## St. Dionis Church Annual Report January – December 2024 ## Reference and Administrative Information Members of the PCC are normally elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. During 2024 the following served as members of the PCC: ## Non-elected members: Vicar: Revd Tim Stilwell (Until September 2024) SSM Curate: Russell Rook Church Wardens _:_ Jo Colman and Su Gahan (Until April 2024) James Mackenzie Smith (From April 2024) Mark Younger (From 8[th] September -29[th] November 2024.) Deanery Synod Representatives: Andrew Slazenger, Su Gahan and Laura Hicks (from April 20222024) Roland Durnford Slater and Marilyn Hawkins. (from April 2024) Elected members: Aki Akiwumi-Thompson Joseph Colman (Until September 2024) Harriette Drew (Until April 2024) Laura Hicks (Until April 2024) James Mulford Chitupa Muzariri (Until August 24) James Mackenzie-Smith Jen Symes (Until April 2024) Emily Mangles (From April 2024) At the first meeting of the PCC following the APCM (13[th] May 2024) the following officers were appointed: Chair: Revd Tim Stilwell (Until 14[th] September) Chair: James Mackenzie Smith (from 14[th] September) Lay Vice Chair: James Mackenzie Smith Secretary: Johanna Day - in attendance (Until October 2024) Treasurer/Chair of the Finance Committee: James Mulford St Dionis is a registered charity number 1132734. St Dionis uses the banking services of Metro Bank and Santander. Derek Rodwell was appointed to carry out the independent examination for 2024. His address details are: Impact The Future Ltd, Bennett Verby, 5 St Petersgate, Stockport, Cheshire. SK1 1EB The postal address of the church building is: The Church Office, St Dionis Church, 18a Parsons Green, London, SW6 4UH. 1 ## STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT ## _Responsibilities of the PCC_ The PCC of St Dionis has the responsibility, together with the Vicar, the Revd Tim Stilwell, to promote in the parish the whole mission of the church. This includes the pastoral, evangelistic, social, and ecumenical aspects. It is also responsible for the maintenance of the building complex of St Dionis. As a Church of England Parish church, the PCC and Vicar follow the requirements of Church of England Canon Law. The PCC continues to operate effectively with two separate sub (standing) Committees, complete with their own terms of reference. The Finance sub-committee focusses on monitoring the quarterly financial reports, PCC accounts and the budgetary process. The Human Resources sub-committee focuses mainly on staff-related issues and their respective areas of ministry and mission. Both standing sub-committees meet in between the main PCC meetings and report back to the main meeting. This governance structure is proving effective with the sub-committees enabling more people with specific expertise to engage with these key areas of PCC leadership and oversight while, at the same time, releasing more time at the main PCC meetings for detailed evaluation centred around our three core values: encounter; embrace; engage. ## Finance Standing Committee: James Mulford (Chair & PCC member) Emily Mangles (Until April 2024) Geoff Searle (lay member) James Mackenzie-Smith Johanna Day (Until October 2024) ## HR Standing Committee: Revd Tim Stilwell (Chair until June 2024) Marilyn Hawkins (Chair from June 2024) Tim Carpenter (lay member) David Trowbridge (lay member) Chitupa Muzariri (PCC member) (Until August 2024) ## _Objectives and Activities_ The objectives of St Dionis are to glorify God by promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church. More specifically, the stated mission is ‘Growing mission-minded disciples who live for Jesus wherever they are’. The PCC organises itself to carry out its aims and objectives by having regular meetings and 2 various sub-committee meetings. The PCC met seven times over the year. Topics discussed by the PCC included finances (including the substantial increase in the Common Fund), safeguarding, prayer and staffing, with much time dedicated to the Vacancy process following Tim Stilwell’s departure in September. Items for discussion on the Vacancy process included the recruitment process for our new Vicar (including the contents of the Parish Profile), election of James Mackenzie Smith and Aki Akiwumi-Thompson as Parish Representatives, and the Diocese of London’s decision to sell the Vicarage and purchase a replacement. Members on the Electoral Roll can nominate candidates for the PCC. The PCC and Church Wardens are then elected annually at the APCM. PCC members are introduced to the workings of the PCC at the beginning of the serving year by the Vicar who provides a briefing paper and verbal comments