2022-12-31-accounts

Charity number

1129564

St Paul's Church, Crofton Report and Accounts 31 December, 2022

Contents

	Page
Annual report from the PCC	3
Financial Review	13
Independent examiners’ report	17
Consolidated statement of financial activities	19
Consolidated balance sheet	20
Notes to the consolidated financial statements	21-31

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2022 ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS

for the Parochial Church Council of

ST PAUL’S CHURCH CROFTON

The Parochial Church Council of Crofton St Paul is a registered charity number 1129564.

Chairman & Incumbent: The Reverend Canon B Abayomi-Cole The Vicarage 2 Oakwood Road Orpington BR6 8JH Registered Office St Paul’s Church Crofton Road Orpington BR6 8JE Bankers Virgin Money (Clydesdale Bank) 154-158 Kensington High Street London W8 7RL National Westminster Bank (Friends) High Street Orpington Kent BR6 0NS Hon Treasurer Victor Brittain-Wong Hon Bookkeeper Edmund Boyden Independent Examiner Martyn Burt BSc (Hons), ACMA, CGMA, ACMI Adventus Accounting Solutions Ashby Acres Chapel Lane Ashby-cum-Fenby Grimsby DN37 0QT

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AIMS AND PURPOSES

St. Paul’s Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, the Reverend Canon Bimbi Abayomi-Cole, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of the Church building of St Paul’s Church, Hall, 55 Place Farm Avenue and 205 Crofton Road Orpington.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Review of the year

The agenda for the council continues to be driven by the Vision for the church community at St Paul’s adopted in 2009:-

To serve Jesus Christ: to serve His world

Seeking His presence with all at our disposal

Embracing His will for our lives

Reaching His world in love

Valuing His creation from his perspective

Enabling His children to come to Him

Through Prayer God’s Word Mission Worship Pastoral Care

Vicar’s Report

The Vicar reported as follows:

2022 was the year that finally saw the pandemic and its effects more firmly put behind as church life returned to a new if changed normality. An end to social distancing, the wearing of masks and determination by many more to meet in person rather than watch online meant we were almost at pre-pandemic levels of attendance by the end of the year.

Connectedness has been maintained or extended in the year through house groups (for church members); livestreaming ( for the those unable to attend in person); our Pastoral care team ; the Elderberry Café ( serving the wider community as well as many of our elder church members) on Wednesdays which also provided a Warm Space for the winter months; Youth and Children’s activities as provided for PUSH and Junior Church; and not least, our ongoing provision of three church services on a Sunday as well as a mid-week service.

The Band of Brothers (Men’s Group) , Sister Act (Ladies Group); LPF (Ladies Prayer Fellowship); Tea and Chat; Lent Course (on Transformation) ; St Pauls Joggers, Primary school carol services at church; Carol Singing at Orpington station with chocolate gifts for commuters all met or happened during the year. Some of these activities connecting church members or connecting church and community joyfully resuming, in some instances after a pandemic-induced gap of two or three years. We also had our first church conference since the pandemic started with Raj Hare

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bringing her team of Agape Freedom Fighters in September to encourage and mobilise us for His kingdom.

Other highlights were our own Helen Stiff being licensed as a Licensed Lay worker in July and the new Bishop of Rochester, Rt Revd Dr Jonathan Gibbs visiting for the first time for an Advent Sunday Confirmation service hosted by us for the Deanery.

Sadly, the box hedge around the Garden of Remembrance succumbed fully to the dreaded box blight in the year. Thanks to the generosity of a few church members, it was replaced in the autumn by a new hedge, based on Ilex Crenata, supplied and planted by Coolings Nursery.

Following our Worship Pastor’s departure in 2021 to theological college for ordination studies, this year we saw the departure of Mark Sanger, our Youth and Children’s Pastor at the end of August for the same reason. Mark and Georgina had been part of the congregation for 20 years and involved in our Youth and Children’s ministry for at least 15, ending us as leader for around 10 years. We thank him for his exemplary service to the church throughout these years, often serving far beyond his official remit.

This highlights that all the activities to connect the church members together, or to connect church and community, would not take place without the involvement and service of many, many individuals across diverse areas of the church’s life.

Once again, I must thank our wonderful PCC Standing Committee (SC) for their invaluable support throughout the year.

The SC in 2022 comprised Victor Brittain-Wong (Hon Treasurer), Ali Heath (Churchwarden), Chris Stern (LLM), Dr Funke Tikare (Churchwarden) and Mark Sanger (until end August 2022) . They, the PCC, and many others in the church family were a great comfort and spur to enable the church to recover from the malaise brought about by the pandemic. But of course, all thanks and praise to God who has through the Holy Spirit guided and encouraged us through another year. To Him as always be all glory and praise

REPORTS FROM ST PAUL’S ORGANISATIONS 2022

Band of Brothers

In the summer we ran the men’s football at Tubbenden Primary School. We had 16 men attend over the weeks as we played at 8pm on a Monday night. Each session would include a match and finish with a word of Scripture and prayer.

Dave Allison continues to organise a jogging group for all in the church, this started in January 2022.

On the 14th July and 26th November 2022 we had Band of Brothers BBQs. We continue to have socials to build community.

We had 18 men attending the men’s weekend at Ashburnham on 10th-12th March 2023, which was led by Rev Luke Bacon. It was a blessed weekend of seeing God transforming the men.

On the 20th May we will be restarting the Men’s Breakfasts with Victor D’Arcy Smith speaking at the next one on his recent health and miracles. This will be the first one since before covid.

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My heart is to create a culture of discipleship among the men of the church that together we can encourage, stand with, build one another, and reach out into the community. The events we run can encourage this but I want to see this in the everyday in small groups.

We are looking forward to the year ahead!

Stephen Read

Church Warden's Report (Incorporating Site Committee Activities)

May I start by thanking so many members of the congregation here at SPC who have done so much for the church, often unseen, through giving of their time and talents. Forgive me for singling out and giving special thanks to Liz Cameron (and Duncan) and Cyril Kinch, invaluable members of the Site Committee who have guided me in my role and taken on many tasks themselves.

