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THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, PINNER

ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2024

ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING

SUNDAY 25 MAY 2025

April 2025

Dear Friends,

The Annual Vestry and Parochial Church Meetings

Sunday May 25[th] 2025

I am writing to invite you to the Annual Vestry and Parochial Church Meetings, which take place on Sunday, 25 May in the Church Hall at 11.30 am. The pattern of worship that day will be Eucharists at 8am and 10am.

This document includes reports from our church organisations and bodies, as well as the Vicar’s report. I would ask you to please read all of these with care, as they reflect the diversity and reality of our life together here at Pinner Parish Church.

At the two meetings themselves (The Vestry and the Parochial) the Churchwardens are elected, as are members of the Parochial Church Council (PCC). In order to vote you need to be present at the meetings – voting in absentia is not allowed by the Church Representation Rules.

I look forward to seeing you all on 25 May.

Yours,

The Rev’d Paul Hullyer. CF. Vicar of Pinner

Pinner Vicarage, Church Lane, Pinner HA5 3AA Tel: 020 8866 3869 email: paul.hullyer@pinnerparishchurch.org.uk

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THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, PINNER

The Annual Vestry Meeting of Parishioners will be held on Sunday, 25 May 2025 in the Parish Hall at 11.30 am

AGENDA

Parish Vestry Meeting

The Annual Parochial Meeting will be held on Sunday, 25 May after the above meeting

AGENDA

Annual Parochial meeting

  1. Opening Prayer, then the Secretary reads the Notice convening the meeting

  2. Minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting of 2024 (found in the Annual Report)

  3. Matters arising from the minutes

  4. Notification of Any Other Business for this meeting

  5. Elections to the Parochial Church Council from May 2025 – May 2028 (5 spaces if the electoral roll is under 200, 8 spaces if over 200)

  6. Elections to the Harrow Deanery Synod (There are no vacancies at this APCM)

  7. Electoral Roll report

  8. Report on the Financial Affairs of the Church

  9. Election of an Independent Examiner

  10. Safeguarding issues

  11. Questions

  12. Any other business as per item 4

  13. The Grace

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PARISH OF PINNER

The Meeting of Parishioners was held on Sunday 19[th] May 2024 at11.30am in the Church Hall.

PRESENT : - The Rev’d Paul Hullyer (Chair), Angela Kenny, Penny French (Churchwardens), the Secretary and members of the Church Council and congregation (See Appendix A).

  1. Opening Prayer was said by Revd Paul Hullyer.

  2. Apologies for absence: Sue Bardwell, Lewis and Isabel Beddison, Jude Brampton, David Chilton, Joy and David Chittleborough, Sue and Peter Ellis, Dawn Friday, Hilary Holloway, Thomas Hullyer, Phil and Jeannine Lawder, Mary Lawrey, Dorothy Nattrass, Nick and Valerie Ridge, Elizabeth Taleska, and Ian Trimmer.

The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting.

  1. Minutes of the Vestry meeting of 2023 (found in the Annual report) : The adoption of the Minutes of the last Vestry meeting held on Sunday 21[st] May 2023 was proposed by Emma Webber and after being duly seconded by Anita Lomax was agreed unanimously by all those present and signed by Rev’d Paul Hullyer as a true record of the Meeting.

  2. Election of two Churchwardens : The Vicar informed the meeting that Penny French was prepared to remain in office for another year and Rosemary Lay has submitted her name to fill the vacancy following the retirement of Angela Kenny. Having been duly proposed by David Chittleborough and Penny French and seconded by Joy Chittleborough and Emmie McGregor, Penny French was unanimously re-elected and Rosemary Lay unanimously elected unopposed.

The Vicar took the opportunity to thank both Angela and Penny for their support during the year together with their spouses Chris and Roger. The Vicar continued by giving Angela special thanks. Angela served as Churchwarden for 5 years. During those years she had to cope with all the implications to the church during periods of the Covid 19 lockdown. The Vicar and members of the meeting took the opportunity to present Angela with a card, bouquet of flowers and a special gift.

This concluded the business of the Meeting of Parishioners.

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The Annual Parochial Church Meeting was held on Sunday 19[th] May 2024 at 11.45am in the Church Hall

PRESENT : - The Rev’d Paul Hullyer (Chair), Penny French, Rosemary Lay, (Churchwardens), the Secretary and members of the Church Council and congregation (See Appendix A).

  1. Opening Prayer was said by Rev’d Paul Hullyer.

  2. Apologies for absence: Sue Bardwell, Lewis and Isabel Beddison, Jude Brampton, David Chilton, Joy and David Chittleborough, Sue and Peter Ellis, Dawn Friday, Hilary Holloway, Thomas Hullyer, Phil and Jeannine Lawder, Mary Lawrey, Dorothy Nattrass, Nick and Valerie Ridge, Elizabeth Taleska, and Ian Trimmer.

The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting .

  1. Minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting of 2023 (found in the Annual report): - The adoption of the Minutes of the last Annual Parochial Church Meeting held on Sunday 21[st] May 2023 was proposed by Morella Boon and after being duly seconded by Sue Sabry-Grant was approved unanimously by all those present and signed by Rev’d Paul Hullyer as a true record of the Meeting.

  2. Matters arising from the minutes : - None

  3. Notification of Any Other Business for this meeting

  4. Bell ringing

  5. Vicar’s statement

  6. Election to the Parochial Church Council (PCC) for the term May 2024 to May 2027: - An election was held to fill 11 vacancies and having been duly proposed by Hilary Gould, Emmie McGregor, Emma Webber and Penny French and seconded by Carolyn White, Sue Sabry-Grant, Katherine Pinching, and Alice Renaud:- Hilary Gould, Sarah Hullyer, Richard Lawrey and Carolyn White were duly elected unopposed.

  7. Election to the Deanery Synod for the term May 2024 to May 2026: An election was held to fill 3 vacancies and having been duly proposed by Susan Cooper and Ann Fuller and seconded by Stephen Brown and Sue Sabry-Grant:- Morella Boon and Olivia Thorndon were duly elected unopposed.

  8. Electoral Roll Report : - Janet Huszczo reported that since the review of the Electoral Roll at the last Annual Parochial Meeting on 21[st] May 2023, 6 new members had been added and 12 deleted through death or removal, resulting in 223 members remaining on the electoral roll. Next year the current Electoral Roll will be completely renewed whereby all parishioners have to reapply. The Vicar thanked Janet on behalf of himself and the parish for all she does in undertaking the responsibilities of a Parish Administrator and maintaining the smooth running of the Parish Office.

  9. Report on the Financial Affairs of the Church (Attached in the Annual Report): - Our Hon. Treasurer, Joanna Kothary, highlighted certain salient points from the Financial Statements for the year to 31[st] December 2023:

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For the year there was a net deficit of £11,801. Compared year on year there has been a reduction in income which was largely due to the receipt of a number of large legacies in 2022.

Substantial contributions towards income were as follows:-

Substantial items of expenditure are as follows:

Fixed Assets:

The Treasurer concluded her presentation by saying that we should be mindful of not creating overspends (deficits) regularly on a year-on-year basis as this would quite quickly deplete our reserves.

In reply to a question, it was explained that the figure of £3,586 for charitable giving from special collections represented the cash element received from our special collections. All cheques and electronic transfers went direct from the donors to the relevant charities.

It was suggested that future Financial Statements should have “Page Numbers” as it would be easier to follow.

The Treasurer thanked everyone in the finance team for their help. In reply the Vicar thanked the Treasurer for all her efforts in preparing the annual accounts together with Chris Lomax who takes responsibility for dealing with authorized payments from the church’s General Operations account. According to the Church Times, over 50% of Anglican churches do not have a full complement of Churchwardens and over 60% do not have a Treasurer. To conclude, the Treasurer proposed acceptance of the Financial Statements for the year to 31[st] December 2023 and after being duly seconded by Chris Lomax, this was approved unanimously by all those present.

  1. Election of Independent Examiner: - The Treasurer, proposed that Buckingham & Company should be appointed for another year and after being duly seconded by Chris Lomax was agreed unanimously by all those present.

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11. Questions: - None

12. Any Other Business: -

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Appendix A

Members of the Congregation attending both the Parish Vestry Meeting and Annual Parochial Meeting who signed the attendance register:

57 members signed the attendance register

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REPORT ON THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL DURING 2024

The PCC met 7 times during the year.

Short Report of the Meeting of the Parochial Church Council on 29[th] January 2024

Churchwardens Business: Penny French was thanked for her work in bringing the installation of the new CCTV system to a satisfactory conclusion.

Eastcote Road and Chamberlain Way Properties: – 37 Eastcote Road has been redecorated and carpeted and is currently being marketed at £2,450 per month. We have had viewings by three promising prospective tenants including one who is coming back for a second viewing. 47 Chamberlain Way is being decorated and should be ready for marketing imminently.

Noise Complaint: – Harrow Council has ruled that the time of the bell ringers practice must be changed from the evening to between 4pm and 6pm on a Tuesday afternoon. Michael Hetreed, Tower Captain, has written to our local councillor and leader of Harrow Council appealing the decision. Initially the complaint was about the noise of the church clock chiming at night. This has been investigated by Harrow Council, and they have confirmed that the noise of the bell does not exceed the “noise threshold” whereby it would be categorised as unacceptable. The same applies to the sound of the bells when they are pealed before Sunday services.

Church Floodlighting: – The first set of floodlights were installed in 1988 following a specific bequest to the Friends of Pinner Parish Church. During the first stage of restoration the bulbs were replaced by new LED lighting, but by 2021 these had also failed. Ian Galloway is producing a report regarding the failure of the floodlighting system. After a discussion which took into account light pollution and cost, the consensus of opinion was that the church should be floodlit bearing in mind the building was an important landmark at the top of Pinner High Street. The Vicar

will research the possibility of obtaining advice and costings from specialist floodlighting companies.

Short Report of the Meeting of the Parochial Church Council on 19th March 2024

Parish Finances : - Copies of the partially completed Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31[st] of December 2023 were circulated.

The Hon Treasurer highlighted the following:

The Hon Treasurer also highlighted the following:

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Churchwarden’s Business:- Penny requested it be minuted that the PCC were extremely grateful to the Friends of Pinner Parish Church for their financial contribution towards the cost of the new CCTV system installed in December last year.

The asbestos ceiling in the boiler house has now been encapsulated. The ceiling was already quite safe but following the last annual inspection and recommendations by Blue A Ltd asbestos services, a decision was made to have the ceiling sealed. The work was completed on 7[th] March and cost just under £2,000. The Friends have also agreed to make a contribution towards this expenditure.

Short Report of the Meeting of the Parochial Church Council on 23rd May 2024 – held in the Church Hall

Matters Arising :- Church Floodlighting – St John’s has received an unrestricted legacy of £20,000. The Vicar has discussed with the deceased’s family, the possibility of using part of the legacy to install a new flood lighting system to which they have readily agreed. The family has also requested that part of the legacy should be used for the purchase some item that would be used in worship. The PCC unanimously supported the decision.

Parish Finances: -

The letter of engagement and letter of representation from Buckingham & Company were duly noted. The letter of engagement was signed by the Vicar together with the letter of representation in respect of our financial statements for the year to 31[st] December 2023.

Children and Youth Group update: - SNIP is having a “Murder Mystery” evening in July and an outing to Hyde Park during the summer. Planning is now well underway for Holiday Club (29[th] July to 2[nd] August 2024). The theme is entitled “In the Castle” and is based around kings and queens in the Bible.

Eco Church Report: - Emma reported that our church was working towards a silver award. With Emma leaving, her Eco Committee will take over the future progress of Eco Church.

Safeguarding update: - With Katherine’s permission, the Vicar proposed that Katherine Pinching should be adopted as the Parish Safeguarding officer and was agreed unanimously by all those present.

A copy of the revised Diocesan Safeguarding policy version 8 published on November 2023 was duly noted. The Vicar proposed adoption of the Diocesan Safeguarding policy for 2023/2024 and was agreed unanimously by all those present.

Short Report of the Meeting of the Parochial Church Council on 16[th] July 2024 – held in the Church Hall

Matters Arising:- Noise Complaint – Olivia Thorndon updated the PCC regarding the installation of sound insulation within the Bell Tower. On Sunday 19[th] May the bellringers measured the sound levels outside of the church while the bells were being rung. On 1[st] June Michael Hetreed supervised the installation of basic soundproofing, and on 30[th] June the sound levels were remeasured, and have been effective in reducing them.

Matters arising: – Church Floodlighting The Vicar and Ian Galloway will determine the way forward with a view to obtaining advice and competitive estimates. A company recommended by the Diocese will be visiting St. Johns on Tuesday 27[th] August. Initially the brief for the new floodlighting is to be (1) Environmentally friendly, (2) lights operated by a timer controlled by the reduction in ambient light, (3) the possibility of reducing the

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number of floodlights, in particular for the illumination of the cross.

