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St Peterfs Church, Ditton Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the st year ended 31 December 2024 Incumbent Revd Ross Terranova The Rectory 2 The Stream Ditton ME20 6AG (untll July 2024) Mr Stephen Kemp 9 Dltton Court Close AylesfrKd Dltton Kent ME206PQ IroLrer (from August 2024) Mrjohn Paul 61 Holtwood Avenue Aylesford Kent ME20 7QQ tyj Mr Peter Tlte 28B Iron Mlll Lane Crayford Kent DAI 4RW CAF Bank Ltd .25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings HIII West Malllng Kent ME19 4IQ We are here to demonstrate God's lovefor all, as shown in Jesus to people where we live and worv. May 2025

Reglstered Charity N¢x 1130864 Annual Re rt 2024 Introductlon St Peter ad Vlncula Dftton Church Is sltuated on The Green, New Road, Dltton and Is part of the Dlocese of Ro¢hestef within the chU￿h of England. There is a Church Office which is part of the Church Centre complex opposite the Church. The PCC asslsts, supports and encourages the Rector Rev Ross Terranova In promotln8 Wtthln the parlsh the whole misslon of the Church• pastordl, eyangelisti4 sodal and ecumenkal. It also has maintenance resportslbllltles forts Churth and Churth Centre CompleL •7 -. •XTYV- The fvll PCC met on 6 occaslons durfn8the year wtth an average attendance of 78%. Sub-commlttee5 met between meetlnBs as requlred and a report on thelr dellberatlons and recommendations were consldered by the PCC and declslons tsken as requlred. M mbershl Members are ex offlclo, elected at the Annual Parothlal Churth meeti￿ or co-opted. Durln8 the year the fo[￿Ing served as members of the PCC. Rertor Revd Ross Terranova (Chalmian) Wardens Mr Atan Wamer Mrjohn Paul Tm7surer Mr Stephen Kemp (untll July 2024) and Mr John Paul (from Au8USt 20241 ' Saftguordlng Offlcer Mrs Ruth Campbell RepresentotNes On Deonery Synod Mr Stephen Campbell from Juty 2024 Mr Simon Webley until May 2024 VACANT from May 2024 Elerted memljers Mrs Lin Atkinson Mr lan Cropper Mrs Jane Beldharn luntil May 2024) iQ.4"1 4 Mrs Carollne Glbbons J-,t'.I xl- Mrs Deirdre Johnson Mr Julien Myles (from May 20241 Mrs Jenny Stout (from May 2024) Mrs Christine Williams (from May 2024) Co-opted Member Mr Simon Webley (from May 2024)

Co-opted Member Mrs Ruth Campbell (May 2024 as PCC Secretary) Co-OPted'Member Mr Stephen Kemp (May 2024 until July 2024) Cowted Member Mr David Grimes (May 2024) _ Cfropted Member Mr Simon Webley (May 2024) Commlttees in The Rector The Wardens The Treasurer The Secretary nuoy b4 14? ng) . 1.4A, 'JIU3 Thls Is the only commlttee requlred by law. It has the power to transact the business of PCC between tts meetlngs. subject to any dlrectlons 8fven by the KC urch Fabr MrA Warner Mr J. Paul Mr I Cropper Mr D Stevens Cwpted as necessary Chu rd rnltt thv fliw '_: r)nv Attends to matters relatln8 to the churth bulldln8 and fabrfc and the churthyard. The Rector The Wardens Mr S Webley Mr D Grimes The Treasurer (convenor) Asst. Treasurer (not currently appolntedl o& Oversees the general finan￿ throu8h budgetary plann0￿ monitoring income and expendlture. and appllcation of financial controls and review of rlsks. 16Mr Chu elo Mr A Warner {convenor) Mrs C Glbbons Mrs D Johnson ent and M ement Team utre Rector Mrj Myles Mrs c wiifiams Mrs L Atkinson 'bYè ml-) Attends to rnatters relating to the Church Centre Complex in respect of builthn& fabric, use antt lettin85.

