2022-12-31-accounts

Annual Report & Financial Statements

of the

Parochial Church Council

For the year ended 31[st] December 2022

David Scott Hewstone, Kenneth John Christopher Wheeler, Kathleen (Jenny) Crawford, Mark Keough

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Vicar’s Report

There has been much to celebrate in 2022, not least the careful stewardship of church resources and finances. Thanks to diligence and care, despite all manner of challenges, we have saved more money that we thought we would and our income has been very positive, thanks in no small part to the huge number of arts events we have hosted this year. The investment in our buildings and equipment have made St Andrew’s church and halls desirable places to stage productions and offer concerts. Not only has this helped the church coffers but it has been a wonderful source of outreach and mission. Whilst keeping a good reserve, we have still managed to pay for the double glazing of the large hall and the refurbished doors on the church, both of which are great achievements. I would like to thank all the congregation for their generous giving and remember with love and thanks Joyce Drake whose legacy helped pay for the new doors. I would also like to thank Juliette Winter for going beyond the call of duty to make the buildings run efficiently and manage our fuel usage, but I would also like to thank the Finance Committee for their strong leadership and professionalism.

We have also seen a very positive increase in the congregation as we recover from the pandemic. The rota of young servers has been a noticeable joy during our worship but the music and choir have also been excellent. We saw the return of the Welcomers lead by Rowena Chan, with many new recruits offering their service to this crucial ministry. Having reflected on what not to being back after Covid, we were able to focus more on the things we felt most important. So groups like the Bible Study group, the Toddlers and the Memory Café have been very well attended and well resourced. Sadly the need for the help of food banks has increased across the nation this year and we have certainly seen the Can Bank serving between 20 and 30 families a week. This has been a great challenge as even the incredibly generous donations of Harvest are largely used up by Christmas and re-stocking the shelves has been difficult. I am very grateful to the Can Bank team, led by Pennie Bongomin for providing a really welcoming space for those most in need.

I would like to say how much of a joy it has been to receive Jonathan Esposito, as he continues to explore his vocation with us. Jonny has been a real star, assisting liturgically and pastorally and always happy to roll his sleeves up and help with DIY etc. And then towards the end of the year to hear that St Andrew’s would receive Fr Tom Smith to continue his curacy here was a wonderful surprise and a great delight!

Finally, I will mention the passing of David Hewstone, who was much loved by all of us, a regular at 8am and a volunteer at the Winter Night Shelter. David loved St Andrew’s and when he died with no relatives, I was so proud of the way our community gave him a wonderful service, with lovely tributes and a beautiful reception. We will remember him fondly. David was a great fan of jazz and we hope to hold a jazz evening at some point in 2023 in his honour.

Fr Edward Turner

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Curate’s Report

After an unexpected hiatus to my ministry, it was wonderful for myself and Dayna to be reacquainted with our friends at St Andrew’s, and for me to be once again working with Fr Edd, this time as priest and curate serving the people of the church and the Southgate area.

It has almost been as though I have not been away, having seamlessly been reintroduced and welcomed by all staff and the members of the church. It has been a very affirming and fulfilling 4 months so far, and I only anticipate this to continue throughout my remaining time with you all.

I have welcomed my inclusion into sharing in all aspects of ministry at St Andrew’s and delighted to see the church active within and beyond its threshold. As part of this I have enjoyed the experience of presiding and preaching at significant services, as well as officiating at my first baptism at St Andrew’s and being including in other occasional offices.

It has been a joy to lead Collective Worship at St Andrew’s School and getting to know all staff and pupils. One initiative that I have taken on has been to encouraging the children to create cards with messages of love and support for those affected by the recent earthquakes in Syria and Turkey. These messages will be delivered to representatives of both communities here in London and to be sent forward respectively. I have also reached out to community schools within and beyond our parish, offering teaching of Christian festivals across the ages to pupils at Merryhills Primary and Westgrove Primary. For the very young, it has been wonderful to be leading Little Fishes, having now learnt that it’s all about ‘pulling things out of bags!’

Other areas of my ministry have included pastoral visiting to those unable to attend church; overseeing the safeguarding/recruiting paperwork for the Can Bank and offering support; leading bible study and being part of the Lent Talk series; initiating our engagement with Eco Church; offering regular online prayer resources with Morning Prayer and Ignatian Prayer; and of course, moving chairs and climbing ladders, a prerequisite for any future incumbency!

I would like to offer my thanks for the welcome and support that Dayna and I have been given by Fr Edd and all at St Andrew’s during these first few months and look forward to building upon my experience as priest, gaining greater confidence, and further ministering to people of St Andrew’s and beyond.

In Christ, Fr Tom Smith

The PCC of St Andrew’s Church, Southgate comply with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016, in relation to having due regard to House of Bishop’s guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

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Safeguarding

At St Andrew’s we take our Safeguarding responsibilities very seriously and it’s at the heart of everything we do. The PCC has adopted “Promoting a Safer Church” as its own safeguarding policy and the topic of Safeguarding is high on every agenda at our regular PCC meetings. We have a robust procedure in place to deal promptly with safeguarding allegations or suspicions of abuse and work closely with the Diocesan Safeguarding Team for further guidance, advice and support.

A new Safeguarding Dashboard was introduced last year so we now have all the latest policies and procedures at our fingertips making it much easier to access information and keep our children, young people and vulnerable adults as safe as possible.

All our volunteers who work with our children, young people and vulnerable adults have a valid Data Barring Service (DBS) check and have also completed training relevant to their specific role. The majority of the PCC have also undertaken additional training too as they recognise how important Safeguarding is.

The various Church Activities all have leaders appointed who have been safely recruited and risk assessments in place.

Safeguarding is an ongoing responsibility for all of us and we welcome any feedback, concerns or observations at any time. Please feel free to speak to me, Fr Edd or any of the PCC who will be only too happy to listen confidentially and take action as appropriate.

Anne Anderson Safeguarding Officer.

1. Aims and Objectives

St Andrew's Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, the Reverend Edward Turner, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of the Church and halls.

2. Objectives and Activities

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of our parish community at St Andrew. The PCC maintains an overview of worship, outreach and charitable work throughout the parish. Our worship and activities put faith into practice through prayer, music, charitable giving and Sacrament.

When planning our activities for the year, we have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. In particular, we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through:

• Worship and prayer; learning about the gospel and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus Christ.

• Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish.

• Missionary and outreach work.

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To facilitate this work it is important that we maintain the fabric of the Church of St Andrew and the Church Halls.

