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Introduction
Committees. Public Benefit. Achievements and Performance
Outreach
Slaff, Statement of Responsibilities of PCC, Financial Review
Charities
Governance
SMAAA into 2025, St Pete￿5 Church, Acton Green
Conclusion
Independent Examinerfs Report
Financial Statements
This document pertains to the Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiaslical Parish of
St Michael and All Angels Bedford Park, London, registered charity number1133805.
Throughout the document we refer to the charily by Ihe shortened names: St Michael
and All Angels Parochial Church Council, or St Michael and All Angels PCC.

ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS BEDFORD PARK PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2024
St Michael and All Angels Parochial Church Council {PCC) has the responsibility of co-operating
with the incumbent, Father Kevin Morris. in promoting within the ecclesiastical parish the whole
mission of the Church pastoral, evangelistic, social, and ecumenical. This includes parlicular
responsibility for the administration and finances of the parish. the acquisition and management
of church property. Ihe approval of an annual budget, and the care. maintenance. preservation,
and insurance of the fabric of the church and its grounds. together wilh its goods and ornaments.
All this is done within the framework of the church's mission statement-
'St Michael's exists within the Anglo-catholic tradition
to offer worship to God, to proclaim the Gospel and to share the experience
of the love of God wilh all people."
Members of the PCC are either ex-officio or elected at the Annual Parochlal Church Meeting
(APCM) to senie a term of three years, in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. In
2024 the PCC included three deanery synod representatives who are also entilled to sit on the
PCC. The PCC is registered a5 a charily with the Charity Commission {registered number
1133805). Members of Ihe PCC are trustees of the charity.
Since the last APCM on 28 April 2024. the members of the PCC have been:
Incumbent
Father Kevin Morris: chair
Curate
Father Brandon Flelcher-james
Churchwardens
Mrs Christina Whiteway: vice-chair
Mr. Peter Haigh
Deanery Synod Representatives
Mrs Helen Wareham
Dr Alison Baker. Secretary
Mrs. Amanda Bradley, Treasurer
Mr Jan Vermooten
Mr Jim Russell
Mrs Anne Mower (also deanery synod representative)
Ms Lily Assefa ( until July 2024)
Ms Martyn Schofield
Mrs. Helen Simkin
Ms Win Mensah-Larbie (co-opted November 2024).

Committees
Organising the Bedford Park Festival
and the Chiswick Book Festival,
which attract hundreds of local
people, provide enlerlainment and
education. and offer local businesses
and charities an opporlunity to
showcase their work. The proceeds
of these festivals are shared
between selected charities and the
church
Supporling a local food bank with
regular donations
Fundraising for a number of charities
each year
Publishing
weekly.
online
newsletter giving notice ol church
services and meetings, and also
publicising other community evenls.
The PCC is assisted in its work by several
committees and groups:
Standing Committee- this is Ihe only
committee required by law. It is
made up of the Vicar, the Wardens,
the Treasurer, and the Secretary. The
PCC delegates lo the Standing
Committee the power to Iransact
agreed items of business between
meetings
Charities Group
co-ordinates the
church's charitable giving
Young St Michael's covers matters
relaling to children's worship
Baptism Visitors Group - undertakes
baptismal visits and preparation in
co-operation wilh the Vicar and
Curate
Sidespeople -welcome peopte to
services and support the smooth
running of the services.
Achievements and Performance
Major Church Evenls
St Michael and All Angels had a well-
attended programme of services and events
in 2024. We marked all the major feast days
of the Anglican Church, usually with a choral
Mass. Our Sunday Mass continued to be live-
streamed.
The mission of the church is also pursued
through a number ol other groups of
volunteers including
servers,
readers.
gardeners, flower arrangers, brass cleaners,
hospltality teams. two choirs and learns of
stewards for events.
There were six candidates for confirmation
in February, and they were joined by one
from St Pelerfs and two from St Nicholas.
church. The celebrant and preacher was the
Righl Reverend Graeme Knowle5, Honorary
Assistant Bishop.
Our programme for Lenl 2024 included a
series of talks exploring the lives and
teachings of the early Church fathers and
mothers and the regular "Guess Who's
Coming to Dinnerf talks by members of the
congregation. On Palm Sunday evening Mark
Viner gave a piano performance of the Liszt
Via Crucis, interspersed wilh readings and
prayers. On Easter morning around 40
people, together with the choir and clergy,
galhered outside the church for the Easter
dawn vigiL
Public Benefit
The church not only ser4es the congregation
but the local community In Chlswick by:
Being open to the public daily to
provide a space for worship,
personal prayer or quiet reflection
Providing a venue for community
groups. concerts and functions. and
by providing additional space for a
local school
In May we were pleased to welcome the
Right Reverend Michael Marshall who
preached and led a study 5e55ion on St
John's GospeL

In June, at the Mass on the Green, in a public
declaration of our faith at the beginning of
the Bedford Park Festival. the preacher was
Fr. Neil Evans, Canon Steward of St Paul's
Cathedral.
anecdotes of life in Wales. Entries in the book
of condolences recorded the affection in
which he was held.
Fr Kevin Morris and Canon Nicola Slanley
led a group of ten SMAAA pilgrims to the
Shrin¢ of Our Lady at Walsingham in July.
The theme was 'Praying the Jesus Prayer..
Autumn brought our patronal festival, wilh a
procession and choral Mass. The preacher
was the Venerable Kalherine Hedderly. Our
harvest festival was celebrated with a
Family Mass led by our choristers. This was
the occasion on which their achievements
were recognised with ribbons and surplices.
