The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Speldhurst with Groombridge and Ashurst Reglstered charity number 1128599 with the Charlty Commlsslon (En8land and Wale5) also known as The PCC of the Parlsh of Speldhurst with Groombrfdge and Ashurst Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2022 Contents Page Annual Report Statement of Trustees. Responslbilitles li Independent Examinerfs Report 12 Statement of Financlal Artivltles 13 Balance Sheet 14 Notes to the Accounts 15-24
The Parochlal Church Council of the Ecclesiastlcal Parish of Speldhurst with Groombridge and Ashurst ('The PCU) Also known as he PCC of Speldhurst with Groombridge and Ashursf The PCC was reglstered as a Charlty wtth the CharSty Commlssion (England & Wales) In 21K19 under reglstratlon number 1128599 under the requirements of the Charltles Art 19931now the Charltles Art 20111 Annual Report for 2022 Reference and administrative information Incumbent: The Revd. Douglas Wren The Rectory, Southfields Speldhurst Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 OPD 01892 862821 dou las.wren12 mail.corn Address: Church Office The Rectory, Southflelds Speldhurst Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 OPD Princlpal Bank: National Westminster Bank 89 Mount Pleasant Road Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TNI IQJ Independent examiner: Foot Davson Ltd Lonsdale Gate, Lonsdale Gardens Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TNI INU Website.. htt eldhurst.or church Membershlp: During the year the following Seed as members of The PCC.. Incumbent.. The Revd. Douglas Wren {Chairman) Churchwordens.. Helen Coffin (St. Marfsl Chris Lilly (St Martin's) Tom Watson (St. Martin's) Dan Pollen (St. Mary's) 8ecky Leeves (St. Marfs James Green (St. Mar(s) (from April 2022 to November 2022) (from November 2022) (until April 20221 Deputy Churchwardens."Winston Blake (St. John's) David Crundwell (St. John's) Dan Pollen (St. Marfs) Michael Smith (St. Marls) Anthony Joyce (St, Marfs) (until April 20221 {until April 2022) (from April 2022)
Glyn Williams (St. Marfsl (from Aprll 20221 Deanerysynod.. Martin Atkinson 1st. Marf5) Peter Soyke (St. Martln'sl Glenn Pottow (St. Marfsl (Also Wice Chairman) (until June 2022} Elertedmembers.. Adrian Dawes (St Marfsl Arlene Fane (St. John's) Carolyn Firth (St. Mary'51 lan Firth1St. Marwsl Heather Hughes 1st. Marfsl Trary Watson ISL Martin's) (also Secretary from April 20221 lalso St. Martin's DccT8surerI Cowjted member George Carter ISL Marfsl Dawn Pottow (St. Marfsl lalso Treasurer) (also Parlsh Sateguarding Offlcerl Offi¢e holderswho are not members olThe PCL. Se¢retory.' Andrea 8ur8ess untll April 2022 (also Parlsh Admini5trotorl Othw mlnlsters In the Parlsh John Perkins is a priest. John 8LFckle. Jenny Fit2slmmon5, David Lamèy and Karol Leeves are Readers and Sarah Bullett and Karol Leeves are Pastoral Assistants, all with the Bishop's Permission to Officiate. The PCC presents its Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022 Basis of preparatlon of the accounts The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policles set out In note I to the accounts and compty with the Church Accounting Regulations 2(X)6, the Charlties Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reportin8 Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021. Structurei gry4ernance and management of The Parlsh The PCC is a corporate body established by the Church of En8land and is a charity registered with The Charity Commission (England & Walesl (Yhe Charity Commission") number 1128S99. the registration covering all three churches in The Parish. The PCC operates under the Parochial Chur¢h Council Powers Measure 1956 and the Church Representation Rules. The Ecclesiastical Parish of Speldhurst with Groombri(Ige and Ashurst Iyhe Parish") consists of three districts corresponding to the churches of St. Mary the Vlr8in, Speldhurst, St. John the Evangellst. Groombrldge and St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst. The Parish came into being on l April 1977 after an Order in Council confirmed a Pastoral Scheme uniting the two Benefices and Parishes, Speldhurst with Groombridge Iwhich was one parish prevlouslyl and Ashurst, into a Single parish. In 2CQ9 a Special Parochial Church Meeting made, and the Bishop's Councll and Stsnding Committee of the Diocesan Synod approve(J, the current scheme under which St. Marfs and St. Martin's operate with
thelr own Dlstrlct Church Councll {"DCC") whlle St. John's operates through a commlttee of The PCC (Yhe Commlttee") whlch as such recelves guldance from The PCC. The Scheme provldes rules for the operatlon of the two DCCS and The Commlttee. Each DCC, under dele8ated authorlty from The PCC, has the funttlons, powers and dutles of a parochlal church councll wlthln It5 dlstrlct, subject to certain exceptlons and Ilmltatlons, in partlcular concernlng flnanclal and contractual matters. The PCC has delegated to The Committee the day to day runnlng of St. John's but retalns a more hands-on approach as compared to the two churches wlth thelr own DCCS. The members ofThe PCC are appolnted as follows: The Incumbent, any curates, the Churchwardens, Deputy Churchwardens and the Deanery Synod Representatlves are ex offlclo. The Churchwardens are nomlnated by the Annual Meetlng of Worshlppers ("AMW") of theor respectlve churches and elected at a Meetlng of Parishloners annually for a one year term. The Deputy Churchwardens are elected by the AMW of thelr respectlve churches for a one vear term. The Deanery Synod representatlves, currently the Parlsh is allocated 3 partlclpants, are elected at an Annual Parochlal Church Meetln81"APCM") for a three year term. Elections last took place In 2020. The elected members are nomlnated by the AMWS and then elected annually at the APCM for one year. There are provlslons for casual vacancles to be fllled, The PCC deals with those matters speclfically reserved for It, those referred to It by the DCCS and The Commlttee, and those affecting the whole Parlsh. It has the responslbillty of cooperatlng wlth the Rector and Is responslble throughout The Parlsh for the whole mlsslon of the church, pastoral, evangellstlc, soclal and ecumenlcal. Under the Charltles Act 2011 The PCC members, who are the 'Trustees of the Charlty", take ultlmate responslblllty for managlng all of the affairs of The PCC and therefore of all 3 churches In the Parlsh. On electlon The PCC members are Instructed In thelr responslbilitles as trustees. Related partles The Rector Is an ex offlclo Foundatlon Governor of Speldhurst Church of England (Voluntary Alded) Prlmary School and St. Mary's DCC Is requlred to appolnt a further 3 Foundatlon Governors, while the Dlocese of Rochester Is requlred to appolnt the flnal 3 Foundatlon Governors. Dan Pollen was a governor durlng 2022 and he was also a member of St. Marfs DCC until November 2022. St. Mary's DCC has the power to appolnt a Trustee to Speldhurst Vlllage Hall, a charity reg5stered with The Charlty Commlsslon wlth number 287945; the person appolnted is not a member of a DCC or the PCC. The Rector and the Churchwardens nominated by St. Mary's are ex officlo trustees of the Speldhurst Recreatlon Ground, a charlty registered wlth The Charity Commlssion with number 302846. The Rector Is a trustee of the Speclal Subjects Room (known as 'Yhe Speldhurst 1931 Trust" or 'Yhe 1931 Trusv) a charity which, due to Its small slze, Is not required to register, and has not reglstered, with the CharSty Commlsslon (England and Wales).
