2023-12-31-accounts - The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Benefice (Or Parish) Of Folkestone, Saint John The Baptist

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St. John's Church - Folkestone

Charity Registration Number: 1134652

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council Year ended 31 December 2023

Incumbent :

Rev Adam Denley The Vicarage 4 Cornwallis Avenue Folkestone CT19 5JA

Bank:

Lloyds Plc 43 Sandgate road Folkestone CT20 1RZ

Independent Examiner:

Dan Payne FCCA Beresfords 1-2 Rhodium Point, Spindle Close Hawkinge, Folkestone CT18 7TQ

Page (s) Index

1 - 9 Annual Report of the PCC

10 Independent Examiner's Report
11 Statement of Financial Activities 12 Balance Sheet
13-17 Notes to the Financial Statements

St. John’s Church – Folkestone

Annual Report

For the year ended 31 December 2023

Background

St. John’s PCC has the responsibility for co-operating with the incumbent, The Reverend Adam Denley (from 27 January 2021), in promoting in the parish of St. John’s, the whole mission of the church, worship, teaching, pastoral, evangelical, social and ecumenical.

It has the responsibility for the maintenance of the fabric of the church and the furniture, furnishings etc., within it. St. John’s Church is part of the Diocese of Canterbury within the Church of England.

Membership

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 and stand for election to the PCC.

2023 Church Attendance and Electoral Roll

The numbers registered on the electoral roll at the 2023 APCM on 14th May was 87, this was the six year renewal, in comparison to 124 on the electoral role in 2022.

Public Benefit

The Trustees have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to guidance published by the Charities Commission, including the public benefit guidance.

Since the lifting of Covid restrictions church services and other activities have been resumed with all or part of the services being live streamed.

We continue to have regular Sunday Services, including All Age and communion once a month, as well as fortnightly Sunday Evening prayer meetings.

St. John’s Church Vision

Current vision: family friendly church in Folkestone who want to know Jesus better and make Jesus better known.

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Church Services at St John’s Church

Sunday 10.00

Informal Anglican worship, music and teaching for the whole family. Our teaching through the year has covered various books of the Bible from both the Old and New Testament. We seek to apply the wisdom of the Bible to the challenges that we all face.

Sunday Fun (children’s ministry) is provided each Sunday except for the first Sundays of every month, where an all-age-service entitled ‘ All Together Now ’ takes place.

The section of each Sunday service encompassing bible readings, sermons and prayers are live streamed to Facebook and YouTube and uploaded onto our website at https://www.stjohnsfolkestone.org/new-listen

We share Holy Communion on the second and fifth Sunday(s) of the month.

Sunday 19:15

715 is our youth group for secondary school aged children that meets during term time. This is a small but growing discipleship group, meeting weekly for bible study, prayer, friendship and food. Our Bible based teaching seeks to apply God’s wisdom to the challenges that face our young people.

Grace Taylor Hall (GTH) meet at 09:15 Each Sunday

This service lasts approximately 45 minutes. Informal Anglican worship, music and teaching. GTH caters for residents predominantly living in Broadmead Village. We share Holy Communion on the second and fifth Sunday(s) of the month.

GTH is also used by several groups during the year and aspires to be a cohesive community space, also offering craft clubs, coffee mornings and a Christmas fayre.

St. John's Church Hall

Continues to be used by a range of groups, both for Church activities for young and old, and by community groups.

2023 OVERVIEW

(1) New Church Warden: 2023 saw a new Church Warden appointed as Linda Grieve completed her tenure. Steve Hyde was appointed Warden, to serve alongside Vani Nadarajah.

(2) A new Youth Minister was appointed in September 2023; Richard Heywood joined as St John’s Youth Minister with a focus on leading and developing the discipleship of the church family youth, developing our church evangelism to youth and to developing our evangelistic work in the secondary schools in the

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parish. This new appointment is one of seven across the Diocese, part funded by Canterbury Diocese on a sliding scale over five years.

(3) The Church Administrator role was increased to 28 hours per week and continued as a job share. Jim Taylor and Jasmine Pritchard were appointed as new Church Administrators in July 2023. They were recruited and inducted in accordance with Safer Recruitment protocols. Jim’s main focus is to oversee the end-to-end Hall Hire process, which continued to grow in 2023. Jasmine’s role focuses on general Church administration.

