St Mary Islington Annual Report 2021 r*
Contents
| Vicar’s report | Page 3 - 4 |
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| Churchwardens’ report | Page 5 |
| Our year in numbers | Pages 6 - 7 |
| EcoChurch report | Page 8 |
| Deanery Synod report and treasurer’s report | Page 9 |
| Governance and structure | Page 10 |
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Vicar’s report
2021 has been a time of rebuilding for St Mary’s as we have come out of Covid. We have needed to gain confidence in meeting together again, restarting our in-person services in the church, while still allowing those who need to shield to join online. Throughout the year this has required a lot of adjustments at short notice, and I am very grateful to all those who have worked hard to allow us to respond quickly and safely.
We said goodbye in different ways to some dear members of St Mary’s. First, to Liz Salmon, who passed away on 30 January after faithfully serving the people of this church for over 50 years. We continue to be grateful for the legacy of her ministry amongst us. Secondly, to Rev. Caroline Shuttleworth, who moved on to provide support for St Thomas’ Finsbury Park. Caroline was a great support for this church throughout the turbulence of the interregnum and for the five years of her ministry amongst us. But we also welcomed a number of new people to St Mary’s and we give thanks to God that they have found this church to be a place where they feel at home. Of course, I and my family have been amongst these people and we are grateful for the welcome.
I am very grateful to everyone who, in their prayers, giving and time, supports the life of St Mary’s. It was especially humbling to receive a legacy from Liz Salmon’s estate and also a very generous gift from a congregation member towards the youth work.
But 2021 was also a time of renewal
Renewal of us the people of God: It has been wonderful to see over this last year people coming back together. Each moment of seeing one another again, or meeting each other for the first time, has given us little moments of joy throughout the year. The Family Fun Day in September, attended by over 1000 people, showed again how St Mary’s can be at the heart of this community.
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Vicar’s report
Renewal of our buildings: The Heart of Islington project continued with the interior works to the main church space, and the completion of the North Gardens project. The official opening of the North Gardens with the Bishop of Stepney, the Mayor of Islington and many of the contributors to the project was a real highlight.
Renewal of our structures: We began the journey of changing our structures as the PCC and Mary’s Trustees agreed together that at the end of Mary’s lease in 2023 the Pre-School, site management, bookings and play scheme will come back under the oversight of the church. I am confident that this will enable us as Church to build on the good work that Mary’s have done over the last 15 years, to grow the church in discipleship, evangelism and social action.
When we returned to worship in church on Easter Day 2021 we started our tradition of singing a hymn outside. This started out as a safety measure but the Holy Spirit took this and turned it into an incredible weekly act of witness in the middle of Upper Street. As people heard us they saw the people of God worshipping and they encountered St Mary’s as a place where the Spirit is at work.
As we worshipped I believe our hearts were also renewed again with love for our community and a desire to witness to the good news of Christ. As we journey on through this time of renewal may the Spirit continue to stir up that desire in our hearts, and may we be bold to faithfully follow where the Spirit leads.
Rev. James Hughesdon
Vicar
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Churchwardens’ report
A range of refurbishments has taken place in the church interior this year which cumulatively have served to ‘lift’ its overall appearance: stonework has been cleaned, timber wall panels French polished, brass mesh panels in front of radiators repaired and cleaned, Octagon redecorated, internal doors repaired, loose and missing wall and ceiling tiles reinstated, and two radiators replaced.
New kneelers at the communion rail and cushions on the pews have improved both comfort and appearance. Electrical work has improved safety and provided additional power points.
All five external doors, including the three lower-level doors into the crypt, have been repaired and French polished. The missing antique brass ring handle on the main front door has been replaced with a bespoke replica.
These improvements represent the near-final stage of the Heart of Islington project. They have been made possible thanks to grants from Cloudesley and the AllChurches Trust and to generous donations from members of the congregation.
In addition, thanks to grants from Cloudesley and the London Community Energy Fund, the four large blacked-out windows in the organ loft have now been lined with thermal insulation. This project was part of the church’s case to achieve a Silver EcoChurch award.
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Our year in numbers
One new vicar and family
Two Bishop visits Three Islington Mayor visits
1230 Facebook page visits 18541 Facebook page reaches 1700 views on YouTube, almost 100 hours of videos watched
One Pentecost balloon arch
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750 candles burned
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Six weddings
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Our year in numbers
Two bouncy castles + 1000 visitors + 2150 sandwiches eaten = one family fun day
250 midweek groups hosted 850 celebratory drinks toasted 1500 slices of cake made and consumed 3250 hot drinks served
One Christmas fair with over 1000 visitors
194 on our electoral roll
At least three stories covered in local medias
The PCC met 12 times in 2021
144 public services in church and online with 6937 attendances
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EcoChurch report
Work to decrease our church’s carbon footprint and to improve its environment for biodiversity continued during the pandemic. Sally Hull, in particular, kept the Saturday morning gardening sessions going, so that the rose garden in the south-east corner of the churchyard now looks lovely both to humans and to insects. Re-creation of the North garden was completed and provides not only a meeting and resting place for humans, but a large variety of plants to attract wildlife, and bug houses on the Neighbourhood Centre wall. Inside the church the latest energy-saving measure was installed: insulation of the organ loft, to prevent freezing downdraughts in winter at the back of the church.
In preparation for COP26, the international conference in Glasgow on climate change, we held a Climate Sunday in September. We also had two evening meetings, using in part a programme devised by Green Christian (which St Mary’s supports financially) that looks at the economic origins of climate change. Various small changes in how we do things meant that by the end of the year we were nearly ready to apply for a silver EcoChurch award.
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Deanery Synod report
Two meetings were held on Zoom and one, in November, face-to-face. Some business was conducted – appointing charity trustees and governors to church schools in the deanery – and we said goodbye to the Area Dean, Paul Zaphiriou, who retired to Cornwall.
