evening. hosted by Alison Welk and Tery Currans. a 'beer ond songs, nighl. a trip to Mersea 151ond ond a visit to the Wlliom House ond 'God's (kn JunkY￿d, in Waltham5tow. Fr James and Rachel were pleased to welcome P051or Johannes and hts wife Annette bock to the UK later in the year to take part in their wedding. We IQ￿k forward to a retum visit by members of our partsh to Engetskirchen tn ￿25. Fr James Hower Arran The flower a￿ang￿5 at Sl Mary5 have continued lo provide the church with a variety of lovely arrangements lo suit the season. These are voriousty fresh. silk and dried. The U$L￿1 highlighls ore at Eoster. when Ihe church is decked with spring flower5 including doffodils which light il up beautiful￿. At Chrrstmas. there is the annual chr￿tMaS Carol service of nine lessons and carols which is a conlinuing and grOV￿ng altraction for Ihe congregolion and vi5itoTr. However. this year had a drfferent highkght in the fom of the weddings held in the church this year and in PCTliculor the wedding of our own Reclor. Revd James Gilder and his lovely bride. Rachel. Al the flower affangers from both chlffches were invited lo take part and we were greatly assisted by the Flower Arranger5 class from Wanstead House who made the pew erKJs. tt was a wonderfully joyous occasion ond a privllege to be oble lo take p￿. We woLAd welcome any new orrangers who would fike to join Ihe rola ond hope to run o session for any beginners who would ￿ke lo join us. Hetp ond 5UPPOrt would be provided. Morgoret Thore5by At the end of 2024, the Parish Eectoral Roll stood at 402. We had 14 people join the Elecloral roll during Ihe yecy and 3 people were removed due to passing away or moving from the ￿ea. Trie Electorol ROH is kept updated and preparolion of a new Electoral roll wll toke place in 2025 as the last one was prepared in 3319. The new rdl wlll be submitted for consideration at the APCM. Any p0ri5hionets wishing to join thè Ptsi5h Electorol Roll. al ony time. ore welcome lo fill in forms ovali able either in both our churches or obloined from the Parish Office via email lo wanstead arishadmin@uwclub.nel. Lorroine Buckna 13 Bopt15m numbe[5 hove thpped quite signfftantly this yecx bul we have Still welcomed 13 families: l advlf. l O infants and 2 chldren were baplised. with 3 ceremonies being held at st Mcry's and l O at Christ Church. Again al have been greeted and welcomed by Yvy. Daniele. Ltso. arKI Phli. l am very grateful for Iheir support n Ihis important work. Weddings have been a change from Ihe n¢￿1 05 alF six were al Sl Morys rather than the v5val mrx of both churche5. We 5torled and ended the year with qviet. very small. intimate services. one wth Music Drector, and Ihe olher with a long standing Parish member. beautiful wed￿n95 l)oth. We then wenl from the quiet lo full throttle. with more Putsh personnel invofved. We had drones. drinks. brass ensemtr￿e for one wedding. followed by the historic when Fr James and Rachel lied the knof. We had a procession. loads of clergy. bells ond whistles but what a joyous day. There were a few sleepless nights before that one. as it needed to be absohJtely right n every detal. There were others in belween os well and a5 a Parish we rnu5t hove welcomed well over 5CIJ peopEe for these happy occasions. Thonk you lo all who support me: Annabelle. flower aThanger5. bell ringer5. and Lorraine vtho alway5 had a Ser￿ible and colmy￿ voice when I needed it. Jan Andrew5 During 2024 the ministry team carried out 8 funerols at either Christ Church or Sf Mary's and five elsewhere. There were three interments in tolol. One inlermenl was carrted oul at St Mary's n the Memorial Garden and Iwo in Ihe Memorial Garden at Christ Church. Loffaine Bucknoll The PAkOCHIAi CH Bock Trie Charity operates under the Church Representation Rule5, %M)6 and other regvlotions of Ihe ch￿Ch of England. Trie Parochial Church Councl. PCC. has the responsibl￿ of cooperating with Ihe incurnbÉ¥nl in promoting in Ihe ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of Ihe Church. pastoral. evongelislic. social and ecvmenicol. It hos moinlenance responsibililies for the On￿ Grade I lisled building in Redbridge. Sl Mary Ihe Wrgin, and for Christ Church. itself Grade listed. The Rector and Churchwarden5 (Te tru5tee5 of the Church School, which remains trie On￿ Aided ChLrch of Endand School wilhn the borough. erolion of Ihe All major decisions (Te made by the PCC during regular meetings: Slonding Committee ha5 the power to Iransact the business of Ihe PCC between its meetings. subject to any rfirections given by Ihe Council. The Churchwardens. as the leoding lay membets of Ihe parish. cJssis1 the incumbent in the clay-t 14 day administralion of church