CIA YTOP4 WITH KEYMER PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Registered Cl)arity No. 1135087 TRUSTEES ANfwAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THI YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 CONTEI NTS Psge Trustees annual report Rcport of the independ¢nt exaininer St&temenl of.fii)ancial activities Balance Sheet Notcs to the acGouuts 10-18 Restricted and EndowiDenl fiii)d5 19-34 Wcbsit¢'. laytonwi¢hkeymer.OTg.uk Enthunl)ent.' The Revd. Alex Baxter The Reo'tory l The Crescent, Hassocks W¢st Sussex, BN6 8RB Indepcndenl examintr.. Plill Actountants LLP n8fisher House. Hurstwood Grange Flllrstwood Lai)e. l.Iayward8 l.leath Wesl Su$s¢x, RH17 7QX Bankers., HSBC 40 Soutb Road Haywards Heath West Susst4 Rl-116 4LA CLA YTON WITH KEYMER PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Re￿Stered Charity No. 1135087 TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECCI MBER 2024 OUJ. #nd purp06¢$ a¥ a chHrity The PCC has the r¢sp￿]SIbIlity of co-operating with tb¢ in¢un)benL tl)e R¢vd Alex Baxtcr in-. ProvidTng the sa¢ram¢nts of the Church of EugLand and serying the local coinrnunity, Tlic promollloi) of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ aGcordii)g to the doctrines and praGtic¢s of the Church of [￿n￿alld. In th¢ parish the whole mission of the Ghurch 18 womoted, ijJ¢luding pastoral, so¢iaL cvai)gelistic, and ecumenscal. To prornote the vision of the Diocese whioh is 'To know love follow Jcsus,. Pra¢tical support and ¢are for people in the p&ri8h, from the youThgest to th¢ eldest, ￿especlIve of l¢Y¢l of n¢cd or ability lo pay, Providing financtal support to those in need and lo other organisations with similar objectives. There are three Churohes wilhin th¢ parisli - St John the Baptist, Cla)rtoD . Sl Cosmas ulld St Damiat), K¢ym¢r and St Franci8 of Assisi, Ha$$o¢ks. Wc have four loyal cgngr¢8atLODB attd se¢ over a hundred people )¢ross our four worship 8ervice6 on a Sunday. Thc PCC also h&8 the ma(nte1￿nce re4x>nsibilities for th¢ ¢hur¢byards at Clayton and Keymer and for the three Church halls. What we planned ¢0 do to 4chleve our f harilgble objeetive8 Siiice 4th Sepfrrnb¢r 2017 1 have been Reetor of the Parisb of Clayton with Keyjner, workn.ng lo build community ￿)gagemBlI1 ￿ld trying lo grow the d]urch community. witb some SLiccess. We have sccn a small rise in attElldance with new peoplr youllg and old joining our church cominullily. We have a]so l)ad a lot of success in engaging witli our COn]￿u￿alY and laiinchillg and swtaiTLing several successful colmll￿Jty proJ￿ts and cliibs. When plannii)g our activities for tile yeur. our iti¢umbeiit and thc PCC h&ve considered tli¢ Cl)arity co]n￿lS810￿,5 8uid&nce on publiG benefit ai)d the specifio guidat)¢c on'cliarities for thc advancement of religion,. The council has C￿￿pIled with the duty under Section 5 of the Safeguardii)g and Clergy Disciplinc m￿St￿e 2016, fifjly r¢wgnizing its duty to Iiave du¢ r¢8ard to the Flous¢ of Bishops, guidanLE on safeguarding childr¢n alld vulnerable adults. I",or 2024r2025 we discussed and planned the following objeclives and activiti¢8 io lu]fil our aini.8: Enabling as people as p053ible to worslhip in our church iabling as many pei)ple us possible to becomE parl ofour paTish c4)nmiLn)ily