Safeguarding: - The Vicar confirmed that those who had completed their online safeguarding training will not have to retake the online course for another 3 years. New members of the PCC will be expected to complete their safeguarding training as soon as possible.

Parish Finances: - Copies of the 2024 budget were distributed by the Hon Treasurer. It was noted that income was estimated at £292, 853 with expenditure at £285,431 resulting in a surplus of £7, 422 as compared to a deficit for the year 2023. The Treasurer sounded a warning note that the level of Stewardship will inevitably fall over the coming months and there could be unforeseen increases in expenditure.

Standing Committee recommendation for Common Fund increase for 2025 –At the Standing Committee meeting on 17[th] June it was agreed that a recommendation to the PCC should be made to increase our Common Fund contribution for 2025 to just above the current rate of inflation (2.23%). Currently we pay £103,425 for 2024. The recommendation to the PCC is that we increase our contribution for 2025 to a total of £106,000 which shall also include the 1% allocation to the Diocesan schools. The proposal was agreed by all those present.

Parish Hall Committee update: - Sarah Hullyer on behalf of the Hall Committee reported:-

Electrical work – Florescent tubes in the main hall need to be replaced together with another light fitting in the storeroom. Two electricians have inspected the lighting and expressed the view that not only should the tubes be replaced with new LED lights, but also the components and fittings which are extremely old. Acceptance of Ashmore Electrical’s quote of £1,525 (free of VAT) was agreed by a majority of all those present with one abstention.

Acceptance of Chris Roach Ltd’s quote of £3,510 (free of VAT) to varnish all the Hall’s external doors and was agreed unanimously by all those present.

It was noted at a previous meeting that there was a restricted Church Hall Fund with a balance in the region of £4,546. Joanna agreed that this money could be used to contribute to the cost of the above redecorations and varnishing.

AOB:-

Flooding of the Lady Chapel - The Vicar reported that the Lady Chapel was recently flooded. The Vicar and Ian Galloway cleaned out the gutters and it is hoped that has rectified the problem. A video of the damage has been forwarded to our architect Julian Harrap Architects in case further remedial action is required.

Short Report of the Meeting of the Parochial Church Council on 22[nd] September 2024

Bellringing at Pinner Parish church – Draft letter to be sent to residents close to church: - The PCC met after the service to agree a letter to be circulated to neighbouring properties advising that our bellringers’ evening practice time would be reinstated from 8[th] October 2024 as sound insulation is now in place. The first such practice will occur on 8th October from 7.30 – 9.00 pm, finishing earlier than previously (7.30 to 9.15pm).

Hall Painting 22nd August 2024 : A report by the Hall Committee detailing 3 quotations for revarnishing of the hall doors and other external panels, and repainting of the woodwork on the outside of the high level windows on the south side of the main hall was considered. The PCC approved the Hall committee’s recommendation to award the total works to Martin Moore at a total cost of £7,015.

External repainting / varnishing of the woodwork for the Hall - There is a provision of £4,500 in the Hall budget for this work. A quote has been obtained from Chris Roach Ltd to varnish all the doors for £3,510 against a second quote of £7,500.

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Short Report of the Meeting of the Parochial Church Council on 14[th] October 2024

Parish Finances: - Following the theft of our credit/debit card terminal there was a discussion about replacing the machine. The police are still investigating the theft of our original machine. CCTV footage has been circulated by the Metropolitan police, but the perpetrator has so far not yet been identified.

At the request of the PCC, Morella agreed to investigate the possibility of using Quick Response codes (QR codes) as a feasible substitute. Morella will report back to the PCC at a future date regarding QR codes together with the possibility of using “Cloud” based software for claiming and recording Gift Aid, GADS and Stewardship.

Churchwardens Business:

47 Chamberlain way- the tenant will vacate the property on 27[th] November. Gibbs Gillespie has reported that there have been several viewings by prospective tenants, but their views are that the property is “rather dated and old fashioned”. The options are to reduce the rent, upgrade the maisonette, change the managing agents to an estate agent nearer to the property e.g. Northwood Hills or, as a very last resort, sell the property.

Burhill Grove property – The new fire door is about to be fitted at a cost of approximately £3600.

Eastcote Road property – The hot water / central heating boiler has failed and has been replaced at a cost of approximately £4,000.

Parish Hall Committee update: - All agreed upgrades to the electric lighting inside the Church Hall and outside the fire exit door have been completed. Due to deteriorating weather the external repainting and varnishing has had to be postponed until Spring 2025.

The Boiler in the church hall failed its annual inspection. Essential repairs cost £920 but are covered by the Hall budget for 2024.

Children and Youth Group update: - Numbers in Kids Church and SNIP are rather on the low side, but still viable.

On Monday 23[rd] December there will be a Christmas Craft Morning in the church hall and Christingle making in the church.

This year’s Holiday Club was very successful and generated a surplus of £59.10.

AOB:-

Mission & Charities Committee – Recommendations for Advent & Christmas 2024 and Lent 2025 charity appeals: - A report prepared by Peter Wilson recommended “Kids Can Achieve” for the Advent & Christmas appeal and the Alzheimer’s Society for our Lent appeal. The PCC approved the charity, Kids Can Achieve, for our Advent & Christmas appeal (excluding the Christingle service). The proposal to adopt the Alzheimer’s Society for our Lent appeal was agreed by a majority.

Report on the Outcome of PMF – 2024 – A report prepared by Prof Pinching on the outcome of PMF-2024 was duly noted. The proposals to accept the report and financial outcome and approve the donation of £3,492 to Bereavement Care were agreed unanimously by all those present.

Short Report of the Meeting of the Parochial Church Council on 3rd December 2024

Parish Finances: Financial report : - A Performance Management report prepared by our Hon Treasurer for the eight months to 30[th] August was read aloud:There is an overall net income for the period 1[st] January – 31[st] August 2024 of £61,485.

This is mainly driven by:

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Highlights from Resources used are:

Churchwardens Business: -

Rent for Burhill Grove has been increased by 5.5% to £1,345 per calendar month from February 2025.

The tenants of 37 Eastcote Road will be vacating the property on 15[th] February so that it can be made ready for our new curate later in the year.

New tenants will be moving into 47 Chamberlain Way on 6[th] December at a monthly rental of £1,625.

A cheque was recently received from Ecclesiastical Insurance. They are running a scheme whereby any new insurer can nominate a church to receive a donation of £130. This money will be used to develop the children’s corner in our church.

Twenty children have already signed up for the Christmas Craft Morning on Monday 23[rd] December.

Safeguarding update: - Each parish has to complete a Safeguarding audit by the end of March 2025. The audit compares that required of parishes compared with what has actually been achieved. The audit will be presented to the PCC during the March meeting for approval. There is a recommendation that all members of the PCC should be DBS checked. This will be discussed in more detail within the PCC early next year and possibly at the next APCM in May 2025. The Vicar recommended to members of the PCC that they should read the “Makin report”.

AOB:-

Church Broadband – Morella Boon and Janet Huszczo have renegotiated the church’s broadband contract with BT. The benefits include a substantial increase in broadband response with increased coverage especially in the Church Hall using a booster. Our monthly fee has also been reduced to £80 per month.

Safeguarding children and vulnerable

adults - The PCC has discussed the topic of safeguarding on several occasions over the course of the year and confirms that it has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016, in relation to having due regard to House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

Helen Walsh, PCC Secretary Trevor Mitchell, PCC Minutes Secretary

Parish Hall Committee update: - A report and draft budget for Church Hall 2025 prepared by Ian Galloway, was duly noted and agreed unanimously by all those present.

Children and Youth Group update: - SNIP is meeting on Sunday and it is hoped they can obtain cinema tickets to see “Paddington 3”. After Christmas there are plans to go ice-skating at one of the London winter ice rinks.

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Vicar’s report on Parish Life

To say that the past year has been something of a momentous one for the Church of England is something of an understatement. The safeguarding scandal and subsequent revelations concerning who knew what and when concerning the appalling abuse perpetrated by John Smyth over many years and in many places has rocked the church, not only within itself but has also severely damaged its reputation in the eyes of the wider public and made its place in the public square seem not only more precarious but also called into question. The fact that, within a certain constituency of the church, many individuals either knew directly of this abuse or, by their own admittance, simply refused to avail themselves of the evidence is shocking and unacceptable. It is also deeply counter-faithful.

Safeguarding is a matter for everyone in any institution or walk of life: how we model that approach to care for one another, be they deemed vulnerable or not, is indicative of how we attempt to model the love at the heart of our faith to one another and in that public square. I said in a sermon during Advent that the faith is “taught and inherited, not beaten into one another”, and abuse, be it physical, mental or spiritual has absolutely no place within society, but especially not within a faith community. Bearing in mind that it is Lent as I write this, and that we are all called to examine our consciences and standing before God during this season of repentance, we are reminded that none of us are as good as we would like to be. However, the safeguarding scandal has revealed a level of control and abuse, especially with Conservative evangelical circles, far above and beyond even the wildest imaginations of many.

I was saddened that at the recent General Synod the option not to move towards a fully independent scrutiny of Church safeguarding measures and procedures was adopted, the main reason given being that the Church was not fully prepared and that more work needed to be done. I have to say that I feel this to be a grave error: it is

always the easy option to mark one’s own homework, with little outside scrutiny or comment. The path of least resistance was taken, despite the lead Bishops for Safeguarding advising that independent scrutiny be adopted.

However, all should not be tarred with the same brush, for each “wing” of the Church has its faults, and we exist in a church that is currently struggling with issues concerning the ordained ministry of women (yep, still struggling with that) and more recently the issues surrounding the status of same-sex relationships: the Living in Love and Faith process, and the subsequent Prayers of Love and Faith issued last year are still subject to continual discussion and debate.

These issues may not seem to touch the everyday life of many congregations, and yet they are very much at the forefront of many church issues. In my ministry as organiser of and Chaplain to the London Deacon’s ordination retreat, these integrities have to be carefully taken into consideration, and put into place with care for those being ordained, yet it saddens me when some refuse to receive the Sacrament from me on the basis of what they think my theological position on LLF to be, as has been the case of late, without even asking. For me any Christian community has to be fully inclusive, and that includes people who are same sex attracted. It is a clear issue of discrimination if we think ourselves to be “right” on doctrinal matters to the point where those who do not think alike are refused Communion, made unwelcome in our congregations, or not encouraged to grow in their discipleship.

It takes us back to the issue of safeguarding, where abuse can so easily become manifest in order to win another over to one’s theological point of view: who is “saved” and who is “not saved” by issues of predestination are fine theological points which butter no parsnips with the wide majority of the non-church attending public. That is not to say that such theological positions are invalid – we all disagree on the finer points of systematic and salvation theology – but we are called

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to love one another despite the differences, failings and thoughts of others when they do not agree with our own, let alone pursue that Lenten examination of our own spiritual life and thought processes. To be “certain” is a difficult and dangerous phrase to use. For myself I know “that my redeemer liveth”, but at the heart of my sense of belief is a profound awareness of just how little I know of the identity and purposes of God, either for me or for others. What I do know is that we are called to love one another as Christ has loved us, and to play a part both spiritually and financially within the wider church.

Over the Advent and Christmas seasons I was acutely aware of a sense of thankfulness and support for parish ministry, and this was felt by many of my clerical colleagues and friends in all sorts of parishes and cathedrals across many dioceses. At a recent Deanery Synod, we were asked to name a fear. I said that my fear was that many would assume the “hierarchy” of the church to actually be the church, whereas the everyday common round of parochial ministry is the cutting edge. The vast majority of people who do not attend church are not concerned with counting the proverbial Angels on the head of a pin, but are concerned that the local church, irrespective of style, is open, welcoming, offers worship well and accommodatingly, and is a living presence within their community. This is something that I believe that we offer in our own church, and I am grateful for it.

A friend of mine recently said that, with regards the church and after (like me) 28 years of ordained ministry, he couldn’t work out if he was a realist or a cynic. Fair point, it can be hard to tell, but I do firmly believe that the parish system needs all the support that can be offered to it by the hierarchy, rather than funds being directed towards short-termism or the current ecclesiastical fashion. This needs to be fought for: the parish system isn’t redundant, nor are parish clergy the “limiting factors” as we were once recently described to be. The parochial system is alive and well but could do with more support and energy being put into it rather

than endless discussions as to its viability or necessity, and this is something that I will continue to fight for.

So, in terms of parish life we take safeguarding extremely seriously and I am very grateful to Katherine Pinching, our Parish Safeguarding Officer for all that she does in ensuring that I am up to date with the copious requirements and everchanging legislation, as well as parish DBS checks and alike. Thank you, Katherine.

