The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter's with St Mark's Hospital Church Report and Financial Statements 31 December 2023 Registered with the Charity Commission 1128896 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter's with St Mark's Church, Maidenhead Registered Charity no. 1128896 Financial Report and Statements for the year ended 2023 Index to the Financial Statements Page Report of the Parochial Church Council 3-15 Report of the Independent Examiner 17 Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet 19 Notes to the Financial Statements 20-29 2023 Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of St Peter's with St Mark's Hospital Church, Furze Platt, Maidenhead Administrative Inlormation St Peter's Church is siluated in St Peter's Road. Furze Platt, Maidenhead. It is part ol the Diocese ol Oxford within the Church of England. The correspondence address is the Parish Office, St Peter's Church, St Peter's Fload, Maidenhead, Berkshire. SL6 7QU. The Parochial Church Council IPCC) is registered with the Charity Commission. registration no.1128896. The PCC also has responsibility for St Mark's Hospital Church, which is part of the sile of St Mark's Hospital. our local community hospital. The incumbent also acts as the Hospilal Chaplain. St Mark's Hospital Church building is owned ancl maintained by the NHS. allhough St Mark's congregation have been permitted to improve the building from their own funds. Structure, Governance and Managemenl The PCC has been formed under the Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure 1956. The method ol appoinlment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. The clergy and Churchwarder5s are members by virtue ol iheir office. Two churchwardens are elected annually at the Annual Meeting of Parishioners IAMP)- At the 2023 AMP only one Churchwarden was elected- the second Churchwarden position remains vacant. Deanery Synod representatives are elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting {APCM} and hold oflice for three years. Other members of the PCC are elected for a term of 3 years at the APCM. All Church attenders are encouraged to register on the electoral roll and to consider whelher to stand for election lo the PCC. PCC members automatically become trustees of the charity. Membership of the PCC The Membership of the PCC as of 31 St December 2023 is shown below.. Ex Officio: David Short Joanna Ellington Carol Cooper lan Knight {Vicar) (Assistant Minislerl (Curalel {Churchwarden) Elected to PCC: Lucy Bellinger Alan Jell Jeremy Stevens Martha Baillie Tom Collison Sue Fleet (elected 2021-2024) lelecled 2021-2024) (elected 2021-20241 (elected 2022-20251 (elected 2022-2025) (elected 2022-2025) Page 3 Mike Weatherley Marlene Bryant Franzi Cheeseman Martin Flynn Brian Giddings Sandy Young (elected 2022-2025) (elected 2023-2026) (elected 2023-2024. PCC Vice Chair) {elected 2023-20261 (elected 2023-2026, TreasureT) lelecled 2023-2026. PCC Secretary) Deanery Synod The Deanery Synod provides the PCC with an important link between the parish and the wider structures ol the church. As of 31 Dec 2023 seven members of the PCC were also members of the Deanery Synod.. David Short, Joanna Ellington, Carol Ci)oper, Marlene Bryant, Martin Flynn, Brian Giddings and Sandy Young. In 2023 there were three meelings. In addilion to acting as a conduit for General Synod, the Deanery Synod also shared experiences of studying the Bible and providing online church and re￿IVed updales from the General Synod on topics including Living in Love and Faith and safeguarding. Deanery Synod also heard from Bishop Olivia, Bishop of Reading, about her thoughts on Ihe current state and the future ol the church. 5. Organisation and Structure For the PCC to work to enable ihe mission and ministry of St Peter's and St Mark's as well as exercise the function of trusteeship for the Church. each mefflber ol the PCC will normally be part of at leasl one sub-group- others nol on the PCC can be invited onto these sub-groups. Each sub- group regularly reports to the PCC. St8rFding Committee- This committee consists of the Vicar, the Churchwardens, the Treasurer, the PCC Secretary and the PCC Vice Chair. They have power to transact the business ol the PCC between PCC Meetings, reporting to the full PCC as appropriate. Finance Cofftmittee- The Finance Committee consists of the Treasurer and 3 olher people, including at leasl one member of the PCC. This committee meets as required and is responsible to the PCC for inspecting financial reports including year-end accounls before external inspection., developing and agreeing financial policies and processes: advising on the management of investments- and advising on financial risk. Practical financial matters are managed by Ihe Treasurer wilh the support of a bookkeeper and an Assistant who focuses on income and Gift Aid. Mission Action Group- The Mission Action Group Iwks to develop mission partnerships al home and abroad. The Group also recommends the distribulion of the Parish Tithe between the chosen charities. On 31 st December 2023, the mission partners were: Overseas.. Streel Kids Direct Guatemala and Open Doors At home-. Re- Charge R&R, Chrislian Connections in Schools ICCIS) and Yeldall Manor Building Action Group (BAG) attends to all matters relaling to the normal Maintenan￿ of the buildings and grounds in which St Peterfs and St Mark's Church has an interest. The position ol P4e4 chair ol this group is currenlly vacant. however the PCC are grateful to a number ol members of the congregation with relevant skills for their support wilh the mainlenance of the buildings and grounds. Qtt-site Event Approval Group IOSAGI - consisls of a Churchwarden, the Safeguarding Officer, and the Children's Minister (vacant Sin￿ April 2023}. It reviews and approves off-sile events involving children and vulnerable adults, ensuring that safety and safeguarding risks are addressed in line with the church's saleguarding, health and safety and insurance policies. This group reports back to the PCC at each PCC meeting regarding any events that have been approved. Objectives and Aclivities Sl Peter's wilh St Mark's Church Parochial Church Council IPCC} has Ihe responsibility of cooperating with Ihe incumbent, the Reverend David Short, in promoling in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church. pastoral. evangelistic, social and ecumenical. Following extensive consultation with members of the parish, the PCC has agreed that the priorities for St Peter's and Sl Mark's are lo develop our ministry in the areas of Worship. Discipleship, Community, Mission and the Younger Generalion and lo nurture the values of Compassion, Crealivity, Generosity and Joy. Our vision is to LOVE JESUS. SHARE LIVES & TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES. The PCC is committed lo enabling as many people as possible to worship at our Iwo churches and to become part of our parish community- Our seNices and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, worship and sacrament. When planning our activities for the year, we have considered the Commission's guidance on public benefit. and particularly the supplementary guidance on charities lor the advancement of religion. We try lo enable ordinary people to live oul their lailh as part ol our parish community through.. Worship and prayer,. learning about the Gospel,. and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus. Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish. Mission and outreach work. especially with children and young people, disadvanlaged and vulnerable families, vulnerable and socially isolated older people and refugeeslasylum seekers. To facilitate this work, il is important Ihat we maintain the fabric of St Peler's Church and the Church Centre. The Church aims to give to other organisations involved in mission in the UK and overseas. or involved in humanitarian relief and development work. 10, o of its regular income each year. Giving is prayerfully considered by the Mission Aclion Group, which makes recommendations to the PCC. To help it achieve its objectives the PCC employs on a full-tiffle basis: PagÈ 5 Children s Minister (Emma Olorenshaw until 02Apr23, vacant Sin￿ that date), reporting to the Vicar, to connect more children and families to failh in Jesus ihrough missional outreach., to deepen and develop the spiritual life of the children- and to equip and encourage families to raise Iheir children as life-long followers of Jesus. On a part-time basis.. Church Centre Manager (Sandy Young). reporting to the Vicar, to manage the St Peler's Church Centre complex, provide a welcome to the building and to run the office. Church Administrator/Finance Assistant (Kira Holland). reporting to the Vicar, lo provide administrative support for the financial management and mission and ministry of the church. International Minister (Geoff Yeung), reporting to the Vicar, oversees our internalional welcome ministry and work with asylLJm seekers and refugees. He has also been supporting Ihe youth and children's ministry. whilst Ihese positions have been vacant. Youth Minister (to be appointed). reporting to the Vicar. to connect more young people to faith in Jesus through missional outreach,. to develop the spiritual life of Ihe young people., lo equip and encourage others and especially young people to grow in leadership- and to develop our ministry among young adulls {18-25yrsl. Contract cleaning services are supervised by the Church Centre Manager (Sandy Young). In addition= Lay Licensed Minister (Rulh Knight) reporting to the Vicar. Ruth is involved with leading and preaching at both churches and is also a ioint leader of a Connect Group. The church relies on the volunLqry work of many people within the church and the PCC hugely appreciates their service to the church and the local community. Safeguarding: The PCC has discussed, reviewed and approved several safeguarding documents over the year including the following: Parish safeguarding policy (which takes account of "Promoting a Safer Church") Safeguarding action plan Procedure for dealing with safeguarding cOn￿rnS Policy on recruitment of ex-offenders Safer recruitment and people management process Lists of church and non-church activities Use of social media policy P*Je 6 The Church has applied the required safer recruitment guidelines when new volunteers. who will work with children, young people and vulnerable adults, have been appointed. Leaders and helpers working wilh children, young people and vulnerable adults or involved in administration and governance ol the Church continue to be checked with the Disclosure and Bariing Service {DBSI: long-standing group leaders and helpers have been reviewed when required. The training of volunteers in diocesan safeguarding iraining modules that are appropriate lo their roles has continued. as has refresher training for those already in roles. The Off-site Activity Approval Group IOSAG) continues lo review all off-site activity planning documents and risk assessments involving vulnerable persons. The OSAG approves the majority of these activities on Ihe PCC'S behalf, although higher risk activities are still taken lo PCC meetings for final approval. We have progressed to the top level on the Safeguarding Dashboard, which is an online system to streamline safeguarding adminislration and governance. It makes life simpler lor the Parish Safeguarding Officer as it shows an overview of the parish at a glance and can be shared with the vicar and churchwardens. During the year we were given the opportunity by the Diocese lo slart using the Safeguarding Hub. This is a new online lool which enables all aspects of safer recruitment and training requirements lo be recorded in one place. Work is on-going to Iransfer all our exisling dala relating to DBS and safeguarding training onto the new Safeguarding Hub which in time will make the recording and storing of this information simpler, secure and more efficienl. Lucy Bellinger conlinues in the role ol Parish Safeguarding Officer IPSOI and has also taken on the role of DBS Adrninistralor and as such is responsible for the administration of DBS applications, wilh assistance from Sandy Young as DBS Verifier. 