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2021-12-31-accounts

St Mary’s Spring Grove

Everyone Becoming More Like Jesus

The Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary’s Church Spring Grove

Charity Registration Number: 1132866

Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31 December 2021

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St Mary’s Church Spring Grove Parochial Church Council

Registered with The Charity Commission on 21[st] November 2009[1] as “The Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary’s Church Spring Grove” Charity Registration Number 1132866

Parish Church:

St Mary's Church Spring Grove in the Hounslow Deanery of the Kensington Episcopal Area Diocese of London

Address:

St Mary’s Parish Office Osterley Road Isleworth Middlesex TW7 4PW Tel: 020 8569 7312

Email: parishoffice@stmarysosterley.org.uk Website: www.stmarysosterley.org.uk

Incumbent:

Revd Elis Matthews

Bank:

Barclays Bank plc 210 High Street Hounslow TW3 1DL

Independent Examiner: Mrs R Barton

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent in promoting, in the ecclesiastical parish of St Mary’s Spring Grove, the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The main church building and halls are located at St Mary’s Church, Osterley Road, and there is a small mission church at St Luke’s, Kingsley Road. The Annual Report and Accounts covers the PCC’s financial year January 2021 to December 2021.

1From October 2008, Parochial Church Councils with a gross income of over £100,000 were required to register separately with the Charity Commission.

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MARY’S SPRING GROVE

ANNUAL REPORT

Membership of the PCC

The membership is partly ex-officio and partly elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting in accordance with Church Representation Rules. The membership in the year January – December 2021 was as follows:

Vicar/Chair of PCC Revd Elis Matthews Churchwardens Andrew Bellis (since 2019) Steve Joyce (until APCM 2021) Sharrion Llewellyn (since 2021) Readers/Licenced Lay Ministers Linda Joyce (St Luke’s Committee) John Blake Nick Munn Diocesan Synod (21-24) Sheila Matthews Deanery Synod (20-23) Margaret Cave Barbara Green (PCC Treasurer) Sally Martin-Brown (Deputy Warden) PCC Daphne Bellis (19-22) Carl Bryce (20-23) John Collis (21-24) (St Luke’s Committee) Nicola Collis (21-24) Margaret Krowicki (St Luke’s) (21-24) Keeley Quartey (21-24) Caroline Sloley (20-23) Jessica Sobryan (20-23) (PCC Secretary) Denise Toye (*co-opted) (19-22) Phil Toye (20-23)

*Members of the Standing Committee

The following appointments were made by the PCC:

Safeguarding Officer: Zosia Thackray. DBS Evidence Checker: Lesley Taberner. Junior Church Administrator: Heidi Munn Children’s Champion: Jane Bennett. Champion for Vulnerable People: Sandra McLaren.

Electoral Roll Officer: Marian Taylor. Independent Examiner: Rhona Barton Co-opted to the Standing Committee: Lesley Taberner, Denise Toye

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CHURCHWARDENS’ REPORT

“For where two or three are gathered in my name, there I am among them.”

Matthew 18:20

It was a very subdued start to the year with our worship only online. This, however, did offer opportunities to explore new ways of worshiping. Under our mission action plan, we were able to do a weekly focus on our values of creativity, curiosity, hospitality, authenticity and generosity. However, online services did have one drawback as some of the congregation could not access them.

Despite this and the continued concerns about the effects of the pandemic on our health and way of life, there was much to celebrate at St Mary’s and St Luke’s in 2021.

Regarding our worship, one of the highlights was being able to sing in church again from August 2021, a significant step towards returning to normality. We were also fortunate to be offered the opportunity to retain Fi Budden as our curate for the next three years from Summer 2022 when she will be ordained as a deacon. We thank her for her work as our ordinand at Luke’s and we look forward to the exciting opportunities curacy will bring.

In September 2021, we introduced a new pattern of services, with sung communion at the 10am service on the first and third Sundays. This has provided an opportunity for different styles of worship on the other Sundays. These services have been enhanced by our new AV system, which was installed in April, the culmination of a major project for us.

We were also delighted to welcome Bishop Graham who conducted our confirmation service in September.

As part of our mission action plan, we have welcomed some young people from Great Oaks College who are cleaning the church regularly as part of their development and preparation for working life. Alongside this, at Luke’s Fi Budden has led the Roots and Shoots project while Denise Toye has led the planning for the clothing bank. Part of this has been the redecoration of Kenny’s Room.

During the early part of 2021 we took the chance to plan the modernisation of our facilities and office equipment. As result we have so far replaced the Millennium Hall kitchen (led by Richard and Barbara Green) and introduced ChurchSuite (Phil Toye). These plans will continue into 2022 but will require significant fundraising to deliver.

The past year has seen much movement in the congregation with some people leaving and others joining. As we return to worship in person, we would like to engage more people in the work of the church and to build up our rota of welcomers, readers, servers, intercessions, hospitality/refreshments, flower arrangers and many other roles.

We must thank our parish assistant Helen Hawes (now retired) for her skill and hard work in the church office during 2021. Our thanks too to Neil Hawes, who retired at the end of 2021, for his many years of dedication as church organist and choir master.

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The following reports give a short summary of life at St Mary’s and St Luke over a challenging year. They are a testament to the faith, generosity and hard work of many people. We would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the life of our parish.

Sharrion Llewellyn and Andrew Bellis

Churchwardens

VICAR’S REPORT

When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he placed his right hand on me, saying, ‘Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, [18 ] and the living one. I was dead, and see, I am alive for ever and ever .

Revelation 1.17-18

I have learned that I’m much better in a time of panic than a season of patience. I have learned that decisions forced upon you are easier to take than those that demand individual discernment are to make. Over the course of 2021, I’ve come to appreciate the one-on-one intimacy of walking with the One who was dead and is alive for ever, who places His right hand on me and tells me not to be afraid.

