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2022-12-31-accounts

St. Martin’s Church West Acton

Parish Reference Number: 22.14 Registered Charity no. 1132976

Annual Report 2022

Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council of St Martn’s West Acton

PCC DIGEST

Last year the St Martins Parish Council undertook a new way of working where the main PCC met less frequently, and the work of running the church was done by five subcommittee, Worship, Mission, Community, Fabric and Finance and Ecology, and the Japanese Church has also been meeting as usual.

The main church council has met 8 times in the last year, including one special meeting to formulate the EDI policy with Archdeacon Catherine. The subgroups, Worship. Mission, Community, Japanese Church, Youth and Communications and Eco have met separately from this, and the reports from them are part of this document. There are also reports on Safeguarding and on the activities of the Guides and Brownies.

The PCC dealt with the preparation for and the carrying of the Quinquennial review, and the report back was very encouraging and showed that the congregation is committed to and engaged in the running of the church both as a place to worship and gain spiritual guidance from and to be part of the local community. We took part in the Jubilee celebrations along with the local resident’s association.

We looked t the possibility of joining Inclusive Church, and had a speaker from them at one meeting. However it was felt that St Martin’s was not yet ready to take this idea further, and would re visit it later,

Lynne Armstrong

1. PRIEST’S REPORT FOR APCM

The last year has been filled with challenges and opportunities. The main challenge has been recovering from the pandemic and getting back to ‘normal’. We also had the financial challenge of very high heating costs in the winter. But by the grace of God, we have re-established patterns of worship and activities and managed to pay the bills - all signs that we are a healthy church. I am very grateful for everyone’s generosity and participation in the different activities of the church.

In terms of the number of people attending church and on the electoral roll, we haven’t seen any growth in our church numbers. This is for two reasons: people not returning after Covid and longstanding members passing away. But we have seen a growth in our young people and families which has been a great blessing to us.

Over the last year we have had a programme of worship services and events including: parish communion services; All Age services; Baptisms; Confirmations and various ‘specials’ at Christmas and Easter. The Junior Church is thriving and am grateful to all who help with that ministry. The Stay and Paly toddler group is also popular and runs weekly.

Other highlights for the year: we had a fantastic jubilee celebration for the late Queen with a street party in June; a barn dance in October and various other social activities; we started a new Junior Choir; introduced Godly Play for our young people; developed a new website and improved our social media communications systems.

We have also been pro-active in our charitable giving. We support the Women’s refuge, Emmaus House- (supporting the homeless), the Children’s Society and the Mission to Seafarers. We have also been active in community outreach - supporting Ukrainian refugees who live in the area. This is in

the form of a community café providing food, clothes, and other help on a Sunday afternoon once a month. We are also active members of the Ealing Citizens Project, hosting an assembly here with the Bishop in January.

It is a privilege being your priest and I would like to thank all those that help in so many ways. The PCC, the sub-groups of the PCC, the sides-people, our servers, the choir and our musicians. All who help with the admin. Our church warden Ben, our associate priest Rev Bryony Franklin, our apprentice youth worker PJ Grayson.

Looking forward we need to focus on encouraging more people to join St Martin’s church and worship with us. I pray God continues to bless us and that we grow in faith, hope and love.

Rev Julia Palmer

2. ELECTORAL ROLL

The Electoral Roll stands at 155, which is an increase of 6 from last year.

3. ECO CHURCH SUB-COMMITTEE

The eco church sub-committee is tasked with reducing the church carbon footprint and identifying areas in which there are opportunities for taking greater care of God’s creation. St Martin’s has already achieved the Eco Church Bronze Award from A Rocha, but there much more to do.

In the past year:

Mike Robinson attended the Care Creation Worksop, from which some of the action points we identified were:

  1. Complete the Net Zero Checklist for St Martin’s, to assess where we are and what we could do next. This has been done, and we identified the following

a) ensure regular maintenance of all roofs and gutters

b) explore possibilities to switch to all renewable energy supplies

d) aim to raise funds to double glaze all remaining areas of glazing in the church hall, which are currently a major route of heat loss and energy inefficiency

  1. Invite a speaker to preach/talk to the congregation in more detail about what is possible. Steve Paynter (St Mary’s, South Ealing), preached in February 2023 on what we can do to take on the task of Caring for God’s Creation

  2. Explore the possibility of getting a professional Energy Audit of the church and hall. Would it be possible to combine and share costs with parishioners also wanting energy audits of their homes. This is yet to be done

An application has been made to the London Community Energy Fund for a grant to enable us to implement a feasibility study to assess the possibilities of installing solar panels on the church and upgrading/refurbishing/replacing the current heating system in the church. We have yet to hear the outcome.

