Charity Registration No.
1128611
The Parish of Brentford St Faith's and St Paul's
Annual Report and Unaudited Accounts
For the Year Ended 31 December 2023

The Parlsh of Brentford St Faith's and St Paul's
Report and accounts
Contents
Page
Legal and Administratlve Informatlon
Annual Report
Reclor's APCM Report
Cuiate's APCM Report
PCC Report
Electoral Roll Report
Safeguarding Report
Deanery Synod Report
Youth & Children Report
Churchwarden's Reports
Report to the PCC
staff and PCC members
Financial Review
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Independent Examlners Report
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statement of Comprehenslve Income
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Statement of Financial Position
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Notes to the Financial Statements
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Appendix (this d08s not form part of the linancisl stalementsj..
l - Brentford Parish Trust Fund- 2023 Statement of Financial Activity and Balan￿ Sheet

The Parish of Brentford St Faith's and St Paul's
Legal and Administrative Information
Rector
Reverend Sarah Guinness
Treasurer
lain Knight
Charity Number
1128611
Independent Examiner
Accountancy Management Services Limited
South Street House
51 South Street
Isleworth
Middlesex
TW7 7AA
Address
The Parish Office
St Paul's Road
Brentford
Middlesex
TW8 OPN

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Rector's Report
Attendance
YouTube Subscribers
2021
139
2022
180
2023
220
2024
263.as of Jan 2024
We have between 70- 250 views ofeach service, with between 20- 30 people
watching live. Our weekly attendance is growing.
Average Attendance ofchildren and Adults Across the Parish
140.00
120.00
ioo.00
80.00
Adults Per Servi
60.00
Kids Pfyr Sfyrvice
40.00
Average Total Attendance Per SeNice
20.00
0.00
Average Attendance at Family Services
140.00
120.00
ioo.00
80.00
60.00
40.00
20.00
0.00

Services
In 2023, we've taken 9 funerals, I wedding, 2 wedding blessings, 7 Adult full
immersion baptisms, 5 child baptlsms and 10 confirmations. We've also
celebrated two wedding anniversaries for church members
the Ward5
celebrating 25 years and the Wilkins celebrating 50 years.
Our sermon series have covered the following themes.. Leviticus, Encounters
with Jesus, The Holy Spirlt, Forgiveness, Deep Dives, The story of Moses and
the letters to the churches in Revelation.
We've celebrated Mothering Sunday. marked Lent. celebrated through Holy
Week and Easter (including Passover), Pentecost, Harvest, Remembrance.
Hosted Lodge Brothers Christmas Remembrance service, and held several
well attended Christmas services. Spire Café has also hosted a Coronation
watch party on May 6th.
Our new Bishop Emma Ineson visited to preach and reside on Sunday 15th
October.
The most significant change this year has been the start of an evening service
at St Paul's on Sundays at 6.30pm. Our first evening service was Sunday 10th
September. The aim wa5 to use a low-stakes non live-streamed service to
begin to train new leaders in preaching and leading services. We have had an
average attendance of 30 at each service since it began.
Prayer & Home Groups
We have a very active Parish WhatsApp group that is often in touch dailywith
prayer requests. We pray and have intercessions in all our weekly seNices.
Aivale Cole has started another post-Alpha home group called 'The
Caretakers,, and we hosted lunch for all home group leaders on Saturday 26
th
August as an opportunity to check in.
Training & Equipping
Preachin
& Leadin
We've been trying to train and invest in leaders
this term, particularly with Chris due to leave us in June 2024 as his
curacy ends. To this end we have delivered training in leading services
{particularly the evening service) and preaching in September and
January 2024, and have been coaching and supporting people as they
have preached throughout the Autumn Term.
We hosted a day on the Ennea
ram on 14 October with two trainers,
to help people explore their personality and motivation for behaviour.
Several have followed up with further readlng.
Joel hosted and organised a Worshi
Conference on Saturday 4th
November. Sarah did some teaching on worship. there was a Singing
workshop, and an opportunity to create music together.
Sara Ward has been exploring ordination via the Caleb stream. If she is
accepted for ministry she will be ordained in September 2023, and
priested in 2024. This role licenses and commissions her for ministry in
the parish of Brentford.
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Staffing
Luke Fennell joined us on 25th January 2023 a5 our new full time Youth &
Children's Pastor. He has settled in well and quickly got to work with our
youth, organising a weekend away, Satellites Camp and a big Youth event in
December with The Message Trust. He has also started 'Bridge The Gap,, an
initiative with Hope Church Hounslow, playing football with otheryoung men
once a week, with an invite to an Alpha course. Claude retired in November
and Quentin Bradley, our communications Manager has taken on the
additional role of Operations Manager and is now working full time for the
Parish. We have recruited Lisa Darby as our Finance Managerand WendyTeng
as our Finance Administrator (both part timel.
Schools
We've delivered collective worship weekly for St Paul's Primary school, thanks
to our team including Leslie Pringle, who is the Chair of Governors. We've
found funding from Needs & Taylor to help St Paul's school re-brand and
develop their local presence, and this year prayed round the school at the start
of term, which was well received by staff. St Paul's school celebrated their
150th anniversary this year, with a special service on 28th September which
Bishop Emma (Bishop of Kensington) attended. We've hosted school visits
from Green Dragon Primary School 03 March,12 June). Sarah continues to be
a Governor at st Paul's. Chair of Governors at Ealing Fields Secondary school,
and a Director in the Twyford trust. Sarah leads staff collective worship at
Ealing Fields once or twice a year and Luke goes into Ealing Fields weekly to
lead the cu /Youth Alpha.
Community Engagement
ire Café continues to offer us a wonderful platform for parish ministry,
and we are hugely grateful to Jo who runs this superbly.
We were part of the Creative Mile ISt_3rd September- hosting the reception
for exhibitors and a venue for local artists.
We've hosted our second Green Fair on 15th July.
Well attended Ex
erience Easter (I" April) and Ex
erience Christmas116
December) events aimed at Primary aged children and their families with
crafts. drama. singing, and lots more.
Andy ward ha5 hosted Sa
er
hbourhood Meetin
s at St Paul's.
Meno
ause Café 19th October. We've hosted three Menopause Cafes on
different themes. with speakers, panels and even Menopause bingo, with
the aim to support and educate women on this important life transition.
William Benson began Silent Sanctua
in Feb 2023. a contemplative
prayer space at St Paul's for 45 minutes on Thursday evenings.
Brid
etheGa
Started in September, led by Luke, alongside Hope Church
Hounslow. playing football with others aged 18+ on Monday evenings.
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Chlldren &Youth
Kids Café remains very popular for pre-schoolers and their carers. Matthew
and Luke have continued to lead these every Tuesday morning. We have a
consistent attendance of about 30-35 children and their carers. Sarah is also
on the steering Group for the London Diocese Capital Vision Youth Team.