Knowing Jesus is faithful is the only lens through which I can tell the story of 2021 and end up hopeful. Together as family, as church, we have had to adapt and experience disappointment and revise our plans and try very hard to choose love over fear. It has not been easy. We have done our best. Jesus is faithful.

There of course have been ups and downs, and you’ll forgive me if I focus too much on the ups. Holding the weddings of Claire and Michael, Rachel and Tyrone and Caroline and Darren after the postponement of them in 2020 was a great joy. We also welcomed Elisiwa and Anand (my first bilingual wedding!) just before the year ended. St Mary’s is a wonderful place to get married (I should know… Sheila and I got married here in 2005!)

Having seen the installation of a new AV system at St Mary’s, we are now able to worship in a greater variety of ways, including by livestreaming services to anywhere in the world. Funerals that occurred when travel restrictions were still in place were obvious witnesses to the benefits. I conducted 12 funerals in total, three of which took place in the church. It was a great privilege to celebrate the lives of Rev Marion Warman, Wendy Archer and Margaret Krowicki, who were known to so many of us at St Mary’s and St Luke’s.

The ongoing uncertainty certainly affected our numbers when it came to baptism, but the christenings of Megan, Otylie and Henry in the second half of the year were a sign of recovery and new life emerging. If you’re reading this having welcomed a new child into your family, and feel like you’ve missed out on baptism because of the pandemic, get in touch. It’s never too late, as Shashi’s baptism proved! Shashi was confirmed by the Bishop of London at St Paul’s cathedral the week after her baptism at St Mary’s. Bishop Graham came to St Mary’s in September for a service of baptism and confirmation – deep joy!

We love the church seasons, as a Lent course on prayer and an online Advent series showed.

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Amid uncertainty surrounding Covid restrictions, availability of team and what kind of congregation we’d have when in-person worship returned, it has been a blessing to have Fi, our ordinand, Sharrion and Andy, our churchwardens and a committed team of lay ministers, as dependable support. I was also encourage by how the Junior Church team rallied round to resume in person sessions in the autumn, with an innovative approach. At my weakest moments, I tend to revert to ‘lone ranger’ mode, but this year underlined how much better we are when we do life together.

I took on the role of Acting Area Dean across the middle months of the year, as the previous Area Dean stood down whilst Bishop Graham was on study leave. The Area Dean acts as a point of communication between the Archdeacon and the clergy, and a source of support (not necessarily experience!) when dilemmas arise. Before handing on the reins to Martine Oborne, I got to chair a meeting of the Deanery Synod, which I did from my laptop in the chancel at St Mary’s, on my own in the church while everyone else joined on Zoom. Yet another surreal ministry ‘first’ to add to the list.

I was invited to become a governor at The Green School for Boys, and to represent Bishop Graham at the Green School Trust AGM. There are good opportunities for mission and ministry with several of our local schools, with whom we enjoy good relationship. This is an area of ministry I’d like to develop in future years. Whenever I spend time in the company of young people, I glimpse a hopeful future – this was evident when we took 12 young people to the Kensington Area Youth Activity Day in May. Youth Hub at St Mary’s was able to resume in person too.

I began my report with a quote from Revelation. I’m mindful that in the revelation of St John, the wild imagery is interspersed with singing, and the prevention of singing in church was a low point of the pandemic, with restrictions remaining in place (indoors, at least) through Easter 2021. We took a cautious and careful approach to reintroducing singing, and I’m grateful for the attention to detail taken by Neil, and the patience shown by members of the church choir. Neil retired at the end of 2021, with Helen departing her role as Parish Assistant in the first quarter of 2022. They leave with my gratitude, and they leave behind big (metaphorical) shoes to fill … but that is a story to be told in future annual reports!

We seek to be a singing church, using our creativity to the glory of God; we seek to be an authentic Christian community, committed to one another in sickness and in health; we seek to be a church that welcomes everyone and encourages the curiosity of young and old; we seek to be a generous church, that cares for creation, gives without expectation of receiving and prays for the needs of the world. We seek to open the doors of our church to our community as we open the doors of our hearts to Jesus, echoing the hymn of praise we read in Revelation:

‘To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honour and glory and might for ever and ever!’

Revelation 5.13

Rev Elis Matthews

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ORDINAND’S REPORT

A strange time to be an ordinand, is how I'd describe much of 2021. Beset with lockdowns and the general unease on what we could, should or shouldn't be doing in the months that followed, as well as navigating online study, was certainly a challenge. The lockdown experience was one of meeting people online - not my favourite way to get to know parishioners! However, from the summer onwards, I had the pleasure of being involved with services over at St Luke's on a regular basis, and one of the highlights from this time was singing in the garden with the worshippers at St Luke's. I have fond memories of the joy on Margaret Krowicki's sunlit face whilst singing 'Shine Jesus Shine' complete with a floral backdrop. It seemed to be our very own little Eden!

Once we were able to get back in church, and away from the more informal online services, I was also challenged by the difference in worship style to my previous church. I have found this experience invaluable, however. I have learnt to love written liturgy and have become more aware of the power and creativity of the spoken word under the supervision of Rev Elis.

My natural inclination towards community projects has been nourished by the setting up of Roots & Shoots and the Clothing Bank at St Luke's. Both of which have enabled us to get to know our wider context and to be an outward facing community that can 'be' and 'witness to' the presence of God in that particular corner of Hounslow. I have also loved being part of the passionate and creative group that forms St Mary's Eco-Team.

The challenge of preaching more frequently, over at St Luke's, has encouraged me to draw on the depth of my theological studies, which have constituted half of my time during training. During this particular year, I have been able to write assignments on subjects as varied as: liturgy and worship; the role of the eucharist in the life and mission of the church; a research paper on mission and evangelism in context; whether Paul was a universalist and how this would shape the preaching of lamentations; an exploration of the various models of the atonement; a look at the doctrine of marriage; church leadership for the 21st century; and the role of the Holy Spirit in Acts. I have also had the pleasure of taking an exam in New Testament Greek. These are just some of the areas that have been studied over the course of this year.

