## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ALDHELM, EDMONTON** ## **Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2023** **Vicar** Mother Anna Stuttard **Churchwardens** Helen Quashie Julie Willoughby ## **Bankers** CAF Bank Ltd West Malling ME19 4JQ ## **Independent Examiner** Richard Hill, Griffin Stone Moscrop & Co 21-27 Lamb’s Conduit Street London WC1N 3GS ## **Contents** |||Page| |---|---|---| ||Contents|2| |1|Reference and Administrative Details|3| |2|Annual Report for 2023|4| |3|Financial Statements|10| |4|Independent Examiner’s Report|14| Page | 2 ## **1. Reference and administrative details Charity Name** The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Aldhelm, Edmonton also known as St Aldhelm’s, Edmonton. ## **Charity Number** 1132175 ## **Address** Geographical location: Silver Street, Edmonton, London N18 Postal address: 4 Windmill Road, Edmonton, London N18 1PA ## **Website** www.aldhelms.org.uk ## **Membership of the PCC** _**Ex officio** Clergy_ The Rev’d Anna Stuttard * Vicar, Chair of PCC The Rev’d Patricia Brown Assistant Curate _Churchwardens_ Helen Quashie * from 28 April 2019, re-elected 14 May 2023 Julie Willoughby * from 28 April 2019, re-elected 14 May 2023 _Lay members of the Enfield Deanery Synod_ Merlene Nurse to May 2023; from February 2024 Ijeoma Ogbonna elected May 2023 Helen Quashie to February 2024 _**Elected members**_ Valerie Sampson * PCC Vice Chair; to May 2023 Peter Clark * PCC Secretary; to May 2024 Gloria Littler to May 2024 Ann Toussaint to May 2024 Edie Duncan * to May 2025 Mary Irish to May 2025 Joan McLeish to May 2025 Melissa Quashie to May 2025 Desmond Williams to May 2025 Lorraine Coppin to May 2026 Zavia Parker to May 2026 David Reed to May 2026 Maureen Smith to May 2026 _**Co-opted members**_ Roger Seaton* PCC Treasurer, from 28 April 2019, reconfirmed 14 May 2023 Rebekah Grey-Bubu from 23 May 2021, reconfirmed 14 May 2023 ## _**Standing Committee**_ Those marked with an asterisk * were members of the PCC Standing Committee for some or all of the year. Page | 3 ## **2. ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2023** ## **Aims and Objectives** St Aldhelm’s is a Church of England church, serving this parish in Upper Edmonton since 1903. Our worship is within the Catholic tradition of the Church of England, sacramental but varied in style and our choir and musicians enrich our worship with modern and traditional music. Our congregation reflects the rich diversity of the community in which we serve and we seek to be inclusive and welcoming of everyone who walks through our doors. Our faith demands that we love our neighbour as well as God, so we engage with the local community in a variety of ways, working in partnership with other organisations to provide places and activities where people can meet, connect, find support or simply find peace in a beautiful environment. ## **Public Benefit** We are aware of the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and the advancement of religion, and we believe that, working with the Incumbent for the promotion of the mission of the Church in the parish and in the wider community, the church benefits the public by providing: - a variety of forms of public worship and spiritual, moral and intellectual development for the wide range of its members and for any member of the public wishing to take advantage of the services and opportunities which it offers; - pastoral care and practical support to vulnerable and lonely people within the parish - opportunities for skills development and training for young people - space, facilities and encouragement for community activities and for recreation. ## **Governance** The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a corporate body established by the Church of England. It operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure 1956 (as amended) and the Church Representation Rules. It is also a charity registered with the Charity Commission (registration number 1132175). The PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the Incumbent in the task of participating in God’s mission to the world and taking counsel together for the sake of the pastoral, evangelistic, educational, social and ecumenical ministry of the church within the ecclesiastical parish. Members of the PCC are either ex-officio or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting in accordance with the Church Representation Rules, or co-opted by the PCC. Membership of the PCC comprises: the licensed clergy, the two churchwardens, lay members of the diocesan and deanery synods (ex officio); and 12 lay members elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (“the APCM”), who typically serve three-year terms. In addition, the PCC may co-opt up to three members annually. The names of members are listed above. Churchwardens are elected annually at the Annual Meeting of