Some highlights of our youth & Children's engagement include:
Sarah ran a youth version of Live Well in the Autumn Term.
We hosted a missional REACH event with The Message Trust on 8th
December followed by our annual youth church sleepover.
We took our youth to Satellites Camp from 4
really great time.
We hosted our usual summer BBQ at The Rectory, Fireworks and the
Annual Church sleepover, all of which were hugely enjoyable.
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8th August and had a
Buildings
Removal of pews from St Paul's March 2023
Installation of new sliding doors January 2024
Mission and Evangelism
Alpha.. We hosted 2 Alpha courses & Holy Spirit away days.
Three30- has restarted on Wednesdays after school until the later time of
5.30pm
Mission Partners.. We continue to maintain good links with Heather
Johnstone our CMS Missionary in Tanzania.
Eco Church hosted their second Green Fair, regular Clothes Repair Café,
and Eco Garden Workshops, and we've just paid for an energy audit for St
Paul's and St Faith's.
Confirmation of adults Jan15th 2023.
Thanks
l am deeply appreciative to those who work tirelessly for the Parish, whether
they are paid or volunteers. My thanks to our Church wardens, LLM'S and PCC
who are supportive and wise, our dedicated staff team who work hard and
many of our volunteer5, who spend considerable time invested in the life and
ministry of the Church. I feel excited by what God is doing amongst us and in
our wider community.
Rev Sarah Guinness
Rector
February 2024

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Curate's Report
Training and Development
In 2023,1 completed the majority of my training as a Curate in the Parish.
My training included a placement to St Stephen's School in Shepherd's
Bush which was a valuable learning experience. I'm grateful for all the
support received during my training.
Ministry
Throughout 20231 have met with individuals in their home and elsewhere
in order to provide pastoral support. This has included visiting individuals
in homes and hospitals.
I have also led 6 funerals, and been involved in weddings and baptisms this
year.
I supported the 2 Alpha courses that occurred this year.
I greatly enjoyed leading 'More Moses, in the summer and 'Oops, I'm an
Anglican, just before Christmas. Thank you to everyone who came and
participated.
I was really pleased to see the success of the 'try something new, initiative
in Lent 2023. The Home groups really stepped up to the plate and it was
encouraging to see people try something newl
It has been a pleasure to continue engaging with the Safer
Neighbourhood Team'5 Ward Panel meetings.
Youth and Children
I greatly enjoy working with our children and young people.
A highlight for me this year were the Baptisms and Confirmations in
January 2023 and Satellites in the summer. We have amazir)g young
people and their continued growth and faith is an inspiration.
I've also enjoyed leading collective worship at St Paul'5 Primary School.
Thanks
l am so thankful for the support that my family and I have received this
year, particularly around the arrival of Phoebe. l am keenly aware of the
many people it takes to make the life of our parish work, and l am so
appreciative of the time, effort and expertise they give.

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PCC Report
The PCC met io times in 2023, via Zoom and face to face meetings
110101,7102,14103,25104,14105,13106,11107,I2/09,ioho,14nii.
A significant part of the PCC'S time is hearing and receiving various reports
concerning the life of the Churches,youth, and children's work,
Safeguarding, Health & Safety, recruitment, building maintenance and
usage, Governance, Financial Reports and Budget-setting.
Key points discussed and decided upon during successive meetings
during theyear under review included..
Updating various Parish policies
Pew Removal and Sliding Door Replacement
St Faith's Lighting/heating renovation
Evening Services
Worship Music Co-ordinator
Fieplacement of SP walls
St Faith's QI report

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ELECTORAL ROLL REPORT
The Electoral Roll when closed prior to the APCM in May 2023 stood at 106.
The updated electoral roll has 140 people.
Any member of the congregation of St Faith's or St Paul's can be orn the
electoral roll. If you a re l isted on the electoral roll of the Parish of Brentford,
it gives you a say in how your church is run. It also gives you the right to
vote at the APCM or to stand for election in the PCC.
New applications can be made at any time after the APCM.
If you are unsure whether you are already enrolled, please ask for further
details and/or for an enrolment form.
Quentin Bradley
Electoral Roll Officer

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Safeguarding Report
Here in St Paul's Church, The Parish of Brentford, we in the PCC have
worked hard to fulfil the following commitments, made initially by the
Diocese of London. They provide an experienced Safeguarding Team to
support us, giving signposting information and wise advice when needed.
We seek to act in transparency and openness, asking for help from the
Safeguarding team and professional bodies, when required.
Our commitments -
l. To promote a safer environment and culture. -Every one of the PCC
and Sundayschool andyouth team has been trained in basic and
foundation training to underline a commitment to the prevention of
abuse and heighten awareness of their accountability to be vigilant
in observing church procedures to ensure that all children and those
with vulrjerabilities can flourish safely in whatever activity the parish
provides.
2. To enable and ensure safe recruitment practice and to support all
those withir) the Church with any responsibility related to children,
young people, and vulnerable adults. -Those in Church leadership
and those with responsibility to support the process ofsafer
recruitment have undertaken further, more chollenging training to
ensure that the recruitment and support of staff is in line with
diocesan expectations. They have made clear arrangements for
support and/orsupervision to ensure the welfare of the child, young
person and vulneroble adult Is always paramount.
3. To respond promptly to every safeguarding concern or allegation.-
Clear instructions have been shared with all volunteers and has
récently been passed as a policy, to be reviewed annually. See
Appendix A.
4. To offer pastoral care to victims/survivors of abuse and other affected
persons.
5. To offer pastoral care to those who are the subject of concerns or
allegations of abuse and other affected persons. These two
commitments are very central to the Godly calling ofour clergy and
are undertaken sensitively. Support is given for the variety of
individual needs and if necessary, advice is sought from the
Diocesan safeguarding Board or professional organisations where it
has been agreed to be appropriate.
6. To respond to those who may pose a present risk to others. We have
a responsibility to note our concern carefully (without approaching

