2022-12-31-accounts - The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Ann, Hanger Lane

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St Ann’s Church Tottenham

Avenue Road, N15 5JH

Charity no: 1138028 Annual Report 2022

May 2023

The primary object of St Ann’s Parochial Church Council (PCC) is the promotion of the gospel of Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England. The PCC has the responsibility of promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. This is summarised in our mission statement: Belong, Believe, Be out there.

During 2022 the PCC have been designated as a Resource Church in the Edmonton Area. The PCC is thereby committed to investing in leadership development, being generous, and initiating new worshipping communities.

The PCC is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the PCC Powers Measure. The PCC is a Registered Charity.

The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of St Ann’s Hall and the two flats therein, and the Fowler Newsam Hall and the cottage attached.

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Belong, Believe, Be out there

2022 has been a great year of celebrations and the opportunity to re-establish traditions. The celebrations included a great community party to mark the Queen’s Jubilee, a summer concert of the blooming talent in St Ann’s, welcoming Elizabeth and Catherine as our curates, and having two donkeys help us to celebrate Christmas on the Tiverton Estate! In many ways, it felt like we were still coming back to ‘normal life’. We had our first confirmation service since 2020, we had a wonderful Easter celebration in our church building, and our Sunday school was back to full swing! It was also a year to re-establish beloved traditions, including taking the Sunday school to Brighton beach. We could begin again building repairs that had been on hold; Flat 2A was updated, the church roof was secured from leaks, and we started on our Eco journey. 2022 is also marked as a year where we have recommitted to reaching out and growing. We were designated as a Resource Church, we had a mission partner review and have chosen to partner with ALMA, CARIS, and InterServe.

Our annual report is an overview of some of the ministry and mission of St Ann’s Church during 2022. As we begin, it is only right to recognise and say thank you to everyone who has given and contributed to St Ann’s. A particular thanks to our churchwardens Jasmin Archibald and Owen Sloman, to all the PCC, and everyone who gives their time week after week. St Ann’s is a community of welcome, hope and faith, and that is because of you. Thank you to the staff team, and particularly to Marjorie who joined as our administrator in May. It is a privilege to have such a good relationship with St Ann’s School and to welcome them each month back in to the building for their Praise Assemblies.

It was particularly joyful to have Catherine Ellerby and Elizabeth Fellows be ordained deacon and to join St Ann’s as curates. This kickstarted new ministry on the Tiverton Estate and has affirmed the mission that is growing at St Ann’s. 2022 has put us in good stead to grow and rejoice into 2023 and so we move forward with confidence with this refrain -

Be bold, be strong, for the Lord your God is with you!

Revd Jess Swift

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Table of Contents
Welcome	2
Objectives and Activities	4
St Ann’s Church	7
PCC	9
Safeguarding	11
Electoral Roll	13
Deanery Synod	14
Deacon year	17
Fabric Report	19
Resource Church:	20
Tiverton Estate
ECO report	25

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Objectives and Activities - Jess Swift

The Parish Church Council (PCC) is committed to enabling as many people as possible to come to faith, grow in faith, worship, and to become part of our parish community. This has been a year to establish stability in worship and ministry to support mission that is outward looking and outward reaching. Being established as a Resource Church, which included receiving a Resource Curate as well as an SSM Curate, has been a strong input of resources. The PCC aims to build the confidence and celebrate the diversity of the St Ann’s community. We give priority to community development, children and young people, ministry on our estates, and pastoral care. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament.

When executing our activities for the year, we have considered the commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. In particular, we aim to enable those in our community and parish to live out their faith through:

Worship and prayer
Provision of pastoral care
Mission and outreach work, with particular emphasis on those living on our estates
Children, youth and families ministry

To facilitate this work it is important that we maintain the fabric of the Church of St Ann’s

and all its buildings, including the Fowler Newsam Hall and St Ann’s Hall.

Worship and Prayer

The whole year we have been able to worship in the church building. The communion

services are live-streamed on to our YouTube channel. The special celebration services, include:

13 Mar confirmation with Bishop Rob
3 April first service with the heating on with our new boilers
17 April Easter in church
8 May All Nations students leading us in intercultural worship
3 July Elizabeth and Catherine’s first service at St Ann’s as deacons
24 July our first ALMA service

18 September remembering the life of Queen Elizabeth

6 Oct Ehsan’s baptism in the pool
19 Dec donkeys on the Tiverton Estate

It has been good to establish a new pattern of prayer ministry, including prayers at the

alter rail each month.

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Pastoral Care

The primary focus of Pastoral Care at St Ann’s has been around building community. We began the year with a St Ann’s Quiz night (February), building community within our own parish. But then this quickly moved outward in focus as the war in Ukraine mounted. We joined with churches across the country to affirm community diversity during the Jubilee Celebrations in June, we gathered our own community for a party and barbecue.

Two key commitments have been around committing to being an ECO church, and also looking at our including and accessibility particularly around disability. We welcomed Revd John Beauchamp in September during (Dis)Ability Sunday.

Mission and outreach work

The focus on mission has been in two areas: embedding good relationships with our mission partners. After going through a consultation and review of mission, St Ann’s PCC agreed to commit to InterServe (Lucy Monk), ALMA (St Joseph’s Church) and CARIS in Tottenham as our mission partners. We also committed to taking up a collection for the Children’s Society, TearFund and Christian Aid. In order to establish a new partnership with St Joseph’s Church in Angola, we have given particular focus to our link with ALMA.

The second area of focus in mission has been on the Tiverton Estate. This is linked with the Resource funding and is covered in more detail later in the report.

It is worth noting that the cost of living, fuel prices, and inflation in the autumn and winter were a huge challenge for our community. This was also a focus for our mission. We had food available to take at each service in the autumn, and opened the church hall as a Warm Space on Monday and Tuesday mornings. Our Harvest celebrations were very much to help each other here in our community.

Children, youth and families

Sharon Mitchell is our children, youth, families and schools worker. One of the strengths of the year was to see this ministry fully re-established. The highlights included a Sunday School day out to Brighton beach, a holiday club in the summer, All Age services where the young people preached, led worship, and participated in every part of the service, and showcasing of the talents of the young people in the Summer Concert. The relationship with St Ann’s School goes from strength to strength. There is a section of this report dedicated to this ministry. All credit to the dedicated team of volunteers and leaders, including welcoming Richard to the staff team to help with the youth clubs on Fridays.

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Structure, governance and management

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation

Rules. All those who attend our services and are members of the congregation are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll.

The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. July was dedicated as a month to promote giving; with testimonies, teaching and practical advice.

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St Ann’s Church - Jess Swift

Church life this year was shaped by our commitment to growth and mission, as well as beginning again building projects that had been put on pause during the lockdowns of COVID 19. Here is a summary of life together, and some highlights from 2022:

Bible study on Zoom - following these themes: Mark’s Gospel: Jesus’ ministry and relationships CTT in Lent - ‘Finding a purpose and a voice for Tottenham today’ Jesus’ hospitality King David Living in the grace of God Preparing for Christmas

Sermon series through the year on: Philippians Testimonies on people places and prayer Giving Friendship

Alpha

On Zoom in January

Face to Face in November at the Hut on the Tiverton Estate

Holy Week and Easter

It was so wonderful to be able to celebrate Easter in the church building! It was a great celebration, with the bubble machine, Easter acclamations, and wonderful worship. It felt like a great service of the community coming back together.

