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2023-12-31-accounts

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

of

St. Martin’s Parochial Church Council

Prepared for the

Annual Parochial Church Meeting 12[th] May 2024

St Martin’s Church Ockham Road South East Horsley Surrey KT24 6RL rector@easthorsleychurch.org.uk www.easthorsleychurch.org.uk

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST.MARTIN’S, EAST HORSLEY

CONTENTS

1. Legal & Administrative Information Page3
2. Aims and Organisation Page4
3. Churchwardens’ Foreword Page4
4. The Church & its Ministry Page5
5. Review of PCC Activities Page6
6. Review of Financial Activities Page7
7. Finance & Planned Giving Page9
8. Fabric, Goods, Ornaments, Halls & Churchyard Page10
9. Parish Safeguarding Page11
10. Work With Young People Page11
11. Music & Choir Page14
12. Outward Giving Page14
13. Outreach Page 16
14. Community & Hospitality Page17
15. Friends of St. Martin’s Page18
16. Environment Committee Page18
17. Communications Page19
18. Churches Together in Horsley & Ockham (CTHO) Page19
19. Leatherhead Deanery Page19
20. Appendix A: Charts – Diocese Safeguarding Training Page20

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1/2024. LEGAL & ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Diocese Guildford Deanery Leatherhead Location of church Ockham Road South, East Horsley, Surrey, KT24 6RL Registered Charity Number 1128274 Electoral Roll Numbers 181 persons (179 in 2022) Bankers Lloyds TSB Solicitors Wellers Hedleys, Bishopsmead Parade, East Horsley, KT24 6SR Independent Examiner Hayley Smith

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) Membership

The clergy, Churchwardens and lay representatives on the Deanery Synod are members of the Church Council ex officio. In addition, others are elected in accordance with the Church Representation Rules.

During 2023 the following served as members of the PCC:

Rector Rev. Renos Pittarides Chairman
Associate Minister Rev. Dr Stephen Mangar
Curate Rev. Ellie Lister
Churchwardens David Godwin Lay Vice-Chairman
Chris Jany
Deanery Synod Robert Barnard
Lay Representatives Helen Lawrence
Harry Talboys
Elected Lay Members Claire Browne Parish Safeguarding Officer
Ali Bullman Children & Families Worker
Peter Channing
Sheila Davis
Sara Dean Secretary
Andrew French
Michael Gibbs Assistant Treasurer
Jonathan Hill
Debbie Springford
Denise Smee
Adrian Terris (to 11 July 2023)
Co-opted Members Matthew Young Treasurer
Kate Ryder
PCC Correspondence
Rector Reverend Renos Pittarides, The Rectory, Ockham Road South,
East Horsley, Surrey, KT24 6RL
Secretary Sara Dean, Whisper Hill, Green Dene, East Horsley, Surrey, KT24 5RE

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2/2024. AIMS & ORGANISATION

The aim of the PCC is to cooperate with the Rector in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the church – pastoral, evangelical, social and ecumenical. This is summarised in our Mission Statement: To build Faith, Hope and Love.

At the PCC level, scheduled meetings of the full council are normally held every two months. A Standing Committee which includes the Rector, PCC Secretary, Churchwardens, Treasurer and three PCC members meets bimonthly as needed.

Members of the PCC are also ex-officio Administrative Trustees of the Charity for the Ecclesiastical and Educational purpose of the Church of England in the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Martin, East Horsley, in the county of Surrey.

PCC Members are responsible for reporting on and delivering various functions within the Council.

foundation upon which we can continue to grow our St. Martin’s community.

During 2023, we witnessed the grace of God at work at St. Martin’s. There are many highlights and this report demonstrates the positive impact and extensive reach of our work. Significantly, St. Martin’s was blessed to find new friends from faraway places - worshiping alongside and developing friendships with many of the asylum seekers temporarily living in our community was a gift we will never forget.

St. Martin’s continues to serve as a focal point for our community - successful events and outreach activities throughout the year have deepened and extended our relationships well beyond the church walls. Highlights include the wonderful early stages of our ongoing pilgrimage walk from Winchester to Canterbury; the beautiful Christmas Tree Festival as well as our sell out music concerts. We have continued to grow our well attended children’s groups, coffee mornings and men’s social gatherings, building closer friendships and extending the reach of our hospitality.

3/2024. CHURCHWARDENS’ FOREWORD David Godwin, Chris Jany

Together, as your Churchwardens, we are delighted to present this Annual Report. As we reflect on the past year, we are filled with a sense of progress and thanksgiving for the many blessings bestowed upon our St. Martin's family.

Looking ahead we are full of optimism for the year to come. We have so much to look forward to, not least the unveiling of our beautiful new stained glass windows, which will stand as a lasting memorial to all those impacted by the COVID pandemic. The promise of further growth and engagement, and the continued dedication of our community fills us with confidence that St. Martin’s will continue to develop and flourish.

We are incredibly fortunate to have a Ministry Team led by Renos and supported faithfully by Sandy, Steve, Ali and our newly appointed curate Ellie, who inspire us all to reach out and share the message of Faith, Hope and Love. We want to express our thanks to each of them for their support and commitment to our church's mission. Their prayers, volunteering and contributions provide us with a solid

In closing, we want to encourage you to remain actively engaged in the life and ministry of our church as we move forward with Faith, Hope, and Love.

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4/2024. THE CHURCH & ITS MINISTRY Rev. Renos Pittarides

I begin my report by paying tribute to the late Reverend Rosemary Durward. Rosemary died in early January 2024, having retired to Privett, Hampshire in 2023. Rosemary was Associate Minister at St. Martin’s from 2018. She was a much-loved and appreciated member of the team. Her health issues meant she was unable to contribute much in 2023 but she did continue to lead Compline online for some months. However, perhaps more importantly was her willingness to support St. Martin’s by being a listening friend to me and others who sought her wisdom. She is sorely missed.

I would like to thank the rest of the Ministry Team. Rev. Dr Stephen Mangar, Rev. Sandy Conway and Ali Bullman continued to play a vital part in the life of our parish. In July we were delighted to welcome Rev. Ellie Lister to the team as she serves her curacy with us. I am very grateful to them for helping St. Martin’s to flourish.

We have developed a strong preaching team over the years. In addition to the ministers, we have Robert Barnard, David Godwin and more recently James Browne and Judy Young on the team. It ensures that we hear a range of voices as we discern what God might be saying to us when we gather as a worshipping community.

I am grateful to our Churchwardens, Chris Jany and David Godwin, for all that they do to support me and the rest of the parish. Together with Andrew French who occasionally deputises for them, we work very well together.

I would like to thank Matthew Young, our Treasurer, and Sara Dean, our PCC Secretary, for their contributions. Thanks also to all members of the PCC for their hard work, commitment and dedication.

meet monthly to choose music for our services, drawing from a wide range of hymn books and sources. I know that the variety we offer is much appreciated. I am grateful to Gareth, Fiona and the choir for their dedication and hard work.

Tim Williams and Nick Bullman ensured we were able to livestream most of our services last year. This was much appreciated, particularly by those unable to attend in person.

We thanked Lynda Williams, who after many years faithful service, stepped down from managing the Worship Rotas. Kate Lane kindly took over at the end of the year. We are very grateful to all those who led intercessions, served at the altar, read at services and welcomed folk as Sidespeople. Grateful thanks also to Rose Washbourne and Sheila Davis, our sacristans, as well as the army of Pew Hygienists, led by Nicky Owens and supported by our paid cleaners, Gabor and Beata.

Lindsey Haines continued to help me with the administration of weddings and Marlene Davis and her team ensured we had beautiful flower arrangements.

As well as his Churchwarden duties, Chris Jany continued to look after our two halls and kept in touch with our regular hirers. He managed an excellent team of volunteers in caring for our churchyard.

Kate Ryder was joined by Denise Smee in leading The Friends of St Martin’s and donations from the Friends meant that we were able to continue to look after and develop the fabric of the church.