the individual) and notify the CSO or vicar. We all playa part in to
promoting a culture of informed vigilonce.
And now for a 2023 overview.
Good News
The Diocese created a dashboard that helps us become aware and
deal with any gaps in safeguarding procedures.
Newly recruited volunteers took on board the need for safeguarding
training and completed it in a timelyfashion.
Our curate, Chris took on the responsibility for DBS certification and
ensured that all those who needed to be, were compliant. Thanks
Chrisl
Termly meetings have been set up between the clergy, Youth Pastor
and Church Safeguarding Off icer to consider the effectiveness of our
procedures and plans for the future.
Challenges
With every revelation of past failures and present suffering, more
training and procedures need to t)e put in place to mitigate against
those threats.
As our congregation grows, the needs may become more diverse, so
we must all play our part in ensuring everyone who joins feels
welcome and is safe.
Future
In our parish where everyone's welcome, everyone matters, and
everyone's involved, what steps will you take to help us ensure that
our community is safe and welcoming, so no barriers existto anyone
who comes to meet with Jesus? It requires a team effortl
Carol Fletcher12.05.24
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Appendix A
In all cases. even if it IS just a nagg ing doubt about an adu It or child being at risk-
speak to the Church Safeguarding Off icer who can get further advice.
The Policy for Recording Safeguarding Concerns
If the sltuation requ i res an urgent response, as there is an immediate threat of
danger, then phone the police andlor ambulance for advice. Then adhere to the
following Steps where applicable.
If someone has approached you and tells of a situation that causes you
concern, reassure them that the right thing has been done in sharing it
with you and that you believe it, taking what they have said seriously and
that they will be supported and kept safe.
2. They should never be given the impression that they are creating a
problem by reporting any type of abuse, sexual violence or sexual
harassment. Nor should they be made to feel ashamed for making a
report.
3. Don't promise confidentiality. Explain that the safety of those concerned is
your first priority and that may moan that it is shared with a trustworthy
person who will treat the information sensitively and seek help.
4. Don't ask leading questions e.g. Not'Did that makeyou feel really scared?,
But'How did that make you feel?, It may help you to remember- T.E.D Tell
me what happened, ex
in what happened, describe what happened.
S. Record what was said as quickly as possible after you had the conversation
within 24hrs. Just record, your name and contact number, what was said
not your interpretation of events, giving date and time, where you were
and who else was there when the conversation took place. Make a note of
the person/ child's full name, age, if appropriate, and any information given
about the alleged abuser.
6. Pass on your note to me and Sarah s
rah
arishof brentford.or
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caro
arishof
tford.or
.uk . Please phone me 07961136524 to inform
me that you have a safeguarding concern.
7. If there are further meetings with the person who has the safeguarding
issue, please write notes as indicated above on tho* conversations too.
8. 1 will contact you promptly with any advice f rom the safeguarding team.
9. If you can't track me down, contact Sarah, If not available contact-
Diocesan Safeguarding Team Tel.. 020 7932 1224
email.. safe
uardin
london.an
.or
Carol Fletcher Church Safeguarding Off icer
Agreed by PCC 12th September 2023
next update September 2024
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Deanery Synod Report
The Deanery Summer Synod was held on Thursday 8rh June 2023 and was
held at St George's Church, Hanworth.
This was the final Synod of the Triennium - the speakers were Rev John
Beauchamp, Diocesan Disability Ministry Enabler, Rev Rachel Wooden. Rev
Sarah Guinness attended on behalf of St Paul's, Parish of Brentford.
The Deanery October Synod was held on Tuesday 3rd October 2023 and
was held at St Michael's Church, Chiswick.
This was the first Synod of the Triennium - the speaker was Bishop Emma.
Rev Sarah Guinness and Anthony Jewitt attended on behalf of St Paul's.
Parish of Brentford.
The next meeting was held on 22fKI February 2024 land will be covered in
subsequent reports).
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Youth and Child Report
Kid's cafe continues to rur) every Tuesday morning 9 - 10.30. St Paul's
School's Senior leadership team have asked to attend to link with
parents of children who are about to move up to school. The time
together proves to be very appreciated by parents and carers.
Numbers tend to range from 20-30 with an average of 24 kids.
Experience Christmas/Easter - Our children and family events have
been really successful this year. Each event has been packed with
families engaging with the crafts, face painting and bouncy castle.
Three30 restarted this year on Wednesday's 3.30-5.30. It attracts10-
20 young people each week with the majority of those who attend
coming each week. A group of boys saw the sign one day when they
were on their way to the park and have been back every week since
having never had any connection with a church before.
FiEACH - In December we hosted a Youth event with Macy's band
from the N4essage Trust. We had 75 young people in the building
who all heard the gospel during the night. We had 2 inflatables,
table tennis, games consoles, table football and food. We received a
lot of really positive feedback and are currently exploring what future
events could look like.
Brentford Youth Isun evel - Our Sunday evening youth sessions have
had a slight time change to end in time for the evening service, with
the hope that some of the older youth would attend, we have 5
regular attenders to the evening service who are older youth. We
have 19 fairly regular attenders to Sundayevenings and usually have
around 13 each Sunday. We have free time, a game and then split
into 2 groups, older and younger youth with the older youth having a
short bible studyand the youngeryouth looking at a theme using
YFC material.
Older girls small group- Meeting on a Tuesday evening at church we
have been looking at the book of Peter. This has proved a good time
to engage with the older girls and give them a time specifically for
them.
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St Paul's assemblies - every Thursday we have 2 assemblies for St
Paul's school, one for KSI and the secor)d for KS2.
Ealing Fields- l am in EF twice a week, on a Tuesday to run a
mentoring session with the school chaplain which has 2 sessions
with 4 boys in both. l am also in on a Thursday lunch time alongside
Jacob (Bless church youth pastor), we have been running an alpha
course with students which is going really well. We get 5 students at
the younger age session and IO+ at the older se￿lon. We've had
such great conversations with the students about Christianity and it
feels really positive which is a big change from the end of the last
academic year when we were pulling our hair out over the sessionsl
Satellites - we took the youth to Satellites camp over the summer
and are booked in to go back this summer. We had a great time
together and the youth really engaged with the main sessions and
seminars even if the weather was horrificl We're praying for sunshine
and 24 degrees this year.
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FABRIC
After significant renovations of St Paul's church buildings in recent years,
to refresh the building, implement improvements to save energy and
generally make the building more sustainable, this year saw a well
consulted plan come to be - we removed the pews from the sanctuary.
Whilst some people felt a sense of nostalgia for the pews, with a family
taking a pew home as a memento, the general consensus was they were
uncomfortable and restricting and, with the constant vision to keep
mission atthe heart of all we do, we recognised the opportunityfor
creating a more flexible space by using chairs that could be moved and
stacked easily.
As discussed through previous years, we began the process to change the
partitions between the Narthex and Sanctuary to new glass panels that
would be less cumbersome and safer. We want to care for our beautiful
building and want it to serve us well as we grow as a community.
Outside, at both St Paul's and St Faith's we have been utilising our garden
space to increase kiiodiversity and food production. Apples were collected
from the garden at St Faith's, with new fruit trees planned for 2024, and
some of the food grown in the Eco Garden at St Paul's has been used in
Spire Cafe. As we are keen to encourage the use of our gardens, we have
received funding to build a Garden Bridge between the Cafe Garden and
the Eco Garden, this is currently being built and we look forward to seeing
it installed in 2024.
CHURCH COMMUNITY
We have been encouraged to see the church community grow
throughout the year, with people of all ages participating in Alpha and
finding faith. We celebrated several baptism services throughout the year.
both adults with full immersion and children at the font.
We continued to live stream our services which has allowing..
People to participant from further afield, even different nations
People to watch from home if unwell
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People to catch up with a sermon that they missed whilst running
Sunday School
People to 'check us out. before coming to a service in person
As a PCC, we decided to continue giving communion through intinction,
dipping the bread into the wine, we provide gluten free and alcohol free
options to ensure that we are welcoming all.
The congregations of St Faith's and St Paul's have been worshipping
together since Jar)uary2022 and there is truly a sense of oneness and an
excitement as we see the church full each Sunday and continue to grow.
As more people join us, we look forward to planting a new church back
into St. Faiths. Every first Wednesday of the month, members are praying
specifically about this and asking for God's guidance. We want to prepare
according to His plans and purposes.
Throughout the year, we were able to host some big events:
Easter:
Experience Easter welcomed many families into the church for a
carousel of activities organised with help from the Sunday School
team and the wonderful hospitality of Spire Cafe.
Passover Supper Imaundy Thursday} Joel's parents kindly led us
through the service, we ate together and the evening culminated in
music and dance.
Three Hours at The Cross (Good Friday) with creative contributions
from various members of the church.
Easter Sunday A joyful celebrationl
Eco Church continued to organise events and activities throughout the
year which welcomed guests to join in as we learned new sustainable
skills supported by a significant grant from Thriving Communities Fund.
The Clothes Repair Cafe continued with monthly sessions supported by
guest tutors and the Eco Garden ran regular workshops supported by
Cultivate London. The Eco Church team planned and delivered the
second Brentford Green Fair which welcomed around 200 guests.
Menopause Cafe has continued this year, hosting two sell out events that
brought together women from both the local area and further afield.
The Good Grief Cafe is now a monthly opportunity, hosted by Spire Cafe,
for those bereaved and missing loved ones to come together and share
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memories, this runs on the last Wednesday of each month from l'.30-
2:30pm.
Silent Sanctuary is a new opportunity to spend time in contemplative
prayer on a Thursday evening
Reach - Youth Event was a successful evening with around 100 young
people. Nxt Chapr, an Urban Pop Duo, came to perform and encouraged
the youth to respond to Jesus.
Remembering Loved Ones - a special service in partnership with Lodge
Brothers Funeral Directors again brought many guests from the wider
community to take time out at the beginning of the Christmas season to
remember those that have departed in recent years.
Experience Christmas Complete with bouncy castle and face painting,
welcomed around 300 local guests, predominantly families, many of
whom came back the next day to the fabulous Jump In Nativity service.
The Christmas Eve All Age Service was as popular as ever, welcoming the
wider community and seeing the church filled, mainly with visitors, as we
were reminded that at Christmas. Jesus is 'The Main Thing,
As well as the big events, the church community continues to support
each other, growing as disciples, through our variety of small groups.
There were many more events and activities orgar)ised by the various
mirnistries of the church, other areas of church life are covered in individual
reports.
In all, we have seen that, aswe are deliberate in planning for guests, to
unashamedly point them to Jesus, they have come and we continue to
grow as a church.
Churchwardens
Sara Ward
Matthew Newton
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Report to the PCC
Structure, Governance and Management
The Parish of Brentford was established as a Parish of The Church of
England and comprise5 of two churches, St. Paul's and St. Faith's.
Appointment and Induction of PCC members
Members of the PCC are either ex-off icio, co-opted or elected by the
Annual Parochial Church Meeting in accordance with the Church
Representation Rules. New PCC members are made aware of their legal
obligations under charity and church law, the content of the constitution,
the Council and the decision-making processes and the recent
performance of the church. They meet the other PCC members as well as
key employees over the course of the year.
Standlng Commlttee
This is the only committee required by law.
Organisatlonal Policy
The PCC works according to the Church of England Canon Law. The staff
team, PCC and Standing Committee hold responsibility for the day-to-day
operations of the churches including finance and employment matters.
Objectives and activities
The Parish of Brentford's PCC is required, as stated in the PCC (Powers)
Measure 1956 to actively promote in the ecclesiastical parish the whole
mission of the Church - pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.
Reserves Policy
It is the desire of the PCC to maintain 2 months, worth of running costs
(including staff salaries) in cash reserves in case of major problems. The
PCC have not put any money in reserves in recent years due to the
ongoing financial deficit, however there is a trust fund of significant value
which can be drawn on for building emergencies and repairs.
Achievements performance and future plans
Please see the Rector's Report.
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This report and the attached accounts were approved by the PCC on Tuesday161h
April 2024.
Signed on thelr behalf by Revd Sarah Guiness chairperson of the PCC.
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Staff and PCC members 2023-2024
Ministers & Clergy
Rev Sarah Guinness
ftev Chris Curr
ftev Gerry Nixon
Steve Fletcher
Denise Colliver
Position
Rector
Curate
PTO
Licensed Lay Minister
Licensed La
Minister
Joining
Mayl"2018
Jul 2021
April 2023
April 2015
ril 2013
Leaving
Jul 2024
January 2024
PAYE STAFF
Claude Lobo
Finance & Operations
Mana
Communications Mana
Operations &
Communications Mana
er
Youth & Children's Pastor
Finance Administrator
March 2017
November 2023
Quentin Bradle
Quentin Bradley
er
October 2021
November
2023
January2023
November
2023
November 2023
Luke Fennel
Wendy Teng
Church Wardens
Sara Ward
Matthew Newton
Penelo
evincent
Sheila Underwood
Church Warden
Church Warden
Churchwarden
Church warden
April 2022
April 2020
A ril 2017
A ril 2017
May 2023
May 2023
Elected PCC Members
Iszy Metzner
ussell Ra
endra
Jo Bradley
Elizabeth Kennedy
Isobel Peaty
Julian Peaty
Ineala Theophilus
Quentin Bradle
lain Knight
Tom Salisbury
Mariette Wilkins
William Benson
Anthony Jewitt
Deaner
nod Rep
April 2014
April 2018
A ril 2019
A ril 2019
ri12019
Apri12019
May 2021
Ma
2021
Jan 2022
Ma
2022
May 2023
April 2023
April 2023
May 2023
Ma
2024
Children's Champion
Feb 2024
Jan 2023
Deaner
nod Re
May 2024
PCC Treasurer
Deanery Synod Rep & HR
Rep
Co-opted PCC Members
Helen Dickenson
Carol Fletcher
PCC Secretary
Safeguardin
Off icer
May 2022
22

