## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST WOKING Charity registration number: 1128277** ## **Report for period between 12/03/2023 and 20/02/2024** ## **Aims and purposes** St John’s Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of co-operating with the vicar in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is responsible for the maintenance of the church buildings, the Youth Centre, the assistant clergy’s house and the flat formerly used by our youth minister. ## **Objectives and activities** The primary objective of the PCC is summarised in the motto _**"To know Christ and to make Him known"** ._ This remains the same year on year because the gospel never changes; ‘Jesus is the same yesterday and today and forever’ _(Hebrews 13v8)_ . The PCC is committed to encouraging and involving as many people as possible to become part of our parish community. Our services and worship put our faith into practice through regular Bible reading, teaching, music, singing and prayer. In planning future activities, the members of the PCC will have regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission where this is relevant, and will include: - Acts of worship which are open to all. - The provision of space for prayers, reflection and contemplation. - Pastoral work including visiting the sick, housebound and bereaved. - Provision of children’s and youth work for the local community, plus weddings, funerals, etc. - Provision of venues for community activities. - Teaching the Christian faith through sermons, courses and small groups. ## **Administrative Information** The Parish is composed of two churches: St John the Baptist in St John's village, the parish church, and Emmanuel in Mayford. Rev Glyn Lucas is the incumbent and Rev Peter Chamberlin is the Associate Minister. They were assisted by Rev Robert Bennett (honorary OLM Curate, retired and with Permission to Officiate), Robin Langdon (Ministry Lead: Children’s Work and Music), Lys Price (Ministry Lead: All Age Worship) and Kim Phillips (Ministry Trainee). ## **Structure, governance and management** The Parochial Church Council is a body corporate established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. The following have served on the PCC since the last APCM, held on 12[th] March 2023: **Clergy** : Rev Glyn Lucas and Rev Peter Chamberlin. **Churchwardens** : Gerardine Densham Brown and Richard Price. **Deanery Synod members** : Warwick Croucher, Nigel Cundy and Stephen Horn. (Rev Glyn Lucas and Rev Peter Chamberlin, as members of the deanery clergy, are also members). **Elected PCC members** : Samantha Barwick, Warwick Croucher, Graham Cundy, Chris Dale, Jill Howard, Gillian Margary, Margaret Molloy, Victoria Page, Harriet Pearce, Tim Read, Neil Salt, Amir Sexton, Sylvia Stock. **Co-opted members** : Tony Graham (Treasurer) and Mary Kirkman (Safeguarding Officer). The appointment of PCC members is governed by and set out in the Church Representation Rules. PCC members are elected for a three-year term, after which they stand down for at least a year. Day to day management is delegated to the incumbent and the churchwardens. This year Samantha Barwick, Graham Cundy, Chris Dale, Gill Margary, Timothy Read and Sylvia Stock are standing down from PCC having served three years, and Victoria Page and Timothy Horn stepped down during the year. We would like to thank them for their dedication and hard work. The Standing Committee meets between PCC meetings when necessary and comprised the Incumbent, the Associate Minister, the churchwardens, the treasurer, and two other PCC representatives: Chris Dale and Jill Howard. The Emmanuel Committee is responsible for the day to day running and maintenance of its church. ## **Achievements and Performance** The numbers on the electoral roll to be reported at the APCM are St. John’s 234 (last year 233) and Emmanuel 19 (last year 21). This makes a parish total of 253 (last year 254). The average Sunday attendance during October was adults 194 (205 in 2023) and children 45 (36 in 2022); there were approximately 2,670 attendances (including schools services) over the Christmas period (1,800 in 2022). During 2023, there were 8 baptisms and 1 Service of Thanksgiving (1 and 1 in 2022); 9 confirmations (0 in 2022) and 2 weddings (4 in 2022). During 2023, 14 funerals (9 in 2022), 5 cremations (3 in 2022) and 4 interments of cremated remains (10 in 2022) were conducted. ## **Emmanuel Report** Emmanuel held mainly lay-led services during the year, with recorded clergy sermons from St John’s. Clergy visited at least monthly for Holy Communion services and other preachers visited occasionally. Monthly coffee mornings took place, some with visiting speakers, usually attracting some 30 local residents. Monthly Knit ‘n’ Natter meetings were held, making