TeaGhin& bapti.8ing llr]d lll￿turMg n¢w #nd existing believErs Conducts'ng marLiages Condu¢tsng funeral8 Mainliining uvetvicw of worship ilroughoiit thc parish Considering liow s¢rvi6E5 Gan i]]volv¢ the Mk￿Y grollps that live within tht parish Putti1￿ faith iuto practice, throu8tL w'aycr and suipturc, n)u$ic ai)d sacratneni CLA YTON WITH KEYMER PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Registered Charity No. 1135087 TRUSTEES AIYNUAL REPORT {CONTINUED) ri OR THE YEI AR ENDED 31 DECEMBKR 2024 Offering worship and prayer. Icarniiig about the Gospel. in small group Situations Assisting people from all walks of life io d¢v¢lop their knowledg¢ of, aiid tjust Ill, Jesus Piovision of pastoral care for people IiviEag in the parish Providing &ssistance to the poor and iieedy of the parish Giving donations to local and national charitable organisotions Rea¢hing ollt to the unchurclied througb provi8ion of the willage fete and geverBI outrea¢h groups to Ib¢ dderly. young par¢nts l￿d a thriving youth club, ainlaiiiing Ilie fabric of the church buildings as 8 historic c£ntre and focus of b'fe in the village What w¢ Achleved knd how wt affected beneficiarl¢BI lives worshlp Tlie PCC is coll￿1￿ed to enabling is many people as possibl¢ to parti¢ipat¢ in Church of England worship and to b¢ part of our parish community. Thc R¢ctor ajid PCC maintains ftn ov¢Triew of worsl)ip throughout the pllrish, and the related ￿tIVitieS of th¢ chur¢h*, and has adopted the following a5 Its 8tatErnent of purpose,. Centred on Christ. we will worship God in a vari¢ty of ways, aLid Trtaintain a distinctive Anglican prescts￿ itt our communities, Workn'llg closely with our fellow-Chn'stian8 we wi]I be a¢tive in our ¢ortJ)wnity invittng otlLers to Share in the life of faith. The churthes of St. John the Bapti8t and St. Cogmas & St. Damian are open every day tor private prayer. aiid for visitors interested in the history aud aTchitectur¢ of these two locally (and in St. John's case. natiooally) si8iiificant buildings. The Cl)urch and Hall at St, Fran018 ar¢ also valued cominunity bu￿ding8 and are used daily. Cl&yton and Keymer chui'chyards attract mally Visitots and rcn]aitt opED for burials although spacs is limited. The clergy and18y rcadcrs of d)¢ parish ar¢ willing to give &dvi¢¢ aud pastoral support to Lmy local residents and lo wnduct i￿a￿JaSE￿, baptismg and funerals (ni church or 81 crematoria), as appropriats, for local peopl¢ in accordancc with Church of c￿n818￿d prwtice. The ￿￿ding8 at our servic&9 on Sundays aiid Cestivajs the basis for teacbing the Chrislian f&iih aimed primarily at the adult coiigregaliolls. Our Junior Chur¢h d¢vis¢ tlieir owi parli¢uler Style OF wors￿'p aloiig the8e theilled readings and have their ow tim¢ in and out of thB IYLaitk servicc The Sunday ServiLe at St Francis is &lso relaycd wazoorn as 'VI￿1￿. servi¢¢ IVur¢h) to bYJ"ng worship to Ihose physically ￿lIble to to chuich. ThE RcGtor has made Changes tD iiicarparate rnore involvtrnent WLth childrn) Id young rai￿111¢$ which has Shown a small rise in attendance and eiwgement. Christian te￿h1￿8 for our youttgEr membe Gentres on Junior Church whicl) caters 'for a rdi)gc of agc5 from Carly infancy to tr¢ll￿¢ years iii¢otporating bibtscal t￿hillg alld 4Lnt them¢s and issues iii today's increasingly