The Trust has as Its object benefiting people and organisations withln the Parish of St. Marfs. The power to appoint the trustees lies with The PCC as does the power to direct thè trustees in the way that they disburse the Trust's funds, although this latter power has not been exercised for some years.. both powers have been delegated to St. Marfs DCC. The DCC of St. Martin's has the right to appoint, for a year at a time, two representative members to The Committee of Management (all of whom are the trustees) of the Ashurst McDermott Hall, a charity re8lStered with the CharÈty Commission IEngland and Walesl with number 302673. They are Tom Watson and Tracy Watson. both members of The PCC. In addition Sophie Minoprio is a trustee and a member ofst. Martin's DCC. Details of all transactions with lated parties are set out in note 7 on page 18. Objectives and actl¥ltles The object of The Parish is to promote the whole mission of the Church of England within The Parish. As part of this, The PCC. primarily through the DCCS and The Committee. is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at the three churches and to become part of their respective church communities. Again. mainly through the DCCS and The Committee, The PCC maintains an ovetview of worship throughout The Parish and considers how the service5 and other related activities can involve the many groups that Itve within the districts of the three churches. The serVIS and worship PLrt falth into practice through prayer and scripture, music and outreach. Rlsk management The PCC, through the DCCS and The Committee. has carried out an assessment of the major risks to which The Parish is exposed, as identified by The PCC members. In particular, a child protection policy is in place and the procedure for obtaining approval for those working with chIldn and vulnerable adults Ss well established. All three churches and the central Parish funrtion have 5VStems of financial procedures in place for handling cash and for authorisinE, approving and paying for Items of expendlture. Appropriate insurance policies are in place. Public benefit In planning the artivities of the three churche5 in The Parish, the clergy and The PCC have considered The Charity Commission's guidance on Public Benefit and in particular the specific guidance for charltles for the enhancement of reli8ion. The actlvities include the following: The provision of public Christian worship open to all. The provision of sacred space frjr personal prayer and Contemplation. Pastoral work, sncluding visiting the sick and bereaved. The teaching of Christianity throu8h sermons, Courses and small groups. The provision of child and youth activities with a Christian ethos. General promotlon of Christianity. Operatlon of The PCC The PCC meets as required and has a Standing and Finance Committee which transacts business as required between meeting5 of ihe full PCC, subject to any directions given by The PCC. Most of the day to day actrvities t8ke place in the church DCCS and The Committee as appropriate. The PCC oversees the financial affairs of the DCC5 and The Committee and provSdes The Committee with guidance on additional matter5 and takes a more actSve role in the management of St. John's.
The three churches present to The PCC budgets for the year for thelr respectlve churches. The PCC approves these and authorlty Is glven for the three churches to work wlthln thelr budgets wlthout further reference to The PCC. The PCC also approves the budget for the central Parlsh f unctlon. Standlng and Flnance Commlttee Thls commlttee Is required to be appolnted by law. The members of the commlttee are, and were throu8hout the year, the Chalrman and Vlce Chalrman, the Churchwardens, the two Deputy Churchwardens appolnted by St. John's, the Treasurer of The Parlsh and the Treasurer of St. Martln's. Reserves pollcy and the cover The PCC has approved a pollcy of malntalnlng at a partlcular level, the Unrestrlcted Funds whlch are deslgnated for the use of the 3 churches, these are the General Funds of each church whlch are the free reserves of that church. For St. Marvs thls Is at a level of not less than 4 months, normal expendlture. For St. John's and St. Martln's thls Is at a level whlch Is between three and six months, normal expendlture, plus a further amount of £16,000 (£10,000 for St. John's, £6,000 for St. Martln's) to cover unexpected repalrs to the Churches. Based on the bud8ets for 2023, in a88re8ate normal expendlture for St. Marfs for four months and for St. John's and St. Martln's for three months amounts to £50,976 whilst normal expenditure for four months at St. Mary's and for six months at St. John's and St. Martln's amounts to £58,750. The funds needed to cover thls normal expenditure plus the £16,000 for emer8ency fabric repalrs are between £66,976 and £74,750. At 31 December 2022 in aggregate the General Funds of the three churches amounted to £253,233 and thus are well In excess of the pollcy limits. On an indivldual basls, the General Funds of St. Mary's and St. Martin's are well in excess of the hlgher amount, while that of St. John's Is well above the lower and also above the higher amount of the pollcy. The PCC'S Unrestrlcted Funds, l.e. Its free reserves, as opposed to the Unrestrlcted Designated Funds, are only £240. If the need arose The PCC would have to conslder undeslgnating some or all of the Unrestricted Desl8nated Funds of the three churches, potentially 8lving it access to what would be addltional free reserves of £253,233 from thelr General Funds, £68,618 from their Diocesan Church Repair Funds and £45,677 from the Groombridge School House Fund: were all these funds undesignated, It would result in total unrestricted funds of £367,528. Funds held as custodlan on behalf of others- [see note 6 on page 18] The PCC has acted as an agent for Sprlng Harvest, under its Group Organlser scheme, and as such collects money from Intendlng particlpants durlng the year as they commit to attending, and forwards the money, usually around February. The PCC has also acted as agent for the Dlocese of Rochester In the collectlon for fees for such services as funerals and weddlngs, This money is directly due to Sprlng Harvest and the Dlocese re5pectlvely, not the PCC, and Is therefore not Included in the Income or expenditure ofthe PCC but does form part of the bank balance, offset by the equlvalent liabillty. At the year end, the PCC held £365 on behalf of Sprlng Harvest (2021 £365), these funds are held in a separate bank account, and £300 (2021 £1,388) on behalf of the Dlocese. Fees of £575 were collected on behalf of retired clergy with Permission to Officlate (PTO). At the year end £101 was held to be paid over to the PTO.
Revlew of the year A¢hievements and performance 2022 started with continued caution around soclal distancing and COVID measures. Online worshlp continued into 2022 and has remained a feature throughout the year, in addition to in-person hurch 5ervi¢es. and our continued thanks to the onllne worship team for making these events a continued success. Russia's Invasion of the Ukraine saw parishloners offer places in thelr homes to individuals and families fleeing the conflict and raise funds to provide financlal support. Our rector, Douglas. reaped thè benefits of a 3 month sabbatical, taklng the opportunity for personal reflection and to explore wider opportunities and ideas to enrlch our Churches, activities and communsty. In April 2023 Douglas is moving on to a new parish in Cornwall to continLFe his ministry. After over 20 years as rector of this Parish Douglas will be Breatly missed. The process of appointing Douglas, replacement will be a focus for 2023,. in the meantime the trustees and ¢ongre8atlon, with support from the Diocese of Rochester where required, will continue to Pursue the Parish's Christian missional and charitable purposes. Further detai15 on the activities and achievements of the three churche5 is set out below. The PCC The PCC met 4 times during the year and the Standing and Finance Committee dealt with several matters by e-mail resolutions. The two DCCS and The Committee met between meetings and reports of these meetings were reiVed by The PCC and discussed and approved where necessary. Electoral roll and church attendance The following Electoral Roll numbers We reported during the year.. St Marfs 150 St Martin's 28 St. John's 13 Deanery Synod The Tunbridge Wells Deanery Synod meets 3 times a year and comprlses representatives of all 20 An8ll¢an Churches114 beneficesl in Tunbridge Wells and Southborough and includes about 25 clergy members and 40 lay members. Meetings include reports on the Bishop's Council, Diocesan Synod and General Synod di5CU55ions, followed by an address andlor discussion about a wlde range of local and national church related topics. Safeguardlng Safeguarding has continued to be at the core of our Parish life. Many members of our three Churches have undertaken safe8uardlng tralnln8 In a tlmely manner, demonstratin8 that safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. A new module ha5 been introduced for Pastoral Visitors. UPCC members and people who are in leadership roles titled Raising Awareness of Domesti¢ Abuse. This is extremely relevant in light of recent domestic issues highlighted on media platforms. In light of increasing numbers of familie5 attendin8 St Mary's specifically, there has been continued focus on ensuring leaders and helpers have current Disclosu and Barrin8 SeThice I'DBS'I certificates and up to date safe8uarding training. The Parish SafeBuardin8 Officer routinely follows UP with individuals requiring first time or updated DBS checks and monitors the status of mandatory safeguardlng tr31nin8 completion, communicating outstandin8 actlons to IndSviduals directly and to the UPCC
throughout the year. The UPCC acknowledges its duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 and is working to ensure all individuals are compliant. All safeguarding training has remained online for the majority of people.