affai￿ and have aulhority under canon law. Inancial delegation ￿ covered under the Fmance Policy. which is displayed in both Chvrches. is displayed during the Annual Meeting and is generally available on request. The Truslees of the Charity are membeT5 of Ihe PCC: they are either ex officio. elected by the Annual Porochiol Church Meeting. or cTr opted in occordance with the Church Representation Rules. Candidales for eleCt￿)n are required to omplele the Trustee Declarolion of Elgib￿fy. Newly elected membets are given prinled informalion from the Ch￿ty Commission. which explains the responsibilities of trv5tees. of Ihe Parish Church Councl Membershi Ouring Ihe year to December 2024 the following served a5 member5 of the pcc: Ex.Ollklo T￿￿tee5. Priest in Charge: Revd Jome5 Glder Curate: Dowd Lappano Churchwordens: Mr Ralph Hall. Mrs B(xbcTo Hepworlh Jones Deputy ChLYchwardens: Jenny Griffiths Lesley Wyness Diocesan Synod Representotive: Mr Ph￿p Camelley Co.opled Trustee: Jomes Palerson Tre(wer ecled Trustees: Idate in t￿ckets ts vA)en lerm end5) Eleanor Taylor Secretary120251 Jan Andrews120261 Equi Ajogbe12026) Jame5 Boasl12026) Ann Come120261 Sue Fitzgerald120261 Jem Green. Lay Vice Choir12025) Lauren Johnson12025} Jen Ambler120271 Jan Wa150n (2027) Elecled Trustees by virhJe of being representatives on the Deanery Synod: 15 The threfryear lerm of office ends for all in 2026 Mrs Margoret Adams Mr Joshua Dickinson Mr Neil Hepworth Maureen Medley The PCC held five meetings in 3)24 wth an average attendance of 77% Co larKlln ommlllee Standing Committee ￿ the only Legal￿ requwed committee. and consists of Ihe Rector. Lay Vice Char. the Church Wardens. Ihe deputy Church Wardens. Ihe Treasurer. the Secretary. and one observer from the PCC. It has the power lo tronsacl Ihe business of the PCC belween its meetings. subject to any rections given by the Council locesan nod R• Chelmsford Diocesan Synod is the regional Cwernb￿ of Ihe ChLKch of Englond in Essex and East London. and rs the main policy-making boo* of the Diocese. membe￿ of Diocesan Synod (re 0150 membets of the Diocesan Bo(rd of Fmance. which is responsli )le for the custoth and management of diocesan finances. Lay members are elecled by pori5h representotNes on Deanery Synod ond seNe for three yeats. The cuffent elecled membets, tems expired in June: a new Synod was elected in July and fi￿t met in November 2024. A key feature of the meeling5 15 Ihe opporbJnity to ask questions of the bishops and other leodrng Membe￿ of the Diocesan organization. obovf policy ond issues affecting Ihe Chvrch. Diocesan synod met onty fviice in 2024 Igeneroly. Ihere are 3 meelings onnvallyl. Importanl ilems included: Synod reviewed a rep¢)rt on Ihe Diocese's joumey to Net Zero: approved a new govemance slnjclure for rxoperty mainlenance; approved the 2025 Budget ond Parish Share Scheme; heard about next steps in the Church Buildings Support Conver5alion: received reports on General Synod. Bishop's Councl and Finance Committee and Ihe Diocesan B0￿d of Educolion. Meetings begin with Bishop Gul's we5idenlial (Jddre55: video recording5 and transcripts of these are avadable on Ihe diocesan website and well worth reviewing". reflective. thoughtFul and profound. FUW minutes of Synod meetings ond related documents are a150 avaiioble on the diocesan website. Phifip Cecue. and oll money we raised from the b¢Jbecue was for the porsh. Mery Quizmas was well ottended as usual. OJr thanks to Andy Richardson for. as a￿aYS. being o geat qUFzmaster and this being his last one. We have had much fun and managed lo rose monies in the region of £8.ClX) net. We oLso received a total of £4.926.16 in donalions. mainly from Falher Jome5 and Rochel's wedding ond the selling of the Church hau's old wooden tables. Lauren Johnson HEAD HER'5 REPO￿ WANS￿D CHURCH CHOOL Af Wansteod Church School our vi51c￿ is to empower every chi7d lo opproach lrfe with wisdom. compossion and strenglh so that they can shine in everything they do. We believe Ihaf Jesu5 s trie Kght of Ihe wortd and that we are called upon to let ow IKJht shine befcye olhas Imatthew 5."16J. 2024 was another successfiJl year for Wanslead Church School with another excellenl Otsted rnspeclion which found mony aspects of our work to be "outstanding" We were especially proud that the inspectors saw how "the 20 vdues of wisdom. compassion ond strenglh are embedded in lourl small school ond pupils Ihrive in its caring. happy community" and that "pvpls behave impeccably bolh in and outside of le550n5. they show kindness arKJ they care for each other" 2024 SO￿ the introduclion of the Univer%ty of Wonstead, a unique &week programme that provided all the chldren from Years 1-6 to enrol on a