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2022-12-31-accounts

Annual Rep￿ of the Parochial Church Council of St Petcr and St Paul. Great Misse￿kn foT the year ended 31 December 2022 Administralive InfornatioD The parish comprises the chuwhes of St Peter and St Paul, Great Missenden, St Mary's Ballinger, and the Church at Little Hampden. It also acts as the managing trustees of the Oldham Hall, a registered charity (1063630). which owns this parish hall. The Vicarage is at 2 Walnut Close, Great Missenden. B￿ks, HP16 9AL. Th¢ Church trlephone number is 01494 862352. The Parochial Church Council (the PCC) is a registered charity (1129874). Tegistered with the Cliarity Commissio The rn¢mbers of the PCC who served from l January 2022 until this rq)ort was approved are: Chaimwl.. Rev'd Malcolm Chalmers, Vicar Licensed Lay Minister Emeritus: Patricia Nealc Churchwardens". Positions Vacant. A small leam of Fornier Wardens and PCC Mem￿[5 cover rclevant work requited . and meet regularly. Representative on the Deanery Syn￿. Sue O'Farrell Elected Members: Christopher Fig& David Harris tvice Chairnlan ], Philippa Howell& Sally Clark. Guy l¥iestley. Helen Bigg¢rstalY, Wendy HaTris. Laurence Clark. Jamie Gairdner, Sue O'Fartell. John Jeap¢s, Christopb¢r Nickless. Rosernary Ladd [Secretary], Graeme P¢trie-BTown. Stephen Tarn￿. Members who resigned during ihe period.. AlaTgarei Gordoi4 Katherine Shwler Strncture, Governance and Management The PCC members are eledd in accordance with th¢ Church Repruentation Rul¢s. Regular worshippers arc encouraged to register on the electoral Toll. Objectives and A¢tivitie5 The PCC is resTx>nsible for cooperating with the Vicar aNI Clergy lo promote the whole mission of the Church in the Parish. and for managing the Oldham Hall. Achi¢vernents And Perforni*nfe This is set out in detail in the ensuing sections of the annual rqjort Financial Review This is also set out in the annual report. Th¢ annual accounts fonn part of the amiual rewrt. Reserves Policy It is the policy of th¢ PCC to maintsin a balance on unrestricted fimds that equat¢s to 6 months expenditure to cover emergency siluations thal may arise from time to tinK. How¢v¢r. li has not been tN)5sible to adhere to this policy every year because of the PTessures OD income ard expenditure, esp￿lalIY the parish shar¢. Six months expenditur¢ is approximately £65,0￿1£70,1KH). Overall liquid funds of the Parish at 31 December 2022 amounted 10 £215823. [2021 £243,421]. Sce Notes 10 & 16 to the Accounts. However, £162.522 [2021- £199,815] funds are restricted.

Serious lD¢idents Th¢r¢ were no serious incidents. Approv¢d by the PCC on zl th March 2023. a￿1 signed on their behalf by: Rev'd Malcolm Chalm¢rs (Chairnian)

l•LIII(ESH￿ISrtTJl￿EcE￿x￿ 2022 ¥Jh••lllryrindiltth ch￿rth￿S Oldh•M It•ll 2022 COPHAILIDATEDFUP zi zi NOtÈ Freehold prOPÈr Attountlne& Offtr¢5vsteffl5 255 255 5gund 5¥sit ciiir4 S¥#•rn 1.028 I￿37 5.327 9,122 LQ28 1537 5,327 9,121 s￿2$ SD29 2A.249 12.174 41,159 4J,259 CUA1114T•lSm Otbto hwlboTrds and Chirbfunds 11,900 20.218 15,9 16 16 155.82J lJ6,041 113,421 I￿,￿L¥j 773 773 155.823 23&041 184,193 z61,111 IIA•iulli&'AMOUNT5FAiU•IO .W264 -14,345 -X&264 -14,S50 IIEfcuRftEIrtAssris 117,777 Z•4064 217,7Y7 246,532 u•.p•rlth b•l•nc .l)67 8,206 270.993 Zl,lJ7 27,921 163,965 iuNos unr•rtii¢t R•¥triLi•d 51.Q77 16L521 IL249 49,C¢l 199.8 2L174 52,077 171729 41,15 49,Cl ZCfi651 43,259 io &207 J9,910 IIK¢5 TOTALFUNDS 215.848 270.993 2S117 27,911 19&914 cohn Ch4lrnefs

