THE PARISH CHURCH OF CHENIES & LITfLE CHALFoKr (Charrty No: 1130134) St Michael's Church. Chenies St George's Church, Little Chalfont TRusfEES ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANaAL sfATEMEPIts OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNaL l January2023- 31 December2023 Incumbent The Reverend David Whale The Rectory Chenies. Bucks WD3 6ER Bank The National Westminster Bank plc 13 High Street Chesham, Bucks Independent Examiner David Green MA Icantsbl ACA Azets Suites B & D Burnham Yard Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire HP9 2JH
CHENIES AND UME CHALFONT PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNaL TRVStEES REPORTfor the year ended 31° December 202Y The trustees present their annual port and financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31° December 2023. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note I to the aturrtS and comply with the charl5 trust deed, the Charities Att 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charibes: Ststement of Recommended Prartice applicable to charitie5 preparing their accourrts in accordan with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021. Objectlves and a¢tl¥tiies Mlssiorb Statwent To know Christ and to make Christ known, • through personal discipleship, • through comrnunity action. • through taking an active part in the chijrth family The Parochial Church Counal IPCC) has the responsibility of co-operatrng with the incumbent, the Reverend David Whale. in promoting wtthin the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social. and ecumenical. It also has the responsibilty for the upkeep of St Geor8e'5 and St Michaefs churches and ancillary propertie& Pyblie Benefft The trustees have considered the guidance published by the Charrty Commission and have concluded that the artivities, 05 Set out under Achievements and performance, address the principle5 of identifiable public be[fit, and demonstrate that fulfilment of the public benefrt requirement under the Charities Act 2011. Achievements and anCe. Fabric Report for St Michaevs Chuvth (Sandra Kempi Churthwardenl I report that all goo(Js and ornaments are as recorded in the Terrier and Inventory. The clock, fire extinguisher5, organ and lightning condLFCtor were all semced as usual during the year and the portable applian test was carried out in February. We are due an èlectrTrcal installation inspection next year in additioft to our Q(tlnquennial. It is to be hoped that neither raises any serious concerns. Further work was carried OLrt on the ash trees in the boundary hedge between the school playing field and the New Graveyard. The lime tree to the north of the chur¢h has been pollarded. Our monthly charity coffee momings have continued during 2023 thank5 to Gwen and John Woodbridge who organi5e them and we held a suC£essl social event to mark the Coronation wf(h live music provided by two local yOLrth bands and tea and cake mainly served by our friends from St George's who kindty came to help on the day. Page I
CHENIES AND LITfLE CHALFoNf PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL TRUSTEES REPORTfor the year ended 31° December 2023 Icont.) New shelving has been fftted in the Preston Room in prepar3tFon for it becoming our vestry. We will continue to work on obtsining the Facultie5 for making the prowsed changes to the south aisle and vestrylPreston Room. Sadly, our congregation is getting older. and tt is becoming increasingly difficult to find people t maintain the grass in the churchyard and New Graveyard. If anyone feels they might be able to help with this. please talk to Philip Cummings. We have mowers and a strimmer. It may well be that we must employ someone to help that will be coth as the work would be time consuming for one person. We are blessed to have a team of willing volunteers to maintain our church and its surroundings and welcome visitor5 and worshippers. l am particularly grateful for Philip, both for all the maintenance work that he doe5 and tor the help he gives to me as churchwarden. I must also acknowledge with gratitude the continuing support of my husband. Chris, wItUt which rt would be impossible to fulfil my role as churchwarden. Fabr1¢ Report for St Georg¥s thwth {Bill Stokes. Clwrthwardenl mited changes to the fabric this year. Points of note a the acquisltion of new chair5. thanks to Sue Nash for organising this. Also, the Family Food Hub has transitioned to being fully under the auspices of the PCC. and Vic continue to perform steding work in this area. Work on the proposed building project continues. At this stage the are no ncrete, costed plans that we can present to the church for their consideration. We expett to be able to provide a more detailed update early in the new year. As ever. I continue to be thankful for the support anil assistance of many from SL George's. who help Én so many ways to keep the fabric of the church In good order. Deanery Syn(Kl (Re4. Dr B P LudkM71 Our parish Lay Representatives are Dr J Nash. Mr P Lovegrove and Mrs J Herrera. All licenced dergy serving in the parish automatically have a seat on Deanery Synod. hence Rev. Davsd, Rev. Brian and Rev. Peggy are all synod members. Rev. Wirtoria has a150 just been appointed to Syftod having been eletted as one otthe representatives for Deanery aergy holding Permission to Officiate. Synod met three times in the year. As part of the Governano Strurture of the Church ot England, some routine administrative business is required at Deanery Synod meetings. However, Amersham Deanery is particylarly keen that Synod meetings should also serve as a forum for sharing best practices between Parishe5 and Benefices, prova(lin8 Opportunities for networking and mutual support, and a chance to hear about thotlghts. plans and even dreams in the wider a)urch. So, a guest speaker is invrted to each Synod meeting. This year we heard firstly from Tsungai Muchegwa, the Area Safeguardln8 Officer about issues and developments in Safeguarding that are ensuring the Church systems are robust to enable our churches to be as safe as we can possibly make them. In November, Mr Sean Groombridge of Gerrards Cross led us into a small group discussion to explore Page 2