There was more discussion of the diocesan Vision 2030, by which the hierarchs hope to increase the number of parishioners across the diocese. Although our synod has been flagging up the importance of doing more about climate change for over six years, the vision views it as only one of many issues of equal importance.
Islington deanery will have to take a lead and show the rest of the diocese how much care for God’s creation churches can provide.
Treasurer’s report
The church accounts for 2021 benefitted from the highly generous receipt of two significant gifts – a legacy of over 280,000 pounds and a gift of c. 50,000 given for the purpose of funding our youth ministry. Without these two exceptional items, our outturn shows an improvement v. 2020 of c.5% at Gross profit level. This is a very healthy result reflecting a holding up of voluntary income in what was, of course, another covid-impacted year.
Church expenditure benefitted from the savings incurred by the youth minister vacancy – of 18,500 pounds v. Budget. Allowing for the two exceptional donations and youth ministry savings shows an underlying net operating loss of just over 2,300 pounds on an adjusted gross profit of c. 287,000 pounds.
The full financial report is available on request from the church office or by emailing imogen.erskine@stmaryislingotn.org
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Governance and structure
Our Parochial Church Council Members 2021 The Revd James Hughesdon, chair from 31 January 2021 Interim Minister: The Revd Caroline Shuttleworth, until 4 July 2021 Churchwarden Mr Edward Adegbola Churchwarden Miss Rebecca Shilling Churchwarden Mrs Anthea Nicholson Deanery Synod Lay Representative Dr Sophie Castell Deanery Synod Lay Representative Dr Richard Nicholson Deanery Synod Lay Representative Mr Babatunde Awonusi PCC Member (elected) Mr Nick Sykes, Vice Chair PCC Member (elected) Dr Sally Hull, Electoral Roll Officer PCC Member (elected) Ms Angela Cannon, Assistant Electoral Roll Officer PCC Member (elected) Dr Patty Kostkova PCC Member (elected) Jules Cassidy PCC Member (elected) Ms Julia Abrey PCC Member (elected) Mrs Jennifer Obaseki PCC Member (elected) Mr David Vanden Bon PCC Member (elected) Mr John Gallagher PCC Member (co-opted) Mr Neville Walter, Treasurer, from November 2021
Staff Team 2021 The Revd James Hughesdon, Vicar, from 31 January 2021 The Revd Caroline Shuttleworth, Interim Minister, until July 2021 Ian Mylam, Licensed Lay Minister Jakub Tomasek, part-time Music Worship Leader Imogen Erskine, part-time Office Manager Olu Omose, part-time Finance Officer from July 2021
A very large number of volunteers support the work of the church and it’s not possible to list all of their roles in this report. Among them, significant leadership responsibility is undertaken by the Licensed Lay Minister, three churchwardens, Sacristan, treasurer, service leaders and preachers.
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St Mary Islington telephone: 020 7226 3400 Upper Street email: hello@stmaryislington.org London www.stmaryislington.org N1 2TX
Registered charity name: Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Islington
Registered charity number: 1131900
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Tho Parochial Church Council of St Mary, Islington STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31 December 2021 Oplnlon We have audlled Ihe tlnanclal slatom$nt$ of Sl Drtaiy, Islington Ithe'charltl) for the yegr ended 31 December 2021 which comprise Uie slalemenl of financial arlivilies, Ihe balance 8heet, the slalemenl of cash flow5 and thè nrjtes to the linancial slalements, including a sufntnary of signSfic3nl accounlSng pollcles. The linan¢Sal reporting framework Iliat has beon gppllÈd In their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Flnancial Reporllng Standard 102 Tho FinanGial Reporting Slandard ppIIG8ble In Ihe UKand Republic of Ireland Iunited Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Praclicel. In our oplnlon, the financial slalemenls: glve a Ifue and falr vlèw of the stale of le charitable company's effairs as at 31 De(*mber 2021 and of Its Inromlng resources and appllcatlon ol resour¢es, ftsr Ihg yoar thon ond8d', have been properfy prepar6d In accordanGg with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounilrbg Pracli¢o', and have been prepared In ac<x)rdancè the réqulremènts of thè Companies Act 2006. Basls for oplnlon We conducted our audlt ln accordance th InleTnallonal Standards on Audlllng IUKI {ISAs IUKII and applicable law. Our respgnslbllllies under th058 Standards 8r6 further descrlbed in tho Audkoffs responslbllllles for Ihe audit of Ihe Iln8nclal slatemenls section of our report. We are independent of Ihe eharlty In accordance wllh the ethlcal requlrements Ih8t Are relevant to our audit of th8 Itll8ncial statements in the UK, Ineludlng Ihe FRC'8 Elhical Standard, and we have fullllled our other ethlcal responslbllltles I accordance with these requlrement5. W8 b8118V8 that the audlt avld8nce we have obtained is sufficient and approprf8le lo provldè a basls for ouroplnlon. Concluslons rèlatlng to golng concern In auditing Iho linanciaj statemont9, we have concluded that th• Tru$te69' usè of the golng concern basls of accounung In IhB preparaUon of the flnanclal statemen18 is appropriate. Ba58d on the work we have performed. we have nol Sdentilied any malerial uncortainli8s relating lo events or conditions that, indivldually or Golledively, may cast significant doubl on the uharlly's ablllly lo contSnue as 8 going concern for a period of 01 l¢asl twelve month5 from whèn Ihè flnanclal ylatsments are aulhoris8d for i$su¢. Our responsibililies and the resFKJn9ibilitie5 of the truste85 Wlth resp8Ct to golng ¢onoern are desc¥lb&d In the relevant sections of this report. othèr InfoM1atlon Thè othèr Information comprises the information InGluded In the annual r6Ptsrt olhÈr than the flnanclal 8talemenls and our auditor's report thereon. Th8 truste85 are r8sponslble for the other Information contained within the 8nnual r8POrt. Our oplnlon on the financial stalemenls does nol cover the other Infomialion and we do not express any fomi of assuian¢& con¢luslon Ihereon. Our responsibility 18 to read Ihe other information and, In dolrjg so, consider whether the ollier Inforfflatlon Is materlally Inconsi5tenl willi the financial slatements or our kriowledge obl?ined In the cours8 of the audit, or Oiherwlse appears lo b& materially migslaled. If wg identify such material in¢onsislencie5 or apparent materlal mlsstatèments, wo arg required to d81ermino whether tl)ls givè5 rf58 to a malerlal misstalement in the financial slalemgrls themselves. If, based on the work we havè performed. we conclude Ih&t Iher8 is 8 m8teriÈl miss181emenl of this other Information.