where necessary. Day-to-day management of the church is delegated to the Vicar. ## _Safeguarding_ Sandi Durnford-Slater has taken over the role of Parish Safeguarding Officer from Jen Symes. Jen is still supporting Sandi with paperwork, DBS checks and the Dashboard until the new Administration role has been filled and training/handover done. We are still using the Parish Safeguarding Dashboard system and People Hub (a digital tool to track how safeguarding is being rolled out across the church), we are still on level three (the highest level) and have made good and timely progress against all outstanding actions. The Dashboard introduced a new level of safeguarding standards which we worked through with the PCC on 18th November 2024. Safeguarding is reported on at every PCC meeting, using the summary of outstanding actions issued from the Parish Safeguarding Dashboard. The PCC approves all church activities annually and the Safeguarding policy and procedures, as highlighted by the dashboard. ## _Church Attendance_ Sunday attendance at St Dionis in 2024 has declined as we saw 64 people leave. We have kept up Livestreaming our evening services. Our sermons are also available in podcast format. Our average attendance was 121 people per week. At the end of the year, there were 233 members on the church database. ## _Electoral Roll_ The Electoral Roll currently comprises 117 registered members (at 31[st] December 2024) currently 80 people on the new revised roll. This figure represents a decrease compared to the previous year, primarily due to members relocating outside the area. Additionally, the transition into a vacancy period has contributed to some members leaving. Efforts are underway to encourage eligible individuals within our community to join the electoral roll. ## _Church Staff_ This year has seen very significant staff changes at St Dionis and it has been the first year of the full operational partnership between St Dionis and CAS Halls reopening after refurbishment. 3 ## Changes in church leadership and the beginning of the Vacancy period. In September 2024, we said a fond farewell to Tim and Jo Stillwell as they moved to their new parish of St Mark’s Holbrook in September 2024. Many members of the congregation, the PCC and the staff team have demonstrated their dedication to St Dionis, through their increased efforts, commitment and service to keep the day-to-day operations functioning whilst setting out a clear mandate for the appointment of our new Vicar. We were very fortunate to appoint Chris Russell in December 2024 and look forward to welcoming him and his wife Belinda in April 2025. ## Worship Pastor J.P Edwards was appointed our new Worship pastor joined us in February 2024. In October 2024, J.P role expanded for 12 months to include Pastoral Care and additional support while the church is in vacancy. ## Operations Team Following the departure of our Chief Operating Officer, Johanna Day in October 2024, Judith Sturgess stepped up into a promoted post as Operations Manager in November 2024. Our Operations Assistant Raquel Muzariri moved into a new marketing role in August 2024 and this post is currently vacant. ## Children’s, Families and Youth Pastor Hannah Dunlop was promoted to a new post at Ascension Church, Balham as Head of Children’s and Youth in December 2024 and this post is currently vacant. ## CAS Halls and Facilities Support Catherine Waldamar Brown and her team of 4 facilities assistants, have provided facilities support to both CAS Halls and St Dionis. We currently have 2 Facilities Assistants in their probation period. ## _Supporting local and other organisations_ ## _Public Benefit_ The PCC members, confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit. The church of St Dionis benefits the community through a range of activities, and particularly through Children’s Work and in supporting other charities through our volunteer programme, prayer and financial support as appropriate. ## WORSHIP AND SERVICES ## _Worship Services_ The 8am has maintained a clear core of regular worshippers, with many weeks continuing to break double-figures. The 10am continues to be marked by a number of visitors amidst the regular contingent of mostly 4 young families. Despite the vacancy, this service has maintained an uplifting spirit, an joyous allage focus, and yet there remains a curiosity amongst our regulars for what the service will become on the other side of our new vicar’s (and eventual new kids pastor’s) arrival. The 5pm has remained relatively consistent in number and continues to carry a more experiential worship focus. With a lengthier service, the audience trends younger than that of the 