## **St Peter’s Church, Petersham** ## **The Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council For the year ended 31st December 2022** Priest in Charge: Revd Simon Coupland (from 2[nd] February) Associate Vicar: Revd Kate Daymond (from 2[nd] February) Bankers: Barclays Bank, Richmond Independent Examiner: Richard Holman ## **Background** St Peter’s PCC co-operates with the Vicar in promoting the pastoral mission of the Church of England in Petersham. It is responsible for the maintenance of St Peter’s Church and the churchyard. By virtue of a scheme made by the Charity Commission on 18 June 1992 the PCC is managing trustee of the charity registered as The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter’s Petersham. ## **Membership of the PCC** |Members of the PCC are either ex|officio or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting| |---|---| |(APCM) or co-opted in accordance|with the Church Representation Rules. During the year, the| |PCC was made up of:|| |Vicar:|Revd Kate DaymondAssistant Priest: Revd Frances Forward| |Acting PCC Secretary:|Brian Willman| |Churchwardens:|Brian Willman, Rob Sandford| |Deputy Churchwardens:|Julia Rizos, Louise Tumchewics| |Deanery Synod Representatives:|Keith Walter (elected 2020 until 2023)| |Treasurer:|Clive Thompson| |Churchyard Secretary:|Christopher Oliver| |Elected members:|Lisa Rees (elected 2019 until 2023)| ||Jean Allsopp (elected 2021 until 2024)| ||Paula Plaza (elected 2022 until 2025)| ||Richard Robinson (elected 2022 until 2025)| ||Susan Oliver (elected 2022 until 2025)| The PCC met five times. Susan Oliver stood down as PCC Secretary after many years of loyal service for which we are most grateful. The Standing and Finance Committee met once in January, after which it was decided that it had outlived its purpose but would reconstitute as a Standing Committee to meet for emergencies or if requested to by the PCC. The members are Brian Willman (Chair), Rev Kate Daymond, Rob Sandford, Clive Thompson, Lisa Rees, Richard Robinson and Michael Bundock. The Committee has the power to transact the business of the PCC between the meetings subject to any directions given by the PCC. PCC Report Page | 1 A Finance Committee was established made up of Clive Thompson (Chair), Revd Kate Daymond, Richard Robinson and Brian Willman with the Parish Finance Officer, Nadia Galindo-Slim, attending when necessary. The Finance Committee met three times to manage the investments, monitor income and expenditure and assist the Treasurer as needed. We are indebted to Nadia for her tireless work in managing our financial transactions, overseeing the budget and providing wise financial advice. ## **Overview of 2022** 2021 was a very challenging year with Covid still a cause for concern and the church was in an interregnum for much of the year. With the appointment of Revd Kate Daymond, church activity and participation very quickly picked up in 2022 and it has been a year of significant progress. We are all grateful to the many people who took on responsibility for jobs, big or small. Two members of the congregation in particular deserve special mention. Kate Stapleton, our Parish Administrator, continues to do a wonderful job under great pressure, organising all the elements that combine to ensure that the church building and services operate efficiently. The weekly enews that she sends out continued throughout the year and played a vital role in keeping people informed and engaged. Ben Driver, the Director of Music, has worked tirelessly to ensure that music remains a central part of St Peter’s spiritual life. He has provided a full report of music at St Peter’s below. ## **New leadership** At a service held on the evening of 2[nd] February, the Rt Revd Dr Richard Cheetham, Bishop of Kingston, licensed Revd Kate Daymond as our Associate Vicar and Revd Simon Coupland, the vicar of St Richard’s Ham, as our Priest in Charge. The service was a joyous event with a full church which included Sarah Olney MP, the Mayor of Richmond, local councillors, school head teachers, members of the congregation and local residents. This ended our interregnum, during which we were most fortunate that Revd Elisabeth Morse was our regular celebrant assisted by Revd Frances Forward. Revd Kate conducted her first service on 13[th] February and very soon established herself as a wise, dedicated and energetic parish priest, much respected by older and newer members of the congregation. ## **Revd Frances Forward RIP** A much missed member of clergy team is the understated teacher, selfsupporting minister and friend, Rev Frances Forward, who died at home in late November. We give thanks for the huge legacy Frances leaves, shaping the lives of both children and adults across Ham, Petersham and Kingston. Born and brought up in Tudor Drive, her life centred around teaching and living out Christ’s transforming love, gently and yet purposefully, often in the most understated of ways. With a wonderful wry sense of humour and the ability to see the lighter side of things - even fire alarms during burials - Frances’s pastoral