Due to the absence of church wardens the upkeep of the site had slowed down but was taken up by Mark Sanger and Helen Stiff who carried out many of the duties of the church wardens and that of the site committee before the role of CW was filled. We are very grateful for their dedication in going beyond what their job required. Mark also oversaw a complete re-haul of the maintenance schedule beginning in 2022 to ensure the good order of the site.

The Church, hall and VCR have been well used with both regular hirers and one-off users.

We have welcomed new families to SPC and we pray that they will feel part of the community here. We are still actively seeking the recruitment of a facilities manager and/or site caretaker who would oversee the maintenance, health and safety, fire safety, access & security, and custodial needs of the church buildings.

Meanwhile we have been liaising closely with the Site Committee, PCC, and our volunteers in various areas from regular maintenance and repairs to working on the fabric, fixtures and fittings of our buildings. These include:

• overseeing the planting of the new Box hedge round the memorial garden

• the testing and servicing of the fire alarms and lightning protection

• replacing strip lights in the hall kitchen

• replacing damaged ceiling tiles in the hall

• servicing of kitchen appliances

• maintenance of five heating boilers and the church hot air boiler, and issue of safety certificates

• visual check of all electrics

• emergency lighting check by qualified electrician

• oversight of gardening contract and addressing current needs

• arranging Tree Condition Survey and report, plus follow-up works

In addition, some redecoration has taken place across the building as and when it has been required.

Ali Heath

Deanery Synod

We have had 2 meetings in the past 12 months.

In May the speaker was Lord Deben, the former John Gummer MP who spoke about the environment and climate change from a Christian perspective.

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The November meeting was held jointly with other Deaneries in the Bromley and Bexley Archdeaconry. This was an opportunity to meet our new Bishop Jonathan, for a question and answer session. We also learned that the new Archdeacon of Bromley and Bexley, the Rev. Allie Kerr, had been named.

For more information, speak to Cyril Kinch

Cyril Kinch

The Elderberry Cafe

All is going very well with the weekly cafe. We continue to open every Wednesday and are proud of the fact that to date we have not missed a week since the cafe opened in December 2021, with Christmas Day so far falling nicely between Wednesdays!

We see between 40 - 60 guests each week and have a great mix of church members, local community friends, Mums dropping children at the pre-school and carers bringing those they care for. The cafe seems to be meeting the needs of both locals and those who travel to be with us, all finding a friendly welcome and people to chat with.

Last year we extended our opening hours for 3 months over the winter period and we thank all those who came along to volunteer and enabled that to happen.

The cafe wouldn’t run without the support, care and love of a team of volunteers who bake, move tables, clean, pour drinks, serve food and chat to our guests. We thank God for their commitment to this outreach and pray that as they love and serve those who come through our doors, our guests meet with God in a real and life changing way.

The Elderberry Team.

Friends of St Pauls - Planned Giving

Friends of St Paul's is the name of the scheme under which church members give regularly, and if they are taxpayers sign a Gift Aid pledge so that we can reclaim tax back on donations made. We reclaimed over £30,000 in tax on donations made in 2022, very sincere thanks to all who give to the church to support its ministry. Under current tax rules, a £1 donation results in a 25p rebate from HMRC, giving the church £1.25 for every £1 donated

Simon Stewart stepped down from administering the scheme after many years service, for which we give grateful thanks.

If you would like to know more about the scheme, please talk to Michael Lacaille or Ed Boyden

Account Name FRIENDS OF ST. PAULS CHURCH CROFTON Bank Account 1405 7433 Sort Code 60-16-03

Mike Lacaille

House-Groups

House groups began to meet in person again as the restrictions and fears brought about by the pandemic eased. The Vicarage home group (hosted by the Abayomi-Coles), Reed Avenue home group (hosted by Georgina Sanger), Grange Road home group (hosted by the Jeremys) and

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Nightingale Road home group (hosted by the Brittain-Wongs) met throughout the year, only stopping to participate in the Lent Course.

House Groups met to study the Bible, fellowship together by praying and supporting each other as well as eating together on social occasions. They continue to be the essential requirement for a church as they demonstrate that just meeting on Sundays in a large group does not foster the relationships we see in the Early Church. House groups model how the church family can be there for each other in smaller groups that encourage trust, intimacy and loving each other by being there for each other.

The need for a House Group Coordinator after a long gap became increasingly clear as new members joined the congregation throughout the year. Anthea Abayomi-Cole stepped forward to take on the role in the closing weeks of the year to build new momentum with a call to increase the number of groups by restructuring the existing groups and finding new leaders and hosts. To this end a Commissioning Service was planned for 15th January 2023 to commission new leaders and hosts

As Mark Sanger commented in 2021, “We are so blessed at St. Pauls as a family, but especially in our home groups where we see people loving one another and looking after each other in the day to day. If you are not part of a home group… you should be!” So, speak to a Home Group Coordinator, Anthea Abayomi-Cole, or the Vicar and get involved!!!

Anthea Abayomi-Cole

LPF

Following a season of meeting online during the pandemic, it was good to meet together in person during 2022. Each month, we offer our thanks to God for His many blessings and answers to pray and pray for the needs both within the fellowship, the wider community of St Paul’s and beyond. It is always a real joy to hear how people have been ministered to through our prayers. We have continued the practice of having a passage to reflect on for the entire year.

Since July, we have been reflecting on a passage from Isaiah 58: 6-12 which speaks of our Heavenly Father’s care for us. “The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sunscorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings.” Isaiah 58: 10-12

To keep in touch between meetings, we have a monthly ‘Love Letter’ which records a summary of our prayers of thanksgiving and intercession – this also helps to connect with those who were unable to join the prayer meeting. We welcome all ladies who are part of the St Paul’s community to join us. There is no pressure to pray out loud: you are invited simply to ‘be’ in the Lord’s Presence.

In June 2022, twenty-four ladies were blessed to have the opportunity to go away together for a weekend retreat, staying at the beautiful and peaceful surroundings of Crowhurst Christian Healing Centre. Rev Suzanne Owen, one of the Chaplains at the Healing Centre, sensitively and knowledgeably led our weekend reflections: we delved deep into the passage where a woman with chronic bleeding reaches out, in faith, to touch the hem of Jesus’ robe. We returned encouraged and refreshed. To find out more, please contact Lyn Rowles MBE.