The Parochial Church Council of St Mary, Islington STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31 December 2021 we are required lo report thalfact. We have nothing lo r8poil In thls regard. P15atters om whlch we aye Y&qulred to report by èx¢èptlon We liavo nolhlng lo report In respect of thè follong matters in relallon to which the ChaYlU6s (Accounts and Reports) Rggulatlons 2008 require US to r8POrt to you if, Sn our oplnlon.. th& information glven In the flnancial slatemon181s In¢on$lsient In any material respect with the Trust8e5' report., or sulflclent accounling records havo not been kept,. or Ihe flnanclal slalemenls are nol In agreeMentth th8 accounting rècords., or w& have not received all the Informailon and explanations we require for our audSt. Re5pon5ibilitigs of trustees As 8xpl8lned tnure fully in thg slal6m6nl of Tntsl88s' responsibilities, the Iruslegs, who are also the directors of the charlly for the purpose ol ¢oMpany law, are responslble for the preparation ol the linanclal statements snd lor belng sallsfled Ihat they give a true and fair viow, and for such Inlernal control as the IrLFStee¥ d8tertnlne 15 necessary lo enab18 the pFepaiation of financial statements that aro free from material misstaiernent, wh8th&r due to ffaud or erior. In preparlng the llnanclal slalemenls. the trustees are responsible lor assessing th8 charltls ability to conllnue as a going conc8rn, disclosing, as applicable, mall8r8 related to golng concem and using Ihe going Goncern basis of accounting un18SS the trustees either Intend lo li4uldale the chartlable company or to cease operatlons, have no realistic alternativo bul lo do 80. Auditor'$ rèspohSlbl111les for the audit of the flnanclal ststemonts We have been 8ppolnled as aud5tor under secllon 144 of tho Charftle¥ Act 2011 and r8pori in acco¥danco wllh the Act and relavanl regulallons vnado or havlng elfect thereunder, Our objectives are to obtaln reasonable assurance about wliether Ihe fSnanclal slalgments as a whole are free from material mlsslalgtnenl, whether due to fraud or eFror, and to188ue an auditorfs report that includes our Eyinign. Reasonable assurHllce is a high lèvel of assurance bul Is not a guarant88 that an audit ¢onducted IEJ accordancg with ISAS {UKI wll always detect a Tnat8rial misstatement when It exists. Misstatemènts can arise from fraud or error end are eonsldered malprlal if, individually or li) the aggregate, they could r8asonably b8 eXpted lo Influence the economlc decl8lon$ of ustrrs taken on Ihe basis of these lin8nctal slalemenls. IrregularSlles, Indudlng fraud, are Instances of non-complianc8 wilh laws •nd regulallons. We deslgn procedures in line 1h our reswnsibilities, outlin8d above, to delecl material rnisstalemenls In respect of irregularities, Including fraud. The extenl to wliiGIi gur procedui'es Bre capable ol detecling irr8gularilles, Includlng fraud. Is deialled below. We ensur8d that the èngagement learn collectiV81y had the appropriate comp&tence, ¢ap8bllltl&s and skllls to IdÈnllfy o¥ rècogrise non-cornpliance wilh appll¢abl8 laws and regulalSons. Th8 law8 and regulations
The Parochial Church Council of St Mary, Islington STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31 December 2021 commercial knowledge and experience of charitable organisalions. Of these laws and regulations, we focused on those that we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial slalemenls or the operations of the company, including Charity Law, Companies Act 2008, laxalion legislation. data protection. anli-bribery, anli-money-laundering, company & employment, environmental and health and safely legislation. The extent of compliance with these laws and regulations identified above was assessed through making enquiries of management and inspecling legal coriespondence. The identified laws and regulations were communi¢aled within the audit team regulafly and Ihe team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit. We assessed the susceptibility of the company's financial slalemenls lo material misslalemenl, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by.. making enquiries of management as lo where they considered there was susceptibility lo fraud, their knowledge of actual. suspected and alleged fraud., considering the internal controls in place to miligale risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations., and underslanding the design of the company's remuneration policies. To address the risk of fraud through management bias and overiide of controls, we: performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships- tested journal entries lo identify unusual transactions. assessed whelherjudgemenls and assumptions made in determining the accounting eslimales sel out in note 2 were indicative of potential bias.. and investigated tho rationale behind significant or unusual transactions. In response lo the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, bul were not limited lo.. agreeing financial slalemenl disclosures to underlying supporting documenlalion.. reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with govein8nce', enquiring of management as to actual and potential liligalion and claims.. and reviewing correspondence with HMRC. relevant regulalois including the Charity Commission and the company's legal advisors. There ale inherent limitations in our audit proceduies described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial Iransaclions, the less likely il is that we would become aware ol non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required lo identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulalory and legal correspondence, if any. Material misslalemenls that arise due lo fraud can be harder to delecl than those that arise from eiror as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion. A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council's website h1[ s 11 www.ffc.or .uklaudilorsres onsibililies. This description forms part of our auditor's report. Use of our report
The Parochial Church Council of St Mary, Islington STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31 December 2021 This report is made solely lo the charity's Iruslees, as a body, in accordance with parl 4 01 the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might slate to the charity's Iruslees those mallers we are required lo slate lo them in an auditors, report and for no other puipose. To the fullest exlenl peimilled by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility lo anyone other than the charily and the charity's Iruslees as a body, for our audit work. for this report. or for the opinions we have formed. CBW Audlt Llmlt&d 28 June 2022 Chartered A¢¢ount8nt8 statutory Auditor 66 Prescol Street London E18NN C8WAudil Limited is eligible for appointment as auditor of the charity by virtue of ils eligibility for appointment as auditor of a company under section 1212 01 the Companies Act 2006.