But back to St Mary's and St Luke's.....

I have felt very warmly welcomed by all not least Rev Elis. I may not know everyone yet, but those I have met have been encouraging, supportive, patient and loving!

I am so grateful that I can stay in the Parish of St Mary's with St Luke's for my curacy, and look forward to ministering, learning, and journeying alongside you all.

Fi Budden

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JUNIOR CHURCH AT ST MARY’S OSTERLEY IN 2021

by Heidi Munn, Junior Church Administrator

We started 2021 unable to resume in-person Junior Church. A small but dedicated team of leaders kept contact with the children in our church family through emails, monthly virtual Junior Church on Zoom and (when allowed) in-person family/all-age services. It was great to connect with children in our church virtually but it was far from ideal - the family/all-age services proved more popular with children, families and leaders.

Over the summer in 2021 work started to prayerfully consider how to re-launch in-person Junior Church in the autumn. The vision became for all children over 3 to meet together safely with different activities on offer to ensure something for children who prefer to engage with God’s word through crafts and those who prefer more active games.

Another significant change was to use ChurchSuite to provide a paperless means of registering children for sessions. Thanks to those who helped provide a TV screen in the Richardson Room it was also possible to use multimedia presentations to tell the Bible story in each session. Holy Communion is also brought into the session helping children and leaders to feel more connected to the main service.

Huge thanks to the brilliant team of 12 existing volunteers who committed to re-build in-person Junior Church. Much work was done to update DBS and safeguarding training and to learn how to use ChurchSuite before the first session in September 2021. Junior Church is offered on most 1st and 3rd Sundays.

The team chose the theme of “Re-building” for the autumn term and great sessions were held looking at stories about how God re-built People, the World and Hope and we loved singing about: The Wise Man Who Built His House Upon The Rock! Seeing children happily engaging in faith issues, and keen to return for more, has been a great joy.

In Autumn 2021 attendance per session varied from 13 to 27 children with 46 children in total having attended at least one Junior Church session. We ended the term with a fabulous Christmas Party that included balloons, Christmas card matching and crib-making!

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ROOTS ‘N’ SHOOTS @ ST LUKE’S

Roots and Shoots held its first session on 27[th] April 2001. It grew out of a seed of an idea, following a chance meeting with a local resident who was fascinated by our fig tree, and came to fruition following a meeting with representatives from Cultivate London. The fledgling project benefitted from a gardening practitioner from Salopian Gardens, Hounslow, who was funded by Cultivate London to help lead sessions at St Luke’s from this first session through to October 21. When the

project started, much of the garden at St Luke’s was a mass of nettles and brambles, although the main lawn and beds had been lovingly tended by the faithful of St Luke’s, with additional help from a small team at St Mary’s.

The gardening project has given the space in front of St Luke’s a new lease of life, and has provided the opportunity for many ‘chats over the garden fence’ with people as they walk up and down Kingsley Road in Hounslow East. During early autumn, the garden welcomed two non-St Luke’s volunteers, who have become unofficial Roots and Shoots leaders! The garden has also welcomed students from Great Oaks College; a college that supports students with special educational needs.

During the warmer months, we had a succession of local residents popping into the garden to have a tour and a chat, something we know helps combat isolation and improves wellbeing, and we hope to do more of this during 2022.

We received a grant of £500, from Hounslow’s, Your Neighbourhood Fund, which has been used towards clearing the garden space, as well as purchasing new plants and soil. In addition, a local estate agent, based in Kingsley Road, kindly donated £100 and some large ceramic plant pots for use by Roots and Shoots.

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Our plans for 2022 and beyond:

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SAFEGUARDING REPORT

At the June PCC meeting, St Mary’s PCC agreed and adopted the Diocese of London Safeguarding Policy and Statement on Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults. This states:

The PCC has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016, in relation to having due regard to House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

JUMP FOR JOY

Jump for Joy restarted weekly on Thursday mornings in September 2021 to provide a space for parents and carers to bring their pre-school babies and children.

The team provides a warm welcome and refreshments for adults and a story, craft and snack for little ones. Much fun has been had, many songs about Jesus sung and children that have had little opportunity to socialise have been seen to grow. Ten different families attended, mostly families not otherwise connected to the church.

The term ended with a very special Crib Service in church which was attended by 12 children and helpers from a local nursery. Jump for joy continues to be a blessing to many and a great way to introduce people to our church.

If you would like to be part of the team that supports this important ministry do contact Elis!

Heidi Munn and Nicola Collis

While Jump for Joy is our church outreach to parents and carers with pre-schoolers, the Millennium Hall continues to be used by St Mary’s Playgroup during term time. We received this report from Playgroup Supervisor, Liz Leonard.

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PLAYGROUP REPORT

Playgroup was closed when the country was put into the first lockdown. The hall was closed, and we all had to stay at home. I was very pleased when the Government allowed the Early Years sector to open up again on 1st June 2020 and to stay open. The staff were anxious to return to playgroup as were more than half of our parents/children. We were even unable to say goodbye to the children that did not return as they then moved on to other settings.

We had to put in place rigorous Health & Safety requirements from Hounslow Early Years, the Pre-School Learning Alliance, the DfE and St. Mary’s PCC, and after a lot of emailing and Policy making by Joanne, we did re-open on 1st June with around 10 children attending per day. We were still able to access all the 3- and 4-Year-old funding even though not all the children were attending, so we were lucky that we could pay the bills!! Slowly the children attending increased just before the Summer break. In September the number of children attending was still low and understandably new parents were reluctant to enrol their children as we were not allowed to let parents visit us and a new routine of taking children in at the door had to be in place. We were now in a bubble, taking temperatures on a daily basis, steaming and cleaning everything in sight!

We could not invite parents to the Christmas Party or have face to face parents evening or even have the parents in to help settle their children. It was a challenge for all concerned.