7. PCC Review ol Ihe Year 2023 The PCC met 6 times in 2023. Over the year the PCC dI￿￿SSed many lopics, significant among them: January 2023-Allhis meeting Brian Giddings waselected to the PCC and appointed asTreasurer, following the resignation of Alan Berry, who was Ihanked for his many years service. The annual report and accounts for 2022 were discussed and approved for submission for Independent Examination. Approval was given lor the closure of a number of reslricled funds, which had lulfilled their purpose, were no longer relevant to current activilies or had been superseded by other funds. Approval was given for the addition of bank signatories and facilities, following Ihe change of Treasurer and appointment of a Finan￿ Assistant. The allocation of the 2022 mission tithe and the list of those auihorised to administer Holy Communion were approved. A Youth weekend away was approved. The Safeguarding Policy and Recruitment ol Ex-offenders Recruitment Policy were approved along with a new Use of Social Media Policy. Following discussion, a Diocesan Development Fund grant offer towards a project to appoinl a part-time International Minister and a part-lime Youth Minisler was accepied by PCC. PwJe 7 March 2023- The mission partners for 2023 were approved. The independently examined annual report and accounts for 2022 were approved for submission to the APCM and linancial policies, including Legacy. Reserves. Aulhorisalion Levels and Purchasing were reviewed and approved. Approval was also given lor a new restricted fund to hold DI0￿$an Development Fund grant paymenls. A 6.10/0 pay increase for stsff and increased PCC fees were also approved. The annual safeguarding review look place. Lists of approved church and non-church activities were approved along with the safeguarding action plan. PCC carried out a practical exercise to consider changing the orienlation of the worship space in St Peter's Church lo facilitate growth. The rneeling also approved the depuly wardens. stewards and sidespeople for 2023. May 2023 - A clarificalion to the wording of Ihe administrative section of the annual report was approved. The updated Safer Recruitment Process was also approved. The Commilment Sunday response was shared and enables PCC lo move ahead with Confiden￿ and humility. Plans for St Mark's Hospital Church 150￿ anniversary celebrations were oullined. Howard Goldsmith, Abi Griffiths Price, Anna Holloway and Richard Thorogood were thanked for their work on the PCC, as Ihey would be standing down at Ihe APCM. An extended time of worship and prayer was held for our Children's and Youth Minister vacancies, our OLrtreach activities and our staff and thanks wère given lor God's generous provision and the many areas of growth. July 2023 This meeting included a shared meal to welcome new members of the PCC and to thank existing members for their support and service. The role of PCC was presented, with reference to two documents. which had been circulaled as pre-reads= an Introduclion to the PCC and a PCC Code of Conduct. Comments were invited. PCC transparency was discussed. The officers for Ihis PCC were elected and membership of the Standing Committee was agreed. An update on plans lo upgrade AV equipment was presented and PCC asked for the leam to proceed with phase 1. Positive feedback on the CollecTin trial was received. Increases in room hire charges, effective 1st Sepiember. were approved. Sepiember 2023 - The annual health and safety review look place and the updated Heaiih and Safety Policy and Improvemeni Plan were approved. A time of small group discussion, followed by feedback to Ihe whole PCC and further discussion took place to consider how we might fill our vacancies for a full-lime Children's Minisler and part-time Youth Minisler. Ideas were recorded for consideration and follow-up. November 2023 - A recruitment update lor our Children'slyouth Minister vacancies was shared. Approval was given for a part-time Facilities Manager role for the church centre. Standing Committee were authorised to manage the Interfa￿ for this appoinlment to be combined wilh facilities management of Furze Platt War Memorial Hall. A one-off bonus was approved lor PCC staff in recognition of the addilional workload that had arisen due to staff vacancies. The draft budget for 2024, including the Parish Share, was appfoved. Following a review and benchmarking of PCC fees, it was agreed not to increase our fees for 2024 excepl for our heating surcharge. 8. Serlices and Worship Page 8 The number of names on the elecloral roll as of May 2023 was 166 {2022= 1691. 52°/0 of whom live wilhin the Parish. 48°/o Outside the parish. Adrian Young continues as Electoral Roll Officer. At the St Peler'sweekly 10am service, THE TEN O'CLOCK, we worship togelher as a whole church family at the beginning of the service, before the children and young people move lo Iheir groups. Our sung worship is in a contemporary Style, with song words, liturgy and readings projected, and large print booklets available for those who need Ihem. The service is livestreamed and remains available on our YouTube channel and the teaching is made available as a weekly Podcast. An unsupervised creche is available wilh a live link to the Se￿1￿. Prayer ministry is offered after the service. Refreshments are served before and after the service. All are welcome, with space for all ages from families with young children to seniors. A short contemplalive Midweek Service, alternaling between Moming Prayer and Holy Communion, is held Iwice monthly at St Peter's. Those attending are welcome to stay on for a Community Lunch, served after ihe servi￿. An 11 am Morning Prayer seTvice is held at St Mark's Church on Ihe second Sunday ol each month and a traditional Anglican Servi￿ of Holy Communion based on Common Worship, is held on the fourth Sunday of each month. The St Mark's congregation. which we would describe as welcoming and caring, is mainly from an older demographic. From 12th February until 111h June, whilst there was no healing available in si Mark's Church. ServI￿S took place in the nearby Seminar Room 1 on the hospital site. On Good Friday, a refleclive 'Hour at the Cross, service of music, Bible readings and meditation was held al St Peter's. On Easter Sunday there was an All-Age Communion service at St Peler's and an Easter Communion Servi￿ at Si Mark's. On 71h May a service lo mark the Coronation of King Charles111 was held in Seminar Room 1 on the St Mark's Hospital sile, as St Mark's Church was closed. In June, a service to remember loved ones was held at St Peter's and St Mark's held a special service lo celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Church. During Advenl we offered a range of special services across both churches. These included a service of nine lessons and carols, a tradilional daytime carol service and an evening carol service. On Christmas Eve we held two Nativity and Carols services at si Peter's. On Christmas day ihere was an All-Age Celebralion service at St Peter's and a Christmas Communion al Sl Mark's. Achievements and Perforniance Church Service Attendance 2023 During October (taken to represent a typical month statistically) in-person Sunday services were taking place weekly at St Peter's and monthly at Sl Mark's. Typically. the service on the second Sunday of the monih at St Peter's was a communion service. At St Mark's the services alternated between Morning Prayer and Holy Communion. The St Peter's Sunday morning services were livestreamed online and available for catch-up at anolher time. There was also a twice monlhly rnidweek daytime