The Parochial Church Council of St Mary, Islington STATEIVIENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31 December 2021 Unrgslrlcted Restrlcted 2021 Total Funds Funds 2020 Total Note In¢omlng rasources Voluntary income Acllvllles lor generaung funds Income from Snveslmenis Church acllvllles 420,627 77,389 58,908 5,192 7.912 570,027 156,234 576,861 77,389 58,913 5,192 7,912 726,267 216,101 15,130 52,302 458 2b 2d Other incoming ro8ourc88 Total Incomo 2e 8,650 292.641 156.240 Resource5 expended Church a¢tlvltlo¥ Raising Funds Olher Total Expendlture 3b 3a 3¢ 248,421 18,657 9,975 277,053 155.106 40 403,527 18.697 9,975 432,200 278,989 5.838 9,975 287,802 155.146 Net IncomellExpehdilurel rransfers belween funds 292,973 1,094 294,067 4,839 10 Net movement In funds 292,973 1,094 294,067 4,839 Total funds brought foad 2,498,739 220,293 2,719,032 2,714,193 Total funds carrled forward 2.791.712 221,387 3.013,099 2.719,032
The Parochial Church Council of St Mary, Islington BALANCE SHEET As at 31 December 2021 2021 2020 Noles Fixed Ass&t$ Tangible 3,250,000 3,250,000 2.410,000 2,4fO,000 Curyent Assets Debtors Ca81i at bank and In hand 19,729 601,534 621,263 9.126 320,635 329.761 Llgbllllle$ C¥editors- amounts f811 due within on9 year {18,f641 {20,7291 N8t CurrentA55els J ILlab11511es) 603,099 300,032 Total Net Assets 3,853,099 2,719,032 Parlsh Fund$ Unr@stricled Designaled Rev8lvation reserv8 on Neighbourhood Centre 10 459,307 82,881 3,172.406 3,721,594 166,333 127,169 2.332,406 2,625,908 Restricted Total Funds of the church 10 138.505 3,853,099 93,124 2,719,032 Th989 linanclal statemènts warè approved by PCC I 2022 8nd signed by.. Jamès Huuhesdon Vlcar
The Parochial Church Council of St Maryl Islington STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW For the year ended 31 December 2021 2021 2020 Ngt Cash frorn operatrng actlvltièg Net Cash provlded by lused Inl opèr8tlng actlvltlgs 280,899 26,957 Net cash provlded bylusod In Ihveytlng actlvIlles Chang9 in ¢a$h and cash equlvalonts In th8 year 280,899 26,957 Cash and cash equlvalenls al 1 January Cash and chsh equlvalents dt 31 December 320,635 601,534 293,678 320,635 Reconcilsalion of net incomel lexpendilurol Net Income before Investment galns at 31 December Adjustments for.. Depreclotlon ehargés Decieas&l1Sncrease) in debtors {Decrease)l increase In creditors 294,067 4,839 3,035 9.719 9,364 110,6031 12,565) Net eash provlded byl (used In) operatlng actlvltlos 280.899 26.957 Analysls of cash and cash •quival•rntg Cash In hand 601,534 320,635
The Parochial Church Council of St Mary? Islington STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW For the year ended 31 December 2021 A¢¢ountlng Pollcles A Accounllng convontion The flnancial 318tgments have been prepared In &ccordanco wllh FRS 102'The Flnanelal Reportlng Standard applicable in Ihe UK and Republlc of Ir81and ('FRS 102,1, "Accountlng and Reporting by Charitieg" the Statement of Re¢ommentSed Pr8ellcÈ as It appl165 from 1 January 2015. The trust Is a PubllG Benefll EnliÉy as defined by FRS 102. The accounts h8ve departed from the Charilies {Accounls and Report$} R&gulatlon5 2008 only trj the exlenl requlred to provide s true and fair viow. This departure has involved follong the Staletnpnt ol Recommended Practlce forcharlties applying FRS 102 rather tlian the verslon of the Statement of Recommended Praclice'whlch is referred to In Ihè Réyulatlons but whlch has slnce been withdrawn. The accaunls are prepared in sterling, which is lh& funcliollal currency of th8 church. Monetary aTnounts in these financial slaleTnenls are rounded to the nearesl £. Th& account8 have been prepayed on the hlslorical cost conventOn, Modifted to Indude the rev8luallon of freehold properties and tts Snclude Inveslmenl propertles and cerlaln Ilnanclal In8trumen15 al fair value. The princip318(xounling policies adopted are sel out below. B Funds and reserve Funds held by the PCC a.. Reslrirled fufr7ds-81 income from injsls or endowments which may bo expendèd only on those reslrlcled oblecls provlded In the terms of the trust or bequest- bl donations or grants recelved for a speclllc object or Invltad by the PCC for a specific object. Tha funds may only be expanded on the specific oblect for which they weie given. Any balance remalnlng unspènt al th6 end ol the year Is car¥led forward as a balance on Ihe fund. Unreslrlctèd furKIs General funds - whlch can be used lor PCC ordlnary purposes. D8signaletJ funds- monles sal aslde by the PCC out of unreslrlct8d fund8 for speolic fulure projecls. In order to ensure that the PCC'8 known regular linancl81 commllmtrnts can be mel when due, and lo provlde sufficier¢l financial flexibility to m8el un8XP8Cted 8XP8ndilure,11 Is the policy of the PCC to seek lo Ild free reserves within ils unr&stricled fvnds li.e. reserves whiGh are not designated nor represented by Ihat proportion ol Ilie cost of lh8 N81ghbourhood Cenire whicli Is financed from reserves) at a mlnlmum of 3 months of anlS¢lpaled &xpendllure. Al the end of Ihe year, this free reserves policy was mel. C Incomlng resources All incoming resources are accounted for aross. Voluntary Income Collections are recognlsed only when reGeived. Planned uiving receivable is recognised only when It Is received. Inwme tsx recoverable on Glft Ald donations is recognisad whgn Ilie donatiOT)s are fecelved. Grants and legacle5 are recognlsed when the PCC is legally enlilled lo the amount due and the amounl o8n bo maasured wllh reasonable reliablllty. Income from Investments Rents receivable and Interest are accovntsd lor when du8 and payabl8. A lull acEiua15 besls of Interest would resuli In no Malerlal dlfference.