10am, though this is, by no means, a hard and fast rule. This service responded quite well to the number of guest speakers that were brought in throughout the vacancy this year. The teaching in 2024 covered a range of topics including: The Good and Beautiful Community (accompanied by James Bryan Smith’s book of the same title), The Lord’s Prayer (a seven-week deep dive on how Jesus taught his disciples to pray), and Practicing the Way, a series accompanied by the book and life group course of the same name on the spiritual disciplines. ## _Register of Occasional Services_ Throughout the year, we conducted 3 baptisms, 3 thanksgiving services for the birth of a child, 2 weddings, and 2 funerals. ## _Sung Worship_ This has been a challenging year for the worship team numbers-wise, with several key volunteers moving on from St. Dionis right around the time our new worship pastor, JP Edwards, arrived or later in the year when our previous vicar moved on. That said, a few core leaders, in addition to JP, have remained to keep the quality of our worship music high, even if the quantity of musicians was low. And the production team has continued strong, supporting the overall flow of service from a technical perspective each week. The stripped back expression of worship has felt appropriate in this season and may remain a fixture of our sung worship long term, even as the team grows in numbers again. This will depend on the leadership and preferences of our new vicar. ## DISCIPLESHIP AND FELLOWSHIP ## _Prayer plus Central Prayer & Worship_ We held three Central Prayer & Worship evenings in 2024. CP&W has gathered significant numbers of people (+50?) each time it has happened, especially when it meets on a Life Group evenings. The church showed a deepening appetite for prayer, particularly in this season without a vicar. The church unified in prayer in an earnest search for God’s direction in bringing the right vicar and God’s wisdom in continuing to be a light to Parson’s Green throughout the vacancy. ## _Weekend Away_ In January 2024, 128 members of the church gathered for the annual St Dionis Weekend Away, returning to the De Vere Beaumont Estate near Windsor. The venue’s excellent facilities and beautiful surroundings provided the perfect backdrop for a weekend of worship, fellowship, and spiritual growth. The teaching sessions were led by Jon Tyson, who spoke on the theme "Consecration in a Time of Compromise," offering valuable insights and encouragement to the congregation. Alongside the main programme, 30 children and young people participated in a dedicated Children’s and Youth Programme, ensuring an enriching experience for all ages. The weekend offered a balance of structured activities and free time. On Saturday afternoon, 5 attendees enjoyed a variety of leisure options, including swimming in the River Thames, playing touch rugby, running, or simply relaxing and enjoying the peaceful surroundings. The time spent together deepened connections within the church family, creating opportunities for meaningful conversations and shared experiences. Saturday evening brought everyone together for a lively quiz night hosted by Harry and Catherine Waldamar Brown, which was filled with laughter and friendly competition. The St Dionis Weekend Away remains a highlight of the church calendar, providing space for worship, teaching, and community building in a refreshing and uplifting environment. ## _Life Groups_ While there has been a change in the makeup of certain groups, we have essentially maintained the same number of groups. A new group launched (with seven new people and ten total people) in the autumn term, several new people showed interest in groups, and two new people were placed in groups toward the end of the year. Throughout the autumn term, life groups all followed the _Practicing the Way_ curriculum, which turned out to be a success. People engaged and generally enjoyed the group study on spiritual disciplines that coincided with our Sunday series throughout the term. ## _Children and Families Ministry_ At the 10am service we have continued a combination of Worship for Everyone services, where we gather across the ages to worship, and weeks with separate groups for children and young people alongside time for teaching and ministry aimed at adults. Following the listening exercise and a period of consultation a new format for the 10am was agreed. In practice this has been challenging to resource. Since October we have been able to run children’s groups approximately twice a month. Worship for Everyone and children’s groups series have included exploring parables, the Holy Spirit, Joseph, key women in the Bible, the Lord’s