> Registered Registered Charity Charity Number: Number: 1131068 1131068 REPORT OF THE REPORT OF THE | TRUSTEES AND TRUSTEES AND 31 31 DECEMBER DECEMBER 2024 2024 UNAUDITED UNAUDITED FINANCIAL FINANCIAL | STATEMENTS STATEMENTS FOR THE FOR THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED FOR FOR THE THE PARISH PARISH CHURCH CHURCH[OF] OF ST ST LAWRENCE LAWRENCE > Page Page[I] | ## THE THE PARISH PARISH CHURCH CHURCH OF OF ST ST LAWRENCE LAWRENCE CONTENTS CONTENTS OF OF THE THE FINANCIAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENTS FOR FOR THE THE[YEAR] YEAR ENDED ENDED 31[31] DECEMBER[DECEMBER] 2024[2024] ||Page
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15| Page Page[2] 2 ## THE THE PARISH PARISH CHURCH CHURCH OF OF ST ST LAWRENCE LAWRENCE ## REPORT REPORT[OF] OF THE THE TRUSTEES TRUSTEES FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED 31[31] DECEMBER DECEMBER 2024 2024 ## i > The Theadopted adoptedtrustees trustees the the provisions provisionspresent[present][their] their[of] of the the report reportStatement Statement with with the the of[of][financial] financial Recommended Recommended statements statementsPractice Practice[of] of the the charity[charity][(SORP)] (SORP)[for] for‘Accounting['Accounting] the[the] year year ended[ended] and[and] Reporting[Reporting] 31[31] December Decemberby[by] Charities’[Charities'][2024.] 2024. The[The] issued issuedtrustees[trustees] in[in] March[March] have[have] 2005. 2005. ## REFERENCE REFERENCE AND AND ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS DETAILS Registered Registered Charity Charity Number Number 1131068 1131068 Administrative Administrative St. St. Lawrence Lawrence Church Church information information is[is][a] a[situated] situated in in Eastcote, Eastcote, Middlesex Middlesex and and is is part part of of the the Willesden Willesden Area Area in in the the Diocese Diocese of of London London within within _ the the Church Church of[of] England. England. Its Its[principal] principal address address is: is: St St Lawrence Lawrence Parish Parish Office Office 2a 2a Bridle Bridle Road Road Eastcote Eastcote Middlesex Middlesex HA5 HA5 2SJ 2SJ The The PCC PCC[is] is a a body body corporate corporate which which[it] it means means[that] that[it] it is is legally[legally] a a separate separate entity entity from from its its members.[members.] The The St[St] Lawrence Lawrence PCC PCC is is also also a a charity charity registered registered with with the the Charity Charity Commission Commission (No (No 1131068) 1131068) which which means means[that] that its[its] member member are are also[also] trustees trustees[of] of[the] the church church and and have have various various responsibilities[responsibilities] under under charity charity law.[law.] ## Trustees Trustees **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Independent Independent Examiner Examiner > Samara Samara & & Co Co 511 511 Kenton Kenton Lane Lane Harrow Harrow HA3 HA3 7JW 7JW Page Page[3] 3 ## THE THE PARISH PARISH CHURCH CHURCH OF OF ST ST LAWRENCE LAWRENCE REPORT REPORT OF OF THE THE TRUSTEES TRUSTEES FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED[31] 31 DECEMBER DECEMBER 2024 2024 ## STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE,[GOVERNANCE] GOVERNANCE AND AND MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT Appointments Appointments to to the the PCC PCC are are made made by by nomination nomination and and[election,] election, in in accordance accordance with with the the Church Church Representation Representation rules. rules. St St Lawrence's Lawrence's PCC PCC currently currently includes includes[2] 2 ex-officio ex-officio members members - - the the parish parish priest priest and and Ian lan Woodhouse Woodhouse who who is is an an elected elected representative representative for for the the parish parish on on[Deanery] Deanery Synod.[Synod.] Eleven[Eleven] members members are are elected[elected] by[by][members] members[of] of[the] the[congregation] congregation[who] who are are on on[the] the church’s[church's][electoral] electoral roll. roll. Given Given the the wide wide range range of[of] its[its] responsibilities,[responsibilities,] the the PCC PCC has has set set up up several several committees committees to to handle handle business business relating[relating][to] to different[different] aspects aspects of[of] parish parish life. life. The The following following committees committees met met in[in] 2024: 2024: the the Standing Standing Committee, Committee, Finance, Finance, Premises Premises and and Health Health and and Safety, Safety, Fellowship, Fellowship, Children Children and and Families Families and and Communications. Communications. Each Each[is] is responsible[responsible][to] to the the PCC PCC which which receives receives regular regular reports reports on on their[their] activities activities and and decisions. decisions. ## Aims Aims and and Purposes Purposes > The The 1956. 1956. functions functionsKey Key amongst amongstof of St St Lawrence's Lawrence’s these these is is the the Parochial Parochial duty duty for for Church Church'the ‘the minister minister Council Counciland and(PCC) (PCC)church churchare arecouncil council defined definedto toby byconsult consult the the Parochial Parochial together together Church Church on on matters matters Councils Councilsof of general general (Powers) (Powers) concern concern Measure, Measure,and and importance importance to to the the parish' parish’ and and 'co-operation ‘co-operation with with the the minister minister in in promoting promoting in in the the parish parish the the whole whole mission mission of of the the Church, Church, pastoral, pastoral, evangelistic, evangelistic, social social and and[ecumenical'.] ecumenical’. > The The PCC PCC is is responsible[responsible][for] for the the maintenance maintenance[of] of the the church church hall hall and and[for] for the the St[St] Lawrence Lawrence Centre Centre both both[of] of which which are are found found on on site. site. PCC PCC is is landlord landlord to[to] the the 4th 4th Eastcote Eastcote Scouts, Scouts, who who occupy occupy a a hut hut on on church church grounds. grounds. The The PCC PCC also also owns owns a a property, property,[I] 1 Farthings Farthings Close. Close. The The > PCC PCC owns owns more more[than] than an an acre acre of of land land on on which which the the Church Church Hall, Hall, St St Lawrence Lawrence Centre Centre and and Scout Scout hut hut are are situated situated and and is is also also responsible responsible[for] for its its maintenance. maintenance. ## Objectives Objectives and[and] activities activities - Parish Parish activity activity[in] in 2024 2024 focussed focussed on: on: • e Maintaining Maintaining operations operations in in the the parish parish through through a a series series of[of] significant[significant] personnel personnel changes. changes. • e Upgrading Upgrading office office systems systems[to] to provide provide for for transparency transparency and and business business[effectiveness] effectiveness and and[continuity.] continuity. e Increasing Increasing the the parish's parish's operational operational capacity capacity through through[effecting] effecting[leadership] leadership and and management management changes. changes. - An An outline outline of[of] these these changes changes follows: follows: e Four Four significant[significant][personnel] personnel losses[losses] impacted impacted 2024:[2024:] o The The Parish’s Parish's Safeguarding Safeguarding Officer Officer (PSO) (PSO) was was diagnosed diagnosed with with Motor Motor Neurone Neurone Disease Disease late late in in 2023 2023 and and died died in[in] April April 2024. 