of the Eccleslastlc•l Pthsh ol Eppkng
Annual R•p

The P<Yochlal Chwch Coun¢ll
Afflual Rep¢xl d th• p￿0cl￿al CIKwch ￿ncll
Ihe P(Kish Church of St John Ihe Bapli51 is situated at Ihe comer of Pr￿ Street arKI St John'5 Road.
Epping. The correspondence address is St John's House. Sl John's Road. Epping. CMI 6 5DN. The
lelephone number is 01992 579935. and Ihe E4nOtI odckess is teamadmin@eppingangficons.org.uk.
The church hos o web-site at vrwrn.eppingongkans.org.uk which gives an overview of activilies.
The church ts part of the Epping D￿trIct Team MirM51ry. vh)ich also includes All Scmnts.. Epping Upland
and St Alban5 Church Coopersale.
Slruclur•. gov•rnanc• and manag•m•rt
Responsibility for Ihe church's octivities lies wilh the Poroctrmal ChLffch Council of the Ecclesiaslical
Parish of Epping.
The method of appointment of PCC rnernbe￿ is sel oul in Ihe Chwch Rewesentalion Rules. All
Church attendees are encouroged to regisler on Ihe Elect￿01 Roll ond slond fof election lo the
pcc.
The PCC operoles a child prolection policy in line ￿1th the recommendalion5 of Ihe Dioces& of
Chelmsford, and has an officer responsible for organi5ing D8S check5. where oppropriote.
ObJ•cllves and Aclfvlll•s
Epping PCC hos the responsibiffy of promoting in tt)e ecclesiasticol p(xish Ihe whole mission of Ihe
Church, pastoral, evongelislrc. social ond ecumenical. In addrtion to the church building. it also
has maintenance responsibi￿lieS for Ihe Church Holl ond St John's House. both in St John's Rood.
Epping.

Name
Attendance n￿etingS held 202314
Lee Batson Team R￿tor Ex offfoo Chair
St John the Bapts'st
Olivia Maxfield£oote Ex officio
Team V￿r
J&ssic8 Bostc
Er officio
Y officio
officio
PCC seuetary
Peter Byatt offlicio Treasu
Margaret FO￿er
Nick W)Id
Ex officio Safeguarding
Pastoral assistant
J8net Ilthitehouse
Simon V*finters Ex Offt￿ Director of Music
Shereen Nimmo
Jaimee Summers
Diana Lowry LLM
Jill Brant
Jo ￿ller
Maria Suman
Lee Adams
David Siabler
Tim V81der Hogg
Sue Lane
Steve Carter
Natalie Kelbeman
There were 9 full PCC meetings in total. Membws also attended comrnittee meetings for
Finan￿, and Fabric. as ￿11 as meetiNJs held with the Team churthes, to deal wth the
interregnum.

The Porochlal Church Councll
ol the Ecclosksllcal Pwbh af Eppkng
Elecloral Rol
The Elecloral Roll for St John's Epping stands al l 44 in December 2023. This is mode up of 98
who are resident in the porish ¢]nd 46 which are non-reydent. There VAII be an opportunity
for people to add their nomes to the Eledoral Roll in the period betore the Annual
Meeting in M(ry.
Att•ndonce ol S•rvk•s and Slolblks
2017
118
2019
2W23
105
Usual Stjndoy Attendence
Usual Mid-week Attendence
Usual Weekly Communicants
Easler Doy Communiconts
otol Altendancel
Chri51mas Midnight ond Doy Communiconts
(Total Atlendancel
Carol Service
Crib Service
Baptisms
Weddings
Blessing5
Church Funerals
Burial of Ashe5
Confirmations
114
62
102
70
198
217
259
310
427
310
136
158
247
147
174
211
271
167
196
246
323
113
174
124
125
148
170
171
323
328
27
27
12
29
39
13
17
. The changes made to Ihe way Ihese figures are reccxded is lo txing Sl John's into h'ne wlh Ihe data
requested by the nolional Church.