CHENIES AND LrrrLE CHALFONT PAROCHIALCHURCH COUNOL TRUSfEES REPORT fortheyear ended 31" December 2023 IconL) different ways that musiccan be used to enhance and support our worship. The Deanery National sYd representatives provide a rerx)rt to each Deanery Synod meeting whlch often triggers topi(s for debate on our own business agenda. LLF has exercised the debate across the Church of England overthe last year. Moving forward OxFord Diocese will be fotussing on Youth and Children's Work for the coming years and we are delighted that Sin the year end, we have appointed Rev Vjones, as Family Minister for the Parish. The Treasurer ported that delays in paymerrt of some Parish Share IV the due date led to redurtion in the bate paid to the Deanery. so in consequence future sha Allocation needed to be recalculated. The new Islightly modÉfiedl model for calculating Parish Share has limtted the overall increase and some Parishes have now seen a slight fall their contribution. The Deanery has continued to support steve and Lindsey Poulson's mission work in Honduras and received two reports from them during 2023. one in person whilst the couple were in the UK on furlough and one by video link. The Deanery congratulated the Treasurer on her appointment as a Lay Canon to Chr¢st Church Cathedral in recognition for 311 her work at Parish. Deanery and NatFonal Church levels. The year has seen clergrf vacan¢ie5 in three Parishes, some of which have now been filled. In addition, several of the clergy within the Diocese have retired or moved on and Rev D Oades IAmersham on the Hill) is on long term sick leave and hopefijlly will be back at work 500n. We pray for all these dergy. Safeguardln8 (Ann Cummings* Parish Safe8uardinE Officer) The Safeguardin& Training and ACtIty register5 have been updated for all the Faalitstor5 and activities held on a regulèr basis in the Parish. being run by members of St George's and St Michael's Churches. Our volunteers and staff, comprising of members of our aergy team, activity organisers, Co-ordinators. activtty helpers and PCC members have completed the required Safe8uarding and Training courses, and the training register has been updated to reflect the dates of completion for the appropriate course for each person. The Diocese Dashboard has also been updated online. No concems or issues have been reported to the Oiocese Safeguardingteam this year. We were delighted to be joined by our Area Safeguarding Officer. Tsungal Muchegwa, on Monday 13" November at St George's Church for a talk about the importance of Safeguarding in our Churth family and the outreach work we do to support people in our communitie5. The invite was extended to all PCC members and activity organisers, not just in our parish. but to the whole Benefice. It was a very informative afternoon. and we hope to repeat tt again in 2024. The Little Chalfont Churthes Togetlw (Settetary) The Churches Together coordinating commrttee has continued to meet gUlady. This year they facilitated the Walk Witness on Good Friday. a stsll at the Ltttle Chalfont Willage Day. Remembrance Day service and Carols on the green. Page 3
CHENIES AND UTTLE CHALFONT PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNaL TRIISTEES REPORTfor the year ended 31° Detember 2023 (conLI There a hopes to plan more social attivities w that the be 8ater encouragement for the church members. Otherwise. the plans are to continue with these same attiwties in 2024. The Benefice Prayer T¢ IPhil Chopman) The Prayer Tree has been sparse used this year as many people are using the WhatsApp prayer group. However. the Prayer Tree MaInS available for confidential requests when required. Phil Chapman. from St George's, is the co-ordinatorfor the Tree and (an be contacted on 01494 585181. 045is Café (Sue Nash) The café continues to be held on a Friday momin& followed by a group of ladies who stay for our Root and Frutt bible study gro¥Jp and a light lunch. We have a committed CO group who come every week and a group who come more Sporadical. We have had several new people join us this year mainly introduced via other regulars. We have also been visited by Mr Kilyan, the Headmaster of Chalfont Valley School, and Mrs Ahmed, one of his staff. We have at50 had a visit from Mrs Accastello, the headmistress of St George's School. who introduced us to one of the mum5 from the school, who was new to the area. Recently. Emma Etyer. a local PCSO and committed Christian V151ted the café. All good communty links. The Cafe continues to be a safe place for people to meet and hopefully will continue to be a springboar(l into other churth related activitie5. Thank you to all the team. who faithfully support the café. We couldn't wn it without all your hard work and dedicatÈon. Famlly Food Hub (Sue Nash The Family Food Hub is not a churdFrun event, but falls under the church accounting umbrella. he3tth, safety. and s3feguardin& The Hub is run every week of the year, with reduced hours on Bank Holiday5. It is open every Monday from 9-11am. The Hub offers emergenry topup food provision for families who are struggling financially. The volunteer team Tun the kitthen offering hot drinks and light snacks. During the sthool holidays. we pmvide a hot breakFa5t. We are supported by Helping Hands at Btltks Counal with a budget for foodstuffs and we rely on donations for all toiletries, cleaning products and baby acce550ries. During the last year, the Hub has fed 1,272 adults and 1,454 children, a total of 2.726 and we have fed 183 adults and 240 thildren during the holidays. This is an increase of 546 people from the previous year, when it was run by another local charity. Klngdom knls (Re¥ Vkjones) Kingdom Kids launched in April 2023. We stepped into a need for an after-school provision as mary clubs come with an expensive price ta& where many of the families a unable to afftjrd them. Although the words "after school provision" is used, we are more than that. We are a group where we gather. have fellowship togetherthrough playing games and eatingtogether. worship together, Page 4
CHENIES AND LrtTLE CHALFONT PAR(KHIALCHURCH COUNaL TRUSTEES REPORT forthe i*ar ended 31° De¢ember 2023 l¢onL) learn from the Bible together. prayer together and hearfrom God together- We are thurch. Over the last year we have looked at the Arniour of God. (hristmas Story. the life of Joseph Fn the holiday club. Jesus "l am" 5ayin8s and are currerrtty looknng at the Lord's prayer, how to pray, when to pray and how we can hear from G. l am so thankFul for the small. committed group of volunteers that give up their time every week. We would be unable to Carry this on without them. We have 30 children on the register but see bets¥een 21-25 children a week. We have also attracted a small group of teenage girls, who come every week to help serve and be part of our team. l am keer7 to start something to disciple these young girls and have age-appropriate teaching for them, a5 we are such a small team. I don't want to overstretch the workload that our volunteers already do. which is one of the reasons this hasn't happened yet. Each session starts with a time of reknn& snacks playing game5 as the children come 5trdight from school. All our volunteers join in. and it has been a sUc$s[vI way to build good relationships between the thildren and the volunteers. We then enter the church for worship, bible reading and prayer. We have seen the children 0W in confidence with praying out loud and remembering scripture through memoryverses. We do have challenging sessions and sometime5 they don't go to planl However. we have had very special times. where God has spoken through the children and times where I've been shocked by the questions asked by the children e.