Diocese
St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Annual Report
and
Financial Statements
of
Th6 Parochial Church Council of the Eccleslastical Parish
St Mary the Vlrgin
Walton, Felixstowe
Suffolk
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Prepared under the Receipts and Payments Basis
Registered Charity: 1133981

CONTENTS
Ggneral Infomiatlon
Contact detalls
Parochial Church Coun¢ll
Committees of the Parochial Church Councll
Trustses Report
Church Wardens, Report
Estates Committ8e Repo rt
St Philip's Review
Church Plant
Pop-up Shop
Communily Hub
Alms and Purposes,
10
Publlc Benefit
10
Objectlves, Activltl88 Achlev8ments and P8rformance 11
Risk Assessment and Health and Safety
11
Safeguarding
11
Church Membership and Services
12
Financlal r8vl8w 2024
12
Trustee Signature
14
Flnan¢ial Accounts
Independent Examlners Statement
Receipt and Payments Account
Statement of Assets and Llabllltles
Notes to the FinanGial A(Kounts
AccountlTra Policies
Funds
Staff Costs
Flxed Tangible Ass8ts
Income Tax Recoverable
Reserves Policy and Funds
Analysis of incomg and expendlture
Fund Movement by Type
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Contact Detalls
hurch
St Mary's Church
Walton High Streat
Fellxslowe
Suffolk
IPI19DS
Rector
Revd Enid Pow (from 3111 D124)
The Vlcarag8
15 Walton Hall Drlve
Walton
Felixstowe
IP119FA
st Phlllp's Community Hub
Wadgate Road
Fellxstowe
IP112LY
Off
Mana
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Mrs Georglna South
Church OffiGe
St Phllip's Community Hub
Wadgate Road
Felixstowe
IP112LY
stma
's Treasuror
Dr David Béllamy
Church Office
st Phlllp's Community Hub
Wadgate Road
Felixstowg
IP112LY
Bankers
Barclays Bank
LeI￿ster
LE87 2BB
Examlner
Mr S RerNoize
St Edmunds House
1 Amela Road
Felixstowe
Suffolk
IP112DG
Archite
Mr Philip Orchard
The Whitworth Co Partnership LLP
18 Hatter Street
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 1 NE
NR116EU
Charitable Status
Reglstered 2￿j February 2010
Charity Number 1133981
Insurers
Church Rep: Mr Guy Pearse (untll October 24) Mr Philip Rawe (from November 24)
Trlnltas Church Insuran￿ S@rviGes
Bl@nhelm House
1-2 Bridge Street
Gulldford
Surrey
GU14RY
Govemln
Document
Parochial Church Council Powers Measure (1956) as amended and Church Repras8ntation Rules

MEMBERSHIP OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
Members of St Mary's PCC can be either ex.offlcl0 8ndlor e16cled at the Annual Parochlal Church Meeting (APQM) in
Aprfl or May. Th6 Church WaNlenB Deanery Synod Repr@8entativ88 ar& all ex-offlclo members.
st Mary's Parochial Church Counoll was made up as follows:
St Mary's PCC 2024
TO
Rector
Revd Enid Pow (from 31110124}
Ex Offlclo
Wardens:
Ex Officio
Dr Lynda Tempest
Mr Philip Rawe
May 2025
May 2025
PCC Troasurer:
Dr Davld Bellamy
June 2025
As8OGlate Prl06t
Revd Wendy Smith"
Ex Offlclo
Readers
Mrs Wendy Fellingham
Mrs Margaret Whlte
Ex Offlclo
Deanery Synod
Representatlves:
Ex Officio
Dr Lynda Tempest
Miss Carole EdwardB
June 2026
June 2027
Dr David Bellamy
Mrs Lorna Bellamy
Mr8 Jan Garfield
Mr lan Cobb
Mr Michael Gates
Mrs Isabel Jenkins
Mrs Carolyn Jones
Mr David Mutum
Vacancy
May 2023-May 2026°
May 2022-May 2025"
May 2023-May 2026.
May 2023-May 2026°
May 2022-May 2025"
May 2023-May 202
May 2022-May 2025
May 2022-May 2025.
to May 2026
PCC Elect&d Members:
PCC Secretary
Mrs Dlane Buxton '
June 2025
'Has the optlon of standing for election for a further three years.
"Nol a Trustee.

COMMITTEES OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
The PCC operates th rough a Standing Commlttee that meets belween full meetings of the PCC.
PCC Standlng Commlttee: (This is the only committee required by law. It has the power to transact the
business of tha PCC between Its meetlngs, subject lo any dlrections given by the Councll,) This
committee Is automatically comprfsad of the Rertor, two Church Wardens, the Trea8ur8r, the Secretary
and one addltlonal PCC Mernb8r.
The R8Ctor has regular meetlngs wlth the two ChurGh Ward8ns and tho Treasurer.
Sub commlttees:
Flnance:
Dr Davld Bellamy (freasurar), Mr Phlllp Rawe (Church Warden),
Mr Stephen Rowe (Bookk6eper), Mr Paul Solomon (Gift Aid Officer),
Mrs Margaret Lake (FWO Offic8r), Mrs Carolyn Jones
Estate:
Mr Phlllp Rawe (Church Warden), Mrs Georgina South (Benaflce CO￿ordInat0r), Mr Michael Gates (PCC),
Mrs Jan Garfield, Mr Chrlstoph@r Hadden and Mr lan Cobb.
St Phlll
's Communit Hub:
The Rewd Enld Pow (Reclor) (from 31110124), Dr Lynda Tempest {Church Wardon), Mr8 Carolyn Jones
(Hub Manager). Mrs Margarel White (Pop-up Manager). Dr Davld Bellamy (PCC),
Mrs Wendy Fellirpaham and Mrs Alison Harvey.
Bgnaflca Councll Representatlves: As the Beneflce Churches hold Joint Benefice PCC meetings
regularly, thore are no soparate representatives.
st Mary's Church Eldgr3 2024: Dr Lynda Tempest, Miss Mary Wakefield,
Mrs Ann Woodard and Mrs Linda Moore.
St Mary's Church Readers 2024: Mrs Mary Rowe, Mrs Margaretwhltg,
Mrs Wendy Fellingham, and Mrs Sandra Grlfflths.