We have had the usual round of annual parish events, with schools continuing to attend either for concerts, end of year events of simply class visits. These are always thoroughly enjoyable, as is the relationship with Pinner Parish Pre-School on a daily basis. The Pinner Music Festival and Music in Pinner series continue to be a success, and we have hosted a good many other concerts in the past year and hope to continue to do so. Our 2024 Lent groups were well attended, as have the various NET events been throughout the year, along with Advent and Lent Compline. The church building continues to be open for all to say their prayers or simply to find a silent solace, and our worship seems to gradually be attracting new people, both in the morning but also at Evensong. I would like however to draw attention to the Wednesday morning Eucharist at 10.am which has seen numbers really drop in the past few years. A quiet service of half an hour, it is a time of reflection and to receive the Sacrament, and I have no intention of stopping it, but it would be good if more people attended once in a while.

I am grateful to many people within the parish, and I sincerely hope that you know who you are, but I would like to thank Helen Walsh who, with Trevor, has been our PCC Secretary for almost my entire 17 years here. Helen is standing down at the APCM, so further thanks there, but we will miss her graciousness and professional manner, so thank you Helen. I would also like to say thank you to Michael Hetreed and the Bellringers, who have endured two complaints in the past two years regarding the ringing of the bells and have weathered the storms with grace under pressure.

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Sound-proofing measures have been taken in the ringing chamber, and the time of Tuesday practice cut short by 15 minutes to finish at 9.pm, but it has been moved back to the evening from a trial period of late afternoon as many ringers simply could not attend at that earlier time. This we were not prepared to countenance as it would have a deleterious effect on the future of ringing in Pinner, which now makes a joyful noise and which, judging by my conversations with many of my neighbours, is greatly appreciated and seen as an intrinsic art of living in Pinner.

We had a wonderful week in July with the Holiday Club, which was well attended and great fun. My thanks to Sarah and her team of willing and able helpers who prepared for months beforehand to give everyone a thoroughly enjoyable time. I especially enjoyed the Holiday Club service and a game of Play your cards right, which, naturally, I lost, with the accompanying forfeit to be endured. Also, there was a Christmas craft day for younger children, and there is an Easter day in Holy Week this year. Special mention goes also to Richard Hillman, who has been a SNIP (Sunday night in Pinner) helper for 28 years and is stepping down this summer. SNIP is small, but fun and meets on most Sunday evenings for an hour and a half, with games chat, baking, ice-skating, trips out……. if you know of a young person aged 12-18 who might be interested in joining us, please mention it to them. Thank you, Richard.

Thanks to Martin and the choir, who joyfully imbue our worship with real skill and care, and who continue the tradition of a robed choir and the Anglican Choral style of worship. Also, to Janet our administrator, without whom much would not be possible, and to all who help with Junior Church, flowers, cleaning, refreshments, SNIP youth group, serving,

administering the Chalice, ministry, repair work, playing the organ, finances, serving on the PCC and much else in our life together. I am truly grateful and extremely fortunate. Also, to Penny and Rosemary our Churchwardens, much of whose work is sight-unseen but extremely valuable to us all and who support me a great deal both in prayer and action.

We look ahead to the arrival and ordination of Ben Bloom, currently being formed for ordination at the College of the Resurrection in Mirfield. Ben joins us as Assistant Curate for 3 years in early June but doesn’t begin his ministry until Sunday, June 29[th] . Please come to his ordination service at St. Paul’s Cathedral at 3.pm on Saturday, June 28[th] and support him and his loved ones. Please also continue to pray for Alice as her ordination training continues towards the end of her second year.

I want to finish by saying thank to Sarah, Tom, Toby and Tilly (Patterdale terrier type). In terms of my health, 2024 was not a good year, and their support and love has seen me through some difficult times into, now, much better ones. I know that they will hate reading this, but it needs to be said: thank you.

We look forward to what will be an exciting year with much going on in our life together, and my prayer is that God will give us the strength and grace to continue to celebrate the Sacraments, expound Holy Scripture and sing His praises.

With prayers,

Fr. Paul.

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CHURCH ACTIVITIES

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Property and Maintenance

The parish owns three residential properties:

37, Eastcote Road - In October 2024 a new boiler was fitted at the house, after the previous one was condemned. This house is in a very acceptable condition.

6, Burhill Grove - A new fire door was fitted in November 2024, as directed by the freeholder. A water leak was repaired under the sink and bath in December 2024.

47, Chamberlain Way - The tenants left in November 2024 and new tenants arrived in December 2024. During the year new water boosters were installed on the hot taps to increase pressure. The shrubs in the front garden were pruned. New hinges were installed on the bedroom and kitchen doors. The immersion heater was repaired and the extractor fan was replaced.

Gibbs Gillespie continue to manage the properties for us and inspect them twice a year. All the statutory gas and electric checks are up to date and all three properties are in a good state of repair.

Maintenance and inspections of a number of items takes place every year; fire alarm (Hall), fire extinguishers, intruder alarm (Sacristy), boilers (Hall and Church), lightning conductor, PAT testing and gutter clearance. These have all been undertaken this year and the necessary certificates received.

Work undertaken at the church this year includes:

We would like to thank Janet Huszczo, Ian Galloway and the Hall committee and other volunteers for all they have done this year to repair and maintain the fabric of the Church and Hall.

Rosemary Lay and Penny French Churchwardens

Hall Committee

The hall continues to be well used for church events, and by regular and casual hirers. As well as refreshments after the Sunday morning service, church events include Kid’s Church, SNIP, NET talks, the Lent course and the children’s Holiday Club and activity mornings.

Our regular hirers include Pinner Parish Preschool, Pinner Theatre Dance, Rainbows, Tai Chi, Taekwondo, Yoga and Pilates classes. Pianobeats classes, teaching children keyboard skills, are popular and run 7 days per week in the side rooms. With the RSPB and Women’s Institute holding monthly evening meetings, we are virtually fully booked during the week. We were pleased to once again host the Pinner Sketch Club Summer Exhibition in August and the PAC Christmas lunch in December.

At weekends the hall is popular for children’s parties and other social gatherings.

We are grateful to these outside groups for their use of the hall which provides a significant contribution to church income.

During the year we replaced the fluorescent lights in the main hall and store with new LED lights. We had planned to have the external woodwork on the hall revarnished last year, but due to delays in getting suitable quotations, this work is now planned to be carried out this summer.

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My thanks to the hall committee members, Sarah Hullyer and Vino Preetham, and to Janet Huszczo for fielding hall telephone enquiries in the office.

Ian Galloway Chairman

Mission & Charities Committee

The Lent and Easter Appeal for 2024 was for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), and the speaker was Dr Sakib Burza, an associate professor from London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine who has worked for MSF for over twenty years. MSF provides medical services in all the major conflict zones, regardless of ethnicity, religion, or political affiliation. The appeal raised £5899.33 including the Gift Aid and Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme claims.

For Harvest 2024, the appeal was principally for Water Aid, which helps local communities in many countries to make clean water and improve sanitation and hygiene. Food donations went to Harrow Foodbank. A total of £2111.25 (including Gift Aid and GASDS) was raised. We aim to support at least one charity relevant to climate change every year.

For Advent and Christmas 2024, the appeal was for Kids can Achieve (KCA) while Christmas presents were donated to Harrow Foodbank. KCA provides inclusive play opportunities for disabled children and young people and is the only charity to do so locally. This year KCA helped 167 children and young adults. KCA were raising money for a minibus to allow young people to access their services. A total of £4607.56 (including Gift Aid and GASDS) was paid to the charity. In addition, the Christingle service raised £920.36 including GASDS for the Children’s Society

The Lent and Easter Appeal for 2025 is for the Alzheimer’s Society, which provides expert online and telephone support for patients and carers, helps research into

improving diagnosis and treatment as well as raising awareness of the disease. The aim is to raise at least £5000 in support of the helpline and for research into new drug treatments. The Appeal was launched on 2/3/25 by Pippa Holdup from the Charity and hopefully will be well supported.

Annual giving was £11500 for 2024/5. The main groups are (a) Charities funded mostly by churches (b) locally based UK charities and (c) International groups. The current charities are (a) USPG, Christians against Poverty (debt counselling), Church Army, Firm Foundation (homeless people in Harrow) (b) Welldon Activity Group, Bereavement Care, St Luke’s Hospice, Unseen UK (helpline supporting victims of slavery) (c) Hope and Homes for Children, Mildmay, Kitrinos Healthcare (for refugees). Kitrinos and the Welldon Activity Group had both unfortunately closed and the total of £2250 was returned to the Church account.

We would be interested to hear from anyone willing to help with the work of the Missions and Charities Committee.

Peter Wilson

Nurture Education and Training

The NET Group oversees a Study and Development Programme for all Church members and those interested in the topics. The current members of the organising group are: Peter Ellis (Chair), Ann Fuller, Karina Johnson, Angela Kenny, Chris Kenny, Jane Mayes, and Emmie McGregor. The Group usually meets about 4 times a year to plan events, but all these planned events are open to all.

Our events in 2024 were:

On 17 Feb Canon Andy Thompson talked about ‘My pilgrimage to Iraq’. About 30 people assembled in the Church Hall to hear the wonderful story of a pilgrimage in Iraq given by The Reverend Andrew Thompson MBE. Andy is currently Team Vicar in Uxbridge and worked in several Islamic countries as a

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Christian priest in the Anglican Church between 2005 and 2020.

The talk was even more impressive as Andrew explained how he was born profoundly deaf, learnt to lip read and can now communicate through ordinary speech.

Canon Andy Thompson started with magic tricks with bangles but then launched into talking about this journey. He spoke about the battle of Karbala (and suggested later that we speak to any of our Shi’a friends about this). I was surprised about the large numbers doing this pilgrimage and that many of them were disabled. I was also surprised that in the pictures, Andy was wearing white robes in stark contrast to all those around him. We delved into the story of Iman Husein. There were comparisons to be made with Christianity:

But there was a contrast in that there was no resurrection. I was rather horrified about the self-flagellation that went on. Some conclusions were that:

Christians have a definite place in the Shi’a story. There is a belief in a God who is righteous. Despite persecution rituals have endured. There were a lot of questions and comments about this topic, and I had to draw a reluctant stop after 12 noon. We will see Canon Andrew Thompson in Pinner again in 2025.

16 March Lent Quiet Day at SPEC with Audrey Hamilton

What a wonderful day we had at ‘The Grail’ (now known as SPEC at Waxwell House). The day was glorious with sunshine and warmth in the morning and no rain in sight for the entire day!

This is written of course with the background of rain, rain, and more rain. So, it was fitting that we focused on water in the scriptures. The day was expertly led by Audrey Hamilton who had concocted a visual scene of flowing stream made from material and candles (see photo).

In the morning, there were a few passages from the bible about river water.

‘That person is like a tree planted by streams of water’ yielding its fruit in season and its leaves not withering.

Time was then given for personal reflection. I chose to walk in the spacious grounds enjoying the warmth and the tranquility. We remained quiet throughout. At lunchtime, some chose to be silent in one room, but others had quiet conversation. After the lunch of soup and bread with cheese, we heard the story about the woman at the well and what she could give Jesus and what He gave to her. We were then left for further quiet contemplation.

We rounded off the day with a Eucharist in the Rotunda where Emma presided.

There was plenty of tea and cake before we left for our homeward journey. Thanks to everyone who attended and participated, and to Angie of SPEC who made us feel very welcome.

18 May ‘Let’s celebrate’ Party in the Church Hall

The Church Party on Saturday 18[th] May was wonderful. About 50 people came along and entertained themselves with a variety of games. Some people were very competitive indeed! When not playing games, there were sandwiches, cakes, scones, Prosecco, soft drinks and hot drinks: plenty of sustenance. We all had a lot of fun.

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19 October ‘Vicars, Vermin and Visitations: the work of a Church Warden’ with Angela Kenny and Phil Lawder in the Church Hall

We had a most interesting morning on 19 October, being entertained and informed about the work of Churchwardens. About 50 people gathered in the Hall for this event. We started, as usual, with coffee and pastries, but then quickly progressed to a quiz about churchwardens. What did a terrier have to do with church life? What was the purpose of those intriguing sticks called ‘wands’ – and did they have magical powers?

After this gentle non-threatening quiz, Angela Kenny (a recent past churchwarden and professionally an archivist), took us through a fairly detailed history of the work involved as a churchwarden. We were reminded that the office of churchwarden dates back to before the 12[th] century when the main role was to care for the Church building and contents. We were told about the ‘church box’ containing money for the poor, which had 3 locks and 3 separate keys. We have such a box still in Pinner and the vicar says he will try to display this at the next APCM. It isn’t locked now – and it doesn’t contain any money!

Angela told us that during the years of religious disruptions, the churchwardens were responsible for making the necessary changes within the church in line with the chosen doctrine. The church wardens were expected to report any lax morals amongst the parishioners…oh dear! In the past, the churchwardens were quizzed about whether the Minister used prayers that he devised himself or altered the Book of Common Prayer. At one time, it was the churchwardens’ responsibility to kill vermin throughout the parish. It was only in 1894 that the churchwarden’s role was restricted to the ecclesiastical parish.