3. Achievements and performance

A) Children and Youth

St Andrews School

In terms of school entry, admissions were healthy and we had a full reception cohort. This is positive considering the ongoing trend in the borough (and Greater London in general) of primary school applications. Enfield is often cited in reports of boroughs that have been highlighted as having significantly lower numbers of primary applicants post-Covid.

On 22 September 2022, we had our first SIAMS (Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools) meeting since 01 March 2022. There was much evidence that the good work that we saw last time has been continuing. The continuity that the RE lead teacher has been consolidating throughout the faculty was clearly evident. I was told that between 60-90 minutes a week are dedicated to RE. Morning, lunch and afternoon prayers are being consistently implemented. Teachers and students are free to create prayers which are relevant to them: prayers are not prescribed.

The Deputy Headteacher and I visited a Y2 class first. Both doors were open to allow for airflow. The classroom, as with all classrooms, was neat and tidy with purposeful displays; including the ‘big question’ related to RE. The Teaching Assistant was actively engaged with not only the students who have designated additional needs but she also stepped in quietly at one point to remind one young boy to be more attentive to the lesson. This is true of Y6 as well (I did not notice a Teaching Assistant in Y4)

Despite being only three weeks into the school year, the classroom teacher had clearly established routines with the class which were extremely effective. The pace and pitch of the lesson were spot on (including a ‘drama break’). The lesson focused on ‘Why Did Jesus Teach the Lord’s Prayer as the Way to Pray?’ The teacher explicitly addressed vocabulary related to the lesson and clearly differentiated the difference between ‘wants’ and ‘needs’ ahead of the Venn Diagram activity.

I randomly chose three students to speak to during this lesson: When asked what they thought of RE lessons the students used words such as ‘fun’, ‘my favourite’ and ‘the teacher makes it interesting’. I asked the students to tell me about the ‘prayer book’. While this hadn't started yet this year, the students were able to explain it to me from their memories of last year and I noticed that they were smiling when they talked about it; which I took to mean that they enjoyed the practice. All three students were able to easily tell me about their class value but were less confident about their saint (again - it’s early in the school year). When asked about the school’s mission statement, the girls eagerly recited it in unison. I asked them how they would feel if the mission statement were to be taken away from them. One girl responded that it would be strange because she couldn’t remember not having

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the mission statement which suggested to me that it is clearly embedded in the student’s lives. The other girl said something along the lines of, ‘but it has the word kindness. What would we do without kindness?’

I also observed a Y4 and a Y6 RE lesson. Again, each was pitched and paced at an appropriate level. Y4’s learning objective was “How did Moses follow God’s calling for his life?” while Y6 were inquiring into “How has the Christian message survived for over 2000 years?” by writing a diary entry as witnesses of the Pentecost. I didn’t have an opportunity to speak privately with any students in these classes due to the nature of the lessons but, during moments when I could walk around and speak to students, I did observe a high level of engagement and understanding of the topic. I also noted that displays were clearly visible in each classroom.

From what I observed, there is an evident focus on RE within the school and that focus should continue to be at the forefront. The RE lead teacher has done a commendable job of creating consistency and continuity within the RE programme at St Andrew’s. I thanked her for her work and I’m sure that we all wish her well on her maternity leave.

Jodie Commons

Toddlers

Toddlers continues to do well with between 30 - 50 children attending every week. We have many regular families who attend but we are also attracting new families each week.

More and more families are arriving earlier which shows how much they like coming to the group although we have seen an impact with Asda changing the parking to 2 hours. Some families are leaving early or arriving late if they park there. We have kept the price at £3 per family or £2.50 if they pay for half a term up front. Most are choosing to pay as they go even though they come every week.

We are keeping costs down as much as possible by using minimal materials for crafts and shopping around to buy what we do need. Coffee, milk and biscuits are often donated.

In September we ran our annual MacMillan Coffee Morning and raised over £50 for the charity by selling cakes donated by parents. The Christmas Party was well attended and thanks goes to David Santoro for dressing as Santa. One child commented that Santa had a funny accent! Each child received a small cuddly toy animal and enjoyed a selection of party food. Sadly St Andrews School choir were unable to attend this time but we hope to have them back this year. The Easter Party was equally good and thanks to Father Tom for donning the rabbit costume this year. The children enjoyed getting their chocolate eggs from him. A huge thank you to the volunteers at toddlers who keep us running. As always, we could really do with more people to help serve teas once a month.

Philippa Santoro

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Sunday School

It’s been another successful year for St. Andrew’s Sunday school.

We have held regular termtime activities with the average number of attendees of 6. The regular attendees are of a junior school age and also involved in choir or serving and majority attend St. Andrew’s primary school; that provides an opportunity for a deeper discussion during the lessons as we are building upon the existing knowledge and experience.

We continue to use Blackburn Diocese Educational board packs; the focus has now shifted from craft to teaching and learning as our children are older and more open to sharing their thoughts and views. The craft and games are still enjoyed, and children are given more options and freedom to reflect what they have learned.

Our Nativity play is a true highlight of the year for Sunday School; we had 24 of our children and young people performing. Thank you to all the volunteers, parents and actors involved, and to our lovely parishioners for a warm reception.

This year we undertook a risk assessment of our activities and Alex James is in the process of completing the safeguarding leadership training. We have recruited two volunteers using the updated Church of England Safer Recruitment and People Management Guidance.

Our volunteer numbers are still low and we would like to expand our team. If you think you might be interested in joining us or to find out more about being involved, please speak to Fr. Edd or Alex James. Training and support will be provided.

Thank you to Eleanor Buhlmann, Julia Chen, Leyla Guler, Karen Hearn, Katharine Robinson, Charlotte Turner and Rowan Turner for sharing their time, knowledge and joy with our children. Last but not least, we thank our congregation for ongoing support and encouragement.

Alexandra James

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B) Worship and prayer

The PCC is keen to offer a range of services during the week and over the course of the year that our community find both beneficial and spiritually fulfilling. With this in mind we have held Morning Prayer both on zoom. This supplements the usual Sunday services: The main 10.30am Eucharist which is sung, the evening service which is in the style of the Taizé Community and the 9am Holy Communion which is spoken, and the Children’s Eucharist which are on the first Sunday of the month. We also have the very popular Little Fishes service for pre-school children on Fridays. All are welcome to attend our regular services.

The average attendance from March to December was 92 including both ordinary and special Sundays.