St Ma￿S Church Offlcers 2024:
Health and Safe
Offlc8r: Th8re was m Health & Safety Officer in 2024.
Parlsh Safe
uardin
OffiGers: Mrs Sonya Stephonson and Mrs Ann Woodard.

Trustees Reports
ST MARYS CHURCH: ANNUAL REVIEW 2024
Church Wardfins, Re
Qrt 2024
Surprfs6, 8urprl8e, 2024 was very busy..,..
After mornlng prayers (all welcome) on a Monday, Annle & Lynda have contlnued to staff 3 C's (coffge,
cake (home-made) & chat- oh and 80m8 Superb cheese 8¢ones from Jean Mortey. It is great to welcome
noTrchurch folk Into the church on a regular basls.
In January- Week of Prayer for Ghrlst'ian Unlly - Ihe pllgrlmagg started at st Mary's before vlsltlng Ihe
town cenlre churches,
We hosted World Day of Prayer on 181 March 2024,
On 26th March 2024 we IKJSted Fellxstowe School (Year 7, 200+ Pupils) for an Easter S6Nlc8. It was
lovely Io see the church full.
As you ar8 all aware costs are golng up for everything, so at the June PCC it wa8 agreed that the church
wardens could authorise emergency repalrs by our authorised contractors up to £300 wlthout brlnglng the
problem to the PCC.
Georgina'8 ordlnation on 29th June 2024 was at the cathedral - w8 live streamed the service at st Mary's
which was appreGiated by th08e who attended. We gavo Ggorgina a home Gommunlon s8t wlth two
purlflcators.
July 8•aw th9 Intervlew for Rev Enld, and her inslallation on 31BI October 2024 was another well attended
service.
Summer 2024 saw th8 Start of church roof repalrs & th9 PCC declded that the Prayer & Gift Day would
be alloGated to the roof fund (please see the church accounts for the flgur8s). Thank you for your
generosity for the roof.
September - Heritage Weekend, followed the following w88k by th8 SHCT (Suffolk Historlc Churches
Trust) cycle ride. Thank-you to all volunteer8d to Steward Ihose events.
In De￿mber we held our wlnter warmer (soup, cake & stalls in the churGh).11 was good to welcome
some non-church folk into the church.
In December F8lixstowe School again held their g lessons and carols In church, v4hich was a lovely
servlce.
A BIG thank you to everyone who helped in any way to keep everylhing running smothly. We would like
to thank our Deputy Wardens Mlke Gates & Carole Ewards (SL Mary's) and also David Mutum and
Isabel Jankins (St. Philips).
Lynda & Philip
Estates Committee Re
ort 2024
We contlnue to attend to items of work Identlfled In the Qulnquennial Inspection from Jun8 2022. in order
of priority. More mlnor routine items of maintenance have been, and continue to be, und8rtaken.

st Mary's Church
Re-tiling work to th& roof tumed out to be mora ext@n81v8 than antlcipated, In addition to the planned
south faGing roof of th8 nave, the north facing roof of the side als16 was also re-tiled, and the lead valley
gutter between the two roofs was renewed, The condltlon of these wa8 such that It Made sense to do
them at the same time.
Brickwork repalr3 and repolntlng has been carried out to the east end of the church, lo stablll88 loose
masonry.
The Councll undertook work to Ihe churchyard boundary walls; a section was re-bullt, and other areas
had spalled bricks replaced, and the loint8 repolnted.
In the tower, wlro mBsh has been fixed to the back of the wooden louvres to prevent plgeons from gattlng
In. The upper floors of the tower w8r8 profasslonally cleaned.
Upgrades and new equlpment has been Installed (o the Audio Wisual systems and HeatiTrJ Control
systems to improve how these operate,
Plann8d work for 2025 includes repainting of the ralnwater gLrtters and downpipes and the roof
eaveslfascia boards.
st Mary's Church Hall
Rainwater gulterlng Dn th6 main roof has been alt8red to resolve a problem of water leaklng into the store
room.
The rotten timber window in the end of tha store room was replaced wlth a UPVC wlndow.
storage racking has been made and fitted by Trimley Men's Shed for 12 3 equipment.
A WI-FI Ilnk hag been installed from Ihe Church to the Hall to give Improved connectivity.
Victoria Cottage
Work 18 planned for 2025 to r6tx)Intlrepair briGkwork along wlth the Church Hall.
Sl Phillp's
The kitchen has been replaced which has proved very successful.
The toilets have been rod6eA)rated and new heaters fitted.
SeaSing around the windows extemally Dn the north slde wall has been carried out to try and solve damp
IS8ues along this wall. Thls has only been partially successful. The rainwater gultering may n68d to be
replaced wlth larger capacity to stop water overflowlng in heavy raln.
Little Hoppers have put up a canopyllarge gazebo and laid artrficial grass In the courtyard area to mak
thls space mor8 useablg. They have taken on responsiblllty for th8 outside areas at the rear of th8
buildings and will put in a growing ar9a so lh8 children Gan grow flowers and produce.
Thank you to the Estates Committee and to those who have (xrried out work to help maintain and
Improve the buildings, grounds and facllities.
Mikg Gat68
Estates Commit16e

st Phill
's Revlew 2024
Church Plant at st Phlllp's
We ara now well over two years old and still going strong.
W@ have been prlvlleged to meel with our communlty and build on the mission work already done by the
Pop-up Shop (food bank) and the Hub (Gommunity café),
w.a have been pleased to see some from tha communlty come regularfy and 80me OGcaslonally. We now
averagg a congregation of 26 - 35.
Sadly we k)st one of our orlginal 'ploneers' this year- Grdham- and l am grateful for all the care he
recelved from the congr8gaUon. 'John 13:35 If you hav6 lova for one another, Ihen everyone will know
that you are my dlsciples" springs to mind.
We continue to encourage some to st&p out and take on sorne of the Yoles arKI th8re Is a real sense of
people growing in Gonfidence and fa7th.
We have a relaxed café style of worshlp wlth little formality but still Godly.
With arrlval of Rev Enid we were able to settle on a preferred Bible Translation - The Good News Bible, a
copy of whlch was given to our 2 Baptl8m candldates and our 2 Confirmation candidat88.
