## Annual Review 

## 2023 


St. Stephen’s Westbourne Park 



## Objectives and Activities 

In accordance with the PCC (Powers) Measure 1956, St. Stephen’s PCC has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church - evangelistic, pastoral, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the church premises of St. Stephen’s which are registered as a Grade II listed building. 

The PCC has articulated the following vision for St. Stephen’s: That we love Christ, love His church and love His world. 

## Vicar’s  Comment 

When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.” John 21:15 

This year the PCC recast our vision to say that we love Christ, love His church and love His world.  This followed on from a sermon preached on John 21 at our 2022 APCM. John 21 is a passage full of emotion as Jesus forgave Peter for his denial of him at his trial. As Jesus restored Peter he called on him to love Jesus and to serve His church by feeding His sheep. It is out of Peter’s own love for Christ that his ministry is to overflow to the church and on to the wider world. 

To love Christ is to feed on Him in his word, particularly as we see his glory at the cross. To love His church is to serve one another is sacrificial love. To love his world to care for his creation and those around us in London and beyond, particularly by sharing the gospel with those who do not know Christ. 

At St Stephen’s, the Covid lockdowns felt like a time of primarily growing in our own love for Christ. We were able to keep praying and reading God’s word over zoom and we launched two new home groups. It was wonderful to see people looking out for each other and caring for each other through the dislocations of the pandemic. There were, however, frustrations as we struggled to reach out to those around us and lost touch with some members. As we have emerged from covid in 2022 we have been able to be more outward looking. Sunday attendance has grown modestly. We have been able to invite new people to join us and have reconnected with previous members of the church family. The Childrens’ and Youth ministry has re- established more normal patterns and it was a delight to end the year with a ‘normal’ Christmas 

Loving Christ: Our home groups have flourished through the year as new people joined. We studied 1 Thessalonians, Mark’s gospel and Isaiah.  On Sundays we preached sermon series in John, Genesis, Acts and Matthew. Our youth group has become more regular and it has been 

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good to see the children deepening in their faith. The evening service remains small but we have had excellent discussions in the Q&A session at the end of the services. 

Loving Christ’s Church: The greater freedom to mix socially after church has enabled a greater depth of conversation after the service and deeper relationships. The church family continue to serve each other in practical ways and through prayerful love of each other. 

We are particularly grateful for those who have served on the various rotas throughout the year: our musicians and technology leads who arrive early on a Sunday to lead our singing; our Sunday Club & Creche leaders who love the children in their care; and our hospitality volunteers and stewards who make sure that Sundays run smoothly. 

We are also grateful to the staff team for their hard work. We welcomed Ryan Purcell as our new Children’s and Families worker in September. It has been great to see Ryan hit the road running and getting to know people quickly. Ryan replaced Paul Rajkumar who left to go to Sydney to train for Anglican ministry. We remain extremely grateful for Paul’s energy and initiative. Prem Bhattarai joined us from Nepal for a year as a ministry trainee and it has been a joy to get to know him. We are also thankful for ‘Tola’s work in the office. 

Beyond the rotas and formal roles we are incredibly grateful for the way in which the church family pulls together and takes initiative to care for each other and to get things done. 

Loving Christ’s world: We have been able to be more outward looking as we have emerged from Covid. We have been door-knocking on the Brunnel Estate in partnership with the London City Mission, once a month. This has been well received and has enabled us to get to know people in the parish better. We rebranded our stay and play group for pre-schoolers and their parents as “Little Oaks”. This group has continued to grow with more parents joining as well as the nannies. We held a focus on mission during Lent as a lead up to the Passion for Life national mission at Easter. As part of this we held a “prisoner to pastor” event, interviewing a former drug dealer who had come to faith in Christ. It was great to see a number of visitors at this event. Sundays have remained busy and most weeks it seems as if we make contact with somebody new. 

We continue to be very involved with St Stephen’s School Primary School. We are very grateful to Helen White and Oliver Prichard for their hard work as PCC governors and to all the staff and governors. It has been a challenging time for the school. Rolls have fallen across the borough and we now have 76 pupils enrolled in a school with a capacity if 236. We are therefore in advanced stages of seeking a merger with St Mary Magdalene’s Church of England Primary School in the neighbouring Parish. We already share a curriculum and Executive Head Teacher with that school and we believe that an enlarged combined school, with more secure finances, will be able to offer a better quality of education to the pupils. Pauline Hudson-Evans our chair of Governors has worked tirelessly to oversee this and we are very thankful for her insight and wisdom. 

