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← The Ecclesiastical Parish Of All Souls, Harlesden

2023-12-31-accounts

Charity number: 1131170

The Ecclesiastical Parish

of

All Souls’, Harlesden

Annual Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2023

Prepared by:

Quantum Services (London) Limited Cypress House, Alders Close, London, W5 4JF Accountants and Consultants to the Charity Sector

All Souls’ Church, Harlesden

Contents

  1. Charity Information

  2. Annual Report

  3. Administrative Information

  4. Governance and Management

  5. Independent Examiner’s Report

  6. Receipts and Payments Account

  7. Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  8. Detailed Breakdown of Receipts

  9. Detailed Breakdown of Payments

All Souls’ Church, Harlesden

Charity Information

Charity Name The Ecclesiastical Parish of All Souls’, Harlesden Principal Address All Souls’ Church Station Road London NW10 4UJ Website www.allsoulsharlesden.com Charity Number 1131170 Date of Registration 18 August 2009 Legal Status Parochial Church Council Financial Year End 31 December Bankers TSB Bank plc Henry Duncan House 120 George Street Edinburgh EH2 4LH CCLA Investment Management Ltd Senator House 85 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4ET

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All Souls’ Church, Harlesden

Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council

For the year ended 31 December 2023

Introduction

In their capacity as trustees of the registered charity, the PCC members present the annual report and financial statements of All Souls’ Church, Harlesden, from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023.

Aims and Purposes

All Souls’ Parochial Church Council is responsible for co-operating with the incumbent, Fr Adam Dobrzynski, in promoting the whole mission of the church – pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical – within the ecclesiastical parish.

The PCC also has maintenance responsibilities for the Church Hall and the Hall Flat at 1 Station Road, Harlesden, London, NW10 4UJ.

Objectives and Activities

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of our parish community at All Souls’. The PCC maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our services can involve the many groups that live within our parish. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament. We also look to give away part of our income to other charitable organisations that seek to advance the Christian faith or relieve poverty.

We seek to enable ordinary people to live out their faith through:

To facilitate this work, it is important that we maintain the fabric of the church and the church hall.

Electoral Roll

The Electoral Roll at the end of the year stood at 133. Of these 84 were resident within the parish boundaries and 49 were non-resident.

Church Attendance

The average weekly attendance, counted during October 2023, was 75. Normally this number increases at festivals and on special occasions. The average weekly attendance has

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grown slightly since 2022, and it is hoped the detrimental impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is lessening.

Review of the Year

The PCC met four times in 2023 with an average level of attendance of 70%.

Here is a summary of the major agenda items:

Public Benefit Statement

In planning the affairs of the charity, the trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit, and the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion.

Safeguarding Report

The Safeguarding Team continued its programme of meetings, ensuring the PCC was kept abreast of developments in the care and well-being of our community, and the requirements made of our officers in light of developments in the field of safeguarding.

The team continues to encourage PCC members to complete basic safeguarding training online. We also keep a watching brief on those who are DBS checked, and those who are developing roles that may require self-disclosures or to be cleared through the DBS system.

We are in the process of recruiting a Vulnerable Adults Champion to complete the team.

The PCC has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016, in relation to having due regard to House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. Our Safeguarding Policy is published on the church website.

Deanery Synod

Two members of the PCC sit on the Deanery Synod. This provides the PCC with an important link between the parish and the wider structures of the Church of England.

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All Souls’ Church, Harlesden

Vicar’s Report – Fr Adam Dobrzynski

It was a great privilege to be appointed as the new vicar of All Souls’ church, especially as the parish had been without a vicar for a long time, and the covid-19 pandemic had been challenging for the church family.

This new stage in our shared mission began on 2 February 2023, with my induction by the Bishop of Willesden. I did not come to you from far away, but my path to you was long. After the experience of being a monk and a priest within the Roman Catholic Church (the Order of Preachers, also known as the Dominican Order) in the years 2002 to 2010, and later a period of secular life, in September 2019, a license was granted to me to serve as a priest in the Church of England. I first ministered at St Peter’s Church in Ealing.

