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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS WEST DULWICH

Charity Registration No 1137041

One Worship Open in Faith Outward in Community

Annual Report & Financial Statements 31 December 2023

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Report and Financial Statements 2023 Contents

	Page
Legal and administrative information	2
Report of the Parochial Church Council	4
Independent Examiner’s report to the Parochial Church Council	15
Statement of financial activities	16
Balance sheet	17
Statement of Cashflows	18
Notes to the financial statements	19

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Legal and Administrative Information For the year ended 31 December 2023

Charity Name	Parochial Church Council of All Saints’ Church, West Dulwich	Parochial Church Council of All Saints’ Church, West Dulwich
Principal Address	Lovelace Road, London, SE21 8JY
Charity Registration	Charity No 1137041
Governing Document	Parochial Church Council	Powers Measure (1956) as amended and Church
	Representation Rules.
Objectives	Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral,
	evangelistic, social and ecumenical.
Members of the PCC	The members of the PCC who served during the year or who were serving up to the date
	of the approval of this report were:
Ex Officio
Clergy	Revd Dr Alan Everett	Chair (Retired 18 May 2024)
	Revd Caroline Bailey	Incumbent (Appointed 8 July 2025)
	Revd Cathy Wiles	(Ceased 18 June 2023)
Readers	Eleanor Beamond-Pepler	(Resigned 11 May 2025)
	Daniel Glackin-McColgan	(Resigned 18 June 2023)
	Robin Yates
Deputy Chair	Elizabeth Flood
(Lay Chair during the vacancy)
Secretary	Elizabeth Flood	(Appointed 18 June 2023; Resigned 05 June 2024)
	Jeremy Baker	(Appointed 05 June 2024)
Churchwardens	Julian Greene
	Angie Sharma	(Retired 11 May 2025)
	William Birch	(Appointed 11 May 2025)
Deputy Churchwardens	Elizabeth Flood	(Appointed 05 June 2024; Resigned 11 May 2025)
	Stuart Beadnall	(Appointed 05 June 2024; Resigned 11 May 2025)
	Harvey Eagles	(Appointed 03 June 2025)
	Angie Sharma	(Appointed 03 June 2025)
Deanery Synod	Daniel Glackin-McColgan	(Resigned 18 June 2023)
Representative	Eleanor Beamond-Pepler	(Resigned 11 May 2025)
Secretary	Jeremy Baker	(Appointed 23 May 2023)
	Kenneth Awoonor-Renner	(Appointed 23 May 2023)
	Moira Roberts	(Appointed 23 May 2023)
Elected members	Alex Dimopoulos	(Appointed 19 May 2024) (resigned 11 May 2025)
	Carole Glasson	(Appointed 23 May 2023)
	Daniel Glackin - Mccolgan	(Resigned 18 June 2023)
	Eunice Ohene-Nyako	(Re-appointed 23 May 2023; Resigned 26 November 2024)
	Elizabeth Jane Flood	(Re-appointed 18 June 2023)
	Fiona Fula	(Resigned 26 February 2023)
	Harvey St John Eagles	(Appointed 23 May 2023)
	Isobel Jean Douglas Clarke	(Re-appointed 19 May 2024)
	Nicholas Mitchell	(Retired 11 May 2025)
	Rebecca Hickey	(Appointed 23 May 2023)
	Richard Keagan-Bull	(Re-appointed 23 May 2023)
	Sara Jane Spratt	(Appointed 23 May 2023)

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Legal and Administrative Information For the year ended 31 December 2023

Stewardship Officer	Stuart Beadnall	(Appointed 23 June 2023)
Member of Standing Committee	Valerie Sheridan	(Retired 19 May 2024)
	Will Birch	(Appointed 19 May 2024)
Co-opted members
Treasurer	Ethan Glackin-McColgan	(Resigned 23 May 2023)
Treasurer	Simon Lewcock	(Appointed 18 June 2023)
Electoral Roll Officer	Pat Fisher	(Resigned 18 June 2023)
Lay Pastoral Assistant	Valerie Sheridan	(Appointed 05 June 2024)
	Revd Cathy Wiles	(Appointed 18 June 2023; retired 05 June 2024)
Key Management	Those in charge of planning, directing, controlling, running and operating the Charity,
Personnel	including those members of staff who are the senior management personnel to whom the
	trustees have delegated significant authority or responsibility in the day-to-day running of
	the charity, during the interregnum are the Vice Chair, Vice Deputy Chair and members of
	the Standing Committee.
Staff (contractors)	Mark Walton	Operations Administrator (until 31 May 2023)
employed by the	Amanda Wright	Communications Administrator
church	Adan Roberts	Events Manager (until 30 June 2023)
	Zorah Baig	Events Manager (from 01 July 2023)
	Team of caretaking assistants and cleaners
Bankers	NatWest
	Streatham (A) Branch
	54 Streatham High Road
	London SW16 1BZ
Independent Examiner	John Helm ACA
	Tandem Accounting Ltd
	17 Heathville Road
	London N19 3AL
Quinquennial Inspector	Jon Bolter
	Rees Bolter Architects
	Canonbury Yard
	190a New North Road
	London N1 7BJ

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Report of the Parochial Church Council For the year ended 31 December 2023

The Parochial Church Council of All Saints West Dulwich (“PCC”) submits its report and the financial statements of the PCC for the year ended 31 December 2023. The financial statements have been prepared in the format prescribed by the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP2019 (FRS102)). The legal and administrative information set out earlier in this document forms part of this report.

1. Structure. Governance & Management

1.1 Trustees

The Trustees of the Charity are the members of the Parochial Church Council (PCC) of All Saints West Dulwich. PCC ‑ members serve by virtue of office, election, or co option. Its membership includes the Parish Priest, Churchwardens, ex‑officio representatives of the Diocesan and Deanery Synods, and lay members elected from the church’s electoral ‑ roll. The PCC may also co opt additional members as required.

The Parish Priest (Priest‑in‑Charge / Vicar) and Churchwardens serve as ex‑officio members, with Churchwardens elected annually at the Annual Parish Meeting. Three Deanery Synod representatives are elected every three years at the ‑ Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) and serve as ex officio PCC members for that period. One Diocesan Synod ‑ representative also serves ex officio. Lay PCC members are elected annually at the APCM, with three members elected ‑ ‑ each year for a three year term. The PCC has exercised its power to co opt two additional members, including the former Priest‑in‑Charge, who continues as Parish Priest. All newly appointed members are inducted by the PCC.

