THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF STJAMES THE LESS ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIALSTATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023
The Parochial Church Council of St James the Le55 Annual Report forthe yearended 31st December 2023 Contents Annual report 1-20 Independent Examinerfs report 21 Statement of financial artivities 22 Balance sheet 23 Notes to the financial statements 24-37
Page I The Parochial Church Council of St James the Less Re rt of the Trustees For The Year Ended 31st December 2023 Charity information Incurnbent The Revd. Elisabeth (Lis) Goddard Church address St. Jame5 the Le55 Westminster Thorndike Street London SWIV 2PS Independent examlner Knox Cropper LLP Office Suite I Haslemere House Lower Street Haslemere Surrev GU27 2PE 8anker5 The Covoperative Bank 62164 Southampton Row London WCI8 4ND Lloyds TSB 98 Victoria Street London SWIE 5JL CAF (Charities Aid Foundation) 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4TA
Pa8e 2 The Parochial Church Council of St Jarnes the Les5 Re rt of the Trustees For The Year Ended 31st Decernber 2023 Annual report of the Parochial Church Council For the year ended 31st December 2023 The Parochial Church Council IPCCI of St James the Less, Westminster, the members of which art as trustees to the charity, presents its report and the financial statements of St Jame5 the Less for the year ended 31st December 2023, which have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2C()6 together with the applicable accounting standards and the Charities SORP 2011. Responsibilities of the PCC Charity law requires the PCC to prepare financial statements for each financi31 year which give a true and fair view of the State of affair5 of the Charity and of the results for that period. In preparing those finantial statements, the PCC is required to: Select suitable accounting pollcies and then apply them consistently,. Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent,. State whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practlce have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements,. Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the church will continue in operation. The PCC Is responslble for maintaining proper accountln8 records whlch dlsclose wlth reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity, and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They 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. In addition, they are responsible for ensurin8 that the accounts comply with statutory requirements, the requirements of the charivs governing instrvments and includin8 any other additional information required by law. PCC Admlnlstratlve Snforrnation St James the Less is Situated on Vauxhall Bridge Road. Pimlico. It is part of the Diocese of London, Two Cities Area, within the Church of England. The correspondence address is St James the Less Centre, Thorndike Street, Off Moreton Street, London SWIV 2PS The Parochlal Church Councll {PCCI Is a reglstered charlty (No. 1135075)
Page 3 The Parochial Church Council of St James the Less Re rt of the Trustees For The Year Ended 31st December 2023 PCC Administrative inforniation PCC members who have served from 15th May 2022 (Annual Parochial Church Meeting) are: Incumbent: The Revd. Elisabeth Goddard Chair Church Wardens". Doroihea Gopaul from April 2016 Repre5entatlves on the Deanery Synod: Veronica Garbutt from May 2023 Elerted Members: Anthony Metcalfe-Gibson Ben Ealovega Estelle King from April 2022 from May 2021 from October 2020 until May 2022 from October 2020 until May 2022 from May 2022 from May 2022 Lay Chair Helen Mealins Treasurer Eunice Auma K. Paul Hamley Secretary Chair of Buildings Committee Denise Bamett from May 2023 Copted Mernber: Andrew Brown from September 2023 Treasurer Curate, Ex-offlclo: Curate, SSM: Curate, SSM: The Revd. Andrew Goddard The Revd. Fung Lau The Revd. Ruwani Gunawardene from September 2013 from July 2016 from September 2022 SSde5rnan: Denise Barnett Samuel Cassidy Merlyn Christophers Staff of St Jame5 the Le55, Employed by the PCC: Samantha Mccarthv Grace Mulera from June 2022 Operations Manager from April 2023 Children and Families until November 2023 Worker Strurture* governance and maTragernent of the PCC The method of appointing PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All baptised Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Elertoral Roll and are eligible to stand for election to the PCC within certain restrictions laid down by the Charity Commissioners. Committees The PCC operate5 through the following committees, which meet from time to time between full meeting5 of the PCC.
Page 4 The Parochlal Church Council of St James the Le55 Re rt of the Trustees For The Year Ended 31st December 2023 Stonding Committee This is a statutory committee and has the power to transact business of the PCC between its meetings, subject to any directions 8iven by the Council. 11 meets six times a year. It consists of= The Vicar The Warden/s The PCC Treasurer The PCC Secretary Another member ofthe PCC At the request of the PCC the Lay Chair has agreed to serve as the extra PCC member of the Standing Committee, particularly in the absence of a second Church Warden. The Standing Committee is once more meetin8 in person. Finonce Sub-committee The Finance Sub-committee has met once in 2023. to advise on the fom)ulation of the budget. The following people are part of the committee: The Revd. Lis Goddard Ichairl The Revd. Andrew Goddard Helen Mealins- Treasurer until Moy 2023 Andrew Brown- Treasurerfrom November 2023 Alice Chan - Bookkeeper Samantha McCarthy- Operations Manager Bookings Review Committee Thi5 Committee exi51s to apply our tems and conditn5 and to help the Centre Manager in making difficult decisions about lettings. Business 15 mainly conducted by email and on an ad hoc bas15. It consists of: The Revd. Lis Goddard Ivicarl The Revd. Andrew Goddard Dorothea Gopaul (Warden) Dr Paul Hamley (Chair of the Buildings Committee) Stoffing Committee This committee was set up by the PCC to help the Trustees to review staffing. job descriptions and the effective running of the office. The current members of this committee are: The Revd. Andrew Goddard (Chairl Dorothea Gopaul The Revd. Fung Lau Samantha McCarthy- Operations Manager (Co-opted) The Revd. Lis Goddard attends the Staffing Committee when requested a5 line manager of staff. Buildings Committee The Buildings Committee is responsible for overseeing the maintenante. repairs and any possible building or onservationlrestoration work on our significant buildings, always in consultation with the PCC. It consists of.. Dr Paul Hamley Ichairl The Revd. Lis Goddard Dorothea Gopaul
Page S The Parochial Church Council of St James the Less Re rt of the Trustees For The Year Ended 31st December 2023 Samantha McCarthy- Operations Manager ICo-OPtedl Adam Taylor-smithfrom L)ecember 2023 Friends of St James the Less Restorotion Committee The Friends of St James the Less Restoration Committee exists to, in co-operation wrth the PCC, raise the profile of St Jame5 the Less church and the restoration work which is planned for this grade l-listed masterpiece. They are also responsible for overseeing the fundraising for the work. The members of the committee are.. The Revd. Lis Goddard- chair Dorothea Gopaul- Church Warden Lizzie Iron - secretary Andrew Brown- treasurer Neil Jack50n- Victorian Society Rosie Gorman- Event5 Paul Hamley- Chair of SJTL buildin85 committee Roy Stallard- local historian Cheyenne Bfown-comms Samantha McCarthy- Operations Manager Sofeguordin9 Committee This Committee ha5 met once this year, overseeing the safe8uardin8 work of the church and reporting to the PCC. It comprised: Samantha McCarthy- PSO and Evidence Checker The Revd. Lis Goddard Grace Mulera- Children and Families Worker Suna Gurkan- Children's Chèmpion Worklng Groups and Teams The Leodership Teom The Leadership Team meet termty to provide oversi8ht to the leadership of services, homegroups and discipleship. Members of the preaching and worship teams are part of this team, as are those responsible for the oversight of our Prayer Ministry of all types. The Team consist5 of- The Revd. Lis Goddard (Chairl The Revd. Fun8 Lau The Revd. Ruwani Gunawardene The Revd. Andrew Goddard Amabel Ealove8a Ben Ealove8a Suna Gurkan Pastoral Team The Pastorol Team meets fortnightly for an hour and reviews the ongoing pastoral care of the congregation. It consists of.. The Revd Fung Lau Ichairl The Revd. Lis Goddard The Revd. Andrew Goddard Ben Ealovega Estelle King