As well as our regular services, we enable our community to celebrate and thank God at the milestones of the journey through life. Through baptism we thank God for the gift of life, in marriage public vows are exchanged with God's blessing and through funeral services friends and family express their grief and give thanks for the life which is now complete in this world and to commend the person into God's keeping. We have celebrated 5 baptisms, 0 weddings and our ministers have officiated at 9 funerals this year.

St Andrew’s school services were held at Easter, Harvest, All Saints and Christmas. We hosted the Osidge School Harvest and Christmas Services, Salcombe Prep School Christmas and Leavers Service, and one school visit from De Bohun School, Durants School and Westgrove School.

Fr Edward Turner

Church Music

Music at St Andrew's continued to be a source of inspiration, and solace, over the past year. Nine Lessons was a triumphant celebration of the season with numbers in the choir swelling to fill the whole of the Sanctuary. Ash Wednesday was reflective, yet beautiful. The choir continues to be a thriving part of the community with Friday night practises gearing up again as we enter Spring. The band at the monthly Children's Service has a few new regulars, which is wonderful, and accompanying the beautiful Sunday School nativity was a true highlight. We continue to enjoy three organists in regular rotation which further highlights St Andrew's, and Fr Edd and Charlotte's, ability to attract and nurture the arts. Fr Tom's arrival has meant that Taize services, always dynamic in their approach, have evolved again. The encouragement to listen and harmonise is now stronger, potentially strengthening the discipline of prayer within the music. We thank all those who contribute their time and talents to the music at St Andrew's and look forward to another great year!

Katharine Robinson

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Altar Servers

During 2022 the Altar Servers went from strength to strength both numerically and in the duties that they carried out. The introduction of the Server’s Whats App group proved a great success and enabled easy communication of the rota and any last minute week by week changes that had to be made due to sickness or prior engagements. Rotas go out about four times a year and servers get a midweek reminder of who is on the following Sunday. The clergy and other rota leaders are also on the Whats App group and this has meant easy coordination of roles in church such that if a parent is reading a lesson on any particular Sunday, then their child will act as one of the servers that week.

With everything running smoothly and numbers increasing, the decision was taken in September to increase the servers number each week from two to four and to give the older servers more chance to be Crucifer which they now do every other Sunday. Tony our very experienced Crucifer then fills in the weeks in between. This means that with twenty one servers each young person is able to take a turn at the altar at least once a month. Servers are also now present at the Children’s service setting a wonderful example to others and the older servers reliably serve at evening services throughout the year.

Serving at the altar at St Andrew’s during 2022 were

Tony (Crucifer), Luis (also Crucifer), Michael (also Crucifer), Adam (also Crucifer), Hannah (also Crucifer), Cerys, Mary, Maya, Edward, Gabriel, Daniel, Valentino, Jamilah, Airin, Natasha, Cecilia, Lavinia, Eleanor, Clara, Zak and Phoebe.

These twenty one servers were supported on a weekly basis by Jenny who has helped so wonderfully to integrate new servers into their roles and duties and by Phillipa who washed all the surplices in time for our Confirmation service and Christmas! And of course I must make mention of the parents who week by week ensure their children arrive in good time and encourage them in the life of our church. Thank you.

We will continue in 2023 to encourage older children to take up the role of Crucifer and of course to welcome new children once they reach Year 3 at school to come and join our growing band.

Linda Turner

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C) Pastoral care and social

Hospitality and Social Events

After the in-activity of the Covid time, January 2022 started off with a bang and continued right through the year, very successfully helped, I feel sure, by the church securing a permanent alcohol license and using the cash card machine.

Not all groups required a bar but we still did well with the coffees teas and especially the hot chocolate with marsh mellows and cream! As the weather got colder one of our best lines was the mulled wine!

Amongst the groups performing were the Phoenix Wind Band and Barnet Wind Orchestra, Southgate Symphony Orchestra, Enfield Music Service, Aurora Choir and the Palace Band. All concerts were well attended, some more than others, but the atmosphere and companionship was very apparent.

We had our very own Truants Band perform in the Church Hall which I understand was a great evening for the school parents and young in heart members of the church! London Pride’s Old Time Victorian Music Hall was a brilliant and very successful evening enjoyed by all ages. Tickets were sold beforehand for this evening but we finished up by having more people than we expected on the actual evening. Standing room only!

Together with the concerts, we held an Easter Craft Fair and a Christmas one too, both of which were well attended, made good profits and enjoyed by all the stall holders.

Finally, although we are making money for the church funds, the most important fact in my opinion is that we are bringing people together in a very enjoyable way and making them feel so welcome in the wonderful atmosphere we at St Andrew’s have created!

Thank you to all the hospitality team that work so hard at each event to run not only the bar but to serve the coffee and tea too.

Trish Jones

Visiting

The clergy carried out regular pastoral visits to the house bound and sick including some visits to care homes.

Fr Edward Turner

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D) Mission and evangelism

Food Bank

The Can Bank moved under the stairs at the beginning of January to a beautifully space, renovated by Fr Edd, Fr Tom and co. Next door is the Art Room, renamed Martha's Cafe by Fr Edd, only for Saturdays from 10 am to 12 noon when the Can Bank is open, where our guests wait for their food, while being served with refreshments etc. There is a kitchenette at the back created by Fr Edd where the refreshments, i.e. teas, coffees and others are prepared and then brought to the Cafe. There is a radio and the atmosphere is very welcoming, relaxed and friendly. The staff sometimes come out for a chat with our guests and Fr Edd too. There are some who are quite lonely and appreciate the chat.

From the beginning of the year we have been getting more people coming in although some have dropped out. The total number is about 20- 30 people and even more. We have not started recording the actual numbers and names etc yet as it is a bit of a delicate area, and we do not ask for any proof of low income etc.

We are thankful to HAB (Homeless Action Barnet) centre where Phillipa gets supplies of food and other items every two weeks or so. And we thank her for the time doing that. We are grateful too, to members of our congregation for their generous donations of both food and money. We thank members of the community who do the same. And a big thank you goes to all the schools who generously donated so much food and useful items during harvest that lasted till January. The HAB centre is now running low in food supply, so we are now using the money donated to the Can Bank to buy food etc.