Our monthly Hub 'Home' Group continues with 5-10 attending.
The Hospitallty T&am have done a wonderful job throughout th8 year with Bacon Buttie8, Sunday Lunch,
a BBQ, a Benefice Buffet and our second Birthday Party after a serrflce.
Wow, what a falthful God we have! Pl8asg kegp pr8ylng.
Wendy Fellingham and the Team
st Phlllp's Pop.Up Shop
The first morning of the Pop-up Shop at st Philip's Hall was on Novombar 22nd, 2016. Eight years on
and todals Pop-up Is very dlfferent In many ways but fundamentally nothing has changed. We open
every week (although we did take Chiistmas Eve off thls yearl) At 1 Oam we open our doors for custom8rs
to come in for a hot drink. At 11 am we welcome them to pay thelr £2.00 for a bag of gro￿￿e$ and do
their shopping then enjoy coffee, cake and a chat. For some people thls Is their outing of Ihe week, and
the constancy of the Pop-up Shop Is vltally Important. Every week we meet peopl8 whose lives are
incredlbly dlfficult, through money worries, health problems, isolation and loneliness, and dlfflculties with
relationshlps. And every weak the Pop-up Shop does just that - we pop up at St Philip's Hall lo walcome
them, to listen, to provid8 food for the family, point them lo our Parfsh Nurses, Lorna and Lesley, to offer
coffee and Gako and th8 OPPOrtunty for conversatlon. Whal a privileg8 it has been and will contlnue to
Our numb8rs have remalned falrly constant over th9 y8ar, as each week we welcome about 45
customer8. shopping for over 100 people.
We ar@ véry grateful lo all tha sources of food - the Lidl supermarkets, th8 Walton Bakery, Fareshare,
Frult and Flowers and Greggs. We're also very grateful for the grocerf88 glven by the Gongregations of
St Mary's and St Philip'8, who respond so qulckly to my notes in the Connect sheet about th& things we're
desperately In need of. We're so grateful to all the people who mako individual donations of money, and
organisatlons likg the Rotary Club and St Martin's, Trim16y, so we can buy what we need. The collections

from Saxon Hou8e In Ipswlch, managed by the Public Health and Communltles team paused aftgr the
October collection, but aro expected to restart In January 2025.
We had a fabulous Ghrlstmas lunch, with a range of thlcken casseroles in slow cookers, followed, of
course, by Christmas pudding and custard, This was enfrJyed by about 60 people.
All of th18 would not happen wlthout the 8UPPOrt of a large number of people who carry OLrt all th?
necessary Job8 and glve 80 generously in tems of tlm8, money and, above all, prayer- so a huge thank
you to them all. Special thanks rnust go to Carolyn for all tha work and form-filling she does for Popup,
and we wish her well.
Margar9t Whlte
St Phlllps Community Hub Drop In Thursdays 10am-1pm
Every Thursday volunta8rs meet at st Philips a￿ut 8.30 to set up then at 9.30am we have morning pray@r8
before we begln the day.
In 2024 we havg welcomed new faces to the Hub, most looking for companionship and a welcomlng plac8
to share a cuppa and something to eat.
Rev Wendy and Wendy Fellingham have shared the craft and activity thi8 past year ensuring thero is
always somathlng for folk to do.
l Continue to support Iho88 who nead help wlth budgets and finance; however w6 no longer have a CAP
Debt Centre and therefore cannot take referra18, but I wlll still use all the inf0m￿tIon and material CAP offer
from thoir websit8 to help folk.
Support is given with many Issu88 folk may have and we signpost lo other support agencies.
Felixstowe CAP donated a laptop for public uso and a donatlon to help those in need.
Watton Parsh Nursing Is Integml to all that happens at st Phillps and how blessed we to have Lorna
and Lesley attend every Thur8day. The compasslon, support, care and guldance they glve to all is a joy to
witness.
We ￿ntInued to support Food for All In the summer school holidays making packed lunches for 30 to take
away: many thanks to The Rotary and Mother8, Unlon for thelr donation towards thls.
We held a table 8ale In April to raise money for our kilGhen refit and wpre overwhelm8d when 5 local
councillors granted us 700/0 of th8 total cost in the summer. In Sept8mber after other donations, we were
able to glve the builders thg go ahead to complete the refit and we wer8 thrilled wlth the beautiful fully
functional kitGhen.
In June we had a "Day at The Seaside. at The Hut, enjoying a Flsh and Chlp Lunch and I￿ Gream for 50
folk.
Julle from Actlve Llve8 vislted and held a chair-ba88d ex8fGlse sesslon which was enJDyed by all.
In NoifftmL*r we held a Chrlstmas Sale ralslng funds for our Chri8tsnas Parly, Thls helped fund food drlnk
and a glft for over 80 folk.
Thank you to the taam who erected our Chrlstmas Tree outskle 8hinnlng a Ilght out into the communlty.
The Hub Is a saf8 pla￿ for all. Some who vlslt are lonely Isolat￿ anxious and vuln8rable - we see visitors
of all ages, and all are welcome. There is no charge" howover donatlons are gratefully recelved,

Huge thanks to all who volunteer lo set up - serv6 throughout the day- clear away - make soup and cakes.
Also to Greggs In town who donate their unsold 8avouri65, cakes and rolls each wee1< which keeps our
costs down,
Pleas& contlnue to pray for this amazing place. Do come along Thursday b8tW8en 10-1.30 - you would be
most welcome.
Carolyn Jones
Aims and Pu
oses
The Pamchlal Church Councll (PCC) has the rasponslblllty of co.operatlng with tho mlnlster In promotlng
in the e￿[eSIaStIcal parlsh the whole mission of the ChurGh, pastoral, 8vangelistlc, social and ecumenical,
whlch ancDmpasses our Gharitable alms of providing publlc beneflt.
The ml88ion statement for the Benefice is:
To grow in faith together through the love of God, be empowered to make Jesus known and Insplred by
the Holy Spirit to be His Ilght In our communltles.
