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2022-12-31-accounts

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 December 2022

The Parochial Church Council of Saint Martin of Tours Church, Chelsfield

Rector:

Revd Susan Atkinson-Jones 46 World’s End Lane Orpington Kent BR6 6AG

Primary Bank: HSBC 249 High Street Orpington Kent BR6 0NR

Registered Charity number: 1131573

Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Martin of Tours, Chelsfield Registered Charity No: 1131573 2022

Aim and Purposes

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) of the parish of Chelsfield has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent in promoting the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelical, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also responsible for the maintenance of the parish church and churchyard of St. Martin of Tours, Well Hill Mission church in Well Hill and the Parish Room in Skibbs Lane, Chelsfield.

On 1st June 2021, a joint benefice was formed of the parish of Chelsfield and the parish of St. Mary’s Green Street Green with Pratts Bottom. Each parish retains its own PCC.

Clergy

The Rector and Incumbent is Reverend Susan Atkinson-Jones. She is assisted by the Associate Rector, Reverend Michael Gentry. In September 2022, Reverend Martin Hayward was ordained deacon and welcomed to the benefice clergy team as curate on a part-time, selffunding basis. All members of the clergy, supported by 4 lay readers, provide ministry across all four churches in the benefice.

Objectives and Activities

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our churches and to become part of our parish community at St. Martin’s and Well Hill. The PCC maintains an overview of worship and makes suggestions on how our services can involve the various groups that live within our parish.

When planning our activities for the year, we have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion.

We try to enable people to live out their faith as part of the church community through:

We also keep in mind the 5 Marks of Mission which were adopted by General Synod in 1996:

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Achievements and Performance

The lessening effects of Covid on daily life has allowed the return of a more normal pattern of services and social activities. An area in the church of St. Martin’s remains available to those who continue to prefer greater social distancing, and the administration of Holy Communion continues to be by intinction rather than by sharing the cup. The PCC and clergy keep these measures under regular review.

We are slowly developing closer links with the other churches in the joint benefice formed in 2021, whilst retaining the unique characteristics of each member church. Several shared services have been held.

In November 2022, Messy Church was introduced to the benefice. We have engaged the services of Kim Curle, an experienced Children and Youth Worker, on a one-year contract to help us establish Messy Church. The first meeting was attended by 54 people (42 participants and 12 volunteers). Activities included various crafts on the theme of everyone welcome in God's Family; followed by a time of worship and ending with a meal. The intention is to hold Messy Church once a month, initially at St. Mary’s, Green Street Green, but with the hope that in future it will also be held at St. Martin’s and the goal is for it to become 'Church' for those who come and that it will be their primary engagement with the Benefice.

We continue to reach out to those parishioners who are unable to come to services for whatever reason by home visits and ensuring they are kept informed of services and social events.

Plans for the Future

We aim to develop a closer working relationship with people in the new benefice as restrictions ease. We will continue to make safeguarding a priority and will update our procedures in line with guidance and best practice. We will build on the achievements of the year and continue to expand our ministry and hope to encourage more of the regular congregation to return to the church post-pandemic.

As we move forward, we will analyse what has been working well and what can be improved upon, asking our followers what they would like to see over the next 12 months. We are closely listening to other Churches locally to see what they do and if it may work within our Churches and the Benefice.

Worship and Prayer

The PCC is keen to offer a range of services that our community find both socially beneficial and spiritually fulfilling. During 2022 the PCC continued to support the use of the Book of Common Prayer at St. Martin’s as well as introducing new orders of service from Common Worship. Regular services are held at St. Martin’s on Sundays at 10.00am and 6.30pm, as well as on Wednesdays at 9.30am.

At Well Hill Mission church, services are held on the second and fourth Sundays of the month at 10.00am.

Other services may be arranged to celebrate events in the Christian year or other special occasions. Details of services, both regular and special, are provided on the website and published in the monthly magazine.

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Pastoral Care

Some parishioners are unable to attend church due to sickness or age. The clergy visit those who have requested it, to join in prayer and celebrate communion with them at their homes or in hospital. Other members of our congregation also identify and regularly visit members of the community who are sick or in need. If requested, prayers are said at Sunday services for those who are sick or in need.