Prayer and practicing the way. Messy Church continues to be very popular in the local area with over 100 coming each time this year. The themes were God’s Party, Easter, Pentecost, Olympics and a Superhero themed Light Party. Whilst Messy Church is currently on pause, we hope to be able to relaunch this when a new Children’s and Families Pastor joins the team. Supporting and equipping parents remains an important part of the Children and Families Ministry. The Soul Food Mums group has continued to be a space for Mums of new babies to meet and support each other. A highlight this year, was the church weekend away, where children across the ages looked at Psalm 8 and how amazing that God created everything, and he cares for us so much. Having seen the youth group at the weekend away go from 2 young people when she started to 10 attending this year, was a particular blessing for Hannah. Other highlights of the year included the Parsons Green Fair and Christmas Services. 6 ## _Youth Ministry_ Sunday youth has continued to meet at the 10am service twice a month during the service, this year the topics have been in line with the sermon series. Alongside this we encourage the young people to get involved in other aspects of church life as young leaders, currently young people are serving with younger children, on the production and welcome teams. After seeking feedback from both the young people and leaders we extended the midweek youth group by half an hour. This has allowed us to go a bit deeper in our discussion time. Alongside lots of games we have explored the basics of the Christian faith and a series on the whole story of the Bible. It has been great to see how the young people have really responded to different creative ways of learning about the whole story of the Bible. This group might be small; however, it continues to be so valuable in supporting the young people and particularly for encouraging those who don’t come on Sundays. We have continued to collaborate with Christ Church Fulham, running a monthly youth night together. This has included a creative night, escape room, ultimate showdown, karaoke and worship night, summer BBQ, chocolate night and light party. It has been encouraging to see more integration between the young people over the year and several of the young people bring their friends along. Hannah remained connected in with the Kensington Area running a regular gathering of children’s and youth workers, and as a Growing Younger Champion; a group which looks to promote work with and empower churches to engage with young people. ## _Schools Ministry_ In 2024 Hannah and Tim regularly led assemblies, talks and events at a number of local primary and secondary schools as well as host services at the church. Hannah continued running a weekly Christian Union in Lady Margaret School. It has been a joy to see the students grow in maturity and faith as Hannah has journeyed with them over the years from year 7 to year 10. Emily from St Peter’s Fulham will continue this group after Hannah leaves. After a trial at the end of the previous year a drop in was launched for students from LMS. Running twice a term, we welcomed a large number of students into church advertising it as a ‘space to belong’; a safe and welcoming space to come and hang out in after school. Hannah was beginning to consider ways of building on this, with the potential of doing an enquirers course like Alpha. Nursery to year 2 from Thomas Academy were welcomed to the church in December to hear the Christmas story and how Jesus is the King that Gods people had been waiting for. This year, we also welcomed year 10s from Hurlingham academy. The students quizzed Tim and Hannah with all sorts of challenging and thoughtful questions about faith, many taking Bibles home to find out more for themselves. 7 ## EVANGELISM AND WORK IN THE COMMUNITY ## _The CAS Partnership_ The CAS Halls had their first full year of operation in 2024 since the renovation, welcoming both returning and new clients. Among the new users was KYN Care Homes, a local care home in the parish, which utilized the space for staff interviews and training sessions. The halls continued to host a variety of regular groups, including Little Kickers, Monkey Music, Perform classes, Ballet, and Pilates. Additionally, the halls remained a popular venue for children’s birthday parties on most weekends, as well as receptions and political social events. The Charity ran its first community cooking course which was attended by local families. St Dionis made use of the halls for its ministries, including Sunday Children’s and Youth Groups, Monthly Fulham All in Youth Groups, Glass Door Homeless