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← The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of Holy Trinity,westcott,guildford

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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2023

Administrative information

Holy Trinity Church is situated in Logmore Lane, Westcott. It is part of the Diocese of Guildford within the Church of England. The correspondence address is The Parish Office, St John's, Furlong Road, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PP.

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a charity registered with the Charity Commission (charity registration number: 1132869).

PCC members who have served from 1 January 2023 until the date this report was approved (unless noted otherwise) are:

Chairman, Ex-officio: The Rev’d Tim Armstrong, incumbent Wardens: Mark Shakespeare: Elected at APCM 23.4.23 Nicola Smetham: Elected at APCM 23.4.23.

Representatives on the Deanery Synod: Glynis Cranefield Elected at APCM 11.10.20

Elected members:

Kay Meldrum, Treasurer First elected for three years at 2009 APCM, then for three years every third APCM, up to and including 23.5.21. Jan Way, Secretary Co-opted at PCC meeting 8.5.17. Elected 22.4.18. for three years and again 23.5.21. Mark Shakespeare Co-opted at PCC meeting 8.5.17, elected 23.05.21 for three years. Malcolm Bradley Elected 11.10.20. for three years and 23.4.23 for one year. Richard Packer Elected 11.10.20. for three years and again 23.4.23. Hannah Mayo Elected 23.4.23 for three years. Elizabeth Mair Elected 23.4.23 for three years. Murray Stephen Elected 11.10.20 for three years and 23.4.23 for one year. Louise Scillitoe-Brown Elected in 23.4.23 for 3 years.

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Structure, governance and management

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.

Objectives and activities

Holy Trinity's PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the building of St John's, Furlong Road, Westcott.

Church attendance

There are 181 parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll (2021 – 185). The average weekly attendance on a “normal Sunday” was 61 – comprising 55 adults and 6 children (2021 figures: 72; 70 adults and 2 children).

The “worshipping community” (ie attend worship at least monthly) is 116 (2021 – 104) - adults, children in congregational worship/activities, plus home communions and services taken at Bramley House and Westcott House.

Review of the year

The full PCC met five times during the year. Committees met between meetings and any matters arising were referred to the PCC as necessary.

SAFEGUARDING – Jan Way, Safeguarding Officer

Jan Way is the Safeguarding Officer and Helen Hughes the DBS Validator for this period.

Activities

a) Safeguarding incidents

There have been no safeguarding incidents during the period from January 2023 to December 2023.

b) Complying with policies, procedures and good practice

The Church of England introduced a set of National Safeguarding Standards in October 2023 building upon existing policies and procedures and these will be linked to the Parish Dashboard. The five standards cover:

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The Safeguarding officer continues to monitor the Safeguarding Parish Dashboard - an online platform that outlines the duties and responsibilities of each Parish regarding safeguarding, covering training, adoption of policies, activities etc. There are numerous levels as you move through the platform. Currently Holy Trinity is on Level 3, having completed tasks in the year to move from Level 2. The only outstanding item is that all PCC members attend the Prevention of Domestic Abuse training online. 7 out of 12 have completed the course so far.

Risk assessments and job descriptions were recommended for any church activity involving children and both Cookie Club and Sunday Club leaders now have job descriptions and both activities have undertaken a risk assessment. Jan has visited and inspected both.

c) Training

As above. In general people have engaged with the training offered which is of a high quality.

d) DBS Validations

It is important to note that key roles in the church require an enhanced DBS, specifically when the role involves work with children, young people and vulnerable adults. Equally DBS status lasts three years so renewals are required. However, there is now an update system, free to volunteers where, once registered the DBS is automatically updated and the status of individuals can be checked. This saves a great deal of time and expense, so it is really worth everyone who undertakes a DBS doing this. it is not possible to continue to work with children or vulnerable adults if a DBS has expired.

Helen Hughes looks after the DBS validations, which is not straightforward, and I remain extremely grateful to her for doing this key role.

e) Safeguarding meetings

A safeguarding meeting was held in September 2023 and these are now a regular occurrence between Jan Way and Tim Armstrong.

Conclusion

Safeguarding is now a standing item on the PCC agenda, which is as it should be, as it remains a key component of the church.

The Dashboard is a helpful tool to ensure that as a church we are both compliant and cognisant of our duties and responsibilities.

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GENERAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2023 – Nicola Smetham & Mark Shakespeare, Churchwardens

2023 has seen the completion of all but one of our key development projects. This will now enable us to focus on engaging with the wider community, ensuring that our church building is fully utilised and seen as a thriving and welcoming space for all. In line with our church vision of welcome and building relationships within the village, we held the hugely successful Westfestivity event in mid-November. We received tremendous feedback on this event ranging from – ‘I’ve never been in here (church) before’, to ‘I haven’t visited for years.’ There were comments too on the vibrancy of the church community and how welcoming the church looked and felt. In short, there was strong feeling of ‘mission accomplished’. Westfestivity will return again this year.

