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
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Suites B & D
Burnham Yard
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
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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 at￿urrtS and comply with the charl￿5 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£ess￿l 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.
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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, wIt￿Ut 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
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different ways that musiccan be used to enhance and support our worship.
The Deanery National sY￿d 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 ACtI￿ty 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.
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There a￿ hopes to plan more social attivities w that the￿ be 8￿ater 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,
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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.
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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 child￿n 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
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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 In￿ased,
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 0￿￿00r play equipment and
a beautifvlly refurbished library. funded by a very hard-wothng PTA. pa￿1￿ 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 ac￿pt the r￿gnatIOn 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 chIld￿n 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
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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 aPp￿clate 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 3￿mblIeS 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 a￿ayS 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 BOl￿n 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.
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Finandal Revi￿. (Mts Linda t￿nning)
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 re￿Ived 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 InC￿aSe 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.
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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 requi￿rnents 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 f￿e 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 re￿stering those a550ciated wtth young peoples. work in accordan
with Government and Di0￿san ￿quIrements. Health and Safety poliaes are available for both
churthes and risk A55essments are undertaken for specTfic events.
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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 thoro￿1￿ 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.
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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.
FI￿On¢e Committee.. Comprising th¢ Rector, thurchwarden5 and T￿aS￿rer. 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 Ir￿Mbe￿t
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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 En￿and 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 ￿$0￿r￿s. 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 con￿rn 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 irregularI￿e5.
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
a￿ayS 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.
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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 ad￿lts
Thut5day
St. Michael's
18 adutts
10 adutts
St. Geor8e's
24 adults
10 children
St Georges
45 adu￿5
25 children
St Geor8e5
18 a￿u￿S
9 chÈldren
9 adults
Easter 2023
St M￿￿r$
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
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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
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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; No￿1 Communion
Though attendance is irregular. there is always stxnething to occupy the thild￿n 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
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CHENIES AND UME CHALFONT PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS lor the year ended 31° De￿mber 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.
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CHENIES AND LrrrLE CHALFONT PAROCHIALCHURCH COUNaL
HNANCIAL sfATEMEK
BALANCE SHE￿￿ AT 31- DE￿MBER 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
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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
i79￿4
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.
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CHENIES AND UTfLE CHALFO1￿ PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNaL
FINANCIALSTATEMENTS for the year ended 31° D￿rnber 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 cOn￿rn.
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.
Otherfix￿re$. fittings. and0ff￿e 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.
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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 Servi￿5. 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 Inc￿aSe
her personal contribution during the year. The annual COntribut￿n$ 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
Ca￿led 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.
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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 (I￿ri￿ble
rtivitles
Seivice fees
Fundraising
325
4,734
1.687
6.002
L287
1.612
6,421
6.370
(CJ Incomefrom An￿stments
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
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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
DI0￿San 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
I￿58
16.583
144
2.1￿2
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
7￿13
146.265
118.118
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 2022
lo1.￿3
8￿76
8.919
118.118
Included in Charitable Acrivttie5 are:_
2023
2022
Independent examinerfs fees
i.iio
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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&
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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
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CHENIES AND urnE CHALFONT PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNaL
FINANCIAL sfATEMEpifs for the year ended 31° De￿mber 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 unreStrfrt￿FURdS
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
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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 R￿DeVelOpMe￿ 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
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CHENIES AND LrrTLE CHALFONT PAROCHIALCHURCH COUNaL
Fif4ANCIAL sfATEMEPnS for the year ended 31° D￿mber 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 DI0￿Se 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.
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I report on the accounts of the charltyfDr the )*ar ended 31° Detember 21123. which are Set out oft
pa8es 17 to 28.
Resp￿IbIlItIesand basls or report
As the tharws trustees you are responsible for weparation of the actourhts in accordan￿ wlth
the requiremellts ofthe Charibes Act 2￿1 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 IT￿en by the
Charity Commission undersectv)n 14515llbl of the
I have completed my exarnination. I tonfirm that Tr) mat￿1#1 matters have rJ)me to my attention
connection with the examination me causeto believe that in any materia respett:
l. a¢countire records T*ere 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 ￿e￿rts) 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
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