St Laurenee Hawkhurst
Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31
December 2024
Trustees, Report
Administrative Infornlation
St Laurence's church is situated at The Moor, Hawkhurst, Kent. It is part of the
Diocese of Canterbury, within the Church of England. The correspondence address is
Church Office, St Laurence Church, The Moor, Hawkhurst, Kent, TNI 8 4NT
The Parochial Church Council (PCC) was registered as a charity with effect from 22
February 201 O, number 1134439, being previously exempted from registration.
PCC Members who have served from l January 2024 until the accounts were
approved are:
Incumbent
Rev R G Dreyer
Chainnan
Churchwardens
Miss A Jones
Vice Chaimian to APCM 21 April
2024
to APCM 21 April 2024
from APCM 21 April 2024
from APCM 21 April 2024 to
September 2024
Mrs E Hatcher
Miss E C Roberts
Mr J Van Kan
Deputy Churchwarden Mrs L Klein
Assistant Churchwardens Mrs I Poole
Miss A Jones
MTS E Hatcher
from APCM 21 April 2024
to APCM 21 April 2024
from I l November 2024
from I l November 2024
Representatives on the Deanery Synod
Mrs S Dreyer
Mrs S MaskelI
Mrs N Twym-Ampofo
Elected Members
Mr K Appiah-Peprah
Mrs G Brown
Mrs J Cooper
Mrs N Crowe
Mr R Crowther
Mr K Harries
Mrs A Henderson
Mrs S Lindop
Mrs L Mansell
Miss A Parsons
Miss E C Roberts
Mr S Ringer
Mrs F Robinson
Mr J Van Kan
Mr P Wylie
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from APCM 21 April 2024
to APCM 21 April 2024
Secretary
Treasurer
to APCM 21 April 2024
to APCM 21 April 2024

St Laurence Hawkhurst
Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31
December 2024
Trustees, Report continued
Strnctureg governance and management
The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation
Rules. All Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll. The
members of the PCC are also Trustees of the Canon Jeffreys Trust, which owns All
Saints Lodge. The PCC met six times during the year. The makeup of the sub
committees was set up after the APCM and each member of the PCC serves on one or
more committee and reports were received from these committees at each PCC
meeting. Reports about the Church of England Primary School were also received
from the Foundation Governors at each meeting.
Objectives and aetivities
The PCC has responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, the Rev R Dreyer, in
promoting the whole mission of the Church in this parish and maintaining St
Laurence Church. It also, as Trustees of Canon Jeffreys Trust, has the responsibility
for maintaining All Saints Lodge.
When planning the activities for the year, the incumbent and the PCC have considered
the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit, and particularly the specific
guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. Specifically, we ty to enable
peoplc to live out their faith as part of our parish community through worship and
prayer, the provision of pastoral care for people IAving in the parish and mission and
outreach work.
Achievement and Perforniances
Worship and Prayer
Regular Sunday services are held at 8am and l Oam, the latter also being available on
Zoom for those unable to attend in person. There is a Wednesday communion service
at Bowles Lodge and a mid-week service of compline held on Zoom.
As well as our regular services we enable our community to celebrnte and thank God
at the milestones of the journey through life. Through baptksm we thank God for the
gift of life, in marriage public vows are exchanged with God's blessing and through
neral services friends and family express their grief and give thanks for the life
which is now complete in this world and to commend the person into God's keeping.
At present there are 97 meEnbers on the electoral roll.
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St Laurence Hawkhurst
Financial Statements of the Paroehial Church Council for the year ended 31
December 2024
Trustees, Report continued
Pastoral Care
Those who are unable through sickness or age to attend Church can attend via Zoom
and visits are made to take them Holy Communion at their request.
Mission and Outreach work
Helping those in need is a demonstration of our faith and charitable donations of £938
were made in the year.
Financial Review
We ended 2024 with a deficit of £1 1,970. Our total income for the year was £149,143,
which includes a legacy of £1 0,000. Other donations received totalled £3,933 and we
received a grant of £5,060 for the toilet refurbishment, of which £3,977 was spent in
the year. Income from fundraising was £2,590 compared to £2,910 in 2023. Total
expenditure for the year was £161,113. This includes £9,828 for emergency essential
drainage repairs at All Saints Lodge for which an insurance claim of £8,004 was
received in February 2025. The Parish Share paid was £87,399, an increase of £6,373
on the previous year. The Parish Share for 2025 has been set at £97,422, an increase
of £IO,01 l or 11.45 %. Work was carried out in the year on the plaster work on the
south side of the church, paid for in 2025 and further work is being carried out in
2025 on the north side of the church. This work is being funded from the restricted
tower/repair fund. At the year end all fLmds were in credit, although of £41,625 cash
held, only £3,613 was unrestricted.
