2022-12-31-accounts

The Parish Church of St John the Baptist Greenhill

( The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John, Greenhill, Harrow - a registered charity)

Annual Report (Pages 1 to 9) and Accounts (Pages 10 to 16) for 2022

Incumbent

The Revd Barry Hingston (Vicar)

Bank

Barclays Bank PLC, Harrow Branch 355 Station Road, HARROW, Middlesex, HA1 2AN

Independent Examiner Mr John Cuthbert

Church Address Sheepcote Road, HARROW, Middlesex, HA1 2JE Answerphone - [phone] - [e-mail]

The Parish Church of St John the Baptist. Greenhill

The Annual Reports of the Parochial Church Council of Greenhill and of the Parish Activities Generally for 2022

A Note from the PCC Secretary

Unfortunately in 2022 some effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic remained and as a consequence parish organisations have reported where they have been able to report.

Parochial Church Council (PCC) Report

Administrative Information: The Church is situated in Greenhill, better known today as the central shopping area of Harrow, and is located at the junction of Station Road and Sheepcote Road. It is part of the Diocese of London within the Church of England and is in the Willesden Episcopal Area of that diocese. The correspondence address is St John's Church, Sheepcote Road, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 2JE.

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a charity registered with the Charity Commission under the title of "The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John, Greenhill, Harrow" (number 1138108) and it was registered in 2010. The Victoria Hall, which was next to the

Church in Sheepcote Road and was demolished in 2018, is a registered charity (number 207730) with a new registered charity taking over (number 1174963) and both are legally independent of the PCC. A new hall was opened on 25th September 2021.

PCC members who have served from the 1st January 2022 to the date this report was approved are as follows. The initials 'APCM' stand for Annual Parochial Church Meeting and that meeting for 2022 took place on Sunday, 1st May 2022. Dates of expiry of membership do not preclude the person concerned from standing for re-election. If no date of appointment or election is given, the person concerned was a member of the PCC at the 1st January 2022.

		Office Held on PCC	Notes
The Revd Barry Hingston*†	Ex Officio (Vicar)	Chairman (Ex Officio)	Until he leaves or retires from office. A member of the Deanery Synod (Ex Officio)
Mr Peter Polkinghorne*†	Ex Officio (Churchwarden)		To Archdeacon's Visitation 2023
Mrs Catherine Still†*	Ex Officio (Churchwarden)	Vice Chairman	To Archdeacon's Visitation 2023
The Revd Ajay More	Ex Officio (Associate Vicar)		Until he leaves or retires from office. A member of the Deanery Synod (Ex Officio)
The Revd David Byrne	Ex Officio (Honorary Assistant Curate)		Left - August 2022.

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			Notes	Notes
		Office Held on PCC	Notes
Mr Peter Hawkins*	Ex Officio (Deanery Synod Representative)	Secretary	Elected to the Deanery Synod by the Parish) To 31st July 2023
Mr Tim Mackenzie	Ex Officio (Deanery Synod Representative)		Elected to the Deanery Synod by the Parish to 31st July 2023
Mr Derek Biddle	Elected to APCM 2025
Mrs Claire Cook*	Elected to APCM 2024
Mrs Maggie Dawson	Elected to APCM 2025
Mr Gary Morris	Elected to APCM 2023
Mr Simon Patrick*	Elected to APCM 2025	Treasurer
Miss Patricia Roney	Elected to APCM 2024
Miss Vicki Swinchatt*	Elected to APCM 2023
* A member of the Standing Committee of the PCC † The Vicar and Churchwardens are ex officio members of the Standing Committee

• A member of the Standing Committee of the PCC

† The Vicar and Churchwardens are ex officio members of the Standing Committee

Structure, Governance and Management: The

method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All those who attend Church are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.

Objectives and Activities: The Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of co-operating with the Vicar in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish of Greenhill the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the Parish Church of St John the Baptist Greenhill, Sheepcote Road, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 2JE. The PCC has complied with its duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016, in relation to having due regard to the House of Bishops' guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable

adults.

Review of the Year : The PCC met formally 6 times during the year with an average attendance of 78·0% against 84·5% in 2021. All meetings were in person. To the extent it was viable (more so than in 2021) Committees met or corresponded within themselves between meetings and their reports were received by the PCC and discussed where necessary. The PCC itself also did some of its business by correspondence between meetings, the details of such transactions being reported to the following PCC meeting so they appeared in the minutes.