Our main church events and many ol our
outreach events have been recorded in a
fascinaling photographic archive created by
Jim Cox. Some of his pictures appear in this
report and others are on our website.
On Remernbrance Sunday, an exhibition in
the church marked the 80th anniversary of
D- Day. An Act of Remembrance was held at
the Bedford Park mernorial seat.
Church Attendance
Average attendance at Sunday Mass during
2024 was around 130 adult worshippers. This
does not take into account the numbers
joining services online.
The Electoral Roll
The Electoral Roll is the church's official
register of those qualified to attend and vote
at the Annual Parochial Church Meeling,
where elections are held for the PCC and for
representatives on the Deanery Synod. Being
on the Electoral Roll is an act of commitment
to St Michael's and ta the wider Church.
Advenl and Christmas were celebrated with
music and poetry and through the liturgy. The
children's crib service was a touching
recreation of the Christmas story. Al other
services, the church was packed with those
who worship regularly at St Michael's as
well as many who feel drawn to the Church
at this special time of year.
Refreshments after Sunday Mass are an
important way of making newcomer5 feel
welcome at SMAAA and helping us all get to
know each other better. We are grateful to
our Coffee Team who work very hard to ofler
hol drinks to those atlending Mass, as well
as biscuits and soft drinks for children.
The Elecloral Roll for 2024 stood at 296, an
increase of five over the previous year. There
were seven new members and two members
died. There is a need to continually promote
the Electoral Roll and ensure new members
of the congregation are aware of it.
In 2025 the roll has to be re-drawn with
parishioners asked to complete new
forms. The new roll will be available at the
2025 APCM and displayed in the porch.
Vicky Brooke is our Electoral Roll Off icer. and
we should like to thank her for her work this
year.
Several parishioners died during the year,
including Oesmond Jones and Colin Martin.
We were particularly saddened by the death
of Fr. Graham Morgan Kt who died in
September. He had served as an honorary
ass1Stant priest at St Michael's for 22 years.
A funeral Mass forthe repose of his soul was
held in November and attended by a large
number of past and present parishioners and
13 clergy. It was an especially moving and
uplifting service when the church community
came together to remember the 5UPPOrt he
provided in times of diff iculty, his thought-
provoking sermons. and his entertaining
Deanery Synod
There were three meetings of the Hounslow
Deanery Synod in 2024. All were in-person.
The topics covered were:

Supporting Volunteers. This meeting
led to a helpful podcast which was
circulated to the PCC.
Working with Hounslow Council.
Discipleship
enjoy. and it has grounded and resourced me
for almost twenty years.
Gill Stevens has assisted in the sacrisly for a
long time, and recently we have been joined
by Monty Lewi5. 1 would like to thank them
both for giving their time and support.
The Sacristy (contributed by Anne Mower.
Sacristan.)
Altar Servers (contributed by Calhie
James. Master of Ceremonies)
The work of the Sacristan is largely unseen
but essential and much appreciated by the
clergy. The Sacristy is the engine-house of
Anglo-catholic worship. Al St Michael's it
occupies the room above the vestry.
St Michael's Anglo Catholic tradition has at
ils heart complex liturgies which require
detailed preparation and choreography. For
all Sunday Masses, 8enediclion, and
weekday Feast Days the clergy are
supporled by altar servers. The servers are
laity who have come forward for this
ministry and currently the team consists of
13 members led by the Head Server Imaster
of Ceremonies (MC). A server also assists at
all baptisms, weddings and funerals.
The Sacristan works closely with the clergy.
particularly with our incumbent, Fr Kevin,
and wilh the Master of Ceremonies. Cathie
James. We both understand the importance
of a harmonious and close working
relationship which ensures the smooth
running of our liturgies. I should like to thank
Cathie for many years of fruitful
collaboration.
To achieve a seamless liturgy considerable
preparation is required. especially at
Christmastide and Easter. It begins with
direction from Fr Kevin, then liaison with
other clergy and groups involved including
the Director of Music, the sidespeople. the
readers, the Eucharistic Ministers, the
children's groups. the parish administrators,
and the caretakers
there is quite a lot of
heavy lifling! This is in addition to setting up
for the services themselves which require
the books. sacred vessels, candles etc. to be
put in place. The MC and the Sacristan work
very closely together
their work is
completely complementary.
The Sacrislan is
responsible
for
looking after the
vestments, the altar
linen5,
the
communion vessels
and many other
things such as the
crib figures. Part of
the role is ordering
the
necessary
supplies
communion
wine
and
wafers,
charcoal, incense, and candles in a range of
size5. The Sacristan currently launders all
the altar linen.
Serving at the altar is a privileged ministry
but with it comes
considerable
commitment of time and teamwork. l am
most grateful to our team and to my
colleague Anne Mower for the part they play
in making our services so special for so
many. both regular attenders and the wider
community.
Preparation for the Sunday morning Mass is
usually done on Saturday and takes about 30
to 40 minutes. After Mass, the communion
vessÈls are washed and the vestments
carefully put away.
More complicated
liturgies. particularly ihose of Holy Week and
Easter, need rather longer preparation.
Young St Michael's {conlributed by Miriam
Morris)
The role of Sacristan requires attention to
detail. forward planning, a good memory and
a high degree of discretion. It's work that I
Young St Michael's provides activities for O
18 yr olds.

Ros Lister leads the creche for 0 - 4 yr olds,
organising wonderful activities and crafts for
the children. Creche is very busy. with
parents. often fathers, accompanying their
children. and getting to know one anolher.
Ros would like some help with setting up and
clearing away, as well as during the session,
as currently she does much of this on her
own.
people lo the SMAAA family and foster their
spiritual growlh.