Rental income was lower than we had hoped for in 2022 but congregational giving grew during the year which has been hugely encouraging. 

Richard Dryer Vicar 

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## Building And Fabric Report 

Every 5 years we commission a “Quinquennial report” from an architect who specialises in historic buildings like ours. This report helps us to set the priorities for work on the building for the next 5 years. We do so in regular conversation with our architect, our structural engineer and the diocese. We received our latest Quinquennial report in 2019. We are very grateful to our architect, Francis Maude of Insall’s and our structural engineer, Sinclair Johnston, for their ongoing support. 

This year we carried out high level repairs to the roof and masonry, along with repairs to one of the garden gate posts. We have also conducted a full review of our electrical safety. 

Going forward we would like to develop the old organ space into an area which we could use as a meeting area for community and church use. We also need to repair the floor in the chancel as the vaults there are collapsing. We continue to monitor the cracks in the wall for movement. 

We are very grateful to our Dave Cotton for his support in the maintenance of the building. 

Many people locally enjoy our gardens as a place to sit and to meet. We are very grateful to Oliver Pritchard, the Toptsis family and others who have helped with the maintenance of the garden this year. 

Richard Dryer Vicar 


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## Structure and Governance 

The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure 1956. Since September 2009 the parochial Church Council has been registered with the Charity Commission as ‘The Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Stephen with St. Luke, Paddington, Charity No. 1131958’. The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All regular attendees at St. Stephen’s are encouraged to register on the electoral roll and are able to vote and to stand for election to the PCC. 

## At St Stephen’s, the PCC consists of: 

- 3 ex-officio members – the two churchwardens (also elected annually with the possibility of being re-elected for 6 consecutive years), plus the Vicar; 

- 9 elected members who serve for three years. Each person may stand for re-election for up to 2 consecutive terms (i.e. 6 years) and must then take a year off the PCC 

- 1 Deanery Synod representative who is elected for a three-year period 

- the PCC may also co- opt additional members to enhance the Council’s skills, experience, and diversity. 

Thank you to the following people who faithfully served on our Parochial Church Council during this year: 

Clergy: Revd Richard Dryer Churchwardens: Susan Ho Michael White (Secretary) Elected Members: George Toptsis (Treasurer) Sally Gray Wai Tung Ho Lisa Holland Michelle Jalloh Astrid Lüdemann Yvonne Muigua Anne Watson Synod Representative: Paul Rajkumar Staff Attending: Ryan Purcell ‘Tola Adegboye 


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## PCC Report 

The PCC meets on 10 occasions throughout the year. We consider a number of issues relating to church life, both practical and spiritual. These include issues around: finance, safeguarding, the fabric of the building, Sunday services, youth ministry and mission. The PCC form the spiritual leadership of the church family, so every time we meet we begin with a time of reading the scriptures and praying together. 

I am very grateful to the PCC for their hard work and wise contributions throughout the year at PCC meetings, standing and finance committee meetings, and in church life more generally. 


## Deanery Synod Report 

Paul Rajkumar began as our Synod representative in October 2020. The Synod continues to consider a broad range of issues affecting our local churches and wider area. A particular focus at the moment is how churches can partner together to share resources and support each other in our mutual mission. Synod usually and meets approximately 4 times a year. 

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## Treasurer’s Report 

2022 has seen significant outflows for the finances of St Stephen’s with greatly increased activity in both Christian ministry and building works. Income and expenditure figures reflect this intensified church activity. 

Our position at the end of the year saw us with a smaller than the budgeted deficit yet with a material shortfall of £25k. 

We give thanks that overall income has grown by 35.5% to £234k (up from £173k in 2021) 

- regular donations and one-off grants made up 84% of total income and increased by 31% from last year 

- other income which includes church building hire made up 16% of total income; this was higher than last year but lower than anticipated 

However, outgoings increased by 61.7% to £259k  (compared to £160K in 2021). This expenditure relates to: 

- ministry-related expenditure including the Common Fund contribution that increased by 39%  to £125k (£90k in 2021) 

- church building maintenance / major repair; an increase of £56k in the year to £94k (£38k in  2021) 

- other costs - church administration etc, remained in line with previous year 

It was a relief to complete the church’s roof repair which was a year or two overdue. The project completed on time but with a modest overspend above the planned contingency amount. As the project was funded primarily by St Stephen’s own funds, it has put an additional strain on reserves for the year ahead. 