skills focused on building others up, whilst avoiding attention on herself. She was an encouraging mother and grandmother figure to many, with a genuine interest in others, and brought such empathy to the services she led. She bore the loss of her dear PCC Report Page | 2 parents and her great friend Jackie Webb, as well as her own physical pain, in her final years with dignity. Remaining in her much-loved Tudor Drive home until her death, we give grateful thanks she is now at peace with Christ; her ashes recently interred at St Andrew’s Ham, alongside those of her parents. She is greatly missed by all three congregations at St Peter’s, St Richard’s and St Andrew’s. Enjoy hearing her sharing her rich knowledge of the area in this recording for a local history project by the people of Ham: _https://hamiswheretheheartis.com/audio-memories/francesforward/._ ## **The Parish** The Parish of St Peter has about 2,000 inhabitants. There are currently 72 people on the electoral roll while in 2022 it was 67. The Electoral Roll Officer is Kate Stapleton. Our worshipping community in 2022 was stable at around 80 adults (defined as attending St. Peter’s at least once a month). The 9.30am Parish Communion service is the principal gathering for worship on Sundays. On the first Sunday of the month, a shorter All Age Service is held and on the third Sunday there are activities for children. The average attendance at this service in 2022 was 45 adults and children (2021 - 35 adults). In 2022 (2021 figures in brackets), there were 7 (0) weddings, 7 (8) funerals, 4 (6) baptisms, and 2 (0) services of thanksgiving. Sadly, the funerals in 2022 included Revd Frances Forward (see above) and Inga Kimbell a long time and valued member of the congregation. A total of 77 services were held in St Peter’s in 2022 with an attendance of 3650 adults and 615 under 16s. ## **Mission Action Planning** In 2010 the PCC agreed a Parish Vision Statement: “To use the resources of the Parish of Petersham to: 1. Maintain St. Peter’s as an inclusive church that has high quality and varied public worship with a strong musical tradition. 2. Advance the Mission of the Church in the community and work in partnership with St. Richard’s, the Deanery, the Diocese and other local churches.” The PCC adopted a revised Mission Action Plan (MAP) in May 2018 for the period 2018 to 2021. During 2022 we have started to consider a future plan for the parish. With the 5 Marks of Mission acting as a framework, the PCC considered the church’s current strengths and weaknesses, with congregational Mission Action Plan conversations beginning in October. There was a consensus that we are an inclusive, lively and accessible community, offering an intergenerational focal point for worship and spiritual growth. The desire to offer more support to children and their parents was a focus, see below. Climate care remains a concern and a group aiming for the Bronze A Rocha Eco Church Award has been formed. Further MAP conversations are planned for 2023 including more child and community focused conversations as we consider outreach and the difference we might make to the lives of people in the parish. ## **Churches Together in Ham and Petersham** We have enjoyed building relationships as part of this ecumenical partnership of seven local churches, including Lutheran, Catholic, Anglican and Evangelical traditions, working together locally and sharing and learning together; including joint services for the World Day of Prayer and PCC Report Page | 3 Week for Christian Unity. The appointment of Revd Kate Daymond as Associate Priest has enabled the Ham and Petersham Group Ministry to further flourish under the incumbency of Revd Simon Coupland. We are grateful for his support for our Associate Priest, the Church Wardens and PCC and have enjoyed getting to know St Richard’s congregation through shared services. ## **The Warden Team** We were extremely fortunate to have had a first class Warden Team. Brian Willman and Rob Sandford were our Churchwardens and they were given wonderful support by two Deputy Churchwardens, Louise Tumchewics and Julia Rizos. Whether it is making sure the bell is rung at 9.25am, ensuring the heating is adequate or marshalling the congregation for communion, one of them is always there with a smile to ensure it all runs smoothly. ## **Work with children and young people** Our youth workers’ contracts ended in December 2021 and we have missed their input. However, the need to offer parents and children provision on Sunday mornings has resulted in children taking a more active part in All Age worship (see the picture of our Lent desert sand tray) and Baptism preparation classes. Our All Age Service liturgy has been updated to include simpler responses, a small volunteer team are providing children’s teaching once a month and Story Bags for children under 10 have been provided thanks to a generous donation. To cater for a small group of over 10s, we now run a new Youth Group, ‘Fuel', in collaboration with priests at St Andrew’s Church, Ham, for those aged around 10-14 years. We meet monthly