THE PAIKKHIAL(HURai ClXJNaL
FINANCIAL REVIEW OF 2023
C￿1 thank8 Z(*s to Mttiiret Rv*lw T*ho has served as Trwurer for a number of and h•5
now stood down.
Epplng Parochlal Church C￿nCil is responsible for Coveri￿ the to day runnin8 of the church .The
main accounts are wlth Bartlays Bank but tofxilitate cash bankikw wlth onty Nat West Bank In
Epplng. accounts habt this year •lso been opened them.
There is also a Restricted Fund a¢wunt vthlch h(¥lds money rnlsed fr* wri¢)U5 church groups and for
donations and le8a¢les made fof speclfic use.
In addition there are separte accounts for the Heart of Epp1￿ c<Jmmunity bulldin8 appeal Ind a
Friends of Ep91￿ account forfundlwl prolects Identlfied by them.
The operatlng result for 2023 is • small surplus recoverlngfrom last years d•ftdt. Olsappolntlngly
Insplte of a fotussed effort through the year, colledions and qlvlw were down on 2022 and we fell
short of our Partsh Share to the Di(Kese apin. In addldon utility payments were hlgh as they eau8ht
up with underpaymerts last year. It a delltht to r￿Ord anoth￿ success wlth the Christmas Tree
Festival enabling £13,OlXI to be allocated to our th•rllles.
We hwe received the benefftof a number of donallon$ and leycles through the wr recorded in
Restricted Fund accouTrt which will enable outstandiNa projects to be addressed including as
prlorlty Inst•llallon of a new boiler.
Financlal sustslnablllty cont6nue5 to be • main focLts and we prav that our efforts to lrnprove on
ollecttons and 8lvloq In the comlng year will see results.
Peter &ott - Treasurer.

144(21 ol Ihe Chc¥kn Acl l)1 l (tr* 2)1 l Adl ¢x<l Ihal Ir¥j•p￿ ayAYt*M*kn k
1451511b) rflh•lll l fvts. rmd
CM17 9QA

The P￿Dch￿l Chvrch Covncl all￿ Eecleththal Palsh el Epplng
stalemenl d atsets & as al 3TJl Deewntser 2tr23
Flxed Assets
lundi
lunds
fund%
Total 2023 Total 2022
Tanglble
Investmer nts
541.648
$41,648
4,597
546.245
S47.103
547,103
Cuff•rrt Au•ts
Stock
Debtors
Bank bakjnces
33.692
33.692
159.510
159.510
193.202
193.202
172.L
172.088
Uablllll•s
Credltcxs: amounts falling due in (¥￿ year
13.840
11.486
Total Net Assels
572,515
726,465
709,087
ApKYoYec d by Epplng Chwch P￿(￿hla1 Counal following meetlng ot 22 AFXI 3r24 and ￿gned on its b8half by
Lee Adams
(Churchwardenl
Rev Offvkn Maxfield Coole
(Vkarl
Pet￿ 8yott
(rrea5w)

T•lul>)22
81.594
6.Y24
21.731
11.6
23.Ir24
TaxTecovffgd
Fun(trois
other Yume
C7r(yits ond
les
Inve5tmenl IrKL￿e
Ronl from arKI iwll
Bttrkiewrxds
Aowe
Blt>le Stud￿5
1.74
61
63.210
?J
179
17
184
128
557
1.079
Coflfye
Clyistmos Troo Foslval
Sut￿rIes
8.981
17.7
26.ny
16.
13,103
General F4XKIs
81570
242r20
8nds
He(¥1 ol E
125
1821
1.15
1.225
Told r
•2.9JO
24(1
utllles
1n5u1(x￿e
10.574
10.574
8.629
8¢Jnk rh¢x
Bank rew(
E¢y￿at￿n
nists
Chok
(MC￿eSe
Prylsh 51vJe
dell
eij
c￿ft￿& cJrMI clean5
Prlnt
Ve
c•rtses otc
ht
nl and se￿¢
217
252
871
76.(X
lerh
397
397
614
2.057
9)
ZtJ)/
95
4,5*2
Jw
4.515
1.7
1.169
039
Re
rs renewols
Wufw5. w￿￿, C￿* ol S¢rt•s
Hcwef5
lrnj
Thyenl 8x¢yninrfs loe
t)onoticuts tocftsi
and Praise
Bltle StudTe5
1.74
512
512