Parishioners immediately preceding the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM). The Wardens elected at the Annual Meeting of Parishioners in May 2023 were Helen Quashie and Julie Willoughby. Wardens are entitled to serve a maximum of six consecutive periods of office; for both Helen and Julie, this will mean that they must stand down no later than the APCM of 2025. At the 2023 APCM, four members of the PCC stood down at the end of their term of office. Three of them were willing to serve again and were re-elected and one member resigned from the Deanery Synod, an _ex officio_ role, and was then elected as a lay member: more information is set out in the minutes of the APCM included elsewhere in this report. Two people were co-opted to the PCC because of the skills they bring. ## **Safeguarding** The PCC is confident that it has complied with its duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 to have regard to the House of Bishops' guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. ## **Clergy** Mthr Anna Stuttard is the Incumbent: having been our Priest in Charge since 8 March 2020, on 24 May 2023 she was installed as our Vicar by the Bishop of London at a joyful celebration. Mthr Patricia Brown is our Assistant Curate. Page | 4 ## **St Aldhelm’s in 2023** This has been a busy and exciting year for St Aldhelm’s, a year which included a visit from the Archbishop of Canterbury, a trip to Dorset, a life-enhancing fundraising concert and the installation of Mother Anna as our Vicar after the parish came out of suspension. Our social action has continued to grow as we show God’s love to our neighbourhood, and our foodbank, edible garden, stitchers and warmbank supported more and more people. Slowly but surely our congregation is growing in number and deepening in faith as God is at work in our church and community. ## **Visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury** Mother Anna was invited to be part of a team planning and delivering a mission visit of Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev’d Justin Welby, to the Diocese of London in July 2023. As part of the visit, the Archbishop spent a day in Edmonton, visiting five local churches, aiming to boost the confidence of local Christians to share their faith with other people. He led a walk of witness between four of the churches, talking to passers-by and church members before leading a service at St Aldhelm’s in which he baptised one of our congregation, newly come to faith, and commissioned hundreds of people to talk about their faith in the places where they live and work. He was accompanied by the Bishop of London, Dame Sarah Mullally DBE. It was a huge privilege to us all to be part of their visit to Edmonton. ## **Visit to Dorset** In May a group of 10 people travelled to Sherborne in Dorset to take part in _St Aldhelm’s The Gathering_ , a festival of churches and schools dedicated to St Aldhelm. We took with us a banner stitched by our stitching group and members of the choir sang a plainsong chant during a service in the Abbey. A fine time was had by all and we were warmly invited to return to St Aldhelm country again. ## **Fundraising Concert** Hearts and voices were lifted up at our fundraising concert in church in November which was a truly joyous event. Our thanks go to Tosin our Music Director, the choir and musicians and everyone else involved in making the event such a huge success. ## **PCC meetings** The PCC met four times during the year (as well as following immediately after the APCM in May to elect Officers, co-opt additional members and appoint the Standing Committee). All our meetings were held in person, although in line with guidance given by the Archbishops in 2020, some of the work of the PCC and Standing Committee was conducted online, with decisions requiring formal approval circulated in writing Page | 5 after each meeting, using the correspondence procedure set out in the Church Representation Rules 2020, Rules M29 and 76. At the first meeting, in January 2023, the church was still affected by the Covid-19 pandemic - Mthr Anna had contracted Covid and was self-isolating over Christmas. Plans were being made for a church trip to Dorset to be part of _St Aldhelm, The Gathering_ . Following a very successful Visitation by the Archdeacon and a glowing report from him, the PCC were delighted to learn that the Bishop of Edmonton had agreed that the parish could come out of suspension and would be entitled to a Vicar rather than a Priest in Charge. By the time of the second meeting in March, the Cost-of-Living crisis was seriously affecting church finances. Gas and electricity costs had sky-rocketed - the unit charge for gas went up by 400% and for electricity by 300% - and the shortfall in the budget had increased to £50,000. Giving was down as the congregation were also affected by the Cost-of-Living