& Where is heaven? What does heaven look like? Why did Jesus die? How did God create the worl(J? But who ¢ated God rf he created the world? Plans and prayers for 2024 include seeking to grow our group of ¥oluFrteers.' continuing to disciple the children,. grow our children's ministry. look to start a group for the teenage girls,. and look to start a parent group running alongside rEdoM Kld& The Harbour (Jo Whale) The Harbour meets twi a month during sch(1 terms and is by a small team from St George's. Our purpose is to provide a relaxed and welcoming space for local parent carers to find the opportunity to talk through some of the challenges they are faan& We have a small but regular group larovnd 10 individuals across the yearl who attend the meeting and have recentty welcomed a few new members. We also run a WhatsApp group with some members. who are unable to attend meetings in person but who are known to our team. Prayer. as alwa. Is appreciated. Most of the families we support are facing the uphill battle of ensuring their children e1Ve an appropriate educatlon. and it is a time-consuming and tiring role. Page 5
CHENIES AND irrnE CHALFONf PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNaL TRUSTEES REPORTforthe year ended 31° December 2023 {¢onL) All in @4 (Rev Davld Whale) Our All in @4 services. which began towards the end of 2021. continued being held once a month typically on the second Sunday of the month. These services are specifically designed to draw people on the borders o* our communty deeper into worship. This is done thmugh a thoughtful diversity of artivity. but always focused on worship rather than fijn. The service5 follow a simple pattern which has evolved over the year but continues to give all who come an opportunity to explore the Bible passage being studied more deeply. My thanks to the All rn Team, whose dedication and enthusiasm to serving at All in @4 make it p)ssible forthese services to take place. Sunday school * st George's IKathy Pierce) Our Sunday school has continued to grow in numbers. reathing 18 on some occasions! Due to the now wider age range of children attending14-111, we now split into two groups for the story and sometimes the crafts too. so that we can do more age-appropriate activities to keep all our children engaged. After a short spell trying out Mustard Seed5 Resources. which were very wordy and did not have good quality prrntable craft resources. we have retumed to using Scripture Union Bubbles and Splash and may also try Scripture Union Extreme for our older age group in the future. We are keeping to the same fomat for each sesston. of register. introductory chat/game, snack with story, discussion and prayer followed by one or two crafts depending on the length of the service. Cthildren are encouraged to go into church during the last hymn to show their "makes" to the congregatÉon. with one or tsvo pre-nominate childn from each age group explaining the theme of the bible story for the session. Due to the increased number of children attending Sunday sdwl, we often have at least 3 adults helping to run Sunday school: I running each age group and an additional helper. Now we are just managing wtth our help rota, but this can be stretched at times. and we would like to crUit more people happy to lead or help. After c3rehJl thought and discussion. we have proposed a behaviour policy for our Sunday school. to be introduced in 2024. which we think is fair, and hopefully will allow sessions to run more smoothly when the are large numbers of children. My thanks go to our wonderful team of Sunday school leaders and helpers, who have seen our Sunday school grow from strength to Strength during 2023. StGeorge's Sdhool." ljulla DaTW50n, Foundati Govemorl The school vi5ion- Inspire, Believe. Achieve. wrth God all things are p)ssible is the foundation of all that happens at St George's and can be seen in the daily lrfe at school. In November. I was priwleged to take part in whole sthool Wision Day where the children ¢on5idered Page 6
CHENIES AND UrnE CHALFONT PAROCMIAL CHURCH COUNaL TRUSfEES REPORT ftythe year ended 31" December 2023 {¢onLI the meaning of the vision and how It is relevant in their educatK)n. l am always amazed by the enthusiasm, understanding and confidence of the thildren. They are a real credit to the staff who work tirele551y to Ve each one. the best possible starL Last year, we opened the Pre School. taking children from the age of 3. The numbers have Inased, and the reception staff have already seen what 3 great difference this provision is making to the thildren who then join the school atthe age of 4. Continuous improvements are made to the sthool resources wtth new 000r play equipment and a beautifvlly refurbished library. funded by a very hard-wothng PTA. pa1 continue to generously donate rtems from the school wish lists. The Open the Book tearn are welcomed into school with children looking fopward to the opportuntty to act out Bible stories and the RE cvrriculum has included tOPiC5 of incamation, creation. and the Easter story. Re¥ Peggy will be leadiw an Easter day for the whofe school and the Children will be attending an end of service in church. The Governors were very sad to acpt the rgnatIOn of our wonderful Head Teacher, Mrs Accastello, who will be leaving at the end of the summer term after nine years at the school. The whole community will also be very sad to see her leave and I would like to take this opportunity to recognise her hard work and (Jedication to the school. Mrs Accastello ha5 guided the School for the last seven years. with commitil)ent, passion, and a true dedication to ensuring each child reache5 their poterrtial during their time with us. She led us through the challenging time5 of Covid. ensuring the chIldn continued to learn through an excellent programme of distance leaming. She took the brave deusion to open our Pre-school which resulted in a huge amount of addttional work. She has always been detem)ined to do what she belÉeves is right for the school and our community. We owe her our very grateful thanks and wish her every happiness in the future. While periods of change a alwap un5ettlin& we l(Kik forward to the net chapter in the story of St George's with hope and optimism. We will stsrt the reuuitment process a5 soon as possible with the intention of having a new Head Teather in place at the beginning of the new academic year and would value your prayers as we undertake this imwrtant tasL Page 7