Finance
Services across all three Parish churches were uninterrupted by COVID for the first time since 2020, despite ongoing monitoring of COVID guidance, particularly in the early part of the year. This resulted in an increase in year-on-year donations through service collections. However this was offset by a reduction in regular gift aid donations and the associated recoverable gift aid. Overall income saw a significant increase to £218,673 for the year (2021: £172,028]. This was driven primarily by a number of significant legacies received in 2022 in excess of £49,000.
Expenditure saw a marginal reduction during the year to £179,824 (2021: £181,040]. The overall result before taking account of unrealized fair value movements on investments was a surplus of £38,849 (2021: deficit of £-9,012]. The Parish's investments generated a substantial unrealized loss of £-24,125 (2021: unrealized gain of £25,878) on revaluation at year end.
The funds available to The Parish at year end were £378,437 (2021: £363,713]. The balance sheet is currently healthy with sufficient cash to meet all currently foreseeable needs.
Copies of the detailed financial results of each individual church are available on request from the Parish Administrator at the Church Office (see page 1 for contact details). Financial highlights for each of the churches are as follows:
St. Mary's Speldhurst:
Unrestricted income was £57,331 higher than in 2021 at £180,830 (2021: £123,499]. This was partially offset by a year-on-year increase in expenditure of £9,424 to £52,898 [2021: 43,474]. Restricted fund income received totalled £3,491 whllst restricted fund expenditure totalled £3,187. After considering the unrealized fair value decrease of investments of £-16,445 St Mary's showed an overall positive net increase in funds of £26,001 and a closing unrestricted funds balance of £244,023.
St. John's Groombridge:
Unrestricted income remained static year-on-year at £15,130 [2021: £15,687]. Expenditure fell to £6,723 [2021: £10,879). Investment revaluations resulted in an unrealized loss of £-7,680 for the year. After contributions to Parish costs St John's closed 2022 with an overall reduction in unrestricted funds of £-7,054. Restricted Funds closed higher at £2,958, the increase of £1,293 resulting from donations and legacies.
St. Martin's Ashurst:
Unrestricted income remained static at £13,799 (2021: £13,771]. Expenditure increased to £6,824 (2021: £4,891], resulting in net income for year of £6,975. After contributions to Parish costs St Martin's closed with an overall reduction in unrestricted funds of £-2,848. Restricted fund income rose by £1,672 but this was offset by restricted fund expenditure of £2,303, leading to a closing restricted fund balance of £1,807 (2021: £2,438].
2023 Budgets:
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These show that in the Genornl Funds of the thr e churchos, ov roll oxp ndltur c· d ts Ilk ly ta >t total income | by about £23,000. Approxln1ately . is £14,000 o·f slit, tho proJ Qo. ctod doflclt ot Is >ep @ -@ ctod +: to ~ orl # se ; _ from exceptional expenditure. The Parish hos sufficient flnnnclol , sourc > 7 ‘ ‘+ @ - @ s to fund a th ese d. 6 flcft $ ".’ should all budgeted expenditure bo Incurred. b 1» : - Lr Reports of the activities of the three churches of The Parish ' ~~ee~~ ~~Tbe War a~~ ~~ns rooa~~ At the beginning of 2022 we were stlll needing to be coutlous obout soclal dlstonclng ond rul ie ots atatsk are #1 bears esa. nd "8 »? c= t " @” a ee. ° regulations around Covld. It Is o huge credit to the onllno worship t om th t th s lmpo.rtont sessions are still running today. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia gavo us all o focus on holplng pooplo In nood ond tho rf % J # j j * ee a se dtspl c d ae , Members of St. Mary's offered places In their homes and gove flnonclol support. * C . _t * “9 ' i : - Douglas had a three•month sabbatical from May July; during which tlmo ho wolkod tho Con,tno nd vlsfted several churches engaged In mixed ecology n1lnlstry. Ho como bock rofroshod ond ln P . ie » -” i b," e" splr d e. ; : ; ; * @ @. 4 from this time. The three churches ran very smoothly throughout this tltllO with Gv ryon pulllng together. The death of Queen Elizabeth II In September ‘ ' is was 4 sudden and upsetting for so mony, Th ’ ‘ a : * @ church ~ oi ‘ « a Ps i , colobroto a @ a | tho Qu n's “«@ ee communities worked very well together to ensuro everyone had a chonco to remarkable life. ~~SS~~ Communit engagement Our engagement with the local community continued through a range of octlvltlos In 2022, At St Marys Bumps and Babes, who meet fortnightly for coffee, provide o ereat opportunity both for St. Dae ; er wits Marys to get to know new mums in the vlllage, and f-or mums to set to know ono another. As tho o bumps become toddlers, we encourage mums to bring them along to Prolso & .° e '@ Ploy, I a slmplo oct of f “sr @amr worship, built around story and song. 7 Our Mothers' Union ('MU') members work hard to keep that rolotlonshlp going. Th y holp on th @ 38 é + a C coffee Po rota for Praise & Play and keep In touch ' with mums and their femlllos , = "5 t by so ¢ ndlns onnlv rsory 7 QO »& of baptism cards; Other activities In 2022 Included: providing c:offoo ' nL ond lunch for th Morrlog e @ t ve : Preparation Day, which was ‘ . . held for all the couplos who . woro | morrlod In St, Mary' during th ‘ r ? 5 . 5 +e y er or; prayer, ' . alongside other MU groups, for the diocese's MU oversoo.‘ b 447 llnks; . and fundr a” 7 o & lslns 7 for 'th ~@ Summer of Hope appeal. St Martins' annual . Progressive Supper event returned In i . a March, a“ ral$lf'l8 E % around © we :£800 te>wards ‘ j a , church : * . funds, as ; well Be as providing an ‘ excellent a ; opportunity to co·tch up ; with = frlond and nolghbours & §° Ss . O'ft r n a” -@ > C7 long, cold winter. St John's and St Martin's Joined together for Harvest Fostlval In October, which lnclud do pocl I presentation from Nourrsh, a charity that administers o local foodbonk, who hlahllsht d tti v r financial ' constraints faced , by many r fomllles 8 In our a reslon thot rely on tho son ro moe ste gees lty of oth ee rs, l'h cause was very well supported by members of the congrosatlon and we woro nblo to p 1 o,, o generous level of " 1 4 donations of food Items : for distribution In support root, 2 of At th 0 Ir oxc 768 II nt work.