All Saints West Dulwich is a Church of England parish within the Diocese of Southwark, and the PCC acts with the Vicar as the governing body. The PCC is mindful of the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit in The Advancement of Religion for the Public Benefit and follows this guidance in administering the Parish.

The PCC’s activities include:

Regular public worship open to all
Providing sacred space for personal prayer and reflection
Pastoral work, including supporting the sick and bereaved
Christian teaching through sermons, courses, and study groups
Promoting Christian values and encouraging service in the wider community
Facilitating community use of the church by local organisations

The PCC is responsible for all matters of general importance to the Parish, including the parochial budget and expenditure, the care and maintenance of the church fabric, and any matters referred to it under the Constitution. It serves as the primary channel of communication between parishioners and the Diocesan Bishop. The PCC also oversees safeguarding and complies fully with the House of Bishops’ guidance on protecting children and vulnerable adults, in accordance with section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016.

The Parochial Church Council

The appointment of PCC members follows the Church Representation Rules. At All Saints, the PCC consists of the Vicar ‑ (ex officio Chair), licensed clergy, two Churchwardens (elected at the Annual Vestry Meeting), any licensed Reader, lay ‑ members of the Deanery Synod, and up to twelve lay members elected for a three year term at the APCM (based on an Electoral Roll of 101–200). The Electoral Roll, revised in April 2023, stands at 165 members. Members of the congregation aged 16 or over are encouraged to join the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.

‑ The PCC has also used its authority to co opt two additional members. New members are inducted by the Council.

During the year the PCC met five times, with average attendance of 68%. It conducted the business of the Parish and received reports from working groups, the Southwark Pastoral Auxiliaries (SPAs), the Safeguarding Officers, and Deanery Synod representatives.

The Standing Committee is the ‘executive’ of the PCC. Its members are the Vicar, the Lay Chair of the PCC, the Assistant Priest, the Church Wardens, the Treasurer and Secretary of the PCC and the Pastoral Assistant. The Standing Committee has power to transact all the business of the PCC between meetings if necessary. More generally, the Standing Committee is responsible for ensuring that the PCC is able to discuss and to take decisions in an informed and efficient

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manner. It prepares for meetings of the PCC, discussing priorities, drafting the agenda, arranging for the distribution of papers and commissioning any reports needed. It also ensures that the PCC’s decisions are followed up.

Staff employed by the church

Mark Walton, Operations Administrator
Amanda Wright, Communications Administrator
Adam Roberts, Events Manager (until June 2023)
Zorah Baig, Events Manager (from July 2023),

And the team of caretaking assistants and cleaners.

We wish to put upon record our thanks to the staff of the church, who make a huge contribution to everything we do, caring for the building and preparing it for worship, our other activities of Mission and Ministry and for community use.

1.2 Management Arrangements

The Parochial Church Council met on five occasions in the year to 31st December 2023. The PCC primarily discussed financial affairs, the fabric of the church, mission work among the local community, ways of building up the wider fellowship of the Church, and engagement with stakeholders in the local public realm. Details of these discussions are included under ‘Review of the year and plans for 2023’ below. The council also normally appoints two committees: - The Standing Committee and The Social Committee. The Standing Committee has the power to transact the business of the Council between PCC meetings, subject to any directions given by the Council. The Standing Committee met once during the year. The Social Committee is primarily charged with the planning and delivery of all social events that may be held throughout the year and has the power to co-opt additional members as and when it sees fit. It met regularly during the year. As we are currently pursuing a major building project the Council has also established a Building Committee to oversee this undertaking.

Risk Management

Risk assessments and reporting procedures are kept up-to-date and adhered to.

The regulations also require the council to check the proper maintenance of all gas appliances, electrical installations and fire extinguishers, to make sure that all certificates are current, and to check that necessary performance licenses are kept up to date. The records are subject to review by the Archdeacon during his Annual Visitation. An insurance survey was carried out in 2023 to ensure that the council was adhering to their requirements for keeping the buildings properly maintained and safe.

Safeguarding

Regarding the PCC's obligations to safeguard children and vulnerable adults, the members of the PCC confirm that they have complied with their duties under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016.

Quinquennial inspections

The last quinquennial inspection was undertaken in November 2021. The main observation was that the church building needs urgent attention to certain areas. Recommendations were made to address other areas during next 12 – 24 months and within the next 5 years.

2. Activities & Strategies

Worship

The principal weekly service is a Parish Eucharist (Common Worship) on Sunday at 10.00 am, which is also available on our YouTube channel.

A further service of Holy Communion, using the Book of Common Prayer, is held twice a month on Sundays at 8.15 am. On Sunday evenings, there are twice monthly Evensong services and monthly Taizé services. Choral Evensong is held on Festivals and special occasions. Morning and Evening Prayer are said Monday to Friday and are accessible online. The church was open for Private Prayer from 10 am till noon on a minimum of three mornings a week.

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All Age Eucharists have continued to be held monthly, including at Harvest Thanksgiving, Christmas, Epiphany, Candlemas and Easter, with younger members of the congregation encouraged to participate in welcoming the congregation, reading the lesson and interacting with the sermons. The uniformed organisations attend the Mothering Sunday and Remembrance Sunday services, and the Brownies and Guides held their own Christingle service in December. We hope that the uniformed groups may become involved in more services in 2024.

We held a full programme of services for Easter and Christmas, including the all-night watch on Maundy Thursday and the Easter Vigil service at 6.30 am on Easter Day, and the Advent procession, Christmas Carol service, Crib service and Epiphany Carol service. Occasions such as Prisons Week, Christian Aid Week and Mental Health Day were marked through sermons, sometimes with visiting preachers, and special intercessions.

Beginning in March 2022, following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces, ASWD holds a weekly service of Prayer for Ukraine. This is a short, informal service, led by participants, centring on a period of silent prayer.

We would like to thank all who have contributed to the conduct of our worship, our clergy, Readers, the Revd Steve Penrose, Moira Roberts, our SPA, those who have led our services of Morning and Evening Prayer, Charles Ray, our Sacristan, and the teams of Servers. readers, intercessors, Communion administrants and welcomers.