handicrafts for a variety of charities. There were several bookings by other churches and outside organisations who find the quiet and comfortable premises welcoming. Emmanuel hosted the Woking Welsh Society’s annual St David’s Day service, led by the Archdeacon of Surrey, Paul Davies. Routine maintenance of the church buildings and grounds continued as far as possible. ## **Financial Review** The accounts presented with this Annual Report have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006, together with Charities SORP (FRS 102): accounting regulations stipulate that the financial statements are prepared on an accruals basis. They have been subject to an independent examination by Fuller Spurling, Chartered Accountants. Our expenditure in the year exceeded our income by £49,932, which is a significant change from last year’s surplus of £10,812. Page 2 of 9 St John’s with Emmanuel PCC Report 2024 Our total income rose by 6.4%, with voluntary income increasing by 7.3%; however, costs increased by 24% (£83,600), mostly in the cost of church activities (32% or nearly £77,000). The main reasons for this were as follows: - The electricity contracts have had a full year at the high rates at which the contracts had to be renewed in late 2021; the utilities cost is now substantially greater than it was last year. - As indicated last year, we had to undertake repairs to the church stonework which cost £22,000. - The PCC agreed to sell Willowmead, the investment property, but decided that a better price would be obtained if some renovation work was carried out (and then recouped from the sales proceeds); this was done at a cost of £15,000. However, the sale (although agreed) had not been completed by the year end; this £15,000 will be returned to the general reserves when it does. - The PCC also decided to renovate the Small Halls in the church when the pre-school closed down, to make it more attractive to new tenants. This cost £25,500 and will payback in roughly two years (from the higher annual rent being received). - Finally, it is accounting practice to depreciate all assets (apart from land) including buildings; as we purchased the house in Hermitage Woods Crescent in 2020 for £550,000, we must expense this at £11,000 per year over the maximum 50 years it is expected to last. ## **Maintenance of buildings and other assets** The majority of the urgent and “within 5 years” major rectifications identified in the 2020 Quinquennial Inspection (QI) report have now been completed. This includes major repairs to the stonework on the Western gable ends and the South side of the Church. During 2023 two other significant projects were completed: the Small Halls have been redecorated and refurbished with improved kitchen facilities. A new, fully equipped disabled toilet has been installed. Decking has been fitted over the very uneven ground immediately outside the Small Halls. This has created a much better space for all users. The Youth Centre Coffee bar has also been redecorated and refurbished. Some new seating has been obtained and better and more efficient lighting has been installed. More storage space has also been created without significantly reducing the space available and all at a very modest cost. The central heating system in all buildings has required some attention this year. There were several unexpected faults that needed urgent repair. There were also some improvements made to the system to help economise on running costs, while improving available warmth. Extra radiators were installed to improve the heat output to the small halls. There have also been updates made to the lighting in the church halls and lounge to help reduce our Church electricity bill – which is now approaching £12,000 per year. There are a large number of routine maintenance tasks required every year. Annual service requirements including the organ, fire protection, lightning protection, central heating, clearing gutters and roofs of leaves and others. There were also a large number of smaller repairs needed which have been completed; some by professionals and others by volunteers. ## **Risk management** The major risks to which the PCC is exposed have been reviewed and systems and procedures designed to manage or minimise those risks have been established. A rolling annual review is established and appropriate updates will be incorporated into our policies. Page 3 of 9 St John’s with Emmanuel PCC Report 2024 ## **Safeguarding** The Parish of St John’s, Woking is committed to the safeguarding, care and nurture of the children and young people within our church community, and also to encouraging an environment where all people and especially those who may be vulnerable are able to worship and pursue their faith journey with encouragement and in safety. We are also committed to the