Little Angels is for pre-school children. and
their carers. The group is led by Tassy
Russell, assisted by several very loyal
volunteers. They meet on Wednesday
mornings during term-time for singing, play
and socialising.This is the only activity
where we ask for a small contribution
towards costs. The group has been well-
attended. and we are looking for some more
volunteers to help.
Outreach
SMAAA welcomed in the New Year 2024 with
a lively Viennese Concert. It was altended by
over 300 people. who enjoyed all the Strauss
favourites played by an orchestra of local
musicians led by David Juritz.
Green Days
Green Days, SMAAA'S summer fete, look
place in June. Attendance was slightly down
on previous years. probably due to some wet
weather. There were, as usual, stalls run by
volunteers from St Michael's and other
charities, activities for children, a craft fair,
refreshment tent and a very popular bar. A
succession of local musical acts kept the
crowds entertained throughout the two days.
Organising Green Days
requires an
enormous amount of
work. Our thanks go
in particular to Nicola
Chater and Vicky
Brooke and to the
many
other
volunteers
who
carried
out
Ihe
essential
administrative tasks
behind the scenes.
This was the last
occasion on which Vicky was site manager,
and she was awarded a fellowship of the
Bedford Park Festival at the Mass on the
Green.
The children's church for primary aged
children is led by a rota of parenls. The
lesson is based on the gospel explored
through games and crafts, and presented
back
to
the
congregation
at
the end of Mass. A
highlight of 2024
the
was
caterpillars
that
grew
Into
buttertlies
and
were released on
Good Friday as a
symbol
of
resurrection {see
photo.)
Youth Church is led by an external
organisation, Best4Learning. They begin
with refreshments and games. followed by a
discussion on the challenges and joys of
being a teenager. Generally, children join Ihe
Youth Church once they have been
confirmed.
Young St Michael's also organises three
seasonal service5, a service at noon on Good
Friday, the Crib service on Chrislmas Eve
and a more low-key service with ashing on
Ash Wednesday.
WÈ are immensely grateful to the members
of the congregation who lead and support
these aclivilies, which introduce our young

Music at St Michael's
Music plays an important part in tife and
worship at St Michael's. There are three
regular sung services every week as well as
voluntaries
and
incidental
music,
accompanied by ihe organ, and Compline
with singing led by members of the choir.
Monthly lunchtime organ recitals are held
throughout the year. They are well attended
and raise money for the church music fund.
The Bedford Park Arts Festival
The adult choir is the main choir of the
church. Singing in the choir is fun, but it is
also a big commitment, with weekly practices
and time spent learning rnusic at home. We
are grateful to members of the choir for the
time and care they take to enrich our services
with music.
The Bedford Park Arts Festival offered two
weeks of music. drama. poetry and visual art.
This year the concerts included two
performances by small musical groups
which were linked with workshops in local
schools, marking a return to the Festival of
music in an educational setting. The Saturday
night entertainment came from a ten-piece
band which soon had the audience out on the
dance floor. There was a talk from
Sanderson design group and a literary walk.
As ever, the Open Gardens was the most
popular event.
SMAAA also provides music at weddings,
funerals and memorial services during the
week. We aim to provide the right music to
the highest standard for these services.
The choristers is our children's choir. They
sing beautifully while learning chorister
skills like listening and moving together.
We are very grateful to Nicola Chaler and
Tassy Russell for drawing up the programme
and organising the events and to Sue and
Hugh Johnson for leading on hospitality.
Chiswick Book Feslival
The 16th Chiswick Book Feslival. directed by
Torin Douglas. took place in September.
hugely varied range of topics brought big
audiences to hear popular speakers
including Adrian Chiles. Bill Wyman. Po(ly
Toynbee, Al Murray, James O'Brien and many
others. The Book Festival once again raised
a significant amount for literary charities.
The main change this year has been Vicky
Brooke. slalwart of the choir and leader of
the choristers, moving away. This limits what
we can do with the choristers and the
standard we can achieve with the choir. We
are exploring some possible ways to address
this. We are mosl grateful to Vicky for her
unstinting work with the choristers over the
years.
The festival was supported by a large team
of volunleers from Sl Michael's and from the
wider community. Our thanks are due to all
of them, and particularly Torin Douglas,
Jenny de Montfort. and Shelley Hasseldine
for the work they put into this event.
St Michael's is enormously grateful to
Jonathan Dod5 for all that he does in
planning, playing, conducting and generally

supporting this very important aspecl of our
ministry and outreach.
make judgements and estimates that
are reasonable and prudent
prepare the financial statements on
a going concern basis. unless it is not
appropriate.
Staff
Anna Benson and Claire Barrell share the
work of the Parish Off ice. This year much of
their work has been dealing with both
planned and unplanned maintenance of our
fabric and responding to Ihe needs of our
long-term hall hirers. We are indebted to
them for dealing with the numerous demands
on their time and for continuing to manage
the flow of information between the
congregation and the public, the clergy and
the wardens. Their wealth of practical
knowledge aboul the complex workings of
the church and parish hall is an essential part
of the smooth running of St Michael's.
The PCC is responsible for keeping sufficient
accounling records which disclose with
reasonable accuracy the financial position of
the charity and comply with the Charities Acl
2011. the Charity (Accounts and Reports)
Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the
trust deed. It is also responsible for
saleguarding the assels of the charity and
for laking reasonable steps to prevent and
detect fraud and other irregularities.
Financial Review (contributed by
Amanda Bradley, Treasurer)
Claire Barrell retired al the end of the year
and we give her our best wishes for the
future, In March 2025 we shall welcome her
replacement, Larissa Sutton, who will be
working in collaboration with Anna for Iwo
days a week.