ST PAUL'S
+ST FAITH'S
+BRENTFORD
Annual Report
Year End 315t December 2023
Financial Review 2023
In the 2021 Financial Review, I highlighted that the parish was predicting a
deficit for 2022 of £50,745 and was heavily reliant on grants from the
Brentford Parish Trust to cover our annual operating costs. The PCC
resolved to eliminate this deficit over a 3-ye3r period and to return the
parish to long-term financial stability.
In the 2022 Financial Review, the parish had a reduced deficit of £6,378
however this included a grant of £25,486 from the Brentford Parish Trust
to help meet our agreed Common Fund contribution and pay for
unplanned maintenance activities.
This year, l am pleased to report that the parish operated at a surplus of
3,692. Whilst this demonstrates significant progress in returning the
parish to f i nancial health,. it is i m porta nt to note that ou r activities were still
supported by £101,284 from the Brentford Parish Trust. £70,000 of this
grant related to the new partition walls, but the remaining £31,284 was
used to support operating costs.
Looking Back at 2023
Over the last year, Giving has increased to £115,398 lan increase of 6.9trAI
and Lettings has increased to £127,559 lan increase of10.30hl. Our overall
income for 2023 was boosted by a number of grants towards specific
projects including carbon reduction activities and other eco church related
activities.
Our overall expenditure for 2023 is higher than 2022 due to the
expenditure of the monies received in grants and the replacement cost of
the partition walls but if we strip out these items; then expenditure is
slightly less than 2022.
The replacement of the partition wall was the single biggest cost for 2023
at over £70,000. The cost of these partitions was fully covered by the
Brentford Parish Trust and we would not have been able to replace the old
partitions otherwise. Inevitably this grant has further diminished the
remaining value of the Trust.
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The following tables provide a summary of our income and expenditure
over 2023..
Breakdown of Parish Income
Giving and Gift Aid
Grants
Parish Lettings and Fees
Property Rental
Donation from Parish Trust
Phone Mast Rental
25%
13.5%
28.5%
£115,398
£62,148
£131,506
£22,800
£101,284
£14,300
£12,692
£460.128
22%
Other
Total
IooLATr
Breakdown of Parlsh Expenditure
Common Fund Contribution
Grant to Mission Partner
Staff Costs
Off ice Costs
Legal and Professional Fees
Curate's Rent
19.1%
2.1%
17.7%
0.9%
£85,160
£9,429
£78,899
£3,956
£5,696
£21,000
£35,134
£9,817
£12,467
£23,767
£11,661
£6,695
£6,092
£5,500
£10,966
£100,289
£20,006
£446,534
1.3%
4.7%
7.9%
Insurance
Cleaning
Malntenance and Repairs
Rental Property Maintenance
Equipment, Sound and AV
Courses and Workshops
Youth Mlnlstry Costs
Depreciation
Major Repalrs and Installations
Other
Total
2.2%
2.8%
5.3%
2.60A
1.50A
1.4°A
1.2°A
2.5%
22.5%
4.5%
loo%
Looking Forward to 2024
The 2024 budget has a planned expenditure of £321,370 and income of
£321,5SO resulting in a modest surplus of £180.
The challenges facing us in achieving thissurplus are continued
inflationary pressures (although these pressures are expected to reduce
thisyearl, unplanned maintenance activities and maybe growing pains as
the parish aspires to do more.
Maintenance costs are a particular concern. As a parish, we have
significant properties to maintain (two churches, a rectory and a rental
property). Whilst the budget contains an allowance for maintenance
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activities; this is not linked to a planned programme of maintenance
activities. We need to develop a planned maintenance programme for all
parish properties. This programme needs to be forward looking and
anticipate maintenance activities over the longer term.
Finance Team
You will recall that Claude Lobo, our previous Finance and Operations
Manager, retired in November lastyear. Asignificant part of last year was
spent recruiting a new Finance Manager to replace Claude and managing
their transition.
Firstly, thankyou to Claude for his thoughtful management of the parish's
finances over manyyears and for patiently explaining the intricacies of the
parish's finances when I first took over as treasurer.
Secondly, l am grateful to our new Finance Team. ably lead by Lisa as our
Finance Manager and supported by Wendy. Their enthusiasm and
diligence has ensured that a potentially trickytransition has gone
smoothly and without incident.
The Parish of Brentford Trust
The parish benefits from a trust, the Parish of Brentford Trust {Fund 11. This
trust is administered by separate trustees from the PCC. Funds in the trust
do not form part of the parish's finances but with the support of the
trustees have generally been used to fund major refurbishments and
provide some income to the parish. In recentyear5, grants from the trust
have also been used to make good the gap between our annual operating
costs and our generated income.
In January2018, The Parish of Brentford Trust had a value of £801.274; at
the end of 2023. there was £531,527 remaining. The final instalment for the
payment of the replacement of the partitions in St Paul's in early 2024 has
reduced this further (approximately£S0,000).
The parish must not rely on the Parish of Brentford Trust to fund its annual
operating costs. We need continued focus on managing our existing
expenditure and growing our income to ensure the parish's finances
remain healthy over the longer term.
lain Knight
Honorary Treasurer
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE PARISH OF BRENTFORD
ST FAITH'S AND ST PAUL'S
I report lo Ihe charity Irusle8$ on my ex8minalion of the aoroun15 of the Charity for the year ended 31
December 2023. wliih compris2 the Slalernent ol Cotnprehenslv6 Income. the Slalemenl ol
Financlal Position and th8 related notes.
Re5pgcllve rospoijslbllltles olParoch181 Church Countll and ex8mln8r
The Parochial Church CourKII are responsible for Ihe p￿pa￿allOn of the account$. Th6 ch8rily'8
Paro¢hlAI Church Council consider that an audit Is not requlreil lorthis year under s8dK)n 144 of Ihg
Charilies A¢1 20Y11lh8 2011 Acti and that an Independent examination is ne8docI.
11 is my responsiblllly io..
ex4min8 the accounts under seGlion 145 01 the 2011 Acl..
rollow the procedure$ laid down in the General D£reCt￿n$ given by the Charity Comrnission
under section 14515llbl of the 2011 Acl.,
¢0 818le whether part￿ul4rm￿ter8 have Corne io my aliention
Bas18 of Indgpendent ex8mln8r's report
My exan7inallon was carried out in accordance with the General Dlrecllons glven by (he Charily
Commission. An examination includ8$ a ieview of the accounting records kept by the charity and a
coinparison of tha accounts presented wilh those records. 11 also includes consid8rallon ol ony
unu3ual items or d￿clOSUre5 in the 8ccounls, and the seeklng ol explan8lfons from you as trustees
concerrsing any such mallers. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the ¢vidence Ihal would
be required in an audit and. ton$equenlly, no opinion is glven gs lo whether the accounts present a
'true and fair view. the report Is limiteif lo Ihose InO118rs sel oul In th8 Statemenl below.
Independpnt examlii8V$ statement
Since the Charily's gro&s Income exceeded £250.000 your examin8r musl be a membèr ol a body
lisiad In se¢lion 145 ol the 2011 Act. l ¢onlirm Ih8118m quolifled lo undertakè th6 8Kamlnatlon
becau581 a memberofthe Institute of Charte￿￿ Accounlanls In England and Waks. whlch is on& of
the listed bodies.
Your allanlion 1$ drawn to Ihe lacl Ihat the charny has prepared a￿OuntS in accordance
Accounllng and reporflng by Charities preparing Ihelr a￿oUNt5 In accordance with the Flnanclal
Reportinu Sl4ndard applic4b￿ In Ihe UK and Ropublic ol Ireland IFRS 1021 In reference to the
accounlin9 and Reporting by Charilies.'S1818menl ol Recoinmended Praclke Issued on 1 April 2005
whlcli 1$ r8f8rred lo In tlie exiallt re9ulalions bul has now b8en wllhdrawn.
l under6tanfl thgl this has be8n done in ordar lor IIE Rccounls to prov￿8 8 Irue and fair vtew In
accordance wilh GeTrerally Accepted A¢counling Practicè etf8Ctn18 forptsrtods baginnlno i)n or after 1
January 2015.
I have cofflpleled my èxamlnation. I conflm that no malter$ have tome to my attention in tonneclion
wSlh th8 exaffiin81ion giving ma cau88 to belleve that in 8Try malÈrial respect..
ac¢ounllng rtcords were not kept in respe¢l olihe charily as requlrtd by sectlon 130 of
the 2011 Acl,. or
the 8ccouTrls do not ￿0rd wilh those recoftl$', oi
the accounts do not comply with Ihe applicable requir8m8nt$ Concerning the form and
Content of accounts 561 oul in the Charities (A￿oUnt$ and Reports) RegLilalions 2008
olherthan any requirement that rhe accounls giv8 a'lrue and fair view, which is nol a
1nallerconslc￿red as part of an ind8pendenl ex8Minalion.
I have no ¢Dncerns and Iiave Come across no other tnalters in connec1￿￿ with the examlnation lo
which, in my opinion, altentlon should be In Ihis r8porf In orijer io enable a pioper
derslanding of the accoun18 to be reach8d.
Paul Alexander BFP. FCA
for and on behalf ol
Actounlancy Management SeNlc*s Llmlled
Chartered Aceounlants
South Slreet Houso
51 South Slreel
Isleworth
iddle$ex TW7 7AA
DATE: 30 A//1 I Zgz
28

