The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parlsh of Speldhurst with Groombridge and Ashurst Reglstered charity nunthr 1128599 wlth the Char5ty Cornn$s1O IEnGland and Wales) Iso known as The PCC of the Parish of Speldhurst with Groombridge and Ashurst Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st Oecember 2023 Cortents Annu Repart i-io Statement of Trustee5' Respons*iiftles li Independert Examlnees Report 12 Statement of FinCIal ALtlvltles 13 8alance Sheet 14 Notes to th• Accounts 15-24
The Parochial Church Council of the Eccleslastical Parish of Speldhurst with Gn)ombrldge and Ashurst Iyhe PCtrI Also known a$ Yhe PCC of Whwst wtth Groti1e and Ashu The PCC was reered a Charttywlth the Charttycomrn {&ylaDd & Wales) In 2QTr3 uthler r•i15tr¥tk>n nwnber 1118599 und•rthe r•4ukments otthe Charttles Art 1993 In¢w the Ch•rltl Art 20ts Annual Report for 2023 Reference and admlnistrative Inlornmt tncumbent.. The Revd. DOl3$WreN Until Aprtl 2023, thereafter In vacancy Address: Chwth Offl¢e The Rectoryi Southllelds Spddhurst Tunbrldge Wells, Kent, T143 OPD Prlncipal Bank,. Natlonal WE5tmker 8ank 89 Mount Pleasant Road Turd)rhly Wdls, Ken¢ TNI Iql Independent examlller: Foot Davson Ltd Lonsdale Gate, Lonsdale Gardens Tunbrfdge Wells, Kent, TNI INU Website.. eldhurst,o cfv.u M•mbershlp: Dudnl the year the folknwryJer¥ed as membersofThe PCC.. IncufflbenL' The Ae¥d. Dou8las Wren {chakman untll Aprll 2023) Churrhwordens.. Helen Coffln 1st. Marf$l 8ecky Leeves {St. Marfsl Julie Plnnell 1st. M•rfs? lan 1st. Msl Chrrs (St Martln'sl Tom Watson (St. Martin's) Iurtll May 20231 Iuntil May 20231 (from May 2023) {from Mty 2023) Oeputy ChurchwardewInst0n Blake (St. Jows) Dad Crunth*ell ISL John'sl Anthorry Joyce1St. Mar¢5) GI1 Wllllam5 (SL Marfsl {Untit May 20231 Qeanery Synod.. Martln AtkiTwn (St. Marfsl Peter Soyke Glenn Pottow Until June 2023 IAtso Vl¢e Chalmanl Until June 2023 Fram Junè 2023
Polly loyee Froim June 2023 flertedmembers.. Adrlaft Dawes 1st Marvsl Arlene Fane 1st. lohn'sl Carolyn Fjrt,4 (St, Marvsl lan Flrth (St. Marfsl Heather Hughes 1st. ma$> Graham Rlddltk (St. Martln'sl Tracy Watson 1st, Martln'sl lalso deputyvite Chalrmanl IUntS1 May 20231 (also Secretary) lun1 May 20231 (also St. Martin's DCC Treasurerl optedmember Martln Atklnson (St. Marfsl George Carter (St. Marfsl Dawn Pottow 1st, Marfsl Rev. John Perklfts Iclerk of Hoty Order51 lfrom lune 20231 (also Treasurer) la150 Parish Safe8uardlng Offl¢erl Other mlnlst•rs In th• Parish John Perklns and Shella Perk1 are prlests. John &Jckle, lenrby Fltrslmmons, Da Lamey and Kafol Leeves ¥e Readers and Sarah Bullett and Karol Leeves are Pastoral A$4stants, all with the Blshop's Permlssion to Officiate, The PCC presents its Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023 Ba$ of preparatl•Jn oltho actw The ¥¢counts have been prepare(lin ac¢(dance wllh the acmurttng polknes set out In nole I to the accounts and comply wSth the Church Accountlng Regulatlons 2, thè Charttles Acl 2011 and Accountlng and Reporting by Charitle5.' Ststement of Recommended PractkE appllcable to ¢harftles preparlng thdr accounts In attdance wlth the Flnanelal Reporting Standard appllcable In the UK and Aepubllc ol Ireland IFRS 1021. Strurturffj gowrn•nceand man¥ement of ThePadsh The PCC Is a corporate bo(ty estalAlshed by the Churth of Errfland and ts a chaIV registered wlth The charlty Commlsslon (Eniland & Wales) lhe Char6ty Commi551on") number 1128599, the reglstr•tlon covering all three churches The Padsh. The PCC operate5 un&rthè Parochlal Church Coun'cm Powers Measure 1956 and the Chw¢h ftepre5entatlon Rules. The Eccleslastkal Paristi of Speldhur5t wlth Gro0rnbrfe ènd Ashurst Partsh") conslsts of three dlstrfcts corre5pondini to the churchesof St. Mary the Vlflln. Speldhwst, St. h)hn the Evangellst, Groombrldge and 5t. Martin ofTours, Ashurst. The Padsh came Into belng on l April 1977 after an Order lrn G)uncll Gonfirmed a Pastoral kheme ur4tin8 the two Benefieés and Parlshes, Speldhurst with Groombrld8e Iwhkh was one parbh pre¥lously) aftd AShUt, Into a sin8le parlsh. In 2C Speclal Parochial Church Meetln8 made, and the 81shop's COU11 and stsrtdl Commlttee ofthe Dlocesan Synod appioved, the current sthemt under whkh St. Marfs and st. Martin's operate wl thelr Dlstrl¢t ChLtrch Coun¢il I"Gfttl whlle St, John's operates throu2h a committee of The PCC (The Commlttee") whkh as suth reIVeS 8UIdan from The PCC. Thè khem prowdes rules for Ihe operatlon of the kn¥0 DCCS qnd The Commlttee. Each DCC, under delegated authorlty frorn The PCC, the funrtions, power5 and dutles of a parochlal church cour¢dl wlthln Its dlrtrlct, sublea to certain exceoltsns and limitatlons, In partlcular ¢cncernlng flnanclal and CDntrxtual matters. The PCC has dele8ated to The Ctsmmlttee the day to
day running of S;. lonTh'5 but retalns a more handSn approath as compared to the two ch¢Jrches with thelr own IJCCS. The memtsers ofThe PCC are appoSnted as follows.. rhe Incumbent, anycurates, the Churchwardens. Dewty Chur¢hwardens and the Deanery Syrtod Represenlatlves are ex offlcio. The Churchwardens are nomlnat8d bythe Annual Meetfng of Worsfilpper51'AMWI of thelr rEspecthe thurches and elected at a Meetln8of PailshSon8rs annu4ly for a one year term. The Deputy churehwardens are elerted by the AMW of thdr respectlve churches for a one Year term. The Deanery Symd representatfves. eurrentty the Parfsh Es all¢)cated 3 partlc+pants, are ected at an Amual PaTochlal Chur¢h Meeting I"APthI'I for i three y2artemi, Electlons last took plaee In 2023. The elerted members are nomlnated bythe AMWS and then elerted annually at the APCM for one year. Thére are provisions for ¢a5ual vacandes to be fHled. The PCC deals wh those matters 5pedficaNy reserved for It, those ferred to It by the DCCS and The (ommlttee, and those affertlng the whole Parish. It has tb.È rèsponslbillty of cotrperatlng with the Rector and 55 responsible throu8houtThe Parfsh for the whole mlsslon of the church, pastoial, evan6eltstlt, so¢lal and ecumeni¢al. Under the Chadtles Art 2011 The PCC members, who are the Yru5tees of the tharlrf, take uklmate responsibility managlng all ofthe affairsof The PCC and therefore of all 3 churthes In th Parlsh. On elecfion The PCC members ¥e Instructed In thelr responslbilities as trustees. Rel•led parties Whllst the Rector was in office durkng 2023 he was an ex officlo Foundatlon Govemor of Speldhurst chuich of EThand (Voluntary Aided) Prlmary SCIN1 and St. Plarvs DCC 1$ requlrpd to apPot a further 3 Foundation knernors, whFle Ehe DlocesE off¢$tr h requlred to appolnt the final 3 Foundatlon Grnor$. St. Marfs DCC has the power to appoint a Trustee to Speldhurst vlllale Hall. a charfjty re85stered wlth Th? Charity Commlsslon wlth number287945,. the person appolnted 1$ not a mwnber of a OCC or the PCC. Whilst in offlce the Ilertorwas, and the Churchwardens rMknated St. Marfs are, em offlclo trustees of the Speldhursl Recreatlf>Th OUnd, a tharfty regtstefed withThe Ch•rity Comrnisslon with number 302846. The Rector wa5 a tru5tse of the Spedal Subieth Room lknown a5 Yhe Speldhurst 1931 Trusv or The 1931 TrusVI a thaflty whlch, due to its small slte, Is not required to re8lster, and has not re8S$tered, wlth the Charity C<>mmlsslon (En81d and Wals}. The Tntst has as Its oble¢t beThefftlng people and org4nSsatlons wAthin the Parf$h of St. M4rf5. The power to appoint the trustees ls with The PCC as does the powerto dlrert the trustees In the vray that Ihey dlsburse the Trusvs fijnds, although thls latter power has not ell exerclsed for some years.. both powers have been delegated to SL Marfs DCC.