This past academic year has been better, still low on children but definitely picking up. Things are looking up now as we look forward to celebrating the Platinum Jubilee with a party for the children and going into the Church to see the Easter Garden. We are able to have a face to face parents evening and the new children and their parents are welcome in the setting.

Liz and the Team

St Mary’s Playgroup is a charity independent of the church (registered charity number 1042164) and was rated outstanding by Ofsted in 2015-16

DEANERY SYNOD REPORT

St Mary’s is represented on Hounslow Deanery Synod by Elis as a clergy member and Barbara, Sally and Margaret as elected lay members. Following her election to London Diocesan Synod, Sheila Matthews is an ex officio member of Deanery Synod.

The synod met only three times in 2021, but with three different chairs. Rev Sarah Guinness (Parish of Brentford) chaired the March meeting on Zoom, but then stood down as Area Dean at Easter, which meant Elis chaired the June Zoom meeting (from St Mary’s) as Acting Area Dean, before Rev Martine Oborne (St Michaels, Elmwood Road) was appointed as the new Area Dean and chaired the October meeting in person at her church.

Synod heard presentations on a variety of social and missional issues. These were introduced by Alison Tsang, head of Compassionate Communities in March, and then we heard about

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mental health and anxiety from Will Van der Hart, modern slavery from the Clewer Initiative, debt counselling from Crosslight, and creation care from Rev Derek Winterburn.

A new lay chair, Simon Surtees, was elected at the October meeting.

DIOCESAN SYNOD REPORT

I was elected to the Diocesan Synod in July 2021. The first meeting of the Synod was in December, and was mainly an introduction to the Diocesan Vision to 2030. You can read more about the London Vision – For every Londoner to encounter the love of God in Christ – at london.anglican.org. Bishop Sarah presided at Communion. A number who attended caught Covid, reminding us that the pandemic was far from over.

Sheila Matthews

ECO CHURCH REPORT

St Mary’s Eco Team took shape (although always room for more!) in early 2021, comprising individuals who have interest and drive into improving how the wider St Mary’s and St Luke’s impacts on the environment today and in the future.

The team first met in May to consider a large questionnaire provided by A Rocha, an international network of environmental organizations with Christian ethos. Questions range over many areas from how we, collectively as a church, consider and promote the environment, in worship, actions, publicity, attitudes and consumption. Not just how much electricity and gas we use but also how we travel, shop and live. How we recycle. It also covers buildings and grounds.

By the end of 2021, having provided one service based on the environment and holding a community forum evening with outside speakers and in the presence of our MP, we feel we have established an initial awareness of many environmental aspects through displays in church, a major one of which, the “Eco Angel”, survives into 2022. Outside, we have the start of a more sympathetic grounds management regime. Look out for more events and information in 2022, and take part and take action where you can.

We hope to obtain the Eco Church Bronze Award in 2022. It isn’t about badges (although badges are nice!), it is about how long term, we treat where we live.

“ In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the Earth………”

That’s THE Earth, not one of a few. Let’s see about looking after it.

Richard Green on behalf of the Eco Team

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PASTORAL CARE TEAM REPORT

Pastoral care is part of what it means to be St Mary’s. We want to be a church that reaches out to help people, both those who belong to the church and those within the parish and wider afield. Lots of people in our church visit those who are ill or housebound: showing something of the love and compassion of the God we serve.

During the Covid Pandemic, when it was unsafe to meet people directly, many people at the church found other ways to support people, such as with practical things such as shopping, regular phone calls and walks. Some of this support has continued after the Covid restrictions eased.

During the year we as a church have been involved in lots of activities to help others, such as:

The Pastoral Care Team are involved in:

The members of the team have undertaken safeguarding training and have a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

If you’d like to get involved in pastoral care, either as part of the team or the teams supporting the clothing/food bank or the shelter project, or if you know someone we should consider visiting, please contact us at the Parish Office via

parishoffice@stmaryosterley.org.uk or 020 8569 7312

Sheila McKinley

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ELECTORAL ROLL REPORT

Summary following revision of roll – 30 April 2022

Church Residents Non-
residents		 Membership Joined
since
2021
APCM		 Removed
since
2021
APCM
Total Total Total
St Luke’s 8 10 18 2 2
St Mary’s 110 83 193 4 5
Total 118 93 211 6 7

Total membership in 2021 = 212

Total membership in 2022 = 211

This annual report is to be read in conjunction with the Treasurer’s Report, Independent Examiner’s Report and Annual Accounts, which have been published as a separate document ’ and can be found on the St Mary s website.

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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Spring Grove

End of Year Financial Statements

Year ending 2021

Page 1

Financial Overview of the Accounts for 2021

The Covid 19 Epidemic continued to have a significant impact on the finances of St Mary’s during 2021. The total income for the year 2021 was £156,236, a fall of £12,369 when compared to 2020 which was bolstered by the receipt of two significant legacies that year. Expenditure in 2021 totaled £227,454 compared with £144,382 in 2020; the increase being mainly due to the purchase and installation of a new AV system in St Mary’s Church and work on the Millennium Hall.

Income

Income from planned giving, plate and electronic reader collections at both St Mary’s and St Luke’s was further impacted by the necessary restrictions placed on church opening and on numbers worshiping; £73,893 was given this way in 2021 compared to £77,518 in 2020. Other donations to both St Mary’s and St Luke’s totaled £1,648 and a further £981 was received from the estate of the late Lesley Hopkins.

Income from St Mary’s hall rentals recovered somewhat to £42,473 compared with £34,164 in 2020. Rental of the Boys Brigade Hut at St Luke’s for the storage of scenery by St Faith’s Players contributed £2,100. A Gift Day and other fundraising events raised £8,583 (plus gift aid) for the AV System plus a further £1,072 for general funds at St Mary’s. At St Luke’s £1,036 was raised for the new Roots & Shoots and Clothing Bank projects combined. Tax recoverable was £18,301 compared with £19,695 in 2020.

