THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY'S SHORTLANDS
ANNUAL REPORT and FINANCIAL STATEMENTS of the PAROCHIAL
CHURCH COUNCIL for the year ended 31st December 2024
Incumbent:
Vacancy
Churchwardens:
James Hollingdale
(until 19105/2024}
Robin Hogg (from
19/05/2024)
Glo Sherman (from
19/05/2024)
Treasurer:
Tim Dawson
Independent Examiner: Graham Smedley

TrLSteeg AnnLo1 Rel￿ ￿24
Reportand Finanaal Statements of the ParCKlI￿ Clxwth C￿n(￿ of St Marfs Churth, Shortlands
Aim and Purposes
St Mary's Parochial Church Council {PCCI has the responsibility under the Parochial Church
Councils {Powersl Measure 1956 of cooperating with the Incumbent in promoting in the
ecdesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church- pastoral, evangelistic, social and
ecumenical. The PCC is also specrfically responsible for the maintenance of the Church
buildings, halls and grounds of St Mary's, Shortlands.
Objertives and Activities
Our Mission is "Sharing the love of God" and we as a PCC place great value on being and
welcoming and inclusive to all. Our Vision develops our Mission in four key areas: our heart
for God- building fellowship and confidence: becoming a community hub.. and, in time,
becoming prophetic and challenging- the'go to place, in the community for spiritual support
and encouragement.
The PCC aims to reflect our mission, values and strate8ic objertives in its development of
leadership. programme plannin& site development and governance of the church.
Key activities in the church are under the leadership of committees: mainly managed by
volunteers and supported in some cases by paid staff. Committees include Standing and
Finance, Children and Youth {including Uniformed representation}, Fabric. Future
Generations (physical development of site), Vision and Mission, Pastoral and Worship and
Ministry.
We are also committed to serving our local community with representatives on Deanery
Synod, Churche5 Together in Beckenham. Welcare and Shortlands Residents, Association. The
PCC is reliant on volunteers who contribute to various tasks, including maintaining the
buildings and grounds, ensuring a warm welcome to our servlces, decorating the church
weekly and especially for major festivals, catering for events, administration and ushering for
occasional services. The officers of St Marfs are also volunteers, specifically the Treasurer,
the Secretaryto the PCC and the Churchwardens.
Achlevements and Performance
Our Vision and Mission was adopted at the beginning of 2023. after extensive consultation.
under the guidance of our Vision and Mission team. This has given us a strong foundation to
build on and we have a dear sense that there is much more that God is calling us to be and
to do.
This year we have continued to work on embeddin8 the Wision and Mission values and
ensuring we have a healthy culture.
Ourvalues are that we should be:
Christ<entred
Inclusive and Flexible
Kind and Caring
Learning and Growing
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Open and Nurturing
Welcoming and Valuing
Revjane Kustner continued to support us through to 31 March 2024 as our interim priest In
charge and we would like to register our thanks for her leadership, guidance and loving care
over that period after which we were in an interregnum.
After the departure of Rev Jane Kustner we were able to advertise the post for a new
Incumbent quickly as we had been developing our draft parish profile as part of our
preparation for lookingfor a new incumbent when Revjane left after Easter in 2024.
During that year. we completed our parish profile as part of our preparation for looking for a
new incumbent. Describing our activities in our draft parish profile has helped us focus on
how we are applying our Vision and Mission in practice and how we are looking to develop
our Mission. This in turn has enabled us to clarify what we are looking for in a new incumbent,
and the commitments we need to make as a church family, as reflected in the draft parish
profile. We see huge potential for St Marfs through carrying out our Vision and Mission, as
it evolves over time. To do this though we will need to harness our collective gifts, working
together as a church under the leadership of our new incumbent.
Worship
We celebrate the diversFty of Anglican worship and seek to give people of all ages and
backgrounds the opportunity to worship in ways that enable them to build their spiritual live5,
reflecting the first part of our Wision: -it stt7rts with us ond our heartfor God."
In seeking to grow as disciples. we want to:
ensure that our Liturgy reflects our rich heritage and meets diverse needs;
embrace our vibrant musical offering- choral tradition. modern and other worshlp
music;
encourage wider participation in leading worship; and
encourage ouryoun8 people to create and deliver worship.
We are blessed with a relatively high attendance at our main Sunday services with 65-70
adults and between four and eight children joining us and especially at the major Christian
Festivals. Mothering Sunday. Parish Picnic. Harvest Festival and Remembrance Sunday
services attract around 40+ children and I￿130 adults. These are parade services which
include our uniformed organisations and are Services of the Word. Services during Advent are
also very popular, attended by members of the local community with 62 children and 135
adults joining for Christingle. 312 for our service of Nine Lessons and Carols- which was the
Civic service for our LLM David Jefferys. year as Mayor of Bromley 63 children and 158
adults for our very popular Crib Service and 90 sharing Midnight Mass.