Kate Lane has done a wonderful job running our parish office and plays a vital role behind the scenes ensuring that we have good publicity, service booklets, hymn sheets and a lot more!

Our staff team includes Gareth Pont who is Director of Music. Gareth and I continued to

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East Horsley Care , the transport service that re-launched in 2022 thanks to Peter and Fiona Armitage, merged with the West Horsley Wheel of Care in 2023 to form the new Horsley Wheel of Care . Although St. Martin’s lost dayto-day responsibility for the service, we were very supportive of the concept of one transport service for both villages.

Our hospitality team offered coffee after most services as well as refreshments at Spiritual Cinema and other social events. Thanks to Debbie Springford, Fern Winborn, Margaret Read and numerous volunteers who looked after catering, hospitality on Sundays and our much-loved weekly Community Coffee Morning.

Robert Barnard has done a great job in welcoming various U3A groups to the church and mausoleum (an area of parish life we are keen to develop).

The PCC has gradually worked through our Development Plan and there is much to look forward to. However, plans need to be flexible to respond to issues and opportunities as they arise through the year and thanks to the work of several individuals, we were able to launch St. Martin’s Pilgrim Walk from Winchester to Canterbury in achievable stints and support the work of our new Environment Committee.

Church attendance

Our attendance figures in 2023 were very good and we continued to have several faithful asylum-seeking attendees with us each week.

Our mid-week communion service grew in numbers; compline on Zoom remained popular and a few of us continued to meet for Morning Prayer on Saturdays. A good number also joined our services via our weekly YouTube channel.

Occasional Offices

We held three weddings, one wedding blessing, 23 baptisms and 13 funerals.

Personal

I am now in my third year as Area Dean for Leatherhead Deanery. It has been a challenging year supporting parishes in vacancy but we are now just down to two and hope that later this year we will have a full house! I also continue to mentor a small number of people exploring ordination as well as new incumbents. I continue to sit on Diocesan Synod.

Thank you

As each year passes, I remain immensely grateful for the willingness of people at St. Martin’s to live out the Gospel and join in our desire to be a community which builds Faith, Hope and Love. Thank you to all of you involved in practical ways, those who give financially and above all for your prayers.

5/2024. REVIEW OF PCC ACTIVITIES Sara Dean

My fifth year as PCC Secretary has been a steady one. We met in-person, seven times as a full PCC in the North Transept or The Canterbury Rooms and generally always on a Tuesday evening. The Standing Committee met once in person and was occasionally deployed, as was the full PCC, via email for urgent decision making.

Each meeting followed a standard agenda that included approving Minutes from the previous meeting, a Chairman’s Report plus updates from Finance, Premises, Safeguarding and the Deanery Synod, as appropriate. A rolling programme of updates from other areas such as events and fundraising, was also covered. One-off projects requiring research, discussion or decisions were raised as required.

The PCC comprised of 16 lay members, two coopted members and the clergy team. Meeting attendance was consistently strong with most members present for all meetings.

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The Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) took place in May; 37 parishioners attended.

Once again, I feel that the Memorial Windows Project was a highlight of the PCC year. With the Diocese giving us the go-ahead in the spring, the fundraising effort began. An offshoot Committee planned our initial approach to parishioners and the Parish Council. The second intended phase was a plug to local businesses to encourage their donations. But it was not needed. The design concept and purpose of the windows captured the imagination and hearts of our congregation. They dug deep and the considerable target was swiftly met, much to our surprise and delight!

Our asylum-seeking friends were a constant source of joy to us all throughout the year and their situation and ways that St. Martin’s could support them were often discussed at PCC meetings. They brought diversity, gratitude and a new sense of hope to our regular services. They enhanced our lives and it was a privilege to sit alongside them and watch their immersion and growing confidence in our community. I will always remember their deep sense of reverence at the Easter Sunday service and our collective sense of absence when they were abruptly moved on, again, just before Christmas.

fundraising campaign for the Memorial Windows Project which accounted for c.£86k of this income figure alone. The General Income and Expenditure position is a far more accurate reflection of our core financial position and here the picture is less rosy. General income fell 3% to £143.1k (down from £147.4k last year) and with General expenditure rising 4% to £150.0k (up from, £143.8k last year), we have once again dipped back into a cash deficit of £6.9k after three years of running with a small surplus (£3.6k last year). Whilst the General cost increase is understandable (and at just 4% it is in line or even better than inflation over the same period), the drop in General income is more worrying and something that we must address in 2024.

However, our investment funds have performed well over the course of the year, particularly in the second half and in addition to their delivery of a tidy 3% income (£6.8k), the funds bounced back from 2022’s dip to gain £21k (9.4%) in value and now sit at £244.4k – recovering two-thirds of their ‘paper loss’ in 2022, with an expectation of further recovery in 2024. Improved interest rates in 2023 added a further £5.7k to our cash position (vs. just £1.6k in 2022) and complete the overall better picture for invested funds.

Headlines for 2023

I would like to thank my fellow PCC members. You really are a super bunch of people, not just in giving of your time, energy and skills but in the way we work together as a PCC. It was always a pleasure to get together with you on those eight Tuesday evenings in 2023.

6/2024. REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

Matthew Young

The final accounts for 2023 show a picture of mixed fortunes. Whilst overall income grew by a massive 40% to £261.5k, this picture is skewed by the impact of the highly successful

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The accounts have continued in the accrualsbased accounting format which complies with the requirements of both the Diocese and the Charities Commission for a charity of our size and turnover. The accounts are presented as a Statement of Financial Activity (SOFA) and Balance Sheet, with accompanying notes and appendices to add detail and explanation.

Income

Overall, our total income (General, Designated, and Restricted) rose 40% to £261.5k, but as noted above, c.£86k of this was the one-off fund-raising for the Memorial Windows Project. In our General income, voluntary giving (envelopes, Parish Giving Scheme, SumUp/CAF donations, standing orders, grants, appeals and cash collections) raised £113.2k which was 3% down on 2022 and with Hall rentals also showing a marginal drop (-1% to £21.1k), these form the basis of an overall 3% fall in General income, despite the increased interest rate boost. This must be reversed in 2024 if we are to continue to deliver the broad range of ministry and activities for which St. Martin’s is noted.

The dominant, non-General fundraising activity was of course the Memorial Windows Project where over £72k was donated by individuals and local organisations. Once we added in almost £14k of reclaimable Gift Aid, this meant we had raised £86k in 2023. Added to the £6.6k we had raised prior to 2023, this gives us enough to fully fund the windows, which should complete in Spring 2024. A huge achievement and sign of the wonderful generosity of our community.

Expenditure

Total spending grew 10% to £194.4k with the bulk of the increase resulting from spending on the Memorial Windows Project (£28.3k).

Excluding the Windows, our spend dropped 6%; a combination of spending less elsewhere from Designated and Restricted Funds (building maintenance/repairs etc) and containing General expenditure (£150.0k) to a small rise of just 4%, despite higher utilities and insurance costs, and the support of a larger and most welcome, clergy team.

The Parish Share rose just 2% and remains, at £90.9k, our biggest single expense. But with a further 7% rise confirmed for 2024 (£97.1k), this equates to just shy of £2k per week which we must fund before we do anything else. As in 2022, the bulk of the increased costs of running the Hall, Church Rooms and the Church itself are the result of increased utility and insurance prices.

Charitable donations dropped 29% to £7.1k because of fewer ‘one-off’ charity fundraising events, such as the Ukraine appeals in 2022. Direct donations made by the PCC to our selected 13 charities increased by 4% to £5.2k, with the balance being specific donations made, plus fundraising events and services throughout the year. For instance, the Royal British Legion collections from Remembrance Sunday.

Assets

Fixed Assets comprise the Community Hall and Church Rooms which have been valued at £923.7k based on their 2023 buildings insurance value (a ‘paper’ increase of £80.1k). Our Investment Funds stand at £244.4k based on market value and show a 9% increase in value versus 2022 as investment markets recovered. The value of our fixtures and fittings has decreased by its depreciation rate (£6.5k) and now stands at £23k. Our total fixed assets are therefore £1.191m at year end, up 9% on last year.