Liza Ambridge, Jennifer Dudley, Bryony Franklin, Mike Robinson, Anna Sargent

4 JAPANESE ANGLICAN CHURCH (UK)

One of our highlight events this year was the special morning eucharist on October 16th, to mark the 15th anniversary of the founding the Japanese Anglican Church (UK).

at St. Martin’s. The guest preacher was Rt. Revd Dr Michael Ipgrave, Bishop of Lichfield, who spoke in English and Japanese. It was a wonderful, united celebration.

Japanese members also joined the morning All-Age service on August 7[th] to mark the anniversary of the atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and to pray for victims and survivors.

We also held a memorial service for victims of the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, the 11th anniversary of the disaster on March 11[th] 2011.

We are grateful that these special services were held with the generous support of St Martin’s and many regular visitors to the Community Café, which has continued through the year.

After the pandemic we found attendances had dropped off at our regular monthly worship, on the afternoon of the 3[rd] Sunday of the month. We have struggled to attract new members. In contrast the Community Café is still very popular, and we find it a very important opportunity to introduce St Martin’s to others, as well as support those who come.

Through the year I have been invited to make occasional visits to the nearby Miyabi Nursery (Wasps) sharing Bible stories in Japanese with the children, their parents and staff.

In 2022 I completed the Funeral Ministry for Lay Leaders course with the Diocese of Worcester, where I live. I hope this will be useful for the Japanese community when it is needed. Without your support, none of this could have happened. Thank you.

Yuki Johnson

5. WORSHIP SUB COMMITTEE

Over the last year we have had 8 meeting where we plan the worship for the church. the main service is 10am on a Sunday morning and this is primarily a parish communion service. On the first Sunday of the month we regularly have a non-communion ‘All Age Service.’ On various themes.

The Book of Common prayer service continues on the first Sunday of the month at 8am, although numbers for this are very low. We also have evening prayer on Sunday on Zoom. The mid-week communion service is well attended.

Various guest speakers have attended throughout the year and at advent, Christmas and Lent we have seasonal worship and study courses. The Junior Church is thriving and we have introduced Godly Play for our young people.

The choirs play an important part in our worship at St Martins and I would like to thank all those that help with this very inspirational ministry.

Julia

6. 4TH ACTON BROWNIES AND GUIDES

We have been incredibly active and have earned our usual mountain of badges! I am pleased to report that we have had another Guide gain all six of the programme Theme awards, and gaining the highest award possible at Guides and Brownies – the Gold Award. In addition, two girls are very close just needing to complete their additional challenge. We have five Guides that have gained their Silver Award and Six Guides their Bronze Award. The Brownies have also done extremely well, with six Brownies gaining their Gold Award and four more with just their challenge to complete. The Brownies have achieved seven Silver Awards and seven Bronze Awards. The girls love to complete the weekly activities that add up towards completing badges and themes. I am often asked what they need to do to gain their next award.

At Brownies we have a few vacancies and are looking to recruit some more girls. The Guide Unit is now full with a waiting list of girls who would like to join us. Throughout the year we have run our usual full and exciting programme for both the Brownies and the Guides. Obviously, we can only give you a brief snapshot of some items we cover as we work through our guiding year.

Looking at the Guides first, one of our members attended the County Awards Evening to be presented with her Jack Petchey Award which was presented by the Major of Ealing. In addition, the girls have enjoyed an evening of bowling, some went to a residential at the PACCAR camp and activity site and we are all hoping to return there in October this year. Every year we join in the Parliament Week Initiative which this year included the Guides writing letters to Rupa Huq MP and she wrote each girl an individual reply that they were thrilled to receive.

The Brownies worked on their Local History Badge which included learning lots of things about Acton. One item they did for this was to cook something and for this badge they cooked a medieval cake (similar to our flapjacks). They cooked it and had to review its taste. The Brownies were shocked to make a cake with no sugar as it had not been discovered yet (how could this be true!). They also worked on their Jobs badge. For one of those clauses The Brownies invited parents in to ‘interrogate’ them about their work. The feedback from the parents was that it was terrifying! The Brownies however enjoyed asking lots of questions and being in control of the content covered.

This year the Brownies and Guides have been thinking about others especially those less fortunate than themselves. They have worked on badges that examined the whole Food Share movement and its related issues. As part of this our girls collected and donated items to the Harvest Appeal. In addition, they made Christmas donations to the Women’s Refuge and Torkington House Residential Home. At one point in the year, we worked on random acts of kindness. For this the girls made cards, the Brownies planted bulbs and the Guides violas. These were then put on doorsteps of some of our neighbours around St Martins. The response to this, whilst from only a few, was very gratifying. Jennifer Dudley Brownie (Brown Owl) and Guide (Squirrel) Leader 15[th] April 2023 and Brownies

7. SAFEGUARDING REPORT

This report covers both the Safeguarding for St Martin’s Church and for the Japanese Anglican Church UK.