service at St Peler's alternaling belween Morning Prayer and Holy Communion. Page 9 Please note that online service counts are the number ol views within a week of broadcast. not the number of individuals who have watched them. St Peler's in-person & online.. Sunday Sunday Wednesday Sunday Sunday Wednesday 1 si October 74 adulls 81h Oclober 74 adulls 11 Eh Oclober 14 adulls 151Th October 103 adults 22nd October 71 adults 251h October 14 adults 16 children 14 children O children 27 children 10 children O children 47 views 56 views 79 views 56 views St Mark's in-person: 8th Oclober 22na October 22 adults 18 adults O children 2 children Easter Day.. All Age Communion Service at St Peter's Holy Communion SeNice St Mark's 137adults 22 adulls 38 children O children 21 views Christmas ServI￿S.. St Peter's in-person se￿I￿S (5, of which 3 were livestreamed) 503 adults 137children 54 adults 6 children 151 views St Mark's in-person ServI￿S (2) 10. Review of Activities and Events Connecl Groups. There are currently six evening Connecl Groups, which meet on Tuesday, Wednesday orThursday. In addition. a new daytime group was started atlhe beginning ol the year. The aim of the groups is lo lacilitate fellowship. Bible sludy and pastoral support for members ol our congregation. Groups usually choose Iheir own study materials, and most groups meet weekly. This is a greal space to gel to know and support each other and grow in our faith together. Patchwork is a monlhly women's breakfast meeting with 8-20 women attending lo share faith stories and pray together in a way Ihat is biblical. personal and encouraging. Women share lestimonies. pray together and encourage each other Ihrough Bible study and shared faith experiences. Page 10 Children's Ministry. With an average of 13 children attending. our Sunday morning children's sessions are varied. but always include having fun with one another. exploring the Bible and connecting with God through prayer and worship. Sessions have been planned using resources from Energize with a focus on encounlers with Jesus. Despite nol having a Children's Minister in post since April, our volunteer team have continued to walk alongside parents and carers as they nurture their children's spirilual life and equip them with confidence, courage and resources. St Peler's Toddlers continues weekly, welcoming in many families from the oommunily. Attendance remains high, with an average of about 15 adults and 25 children each week. In addition, we have run successful Play Café mornings during school holidays, which have averaged between 25 and 30 children per session. Successful relationships have been established through this group, resulting in two requesls for infanl baptisms. The structure of the sessions includes a gently Christian message, designed lo promote wonder and curiosity in the minds of ihe Toddlers {and adultsll who attend. and many remark on Ihe kindness of the volunleers. their willingness to listen, and the safe, fun atrnosphere Ihey experien￿. Schools Ministry continued across the Parish. We ran Easter and Christmas presentations for children from Courthouse Junior School and Furze Platt Junior School. We were also able to run one-off assemblies and talks across the year for Alwyn Inlant School and Little Fishes Pre-school. Weekly assembles were also delivered by our Children's Minisler to Furze Platt Junior School. Schools Chaplaincy. Jo Ellington continues as Chaplain in Altwood C of E Secondary School and Cookham Dean C of E Primary School. At C(K)kham Dean school Jo has supported the Pupils for Praise Club. At Altwood school the chapel has been reordered to make it a more hospitable space and the 'Chapel and Chats. group for Christians and non-christians is now well established with 15-20 pupils attending at lunchtime to learn and talk about Jesus, play games and eat brownies. Links have also been eslablished be￿een the school, church and the community Ihrough the students carol singing at Larchfield care home, volunteering to help al St Peter's community lunch and a sponsored sleep oul by year 12 students in support of Street Kids direct. Youth Ministry: Wednesday Night Live (WNL) continued to take place fortnightly throughout 2023 lor children in school years 6-8. These fun sessions are well received by our young people, who are readily inviting their school friends lo join in. We saw up 10 13 children attending sessions, with an average of 8 each week. We have a range of sessions, both on and off-site, with Irips out for meals, len pin bowling and trampolining being highlights for many. Youth Ministry: Sunday Night Live (SNL) for our older youth continued lo meet weekly. Topics covered included 'God has a plan for you,, 'Jesus' l AM slatemenls. and 'Encounlers with Jesus.. An average 018-10 young people attended the sessions. A weekend away was organised in April at PGL Marchants Hill. 15 young people and 4 leaders had a great time of fun and fellowship. To support one of our mission partners. Yeldall Manor. a team look part in their "Everest Clifflbing Challenge" fundraising event. In the aulumn term, a youth band was formed with regular practices taking place before the SNL sessions. Page11 Prayer Meetings. Our monthly evening Encounter prayer meetings took place al Sl Peter's Church Centre. The evenings typically brought together around twenty people lo pray for mission and minislry, the wider world and our mission partners. Throughout the year we were delighted lo have been joined by some of our local and international mission partners. Prayer Weeks. Three prayer weeks were held during the year with a prayer room sel up at Sl Peter's Church. During each week individuals or groups prayed during each of the hour-long slots, frorn 7am-11 pm Monday-Friday. All were well supported. Alpha continued this year as a course for enquirers. The autumn course. held at St Peter's church centre was attended by 15 adults of whom l O completed the course. The group bonded well and have continued to meet socially and have expressed a desire to provide practical support lor future courses. 