Current Assets comprise of Debtors of £11.9k owed to us by HMRC (for Gift Aid – this is again down versus previous years as expected, as more Gift Aid is recovered automatically inyear through the Parish Giving Scheme), cash

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in our current accounts of £101.3k (although please note that a large chunk of this is designated for the remaining Memorial Windows Project work), and cash in our deposit accounts of £132k. This gives a total value to our current assets of £245.2k (up 38% on last year).

7/2024. FINANCE & PLANNED GIVING

Finance - Andrew French

There were no Finance and Planned Giving Committee meetings during 2023, therefore there is no report to file.

Planned Giving - Michael Gibbs

Liabilities total £1,100 for governance costs for the 2023 accounts examination.

Total Assets of the PCC (fixed plus current assets minus liabilities) therefore stand at £1.435m, a 13% increase on our end 2022 position.

Last year donations eligible for Gift Aid came to £85,933 and those treated as ‘Gift Aid Small Donations’ (GASD) came to £4,489. Tax to be recovered will total £21,816 which together with non-gift aided donations of £1,311 gives a total of £113,550. This compares with a total of £120,754 the previous year.

Outlook

As seems to be the case every year of late, uncertainty remains. However, I believe that we can be certain of the continuing generosity and support of the St. Martin’s parish (which has been amply demonstrated with the amazing response to the Memorial Windows Project fund-raising). The key challenge remains to boost our regular, ‘no strings’ giving through a concerted effort with taxefficient giving and finding new sources of income where possible. It is this General giving that ‘keeps the lights on’, funds our clergy team and enables us to continue the good work of St. Martin’s throughout the year.

Thanks

As is customary, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all those who engaged in the continuing efforts to secure our finances; to Chris Jany for managing the Canterbury Rooms and Hall rentals, to Hayley Smith, our Independent Examiner and especially to Michael Gibbs for managing our Gift Aid and VAT recovery. However, the biggest ‘thank you’ as always must go to our parishioners who continued to give so generously throughout the year.

During the year, 35 subscribers used standing orders. We now have 61 in the ‘Parish Giving Scheme’ (PGS). We have therefore gained several new members but have lost ten due to death or moving elsewhere.

The PGS is organised for us by the Diocese. Gift Aid is claimed on our behalf monthly. This assists cash flow and reduces administration. There is also the facility to allow an automatic increase in donation, in-step with inflation. Transfer to the scheme is much encouraged.

The card reader by the main South door of the church has been used regularly. It is a popular facility for occasional visitors to donate the church funds and has convenient Gift Aid capability after a first donation.

The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has been used by 17 donors to make donations. The CAF system also recovers tax on Gift Aided donations on our behalf. DONR , the text giving system, is also being used occasionally. It too has a useful Gift Aid capability.

The GASD scheme allows plate collections and similar receipts to be eligible to be treated in the same way as identified gift-aided donations. These plate collections have much reduced and have been replaced by more convenient methods of donating.

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During the year, the successful fundraising campaign for the Memorial Windows Project raised just over £86k, including tax recovery.

8/2024. FABRIC, GOODS, ORNAMENTS, HALLS & CHURCHYARD

Chris Jany

The Church

The year started with the discovery of a water leak which manifested itself on the ceiling and wall in the corner of the North Transept. Several runs of lead flashing had been stolen from the roof above and the adjoining vestry roof too. The ensuing insurance claim allowed us to satisfactorily repair the roof and skylights damaged during the theft and replace the stolen lead. The lead was then appropriately marked with SmartWater , a recommended forensic marking system, designed to deter thieves as well as enabling the identification of stolen lead.

The Diocesan Advisory Committee approved the Faculty for new stained glass windows in the North Transept in March. This will be our memorial to those who lost their lives during the COVID pandemic. The windows went into production in the autumn under the direction of Glass Artist, Derek Hunt in north Germany at the internationally renowned Glasmalerei Peters Studios . We very much look forward to their installation in 2024!

The Canterbury Rooms

These were primarily used for church-related activities such as Smarties on a Sunday, PCC, Deanery and clergy meetings, as well as Marty’s Friends toddler group, the Family Film Club and Spiritual Cinema. Additionally, there was a regular yoga class and the Music Memories dementia charity group. The Whips theatre group intermittently hired the Rooms for rehearsals and during 2023, an antiques valuation team visited.

Our asylum-seeking friends also made use of the Canterbury Rooms as an outlet to meet up in and cook their own food.

The Rooms are an ideal venue for a small conference or seminar type meetings. The AV system is excellent and they are Performing Right Society & TV licensed.

The Community Hall

The Hall continued to be a popular regular private hire venue for exercise groups such as Pilates and yoga, flower arranging, Scottish country dancing, Reiki, flower arranging, Brownies and latterly, a sound bath. At weekends, the hall is ideal for ad hoc hires for children’s parties. On average there were three hires a day during the week.

The Community Hall, Canterbury Rooms and the Church itself are available for hire. Simply visit our website to view availability and request a booking: Hall Hire – St Martins Horsley Booking requests for the Community Hall can also be made via Google maps: Saint Martin's Community Hall - Google Maps Hall hire prices are available on request and remain very reasonable and competitive.

Churchyard

My thanks always to the Churchyard Maintenance Team of grass-cutters for their continued support in keeping the grounds looking so good last year. Without you we could not have kept up, especially during the spring. My thanks especially to John Franklin for his regular weekly contribution, even out of season and a special mention and thank you to Richard Gardner who contributed regularly on a Thursday during 2023.

We are always on the lookout for volunteers to assist in grass-cutting, even on an occasional basis. Please get in touch if you are interested: chris@easthorsleychurch.org.uk

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9/2024 . PARISH SAFEGUARDING Claire Browne

At the beginning of the ‘Parish Safeguarding Handbook’ (PSH) an introductory message from the Archbishop of Canterbury states that safeguarding, “the action the Church takes to promote a safer culture in our churches … is at the heart of our Christian faith”.

On 30[th] May 2023 the PCC re-affirmed St Martin’s commitment to making this happen by formally adopting the Church of England ‘Promoting a Safer Church’ policy statement, the House of Bishops’ ‘Practice Guidance’ and supporting diocesan safeguarding protocols for the direction of clergy, lay workers, PCC members and those who work with the vulnerable. Members of the Church are reflective of the wider community and as Christians, it is our duty to welcome everyone, from whatever background even if this could present a risk to children and or vulnerable adults. For this reason, the Incumbent and PSO must assure the PCC annually that known offenders who may pose such a risk will be effectively managed and monitored in consultation with the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser and seek to do so by this report.

Underpinning the Safeguarding framework is a systematic approach to information gathering and record keeping which ensures our activities are appropriately risk assessed, insured where necessary, carried out by people who have been checked by the Disclosure and Barring Service (Kate Ryder has kindly retained this responsibility) and who are adequately trained and further supported by the Diocese. The Parish Dashboard is an invaluable resource in this regard, prompting the collection of data about all these aspects of the activities we offer to vulnerable groups. Since achieving Level 3 in 2023 it has become apparent that all our leaders and helpers have a vital role to play in maintaining a safe environment, therefore they need to familiarise themselves with Chapter 11 of the PSH and comply with its requirements.

In terms of training, I would like to extend a huge thank you to all those who have completed their required modules (see Appendix A, page 20), either for the first time or as a refresher, over the past year. This is a vital step in our safeguarding commitment and our collective training programme is monitored centrally by the Parish Office to ensure we are best equipped to deal with any situations that arise.

If you require help or information about any aspect of safeguarding or safeguarding training, please get in contact with me, your Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO), via pso@easthorsleychurch.org

Stay safe.

10/2024. WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE Ali Bullman

As Children and Families Worker, I worked up to ten hours a week flexibly, including from the Parish Office each Wednesday.