We would also like to thank those who have helped to support us in our prayer lives outside services, in particular the team who produce the weekly Prayer Matters sheet and those who have enabled the church to be open for Private Prayer on weekdays. Special thanks are due to the team who provide and serve refreshments after services. These provide an important opportunity to show hospitality and welcome to both newcomers/visitors and longer-term members of the congregation.

Music

Music is a very important part of our worship: it truly supports and enhances our regular services, Choral Eucharists and Evensongs, and the church’s musical reputation attracts people from outside the normal congregation to attend festival services as well as special performances.

Led by our tremendously enthusiastic and inspirational Director of Music, Ruth Holton, our Choir continues to perform to a very high standard, often supported on special occasions by visiting musicians. Highlights of the year have included the celebration of the Coronation of King Charles III, a joint Choral Evensong with St Peter’s Streatham in March 2023, and providing the Choir for the packed service at Southwark Cathedral in October for the licensing of Lay Ministers from across the diocese, as well as arranging an inspiring Choral Workshop in April which attracted musicians from across the area.

The Junior Choir continues to flourish, regularly recruiting new members who attend local schools. All involved obviously greatly enjoy singing and Ruth Holton is keen to develop their musicianship. Their contribution, both as a Junior Choir and in concert with the Senior Choir, is cherished. Members of the Junior Choir also demonstrated their talents by performing in instrumental concerts and in providing music at the opening or closing of services.

We are very grateful to all the members of our Choirs, many of whom have served faithfully for many years and are deeply committed to enhancing the beauty of our worship. Thanks are due to our many friends who have helped to sustain our musical life throughout the year, including Alexander Trowell, Tim Barratt and Sally Zimmerman, and our Assistant Organist Alan Littell. And as ever we owe a huge debt of gratitude to Ruth Holton for her passion and commitment to our music-making.

Mission and Ministry

We are affiliated to Inclusive Church and are strongly committed to welcoming and celebrating every person irrespective of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, mental health, neurodiversity, income or social background.

L’Arche London

All Saints has very strong links with L’Arche London, a community based in West Norwood and consisting of about 100 people, of whom 32 have learning disabilities. Members of the congregation have personal links with L’Arche in a variety of ways – from serving on committees, to helping with its faith life, to being part of the social circle of individual members

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of L’Arche. This has enabled members of L’Arche to feel welcomed and included in the life of All Saints, and the life of All Saints has been immeasurably enriched by its association with L’Arche.

Several members with learning disabilities are accompanied to All Saints by members of the congregation or L’Arche assistants and are active participants in the services, as servers and welcomers and helping to take up the collection, as well as attending social events. Our clergy regularly visit the L’Arche community to celebrate Eucharists, alternating with Catholic Eucharists.

Outreach to under-represented parts of the parish

Until he moved to a new parish in June 2023, Ethan Glackin-McColgan continued to train as a Licensed Lay Pioneer Minister, studying theology, church mission, evangelisation and fresh expressions of Church. Our understanding of mission was enhanced by Ethan’s experience during training. Before he left, Ethan gave a presentation to the PCC identifying social media outreach, young people and the social housing estates in the parish as key areas for ministry. Establishing relationships with those currently wary of the church takes a long time, but the Ministry Team have continued to develop links. Members of the Ministry Team regularly walk through the estates to familiarise residents with the presence of the parish church and clergy and demonstrate that both are accessible. A short Armistice Day service was held on one of the estates. It is hoped there will be further events in 2024.

Teaching and learning

Children and Young People

Junior Church meets on most Sundays during the 10 am service, but not during the All Age Services on the first Sunday of the month and special festivals, when the children remain with the rest of the congregation and often read the lessons, lead the Intercessions and actively engage in the All Age Talks.

Junior Church consists of two groups, infants and juniors, with ages ranging from pre-school to 13 years old. The groups normally follow the ‘Roots’ programme, but this year the Junior Church leaders devised a new curriculum tailored with the specific needs of the attendees in mind and focusing on key figures from the Old Testament. The infant group has used Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s ‘Children of God Storybook Bible’ as a resource. Each session hinges on a passage from the Bible, which the children take turns to read out. The group then explores God’s word and reflects on its meaning in the context of today’s world, sometimes through games and always involving craft activities. Sometimes the results of the craft activity are displayed on the large Junior Church board in the nave of the church.

The number of children attending Junior Church has varied in 2023, with the number in the youngest age group being low. (The numbers attending Junior Choir and our smAll Saints toddler group have increased.) All current and new families are kept up to date with everything that is going on, via our website, a weekly Mailchimp and a family WhatsApp group. All have been really valuable, not only for information, but for support. We also have a monthly children and young family meeting, including leaders and the vicar, to plan and discuss future services and events.

We have continued to produce resources for the families to use. The children were sent summer and Advent packs, encouraging them to look for God in nature, our environment and community.

We have had a good programme of events and involvement with our supported charities and issues of social justice. We continued with our traditional Good Friday workshop, when the children built a tomb from card, chicken wire and Modroc. This was used in our Easter Garden. In November, we celebrated All Saints Day with a Messy Saints Party, creating a display on the themes of Peace, Justice and Love. Families took part in the Posada in Advent, when Mary, Joseph and numerous sheep travelled from house to house on the way to Bethlehem; and the congregation and visitors enjoyed a funny, moving and thoughtful Nativity Play at two services at Christmas.

Junior Church has continued to focus on charities supported by ASWD and issues of social justice and climate change. The children held a sleepover in church in October raising £500 for the Robes Project (a winter shelter for homeless people). They were also involved in the local Foodbank’s School Uniform initiative in the summer and enthusiastically collected socks for prisoners at HMP Wandsworth in Advent.

On Friday mornings, we offer a group for babies and toddlers and their parents and carers, smAll Saints. Numbers had dipped over the pandemic and for a while afterwards, but in 2023 numbers started to pick up again. With a limited age range (from infancy to school age), attendance waxes and wanes as families move away, children go to school and some

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parents can only drop in and out due to being in full-time work. We have a number of carers and grandparents who bring children along, as well as parents. The number of children per session was between four and twelve in 2023, and over the course of the year more than 60 children passed through our doors on Friday mornings. Some very loyal members attended over 20 sessions during the year.