13 attendees have attended a church service, several are attending on a regular basis and there is interest in attending future outreach events. In total 35 church family members were involved as loaders, cooks, set-up leam. administrators, prayer team etc. A youlh Alpha course at Altwood CE School was also supported by church members. Community Lunch. Our weekly Community Lunch has continued to provide a space for fellowship and friendship for anyone within the local community and our church family. We have seen it grow this year to include newcomers. Many of those who attend our twice monthly Midweek Service, enjoy staying on for a meal after the service. Transport is provided for those who require it. The lunch is attended regularly by an average 0130 guests. This year, thanks to support from Maidenhead Lions and the Mccarthy and Slone Foundation we have been able lo celebrate the coronation and provide the Christmas Dinner. which took place after a Daytime Carol Service, for no charge. Both events were attended by more than 40 guests. St Mark's Hospital and Care Home. Regular monthly communion services were held al Sl Mark's Care Home by our Curate, Carol, providing a regular opportunity to provide spiritual care for the residents and some staff. In addition, a short Service lo Remember Loved Ones was held al Christmas. in response to a perceived need amongst the residents. Our ministers regularly visited the Care Home by invitation to provide additional pastoral and spiritual support lo residents and their families. There were also occasional visits to staff and palients on Henry Tudor community inpatient ward. St Mark's Church also celebrated its 1501h Anniversary, and over the course ol the weekend the church was open. Over a hundred people visited the church, many of whom had never visited the church before. This was followed by a visit from the Maidenhead Civic Society- 'Sharing Lives. events. As part of our vision to share lives, we have held several events throughout the year. including a quiz, women's breakfasl. pancake paty, All Nations Lunch, barbecue, family picnic, TrMJether Meal. mince pie social and monthly breakfasls. International Welcome mTnistry As a member of the Welcome Churches network, our goal and mission are lo welcome refugees and new migrants who are living in our local community. Activities include Hong Kongers Welcoming Ministry, Refugee Welcoming Ministry and Friends Without Borders. PaLE 12 Hong Kongers Welcoming Minislry. In early 2023, the UKHK Welcome Course was held to provide an opportunity for newly arrived Hong Kongers to make friends with local people and to learn about life in the UK. The course was attended by 14 adults and 9 young people and was posilively received by both volunteers and participants. Friendships were built, and some newcomers expressed an inleresl in attending a follow-on Welcome Course. Some of the participants also joined the church barbecue and Christmas carol service and friendships continue to develop and deepen. Three social events. each attended by approximately 70 people, were organised at the Lunar New Year, Mid-Aulumn Festival and Christmas. These helped the Hong Kong community to make new friends and support each other. The monthly Cantonese worship service was paused in the second half of the year, as the need for this became less urgent. This allowed Geofl time lo explore other refugee welcoming opportunilies. Consideration will be given to resuming the service if a need becomes apparent in the future. Following on from the 2022 Cantonese Alpha course. a Canlonese Bible Study has laken place Ihroughout the year for two of the participants. whose faith is growing and now regularly join our Sunday service. On average. around 10 Hong Kongers {both adults and young people} regularly attend the Sunday morning semce at St Peler's. Refugee Welcoming Ministry. After a Memorandum of Understanding was signed and ac￿pied by Clearsprings (the service provider of the Welcome Hotel at the Holiday Inn Maidenhead}, Geoff Yeung began making regular visits to the as￿UM seekers in June. Regular conlacls have been made and relationships have been established. To serve the residents in the best way possible, we joined "Welcome Plus" lorganised by the Welcome Churches network) in order to receive training and support in refugee ministry. In lale August, Geoff started to recruil volunteers from the Church to team up wilh him for visits and support. Geoff and the leam have also been providing intensive practical support for a lew individuals, including supporting them with their underslanding ol documents, connecting with the council, and helping to solve accommodation problems. During the Christmas period, just under 300 'Love Christmas. bags were prepared and delivered to adults. children and staff in the hotel. These were positively received by both residents and staff. A Christmas party for the asylum seekers was co-hosted with St Mary's Church. The party was attended by more than 100 adulls and children. Friends Without Borders. a weekly English conversation group, was slarted in Seplember to help newcomers improve Iheir English-speaking skills, to extend their vocabulary and lo get lo know others. Everyone is welcome whether their English speaking is limited or more proficient. Love Christmas. St Peter's was once again Ihe Maidenhead hub lor the Love Christmas appeal, enabling us lo team up with olher churches across the town to give away 'bags of kindness,. This year over 750 bags were distributed to asylum seekers, the isolated elderly, recently arrived refugees, and families lacing a difficult Christmas as idenlrfied through our local schools. These gifts remind our neighbours thal they are seen, and loved and that the Church is there for them. PèJe 13 Church Centre Utilisation. The Church Centre continues to provide excelleni facilities lor communily-based organisalions and aclivities. The centre hosts a weekly toddler group, community lunch, English conversation session and youth activities. Exlernal hirers use the centre for a before school breakfast club, art classes, musical thealre-based sound and movement sessions lor babies and toddlers, and exerciselPilatesldance classes. The Centre is also used for counselling sessions and training courseslevenls. Additionally, community groups continue to use the venue for meetings and presentations. It remains a popular venue for social events and children's parties. Furze Platt War Memorial Hall {FPWMH). Members of the PCC, namely the Vicar and Churchwardens, are administrative trustees of the Furze Platt War Memorial Hall, Furze Platt Road, Maidenhead. Deeds of the hall are held by Ihe Diocese of Oxford, and stale that Ihe hall be used for'promoting aiding and furthering the objects and work of the Church of England in the parish and for the benefit of the inhabitants of Ihe said parish bul not for any purpose inimical in the opinion of the Board or Ihe administrative trustees to the Church of England., This hall is let lo a wide variety of community groups. 