Parfth otGr•¥l Mlssendefi wlth •allr•r•wl Lktle H•rYyden St•l•rnint of FINDrSol AdTAtles lor the Y￿r 31 D•tonthr2022 c￿rth 2022 2021 lJnr•sirfrt•d Restrfd•d Incomln¢ re50ur¢es from dohors 91,648 4,796 83,012 Income from oper#iw4rti¥ltles 2b 19301 12,106 IrKom from Invenrnents 4.2ZO 3.335 Other wdln•ry Incomln8 teiource5 2d 4,302 4,231 Grmt fvom ihe Oldhlrn Hall 204 Total 1nE•ffl￿4 1•wj￿ 126,S59 4,796 103,058 R•wrtrf Ih•d Adlviiles dllqctty rolated toth•wth of the (￿r(h 3b 105,7C 42,089 95.717 2.766 Fun&r4lsln8•nO P￿blIcIty 2,193 L.473 Ch￿rch rn•n•yment bnd •dmiThlstr4tlon 3d 15.585 11,309 T•t41 R•soLYM Us•d IZ3,478 42.Cé9 110.499 2,766 3,C41 -37.293 .7,441 -126 Prlory¢•r •djustmoni 3.073 -37,293 .7,441 .126 Ba￿ne¢S brou1￿ fvr￿rd at l Januèry 49.Q 199.815 56M45 199,941 Bd•Ke5 ¢•rrfed forwwd •t 3IDqtember S2￿77 162,52Z 49,CK)4 199.815

P•th olGr••i Mlwffldon h4th 84lln8•raTrJ Llttle Hiwd These accountscompd5e th• Ion5dlOateO accounts of thieÈthurches In the pidsh of Great MIssen￿n and Iheoldham H•llcharlty Ithe Oldham Hall), a th¥rty under the ￿￿trol of the PCC are tne mana8in8 tru5tets. kparate Oldhim H•ll accounu hiw been prepared. ftealisgd 84lns or1055es I￿ then investfflents are5DId. Unreallsed yifis or losse5 are?cNuMedforon revaluatlon of Ir¥estmeTht5 asat 31 December. Rew¥vi•sUMd Sr¢nts GrJntsind dofi8tlonsare xcount¢d for wheh p¥d ov•r or when an Jrnouni is Seta￿de pe￿In8 Immlnenr Td aCCQUlltlurthe art￿lI1e5 of the whole p•rlsh. Separate and con5olld•¢ed b•lance sheets ale Induded., the incorne aDdexp•ndhtwelarthe Oldham Hall thi¥e not been conlidated but shown b¥wav of DOte1121, Th• fln•Trcl•lst•teffents h¥￿ been prepar•d undor theChir+tlesAct 2011 and In accordi￿? wlth the Chuich A¢<o¥nrini Re6u14tSDn$ I￿rnIn¥ the Indlvldual •ccount$ olPCCs. and testaternEnt of recommenJ•d practlce appllc•ble to chèrllle5 pr¢pirlni accounts In ocwrdancewlth the Finina•l Repo￿￿1 Stant1•rd f¢rSmikn Enlltl•i publlshed on 16th l¥ty 2014. C#nsecrotedlonLlondBullthgs 0ndm0va￿e chyr(hywnlshlnq5 Cotystu•ted aThd ben¢fic¢ propertyof •nykkn¢ is •xduded fronth flrtJncla161•tem•nts bysectknn Iq211è1 nd 1£ l of thi Charftle5 Att 2011. Mov•bl• ¢hurth lurnlihlnis held byth•V¥and Cl￿rth W•ré•Tr5 on spedal trust lorthe PCC. •ndwhl¢h r￿￿lre a lituitylotdlsposal. are •¢¢0unted for 4$ inallen•bl• property unless conwcrèied. They •t• Inswct•d •Thnu•llv ts¥1￿ D¢•nery. For lTr•liqn•W p¢opertyKqulred prior 1¢ 1•n￿)ry 2CW thefe li InJLrflltltnt cost Inform•tlon •¥allable Indtherefore iwth •sMts irt fiotvahjed In th• 4cuunts. No such property¥sb••n icqulred ￿rnce 1•n￿ryI(&￿. Th• fjnan¢l•l stitt￿n# bteffl pr•par4d under thé cest coMrntloTh lorthe ¥al￿t￿Tr ol In¥e5tment•551ti whlch arè%lown it rnirk•tv•luÈ. End￿mtntIyndslrQ fund&the c•piiil of whlth mwst be reialned.. onl¥ih• Income ariilni moy b• umd. •rth•rforthe resttlctèdor unitrtrith•O pUrp￿e lorwblch ih•¢ndowrnnt •fiiblisheO, Restrtrt•d lunds, ¥thlch Ny be up41•1 or Incom¢lunds. ¥• fundjihii •resublrfi to swciflc 1shesliorn dort¢r •t the tlrnt tl th• $ilt or Ibetenrs ola publle•pp••l. Unrtttrttted lundi •1• yner•lfunds fan b• uild tythe pcc for¢w•ral Purp￿$. rnty Iwndith•i hi¥• b•eTr de511nt￿ b¥the Pccfor pirtlcuLw w1po￿. Al expendlturt Incurrld In the￿Ir or coThsecrited or b•neficed bulklltyii Ind￿l#u￿ Irernsun#r£l,CW th• r•p•lr ol remo¥abl• church furnlshlni5 i¢qylr¢d beftsreJ•ruiry 2C(O 1$ writt•Tro1f, Freeh￿p1¢0rt¥ Th• Pf•p¢rty oltbe Oldh•m H•ll is Includtd In thè Bil•nce Sh¢¢t ai the nornlnal v•lu of £1 •sth• c95raTrd •flort of cbtainlni ¥•lMtkJn Is not lu4ifLed fDrthe purpgxsof any addrtion•l claiity orforthe b•ttti underst/ndlN4oltbese flnandal st•i•ment5. Ivd(omlryA•wuMs Voluntotyineome ondcopltdsDu￿ts Collectlonsar• rqcoin15ed whtn receI￿d byoror+ be•lf of the PCC. Pl•nnd rECtl¥JW? li ieco8nlsed ornly when ￿(e￿. The pi•noilft•O ￿rn 20J5 hJ5 beED ¥ffjtten ¢lf, Ind nomin•l Yalue of El. TheCCTV system Ipurfrom the churth book4tall are a￿Dunted 8ros& OMdeThdière a¢counred accounted lorthn due and pJyable.kntere# enii¢i•rnents are Iccountté foras they accrue. Inve5tmeftts InvE5tmerts areyalued at rTrarketv3lueat 31rt Decernber 2022. OM5pI