course of ther choice and study something of interesl beyond the curriculum. Courses included Photography and Fkn. Dance. Drama. British Sign Longuage. Comic Creation. Architectural Design and Rainforest ExFlorers. It was a real highfight in the Ye￿ and Ihe chli dren ￿e okecKJy excited to find ovl what they moy be able to study in 20251 Throughout 2024, Ihere were many cyjlings and visits to complement our ambitious cU￿1¢ulurn inchJding trips to the Kew Gardens. the Imperial War Museum. The Globe and Ihe Royd Observatory. Our fabulous choir sang at Wembley this year. which wa5 a oncfrino4fetime OF)porlvnity. ond we welcomed the travelling farm to our school once again. The children loved the sheep. goals, rabbits and guinea pigs taking vp residence in our playground for the dayl The annual residenliol lrip for Year 6 chli dren lo Danbury Ovldoor5 took place once agan in Ihe summer tem). and OLf YetJ 5 chldren had a wonderful time at stubbers developing ther teamwork sktlls and undertaking many adventwes. To further enrich our cvfflcu￿rn, we m¢Jked a number of special day5 ond week5, including Science Week. Ne￿odIverSIty Week. Children's Mental Health Week. Anti-Butying Week and Worid Book Day. We olso had Ihe pleasure of welcoming Stalvs Quo's drvmmer. Jeff Rich. to our school for an inspnng mastercla5s. and a pa￿vIor highfight was when we hod a planetarium in our hal for Ihe doyl Huge Ihanks go lo our PTA for fun(fing these Iwo wonderful opportunilies for the children. Towards the erKI of 2024. we introduced a new woy of thw)kkng about spirituality. which the children and staff are really enjoying. To lalk oboul spiritvality 15, essenlially. lo talk about Something which is beyond words. The language of S&￿ntUarity begins from a chr￿lIan understanding that everyone is o valued creation. lndNiduol￿ and uniquely made by God. fike po15 made by a potler Itsaiah 64.81. Yel in rife. Ihing5 happen Ihan impact on the physical "pol" of lrfe ond creote cracks that provide o glimpse of something "beyond" the tangible. Cthstians would view this as an opportunity to relote lo God. Crock5 trrfjy be caused when somelhing 50 good and breath-laking happens Ihat the pot exponds and crocks - Ihe ,￿QW5" of life. Cracks may happen when something chollenging happens and threalens the cOmfc￿l of everyday the "ow5" of life. Cracks con also happen in the stillness and ordinarine55 of everyday - the "nows" of life. when o moment of stli Iness. a pause or prayer. creates a crack in Ihe noTrnal. physical everyday. In Ihese special moments. there is o spiritual opporhJnity. Kintsugi. the Jopanese ¢Jt of mendng broken ceramics with golden joinery or glue. creales Something that has been broken inlo something even mtxe beautiful. Using this melaphor. the wows. ow5 and 21 nows of life offer the possibWty of cracks that are filed with gold and make the pot even more beauti￿￿. The gold in Ihe cracks reflect a lttle of Ihe wonder of spirituafity. prestigious Tom Cury Award continued to be awarded on a termly basi5 in 2024, with Isla. Mete. Annabelle, Sofia. Lucas and Alice being worthy winneT5 in 202&24. We awarded AIvo'5 Rainbow Award for the second lime in 2024. in memory of Alva Fowler. a Wonslead ChLrch School F)upiI who died in 2020. This yetes for Ihe holls tolalling just over £4.4W. Thè net income from the HolLs of over £57.XK) was a very importanl part of our 2024 financial perfornance. ollowing us to f￿lY cover our porish share. something we have been ab￿ to do every yetr since *he pondemic years. The Friends hosted a number of fund-rar5ing events dvring 2024 which raised a net total of £8.060 net towards cwrent and fulure works required at Sl Mary's and Christ Church. Donations of £4.926 were 0150 received during the ye￿, by far the Icxgest pcrtr of which was donations in relation to Father James and Rachel's wedding. and the PCC'S thank5 go to them for thew generosity. h addilion. £1,036 w05 received in dmdends and interesl on pasl legacies and £466 was received a5 membership subscriptio￿. The Friends also p￿chaSed a number of ilem5 lnchJ￿ng a new boTbecue (meanng that each site has its own now) bvt these c05t5 were still fully covered by the ful refund on the defeclive b(Irbecue boughl in 2022. The pC￿sh agotn benefiled from o generou5 gant from the Cottages Trust. derived from property rental income. Io sVPPOrt the work of Ihe Parish wtth children. young people and famTI ies. initially using Red Balloon. Sodly, Red Balloon wenl into liquidalion in 2024. but we have been fortunate to employ a new youlh worker and the Cottages Trust kindly agreed to cover the additional expen5e5. The PCC oims to keep a minimum reserve in Squid fun(ts of £20.Cn) ovoiloble ot rittle