There is a wide-ran8ing programme of other special and occasional services which take place
throughout the year, including infom)al evening services led by the Music Group. There are
opportunities to introduce new ways to worship, such as our Come Holy Spirtt offerin& and
to experiment with different timing. We now hold 3 9.00 am Sunday Said Holy Communion
(CW) when a Service of the Word has been our main service. Occasional services for 2024
have also included seven Baptisms, with one child prepared forfirst communion. and we had
two weddings and five interments.
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The PCC is keen to offer a range of services during the week and over the course of the year
that our community find both beneficial and spiritually fulfilling. In addition to our 10.30 am
Sunday and 10.CQ am Wednesday services. services take place on major feast days such as
Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and A5cen5ion Day. We were pleased to be
able to continue providing these services durin8 the vacancy. All these services demonstrate
how we are lookingto build on and to realise the third part of our Wision: "reaching out to the
community."
Music
The musical tradition of St Martys comprises the robed choir and the music group. Claire
Tillotson, Direttor of Music. IDOMI has embraced both groups and enabled greater
cooperation and creativity, includin8 the combined Taizé service which is very popular. In
response to requests for increased diversity in worship our'come Holy Spiriy has been well
received. and is led by our lay ministers and other lay members as well as the incumbent and
ordinands.
The Cholr
The choir have had a very successful year and continue to develop and flourish.
In June we hosted a concert Wtth The Ynysowen Male Voice Choir which was highly attended
and both choirs were given a wonderful applause. We hope to continue this friendship with
them and hope to go to Wales to return the favour. In early July the choir was invited to sing
at Holy Trinity Church on Bromley Common for the Mayor of Br0mle￿S Civic Service and we
also hosted the Mayorfs Civic Carol Service at St Marfs.
July saw the choir sing the weekend services at Rochester Cathedral where they received a
warm reception and have been invited back. They will be lookingto do another Cathedral trip
in 2026.
Last Palm Sunday the choir sang Stainerfs Crucifixion. and this year will be doing a joint Taizé
service with the music group.
The choir also sang at St George's Bloomsbury for the annual ABCD Carol service and again
they are looking forward to our being back with them next year.
We are always looking for new junior members to augment our junior choir. The juniors are
doing really well andlsaac in particularly is proving to be an excellent Tenor.
We continue to provide Choral Evensong once a month as well as the usual Sunday morning
Eucharist services.
The DOM extends her thanks to the choir for all their support and commitment to her and
the Church. She is also very grateful to Richard Pilliner and Adrian Lamboume for playing the
organ.
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The Music Group
The music group continue to play for some mornin8 services and their evening liturgies are
very popular. They are a very committed group of people who provide alternative music to
that of the choir and there have been services wherethe musicgroup and the choir have sung
together. The music group are a valuable asset to the music at St Mar¢s and thanks 80 to
them for their hard work in making each service so successful.
Children and Youth
Children and Youth ministry continues to grow at St Mary's. A new children's service was
introduced in January which, whilst not well attended by families, was well received by our
f egular congregation with Many enjoying the different service, especially the puppet show.
Good numbers attended services over Christmas, especially the crib service and Christingle
which were well attended and enjoyed by all. Both Youth Group and Teatime Together are
thrivin& with a number of the same families attending regularly. and we have started seeing
some of them at other services too. Thanks are extended to all those who support Junior
Church, preparing and leading on Sunday mornings- the Youth Club team, who help control
the many teenagers who come on a Sunday evenin& to those who regularly lead and support
Teatime Together- and finallyto the congregation of St Mary's for supporting Rachel in all she
is tryin8 to do to increase frdmily participation at St Mary's.
Baby and Toddler Group
The Baby and Toddler Group at St Marfs continues to attract large numbers, having 3545
children in the morning group with at least 30 adults. It runs from 9.30 until 11.30 am. 15-20
children attend the afternoon group which runs from 12.30 to 2.00 pm. Many parents and
children from the Pre-school come to this session, bringing their lunch alon& and it is a good
social learning experience for them.
The Group had a very successful summer party with over 70 children attending with their
carers. There was a summer service and puppet bible story. A bouncy castle and ball pond
were hired which will be used again this year. The Christmas service with puppets attracted
at least 65 children, and nativity story books and Itttle stockings knitted by the craft and
chatter group, and containing a chocolate figure of a snowman. were 8iven to the children by
Father Christmas after the service. The Group is looking forward to its Easter puppet service
and Easter egg hunt at the end of this term.
At present the Group has three/four helpers for the morning but only one for the afternoon
which adds pressure on tidying up the equipment. although some help has been given with
that. No other volunteers have come forward on a regular basis forthe afternoon. At present
someone from the morning session has to wait until the leader for the afternoon session
arrives at about 1.45 pm as she works at the Pre-school in the morning. Hopefully the
afternoon group will be able to continue.
Pre-sd)ool
St Marfs Pre-school Shortlands is held in the church hall each weekday morning during term
time. The Pre-school is a separate organisation which is financially independent, but operates
under the oversight of the PCC and usesthe same CharÈty number. The PCC also approves the
three trustees for St Marfs Pre-school board and the Chair of the board.