We have tried to seek help from Asda. They wanted an official letter from the church which Fr Tom wrote, and I took personally to the manager in charge but is now almost a month and no result but I have not given up yet; I will keep trying. We have a dedicated team of volunteers who work very hard and enjoy serving, armed with patience and compassion, the qualities needed down there! We say thank you to Chris Binns for his devotion to the Can Bank which he started and now has left. We are extremely grateful for his services. Fr Edd then asked me to take over from Chris, and I am humbled by the offer, and it is a privilege to serve. Here is the Team on permanent basis: Fr Tom Smith, Maureen, Tony Potts, Violet Henry and Pennie Bongomin. Part-time staff: Jonny Esposito, Jodie, Neil and Mabel In Martha's Café with Fr Edd always on standby. We do still need volunteers. As this report goes out we have five offers following the appeal last Sunday, we shall wait till they join us physically then we will welcome them into our team.

Fr Tom has printed out registration forms for weekly visits by our guests which includes addresses and telephone numbers. This is so that we can let clients know what is going on in case there is any changes in the Can Bank time etc. Fr Tom has also created registration forms for all volunteers with addresses and telephone numbers. There’s a possibility of doing a group Safeguarding courses depending on plans that Anne has for the volunteers. Finally, we now have a form with job description for both leaders and volunteers too. All these information will be put in a file and safely locked in one of the drawers in Church Office .

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God Bless Pennie

Bongomin Christian Aid

This year we asked Enfield in Song to perform their concert to raise funds for Christian Aid. Gwen Cox made loads of cakes which went in seconds! We raised £582.35

Tricia Webb

Children’s Book Project

One in Four disadvantaged children in the UK have fewer than 10 bks in their home. The Children’s Book Project works with schools, prisons and children’s centres and have gifted over 240.000 books in the past year. St Andrews are very proud of our contribution to this great project collecting upwards of 10.000 books in the last year. Long may it continue.

Diane Bowman

Bible Study

Meeting on zoom, sessions have been very popular with over a dozen attending on a regular basis. In 2022 we studied the Gospels of Luke and John. Catch up sessions were made available on YouTube.

Confirmation Classes

Classes were held over a 12 week period at St Andrew’s School. 7 children attended.

Fr Edward Turner

Lunch Club and Memory Café

Thursday Lunch club has continued apace throughout 2022. The happy inclusion of the Memory Cafe officially twice a month but sometimes more often has meant great support from Adrian who provides quizzes, music and entertainment but has also meant that numbers attending can range from twenty on a quiet week to over forty when busy! The Club now also runs over half term and also often in the Easter and Christmas holidays.

This of course means there has been a huge continuing commitment by the lunch providers, Pennie, Diane, Sue, Trish, Janice, Colin, Philippa, Poh and Chin who have ensured that a range of sandwiches and cakes and endless tea and coffee are provided for our guests. Tony is also always in attendance moving chairs and tables and helping put everything away at the end.

A Whats App group was set up in June and has helped towards good communication and rota setting and Juliette has devised a simple method of repayment of expenses to our helpers.

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A special thank you and farewell is due to Trish who decided in December to come off the rota. As Trish does so much in the way of catering for the church this was entirely understandable, but she will be missed.

Linda Turner

Baird Homes

The Baird Homes committee met three times in 2022. The Funds invested by Baird Homes had fallen in the year by a third, due to the loss of value in Tesla, in which many of our funds are invested. Nonetheless we continue to upgrade the interiors as needed. We have one flat vacant, suitable for a single person or a couple. The flat is let at a reduced rent, at a level similar to council house rent, and is located at Balaams Lane, Southgate . If anyone is interested in renting the property, could they see myself or Father Edd.

Clive Gomme

Other social action and community activity

Various activities were hosted or supported by St Andrew’s church in 2022. This includes: The Autism Café, Overeaters Anonymous Group, Age Aware Footcare Service, Mature Movers, Artstop and the Bangladeshi Over 50’s Association.

E) Ecumenical Relationships

Churches Together

Out of the original Churches Together of 9 churches in Southgate, Cockfosters and Oakwood, only St Andrew's and Christ the King are still standing strongly together! "Jesus said: "When two or three are gathered in my name I will be among them". There is a representative from Oakwood Baptist Church who always joins us and one or two from Christ Church Cockfosters, that occasionally join us too.

However, in January, a Week of Christian Prayer hosted by Christ the King, with a brilliant speaker, amazingly all churches in this area attended! That raised hope for the future of Churches Together to reunite may be! The Priest of Christ the King and Fr.Edd normally contact each other directly, if there are any occasions for the two churches and others to meet. We do host the meetings alternatively. I do communicate occasionally with my other counterpart Sylvie in Christ the King. It is not yet known if the two churches might do something together this Easter Season. Yours in Christ.

Pennie Bongomin

Deanery Synod

In 2022 the Synod met as usual 3 times – none of the meetings lasted more than 90 minutes and included tea and cake. The meetings heard presentations on several subjects, including the churches work in tackling Youth Crime, in the June meeting and Racial Justice in the November meeting.

Following the Queens death this year the Deanery held a Vigil at Christ Church Southgate , which was attended by the Mayor of Enfield

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As has been reported in previous reports the Deanery has set up a subcommittee to bring the churches together and run joint events. The subcommittee has been delayed by a lack of volunteers but hopes to hold events later in 2023 . A quarterly magazine will also be launched, subject to an editor being found.

Clive Gomme

F) Communication

We have used the following methods to inform members of the congregation and the people of the parish of all that happens at St Andrew’s:

• Weekly Notice Sheet (with details of services and activities) (Only at the beginning of the year)

• Notice Boards (which have been kept up to date and full)

• Temporary banners (for special events and youth work)

• Stand-alone board (to tell people when the church is open)

• Website www.standrews-southgate.org

• Email

• Twitter

• Facebook

• Instagram

• Whatsapp groups

• Youtube

G) Welcomer’s report

The Welcomers was regrouped to welcome the parishioners or visitors returning to church services and events in the Parish in the summer term of 2022. The Welcome Stewards had the first meeting on 6 November 2022 and Fr Edd affirmed the aim is to ensure St Andrew's continues to welcome all who comes to worship and visit our beautiful church. We strive to show love and compassion as the Bible affirms the obligation to treat strangers with dignity and hospitality. The group of volunteers have a list of tasks which evolved from the traditional duties as "Sidesmen" including handing out service sheets, ringing the bell, noting attendances and collecting offertory and generally supporting all who may be in need.

We are thankful to our brothers and sisters who volunteer for this important part of our mission : Ann Onwutalu, Chin Seow, Poh Seow, Chris Binns, Cive Gomme, Debbie Gomme, Karen Hearne, Linda Turner, Noami Amarh, Ruth Alaile, Joe Chan, Rowena Chan, Oluyemisi Raise (Yemi).