This Is further 8lmpllfied Into three areas:
Grow In Faith
Make Jesus known
Be HIS Light
St Mary's PCC Is responsible for cfroperaling wtth the clergy to fulfil God's mission in the eccleslastlcal
parlsh of Walton. Together with all clergy and members, they proclalm the gospel. worship God and car6
for thelr members and the local communily, They also have maintenan¢é responsibilities for the parish
churGh of St Marfs, St Mary's Church Hall, Victoria Cottage and St Philip's Church and Hall.
Public Beneflt
The members ol the PCC are aware of the Charity Commisswjn guldance on public benefit in "The
Advancement of Religion for the Public Benefit" and have had regard to it in thelr admlnlstration of the
PCC. The PCC believes that by promotlng the work of the Church of England In the Parlsh of St Mary's,
Walton, It provides a beneflt to the public by.
Provldlng facillties for regular public worship, open to all.
The provlsion of Space for pen8onal prayer and contemplation;
Pastoral work including supporting the work of Walton Parish Nurslng, th8 Boost Chaplain at
Felixstowe School, FoIIx8towe Chrtstlans Against Povety (until April 2024) and Tha Hope
Trust;
Provldlng a Communlty Hub Drop In and a Pop-up Shop & ComTnunity Café;
Taking religious assemblies In schools;
Providing special services of remembrance. ber8av8ment servlces and RemeMb￿nCe
Sunday;
Providing help and supp)rt for the local cc)mmunity through varlous proJect5;
Providing s8rvic88 of baptlsm, marriage and funerals,
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Ob
ectlves Activities Achlovements and Performance
Noted in the Churchwardens, Report above.
Future Plans
The PCC contlnues:
wlth thelr discussions around d@v6loplng St Phillp's
to support the Hub's work wlth the communlty
to foGUS attention on St Mary's misslon.
Rlsk Assessment and Health & Safe
The responsibility for Health and Safety rests with th6 Church Wardens and PCC and they are actively
seekiro a volunteer for th18 role.
Safe
uardln
We meet regulady to dlscuss progress and any Issues and divlde up the work between us. We are
g rateful for the 6UPPOrt we have recelved from Lynda (churchwarden) and members of the PCC. For
varfous reasons we haven't been able to meet regularly with Joan (PSO at Trlmley) but we are in contaGt
wlth her. and we continue to share responsibility for the Safeguarding emergenGy phone, whlch ha8
recently b86n replaced as it was very old and no longer funclK)nlng p￿perly1 Fortunately, w8 were able to
keep the same numb8r. We are planning a Benefice Safeguardlng meeting with Joan and Rev Enid in
the near future to offer 8UPPOrt to one anolher and wort( collalyJratiV8ly across the Benefi￿.
We contlnue to monitor the training ne￿18 of all our volunteers and pald staff (69 overall). In 2024 we
were blessed b have several faGe-to-faGe sessions at Trimley whlch many people who don't drive or use
a computer, were able to attend. We hope to plan more for th88e in 2025.
At present we are happy to report that most of the tialnlng and DBS checks are up to dat8 bul many are
due this year and wa ara in the process of reminding folk ahead of time when to update their training.
Safeguarding is 8ver evolving and changing and Ihls year the DI0￿Se has updated thelr
Safeguardlng Training programme lo make it 6asler to use. Couryoes can now be booked through Inslght
which can be acce&8ed through the Diocesan w8bsite itself. We are happy to asslst people with any
problems accessing thelr onllne trainlng.
At tha tlme of wriling, we have 2 DBS checks, 9 Leadershlp courses, 4 Foundation courses and 19 Baslc
courses that need completing this year. We hav8 also handed out new Confidential DeGlaration Forms to
14 volunteers to bring these up to da16. We would encourage ev8ryone to complete their training In a
mely mannerto ensure we slay compllant ￿th the Church of England's guidellnes and to avoid us
having lo contlnually chase you upl As you will all ba aware, the Church of England has bean under
much scNtiny this year wlth regard to its Safeguarding practlces and we want to avold slmllar Issues in
the future and ensure that our ¢hurches are safe places for all.
We held a Safeguardlng Sunday Service in Nov8rAberwhich focused on the issue of safety and
we r9Geived posltlve vetbal f68dback from this. We pray that We Gan contlnue to keep saf￿Uardlng
at the forefront of all that we do here at St ma￿5.
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Due to the care and dlligence of our church members a few issues of eonc6rn were flagged up over tha
past year. We have work8d to solve these wnh teamwork and assislance from Soclal Servlces and the
police. Those involved should be commended for thalr sensltlvity and actions and w8 b81ieve thls Is
further evldence of u8 all working together lo ensure our vlsltors and church family are saf8.
Without a Rector, until recently we have had to seek advice from Paul Grfffiths and Chrls Hood
on occaslon. Some siluations have been dlfflcult, 80 we have been glad of their 8UPPQrt.
Saf8guardlng Is on tha PCC agenda for every meetlng, and we u[￿at6 them as and when necessary or
ask for thelr prayers when there18 nothlng to report.
with our thanks to everyone who works to ke8p our churches safe places for all. We couldn't do It wlthout
you. Many thanks,
Annle Woodard and Sonya Stephenson (St Marls Parlsh Safeguardlng Offlcers)
Church Membershl
and Servlces
Electoral Roll
Resldent:
Non-Resldent
As at 3111212024
44
31
75
Total
Attendance
An average of 51 people attended church $9rvlces at St Mary's Church, an average of 30 al St Philip's
Communlty Hub, with a further average of &7 attendlng St Mary's ChurGh online liv8 on a Sunday and
another 20-25 people who view all, or part, of the servlce later. We are of Gourse reliant on YouTube,
Intemet connections and ￿UIpment to be able to do this, not all wlthln our control., but from
conversations I have had I think this Is understood by our audience, and I kTrJw belng able to join in this
way is found helpful. We would welcome any feedback; please send via the Church Offlce.
Weddings
Baptlsms
Funerals {inc those held at Crematoria)
For perlod 111124 to 31112124
16
18
Total
Flnancial Review 2024
2024 has be6n a busy year financially which has required the PCC to take Gareful and w8lkJudged
decisions regartling spending, not only with the usual day-to-day Nnning costs but with the maintenance
of the four buildings in our care along with continuing the worl< and oulreach at both St Philip's and St
Mary's. We thank you for your contlnu6d and gen6rous support, not only with your monetsry glfts but with
your tlme, talents and prayers as well. I trust that you can agw that we have been blessed by God.