in St Andrew’s church hall for games, discussions about life, the Bible and faith and to make friends and eat biscuits. This year we have thought about what it’s like to share our belongings and how to make good decisions when tempted. We enjoy social events several times a year, including skating, rounders and sailing. We also meet together as a group for the first 10 minutes from 7.007.10pm at Sacred Space, a once a month hour of live music, craft and cake at St Andrew’s Church – further information below. In 2022 the Russell School welcomed Acting Head Teacher Rebecca James following the retirement of Sam Leir. The 2022 Christmas service included thanksgiving prayers written by the children, readings and the school orchestra. Rev Daymond led interactive prayers during the school’s Creation Day assembly and thanks go to Katharine Von Schubert for inviting the school choir to sing so beautifully at St Andrew’s Sacred Space event. We welcomed pupils and staff of the Strathmore School to their Christmas celebration and we are hoping to restart Café Vanilla in 2023 to allow their students to practise catering and hospitality skills. This was run in the Parish Room prior to the Covid outbreak. ## **Safeguarding** Whilst it is recognised that Safeguarding is every church member’s responsibility, Fiona Sandford continued in the role of Parish Safeguarding Officer, liaising with Revd K Daymond and it is a standing item at every PCC meeting. Information leaflets and notices on safeguarding contacts are PCC Report Page | 4 made available in the Church and the Parish Room and risk assessments are kept up to date. The PCC has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016, having due regard to the House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. No safeguarding issues were brought to the attention of the PCC in 2022. ## **The Fabric of St Peter’s Church** There has been no major work to the fabric of the church. Kate Stapleton has continued to be responsible for the church buildings and for taking action on routine matters and Churchwarden Brian Willman has taken joint responsibility with Kate for minor building works. ## **Financial Management** A record of the financial affairs of St Peter’s and associated accounts is given in the Statement of Accounts. We are very grateful that, after a period of uncertainty, Clive Thompson took over as our Treasurer. Nadia Galindo Slim, our Financial Administrator, continued to ably maintain our financial records in another busy year as well as providing valuable advice. Keith Walter continued throughout the year to record the collections and gift aided contributions, an important role for which many thanks are due. Richard Robinson continued to oversee our investments by liaising with CCLA. We are very fortunate to have Richard Holman as the Examiner of the Accounts. ## **Special events** - The Vestry Meeting and APCM was on 13[th] March. - The Vancouver Commemoration took place on 15[th] May. - The Parish Picnic was held on 3[rd] July in the vicarage grounds. - In August, we took it in turn with St Richard’s and St Andrew’s to hold joint services. - Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, we welcomed over 200 mourners over a 10-day period to light candles and record their thanks and memories in the Book of Remembrance. - The Harvest Festival was held on 2[nd] October. Instead of food donations, it was decided to collect money to donate to the Vineyard Centre. - On 29[th] October we held a fully booked study day – ‘Looking to the Future: Aging with Grace’, a day of reflection, prayer and looking at the spiritual and practical dimensions of ageing with Professor Katherine Frogatt and Spiritual Director Hugh Kidd from Blackburn Diocese. - The All Souls Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance was held on 6[th] November. - Remembrance Sunday on 13[th] November saw a large congregation which included local councillors and a very large turnout of Petersham and Ham Sea Scouts. John Asbridge created three poppy mobiles which hung over the aisles. - On 4[th] December, we held our Messiah Concert in front of a capacity audience of 180 people. A very large sum was raised for the Vineyard Centre - the largest we have ever raised at this annual event. There are more details in Ben Driver’s report below. - We hosted the Sea Scouts for their Celebration of Scouting on 2[nd] December. - A Christmas service was held for the Russell School on 13[th] December and Strathmore School held their celebration the next day. - After two years of Covid restrictions, we were uncertain how many would attend our PCC Report Page | 5 Christmas services and we were surprised and encouraged that so many people came. 65 adults and children attended the 3pm Crib Service where there were the usual children in costume and a lot of mayhem while the 5pm Carols by Candlelight Service was at full capacity with 245. There was beautiful singing by the choir, joyous carols, traditional readings and, what has become a St Peter’s tradition, a poem written by John Asbridge called “Winter in Ham and