s¢¢uJar soci¢ty. Lach of fh¢ thr¢e Churclies markEd tbeir Pkttronal Day, and ClaytOi1's was cclcbraied witlL th¢ ￿tnual Ilow¢r Festival and a we¢k¢nd of popular activities. On Mothering Sunday posie¥ were given oui during the servic6 to all Ladies and cliildrcn in th¢ congre8atioll. CLAYTON wrrH KEYMER PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL R¢gi$t¢r¢d CliariLy No. 1135087 TRUSTEES AI¥NUAL REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THI YEAR ELYDED 31 DECEI MBER 2024 The carol. crib and Christiiigle seryi¢es al Christniaslim¢ draw many local people iiito tlie church. Record numbeTS hav¢ b¢Bn reached alld are increa8llig y¢arly. The R¢ctor holds monthly Commuiiion 8¢rvices at the Villa Adastra Cai"e Homc and Pauline Thaw Day Centre (Age Concern) which is appreciated by nuJnb¢r of older resid¢i)ts, as well as taking holy CQrniDUlllon to the hous¢boundwho ¢an iio longcr physicauy get to church. Our con8re8ations have grown in th¢ last year a￿d a half with new members joinin& soin¢ young families alld childr¢n and SOEne ¢ld¢rly, It has b¢cn apleasurE to sc£ the d)ur¢h grow and to welcome n¢w mEmbers of the community LhTough ow. doors, P￿TI￿raIMIN1$irY As far as possible rn￿nbets of the clergy llnd pastora] tellm have visit¢d ¢hurch mcmbers who are housebound, in residential ¢are or in hospital, and aryanged for lo receive ¢mnt))uni¢xJ. When desired, rnembers of the parisl) give a¢live support lo ItLe Foresight Club whi¢h Trjeets oli our premiscs. and the Bumps, Babie8 and Toddle￿ group 5UPPOrts paren¢$ of yOUllg children in the lo¢al area. Parents ai)d th¢ir children are able to IErop into this group free of charge ¢a¢li w¢¢L and wt are grateful to th6 dedicated t£gm of church members who n)th tlii8 P055Lble. A popular youth club 18 held on a Thursday evening for school-agc Ghildrcn. Tl)e Cameo club (come and meet each otberl whj'ch start¢d in Junc 2018 has been EL very popular outreach to the senior members of t[￿ ¢omnLunity. It j8 a social club held monildy Mthich takes place in Krymw Churth Hall provides company to ihe local oDJrnuntty. Members of the parish are aGtive in orgHnizing the Cl)ristma5 Togetl)er tea party on Boxing Day. attd many olheTS contribute fo(Ki item8 and present% for the V4ttelldees. Wi have laull¢hed a S￿¢]11t¢ of the Burgess l.lill Foodbank itL FIassooks and together with 'Chiircknc8 Together, in Ha￿SOCkS have bc¢ll consideTing ways of identifysng and hclptng loG&l people in Leed. Qur Lommiinity olltrcach "Hug in a mug" lcd by OUT Part-ts'me fatnilie8 und commui)ity worf(er En]ma Tunibull h&8 been a SUCL£8sfiJl posl covid project to bring people together in th¢ com1Munity socially. Over foty Jneet weeldy oll & Mond&y d Tu£gday in two of the church halls. Our S￿eguardi1]g t¢am. now ruli by Carol Tester. WOTk hard to cnsurc that we are compliEwt with 'Thc Safeguardillg policics foi. ohildren and vulnek)ble adiilts,, in¢ludiD8 ciiirying out &nd renewing Dt3S checks on all those manbers of tli£ parish whose roles require tliem. lThey descrvt our thanks tor all th¢ir ¢fforts, as do members of the parish fur their wopcratioll. The PCC Aild P&M C'ommitt¢es have tho updatcd Lh¢ p￿18￿ Ilealth and Safety policy attd Each ¢liurch has prodvecd Iheir I-lcalth and Srtfety urrangem¢nt polici¢s to suppiirt