(4) House groups continue to meet for fellowship either physically or virtually. Small groups continue to play a pivotal role in the health and life of St. John’s Church. 65 people in the church family currently attend fortnightly house groups in various locations around the parish.

(5) Outreach:

Napier Barracks outreach - we are now part of the Welcome Churches network offering support and sanctuary to Asylum seekers and refugees.
St. John’s Church continued to engage in and support the Rainbow Centre’s Winter Shelter.
CONNECT is a ladies group that meets weekly for coffee, cake and conversation, and offers a play area for under 5’s. We are engaging with a lot of women from the local community and some have also started attending church.
Hope Explored a short three week course based in Luke’s gospel

(6) Mission:

The PCC agreed to continue to target the annual mission giving at 10% of income. The Mission Partner Group continued to meet to pray for our mission partners, raise awareness of God’s mission in the world among the church family and allocate financial resources.

Those supported by the Mission Partner Group include:

Ongoing support:

Open Doors
Tearfund
Church Pastoral Aid Society
Mission Aviation Fellowship UK
International China Concern
The Rainbow Centre

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Compassion
Folkestone Radio Church
Lisa Jones of Scripture Union

One-off donations:

Medair
Barnabas Aid
Christians Against Poverty (CAP)

(7) Young people & Children:

Sunday Fun: We have had new members joining and up to 21 children with us on a Sunday. The children now receive teaching in their appropriate age groups and love asking questions. There have been 4 children from Sunday Fun baptised over the last year.

Way2Go! : Is no longer running as numbers dropped but we have kept in touch with those who attended who were not church members and they have joined us for the Light Party, the Holiday Club, and the Christmas celebrations. and Pancake Palaver.

715 : Our Youth club now has 9 youths who have attended quite regularly. It is great to not only play mad games together but also read and discuss the Bible.

All Together Now : Our service on the first Sunday of each month has included puppets, water pistols and balloons, all used to spread the good news!

Churches Together in Folkestone Events : We had over 140 children at the Light Party, including 13 from St John’s.

Pancake Palaver - A service, games, Bible message and pancakes to eat afterwards in the hall! All went well and 30 children attended.

Holiday Club : Attended by 35 children and run over 3 days in the summer holidays. The Desert Detectives searched for the Mighty GodSword whilst looking at Bible stories from the Creation to the Resurrection.

Christmas Party : 27 children attended, many of whom are on the fringes of St John’s. All had a great time, making crafts, playing games, singing, eating and learning about the real meaning of Christmas.

Lessons: St John’s has offered numerous lessons to local schools, which have been well-attended and much appreciated by the teachers. We have taught children from Reception age to Year 5 from mainstream primary schools as well as primary aged and teenagers from our local Speciality school where children have complex needs.

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(8) Older Person’s Work:

Primetime, which offered a variety of activities, talks and entertainment for the older members of the Church family and met weekly on Wednesday afternoons, is now meeting once a month. Members were warmly encouraged to continue their fellowship by engaging with main church services and joining in with other church activities.

Fabric Report

The Fabric Team consists of Steve Hyde (Chair and Warden), Adam Denley (Vicar), Linda Grieve, Vani Nadarajah (Warden), Peter Edwards (Treasurer), George Au and Bill Wright.

Acknowledgement must also be given to the many people who have contributed to the many jobs carried out during the year to keep the church, hall and Grace Taylor Hall looking good.

In 2023 we carried out many repairs and maintenance jobs. A few of the more significant jobs are listed below:

Cleared out storage area in chancel and shelving added.
Two roof leaks on the south aisle of the church were repaired.
Faculty and practical completion certificate done for paintings sold.
Faculty and practical completion certificate done for new electric air curtain and 2 infrared
electric heaters at the rear of the church.
Faculty for sofas and chairs in coffee area has been submitted to replace the Temporary Minor Re-Ordering licence which expires this year.
In the hall the boiler was repaired and a radiator moved to accommodate a new bar position in the lounge. A new pool table was delivered. Doors and panels were added to the new bar area in the hall lounge. A small coffee table was delivered to replace the large one.
Two new air bricks were fitted to kitchen foyer store cupboard so extra dry storage area is available.
The Fairy Garden was developed and fixtures and fittings added.
A new sign was installed on the corner of the grounds.

The team continue to work on re-ordering the church in consultation with the architect and Diocesan Advisory Committee. Plans are being developed for the following: removal of pews to create an open, flexible space; addition of a kitchen and café area; an accessible toilet; more space for the band and singers; lighting; flooring; vestry; creche, and storage areas.