Petersham”. Midnight Mass was attended by 43 (more than in 2019) and Christmas Day was also well attended with 50 adults and 14 children. ## **Music at St Peter’s: a report by Ben Driver, Director of Music** _Services It is remarkable to recall that, as 2022 began, Covid was still in full swing; happily social distancing has since begun to fade from our memories, and much of the musical year at St Peter’s passed with few hiccoughs (or coughs). A big thank you is due to our singers and players Stuart Turnbull, Philip Scard, Katharine Von Schubert, Françoise Robinson, Tom Lee and Lin SherwoodPage, who have all played an important part bringing music back to the fore at St Peter’s, including for special services during Lent and Easter, as well as occasions such as the Vancouver service, the Platinum Jubilee and Remembrance Sunday. Visiting singers and instrumental players assisted the home choir in leading the live Sunday morning worship with hymns, psalms and anthems, notably at Revd Kate’s licensing at Candlemas, led by Bishop Richard of Kingston in what became his final episcopal visit to St Peter’s. Particularly memorable were our Patronal Festival in July, the All Souls Remembering Service and an extraordinary service of inspirational music devised and performed in commemoration of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth in the week of her death. The Petersham Consort joined our new Choral Scholars for a special sequence of music for Advent on Advent Sunday, including a world premiere by local composer Roxanna Panufnik, whose Ukrainian carol was in aid of the Refugee Council. Music for Ukraine was quite a feature in 2022, with music in services and concerts reflecting the awful plight of that country over the year. The ever-popular Christmas Eve Carols by Candlelight service again featured some of the Choral Scholars, singing alongside choristers and instrumentalists of more mature years, leading a large and joyful congregation._ _Choral Scholars With periods of pandemic and interregnum finally behind us, four young St Peter’s Choral Scholars finally arrived in September to enhance Sunday worship, supported by the generous legacy of the Carter family in memory of their parents Arthur and Betty, both of whom sang at St Peter’s for many years. Despite being fewer in number than the originally envisaged six singers, Catherine, Jasmine, William and Johnny have got this worthwhile and exciting venture off to a splendid start, due not least to their talent and enthusiasm, and we are currently advertising for further singers for next academic year._ _Concerts These attract people to St Peter’s who may not otherwise visit, and can also raise substantial sums for charity, as we did twice in 2022, following two relatively barren years._ - _Salve Mundi Salutare: Songs for the Soul was a series of musical meditations for Lent by Buxtehude, Tallis and Gjeilo, sung by the Petersham Consort on 2 April, and proceeds of £655.97 were donated to the Red Cross DEC Appeal for Ukraine._ - _Summer Saturdays, our long awaited music festival, followed in June and July, advertised using a beautiful image painted two years earlier by Suzie Vignoles, in whose memory the festival was created. Midsummer evenings on four successive Saturdays were lit up by inspiring performances by a wide variety of visiting musicians, accompanied on our new Roland digital piano. The Petersham Consort were first up, followed by Paul Crew (oboe),_ PCC Report Page | 6 - _Lizzy Humphries (soprano) and Geoffrey Webber (organ). If you missed them, you missed a treat!_ - _Sam Laughton and the Elysian Singers returned with their 11th Messiah on 4th December and raised a startling £2574.48 for the Vineyard Centre, a total we will do well to beat, though we will naturally try. This splendid sum was thanks in part to the new use of online giving, but mostly to the efforts of several members of the congregation, for whom thanks are due._ _The organ had another year of robust musical health and continues to be regularly maintained by Harrison & Harrison._ _Finally - a big thank you to all who have supported music at St Peter’s over the last year_ ## **Churchyard: a report by Chris Oliver, Churchyard Secretary** _In February there were major storms in the UK which led to our immediate neighbour’s tree toppling over and the top of it landing in the churchyard. Fortunately, it did not cause serious damage and our neighbour kindly agreed to pay the costs of clearing the wood. The residual item from the storm is some work to the small tree on the Kerr monument._ _In the autumn there were reports that vandalism had taken place. This turned out to be chalk marking on some monuments which was easily removed. Roscoe continue to carry out regular gardening maintenance in an exemplary manner._ We are most grateful for the invaluable service that Chris Oliver gives in the post of Churchyard Secretary. ## **Open church: a report by Jean Allsop, Open Church Co-ordinator** _The Open Church initiative sees the church open its doors to visitors from April to September for two hours on Sunday afternoons. Due