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2022-12-31-accounts

Financial Statements and Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council of St Cuthbert North Wembley Charity Number 1132919 For the year ending 31[st] December 2022

Vicar: The Reverend Trevor Goddard

Treasurer: Patrick Alleyne

Administrator: Tina Last

The Vicarage 214 Carlton Avenue West North Wembley HA0 3QY Bankers

Barclays Bank Plc Kensington & Chelsea Group PO Box 4599 London SW3 1XE

Book keeping and Management of Accounts Kevin and Matthew Ogilvy

Independent Examiner

Rev. David Green, FCA Gowers Ltd The Old School House Bridge Road Hunton Bridge Kings Langley Herts WD4 8SZ

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APCM 2023 Vicars Report

2022 seems now so long ago but we started in January 2022 by coming together for a joint day with the PCC’s from both The Annunciation and St Cuthbert’s Church. This gave us an opportunity to reflect on who we are as two separate churches in our neighbouring parish’s, to look back on what we have done in the past and to imagine what we can be in the future. The call of the Christian gospel is to love and serve one another, and my prayer for our two churches is that we seek to see the other thrive and succeed in all we each do.

This was my first full year as vicar of St Cuthbert’s and establishing a rhythm for me and the life of the two churches was my main focus. It is in the small things of life and the connections we make with each other that build a happy and healthy community and church. This year I have put a lot of my energy into maintaining the current structures in place within the St Cuthbert’s Church community. We need to rejoice in who we are and what we do well.

At St Cuthbert’s the two main ways we have engaged with the broader community are Memory Café and Daniels Den. In addition to these, we have, during 2022, introduced Saturday Morning Café where we provide a warm and safe place and support the young families coming to bring their children to ballet in the hall each Saturday. A big thank you to Tina who initiated this project and has made a huge success of making the church on Saturday mornings a warm and inviting place for children and adults. We do need more volunteers to serve in the coffee area for two hours on a Saturday morning once a month or once every six weeks as we try to spread the responsibility of running this important venture.

Prayer is at the very heart of the faith we all share. It is in prayer that we share our thoughts, hopes, and dreams with our Heavenly Farther and it is where we have time to listen to our own hearts and to God’s Holy Spirit directing us in the way we should go. It’s good to pray privately, corporately (in church) and with friends. Eddie has opened up his home once a month for us to come together as a group of friends to pray for the needs of our church and the needs of the community. We will also be praying that this important initiative grows into other homes across the parish and beyond.

As we look to the future of St Cuthbert’s, my prayer is that we create a church community that is a joyful place to be. A place we are happy and excited to invite family and friends along to. A place of welcome, warmth and comfort where we are able to receive from God and grow in the joy of serving one another.

Please continue to pray for the future of the vicarage, that the diocese may use the vicarage wisely to serve our community in the wider area, either through students in training for the ministry or a new curate. I am also in talks with Brent Scouts with the - hope of establishing new Scouting Groups in the area for all ages Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, and Venture Scouts. We look forward to what 2023 and 2024 will bring.

Rev. Trevor Goddard

Jeremiah 29:11 NIV

11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future

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Church Warden’s Report

This year has been described by all as “the new normal” moving into full face to face services (on Easter Day 2022) other activities followed but we also maintained some of the virtual activities too. Church services went to normal time inclusive of a live YouTube broadcasting, but we have held all PCC meetings on Zoom. We have also restarted the mid - week informal communion services on Thursday mornings at 10:15am. The weekly collection has been reintroduced into Church on a Sunday too.

Memory Cafe returned in full swing, and we have had a huge increase in the numbers attending. (see separate report). The nursery also reopened its doors, church hall bookings have increased - and getting closer to pre covid numbers and Daniels Den, our Parent and Toddler Group on Tuesday mornings, is also thriving. We have on average of 16 families each week with more activities and an increase in numbers too.

As Wardens one of our key responsibilities is to look after the church fabric on behalf of the bishop and am pleased to inform you that our church fabric is in good condition apart from some few concerns. However we are always looking for opportunities to improve and or maintain it.

Concerns:

This year we have carried out a lot of work including the following listed below.

The Hall and Church gutters were cleaned.

Fire extinguishers were serviced. Gas safety checks were carried out also an annual boiler service The Storeroom in the hall was refurbished for Daniels Den courtesy of a company called Sisk Construction. The old boiler was removed, and new shelving was put in.

Lynne raised funds for a Defibrillator from the Brent Council’s committee “Love Where You Live” grant and it was installed in church.

New equipment was bought for the gardening group (electric strimmer/electric hedge cutter).