crisis. We were encouraged by the news that the Archbishop of Canterbury would be visiting St Aldhelm’s later in the year. A separate meeting was called by the PCC which met immediately after the main meeting. The sole agenda item was to pass a resolution enabling the Bishop to present Mother Anna as the Vicar of the parish. A meeting after the APCM in May appointed officers of the PCC and co-opted two members to the PCC. The meeting in July focussed primarily on finance. Bills continued to go up and no fundraising had been done by the PCC. It was agreed that the PCC’s fundraising committee would organise a fundraising concert in the Autumn and then a Christmas Bazaar and that there would be a Thanksgiving Service at which people would be encouraged to give generously to the church. Mthr Anna was proposing to take six weeks in the Summer to focus on making grant applications, during which time there would be no midweek services and only urgent pastoral support and the PCC agreed to pay a fundraiser to support her work. By the time of the October meeting we had received a grant of £9,875 from the National Lottery and had reduced our payments to the Common Fund, which had improved the financial situation. Our Windmill projects were going from strength to strength, with a team of volunteers leading the foodbank. Our edible garden provided fresh vegetables and herbs for the foodbank and we had found other local sources of free food, and the café, baking and stitching projects were all doing well. We had made significant strides in safeguarding – more than 30 people received training when Mthr Anna built the Basic Training into a Sunday service and the safeguarding team did a big push to get more people trained at Level 2. ## **Committees** ## _Standing Committee_ This is the only committee required by the Church Representation Rules. It has power to transact the business of the PCC between its meetings, subject to any directions given by the Council. Its function is to support the Incumbent in his/ her role as the spiritual leader of the parish, and to monitor and encourage implementation of plans agreed by the PCC. It meets between the full meetings of the PCC and at other times if necessary. The Standing Committee was elected after the Annual Meeting in May 2023. The Standing Committee met four times in 2023, using its delegated authority to enable decisions to be taken in a timely and appropriate way and work to progress smoothly. Among other things, the Standing Committee oversaw expenditure and fundraising in between PCC meetings, managed risk assessments, dealt with legal questions which arose during the year, authorised minor works and had oversight of all HR issues. ## _Social Committee_ The Social Committee is currently the only other committee answering to the PCC and now also includes responsibility for community fundraising. Their review of 2023 is included elsewhere in this report. ## **Church membership and attendance at services** Church members must be communicants of sixteen years and upwards and on the Electoral Roll of the parish. Page | 6 Attendance at church services in 2023 was still impacted by the tail end of the Covid-19 pandemic and, like most churches, we still had fewer people attending than before the pandemic. Overall, average attendance at a service was 53 adults (42 in 2022, 59 pre-Covid in 2018) and nine young people (8 in 2022 and 13 in 2018). 69 adults and 10 children attended on Easter Day (110 and 22 in 2018) and on Christmas Day 47 adults and six children attended, actually slightly higher than Christmas Day in 2018. There were four Baptisms (6 in 2022), one Wedding (1 in 2022) and eight Funerals (5 in 2022) in church in 2023, as well as one Interment of Ashes (1 in 2022). The Sunday morning Parish Eucharist continued to be the main focus for our corporate worship. Our Sunday worship is supplemented by live-streamed services, directed by Peter Clarke and Rebekah GreyBubu, to whom we owe huge thanks. In addition, we met throughout the year for Morning Prayer on Zoom and most days Evening Prayer was live-streamed on facebook. Our Thursday morning service of Holy Communion from the Book of Common Prayer was attended faithfully by a few people and was livestreamed. Our lay-led weekly Bible Study continued online. The fortnightly Sunday Club for children, led by Rebekah Grey-Bubu and Mthr Patricia, provides Biblebased activities, food and fun for children aged roughly 4-12 and has gone from strength to strength. ## **Staff Team** We were deeply saddened by the unexpected and untimely death of our dear friend Margaret Barrett, our Parish Administrator, in May 2023. Her death came as a shock to us all and we continue to miss her cheerful presence and stalwart support. We are grateful to Chris Littler, our buildings manager, Boyka Stoyanova Tatanova (Bobby) our cleaner and Tosin Akinremi, our Director of Music, for