or no notice for unforeseen contingencies thot are not otherwse covered by the insurance policies in ploce on both ow churches and olher propertie5. At Ihe yecx end the General Fund hos net liquid reserves of £34,844. Over the year5. the parish has been fortunate to be Ihe beneficiary of o nvmber of legacies from past parishionets. In some cases. these legacies have been 5peciThcolly "endowmenl fund5" where the capital is invested and only the income derived from the hJnd can be used by Ihe parish. In other cases, the legacy is not an endowmenl fvnd. but has been specifTrcally left for a PtJtiCLAcr purpose n the p(Thsh. including two srzeable legacies which are restricted to Sl Morys and Christ CPKJrch respeclivety. In 2020. John Sunley left 24 the Pl￿$h o sizeable legacy which ts reslricled to Speci￿ types of spend for both churches. During 2023. the John Sunley Fund er￿bled vs to have new altar frontals and repoir and replate slverware at Christ Church: at st Mary's. the bequest has enabled us to have new seat cushions in all the Ma￿ pew5 on the ground floor ond in the gdleries. In 2024. Ihe &Jnley Fund wa5 also used to pvrchase new vestments to replace old and bodly wom gaments. We are porlicularly graleful to John for his generosity in remembering the paTi5h in Ih way. Recent Legocies Nam• Year RKelved Fund Fvnd Type lan Hartley £i.cKKJ General Unreslricted Mary Colmer mem￿01 Garden Restricled John Sunley House and £￿x).[￿Xj Svnley Restricted Paufine Walker Genera unre$￿ted Janet Lifian Marten £i.(xK) General Unreslricled Rose Clore 2019 £4.75) D￿tresS Relief Restricted Barbara Joan Gower 3)19 £i.( General Unreslrtcted Joan Brown 2018 & 2019 House and £49.279 st Mory'5 Restricted Beatrice Smilh Z)18 st Mary's Re5tTiCted Arthur Worwood 2018 Worwood De5ignoted by the PCC In addition to the above. we remoin indebted to the generosity ot Eileen Jolliffe, Elizabeth Howdill ond Sleen and Mvriel Jupp who kwidly remembered Ihe parish in their wills. These bequests enabled the purchase of Ihe "Curate5 House" the restoralion ond redecoraling of Ihe inlerior of Sl Mary's and the P￿chaSe of a flot that generates income to look atter Christ Clmjrch. In a typical year. the parish regular income received continues to be very finely balonced wilh amounls expended on Ihe nmning of the porish. meaning that ony odditionol costs. porticulorly for larger projects. wl contH)ue lo require substantial additionol extemal funcfing or donations. 25 Parfsh Shar• As reported in the Financial Review in ￿. the P￿1$h Shore for 2024 was set ot £ 115,957 nel. Desprfe being I l% higher than 3J23. the 2024 F)arish share was paid in full in monlhly in51olments. The Parish Shcxe for 2025 has been increased by just over l % to £l17.281 nel lotler the discovnt for paying montNy). In 2024. the planned gmng and church collections totaled £92,272: gifl aicl reclaimed added £19,580. totafing £1 11.852. Thi5 mean5. for the fv51 time Since Ihe pandemic. we have not been able to cover our parish share. even including using the recloimed gift aid: lo pay the difference and all the other expenses including uliltties. we hcwe had to rely on one-off donations and income from Ihe hal. Flnanclal Poslllon al year end: The PCC ended the year with seemingly substantial reseNes of cash and nve5tments. but these ore lorgety &ther designoted for a particulor pvrp05e or formally reslrtcted in use. The uncommitted general fund5 held ore £34,844. a decrease on the previous year'5 £40.709. and not a huge sw)bs in an environment of ever4ncreasing costs. Thts indicotes Ihe fine balance we face ond Ihe reliance we have on the Hall income. 11 w05 ￿lSappOInting in 2024 lo h¢Jve our bid for the tower repaits ond internol re-ordering at Christ Church tLffned down by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Nevertheless. in )325 an amended bid v￿11 be submitted that will hopefully lead to the commencement of a projecl to begin the repoir and reslorotion of the tower at Christ ChLfCh. Concl sl The priority for 2025 continues to be mainloining the effeclive work of the par￿h. providrng adeqvale support to enable the ministry team to focus on developing Ihe mission. evanger￿al. outreach ond pastoral work of the Ch￿Ch in Wanstead. The currenl economic situation means Ihat there ¢Je more calls on the parish for assistance. at a lime when our income may abo be constrained. but we must work to ncreose our regular plonned giving Ihrough the Parish Giving Scheme and explore ways fo income lo enable us lo continue to mointoin the effective work we do. es of the TrUst￿S Charity law requires Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial yearwhich give o Irue ond farview of Ihe slate of affairs of