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1128611
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Unrostrl¢t8d D88lgnated
fund$
futhds
Re5trlctsd
funds
Total 2023
Total 2022
INCOMEANO ENDOWMENtS
Notés
Oonallon5 leg￿e
¢hadlabl&acllylks
70,000
63,733
278mO
131.UQfj
138,298
121.246
131.5D
22,2J8
26.$•7
T¢gil In¢¢mèarOwdowmonts
322.OJ4
7D.QQD
68,094
311.257
EXPENDrruRE
luthJ6
2,25e
2,2Ee
702
ChOfvb￿aCthllla5
12.910
84,973
444,277
316.70$
T*lt41 ¢XpandI￿r8
JOÈ.670
71890
64,973
446.bJ3
817,497
Npl 94kn5UIo55è$1 th InYe*m4
Ggirrfts&Bsi DnnoTrprllPertylThvostThThts
G￿￿LosSI0￿pr(Wyi￿al￿l
N•tlnGomellExpgndlturo1 bèfoMfrtnèlor#
13,681
lJ,8•2
16,37al
TI4MferS b¢tw¢en fvnd$
1117441
1.261
11,487
Il Incorn￿EXP0￿dlturO)&ftqrT1a￿sf•r$
14,IOB
13.692
16,3781
N4t MDvqm0llt In Fulla$
13,692
Tol41 lund$ brwghtl¢N•rd atl jan￿￿ry2023
739357
1036
744,426
750.BQ4
ToLI1 fundscarrlqdforward&31 DerembprkW3
740.074
J03
17.741
74$.118
744,428
The slalemenl of comprelEnsive incame indules ￿4 gains arKJ losses recogni5ed in the year.
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CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1120611
8TATEMENT OF FINAJ4CIAL POSITIOM
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023
2023
2022
FIx8d Ags•t8
Tanglble assets
Investment property
Non-propgty Investments
io
20,141
708,250
1.130
729.521
29,726
708,250
1.033
739,009
11
12
urront Assot•
Deblws
Cash al bank and in hand
13
57,304
39.803
9,651
14,104
97,107
23,755
Cradltors: amounts falllng du• wlthln ono year
14
68,510
18.338
Net Current Assets
28,597
5,417
Total assats less currant Ilabllltlgs
758.118
744A26
FUNDS
UnTeslricted
General funds
Falr value reseNo
316,824
423.250
740.074
316,007
423.250
739,257
Dosignaled
15
303
2,036
Reslrlcied
17.741
3,133
Total Funds
758,118
744A26
The accounts wero approved bythe Parochial Church Council on 16th April 2024
Rev
rend Saiah Gulnne¥s
laln Knlght
PCC Treasurer
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DEGEMBER 2023
CHARITY INFORMATION
The Church is a charity re9lStered with the Charity Cotrmi8sion, constituted under the PCC Powers
measure Act 1956 as amended and Church R8pr888nlation Rules 2017.
The charity is a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Accounting convention
The accounts have been prtpaied Sn a¢¢ordan¢e with the charivs governing docurnent. the Charitie5
Act 2011 and AcGounling and Reporting by Charit￿s.. Slal8ment of Recornmended Proclice applicable
to ¢harilies preparing their account8 in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable
in the UK and Republ￿ of Ireland IFRS 1021" las amended for accounting periods commencing from
1 January 20161.
The accounts have departed from the char￿leS IAc¢ounls and Reports) r8gulation5 2008 only to the extent
required to provide a true and fair view. This departure has involved following the Statement ol
Recommended Pra¢tice for Charities 8pplying FRS 102 ralherthan the vetsion of the Statement ol
Recommended Practice which is r8fefr8d lo in the reguklions bul has since been wilhdrawn.
The accounts are prepared in sterling whSch is the functional currency of th8 charty. Mon8tary amounts
in these financial Statement are rounded to the nearest whole pound.
Golng concern
At Ihe tim& of approving the gccounls the Parochlal Church Council IPCCI have a reasonable expectation
that the charity ha5 adeqvale ￿$OUrceS to continue in operational existen￿ for the foreseeable
future. Thus the PCG Continue to adopt the going cone8rn ba8is of acc(¥Jnts'ng in p￿pa￿￿j
the financial statements.
Charitablo funds
Endowmenl funds.'_
Are fund5, the Capital of which must maintained,. only incom& arising frLKn investfftsnl ol th? endowm8nl
may be used either as restricted or unrestricted funds depe￿1￿9 upon the purpose for which Ihe endowrnent
was 8slablish8d.
R851ricted fvnds...
Represent lal income frryn trusts or 8ndOW￿￿nIS which may b8 expended Dnly on those restricted objects
provKled in the terms of the trust or bequest, and Ibl donations or grants re￿Ned for 8 8pecifie objecl
or invi18d by the PCC for 8 specific object. The funds may only be expended on the specific obj8Ct for which
they were given. Any balance rernaining unspent al the end ol each year must ￿ carried forward as a
balance on that fund. The PCC does not usually invest Separately for each fund. Vvhere there 15 no separate
inve51fflenl interest is apporboned to individual funds on an average balance basi5.
Unr8sl17clerl funds.'_
Are general fund5 which can be used for PCC ordinary purpo888.
0&signatad funds...
Are unrestricted funds whera money has bèen set aside for specific purpose by the PCC. They may be
undesignaled and nKney moved to other such funds at the di$¢relion of the PCC.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Incoming resourcès
Planned giving, collections and donations are recognised when receNed.
Tax refunds are recognised wh8n th8 incorning resou￿ to which they ￿late is re￿fved.
Grants and legacies are recognised when there Is sufti¢ient ¢ertainty that they will be re￿iVed and the
incoming resour￿9 Can meaSU￿d with sufficient reliabilily.
Job retention schem& grants are reccgnised in the period lo which the undertying furlough staff cos1$
reLqle to.
Dividends and interest gre accounted lor when received. All other income is recognis￿ wh&n raceivable.
All incoming resour￿$ are ac¢ounled for gross.
R080ur¢ès exp8nded
Grants 8nd don8lions ale sccounted forwhen paid over. or when awarded, il that award creates a binding or
Constructive obligation on the PCC. The diote82n parish share is accounted for when due.
Arr￿Unts ￿￿1Ve￿ specifically lor mission are dealt with as restricted money.
All other eypenditure is generally r8cognis8d when it is incurred and is account8(5 for gross.
Credltor8 and provisions for liabilities and charges
A liability is re¢ogni$ed for the arnount thatth8 ch8rily anticipat8S itwill pay to settl8 a dgbt or the amount it has rec8iv8d
a$ an advance payment for goods or service5 11 musl prowde. A provision is recognised when..
the￿ is a present obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event.,
it 15 probable that a transfer of econotnic benefit, usualty in Ihe form ol ¢a$h. will be required in
5ettlernent.' and
th8 amount of the setuement ¢an b& estimated reliabw.
Flxèd assets
For use by the PCC
In so lar as conse¢raled and benefi¢e property of any kind is excluded from the statutory definition of 'ch41ity" by Section
10121 lal and (GI of the Charities Act 2011 such assets are not capilali88d in the financial statements.
m0veal￿e church furnishings hald by the vicar and churchwardens on Special trust for the PCC
and which r8quire 8 facumy for disposal are inalienable property. listed in the ¢hurd)'s inventory,
which can be inspected lat any regsonable timel.
Equipment used within the church premise8 is depreciated on a straighl-line basis ovar 5 years.
IndividuHI items of equipment with a purthase price of £1,000 or18ss are written off when the
asset is acquired.
Inve8tm8nt property
The trustep5' policy is that freehold property held for inve81ment purposes is included al the Irustee5'
best estimate of market value. based on local house prices or indep8ndent valuations where
available.
Inv8slm8nt property is not depreciated. Unrealised gains and k)sses are taken to the Slatem8nt or
Cornpiehen5pie InGOtne under the heading of gainslllossesl on tangible fixed assets and ale
Shown as a separate unrestriclad reseNe on the Ststem&nt of Financial P051tion.
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NOTES TO THÉ FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Compiises of cash al bank and on hand, dgnand deposits with banks and oth8r 5hort-tomi highty liouid investments
with original maturities of th￿e months or les8.
Other Investments
Investments ar8 valued at market value with gains or105ses rec¢gnlsed In the statement of ¢ompr8hensive
incom&.
Allocation of support cost8
Support costs are allocated lo individual activities where they directly related lo that activity.
Where the support C05t 15 not directly related to an Sndlvldual a¢livily it IS 211ocated to activities
on the basi5 of the proportion of total direct fe50urces expended for each acliwty.
The Brenrford Parish Trust (formerly St Paul's Centre Tru8t Fundsl
These fund8 arose out of the proceeds of sale of the sile of Sl James Gunnersbury. There are 2 funds
managed by a separate Board of Trustees.
The managing trustees may from time to time at their absolute discretion, permit lat a meeting of the
Tru5teesl the release or sale ol all or part of th8 capital of th8 first fund to fina￿ts major or urgent
repair work andlor capital expenditure to church buildings within the paii5h ol B ￿nIf0rd.
The managing trustee5 may frorn time to lime at their absolute dis¢etion, permit lal a rneeling of the trustees).
the release of part of the capital ol the first fund to be transferred lo the second fund ICT1001AI. The second
fund 15 to be used for general Ècclesi2slitAI purposes and as such, the transferfiom the first fund ¢an be us
for meeling the park8h's annual comrnon fund convnilrwnt, if necessary grKI in ￿sponSe to a formal requ881
from the PCC.
Tha second fund, both capltal and In¢owE. Lq available for 8XP8nditure at the discretion of the PCG although
the lunESs are managed by the trustees.
Th8 trustees produc8 separat8 account5 lor trust fund one and figures relating to il are NOT
induded in th888 accounts.
CTltical accountiny estimates and judgements
In the application of the charity's accounting policies, th8 PCC ar8 required to make judgements, eslim8t88
ar￿ assumptions about the carrying value of a55ets and liabilities that are not readily 8pparent frorn
olh8r Sour￿5. The e51imate5 and assoaateo assumptions are b88ed on historical exporience and
oth8r factors that ate considered to be relevant. Actual re8uIts may differ from these estimates.
The e$tknat88 and underlying assumption5 are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
Revisions lo accounting 8slirnates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised
where the revision affec15 only that period or in the perbd of thè revision and future periods where
the revision affects both current and future periods.
3 In¢omÈ from Donatlons and Leg8Ci88
Unr05trict8d
funds
Dèslgnated Restrlctod
fLJnds
funds
Total 2023 Total 2022
Gift aid donations
Donation$ non-gift 8
Plate giving
Gift aid lax recoverable
Grants
other funds generated
72,185
18,544
1,908
21.236
31,284
1,275
73,480
18,544
1,908
21,486
163,432
70,1
14,406
3,409
20.017
30,328
250
62,148
70,000
145,157
128.335
70.000
63,733
9.476
278,890
138.296
138,29£
YeareTht 313lD￿rnbe[2o?2
31