At all meetings during the year the PCC discussed its finances, safeguarding and the proposed annex in the space outside the West Door of the Church. In January, the PCC discussed papers on a possible Mission Action Plan and on Eco Church. March saw a review of the Covid provisions in the Church with a decision to leave things as they were for the time being. We also discussed the

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needs of the last Quinquennial Inspection of the Church as some of these had been held up by the pandemic. In May we appointed/re-appointed PCC officers and committees and for other posts appointed/re-appointed by the PCC. The Chairman (Barry) noted improvements to the Easter Services (pandemic recovery) and mentioned there would be enhanced refreshments on Sunday, 5th June (Pentecost and the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II). In July the PCC agreed its contribution to the Common Fund for 2023 at £70,000. The Chairman (Barry) mentioned that arrangements in the Church were more or less back to normal (i.e. pre-pandemic). Between the July and September meetings of the PCC Permissions to Officiate (at Services) were renewed by correspondence followed by sanction by the Bishop and this was duly recorded in the September PCC minutes. We were also informed that the faculty for the annex at the West end of the Church had been obtained. The Chairman (Barry) also outlined his proposals for the Christmas Services. In November we increased the local fees for Weddings and Funerals, the taking on from Hounslow of the Naya Jivan BMO (Bishop's Mission Order) was agreed so long as the Revd Ajay More was on our staff. The Chairman (Barry) also mentioned there would be an Archdeacon's Visitation early in 2023 and that we would host the CTCH (Churches Together in Central Harrow) joint Service early in 2023.

Vicar's Report: Dear St John's

2022 was the year when we finally put Covid restrictions behind us and moved towards normal church life, though its effects linger on. Not only did members of the congregation continue to contract the virus (including myself), but the longer-term impact of the crisis, though over, was clear to be seen, at least for a while. Some of our previous ministries have not been restored, and at first there was a visible impact on energy, confidence and voluntary availability for the first six months of the year.

However, by the end of the year, things are very much looking up. The Sunday congregation is now a little different but almost back to where it was in terms of numbers. Overall, our weekly Sunday attendance returned to between 60 and 70, and our electoral roll is only marginally down on the 2019 number. Usually 5-10 of our Sunday congregation are now online, and I must express my thanks to Godfrey, John and others for

providing this service. Midweek services continued their presence online (not in church), which has attracted a larger number of attendees. This is an interesting aspect of post-Covid life and may well be a permanent legacy of the crisis. Evensong was also restored, as have our seasonal Concerts, and huge thanks are due to Simon Patrick for his efforts co-ordinating both. Messy Church is also back now and the numbers there have been encouraging, so special thanks to the whole team there, particularly Dominica and Cath. The Welcome Centre is also back (special thanks to Kim as our main contact there).

The trickier aspects of church life have been the small groups we used to run (Tuesdays and Fridays) which have not returned. Our ministry into St Jerome's School is also slowly getting back to what it was. It is not yet there, but we did have a very successful Christmas service with them in church under candlelight. This was the first time we had done this, and the church was full of children, teachers and parents. Finally, 2022 saw the retirement of Fr David Byrne, who is now enjoying a very welcome break from 40 years plus of ministry - our very best wishes go to him.

The more enduring of you will recall that we have an ongoing "building project" and some of you must be wondering whether we will ever see it done. Well, the good news is that the Victoria Hall is now complete and established as a community hall and attracting great interest. Also, the associated landscaping is finished and looks fantastic. That corner of Harrow now looks a credit to the borough where, dare I say, it probably did not before. Our own element of this project concerns the land outside the West Door where we are planning to build a small community space with three toilets, finally solving our long-term capability problem. We have had successive delays on this project and 2022 finally saw us gain Diocesan permission (faculty) for the work, and local authority planning permission. So at the end of 2022 we entered the design phase that will shortly result in tenders being issued to contractors. I hope next year's report is a bit more momentous!

Thank you to everyone who contributes to making the community of St John's work in such a challenging context, and in such pressing times. Special thanks to our wardens Cath and Peter, to the Treasurer Simon, and to the sterling work in the office by Tina Last who has had to reproduce

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more liturgies in the last 18 months than most people see in a lifetime.