The DCC of st. MartlTr's has the rlght to appolnt, For a year at a drne, Nvo representative members to The Comrnlttee of Mana8ement iall Jf whom are the truSee$l o.. the Ashur5t McDermotrt Hall, charlty reglstered with the Charlty Cornmlsslon (England aid Walesj with number 302673. They are Tom Watson and Tracy Watson, coth mèmbers of The PCC. In addltlon Sophle Minoprlo is a trustee and a member ofst. Martin's DCC. Details of all trarisactlons vlth related parues are Set out In note 7 on paee 18. ObJ•ctN¢S and aL*le$ The objeLt of The Parish 15 to promote the whole missSon of the Chur¢h of Enand within The Parish. As pan of thls, The PCC, prfmarlly through the DCC5 and The Mmittee, ts committed to enabling a5 many people as posslble Co worship at the three churthes and to become part of thelr ré5pectlve church ¢ommunitles. Agaln. malnty through the OCCS arid The Cornmlttee, The PCC mqlntalns en overvlew ol worship throughout The Padsh and conslders bow the 5ervltes and other related act1v1t5 can involve the many 8TOUPS that Ilve withln the dlstrfcts of the three thurches, The serVIS and wor5hlp put fath Into pr4ctlce through prayer and s¢rfpture, muslc and outreach. Rlsk management The PCC, through the OCCS and The CornwAttee. has ¢affled out an assessment of the major risks t whlch The Parlsh Is exposed, as identified by The PCC rnember5. In partlcular, a chl1 d prolectlon pollcy Is In place as part of a safeguardlng framework developed In accordance wlth Diocesan guldellnes and the procedurè forobtalnlni approval for those worklThg wtth children and vulnerable adults Is wéll established. All three churches and the central Parlsh functit)n have systems of flnandal procedures Sn place for handlSn¥ cash and for aulhorislw apprtythg afid paymgfor items of expendlture, Approprlate Insuranc8 polictes are In place. Publ1¢ benefit In pknnlng the artlv6Ues of the three churthès In The Parlsh, the clergy and The PCC have nSIdered The Chaflty Commlsslon's guldance on Publ1¢ Beneflt and in partlcular the spècMcguk4ance for charliles for the enhancement of rellgion. The artIeS Indude the followtn8'. The provlsion of public Chrlstian 4w)rship open to all. The proSon of sacred 4)ace for personal prayer and contÈn7platbn. Pastoral worK Indudlngvlsktlnll the skk and bereaved. The teachi of ChrfstSanlty through sern)ons, courses and small groups. The Pfovlslon of chlld and youth artlvttles with a Chdstian ethos. General promot•)n of Chrlstlanity. Op¢ffatlon of The PCC The PCC meets as requlfed and ha5 a Stanthii and FInan Commlttee whth transarts buslness as required between meetin8$ of the fvll PCC, suble¢t to any dSrertlons gNen by The PCC. Most of the day to day actthties take place in the church DCCS and The Commlttee as approwfate, The PC oversees the fln4nclal affairs of the DCCS and The Commlttee and provldes The Committee with 8uldance on addtlonal matters and takes a more artive role in the management of SL john'& The three churche5 present to The PCC budgets lor the year for thelr resperti¥e churches. PCC approves these and authodty is glven for Ihe three thurches to work wlthln their dIets thOtst lurther reference to The PCC. The PCC also 4pproves the budget forthe central Parlsh funttlon.
Standln& and Firnan Commlttee Thls committee Is requlred to be appolnted by law The members of the wmmlttee are, and were throughout the year, the Vl¢e Chairnian. the Chu.rchwardens, the Deputy Churcbwarden appolnted by St. John's, the Treasurer of Tne Parlsh, the Treasurer of St. Martln's. The Chalman was alsc+ ) member ofthe committee untll Aprti. Reser¥es polity the cov The PCC has approved a pollcy of malntalnlne at a parucular level, the Unrestrfcted Funds whlch are deslgnated for the use of the 3 churches, these are te General.=unds of each churth whlth are the free rFserves of that churth. For St. Marfs th.i515 at a level of not less than 4 month$, nomial expendlture. For St. john's and St. Martln's this is at a level whlch Is betweon three and SSX months, normal expendlturel plus a further amount of £Is,{X I£IO.OiKI for St. kshn's, £6,OCQ for St. Martin's) to Ver unexpected repalr5 to the chur¢he& Based on the budgets for 2024. In alvegate nom)al expendltsfe for5t. Majys forfour months and for St. John's and st. Martin's for three months amounts to £46,169 whilst norrnal expendlture for four month5 at St. Marvs and for slx rp.onths at st. John's and SL Martin's amounts to £54,260. The funds needed to CeT thls normal expenditure plus the E16,(A)) for emer8erTrty fabrlc repairs are between £62.169 and £70,260. Al 31 December 2023 In aggregate the General Funds of the three ¢Ir¢he$ amounted to £264,641 and thus are well In excess of the pollq lirnits. The PCC'$ Unrestrlrted Funds, l.e. Its free reseTve5, a5 opposed to the Unrestrkttd Designated Fund5, are on £434. If the need 8ros&The PCC would have toainslder undesignatlng some or all of thèse Funds of the three Chu[dS. potendalty tslng it ac$$ lo what WtJu5d be addltlonal free reserves of £264,641 from their General Funds, whlch w unrestflrted In the th thurthes, £45,436 from thelr Dlocesan Church Ilepalr Funds and £49,204 frc•m the Groombridge School House Fund.. were all these funds unde$nated,1l wtythd resutt in total n$(rided furmls of £W,281. Fwnds held x Custodi bthlfof othets-15ee nots 6 on pa6e 181 The PCC has a¢ted as an agent for Spring Haivest, under its Group Organ15er 5cherne, and as such collects monLy from intendlng partlclpants durlne the year a5 they CoMnt to attendln& and forwants the money usuaNy around February. The pcc has also acted as agent for the Dloce&e of Rochester In the cle¢tIon of fees for such seceS as hjnerais and weddlThgs. Ths money Is dlrert¢y du• to Sprlng Harvest and the Dloce5e respeGtlvely, not the PCQ and is thetsre not Inc1thed in the Income or eKpendittJre of the pcc but does fomi part of the bank balan, offset by the equlvalent Ilablllty, At the year end, the PCC held £12 gn behalfof Spring Haryest12022 £3651, these fvnds are held in spparate bank account, No money was held at the yearnd on beh811 of the Oloce5e12022 E3WI. Fees of £586 were collected oh behalf of retlred Cler wkh Permlssltsn to Qffi¢iate IPTOI. At the Year énd É107 was held to be fjd over tothe PTO. Followtng Douglas, departure the Rertory has been leased on a sthort tenn basls to thlrd party tenants. At the yearend the PCC held £565 recelved from the ienants lo settle balan¢es due to comthnatlon of utlllty pr¢>vbJers and Tunbrfjdge Wells Borough Coundl In feSFRd of councll tax on the Rectory (2022 £01.