In line with the Diocese of London Safeguarding Policy, we review its implementation and all associated procedures and good practice annually. Copies of the full policy are kept by The Parish Office, Jennifer Dudley and with the Church Log Book; a copy is also available on the Diocese of London website. A summary of the policy is available on the notice boards in the church porch and in

the church hall. The Safeguarding Policy requires that a full annual report be presented to the parochial church council (PCC) by the Church Safeguarding Officer, at the first PCC each year after the Annual PCC meeting. Below is a brief summary of the key points:

There have been three alerts raised relating to the safeguarding of children or vulnerable adults.

o The first case has now been closed.

o The second case has also now been closed.

o The third case is also closed.

The annual Safeguarding Audit required by the Diocese has been completed during the year, with two actions outstanding.

The website is monitored to ensure that the correct profile of our Safeguarding Policy is visible to all.

The Diocese Safeguarding Policy requires that each Parish appoint a Safeguarding Officer, a Children’s Champion and one or more evidence checkers for those applying for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Jennifer Dudley is currently our Safeguarding Officer and PJ Grayson our Children’s Champion. Shelley Merrick and Bryony Dean Franklin are nominated evidence checkers.

All staff of the church are up to date with safeguarding training and have the required DBS checks as needed. All the current active Junior Church volunteers have the required DBS checks, volunteer agreements and all associated paperwork.

Jennifer Dudley, Parish Safeguarding Officer, 15[th] April 2023

8. MISSION SUB GROUP

Mission projects sub-committee Report for APCM May 2023 (for reporting period January to December 2022)

The aim of the mission projects sub-committee is to build the kingdom of God in this parish by reaching out into the community, building relationships, growing the church, and taking action on social justice issues. During 2022, the sub-committee met three times, in March, June, and September. We updated our Mission Projects Action Plan, as outlined in the table below, structured according to the Anglican Communion’s Five Marks of Mission:

To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom

  1. To teach, baptise and nurture new believers

  2. To respond to human need by loving service

  3. To transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and

pursue peace and reconciliation

  1. To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation, and sustain and renew the life of the

earth.

The table below summarises the projects we have worked on, their associated objectives, and progress during 2022.

Project Objective **Progress and next steps **
1. Toproclaim the Good News of the Kingdom
Youth event(s) To build relationships
with local young
people who are older
than those who
typically attend our
junior church.		 We ran a confirmation group with six young
people during 2022, building relationships as
well as having all six confirmed in January 2023.
We are next setting up a one-off social youth
event to which we will invite young people from
other local churches, with a date being planned
for June 2023.
St Martins
‘Stay and Play’
parent and
baby / toddler
group		 To continue to
support and build
relationships with
local parents/carers
and preschool
children to build
stronger
communities and
better links with the
church.		 This has been going well with some families
attending church on occasion. Zuzana Chan’s
help and support has been hugely valued. The
special Easter session was a particular success.
We continue to advertise, including themed
sessions for key seasons such as Christmas and
Easter.
2. To teach, baptise and nurture new believers
Junior choir To support young
people in growing
their faith through
leading musical
worship.		 Junior choir restarted, and continues to go well,
although we would welcome more young people
to join.
Confirmation
classes		 To develop adults
and young people in
developing their
faith and making a
public commitment
to this.		 We ran confirmation classes in Autumn 2022, as
above.
We also ran a successful Lent course for adults
using one of the Pilgrim course resources. We
plan to run another Pilgrim-based course in the
near future.
3. To respond to human need by loving service
Supporting
Ukrainian
families		 To support local
Ukrainian people in
both practical needs
and connecting with
one another		 We initially ran a one-off “café” event one
Sunday afternoon to allow Ukrainian people to
connect with one another and share their
practical needs, so that we could explore ways of
supporting these needs. This was a huge success
and has evolved into events every 6 weeks or so,
led by Olena and other Ukrainian neighbours.
Events have included legal advice, access to
donated clothes and food,and crafts and music.
Outward
giving		 To give 2% of our
income to charity
during 2022, and
then increase 2%		 The PCC / finance committee agreed to factor
this into financial planning.
year on year up to
10%, to support
those in need.
4. To transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and
pursuepeace and reconciliation
Ealing Citizens To support local
needs in relation to
mental health and
special educational
needs(SEN).		 We continue to advocate for, and support, the
initiative to pilot the training of mental health
and SEN champions as agreed with Ealing
Council.
5. To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation, and sustain and renew the life of
the earth
Eco church To take further steps
in our journey to
better care for God’s
creation.		 The Eco group is now a separate group, chaired
by Liza Ambridge. We are continuing to support
as needed. We were awarded our Bronze Eco
Church award in May2022.