Shelters, and Life Groups. The year saw changes within the CAS Partnership’s staffing structure. Both Johanna Day and Raquel Muzariri left their roles during the year. In response, the Facilities Assistants team expanded to four members who now work closely with Catherine Waldemar Brown, the Front of House & Facilities Manager. Catherine has been instrumental in the operations of the halls, fostering relationships with hirers, and expanding marketing efforts to generate additional income for CAS Halls. As we move forward into 2025, the CAS Partnership is focused on strengthening relationships with its hirers while continuing to grow its impact. ## _The Alpha Course_ We have not run the Alpha course in 2024 and will look at what courses we run with the new Vicar in 2025. ## _Glass Door_ Wonderfully, we have also been able to host the Glass Door night shelters again this year. We have hosted the Women’s only night shelter, due to increased need, and we have signed up to provide the venue for the weekly Women’s only night shelter every Wednesday for the whole 24/25 season. Marilyn Hawkins has taken on co-ordinating our volunteers (a mixture of St Dionis congregation members and local community members) and liaising with the CAS halls to ensure the night shelter has the support, processes and resources it requires. We have continued to encourage Life Groups to volunteer as a group each week instead of meeting as a Life Group. ## _Foodbank_ Foodbank offers food parcels via a voucher scheme to those most in need in the local community. In 2024 Steve Huxford continued as our Foodbank Champion. We have done 2 collections this year, including special Harvest collections alongside smaller more regular collections via the Foodbank basket, which is available year-round in the reception area for ad-hoc donations. 8 ## _Crosslight Debt Advice_ Crosslight is a debt advice charity that seeks to bring dignity and hope to those struggling with debt. St Dionis has prepared a ‘satellite’ centre since 2021. In 2024, we continued to grow the outreach from the church, regularly booking in up to 4 clients in an evening. Nearly everyone who attends our other debt sessions live close to St Dionis but have never stepped into the church before. It has been amazing to see their faces light up as they enter and see the church. We have also started to try and signpost to other services supported by the church. The Money Advice Course ran successfully in 2024 and we will run this again in 2025. ## _Safe Families_ We have continued to work alongside Safe Families throughout 2024, with a small number of our congregation connecting with local families who require additional help and support; be that a friend to chat to, a spare room for one of the family members to sleep in every so often, or someone to give practical help and advice. We also shared requests from Safe Families directly with the church congregation via 60 Seconds. We will continue to encourage the congregation to sign up and support our local families in need through the work of Safe Families. ## _IJM_ We ran a clothes swap in June 2024 which was attended well by Local Residents. During the year we had prayer meetings and regular updates in 60 seconds for the work of IJM led by Chitupa Muzariri until she stood down in August 2024. We continue to support the work of Blue Bear Coffee who give a proportion of their profits to IJM: they are our main coffee supplier. ## _Eco-Church 2024_ As an A-Rocha Bronze Award Eco-church, we have continued to consider the environment in all our purchases, be that stationery, online shopping, cleaning supplies, refreshments. ## _Christmas_ In 2024, we were delighted to host a variety of Christmas services and events, welcoming back local schools, nurseries, and community groups. Below is a summary of the highlights: ## _School and Nursery Engagement_ We welcomed Zebedee Nursery, Pippa Poppins Nursery, Parsons Green Prep, Thomas Fulham, and Lady Margaret School for in-person Christmas services and rehearsals. Thomas Fulham included a Christmas talk by Rev James Bailey during their carol services. Wellington College returned to us for their Christmas event ran by students, which partnered with Great Ormond Street Hospital to support families receiving treatment for cerebral palsy. It was great to see students from the College living locally in Parsons Green hosting this event. 