RévlÈw ofthe year A¢hievernents and perfomiance 2023 has been a yèar of 51gnlflcant change for the Parish with thè departure of Douglas Wren, our long-standlng Rertor, to lake up i new role In a Corn15h parlsh. 51n¢e Dougla5, departure In Apdl the Par15h has beei in vacanry, vlith slgnlfl¢ant tlme belng spent by mernbers of all three churches In dlseusslon wn the Dhse of Rcchester to prepare a Parlsh Proflle, reflecting both the unlque and unitlng features of each of St ma5, St Martln's and st john's, for the purposè of advert151ng the Parish and re¢rultin8 a new rertor. Thls process remains ongoln& whi15t the UPCC and the Dlocese a5rn. to appoint a candldate la+er in 2024. Further detalls on the aLtlvltles and athlevemonts of the three churches are set gut below, The PCC The PCC met 4 tlmes durlng the year and the Standing and Finance Committee dealt wlth Several matters by e-mall resolutlons. The two DCCS and The Commlttee met befv4een meetings and réports of these meetlngs were recelved by The PCC and d55cussed anrt approved where necessary. Ele¢tor¥l roll and thurch attendance The followln8 Elertoral Roll Thumber5 W@re reported durfnE the year,, St Marfs 144 st Martlrfs 28 st, John'$ 13 Deanerysynod The Tunbridge Wells Deanery Synod meets 3 tlme5 a year and ¢omprises rewes¢ntatlves of all 20 Angllcan Churches {14 benefkesl In TunbrKl8e Wells and Southborough and Includes about 25 ¢Sergv mèmbers and 40 lay member$. Meetlngs Indude reports on the 81$ho5 Councd, Dlocesan Syngd and General S¥nod dlscu%ions. followed by an address andlor dlscusslon about a wlde range of IDcal and natiortal chwch related toplcs. S•tw*rdln¥ Safeguardin8 has eontinued to be at the core of cyji Parish Ilfe. The Parish Safeguardin8 Officer routlnety follow5 UP with Individuals requirin8 first tlme or updated 08S checks monltors the status of mandatory safe8uardin8 training rofnpletion. ¢ommuni¢atin8 outstsndlng actlon5 to Indlvlduals directly and to the UPCC throughvut the year. Our UPCC members all have up tc dale D8S IOlsc105ure & Barrlng Servlcel Certificates and have completed applicable safe8uardlng training module& FiD•n Overall income was £173,018 for the year12022: £218,673]. This year4)wear rethjction was due to the gl¥nift¢ant ofte-off kgades recelved in 2022 which were not repeated in 2023. Expendlture rose durtng the year to É1%,40112022: £179.8241. The overall resuli b•Fore tsklng account of unfealized Fdir value movemènts on investments was a defidt of É23,38312022,' surplus of É38,8491. The Parbsh's Imiestments pneratsd an unrealiud galn of £17,24712022.' 9111ed loss of £-24,1251 on revaluatlon at year end.
The funds available to The Parl5 at year end were £372,30112022'. £378,437]. The balance Sheet Is currentty healthy wtth sufflclent cash to meet all cuirently foreseeable need$. Coples of the detalied fln8n¢ial fesulis of ea¢h indlvldual thurch are avallable on request from the Parlsh Admlnlstrator at the Church Offlce lsee pa8e I for contart details), Flnancial highllghts for each of the churches are as follows: St. Marfs 5peldhtsr3t.' Unrestrlcted income was £52,194 luwerthan In 2022 at £128,63612022.. £180,830], Expendlture rose by £22,652 to £7S,55012022: £52,8981. Restrlcted fund Inc0e recelved amounted to £4,850 whllst restrlrted fund expendlture amount to £2.825. After contrlbutlng to Parlsh costs and consldertng the unrealized falr value Increasè of Investments of £11,757 St Matys showed an overall net deuease In funds of £.8,111 and a doslng balance sheet of £23?,110. st. John'5 Groombrldge.. Unrestrfcted Income decreased 511ghtly at £14.05012022'. £15,130]. Expendlture remalned fairly slati¢ 4t £6,85412022- £6,723]. Investment revaluatbns resutted in an urtreallted gain of £5.490 for the yeai. After ¢onlrtlyJtlons to Parfsh Costs St John's cksed 2023 wilh an overall Increasè In unrestrlcted fund5 of £4,941. Restrkted Funds cS)sed hlgher at £6,359, Increase of £3,401 resultlng from donat10 and lega¢les. St. Mtsythn's Ashur5t.' Unrestdcted Income Increased to £16.35012022.. £13,799,.. EKpendlture Incrased to É9,07011022- £6,8241, resultlnB In net Income for year of £7.280. After contr1tilS to Parlsh Costs St Martln's closed wlth an overall reductl¢)n In unrestrlcted funds ot E-2,052. Re5tr1cted fund Income rose Ightty to £1,967 but thls was offset by restrkted expendlture of £3,514, leadlng to a doslne Testrltted fund balance of £26012022: £1,8071. 2024 8udgets.' These show that In the General Funds of the three ¢hurd)es, overall expendlture Is likety to èxceed total income by about £1,5. The Parish has suffleiert financial resourcesto hjnd these defi¢lts should all budgeted expeThJlture be Incurred. Reports of the actlvltSes of the three thurches of The Parish The Wardens're Jr Rertorfs departure in April made 2023 a busy year for the churchwardens In eath of the Parlsh'5 ehurches. In addStion to the regulaf churchwarden duUe5 the wardens have taken on a range of addltlonal tasks that are Lbsualty performed by the Incumbent. IncIJInI helpkn8 parents wlth Ippllcatlons for thelr chlldren to attendchurch of &¥larHI $andary 5cIK)ol, flndlng a new foundallon governor for Speldhurst sch¢ and preparing a Partsh Profile, which is needed to help recrulr a nèw Incumbent. Sl Marfs warderns have alw provlded asslstance and cover for our Parlsh Admlnlstrator wh), nfortunately, was unwem d1 the fourth quarterof the year. It would have been dlfflcult to cope wSthout the tè8m of leaders, v8rgers and helperswho have worked 50 hard to wpport our misslon.
Commu I Our ep.gagemenl wllh the loeal communlty contln¢Jed thrw8h a ran8e of a£tlvili?5 in 2023. We were very pleased to be able trj serve our commuii It¥ In 2023 through provlding several Baptlsm sorrflces, weddlng and funeral servl¢es In St. ma5. en At 5t Marfs Bumps and Ba>es, who meet fortr..Ightly for coffeej provlde a great opportunity both lor St, Mary's to get to know new mums in the village, and for num5 to get to rfnow one another. As those bumps become toddlers, WÈ encourage muni.s to brlng them along to PraSse & Playi a sirnple act of worship. bullt around story and Jong. These relaOnshIpS contlnue throgh school yoars. Mothers. Unlon has ¢ontlnued to support the Rothe5ter DI0Se Motherfs ljnlon events Including the annual Lady Day Servlce and the Wave of Prayer ftsrour Unked {erseaS Oloceses. In our Parfsh we o)ntinued to support Praise and Play by helping on the eofsee rota," our Motherf5 Union group also sent annlversary of 8apttsm cards lo all WI have bee4 bapSed, helplng to keep touch vJlth thelr famllles for four years aft.er Baptism and held a Summer Garden Party raising lund5 for the Motherfs Union Summer of trfope Appeal. st Martln's main fund4ralsln8 event d¢Jrfng the year was the Progresslve &Jppr, whlch represents an excellent opporttsnlty to otch up wlth frvends and neknbours In a so¢lal setting after a lofi& cold wlnter, and this year raised some £g]O toward5 Church fvnds, Si john's and St Martln's congreEat50nslolned together at St Martln's for Harvest Festlval In October. St Martln's atso held a numberof so¢lal gatherin8s in conjunction vlth some oflts main seceS, often In the fomi of a Brln8 and Share meal. Men on Wednesday COntne5 to attracl good supporL The group's membership comprLses 25 men, drawn from rl8ht across the local wnmunlty. Attendance Is often between 15 and 2Q people who are all retlred and beneflt from both the [aradede and conversatlon the 8roup affDrds. St Marf$ pastoral asslstants haye ntInUed to support those In need thrOh phone Calls, home Wlyts Includi in care homes and h05pltals. and taknng Holy Comrnunion to those unabbe to come to church gMn8 them and ¢ompany. Cards are •ven orsent to those who a 5kl in hospltal, Inlured, and the bereaved. The vlNaRers of Ashurst, and some I41n8 Outslde the area, arè kept In touth wlth St Marttn'5 and v411age matters through the monthly A%r$t 8roadsheet, Th1515 dlstrfbuted throuihout the vllla8e and fvrther afield. From a flnanc131 perspeetF¥e. St. Marfs has contlnued to gfve away IO% of Its gEneral fund Income to charfty, and to S1t thls to enwre local, UK and international charltles are all Intluded. A team of four SL Marls members consld&r how to share out the money and recommend Its distributlon to the Flhance Commlttee, aimi to suppJrt worthwhle chadtles ¥Ath clear •thlcallChrlstlan gbjectlves aThJ low adminirtratlve costs, rowi Sl. Marfs runs a number of Home Groups. where small groups of people wlthln the famity of St MaS alm to deepen friendship and encourage one another to grow In farth. e5peclally through 85ble study, Groups meet throughout the week In daytyrne and in the evenln8 In people's homes around the vlllage.