Lyn Rowles MBE

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Oasis

Following a year of meeting on zoom due to the pandemic, it has been wonderful to meet face to face once again in 2022. We have moved back to our original start time of 10am and now meet in The Chapel. During the year, we have reflected on various themes and characters from the Bible – always with our focus on Jesus.

During the summer months it was a joy to meet in the church gardens, making good use of the lovely new benches. We also enjoyed a lunch in the summer at a local café. The Passion Translation of Jesus’s invitation in Matthew 11 reads “Are you weary, carrying a heavy burden? Come to me. I will refresh your life, for I am your oasis. Simply join your life with mine. Learn my ways and you’ll discover that I am gentle, humble and easy to please. You will find rest and refreshment in me.” My prayer is that, as we meet each fortnight, we will indeed find rest and refreshment in the company of Jesus and each other. We meet at 10am on the first and third Thursdays of each month. Speak to Lyn Rowles MBE if you’d like to find out more.

Lyn Rowles MBE

Pastoral Care Team (incorporating the Bereavement Team Activities)

This year has been quite a challenge for our small team as each of us have had issues with our own health or those of our close families to deal with, and yet we have still been able to provide support where it has been needed to those in our church community and beyond. I thank God for our team and their willingness to serve even when life is difficult.

For those who don’t know what we do, the Pastoral Team members are in touch with a variety of different people, from those who are ill or housebound, to families in need of support, those who have suffered a bereavement and some of our elderly parishioners. Their role is to provide a friendly and listening ear, and be someone who can offer pastoral and prayer support during times of difficulty. This work is, by its definition, usually unseen but vital as we show God’s love and care to each other.

Some of the work is done via groups we are already running such as Tea and Chat, the Elderberry Café and Oasis, whilst other contacts are made directly with individuals. In addition, we have, with the help of other church members, distributed Harvest gifts to the bereaved, supported people attending the Annual Memorial Service and followed up people who have been missing from church for a while. We meet as a team regularly to support each other and seek to ensure that nobody who needs extra support slips through the net.

We would love to expand our team, and if you are interested in joining us please speak to Bimbi or Mandy. A DBS check will be required and some guidance can be given too, but most of all you need to be willing to be God’s hands and feet and to be able to draw alongside people when they are in need of support.

Mandy Tutt

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Prayer Ministry

We have been blessed in having about 10 prayer ministers who have supported and faithfully prayed with the congregation at the 10.15am Sunday service. We have had several powerful answers to prayers for which we thank God for all His faithfulness.

We were very blessed to have Raj Hare & The Agape Freedom Fighters join us for a Saturday ministry time on 17th September. They ministered to the wider church and then a short session on healing and praying for the sick. This was of great benefit to us as a team.

Anthea Abayomi-Cole

Tea & Chat

Tea and Chat has just started meeting again in the Victor Child’s room. We are meeting on a fortnightly basis at the present time instead of once a week.

Val Burnett

Youth & Children’s Work

2022 has been another year of much change within the Youth and Children’s Work here at St Paul’s Crofton. We have been busy with our regular groups, as well as many additional activities and there has been some big staffing changes too! Here is a small snapshot of our year.

At the start of the year, on Sunday mornings, Junior Church met in the Hall with preschool to year 6 altogether, and PUSH together in the Vestry. After Easter, however, the groups swapped round with Junior Church meeting in the VCR and PUSH in the Hall. This gave space for our youngest Bubbles children (preschool and under) to meet in the Vestry for free play and age-appropriate story and craft time, after having welcome and worship together with Splash (Rec-Yr2) and X- Stream (Yr3-6). It also gives more room for the growing PUSH group on Sundays, including a lovely designated space for hot drinks and biscuits. Both groups continued with Connected Hearts teaching material, which looks at our identity, intimacy, and impact.

From September onwards, PUSH met on 1st, 4th and 5th Sunday mornings only, and have time in the main service on 3rd Sunday. Sunday Live Youth Service, restarted in September on Sunday afternoons on 3rd Sunday of the month. Meeting together in the VCR for worship, games, teaching, discussion and prayer as well as enjoying cake!

On a social side, PUSH Club Nights have continued on Friday evenings for both PUSH (Yr7-9) and PUSH Plus (Yr10-13) together. We started the new year with a 3-course meal, postponed from before Christmas. Food is a regular highlight with PUSH, and we regularly eat together - often lots of snacks but also, we’ve made mug cakes, pancakes, had a baking evening, for instance. Table tennis, pool, Nintendo switch as well as movie nights are firm favourites. Trips out have included breakfast at Toby Carvery, dinner at Nando’s, beach trip to Joss Bay, activity day trip to Carroty Wood in October half term.

In 2022, we also had 2 PUSH residentials booked in, which were both postponed from 2020. The first was to West Watch with PUSH Plus (Yr10-13) and the second was to Rock UK Frontier Centre with PUSH (Yr7-9). Unfortunately, due to Covid, neither residential was possible. Instead, we held a West Watch@Home weekend in February half term, invited Yr 9s to join as well and had worship, teaching, time eating together, muddy woodland walk, late night movie – all the usual parts of a weekend away just with everyone sleeping at home in their own beds! In March, in place of Frontier trip, we went on a picture scavenger hunt in London. It was great fun taking and editing photos to match the brief and see which team did the best!

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At the end of April, Junior Church made it on their residential to Carroty Wood. This was again postponed from 2020, which meant that it was the first time for all the children in attendance to be at Carroty Wood. It didn’t stop them from getting very muddy in the swamp, enjoying the instructor led activities or playing in the woods. For our teaching time, we used experiments to help us think about God and faith. It was a great weekend.

We have also done lots of family events in 2022. Family Bake-Off continued in January, which had been postponed from December 2021. Together families made and decorated both biscuits and chocolate truffles. The next Bake-Off happened on Good Friday. Everyone joined together for All Age Good Friday service in Church first, before bakers went into the Hall to make their Easter creations of bread rolls and surprise Easter cupcakes. Everyone was so creative, it was very hard to judge!

In Holy Week, we also held a family Easter egg trail through Crofton woods. On the trail, children found parts of a coded message, which when decoded led them back to the Church Hall, to find where chocolate eggs were hidden. Everyone also enjoyed tea, coffee, squash and cakes and a chance to chat and rest after the walk in the woods.

