Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of St Mark Teddington.
I report on the accounts of the church for the year ended 31[st] December 2023 which are set out on finance pages of the Annual Report.
Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner
The church’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The church's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act)) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
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Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act);
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To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act); and
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To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independent Examiner's report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
Since the gross income for the year exceeds the amount provided in section 145(3) of the Act, I confirm that I am qualified to act as Independent Examiner under the provisions of that section of the Act and that my qualification is as shown below.
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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1 which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or
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2 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed
Date
Eddie Sheow A.C.A
St Mark’s Church, Teddington
Registered Charity No 1132262
Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023
St Mark’s Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of co-operating with the Incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelical, social and ecumenical. It has responsibilities for the church building, grounds and hall of St Mark’s, Teddington.
Reference and Administrative Information
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mark Teddington is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, Registered Charity No 1132262.
The church is located on St Marks Road, Teddington. The parish is part of the Diocese of Kensington and its official correspondence address is:
The Vicarage, St Mark's Church, 23 St Mark's Road, Teddington TW11 9DE
Members of the PCC are either ex-officio or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. During the year 2023 the following served as members of the PCC:
| Ex officio members | |
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| Chair (Priest-in-charge) | Rev Karen Wellman (until 13 August 2023) |
| Church Wardens | Mrs Rachel Bide (also safeguarding) and Mrs Sally Maxwell |
| Deanery Synod Representative | Mrs Rachel Bide |
| Elected Members | Dr Peter Butterworth, vice-chair and treasurer, |
| Mrs Jill Telfer, Mrs Maggie Dennis, Mr John Bazalgette, deputy | |
| warden, Mrs Susan Saunders. Mrs Tina Herterich was co-opted to | |
| the at | the PCC at its meeting on 21 May 2023, after the APCM. |
| Bankers | Barclays Bank Ltd, Kingston branch |
| Parish Accountant | Mrs Jane Hale |
| Independent financial examiner | Mr Eddie Sheow |
Structure and Governance
The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All Church attenders are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and to stand for election to the PCC.
PCC Meetings
The PCC met 11 times during 2023 .
Standing Committee
The Standing Committee has the delegated authority to transact the business of the PCC between meetings, subject to directions given by the PCC. Membership is: Parish priest, Church wardens, deputy warden, treasurer and PCC secretary.
Trusts
There are no trusts managed by the PCC.
Employees
There are no employees of the PCC. The PCC is very grateful for the volunteering of so many people that
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enables the church life to run smoothly. The church pays a cleaning company to clean the church for two hours a week.
Financial Risk
Annual budget setting is now an important part of our financial regime.
Stewards, who count the collections, are appointed by the PCC after the APCM.
As the parish has an account which was a reserve for buildings (No 2 account) there is an implied reserves policy. The money in that account is from a legacy and should be used for fabric and for an audio visual system rather than the running costs of the church.
Compliance with Law and Regulation
Risk assessments have been written and updated at regular intervals for the use of church and hall.
To comply with copyright legislation St Mark’s Church is registered with CCLI and PRS.
Safeguarding
The PCC has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have due regard to House of Bishops' guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults). This means that all authorised clergy, bishops, archdeacons, licensed readers and lay workers, churchwardens and PCCs are not free to disregard it but are required to follow it unless there are cogent reasons for not doing so. ('Cogent' for this purpose means clear, logical and convincing.) Failure by clergy to comply with the duty imposed by the 2016 Measure may result in disciplinary action.
The required polices have been discussed and adopted by the PCC. All hirers of the church and hall have to sign up to the church safeguarding policy or provide one of their own. Safeguarding posters are displayed in church. The website is compliant. The licensed members of the church are up to date with training and DBS checks. In reviewing the guidance for churches on safeguarding, the decision was made to ask the Diocesan Safeguarding Officer to lead training for the whole church on safeguarding as not all those who needed to undergo training had access to the online materials. The first session of in person training was in late 2021. The second session was run on 26 May 2023.