implementation of the Diocese of Guildford Safeguarding Policy and Procedures and the relevant statutory legislation and guidance for the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We have complied with the duty to have due regard to section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016. Our safer recruitment policy for anyone wishing to volunteer/work with children, young people or vulnerable adults includes the completion of an application form and interview/informal discussion. If the role is in regulated activity, a minimum of two references will also be sought unless the individual has been volunteering at either of our churches on a regular basis in another area of regulated activity for at least 3 years. Anyone working with children and/or vulnerable adults, both on a paid or voluntary basis, is required to complete a DBS check and, if the role is in regulated activity, this will include the completion of a Confidential Declaration Form. This also applies to members of the pastoral team and PCC members as the PCC approves activities involving children and vulnerable adults. The validity of a DBS check is 3 years and has to be renewed if still in role. PCC members, children’s and youth leaders and helpers and members of the pastoral team are required to complete basic awareness and foundation courses in safeguarding which are available online. Certain roles require additional safeguarding training on leadership, safer recruitment and people management and domestic abuse sessions. PCC members are also required to complete the domestic abuse module as are members of the pastoral group. The leadership sessions are delivered via zoom by the diocese and the safer recruitment training is available online. All training modules are valid for 3 years. We use the Parish Dashboard which is an electronic management tool used by many parishes across the country to monitor safeguarding arrangements in the church. It is designed to make church safeguarding life simpler and clearer and enables the parish to keep up to date with local and national changes in safeguarding requirements. Every year the PCC agrees the Parish Safeguarding Policy and Policy Statement. A copy of the Policy Statement is displayed in the church both at St Johns and Emmanuel and a copy is sent to the Diocese for their records. ## **Youth Work** At St John’s we are blessed to have a church family stretching in age from 0-100, with every generation well represented. We give thanks for those aged between 11 and 18. This year we have continued to run regular groups on Sunday mornings, and Tuesday evenings. The groups are known as “1:eighty” (for school years 7-9) and “iNsight” (for school years 10-13). On Sundays the 1:eighty group meet during the 10 o’clock church service, after first sharing the opening 20 minutes of the service with the adults, as the younger children’s groups also do. The iNsight group re-formed at the start of this academic year, now that we have a viable group of young people from school years 10-13. They meet on a Tuesday, along with 1:eighty from 7:45-8:30, for bible study. Page 4 of 9 St John’s with Emmanuel PCC Report 2024 At Sunday 1:eighty, young people from our church family have been discipled as they studied Colossians, Luke’s Gospel, Proverbs, Exodus 1-19, and a topical series about “Sex, Love and Relationships”. On Tuesdays the programme focusses on providing an apologetic for Christianity which will be accessible for those standing outside the faith and looking in. It included talks/discussion about the evidence for the reliability of the Gospel accounts and Jesus’ resurrection using Lee Strobel’s “The Case for Christ – youth edition” as a guide; a bible overview; discussion of social media; some parables with a “sting in the tale”; how wide/long/high/deep Jesus’ love is; and some Psalms that connect with our emotions. That programme is accompanied by games and activities in the sports hall and the coffee bar in the Youth Centre, and at St John’s Lye in the summer. Numbers aren’t everything, but they are significant. On average we saw 6 young people at 1:eighty on Sunday mornings during the Autumn term, and 4-5 each Tuesday evening, drawing from a pool of 12 on our register. In addition iNsight averaged 6-7 on a Tuesday evening, with 10 different people attending. Many of these are regulars at the 10 o’clock church service too. It has been wonderful to see our young people playing an active part in the life of the church, serving coffee (not only when doing Duke of Edinburgh award!), in the music group and on the sound desk, performing in the production of _The Hill_ and helping at events such as the Nativity on Christmas Eve and at our Holiday Club. One of the most joyful days for our church this last year was when 2 of our young people, who have grown up in the family of the church, were baptised in November. They were included among 5 young people who were confirmed later the same day by Rob Munro, Bishop of Ebbsfleet. Please continue to pray for their growth in the faith. Other highlights this year included: - Days out at the ‘Sorted Nano’ youth event in May, and ‘Sorted’ in November – both ‘big days out’ in London with top quality bible teaching and worship. - A weekend away at Runways End Activity Centre in the February half-term holiday, run jointly with Send Evangelical Church. 