The next Family Bake-Off happened in July, with families making cheese scones and rice krispie cakes. Then in October half term, rather than our regular Holiday Club, we had a one-day family extravaganza and light party. Throughout the day, families could sign up to attend for particular activities or to come for the whole day. Activities included carving pumpkins with symbols of light, lantern making, Bake-Off with chocolate cakes. The day ended with a light party and dinner. During the light party, we also joined Cookie, who was now working at Crofton Towers. Together with Cookie, Detective Sue Dunnit and the other hotel staff, children solved the mystery of Cookie’s missing cake and thought about how Jesus is the light of the world. On the Sunday after, in true Holiday Club fashion, we celebrated with a special All Age service in Church.

In May half term, we hosted our inaugural Football Camp with Ambassadors Football, led by our very own Stephen Read. Over the 3 days, Junior School aged children had great fun learning football skills, playing games and finding out about Jesus. Everyone who came loved it, and it was such a blessing to send each child home with a Bible, football, and medal, plus a couple of children also received a trophy. The cost of the camp was offset with money from the CYP Fund from the Diocese.

Open the Book assemblies restarted at Darrick Wood Infant School. It was such a blessing to be able to attend school again and share Bible stories with all the children. The Open the Book team were also invited to be part of DWIS carol service in December, which because of snow relocated to school rather than St Paul’s.

Toddlers is going from strength to strength. After a long Covid break, Toddlers only returned to normal in September 2021, but just one term into the academic year, from January 2022 onwards, numbers have been steadily increasing and we have enjoyed lots of crafts, activities, songs and stories. We’ve also had lots of parents with small babies regularly attend Toddlers on a Friday, which prompted us to start a designated baby group on Monday mornings. This was a place to sit and chat and get to know one another more, whilst babies play/sleep/feed as babies do. Whilst small in number, it has been invaluable having time to chat about life, parenting and faith.

From September onwards, Toddlers went through a big change as we moved from Church into the Church Hall. As the Church Hall was already occupied on Friday mornings, it was meant that we moved days from Friday mornings to Monday mornings. The baby group attendees were regular Toddler members anyway, so the groups joined back together again. Whilst some of our other regulars could not attend on Mondays, we have welcomed others back who couldn’t attend on Fridays, as well as welcoming in new people. It was great seeing some of the same children attend with a different adult as well! By Christmas, numbers had increased well, although the party

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coincided with snow, which meant lots were unable to attend. It was still a great time together though.

In 2022, there have been some very special services too. In July, Helen was licensed in the Cathedral by Bishop Simon as a Licensed Lay Worker. In November, 3 members of PUSH were confirmed by the new Bishop of Rochester, Bishop Jonathan, and here at St Paul’s. On a separate Sunday in November, we also celebrated the baptism of another member of PUSH.

For the All Age Good Friday Service, we journeyed from The Garden through The Curtain to The Cross. At each point, we stopped, reflected, and got creative. What would our perfect garden be like? Who would be there? We wrote sins that separate us from God on a paper, which looked like a curtain and then shredded it in front of the cross and celebrated that because of Jesus, God made the way back to him and we can know how wonderful it is to live with him forever. For Christingle, everyone was back together in Church. With the help of some members of PUSH, we told the story of God’s Good Idea, based on John 1 and ended with Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus as well as angels, shepherds and magi.

Throughout 2022, Youth Band have continued to lead worship on All Age services as well as at Sunday Live Youth Services, supported by Pippa Rowles. We look forward to Corey Layzell starting as our new Worship Leader in January 2023 and growing and developing this group. All of the above work could not be possible without an amazing, dedicated team who give their time and energy to invest in the children, teenagers, families and community here at St Paul’s. This includes those on a Sunday, PUSH in the week, Open the Book, Toddler Team, as well as other Church members assisting for one-off events and services. Thank you to everyone who serves in this way.

A big thank you to Buck Biggs (Junior Church), Sheila Chapple (Junior Church), Karin Martin (PUSH), Georgina Sanger (PUSH), and Bryony Stern (Junior Church) who have faithfully served in Youth & Children’s Team for many years and have either stepped down or are taking a break. And welcome to Nick Gorman (PUSH), Dele Ogundere (Junior Church), and Bola Okunniwa (Junior Church) who have joined the team.

The biggest staffing changed happened in the summer, as after 15 years employed here at St Paul’s, we said goodbye to Mark Sanger, as he embarks on his ordination training to become a vicar. Thank you does not even begin to cover all that is needed to be said! Mark has been integral in the development of the Youth and Children’s Work, bringing all his experience, wisdom, enthusiasm into everything he has done and the support and development that he has given to workers and volunteers. Mark has been involved in all areas of Church life and is sorely missed. But we know that God will continue to use both him and Georgina in so many ways as they journey with him into pastures new.

Helen Stiff

Book The Garden, The Curtain and The Cross by Carl Laferton and Catalina Echeverri 2 Story God’s Good Idea from Open the Book Storybook Year 3

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FINANCIAL REVIEW 2022

The financial operations of the PCC are consolidated in the financial statements for St Paul’s Church, which are shown below. Within these consolidated accounts we also retain a special focus on two areas of the Church, the first being the Pre-School and the second the Church Hall. To aid understanding the consolidated picture is described below with more detail available on pages 20 - 32. In addition, there is a brief summary of the Church Hall financial position below with further detail provided in note 13, of the accounts pack.

In Summary, the overall consolidated position for 2022 was a surplus of income of £55.7k, (compared to a surplus of £0.5k in 2021), for which we continue to give thanks to God’s for his generosity and for all those who have given time, talents, and/or money, in support of St Paul’s as we continue to serve our community and those who worship at St Paul’s.

St Paul’s Church – Consolidated results (pages 19 - 31)

Incoming Resources

Total Incoming Resources for St Paul’s was £321.1k, down on last year by £50.4k

The largest revenue source for St Paul’s Church continues to be Voluntary Income from our church members, which in total amounted to £250.4k, a small increase of £1k from 2021. Planned Giving (standing orders and envelopes) amounted to c£175k.

Collections at services were £8.6k lower than 2021 and we received a gift to the Voluntary Income of £25k. A legacy of £1k was received in 2022.