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The children sing in church during the Mothering Sunday senrfice and visit the church at other
times such as takin8 Harvest goods into church. The children are sometimes allowed to play
the organ under the 8uidance of the DOM. The parents are invited into church for the pre-
school AGM, a Christmas service and the end of school year leavers, service. Parents are also
encouraged to join in with church activities such as the Parish Picnic and Christingle whi¢h
help families feel part of the church community. A recent OfSTED inspettion graded the Pre-
school as"Good" which was an excellent result.
Stewardship
Stewardship is the Christian expectation that, as a demonstration of our discipleship.
members of the congregation make regular donations to finance the activities of their Church.
Regular giving is currently by standing orders and weekly envelopes. A Stewardship campaign
was held early in 2024 to focus on promoting regular giving. The church joined the Parish
Giving Scheme (PGSI in 2024. which is run on behalf of parishes by the Church of England.
Thi5 was a great succe55 With 35 members switching to the PGS from other schemes.
We also receive donations from members of the community who, while not active members
of the Church, appreciate the presence of the Church which is open to the whole communty.
Fabric and Maintenance
Following an agreed plan to address the findings of The Quinquennial Survey report delivered
in late 2022, work has been carried out to addres5 all the high priority, and almost all of the
medium priority, issues. A detailed report on the Fabric and Ornaments for 2024 15 circulated
separately.
Mission and Evangelism
Mission and evangelism are what we, as individuals and a church, are called to do. These take
many forms, and at St Mary's they are part of all that we do in sharing God's love with the
community and beyond. We have an open doors policy of welcoming all to our services and
to our regular and special events. Our spaces are used by many in the community for
meetings. social activities and charity events. Our Mission Beyond the Parish exemplifies our
care for others.
Mission Beyond the Parish- Mlsslon of the Month
For many years the Church has nominated and supported many worthy causes close to the
hearts of the congregation and the wider parish. In October each year a meeting is held to
decide which charities will be supported the following year. The meeting is open to all those
who are interested in this aspect of our outreach, not just those who are nominating a
particular charity. A different charity is supported each month and the aim is to have a mix of
local, national and international charities each year. Some charities are supported annually,
including Christian Aid and the Children's Society, with others supported every few years or
as "one offs" and the charities do not have to be Christian, but many are. Some have 3
particular resonance with individuals because of a family connection with loved ones having
need of a chariWs input, specifically St Christopherfs Hospice or The Chartwell Trust.
Those nominating a charity usually become its °rep". acting as the liaison between the charity
and St Marls. writing a short article for SPAN plus providing information on the charity board
at the back of church. With recent charities as varied as Welcare in Bromley. Mission to
Seafarers. Bromley Homeless Shelter, the MinesAdvisoryGroup and ABCD Bethlehem IAction
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around Bethlehem Children with Disabilities). it is important that St Man<s continues to help
those in need both at home and abroad.
Pastoral Care
Several members ofour congregation are unableto attend church sernices or events because
of infirmity and illness. The pastoral team visit, run services in nursing and residential home5
and take home communion as requested. They also are present at our weekly Communtty
Café sessions should anyone need their support. They meet weekly for sharing in confidence,
mutual support and prayer. Healing prayers are also offered monthly during the main Sunday
service.
Deanery Synod
The Beckenham Deanery Synod continues to move and grow the Anglican churches and
Christians. We welcomed Revd. Rachel Winn (St Paul'sl, Fr Russell Stagg (St James with St
Michael and St Augu5tine}, and Rev Andrew Smith as Curate (St George's Beckenhaml and
said goodbye to Rev Jane Kustner (St Marfsl and Rev David Jones1St John's).
In our February meeting at St John's Penge the main topic was a presentation by Anna Khan.
the CEO of Welcare, a charity that works with families and young children. She highlighted
the work being done in schools with the well-being and mental health of vulnerable children
and the work with Dads and their children. She thanked the churches for their continued
support in their vital work.
At our June meetin& held at Christ Church. Anerley, we worshipped together on the topic of
Fragrance, followed by Deanery discussions around diversity and inclusion. We recogni5ed
that we Christians were the living Bible that used to be on shelves in every home. Parishes
shared good news including the successful bereavement course at Christ Church. The Area
Dean reported that he had had contact with our new MP Liam Conlon, 3 practising Christian,
as had the Lay Chair. and he was keen to visit a Deanery Synod or Chapter meeting.
Our October meeting was held at St George's Beckenham. The Area Dean spoke on diversity
and inclusion, stating that diversity is a given whilst inclusion 15 a choice. There was discussion
about the spiritual and practical implications of both within our churches. There was a report
from the meeting held between Churches Together in 8eckenham {CTiBI and Deanery
churches Cler￿wIth Liam Conlon. There was an opportuntty to 5haregood news from around
the parishes, and cfiB are holding a Lent Course in 2025 which was warmly welcomed.
St Marfs continues to play a part in the Deanery, with Glo Sherman on the Deanery Synod
Standing Committee and on Diocesan Synod. We look forward to continuing our engagement
with our Deanery colleagues to further God's kingdom in Beckenham.