The Memory Café meets monthly in the Brass Crosby Room. It is designed to provide a social environment for people living with dementia. It provides similarly for their carers, allowing them to share time with others who are in the same situation. Each meeting includes a short act of worship.

Mission, Evangelism and Social Media

In addition to many of our parishioners giving generously of their time in volunteering, the PCC seeks to use the biblical principle of tithing in its financial charitable giving, both directly and by facilitating third party collections. The Focus Group meets to co-ordinate identified needs and make representations to the PCC on which missionary and relief agency projects should be supported by direct giving and charity events . In 2022 a total of £9,542 was raised through St. Martin’s supporting 11 charities. The principal charity supported continued to be Christian Aid raising £2,631. Fundraising for Bromley Food Bank and Leprosy Mission was promoted during Advent and raised £3,203 between the two charities including cheques made . payable to the charities and gift aid. In addition, Well Hill raised £733 supporting 5 charities

Our magazine keeps parishioners and friends informed of the important matters affecting our churches and parish community and includes articles that help us grow as Christians. It is published monthly and distributed via email to approximately 160 people. The monthly newsletter is also published on the church website. We additionally produce and distribute a small number of paper copies to those with no internet access and to be available in Church.

The parish website is http://www.stmartinchelsfield.org.uk. The Facebook page can be found at ‘www.facebook.com/ChelsfieldStMartins’, and it has 272 followers. St Martin’s also has a Twitter account with 47 followers. The parish operates a YouTube channel which can found at YouTube under St. Martin of Tours Chelsfield. One service a week from St. Martin’s church is streamed live to the YouTube channel post-Covid in response to popular demand.

The Church Buildings and Grounds

The church of St. Martin of Tours is open during daylight hours for private prayer. The Brass Crosby Room and Parish Room are made available for church and local community groups. Donations are received towards the running costs of these rooms. Well Hill Mission church may be opened between services by contacting the PCC secretary.

Restoration & Quinquennial Maintenance: Thomas Ford & Partners have been commissioned to undertake two projects following their Quinquennial Survey in 2021. The smaller but more urgent of the two is the repair of the Victorian wall bordering the Tryhorn, which is collapsing and was deemed a risk to churchyard visitors. This has been cordoned off and at the time of writing is awaiting a scope of work from the architect before repairs can begin. The second larger-scale project encompasses the re-shingling of the spire, the repair of some external stone and timberwork, the replacement of missing roof tiles and repairs to some cracks in the stone frames of two stained glass windows. The architect has not been able to progress this work as quickly as the parish would like, but the PCC agreed to commence a fundraising campaign in 2023 in the hope that in can be completed as soon as possible.

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Churchyard: A contractor is employed to undertake most of the churchyard maintenance at St. Martin’s. This is normally supplemented by monthly volunteer working parties organised by the Church. A considerable amount of clearance has been achieved, improving safe access. The area around the Victorian wall remains cordoned off as it is unsafe. The church’s architect is in the process of producing specifications for repair, and the PCC hopes that the work will be completed in 2023.

Well Hill Mission church: Regular repairs and maintenance to the church and grounds are carried out by volunteers. No major work has been necessary during the year.

Church Groups

There are a number of active church groups, including the Toddlers Group, Focus Group, Ladies Group, Memory Café, church choir, bellringers and a churchyard maintenance working group. Details of each of these groups are given on the website.

Deanery and Diocesan Synod Representation

Two members of the PCC are members of the Deanery Synod, and one of these also represents the Deanery on the Diocesan Synod. This maintains the important link between the parish and the wider structure of the church.

Ecumenical Relationships

St. Martin's is a member of ‘Churches Together in Orpington’, a Corporate Member of the Prayer Book Society and is listed on the Small Pilgrim Places Network.

Financial Review

The Financial Statements for the Parish of St. Martin’s cover the year ending 31st December 2022. They incorporate the finances of Well Hill Mission and St. Martin’s Toddlers Group. The net surplus for the year over all funds was £48.4k (2021: deficit of £27.4k). The results reflect the return to a more usual pattern of income and expenditure less affected by Covid. The comparative figures for 2021 reflect the significant effects of Covid had on our finances.