126 Lucy Avenue

We continue with the current letting agent for this property, Martin & Co. Folkestone. Rent was increased to £900 pcm in May 2023 and rent is set to increase 10% every year until the property attains a market rental rate. Repairs to the property included work in the upstairs bathroom and repairs to a leaking roof and garage ceiling.

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Church Grounds

Tree and Shrub management.

The shrubs and hedges and the banks were cut back in August 2023 and a new company maintains the grounds monthly.

The garden beds will continue to be maintained by our volunteer Garden Group.

Grace Taylor Hall

Funds were raised to replace the bathroom cistern and sink. The boiler stopped working in late 2023 and due to its age, was unable to be repaired. The decision was made to shift heating to two electric heaters, which have served successfully through winter.

The Future

Much time has been spent by our new vicar, the leadership team, and the PCC in imagining a refurbished and repurposed St John’s Church building. Members of the Diocesan Advisory Committee have visited the church to help this process. There is much being considered – removal of pews, new lighting, a new kitchen/café area, new sound and AV desk, upgraded heating and redecorations.

Given our growing hall hire activity in 2023, we will need to explore extra cleaning resources, as well as extra hours for our hall hire administrator, to cover out of hours hall hire caretaker duties.

Financial Review

Total income for the year of £216,526 was £26,144 more than last year (2022: £190,382), see Note 2. A legacy primarily being the difference.

Total expenditure of £201,288 was £36,122 more than last year (2022: £165,166) see Note 3. The main areas of increase were:

Personnel £16,214 Heat and Light £9,833 Cost of Ministry £5,055 Parish Share £3,812

The full financial statements accompany this report.

Reserves policy

The PCC has decided that a free reserve equal in the range of three to six month’s expenditure should be maintained to enable cash flow (total monthly expenditure averaged £16,774 in 2023). At 31 December 2023 free reserves stood at £65,791 (2022: £56,777) or 3.94 months of working capital (2022: 4.12 months).

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Investment policy

Any funds not needed for immediate use are placed on deposit.

Governance

The PCC welcomes the new Charity Governance Code and plans to use it to help the PCC further improve its governance arrangements.

Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities

The trustees (PCC) are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with the United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulations.

The law applicable to charities requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the constitution. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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Administrative information

The PCC met 10 times. During the year the following were members of the PCC:Ex-officio members: Incumbent: Wardens: Revd. Adam Denley Miss Vani Nadarajah Mrs Linda Grieve (Mr. Stephen Hyde from May 2023)

Deanery Synod Reps: Mrs Jill O'Neill Mrs Chrissy Forrest

Honorary Treasurer: Honorary Secretary: Mr Peter Edwards Mrs Chrissy Forrest

Elected members:

Mrs Charmaine McCloud - resigned March 2023 Mrs Mary Harding - resigned Jan 2023 Mr Nick Creeden - retired May 2023 Mrs Ruth Jones - retired May 2023 Mrs Sue Wise - retired May 2023 Mrs Charlotte Holt - appointed 14th May 2023, resigned 20th September 2023 Mrs Clare Au Mr George Au Mrs Penny Sholl Mrs Jenny Hubbard Mrs Jill O’Neill Mrs Chrissy Forrest Mr Bill Wright Mr Andy Barker Mrs Jo Bradford - appointed 14th May 2023

Approved by the trustees of the charity on .................... and signed on its behalf by:

………………………………………………………………… CHAIRMAN

St. John's Church - Folkestone

Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of St. John's Church - Folkestone

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of St. John's Church - Folkestone for the year ended 31 December 2023.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of St. John's Church - Folkestone you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 ('the Regulations') and the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the St. John's Church - Folkestone accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in respect of St. John's Church - Folkestone as required by section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord with those records; or
the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

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

...................................... D Payne FCCA Beresfords Chartered Certified Accountants 1-2 Rhodium Point Spindle Close Hawkinge Folkestone Kent CT18 7TQ

Date:.............................