Holy Week included a communion service on Maundy Thursday evening, joining with the ecumenical walk of witness on Good Friday morning. The weather was perfect and it was good to be able to restart this joint event. We had an All Age Stations of the Cross service on Friday afternoon, and a Service of Shadows at sunset on Friday evening. On Sunday morning we gathered on the church doorstep and welcomed in Easter morning at sunrise with a fire, sparklers and songs of praise!

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Christmas

We keep on building on our Christmas traditions, this year adding animals to our Nativity

figures but also including donkeys in a live Nativity on the Tiverton Estate!

18 Dec Carol Service

19 Dec Live Nativity

21 Dec Quiet Christmas

22 Dec Outdoor Carols

24 Dec Christingle

24 Dec Midnight Communion

25 Dec Christmas celebration

31 Dec Watchnight

It was a brilliant Christmas, focused on looking out and reaching out across the whole parish with the good news of the ‘light of the world’.

St Ann’s Church

There were 7 baptisms in 2022, 9 confirmations, 1 wedding, and 9 funerals in church.

It has been good to re-establish relationship with St Ann’s Hospital, especially the informal services. After a break of three years, we were able to re-start a carol service at Christmas. Likewise, in the autumn building links again with Seven Sisters’ School, Chestnuts School, and Tiverton Primary.

2022 was a year marked by strengthening St Ann’s community, building stability and reestablishing relationships. We have been focused on mission, outreach, and growing as a church. Being a Resource Church we are committed to contributing to the diocese and widerchurch, being generous and hospitable, forging partnerships and supporting the mission of the whole church.

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PCC - Huw Richards (secretary)

The current Parish Church Council (PCC) was elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) held on Sunday 22nd May 2022. The officers for 2022/23 were:-

Rev Jessica Swift (Vicar and Chair), Jasmin Archibald (Warden), Owen Sloman (Warden and Vice Chair), Alex Neofytou (Treasurer), Catherine Orakwue (Deanery Synod representative), Robert Horsley (Licensed Lay Minister), Nesta Murray (Deanery Synod representative and Standing Committee), Corlene Baird (Deputy Warden), Kathy GreenfieldBrown (Deputy Warden), William Jeffries(Standing Committee), Ofuma Hall, Joy Windsor (Electoral Roll officer), Adrian Mulcare, Leonard Senior, Emma Archibald (Deanery Synod Representative), Geraldo Eghan, Jean Brown, Siwan Sloman (Safeguarding Officer). Additionally there were Elizabeth Fellows and Catherine Ellerby (Curates) and Huw Richards (Secretary co-opted).

There were eleven meetings of the PCC during 2022/3 including two away days. Unlike the previous two years when the emphasis had to be on navigating our way through the pandemic and the installation of a new heating system and audio-visual equipment. These are now in weekly use and have made a great difference in the way services can be conducted/ streamed etc.

After many years great service, Rob Horsley stepped down as Treasurer and his place was taken by Alex Neofytou but Rob remains an important support. We are grateful to Alex for stepping up to this demanding roll and also for Rob's continued involvement in keeping our

February 2023, we had the three-year Visitation from our Archdeacon, Rev John Hawkins, who separately interviewed our Vicar, the Wardens and the PCC members. Overall he seemed satisfied with our progress and pleased with the constructive and thoughtful comments made by PCC members during an hour long meeting.

One feature of 2022/3 has been the emergence of the PCC as an effective and developing arm of governance of the Church with everyone contributing constructive suggestions as to how to fulfil our mission. Important decisions involving long term commitments as regards to finance and administration have been taken on the basis of knowledgable input and research. Some members are also taking on specific projects such as Emma Archibald on the ECO Church with a recently themed service on it, Will Jeffries and others on building issues, and Geraldo and others on disability inclusion. While the previous Zoom meetings were hopefully helpful,

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there is no alternative to being physically present and we have seen the benefits of that this year.

However, especially with now being designated a 'Resource Church' and Elizabeth working hard on the Tiverton Estate as well as other activities such as Youth Work, Open Church, Knitting club etc we are becoming ever more labour intensive and thus we encourage all members to consider whether they can offer experience and skill in some capacity to carry on the outreach in our community and /or in the conduct of services.

Finally, it has been uplifting to experience improvements and changes to our Church life evolve such as reviving the choir which had been dormant for many years and more available singers at the front of Church for our services. Furthermore, how we develop use of our buildings and interact with the wider neighbourhood are being explored. Join in!

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Safeguarding - Siwan Sloman (Safeguarding Officer)

It is essential that Safeguarding continues to maintain a high profile at St Ann’s. We want and take great care in working towards ensuring our parish is a safe place for all especially children and adults at risk of harm. Our Safeguarding Policy is renewed annually and is our guiding document in our practice. The PCC has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016, in relation to having due regard to the House of Bishop’s Policy and Practice Guidance on safeguarding children and adults at risk.

Our Safeguarding Policy was reviewed at the PCC meeting 15 June 2022, and should be reviewed next in June 2023. The Safeguarding officer is Siwan Sloman and Children’s champion is Nesta Murray.

Since the last report, the main focus has continued to be on ensuring PCC members and volunteers have undertaken the relevant training and that copies of all certificates are filed electronically and hard copy as a record. Using the Parish Dashboard, and newer Safeguarding Hub has been particularly helpful in ensuring our compliance and keeping track of training and DBS checks. Our progress using the Dashboard was praised during the recent Archdeacon’s Visitation.

However, some PCC members still need to undertake their C1 Safeguarding Foundations training. This is the breakdown:

All members/volunteers have completed C0 training
18/21 members/volunteers completed (provided evidence of) C1 (Foundations) training 6/8 members completed C2 (Leadership) training with 1 members due to undertake this training later this year following unforeseen delays.
4/21 have completed the Domestic Abuse Pathway training

In addition to the Parish Safeguarding Dashboard established in March 2022, the Safeguarding Officer is now also using the Safeguarding Hub, linked to the Dashboard and also provided by the Diocese, as a means to track more detailed safeguarding and training records for a wider range of roles within the Church team. The lead recruiter/church warden also has Access to this hub to update and track DBS checks.

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A Safeguarding Audit was conducted in April 2022 by Siwan Sloman and Revd Jess Swift. The Audit and Action Plan arising from it will need to be approved at the 2023 APCM. The key points arising in the action plan are:

All PCC members to complete C1 training

All PCC members to complete Domestic Abuse training

Review DBS paperwork/records using the new Hub and ensure new lead recruiter role

Safeguarding continues to be a standing agenda item for every PCC meeting. This year the Safeguarding Audit will need to be completed online by the April 2023.

Data report

Safeguarding officer - Siwan Sloman

Children’s champion - Nesta Murray

PCC Safeguarding policy statement displayed on board by entrance of church and hall.

0 - Volunteers completed full process
0 - Volunteers completed DBS check and brought to PCC (first time)
0 - Volunteers completed DBS check and brought to PCC (renewing)
0 - Volunteers still in process
0 - Volunteers who have left (role or parish) and therefore no longer in process

Summary of volunteer training listed above.

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Electoral Roll - Joy Windsor (Electoral Roll Officer)

The Electoral Roll revision process was carried out this year between the 23rd April and 7th May. At last year’s APCM 139 members were included on the Roll. During the course of the year, seven new members were added, and one left the Roll, as members of the clergy are not eligible.

The current number of members is 145, up from 139 this time last year. This represents a slow but steady increase from 130 in 2018.

In summary:
No. on the Roll in May 2022	139
No. of new members since then	7
No. leaving the Roll	1
Total on Roll May 2023	145

It should be noted that anyone who feels they belong to the St Ann’s Church community, or who would like to belong, can join at any time by completing an enrolment form.