2024. This This loss loss affected affected the the parish parish in[in] many many ways. ways. The The parish's parish's Chair Chair of[of] Premises Premises was was married married[to] to the the PSO PSO and and was was affected affected by by the the[grief] grief his[his] wife's wife's early early death. death. - o The The Parish[Parish] Administrator[Administrator] was was[granted] granted compassionate compassionate leave leave through through June June[to] to October October 2024 2024 inclusive inclusive to to attend attend to to needs needs arising arising from from family family illness. illness. - o o The The[Parish] Parish Priest Priest took took Extended Extended Study Study leave leave through through September September to to November November 2024 2024 inclusive.[inclusive.] o Fr Fr Dionysius' Dionysius’ work work commitments commitments arising arising early early in in 2024 2024 reduced reduced the the time time he he had had available available to to spend spend in in the the parish. parish With With limited[limited] progress progress having having been been made made on on[his] his set set targets, targets,[Fr] Fr Dionysius Dionysius resigned resigned as as Associate Associate Priest Priest early early in in 2025 2025 - e Personnel Personnel replacement: replacement: o o A Anew new PSO PSO was was recruited[recruited][from] from the[the][congregation] congregation[and] and trained[trained] o A Aparish[parish] administrator[administrator] was was[recruited] recruited on on an an[interim] interim[basis] basis[(fixed] (fixed term term contract)[contract)] - e To To compensate compensate for for limited[limited] PCC PCC and and[congregational] congregational capacity capacity for[for] leadership leadership and and management. management: o o An ©Aninterim interim[operations] operations manager manager was was appointed[appointed] in in November November 2024 2024 o o Sidespeople Sidespeople were were asked asked[to] to[take] take on on Deputy Deputy Churchwarden Churchwarden / / Churchwarden Churchwarden responsibilities responsibilities O o A Ahandbook[handbook][for] for[ the] the[parish's] parish's liturgy[liturgy][and] and Sacristy[Sacristy][procedures] procedures was was generated[generated] and and teams teams[trained] trained Page Page[4] 4 ## THE THE PARISH PARISH CHURCH CHURCH OF OF ST ST LAWRENCE LAWRENCE REPORT REPORT OF OF THE THE TRUSTEES TRUSTEES FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED[31] 31 DECEMBER DECEMBER 2024 2024 ae eS - e To To provide[provide] for[for] business business continuity:[continuity:] © Parish Parish Office Office records records and and systems systems were were transferred transferred[to] to an an Office Office 365 365 platform. platform.[This] This allowed[allowed][for] for remote remote access, access, files[files] previously previously having having been been accessible[accessible] only only on on a a Stand-alone Stand-alone system. system. - o Invoicing Invoicing and and[record] record keeping keeping procedures procedures were were renewed renewed and[and] upgraded upgraded o A Ahandbook[handbook] of of office office protocols protocols and and processes processes was was generated generated ## Objectives Objectives Objectives Objectives follow follow from from the the parish's parish's mission mission statement: statement: Mission Mission statement: statement:[St] St Lawrence,[Lawrence,] Eastcote Eastcote 2022[2022] — — 2027 2027 > Strapline: Strapline: ‘The 'The people people of[of] Eastcote Eastcote are are the the treasure treasure of[of] God’s God's Church’ Church' > Purpose Purpose statement statement > We We are are a a Church Church of[of] England England parish parish in in the the borough borough of of Hillingdon Hillingdon which which originated originated as as a a mission mission plant plant in in the the hamlet hamlet of of Eastcote. Eastcote. The The > founding founding[of] of St[St] Lawrence's Lawrence's anticipated anticipated development development[of] of Eastcote Eastcote[to] to form form part part[of] of suburban suburban London. London. We We continue[continue] to[to] provide provide a a Christian Christian witness[witness] in in this this community, community, offering offering resource resource for for stability stability and and integration integration for for lives lives shaped shaped through through encounter encounter with with difference,[difference,][adaptation] adaptation[to] to change, change, and and evolutionary evolutionary growth.[growth.] Inspired Inspired by by the the example example of[of][St] St Lawrence Lawrence as as a a disciple disciple of[of] Jesus Jesus Christ,[Christ,] our our vision vision is is to[to] see see God's God's grace grace and and generosity[generosity] shared shared as as the the gospel gospel demonstrates demonstrates its its power power at at the the interface interface of of the the church church life life and and local local lives. lives. To To affect[affect] this[this] vision[vision] we: we: - e worship worship God God and and[offer] offer spiritual spiritual nurture nurture e resource resource activities[activities][and] and events[events] with[with][a] a[community] community focus[focus] e • build build relationships relationships which which enable enable transforming transforming encounter encounter develop develop and and share share our our resources resources and and facilities facilities Values Values As As disciples disciples of[of] Jesus Jesus Christ,[Christ,] we we work work to to[cultivate] cultivate the the fruit fruit[of] of the the Spirit Spirit as as individuals individuals and and[in] in our our church church community community and[and] expect expect these[these][to] to be be its[its] hallmark: hallmark. The The fruit fruit[of] of the the Spirit Spirit is is[love,] love, joy, joy, peace, peace,[forbearance,] forbearance, kindness, kindness, goodness, goodness, faithfulness,[faithfulness,][gentleness] gentleness and and[self-control.] self-control. Galatians Galatians 5.22-23 5.22-23 > Key Key objectives objectives (2022-2027) (2022-2027) > The The PCC PCC ‘s 's targets targets are are summarised summarised into into five five key key objectives objectives for for the the next next five five years: years: - Achieve Achieve[a] a sustainable[sustainable] mission[mission][(or] (or business business model)[model)][for] for local[local][Christian] Christian discipleship discipleship - - Most Most parishioners[parishioners] (85% (85%[of] of[congregation)] congregation)[identify] identify with with core core purpose purpose of[of] parish parish and and become become[partners] partners in[in][mission] mission (i.e.[(i.e.] delivery)[delivery)] - Core Core functions functions[established] established (discipleship,[(discipleship,] hospitality, hospitality, administration, administration, governance, governance,[evangelisation)] evangelisation) - Failing Failing plant plant and and site site due due diligence diligence issues issues addressed addressed - | Congregation Congregation embraces embraces a a realistic realistic development development plan plan[for] for next next 5[5] years years (years (years 6-10) 6-10) - The The parish parish remains remains in in interim interim ministry, ministry, the the principles principles and and background background of of which which are are outlined outlined in in the the 2020 2020 Trustee's Trustee's report. report. > Page Page[5] 5 ## THE THE PARISH PARISH CHURCH CHURCH OF OF ST ST LAWRENCE LAWRENCE REPORT REPORT OF OF THE THE TRUSTEES TRUSTEES FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED[31] 31 DECEMBER DECEMBER 2024 2024 ## Achievements Achievements and and performance performance The The[origin] origin of[of] the the deficit deficit of[of][lay] lay leadership leadership in in the the parish parish is is characterised characterised in in the the Trustees’ Trustees' report report for for 2023. 2023. This This continues continues to to significantly significantly constrain constrain the the parish's parish's absolute[absolute] achievements achievements and and performance performance but but 2024 2024 has has brought brought cause cause for[for] hope hope of[of] renewal. renewal. The The implementation implementation of of new new Office Office systems systems has has enabled enabled rental rental income income to to be be maintained maintained at at 2022 2022 levels levels post-COVID post-COVID (£50k) (250k) without without a a recovery recovery[to] to[the] the[259k] £59k of[of][2019.] 