We began 2024 with total funds of £101,085 and end8d with £92,489 which reflects some of th6
spending frorn designated and restricted futyjs.
Rec8iPt8 in 2024 on Unreslrlcted General Funds tota116d £126,052. Regular planned glvlng through th6
bank and the Fr66 Wlll Offerlng {FWO) envelopes increased by Just over 3 /0 (£1,541) to £44,525.
Regular g ivlng arnounts to 350/0 of receipts on UnrestriGÉed General Funds. Loose plate collections at St
Mary's and St Philip's remained steady at £6,329. It Is reassuring to see giving bging malntalned but the
fact IS Without Irregular donations, which totalled £6,980 In 2024, and lettings income we would fall to
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meet our regular monthly expenditure. As an example, th8'co8t of electrfcity, gas and water ft)r St Mary's,
th@ Church Hall and St Philllp's was over £17,300 in 2024.
Lettings income from Vlctorla Cottage, tho Church Hall and part of St Philip'B (to Llttle Hoppers Pr8-
School) generated £36,491 a signifiGant inGrease Dn tho £27,816 generated in 2023.This18 mainly due lo
having some new hirers for the ChurGh Hall and the PCC decidlng to Increase hlre fees from January
2024. Letting8 Income amount8 to 2go/o of recelpts on Unrestrictad G8neral Funds.
Our contrlbutlon to the Dlocesan Parlsh Share contlnues to be our blggest Item of expendlture totalllng
£48,589, an increase of £1 ,665 on 2023, and accounts for 40¥0 of expenditure from Unrestricted General
Funds. This money largely prO￿deS the stipends, pensions and housing for the clergy and training and
8UPPOrt to the PCC. We contlnue to pay Gaorgina South as our Ben8fice Coordlnator & Communications
Asslstanl and Stev@ Rowe as our bookk8eper along wlth keyboard players, an organist and a cleaner for
the Church Hall and St Phllip's Hall. As Georgina reduced her worklng hours to ￿entY a week, the PCC
agreed to employ a Benefice Support Administrator for thro8 hours a week and Heidi Lockwood was
apwinted to thls role from 1st January 2024. Stsff costs account for 220/0 of spandlng from Unreslricted
General Funds.
Exponditure from Unrestricted General Funds totallad £122,329 whlch means this fund shows a year end
surplus of £3,723. In these continuing challervJing times. l am encouraged by this surplus and hope you
will be too. Let us pray that thlngs wlll condnu6 positively In 2025.
Th& worl< and outreach at St Philip's (Pop-up Shop, Community Hub and the Sunday services) 18
detailed 81s8where In the Annual Report. The proceeds of the Pop-up Shop arKI the Hub hav8 continued
to support Walton Parfsh Nursing, who worf( closely with us. Our monthly contiibution of £105 to support
Fellxstowe Christian Action Agalnst Poverty and Debt stopped in April following the Glosure of the
Felixstowe branch. We subsequently recelved almosl £2,200 from thelr dosing funds to support the wort(
of the Pop-up Shop arKI the Hub. The Pop-up Shop and the Hub hav6 also been supported by donations
from Trimley PCC and the Rotary Club along viith donations from members of our church fellowships.
We ara grateful to acknowledg8 the reGeipt of two grants, totalllng £8,743, from East Suffolk Councll's
Enabling Communlt]es Budget towards the £10,000 Gost of the new kitchen at St Phlllp's and thank
Carolyn Jones for herwork In securlng th&se.
At year end the Pop-up Shop held £4,070 In re8tr1cted monies and the Hub £7,142 in restricted monies-
this includes grants to help poople In need, wsth the distrlbutlon of thls monBy being overseen by Canlyn.
The PCC has spent a lot of money on malntenance work to the buildings in our care durlng 2024. The
blggest job has been the repla￿ment of sectlons of the roof of Sf Marls Church along with th818ad
box gutter In betW88n at a cost of just under £35,000. W8 have been able to obtain grants from the Listed
Pla￿S of Worship Grant Scheme to refund the VAT paid. We also received two grants tot811ing £3,500
from The Suffolk Historic Churches Twst towards the cost. We could not however have contemplated
carrylng out this work without the g8nerous flnancial support of th6 church family. Th@ Prayor and Glft
Day in September ralsed just over £10,000 (Includlng gift ald) for these roof repairs. Thank you.
Olher necgssary maintenance works, costing ovÉr £13,000, Include repairs to the gutterlng over and a
new UPVC wlndow In the Church Hall storeroom; a d8ep cl8an of the church tower, repairs to the
stained-glass windows and repointing work on tha east end of St Mary's Church; ground works at st
Philip's and improving tha tollets there wlth new heater6 and redecoratlng. These works have been
fund8d from our Maintenance D86ignated and General Funds.
We believe that our churches should be generous. The PCC contlnued wlth It8 flve year Mission Giving
Strategy for the third year. We donated to our parther charities £2,000 to Walton Parish Nurslng, £1,000
to Boost and £250 to CPAS. Thg Charity of the Quarter Initlative, centred around Coffe&, Cake & Chat on
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a Monday mornlng, remains a success and thls year rals8d £1,476 for the Ghosen charitiFs - Mothers,
Union, The Hope Trust, Felixstowe Town Pastors and The Chlldren's Soclety. It will continue throughout
2025 supportlng four dlfferenl charil'ies.
We benefit from the tax recoverable on Glft Ald as Ihis makes such a difference to our Income ea¢h year,
Across all donations received in 2024 thls tota118d £13,526. Thank you to all those who gift aid their
flnancial contributions. If this18 something you ￿Uld conslder and would like to flnd out more, please do
come and talk to rne about It.
l express my thanks to the Flnance Committee for thelr work throughoul the year and for the help they
glve me - Carolyn Jones, Philip Raw8, Stave Rowe (bookkeep6r), Margaret Lake (FWO CooKlinator) and
Paul Solomon (Donations Coortlinator).
Please be assured that 38 a PCC we wlll conllnué to be prudent with th8 flnancial deGl8lons that we
make. We thank you for your Gontinued support and prayers as we discover what 2025 has to bring.