At present we have 11 groups covering more than 90 members of the congregatlon and we are always on the lookout fcr MO groups and more members. Worshi t7nd Pra er During the vacancy we have endeavoured to continue our worshlp along the same line as In previtsus years. At St Mary's in particular the mix of ages at our services continues to lead us to think creatlvely and consider the style preferences and needs of everyone. With the departure of Douglas ap.d Becky LeEve5, who led St Marfs music programme for many years so woll, varlous members of the congregation have stepped up to helpTr with both the provlsion of music and planniig ongoing worship activities. St Marfs has continued to thrtve In its wotship activities In splte of the rector vacanry thank> to the energy of Tts tongregation. At Christmas the two Crib servlces drew over 400 people to the church on Christmas Eve. Music contlnues to support worship and aims to help the congregation engage wlth God at a the St Marvs Carol Seryice again this year. Both St John's and St Martin's held candelit carol servlces in December. At Stjohn's a joint service was held wtth the Rochester branch ofthe Prnyer Booksociety on Ascension Day whilst the Bishop of Rochester also vistted durlng the year to ad a service of Holy Communion. Chlldren tsnd Youn Peo le During the year St Mary'5 saw over 30 families regularfy attendlng setvlces. Sunday children's groups Little Acorns, Outback and Up and Over- have developed during 2023 through age-appropriate acttvlties Ilnked to the week's Bible passages or, in the case of Little Acorns, the group working its way thronologically through the Bible. We ore blessed with our links wrth Speldhurst Church of England Primary School, which have developed significantly in the past year through members of the St Marfs congregatlon who go in weekly to dellver the whole school worship following the Rochester DK)cese for Education scheme. Church Fabric and Church ordActivitie At St Marvs routine maintenance artivities a5s0¢iated wlth the church building progressed throughoul the year. The ageing church boiler was replaced, a roof repair contract was placed, and the churchyard maintenance work was restrurtured to redu cost, with a number of volunteers coming fOard to assist with maintaining the churchyard. St john's continued to receive regular maintenance Servicing of critical system5, togetherwith regular churchyard maintenance. A faculty appllcation to install under pew heating was submitted to the Diocesan Advlsory Committee in June, the result of which remained outstanding at year end. The St Martln's churchyard continued to bè professionally maintained and thls was supplemented by our annual Tidy Day in the autumn. Maintenante and scheduled checks on relevant aspeLts of all three churches were carried out throughout the year.
Approved byThe PCC on 14 May 2024 and stgned on its behalf br. Martin Atklnson Ivlce Chalrmanl 10
STATEMENTOF PCC MEMaERS' RESPONSIBILITIES AS THE TRUSTEES The Trustees are The PCC Members and as wch are responslble for preparlng the Trustees, Report and Flnanclal Statement5 In accordan¢e with applicable law and United Klngdom Ac¢ouTrtlng 5tindard$, Charlty law requlres the PCC Members ta prepare flnar.cial statements fcr ea¢h flnancial year which glve ue and falr vlew of the State of affalrs of The PCC and of its Income and expendlture, fDr that perfod, In do5n£ so the PCC Members are ieouired to: select sultable accountlng polkle5 and then app them ¢onslstentty; • observe the meth¢ds and prfnclples of the Cnarttles, Statemènt of Rewmmended Prattlce make ludgements and estlmates that ale reasonable and pNdent,' state whether appNcable Kcountlng $t8ndards and Statents of recommended Pract1 have been followed, $ublect to any d?partures disck•sed and ¥XDlalned In the financlal statements.. and prepare the flnancial statements on the goi ¢oncem basls unless It Is Inapproprlate to presume that The PCC wll contlnue In operatlon. The PCC Members are responslble for keeping a¢¢ountlng records whlch dlsclose with reasonable a¢curacy at any time tbe financlal posIan of The PCC. They are also responslble for 5afe¢uarding the assèts of The PCC and hence for taking reasonae steps for the preventlon and detectlon of fraud and other Irregulgrltles. Insofar a5 the PCC Members are aware. there Is no relwaftt Informatlon of which The PCC'S lrtdependent ExamSner15 unaware, and the PCC Mernbers have taken all steps that they ought to havè taken to make themselves aware of any relevant Informatlon and to estab115h ihat the Independent eKamlner Is aware of that Informatlon. The PCC Members are responsible for the malntenance and integrity of the cOr11e and flnan¢lal Informatlon Included on the PCCS web51te,
IWDEPENDENT EKAMIPIER'S REPORT TO THE PAROCHIAI CWURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SPELOHURST WITH GROOMBRIDGE AND ASHURST I report to the charity's trustees on my examin?tion ol the accounts of th.e charlty faT th,e year ended 31st December 2023 whlch are set out on pages 13 to 24. Re5POn51bllltles and ba51s ol report the eharSty's trustees you are spOnsIble for the preparatlon of the atcounts in accordaree wlth the requlrements of the Charitles Act 20111.the I report In respect of my examlnatlon of the charftvs attounts carrled out under section 145 of the Act and In carrylng out my examlnatltsn I have followed all the applicable Dlrectioris 8lven by the Charlty Commlsslon under sectlon 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examlner's ststement I have completed my examSnatlon, I confltm that rjo matèrlal matters have come to my attenlioti in ¢onne¢tlon with the examlnatlon 8Svlng me cause to bèlleve that im ani matedal ¥espect., 1 3c¢ountlng record5 were not kept In respect of tbe charlty as requ1 by sertlon 130 of the Act,. or 2 the accounts do not accord wlth those records,. or 3 the accounts do not comply with the applicable reqreMentS concernlng the form and content of account5 set out In the CharitSes (Accounts and Reports) flegulatlons 2008 other than anv requlrement that the accounts g5¥8 a 'true and falr vlevl which Is not a matter ¢onsldered as part of an Independent examlnation. I have no COnrn$ and have come across no other matters In eonnedon wlth the examln8tion to whlch attentlon should be drawn In thls report In orderto enable a woper understandlng of ihe accounts to be reached. der Menv• ACA For and on behalf of Foot Oav59n Ltd chartered kcountants Lonsdale Gate Lon$dale Gardens Tunbridge We115 Kent TNI INU l?May 2024 12
