2024-12-31-accounts - The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Andrew Roxbourne Harrow

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ST ANDREW'S CHURCH ROXBOURNE Malyern A venue. Harrow ANNUAL REPORT ON THE PROCEEDINGS or THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL AND THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PARISH GENERALLY And the FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THF PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL for theyear endcd31" DECEMBER 2023 Approved by the Council at it8 meeting on 16a April 2024 Rev. Iwoo North G {ChRrcb WaEdrn) (auwch Wath) Kth Mil Joytt Niclwlay

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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL 2023

OUR MISSION: “TO KNOW CHRIST AND BE SENT”

1. Prayer, Worship, Bible study and Parish Outreach

1.1 The Church was not closed during 2023. Most of the regular worshippers attending in person many choosing to wear a mask. Communion wafers were given to communicants by the Vicar. Wine was offered with a majority take-up; a few communicants choose not to drink from the cup.

1.2 The main Sunday service continued throughout at the new start time of 10.00 am. The average attendance at the 10.00 am service for the same period including August averaged 82 members. The Sunday Service continued to be recorded and the link sent out by e-mail or WhatsApp and was available on the website.

1.3 The 8.00 am service resumed during the year with an average attendance of about 7 regular worshippers, including the Vicar. From time to time this was supplemented with 2 to 3 additional worshippers. There is no 8.00 am service in August.

1.4 Morning Prayer took place at 9.00 am every weekday with a communion service on Wednesday mornings starting at 9.30 am with an average of 8 attendees.

1.5 The Vicar took 5 funeral services at the church and had conducted 9 other funeral services at the crematorium. Bobbie Nadkarni (son of the first Vicar of St. Andrew’s, Rev. Edward Nadkarni) died in Rio on 17[th] April. A rose tag, in memory of Bobbie, was added to the Rose in memory of his brother Ted who died in January 2021.

1.6 The Vicar and David Alleyne, our lay Pastoral Assistant, took home Communions as the need arose. Our Pastoral Group, comprising David Alleyne, Sue Broatch, Enid Scott-Kerr, Kulan Mills and the Vicar met regularly after Wednesday morning services to review the pastoral needs of the of the Parish. Healing prayers in the Lady Chapel at the end of communion at the 10.00 am service had re-started towards the end of the year. Other ways of keeping in touch with pastoral needs and care were found via use of the internet.

1.7 David Alleyne continued with the bereavement care ministry, which concentrated around two events. The Annual All Souls’ Service was organised by Enid Scott-Kerr on Sunday 30[th] October at 10.00 am. The Lights of Life Tree was put in place during Advent, with the Vicar providing the tree and Mol Rowat organising the prayer cards and writing facility.

1.8 Lent Group Meetings 2023 The Lent study for Lent (devised by the Church Urban Fund), was “Growing Good". The first week of Lent meetings in 2023 was week beginning Monday 27th February. The five Group Leaders were Susan McLeod, David Alleyne, Pam Storey, Keith Nicholls and The Vicar. Thirty members of the Congregation attended.

1.9 Other churches using our premises operated as follows: The Korean Church met every Sunday continuously throughout the year; Friends of Christ (Tamil Church run by multi-generational Tamil Christians) met every first and third Sundays; and Holy God Ministries (a Tamil Church run by and for new Christians of mainly Hindu background) met continuously every Sunday throughout the year.

1.10 Several of our congregation continue to subscribe to the New Daylight Bible Study notes run by the Bible Society. These books are issued 3 times a year and provide a very interesting and thought-provoking insight into understanding the Bible. We thank Gill Moore for continuing to organise this service.

1.11 Communications Advertising of church events, such as the Christmas market, continued to be done by the use of banners, the internet, community groups and people using the halls and proved to be effective.
Communication also took place with as many parishioners as possible, through E-mail, WhatsApp, text messaging and post. Our thanks are due to Wendy Godwin who organised and maintained the system.
1.12 The Vicar circulated prayers through the internet at appropriate times. The 10.00 am service continues to be recorded with thanks to Keith Nicholls and is available on the website.
1.13 Our website www.standrewsroxbourne.org.uk is maintained by Keith Nicholls, with assistance from
Sue Jull. A revised home page was developed in September. A new method of monitoring website Usage is being developed.

1.14 STAR LINK

Our weekly parish bulletin, giving the Sunday Collects and the Readings, topical notices and future events was maintained during the year. It contains the Old Testament, New Testament and Gospel readings and the welcome addition of coloured pictures thoughtfully introduced when appropriate by Sue McLeod who also prints the leaflet each week. We are grateful to Susan for her continued diligence in this task.

2 Working with Young People

2.1. Children’s Church meets every Sunday in the Youth Centre during the 10.00 am Morning Service. We Do not meet in August. We have approximately 15 children on our register with a regular attendance of 9-12 each week. We have an age range of 2-14 years.

The Group is led by Barbara North, Gill Moore, Brenda Udall, Sue Jull and Annie Dawson which works on a rota basis. Each session focuses on a Bible story linked to the Lectionary where possible and includes teaching, crafts, food and games The children and young people are generally taught in one group but may separate for more in depth questions and study when older children are present.

The children continue to have a regular slot at the end of the 10.00 am communion service to report back on what they have learned.

2.2 Messy Church takes place once a month on a Saturday from 10.00 am till 12 noon. Children must be accompanied by an adult. We run a wide variety of craft activities and have a busy, fun filled morning, followed by worship and lunch. It is free of charge, but any donations are gratefully received. This year we explored some of the well-known Bible stories such as Joseph, Joshua, Moses, Jonah and Noah as well as celebrating Easter and Christmas. Father Christmas managed to pop in and was very Enthusiastically received. The light party was well attended. We averaged about 50 children per session.
2.3 Little Steps This is Little Steps third year. We have an average attendance of 20 families which often comprises one adult (Mum, Dad or Grandma etc.) and one child, but many families bring two or more children. During session time the hall has around 60 children and adults together, including our volunteer team. We are blessed with the continued presence of Lyndon and Barbara who link the activities of Little Steps to the wider church. We have had a number of families come forward to bring their children for baptism in 2023.