13 of our young people came and enjoyed outdoor activities and teaching on the theme of ‘Sacrifice’ by Jonathon Burrows, an experienced youth minister from Christ Church Cockfosters. - Socials including a pancake party, clip-and-climb, a barbecue with the youth group from Send, bonfire and a Safari-supper, with a film-night also coming soon. - Summer ‘camps’ were well attended. Several young people went to ‘Contagious’, ‘The Beach’, and Gatton CYFA Venture. - A small handful of school friends have joined us on Tuesdays, at events, and even on the youth weekend away. We give thanks for this opportunity to get to know them and introduce them to Jesus. We thank God that the pool of regular leaders on Sundays and Tuesdays has been maintained with new members joining in place of old-hands who have moved on. We are also thankful for the coffee Bar re-decoration, which included some extra cupboards being built, a fresh lick of paint, and new sofas bought with a donation generously given. Page 5 of 9 St John’s with Emmanuel PCC Report 2024 ## **Children’s and Families Work** Sunday Mornings - This year we have covered Luke (Easter), Acts, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Luke (Christmas) and Mark chapters 1-3. The team has grown and at our termly meetings we have started some training videos by Andy Gawn. The team also attended the Equip day conference. Children numbers have grown slightly with around 25-30 each week aged from 3 to 11. Schools - Work with our primary schools has been really encouraging. We continue to go into Oaktree weekly to do Open the Book, Hermitage fortnightly to do “What Christians Believe” assemblies and St John’s Primary fortnightly to do Open the Book. We have also been invited in to several RE lessons at St John’s school which has been really positive. Alongside this we have had lots of school visits to the church including for their seasonal services and also RE visits. We have run stalls at school fetes and helped out in various other ways across the year. Christmas/Advent - Following feedback we brought back a Christingle event this year alongside a Family Drop in event and Nativity service. All these were really well attended and over Christmas we welcomed hundreds of visitors through our doors. Dangerous Kids Club (7-10 year olds) has been running for almost 18 months. Attendance has stayed consistently between 20-25 children over the last year. There is a team of six regular leaders. The evenings format hasn’t changed – the hour-long meeting being split approximately into three even blocks of a game or a craft, then refreshments and the Bible talk, and finally a portion of a film. In warmer months we add outdoor and off-site activities. Additionally DKC has had a social evening where parents were invited to a BBQ, and hosted the ‘Bonfire Light’ event on October 31[st] as it fell on a club night. Achievement of certain levels of attendance, children receive a club-logo t-shirt, a Christian book, then a youth bible. This has proven popular. All-age spots - The team of all-age ‘spotters’ continue to provide lively and engaging teaching for the children through the year. The team have engaged well with the introduction of certain aspects of the series theme that are reinforced each week so to provide continuity across the series and embed key teaching. Topics covered this last year have been Names of God, The Beatitudes, and Parables. Song special slots dedicated to learning new or enjoying known children’s songs are also included in the rota. All-age services - The pattern of all-age services was slightly changed in 2023 to ensure they were evenly spread across the year. This worked well and continues into 2024. There is much enjoyment in planning this more informal style of service and seeking ways to best engage with the whole agerange. Holiday Club - In July we had another successful and fun week with over 60 children coming to learn about Jesus our hero and rescuer. Many of these families had been to previous outreach events or have been to events since and we are pleased that we are starting to see the same faces and build some relationships with families from the local community. None of this would be possible without God and the team would also like to extend their thanks