Total income for the year was £138.3k, of which £116.6k was unrestricted. This compares with total income in 2021 of £77.9k of which £64.5k was unrestricted. The increase in unrestricted income was primarily due to the receipt of legacies totalling £36k, and the resumption of fundraising activities after the lifting of the restrictions of Covid.

Total expenditure reduced from £105.3k in 2021 to £89.9k, of which £78.5k (2021: £74.3k) was from unrestricted funds. This unrestricted fund expenditure represents the on-going costs of running the parish and maintaining the church buildings. The reduction was mainly due to exceptional expenditure in 2021 of £22.7k to replace the boiler. The majority of our general expenditure continues to be the cost of ministry, followed by the cost of upkeep of St. Martin’s church and churchyard. We benefited from a fixed price contract for utilities, taken out before the large increase in fuel cost, but the contract expires in August 2023, so fuel costs for next year will be significantly higher.

The Balance Sheet includes a sum of £105k in both Short-term deposits and Creditors. This was received as a restricted legacy during 2022. The PCC has been notified by the testator’s solicitors that the legacy was not intended for this parish in spite of the wording of the Will which named Chelsfield parish. Diocesan solicitors are in correspondence with the testator’s solicitors. This legacy is not included in the year’s income.

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Well Hill Mission church and the Toddlers Group maintain separate finances which are consolidated into the parish figures. Well Hill Mission church made a surplus of £1,264 (2021: deficit of £418). Gerry Walker, Well Hill’s long-standing treasurer of 71 years, sadly died in June 2022. Well Hill Mission church received very generous donations in his memory at his funeral, totalling £1,460. The Toddlers Group made a small surplus of £37.

Reserves Policy

It is PCC policy to try to maintain a balance on 'free reserves' which equates to a minimum of 6 months of normal expenditure averaged over 3 years. It is held to smooth out fluctuations in cash flow and meet emergencies. Free reserves are defined as unrestricted funds, excluding fixed assets, and Well Hill Mission church funds. The balance of unrestricted free reserves at the end of the year 2022 was £84.6k , which represents approximately 12 months on that basis.

Short-term funds balances are held with the CCLA Church of England Deposit Fund and the Diocesan Board of Finance, primarily with the Diocesan Church Repair Fund.

Risk Management and Safeguarding

In compliance with the recommendations from Diocese of Rochester our ‘Parish Safeguarding Officer’ (PSO) has responsibility for Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults. Appropriate training has been undertaken by the PSO. It is now a requirement of all PCC members that they are DBS checked and undertake three safeguarding training courses, to give them a grounding in general safeguarding plus a module dealing with Domestic Abuse. Safeguarding policies are approved annually by the PCC. The PCC has complied with the duty under Section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have regard to the House of Bishops' guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults).

The PCC regularly kept the special Covid-secure risk assessments under review, using the guidance from the Church of England for all operational events during the pandemic. Even though the effects of the pandemic have lessened, the PCC continues to monitor the situation and make changes as appropriate.

St. Martin’s church, Well Hill Mission church and the Parish Room are insured with Ecclesiastical Insurance. St. Martin’s building and contents are insured for £8.87m. Well Hill’s building is insured for £2.96m The Parish Room, including contents, are insured for £2.96m. Public liability insurance cover is for £10m. There were no insurance claims during the year.

Structure, Governance and Management

The PCC is a corporate body established by the Church of England. It operates under the Church Representation Rules 2020 under the Church Representation and Minister Measure 2019, as updated from time to time. The PCC is a registered charity under the full name of The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Martin of Tours Chelsfield, registered number 1131573. The PCC is responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish including deciding how the funds of the PCC are to be spent.

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. Membership of the PCC consists of the clergy, churchwardens, synod representatives and members elected by those members of the congregation who are on the Electoral Roll of the church. All those adults who regularly attend services of worship and regard St. Martin’s or Well Hill Mission as their principal church are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. On 31 December 2022 there were 100 members on the Church Electoral Roll.

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There is usually a meeting of the full PCC every second month. There were 6 main meetings in 2022 as well as the Annual Parochial General Meeting (APCM), held in April. An additional meeting is held immediately following the APCM to appoint officers. Whilst PCC meetings in the first half of the year were held online via Zoom due to the continuing Covid restrictions, it was possible to hold meetings in person in July and November. The April APCM was held both in person and transmitted live via Zoom to allow maximum participation.