The volunteer team is strong and supportive, giving time to setting up, which takes roughly an hour and a half and clearing up which is less as parents also help to some extent. The weekly entrance fee of £2 per family pays for all equipment. In August 2023 we acquired and erected a new shed in the area behind the halls to store large play equipment. We also started to use the church card machine as an alternative to cash for entrance.

As the winter set in we experienced heavy rain and flooding in the under-stage storage area which is an ongoing problem.

Little Steps has maintained a steady flow of new families, which also links into Messy Church. We receive. donations of toys from time to time which adds to our collection as some need replacing. The whole team is dedicated to creating a welcoming environment for our diverse community and our shared vision is to bring our Christian faith to all the people we meet at Little Steps, young and old.

2.4 Holiday Club We had an excellent Holiday Club in the Summer with 100 children attending over 3 day with approximately 80 each day. The children are aged 5-10 years. We had 15 helpers who fulfilled a variety of roles including leading a group, running a craft or initiating and supervising games on the field.

Our ‘ Mission Impossible Holiday Club’ focussed on the seemingly impossible task of going into all the world and sharing the good news of Jesus and finding out that everything is possible with God.

Our aim as always, is to share the love of Jesus with our community in an exciting and accessible way, and we look forward to doing it again this year.

2.5 St Andrew’s Youth St Andrews Youth Club meets every Friday during term-time between 7-9 pm. The Youth Club is community based and attracts young people from all faiths and none. We currently have 35-45 regular attenders on a weekly basis with over 100 young people on our register. This includes both boys and girls.

We use all our facilities across the site, including basketball in the car park, football on the field, Dodgeball in the large hall, table tennis, board games, table football, table tennis and pool in the Youth Centre.

We are a Christian Youth Club and provide opportunities for the young people to talk about faith in a small group from time to time and also have a whole group prayer at the end of each session.

Some of our young people also now attend our Youth Club on Sunday Group. Our aim is to provide a safe environment for the young people to relax and have fun in and to provide positive adult role models. As Christians we also provide opportunities to share our faith through our words and actions.

We currently have 14 volunteer helpers helping on a rota basis. As with all our groups we are always looking for additional help as each week we require a minimum of 6 helpers to maintain the safeguarding criteria. If you think you could help in any capacity, please let Rev’d Lyndon North and Barbara North know.

2.6 Youth on Sunday This is our Young Peoples Group for Youth aged from 11 years. This group is led by Ayo Aina and Deke Adebambo. They meet on a monthly basis to discuss aspects of the Christian faith.

2.7 Scout organisations.

Personnel: Group Scout Leader – Connor Liberty; Beavers (6-8) – Darrell Courten; Cubs (8-10) James Courten; Scouts (10-14) Darrell Courten

The Beavers, Cubs and Scouts are still very active and numbers have remained steady over 2023 and are always looking for new starters. We now have a new leadership team and we hope the Group continues to grow. Thanks go to everyone at St Andrew’s Church for their support and continued friendship.

We have grown our team at 9th Roxeth to now include: three new trustees, two more Scout section leaders to support Darrell Courten, one new Cub section leader to support James and Anne, and a new Beaver leader to also assist Darrell.

Our numbers for Cubs and Scouts have grown exponentially (we now have introduced a waiting list for new starters). However, our beaver numbers are down from last year. This is due to Beavers moving onto the older Cub section. We have thus far struggled to introduce new beavers to replenish these losses.

A plea to church members to send any potential new beavers our way. We are looking for Beavers who are 6 years old (and no older) as the cub section is full and we do not want them to move on too quickly.

Our thanks to the church for the use of the wonderful space every week, and for the church recently allowing the beavers to look around the church to learn for their 'Faith' badge.

2.8 School Assemblies. The Vicar continues to maintain and strengthen our links with 7 local schools and frequently takes some assemblies. Children from the various schools visit the church on various occasions and the Vicar gives them instruction in the faith. The Vicar also visits schools across the Harrow and Hillingdon Deanery.

2.9 Safeguarding St. Andrew’s takes this issue seriously and continues to fulfil its obligations (under Section 5

of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016) that our vicar, churchwardens and the PCC as a whole “have due regard to guidance issued by the House of Bishops on matters relating to the safeguarding of children and adults”. See the latest information on the following websites: https://www.churchofengland.org/more/safeguarding#na

https://www.churchofengland.org/safeguarding/promoting-safer-church/policy-practiceguidance

Our Church Safeguarding Officer (CSO) is Mrs Marita Brown (from 4[th] January 2017).

Gill Moore has continued as the Section X checker” – confirming identities and processing the necessary on-line Disclosure & Barring Service application process through the Diocese.

All organisations using St. Andrew’s premises are also required to have and have confirmed that they have suitable Safeguarding Policies in place which meet Diocesan requirements or have agreed to and signed the Parish Safeguarding Policy issued by the Diocese.

All hirers of the church premises are required to agree to and to sign a hiring document containing a paragraph about the Parish Safeguarding Policy.

The Vicar and the CSO and all PCC members have undertaken all safeguarding training courses required by the Diocese, including ‘Raising Awareness of Domestic Abuse’ which was completed by all in November 2023. All members of the current PCC are up to date with their safeguarding training requirements. The CSO continually tries to be aware and follow up the latest Diocese Safeguarding Requirements as they arise and to approach other new volunteers helping in various groups to encourage them to do the relevant training. As all safeguarding training needs to be renewed every 3 years, this is an ongoing task.

The CSO started to complete the Parish Dashboard in summer 2023, a safeguarding tool which the Diocese is encouraging all parishes to complete. This covers all aspects of safeguarding and allows the Diocese to see all the safeguarding measures in place within our own parish. In March 2024 we have now reached Level 3 of the Parish Dashboard (out of 3 levels) and are running at 90% progress, which is above the average of most parishes.

Safeguarding information and contact numbers are displayed at various locations on the Church premises.