We had a team of part-time carelakers, and
we have benefitted from the range of
practical
skills
which
they
have
demonstrated in keeping our building in good
order. We are grateful for their reliability and
good humour in coping with the various
problems Ihrown up by a well-used and
complex structure which is over 140 years,
old.
Our finances comprise tive distinct areas of
activity: the church, the parish hall. our
festivals, the Quick Road property, and
investments.
The Church
2024 income from ourregular monthly
donors totalled £122.205 12023.. £115.005), of
which 64% (2023.. 60%) comes through the
Parish Giving Scheme (rather than standing
orders or direct debils to the church bank
accounl). This reduces the administration
burden on SMAAA as Gift Aid is claimed by
Ihe scheme on our behalf and it also enables
donors lo request that thelr regular donation
is adjusted annually in line with inflation.
Cash colleclions at our services decreased
by15% to £11.500 (2023: £13,479), ref lective in
part of the higher proportion of regular
donations being made via the Parish Giving
Scheme. Excluding the Chip In campaign in
2023 which brought in an exceptional £11,243,
other donations held broadly firm at £13,797
(2023: £13,266, excluding Chip In). Income
from church lettings and concerts also
increased by 7X on prior year. No legacies
were received in the year. We have also
benefitted greatly from donations to our
Music Fund. which supports the musical life
of our church.
We received £6,618 in
donations to the fund in 2024 (2023. £3.806).
all of which were used to offsel the cost of
Statement of Responsibilities of
the Parochial Church Council
(pcc)
The PCC is responsible for preparing the
Annual Report and Financial Statemenls in
accordance with applicable law and United
Klngdom Accounting Standards (United
Kingdom Generally Accepted Accountancy
Practice).
In preparing these financial statements. the
PCC is required to:
select suitable accounting policies
and apply them consistently

music in the year. The net cost of our musical
ministry in 2024 was £12.372 (2023: £15.930).
We remain very grateful to all who donate to
the Music Fund and to Jonathan Dods for
arranging the organ recitals at which most of
these donation5 are received.
standalone church, nol least financially, we
have ended our financial support this year.
We continue to share knowledge. resources
and skills with St Peterf5. reinforcing our
ongoing close relationship beyond the
provision of financial support.
The Parish Hall
We kept our Common Fund contribution to
the London Diocese static at £93.000 this
year. Unlike the prior Curacy year, the
London Diocese agreed lo pay our 2024-25
Curacy cost. Once again, the St Michael & All
Angels Bedford Park Trust generou51y
agreed to fund 50% of the 2023-24 Curacy
cost incurred in the year. Along with the
London Diocese contribution, this reduced
our 2024 Curacy cost to £5.590 {2023:
£18,150). We remain deeply grateful for the
Trust's ongoing support. Our contribution
continues to exceed the standard cost of a
London parish (2024.. £91.300). Standard
parish costs have increased 4% year on year.
due to property maintenance cost increases
across the Diocese and training and support
cosls at Diocesan level.
The PCC
considers Ihat it
Is
important
for St
Michael's to continue to help support those
less well-resourced churches which are
unable lo meet the standard cost. hence
ensuring our fee exceeds both the slandard
cost of a London parish and the Diocesan
estimated cost of running our church.
The church's result for the year is skewed,
and therefore harder to interprel, due to the
receipt of É24.122 in donations to the Heritage
Conservation Fund in the year as funds were
received in the year but are forecast to be
spent in 2025 when the repair of the area
above the Font takes place. As we go through
a period of fundraising to undertake the
major work of repairing the North Wall. the
church's result will tontinue to be somewhat
obscured by the timing difference between
receipt of donattons and spending on major
projects.
For the past five years, we have provided
notional financial support lo our sister
church. Sl Peter's church, Aclon Green. It is
growing church, attracting a younger
demographic through the activitie5 il offers.
Consequently, its financial situation has
improved. As St Peterfs seeks to be a
Income
from
the Parish Halls
in
2024 increased to £156.768 {2023: £139,364)
predominantly due to the release of £14,459
of deferred income on the hall kitchen, which
was paid for by Dukes Education in 2023
under the terms of the licence agreemenl
belween the school and the church for the
hall's usage. The one-off payment for the
kitchen was deferred at inception over a five-
year period. beginning in 2023, to match the
useful economic life of the asset. Community
rentals suffered a small decrease in the year
due to the loss of our main school holiday
camp contract.
Hall costs saw a sharp increase in costs at
£142,984 (2023: £IQI,016), mainly due to a
change in the percentage of hall costs
recharged to the church account as a
reasonable approximation of the Parish
Managerfs time in supporting the activities of
the church. The recharge is designed to
ensure more of the direct costs of the church
are funded by the congregation. The decision
was made during the 2024 budgeting process
to reduce the recharge figure from 25/•1015Y.
in recognition of the additional work
undertaken in the office to manage the
ongoing school contract. This accounts for
around £IO.000 of the increase in the parish
hall c05t of the year. The depreciation of our
new kitchen added a further £14,459 to costs
in the year. Around £IO.000 of planned
maintenance was also carried out to
refurbish the Parish Hall toilets and
bathrooms as well as the wooden floors in
the Gabriel and Michael rooms. Caretaker
costs also rose by around £8,000 in the year.
This is offset in part however by reducing
cosls for rr and sound engineering as the
specific 5killsets of our caretakers were used
rather than bringing in more expensive
external contractors.
