**The Parish of St Augustine w St John, Kilburn Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council** **for the year ended 31st December 2024.** ## **Administrative Information** The Church of St Augustine Kilburn is situated in Kilburn Park Road in the City of Westminster. It is part of the Deanery of Paddington within the Archdeaconry of Charing Cross and the Two Cities Area of the Diocese of London within the Church of England. Having passed the House of Bishops’ Resolution the Parish is under the Episcopal Care of the Bishop of Fulham (under The London Plan). The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Augustine w St John, Kilburn is registered with the Charity Commission. Parochial Church Council (PCC) members who have served from 1st January – 31[st] December 2024 unless noted otherwise: **Incumbent / Chairman** The Revd Fr. Colin J. Amos SSC **Assistant Curate** The Revd Fr. Simon P Walsh SSC (from 17[th] April 2024) **Vice Chairman** Mr. Christopher Rocha Moraes **Churchwardens** Mr. Christopher Rocha Moraes Mr. Abi Allison **Representatives on the** Miss Thalia Nettleton (from 1[st] December 2024) **Diocesan Synod Representatives on the** Mrs. Cecilia Anim **Deanery Synod** Miss Thalia Nettleton **Elected Members** Mrs. Hazel Adams Mr. Damian Chaffer-Holt (from 17[th] March 2024) Mr. Lawrence Harrault (to 30[th] September 2024) Mr. Stephen Johnson Mr. Jozef Orzech Miss Joanne Osei-Asiamah Mrs Rebecca Osei-Asiamah Mr. Tom Stockwell Mrs Victoria Stockell (from 17[th] March 2024) ## **Structure, Governance and Management** The method of appointment of the PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All adult communicants are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. ## **Bankers** Nat West Bank PLC, Kilburn High Road, London. ## **Correspondence Address:** The Incumbent The Vicarage, Kilburn Park Road, London, NW6 5XB **Registered Charity Number** : 1132507 ## **Background** The PCC of the Parish of St Augustine w St John, Kilburn, co-operating with the Incumbent, has the responsibility of promoting the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the mission of the Church within the parish and more widely. The Church of England has been described as the one institution that exists for the benefit of those outside. Due to the established nature of the Church, everyone within the geographical boundaries of the parish can look to St Augustine’s as ‘their’ parish church. Practically, the Incumbent and the PCC have responsibility for maintaining the Church plant and the Assistant Curate’s flat. ## **The Parish Church** Since the parish was formed in 1870 and public worship commencing on site Passion Sunday 1871with the church opened in 1875 and consecrated in 1880 the Parish of St Augustine, Kilburn has held full catholic privileges. The Church was built during the resurgence of the AngloCatholic movement. Having passed Resolutions A, B & C under the Priests (Ordination of Women) measure 1993 and passed the new Resolution in September 2015 under the House of Bishops’ Declaration; in accordance with ‘The London Plan’ the parish is under the care of the Bishop of Fulham. ## **The Life of the Parish 2024** This might be considered the second ‘post Covid’ year since its arrival in 2020. Like the world, nation and society the Church and so the parish has been in continued ‘recovery’ mode. To aid this a new Mission Action Plan launched January 2023 was refined for 2024. We have welcomed new members and also bid farewell to some as ‘the population churn’ also accelerates post Covid. A recovery programme of sound recording hire opportunities was significantly boosted with two filming opportunities by Sky’s _Gangs of London_ and Netflix’s _Black Doves._ The Carlton Dene re-development also post Covid recommenced with building work throughout the year. They have been the best local project to date in terms of consideration of our hires. The parish continued in 2024 with the intent to offer a daily mass with additional devotional services of Stations of the Cross and Holy Rosary offered throughout Lent. The provision of daily mass ‘post Covid’ has proved much more difficult to ensure alongside the PCC’s safeguarding requirements i.e. priest and two laity need to be identified to celebrate each mass. The Sunday School, like many others, has struggled to recover. Nevertheless recovery clearly continues with all our liturgical attendance figures showing an increase. The largest number of parishioners for around 20 years undertook the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham with a hope of re-building a residential pilgrimage in 2025. The St. Edward tide Pilgrimage to Westminster Abbey was again well supported. We hosted the Archdeacons’ swearing in of Two Cities Churchwardens in July and the joint Chapters of the Society of the Holy Cross in September _._ Every Saturday we continue to welcome Community Payback workers without whose work the parish ground maintenance and most cleaning would lack support. Our longest guests of the year were Harrisons & Harrisons January – December undertaking the £1/2m full restoration of the Father Willis organ. From November we have welcome Greg Howarth as he undertakes the full cleaning and restoration of the high altar reredos. Our Sunday silver ciborium, patten and chalices (3) have all been re-guilded and re-jewelled. From its Harvest Thanksgiving donations the parish maintains a small Foodbank which has been called upon. 2 ## **Worship and Occasional Offices** The following table shows the average mass: A = Attendance C = Communicants |Sunday|2012|2013|2014|2015|2016|2017|2018|2019|2020
CO|2021
V|2022
ID| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |8am A
Mass C|10.6
9.9|7.9
7.0|7.9
7.2|9.8
9.5|10.4
9.6|10.1
9.6|9.4
8.5|9.2
8.2|6.7
5.7|5.9
5.3|5.3
4.9| |10.30 A
Mass C|99.1
70.5|94.9
62.9|97.1
62.0|85.3
55.3|81.6
57.0|87.9
56.5|78.4
54.7|70.2
54.6|43.4
30.6|42.3
28.7|51.0
37.3| |Evening
Services|11.0|10.7|8.6|7.7|8.5|6.0|3.1|5.3|2.8|1.4|9.7| ||||||||||||| |Average
Communicants
Per week|89.7|80.4|74.5|71.6|73.|71.|65.8|66.3|38.2|36.6|44.3| ||||||||||||| |Holy Baptisms|9|17|10|4|6|10|3|2|0|2|2| |Confirmations|0|10|8|6|7|0|9|5|0|0|9| |Holy Matrimony|2|1|1|2|1|0|0|0|0|0|1| |Church Funerals|4|6|5|6|5|10|8|6|1|6|4| |Electoral Roll|110|98
New|124|125|129|140|133|94
New|91|100|100| |Sunday|2023 2024| |---|---| |8am A
Mass C|5.5 5.9
5. 4.7| |10.30 A
Mass C|60.2 65.7
43.4. 43.6| |Evening
Services|11.5 12.8| ||| |Average
Communicants