Information concerning Safeguarding in the Church can be found on the Parish Website: www.standrewsroxbourne.org.uk

Marita wishes to thank everyone who has helped to answer questions to aid her role and to thank all the people for doing the required safeguarding training for all the various responsibilities they have.

3 Working with adults, social and community events

3.1 St.AR Friends ( St. A ndrew’s R oxbourne Friends )

Sadly, Pam Storey, leader of the group for 16 years, after a great deal of careful consideration and prayer, stepped down in 2022, mainly due to her mobility problems. It is a joy to know that a lot of members still keep in touch with each other and some of the helpers too! A thank-you lunch was held for Pam after the morning service on 19th February.

3.2 Social Committee

We had a very enjoyable and successful picnic to celebrate the Kings Coronation in May. Unfortunately, the weather was not good enough to hold this event outside but we managed to fit everyone in the main hall with the bouncy castle! The children thoroughly enjoyed the bouncy castle. Wendy Godwin organised a very successful biscuit making competition. We had over 100 people attending this event, the majority of whom were not members of our congregation, so it was a good community event.

We had a very successful fun quiz on September 30[th] . It was very well attended with Roger Moore writing the questions and Rebecca Pennells as quiz master. We raised over £ 1,009, which was jointly shared between St Andrew’s and the Amasango School, of which Rebecca is a trustee.

We had a very enjoyable Harvest Lunch at the beginning of October.

The Christmas Market in November was well attended. We had the traditional stalls as well as some new ones. The Father Christmas Grotto was superb and a very busy Father Christmas, ably assisted by his elf, met over 90 children. We raised nearly £3,000 for this community event.

3.3 After Service coffee G eorgina Sage continued maintaining the coffee supplies and Judi Grice organised the coffee rota. The after-service drinks remain free of charge.
3.4 The Sunday Lunch Club , meeting on the first Sunday in the month at the Ascott in Eastcote resumed in November 2021. It continues to flourish averaging 6-9 people attending.

4. Music

4.1 Music and Choir and Servers

Although we presently have no permanent choir, a group of just over 20 singers were able to come and lead a Carol Service the weekend before Christmas with a varied mix of popular items for all to sing and a number of more specialist carols for choir alone. It was well attended despite the competition of various local Christmas concerts. St Andrew's was also represented once more in the 60-strong choir for the annual Deanery Choirs’ Festival service held St John’s Church, Greenhill, central Harrow in October.

4.2 Sunday services continue to be led musically by our Organist, Alan Heyes, whose expertise, loyalty and diligence are much appreciated and help ensure uplifting worship.
4.3 Thanks are due to David Alleyne, our Head Server, who continues to lead the team of servers, comprising Susan Brown, Enid Scott-Kerr and Gill Moore, who lay-up on a Saturday working on a rota basis in preparation for the Sunday service. Other servers include Marita Brown, Di Bidder, Ann Varley, Omid Sarafun, Keith Kiruba, Albi Kirubahara and Michael Joshua.

5. Donations to charities

We encourage church members to take individual responsibility and ownership for giving to missions and other good causes of their choice, so that as a church we can devote what resources we have to local mission. However, we continue to promote seasonal appeals as follows (where applicable, the sums quoted include tax refund through Gift Aid):

Lent 2023 The DEC (Disaster Emergency Committee) fundraising for earthquake relief in Turkey and Syria was selected as the Lent charity. £1,019 was paid in May 2023.

Christian Aid Week - £557 was raised at a Big Brekkie on 14[th ] May in the church hall between the two morning services. Thanks are due to Rebecca Pennells for organising and running the event. As it was not possible to organise door-to-door collections during the last few years, this has become a regular way of raising funds in the future.

Friends of Amasango - A UK based Christian that supports learners at the Amasango School in Makhanda, South Africa, was supported by raising and paying £ 510 at a Quiz night (that also raised funds for the church) run in September. The money funds food, toiletries, basic clothing and in some cases shelter for the children.

Harvest 2023 - Noah's Ark Children's Hospice was selected as the Harvest Charity. £700 was raised and paid in October.

Christmas 2022 and 2023 - Three charities were selected in both years for support during Christmas.

Angel Tree , the Charity that enables prisoners to send Christmas presents to their children. Donors gave gifts; in addition a cash donation of £194 and some being used to offset the cost of postage was paid in December.
Firm Foundation , a charity for the homeless was selected for Christmas and the 2022 collection, £1,794 was paid in early 2023 and then the 2023 collection £710 was paid in January 2024.
Shoe Boxes Donations to Samaritan's Purse's Operation Christmas Child, that collects and distributes gifts in shoe boxes for children in all parts of the world, was organised and led by Barbara North. In excess of 35 shoe boxes were donated and sent to the appropriate centre.

6. Who’s who in the Church

6.1 Our Archbishop in the See of Canterbury is the Most Reverend Justin Welby, appointed in 2012.
6.2 Our Bishop in the Diocese of London is the Right Reverend Dame Sarah Mullally who was installed on 12 May 2018.
6.3 The Area Bishop of the Willesden Area appointed in November 2021 is the Rt. Revd Lusa Nsenga-Ngoy; formerly he was part of the BAME (Black and Minority Ethnic) in the Diocese of Leicester.
6.4 Our Archdeacon in the Northolt Archdeaconry is the Venerable Catherine Pickford, appointed in September 2020. S[t] Andrew's is visited generally every 3 years by the Archdeacon who verifies all registers, minutes and other written records, goods and ornaments, and compliance with facultyrequirements. The planned 2023 visitation took place on Tuesday 25th April 2023. The role of the archdeacon is both pastoral, and administrative, granting (or refusing) permission for changes to the buildings.
6.5 Harrow Deanery consists of 21 parishes and 12 other chaplaincies. Our Area Dean of Harrow is The Rev’d Ann Lynes since March 2021, who is also Priest in Charge of Holy Trinity, Northwood. The former Area Dean was the Rev’d Ian Dowsett, who served from January 2016 to March 2021 and is also Vicar of our neighbouring parish of St Paul, South Harrow. The role of the Area Dean is to support the clergy in pastoral matters, and to take charge, along with the churchwardens, in an interregnum.
6.6 Our Vicar is Revd Lyndon North, appointed 2012, St Andrew’s Vicarage, Malvern Avenue HA2 9ER. (Tel 020 8422 3633). Currently now chaplain at Northwick Park Hospital and RAF Northolt.
6.8 Our Church Wardens are Kemi Aina (appointed in April 2019) and Gary Williams (appointed in May 2022). Churchwardens are appointed every year by the meeting of parishioners, which immediately precedes the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM). No Assistant Churchwardens were appointed in 2023. Churchwardens are limited to 6 years continuous service, unless a special Resolution is passed by the meeting of Parishioners dispensing with that limitation.
6.9 Deanery Synod Our current representatives are Paul Hart and Susan McLeod who were elected in 2020 for three years but can serve for a longer period if elected to do so. Representation on the Deanery Synod 1 per 57 on the Electoral Roll and the figures are rounded up from 57. As we have between 114 and 171 on our Electoral Roll our deanery representation is recorded as 3 members.