Moving to Harlesden and serving as your Vicar has been marked by God's incredible blessing for me from the very beginning. And I can see this blessing in my life and the life of All Souls to this day. God is constant and faithful in His choices, and His blessing is limited only by our ability to receive it. So, before we come to the practical aspects of parish life in the Annual Parochial Church Report, let us thank God for the spiritual life of our community, so that we may bring glory to God our Father through our Lord Jesus Christ.

The Chair’s report is an opportunity to say thank you to several people publicly. So, I would like to begin my report by offering my thanks to a number of people without whom this parish would not function. As we have worked our way through the last year, many of you have stepped up to the plate and given your support and time:

The list is wonderfully huge!

Within any church community, there is a variety of gifts and talents. Every gift is needed to carry out the mission of Jesus. Each gift comes from God. Every one of us is called to follow Jesus. Each of us responds to the call by sharing our gifts for the sake of building up the Church. Our Church operates through PCC meetings and seven committees (Buildings and Grounds Committee, Finance and Stewardship Committee, Mission and Pastoral Committee, Children, Youth and Family Committee, Parish Event Committee, Eco Church Committee, Media and Promotion Committee) that meet between full meetings of the PCC. Thank you to everyone who has offered to serve our church family by participating in our committees.

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We are the church, the body of Christ in this parish, and we are fulfilling the mission charge Jesus gave us, to share God’s love with the world.

We are doing this primarily through pray. If what we do is not grounded in prayer and bible, what we do it just becomes play acting or social work. In prayer we should ask ‘what is it we are here for?’ Knowing that helps us understand where we should aim to go and how we might get there. It is about our place in God's plan of salvation and our participation in building the Kingdom of God.

Last year we managed to implement many plans: a new kitchen in Church Hall, a new boiler which proved its worth during last winter, new lighting in Church Hall and many other small repairs that are not always visible, but necessary to make you feel good and safe in our church. We have also started the process of repairing the Northern Wall of the Church. We have been allocated £30,000 from the Church Fund for this purpose. The cost of repairs will be more than this amount, but your continued generosity allows us to look to the future with hope. And we hope that with your constant support, our church will change and become more beautiful with each passing year. Our big project for next year is to renovate the Church Hall inside and refurbish the toilets. We have already started collecting funds for this purpose from our charity campaigns, but we must be prepared that the cost will be significant. My dream is also to start live-streaming our Sunday Mass. This is especially important for long-time members of our church family who remain at home or in other places due to illness or mobility problems, and for whom it is impossible to be with us in person for liturgy.

So, thank you for your generosity. Without your support, we would not be able to achieve anything and take care of our people, our beautiful church and the Church Hall we need so much.

I also thank each of you for the gift of time you have generously given to our church family. We are all poor these days. I still don't know why when the event of technology was supposed to make life easier and to free up more time for family and ourselves. We can pay all the money we have into the church funds but without our personal ministry and commitment to Jesus it is pointless. Our time is needed for prayer, study and worship, as well as fulfilling the tasks that make this boat float.

I also want to thank each of you for your testimony of faith. It is a joy for the vicar to see how God works in our church family. Let us pray one for another. Let us support each other on the path of faith. And God will take care of the rest. Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?” (John 11:40). Believe and that glory will be seen here.

Report on Fabric and Ornaments

Our churchwardens are responsible for the fabric and contents of the church. It is a big responsibility and we all want to assist them in their task. Thank you to those who clean the church on a voluntary basis. Thanks to those who help to keep the church attractive and clean outside and inside. We are very blessed in our volunteers.

The following matters were dealt with:

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All Souls’ Church, Harlesden

Financial Report – Ron Bruno-Snelling

Introducton

In 2023, we continued with the engagement of David Miller (through his company Quantum Services) as our accountant. David was introduced to us by the Diocese of London and has many years’ experience in charity finances. David also served as our Independent Examiner for 2023, which is permitted as he is not involved in the day-to-day administration of the parish.

Receipts and Payments Account

The first page of the financial statements is a summary of the receipts (income) and payments (expenditure) during the year. More detailed breakdowns of the receipts and payments can be found later in this document.