Expenditure

Our Common Fund contribution for the year of £91,000 was paid in full. Charitable giving in 2021 by St Mary’s & St Luke’s totaled £7,423, a slight increase on 2020.

The AV system and video streaming equipment cost £66,726 plus some additional associated electrical infrastructure costs, most of the cost was covered by designated reserves and additional fundraising (see above). Other significant expenditure was incurred by the necessary replacement of the cooker, fridge/freezer and extractor system in the Millennium Hall kitchen and the sanding and polishing of the main hall floor plus other maintenance which altogether totaled £12,837

Restricted and Designated Funds

Of total reserves held at 31 December 2021 £3,946 is held as restricted funds; and £180,327 as designated funds (£100,000 Ministry Housing, £40,000 Emergency Running Costs Reserve £30,000 for church repairs and £10,000 for hall repairs).

Assets (Balance Sheet)

Our current assets (cash) as at 31 December 2021 were £234,454, the figure for 31 December 2020 was £300,735. Our liabilities as at 31 December were £10,813. The figure at 31 December 2020 was £5,875.91.

The total value of our assets as at 31 December 2021 was £2,273,931, this includes £70, 290 for the AV system and Millennium Hall cooker listed as new fixed assets. The figure at 31 December 2020 was £2,274,859 Therefore our total assets have reduced by £928.

Barbara C Green MBE.

Treasurer, St Mary Spring Grove.

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Statement of Financial Activities

Unrestricted
Restricted
Endowment
Total
Prior year
funds
funds
funds
funds
total funds
Incoming resources
Incoming resources from generated funds
Voluntary income
Activities for generating funds
Investment income
Incoming resources from charitable activities
Other incoming resources
Total incoming resources
Resources used
Cost of generating funds
Cost of generating voluntary income
Charitable activities
Governance costs
Other resources used
Total resources used
Net incoming / outgoing resources before
transfer
Transfers
Gross transfers between funds - in
Gross transfers between funds - out
Net incoming / outgoing before other gains /
losses
Other recognised gains / losses
Gains / losses on investment assets
Gains on revaluation, fixed assets, charity's own use
Net movement in funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
Represented by
Unrestricted
General fund
Designated
AUDIO VISUAL SYSTEM
Church General Repairs
Hall General Repairs
Ministry Housing
Three Month Emergency Running Costs Reserve
Restricted
Church Chancel Lighting
Church Repairs
Missions Abroad
Vestry Hall Heaters
Endowment
HALLS VALUATION		 102,696
—
—
102,696
124,628
1,183
—
—
1,183
155
53
—
—
53
303
50,553
—
—
50,553
41,663
1,750
—
—
1,750
1,855
156,236
—
—
156,236
168,605
28
—
—
28
—
202,962
275
—
203,238
123,694
7,423
—
—
7,423
7,100
234
—
—
234
306
16,530
—
—
16,530
13,281
227,178
275
—
227,454
144,382
(70,941)
(275)
—
(71,217)
24,223
146,500
—
—
146,500
36,438
(146,500)
—
—
(146,500)
(36,438)
(70,941)
(275)
—
(71,217)
24,223
—
—
—
—
741,205
70,290
—
—
70,290
—
(651)
(275)
—
(927)
765,428
290,636
4,222
1,980,000
2,274,859
1,509,430
289,985
3,946
1,980,000
2,273,931
2,274,859
109,658
—
—
109,658
196,447
327
—
—
327
54,189
30,000
—
—
30,000
30,000
10,000
—
—
10,000
10,000
100,000
—
—
100,000
—
40,000
—
—
40,000
—
—
2,440
—
2,440
2,716
—
1,235
—
1,235
1,235
—
164
—
164
164
—
107
—
107
107
—
—
1,980,000
1,980,000
1,980,000

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Balance sheet

Total funds
Prioryear funds
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
Heritage assets
Current assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Liabilities
Creditors: Amounts falling due in one year
Provision for liabilities and charges due within one year
Net current assets less current liabilities
Total assets less current liabilities
Total net assets less liabilities
Represented by
Unrestricted
General fund
Designated
AUDIO VISUAL SYSTEM
Ministry Housing
Three Month Emergency Running Costs Reserve
Church General Repairs
Hall General Repairs
Restricted
Church Repairs
Church Chancel Lighting
Missions Abroad
Vestry Hall Heaters
Endowment
HALLS VALUATION
Funds of the church		 70,290
—
1,980,000
1,980,000
2,050,290
1,980,000
6,482
6,368
227,971
294,366
234,454
300,735
9,778
4,841
1,034
1,034
10,813
5,875
223,641
294,859
2,273,931
2,274,859
2,273,931
2,274,859
109,658
196,447
327
54,189
100,000
—
40,000
—
30,000
30,000
10,000
10,000
1,235
1,235
2,440
2,716
164
164
107
107
1,980,000
1,980,000
2,273,931
2,274,859

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Statement of assets and liabilities

General Designated
Restricted Endowment
Thisyear
Lastyear
Fixed assets - Fixed assets
Millenium Hall Insurance Valuation
Centenary Hall Insurance Valuation
Fixed Assets OB
Millennium Hall Cooker
Audio Visual & Streaming System - Church
Colour Photocopier
Fixed Assets St Lukes Chairs
Fixed Asset Hall Heater
Fixed Asset Church Bells
Fixed Assets Chancel Lighting
Fixed Asset Depreciation
Totals
Current assets - Current assets
Bank Barclays Community 50709573
Bank Barclays Community 50709581
Bank Barclays Premium 70709603
CCLA (CBF) Deposit 623342001D
Bank CafCash 00008015
Bank CafGold 000086709
Bank CafPlat 00303991
Bank Barclays St Lukes Current 20795496
Bank Barclays St Lukes Premium 90794783
Cash in hand
Debtors
Other Debtors
Accounts Receivable
Totals
Liabilities - Liabilities
Creditors
Deposits for Weddings or Hall Rentals
Loan from Area Finance
Holding Account - Bells
Holding Account - Chancel Lighting
Holding Account Christianity Explored
Holding Account 20-20 Vision
Holding Account - Ministry Housing
Three Month Running Costs Reserve
Agency collections
Accounts Payable
Totals
Grand total		 —
—
—
1,540,000
1,540,000
1,540,000
—
—
—
440,000
440,000
440,000
—
—
—
—
—
—
3,563
—
—
—
3,563
—