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The Bedford Park and Chiswick Book
Feslivals
for the Heritage Conservation Fund (£24.100),
reduced Curacy costs
as
explained
previously (c£13k) and the net rental income
from Quick Road (c£15k). A further £5.101
related to the Advent appeal and other
charitable events held in Q4 2024 and was
therefore held in restricted funds for Ihe
benefit of our charity partners.
These
amounts were paid out to the various
relevant charities by 28 February 2025.
Current liabilities decreased in the year
(2024: £98.883,. 2023- £117.331). This is due to
the release of £14,459 in deferred income on
the hall kitchen as described above. The 2023
figure also included £8,000 of deferred
income from prepaid rental income on Quick
Road rentals which was released in the year.
No such advance on rental has been required
frorn the current tenant. The 2024 accruals
figure included £11,235 pertaining to the final
charitable distributions from Chiswick Book
Festival as well as the £5.101 of amounts due
lo charities from the church's charitable
activities, predominanlly raised during the
Advent Appeal which was still ongoing at
year end.
At the balance sheet date, the Parish held net
current assets of £214,711 (2023: £127,910).
The PCC is satisfied that the parish has
sufficient resources, along with income
received in 2024. lo meet its liabilities as they
fall due.
However, the various repairs
required to the fabric of the church and its
properties in 2024 has underlined the
ongoing need to fundralse to pay for the
upkeep of our historic buildings. Accordingly,
in March 2024, the PCC crealed the Heritage
Conservation Fund, a restricted church fund
to finance the upkeep of our historic buildings
and the required north wall repairs. Ongoing
cost control and attention to fundraising
continue to be necessary to maintain an
adequate buffer against any unexpecled
financial headwinds which may arise.
Reserves Policy
The Bedford Park Festival raisedover
£44,500 in support of the church. the Sl
Michael and All Angels, Bedford Park Trust
and our three church charities. Net income
was around £14,000 higher than 2023, mostly
due to sponsorship activities.
The cold
weather over Green Days weekend impacting
takings slightly.
The Chiswick Book
Festival was a great success, raislng over
£16,000. Payments of £3,875 went to each
of the three
charities
supported by
the Festival.- Read for Good. Koestler Arts and
Read Easy Ealing. This brings the lotal raised
for charity partners by our 2024 festival
activities to over £34,000. We remain deeply
grateful to Alyson Mitchell for her dedicated
work as Fesllval Treasurer for bolh events.
Quick Road Parish House
The parish house in Quick Road was rented
out for Ihe majority 01 2024. with a short
break between tenants being used lo
undertake routine maintenance. Net rental
income for Quick Road was £15.919 {2023:
£13,586) after offsetting the expense of
alternative accommodation for our Curate
and routine maintenance between leltings. A
new tenancy agreement was signed at Ihe
end of 2024. giving comlorl that any rental
expenditure arising for Curate alternative
accommodation in 2025 would most likely be
offset in full.
Investments
The church invests a portion of its cash
reserve in an ethical investment fund.
managed by CCLA. In 2024, we enjoyed a
further £3.620 (2023: £7,963) annual gain on
this investment. This more than offsets the
£6,433 loss suffered in 2022. From its
inception in 2020 when interest rales were
low. until the balance sheet date, our
investment with CCLA has resulted in an
overall net gain.
Balance Sheet
It 15 the PCC'S policy to maintain a balance on
unrestricted funds wherever possible equal
lo six months. expenditure. At present, we
are jusl above this, holding 6.5 months.
expenditure. The PCC continues to be aware
Cash in the bank at year end of £297.501 has
increased Significantly year on year (2023:
£229,119), predominantly due to f undraising
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of the speed with which this can change.
particularly once we complete the Memorial
Garden. We continue to exercise strong
budgetary control. and further fundraising is
being planned to ensure our financial
securitygoing forward. The PCC will continue
to monitor adherence to this policy in 2025. It
is our policy to invest a judicious amount of
our reserves, currently held in a CCLA ethical
fund account.
Our Autumn fundraiser raised some £3000
with a wine tasting, organised by the local
branch of Lea & Sandeman, a quiz and raffle.
We also raised fund5 from Iwo Lent lunches,
one of which was organised by Vicky Brooke
and the Youth Church. Vicky and her family
have now moved lo the West Country. and we
are hugely grateful for her help over many
years.
Carol singing outside Turnham Green lube
51ation was a great success, raising money
for good causes and lifting the spirits of
commulers and shoppers alikel Special
Ihanks to Andrew Pears. Ros Lister and
Cathy Millin for making this happen.
Charities Group Report 2024
(contributed by Andrew Mitchell,
chair )
The Charities Group at St Michael's had
another busy year, raising funds for our two
'core' charities
the Upper Room and
Chiswick Crosslight
as well as our 2024
Lent Charity: the Ealing Food Ban
During the early part of the year. our third
Swinfen
long-term charity partner
Telemedicine
merged wilh a larger US-
based organisation and was unable lo
continue to accepi donations from St
Michael's. The bulk of the money which would
have been donated to Swinfen was divided
between the Upper Room and Crosslight
and a one-off donalion of almost £1500 was
made to the UNICEF Gaza Fund from funds
raised over Advent and Christmas.
Special thanks go to Ros Lister, who
organised fundraising for SMAAA during
Christian Aid week, as well as the annual
poppy appeal on behalf ol the Royal British
Legion. Margaret Hill co-ordinated the
Harvest Festival donations and the collection
of clothing for the Upper Room. Our two core
charities also benefitted from a share of the
proceeds of the Bedford Park Festival.
Looking forward. we are finalising our
recommendations to the PCC for a new
overseas charity partner for the next three
years and for the 2025 Lent charily. l am
grateful to members of the SMAAA
community who took the time to submit a
nomination. We were fortunate in having an
excellent selectian of charities f rom which to
make our choice.