Church attendance At the Annual Parnchlal Churth Meeting on 12 May 2024, it was reported that the Elettoral roll showed there were now 85 people on the rou. Eve for 2024 Janua Children and Communion dlscussed at PCC follo￿n8 dlscusslon wlthln the thildren and young people's group JAM (Jesus and Me). New Intematlonal Readers verslon Blbles purchased for JAM wfth mst covered by a donor. Feb Lent Course based upon ￿ Noll by Stephen Cottrell. very well attended. Away Day at St Benedkys Centre West Mallln& Speaker. Rev Nick Wiifiams un Open Air Servlce on 23 Sch¢)ol. June was very well attended wlth Invofvement from Dltton Church Pre. Lfvlng In Love and Falth dlscussed at General Synod Itedecoratlon of irrteri¢x of Churth. thphen Kemp moved to Bangladesh. John Paul became tempordry treasurer. Monthty ladles lunch started In Au8USt 2024 Bibles given to year 6 puplls at Dltton CE Junlor School Misslon support ended for ArnNJnla Miss5on support for MADM {Makln8 a dlfference In Maklstone) agreed followlng a vlslt from MADM representstives. Recruitment of Church Administrator took pla￿. Jane Beldham stepped down, Carolyn Mcmahon appolnted. Ross visited Orchard Mlll wlth 5eafiets from the Church. obe JAM Maanli lan Coffee momln8 on Oct 6th November Shoebox appeal Bibles to Tools with a Mission. inspired by Maureen Morris passing on Michaefs Bibles PCC made living in Love and Faith resolution. This was communicated to the Bishop of Rothester and the Churth Pastoral Aid Society (CPASI who arethe patrons of parlsh. Safeguardlng Sunday held on 24th November 24

Advent Course- They San& based on 4 songs in the Chrfstmas story. hekl In the Church Centre. Étnu"4kryi Jon bEtS. ISw£isi? Christmas Card Scheme and Carols on the Green support for Heart of Kent Hospice. Estimatsd attendance for Carols on the Green I(￿ adults and 2(Kl thildren. Revlew of the Hnandal Year- H • A sllght redurtlon fn energy prfces saw a small redurtlon In energy expendlture in 2024. + Churchyard expendfture was much reduced this year and only invofved grass cutting whlth contlnues to be provided by Dltton Parish Counc51. + 'Planned GNIn￿ decreased by 6.2% whlch was partly because of people leavln8 the church and 19￿) a change In some peoplrfs taxstatus. Thls ts dlsappolntlng as It Is dlfflcuftto see howthls shortlall wlll be recovered In the comlng year. + We contlnue to be grateful that the malority of people glve electronically as thi5 allows us to predlct Income. Fee income has decreased again by 42% to £1560 wlth over a thlrd of ft being paid to the d10￿e. • Glft Day ralsed £19273.90 with a further £1839.50 recovered via Gift Aid from 2024's Glft Day • Glft Day monies were spent on Churth MainteTran￿. contributionsto mission partners andsome placed In reserve. ic.; • We continue to pay a Parlsh Share whlth we belleve Is afftirdable for the church and thls Is 8ratefully recelved by the dloce5e. • The church flnances are managed uslng the Data Developments On-Llne accounts package and Donatlons Coordlnator. + Whilst the accounts show a deficlt, thts is sll8htty mlsleadln8 as we transferred £20.(Kl) to the Interest-bearlng CAF Gold accounL (Please see Assets and Llabllltles p13.1 Revlew of Flnanclal Sftuatlon li The Parochlal Church Coundl ts a reglstered Charfty. and the annual accounts of the Church are prepared on the accruals basis aKI submitted to both the Diocese and the Charity Commisslon. As ¥ J in prevlous years, the PCC has contlnued the polky to account for Gift Day Income and expend5ture outside the normal budgetsry process. and this has been rnaintsined In 2024. The outturn for 2024 shows a deficit of -£14037.66, atthough as shown above, £20,(￿ was >aD transferred from the current account to the Gold AccounL Income In term5 of Income, there has been a wthn8 decrease In ts)lanned g￿n￿ as a result of some folk movin8 away or no longer being able to 8lve In a tsx-effident way. It15 ts￿refOre vitsl that all churth members review their 8lvlng and Increase by at least the Inflatlon rate of 2.6%. Thankfulty energy bills are starting to fall as thls is a ffla￿r expense for the church. althou8h the predlction that there woukt be a deficlt has not been proven. The accounts look healthy but there is stlll a lot of work to do to malntaln the fabric of the thurth and the churth centre. We have had to Increase ￿nt￿ rents on more (in line with inftatlon). but It Is those groups who use the majority of energy within the ￿ntre during the week and partlcularty durin8 the winter. It is essential that we recoup costs where we can. The card reader contlnues to be useful In providiwd a convenient way to pay and whilst there is a fee for its use, the convenience it provides in terrrs of less administratlon. is welfworth ]L We can atso I", run appeals uslng a QR code andlor the 'Gfve A Llttle, webslte vthlch tracks Glft Atd. We have now J