to the teams of volunteers for all their commitment and hard work. First Steps (Babies & Toddlers) – This meets weekly in term times. We have a handful of families who come regularly each week, a few that come every two or three weeks and a lot of new faces coming through our doors each Thursday. We are pleased to see First Steps parents attending events outside of the group and coming into our church for Christmas and Easter events. We even had a professional photographer come and set up in late November, to take family photos of children and carers with a Christmas backdrop; the uptake was very positive. We have been learning about the Page 6 of 9 St John’s with Emmanuel PCC Report 2024 Parables of Jesus and how to live with the fruits of the spirit. Children love the music and songs we do and we have been teaching them a few songs that we sing in church. ## **Pastoral Support Group** The pastoral support group is a small team of volunteers (along with the clergy) who continue to meet monthly. The group is available to support adult church members in need and is accessible by contacting the church office or the clergy/volunteers directly. During the year April 23- Mar 24 the number of requests for pastoral support to the team has reduced significantly. Also, several volunteers have re-located out of the area or are no longer available due to other commitments. The PSG have dedicated link volunteers with the prayer ministry team and the church prayer team who compile the monthly prayer diary and church prayer rota. Home communion for the sick/housebound is co-ordinated by the PSG team who also support the clergy during these visits. The regular times for organising this are at Easter and Christmas. Hand-made cards are made by a church member and are sent to people in our congregation who are sick, bereaved or going through a difficult time. The aim of the PSG for 2024-25 is to continue to provide support for those in need when requested. ## **Music** We continue to be blessed with a large team of talented musicians, singers and technical support and alongside the usual musical activities (weekly services, events, holiday club) there have been lots of exciting things going on for music at St John’s this year. We have been invited to run “Christian singing assemblies” at St John’s School, which has involved teaching the whole school songs we sing in church and also talking about why we sing them. In September we performed our evangelistic play, _The Hill_ , with both script and music written by members of the church. Many members of the church played a part in bringing this together for two packed-out audiences and it opened up lots of opportunities to talk to people about our faith. In October, those involved in our music ministry benefited from some team training from Andy Fenton from Music Ministry. This was a great chance to remind ourselves why and how we serve in the team and also work on some practical skills. Our bi-annual Remembrance concert was performed in November, showcasing lots of talent from the congregation and raising money for the Royal British Legion. The seasonal choir was brought together for Good Friday, Easter, Remembrance and Christmas; this comprised good numbers and a real enthusiasm for singing to people about our amazing God and what he has done. Christmas in particular was a busy time with the Carols by Candlelight service, the Emmanuel Carol service and also caroling at The Rowbarge pub. On a more practical note, the side aisle speakers have now been repaired giving a better spread of sound across the building and the new sound desk is working well and proving a good investment. Page 7 of 9 St John’s with Emmanuel PCC Report 2024 ## **Sidesmen** Around twenty-five people have served as Sidesmen during the year at the regular Sunday Services and the additional Christmas and Easter ones. Many thanks to all who have served in this way. ## **The Wider Church** Woking Deanery This is one of 12 subdivisions of the Guildford diocese, and has representatives from each of the churches in Woking and the surrounding area. The deanery synod meets three times a year, and each meeting has an open presentation on a topic of interest, followed by a short meeting for the clergy and elected lay representatives sharing news and needs from the Woking churches and the wider diocese. Motions can be raised by parishes to be passed onto the deanery synod, then the diocesan synod, and into general synod. The meetings this year discussed ways to implement small groups, the learning and education opportunities provided by the diocese, and how resources can be shared between parishes. St Johns has been allocated four lay representatives to the synod. Our current lay representatives (see above) were elected at the 2023 AGPM and stand for three years. There