Par15h ot GTi•t hlssenden with Balllnyr and Lityle Hamp sMernertol Fln•d•l Act1¥￿1¢% lor the year •nd•d 31 December 2022 2 Inron4w RÈJour¢es Churches 2022 2021 Unr••trlctod RtAtrtthd Uhrmtrlcied 2a In¢omln8 resource5 from donors Bink Gwo Cfedlts Envdoos Oonatlon5,Go¢d bo% & Webslte donotlon5 eqyestS In¢oftR tlx Ito bèl recovered Collertlon at all se￿¢t$ W411Mfe 58.980 3,925 53,701 285 2,570 13,849 660 18,988 5.SSO 416 15,930 2,$82 594 98,648 4,585 83.082 2,640 2b Incorne from oper•tlni •ctlvltles Fees Leu.. Fees eynded Cream Te•$ Lxher fundr•lslni Bookstall Newslrtlerlm•¥ailne 13,098 -7,852 7,687 6,164 17,596 -11,764 3,512 2,686 176 19,301 12.206 2¢ Incorne from Investmnts and dep051ts Investmtnt lficom 4.228 4,228 3,335 3.335 2d other OTdlnory Inctsmin8 iesource5 Miscel¢oneous 4,302 4,302 211 211 4,231 4,231 2e Grartfromthe Oldham Hall Tt)¢•l Its¢¢￿thI REsourres 204 103,058 126,559 4,796 Notes p 2