The Parochlal Church Council of St Mary, Islington Notes to the financlal statements For the year ended 31 December 2021 All other income All other income 18 recognised when it is receivablg. D ResOUeS expendèd Re50urGes expended are accounted for on an 8Gcrua18 ba818 and are accounted for gross. P&nslon costs (seè Also Notè 51 Tl)B PCC conlrlbules lowards a money purchase stokeholder scheme for qualllying @mployees. Conlrlbutlons ar8 charged on an 8ccruals b8sIs. Operating1885es Rentals payable under operating leases are charged agaln81 Incorne on a slrafvJhl-lille bas18 over Ihelgase term. Grants Gr8nt8 8n¢J donations ar8 aGwunled for vthen paid ovgr, or when awarded wherg the award creates a blndlng obligallon on the PCC. Church Actlvilies The diocesan parish contribution is accounted for when pald. Any parish contrlbutSon unpaid al 31 Oecemberwould b8 provlded lor in these accounts as an operational {thnugh not a Ipgall Ilablllty and shown as a cr8dltor In Ihe balance shè8t. E Fixed Assets Tanglble flxeLI assots Consecrnted and beneliced propertyof any kind Is excluded from the aGGounts by s.1012)la)&lcl Df Ihe Charllles Act 2011. No value Is placed on moveable chureh furnishings held by the ohurchw¥rden$ on special Irijsl and for which a facully Is ruIr8d for Ihglr disposal, $ln¢e IhB PCC considers such lo bg unallenable propety- A polloy of revaluation has b8pn adopt8d for Ihg thurch's functional property, which is Ihe Neighbouiho(xl Centre. Fomial v8lu81ions are obtained every fsve year8 and advice a8 to malorial movemeTrls in property value81$ obtalnod In.Ihe perlod belween formal valuations. Small items of equipment Inormally those tIng less than £500) are charged as expenditure in the year of purchase. Depr8ciation D8pr8ciation 13 calculated lo writo down thg Cost of tangible tixed assets, gxcluding freehold properties. on a 81raighl line basis over their expected useful liv88. The rates generally applicable are.. Fixlures and fillings Four years Computer equipment - Three years No deprecAalion15 provided on fre8hold property as it is thè PCC'S policy to mBinlain these assats In a conlinual slate of sound repaSr. Thè useful Bconomic Ilfe of thes6 assèts Is so long and resldual valu88 SO high Ihal any depreclallon would not be rnalerial. Thes8 assets VAII be subleel lo annual Impalrment revlews. Provislon will be ma(Se if there has been any perrnanenl dlmlnullon In value.
The Parochial Church Councll of St Mary, Isllngton Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 December 2021 2 Incomlng resources Unrestyicted Reslricted 2021 Total 2020 Total Funds Fund5 a Voluntary Income Planned glvlng Collecuons at 86rvSc8s Sundry donatlons and appèals Legacy Income (Note 10111 Gift Ald re¢overÈbt8 Grants (Note 1011 Other funds g8nerat8d 86,924 6,212 21,291 281,297 24,032 B6,924 6,212 71,451 281.297 36,532 7,086 9.944 576.861 102,772 4,348 9,128 69,000 23,767 7,066 50,160 12,500 74,5fJO 19,074 156,234 870 42(1,627 216,101 b AGtivit185 for ggneratlng funds Nelghbourhood Cenlre Rent {Note 111 Fundralslng evenis 76,000 1,389 77,389 78,000 1.389 77.389 15,000 15,130 c Investment incom8 Intere81 receivable Rent of Neighbourhood Cenlre flat Forecourt rents 63 69 562 29,973 28,871 58,908 29,973 28.871 58.913 29.458 22.282 52,302 d Income from Chuych Actlvltles 8ookslall sales F888 forweddlngs and funera18 5.192 5,192 5,492 5,192 458 458 e Otlier incorning resources Solar Pane15- Feed In Tarlff recelpts 7,912 7,912 7,912 7,912 8,650 8,650 Total incoming resou03 570,Q27 156,240 726.267 292,641 3 ResourGtrs expended
The Parochial Church Council of St Mary, Islington Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 December 2021 Unrèslrlctod Funds Reslrlcted Funds 2021 Total 2020 Total a Raising Funds Events Garden Ilal lettlng f88s & m8Sntén8fK 386 18,271 40 426 218 5,620 18,271 18,657 40 18.607 5.838 b Church activities Sl Mary's Misslon partner8 Hornp Mission {Note 111 DI0San Common Fund Muslc Minlslers- Salary and Expenses Church- Ulilltlg5 Church Insurance Church cleanlng Church rnainienance 16,140 55,000 go,000 5342 9.455 7,490 16,140 55,000 90,000 10,592 9,455 7,490 5,442 49,841 1,052 17,873 4.099 200 18,168 2,215 2,212 2,339 14,860 395 90,000 11,908 6.047 7,982 4,291 20,693 17.099 10,796 1,377 5,250 5,466 1,052 17,873 4,099 20 44,374 Vlcar8g8 n18intenance Upkeep of saNIc8S Parlsh magazlne. webslte And publlclty Ttalning and r8tr8at8 Parlsh ofllc8 staff sts Photocopler and statlonery Other parl$h officg cosls Soul in thè clly Depreclatlon Church malor repalrs Chlldren's work Accountlng se1c9S 18,168 2,215 2,232 133 14,244 704 4,001 2,206 3,035 59,600 741 11,208 278,989 103.276 103,276 8,114 248,421 8,114 403,527 155,106 C Gov&rnanc Audilorsllnd8P8ndent Examlnatlon f&&s 9,975 9,975 9,975 9,975 2,975 2,975 Total resources expended 277,053 155,146 432,200 287,802