the charity and of it5 financtal octivthe5 for Ihat period. In preparing those financial stalement5 the TTV5tees cre required to: 26 + select svitatAe accounting po&cies and apply them consislenlly: + make judgments and estimates that are reosonable & prudent". + stale whether the por￿leS adopted are in accordance with the SORP. Slatemenl of Recommended Praclice. and with applicable accounting 5tandcrds. subjecl to any material departures disclosed and explained in Ihe finoncid slatements," ond + prepare the finoncial slotements on the going concem b095 unless it is inappropriate to assume thal the chtjity wfd continue. The TTVStees are responsible for k￿pIng woper accounting records that disclose with reosonoble accuracy al any tsme the financial position of the chority and to enable them lo ensure Ihotthe f￿ancIal stolements compty with the chotilies act 1993. They are atso responsible for Safeguarding the assets of the chority and hence for taking recjsonoble steps for the prevention and detection of froud or other rregularities. TA.PATERqDKI Slgned on belKth ofthe Chaty Tfuslee5 TO The financiol stotemenls appear on the folowing poges 27 INDEPENDEKf EXAMINEfS REIIORT FIJIIHEYEAR ENDED31 DECEM8ER 2024 I rem to the PCC on my examination of the accounts ofthe clwity for the year 31 DEcember 2024 whtch are set out on the folltiwng pages. Respo￿[bIl[lIeS and basls of wort As the chariiV5 trustees you are re5pon5ible the yeparallon of the accounts in acctrdance the requI￿rnents of the Charities Act 2011 l*heAcYI. l ￿POrt in respecl of my examinatK)n of thwitrfs accounts Carr￿ out under sect￿￿ 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have folltr*ed all the ￿Kable Direct¥￿ given by the Charity Comm15slon under sett5on 14515llbl Df the ACL Slnce the tharitvs 8r055 I￿Ome exceeded £250.(XXI y￿r ffl￿t be a member of a body listed in 5edi¢)n 145 ofihe Aci. I confirni that l am qualified to undertake the exam￿3￿0￿ because l am a member of Aswciaiion of Chartered Certif￿￿ Acc￿#)￿n￿. which isone of the I￿ted bodie I have completed my exan*iation. I that nD ￿￿t￿l01 matters hwe come lo myattention in connectlon wlth theexamination me cause to bekne that In any ma￿ri￿ respecti acCcwnii￿ record5 were not kept in re5pecl of the charity a5 requrnl ty 5ertir)n 130 of theAct: or the accounts do not acccrfd with those iewds: or the accounts do not cornply with Ihe awlicable requiremErtts concerning the form and content of account5 Sel out in the Charbtie5 {Accounts and Reports) Regulatiofts 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts Bive a 'tme and falr view/ whith 15 nut a matter corsi(*red as part of an independent examinatlon. I have no concerns and have come acrcw no other matter5 in cvnnection wth the examination to whlch attention should be dravm in this report in order to enable a woper undètstsndin8 of the accounts to be reached. ilvrnine Catherfne PurdyFCCA LOfCQi￿Q fQH aay Ratnage StrEven5 & HINS Suite D. The Busir*55 Centre FarIngd￿ Avenue Romford RM3 8EN Date: Igi * Iiots SYAYEME14TOFF114ANCIIL•£TMrn FOR IHE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBOt2024 Funds FurAds Funds 70ts1 IOZI Total2023 Incoming re5DU¥tes fromgenemedfiw vo￿ntary IrKome ActI￿tieS lorgenerntin8 [￿d$ IrIv￿trnPTht Incomln8 resources from chawllai* actvAI*S Totsl Inwm• 141393 102224 209.446 121.414 59.107 7.329 153,705 101332 .190 53,568 1559 3,679 13.465 I44￿61 Ilesour￿$￿$ed C05tof c?neratlnE funds Cost 0f8eneraEin8¥o￿nThryin[LThE Fund￿bIng tradw*cost Ol￿d$y*laNdotht1 Charltabk actNitits GovernarKe costs 538 32.348 235.101 2A17 6.646 60260 35.2Z5 291278 3.396 295,361 2,817 337.710 ￿521 77J55 I￿59 S9￿86 14 Gr05S transkn between funds." Grosstrdnsf*rs between fvnd5. rxrt 4019 18.0191 (8.LVJI f2.6011 othEr8alD51110ssu) IU54 149UJ Otherrnogn15edguln5/fv5ses GalnsllLos5esl on In¥estnwnt assets 14.875 17,587 275.W9 Net rnven*rtlnfwids 84M9 4B7 Jrd 2U066 Totallunds 21)23 3￿1￿850 1734784 Totalfvnd5 rankdfor¥Ard 74668 1219AO8 11&947 3.089m3 4oIL850 THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OFTHE ECCLESIAsncAL PARISH OF ￿ MARY WITH CHRisf CHURCH. WANSTEAD REGISTERUI cHA￿￿y NUMBER 112T153 BALANCE SHEEfAS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024 2024 FIXED ASSErs Tèn8ible assets Investment property 671,1 675.798 1.600.C410 1271.100 2.275.798 Oebtors Investments Cash at bank and In hand 4.025 458.906 376,310 3.810 441,329 310,971 756,100 839.241 UABILmE5 Cre(litLV5: arnounts falllng due within onEyear HEFCURREKfASSEfs LESS CURRwf LIAOIU71ES 21,318 20.048 817923 TOTAL NET ASSETS iESS LIABILMES 4089.023 REPRESENTED 8Y Unrestricted funds Designated fund5 Restricted funds Endowment funds 40.709 723.882 2.134.959 112.300 717.824 2219.408 116.947 TOTAL FUNOS 3.D89.D23 ApprovedbythePCCon: I2*￿ ZOZS Name: THE PAROCHIAL CHUR(JI COUIKILOFTHE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 l Detalls of Incoming re5wr 2024 Voluntary Income Givinu Income tax recoverable Donations. appea15 etL Other income 92272 21296 7569 17.150 92,338 35.576 62,632 18,900 94J05 23,119 20.496 15,78S 326 1.750 54.737 9287 i￿6 ￿053 209,446 ￿&705 Pxllvitles forgenerètln8 funds Events FrieTh15 fnembershlp Frfermts fundraisi Hall letti 7.261 2.766 10.027 466 15.958 86363 4726 541 18.285 74.770 15.958 86363 Income from rentlr4¥ c￿r¢h building5 101224 .19) 121.414 102.322 Interest & dividertds Rèntal income 1993 L978 51.