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Statement of Financial Activities

				2023			2022
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total
		funds	funds	funds	funds	funds	funds
	Note	£	£	£	£	£	£
Income from:
Voluntary income	2a	152,987	18,645	171,632	123,950	26,790	150,740
Activities for generating funds	2b	-	-	-	-	-	-
Income from investments	2c	2,424	-	2,424	215	-	215
Church activities	2d	40,149	-	40,149	33,954	-	33,954
Other incoming resources	2e	1,866	455	2,321	3,963	1,510	5,473
Total Income		197,426	19,100	216,526	162,082	28,300	190,382
Less:
Expenditure on:
Cost of generating voluntary income	3a	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fundraising trading costs	3b	-	-	-	-	-	-
Church activities	3c	169,422	31,146	200,568	152,311	12,135	164,446
Governance	3d	720	-	720	720	-	720
Total Expenditure		170,142	31,146	201,288	153,031	12,135	165,166

Net income / (expenditure)		27,284	( 12,046)	15,238	9,051	16,165	25,216

Brought forward at 31 December 2022	9a	149,177	28,440	177,617	152,401	-	152,401
Transfers		( 2,763)	2,763	-	( 12,275)	12,275	-
Carried forward at 31 December 2023	9a	173,698	19,157	192,855	149,177	28,440	177,617

Continuing Operations
None of the PCC's operations were acquired or discontinued duringthe above two financialyears.

Total Recognised Gains and Losses
The PCC has no recognisedgains or losses other than the income and expenditure for the above twoyears.

the notes onpages 13 - 16 formpart of these financial statements

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Balance sheet

					2023			2022
		Note	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total
			funds	funds	funds	funds	funds	funds
			£	£	£	£	£	£
Fixed Assets

	Tangible	6	95,116	-	95,116	97,832	-	97,832
			95,116	-	95,116	97,832	-	97,832
Current Assets

	Debtors	7	1,021	-	1,021	1,385	-	1,385
Cash at bank and in hand			88,565	19,157	107,722	53,930	28,440	82,370
			89,586	19,157	108,743	55,315	28,440	83,755
Current Liabilities

	Creditors falling due within one year	8	11,004	-	11,004	3,970	-	3,970

Net Current Assets			78,582	19,157	97,739	51,345	28,440	79,785

Total Net Assets			173,698	19,157	192,855	149,177	28,440	177,617

Represented by Parish Funds

	Free reserves	9a	65,791	-	65,791	56,777	-	56,777
	Designated	9a	107,907	-	107,907	92,400	-	92,400
	Restricted	9a	-	19,157	19,157	-	28,440	28,440
			173,698	19,157	192,855	149,177	28,440	177,617


	Approved by the PCC on		and signed on its behalf by:



	Chairman
	the notes on pages12 - 17 form part of these financial statements

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Notes to the financial statements

1 Accounting Policies

a) Basis of Accounting

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 together with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) and 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 (Charities SORP FRS 102).

St. John's Church meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for land and buildings which is carried at deemed cost under the transitional provisions of FRS 102.

b) Funds General funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any regulations regarding their use and are available for the application on the general purposes of the PCC. Funds designated for a particular use by the PCC are also unrestricted. The accounts 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 informal gatherings of Church members. c) Incoming Resources Voluntary income and capital sources

Collections are recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC. Planned giving receivable under covenant is recognised only when received. Income tax recoverable on gift aid donations is recognised when the income is recognised. Grants and legacies to the PCC are accounted for as soon as the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement and the amount due. Funds raised by fetes, garden parties and other similar events are accounted for gross. Sale of books and magazines from the church bookstall are accounted for gross. Other ordinary income Rental income from the letting of church premises is recognised when the rental is due. Income from investments Dividends and interest are accounted for when receivable.

d) Resources used Activities directly relating to the work of the Church The Diocesan quota or parish share is accounted for when payable. Any quota unpaid at 31 December is provided for in these accounts as an operational (though not legal) liability and is shown as a creditor in the Balance Sheet. e) Fixed Assets Consecrated land and buildings and movable church furnishings Consecrated and beneficed property is excluded from the accounts by Section 10 (2) (a) of the Charities Act 2011. No value is placed on movable furnishings held by the churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal since the PCC considers this to be inalienable property. All expenditure incurred during the year on consecrated or benefice buildings and movable church furnishings, whether maintenance or improvement, is written off as expenditure in the SOFA and separately disclosed.

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Notes to the financial statements (continued)

1 e)	Fixed Assets(continued)	Fixed Assets(continued)
	Other assets with a purchase price in excess of £1,000 with an estimated life of more than one year are capitalised and written off over their estimated useful life using the following method and rate: Class:EquipmentMethod:straight lineRate:25% No depreciation is charged on freehold property land and buildings as the PCC members believe that the market value is in excess of the valuation provided by the Diocese in 2001.