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Deanery Synod Report - Emma Archibald

Haringey Deanery Synod met on three occasions for a presentation on ‘Compassionate Communities, a report on the clergy Liverpool Conference ‘Striving for Racial Justice: What Next?’, and disability and inclusion in places of worship.

Compassionate Communities

The focus was Serious Youth Violence. We were told that up to May 2022, 30 young people had been killed in London and the incidents of violence had been increasing since March 2021.

The presentation was given by Revd Natasha Beckles, the Diocesan Compassionate

Communities Development Worker, Synod was told of the Tiers of Interruption

Prompting prayer
Blessing & Beholding
Fostering Belonging

Prompting Prayers

This included the formation of Prayer Meetings and developing prayer resources.

Blessing & Beholding

Recognising and reinforcing and resourcing what the Church already does

Fostering Belonging

Supporting those new to the church environment and offering safe spaces for those in

need.

The Compassionate Communities gathering did not have a Deanery Synod representative in attendance. After reading the emailed presentation and notes, it is great to see how much our church cares / supports the community. Our church not only makes it a point to pray for our parish / community on Sundays, but we also meet frequently online to pray for the work that God is doing through the church.

We are creating strategies as a Resource Church to strengthen ties with the Tiverton Estate. Since our parishioners have started using the church facility again, there has been an increase in new visitors. Our church recognises the value of our expanding community. The church works to create opportunities for visitors to feel a sense of community through our greeting of guests, an online bible study, events, website participation, and the availability of refreshments following services to mingle.

Our church provided a Safe Space for community members in need during the winter. Our church hall was utilised once a week to keep visitors warm and secure with the aid of volunteers.

The use of our church hall is used as a safe space to host our Sunday school groups and youth groups on a Friday evening. A tots group takes place every Friday morning along with other community events throughout the week, which is a blessing to our community.

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Striving for Racial Justice

The Synod in October 2022, focused on the clergy conference in Liverpool and the mission facing us from the Bishop which was phrased as ‘Striving for Racial Justice: What Next?’ The speaker was Revd Prebendary Dr Amatu Christian-Iwuagwu, the Area Director of Mission and Social Justice.

This was a thought-provoking presentation to Haringey Deanery Synod on what took place at the Liverpool Conference and showing us the building blocks on how to face the challenge of “What next?” in building God’s Beloved Community and delivering Racial Justice. This is part of the Area Plan for 2020-2025 and the Diocese Vision 2030.

Parishes and the Deanery needed to be a community of:

Reconcilers
Justice Makers
Healers

To assist with these three key areas, we were asked to include sympathy, empathy and ‘lived experience’ when developing parish plans. It was agreed that Haringey is a diverse borough and the more traditional ‘one strategy fits all’ approach from the Diocese is unlikely to be effective across our parishes.

Representation

Our church has ensured that our PCC is a representation of the diversity that can be seen within our congregation.

We also have someone from the GMH / UKME background that stands for Deanery Synod. Audit

Please see the grid below that shares what the racial diversity of our church parish is and how it compares with our church community and PCC.

The diversity of the Church leadership team is – 37.5% Caribbean/Afro Caribbean/ African/ Black Other and 62.5% White British/White Other.

Prayer

Prayer

During our services, we continue to pray for the injustices that can be seen in our communities / world. We have recently signed up to the Racial Justice Prayer Network and will continue to pray for issues of racial injustice.

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Conversation

Many members of our congregation visited St Martin-in-the-Fields in November 2022 to hear Bryan Stevenson's speech on Equal Justice, "What Am I Living For?"

Author of the book "Just Mercy" and civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson spoke about the systemic racism that plagues society and the legal system as a result of the unresolved past of slavery and white supremacy in the USA.

As Christians, this lecture helped us to consider more deeply, what it means to practise justice. It was emphasised, among other things, the value of building relationships with our neighbours, figuring out how to approach those who have experienced injustice, acting as a change agent, and providing spaces for truth-telling. The discussion of race served as a reminder that slavery's true cruelty lay in the story that justified it. During the Q&A portion of this talk, the audience had a chance to reflect as well, which sparked open and sincere discussion.

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Deacon Year - Catherine Ellerby

What a year it has been! It hardly seems any time at all since I arrived at St Ann’s fresh from my deaconing at St Paul’s cathedral last year, to join the team as a part time curate – and yet in other ways it feels as if I’ve always been part of this lovely welcoming community.

It was difficult to know in advance what the reality of stepping into a clergy role, wearing my collar for the first time – would be like. Curacy is a continuation of training when you learn and serve on the job. Even though I felt excited and confident in knowing that St Ann’s was the place God wanted (and still wants) me to be and serve, it still felt a bit daunting and unknown.

The welcome I received though, was truly wonderful, with everyone helping to make me feel at home from day one – especially as I arrived hobbling on an orthopaedic boot after breaking my ankle – not the best start! But in a way although I felt vulnerable, it was so special to experience the kindness and concern of the congregation Sunday by Sunday, which I know now, was also a reflection of the kindness and concern the St Ann’s community shows to each other and to those around them in Tottenham.

Being at St Ann’s has been an incredible blessing offering me more than I could have imagined in my first year of ordination. It has been a place to grow, to learn, a place of friendship and fun; a place of joy and sometimes of sadness, a place to step up and sometimes to stand aside; a place to encourage others and sometimes to accept support from others myself.

There are so many highlights in the year that I could mention but here are just a few:

Having the chance to preach from the beginning has stretched me but has been amazing – being up front is not my usual comfort zone but with Jess’s support and everyone’s encouragement, I love preparing to preach and look forward now to giving the talk when it is my turn! I especially love seeing everyone’s faces, eager to learn about God and hear from his word.

What a privilege it has been too to lead services and to and conduct my first baptism. A privilege too to serve at communion and even to sing in services alongside others (and in the Easter choir!). As well as being involved on Sundays, I’ve enjoyed attending PCC meetings and the staff team meeting on Thursday mornings – these are times of business and planning for the day to day and month to month running of the church, but also times of prayer and reflection on God’s word and often there is laughter too!

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St Ann’s certainly knows how to celebrate, and I’ve loved being part of Harvest Festival, Christmas and Easter services – with our worship complemented by the beautiful decorations created by the knitting club and others who are so gifted at helping the church look and feel so wonderful on special occasions. Most recently, our Coronation shared lunch in the garden was a joyful time, as we gathered to share delicious food and friendship – even the sun came out!

A particular highlight in the year was, alongside Rob, preparing a small group of young people for their confirmation at the beginning of March. It was a real privilege to be with them through these classes and to hear about their journeys of faith so far and their desire to grow in faith and understanding of God’s purposes for their lives.

Another highlight has been the opportunity to pray regularly with people at the altar rail – I love how this is such a natural part of services at St Ann’s and I am humbled by people’s readiness to come forward, to share their prayer requests in faith that God will hear and answer each and every prayer.

Life is full of ups and downs and for me and my family, as I know is true for others in our community, this year has held sadness as well as joy. When my mum died in November after a short illness, I was grateful to be able to step back for a bit, knowing that the community was praying for us – in those difficult days and in our grief, we felt God very close. Thank you, St Ann’s, for supporting me over this period.