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St Marfs Men on Wednesday Snltiative contlnues to gmw. The group's membershlp comprise$ 27 men, drawn from right across the local community. Weekly attendance is often between 15 and 20 people who are all retired and benefit from both the camaraderle and conversatlon the group affords. Our pastoral assistants continue to play a vital role sn supporting St. Marvs outreach to our Ioc31 community. After the i501ation of lockdown, they have continued to contartthose in need, both by phone, and through visiting the housebound and those wlth other needs. Thèy takè Holy Communion to those unable to come to church and give people both time and company. They also visit and support local care homes. Card5 are sent or given to include those who are sick, those requiring hospital treatment. and the bereaved. The villagers of A5hurst, and some living outside the area, are kept in touch with St Martin'5 and village matters through the monthly Ashurst Broadsheet. In light of the COVID situation. we were forced to move this to an online publication in 2020, although it is has now reverted to a printed version. This is distributed throughout the village and further afield. From a financial perspective, St. Marfs has continued to give oway IO% of its general fund income to charity, and to split this to ensure local. UK wide and international charities are all included. A team of four St. Marfs members consider how to share out the money and recommend its distribution to the Finance Committee. aiming to support worthwhlle charities wr(h clear ethicallchristian objertives and low administrative costs. In 2022 St. Marf$ gave away £13,043. with 48% going to 15 local charities, 12% to 4 other UK charities and 40% to 8 international charities with either Christlan or wider charitable aims. Growin Disci les St. Marfs runs a number of Home Groups. where small groups of people within the family of St Marfs aim to deepen friendship and encourage one another to grow in faith. especially through Bible study. Groups meet throughout the week in daytime and in the evening in people's homes around the vs1138e. At present we have 10 Èroups covering more than 90 mèmbèrs of the ngregatIon and we are always on the lookout for MO groups and more members. Worshi ond Pro er Worship across our churches ¢ontirtues to develop and change in our modern world. At St Marfs in particular the mix of ages at our services leads usto think creatively and consider the style preference5 and needs of everyone. whilst continuing to provide a fortnightly online worship. St Marfs most POPLFlar service remains the 10am on Sundays with an average congregation of around 80. In the summer, we took a break from our regular pattern of services to try meeting and worshipping in new ways and new locations. taking the opportunityto introduce our new mi55ion 5tatement"Growing the love of Jesu5 in our comrnuni. Music continues to support worship. including evensong, and aims to help the congregation engage with God at a personal level through old and new 50ng5. Our community choir wa5 able to lead the St Marfs Carol Service again this year which included a traditional Ukrainian song and some Ukrainian singers. 80th Stjohn's and St Martin's held candelit carol seThices in December. hildren ond Youn Peo le During the year St Marfs saw over 30 families regularly attending services. Sunday childrens. groups have developed during 2022 through two age gTOUPS for age appropriate activitie5 linked to the
week's Blble passages. The Xplode weekday group for teenagers contlnued to prove popular with term spent following a youth Alpha course and two of the group being confimed in December. Llnks wlth Speldhyrst Primary School tontinue to Strengthen, with initiatives between thurch and school seeln8 new families joining the con8regation on a regular basis. Church Fobric and Church rdArtivitie5 The St Mary's premises working 8roup, formed by St Marfs Diocesan Dlstrlrt Church Committee I'OCC) to look at ways to improve the functionality of the church buildlnB, contlnued to explore the feasibility of improved kitchen. toilet and meetln8 room faCIlles. alon8 wlth a more flexlble worship space. Other slgnlflcant fabric developments at St Marfs included planninB towards replacement of the church boiler and the installation of a broadband connection di¢11¥ to the church. Thls has led to several connectivity benefits, including the installation of a cashless payment card reader for parishioner and visitor donatlons to the church. The inttrlor of St Martin's was painted in the year. Maintenart and scheduled checks on relevant aspects of all three ¢hur¢hes were also Carried ouL together with ongoing maintenance of all three church yards. throughout the year. Approved by The PCC on 19th Aprll 2023 and s18ned on Its behalf . Martln At50 (Vlce Chalrnianl 10
STATEMENT OF PCC MEMBERS, RESPONSIBILMES AS THE TRUSTEES The Trustees are The PCC Members and as such are responsible for preparing the Trustees. Report and Financial Statements in accordance wlth applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards. Charity law requires the PCC Members to prepare financial statements for each financial year which glve a true and fair view of the state of affairs of The PCC and of its income and expenditure. for that perlod. In doinR 50 the PCC Members are required to: • select 5uitsble accounting policies and then apply them consistently; observe the methods and principles of the Charitie5' Statement of Recommended Practice make judgements and e5timate5 that are reasonable and prudent,. state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been fo51owed. subiert to ènv departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements., and prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that The PCC will continue in operation. The PCC Members are responsible for keeping attounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of The PCC. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of The PCC and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud an(i other irregularities. Insofar as the PCC Members are aware, there 15 no relevant information of whlch The PCCS Independent Examiner is unaware, and the PCC Members have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant information and to establish that the independent examiner is aware of that 5nformation. The PCC Members are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the PCC'S website.
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SPELOHURST WITH GROOMBRIDGE ANO ASHURST I report to the charSty'5 trustees on my examinatlon of the accounts of the charlty for the year ended 31st December 2022 which are set out on pages 13 to 24. Responslbllltles and ba51s of feport As the charlS trustees you are responslble for the preparatlon of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111.the ACYI I report In respect of my examlnation of the charity's accounts carrled out under section 145 of the Act and In carrying out my examinatlon I have followed all the applicable Directlons given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examlnerfs statement I have completed my examination. I conflrm that no material matters have come to my attentlon in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respert- accountlng records were not kept In respect of the charlty as required by sectlon 130 of the Act,. or 2 the accounts do not accord wlth those records; or 3 the accounts do not mplY wlth the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out In the Charities (Account5 and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts glve a 'true and fair view, whSch is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examlnation to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper under5tandin8 of the accounts to be reached. erwe ACA For and on behalf of Foot Dav50n Ltd Chartered Accountants Lonsdale Gate Lon5dale Gardens Tunbrld8e Wells TNI INU April 2023 12