God sees and will reward his faithful servants (Matt 25:23).

Rev. Barry Hingston, Vicar, St John the Baptist.

Worship

Church Attendance: The mean average October weekly attendance was 64 as against 91 for October 2021. For 2021 this included attendance in person in Church, at the Church at Home Zoom presentations and direct downloads from YouTube of the Church at Home service and may have been overstated. For 2022 this included attendance in person in Church and at the Church at Home Zoom presentations. The Electoral Roll reported at the APCM was 100 members the same as 2021. - Peter Hawkins.

Choir: We re-started our annual performance of Stainer's Crucifixion in April, though with a smaller choir, took part in the Harrow Deanery Choirs Festival in October at St Alban's, North Harrow, and sang for our usual Carols by Candlelight (with a few extra singers) on 18 December. Otherwise we have continued to sing every Sunday, with occasional anthems. I am grateful to Ben Cook for playing for the Carol Service and to Dominica Parry for playing the organ on several occasions during the year. - Simon Patrick.

Gospel Choir: The Gospel Choir aims to worship God and share the good news of Jesus through joyful singing, in church and in the wider community.

2022 was our first full year singing in person again, and we contributed to the 10am service once a month. A memorable highlight was the service on 5th June celebrating Pentecost and the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

During the summer we held our practices in church with the doors open and chatted with some of the visitors who came in. Since the autumn we have been back in the choir vestry and hold some of our practices on Friday mornings.

In December we joined with Ajay and friends for carol-singing events in English and Hindi. Carolsinging outside the church brought life to the high

street and raised £118.79 for Harrow Foodbank and Firm Foundation. At the Sattavis Patidar centre there was a large, lively audience and we received a kind donation of £75 for charity.

Thanks to everyone who has been part of the Gospel Choir in 2022 and all who have supported and encouraged us. If you enjoy singing or play an instrument and would like to join, we‹d love to hear from you. - Dominica Parry.

Servers: Our effective numbers remain at six. We have continued to have only two servers on duty at each service. - Simon Patrick.

Sidesmen: With live streaming on Zoom now available only two sidesmen on duty were now needed to look after those who attended in person and enough sidesmen were so attending to create a rota. This remains the position and appears to be the "new normal" as I write (February 2023). However, some more sidesmen are needed to make rostering easier. There is only one requirement to be a Sidesman - your name is on the Electoral Roll of the Parish Church. If any person is interested (male or female), please see me. From 2020 Sidesmen are no-longer appointed by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting but by the Parochial Church Council and this means we normally have at least six opportunities per annum to appoint Sidesmen as opposed to one in past years. - Peter Hawkins.

Flower Team: The Flower Team has had another busy year. My grateful thanks go to all the regular members of the team, and also to the other kind people who give us help to prepare the church for special occasions. This includes those who kindly donate greenery for our use. We couldn't do without you all. Thank you also to those who donate money for flowers. If anyone would like to help us with flowers, (we'd give support and training), please speak to one of us. - Jill Polkinghorne.

PCC Committees' Reports

Events: We held one event during 2022, a Barbecue in the Vicarage Garden in the Summer.

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This was a successful event with a good attendance and we now look forward to further

activity in 2023. - Peter Hawkins.

Missionary: There is nothing to report this year. - Peter Hawkins (PCC Secretary).

Mission Links

Children's Society (The): I was again unable to conduct the annual opening of the boxes at Easter 2022, but I am hoping to do this in 2023 and am still looking for a new box secretary, to replace my late mother. - Simon Patrick.

Christian Aid: Christian Aid week collection was down this year at £235. This year we ran an online collection which mainly came from the congregation and tried delivery only envelopes, which yielded nothing. Please consider helping at this year's Christian Aid week 14-20 May and suggest to me what you might like to do. - Peter Polkinghorne.

Mission to Seafarers (The): The work of the Mission to Seafarers is support all the seafarers around the world of whatever faith, by providing centres, chaplains and visitors in ports, often

ecumenically. Seafaring is still a hard and dangerous job these days, with piracy and unscrupulous owners. We depend greatly on them for a lot of the food and goods we buy.

So I would like to thank all those who helped, in particular Hannah Hatcher for co-ordinating the knitters who supplied balaclavas and scarves. So if you would like to help either by knitting or collecting, please contact Peter Polkinghorne, otherwise this will be the last report on the matter. - Peter Polkinghorne.