Davld Ballamy
Trea8urer
The above reports were approved by the Parochlal Church Council
On..
and sign&J on it5 behalf
By..-
(Chairman)
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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS
Independent examIne￿8 report to the PCC of St Mary's Church Walton, for the year onded on
December 31st 2024
I report on tha accounts for the year ended 3181 December 2024 whioh are set out on pag08 16-23
Respectlve rosponslbllltles of the PCC and the examlner
Th@ Tru81ees arg responslble for Ihe pr8paratlon of th8 accounts.
The charftls trustees consider that an audit Is not required for this year und9r S8Gtion 144 (2) of Ihe
Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) a￿1 that an Independent 6xamination Is neaded.
It Is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts under S8Gtion 145 of the 2011 Act;
follow the procedures laid down in the General Dlrectlons glven by the Charlty Commlssloner
sectlon 145 (5) (b) of the 2011 Act; and
state whekner partlcular matters hav8 (x)me to rny attentton.
Basis of Independent ExamineVs Statement
My examlnalion was carrled out In accordance wlth the General Direotions given by tha Charity
Commission. An examination includes a review of th& accountlng records kept by the charity and a
comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consEd8rlng any unusual stems
or dlsclosures in the accounts, and seeking @xplanations from the management committee Goncernlng
any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provlde all the evldence that would be required in
a full audit, and conseq uently no opinion is given a8 to wheth6r the accounts represent a 'true and falr,
view and the report is limited to those matters set out in th8 statements below.
Independent exarni ner's Statement
In conneGtlon with my examlnation, no matters have corne to my attenllon:
{1) which glv8 me reasonable cause to belleve thal In any material resp9Ct the requlrements
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 ACL or
to prepare accounts which accord wlth Ihese accounting records have not been met; or
(2) to whiGh, In my oplnk)n, attentlon should be drawn In order to enable a prop8r understanding of the
accounts to be reached.
(Slgned)
Address:
st Edmunds House
1 Arwela Road
Name: Mr S R Renvoize ACA
Date:
Felixstowa
IP112DG
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81 Mary'8 Church Walton - 1133981
R8c8lpts and Payments Account
For tho porlod from 01 January 202410 31 Decembor 2024
Unrnstrlotsd
funds
Doluna¢0d
n(18
R•8trktsd Endowmgn¢
fuMI8
Yot&l
Prfor
tDtal ftmds
Rettwts
DpnAlbnJ gnd legacl89
Incom& fmm ¢laiKable 8cUvlll89
Oihei Iradlw Act￿ttle&
Inveglmenls
78.7ri
10,312
ge,511
461
2,000
47,27d
626
128,OS3
1Q,938
36,511
3,679
12ts,384
11,878
27,918
1,M&
1,928
1,182
Total ro¢¢lpts
12B,062
9,926
49.¢90
119,622
Paymellls
Ral8[ny￿ndb
ExpeNJRure tharttobj6tt￿1Ie￿
Otrxr expendliura
28,34Q
96,e62
2,Qd4
8,340
9,95
44,907
38.835
23,115
1D7,917
Totsl
122,329
1ffj385
64
Q7,67ti
131,962
Exc¥w• pl recglp18 OV4r bofor&transf4r
,723
16,450}
3Y,669
Transfvys
Crosgtrangfergbeiweenfund5- It)
Grus8lranBfer5 bglwe￿lu￿d8.￿¢
2,87B
877
IT2)
14.933
114,D331
(8254
(3,3291
Exces5 of recelpl$ over rAyments beforeolhergalns
557
13,5791
{S,S63)
115861
17,669
Not movemg)rt In lundg
637
13,5791
15,663)
Reconclllatlon of fLtnds
Ful￿￿j Jtbwinnlny
2U,289
41,820
37.678
1,597
101I86
63,426
Fur¥ls of yeor
20127
37.940
31114
1,606
9&4a9
101,085
Tlt•rn m4Ay bo mlnordlscrvponGips in the tolals rflhe pence arenot belng5how
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 Decemb&r 2024
l. Accountlng Policles
Th&sg 4(Kounts have b8en pr8par8d under the receipts and paym8nts basls and In accordance with
Sectlon 133 Charlti8s Act 2011.
Funds
Unr681rlcled funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subJect to any restriGtlons reg8rdlng their
US6 and are avallable for applic￿110n on the g8naral purposes of the PCC. Fund8 designat8d for a particular
purpose by the PCC aro al80 unrastrictad.
Deslgnated Funds are general fund8 Sgt asidg by the PCC for use in the fulure for partlGular purposa8.
The PCC may ra-designate or transfor thes8 funds back to unrestrlcted funds.
Restrlcted Funds are fund5 that have b6en given for partlcular purposes and can be spent onty on the
spe¢lflc purpose intended by the dcnors. Interest on p¢)oled investments is apportionad to the individual
funds on an average balance basls.
Endowment Fund: The Porter Endowment Fund 16 specrfically for the maintenance of the Porter Window
In th8 church. A proportion of the interest Is transferred to the general fund for youth work.
2. Staff C¢)sts
a) Staff costs
Total staff costs are shown below. Staff costs are shown on the Analysis of inGome and expenditure under
tha cod68 Stated below.
2024
£27,204
2D23
£24,518
Wages and salaries from PCC funds code5
2007-2008-2011-201 42050-2052-238
2514-2544
b) Staffing
We employ a part tim8 Benefice Coordinator & Communl¢alion$ Assistant, worklng 20 hours par w88k, who
supports the Incumbent and thg PCC with beneflGe admlnlstratlon, secretarlal and IT SUPFX)rt and manag8S
the lettings for our hall9.
We employ a Ben8fic8 Support Admlnlstrator, worklng thrae hours ￿r w8eK who supports Ihe Benefice
Coordlnator & Communlcatlons Asslstanl.
W9 also employ a bookkeep6r.
Pay18 recelved by our keyboard players and organlst.
The PCC employs a G19angr for both St Philip's Hall and St Mary's Hall.
The average head-count employed durfng the perfod Is flve staff.
Ther8 ar6 no 6rnpIoy8es who re￿Ived emoluments of more than £6D,OQO.