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PARISH ofSPELDFIURSTwlth 6AOOMBRIOG£ ASHURST Notes to the Accounts 2023 l poHde$ The ¢h4rlty ¢onsgtutes a put benef,t 8nL'ty as deflthed by FRS 102. The flnincial siatements have been prepared In accordancè wlth Ihé Churth A¢counUng R%ulatlcn5 2W6, AcCotIn.8 arK Rwrting by Chaod•s-. Staiemeryt of ft8¢obTrmended Prattlco applioble to charftleg prepartng th¢lr a¢count51rt accordance wbth Fknandal Rep¢vtpr8 5'.aD.dard aJplIcae In the U< Republlc of Ireland IFRS 1021 Issued on L6 luty 1014 las updated throu8h Update &.11@tln I pu1$ed on Z Februry 201fjj, the Flnancl81 AepDrJng Standard applicable In th Unlted XlnKdoM and Aepublle of I':lar.d (FI% 1021.the tha1e$£t 2011 and UK GeneralivAccepted kcpuntini Pr4Ctks. The flnanclHI statements are prepara on a i¢ing coptern basts unde.. Ibe hL8twkal cost convÈnUon. rwdlfied to indtfde In¥esttnent a55ets al fèk value, The financial st1,nts are presented in sterftr¥whic415 the K,ncUoi41 ¢urrerKy of the charlty and rouftded to the #earest £. They do Thot Include the ac¢oufits afckurch 8roiip5 that awe tbd- miin •ffillatlcn tuarttr bDdy nor those that are Informal gatherlny ol The PCC has consldered whethert.ie ¢ash ffow statement adds mattrally to ¢he ynthrstaNdlns tsf the PCC'S affatrs and has conclud¢d that daes nDt. It Y$ therefo'e applled Update 8ulledTr l puèltshed on 2 Febru 2016 and does hot Include a caxh flow statement the 810unds th4t Is applyln8 FP5 102 Sect1 IA, Tho sIgnC3t iccountlr,g poncles applled In thq preparatEon al th50 financlal stitem2nts Jre set Qui balow. These poll¢le$ have bèen eonslstently appllgd to all year5 prespnted unles5 othprlse sled. Il Funds flestilrted Funds r"preyent Income whktr may be expended ohty an th restFi¢ted oblEe.s for whlch they were slven. Any balarnce remalTrin8 unspent at tre end ?f each ¥Èar must becarr(Èd forward as ) bal oty that luThl. The PCC does not USUlY inve$t $eparately faf each fund. Where there 's no Separat lThvestmer.t,..rteros: ts apPned to ldIVlU41 Iwids on an aYepa8è balntt basss. UDrt%trlded fund5 represént the fuThds ol the PCC that a'.t not sub,%Lt to any ¥al tCtIonS regardlng thelr ¥$ aThd are avallable fot applicatlon to the general purposes of ibe Pct. Funds desiÉn•ted for a parucular pwpose by the PCC are 150 unrestrlLed and the PCC h•$ the authorfty to chanteor remove the desiqrTr4don. bl thcoMl re50Yf 11 VoluntGryEnrèm¢ ¢nd¢Otl reswrres pnned glvlw re¢elvable under8fft a54 collectlon5 Ind donalKJrs a'e r8cwxs8d rt¢dved by or on behaff gf the PCC 10¢omè tax recoveralAe on Aift aid donations Is recwThsed the iJKome 15 reco8nI58d. Grants afy4128ades to the PCC are rec+Jgttlsed as soon as the PCC 15 Èthfled of iL$143l entitlemenl the amountd¢Je Is quantlfiable, ¢t1pt Is probalA¢ ind any condtlons attachln6 to thEfft are or. in Instances there rEJaied e¥pendibJre has been IrKurred, thew Is i reallstt eiped4+Oon that aN condlt(oqswill be met. SpeC¢fUnd ralsln8 events, 5uth 4% lÈtÈ, bazaars and5kn1arever,are I¢¢ated foiy•si. 511 In¢trn Investments Dfvlde"rnd5 and Interest we rewnlsed when ferelvable. knytax recoverabl• such thwme ts re(oEnlsed lrn thesamepertod. ¢1 exp•• 11 Grqnts Grnnts and donatkins ale (jnted frx %•theTrpd over. ortthn aw¥ded Wthat award tyeites a b(ndlT48 OblaOn tsn th• pcc, The PCC ha5 8 poIILy of dtstrlbuth8 o the lrnctyne of the Geral IrKome aThJ ExpeTrdltUTe Funds In gmts - 'Awty Glvlng.. In the ol a contr4cVJal obllg•tlc•i male In thls way. tb)se the support ol O%Efseas MI5OnIe$, ¥e arKourted for on the b151s tyl the supp)rt •yeed bythe wele¥ant UCC orAway IYbkn8 e¢4TrYattee that rels to the fiaral year concern•d. 11 Athltlesdtrectfy rek7tlno ¢0 the olthttYNrth The Parlsh's Yontry tontrfbutian to Central dlc<esan ¢ts (see nate l 81. Is aLrourted for fh due. other e¥pEndknre 1$ 8eDer•llv rIc¢sed when It FrrIed and ts ac¢ouMted foriros& dl G•lM and los•s oft RtalsÈd 03ln5 orkwes are retolnlsed whn Irfftstments aresobj. Unreallsed i•ns oriosses are retO8nl$ed on rluat of Ie$enut0 at the aTend LY on redesl¢ftaikni- see note l el Conseuated and beneft¢•d wopertyl& exduded frwi the accourts bys.Ir421 ChaiithsAtt 2011, Mo¥aNe churth fuThlshiws held by the RedLW and Crthwarden5 on speu4 tnJ5t lor the PCC requtre i fatsjlty fN d15P05al, are Inallenable property. The¥ are IL4ied kn the Church•5' In¥entor$ 4thkh ¢an be Inspected al ary reasonable fjme. FDr ah1n& a¢qulred v)r to 20th) there b Irtsufflclent cost INlorn3llon rrilable aTrJ th•refort stsch è%%•ts •rn no: ¥•lued In the statements. Items 4¢qrnd slnce l J•nuary 2COJ whlth w0d he a rtsale Yak •re ca¥ and depreclat¢d In a¢¢owts thelr intktsJ4t•d useful e(oA¢mk Ilfe When wlred, orover 20y•ar4 whkhthrts the str•Jrtér. a5trWt Xne ba%L%. 111 LXh¢rJlrture¥ fltt1ft¢5 pndequfpmeht Equ.wnent Used whdA Ihe cttuT(h prtmlses b depredotrd on a stralght t1 bams 0r four yeirs, Indhidu•l Y(ems of aqulpntent wlth purchase ¢ 01 £S,W or Itss are wrttten ofl when the asset Is acqL4red. 1111 Investments In¥¢5tm¢nrs irva*Jed atmarket value•t31 r)e¢embrfu51nx the.bk¢.. 15
PARISH Vf$PE[uIL8TW1th GROOM8RIDG£ and ASHURST Notes to the Atcouttts 2023 fj Currerrt assets Indlvldual amounts In Exces5 oFÉ500 pald ITr advance are rethverable and all amounts owiftg itt the p at 31 DeEember art shown as dabtors and prepayments. Provlslon Is made for any ¢ebtors that may prDve Irrec0¥ts. Short temi deposlts Ir4clude Easr held on deposlt wSth Rothester Trlocesan Board of Flnince and at bar,ks. %) Contrlbutlon ts the Dlo¢e5an C•ttY41 cas Inwrnbent4 sd and •$%ted g)sts, Ind sh•r•d eKpehdtture rhe PCC de¢lde5 each year gn the Volunt [.11ton to be rrad- by tle Pa.lsh l? the DIoee5e to cover It's cer,tral costs, wllGi Include the Incumbent's stlpend and sod8ted ¢osts. It y theafter rE5poTrdble for th15 coithbuikiD, the "ettory runnlyg costs, Re4ders' and PastDral Assistants, ctrsts, the costs of 51[1.g der the admlr)Istrntols $8W and soff )f the PaT(sh Office Costs. A contrIbUOr Is made bythe ind the 5t J,$ Commlttee t)wtrds thesecorts. I lllcoffte Irom,. T¢tsi 2Q2J Totil 2022 De41d Pknned glvlng., 114ula'GIft Ald th)Datlon5 Tax re¢tsverae on Gwt AKI donatkjns Reeular (lnI by CAF and GYE Other relubr CdlectEs'. By ¢n¥elop Not Glft Alded Tax recoverable on LYJMertlon5 Nm-reiulat Gift Alddonations Non-reiukr dtrnatlons Dot Glft Alt#¢d Pox & mlscdlaneous domt 89,359 23.096 1,79CI 5,121 1,435 90,794 24,136 1,790 5,121 87015 25m4 3,206 5.636 6,717 3,757 12S3 71XI 245 2,431 6,678 122 250 67 4044 16 GA3g 4,(Xb7 2,330 6,915 S,266 1909 11,735 51 1,271 4,673 4Y,136 127 141157 .361 203IS4 fjr•tt& The PCC wès watefvl t¢t recthe th¢ yants from Spddhw5t Parlsh Councll.. £LQW towaras St M•y'5 chtsrchyard malrt¢naTKeJ Él,fyJO for StJohn¥ ¢hurchyard malntenan¢e. fwsl M8rt'.n's thufcthard maknt¢nirKe and £5W t¢)wards the c05t of St irtifdn's Brtt4dshttt MapTre. The ¥C also Kratelul to receNed a gt of £60 Trom CÈtas En¢ryy tow•rds:h¢ cost of St Mary's heath8 •pd a grnnt ol E27 from the Commorweahh War Gr•$ Commlsskn tow¥ds51 M¥y's chuichward miintenance, The PCC was a15b plwsed lo r£ce grnnts totallng £5,715.60 expe¢Es to rece • fiJ•thef £961. thE Usted laces of Worshlp knt Scheme equal the VAT on repalrs and m•lmr•nance WkInd th¢ replacement ul the las Wler al St In 2022 •ThJ 2013, bl (thurth F45 and other related lft¢¢me st mIrn,5 8roadsheet Aswclated artmtles and Pw15h niS Sle$ pf churEh h15t(wy boob, notdets urds 261 2,431 11,265 LefaGle5 Away GIVI Pppa 9SO 467 5,408 467 231 Z45 Jlg 51 6.91> 231 4.7rJ Other Dp•rntfwi Fund rinI Income U41 15t4 Omdends and interest IlnduthnK imf redmed t•¥) +1 Olhw InSrte ¢141m5 Surp5 on sate of fixed a5sEts 965 42 131 TOTA¢IIKOM114G RÉSOIMCIS 15936 173,01 218,6 16