6.10 The Parochial Church Council (PCC) has as its purpose “to cooperate with the Vicar of S[t] Andrew's in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church: pastoral, evangelical, social and ecumenical.
It is a “body corporate with perpetual succession” which means, in everyday English, that members may come and go but the PCC goes on for ever. It is a registered charity (NO 1131727).

Its members are the trustees and are elected by members of the church who are registered on the parish's Electoral Roll. A list of members of the PCC for 2023 is given in Appendix A. The list of current members is posted in the church porch. The vicar is the Chairman of the PCC. The Church Wardens, and Deanery and Diocesan Synod representatives are ex officio members of the PCC. There are up to 12 directly elected members who are appointed to serve for three-year terms, with a few members standing down each year and eligible for further election subject to a person not serving continuously for more than six years without standing down for at least one year. The PCC also has power to co-opt up to two additional members.

To avoid conflict of interest, PCC members should not normally be paid by the church for services. David Alleyne received payment as verger at funerals. Apart from reimbursements for purchases made on behalf of the church, no other payments were made to PCC members.

6.11 The Electoral Roll is a list of people over 16 and baptised in the Anglican Church who either have worshipped “regularly” at St Andrew’s for at least 6 months or live in the parish. The Electoral Roll is updated before each APCM (although people can join at any time) and is renewed completely every 6 years. The next six-yearly renewal is due in 2025. Annie Dawson kindly took on the role of Electoral Roll Officer after the last APCM. The Electoral Roll for 2023 was recorded as 151 of whom 80 are resident within the parish, and 71 living outside the parish.
6.12 The PCC has a legal duty to appoint members to the Standing Committee (See Appendix A) and has the power to appoint various other sub-committees as it sees fit. The Vicar is ex officio a member of the standing committee and all sub-committees. Members of sub-committees do not have to be members of the PCC. The PCC agreed at its meeting on 6[th] June that there should be sub-committees for: (a) Estate Management; (b) Communications; (c) Pastoral Team; (d) Social events; (e) Stewardship & Grants; (f) Star Link, (g) Service Rota participants and (h) Children & Youth Group.

7. The work of the PCC

7.1 Current arrangements are for the PCC normally to meet every other month, with the Standing Committee normally meeting in the alternate months. The PCC met on 10[th] January, 12[th] March, 2[nd] April, 4[th] July, 5[th] September and 7[th] December and the Standing Committee met on 3[rd] October, 1[st] November and 5[th] December 2023.
7.2 The Agenda for each PCC meeting is e-mailed to members one week in advance of the meeting. A summary of the Minutes is placed in the notice board at the back of the church. PCC members consult by e-mail in between meetings.
7.3 General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) came into force in May 2018. Joyce Nickolay has incorporated this task with her work on the Parish Directory, and was reappointed at the PCC meeting on 4[th] July following the APCM on Sunday 23[rd] April.

8 Estate Management

As one member has commented “We are in the mission business – with sacrificial giving – and not that of real estate”. However, we are stewards of buildings and a site which occupies nearly two acres of potentially very valuable land. Matters involving care and use of our premises do occupy a lot of time for the PCC, standing committee, wardens and sub-committees.

8.1 The Flat The flat has been let by a family since December 2022. It is managed by Easterine Suresh from the Estate Agency, GGHomes, on a commission free basis. She also advises on any repairs needed and liaises with the churchwardens on tenancy matters. The annual shorthold tenancy agreement was renewed in December 2023. The rent is paid directly by monthly standing order into the church's bank account.

8.2 Hall lettings. Weekday lettings are ably managed by Sue Barnard, the Vicar’s Secretary. The main daytime in the Youth Centre being the Playgroup under the leadership of Claire Severino. In the large hall the main day-time letting is the Respiratory group twice a week which organised by Harefield Hospital. Weekday evening lettings include the Scout groups, Sparks, Shirline Step classes, Sam Dance Studio, Bootcamp with Sheila, Capital Connection singing group and Harrow Association for Disabled people. Weekend lettings are being well managed by Martin Leon who lives in the flat next door.
8.3 Caretaking. Chris Netsel has continued as caretaker at weekends, and the Vicar locks the halls and Church on weekday evenings. The Church remained open on weekdays in daylight hours for private prayers. The cleaning firm, comprising Pam Quartermaine and helpers, continued to clean both halls.
8.5 Church cleaning rota Chris Mills continues to organise the volunteer church cleaning rota comprising ‘ten teams of helpers’ who clean the church fortnightly. A number of long serving individuals have dropped out of the rota due to age and other reasons, so there is a need for more helpers.
8.6 Health and Safety A plan already exists for the evacuation of the Church and hall in emergencies. Although the risk of catching Covid had subsided due to the national vaccination programme some worshippers felt more comfortable wearing masks.