The format each week is the same: we start by ringing the bell and gather together on a rug in the sanctuary, we have some introductory songs (the Morning song, followed by the Hello song in which we sing hello by name to every child) followed by prayers and a story. The topics have ranged from gospel stories, including miracles and parables, church feasts, lives of saints and important figures from the Old Testament to Christian Aid Week and biodiversity. We end the liturgical element of the session with one or two suitable songs, the Lord’s Prayer and the Grace. Afterwards refreshments are served and there is a craft activity for the children, as well as toys to play with. smAll Saints has always been more than just a playgroup, and those who come regularly appreciate it for the fact that it is an act of worship.

The team of helpers is small but enthusiastic, and Cathy Wiles very helpfully provides a framework of topics and stories to cover for each term. We are looking to continue to grow our number during 2024 and, to that end, we have produced postcards for distribution in local cafes and shops etc with details of smAll Saints on one side and our other activities for children, such as Junior Church and Junior Choir, on the other.

A group of volunteers runs sessions with the local primary schools – Rosendale, Oakfield and Rosemead - to support the requirements of the religious education syllabus. The schools held their Christmas and end of the school year assemblies at the church; hundreds of children and parents attended these. Nelly’s Nursery, which rents part of the church building, visited the church at the beginning of Advent to learn about the meaning of Advent and to help put out our Nativity scene. During the Christmas season in 2023, for the first time, we held our Christingle service at the Peabody Community Hall. Leadership of different aspects of our work with young people is shared: Moira Roberts is responsible for Junior Church, Becky Hickey for smAll Saints, Claire Wilson for relationships with baptismal families and Jeremy Baker, and latterly Edwina Nummey, for the link with the schools. We would like to thank all of these and the other members of the small but dedicated team of Junior Church and smAll Saints leaders for their hard work and devotion in supporting young people in their growth in faith.

Adults

After attending a course at ASWD during the autumn, four adult and one teenaged member of the congregation were confirmed at a very joyful service at Southwark Cathedral in November 2023. On the following day, the Feast of Christ the King, a child received her First Holy Communion.

In 2022 Ethan Glackin-McColgan started a group meeting on Tuesday evenings at the Rosendale Pub for ‘Prayer and a Pint’. The format is a short evening service, followed by an informal discussion on a previously selected topic or book over some alcoholic or non-alcoholic refreshment. The discussions are respectful and thought-provoking. In Lent 2023, they focused on the challenging 2023 Lent book (The Falling of Dusk), which elicited a wide variety of opinions and very lively debate in which all present participated. The meetings were paused in the autumn of 2023, but it is hoped that the group will be relaunched during 2024.

Members of the Ministry Team led a short course of Eastertide discussions on the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives, each session focusing on passages from The Acts of the Apostles and dealing with the themes of witness, repentance, the vision of God and empowerment. Eleanor Beamond-Pepler led a thoughtful Quiet Morning on some of the penitential psalms in Lent.

In October 2023, Eleanor also held a drop-in event for Baby Loss Awareness Week. This gave an opportunity for the local community to light a candle and spend time in our beautiful Lady Chapel in quiet reflection and remembrance of babies and pregnancies tragically lost too soon.

Mission Action Plan (MAP)

ASWD continues to review its Mission Action Plan, in a variety of fora including a workshop in June attended by not only the PCC but also several of the wider congregation. In association with the Ministry Team, the PCC identified three priorities: Growing Younger, Caring for the Community and Increasing Diversity. Well-attended discussions on each of these priorities were held after 10 am services on Sundays during Lent 2024. Further consideration of specific actions has been paused in anticipation that the new incumbent will wish to be involved in the development of the MAP.

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Wider Community Activities

Regular Groups

There are very few buildings in the parish in which community groups can meet, so the church has played an important role in providing a meeting place for the community as a whole. Although activity has not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels, concerts, exercise groups, the meetings of uniformed organisations (Beavers, Brownies, Cubs and Scouts) and meetings of the Men’s Group and other social events have taken place.

Knit and Natter, a very committed and supportive group drawing membership from inside and well outside the congregation, continues to meet every Wednesday afternoon under Jan Dudding’s hospitable care.

Once a month, on Thursday afternoons, Norma Prior hosts ‘Tea, Cake and Poetry’, open to anyone who wishes to drop in to share poems and good conversation, as well as refreshments. The attendance has grown significantly on the past year, with 12 to15 people taking part, many of whom are not regular members of the congregation.

Our Director of Music leads a very successful informal singing session for children, which meets frequently, on Friday afternoons. Sing4FRIDAY allows children the opportunity to sing simply for pleasure, but at least some of them have been inspired to join the Junior Choir.

Bereavement Course

The ‘Bereavement Journey’ course (https://www.ataloss.org) was made available on two occasions during the year, commencing in April and November respectively. It was advertised on church notice boards, the website and in Notices, as well as externally at local GP practices, chemists and online by Ataloss.org. Updated materials were used for the Autumn course, with seven sessions instead of six. Facilitators are required to register the course and obtain a licence to use the materials as an annual requirement. A new charge of £25 for individuals undertaking the course helps to cover the cost of materials and provision of refreshments to attendees each week. Guest manuals (costing £5) have been extended to invite greater reflection and written comments by participants. Sessions were facilitated by Sophie Milner and Valerie Sheridan, with Reverend Alan Everett at an optional final ‘Faith Questions’ session for the Spring course. Sophie and Valerie attended a Team Briefing presentation online, which was an Ataloss requirement to learn about the new course before running it. There were four attendees at each course; evaluations have been positive, and some members continue to keep in touch after the course. A trained counsellor is available to facilitators through ataloss.org, should they need further support. The course is becoming well-established, with it being offered in over 300 locations.

Community-based events

The Christmas lunch was held again in Christmas week this year and senior members of the congregation and local community (Knit and Natter members) attended. This year’s event was well attended again with 38 diners, including helpers. It was set up in the crypt for greater warmth and convenience to the kitchen. Tim Barratt provided a mix of wellknown musical pieces on the piano, with Ruth Holton singing alongside, which added to the relaxed atmosphere. Nigel Hague made a musical contribution also playing his guitar and singing well known Dylan songs. A good time was had by all. Many thanks to the musicians and team of volunteers, who helped set up, serve and clear away afterwards.

A 1980s disco in the crypt was very well supported by the local community and raised £500 for church funds. We thank the Roberts family for their time and effort in arranging and running this event.

We have continued to hold a popular Ghillies Ball each January and are very grateful to Hilary and Christopher Putt and their team for their hard work in organising it.