All our children’s activities continued to be supported by thorough safeguarding policies and procedures, thanks to the dedication of our Parish Safeguarding Officer, Claire Browne and with support from Kate Lane in the Parish Office. We had risk assessments in place for all church activities which I amend according to need, alongside Diocesan guidelines.

Marty’s Friends Playgroup

Our playgroup is now seven years old and we had around 35 regulars with numbers peaking at about 20 each week. We met on Wednesdays during term time between 10am and 11:30am and welcomed babies from six weeks old up to children of four years, attending with their parent or carer.

Throughout 2023 we also welcomed asylumseeking families staying locally. They attended independently or sometimes with the support of volunteers or agency workers. We did our

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utmost to ensure they could fully access what we do and were properly integrated into the group. It was surprising how few attended but those that did found it a valuable and special part of their week. One mother insisted on bringing fruit each week for everyone to share. This was a blessing for us all.

I and Tina Hobbs, a Nanny and childcare provider, ran the sessions and planned and resourced the group together. We were supported by a network of mums, nannies and grandmothers who helped pack equipment away and stepped in whenever needed, be that with craft, story time or tea and coffee. As part of the Marty’s Friends community, they feel passionately about our playgroup, which is wonderful to witness.

Our playgroup was a wonderful place for the children to play together, explore our activities, listen to Bible stories, participate in a Bible themed craft activity and for us all to prayer together at the end. It was very rewarding to see all the children react and engage with pure joy during the singing element of the session.

We kept in touch with families via our WhatsApp group and regularly posted updates on our Marty’s Friends Facebook page as well as advertising the group through mailings, Facebook posts, and local WhatsApp groups.

It was great to see some of our playgroup attendees in church or engaging with other elements of church life and a growing number are interested in Baptism.

Thanks to Tina and the team of ladies who help in the kitchen (Toni Bergman, Sue Carmichael, Charlotte French, Shirly Hobbs and Ann Moore) for their dedication and input.

Family Film Club

This runs on the first Friday of the month and went from strength to strength in 2023 with numbers increasing as regular attendees brought along friends and parents. We had

over 22 children with their carers once; it was a busy night! We now run all year round, apart from August.

We started each session with prayer and shared church notices and invited families along to church services and activities. Pizza is served at 5pm and suitable films are screened at 5.30pm.

Thanks to Suzie and Dan Crosby who helped with refreshments and hosted the sessions with me.

Smarties Children’s Church

Smarties involved a dedicated team of Sally Carpenter, Charlotte French, Sarah Godwin, Rachel Holloway and Katharine McPhillips, with new helpers joining shortly. Smarties meets every Sunday, apart from family services, for fun, games and other activities related to the Lectionary readings.

Our sessions were often sporadic in attendance but we had a group of around 15 young people who described St. Martin’s and or Smarties as “their church” and themselves as regular attendees. We found, even when numbers were low, that our sessions were still well received and often deeper connections were made.

When few attended it was easy to assume that we weren’t sharing the ‘Good News’ but we learnt not to look at Smarties in isolation and instead consider it a piece of the puzzle, a part of the child’s faith journey. Across our youth offering we have a solid group of children and young people who access it all at different times and therefore do have a deep connection with St. Martin’s and faith.

We had the privilege of welcoming several children and young people from the asylumseeking families to our Smarties sessions throughout the year. One young person especially gained a great deal and built lovely ongoing friendships, enjoyed the games and activities and nurtured her strong faith. I am

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confident that her time at St. Martin’s will have a lasting impact and I pray her faith will continue to grow wherever they are finally able to settle.

The Christmas Tree Festival launch and Crib Service which involved 14 of our regular attendees were real highlights of 2023.

Marlene encouraged our young people to participate more in this practical act of service and successfully inspired a couple of young people onto the Flower Arranging Rota! She also encouraged one young person to submit an entry for the NAFAS Flower Arranging Competition held at RHS Wisley. Congratulations all round!

Thanks to all the Smarties team for their help, support and leadership and to everyone who was involved with and supported our Children’s Ministry.

Thanks to Marlene for her time and expertise in leading and inspiring our young people. We look forward to organising more creative events for them in 2024.

Youth Group

Our regular group of 14 young people - friends and siblings sometimes joined in too – met each quarter for social nights, outings and thought-provoking film nights. It is my ambition to meet more regularly but timetable clashes and conflicting availability remains a challenge. So, throughout 2023, it suited these young people and their families for gettogethers to happen as and when they could. However, in 2024 we have planned Youth Group gatherings every six weeks.

They are a delightful group which expanded to receive the 2023 Confirmation cohort. They not only get on well but are comfortable to explore, discuss and share their own thoughts, feelings and experiences relating to faith.

Assemblies

Renos, Ellie and I delivered assemblies and workshops at the Raleigh School throughout 2023. We also held workshops and had visits to the church from Glenesk School. This was an excellent way to engage and build relationships with children outside of our church family which no doubt encouraged more families get involved in family services and other events.

A new Headteacher and Head of RE started at the Raleigh which will hopefully develop our already strong relationship further. We hope to organise services for individual year groups at St. Martin’s, like the Glenesk-style Harvest Service, which was attended by the whole school community and their parents.

Thanks to Tessa Hulford-Funnell for her help and leadership with this group.

Confirmation

Five young people signed up for confirmation classes in 2024.

Flower arranging

Marlene Davis continued to deliver flowerarranging workshops for our young people throughout the year at Easter, Mothering Sunday and Harvest. The children loved learning about the flowers, how to create a posy and contributing in this way to these important festival seasons.

Rachel Holloway was instrumental in encouraging the relationship between us and the Raleigh School, for which we give our thanks.

Easter family trail event

On Easter Saturday we provided an Easter Trail in the church and around the church yard. 15 families visited and thoroughly enjoyed learning about the Easter Story and collecting their prize at the end! We also offered craft activities, with many families staying well over an hour, connecting and having fun with our regular children and Ministry Team.

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Peace Garden

Work on the Peace Garden was put on hold due to other priorities. The area was cleared and advice taken on how to create a low maintenance space for our children and young people to visit, contemplate, pray and find peace within God’s creation.

It is my hope to pursue this again in 2024 with additional help from St. Martin’s parish community. We would like to find a local designer and landscaper who could offer a free design service; then we would seek funding for the installation. It is my aim for our young people to be involved in its creation, as they will then take ownership and pride in it.

Planning for 2024

I met with Judy Young several times to help plan for the year ahead. I am very grateful to her for her insight, support, motivation, practical enthusiasm and action. It was also a real blessing to have Ellie Lister in the office alongside me to discuss ideas.

I am pleased with the offering to our children and families within the St Martin’s community and am really excited about the year ahead and what this may mean for our children and youth offering.

11/2024. MUSIC & CHOIR

Gareth Pont

We continued to welcome new members to the choir along with pulling in extra voices for weddings and occasional services. We are grateful to all singers and musicians for their constant and ongoing support.

We had several musical events and special services during 2023: At the Mothering Sunday service, the augmented choir sang ‘For the Beauty of the Earth’, composed by John Rutter. At the beginning of September, we again held an outdoor family pet service marking the beginning of the Creation Tide season and fortunately the weather was kind!

In association with the Horsley Live Music Club , St. Martin’s presented Sounds of Simon, the UK’s leading Simon & Garfunkel tribute band in mid-September. This was a sell-out event and hugely enjoyed by all.

In November John Bartlett delighted us with an organ concert which was followed by afternoon tea. We opened the Remembrance service with ‘When the Guns of War Fell Silent’, a relatively new hymn. Peter Channing played the obligato instrumental part on his viola beautifully.

In early December we welcomed back Tenors UnLimited . Jem and Paul entertained us at another sell-out Christmas Special for the Horsley and Ockham Group Ministry but without Scott who had returned to the USA. However, guest singer and pianist Eoghan McNelis completed the trio for a couple of songs. It was a great concert.