Other community events have included ‘Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo’, which was a great success and well-attended by school parents supporting the newly formed and grant-assisted school choir. This was a great example of outreach and connection coming full circle, ending up with a ‘new audience’ entering the church. Earlier in the year we held a Pancake Party, which again was very popular and drew in many children and families from across the village, for some of whom it was a much needed meal.

Our partnership with Surrey Hills All Saints School has been strengthened during the year, not only through events such as these but also through ‘Open the Book’ school assemblies, the Transforming Lives for Good mentoring scheme (TLG) and the Easter Pause Day. (More on both of these initiatives later in the report.) For younger children in the village and their parents or carers, Cookie Club continues to provide a place of welcome and support.

In October, we held our first Service of Remembering, an opportunity to give thanks for the lives of those we have lost, whether recently or long ago. This was very much valued by those who attended, with a request for it to become an annual event.

Earlier this year we gathered in prayer for a resolution to our vicarage dilemma. God is clearly moving within the community of Westcott. Within a matter of weeks a suitable property came on the market, was viewed and reviewed by the Diocese, and a speedy completion on the property was made. It will be tremendous to have the Armstrong family living in the heart of the village, demonstrating faith, parenting and the importance of family. Meanwhile, the old vicarage site is being sold by the diocese and is currently under offer.

We are now mindful of the Quinquennial that will take place in May 2026 under the supervision of Louise Scillitoe-Brown, who oversees buildings and maintenance, (more detail later in the report). Our next steps are to fully consider the availability of grant funding to assist with the works. With this in mind a new volunteer position of Grant Writer/Researcher is to be advertised shortly around the village.

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As we look ahead to the year to come, we have outlined a need for the upper room (above the kitchen) to be ‘updated’ and made a suitable space for the Sunday Club to expand into. A truly wonderful problem to have!

Immense thanks must go to our previous church wardens, Simon and Ali, Libby and John, as the final re-ordering works complete. The kitchen was completed in November and shortly after christened with a Baked Potato Lunch, another well attended event and soon to be repeated. To sit down and share food as a church family is very special, it all helps to build connection, enable good conversation and strengthen our fellowship. This facility makes it all so much easier and we have much to be thankful for.

The floor levelling represents the last of the re-ordering projects one which, along with the new chairs, will help to create a more flexible and accessible space for future events. These projects have been funded through grants and gifts, with no impact on general funds.

Early discussions have started on reviewing our giving to cover our increased running costs. More will be shared on this as we continue into the summer, but we are reassured by the steady congregation numbers and indeed the number of regular ‘new faces’ attending. We are blessed with so many resources, not least the many gifted volunteers who give of their time and counsel, and other income streams, (village mag and phone mast rental), that help support the work of HTW.

We conclude with the church health check list as a reminder of the direction we continue to journey in as a church.

Both Mark and I would like to extend our thanks to the many of you who have answered our endless questions and helped us settle into our first year as church wardens. Thank you!

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A REVIEW OF THE YEAR – Tim Armstrong, Vicar

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ORDINATION TRAINING - Hannah Mayo

I am now nearly two-thirds of the way through my ordination training with the Local Ministry Programme for the Guildford Diocese. The training is part time –

Each term we study a different module: e.g. Mission and Evangelism, Pastoral Care, The Bible, Discipleship and Ethics, Church History and Doctrine, and for each of these submit 2 assignments. In addition, we need to preach at least once a term, and I’ve recently done a placement with the Guildford Town Centre Chaplaincy.

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Crucially, I have always been clear that God is calling me to the parish of Westcott, so, unlike Ellie Lister and David Packham when I am ordained, in June/July 2025, it will be as what is currently called an Ordained Local Minister (OLM), to serve here, with you and alongside Tim, as an additional priest in this parish.

I look forward to discovering more of what that might mean with you in this place, and I’m constantly astonished and humbled by the road God is taking me on, and the ways I’m being formed as I travel, as we all are in our different ways. So I’d encourage you to think about where God might be leading you, what God might be calling you to be and do, using the unique gifts God's given you, recognising we all have so much to offer in building the kingdom and radiating God’s love and the hope of Christ in this community.

OPEN THE BOOK – Liz Bradley, co-ordinator

Open the Book (OtB) is an exciting storytelling project where Bible stories are shared with children in a way that is fun, interactive and memorable. The OtB team has grown from 3 to 9 over the past year and we take a weekly Assembly in Surrey Hills All Saints on Wednesday afternoons. The stories are scripted and the children (from a different year group each week) enjoy dressing up as the characters alongside the adults. After the storytelling there is a structured time of Reflection with prayer.

New volunteers are welcomed and training is available.

TRANSFORMING LIVES FOR GOOD (TLG) – Libby Witt, co-ordinator

In the past year, Holy Trinity has continued partnering successfully with ‘Transforming Lives for Good’ (TLG) and Surrey Hills All Saints School to run an Early Intervention programme with children from the school. TLG is a Christian charity which partners with local churches to give emotional support to vulnerable children and young people through a year-long coaching programme, designed to help the child make the very best of their time in education.