2024 wa5 an exceptional year for fundraising.
with over £22.000 raised for our core
charities. In January, we organised a 'cake
and catwalk, event in the church. attended by
over 150 guests. An auction of pre-loved
clothing was combined with a superb
afternoon tea, some wonderful music and an
interview with two well-known novelists. We
raised several thousand pounds and special
Ihanks must go to Jacks Edwards, Paula
Nelson and Sally Haigh for organising thi5
memorable event.
should like to express our gratitude as ever
to the Parish Office team. to Torin Douglas for
PR support. Amanda Bradley and Alyson
Mitchell for looking after the finances. and
many other volunleers who helped us on an
ad hoc basis.
Finally. I should like to thank everyone who
served on the Charities Group over the
course of the year. It has been a pleasure to
work wilh them all over the last three years.
The work we do is hugely rewarding and I
would encourage anyone interested in
volunteering to contact the Parish Off ice for
further details.
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SMAAA is very grateful to Andrew Mitchell
for his three years as chair of Ihe charitie5
group.11 has been a period of some upheaval
and change, and we appreciate the time he
has given to navigating this.
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Governance
We have also discussed Ihe refurbishment of
the side-chapel. We have had advice from our
church architect and have submitted plans to
the Diocese. We hope these will be agreed
early in 2025.
The upkeep and refurbishment of the church
and halls have to be carried out within a tight
budget and taking account of the restrictions
of a listed building. This year we agreed to set
up a Heritage Conservation Fund to
encourage
donations from the wider
Chiswick community to the maintenance of
Ihe building.
Clergy
The vicar of both St Michael's & St Peterfs
Acton Green is Father Kevin Morris. The
Associate Vicar with particular responsibility
for
St
Peterfs
is Father
Fabrizio
Pesce. Falher Brandon Fletcher-James is
Curate at St Michael's.
Mother Maggie Davidge-smith and Mother
Sarah Lenton are Honorary Assistant
Priests. Graham Holderness 15 a Licensed
Lay Preacher and Anne Mower is our Reader.
Father Graham Morgan. Honorary Assistant
Priest, passed away during the year.
Part of the role of a PCC member is to get to
know people in the congregation. Fr. Kevin
has asked the PCC to encourage members of
the congregation to have the confidence to
offer their skills and experience as
volunteers to support the work of the church.
Although much of the discusslon at the PCC
occurs in the context of budgets, Fr Kevin
reminds us of the need to find a balance
between spending time and effort on financial
issues and considering issues of ministry.
One of our important decisions in 2024
concerned the blessing of civil partnerships.
It was agreed that SMAAA should continue to
make it clear that we welcome a diverse
congregation and will offer blessings lo
same-sex parlnerships in a form to be
agreed between the couple and the priest.
The PCC held an 'away morning. in October
where we spent time considering what we do
well at St Michael's and where we could
improve. We agreed that our music and our
meticulously planned services in a beautiful,
well-kepl church are a positive feature of
SMAAA.
'I'i'il'Jl
The PCC in 2024
The PCC met seven times in 2024. Average
altendance was 72Y.. Meetings begin with
Mass and always include a financial report
and a report on safeguarding. This year
financial discussions were dominated by how
to handle the increasing pressures on our
budget, and our contribution to the Common
Fund.
Although we see ourselves as a friendly
church, we are aware that not everyone
would agree and there is more to do. We
recognised that it is not always easy for
people unfamiliar with the Anglo-catholic
liturgy to understand what is happening
during Mass, and we thought our service
booklets could be more helpful to them. We
decided to join in the Church of England
campaign to encourage people to "Come
Back to Church. and we plan to Use the next
Mass on the Green to invite our friends to join
U5 there.
Plans for the installation of a Memorial
Garden have been under discussion for some
time. Thi5 year our plans were finalised and
displayed in the church for several weeks.
The feedback was considered carefully. and a
pre- planning application was submitted to
Hounslow. The report from their planning
officer is awaited. We are very grateful to
Helen Wareharn and Sue Hunt for all the work
they have pul in to enable us to progress our
plans for the Memorial Garden.

At the APCM 2025 two PCC members will
come to the end of their term of office. Lily
Assefa Stood down during the year. Anne
Mower will continue as a deanery Synod
representative, entitled to sit on the PCC.
and Jan Vermooten is willing to stand for
election for a second term. We are very
grateful to them for their contribution to
SMAAA in their different capacities.
the PCC once a year to enable the members
of the PCC to ask questions and to make
sure we are aware of any new guidance.
We had no incidents to repori this year.
The Makin Review and resignalion of Ihe
Archbishop of Canterbury in November led to
two emergency meetings between church
safeguarding officers and Martin Goodwin
(Diocesan Head of Safeguarding). The main
outcome is that church policies must be
robust and followed rigorously. Jane advised
us that SMAAA should continue to do
everything that we are already doing.
especially keeping
up with training
requirements. She and Father Brandon are
working on the Parish Dashboard which
keeps us as a parish up to date with all of this.
Health and Safety/Risk Management
During 2024 the PCC re-appointed Chris
Bradley as Health and Safety Olficer and
approved an updated Health and Safety
Policy. This now includes a section on lone
working with guidance for staff and
volunteers who may find themselves alone
in the church. We should like to thank Chris
for the invaluable advice he ha5 provided
throughout the year.
We are fortunate to have a well-informed
and available safe-guarding officer to
advise us on these importanl issues and
guide us through change5 in policy. Our
Ihanks go to Jane for all her work.