The average attendance at PCC meetings was 74%. 30 people attended the 2021 APCM held on 24th April 2022.

The PCC operates through a number of committees which meet between full meetings of the PCC:

Standing Committee: Meets to make recommendations to the full PCC. It has power to transact the business of the PCC between its meetings, subject to any directions given by the PCC. Its members are the clergy, churchwardens, lay reader, treasurer and secretary. Finance Committee: Discusses budgets, financial updates and any major financial matters arising and makes recommendations to the full PCC. It has the same membership as the Standing Committee, but other members with financial expertise are co-opted as required.

Volunteers

The work of the Church and its achievements are dependent upon the unquantifiable time and talents its members bring to support all of its activities. The PCC takes this opportunity to thank all who have contributed during the year in any way to support the mission of the Church.

Administrative Information

The church of St. Martin of Tours, Chelsfield is situated in the London Borough of Bromley and is located on the corner of Church Road and Court Road, Chelsfield, Kent. It is part of the Diocese of Rochester within the Church of England. It is part of the Benefice of Chelsfield with Green Street Green and Pratts Bottom.

Well Hill Mission church is situated just outside the London Borough of Bromley, in Kent. It is located about a mile east of Chelsfield Village and is reached at the end of a single-lane track leading off Well Hill Road. OS ref. TQ496642.

The correspondence address is through the Joint Benefice office at St. Mary's Church, Worlds End Lane Orpington BR6 6AG and via email at office@smasch.org.

PCC members who have served at any time from 1[st ] January 2022 until the date this report was approved are:

Ex Officio members :

Rector: Rev'd Susan Atkinson-Jones
Associate Rector: Rev'd Michael Gentry
Curate: Rev’d Michael Hayward (from September 2022)
Churchwardens: Philippa Rooke and Paul Gosling
Representatives on the Deanery or Diocesan Synods:
Stephen McCann and Mary Tozer

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Elected Members: Michael Choong Caroline Davis Barry Foale (Treasurer) Tony Hemmings Val Hemmings Ken I’Anson (Reader) Anne Ireland (Secretary) Jackie McCann Wendy McDonnell (from 24th April 2022) Jim Nicol Jonathan Sargant Graham Sawyer (to 24th April 2022) Terry Sparkes (to 24th April 2022) Paul Venton

Bankers: HSBC, 249 High Street, Orpington, Kent Independent Examiner: D J Lewis

Adopted by the PCC on 18th April 2023 and signed on their behalf by:

The Reverend Susan Atkinson-Jones (Chairman)

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

For the year ended 31 December 2022

Note
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Voluntary income
2(a)
Activities for generating funds
2(b)
Income from investments
2(c)
Income from Church Activities
2(d)
Other incoming resources
2(e)
TOTAL INCOME
0.00
EXPENDITURE
dif
Church Activities
3(a)
Raising Funds
3(b)
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
TRANSFER BETWEEN FUNDS
6
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
11
Total funds carried forward
12		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
91,617
15,835
1,147
8,022
0
116,621
116,621.41
-0.41
77,315
1,315
78,630
37,991
0
37,991
104,771
142,762		 Restricted
Funds
£
20,619
0
832
228
0
21,679
21,678.73
-0.03
11,236
0
11,236
10,443
0
10,443
116,007
126,450		 TOTAL
2022
£
112,236
15,835
1,979
8,250
0
138,300
138,300.14 =
-0.44
88,551
1,315
89,866
89,866
48,434
0
48,434
220,778
269,212		 FUNDS
2021
£
64,503
5,259
197
7,940
0
77,899
138,300.14
105,308
20
105,328
0
-27,429
0
-27,429
248,207
220,778

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BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2022

Note
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible fixed assets
7
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors and prepayments
8
0.00
Short term deposits
Cash at bank and in hand
LIABILITIES:
Creditors - amounts falling due within one year
9
NET CURRENT ASSETS / (LIABILITIES)
0.00
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
Creditors - amounts falling due after one year
9
TOTAL NET ASSETS
0.60
PARISH FUNDS
Unrestricted
10
142,762.33
Restricted
10
126,449.90
0.00
269,212.23		 2022
£
47,651
47,651
8,396
288,798
36,580
333,775
112,214
221,561
221,561
269,212
0
269,212
269,212
142,762
126,450
269,212		 2021
£
47,651
47,651
5,421
159,164
11,281
175,866
2,739
173,127
173,127
220,778
0
220,778
dif
220,778
0.60
104,771
2022R Chk
dif
116,007
126,449.90
0.00
220,778

Approved by the PCC on 18 Apr 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

Reverend Susan Atkinson-Jones (PCC Chairman)

The Annual Report that prefaces these accounts, and the notes on pages 3 to 9, form part of this report.