Rev Bryony Dean Franklin, April 2023

9. COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER REPORT 22-23

Key Outcomes

  1. To develop and implement a communication strategy, including guidelines for use of the St Martins social media channels.

  2. a. Social Media Policy written and agreed by PCC

  3. b. Communication strategy in development

  4. To establish a regular social media presence for St Martins.

a. Key events are regularly shared to local Facebook groups where good engagement is shown. Christmas leaflets reached around 1800 people, Ukrainian drop in leaflets reached around 1600 people.

  1. To maintain and update the new website, including finalisation of logo

  2. a. Website is updated weekly

  3. Review the outside signage of the church (blue display boards) and update.

a. New signage was proposed at March PCC meeting and an application for Ealing Deanery Mission Fund has been put in to cover costs of new signs.

  1. Update the large banners for fairs and events.

a. Design of new banner is current in progress, application to buy a new banner has been put into Ealing Deanery Mission Fund to cover the cost of the new banner and an A board.

  1. Design and implement keeping in touch/connection cards.

a. Connection cards and business cards detailing services are at the back of the church, a concept Welcome Pack is in development pending approval by PCC.

  1. To take the lead in community work with Citizens UK including: development of Ealing Fields project; training as a mental health champion with Citizens; to do a talk/workshop in a service to involve the congregation in what it is St Martin’s do with Citizens and raise awareness.

a. Leading community work on behalf of St Martin’s with Citizens UK. Planned the Ealing Delegates Assembly where Rupa Huq and Lusa Nsenga-Ngoy attended. Around 80 people attended on a Sunday afternoon to talk about what they wanted to see Citizens focus on in the local community.

b. Planned a Citizens themed all age service in November where Hilal Yazan was a guest speaker.

c. Signed up for the community champion scheme with Ealing Council where schemes running locally through the council will be available and contact with council officers will be available.

  1. To set up projects that reach out to people outside of the church eg: craft/art workshops; film nights; trips; litter picks; concerts.

a. Supporting Olena with Ukrainian project, helping gain more food from donators. Procuring art supplies and shopping runs. Meeting regularly to discuss current community needs.

b. Organised book signing by Paula Gooder, included making contact with Perivale Christian Bookshop

a. 120 visitors across both weekends for 2022 Ealing BEAT, signed up for 2023 Ealing BEAT with some artists already confirmed.

In addition:

  1. Wrote the St Martin’s Inclusion Policy, approved by PCC and is going to be used as a template on the Diocese of London website

    1. Digitised all documents for Archdeacon’s Visitation

  3. Met with University of West London about supporting their students

  4. Designing of additional posters and media where needed

  5. Researched grants available to improve accessibility around the church building

  6. Assisted in implementing the history area in the Lady Chapel

  7. Taken over as magazine editor

10. YOUTH AND JUNIOR CHURCH REPORT 22-23

Confirmation classes were successfully run and children were confirmed in January A youth event is planned for 10 th June, with a second event planned for September. Current attendance in junior church is good, average weekly attendance between 12 and 20 children (compared to last year which was between 5 and 20 children each week)

The display board area at the back of the church in the family area has been updated, and I’m currently exploring new ways to store books in that corner to be more welcoming for families.

Junior church now come back into services for baptisms instead of staying in junior church.

New role of junior church helper has been added in order to increase volunteer/parent engagement. The role of helper is different to leader in that it just asks a DBS checked adult to be in the room and assist with clearing up.

Godly Play sessions during junior church have begun, which have been well received by children.

New ways of telling the Bible reading have been used in junior church to make it more engaging for children and young people.

Toddler group has shown some loss in numbers with children getting older and starting nursery, however the Easter special event was attended by 25 children and is stable in its weekly attendance.

MISSION PROJECTS SUB-COMMITTEE, REPORT FOR APCM MAY 2023

The aim of the mission projects sub-committee is to build the kingdom of God in this parish by reaching out into the community, building relationships, growing the church, and taking action on social justice issues.

During 2022, the sub-committee met three times, in March, June, and September. We updated our Mission Projects Action Plan, as outlined in the table below, structured according to the Anglican Communion’s Five Marks of Mission[1] :

  1. To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom

  2. To teach, baptise and nurture new believers

  3. To respond to human need by loving service

  4. To transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and pursue peace and reconciliation

  5. To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation, and sustain and renew the life of the earth

The table below summarises the projects we have worked on, their associated objectives, and progress during 2022.

Project Objective **Progress and next steps **
6. Toproclaim the Good News of the Kingdom
Youth event(s) To build relationships
with local young
people who are older
than those who
typically attend our
junior church.		 We ran a confirmation group with six young
people during 2022, building relationships as
well as having all six confirmed in January 2023.
We are next setting up a one-off social youth
event to which we will invite young people from
other local churches, with a date being planned
for June 2023.