Ecumenical Relatlonships
Our church is committed to Churches Together in Beckenham and several members of the
church take part in cfiB activities. cfiB is an active group which organises a range of joint
attivities. Over recent years St Marfs has maintained links with cfiB through participation in
their regular meetings of clergy and lay representatives. These occur four or five times a year,
with representation from most churches in Beckenham. and they provide an opportunity to
plan and praytogether and to share fellowship and news. A small numberof church members
participate in CTIB and related activities. including the Good Friday Walk of Witness, services
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and activities in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, CTIB Lent groups in 2024 and services
for the World Day of Prayer, and some joint fund-raising activities for Christian Aid were
arranged.
Twinning/Jumelage
This year marks the 30 anniversary of our Twlnnlngjjumelage with the Parlsh of St Francls
of Assisi in Douai. We look forward to welcoming a group of French parishioners on the
th
weekend of 3 14 May to celebrate this great achievement. Realistically it may be the last
such exchange visit as everyone is getting older, and travel from France is not so easy in this
post-Brexit era. Our French friends will enjoy a trip to a local place of interest, evening meal
and home hospitality with parishioners from St Marfs. On the Sunday we will celebrate the
Eucharist together in a bi-lingual service attended by the Mayor and Mayoress of Bromley,
our own David Jefferys and his wife Ann-marie. followed by a special lunch in the church hall.
We are looking for ways in which the Jumelage could be preserved/continued without the
annual visits and would welcome any suggestions towards this.
Social Media
As well as the website. we use Facebook for streaming services and have several WhatsApp
groups for wider communication. Our church newsletter, SPAN, is produced 11 times a year
and is published on the church website. The Facebook page has over 778 followers and seeks
to provide real time. more informal updates about St Marfs. During the pandemic Services
were streamed via Facebook. with upto 50-80 viewers remainingonline forthewhole service.
Online numbers reduced substantially at the end of lockdown, but the streaming of Sunday
services remains particularly important for congregation members with access issues.
Services were livestreamed on our Facebook page up until July, where unfortunately due to
lack of trained personnel we had to stop streaming the services. Funerals were also
livestreamed, which was welcomed by those who could not attend in person. A new,
improved system was installed to livestream services and there is a pressing need for more
volunteers to help run the streaming and audio-visual system. A detailed social media policy
is in place, and we subscribe to music copyright licences suttable for online services. The
website is also a good place for information about the church and what's going on, as well as
giving access to the weekly pew paper and SPAN.
Café
St Marfs Community Café. on Wednesday momings. clearly fulfi15 a need in the community
to bring people together. It is a thriving hub of warmth and conviviality. The atmosphere in
the Café is relaxed and con8enial. It is a popular meeting place for those who look forward
to the companionship on offer as well asthe delicious homemade cakes. We always welcome
new visitors. It is now traditional to celebrate milestone birthdays for our regular Café guests
and during the year we had several birthdays in the 70s, 80s and 90s.
Community Café takes place every Wednesday of the year except if it is on Christmas Day.
The Café welcomes people from our parish and beyond.
As a dementia-friendly church, we welcome those who might need a bit of extra help. and
their helpers who might appreciate a chat. We tryto ensure the church is a safe, warm space
in winter land a safe, cool space in summer!). Members of the pastoral team are always on
hand should anyone require a deeper conversation. The Café is approaching its 4th
Anniversary, and this would not have been possible without the full support of St Mary's
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Church and the Team of Volunteers who transform the Church into a Cafe or bake for and
serve in the Café .
Volunteers
Thanks are extended to all the volunteers who work so hard to make our Church the lively
and vibrant Christian community it is, especially considering the difficult year we have all
experienced. The time and effort put in byso many isgreatly appreciated. includingthe flower
arrangers who keep the Church looking splendid week by week playing an important role in
preparins the Church for our worship and special services- the Churchwardens, who have
worked tirelessly on our behalf: rim Dawson and Robin Hogg who continue to provide sound
guidance and judgement on the Church's accounts and its finances- the grounds and buildings
team who ensure everything is in order- and those who staff the Community Café, bakers.
servers, flower arrangers and the team who set up the tables and chairs every week.
Flnanclal Review
The Accounts forthe Year ended 31 December 2024 are appended at the end of this report.
The financial position is set out on pages 12 to 20. As can be seen on page 13 our General
Fund, which covers the dayto day running of the Church, made a loss for the year of £16.Cx)O
while our restricted funds, which are restricted to be spent on major repair5 and our Future
Generation Project, show a surplus of £18,000. so our net position improved slightly. The
overall position is reasonable, but we need to increase the income in the General Fund with
the objective of breaking even. In 2025 we will focus on Stewardship to achieve this objective.
During the year the restricted funds benefited from a very generous bequest of £30,000 which
will be spent on improvementstothetea station atthe backof church. We also spent£37,OlY)
on repairs to the Church roof.
Structure, Governance and Mana8ement
The PCC is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under
the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure and is a Registered Charity.