General Data Protection Regulalions
{GDPR)
These regulations have been in force since
2018. The church has a data controller. Dan
Klein. who works remotely and is our main
source ot advice about updating our
policies.
The Church Building
The PCC ha5 a particular responsibility for
the fabric of the church and ils grounds. A
Quinquennial visit from the diocese and
subsequent report was made in the spring.
Some remedial work to the church fabric
was undertaken as a result. This included
repainting external iron work and clearing
gutter5 and hopper5. The rear door to the
church and the arch around it was also
repainted.
Church mailing lists keep names unseen in
emails except where recipients have
posilively opted into disclosure. We take
care to alert people to the fact Ihal a
service is being streamÈd and will be
posted online.. there is normally a
statement on the weekly pew sheet.
The Standing Committee is alert to data
protection issues but there were no
reported breaches of the regulations or
complaints during 2024.
Some areas of the ceilings and walls have
major (Jamage from damp- these are being
assessed before repair work which will be
undertaken in 2025. The church hall boiler
was overhauled and its control panel
replaced. The floors in the church hall were
stripped and varnished.
Safeguarding
Jane Mccabe was re-appoTnted as
Safeguarding Officer and Jim Russell as
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
checker, and we approved the Safeguarding
Pollcy after carefully reviewing it to ensure
it still met our needs. We receive a report
on safeguarding as a standard item on Ihe
PCC agenda. This ensures that we are in
compliance wilh our duty to= 'have due
regard to House of Bishops, guidance on
safeguarding children and vulnerable
adults.- In addition. Jane Mccabe attends
We have postponed work on the north wall
of the church until we have sufficient funds
available for this major project.
Environmenlal Issues (contributed by
Helen Dods)
The biggest change for SMAAA energy
usage in 2024 was the ending of our
existing
contracts
with
our
energy
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suppliers. In June, new suppliers were
approved by the PCC on 2-year contracts
these are Ecotricity and Yu Energy.
Ecotricity is one of the Church of England's
'approved' suppliers for green energy,
allowing for a large reduction in our net
carbon emissions. In 2023 our carbon
footprint was 30.9 tonnes of C02 emissions.
Although our overall energy usage rose
slightly in 2024. our nel carbon footprint
dropped from 30.9 tonnes of C02 emissions
to 21.8 tonnes.
The'Little Fishes. playgroup continues to be
popular. The group runs the children's
corner a5 part of Green Days and it funds a
number of activities for the church
including an Easter Garden workshop
Motherfs Day bouquets and
Advent
children's crafts.
The monthly coffee mornings are always a
welcome social event for many locals, who
enjoy a slice of homemade cake and a chat,
SMAAA into 2025
Other achievements in 2024 include the
construction of not one, but two bug hotels
in the church garden, and installing
insulating foil behind the major radiators in
the church halls
thanks to all who
assisted with these. Unfortunately, the Eco
Church survey. run by A Rocha UK, was
relaunched al the end of the year in a new
format. We will need to resubmit our dala
before we can continue to plot our progress
towards a Bronze award.
Much of our attention in 2025 will be
focused on repairing and conserving our
fabric and raising lunds for this through the
new Heritage Conservation Fund. We will
be collaborating with the Bedford Park
Society as they celebrate 150 years of
Bedford Park. This collaboration will both
support our fund raising and extend our
outreach programme in the arts.
SMAAA is very grateful for the detailed and
timely work which Helen does in this
important area.
During the coming year we hope to be able
to Improve our communication with our
congregalion Ihrough Ihe website and also
consider how best to engage with the local
community and our various sponsors and
donors.
St Peler's Church. Acton Green
(contributed by St Peterfs
Church
Warden)
We have been pleased that numbers in the
congregation at major feast days and at
Remembrance
Sunday have
been
maintained at high levels despite concerns
in the press and elsewhere that the Church
is in decline. We hope to continue to atlract
new people into our congregation. Our
ministry to children and young people has
flourished over the past few years and we
look to involve more young families in our
work in different capacities.
St Peterfs Church is a growing parish with
a lot of young congregation members.
Both our pre and post contirmation groups
offer a range of fun activities lor our
younger church members on a Sunday
morning.
We offer a number of activities for our
congregation and the local community.
These include classical concerts and choral
performances, monthly cake and book
sales and an annual Christmas fair.
2024 also welcomed our first Jazz festival
which was a huge success.
Conclusion
The Eucharist is the focus of our church life
at St Michael and All Angels. We commit
ourselves to a Christian theology which
engages With contemporary issues, and we
have a particular ministry celebrating the
arts.
Father Fabrizio Pesce, the Associate Vicar
with particular re5pon5ibility for St Peter's.
runs Mindfulness and Christian medilation
courses. as part of his centre for
mindfulness and spirituality. He also runs a
pilgrimage to Assisi.
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We are a welcoming, supportive and
inclusive church which provides. through
daily worship, a 5pirttual home to an
increasingly diverse congregation.
It is our hope to grow stronger in our
discipleship through worship, through
engaging with the Scriptures and through
fellowship within our church. Under the
leadership of the Vicar, St Michael's offers
guidance and inspiration to parishioners
and maintains a witness in our community
to the falthfulness and love of God.
Alison Baker. PCC Secretary, March 2025
Fr. Kevin Morris, Ma
h 2025
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ST MICHAELAND ALL ANGELS PCC, BEDFORD PARK
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF ST MICHAELAND ALL ANGELS PCC, BEDFORD PARK
I raport to the Members on my examinatson of the financial ststements of St Michael and All Angels PCC, Bedford
Park (the charity) for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Responsibilities and basls of report
As the Members of the tharity you are responsible for Ihe preparation of the financial statements in accordance with
th8 requirements of the Charities Act 2011.