2019.[Support] Support[for] for[Sacristy] Sacristy[and] and[Liturgical] Liturgical[functions] functions[has] has supported[supported] new new[volunteers] volunteers to[to] take take on on responsibilities.[responsibilities.] Sidespeople Sidespeople[acting] acting up up into into Deputy Deputy Churchwarden Churchwarden roles roles has has overcome overcome prior prior reluctance reluctance and and anxiety anxiety and and so so built built capacity capacity and and resilience resilience[for] for[these] these roles.[roles.] Appointment Appointment[of] of an an Interim Interim[Operations] Operations Manager Manager has has supported supported a a[continued] continued increase[increase] in[in] rental rental income income and and has has allowed allowed streamlining streamlining of of site site maintenance maintenance processes processes for for much much greater greater efficiency efficiency and and effectiveness. effectiveness. This This attention attention to to building building maintenance maintenance and and cleaning[cleaning] manages manages risk[risk][and] and[will] will extend[extend][building] building life[life] and[and][function.] function. Attention[Attention] has[has][been] been given[given][to] to Health[Health] and[and] Safety[Safety] requirements.[requirements.][In] In view[view][of] of[lack] lack[of] of volunteer volunteer availability, availability, contractors contractors have have been been appointed appointed to to maintain maintain the the green green spaces spaces on on site. site. > Worship Worship and[and] prayer prayer The The numbers numbers of of people people attending attending Sunday Sunday worship worship remained remained stable stable through through 2024. 2024. The The sense sense of of intimacy intimacy in in relationships relationships and and joy joy in in worship worship has has been been[maintained.] maintained.[Parishioners] Parishioners report report parish parish life life feeling feeling 'inclusive' ‘inclusive’ as as well[well] as as welcoming. welcoming. The The main main congregational[congregational] pattern pattern of[of] worship worship[continues] continues with with a a regular regular pattern pattern[of] of Sunday Sunday services services at[at] 08:00[08:00] and and 10:00 10:00 and and monthly monthly Wednesday Wednesday evening evening and and Thursday Thursday morning. morning. A A monthly monthly Family Family[Celebration] Celebration remains remains[popular] popular and and is is an an[effective] effective form[form] of[of] outreach outreach for for those those new new to to or or exploring exploring the the Christian Christian faith. faith. Numbers Numbers attending attending Messy Messy Church Church have have increased, increased, peaking peaking at at 30. 30. Whilst Whilst Young Young Church Church is is now now well well established, established, numbers numbers attending attending Youth Youth Church Church have have tailed tailed off. off. ## Pastoral Pastoral care care The The Ministry Ministry Team Team visits visits housebound housebound members members[of] of the the congregation congregation at at home home and and offers offers home home Communion. Communion. The The Friendship Friendship Café Café is is well well established established and and remains remains popular. popular. The The parish parish priest[priest] has has been been able able[to] to visit visit parishioners parishioners with with pressing pressing pastoral pastoral needs. needs. ## Governance Governance The The parish's parish's Annual Annual Parochial Parochial Church Church Meeting Meeting (APCM) (APCM) took took place place on on 12 12 May May 2024. 2024. The The congregation congregation had had not not identified identified representatives representatives to to be be Churchwardens, Churchwardens, leaving leaving these these posts posts vacant. vacant.[Ian] lan Woodhouse Woodhouse was was elected elected as as a a Deanery Deanery Synod Synod representative. representative. The The Electoral Electoral Roll Roll number number 231, 231, making making the the parish parish eligible eligible for for 13 13 elected elected lay lay representatives representatives on on the the PCC PCC in in addition addition to to Churchwardens Churchwardens and and Deanery Deanery Synod Synod Representatives.[Representatives.] Katie Katie Betterton Betterton was was elected elected to[to] the the PCC. PCC. Robert Robert Hinson Hinson[did] did not not seek seek[to] to be be rereelected elected following following the the end end of[of][his] his term. term. Four Four available available PCC PCC places places were were therefore therefore vacant vacant with with no no Churchwardens Churchwardens in in post, post, leaving leaving the the PCC PCC at[at] least least[six] six short short of[of] its[its] normal normal size size for[for] the the Electoral Electoral Roll. Roll. Premises Premises continued[continued] to to be be chaired chaired by by Gerry Gerry Edwards. Edwards. Phil Phil Howe Howe took took over over chairing chairing the the Finance Finance committee committee in in 2024 2024 and and Dickson Dickson Murage Murage[joined] joined this this group. group. The The Communications Communications committee committee[continued] continued to[to] be be very very active.[active.] The The[Children] Children and and Families Families group group continued[continued] to[to] meet meet with with Lindsay Lindsay Baxter[Baxter] as as chair. chair. Whilst Whilst the the Safeguarding Safeguarding committee committee did did not not meet meet in in 2024, 2024, Fr Fr John John met met regularly regularly with with Silje Silje Ommundsen Ommundsen as as[the] the new new Parish[Parish] Safeguarding[Safeguarding] Officer Officer and and reports reports were were given given on on Safeguarding Safeguarding[to] to each each PCC PCC meeting. meeting. Elaine Elaine Wigington Wigington continued continued[to] to chair chair the the Fellowship Fellowship committee. committee. The The Outreach Outreach committee committee remained remained without without a a chair chair and and[did] did not not meet. meet. ## Risks Risks Business Business sustainability[sustainability] remains[remains][a] a[significant] significant risk[risk][for] for[ the] the[parish] parish. The The physical physical plant plant has has been been[subject] subject[to] to prolonged prolonged neglect, neglect, with with capital[capital][value] value effectively[effectively] being being[extracted] extracted from from buildings buildings[to] to support support the the worship worship life life of of the the congregation. congregation. Congregational Congregational giving giving (E75k) (£75k) falls falls well[well] short short[of] of the the costs costs of[of] worship worship as as reflected reflected in in the the Diocese's Diocese's 2024 2024 Parish Parish Standard Standard Cost Cost (E93.1k (£93.1k — — a a 4% 4% increase increase on on 2023). 2023). This This is is before before clergy clergy expenses, expenses, insurance, insurance, energy, energy,[cleaning,] cleaning, administrative administrative costs, costs, sacristy sacristy costs, costs, repairs repairs and and maintenance maintenance and and depreciation depreciation attributable attributable[to] to the the parish parish are are taken taken account account of of (>£15k). (>EI[5k).] Page Page 6[6] THE THE PARISH PARISH CHURCH CHURCH OF OF ST ST LAWRENCE LAWRENCE REPORT REPORT OF OF THE THE TRUSTEES TRUSTEES FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED[31] 31 DECEMBER DECEMBER 2024 2024 2 fromThe The Other Otherparishfrom parishparish parish translating translatingimpacts impacts costs costshas hasremain remainof ofcommittedinto[into] committed financial financial to[to] congregational[congregational] be[be] seen. seen. stress stress[to] to meet meetWhilst[Whilst] arising arising[growth,] growth, the thethe the increase[increase] from fromdeficit[deficit] with withthe the the the[of] of[of] ofcost-of-living[cost-of-living] lay[lay][increased][Parish] Parishincreasedleadership leadership[Standard] Standardgiving[giving] crisis crisismay mayand[and] Cost[Cost] following followingbe[be] lay[lay][close] close[for] for[leadership] leadership[2025] 2025[to] COVID19to COVID[turning] turningof[of] £99980,[E99980,] 19[capacity] capacity[towards] towardsand and the the an an that[that] a[a] above-inflation[above-inflation] war war[correction,] correction,might[might][in] in Ukraine Ukraine[be] be[expected] expected[this] thisincrease increase on on is[is][still] still giving givingto[to] some some[result.] result.