their ongoing commitment and hard work and for all that they contribute so positively to our life at St Aldhelm’s. We are grateful also to Leah Stuttard, who has been working as a grant fundraiser and providing admin support for us this year. Bobby is an employee, for whom the church pays National Insurance and deducts PAYE tax. Chris, Leah and Tosin are self-employed and responsible for their own tax arrangements. Mthr Patricia Brown is a NonStipendiary Assistant Curate for three days a week, and for three days a week is employed by St Aldhelm’s Church as an Outreach Worker. In that capacity she is an employee and on our payroll. ## **Data Protection** Mthr Anna and the PCC Secretary have kept the PCC’s Data Protection obligations pursuant to GDPR under review and are satisfied as to compliance. ## **Church halls** The Halls are a vital source of income for the church, as well as an important meeting point for community activities. In October the PCC approved a new Hall Hire Policy, focussed on using the halls to raise income for the church – the policy sets fees, prioritises regular bookings and acknowledges with regret that as a result the church and individuals will rarely be able to use the halls for one-off events. Helped by Leah, we began a process of getting new hire agreements signed by all our hall hirers, asking them to switch to monthly payments by Standing Order. We made significant process on streamlining and regularising our income from the halls – demand for the halls is high and in 2023 our income from the halls (£56,904) was up 14% compared to 2022. Our regular hirers include Age UK, three churches and various dance, drama and martial arts classes, all of which provide valuable and much needed to services to our local community. ## **Church building** Our church is in reasonably good repair and we now have a rolling programme of tests and checks and a standing item on the PCC agenda keeping an eye on maintenance and repairs. ## **Supporting our local community** Serving our community is a key part of our mission here and we work hard to keep our church open and available to the community. Page | 7 Our partnership with West Lea School continued this year, and the community café project, staffed by young people with disabilities, is very popular. The young people on placement make hot drinks and baked goods under the supervision of staff from West Lea and as well as providing training and employment opportunities for young disabled people this project also provides a place for local people to meet, use the internet and make connections. The foodbank has grown from small beginnings to provide significant support to a growing number of households. The foodbank focusses on making connections and building relationships as well as providing food and users are welcome to come and sit in the church, use the internet, chat to one another and find and offer support. Food comes from our garden, foodbanks, supermarkets and other sources of surplus food in the area. Our Stitching Group is loved and well attended and offers a friendly, chatty space for local people to learn new skills, find friends, craft and stitch. In May we took a beautiful banner stitched by the group to _St Aldhelm, The Gathering_ in Dorset, where it was very well received and our stitchers very much enjoyed attending the summer event of North London Stitch and Textiles, the parent group of Windmill Stitchers. We are grateful to them for their support and to our teachers Meral Mehmet and Helen Brown for all they do to make this group such a source of joy. ## **Mothers’ Union** The Mothers’ Union at St Aldhelm’s continues to be a vital and lively part of our church community. A report below sets out further details. ## **Mother Anna writes:** 2023 was a busy year in which we got a lot done and grew our social action projects, but it was also a time of financial uncertainty as a result of the Cost-of-Living crisis. Fortunately, our fundraising activities in the second half of 2022 bore tremendous fruit. With help from Leah, our fundraiser, we secured several large grants, including a grant of over £63,000 from The Government’s Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund, delivered by The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK. We are very grateful for this grant and for others secured in 2024, which mean that our funding is now secure for the next three years. So many people have contributed to the year’s successes but I would like particularly to thank our churchwardens Helen and Julie; our reader Dorothy; our paid members of staff Bobby, Chris, Leah and Tosin; Rebekah for her work with the children in church; our a/v team for keeping us online; our garden volunteers who did so much in the garden; our choir and musicians, servers, readers, intercessors, welcomers, stewards, flower team and providers of refreshments after services. I