9 ## _Community Events_ The season began with Carols on The Green, a collaborative event with St Matthew’s and Christ Church Fulham, attracting over 300 attendees. Rev. William Rogers from St Matthew’s gave a short talk, while local businesses provided hot drinks and distributed leaflets promoting Christmas services. The event featured the Salvation Army Brass Band and our Curate, Russell Rook. We also hosted The Daisy Trust’s Carol Service, which supports residents in Hammersmith and Fulham. This partnership will continue into 2025. ## _Church Services_ Our Carols by Candlelight Service was a highlight, featuring the Exultate choir and attended by 192 people. Refreshments were served afterwards. A new initiative, Carols on Tour, brought carols and the Christmas message to various locations in Fulham, which was warmly received by the community. The well-attended Crib Service on Christmas Eve saw over 150 adults and children participating. Children dressed up as part of the nativity story and received take-home packs to remember the message. The Midnight Holy Communion Service had 63 attendees, while the Christmas Day Celebration welcomed 35 people. ## Additional Activities As in previous years, we leased our front garden to Thomas, a Christmas tree seller. This initiative brought residents into the church space. These events reflected our commitment to sharing the joy of Christmas with our congregation and the wider community, fostering connections through worship, celebration, and outreach. 10 ## Financial Report ## Income The principle source of funding is from congregation members and other supporters in the form of unrestricted donations, regular collections, standing orders and direct debits via the Parish Giving Scheme. The total amount raised in this way for the ministries of St. Dionis in 2024 was £344,428 (2023 £ 412094). Additional income of £ 156,789 (2023 £ 109,622) was also generated from the rental of the building, investment income and other church activities including restricted funds. ## Expenditure Expenditures are analysed according to different church activities outlined in Note 3 of the financial statements. As is customary, the majority of expenditure was allocated towards each of the key priorities of the church. St. Dionis contributed £91,300 (2023 £105,307) to the London Diocese Common Fund. In 2023, the Parish Standard Cost was £87,775 (2023 £87,775). In 2024 St Dionis did not make an additional contribution to this fund. ## Policy on reserves PCC policy is to not deliberately build up reserves unnecessarily. The Church of England recommends holding three months of working capital in reserve. Due to the growth of the church as well as higher costs, the Finance Committee has increased the designated Reserves Fund to cover three months of expected operational spending, resulting in a reserve of £ 140,000 (2023 £140,000). Total unrestricted and designated free reserves at 31 December 2024 amounted to 300,091 (2023 £ 354,534 (see Note 9 - Total Funds less Restricted Funds and less Fixed Assets). ## Risk assessment and mitigation The financial risks which St. Dionis faces have been considered and measures have been implemented to ensure that appropriate systems, policies and procedures are in place to manage and mitigate the risks. As a matter of general policy, independent professional advice is taken where appropriate. The PCC are confident that with the continued support of the congregation, and appropriate management of expenditure, the church is a going concern and will continue to be financially viable during the ongoing cost of living crisis. The PCC are thankful to God’s provision and to all those who gave their time and money so generously 2024, without whom we would not be able to grow and maintain a successful church in Parsons Green. The PCC would like to record its deep gratitude to everyone who has supported the vision and mission of St. Dionis. Charity law requires the Parochial Church Council to prepare a statement of financial activities and statement of assets and liabilities for each financial year, which gives a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the church and of its financial activities for that year and adequately distinguishes any material special trust or other restricted fund of the church. In preparing those 11 financial statements the Parochial Church Council is required to: - Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; - Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; • State whether the policies adopted are in accordance with the appropriate SORP on Accounting by Charities and the Accounting Regulations and with applicable accounting standards, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; - Prepare the accounts on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the church will continue to operate. The Statement of Financial Activities for January – December 2024 can be found at Annex A. The Parochial Church Council is responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose, with reasonable accuracy at any time, the financial position of the church, and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with applicable Accounting Standards and Statements of Recommended Practice, and the regulations made under the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the church and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Approved by the PCC of St Dionis and signed on its behalf; Name: James Mulford Position: Trustee and Chair of the Finance Committee/Treasurer Date: 06/05/2025 12 Independent Examiner's Report to the PCC of St Dionis, Parsons Green I report on the accounts for the year ended 31st December 2023 that are set out on pages 15 to 26. Respective responsibilities of the PCC and Independent Examiner The PCC is responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They 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. Having satisfied myself that the church is not subject to audit and is eligible for independent examination it is my responsibility to: - examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act; - follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and - state whether particular matters have come to my attention. This report, including my statement, has been prepared for and only for the PCC as a body. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the PCC those matters that I am required to state to them in an independent examiner’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to any other than the church and the PCC as a body for my examination work, for this report or for the statements that I have made. ## Basis of Independent Examiner's Statement 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 church 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 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 statement below. ## Independent Examiner's Statement In connection with my examination, no matters have come to my attention: 1. which give me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements - to keep accounting records in accordance with s.130 of the 2011 Act; or - to prepare accounts which accord with these accounting records have not been met; or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Date: 7[th] May 2025 ITF Ltd, Bennett Verby, 7 St Petersgate, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 1EB 13 St Dionis Statement of Financial Activity Parochial Church Council of St Dionis. 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DIONIS , PARSONS GREEN, LONDON SW6 4UH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 18 St Dionis Zil R*au&T ￿1v￿ CYA)CI1O(￿ah0ris Ji 23t3SI 48ts94 296.089 36.626 296.089 40,174 6.934 66.898 412.•91 13n Irkn?me TaxRelund*d Total CoThgi•gat6oA Qhln• a OOMI 59.517 334.633 68.898 405.744 3H.42• 2.977 3.373 2bl Inerffi• frDrn S.433 55.726 37226 37,2 Fq￿ PCC & t248 Clh•tChL¥¢hkMm• Tolal In00N￿ horn Cbadl4bb *.918 23.%9 27.399 44 2¢) INeiesikncorn* ?.201 284 2•4 284 284 woll To￿￿ &Olh•rkncoTr* CAS Pwineishpkn¢om• .727 18.727 18,401 21.801 24.804 43 51 TIS 19 St Dionis ExpE￿￿ure0n CDnl￿￿n l0LaDdDnD￿¢Ql¢ YDuth $ Chi4T￿l Wor&hp ￿￿￿try 91.>JO 3.W1 7,194 105.#7 105307 $1 39 87.532 9.192 35.911 .152 .1 Y.031 15,251 23,138 2J,lJ8 10,010 9.1>2 64.310 th￿rth st￿￿. Offte4 71.X 307.079 185.IC* 791 450 14&[ 2Jl.517 91.OP3 140,2 231,353 184 rArÈtiCo*t* wthrcifttr41 Church DfETrgknacMts Hor• ¢•Thr￿f￿r* uftthtLDndon Eh)cow Youth I ChbJfeThiMth) Wor&MV M￿￿try Church S•vrt41, 41 ovw t*•clor O M4n I ChWJrthiMffi¥ry Worih* MknWnfs￿h9￿ of(*Nty portmrn 2024 CA$ Ev¥W041AMY 1.F24 CEEC Ert¢1¢*I￿N4sjtrE• 750 202)A¢¢iu 2021A•¢i TL* 5.524 4000 5.524 8.192 Upthled rtprq*entitk7n tc shDW enooftho rccth nD Tht2024ACClual betwethl Ltstn Lrtir2.oooiana st Mthews P￿tha￿lI2.rth} C￿trI1 CD$tSAnb￿$IJ ThèceThtrul coils bvbrnkBnth￿￿ by bkni 2021 11.008 x.455 38.189 21.060 21.4$8 10.4D7 140. IT&(N￿rA￿Tric011a C¢hKCos15 4.765 tJ1511 TLtsICenli4C051 IJBJ 20 St Dionis Fi￿• Asset ReeoffbeiliatioTh Paro¢hal Church co￿￿01 &. Green For yeai ended 310e¢ember 2024 Audio Visu•l SlSt• 138,157 F•wniiTA Pia Toial Fl¥twr• Cosi Addiiioffts D•sDosal ClOsM￿ Cosi 37.9)4 177.662 177.662 A¢¢wvJ Dep Depieeiaiio D•sposals CloSM￿ Aoowwj Dep .$34 18.(67 ,239 96.773 21.571 19.744 118.344 Op*wJing Book Val¥• Closing Book Val•• 57.624 39.557 21265 .761 2.