successfully dalmed Gift Aid usingthe new software programme and athou8h there Is a cost for the accounts and glft aid software, the Convenien￿ and speed oirtweighs. The tax redaim5 for Gift Day and Planned Givin& Donations etc forJuly- December 2024 was delayed and not made until spring 4.-? 2025 Expendlture Expenditure for Staffing Costs rose as experted but Church Runnlng expendlture fell by 20%. Centre expenditure did show an increase but thls was expected as there were a number of malntenance issues that needed to be addressed. The Flnance Commlttee meets to dlscuss a draft budget for the following finanaal year and makes recommendations to the PCC for conslderatlon. Once the budget ts approved pro8ress is monitored at each PCC meetSn8 during the year and any r￿eSsary varlatlon approved. The main aim is to operate a batanced budget year on Year whitst contlnulng the maSntenance and upkeep of the physlcal assets under the PCCS stewardship. . . . ReseNes are malntslned to cover at least 3 month< expendlture. Speaal fund5 arE estsbllshed for any major project or appeals undertaken. The use of Des18nated Funds Is cor6ldered as the need artse> :: , . r¥￿ J J Any substantlal funds In the current accourt which are not for Immedlate use are placed In Interest bearin8 accounts as approved by the PCC Rlsk Management Statementpw,I;.dGL . In 2003 the Flnance Commlttee carried out a detslled risk assessment and made recommendatlons l.:: to the PCC. The malor rfsks that impact upon the work of the Church were identified. assessed and minimised. Thls has been extended to other sukommlttees of the PCC to review and report to the PCC as necessary."

.y. I The Parlsh Safeguarrfing Officer.contlnued the work on obtslning DBS dlsdosures and tralnlng for all those Involved In chlldren's actlvlues wlthln the Churth. Y). The PCC reviews and approves tr￿ Safe8uardln8 Actlon Plan on a re8ular basls throughout the year. IrJ3:. The PCC re4dopted the House of 85shop￿ safeg￿rdIng Pollcy. known as Promotlng a Safrr Church, In May 2024. f.1 Vlf""rJ4* Date: tri May 2025, "ba )¥i£ry ' 3qL'

St Peterfs Church, Dltton ..4J1911 tswJl Minutes ofthe Annual Parochial Church Meet" Held on Sunday 12 May 2024 at 11.30am Venue: The Church Centre i in9ra Pr•s•irt: 35 members A4 Rev Ross Teffdnoyd (RT) openedthe rneetf￿ wlth a Btble read0￿ from Ephesians 2.19-22 endof chapter and I Peter 2.￿10 and prayer. Apologles were recelved from: Dld S John and Jenny st￿ and Brlan StuarL iii(YFKnL,.. 91 {•- ii&,,L'. I2￿4 The mSnutes from the prevknus rneetlrva were ayeed and sl8ned by Kr. ¢￿)￿¢￿￿? f.fn ,.l>flL' There are now 85 ￿rnber5 on the Electoral Roll. John Paul and Alan Warner hav• both serv•d a$ Churthwarden longer than th• usual slxwr tenn. The ChurthY4rdens Measure 2rxii (Supplemertary Materlal of the Church Represerrtatlon Rules 2022. 3• p128) State that a person is dlsquallfied from bel￿9 dKwn forthe office of Churchwarden for two ￿r$ wh•n that person has served as a Churchwarden of the same parlsh for slx successfve perlods of office {6 years), unless a rneetlng of the parlshloners decldes bv resofutlon that thls does not appfy. John and Alan are both wlllln8 to continue. so RT proposed that a vots15 on suth a r•solutlon to suspend the SIx-￿aT Nle allowlng them to tsnd for electlon for a further term. Proposer. lan Smlth - tAt YEar.£ ?( ? Seconder. Carol Wellbekn• Iir, I bri6 1711rt91'9 It vms utmnlmousty agreed to suspernl the stswr rule forthe offke of Churthwarden for a )97. further one-year terni. In antFclpation of thls a8reemrf both John Paul and Alan Warner were prowed and seconded In advance of the meetin& John Pa l.. Proposer: Ruth Campbell Seconder: Stephen Kemp Unanlmousty agreed. v w rtj ,.'911 ￿1￿ SJ ttFrtwl.tA Proposer: Steve Canipbem irt)wrl iJ Or)." S4 ia'a Unanimou 4dtr:>gk Ttflbtu I: wo4 9?6.7 4 bic ?n¥bifviwin RTexplained that lan Cropper has c¢xnpleted twoterrrLS of threeyears as a memberof the PCC Our is wiifingto continue, 50 Kr proposedthat a M)te is takn on a Te5okrt1￿ to suspendthe sts-￿ rule