is one vacancy. Glyn and Peter are also members of the synod, and meet more frequently with other clergy in the deanery. ## General Synod and Diocese of Guildford Rev Glyn Lucas and Rev Peter Chamberlin are our representatives on Diocesan Synod. St Johns Church does not currently have a representative on General Synod. ## **Mission** St Johns with Emmanuel support a number of mission partners through recognised organisations which share our convictions. We support them financially, by regular contact with a member of our congregation and through our corporate prayers. Our current partners at St John’s are: - Robbie and Lizzie Bellis (Crosslinks) who have been engaged in work on a church plant in Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium since 2019 and evangelism amongst university students. The family visited us in October 2023 and Robbie spoke at our morning service. - Josh and Cathy Hooker (Crosslinks) who moved to Northern Ireland a year ago where they are leading training ministries and local mission. This is a continuation of the work they were doing in Namibia to where they hope to return in January 2026. - Matt and Andrea Vaughan (Interserve), Mission Enablers based in Bordesley Green, Birmingham developing outreach networks with Afghan and Pakistani communities and developing a breakfast club at their local church. Matt visited us in December 2023. - Brendan and Jo (SIM) are both involved in various mission initiatives at their local church, school and university in Asia. Brendan teaches at a university in Asia but is also involved developing local Christian leadership while Jo runs women’s study groups. - Maddie Lewis (UCCF), who has been the CU staff worker in UCCF’s south east region since September 2022, supports the Christian Unions at Surrey University, UCA Farnham and UCA Epsom. One of our Lent groups in 2023 focussed on our mission partners with interviews with each partner giving an opportunity to find out more about them and their families. St John’s also gives regularly to the following local projects: ACROSS, which helps Christians to share faith across cultures in Woking, the York Road Project, which provides emergency and longer-term accommodation for those experiencing homelessness and Engage which supports Christian work in Page 8 of 9 St John’s with Emmanuel PCC Report 2024 local primary and secondary schools. Emmanuel supports the Christian Institute, which seeks to promote the Christian faith in the public square, the York Road Project, and Interserve. Both St Johns and Emmanuel commit to giving 12.5% of their unrestricted income to their chosen organisations. Signed: Approved by St John’s PCC – 20 February 2024 Page 9 of 9 St John’s with Emmanuel PCC Report 2024 Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist, Woking Registered Charity nijmber 1128277 Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2023 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT 10 I HE PAROLHIAL C"HURCH COUNLIL {PLL) OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, WOKING FOR THE YIAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2023 I report on the Accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31 $1 December 2023 which are set out on pages 1 to 9. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner The PCC is responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The PCC consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 Ilhe 2011 Act} and that an independent examination is needed. The PCC'S gross income exceeded £250,000 ancl l am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. 11 is my responsibility to.. Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act., Follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 145151{bl of the 2011 Act and. State whether particular matters have come lo my attention. Basis of independent examiner's statement My e.Xf2minc?lion Mir*. S C Income f Lettings Fees Church actlvities 27.213 4,893 25,589 4,420 30,009 TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 379,590 356.706 Notos to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 De¢•mber 2023 RESOURCES EXPENDED TOTAL FUNDS 2023 2022 3(al Outward tvin -overseas -home -secular as detall¢d In note 8 32.078 12,999 1,971 47,048 29,172 11,836 2,018 43,026 3{b} Church activities Ministry.. Diocesan Parish Share Working expenses of incumbent including vicarage Assistant staff Church-running expenses and maintenan Upkeep of services Upkeep of churchyard Events, mission, publicity and training Youth Centre running costs and maintenance Other PCC property upkeep Major repairs lover £10001 115,649 2,727 79.713 31,663 3,907 49 5,146 9,421 22,418 49,037 319,730 116,493 3,506 72,025 22,988 3,569 321 4,544 9,250 5.688 4.540 242,924 31c} Church mana ement and administration Adminislralive costs