The first three columns are for the three categories of cash funds belonging to the parish. We have just one fund in each category:

The next column, shown in bold due to its importance, is the total of the three previous columns, giving the overall receipts and payments figures for 2023.

The final column contains the figures for 2022 (the previous year) for comparison.

Unrestricted Funds – the General Fund

This fund represents our tithes, collections and fundraising for the church itself, as well as the general costs incurred in running the parish, other than the Church Hall and Hall Flat. These monies are categorised as “Unrestricted Funds”, as they can be used for any purpose consistent with our charitable objectives.

In terms of funds received:

Concerning payments:

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Unrestricted Designated Funds – the Hall Fund

The PCC has chosen to separately account for receipts and payments relating to the Church Hall and Hall Flat, and this is commonly known as the Hall Fund. These monies are categorised as “Unrestricted Designated Funds”, as they have been labelled for a particular purpose, but can be used elsewhere at the discretion of the PCC.

In terms of funds received:

Concerning payments:

Restricted Funds

Donations received for a specific purpose have to be accounted for separately. These monies are categorised as “Restricted Funds”, as they cannot be used for another purpose without permission. We received £1,160 from Willesden Consolidated Charities for “the benefit of deserving and necessitous inhabitants of Willesden”. The PCC is considering how best to use this money.

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Financial Positon

The “Movement In Funds” section shows that the parish had an overall surplus of £19,594 in 2023, compared to a deficit of £7,741 in 2022.

The detailed picture is slightly more involved. The General Fund was in deficit by £23,904, the Hall Fund had a surplus of £42,338, and restricted funds had a surplus of £1,160.

As in previous years, we moved some of the surplus from the Hall Fund to subsidise the deficit in the General Fund. The amount moved was £35,000.

The final position for 2023 was the General Fund had a surplus of £11,096, and the Hall Fund had a surplus of £7,338.

Fund Reconciliaton

The second page of the financial statements is the fund reconciliation. Here, the balances brought forwards from 2022 are introduced, the receipts, payments, and transfer are accounted for, and the closing balances at the end of 2023 are calculated.

The surplus means that all funds were higher at the end of 2023 than at the start.

Overall, the parish ended the year with £42,529 in cash funds, compared to £22,934 at the start. This was made up of £27,485 in the General Fund, £13,883 in the Hall Fund, and £1,160 in restricted funds.

Statement of Assets and Liabilites

The third page of the financial statements shows the position of the parish at the end of 2023, including the division of monies between the three bank accounts.

Notes:

Reserves Policy

It is PCC policy to build financial reserves of approximately six months’ unrestricted expenditure or £60,000, to cover emergency situations that may arrive from time to time.

The PCC policy is to invest reserves with the Church of England’s Central Board of Finance Deposit Fund, administered by CCLA Investment Management, and an account has been opened for this purpose.

The surplus in 2023 meant that our reserves increased during the year.

The PCC is aware that the reserves still remain significantly below the target figure, and will be seeking to address this in the coming years.

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Financial Roles

Ron Bruno-Snelling continued to serve as Treasurer for 2023 but will be standing down in 2024 and will be replaced by Sandra St Louis-Kandapah.

The PCC will be retaining David Miller as our accountant for 2024.

The Independent Examiner for 2024 must be appointed by the APCM. The PCC proposes the reappointment of David Miller for this role.

Approval

This annual report was approved by the PCC on 11 May 2024, and is signed on its behalf:

Ron Bruno-Snelling

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Administrative Information

All Souls’ Church is situated in Station Road, Harlesden, London, NW10 4UJ. It is part of the Willesden Area of the Diocese of London. The correspondence address is: The Vicarage, 3 Station Road, Harlesden, London, NW10 4UJ.

The PCC is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2020) and a charity registered with Charity Commission.

Governance and Management

All Souls’ Church is governed, as are all churches of the Church of England, by the Church Representation Rules 2022, the Canons of the Church of England, and the Book of Common Prayer.