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MARTIN OF TOURS, CHELSFIELD, KENT

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 December 2022 (continued)

1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The PCC is a public benefit entity within the meaning of FRS102. The financial statements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 governing the individual accounts of PCCs, and with the Regulations' "true and fair view" provisions, it is also prepared under FRS102 (2019) as the applicable accounting standards and the 2019 version of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP(FRS102)1).

ASSETS

Consecrated and benefice property

Consecrated and benefice property of any kind is excluded from the statutory definition of `charity' by Section 10(2) (a) and (c) of the Charities Act 2011 and such assets are not capitalised in the financial statements.

Tangible fixed assets for use by charity

An impairment review is carried out at each year-end and any specific resultant loss identified included in the expenditure for the year. No such loss has been identified in the year.

Freehold land - "Landers Piece" is a 0.18 acres piece of land previously used as an overflow car park, valued as fallow agricultural land. It was valued at £2,250 in 2015 and the trustees consider this to remain a fair value.

Parish Room - this is 38.3% owned by the PCC, with the balance owned by the Diocese. It is leasehold property with 45 years of a 99 year lease still to run for a peppercorn rent. It was valued at £45,500 in 2015. It has not yet been possible to obtain guidance from the Diocese what a fair open market value attributable to the PCC should be. Until this is determined, the value showing in the accounts has been held at the 2015 value.

Moveable church furnishings are capitalised at cost and depreciated over their useful economic life. If their cost is unknown or impossible to estimate the item is not capitalised. All items are listed in the Church's inventory.

Other tangible fixed assets are capitalised at cost if over £1,000 and have a useful life of more than one year. If donated, they are capitalised at a reasonable estimate of open market value at the date of receipt.

Depreciation is calculated to write off the capitalized cost of fixed assets less their currently anticipated residual fair value over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Short term deposits

Cash is held on short deposit with CCLA, Diocese and at the bank.

FUNDS

Unrestricted Funds

These represent the remaining income funds of the PCC that are available for spending on the general purposes of the PCC, including amounts designated by the PCC for fixed assets for its own use or for spending on a future project and which are therefore not included in its `free reserves' as disclosed in the trustees' report.

Restricted Funds

These are income funds that must be spent on restricted purposes and details of the funds held and restrictions provided are shown in the notes to the accounts.

Endowment Funds

We have no endowment funds.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 December 2022(continued)

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INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
2(a) Voluntary income
Regular giving:
Gift Aid Donations
Tax recoverable
CAF Donations
Other - Non Gift Aid
Gift Aid Donations - (Well Hill)
Tax recoverable - (Well Hill)
Collections (open plate) at all services
Tax recoverable - GASDS
Collections at all services - (Well Hill)
Sundry donations
Special Funds Appeal
Sundry donations - (Well Hill)
Grants - One Off (Diocesan Energy Support)
Grants - One Off Energy (Well Hill)
Legacies
Donations_(Charity Events)
Donations(Church Restoration)_
Donations (Church Spire)
Donations (Churchyard Maintenance)
2(b) Activities for generating funds
Parish Room use - donations
Brass Crosby room lettings & donations
Let out for Local Council (Well Hill)
Grazing on lands leased by the PCC
Concerts
Fetes, bazaars, other fund raising events
2(c) Income from investments
Bank and CCLA Deposit Fund Interest
2(d) Income from church activities
Church Magazine
Bookstall: pens, church guides, printing
Extra's for Weddings & Funerals
PCC Fees for Weddings & Funerals
Toddler Group
2(e) Other incoming resources
Insurance claims
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
27,327
8,073
6,450
720
1,660
415
2,958
711
341
3,317
0
2,665
931
49
36,000
91,617
3,321
2,849
0
920
0
8,745
15,835
1,147
1,147
48
0
1,484
6,490
0
8,022
0
0
116,621		 Restricted
Funds
£
0
463
0
0
78
6,904
868
0
500
555
1,000
23
10,228
20,619
0
832
832
228
228
0
0
21,679		 TOTAL
2022
£
27,327
8,536
6,450
720
1,660
493
9,862
711
1,209
3,317
0
2,665
931
49
36,500
555
1,000
23
10,228
112,236
3,321
2,849
0
920
0
8,745
15,835
1,979
1,979
48
0
1,484
6,490
228
8,250
0
0
138,300		 FUNDS
2021
£
27,007
7,973
6,330
960
1,545
386
7,920
510
1,346
2,989
0
400
0
0
0
219
20
0
6,897
64,503
2,297
1,008
400
640
0
914
5,259
197
197
54
0
718
7,047
121
7,940
0
0
77,899