The Christmas Tree Festival opened with an informal singalong led by Judy Young, including the well-loved carol, ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ . Judy, Renos and friends from St Mary's led an informal carol singalong at the Duke of Wellington. We were relieved that it took place inside this time!

To end the year, all our Christmas services enjoyed good congregational attendances and we were able to swell the number of singers in the choir for the service of Nine Lessons and Carols, followed by the Crib Service, Midnight Mass and on Christmas Day too.

We look forward to even more music in 2024!

12/2024. OUTWARD GIVING

Rev. Renos Pittarides

In recent years Rev. Rosemary Durward took a lead in organising our Outward Giving programme. I am very grateful to her for all that she did to encourage outreach at a local, national and international level. The current

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distribution of support remains in place until the end of 2024.

At a local level, St. Martin’s continued to donate to Leatherhead Start , a 24-hour homeless hostel with a programme to help people transition into settled homes, training and employment. Also, Home-Start Guildford , who provide regular support, friendship and practical help to families with young children experiencing stress or difficulty to help prevent family crisis and breakdown. We also made donations to Your Sanctuary , a domestic abuse charity; The Nazareth Way , supporting women at Send Prison and £1000 was raised for Cherry Trees who provide respite for families with children or young people with complex disabilities at the Christmas Tree Festival.

At national level, The Trussell Trust is responsible for foodbanks nationwide and was again the first choice for this level of outward giving. Alzheimer’s Society , National Autistic Society and Refugees at Home also received from St Martin’s. Again, this reflected the personal interests of our worshipping community and awareness of the scale of the refugee crisis, particularly in support of the asylum seekers staying locally.

Our chosen international charities included Tear Fund , a well- known Christian charity that responds to disasters and tackles poverty and other injustices world-wide. Similarly, support was given to the Good Shepherd Centre who give sanctuary and a home to orphans in Zimbabwe.

Continuing their tradition, St Martin’s PCC donated to Guildford Cathedral as the Mother Church of the Diocese. The Bishop of Guildford’s Communities Fund also benefited.

Through the generosity of our regular donors, we were able to share what we have with charities in need of our support. Some years ago, the PCC indicated a desire to gradually increase the amount we give so that we joined the many parishes in the Church of England to tythe 10% of their general donations to other causes. Although, this remains an aspiration, we have been fortunate enough to make gradual increases over the years which I hope will continue.

Blythswood Care

We supported Blythswood Care once again through its annual Shoebox Appeal and were delighted that St. Martin’s completed 105 shoeboxes. The appeal was launched at our Harvest Family Service and the filled boxes were returned in November for onward collection. Thanks to Louise Pearson who organised the campaign and to all who contributed.

The Children’s Society – Jean Bayliss Last year a grand total of £1,603.85 was raised through the efforts and generosity of church members and other supporters. Thank you to all who had collection boxes in their homes or sent donations direct to The Children’s Society which contributed £773.60. (If you are interested in hosting a box in 2024, please contact me on 01483 282264 for more information.)

The Christingle Service in early December involved children from St. Martin’s, the 1[st] East Horsley Brownies and the Raleigh School. Thanks to those who organised the service and made the Christingles. It was a very joyful occasion and raised £410. In addition, The Children’s Society Christmas card sales raised £420.25.

Special services supported the work of the Royal British Legion on Remembrance Sunday and the Christingle Service at the start of December raised money for the Children’s Society – see Jean Bayliss’ report.

Cobham Area Foodbank – Christina van Roest, Trustee and General Manager Another year of Cobham Area Foodbank serving the Community has passed and in December we commemorated ten years of service - nothing too outrageous in terms of

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celebrations as it is sad that a foodbank is essential in this affluent area of Surrey.

events and supported us with a collection bin and money box for customer donations.

We helped many families struggling with the ‘cost-of-living crisis’, rising energy costs, rocketing rent bills, regular household bills and all the unexpected costs that crop up during the year, such as school events and uniform. Many of our clients do have full-time jobs but not enough funds to pay for the essentials or food for them and their children.

It would be very much appreciated if St. Martin’s could help us again in 2024 with prayer, continuous support and generous contributions of food and money. Please also follow our progress and news through our website and on Facebook and Twitter, where the list of essential items is regularly updated.

We are thankful for the continued support and generosity from the St. Martin’s church community. Your response to our appeals and requests made it possible to help so many local families. In 2023 we distributed over 34,000 kilogrammes of food and essential items to the deprived people in our area.

St. Martin’s Church donated 2,012.93 kilogrammes of food during the 2022/2023 year. This, plus generous financial contributions, helped us provide our service and the meet the costs of our very needed Mercedes Sprinter van, our warehouse and Distribution Centre. Sometimes we had to buy high value additional items, like nappies and laundry detergents and conditioners too.

All our ‘staff’ volunteered their skills and time out of compassion and the knowledge that they can help . We are fortunate to have such a cheerful and flexible team who keep our operation running smoothly all year.

For Christmas we prepared hampers with special, seasonal food, fresh vegetables and fruit from the market, fresh eggs and fresh meat from the local butcher. This is quite challenging but extra rewarding for all involved knowing that all our families could celebrate Christmas with lovely food and plenty of Christmas crackers!

Squires Garden Centre in Cobham chose us as their ‘Charity of the Year’ and we are very grateful for their support. They organized

13/2024. OUTREACH

Local Asylum Seekers – Rev. Renos Pittarides Throughout 2023 we continued to support members of the group of asylum seekers who were staying locally. Susan Eade, Juliet Robinson and Jonathan Hill worked as part of a multi-faith group led by St. Martin’s. In turn, they were ably supported by several residents who also became part of our church community. We worked closely with Guildford Refugee Aid , through Judy Young, to help improve the lives of those who were temporarily with us during the year.

Susan is a fluent Arabic speaker with experience of working with Syrian refugees. Juliet worked with families to ensure schoolaged children had places in local schools and the right uniform. Jonathan helped with the homework club and taught English.

The unconditional support, friendship and love offered to everyone by the Church and congregation, particularly through the Community Coffee Morning and sewing sessions led by Rev. Sandy, were much appreciated. The Taize service for Iraq was a highlight of the year, as were the two Baptism services, both very beautiful and joyful occasions.

Just before Christmas the hotel where many of them had stayed for nearly two years was closed and our friends were moved on. Whilst relationships and friendships continue, we pray that they will find new places of welcome.

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I am very proud of the way St. Martin’s welcomed and supported them. Thank you.

A note from Jonathan Hill:

On behalf of all the asylum seekers, staff at the hotel and volunteers, I would like to put on record our thanks to our Rector, Renos, for his example, leadership and support during this time. The unconditional love, kindness and friendship so freely given by him and the rest of the ministry team, PCC and congregation, to these ‘strangers from foreign lands’, has touched the hearts of many people from other faiths. It has truly shown our love for Christ and our commitment to building Faith, Hope and Love in our community.

Limegrove Residential Care Home – Ellie Lister From September 2023 a small team comprising Sheila Davies, Nicky Owens and I led a midweek Service of Holy Communion at Limegrove Residential Care Home. Residents and staff gather in one of their comfortable lounges on the first Wednesday morning of every month and each service has a theme, either based upon a well-known hymn, or something seasonal.

In November we held two services, one for All Soul’s Day, remembering those we love but see no longer and a well-received service for Remembrance Day. In December, in addition to an Advent Service, we also enjoyed singing carols and retelling the Nativity story together. Renos’ rendition of ‘When A Child is Born’ was warmly appreciated. Monthly Services of Holy Communion will continue in 2024.

Men’s Fellowship Group – David Godwin The last Friday of each month provided a regular meeting opportunity for men connected to St. Martin’s. The format was a relaxed, early evening gathering at the local pub, The Duke of Wellington. We have a solid group of attendees and have been encouraged by the steady growth in the numbers joining each month - the most recent meeting saw 12 men gather. We have regular and occasional worshipers join as well as others more loosely

connected to the Church. It's a good mix of men and is certainly helping to develop relationships and friendships in the community.