The Parochial Church Council of St Mary, Isllngton Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 December 2021 4 Prltsr year comparatlves The detailed compar8tiV85 foreach Item In the Slalement of Financi81 ActlvTrtles are shown bg10w- UnYè8trlcted Restricted 2020 Total Funds Fund5 Inooming resource8 Volunlary income AGlivilles ft)r generatlng funds Income from investments Church activities Olhel Incomlng resour$ Total Incon7e 139,735 15,1304 52,302 458 8,650 216.2756 76,386 216,101 15,130 52,3024 458 8.650 292,641 76.3663 Resources expended Church aclivi118S Raislng Fundg Olher Total ExpendituY• 192,611 5,838 2,975 201.424 86.378 278,989 5,8389 2,975 287,802 86,3781 Net IncoMel{Expenditurè) Tr8nsfers between funds 14,851 (10.0121 4,839 N•t movement In funds 14,851 110,0121 4,839 Total funds brought forward Ttstal funds carriBd fotward 2,611.057 2,625,9087 103,136 93,124 2,714,193 2,719,032 S Staff Costs 2021 2020 Wages and salar1è8 Social security cost8 Penslon ¢o$ts 24,714 24.066 1,962 26,676 1.760 25,828 Total
The Parochial Church Council of St Mary, Islington Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 December 2021 During the year, the PCC 8mployad 2 staff In tlie Parlsh Offlce12020.' 11 ond 1 Music mlnlgler12020: 11. The average number, on the bas1$ of full-lime equivalents. was 312020.. 3}. The PCC provldes a deflned eontrlbulloK stakeholder pensSon h8rn8 for qualifying employees, under which It contribules 8QA of the employee's basic salary. Eniployees may also make thgir own contributions. The assels of the s¢heme are htsld separately from Ihose of the charily, in an independenlly admiiiistered lund. Nong of Ihe staff members earft&d tha Act's mlnlmum figure for declarallon of £60,000. p.a. 6 Tanglble flxed o¥set8 Noighbourhood Equlpment Centre Total Cost or valuatlon At 1 Januqry 2020 Revalualion At 31 De¢ember 2020 2,410,000 840.000 3,250,000 77,901 2,487,901 840,000 77,901 3,327,904 Dèprèelatltsn At l January 2020 Charge for th6 year {77.9011 177,901) o) At 31 December 2020 (77,9011 {77.9011 Net book amounts At 310ecember 2020 2,410.000 0 2,410,000 At 31 Doc8mbor 2021 3,250,000 0 3,250,000 The Neighbourhood Centre is vested In the London Dloc&98n Fund oll behalf of the PCC. Ils market value, Subject to the existing tenancy, wes determined as £3.25 million, lo include the first floor flal, by Slretlons Chartered Surveyors and Valuers In March 2022. The Revaluation ReseNe represents th& dllfeience between the current valualEon of the N8lghboDrhood Cenlre and ils oAginal cost. As Such, It Ss neither represented by cash nor In a lom whlch is available for èxpenditure by the PCC.
The Parochial Church Council of St Mary, Islington Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 December 2021 Y Analysls of Net assets byfund Unrestrlcted Rgslriclgd 2021 Total 2020 Total Fund9 Funds Fixed assets Current 855ets Debtors Deposits and cash 3,250,000 3,250,OOD 2.410,000 7,229 601.534 608,763 12,500 19,729 601,534 621,263 9.126 320.635 329.761 12.500 Current liabilities 118,1641 3,840,599 (18,164) 120,729) 3,853,099 2,719,032 12,500 B Debtors 2021 2020 Glll ald recoverable Duefrom Maws Prapaymenls Acci'ued income Other Debtors 14,360 1.344 603 1,405 2,017 1.78 4,665 556 2,124 19,729 9,126 9 Ciedltorj.. amounts folllng due wllhln one year 2021 2020 Credilorg Accrued expenses 8.164 10,000 15,357 5,372 18,164 20,729
The Parochial Church Councll of St Mary) Islington Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 December 2021 10 StalEment of fuhd5 Openlng Income Expendlture Transfers balancè JRovalue 01.01.21 Closlng balance 31,12.21 Unr&8tricled Funds General fund 166,333 570,027 127,469 85.392 293,502 665.419 2,332,406 2,625,908 655,419 {277,053} 1129,633} 1406.686} 459,307 {47) 82.881 147) 542,188 840,000 3,172,406 1406,686) 839.9531 3,714.594 Fabric fund {il Rev8luallon resewe Restrlctèd Fund5 Chlldren's Mlnlslry1111) DenSse Antenen Legacy lill Dl$crellonary fund {vl Heart of Isllnglon- Gen8r81 {1) Monclay Followship Retreat Fund 11,974 62.798 1,298 2,751 881 62,500 74,474 57,548 1,298 (5,250 4,688 550 17.486} 40 47 1,391 1,479 1.577 638 1,479 3.773 638 Soul In thé Clly Vicarage Dera110 Fund Sus18inable Church ProleGt {Iv} Flower Fund 10 2,206 7,532 3.000 100 70.848 {10,532) 100 47 138,505 93,124 (25,5141 Total Funds 2,719,032 726,267 {432,2001 840,000 3.853.099 As explalned in Note 1b, th8 PCC funds are dlvided between Unreslrleled and Reslrlcted Funds. Wllhln the first of these CategOrS is one Designalod Fund. which is unrestrlcted and ha5 bBen 58t asld& by Ihe PCC lor relurblshmenl lo th8 fabT(o of the church.