tht maiii do¢um¢Dt. These are reviewed ¢very y¢u. Wc havc had lo dcal with some 5eriou5 safeguarding issues tliis year, all of whÈch h&v¢ beell reterred kn thc dioccsc and ha￿ b¢¢n advis¢d upoii. CLA YTON wfTH KEYMLR PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUTrICIL Registered Charity No. 1135087 TRUSTEEI S ANNUAL REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THLI YEAR CI NDEI D 31 DECEMBLIR 2024 01￿ Parish is & member of Churches Together in Hassocks (CTH). Ti)¢ clergy and two lay representsLUve6 are part of the CTH Stccrin8 Group. Mlsslon rtnd Developmenl A comprehensive Parisb Vision 18 k¢pt Under review developed by the Rector and PCC. This ineorporales th¢ main areas of parish Life Al)d provides tt guide to th¢ PCC and othcrs. My vision as the Rector lias been to direct our inission more into the coiJmunity and reaching out to them itjstead of just expecung tliem to ¢ome lo us. This yeu has b¢en mainly a Y¢￿ of onsolidation as we be8in to maintsill and build on tbe work we h&ve be¢n doing T¢G¢lltly. During the y¢gr ￿ rdn successful fundraisin8 ¢VWIt8 that also engaged with the local COMI￿ullity including a Barn Dmce. tbe St Francis Street Fail, th£ Arts festival at Keym¢r. ihe ClaJtonP&lrth￿l Wcekend F¢stiYal our traditional Cbristmas Fair Tliere is a Separate meii's and women's pr&ycr brdifast held tnonthly ill th¢ Parisb which hus been very su¢cessful, The churches jointly organi8ed Cbristsn&8 publicily di8tributed at a market stall and by an advertisement in the village Tall(about magazine. "Messy Church" which 18 orguLiscd ecumenically, brings togeth6r younger members ot differ¢nl ¢bur¢hes and those Mrilli no olhcr Church connectyon. The village-ceotre location provided by th¢ United Refornied Church I)￿ proved id¢a] for this. This is proving very popular with the oldsr gTOUP wtho also call in to enjoy the &vailablt coffee and cak¢. Circulation of our Parish News ¢xtends bcymid the reguknr congregations and is H valuable sourc¢ of inforn]alioll and contact for th¢ local comn)uLiLy. A new parisli websit'e and Farebook page is runninB and is a betterr¢sOUr￿ for Éhc parish and for new enquiries and for reaching out to tIK local ￿￿￿)unity. Flnancial Rthtw ShortRg #he mintstry cosls ofthe Diejcese Chiehutér Most ollhe (he parish's inconle ¢wncs from thc voluntary givin£ of OTLT parishioi)ers. and we are very grateful foE ¢h¢ 8¢nerosity of so many peoplc, wthicl) makes i)ur work activiti¢% possible. wedd￿llg and fLm¥ral fee3, collections aL wcial s¢rNryc¢5 and rumdrai8ing eveLits providc additional iucorne. Th¢ PCC'S most sigmfL¢iint ¢¥penditur¥ is thc sum p&id to the di(K&%tt for our share of 1111 ¢hurGhcs' Paiish Ministry Costs. This ainount ¢ovcrs thc clergy's housing, stipeLid, alld pension ¢osts. well as & 8landard suni for diocesan ecntral ¢ost8, clcrgy training, and a contribution iD national chutcli fL]nd5. Cllrr¢nlly, the Parish is mccling l of the Gosts allocated to iL alld we &"¢ very proud uf tbis achievcmenl. Ill the past two ycars, wc kave ttally focusEd on our fLllall¢E5. makiiiB consideruble saving8 and cutting our usage of gas and el#ctriGLty. CLA YTON WITH Ktymli R PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Regist¢r¢d Ch8rity No. 1135087 TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (COTrITINUED) FOR