1 https://www.anglicancommunion.org/mission/marks-of-mission.aspx

St Martins
‘Stay and Play’
parent and
baby / toddler
group		 To continue to
support and build
relationships with
local parents/carers
and preschool
children to build
stronger
communities and
better links with the
church.		 This has been going well with some families
attending church on occasion. Zuzana Chan’s
help and support has been hugely valued. The
special Easter session was a particular success.
We continue to advertise, including themed
sessions for key seasons such as Christmas and
Easter.
7. To teach, baptise and nurture new believers
Junior choir To support young
people in growing
their faith through
leading musical
worship.		 Junior choir restarted, and continues to go well,
although we would welcome more young people
to join.
Confirmation
classes		 To develop adults
and young people in
developing their
faith and making a
public commitment
to this.		 We ran confirmation classes in Autumn 2022, as
above.
We also ran a successful Lent course for adults
using one of the Pilgrim course resources. We
plan to run another Pilgrim-based course in the
near future.
8. To respond to human need by loving service
Supporting
Ukrainian
families		 To support local
Ukrainian people in
both practical needs
and connecting with
one another		 We initially ran a one-off “café” event one
Sunday afternoon to allow Ukrainian people to
connect with one another and share their
practical needs, so that we could explore ways of
supporting these needs. This was a huge success
and has evolved into events every 6 weeks or so,
led by Olena and other Ukrainian neighbours.
Events have included legal advice, access to
donated clothes and food,and crafts and music.
Outward
giving		 To give 2% of our
income to charity
during 2022, and
then increase 2%
year on year up to
10%, to support
those in need.		 The PCC / finance committee agreed to factor
this into financial planning.
9. To transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and
pursuepeace and reconciliation
Ealing Citizens To support local
needs in relation to
mental health and		 We continue to advocate for, and support, the
initiative to pilot the training of mental health
and SEN champions as agreed with Ealing
Council.
special educational
needs(SEN).
10. To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation, and sustain and renew the life of
the earth
Eco church To take further steps
in our journey to
better care for God’s
creation.		 The Eco group is now a separate group, chaired
by Liza Ambridge. We are continuing to support
as needed. We were awarded our Bronze Eco
Church award in May2022.

Rev Bryony Dean Franklin, April 2023

Parish of St Martin’s West Acton

Parish Reference: 22.14

Registered Charity No: 1132976

Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council

for the year ended 31 December 2022

Parish of St Martin’s West Acton Hale Gardens, London, W3 9SQ

Parish Reference: 22.14

Registered Charity No: 1132976

(Registered as The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Martin, West Acton)

Website: www.stmartinswestacton.co.uk Email: stmartins@stmartinswestacton.com

Incumbent:

Rev’d Julia Palmer Parish Office Rear of church hall Hale Gardens London W3 9SQ

Bank:

HSBC 31 Holborn Holborn Circus London EC1N 2HR

Deposit Account:

CCLA Investment Management Ltd CBF Church of England Funds Senator House 85 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4ET

Independent Examiner:

Mr Amandeep Singh Bhogal 56 Scarle Road Wembley Middlesex HA0 4SN

The Parochial Church Council of St Martin’s West Acton

Treasurer’s Report for the year ended 31 December 2022

Introduction

I present the Treasurer’s Report for the year ended 31 December 2022. On behalf of the PCC, I would like to thank each and every one of you for the support you have given to the church during these extremely challenging times.

We started 2022 with the thought that life was slowly getting back to normal after two years of pandemic. This was unfortunately short-lived as before the end of February, war had broken out in Europe with Russia commenced a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This unleashed the biggest refugee crisis since the end of the World War II. Many countries opened their boarders and provided humanitarian help for these refugees. We were doing our parts at St Martin’s here too. Our Vicar was among the first wave of hosts in the UK as she invited Olena and her two children to share the vicarage as their temporary home. The PCC started a Refugee Fund to provide some financial support. In addition, we are holding a monthly drop in café where food and drink, daily essentials and clothing are provided for free. It is regularly attended by up to 40 Ukrainian refugees.

While the war is in the far corner of Europe, its impacts are felt across the world. Besides the human costs, the most pronounced impact is that the price of energy and food had both increased massively. The church’s utility bills almost tripled in the space of a few months. This has forced the PCC to contemplate moving to the Hall for Sunday worships during the winter as the cost to heat the Church would have been astronomical. As it turned out this was not needed as the winter was relatively mild. Nevertheless, I thank you for the response to the Church Heating Campaign.