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
4 In¢om¥ from Charltsble Activltig$
Unrestricted
funds
Designated
funds
Restricted
fund5
Total 2023 Total 2022
F88S
Church hall letting5
Other conlfibJtlons
2,730
127,559
1,217
131,506
121,246
2,730
127,559
1.217
131.506
4,802
115,628
816
121,246
121.246
Year 31st December 2022
5 Income from Other trading activities
Unr88trlctèd
funds
D881gnat•d
funds
Restricted
funds
Total 2023 Totsl 2022
Sunday hospitality
y$are￿ 91st De¢emiv20¥2
6 Investment Income
Unr0Strlcted
lund$
Do$lgnat8d
funds
Rostrlcted Total 2023 Total 2022
funds
Dividends
Bank and building So¢￿tY interest
Rental income
31
304
22.800
23.135
31
304
22,800
23,135
31
77
17.450
17,558
17,558
Year and 3181 0￿M￿r2022
7 Other Income
Unrestricled
funds
Designated Restricted Total 2023 Total 2022
fiJnd8
funds
Insurance Claims
Banking loyalty paymants
Other funds generated
Phon8 Mast Rent
13.205
23
6.627
14.300
34,155
34,156
20
7,916
14.300
22,236
33.390
20
12.277
14,300
26,597
4.361
4,361
Yearend 31$1 December 2022
765
8 Expenditure on Raising funds
UnrestrictÈd
funds
Deslgnated Restricted
fund8
funds
Total 2023 Total 2022
Costs of Fundraising
Publicity and other costs
80
2.176
792
2,176
2,256
2,256
792
792
Yeai 31sl De￿mber 2022
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
9 Expenditure on Charltsble actlvltle8
Unrestricted Designated Restrictod
funds
funds
funds
Totsl 2023 Total 2022
Grant lo mission partners
Apprentice scherne
Rectors Discretionary Fund
Common fund
Paiish stsff costs
Youth worker costs
Other staff costs
Legal & Professional
Parish office ¢osts
Clergy expenses
Clergy house mainienance
Adult
Youth 11-18
Church outings and vi8its
Children & families
After School Hub
After Sthool Hub SalarE5
Insurance
Sunday hospitality
LKences
Depreciation
Sanctuary m818riaL5 IV8Stry suppllesl
Equiprnent C05t5
Sound and AV equiprr*nt
Music expenses
Tea¢hing resources
Other worship g)sts
Other church expendilute
Churchyard upkeep
Vicarage water ¢harges
Curates ￿nt
Cleaning
Minor repairs all bU1￿1ngS
Cuiale5 aG¢ommodalion expenses
8,189
1,240
9.429
9,533
4,167
119
119
85.180
52.679
25.005
1.215
5.696
3.956
579
1,636
6.092
5,500
85,160
52,136
85,2
49,651
543
25,005
1,000
215
5,696
3,956
579
1,636
683
5,341
9S
2.072
1.669
258
259
3,452
100
5,409
159
733
1,220
289
931
1.159
6.253
9.064
1.076
1,833
11,967
157
4.396
7,001
421
84
86
1,320
1,802
732
21,000
10,048
7,855
2,671
33,471
12,917
9,817
791
3,261
10,966
291
5,150
1,544
277
221
547
2.363
1.580
818
21.0IM)
12.2
3.844
934
34.184
18.114
11,661
871
1.170
9,817
791
3,261
10,966
291
5,150
1,544
277
221
547
3,113
2,777
818
21,0￿)
12,467
3,844
934
35,134
18.287
11.661
896
1.170
750
1,177
20
172
950
116
Maintenance
Rental Property rnaInlenan￿ and fees
Bank Chaige5 & Payment Pro￿$$ing fee
Independent exarninalion fee
Insuran￿ Claim E¥pendilure
Church interior and exterior decorating
Hall + interior and exterior decorating
Church Major Repsirs & installations
57
25
191
1.170
11,915
13
11.317
72,913
72.990
378
27.376
64,gY3
16.801
100,289
444,277
306,314
316,705
316.705
Year erwj 31st Dwtsr2022
A4￿￿1ng rAfferen￿oI£l mayapp2ar in IhEse accovnls
2g9.526
33