14/2024. COMMUNITY & HOSPITALITY Debbie Springford, Margaret Read

Our Community Coffee Morning’every Thursday, 10am to 12noon in the Transept, continued to be a great success in 2023. Margaret led a fantastic team of over 20 ladies on the rota who supported each other and provided weekly refreshments. Attendance was good up until just before Christmas when our asylum-seeking friends had to move away.

The Catering Crew submitted a very appropriate tree for the Christmas Tree Festival decorated with handmade, coffeerelated decorations and on the Thursday of the Festival week we provided refreshments throughout the day for a very large number of visitors.

Fern Winborn did a great job of leading the Sunday Coffee Team throughout the year, providing the much-appreciated coffee, tea and biscuits after the weekly 10.30am service.

We were delighted to participate in some special celebrations during 2023: Following Ellie’s Ordination at Guildford Cathedral in July, we marked this very joyous event after the Sunday service with a wonderful buffet lunch, complete with a celebratory cake. More cake was served in September after Renos had baptised several of the asylum seekers.

Spiritual Cinema was held in the Canterbury Rooms monthly, providing a great opportunity for fellowship with attendees enjoying great films followed by discussion, a glass of wine and soup or nibbles.

The Friends of St Martins hosted a screening of ‘On Golden Pond’ back in August and all attending were captivated by Billy Williams’

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talk as he shared experiences of being the cinematographer on the set of this 1981 film. This was a ticketed event and the Catering Crew provided a wonderful buffet.

We also helped to host St. Martin’s concerts: On an unexpectedly balmy September evening and with thanks to David Godwin, we set up lights and a bar outside the church for the Sounds of Simon concert, creating a most atmospheric venue for the event. In November we enjoyed an afternoon organ recital by John Bartlett with guests enjoying wine and refreshments afterwards.

Our plan is to build up our membership numbers and we welcome anyone who wishes to help maintain the fabric and structure of our beautiful church in this way. Leaflets with membership details are available by the church entrance.

In May 2024 we hope to visit Canterbury Cathedral and another talk is planned for the autumn.

16/2024. ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE Peter Channing

Time To Remember in November was well attended and we were privileged to offer homemade cake and a comforting cuppa to those who came to remember loved ones.

As ever, Christmas was a busy time at St. Martin’s. Nine Lessons and Carols was particularly festive and enjoyable, topped off of course by mulled wine and mince pies.

Huge thanks go to the Coffee Teams and the Catering Crew for their hard work and dedication and for helping to make St. Martin’s Church community very special indeed.

15/2024. FRIENDS OF ST MARTIN’S Sue Aitken, Kate Ryder, Joy Campbell

The membership of the Friends has remained relatively stable enabling us to build up funds after spending a considerable amount on the fabric of the church in the past two years.

We arranged two events in 2023, the first being a successful trip in May to Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire. It was a beautiful day with lots to see and everyone really enjoyed themselves. The second was an excellent talk given by Billy Williams in August about his award-winning career as a cinematographer. He was in great form and told a fascinating story.

The PCC formed an Environment Committee in 2022 to identify, promote and deliver initiatives to make all aspects of St. Martin’s more environmentally friendly. This was formally introduced to the congregation as part of the Creationtide season in September.

Headlines for 2023

The Committee comprising of myself, Renos, Sara Dean, Chris Jany and Helen Lawrence, looks forward to building on this work in 2024.

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17/2024. COMMUNICATIONS Rev. Renos Pittarides

with an essential message: “God’s calling has a meaning and a purpose.”

Our weekly mailing reaches over 300 people and enables us to share photographs and video content as well as linking to external websites. Kate Lane, our Parish Administrator, makes sure that all the information in each newsletter is also available on our noticeboards, particularly for those who do not access email. Please continue to encourage your friends and neighbours to sign up for the newsletter via the website.

Some years ago, Andy Fairweather, designed a new website for St. Martin’s and he continues to help me update it. We have a strong presence on social media platforms X (formerly known as Twitter), Instagram , Facebook and Next Door. I am grateful to Chris Jany and Judy Young who share the responsibility for posting to the various platforms.

The annual Good Friday service in the village was well organised by the Methodist Church and many people attended. Once again, we are grateful to Robin and Sue from Quaich for their help and support.

Members of all the Churches attended the installation of the Rev. Anna Norton at All Saints Ockham, including Heather Spackman as the Ecumenical voice and Christopher Tailby representing Our Lady of Sorrows.

Last year a survey showed fewer than 47% of our nation describe themselves as Christian. That surely makes it even more important to: Speak up, speak out, and speak together about the living presence of Christ in our lives and our troubled world .

Working with Kate Lane, I continue to write regular articles for Horsley Directory and Horsley Info , the Parish Council newsletter.

We were featured on BBC Surrey twice in 2023. I was interviewed regarding our stainedglass windows project and Tenors UnLimited were interviewed in advance of their concert here in December.

18/2024. CHURCHES TOGETHER IN HORSLEY & OCKHAM (CTHO)

Rev. Sandy Conway

Happily, relations between the local Churches of different denominations are still cordial and friendly, despite there being very few shared activities under the Churches Together in Horsley and Ockham banner!

We did however join up for the annual World Day of Prayer Service, held last year at St. Mary’s. It was prepared by the women of Taiwan, on the theme ‘Transformed by Prayer’. It was based on Ephesians 1:15-19

19/2024. LEATHERHEAD DEANERY Robert Barnard

At the latest 2023 meeting in October, the 17 churches that make up our Deanery Synod received a report from Canon Jane Whittington explaining the Guildford Diocese’s rationale for supporting church schools with the government policies on ‘Relationships, Health and Sex Education in Schools’. The Diocese plans to act as a signpost, directing schools towards helpful, supportive resources, as well as creating some of its own, rather than driving any agenda.

The initiative has been driven by a need for more active education in this area, in part due to the digital age, where nine out of ten children now own a mobile phone by the age of eleven and can therefore have access to content inappropriate for their age. Safeguarding duties also need to be taken seriously and better addressed in education to help ensure that schools honour all types of family and teach children about them in a positive way.

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APPENDIX A: CHARTS

Diocese of Guildford Training Pathways for Safeguarding

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St. Martin's PCC East Horsley

Financial Statements for year ending 31st December 2023

FINAL

St. Martin's Church East Horsley

Summary Statement of Financial Activities for Year Ended 31st December 2023 (see Note 1.1.2)

Summary Statement of Financial Activities for Year Ended 31st December 2023(see Note 1.1.2)
INCOMING RESOURCES
(see Note 2)		 General Funds
Designated
Funds
2023
2022
% inc/dec on
LY

Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Endowment
Funds
Total
Voluntary Income
Activity for Generating Funds
Investment Income
Incoming Resources from Charitable
Activities
Other Incoming Resources
Grand Total Income		 113,218.92
93,362.06
7,888.92
0.00
214,469.90
139,437.81
54
21,059.64
0.00
0.00
0.00
21,059.64
21,234.49
-1
932.37
1,245.78
4,039.46
6,252.78
12,470.39
8,315.93
50
3,017.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3,017.00
3,322.50
-9
4,856.38
4,665.67
994.31
0.00
10,516.36
15,091.70
-30
143,084.31
99,273.51
12,922.69
6,252.78
261,533.29
187,402.43
40
EXPENDITURE
(see Note 2)		 General Funds
Designated
Funds
2023
2022
% inc/dec on
LY

Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Endowment
Funds
Total
Cost of Generating Funds
Charitable Activities
Governance Costs
Support Costs
Other Resources Expended
Grand Total Expenditure		 665.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
665.00
3,840.40
-83
129,689.63
32,755.80
11,720.37
0.00
174,165.80
152,911.38
14
1,100.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1,100.00
1,100.00
0
10,648.05
0.00
0.00
0.00
10,648.05
9,919.78
7
7,853.95
0.00
0.00
0.00
7,853.95
8,397.63
-6
149,956.63
32,755.80
11,720.37
0.00
194,432.80
176,169.19
10
Nett Incoming/Outgoing Expenditure
Before Transfers		 -6,872.32
66,517.71
1,202.32
6,252.78
67,100.49
11,233.24
Transfers between Funds
Permitted use of St. Martin's Trust
Income
Investment Funds Income Transfers
Transfer to Retired Clergy Fund
(see Note 6.5)
Transfer of General Funds to
Designated Funds(see Note 6.6)
Total Transfers		 7,227.13
-1,218.41
-6,008.72
0.00
428.44
-428.44
244.06
-244.06
0.00