We were, by this time, all amazed at the amount of knowledge that Angela had gleaned from her research. So, it was now time for more refreshments - just briefly - before we launched back to more enlightenment. This time, Phil Lawder, a previous Churchwarden, told us about the

role of the Churchwarden in the present day. Churchwardens now work in cooperation with the PCC. Churchwardens themselves are appointed by, and report to, the Bishop.

Phil told us there are four major tasks that a churchwarden may face:

Faculty, Visitation, Quinquennial, and Interregnum. Phil discussed each one, and certainly the current churchwardens do not relish the thought of an Interregnum!

There were many questions, one of which ‘Why does anyone do this onerous voluntary role?’, caused more than a little hubbub. Our final session was as a breakout session where we were asked to discuss what we would do now, if we started with a blank sheet. Not surprisingly, there were no clearcut answers.

We thanked Angela and Phil for their excellent contributions, and we all left to further discuss issues as we each made our way home.

30 November Advent Quiet Morning in Church

We were thrilled by the excellent Quiet Morning. Father Mark had told me that he would lead a themed quiet time, and then later told me he had been inspired by C.S. Lewis’ book, ‘The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe. So about 20 of us gathered within church for this period of reflection, themed around this best-selling book.

Mark gave us less ‘quiet’ time than usual (That was a ‘positive’ for me certainly, but others might disagree!) and there was no colouring, or writing/drawing. There was, however, an excellent selection of music throughout the quiet periods – thank you Mark for your ‘mix’.

We reflected on what might be meant by ‘become like children’ and we spoke about ‘the light shining in the darkness’. We heard about Mr. Beaver and pondered - in a dramatic reading - about whether He is safe. Finally, we shared our thoughts and went away into the usual hectic preChristmas scramble after this wonderful calming, quiet period of reflection. Thank you, Mark!

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2025

Although this is the report of events for 2024, we have already started our 2025 programme.

1 March - Lent Quiet Day with Audrey Hamilton at SPEC.

Our Quiet days are always interesting, and SPEC (formerly the Grail), in Waxwell Lane, is a truly wonderful local venue. The day was very suitable for Lent in 2025.

Embracing god’s life-giving invitation for us this Lent

‘Come back to me with all your heart’ (Joel 2:12)

We had a glorious sunny day at SPEC, the ancient building on Waxwell Lane that most of us remember as The Grail.

We met on March 1[st] , to prepare for Lent in our various ways. We were very ably assisted in this by our friend and Retreat giver, Audrey Hamilton. The day started wonderfully with coffee and freshly prepared croissants!

Audrey then got us to ponder the words ‘if anyone is seeking God, the Beloved is seeking that person much more’. We were all intrigued by the concept of what God calls us. Does he know our name? does he have a special name for us? or does the Lord just know us intimately and has no need for a name?

In our contemplations, we were able to wander through some of the wonderful grounds, viewing the snowdrops and an occasional crocus, and the quaint tumbledown out-buildings further from the house. We then had a superb lunch of homemade soup, fresh bread, cheese and ham.

Suitably refreshed after lunch, we continued our Quiet time, reflecting on the wonders of the Lord. We had contemplated the Transfiguration and had seen this as a pivotal moment where God and humans meet - and as a bridge between earth and heaven.

We finished the day with our Eucharist in the Rotunda. Father Paul arrived to administer the Mass to us.

Following that, we had more food! This time there was cake and tea – home-made cakes prepared specially by our own Jane Mayes. A truly magnificent day!

Our programme for 2025 will continue with:

March 29 - ‘Competing Narratives – The Holy Land’ Canon Andy Thompson in Church Hall. Andy Thompson is a brilliant speaker who has entertained us very well previously. He is highly knowledgeable about the Middle East and has agreed to help us understand what is happening there now.

May 17 - The Church Party in Church Hall. The Church Party will be amazing fun as always! There will be games, food, and drink – and lots of people! Do not miss this!

September 6 - Alice Elmer will talk about her ‘Journey to Ordination’ in Church Hall. Alice is well known to most of us. We are all excited about her journey towards ordination and we want to hear what she is doing during this trek.

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November 29 - Advent Quiet Morning in Church. We are looking forward to this time of anticipation in Advent.

I do hope to see you all at several if not all of these events during 2025. Details of these will be posted in the weekly Bulletin before the events.

We continue to monitor the Prayer leaflets in the Lady Chapel, and the Gospel Imprint leaflets in the display rack and replace them when necessary.

I thank the members of the NET group for their commitment and hard work in maintaining our Study and Development Programme in 2024, and in planning the programme for 2025.

I would like to emphasise that the Programme from the NET Group is for all Church members and those interested in the topics.

If anyone wants something included in the NET Programme, then please do mention that, and we will make efforts to accommodate the request.

Peter Ellis Chair, Nurture, Education, and Training Group

positive response to the Stewardship campaign at the end of 2023. Many people increased their giving, and a number of “new” people started giving regularly.

There was a small drop by year end in the number of people giving to 143 (if partners are added to the total, 170 contributed). The drop was due to people moving from the area, change of circumstances and sadly deaths. On a positive note, average giving per person increased to £63.50 per month (£762 per year), up on the previous year.

We were able to claim gift aid on 91% of Stewardship gifts, a sum of £29,505. Again, it should be mentioned that 50% of the income comes from 29 people, this is not unusual in a parish, but it could be an issue.

Pinner Parish Church is fortunate in that the vast majority of members of the congregation do give via Stewardship, this commitment means that we can budget for the year ahead. Looking ahead to 2025 we are likely to see Stewardship income drop by around £4000; we would welcome financial support from those who do not already contribute. Stewardship packs are available in the porch, on the website or by emailing: giving@pinnerparishchurch.org.uk

Youth Worker Fund

STEWARDSHIP, YOUTH WORK FUND & OTHER VOLUNTARY GIVING - 2024

This report covers the financial contributions made by members of the congregation and visitors during 2024 to fund our church and its ministry. Funds come in in various ways, the majority of people pledge and give regularly, others give at services using the yellow Gift Aid envelopes or as cash in the plate or wallsafe. Some gave via the tap terminal in the porch. All gifts are welcome and appreciated.

Stewardship Giving

Well over half the church income is from Stewardship giving, in 2024 it was £129,523, an increase of £8,889 on the 2023 income. The increase was due to a

Income for the Youth Worker Fund in 2024 was £980.00. We claimed gift aid of £245 which gave a total of £1225.

Other Gift Aided Giving

The yellow Gift Aid envelopes are a source of income where gift aid is claimable. In 2024 we received income of £2553.80 and claimed gift aid of £638.56. This figure includes that given via the PAYAZ terminal in the porch.

Cash Giving and GASDS

Gift Aid on Small Donations (GASDS) is claimable on cash gifts up to and including £30. HMRC stipulated in recent years that gifts given via a “tap terminal” and not gift aided could be counted as cash – but only if the card was tapped – in April 2024 that rule was quietly changed to include gifts made using chip and pin as well.

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Last year we reported that a PAYAZ tap terminal had been installed in the porch in July 2023 at a minimal cost. It was sponsored by the Diocese of London. Unfortunately, in July 2024 it was broken into and the component parts stolen. There was no risk of data being accessed and the perpetrator was later caught, partly thanks to our new CCTV system. Replacement would cost around £350 and is still under consideration.

Cash gifts made during 2024 were: Plate at services: £1669.60 Wallsafe: £1717.75 Payaz (1 Jan to 17 Jul) £1144.00

Over the year the GASDS claimed on all eligible cash donations was £1466.59 of which £1029.59 went into church funds and the balance of £437.00 to the Easter, Harvest and Christmas charities. Details of money raised for these charities are available in the Missions and Charities report.

Other Voluntary Giving

Generous sponsorship for the church music events came to £5487.50 including gift aid.

I would like to record thanks to Trevor Mitchell, Stewardship Recorder, who banks (not in Pinner) and records all cash and cheques during the year.

Thanks also to Janet Huszczo who prints off all the documents for Stewardship campaigns, envelopes and literature for the charity appeals.

Morella Boon (Gift Aid Recorder)

Kids Church

Kids Church continues to enjoy meeting in the church hall on all Sundays in term time during the 10am Parish Eucharist for Bible reading and discussion followed by craft work and activities. Sessions are based on one of the Eucharist readings and the crafts are particularly enjoyed by all those attending aged 4 - 12 from both the congregation and the choir.

Thank you to all the Leaders and Helpers for the interesting sessions - Morella Boon, Jude Brampton, Dawn Friday, Sarah Hullyer, Joanna Kothary, Jane Lamprill, Helen Lawson, Katherine Pinching and Sally Smyth. We have recently welcomed Elizabeth Edwards and David Chilton to the team. A special thanks to Katherine who is stepping down from teaching after very many years of service.

Please let us know if you would like to join the team as a Leader or a Helper, or if you know of any young person who would like to give Kids' Church a try. New young members are always very welcome.

Hilary Gould and Carolyn White

Holiday Club and Craft Mornings

We had a very successful holiday club last summer. We invited children to come “In the Castle” and meet some of the kings and queens in the Bible. The theme was the idea of Francesca Wolff, who chose the stories and wrote the scripts, and the children and leaders had a wonderful time, finishing with a dress up day on Friday. We had just over 30 children attending and also another 16 teenagers helping in groups or on stage.

We learned about King Solomon’s wisdom, David’s bravery, Queen Esther, the parable of the unforgiving servant and Jesus, the King of Kings. There were crafts and activities linked to the stories, singing and dancing and a visit from an animal experience on the Friday, with a Royal Python amongst other creatures.

On Monday 23[rd] December we welcomed almost 40 children to a Christmas Craft morning in the hall. There were 3 groups – Angels, Shepherds and Wise Men – and each group had different crafts according to age. There were different crafts for each group - the older group made scented candles, the younger group made eggbox Nativity scenes and there were also crackers to be made and biscuits to ice amongst other things. The children all seemed to have a good time, and it was

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lovely to welcome many new families that were joining us for the first time.

By the time you read this, we will have had an Easter Craft Morning, which children are booking in for at the moment and planning is well under way for this year’s summer holiday club.

Over the past year we have had several girls join us as part of their volunteering section for the Duke of Edinburgh awards, and it is great to have their help. I would also like to thank the other leaders, Sally, Andrea and Natalia, who give up their time each week to help run the unit.

Sarah Hullyer

With many thanks to all the leaders and helpers who have made these events happen. I think we are building up a good number of new children and families who are interested in the events we are running. If anyone else is interested in helping at a future children’s event, please do speak to me as it would be great to have more people involved.

Sarah Hullyer

Rainbows -1[st] Pinner Rainbows

Our Rainbow unit continues to thrive in Pinner. We have a full unit all the time with a very long waiting list still. Over the past year we have been busy with many different activities including crafts, cooking and science, as well as playing games and having fun. 14 new Rainbows have made their promise and those who have reached 7 years have mostly moved on to Brownies to continue in Girlguiding. As a unit we have worked for several Skills Builder Badges, including Camp (preparing to go away), Lead (learning how to work as a team) and Make Change (how to do something to help others). As part of our Make Change badge, we became Dementia Friends by completing an activity linked with Alzheimer’s Society. We learned about dementia and also raised some money for the charity.

We also joined other Rainbow Units from across the county at The Willow Tree Centre in Harefield for several events. There was an environmentally themed craft day, an animal adventure event with a petting zoo and a Christmas Craft Day with Brownies too.

GROUPS AND ACTIVITIES

Bereavement Visitors

For many, many years Bridget Murray led the St John’s team until she suddenly fell ill in March 2025 when I took over from her. We are grateful to Bridget for her extraordinary care and commitment to this work.

Our visitors are available to support and get alongside anyone in the parish who would like to talk about their experience of losing a loved one or a friend. Grief can be a lonely and painful time. It often helps to talk to someone outside your family and circle of friends and who you don’t know. The team meets in a support group along with bereavement visitors from St Luke’s, so if you wouldn’t want to talk to anyone from St John’s you could meet someone either from St Luke’s or indeed from another local bereavement group.

Visitors are trained and supported by Bereavement Care for which Dr Dorothy Edwards, from St John’s, was a Consultant Supervisor until her retirement in 2024 and we are grateful to Dorothy for having offered her expertise in that way.

Jane Mayes

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Pinner Guild of Church Bell Ringers

Pinner is fortunate to have a strong and very friendly band of ringers. There are 17 members, 14 active ringers, 2 junior members and one life member. This year we rang for just one wedding when Lis Warren, a former ringer with us, married Derek. In April we rang for the burial of the ashes of Anne Payne and on St George’s Day when, as usual, we opened the celebrations in Pinner High Street. In September we gave local cub scouts a tour of the church.

Managing noise complaints was the dominant theme of the past year and we are grateful to Patrick Erwin, Steeple keeper, for his ingenuity and skill in designing, constructing and installing effective sound control in our bell chamber. It has meant that Tuesday evening practices have resumed, our band has progressed with ringing skills, and we have been able to provide service ringing reliably.