THE YLI AR D 31 DECEMBER 2024 2024 saw & gignifie￿Il inereasc in fundrai8llJg wtivities, including very popular concerts in oiir churches. The tnoney r&ised is a iELcrEasingly itnportatLt part of dic parish's incomg. Thanks to the gcneTosity of past and present memberg, we GOlltinLie lo have substantial rcstrictEd fi￿d8 availablc for ￿￿l￿taining the Parish ¢hurcbe8, meeting social needs. and otlLer $pe¢ific purpos¢s, whi¢h gre 8r&i¢fidly r¢¢¢iv¢d and used. A g¢n¢rous giving cgJnpaigii in latt 2023 coi)cei?trated on preaching and teaching about the importance of giving and explainin8 how th¢ ¢liur¢h arAd diocese operate financilljly. Many people have limited knowledge of how ibese thing8 happen. By encouraging meM￿r$ lo sign Lip for tlie Parish Givin8 Scheme. we have seell a good iiicrease in ol￿ giving but this will t]eed to grow and continu¢ to meet our rising ¢ostB. New canl r¢adcr machinc6 wll also bring in &thlitional giving. Why we bold some money in reserve The PCC bas reviewed its resejves. This review encompassed the nature of the income and eXpenth't￿£ streams, the lleed to match variabl¢ incomc with fixed commilmcnts and the iiature of the reserves. The reiuew concluded that to allow thc PCC to be managed efficiently and to provid¢ a buffer for unintemipted 8ervice8, a general reserve equiiialent t(Tr £27,500 should be maintained. The FCC has a number of other designated and regtricted fund8 represented by investments and fixed assets. We are WOTkmg with tbe diocese and tlL¢ Charity Comnjission to updatE how we can us¢ some of these fuDd5 more appropriately for the parish today, One of the endownents dales baclc to 1928 and has unTea]istio stipulations for the parish's worktoday. It 1$ PCC policy to d¢signal¢ the net in¢ome from the chur¢h boxes and wall safe. whioh ¢ai) be 8ttriblll¢d inainly tr) visitors to th¢ cl)iirch for fabric rq>Lirs, including those identified ii) the QLiinquenni21 Jnspection. CLA YTON wrrH KEYMLI R PAROCHtAL CHURCH COUNCIL Registered ChaTity No. 1135087 TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (C0Tr4TINUED) FOR THZ YEAR ENDED 31 DEI CEMBER 2024 Structiir¢i gov¢rnaThc¢ and M8nsge￿e￿t of the ch81.ity The P&To¢hial Church Counci] (PCC) is registered with Charity Commission as requirod by the Charili¢s Act 2011. Its governing d￿llin￿nI is tbe Parockn'al Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956. Duriug th¢ year the followtiig served as members of the Paro¢l)ial Church Council., LY Offlicio members Ineumbent: CliairmY4n The Revd Alex ￿￿ter Assistant Curates: The Revd Su¢ Anson The Revd Sinon Ean)shaw Re8dei': Iwr Roblli Holford Wardeos: Juliet Strange Nfy D&vid Clark Trelsurtr: Mr RoystoTh 14aines De#ntry Syiiod: Irs CEUOI Teslei. Mrs Jai)et Sharnian Elected Members.. Dr Paul Seddon Mrs Carolyn Paynter Mis8 Carol Tester Dr Ilelen Grah Elaine Mills Sottia Goodsell (until Miy 2024) MT8 Barbara IM)ewell MTS Yrem Can￿0 Mr RobertPinnock (until May 2024) Hanllelor¢ Wurtz (Secretary) GIftAld Coori]InAtor Mr Roberi Pinnock SHfegu*rding Coordin&tor: Miss Carol Tester This Tntst¢es' At￿Ual R¢pOrtW￿ approved by the PCC 4nd sig￿ed on thesr behalf by The R¢vd. AL¢x Baxter PCC Chaiiinan .J Al.. S..4.. 02 May. 2025 REPORT ofi THE INDEPENDINT EXAMINER TO THE CLA YfoN WITH I