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
10 Tanglble fixed a$$ets
Othor equipment
Total
Cost
At 1 Janusry 2023
Addltions
At 31 December 2023
71.872
1.381
73,253
71,872
1,381
73,253
Dopreciation
Al 1 January 2023
Chaige
At 31 Decèmber 2023
42,146
10,966
53.112
42.146
10,966
63,112
Net book valve
At 31 De￿mber 2023
At 31 D8cembor 2022
20,141
29,726
20.141
29,Y28
11 Inveslment Property
ma￿81 value 8t 1 January 2023
Additions
Disp0581s
Revaluation
Market value 31 Dxember 2023
708,250
708.260
The PCC is the beneficial owner of the freehold property situated at 34 Brook Road South, Brentford.
The valuation in the ac¢ounts a$ at 31st December 2023 is based on the trustees best estimate of market
12 Investments
C8F Fund
Totsl 2023 Total 2022
Market value at 1 January 2023
Additions
Di5posa15
RevalualiotTrs
Market valug 31 December 2023
1.033
1,033
1,171
97
1,130
97
1,130
11381
1,033
13 Debtors duo within one year
Totsl 2023 Totsl 2022
Gift aid tsx re¢tsverable
Letting$ income due
Olhèrdabtors
5,309
1,898
50,097
57.304
3.789
5.101
761
9,651
34