11. Report on the Fabric, Goods and Ornaments St Peter's Church and Church Centre. Energy Eff iciency= The report from the Energy Audit carried out in 2022 at St Peter's was received in 2023. We have actioned a number of these easy to implement improvements. It is also recognised thal the church heating system is over 15-years old, relatively inefficient and increasingly unreliable. Therelore. over the nexl few years we foresee a need to develop a plan to replace the existing boiler. This is complicated by climate considerations and the difficulty in developing a viable renewable energy healing solution for a poorly insulated, listed building. A new heating system could be inslalled in concert with any roof project undertaken over the next 10 years, to deliver improved insulalion levels. If the existing heating sysiem does not last unlil roof work is undertaken it is likely that we will need to inslall a final nalural gas fired healing solulion before climate regulations are likely to prohibit continued use ol nalural gas boilers. Audio-Visual= Mike Weatherley and David Robinson have replaced our analogue sound desk with a digital unil as the first phase of a program to upgrade our audiovisual syslem in St Peters church. Further work will follow over the nexl 12 months as the team move on lo phase 2 of the program, which the PCC are overseeing. Many thanks to Mike and David for their work and Ihe significant improvements we have already seen and to Ihose who gave one oft gifts to fund this work during the 2023 Stewardship campaign. Kitchen.. As Ihe kitchen is now 10-years old we are seeing an increased number of issues with some of the equipmenl items. These are being fixed as they arise, following investigation ol thè most cosl*ffective repairlreplacement options. Page 14 Plans for the coming year Safety: Work is needed to make aC￿sS through the tower roof hatch al St Peter's easier by addressing the weight of the hatch lo facilitate safer aC￿sS from the internal ladder. This work is a priority for the PCC in 2024. Church Cenlre: A longstanding, troublesome and intermittent roof leak remains to be fixed in Ihe Church Cenlre. The general problem area has been identified and work is in hand to try and identify the specific joint or weak area that is allowing water to penetrate. We would welcome hearing Irom anyone with personal lor family connections) with experiencelknowledge of troubleshooting PVC roof membrane (Sarnafill joints. Quinquennial Report This inspection by a Diocese Approved ConseNation Architecl is required every 5 years and is due in 2024. Associated with this, a number ol repairs are also now necessary including maintenance of inlernal doors, replacement of the South Aisle Gutter run and maintenance lo the north aisle gutter system togelher with areas of masonry repointing and internal decoration - Ihe Wardens and PCC will mobilise Church Family members lo assist with these tasks in 2024, as appropriate. St Mark's Church This building is owned and maintained by the NHS, which has Ihe benefil of removing several responsibilities from the PCC. bul also slows the pace at which opportunities can be progressed. During 2023 the overhead gas fired healers failed, requiring ihe church lo meet in a Seminar room in the hospital. This issue is being overseen by the NHS Eslales Team. Investigations and potential solutions are being worked up by the Estales Team. We continue to apply pressure lo work towards a long-term heating solution. Anyone within the church community wilh an interest in building maintenance, who would like to be involved in progressing any ol the above. are encouraged to speak to David Short or lan Knighl. 12. Financial Review of the Year Total funds received in 2023 were £320,965 of which £283,137 were unrestricled, £34,070 were restricted and £3,758 were Sl Mark's. The increase in total funds received between 2022 and 2023 was £115,180. This increase was partly due to a generous response to the stewardship appeal, along with an increase in grants, gilt-aid and a substanlial legacy received in December 2023. Total expenditure in 2023 was £218,404., an increase of £61610.3°10} compared lo 2022. This was less than anticipated as the PCC were not able lo recruii for the ministry roles associated with the stewardship appeal, and the AV upgrade continues inlo 2024. The nel movement in unrestricted funds was an increase of £102,215 during the year, which results in an unrestricted fund balance of £209,766 carried lorward into 2024. Page 15 Reserves Policy The PCC policy is to hold in reserve the equivalent of a step reduction in income of 20;,, lor6 months and lo cover any contractual obligations whilst action is taken to reduce outgoings and appeals are made for increasing voluntary ir)come. 11 is also our policy lo hold an amount to meet urgent and unexpected building works and lo fund essential building improvements. The current level of reserves is higher than that required by the Reserves Policy. The PCC has plans to vse reserves lor funding further mission and ministry projecls over the period 2024 to 2026. building on those undertaken in 2023. Going Concern The Trustees have considered the financial position al the year end and consider thal the financial statements should be prepared on a going concern basis. Page 16 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST PETER'S WITh ST MARK'S CHURCH l report on the accounts ol the PCC lor the year ended 31 December 2023 which are set out on the following pages. Respective responsibilities of the PCC and examiner As members ol the PCC you ale responsible for the preparation ol the accounts: you consider that an audit is not required for Ihis year under seclion 14412101 the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. 11 is my responsibilty to: examine the accounts under seclion 145 01 the 2011 Acl- follow the procedures laid down in the general Direcbons given ty the Charity Comm¢ssion under seotion 145151(bl of the 2011 Act: and state whether particular matters have come lo my altention. Basis of independent examinerfs report My examination was carried out in accordan￿ with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination indudes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. 11 dso indudes consideration ot any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanalions frorn you as tnjstees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audtt and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounls present a Xrue and lair vie and the report is limited to those matters sel out in the sialemenl below. Independent examin*s statement In connection with my examination, rKJ matter has ￿rne lo my attention.. which gwes me reasonable cause lo believe tha( in any material respect. the requirements: lo keep accounting records in accordance section 130 01 the 2011 Act" and lo prepare accoLtnls which accoid wth the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have nol been met: or lo which, in my opinion. attention thuld be drawn in order lo enable a proper undetslanding ol the accounts lo be reached. [Q£ty Charweevan Williams FCCA Verdanl Accounlanls 167 Clarence Avenue New Malden 33TX 11 . 