Page 6 The Parothial Church Councll of St jarn the Less Re rt of the Trustees For The Year Ended 3tst December 2023 The Revd. Ruwani Gunawardene from September 2022 ODM Leoder5hip Teom The Open Door Meal Leadership Team has responsibility for the safe and effective running of the ODM and for ensuring ongoing financial provision. They are a150 responsible, with the PCC, for developin8 the PCC'S vision for the ODM and for ensuring that the ODM is effectively and efficiently run. There is currently a need to expand our pool of able volunteers, particularly so that we have a team to manage the end of the evening. There is also the need to expand the leadership team, it is hoped that when we appoint a Community Outreach Worker that these challenge5 will begin to be met. The current team are: The Revd. Andrew Goddard (Chairl Jamie Lobban The Revd. Fung Lau The Revd. Lis Goddard Fundraising Group This group was formed towards the end of 2022 to focus on fundraisin8 towards making our outreach work through Community Outreach Workers sustainable. The PCC are planning to appoint a part-time Children and Families Worker and a part-time Vulnerable Adults Worker in 2023 $0 this fundraising will be key going forward. The members of this Group are: The Revd. Lis Goddard Anthony Metcalfe- Gibson Catherine Lau ObSertlves and Artlvltles of the PCC St James the Less PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with an incumbent in promoting in the eccle5ia5tical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral. evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also ha5 maintenance responsibilities for the church and cenire complex of St James the Less, Pimlico. PCC Overvlew Church attendonce There were 70 parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll for 2023. The average attendance on a Sunday was 3S adults and 3 children. Average attendance at Messy Church is 55 adults & 53 children. Special messy is 8 dults and 4 children with attendance at the Li8ht Party being 63 adults, and 56 children. Altendance at the Special Light Party W05 5 adult and 2 children. During 2023 we continued our service for families on the first Sunday of the month at 3pm called J.A.M. (Jesus and Mel- Average attendance at J.A.M. was 8 adults and 5 children. Rlsk A55e55ment The PCC, through the staff, continues to give consideration to the major risks that the church is exposed to. to assess the likelihood of the risks occurring and the likely level of impact the risks pose. in conjunction with new diocesan guideline5. They have also considered the controls that are in place for these risks and have identified any necessary areas for action. This is an ongoing process that the PCC undertake5 to ensure that the operations of the church are adequately protected against the risks it faces in achieving its Strategic objectives. The PCC has a current Safeguarding Policy in place and requires all bookers of the Centre and Church to agree to it.
Pa8e 7 The Parochial Church Council of St James the Less Re rt of the Trustees For The Year Ended 31st December 2023 Safeguarding Safeguarding in this and preceding years continues to take prominence as a priority in this and the wider Church. It is one of the most important aspects of church life because it ensures that those who form part of the church are safe to participate within it and as such, we take Safeguarding very seriously here at St James the Less and it is of utmost importante to our mission and ministry. Safeguarding is a colledive- whole church- responsibility, wrth this in mind we held a Safeguarding Sunday this year, which I led and dedicated to highlightin8 this fact. it was a very successful day as a lot of people did not realise the importance of Safeguardin8 and the many different aspects of this and how Jesus, command to love, means that we are commanded to demonstrate a commitment to ensurin8 the safety of children, young people and adults at risk as they worship and take part in activities in our Church. In St James the Less, the Clergy and the PCC along with the Safeguarding Officer all work to ensure that we have the proper systems and policies in place in line with the diocesan 8uidelines. We Continue to strive to ensure that we respond without delay to any safeguarding issues and have placed safeguarding as a standin8 priority issue for the PCC and to ensure our training is up lo date, this includes new training and guidelines as they arise. As safe8uardin8 officer. I had some further training this year. The London diocese sofe8uarding team have monthly meetings online to support all CSO and PSO'S who can bring any Questions they may have to these meetin85 to discu55 Wlth others, this is a very welcome monthly support. As the St James the Less Evidence Checker and Church Safeguardin8 Officer, this year I have arranged the required DBS checks, assisted with safeguarding training, updated the Safeguarding dashboard, ènd have provided the PCC with reports and advice on the additional training that is required to take place during the year. Somantha Mccarthy PCC Revlew of the ear for 2023 The PCC met eight times during the year with an average aitendance of 98%.
Page 8 The Parochial Church Countil of St James the Less Re rt of the Trustees For The Year Ended 31st Decernber 2023 St James the Less Overview of the Year 2023 2023 was a busy year for St james the Less. with lots happening, new people arriving and old friends leaving. It was hard to say goodbye to the likes of Helen Mealins, as she finally left us having served us brilliantly as our treasurer not once but twice! We are certainly in a better place because of all Helen has done for us. We welcomed new families and enjoyed seeing Ruwani settling in as our curate. It was especially good to have her around during the summer to compare the Summer Games. and then to organise the very special visit to Battersea Park to see David Ewen s dye beds. Looking back. we are not the same church now as we were when we began the year. There is no doubt that we have recovered from Covid and have become a church. which is a caring and welcoming family. welcoming others and who confidently share their failh. WORSHIP Sundays at St James the Le55 Sundays at St James the Less are busy with at least 2 seNices and on the first Sunday of the month 3 services. The day starts with a 10am informal service which is also on Zoom, it is a hybrid service and those who join us on zoom are very much involved and integrated into the services. These services always include times of sung worship and an opportunity to listen to God then share words. pictures. testimonies bible verses or prophecies. It has been exciting over the past year to see how more and more people have felt confident to share openly in this time. The evening is a quieter, more traditional Communion service. Over 2023 the congregation at the evening service grew and the community at this service developed more. During Covid, in order to be able to continue to have Communion in both kinds we moved to having pre-cut
PaBe 9 The Parochial Church Council of St James the Less Re rt of the Trustees For The Year Ended 31st December 2023 bread and individual cups. Following a PCC discussion. at the end of 2023 we moved back to one piece of bread/a roll and to the common cup. Lis Goddard Sermons series At both services we have the same readings and sermon which then means that this can form the basis for the Home GroLJP Study on a Thursday. Over 2023 we had various sermon series. beginning with an Epiphany series. In Lent we Studied Amy Scott Robinson s book: Images of Grace in our Home Groups and this gave structure to our preaching series on the different images and language for grace to be found in scripture. From Easter through to july we had a series called King of Kings and Lord of the Church. this looked at human understanding of Kingship. as we approached the Coronation and what it meant for jesus to be Lord of Lords. This series culminated in Revelation 1-3 and the letters to the churches. From August right through to the end of November we used the tops of the Capitals in church as the inspiration for our preaching. with those on the left depicting the Miracles oflesus and those on the right his Parable5. As we then entered Advent we stayed with the decoration of the church and focussed on 4 of the Women of the Bible depicted in the reredos - looking at Ruth. the Wife of Manoah, Elizabeth and Mary the mother ofJesu5. Lis Goddord J.A.M. On the first Sunday of each month we have our l.A.M. Oesus and Me) Service for families at 3pm. This is a short, informal service which comprises action songs. prayer, a bible reading and craft5 to help to earth the lesson of the day. There is lots of interaction and lots of fun. We always finish with a cake - which is very popular- usually made by Veronical Lis Goddord Tuesday Communion Throughout 2023 we met on a Tuesday at Ipm for a said service of Holy Communion. A lovely community has grown around this and. part way through 2023 we slarted sharing a simple lunch afterwards. It is always a lovely time of fellowship and sharing. Thanks must go to those who regularly, generously. provide the food. Lis Goddord Services at Easter ond Christmas A5 usual Easter and Christmas were busy and wonderful times at St lame5 the Less in 2023. As well as Messy and Special Messy Celebrations (of which more later) we began marking Easter with a Passover Meal on Maundy Thursday. This was a really special time as we discovered how the Jewish celebration of the Passover related to what jesus did that first Easter and what we do now when we celebrate communion. On Good Friday we joined with other churches in the Pimlico area for a Walk of Witness which culminated at St James the Less with Hot Cross Buns. It 15 always so good to share our witness with others. visiting other churches and remembering what jesus did for us that first Good Friday. This was followed at 12 noon by an hour at the cross and at 6pm by a showing of a film of Pilgrim s Progres5. On Holy Saturday we combined our monthly Men s and Women s Prayers and joined together to clean and decorated the church for Easter. getting ready for a busy day celebrating Jesus victory over death. This began with a Dawn Service at 6am lighting the Easter Fire and taking it into a dark church, filling it with the light of the Risen Lord. This is always a beautiful and moving way to start Easter Day. We followed this with Breakfast. Then there was the All Age Easter Celebration.