Members of the PCC are either ex-officio or elected at Annual Parochial Church Meeting in accordance with the Church Representative Rules. All church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. The members of the PCC are the trustees of the charity.

PCC members who served from 1 January 2023 until the date this report was approved are:

Incumbent: Fr Adam Dobrzynski Co-chair – appointed 2 February 2023 Reader: Mrs Vena Oglesby Ex-officio Wardens: Mr Ron Bruno-Snelling Treasurer 2023 – ex-officio Mr Lewis Evans Vice-chair Deanery Synod Ms Sharon Dunbar Representatives: Mrs Margaret Oyemade Elected members: Miss Lorna Anderson Ms Samantha Bruno Mrs Ingrid Bruno-Snelling Mr Clive Jones Ms Gillian Nickie Mrs Emelia Nortey Mrs May Roberts Ms Michelle Roberts Mr Hugh Smith Ms Deborah St Louis Secretary Mrs Sandra St Louis-Kandapah Mr Gaius Umeh Mrs Wendi Webber

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All Souls’ Church, Harlesden

Independent Examiner’s Report

To The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of All Souls’, Harlesden

I report to the PCC on my examination of the accounts of the parish for the year ended 31 December 2023.

Responsibilities and Basis of Report

As the charity trustees of the parish, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the parish’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act. In carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent Examiner’s Statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the parish as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

David Miller MEng ACGI

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All Souls’ Church, Harlesden

Receipts and Payments Account

For the year ended 31 December 2023

Receipts
Planned Giving
Regular Collectons
Harvest Gif Day
Other Donatons
Grants
Gif Aid
Parochial Fees
Room Hire
Hall Flat Rent
Utlity Charges
Other Receipts
Total Receipts
Payments
Common Fund
All Souls’ Ministry
Charitable Giving
Utlites
Insurance
Caretaking
Maintenance
Major Works
Ofce Costs
Recruitment
Fundraising Costs
Fees and Charges
Total Payments
Movement in Funds
Receipts Less Payments
Transfers Between Funds
Surplus / (Defcit)		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
Unrestricted
Designated
Funds
£
Restrict
ed
Funds
£
Total
2023
£
Total
2022
£
13,761
-
-
13,761
13,591
25,061
-
-
25,061
26,384
-
-
-
-
-
125
-
-
125
1,255
-
-
1,160
1,160
-
13,293
-
-
13,293
1,424
896
-
-
896
749
-
35,820
-
35,820
33,970
-
32,148
-
32,148
4,800
-
9,830
-
9,830
7,202
2,029
150
-
2,179
2,105
55,165
77,948
1,160
134,273
91,480
28,000
-
-
28,000
52,000
8,361
-
-
8,361
10,005
-
-
-
-
-
8,565
13,339
-
21,905
23,672
3,815
1,248
-
5,063
4,902
18
-
-
18
70
8,956
1,023
-
9,979
6,079
18,905
20,000
-
38,905
-
1,856
-
-
1,856
920
-
-
-
-
130
121
-
-
121
127
471
-
-
471
1,316
79,069
35,610
0
114,678
99,221
(23,904)
42,338
1,160
19,594
(7,741)
35,000
(35,000)
0
0
0
11,096
7,338
1,160
19,594
(7,741)

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All Souls’ Church, Harlesden

Receipts and Payments Account

For the year ended 31 December 2023

Fund Reconciliaton
Cash Funds as of 1 January
Total Receipts
Total Payments
Rounding adjustment
Transfers Between Funds
Cash Funds as of 31 December		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
Unrestricted
Designated
Funds
£
Restricte
d
Funds
£
Total
2023
£
Total
2022
£
16,389
6,545
0
22,934
30,676
55,165
77,948
1,160
134,273
91,480
(79,069)
(35,610)
0
(114,678)
(99,221)
0
0
0
0
(1)
35,000
(35,000)
0
0
0
27,485
13,883
1,160
42,529
22,934

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All Souls’ Church, Harlesden