Per week|48.8 50.9| ||| |Holy Baptisms|3 8| |Confirmations|0 8| |Holy Matrimony|2 1| |Church Funerals|4 3| |Electoral Roll|107 108| N.B. These figures are in the context of the de-population of the parish with the rebuilding of parts of Kilburn Park Road from 2013 plus the compulsory eviction within 2016 of most residents from Durham and Gloucester House and the Tollgate estate. Throughout 2021 new residents arrived in the replacement residences for Gloucester & Durham while Hereford was emptied. N.B. These figures for 2020 - 2021 and early 2022 are in the context of the Covid 19 pandemic. **The Parochial Church Council** The PCC met 7 times in 2024. In the course of these meetings the main areas of attention included: Election of: Lay Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Safeguarding Officer, Children’s Champion, Electoral Roll Officer and Sidespersons. Welcomed newly elected members and from April Fr. Walsh as SSM. Reviewed and approved the Parish Safeguarding Policy. Had Safeguarding as standing items on PCC agenda and has endeavoured to ensure all PCC members as Trustees have DBS and completed Basic & Foundation Safeguarding Training with clergy and Churchwardens additionally training at Leadership level and Domestic Abuse. Continued operation of GDPR regulations. Awaited the Churchwardens’ review and acceptance of the Inventory. Renewed and appointed new PCC Foundation Governors to the Governing Body and received reports from the Foundation Governors of St. Augustine’s Federated Schools regarding St. Augustine’s Primary and St. Augustine’s High School. Liaised with Westminster City Council about the redevelopment of Carlton Dene Residential Home. Following the 12[th] July 2021 NW London freak flooding continued to engage with Ecclesiastical Insurance for the securing of the basement and secured a Faculty for the same. Agreed a Covid 19 recovery plus additional year impact of roofing work and subsequent loss of hire income Common Fund Contribution of £55,000.00 for 2025. Entered into hire contracts for recording and filming opportunities and considered other hire options. Received reports from Deanery and Diocesan Synods. Maintained the parish website. Continued fundraising for the Organ Restoration Project to fulfil contract with Harrison & Harrison Ltd Organ Builders for the full restoration of the Father Willis Organ January-December 2024 at contract price plus extras plus annual inflation, plus scaffolding and extra so approved at £500,000.00+ Maintained Carlo Curley’s ‘touring organ’ as the temporary organ during the restoration. Commissioned the restoration of the high altar reredos. Commissioned the restoration of the Sunday silver plate ciborium, patten and chalices (3). Maintained a WCC Licence for lottery/ raffle events. Oversaw the 200 Club Constitution and operation. With the liquidation of Carden & Godfrey Architects delegated authority to the Vicar and Churchwardens to appoint a new Parish Architect which very regretfully did not prove possible due to the ongoing 2021 flood repair of the basement. Revisited the Two Cities window repair grant and obtained (in December) quotation / proposals from John Reytiens. Signed up to _Open House_ and ensured the church was open for the two September weekends. Continued to our great benefit the _Community Payback_ scheme every Saturday. Discerned a new Mission Action Plan for 2025. Oversaw with great thanks Mr. Andrew McHallam’s commencement of Parish Archive work. Received news that in negotiation with Lovells (the Carlton Dene contractors) Fr. Amos has secured from them the gift of £25,000.00 refurbishment of the wrought iron entrance gate to St. Augustine’s Church. 5 **Safeguarding** Mrs. Hazel Adams was elected our Safeguarding Officer and Mr. Jozef Orzech was elected the Parish Children’s Champion. Both are Parochial Church Councillors and both lead/assist with the Sunday School providing high profile and communication. In line with diocesan policy, all those working with children and young people are required to hold an enhanced DBS disclosure. The new PCC reviewed and re-affirmed its commitment to the Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults. The PCC approved other members of the congregation to be appointed to positions for which DBS checks were required, obtained and recorded by the PCC before the appointments were made. The PCC has Safeguarding as a standing item on the agenda of all its meetings. The PCC is moving towards all its members holding enhanced DBS as Trustees (one outstanding). The PCC is moving towards all its members undertaking Basic and Foundation levels of Church of England Safeguarding training with clergy and churchwardens additionally taking Leadership and Domestic Abuse training (one outstanding – different to the one above). A parish Safeguarding Audit was conducted and along with the annual adoption of the Safeguarding Policy these were submitted to the diocese. ## **Fabric, Goods and Ornaments - Log Book** Electrical items PAT tested. Fire extinguishers serviced. Organ dismantled and rebuilt. Lightening Conductor certified. Heating system maintained. Silver plate ciborium, patten and chalices (3) re-plated and re-jewelled. Reredos undergoing restoration. ## **Review of the Meetings of Deanery Synod 2024** The Parish was represented at Paddington Deanery Meetings with a report from each provided to the PCC. ## **Review of the Meetings of Diocesan Synod 2024** The Parish was represented at most Diocesan Synod Meetings with a report provided to the PCC. ## **Report from Bell Tower** During the last year we have rung nearly every Sunday morning, ranging from three bells to a more musical group of six and on occasions all eight bells. We rang two quarter peals during the year, advancing the skills of the local band. Visiting bands also rang, the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths rang a peal for the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in August and the University of London Society rang a quarter peal for their annual ringing weekend in November. 6 This year we replaced the wooden stop blocks which support the bells when we ring them, we are very lucky that bells rarely require expensive maintenance and we look after them with advice and support from the Middlesex Association Bell Restoration Officer. All our ringers are members of the Middlesex County Association and London Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers. As a band we made a visit to Ypres in the spring to ring at St George’s Anglican Church which remembers the loss of life in the Ypres area in World War I and II. Kilburn ringers past and present were involved in fundraising for these bells which were installed in 2018 so it was very moving to ring the bells, visit some of the cemeteries and join the evening ceremony at the Menin Gate. We thank Michael Dickinson, one of our ringers with a Belgian connection, for organising this trip for us. We opened the tower during Open House in September and were pleased to have visitors from within the congregation and the wider local community who climbed the 80 steps to see us ring and learn more about bellringing. We are always open to new learners