The overall outgoings position at the end of the year reflects one-off items such as major repairs to the church building and an overlap in incoming/departing ministry staff. 

## 2023 Budget: 

As we think ahead for 2023 and plan to use the resources God has entrusted us with, we have prioritised the proclamation of the Gospel. We plan to continue to expand our gospel work which relies on the support of a Children’s and Families’ Minister and a Ministry Trainee. In God’s goodness, we have received financial support in the form of grants that cover most of these costs. 

We have also planned to continue our contribution to the Diocesan Common Fund, albeit with a small reduction from 2022 in order to try and build up our reserves. 

While church hire income last year was lower than anticipated, we are prayerfully planning that this will increase in the year ahead and are confident that this will materialise. Our goal remains to use the rental income to fund maintenance of the building. 

We have budgeted cautiously for 2023. Currently the budget is showing a small deficit of under £20k that we hope can be eliminated through increased giving from a growing congregation and one-off donations. 

George Toptsis Treasurer 

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## Music Report 

It appeared to be a typical school morning with the obligatory school assembly looming. There I was, legs crossed, on the hard floor of my primary school sports hall, wondering whether today would be the thousandth time we would sing Kumbaya! Then suddenly, a boy walked on to the stage with a guitar. His name was Paul Manchester. He played along to some music created by our music teacher - it sounded so beautiful; it stirred my heart. It was at that moment, aged eight, that I knew I had to learn to play the guitar! 

I praise God for this experience because it was His plan at work, leading and preparing me to play in the music group today. 

I imagine if you spoke to most of the music group, they would have similar accounts of how the Lord has led them to this ministry. 

I am deeply grateful for all the members of the music group who desire to serve God and the church family with their musical gifts. Making themselves available week after week, arriving an hour before the Sunday service to practice and learn new songs. I am also grateful for the music leaders who spend time fervently trying to select music that will fit the theme of the sermon and for their patience with the administration that is involved in ensuring that group members have the music in the right keys so we can lead the congregation well each week. On that note (no pun intended!), I would like to say a sincere thank you to: ‘Tola Adegboye, Helen White, Rasheda Chowdhury, Astrid Lüdemann, Elizabeth Gray, Susan Ho, Jonty and Annabel Dryer, Wai Tung Ho and Matthew Jones. 

We give a big thank you to Richard Dryer for organising the choir for the Christmas Carols by – Candlelight service and his occasional Horn playing yes, we see you in the corner! 

We give our special thanks to Charlotte Dryer and Nicolette Van Gendt for their endless devotion to supporting the team with their musical gifts almost every week. 

We would also like to say a special thanks to ‘Tola Adegboye and Helen White, for singing and playing piano for our Midnight Holy Communion service each year. 

Finally, we give special thanks to Prem Bhattarai for playing guitar for us during the Sunday evening services. 

We can never have too many singers or musicians in our group so please pray for us to find more people to join our team. If you have had a ‘Paul Manchester’ experience, maybe the Lord is preparing you! 

Seb Jordan Worship Leader 


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## Children’s and Youth Report 

I only came in in September, but it’s been exciting to see an enthusiastic group of young people at church! What has struck me is the way the youth look out for each other, even across age groups, and their desire to know God better. Here are some of the highlights from the last year: 

Friday Youth Club: by popular demand we’ve moved to once a month, for games, pizza, and a 10 minute Bible talk. We’ve had around twenty -five 9-13 year olds each time, half of whom aren’t part of our Sunday congregation. 

Big ideas: for 12-14 year olds, we meet around once per month to think about some of the big ideas around being a Christian teenager today. We had our first session in March, and those who came were happy for an older group and the chance to discuss. 

Sunday Club: from January we’ve split into two groups, to cater for the range of ages who come. With our 5-8 year olds, we do a short Bible story with a craft, and with the 9-14s we follow the sermon series with a Bible study. 

Little Oaks: our stay-and-play group for babies and toddlers has continued to be well attended this year, with around 20 children each week. Most who come are not regular church-goers, but live in the local area. We run a short Bible story and include a song about Jesus for each term, as we aim to introduce the children and adults alike to Jesus, who gave his life that we might have eternal life with him. 