The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules.
At St Marfs the membership of the PCC consists of the Priest in Charge, Churchwardens121.
Deanery Synod representatives 131. members elected 1121 by those members of the
congregation who are on the elertoral roll of the Church and one co-opted member. All those
who attend our serviceslmembers of the congregation are encouraged to register on the
Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.
The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and
Importance to the parish including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent.
The PCC has six regular meetings durin8the year. but in 2024 met on seven occasions. An
extra meeting called a Section 11 meeting was needed to address the recruitment of a new
incumbent.
The Standing and Finance Committee has powerto transact the business of the PCC
between the meetings subjert to any directions given by the PCC to and financial limits.
Other committees- Children and Youth. Mission Beyond the Parish. Twinning, Fabrlc
Committee and Future Generations- report backto the PCC as required.
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The Friends of St Marvs is a separate charity which supports the Church in practical ways.
raisin8 funds through subscriptions from members and fund-raising social events for "those
little extras" that the Church cannot always afford.
Electoral Roll
At the last APCM there were 168 members on the Church Electoral Roll. 78 living inside the
parish and 90 living outside the parish. A report from the Electoral Roll officer has been
included with the papers presented to the APCM.
Safeguarding
The PCC has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline
Measure 2016 {duty to have due regard to House of Bishops, guidance on safeguarding
children and vulnerable adults). There were no events reported during the year within our
Church.
There has been a complete overhaul of most of the training needsforthe Foundation module
and both the Safeguarding Office training and Leadership courses. These training courses are
all offered online under the direction of the Diocesan Safeguarding Team. The Diocese has a
comprehensive Safeguarding website which gives details of all those who need particular
levels of training and how to access them. In addition to the online Zoom training there are
now face-to-face training sessions being offered in Chislehurst with plans for further venues.
All details of face-to-face training sessions can be obtained from the Diocesan Safeguarding
Team.
Seismic shifts are taking place within the Church of England's Safeguarding structures and
proceedings. Following on from Professor Alexis Jaws report on Safeguarding within the
Church, the Church of En8land was found to be sadly wanting in many of its safeguarding
procedures. Prof Jay reported that the Church needed a clear emphasis on independent
scrutiny and the importance of professional advice in all the Church's Safeguarding work.
These new recommendations would be implementedfollowingthetermination ofthe current
ISB ( Independent Safeguardin8 Board).
Sadly, following hard on the heels of Prof Javs extensive review we had The Makin Report
which dealt with extensive abhorrent and long-term predatory activities of the late John
Smyth. Kevin Makin pulled no punches when he stated the following: "De5Plte the efforts of
some individuals to bring the obuse to the attention of the outhorities, the responses by the
Church of England and others were wholfy ineffective and amounted to a cover up.- He also
stated that the Church and its associated organi5ations must learn from this review and
implement robust procedures across their organisations that are governed independently l a
very similar finding to that of Prof Jay).
From the ground level we still need to be alert to unacceptable behaviours, and to be aware
of those who appear to be nervous or apprehensive around certain people. All of us in the
PCC owe it to our Church family to make sure we are aware of our safeguarding
responsibilities. It is for this reason our Safeguarding Officer recommends that we make use
of the excellent supplementary safeguarding training material. which comprises 16 realistic
safeguarding scenarios. These typical scenarios offer suggested ways of dealing with each one
after they have been discussed.
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DBS
At the start of the Church year there were 34 p05t holders that should have held a DBS
certificate. Underthe°3-year rule", which was introduced in January 2022, on 31 December
2024 there were none that were awaitin8 renewal. Since that date a 35th has been added.
Risk Register
The PCC. having introduced a Risk Assessment document and evaluation procedure in 2022,
has reviewed and kept the risk assessments up to date. The PCC must identify, review and
manage the risks facing the Church and the Risk Register currently lists 23 risks. For each one
there is a rating of severity and likelihood, mitigation actions have been identified and a team
or individual tasked with responsibility for managing the risk. This Register was last reviewed
by the PCC in October 2024 and will be reviewed again as soon as the new PCC is in place, or
when one of the risks changes or a new risk is identified.
Administrative Inforniatlon
St Marls Church is situated in Shortlands, and it is part of the Diocese of Rochester within
the Church of England. The correspondence address is The Parish Office. Church House, 39
Kingswi)od Road. Bromley, BR2 OHG. Registered charty number 1130802.
PCC members who have served at anytime from the date of the lastAPCM until the date this
report was approved are..
Ex Officio Members:
Incumbent:
The Reverend Jane Kustner (until March 20241 Interregnum
Wardens:
Jame5 Hollingdale (until May 20241
Robin Hogg Ifrom May 20241
Glo Sherman (from May 20241
Elected Members:
Catherine Bingham ILLMI
Jan Boam Irepresentative on Deanerysynod)
Pat Chase (Deputy Warden)
Tim Dawson (Treasurer and Deputy Warden)
Robin Hogg (Churchwarden & Assistant Treasurer)
Ann-mariejefferys ILLMI (representative on Deanerysynod and Diocesan Synod)
Dr David Jefferys ILLMI (Deputy Warden)
Pauline Lambourne Isafeguarding Officer)
Keith Mills
Jay Sharma (Secretary)
Glo Sherman (Churchwarden, representative on Deanery Synod and Diocesan Synod)
Sue Slaney
Ann Dalton {Deputy Warden)
Canon Claire Tillotson {Director of Music)
Craig Myers
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PCC Attendance In 2024.