[at] at and and 9.5%. 9.5%. way[way] on on Appointment Appointmentand site. Maintenance[of] of an an Operations[Operations] costs have Manager Manager[increased] in in November Novemberwith new 2024 2024 cleaning has has[contracts] already already had had[which] a a positive positive[address] impact impact[needs] on on[in] the the[the] condition condition[church][building] of of the the[and] physical physical[other] plant plant[site] and buildings site. Maintenance which were not costs previously have increased[being] met with[(a] new cost cleaning[increase] contracts from[29.5k] which[in][2023] address[to][E][ 16.9k] needs[in] in[2024)] the church as[well] building as[site] and[maintenance] other site buildingsneeds needs that thatwhichhave have were not not been beennot previously met met by[by] the the being[volunteer] volunteermet team team (a cost[(a] (a 50% 50% increase[increase] increasefrom from[from] £9.5k£12.4k[E][ 12.4k] in 2023in[in][2023] 2023to £16.9k[to] to £18.5k[El][ 8.5k] in 2024)[in] in 2024).[2024).] as well[Outsourcing] Outsourcingas site maintenain in this this nceway way is is a a long long overdue overdue correction correction that that relate relate[to] to the the demands demands of of parishioners' parishioners’ lifestyles, lifestyles, the the time time[they] they are are[able] able[to] to[commit] commit to[to] church[church][and] and changes changes[in] in due due diligence. diligence. Energy Energy costs costs fell fell[from] from[their] their peak peak in in 2023 2023 at at E20k £20k down down to to £11.5k Ell .5k in in 2024. 2024. Giving Giving has has remained remained stable stable at at[just] just under under E75k £75k between between 2022 2022 and and 2024, 2024, despite despite the the impact impact of[of] the the cost-of-living[cost-of-living] crisis crisis on on[parishioners'] parishioners’ finances. finances.[The] The parish[parish] will[will] continue[continue] to[to] pay pay off[off] loans[loans][taken] taken out out[to] to[fund] fund[the] the church church renovation[renovation] works works over over the the next next[four] four years years along[along][with] with[interest.] interest. The The PCC’s PCC's desire desire[to] to continue[continue][to] to[support] support the the Scouts Scouts as as part part of[of] the the parish's parish's mission[mission] requires[requires] that[that] a[a] new new building[building] is[is] conceived[conceived] and and constructed constructed for for the the Scouts' Scouts' use use which which will will also also further further the the parish's parish's mission mission by by generating generating income income and and wider wider community community outreach, outreach, ensuring ensuring that that this this is is a a financially[financially] viable viable development. development. No No[significant] significant progress progress has has been been made made on on[these] these ambitions[ambitions] in[in] 2024.[2024.] The The church church hall hall shows shows evidence evidence of[of] subsidence subsidence which which needs needs[to] to be be addressed, addressed, the the hall hall roofing roofing needs needs repair repair and[and] toilets[toilets] in[in] the the hall hall to[to] be[be][replaced] replaced. Accessibility Accessibility[remains] remains[a] a concern concern[that] that needs[needs] to[to] be[be] addressed[addressed][in] in relation[relation][to] to[the] the[church] church building.[building.] The[The][St] St[Lawrence] Lawrence Centre[Centre] blocks[blocks] access access to to and and optimal optimal use use of[of] the the site. site. Plans Plans[for] for improved improved access access have have been been presented presented by by the the parish's parish's architect; architect; grant grant funding funding now now needs needs to to be be sourced sourced to[to] progress progress these. these. engaging engaging Hopes Hopes that that in in licensing licensingChristian ChristianFr Fr nurture nurture Dioynisius Dioynisius and and catechesis, catechesis, might might renew renew and and pastoral pastoraleventually eventually engagement engagement'planting' ‘planting’with withan an theadditional additionalthe congregation congregation congregation congregation by by building building for for provision provision effective effective for for pastoral pastoral the the demographic demographic structures, structures, spread spread of[of] the the parish parish have have been been frustrated frustrated through through his his lack lack[of] of availability. availability. ## Church Church Hall[Hall] and and St[St] Lawrence Lawrence[Centre,] Centre, Church Church building building > 2024 2024 saw saw a a small small increase increase in[in] income income from from Church Church[Hall] Hall lettings. lettings. Income Income in in 2024 2024 was was £49,601 E49,601 and and in[in] 2023 2023 £47,139. 247,139. Both Both figures figures are are down down from from the the pre pre COVID COVID income income[of] of E59,221 £59,221[in] in 2019. 2019. Enquiries Enquiries about about hall hall[hire] hire still[still] outstrip outstrip availability; availability; regular regular single single slot slot[hire] hire results results > in in office office hours hours booking booking from from a a single single agent agent (such (such as as a a nursery) nursery) being being turned turned away, away, partly partly through through commitment commitment to to community community groups' groups’ use. use. > Other Other property: property: 1 1 Farthings Farthings Close, Close, Scout Scout hut, hut, land land maintenance maintenance > 1 1 Farthings Farthings Close Close is is a a property property owned owned by by the the parish parish to to support support the the parish’s parish's mission, mission, originally originally purchased purchased to to provide provide accommodation accommodation > for for a a curate. curate. This This is is currently currently let let for for commercial commercial rent. rent. Through Through 2024 2024 the the parish parish priest priest maintained maintained the the portfolio portfolio for for oversight oversight of of 1 1 Farthings Farthings[Close.] Close. The The rent rent has has been been increased increased year year on on year year in in relation relation to to the the retail retail price price index index and and the the maintenance maintenance needs needs of of the the > property property are are[being] being addressed. addressed. > The The Scout[SCOUt] hut hut is[is] a a prefabricated prefabricated building building originally originally constructed constructed in in 1947. 1947. Negotiations Negotiations on on a a lease lease had had made made good good progress, progress, but but time time to to take take forward forward recommendations recommendations from from a a follow follow up up surveyor surveyor visit visit has has not not been been found. found. The The current current occupation occupation is is irregular, irregular, whilst whilst this this > remains remains the the case, case, presents presents a a risk risk[to] to the the PCC. PCC. Mission Mission[and] and evangelism evangelism : People People continue continue[to] to be be attracted attracted to to worship worship in in the the parish parish and and are are readily readily drawn drawn into into the the congregation congregation with with catechesis catechesis often often following. following. > Messy Messy Church,[Church,] the the Lunch Lunch Club, Club, Film Film Club, Club, Friendship Friendship Café, Café, Christmas Christmas and and May/Summer May/Summer fairs fairs are are the the main main[outreach] outreach in in the the parish parish by by > way way[of] of mission[mission] and[and][evangelism.] evangelism. , > Visits Visits by by local local Primary Primary Schools Schools took took place place in in 2024. 