The Parochial Church. Council of St Mary, Islington Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 December 2021 Notes The Heari of Islinglon fund sva5 set up in 2016 10 tok¢ reGelpl of gellerous donallons from Ihe ¢ungreg8lion anij subsequent grant5 towards th8 Heart of Isllngton project. Th18 fund has now been c1058d and the near- flnal stage of the project has been funded vla th8 de51gnated Fabrlc Fund. We reGelved two oenerous orants froin Cloud091ey In 2021.. £45,000 towarrf5 internal refurbishment f)f the church and £2Jr,000 tOW8rds refurblshmenl of the external doors. electrical work. and new eommunlon rail kneelers alld pew ciishloll5. The res1 of the incorne in 2021 comprised VAT refunds from DCMS, under th8 Government's Listed Places of Worship 8chome li The executors have Indlcated four'areas favoured by Denise Ant8nen on an advlsory basis,, In order of priorlly, summarispd as: 1. Suppori of classical music as part of worship at Sl MaS Church. 2. Support youth work in Ihe lorm of christian IKJlidays away for young people. 3. Fadlllles to render the Church more accessible ahd amenable to the elderly and infirm. 4. R8deGoration of the church vestibule. Expendllure In 2021 was In support ol ¢lasslcal muslc. ill The PCC received a donalion of £50,000, a one-off donallon to go towards th8 Cost of employing a famllles and children'81youlh workerhnlnlsler and the agsoclated glft aid in resp8Ct of the donation £12,500. Iv Thanks lo a 9rant from Cloudesley in 2018 and a more recent grant from thè London Commvnily Enet'gy Fund, the four larue blacked-out wlndows In the Droan lort have now been Ilnad wllh thgrmal Insulatlon. This PTojecl has helped the church to achieve a Silver CcoGhurch award. v A fund lo bg used at the churchwardBn's disctiOn, to help people lrn flnanclBI crlsls. 11 Mary's On 1 January 2009, the community aollvilies oflhe PCC wer8 commlssloned lo a separate reglstered charity. called Sl Mary1511nglon Communily Partnership and rebrdnded during 2014 as'marls.. The ariangemenls by which Maws occupies thè Nel9hbourhood Centre and Crypl were formallsed In a lease and licence entered In(0 In Aprll 2013., wlth a rent revlew in April 2018, whereln, the renl increase(J to £75,000 per annum. This year Molls paid the full amotjrnl as recorded12020- £15,000) for Ihe year. The dlscrelSonary grant was also passed.12020- NIII. Charges are made lo an($ from the PCC and Mary's In order to rellecl costs incurred by the one bul partially for the benelil of th8 Other, namèly utilities and Insurance. 12 Inlerests of the PCC membèrs In transaction3 No member of the PCC had a Iln8nclal Inte$t in any transaction wilh thè ehurch during 2021 INII 20201.
St Mary Islington Annual Report 2021 r*
Contents
| Vicar’s report | Page 3 - 4 |
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| Churchwardens’ report | Page 5 |
| Our year in numbers | Pages 6 - 7 |
| EcoChurch report | Page 8 |
| Deanery Synod report and treasurer’s report | Page 9 |
| Governance and structure | Page 10 |
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Vicar’s report
2021 has been a time of rebuilding for St Mary’s as we have come out of Covid. We have needed to gain confidence in meeting together again, restarting our in-person services in the church, while still allowing those who need to shield to join online. Throughout the year this has required a lot of adjustments at short notice, and I am very grateful to all those who have worked hard to allow us to respond quickly and safely.
We said goodbye in different ways to some dear members of St Mary’s. First, to Liz Salmon, who passed away on 30 January after faithfully serving the people of this church for over 50 years. We continue to be grateful for the legacy of her ministry amongst us. Secondly, to Rev. Caroline Shuttleworth, who moved on to provide support for St Thomas’ Finsbury Park. Caroline was a great support for this church throughout the turbulence of the interregnum and for the five years of her ministry amongst us. But we also welcomed a number of new people to St Mary’s and we give thanks to God that they have found this church to be a place where they feel at home. Of course, I and my family have been amongst these people and we are grateful for the welcome.
I am very grateful to everyone who, in their prayers, giving and time, supports the life of St Mary’s. It was especially humbling to receive a legacy from Liz Salmon’s estate and also a very generous gift from a congregation member towards the youth work.
But 2021 was also a time of renewal
Renewal of us the people of God: It has been wonderful to see over this last year people coming back together. Each moment of seeing one another again, or meeting each other for the first time, has given us little moments of joy throughout the year. The Family Fun Day in September, attended by over 1000 people, showed again how St Mary’s can be at the heart of this community.
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Vicar’s report
Renewal of our buildings: The Heart of Islington project continued with the interior works to the main church space, and the completion of the North Gardens project. The official opening of the North Gardens with the Bishop of Stepney, the Mayor of Islington and many of the contributors to the project was a real highlight.
Renewal of our structures: We began the journey of changing our structures as the PCC and Mary’s Trustees agreed together that at the end of Mary’s lease in 2023 the Pre-School, site management, bookings and play scheme will come back under the oversight of the church. I am confident that this will enable us as Church to build on the good work that Mary’s have done over the last 15 years, to grow the church in discipleship, evangelism and social action.
When we returned to worship in church on Easter Day 2021 we started our tradition of singing a hymn outside. This started out as a safety measure but the Holy Spirit took this and turned it into an incredible weekly act of witness in the middle of Upper Street. As people heard us they saw the people of God worshipping and they encountered St Mary’s as a place where the Spirit is at work.
As we worshipped I believe our hearts were also renewed again with love for our community and a desire to witness to the good news of Christ. As we journey on through this time of renewal may the Spirit continue to stir up that desire in our hearts, and may we be bold to faithfully follow where the Spirit leads.