Page 10 The Parochial Church Council of St James the Less Re rt of the Trustees For The Year Ended Jlst Decernr 2023 which. as ever. included an Easter Egg hunt - in fact this year the whole service was built around Easter Eggs. including the prayers After the service we joined together for our Family Easter Lunch and in the evening had a celebratory Easter Holy Communion. Thanks must go to all who volunteered and who made this possible. Christmas worship began with Ouf Carols by Candlelight Service - it was hit and miss whether we would be able to be in church for it thi5 year because of the lack of heating. but. fortunately, the weather was mild that weekend and. with the auxiliary heating and serving mulled wine as people came in we made it work. We took for our theme for this and across the whole of our Christma5 celebrations the verse which had inspired our Christmas card.. 'But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. Luke 2..19 It wa5 a really lovely. and joyous service. with, as usual the South Westminster Community Choirjoining us and. this year the pleasure of Cheyenne Brown singing 'Mary did you know. The following Friday we had our ODM Christmas dinner. celebration and Carol Service which wa5, as always, a very special occasion. On Sunday 17th we had, what has now become a fixed part of our Christmas celebrations.. Carols on the Move. Once more we were joined by the South Westminster Community Choir as we took the good news of Christmas out around our parish. It was a joy to be joined en route by people from their windows. balconies. doors and coming and walking and singing with us. Christmas Eve saw us having a Pop-up Nativity in the afternoon and a midnight communion at 11pm. On Christmas morning we began our celebrations with our Christmas communion followed by our Christmas All Age Celebration. then a wonderful, heaving Christmas lunch, Li5 Goddord Moving into the Centre Because of the failure of the heating in the church, we had to move into the Monk Room for worship through the winter months. This was a really hard decision to make, but we were really grateful to have the choice of somewhere warm to worship. Sung Worship At the 10 am service our sung worship is very simply led with solo voice and acoustic guitar (either steel string or classicall. We generally use modern songs but we do try to also use at least one appropriate hymn in each service. The preacher, service leader and worship leader work together to choose songs that fit the theme that is being focused on in the Service. We do try to introduce new songs as often a5 P055ible particularly where it is felt that a song fits well with the theme. We have occasionally been able to have worship led live at the evening service but usually videos are used. We are hoping to be able to have more live worship leading for the evening service in due course. During the winter as we were meeting in the Centre worship was led unamplified which had the unexpected positive effect of creating a more intimate worship experience. Ben EolovegG Home Groups Home Croups at St james the Less offer a time for fellowship and reflection at an evening meeting during the week. It begins with a meal at the Church and is followed by 3 study with time to pray for members of the Group at the end. This can be an intimate time and one to learn and grow together in laith and learn more in a safe space and setting. There are
Page 11 The Parochial Church Council ot St James the Les5 Re rt of the Trustees For The Year Ended 31st December 2023 currently Itwo I threel Home Groups. In the year to December 2023, our groups spent time in Lent studying Images of Grace (by Amy Scott Robinson) examining a journey from darkness to light. Subsequently we followed the sermon series by sludying the parables and miracles represented in the Church building itself in beautiful carving5 and illustrations. We found it fascinating that the artwork in the chancel represented women of the Old and New Testament. Home Groups are a valuable and precious resource at St james the Less for the congregation to learn and develop in faith. Ruwani ond Anthony Coffee ond Prayer Each Friday morning at 11am a small group of older members of the congregation meet logether in the Watkins Room. for whal is, effectively. our 3rd Home Croup. This is a time .to meet, to read and to pray. During 2023 we have been reading through the Psalms using Lectio Divina as our structure, which means that after our meetings. each person leaves with a verse, a sentence or a phrase from the psalm and a single word to take with us into the coming week. We find it remarkable how often we not only get a deep sense of the faith of the psalmist but also how often the parts we choose blend together as we Share them and lead us deeper in our own journeys of faith. Li5 Goddard Prayer While our individual prayer lives are of course integral. coming together to pray as a church family. in small groups or as a whole. is so vital. This continues to be a growing and vibrant part of our church life. Throughout this year the church has continued to come together and pray for each other, our community. the global church and the wider world. In March this year we had our -Revive- prayer meeling - it was great to come together to pray in creative and hands-on ways. The starting point was Ezekiel 37 and our time together included creating bees from thumbprint5 and pouring water through tubing. It was a very enjoyable evening with much laughter alongside prayer. We always participate in the Church of England s -Thy Kingdom Come which is in May - starting on Ascension Day and ending on Pentecost Sunday. usual we set up prayer stations in the church using sections of the Lord s Prayer as a way to help people to focus as they prayed. They each had a large mounted print of one of Ben s nature photos (chosen to fit the theme of the particular station) and a short reflection written by Amabel. People were invited to pause, reflect and pray as they focused on each line and a550ciated Bible verses and to think about how they could put into practice an aspect covered in the reflection. To tie in with Thy Kingdom come we had our annual Day of Prayer. This took place on Sunday 21 May and incorporated both the 10am service and the 6pm service and ran right through the afternoon. We recreated a large scale version of the Monopoly board using the streets, businesses and institutions of Pimlico instead of the regular streets etc. Also. the "Utilities were repurposed - for example Water Works became God s living water and the Electric Company God s light. We used a number of creative and hands-on ways to pray for our community. church and each other all based around the Monopoly Board. We made. Ljsing a shoe rack. a large model of the church which sat in the middle of the board.