2024. Fr Fr John John led led Easter Easter assembles assembles at at both both Coteford Coteford Primaries Primaries and and Newham Newham and and > Coteford Coteford Junior Junior used used the the church church for for Christmas Christmas celebrations. celebrations. Ecumenical Ecumenical relationships relationships The The parish's parish's primary primary means means[of] of building building ecumenical ecumenical[relations] relations is is through through[its] its contribution contribution and and fellowship fellowship within within['churches] ‘churches[together] together in in Eastcote’. Eastcote'. During During 2024, 2024, activities activities included included a a collaboratively collaboratively produced produced Carol Carol service service and and Lent Lent groups. groups. Clergy Clergy from from the the different different denominations denominations met met[for] for lunch, lunch, which which provided provided[for] for pastoral pastoral and and personal personal engagement. engagement. > Page Page[7] 7 ## THE THE PARISH PARISH CHURCH CHURCH OF OF ST ST LAWRENCE LAWRENCE REPORT REPORT[OF] OF THE[THE][TRUSTEES] TRUSTEES FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED 31[31] DECEMBER DECEMBER 2024 2024 ## Interim Interim ministry ministry > The The parish's parish's interim interim ministry ministry was was extended extended in in 2023 2023 for for up up to to a a further further three three years. years. This This was was to to allow allow time time to to formulate formulate the the parish's parish's > plans plans for[for] the the[future,] future, complete complete unconscious unconscious bias bias training, training, implement implement leadership leadership changes changes[to] to serve serve the the parish's parish's needs needs and and provide provide[for] for > growth. growth. A A working working group group met met through through 2024 2024 to to formulate formulate a a role[role] description description and and person person specification specification for for a a substantive substantive appointment appointment of of a a > priest priest to to the the parish. parish. This This was was with with a a view view to to the the PCC PCC appraising appraising these these in in 2025 2025 as as appropriately appropriately supporting supporting parishioners' parishioners’ commitments commitments > for for a a realistic realistic road road map map for for the the parish's parish's future. future. ## Financial Financial Review Review > Total Total receipts receipts[for] for 2024 2024 were were £180,837 E 180,837 (2023 (2023 £243,267) 2243,267) of of which which E38,895 £38,895 (2023 (2023 E42,764) £42,764) was was unrestricted unrestricted voluntary voluntary donations donations > through through the the stewardship stewardship scheme scheme standing standing orders orders and and £23,014 23,014 (2023 (2023 €25,739) £25,739) through through the the Parish Parish Giving Giving Scheme. Scheme. A A further further El £1,517 ,517 > (2023 (2023[El] £1,670) ,670) was was[received] received through through stewardship stewardship contributions contributions and and E9,690 £9,690 (2023 (2023 £16,317)[E][16,317)][from] from other other collections collections and and donations. donations. Total Total voluntary voluntary unrestricted unrestricted income income including including tax tax[reclaimed] reclaimed was was £88,428 €88,428 (2023 (2023[El] £114,397)[14,397)] and and donations donations applied applied[to] to the the church church heat heat and and light light project project were were £1,019 El ,019 (2023 (2023 E48,578). £48,578). Hall Hall lettings lettings income income was was £49,601 249,601 (2023 (2023 £47,139) E47,139) and and the the freehold freehold house house at at I 1 Farthings Farthings Close Close continued continued to to be be let let on on a a temporary temporary basis basis providing providing income income of[of] £20,675 E20,675 (2023 (2023[E] £18,855). 18,855). A A total total of[of] £201,627[f-201][,627][(2023] (2023 £403,980)[E403,980)] was was[spent] spent on on[Christian] Christian ministry[ministry] from[from] St[St] Lawrence, Lawrence, including including a a contribution contribution of[of] £91,300[E91] ,300 (2023 (2023 £87,775) 287,775) towards towards the the Common Common Fund Fund which which goes goes towards towards providing providing stipends, stipends, training training and and housing housing[for] for clergy clergy within within the the Diocese. Diocese. This This > represents represents 100% 100% of[of] the the figure figure that that the the Diocese Diocese invites invites parishes parishes[to] to contribute. contribute. Expenditure Expenditure was was incurred incurred on on the the heat[heat] and and light light project project[in] in the the church church[of] of £7,244[E7][ ,244] (2023 (2023 £220,239).[2220,239).] Loans Loans were were taken taken out out with with the the > Diocese Diocese to[to] cover cover part part of[of] the the expenditure[expenditure] since since 2022 2022 and and these these total total[E91] £91,123 , 123 (2023 (2023 El £119,262). 19,262). These These are are being being repaid repaid at at a a rate rate of of £6,833 E6,833 per per quarter. quarter. A A deficit[deficit][of] of expenditure[expenditure] over over income income was was[recorded] recorded in in the the year year and and a a larger larger deficit deficit is is budgeted budgeted for for 2025. 2025. We We therefore therefore require require additional additional voluntary voluntary income income to[to] cover cover annual annual running running costs costs and and the the loan loan repayments. repayments. > Reserves Reserves Policy[Policy] PCC PCC policy[policy] is is to to aspire aspire to to maintain maintain cash cash reserves reserves in in nan-restricted non-restricted funds funds equating equating to to 3 3 months months of of Common Common Fund Fund liability liability plus plus 6[6] > months months general general running running and and maintenance maintenance expenses expenses based based on on historic historic expenditure. expenditure. For For 2024 2024 this this comprises: comprises: > Common Common Fund Fund provision provision - - £24,950 €24,950 General General Running Running expenses expenses - - €41 £41,790 , 790 It It is is our our policy policy to to invest invest our our fund fund balances balances surplus surplus to to general general running running expenses expenses in in the the CCLA CCLA Church Church of of England England deposit deposit fund. fund. > Approved Approved by by order[order] of[of] the the board board of[of] trustees trustees on on AA .. 24 Way . .......................and WS -anc signed signed on on its its behalf behalf by: by: Rev'd Rev'd Dr Dr John Joh Se¥mour — S mour — Chair Chair and and Trustee Trustee Mary T mas - Deputy Churchwarden Lind wyLindsay y Baxter Baxter - Deputy- PCC PCC Secretary Secretary Churchwarden Page Page 8[8] 27/03/2025 Date:.. Date s......ceeeseeesseesesecseteeesteeeeees ## THE THE PARISH PARISH CHURCH CHURCH OF OF ST ST LAWRENCE LAWRENCE STATEMENT STATEMENT OF[OF] FINANCIAL[FINANCIAL][ACTIVITIES] ACTIVITIES FOR FOR THE THE YEAR[YEAR] ENDED ENDED[31] 31 December December 2024[2024] ## Statement Statement of[of] Financial Financial Activities[Activities] |||Unrestricted
Unrestricted|Restricted
Restricted|Designated
Designated|Designated
Designated|Total
Total|Prioryear
Prior year| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||funds
funds|funds
funds||funds
funds|funds
funds|total funds
total funds| |Incoming resources
Incoming resources from generated funds
Incoming resources
Incoming resources from generated funds|||||||| |Voluntary income
Activities for generating funds
Investment income
Voluntary income
Activities for generating funds
Investment income||88,428
60,131
27,662
88,428
60,131
27,662|—
—
—||1,019