Name
Total Meetin85
2024
Noof
Absences
Glo Sherman-
Churchwarden. &
Deanery Synod
Robin Hogg-
Churchwarden
Tim Dawson-
Treasurer
Jay Sharma,
secretary
Jan Boam- Deanery
Synod
Ann-marie Jefferys-
LLM, Deanery
Synod
Catherine Bingham
-LLM
Dr. David Jefferys-
LLM,
Pat Chase
Ann Dalton
Keith Mi115
Crai8 Myers
Sue Slaney
Canon Claire
Tillotson- Director
of Music,
Dr.Pauline
Lambourne
We thank all those who contribute to the governance. running and mission and ministry of
the church. In particular we thank those PCC mernbers who retired during the year.
Report approved by
Si8nature
Date
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THE PAIUSH CHURCH OF ST MARY'S
SHORTLANDS, KENT
FINANCIAL STATEMENrs
of the
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
ror the year ended 31$t December 2024
Incumbent:
Rev. Jane Kustner (until 31" March 2024)
(Vacancy from 1st April 2024)
Churchwarden5:
Mr Robin Hogg
Mrs Gloria Shernian
Secretary:
Ms Jay Sham]a
Tre&surer:
Mr Timothy Dawson
Independent Examiner: Mr Grnham Smedley

Independent Examiner's Report
to the St Mary'8 Shortlands Parochial Church Coun¢il
12-
I report on the Financial Statements of the Church for the year ended 31st December 2024, which
are set out in pages I to 20.
Respective responsibilities of t￿stee5 and examiner
The Church's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Churcb's trustees
consider that an audit is not requir¢d for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011
(the 2011 Act) but that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibiIity to."
Examine the accounts under sethion 145 of the 2011 A¢t
To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity
Commission (under section 145{5)(b) of the 2011 Act: and
To state whether particular matters bave come to my attentio
Basis of Independent Eiaminers report
My ¢xamination was carri¢d out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity
Commission. Th¢ examination includes areviewofthe accounting r¢￿rdS kept by the Churcband
a comparison ofthe accounts pre￿ted withthose records. It also includes Considering any unusual
items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as tr￿SteeS concerning any
such matters. The procedures undertaken do notprovide all the evidence that would be required in
all audit, and cotwuently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts give a "true and fair
vieW' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the sfatement klow.
Independent emminer's statement
Since the gross income for the year ¢xceeds th¢ amount provided in section 145 (1) of the ACL I
confirm that l am quaIified to act as an inde￿ident examiw under the provisions of that section
ofthe Ath.
In connection with my examination no matter has come to my attention:
(l) which gives me reasonable cause to ￿lIeVe that in any mat¢rial resp¢ct the r¢quirements
(i)
(li)
to keep accountin8 records in a¢¢ordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act. and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the
requirements of the 2011 Act Ikave not been mel or
(2)
to wbich, in my Opinio￿ attention should be drawn in order to ¢nable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Graham Smedley
Address:
30 Sco£ts
Date
RI OLL

16.2127r2r24
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIWTES
forthg yoar onded 31st D￿m￿¥T2024
Aifwes n fs
Funds
Ful￿)
To¢41 2024
Tot￿ 2023
INCOME AND ENDO¥thIENT$
Voluntary Inc
4101
124.701
30.125
154.826
130.485
Aclp/rfi&s fc¥wr81¥w r[U￿S
4lbl
12.832
14.791
41cl
5.312
10,297
15,fA)9
13.482
InGorne IlDm Chtsrch
4(dl
49.W2
.793
TOTAL INCOME
233.(69
2riJ 551
EXPENDrruRE
chU￿A Aciv
197.737
37,454
235.192
201.646
5(bl
70
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
NET IN¢QMW(EXPENDrruRE) 8EFOREJNVESTMENT
GAINS
Is.rMJi
12.1221
NEf GAIN ON INVESTMENTS
14.967
NET IWENDrruRWMCOMg
14.5321
1,873
22.802
TRANSFER BETW￿1 FUNDS
112.1th1
12.1￿0
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
116.5321
18.405
1.873
22,￿2
BALANCES BROUGHT FORWARD
62.￿1
425.558
BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD

14.
BALANCE SHEET ASAT 31ST DECEMBER 2023
N<*
FIXEO AS8Ef8
2023
TarvJl*ftx•J 8ssets
Inv88lm8ntas$ots
8(&1
8(bl
750.(XIO
7￿.0(￿)
92
136
CURRENT ASSETS
D$blors
Shortterm deposls..