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 December 2022(continued)

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EXPENDITURE
Unrestricted
Funds
£
3(a) Church Activities
Missionary and charitable giving: (includes Well Hill)
Church Overseas:- Missionary societies
0
Overseas - Relief & Development agencies
10
Home:- Missionary & other Church Societies
0
Secular charites
184
Sub Total
194
Ministry:
diocesan parish share
38,662
parish share (Well Hill contribution)
1,782
visiting clergy & pastoral staff
80
clergy working expenses
830
clergy expenses (Well Hill contribution)
262
rectory costs
4,056
Sub Total
45,672
Church - Running expenses (incl Insurance)
2,604
Running expenses (Well Hill)
575
Church Utility Bills
3,041
Utilities (Well Hill)
652
Church maintenance (incl organ tuning)
2,233
Maintenance & Replacement (Well Hill)
191
Church Quinquennial Repairs
0
Church Spire and stonework repairs
0
Church Restoration non Quinquennial
0
Church Repairs - Insurance Claim
0
Upkeep of Services
1,641
Upkeep of Services (Well Hill)
138
Mission & Evangelism
50
Advertising Services (incl Christmas Card)
222
Hospitality
0
Fees for organists.
2,550
Honorarium choirmaster
500
Toddler Group
0
Upkeep of churchyard
6,403
Magazine & bookstall
5
Parish Room running costs
1,794
Brass Crosby Room Running Costs
1,819
Field Running Costs
1,180
PCC running costs
100
Committee running costs (Well Hill)
0
Benefice Management and Admin.
5,040
Benefice Management and Admin. (Well Hill)
250
Bank charges
148
Other Support Costs
0
Sundries (Well Hill)
313
Sub Total
31,449
77,315
3(b) Raising Funds
Costs of fete and fund raising events
1,315
1,315
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED
78,630		 Restricted
Funds
£
1,685
3,127
0
4,055
8,867
0
0
191
2,178
2,369
11,236
0
11,236		 TOTAL
2022
£
1,685
3,137
0
4,239
9,061
38,662
1,782
80
830
262
4,056
45,672
2,604
575
3,041
652
2,233
191
0
0
0
0
1,641
138
50
222
0
2,550
500
191
8,581
5
1,794
1,819
1,180
100
0
5,040
250
148
0
313
33,818
88,551
1,315
1,315
89,866		 TOTAL
2021
£
0
3,367
0
3,082
6,449
45,600
2,400
0
817
245
4,261
53,323
2,588
542
2,506
265
1,553
0
1,204
0
22,740
0
441
0
66
84
81
1,230
0
84
7,167
0
1,156
1,051
484
100
62
2,122
0
10
0
0
45,536
105,308
20
20
105,328

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 December 2022(continued)

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS

4 ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE INCLUDING Direct Support
ALLOCATION OF SUPPORT COSTS costs costs TOTAL
£ £ £
Church activities, running and maintenance 82,950 5,600 88,551
2022 2021
£ £
Independent examiner's remuneration 100 100
(fees payable to the PCC's examiner for the examination of the financial statements)
5 STAFF COSTS 2022 2021
£ £
Wages and salaries 0 0
Average no. of employees 0 0

During the year the PCC had no contractual employees. The PCC made payment to Organists, cleaners and gardeners as private contractors paying against invoice.