PARISH ol SPELDHVH5fwlth GAOOM8RIOGE and ASHURST Fur Unwrl¢W Fwd5 Fund TOT Tor TOTAL TO7 TOT 170.lij lin4 11317 541 li L791 s.u IM2Y U,6 141141 53 148 5.163 1315 i&Ju I453 5.1 6J 157 707 391 Id3 4.157 xai 6.192 6Jll LYOI 91 5.436 2•9.?$9 Lfj 111673 l5l957 L• 480 Si.44 i7Z3 4so I.3? 10209 97A27 43,474 .179 4191 •.iJJ 1020 24.)69 6SA45 3.1•7 .41? IQJJS Ull g.lJl 116.4451 17WI IT.fjIO 111.4B7 717 SJ75 gF.É65 JJ.N6 li?D61 1982Jl I3)3)1 n4 14¥Jl i&x41 s Iwo 80.962 351A29 )6I.713 loy 7&415 169 L61J 17.630 U44m] L75JYI El47J 7•AJ7 uio tJi•WX t50. 1151.41• 4Jl 1J
VOTAL Inw•51rMnts 75 57 20S,850 OÈbtors a) ,? lJ73 45K05 7.éJ6 iitss 1470 12?8 .211 i.fjjo U74 l.y3 rYdrt¢rt Jwrf51alWd 112J)701 IL7541 l50J 61 Ivi ir 14.9)Jl 13.5561 I.11 (3.754 5471 io.s Il•lCurt•nt•J** 4.946 Lli.yo lQ.499 1%,712 7l59& 51.4fy) 45 £0 Ip PJ)77 7S.i$i 2WX} urrf•itrkiedt¥n01
PARISH otSPELDHURSTwlth GROOMBRIDGE and A5HURsr Notes to the Accourt5 2022 l AccountlTrK pdklt5 The charlty constrtutes a publlc benefit entity as denned by FRS 102. The flnantlal ststements have been prepared In accordan tht Church Accounting Regulations 26, kcountln8 and Reporting by Charftles.. 5tstement of Retommended Practice appllcable to charltls preparing thelr a£counts in actordance wfth the Fina131 Rewrtln8 Standard applScable In the UK #nLt Republle of Ireland IFRS 1021 issuèd on 16 July 2014 las updated throu8h Update Bulletin I pub115hed on 2 February 20161. the FSnan¢ial ReportlnB Standard èppllcable In the United KinRdorn and Republtc of Ireland IFRS IOZI, the Ch4rtties Act 2011 and UK Generally Arcepted A¢¢oun¢lnK PrartSre. The fiThancial ststernents ère prepared on a goln8 concern basss under the hlstorlcal cost conventlon. modified to Include Investment assets at falr Value. The financial statements are presented ln stertlng whSch Is the fundlonal currency of the charlty and rounded to the nearest £. They do not In<lude the accounts of Church groups that owe thelr maln affillation to another body northose that are Informal gatherlngs of The PCC has consSdered whether the cash flow statement adds materially to the understandin8 of the PCC'S affalrs and has concluded that ¢t does not it has therefore applied Update Bulletln l as publlshed on 2 February 2016 and does not Include a cash flrw statement on the rtsunds that It15 applying FRS 102 Se£tion LA. The 5ignlfiunt accwntlng pollcles applied In the preparaon of thEse flnancoal ststements are set out below. These pollcies have been consi51ently applled to all years pented unless Othe1$e Stated. l Funds Restrftted Funds repsent inccme which may be expended only on those restdcted oblects for whlch they were given. Any balancÈ remaining unspent at the end of each year be carrfed fOard as a balance on that fund. The PCC does not usually Iwest separatelyfor Èach fvnd. Where there is no separate Snvettment. interest Is èpportioned to Indwidual funds on an aver•ge balanie basis. Unrettritted funds present the fvnds of the PCC that are noi sublert to any 5peclal re5trirtlons regardin8 their use and are available for appli¢ation to the BenÈral purposes of the PCC. Fund5 des¥nated for a partjcular purpose by the PCC are a150 unre5trl¢ted and the PCC has the authority to thJn8e ¢1 remove the de51gnation. bl Incomlng resources il Voluntoryincome ondcopitol resources Planned rÈteivable under 8ift aid. ctsllertlons ar donatlons are recogni5ed when recewed byor on behalf of the PCC. Incorne tax recoverdble on 8ift aid donations is recogn15ed when the income Is reco8nlsed. Grants and legacies to the Pccare recognised as soon as the PCC Is nottfied ol its legal entitlemenL the ¥mountdue Is quartSfiable. recelpr 15 probable. and any condthons attachin8 to them are meL or. in in5tsnce5 where related expenditure has been incuned. there Is a realistic expectatjon that all condition5 wlll be met. Speallc fund raising events. such a5 fetes. bazaars and slmilarevents. are accounted for8fOSS. ill irtcomefrom investments Dividend5 and interest are recognised when receivable. Any tsx recoverable on suth incorne is recoznised in the 54rne period. cl Re5ourw expended il Gronts Grarsts and donatlons are accounted for when pald over, orwhen awarded ff thai award creates a bindtng obligation on the PCC. The PCC has a policy of di5tributinz sorne of ihe income of the General Income and Expendiwre Fund5 in grants - "Away Gmng". In the absence of a contractual obligation, 8rants made in this w. including those for the 5UPPOrt of overseas rnt55ionaries, are ¥rounterf for on the basrs of the support ayeed by the relevant DCC ci Away Givingcommittee thot relate5 to the financial year concemed. ill Activities direttly reloting to the work of the Chtsrch The Parish's voluntary tontribution to tentral dit)cesan costs (see note I gl. is accounted for when due. other expenditure is generally recoRnsed when tt 15 incijrred and is attounteil for8ross. dl Galns and1055e5 w Inve5¢mts Realised 8ains or losses are recognised when Investments are sold. Unrealised sains or l(Nes are rtCO8nised on ievaluation of investments to marketvalue at theyear end or OTr redesIgnaon- see note l el el NMe(l a55ets il cOnsecrrt1ondndbi1d1n9S ondmov17blethur¢hfvrnishings Conseuated and beneficed property is excluded from the accounts by s.lOt21 Charitses Art 2011. MovablÈ thurth fumishings held by the Rettor and Chur£hwardens on spectal trnrt for the PCC and whlch reoulre a faculty for disposal. are inalienable property. They are listed in the Churthes. Inventorie5 whith can be inspected at any reasonable time. For anything acquired prlor to 2LMX) there is Iu1c1ent cost inforrnation available and therefore such a55ets are not volued in the financial ststernents. Items acquired Since l January 2( whith would have a resale value are capitslised and depreciated in the Bccounts over their anttcipated u5efvl economic life when acquired. or over 20 year5. whichever is the shorter, on a stral8ht line basis. lil otherflxtvres.fittln4s ondeqtslpment Equipment used within the church prernise5 15 depreuated on a straight line bas15 over four years. Indfvidual tterns of equiprnent with purchase prfce of £5.OLIJ ¢x less are writien off when the a55et is acquired. illl Investments Investments are valued at Market value at 31 DeMberSinthe'bid price" 15
PARISH OfSPELDHURw5th GROOM8RIDGE and ASHUR
Notesto the Accounts
2022
fl rrent assets
Indlvidual amounts in excess of £SOO paid in advonce which are recoverable and all amounts owin8 to the PCC at 31 December are shown as
debtors and prepayments. ProvSslon is rnade for any debtors that may prove irrecoveiable. Short iemi deposfts Ilde cash held on deposlt
with the Rochester Diocesan 8oard of Flnance and at banks.