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
14 Creditors due withSn on• yoar
Total 2023 Total 2022
Trade uedilors
Acuuals
Taxes and social s8cuiity
other creditors
1,076
62.847
5,858
9,954
2,526
4,587
68,510
18,338
15 The mov8m8nts In restrictsd and designated fund5 during th• ￿arwe￿o..
Recelpts
Donations1
01 Jan 2023 Fundraiging Payments Tran$fer8 31 Dec 2023
R$$trl¢ted
Thriving Communi118s Fund
After School Hub
Rectors Discretionary Fun
Garden Bridge Fund
A￿> Youth Event
Sunday School Fund
Harvest Sunday Box Collection
Spark Fund
Carly)n Redu¢tk)n Fund
Warrn Spaces
Youth Worker Support Fund
Youth Welcare Fund
R8he&ma Project Fund
8,585
16.8611
19311
1,724
1,064
1,99S
97
22
850
850
108
200
872
51
11,702
200
135
737
S1
40,000
128,2981
19501
126.5481
950
16,0(X)
1,006
1,250
68,094
10,712
164
1.006
11,2661
164,9731
16
11,487
3.133
17.741
Deslgnated
Sl Pauls Refurbishrnent
Eco Church
1,656
70.0(K)
172.9131
1771
172,990
1,257
303
303
1036
70,000
1,257
The transfers relate lo the following..
Rector Discretionary Fund- additional expeNditure covered by general fund.
Harvest Sunday Food Bank- tfansf$r of income originally designated as general fund income
Youth Worker Support Fund- General fund transfer to cover unfund8d youth workei costs
Reheema Project Fund- transfer from General fund to cover bank charges
St Pauls Refurbishment Fund- General fund transfer to ¢onlribule to the ¢o$l of the thurch partition wall.
FUNDS DETAIL..
Thriving Communities Fund
This ie51rided fund was set up in March 2021 with donations mainty from LDF, the PCC and an indniidual
donor to cover the incr88se in utilities, wifi and cleaning Costs at Sl Faith's Chur¢h as a result of th8 US8 of
the premi8es by H88tia for thairwork wilh survivors ol modern slavery.
After School Hub Fund
Thls reslri¢ted fund was set up in July 2020 with grants mainly from Houn51ow Welcare Trust and Needs and
Taylor Educational Charily lo start an 8fler school work hub in the Narthex on Mondays lo Fridays from
3..30- 5pm which would provide a safe space for youlh to enjoy their time after school socialising and doing
hornework.
Rector'5 Di$¢rètionary Fund
The PCC a9rÈÈd in May 2020 to establish a discretionary fund for disbursement by the Rector
who consults with one other church warden b8fore making individual grants of up lo £250 eath in
response to requests from needy individuafs. It has also ￿nefited from donations from members of our
congregation.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Carbon R6du¢tion Fund
Thts restricted fund w8s set up by a carbon reduction grant re￿Ived during 2023 for the purpose of
improvino the Church buildings carbon footprint.
Aréa Youth Event
Funds received from the Di0￿Se of London Kensington Area and individual donors to cO￿r the cost of food
and enlertainrnenl activitps for the Area Youth Event held at Sl P8uI'5 Church on 29 January 2022
Garden Bridge Fund
The fund was sel up from s donation received in 2023.
Harvest Sunday Food Box Collection
Th8 coll8ction5 al our setvios on Harvest Sunday We￿ restricted to fund th8 activities of Hounslow
Cornfflunrty FoO￿80X
Spark Fund
A mini grant was received frorn The Spark Fund to cover the expenses of a Clothes Swap organised by the
youth al our St Paul's Church
Warm Spaces
A grant was re￿￿le￿ in OeGemberfrom Houn81ow Council lo create a Warm spa￿ In our spi￿ Café for Ioc81
residents who rnay be sliuggling this winter
Youth Worker Support Fund
Grants re￿ived to contribute towards th8 C05t of a new Youth Worker in 2023
yo￿th Weltare Fund
A grant recewed to piovide outdoorequlpment for youth a¢tivitie8.
St Pauls Refurbishrnent Fund
Thi5 designated fund was set up to Set aside monies for th8 iefutbi5hment of St Pauls buiklings.
Eco Chur¢h Fund
This desiunated fund was creatsd to set aside rwnie5 forthe Eco Church project.
16 Analy818 of NetAs8ets be￿88n Funds-
Unrestricted Unrestricted
fair valu8
designated Restricted Totals
Unrestrictsd
Fixed As$ets'.
Tang￿ble f￿ed as88t8
Investment property
Non-property investrnents
20,141
285.000
1,130
20,141
708,250
1,130
423.250
urrenl As$ets'.
Bank Accounts
Debtors
18,712
8,304
3.350
49,000
17,741
39,803
57,304
Current Liabililie5-.
Ciedilors due wlthin 1 year
116,4631
152,047)
168,5101
316.824
423,2SO
303
17.741
758,118
17 Dlo¢e$e of London - Common Fund
The contribution to th8 Diocese of London Common Fund for th8 Parish was paid full in 2023
ommon Fund
2023
2022
Common fund contribution
85,160
85,200
85.160
85,200
36

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
18 Tran8actlons wlth PCC m8mbers (Trustees)
No PCC member Itrusteel, or any persons connected with them. received remuneration as employees lor forservicesl
that was not paid at a market rate.
The empbyment of truste8s is permilled by th8 charity's gov6ming document.
Quentin Bradley ITru51eel is ernployed by the Parish as OpÈr21K)ns and Communications hAanager.
During 2023 he received 9r05s salary of £23.11512022.. £16.998 plus £300 f8e for technical woikl
Matthew Newton (Trustsel worked part-time in our weekly K￿5 Cafa during 2023 forwhl¢h he r￿1Ved
fees of £21512022..£5171
15zy Metzner (Trustee) received £25012022".£3901 as verger f8e$.
Rev. Chris Curry (Trusteel is provided with accommodation as is customary for his ro￿ a5 Cuiale.
The cost of this ac¢ommodatson duri￿ 2023 was £21.00012022". £21,￿0)
All expenses reimbursed to the trustees of the charity related to reimbur88d expenditure incurr8d in p8rfoimance
of their duli8s as empk)yees, volunteers or Clergy with no profil element.
No trustee eypen$e$ in relation to trustse duties w8r8 Pa￿ durin9 2023.12022. NIL)
Trusts8 donations to the church during the y8ar totalled £34,427.12022..£25.3631
19 Employees
Numb8r ofemployefrs
The average number of employees during the y8arwas'.
2023
2022
Pari%h orri(t Staff and Youth Worker
'Parr5h staff c0515' and'youlh Worker salaries, in note g to the accounts include the following..
Wage8 and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs
75,193
215
1,609
48,198
979
There We￿ no employees who received eniDIoy88 ben8fits excluding employer pension ¢ost$ of mor8
than £60,000.
Pension
The Charity operates a defined contribution scherne for qualifying etnployee5.
The assets ol the ￿heme are held $Èparalely frorn those of the chairty.
The charge to the profit and 105s in iespe¢t of defined contribution schem&s was £1.609 12022."£9791
37

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
21 Prln¢lpal pla¢e of buslnoss:
The P8rish Office
St Paul's Road
B￿￿trO[￿
m￿dIeSeX
TW8 OPN
22 The surplu8lldeficitl forthe year is stated after Governance costs:
2023
2022
Independent examination fee
1,170
1.170
23 Support Costs
Support
costs
Governanc8
co8ts
2023
2022
Parish office costs
Offic8 equiptnent ￿$ts
irtependent examination fee
3,956
5,150
3,956
5,150
1,170
2,072
4,396
1.170
1,170
Allocatod to Charitablo Activities
9,106
1.170
10,276
7,638
24 Related parti&$
As in previous years, the trustees are app￿cialive of the technical expertise donated to the church by
Jo81 Guinnes5, a related party to Sarah Guinness IRectortrru$teel.
25 Key Management Personnel
The Flnance & Op8rations Manager Imr Claude Lobol was e￿PI0Yed by the ¢harty until his retirement in
November 2023. Hi$ remuneration (including employerfs p8nsion contribution I was £25,861 12022..
£26,096).
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THE BRENTFORD PARISH TRUST
Year ended 31112120223
This fund is under the ¢￿trol ol independent Trustees.,
these figu￿$ a￿ shown as a note only
Statemgnt olFinancialActivity 2023
2023
2022
Incorne from Inve51rn8nts
Dividends
15,281
15,737
Expendilu
Giant to St Pauls
115.2811
115,7371
Donation to St Pauls
121,7801
19,7501
121,7801
19,7501
Unr8alised gain on revaluation
31,549
169,6471
Profit on investment sales
12481
11,0591
Net rnOV8rnent of funds
9,521
180,4561
Balance blhvd
S22,006
602,462
Endowrnent Fund valu8 el
531,527
S22,￿6
Balance Sheet at 31/121223
2023
2022
Investments
CCLA Investment fund shares
531.527
522,006
Endowment fund Balance
531,527
522,006
The grant to Sl Pau15 is al the Tru5tees' discretion.
The Capital may only be used for ca￿tal expenditure within the Parish.