All four of the flats at All Saints Lodge were let for the majority of the year. The rents
are kept under review. Apart from the emergency drainage repairs mentioned above,
other repairs totalling £1 0,478 were carried out in the year.
All the investments had increased in value at the year end.
Reserves Policy
It was the PCC policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds which equates to
approximately six months, unrestricted payments and to cover emergencies that may
arise from time to time. However, even if the Parish Share was not taken into
consideration our unrestricted reserves would not have covered this at the year end.
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF
ST LAURENCE CHURCH, HAWKHURST, KENT
ON THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2024
This report on the fmancial statements of the PCC for the year ended 31 December 2024
which are set out on pages five to ten is in respect of an examination carried out in accordance
with th¢ Church Accounting Regulations 2006{the Regulations) and section 145 of the
Charities Act 2011. (the Act)
Responsibilities and basis of report
As thc charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance
with the rcquirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act").
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of
the 201 l Act and in canying out my examlnation I havc followed all the applicable Directions
given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent Examiners Statement
I have completed my examination. I Conf￿ that no material matters have come to my
attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believc that in any
material respect:
The accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities
Act; or
The accounts did not comply with the accounting records. or
The accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the forni
and content set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other
than any requirement that the accounts give a "true and fairf, view which is not a
matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no ¢onc¢rns and havc come across no other matters in Connection with the examination
to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of
thc account to be reached.
¢ohy k.
Mr Geofftey King
Amwell Cottage
Talbot Road
Hawkhurst
Kcnt
TN18 4LU
Date
s L 26h-
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.Parochial c.h￿r(h Coyncil of St Laurence Hawkhurst
Reeeipts and Payments Acfount
For the Year End¢d 31 December 2024
Unr¢$tri¢ted
General
Fund
Canon
Jeffreys
Trust
Restricted
Funds
Total
31.12.23
Totsl
Receipts
Voluniary r￿ZiptS
Activities for generating funds
Receipts from Church Activities
Investment Income
91,850
2,590
3,650
51,053
149,143
76,165
2,590
3,650
61)0
83.005
15.685
82,553
2,910
5,121
47.774
138,358
11,744
27,429
38.709
38,709
PayEnents
Church A¢tivities
Diocesan parish shar¢
Other payments
All Saints L(Klge exp¢ns¢s
Fund raising costs
87,399
46,331
27.363
20
161,113
87.399
39,789
81,026
45,658
10,310
20
137,014
6,542
27,363
20
127,208
6,542
27.363
Exce￿ of receipts over payments
Transfers ￿tw￿n funds
(11,970)
{44,203}
34.764
{9,439)
13,052
20,887
11.346
16,742) (18,022
4,145
{6,676)
33.367
7,176
,344
(11,970}
53.595
1,344
52,251
Bank and deposit accounts l Jan 2024
Cash from sale of investm¢nts
Bank and de￿￿1t accounts 31 D¢c 2024
41,625
3,613
37,512
500
53,595
Parochial Church Countil of St Laurence Hgwkhurst
Statement of Assets and LSabilities
a¢ 31 December 2024
Unre$trieted
General Restrieted
Fund
Funds
C#non
Jeffreys
Truy¢
To¢41
31.12.23
Totsl
Cash Funds
Cash in hand
Bank Curreni account
Bank deposit account
CBF dq)osii accounts
482
10.132
1,645
29.366
41,625
482
1,986
1.145
978
9,917
5.036
37,664
53.595
8,146
500
29,366
37.512
3.613
500
Other Monetary Assets
8,004
8,004
Investment Assets
Investment Fund shares at Market value
444.916
8,219
376,680
60,017
397,556
Liabilities
4,811
601
4,210
Signed
Chairnian
Signed
TreasureT
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St Lallrence Chureh, Hawkhurst.
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year ended 31 December 2024
I. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church
Accounting Regulations 2006 using the receipts and payments basis.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention
except for the investment assets, which are shown at market value. The financial
statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is
responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their
main affiliation to another body, nor those that are infomal gatherings of church
members.
The accounts also include the transactions of the Canon Jeffreys Trnst, the trustees of
which are the PCC.
Funds
Endowment funds are funds, the capital of which must be maintained. only the
income arising from investment of the endowment fund may be used as restricted or
unrestricted depending upon the puryose for which the endowment was established.
Restricted funds represent a) income from trusts or endowments which may only be
expended on those restricted objects provided Èn the temis of the trust or bequest and
b) donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a
specific object. The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they
were given.