In 2023, three volunteer coaches from Holy Trinity (Karen Ratzke, Lisa Brady and Libby Witt) coached 6 children under the programme: three from January to July and another three from September onwards. We are blessed in having great support from the Senior Leadership Team at Surrey Hills and continue to have a good working relationship with our School Key Contact, which has helped with the smooth running of the project. We recently underwent our annual review with our TLG Regional Coordinator, in which we were able to hear from the school of the positive change they have seen in the coached children. TLG continue to be a huge support to our coaching team: providing resources, training and encouragement through termly online regional forum meetings, and contact with our Regional Coordinator.

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We are delighted that 2 more coaches (Grant Smetham and Murray Stephen) will start their coach training Spring 2024. If anyone is interested in joining the team and would like to know more about what coaching involves, I’d love to hear from you!

RESOURCES TEAM

Financial Review – Kay Meldrum, Treasurer

Holy Trinity’s finances have continued to decline over the past twelve months, with a drop in income not matched by the drop in expenditure.

Total receipts on ordinary Unrestricted Funds were £119,933 and are detailed in the Financial Statements. This represents a decrease in Unrestricted Income of approx. 16%. This includes a small decrease in covenanted donations and associated tax credits of 2% (2022 11%), a 43% decrease in one-off donations, a surplus from St John’s and an increase in investment and other income.

The field next to the churchyard was let on an annual basis, and gross income of £1,000 from it is included in these accounts. Rental was also received in respect of a mobile telephone mast on church premises, and gross income of £5,617 from it is shown in these accounts.

£134,892 was spent to provide the Christian ministry from Holy Trinity Church, a decrease of approx. 7%. The main item, 61% of total expenditure, (last year 49%), is the contribution to the Diocesan Parish Share, which largely provides the stipends and housing for the clergy.

The PCC continues to own the former St John’s church, which was used by various organisations and individuals. The net surplus on the premises was £1,601, compared with net deficit of £461 in 2022.

The net result for the year was an excess of expenditure over income of £21,352, £6,393 of this arising from the reclassification of income from the Westcott Magazine as Restricted, leaving a “working” deficit of £14,959 (2022 deficit £3,026). The balances carried forward at 31[st] December for Unrestricted Funds totalled £80,095 (2021 £101,447).

In addition the PCC has £34,149 in Funds Designated for improvements to the Church fabric and other work, which includes £31,417 in fixed assets, leaving £1,732 cash available. (2022 £44,335). The sale of the pews contributed £1,000 towards this Fund.

Looking forward to 2024, work is needed on the building following the Quinquennial review, and Gas and Electricity costs have increased substantially following the end of a fixed rate contract. If donations continue to fall it will be another challenging year.

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Reserves policy

It is PCC policy to accumulate a balance on Unrestricted Funds of £50,000, to cover emergency situations that may arise from time to time. The balance of £80,095 on Unrestricted Funds at the year-end exceeds this target.

The balance of £250,636 in the Restricted Funds represents £4,640 in the General Support Fund, £7,336 for Youth Work, £217,224 net cost of St John’s, £1,640 grant for the churchyard at St Johns, £3,631 for work on St John’s building, £1,421 received for the Peace Garden, £3,388 relating to the Touche Fund, and £11,356 in the Magazine Fund. Investments held in the Building Development Fund for future work on the church building were sold during the year to fund the new kitchen.

It is our policy to invest our Restricted and Unrestricted Funds balances with the CBF Church of England Deposit Fund. Permanent Endowment funds are invested primarily in income generating Funds.

FABRIC – Mark Shakespeare and Nicola Smetham, Churchwardens

Alongside regular maintenance items (such as electrical and fire safety checks), we continue to steward and safeguard the fabric of the HTW church buildings and graveyards.

We are also grateful to the many volunteers who help us in so many ways, and in particular to Louise Scillitoe-Brown and Murray Stephen, for taking on responsibility for the Church Building and Churchyards respectively. (Louise’s more detailed report follows.) We’d also like to thank Sarah Massey our hard working parish administrator and Kate Fairbass, our communications person. Maria Hebberd our cleaning ‘angel’ who keeps the church neat and tidy for us and notifies us of much besides. We are very grateful to the entire team.

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BUILDINGS AND MAINTENANCE – Louise Scillitoe-brown

Stonework:

In summary progress has been slow. Stonemasons are an elusive trade, difficult to find and slow to quote for works. We have now called upon the resources of Church House and further contacts have been received, who are now in the process of quoting for Quinquennial ‘essential’ works.

The two stonework quotes received so far (C.Anstey + new stonemason) for repairs are vastly different, in both the work suggested to fix the issues and the price. The former has identified some potentially serious movement in the eastern gable, and we have been advised to find a structural engineer to review. An email has been sent to Chris from Taylor Williams Daley (Chris is a structural surveyor and was involved in the Quinquennial inspection), to see if he is able to, or interested in advising.

Lightning Conductor:

The on-going issue with the lightning conductor has yet to be resolved. We have now invited other contractors to look into this and asked each for onsite inspections and their evaluations. Using the scheme suggested by Mike Smith of MDS (HTW's usual lightning rod tester and installer) as a starting point, quotes were requested from four specialists on the Diocese list. Two have responded so far and new reports are awaited, before working out what action should be taken.