Poppy Day Appeal: Thanks to collectors and a box in church, we did have a collection for the Poppy Appeal this year, and with good support we raised just over £1,280. Thanks also to Sandra Broad (President of South Harrow branch) for support. - Peter Polkinghorne.

Community Engagement

Welcome Centre: The Welcome Centre is an open-door drop-in that St John's runs in collaboration with our local Roman Catholic parish of Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. We aim to provide a space where people of all sorts and with all sorts of needs feel welcome, safe and reasonably warm. In 2022 there were 880 visits by guests, which was 60% of the 2019 visits (before the pandemic). We thank the volunteers from both churches for all that they do throughout the year. We welcome enquiries from potential volunteers and offers towards the costs of the free refreshments and heating. - Kim Parry (Lay Pastoral Assistant).

thank the volunteer stewards for all that they do throughout the year. We welcome offers to steward to enable us to open on Monday afternoons. - Kim Parry (Lay Pastoral Assistant).

Church Garden: No further planting was undertaken, but with the very hot summer, regular watering had to take place to make sure that the shrubs which we planted in 2021 survived. Our vicar organised the pruning of the large hedges, and it is planned that this will be done annually. Further work was needed on the benches around the war memorial, and the rough drinkers were encouraged to keep the area tidy. Several of them were keen to cooperate. - Linda Clark.

Open Church: Open Church: opens the church on Friday afternoons to enable people to come in for private prayer, to sit and be peaceful, just to look around, or to make contact with the church through the volunteer stewards. In 2022 there were 445 visits, which was similar to the recorded attendance in 2019 (before the pandemic). We

Concerts: For the first time since 2019 we had a full set of 19 fortnightly Thursday lunch-time concerts in 2022 (not counting the ten summer concerts, which are separately organised). Our average attendance was 47 (the range was from 31 to 65), compared to 75 in 2019, but our audiences were appreciative of the music. We made a small

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contribution to parish funds. I am grateful to the concert team for their support. - Simon Patrick.

Firm Foundation Night Shelter: In 2022, as in

2021, there was no community involvement other than fund raising, with the night shelter, which is being run on a different basis. However if you are interested in helping in the future, please contact Peter Polkinghorne. - Peter Polkinghorne.

Christian Growth

Women's Breakfasts: The Women's Breakfasts take place usually on the 2nd Saturday of the month, meeting from 9.30 till 11 at the Vicarage. We share food and time together, look at scripture and pray. Over the past year, we've done a video course on 'Learning to hear God's voice' and are now looking at the book of Ephesians, taking a few verses or a chapter at a time and asking God to speak to us as we share our thoughts on the passages. We will also often listen to some worship music, leading into a time of prayer. It's a good time of fellowship and support to each other and valuable time in God's presence. There is currently a core group of about 8 of us who meet regularly and since all restrictions have now been lifted we're starting to advertise the meetings in the news-sheet, to open the group up to others who might like to come along. - Jill Hingston.

Culturewatch: After more than a decade of regular screenings and discussions, meetings of the Culturewatch group were suspended part-way through this year. In recent times we've been blessed with a steady stream of varied and thought-provoking films and TV programmes with religious or ethical themes, but during the pandemic that stream became a trickle. Rather than just keep revisiting old topics, we have opted to pause for a while and replenish our stockpile, and we aim to resume our meetings in 2024. As ever, we welcome recommendations from the congregation of suitable material. Our brief 2022 programme comprised two films, the vintage Lilies of the Field (1963), screened to mark the death of its star, Sidney Poitier, and the Romanian drama Graduation (2016), which explores the question of whether good intentions can ever justify bad actions. - Paul Hunneyball and Gary Morris.

Children's Work

Children's Work on Sundays: Although we have worked with the children every Sunday since the church reopened after COVID, we have been restricted in our activities (and decibels!) by the need to be in the body of the church in order to meet safeguarding guidelines with a smaller team of helpers. Despite this, we have been delighted to welcome both familiar and new faces most Sunday mornings throughout the year, usually three or four children. In the autumn we made the decision to try meeting in the side chapel, where we could talk and teach more without disrupting the service, whilst still maintaining safeguarding. This has been very successful, and numbers have increased week by week; we now have eight children attending fairly regularly, and we have been able to retain the children's area in the main body of the church for parents and small children to sit together and still participate in the service. More helpers would be very welcome; please see me if you would like to be part of a team on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis. -

Cath Still.