2022 also saw the return of high inflation with prices for most things going up. As we all faced the increase in the cost of living, it is therefore not surprising to see the Church’s income from donations decreased further from previous years. As you can see from my comments below, we broke even due to increase in Trading income, which was a bigger portion of our total income than Planned Giving. This has placed our financial position to depend on an income with a higher volatility. That said, I know St Martin’s is very adaptable and we have seen off many challenges in previous years. I am therefore hopeful that the PCC is able to find a way to strengthen the financial position in the near future.

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The Parochial Church Council of St Martin’s West Acton

Treasurer’s Report for the year ended 31 December 2022

Income

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Investment Income
0%
Trading Receipts Planned Giving
Fund Raising 26% 25%
Receipts Other Giving
4% 4%
Agency & PCC Fees
2%
Loose Collections -
Grant Received - JAC
0%
Restricted Gift Aid Recovered
0% 13% Other Voluntary
Receipts - Restricted Other Voluntary
25% Receipts
Grant Received
1%
0%
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Continued Decrease in Income from Donation and Legacies

The income from total donations and legacies decreased by £7,342 (6%) to £110,734 in 2022. We have seen similar level of decrease year-on-year since 2020. The most concerning trend is Planned Giving has decreased by almost 20% over the last two year, which in turn affected the amount we recovered from Gift Aid. Plate Giving appeared to be stabilising since the beginning of the pandemic at around £6,000, but this is about half of what we collected pre-COVID.

Income from Charitable and Trading Activities

With lifting of the COVID-19 restrictions, we saw more weddings and funerals at the Church. Fund Raising Receipts were mostly made up of the income from the Summer Fair and Christmas Bazaar, which were hugely popular with the congregation and local residents. Trading Activities had recovered to pre pandemic level this year and is now more than Planned Giving. With the signing of a new 5-year lease for the Hall, Trading Income should remain stable over the medium term.

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The Parochial Church Council of St Martin’s West Acton

Treasurer’s Report for the year ended 31 December 2022

Expenditure

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Agency Fees
1%
Trading &
Governance Hall Cost
1% 11%
Common Fund
43%
Clergy & Staff Cost
22%
Church
Running Cost
19%
Charitable Giving
0%
Missions & Other
Cost of Fund
Funds 3%
Raising 0%
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Increase in Total Expenditure

The Common Fund remained the biggest expenditure item

Our contribution to the Common Fund in 2022 was unchanged at £56,800 following an agreement with the Diocesan of London. This was reduced to 43% of total expenditure from 47% previously due to the increased utilities cost. As the Planned Giving continued to decrease year-on-year, the “Commitment Gap” which we managed to eliminate last year has returned.

Repayments for London Diocesan Fund Loan started in September 2019

£4,992 was repaid in 2022. The total repayment due in 2023 would be £3,328 as the loan would be fully repaid by September 2023.

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The Parochial Church Council of St Martin’s West Acton

Treasurer’s Report for the year ended 31 December 2022

Result for the year

The consolidated increase in funds for the year was £30,863 (2021: £40,699 increase) of which a small surplus of £362 was attributable to unrestricted funds and a surplus of £30,501 to restricted funds.

Going Concern

We expect the income from donation to remain at a reduced level in 2023 due to the cost of living crisis. Our 2023 budget projected a £20,000 deficit for the year ended 31 December 2023, which will be covered by the reserves. As a result, the PCC has adopted the going concern basis of accounting.

Reserves policy

The PCC’s reserves policy is to maintain sufficient free reserves (if possible), which equates to approximately six months’ unrestricted payments, to cover emergency situations that may arise from time to time.

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The Parochial Church Council of St Martin’s West Acton

Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2022

Notes
Income from Donations and Legacies
Planned Giving
Other Giving
Other Giving - Japanese Anglican Church
Other Voluntary Receipts
2
Gift Aid Recovered
Income from Charitable Activities
Grant Received
PCC Fees
Agency Fees
Income from Other Trading Activities
Fund Raising Receipts
3
Trading Receipts
4
Investment and Other Income
Deposit Interest Received
Total Incoming Resources
Expenditure
Common Fund
Charitable Giving
5
Missions and Other Funds
6
Cost of Fund Raising
7
Church Running Cost
8
Clergy and Staff Cost
9
Governance
10
Agency Fees
11
Trading and Hall Cost
12
Total Expenditure
Net Movement
Fund Balance as at 1 January 2022
Fund Balance as at 31 December 2022		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
41,190
6,209
205
1,935
21,584		 Restricted
Funds
£
40,611
40,611
300
300
40,911
1,410
9,000		 Total
2022
Total
2021
£
£
41,190
48,385
6,209
5,918
205
-
42,546
42,476
21,584
21,297
111,734
118,076
300
1,600
1,060
150
1,528
796
2,888
2,546
5,597
5,712
42,119
34,232
47,716
39,944
10
-
10
-
162,348
160,566
56,800
56,800
-
549
3,536
-
151
1,070
25,496
15,808
28,318
33,755
650
300
1,528
796
15,006
10,789
131,485
119,867
30,863
533,975
564,838
71,123
1,060
1,528
2,588
5,597
42,119
47,716
10
10
121,437
56,800
2,126
151
25,496
19,318
650
1,528
15,006
121,075
362
496,385		 10,410
30,501
37,590
496,747 68,091