Grants:

Until comparable quotes have been received for the necessary works we cannot proceed with grant funding. We can however look at compiling a maintenance plan, often a requirement of funding bodies in the application process.

ST JOHN’S COMMUNITY CENTRE – Jon Mears, Manager

Initiatives

Westcott Community Garden:

Thriving as it moves into its second year, with strong volunteer attendance, successful events – Soup and Poetry evening, and a bountiful harvest of fruit and vegetables. This initiative has clearly resonated within the community.

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Westcott Community Larder:

In partnership with Mid Surrey Community Fridges, the larder diverts food waste and serves 2030 people each week with the help of dedicated volunteers.

Jon and Mum Groceries / Westcott Village Hub:

This transitioning not-for-profit enterprise is developing well. The addition of a cafe and homecooked meals, summer BBQs, and support for various community groups indicate the shop's evolving role as a community centre. The shop has also provided an outlet for goods made by start-up village businesses including a Pottery, an Artist, a Beekeeper and our many wonderful village bakers!

Chapel Bookings:

Increased bookings from diverse groups (yoga, art, writing, recovery, etc.) demonstrate improved awareness and use of the space. The quarterly poetry night is a hit! For future consideration there is also interest in a cinema club, board gaming, and other events, suggesting further opportunities for community engagement.

Looking ahead additional funding will be needed for essential maintenance and to ensure St John’s remains fit for purpose. Suggested items are carpet replacement in the Chapel with a more durable carpet for increased footfall. The Westcott Village Hub project and potential CIC status provide hope for securing additional funding and enabling the necessary renovations.

Increased awareness and utilisation of the space not only brings the possibilities of longer opening hours, and volunteer opportunities, but potentially offering support for individuals transitioning back into the workforce. As you will have read, all these opportunities involve the support of the community and volunteers, we have been supported well, but are still on the lookout for community minded locals to support ventures and opportunities. All of the above demonstrates the strong community spirit in Westcott and the growing role St. John's Chapel plays as a vital hub.

FLOWERS – Andrea Gabb, Co-ordinator

One of the biggest challenges for 2023 was the rising costs of fresh flowers. The wonderful flower arranging team at HTW have adapted and embraced working with a mix of fresh and silk flowers to ensure the displays in church are not diminished by the cost-of-living crisis.

My thanks to the Flower Team who immediately rose to the challenge bringing Christmas to HTW a month early (!), in mid-November, for the Westfestivity event. There were Christmas tress galore and the church looked wonderful - Christmassy and welcoming. So many wonderful comments were received from visitors confirming as much. Once Advent proper arrived Mark Seymour delivered and put up the huge and beautiful Christmas tree by the altar.

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Our immense thanks to him once again. Many of the congregation commented on how lovely it was to have an extended Christmas decoration period in the church, (mid-Nov through to twelfth night).

Our rota is small, which means we all have to work extra hard, so anyone, ladies or gentlemen, who enjoy the tranquillity of our church and the peace and quiet to arrange flowers, is most welcome to join us. Flower arranging experience isn’t necessary, and there is help at hand if you feel unsure about your skills. May I finally say, again and most importantly, my grateful thanks to those on the Flower Team who make all this happen, and who make our church look loved and cared for.

Westcott Vicarage

As this document is updated Tim Armstrong and the family have moved into Watson Road in the village in May 2024. The Diocese took the decision in late 2023 that development of the previous Vicarage site was beyond the time and resources required with their small in-house land management team. The plan moving forward is to sell to a developer and hand over control of the planning for the proposed development.

MISSION & SOCIAL JUSTICE

The following was donated by way of Outward Giving in 2023 for outside agencies in direct giving to Holy Trinity or from general funds:

Royal British Legion £64.27 Leatherhead Start £163.10 CMS £360 Crisis at Christmas £200

PAPUA PARTNERS – Naomi Sosa

Papua Partners remains a key mission partner and we raised a few thousand pounds to support their vital work through fundraisers and initiatives in 2023.

During 2023/23 Papua Partners worked in partnership with six organisations and two key networks in West Papua.

Yasumat (Social Foundation for Isolated Peoples); Yapelin (Social Foundation for the Evangelical Church of Indonesia – GIDI); Womens Department of the GIDI Church; Suu Bin Tedei (working with women affected by conflict); Yum Yaf Papua; Eruwok – Bokondini; Elisa Foundation; West Papuan Council of Churches; IWaTaLi Papua; West Papua Christian Youth Forum.

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Changes in Papua Partners

During 2022/2023 we have gone through a significant shift in our organisational structure, shifting more control and management responsibility to West Papua. We initiated a formal partnership with our core local partner, iWaTaLi, who now functions as the local arm of Papua Partners. This year also saw the recruitment of a full-time Papua coordinator who will lead the iWaTaLi team and our programme of work and provide training and support to partners. A part time director in the UK provides overall management and technical support to the programs in West Papua as well as growing support for the charity and raising awareness of the issues facing West Papua in the UK and internationally.