5: 20 BEFORE OTHER RECOGNISED GAINS & LOSSES .421 5271 102.561 112.003) GAINSANDLOSSESON INVESTMENrs unreal￿ed 41bl 7.7 19.7141 INCOMING RESOURCES1{EXPEND￿URE> .421 12.980 110,270 121.71n THANSFERS BEfwEEN FUNDS 5.794 15.7941 NEf MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 1￿.215 7.1e6 110270 121.71n Baknces brrmjghtforwdrd al 1st January 2023 107.&51 76.778 238.292 260,fA)9 Baknces carried fonmard at 315t Decetrt)er 20f8 2C13.7&3 fJ8,292 The Notes on pages 16 to 25forrn pat of the5efinw¢yal statwnent& p￿18 THE PAAOCHIA CHU CH COUNCIL OF ST P￿ER's W￿H ST MARK'S CHU BALANCE SHE AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2723 Notes FIXED ASSErs Tangible Investment 41al 4(b} 6.673 76.937 2.495 69,228 83.610 71,723 CURRwf ASSErs Debtors Gash at bank and n hand 14.979 171.460 284,810 J.374 186.439 CURRE￿ LIABILITIES Creditor5 falling duè within oneyeaT 25.422 19.870 NEf CURRENT ASs￿s 264.952 166.569 TOTAL ASs￿s PARISH FUNDS Unrestrthd Desrgnated ReStr￿ted 7{a) 71bl 7{c) 209.766 54.832 83.964 107.551 76.778 TOTAL PARISH FUNDS Approved by the Par￿h￿￿ Church c￿nCl and siwed ts behalF. D K Sh(Yl 8 GKl¢Jngs Treaswer IDalel The Notes on pages 16 to 25 fomi pwt of these fin￿rial statement& Page 19 THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH C IL T p￿ER's WITH ST MARK, RCH NOTES TO THE FINAN IAL TATEMENT FOR THE YEA ENDED 10E EMBER 2023 NTIN IES The financial slalemenls have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006, the Statement ol Recommended Practice "Accounting and Rew)rting by Charities FRS102" 2015, and applicable A¢counling Standards. The financial statements have been prepared under the hIstor￿al cost convention except lor the valuation ol investment assets, wh￿h are shown al market value. The accounts include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affi'liation to anolher body nor those that are informal gatherings of church members. FUND General funds represent the funds ol the PCC that are not subject to any rèstrictions regarding their use and are available for application on the gèneral PLbrp)ses ol the PCC. Fu[￿S designated lor a particular purrx)se by the PCC are also unrestricted. Flestricted funds represent donab'ons and grants and thè income thereon received for a Specific objective or invited by the PCC lor a specific objecb"ve. The funds may only be expended on the specific objective lor which they were given. Any balance remaining unspenl al the end ol each year musl be carried forward as a balance on thal fund. MIN RESOURCES Voluntary Income and capital sources Collections are reccgnised when received by or on behalf ol Ihe PCC. Planne(I givirbg receivable under covenanl is re(x)gnised only when received. Income lax recoverabte on covenants or gfft aid donab.ons is recognised when the income is recognised. Grants and legacies to the PCC are acxounted lor as soon as the PCC is nolilied of ils legal entitlement and the amount due. Funds raised by feles and similar events are accounled lor gross. Sales ol books and magazines from the Church bookstslls are accounted Igr gross. Income from investments Diwdends and inlerest are accounted lor when receivable. Tax recoverable on such income is recognised in the same accounting year. Page 20 THE PAROC HURCH COUNCIL OF T p￿ER's WITH MARK'S CHURCH NOTES TO THE FINAN IAL TATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 . continued . ACCOUNTING PO RESOU ED Iconbnuedl Gains and losses on investments Realised gains or losses are recognised when inveslments are ￿sId. Unrealised gains or losses are accounled lor on revaluation of investments at 31 December. Grants Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over. or when awarded. if that award Cfeales a binding obligation on the PCC. Activitles dlrectly relaling lo the work of the Church The Diocesan quota is accotjnted for when payable. Any quota unpaid at 31 December which the PCC intends lo pay is accrued in the accounts as an operational {though not a legall liability and shown as a creditor in the Balan￿ Sheel. FIXED A Consecrated land and buildings and movable Church furnishings Consecrated and beneficed propefty is exduded from the a¢￿)Unts by s.10 12llal of the Charities Act 2011. No value is placed on movable church fumishings held by the churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty lor disposal since the PCC considers this lo be inalienable propety. All expendilure incurred during the year on consecrated or benètice buildings and movable church lumishings, whether maintenance or improvement. is written off as expenditure in the Statement of Financial Acb"wties and separately disclosed. Office fixtures. flttlngs and other equipment Office lixlures, fittings and equipment in use with a cost of £1,000 or more are slated al cost or valuation less depreciats"on. Depreciab"on is prowded on a straighl-line basis al rates calculated lo write ott the cost ol each asset less any estimated residual vaue ovw ils eslimaled useful life as follows.. Office equipment induding compulers- 3 years Fixtures and fittings- 10 years Audio wsual equipment- 5 years Musical instruments- 3 years Office lixlures, fittings and equipment cosb.ng less than £1.(M)O are written olf as expenditure in the Statement of Financial Activits"es UFK)n wrchase. Investments Investrnenls are valued at market value at 31 December. RRENT A Arnounts owing lo the PCC al 31 December in respect of fees. rents or other in(x>me are shown as debtors less provision lor amounts that may prove uncollects"ble. Page 21 THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST PEfER'S W￿H ST MARK'S CHURCH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 ..c￿t￿ued... INCOMING RESOURCES De$w￿ated St Mark's funds Unrestr￿ted funds ReStr￿ted ftjnds Totsl Funds 2023 lal Vt)tJntary Income." Gits and DonatK)ns Tax recOVerab￿- gfft axj Grants 202.241 39.292 2.950 440 18,(￿0 2,610 13.400 223.251 42,342 13,400 241.533 3.3 34.070 278,993 Ibl ActniitEs forgenerating Funds.. Fetes. concerts, fund raising events 1,656 Interest and Dwidend& Bank deposrt u)terest 3,292 368 3,660 Idl Income from Church AcbwtEs." Weddings and funeraLs R(￿n hire 0￿er 1.836 20.4(V) 14,420 1,836 20.400 