Four funerals that have connections with St Cuthbert’s took place during the year: Neil Brookwick a PCC and an active member, Barbra Rowland with links to the Parish, Colin Frankland who was part of Memory Café and Francina Yap Hee Lan a generous supporter of the Memory Café and Slim’s wife. May their souls rest in peace and rise in glory.

Choir rehearsals in readiness for carol services commenced in November and took place at both the Annunciation and St Cuthbert’s churches led by Jacqui Goddard. Carol services were held at the Annunciation on 11th and Sunday 18th December at St Cuthbert. A very successful and enjoyable part of our celebration for both the participants and the two congregations. Huge congratulations go to Jacqui for her hard work and creativity in putting the two concerts together and thanks to the members of the Choir; hope to see you all next November. Christmas services included a Midnight Mass at the Annunciation and a Christmas Day service at St Cuthbert’s were held.

To all that those who have supported St Cuthbert’s this year, we say a very big thank you and always remember Galatians 6:10 “Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.” Thank you once again.

Lionel Abbey and Paul Stanley Church Wardens

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Gardening Club

By July/August 2021, the church grounds were becoming unmanageable due to the Community Payback Team no longer tending the grounds on a weekly basis. Annie, a local gardener, did the hard graft of getting the grounds to a level that could be maintained. This was a perfect opportunity to bring together local keen gardeners in the community to keep the grounds looking neat and tidy, open the - church mid week and serve coffee and biscuits to whoever joined us. Special thanks to my husband, Steve, who has kept the hedges and grass low all year, Trevor Goddard, David Loder and Susan and David Friend who have attended every week. Tina Last, Church Administrator

The Gardening Club Christmas Lunch

The Vicarage garden has also been maintained by the group. “Mr Fox” is the only inhabitant at the vicarage at the moment!

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Memory Café Report

It’s a Thursday morning at St Cuthberts and the air is buzzing with voices and laughter. Memory Cafe is in full swing! There is coffee and cake in abundance, described by some as a cake fest. Food is kindly donated by local supermarkets and delivered by Nitin, Bina and Darren.

A committed band of volunteers ensure that everyone who attends feels welcome and valued. Time is given to those who appear anxious or in need of a listening ear. Simone and Sheila from Ashford Place provide support, information, advocacy and guidance to carers. Last year, a team from Lloyds Bank Corporate Banking volunteered to run the café (see photo) and asked if they could come again as they enjoyed it so much. Regular activities include a quiz, exercises (led by Megan), singing at the very end of the session (led by Francis and Anna), weekly fundraising table run by Eunice, raising money for the Ukraine appeal amongst other charities.

Here are some comments from regular users:

Liz Brookwick, Elder’s Champion

Saturday Morning Café Report

It always seemed like a wasted opportunity for St Cuthbert’s not to open on a Saturday morning especially with a target audience of the Harrow Ballet School who use the Hall every weekend. As soon as restrictions eased in January 2022, the Café was launched, a rota put together with the help of Susan, June, Bernie, Hazel and Cathy. The café is now thriving and has proved a big hit with the parents whose children attend the ballet school as well as a few residents on

the estate. I have also introduced a children’s area with colouring, a Brio set and other activities. As we move forward, I would like to purchase more activities to keep them entertained plus a table for them to sit at. Eunice and Veronica join the - - café regularly and sell items of bric a brac raising money for local charities. My special thanks to all who have volunteered to help but especially to my daughters who, even though they work full time, gave up their Saturday mornings to help run the café at the beginning whilst volunteers were recruited. However, Joan Alleyne and Jennifer Lee have joined the team now for which I am very grateful. My thanks also to Nitin Parshotam who brings supplies of pastries, bread and cakes every - week which have been donated by the Co op/Tesco, Eddie Currens, Susan Friend and Eunice Morris for their fabulous cake contributions. We have raised £2100 this year! Tina Last, Church Administrator

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Health and Safety Report

We came out of lockdown and revised our guidance in line with Government and the Church of England’s directives on Covid 19. There has been a slight revision to last year’s process as we can now have contact but still waving during the peace. We still maintain clear guidelines and assurance to the congregation and other users of our facilities. The numbers at Memory Café have increased so we will be revising our risk assessment and also the possible impact of the Saturday Morning Café on safety and other activities in the church hall.

We have not had any major health and safety incidents this year but as part of our policy to review our processes, we have identified improvement actions to make our fire evacuation process more effective. We will identify individuals at Memory Café that will need personal evacuation plans and also plan an emergency evacuation fire drills during the year.

Firefighting equipment (e.g. fire extinguishers) are in place, regularly tested and properly maintained by a competent technician. Biannual testing of our portable electrical equipment (PAT test) by a competent person have been undertaken on time.