P•r15hofGr•atM4Ththen ￿li￿￿r>id LII•HinWo Stsilrnwnt tsf FI￿￿￿11C1￿h I•1th•￿Vended JI De¢•rnb•r2022 temi Ottti•¢i•nof 5wnd Dec O•yttl•Vono15ound s￿11￿1$trI1ffllrl￿l1ffl 961 1,332 707 $34 454 3.J87 1,055 137 72 1.541 105.7C 116 GM Var 1,491 95.717 42,CI9 2,7é6 Jc Atrnthlilni & PubME CTh4rnt•as & othei Fund R•blniexptn%es 2,193 2.193 L473 1.473 3dChurch Man•￿mEnt& AdfflknlstratlD QfflEe Rent & ExpeD5e AdMlnlstr4t￿r, TElepTr¢hes • IT 1968 13,617 15.585 32 12,981 13.X4 123.478 42,￿9 110.499 2,766 Nth5pJ

P•rfsh of Gre•t Mlssenden wtth 8ainn8•rand Llttie Hampd•n 5t•tern•nt of FlnBndal ActhAtles Ivth•ye•r •nd•d al D•c•mb¢r202Z Flxed A$5ets Numberof Trustees who were pald expenses Piano at hisroric cost Depreci8tlon to date 5.284 -5.283 5,284 -5,283 Nature of Expenses., Travel. course, clergy expenses Totsi amount pald 312 8htln8 Systern at hlstorfc cost Depreclatlon to date 238 4.810 4,809 4,810 .4,809 Accountln8 & Olfl¢e Systerns Oeprecl•tltsn to d•te 4,818 4.817 The only Charfty Trustee who recelved remuneratlon Irom the charity was Wendy H•rrls, who recelved £6000 for her role Is Church Or8anlst. 4.818 4.563 255 2,695 -2.694 Crn it historlc ¢0st Depretltytlon to date 2.695 -2,694 Th¢ Gentle 8eqye5t fund comprlses 3077.68 unlts held In the 8la¢k Rock Charlshare Fund, whlch is an Equlty Funij. The Church Héll Charlty (Oldham Hall) Fund ¢ornprlse5 1354.88 unlts held in the M&G Charlfund. whkh Is •n Equlty Fund, Sound System at hlstork cosi D•pre¢latlon to date 22,825 -21.797 1,028 6.659 .2.663 3,996 5.028 22,825 -19,288 3,537 6,659 -1,332 5,327 9,122 Camerj Streamln8System Depreclation to date Tot•1 Flxld Ass•t¢ I￿orne T•K Recovered Unre5tricied Re5trlcte Unrestricted Restricted 18,612 15,798 Sundry 1,606 1,190 20.218 Expense Cr￿ltorS Charftie5. iric. 5pe¢jal collection5 16,988 12.587 5.677 8,129 6,216 The In¢orne Tèx refund was rec*¥ed on 6th February 2023. 18.264 Oldham ￿?11 Ilnc. In Expense Creditorsl 908 energy costs and £152 office costs and new boiler£3342. The Oldham Hall book-keépin8 now Integrntèd with Xero Church System. riotesp4 14,345 305

Statem•rt ol Flnandal Actmt farthe year ended 310•c•rnb•r 20ZZ 2021 11 End¢)w Ivolue ar the endof the yeorj Gentlp Bequest 2022 Watson Cottages Sale Proceeds Fabrlc Fund Isee Note 141 Reylr ond Improvèment$ 4)peal Other 61,039 4.392 58.889 38,202 162,522 8,207 170,729 .149 8.579 63,124 37,963 199.815 6,836 206,651 21,249 22,174 Church Ham Chailty 19,910 21.08S The ¢ndowrnntlunds are.. lal Gèntle Jegue5t, ol whkhthe In¢orné Is to be used for the General purwsts ol Great Mlssenden and Par15h Churrh Ibl Chur¢h Ha11 Charlty l Oldham Hall), ol whlch the Income Is to be used lor promotSnz the r¢li8ious educatlon ol persons who are resldent In thE Ecclesiastkil Parlsh of St Peter and 5t Paul, Great Mlssenden. Oldham Hall The prlntlp•l Restrlcted Funds Ire tt> used lor.. W•1￿￿ CotW•i lunds MY be used for• hou Iof a cur¥ie or caretaker or lor any oiher eccles14st5cal purpose In thé Parlsh. Spend thls yearwas ré the Vlcara8e Ind the work at St Mary's Balllnier. 11 Oldh•m *l•ll The Income and expendlture of ihls Is attached as part of thls feport packaie. All tr•nsactlon5 alé sep•ratÈfy IdeThiiflÈd, however, lollowini the closure ol TSBGreat TrAlsséndèn, ba￿kITr8 is carfled out wlthin the PCC bank accounts. F•brfc Fund of St Pettr & Paul Chureh. the lrnprovement and malntenance R•p•lr •nd lrnpri)v•m•nts App••l the fundlni of caplt•l projects, 50rne ol whlch were Identified the 2010 Appeèl Ilterature Not•$ p S