CHENIES AND UME cHALF0P PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL TRUSTEES REPORT forthe ar ended 31" December 2023 IconL) Open the Book (Kathy Plero. Amersham Area C¢x>rdln•tor) Thi5 past year has seen a big change for Open the Book nationwide. as the Bible Society launched their new OTB material {after about 20 yearsl and a new membership system Whe volunteers must pay a subscription each year. We alty aPpclate that the 7 Amersham churches with OTB members. induding our own, have agreed to take on the payment of this individual membership subscription from 2024. We plan to launch the new material either in summer temi or autumn temi 2024. The other change is that St Leonard's d)urch. Chesham Bois has decided to run tts own programme, that they are calling Open the Bible at Chesham Bois school. They would like to have more freedom for the style and content of the 3mblIeS in their own church sthool. We pray God will bless their endeavour5. As a $vIL our Amersham team is reduced to 26 members who go into three schools weekly= St Marfs C of E school, Old Arnersham. St George's C of E Infant school, and Chalfont Valley E-Act Academy. The team come from 7 different thurches locally. Chalfont Valley Headteacher. Mr Kityan. ha5 been encouraging and the children appear to realFy look forward to the assemblies. St Marf5 and St Georgds have aayS given us a very warm welcome. We are delighted that Peggy Ludlow has joiwj our OTB team at St George's school. The staff are sympathetic to our approach and the school assembly leader continues to add comments to the end o* our assembly which can enforce points we have gentEy made. The regular St George's church mernbers are Jo Herrera. Phil Chapman. and me. Penny Quealy is also on the team when she is back in the UK. We were sad that Sue & John Nash left the team after many vears of service, at the end of the autumn term. due to other commttments. We will all miss John's very entertaining and dramatlc Style of actingl Jo BOln has stepped back a bit and now help5 when we are struggling to fill the rota, for which we are very grateful. We all love the opportunity to go into these local schools and get great joy OLrt of seeing the children so absorbed in God's word. Please pray for more members, as we believe we could go into more sd)ools if we h3d a bigger team. Please remember that nowaday5 most of the children in OLFr area will have heard very few bible stories. We continue to pray before and after every assembly that God will use his word to plant seeds in the children and staffs hearts. Page 8
CHENIESAMD LrrnE CHALFONT PAROCHJALCHURCH COUNai TRusfEES REPORT fortheyear ebKled 31" Detember20231conLI Finandal Revi. (Mts Linda tnning) The General Fund surplus for the year under review was £2.671, compared to last yearfs deficit of £9.077. This tumaround in the year 15 due entirely to a windfall of £12SLMJ received from an American film company, who hired the use of St Michael's thurch and grounds for filming. We have once again seen a drop in OLtr stewardship givin& from £58.795 in 2022 to £57,546 in 2023, which also lead5 to an inewtable drop in grft aid recoverable. The gap between the older and younger congregations has not diminished but there a many plans going fon¥ard to encourage many more young families into the churches, induding the appointment of a new Families Minister in early 2024. We may not however see the beneffts of this for some years to come. Efforts continue to be made to increase the level of stewardship giving but this prove5 to be difficult. especially as we are also asking the congregat40ns to gtve money, towards other ministry needs. We reIved a grant of £4,500 from the Rothschild Foundation in 2023 to cover the salary of a Food Hub administrator during the year, for which we are extremety grateful. Church hall letting5 are once again up compared to 2022, due to an increased demand forthe use of St George's church hall. As in previous years, we are very grateful for the generous gifts and legaoes from parishioners, past and present. We are also grateful to Latimer and Flaunden churches. who contribute towards the salary costs of our Administrative Assistant, Laura Burgin. Overall, our income in the year is up from £92,046 in 2022 to £108,844 in 2023 because of the matters mentioned above. Our expeTFditure has increased from £101,123 in 2022 to £106,172 in 2023, this is Main due to an InCaSe in salary costs. which have been covered by the £4.5LKI grant. induded under grants recetved and an increase in utility costs. Other costs have remained much the same as in the previous year. Our largest cost, the Parish Share wa5 £71,317 for 2023, which was reduced by a deanery rebate of £1.725 and a 1% discount of £713 *or paying by direct debit. re5utting in a final sum of £68,879 paid forthe year. Designated Funds include St Michaevs Restoration Fund. a Mission Fund, (fonner named 1 in @ 41, a Food Hub Fund. a Re-Development Fund. and a Specific Donations Fund. There has t)een little movement in the reserve5 of St Michael's Restoration Funtl, which is a designated fund, in the year decreasing from f 128.224 as of 31st December 2022 to £127,838 as of 31 December 2023. Income from donations and legaaes We down slightly during the year but investment income has risen due to the increase in interest rates towards the second half of the year. Expenditure has been keptto a minimum. with no major work taking place during 2023. The Mission Fund was set up to account for all the income and expenditure relating to ministry work carried out by the Parish and has seen an Intrease in serveS from £5.885 in 2022 to £20.332 in 2023. Income cornes from donations during the year of whith £25.0 was received from Trinity BaptlSt Churth. of which £IOk was altocated to expenditure on equipment such a5 chairs. Page 9
CHENIES APID UTfLE CHALFONT PAROCHIAL CHURCH couNaL TRLISTEES REPORTforthe year ended 31° December 2023 (¢onL) kitchen equipment etc and the balance of £15k has been set aside to help fund the employment of a Family Minister. who has now been employed. Starti on l Mèrch 2024. The Food Hub Fund was set up in 2023. a5 the charity who rdn the Food Hub from St George's church shut down and the deasion was taken forthe church to bring the Food Hub under the church accounting umbrella. The Fund received 8rarrts of just over £24k from Bu¢k5. County Council and around £5.5k from donation5. At the year end the Food Hub ha% reserves of £15,583 to ca forward to the next financial year. The Re-Development Fund has a nil balance at the yearend as a decision to write back the outstanding balance of £13.294 deferred expenditure was tsken at the end of the previous financial year. Development plan5 are still in progress. but no final decisions have yet been made. The Restricted Fund's re5er¥es have increased in the year from £87.623 in 2022 to £,091. Rental income. of £7,500 from the car park remained the same and dividend income of £2.481 12022- f2,3191 was received