We have also had our inspection and test of the fixed electrical system and gas by a competent contractor (who is NICEIC, ECA or NAPIT certified).

The issue of having another temporary ramp for use if we have to evacuate via the front side door of the church is still a point of discussion at PCC as we have to balance risk level with the practicality of it. We will still revisit it at the next PCC.

As a church we have faith in God to protect us from dangers seen and unseen however we also have the responsible for our safety and that of others so let’s look after one another and be safe. Lionel Abbey, Church Warden

Brent Deanery Synod, 2022

Brent Deanery Synod, now known as Anglicans in Brent is made up of the clergy and elected representatives of the people of each church in Brent. The number of representative from each parish depends on the number of people on the electoral roll. At the moment, St. Cuthbert’s has two representatives.

There are up to three meetings each year which focus on topics affecting the church and beyond and also conduct any necessary business. In September 2021 the Venerable Catherine Pickford, Archdeacon of Northolt shared an introduction the London Diocese 2030 vision. In December 2021 the focus was Dementia Care and Chaplaincy with time for prayer for community issues.

On March the 10th 2022 it was St. Cuthbert’s turn to host a meeting. It focused on ‘Looking at Racial Justice.’ The speaker was Wilson Gill, vicar of Emmanuel Church, Southall who was born in India and had lived in Pakistan. After he told his life story and had spoken about the discrimination he had suffered in India and within the Church of England, the meeting split into discussion groups. Time was short and the only topic covered was ‘What is the racial diversity of your church and what have we already done as a church to support cultural diversity?

Almost all of Deanery Synod meetings are open to all and welcome anyone who is interested. They are usually advertised at the back of the church. Hazel Bathurst

Safeguarding Report

The PCC at St Cuthbert ’ s takes the safety of all those who use the site very seriously and “ Safeguarding” is an agenda item at every PCC meeting. Joan Alleyne and Liz Brookwick continue their much appreciated work as Children ’ s Champion and Elder ’ s Champion respectively. Both Joan and Liz, our Vicar and all members of the PCC, have received training in Safeguarding and this will be updated as Diocesan requirements alter. As the requirements for DBS checking increase, we will also ensure all necessary checks take place. Safe guarding at St. Cuthbert’s is reviewed using the new systems advised by the Diocese. Hazel Bathurst

Electoral Roll

There are 101 names currently on the Electoral Roll; 2 names have come off and 4 new ones added. Hazel Bathurst

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Structure, governance and management

Representation Rules. At St Cuthberts, the membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent, churchwardens, and members elected by the members of the congregation who are on the electoral roll of the church.

The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish including on deciding how the funds of the PCC are to be spent.

The PCC met 10 times during the year with an average attendance of 75%. We have no sub committees.

St Cuthberts Church is at 214 Carlton Avenue West, North Wembley, Middx, HA0 3QY. It is part of the Diocese of London, in the Willesden area. The PCC is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measures 1956, Church Representation Rules 2006) and a registered with the Charity Commission, number 1132919.

PCC members who have served at any time from 1st January 2022 until the date this report was approved are:

Names of the PCC members Ex Officio members:

The Reverend Trevor Goddard (Vicar) Paul Stanley (Churchwarden) Lionel Abbey (Churchwarden)

Elected members:

Patrick Alleyne (Treasurer) Hazel Bathurst (Deanery Synod Rep/Safeguarding Officer) Liz Brookwick (Elder’s Champion) Michael Bruce Tyrone De Silva Lynn Dube Christine Lawton (Deanery Synod Rep) Slim Lim David Loder Avril Nickolson

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Treasurer’s report –1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022

The first thing to say in this year’s annual report is to give thanks for the Lord’s continued blessing of St Cuthbert’s North Wembley. We are working hard to grow - our congregation and remain so grateful for the many years our long standing faithful congregation has shown such generosity. This generosity, when coupled with the fantastic financial stewardship exercised by our Church Administrator has helped us to maintain a reasonably healthy position.

The last year was financially challenging, especially in relation to the cost of power. We had invested in a Nest system the year previous, and this has been wonderful in terms of us helping us to manage our gas usage but also ensuring the Church was heated when necessary. Gas was our biggest line of expenditure last year. In the circumstances we have a reasonable financial position at the year end and continue to have a positive bank balance.

In terms of income, our planned giving via the bank was down, but with the reintroduction of an offertory hymn and plate collections we have increased donations via this route. Lettings income remains strong and also money raised via the Saturday Café. Despite these positives, our income was £12k lower in 2022 than in 2021.