Rowena Chan

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H) Church building and fabric

1. Gutter maintenance was carried out by Ian Howell.

2. Organ maintenance and tuning was carried out by Vincent Coggins.

3. The fire extinguishers have been checked and serviced as necessary.

4. The logbook of repairs is maintained and filed.

5. The Terrier and Inventory has been digitised and maintained.

6. The door at the top of the staircase had a glass panel installed to make it safer.

7. The church doors on the South side of the church were fully restored.

8. New private cleaners were employed to clean the church alongside our regular volunteers.

9. The Dais was removed in line with the faculty.

10. Stage blocks were built by David Santoro and Phil Hearn.

11. We continued to monitor the cracks on the North side of the church and ground investigation works were carried out.

Alex Lewis

I) Church halls fabric

1. The fire extinguishers have been checked and serviced as necessary.

2. Double glazing was installed in the large hall.

3. The floor in the large hall was treated with strong lacquer.

4. More LED stage lights were added to the rig on the stage.

5. Various repairs were carried out to the large hall toilets including a problem with low water pressure.

6. LED lighting was installed in the dance studio

7. LED senser lighting was installing in the dance studio toilets

8. Emergency lighting has been updated in the halls

9. New professional cleaners were found to take on the cleaning in the halls. 10. The doors and fencing around the church were painted.

10. 120 of the old blue hall chairs were sold and replaced by 150 stacking and linking chairs.

11. 30 stacking metal chairs were purchased to go in the dance studio

12. 3 wired Ring doorbells were installed at the doors to the hall and the office.

13. A new desk for lighting and sound was installed in the large hall.

14. The fire hose was decommissioned and removed from the large hall.

15. New Pump installed in the dance hall studio

Alex Lewis

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J) Lettings and facilities

Happy Days Nursery School has been with us for 8 years now. Their hours of operation in the Large Hall are Monday to Friday 8.30am to 3.00pm. A staggered increase to their hire fee was agreed at the end of 2022, with an increase of 9% to be applied for the spring term 2023 and a further 3% increase from the start of the summer term.

The Nursery has a considerable amount of equipment and has several storage areas available to enable them to pack away at the end of each day and more significantly at the weekends. They have worked hard to reduce the equipment that they leave in public areas, and this has enabled us to keep the stage area clear for ease of use at weekends and evenings for rehearsal and performance. The Nursery continue to pack away all their equipment at the weekends using the kitchen at the back of the Large Hall as a safe, locked storage area. We no longer let the premises for parties and catered functions so the use of the kitchen is rarely needed by other hiring groups other than for access to drinking water and a kettle.

The hose reel was removed from the back of the Large Hall, and this has provided valuable space allowing for the installation of a repurposed reception desk as a lighting and sound desk; this is available for all hiring groups using the stage as part of their hire. The lights and sound equipment at the stage has been connected to the equipment at the back of the Hall and programmed by David Santoro and Fr Edd for ease of use. The light and sound desk was ready for use in time for The Truants, PTA fundraiser gig in October and then by the Victorian Music Hall night in November. A projector was installed on the stage for use by Orsi Productions who hired the halls and stage for their Christmas season pantomime during December.

Most hall lets are to regular, repeat hirers some of whom have been with us for many years. Dance, fitness and performance classes for adults and children, along with maths, English and Spanish classes for children form most of the available activities. Two social groups, whose members are in the 60 to 80 years age range have returned to regular meetings now, after a considerable time away due to the impact of COVID-19. We have had an increase in casual, one-off lets in the Dance Studio where individuals who require a rehearsal space can take advantage of availability at the last minute, with a member of staff opening and locking up for the hirer. Access to the SQUARE Card Reader has made taking payments for short, oneoff lets much more reliable and practicable. Some fitness classes like to meet inside during the winter months, and we have had a couple of fitness instructors hire for a period of between 2 to 4 months during the colder weather. Use of the Dance Studio as a dressing room for groups hiring the Large Hall and stage for shows has worked well. Hourly hire rates will be increased by 8% to 13% and will be applied during 2023.

St Andrew’s Church is home to several different groups for weekly rehearsals, including the Aurora Choir the Haraya Choir and Southgate Symphony

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Orchestra. These groups also hire the space for their concerts during the year. Southgate Opera Company visited us and performed in October and Finchley Choral Society in conjunction with the London Youth Concert Band in December. The church kitchen has been invaluable and enabled the Church Hospitality Team to serve refreshments at the concerts; the permanent alcohol licence which the church successfully applied for was received in November, removing the need to apply for Temporary Event Notices for each concert where alcohol is sold by the St Andrew’s Church Hospitality Team.

The church was used as a polling station in May for the Local Council Elections, and we supported Learn by Design’s National Citizen Service summer programme in July and August by acting as a registration centre for students attending the events. The London Autism Group Charity meet on the second Sunday of the month in the church and they run a café style community advice drop in.

The Art Room is well used, with Art Stop art classes for both children and adults led by artist Lisa Howes; the Overeaters Anonymous group meet once a week; Age Aware foot clinic and Street Pastors once a month. Two bands have had periods of regular rehearsal in the Music Studio and 2 students completed their work experience in the Music Studio in July. There have been other one-off bookings in the Music Studio throughout the year as well as regular use by The Truants (St Andrew’s Church and School parents’ band). Requests for a technician to assist with setting up and recording in the Music Studio have been made.

Cleaning costs for the church and halls have increased this year as we have moved back to a full timetable of activities and there are fewer volunteers to tackle the cleaning tasks in the church. Other running costs of the church and halls have been managed very tightly, particularly the gas powered heating. Our gas rates increase in February 2023, up by 250% per KWH.

Juliette Winter

4. Financial review

Note on the draft 2022 accounts for the PCC Finance Committee Wednesday 22[nd] March 2023.

The accounts are draft and there may be some minor adjustments. The income and expenditure figures are correct. The movement of funds and assets values do not quite balance. There is a gap of £25 which needs further exploration to find out where this discrepancy has arisen but it is not material to the overall picture.

Summary

Overall, 2022 was a better year financially than we expected. Our income was over £30K more than 2021 and more than £36K more than the budget we set. Our expenditure was also much higher than budgeted at over £26K more and nearly £55K more than in 2021. Our expenditure included replacement of the church doors £6K, the final payment for the organ move £3.6K and nearly £26K to replace the church hall windows. These were all important investments in the fabric of our

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buildings. The replacement of the hall windows was important to ensure the hall remains an attractive venue for hire. We had an overall surplus of income over expenditure of £1,115.