As I’ve been reflecting on my year, my eyes have been drawn again to the beautiful picture I have above my desk, which was given to me by Jess on behalf of the church as a gift in my first few weeks. The picture is a painting called ‘Teach me Your Paths’, a Bible verse from Psalm 25. It is of two green and leafy paths with trees and plants around them and incorporating many verses from the Bible about guidance, God’s faithfulness, trustworthiness and assurance – all of which I have found to be true again and again this year as I have continued my own journey of faith and vocation at St Ann’s.

As I look ahead, I’m thankful to God for never letting me down and I believe that he’ll continue to be faithful to me, to St Ann’s, to our families, friends and to our wider community.

So now, I’m looking forward to seeing what the coming year holds and especially excited for what God has in store for us all as we continue to take the next steps together - thank you for welcoming me on this journey with you!

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Fabric Report - Jasmin Archibald (Warden)

The church boiler was flooded in December of 2021 and it soon became clear that it was irreparable. Portable heaters were used to enable services to continue. We were fortunate that our insurance covered us for a replacement boiler but to ensure that we were protected from further flooding of this sort, we paid extra to ensure that the boiler could be wall mounted and a catch pitch for boiler drainage was placed in the Vicarage Garden. The work was all completed in April 2022.

In February the church’s’ Weathervane was taken down, repainted and repaired prior to the quinquennial report. In response to our quinquennial report, some high-level stones and slates on the roof were repaired in February. Our gutters were cleaned in July and are kept maintained by IPH Solutions which is part of the Diocesan scheme.

In June the wires of our AV system were chewed by rats and this resulted in us spending £838.88 for rewiring. As a result, we now have a contract with a Pest control company (Capital Service Facilities Ltd) to keep us pest free.

In November we continued to have some unwelcome leaks from the roof so there was further repair to slates and also missing slates were replaced. Although this has not completely got rid of some leaks, the situation is now much improved. In November, to improve our security and update our security system, new motion sensors were installed at the back of the church. We have had dripping taps in the organ room and broken front pew repaired. The disabled toilet bowl in the church hall was replaced due to a leak. The leak has returned and we are in the process of getting this sorted.

In 2022 all essential repairs to the church were carried out and details of these can be found in the PCC minutes.

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Resource Church: Tiverton Estate - Elizabeth Fellows

There are three aspects and commitments to being a Resource Church: being generous, developing leadership, and initiating new worshiping communities. As our Resource Curate, Elizabeth has dedicated specific focus to initiating all that is involved in starting a new worshiping community. The Tiverton Estate was where we wanted to begin. Therefore, although there are three parts to being a Resource Church, 2022 gave particular emphasis because of Elizabeth’s efforts to the Tiverton Estate.

St Ann’s Church Tottenham is committed to establishing a new worshipping community on the Tiverton Estate. Work began on this in the term from September to December. The aim for the term was to begin to make new connections on the estate, to deepen existing connections, and to scope out what was already happening on the estate and to identify possibilities to partner, and to do new things. Of course, the weekly Tots Group and Youth Group that Sharon and Rob run at the Bridge Community Hut on Mondays continued.

Monthly #LoveTheTiverton Events

In September, monthly events began on the Tiverton estate with the dual aim of beginning to build new relationships between people from St Ann’s Church and the community on the Tiverton Estate, or to deepen existing relationships. These things were done under the banner ‘#LoveTheTiverton’ with a view to establishing an online presence which would use this hashtag further down the line, as things developed. A summary of these events is in the table below. #LoveTheTiverton events were advertised at the weekly Tots Group and Youth Group at the Hut. Events were publicised via posters stuck around the estate. Tiverton Primary School also shared them with the school community via their communication channel, Parent Hub.

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Date and time	Event description	Participation
September 2022 Sunday 25th 2-4pm Tiverton Estate	Offering chocolate hearts and a card to those we met on the estate. The card offered the chance to join a Whatsapp broadcast that would share news of future events and said we were from St Ann’s Church.	Ten people from St Ann’s came. They were very positive about the experience and said there was an openness on the estate.
October Thursday 27th 2-4pm Tiverton Estate, beginning at Fladbury Road Play Area	Pumpkin trail in half term holiday to link with Harvest and thankfulness. Pumpkins were hidden around the estate with a clue to be found at each one. Sweets were given to those who participated in the trail, along with a postcard about thankfulness, which included Christian content.	Thirty-six children or young people (and even young adults) participated. A great team of volunteers from St Ann’s were stewards around the trail and also welcomed people at the start and gave out prizes at the end.
November Sunday 13th 2-4pm Tiverton Estate	World Kindness Day Offering chocolate hearts and a card to those we met on the estate.	Seven adults, a child and a dog went round in small groups to tell people it was World Kindness Day, offer them a heart-shaped chocolate and to give them a card challenging them to pay the kindness forward. The group with a child and a dog in it gave out the most chocolates!
December Monday 19th 2-4pm Tiverton Estate, beginning at Pulford Road and ending at the Bridge Community Hut	Live Nativity on the estate with two donkeys, costumes, songs and the Christmas story. Hot chocolate served at the Bridge Community Hut at the end.	Forty people participated, including the team. 15-20 were from the estate (existing contacts, plus a few new people).

#PrayForTheTiverton

A prayer meeting on the Tiverton estate for the Tiverton estate began to meet on the first Thursday of the month 2-3pm at the Bridge Community Hut. Up to three members of the St Ann’s staff team attended this. This met on 3rd November and 1st December 2022. The hope was that this would be an opportunity to gather Christians on the estate. The first two meetings did not do this.

Making Connections

Key people in the community were sought and contacted for meetings in order that information about the estate might be gathered, and so that relationships and partnerships might be built. This was a slow process as people are so busy and response times were long, and information from Haringey Council was challenging to find. However, two particularly useful connections were made.

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Tiverton Primary School

Tiverton Primary School was considered a key connection to make. A meeting was had in November with the Headteacher, Amardeep Panesar, who began in her role in September. She was very open to partnership and had lots of ideas about what that might look like. Lack of resources and mental health were particular areas of need which the Headteacher identified.

St Ann’s Church led a whole school assembly for up to 210 children (Reception through to Year 6) on December Monday 12th on the meaning of Christmas for Christians with the Christmas story told using a Christmas cracker.

Councillor for Hermitage Ward and Gardens

Contact was made with the councillors for the ward. A meeting was had with Cllr Mike Hakata in November who is also a resident of the estate. This was a valuable conversation and led to a some good connections, but these took a long to bear any fruit as it took until well into the new year to get contact details, etc.

Alpha

St Ann’s church’s Alpha for the autumn term was held in person at the Bridge Community Hut at lunchtimes on Mondays in November and December. Over the course of the six weeks, twelve different people attended, most from St Ann’s Church, but two who were first timers. Some people came every week, some once and others somewhere in between. It was a good time of sharing food, faith stories and genuine questions.

Conclusion

The phrase ‘small but mighty’ was used a number of times of things that happened on the Tiverton estate in this term. Things were small, but over the term, momentum grew and numbers participating in events grew, both from the community and from St Ann’s Church. Information gathering and making connections felt frustratingly slow at times, but progress was made and fruitful connections developed.

Photo Gallery

September – Cards given out at Random Act of Kindness Event

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October – Pumpkin Trail

November – World Kindness Day

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December – Live Nativity

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ECO Report - Emma Archibald

JUNE 2022

A meeting was held on the 20th June, for the celebration of ministry. This meeting took place in the Borough of Haringey with the admission of churchwardens. It was here that the commissioning of a Creation - Care Champion was announced. As the Church of England is committed to tackling the Climate and Ecological Crisis that our planet is experiencing, they sort out CCC's to help steer and make a difference. With the appointment of an ECO Champion, it was this moment that St. Ann's began its ECO journey.