					2023			2022
Note			Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total
			funds	funds	funds	funds	funds	funds
2	Income from:		£	£	£	£	£	£
2a	Voluntary income
	Plannedgiving:
		Standing orders, PGS and envelopes scheme	90,222	-	90,222	80,297	-	80,297
		Tax recoverable	7,569	-	7,569	18,083	-	18,083
		CAF etc.	6,835	-	6,835	2,195	-	2,195
			104,626	-	104,626	100,575	-	100,575
		Collections	3,327	-	3,327	3,348	-	3,348
		Special Appeal	5,502	315	5,817	501	-	501
	Special Appeal Heating/Sound		-	-	-	-	10,740	10,740
		Grants	2,000	18,330	20,330	-	16,050	16,050
		In Memory	40	-	40	1,000	-	1,000
		Legacies	37,492	-	37,492	18,526	-	18,526
			152,987	18,645	171,632	123,950	26,790	150,740
2b	Activities forgenerating funds
		Bookstall	-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
2c	Income from investments
		Bank interest	2,424	-	2,424	215	-	215
			2,424	-	2,424	215	-	215
2d	Church activities
		126 LucyAvenue rent	9,521	-	9,521	8,052	-	8,052
		Church hall lettings	24,946	-	24,946	21,990	-	21,990
		Fees	3,588	-	3,588	2,957	-	2,957
		Social and catering	2,094	-	2,094	955	-	955
			40,149	-	40,149	33,954	-	33,954
2e	Other incoming resources
		Insuranceproceeds	-	-	-	3,245	-	3,245
		Miscellaneous	1,866	455	2,321	718	1,510	2,228
			1,866	455	2,321	3,963	1,510	5,473
	Total Income		197,426	19,100	216,526	162,082	28,300	190,382

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Notes to the financial statements (continued)

				2023			2022
Note		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total
		funds	funds	funds	funds	funds	funds
3	Resources Expended:	£	£	£	£	£	£

3a	Cost of generating voluntary income
	Planned giving stationery	-	-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-	-
3b	Fundraising trading costs
	Bookstall	-	-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-	-
3c	Church activities:
	Overseas:
	Tearfund	1,200	-	1,200	1,226	-	1,226
	International China Concern	1,200	-	1,200	1,200	-	1,200
	MAFUK	1,200	-	1,200	1,200	-	1,200
	CompassionUK	352	-	352	586	-	586
	Open Doors UK	2,400	-	2,400	2,000	-	2,000
	JerusalemandTheEast Mission Trust Ltd	250	-	250	-	-	-
	BarnabusTrust	100	-	100	-	-	-
	Home:
	Church Pastoral Aid Society	1,200	-	1,200	1,200	-	1,200
	ChurchesTogether(Folkestone)	105	-	105	55	-	55
	AcademyRadio	240	-	240	240	-	240
	Support for AssylumSeekers	-	-	-	743	-	743
	Scripture Union	360	-	360	360	-	360
	Embrace theMiddleEast	100	-	100	-	-	-
	Medair UK	235	-	235	235	-	235
			-	-		-	-
	ChristiansAgainst Poverty	-	-	-	250	-	250
	Helpinghands	-	1,524	1,524	-	46	46
	BarnabasAid	-	-	-	250	-	250
	Rainbow Centre	2,500	-	2,500	2,400	-	2,400
		11,442	1,524	12,966	11,945	46	11,991
	Ministry:
	Diocesanparishshare	77,069	-	77,069	73,257	-	73,257
	Personnel	21,281	19,075	40,356	13,246	10,896	24,142
	Ministryteams	6,824	3,545	10,369	4,169	1,145	5,314
	Churchweekend away	1,350	-	1,350	250	-	250
	Repairs and renewals	11,703	7,002	18,705	21,513	-	21,513
	Cost of services	5,025	-	5,025	6,026	48	6,074
	Fees	2,653	-	2,653	2,692	-	2,692
	Coffee	214	-	214	-	-	-
	Social Events	2,515	-	2,515	1,641	-	1,641
	Insurance	7,095	-	7,095	6,648	-	6,648
	Telephone	622	-	622	734	-	734
	Electricityand water	17,087	-	17,087	7,254	-	7,254
	Bank charges	298	-	298	219	-	219
	Sundryitems	1,528	-	1,528	1	-	1
	Depreciation	2,716	-	2,716	2,716	-	2,716
		157,980	29,622	187,602	140,366	12,089	152,455
	Total	169,422	31,146	200,568	152,311	12,135	164,446
3d	Governance costs						-
	Independent Examiner's Fee	720	-	720	720	-	720
		720	-	720	720	-	720
	Total Resources Expended	170,142	31,146	201,288	153,031	12,135	165,166