1,019
—_—
—|89,447
60,131
27,662
89,447
60,131
27,662|162,975
53,174
22,003
162,975
53,174
22,003| |Incoming resources from charitable activities
Incoming resources from charitable activities||3,517
3,517|—||_|3,517
3,517|4,606
4,606| |Other incoming resources
Total income
Other incoming resources
Total income||80
179,818
80
179,818|_
—_||1,019
—_—
1,019|80
180,837
80
180,837|509
243,267
509
243,267| |Resourcesused
Resources used|||||||| |Cost of generating funds
Cost of generating voluntary income
Investment management costs
Cost of generating funds
Cost ofgenerating voluntary income
Investment management costs||4,929
2,047
235
4,929
2,047
235|—
—
_||—
—_
—|4,929
2,047
235
4,929
2,047
235|7,642
1,211
239
7,642
1,211
239| |Charitable activities
Charitable activities||83,580
83,580|—||7,244
7,244|90,824
90,824|296,148
296,148| |Governance costs
Total expenditure
Governance costs
Total expenditure||103,592
194,383
103,592
194,383|_
_—||7,244
—_
7,244|103,592
201 ,627
103,592
201,627|98,739
403,979
98,739
403,979| |Net income I (expenditure) resources
transfer
Netincome /(expenditure) resources
transfer|before
before|(14,565)
(14,565)|_—||(6,225)
(6,225)|(20,790)
(20,790)|(160,713)
(160,713)| |Other recognised gains
/ losses
Other recognised gains / losses|||||||| |Net movementin funds
Netmovement in funds||(14,565)
(14,565)|—||(6,225)
(6,225)|(20,790)
(20,790)|(160,713)
(160,713)| |Total funds brought forward
Total funds brought forward||1,132,249
1,132,249|80,220
80,220||19,072
19,072|1 ,231 ,541
1,231,541|1,392,253
1,392,253| |Total funds carried forward
Total funds carried forward||1,117,683
1,117,683|80,220
80,220||12,847
12,847|1,210,750|1,231,540
1,231,540| |Transfer between funds
Transfer between funds||—|(6,226)
(6,226)||6,226
6,226||| |Total funds carried forward after transfer
Total funds carried forward after transfer||1,117,683
1,117,683|73,994
73,994||19,073
19,073|1,210,750
1,210,750|1,231,540
1,231,540| |Represented by
Represented by|||||||| |Unrestricted
Unrestricted|||||||| |General fund
General fund||1,117,683
1,117,683|—||—|1,117,683
1,117,683|1,132,248| |Designated
Designated|||||||| |Music Fund
Music Fund||—|—||17,717
17,717|17,717
17,717|17,717
17,717| |Property Improvements
Woodland Quiet Area
Property Improvements
Woodland Quiet Area||—
—|—
—||1 ,356
—_—
1,356|1 ,356
—
1,356|1 ,356
_—
1,356| |Restricted
Restricted|||||||| |Agency collection
Church Fabric Fund
Agency collection
Church Fabric Fund||-—
—|38
63,583
38
63,583||—
—|38
63,583
38
63,583|38
69,808
38
69,808| |Fr W Hitchinson
FrW Hitchinson||—|—||—|—|=| |Gospel Book Cover
Gospel Book Cover||_|373
373||—|373
373|373
373| |Sanctuary Fund
Sunday School Fund
Sanctuary Fund
Sunday School Fund||_—
—|10,000
—
10,000||—
—|10,000
—_—
10,000|10,000
—
10,000| |Total Funds Carried Forward
Total Funds Carried Forward||1,117,683
1,117,683|73,994
73,994||19,073
19,073|1,210,750|1 ,231 ,540
1,231,540| ||The notes
Thenotes|form part of these
formpartofthese|financial statements
financialstatements||||| Total Total Funds Funds Carried Carried Forward Forward Page Page[IO] 10 ## THE THE PARISH PARISH CHURCH CHURCH OF OF ST ST LAWRENCE LAWRENCE ## BALANCE BALANCE[SHEET] SHEET FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED[31] 31 December December 2024[2024] ## ee ## Balance Balance sheet sheet **----- Start of picture text -----**
|||||||||||||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Total|Total funds|funds __ Prior|Prior|year|year|funds|funds _| |Fixed|Fixed|assets|[assets]| |Tangible|Tangible|assets|assets|1,177,816|1,177,816|1,178,316|1,178,316| |1,177,816|1,177,816|1,178,316|1,178,316| |Current|Current|assets|assets| |Cash|CashDebtors|Debtors|at|[at]|bank|bank|and|and|in|[in]|hand|hand|123,930|123,930|9,088|9,088|154,905|154,905|24,360|24,360| |133,018|133,018|179,265|179,265| |Liabilities|Liabilities| |Creditors:|Creditors:|Amounts|Amounts|falling|falling|due|due|in|in|one|one|year|year|8,960|8,960|5,898|5,898| |Creditors|Creditors|[<]|< Amounts|Amounts|falling|falling|due|due|in|in|more|more|than|than|one|one|year|year|91,123|91,123|120,143|120,143| |100,083|100,083|126,041|126,041| |Net|Net|current|current|assets|assets|less|[less]|current|current|liabilities|liabilities|32,935|32,935|53,224|53,224| |Total|Total|assets|assets|less|less|current|current|liabilities|liabilities|1,210,751|1,210,751|1,231,540|1,231,540| |Total|Total|net|[net]|assets|assets|less|[less]|liabilities|liabilities|1,210,751|1,210,751|1,231 ,540|1,231,540| |Represented|Represented|[by]|by| |Unrestricted|Unrestricted| |General|General|fund|fund|1,117,683|1,117,683|1|1,132,248|,|132,248| |Designated|Designated| |Woodland|Woodland|Quiet|[Quiet]|Area|Area|1,356|1,356|1,356|1,356| |Music|Music|Fund|Fund|17,717|17,717|Ag|17,717|71%| |Property|Property|Improvements|Improvements|—|—_—| |Restricted|Restricted| |Gospel|Gospel|Book|Book|Cover|Cover|373|373|373|373| |Church|Church|Fabric|Fabric|Fund|[Fund]|63,583|63,583|69,808|69,808| |Fr|Fr|W|W|Hitchinson|Hitchinson|=|=| |Sunday|Sunday|School|[School]|[Fund]|Fund|10,000|10,000|10,000|10,000| |Agency|Agency|collection|[collection]|38|38|38|38| |Funds|Funds|[of]|of the|the church|church|1,210,750|1,210,750|1,231,540|1,231 ,540| **----- End of picture text -----**
The The[financial] financial statements[stat] ments were were approved approved by[by] the the Board Board[of] of Trustees Trustees on ON . ............ceeeeeeeeeeeesseereeess and and were were signed signed on on its its[behalf] behalf[by:] by: J . a, ar Rev'd Rev'd Dr Dr John John our our — — Trustee Trustee > Mary Tho s[:] Deputy Churchwarden MaryLindsay Lindsay YeBaxter axter Deputy - - PCC PCC Secretary Secretary Churchwarden > The The notes notes form form part part[of] of[these] these[financial] financial statements statements > Page Page[11] 11 ## THE THE PARISH PARISH CHURCH CHURCH OF OF ST ST LAWRENCE LAWRENCE NOTES NOTES TO TO THE THE FINANCIAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENTS FOR FOR THE THE YEAR[YEAR] ENDED ENDED[31] 31 December December[2024] 2024 1. 1. ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING POLICIES POLICIES Accounting Accounting[convention] convention The The financial financial statements statements have have been been prepared prepared under under the the historical historical cost cost convention, convention, and and in in accordance accordance with with the the Financial Financial[Reporting] Reporting Standard Standard for[for][Smaller] Smaller Entities[Entities] (effective (effective April April[2008),] 2008), the the Charities Charities Act Act 2011 2011 and and the the requirements requirements of[of] the the Statement Statement[of] of Recommended Recommended Practice, Practice, Accounting Accounting and and[Reporting] Reporting by by Charities. Charities. The The charity charity is is taking taking advantage advantage of of Smaller Smaller Entities[Entities][and] and being[being] exempt[exempt] in[in][not] not[producing] producing Cash[Cash] Flow[Flow][Statement.] Statement. Incoming Incoming resources resources All All incoming incoming resources resources are are included included on on the the Statement Statement of of Financial Financial Activities Activities when when the the charity charity is is legally legally entitled entitled to to the the income income and and the the amount amount can can be be quantified quantified with with reasonable reasonable accuracy. accuracy. Resources Resources expended expended Expenditure Expenditure is is accounted accounted for for on on an an accruals accruals basis basis and and has has been been classified classified under under headings headings that that aggregate aggregate all all cost cost related related[to] to the the category. category. Where Where costs costs cannot cannot be[be][directly] directly attributed attributed to to[particular] particular headings headings they they have have been been allocated allocated to to activities activities on on a a basis basis consistent consistent with with the the use use of[of] resources. resources. > Tangible Tangible fixed fixed assets assets Depreciation Depreciation is is provided provided[in] in order order[to] to write write off off each each asset asset over over its its estimated estimated useful useful life life at at 25% 25% straight straight line line method. method. Taxation Taxation > The The charity charity is[is] exempt exempt from[from] tax tax on on its[its] charitable charitable activities. activities. Fund Fund accounting[accounting] Unrestricted Unrestricted funds funds can can be[be] used used[in] in accordance accordance with with the the charitable charitable objectives objectives[at] at the the discretion discretion of[of] the the trustees. trustees. Restricted Restricted[funds] funds can can only only be be used used[for] for[particular] particular[restricted] restricted purposes purposes within within the the objects objects of[of] the the charity.