Resources Expended

Total expenditure at £265.4k was £105.6k lower than in 2021. Reductions in expenditure is lower than 2021 partly due to the closure of the Pre-School in 2021 and savings on Staff Salaries as we the headcount was reduced as 2 vacancies remained through the year; Worship Leader and Youth Leader. We kept our Diocesan Offer contribution to the diocese at £84.3k.

Charitable Giving is also included in this section and we continue to tithe our discretionary Income, (Restricted and Unrestricted income), and the figure were lower at £21.4k compared to last year (c£31.4k) while the Accounting System is being updated. Charitable Giving that was missed in 2022 will be caught up in 2023.

- Summary Financial Position for Pre School and Church Hall (Notes 12 &13)

Pre-School

We reported the closure of the Pre-School after over 40 years in existence at the end of December 2021. The number of children attending did not recover with the lifting of Covid restrictions and with increased parents’ choices within a 2 mile radius, a decision was made to close the Pre-School after careful consideration of various financial models and options. Our thanks to everyone who supported and managed the school over its lifetime.

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Church Hall

Income from the Church Hall hire was £25.8k.

FUTURE PLANS

The amazing response by our church members/supporters alike during the pandemic when normal services effectively stopped gives us great hope going forward and thankfulness to God and we are confident of God’s provision to cover what we hope will be an expanding ministry in the years to come.

RESERVES POLICY

The PCC has a responsibility to ensure that its reserve funds are maintained at a sufficient level so as to be able to cover the day-to-day operations of the charity in the event of short term fluctuations in income, and to provide for identifiable potential areas of unplanned capital expenditure. There are also occasions when those funds need to be used to further the objectives of the charity.

To this end the PCC aims to ensure that sufficient funds are retained in our bank accounts so as to cover three months operating expenses, assuming no income is received during this time (this would be an amount of £60.9k). Longer term we plan to move towards six months’ worth of reserves for this purpose (which would be a sum of approximately £121.9k).

All designated and restricted funds are held as cash in interest bearing accounts by the Diocesan Board of Finance as Custodian Trustee with the PCC responsible for the management of the funds as managing trustee.

At the 2022 year end the Designated Unrestricted Reserve Funds excluding property, totalled £83.5k (£75.6.1k in 2021).

GOING CONCERN

The PCC regularly reviews the financial position and other indicators of growth and health and considers that the organisation may be regarded as a going concern for the foreseeable future. We prepare a financial budget each year and we continue to see church attendance grow with many of our ministries flourishing.

The PCC has not identified nor aware of any material uncertainties relating to events of conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the ability to continue as a going concern.

RISK POLICY

The PCC regularly reviews the risks incurred by its operations and activities to ensure there is no exposure to unacceptable levels of risk and to comply with the requirements of our insurers. Where appropriate professional advice is sought to provide the PCC with the information it requires to manage the risks on behalf of the charity.

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The church has adhered to the government and Church of England guidelines on keeping safe against Covid-19 taking all necessary precautions, such as regular cleaning, social distancing, use of face masks and hand sanitisers etc. as identified from the risk assessments.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Church Electoral Roll and Attendance

As at 31 December 2022 there were 188 (191 in 2021) parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll, 96 of whom do not reside in the parish.

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a registered charity (number 1129564) and PCC Members are Trustees. PCCs are governed by two pieces of Church of England legislation, these are: The Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 as amended. This defines the principal function, or purpose, of the PCC as “promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church” and the Church Representation Rules (contained in Schedule 3 to the Synodical Government Measure 1969 as amended) which provides guidance as to governance procedures and regulations. The PCC meets bi-monthly except during August and December.

Membership of the PCC is open to all those whose names appear on the Electoral Roll of the Parish at the time of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting and to those who are licensed by the Bishop; hold certain ex-officio offices; or membership of a Deanery, Diocesan or General Synod.

During the year ended 31 December 2022 the following served as members of the Council:

Ex-Officio

Incumbent The Revd Canon Bimbi Abayomi-Cole Curate None Licensed Lay Minister Mr Christopher Stern Churchwarden Ali Heath and Dr Funke Tikare Elected to the Deanery Synod Mr Cyril Kinch and Mr David Armstrong PCC Secretary Vacant

Elected Members

Mrs Anthea Abayomi-Cole Mr David Armstrong Mrs Valerie Burnett Mr Victor Brittain-Wong (Treasurer) Dr Liz Cameron

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Mrs Lyn Rowles MBE

Mr Dennis Chapple

Mrs Jeanette Hassaine

Mrs Nicolene Platt

Mr Stephen Read

Miss Pippa Rowles

Mr Songyan Sui

The PCC operates through a number of sub-committees, which meet between PCC meetings and which provide regular reports to the PCC.

a. Standing Committee

Required by the Synodical Government Measure 1969 to transact the business of the Council between meetings subject to any directions by the Council. It also oversees the detailed financial management information provided by the Treasurer; prepares financial advice for the PCC including the Budget; and considers requests for expenditure outside the agreed budget.

b. Site Committee

Responsible for the maintenance of the site including the church, hall and 205 Crofton Road; providing support for the churchwarden in the discharge of his responsibility for the fabric of the church building; and managing all premises for the generation of funds for the charity.

c.

HR Committee

Responsible for ensuring good HR practice is followed through appropriate HR systems and practices.

SAFEGUARDING

The Parochial Church Council acknowledges its duty under Section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have due regard to House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults) and confirms that it has complied with this duty. The Parochial Church Council has adopted the Safeguarding Policy Statement of the Church of England entitled ‘Promoting a safer church’ published in 2018 for the House of Bishops of the General Synod of the Church of England.

Compliance with this policy is achieved through the appointment of qualified and experienced Safeguarding Officers (Annie Harrington and Vanessa Lake) and through regular and appropriate risk assessments as well as training of appropriate personnel.

The leadership of the church have continued to keep up to date with their Safeguarding training. Written guidance is available for the members of the pastoral team who carry out home visits. The names of the Safeguarding Officers are clearly on display on our Weekly Bulletin, in our Church

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Magazine, and on the website. We continue to be vigilant, to adhere to Diocesan guidelines when running groups and recruiting team members and ensure our volunteer teams understand the regulations and how to respond if they are concerned for the welfare of anyone in their care.