Page 12 The Parochial Church Council of St James the Less Re rt of the Trustees For The Year Ended 31st December 2023 We invited people to bring a pair of shoes as a statement oftheir commitment to go out and spread the gospel in our community. Thank you so much to all who contributed in so many waysl Every Monday at 12.30pm people have been meeting together at St james the Less to pray for our church. Those not able to be there in person are encouraged to join in by setting an alarm and praying wherever they are. Our monthly Men s Prayers and Women s Prayers have continued regularly through the year and have been a great time of fellowship. deepening relationships and real blessing and Support as we pray for our church life and each other. While the women enjoy a healthy breakfast of bagels before praying. the men usually have a less healthy breakfast at a local cafe before coming into the church to pray. Often on Sunday nights the leadership team meet on Zoom to pray for the events of the day, specific people and each other. This time always finishes with the Aaronic blessing which we pray over each other and again over the community. The Prayerchain has continued to be used regularly this year and the prayer request is then forwarded to a group of people who have committed to pray. Prayerchain requests are kept confidential. It has been a great encouragement to see specific answers to prayerl Please feel free to email any prayer requests to hain Amabel & Ben Ealovego Creative Church.. Christmas Card 'But M3ry treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart Luke 2..19 This verse was the starting point for creating the artwork for OLJr St james the Less 2023 Christmas card. The final artwork for the card was a photograph of a collage that was made up of everyday objects and Christmas decorations. In the centre a heart shape was created out of thing5 we use in our daily lives ranging from pencils to hair curlers - and almost everything you can think of in between... headphones, golf tees. a bicycle bell, baby booties. a 5Patula etc - and every object in this part was red. Within the heart Small objects were used to subtly show the shape of a crib. Surrounding the heart were gold decorations and other gold items associated with Christmas (like crackers, small bells and sweet wrappers). We of course love Christmas and all its trappings but this card was designed to remind and assure us that we can find God s treasure in our everyday lives.. and not just at Christmas. At the same time. God treasures us. just as we are. in our day to day lives. Boih of these promises were represented by the everyday objects within the heart. The original artwork (measuring 120cm x 85cm) was then recreated at church and put on display (with lighting) and was viewable at all of the Christmas services and events. Amobel & Ben Eolovego
Page 13 The Parochial Church Councll ol St James the Less Re rt of the Trustees For The Year Ended 3tst December 2023 COMMUNITY OUTREACH Alpha and baptisms Alpha ran twice in 2023 with the second course running through into 2024. Each time it ran alongside the homegroups on a Thursday evening and at the end of the course those who wanted to were able tojoin a Home Group. At the end of the first Alpha course 3 people were baptised and one renewed their baptismal vows. It has been a privilege and exciting to journey alongside people as they have discovered and rediscovered faith. Amobel Eolovego & Lis Goddard ODM The Open Door Me31 has continued to be an important part of the church s ministry. serving a hot meal two Fridays a month in a relaxed. welcoming environment. to between 50 and 65 people who are homeless or vulnerably housed. We are grateful to all those from SItL, other churches, and the wider community who give up their time to volunteer and help prepare the meal, serve our guests, and clear up. It has been good to welcome new people onto the team in the past year but we are eager to have more involved as sometimes our serving team on Friday evenings is small and stretched. Offers to help or suggestions as to how to increase the volunteer base are therefore welcome. We are also thankful to those who have supported the meal financially in the past year - it is a powerful expression of Christ's love and welcome and make5 a real difference in the lives of our guests. both long-term regulars and new or occasional guests who often find us when life has turned particularly hard for them. Andrew Goddord Memory Café The Memory Café meets on the first Tuesday of each month in the Monk Room and is run by Londoncare in partnership with St James the Less. Over 2023 it had 2 leaders, first of all Skia and then in the Autumn Marco started after Skia left. Over the year there are a variety of activities. ranging from singing loved songs to planting seeds into the SItL garden. It is always a place for fun and to make friend5. Theresa Pountney (with Li5) Silver Screen Silver Screen continued throughoLJt 2023 on the lasi Sunday of the month and really began to recover from the pandemic. As usual each film was followed by a cream tea with a special Christmas Tea on the Sunday before Christma5 Day. During the year we had as broad a range of films as possible, from Diamonds are forever to Jason and the Argonauts. Oliver to Lassie Come Home. The Ipcre55 File to Carousel. Lis Goddord Mess Church/Speciol Messy Church Pimlico Foundation supported St james the Less in delivering an amazing Light Party last year. with the support of volunteers from 5t Gabriels and young leaders from the local area. We focussed on jesus being the light of the world and had some creative arts/crafts and games exploring what thi5 meant. We discussed themes such as what it means to be a light in the darkness, light defined as life and light being present at the beginning.