who would like to visit the tower and see whether bellringing could be a new hobby. _Pauline Dingley and Lucy Chandhial_ ## **Report from Sunday School** Average number of children attending each week; 3 The highest number in one week was; 9 Sunday school provides a welcome to all children attending church. Ages range from 0 to around 11, and we encourage all ages to join in the lesson and the activities. To comply with safeguarding regulations children under 5 years must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. A register is taken of all those attending. Sunday school begins with the worksheet of pictures and puzzles based on that week’s bible readings. We discuss the gospel passage for that week and what we can learn from Jesus’ message. This is followed by craft activities. This year we are very fortunate to have Patricia Stefanowicz help out at Sunday school. Patricia has introduced some wonderful craft ideas which the children enjoy doing. It is important that the children are involved in the lesson, and we encourage them to partake in various crafts to illustrate the church year, paying special attention to the significant religious celebrations of Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter etc. This year we introduced our own Advent calendar. We had 25 prayers based on the Advent candles representing; hope, peace, joy and love. The children took it in turn to open the prayers. We compiled that week’s prayers on a page for the children to take home. The children made their own Advent wreath which included “child safe candles”. Each Sunday the children colour pictures or make craft activities which we exhibit on the wall in the parish room. The children like to see their work displayed and it helps them remember the lesson. Before we go back into church, we ask the children to join in a short closing prayer. We include in the prayer that week’s gospel lesson, we thank God for all the good things in our lives, and we remember the sick and those in difficulty. We finish our prayer asking God for his blessing in the week ahead. _Hazel Adams & Patricia Stefanowicz_ 7 ## **Report from the Director of Music** Firstly, I wish to record my sincere thanks to Fr Amos for his continued and unwavering support for all things musical in the parish. His departure will be an immeasurable loss to me personally and I give thanks daily for his bringing me into the parish, for his wonderful friendship and for all I have learnt from him pastorally, socially and otherwise for my own up-coming ministry when I am deaconed/ordained (God willing) in the coming years. Thank you Father. Huge thanks must also be recorded for the dedication and passion given by Vladimir, Sunday by Sunday to supply music to enhance the liturgy at St. Augustine’s. 2024 was a remarkable year in the life of St. Augustine’s. The total restoration of the famed ‘Father’ Willis organ marks a significant event for the church and the magnitude of this reaches far beyond S. Augustine’s community. The rebuild has received national and international interest as the organ is considered to be one of the very finest anywhere. The team from Harrison and Harrison have done an astonishing job bringing the ‘old girl’ back to life and I have thoroughly enjoyed working with them. Their professionalism and dedication to seeing our organ brought back to full working order has been exemplary. Not only that, they have been lovely people, flexible around church hire and use and also communicative regarding everything. It has been a pleasure overseeing this once in a generation project (there should be no need for another restoration for 3040 years) and I’m proud of the fact that we as a church community have achieved this together. I have overseen all aspects of the restoration, from video calls, photos, designing piston setups, voicing, installation of pipework etc. While trickier from afar, the site visits to the church to see progress were very exciting – I felt like an expectant father – a feeling I know all too well….! I hope that members of the church have noticed the difference with a number of pipe ranks, couplers and repairs have really changed the overall experience of our wonderful organ, not just for players, but for congregations too. We are now able to include the organ in recording hires and the level of interest for this is extremely high. Not only do we have a famed acoustic, but now we have our world-class organ available for recordings! The funds raised from this should continue to keep the organ in good voice for many years to come. Fr Amos has worked tirelessly in this project awaited some 50 years but started and finished in 7 of his. I’m so grateful to the hours of fundraising, emails, phone calls etc that he has given to this project. As with any major rebuild, there are some teething problems and some settling in still to do so please do bear with the organ as it adjusts to being back in the church climate. The Carlo Curley organ, while not without its issues, has served the church well and I will be looking to sell it on in due course. There are already a number of interested parties. I’m delighted to share that the great Martin Baker (Formerly of Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral) will be coming to open the organ on Saturday the 1[st] of March. Martin is world-renown and is much in demand as a recitalist. He has played the organ and offered many superlatives and is very excited to be coming to put it through its paces as part of the rededication. I sincerely hope as many people can be there as possible. It is being widely published and I know that this has also received a large level of interest online with many people expressing an interest in attending. He will present a wide variety of pieces to show off different parts of the organ and will conclude with an improvisation on given themes – that really will be something! We continue to be grateful for ad hoc singers employed for bigger services. On the ‘singers network’ – many professional singers know the church and are very keen to come and sing when possible. I am grateful for funds available to continue enhancing our worship in this way. Since the departure of Lawrence, I am grateful that Christopher has cantored on a number of occasions – many thanks for this! Finally, I want to thank the PCC for their involvement and support in the organ restoration and all other matters musical in the parish. _Tom Stockwell - Director of Music_ 8 ## **Report from the Vicar** I arrived on 4[th] February 2012 in my 40s and retire from the parish on my 63[rd] birthday – nowhere else in my life have two big ‘0s’ been celebrated! I arrived with 3 of my past 8 predecessors alive. I depart thankful to be able to do so since I am now the sole surviving predecessor to the next incumbent! For these 13 years as Vicar of