am deeply grateful to members of the PCC, Standing Committee and Social Committee for their work and to Betty without whom the church would be a much more chaotic place. Thanks and love as well to the young people and staff from West Lea and to Helen and Meral from North London Stitch and Textiles who bring so much joy to our weekdays. Thank you, one and all. My personal thanks to Mother Patricia who is so much more than a curate – outreach worker, foodbank leader, care home visitor, provider of hot drinks and a patient ear to one and all, not to mention a friend to me and my family. Whatever the future holds as you come to the end of your curacy you will always be a part of St Aldhelm’s. ## **Financial Review and Results** The church’s accounts for 2022 form part of this annual report and are set out on pages 10-14 of this document. Total receipts on unrestricted funds were £108,339 (£97,700 in 2022) of which £56,904 was from hall lettings (£49,966 in 2022), £23,900 from the planned giving scheme (£23,929 in 2022), £6,417 from gift aid claims (£9,943 in 2022), and £3,291 from a special thanksgiving service. Total payments on unrestricted funds amounted to £97,261 (£101,524 in 2022), and we contributed £26,290 to the London Diocesan Common Fund (£40,000 in 2022). Page | 8 There was restricted income of £95,692 in gifts and grants (£45,115 in 2022), and restricted payments of £22,430. The net result for the year was an overall surplus of £84,340. The balance to carry forward at 31 December 2023 at the bank on unrestricted funds was £50,458 and on restricted funds, £86,746, a total of £137,204. ## **Thank you to our supporters** At St Aldhelm’s we are grateful for the support of all our donors and value every gift, however large or small. We are particularly grateful to all those individuals who committed to give to St Aldhelm’s regularly through standing orders, to everyone who gave generously at our Thanksgiving Service and to people who made generous one-off donations. In 2023 we also received several grants from trusts and foundations and we are deeply grateful for their help and support. We would like to express our thanks to: - The Archer Trust - The Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund delivered by The National Lottery Community Fund - The Forrester Family Trust - The Garfield Weston Foundation - The National Lottery Community Fund The support we received enables us not only to continue to support our community but also to make improvements, the benefits of which will continue to bless us and the community we serve for years to come. Thank you. ## **Investment policy** None of the church’s funds are permanently endowed, and in the event of any significant surplus funds ‐ arising the PCC will take advice to ensure safe long term growth commensurate with planned spending needs from time to time. ## **Reserves** It is the PCC policy to try to maintain sufficient working capital to meet expenditure as incurred. It has agreed a level of unrestricted funds which equates to at least three months unrestricted payments, which amounts to about £30,000. Further, it has designated £10,000 for reshingling the spire. The balance of available unrestricted funds, as shown on the statement of assets and liabilities, is £50,458 and thus, at 31 December 2023, the PCC met its reserves policy and was a going concern. ## **Risk management** The principal risks and uncertainties faced by St Aldhelm’s continue to be those that inevitably attend a small church. Themes in recent years have been the need to reduce reliance on rental income and to broaden the donor base from within the church membership, and the need to build up reserves to meet a backlog of maintenance work on the church building and Halls. ## **Conclusion** This annual report and the associated accounts were approved by the Parochial Church Council on 30 April 2024 and signed on its behalf by: Mthr Anna Stuttard Vicar and PCC Chairman Page | 9 ST AIDHELM'S PCC, EDMONTON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS Unrestrrtted Restricted funds funds Total 2023 Total 2022 Receipts Voluntary receipts Activity for generating funds Bazaar and concert Church activities 40.316 1.693 42.009 39,793 2.484 65,437 2.484 65.437 1.662 56,192 Grant5 received in 2022.. Grants received in 2023.. The Garfield Westc.n Foundation The Nation31 Lottery Community Fund The Forrester Family Trust Community Organisations Cost of tiving Fund The Archer Trust 45,IlS 10.000 9,875 15.000 55.124 10,000 9,875 15,(KX) 55,124 4.000 Interest received 102 102 53 Total receipts 108,339 95.692 204,031 142,815 Payments Church activities 97,261 22,430 119,691 136,515 London Ditscese loan reF3yrnent5 1.366 Total payments 97.261 22.430 119.691 137,881 Excess of receipts over payments 11.078 73.262 84.340 4.934 Cash at bank, I January 2023 39.380 13,484 52,864 47,930 Cash at bank, 31 December 2023 50.458 86.746 137,204 52,864 Page | 10 ST ALDHELM'S PCC, EOMONTON STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIESA5 AT31 DECEMBÉR 2023 Vnrestrirted Restrirted fvnds funds Total 2023 Totsl 2022 Cash funds Bank current account 50.458 86,746 137.204 52,864 Other rnonetary assets Gift aid recoverable Other debtors and prepayments 4.579 4.579 4,060 509 4,569 4,579 4.579 Uabilities Charitable giving Creditors and accrued expenses Rental received bn advance 29 3.439 2.670 6,138 29 3.439 2,670 6.138 29 4.033 9.062 Net assets 48,899 34,887 86,746 13,484 135,645 48.371 1 48.371 12022.. Note: The PCC have agreed to designate £10.