During 2022/23 we focused our support on six main areas:

Some of the highlights of 2022/23

• Women leading in Business - In partnership with Melania Foundation in the Netherlands, Papua Partners were able to support two new small women led business cooperatives in Bokondini. Our partner, Eruwok, worked with women from 10 communities to set up a baking cooperative and a basic goods cooperative. An amazing example of women leading change and being the engine of growth in their communities.

• This year saw the continuation of the ending violence against women and girls programme in the town of Dekai, Yahukimo. Starting in January 2022, 10 community facilitators were trained and these facilitators are now leading small groups in their communities.

• Responding to the crisis of internally displaced communities - In February 2023 we started a new initiative ‘Integrated Development for Internally Displaced Indigenous Communities in West Papua’ which is funded by the JA Clark Trust. This programme is being led by iWaTaLi and is supporting communities displaced by land-based conflict, and natural disasters. The project has three main areas of work:

i)Building Strong Communities: Improving the livelihoods of 3 IDP communities through the establishment of green business, savings groups and improved management of the environment. ii) Speaking Out: Equipping 30 youth and women leaders as Change Agents and network leaders to monitor, map, and document causes of displacement, raise awareness on climate change and the environment and advocate for change.

iii) Building Bridges: Creating opportunities for joint working and better relationships with host communities to ensure environmental sustainability and peace.

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• Trauma Healing for communities in Star Mountains – We continue to partner with the Women’s Department of the GIDI church who have supported internally displaced people in the Star Mountains with trauma healing through story telling.

• Peacebuilding - iWaTaLi has been growing their important peacebuilding work and are active behind the scenes training activists in conflict areas, building connections and consensus, helping Papuan groups build non-violent movement for peace and justice. We have supported several small grants for activists to travel internationally to carry out advocacy on the ongoing situation in Papua.

• Paralegal and documentation Training - iWaTaLi initiated its training programme to equip youth leaders from conflict zones with skills for documenting human rights and environmental crimes, and start the process for some of them to become paralegals.

• Church and Community Transformation (CCT) – The CCT program continues to grow and is the core approach used by Yapelin, Yasumat and iWaTaLi to build the capacity and resilience of local communities to bring about positive lasting change. Together with partners the CCT program is working with 100 local congregations and currently impacting over 8,000 people. We work with a Papua wide network of CCT trainers and a Papua CCT leadership team which has representatives from all the partner organisations.

Papua Partners is very grateful to the community and church in Westcott who continue to faithfully support us and enable this work to continue.

“ECO CHURCH” – Hannah Mayo

Activity has paused whilst Hannah completes her ordinand training.

However, our eco awareness is now a part of our ethos and discipleship, and very much embedded in our decision making as a church.

‘Forest Church’ will continue to run 4 times a year as an invaluable service in the All-Age church service calendar.

Jakki Phillips continues to forge close links with the community garden project which is now firmly established in the graveyard at St Johns.

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In other news:

We came out of our fixed green energy (Good Energy) contract in September 2023 and changed green supplier, due to the rising cost of living crisis and no competitive rates being offered by the existing supplier. Our contract with green Octopus Energy comes up for renewal in August 2024 for both HTW and St Johns sites.

SURREY HILLS GROUP – Tim Armstrong

(Group of Churches formed 1.1.15: Abinger & Coldharbour with Holmbury & Wotton; Westcott)

We continued to work closely in an informal but significant partnership with Abinger, Wotton, Coldharbour and North Holmwood, with our Open the Book team being drawn from across the churches and useful discussions taking place about youth work and provision in the coming years.

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Parochial Church Council of Holy Trinity Church STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AFFAIRS For the year ended 31 st Dewnber 2023 UnrestrKted 088ignated Restrided Endowm'nt TOTAL TOTAL Note Funds FuThJs Funds Funds 2023 2022 INCOMING RESOURCES Voluntary Incorne Activities for genorating incorno Inv081rnont in¢om• Incoming resourcos from charltable activiti¢$ Other incoming resources 2(a) 90,693 7.143 0 100,636 135,226 2(b) 2(c) 13.838 6.617 13.568 507 28.406 23.719 7.124 4,873 2(d) 4,123 4,123 10,183 4,662 404 0 144,951 174.405 TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 119 933 8,143 16.875 RESOURCES EXPENDED Cost8 of generating voluntary incomo Charitable activiti•s Other rosources expended Governance Costs TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 134,892 NET INCOMING RESOURCES -14.959 3(a) 3(b) 119.444 15,838 24,583 0 159.865 184,799 31c) 15,448 3,491 18,939 10,990 0 178,804 195. 789 -11.186 -7,708 -33,853 -21,384 Gains on investrnent assets on revaluation Transfe -6.393 NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 41.352 Balan￿S blf 1 Jan 2023 101.447 Balances CM 31st Docembor 2023 80.095 5(b) 607 6,393 5,359 5.966 -9,413 6.359 -27,887 -31,402 87,430 484,557 515.959 92,790 456.670 484,557 44.335 33.149 251.344 250,636 l7