14,420 36,656 TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 281137 3.758 34,070 320,965 Gffts and donatw￿$ in unleStr￿ted funds I￿￿KIeS a ￿gacY of £27.741 Page 22 THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ￿ER's ST MARK'S CHURCH NOTES TO THE FINANCtAL STATEMENTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 ..ccffttinued... INCOMING RESOURCES- COMPARATIVES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 DesvJnated St Mark's lunds Uwestricted fvnds ReStr￿ted funds Total Funds 2022 lal Voluntary Incorr*.' Grfts and donations Tax recoverab￿ - grfÈ aid Grants 125,743 29.450 823 1.361 353 1.2tx) 9.224 932 2.750 136,328 30,735 4.773 156.016 2.914 12.9C 171.836 Ibl Activitses for generating Fund& Fetes, concerts, fiJnd raising events 1,295 1.295 Icl Intsr8StafKI Dntydends." Bank deposrt interest 216 2,522 InccKne from Church AcÉNth& Weddings and funera RcN)m hire Other 3.699 18,034 8.399 18,034 8,399 30.132 30.132 TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 189,749 11906 205.785 Page 23 THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF sr PEfER'S WtTH ST MARK'S CHURCH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 ..cL￿￿nUed... RESOURCES USED Dests￿ated St Mark's funds Unrestr￿ted funds ReStr￿ted funds Totsl funds 2023 (al Church ActwitÉs D￿e$an quots Ernpbyment costs Weddings and funeraL% Rent and rates Heat and loht Building and nBintenance Insurances Telephone arKJ IT Printing and static￿ery Travel Depreciation Other 71.9C 40.4fil 71,900 54.188 490 288 9,348 12,700 3.106 4,550 2,287 413 1,616 35.235 13,728 288 9.348 12,403 2.627 4,550 1.59) 411 276 479 21 161 522 20.181 165 14,889 164,770 2.550 28.799 196.119 Ibl Grants Paydb 21.274 339 21.613 Icl Governance Costs Examner's fee 672 672 TOTAL RESOUCES USED 186,716 28.799 218,404 Further Informat￿ the use of restrthd funds is gNen in note 7lcl. Page 24 THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST p￿ER,swrrH ST MARK'S CHURCH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 continued... RESOURCES USED- COMPARATIVES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Desonated St Mark's funds Unrestr￿ted funds Restrrted nds Total fijnds 2022 lal Church Acb'vrties Diocesan quots Employment costs Weddings and funerals Rent and rates Heat and IwJht Building and maintenance Insurances Telephone and IT Printing and stationery Travel Depreckatir Other 77.560 51,137 970 902 9,085 7.262 3.117 4,243 957 782 351 16,299 77,560 57.499 970 902 9,085 15,277 3.627 4,243 1,127 782 2,198 28,140 200 6,162 7.727 510 288 170 1.847 839 11,002 172,665 11,293 17.452 201,410 Ibl Grants Payable 15.519 171 15,690 {c} Governance Costs Exarrmner's fee 688 TOTAL RESOUCES USED 188,872 17,452 217,788 Page 25 THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST p￿ER's WITH ST MARK'S CHURCH STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIv￿lEs FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 20￿ts ..continued... FIXED ASSErs F￿lureS Frttyi sandE DeS￿nated St Mark's ment lal Tangible unfestr￿led Total Cost at 1 January 2￿23 Addrtmins 1.630 5.794 10.749 12,379 5.794 Cost 3131 December 21Y23 7.424 10,749 18.173 Depreck?tion at 1 January %)23 Charge for the year 1.492 522 8.392 9,884 1.616 DepreciatK)n at 31 December 21VJ 2.014 11.5LYJ Net book value At 31 December 2tY23 5,410 1,263 6,673 At 31 December 2(Y22 138 2.357 2.495 Ibl Inveslments 2(riJ 2022 Restricted funds C.8.F Investrnent fund - Camw Gardens Market value al 1 January RevaluatK)ns for year - unrealised S3.370 3,6( 38.180 14.8101 Market valJe at 31 December 36.978 33,370 C.B.F Investrnent fund - 8a Furze Road Market value al 1 January RevaKJalK)ns for year - unrealBed 35.858 4.101 40.762 14,9041 Market value at 31 December 39,959 35,858 Total 76,937 Page 26 THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST PEfER'S W￿H ST MARK'S CHURCH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 . c0ntinL￿d... DEBTORS 2023 2022 Unrestricted lunds Tax recOVerab￿- gift ai Prepayments Funeral Grants FI￿rn Hire 3.609 1,219 7,918 3.482 504 736 5.564 2,456 14,360 Designated funds- St Mart('s funds Tax recoverabk - grft aid 73 Restricted funds T2x recOVerab￿- gift aKI 546 Total 14,979 CREDITORS Amounts fallin due within one 2023 2022 Unrestricted funds Governance costs Nl and pension Parochral Fees due to Diccese MissK)n giving accruaLs Other 700 216 126 21,155 1.326 15,435 1,966 Total 25.0&3 19,699 Desionated funds- St Mark's Funds MissK)n gNing accrual 339 171 Total 2&422 19,870 Page 27 THE PAAOCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST PEfER'SWITH ST MARK'S CHURCH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 . continued... Funds 1 Dec23 Funds 31 Dec 22 7. FUND DETAILS lal Unrestricted funds General Funds - St Peter's 209,766 107,551 Ibl Designated fijnds St Mark's 54,832 53.963 Icl The restricted funds ccffiprise'.- Funds 1JanYJ Incoming Resources Gain on Investment Resources used Funds 31 Dec 23 Camley Gardens 8a Furze Road Miqsion in Maidenhead AV Equipment Love Your NeTghbour I Love Christrnas Younger Generatim I Youth Pastoral D*)cese of Oxf(xd Development Grant 33.370 35,858 3,838 3,608 4,101 36.978 39,959 13,8381 15,8151 6.440 625 733 14.467 115.0401 160 2.979 6,242 9,900 19,9001 76,778 34.070 7,709 34.593 83.964 IY the £5,815 resources used from the AV equipment fund, £5,794 was capitalised to frxed assets in the unrestricted fund as shown in note 4{al. Page 28 THE PAROCHiAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST PETER'S W￿H ST MARK'S CHURCH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOA YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 20ZJ .. cwtinued... ANALYSIS OF NET AWS BY FUND De5wwed St Mark's Funds Unrestrthd Funds ReSt￿ted Funds Total Funds Tarngib￿ fixed assets Investment fixed assets Current assets Current liabil￿&S 5,410 1,2&3 6,673 76.937 290,374 25,422 76,937 7,027 25.083 339 2(YJ,766 348,562 STAFF COSTS During the yèar, the PCC èwptyed a church centre manager. a church adrrinistrator, a children's rrill￿ter and a rnin￿ty assvstsnL none of lthom Èarned £60,rm p.a. or rrKXe. One member of staff ts full tiffe. St Mark's paid honorarKH to organists n 2￿22. The average fun time equwaknt number of empknyees was 2[2￿2.. a. 2022 The employffEnt Costs were.. Salaries, national insurance and pensw St Mark's honoraria 54.188 57,299 200 54.188 57,499 111 TRUSTEES, REMUNERATK)N AND BENEFITS There was no trustee5' r￿ur￿ratKYll CY other beneffts tr Ihe year kn 31 December 2￿￿3, nor lor the year ended 31 December 2(Y22. There were no trustees, expenses pa￿ fN the year to 31 December 2023, nor lor the year ended 31 December 21)22. Page 29