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G) Payment to PCC member8
No payments or expense6 were pald to any PCC rnember, persons closely connoctcd to Ihem or r81ated
partles, with the follo¥4Ang exc&ptlon - reimbursement ft)r item8 or materfals purchased solely for the use of the
pcc.
3. Flxed Tanglbl8 Assets
a) Al ass6ts are freehold lands and bulldlng8,
Rabullding valuations made by Richard Monks A980ciates Ltd,
Chartered Surveyors on 2210912011 are as follows:
Robulldlng
Valuation
St Marvs Church Hall
Vlctorla Cottage
st Philip'8 Church and Hall
£550,000
£180,000
£380,￿0
Total
£1,110,0
We have o)nfinn8tion from thè Dioc85e of our ownershlp of all the above a888t8.
b) Flxed assets: Consecrated property and moveable church furnlshlngs.
Moveable church furnishings held by the Incumbent and Churchwardens on speclal trust for tho PCC, and
which requlre a faculty for dlsposal, are listed in the church's Invontory which can b8 illsp8Gted (at any
reasonable time>.
4. Income tsx recoverable
Incom8 tax retsived duElng Ihe year on girt ald Is £13,526.
5. Rosem8 Pollcy and Funds
a) Reserves
It is PCC policy to try to maintain a balanc@ on unrestricted funds which equates to at l&a8t three months of
unrestrlcted payments. It Is held to smooth out tluctuatlons in cash flow and to meet emergencles.
Total 2024 unrastricled resources used were £122,329 tharefore reserves of £30,582 should b8 $91 asidg,
Th6 ReseN6 Fund Designated balance at year and 2024 Is £24,798.
Additionally, there is £20,827 wlthin the dosing general reserv8S.
bl The Endowment Fund
This compris8S th9 Port@r Family Bequest and govo of the annual interest is transferred to the General Fund.
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6. Analy918 ol Income and expendlture
Selected parlod: Oq Januery 2024 to 31 Dacembar 2024
Total
R9Btrtcts
EndowThenl
Thlsyg•r
ia8tye4r
Incom¢ and ¢ndowm¢nts
Donath)ns and1ggaclo8
01 - GfftAhJ- Bank
0103- Tfjx 6fficl6nl plaMÉd ￿ff8. hc.
31527
5,gDO
840
34.367
35,526
4,,1Tr)
01 IQ- OIflAld - Envelopes
02DI - Ollw planned yvlng Bank
0210- oltr￿ plannod Wlng FWO
8nvek)pès
0301- stma￿S lth)8& plata Lxllec41on8
OY02- St Plill¢y's kAxe plate
colleellons
0303- Irregular Glft Ald thnaiion8
0304- Irrggular non 13A glfts
0401- R8gular glft days M GA
0405- R8gular Glft Days 05ft Alded
0415- StMaW Chur(* group
dorAllons
0417- St MgrY8 Chur(* Hall donotlons
0419. St Phlllp's Hdl aNJ Chwch
dorollon8
0501 . One￿ff Gif(Ald glfis
0550- DonallDn8, appea18 e
0551 . c1￿￿tY of tho Quart
0801- Tax r8PAweiable on GftAd
D701- Leoacle8
OW1- Rwrlng grants
08A1- N0n-r￿rrlng on84)ff orants
(JW- Fund rnlglng &ctTr41ll88
Lwd- Benefits Shared 8lxfP
contr1)u￿an
48
4,411
202
675
2,914
432
4.411
3.437
1892
1437
2,892
3,823
2.423
5,835
1,103
13,249
2,929
87
7,490
301
16,871
4,013
1,230
1F26
875
7hQO
301
146
1,oJg
1,088
1,039
1,0*8
877
1,001
242
l(M)
YV2
1,476
1,741
342
r32
1,476
13.526
2.0Th)
135
2&.134
4.$40
1.89$
1fj,748
11,785
136
2,000
1,204
8,800
23,134
1,lJro
17,920
2.592
Donotlon8 end legaclos fotals
78,777
2,0
47,276
12Ql)53
128,284
Income from charltable acthiltlg8
1101- PGC fe?3 for weddlngs arKI
fvnorots
1150- DBF asslgned fees
1200- PCC le85 for h￿￿ng w￿dIng6 &
r￿￿18
1201- PCC In￿nbent Iravol fun8rn16
1202- PCC bolls f088 forw¢ddlnEts
1206- Orwlsl any oth6rs
1207- Onlln8 servlcefe
1208- Verger feet Inex)m
1225- Sl Phlllp's Pop Up Income
1246- Communlty Hub In(￿m8
1,823
1,823
2,6G
601
720
720
90
640
225
980
4,424
1,034
725
225
4,424
1,296
4.336
1,480
537
Inooma from charttabla acllvltlds
eotals
1Q,312
626
10,938
11.873
Thgrn maylje mlnoYdl8uopancleu In thg lotals irthepenee notljohjg show
Pa£p 20

Unt•&trlo
D8BlgnBta
ReslrlGle
Endowmont
ytar
L&sl yoar
Other l￿dIrtg aclMt198
1213- MGtorfa Coltagg letth
1210-Chu¥oh hall ￿ttIn
1222- Photc¢opler
122O- St PNIIp'8 l¢ltlngs
8,646
14.39e
20
15,400
8,645
14,396
20
,450
6,875
0,491
12,050
oth•r tradlng actlvlU8S totats
38,511
38,011
27,916
Ynveslmonls
1020- Bank and bulldlng 80clgty
Inler8St
4S1
1,IB2
3,679
Invostmenls totals
451
1,926
1,192
3,579
1,449
Income and endowmfynts
grand totals
126.052
3,926
49,090
179,083
180,622
Expendlture
Ral8lng ftmds