Expenditure:

Our expenditure was contained and excluding the investments in our buildings under our budget of £123,200 excluding special projects – the church doors and the organ move – by about £2,000.

Our largest expenditure was £50,400 for the Diocese of London Common Fund. This was at a similar level as for 2019 which was £51,150. Discussions about the 2024 Common Fund will start in May and the PCC needs to consider whether we maintain or increase our Common Fund contribution. There will be pressure to increase our common fund contribution given the level of deficit in the diocese.

Income:

Compared to 2021 income from Hall lettings recovered to £65,005. This is £19,000 above the budget and nearly £5,000 more than the pre-pandemic figure of £60,334. We had income of £14,400 from the Hall Flat.

Stewardship and open collections increased compared with 2021 by £6,426 to£40,741. Church rental increased to £8,883 £2,460 more than 2021. We had no large donations during the year.

Assets:

The Hall and Hall Flat are, as last year, valued at the level they are insured for and there has been no change in this sum in 2022.

Early in 2022 we sold our investment in Black Rock Commodities and reinvested the proceeds together with over £5,000 cash in the Hargreaves Lansdown account in Fundsmith Sustainable Equities Accumulation. The reason to change investments was ethical concerns about the companies the Black Rock Commodities fund was invested in. Our investments have not increased significantly during the year in what has been a turbulent year for the stock market.

Legacies:

We have used our legacies to fund the replacement of the hall windows and the church doors. This means we have remaining unallocated legacies from Eileen Hayes and D Jerard.

Prospects for 2023

Looking to this year we will have substantially increased utility costs but no planned major capital expenditure.

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Use of the Hall and of the Church is increasing and we can expect more income from these sources but with pressure on household budgets we should not expect increased giving through stewardship and open collections.

Full details of the accounts are presented at the end of this document.

5. Structure, governance and management

St Andrew’s Church is within the area of Enfield, the Deanery of Edmonton and the Diocese of London. It is managed according to the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. PCC members are either ex officio (the Vicar, Curate, Church Wardens and Deanery Synod representatives) or are elected at the Annual Parish Church Meeting by members of the congregation who are on the church electoral roll. The PCC may also co-opt members and invite guests to its meeting who do not then have voting rights. The PCC members are charity trustees, bearing responsibility for its income and expenditure and for making all decisions on matters affecting the management of the church.

PCC members during 2021were

Vicar The Reverend Edd Turner (Chairman) Church Wardens Pennie Bongomin and Alex Lewis Deanery Synod reps Julia Chen and Clive Gomme Elected members Anne Anderson, Cordella Bart-Stewart, Chris Binns, Diane Bowman, Violet Henry, Jodie Commons, Pam Dean (Secretary), Colin Green, Trish Jones, Philippa Santoro, Judith Stones and Tricia Webb

Also attending Juliette Winter During the Year Chris Binns resigned and Fr Tom Smith joined the PCC

The PCC met on nine occasions during 2021, by Zoom with 69% attendance. Zoom meetings were very successful in drawing the PCC together. The Standing/Finance Committee reported regularly to the PCC on St Andrew’s income and expenditure. Other matters considered at PCC meetings included refurbishing the hall, letting the flat, setting up the Music Studio and resuming church activities. Anne Anderson led the PCC through the complexities of what is required for safeguarding and encouraged all PCC members to take two courses in basic training.

Pam Dean, PCC Secretary

The Electoral Roll as at 1 April 2023 for the year ending 31 December 2022 has had 12 people removed from the list and 5 new electoral members added. The next preparation of Renewal of Electoral Roll will be 2025, which means everyone must come off the Roll and re-apply.

The Electoral Officer reports a total of 157 people registered; of which 75 of those registered live in the parish (48%) and remaining 82 (52%) of those registered live outside the parish with the majority resident within a five mile radius of the church.

Rowena Chan

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6. To Contact Us

Address for correspondence St. Andrew’s Parish Church, Chase Side, Southgate, N14 5PP Website www.standrews.southgate.org Parish office – telephone [phone] e-mail [e-mail] Venue hire e-mail [e-mail] Registered charity number 1135534

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Income

Actual 2021	INCOME	ACTUAL 31/12/22	Budget 2022	Variance	%
26381	Stewardship	28689	27000	1689	106
9380	Tax Refunds on Gift Aid	7697	7500	197	103
7934	Open Collection	12052	8000	4052	151
20250	Hall Lettings (Nursery)	21385	21000	385	102
24220	Hall Lettings (Other)	43620	25000	18620	174
8150	Hall Flat Rent (Net)	14400	13200	1200	109
6423	Church Rental (includes Arts Room)	8883	7000	1883	127
330	Donations	0	500	-500	0
10249	Donations Music Studio	0	0	0	0
401	Music Studio Rental	1300	500	800	260
554	Arts Room Income	563	500	63	113
963	Fund Raising Activities	9899	1000	8899	990
1560	Toddler Income	3765	1600	2165	235
0	Stage Income	0	0	0	0
3220	Night Shelter/Can Bank	2113	3200	-1087	66
649	Other (Coffee, Flowers, Magazine, Wed Lunch, Bread & Wine,	854	600	254	142

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	Miscellaneous)
1486	Fees (Funeral, Wedding and Baptisms)	1338	1500	-162	89
0	Chair Sale	0	0	0	0
2160	Rebates and refunds	0	2000	-2000	0
1326	Dividends and Interest	983	1000	-17	98
125633		157644	121100	36441	130

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Expenditure:

Actual 2021	EXPENDITURE	ACTUAL 31/12/22	BUDGET 2022	Variance	%
449	Donations	0	0	0	0
37800	London Diocesan Fund	50400	50400	0	100
20	CTSOC and Enfield Deanery	20	50	-30	40
3166	Clergy Expenses	2135	3000	-865	71
407	Vicarage Maintenance and Water Rates	586	850	-264	69
13369	Church Running Expenses (Ins, Light & Heat, Water, Renewals, Flowers, Bread & Wine, cleaning)	16651	20750	-4099	80
8568	Church repairs and Maintenance	6176	10000	-3824	62
0	Charitable Org Contributions	955	0	955	0
3600	Organ Move	0	0	0	0
0	Music Studio	370		370	0
0	Altar + Servers		500	-500	0
1415	Choir, Organist and Music	1980	2000	-20	99
60	Sound System			0	0
1290	Office Utilities, Books and Stationery	2934	1400	1534	210
0	Sunday Club	18	250	-232	7
0	Youth Work			0	0
0	Fund Raising Costs	892	1000	-108	89