66,726
—
—
—
66,726
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
70,290
—
—
1,980,000
2,050,290
1,980,000
13,714
372
3,094
—
17,181
26,299
—
—
—
—
—
—
45
(45)
—
—
0
53,482
(27,652)
30,000
4,467
—
6,814
6,811
22,788
—
—
—
22,788
27,691
60,334
10,000
203
—
70,537
70,530
102,887
—
—
—
102,887
102,877

4,583
—
—
—
4,583
4,216

2,459
—
—
—
2,459
2,458
719
—
—
—
719
—
4,808
—
—
—
4,808
5,277
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,674
—
—
—
1,674
1,090
186,362
40,327
7,764
—
234,454
300,735
7,676
—
60
—
7,736
3,613
50
—
—
—
50
428
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(3,000)
—
3,000
—
—
—
1,034
—
—
—
1,034
1,034
—
—
—
—
—
—
100,000
(100,000)
—
—
—
—
40,000
(40,000)
—
—
—
—
—
—
778
—
778
735
1,213
—
—
—
1,213
64
146,975
(140,000)
3,838
—
10,813
5,875
109,658
180,327
3,946
1,980,000
2,273,931
2,274,859

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Fund movement by type

Opening
Incoming
Outgoing
Transfers Gains/losses
Closing
AVSYSTEM - AUDIO VISUAL SYSTEM
Designated
Sub-total for AVSYSTEM
HALLS - HALLS VALUATION
Endowment
Sub-total for HALLS
MINHOUSING - Ministry Housing
Designated
Sub-total for MINHOUSING
RUNCOST - Three Month Emergenc
Designated
Sub-total for RUNCOST
General - General fund
Unrestricted
Sub-total for General
CHREPAIRS - Church General Repai
Designated
Sub-total for CHREPAIRS
CHRESREPAI - Church Repairs
Restricted
Sub-total for CHRESREPAI
CHCHANCEL - Church Chancel Light
Restricted
Sub-total for CHCHANCEL
MISSIONS - Missions Abroad
Restricted
Sub-total for MISSIONS
VESTRY - Vestry Hall Heaters
Restricted
Sub-total for VESTRY
HALREPAIRS - Hall General Repairs
Designated
Sub-total for HALREPAIRS
Grand total		 54,189
8,583
68,945
6,500
—
327
54,189
8,583
68,945
6,500
—
327
1,980,000
—
—
—
—
1,980,000
1,980,000
—
—
—
—
1,980,000
—
—
—
100,000
—
100,000
—
—
—
100,000
—
100,000
—
—
—
40,000
—
40,000
—
—
—
40,000
—
40,000
196,447
147,653
158,233
(146,500)
70,290
109,658
196,447
147,653
158,233
(146,500)
70,290
109,658
30,000
—
—
—
—
30,000
30,000
—
—
—
—
30,000
1,235
—
—
—
—
1,235
1,235
—
—
—
—
1,235
2,716
—
275
—
—
2,440
2,716
—
275
—
—
2,440
164
—
—
—
—
164
164
—
—
—
—
164
107
—
—
—
—
107
107
—
—
—
—
107
10,000
—
—
—
—
10,000
10,000
—
—
—
—
10,000
2,274,859
156,236
227,454
—
70,290
2,273,931

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Analysis of income and expenditure

Incoming resources from generated funds - Voluntary income

0101C - Planned Giving Bank
0110C - Planned Giving Envelopes
0115C - Planned Giving Other
0301C - Collections Sunday Services
0305C - Planned Giving Gift Aid
0310C - Collections other Services
0315C - Collections Weddings
Baptisms and Funerals
0320L - Collections St Lukes
0325C - Collections by Card
Reader/Online
0505C - Gift Day
0550C - Donations Church
0556L - Donations St Lukes
0601C - Tax recoverable on Gift Aid
0703C - Legacies
0805C - Non Recurring or one off
Grants
Total		 Total
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Endowment
This year
Last year
63,185
—
—
—
63,185
64,276
1,630
—
—
—
1,630
3,276
231
—
—
—
231
423
1,065
—
—
—
1,065
521
361
—
—
—
361
1,988
176
—
—
—
176
25
30
—
—
—
30
50
2,037
—
—
—
2,037
1,235
5,178
—
—
—
5,178
5,724
—
7,641
—
—
7,641
—
1,377
—
—
—
1,377
1,659
—
—
—
—
—
29
18,301
—
—
—
18,301
19,695
981
—
—
—
981
24,850
500
—
—
—
500
875
95,055
7,641
—
—
102,696
124,628

Incoming resources from generated funds - Activities for generating funds

0910C - Fundraising Catering and
Coffee
0915L - Funds St Lukes Coffee
Mornings
0916L - Fundraising St Lukes Other
Total		 Total
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Endowment
This year
Last year
146
—
—
—
146
125
—
—
—
—
—
30
1,036
—
—
—
1,036
—
1,183
—
—
—
1,183
155

Incoming resources from generated funds - Investment income

1005C - Bank Interest Barclays
1015H - Bank Interest CafGold
1020C - Bank Interest CBF
1025L - Bank Interest St Lukes
1035H - Bank Interest CafPlat
Total		 Total
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Endowment
This year
Last year
32
—
—
—
32
82
7
—
—
—
7
56
3
—
—
—
3
28
0
—
—
—
0
1
10
—
—
—
10
133
53
—
—
—
53
303