OCTOBER 2022

St Ann’s Church registered with A Rocha UK, which is a Christian charity working to equip Christians and churches to protect and restore the environment – for God, nature and all people. It provides a framework to support our church and its leadership to take practical action on caring for God's earth. It includes a toolkit of resources, an online award survey, quarterly email update, online events, and conferences. https://ecochurch.arocha.org.uk/

We completed the A Rocha UK unique online ECO Survey. It shed light on how our church is stewarding God's creation in its five primary spheres of activity: worship and instruction, administration of church properties, administration of church land, community and international engagement, and lifestyle. The responses from our church were collected as points towards an Eco Church Award and will be done so in the future. Points are awarded based on how much our church accomplishes.

Parishioners could read more about the charity and the assistance that A Rocha UK offers to churches thanks to the request for flyers to be supplied to the church. The A Rocha UK charity was introduced to the entire congregation, along with the assistance it will offer us as we work to become an ECO church.

NOVEMBER 2022

On the basis of the results of the ECO survey, an action plan was developed. The plan listed the tasks that the church had to complete. Some procedures could be finished in just one to four months. In order to adopt and carry out these initiatives, such as assessing our church's carbon footprint and setting up recycling bins and signage about water and light usage, the ECO Champion worked closely with Marjorie, the church administrator, and the Rev. Jessica. Other steps required planning (4–8 months), while other steps took / will take additional time (8–12 months) depending on the season, funds, etc. The action plan was disclosed to the PCC. These steps will be carried out and updated as required. Any alterations will be communicated to the PCC during meetings.

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At the Carbon Literacy project workshop hosted by the London/Southwark/Church of England, the ECO champion for St Ann's Church participated. In order to have a cascading effect on a much wider audience, Carbon Literacy emphasises the need for significant change and assists individuals in the business, community, school, university, house of worship, or other context. In order to complete the project, participants must learn about the science underlying social equity and climate change, as well as practical climate change action tips and communication tactics. An individually coded Carbon Literacy certificate was given to the ECO Champion as a reward for successfully completing the recognised Carbon Literacy course.

DECEMBER 2022

The monthly church newsletter now includes an ECO Corner section where parishioners may learn how to lower their carbon footprint. Eco-tips, A Rocha news, and many other things are included.

JANUARY 2023

An ECO page on the church website was created, highlighting our ECO commitment along with ECO events. https://www.stannstottenham.org.uk/eco-church

A summary of the ECO corner in the newsletter has been and will continue to be delivered during announcements for the first Sunday at church. Parishioners are encouraged to use the WWF website to calculate their own family carbon footprint, make improvements, and participate in events to raise their knowledge of environmental issues.

FEBRUARY 2023

During the month of February, proposals and planning were made.

For an A Rocha UK speaker to visit St Ann's Church and speak about ECO churches and

the work the organisation does

Incorporating ECO lessons into Sunday school and with the youth groups
Plan a church-wide ECO event.

MARCH 2023

On the 25th March, St Ann’s Church participated in the world's greatest hour by turning off its lights. To commemorate "Earth Hour," 12 members of our congregation got together online. We shared dinner by candlelight, spoke, played board games, knitted, and watched the David Attenborough-narrated "Our Planet" series to learn more about climate change.

Since our church provides refreshments following services, we have encouraged our regular parishioners to bring a reusable cup / flask. In this manner, we prevent at least one single-use cup from ending up in a landfill or the ocean. More and more of our parishioners are now bringing their own reusable cups / flasks.

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We are encouraging our church to pray for our world. Using the A Rocha UK prayer diary, a link was shared with our parishioners to take a few minutes each day to pray that God helps us as Christians, to protect and restore the environment. file:///C:/Users/localuser/ Downloads/Prayer-Diary-Jan-Mar-2023.pdf

St Ann’s parishioners along with residents of the Tiverton Estate (20 people) took part in a Litter Pick for an hour. A multitude of rubbish bags were collected together with four weapons that the police later gathered. The Earth Hour and Litter Pick event was part of our St Ann’s church ECO weekend.

APRIL 2023

We hosted our first-ever ECO all-age service on Sunday 16th April. The idea behind the service was to direct, empower, and inspire us to effect change and heighten our awareness of the environment. Videos were shown and a poem about protecting our planet Earth was read. We prayed together and sang songs about our world. Our church participated in an activity that encouraged us to consider how we may better protect the environment, such as consuming less meat, buying less items, switching to paperless bill payment, etc. As a way of keeping our promise to protect the environment, all parishioners wrote, dated, and signed a pledge card. We were pleased to have Simon Brown, our guest speaker from A Rocha UK. He gave an informative and inspiring talk, which discussed the importance for Christians to care for God’s earth.

The Sunday school / Youth group have started to implement ECO lessons into their curriculum. Resources from A Rocha UK have been shared with the Sunday school leaders. A lesson plan along with bible readings, songs, videos, worksheets and practical projects are part of the lesson framework to engage all children from 4-18 years of age.

MAY 2023

Entering spring, the ECO champion along with the church gardener and other members from the church, undertook a land survey to record what plant life and animal life were found on our church land. It is the hope that we will continue to look for ways to encourage wildlife, on our church land through stocked wildlife feeding stations as well as creating birdhouses.

Our church have officially reached the Bronze award according to the A Rocha Website audit. We have applied for our church certification and hope to announce our achievement in church. With the updating of our church survey audit and following our ECO action plan, we have already reached the gold and silver award in two areas (Worship & Teaching / lifestyle).

We will join the "A Rocha UK prayer group" as we go forward on our path to becoming an ECO church. There will be the opportunity to meet in breakout groups to connect and pray with others in the Eco Church community – for the work of caring for creation in our churches and for each other.

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Continued Action for the remainder of 2023

An ECO team will be established with a mix of ages from the church. It is hoped that a team of people will remain committed to fostering transformation within the church and spearhead the organisation of events and the implementation of regular church projects.
The promotion of ECO workshops will continue e.g. Carbon literacy course. Parishioners will have the opportunity to educate themselves further on reducing their carbon footprint.
A meeting with the Sunday school / Youth Group leaders will take place to evaluate the ECO lessons / resources. Feedback for what has gone well, as well as any changes that need to happen will be welcome.
We are currently evaluating and making changes to our church building and land. Our church has a plan in place that will require architectural action to change the lighting in the church to LED.
We aim to have another all-age ECO service, comprising of a guest speaker from an environmental group.
Further shout-outs, competitions and ECO news will take place to encourage our parishioners to make changes to improve our community.
An ECO bulletin board will be displayed in church to emphasize the work that is occurring.
A walking group with some of the parishioners from the church will be formed. A group have started to meet up occasionally to walk in the local park. The hope is to form a St Ann’s Walking Group that will meet consistently.

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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANN, SOUTH TOTTENHAM

Charity Registration Number: 1138028

Report & Accounts 31 December 2022

Tandem Accounting Chartered Accountants 17 Heathville Road London N19 3AL

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANN, SOUTH TOTTENHAM

Report and Financial Statements 2022 Contents

	Page
Legal & administrative information	1
Report of the Parochial Church Council	3
Independent Examiner's report to the Parochial Church Council	6
Statement of financial activities	7
Balance sheet	8
Notes to the financial statements	9

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANN, SOUTH TOTTENHAM

Report and Financial Statements 2022 Legal and administrative information

Charity Name

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Ann, South Tottenham.