8.7 The Estate Management Team (EMT) is responsible for ensuring that the church, halls and grounds Which are equipped and maintained to a high standard in terms of facilities, cleanliness/tidiness and repair as well as advising on any statutory and/or Diocesan requirements relating to the premises – such as compliance with fire protection regulations, the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act, and formulating a general Risk Assessment strategy. The repairs undertaken in 2023 were as follows:

Fluctuation of the power supply, in January, to the site has caused the replacement of two circuit boards on the main boilers and two relay contact units on the youth centre heating. The suspected leak is still under investigation.

There has been no major work completed this year, other than a power supply provided to the servers’ vestry.

8.9 Christmas lights were switched on Paul Hart and Keith Nicholls. It comprised a lively display of snow falling down the side of the church.

9 Finance.

The Treasurer’s report on the Financial Accounts follow this report.

Independent Examiner

Mr Noel Rajaratnam of 19 Deane Ave, Ruislip, HA4 6SP continues to be the independent examiner. Mr Rajaratnam has examined the accounts other financial statements that follow.

Volunteer Workers and Finance

Many members devote many unpaid hours of work to St. Andrew’s in various capacities, which saves the church thousands of pounds. However financial giving has been holding at a steady level but not increasing in line with increases in cost. Ageing membership is reflected in the reduction in numbers of both money giving and volunteer workers. This needs to be reversed by recruitment of new members and volunteers and there are good signs that this is happening. Our hall let income continues to sustain our income. We took a decision in late 2023 not to let our hall on Sundays and this will reduce our income slightly but we expect to increase out weekday letting to compensate for it. A single family tenancy has secured our flat income since December 2022.

We are expected to meet our true cost of the common fund set just above £92k but we have been allowed to pay £40K in 2021, £48 in 2022 and £60K in 2023 and £66K in 2024. It will be difficult for us to meet our full cost in the near future without substantial increase in voluntary income.

Our operational cost is running at £2,700 a week. Our members contribution including donations (excluding a one-off legacy donation of £47k in 2023) contribute £1,150 a week, just 42% of the cost.

Our letting income from Halls and the Flat helps us to bridge the gap and then to begin restore reserves. We need to increase the number of people in committed giving as well as amounts given per person. Recent increases in new church attendees gives us hope that this is possible. Giving has been relatively static in recent years and our aim is to get more worshippers into the church.

9.2 Planned giving , now almost entirely by standing order, remains the bed-rock of our church’s finances. Membership of our Stewardship scheme decreased from 58 (in 2021) to 49 (in 2022) but has shown a small increase to 53 currently. A vast majority, 50 currently, give by standing order, which is the most convenient way for both the giver and church.
9.3 Peter Sage continues to be our Legacy Officer. This is a sensitive area, but it provides an important potential source of income from which many churches increasingly benefit.
9.4 Stewardship is not of course just financial: equally important are the planned giving to God of time and talents - and, indeed, more widely in acting as Stewards of God's Kingdom. We also continue to be accredited as a "Fair Trade Church." As such, we are committed to using Fairtrade tea and coffee at all church-hosted refreshments and encourage greater use of Fairtrade products. Recyclable disposal cups are used on a regular basis.
9.5 The PCC annually reviews: the organist's stipend; bell-ringers, verger; payments to the Vicar's secretary, caretakers; and clergy expenses and allowances in line with the London Living Wage. The statutory fees for weddings and funerals are set by the Diocese each year.

10. Wider Outreach to the Community

10.1 Our premises continue to be used extensively by Church groups, the Uniformed Organisations and outside lets - some of which are long standing.

10.2 We were pleased to provide the venue once more for our Uniformed Organisations to put on a firstclass bonfire and fireworks display on Saturday 4[th] November with church members assisting.

10.3 M eetings of the local Churches Together in South Harrow take place every three months. Recently they worked together in providing warm spaces. Their website is:

https://connectingsouthharrow.wordpress.com

and has information about the 6 churches in South Harrow: Christ Church Roxeth; Roxeth Free Church; St Andrew’s Roxbourne; St Paul’s South Harrow; South Harrow Baptist Church and South Harrow Methodist Church.

11. In Conclusion To save space, the many who have contributed to the well-being of St Andrew’s, both those mentioned by name above and the many unnamed, have not been thanked in the body of the report, but the PCC would like to conclude by saying how grateful we are to all who have given time and talents.

NOTES

The normal address for external correspondence to the PCC is: The Vicarage, 89 Malvern Avenue, Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 9ER and marked as appropriate for the attention of the PCC Chairman, Secretary or Treasurer.
The PCC's bankers are: HSBC plc
The Independent Examiner of the PCC's accounts is: Mr Noel Rajaratnam of 19 Deane Ave, Ruislip, HA4 6SP.

APPENDIX A

PCC MEMBERS, 2023

Vicar (Chairman) and ex officio

Rev[d] Lyndon North

Mrs Kemi Aina Warden (from April 2019) Mr Gary Williams Warden (from May 2022)

NOTE: Wardens are elected or re-elected every year normally for a maximum period of 6 years.

As Deanery Synod Representative and ex officio 2020 – 2023

Mr Paul Hart Mrs Susan McLeod

As Directly Elected Member

Mr David Alleyne (May 2022 – April 2025) Mrs Marita Brown (April 2021 - April 2024) Mr Orley McIntyre (April 2021 – April 2024) Mr Kulan Mills (April 2021 – April 2024) Mrs Gill Moore (April 2021 – April 2024) Mrs Joyce Nickolay (April 2021 – April 2024) Mrs Barbara North (April 2023 - April 2006)

Already served 6 years followed by a year’s break Elected for a second term

NOTE: Members are elected for a 3-year period and can only stand for 6 years before being required to stand down.

STANDING COMMITTEE

The Vicar and Churchwardens are members ex officio of the Standing Committee.