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21 August 2023

Independent Examiner’s report to the Member/Trustees of St Paul Crofton

I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022 which are set out on the pages following.

Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and Independent Examiner

The church’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The church’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to

• Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;

• Follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and

• State whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of Independent Examiner’s Statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent Examiner’s statement

Since the gross income for the year exceeds the amount provided in section 143(3) of the Act, I confirm that I am qualified to act as an Independent Examiner under the provisions of that section of the Act and that my qualifications are set out as below.

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

• (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements

• to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; or

• to prepare accounts which accord with these accounting records have not been met; or

• to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

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St Paul's Church, Crofton

Consolidated statement of financial activities for the year ended 31 December 2022

	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total 2022	Total 2021
	£	£	£	£
Incoming resources Note s
Voluntary income 2	237,385	13,04 4	249,383	249,38 3
Activities for generating funds 2	40,985	-	40,985	112,2 59
Income from investments 2	1,41 2	15 1	1,5 63	550
Income from Church Activities 2	28,12 4	-	28,12 4	9,34 7
	307,906	13,19 5	321,101	371,53 9
Resources expended
Church activities 3	254,218	1,440	255,658	280,121
Fundraising trading costs 4	9,213	-	9 ,213	90,905
Bank Charges	504	-	504	-
	263,935	1,440	265,375	371,026
Net incoming resources	43,97 1	11,755	55, 726	513
Transfer between funds	-	-	-	-

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Net movement in funds	43,97 1	11,755	55, 726	513
Balance at 1 January	1,136,984	31,347	1,168,331	1,167,818
Balance at 31 December	1,180,955	43,102	1,224,057	1,168,331

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St Paul's Church, Crofton Consolidated balance sheet as at 31 December 2022

as at 31 December 2022
Notes		2022		2021
		£		£
Fixed assets
Unrestricted designated property assets 6a		886,925		886,925
		886,925		886,925
Current assets
Deposits at Diocese 6b	109,325		101,227
Debtors 7	16,758		27,420
Cash at bank and in hand 6c	231,653		176,044
	357,736		304,691
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 8	(20,604)		(23,285)
Net current assets		337,132		281,406
Total assets less current liabilities		1,224,057		1,168,331
Net assets		1,224,057		1,168,331
Funds
Unrestricted 10		210,489		174,466
Unrestricted designated reserves 10		83,541		75,593
Unrestricted designated property assets 10		886,925		886,925
Restricted reserves 10		43,102		31,347
Total Funds		1,224,057		1,168,331
The notes on pages 21 to 31 form part of these accounts.
Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 31 August 2023
PCC Chairperson

St Paul's Church, Crofton

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022

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Accounting policies

The PCC is a public benefit entity within the meaning of FRS102. The financial statements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 governing the individual accounts of PCCs, and with the Regulations’ “true and fair view” provisions.

ASSETS

Consecrated and benefice property

In so far as consecrated and benefice property of any kind is excluded from the statutory definition of ‘charity’ by Section 10(2)(a) and (c) of the Charities Act 2011 such assets are not capitalised in the financial statements.

Moveable church furnishings

These are capitalised at cost and depreciated over their useful economic life other than where insufficient cost information is available. In this case the item is not capitalised, but all items are included in the Church’s inventory in any case.

Tangible fixed assets for use by charity

These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £1,000. They are valued at cost or else, for gifts- in-kind, at a reasonable estimate of their open market value on receipt.

Depreciation is calculated to write off the capitalized cost of fixed assets less their currently anticipated residual fair value over their estimated useful lives as follows:

• Land Nil

• Fixtures & Fittings 20 years

· Computers 3 years

No depreciation is provided on buildings as the currently estimated residual value of the properties is not less than their carrying value and the remaining useful life of these assets currently exceeds 50 years, so that any depreciation charges would be immaterial.

An impairment review is carried out at each year-end and any resultant loss identified included in expenditure for the year.

Investments

Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange or whose value derives from them are valued at market value at the year end. Other investment assets are included at PCC’s best estimate of market value. As at the date of these financial statements, there were no investments.

Short term deposits

These are the cash held on deposit either with the Rochester Diocesan Board of Finance or at the bank.

FUNDS

Unrestricted Funds

These represent the remaining income funds of the PCC that are available for spending on the general purposes of the PCC, including amounts designated by the PCC for fixed assets for its own use or for spending on a future project and which are therefore not included in its ‘free reserves’ as disclosed in the Trustees’ report. As at the date of the financial statements, designated funds have been shown separate from general unrestricted funds, but can be used for any purpose of the PCC. When money is earmarked for a designated purpose it is made clear that funds not used for that purpose may be used for any purpose of the PCC

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Restricted Funds

These are income funds that must be spent on restricted purposes and details of the funds held and restrictions provided are shown in the notes to the accounts.

Endowment Funds

Endowment Funds	Endowment Funds	Endowment Funds	Endowment Funds	Endowment Funds
These are restricted funds that must be retained as trust capital either permanently or subject to a discretionary power to spend capital as income, and where the use of any income or other benefit derive from the capital may be restricted or unrestricted. As at the date of these financial statements, there were no endowment funds.
2 Incoming resources	Unrestricted	Restricted	TOTAL	TOTAL
	Funds	Funds	2022	2021
	£	£	£	£
Voluntary income
Standing orders	163,778	12,10 5	175,883	129,30 7
Income tax recoverable	31,052	-	31,052	53,40 3
Gift aided donations	12,996	755	13,751	27,38 5
Collections at services	4,559	184	4,743	13,36 1
Other donations (inc. disc fund)	25,000	-	25,000	24,92 6
Legacies	-	-	-	1,00 1
	237,385	13,044	250,429	249,38 3
Activities for generating funds
Rent: 55 Place Farm Avenue	15,188	-	15,188	18,09 0
Church hall	25,797	-	25,797	38,97 0
Pre-school	-	-	-	55,19 9
	40,985	-	40,985	112,25 9
Income from investments
Short term deposit Interest	207	-	207	6 9
Diocesan deposit Interest: hall	202	-	202	6 2

These are restricted funds that must be retained as trust capital either permanently or subject to a discretionary power to spend capital as income, and where the use of any income or other benefit derived from the capital may be restricted or unrestricted. As at the date of these financial statements, there were no endowment funds.