from investments held on behalF of the charl$ trustees by the Oxfor Diocese. Pollry on Re5er¥es: Reserves will continue to be managed and invested in order that the short-temi requirnents of the two churches can be adequately met and funds made available to Satisfy any need5, as and when they arise. The trustees will cor7tinue to aim to maintain free reserve5 in unrestrittetl funds at a level which equates to approximatelytwo and a half months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The balance held as unrestricted funds as of 31- December was £84,928, of whid) £24,668 are regarded as fe reserves, after allowire for funds tied up in tangible fixed assets. On 31" December 2023, based on the anticipated expenditu for 2024, free reserves in the unrestricted funds equate5 to 2.6 months of charitable expendtture. The trustees consider the reserves held in the designated and restricted fvnds to be adequate for their purpose. Risk Mana8efflent Risk management is an on-going process as the PCC continue5 to monitor all risks relating to Its various artivitie5. These indude restering those a550ciated wtth young peoples. work in accordan with Government and Di0san quIrements. Health and Safety poliaes are available for both churthes and risk A55essments are undertaken for specTfic events. Page 10
CHENIES AND UrnE CHALFONT PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNaL TRIIStEES REPORTforthe yearended 51" December 2023 (¢onLI Future Plans The plans for the churches to grow the church fami had already begun in 2023, wfth our increased ministry work in the pari%h, which gives special attention to local familie5 in need of support. espeoally in this hard economic climate. This work is to be extended even further in 2024. Thanks to the generous donation from Trinity Baptist Church. pledges from parishioners.. and from the wider benefice, we have appointed a FamTrlies Minister as from March 2024, whose main role is to encourage the growth of the younger church fami for the future of the Parish. The future development of the church site and potential redevelopment of the exlsting church building is still in progress and will be explore(I thoro1 in the comin8 year. Strurture govemance and management The PCC is a charity under the auspices of the (hartty Comrnission, registration number 1130134. Members of the PCC are either ex offiao or elecLed by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting in accordance with the Churth Representation Rules. The Staff Team The staff team consists of our Rector. David Whale. Asso(iate Ministers. Rev Brian & Rev Peggy Ludlow Iwith responsibilities partiojlady for Latimer & Flaundenl. Food Hub Administrator. Rev Wic Jones, and a Licensed Lay Minister ILay Reader) Mrs Pat Ansell. A Synopsis of the Year The PCC held five meetings during 2023. A Standlng Agenda rs used for meetings to ensure an oversight of Health. Safety and Child Protection issue5. We also discusseil: finance: gift aid: personnel: the fabric of our churches.. St George's redevelopment progression: the contents of Parish Profile,- charitable grvin& stewardship campaigns- communitation including the need for a more dynamic website. risk 455essments- planned events- outreach,. home groups: pastoral care. Key management personnel remunewation The trustees (Dmprise the key personnel of the charity in charge of directing arKI controllirtrg the charity and runnin8 and operating the charity on a day-to-day bass. All trustees give of their time freely and no trustee remuneration was paid in the year. Detsils of trustee expenses and related party transactions are disdosed in note 10 of the accounts. Page 11
CHENIES AND LrrriE CHALFONT PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNOL TRUSTEES REPORTfrKthe year ended 31° December 2023 (conL) Reference and admlnistratlve wrfomi*ion Trustees During the yearthe following seryed as members of the PCC: The Incumbent: Associate Minister5- Reverend Dawd Whale, the Chaimian Reverend Peggy Ludlow Reverend Brian Ludlow Mr William Stokes (St George's) Mrs Sandra Kemp (St Michael'51 The Churchwardens: Representsti¥es on the Deanery Synod: Reverend Brian Ludlow Mrs Jo Herrera Dr John Nash Elected Members olthe PCC Mr Phil Chapman Mr5 Ann Cummings Mr Philip Cummings Mrs nd3 Dunning (Treasurer) Mrs Sue Nash Mrs Helen Tyers Mrs Gwen Woodbridge Mr Mithael Woo(Iward Mr Philip Lovegrove (resigned 2141231 Commlttees Stonding Commlttee." Comprising the Incumbent. Churchwardens, Secretsry and Treasurer, transatts urgent business of the PCC between meetings. subject to directions given by the full Council and És required by law. FIOn¢e Committee.. Comprising th¢ Rector, thurchwarden5 and TaSrer. monltots The Income, expenditure and budgeting of the Parish. St Michaefs Commlttee meets regularty to discuss matters relating to 5t Michael'5. Ann Cumrnings, Philip Cummings. Brenda Johnson, Sandra Kemp. Helen Tyets, Gwen Woodbridge and the Incumbent St George'5 Commfttee meets regularty to discus5 matters relating to St George'& Jo Bolton, Phil Chapman, Jo Herrera, Sue Nash, Lesley-Anne Simpson. Penny Quealy. Bill Stokes. 61115eymour, Kathy Pier. and the IrMbet Page 12
CHENIES AND LrrnE CMALFoMf PAROCHIALCHURCH COVNaL TRUSTEES REPORT forthe year ended 31" December 2023 IconLI Trustees, responslbllhies In relatl¢)n to the financial ststements The chartty trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees. annual report and financial statemen in accordance with applicable law and Unrted fingdom Accounting Standard5 Iunlted Kingdoff, Generally Accepted Accounting practi). The law applicable to charities in Enand and Wales requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which gr¥e a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of $0rs. of the charity for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are requrred to= selett suitsble accounting policies and then applythem consisterrtlv. observe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP. make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent. state whether applicable accourrting standards have been followed, Subject to any material departures that must be disdosed and explained in the financial statements. prepare the financial ststements on the going conrn basis unless it is inapproprlate to presume that the charity will continue in business. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper ac£ounting records that disdose wtth reasonable accuracy at any time the financial posittron of the charwty and to enable them to ensure that the rinancial statements comply w¥th the Charities Att 2011, the applicable a)arities (Atcounts and Reportsl Regulation5, and the provisions of the Trust deed. They a also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and tsking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularIe5. The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrty of the charity and flnancial information on the charitys website in accordan with legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of finanaal statements. Approved by the trustees on . Jol4 and signed on their behalf by.. Rev. David Whale IChaim)anl Thank you. The PCC would like to extend its grateful thanks to the many members of the congregation who give their time and skills resutting in churches that are well maintained an(1 welcoming. Without you. our services would not run so smoothly. Thank you. The time ahead will be one of change...as fomier Rector David aayS said. 'Change is a friendly word. and with the prayers, wisdom. and Patien of the congregation, the PCC members will be equipped to guide our churthes to the of our ability. into the future. Pa8e 13