$90 2.559 7517 51,590 7.451 S2,635 93 51S68 15YJ 59,107 60.086 Incomlng resources frun charltable actsvitte5 Fees forwedding5 & fvnera15 Charltable oihLY intome 2535 L144 3.179 4.150 3.814 9.651 3ffi79 3.650 7.329 13,465 Total Incornlng resources 3J193 144M61 397,296 329.578 FOR ThE YEAR END￿31 2024 2 Oetalls of re5wrths used Funds Fund5 2014 COrtof8•ner￿ry fundslfwKlra151n# trddlni costs Clvjrch hall costs C05t ofgeneratin8¥olunWwKome C05t of fundraisln8events fi646 3S.340 538 33991 538 L234 39.532 35.847 ChrtablE expendltwe Giving Parlsh sha MIr￿stry team •jp￿Se5 WaBes thoir & mus Parlsh trainJr8 & ￿$51￿￿ Education & young peoKle UpkeepofseNces Insurance Organ exper Residenti￿ property e¥pertses Work5 & ffl•ntenance ht. hEat & uknllties Officè expenses Friends costol fundra5ing Flowers etc Jry expenses l*ireciatioft Project ctyis 2,7C 115,957 115.957 2.401 104.499 23.287 1634 31 17.602 29362 8.273 23.481 &663 1.416 14516 433 31 17.fA)2 12,035 8.273 17.327 5.970 17.230 14.791 14102 5.321 3504 15,828 4.850 11409 19.332 21626 4.469 5.051 7.897 655 1337 425 1337 2,144 4698 4.698 7.434 2,640 10.074 U7326 17.775 60260 295361 291278 ountanty & legal costs 1817 1396 2￿17 253.029 17.775 66,￿5 337.710 33U21 3 Pu0unll￿ poklE5 Basis of pr•parallon The PCC is a publit benefit entity With￿ the rneaning of FHSIOI Th? financial statements hav2 been prepared uThJer the Charities Aci 2011 aThl in accordance wlth the Churth Accothiting Re8Ulat￿n5 2[116 governln8 the indl4rfdual accounts ol PCCS. and with the Reg￿t￿(In5' -tn￿ and fair VIe￿ pr￿lon5, tQ8ether with FRS102 120191 as the awd"Icable act￿￿ting Standards arKI the 2019 ver5iofi of the Statementof REcommended Praciice. Accounting arKI Rewtry by Charities ISORNFRS10211. The financial ststements have beEn ￿ePa￿d wmler the his1N￿l￿￿t£ryNenti￿ exceptforthe ¥aluatityi of investment a55ets. whichare shown at fairv•kn* as 4reed bythe PCC Investments are Sta￿ at market value. b Fund5 nrestrict fund5 These represent the ￿maIning income of the PCC th* are avadable f(r 5penthg on the gerffil purpDSÈS of the PC¢ induding amounts de5watÈd ty the PCC for fixed assets for ts own use or for spendSn8 on a tuture prolect and whKh are therefore not inckm￿ ￿ its'free reser￿, as disdosed in the trustees. report. natefl These are lunds thatare lor specif￿pU1p0Ses tsjt notrestricted lrydotsJment¢rdeed to that pwrffje alone. R trfcted fv These are incorne fiJnd5 that rn￿t bespent resvicled purpw and delalls of the fuThJ5 hEld and restrlction5 provhled are shown in the no*s to the1cta￿ts. EndDwmentfuThJs These are re5trided funds that ThWJ5t be retaind as trust Captsl either pernanenify or subiert lo a discretionary power to spend tapltal a5 incryne. and Twhere the use of any incomeor other benefft derNed from the CaF¥tsI may be restricted ov unrestritted. - IncumE from planned &vinpJdonations othervoluntary inttthe is fecogntsed when itb recelved. - Glft Aid and othertsx ¢la¥ns are induded in the Statement Df ￿nanCIal Activities on an accrua15 ba515 in relativn tothe date the donation it relate5 to was received. . Legac￿$ to the PCC are accotmted for as soon a5 the Pccts notified of ivs legal Lmtitlernent and rnonetary value can be measwed with Sufficient reliability. . Rental income from the lettingol PCC property is recognised rents ¥e du& - The charfty rettives 8ovemment 8rnnts irt we5F*rt QftheJ￿ Retention Stheme. Income from 8ovemrnent and other8rants are le￿$nised at fair value when chariiyhasentitlement after any perfomance ¢ondition5 have been meL it is probable that the InC￿ewill be received and amounican be measured rdlably. Ifertiilement bs not met then these arno￿ts ¥e dekne . Investment incomefrom interest on dep05itsand rflvidents earned arè accounted for when rer•vable. - tnvestment 8ains and losses Indudes any gain or1955 the sale ol in¥Estsnents arxl aiy gain or ltsss from revzlulng Investments to marketvalue at the end of the year. THE PARCICHIALCHURCH COUNaL OFIHE ECCLESIAsncAL PAR15H OF sr MARY WITH CHRIST CHURCFL WANSTEAD 140TES TO THE AIIANCIAL