**==> picture [187 x 172] intentionally omitted <==** ## **St John the Evangelist Hildenborough** **REPORT & ACCOUNTS Year ended 31[st] December 2023** ## **Parish of Hildenborough – St John’s Church** ## **Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council 2023** ## **History** The Parish Church of Hildenborough was established in 1844 and continues a long tradition of serving the Parish of Hildenborough, located some 3 miles north of Tonbridge, Kent. The population of the village is circa 5000. The Parochial Church Council (PCC) under the Chairmanship of the incumbent, Rev.d Tim Saiet has responsibility for all aspects of the life and witness of the Church and is assisted by Mrs Susan Trowbridge, (Lay Reader, Anna Chaplain and Seniors’ pastor and Mr. Trevor Long (Lay Reader). The PCC also has responsibility for the administration of the Church assisted by Mrs Nancy Mansfield (Church Administrator) and its finances under the supervision of Mr Richard Lake (Hon. Treasurer). ## **Aims and Objectives** The PCC is committed to making Jesus known to the community through the provision of worship services that are relevant and meaningful for those who attend and pastoral care for the wider community through the provision of regular events for children and support through the operation of a Food Bank and meeting needs in practical ways. ## **Notable Achievements** St John’s is addressing the need for change in the pursuit of Church growth at least so far as financial and people resources will allow. The appointment of Mrs Mansfield in November 2021 as Church Administrator facilitated a much-needed review of all processes and the addition of several fund-raising events as well as successfully adding new funding to support Food Bank operations. The appointment of Lisa Glasscote in July 2023 as Children’s and Youth Pastor has resulted in growth in our children’s and youth ministry which has brought about positive challenge for volunteers to assist with the weekly youth events. In addition we have successfully recruited a new Safeguarding Officer, Kate Lake who has ensured that all employees, volunteers, and PCC members have the appropriate safeguarding training to support their role. In addition the upgrade to our Church Centre to create a purpose-built café area is now home to the very popular Angel Café on Thursday and Fridays. We also have a dedicated team of volunteers that maintain the extensive Churchyard under the supervision of our newly appointed Food Bank and Community Welfare Coordinator Adele Hopkins-Ballard, that has had the benefit of donated equipment and donations. More detail may be found in the Reports of the Various Committees and Organisations which are published with this PCC report and accounts. ## **Financial Review** In common with many other Parishes and indeed Churches of all denominations, the financial picture continues to remained pressured mainly due to rising energy costs and the global inflationary economic outlook that has pressured citizen disposable income. That said, the solid support for the Food Bank has never wavered. The key financial metric for 2023 are set