The endowments include the investments held for the Alfred Mills Bequest and
Canon Jeffreys Trust. The income of the Alfred Mills Bequest is to be used on the
fabric of the St Laurence Church and the Parish Share. The income of the Canon
Jeffreys Trust is to be spent on the Parish Church.
Unrestricted funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any special
Testrictions regarding their use and are available for application to the general
purposes of the PCC.
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St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst.
Notes to the Finaneial Statements- continued
For the Year ended 31 December 2024
Fixed Assets
Consecrated and benefice property is not included in the accounts.
Movable church firnishings held by the vicar and churchwardens on special trust for
the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal are inalienable property, listed in the
church's inventory, which can be inspected (at any reasonable time). As previous
accounts were prepared as receipts and payments accounts there is insufficient cost
infoTmation available and therefore assets held at that date are not valued in these
financial statements. No assets were purchased in the year to 31 December 2023.
The PCC also owns the Church Pond. This was acquired by way of a gift and the
value at the date of acquisition is not known.
All Saints Lodge, which is owned by the Canon Jeffreys Trust, is currently insured for
£1,296,235. No infonnation is available concerning its value when the Trust was
established.
4. STAFF COSTS
Payments to PCC members.
No payments or expenses were paid to any PCC member, persons closely connected
to them or related parties.
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ParothiAI Cbureh Collntil of St IAMrepce Hawkhurst
Year tnded 31 Dteember 2024
Unrestricted
General
Fund
Restrltted
Funds
Jtffreys
Trust
Total
31.12.23
2. Rtteipts
Voluthtsry Receipts
Freewill oiferitJE
Gift Aid donations
T&x recoverable
OtheT
Collections in ¢hurch
Fundraising coll&Xions
Candle donations
(*her donations
Legacies
Grattts
56,038
7.647
2.017
5,527
1293
335
3.933
10.000
5,060
56.038
7,647
2.017
5,527
1,293
335
3.308
47,375
9,369
5,509
4.655
1.950
250
13.445
625
10,IXK)
82,553
Activities for geDerating fuDd5
Fwidraising
2,910
2,590
2,590
Income from Chutth Activitie
Fees paid to PCC
Social ComTnittee
Hjre of Church
Sundry item$
2,851
581
2.851
581
2,517
788
855
961
218
218
5.121
Ill¢ome froTh Investments
Dividends and interest
Rent re£eived
13,973
37,080
11,744
1.629
37,080
12,899
34,875
51.053
600
38.709
47,774
UDre5trS¢led
Cenernl
CaJJo
Jeffreyg
Trust
Restricted
Total
31.IL23
3.P8vments
Activitits
Giving
Vicafs expensesl In¢ CME)
A5Sl5tant clergy
Witte at)d wafeTS
Candle5
Choir &. orchestsa
OTgan & piano repairs and tuning
Light & heal
Watrr
In5urancc
Minor repair5 and rnairLteTLan¢e
Churchyard and pond
Children's ¢hur¢h & other edllcaiion
Office running costs
Costs of Social activities
Cleaning
Sundry expenses
Bank ¢har8¢s
938
5.561
1,276
487
838
938
5.561
1.276
487
838
2.540
6,766
306
1.029
544
264
9,452
398
10.774
337
8,655
4,989
2.056
398
10,774
337
8,655
2,572
1.908
7,851
1,305
504
2.417
148
3,159
95
1.449
268
363
42.354
3,159
95
1,449
268
363
39,789
2,439
93
1.632
142
415
35.593
2,565
Major repatrs
Toilet Returbi5hrnent
Kiichcn Tefurbishment
3.977
3.977
10.065
46,331
39,789
6,542
45,658
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Parochi¥l Chureh Council of St IAureDce H#wkh•rst
Y￿r endedJl Decembtr 2024
Unrestricted
Ge￿¢￿1
F*nd
c.anon
Jeffrey5
Trn5t
Restrlcted
F￿ndS
Totgl
31.12.23
Futtd r#lslng Costs
Lottery licencc
Other Costs
20
20
20
20
20
20
All S4lnts Lodge ￿peNSeS
Insurance
Raies & water
Ele£tricity and gas
Gas theck & EICR reports
Repairs
Letting fee5
1.187
175
1.187
175
1,038
1,081
20,306
4,614
252
5,312
3.708
20,306
4,614
27,363
10.310
S. ltsvestments
UDrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Jeffreys
Trust
Total
Fund
31.12.23
Inwatment5
Market Value l January 2024
Add21Tons
Disposals
GairdLoss on dispos&l
R¢valuations Gairts
431.827
8.035
368,251
55,$41
397.556
13,089
184
8.429
4,476
34.271
Market Value 31 December 2024
444,916
376.680
431.827
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