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
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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..
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Membershlp: During the year the following Se￿ed 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 DccT￿8surerI
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
serVI￿S 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 chIld￿n 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 re￿iVed 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 faCIl￿les. 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 At￿￿50￿ (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 charl￿S 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
I￿453
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
I￿3)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
1*470
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 2￿6, kcountln8 and Reporting by Charftles.. 5tstement of Retommended Practice appllcable to charltl*s
preparing thelr a£counts in actordance wfth the Fina￿131 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 prepara￿on of thEse flnancoal ststements are set out below. These pollcies have been
consi51ently applled to all years p￿ented unless Othe￿1$e Stated.
l Funds
Restrftted Funds rep￿sent 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 fO￿ard 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
recoRn*sed when tt 15 incijrred and is attounteil for8ross.
dl Galns and1055e5 w Inve5¢m￿ts
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 redesIgna￿on- see note l el
el NMe(l a55ets
il cOnsecrrt￿1ond￿ndb￿i1d1n9S 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 I￿u￿1c1ent 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 De￿Mber￿Sin￿the'bid price"
15

PARISH OfSPELDHUR￿w5th 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 I￿l￿de cash held on deposlt
with the Rochester Diocesan 8oard of Flnance and at banks.
i) Cmtrlbutlon to the C¢ntr•l Cos¢& Indudlng the In￿rnbent.S Stlpend and 4S%Kl*ed Co5￿ Ind <rther5hared expendltuie
Thè PCC decldes each year on the voluntsry tt>ntributlon to be rnade by the Parish to the Dlocese to cover it's centrol costs, which Include
the Incumbent's stlpend and •ss¢xlated costs. It 15 thereafter respor¢slble for this contrfbutlon. the rectory running costs. Readers. and
Pastoral Assistants, costs, the costs of visitin8 cler8Y, the admlnlstratorfs salary and St￿* of the P•rish Office costs. A contrlbutlon Is rnade
by the •Mo DCCS and the St John's Commlrtee towards these tosts.
2 tncomefr￿.
Unrtstwlrtqd Ilnr•slrkt•d R•sirk¢•d
Toul
22
T•
I￿1
41 DOn*￿aTr5
Planned givinB'.
Regular Glft Ald donations
Tax recoverable on Glft Aid donatlorss
Re8ular 8ivln8 by CAF and GYE
Other regular
Collt¢tlon5'.
By Glft Ald envelope
14ot Glft ￿ded
Tax recoverable on collectlons
Non-re8ul•r Glft Aid dofiotions
Non-re8ular donations not Glft Alded
8ox & mlscellaneous donatlons
fjrants
Le8acles
Away Glvlng Awpeal
86.020
24,536
3.206
5,656
1.795
558
87815
25.094
3.206
5.656
94.680
25.228
10.740
6.316
6.701
4.992
2,824
11.120
49
747
237
49,136
214
274
85
615
6.915
5.266
5,108
2,173
1,693
5,985
40
2.964
4.311
1.200
15
160AS3
11,735
si
1.271
4.673
49,136
127
203154
524
4A36
127
8,630
195.224
Gr•nts. The PCC wa5 grotefvl to refelve the followln8 8r•nts from Speldhurst pl￿5h Counril.. EZ,000 towards St M•ry's churchyard
maintenan¢e, £l,OQO for St John's churrhy•rd m•lthtenan¢e, £l.OtKI for 5t M•rtln's ¢hur¢hya¥d malnten•nce and £300 tow•rd5 the c05t of St
Martin's Broadsheet ma8azlne. The PCC was also grateful io have recelvtd a grant of £80 frorn Certès Ener8Y tow•rds th¢ Cost ol St M•ry's
heating. The PCC was also pleased to recelve a grant of £293.05 from the Llsted Places of Worshlp Grant Scheme equal to the VAT on repalls
Ind m•lntenance work carTled out at St Mary's.
bl Churth •ctlthles
Fee5 and other related Inc¢)me
St Martin's Broadsheet
Associated artivlties and Parfsh events
Sales of church history books. notelets and cards
6.308
6,308
245
329
51
6J33
5.481
500
245
Noth5
329
51
io
5,991
245
¢1 Othw thur(h optr•tlon$
Fund ralsing income
dl In¥estments
Dividends and Interest Ilncludlng any re¢lalmed tax)
•) Other Incomlni fesoufC¢5
Insurance £lalms
Surplvs on sale of fixed assets
lJ24
lJ24
30
6.192
6.231
5,436
131
131
131
131
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
30
Z09,759
21B,675
172.028
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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 SO￿are and expen5e5
Dl¢ltal consultancy
Church Se￿Ice5 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 rece￿ed 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 P￿ents 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 Ger￿al Fund
Church Repair Fur&1
St Mary's Ger￿al Furn
SL John's Generdl Fund
St John's Groombridge Sth<y)l Hcl￿e Fund
St Martin's General Fund
Di￿tal 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 Le￿On 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
F￿ed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Fund balarKe
181.725
2112fA)
{25.457}
367￿28
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
367￿28
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) Sh￿t 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 accI￿nts 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 DI￿e58
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 O*o¢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 C￿lI￿leftt 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 De￿rnber 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 desI￿ated
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 Gr￿mbrIdge. 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.
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PARISH of5PELDHURST wlth GROOM8RIDGE •nd ASHURsr
Notes to the Accounts
2022
St. M•rtln'5 lunds
General Income and Expendlture Account. unrestrFrted deS1￿￿ted
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.
v￿AdoWS 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￿¢1￿6 the A$hurst Broadsheet.
loadsh￿t Blndlni Fund. rastrld•d
Thls fund has been set up io fund the blndlni of one set of the last 60 years of Issues of the ￿￿h￿￿$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 Fund1setbelry*l
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
Surplu￿10erlCltI of I￿orne 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 A￿OUrt1 (St. M•nln'sl
Balance at l January
SurplusllDeficitl of Income oveT expemditsjre forthe year before wn1rtbu￿0n
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
367￿21
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. M￿5
R•strirt•d Fund
Balance •t l Janu8ry
Collaaions & donatlons Includlni ald tsx raC0￿ry
Gr•nts re￿Ived
Gas
Repalrs and malnten•nce
Churchy•rd
Speldhurst Chapel
MIs51onary and charttable glvlni
Fees foronllne SI￿ni
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 FrI￿d$ 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 D￿ember
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¢￿U￿ts
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
ExpeNd￿Ure In the year
8alance at 31 tk¢ember
150
Iso
Iso
Total St M•nln'
I￿07
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