PAftISH of SPELOItUllSTwlth GROOMBRIDGE and ASHUAST Notes to IheAt¢ounts 2023 ilnrnstrte¢ed Unie51rkted ttestd¢t Desnattd T•tl Total zozz 3 ExptAdlttsr¢ or: 41 Fund ralslni t¢sts Cost of lundra151n¢ bl Church M155lonary and charttae 118 (see note beluwl.. Churrh overse•s Rell8t and devélopment aceides om8 m15sbn$ 4nd other church organl$lons Sècular charlties Total away 8lYlr8 Mln15try ContAtIoN to db¢es toslg Othet dgr8y, rectory and MlniSty¢OSts Deanery aThd elhep ¢ontrlbuUon$ PrfDtlw stauonery & parfsh offlce costs Crypputer h?rdware, software and expenses Churth se£t$ cort$ and fue cntsreh repairs afjd malntena 5tJohn's thurrh redewration St Mary'5 Churth. reorgonls•tlon thurchyard Upkeep ID$w•nce elohurst Chap Teathlng and outraach st Manln's Broidsheet wsts Youni p¢¢pk'$ work 01[sts and leaders Oigan malnten•nt nd rNslccosts Érnpl¢y•t Msts Assoclated #rtmties Bankth¥ges dependent eMmlpr other expense5 450 4,570 1,402 5,$85 3,873 15,430 71 4,641 1,402 5585 4,308 15.936 4,704 1,576 6,535 4,a80 17,195 435 506 Plvth 14 bl 72,657 IM73 71637 U73 so 4.957 1,59S 6,756 40,643 81,088 6,003 50 4,03 425 5,241 4,664 76 so 4,049 424 3S4 6,696 38,920 60 1,723 no 3,335 9,757 3.570 417 474 509 1.326 1,114 3.126 231 181 720 8,478 9,757 3,57Cs 417 L637 407 L326 L114 5,700 17,734 8,896 2035 1,091 1,741 510 1,280 996 17,185 329 162 1,7S2 4S8 179,374 5,143 1,163 11021 14,4Z7 231 181 928 535 LgZ8 93 442 •IA74 12.171 TOTAL RÉSOURCES V5ED 91A74 Note., The onty granl In ex¢ess of Élm) Indded In the m$1Th1ry and Is £J,Lfl& to Mksskn Sodety. Of the ballnee of grants, all were of Él,CW $5 iTrd 11 were io knrJtukn. 4a1 $14ff Tr¢ avera6e nyer of ernpkiyees kn 2023 wi$ 312022 21. The starf costs arnoufflled to £21,15312022 £IF,185I, ol whlcfv É20,S41 12021 £16,593) was salarfes, £012021 £0) empl4)YEr Natignal Ipsurante tosts. and £61212D22 £5921 efflployer pen$ktt and life Insuran eosts. 140 ernpknyée earnld £6Qts tsr more in thèye¥. The oryank5t * St Martln's ind the re68r oryantsts * st M¥5 prrydd• thdr %ceS wIthrt tharye, Qth¢r ww15ts ¥e not 2trye$ but prode thelr r¥l¢¢s ¢ffj i osual basls •Trd art pabj the fee thrych¥ge. bl PerOn s¢h•mes •nd ¢mthtrtQAtrtbutk The Dkxese of Ro¢hestér pays the ftedorfs stlpend and 4150 the peNon ¢ontdtrArtbns reladrrf to hlm In respart of the Chufch ol EnOd Pension S¢heme whlch Is i defiwj benefft $then. The Ptt has tsffwed ptys • ¢4nrrfbutbo to the 0S(Kes¢ to ¢trrfEr the Costs ol and other tsntral costs of the Olocese butthls is Trot alocated to •ny pirtthlal tier, It Is theref(¥e rtot posslbk to SHY how much ol the offe1 ¢¢rbtrlbutlort rehtes to the pen40Tr rontr1ON$ th.at Ihe Dhy¢ese plys In resped of the Rector. The PCC no Irther Ilablllty In rèsperf of the Reoff s pen510n. KC pald penslon ¢ontrlbutlons Into è wwkpkn penthn, whl¢h Is a defined ¢optrfWon sL+the, Ld these amunted to £1,155 In 202312022 £1,1191,, £54312022 É5271 of thls w¥ dEducted *Mo,PaV•l emptye contrft¥utk)ns. the KC hès further Ilablllty In r•¢¢t ol$uch penslons. 1r
PASIiSH of SPEiDHUHSYwlth GROOMBRIDGE and ASHURST Not•8 to the A¢counts 2023 S ssocl•ted a¢U¥ltle$ and Parlsh A$$141ed actlvlrles In 23 Iwluded ¥ Paq$sDvvr Supperand ames5Y£OrnP. 6 Funds i•¢dvqd aftd pald as48•nt £300,40 of fees due ta the Rochester Dlotssan Ooard of FIryae was h4td at thE start 012023. A further E738.80 wa5 rec&Tr4ed durlng the year and £1,039,2Q was pald to Rocheste.. D8F. fvo money due * Rothes:er D&- rmalned heldat 31 D¢¢ember 2023. £101,60 01 fees due to rptlred tler8y wlth Pemilssion to OMki¥tÈ lrnl was hdd at trJest3n of 2023. A fvrther £586,40 wa5 recelyed durtrg the year and £980.80 ¥va5 pald to the PTO clery¥ 1.1 2023.. È107.20 was leld it 31 December 2023 and was paid to the P-.0 c.ew In Jawdry 2014. £io.(Ki due to a Reader, 5Th respect DI travel costs reFated totskkni a fvnei•l,w•s rqcalveé ènd w4ld to the Reider. É3,101,82 was rttdved Irom thE ttD)nt5 of the Re¢toy in respect o.. tb" CcuDril Tax and bilk5. A tct41 of £2,736.82 was pald to Tunbrldge We115 8orough CosJn(11 and io the (rtllltysupppikn. É565.(Kl was It 311)ectMber 2023 and wa5 pald to the Borouth CO¢1[ and llIty suppllers in laDuary2024. £325.76 was collerted on behalfof èpd pa'd to The (thIk1'S Soo8ty. É365 Spilftt Hvest money was held at trÈ start of 2023. É5,09S was for the 2023 ¥tsk te Sprfn8 H4rvst. É5,448 wa5 pald to Sprlng Har¥est. £12 Sprln8 H4r¥e¢. money ndIned held at31 Oecei)otr 2023. £320 wès eollerted lor a leamgwft lorthe m$lc leader aid tssed to payfor ber ilft. EI,170,50 was llected forl•ln8 forthe Rector and Ns Wfei partwas Jsed to buvthe1rfts3nd part was pald to thern by chwe. £177.55 was pald on behalf of Sptldhurst Cgrnrnunlty shop Lt41 In respect of blll$ for spé1dhuÈ h¥pE} 4fter thp lease by the Parlsh xplfed and has been rÈlmbur5ed ty5pddhur# Cgmmunltyshop Lrdl 2024. 7 plrI15 ¢0 Pccmeffibers •nd f•lated Detalls of those bodles which are related pwt1è5 rtue 01 • PCC mevlthr bek¥ In¥0ed With them •fE Set odt on pe 3 01 the report. Other than those noted below. there were no pay.Trnts toany of these d..t$. The PCC pald £012022 ÉOI In l¢tllw lèes ro Speldhurst Villap Hall whlth wis charged ta the PCC at the ntyrmèl hlre i at¢5. The$e Gosts are Induded under Iheheadlfig of tfve adMti¢s io whld) rley relat¢a. The PCC Is not ¢harg forltsuse of A5hurr McD•rmott Hall and rnade a doDaUoTh of <IW12OZ2 EICQI. Asmall IFnmatertal portlon of tht e¥pqnses pald t<pthe Rtdwmay havefelated to 715 serlces a5ehalrman of tho PCC. Exxrtses relmbursed to other PCC mernbers dld not relate to ffj 5eTh4¢es or prLWed ¢x lor trd or sub515tehce a1 were gnly for b)na flde expenses Ineurred by then) on behaLlol th• PCC. £87.75 wa5 paid bythe PCC l)rwlhe at t.le Rertorfs lea1th at thkh 5e¥•ralPCCmember5werE pre5eTrt Included In the Par+sh Insw&iee ¢o¥¢r 15 4 Ilrnlted •mtyJryt of Tru5tet IndefitY lfftsurnThte co, the ¢ost of whKh 15 noi $ep•rntely IdéntSfled. 