Charity no

The church was registered with the Charity Commission on 15 September 2010.

Principal Addresses

Avenue Road, London, N15 5JH

The Governing Parochial Church Council Powers Measure (1956) as amended and Church Representation Document Rules (2022).

Objective

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.

PCC Members The Members of the PCC who served during the year or who were serving at the date of this report were:

Clergy Revd Jess Swift Revd Catherine Ellerby Revd Elizabeth Fellows Churchwardens Jasmin Archibald Owen Sloman Representatives on the Catherine Orakwue Deanery Synod Nesta Murray Emma Archibald Elected Lay William Jeffries Representatives Joy Windsor Corlene Baird Rob Horsley Adrian Mulcare Kathryne Greenfield-Brown Alexander Neofytou Ofuma Hall Geraldo Eghan Siwan Sloman Leonard Senior

Key Management Those in charge of directing, controlling, running and operating the Church on a day to day Personnel basis are the Standing Committee, Vicar (Jess Swift), the Church Wardens and nominated PCC representatives (Nesta Murray, William Jeffries).

Bankers Barclays 858/852 High Road London N170EY

Architect Clive England Thomas Ford & Partners

Independent John Helm ACA Examiner Tandem Accounting Limited 17 Heathville Road London N19 3AL

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF

ST ANN, SOUTH TOTTENHAM

Report of the Parochial Church Council For the year ended 31 December 2022

The Parochial Church Council of St Ann, South Tottenham (“PCC”) submits its report and the financial statements of the PCC for the year ended 31 December 2022. The financial statements have been prepared in the format prescribed by the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP2019 (FRS102)) and the Financial Reporting Standard 102. The legal and administrative information set out earlier in this document forms part of this report.

1. Structure, Governance & Management

1.1 Trustees

The PCC is a body corporate with perpetual succession. Members of the PCC are either ex officio or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) in accordance with the Church Representation Rules.

The PCC met 9 times during 2022 and discussed a wide variety of subjects relating to suspended worship, finance and general administration including the furlough scheme and making various decisions concerning the mission and ministry of St Ann’s. There were a few particularly significant areas of discussion throughout the year focussing on our mission partnerships, being appointed a Resource Church and the engagement with the Tiverton Estate, and working towards being an ECO church.

1.2 Executive

The Standing Committee has the power to transact any business of the PCC between its meetings, subject to any directives given by the PCC, and in 2022 comprised of the churchwardens (of whom one was the vice-chair) and two appointed PCC members.

1.3 Church Attendance

The Electoral Roll revised in preparation for the Annual Parish Church Meetings (APCM) held in October 2022 comprised of 139 members.

1.4 Risk Management

The PCC’s primary concern and objective is the evangelisation and discipling as well as the pastoral care and exercising of gifts of individuals for the glory of God. Whilst it is the PCC’s policy to trust wholly in the Lord that He will work out His purpose to this end, the church also acknowledges that it has a responsibility, both as individual Members and as a body of Members, for the identification and proper management of risks faced by the PCC in achieving its primary aim. The PCC has therefore assessed the major risks to which the PCC is exposed, in particular those relating to the specific operational areas of the charity, its investments and its finances. The PCC believes that, by monitoring reserve levels, by ensuring that controls exist over key financial systems, and by examining the operational risks faced by the church, it has established effective systems and procedures to mitigate those risks.

2. Activities

There were 7 baptisms in 2022, 9 confirmations, 1 wedding, and 9 funerals in church.

2022 was a year marked by strengthening St Ann’s community, building stability and re-establishing relationships. We have been focused on mission, outreach, and growing as a church. Being a Resource Church we are committed to contributing to the diocese and wider-church, being generous and hospitable, forging partnerships and supporting the mission of the whole church.

3. Achievements and Performance

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANN, SOUTH TOTTENHAM

Report of the Parochial Church Council For the year ended 31 December 2022

and young people, ministry on our estates, and pastoral care. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament.

The second area of focus in mission has been on the Tiverton Estate. This is linked with the Resource funding and is covered in more detail later in the report.

It is worth noting that the cost of living, fuel prices, and inflation in the autumn and winter were a huge challenge for our community. This was also a focus for our mission. We had food available to take at each service in the autumn and opened the church hall as a Warm Space on Monday and Tuesday mornings. Our Harvest celebrations were very much to help each other here in our community.

3. Financial Review

The PCC’s main sources of funding are the free will offerings of church members and others in attendance at church meetings, and income from the hiring out the church buildings.

3.1 Financial Activity and Financial Position

The Statement of Financial Activities and Balance Sheet can be found on pages 7 and 8 respectively. The Church’s reserves decreased by £3,545 (2021: decreased by £551) during the year. The balance sheet shows total net assets of £777,898 (2021: £781,443).

Included in total funds are amounts totalling £5,697 (2021: £2,980) 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.

3.2 Reserves Policy

The PCC has examined the requirements for free reserves, i.e. those unrestricted funds not invested in tangible fixed assets. The PCC considers that, given the nature of the church’s work, free reserves should be equivalent to approximately 3 month’s routine general fund expenditure, plus committed future expenditure on other projects, where funds permit. The PCC is of the opinion that this provides sufficient flexibility to cover temporary shortfalls in incoming resources and will allow the church to cope and respond to unforeseen emergencies whilst specific action plans are implemented. At 31 December 2022 the church had net free reserves of £13,927 (2021: £30,303) as follows:

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANN, SOUTH TOTTENHAM

Report of the Parochial Church Council For the year ended 31 December 2022

Total reserves Less: restricted funds Less: fixed asset investments Less: tangible fixed assets Free reserves Free reserves requirement: 3 month’s budgeted routine expenditure	2022	2021 £ 781,443 (2,980) (730,000) (18,160)
	£

	777,898
	(5,697)
	(730,000)
	(28,274)

		30,303
	13,927

		30,000

	30,000

3.3 Investment Policy

The church currently places spare funds on bank deposit.

4. Plans for the Future

Develop the relationship with our mission partners, exploring how to initiate ministry with ALMA in London;
Grow in being a Resource Church, giving generously and developing mission leadership, especially on the Tiverton Estate;
Work towards Silver Standard as ECO Church;
Develop our buildings to increase accessibility and income; and
Develop live music in worship for Sunday services.

5. 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 charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources 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 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.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANN, SOUTH TOTTENHAM

Report of the Parochial Church Council For the year ended 31 December 2022

6. Approval

The report of the PCC was approved by the PCC on 10 May 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

Revd Jess Swift Chair

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANN, SOUTH TOTTENHAM

Report of the Independent Examiner to the Parochial Church Council of St Ann, South Tottenham

I report on the financial statements of St Ann, South Tottenham for the year ended 31 December 2022, set out on pages 7 to 18.

This report is made solely to the Parochial Church Council in accordance with section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act). My independent examination has been undertaken so that I might state to the Parochial Church Council those matters I am required to state to them in an independent examiner’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by the law, I do not accept responsibility to anyone other than the Trust and the Parochial Church Council for my independent examination, for this report, or the opinions I have formed.

RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL AND EXAMINER

The Parochial Church Council considers that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Examine the accounts (under section 145 of the Act);
To follow the procedures laid down in the General Direction given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act); and
To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT

My examination was carried out in accordance with 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 seeking explanations from the Parochial Church Council concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT

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

accounting records were not kept in respect of 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.