Pa8e 14 The Parochlal Church Council of St James the Less Re rt of the Trustee5 For The Year Ended 31st December 2023 We are continuing to run Messy and Special Messy which is always very well received for those who attend. It s always very encouraging to see Messy Church being event being reached by local residents. A high percentage of the families who attend are from disadvantage backgrounds or have a low income.. so providing a hot meal during the Messy Church is a significant help for many of the families. We have great support from the SITL church members and young leaders who help with the artslcraft. setup and food preparations. Isoac Rocke Trails We hosted the Christmas trails during the end of December. We had vi5it5 from the local primary schools to SJTL and also delivered the trail in St Gabriels Primary school.. learning about the birth of jesu5 and the journey of the Kings in a fun and creative way. Most recently SITL also hosted the Easter trails.. where the children from Churchill Gardens Primary got to see the SITL volunteers bring the bible characters to lifel Isooc Rocke Outbreak During the summer period of August, the Pimlico Foundation ran two separate holiday clubs. the first being for 8-1lyr age group, with the second for the 12-15yr age group. With the help of funding from Pimlico Millions and Young Westminster we were able to offer a wide range of off-site activities including go-ape. museum visits, kayakinglsailing, Zoo Trip and Thorpe Park. We also held daily activities at St james the Less Church, with faith talks and team building games. With the HAF we were able to provide hot food each day and give out takeaway for extended families. Prior to Westminster Cathedral Primary School closing down. we were providing an afterschool football club and continuing to do playground engagement work with Churchill Garden Primary school. Our community outreach work with Hot Chocolate Thursday within Churchill Gardens estate has been continuing strongly, with an average attendance of around 150 children. youth and families altending. We gain much support from 5t Gabriel s Church, the local community police. and regular volunteers from One Westminster in helping deliver. The aim is now to replicate Hot Choc Thursday in Lillington Garden Estate. We have also supported local community project such as International Women s Day, Bangladesh Society and Pimlico Community Day event. We are also running a number of successful afterschool clubs. most notably the roller-skating club and drop-in youth club. After successful funding from London Sport. the roller-skating club has gone from strength to strength. seeing 20-25 regLJlar children and young people attend every Friday. During out youth clubs we focus on building relationship and providing a safe space to talk about personal faith journeys, schools. mental health and topics relevant to their lives. Outbreak are continuing our mentoring at Pimlico Academy mentoring with year 7 students, having the aim of taking on more students from year 9 for the upcoming term. Isooc Rocke
Page 15 The Parochial Church Council of St James the Les5 Re rt of the Trustees For The Year Ended 31st December 2023 Pause Every Monday afternoon from 3.30-5pm during Term time we host parents. carers and children up to the age of 7 for Pause. The aim of this time is for them to have time out in their busy days to stop meet with each other and for the children to have space to play together. It is more than a toddler group as we can have older children. In the summer we have the pleasure of using the outside space. including the gardens. and in the winter we meet in the Monk room and enjoy a real variety of toys. We are supported by a great team of volunteers who ensure that this goes ahead each week. particularly the Community Payback Team who set up for it. Deni and Almaz who man the kitchen and provide refreshments to the parents. carers and children. and Suna who is a stalwart. It was a blessing for the 5 months during which we had a Children and Families Worker, to have Grace leading this work and engaging with the familie5 too. Lis Goddard Christmas ond Easter Lunch One of the highpoints of ihe year at St James the Less are the major festivals - Easter and Christmas - and these are especially marked by coming together. as a church family to celebrate together by Illyll * sharing food. At Easter this means both breakfast and lunch. at Christmas this means a full Christmas lunch with all the trimmings. On both occasions we had between 25-40 people there and it is joyous time to celebrate together. Lis Goddord Chri5tmos Croft Evening In the run up to Christmas we once again had a craft evening as an outreach event specifically for women. Those who came really enjoyed it and are keen to repeat it next Christmas and at other times of the year. Lis Goddord Coronation Celebrations In May we. with the rest of the UK had the chance to celebrate the King s coronation. As part of this we had a series of events including screening the service and the Coronation Concert on the big screen in church for those who wanted to share it with others. The largest event was our Coronation Street Party, in partnership with LALGRA (Lillington and Longmoore Residents A550ciation) and the WBA (Westminster Bangladeshi Association) which we held on the St james the Less Piazza. As well of lots of food to share there were also games and crafts for the children. organised by Outbreak. Lis Goddord J4-
Page 16 The Parochial Church Council of St James the Less Re rt of the Trustees For The Year Ended 31st Decernber 2023 SWFest As ever Gala Day at SW Fest was an important day for St james the Le55, only in 2023 we had 2 stalls. one for Prayer in the Square and one for the Friends of St james the Less. The Friends stall was raising the profile of the restoration work of which more below... At the other stall we gave away cakes and savouries. hot and cold drinks for free as a way of blessing our community and we offered the opportunity to pray with I those who would like it. particularly using prophetic prayer photo cards chosen by Amabel and Ben Ealovega. Lis Goddard Community Poyback We continue to receive support and service from the one-day weekly partnership with the Community Payback Team. Thomas Francis is the supervisor who is very professional and capable in his management of the team members. We very much appreciate his help. The tasks carried out can sometimes be very heavy and dirty work and sometimes the team members go above and beyond what is required of them. They keep the buildings i.e. the church and the church centre clean and tidy and are always willing to carry out the various tasks set for them. including setting rooms up for meetings. Christmas Irails. Pause etc. The surrounding outside areas are also kept clean from fallen leaves and debris. It is very encouraging when some of the team members come and seek Lis and l out to say goodbye and thank us for giving them this opportunity and how it has helped them, they have also on occasions popped in when passing by to say hello. Dorothea can sometimes be found using the opportunity during their breaks to interact with the team members to spread the good news of the gospel ofJesus Christ. We are very grateful for this help and pray that we conlinue to have a good relationship with this organisation. , PAYBAC Samantha Mccorthy Portnership with Estate workers SItL benefit from the help of the above workers during the year. They are always at hand if help is needed. A few examples as follows= the cleaners help to deliver Christmas cards to residences on the estate. They remove fallen leaves from the front of the church during the autumn season. They remove heavy furniture and waste objects from the church. At times they are at hand when we needed to change light bulbs or other tasks. The gardeners use weed spray in the court yard during the spring time when needed. From time to time. they loan us gardening tools etc. These few examples show the good relationship SItL has with peoplelworkers in the community. We are grateful for the willingness of everyone who engage and assist us. Dorotheo Gopoul Ecochurch In line with the church of England s recommendations. we are continuing to improve our efforts at becoming a greener church and regularly meet up with fellow Eco-church members and have joined the newly established Net Zero Carbon Forum. We are delighted to announce that in lune 2023 we were awarded the Eco church bronze award.. shortly afterwards we received our Fairtrade certificate based on the products we use for our church refreshment5. A ROCMA BRONZE AWARD WINNER ?023