out below with the figure for 2022 set in brackets. - Total Income - £299,633 (£231,975) - Total Expenditure - £216,357 (£217,306) The PCC are thankful to God for His provision. ## **Membership of the PCC** Rev.d T Saiet (Chairman) Incumbent Licensed Children’s and Youth Pastor Mrs Lisa Glasscote Church Wardens Mr J Bonarius Lay Representatives to the PCC (elected) - Mr R Lake (Treasurer) - Mr T Long - Mrs R Barton - Mr M Johnson - Mr J Taylor - Mr J Bonarius (PCC Secretary) Lay Representatives to the PCC (resignations) - Mrs A Hopkins – Ballard - Mrs M McKlintock - Mrs V Marsh - Mr W Glass ## **Committees** The PCC operates using a number of committees which between the full meetings of the PCC. Each Committee (except for the Standing and Finance Committee prepares minutes of its meetings and presents them to the subsequent PCC meeting for consideration. ## **Standing and Finance Committee** This Committee may transact the business of the PCC between full meetings. In practice its main business consists of the preparation of the agenda for PCC meetings. It has specific responsibility for the financial affairs of the Church and producing monthly statements, the annual budget and accounts. ## **Church Centre Committee** Responsible for the maintenance and letting of the Church Centre complex. ## **Churchyard Committee** Responsible for the upkeep of the churchyard. ## **Church Electoral Roll** See separate report. ## **Safeguarding** The PCC has complied with its duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have due regard to House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding and vulnerable adults). Rev T Saiet May 2024 ForthEl*•r¢r￿ns aloe￿￿k￿rI02a Unr•5trl(ted Unr8sMcted gèneral RethEt*d TOTAL TOTAL fund5 lunds fvnd FUNOS FUIIDS IncomEfrom th>nor5 (￿r￿1V￿tsryln￿jMkTr1res0u1CeS Inc￿￿￿8r￿S¢￿rCÈS fromoperatln8 ¥ttwbtles tpfurthÈrtheCounul'sobletts tDgener*efuDds Incornefrom investmwt TOTALINCOME 92,2C6 912C 74.043 97.753 85*27 74,04a 103.ws 5,997 3.779 204.987 1,545 104,550 24,366 68,320 28.591 20.fAY8 74.043 29g.63a 231.975 fjrants Actkrfltiesdl￿ctlYr￿14t1nsttt thÈworkoltheChLV Churth manauernent atbd admlnistraDon 121781 50.211 173.658 ,651 32.Oa8 165,480 SO,211 216.357 I58.￿X) 59.266 217,3C6 31cl Iq651 54048 31,329 9.952 4L995 83276 14,669 .6ts68 IIEfi*)VEMEllllll FUNDS 24,761 16,52 41.995 83,276 14. ATtsTIANUARY102J IIOZ21 46,275 92XW 18IP31 166.362 BhlM(E5CAPRIED FORWARD AT315TDELEMBER 20231215121 71,036 59.214 134.057 264,307 181.031 P•rocht41 ChLtrth Coundl of Stjohn the Hlldenborou 8•l•nte sheet At 31 D•c•mbor 2023 2022 FIXED ASSErs Tan8lblefixed assets 53,720 54,402 CURRENT A55EIS Debtors Short term deposits Cash at bank and in hand 10,641 106,808 113.233 230,682 10,022 104,331 59.615 173.968 io LIA8ILmES Amounts falling due in than one ￿•r -20,095 47.339 NET CURRENT ASSETS 210,S87 126.629 264,307 181.031 FUN Unrestrktèd gèneral funds Unre5trirted deslgnated funds Total unrestricted fund5 Re5tdcted funds TOTAL FUNDS 71,036 59,214 130,250 134.OS7 264,307 46,275 42.694 88.969 92,062 181.031 Approved by the Parochial Churth Councll on il- ￿ - JOI4 and si8ned on its behaff