St. Augustine’s, Kilburn, thanks are offered to God and for His faithfulness to me while I have always sought to faithfully fulfil His call to be to be the Vicar and parish priest of this parish. It has not always been easy. In what, in many ways, was a transitional time from one era to another involving some difficult decisions at the time but, as one looks back, by God’s grace, there is not one decision that has not consequently borne fruit. So, this report is not simply of a year but of the 9[th] incumbency and of thanks save for one aspect of the decreased numbers. The vast majority of parishes have contended with this over these same past years not least accelerated by the Church of England’s response to the Covid pandemic. This surrendered what ought to have been the greatest mission opportunity of the Church for decades to be safe places open for all those staring upon St. Augustine’s from their homes all, bar the Vicarage, being flats. As the figures show, ‘Covid recovery’ has certainly taken place over the last two years but the nature of the parish and its position in the City of Westminster bordering Brent and Camden means that the parish itself has undergone another ‘churn’ of population of the many that ‘move through’ plus those, as in almost every year of my incumbency, affected by the ‘bedroom tax’ and particularly the South Kilburn ‘de-canting’ of block after block of residents to more distant places which has broken links; as experienced by both schools too. We can give thanks that with the Hereford block ‘decanted’ and due for demolition it marks the last of this scheme that has dominated so much of the parish and wider area over the last 15+ years. Thanks for our own building work which in my time has seen the re-roofing of the south isle and porch (2013) plus the north and south transepts and organ loft (2021-2) at £750,000.+ Thanks for the 2016 completely new heating system that had been desired for over 30 years but with the £250,000. fund raising starting in 2012 and achieved it finally happened resulting in a warm church for worship, for hire and one that via the old hot air system does not ruin the organ leathers and fabrics. Thanks for the £503,000. full restoration of the Father Willis organ the need for which was first recorded 50 years ago but fund raising started in 2016 with completion in 2024 so aiding our worship, concert and recording opportunities. Thanks for the restoration of the high altar reredos returning it to its original stunning glory as all look upon it at the celebration of the mass. Likewise for the restoration of the Sunday ciborium, chalices and patten all to the glory of God as we celebrate mass Sunday by Sunday. Thanks for the telecoms installation, new lighting inside and out, the automated Angelus and sanctuary bell, restoration of our antique crib figures to highlight some of the smaller projects all of which aim to glorify God in this place. 9 Thanks that there is no full stop – I leave with arrangements in place for Lovells, the contracted builders for Carlton Dene, sponsoring the £25,000. restoration of the wrought iron entrance gate. Work also in place for the repair of various windows that are broken or to make them more efficient for heating purposes. All of this is so that people may, as first envisaged, be drawn here to worship God and in so doing become disciples of Christ. So, most particular thanks for the baptisms, confirmations, weddings, confessions and Christian funerals that I have had the privilege to officiate in addition to the holy masses with their faithful communicants. A particular joy that Christmas Eve & Day 2024 mass attendance of 213 was the most an incumbent has known since 2006. As the Church was first envisaged so also continues what I have called the ‘parish’s charism’ of education. Two months after the parish was founded in March 1870 so was our school, now schools with approximately 1,250 pupils aged 4-19 years old. It has been a privilege to re-work the relationship with our schools and within that to have been Chair of Governors of the High School for 5 years and then the great accomplishment of creating St. Augustine’s Federated Schools as being its first Chair for 5 years. The school was founded for the disadvantaged and the poor providing free school meals in 1870. In the outworking of our parish charism, nothing much has changed in the needs of the disadvantaged as the daily work continues. The additional challenge is the parish muslim population of 55%+ representing 75%+ of the school population. All are welcome to join our ‘confidently Christian schools’. With thanks, one significant change is our finances. I arrived in 2012 with all the parish’s financial assets totalling £29,000. I leave with a current account of £51,000. Plus a Reserve Deposit Account of £40,000. Plus, after all bills paid for all aforementioned works, a 200 Club / Fabric Account of £210,000. Yes, I know what my next financial priority would be but that is for the 10[th] incumbent and PCC to determine. My prayers and best wishes will be with them. I depart in thanks for all that has been and for the new ministries opening to me in the dioceses in which I hold the Bishop’s Permission to Officiate in Norwich, England; Llandaff, Wales and False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa. _Fr. Amos_ 10 ## **Parish Mission Action Plan 2024** As a Christian Community, we have been called to: - be a worshipping community, praising and thanking Almighty God being "our duty and our joy". - proclaim the Gospel in the 'here and now' of Kilburn, making communication and outreach an imperative. - preserve our heritage in the form of our ecclesiological and liturgical life set in the Grade One listed building and our Schools. - be good and faithful stewards of God's gifts by our contribution in time, talents and money to the building up of our common life. Therefore, the Parochial Church Council of the Parish of St Augustine w St John Kilburn resolves and works towards: i) Maintaining the ecclesiological and liturgical anglo catholic charism of the parish church and its schools as uniquely provided in Kilburn and surrounding areas since their founding in 1870. In 2024 this will particularly involve: - Consciously maintaining our membership of The Society and Forward in Faith as a Resolution Parish under the Bishop of Fulham and celebrating the same. - Maintaining the daily mass as enabled with safeguarding provision. - Aim to recruit more servers. - Enhancing our pilgrim experiences to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham and determining if it is now time to establish a Cell of the same. ii) Focus on the Parish’s Ministry and Mission In 2024 this will particularly involve: - Aim to recruit more Welcomers primarily for Sunday 10.30am Solemn Mass and secondly for Saturday opening. - Aim to