I am particularly thankful to our youth leaders, for what is so often enjoyable yet hard work making our events fun for the youth, and for their dedication to seeing these children walk closely with Jesus. 

In the year ahead I’m conscious that we need to think more about how we cater to the youngest and oldest age groups, as we’d love families with children aged 0 -4 and 14-18 to feel confident that at St Stephen’s they will be grown in their faith. 

Ryan Purcell Children and families’ minister 


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## Electoral Roll Report 

Our new roll currently consists of 56 members . 

This is a fall from 66 last year. 

This is mainly as a result of removing 20 members who have either moved away, or have not been for a while and 2 who sadly died. 

Happily, we have welcomed 10 new members to our roll and look forward to welcoming more throughout the year. 

‘Tola Adegboye Electoral Roll Officer 

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## Environmental Impact Report 

St Stephen’s has been working on identifying and reducing our environmental impact. A calculation of our carbon footprint, based on our energy use, found that the church building is responsible for almost 26 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year. This figure does not include purchases, consumables, travel impacts and so on, so the real figure will be even higher. 

We are exploring ways we can lower our carbon footprint, with a view to eventually decarbonising the church’s energy supply completely. We have submitted, and await the results of, a grant application to the London Community Energy Fund which, if successful, will allow us to carry out a pre-feasibility assessment of clean energy options. 

If you have been into the disabled toilet recently you’ll have seen that we now sponsor a toilet in Malawi, providing funding for a community project that will enable families to have a toilet and access to clean water. 

We continue to work towards an Eco Church award. Eco Church is an environmental awards scheme that assesses how well we care for God’s world, in our teaching and in our worship. It includes everything from the fabric of our buildings to the way we teach about creation care in church, and how we engage our church and the wider community in environmental issues and encourage lifestyle change. 

And on the first Sunday of the month, a small group meets, in the hall after the service, to pray about the climate crisis. Anyone can join in. 

Anne Watson Eco Church Champion 


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## An International Perspective 

In September I arrived at St Stephen's from Nepal and it's been great! It’s really a new and refreshing experience for me. But I haven’t felt like I have left home because this church has been a family to me for these months. St Stephen’s has been so welcoming and loving toward me. I have enjoyed generous hospitality from all the members of this church and received so much encouragement and love! 

I have hugely enjoyed Richard’s preaching ministry, and I have gained so much clarity from my time with him, which I hope to bring back to the church in Nepal. The same is true from my time on the Cornhill training course. 

I have enjoyed being part of home groups also. I had never been in a group Bible study before, but I can see great value in discussing a passage together and applying it to our lives together. This too is something I hope to bring back with me! 

It has been a pleasure to be involved in normal church ministries, serving with the rest of the congregation in the Youth work and local outreach with London City Mission. I think I have also been exposed to learning how to apply theoretical knowledge prayerfully in church life. 

I was thinking what St Stephen's could learn from the Nepali church- longer services maybe? (No. I'm kidding!). There’s a lot St Stephen’s has to teach the Nepali church but maybe we can be encouraged by Nepali Christians' perseverance in persecution and also Nepali churches’ desire to learn in the midst of limited resources and training (very less in our language)! 

Prem Bhattarai Ministry Trainee 

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THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF
ST STEPHEN WITH ST LUKE. PADDINGTON
Reglstered Charity Number: 1131958
REPORT & ACCOUNTS
for the year ended 31 December 2022

ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN WITh ST LUKE, PADDINGTON
Known as: SL Stsphen's, Westhourne Park
REFERENCE & ADAfjINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
for th• year ended 31 D•c•mber 2022
ADDRESS
Westboume Park Road
London W2 5QT
Tel: 020 72219329
Email.. admin
slstephensw2.oTg
Website: YAwi.sl$tephens.b)ndon
Sl. Stephen's is part of the Owxese of London wilhin the Church of England.
The Parochial Church Counul is registered with the Charity Commission as
The Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Stephen with SL Luke. Paddington.
Registered Charity No: 1131958
TRUSTEES I PCC MEMBERS:
Rithard Dryer
Susan Ho
Michael White
George Totpsis
Sally Gray
Astrid Ludemann
Wai Tung Ho
Michelle Lamontagne
Yvonne Muigua
Paul Rajkumar
Anne Watson
Lisa Holland
(Church Ward8n)
(ChufL* Wathnj
(D&axry Syngdl
BANKERS
Nalwest Bank PLC
Notting Hill Branch
46 Notting Hill Gate
London W113HZ
and CAF Bank Ltd
25 lQngs Hill Avenue
Kings Hill
West Malling
Kent ME194JQ
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
Dennis Piepke FCA Bsc
10 Newland Close
Hatch End
Middlesex
HA5 4QP
INDEX
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Pages 7-11
Reference & Aifministrative Inf0mB￿n
Finanaal Review
Independent Exarninerfs Report
Statement of Financial Activit
Balance Sheet
Statement of Cash Fkw
Notes lo the Accounts

ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN WITH ST. LUKE. PADDINGTON
Parochlal Church Council Report
Financial Revlew
UTrJer the Chanb'es Act 2011. and in J￿rdance the Chlrch AC￿nting Regulations 2006
governing the In(¥wdual accounts of PCCS the PCC is required to prepa￿ a slalement of acco1￿13
for each a￿oUntIng yew%%*ich give5 a tNe arKI far oftr• stata Ofaffa￿ ol church.
The PCC ss reqwred for the yearendeot 31 December 2022. 10 .'
1. Seleci suitsble aCto￿ti￿) ptd1ti*5 afbd aprly them consstenlty.
2 Make judgernen￿ and esknatos that we reason*e aThJ prwknt
3 State whether the polic￿$ adupted are In w+ith the Church Accr￿ntIl￿ ReguktiDn5
and vath applicatle acccMffjts"r#J standaids
4. Pre￿ the finanoal ¥tatwnen15 on an or¥J(¥ny ba¥"s.
The PCC is regponsOle for keeping Pro￿a(￿o￿￿ts"￿ f•eor¢ls thsdose *ilh (•asonab47
accuracy at any trne the frnanoal p0S￿On ol Ihe church arbj to erv4ure that s￿h acrnunt5
compty with Bpplica￿e affjiuntsng standards and thè Staknnènts ol Rec￿)M&r￿d Pract
FRS 102 and the Regulabons macle under SectKn 130 of the Charibes Act 2011 It also has a
f•sponsibility to safeguard the assets ofthe aThJ to lake weasuth 5tep5 lor the prEYention
of tra￿3 and other rtg￿an.l
ReseNes Policy
The PCC recwi5e5 the need lo hdd reserves io alo* prot•ctiw ofit5 cLYe in the of
Income Shortf￿1$ to pmmie b*anced stratewc ￿anA1Thg. Resèrn* arè dÈfmed as incthnè Ihat
becomes availabl* and which is to b• eynded at Ihe ¢J"suetion ofthe PCC in fijrtherartt OF its
objects but which has nct yel keen spenL cfyi¥nrtled ty dpwgnal
Risk As8egsrn8nt
In Can￿on wth other churches and PCC lace5 iisk5. bt tlw owallo￿. or
reputabonal. The PCC wll censKger Ihe major3￿$ ofnsk to ¥¥hb* it is exp)5ed. measurwy both Ihe
likelihood and irnpact of a partKular event or actioN and wrl estai4*h systwxs to ntytè thosè nsks
This invofvè regular f•views in thttficats"on, assessfftht ¥KI rroNiorin9
Signed an tse￿￿t olthe PCC
Dat•

ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN wfTH ST. LUKE, PAODINGTON
Independent ExamineVs Report to the Trustee5 of the Eccleslastical
Parish of St Stophgn wrth SL Luk&, Paddington
I report on the accounts IN the year ended 31 December 2022 v4hth are set otst on pages 4 to 11 and
have been preparEd oll a historical cash bas￿ in accordance wryth the renewed SORP and FRS102.
Respective Responsibilities of Trnstees and Examiner
for the year ended 31 De¢ember 2022
The church's trustees are re5pon5ible for the wewation of Ihe accoun15 The churth'5 trustee5
consider that an audtt 1$ not required lor Ihis yew (under sKtion 144(2) of the Charibes Act 2011 Ifhe
2011 Actll and that an independent exarnination is needed.
It is my responsibl￿ty lo=
' examine the accounts under Secti￿ 145 of the 2011
' lo follow the procedures lad down Hi the General Direclmins gr¥en by the Charity Cthnniss*?n (under
section 145151 Ibl of the 2D11 Actl- and
' lo state whether particulw matters have come lo my attents"on.
Basls of Independent Examinerfs Statement
My eXarn￿0ti￿ was carrted wt in accordance wih the General D￿ect￿5 gven by the Charity
Commission. An examination includes a review of the ac￿Junting fecrwds kept by the charity and
a comparison of the accounts wesented wth those recorfs. It also irthdes conskleration ol any
UnUSLtal items or disclosures in the acc¢JJnls, and seekiig exPl￿allOnS from you as trustees
conceming any such rnatters. The procedures undertaken do r￿t provide the ewdence that
would be reqLMred in an audit and consequently rLO Opin￿ is given as to vthether the accounts
present a and fair vi￿￿ and the repKYt is knmted to th>se matters set (Mrt in the 5talemenl below.
Ind•p•nd•nt Examin•rfs Stat•m•nt
In Connection wth my examinat*Jn. no matters have e(Kne to my attention"
11) which give me reasonable cause lo bekve that in any material respect the re￿ireMentS
' lo keep accounting record5 in accordarKe wilh section 130 of the 2011 Ad.. and
' to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting rec￿ts * coffl&ty the
accounting requiremen15 of the 2011 Act have not tjeen meL
(2} lo which. in my opinion, attenlion Sh￿￿d be dr￿n in tyder lo enaNe a FKoper UnderS￿d￿g of the
accounts lo be reached.
Dennis Piepke FCA
10 N￿and Close
Hatch End
Middlesex
HA5 4QP

ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN WITH ST LUKE. PADDINGTON
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
for the year end8d 31 D8c•mb•r 2022
UMestri¢aed Restricted
Funds
Funds
Total
2022
Total
2021
INCOMING RESOURCES
Volunlary income
IncomB from athibes lo gerwate hmds
Inwming resources from chwlta￿e
Other in¢tyne
131,86B
35.713
1.460
1.042
63,822
195,690
35.713
1.480
l.D42
149,836
20.819
871
1.118
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
170.103
63.822
233.925
172.6
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Ch8rilable aclmties
Church managemenl and administr8￿rt
Chorilablè gi￿n9
Govemance costs
Cost of generating vokmlary in¢ty
Other resource5 used
97.640
30.￿5
121.442
4.345
219.082
34.910
4.e60
550
127.528
27.611
4.500
400
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENOED
133.415
125.787
259.202
160.329
NET INCOMING RESOURCES BEFORE TRANSFERS
-61.965
-25,277
12.315
Gr055 trnnsfers between lurtds
11
402
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
37.590
42.867
.25.277
12.315
Fund bala￿￿8 at Start 0f￿r
48.2n
40.335
88.807
76,292
FUND BALANCES AT 31 DECEMBER 2022
71
85.862
-22.532
63.330
88,607
Movemenis on reseNes and ai recognlsed gails and hjsses •re shtrml above.
The notes on pages 7 to 11 fom part ol these xcounts

ECCLÉSIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN WITh ST LUKE. PADDINGTON
BALANCE SHEEr
as at 310ecember 2022
2022
2021
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible fixed assets
Inveslments
io
CURRENT ASSETS
Oeblors and prepayments
Cash at bank and in hand
12.328
67.884
80.212
10.579
86.026
96,605
CURRE￿ LIABILITIES
Amoun15 due wthin year
.882
-7.998
NET CURRENT ASSETS
NON CURRENT LIABILlnES
73.330
-10,000
88,607
NET ASSETS
63.330
88,607
FUND eALANCES
Fund balances at stsrt ol year
li
88.607
76,292
Total change durmig year
-25.277
12.315
TOTAL FUNDS
63.330
88,607
22/<A3
The accounts were approved by the Paro¢hial ChLth CoLm(il on ..........
and signed on its behalf by Richard ￿er.
The notes on pages 710 11 ftjmi part ofthese accounts.
P•38 5

ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN MTH ST LUKE. PADDINGTON
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
for the year ended 31 December 2022
2022
2021
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS
Net cash lexFenthbJreKinrnme
SOFA
25 277
12315
Adjustments lo cash flows frorn non￿Sh items.
D•prtualw)n
25.27Y
12.315
WORKING CAPITAL MOVEMENT
(In￿aSe)ldecrease in debtor5
InGreasElldecreasel in credittws
Increase Ildecreasel In non<urrenl ryeth1ry5
1.749
1.116
10.000
3.692
1.637
NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS
18.142
6,986
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES
Disposal ol Inveslments
NET INCREASE IDECREASEI IN CASH AND EQUIVALwrs
18.142
Cash and cash equNalenis at start ol the year
86.026
CASH ANO CASH EQUIVALENTS AT YEAR END
67.884
86.026
The notes on pages 7 10 11 fomi part ol tr￿se accoun
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ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN WITH ST LUKE. PADDINGTON
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
for the year ended 31 December 2022
Accountlng Pollcles
a} The PCC is a putlic benefit entity within the meaning of FRS102 The financol slèlemenls
ave been wepared under the Chaiibes Act 2011 and in accordance with the Church Accounting
Regulations 2006 govemirwj the inthvidual accowts of PCC5, and with the RegLlab'on5'
-true and lair VIW pruwSÉ￿5. Other than investments. v*hKh have been i￿luded at market
value. the accounts have been prepared w the IM5toric cost ba5bS and as a going eoncem.
b) Funds
General FuThJ5 rewesenl the fiM)ds of the PCC that are Dot s￿¥.e¢l to any reslriclions regarding
Iheii Ltse and are avalabte for apP￿Call￿ on the general purposes of the PCC. Funds
designated lor 4 partithar purpose by the PCC are also unrestrided.
Restricted funds are lo be used for specif& ￿￿oseS a5 lakl down by the don￿. Expenditure
which rneets these Criteria is charged to the fund.
The accO￿ts indude all trarwctithis, assets fiabdities for whKh the PCC is responsible
in law.
They do not incknle the accounts of chwch gTQUPS that lswe their man affili*ion lo amther
body or th¢)se that are infom￿1 galherirwJs of church members.
cl Inconwng Resources
CollEction5 arKt planned giwng recwvable a￿ recognised when r￿e1Ved by the PCC.
Incom• tax r8coverable on Gift Aid donations 15 recognised when Ihe donalKM Is received.
Intere51, rental and &milar incon* is accounted for due
dl Resouffes Expended
The diocesan commn furKI is accounled for du
Grants payatNe are accounted for when pahj over. Of *Athen •varded. rf that award creates a
binthng obligation on the PCC.
l other expendilLYe is accounted for ￿ Ihe accxua151)ass and W￿L￿1e5 irrecoverable VAT.
el FAed Assets
Consecrated and beneficed pmperknes are exdL•Jed frtyn the xtounts as are any moveable
chw¢h fvmishings which rewtre a lacurty lor thsposal.
Fumiture and other equipment are capitalised and depreciated at 25% p.a. on the straight
line basis. In(tividual assets a purchase price of £1.000 or less are written off M purchas&
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ECCLESIAsncAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN WITh ST Lu￿ PADDINGTON
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
for the ygar ended 310e¢ember 2022
Incornlng R•SOu￿
RestrKled
Fund5
2022
Tolal
2021
Totsl
al Volunlarymc(¥ng
Planned gr¥ing
Gfft on•&off
Loose p181e coifectwjn
Other donal1￿5
385
67,379
6,941
66,327
1,486
1.377
16,039
85,229
16.499
48.108
6.941
7.495
7,495
82.48Q
18,382
96.828
385
4.250
S9.187
Income tax rncov8rabl&
12.132
37.641
131.868
63.822
195.69D
149,836
Leltings
35.713
35.713
20,819
35.713
35.713
20.819
cl Inwhng rgsources frw ¢har4afy* aci
Fee5 & weddiNJ$
Summer Fele
871
871
d) Otherincoffte
Bank & other internst recei￿1
InSUra￿e Claim
Admin 5er¥ices
Mi5cellan¢ous
138
138
652
459
336
1.042
1.042
1.118
Total InCOn￿ng Rewur¢es (per SOFA)
170.103
63,822
233.925
172.644

ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN WITH ST LUKE. PADDINGTON
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
for the year end￿ 31 D•c•mlxkr 2022
Re￿UrceS Expended
Restriaed
Funds
2022
Total
2021
Total
al Chaiitable aGbvthes
Ministry
Oiocesan Common Fvnd
Parorhial Ghurth fee5
Keyham Ih)use
Assistant ￿nIster
Ministy Trainee
Staff trainingl reCr￿ent
Clergy expenses
Vi¢arage expenses
Worshlp expenses. JT & eqLMP
Youthlchildr8n's ￿Ik
Mis$￿Th expenses
Littlo Oaks expEnses
Bank charges
Summer fete
Chuth 8uil(ting
Other church Tunning costs
Utililie5
InsunrKe
Mainlenance
Major rewrs
66,500
315
8.401
42.B80
2,479
797
63,500
315
8.401
42.880
2.479
797
8.112
15.519
159
1,427
1.052
1.410
1,052
1.410
736
212
212
158
2.$16
5.834
2.516
5,834
9,952
8,765
66.685
219,082
2,817
8,567
9.959
12,373
8.765
86,8B5
121.442
97.640
127,S28
bl CINwch Managen7ent A￿￿￿traIR
Salaries, Nl. pension
+Wè4
Stationery, p￿COpl￿ & ofr
Cleaning
Teleph￿e1 inlemel
17.784
5.689
5,232
4.345
22,129
5.689
5.232
1,880
34.910
17.916
4.072
1,219
27,811
30.565
4.345
c) Charitable ￿VIng
Virlrfs di$tteb"oftary glfts
Overseas missic
We5tboume Path Famity Cenlre
othgf
4.500
160
4,660
4.500
d) Govern￿re costs
PCC •xpenses
ExaThwnerf5 fee
550
550
550
400
•) Cost olgenernting volunlaryi￿cYDe
Envelopes
90
90
D Other￿S¢u￿e$ used
Summer camp expenses
Development Pfoject expw
Professional feès
Total Resourc•s Expended (per SOFA)
133.415
125.787
259.202
160.329

ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN WITh ST LUK£ PADDINGTON
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
for the y•aT ended 31 December 2022
2022
2021
Staff & t￿￿te98
No employee aarned *a rnte kn excess of£60.000 p.a. anwnts
wwe paNI or arE payai4e to arry IN5tee or any p•rson Cl￿neded to therrL
Grnnts
Miristy Grants
Vle51 London Mi5wn
St Hden's Bishopsgatg
Anonymous D￿1
27,187
9,000
17.000
16,000
8.000
24.000
11 Churth Bukling
Westminsler City Coundl
London 0Socesan F￿K1
5.000
10.0
111 Ministy Tran
Rc￿k Foundation
6.000
Iv CAF American Dono
20,000
L￿don Di¢Msan Fund (EMW Gmrtj
2.641
vl Sainst￿ry Granl
96.828
48,108
Debtorn and Prepa￿15
Income lax and VAT recfjverable
Prepayments
Olher debt(￿S
4.507
5.257
101
5,221
7.821
12.328
10.579
Bank & Eash balances
National Westmnster Bank
CAF Bank
Petty cash
11.798
$6,045
41
9.353
76,607
67.884
86,026
Cr•dItorn-amo￿ts falling withln on8 y•ar
Accn*ls
Oeferred irKome
-6.882
-7.998
-6.882
-7.998
Cr¢dltors . non cuffent
London Oiocesan Fund ioan repayaAe frtyn 2025
-10.OIJO
-10.000
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ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN virrH ST LUKE. PADDINGTON
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
for the year ended 31 Decernbei 2022
10 Tangiblo fixed as$•ts
TolaF
Cost
QlJafv22
8,49]
31￿22
8.450
Depreoation
01.J*p22
8,450
Charye ltyya
31-Dec-22
8,450
N8t bDok value
31.Dec-22
31-Dec-21
11 Mov•m•nt of Funds
8alance5
01-Jan.2022
Inc¢Kning
Rex)urc
Expended
8alances
31-Dec•2022
Transfers
ReslrictedFunds
Ministy staff costs
Ilrrnly Future Staff Co
Fund
Development project
Litlie Oaks
14.947
63.822
9.223
19.546
-902
24.466
6.885
42.399
SU￿t0￿1
40.335
63.822
-126,108
-902
-22.853
Un￿sInC16￿ Funds
General Furvl
D&signa18d Funds
Devdopmenl project
48.272
170.103
.133.094
86.183
Su1￿101a1
48,272
170.103
-133.094
902
86,183
Total (per SOFA)
88,607
233.925
-259.202
61330
Vicarfs fund now dassiffied as discreiionary
12 Analy$i$ of NetAs$•ts betfftn Ftsnds
Unrestricied
Funds
DeSi￿ated
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Tolal Funds
Tangible fixed assets
C(trrent assets
Current liabilities
Non lialylities
103.065
-6.882
-10.(
86.183
-22.853
80,212
-6,882
-10.000
63,330
-22B53
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