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Restricted reserve funds	-	151	151	5 9
Bank Deposit Interest	1,003	-	1,00 3	36 0
	1,412	59	1,56 3	55 0

	Unrestricted	Restricted	TOTAL	TOTAL
	Funds	Funds	2022	2021
	£	£	£	£
Income from Church Activities
DBF fees	5,094	-	5,094	2,62 8
PCC fees	1,426	-	1,426	1,56 9
Magazines	1,287	-	1,287	9 0
Elderberry/Lunch club	1,490	-	1,49 0	39 0
Children and Youth	8,766	-	8,766	1,20 6
Events (excluding C&Y)	9,284	-	9,284	2,77 2
Miscellaneous	777	-	777	69 2
	28,124	-	28,124	9,34 7
Total incoming resources	307,906	13,19 5	321,101	371,5 **39 **
3 Resources expended
Church activities
Diocesan offer	84,300	-	84,300	84,3 00
Salaries, pension and NI	63,942	-	63,942	90,8 58
Clergy Expenses	15,134	1,340	16,47 4	9,11 0
Music and AV	2,142	-	2,14 2	64 2
Lunch club	321	-	321	13 1
Discretionary fund	-	-	-	-
	165,839	1,340	167,179	185, 041

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	Unrestricted	Restricted	TOTAL	TOTAL
	Funds	Funds	2021	2020
Charitable giving	£	£	£	£
Relief Development Agencies
Christian Aid	1,500	-	1,500	1,5 00
Oasis Trust	1,108	-	1,108	1,0 80
Tear Fund	2,004	-	2,004	2,0 04
Compassion UK (YJC collections)	308	-	308	33 6
Open Doors	700	-	700	1,3 53
Release International	-	-	-	-
	5,620	-	5,620	5,8 85
Grants
C Jacob	-	-	-	80 0
Ambassadors Football	3,000	-	3,000	3,0 00
Other grants	750	-	750	-
	3,750	-	3,750	3,800
Home Mission, Church
Bromley Welcare	1,800	-	1,800	1,8 00
Childrens Society	-	-	-	-
Church Army	-	-	-	-
New Wine Trust	2,000	-	2,000	1,0 00
Friends of Rochester Cathedral	-	-	-	-
Orpington Christian Counselling	-	-	-	-
Rochester Cathedral Trust	200	-	200	20 0
Kick Academy	-	-	-	-
London City Mission	-	-	-	-
Eastgate	-	-	-	500
Bromley CAP	-	-	-	-
Bromley LATCH	-	-	-	-
Crisis	700	-	700	81 3
	4,700	-	4,700	4,313

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Other Charities				- - - - - - - 1,0 80 700 3 13 8 ,348 10, 441 - 3,6 00 3,0 00 6,6 00 31, 427
Demelza House	-	-	-
Friends of PRU Hospital	-	-	-
Friends of Orpington Hospital	-	-	-
Kings College Hospital Charity	-	-	-
Mildmay Mission Hospital	-	-	-
Bromley Mind	-	-	-
Orpington Samaritans	-	-	-
St Christopher’s Hospice	810	-	810
Royal Star & Garter Homes	60 0	-	600
Shelter	70 0	-	700
Other Charities	20 0	100	300
	2,31 0	-	2,410
Missionary Societies
Bible Society	-	-	-
CMS	2,70 0	-	2,700
Agape	2,25 0	-	2,250
	4,95 0	-	4,950
Total: charitable giving	21,33 0	100	21,430

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	Unrestricted	Restricted	TOTAL	TOTAL 2020 £ 3,3 22 5,7 69 62 8 1,8 10 31,6 73 8 2 4,3 85 - 47,669 1,71 6 - 24 0 8,31 6 4,45 1 1,26 1 15,9 84 280,1 21 5,98 4 17,8 64 67,0 57 90,9 05 - 371, 026
	Funds	Funds	2021
	£	£	£
Church running expenses
Insurance	4,935	-	4,935
Heat & light	7,402	-	7,402
Water	1,338	-	1,33 8
Cleaning	6,090	-	6,090
Buildings and Housing	9,079	-	9,079
Sanctuary supplies	160	-	16 0
Grounds	6,949	-	6,949
Visiting clergy	750	-	750
	36,703	-	36,703
Other parish costs
Children and Youth	6,596	-	6,596
Training	100	-	100
Subscriptions & copyright fees	1,279	-	1,27 9
Office, administration and governance	8,771	-	8,771
Parish events (excluding C&Y)	8,817	-	8,817
Miscellaneous	4,784	-	4,784
	30,346	-	30,346
Total: church activities	254,218	1,440	255,658
4 Fundraising trading costs
55 Place Farm	267	-	267
Church hall expenses	6,848	-	6,848
Pre-school	2,098	-	2,098
	9,213	-	9,213
Bank charges	504	-	504
Total resources expended	**263,935 **	1,440	265,375

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5 Employment Costs

5 Employment Costs
	2022	2021
Total wages and salaries
Church	£63,942	£90,858
Pre-School	£1,979	£69,606
Total	£65,921	£160,464
Full-time equivalent at end of 2022
Church	2.0	3.0
Pre-School	0.0	2.2
Total	2.0	5.2

Salary costs for Pre-School are the final 3 months Statutory Maternity Pay to end of March 22

There were two employees with a pension within the Church Workers Pension Scheme which is a group pension scheme. Total contributions made to the scheme by the PCC were £4,106 (2021: £6,134). Under FRS102 it is necessary to include the scheme deficits as a liability of the employer. However, as a group pension scheme it is not possible to determine the relevant amounts relating to these individuals and therefore no additional liability is shown other than the payments made during the year. The most recent valuation of the relevant scheme was completed in 2019 and showed that the scheme was currently in surplus. More information can be obtained from the PCC Treasurer.