Dkncase of R(￿neSter
¢￿h at bank hand
3.717
2￿.412
293,472
23
31a384
313.428
LIABILrriES
Cr&thJr8"._Amunts fal y8¥
10
147.2381
(44162)
NET CURRENT ASSErs
266.1
273.222
TQTAL NEf ASSEfs
1.198,358
FLINOS
UnreStr*￿- Gerjer
￿e￿￿￿ted. D9Veb￿ fund
ReBrrktsd . Church ￿par f￿a
R081r￿ . H8U rtyar fijnd
13(81
13(al
62,561
179.677
123.131
216.182
13(al
2.693
450233
448.360
R8str*tod. Hal v8bJatkx) reserve
750,IMJ
T￿,(1
TOYAL FUNDS
1, 198 36Q
Approved by the Parochklctr￿rch
J (Ir,, l
Robn Hogg IWardEnl
T￿ 08wsth (Hrywary Tr*&urerl
Thè notes numbèred or* b)s￿v￿ C￿ th8

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEKrs
for the year ended 31" Deeember 2024
I. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The PCC is apublic benefit entity within the meaning of FRS102. The financial statements
have been Prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with th¢ Church
Accounting Regulations 2006 governing th¢ individual accounts of PCCS. and with the
regulations-1rue and fair view. provisions, and also prepared under FRS102 (2016) as the
applicable accounting standards and the 2016 version of the Statement of Reconjmended
Practice, Accounting and Rep)rting by Charities (SORP(FRS102))
2. ASSETS
Consecraledproperty
Consecrated and Ixneficed proikny is excluded from the accounts by Section 10(2) (a) and
(c) of the Ckwities Act 2011.
Movable Churchfvnishings
Movable church furnishings held by the Incumbent and Churcbwardens on special trust for
the PCC, and which require 2 faculty for disposal, are accounted as inalienable property
unless consecrated. All expenditure incU￿ed during the year on movable church
furnishing5, whether maintenance or improvement. is separately disclosed and usually
written-off as expenditu￿ in the accounts. Any exceptions to this p)licy are fully
disclosed.
Other Property
SORP 102 was introduced in 2016 and allows three differeni bases for valuing fixed &ssets.
We have opted to include the Church Hall in the accounts at ils vaIuation on the
introduction of SORP 102. in 2016. The Church Hall is therefore included in the accounts
at its value on l January 2016. This represents the insurance value in 2006. No depreciation
will be Charged as any charge would be offset by an incre&se in the value of the Hall.
Otherf￿(￿r¢s. fittings and office equipment
Other assets are usually charged to the income and expenditure account when purchased.
Im?estmenfs
Investments are shown in th¢ accounts at theirmid market value at the yearend and the un-
realised gain or loss is reflected in the statement of financial activities.
Short ferm Deposits
These ar¢ cash deposits held with the Diocese or one of our bat&s.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year end¢d 315t December 2024
3. FUNDS
Unre3lrictedFunds
These represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restriettons ￿gardIng their
use and are available for use for any purFK)ses by the PCC.
Reslricfed Funds
These represent the funds that have been received that are intended to be used for speciflc
pU￿oses. Details of the restricted funds held and the relevant restriction are shown in th¢
notes to the accounts.

17-
NOTES TO THE FINANCLAL STATEMENTS l¢ontlnu•dl
fortho yoarend•d 3181 December 2024
INCOIAE AND ENDOVIMENTS
Funds
Funds
Total 2024 Totsl 2023
4181 vO￿n￿￿ry In¢omtr
Planned GNrq.'
76.872
76,872
29.024
6.384
12.545
73.930
22.47S
- InGometsx reco¥er8t*
Cotsclknns
Donations
ac
125
12.545
16,826
10.(N)O
124701
>J,125
154 826
41bl A¢INit￿ foroenerelroj [￿￿$
Span
Rent Ln Cmwch Hw$e Fkl
10.152
4(¢) Incorne frOmhve8trF￿rrtS
Owh*nds on CCLA lnveslrr￿ts
Interest on Fur￿ h8kl 91 the Dbx88&
4,912
401
4,912
10.698
15.809
4.703
10.297
qdl Incom& from Church
Fe8s for w&1dk*J$ kner*
H81 let￿
2.S11
47
49,￿?