Incoming resources from charitable activities

0903C - Children’s Income
0904C - Donations - Lunchbox &
Toybox
0908C - Fundraising - Other
1103C - PCC Statutory W&F Fees		 Total
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Endowment
This year
Last year
65
—
—
—
65
—
60
—
—
—
60
289
1,077
942
—
—
2,020
1,440
2,122
—
—
—
2,122
471

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1202C - Use of Church W & F
1205C - Ministers W&F Expenses
1215H - Hall Rentals
1217L - St Lukes Rentals
1230C - Funds Use of Copiers
1240C - Funds Organ Lessons
Practice
1245C - Church Use
1250C - Newsletter advertising
1260C - Hymn Books/Prayer Books
Total		 210
—
—
—
210
70
186
—
—
—
186
45
42,473
—
—
—
42,473
34,164
2,100
—
—
—
2,100
2,100
210
—
—
—
210
70
—
—
—
—
—
70
726
—
—
—
726
667
380
—
—
—
380
2,260
—
—
—
—
—
15
49,610
942
—
—
50,553
41,663

Other incoming resources

ther incoming resources
1315H - Income from FITS refund
1317H - Contra Deposits Hall Rentals
1319C - Contra Deposits Church
Weddings
Total		 Total
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Endowment
This year
Last year
1,500
—
—
—
1,500
1,805
100
—
—
—
100
—
150
—
—
—
150
50
1,750
—
—
—
1,750
1,855

Cost of generating funds

ost of generating funds
1705C - Fundraising & Event Costs
Total		 Total
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Endowment
This year
Last year
28
—
—
—
28
—
28
—
—
—
28
—

Cost of generating funds - Cost of generating voluntary income

1901C - Common Fund
2001C - Cost of Organist
2005C - Cost of Other Organist
2105C - Clergy Expenses
2205C - Cost of Junior Church &
Youth Resource
2301C - Upkeep of St Marys church
and grounds
2301L - Upkeep of St Lukes church
and grounds
2310C - Cost of Upkeep St Lukes
2315C - St Marys Church Insurance
2317L - St Lukes Insurance
2318C - Sanctuary Purchases for
Service
2361C - Resources Card Reader
Charges
2395C - Cost of Catering & Coffee
2401C - Cost of Church Gas
2405C - Cost of Church Electricity
2407L - Cost of St Lukes Electricity
2415H - Cost of Hall Electricity
2420H - Cost of Church, Hall &
Vicarage Water		 Total
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Endowment
This year
Last year
91,000
—
—
—
91,000
91,000
2,880
—
—
—
2,880
1,920
60
—
—
—
60
60
1,497
—
—
—
1,497
1,173
43
—
—
—
43
272
2,308
68,945
275
—
71,529
4,276
556
—
—
—
556
56
127
—
—
—
127
143
5,376
—
—
—
5,376
5,375
662
—
—
—
662
—
195
—
—
—
195
120
122
—
—
—
122
142
500
—
—
—
500
465
2,679
—
—
—
2,679
1,765
901
—
—
—
901
1,130
431
—
—
—
431
414
3,058
—
—
—
3,058
3,430
1,883
—
—
—
1,883
1,240

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2425L - Cost of St Lukes Water
2501C - Cost of Newsletter
2503C - St Mary's Outreach
(Lunchbox etc)
2504L - St Luke's Outreach Projects
2505H - Hall Fire and Intruder Alarm
2510H - Hall Insurance
2515H - Hall Maintenance
2520H - Hall Cleaner Caretaker
2521H - Waste Removal
2525H - Hall Sundry Fixtures
2540H - Contra Deposits Hall Rent
Refunds
2545H - Cost of Hall Sundry Costs
Total		 116
—
—
—
116
87
400
—
—
—
400
2,227
40
—
—
—
40
321
164
—
—
—
164
—
2,035
—
—
—
2,035
2,862
2,400
—
—
—
2,400
2,400
7,414
—
—
—
7,414
1,521
749
—
—
—
749
506
636
—
—
—
636
614
5,423
—
—
—
5,423
—
100
—
—
—
100
—
251
—
—
—
251
165
134,016
68,945
275
—
203,238
123,694

Charitable activities

1801C - Charitable Act Ministry
Giving
1805L - Charitable Activities St Lukes
Total		 Total
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Endowment
This year
Last year
7,383
—
—
—
7,383
7,190
40
—
—
—
40
(90)
7,423
—
—
—
7,423
7,100

Governance costs

2020C - Resources Pay Roll Costs
Total		 Total
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Endowment
This year
Last year
234
—
—
—
234
306
234
—
—
—
234
306
Other resources used
1701C - Resources Stewardship
2010C - Resources Parish
Administrator
2015C - TAX & NIC
2147C - Contra Deposits Church
Wedding Used
2330C - Resources Church
Telephone & Broadband
2335C - Resources Church Sundry
Costs
2337L - Resources St Lukes Sundry
Costs
2340C - Resources Copyright
Licence
2345C - Resources Teaching
Materials
2355C - Resources Church
Stationery
2360C - Resources Church Bank
Charges
2365C - Resources ICT		 Total
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Endowment
This year
Last year
—
—
—
—
—
155
6,357
—
—
—
6,357
5,693
2,072
—
—
—
2,072
1,800
—
—
—
—
—
428
565
—
—
—
565
608
1,511
—
—
—
1,511
1,219
105
—
—
—
105
(6)
364
—
—
—
364
729
143
—
—
—
143
—
297
—
—
—
297
572
204
—
—
—
204
316
3,590
—
—
—
3,590
767

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2370C - Organ/Piano Tuning
2380C - Resources Flowers for
church
2385C - Cost of Service Books &
Music
2393C - Resources Copiers
2555H - Cost of Hall Bank Charges
Total		 695
—
—
—
695
270
250
—
—
—
250
250
115
—
—
—
115
—
161
—
—
—
161
414
96
—
—
—
96
60
16,530
—
—
—
16,530
13,281

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NOTES TO, AND FORMING PART OF, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - ACCOUNTING POLICIES

For the year ended 31 December 2021

The PCC is a public benefit entity within the meaning of FRS102. The financial statements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 governing the individual accounts of PCCs, and with the Regulations’ “true and fair view” provisions, they have been prepared under FRS102 (2016) as the applicable accounting standards and the 2016 version of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP(FRS102)).