to Covid challenges, this had not taken place in 2020 and 2021 but 2022 was a positive year having to close on only one afternoon. Visitors are welcomed by at least two trained guides who answer questions about the history and building._ _As usual, the season began with a risk assessment and guides undertook online training in safeguarding, emergency and security procedures. The annual meeting of the volunteers was held on 19th March. A total of 582 people visited the church and £402 was donated._ _A number of group visits were also made at other times including The Meet Up Group (23 people) Ulster Organists (35), Richmond Local History Society (27), University of the Third Age (9) and a private group of 4. These groups all made donations to the church._ _A revised copy of "Interior Monuments at St. Peter's Church" was on sale and copies have also been donated to the Dept. Local Studies London Borough Richmond, the Reference Library (LBR) and the Volunteers Library National Trust Ham House._ PCC Report Page | 7 Big thanks are due to the team of guides most ably led by Jean: Nick Daymond, Pauline Harman, Barry Hill, Chris Oliver, Angela Roberts, Nigel Shipman, Monica Stringer, Keith Walter and Stuart Turnbull. ## **Other areas of work in the church** Social media - the church maintains a high quality website and an Instagram account thanks to the tireless efforts of Dan and Kate Stapleton. Sacristans - Julia-Caroline Rizos led the team of Sacristans formed of Angie Willman, Miryam Klinke, Paula Plaza and Janie Denham. Chalice Assistants - Tom Lee acted as Chief Server carrying out the important role of preparing the communion table most Sundays and leading a team of Chalice Assistants composed of Nigel Shipman, Keith Walter and Chris Oliver. Intercessory prayers - lay leadership at the Communion Service continued, thanks to Kate Bundock organising the rota and convening regular meetings of the intercessors. Coffee and flower rotas – we are most grateful to Angie Willman, who coordinated refreshments after services and Sarah Freeman who continued to organise the flower rota. Cleaning – big thanks to Anna Kaluza who keeps our church clean. ## **Deanery Synod: a report by Keith Walter** _The Deanery Synod has met three times since the last APCM. In June 2022 Melanie Nazareth spoke about Christian Climate Action, which encourages non-violent direct action and civil disobedience aimed at urging those in power to make changes. In October there was a discussion on ministry amongst families. A study had shown that only 2% of churches in the UK, Brazil, Canada, and the USA have a clear strategy for children’s and family ministry. Less than half of families felt that they had good support from their churches during the pandemic, so now is a time to build new relationships. In February 2023 Laura Lowther, CEO of the Riverbank Trust, spoke about the work of that charity supporting single mothers in the borough of Richmond. We at St Peter’s may like to consider supporting this local charity._ We are very grateful to Keith Walter who has been our trusted representative at the Synod since 2007. His three year term of office comes to an end at this year’s APCM and he is happy for someone else to take on this role. It is not onerous with just three meetings per annum and you get to visit and learn about other churches in the deanery. ## **Sacred Space: a report by Katharine Von Schubert, Pioneer Lay Minister** _Held on a Sunday evening between 7-8pm, Sacred Space is a monthly informal community event held in the large beautiful interior of St Andrew’s Church, Ham. It is an hour of live music, craft, conversation, company, tea and cake – all running in parallel - based on a universal theme such as Hope, Solitude or Belonging._ _It is neither a concert nor a service and designed to be accessible to those in our community of any faith or none, a place to celebrate togetherness, start a conversation, or as the strapline says_ PCC Report Page | 8 _“reflect, restore, create, listen, relax” in the company of the music, art or text. Participation is the aim, not perfection in performance. It does not require a priest to be present and prayers – though embedded in the hopes and prayers of those who hold and host it – are not explicit. The only explicit Christian mark is the inclusion of a bible text related to the theme on the handout each month._ _We have partnered with local musicians, the Russell School parents, teachers and pupils, a youth choir in the German School and we are building new relationships with other sectors of the community like the fledgling Ham Youth Orchestra. Each month without fail there are stories afterwards of Sacred Space being a place of reward for the musicians and singers, inspiration for the listeners and a place of warmth for those seeking company. Conversations have been enriching, and many cross-community threads have been woven._ _It is an intergenerational event, with younger children happy to be there and contented parents as a result. Sacred Space has also become one of the places our new joint youth group of St Peter’s with