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF HOLY TRINITY WESTCO Balance Sheet al 31st December 2023 Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endcrknw￿nt TOTAL Notes Funds Funds Funds Funds 2023 TOTAL 2022 FIXED ASSETS Tangible Investments 5(a) 5.989 31.417 217,224 254,630 227,253 72,843 80,407 327,473 307,660 72.843 72,843 5.989 31.417 217224 CURRENT ASSETS Cash at bank and in hand 4(b) Short tem) deposits 4{c) Accounts receivable 6(a) Prepayments 6(b) 29,412 47,087 2,822 1.732 11.835 22.056 42,979 59, 740 89.090 118,473 2.822 2,818 990 336 135.881 181.367 19.947 80.311 1,732 33,891 19,947 CURRENT LIABILITIES Creditors and Pre ents 6.205 479 4,470 NET CURRENT ASSETS 74,106 1,732 33,412 19,947 129,197 176,897 TOTAL NET ASSETS 80.095 33.149 250,636 456 670 484.557 PARISH FUNDS Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment 80.095 80.095 101,447 33.149 44.335 250,636 251, 344 92 790 87,431 456 670 484,557 33.149 9(al 250.636 92.790 80,095 33,149 250,636 Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 201 I2￿4 and signed on its behalf by Th8 Rev Timothy S Amstrong (PCC Chaimian)

Equipment used wrlhin Holy Trinty church or St John's pTemJses is depreciated on a straight line basis over 10 years. IrKINKlual items wth a purchase prw of less than £5(M) are ￿ltien off wh8n the asset 15 aD]uired Inve8tmont are valued at mthet value at 31 DKerTw. Ttrw are IEkl by Ihe Diocese of Guildf￿d as Custodian Tmstee. The PCC ads as m￿agIng Trustee Restithd aThJ unrestricted funds are miTrJled in the PCC'S Currenl bar& account aThl short term deposit actA)unts The PCC'S Maintenan￿ policy in respect of its ￿nSecra￿￿ and benefice propety and land and buildngs is to recogntse repair liabAlt￿ when tw are contracted for rather11)an when they are discovered. Staff ¢08t8 Salaries and wages Social Security Pension costs Other benefrts Total This yeaf ypar 14,888 12.640 234 15.122 13.085 Number of employees No empbyee received benefits for the repth'ThJ pen¢KI of rn0￿ th￿ £60.000 No Trustee expenses have been in(￿rred. There have been no related party tranSX1iw￿ in fv rewh'r*J pefi NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31st Dgcember 2023 Unreslricted DeswJnated Restl￿ted Endowment TOTAL TOTAL Funds Funds Funds Funds 2023 2022 2. INCOMING RESOURCES 2(a) Voluntary Incomo Planned giving - covenanted Income tax recoverable Listed Churches grant Other grving Sundry donations Collections Grants Legaci8S Donations for restricted purpos8s 60.349 11.891 820 61,169 11,891 3,705 475 11,519 1.659 9,2 63,138 11,542 4, 734 620 25.530 1,392 7,550 20,000 3,705 475 11.519 1.659 4.800 3.200 1,2 238 7.143 1.018 0 100.636 720 135,226 90.693 2{b> A¢tiviti08 for generating income St Johns 8.202 Fl¢)odlights 465 Mast rental 5.171 Parish magazine adverts Sale of Pews 2.800 8,202 465 5,171 13,568 1,000 28.406 4,895 320 4, 568 13.936 13.568 13,838 13.568 23.719