In relation to the wider local community, we took part in the Spring and Christmas Love West Dulwich Fairs, at each of which we ran a stall promoting the church and providing activities for the children. Both provided good opportunities to connect with the community. Our SPA, Moira, organised and led the teams, and we are very grateful to them all for their work.

A very popular community event is the annual Carols4ALL in December. Tables are laid out in the nave, coffee, mulled wine and mince pies are served, and members of the choir lead everyone in well-known Christmas carols. Neighbours, families and friends’ group round tables and enjoy a relaxed break from Christmas preparations and other worries.

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We are keen that our beautiful building should be a resource for the arts. We continue to participate in the Dulwich Festival in May, providing an inspiring, light-drenched venue for the display of artwork. We also provide a venue for rehearsals and performances by local orchestras and choirs, as well as holding our own Sunday evening recitals.

Social Action

The commitment of All Saints to social action is shown in a variety of ways.

In 2010 ASWD established as an independent registered charity a local community organisation known as 4ALL. It runs very popular after school clubs (‘Between the Tracks’ for 8–12-year-olds and ‘Between the Tracks +’ for 13-16/17 year olds) on the Peabody Estates. Other activities that have arisen from this community-based initiative include Sing4All, a community choir for (predominantly) older people, led by ASWD’s Director of Music. Since 2022, two drop-in clubs, for coffee and a chat, for people aged over 50, have met weekly, one on the Upper Peabody Estate and the other on the Lower Peabody Estate. They have 33 registered members. The clubs have been described as a lifeline by some attendees who are socially isolated.

ASWD continues to support the Norwood and Brixton Foodbank. Members of ASWD help in a number of ways: bringing personal donations of food to the church; delivering them to the warehouse at St Margaret’s Church in Streatham; contributing toys and gifts at Christmas; and Revd Cathy Wiles helps to provide pastoral care. In the current difficult economic situation, there has been a great need for listening ears and help in directing clients to expert advice on debt relief, grants for cookers and fridges, help with energy costs and other issues.

We would like to pay tribute to the great energy and commitment that Carl Johnson brought to publicising and supporting the work of the Foodbank. Carl stood down as ASWD’s lead worker with the Foodbank in the summer of 2023.

For several years, ASWD has taken part in the Robes Project, a charity that works with a coalition of churches to provide for homeless people by cooking and serving supper and breakfasts and being overnight hosts during the winter months. ASWD works alongside St Luke’s West Norwood, one of the overnight shelters. The project aims not only to provide immediate shelter and food but also to assist participants to access long-term accommodation, employment and benefits. ASWD organised teams to provide evening meals for the guests in February 2023, while Moira Roberts, our SPA, and the Vicar were overnight volunteers. As mentioned above, members of the Junior Church and Choir held a sleepover in church to raise money for Robes in October.

ASWD is affiliated to the South London grouping of Citizens UK, an organisation that promotes social progress through community action. One issue on which we have focussed is the shortage of affordable housing in Lambeth. Another is mental health needs, which were highlighted by the pandemic. A listening campaign to explore the impact of the pandemic on people revealed acute problems of loneliness and isolation. Citizens UK is helping groups to establish local hubs with trained Mental Health champions who can signpost people to more specialist support services. Members of ASWD are on the taskforce.

For Christian Aid Week 2023, for which the focus of publicity was Malawi, ASWD raised £2,170. This was through a mixture of house-to-house collections, money given in church, online giving and donations made at the Love West Dulwich Fair. In February 2023 we held a prayer service for those affected by the Syria and Turkey Earthquake which raised £250 for the Christian Aid Earthquake Appeal. Daniel Glackin-McColgan organised the service, which was attended by the Bishop of Southwark.

We have continued our relationship with AfghanAid, seeking greater understanding of the situation in Afghanistan, and raising funds for famine relief and other assistance to its people. Our Harvest lunch in October was in aid of AfghanAid. We collected £272 in cash and significant further donations were made subsequently online.

Costs and Challenges

As the Church Wardens’ Fabric Report shows, in 2023 we tackled a number of outstanding issues, including the replacement of fire alarm panels and improving our energy efficiency through use of the new Building Management System (BMS). Energy costs have reduced by about a third, but they are still high and we need to monitor use carefully.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS WEST DULWICH

Report of the Parochial Church Council For the year ended 31 December 2023

For a variety of reasons, we were unable to submit the 2021 and 2022 accounts by the due date but, following the employment of our new Treasurer, these were submitted in October 2023. This delay had a knock-on effect on production of the 2022 accounts. The Treasurer has been working to catch up with the backlog, together with the new Independent Examiner appointed at an Extraordinary APCM which met on 10 December 2023. At the time of writing, the 2023 accounts were being finalized, and the PCC expects that the 2023 accounts will be submitted in February 2026, and the 2024 and 2025 accounts will be submitted by October 2026.

Church Wardens’ Fabric Report

We continue to face the fact that many of the systems that were put in place when the church was rebuilt after the fire need to be replaced.

Currently we are addressing the replacement of cracked glass panelling in the crypt and the damage to plaster rendering caused by a leaking water supply pipe in the lavatories. The offending pipe has been repaired.

Expenditure on the fabric of the church is listed below, together with an outline of the normal schedule of maintenance. This should be read in conjunction with the Financial Review and Annual Accounts.

Major Expenditure

The Ambulatory

Cracking in the brickwork in the ambulatory became a concern and ASES set up a monitoring system for movement of the building. Fortunately, the monitoring showed that there is no significant movement.

Lighting

There have been a number of visits from CES lighting. Lighting throughout the building has been checked. Light bulbs have been changed. Problems with lighting in the Nursery have been resolved and discussions around emergency lighting have taken place with the architect. The Lutron lighting control system has had to have service visits on occasions during the year.

Doors

We have had to give the internal doors expensive repairs as wear and tear had caused the fire protection mechanisms to fail. The west external doors needed repair as wind damage prevented proper operation. More robust mechanisms have been installed.

The Organ and Grand Piano

Both were given tuning and technical repairs with routine servicing.

Fire Alarm

There have been several visits from TAS Fire Alarm company to look at the fault on the aspirator in the Nave, and the alarm panels have now been replaced. The fire response list has been updated, and the vicar has given training to a wide range of people on how to use the new systems. These include the Church Wardens, the fire responders, the Director of Music, the Building Committee and the Ministry Team.