Page 17 The Par¢)thial Church Council of St James the Less Re rt of the Truste For The Year Ended 31st December 2023 Last year we had a wonderful harvest of the vegelables we planted which included tomatoes, courgettes and cabbage, which we hope to repeat this year. To attract bees and butterflies we also planted a honeysuckle and Jasmine which are continuing to do well. Estelle King and SomonthG Mccorthy Band of willing volunteers l just wanted to extend my thanks and gratitude to all our wonderful volunteers who help the church with the many events that are put on. without you all we could not run them. The different things the volunteers help with are setting up for Sunday and Tuesday services. preparing the food for Open door meal. helping to set up and run Messy and special Messy church. setting up and serving refreshments at Pause, opening and closing for hirers out of hours. cleaning the toilets and centre during the week and joining the PCC. I am especially most grateful for the help that I get in the office. from filing, laminating. shredding and stapling booklets together as it gives me the time to get on with other important tasks. As a church we are blessed having volunteers to help support us and we are always grateful for more people tojoin the team of wonderful people who give up their time. If anyone is interested in helping join our volunteers. please get in touch with me. Somontho Mccarthy CARING FOR OUR BUILDINGS Friends of St Jomes the Less The Friends have been layin8 foLJndations for the bicentenary celebrations of G.E. Street s birth in 2024. The November Dinner was postponed to 20th lune 2024, when it will attract a lot more interest. being held on Street s birth-date. The Committee met monthly. drafied a Strategy Document and distributed three New51elters. Selina Hermer left to focus on her school-work, and we welcomed new members. Andrew and Cheyenne Brown." Andrew is the new church treasurer. and Cheyenne takes on publicity. bringing terrific skills to website development and social media. The Browns also introduced Ardesh George. who offers experience of engineering and building projects worldwide and will act as Project Manager. Alongside the church. we ran a stall at South West Fest in july. where a particular succe55 was the Hama Bead church.- painstakingly designed by Ben and Amabel Ealovega, a pixellated image of the church was built up with Hama beads. which will shortly be fixed and framed for display. The weekend continued with an evening talk on Monday 3rd july - St james 5 feast day - entitled St James the Less.. Past. Present and Future., and a visit on 4th July from the American Victorian society. with a guided tour by Professor Neil jackson - which resulted in some generous donations. In November. the church hosted the Ecclesiological Society s inaugural Brandwood leclure. given by Peter Howell. and together with The Victorian Society, we officially launched the Street 8icentenary year in january. adding more enthusiasts to the Friends community. A Victorian Society talk in March introduced Mr Street to familiar and new audiences both in person and online. and the next event will be the launch of the new book on Street, held at St james the Less on 17th April. Lizzie Iron
Page 18 The Parochial Church Council of St James the Less rt of the Trnstees For The Year Ended 31st December 2023 Internal Railing5 The railing metalwork has been restored by Justin Hill and the stonework by Anna Taylor. A service of remembrance for Pure Zhang was held on 23rd September with a memorial plaque unveiled with family attending from China. This project is now completed. Poul Homley Heating ond Energy Audits The church boilers (at least 30 year5 old) were condemned in May as non-reparable with corroded heat exchangers. An Energy Audit was performed by Matt Fulford of Inspired Efficiency on 18th October. This was funded by Westminster Council Ic. £540 for church, £420 for hall) via the Westminster Churches Net Zero Group. The main conclusions of his report were-. Connection to the District Heating Network is a suitable option Given the inability to affix anything new inside the church, an Air to Water Heat Pump system is the other option. This might require replacement of radiators. unless a high temperature output system is used. The external plant would have to replace one of the sheds between the apse and former school and be of similar size to a shed. Hall-. Air to Air Heat Pumps are suitable (for post boiler future) Adam looked at hiring oil fired warm air blowers for Christmas. bul this proved to be too expensive (c £3.000) for two uses. Samantha has purchased four 2 kw fan heaters and two radiant heaters. These provide locali5ed heating with a range of about three metres. During the year contact was re-established with the council and GEM who operate ihe Pimlico District Heating Network. GEM have advised us: It is possible to connect to the district heating network This could form part of their social responsibility requirements Funding I grants could be arranged by GEM Replacement of system pipework within the estate must occur first, this is likely to take 3 to 5 years. In parallel. RLS heating Iwho were recommended to us by the Diocese of London) h3ve found two second hand boilers. two years old. which we have purchased. The plan is for RLS to install these on the south boiler room wall with a heat exchanger connecting to the existing radiator network. which could later be connected to the District Heating Network. The Hall boiler is approaching ten years old- a funded plan to replace it is needed. It could be replaced by.. an Air to Air heat pump system connection to district heating network (from c 2029)- however, access to the boiler room is much more complex than for the church. Paul Homley Cracks and exploroÈions Cracks appeared in the Monk Room internal walls in january 2023. These have now had monitoring pins installed. We are waiting for an external test pit to be dug against the Monk Room west wall to uncover the foundations, inspect the drainage and look for any tree roots. In addition, another crack under the right hand window of the south ai51e (St Peter) will be investigated by drilling an internal borehole. which will allow understanding of the fill under
Page 19 The Parochlal Church Council of St James the Le$5 Re rt olthe Trustees For The Year Ended 31st December 2023 the church tiled floor. A quotation has been accepted from Cliveden Conservation to lift and replace nine tiles, and also repair the damaged tiles near the organ console. Thi5 company came from the National Trust and have a wide variety of useful conservation experience. PH has visited All Saint s. Boyne Hill, Maidenhead. an 1851 church by our architect G.E. Street and also listed at Grade l. This church suffered from an uneven floor Irom shortly after building.. it was recently lifted. compacted and the tiles re-laid, so we have access to their experience if required. Poul Hamley ALL CHANGE Groce Mulera In April 2023 we were able. at long last. following advertising and interviewing, to appoint a parl time children and families worker in the person of Grace Mulera, who had been attending the church on and off for a few months. Grace came with significant experience of work with vulnerable families in the Secular sphere and she invested in the work of St james the Less, particularly the Sunday Morning Children s Church. developing a film night once a month, Speciallmessy Church and partnering with Change for Life and Outbreak. Sadly after being with us for S months she felt that she needed to move on. We are very grateful for all she achieved durin8 her time with us. Sinead Aylward Sinead joined us in the autumn of 2023 on placement as she discerns her vocation within the Church of England. li has been good to have her with us as she has explored the various things we do and reflected on them. It has also been great to have her involved in preaching and leading some ofour services. 2023 Flnanclal Revlew The Church had a challengin8 financial year. partly due to the cost-of-living crisis being felt by so many. However, strong financial markels resulted in the Statement of Financial Activilies recording a net movement of funds of £11,815, followin8 net gains on investments of £12.625. If these gains are not taken into account the operating position for the year amounted to a negative £810. Total income in the year decreased from £153,104 to £145.796, a fall of £7,30814.8X. The church has two main income streams, giving from the congre8ation, both including and excluding Gift-Aid, and the hire of premises. Together. these two sources account for c.85%-90% of General Fund income each year. Income from both streams saw a fall in 2023 with hire of premises falling by E7.938116% to £43.252 and givin8 including Gift-Aid received fallin8 by £3,78418.1% to £43.165. Total expenditure increased by £3,12712.2% during the year to £146.606. In light of the high levels of inflation within the economy this shows Strong cost control from the church. The Balance Sheet remains strong with net assets ai the disposttion of the Charity amountin8 to £553,440, up by the net rnovement in funds from last yearfs figure of £541.625 an increase of £11,81512.2%. This is made up of restricted funds amounting to £451.918, most notably the Ministry Housin8 Fund of £385,013,. Designated Funds of £54,668 ènd General Funds of £46.854. The Assets comprising these funds are made up of Fixed Assets amounting to £349,684 which relates to Investments, Debtors of £8.588, Cash of £222,903 and Creditors amounting to £27,735, of which £15,040 is deferred income from the mast.