StATEAW4TS YEAR EPUD 31 DECEMBER 2024 3 Account1￿& polldts l¢ontinued) d Resour￿ used - Costs a￿ reCOgn￿ed vdhen Incurred and as soon as theTr is a legal orconstTUCti¥e 0bl1gatK￿ and settlement of thelobility Is probable and quantifiabl¢ - Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts and costs of any legal athe to tru5tee5 on governance or constitirtional fflatte￿. - Grants payable are recognised in the accounts when a comrnitrnent has been made externally and there are no pre-conditio￿ St"dl to meet for the entit￿ment to the 8Trnt which remaln wlthin the control of the pcc. In so far as consecrated and benefice property of any kind 15 excluded from the statutory definitlon of "charirf by Section 10121 (al and {cl of the Charit*s Att 2011 such assets are not caplta115ed In the financial Statements. - TangIb￿ f￿ed a55ets for use bythe PCC These are capiialised If they can be used for more than one year. and c05t at least £5.OW. They are valued at cost or else. forgifts- in41￿. at a reasonable estimate of their open rnarket ¥a￿e on ￿CeiPt. Property used by the PCC In the course of thelrwcffk15 intkthd In the accounts at COSL Oepreciation ts cakulated to write off the capitaftsed CO￿ of f￿ed assets less thelr currentty antidpated fesldual fair value overthelr estimated useful li¥Es as follows: Cu￿teS Housè Nil . CrKnputers Equlpment 5 years . Furniture & FixtuTrs 10120 year5 • Alami system 10 yea - Fixed asset invests1￿11 property These are Included at best estimate of market vahje as d￿enTrI￿ed by the PCC These are stated at market value at the balance sknt date with any gains or105ses on revahJatiDn or di%posa15 throughrMJt the year being recognised In the Staiernent of Financial Activitie5. g Debtor5 and credIto￿. bank and ts5h Debtots are stated at the amount owed to the PCC or prepakl. Creditors are initialty reco8nbed at Settlement amount after any trade discounts. nornul credit tern￿ appty, or amount a￿anCed to the PCQ Subsequently creditors that are curreni liabdities are mawred at the cash or other ConsIderatk￿ experted to be pi(L The ￿￿Id funds of bank balaKes and deposit account balanc￿ are shown at ￿alisable value5. THE PAROCHIAL CIKIRCH COUIIQL OFThE 4 StJff costs During the year the PCC employed an OY8antst. Clerical Assistsnt and a Hau Manager. A further Clerlcal A5SiStant carried out work f¢f the PCC on a ¥0￿￿teer ￿ EMployTh￿t c(￿5 are induded In the respertive costs heads. Durin8 the year, £8,274 wa5 paid to thetrustee Lauren Johnson in relatknn to service5 provided in her Tole as Hall Manager. It 15 PCC policy to offEr to re1mbu￿e rnernbets of the PCC and other5 invol¥ed In the administration of the PCC èffalrs far expenditure properly incurred in carying ￿lt their duties. With the eXCeptic￿ of the deta115 provkled above. no member of the PCC was in recelpt of any payrnent for work undertaken on behalf of the PCC, although certain traN*llin& and admint5trdtlon costs were reimbursed where requested. 2024 2023 Gross Salary Employer5 Pensi￿ contrlbutx 34,871 1,371 36,242 1517 42.172 Number of employees in the year S Flxed Assets Furnliwe Computer Gross book value at l January 2024 AddItk￿5 Dlsposals Revaluations Trènsfers betrieen categories Gros5 book va￿e at 31 Decernber 2024 642.905 59.516 1334 703,755 642.905 59.516 1334 703.755 Depreciation al l January 2024 Cha￿e forthe year 26,623 4,6 1.334 27.957 4.698 Depreciation at 31 December 2024 31321 1,334 32.655 Net IM)okvalue at 31 D￿ernber 2024 64U)5 24195 i.ioo Net book valw at 31 December 2023 641￿5 32A93 675.798 ThE PAROCHIAL CHURCH cOuN￿OFTHE NOTESTO ThE FkNANcIALsrATEMEI￿VEAR ￿4)ED 31 DECEPABER Z024 Gro55 book value at l j￿Uary 2024 Additlons Disposals Transfers beThYeen categorie5 Revaluations I.6(￿.cAl) 1,60).000 Gross book ￿lue at 31 Decembw 2024 I.6D).￿l L600.( Net book ¥alu• 4t311)Er•kn2024 1.6fj0mD Not bookvalueat 31 De£•¥kn2023 IA(x) 7 Debtors 2024 Arnounts lallfiNd due within one year Gift aid tax dalrn 4.025 3.810 Total debtor5 falliNd duewlthin tsne year 4.025 3.810 Cr￿110 1014 Arnounts falbng the vlithin oneyear Accruals and deferred income Funds received due to be paid Inoie 10) Total creditorsfallin8 due withlrt one year 14,036 7382 4,395 21.318 9 Rolated partytransact5ons The onty related P¥tytTan5K￿ In the year relate to the Payn￿rt of wages to a Trustee their rde as Hall Manager. detaI5 are In note 4. No further related p transactlons occurred in 2024. 