recruit more to assist with refreshments on Sundays and special occasions. - Look to maintain a full roll of PCC and other Foundation Governors to our schools’ Governing Body. - • To maintain and keep updated the parish’s website and its use in mailing / advertising alongside a potential Facebook page and existing Twitter account. - To utilise the porch noticeboards to illustrate parish life and present projects e.g. organ restoration and as necessary / appropriate initiate internal display boards. - To use all other aspects of this MAP through the lens of mission and ministry. iii) To continue to focus on fabric repairs and improvements to the church especially where it enables: health & safety / further community use / aids the rental income stream. In 2024 this will particularly involve: - Undertake and complete the Organ Restoration Project supported by continued giving and fund raising to expand the project where possible. - To advocate the ongoing desire / fundraising for the Parish Banner Restoration and the High Altar Reredos Cleaning & Restoration Project. 11 - To consider a Phase 2 & 3 Roofing Project and funding for the same (£2.5m estimate in Autumn 2022) without endangering the above commitment to the Organ Restoration or vision of banner / reredos. iv) the stewardship of all members in terms of time, talents and financial giving In 2024 this will particularly involve: - Seeking to restore the hire income of the church post Covid plus roofing project suspensions of the same while also negotiating the impact of the January 2024 commencement of the re-build of Carlton Dene Residential Home. - To maintain the parish’s commitment to Common Fund. - To continue appropriate teaching of stewardship in all respects as being essential to the fulfilment of this MAP and to initiate poster / leaflet information of the same. www - Fr. Amos www – Mr. Christopher Rocha Moraes Approved by the PCC on 22[nd] January 2025 and signed on their behalf by: Fr. Colin J. Amos SSC, Vicar and Chairman and Mr. Christopher Rocha Moraes Lay Vice-Chair 12 ## **St Augustine's Parochial Church Council** **+ + + + +** **Parish Accounts for the Year 2024** Financial Review Page 2 Summary of Accounts Pages 3-5 Balance Sheet Page 6 Analysis of Accounts Pages 7 Dual year presentation Pages 8-11 Examiner’s statement Page 12 **1 |** P a g e ## **Financial Review for 2024** ## _**INCOME**_ ## • **Christian Stewardship** The stewardship giving for 2024 was £33,136.20, which is approximately 32.89% lower than the 2023 figure of £49,372.65. However, when excluding a £14,000 donation from 2023, the adjusted giving for 2023 was £35,372.65, and the difference compared to 2024 is only about 6.32% lower. This shows that while the overall drop seems significant, much of the decline is attributable to the one-time donation from 2023. ## • **Collection Plate and Digital Giving** The collection plate and online donations saw significant increases in 2024 across all categories. For example, the collection plate rose from £544.14 in 2023 to £837.92 in 2024, marking a 53.99% increase. Similarly, the online donations surged from £2,031.67 in 2023 to £5,124.29 in 2024, representing an impressive 152.22% increase. - **Legacy** Thanks are recorded to Mr. Ron Winslade RIP for his bequest of £1,000.00 received this year. ## _**EXPENDITURE**_ ## • **Organ Restoration** In conclusion of the organ restoration project, which had a total cost of £499,773.66 in 2024, it is noteworthy that after all costs were covered, an amount of £206,053.48 remains in the Fabric Account **.** This leftover balance highlights that the project was effectively managed, with significant funds still available for future repairs or maintenance, ensuring the financial health of the church's fabric fund even after such a major expenditure. ## • **Re-gilding and Re-jewelling of Church Vessels** This project, completed at a total cost of £2,646, covered by designated donations and Gift Aid refunds, was vital in maintaining the integrity and appearance of the church’s sacred vessels. Restoring these items ensures their continued use in worship and helps preserve the church’s heritage. ## • **Reredos Restoration** Another significant undertaking of 2024, the long-anticipated reredos restoration project finally began. This restoration has been a long-desired goal of the PCC. The reredos is a critical feature of the church’s interior, adding to both its spiritual and architectural beauty. Restoring it ensures the preservation of this valuable artwork for future generations. In 2024 the cost of the project was of £11,557.00. ## • **Electricity** Income is recorded as more than expenditure because the refund received in 2024 was for that consumed in 2023 which was more than the electricity consumed in 2024 which will be refunded 2025. **2 |** P a g e **St Augustine's Parochial Church Council** ## **Accounts for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2024** ## **Summary of Income and Expenditure** ## **Income** ## **Expenditure** |**General Account**|| |---|---| |Christian Stewardship|33,136.20| |Collection Plate|915.32| |Digital Collection plate|2,964.29| |Donations|17,800.00| |Paypal via Website|198.81| |Occasional Office Donations|1,000.00| |Gift Aid envelopes|1,310.00
| |Roofing Project LPW Scheme|4,551.33| |Organ Restor. LPW Scheme|81,845.73| |Bequest - Ron Winslade|1,000.00| |Gift Aid received|9,112.98| ## **153,834.66** ## **General Account (cont'd)** |**_Section 1 - Operations_**
Hire
88,884.51
Music Fund
0.00
Candles
813.07
Silver plate
2,520.00
Mission & Charities
2,199.17
Occ. Office Fees received
1,712.00
Heating refund
5,389.65
Electricity refund
25,722.31
Church Flat
11,160.00
Income towards church costs
675.70
Tea money
329.85
Bookstall
865.82
Flower donations
40.00
**Total**
**Excess Income/expenditure**|Clergy
Locum Tenens
Hire costs
Organ, Organist, Music
Candles
Altar & Silver plate
Mission & Charities
Occ. Office Fees paid
Common Fund
Gas
Electricity
Church Flat
General Expenses
Tea & Catering
Bookstall
Insurance
Flowers paid
**141,661.08**
**295,496.74**
**152,776.80**|1,627.12
375.00
3,613.20
6,563.00
644.52
2,878.00
2,473.19
506.00
48,250.00
6,007.81
24,804.09
10,827.68
9,797.97
246.91
2,177.51
21,893.94
34.00
**142,719.94**| |---|---|---| **3 |** P a g e ## **Organ Fundraising** |Telecoms
* Grant
* Gift Aid received
* GA envelopes
* Friends
* Donations
* Occasional Offices
* Gift boxes
* DCP + Paypal
* Patronal Festival
* Pop-up tables
**Total**
Transfer from Fabric A/C -
Organ
Transfer to Deposit A/C
**Excess**
**Income/Expenditure**|10,856.25
6,000.00
2,500.00
85.00
2,201.01
17,461.83
194.00
572.59
2,560.00
241.00
73.00
**42,744.68**|General fabric
Organ restoration
Reredos restoration
Banner restoration
376,230.00
Minus
**132,355.98**|0.00
499,773.66
11,557.00
0.00