-1,000.00
1,000.00
0.00
-2,048.97
2,048.97
0.00
4,606.60
2,620.53
-974.35
-6,252.78
0.00
Other Recognised Gains/Losses
Revaluation of Fixed Assets
Investment Assets
Total Other Gains/Losses		 80,140.00
-1,767.48
-4,709.42
73,663.10
1,347.86
19,671.17
21,019.03
80,140.00
-419.62
-4,709.42
19,671.17
94,682.13
Nett Movement in Funds 77,874.28
68,718.62
-4,481.45
19,671.17
161,782.62
Funds Brought Forward from 31.12.22
Funds Carried Forward as at 31.12.23		 904,669.07
55,654.37
104,028.19
209,081.59
1,273,433.22
982,543.35
124,372.99
99,546.74
228,752.76
1,435,215.84
1,273,433.22
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The Notes and Appendices on pages 3 to 7 form part of these accounts

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Balance Sh St. Martin's Church East Horsley
eet for Year Ended 31st December 2023(see Note 1.1.2)
General Funds
Designated
Funds
2023
2022
% inc/dec on
LY
Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Endowment
Funds
Total
Fixed Assets:
Buildings(see Note 1.2.1)
Community Hall
Church Rooms
Fixtures & Equipment
Investment Funds(see Note 1.2.2)
Total Fixed Assets
Current Assets:
Debtors(see Note 3)
Accrued Income/Pre-payments
Cash in Current Accts
Cash in CBF Deposits(see Note 4)
Total Current Assets
Current Liabilities:
Creditors(see Note 3)
Total Current Liabilities
Nett Assets/Liabilities
Funds of St. Martin's:
Unrestricted (General)
Unrestricted (Designated)
Restricted
Endowment
Total Funds
Over/Under		 319,374.00
319,374.00
291,666.00
9
604,357.00
604,357.00
551,925.00
9
8,837.40
14,128.28
22,965.68
29,442.58
-22
15,674.06
228,752.76
244,426.82
223,407.79
9
923,731.00
24,511.46
14,128.28
228,752.76
1,191,123.50
1,096,441.37
9
11,290.75
599.00
11,889.75
15,082.18
-21
0.00
0.00
21,885.59
79,431.89
101,317.48
42,182.57
140
26,736.02
19,830.67
85,418.46
131,985.15
120,827.10
9
59,912.36
99,861.56
85,418.46
0.00
245,192.38
178,091.85
38
-1,100.00
-1,100.00
-1,100.00
0
-1,100.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-1,100.00
-1,100.00
0
982,543.36
124,373.02
99,546.74
228,752.76
1,435,215.88
1,273,433.22
13
982,543.35
124,372.99
99,546.74
228,752.76
982,543.35
124,372.99
99,546.74
228,752.76
1,435,215.84
1,273,433.22
13
0.01
0.03
0.00
0.00
0.04
0.00

Cash in bank 31st December £69,707.86 As per bank statement (S'ship Acct) Of which Designated projects = £79,431.89 Based on designated income/spend Therefore General cash in bank -£9,724.03 Calculated Plus cash in Halls account £31,609.62 As per bank account Total General Cash £21,885.59 Calculated

Approved by the PCC and signed on its behalf by: ......................................................... Rev. Renos Pittarides, PCC Chairman Page 2

Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2023

Note 1 Accounting Policies

1.1 Basis of Accounting

Note 2 Detailed Figures

The income and expenditure figures are detailed in Appendices 1 and 2 to these notes.

Note 3 Creditors and Debtors

Creditors: As at 31st December 2023 we owe £1,100 for the year end examination of our accounts.

Debtors: As at 31st December 2023 we are owed £11,790.75 by HMRC for Gift Aid tax reclamation (£11,290.75 General Funds + £500 Designated Funds) plus £99 for an outstanding VAT rebate (Designated Funds).

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Note 4 Analysis of the Investment Funds and Cash Funds on Deposit

Fixed Assets: Investment Funds Market Value Market Value Growth/Loss in 2023 Growth/Loss in 2023 Book Value Unrealised
Gain
31.12.22 31.12.23 £'s %
Designated Funds
Special Reserve(004S/6595)
Lewis Legacy(006S/6597)
Sub-Total
Endowment Funds
C Hetherington Legacy(001S/6589)
H J Sier Fund(002S/6591)
St. Martin's Trust(003S/6593)
Sub-Total		 12,706.76
13,902.26
1,195.50
9
3,980.00
9,922.26
1,619.44
1,771.80
152.36
9
1,000.00
771.80
14,326.20
15,674.06
1,347.86
9
4,980.00
10,694.06
5,330.64
5,832.17
501.53
9
200.00
5,632.17
2,830.61
3,096.93
266.32
9
100.00
2,996.93
200,920.34
219,823.66
18,903.32
9
50,084.62 169,739.04
209,081.59
228,752.76
19,671.17
9
50,384.62 178,368.14
Current Assets: Deposit Accts Balance
31.12.22		 Interest Allocation ex-
General Fund or
Additions		 Funds
Utilised or
Invested		 Balance
31.12.23		 % Growth
in 2023
Designated Funds
Retired Clergy/PCCF(001D/6588)
Special Reserve(004Da/6594a)
Chancel Improvement(004Db/6594b)
Rector's Discretionary Fund(004Dd/6594d)
Sub-Total
Restricted Funds
Fabric & Building(003D/6592)
Choir/Organ Fund(004Dc/6594c)
Youth Work(004De/6594e)
Churchyard(004Df/6594f)
St. Martin's Trust(002D/6590)
Sub-Total
General Funds
General Funds (005D/6596)
Note: CCLA changed all account numbers in late 2023 - account names rema
New account numbers are shown alongside the original ones (those ending		 13,509.45
611.80
1,000.00
15,121.25
12
321.34
15.03
336.37
5
404.42
18.92
423.34
5
3,668.50
171.60
109.61
3,949.71
8
17,903.71
817.35
1,109.61
0.00
19,830.67
11
13,377.52
613.68
2,287.39
16,278.59
22
7,806.71
365.16
119.83
8,052.04
3
30,904.36
1,445.57
4,990.43
27,359.50
-11
6,101.90
285.42
355.28
14.27
6,728.33
10
27,000.00
1,218.41
1,218.41
27,000.00
0
85,190.49
3,928.24
2,642.67
6,342.94
85,418.46
0
17,732.92
932.37
12,400.10
4,329.37
26,736.02
51
in the same.
D or S).