Messy Church: Our last Messy Church in church was February 2020, so it was very exciting (and a little worrying) to make the decision to relaunch in September 2022. After much prayer, we opened the doors on the final Sunday in September and were delighted to welcome 7 families - some familiar friends and some new faces. In October that rose to 12 families and in November we lost count but agreed we had at least 15 families! God has been so faithful and generous in blessing this "new" venture and it has been wonderful to have children running, glueing, singing, dancing and making crumbs in the church again - they are truly at home in their Father's house. A new joy is the way that the parents and carers have begun to bond with each other and with us; we value these friendships very much. We are very grateful to our faithful team who run the activities, prepare the food and keep the children safe, and to all those who pray regularly

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for us. Please see Cath or Dominica if you are interested in helping once a month on a Sunday

afternoon; all helpers commit to safeguarding training but we are happy to help you with this. - Dominica Parry and Cath Still.

Pastoral Care

Pastoral Care: Pastoral Care at St John's (providing the members of St John's with care and support, both practical and spiritual) is primarily carried out without formal organisation. Members stayed in contact with each other and looked out for each other's needs. - Kim Parry (Lay Pastoral Assistant).

Home Communions: Communion, taken by the priests and the Lay Pastoral Assistant, is shared with members of St John's unable to attend church. During 2022 five people regularly

received this ministry. - Kim Parry (Lay Pastoral Assistant).

Other Pastoral Care: The Prayer Ministry Team once again offers prayer at the end of the 10.00am Communion Services, providing welcome support for those who appreciate this form of ministry. Training is given if you are interested in serving in this way.

The Light of Lights Tree proved to be a welcome focus for those missing loved ones at Christmas time, leaving names on the tree in remembrance. - Sundry Contributors.

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Collections for Other Charities

In past years, before the introduction of the new regulations under the Charities Act 1993, it was traditional to show a list of monies collected for other charities through the efforts of the people of St John's, where we were acting as agent, in the notes to the Financial Statements. Under the new regulations, the PCC does not account for these monies, as they belong to the charities concerned

and consequently this list was lost. In the early years after the change there were some rumbles, and although some of these figures may be found in the reports above, I have listed them below again this year in order to maintain this old tradition. It must be understood that they do not form part of our Financial Statements and that some of the figures may be approximate.

Christian Aid		235.00
Firm Foundation (50% Carol Singing Donations)		59.39
Harrow Care Plus		500.00
Harrow Food Bank*		828.40
Lent Appeal		93.00
Poppy Day Appeal	Just over	1,280.00
* Includes 50% Carol Singing Donations.

Total Just over £ 2,995.79

It is understood that some of these monies have been passed, or passed in part, through our books on an "in and out" basis. Please see note 7 to the accounts (Agency Accounts). Some of these figures may include Gift Aid, and PCC and Missionary Committee donations are included. (However, these donations have been reduced in 2021 and 2022 because of the effect of Covid 19 on Missionary Committee income) . - Peter Hawkins, PCC Secretary.

Finance

Financial Review: Total receipts for the General Fund were £118,828 (2021: £118,278) and total payments were £116,947 (2021: £112,171), giving a surplus, before transfers, of £1,881 (2021: £6,107). Although planned giving rose from £48,759 to £51,543, property rental income fell from £47,125 to £37,025, because of non-payment of rent in 20 Manor Court (although this was offset by a decrease in property expenses from £14,873 to £8,683, resulting in a fall in net proceeds of £3,910). The year also saw enormous increases in energy costs: gas increased from £2,795 to £7,099 and electricity from £856 to £1,914, a combined increase of £5,362, partly offset by a church energy cost support grant of £2,641.