[charity.] Restrictions Restrictions arise arise when when specified[specified][by] by[the] the donor[donor][or] or when when[funds] funds are are raised[raised][for] for particular[particular] restricted[restricted] purposes. purposes. Further Further explanation explanation[of] of the the nature nature and and purpose purpose of[of] each each fund fund is[is] included included in[in] the the notes notes to[to] the the[financial] financial statements. statements. ## 2. 2. FUND FUND RAISING RAISING EVENTS EVENTS |||||Income
Income|Expenditure
Expenditure|Profit 2024
Profit 2024||Profit 2023
Profit 2023| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||£|£|£||£| |Supper Quiza
Supper Quiz®||||1 ,020
1,020|555
555|465
465||403
403| |May Fair
May Fair|Ms|;|aot|5M28
N26|660
660|4,468
4,468||-| |Harvest Lunch
Harvest Lunch||||380
380|188
188|192
192||169
169| |Flower FestivaP
Flower Festival®||||500
500|-|500
500||1 ,656
1,656| |Christmas Bazaar
Christmas Bazaar||||4,001
4,001|644
644|3,357
3,357||2,583
2,583| |Summer fair
Summer fair||||-|-|-||2,072
2,072| |Total
Total||||11,029|2.047|8,982||6,883| |:
under Income,
Note
a
_
Note:#—underIncome,|allocated to 'Fundraising Activities Heat and Light'
allocatedto‘FundraisingActivitiesHeatandLight'||||||ae|| 3 3. INVESTMENT INVESTMENT INCOME INCOME ||2024
2024|2023
2023| |---|---|---| ||£|£| |Farthings Close Lettings
Farthings Close Lettings|20,675
20,675|18,855
18,855| |Interest on bank deposits
Interest on bank deposits|6,987
6,987|3,148
3,148| ||27,662
27,662|22,003
22,003| Page Page[12] 12 > THE THE PARISH PARISH CHURCH CHURCH OF OF ST ST LAWRENCE LAWRENCE NOTES NOTES TO TO THE THE FINANCIAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENTS[-] - CONTINUED CONTINUED FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED 31[31] December December 2024 2024 ## 4. 4. INVESTMENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT COSTS COSTS ## Property Property repairs repairs > 2024 2024 2023 2023 73 £ 2 iF 5. 5. TRUSTEES' TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION REMUNERATION AND AND BENEFITS BENEFITS There There were were no no trustees' trustees’ remuneration remuneration or or other other benefits benefits[for] for the the year year ended ended 31[31] December December 2024 2024 nor nor[for] for the the yearyearended ended[31] 31 December December 2023. 2023. Trustees’ Trustees' expenses expenses There There were were no no trustees' trustees' expenses expenses paid paid for for the the year year ended ended[31] 31 December December 2024 2024 nor nor[for] for the the year-ended year-ended 31 31 December December 2023. 2023. ## 6. 6. TANGIBLE TANGIBLE[FIXED] FIXED ASSETS ASSETS **----- Start of picture text -----**
||||||||||||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Freehold|Freehold|Plant|Plant|and|and| |property|property|machinery|machinery|Totals|Totals| |£|£|2| |COST|COST| |At|At|[1]|1|January|January|2024|2024|and|and|31|31|December|December|2024|2024|1,175,754|1,175,754|9,061|9,061|1,184,815|1,184,815| |DEPRECIATION|DEPRECIATION| |At|At|[1]|1|January|January|2024|2024|-|6,499|6,499|6,499|6,499| |Charge|Charge|[for]|for year|year|-|500|500|500|500| |At|At|31|[31]|December|December|2024|2024|-|6,999|6,999|6,999|6,999| |NET|NET|BOOK|BOOK|VALUE|VALUE| |At|At|31|[31]|December|December|2024|2024|1,175,754|1,175,754|2,062|2,062|1,177,816| |At|At|31|[31]|December|December|2023|2023|13975,|1,175,754|154|2,562|2,562|1,178,316|1,178,316| |7.|ts|DEBTORS:|DEBTORS:|AMOUNTS|AMOUNTS|FALLING|FALLING|DUE|DUE WITHIN|WITHIN|ONE|ONE|YEAR|YEAR| **----- End of picture text -----**
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||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |2024|2024|2023|2023| |£|£| |Other|Other|[debtors]|debtors|9,088|9,088|©|b|24,360|24,360| **----- End of picture text -----**
Note® Noteb — — Debtors Debtors include include Outstanding Outstanding Gift Gift Aid Aid €3,377, £3,377, Prepayment Prepayment of of insurance insurance £5,710 E5,710 8. 8. CREDITORS: CREDITORS: AMOUNTS AMOUNTS FALLING FALLING DUE DUE WITHIN WITHIN ONE ONE YEAR YEAR Other Other creditors creditors **----- Start of picture text -----**
||||| |---|---|---|---| |2024|2024|2023|2023| |£|£| |8,960|8,960|5,898|5,898| |8,960|8,960|5,898|5,898| **----- End of picture text -----**
Page Page[13] 13 ## THE THE PARISH PARISH CHURCH CHURCH OF OF ST ST LAWRENCE LAWRENCE NOTES NOTES TO TO THE THE FINANCIAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENTS FOR FOR THE THE YEAR[YEAR] ENDED ENDED 31[31] December December 2024[2024] ## 9. 9. Fund Fund movement movement by by type type |Woodland Quiet Area
Woodland Quiet Area|Opening
Opening|Incoming
_Incoming|Outgoing
Outgoing|Transfers
Transfers|Gains/losses
Gains/losses|Closing
Closing| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Designated
Sub-total for Woodland
Book
- Gospel Book Cover
Designated
Sub-total forWoodland
Book - Gospel Book Cover|1 ,356
1,356
1,356
1,356|_
=|—
—|_—
_|_—
—_|1,356
1,356
1,356
1,356| |Restricted
Sub-total for Book
Restricted
Sub-total for Book|373
373
373
373|—_
—|—
_—|_-
_—|=
_|373
373
373
373| |Fabric
- Church Fabric Fund
Fabric - Church Fabric Fund||||||| |Restricted
Sub-total for Fabric
Restricted
Sub-total for Fabric|69,808
69,808
69,808
69,808|1,019
1,019
1,019
1,019|(7
,244)
(7,244)
(7,244)
(7,244)|—
—|—
—-|63,583
63,583
63,583
63,583| |Music
- Music Fund
Music - Music Fund||||||| |Designated
Sub-total for Music
Designated
Sub-total for Music|17,717
17,717
17,717
17,717|—
—_|—
—|_—
—_—|—
—|17,717
17,717
17,717
171r| |Youth
- Sunday School Fund
Youth - Sunday School Fund||||||| |Restricted
Sub-total for Youth
Restricted
Sub-total forYouth|10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000|_—
_—|—
_—|=
_—|_
_|10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000| |Agency Collection
*
Restricted
Sub-total for Agency Collection
Agency Collection *
Restricted
Sub-total forAgency Collection|38
38
38
38|—
_|_
_—|_—
_|_—
—|38
38
38
38| |General
- General fund
General - General fund||||||| |Unrestricted
Sub-total for General
Unrestricted
Sub-total forGeneral|1,132,248
1,132,248
1,132,248
1,132,248|179,818
179,818
179,818
179,818|(194,383)
(194,383)
(194,383)
(194,383)|_
_|—|1,117,683
1,117,683
1,117,683
1,117,683| |Grandtotal
Grand total|1,231,540
1,231,540__——|180,837
__——180,837|(201,627)
(201,627)0—|||1,210,750
i210,750| * * - - Agency Agency Collection Collection of of £38.00 E38.00 are are the the fees fees payable payable to to Diocese Diocese for for weddings/funerals weddings/funerals Page Page[14] 14 > THE THE PARISH PARISH CHURCH CHURCH OF OF ST ST LAWRENCE LAWRENCE ANALYSIS ANALYSIS OF OF INCOME INCOME AND AND EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED[31] 31 December December 2024 2024 ## eee Analysis Analysis of[of] income income[and] and[expenditure] expenditure |||||||Total
Total|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted
Unrestricted|Designated
Designated|Restricted
_Restricted||Endowment
This Year
Endowment _This Year|||Last year
Lastyear| |INCOME
INCOME|||||||| |Incoming resources from generated funds
- Voluntary income
Incoming resources from generated funds -Voluntary income|||||||| |Stewardship
— Bank
Parish Giving Scheme
Envelopes CIS