Pa8e 20 The Parochial Church Council of St James the Le55 Re rt of the Trustees For The Year Ended 31st December 2023 It is the policy of the PCC (agreed with church members at the APCMI to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the tree reseNes of the Church, èt a level which will provide sufficient funds to cover the normal ministry, management and administration costs of the Church for a minimum of one month Ibut, ideally three monthsl and any emergency expenditure as it should arise. Additional reserves are set aside where, in the view of the Council, it is prudent to allow for future expenditure plans. The level of free lunrestricted and designated fund) reseThes at 31 December 2023 stood at £101.522 {2022.' £116,903). Approved by the PCC on 24 and signed on its behalf E. Goddard
Page 21 Inde ndent Examinerfs Re To the Trustees of The Par¢xhial Church Council of St Jarnes the Less I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Parochial Church Council of St James the Less (the Charity) for the year ended 31st December 2023. This report is made to the Trustees, as a body, in accordance with the term5 of engagement. My work has been undertaken so that I might carry out an Independent Examination of the financial statements in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Chartty and the Charity's Trustees as a body for my work or for this report. Respon5ibilitSes and basls of report As the charity trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requiremenis of the Charities Act 20111'the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination ol the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Art and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examlner's ststement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention In connection wlth the examination givin8 me cause to believe that in any material respect: accounting record5 were not kept in respect of the Charity as fequired by section 130 of the Act,. or the accounts do not accord with those records,. or the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Re8ulations 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 a¢r055 no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in thi5 report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Gregory Stevenson FCA Knox Cropper LLP Chartered Accountants 65 Leadenhall Street London EC3A 2AD 2024
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Page 23 The Parochial Church Councll of St James the Less Balance Sheet as at 31st December 2023 2023 2022 Notes Fixed Assets Tangible Fixed Assets Investments 357 324,482 349.684 349,684 324,839 Current Assets Debtor5 Cash at Bank and in hand io li 4,382 243,806 222,903 231,491 248,188 Credltors.. Amount falling due within one year 12 127,7351 131,4021 Net Current Assets 203,756 216,786 Credltors.. Amount fallin8 due outside one year Net Aets £553.440 £541,625 Represented by: Restrfcted Funds 13 451.918 424,722 Unrestrirted Funds General Deslgnated 14 14 46,854 54,668 61,557 55,346 101,522 116,903 Totsl Funds £553.440 £541,625 Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 2024 and signed on their behalf. E Goddard
Page 24 The Parochlal Church Council of St James the Le55 Notes To The Accounts For The Year Ended 31st December 2023 l. Accounting Polities al Status of the PCC The Parochial Church Council of St James the Less is a re8iStered charity. no. 1135075. A description of the nature of the PCC'S activities is disclosed in ihe Report of the Trustees. The PCC'S principal office address is stated on page l. The presentation currency of the financial 51atements is the Pound Sterlin81£1. b) Basls of Preparatlon and A$5e55ment of golng concern The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with the exception of investments which are included at market value. The financial statements have been prepared under the Chaflties Act 2011 and in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 governing the individual accounts of PCCS, and with the Regulations true and fair view. provisions, together with the Financial Reporting Standard Applicable in the United Kin8dom and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 and the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities ISORP IFRS 10211. The Charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Charitys ability to Continue as a going concern. c) Funds Accountlng Funds held by the PCC are: Unrestrlrted Funds - The general fund which can be used for PCC ordinary purposes and funds designated by the PCC for particular purposes. Restrlrted Fund5 Donations or 8rants receNed for a specific purpose or invited by the PCC for a specific purpose. The funds may only be expended on the specific purpose for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of the year is carried forward as a balance on that fund. dl Income All in¢ome is reco8nised once the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the Income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably. i)onotions. Legocies ond Collertions Collections are recognised when banked by or on behalf of the PCC. Planned giving receivable under Gift Aid is recognised only when received. Income tax recoverable on covenants or Gift Aid donations is recognised in the accounts when the gift is received. Grants and legacies are accounted for when the PCC 15 notified of its le8al entitlement and the amount due is probable. Other ordin¢7ry inConfroM church tKtivities Parochial fees due to the PCC for weddings, etc. are accounted for on an event by event basis. Rental income is recogni5ed when receivable. Incomefrom investments Dividend and interest income are accounted for when receNed as is any income tax recoverable on such income.
Page 25 The Parochial Church Councll of St James the Less Notes To The Accounts For The Year Ended 3151 December 2023 l. Accountlnz Policies (Continued) e) Expenditure Liabilities are recognised as expenditure a5 soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis. All expenses including 5UPPOrt Costs and goveman¢e costs are allocated or apportioned to the applicable expenditure headin85. Grant5 Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded where the award creates a bindin8 obligation on the PCC. Church Ac¢Svltles The diocesan parish contribution is accounted for when paid. Any parish contribution unpaid at 31st December is provided for in these accounts as an operational Ithough not a le8all liability and is shown as a creditor in the balance sheet. D Flxed Assets Fixed assets are held at historic cost less depreciation. Depreciation is calculated on a straiBht.line basis and written off over the life of the asset according to the class of asset as follows.. Office. Centre and church equipment 20% on cost g) Flxed Assets Investrnents The Charity's investments consist of investments in unit trusts. Initially they are recognised at their transaction value and subsequently measured al their fair value os at the bolance sheet date using the closin8 quoted bid price. The statement of financial activities includes the net 8ains and losses arising on the revaluation5 and disposals throughout the year. Realised gains and k)sses on investments are calculated as the difference between sales proceeds and their openin8 carryin8 value or their purchase value if acquired Subsequent to the first day of the financial year. Unrealised gains and losses are calculated as the difference between the fair value at the year end ond their carrying volue. h) Current Assets Amounts owing to the PCC at 31st December 2023 in respert of fees, rents or other Income are shown as debtors. le55 provision for amount5 that may prove uncollectible. Short-term deposits include cash held on dep051t either with CAF Bank, Cooperative Bank and Lloyds Bank.