i) Cmtrlbutlon to the C¢ntr•l Cos¢& Indudlng the Inrnbent.S Stlpend and 4S%Kled Co5 Ind
PARISH ofSPELDHURST wlth GROOMBRIDGE and ASHUIIST Note5 to tht Attounts 2022 Unr•rtfkt•d Unr•strtrtqd R•strkt D•s*Tr4tqd Total io Tot•1 3 Expendiiure on.. •) Fund r•lsin¢ ¢osts Cost of fundraisin8 bl Chyrth •rthrftl4s Missionary and charitable giving (see note below).. Church overseas Rellef and development a8encle5 Home mlsslons and other church orynlsatlon5 Secular charltles Tot•1 away ibvini Mln15try Contrfbutlon to dlocesaTr costs Other cler8y. rectory and minlstry costs Deanery and other wntrlbutlons Prlntin& Stationery & parlsh office costs Computer SOare and expen5e5 Dl¢ltal consultancy Church SeIce5 costs and fuel Church fep•lrs and rnJlntenon¢t St John'5 Church redecorotlon St Mary'5 Church reorderlrrf Churchyard upkeep Insurance Speldhursi Ch•pel Tea¢hln8 and outre•¢h St Martin's 8road5heet costs Youni people's work Organlsts and rnuslc leaders Or8an malntenance and muslc costs Employee costs Ass¢xlated i¢tlvltles Bank ¢har8es Independent ex•mlner Other expense5 450 450 4.406 1.576 6.535 3.493 16,010 298 4.704 1.576 6,535 4.380 17,195 4.599 2.551 6,812 2.445 16.407 887 1,185 e 14 bl 81.088 5.703 81,088 6.003 50 4.038 425 76.185 5.793 50 2.636 641 10,000 4,134 5.738 10,957 300 50 3.599 330 439 95 5.161 3,709 80 955 S.241 4.664 S,700 13,789 8,896 2,836 1,091 5,700 17.734 8,896 2,836 1,091 1,741 sio 1,280 996 17,185 329 162 1,7S2 458 179.374 3,945 17,015 8.680 3,291 1.741 480 120 235 652 768 14.789 30 1.280 996 1.272 329 162 14.013 1,900 Not• S 47 1,592 502 181.040 1,752 455 65.995 iOJ.Tr30 10.219 TOTAL RESOURCES USED 103.090 66.445 10,289 Note.. The only grant In excess of £l,C(Q Included In the rn155lonary and charltable 8lvln8 Is £3,160 to Church Misslon Society. Of the balance of &rants, all were of £1,000 or less •nd were to Instltutlon5 except for £100 to meet a need In the Par15h. 4 al Staff costs The averale Thurnber ol employee5 In 2022 w•5 212021 11. The tot•1 st•ff ¢osts •mounted to £17.18512021 £14.7891, of whlch £16,593 12021 £14.2161 was 5al•rles, £012021 EQI employer Natlonal Insuian¢e Costs. Ind £59212021 £5731 employer pensl¢n •fid lift Insurince Costs. No tmployee eamed É60.000 or more In the year. The St. Mary's churchyard gardener Is not an employee but provldes hls servlces under a contract for servlces. The organlst at 5t Martln's and the regular or8anlsts at St Mary's provide thelr serylces wlthout charge, Otheror8anlsts are not employees but pro¥lde ihelr seNices on casual basls and are pald the fee they charge. bl Penslon sthemes and employer coftirlbutlons The Dloce5e of Rochester pays the Rectorf5 Stlpend Ind olso ihe penslon ¢ontrfbutions rel•tlng to hlm in $pert of the Church ol England Penslon kheme which15 a defined benefit Scheme. The PCC has offered arid pays a contrlbution to the Diocese to ¢over both the costs of cler8y and other central costs of the Dlc&e5e but this 15 riot allo¢ated to aThy pbrticular items. It Is therefore not posslble to Say how much of the offered contribut+on relate5 to the pen51on contiibutions that the Dl¢xe5e pay5 In $¢1 of the Rertor. The PCC ho5 no fvrther liablllty In respert of the Re¢torf5 pen510n. The PCC pald pension contributlons into a workplace penslon, whlch Is a deflned contrlbutlon scheme. and these amounted to £1.119 In 202212021 £1,083).. £52712021 £5101 of thls was deducted from employees, pay as èmployee contrlbutlons. The PCC has no further Ilablllty In respett of such penslons. 179.824 181.040 17
PARISH of SPELOHURST wlth GROOMBRIDGE and ASHUAST Notes tg the Atcounts 2022 5 As%>azted attl44tles and P•rSsh Events As50clated 4tt4vltles 2022 Included a Lent course wlth meals. a messy camp and a light seNlte. 6 Funds recdved and pald as •Kent £1.388.80 of fees due to the R¢xhesier Olocesan Board of Nnance wa5 held at the start of 2022. Afurther £3.529.80was receed d¥rin8 the year and £4.618.20 was pald to Rochester DBF. £3CKI.40 remalned held at 31 December 2022: thls will be paid to Rochester 08F in Febfuary 2023. Fees of £575.20 We collected on behalf of retlred clergy wlth Pemlsslon to Offidate IPTOI. £473.60 was pald trj the PTO cler#y In 2022.. £101.60 was held at 31 Oecember 2022 and was paid to the PTO clergyman In January 2023. £339.50 was colletted on behaSf of Rochester DBF at St Mary's Confirmation SeThlce and was paid to Rochester DBF. E196.50 was collected on behalf of and pald to The Chlldren's Society. £945 was collected for the 2023 vlslt to Sprlng Harvest and was pald io SprSn8 HaThest as the deposft. £365 Sprlng Harvest money remalned held at 31 December 2022. 7 Pents to PCC members and rel•ted partles Detalls of those bodles whlch are related p)rtles by vlrtue of a PCC member belng Involved wlth them are set out on page 3 of the repjrt. Other than those noted below, there were no payments to any of these bodles. The PCC pJld £012021 E771 In lettlng fee5 to Speldhurst Vllla8e Hall whlch was charged to Ihe PCC at the normal hlre rates. These tosts are Included untler the headln8 of the actlvltles to whlch they related. The PCC Is not charged foi its usè ol the Ashurst McDermott Hall and made a donatlon of £ll)012021 £IC4)1. A small Immoteilal portlon of the expenses pald to the Rector may have related to hls servlce5 a5 Chalrrnan of the PCC. Expenses relmbursed io other PCC members dld n¢X Telate to any servlces or 8ood5 provlded or fof tra¥el or 5ub515tence but were only for bona fftde expenses Incurred by them on behalf of the PCC, Included In the Partsh Insurance cover Is a Ilrnlted amount of Trustee Indernnlty InsurarKe cover. the wst of which is not 5eparatelv Identlfled. 8 Par55h Offlc• bulldlni The cost of the Parlsh Offlce, £22,333, w•$ borne by the PCC and written off In 2001. The PCC has negotiated a wrltten agreemeni wlth the Dloctse piovltllng for relmbursement of part of the cost should the DS¢xese or Rector take any actlon whith makes It Smposslble to use the offlce for its present purposes. Relmbur5ernent Is on a slldlng scale. provldlng for repayment to the Parfsh up to 2040. 9 Speldhurst Ch•pel In September 2021 the PCC entered Into a 12 months lease agreernent wlth Tru5tee5 of the Western Countles and South Wales Evan8ellsatlon Trust for the use of Speldhurst Chapel. There was no rent payable under the terms of thls lease. but the PCC was responsible for electrlcal work to rnake the Chapel safe for use and for the day to day runnlnB costs of the Chapel. In 2022 £1,436 was spent on runnlng costs. The lease was extended for a further 12 months from September 2022 at an annual rent of £4,200: £1,400 of th15 h45 been pald In 2022 and the balance 012,800 wlll be pald In 2023. The PCC has no responslbS11ty for repairs to the structure of the buildln8. 10 Flxed a55ets Investments Durlng the year the flxed as5et5 were held In the followlng investments for the unrestrlcted desl8nated funds Ilsted. Chyrth ol Eniland C•ntr•l Bo•rd of Fln•nc¢ Investment Fund- Income shales St Mary's Gener•1 Fund St John's Gener•1 Fynd St John's Groombrldg• Sthool House Fund Sh•res V•lue 20L7 Totsl 2021 Total Sh•re5 V•lue 5h•res Value Balance at l January 2022 Sale of shares- proceeds Realised surplus on sale Unrealised surplus / Ideficitl on revalvallon Market value at 31 December 2022 6,Ch)O 140,320 1,002 23,434 1,8LKI 42,096 205,850 179,972 116,4451 12,7461 14,934 124,12SI 25.878 123,875 I,W2 20.688 37.162 181.725 205JSO 18