**511,330.66**| |---|---|---|---| ||||
40,000.00| **4 |** P a g e ## _**Details of General Expenses to 31 December 2024**_ |**Worship**|Service sheets|352.47| |---|---|---| ||Palm Crosses|33.86| ||Batteries|20.87| |**Administration**|Photocopier|528.10| ||Financial Supplies|341.36| ||Independent Examiner|130.00| ||Confirmation Certificates|13.69| |**Church building**|Maintenance of Heating System|1470.47| ||Repairs to Heating System|4967.56| ||Electrical safety|282.60| ||Lighting conductor|85.00| |**Parish Rooms**|Water|221.38| ||Hygiene and misc. Supplies|136.91| |**Digital Collection**|Subscription to service|216.00| **5 |** P a g e **St Augustine's Church, Kilburn** ## **Balance sheet on 31 December 2024** |Income
200 Club
General
Fabric
Total
Expenditure
200 Club
General
Fabric
Total
Surplus
200 Club
General
Fabric
Total|3,306.02
Current A/c
295,625.41
Reserve A/c
42,616.01
CBF Deposit
341,547.44
200 Club
Interest accrued
Surplus
780.00
142,719.94
511,330.66
654,830.60
**Represented by:**
Current A/c
2,526.02
Reserve A/c
152,905.47
CBF Deposit
-468,714.65
200 Club
-313,283.16
Debtors|12,166.77
20,146.44
560,108.08
1,761.02
22,047.24
-313,283.16
302,946.39
52,587.59
40,219.30
206,053.48
4,086.02
0.00
302,946.39| |---|---|---| **6 |** P a g e ## **Analysis for Fabric Account** ## _**Analysis on 31 December 2024:**_ |Organ restoration work paid for from General Account
|499,773.66| |---|---| |LPW Scheme funds received into General Account
|(81,845.73)| |Owed to General Account by CBF Account
|417,927.93| |Already withdrawn from CBF Account
|(376,230.00)| |Organ Funds kept in General account|(42,744.68)| ||1,046.75| |Adjustment|128.15| |To be transferred from C/A to CBF Account|1,174.90| _**Funds in the Fabric Account carried forward to 1 January 2025**_ |**Funds**|**General**
**Fabric**|**Organ Restoration**|**Banner**
**Restoration**|**Total**| |---|---|---|---|---| |Balance
on 1 January 2024
Income to
31 December 2024
Interest|157,098.05
10,856.25*
5,328.56|398,509.58
(10,856.25)
16,496.65|4,500.45
0.00
222.03|560,108.08
0.00
22,047.24| |**Totals**|**173,282.86**|**404,149.98**|**4,722.48**|**582,155.32**| |Withdrawn from
CBF Account
Kept with
General funds||(376,230.00)
128.15||(376,230.00)
128.15| ||||**CBF Balance**|**206,053.47**| * Telecom Money received 2024 stayed in the Current Account and was used for organ restoration payments. The equal some is transferred to the General Fabric Allocation of the Fabric Account. ## _**Financial Assets carried forward to 1 January 2025**_ |**Assets**|**Unrestricted**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|**Notes**| |---|---|---|---|---| |Bank – Current
Account|54,398.02|||As per Balance
sheet| |Bank – 200-Club||4,086.02||As per Balance
sheet| |Bank – Deposit
Account||40,219.30||Reserve Policy| |CBF – Reserve
Account|||206,053.48|As per Balance
sheet| **7 |** P a g e ## **Statutory dual year financial reporting** [SFS 102 / SORP 2015] ## Income – Voluntary giving ||**Unrestricted**|**Designated/**
**restricted**|**Total 2024**|**Total 2023**| |---|---|---|---|---| |Regular giving
Christian Stewardship|33,136.20|-|33,136.20|49,372.65| |Collections at services
Collection plate
Digital collection plate
Paypal via website
Occasional offices
Gift Aid envelopes|837.92
2,964.29
198.81
1,000.00
1,310.00|-
2,160.00
400.00
194.00
85.00|837.92
5,124.29
598.81
1,194.00
1,395.00|544.14
2,031.67
84.74
974.80
1,115.00| |All other giving
Friends
Donations
Patronal Festival
Gift boxes
Advent Carols|-
17,800.00
-
-
77.40|2,201.01
17,461.83
241.00
572.59
-|2,201.01
35,261.83
241.00
572.59
77.40|2,056.01
17,050.00
276.02
863.67
110.00| |Gift Aid recovered|9,112.98|2,500.00|11,612.98|14,690.35| |Legacies received|-|1,000.00|1,000.00|81,084.76| |Grants received
LPW Scheme – organ
LPW Scheme – roof
Heritage grant
Other grants|-
-
-
-|81,845.73
4,551.33
-
6,000.00|81,845.73
4,551.33
-
6,000.00|-
-
910.34
-| **8 |** P a g e ## Other income ||**Unrestricted**|**Designated/**
**restricted**|**Total 2024**|**Total 2023**| |---|---|---|---|---| |Fundraising activities
Pop-up tables
Anniversary pens|-
-|73.00
-|73.00
-|859.00
-| |Income from investments
Interest accrued|7,047.24|15,000.00|22,047.24|16,372.48| |Church activities
Fees retained by PCC
Trading activities
Heating refunds
Electricity refunds
Tea and catering
Bookstall
Church hire
Telecom|-
-
-
-
-
-
-|2,387.70
5,389.65
25,722.31
329.85
865.82
89,484.51
10,856.25|2,387.70
5,389.65
25,722.31
329.85
865.82
89,484.51
10,856.25|1,667.00
3,377.70
16,505.91
638.50
165.00
35,492.00
14,475.00| |Other incoming resources
Music fund
Candles
Flowers
Mission and charities
Insurance refunds
Church flat
Silver Plate|750.00
-
-
-
-
-
-|-
813.07
40.00
2,199.17
-
11,160.00
2,520.00|750.00
813.07
40.00
2,199.17
-
11,160.00
2,520.00|600.00
1,105.03
-
2,566.70
-
9,860.00
-| **9 |** P a g e ## Current Expenditure ||**Unrestricted**|**Designated/**
**restricted**|**Total 2024**|**Total 2023**| |---|---|---|---|---| |Costs of fundraising
C/S envelopes
Digital devices|341.36
216.00|-
-|341.36
216.00|234.29
216.00| |Church activities
Mission & Charities
Common Fund
Salaries (Organists)
Clergy expenses|2,473.19
48,250.00
4,575.00
3,626.61|
-
-
-
-|2,473.19
48,250.00
4,575.00
3,626.61|
2,566.70
24,000.00
5,695.00
3,931.66| |Church expenses
Church running exp.
Organ and music
Candles
Altar &Silver Plate
Insurance
Service sheets
Other worship related
Admin. Costs
Maintenance
Safety
Church hall
Finance Examiner
Flowers
Utility bills
Gas
Electricity
Costs of trading
Hiring related
Tea and catering
Bookstall|1,988.00
644.52
232,00
21,893.94
352.47
54.73
506.00
1,470.47
282.60
358.29
130.00
34.00
6,007.81
24,804.09
3,613.20
246.91
2,177.51|-
-
2,646.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|1,988.00
644.52
2,878.00
21,893.94
352.47
54.73
506.00
1,470.47
282.60
358.29
130.00
34.00
6,007.81
24,804.09
3,613.20
246.91
2,177.51|9,063.00
962.65
222.40
19,083.28
346.59
-
449.43
130.79
260.20
1,290.55
125.00
-
4,698.94
23,410.00
-
69.58
190.53| **10 |** P a g e Major capital expenditure ||**Unrestricted**|**Designated/**
**restricted**|**Total 2024**|**Total 2023**| |---|---|---|---|---| |Church Building
Major repairs|4,967.56|-|4,967.56|-| |Organ restoration
Scaffolding to loft
Restoration contractors|-
-|10,920.00
488,853.66|10,920.00
488,853.66|15,120.00
-| |Roofing Project
Architect Fees
Quantity Surveyor Fees
Contractor Fees
Heritage Consultant Fees
Structural Consultant Fees
Protection of organ
Other contractors|-
-
-
-
-
-
-|-
-
-
-
-
-
-|-
-
-
-
-
-
-|1,211.45
-
12,187.97
-
-
-
462.00| |Reredos restoration|-|11,557.00|11,557.00|-| ## Other expenditure ||**Unrestricted**|**Designated/**