We paid the full contribution of £75,200 (the same amount as in 2020 and 2021) to the Diocesan Common Fund, as agreed with the Diocese. Transfers from the General Fund were £10,000 to the Fabric Fund, £1,000 to the Organ Fund,

£1,600 to the Boiler Fund and £500 to the Vicarage Maintenance Fund. At the end of the year the General Fund held £29,081 (2021: £40,300), and all funds together held £1,592,212 (2021: £1,585,865), including the legacy of £106,878 and the 2001 valuation of the three properties of £1,325,000. In December we took on financial responsibility for Naya Jivan, a Hindi-speaking church plant meeting at St Andrew's, Kingsbury. Their funds are now a restricted fund in our accounts. See Note 15 to the accounts and the figures at the end of the Annex. For our reserves policy, see Note 12 to the accounts on page 12. - Simon Patrick, PCC Treasurer.

Planned Giving (Stewardship): All who regularly attend St John's are eligible to join the Planned Giving Scheme and commit a regular sum to the church either by way of a weekly

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numbered envelope or, better still, a standing order from their bank account. Money donated by tax payers by either of these methods enables the church to claim a 25% income tax refund.

Membership of the scheme has remained fairly constant during the years of the pandemic but there is always room for new members. A form of application to join can be found at the rear of the church and, when completed, should be passed to me for action.

Committed giving in this way enables the church

to be able to plan for future events etc. with confidence. Income received via this scheme amounted to over fifty one thousand pounds (before tax refunds) in 2022.

Once again, I wish to thank all members of the Planned Giving Scheme for their contributions and, in my continued absence, those members of the congregation who have collected and counted the weekly contributions, keeping me informed of the details which are necessary for my records and, ultimately, for the claims I submit for the appropriate tax refunds. - Brian Lanning, Planned Giving Recorder.

Conclusion to the Reports

The foregoing reports, as far as they can in 2022, give an insight into the work of the Parochial Church Council, its committees, its representatives, the parish organisations under its aegis and other associated organisations within the wider church.

For all this work we must be grateful, and we thank all those who have made these things possible. Also, we thank all those who have taken the time and trouble to write these reports -

no easy task.

Finally, on behalf of us all, I extend my grateful thanks to our Vicar the Revd Barry Hingston, our Associate Vicar the Revd Ajay More and the Revd David Byrne (Former Chaplain of the London North West Healthcare University NHS Trust), who assisted us in an honorary capacity during his remaining time with us, and the Churchwardens, and their families for sacrifices they make for us. - Peter Hawkins, PCC Secretary.

On behalf of the Parochial Church Council, The Revd Barry Hingston, Chairman. 29th March 2023

The Accounts (Financial Statements) Follow

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Financial Statements to the 31st December 2022