2.541
47.251
49.802
4,153
50.793
TOTAL INCOA
1Y2.647
209.551

18-
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Icontlnuedl
fortha yèarended 31st Doumber2024
5. EXPENDITURE
Unwtrfcted
Funds
Fund•
Total 2024 Tot•1 2023
al ChUrchAc￿ts$
and Ghariy 9VY
&576
2.4T5
825
. Over8OBS
P8rBb sh8r8
Oth8r klln&lry ￿$ts
Church runniNJ a￿j man1￿ce ¢(ots
May)r repars
Repatr$ and Mainten
Ground5
Church dev8N)pmw
Expenthr8 on Span
Or9anist, ch￿r and must
PJmlntstrator'$ drect crnts
Bank charge
7T.715
6270
77.715
6.270
00.173
37.454
2.W7
837
4.751
62.958
7,065
4191
&515
10.0th7
37.454
2.917
13.Ir28
13,028
435
7.923
7.874
17,566
590
207 640
197.n7
37.454
51bl R8tsNwFurK4s
siewardshp exp￿e$
70
70
TOTAL RESOLIRCES EKPENDED
197.737
37.454
235.192

19-
NOTE$ TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS I￿ntiNU￿￿1
forthe yeat èndod 31st DecÈmb•r2024
2023
STAFF COSTS
Wages 8nd satsr
36.932
41 240
Aver89È numbw of8mpbye25
thJrkng the yogr Ihe Church Èt8ff CrryrL8￿'. a Drector ofmust. Mi fv Church Olltg. ¥ Y¢xth Wcrfk8r.
and c￿￿￿erS. Payments EQ Visthg CW arnl (Ygan￿tS areakn m* aTrY li crffjts.
Tho clwgy are P8KI by Ihe DKttss•axl Iher ae ffttrd5
Al staff are part timè.
7. RELATED PARnES
No payrnenls or exwtses of any kknd. p•Jto ￿Y PCC ￿ther. w8c￿¥ ¢kiBety rdabj b) LY p¥tss, kn
C￿nectIjn with rok on Ihe PCC.
8. FIXED ASS￿5 FOR USE BYTHE PCC
8lal Tan￿￿• flxed8s$0ts
Church Ha
Gross aNJ Not V
7XJ.MO
750 C￿0
750.000
T5Q 000
H81. exchjdiig knnd. ￿¢01￿ vabjakn fft2tthi.
The current￿SUr￿￿¢O¥9hj8 ￿ £3.3 rnkn12023 £3.3 rthil. W• have¢lx)5M
revalue prokEriy 85 akr￿d urthr SORP 102
81bl Investynonts
CCLA Inv&strr6rtkccKmt
Thg Church knv8strnents We h8k141 CCLA Chur¢h of Ervjknd
Inv8sbnent Ful￿. No purchases or sabs hav6 takgn the thjrty tr* yew.
y thkJ¥Kls arequthalt•ty ran¥ested i) the
9. DEBTORS
2023
Debtors
10. LIABIL￿lEs
2023
Oulgtsnthno d¢natK)ns
Outstanding cr&llors
Retentlw arvj Prov￿1)nS
14.7591
115,8841
15.7391
112.8271
26.596
47,238

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Iconiinuadl
forihè end¢d 31st D8eèrnber2024
11. ¢ontlng•ncy
Sl Mary's P￿chrd operates ofb)e church txrt urntrlhB ¢￿jr¢￿S Ch¥ty Nwts.
The PCC ofst Mary's apwi)ts si¥ rnerntws to Ike PrescharA each year.
The examn8d accounts ofthg Presch￿1 are atta¢W lott* Clxrch Rwtandknuhts. paoe5 20 & 21. kYe8enied to the AF£M.
and fibd wth thè Chaiitrs Cemmtssth 8rxl D￿eSe.
Thè PCC Cons￿OrS that the Pre5chcd ¢tyit1￿ as a gJrvJ C￿n.
The PCC cons￿￿ that the cortsc4bJakn ofts acwjnts Tr*#h th8thx¢h&c￿ts nota&J clarty to ¢weral
f￿anc￿l Frt)SrfK
Ifthe Pre ctswj Ih8 assots *r4Jk1 resrAy6bay FCC.
12. FUNDS
Certdn fuTrJ8 have trken d68iJ)8tEd for. fv Chx¢h FurKI.
the Pfal Repaw Fund the FU￿r0 Gewalbjrts F¥(w.
Th8 funds are rnakntsiied tr) covw crtsts &55wwled
wrfh the Qunquann￿l in5pK￿ ofthe Church and Church H8L
The Fuluro G8nerthn5 pro￿ FuThfj i8 maiFts1￿￿ to m*t
Costs a5sociybJ vrith Ihe wssbl8 r8d6v8bp¥r￿ ofthe ChJrch F¥*)*•5.
13.lal SUMMARYOF FUNDS IKIVEMENTS
H81 Rtpatr
Fund
FuThYs
FGPFw*J Rw FWKI
Ba￿nc9 at 18tJatwy 2024
Inc(
Expendrfure
Invesbfènt gars
Tr&nsfer beb¥een fuThYs
èaanc•al 31st D&Émbw 2Wd4
179.677
1rJ.131
2.555
137.4541
1.(Y47
82,991
444359
233,069
1235.1921
3,995
192.647
1197.7371
739
46.028
216.182
95,329
450.232
l&lbl SUMMARYOF ASSEfs BY FUND
Chw¢h
R8Fqr Fwd
trldl Repir
F￿d
FGPF￿
Tow
FtKed Assets
CurrantA%sels
Cur¥8rt LBbll
72233
21.033
47
5.028
9).301
9.8T4
82.819
184.(M2
313.428
119.275
216,182
95,329
232