Annual Maintenance

Plumbing repairs Annual check of fire extinguishers Clearance of the gutters at high level The boilers and heating system have been serviced The fire alarm service contract has been amended to provide inspections twice a year The lift has been serviced PAF testing Maintenance of the garden

Action on recommendations from the Quinquennial report:

Engineers report on ambulatory: Monthly visits to monitor movement were carried out;
Investigation of low-level dampness: Source of the has been problem fixed but remedial work still needs to be carried out;

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS WEST DULWICH

Report of the Parochial Church Council For the year ended 31 December 2023

Performance of rainwater gutters etc were checked, cleared and repaired by James Cooke and Hall& Randall;
Cracked glass: We need to work with our church architect to find a replacement material for these panels as a report from 2010 suggests that the cracking is being caused by building movement. This means that glass is not a suitable material. This is a high priority task;
Repair door to basement central hall: Completed;
Heating: We have installed a new Building Management System (BMS) to control our heating and a new company to maintain the heating system;
Periodic electrical inspection: The inspection undertaken by EIS in September 2022 highlighted the need for remedial work. This is being addressed;
Repair/replacement of emergency lighting: Ongoing;
Inspect and repair entrance path to nursery to remove trip hazards: No action taken as yet; and
Replace safety surface to nursery playground: This was approved by the PCC, but it has been put on hold until any work on the ambulatory that may be needed is carried out.

Our thanks are expressed to Amanda, Alan, our Vicar, the Building Committee and our architect, Jon Bolter, who have worked closely together to resolve the issues posed by our building at the present time.

4. Financial Review

2023 has been another challenging year for the Church financially. Hall lettings although improving did not return to prepandemic levels as expected. Church giving decreased slightly which was previously as a result of migration of some long-term members of the congregation out of London. Like all utility users in the country, ASWD had Gas and Electricity bills increase during the year. Building and equipment repairs continue to increase as equipment becomes obsolete having expired its intended lifespan.

Interim financial summary

Diocesan guidelines permit the APCM to continue as planned. Examined accounts will be approved by the PCC and made available to the public in due course. The Treasurer will present both accounts to the congregation after a Sunday Eucharist (date to be confirmed).

Of the total unrestricted income 40% was from congregational giving and 56% was from rental income from the building.

The largest cost to expenditure was £90.000 which is our contribution to Southwark Diocese. The PCC resolved in Autumn 2023 to keep our parish pledge in 2024 to 90,000, which is still above the cost of one full-time priest. The other largest expenditure is costs associated with the maintenance and running costs of the church building including Heat, Light, & equipment repairs.

4.1 Financial Activity and Financial Position

The PCC’s main sources of funding are the free will offerings of congregants, fund-raising events and lettings income.

The Statement of Financial Activities and Balance Sheet can be found on pages 16 and 17 respectively. The Church’s reserves decreased by £850 during the year (2022 – increased by £3,642). The balance sheet shows total net assets of £320,794 (2022: £321,644).

The Church has three types of funds: unrestricted, restricted and designated. Designated funds are set aside in a separate current account. Such funds were previously accounted for as “unrestricted designated” funds. The unrestricted and unrestricted designated funds have been merged for presentation purposes in these accounts. Total cash funds are £257,916 (2022: £273,143) of which unrestricted designated funds are £255,529 (2022: £270,714).

Included in total funds are amounts totalling £2,387 (2022: £2,429) which are restricted. These balances have either been raised for, and their use restricted to, specific purposes, or they comprise donations subject to donor-imposed conditions. Full details of these restricted funds can be found in note 9 to the accounts together with an analysis of movements in the year. Restricted cash funds are those that can only be used in accordance with the specific purposes set out by the donors.

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Report of the Parochial Church Council For the year ended 31 December 2023

4.2 Reserves Policy

The PCC policy is to retain 4-6 months of expenditure as “free reserves” to enable it to meet its ongoing obligations and to provide a buffer against unforeseen expenditure or short-term income volatility. In setting this policy, the PCC has considered its regular operating costs, known financial risks, and the timing differences between income receipts and expenditure. At 31 December 2023 the church had net free reserves of £105,755 (2022: 103,818) as follows:

Total reserves Less: restricted funds Less: tangible fixed assets Less: fixed asset investments Less: designated funds Free reserves Free reserves requirement: 4 month’s budgeted routine unrestricted expenditure and emergency fund Free reserves requirement	2023	2022 £ 321,644 (2,049) (25,005) (3,600) (187,172)
	£

	320,794
	(2,387)
	(21,880)
	(3,600)
	(187,172)

		103,818
	105,755

		103,000

	103,000

		103,000
	103,000

PCC considers to be adequate to support the continuing operation of the parish and to allow reasonable flexibility in managing cashflow and future commitments. The PCC reviews the level of free reserves annually as part of its financial planning and risk management processes.

5. Plans for Future Periods

All Saints will continue with its work of current worship services and mission within the parish, this will hopefully further include outreach amongst young people and local community groups including the Over 50’s Club and Tulip Café.

Financially we will need to overhaul some of the building systems such as I.T. and lighting as these are over 20 years old. All Saints supports several charities including The Spafford Children’s Centre and L’Arche.

All Saints is very proud of its sacred music tradition, hosting piano and organ recitals, orchestras and a community choir, we look forward to those continuing in the future.

Finally, we will be developing our Mission Action Plan of One in Worship, One in Faith, Outward in Community.

6. Responsibilities of Trustees for the Financial Statements

The PCC is responsible for preparing the report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. Charity law in England and Wales requires the PCC to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the PCC and of the income and application of income of the charity for that period.

In preparing those financial statements, the PCC is required to:

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

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS WEST DULWICH

Report of the Parochial Church Council

For the year ended 31 December 2023

The PCC is responsible for keeping adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enables them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the governing document. The PCC is 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. The PCC is responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the charity and financial information included in the charity’s website.

7. Approval

The report of the PCC was approved by the PCC on 16 February 2026 and signed on its behalf by:

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Elizabeth Flood Lay Chair

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Revd Caroline Bailey Vicar (Incumbent)

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS WEST DULWICH

Report of the Independent Examiner to the Parochial Church Council of All Saints West Dulwich

I report on the accounts of the Parochial Church Council of All Saints West Dulwich for the year ended 31 December 2023, which are set out on pages 16 to 24.