bv.. RevT Salet The notes on pagt 3 to 10 fom) part of these accounts. Pirod41l Church CtyJTrdl of Stjohn th• E¥arq•llsi otw to the a¢counts For th•wr•ndtni 31 D•¢•rd￿ 2025 l•1 Bmlsof pr•p•ratloft •nd xse59￿Trt ol lo1￿ The accounts lfinanclal statements) have been prepirtd u￿ler the hlstork41 (05t cDrNentlon wlth Iterns recogn15ed at cosi or transaction value unless otherwlse stated In the relevant I￿¢{$) to thise accounts. The tlnin¢lal ststements hav• bfron prepared In accordance wlth the sett*nd •dltlon of the Charltles Siaternent of R•cornmended Pra¢tice Issued In O¢tober 2019, the FinaKlal eportln8 standard app1kab￿ in the Unff(ed Kin8(knm and Republk of Irelané (Ffts 1021 and tht Chirrtles Art 2011. The trustees thatt￿re •r• no m•terf•l unc•mirrtlK about tht Trustrs abl1￿ to contln Ibl Fundi Unrestrkt•d Funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrkticn5 re￿rd$n& theli use and are avallèble lor ippllcatlon on th• general pUrF￿Se5 01 the PCC D¢slgn•t41S FuTh15 rewesents funds unrestrkted funds that •re dul8n¥ted for spttNk purpos by the PCC. Restrlcted Fundi rew*ents lundi oNoc•ted br p•rd¢ul•r purposes by Ihe ijonor. 1¢) In¢om• r•coinltlon C¢lle¢tlgn5 are rccoinlsed when fK•lv•d by or on bthiff of ih• PCC, Pl•nned 8lvln8 rec4lvabl• under Glft Ald Is rewnlsed wh•n r•celv•d. lfi¢omo rax recovorable on Glft Akl don*bns Is ￿06nIted when the rel•t•d Income ts re¢o8nlsed. Grants and legacle5 to the PCC are accounted for a5 500Th a5 the PCC Is notlfkd of hs legal entitlemeni, thv amount dut Is quantillable and It5 ukimate recelpt bythe PCC Is reasonably ryrtaln. Rental Intome Irom ihe letti￿ ol Ehur£h prem15e51s rec¢y4nlsed when the refiiil Is due. Interesr on funds held on deposit is Included whèn recefvable and the amount can bè meisurefl rellits￿ bythe chirlty: th151s normilfy upen noiiflc•tlon of th• Interest p•hJ or payable by thè b•nk. Idl rt(qnlllon Uabillties are recolnised as expendltUTe as 500n as there is a legal or ccnstfuctive obliRatlo commlttlnR the ch•rltyto t￿1 èxyndtture, It Is prtsbaWe that settlèment w511 bt requlred and the amount olthe obll8atlon can bE m¢astsf¢d Ttllably. Grants and don•tbns •r• aceounted for when ￿ld ov•r. or wthen 4w4rd•d, If that aw4rd crut•s blndlni obll¢atEort on th• PCC l•1 Flx•d •sMts nsecr In so far 35 corssecrated and beneflce property of any klnd Is excluded from the statutory deflnrtlon Of'char￿, by sectlon 10121 lal and Icl of the Chjrltles Art 2011 such assets are not caOtallsed In the flnanclal staièmènts. Moveable church lurnlshin These ère caP￿al￿ed at Cost and depreciated overtheir useful economic lrfe other tharb where Insufftlent ¢OSl informavon Is I￿lL*ble. In thls ¢1s4 the stèm ts nrt c•pitiltsed, birt all ktern5 are Included in the Church's inventory In anyco5e. IndlYldLtal Item5 0￿r £l.CW are E•pTrtJlised ond deprecljted In the accounts over their antldpated U5efvl eC0￿MiC frfe Ilnltslty over 10 years) on a stralBht-Ilne Ws. P•rKhl•l Churth Councll of St John th• £￿r4•ll￿ Hlld•nborou Noles to th• acuxlnts Forih• Tr••r •ndlni 31 O•c•mb•r 2023 l. A¢￿UntI￿ polklu l¢ontlnu•d) Qepreclallon on flxed lis￿ prowrtl•s h•1 not be•n pro¥ld•d