St Andrew’s meets. Numbers have averaged over 80 each month for two consecutive years_ . St Peter’s PCC has given its full support to this exciting initiative and we are grateful to Katharine for the significant amount of work she carries out in connection with it as our Pioneer Lay Minister. ## **In Conclusion** Thanks to a wonderful team and excellent Church Wardens, St Peter’s is in a good place: our finances remain strong, the church fabric is in excellent condition and we have a loyal and active congregation containing a variety of age groups. There are new faces in the congregation and work with children and those living in our parish is being re-established. I would like to thank all the many members of the congregation who have played a role to support the worship, life and work of St. Peter’s Church in 2022 and look forward to how God leads us in 2023. Revd Kate Daymond ## **26[th] March 2023** PCC Report Page | 9 _Figure 2 Recycled sleeping baby Jesus_ _Figure 3 We said goodbye to some good friends_ _Figure 4 Our Dog Family Gallery_ PCC Report Page | 10 _Figure 5 Strathmore School Christmas Service_ _Figure 6 We were finally allowed to marry couples!_ _Figure 7 Fuel Christmas Ice skating trip_ PCC Report Page | 11 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S PETERSHAM On a¢¢ounts for the yèar ended 31° December 2022 Charity no {rf any) 1134117 Set out on pagos 1to10 I report to the trustees ￿ my examination of the accounts of the ab)ve charty {Ihe Tnjsn for the year ended 31st De￿mber 2022. Rospon8lblliti•s and As the charty trustee$. you afe responsible for the preparation of the basls of roport accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 ￿he Act.). I report in resF*d of my examination of the Twst's accounts carried out under seclKJn 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the appl￿ble Directm￿s given by the Charity Commission u￿￿er section 145(5)(b) of the A(a. Independent I have completed my ekn•nination. I confinn that no matenal matters have oxarniner's 8tatemgnt come to my attentw)n in o)nnection wlth the examinats'on wh￿h gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect,: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with $ectb)n 130 of the Act, or the ￿lUnts did not accord with the accounting records.. ¢y the accounts did not compty wrth the appluble requirements conceming the fom and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and RepNtsI Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fairf viw which is not a matter consKSered as part of an ind8pendent examination. I have no concerns and have o)me across no t)ther rnatters in connection with the examinalK)n to wh￿h attent￿￿ should be drawn in this report in order to enabk a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Slgn•d: L.g4£0 Datg: lkn.L 23 Nam•: Richard Holman Relevant professional qUaIrfi￿￿onI$I or body {if any): Addrèss: Chartered Accountant 11 Genoa Avenue. Putney. London SW15 6DY IER October 2018 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 51. 1 ox£O i O rfi rri ¢N 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 a*m r* 1111 1111 11 1111 rilllllll li I WJ O r4 1+7 rlm OryDI 511è11 I Il: TJ momvv4*0 •J rn O) O) * O E r4 m fb) 4 0 * O %D ro +¥ £££ 000 VJ £1 V lJ rfj rlo ￿ O 000 (V* Ui rri to ,1 ¢Js £1 ¢u m* CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the tw$teesl members of THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PEfER'S PETERSHAM On accounts for the year ended 31" December 2022 Charity no lif any) 1134117 Set out on pages 1to10 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charty (Ihe Trust"> for the year ended 31st December 2022. Responslbilltles and As the charity trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance viith the Charities Act 20111lhe Act.). I report in respect of my exarninatlc￿ of the Trusfs accounts carried out under Se￿ 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the appluble Dir&tions given ty the Chanty Commission under sectbon 145(51{b> of th8 Ad. Independent I have completed my examina11(￿. I confim that no rnatenal matters have examlnefs Statsment come to my attention in conne¢twJn with the examination which gives me cause lo believe that in. any materbal respect,: the accounting recor(Is ￿re not kept in ￿)rdance wrth section 130 of the Act: or the &counts did ￿0)rd *ith the accounting record8,' or the wiunts dKI not o)mpty with the applicable requirements conceming the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Acwunts and Rep)rts) Regulations 2CQ8 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 1rue and fairf view which is not a matter consK1ered as part of an independent examinalK)n. I have cormns and hav8 come acrr)ss rlo other matters in connecti¢)n with the examinatM)n to which attention should be drawn in this report in Order to enable a woper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Slgnad: Date: l* r7okcL 23 Name: Richard Holman Relevant professlonal qualificatlon(s) or body (if any): Addrw: Chartered AcC{￿nIa￿t 11 Genoa Avenue, Putnol. London SW15 6DY IER October 2018