Church of St John the Baptist, Greenhill, Harrow Receipts and payments account, 2022 Unre- stricted Desig- nated Re- stricted Total 2022 Total 2021 RECEIPTS Receipts from generated funds Voluntary income Planned giving (by gift aid).......................... 49,108 600 381 50,089 47,109 Income tax recovered................................. 13,137 150 169 13,456 12,615 Planned giving (not gift aided).................... 2,435 — — 2,435 2,250 Collections.................................................. 5,620 — 1,077 6,697 2,893 Legacies..................................................... — — — — — Donations.................................................... 3,522 471 3,993 9,852 Sub-total: voluntary income........................... 73,822 750 2,098 76,670 74,719 Activities for generating funds Fundraising................................................. — — 252 252 — Saturday morning coffee receipts............... — — — — — Sub-total: activities for generating funds..... — — 252 252 — Investment income Property rent............................................... 37,025 — — 37,025 47,125 Interest and dividends................................. — 2,143 327 2,470 98 Sub-total: investment income........................ 37,025 2,143 327 39,495 47,223 Total: receipts from generated funds............ 110,847 2,893 2,677 116,417_121,943_ Receipts from charitable activities Wedding/Funeral fees................................. 160 — — 160 292 Concert income........................................... 5,180 — — 5,180 1,923 Other income [notes 15 and 16].................. 2,641 — 4,416 7,057 3,712 Total: receipts from charitable activities...... 7,981 — 4,416 12,397 5,927 RECEIPTS: GRAND TOTALS................................ 118,828 2,893 7,093 128,814127,870 PAYMENTS Cost of generating funds Fundraising expenses [note 6].......................... — — 194 194 — Total: cost of generating funds........................... — — 194 194 — Charitable activities Diocesan Common Fund.................................. 75,200 — — 75,200 75,200 Donations and subscriptions............................. 868 80 1,362 2,310 3,798 Upkeep of building............................................ 1,945 — 50 1,995 8,206 Upkeep of Church services............................... 725 — — 725 377 Heating (gas) [note 16]..................................... 7,099 — — 7,099 2,795 Electricity........................................................... 1,914 — — 1,914 856 Cleaning [note 11]............................................. 1,716 — — 1,716 1,689 Insurance.......................................................... 4,877 — — 4,877 5,194 Salaries [note 11].............................................. 3,013 — — 3,013 2,850 Vestry phone..................................................... 574 — — 574 540 Printing and stationery...................................... 359 36 — 395 632 Clergy expenses............................................... 1,916 — — 1,916 1,171 Concert expenses............................................. 5,164 — — 5,164 2,330 Flowers............................................................. — — 354 354 45 Sundries............................................................ 2,895 2,999 445 6,339 10,734 Property expenses............................................ 8,683 — — 8,683 14,873 Total: Charitable activities................................... 116,947 3,115 2,211 122,273131,289 PAYMENTS: GRAND TOTALS.............................. 116,947 3,115 2,405 122,467131,289 Surplus (before transfers).................................... 1,881 -222 4,688 6,347 -3,419 Transfers................................................................. -13,100 13,100 — — — Surplus (after transfers)....................................... -11,219 12,878 4,688 6,347 -3,419	Church of St John the Baptist, Greenhill, Harrow Receipts and payments account, 2022 Unre- stricted Desig- nated Re- stricted Total 2022 Total 2021 RECEIPTS Receipts from generated funds Voluntary income Planned giving (by gift aid).......................... 49,108 600 381 50,089 47,109 Income tax recovered................................. 13,137 150 169 13,456 12,615 Planned giving (not gift aided).................... 2,435 — — 2,435 2,250 Collections.................................................. 5,620 — 1,077 6,697 2,893 Legacies..................................................... — — — — — Donations.................................................... 3,522 471 3,993 9,852 Sub-total: voluntary income........................... 73,822 750 2,098 76,670 74,719 Activities for generating funds Fundraising................................................. — — 252 252 — Saturday morning coffee receipts............... — — — — — Sub-total: activities for generating funds..... — — 252 252 — Investment income Property rent............................................... 37,025 — — 37,025 47,125 Interest and dividends................................. — 2,143 327 2,470 98 Sub-total: investment income........................ 37,025 2,143 327 39,495 47,223 Total: receipts from generated funds............ 110,847 2,893 2,677 116,417_121,943_ Receipts from charitable activities Wedding/Funeral fees................................. 160 — — 160 292 Concert income........................................... 5,180 — — 5,180 1,923 Other income [notes 15 and 16].................. 2,641 — 4,416 7,057 3,712 Total: receipts from charitable activities...... 7,981 — 4,416 12,397 5,927 RECEIPTS: GRAND TOTALS................................ 118,828 2,893 7,093 128,814127,870 PAYMENTS Cost of generating funds Fundraising expenses [note 6].......................... — — 194 194 — Total: cost of generating funds........................... — — 194 194 — Charitable activities Diocesan Common Fund.................................. 75,200 — — 75,200 75,200 Donations and subscriptions............................. 868 80 1,362 2,310 3,798 Upkeep of building............................................ 