5(a) RELATED PARTIES

No payments or expenses were paid to any PCC member, persons closely connected to them or related parties.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 December 2022(continued)

6 ANALYSIS OF TRANSFER BETWEEN FUNDS

6
ANALYSIS OF TRANSFER BETWEEN FUNDS
None
7
FIXED ASSETS
(all unrestricted)
7(a) Tangible
Cost of valuation At 1 January 2022
Disposal
Additions at cost
At 31 December 2022
Depreciation At 1 January 2022
Withdrawn on disposal
Charge for the year.
At 31 December 2022
Net book value At 31 December 2022
At 31 December 2022		 Unrestricted
£
0
Freehold Land
£
2,250
0
2,250
0
2,250
2,250		 Restricted
£
0
Leasehold
Buildings
£
45,400
0
45,400
0
0
0
0
45,400
45,400		 TOTAL
£
0
Church
equipment
£
878
0
878
877
0
0
877
1
1		 Total
£
48,528
0
48,528
877
0
0
877
47,651
47,651

Depreciation on fixed asset properties has not been provided in these accounts as any charge is considered to be not material, on the basis that the asset has either a very long useful life; or a residual value, based on current value which is not materially different from its current value - see notes page 3 of this report for treatment of assets. All are functional assets.

7(b) Investments
The PCC currently has no investments.
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CURRENT ASSETS
8(a) Investments
The PCC currently has no investments.
8(b) Debtors (Unrestricted funds)
Income tax recoverable
Prepayments
Other debtors
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LIABILITIES
Amounts falling due within one year (unrestricted funds)
Accruals and deferred income
Creditors for goods and services
Contested Legacy (including Interest)
Other creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (unrestricted funds)		 £
0
£
0
2022
£
6,991
0
1,405
8,396
2022
£
45
588
104,988
6,593
112,214
0		 2021
£
2,894
0
2,527
5,421
2021
£
0
647
0
2,092
2,739
0

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 December 2022(continued)

10 FUNDS

The restricted funds comprise the Church Building Restoration fund and the Churchyard Maintenance fund.

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SUMMARY OF FUND MOVEMENTS
Balance at 1 January 2022
Incoming resources
Resources expended
Investment gains
Transfer between funds
Balance at 31 December 2022
Balance at 1 January 2022
Incoming resources
Resources expended
Investment gains
Transfer between funds
Balance at 31 December 2022
dif
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SUMMARY OF ASSETS BY FUND
Tangible Fixed Assets
Investment fixed assets
Current Assets
Liabilities
Amounts falling due in one year
Amounts falling due after one year
Fund balance		 Restricted
Toddlers
£
303
228
-191
0
0
340
Unrestricted
Funds
£
104,771
116,621
-78,630
0
0
142,762
142,762.33
-0.29
Unrestricted
Funds
£
47,651
0
102,337
-7,226
0
142,762		 Restricted
Restoration
£
60,930
2,332
0
0
0
63,262
Restricted
Funds
£
116,007
12,812
-2,369
0
0
126,450
Restricted
Funds
£
0
0
126,450
0
0
126,450		 Restricted
Spire
£
10,300
24
0
0
0
10,324
Total
£
220,778
129,433
-80,999
0
0
269,212
269,212.23
-0.36
TOTAL
2022
£
47,651
0
228,787
-7,226
0
269,212		 Restricted
Churchyard
£
44,474
10,228
-2,178
0
0
52,524		 Restricted
Total
£
116,007
12,812
-2,369
0
0
126,450
269,211.87

Of the Unrestricted Funds, £43,095 has been set aside as Designated Funds for Quinquennial Church Repairs

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Independent Examiner’s Report

To the Trustees of St Martin of Tours, Chelsfield, Parochial Church Council

I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

The Church’s trustees 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 Church’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and 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 as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. The accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. The accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

The Treasurer provided a full explanation of the issues relating to the contested legacy, and the legal advice regarding the treatment of the legacy until the matter is resolved.

I have no concerns about the handling of the contested legacy 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.

Signed:

D J Lewis

46 Sutherland Avenue Petts Wood Kent BR5 1RB

18 April 2023

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