The notes on Page 9 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2022

Notes
Fixed Assets
Tangible Fixed Assest: Buildings
13
Current Assets
Debtors and Prepayments
14
Cash at Bank
Cash at CCLA Deposit Account
Cash in Hand
Current Liabilities
LDF Loan Due Within 1 Year
Creditors and Accruals
15
Net Current Assets / (Liabilities)
Long Term Liabilities
LDF Loan Due After More Than 1 Year
Net Assets / (Liabilities)
Funds
Unrestricted Funds
16
Restricted Funds
16
Fund Balance as at 31 December		 £
16,000
164,916
754
116		 Total
2022
Total
2021
£
£
402,656
402,656
2,876
148,173
744
90
181,786
151,883
4,992
12,244
19,604
17,236
162,182
134,647
-
3,328
564,838
533,975
496,747
496,385
68,091
37,590
564,838
533,975
3,328
16,276

The notes on Page 9 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 14 May 2023 and signed on their behalf by the Chairperson, Rev’d Julia Palmer, and the Treasurer, Mr Kenneth Chan.

_____ Rev’d Julia Palmer (Chairperson)

_____ Mr Kenneth Chan (Treasurer)

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022

1 Basis of Preparation

These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to these financial statements.

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 Parochial Church Councils, and with the Regulations’ “true and fair view” provisions, together with FRS 102 (2016) as the applicable accounting standards and the 2016 version of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (FRS 102 SORP).

The Parochial Church Council of St Martin’s West Acton (PCC) constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required or permitted by the FRS 102 or FRS 102 SORP.

1.1 Income

Incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the PCC becomes entitled to the resources; it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources; and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.

1.2 Recognition of Income and Endowments

Fundraising Costs: Funds raised from events and trading activities, e.g. Summer Fair and Christmas Bazaar, are reported gross in the SoFA – i.e. before any related costs that may have been deducted from the gross proceeds.

Grants and Donations: Grants and donations are included in the SoFA when any pre-conditions preventing their use by the PCC have been met. For collections and planned giving this is when the funds are received.

Tax reclaims on Donations and Gifts: Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the donor. Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that gift and is treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor or the terms of the appeal have specified otherwise.

Volunteer Help: The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees’ annual report.

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

Investment Income: This is the interest from the CCLA Deposit Account and is included in the accounts when receivable.

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022

1.3 Expenditures and Liabilities

Liabilities: Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation and settlement is probable and quantifiable.

Governance Costs: Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of trustee meetings and cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.

1.4 Assets

Consecrated and Benefice Property: In so far as consecrated and benefice property of any kind is excluded from the statutory definition of “charity” by Section 10(2) (a) and (c) of the Charities Act 2011 such assets are not capitalised in the financial statements.

Moveable Church Furnishings: These are capitalised at cost and depreciated over their useful economic life other than where insufficient cost information is available. In this case the item is not capitalised, but all items are included in the Church’s inventory in any case.

Tangible Fixed Assets for Use by Charity: No depreciation is provided on buildings as the currently estimated residual value of the properties is not less than their carrying value and the remaining useful life of these assets currently exceeds 50 years, so that any depreciation charges would be immaterial. An impairment review is carried out on a regular basis and any resultant loss identified included in expenditure for the year.

1.5 Funds

Unrestricted Funds: These represent the remaining income funds of the PCC that are available for spending on the general purposes of the PCC, including amounts designated by the PCC for fixed assets for its own use or for spending on a future project and which are therefore not included in its ‘free reserves’ as disclosed in the trustees’ report.

Restricted Funds: These are income funds that must be spent on restricted purposes and details of the funds held and restrictions provided are shown in the notes to the accounts.

1.6 Paid Employees

The PCC did not have any paid employees during the year.