5 a Related Party Transactions

a Related Party Transactions
	2022	2021
Total donations made by PCC members	£44,839	£50,780
Mrs A Abayomi Cole (PCC) is married to the Vicar, and is noted as		potential intereste
certain expenditure

Mrs A Abayomi Cole (PCC) is married to the Vicar, and is noted as potential interested party for certain expenditure

6 a Unrestricted designated property assets	Land and buildings	Land and buildings
	2022	2021
	£	£
Cost
At 1 January	886,92 5	886,92 5
At 31 December	886,92 5	886,92 5
Depreciation

No depreciation has been provided on these assets for either the current of the preceding year

	-	-
Net book value	886,92 5	886,92 5

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The property assets comprise the properties of the Church Hall, 205 Crofton Road and 55 Place Farm Avenue and are shown at the deemed cost under FRS15 transitional provisions under which the property valuations have not been updated. The insurance policies of February/March 2020 valued the rebuild cost of 205 Crofton Road and 55 Place Farm Avenue as £213,051 and £267,604 respectively. The Church Hall is now insured under the same policy as the Church building, so no separate valuation is available. The most recent valuation in 2018 was £827,161

There are no other assets owned by the church included within this fixed asset note

	2022	2021
6b Deposits at Diocese	£	£
Balance at 1 January	101,22 7	93,6 95
Movement	7,538	7,34 1
Interest	560	19 1
Balance at 31 December	109,325	101,2 27
There were no other deposit or investment holdings held
6c Bank Account Balances	2022	2021
	£	£
Church	172,712	120,343
Pre-School	-	2,182
Friends of St Pauls	58,941	53,519
	231,653	176,044
7 Debtors	2022	2021
	£	£
Pre-School	-	-
Friends of St Pauls (Tax reclaim)	9,233	16,5 00
Residential Centres	3,918	1,81 1
Other Debtors	3,607	9,10 9
	27,420	27,4 20

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8 Creditors	2022	2021
	£	£
Governance	650	620
Pre-School	-	-
Hall deposits	-	900
Residential Fees	-	1,639
External Giving paid after year end	7,751	9,671
Clergy Expenses claimed after year end	7,348	8,36 6
Other Creditors	4,855	1,45 5
	20,604	23,2 85

9	Funds
	Restricted Funds
	Organ Renovation Fund
	Money given for organ repair and renovation including regular maintenance charges
	Music Group Keyboard Fund
	Money given for purchase of new keyboard/stage piano
	Worship Leader and Salaries Fund
	Money given to support worship leader and other salary costs
	Projector and AV Fund
	Money given to pay for replacement projector and screen and other audio-visual equipment
	Youth and Children specific funds
	Money given for specific purposes within the youth and children's ministry
	Hardship Fund
	Money given to support individuals	in financial hardship at the discretion of the vicar and		churchwardens
	Pre-school Legacy Fund
	Legacy received for the benefit of pre-school
	Specific Away Giving Fund
	Money given in support of specific other charitable entities
	Designated Funds
	Church Repair Fund
	Funds set aside by the PCC and held by the Diocese for repair and maintenance of church building
	205 Crofton Road Repair Fund
	Funds set aside by the PCC and held by the Diocese for repair and maintenance of 205			Crofton Road

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Church Hall Repair Fund

Funds set aside by the PCC and held by the Diocese for repair and maintenance of church hall

Vicar's Discretionary Fund Money given to be used at discretion of the vicar Property Assets Book value of church hall, 205 Crofton Road and 55 Place Farm Avenue

Book value of church hall, 205 Crofton Road and 55 Place Farm Avenue	Book value of church hall, 205 Crofton Road and 55 Place Farm Avenue	Book value of church hall, 205 Crofton Road and 55 Place Farm Avenue	Book value of church hall, 205 Crofton Road and 55 Place Farm Avenue
10 Summary of Fund Movements
	Balance	Incoming	Resource s
	31/12/21	Resource s	Expended
	£	£	£
Unrestricted	174,46 6	299,95 8	(263,93 5)
Unrestricted designated reserves
Church Repair Fund	23,29 8	2,50 4	-
205 Crofton Road Repair Fund	7,95 6	430	-
Church Hall Repair Fund	37,01 7	4,97 1	-
Vicar's Discretionary Fund	7,32 2	43	-
Property Assets	886,92 5	-	-
Total Designated Funds	962,51 8	7,94 8	-
Total Unrestricted Funds	1,136,98 4	307,90 6	(263,935)
Restricted reserves
Organ Renovation Fund	25,10 2	14 8	-
Music Group Keyboard Fund	53 1	3	-
Worship Leader and Salaries Fund	-	1,34 0	(1,340)

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Projector and AV Fund	82 2	-	-	- 82 2
Youth and Children specific funds	2,34 5	-	-	- 2,34 5
Hardship Fund	2,54 7	-	-	- 2,54 7
Specific Away Giving Fund	-	11, 704	(100)	- 11,604
Total Restricted Funds	31,34 7	13,1 95	(1,440)	- 43,1 02
Total Funds	1,168,33 1	321,10 1	(263,935)	- 1,224,0 57

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1	Summary of Assets by Fund	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total
				886,92
	Tangible fixed assets	886,925	-	5
			43,10	357,73
	Current assets	314,634	2	6
	Liabilities falling due within one
	year	(20,604)	-	(20,604)
			43,10
		1,180,955	2	1,224,057
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2	Pre-School
	The Pre-School was closed in 2021.	Following the closure of the pre-school at the end of 2021, after the paying
	out of all amounts outstanding and the collection of any debts there was a residuary balance of £0. However,
	there were some used stock of toys and equipment which was sold to St Joseph’s				Playgrouo for £3,100. This
	has been incorporated back into the main church accounts for SPC recorded within Income from Church
	Activities

Activities
Pre-school	2022		2021
			55,1
Income	-		99
			67,05
Expenditure excluding payment to hall	2,098		7
Payment to hall	-		355
Expenditure including payment to			67,4
hall	2,098		12
Net income	(2,098)		(12,213)
			2,18
Pre-school net assets at year end	-		1

13 Church Hall
	Hall	Church including Hall	Hall Church including Hall
	2022	2022	2021 2021
Income excluding pre-school payment	25, 797	321,1 01	27,11 3 316,340
Pre-school payment	-	-	355 355
Income including pre-school payment	25, 797	321,1 01	27,468 316,695
Expenditure	6,84 8	263,2 77	17,86 4 303,969
Net income	18,949	57,8 24	9,60 4 12,726

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