CHENIES AND irrtiE CHALFONT PAROCHIALCHURCH COUNaL TRUSTEES REPORT forthe yearended 31" De¢ember2023 {¢ont.I Ser¥lces and Occasional Offices Ser¥lce 10.(l)am 11.1Sam {11.30from I" June) 17 adlts Thut5day St. Michael's 18 adutts 10 adutts St. Geor8e's 24 adults 10 children St Georges 45 adu5 25 children St Geor8e5 18 auS 9 chÈldren 9 adults Easter 2023 St Mr$ 13 St Michael's 12 adults St MichaeY5 9 adults Christmas 2023 St Michael's 8 adults St Michaefs IS adults No servKe Occasional OffKes SL Ge.$ Totsls Funerals at Crematorium Graveside funerals Funerals in church Interment of Ashes Weddings Service of Dedication after civil rnarria8e 8apt15ms Page 14
CHENIES AND LrrriE CHALFOr PAROCHIALCHURCH COUNaL TRUSTEES REPORT forthe yearended 31" Iyecember 2023 (¢onLI Sldesperson$ 2023 St Mlchael's Church Chenles St Geor8e's. Little Chalfont Naomi Faulkner Chris Ingham Chris Kemp Sandra Kemp John Watkins Sarah Watkins Gwen Woodbridge John Woodbriclge Jo Bothn Phil Chapman Sharon Chapman Julia Dawson Linda Dunning Jenny Evason Pauline Godden Jo Herrera Sue Nash rim Phillips Penny QLtealy Lesley-Anne Simpson Bill Stokes Sue Stokes ReseNes Margaret Nice Page 15
CHENIES AND LrmE CHALFONT PAROCHIALCHURCH COUNaL TRusfEES REPORTforthe ended 31" December 2023 IconL) St Michaefs CheTrles 8am Traditional Holy Communion from the Book of thmmon Prayer Tradtbonal E¥ening Prayer Isungl from the Book of Common Prayer 1" & 3 Sundays at iL15am; Moming Praise 2 & 4 Sundays at ILISam; No1 Communion Though attendance is irregular. there is always stxnething to occupy the thildn at the 11.15am services. 5 Sundays- please look fr>r 11.1Sam seNce details inside the church. SLG Every Sunday 1" & 3 Sunda. Morning Praise induding Holy Communion 2 & 4 Sunday5: Morning Praise All indude traditional and contemporary worship. Bible teaching and children's activities. with refreshments in the hall prior to the servi. The 5 Sunday varies in style of SeThi. 1130pm. every Thursday, Holy Communion followed by lunch 4.(X)pm. 2 Sunday each month, All in @4 Detalls oAparish setrvKes con befound on the Benefice Website. www.cheniesbene ice.Dr Page 16
CHENIES AND UME CHALFONT PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS lor the year ended 31° Dember 2023 srATEMEKf OF ANANCIALAcnvmES Fund5 Fund5 2022 Income and endowments from: Donations & legacie5 2{al Income from charitable activiDes 2lbl Income from investments 21cl 143,598 6.421 21.056 143.598 6.421 31.037 92,781 6,370 14.478 9.981 Total 171.075 9.981 181.056 113.6Z9 Expendlture on: Raising funds Charitable Activities Other- Depreciation 3131 31b) 31c) 136.132 2.620 7.513 143,645 2.620 115,498 2,620 Total 138.752 7.513 146.265 Net incomellexpenthure) Wrlte ba¢k deferred expendltu 31323 34,791 {4,4891 113.2941 Net m¢)vement In fvnds Reconclllation of funds: Total funds brought forward 31323 34.791 117.783) 216.366 87.623 303.989 321.772 Totsl funds ¢arrfed forward 248.689 .091 338,7W 303,989 All the above results are derFved from continuing tI¥ltIeS. There were no reco8nise(I gains and 105ses other than the result for the year. The notes on page5 20 to 28 forni part of these finanaal statements. Page 17
CHENIES AND LrrrLE CHALFONT PAROCHIALCHURCH COUNaL HNANCIAL sfATEMEK BALANCE SHE AT 31- DEMBER 2023 2023 2022 FIXED ASSETS Tangible fixed assets 60.260 62,880 CURRENT ASSErs Short term deposits Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 122,096 12.721 148.139 118,304 13,600 113,634 TOTAL ASSErs 282,956 245,S38 LIABILMES: AMOUNTS FAWNG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 14.436) {4,4291 NEf CURRENT ASSETS 278,520 241.109 NET ASSETS 338,780 303,989 FUNDS UnrestrF¢ted Designated Restritted 84.928 163.761 90.(f31 82,257 134,109 87,623 338,780 303.989 The notes on pages 20 to 28 form part of these finanaal statements. These accounts were approved bythe Trustees on It >)*and signed on their behalf by,. Rev. DavFd Whale Ichairl Page 18
CHENIES AND UTfiE cHALF PAROCHFAL CHURCH COUNCIL FINAPKIAL STATEMENTS forthe yex ended 31° Dwml)er 2023 CASH FLOW sfATEMENT Funds Fund5 2023 2022 Net Cash provided luseo in)Iby Operatifig Activltles Interest and Rents from Investments 14,773 21.056 {7513) 9.981 7,260 113,5151 31.037 14,478 21cl Change In Cash & C•sh Equivalents in perlod Reconclllaloon of funds: Cash & Cash EquivaFents at Beginning 35A29 3&297 963 144,115 87.823 231,938 230,975 Cash & Cash Equivalents at End i794 291 270.235 231.938 Short term deposits 113,967 8,129 122,096 118,304 Cash at bank an(i in hand 65977 82,162 148,139 113,634 179.944 90291 270,235 231,938 The notes on pages 20 to 28 fomi part of these financial ststements. Page 19
CHENIES AND UTfLE CHALFO1 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNaL FINANCIALSTATEMENTS for the year ended 31° Drnber 2023 NOTES TO ThEAccourits l. Ac¢ountln8 Policies {al Basls of preparatim and assessmettt of golng concern The financial statemerrts have been prepared under the historical c05t convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unles5 Othenmise ststed in the relevant note to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance w¥th the accounting policies set out In note I to the accounts and comply with the charity5 trust deed, the Charities Art 2011 and Accounting and Reportin8 by Charities: Statement of Recommended practi applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK ènd Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 effective l January 2019. The trust constttutes a public benefrt entity as defined by FRS 102. The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the tharitys ability to continue as a going cOnrn. The financial statements are presented in stedin81£1. which is also the functional (Jjrrencv. Ibl Fixed assets Consecmted londandbuildings ond moveoble churchfvrnishings Conseu3ted and beneficial property is excluded from the accounts by section 10 of the Charitie5 Act 2011. No value is placed on moveable chijrch fumishirgs held by the Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which requires a fawlty for disposal since the PCC Conside this to be inalienable property. All expenditure incurred during the year on consecrated or benefice buildings and moveable Church fumFshings, whether maintenance or improvement. is wrTtten off as expenditure in 50FA and separately disclosed. Freehold land and buildings are depreciated on a straight-line basis over 50 years. Otherfixre$. fittings. and0ffe equipment Individual items of equipment with a pur(thase price of £3.