including salaries Depreciab'on fixtures and fittings Depreciats'on buildings 40,061 7,396 14,249 61,706 37,393 7,264 14,249 58,906 31dl Govornance costs Independent Examiners fee 1,038 1,038 TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 429,522 345,894 (w ¢n co r*) J ( *oo too 00 O(N 000 OJ J <0 ) ro* Ln ¢L)rC ow)m Q)vO) o £LtsI rmoo oo) rL Lr) u<2cJ< o￿>>￿ < Notss to the Financlal Statements for the year ended 31 D¢cember 2023 tment flxed asset The flat was onginalty purchased for th8 Youth Minister in 2007 for £149,527,. in recent years it has been commercially tet and held at an esb-mated market value of £230,000. During the year, the PCC decided to sell the propety, after undertaking a refurbishment. At the year end a sale at £219.500 had been agreed but not yel completed., the value in the accounts at the year end has accordingly been reduced by 10,500. The flat is owned leasehold and has 952 years remaining on the 5ease. DEBTORS TOTAL FUNDS 2023 2022 Income tax recoverable Bank interest due Pre-payments 5,396 945 2,762 9,103 6,045 115 527 8,687 LIABILITIES- Amounts falllng duè within one year TOTAL 2022 2023 Payroll taxes and pension ¢ontributs"ons Expenses and utilities Parish share temporarily withheld Assctiate Minister Governan￿ costs ou￿ard Giving Held Funds 1,456 8,629 50.000 9,500 1,100 11.324 6,922 88,931 1,594 4,620 9,952 1,100 7,528 5,483 30,277 NEf ASSETS TOTAL 2022 2023 Tangible fixed assets Investment asset Idesignaled) Debtors (Note 51 Cash in banks and in hand Liabilities: amounts falling due within one year {Note 6) 595,385 611,839 219,500 230,000 9.103 6,687 151,013 128,253 88.931 30.277 886,070 946,502 The church policy is to keep cash reseNes equal to three months, expenditure Iroughly £85,000>, subject to a minimum of £40,000. The reseNes are Currently higher than this as £50.000 is owed in Parish Share and £33,000 has been set aside for the ernploymenl of a Youth Minister. Not¢s to the Financlal Statements for the year ended 31 Decembor 2023 GRANTS Mlsslonary and Charitable Giving TOTAL 2023 st John's Emmanuel 2022 Home UCCF Across Cultural Ministry Engage ISCATS} Christian Institute Chur¢h Scciety Surrey Gospel Partnership Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship Evangelical Alliance 7.918 1,533 1,500 7,918 1,533 1,500 1,018 500 7,126 1,533 1,500 1,097 500 50 30 1.018 500 30 500 11,981 30 500 12,999 1,018 Overse Crosslinks12 families) Inlerserve SIM UK 11.836 15,835 7,918 7,918 31.671 15,835 8,325 7.918 32,078 14,367 7,622 7,183 29.172 407 407 Secular York Road Project 611 1.971 2,018 TOTAL 45.012 2.036 47,048 43.026 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS PCC members during the year included the As50ciale Minister, an office administrator (whose term on the PCC ceased in March 20231, and close relatives of the Parish Manager, a member of the Children's Ministy Team, the events verger. and the Sunday verger. In total, employment costs (including employer's NIC and pension contibutions} and expenses for these staff members lolalled £60,110. In 2022, employment costs and expenses of staff members who were members of the PCC or who had close family cor¢nections to PCC member5 totalled £71,758. In addits"on. a member of the PCC received £4,800 {2022.. £1,600) from the church to reimburse accomodation costs of the Ministry Trainee. Apart from the above, no other payments were made to members of the PCC or any other connected persons. **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL (PCC) OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, WOKING FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2023** I report on the Accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31[st] December 2023 which are set out on pages 1 to 9. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** The PCC is responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The PCC consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. The PCC’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. ## It is my responsibility to: - Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act; - Follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act and; - State whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of independent examiner’s statement** My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Church and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and the seeking of explanations from you as the PCC concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - The accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - The accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - The accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Susan Keane FCA Fuller Spurling Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors Mill House ,58 Guildford Street Chertsey Surrey KT16 9BE