Rev. James Hughesdon
Vicar
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Churchwardens’ report
A range of refurbishments has taken place in the church interior this year which cumulatively have served to ‘lift’ its overall appearance: stonework has been cleaned, timber wall panels French polished, brass mesh panels in front of radiators repaired and cleaned, Octagon redecorated, internal doors repaired, loose and missing wall and ceiling tiles reinstated, and two radiators replaced.
New kneelers at the communion rail and cushions on the pews have improved both comfort and appearance. Electrical work has improved safety and provided additional power points.
All five external doors, including the three lower-level doors into the crypt, have been repaired and French polished. The missing antique brass ring handle on the main front door has been replaced with a bespoke replica.
These improvements represent the near-final stage of the Heart of Islington project. They have been made possible thanks to grants from Cloudesley and the AllChurches Trust and to generous donations from members of the congregation.
In addition, thanks to grants from Cloudesley and the London Community Energy Fund, the four large blacked-out windows in the organ loft have now been lined with thermal insulation. This project was part of the church’s case to achieve a Silver EcoChurch award.
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Our year in numbers
One new vicar and family
Two Bishop visits Three Islington Mayor visits
1230 Facebook page visits 18541 Facebook page reaches 1700 views on YouTube, almost 100 hours of videos watched
One Pentecost balloon arch
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750 candles burned
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Six weddings
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Our year in numbers
Two bouncy castles + 1000 visitors + 2150 sandwiches eaten = one family fun day
250 midweek groups hosted 850 celebratory drinks toasted 1500 slices of cake made and consumed 3250 hot drinks served
One Christmas fair with over 1000 visitors
194 on our electoral roll
At least three stories covered in local medias
The PCC met 12 times in 2021
144 public services in church and online with 6937 attendances
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EcoChurch report
Work to decrease our church’s carbon footprint and to improve its environment for biodiversity continued during the pandemic. Sally Hull, in particular, kept the Saturday morning gardening sessions going, so that the rose garden in the south-east corner of the churchyard now looks lovely both to humans and to insects. Re-creation of the North garden was completed and provides not only a meeting and resting place for humans, but a large variety of plants to attract wildlife, and bug houses on the Neighbourhood Centre wall. Inside the church the latest energy-saving measure was installed: insulation of the organ loft, to prevent freezing downdraughts in winter at the back of the church.
In preparation for COP26, the international conference in Glasgow on climate change, we held a Climate Sunday in September. We also had two evening meetings, using in part a programme devised by Green Christian (which St Mary’s supports financially) that looks at the economic origins of climate change. Various small changes in how we do things meant that by the end of the year we were nearly ready to apply for a silver EcoChurch award.
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Deanery Synod report
Two meetings were held on Zoom and one, in November, face-to-face. Some business was conducted – appointing charity trustees and governors to church schools in the deanery – and we said goodbye to the Area Dean, Paul Zaphiriou, who retired to Cornwall.
There was more discussion of the diocesan Vision 2030, by which the hierarchs hope to increase the number of parishioners across the diocese. Although our synod has been flagging up the importance of doing more about climate change for over six years, the vision views it as only one of many issues of equal importance.
Islington deanery will have to take a lead and show the rest of the diocese how much care for God’s creation churches can provide.
Treasurer’s report
The church accounts for 2021 benefitted from the highly generous receipt of two significant gifts – a legacy of over 280,000 pounds and a gift of c. 50,000 given for the purpose of funding our youth ministry. Without these two exceptional items, our outturn shows an improvement v. 2020 of c.5% at Gross profit level. This is a very healthy result reflecting a holding up of voluntary income in what was, of course, another covid-impacted year.
Church expenditure benefitted from the savings incurred by the youth minister vacancy – of 18,500 pounds v. Budget. Allowing for the two exceptional donations and youth ministry savings shows an underlying net operating loss of just over 2,300 pounds on an adjusted gross profit of c. 287,000 pounds.
The full financial report is available on request from the church office or by emailing imogen.erskine@stmaryislingotn.org
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Governance and structure
Our Parochial Church Council Members 2021 The Revd James Hughesdon, chair from 31 January 2021 Interim Minister: The Revd Caroline Shuttleworth, until 4 July 2021 Churchwarden Mr Edward Adegbola Churchwarden Miss Rebecca Shilling Churchwarden Mrs Anthea Nicholson Deanery Synod Lay Representative Dr Sophie Castell Deanery Synod Lay Representative Dr Richard Nicholson Deanery Synod Lay Representative Mr Babatunde Awonusi PCC Member (elected) Mr Nick Sykes, Vice Chair PCC Member (elected) Dr Sally Hull, Electoral Roll Officer PCC Member (elected) Ms Angela Cannon, Assistant Electoral Roll Officer PCC Member (elected) Dr Patty Kostkova PCC Member (elected) Jules Cassidy PCC Member (elected) Ms Julia Abrey PCC Member (elected) Mrs Jennifer Obaseki PCC Member (elected) Mr David Vanden Bon PCC Member (elected) Mr John Gallagher PCC Member (co-opted) Mr Neville Walter, Treasurer, from November 2021
Staff Team 2021 The Revd James Hughesdon, Vicar, from 31 January 2021 The Revd Caroline Shuttleworth, Interim Minister, until July 2021 Ian Mylam, Licensed Lay Minister Jakub Tomasek, part-time Music Worship Leader Imogen Erskine, part-time Office Manager Olu Omose, part-time Finance Officer from July 2021
A very large number of volunteers support the work of the church and it’s not possible to list all of their roles in this report. Among them, significant leadership responsibility is undertaken by the Licensed Lay Minister, three churchwardens, Sacristan, treasurer, service leaders and preachers.
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St Mary Islington telephone: 020 7226 3400 Upper Street email: hello@stmaryislington.org London www.stmaryislington.org N1 2TX
Registered charity name: Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Islington
Registered charity number: 1131900
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