21122 11 Analy9s d net zsets a) By fwKI Total Parish Geral Fund Church Repair Fur&1 St Mary's Geral Furn SL John's Generdl Fund St John's Groombridge Sth<y)l Hcle Fund St Martin's General Fund Dital Fund 240 240 68,618 197.404 21,089 45.6rJ 34.740 210 68.618 197.401 Ir2,617 24.421 9J.611 36.108 4S.677 34.740 1218 1218 1218 S359 Parish Youth FurKI SL Marfs Re5trbtted FUTr St John's ChurcPryanl maintenan Fund FrieThJ5 of St John's GrcKJrnbndge SL John's British LeOn Fund St John's Redecoration Fund SL Martin's Churthyard Fund SL Martin'5 Away &ving Fund Windows FurKI Broadsheet Fund Broadsheet Birmling FUTr 2958 2958 1351 1351 786 llo 196 iio iio 1392 240 16a) i) 3fl528 16 a) ii) 10,669 16b) 378.437 363.713 See note 16 20U Total b) By type of asset Fed assets Current assets Current liabilities Fund balarKe 181.725 2112fA) {25.457} 36728 181,725 220259 {23547) 378,437 205J50 178.453 120,5901 363.713 {8.406) 5,766 (55261 240 11.639 {970} 10.669 All¢xaticffl to thurches and Parish Parish St Mary's St John's St Martin's 240 4,706 1,198 2958 1.807 10,669 4946 245.221 78y9 49321 378.437 7,287 218.916 84,110 53,400 363,713 244,023 75391 48.114 36728 240 12 DebtCY5 and prepayments Income tsx and Grft Aid on Small Donalion5 recoverable Debtors and prepaymerrts 3363 11 1.430 4.474 13 8ank and cash a) Sht terni depogts Rochester loan deposit Bank deposit accounts 33,936 79.878 113.814 42313 156,127 121.186 155230 43,240 198.470 Diocesan Churth Repair Fund bl Current accInts and o5h Bank current accounts Cash and cheques in hand 7,614 664 8.278 16,897 955 17,852 19
PARISH ofSPELDHURsfwlth GROOM8RIDGE and ASHURST NotÈsto the Accounts 2022 14 U•bllftl il Arnounts f•lllng duewSthln one ye•r Accruals and deferred income Other creditors 2022 IIS,2591 13,3851 2011 114.5391 16.0511 20.5901 bl Amounts falllnA dut after l year Provlslon f¢ thr• 2024 contrlbutlonto DIe58 14.9031 £76,185 h45 been pald to the Diocese in respert of the Parish's 2022 contrlbutlon. The 2024 calculatlon of the ¢¢)ntributlon to the Oo¢tse wlll be based partly on the Parlsh's 2022 Income when St Mary's recefved some ex<eoional Income, •nd a provision of £4.903 In respert of thls is included in these actcsunts 15 ClIleftt Ilablllt1•54nd C•pltal uJrnmltrnent5 al Contlngent Il•billlles There were none at 31 December 202212021 £NILI. bl C•pltal commltments There V4ere none •t 31 Dernber 202212021 £NIII. 16 Fund drf•lls PCC fvnds General In¢ome •nd EwdllureA(£ount- unre51rlded Thls account is for the use of the 8eneral purposes of the Parlsh. Churth Repalr Fund- unresirtaed desl8n*ted The fund is desl8nated for the repalrs of the three chtsrches. Money 15 pald Into It annually to help wlth the ¢ost ol Tep•lrs that ar15 following o quinquennlal Inspectlon ol the church bulldln8s by the Dlocesan Architett. St. Mary's h•d an Inspecbon in 2021. St. John's had one in 2018, •nd St. Martln's had one In 2020.. thus the next Inspectlons are due In 2026, 2023 and 2025 respedjvely. 014ltal Fund Th15 lund re¢elved donatlons fN dlgltal consultancy for the provlslon of ofvllne acts ol worshlp ¥nd has expended money for that purpose. The fund Is now closed. P•T15h R•th¢ted Fund Th15 fund holds money donated to subsldlse place5 at vlslts iofuture Spflng Harvests. Parlsh Youth Fund. restrtaed The fund is to be used for chlldien's and youth work In the Parlsh. Incltsdln8 the rnaklni of grants to the youth or youn8 adults attendift8 worshlp at a church In the Par15h to fund thelr m155lon4ry woik In the UK or overseas. £480 wa5 expended on St Mary's chlldren •nd youth work In 2022 a5 a8reed by the PCC. £1,900 wa5 paid to a youth worker workin8 at St Mary's as oBreÈd by the PCC. St. M•ry's fund5 General In¢ome and Eygendlture Attount- unre5trktod desIated This account Is de5ign•ted for the use of St. Mary's OCC for the general purposes of St. M•ry's Church. Resirlrted Fund- r•slrlrted Thi5 was set up by the PCC Sn 2004. It re¢elves funds th•t have beeTh donoted for speclfied purposes •nd pays out expenses relatln8 to those m•tters. 51. John'5 funds General Income •nd ExpendltureAc¢ount- unr•strkted deslgn•ted This account Is designated for the use of St. John's Commlttee for the general purposes of St. John's church. Gro¢JmbrldySth00l Hoyse Fund- unr¢strl(ted deslBnated The fund comprlses 1.800 Income Shares In the CBF Investment Fund 12021 1.800 share51. and • deposit of £8.51512021 £8.5151. The dlvidend and deposlt Income derived frorn the Inve5trnent is received into St. John's General Fund.. no records have been found of anv re5trirtions in the use of the capital or Incorne. The then OCC of St. John's In Conjunctlon with the PCC deslgnoted th{$ fund for use on future pital projects at 5t. John's and the St. John'5 Commlttee has not reouested any ¢han8e In thls de51&natloft. Churthyard MalnteTrance Fund- re5trlrted The fund compiises donations received spÈcifically for the malntenance of the churchyard. Frlends of St. John's GrmbrIdge. restrlcted Thls was started In 2011. The fund Is primarily for the malntenance of the church bulldin8. Brltlsh Le811)n Fund. restrlcted The fvnd receives the church wllectlon on Remembrance sunday which is stated as beln8 for the Royal British Legion to which subsequentlv Redecoratlon Fund- remrlcted The fund received donatlons glven speclllcallytowards the tost of redecoratln6 the church and was expendÉd for that purpose In 2021. 20