In thM• •ccounts •$ •ny th•r8•11 considered to be not material, on th• basls th•1 th• prop•rry's r•ilduil v•lu• Is or••t•f th•n Its cbrrWni v•lue. (fj D•btg Amounts owlni to th• PCC, •t 31 D•c•mb•r In r•spect of fee5, rents or oth•r In¢om¢ •re Shown 1$ debtors less provlslcn for •mounts th•t m•y pro¥• uncoll•¢t•bl•. I Shortterni dep￿lts Th•s• •r* the •mounts h¢ld on depo￿1 wlth the DI0¢￿ lsee rlote 101. (hl R•*MIs p It Ls the policy of th? PCC to maintaln a balance of unresirkted fvnds which equate5 to a mlnimum of at ￿45t three months unrestrlcted payments to C4Jver emeTgèncy sttuations that may happen from tlme to lim•. If thls Is not posslble in a financial pedod. the PCC wlll take action durln8 the ensulng financlal perlod io feduce expenditure andlor increase income as necessary to maintain compliance with thSs pollry. *4roddal ChurthC4wxll •f StJ•hnthe Evaryl￿1. HMd•rtborwh Ftyth•Y•4rw￿1rVd ai Decernbtr 2021 unr•stIl￿ unr￿trItt¥d nernl de*•t•d R•ttrltMd TOTAL fvn FLII4D5 TOTAL FUND5 2022 2. IPKOME Not• 2023 1023 21•1 Inceme fvom donors Planned 8ivln8- Glft Ald donatlons Income tax recovered ind re¢ovÈribl• Colle2 2,832 Fdlovles Wèv Depreclatlon of furnhuroind equlpment Bank th•rios 612 446 121781 312 32,018 165,4W 154CVJ 10,651 31¢) Church minlpmeniand •drnlnlstr•tlttn Chureh Olfice & SuThd￿$ 50.211 50.211 59.266 TOTAL EXPEMSES 173,658 10.651 32.048 216,357 217,306 Parothtsl Cl¥Jrth C￿nd1 ofStJohn th• E¥•nyUsK HlldQnbor￿ Not•s to the attounts For th•y••r 31 D•wnb•r 1023 4. ANALYSIS OF STAFF COSTS 10 20Z2 sala￿￿5 and wagis Soclol se(urhy costs Pénslon costs Totil 33,407 43,753 2,769 36,176 821 44,574 No employees had employee beneffts In excess of É60.LhJO12022- none). 5. FIXED ASSErs Freehold land and buldiDBs Furnlture and e4ulpmernt Total Cost brou8ht forward Additions in the year Cost carried forward 48,257 6,827 SS,084 48,257 6,827 55.084 DepreciatioTh brought forward Depreclatlon In the year DèpreciatSor* carrled forward 682 682 1.364 682 1,364 Net Book Valuè at l January 2023 48,257 6,145 54,402 Net Book Value at 31 December 2023 48,257 5,463 53,720 The freehold land and bulldlngs compdse the house loc•ted 4t 12 Fellowes Way, HlldenborouBh. For •¢couThtlni purpoi•i. th• hl$ti)rl¢•l ¢¢>st of thi6 prop•rty is d••m•d to be its purchachlal Church C4>undl of Stjohn the Ev*npl￿ Hlklenborou Notes ID the J¢¢ounts Fortheye•r endlni 31 l>•combor 2023 7. OEBfoRS 2023 2021 Income tax recoverable oiher debtors 10,405 236 10,641 9,085 937 10.022 8. LIABILITIES.. AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE wmiiN Ot4e YEAR 2013 1022 cruals of utlllty and other tosts Oaks Nursery rent rttelved -Keys- rec•lpts lor the ensuln8 year 7,219 6.829 31.035 9.475 47.339 12,876 20.095 The Q•%$ Nurmry rent Ilablllty h•s be•n reassessed ès a r•mote po551blllty and th•refore removed as a Il•blllty In accordance wlth th• Charlty SORP provlslon5. 9. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Opmlftl IDcom• b•l•n EMp•nM• TF•Nf•rn Cl9$1 b•l•nc• UNAESTRicfEO FUNDS General lunds 46,27S 204.987 -173.658 .6.568 71.036 DESIGNATED FUNDS l. Keys Magailne 2. C•ntr• fiefiirhlihm• 3. Church & House Rèpalr 4. O•ks Nursery miintenafic• fund 1&369 -10,199 .8,170 18.301 24.393 J8.301 24.302 16.611 S9.214 689 1.5dS 20,603 .452 .10,651 15,518 6,S68 42.694 RESTRICTED FUNDS S. Fellowe5 Way House 6. SpecSfic Donarions 7. Vicarfs Dlscretionary 8. FO￿ 8ank and Communl Welfare fund 9. Clock Appeal 10. Church Centre appeals 11. Churchytrd upkeep 12. Chanc*llVlslon 20ZO 48,257 48.257 899 25.C -11,865 14,034 22.010 240 475 45,274 .15.192 -222 52.092 18 47S 3,769 -3.769 18.981 92,D62 18.981 134.057 74.043 .32.048 TOTALFUND5 181,031 299,633 -216,357 264.307 P•ro¢hW Churth Councm of Stjohn th• Ev•r4•ltsi Hlld•nborou Notes to th••¢¢wnts Forthe y•arenthng 31 Dettmb¢r2023 9. FUNDS l¢onilnu•dl The purposes of these Funds are'.- l Keys- Prov151on of cornrnunlty m•8ailne see Note 11 IPa8e 91. 2 The Centre Refurb15hment FurKI15 for use In milor Improvements in th• Centre. 3 Fund5 held on depo$it at the Diocese are lor maiorand Qulnquennlal repalrs to the Churth Ind Fellowes Way hou 4 Malnienance of the O•ls Nur5try bulldin4 5 Fellowes Way Hou5e- See Note 5 IPa8e 61. 6 These are fund5 don•ttd for spedftc mlsslons and prol•rts 7 Use by the Vlcar lor people In need In the par15h. To provide f¢X￿ and e55entlal supplies to people in need lo¢allv. 9 The Clock Appeal was heeded to enable the clock to be reylred and rènovated. 10 Fund5 raised lor Church Centre alteratlons. 11 Fund5 for Chyf£hyard upkeep 12 Chancel Fund15 funds donated for th•nge5 tothe Interlor of thechurch under the Vislon 2020 project. Ith DIOCESAN FUNDS Repa¥rfvnds General Church Fellty*es Fund Wav Totèl 8a5ance at J January 2013 14onle5 deposlted Monie5 Wlthdrawn Interest from Dlocese Fees char8ed by Dloce5e 8alantr at 31 Oe¢ember 1023 79,938 17.503 6.8YYI 104,331 -1.570 -1,570 3,257 2,568 82,506 18,CXJ8 6,294 106,808 The repair funds are money thai the PCC dep051t wth the Dio£ese to bulld up a fund io enable repalrs to be Carrled out to11owin8 the nert QuinquenThial review. If thls ftsr+d Is Insufflclent th• Ob¢ese will m•ke an tere5t ITee loan to enable the repalr5 to be ¢arrled out. P*rochlal Church Cmdl of St John th• Ev•n8•ll$L HIWeThbwouih 14ot•s to the •ccounts For th• y*ar èhdlryjl O•cember2023 11. IlfSOURCES EXPENDED Thedetalls relatln&to-Keys' are as folbw>'.- 2013 Z022 Pvlntlni and Dthef tosts ContrlbutioTrs from publlc Recelved In respect of advertlslng In CUFTent yeir Issues Transferof surplu5fund5 -10,199 -8.950 18,369 -8,170 15.468 -6,510 IL GKAf4TS VAl¢Strlct•tDeslwi•d A•slvlrt•d YOYAL TOTAL fvnds lunds funds NOS FUNDS 2023 2023 l. Church Overseas-mlsslon Soc￿les Rdease Internatloh*l 2. Church Overseas-Relief and Developff*ntA8encie5 Tearfund 3. Horne M155ions and other Church Sodetlts Royal 8rit15h Le8ion Seek Peace 166 SD) 166 sc 666 TOTALGRANTS 666 666 13. IIELATED PARTYTWISACnONS There hov? b••n no ir•nsèctlons wlth person5 or entltlesth•t are closely connitttd to the ¢h•rtygr Its trustees 12022- none). Trustees, remuner4tbon ond benefits None of the Trustees have been pald any remuneratlon or recelved any otherbeneflts from thecharfty 12022- none). Twstees, expen5•S No tru5tees' expens•swer¢ Inturred In the year ended 31 D¢c¢mber 202312022- nenel.