16,852
11.510
Z141
rts8S
3,171
nses
7x7
7.Tr7
Te(Yn ck
Clxrch
Fur¥
24J77
172379
I￿.617
Frfend5
H¢ul of E
I4￿7
171J79
156.907
e•M ofi•¢•
Yl.727
1$7
Is•.
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The Pivochiol Ch(ffch Councl
ol Eccleslaslkal Patsh ol Epplr¥
Noles lo the ffnanciol Slolen*
For the year ended 31st December 2023
l. Acc¢)unllng Poficles
The financial slatemenls have been prepared in accordonce ￿th the Church Accounting
Regvlolions 2015 logelher with applicable accounling standards and Slolement of Recommended
Accounting Proclice-. Accounting and Reporling by Charithes preparing their occounts in accordance
wilh Ihe Financial Reporling Standard applicable in the UK and RepUb￿C of Iieland IFRS 1021 issued on
16 July 2014, UK Accounling Slandards and the Charilies Acl 2011 .
The financiol statements have been prepared using the receipts and payments basis.
The financial slatements include all transoctior6. ossets and fi0t#￿IleS for which the Parochial Church
Council is responsible in law.
l.l.1 Fund5
Endowmenl funds. The Poroclial Church Counal has no endowment funds.
Restricled funds represent don()lions or grants received for a specific object or inviled by the
Parochiol Church Council for a specific obiecl. The fun(ts moy only be expended on the specific
object for which Ihey were given. Any balance remining unspenl al the end of each year must be
carried forward os a balance on the fund. The P(xochiol Chwch Council does not usually invest
separately for each fund. Where there is no separole investrnent, interest is apportioned lo individual
funds on an average balance basts.
Unrestricted funds are general funds wtNch con be used for Of(￿n(9V Parochial Church Council
Designoted funds are allocated lo speafic prc4ects by ttie Pcrocliol Church Council, which has the
right to reassign these funds to olher designoled fund5 or lo unresliicted funds.
1.1.2 Incoming Resources
Plonned giwng, collections and donations ore recogrdsed when received. Tox relunds are recognised
when the incoming resource lo vthich they relole is received. Gronts ond legocies are occounted for
when the Parochial Church Council ts legolly enlilled to the omounts dve. Amounts received
specifically for mission le.g. reliring colleclion5) are deoll with as reslticled fund5. Dividend5 are
accounted for when received. All other income is recognised vrfhen it 15 receivable. All incoming
resources (Ke accounted for gross.
1.13 Resources expended
*•
Grants ond donath'ons are accounted for when paid over, or v￿￿n awarded if that oword creotes o
binding or constwctive obligalion for Ihe Porochiol Church Council. The tioceson Fxjrish share 15
cKcounted vthen due. Expen(fjture for vthich o fiobifty artses bul poymenl has not been made ot the
erKI of the yecy is accrued. All other expenditure is generally recogntsed when il is incutred and is
occ(xmted for ws. Uthllies (xe recogr¥sed when the invoice is received.