Note 5 The Charitable Donations/Grants made in 2023 were as follows:

Charitable Donations 2023
2022
% inc/dec on
LY
Home Missions & Church Societies
Guildford Cathedral
Bishop of Guildford Communities Fund
Nazareth Way
Inclusive Church
Sub-total
Secular Charities
British Legion
Leatherhead Start
Homestart Guildford
Your Sanctuary
The Trussell Trust
Cherry Trees
Alzheimer's Society
National Autistic Society
Refugees at Home
Surrey Churches Preservation Society
RNLI
Parkinson's UK
WaterAid
Toilet Twinning
The Children's Society
Ukraine Appeals
Compassion UK
Sub-total
Relief & Devt Agencies
The Bridge International Charity
Tear Fund
Christian Aid
Sub-total
Total Donations		 400.00
385.00
400.00
385.00
400.00
385.00
100.00
0.00
1,300.00
1,155.00
13
365.55
323.00
400.00
385.00
400.00
385.00
400.00
385.00
400.00
385.00
1,000.00
385.00
450.00
385.00
400.00
385.00
400.00
385.00
150.00
190.00
30.00
0.00
268.00
0.00
12.34
1,061.20
60.00
0.00
0.00
242.50
0.00
2,117.00
0.00
542.16
4,735.89
7,555.86
-37
400.00
385.00
400.00
385.00
255.00
564.00
1,055.00
1,334.00
-21

7,090.89
10,044.86
-29

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Note 6 Additional Notes

Note 7
7.1
7.2		 Associated Accounts 2023
2022
% inc./dec on
LY
1,000.00
1,192.00
-16
1,000.00
1,192.00
-16
104.99
105.53
-1
283.45
237.46
0
1,034.70
628.46
0
1,423.14
971.45
46
-423.14
220.55
-292
1,796.90
1,576.35
14
1,373.76
1,796.90
-24
2023
2022
% inc./dec on
LY
4,495.00
4,105.00
10
139.00
7.33
1796
4,634.00
4,112.33
13
952.60
70.50
1251
1,887.00
11,014.04
-83
2,839.60
11,084.54
-74
1,794.40
-6,972.21
126
4,739.09
11,711.30
-60
6,533.49
4,739.09
38
East Horsley Care 2023
2022
% inc./dec on
LY
Receipts
Donations
Total
Payments
Bank Charges
Telephony
Support
Total
Excess of receipts over payments
Fund Balance 31.12.22/31.12.21
Fund Balance 31.12.23/31.12.22		 1,000.00
1,192.00
-16
1,000.00
1,192.00
-16
104.99
105.53
-1
283.45
237.46
0
1,034.70
628.46
0
1,423.14
971.45
46
-423.14
220.55
-292
1,796.90
1,576.35
14
1,373.76
1,796.90
-24
Friends of St. Martin's 2023
2022
% inc./dec on
LY
Receipts
Donations
Bank Interest
Total
Payments
Expenses
Donation to St. Martin's
Total
Excess of receipts over payments
Fund Balance 31.12.22/31.12.21
Fund Balance 31.12.23/31.12.22		 4,495.00
4,105.00
10
139.00
7.33
1796
4,634.00
4,112.33
13
952.60
70.50
1251
1,887.00
11,014.04
-83
2,839.60
11,084.54
-74
1,794.40
-6,972.21
126
4,739.09
11,711.30
-60
6,533.49
4,739.09
38
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Appendix 1: Statement of Financial Activities for Year Ended 31st December 2023		 St. Martin's Church East Horsley
Appendix 1: Statement of Financial Activities for Year Ended 31st December 2023
INCOMING RESOURCES General Funds
Designated
Funds
2023
2022
% inc/dec on
LY
Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Total
Endowment
Funds
Voluntary Income
Planned Giving
Income Tax Reclaimed
Collections & Unplanned Giving
Sundry & Special Appeals/Donations
Grants
Charitable Appeals/Collections
Fund Raising
Vestry
Windows
Streaming/Sound System
Beehive
TOTAL
Activity for Generating Funds
Community Hall/Rooms Lettings
TOTAL
Investment Income
CBF Deposit Interest
CBF Investment Income
TOTAL
Incoming Resources from Charitable
Activities
Fees Received
TOTAL
Other Incoming Resources
VAT Reclaim
Friends of St. Martin's donations
Ancillary Trading/Miscellaneous
TOTAL		 84,934.88
84,934.88
76,079.86
12
11,347.79
14,422.50
25,770.29
15,083.05
71
11,792.07
1,080.00
12,872.07
15,760.35
-18
3,144.18
3,390.90
6,808.92
13,344.00
13,846.89
-4
2,000.00
2,000.00
5,000.00
-60
572.89
572.89
4,048.70
-86
2,461.00
2,461.00
3,283.00
-25
72,090.04
72,090.04
0.00
0.00
0.00
6,001.36
-100
424.73
424.73
334.60
27
113,218.92
93,362.06
7,888.92
0.00
214,469.90
139,437.81
54
21,059.64
21,059.64
21,234.49
-1
21,059.64
0.00
0.00
0.00
21,059.64
21,234.49
-1
932.37
817.34
3,928.24
5,677.95
1,560.88
264
428.44
111.22
6,252.78
6,792.44
6,755.05
1
932.37
1,245.78
4,039.46
6,252.78
12,470.39
8,315.93
50
3,017.00
3,017.00
3,322.50
-9
3,017.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3,017.00
3,322.50
-9
4,665.67
994.31
5,659.98
346.41
1,867.00
1,867.00
10,769.54
2,989.38
2,989.38
3,975.75
-25
4,856.38
4,665.67
994.31
0.00
10,516.36
15,091.70
-30
Grand Total Income 143,084.31
99,273.51
12,922.69
6,252.78
261,533.29
187,402.43
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Appendix 2: Statement of Financial Activities for Year Ended 31st December 2023		 St. Martin's Church East Horsley
Appendix 2: Statement of Financial Activities for Year Ended 31st December 2023
EXPENDITURE General Funds
Designated
Funds
2023
2022
% inc/dec on LY
Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Endowment
Funds
Total
Cost of Generating Funds
Cost of Stewardship campaign
Special Events
TOTAL
Charitable Activities
Home Missions & Church Societies
Secular Charities
Relief & Devt. Agencies
Parish Share
Working expenses of the clergy
Rectory
Church Running Expenses
Church/Buildings Maintenance
Upkeep of Services
Upkeep of Churchyard
Website/Directory
Church Rooms/Hall
Insurance (Church/Hall/Rooms)
Major Repairs & Replacements
Major Projects
Vestry
Windows
Streaming/Sound System
Beehive
Organist & Choir
Education & Youth Work
Rector's Discretionary Fund
TOTAL
Governance Costs
(see Note 6.1)
Independent Examination
TOTAL
Support Costs
Bank Charges
Support Staff
Printing
General Administration
TOTAL
Other Resources Expended
Terry Waite event
Mental Health training
Hall Redevelopment Proposal
Miscellaneous
TOTAL		 0.00
82.80
-100
665.00
665.00
3,757.60
665.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
665.00
3,840.40
-83
1,300.00
1,300.00
1,155.00
13
4,358.00
377.89
4,735.89
7,555.86
-37
860.00
195.00
1,055.00
1,334.00
-21
90,899.00
90,899.00
89,487.00
2
2,436.30
2,436.30
521.35
367
473.41
473.41
395.27
20
8,619.95
8,619.95
5,751.46
50
631.98
631.98
501.33
26
1,915.14
1,915.14
2,421.85
-21
14.27
14.27
1,720.50
-99
2,659.29
2,659.29
2,269.18
17
10,148.48
10,148.48
7,880.95
29
2,801.42
2,801.42
2,616.95
7
6,465.84
6,465.84
10,616.16
-39
0.00
7,151.75
-100
28,314.18
28,314.18
0.00
577.44
577.44
1,377.23
-58
10.00
10.00
30.48
-67
2,586.66
249.83
2,836.49
3,762.14
-25
4,990.43
4,990.43
5,289.75
-6
3,281.29
3,281.29
1,073.17
206
129,689.63
32,755.80
11,720.37
0.00
174,165.80
152,911.38
14
1,100.00
1,100.00
1,100.00
0
1,100.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1,100.00
1,100.00
0
427.14
427.14
429.52
-1
6,280.02
6,280.02
5,184.03
21
1,750.86
1,750.86
1,764.00
-1
2,190.03
2,190.03
2,542.23
-14
10,648.05
0.00
0.00
0.00
10,648.05
9,919.78
7
0.00
2,434.00
-100
2,250.00
2,250.00
2,000.00
13
2,084.34
2,084.34
0.00
3,519.61
3,519.61
3,963.63
-11
7,853.95
0.00
0.00
0.00
7,853.95
8,397.63
-6
Grand Total Expenditure 149,956.63
32,755.80
11,720.37
0.00
194,432.80
176,169.19
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