8 Parfsh Offlea bdl Th¢ ¢ost of thé P4dsh (ifflc•, É22,333, was bom• bythè PCC rt wrftteTh off In 2(X)l. The PCC has M4otJated a wrrtteo aireement wlth the Dlp¢e5e prothdlw lor relmbur5ement of p¥t of the cost shodd the OreSe or Rertor tak any aton hkh m4kes tt Impo$lbl& to use th8 offire for Its present PUfP05e5. ReFMJrSTr¢rt ts ona slhJkn8 scale. prthth fof rwTrerrt to the Paflsn uplo 2Q40. 9 SpeSdhurst (th•1 ltt kptember 2021 the PCC enlerEd Irrto • 12 moftthj kase arnenl Tntstees ol ihe Wartern tsJntl•s •nd South Wales E¥angells4tion Trustlor the use of Sptldhurst Chapel, Th•fe r, p•fftble under the terms of th least, but the PCC was re5ponslble for elertrtc4 work lo make the Chapel Mfe tsr $8 for the day to day lunry1 sts of the thapvl. In ZOZZ aA36 w•s $p•nt on runnhq st%. The lease wis Èxtended lor a further 12 months from septwr.bef 2022 at an artnU lent 01 £4,ZW,' £L41J) ol thls was pald In 2022 Ind the tsance el £2W was pald in 1023, The PCC had M resp)i1ty tor reps to tt strucre of th hJlldin& and has no r•spSsb11tyf9r4fiY¢oSf$ r•latln8 toSpelOtht Chapd fr 29September 2023. 10 nKed ass¢ts l)urfNK the yearthé flxed ¥sets wwe held In thé Investrnents for the unffEstrkteddtslwW fvnds ltst•d. olEt*•d C•ntrnl Board afFIMn¢• IhY•5tt FuAd. In¢om• Shams St Marfs Gonenl Fund St10P's6rll Fund 2024 T•t•l Sh4r•s 2022 Total th•r•s Val O¥lan¢e tt l January2013 Slleol Shi$. pl¢•d5 A8allsed Surplus Dn 41 Uhrea15sed surplw I Ideftdtl on revalu•i14 Il¥ket ¥alu8 at 31 Qe¢embor2023 12SM75 Im2 37,162 181,725 205,850 11,757 l963 827 t7 247 24,125 211 1.689 198,972 18Ln5 18
PAA15H of SPELOHLIRST with GROOMBRIOGE and ASHURST Notes to the Ac¢ounts 2023 11 An•fysls ef net assets ft•rtrfaed 23 2022 Tot•1 Parf5h General Fuid Church Repair Fund SI. Ilary's Getheral Fund Sl. Joln'5 GtneNI Fund st, John's Groombrldge Sthcol Housp Fund Sl. Martln'$ Genèral Furd Partsh Resldcted Funo Parfsh Sequestratlon Fund Parfsh Youih Fund SL Miry'$ R¥strlcted Fund st. hn'S Churthyard MalntenancÈ Fund Friends Df St, john's Grtytymbrld8è SL John'5 Bmtlsh l4ion Fund st. John's Under Pw He•lnt Fuid It. Mortln's ChLrthard fund 51. Martln's AwayG1¥., Fund Wlndows Fund roadsheet Fund Broid$heet 91ndlni Fund 434 434 45,436 213,498 21P62 49204 31,081 1218 S26 240 68,618 L97,404 21,089 45,677 34,740 1,218 4S.436 213,498 21,062 49,I04 31,081 1,218 526 3,488 1,198 3,223 235 2,999 3.223 235 2,999 2,958 9,125 3,125 1,351 iitr iio iio 196 Iso 150 150 431 16al11 360281 lfj•l 11586 16bl a7l,301 378,437 Se• note 16 20 1022 bl Jytypeof a65et Flxed assets Current assets Cutreni Ilabllhles Fund balance 198,972 198.972 163,914 12,4ZO 199,104 122,605 8341 25 77SI 360,111 11.516 J71301 1$1,72S 220259 123,54 Y78 437 115,1rn 15.177 17.947 I1713) Allot•tlon to chtsrtl •nd Pathh Pitlsh St MYs SrJo)n's 5t Martkn'5 1,744 3.Z23 6.359 260 2,178 237,110 86,691 46,322 a7&JOI 233A17 8OJ32 16,062 360,Ui 24S,221 78,149 49,921 J7B.437 Incomé tax and Glft Ald M Sma• DonaUon$ reCvatAa Debtus and prepawnehts 6,539 5,0)9 9,548 3.963 I311 13 kind c• •] ShItM &poshs Rochesl•r ban deposlt ba deposlt ac¢ouThrs l5,554 98,198 123,752 48,876 172,62• 34,1)44 155,230 43,240 198,470 DI0¢?s thurth Repalr Fud bl Qxr•nt4¢¢ounts 4hd ¢•sh Ban* Current accounts Ca$h and eheques In hand 14.201 727 7,614 8271 19
PARISH ol SPEU)HUrtSTwith GROOM8R106E and ASHLIRST f4ots to the 4ttounts 2023 al Amounts f4111ne due wlthth gne year Attr415 &nd defferr¢d Inegme other ¢redltors 2DJ3 118,8541 115,2591 16.921 13,3851 25.775 18,$44 iozz bl Amountsfalllni d¢Ae l yeèr Pro¥l$lon lor Mtya 1024 contrfbutlon to Dloe•s4 The 2024 c41cul8ilon ol the ¢ontrlbJtlan 19 tfve Dlcteie Is based pwdyon the Parlsh'5 2022 Income when St Mary'$ recelved 50n exceptlonal IrKonTe, and a proW4sM trf £4.903 In respect o(th'.s was Ipdudec In the Z022 arounts. Tk.Is /mount Is now dLQ wllhln one year and Is In¢lded in the li8ure In Note 14 al, 14,9031 15 CollnItnt IlabMIUs •ndQpitsl ctynnthtnts 91 Cohtlnient Il•bllltl There were none at 31 De¢embtr 202312022 £NIL). b5 Qphal cfjmmltments There were noth at 31 Decemb2r202312021 £NIL). 16 Fund d¢t•l PCC lunds fj•neia Income ind Exper¥Jltur A#1.Are5rked Thls ateount Is fty lh• use Df the iweral PLrposè$4f the Parth. ChuKh R¢pJlr Furtd- Unrèst• destcn•ted The fund L8 designated for the repalts of the thiee churthès. MMey L (d Into It Jrynwally ta help wlth the cost ol repairs that ir15e flOWIng a qulnw4nnlal inspectlon 01 the thJrrh bulldlrys the Archltect. st. Marfs had ap lTrspecilon In 2021, St. Jok.n's had one In 2023, and 5t. Martln's had one In 202tr. thus the r.ext InspeLkn aredue 2026, 2028 ar.4 2025 Fesp8Ctlvply. P•flJh Rertrkted Fynd Thls fvnd hold$ mfftey d¢Kpated to subsldlje places at to fLture HaF¥ests. P4ri5h Sequestralign Furtd Thls fund ie¢¢ive5 the fees that woukl normally be p1 to Roehester D8F, Thest fees are wthheld frorn paymnt to RoEhe$ier DBF the InterrrfDum apd are used tr+ ply the fees Ind expenses of $trdrI¥ an& t. gf the Rertory StarwJln¥ ¢harg25 en the Rect IJ as oyeed wlth the R¢(herter ok1re. wJrOJs ItnIng at the end of the Intorr¥rum 1$ payable to Rothester DBF. Plrfih Youth Fun&. rqsirlrt Ik fund has been Used lor thlldren's 4nd work ITh tr Pansh, the nakkn8 gf 8tsnts to the vouth * youn4 adults attendlr worsllp Qt a church ITh the Psh to fu1 thejr rssIOnary work In the UK Or0¥erS. È3.6CQ wa5 pahl kn 2021 to • youlh worker at St Church, SpehSt is aireed tythe PCC Thelund has tssed and been dosed. 6th¢ril Inome•d Attaurt.uwel¢¢•J dÈW•d Thts accDUnt15 deSnated hrthe ust of SL Marf5 1)CClty the vn¢r4 pwpowsafst. M•V5 dNrch. Th1$ w4s set up by the PCC kn 2004. Itrecelveslunds that ha¥e téen d¢¥Hted forspedfled PUrpp5e5 pays out eKpens¢s relatkn8 tts those marterk SL lohn's lunds ¢3w•r41 thtM)e and Exp¢nthw•Attount. u1#estri¢ Thls account Is den4tedfvr the use of St. John's Corykminee fcrthé 8#nal pufposts dSL John'sthurth, Sthool FuThd. leStr1d• deskn44 lund wmprises Inccrfne 5hafes the C8F Investment Fund12022 1.W $b.81, d i depOt of £851512C22 E8,5151. The dfvklend and deposlt dert¥ed frtsm tha h¥eMment Is rÈ¢fved krto St. John's GerTrtrral Fund,. no record5 hav¢ betn fJThd of èny restrt¢tlons In the USÈ ttf the wltaf Intdma. The then Dccol St. Jcth's h ¥Ath the PCC de51enat•d th55 fvnd for t on luture tal pffjSt¢ts at 5t. John's and the St. John¥ Commltl•e has ntst Muested inychaw In th1sdEsSDaiion. Thé fvnd eryknes donaiioThs recel¥ed forthe ma1thmnafthe th¥rthywd. Frf•ndsol$t John's GroonrtÈ. re¢rfrt Th15 was started kn 2011, The fu4 Is prtm¥ty for the ffl*nt¢naoIthQ ¢hurch rhfuDd iecehes the Church ft¢rnembr•n Sunday ¥thlth15 5tsted as b•lnt for the Wal trldsh Lw'Dn 19 whKh subsequently Is pdd, lJndTrrPw PurNI.r+rtrkted Th• fund reeelved d¢natlQn$8K spe¢th¢ltytwirds theeost ¢fln5taifins unthrpew hear14n the chtsrth.