1.2 Deblo
There were no debtor5 recorded in 2023
1.3 Credito
The creditors shown are Parish Shore and Chrislmas Tree FeslNal charities.
1.4 Fixed Assets
Consecrated and benefice property is not included in the accounts in accordance wlh Part i.
Chapler 2 S.1 0121 lol of the Charilies Act 2011. IF(Y the record. Ihe insurance valuation of Ihe
church building ond conlents is £9.7 rnillionl.121 lal of the Charilies Act 2011. IF(N the record, the
insurance valvolion of Ihe church building and contents is £9.7 Mil￿OnI.
Movable church fumishings held by Ihe vicar ond churchwardens on special trust for the Parochial
Church Council ond which reqvire a faculty for disposal ore inofienoble woperly, listed in Ihe
church's inventory. which can be inspected lal ony ieasonable limel. Capitol purchases of less thon
£1 O.Crf)O are wiillen off in the year of purchase and such ilems ore nol valued in the financial
stalemenls.
The title of 51 John's Hovse ond the Church Hall {olso known as the Church Roomsl are held by a
Diocesan outhority on behalf of the Parochiol Church Council. As these buildings are used by the
Parochial Church Council in ils continuing wc¥k Ihey are not investment properties but ore
functional properties used by the Parochial Church Covncil in vndertoking its aclivities. As such,
under the occounling regulations, they should be included in the balance sheel as fixed ossets. The
freehold land on which St John's House stands is covered by restrictions which limit its use to certain
activities associated wilh the Church of England. Thus il is likely to hove limle volue in a potenlial sale
to a Third Party. However, for accounting purposes il ts given a nolional value of £50,CMX) in the
balance sheel. If the Holl were to be sold. any money orising would be held by the Diocese on
behalf ol the Porochiol Church Council for Use on an agreed proiecl. Allhough the building 15 over
100 yeor5 old and fully depreciated, the freehold land on which il stands was valued on 241h
Fetxuory 2015 01 £491.648 and the Hall is now included in the balance sheel al this notional value.
There is only one investmenl, in City ol Manchester Consofjdoled Irredeemable Stocl which 15
valued at ils r￿ed amount of £4.597.
1.5 Reseryes Policy
Under the 2tM18 Regulalions we are required lo hove o poficy for resepies in our general fund. In
order that the church moy cary oul its mission. Ihe Porochiol Church Council lakes the view that the
reswes should be os small os possible compatible wilh ensuting we meet our cosh ftow needs and
like￿ contingencies. Whilst o full rtsk on01ys￿ has not been caffled out. it is prudenl to hove reserves
to cover likely equipmenl breakdowns le.g. church boiler) or105s of income le.g. o major donor with
gift aid leaving the Patbshl. The reserve for the general ￿nd 15 sel ot £20.(KX). However the Parochiol
Church Council considers Ihot paying the Parish Sh￿e in hjll is mcye important than maintoining a
parlicular level of resefves.

2. Donatknr￿ to Chcyt
Donations to charfty arf5ing from SpeCff￿ retiirKJ coNectKXLS ond the Tree Fe5tNal ￿ shown as
reslrfcted donalions.
3. Honorarhj
The On￿ rnernbe￿ of Ihe P￿￿h1]I Church Counal to hove recelved any paymenl is the Direct￿ of
Musk. who was pald In accordanc6 Wtlh thè RSCM gu￿￿etr￿ wllh apFWate InfbJti)n and the
Oraan asslstants.
4. Team and Teom Clergy &pense5
Thi5 amount Was pakl lo EpFMng th51rfct T￿M f¢y clwgy 8￿enSeS, offke C¢)sts and our
conlribulion tow(Jd5 the hOn￿￿￿M of the Team Administrator.
5. Mai(x INon-Roulinel Wcyks
mu￿r Inortrroutinel works includes items whkh ore essenttalty 'onfr4￿" and mtJy be fvnded from
Restricted cf Non-re5tricled Fund5. In 3Y23 no mc4cf were undelaken.
6. Christmas Tree FeslNal
The Tree Fe5twal Iwk place again and raised a rec(Yd orrojnt. Of whth 60% was relaln6d by thè
hurch ftr ils Parish Sh(xe and 40% th]red oquolty be￿een Ar AmI￿lance and Disaster Ern￿genCy
Commltlee.

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The Parochlal Church Covncll ol the Eccleslasllcol P¢N15h of Epplng
Bank Bolances
u￿•strkI•d
nds
R•thkt•d
nds
lunds
Tolal 2023
Total 2022
Generol Account
Heort of Epping
Friends and depostts
Reslrfcled Accovnl
13.693
33.693
85,955
1.770
122.397
20.545
84.730
85.955
.770
71.785
).612
65.204
Tolols
33.693
50.612
159,510
243￿15
172,0&3

The Parochld Church Councll ol the Eccleslaslkal Pdsh ol Epplng
Fllends of St John's Bakjnce Sheet
Ye￿ endlng 31 December 2023
Balance brou
Recelpts
Monthly giving
Sub total
ht forward l January 2023
161
Payments
Lease and Reg￿tration
Adverlising board
Notice board
Sub total
Balonce cavrfed loN￿d 31 December 2023
1.770
He(vl d Epplng Appeal Balance Sheet
e(x endln
31 Déc•mb•r 2023
ht forward l Janua
2023
Balance brou
Recelpts
Monthly glving
DonalK)ns
Leg(
Tax recovered
New Yeafs Walk donalion
Sub total
84.730
1,225
Sub total
Balance carrled ILwword 31 Decen￿￿ 2023
85,955