(XXI or less are written off when the asset is acquired. {cl Fund< strurture Unrestricted income fvnd5 comprise those fvnds whith the trustees are free to use for any purpose in furtherance of the charitable objectives of the church. Unrestricted funds indude designated funds where the trustees, at their discretion, have created a fijnd for a Specific purpose. Restrirted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance wtth specific instructions imposed by the donor or trust deed. The 5t. George'5 Trust Fund is restricted and can only be used for the purposes for which the funds have been 8r4en. Further detsils of each fund are disd05ed in note 8. Page 20
CHENIES A14D LrrnE CHALFONT PAR(KJIIALCHURCH COUNai HNANCJALSTATEMENTS forthe year ended 31" December 2023 NOTES TO ThE ACCOUPItS {c(rt) (d) Incomi re¢wi Collections are reco8nÈ5ed when received by or on behalf of the PCC. Planned giving reoivable under Gift Aid is recognised only when daimed. Income tax recoverable on Gtft Aid donations is recognised when the income tsx has been received. Any claimed Sin the year end is induded in debtors on the Balance Sheet. Grants and legacie5 to the PCC a accounted for as soon as the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement and the amount due. Rental income from the letting of the thurth premises is recognised when the rental is due. Dividends an(1 interest are accounted for when received. Fvnds raised by a fete. garden party or similar event are accounted for gross. Unrestricted income can be used for the running the Parish or in whatever way Is agreed by the PCC Restrirted income is to be used solely forthe purpose forwhich it was donateil. le) ExpendltUTe recognrlion Expenditure is included on an accruals basis and is recognised when there is a legal or constructive obligation to pay for the goods or Servi5. costs have been directly attributed to various categories within the Statement of Financial Activities and as the churches are not registered for VAT, 311 expenditure is shown inclusive of VAT. The parish share or dioosan quota is accounted for when paid. Any parish share unpaid on 31" Decembef is provided for as a creditor in the Balance Sheet. {fj Employee Pensions The churches pay into 3 workplace pension scheme for its Admin Assistant, to which she inttially contributed the minimum contribution as advised by the Pension Regulator but decided to IncaSe her personal contribution during the year. The annual COntributn$ paid to Nest are charged against income. The Food Hub admintstrator dedined to join the workplace pension scheme. (81 Govern>nt• ¢osts This represents dirett expenditure on the governance of the churth. Most of the management is Caled out without charge by volunteers. This intangible cost Is not induded in the Statement of Financial Activities since there is no measurable cost to the volunteers for their service. Page 21
CHENIES AND urrLE CHALFONT PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS for the year ended 31° December 2023 NOTESTO THE ACCOUNTS (cont.1 2. ANALY$15 OF INCOME Funds Fund5 Fund5 2023 2022 (oj Oon(rtions ondlegacles Collettions Stewardships Income Tax Recoverable IGift Aid) General donations & legacies Grants received Wall safe Teaching 3.817 57,546 12.fl)8 521 4,338 57546 12.906 3,568 58,795 14,265 7.722 31.386 24.355 626 39,108 28.855 626 15,449 219 219 223 86.412 57,186 143.598 92,781 Ibj Inromefrom (Irible rtivitles Seivice fees Fundraising 325 4,734 1.687 6.002 L287 1.612 6,421 6.370 (CJ Incomefrom Anstments Dividends and interest Church hall lettings Rental incomè 106 3.433 2.481 6,020 17.517 7.500 3,753 2,325 17517 7,500 17,623 3.433 9.981 31.037 14,478 TOTAL INCOME 62,231 9.981 181056 113,629 TOTAL INCOME 2022 io 10.719 113.629 Page 22
CHENIES Af4D LIME CHAlFO1 PAROCHIAL CHURCH couNaL FINANCIALSTATEMENfs for the year ended 31knber 2023 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS l¢ont.) 3. ANALYSIS OF EXPENlXtURE Funds Funds 2023 2022 (aj Raislngfvnds Gift envelopes (b) ChoTrytobleActl&ytse5 DI0San Quots Vicarfs expense5 Other Staff expenses Associate Minister 68.879 1.530 12,316 68,879 1.530 12.316 69,621 2,565 6,847 Insurance 3.953 2.485 4.183 6.438 5.977 13,258 5,833 4,724 11,009 1.5(J) 6,475 876 Legal & professional fee5 Church utilities Parsonage running costs Church running costs & minor repairs Charitable donations- specrfic Charitable donations- general Printin& postage & stationary Bank charges P3rish Outreach Teaching Sanrtuary, organist & muslc 1,794 1.805 10.262 1.527 iii 12,912 1,527 iii 93 1.880 208 1,421 737 894 145 17.028 628 145 445 628 I58 16.583 144 2.12 1,709 103.552 32.580 7.513 143,645 115.498 (¢J Other Depreciation of parsonage & hall 2,620 2,620 2,620 TOTAL EXPENDrruRE 106.ln 713 146.265 118.118 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 2022 lo1.3 876 8.919 118.118 Included in Charitable Acrivttie5 are:_ 2023 2022 Independent examinerfs fees i.iio Page 23
CHENIES AND UTfLE CHALFONT PAROCHIALCHURCH couNaL FINANCIALsfATEMENfs for the year ended 31° Deomber 2023 NOTES TO THEACCOUP4TS IconL) 4. FIXED ASSEfs FOR USE BYTHE PCC Freehold land & l)uildln85 Tanglblefved assets Gross Book Value At I"January 2023 Addttions 131,000 At 31° December 2023 131,000 Depreciation At I" January 2023 Charge for the year 68.120 2,620 At 31" December 2023 70,740 Net Book Value At 31° December 2023 60,2EII At 31" December 2022 62,880 The freehold land and buildings comprise the Hall extension to St George's Church and the curate's house. Gros5 book value of the former is the cost of construction in 1991192 and the latter is at estimated historsc cost in 1963. 5. PAID EMPLOYEES Stofjcosts 2023 2022 Gross wages Pension costs Other ¢osts, including expenses 12,113 203 6.631 216 1.530 2,565 13,846 9.412 The average number employed tn the area of goveman¢e in the year was 212022- 11 These costs are included in unrestn.tted fund& Page 24
CHENIES AND LrrrLE CHAiFopif PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUPKIL ANAP4CIAL STATEMENTS forthe year ended 31" De£embew 2023 NOTES TO THE Accovpifs {conL) 6. CURRENT ASSE FuThls Fund Totsl 2023 Totsl 2022 Income tax recoverable Sundry debtors Prepayments & acuued income 3,220 8.955 3,220 8,955 546 3,527 8,570 1,503 12.721 12,721 13,6(X) ShortTerni Deposits CBF Church of Eng. Deposit Funds 113,967 .129 122.096 118,304 Cash at bank and in hand Natwest account 65.977 82,162 148,139 113,634 7. UABILMES: Amoupifs FALUNG DUE wrrHIN (X4EYEAR Credlto Funds Fu Totsl 2023 Totsl 2022 Accounts payable Other creditors Accruals 2.586 1,850 2,303 498 1,628 4.236 21 4,436 4,429 Page 25