There were two most enjoyable social events this year. Patrick and Jane hosted a barbeque in their garden in September and we enjoyed a dinner at Dona Theresa restaurant in Hatch End in October.

The bellringers of St John the Baptist are one of the most well supported bands in the Southwest district of the Middlesex County Association of Church Bell ringers. Thanks go from all the ringers to our Tower Captain, Michael Hetreed, for his patience and dedication. Also, to Christine Bennett our deputy captain and to Chris Lomax, ‘captain emeritus.’ This has ensured that the bells continue to ring in Pinner and that the band of bell ringers continues to grow.

Sue Ellis Tower Secretary

Music Report

Once again, the landmark events of the year have gone well, most notably the Carol Service, which had a choir of over 30 singers with all parts well-represented, singing a wide variety of music and all over in exactly one hour! The Pinner Music Festival concert focused on the choral music of Stanford and his contemporaries. A particular highlight was the choir’s singing of Stanford’s Beati Quorum Via and Wood’s Hail Gladdening Light. Saffron sang the solo in Stanford’s Magnificat in G beautifully. The other children played their instruments well, and Celia’s performance of a movement from a Handel Sonata for Violin was particularly enjoyable. The evening was rounded off with a rousing rendition of Brewer’s Magnificat in D.

The junior choristers have sung most Sunday mornings, and we were delighted to be joined recently by Joe and Annie. Sadly, Miriam has stepped away from Pinner to sing in the Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral. Whilst we are delighted with her success it is of concern that St Paul’s and Westminster Abbey now have girls’ choirs, which may affect recruitment to St John’s.

We are always keen to recruit young choristers and in return for singing they receive generous pocket money and free coaching for Associated Board and Trinity singing exams. Notable achievements have included successes at grade 6 for Celia, Lydia and Nahla, with Keira passing grade 5. Annie and Joe have started work on the first of the 8 grades available. In the summer we were delighted that Saffron achieved a Distinction in the Gold Award, which is the highest grading offered from the RSCM.

Throughout the major events we have been excellently accompanied by Paul Jeanes, and I am most grateful to him for making our events a high priority in his diary. We are very lucky in having a pool of organists on which we can call, and I would like to express my gratitude to Ian Galloway and Sarah Hullyer for playing. Philippa Nunn has continued to help with the Tuesday

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evening rehearsals and has also continued her excellent work recruiting new singers.

Finally, my thanks go to all the choir, whose loyalty I greatly appreciate and do not take for granted.

Martin Singleton

Church Flowers

We are a committed team of flower arrangers who take great pleasure in enhancing the beauty of our medieval Church with flowers and foliage. Apart from during Lent and Advent, floral arrangements are always to be found at the lectern, high altar and south porch. At the special times of Christmas, Easter and Harvest the Church looks glorious with additional flower arrangements on the pillars and windowsills.

Throughout the year we had the privilege of arranging flowers for parishioners in memory of their loved ones and also for the funeral of a long-standing member of the Church.

It was also a joy to decorate the Church with beautiful white flowers for the wedding of one of our parishioners, also a long-standing member.

Once again it was a pleasure to fill the Church with flowers to complement the highly successful Pinner Music Festival.

I would like to extend my grateful thanks to the whole team for their hard work and support in ensuring the Church is beautifully decorated. I would also like to thank Father Paul for his continued support and the parishioners for their appreciation and kind words throughout the year.

Judith Brampton

The Friends of Pinner Parish Church

In July 2024 we held another successful ‘Hymns and Pimms’ service and refreshments. We extend our grateful

thanks to Father Paul, the Director of Music Martin Singleton and the choir for their contribution to such an enjoyable event. This year’s Hymns and Pimms is planned for 22[nd ] June and will be held instead of Evensong on the Patronal Festival. You are warmly invited to come along.

We were very pleased to be able to donate nearly £2,000 to the Church to cover the cost of encapsulating the ceiling of the boiler house. This manages for the foreseeable future the risk associated with the presence of asbestos cement.

2024, in line with recent times, remained a challenging year for us and fundraising continued to be low. Whilst we were pleased to welcome a further member - Penny French - to the Committee, we have still been unable to find someone willing to take on the role of Chair. We therefore are unable to move away from the current difficult point in the life of this charity. We would however like to provide reassurance that the Committee - consisting of the Treasurer, Secretary and six members - remains wholly committed to the continued success of The Friends.

We would also like to express our thanks to Sue-Sabry-Grant, who is stepping down from the Committee at this year’s AGM. Her commitment to the Friends over a number of years has notably contributed to its success - and we are grateful for her time and effort.

In order for the Friends to move forward - and to avoid perhaps having to make some tough choices and decisions - we still need the impetus of further new Committee members, and particularly a Chair. We would encourage you to consider whether you would be willing to contribute to - or further help - the purpose of The Friends.

On behalf of the Committee

House Groups

Ann Fuller - Our group is very small consisting of 3 people: Annie Grace, Lynne Williamson and myself. We normally meet at Annie’s on a midweek afternoon on a

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date which suits our diaries, as we are a very small group, if one person cancels, we either cancel the group or 2 of us just have tea and cakes!

The pattern of the afternoon is usually study, sharing, reflection and discussion, ending with prayer and followed by tea and cakes. Although we do study, reflect ad pray, this is also a group for fellowship. Because we have been together for a long time, people are confident to share their thoughts and feelings, knowing it is a safe place.

In Lent 2024 we reflected on what Lent means to us with Bible readings, other prose readings poems, prayers.

We have had several enjoyable meetings where each person has brought pictures, music and readings (poems and prose, secular or Biblical) and have reflected on a theme such as Summer, Angels, Autumn. We normally finish the session with prayer (before the tea and cakes!)

One session was a communion service using previously consecrated hosts. In December we had lunch together .

Ann Fuller

Stephen Brown and Terri Trimmer - We are now a thriving group of regular attendees of between 6-8 members, and we meet every 5-6 weeks throughout the year.

We have been continuing our study of a climate change book recommended by the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, entitled ‘Sleepers Wake—Getting Serious about Climate Change’ by Nicholas Holtman. This book greatly impacts on our society as a whole, with an influence on the Eco Church with its ramifications on the way we lead our lives. This has led to a sharing of our ideas within the group, and the way in which we can contribute to a more carbon - friendly society, such as through recycling and respecting our natural resources.

We have backed this up with biblical references and a spiritual outlook, and we recommend this book to read. We were pleased that Emma (our Curate and Church

Eco Rep.) was able to join our March meeting before moving on to her new church.

For two meetings towards the end of 2024, we each chose and discussed extracts from the Bible that either interested or had some meaning to us. Our final meeting of the year was ‘Advent’ - discussing customs both here and around the world.

In 2025 we plan to study a book by John Pritchard, Bishop of Oxford, entitled ‘Living faithfully’ which is designed to deepen our commitment to Christ and develop our Christian discipleship at work and in the world.

Stephen Brown and Terri Trimmer

Pinner Parish Review

With gratitude to Audrey Taylor for her long service as Editor of the Review, and the wide range of articles it has featured over the years. I hope I can continue the good work in encouraging the members of our congregation to submit varied and engaging articles for the edification and enjoyment of all.

I am grateful to the Review team – Fr. Paul, Janet Huszczo, Gordon Williams, Michael Hetreed, and Carolyn White, for their good advice and invaluable contributions.

Many thanks to the congregation for submitting articles on such a wide array of topics as ‘A Rambling Romance’ and ‘Religious Vestments Exhibition at Ely Cathedral’. Please continue to send articles and photographs to review@pinnerparishcurch.org.uk so we can keep up the good work.

Olivia Thorndon

Pinner and District Faiths Dialogue

We have had two meetings in the past twelve months.

On 7 May 2024 we had presentations and a discussion on “Pluralism and Unity:

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denominations within our religions”, held at the Ark Synagogue in Northwood, with speakers from Pinner United Synagogue: Merrill Dresner, from Pinner Methodist Church: Colin Nunn, and from SICMMehfil Harrow: Umar Ebrahimsa.

On 6 November 2024 we had a discussion in St Luke’s Parish Centre, Pinner, led by Rabbi Naomi Goldman from Kol Chai Synagogue, about “Who or what is God for you?”

Both events were well attended, and I am grateful to the Ark Synagogue and St Luke’s Church for allowing us to use their halls.

My Co-chair, Jenny Nemko has stepped down from the position as she has moved away and is greatly missed. However, Anila Hashim from SICM-Mehfil Harrow has taken her place as co-chair, and it is a pleasure working with her. Our next meeting is due to be held on 30 April 2025 at SICM-Mehfil.

Katherine Pinching-co-chair

The Pinner Music Festival has been a consistent part of the Parish activities for nearly 60 years, for the first 50 of which it was directed by Michael Turvey, the Church’s Director of Music, and colleagues. It comprises a week of concerts, normally in early June. PMF is a part of the wider community activities of the Parish Church. It has raised substantial funds for smallish, locally-based charities (about £25,000 in the last 8 Festivals) – as well as bringing music and musicians of a high standard to St John’s, Pinner, and the surrounding community.

Pinner Music Festival is formally a Parish activity, its Committee being a subcommittee of PCC and answerable to PCC. In the Autumn, PMF sends the PCC a proposed plan and draft budget for approval, together with a suggested charity,

for the following year’s Festival, as well as sending a report on the financial and artistic outcome of the June Festival. Finances are held within PCC accounts (as a separate PCC-PMF account, with parish officers as signatories) and subject to audit, as part of Parish Accounts. Reserves of £6,000 have been built up. We are very grateful to the Parish Treasurer, Jo Kothary, and especially Chris Lomax, Paymaster, for their help and support through the year. The PMF Committee is chaired by Professor Anthony Pinching (who is also Director of PMF), and includes Paul Jeanes, Emmie McGregor and Stephen Brown (PCC Representative), with Shirley Wootten, Marketing Consultant, co-opted.

Pinner Music Festival – 2024 (10[th] – 15[th] June) featured a marvellous range of classical music played by outstanding musicians. We began with our usual Seminar, chaired by Petroc Trelawny, introducing some of our artists and programmes; Skaila Kanga (RAM Harp Ensemble), Madeleine Mitchell (London Chamber Ensemble at PMF–2025), Amber Emson and George Strivens, who provided fascinating insights into their careers and programmes, as well as the wider world of music.

At the opening concert, the Pinner Parish Church Choir sang anthems marking Stanford’s anniversary and performed solo pieces by church musicians under the direction of Martin Singleton. We showcased the Royal Academy of Music Harp Ensemble, thanks to a local link, for a sold-out lunchtime concert of lovely ballet music, Dancing with Harps . The Boyle String Quartet performed works by Mozart, Borodin, Haydn and Dvorak, in a lovely evening recital. Young Artists Amber Emson and Leah Nicholson gave thrilling and virtuosic accounts of C é sar Franck’s great violin sonata, an early Beethoven sonata and Ravel’s Tzigane . George Strivens returned with The Mera Horn Trio, playing wonderful works by Richard Strauss, Clara Schumann and Brahms, and featured the exceptional Alexandra Lowe (soprano) in George’s own arrangement of Four Last Songs and other songs; George also premiered The Rites Observed for solo

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French horn by Martin Bussey, drawn from his A Brother Abroad , commissioned for PMF–2021 and recently released on CD in late 2024, along with the solo pieces for flute and for French horn. We concluded with Paul Jeanes conducting Soloists, Festival Choir & Orchestra in fine accounts of three of Handel’s Coronation Anthems and Haydn’s glorious Nelson Mass .

Overall, this was a highly successful Festival in all regards, and we saw a big rise in audience numbers. As a result, from refreshment donations and a substantial positive overall balance, we were able to donate around £4,500 to our Charity of the Year, Bereavement Care.

Our plan for the 59[th] PMF–2025 (9[th] –14[th] June) is well advanced and follows the usual format. Ian Skelly chairs our Seminar. The Parish Church Choir will sing anthems and Haydn’s Little Organ Mass with Paul Jeanes on organ, the Church organ entering its 50[th] year. On Wednesday, Emma Abbate & Julian Perkins (piano duo) will give a lively lunchtime recital, Let’s Dance! and that evening the London Chamber Ensemble will perform works by Haydn, Howells and Ravel (150[th] Anniversary). The Thursday lunchtime recital is by the early music group, Sounds Historical in 600 Years! From Hildegard to Haydn. On Friday evening, acclaimed cellist Raphael Wallfisch will introduce and perform four of JS Bach’s Cello Suites. The final choral concert will present a wonderful trio of works: Haydn’s Te Deum , Handel’s 9[th] Chandos Anthem and Mozart’s Coronation Mass .

The PMF Committee does an enormous amount of voluntary work throughout the year to plan, publicise and coordinate the Festival. It is strongly supported by many volunteers from the Parish, who help with the practical aspects and to create the particular ambience that is Pinner Music Festival, and which is always appreciated by artists and audiences. We benefit from substantial business sponsorship and personal donations, and are very grateful for these, which make the quality of our Festivals possible.