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

As of 31 December 2023

Cash In Bank
TSB Current Account
TSB Deposit Account
CCLA Deposit Account
Total Cash In Bank
Other Monetary Assets
Hall fat rent owing
Gif Aid due
Total Other Monetary Assets
Fixed Assets
Church Hall
Church Hall Flat
Total Fixed Assets
Liabilites
Diocesan fees
Church Hub loan
Car Park loan
Total Liabilites		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
Unrestricted
Designated
Funds
£
Restricte
d
Funds
£
Agency
Funds
£
Total
£
6,450
3,000
1,160
4,540
15,150
-
600
-
-
600
21,035
10,283
-
-
31,318
27,485
13,883
1,160
4,540
47,068
-
-
-
-
-
6,000
-
-
-
6,000
6,000
0
0
0
6,000
-
465,000
-
-
465,000
-
220,000
-
-
220,000
0
685,000
0
0
685,000
-
-
-
4,540
4,540
66
-
-
-
66
-
3,600
-
-
3,600
66
3,600
0
4,540
8,206

Approval

These financial statements were approved by the PCC on 11 May 2024, and are signed on its behalf:

Ron Bruno-Snelling Treasurer

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Detailed Breakdown of Receipts

For the year ended 31 December 2023

Donatons
Standing Orders
Parish Giving Scheme
Regular Collectons
Harvest Gif Day
Other Donatons
Grants
Gif Aid
Total Donatons
Church Actvites
Parochial Fees
Total Church Actvites
Letngs
Room Hire (regular)
Room Hire (other)
Hall Flat
Total Letngs
Utlity Receipts
Hall Utlites
Total Utlity Receipts
Other Receipts
Transport for London
London Diocesan Fund
Amazon Smile
Interest
Parking
Total Other Receipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
Unrestricted
Designated
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
Total
2023
£
Total
2022
£
7,787
-
-
7,787
7,896
5,974
-
-
5,974
5,695
25,061
-
-
25,061
26,384
-
-
-
-
-
125
-
-
125
1,255
-
-
1,160
1,160
-
13,293
-
-
13,293
1,424
52,240
-
1,160
53,400
42,654
896
-
-
896
749
896
-
-
896
749
-
35,520
-
35,520
33,020
-
300
-
300
950
-
32,148
-
32,148
4,800
-
67,968
-
67,968
38,770
-
9,830
-
9,830
7,202
-
9,830
-
9,830
7,202
-
-
-
-
932
1,118
-
-
1,118
-
28
-
-
28
10
883
-
-
883
308
-
150
-
150
854
2,029
150
-
2,179
2,105
55,165
77,948
1,160
134,273
91,480

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Detailed Breakdown of Payments

For the year ended 31 December 2023

Church Actvites
Common Fund
Music
Visitng Clergy
Church Supplies
Resources
Catering
Clergy Expenses
Other costs
Total Church Actvites
Charitable Giving
LDF – ALMA
Church Urban Fund
Schools Levy
Other Giving
Total Charitable Giving
Overheads
Electricity
Gas
Water
Insurance
Caretaking
General Maintenance
Major Works
Window / Door Repairs
Organ Maintenance
Ofce
Recruitment
Fundraising
Fees and Charges
Total Overheads
TOTAL PAYMENTS		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
Unrestricted
Designated
Funds
£
Restrict
ed
Funds
£
Total
2023
£
Total
2022
£
28,000
-
-
28,000
52,000
5,825
-
-
5,825
6,432
386
-
-
386
3,016
345
-
-
345
189
444
-
-
444
-
698
-
-
698
368
602
-
-
602
-
61
-
-
61
-
36,361
-
-
36,361
62,005
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,757
6,477
-
12,233
10,970
2,506
4,903
-
7,409
10,763
302
1,960
-
2,262
1,939
3,815
1,248
-
5,063
4,902
18
-
-
18
70
8,672
1,023
-
9,694
5,269
18,905
20,000
-
38,905
-
-
-
-
-
810
285
-
-
285
-
1,856
-
-
1,856
920
-
-
-
-
130
121
-
-
121
127
471
-
-
471
1,316
42,708
35,610
-
78,317
37,216
79,069
35,610
-
114,678
99,221

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