￿0 80.M9 59.319 Filed Assèt Re*offbe•liatioTh Par0¢￿11 Chuf¢h co￿¢11 of Si. c*￿iS.P*s0￿ Gr••n Forih• year •nd*d JIO•o•mb•r 2023 A¥dlo Visu•l S4St• 138.VJ7 F•rrAITA Toial Fknt¥r• 37.504 Op•wJkng Cosl hddillons Disposal Closknbg Cosi 177.662 138.IS7 j7.gm 177.662 D•p 6l874 12.735 74.609 22.IH D•pi•ciailo Disposals Closhw D•p 239 96.773 Op•Ning Book Val•• Closwbg Book ¥￿•• 76283 S7.624 24.769 1113.1152 80.889 21 St Dionis 5 Deblors Accounts ReceNable Other ReceNables CAS Loan Total Debtors 2024 2023 30 17.208 20.000 37.238 5.917 20.000 25,917 'An interest free loan was issued to CAS (Chadotte Antonia SulpAn Charity) to aid in the refiJrknshment WOTk of the chanty CAS is a chanty that e￿StS to support the objectives of St Dionis church. Rev Tim Stilwell was a trustee of CAS along with being the Vicar of Sl Dionis until 1510912024 he ceased to be Vicar and by exiension a trustee of CAS. The loan was extended into 2025 6 Cash at bank and in hand Cash-in-Hand LC Credrt Card Secunty Amount Lmng Space Fundraising Acct PCC Reserve Deposrt Account Santander Business Account St. Dionis - Actmty Account St Dionis - 8usiness Account Slnpe GBP Ethical 40 Day Notice Fixed 1 year sa•ing 4.46% 2024 710 4.642 2023 497 4.590 5,760 7.5% 274.654 24.079 27.536 225 60.275 464 6,359 95.000 140.000 Total Cash at bank and in hand 307,484 344,936 2024 2023 25.052 7 Prepayments and deFKlSrts 22 St Dionis Current Liabilities 2024 11,792 2023 3.302 13.693 Accounts Payable Deposrts receNed for Weekend Away Loan payable to diocese wrthin 1 year Olher Accrued Payables Rounding Deferred Income Pension Contnbutions Due Payroll Taxes Due to HMRC Saianes Payable Credrt Card Spend 10,135 11,652 1,783 1.055 6.596 1.461 17.335 210 750 3,164 Total Creditors: amounts falling due within one 41,679 41,239 8b Non Current Liabilitie Total Liabilities 41.679 41.239 23 St Dionis ofFu rootyht G•insl El&￿111 Fo¥ward ILou 8•lan¢è YgarEnLtrd 3143•c.24 l G•iml &pendit Tr•mlw FO￿ard (Lob•KJ Ye&r 31.1￿¢.?3 UnTe•tricted Fund* General Fund 119533 119533 516 4n 546 4T2 135 417 511 071 511071 497 *5 497 865 120 120 119533 De•lllThbted Fuhd* Fund PCC Reservej Tanoti* Assets (D•sbJMt6dl Youth Shed Fund Through Fu 95,000 14Q,000 140,rK 59.318 140,QOO 103,052 140,000 (19,619> 11,9521 O Q2,164) (15,000} 951 Re•trkted Fund• Reitortd ursary. S￿p￿or•nt* & t32 132 453 6974 4977 TOTAL FIIIIDS 18 ST io $21 716 529 793 24 St Dionis vwtri¢t OeJignJte Rewi¢ted TOTAL (knrestri¢l• twgn•ted ReWi¢ted TOTAL •dFvnth dFunth Fund& FLWDS dFuTh* FunLts Furnth FUAIDS X24 1023 1023 1023 FNadAABets torchurch U¥ Cash & Cash EoJNa*nt• other Current AMat& Totjl Lwbtr¥ 59.318 69.531 235.tKKI 37.238 59.318 1953 307.464 37.238 109.804 235.000 132 344.936 50.%9 41.239 435.554 41.239 85.091 25 St Dionis 10 Slall Costs, Numbers & Key Managerrbent Petsonnel 2024 2023 Wages & S&lane$ Ern￿oYers Natsonal Insurancè Contnbution5 E￿￿0Yers Pension Contnlxjtsons Tolal 259.255 18.470 6.690 2B4,416 190.000 12.076 4.650 206,727 A*rag& FfE # 6.77 6.01 figuTes exclude cleFgy are pakl the diocese 1 •mkYoyoo T￿•￿•0 iolal •mrAoy•• bènèffts l•xcluding èff¢lty•r pn1￿) m •xcèss d£60.000. in th• band1£80.Cth)- £90.000112023 none) A separation yeement was nwe wrth I ithdual lo the ¥*ue of £23,124 81 - ¥thich 1$ vKluded In ih? The key mana2ement Fole was ￿rfOrmed ty the Tim Sb"hJell until his resignation *h was effedA* 15th SeOerthr 2024 Tim Stilwell recep￿ his stipend directly fraffl the Diocese The g*hpll recehyd ￿ remuneraw or benefft$ ￿ kn.nd directty from si fmonis thnng the financial Teportinq poiiod Aftei Ih15 periud . the key mwag•m•th iole was wrfoimtrd ty thè PCC is * vnth thurth 1$ fotai This was Jamos Mackenzio Sn*tb and Mwk YtyJngei (Bth Seoombei 2024- 29th 20241 The church oncourages and rdie$ upon the f*V)ing ofwlunteers from the ctyyegalion hdp *ith al as￿1$ rlthe of the Parish Includinq sèNnq on Sundays. a$515tinq at Ch￿￿h led evènt$ ￿ ryaver 11 Relaiod Porty Trnnsactlor The total knovm ￿ent￿a￿e iknations to St. Ckni$ Churth ty Se￿ing Twthes in the ￿ ended 31 Decefflt4r 2024 w35 £22.190 % 12023 E39.721691 Th•1• w•r• no ￿h*1 d18cIo8•tl• ilin$acii￿1 m i•iwi t4PCC m•mb•rn ￿ ￿h•f p•rwM elo8•ly th•m or r•l4i•d W111s The church wefe discourted late8 from Chartotte AMMI8 Sullh8n ICASI TnJst in kn *ith Iha CAS rrission *aon*nl for hire t4lhe halls for Church acltyi1•8 The Tim st1￿911 by %irtue of his positi￿ as ￿¢al of St Thonis was *so a meM￿r dthe tr¥)8rd rrfCAS until 1*h sor1em￿r 2024 %then he left th8 post ol Ckjnng th& ye¥. Mark Younger (the chair dlnJ5tees for CASI also actod as church t￿en t4tween &h SeFlemb8r2024 and 29th 1kn*m￿r 2024 St Dionis prwded a glanl lo CAS of £35k In lyder to help $urwrt CAS Ihgir loan c4Mn4nl w¢rwt¥ Th• £20k loan w*# defeTTeiJ lu 2025 iepaymonl as Inteiesl r*•# had ntl i•thJt•d It •XF*i•d rit•1 CAS puichase s8Mces off￿￿rtieS a88181￿ and Olhei SUFWrt staff suFp)rt t*)th CAS and St tIcTh8 bjildings The p8yfr*ffl8 Ix this C8ff* to ￿8.617 In 2024. 12 Post Balance Sheet Evor No p)st balanc• sheet to ￿ r•pJt 26