**restricted**|**Total 2024**|**Total 2023**| |---|---|---|---|---| |Church Flat
Rents and Council Tax|-|10,827.68|10,827.68|10,069.76| **11 |** P a g e ## **FROM THE ACCOUNTS EXAMINER** I report on the accounts of St Augustine’s Church, Kilburn, for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out on pages 2 to 12. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** The church’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The PCC, as charity 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 - examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act), - to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145 (5)(b) of the 2011 Act); and - to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of independent examiner’s statement** My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. 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 the 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 statements below. ## **Independent examiner's statement** In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that: - proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act); and - accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act; or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ## **Signed: (** _Rita Khatri)_ **Date:** **12 |** P a g e ## **St Augustine's Parochial Church Council** **+ + + + +** **Parish Accounts for the Year 2024** Financial Review Page 2 Summary of Accounts Pages 3-5 Balance Sheet Page 6 Analysis of Accounts Pages 7 Dual year presentation Pages 8-11 Examiner’s statement Page 12 **1 |** P a g e ## **Financial Review for 2024** ## _**INCOME**_ ## • **Christian Stewardship** The stewardship giving for 2024 was £33,136.20, which is approximately 32.89% lower than the 2023 figure of £49,372.65. However, when excluding a £14,000 donation from 2023, the adjusted giving for 2023 was £35,372.65, and the difference compared to 2024 is only about 6.32% lower. This shows that while the overall drop seems significant, much of the decline is attributable to the one-time donation from 2023. ## • **Collection Plate and Digital Giving** The collection plate and online donations saw significant increases in 2024 across all categories. For example, the collection plate rose from £544.14 in 2023 to £837.92 in 2024, marking a 53.99% increase. Similarly, the online donations surged from £2,031.67 in 2023 to £5,124.29 in 2024, representing an impressive 152.22% increase. - **Legacy** Thanks are recorded to Mr. Ron Winslade RIP for his bequest of £1,000.00 received this year. ## _**EXPENDITURE**_ ## • **Organ Restoration** In conclusion of the organ restoration project, which had a total cost of £499,773.66 in 2024, it is noteworthy that after all costs were covered, an amount of £206,053.48 remains in the Fabric Account **.** This leftover balance highlights that the project was effectively managed, with significant funds still available for future repairs or maintenance, ensuring the financial health of the church's fabric fund even after such a major expenditure. ## • **Re-gilding and Re-jewelling of Church Vessels** This project, completed at a total cost of £2,646, covered by designated donations and Gift Aid refunds, was vital in maintaining the integrity and appearance of the church’s sacred vessels. Restoring these items ensures their continued use in worship and helps preserve the church’s heritage. ## • **Reredos Restoration** Another significant undertaking of 2024, the long-anticipated reredos restoration project finally began. This restoration has been a long-desired goal of the PCC. The reredos is a critical feature of the church’s interior, adding to both its spiritual and architectural beauty. Restoring it ensures the preservation of this valuable artwork for future generations. In 2024 the cost of the project was of £11,557.00. ## • **Electricity** Income is recorded as more than expenditure because the refund received in 2024 was for that consumed in 2023 which was more than the electricity consumed in 2024 which will be refunded 2025. **2 |** P a g e **St Augustine's Parochial Church Council** ## **Accounts for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2024** ## **Summary of Income and Expenditure** ## **Income** ## **Expenditure** |**General Account**|| |---|---| |Christian Stewardship|33,136.20| |Collection Plate|915.32| |Digital Collection plate|2,964.29| |Donations|17,800.00| |Paypal via Website|198.81| |Occasional Office Donations|1,000.00| |Gift Aid envelopes|1,310.00
| |Roofing Project LPW Scheme|4,551.33| |Organ Restor. LPW Scheme|81,845.73| |Bequest - Ron Winslade|1,000.00| |Gift Aid received|9,112.98| ## **153,834.66** ## **General Account (cont'd)** |**_Section 1 - Operations_**
Hire
88,884.51
Music Fund
0.00
Candles
813.07
Silver plate
2,520.00
Mission & Charities
2,199.17
Occ. Office Fees received
1,712.00
Heating refund
5,389.65
Electricity refund
25,722.31
Church Flat
11,160.00
Income towards church costs
675.70
Tea money
329.85
Bookstall
865.82
Flower donations
40.00
**Total**
**Excess Income/expenditure**|Clergy
Locum Tenens
Hire costs
Organ, Organist, Music
Candles
Altar & Silver plate
Mission & Charities
Occ. Office Fees paid
Common Fund
Gas
Electricity
Church Flat
General Expenses
Tea & Catering
Bookstall
Insurance
Flowers paid
**141,661.08**
**295,496.74**
**152,776.80**|1,627.12
375.00
3,613.20
6,563.00
644.52
2,878.00
2,473.19
506.00
48,250.00
6,007.81
24,804.09
10,827.68
9,797.97
246.91
2,177.51
21,893.94
34.00
**142,719.94**| |---|---|---| **3 |** P a g e ## **Organ Fundraising** |Telecoms
* Grant
* Gift Aid received
* GA envelopes
* Friends
* Donations
* Occasional Offices
* Gift boxes
* DCP + Paypal
* Patronal Festival
* Pop-up tables
**Total**
Transfer from Fabric A/C -
Organ
Transfer to Deposit A/C
**Excess**
**Income/Expenditure**|10,856.25
6,000.00
2,500.00
85.00
2,201.01
17,461.83
194.00
572.59
2,560.00
241.00
73.00
**42,744.68**|General fabric
Organ restoration
Reredos restoration
Banner restoration
376,230.00
Minus
**132,355.98**|0.00
499,773.66
11,557.00
0.00
**511,330.66**| |---|---|---|---| ||||
40,000.00| **4 |** P a g e ## _**Details of General Expenses to 31 December 2024**_ |**Worship**|Service sheets|352.47| |---|---|---| ||Palm Crosses|33.86| ||Batteries|20.87| |**Administration**|Photocopier|528.10| ||Financial Supplies|341.36| ||Independent Examiner|130.00| ||Confirmation Certificates|13.69| |**Church building**|Maintenance of Heating System|1470.47| ||Repairs to Heating System|4967.56| ||Electrical safety|282.60| ||Lighting conductor|85.00| |**Parish Rooms**|Water|221.38| ||Hygiene and misc. Supplies|136.91| |**Digital Collection**|Subscription to service|216.00| **5 |** P a g e **St Augustine's Church, Kilburn** ## **Balance sheet on 31 December 2024** |Income
200 Club
General
Fabric
Total
Expenditure
200 Club
General
Fabric
Total
Surplus
200 Club
General
Fabric
Total|3,306.02
Current A/c
295,625.41
Reserve A/c
42,616.01
CBF Deposit
341,547.44
200 Club
Interest accrued
Surplus
780.00
142,719.94
511,330.66
654,830.60
**Represented by:**
Current A/c
2,526.02
Reserve A/c
152,905.47
CBF Deposit
-468,714.65
200 Club