￿#) out of the unrestricted funds for the spire project. Approved by the PCC on 30 April 2024 and signed on wts behalf by= Rev Anna Stutiard Page | 11 srALDHELM'S PCC, EDMONTON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 310ECEMBER 2023 l. The financial Statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 (tsing the Receipts and Payments basis. 2. Restricted fund5'. The restricted f￿ndS are-. at 1.1.23 4,5 1.040 4.5CKI 1,234 Receipt5 Payments at 31.12.23 4.500 1.430 14,500 Acce55 3nd security Foodoank project Spire renovation Kitchen improvements Windmill projects St3ff and utilities Cost of11ving crisis fund Corninunity fund Charitie5 Children and youth 1.430 10.0 1,040 1,234 4,￿0 9.875 15,0 35,231 9.875 15,QKIO 55,124 263 19.893 263 2,210 13,484 2,210 86,746 95,692 2,430 3. Re12ted party traisactions al Mr Chris Littler was paid £3,224 during the year for his services as Ca￿taker. His wife is on the PCC. bl Flev Patricia Bromn, t.he curate, was paid £13.524 in the year as the outreach worker. She is on the PCC bi virtue of being a Clerk tn Holy Orders_ cl Ms Leah Stuttard wa5 Paid £4,300 in the year fof her administration and fundraising service5. Sh? 15 the sister of the vicar. dl Incorne through planned 8ivin8 includes £12,011 received from PCC members. Page | 12 ST ALDHELM'S PCC. EDMONTON NOTÉS TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Unrestrirted RestrittÈd fvnds fvnds Totsl 2023 Totsl 2022 Receipts Voluniary incorne Planned giving Collertions at all services Donations Thanksgiving Sunday Gift aid recovered 23.9CK) 2.353 4.355 3.291 6.417 40.316 23,9(M) 2.616 5.785 3.291 6.417 42.(K19 23,929 2.974 1.468 1,479 9,943 39,793 263 1.430 1,693 Income frorn church activities Church hall lettings Incorne from solar panels Fees from weddings and funerals Sundry income 56,904 1,402 1.705 5.426 65,437 56.904 1.402 1,705 5,426 65,437 49,966 1,772 3,253 1,201 56,192 Pzyments Church activiiies Payments to chaTlties Diocesan Common Fund Church running costs Church utilities Vicarage cost5 Hall running cosrs 263 20 3,215 2,569 263 26,290 18,320 15.271 708 26,270 15.105 12,702 708 2.826 IL230 40,(X)O 22,521 8.260 569 1.034 2.011 3,860 13.241 3.684 10.068 Staff costs.. Outreèch worker Or8anist fees Parish administrator Caretaking Cleaner Pension cost Office expenses Church tllajor repairs Administration fee5 Fundraising fees Fees paid to LDF Professional fees Independent examiner's fee 6.229 6.780 3.380 1.677 2,975 203 416 7.295 13.524 6.780 3.380 3.224 5.9(Kl 406 464 14.679 6.760 8.112 4.388 4.537 474 1.547 2.925 203 48 1.729 1,390 1.3C#) 1,3(K) 2,204 5.340 9W 136,515 2.770 990 97.261 2,770 990 119.691 22.430 Page | 13 ST ALDHELM'5 PCC EOMONTON INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 I report on the financial statements of the church for the year ended 310ecember 2023. This report is made solely to the charity's Trustees. as a body. in accordance with section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 and regulations wade under Section 154 of that Act. My work has been undertaken so th3t l rnight St3te to the charity's Trustees those matters l am required to state to them in an Independent examiner'5 report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law. I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity ènd the ch3rity's Trustees as a body. for my work or for this report. Responsibilities and b35is of report As the chaTiVs trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Att 20111'the ACYI. I report rn respect of Tny examination of the chartvs account5 carrted out under section 145 of the Act 3nd in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directians 8iverJ by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examirjer's ststement I have completed my exa.mlnat￿n. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that rn any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as reqUI￿d by section 130 of the Act- or the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no conTrrns and hève come across no other matters in connertion with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. i { ,'iJ Richard Hill FCA Griffin Stone Moscrop & Co Chartered Accountants 21-27 Lamb's Conduit Street London WCIN 3GS Date". 2* Page | 14