John Helm ACA 10[th] May 2023

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANN, SOUTH TOTTENHAM

Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31 December 2022

	Unrestricted Funds 2021 £ 73,347 6,637 48,643 4 4,434	Total 2021 £
Total
2022
£

130,192		103,278
4,893		6,637
60,629		48,643
10		4
3,603		4,434
		162,996 4,353 159,194 163,547 ( 551) - ( 551) 781,994 781,443
	133,065
199,327

	4,353 127,993

21,977
180,895

	132,346
202,872

	719
(3,545)

	17,299
-

	18,018 760,445
(3,545)

781,443

	778,463
777,898

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANN, SOUTH TOTTENHAM

Balance Sheet As at 31 December 2022

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 Creditors - Amounts Falling Due After More Than One Year 9 Net Assets Represented By: Restricted Funds 9 Unrestricted Income Funds 10 General Designated Total Funds	Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 28,274 730,000 758,274 10,660 17,968 28,628 6,152 22,476 8,397 772,353 - 755,600 16,601 772,201	Restricted Funds 2022 £ - - 0 185 5,360 5,545 5,545 - 5,545 5,697 - - 5,697		Total 2021 £ 18,160 730,000
			Total
			2022
			£

			28,274
			730,000

				748,160 4,282 42,167
			758,274

			10,845
			23,328

				46,449 7,375
			34,173

			6,152

				39,074 5,791
			28,021


			8,397

				781,443
			777,898

				2,980 750,659 27,804



			5,697

			755,600
			16,601

				781,443
			777,898

The financial statements were approved by the PCC 10[th] May2023 and signed on its behalf by:

Alex Neofytou Treasurer

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANN, SOUTH TOTTENHAM

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2022

1. Accounting Policies

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation 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)) and Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102). The financial statements are drawn up on the historical cost basis of accounting.

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 obtaining grants and other donations.

Charitable expenditure includes those costs in fulfilling the PCC’s principal objects, as outlined in the Report of the PCC. These include grants payable, governance costs and support costs.

Grants payable are payments made to third parties in furtherance of the PCC’s objects. In the case of an unconditional grant offer this is accrued once the recipient has been notified of the grant award. The notification gives the recipient a reasonable expectation that they will receive the grant. Grants awards that are subject to the recipient fulfilling performance conditions are only accrued when the recipient has been notified of the grant and any remaining unfulfilled condition attaching to that grant is outside of the control of the PCC.
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 examination and legal fees.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF

ST ANN, SOUTH TOTTENHAM

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2022

Tangible Fixed Assets

Consecrated Property and Moveable Church Furnishings

Consecrated land and benefice property such as the church building and vicarage is excluded the accounts in accordance with s10 of the Charities Act 2011. Moveable church contents are held by the vicar and churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and require a faculty for disposal are accounted as inalienable property unless consecrated. All expenditure incurred on consecrated or benefice buildings and moveable church furnishings, whether maintenance or improvement, is expensed within the Statement of Financial Activities.

Other Fixtures, Fittings & Office Equipment

The cost of other furniture, fittings and equipment, less any expected residual value, is depreciated on a straight line basis over the effective useful life of the asset, which has been estimated as follows:

Sound System: 4 years

Fixed Asset Investments

The PCC owns two residential investment properties which are stated at market value.

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.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF

ST ANN, SOUTH TOTTENHAM

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2022

2. Income

Donations & legacies Offerings and donations Income tax reclaimed Legacies Grants Charitable activities Fee income (weddings and funerals) (net) Fowler Newsam Hall recharges Other trading income Lettings income – church hall flats Lettings income – church hall Mast income Sales of items Other Investments Bank Interest Other Insurance claim Profit on sale of fixed assets	Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 70,922 10,940 500 15,774 98,136 1,344 3,549 4,893 24,948 14,737 16,300 408 4,029 60,422 10 3,603 - 3,603 167,064	Restricted Funds 2022 £ 10,233 448 - 21,375 32,056 - 0 - - - 207 - 207 - - - 0 32,263		Total 2021 £ 63,900 9,052 - 30,327
			Total
			2022
			£

			81,155
			11,388
			500
			37,149

				103,279 3,037 3,600

			130,192

			1,344
			3,549

				6,637 24,656 7,924 16,063 - -

			4,893

			24,948
			14,737
			16,300
			615
			4,029

				48,643 4 434 4,000

			60,629

			10


			3,603
			-

				4,434

			3,603

				109,916

			199,327

3. Expenditure: Raising Funds

Church hall flats - maintenance Church hall flats – utilities & council tax	Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 20,374 1,603 21,977	Restricted Funds 2022 £ - - 0			Total 2021 £ 1,000 3,353
			Total
			2022
			£

			20,374
			1,603

					4,353
			21,977

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF

ST ANN, SOUTH TOTTENHAM

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2022

4. Expenditure: Charitable Activities

Provision of clergy: Common Fund Clergy expenses Vicarage expenses Church Life & Outreach Ministry & pastoral Children/youth Youth & school workers Upkeep of services Church at Hut costs Church on the Farm costs Outreach events Training Charitable giving (see note below) Office & administration Salaries Office costs Telephone and internet Equipment rental and other costs Staff expenses Bank charges Provision of Buildings and Facilities Salaries Church running and maintenance Church hall running and maintenance Costs incurred on behalf of Fowler Newsam Hall Governance Independent Examination	Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 40,000 158 475 40,633 528 - - 8,131 90 12,528 2,073 300 1,615 25,265 14,326 3,600 1,873 737 726 - 21,262 13,593 32,424 12,628 304 58,949 1,440 147,549		Restricted Funds 2022 £ - - - 0 - 1,007 24,593 4,800 - - - - 602 31,002 2,344 - - - - - 2,344 - - - - 0 - 33,346			Total 2021 £ 38,000 - 458
				Total
				2022
				£

				40,000
				158
				475

						38,458 767 708 39,279 52 19 11,622 1,559 - 5,177
				40,633

				528
				1,007
				24,593
				12,931
				90
				12,528
				2,073
				300
				2,217

						59,183 13,125 3,967 1,599 - 276 21
				56,267

				16,670
				3,600
				1,873
				737
				726
				-

						18,988 14,820 17,305 7,729 995
				23,606

				13,593
				32,424
				12,628

				304

						40,849 1,716
				58,949

				1,440

						159,194
				180,895

No (2021: 3) members of the PCC were reimbursed for expenses incurred during the year, which amounted to £nil (2021 - £735).

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF

ST ANN, SOUTH TOTTENHAM

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2022

4. Expenditure: Charitable Activities (continued)

4a Staff costs

Included within Expenditure on Charitable Activities are the following staff costs:

Gross salaries Employers National Insurance Employment Allowance Employer pension contributions Of which the following gross salaries were in relation to Key Management Personnel (and related parties)		Total		Total 2021 £ 66,563 3,226 (3,226) 660 67,223 11,667
		2022
		£

		54,118
		2,758 (2,758) 738
		54,856


		-

The average number of employees during the year was 10 (2021: 11). No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000 during the year.