-313,283.16
Debtors|12,166.77
20,146.44
560,108.08
1,761.02
22,047.24
-313,283.16
302,946.39
52,587.59
40,219.30
206,053.48
4,086.02
0.00
302,946.39| |---|---|---| **6 |** P a g e ## **Analysis for Fabric Account** ## _**Analysis on 31 December 2024:**_ |Organ restoration work paid for from General Account
|499,773.66| |---|---| |LPW Scheme funds received into General Account
|(81,845.73)| |Owed to General Account by CBF Account
|417,927.93| |Already withdrawn from CBF Account
|(376,230.00)| |Organ Funds kept in General account|(42,744.68)| ||1,046.75| |Adjustment|128.15| |To be transferred from C/A to CBF Account|1,174.90| _**Funds in the Fabric Account carried forward to 1 January 2025**_ |**Funds**|**General**
**Fabric**|**Organ Restoration**|**Banner**
**Restoration**|**Total**| |---|---|---|---|---| |Balance
on 1 January 2024
Income to
31 December 2024
Interest|157,098.05
10,856.25*
5,328.56|398,509.58
(10,856.25)
16,496.65|4,500.45
0.00
222.03|560,108.08
0.00
22,047.24| |**Totals**|**173,282.86**|**404,149.98**|**4,722.48**|**582,155.32**| |Withdrawn from
CBF Account
Kept with
General funds||(376,230.00)
128.15||(376,230.00)
128.15| ||||**CBF Balance**|**206,053.47**| * Telecom Money received 2024 stayed in the Current Account and was used for organ restoration payments. The equal some is transferred to the General Fabric Allocation of the Fabric Account. ## _**Financial Assets carried forward to 1 January 2025**_ |**Assets**|**Unrestricted**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|**Notes**| |---|---|---|---|---| |Bank – Current
Account|54,398.02|||As per Balance
sheet| |Bank – 200-Club||4,086.02||As per Balance
sheet| |Bank – Deposit
Account||40,219.30||Reserve Policy| |CBF – Reserve
Account|||206,053.48|As per Balance
sheet| **7 |** P a g e ## **Statutory dual year financial reporting** [SFS 102 / SORP 2015] ## Income – Voluntary giving ||**Unrestricted**|**Designated/**
**restricted**|**Total 2024**|**Total 2023**| |---|---|---|---|---| |Regular giving
Christian Stewardship|33,136.20|-|33,136.20|49,372.65| |Collections at services
Collection plate
Digital collection plate
Paypal via website
Occasional offices
Gift Aid envelopes|837.92
2,964.29
198.81
1,000.00
1,310.00|-
2,160.00
400.00
194.00
85.00|837.92
5,124.29
598.81
1,194.00
1,395.00|544.14
2,031.67
84.74
974.80
1,115.00| |All other giving
Friends
Donations
Patronal Festival
Gift boxes
Advent Carols|-
17,800.00
-
-
77.40|2,201.01
17,461.83
241.00
572.59
-|2,201.01
35,261.83
241.00
572.59
77.40|2,056.01
17,050.00
276.02
863.67
110.00| |Gift Aid recovered|9,112.98|2,500.00|11,612.98|14,690.35| |Legacies received|-|1,000.00|1,000.00|81,084.76| |Grants received
LPW Scheme – organ
LPW Scheme – roof
Heritage grant
Other grants|-
-
-
-|81,845.73
4,551.33
-
6,000.00|81,845.73
4,551.33
-
6,000.00|-
-
910.34
-| **8 |** P a g e ## Other income ||**Unrestricted**|**Designated/**
**restricted**|**Total 2024**|**Total 2023**| |---|---|---|---|---| |Fundraising activities
Pop-up tables
Anniversary pens|-
-|73.00
-|73.00
-|859.00
-| |Income from investments
Interest accrued|7,047.24|15,000.00|22,047.24|16,372.48| |Church activities
Fees retained by PCC
Trading activities
Heating refunds
Electricity refunds
Tea and catering
Bookstall
Church hire
Telecom|-
-
-
-
-
-
-|2,387.70
5,389.65
25,722.31
329.85
865.82
89,484.51
10,856.25|2,387.70
5,389.65
25,722.31
329.85
865.82
89,484.51
10,856.25|1,667.00
3,377.70
16,505.91
638.50
165.00
35,492.00
14,475.00| |Other incoming resources
Music fund
Candles
Flowers
Mission and charities
Insurance refunds
Church flat
Silver Plate|750.00
-
-
-
-
-
-|-
813.07
40.00
2,199.17
-
11,160.00
2,520.00|750.00
813.07
40.00
2,199.17
-
11,160.00
2,520.00|600.00
1,105.03
-
2,566.70
-
9,860.00
-| **9 |** P a g e ## Current Expenditure ||**Unrestricted**|**Designated/**
**restricted**|**Total 2024**|**Total 2023**| |---|---|---|---|---| |Costs of fundraising
C/S envelopes
Digital devices|341.36
216.00|-
-|341.36
216.00|234.29
216.00| |Church activities
Mission & Charities
Common Fund
Salaries (Organists)
Clergy expenses|2,473.19
48,250.00
4,575.00
3,626.61|
-
-
-
-|2,473.19
48,250.00
4,575.00
3,626.61|
2,566.70
24,000.00
5,695.00
3,931.66| |Church expenses
Church running exp.
Organ and music
Candles
Altar &Silver Plate
Insurance
Service sheets
Other worship related
Admin. Costs
Maintenance
Safety
Church hall
Finance Examiner
Flowers
Utility bills
Gas
Electricity
Costs of trading
Hiring related
Tea and catering
Bookstall|1,988.00
644.52
232,00
21,893.94
352.47
54.73
506.00
1,470.47
282.60
358.29
130.00
34.00
6,007.81
24,804.09
3,613.20
246.91
2,177.51|-
-
2,646.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|1,988.00
644.52
2,878.00
21,893.94
352.47
54.73
506.00
1,470.47
282.60
358.29
130.00
34.00
6,007.81
24,804.09
3,613.20
246.91
2,177.51|9,063.00
962.65
222.40
19,083.28
346.59
-
449.43
130.79
260.20
1,290.55
125.00
-
4,698.94
23,410.00
-
69.58
190.53| **10 |** P a g e Major capital expenditure ||**Unrestricted**|**Designated/**
**restricted**|**Total 2024**|**Total 2023**| |---|---|---|---|---| |Church Building
Major repairs|4,967.56|-|4,967.56|-| |Organ restoration
Scaffolding to loft
Restoration contractors|-
-|10,920.00
488,853.66|10,920.00
488,853.66|15,120.00
-| |Roofing Project
Architect Fees
Quantity Surveyor Fees
Contractor Fees
Heritage Consultant Fees
Structural Consultant Fees
Protection of organ
Other contractors|-
-
-
-
-
-
-|-
-
-
-
-
-
-|-
-
-
-
-
-
-|1,211.45
-
12,187.97
-
-
-
462.00| |Reredos restoration|-|11,557.00|11,557.00|-| ## Other expenditure ||**Unrestricted**|**Designated/**
**restricted**|**Total 2024**|**Total 2023**| |---|---|---|---|---| |Church Flat
Rents and Council Tax|-|10,827.68|10,827.68|10,069.76| **11 |** P a g e ## **FROM THE ACCOUNTS EXAMINER** I report on the accounts of St Augustine’s Church, Kilburn, for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out on pages 2 to 12. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** The church’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The PCC, as charity 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 - examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act), - to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145 (5)(b) of the 2011 Act); and - to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of independent examiner’s statement** My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. 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 the 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 statements below. ## **Independent examiner's statement** In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that: - proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act); and - accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act; or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ## **Signed: (** _Rita Khatri)_ **Date:** **12 |** P a g e