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for th• pwiod onded 31 D•¢omber 2023 11a) Accounting Policlos The financial statemerts have been prepared in XCOrdan￿ the Church A¢countng Regulats"ons 20C6 ' together vthh the Financial Reporting Standatd applKable United Kingdom (FRS102) atKI with Charities Act 2011. The charity constitutes a Publ￿ benefft entiy as defingj ty FRS102 The accounts present a true arml fair view arm3 the a¢countwig p(Aicw adopted are those outlined below. No changes to atxounting e$l￿ateS have occurred in the reporting pericrfj. The Village Magazine accwnt has been reclassified as Reslricled. and an ￿luStrne￿ m•Je to ReseThies brought forwdrd to reflect this. The financial statsnents have been prepared under the histor￿31 cost conventton except for tre Va￿allon of investn￿nt assets, are shown at Ma￿et vafue. The financial statements ￿Clude all transactions, assets liabilrties for which the PCC is responsible in I￿r. They do not include the accounts of church groups that OV￿ their main affiliation to another bc¥Jy nor tlThe that are inf¢xvnal gatherings of Church members. Funds Endowmwt funds are funds. the eapitral ofvthth must bè MaintaN￿d. onty income ansing from investment of th8 endobvment may be used either as restrithj or Unrestr[rt￿ fvncis deFwdww upon the purpose for which the endowment was established Restrictsd funds represent a) income fr(wn tr￿ts or which may be expeThJed only on those restricted objects pro¥Jed ill the terms of the trust or beq￿$t. and b) donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific Ob￿rt The may only be expend￿ on the specffiG object for which they were received. Any balance remainirvJ unspent at tt)e end of each year must be carried forward as a balance on that fund. The PCC dces not uwalty Invest separatety for each lund. Where there is ￿ separate invesknent. Inte￿$t apporti￿ed to individual funds on an average balance basis. Unro8tri¢t•d ftinds a￿ general funds which Can be by PCC for any purpoge In¢oming r•source•: Planned giving, ¢olleclts)ns and d￿￿tIOnS a￿ reco3nrsgJ when re￿l¥ed. Tax refunds are recognised whgn the irthmir¥J resour￿ to vknith they relate is reLi¥ed. Grants legaci8S are accounted for when the PCC is alty entitled to a￿￿nt due. Divmjends are accounted for wfren receivable, interest is acerued. Rents rerrived are acc￿￿1 o¥er the penod to they reLgle. other income is recognised when it is receivable. AJI inC￿ning resources a￿ account&J for gross with Ihe exception of fees for Marriages and Funerals. fiere the part ofts fee due to DiocAse is ￿ against the total fee re￿Ived. Rgsourcos expended., Grants and donations are accounted for when paJ over or vthen awarded rf that award creates a binding or conslmetive oblKJation the PCC. The d¥)cesan parish share is account8J for lthen due. Insurance is accwed over the perKwJ to whth it relates. All other expenditure is generalty recognised when rt 1$ t￿￿jrr91 and is accourtal for gross. Fixed A￿0¢8. Consecraled and berth kyoperty is not in the aoxurts by S10(2) ofthe Charitie$ Act 2011 Moveable thurch lumi8hings held by the VKar and ChurcMard￿$ on special trt￿t foT the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal are inalienable proFety, tsted in the thuTch's inventory, which ¢an be inspectaj (8t any reasonable ts"mel. For anything acquitsy prior to 2000 there is insLrffi￿nI cost information available and therefore suth assets are not ValL￿d in the knncial statements. Any individual item costing less than £1,C(Q is written off when in(wrred.

2( c) Investment income Dividends and interest Church field rent 5,617 507 6.124 1,000 7,124 3, 790 1,083 4.873 6,617 2{d) Incoming rnsources from charitable activities Church and churchyard fees 4.123 4.123 507 4.123 4.123 10.183 10, 183 2(0) Other incoming resources Traidcraft Bank errots Weekend away 51 51 329 75 4.611 4.662 4,611 404 Total Ineomlng resources 119,933 8,143 16.875 0 144,951 174,405 3 RESOURCES EXPENDED 3(a) Costs of g•nerating voluntary income 3(b)Charltable activlties Grants made in furthera￿￿ of PCC'S c*yeGtives Secular charitie8 Surrey Hills Primary Mls8ion8 and church 8(Kl•ti￿Orvan18a¢kx Papua Churches Together in Dorking GS Fund 288 288 45 720 120 120 120 Ministry Parish Share 83.370 Parish ministry 3.370 Parish offi¢e & secretarial 9,415 Vica¢s expenses Communicattons Church running exp•n8es Utilities Insurance Cleaning Altar Organists Minor repairs Organ and piano repairs & mainlenance Expenditure on Parish Magazine Professional services 1.014 Upkeep of Churchyard 4,299 Lay Training 1,624 Youth Work 83.370 3,370 9,415 286 5.188 82,145 6,399 9,115 1.796 3,392 4, 836 4,383 2.983 2,780 4,383 2.983 2,780 334 200 28,944 2,334 3,151 2,157 202 75 53,3T2 200 2,300 12.446 14.198 1.662 2,032 8.605 8,605 1,014 5,299 1.624 9.018 1.536 6.295 1,155 94 184,799 1,0 119,444 15,838 24.583 0 159.865 3( c) Other resources •xpendod

St Johns costs Traidcraft Weekend away Depreciation 6.601 6.601 5.356 611 4.800 7,531 18,939 4,040 15.448 3.491 3.491 5,023 10,990 Total resourc88 axpendad 134.892 19.329 24.583 0 178,804 195,789 2023 2022 b) Cash at bank and In hand Barclays Current accounl Cur&y House Tntst current account Traidcraft account Magazine aGcount C(TrOp current a(xount 27.760 50 47,969 212 11,224 285 59,740 11,356 3.813 42,979 Total 4(c) Short tèmi deposits C of E Depjsit Fund Curacy House depostt account Curacy House Trust C of E Deposit Fund 52.041 84.361 17,102 14,165 19.947 19,947 89,090 118,473 Total 132,069 178,213 5 FIXED ASSETS Freehokl land and Church Buildings Equipment S(a) Tangible St Johns EquipnEnt 12.123 Total 269,745 34.908 304.653 At 1 January 2023 Additions at cost At 31st December 2023 217.224 40.398 34,908 75,306 12.123 217.224 Deprec4*#￿ At 1 January 2023 Char eforthe At 31st December 2023 12.123 30,369 7.531 37.9)0 37.406 42.492 7.531 50.023 254.630 12.123 Net 5(b) Investments Restricted FurKI value 111123 CBF Investment Fund Income Shares Purchased in year Market value adjustment Sale 217.224 12,923 14,229 378 -1.684 607 -13,724 12,923 Endowment Fund 6904 CBF Fixed Interest Secufibes Fund Incomè Shares- Touche Bequest at 111122 Market value adjustment At 31st December 2023 9.432 562 9.994 10,908 -1,476 9,432 l¥-