We very much appreciate the continuing support and oversight of the Vicar and the PCC.

Professor Anthony J Pinching Festival Director, PMF, on behalf of the PMF Committee

Harrow Deanery Synod

The Deanery Synod met for three sessions during the year with a time of worship led by the hosts, who were invited to give a profile of their mission and ministries before the Synod prayed for them. Hosts also kindly provided refreshments. At each meeting reports were tabled or presented on the recent sessions by those elected to the Diocesan and General Synods.

The first meeting was held on 6 February at the London School of Theology in Northwood with the theme of “Engaging with our Communities”. Revd Julian Gadsby, Church Engagement Specialist of the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity spoke on discipleship, making a difference where we are, and shared the 6 Ms of Discipleship. These are: Model a godly character, Make good work, Minister grace and love, Mould Culture, Mouthpiece for truth and justice, Messenger for the Gospel. He reminded us that we are called to love our neighbour. We are called to tell everyone about Jesus. We should live our lives authentically for Jesus. We need to treat people we meet as people not projects. Noah Kelly of St Alban’s North Harrow spoke about the Willesden Area Ministry Experience Scheme.

The second meeting was held on 13 June at All Saints Harrow Weald. The meeting started in the Forest School which is located to the north of the church. Synod opened with a minute’s silence in memory of John Dolling, Lay Chair of the Synod for many years, who had died. Revd John Barker gave a brief profile of the church. He said that there were four parts of the church and its worship:- the Forest School, the Pre-School, the Church Hall, and the Parish. Revd Dave Bookless, Head of Theology of A Rocha International, spoke

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about the ECO-Church programme in England and Wales which was started by A Rocha 8 years ago and 7,000 churches are already enrolled in it. There are five areas in the ECO-Church Survey and to gain the awards parishes need to show that they have made progress in all five. These are Worship and Teaching; Management of Church Buildings; Management of Church Land; Community and Global Engagement; and Lifestyles. Tom Johnson, Treasurer of St Alban’s North Harrow, spoke about the project that they had recently undergone to install Solar Panels on the Hall roof for electricity generation.

Clive Scowen had been elected as Lay Chair, David Green as Treasurer, Sarah Archer and Jon Lindsay-Scott as Clergy Representatives on the Standing Committee, Robert May, Toby Partridge and Judith Shepherd as Lay Representatives on the Standing Committee, and Mike Still as the third Deanery representative on Harrow Standing Advisory Committee for Religious Education. Matthew Szurgot, the Head of School at Holy Trinity Northwood Church of England School was co-opted to Synod. The Deanery Accounts for 2023 were approved.

The third meeting was held on 23 November at St Jerome’s Bilingual Church of England School in Harrow on the theme “Growing Younger: Improving our Provision for Children and Youth in our parishes”. Synod members had been asked to submit questions for a panel of practitioners consisting of Sarah Agnew, Children and Families Ministry Advisor for the Diocese; Carol Sormaz, Children Families and Community Worker Christ Church Roxeth; Andy Carson, Youth Worker Christ Church Roxeth and Harley Lloyd-Fix, Re:Generation Harrow Schools Worker. A summary of the Questions and Answers was included in the minutes of the meeting for parishes.

Robert May Honorary Secretary

Pinner Association of Churches

This is my second year as PAC representative for St John’s Church and I hold the position of Vice Chair this year.

The Walk of Witness on Good Friday was a great success despite the inclement weather. Hot cross buns were enjoyed afterwards at St Luke’s.

In September the PAC Worshipping Together and Tea was held at Pinner Methodist Church. This was reasonably attended.

In November the PAC AGM was held at Pinner Baptist Church. This was followed by a United Service and tea.

A very successful Torchlight Carols around the Christmas tree was held in December, and on Christmas Day the lunch at St John’s was appreciated by many, the volunteering being impressive.

In January a Service of Christian Unity was held at St Luke’s. We do hope to see better attendance next year.

Coffee mornings were held every Friday at St Luke’s, every Saturday at Pinner Methodist Church and every Thursday at Cannon Lane Methodist Church. Welcome lunches were also held in May, July and August.

Food bank collections are made every fourth Saturday at Pinner Baptist Church.

Helen Lawson

Walking Group

The walking group walks almost every Wednesday mostly either in London, Hertfordshire or the Chiltern Hills. This year we had a well-timed visit to Flamstead before the second Bomber Harris (Harris hawk) started attacking mainly tall men! We will not be returning until Bomber is no longer a threat.

On average we have about 12 to 15 walkers, which makes for a good, sociable event. Mostly we walk about 7 or 8 miles, sometimes a little longer, although we have

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some keen walkers who add on an optional section before and/or after the scheduled walk. In the summer we sometimes stop for a pub drink at the end of our walks.

The composition of the group continues to change to a less church-based proportion of participants - anyone is welcome to join us. Of our six current walk leaders three are from St John's. Usually there are a minority of walkers who are regular attenders at the parish church.

In addition to the weekly walks, I organise residential trips of 4 nights. In 2024, for the first time to my knowledge, we had sole occupancy of an HF country house at Abingworth (South Downs) in August with 42 people and we also visited Keswick (Lake District) in May with a group of 33.

The walking group has spawned a couple of single sex social groups who enjoy meals, social evenings or theatre trips together from time to time, at the instigation of either Ashlie or Derek/Paul.

A particular highlight this year was the wedding of Derek Parsons and Lis Warren at St John's, which was well attended by the group. In the week preceding the wedding Lis and Derek generously arranged a walk followed by a meal at the Queens Head at which many walkers, former walkers and some long-term friends enjoyed their hospitality and toasted their future happiness.

I commend walking as a healthy gentle exercise giving opportunities to be in the company of others while breathing mostly fresh air and enjoying good views. Please give it a go!

Nick (and Judith) Childs

Classical and Jazz Concerts: ’24 – ’25 Season

Annual Report to APCM – March 2025

Music in Pinner Series ( mps ) is a monthly series of Saturday concerts, conducted under the aegis of Pinner Parish Church and its PCC.

Music in Pinner Series is formally a part of Parish community activities, with corresponding benefits to the Parish of raised profile and goodwill. It is run as a sub-committee of PCC and answerable to PCC. In Spring, MPS sends the PCC a proposed plan and draft budget for approval early in the year for the following Season. MPS also sends the PCC a report on the financial and artistic outcome of the previous Season. Finances are held within PCC accounts (within the PCC-PMF account, but clearly separated from PMF, with parish officers as signatories) and subject to audit, as part of Parish Accounts. Reserves of £7,500 have been kindly provided by PCC from part of the proceeds of Pinner Jazz. The Church receives 12.5% of ticket income for concerts on site, and 5% for those offsite; it receives 5% for charity concerts. Profits from any year are added to reserves held in the designated account to support future seasons.

MPS is directed by Professor Anthony Pinching, with a supporting team including Stuart Nattrass (Jazz Advisor), Stephen Brown (PCC Representative) and Trevor Mitchell (MPS Stage Manager), with Shirley Wootten (Marketing Consultant) co-opted. Parish Treasurer, Jo Kothary, and paymaster Chris Lomax, manage the PCCPMF account, supported by Kevin Ogilvie (Bookkeeper), with budget-setting and financial oversight by the MPS Director.

We planned an 8-concert MPS Season ’24’25, with four jazz concerts & four classical, one of which being a charity concert for Music Mind Spirit Trust, which raised over £1,250. Audience numbers have improved somewhat on recent years for the classical concerts. Our jazz series

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has remained popular and draws from a wider catchment area, thanks to the impact of our predecessor, Pinner Jazz. We project that we shall remain in good positive balance by careful management of expenditure.

The season opened with a narrated concert, Soundscapes, based on the book of that name by late violinist Paul Robertson, at which the music was played by Fenella Humphreys (violin) and Viv McLean (piano), with text selected and read by me, Anthony Pinching. Audience feedback was that the concert was very moving and that Paul was ‘present’. The first jazz concert was by the Art Themen Organ Trio, in which the 85 year-old tenor sax player was joined by Pete Whittaker on organ and George Double on drums – all very skilful and fun! Acclaimed clarinettist Emma Johnson, in a welcome return to Pinner brought us her Clarinet Celebration, performing with brilliance and tenderness, supported ideally by Gregory Drott on piano in a wide range of styles, presented with consummate artistry.

Our December lunchtime concert was by the Gabriel Latchin Trio, with Calum Gourlay on double-bass and Josh Morrison on drums – both displaying great virtuosity and integration with Gabriel's superb piano playing.

In January, we returned to Pinner United Synagogue, where the Jazz Repertory Company contrasted Vintage Jazz numbers from New Orleans onward with Trad Jazz from the mid-20th C revival. Richard Pite (drums) & Ian Bateman (trombone) provided and introduced music by bands from each period; with Enrico Tomasso (trumpet, vocals), Trevor Whiting (reeds), Martin Litton (piano), Tom Langham (banjo, guitar, vocals) & Harry Evans (double bass, sousaphone) they evoked the flavours of earlier eras – entertaining and authentic. Pianist Phillip Dyson entertained

us mightily in February at lunchtime in an eclectic mix of popular works – from Schubert & Chopin to Debussy & Ravel, from Scott Joplin to Billy Mayerl.

Our evening concert in March was a terrific gig by Five-Way Split, a fabulous contemporary jazz quintet – comprising Vasilis Xenopoulos (tenor & soprano saxes), Quentin Collins (trumpet & flugelhorn), Rob Barron (piano), Matyas Hofeker (bass) & Matt Home (drums) – a polished ensemble in original compositions and arrangements.

The final April concert will be by ChamberMusicBox in Piano Quartets by Mozart & Dvorak and String Trios by Weinberg & Kodaly, performed by Sasha Grynyuk (piano), Tanya Sweiry (violin), Stanislas Popov (viola) & Julia Morneweg (cello).

We anticipate, on the basis of good ticket sales to date, that a further MPS season will be feasible for ’25–’26, and have submitted our plans to PCC. This will comprise four jazz and four classical concerts of tremendous variety and high quality, with two winter concerts again being at lunchtime. Artist bookings have been made, subject to later PCC approval.

The volunteers behind Music in Pinner Series do a great deal of work throughout the year to plan, publicise and coordinate these concerts, strongly supported by others on each concert day. Audience and artists always appreciate the welcome that they get and the very engaged audiences that they experience at these concerts, as well as the fine acoustic of St John’s Church. We are very grateful for the support and oversight of the PCC.

Anthony Pinching, Director, Music in Pinner Series

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Charity NumlKr 1130752 Ecclesiastical Pansh of SL John the BoptlS¢ Pinner Financial Statements 31 December 2024

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH CHURCH OFST. JOHN THE BAPTJST, PINNER Parocbial Church Colllleii Members year ending 31 December 2024 Member5 of the PCC are eithcrex offitio ￿ clected by the AwLuaJ PU0c￿ Church Meoing IAPCM) or t￿OPled by the PCC in accordance with the Church R¢presetttOti¢Jn Rul#. lknitig the y¢ar. the followin8 served a5 Mem￿1$ of the PCC. M¢mb¢TS of the PCC Standing Cortltniitce ttwked WTth an &qerisk. Cler8y.' Reverend PAUJ Hull Mark An￿]d CtrLurch W4rd¢ns'. Roscmary Laf (r￿St cle¢￿d 2024) PetLtLy Fr¢nth {Ernt ¢1￿￿4 2021) Dioces￿ s)1￿.. Sphen Brown elect¢d 20241 Deanery Syl￿d.. Steplten Brown (fwst ele¢t¢d 2023) OILVLa Thorndon {fnt elttd 2024) Mor¢lla Boon (first elected 2024) Elected to PCC.. RetiriD8 2025 {¢k¢tsd Mly 2022) Retiring 2026 leleeted ID May 2023) MoTella Booth MuTicI McGr¢gor Elizabeth Taleska RtirlD8 2027 lèlct¢d in Mly 2024) C.arol)fL Whi. Say8h Hujtyer Hilaryfjouid ch￿d iawrny safegu￿dIn8 Offic¢r'. Katheri￿ PMchi￿g (¢Lwtrd} The followiDg are not m¢mbers of th¢ PCC but w¢ iti attcndav¢ ID (Kder to th￿ri7 their ffimctiotts PCC Secretjry. Helen Walsh Mittuie5 Scctetgry.. Trevor Mii¢kll

THE ECCLESIASTtCAL PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAFfisT. pif4NER ANNUAL REPORT For the year ended 31 December 2024 TREASURER'S REPORT IDlroduction I'he Firhanrial Stat¢ments of tbe Par￿hla1 Church Council (PCQ of the E¢¢l¢siasticai Parish ol St. J¢)hn the Baptisi Pinner- Charity No. 1130752- {the"Church'J hav¢ been prepared in ac￿rdanCe with the Accounting nd Reporting by Charities Statement of Rccomtrt¢nded Practice applicable to ¢bariti¢s preparing their accounts in &c￿rdanCe with thc Financial RepOrt￿g StsDdard applicable in the UK and R¢public of Ireland IFRS102) publish￿ on 16 July 2014 and th¢ Charities Act 2011. Objectives and actfvlties The PCC 1$ ¢ommitted to enablmg as many people as possible to worship ai our Church and to become pth of our Parish community of St John the Baptis¢. The PCC tuatntains an overview of w¢)rship throughout the Parish tsnd make$ suggestions on how our setvices can involve the many groups bving within our Parish. Our servi¢es and worship put faith into practice through Pfdyer and $criplure, musi¢ and sacrameni. When planning activities for the year the incumi￿1 and th¢ PCC have considered the Commission'5 Guidance on publi¢ b¢n¢fit an4 in pttrticular. thc specifi¢ Guidance on Charili¢s for the advaDc¢Tnellt of religion. We ty to enable people to livc out their faith ￿ part of our Ptirish wDJmunity through worship and prayer. provision of p&storai care and outr￿￿ work. To facilitate this work il is imporwll we maintsin the fabric of the Chur¢h of St Jobn the Baptist. It 1$ 4 requirement for parishes with a incorne of over £250.000 to includ¢ a s¢alemen( in the Annual Repon of their risk assessment and consequent management systerns established and thi5 has been ¢ompleted. The Statutory Account5 ¢omprise th¢ Ststement of FioaD¢ial Activities. Bal8n¢¢ Shelt and Noi¢s to th¢ Accounts.