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for the valuation of investment assets which are shown at market value. The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body, nor those that are informal gatherings of church members.

Status and Going Concern: St Mary Spring Grove PCC is a public benefit entity and there are no material uncertainties about the church’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Incoming resources: The accounts are prepared on the accruals basis of accounting: income is recognised when receivable, except for donations of all kinds that are recognised when received; income tax recoverable is recognised in the same year as the donation. Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over provided that the terms of the grant do not impose future performance related conditions on the PCC. All incoming resources are accounted for gross.

Resources expended: Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding or constructive obligation on the PCC. The diocesan parish share (see Common Fund) is accounted for when due. Amounts received specifically for mission are dealt with as restricted funds. All other expenditure is recognised when it is payable and is accounted for including Value Added Tax.

Funds: Unrestricted general funds represent funds that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the PCC. Unrestricted designated funds include funds which are not restricted but have been designated by the PCC for a specific purpose. Restricted funds represent (a) income from trusts or endowments which may be expended only on those restricted objects provided in terms of the trust or bequest, and (b) donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific object. The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of each year must be carried forward as a balance on that fund unless otherwise agreed by the donor.

Endowment funds are represented by the valuation of the Millennium Hall.

Liabilities: Liabilities are recognised where there is an obligation to transfer economic benefits. The liability recognised is the amount that the Church anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as an advance payment for goods or services it must provide. A provision for a liability is recognised only when: there is a present obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event; it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit, usually in the form of cash, will be required in settlement; and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably. The provision will be measured at the best estimate of the settlement amount.

Tangible assets and depreciation: Consecrated and benefice property is not included in the accounts in accordance with Section 10 of the Charities Act 2011.

However, the PCC is responsible for ensuring that church buildings are adequately insured. Although the valuations of St Mary’s church and St Luke’s buildings do not feature in these accounts (see assets above), they are currently insured for the sum of £14.15 million and £2.9 million respectively. Other buildings are also adequately insured.

Costs associated with the maintenance or improvement of such assets will be written off in the year they are incurred. Individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £1,000 or less are written off when the asset is acquired. For other assets depreciation will be provided to write off the cost less the estimated residual value by equal instalments over their estimated useful economic lives. Movable church furnishings and possessions are listed in the church’s inventory, which can be inspected at any reasonable time.

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CHARITY COMMISSION | FOR ENGLAND AND WAiES Independent examinerfs report on the , accounts Sèction A Ind•pend•nt Examiner's Rèport Report to the trustsesl mem￿r9 of St MARY'S SPRING GROVE On accounts lor th• yeaf ended 2021 Charity no lif any) S•t out on pag•8 1-10 I rewt to Ihe tFUSttts on my examina1￿ ofthè accthjnts ol the above ch¥ty llhe Tr￿St? for Ihe yearended 3111212021. Rsponslbilitl•s and basis of rgport As the chanvs trustees. you are lespon51b￿ for the preparalw ol Ihe accounts in acCOrda￿e wrth Ihe requirements ol the Charrties Act 2011 l-th• Act-l I reF#Jt in ￿SPect of my examinalw of the Trust's accounts carried out nder 145 olthe 2011 Acl and in carrying out my exarnin8tKsn, I have Id)wed all Ihe th'rètbons grwen ty the Charrfy Comrnissic ur#J•r Sect￿ 1495Mbl of th Ad. Indeynd•ni Th• charty's gross inc(￿¢ gxcèeded £250.000 and l am qualified to examlnèfs statement undertake the trxamina1￿n by b•'ng a qualifd memb¢f of Chartered Instrtute of Marwgement Acctyjnlants. I have wnpknted my examinatbjn. l ¢onf4m that no m8teri81 matters hav• come to my attenix)n in connectw with the examinat￿Th whth gives rne cause to teligvè that in, any malerial resF¢d'. Ihe 8Lcounltng record3 *r• Mt kepl in xcordTAKe wilh Sec1￿ 130 of the charl￿ Ad; LV I1￿ accounts dK1 noi acc4Jrd with o¢¢ouniing records," Of the accounts not ccffjpty wrth the appluble requirements c￿Cern￿ the fom7 and conlent of ac¢ounls set ¢)ut In Ihe Charili•$ lAc￿￿nIS and Rep(rftsl Regula1￿)n5 2CK)8 other than 8ny rtquirem•nt that the accounts 9Ne a Iru¢ and fasrf which is not a matter ccffisthred as ol an if¥Jependent exam¥natK)n. I have no concems and hav8 come across no othtr matters in ¢onne¢tion wrth the exarninatKJn to whKh alleniK)n $hould bè drawn In Ihis report in order lo enable 8 propBr undetstanding ofthe acwunts to be r•h¢d. ' FYe8se delet6 the WOfLls in the l)raGkels rfthey do not apply. oll202 Narn•: RHONA BARTON Rel•vant prolessional qualillcationl81 or body lil any): CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS IER Oct 2018

Addrw: 2 OSTERLEY CRESCENT ISLEWORTH Twf 5LF Section 8 Disclosure Onty cornplele Il the examiner need5 to highlight rnatenal matters ol concem (see CC32. Independent exarnInal￿n of chanty &counls' direL1ions and guthnce examiners). Glv• h￿￿ brief det•i18 of any items that the ?x¥miner wish•s to IER Oct 2018