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3555	Hall Running Expenses (Light & Heat, Renewals)	6217	5000	1217	124
4249	Hall Maintenance	31005	3000	28005	1034
14765	Hall Lettings Admin, Cleaning and lockup	23187	20000	3187	116
1868	Hall Misc (incl PRS)		2000	-2000	0
0	Hall Redecoration		1000	-1000	0
3578	Hall Flat Maintenance	496	1000	-504	50
0	Church Repairs			0	0
	Capital Expenses - Chairs Depreciation			0	0
1237	Sundry Expenses (Toddler, Winter Night Shelter, Can Bank Other)	2804	1000	1804	280
2263	Special Projects (includes church door replacement)	9600	7000	2600	137
101658	Total	156530	130200	26226	120
	Surplus/Deficit (-)	1115

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Balance Sheet:

	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018
Fixed Assets		£	£	£	£
Hall Property	2,668,961	2,668,961	110,637	132046	135000
Hall Flat	291,039	291,039	279,180	262925	267744
Church Chairs	16,700	18,092	19484	20876	22268
Alliance Trust (3252)	30,764	33,300.48	29,170	27317	22959
Black Rock Commodities (19331)	0	19,022	14,885	13068	13841
Fundsmith Sustainable Equity Accumulation	28,822
Total Fixed Assets	3,036,286	3,030,414	453,356	456232	461812

Hall value based on the insured value of the hall and flat less the value of the flat. This value is the cost of reinstatement if there was a total loss of the hall and flat building.

The total insured value of the hall and flat is £2,960,000.

Chairs depreciated by £1392 a year.

Investments valued on 31[st] December 2022.

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Current Assets	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018
Bank Current Account	55,223	55,091.09	32,359.93	36729	32719
National Savings	316	319	316.35	312	312
Scottish Widows Savings	739	740	738.49	738	738
Hargreaves Lansdowne Cash	720	5,201.28	3,880.92	2643	1417
Petty Cash	0	0	0	100	698
Debtor - Inland Revenue, Gift Aid Estimated	0	0	0	0	5970
Prepayment - Insurance (church and hall)	0	0	0	0	5015
Creditors	0	0	0	-421	-1738
Total Current Assets	56,998	61351.37	37,295.55	40101	45131
TOTAL ASSETS	3,093,284.00	3,091,765.55	490651.5	496333	506943

Funds	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018
General Fund	3,076,166	3,052,280.55	451166.5	459848	449536
E Hayes Legacy Fund	15,762	24567	24567	24567	28035
Village Hall Trust Fund	0	11918	11918	11918	11918
Joyce Drake	0	3000	3000
D Jerrard Legacy Fund	1356	0	0	0	15428
Night Shelter Fund	0	0	0	0	2026
TOTAL FUNDS (LIABILITIES)	3,093,284	3,091,765.55	490651.5	496333	506943

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Allocation of legacies in 2022.

Eileen Hayes: £5,805 for the church kitchen and £3,000 for the renewal of the church doors.

D. Jerard: £14,076 for the renewal of the church hall windows.

Village Hall Trust Fund: £11,918 for the renewal of the church hall windows.

Joyce Drake: £3,000 for the renewal of the church doors.

Detail of financial activities:

St Andrews Southgate - Statement of Accounts 2021 Income Notes

	Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Unrestricted
	2022	2021	2020	2019
NOTE 1 - Voluntary Income
Stewardship 40011, 4012 &4013	28,689	26,380.50	34,315.80	24794
Open collections 40015	12,052	7,933.95	9,649.95	7776
Donations Sundry Donations, for Flowers and in 2021 includes Music Studio 40024, 20025, 40073, 40074 for 2022 includes 20073 & 40074	274	10,859.50		10682
Stations of the Cross	3,553
HMRC Gift Aid Refund 40016	7,696	9,379.70	7,686.62	7758
Total	52,264	54,553.65	51,652.37	51009

Note: No voluntary income was restricted in 2022

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	Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Unrestricted
	2022	2021	2020	2019
NOTE 2 - Activities for Generating Funds Codes 40040, 40050 & 40060
Fund Raising General 40053	6,449	962.87	2,746.02	8297
Income for Toddlers 40036	3,765	1,560.40	1,093.22	3270
Income for Stage 40035	0	0	671.5	2754
Night Shelter and Can Bank 40062 & 40063	2,113	3,219.52	1,078.00	1674
Church Rental 40031	8,883	6,422.50	2,158.52	8297
Church Arts Room Income 40037	563	553.86	110
Church Recording Studio 40034	1,300	400.75	0	0
Total	23,073	13,119.90	7,857.26	15994

	Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Unrestricted
	2022	2021	2020	2019
NOTE 3 - Income from Investments
Dividends from Shares	987	1,320.36	1238	1224
Interest	-4	5.42	4	2
Rent on Hall Flat	14,400	8,150.19	0	0
	15,383	9,475.97	1242	1226

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	Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Unrestricted
	2022	2021	2020	2019
NOTE 4 - Church Activities
Wedding and Funeral Fees	1,338	1,486.00	1,841.00	469
Refreshments, Flowers and Magazines & Misc. 40071, 40072, 40073, 40074, 40075, 40076 & 40079	580	367.58	716.84	394
Hall Lettings	43,620	24,219.68	21,584.38	42210
Hall Rental from Nursery	21,385	20,250.40	17,329.26	18124
Total	66,923	46,323.66	41,471.48	61197

	Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Unrestricted
	2022	2021	2020	2019
NOTE 5 - Other Income Resources
London Diocese - sale of vicarage garden	0	0	0	42910
Sales of Chairs	0	0	120	340
Rebates and Refunds	0	2,160.00	4,395.00
	0	2,160.00	4,515.00	43250

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Notes on expenditure 2022.

		Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Unrestricted
		2022	2021	2020	2019
NOTE 6 - Fund Raising Costs	60110
Fund Raising General	60115	892	0	78.15	1168
Toddlers	60112	141	0	157.5	165
Stage		0	0	0	148
Night Shelter	60114	872	943.51	1,231.10	165
Other expenses	60111, 60115,60116, 60117 & 60118	1809	293	473.19
Total		3,714	1,236.51	1939.94	1646

		Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Unrestricted
		2022	2021	2020	2019
NOTE 7 - Church Activities	60030
Diocese of London Common Fund	60011	50,400	37,800	37,800	51150
CTSOC	60012	20	20	20	20
Vicar Expenses	60031	2,135	3,166.30	6,435.72	3727
Vicarage Costs	60032	586	406.72	680.55	265
Choir master and organists	60051 & 60053	2080	1,414.92	1090	4310
Sound system	60055	0	60	25
Charitable Org Contribution	60020	1059	448.9
Total		56,280	43,316.84	46,051.27	59472

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		Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Unrestricted
		2022	2021	2020	2019
NOTE 8 - Church Expenses
Church Maintenance	60044	6176	8,567.71	13,528.52	3114
Church Cleaning	60057	1,272	51.87	518.31	1772
Churchyard Maintenance		0		0	976
Church Insurance	60041	6863	6477.78	2118.21	1964
Church Gas & Electric	60042	4934	4,932.33	5,570.08	5281
Church Utilities Water	60043	127	71.72	158.35	8492
Church Renewals	60045	1544	532.48	833.03	0
Church Catering		0			897
Altar and Flowers	60046 & 60047	1811	1,302.77	1493.93	2292
Hall Gas & Electricity	60072	4795	3,555.08	5,287.88	2382
Hall Utilities (Insurance, Water and Elec)				3864
Hall Maintenance	60074	5015	4,249.32	3008.49	8005
Hall Wages (lettings admin and lockup)	60076	17030	12,522.90	8,040.00	8638
Hall	60077	6157	2,241.72	3,477.34	6384

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Cleaning
Hall Lock up costs	60078			1,107.60
Hall Renewals	60075	1422	1,867.88	1,162.27
Hall Misc. (includes PRS)					1089
Hall Flat Maintenance and Fittings	60082 & 60084	496	3,578.28		2307
Office Admin					427
Office Utilities	60063	345	425.46	452.01	1872
Stationery	60062	1391	246.36	477.5	414
Church Office Expenses	60061, 60064 7 60065	1198	618.6	332.1
Recording Studio Repairs & Maintenance	60101 & 60102	370	2,262.63	270.94
BRF		0	0		138
Youth Work		0	0		203
		60,946	53,504.89	47,836.56	60511
Total Expenses		120,836	98,058.24	95,827.77	121629

Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted

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	Code	2022	2021	2020	2019
NOTE 9- Capital Expenditure
Mezzanine & Organ Restore/Move	60044	3600	3,600	6,000	39369
Renewal of Church Doors	6044	6000
Music Studio	60044	0		8,037.88	2847
Hall Redecoration (stage) and Lightning	60074				700
Hall Windows Replacement 60074	60074	25990
Kitchen Project		0			3468
Church Chair Depreciation		1392	1,392	1,392	1392
Total		36,982	4,992	15,429.88	47775
Total Expenditure expenses and capital, including church chairs’ depreciation.		157,818	103,050.24	111,257.65	169,404

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Note 10 Summary of fund movements 2021

Note 10 Summary of fund movements 2021	Note 10 Summary of fund movements 2021
Balance at 1 January 2022	3091685
Incoming Resources	157541
Resources Expended	-156,426
Investment gains	1851
Hall Property Valuation change	0.00
Hall Flat valuation change	0
Church Chairs depreciation	-1392
Balance at 31/12/2022	3093258

Note 11 Summary of Assets by fund	Unrestricted at 31/12/22
Tangible fixed assets	2,960,000
Investment assets	59,586	Increase is primarily due to investment of £5,413 cash from H & L account when Blackrock Energy and Resources was sold and Fundsmith Sustainable Equity bought.
Church Chairs	16,700
Current assets	56,998
Total	3,093,284

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Difference Note 11 and 10 £26

Note 11 Accounting Policies

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Church Accounting Regulations 1997 as amended in 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2017 with applicable accounting standards and charities SORP.

Funds

General funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the PCC. Funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC are also unrestricted. The accounts include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law.

The accounts 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.

Incoming resources

Collections are recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC. Planned giving receivable 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 events and sale of books and magazines are accounted for gross.

Rental income from letting of Church premises is recognised when the rental is received. Investment income is accounted for when receivable. Unrealised gains or losses are accounted for on revaluation of investments at 31 December.

Resources Used

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding obligation on the PCC.

The diocesan Common Fund is accounted for when payable. Any Common Fund unpaid at 31 December is an operational (though not legal) liability and is therefore shown as a creditor in the balance sheet.

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Fixed Assets

Consecrated and beneficed property is excluded from the accounts section 96 (2) (a) of the Charities Act 1993.

Movable Church Furnishings held by the Vicar and Church Wardens on special Trust for the PCC, and which require a faculty for disposal, are accounted for as inalienable property unless consecrated. They are listed in the Church’s inventory. For inalienable property acquired prior to 1 January 2000 there is insufficient cost information available and there fore such assets are not valued in the accounts. All expenditure incurred during the year on consecrated or benefice buildings, individual items under £2,000 or the repair of movable Church furnishings acquired before 1 January 2000 is written off when the asset is acquired.

Other movable Church furnishing and equipment used within the Church premisses is depreciated on a straight-line basis over their expected lifetime e.g. Church Chairs. At present the Church Chairs are being depreciated over 20 years.

The Church Hall is given a value based on its insured value less the value of the hall flat.

Investments are valued at market value on 31 December.

Reserves Policy

In accordance with guidelines from the Charity Commission and the Church of England, the PCC intends to keep reserve of three months expenditure £25,414 at the end of 2021 in liquid assets for the General Fund in order to manage cash flow and handle emergencies. At the end of 2022 the General Fund had £56,998 in immediately available funds. In longer term investments the PCC had £59,586.

Risk Management Policy

The PCC does not currently have a formal risk management policy.

Related Parties

Members of the PCC are trustees of the Charity. No remunerations were made to PCC members and their close relatives during 2022.

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of St Andrew’s Church Southgate Parochial Church Council

I report on the accounts of the church for the year ended 31 December 2022 which are set out on pages xx to xx.

Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner

The church's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The church's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act)) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

• Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act);

• To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act); and

• To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of Independent Examiner's report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no

opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

Since the gross income for the year exceeds the amount provided in section 145(3) of the Act, I confirm that I am qualified to act as Independent Examiner under the provisions of that section of the Act and that my qualification is as shown below.

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements

2. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and

3. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or

4. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Pippa Daudre-Vignier ICAEW (ACA) member 12 October 2022

London