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022

2. Other Voluntary Receipts
Occasional Donations
One-off Gifts
Poppies
Church Heating Campaign
Children’s Society
Refugee Fund
Mission to Seafarers
3. Fund Raising Receipts
Summer Fair
Summer Lunch
Harvest Lunch
Bonfire Night
Christmas Bazaar
Jubilee Street Party
Candles Sale
Barn Dance
Journey of the Magi
4. Trading Receipts
Rental - Hall
Rental - Church
Rental - Parish Room
Magazine		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
1,585
350		 Restricted
Funds
£
40,000
27
113
471		 Total
2022
Total
2021
£
£
1,585
3,672
40,000
38,523
27
-
350
-
113
192
471
-
-
89
42,546
42,476
1,841
200
-
533
-
89
-
40
2,729
3,651
554
-
48
-
325
-
101
1,199
5,597
5,712
32,161
26,238
9,900
7,874
-
120
58
-
42,119
34,232
1,935
1,841
2,729
554
48
325
101		 40,611
5,597
32,161
9,900
58
42,119

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022

5. Charitable Giving
Willesden Bishop Fund
Agape World
Mission to Seafarers
USPG
Children's Society
6. Missions and Other Funds
Junior Church
Projector Grant
Citizens UK
7. Cost of Fund Raising
Zettle
Journey of the Magi
8. Church Running Cost
Requisites
Organ and Piano Tuning
Parish Office
Church and Churchyard Upkeep
Repairs and Maintenance
Utilities
Insurance
Licence and Fees		 Unrestricted
Funds
£		 Restricted
Funds
£		 Total
2022
£
-
-
-
-
-		 Total
2021
£
300
160
89
-
-
-
639
1,487		 -
1,410		 - 549
639
1,410
1,487		 -
-
-
2,126
106
45		 1,410 3,536 -
106
45		 -
1,070
151
782
450
4,981
4,605
2,327
5,056
6,000
1,295		 151 1,070
782
450
4,981
4,605
2,327
5,056
6,000
1,295		 178
252
3,766
1,170
1,464
2,166
5,784
1,028
25,496 25,496 15,808

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022

9. Clergy and Staff Cost
Clergy Expenses
Apprenticeship Scheme Youth Worker
Choir Director
Organists
Parish Office Administrator
Vicarage Cost
St Martin's Cottage Cost
Sundry
10. Governance
PCC Cost
Account Examination Fee
11. Agency Fees
Service Fees for LDF
12. Trading and Hall Cost
Cleaning
Repairs and Maintenance
Utilities
Licence and Fees		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
121
890
4,460
11,500
1,472
875		 Restricted
Funds
£
6,000
3,000		 Total
2022
Total
2021
£
£
121
1,280
6,000
6,000
3,890
4,570
4,460
1,165
11,500
11,220
1,472
489
875
8,531
-
500
28,318
33,755
300
-
350
300
650
300
1,528
796
1,528
796
6,034
3,250
270
120
7,900
5,813
802
1,606
15,006
10,789
19,318
300
350		 9,000
650
1,528
1,528
6,034
270
7,900
802
15,006

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022

13. Tangible Fixed Assests
Balance Brought Forward
Addition
Disposal
Balance Carried Forward
14. Debtors and Prepayments
Gift Aid Recovered Due From HMRC
15. Creditors and Accruals
Unclaimed Expenses
Service Fees for LDF
Account Examination Fee
Apprenticeship Scheme Parish Fee
Trading & Hall Cost - Utilities		 £
£
Buildings
402,656
402,656
16,000
16,000
120
7,652
350
6,000
2,154
16,276		 Total
2022
Total
2021
£
£
Total
Total
402,656
402,656
-
-
-
-
402,656
402,656
16,000
2,876
16,000
2,876
120
120
7,652
6,124
350
-
6,000
6,000
2,154
-
16,276
12,244

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022

16. Church Funds

Unrestricted Funds
General
32.5k Fund
Designated - St Martin's Music Society
Designated - St Martin's Players
Designated - Stay & Play
Designated - Vicar's Discretionary Fund
Total Unrestricted Funds
Restricted Funds
Children's Society
Refugee Fund
Poppies
Mission to Seafarers
Diocesan Lent Appeal
Guinea Fund
Missions Fund
Fabric Fund
RNLI
Projector Grant
Women's Refuge
Total Restricted Funds
Total Church Funds		 Balance
b/f
469,556
25,105
79
784
155
706		 Income
121,437		 Expenditure
Balance
c/f
(121,075)
469,918
25,105
79
784
155
706
(121,075)
496,747
696
771
27
0
80
37
(9,000)
26,000
40,000
30
(1,410)
190
260
(10,410)
68,091
(131,485)
564,838
496,385
583
-
-
-
80
37
15,000
20,000
30
1,600
260		 121,437
113
771
27
20,000
20,000
37,590
533,975		 40,911
162,348

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees / Members

I report on the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 which are set out on pages 7 to 15.

Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Charities Act”) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of Independent Examiner’s Statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with 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 the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent Examiner's Statement

In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Mr Amandeep S Bhogal 56 Scarle Road Wembley Middlesex HA0 4SN

9 May 2023

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