Overview At the end of th¢ year 2024 tbe Church fi￿d% totslled£l.989.984 (2023 £1.909.060). an increase of £80.924 for the ye￿. These fijnds are as follows.. Fund5 2024 2023 General Fund Specjal R¢¢eipts U￿1Cd Legacies Youth Committee Capitsl Reserve5 ChiLreh Fabric Bu¥ldm8S Missions & Chariti¢5 m￿$1¢ in Pinn¢r Juts. in Church Ildll Fwid 8.325 2.869 132.952 679 21X>,375 3,520 -9.319 2,869 95.897 679 200.375 3.520 480 6.455 13,179 128,518 442,653 1,416,337 6.455 13.179 163.355 532.189 1.407.273 1,939.461 239 4,546 1,477 396 l.ixcd AwL% & InvLstments Total UnrestTTCttd Funds Special Re¢eipts, Nominatcd I lall Fund -1.owtr (Bell Rith8¢n) l."ltswcr Arrangcrs Music Festiv81 2621.5 4546 ,330 440 10.727 7,430 16.739 -39 4.936 1,340 50,070 1.909.IJ60 Music in Pinn¢r Youth Worker Church Rt5tOTatiQD Choir Tour ITISoftware/Webrrrninin8 Totsl R¢strieted Funds 8,330 17,950 4,936 ,523 1.989,984 Total All FuThd$ Risk A5sesJmeDt and M8nagemtAht Riskn associated with the affairs of Pinner Parish Church are periodically revlew￿ by thc mcmbers of th¢ Standing Cornmittc¢. The Committee advis¢s the PCC thai appropriale arrangements are in place to identsfy, assess and manage risks that arise from th¢ running of the Church (e.& Yatyiory h¢alth and safery, fire, food hygiene, iDsufdnce of prop¢ni¢s, public liability.. repUtstiO￿ child prot¢¢tion. handling of money, data protection). The Committ¢¢ r¢ports annually to the PCC and submits a revised Risk Register of sigryificani risks. A Copy is posted in the Chtsr¢h p0￿h aDd details of health atyd ￿fety pThang¢ments are available the website.

R¢view of tht year 2024 Summary Total tncoming Resources for the yeaT end¢d 31 De¢eTnber 2024 were £392,771 (2023 - £306,754} and total expenditur¢ was £3 11.983 (2023 - £318,555) l¢ading to an income of £80.788 Incomlng Resourc¢s Key poitits 10 not¢ are:_ Within voluntary inci)me, planned giving iDceas¢d by £l1.631 and income from legacies by £37.056. tncome from Hail r¢nlal r¢maiDed Similar ¢0 2023. Totsl Income and Endowrn¢nts increas&l by £86,017. This wos mainly attributabl¢ to an increase in I£ga¢ie& platll￿d giving & invesonent income. Income from the rentsl of the three investment propeTh'es owned by the Chur¢M and income from hiring the hall mad¢ up 21Y/* of the church's income (2023 - 340/ Over#ll Resourc￿ Used Key points to note are:. The parish contribution lo the Diocos8n Common Fund £103.425 was paid in ￿1. Ministy costs deere4s¢d by £19.766 which w¢r¢ mainty rthtion in Curate hous¢ ¢xpeDses and th¢ Diocesat) quo Expendintre on Activities. such as th¢ music concerts (PMF. and MPS) increwd by £4,194. Upkeep Costs iticreL8¢d in 2ff24 due to one off expenses incurred for Fire doory water leaK propeity r¢pair8, plurnbin8 & new boiler Reserv¢5 and Ruerve Policy The r¢%rves we maintain aT¢:. General R¢servo which contsin all non-restricted re%rves iDcludit)8 non-spe¢ific legacies receive

Capital ReserY¢s for funding WAI￿n￿"tUre of a capitsl and firture contillgeJ]cies in respect of genernl operatKng costs.. Restrtcted Reserves suth as ancillary acttYiti¢s. whid) include sult￿ held by PMF. MPS. Bellringers, Churth Flower5. current restordtion actiYiti&% artd any other S￿cifiC rtserves. "R¢s¢rvcs" a]so exist iti the forni of the"iDVCStmenf prroerD¢s. The policy of the Church 15 to maintsin att adequaie Te5erYe to meei all evenDJa]ities and has in previous yea been based on one year's unr¢strictcd costs (d¢sigtted to cover nvming costs and any unforeseen and llrgeni ¢api(al requirements that may arise). This year's reserve continu¢s to remain at £200,375. This is low¢r than policy dictates thie to a tyausfer from Capital Keserves to the ReswRtioD fund for th¢ r¢siorats"on work catTied out io A prior yeax, which approv¢d by PCC prior io the commeDcemen¢ of works. The resetve iotsl requires to be substantial bui not excessiv¢, in order to proteci a8ainst the Rmpact of wettlial major repairs costs for our medieval Church. The Outlook for tbe Future In 2024 we rewrt an income of £80,788 (2023.. deficit £1 1,801). Income from hall rnitals and rents of our prop¢rti¢$ continue io contrilJJie a significaDt Part of our total income (2VA). Hall income re￿￿Ined static in 2024. 37 Eastcote Road will be used for the in¢omin8 iti 21Y25. A¢knowledEements The devolved Snan¢e system Cannot work without th¢ many dedi￿ted people performing theÉr resp)n5ibl¢ tasks cons¢ientlOU8ly. I would like to expr¢ss my g¥aiiNde and offer rny thanks ￿ CarolyTL Vlhite. for Jnanaging the fees system, Jude Brampton, for Managu￿ the intricacies of the flower Martin Sitigle￿n. for managing the junior choir pay 5yStem, Tr¢vor Mitchell, for banking a]1 c&th income and kecping imm&culate a¢¢ounts, Morella Boon for handling Gift Aid and GASDS claims frorn HMRC, Ni¢k Childs for rnanagmg the reclaim of VA T and Chri5 Lomax for managing payments. 15hould also like io acknowledge the &ervirx of our twkkeeper* Kevin OgilYi¢. aDd the devolved payroll service of David Graham A$s￿lateS. Joal￿a Kothory, Tre45wEr 29 April 2025

THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST. PINNER Independent Examiners, Report to the Parochial ChuTeh CoND¢ll ￿CC) of the Ecclesiastieal P8rish of SL John the Baptis¢ PiDner (Charity 1130752) I report to the par(￿￿141 Church Council (PCC) on my ¢xamiDation of th¢ ￿¢outsts of the charity for the year ended 31 December2024. Responsibllities and basls of report As the PC'C, you are responsible for the prei)aration of the accounts in aKordanc¢ with the requirements of th¢ Charities Act 2011 {'th¢ Act.). You are ￿1Sfied the charity is Dot rwtred by charity law io be audited and have chosen to have an independen¢ examination. I report in re9WI of my examititition of the chartty's a¢wmts carried out under section 14J of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed the requirements of R¢gulation I l of the Charities Accounts and the applicable DirectioDs given by the Charity Con)missiott wid¢r section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Ad. Independent ¢xamiDer's ststsment Since the charity's ￿$$ incom* exceeded Q50,000 yow ex8miner must be a member of a body listed in s¢ction 145 of the Aei. I thai l am qts8lifi¢d to undertake the ¢xamination beca￿￿e l am a member of Ibe Association of Chan¢r¢d Certified Accouttthnts, which is one of the Isted both"es. I hav¢ wmpleted my examination. l Conf￿n that no maierial matters have Come io my attention in ¢onn¢ction with the examination givtng m¢ Gause w beli¢Y¢ that in any material r¢specl:. Acwunting recor&8 wer¢ not kept in reswi of the charity as required by section 130 of the ACL or the a￿oUnts do not accord with those records,. or the accgunts do noi comply with the applicable requirements concerning the forni and cont¢nt of accoun(s sel out in the Charities {Accounts and Rew)rts) Regulations 21)08 other than any requirement that the accounts 8ive t 'true and lair Ytew, which is not a matter considered &8 part of an indep¢ndent examir￿ll0n. I havc no concerns and have come xross no other matters in connttuon with the examination to which atteniion should be drawn in this teport in order to enable a prow under5tandiDg of the accounts to b¢ r¢Ached. Anthtsny Phillips FCCA On behalfof." Buckingham & Company Ltd 27A Maxwell Road Northwood Middlesex HA6 2XY

THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, PINNER STATEMENT OF FINANCL4L ACTKVttIES For the yeAr ended 31 Dectmb¢r 2024 2024 21)24 21123 Unrtstritted kntritt¢d T•tal Funds Total Futtds Funds (Int. Funth rixed *Jatts) Note INCOME & ENDOWMEf4TS Voluntary Incom¢ Activiti¢s for G¢neraling Funds Income from Church A￿)vitIeS Incom¢ from Invcsunents nthcr Income TOTAL Tr4COME & ENDOWMENTS 3(a) 3(b) 31c) 3(d) 205,733 16.729 55.718 78,473 5.265 30.853 210,998 47,5f2 55,718 78,473 161,556 28.186 55.222 61,790 356.6S3 36.118 392.771 306,754 ExPE￿D1TuRE Exptndltur¢ on r#iJin8 funds Church A¢tivities Grants payabl¢ under ciwi¢able objecty The Minisuy Support coty for 3¢ryi¢¢S Activits¢s Upkccp ManaKemtht and administrthtion 414) 55 11,5th) 134.322 21.904 6,225 17,725 134,322 22,048 28.023 77.564 32,301 311,983 17.586 154,088 19.858 23,988 75.707 27,273 3J8JS5 4(¢) 4{d) 4(e) 4(0 27,643 77.564 32.179 277.849 122 134 TOTAL EXPENDITURE NIT tNCOMEIEXPENDITURE BEFORE IN￿%￿ME￿r GAINSILO&SES 80.7 GAIN ON REVALUATION OF INVESTMENTS 8&41h) NET INcOm￿XPE￿ID1T￿RE BEFORE TRANSFERS 133 78,937 133 80.921 74,5tt4 6,305 TRANSFER BETWEEIY FUNDS I¥JOVEMEpfr tN FUNDS -l.S34 80,470 80.921 46,305 BALAYCES BROUGHT bORWARD AT I JA.YUARY 2024 BAI.ANCES CARRIED FORW'ARD AT 31 DECEMBER 2024 50.070 SOJ23 1.9O9.1)60 1.989984 1939,461 IW9,060

THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAYfisT, PINNER BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2024 2024 2023 FiXED ASSETS Fix¢d Assets and Iove#rn¢nts 1.407,273 1.416,337 CURRENT ASSETS Pr¢paJments Debtors Short tem) deposits Cash at bank &nd in hond 5.819 3.595 333.599 248.057 591.070 15.885 5.122 316,784 177,393 515,184 12 12 CURRENT LIABIL￿lEs Cr¢di¢ors duc within i)n¢ >rar &358 22.461 NET CURRENT ASSETS 582,712 492,n3 NET A&SETS 1989.985 i.￿￿,060 FUNDS Unr¢stri¢ted Rcstrictcd Toit] R¢striG¢rd and Unres¢ricted Capithl Fwids Totsj 531189 50.523 582.712 1.407,273 1,989,985 442.653 50,070 492,723 .416,337 1,909,060 fl i•cTrl Approved by the Prothixl Chur¢h Council o lois thd sltned. on its behalf by: Rev P3uI Hullytr {Ch4ir Ch￿r¢h Warden

THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAFfisT, PINNER NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 I. BASIS OF PREPARATION AND A&SE&SMENT OF GOING CONCERN The Fitwicial Statements have been prepared in a¢cordan¢e with the Statement of Reeommended Practice.. Accounting and Reporting by chan.lies preparing th¢ir accounts ID accordance with the Finallciai R£wrt St8rAdard appli¢able in the UK and Republic of trelaDd {fRS102) published OD 16 July 2014 and the Charities Act 2011. Th¢ ch￿lty CODStituies a publi¢ benefit entity as defJn¢d by FRS102. Th¢ PCC Consider that th¢r¢ ar¢ no nmterial w)¢cnaintics about the Chariry's abiltty ¢0 continue &$ a going toncern. 2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES The following accounting policies hove been applied COnSiS¢ently in deaiiD8 with items which are considered to be material in relatson to these fjnancial stAi¢tnents. VoluDtary ID¢on)¢ #Dd capitsl 50ur¢es (a} collections are r¢¢ogttised when rnade. (b) amounts ree¢ivable under ¢ovenaDt are r¢cogDised only wh¢n honoured by the cov¢nonior" (c) income lax recoverable on ¢ovenani¢d or gift aid donations is reco8nised when claiJnable' (d) grants legacies are accounted for as soon ary the PCC is notified of its ents"tl¢m¢nt and the amount due. (e) futtds raised by Church events are a￿o￿ntra for groS$1 Other ordiDAry illcome (a) rental income from the letting of Church premisos is I￿OUnted for when earned. (b) Porochial fees thie to the PCC for weddings, funerals ets. are a¢countrd for on an event by event basis. esourc Grnnts Grants gnd donationg ar8 aceounted for when pai Costs dlreetty rel¥ted to tbt work of tbe CbuTcb The Diocesatt (CoEnmon Fund) is accounted for when payable.