There has been careful management of our expenditure but of course St Cuthbert’s has not been immune from the massive increase in power costs. So, it is encouraging to report that even with increased utilities’ costs our overall expenditure in 2022 was some £17k lower than in the previous year.

The combination of the continued generosity of our users whether parishioners, Memory Café attendees or Saturday Café visitors together with the excellent financial stewardship in managing expenditure has resulted in St Cuthbert’s ending 2022 with circa £77k in the bank.

What is next on the horizon?

St Cuthbert’s continues to be a blessing to our community, and this remains a - long term ambition. To maintain this ambition, we rely on the faithful financial support from all the St Cuthbert’s family of users. Thank you for your commitment and we ask you to continue in this vein, and to pray that St Cuthbert’s can always be a resource that brings the word of the Lord to our community.

Patrick Alleyne Treasurer

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St Cuthbert’s, North Wembley

Report of the Independent Examiner and Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2022

St Cuthbert’s, North Wembley

Contents of the Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2022

Page
Report of the Independent Examiner 1
Statement of Financial Activities 2
Balance Sheet 3
Notes to the financial statements 4
Detailed Analysis of Income and Expenditure 5 – 6

St Cuthberts, North Wembley

Independent Examiners Report to the Parochial Church Council

For the year ended: 31st December 2022

I report on the financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2022, which are set out on pages 2 to 6.

Respective responsibilities of Parochial Church Council and examiner

The members of the PCC are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The PCC considers that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

  1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:

  2. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act

  3. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or

  4. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Revd David M Green FCA Gowers Limited The Old School House Bridge Road Hunton Bridge Kings Langley Herts. WD4 8SZ

Date:

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St Cuthbert’s, North Wembley

Statement of Financial Activities

For the period from 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2022

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St Cuthbert’s, North Wembley

Balance sheet (Church of England) As at: 31st December 2022

As at 31/12/2022 As at 31/12/2021
£ £

The financial statements were approved by the Parochial Church Council on and were signed on its behalf by:

Rev T Goddard

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St Cuthbert’s, North Wembley

Notes to the Financial Statements

For the period from 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2022

Accounting Policies

The financial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 1997 as amended by the Church Accounting (Amendment) Regulations 2001 together with applicable accounting standards and the Charities SORP. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Funds

General Fund represents the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available on the general purposes of the PCC. Funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC are also unrestricted.

The accounts include transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of other church groups that owe an affiliation to another body, nor those that are informal gatherings of Church members.

Incoming Resources

Other Income

Rental income from the letting of church premises is recognised when the rental is due.

Income from Investments

Interest entitlements are accounted for as they accrue.

Gains and losses on investments

Realised gains and losses are recognised when investments are sold. Unrealised gains and losses are accounted for on revaluation of investments at 31 December.

Resources used – grants

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over or when awarded if that award creates a binding obligation on the PCC Parochial Church Council of St Cuthbert, North Wembley

Resources Used – Activities directly relating to the work of the church

The diocesan parish share is accounted for when paid. Any parish share unpaid at 31st December is provided for in these accounts as an operational (though not legal) liability and is shown as a creditor in the balance sheet.

Fixed Assets

Consecrated property and moveable church furnishings:

Consecrated and beneficed property of any kind is excluded from the accounts by s10(2)(a) & (c) of the Charities Act 2011.

Movable church furnishings held by the Vicar and Churchwardens are on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal are accounted as inalienable property unless consecrated. They are listed in the church’s inventory which can be inspected (at any reasonable time). For inalienable property acquired prior to 2004 there is insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the accounts. Items acquired since 1 January 2004 have been capitalised and depreciated over their current anticipated economic life (initially 4 years) on a straight line basis.

All expenditure incurred on the year on consecrated or beneficed buildings, individual items under £1,500 or on the repair of moveable church furnishings acquired before 1st January 2005 are written off.

Other fixtures, fittings and office equipment

Equipment used within the church premises is depreciated on a straight line basis over 4 years. Individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £1,500 or less is written off when the asset is acquired.

Other Functional Assets

Land and buildings held on behalf of the PCC for its own purposes (with LDF acting as Custodian Trustee) is included at estimated market value.

Investments

Investments are valued at market value at 31st December.

Current Assets

Amounts owing to the PCC at 31st December in respect of fees, rents and other income are shown as debtors less provision for amounts that may prove uncollectible.

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St Cuthbert’s, North Wembley

Detailed analysis of income and expenditure

For the period from 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2022

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St Cuthbert’s, North Wembley

Detailed analysis of income and expenditure

For the period from 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2022

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