Mrs Kemi Aina, Churchwarden Mr Gary Williams, Churchwarden Mr Kulan Mills, Treasurer (elected at the APCM) Mrs Joyce Nickolay, Secretary (elected by the PCC from September 2019) Mrs Marita Brown (elected by the PCC) Mrs Gill Moore (elected by the PCC)

Parochial Church Council St Andrew's Church, Roxbourne Registered Charity Number 1131727 ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR 2024 Page Content PCC Treasurer's Notes to the Financial Statements Note: Each Financial Statement shows comparative figures for the year before alongside the current year's figures. Balance Sheet at 31st. December 2024 This shows Assets and Liabilities at the end of the year. 3 Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) This shows the summary of Income and Expenditure for the year. Accounting Policies This sets out the accounting policies followed. 5 Incoming Resources This shows, under different headings, income for the year. 6 Resources Used This shows, under different headin8s, expenditure for the year. Notes This shows further notes, explanations and balance sheet analysis. Independent Examiner's Report to the PCC.

Parochial Chitrch Council of St Andrew's Roxbourne Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year ended 31 December 2024 Financial Review We are pleased report that 2024 has renthined a year of gwd finanaal health and and OUT reserves are at a very high level. The main reasons are noted iEIow. Income As in the recent past the stewardship income was steady, and as these are received on a monthly basis, we were able to meet regular monthly payments without touching OUT savings. Expenditure The FCC maintained its COllLmitted contrxbution to the Di(Kesan COMM Fund at ffj6,IJKI, a figLwe well short of our common fund cosL whith is yust atM)ve £90,(KKI. We paid near full cost in 2020 but. as the pandernic had a major effect on parish finances. the DicKese accepted what we proposed and iuslified as affordable giving. These weTe £40,(KYJ in 2021, £A8.K) in 2022. £60,0(X) in 2025. For 2024 and 2025, £66,(KKI has been agreed. These redutrd level payments help us to build our reserves. As from late 2(f22 and until late 2023. we faced high increases in energy costs. kn ]ate 2023, we were able to obtsin g{ rates for entering into three year fixed price contracts ft)r gas and electricity. The slate of our boilers and undetectable water leak from the heating system reTrtain a concern. Cash and Cash Deposits Cash, Bank and Savings dep(lts iteased by Q2,118. This enabled us to put £20,IYJ) of it to our Interest earnlng Deposit account with CCLA in January 2025. Re8erves Policy It has been PCC Po]icy to maintain a balance on unresa reserves amounting to at least three months average expenditure excluding our contribution to the DI0$an Common Fund. On that basis, at the end of 2024 the UDrestricted reserves amounted to 29 months of the year's average expenditure. Risk Policy Jnsurable risks are covered by our comprehensive insuran policy Ecdesiastical Insurance Company. The buildings (except the Vicarage which is not the PCCS rwibility) and contents are now insured for £ 8.4 millio The fiaL whith has tenants on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy at has had the mandatory landlord's aral safety checks and rtifICation carried out for Gas and Electri(xl equipment The church has a Church Safeguarding Officer and a Thildren's (Jwnpion and secure5 the necessary DBS clearan$ on those working with d)ildren and vu]nerable adults. All membezs of the PCC have completed training on safeguardnig and awareTh Provided by the DIese. Treasurer role As a replacement treasu could not be found and appointed Sin the last AI3CK the churchwardens took on the offiLYal role whilst the fOrnr treaSrer continued with Tecord keeping and reporting fwictions in close LtaCt with the churchwardeThs. AppToved by c on 16 APTII )ll5. and Signed on its behalf by Kemi Aina & Gary Wll]iams Churchwardens Page I

PAR(XHtAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. ANDREW'S ROXBOURNE BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024 Notes 2024 2023 13,014 13,014 Debtors Deposits - CBF'S CCLA Bank - Main Account Bank- Stewardship Account Cash in Hand 4fft5 170,163 29,996 2,913 12,661 163,724 14,245 208,515 CURRENf LIABILITIES Sundry Creditors 7,256 7,256 7,n3 7,n3 NET CURRENT Assyrs 201,259 186,510 TOTAL NET ASSETS 214.274 199,525 FUNDS Restricted Missions & Charities Roses Fund Organ Fund Church Kneeler Fund Altar Frontals Fund Star friends Fund 1,123 8T/ 102 2,984 393 4,602 378 Unrestricted General Reserve 209,672 192587 TOTAL FUNDS 214,274 199525 SOFA on page 3 and the Analysis and Notes on pages 4-8 forni part of these accounts. These accounts were approved at the PCC meeting held on 16 ApTll 2025. Rev. Lyndon North Kemi Aina Churchwarden ' Gary WillianL' Churchwarde Page 2

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. ANDREW'S ROXBOURNE srATEMENf OF FINANCIAL ACTIVtfIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 General Funds Restricted Funds Total 2024 Totsi 2023 Notes INCOMING RESOUR Voluntary Income 61.550 io n,914 116.624 Activities for Generaling Funds 2b 94A43 94A43 111.997 155 6.439 5,107 Income from Investments 5,053 Income from Church Activities 2d 5.728 TOTAL INCOMING RFSOUR RWURCES USED Church Activities Grants Activities relating to the work OE the church 21KJ 12,855 13,055 6,607 3b 138,177 138,ITI 130,168 Church Management & Administration 10,270 10,270 10,084 2,215 Exceptional & Non-annllally recurring costs 3d 300 300 Governan Costs TOTAL RFSOURCES USED 150,920 149374 17,085 (2236) 14,749 89.407 NEf INCOMINGI (OUTGOING) RESOURCFS NET MOVEMENf IN FUNDS BALANCES (brought forward at) I JANUARY 2024 BALANCFS (carried forward at) 31 DECEMBER 2024 199,525 110,118 191587 6,938 Page 3