Revd Jerry Field and Mrs Susan Saunders May 2024
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St Mark’s Teddington Financial Statements Year ending 31[st] December 2023
St Mark’s Teddington
Year ending 31st December 2023
| Unrestricted funds Designated funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year funds £ £ £ £ £ |
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|---|---|
| Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies Income from charitable activities Activities for generating funds Investments Total income Expenditure on: Cost of raising funds Common Fund contribution Clergy and staffing costs Church running expenses Hall running costs Expenditure on charitable activities Total expenditure Net (expenditure) resources before transfer Transfers Gross transfers between funds - in Gross transfers between funds - out Net movement in funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward Represented by Unrestricted General fund Designated Building for Mission Fund Restricted Not for general purposes New Hall Fund Total funds carried forward Charity Collections |
56,667 0 0 0 56,667 57,524 0 80 0 0 80 0 17,619 0 0 0 17,619 21,666 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 74,286 80 0 0 74,366 79,190 0 0 0 0 0 17 38,000 0 0 0 38,000 38,000 1,450 0 0 0 1,450 2,102 23,768 0 0 0 23,768 23,102 1,447 0 0 0 1,447 523 0 80 0 0 80 0 |
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| 64,665 80 0 0 64,745 63,743 |
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| 9,621 0 0 0 9,621 15,447 0 0 0 0 0 959 0 0 0 0 0 (959) |
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| 9,621 0 0 0 9,621 15,447 |
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| 1,179 712 19,979 0 21,870 6,423 |
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| 10,800 712 19,979 0 31,491 21,870 |
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| 10,800 0 0 0 10,800 1,179 0 0 0 0 0 0 712 0 712 712 19,979 19,979 19,979 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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| 10,800 712 19,979 0 31,491 21,870 |
St Mark’s Teddington
Year ending 31st December 2023
| General Designated Restricted Endowment Thisyear Lastyear |
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| Current assets - Cash at bank and in hand Bank current account No1 Bank Current Account No2 Grand total Fund movement by type |
207 0 0 0 207 1,737 10,593 712 19,979 0 31,284 20,133 |
| 10,800 712 19,979 0 31,491 21,870 |
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| Opening Incoming Outgoing Transfers Gains/losses Closing |
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| Charity - Charity Collections Designated 712 80 (80) 0 0 712 Sub-total for Charity 712 80 (80) 0 0 712 Hall - New Hall Fund Restricted 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sub-total for Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0 Legacy - not for general purposes 19,979 0 19,979 Restricted 19,979 0 0 0 0 19,979 Mission - Building for Mission Designated 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sub-total for Mission 0 0 0 0 0 0 General - General fund Unrestricted 1,179 74,286 (64,665) 0 0 10,800 Sub-total for General 1,179 74,286 (64,665) 0 0 10,800 Grand total 21,870 74,366 (64,745) 0 0 31,491 |
712 80 (80) 0 0 712 |
0 0 0 0 0 0 19,979 0 19,979 |
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| 19,979 0 0 0 0 19,979 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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0 0 0 0 0 0 1,179 74,286 (64,665) 0 0 10,800 |
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1,179 74,286 (64,665) 0 0 10,800 |
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| l 21,870 74,366 (64,745) 0 0 31,491 |
St Mark’s Teddington
Year ending 31st December 2023
| Income Donations and legacies Planned Giving – standing orders Planned Giving GA Envelopes Loose plate collections One-off donations Donations – designated Tax recoverable on Gift Aid Legacy Non-recurring one-off grants Other funds generated Tota Income from charitable activities Retiring Collections Tota Activities for generating funds Fund Raising Hire of hall Hire of Church Fees for weddings and funerals Coffee money Wednesday coffee Tota Investments Bank and building society interest Tota INCOME TOTAL |
Unrestricted funds Designated funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year funds £ £ £ £ £ £ 20,855 — — — 20,855 23,915 2,734 — — — 2,734 2,888 1,755 — — — 1,755 1,159 15,649 — — — 15,649 4,187 0 0 — — 0 0 5,558 — — — 5,558 2,755 10,057 0 10,057 19,979 0 — — — 0 2,641 58 — — — 58 — |
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| l 56,667 0 0 0 56,667 57,524 |
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| 0 80 — — 80 — |
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| l 0 80 0 0 80 0 |
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| 25 — — — 25 0 3,725 — — — 3,725 2,083 12,858 — — — 12,858 17,548 568 — — — 568 1,913 132 — — — 132 122 312 — — 312 0 |
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| l 17,619 0 0 0 17,619 21,666 |
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| — — — — — 0 |
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| l 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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74,286 80 0 0 74,366 79,190 |
St Mark’s Teddington
Year ending 31st December 2023
| EXPENDITURE Cost of raising funds Costs of stewardship Tota Common Fund contributions Common fund Tota Clergy and staffing costs Assistant staff costs Working expenses of incumbent Water rates - vicarage Visiting speakers / locums Total Church running expenses Insurance Insurance claims Organ / piano tuning Organist Church maintenance Upkeep of services Upkeep of churchyard Church running - electric Church running - gas Church running - water Church major repairs - structure Church major repairs – architect fees Bookkeeping/Accountancy Total Hall running costs Hall running - electricity Hall running - gas Hall running - water Hall repairs Legal fees Total Expenditure on charitable activities Giving to missionary societies Giving - relief and development agencies Home mission Secular charities Total Administration |
0 — — — 0 17 |
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| l 0 0 0 0 0 17 38,000 — — — 38,000 38,000 |
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| l 38,000 0 0 0 38,000 38,000 168 — — — 168 120 1,186 — — — 1,186 1,565 96 — — — 96 346 0 — — — 0 71 |
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| 1,450 0 0 0 1,450 2,102 4,865 0 0 0 4,865 4,653 (4,831) (4,831) 259 0 0 0 259 204 70 0 0 0 70 290 7,024 0 0 0 7,024 5,535 392 0 0 0 392 411 480 0 0 0 480 360 3,084 0 0 0 3,084 1,459 9,671 0 0 0 9,671 2,205 262 0 0 0 262 215 0 0 0 0 0 6,926 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 50 300 2,443 0 0 0 2,443 544 |
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| 23,768 0 0 0 23,768 23,102 247 — — — 247 51 0 — — — 0 0 0 — — — 0 (2) 0 0 474 1,200 1,200 |
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| 1,447 0 0 0 1,447 523 — — — — 0 — — — — — 0 — — — — — 0 — — 80 — — 80 0 |
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| 0 80 0 0 80 0 |
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| EXPENDITURE TOTAL | 64,665 80 0 0 64,745 63,743 |
| GRAND TOTAL | 9,621 0 0 0 9,621 15,447 |