Proposer. Jane Beldharn Seconder: Steve Campbe It was unanimously agreed to swpend the swear rule fDrthe Offi￿ of PCC Member for a further 41 In antiapation ofthis a8reerrrt kn was prnp￿dand seconded In advance ofthe meeOn& lil I, ncro Proposer. Roma Seaman Seconder: Liz Nicolalts Unanimously a8Teed. RT was pleased that Carollne Glbbons. Jullen Myles and thrlstlne WIIHams had also ag￿ed to standfor electlon to the PCC AITthree V￿re Pfoposedandsecondedln advance ofthe meetlng. Proposer. Davkl Beldham Seconder: Stephen Kemp Unanimusly agreed. ullen M I Proposer: S￿e Campbell Seconder: John Pdul Unanimously a8Yeed. 16 Seconder: l)avld Pearce Unanimousty agreed. There are now 7 PCC mernlrs.' Lln Atklrwn, lan Cropper, Cawollne Glbbons, Oeirdre J0hr￿n, Jullen Myles. Jenrry Stout and Chrbttne WllllaTh ioyl Slmon Webley has been our Deanery Synod rep for some tlme. but Is now rellnqulshin8 this responslbllfty. We are 8ratefvl to hlm for hls falthful service. We may elect two representatives to attend Deanery Synod, in athlition to RT who attend5 a5 dergy. Deanery Synod elecilons are held every three year5. wlth 2023 belng the last year of elertion and the next wlll be In 2026. Vacandes that arise betvfftn these dates are treated a$ casualvacancles and slK)uld be fllled as soon as prdctkable after the ￿d(ancY occurs. Those elected wlll serve the remalnder of the tem- In thts case for 2 year& Thereafter those elected will serve a thretryear term As n(Fone has come forward to rok In athance of thls rneetln& the vacandes wlll be filled by the election of the PCC of a person who Is qualllled to be elected. JJ.. The appolrtmert of sldes peopk ts the ruFNslblllty of the PCC {Church Representatlon Rules 41, 2022 M616) p87). but it 55 that ty ave ackn(￿1ed8ed and supported ty thts meetlThg. Those currently serving as sldes people indkatedthat ty are h•mto contlnue. Paullne Matthews has also agreed to ser4t. The￿ are now 13 sides people. who wdcowe people Into the bulldlrva and asslst the Churthwardens on a rota basL8: Lln Atklnson, St￿e Campbell. GINarKf lan Cropper. Davld and Pauline Grime5, Oelrdre and Ken Johnson. Paullne Mattlw& Carolyn Mcmahon. lan Smith. Davkl Stevens and Carol Wellbelo Mei Chon& iiz Nicolaldes and Catherfre St￿5 exprtssed aft trthrest In servlrq as sldes people . the meetlrvd. Kr thanb2d fortldr interest all our currwrt side5 people for the vltal role thry th In ekomlng vlsltOTS and re8ular attender&