rlsh of Gr¢•t MIsSer￿¢￿ wlth ￿￿1￿91 •nd Unli Hmpden St•t•ntnt ol FIA•n¢l•l Anfvltlts 191 th•yuv ended31 Dttefflbw 1022 13 Spe¢l•l Cdle¢¥ons Ind Dorwtlms Iftatriciedl F brlc F4 ThÈrewere commitments at 31st DqrembEr 2022. Home M15JloTr Jnd or￿1 Cbur¢h So¢letles Chlldrens. Stitidy - chil51in8￿ is 2023 £1539 has bttn donated by Yhe F￿ends. and his offset the eost ol certoin on8dni tha1nten￿Ct. St(ulor Churlbes 8ucks Hlstorlc Churches Trust Mope 5e£Dndiry khool18eihlehtml Saw The Chlldren Che$h•rn Sk& P¢or Fund Ukrilne Hllkop VSllaw Proje¢t Road F•rm AbT4h4m's Chlldr•v In Crlsls IACICJ Wytomb• Home1•55 Conrtertlon Old Tea W•rthou5é Royal Brftlsh Le8lon Wythmb• Refv8eè Ch•rlty 16 k•n 30] 139 3C Vlr8ln Oeposh 674 below Charlbond Ch•rifuAd 30,(f 30,IXK) ￿,cO) 1.146 3CKI D•nk CurrentlD•poshs pttiy C•sh •nd Floats 15S.I 633 183,019 402 334 1,467 4,763 155,823 113,421 1,493 2,533 Churches Llq¥ld Futtds 215,823 243.411 1ot•l 4,763 2.533 Chiiibond value 31.12.12 £31.693 12021 É347831 Chartfund value 31.12-22 £31,939 12021 £33BZ31 These v•lu¢s hwe noi been reneEt¥d In the Bol•n¢e 5heei as valuesun rlsè ané fall dally. Income from these Investment515 refieetedln the A¢¢ournts, Thert Ire small donath)nof pods by parlshloner5 eath ye•r, rnalnly toth• Old T•a W4Fehou58. The Value of these 8oods Is nelther ¥altJeil nor r¢flerttd abo¥t. There wlll be further paymeni to A(￿ re8oidln8the redpe I￿0k5 when further salei art possi￿¢. Th¢ Viwn Money L*ptrsIt w•$ closed durln8 2021 ￿#the £250Co) pl¥ed In • CAFBaTr& deposit 4e<owt above. Also see 14ot•9, Uabilities, wherÈ iny such Speclal G￿le￿lon5 and Donitlons not pald out at 31st December are ￿ld as Restrlcted F￿d$ Ilabllttv. Notes p 6

Great MIs5enden Clwrth Hall Chaiity (operating as Yhe Oldham Hall" Income and Expendbture Accourrt. Yearto 31rt Decemkn 2022 Note 2022 2021 Hall Income Rental charges Donations Fund raising Net proceeds of refreshment sales- openin8 14A23 7,916 14,423 7,916 Hall costs Cleanin8 and Caretsker Li8ht, Heat and W3tef Insurance Restoration, repair5. equipment and Fees Administration and Sundries 3.139 3,742 938 5,081 152 13.052 2.262 941 1.382 60 6.589 Net Hall Incomel{Deficit) 1.371 1.327 Interest and Investment Income 1.124 2.495 634 1.961 Grant to St Peter & Paul PCC Transfer from/to Maintenance Fund Net SurplusllDeficltl for the Year -1.124 1.371 1.327

Gieat Missenden Church Hall Charity (operating as "The Oldham Hall- 8alance Sheet as at 31st December 2022 Note 2022 2021 Fixed Assets Freehold Property Investment Assets 19,910 21,085 Current Assets Debtor5 Cash at Bank and in hand see note 12 PCC accounts 773 773 Current Liabilities 305 Net Current Assets 468 Intra-ParSsh Balances 8.206 6,367 28.117 27,921 Funds General Fund 1st January 2021 Net surplusldeficit for the year 6.836 1,371 8.207 5,509 1,327 6,836 Maintenance Fund Endowment Fund 19,910 21,085 28,117 27.921 Rev'd Malcolm Chalmers ChaimHn For and on behlf of The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter and St Paul. Great Missenden Managing Trustee of the Charity Mr E House Independent Examiner February 2023