Page 26 The Parochlal Church Councll of St James the Less Notes To The Accounts For The Year Ended 31st December 2023 l. Acccounting Policies Icontinuedl ) Cashflow The Charity has taken advantage of the exemption in the Statement of Recommended Prartice from the requirement to produce a cashflow statement. 2. Donation5, Legacles and Collectlons 2023 Restricted Fund Unrestrirted General Deslgnated Total Gift Aid Donations Gift Aid Recovered Other Planned Givin8 Open Plate Collections Sundry Donations Grants Received 26,477 7,322 9,366 2,582 4,345 2.249 897 30 216 3.717 28,726 ,219 9,396 2,798 8,112 s.0 50 £55,092 £50 £7,109 £62,251 2022 Restrlrted Fund Vnrestrlcted General Deslznated Total Gift Aid tyonations Gift Aid Recovered Other Planned Giving Open Plate Collections Sundry Donations Grants Received 27.960 6,829 12,160 2,523 2,243 8,266 1,845 2.084 510 28 5,949 4,721 29,805 8,913 12,670 2,551 8,192 12,987 £59.981 £15.137 £75,118
Page 27 The Parothial Church Council of St James the Less N¢)tes To The Accounts For The Year Ended 31st Oecernber 2023 3. Other Trading Artlvltles Z023 Restrirted Fund Unrestrirted General Designated Total Hire of Premises Sales 15,040 15,040 £15,040 £15,040 2022 Restrlrted Fund Unrestrlcted General Designated Total Hire of Premises Sales 15.040 15,040 185 185 £185 £15,040 £15,225 4. Investment Incorne 2023 Restricted FUNI Unrestrlrted General Deslgnated Total Dividends Bank Interest 12.577 226 12,577 1,558 177 1,155 £177 £1.155 £12,803 £14,135 2022 Re5trlrted Fund Unrestricted Genernl Designated Total Dividends Bank Interest 11,133 48 11,133 326 178 £i(M) £178 £11.181 £11,459
Page 28 The Parochial Church Council of St James the Les5 Notes To The Accounts For The Year Ended aist Decernber 2023 Income from Charitable Acti¥ities 2023 Restrfrted Fund Unrestrirted General Designated Total Parochial Fees Hire of Premises Miscellaneous Income 519 43,252 1,324 9,275 9,794 43.252 1,324 £45.095 £9,275 £54,370 2022 RestrSrted Fund Unrestrirted General Designated Total Parochial Fees Hire of Premises 112 51,190 112 51,190 £51,302 £51,302 6. Cost of Raisln8 Funds 23 Re5trlrted Fund Vnrestrlrted General Deslgnated Total Cost of goods sold Fundraising events 261 261 £261 £261 2022 Restrirted Fund Unrestrirted General Designated Totsl Cost of goods sold Fundraising events 535 282 535 282 £817 £817
Page 29 The Parochial Church Council of St James the Le55 Notes To The Attounts For The Year Ended 31st December 2023 7. Charitable Artivities 2023 Restrirted Fund Unrestrirted General Designated Total Charitable Giving INote 7a) Activities directly related to work of the Church (Note 7bl Expenditure related to the Church (Note 7cl Governance and Support Costs INote 7dl 872 7.175 735 8,782 50,078 11,878 61,956 19,988 12,398 1,742 34,128 41.479 41,479 £112,417 E19.573 £14,355 £146,345 2022 Restrirted Fund Unre5trirted General Designated Totsl Charitable Giving INote 7a) Activities directly related to work of the Church INote 7bl Expenditure related to the Church (Note 7cl Governance and Support costs (Note 7dl 7,160 578 8,738 42.11 9.103 51,209 I9,3 10,844 37.647 44,978 44,978 £107,087 £18,(M)4 £17,481 £142,572
Page 30 The Parochial Church Council of St James the Less Notes To The Accounts For The Year Ended 3tst De¢ernber 2023 7. Charitable Activities (Conlinued) la) Charitable Giving 2023 Restrirted Fund Unrestricted General Designated Total Mission Giving Vicarfs Discretionary Giving 872 5,100 2,075 5,972 2,810 735 £872 £7,175 £735 £8,782 2022 Restricted Fund Unrestrlrted General Desl8nated Total Mission Givln8 Vicar's Discretionary Giving 7.160 8,160 578 578 £i.ocA) £7,160 £578 £8,738 Included within the above 15 donations to institutions of £5,97212022.. £2,3IXIl, being the Pimlico Foundation. and donations to individuals of £2.81012022: £6.43811. (bl ArtlvltSe5 Dlrertly Related To The Work Of The Church 2023 Restrlcted Fund Unrestrlrted General Deslgnated Totsl Diocesan Common Fund Centre Costs Activities Open Door Meals Service Costs Schoolroom Costs Community Outreach Community Worker Staff Costs 37.125 3.623 2,098 37,125 3,623 2,098 5,331 3,452 3,780 175 6,372 5,331 3.452 3.780 175 6,372 £50,078 £11.878 £61,956
Page 31 The Parochial Church Council of St James the Less Notes To The Attounts For The Year Ended 31st December 2023 7. Char5table Artl¥ltSes (Continued) Ib} Artivities Directfy Related To The Work Of The Church 2022 Restrlrted Fund Unrestrirted General Designated Total Diocesan Common Fund Centre Costs Activities Open Door Meals Service Costs Community Garden Community Outreach Schoolroom Costs 34.(KM) 1,872 2.393 34,C( 1,872 2,393 5,889 1,366 1,509 1,705 2,475 5,889 1.366 1,705 2,475 £42,106 £9.103 £51,209 (¢1 Expend5ture Related To Church 2023 Restrlrted Fund Unre5trScted General Oeslgnated Totsl Church Centre Runnin8 Costs Building Maintenance Depreciation 19,466 522 1,842 10,199 357 21,308 12,463 357 1,742 £19,988 £12.398 £1,742 £34,128 2022 Restrlrted Fund Unrtstricted General Desiznated Total Church Centre Running Costs Building Maintenance Depreciation 18.690 313 2.454 8,032 358 21,144 16,145 358 £19.(M)3 £10.844 £7,81XJ £37,647
Page 32 The Parochial Church Council of St Jame5 the Less Notes To The Accounts For The Year Endtd 31st December 2023 7. Charltable Activities (Continued) Id) Governance and Support Costs 2023 Restricted Fund Unfestricted General Designated Total Staff Costs Temporary Staff IT and Telephone Accounting Independent Examination Governance Costs Sundries 28,648 28,648 5,084 3,816 2,160 3.816 2,160 1.771 1,771 £41,479 £41,479 2022 Restrlrted Fund Unrestrfrted General Deslgnated Total Staff Costs Temporary Staff IT and Telephone Accounting Independent Examination Sundries 23.167 7.095 6,292 3.288 2,160 2,976 23,167 7,095 6,292 3,288 2.160 2.976 £44.978 £44,978
Page 33 The Parochial Church Council of St Jarnes the Less Notes To The Accounts For The Year Ended 31st Decernber 2023 8. Tanglble Flxed Ats oirict Fittin8S Centre Church Fittings and Flttlngs and Equiprnent Equipment Equipment Total Cost Brought forward Additions 4,458 24,971 28,289 57,718 Carried forward 4.458 24.971 28,289 57,718 Depreciation Brought forward Charge in the year 4.458 24,614 357 28,289 57,361 357 Carried forward 4,458 24.971 28,289 57.718 Net Book Value At 310ecember 2023 At 31 December 2022 £357 £357 9. Inv¢strnents 2023 324,482 12,577 Fair value at l January 2023 Additions Disposals Unrealised 8ainslllosses1 12.625 Fair value at 31 December 2023 £349,684 Holdlng Original Cost Market Value M&G Charifund CCLA COE Investment Fund CCLA COE Property Fund 487.956 3038.64 18188.67 92.260 80,IXX) 15,OCM) 146,371 181,449 21,864 £349.684
Page 34 The Parochial Church Council of St Jame5 the Less Notes To The Accounts For The Year Ended 31st December 2023 10. Debtors Z023 2022 Trade Debtors Accrued Income 4,556 4,032 835 3.547 £8,588 £4,382 11. Cash At Bank And In Hand 2023 2022 Bank account5 £222,903 £243,806 12. Credltors 2023 2022 Arnounts due wSthln one year Other CdItorS and Accruals Taxation and Social Security Deferred Income 12,286 409 15.040 16,362 15,040 £27,735 £31,402 Deferd Income represents income re¢eNed in advance from hires of premlses. Deferred income brought forward of £15,040 was fully recognised as income in the year and the amount deferred in the year amounted to £15,040.
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Page 37 The Parochial Church Council of St James the Le Notes To The Accounts For The Year Ended 31st December 2023 15. Assets Between Fund5 2023 Vnrestrirted Desi8n3ted General Restricted Fund Total Fixed Assets Investments Current Assets Creditors fallin8 due within one year 349,684 102,234 349,684 231,491 127,7351 62,538 115,6841 66,719 112,0511 £46.834 £54,668 £451,918 £553,440 2022 Unre5trlrted Deslgnated General Restrlrted Fund Total Fixed Assets Investments Current Assets Creditors falling due within one year 357 357 324,482 248,188 131,4021 324,482 98,157 70.029 115,0401 80,2 116,3621 £55.346 £63,640 £422,639 £541,625 16. Employee Informatlon There were no employees who received employee benefits exceeding £60,(KO12022.' None). The average weekly number of persons employed during the year wa5.. 2023 2022 Office Staff stsff Costs Wages and Salaries Social Security Costs Pension Contributions 34.230 22,632 1641 599 790 £35,020 £23,167 17. Related Party Transartions There was no trustees remuneration or other benefits in the year to 31" December 202312022: Nill. Planned Giving donations amounting to £7.440 were received from trustees during the year. In addition. £3,468 in one-off donations were received from trustees during the year. One trustee. ELFnite Komakech, was paid £1.140 for opening and closing the Church Centre during the year for hires.