Respective responsibilities of PCC and examiner

The PCC are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The PCC 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 examiners’ report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. 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 the seeking of 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 examiners’ statement

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

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

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

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John Helm ACA

16 February 2026

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS WEST DULWICH

Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31 December 2023

Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ 112,327 1,922 157,574 8,776 116		Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 145,363 1,137 152,910 3,136 30	Total 2022 £ 147,013 1,137 153,692 3,136 30
	Total
	2023
	£

	112,327
	1,922
	158,954
	8,776
	116

280,715		302,576	305,008
	282,095

281,523 281,523 - ( 808) - ( 808) 319,215 318,407		298,593	301,366

	282,945

		298,593	301,366
	282,945

		-	-
	-

		3,983	3,642
	( 850)

		-	-
	-

		3,983	3,642
	( 850)

		315,232	318,002
	321,644

		319,215	321,644
	320,794

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS WEST DULWICH

Balance Sheet As at 31 December 2023

Note Fixed Assets Tangible Assets 5 Investments 6 Current Assets Debtors 7 Cash At Bank And In Hand Creditors - Amounts Falling Due Within One Year 8 Net Current Assets Net Assets Represented By: Restricted Funds 9 Unrestricted Funds 10 Total Funds	Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ 21,880 3,600 25,480 52,209 255,529 307,738 14,811 292,927 318,407 - 318,407 318,407	Restricted Funds 2023 £ - - 0 - 2,387 2,387 - 2,387 2,387 2,387 - 2,387			Total 2022 £
			Total
			2023
			£

			21,880		25,005
			3,600		3,600


			25,480		28,605

			52,209		29,701
			257,916		273,143


			310,125		302,844

			14,811		9,805


			295,314		293,039


			320,794		321,644




			2,387		2,429
			318,407		319,215

					321,644
			320,794

The financial statements were approved by the PCC on 16 February 2026 and signed on its behalf by:

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Elizabeth Flood Lay Chair

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Revd Caroline Bailey Vicar (Incumbent)

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS WEST DULWICH

Statement of Cashflows For the year ended 31 December 2023

Note Net cash flows from operating activities 11 Cash flows from investing activities: Dividends, interest and rents from investments Net cash generated (used) in investing activities Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period Cash and cash equivalents brought forward Cash and cash equivalents carried forward	Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ (22,881) 7,696 7,696 (15,185) 270,714 255,529	Restricted Funds 2023 £ (42) - 0 ( 42) 2,429 2,387		Total 2022 £ 8,406 3,136 3,136 11,542 261,601 273,143
			Total
			2023
			£

			(22,923)


			7,696

			7,696



			(15,227)

			273,143

			257,916

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS WEST DULWICH

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

1. Accounting Policies

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation on uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:

Basis of accounting

The financial statements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (Charities SORP (FRS 102)). The financial statements are drawn up on the historical cost basis of accounting, modified by a revaluation of investments at fair value.

The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe an affiliation to another body or those that are informal gatherings of church members.

The PCC meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

Going Concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern and accordingly the accounts have been drawn up on a going concern basis.

Income recognition

Voluntary income and donations (including legacies) are accounted for once the PCC has entitlement to the income, it is probable the income will be received, and the amount of income receivable can be reliably measured. Income from the recovery of tax on gift aided donations is accounted for in the period to which the relevant donation is received. Grant income is recognised on a receivable basis.

The income from trading activities includes rental income from the letting of church premises which is accounted for when earned. It is shown gross, with the associated costs included in fundraising costs.

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank.

Expenditure recognition

Expenditure is accrued as soon as a liability is considered probable, and the amount of obligation can be measured reliably. Longer term liabilities are discounted to present value. The PCC is not registered for VAT and accordingly expenditure includes VAT where appropriate.

Expenditure included in Raising Funds includes amounts incurred in fundraising and advertising.

Charitable expenditure includes those costs in fulfilling the PCC’s principal objects, as outlined in the Report of the PCC. These include governance costs and the church’s running expenses. Governance costs comprise all costs involving the public accountability of the PCC and its compliance with regulation and good practice. These costs include costs related to the independent audit/examination and legal fees.

Tangible Fixed Assets

Consecrated Property and Moveable Church Furnishings

Consecrated land and benefice property such as the church building and vicarage are excluded from the accounts in accordance with s10 of the Charities Act 2011. No value is placed on moveable church furnishings held by the vicar and churchwardens on special trust for the PCC which require a faculty for disposal. All expenditure incurred on consecrated or benefice buildings and moveable church furnishings, whether maintenance or improvement, is expensed within the Statement of Financial Activities. The original cost of the church hall has been depreciated on a straight line basis over 50 years.

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS WEST DULWICH

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 December 2023

1. Accounting Policies (continued)

Other Fixtures, Fittings & Office Equipment

Items of equipment with a purchase price of £1,000 or less are written off when acquired. The church chairs, processional cross, organ and pianos are depreciated on a reducing balance basis at 12.5% per annum. Other capitalised equipment is depreciated on a straight-line basis at a rate of 25%.

Investments

Investments are stated at market value. Realised and unrealised gains and losses on investments are reflected through the Statement of Financial Activities.

Debtors

Debtors are included at the settlement amount due. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid.

Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of opening of the deposit.

Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation arising from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are recognised at their settlement amount.

Fund accounting

The funds held by the charity are either:

Unrestricted general funds - these are funds which can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds - these are funds that can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

2. Income

Voluntary income Donations Income tax reclaimed Legacies Grants Charitable activities Fee income (net) Other trading income Parish Pilgrimage Choir and Music Income Church Hall Hire Service charge Investment income Bank interest Rent from Land Other	Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ 92,495 14,832 5,000 - 112,327 1,922 - - 143,174 14,400 157,574 7,696 1,080 8,776 116 280,715	Restricted Funds 2023 £ - - - - 0 - - 1,380 - - 1,380 - - 0 - 1,380				Total 2022 £ 94,336 21,470 29,557 1,650
				Total
				2023
				£