Loose plate collections
I Zettle Donations
38,895
23,014
1,517
2,952
Stewardship — Bank
38,895
Parish Giving Scheme
23,014
Envelopes C/S
1,517
Loose plate collections
2,952
| Zettle Donations
—|—
—_—
—
—
—||—
—
—
=
—||—
—
—_—
—
—|38,895
23,014
1,517
2,952
38,895
23,014
1,517
2,952
_—|42,764
25,739
1 ,670
2,893
42,764
25,739
1,670
2,893
=| |Giving through church boxes
Appeals
Donations
Donations Light & Heat Project
57
3,179
Giving through church boxes
—
Appeals
57
Donations
3179
Donations Light & Heat Project
_|1,019
—
_
—_
1,019||—
_
_—
—||—
_
_—
_|57
3,179
1,019
_—
57
3,179
1,019|68
894
2,479
48,578
68
894
2,479
48,578| |Donations
— CooperCross
Tax recoverable on Gift Aid
Tax recovered Parish Giving Scheme
Legacies
Covid-19 Income
450
9,017
5,845
Donations —Cooper Cross
450
Tax recoverable on GiftAid
9,017
Tax recovered Parish Giving Scheme
5,845
Legacies
—
Covid-19 Income
—|—
_—
—
—
—||—
—
—
—
=||—
—_—
—_—
—
ee|450
9,017
5,845
450
9,017
5,845
=
=|25,211
2,696
2,856
_
25;211
2,696
2,856
=| |Scouts
Flower Festival
Sum Up Receipts
Other Income
Total
29
500
897
2,076
88,428
Scouts
29
Flower Festival
500
Sum Up Receipts
897
Other Income
2,076
Total
88,428|1,019
—
—
—
—_—
1,019||—
_—
_—
—
—||—
_—
—
—
—|29
500
897
2,076
89,447
29
500
897
2,076
89,447|48
2,225
699
4, 155
162,975
48
2,225
699
4,155
162,975| |Incoming resources from generatedfunds
- Activities for generating
Incoming resources from generated funds- Activities forgenerating|||funds
funds||||| |Fund Raising Events
10,530
Fund Raising Events
10,530|—||—||—_—|10,530
10,530|6,035
6,035| |Fundraising Activities Light & Heat
Fundraising Activities Light
& Heat
—|_||—||—|—|_—| |Fund
Fund|||||||| |Bookstall sales
Church Outings
Church hall lettings
Total
49,601
60,131
Bookstall sales
=
Church Outings
—
Church hall lettings
49,601
Total
60,131|a
—
—
-—||=
_
_
_—||mo
_—
—
—|49,601
60,131
_
om
49,601
60,131|47,139
53,174
=
—_
47,139
53,174| |Incoming resources from generated funds
- Investmentincome
Incoming resources from generated funds - Investment income|||||||| |Bank and building society interest
Rent from investment property
Total
6,987
20,675
27,662
Bank and building society interest
6,987
Rent from investment property
20,675
Total
27,662|—
_
—||—
_
—||_
—_
—|6,987
20,675
27,662
6,987
20,675
27,662|3,148
18,855
22,003
3,148
18,855
22,003| |Incoming resources from charitable activities
Incoming resources from charitable activities|||||||| |Fees for weddings and funerals
Memorial book
Bookstall sales
3,392
125
Fees forweddings and funerals
3,392
Memorial book
125
Bookstall sales
—|oa
_
=||—
_—
=||—
—
a|3,392
125
3,392
125
a|4,556
50
4,556
50
_| |Total
3,517
Total
3,517|—||_—||—|3,517
3,517|4,606
4,606| |Other incoming resources
Other incoming resources|||||||| |Insurance claims
4thAge
Sequestration
Total
INCOME TOTAL
80
80
179,818
Insurance claims
—_—
4"Age
80
Sequestration
—
Total
80
INCOMETOTAL
179,818|1,019
—
—
_
—:
1,019||=
_
—
—
—||os
—
_—
—
—|80
80
180,837
—
80
—_—
80
180,837|250
259
509
243,267
250
259
=
509
243,267| > Page Page[15] 15 ## THE THE PARISH PARISH CHURCH CHURCH OF OF ST ST LAWRENCE LAWRENCE ANALYSIS ANALYSIS OF OF INCOME INCOME AND[AND] EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED[31] 31 December December 2024 2024 |EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURE||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Cost of generating funds
Cost of generating funds||||||| |Wedding/FuneraI Expenses
Hall refund Deposit
Wedding/Funeral Expenses
Hall refund Deposit|480
480
—|—
—|—_—
_—|—
—_|480
480
_|—_—
_| |Rental Property Costs
Rental Property Costs|4,349
4,349|—|—|—|4,349
4,349|6,423
6,423| |4th Age
4th Age|100
100|_|—|—|100
100|650
650| |Flower Festival
Flower Festival|—|—|—|=|=|569
569| |Total
Total|4,929
4,929|—|—|—|4,929
4,929|7,642
7,642| |Cost ofgenerating funds
- Cost ofgenerating voluntaryincome
Cost of generating funds - Cost ofgenerating voluntary income||||||| |Costs of fetes & other events
Total
Costs of fetes & otherevents
Total|2,047
2,047
2,047
2,047|—_—
oo|_
—|—
—|2,047
2,047
2,047
2,047|1,211
1,211
13211
1,211| |Cost ofgenerating funds
- Investment managementcosts
Cost ofgenerating funds - Investment management costs||||||| |Bank Charges
Bank Charges|235
235|_|=|—|235
235|239
239| |Total
Total|235
235|—|=|—|235
235|239
239| |Charitable activities
Charitable activities||||||| |Relief and development agencies
Reliefand development agencies|—|—|—|—|_|18
18| |Appeals
Secular charities
Appeals
Secular charities|_
—|—
—|—
—|—
—|—
—|963
963
—| |Parish Administrator Salary
Parish Administrator Salary|—|—|—|—|—|—| |Vicar expenses
AssistantVicar expenses
Vicarage expenses
— interregnum
Vicar's telephone
Junior Church
Parish training and mission
Hospitality
Church office
— telephone
Organ
/ piano tuning
Vicar expenses
Assistant Vicarexpenses
Vicarage expenses —interregnum
Vicar's telephone
JuniorChurch
Parish training and mission
Hospitality
Church office — telephone
Organ / piano tuning|1,188
282
806
—
—
—
1,188
—
—
282
—
806|—
=
_—
_—
—
—
—_
—
—|—
—
—
_—
—
—
—_—
—
—|—
—
—
—
—
_—
—
—
_|1,188
282
806
_
—_
—
1,188
—_
—
282
—
806|1,160
659
1 ,200
—
=
—
1,160
—
=
659
—
1,200| |Church maintenance
Organist
Church Cleaning
Consumables
— Sacristy and worship
Upkeep of services
Upkeep of churchyard
Church maintenance
Organist
Church Cleaning
Consumables — Sacristyand worship
Upkeep ofservices
Upkeep ofchurchyard|1 ,560
1
,403
_—
1,560
_—
1,403
—
_|—
—
_—
—
—
—|—
—
—
—
—
—|_—
—
—
_—
_-
—|1 ,560
1 ,403
—
1,560
—
1,403
—_
—|41
1,985
545
15
41
1,985
—_
545
15| |Administration
Administrators Salary
Administration
Administrators Salary|4,035
20,064
4,035
20,064|—
_|_
—|—
—|4,035
20,064
4,035
20,064|3,038
16,214
3,038
16,214| |Other Expenses
Other Expenses|5,020
5,020|=|—_—|_|5,020
5,020|3,191
3,191| |Depreciation
Magazine expenses
Bookstall costs
Free for All
Parish Outings
Bookstall costs
Depreciation
Magazine expenses
Bookstall costs
Free forAll
Parish Outings
Bookstall costs|500
500
—_
—
—
_—
—|—
—_
—
_—
—
—|—
—
—
—
—
—|—
—
--
—
—
—|500
500
=
—
—
—
_|500
500
=
—_—
—
=
—| |Hall Refuse
Hall Refuse|183
183|—|—|—|183
183|121
121| |Cleaning
Cleaning|16,905
16,905|—|—|_|16,905
16,905|9,489
9,489| |Consumables
Electricity
Gas
Consumables
Electricity
Gas|407
3,426
8,101
407
3,426
8,101|—
—
—|—
—
-|—
—
—|407
3,426
8,101
407
3,426
8,101|847
6,244
14,044
847
6,244
14,044| |Insurance
Repairs and maintenance
Office Telephone
Water
Hall running
- heating and lighting
Insurance
Repairs and maintenance
Office Telephone
Water
Hall running - heating and lighting|5,122
13,426
952
200
5,122
13,426
952
200
—|—_
—
—
—
—|—
_—
—_
—
—|—_—
—
—_—
—
—|5,122
13,426
952
200
5,122
13,426
952
200
=|4,369
8,025
923
493
4,369
8,025
923
—
493| |||Page 16
Page16||||| |Church major repairs
- installation
Hall + interior and exterior decorating
Other PCC property upkeep
Church major repairs - installation
Hall + interiorand exteriordecorating
OtherPCC propertyupkeep|_
_—
—|7,244
7,244
=
—|_
_—
—|_
—
—|7,244
—
—_|220,239
220,239
—
—| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Hall + majorrepairs
—
installation
Legal expenses Scout hut
Hall + major repairs— installation
Legal expenses Scout hut|—
—|—|—
—|_
—_—|—
—|504
_—
504| |New building Church
Total
New building Church
Total|83,580
_
83,580|7 ,244
—
7,244|—
—|—
—|90,824
—
90,824|296,148
—
296,148| |Governance costs
Governance costs||||||| |Common Fund
School Mission Fund
Common Fund
School Mission Fund|91 ,300
91,300
=|_—
—|oo
—|_—
—_—|91,300
91,300
_—|87,775
87,775
—| |PAYE and Pension
Quarterly Returns to Diocese
Loan Interest
Accounts Independent Examination
PAYE and Pension
Quarterly Returns to Diocese
Loan Interest
Accounts Independent Examination|882
2,960
7,195
1 ,255
882
2,960
7,195
1,255|—_—
_—
—
_|—
—
—_
—|—
—
—
—|882
2,960
7,195
1 ,255
882
2,960
7,195
1,255|1 ,974
8,540
1 ,322
450
1,974
8,540
1,322| |Fee
Fee||||||| |Total
EXPENDITURE TOTAL
Total
EXPENDITURETOTAL|103,592
194,383
103,592
194,383|7,244
—
7,244|—_
—|—
_—|103,592
201,627
103,592
201,627|98,739
403,980
98,739
403,980| |GRAND TOTAL|14,565|6,225|||20,790|160,713| > Page Page 17 17