4b Charitable giving

Interserve Tearfund London City Mission Message (nFlame) LDF Alma Lucy Monk Secular Charities		Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 600 500 5 360 150 - - 1,615		Restricted Funds 2022 £ - - 395 - - - 207 602			Total 2021 £ 600 - - 480 - 1,400 2,697
					Total
					2022
					£

					600
					500
					400
					360
					150
					-
					207

							5,177
					2,217

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF

ST ANN, SOUTH TOTTENHAM

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2022

5. Tangible Fixed Assets

Cost At 1 January 2022 Additions Disposals At 31 December 2022 Depreciation At 1 January 2022 Charge For Year Disposals At 31 December 2022 Net Book Value At 31 December 2022 At 31 December 2021	Fixtures, fittings & equipment £ 88,402 19,538 -
	107,940
	70,242 9,424 -
	79,666
	28,274
	18,160

The properties which the PCC manages and maintains, and which have not been capitalised in these accounts, are:

Property	Ownership
StAnns Church,AvenueRoad,London N15	Diocese
StAnn’s Church Hall,2 AvenueRoad,London N15	PCC

6. Fixed Asset Investments

The PCC’s investment properties are as follows:

Property	Valuation
StAnn’s Church Hall Flat,2 AvenueRoad,London N15	350,000
StAnn’s Church Hall Flat,2A AvenueRoad,London N15	380,000
	730,000

The properties have been valued by reference to recent sale prices on Rightmove.

7. Debtors

7. Debtors
Income tax recoverable Lettings receivable Other debtors	2022	2021 £ 3,062 1,220 -
	£

	3,631
	1,190
	6,024

		4,282
	10,845

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANN, SOUTH TOTTENHAM

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2022

8. Creditors - Amounts Falling Due Within One Year

Accruals Loan Other creditors		2022		2021 £ 6,055 1,320 - 7,375
		£

		3,500
		2,652
		-

		6,152

For details of the loan see note 9.

9. Creditors - Amounts Falling Due After More Than One Year

Loan		2022		2021 £ 5,791
		£

		8,397

The loan is from the Diocese is to fund the AV upgrade. There is a total facility of £11,049 all of which has been drawn down. The loan is repayable at a rate of £442 per calendar month from July 2023.

10. Restricted Funds

10a Current year Youth Projects Mission Tearfund BWF Activities Fabric		At 1 January 2022 £ 2,352 300 0 328 - 0 2,980		Income £ 21,375 750 755 - 5,633 3,750 32,263	Expenditure £ (25,600) (1,050) (603) - (2,343) (3,750) (33,346)	Transfers £ 3,800 - - - - - 3,800	At 31	At 31
							December
								2022
								£

								1,927
								0
								152
								328
								3,290
								0

								5,697

Reason for the transfer of £3,800 from unrestricted general fund to restricted Youth fund was to cover budgeted future expenditure from the fund.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF

ST ANN, SOUTH TOTTENHAM

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2022

10. Restricted Funds (continued)

10b Prior year Staff salaries Audio Visual Youth Projects GTAC/HIT – Hope in Tottenham Mission Tearfund BWF Activities		At 1 January 2021 £ 7,700 6,250 3,010 50 2,370 0 328 1,841 21,549		Income £ 833 11,049 11,832 250 519 1,305 - 4,143 29,931	Expenditure £ (19,272) - (1,751) - (2,889) (1,305) - (5,984) (31,201)	Transfers £ 10,739 (17,299) (10,739) - - - - - (17,299)	At 31	At 31
							December
								2021
								£

								0
								0
								2,352
								300
								0
								0
								328
								0

								2,980

Reasons for the transfers:

£17,299 from Audio Visual (restricted) to Unrestricted General Fund to recognise the purchase of audio visual equipment during the year.
£10,739 from Youth Fund to Staff Salary (both restricted) for Youth and Children’s worker. Youth fund for the provision of youth and children’s work at St Anns. Transfer made to top up salary fund of Youth & Schools worker (Sharon Mitchell).

Descriptions of the main restricted funds are as follows.

Mission/Estate Mission Gift Days: Restricted fund for amounts collected to support mission work - both organisations and individuals.

Staff Salaries: Restricted fund for grants to support staff salaries, currently for Youth and Schools Worker. In 2022 grants received from Emily Mary Robins, St James Church and St James Growth Trust

Fabric (before 2018 known as Building Maintenance): Restricted fund for various fabric projects. Currently used for funds for Audio Visual upgrade project.

Youth: To fund St Ann's youth activities including church based activities. It includes grants from Fowler Newsam Hall & Emily Mary Robins and St James Growth Trust.

Youth Camps: Set up to receive grants and expenditure for camps for young people. Camps took place in August 2018 and February 2021. Fund now closed.

Give Tottenham a Chance: A project to help young people in Tottenham find employment by working with employers and mentors. The activities for this project are now directed through a separate charity, Hope in Tottenham.

BWF Activities: Fund opened from June 2017 for Broadwater Farm Youth Project. Funded mainly by Bishop of London's Mission Fund. Funded initially by Bishop of London's Mission Fund then in 2022 by grants from St James Church and St James Growth Trust.

Projects: Fund for specific projects, currently for renewal of church Bibles.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF

ST ANN, SOUTH TOTTENHAM

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2022

11. Unrestricted Funds

At 1 January 2022 £ 750,659 18,264 4,887 653 4,000 778,463	Income £ Expenditure £ Transfers £ 137,019 (132,278) 200 16,302 (24,684) - 13,746 (12,528) - - (38) - - - (4,000) 167,067 (169,528) (3,800)	At 31
		December
		2022
		£

		755,600


		9,882
		6,105
		615
		0

		772,202

	Income £ Expenditure £ Transfers £ 100,304 (114,120) 19,299 15,800 (6,602) (2,000) 12,961 (11,621) - - (3) - 4,000 - - 133,065 (132,346) 17,299
At 1 January 2021 £ 745,176 11,066 3,547 656 - 760,445		At 31
		December
		2021
		£

		750,659


		18,264
		4,887
		653
		4,000

		778,463

Reasons for the transfers:

£2,000 from the Church Maintenance fund to General Fund in accordance with PCC agreement of 2021 to use the fund for other purposes due to COVID19.
£17,299 from Audio Visual (restricted) to Unrestricted General Fund to recognise the purchase of audio visual equipment during the year.

The designated funds are as follows

Church maintenance: A fund set up by PCC in response to the receipt of tower mast rental and to be used for church building maintenance. In 2022 the PCC agreed, in response to COVID19 restrictions, to use the fund for general purposes as needed.

Church on the Farm: A fund for the use of Church on the Farm. Related to separate bank account.

HUT General: A fund for Church@Hut, mainly rental payments from members’ donations. As Church@Hut did not meet for much of 2022, some surplus was transferred to General Fund.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF

ST ANN, SOUTH TOTTENHAM

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2022

12. Related Party Transactions

Three members of the PCC are also trustees of the Fowler Newsam Hall Trust. The following transactions took place with Fowler Newsam Hall Trust during the year:

place with Fowler Newsam Hall Trust during the year:
Income from Fowler Newsam Hall Trust: Contribution towards salaries and other costs Grants for youth work	2022	2021 £ 3,600 7,633 11,233
	£

	3,549
	11,400

	14,949

The PCC incurred costs on behalf of Fowler Newsam Hall Trust and these amounted to £304 (2021: £2,607).

Keith Jackson, a member of the PCC, received a gross salary of £799 (2021: £11,496) in his role as Broadwater Farm Youth Leader.

The aggregate unrestricted donations of members of the PCC amounted to £16,320 (2021: £16,027).

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANN, SOUTH TOTTENHAM

Report of the independent Examiner to the Parochial Church Council of St Ann, South Tottenham

I report on the financial statements of St Ann, South Tottenham for the year ended 31 December 2022, set out on pages 7 to 18.

RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL AND EXAMINER

The Parochial Church Council considers that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Examine the accounts (under section 145 of the Act);
To follow the procedures laid down in the General Direction given by the Charity
Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act); and
To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT

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

accounting records were not kept in respect of 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.

John Helm ACA 10th May 2023