Great Mlss•nden Churth Hall Ch•ilty lopeiatin8 as'The Oldham Hall. N•testo th• Ac¢ount% l A¢¢ourtlw Polidts Accountin8 Conventlon- these aCCo￿t5 have been prepared on the historical cost convenrlon Ljsing the accrua15 ba515 to bring them In linewith the accountirsg policies requlred under the Church Accounti￿ R8ulations 2006 together with applicable accountlfi8 Standards and the Charitie5 SORP 21x15 b Freehold Pfoperty-the property of The Oldharn Hall is included in the Balance Sheet it the nofflinal value of £1 as the cost and effort of obtaining a valuation is not justlfl¢d forthe purpose of any addltlonal clafltyof for the better under5taTrding of these flnanclal staternent5 c Investment Asss- Investment Assets are rtv•lued li the end of the year usin8ihe c1051n8 rnid-mjrket valuatlon d Malntenance Fund- the Malntenance Fund was establlshed for the purpose of settingaslde monles to meet future malnlenan¢e expendlture of a Substintlal naturt. Thls h•$ w bten closed after extenslve relurbishment ol the Hall. Z Frn•hold Prop•rty 1022 2021 See not• I J endw4om•ni Fund 8al•fi¢¢ lstjanuary Urnreallsed losslpfofit for the year 8a1¥￿e 31st December 2022 20.185 .1,175 19,010 2021 18,596 2,489 21,085 4 Intr• P•rfth O•lpK•i 2021 2011 Current Account wkh St Peter & St Paul Church. The Oldham Hall 8ank A¢count at TSB was closed In early 2022 after th GM Branch c105ed. Closln8 balance was transferred to the PCC CafBank in early 2022. The book-keepln8 Is now Integrated wlth ihe Church Xero accountln8 SV5teffl. 8.206 B,206 6,367 6,367 5 Iraw•nrA The Insurers IEIOI tornbined St Mary's Ballinger and Oldharn Hall Insurance, and the Premium has been paid and charged wlthln the overall Parlsh Church Accounts. The corrert apportlonment of the 2022 Premium has been reflected in the 2012 Accounts.

Independent Examiner's Report to the PCC of the Parish of Great Missenden with Ballinger and Little Hampden I rewrt on the xcount5 for the year ended 31st D￿emter 2022, It alg) incIL￿e5 conskleratlon of any unusual Items or di￿O$ureS In the accounts, and seeklng eXplana￿C￿S from the management commlttee concerning any such matters. Tr procedures undertsken do not provlde all the eVIden￿ that would k requlred In a full audlt, aThJ corwuentyy I do not express an audlt opl￿On cn the accounts. whKh are Set out on pages I to 8. Respectlv• Tey•nslbllltlu of the PCC and Indepw￿•nt ex•mlner The PCC eonslder that an aL¢It Is rKst requlred tr thls year under seLion 14412) of the Charfties Art 2011 {the 2011 Act) and that an lrthrer￿ent examlna¥on Is red. Independent Examlner'• Stst•m•nt Ln ctxrction my examlnatlw, no matters have come to my atten￿On. It Is my reSp)n￿bIlIty to l. ￿lch give me reasonable cause to belleve that In any rnaterlal respett the r4ulrements examlne the accounts under settion 145 of the 2011 Act. • follow the procedure5 lald tyown In the General Dlrectlons glven by the Charlty Commlsslxers sectlon 145(5){b) of the 2011 Act; and . to keep accountin9 records Sn accordan￿ with s.130 of the 2011 Act,. or . to prepare accounts whkh accord wlth these accountlThJ records • state whether t4rtlcLtlar matters have come to my attentlon. have not met; or Basls of Ind•pendent Examlner'• St•t•ment 2. to which, in my oplnlon, attention should be drawn In order to enable a cw understsnding of the accounts to be ￿aChed. My examlnatlon was Car￿0￿ out in accondance vlth the General Dlrertlons glven by the Ctynm15910n. An examSnadon Includes a review of the accountlng records kèpt by the PCC and a comparI￿n of the accounts presented with those records. Edward House th February 2023 G￿t Missend