Afflrnth of Parfsh IY bi16 RT Canfirn￿d that Ruth Campbell is wiifireto ccmtinue In her role as P4rtsh safeguardir￿ Officer and thanked herfvr hervrfork in thi5 a￿. ?ry¥198JI ,.•Z4W N., £IT" 13"tJyuei ?IqCIk .' It was confinned that the current awllb)r. Mr Peter Tlte Is wllllngto contlnue as audltor. Proposer: lan fxopper Seconder. Peter Stevens Unanimously agreed ng Kr started hls report wtth thanks forthe contlnued love and support he recelves. He explalned that he had recently read Journal artlde entftled, Wtw ft Is Importart to encourage your mlnl¥(er to stay tonger than 5 yea￿. Thls caused him to reffett on the peopte he has workdwlth overthe years. One of the great phra￿5 In PauY$ letters is, '1 thank God for you.. RT recognised that most people in Ser￿n8 In the Churth do so oirt of tfft andon a ￿lu1)tary basls. so he voiced h55 thanks to all wesert as well as th£￿ who ran't be at the meetsr RT expressed partkularthanks toAlan Warrnr and Jotm P￿[ forthelr terrtfic servke as Chu￿hWarden¥ cpAr the past ￿•r and Indeed many Yea￿ He recoenlsed It was a wmfege to have thelr support. He thanked Jane 8eldham for herwork In the Church Offlce fftr the last 7 years; she Is a weat person to be the Churth's lrterface wlth the wlder ¢x)mmunlty. As PCC secretsry and Parlsh 5afeguardlw Ollker, Ruth Campb•n brfnqs her 8lfG, strenths and Ideas to her roles. ffr thanknd Komp >r hls audItr¥￿1 Thforthe Church •vwJ •lso for hls mary years of Serv￿ as Treasurer. Stephen ￿11 be stsPPI￿ down soon as he wlll be movlngto Ban8ladesh to be with his wife Joy. Effwts to •nht a new Tr•asurer had so far been unsuccessfur. x+ 5tsphen had klndly sald he wlll cont5nue to 5eM for a Ilttle whlle longer. RT asked for prayer that * %￿Uld be posslble to recrult a Treasurer befrKe Stophen lewe5 In July. RT thanked all those who serve In other forffts of mlnlstry In ￿ Church. espedally those who lead and preach. tt Is great th Glles and Chris Wllllams had thosen to move Into the Parlsh and we benefft from thelr wealth of experlence. IITwetcomed and thanked Jullen Myles, who had Jolned the preathln8 rota. RT expressed yatstud• for Paulln@ Grlmes, vtho falthfully operates the AV equlpment for Sunday evenin8 servlces and for St￿e Campbell. wl)o had abty led the Lent courses over I￿nt yeaT& Flnally, RT thanPad God forthe falthfiblr*ss ofthose wlth JAM. who loyally lead that 8roup week ty wee Lookin8 back overthe past year, IVS clear we hale a tyl, falthful and ￿Ing congregathn, but IPd: atso an aging cowegation. Thls presents a challe￿ge. especialty as we try to reath out to younger familie5. Thls must be on the PCC a8endas golng forwdrd. It Is rlght to acknowledge that mary of our long-terni and committed members VAKI have 8sven $0 muth to the life of the Churth here, have gone through a difftujlt ￿r. We pTry forthem and fortlw who care forthern. Remembrance Sunday 2023 was great, as we had servlce In the Church for the first tlme for a lon8 time. There were tssues because tF￿ service wasvery fvIL but the consensus was that It was good to the in the Churth. The open4lr servlce rA)ntinues to go from strenth to StrenEth and thls year IVS plamed to imfve as marryas posth the Prexhool. Membe were encouraged to attend this went A new smaH group led by Giles and Chrfs Wllllams had started and it was hoped that there w511 be further small groups added In the coming m(xrth&