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out undèr section 145 of th8
Charities Act 2011. In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Comrnis5ion
under section 145(5){b) of the Charities Act 2011.
Indopondont oxamlnorfs statement
Since the charity's gross income ex¢e8ded £250,000, Ihe independènt examiner must b& a mèmber of a body list8d
in section 145 of the Charities Act 2011.1 confinm that l am qualified to undertake the examination because l am a
member of ICAEW. which is one of the listed bodies.
I have complet8d my examinalion. I confimi that no matters have come to my attention in Mnnecllon wilh the
examination giving me cause to believe that in any material re5peGt'.
accounting records were nol kept in respect of tho charity as réquired by section 130 of the Charities Act 2011.
the financial statements do r￿1 accord with those records: or
the financial statements do not Comply with ihe applicable requirements conceming the fonn and content of
financial statements set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulalions 2008 other than any
requirement that the financial statements give a Irue and fair view, which is not a matter considered as part of
an independent examinatFOn.
I havè no con¢ems and have come across no other matters in conneth'on with the examlnation to which attenllon
should be drawn in Ihis report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statement5 to be reached.
Seema Siddiqui Bsc FCA
Reddy Slddlqul LLP
183-189 The Vale
Acton
London
W3 7RW
United Kingdom
Dated.. 30 March 2025
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Sl Michael and All Angels PCC
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024
Notes
2024
2023
T•nglbl• Flxad Assets
860.981
883.968
Current Ass•ts
Debtors & Prepayments
Cash at Bank
16,092
297,501
313,593
16,122
229,119
245.241
Currenl LlablUII•s
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
(98,883)
(98.883)
(117,331)
(117,331)
N•1 Curr•nl A•s•ts / (LlablUll•s)
214.711
127,910
Total Ass•l• less Curr•nl Llabllltl•s
1,075.691
1,011,878
N•t Assets
1.075.691
1,011,878
Funds
Unrestricted Funds
Designated Funds
Re5tricled Funds
2 & 3 904,415
143.554
27.722
1,075,691
859.707
147,971
4,200
1,011,8?8
Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 30 March 2025 and signed on its behalf by.
eRe
In Morris
Incumbent
Arnanda Bradley
Trustee & Treasurer
The note5 on pages 20 to 29 form part of these accounls.
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St Mlchael and All Angels PCC
Notes to th• Flnancial Stalements
Y•ar lo 31 D•¢•mb•r 2024
Accountlng Poll¢l•¥
a) Accounllng Conv•ntlon
The financial slatements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and in
a¢cordance with the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice
applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective l January 2019).
The financial statements have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulatlons
2008 only to the extent required to provide a true and fair View. This departure has involved
following the Statement of Recommended Practice for charities applyinu FRS102 rather than the
version of the Statement of Recommended Practice which is referred to In the Regulations but
which has since been withdrawrL
The accounts are prepared In sterllng. which Is the lunctlonal currency ol tho charity. Monetary
mounls in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest L
The accounts have been prepared under the hlstorlcal cost convention. modified to Include
financial instruments at lair value, wilh any rnovemenl in fair value being recognised as a gain or
loss on lh• investment. The prlncipal accounting policies adopted are sel out below.
The PCC continues to be a public benefit entity under FRS 102. The PCC considers that there are
no material uncertainties about the Church% ability to continue as a going concern.
b) R•tondllallon whh pr•vloui G•n•r•lly A¢c•pl•d Pr•ctl¢•
In preparing the accounts. Ihe PCC have considered whether, in applying the accounting policiès
required by FRS102 and the Charities SORP FRS 102, a restatement of comparative itern5 was
needed. No restatements were required.
) Fund•
Unreslrlcled funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions
regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the PCC.
Designat•d funds are sums set asidÈ out of unrestricted funds for specific designated purposes.
The funds can be transterred back lo unrestricted funds at any time. Restricted funds represent
donations or grants recelved for a specific purpose. The funds rnay only be expended on the
specific purpose for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of the year
rnusl be carrled forward as a balance on thal lund.
d) Incomlng R•iourc•s
Voluntary Incom• and capllal sourc•s
Collections are recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC. Planned glving recelvable
under Gift Aid is recognised only when received. Income Tax recoverable on Gift Aid donalions Is
recognised on an accruals basis.
Incom• from Inv•stmenls
Interest is accounted for on receipt.
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Sl Michael and All Ang•ls PCC
Notes lo the Flnanclal Statements
Y•ar to 31 D•c•mber 2024
•) R•sourc•• UJ•d
Donatl•n•
Donallons are accounted for when payable.
Acllvlll•s dlr•rtly r•lallng to lh• work of lh• Church
The diocesan quota is accounted for wh•n payable.
l) Flx•d A•s•l•
C•M•cr¢•t•d land and bulidlngs and movabh church lurnlshlngs
Consecreated and beneflced prop•rty Is •x¢lud•d from th• account$ by s.10 ol th• Chariti•$ Act
2011.
Expendilure on Consecreated and beneficed property is written off when incurred.
No value Is placed on movabl• church furnishing5.
Church Halls and Other Property is stated at historical cosl. No provlsion Is mad• for
depreciation as there is likely to be a long unexpired life and high residual value in each case
(based on current Yalues). Roullne additions and replacements lo Church Hall contents or•
charggd to expenditure.
Oth•r flxlur•s. Ilttln91 and offic• •qulpm•nl
Depreciation is charged over Ihe useful economic lil• of Ihe asset on a IOX to 33% stralght linè
basis depending on the asset.
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