P4LTh.41 CHURCH COUNCIL OF sr. ANDREW'S ROXBOURNE rs TO THE FJNANCIAL STATEMEN75 THE TrEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 L ACCOUNfING POUCIES C is a public benefit entity within the meaning OE FRS102. The finanaal statetnents have bn prepared under the Charities Art Jlll. and in accorda[e with the Church A¢¢ounting Re8uIatios 21Kb governing the individual accounts of PCC'S. and with the P4ulatsorts'true and fairview, provisior6. They have been prepared wider FR5102 P016} as the applicable aecounting standards the 2016 version of the Statellt of Recommended Pr8rtice, Accounting and ReportTtig by Charities ISORP(FRsI)I. D4COMtNC RESOURCES Irromwg re50urce5 8re included in the Statementof FirwiLial Activittes lFAI wherL l. the PCC becomes leIlY entitlÈd to the benefit OS use of the Tesources and l their ultr]nate receiptis virtually certain. and 3. the monetary value ¢Bn be measud with sufficient re]i&bAlity. GTants, dortIonS and legac5es are included in the SOFA when w PCOnditiOnS preventlng their use by the PCC have been tThet. Collertio and planned giving are included when the fvnds are receiv. Gift Atd and other tax clainu are included in the FA at the same timt &s the (ath donations to which they Telale. Rental income from the letting of churth premise5 is recogftised wln rental is due. Fee note below.) Investment thcome TS accounted Eor when receivable. The value of any voluntsry help 18 not included in the accounts but dexribed in the annual Teport. EXPENDrruRE AND UABILMES Liabilihe5 are recognised ¥s 500n as the legal or constructive oblisaiion 8Tises. G¢)veTnance costs inilude the cost of the examinatitsn of the statutory accounts. Grants and donAtions are re¢ogM8ed when a comtyittnent h&8 Fen nude eXternY #nd there ate no prewcondldons strll be met for entitlement io the grant which remF4in wIn the contrd ofthe PCC. ASSFrs Conoecrated and B¢ttefltt Property In Jo far as c0DtseCrad and benefice property OF &ny kind is excluded Erom the statytory deFinitson of l¢haTity' by Section 10P1 lal and Ic) of the Charities Act 2011 sutli 4$9ets are nol ¢apit3lised in the Einanoal 5tateTnents. Movable thureh furnishin8 These are capitali&ed at cost and depreci8ted over thetr usefuT economic life other than where IMuffi¢ientcost in(orn)aEion is available. In thts ¢05e the Item i¥ not CAPTtalised, but all items are included In the Church's inventory In any case. No value ts placed on any movable church fvrni5hin85 that cunnot be disposed of without A faculty, and w.Ch are garded as inalienable propety held on special trusi OTh tehalf of the P, and formln8 part of the consecrated property excluded from the financial $lalements by the Cth8rities Act2O11. Tanslble tlxed a66ets These are capitaliled if thry can be used for more than one year&nd c05t at lea$t£5AXJ. Thry valued at ¢ost OT e]se for 8ifts in kind, at a rwstsnable estimate of their open mArket value on Teceipt. The youthcentre &nd Reld are Included as fui)¢tlon•l 15sets of the PCC ai o value of £13M14, being the histOTlC Cost ataCqU?ti¢Jn. No depreciation i8 provided on buildm&9 89 the cufftThtiy esb'm8ted value of the property 16 not le55 th•n the carrying vnlue Jnd as the rem•inin8 useful Ixfe ol thesea58ets cuttentiy exceed 60 yearn any depreciabon charge would be itntnateriAI. An impw'rment review i5 carrAed Dut at each yearryend nnd any re&ult8J)t105s ideThtsfied, quomtified, and included in expenditure for the yeY4r. Short T¢rni DepoBits These are cash held on deposit eltherwlth CCLA or at the bank. RENfAL INCOME Flat Rent St Andrew'$ receives rentsl income Erom a property on the Site. The propety Is owned by the ndOn Diocesan Fund along with the a880clated haus. The building was coMidered an le8raI p&rt tsE the thurcK with actess from the church to the property existin8 internally The buildin8 was historically used for caretokets. In more rncent Ye the propety. which i5 adioined/llnked to the church has been rented OUL The rental income 15 disclosed Rn theoccounts. The Vlle of the osset has not b&rt Tecorded within the accounts at elther hstorical cost nor as revaluatio The l)L5tot1c value i8 un¢et(ain and considered irnmaterial as it was builtin the 1950s when the entire land site w35 valued at £I,ILMI. St Andrew'o building ore irlsured ind the overall insurantt value 19 ¢0Th51dered to te £8.4(X).( Rent The hall$ Teceive rental income tsn both re8ular •nd occasional weekday htre as well as short hourly day lets 8t weekends. This Income is diBc105ed separalY in the accounts. UnTo¥trlcted Fund8 Unrestiicted funds rtpreBent the rem&ining income hjnds of the PCC thttt are available for spending on the general purpoges ol the PC ncluding amounts desi8naled by the PCC for fixed assets for its ownuse. orEor BpeTrdu on a (utuye project which are therefore not included in its'free reserve5. 0$ disclosed in the Annual Repo¢L Reotrlcted Furtds Restricted fimds ore income funds that mustbe 8pettiott restrictsd purp¢)xs and detai]s of the ftthds held and te&ttl¢tions provided are ¥knwn in the notes lo the atcounts. Ettdowment Fund• The PCC has no endowment fund5.

PAR(HL CHURCH COUNCIL OF . ANDREW'S ROXBOURNE NOTFS TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 UDJestricted Restrirted Funds Funds Total 2024 Totsl 2023 Notes 2a Voluntary Income Communion & General Stewaxdship & Pledges induding tax refLa Donation5 includxn8 tax refund DEC Appeal LÉnt 2023 Firni Foundation 2023 Christtnas. Angel Tree ChTiStain Aid- Big Breakkie Embra - Gaza Friends of Amasan80 (QU night donation) Harvest Charity Noah's Ark Hospice Leprosy Mission Denntia Ca Cancer Researth Caldecott Choir Easter & Harvest Flowers Roy Castle- (])ristmas 2024 Roses Fund Organ Fund Pew Kneeler Fund Altar Frontals Fund Skr Friends Fund 4397 49.423 7.730 4297 49.423 7,730 5.269 51,902 50.594 1.079 1242 124 177 124 IT/ 557 1,419 513 1,419 513 1,450 21 510 687 13 21 950 229 950 229 960 639 io 2J02 639 io 2202 154 1,000 2,795 61,550 10.364 n,914 116,624 2b Activxtie8 for Generatin8 Fund8 Cjiristmas Ba72ar & Quiz Night Rat rent Halls rental 2550 18,(KJO 733 94.443 2,550 18,000 T3,893 94,443 2,n3 18,000 91,284 111,997 2¢ Investmettt Incon General Reserve Restrlcted Funds allocation Roses Fund Organ Fund Altar Frontals Fund Stsr Friends Fund Church Kneelers Fund 52 27 115 15 115 15 74 io 6284 155 6,439 5.107 2d Income from Church Activitiety Junior Church & Youth Baptisms. Weddings & Funerals Other sundry income 2853 2,007 2,609 i( 5,728 5,728 5,053 TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCFS 168,005 10,519 178524 238.781 Page 5

PAROCHtAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF sr. ANDREW'S ROXBOURNE N(yrEs TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMEK FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 Unrestricted Restiicted Funds Funds Total 2024 Total 2023 Notes 3a Grants 7.167 7.167 200 6594 13 Charity contribution from General Fund General Fund contribution to (Thurch Restricted funds Vicar's Discretionary Fund 5,688 5.688 200 12,855 13,055 6,607 3b Activities relaling to the work of the chutth Diocesan cOnOn Fund Quota DAocesan Fees Services & Sanctuary Junior Church & Youth aergy Expenses oir & Organists Gas Electricity Water Telephones Waste Collection Insurance Repair and Maintenance Roses/Gard aeaning and Caretaking of Halls Coffee & Refreshments aeaning Materials 66,000 66,0(X) 60.000 4?79 2.407 2,068 4,240 9,852 9.040 2,619 1,296 1,351 .3,519 16,752 4,379 2,407 1068 4,240 9,852 9,040 2.619 1,296 1.351 3,519 16.752 1.342 10,480 911 1,283 138,177 1,724 2,816 3,380 13,622 10,154 2,157 1,377 4,290 13,125 10,480 911 10,308 1.275 1,464 130.168 138,177 3c Church Manasement & Admlni8tration 3270 3,370 6,900 10,270 3,350 Office & Publication8 10270 10,084 3d E%¢eptional & Non-annually recunkng coBts Tower Project Cost Prior year expense provision Baptistry Laptop for Hall Bookxngs 1,217 998 1.714 259 1,973 I,n4 259 1.973 2,215 3e Governance Costs Professional Fee8- Ind Examiner fee 300 300 300 300 3(XJ TOTAL RuR USED 150,920 12,855 1&3.775 149.374 Pa8E 6

PARCCHIALCHURCH COUNaLOFsf. ANDREWS ROXPIXTRNE NcifE5TOTHE FINANCtALSTATEMEr FOR THEYEAR ENDED3I DECEMBER 2024 2024 Debtot8 H•llsRenlal Oft Aid TaX-AcC¢d for Qtr4 of year Sundry Debtors 1769 )46 4835 TJ 2024 Prepaidb•lb rentalldep05its Ptepwid Fjal rent Vi¢ar8e Repair Fwid Utility-GJN Water &WaSeactN Ptoyibion for wateTC(>. cloim Sundry expense attruals bnd Z150 15 3TrJ 7.156 300 7.ns rknmtionj & t•¥ artd TTrletesl GEn Fund Subsldy 318t Re•trlcied Fw l Jan 2024 Payment8 DEC pea1 Ab Foundalkjn Angel tree Èmbrx•. G•z• Leprosy Mblbn Ea818r & HaNe8t Fbw9rs CaJ4cott Chtslr Demen C8r& C8rKor R88earch Ama8ango- QvL2 nhIP HgrveBt- Nu8h'8 Ho$pk• Chtsimas- RoyCa8lkry Mlsslons and CfvrltleA 586 124.00 (no) 151 P.4191 Ixi 1229) 19Y)) sg) 14841 (5131 50) IA19 499 54.20 15.00 513 1h45 6.97 877 7.213 200 17,16T) Rr Fuftd Orw Fuftd cth1 KnetletFund AItAT Fronlajg Funa Star FrithOIFund 433 1,333 1,048 2,869 378 6,938 205 35 760 115 15 8,333 IlJ)721 112é61 (3J501 102 1,552 2,984 393 4,602 2,186 IU551 £ 10,519 The Mission5 * I•e>Fund Tepments don•t10tfOr misjjotsttryand ¢brttsble •vin TheR09eg Fund repents dotyktlO tOW&Tds xpenditute Dnthe ChuT¢b MemoriNI Roaes4nd C&Tden. TheCk8an Fund represent& donations irtd income to bEuAed towBrd$ penditute on the Churth organ Ind piano. An¥l• of Fund¥ & J••l• 1otl&th2024 Income Ew8ndKuro Dec 2024 Restricted Funds tr•1 Furtd 8.WJ8 192587 199.525 13,014 186510 199525 lo19 PZ8551 150,9 2(YJ.672 4374 13,014 20L259 214274 178524 Flxed Ats N&Currenl A51¥ 178M4 63,715 Gth Ald rttwErle• of the y**r St8wttrd•h Dwab)n8 Re8trklod CharlV• Totsl Gift Aid Te¢Dvthes forGetL Fund 1.802 9.898 1,456 11,354 129 129 1.327 1327 Debtyecovay OpenthK Re1Ved inthE POtentitre lstlart 2024 Amouftl 2,726 We continugtrJ iec•Ne pr&2014 Frnud comperation paymtsy11 courts 209 2.517 Page 7

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trnstees of St Andrew's Church, Roxbourne. Parochial Church Council. I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 which are set out on pages I to 7. Respective responslbilities of the Trustees and Examiner The church's trnstees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The church's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Comniissioners (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. and state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Ba81s of Independent Examiner's Report My examination was carried out in accordance with the Ceneral Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view, and then report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent Examiner's Statement Since the gross income for the year exceeds the amount provided in sectson 145(3) of the Act, I confinn that l am qualified to act as Independent Examiner under the provision of that section of the Act and that rny qualification is as shown below. In connection with my examination, no matters have come to my attentio . which give me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and to prepare accounts which accord with the accountin8 records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met. or been met" or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. MrNo 19 Deane Avenue Ruislip HA4 6SP FCMA, CA, B.Sc. Page 8