CHENIES AND urnE CHALFONT PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNaL FINANCIAL sfATEMEpifs for the year ended 31° Dember 2023 NOTES TO THE Accoupifs (conL) & FUND DEfAILS MOVEMENT IN FUNDS B*an at Receipts Payments Transfers Balance at I"Jan 23 Et 31° Dec 23 Uniestrlrted Funds General Fund Totsl Unrestrlrted Funds 82.257 82257 108.844 1106,1731 108W (10&1731 84,928 84,928 Designated Funds Specific Donations Fun(J Mission Fund (formerly All in @ 41 Food Bank Fund St Michael's Restoration Fund Total Designated Funds 1.645 {1.6371 25,277 110.8301 30.205 114,6221 5.105 15.4911 62232 (32.5801 20,332 15,583 127.838 163,761 128,224 4.109 Restrlcted Funds St George's Fund Total Restrirted Fund5 87.623 9.981 9381 17.5131 (7Sts} 90,091 90,091 MOVEMENTINFUNDS IPREVIOUS YEARJ UnrestrlrtedFunds Generul Fund Totsl unreStrfrtFURdS Ballln ot Rewpts Poyments Tronsfers Bolonce at I"Jan 22 31" Dec 22 91334 92.046 1101.123) 92.0rf6 (IOL123J 82,257 82.257 Deslgnoted Funds 5pecifAC Donotions Fund Allin t7t4 Re-Development Fund St Michoel s Restorotffon Fund TothlDe5ignatedFunds 939 {939J IL076J 204 6.757 5.885 13.294 131.117 (13.294) 3.168 iOA64 16.1)51) (8A176J (13294J 128 224 134.109 Restrfrted Funds St George s Fund Total Restiy¢ted Funds 10.719 io,n9 (8.919) (12.724) (1919) 112.724) 87.623 87.623 Page 26
CHENIES AND UTTLE CHALFONf PAROCHIALCHURCH COUNaL FINANCIALSTA7EMEP4TS for the year ended 31" Deofflber 2023 NOTES TO THE Accoupifs Ic(rt) 8. FUND DEfAILS Icontlnued) The Designated Funds comprise ofr. SL Ml¢hael's Restoration Fund was set up to raise funds for larger maintenance, refurbishment and Insurance costs incurred in relation to St Michael's Churth. Chenies. Speclfic Donatlons Fund was set up to deal wrth monies raised or donated for speafic external charities. The Mlsslon Fund (formerfy Al in @4 FwMII was originally set up to record income and expenses relatlng to the runnÈng of the AJI Fn @4 services. which includes provFding meals for the families who attend the service5. The Mission Fund now covers the fingdom rids aub, Oasis Cafe and The Harbour. During the year Trinity Baptist church gave a generous donation of £25.000 to help wrth the procurement of chairs, kitchen equipment and the balance to help with employment Costs of Families Minister, who we have now ernployed since the year end. The Food Hub Fund was set up in 2023 when St George's church decided to run it directty, incorporating all the finances ijnder the control of the Parish of Chenies & Little a)alfont. Income consists mainly of grants from Bucks. Council. which is spent on food supplies, and donations from the congregatFOnS, which covers baby nappies and other necessities. The RDeVelOpMe Fund was set up. as the Trusi is looking at plans of the best way of developing the site of St George's church and to cany out major refurbishment work on the church building. At the year-end there is a Nil balance in the Fund. The Restrlcted Fund is St. George's Trust Fund. The main purpose for the fund is to use the income for the managing of the St George's church property. including major paIrS and the insurance of the buildings. After payment of these costs. the trustee5 may use thè remainin8 in¢orne in furthering the religious and other charitable work in the parish of ChenFes & Little ChalfonL Page 27
CHENIES AND LrrTLE CHALFONT PAROCHIALCHURCH COUNaL Fif4ANCIAL sfATEMEPnS for the year ended 31° Dmber 2023 NOTES TO THE Accourirs (conLI 9. RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOMVEXPENDrruRE TO CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING AcnvmES Designated Restrlcted Funds 2023 2022 Net income/ lexpendlture) for pwlod (as per SOFA) Depreciation charges Interest and Rents from Investsi)ents Decrease in (lebtor5 Increase in treditors 32.323 2.620 121.056) 879 34,791 14,4891 2,620 2.620 {31,0371 (14.4781 879 824 2,(KJ8 {9,9811 Net cash prO¥ldedl(ed In) by operallry ath¥i 17.513) 7.260 113.5151 10. RELATED PARTY TRANSAcnoNS AND TRU5TEES' EXPENSES AND REMUNERATION Stipends of the Vicdr are paid by the DI0Se out of a fund raised from parishes charged to the PCC as part of the Parish Share. The Admin AssÉttant is paid from unrestritted funds. a breakdown of which is shown in note S. the othertrustees gNe freely their time and expertise without any fom) of uneratIOn. During the year. the expenses reimbursed to the clergy. Incurred on charity business. were £1,53012022 - £2,565), of which £561 related to the vicarage office telephone, which 15 paid directly to BT. Other clergy expendfture was in relation to travel, stationery etc. In the year, 6 trLtstees claimed reimbursement of expenses of £2.87112022 - 3 trustees £1.1261 in respect of minor repair costs, food for wedding couple5 lurKh. a website fee. Kingdom Kids expenses and other sundry items. The tnJstee5. Other than the clergy and the Food Hub administrator. received no muneration during the year. Expenses reimbursed to the Food Hub administrator did not relate to hèr paid employment. 11. CONTINGENCIES & COMMITMEPnS The operating lease for the office photocopiers was cancelled during the year. The minimum lease commitments under an operating lease for 2022 was £2.167. Page 28
I report on the accounts of the charltyfDr the )ar ended 31° Detember 21123. which are Set out oft pa8es 17 to 28. RespIbIlItIesand basls or report As the tharws trustees you are responsible for weparation of the actourhts in accordan wlth the requiremellts ofthe Charibes Act 21 ACV). J report In respect of ry examinaiiDn of tharitys accounts cwlied out under settlon 145 of the Art and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the app]i(abk Directions ITen by the Charity Commission undersectv)n 14515llbl of the I have completed my exarnination. I tonfirm that Tr) mat1#1 matters have rJ)me to my attention connection with the examination me causeto believe that in any materia respett: l. a¢countire records Tere not kept in resKErt of the dwity as required by sectton tso of the Att: or 2. the accounts th) notaccord with those record%." or 3. the atcounts do not comply with the awicable requlremertts concemirw form and conteftt of accourrts set out in the Charities IActounts and erts) Regulations 21x18 other than any requirement that the xcotsnts give a true and fair VI whid) i% not a matte¥ onsidered as partof an independent EAaminatiork I have no concerrts and have come across other matters in ¢onnection with the examlnation to which attentM)n sh)uld be drawn in thfjs re¥xYt in order to enable a PToper uthstan(fin8 of the accounts to be reathed. D¥vld Gr*¢n MA (Cantsb} FCA Azets Suites 8 & D Bumham Yard. Beacon5field Buckin8hamshire. HP9 2JH Date: 9 September 2024 PaBe 29