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Notes to the financial statements (continued)

Note					2023			2022
					£			£
4	Related parties, Trustee expenses and remuneration
	Duringtheyear,expenses were reimbursed to no(2022:nil)				-			-
	PCC members in respect of travel and other out ofpocket expenses.
	In addition:
	Mrs R Yan was employed as Church Administrator				5,561			7,230
	Mrs D Lewis were employed as Children,Youth and Families Minister				11,783			10,896

	The expensespaid to Clergyand otherpaid employees mayinclude a				small immaterialproportion which relates			to their
	function as PCC members.
	There were no relatedpartytransaction		s in 2023(2022: NIL)

5	Staff Costs (personnel)				2023			2022
			Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total
			£	£	£	£	£	£
	Wages and salaries		21,119	18,732	39,851	13,035	10,579	23,614
	Social securitycosts		-	-	-	-	-	-
	Pensions		162	343	505	211	317	528
			21,281	19,075	40,356	13,246	10,896	24,142
	Duringtheyear,the PCC employed a layworker as the Children,Families and Youth Minister,a cleaner and apart-time
	administrator,none of whom earned more than £60,000.
6	Tangible Fixed Assets		Land &	Equipment	2023
			Buildings		Total
			£	£	£
	Cost / Valuation
	Brought forward		92,400	14,949	107,349
		Additions	-	-	-
		Disposal		4,085	4,085
	Carried forward		92,400	10,864	103,264
	Depreciation
	Brought forward		-	9,517	9,517
		Charged	-	2,716	2,716
		Disposal		4,085	4,085
	Carried forward		-	8,148	8,148
	Net Book Value
	As at 31 December 2023		92,400	2,716	95,116
	As at 31 December 2022		92,400	5,432	97,832
	Land and buildings represents the former curate's house and Grace Taylor Hall located at 126 Lucy Avenue which was bought and built in 1980. The valuation shown is 70% of the agreed valuation of £132,000 as at February 2001 (provided by the Diocese). The Diocese have a 30% interest in the property.
					2023			2022
			Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total
			£	£	£	£	£	£
7	Debtors
	Other debtors		284	-	284	871	-	871
	Income tax recoverable		737	-	737	514	-	514
			1,021	-	1,021	1,385	-	1,385
8	Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
	Accruals		9,642	-	9,642	3,970	-	3,970
	Social Security		1,362	-	1,362	-	-	-
			11,004	-	11,004	3,970	-	3,970

Note					2023			2022
					£			£
4	Related parties, Trustee expenses and remuneration
	Duringtheyear,expenses were reimbursed to no(2022:nil)				-			-
	PCC members in respect of travel and other out ofpocket expenses.
	In addition:
	Mrs R Yan was employed as Church Administrator				5,561			7,230
	Mrs D Lewis were employed as Children,Youth and Families Minister				11,783			10,896

	The expensespaid to Clergyand otherpaid employees mayinclude a				small immaterialproportion which relates			to their
	function as PCC members.
	There were no relatedpartytransaction		s in 2023(2022: NIL)