RT Contras￿ what the Clwrch Is In Go(fs eyes and the Teallty of Chwth thatwe so often experIen￿, both hxalty ar#J natlonally. This contrast can cause (x)nfusion and concern. RT Temlnded us of the call1￿ and pur1￿ of tt Churth. Peter vKote tofir5t ontury Christlans who were small In number. scattered and and told them a￿ Go(fs chosen peop￿ Gorfs holy natlon, a peopte (altedout of darkne55 and people calledto dedare h15 praises. It serves as a reminder to us thatthis is also our fundamerrtal wrpose-to dedare Ws pr4ises. Do people recognlse the presen￿ of God vft Thls is IMp￿rt when Chri5tkn meet together. We shoulOn t be apotO8etic abwt SL It doesn matter11 peopte donTr Unde￿Tr￿ It alT. but the presen￿ of God should Capture hul descrlbesthe Church as beln8 bullt as a hoty temple, Go￿5 famity, hls people, where God Ilves by hls SplrlL When the Church meets together there should be an expression ofthaL Pdultelts us that we are belng grnfted lrto that temple. Our Churth bulld1￿ Is made of all Sorts of stones that hwe been added (yler the centurfes, of different slTrs and shapes. Thls Is a wonderful pkture of ChTbtlan Clwrch, where all dhyerent gffts, sklws. back8rounds. experfences and tempernmÈnt& Trre Is no Indlvlduallsm. no unlfornilty. but a great body ol people who are grafted twher to support each other. The Chrfstlan Church has extyaordlnary beauty when fuKUonlng as ft Is Sup￿Sed to be. Sometlmes belng together can be thalterwlr& kn leys keep that vision of what the Church shouftt be In the forefront of our mlnds as we 80 Into the comln8 year. Levs thank God for all he has given to us and pray that wlll that for the Churth here In thls communtty. alp Stephen Kemp presented wrltten rewts to the meetlNa and • summary fortr￿year Is Ind￿led. We ended 2022 In sll8ht defirt but In 2023 the ac(oimts ended In credlL Thls vrds a surprlse Iven the unlversal Increase In utlllty citsl& 11 sho￿1 th•t utlllty bllls forthe Churth and the Church Centre had doubled. Thls p051tl4 finandal sltuatkn has allsen be(awe planned 8fvlng had rfsen by Il% thanks to membths Jolnlng the Churth who glve regularly. Stephen cautloned agalnst complacency: some regular glvers wlll be lewlng thls year. He also reminded members that they should noth the Churth Ifthty Th) Iw payts& as the Churth wlll rKI longer be entltledto dalm 8fft al& Some of the Sur￿ of funds Is eamwrkedfrrf planned * bulldln8 projects- ￿lfitIn￿ redecoyatbon of Churth and work In the Chwth Centre. SrKludin8 a new wlndow and redecoratlon. Stephen ga% fvrther exptanatton for some ttem& lrternet and software •xperKllture Indudes the cost of the ac¢ounts pxk4e ￿ use and the glft akl software. aeanlng represents a conslderabl• co#. We are pleasedto be able to contlnue Ovlngto our m15slon partn•& In prevlous years, redalmed gift ald has been used to make these payments. Th15 par, ￿ are m(wlr¥ tIY4vards mtsslon gfvlng comln8 Out of nornwl afvI￿ so half olthe mlsslon pffi￿nts came out of gfft day donatlons. A further £1351KI of the ratsedthrou8h Bfft day ￿1[ be usedto py for our new notIce￿r￿S. Under the Churchyard costs, we pay the kKal pwknh mundl to art the 8rdss and we have had tree work done, whith is why thls flgure Is hl8h. Stephen explalned that he15 m¢y4lwd to 8adesh on 25 Jdy 2024 $0 ￿ wlll not be able to continue as Treasurer bwnd thls date. He has wothxed a Tole desulpt5on fortre m of .Trea5urer, as ￿11 as some to. vkkns. .. RT reported that 3 people had been appmacw al￿(￿ takln8 <)n the role, but to date. no Succes￿ had been Ident5fle(L Kr expressed hls thanks to Stephen and the membership was Prnposer Jane Beldham Secon(ter. John Paul The accounts were unanhrnwfy a8reed and Kr.

Ruth Campbell presented a wrltten report to the mettl￿ Tlwe were no questknns. rt of the Churth Wardens Alan Wamer commentedthat Stephen s financtal rewt cmredmuth ofthe work that had been undertaken overthe last ￿r. WherMr posslble. thurchwardens seek to do work In4)ouse ratherthan employln8tradespeople. For example. treated the ￿QdWorM In the framework aroundthe organ plpes arxl this Seems to hwe been suCcessfi￿. Atan expressed yatltude for those who assist wlth VK)rk around the Church premlses. Dwld St￿e However. some vK)rk requlred partlcular expertse. There had been elertrlcal issues wlth oodTights andthe hot water systsm in thurch Centre had been changed. Pr8vlou$fy, there were 5 separate wat•r Iwatws wed to ts hot water. These had been replaced wlth a sln8le system In the roof spa￿. It has a therrnOs￿C Ilow mlxw, whlth means the water teMI￿atUre In the washbaslns Is safe for thlldren. but trthwater h a￿tab￿ kn the kttchen. The next step for thts work Is to Install a tlmer so that the water Is onty Pated when the Churth Centre Is In use. There had been fe￿Ing mmpletsd and tree Mjrk in the Churdryard and Church Centre garden. The Chur¢hwardens wllt put together a programme of work forthe ren￿10￿ needed in t Church Centre. The repalntlng of the Churth sanctuary Is ImmlnenL Dean la member of the Sunday eveni￿ con8re8akn} had marni51￿1 the woodvKwk in the Church and experlmented wlth pmd(Icts to remove palrt andseal crumblln8 palnL It wa5 hopedthat the repalntlng of the plaster In the Churth YJuld be comFAeted In JU￿. There WMI ￿ tw) staps to th15 requlrfn8 a scrapln8 party first and t￿fi a palntlng party. Alan asknd folks to let Jane In the office kn¢￿ If they can help. The scraplng work can be done at ary tlme. The palrtlr48 wlll be done In rfeslp)ated week In Juty. Most work wlll be at a low IMI. WItho￿the need for ladders, etc. Dean had also oiled the cTrwrchyard 8ate& He has not restored them back as rw Imrt wlll staln them again They wlll be deaned and olled once a ￿ 8olr¥ frnrd. Church door wlll also be treated. It vns reported thatthe C1￿1¢h now has an account vAth Bre￿$ and wlll 8et a dlscount on the first order. so we wlll order as much as posslble in one 80. Maureen Morrls askod whether there were ary plans to rest(Ye the cellln8 above the pulplt In the Churth. As the cellln8 ts not deterloratln8 further aNI a repalr wlll wulre spedallst equlpment to reach IL no plans have been drawn up for thls yeL r expressed thanks to Alan and John. 15. Wrltten reports from ChuTth orBanISatr￿ weTe made avallable to rrthibers to take away and read. 16. At the end of the meetln& 8lfLs were pIesent￿ a5 an eXweSsi￿ of thanks to our Iowtsndlng Church Warde 17. The meetlng dosed at 12.25pm wlth prw and the Gr