				92,495
				14,832
				5,000
				-

						147,013 1,137 765 782 137,694 14,451
				112,327

				1,922


				-
				1,380
				143,174
				14,400

						153,692 3,136 -
				158,954

				7,696
				1,080

						8,776 30
				8,776

				116

						310,648
				282,095

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS WEST DULWICH

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 December 2023

4. Expenditure on Charitable Activities

Parish Assessment Church Life & Outreach Missionary & Charitable Giving and Gifts (note 4a) Provision of Office & Support Provision of Buildings and Facilities Governance costs	Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ 90,000 14,138 - 52,524 121,037 3,824 281,523	Restricted Funds 2023 £ - 1,422 - - - - 1,422				Total 2022 £ 116,756 24,641 2,411 58,259 98,475 824
				Total
				2023
				£

				90,000
				15,560
				-
				52,524
				121,037
				3,824

						301,366
				282,945

4a Missionary & Charitable Giving and Gifts

Gifts and grants included within Expenditure on Charitable Activities are as follows:

Gifts & grants to: Organisations	Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ -	Restricted Funds 2023 £ -				Total 2022 £ 2,411
				Total
				2023
				£

				-

4b Staff costs

Included within expenditure on charitable activities are the following staff costs:

Salaries and wages Pension		Total		Total 2022 £ 37,111 2,343
		2023
		£

		32,024
		1,438

				39,454
		33,462

The average number of employees during the year was 3 (2022: 6), all on part time basis. No employees received payments in excess of £60,000 during the year (2022: nil).

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS WEST DULWICH

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 December 2023

5. Tangible Fixed Assets

Equipment £ Cost/valuation At 1 January 2023 17,792 Additions - Disposals - At 31 December 2023 17,792 Depreciation At 1 January 2023 4,171 Charge For Year 1,408 Disposals - At 31 December 2023 5,579 Net Book Value At 31 December 2023 12,213 At 31 December 2022 13,621	Chairs & Cross £ 41,775 - - 41,775 37,488 535 - 38,023 3,752 4,287	Organ & Pianos £ Office equipment £ 9,339 20,060 - - - - 9,339 20,060 8,272 14,030 887 295 - - 9,159 14,325 180 5,735 1,067 6,030

				Total
				£

				88,966
				-
				-

				88,966


				63,961
				3,125
				-

				67,086


				21,880

				25,005

All of the fixed assets are used for charitable purposes.

6. Fixed Asset Investments

Freehold of Church Point, SE 21, subject to long lease at rent of £360pa

	2023		2022 £ 3,600
	£

	3,600

The PCC owns property, known as the "Land Adjoining All Saints Church West Dulwich" (Church Point, SE21), which is currently let commercially on a 99-year lease commencing on 19 January 1983. The property continues to be occupied by the lessee. Lease income up to 31 December 2023 has been recognised in the accounts, with any amounts outstanding included within debtors.

7. Debtors

7. Debtors
Gift Aid receivable Prepayments Other debtors	2023	2022 £ 8,683 1,086 19,932 29,701
	£

	22,446
	20,841
	8,922

	52,209

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS WEST DULWICH

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 December 2023

8. Creditors - Amounts Falling Due Within One Year

8. Creditors - Amounts Falling Due Within One Year
Trade creditors Accruals Other	2023	2022 £ 2,513 6,648 644
	£

	1,729
	11,970
	1,112

		9,805
	14,811

9. Restricted Funds

At 1 January 2023 £ 2,179 250 2,429	Income £ Expenditure £ 1,380 (1,422) - - 1,380 (1,422)	Transfers £ - - 0	Gains/ (losses) £ - - 0	At 31	At 31
				December
					2023
					£

					2,137
					250


					2,387

At 1 January 2022 £ 2,770 - - 2,770	Income £ Expenditure £ 782 (1,373) 250 - 1,400 (1,400) 2,432 (2,773)	Transfers £ - - - 0	Gains/ (losses) £ - - - 0
At 1 January 2022 £ 2,770 - - 2,770					At 31
				December
					2022
					£

					2,179
					250
					0


					2,429

Descriptions of the funds are as follows:

The Music. Funds raised for the development of young organists and church musicians.
Pioneer Training Courses Fund. Funds to provide funding for training for those wanting to go into the Pioneer Ministry.
Heating Fund. Grant was received from the Diocese of Southwark to help with Church heating costs.

10. Unrestricted Funds

10a: Current Year Unrestricted Designated Fabric Fund		At 1 January 2023 £ 132,043 187,172 319,215		Income £ Expenditure £ 280,715 (281,523) - - 280,715 (281,523)	Income £ Expenditure £ 280,715 (281,523) - - 280,715 (281,523)	Transfers £ - - 0	Gains/ (losses) £ - - 0		At 31
									December
									2023
									£

									131,235



									187,172


									318,407

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS WEST DULWICH

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 December 2023

10. Unrestricted Funds (continued)

10b: Prior Year Unrestricted Designated Fabric Fund		At 1 January 2022 £ 103,724 211,508 315,232		Income £ Expenditure £ 302,563 (274,244) 13 (24,349) 302,576 (298,593)	Income £ Expenditure £ 302,563 (274,244) 13 (24,349) 302,576 (298,593)	Transfers £ - - 0	Gains/ (losses) £ - - 0		At 31
									December
									2022
									£

									132,043



									187,172


									319,215

The Designated Fabric Fund records funds set aside for the refurbishment and redevelopment of the building and its environs.

11. Reconciliation of net income/(expenditure) to net cash flow from operating activities

Net (expenditure)/income for the reporting period (as per the statement of financial activities) Adjustments for: Depreciation charges Investment income (Increase)/decrease in debtors Increase/(decrease) in creditors Net cash provided by operating activities	Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ (808) 3,125 (7,696) (22,508) 5,006 (22,881)	Restricted Funds 2023 £ (42) - - - - ( 42)		Total 2022 £ 3,642 3,574 (3,136) 9,726 (5,400)
			Total
			2023
			£


			(850)


			3,125
			(7,696)
			(22,508)
			5,006

				8,406
			(22,923)

12. Operating Lease Commitments

The total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are payable:

Not later than one year		2023		2022 £ 1,127
		£

		920

At 31 December 2023 the PCC was committed to making the following total minimum lease payments under a noncancellable operating lease on office equipment in the year ended 31 December 2023.

13. Related Party Transactions

The vicar, Revd Dr Alan Everett, and certain members of the PCC, incurred out of pocket expenses to the amount of £250 (2022: 146) and were reimbursed in full.

The aggregate total amount of donations by the members of the PCC to the Church during the year was £12,897 (2022: £15,092).