5	Staff Costs (personnel)				2023			2022
			Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total
			£	£	£	£	£	£
	Wages and salaries		21,119	18,732	39,851	13,035	10,579	23,614
	Social securitycosts		-	-	-	-	-	-
	Pensions		162	343	505	211	317	528
			21,281	19,075	40,356	13,246	10,896	24,142
	Duringtheyear,the PCC employed a layworker as the Children,Families and Youth Minister,a cleaner and apart-time
	administrator,none of whom earned more than £60,000.
6	Tangible Fixed Assets		Land &	Equipment	2023
			Buildings		Total
			£	£	£
	Cost / Valuation
	Brought forward		92,400	14,949	107,349
		Additions	-	-	-
		Disposal		4,085	4,085
	Carried forward		92,400	10,864	103,264
	Depreciation
	Brought forward		-	9,517	9,517
		Charged	-	2,716	2,716
		Disposal		4,085	4,085
	Carried forward		-	8,148	8,148
	Net Book Value
	As at 31 December 2023		92,400	2,716	95,116
	As at 31 December 2022		92,400	5,432	97,832
	Land and buildings represents the former curate's house and Grace Taylor Hall located at 126 Lucy Avenue which was bought and built in 1980. The valuation shown is 70% of the agreed valuation of £132,000 as at February 2001 (provided by the Diocese). The Diocese have a 30% interest in the property.
					2023			2022
			Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total
			£	£	£	£	£	£
7	Debtors
	Other debtors		284	-	284	871	-	871
	Income tax recoverable		737	-	737	514	-	514
			1,021	-	1,021	1,385	-	1,385
8	Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
	Accruals		9,642	-	9,642	3,970	-	3,970
	Social Security		1,362	-	1,362	-	-	-
			11,004	-	11,004	3,970	-	3,970

St. John’s Church – Folkestone

Annual Report

For the year ended 31 December 2023

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

			Brought					Carried
			Forward					Forward
			01/01/23	Income	Expenditure	Result	Transfers	31/12/23
			£	£	£	£	£	£
9a	Funds

	Free reserves		56,777	197,426	170,142	27,284	( 18,270)	65,791

	Designated Funds
		Youth Ministry	-	-	-	-	5,886	5,886
		CYFM	-	-	-	-	9,621	9,621
		Property	92,400	-	-	-	-	92,400
			92,400	-	-	-	15,507	107,907

	Unrestricted Funds		149,177	197,426	170,142	27,284	( 2,763)	173,698

	Restricted Funds
		HelpingHands	1,464	720	1,524	( 804)	-	660
		CYFM	7,109	6,500	15,080	( 8,580)	5,807	4,336
		Heating	17,490	-	6,167	( 6,167)	( 2,450)	8,873
		PrimeTime	250	-	248	( 248)	-	2
		Youth Hall	1,625	-	293	(293)	-	1,332
		Youth Ministry	-	11,830	7,292	4,538	( 594)	3,944
		Garden	502	50	542	( 492)	-	10
	Total Restricted		28,440	19,100	31,146	( 12,046)	2,763	19,157

	Total Funds		177,617	216,526	201,288	15,238	-	192,855
	Designated Funds:
		Fabric -represen	ts funds set aside by the PCC for the maintenance of church fabric.
		Youth Ministry-	represents funds set aside by the PCC for the unfunded Youth Minstry costs.
		CYFM -represen	ts funds set aside by the PCC for the unfunded CYFM worker and on-costs.
		Property-repres	ents the net book value of the freehold premises (see note 6).
	Restricted Funds:
		Helping Hands	-represents funds for assisting assylum seekers
		CYFM	-represents funds for CYFM activities
		Heating	-represents funds for church heating project
		PrimeTime	-represents funds for PrimeTime activities
		Youth Hall	-represents funds for repairing youth hall
		Youth Ministry	-represents funds for Youth Worker
		Garden	-represents funds for work in church garden
			Brought					Carried
			Forward					Forward
			01/01/22	Income	Expenditure	Result	Transfers	31/12/22
			£	£	£	£	£	£
9b	Funds

	Free reserves		47,726	162,082	153,031	9,051	-	56,777

	Designated Funds
		CYFM	12,275	-	-	-	(12,275)	-
		Property	92,400	-	-	-	-	92,400
			104,675	-	-	-	( 12,275)	92,400

	Unrestricted Funds		152,401	162,082	153,031	9,051	( 12,275)	149,177

	Restricted Funds
		Helping Hands	-	1,510	46	1,464		1,464
		CYFM	-	6,500	11,666	( 5,166)	12,275	7,109
		Heating	-	17,490		17,490		17,490
		PrimeTime	-	250	-	250		250
		Youth Hall	-	2,000	375	1,625		1,625
		Garden	-	550	48	502		502
	Total Restricted		-	28,300	12,135	16,165	12,275	28,440

	Total Funds		152,401	190,382	165,166	25,216	-	177,617
	Designated Funds:
		CYFM -represen	ts funds set aside by the PCC for the CYFM worker and on-costs.
		Missions -repre	sents unspent budget allocation for charitable giving.
		Property-repres	ents the net book value of the freehold premises (see note 6).
	Restricted Funds:
		CYFM -represen	ts sums received and paid out in respect of the CYFM worker.