9750 Ordinary Shares Mercantile Investrnent Twst- Curacy House Trust Market value adjustment Al 31st D￿ember2023 18,720 2,876 21,596 26,179 -7,459 18,720 13605 Class I Income Shares M & G Gkthl Dr¥idend SteTliThJ I Inccrfne Fund - Curacy House Trust Market value adjustment At 31 st December 2023 39.332 1,921 41.253 38, 731 601 39,332 Total Endowment Fund 72,843 67,484 Total Inve5trnents 72,843 80,407 6(a) Accounts roc•ivable (unrestricted) Tax recoverable 2.822 2,818 6(b) Prepayment8 (unr•strlctod) St John's insurance Octopus Energy Bullwnores wage account 365 88 537 335 336 LiabilitiOS 7. Sundry ¢reditors amounts falling due in one year unrestricted funds Prepayments - Ofange Field rent FloodI￿hts Other creditors - Uts"lities HT St John's Church expenses 3,508 750 2,665 750 75 162 208 1,091 578 278 Traidcfaft ban 50 3,910 6,205 restricted funds Oulward Griing 479 560

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INDEPENDENT EWINERS REPORT TO THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL I r8POrt on the accounts of the Parothial Church Council for Ihe year ended 31st December 2023 which are set out on pages170 Respectfve rnsponslbllftlos of th• Tn￿ andlndependent Examiner The trustees are responsible for the Fry>aratTron of the accounts The trustees consider Ihat an audit is not required for this year by Church Accounting ReguiatH)ns and section 144(2) of the Charities Ad 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an Independent Examination is needed. It is my responsibiljty to examine the accounts under the Church Accounting RwJulations and SeCt￿n 145 of the 2011 Act: follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charty Cornmissioners in section 145(5Xb) of the 2011 Act. and to state whether particutar matters have o)me to my attention. Basis of Independent ExamIne￿S Statement My examination vms carried out in accordan￿ with the General DiTeclions given by the Charty Commission and in the Church Guidan￿, 20C6 editTron. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the tharty and a rnmparison of the a¢￿unt$ presented with those records. It also indudes consideration of any unusual items or dI￿losUre$ in the accounts. and seeknng explanations from the management comrnittee concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provKle all the ￿den￿ that woukl be required in a fvll audr(, and consequently no opinion is given as tt) whether the a￿oUnts present a 'lrue and fair view" and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent Examlnerfs Statement In connedion wtlh my examination. no matter5 have com8 to my attention 1. which gNe me reasonable cause to believe that in any mat8rial respect the requirements to keep accountsng records in acGoTdance wtth s.130 of the 2011 Act", or to p￿pa￿ accounts which accord with these accounting records and comply wÉth the acrA)unting requirernents of the 2011 Act have not been me( or 2. to which, in my opinion, attent￿￿ should be drawn in order to enab￿ a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. D R Andrews Bsc MBA FCA Northacre Deerleap Road Westcott RH4 3LD

INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL I report on the accounts of the ParochHI Church CounGil for the year ended 31w December 2023 which are set out on pages170 1.4 Rewetlve rVsponsi￿"lItles of th• fntsteés and 1nda￿dent Examxner The trustees are respons>le for the rry)aralion of the accounts. The trustees c￿￿Ider that an audit is not required for this year by Church A￿￿Unting Regulations and sectin 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an IndeFendent Examinati￿7 is needed. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts under the Church Accounting Regulations and section 145 of the 2011 Actr. follow the procedures laid down in the General Dirertions given by the Charty Commtss￿ne[S in section 145(5){b) of the 2011 Act., and to state wh8ts particular matters have come to my attention. Basls of Ind•pendent Examlnets Statement My examination was carried out in &cordance wrth the General Directions given by the Charity Commission and in the Church Guidan￿, 21x16 edition. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the tharity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also indudes consideration of any unusual items or di￿10$ureS in the accounts. and seeking explanations from the management committe8 concerning any such matters. The prC￿durOS undertaken do not provide all the evidence Ihat would be required in a full audii, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a kne and fair vi8vr, and tha rèport ts limited to those matters set out in the slatanent bekny. Independent Examlnerfs Statement In connection wth my examination, no matters have come to my attention 1. which give me reasonatrAe cause to believe thal in any material respect the requiremènts to keep accounting records in accordan￿ with s.130 of the 2011 Act: or to prepare accounts which accord with these accounting records and comply with the ￿￿Unting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met" or 2. to which, in my opinion, attentK)n should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to ba reached. D R Andrews Bsc M&A FCA Northacre Deerleap Road Westcott RH4 3LD