Fixed assets for the Cburch Cottsetrated land and buildiDgs and movabk Cbvreh f￿￿LShi￿g$ Conse¢rnied and beneficed property is excluded from the accounLS by s.96 (2) (a) of the Clwities Ad 2011. No value ig pla¢ed on the ut)movable Chur¢h furnishings held by the Churchwardens on special trust for thc PCC at which r¢quir¢ a faculty for disposal since the PCC considers this to be itialiellable property. All expendiojre incurred duriDg the year on coo5¢(Trt￿ or beneficed budd￿gI whether mainwiance or improvement is written Oth¢r land and buildings Other land and buildin8s FLeld for the PCC for its purpm is shown at ¢A)st. No depreciation is charged against such properties but any expeDditure on matlltenan¢e or improvement is writn off 8$ incurred. Invegtment properties Propcrties which are let and held as investment propttties tre thown at the last knowD markd value. Other fixtures, IlttlDgs attd office equipmeDt Office equipment wed withtn th¢ Church prerni￿ is Ikry¢¢iated on a straight-ltne basis. Individual iterns of equipment with a pureh&8e price of £l.OW or less are wriin off in the I￿10d in which the ￿e1 is aequired. Trixtures & fittins8 are depreciated on a strnigbt line basis over 10 y¢gTS. Current assets {a) amounts owing to the PCC ￿ at 31 D¢¢¢mE¢r 2024 tn respect of fe¢$, rents or other incon)e are Shown as d¢btors less provision for amounts that may prove uncollectsble; (b) short-ierni deposits consiM of Gash held on deposit at the Centr41 Board of Finance. isk na AII PCCS with income and expenditure over £250.(MJO must havc a policy with rewd to the tJ)anagem¢nt of risks. This poli￿ 1$ revicw¢d annually by the PCC which is satisfied that appropriate systems are in place to mitigate those risks identified.

COME & ENDOWMENTS Uurutrirted Rejtritted Fund5 Funds 21A4 2024 Total Total 2023 3(a) Voluntary Planlled givimw. Gift Aid Tax retOV¢TfyI 129.523 31,108 7.510 130.526 31.349 7.510 3.841 216 37,536 l21.934 28,310 6.333 4.049 430 Coll¢¢tions Spcciai receipts Sunthy donations Lc8acies chu￿11 R¢storation Sub-ttstal 3.841 180 36 37.556 5,265 210.998 161.556 3{b) Activities ftt getKratin8 fw Ilxbli¢aiions 122 4.470 1,243 10,894 122 4.521 1.243 11.136 30,360 47J82 ees si 1.437 991 1461 23,181 28,186 Children and )r*uth Surtdry receipts Even¢$ T¢ceipts (PMF & MPS) Sub-total 242 50.560 30.853 16,729 31cl Incomc fTrffl chU￿h activities Us¢ of Church Ha]1 wntributions Sutsdry Sub-totsl 581 54,641 54.857 34,857 55,718 55.718 55.222 3(d} Inv¢51rn￿rt income Rent from houses Int¢￿st from deposit actithts Inv¢sthKnt Fund income 58.696 19,777 58.696 19.777 49,873 11,917 s￿￿total 78,473 473 61,790 TOTAL INCOME & ENDOWMKNrs 356.653 36.118 392,771 306,754

EXPENDrruRE UJhrestrict¢d Restrided Futtds Fund5 2024 Totsl Total 2024 2024 2023 41a) ExtKnditure on rnising funds 55 55 Church Activltl¢8 41bl LxFtnditure on Charitable ￿¥ViLl¢S Ovcrse&8 tnissi( Rclief ag¢rKi¢s Ho]nc rnLSSlOt Secular ch&rilies Charitable giving from geDernJ fund Charitable 8ivifhg from specigl colledii Sub-totll 11.5CI) 11,500 6,225 17.n5 14.000 3586 6325 17,586 4(c) The Ministry Cler8yexpenses Curaie h(￿se expcnses Pllrish Admiru5traior 3.7ff2 IL068 14,358 3.702 12.068 14.3$8 4.36S 21.505 14.277 of Youth Mlnister Cmldrcn & Youth Work Dioc&8art quoia Sub-totl 769 516 113,425 103,425 134J22 103.425 134J22 4{d) Supprt COX8 for servirts Sacristan Service poste Rob¢s 1551 1531 102 1,496 138 Music 1242 924 1,242 924 15.407 1.032 1,087 14.837 Choir ¢osts Org4nis¢s' costs Training Quici da￿p1]ViMag owcrs for ChuT¢b 15,407 558 558 1.120 21.904 144 1,264 22.048 1.268 19058 Sub-totsl JH CrTitd forward 107,726 174.095 191,587

Ullrtstrictsd Rutricted Funds FU￿d$ 2024 Total Total EXPENDITURE (¢on¢ijJu￿> 2023 Brought Forw4rd 167,n6 6J69 1741195 191,587 41e) Activiti¢s B(th and matsrials Refreshm¢TLts Sundry activities lin¢ ￿S. Music Festival) Library 700th &rthiv¢Ts￿eY¢nts Donations (MPS) Choir Tour Costs sU￿tOtAl 71 71 309 27,643 158 381 23,449 309 27.643 27.643 28.023 23,988 410 Upkeep Vicarage and gud¢n Bu￿11] Grove Easccoic Road Chamberlain Way Church runni1￿ exp¢n3¢9 Church mainnanc¢ Orgjn and pia2JO Chur¢hyard Church Ilall Gardener 293 A939 16,081 4.995 23,420 1.514 85 295 6.919 16,081 4.995 23,420 1,514 85 565 2201 2.963 2815 25.107 17.390 390 20.021 4,214 77,564 20.021 4,214 77J64 19,666 4.C)10 75.707 Sub-totll 4181 M•na8•mént AAd dmlolstr*tlo Computu Postage, telephone Book4 Stationery PrintJn& phot(wying Fecs, 3ubscripiion4 gifts Accountan¢y Property Mana8ement Fets BuEhÉll Gro%% Prom manageme￿ Fees F4arirt¢ Rd Property Managcment Fee5 Chamkrlain Way Bank chttt%es Sundry Exwditute Audii & L¢8al Fees Depreciatio Susp¢ns¢ TrarL5fets Othei Expenditur¢ ￿￿d Sub-totsl 634 1290 382 643 1,290 703 ,753 228 1589 637 3,571 1.959 1669 1.854 293 1.209 8(Xl 720 3.946 2,427 5.343 3.880 253 3,946 2.427 S,343 3,880 33 2,898 9.197 2,898 9.197 1820 9.197 JL179 iZ2 32,301 27,273 TOTAL EXPEr4DITi￿￿ 277149 34.134 311.983 31&555 4(hl Gaill on Revalllstion of knvestments 133 133

STAFF COSTS {intltsdiug Soti*l Setllrity> 2024 2023 Director of Musi Patish Administrdtor 11743 14.358 27,JOI 11112 14.277 26.389 The above ts￿es tepre$cnt costs aDd emolumejts. During th¢ y¢ar, thc PCC employed atwj Contr￿ (i} a Dirxtyr of Music & {ii) a Parish Admitt￿tor. None of the PCC Teceived any temwwniion or reccÈvcd •oy (Aher benefits from an emplo)Ta¢nt with the Charity.

Fi]ND DETAILS UDrestrieted Restricte Fllnd F￿thd$ Totsl 2024 Total 2023 Unrestricted Fulds General 8,325 2,869 132,952 679 200.375 3.520 480 455 13.179 163.355 532,189 ,407.273 8,325 2,869 132.952 679 200,375 3,520 -9.319 2.869 95.897 679 200.375 3.520 Sp¢¢ial Rtteipts. UrLspe¢ifi¢d Legacics Youth Committ Capital Reserve Chutch fabTiC and Buildib8 Missions and Charities Musi¢ in PiT￿tr J8zz in Church 6,455 13,179 163,355 532.189 1,407,273 6,455 13.179 128,318 442,653 .416.337 Hail Fund Fixed As¥ets and Ittvesthmts Totil 1939061 1,939.461 1158.9 Restricted Fund8 Special Receip4 Nomin Ha]1 Tow¢r IB¢ll lknng¢r5) Flowcr AnonKers Music I,e8tiv&l Mwi¢ in FIn￿r Youth Worker Church Rcstoration Choir Tour IT1Softwu￿vetrtrajtijn8 239 4,546 1.477 396 239 4.546 1,477 396 2622 4546 1.330 439.88 10.727 7430 IA739 -39 4,936 1.340 50,071 8.330 17.950 8.330 17.950 4,936 4.936 9)J23 50J23 TOTAL FOR ALL FUINDS 1.939.461 50.523 1,989.984 1,909,Q61

TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS There were traDsfers ktween G¢n¢raJ Fulld and in PituKr & PiDn¢r Music FestiV81 Futlds for ￿nlle hire atid Zllusic licen¢e ft¢s incurTed in 2024 FIXED ASSETS FOR USE BY THE PCC l&vuthitnts Investment IDfrstrueturt Propert￿tI Totsl Equiprtttnt At l January 2024 Revaluation Additions Disp05als At 31 Dccemlr 2W24 5.895 1.400.(¥xI 133 91,970 1.497.865 133 6,028 IA(W).o 91,970 1,497,998 DEPRECtATIOP4 At l January 2024 Char8e for the year At 31 December 2024 81,528 9,197 90,725 81.528 9.197 90,725 NET BOOK VAI,UE At 31 De¢ember 2024 6,028 1,41KI,( 1245 1,407.273 At 31 December 2023 5095 1,4(K),000 10,441 1,416J37 Tht Inve8knetti $hown 4bov¢ to 37 EA￿￿¢ R￿4? Wyknd 6 Buth￿ Cvo¥e. In FRS 102, ¢adJ ycar the PCC obtain 8 pttofes5l0n￿ m¥kd Volu￿l￿ fcrftt•lth Bth¢4SIK& d•te the mark value of￿0 thT¢¢woperne8 £1,400.ts)0

DEwfoRS 2024 2023 Itttome Éax T￿0Verable Prepay)nents Other debtor5 Ttht&l Debtors 3.LX)9 5.820 587 3.192 15.885 1.930 21,006 9,416 10 CREDITORS.. Amounts fllih8 dDe within one yeaT 2024 IOZ3 Agcncy Collectio Deferr¢d Income 1.630 20.831 22,461 Trad¢ Creditors & A¢¢r￿￿$ Total Cr¢dltOTS 8.3J8 8,338 JI ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY TrWND UnrestTiCt Restrl¢t¢d Fyudi Totgl 2023 Fundi Fix¢d A33¢ts (N¢i} Investments Trixcd A4%ets and Jnvcstments New Current Ass¢ts Fund balanee 1.401.245 6,028 ,407373 532.189 A.939,462 1,4IO.442 5.895 ,416,337 4()2,723 1,909,060 50,523 50,523 12 ANALYSIS OF BANK BAiANCES 2024 2013 Qeneraj Curreni A¢¢ouni Ra￿Oral50n Account D¢posit A¢¢ounts Othcr Associated Bank AccO￿ts & Csh Totsl Bank A¢<ounts 234,813 131,154 333.599 13,244 581.056 316.784 46,239 494,177