10 kn infomwthin onlr. Money received and pused on to Extsrnal Ctynkntio Balan¢e brou8htforwJrdfrom last v Amounts Received- received for External Or8ani5ations Am￿￿nts Re￿IVed. passed to External or8anisai1￿S BthnTr stMI to be 4395 5.351 11464} 7.282 28,148 3,613 f27.366J 4.395 NOTES TOThE F￿ANa￿STATEmE11TSYEIft JIDECEMBER 20Z4 11 ChurthWorkerJ PEnth Fund (CWPF) The PCC partldpatss in the ￿MIn Bullder Sd*nÈ sec￿1 of CWPF lor * staff. The Scheme is admlnistered by the CknJrth of Engband Penslon5 Boart thE assets ofthe schemes separntelv frvm those ofthe Employtrand ihe partKiP3W em The Church Worker5 Pensim Fund ha5 3 Sed1￿ knrwm a5 the DEfined Benefits Scheme and a section known as the Pen￿ort Builder Sthemp which has subsÈttions: a deferred annuity secknon known a5 Pension Builder Cla55* and a cash balawKe 5Ertion krv*n a5 Pension euik*r 2014. Pen51gn Bul1dvSd￿me Both sertion5 Penslon B￿lder Sctr*me aredassÈdasdefined benefrtxherr Pension Builder Classic wowdes a pens￿. Kcumdated tontntiutions paid and converted Into a deferred annuity duri￿ emploY￿nt based on terms sw * revTrewed by ihe Church of EnEland Penslons BoaFd fromlime IO tIff￿. 0￿1£￿•ry Irffta5e5 rn￿￿50 beadded. dependlneon inve5tT1￿rt retwn5 and other f¥tor Penslon Builder 2014 is a cash bak￿eXherne th* wides a Sum wPMch membersusèto pmvlde benefits ai retirerneni. pe￿lOn tontrIbut￿n5 are reconled In ￿ Krount fvr each member. Discretionary bonuse5 may be added before retiremenl Invest￿ rettwrfj and otherfatt0￿ The acc(wm¢ pl￿ any dedared is unre(knd. frDm age 65. There15 nosy￿￿1$[On ofa59ets between exh se(kn olthe Pensi1￿ BulldÈr 5theme. The scheme 15 consld•red lo be a multl-erryloyer sthen* as descthd sn Sertion 28 of FAS 101 This is becau5E it Is not Possible to attthute the Pens￿ &wlder S(herng5 a55•ts and lialmliiie5 to specific eryyloyers and means that CC•7tr￿￿t10n5 are ￿nted fry as ifthe Scheme were a defined contribution xheme. The pens￿1￿ costs charKed tothe SOFA ¥e theconvIMth￿ pay*e12024: £157L 2023: E￿ni. A valuation of the Pension &ilder Sthemè is caryied (xrt orte every three yearn The m05t recent valyalion wascarried out as at 31 Decwrkn 2021 For the Pengon Bullder Cla55iC 5ectKxi. the valuation r￿￿*d a yrplus of £34th ￿ the onEolnB assumption5 Used. Atthe most o¢eni annual review effec￿Ve l JanU￿y 2025. Ihe 8oard ctr#)se to 8rant a discr￿J0￿ary bvnu5 of 6.7% to both Pensio￿ yet in payment and pErtsm5 in p•￿ertt in re5pea of ser¥ice wior lo April 1997,. and a bonus on pen5i(ms in pa￿t in respect of post April 21*J6 5er¥ice so that the pènsion Increase wa$ 2.7% Iwhere wualfy il wrAJld becakul*ed based thflation ￿ to 25x1. This ft>lhiwed Improvem￿ts in the fI￿dI￿ v4er 2024. There is Th> reqwement for deficit paymentsat the cwrent time. The nextvaluatlon i5due as at 31 Oecenkn 2025. For Pe￿K￿n Builder 2014 5ett*)n. the ValUaw￿ re4ealed a swJlLL% ijf E8Sm on thÈ oryping The leyl sinKture ofthe St￿Me i55u¢h that ifanotlwemployerl* the PCC cO￿d bKorne responsible for paying a share of that wrwoyerfs pwtsw)n lithliiie& THE PAROCHIAL CHLW COUtlaL OFThE STATWENTOF CASHFLOWS FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 2024 2023 Cash Ilows from oper*lng activities Net income for the reportin8 pernd las perthe statement of financial actiV5tiesl AdJustmeDtsfor Depreciation charges IGainsllLoss on investments D￿ldends. interest and rents received Ilncrea5ellDecrea5e in debtor5 Increa5elldecreasel In creditor5 77.173 273.066 4.698 117.5871 159.1071 {2151 L270 4.698 (275.00gJ (60,086) (1,066) {33.690J Net cash In opwatkni actl¥ltles 6.232 19ZO87J Cash fiow5 frnm Invesung artl¥llies Dlvidends. interest and rents recelved 59.107 60.086 Net Cash prowlded by In¥eslln8 acll¥l 59,107 64086 thange in ￿5h o5h equl¥alents in the rep￿ perfod 65.339 I32.￿1) Cash and ¢ash eqwvakrrts atthe qrfthe iepiwlmig perfod 310?71 34Z9n 376.310 31¢V71 Represented by: Cash at bank and In hand 374310 314971 Genoral 40,709 247.183 253.029 Flowers Malntenance St Maryopen days ArthUrWo￿0d Muslc Property Iltnd Roof2013 8rldgÈ Swp051 Pioperty Malfttsnance Chri51 cts1￿h Tower and ReNdering Prc L421 L352 1.433 2&9n 665.233 26.603 662,285 1.750 4.698 312 312 435 20.441 566 624 7,434 n3.882 1093 17,775 624 717.824 R•rtrfcled F￿d$ Appea15 and culec1th5 Cholrand musk Friends Homeless ar￿ supFort emowlal 8arden Mln15try ¢andidate% Jau Ve5PÈIS St •Aarfs ¢arden ristchurchjupp twe5t Wan5tead Wthter nl8ht sh￿ter 1344 8L703 21636 20.918 PJ811 76,291 1.250 L186 L211 437 1.765 424,220 I7￿5 U.383 6.987 430,É62 6.887 9W6 2,617 16,9]3 712.608 13356 887,791 L250 L327 62,5C(I 1931 Commwth choir 0i5tsESS rellEf st Marf5 Bffjwn bequèst John 5unley bequest Christ Church heating fund Chrlst ChurthTvwer and Aoorderfry Prc St Marfs ralllngs 2,617 18,( 603 701065 I9￿￿• 9357 879.478 I3￿65 189J8 678 L327 1134.959 144.461 66.% 17.9811 14m 1219,40B EThlowrnent Funds Bishop5J Adams Mernorial Elieenjvllffe bequest ST M Mem Gdn and Corp Beqs Tayk)r memo￿41 1992 83,￿7 432 io.n2 1559 87.670 12,716 10.732 112JKJ IS59 116,947