PARISH of5PELDHURST wlth GROOM8RIDGE •nd ASHURsr Notes to the Accounts 2022 St. M•rtln'5 lunds General Income and Expendlture Account. unrestrFrted deS1ted Thls account Is desi8nèted forthe use of St. M8rtln's DCC forthe 8eneral purpo$ of Si. Martln'5 church. thtsrthyard Fund- The fund comprises donations reteived spetlfl¢allyfor the malrttenance ol the thurthyard. AW GI£ fvnd. re5tr1rteil ThSs fund recelves the proceeds of speclal wllectlon5 forcharltsble awavBlvlni. vAdoWS Fund- rellrtrted This fund recelved donatlon5 for the Ir)st)Ilatlon of new stalned 4lass wlndows •nd was used for that purpose In 2014, except lor th• rnainin8 balance whl¢h Is for a plaque or Irsscrlptlon to gowlth them whlch Is the flnal part of the wlndows project. ioadsheet Fund- re5trlrted Th15 fund recelves moneywhlch Is speclflcallyto defraythe costs ol prod¢16 the A$hurst Broadsheet. loadsht Blndlni Fund. rastrld•d Thls fund has been set up io fund the blndlni of one set of the last 60 years of Issues of the h$t 8road5heet. 2022 2021 •) Unrestrlded Funds 11 Unrestrlcted General Incthrte & Expendture A<c<yJnt rrh• P•rlshl Balance at l January Incowne recelve Transfer from St. Mary'5 General Inrorne and Expendlture Accounttowards par15h costs Transfer from St. John's GeTher•l Incomt and Expendltvre Account toward5 parfsh costs TTrn5fer from St. Martln's Genernl Inwme and Expendlture Account toward5 parlsh costs Interest added In the ye•r Expendltuie in the year Balance 31 DÈtember 210 207 257 80.810 7.075 9.287 85.512 7,755 9,823 30 1103,0901 240 197,4271 210 111 Unre5trlrted Dew8n•ted Fund$ 11 Church Repalr Fund1setbelryl Balance at ljanuary Transferred frorn General Funds Gross Interest Repalrs 8alance at 31 December 67.672 3,370 326 12,7501 68,618 68A08 3,370 94 14,200 67.672 relatln%to St. Mary's St. lohn's St. Mart6n's 46,619 8.625 13.374 68.618 45.405 7.413 14,854 67.672 eposit £42.240 of thls fund15 Invested In the Dlocesan Church Repalr Fund and £25.378 of that part relatln8 to 5t Mary's Is accounts. 21 General Inc<>me4nd Expendlture Account ISL Mw¢51 Balance at ljalluary Surplu5llDeficitl of irtome over expenditure for the year before COlltrSbutlon Contribvtlon to Parish costs SurplusllDeficStl of Income over expenditure forthe year Transferred io Church Repair Fund IncreasellDecreasel in valuati¢Jn of Investments htld forthÈ General Fund 8alance at 31 December 31 Gen¢ral lthcome & Expendltwe Act(Jnt15L John's) Balance at i January Surplu10erlCltI of Iorne over expendtture forthe year before contribution Contribution to Parish costs Surplus/lOeficitl of Incorne over expendlture forthe year Transferred to Church Repair Fund IncreasellDecrea5el in valuation of in¥e5tments held forthe General Fund 8alance at 31 December 172.617 127.744 185,5121 42,232 ii.(x)01 116,4451 197J04 156,781 80,006 180.8101 Note 10 17,640 172,617 24.421 8,339 17.7551 20.739 8,981 17.0751 1,906 11,1701 2,946 24AZI 11,1701 12.7461 21.089 Note 10 21
PARISH ofSPELDHURsf wlth GROOMBRIDGE and A5HURST Notes to the Accounts 2022 41 GroombrkdKe School House15tJohn'sl Balance at l January Increa5ellDecreasel In valuation of In¥e5trnents held forthe Fund Balance at 31 December 51 General Income& Expen¢Ntyre AOUrt1 (St. M•nln'sl Balance at l January SurplusllDeficitl of Income oveT expemditsjre forthe year before wn1rtbu0n Contributlon to Parlsh costs SurplusllDeficitl of income over expenditure forthe year Transferred to Church Repair Fund Balance at 31 Detember 3021 45.319 5.292 SO.611 50.611 14.9341 45,677 Note 10 36.108 9.655 19.8231 11681 11.2001 34,74 37.763 8.832 19,2871 145SI 11,2001 36.108 Total 5t. Marf5 Total 5t.John's 244.023 218.022 75J91 82A45 Totsl Si. Martln's Total Unrestrfrted DeslKn•ted 48,114 36721 50.962 351.429 bl Restrlcted Funds il Parlsh 11 Di8ltal Fund Balance at l January Incorne recel¥ed Includlng Glft Ald tax recovery Transfer from Parish Youth Fund Dlgital consultanry c05t Balance at 31 December 2022 2011 1953 7.528 519 iio.0001 21 Parlsh Restrfrted Fund Balance ijanuary Income received intludln8 Glft tsx recovery Subsidyto Spring Haryest places Balance at 31 Decernber 31 Par15h Youth Fund Bèlance at l January Interest added In year Expendlture In the year Transfer to Dl8ltal Fund Oalarice at 31 December 1.218 1.218 1.218 1218 5,859 6.612 12,3801 12351 15191 5059 7,077 Total Parlsh 4.706 22
PARISH ofSPELDHURsf wlth GROOMBRIDGE Ind ASHURSY Not•s to th• Accounts 2022 111 St. M5 R•strirt•d Fund Balance •t l Janu8ry Collaaions & donatlons Includlni ald tsx raC0ry Gr•nts reIved Gas Repalrs and malnten•nce Churchy•rd Speldhurst Chapel MIs51onary and charttable glvlni Fees foronllne SIni Balance at 31 December 94 L355 2,136 1801 469 2,966 1901 13391 11,0001 12,1251 13271 12,2601 18441 1,198 Total St Mary's IMI St. John, 11 thurthyard M•lnten•n¢e Fund Bolince at l January Grants and doMtlons IncludlnB GIftAld tsx recovèry Malntenance costs ealance ai 31 December 1,198 894 1021 1,250 11,2501 1,250 11,2501 21 FrId$ of 5LJohn'5 Gr{> 8al¥nce at ljanuary Donatlons lThcludin& 81ft ald tax recovery Expendlture In the year B•lance at 31 December 31 Brftlsh Fund Balance at l January Donatlons Expendlture Inthe year Balance at 31 Dember 41 Rtt1¢¢ara Fund Balance at ljanuary Donallons and grants ExpendItU In theye•r Balance at 31 December 1.66S 2,248 19551 9S8 S.735 2.Q39 16,1091 1,665 214 1214 117 11171 1.7S8 11.7S81 2,958 1,665 YotslStJohn's
PARISH of SPEWHURSTwlth GROOMBRIIW and ASHURST Notes to the A¢Uts 2022 Iv) St. M4rt10's 11 Churthyard Fund Balance at ljanuary Grants received Expendlture In the year Interest 4dded In the year 8alance at 31 December 2022 2021 786 671 14351 18851 1351 21 Away Gl¥lnB Fund 8alance at l January lThcorne in the year Expenditure In the year Balance at 31 Oecernber 127 1127 15 31 Wlndtr*s Fund Balance It l January Expenditure In the year Balance at 31 December iio iio iio iio 41 Broadsheet Fund B•l•nce at l January Grants received Other Incorne Includin8 Klft •ld t•x recmry Expendlture ITh the year Balance at 31 December 1,392 712 300 5rx) 11201 1392 245 11,7411 196 51 Sro•dshee¢ 8lndlni Fund 8alance at l Janu•ry Grants recelved ExpeNdUre In the year 8alance at 31 tk¢ember 150 Iso Iso Total St M•nln' I07 2A38 Totsl R•strlaed Funds 10.669 12.074 TOTAL PCC FUNDS Unrestriaed Fund5 Unrestrlrted 0••t•d Funds 8•strl¢ied Funds Note 16 al11 Note 16 al111 Not• 16 bl 240 iio 367528 351,429 10.669 12,074 £378A37 £363.713 17 Surnmiry ofTr•n5fers Parlsh General Fund General Fund (St. Marfsl General Fund 1st. John's) Gentral Fund 1st. Martin's) Church Repalr Ftjnd (St. Mary's) Church Repair Fund (St. John's) Church Repalr Fund 1st. Martln'sl 103,11gJ 186.5121 18,9251 111,0231 1,170 1,200 1103,0901 103,090 24