PARISH olSPEiDfrllJlST GRIXIMBRIDGE and ASHURST Ilotesto the Accounts 2023 St, Martln'sfunds G•fienl IDwmé and tpMdittrrnAtcauJrt. uDr•strirted des¥W Thls acccun+15 dèslii8.ed lor the use St. Mèrtlp.'s DCC for Ihe geTrerdl purposes of St. M¥rtln4 thurth. thulehyard Fund. restrlcted Tro Ind coffipr&es donations rettlved spedfiEaltyfvthe malRtenan¢e olthe ¢hurchyard, AwayGlvlw Fund. rtsthrted Thls frjnd ret¢l¥es the p7re2ds of speclèl coll•thtsns for¢hafftabbaway gMn8. Wln4ow$ Furw4. rtstrlrté Th15 fund recelved donallgns lor the Installadon 01 stalned las5 ndrys ?nd was used for that purpose In 2014, except for the iorywlnlng b&ance whlch .s fer a plaque ¢f InsCrli¢ntts wwlth them Is the flfial partot thendoWS prolert. 8road5hert Fund. rethrted Th15 fund recelve5 tlloney whlth ts swlflcally to defraythe cosls of produdngtheAshur&t Broadsheet. Bro•dsh¢tt BlTrJlnK Fwd. reslrfcted Thlsfund has been set up10 fund rhe blndln¢ of setof thlistfllyearstsl &%uesof theAshutst Br1>adSL Z023 2022 41 Unre#rkted Funds 11 Vnr•strlcted Gemrnl In¢ome& i¥pendlbJreActount (The Paithl Balae at l JiTru licor(¥d red Transfer from S:. Mary's General knume EXpep.dIre Ac¢Dunttoward% partsh costs Transfer from Sty.. John's Gera1 Inctyne and Èxpendlture AcrJJun¢t¢w4MS paplsh costs Trdn$fer frcth s:. Marfp'sGeneral Income ind ENpenditwe knnt iowards partsh cort5 Interest added In the year Exp¢ndltJre In th@ year Bal¥Ke 31 De¢rmber 111 ilTrrestrfttEd FurKIs 11 thurth Repalr {e be Ba4arKÈ ** l January Transferred trorn Gener4 Pjhds Gross Interest Repalrs 6•lKe ar 31 t)ec¢mbèr 210 74,979 7.745 9.332 194 192,0561 434 85,512 7,755 9023 30 103,090 68,518 6370 ' S712 3,370 3ZS 12,7SO 68,618 131,1501 45,436 t• St, Mary'3 st. John'$ 51. mar$ 20,389 10,C6 14,981 46.619 8,625 13,374 61,618 21 GEmer41 In¢om• awd Exp•th¥fftArwitsL Pa•rf Balance at I january Surluslli)8ft¢itl af Income •xpenthturefoithesrar befwE cmtrlbudon ContrfbOry to Padsfv cost$ SuWusllOefldtl of Income overexpendltur• forthey Transferred to Church Rewli Fuftd lftcreise/lDecre#el fjnvauatloTr pf IrNestmelltsW for the General Fvnd plnCe at 31 Oecember 197,4Chl 83,316 174J791 8,337 14Xb)Jl 11,757 213Ag8 172.617 127,744 89J12 42,23Z ii.cwi 16,445 Nate io arKt it l January SurpbJ5llDefidtl of In¢omedverexperdlturnfor the ywb•fore ContrSbutlon to Partsh costs rplusllDeffcltl of Inrorne ove". expendltw• forthe year Trarsl¢rrna to Cb.Uf¢h Repelr Fur#1 Increa5ellWre4sel In valjidon ol In¥estrneryts hdd for the GernI Fund e •t 31 Decernr 21,089 6,925 17,74SI 18201 11.1701 24,421 8,339 17,7551 11,1701 Note 10 21
PARSH otSPELDHURST w+th GACY.RIDGE and ASHURST Notes to the Att¢>unts 2023 416roombrldte Schod kious¢ 1st Johfi'sl Balafice at l January Ir¢re?st/lDeereasel In valuatlon of IThv8stnnts held for the Fur#1 Balance at 31 Deceffjr Sl General Intom¢ & &¥pendJtur•A<counilSL Mln'sl Bdance at I larkuary Surplu51lD8flcitl of ltscame Dver ekpendlttsre forth¢ Or before contrtbutTon Contrtbutkn to ParL%h tosts SuFplusllDefkltl of Incotne o¥eP expendlture for the year rraTrslerred to Chureh Repalr Fund 8alance at 31 Oecember 2023 20Z2 50,611 14,9341 4S,6n Note 10 3,527 49204 34.740 6,873 9,332 12,4591 11.20)] 31,081 35,lQ8 9,655 9,8231 11681 34,740 Total St. hlary's rotsl SL John's 233.887 244,023 75,391 48,114 367,52R 80.331 Total St, Mrtln's 44062 36D,281 Totsl Unr•stdctod I)e51•t•d bl Réstrirted Fund5 2023 2022 11 P4rl$h Rertikted AtDd an¢t at l Janu Incorne rettfved Inrludlng Gmt t¥x rethhry Subsldy to *rln8 trIart placas 8ilance at 31 December 21 P•rt¥h se9$tran Fund 8alancè at I january FeE5 receiwd VISItt clergy feesand expen525 Rectw standing tharges when unoccupled 8alance •t 31 D2t¢mb¢r Jl P•rtth Y4uth Fyhd L218 1,218 1,21B 1,218 950 12241 12C4) 3,488 Interest added In year Expendlture In the year rrwsfef ta Dl81ts1 Fund Balance * 31 Detember 5,859 13,4981 IZ,3801 Tgtal Part L744
PARISH otSPELoHuftsf with GftOOMORIDG£ and ASHURST Notss lo theA¢wnts 2023 111 st, Mrfs RestdEtod Fund Balan¢e al I lanuary Collec¢lons & donations Includ'rtg giftald tsxre¢uvery Grnnts recelwed Gas anlEI cards Chur¢hyard MlsslonaryaTrJ chaHtabl8 sl¥lng Fe onllne 8alare a1310ecember Tot•1 St M•plJ 1111 St. John's 11 thur¢h¥ard M•lntenan¢• Fund Balance at & january Granis and donalons FrludIng GIfrAd tax recory mal•tOre costs 8•lan¢e at 31 Derember 21 Frtènds ol SL khn's Gtoombddgo Balance at I lanuary C¥Matlon5 Includln8 1(ft ald tax retowy Exyndltmre In the year 84l•nce at 311)e¢ember 918rftl$h L48kn ltsnee atl l•nuary ojmatliths EKpendiNJre the year Balaoce at31 December 2023 2022 1,198 2,763 2,087 1601 13541 12027) 13841 1,355 2,136 12,2601 18MI 3323 3223 1,198 1,198 2m23 2.012 1.250 235 1958 1,665 1,764 2,248 IL,7231 95$> 1958 122 1221 214 1214 41 Vnd¢r P¢w H•ln¢Fund Balance at I lanuwy Donat.oThs In¢libllng glft ahl tax reclery Expend6ture In the yÈar OalatKQ at31 rnber 3,125 Totsl StJohn'• 6.359
PARISH of SP£iDHURgf wfth GRIXIMBRIOGE and ASHURST 2023 l¥1 St. Math's tl Churthyard Flknd 8alance at l January Grants fft¢efved Expendlture In the year IAl8resL added In the ¥ear Balanc6 at 31 Oecember io 2022 1,351 786 1,351 21 Away Fund Btlance at l January Income In ihe year Expendllure In theyear Oalance at 31 Decernber 31 WndDWS Fund Bilonc# at l January Exwndlture In theye4r Balance at 31 Decemb¥ 127 1271 iio iio iio iio 41 #roa4shwt lund 8lance at I january Grants recelved other Income 1ndu41ngft ald treCoVery Expenditure In the Year galan¢e it 31 Dember 196 500 467 1,163 1,392 245 11,741 51 eroadshEet 81ndlni Fund B*nce at I lanijary Grants recelved Expendlture In tbe year 831ance at 31 December 150 150 150 Tot¥1 $1 hl•th's 250 Tot41 Rewktod Ftmdj 11,586 10.669 YorAL PCC FVMDS ¥ote 16 all) Note 16 •1111 Note 16 bl Ikni¢stdct D•sknatedFund5 Funds IfjOA81 I16 367.528 10,669 IY SuffwNryofTran4vs Padsh General Fund Gèner81 Fund (St. Marfsl General Fund151.lohn'sl General Fund (St. Martirn'51 rJ)tsrch R•palr Fund ISL Marf5} Cthwch Aepalr Fund 1st. John's ChurGh RepabrFufjd1St. M•rtFn'sl 92,056 178,9791 18,9151 110,S321 1,170 1.2ry) 92,Q56