1725- ¢081 ol ofpersonal
etc
2014- PCC staff o)sl& St Mary'3 Hall
dè8ner
2618- Hal Nnnlng- ot4thdty
2618- Hau Kunnlng- gas
2fj20- wnnlnp- InsuranGg
2522- Hall nJnnlng- malnton4rwo
252e- Hall wnnlng. water
2630- Sl Phlllp'g electrfo
2632- Sl Phlllp's Chwth go$
2S34- St Phlllp'$ Nall ga8
2536- Sl Phlllp'8 thsurance
2S38- Sl Phlllp's rnatnt9na￿)o
25￿- Sl Phlllp'$ water
2544- PCC Btaff (x)sts St Phlllp
de&nor
2550-Mctort& thltage hsurdnce
2554-Vlctorfa Coltag& rouune
malntenanco
25S6- Vlclorta Coltffigo8nnu81
49
2.485
2,485
2.370
1,570
1,581
673
1,951
368
3.108
1.298
&Q14
1,570
1,587
673
3,998
358
3,10e
1,298
2,014
1A10
2.044
1.705
288
1,198
1,747
8.931
e53
1,9Q8
9,950
18,881
653
l￿Ofj
7,448
091
1,778
340
763
349
783
345
724
150
150
375
Ralslng fimd• totals
28,3fj6
9.95U
38,361
23.115
Expondlturn on Gharllablo aollvRle8
1801- Glvlnll to Mlslongry SDde116S
IIJ30- GI￿ng trj rellefand tholopment
agen¢l85
1850- HomE* mlsslon
1870- Secular fJ)arlll
1910- Parlsh stwro
2002 -PCC staffexpen5e6
2007-PCC 8t&lffo)sb Pam H
2008-PCC 8taifcosts oih8r muBlclans
2011-PCC &tafF(x)sts knland Rwnug
2014- V8rg8r g%PthlÈa8v*Aldlng8 and
neral8
2050- Salary of P￿rISh adnklstrator
2052-Salary ol bonafi￿ admln assl*nt
21Q1- Worklng expensoB ol Inwmbgnt
436
435
1.072
3,250
50
48,589
84
760
77b
1,408
4,e58
3,813
48,589
84
7eo
925
464
1,045
46.J24
87
150
149
755
1,045
13,578
t3￿78
1.892
13,
152
Thorn mlnordlscrepanclos In the tsla15 Ifihg pen￿al? Iiotbelng shown
Pao821

TotAI
De8lynNted
ReslrlGlqd
Thbyear
LNg1 y94r
2205- Parlsh trnlnlng
2210- Mf8slcn Outr8￿
2301- Churoh luTr￿ng - Inswonce
2310- st m￿,8 Churoh broadband
2312 . B8noflc& offte telephone &
broadband
2320- arga￿pIano hjnl
2330- (*urch matnlL4*nco
2331- St Mary'8 Church clea￿ng
materla18
2340- 81 Mary's upk88p of 88rvlc
2342- P88toral
2343- St Mary's hospttsllty
2300- Adrninlstrallon
23¢2 -Adrnln run[4￿ Costs
2383- Bookkgepor
23e4-Mmln and subs
2420- $1 Marf8 Church runnlro- water
2d40- Sl Mary's Churth- heathg And
Ilght
2521- Sl M3ry'8 Hpll Gloanlng matgrfals
2541- Sl Phlllp'$ Hall ￿anIng
fflatsrlal8
2543- Sl Phlllp'¥ Hall hospllalty
2545- Sl Phlllp's Pop Up Shop expans99
2546- CommLmlly Hub pxpgnyeA
2647- Pkjme sUp￿rt grantg
2548- Sl Ph11￿% wkeep Bf 8¥rvkn8
2O6U. sU￿£ry (x)$1s
2701- Clwrckn m* rylrs. stwclure
2710- Churth mal(r rryalrs-
Insl&llailM)
11- Hall + m*rrop8lrs. strucbjre
2&20- Hall + m*rrepalrs. I￿S￿lIa￿0
80
26
1,79
489
383
1,799
489
383
1.777
328
411
411
5,569
138
2,407
138
9,182
1,318
191
044
410
277
783
410
271
334
711
1,036
3,6DO
1,388
227
3,660
1,814
4,171
1,538
243
1,814
4.171
243
J62
224
224
385
371
356
163
4,277
4,647
6,147
39Q
6.264
106
25
4.516
&147
7S5
3,740
31,240
34.980
1,413
1.413
9,172
Expondiliwo on oharttable
a¢￿￿t￿S totals
95.628
8.340
44,997
148,965
107,01 7
Olh6r 8xpondllure
2W20- CI3F a681￿ed le&% paym6nts
2KJl - Gov&rngllrA co*
examln8ilonlaudltfg8
17
17
33e
338
329
OtharexpeThlittKo tolal8
&3fj
17
353
930
Expendlture grand totslts
122,329
1 D,385
187.879
131,￿2
Excess of reGelpts over paymont8
bafore transfgrs
(OA591
15,8691
(8,
Tlwra mybé mlnoYdl3crW￿￿18S In the totsls ifiho penc¢arÈnotbethg shown
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St Mary's Church Walton - 1133981
7. Fund movement by typo
Selocled porlod: 01 January 2024 to 31 December 2024
FYNI und typg
und b&lAnc09
brwghlforwprd
In¢omlnu
rtoolnu
RB*iJur
G•lno ond
Lo88os
Journal
P￿￿ bthnceB
arblod foThvard
Unrnstrlctad
General . G8nernl knnd
20,289
12V,QS2
122,329
13,185}
20,827
8ub.lolal$
20,289
126002
122,52
l&q861
20,927
Desb3nat*d
Hub~D96- Hub
Ewlgnatsd
Malnl-Do$-
Melnter￿n0&
Re80rve- Re5eFve
luncl
CIK)Ir- Chjlr
deslgnaled
2,363
25
1879
S218
14,$00
2,71e
10,380
8.866
2Y,644
1.164
1.011
1,087
sub￿
41.52
3,926
10.38S
.879
37,940
Rèstrlettd
CIFRf-RBg- St Marys
Church Roor
CoTnHulTrR88-
Communliy Hub
Restrk18d
10
26,9
31,2410
U7
7,027
10,476
16,279
19.fj13
7.142
2,478
1.961
40
Fund Ral¥lng
OrganR8s- Church
Org&n Fund
FopUp.R88- Pop Up
Rest[hA￿l
Mlss-Res- Mlssbn
Restrlcled
6,250
308
681
2,984
2,fje6
1,fjao
6,969
341
7,311
37,078
rf9￿0
377
32,114
ÈthdowM6nt
PorIgr-E￿l- Portar
Endo￿￿￿￿
1,59T
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