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Inde ndent Examinerfs Re ort to the PCC of St. Peterfs Ditton This report on the financial statements of the PCC for the year ended 31st December 2024, which are set out on pages 8-1¥ is in respect of an examination carried out in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 ('the Regulations,) and section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,). As members of the PCC you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements. You consider that the audit requirement of the Regulatlons and section 144121 of the Act do not apply. It is my responsibility to issue this report on those financial statements in accordance with the terms of the Regulations. My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. That examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC and a comparison of the accounts with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures In the financial statements and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that woutd be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view glven by the accounts. In connertion with my examination, no matter has come to my attention. (l) which give me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements a. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act: and b. to prepare financial statements, whlch accord with the accountlng records and comply wlth the requirements of the Act and the Regulations have not been met; rT.S or 12) to whlch, In my opinlon, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached. Signed: 2aBJRON MILL IANE CRAYFORD DA14RW TEL. NO. 01322 558220 Date.. Mr Peter rite 28B Iron Mill Lane Crayford Kent DAI 4RW

Accountin Policies The financial statements have been prepared under the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 in accordance with applicable accounting statements and the current Statement of Recommended Prattice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP 2015) on the accruals basis. Funds Restricted Funds represent donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for specific object. The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of each year must be carried forward as a balance on that fund. The PCC does not usually invest separately for each fund. Unrestricted Funds are the 8eneral fund5 which can be used for PCC ordinary purposes. Incomin Resources Planned-givin& collections and donations are recognised when received. Tax refunds are claimed on a quarterly basis in arrears. Grants and Legacies are accounted for when the PCC is legally entitled to the amounts due. All other income is recognised when it is receivable. ReSoUr￿S Ex ended Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over. The Diocesan Parish share is accounted for when due. Amounts received specifically ft>r mission are dealt with as restricted funds. All other expenditure is generally recognised when it is incurred and Is accounted for gross. Flxed Assets Consecrated and benefice property is not included in the accounts in accordance with s.10 {2) (a) and (c) of the Charities Act 2011. Movable church furnishin8s held by the Rector and Church Wardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal are inalienable property, listed in the Church's inventory. Equipment within the Church and Church Centre have been purchased from revenue. Ex lanatlon of Funds The PCC has a number of funds held either by the Diocese or by the Charities Aid Foundation as follows. (11 Savlngs Account - Church: This fund is fed by contributions paid by the PCC to the Diocese. Interest is added to the fund on an annual basis. The assets are available to the PCC to meet expenditure incurred on necessary repairs following the Quinquennial review of the Church. (2) Savln8s Account - Cottage: This fund is fed by contributions paid by the PCC to the Diocese. Interest is added to the fund on an annual basis. These funds are available to the PCC to meet expenditure incurred on any necessary repairs arising from this review. (3) CAFCASH - General Fund: This account is the main bank account for the regular finances of the Church. {4) CAFCASH - Gold Account: This is now the main savings account for the church.