1,945 — 50 1,995 8,206 Upkeep of Church services............................... 725 — — 725 377 Heating (gas) [note 16]..................................... 7,099 — — 7,099 2,795 Electricity........................................................... 1,914 — — 1,914 856 Cleaning [note 11]............................................. 1,716 — — 1,716 1,689 Insurance.......................................................... 4,877 — — 4,877 5,194 Salaries [note 11].............................................. 3,013 — — 3,013 2,850 Vestry phone..................................................... 574 — — 574 540 Printing and stationery...................................... 359 36 — 395 632 Clergy expenses............................................... 1,916 — — 1,916 1,171 Concert expenses............................................. 5,164 — — 5,164 2,330 Flowers............................................................. — — 354 354 45 Sundries............................................................ 2,895 2,999 445 6,339 10,734 Property expenses............................................ 8,683 — — 8,683 14,873 Total: Charitable activities................................... 116,947 3,115 2,211 122,273131,289 PAYMENTS: GRAND TOTALS.............................. 116,947 3,115 2,405 122,467131,289 Surplus (before transfers).................................... 1,881 -222 4,688 6,347 -3,419 Transfers................................................................. -13,100 13,100 — — — Surplus (after transfers)....................................... -11,219 12,878 4,688 6,347 -3,419	Church of St John the Baptist, Greenhill, Harrow Receipts and payments account, 2022 Unre- stricted Desig- nated Re- stricted Total 2022 Total 2021 RECEIPTS Receipts from generated funds Voluntary income Planned giving (by gift aid).......................... 49,108 600 381 50,089 47,109 Income tax recovered................................. 13,137 150 169 13,456 12,615 Planned giving (not gift aided).................... 2,435 — — 2,435 2,250 Collections.................................................. 5,620 — 1,077 6,697 2,893 Legacies..................................................... — — — — — Donations.................................................... 3,522 471 3,993 9,852 Sub-total: voluntary income........................... 73,822 750 2,098 76,670 74,719 Activities for generating funds Fundraising................................................. — — 252 252 — Saturday morning coffee receipts............... — — — — — Sub-total: activities for generating funds..... — — 252 252 — Investment income Property rent............................................... 37,025 — — 37,025 47,125 Interest and dividends................................. — 2,143 327 2,470 98 Sub-total: investment income........................ 37,025 2,143 327 39,495 47,223 Total: receipts from generated funds............ 110,847 2,893 2,677 116,417_121,943_ Receipts from charitable activities Wedding/Funeral fees................................. 160 — — 160 292 Concert income........................................... 5,180 — — 5,180 1,923 Other income [notes 15 and 16].................. 2,641 — 4,416 7,057 3,712 Total: receipts from charitable activities...... 7,981 — 4,416 12,397 5,927 RECEIPTS: GRAND TOTALS................................ 118,828 2,893 7,093 128,814127,870 PAYMENTS Cost of generating funds Fundraising expenses [note 6].......................... — — 194 194 — Total: cost of generating funds........................... — — 194 194 — Charitable activities Diocesan Common Fund.................................. 75,200 — — 75,200 75,200 Donations and subscriptions............................. 868 80 1,362 2,310 3,798 Upkeep of building............................................ 1,945 — 50 1,995 8,206 Upkeep of Church services............................... 725 — — 725 377 Heating (gas) [note 16]..................................... 7,099 — — 7,099 2,795 Electricity........................................................... 1,914 — — 1,914 856 Cleaning [note 11]............................................. 1,716 — — 1,716 1,689 Insurance.......................................................... 4,877 — — 4,877 5,194 Salaries [note 11].............................................. 3,013 — — 3,013 2,850 Vestry phone..................................................... 574 — — 574 540 Printing and stationery...................................... 359 36 — 395 632 Clergy expenses............................................... 1,916 — — 1,916 1,171 Concert expenses............................................. 5,164 — — 5,164 2,330 Flowers............................................................. — — 354 354 45 Sundries............................................................ 2,895 2,999 445 6,339 10,734 Property expenses............................................ 8,683 — — 8,683 14,873 Total: Charitable activities................................... 116,947 3,115 2,211 122,273131,289 PAYMENTS: GRAND TOTALS.............................. 116,947 3,115 2,405 122,467131,289 Surplus (before transfers).................................... 1,881 -222 4,688 6,347 -3,419 Transfers................................................................. -13,100 13,100 — — — Surplus (after transfers)....................................... -11,219 12,878 4,688 6,347 -3,419
	73,822 750 2,098 76,670 74,719 — — 252 252 — — — — — —
	— — 252 252 — 37,025 — — 37,025 47,125 — 2,143 327 2,470 98
	37,025 2,143 327 39,495	47,223
	110,847 2,893 2,677 116,417_121,943_
	160 — — 160 5,180 — — 5,180 2,641 — 4,416 7,057	292 1,923 3,712
	7,981 — 4,416 12,397	5,927
	118,828 2,893 7,093 128,814	127,870
	— — 194 194 —
	— — 194 194 —
	75,200 — — 75,200 868 80 1,362 2,310 1,945 — 50 1,995 725 — — 725 7,099 — — 7,099 1,914 — — 1,914 1,716 — — 1,716 4,877 — — 4,877 3,013 — — 3,013 574 — — 574 359 36 — 395 1,916 — — 1,916 5,164 — — 5,164 — — 354 354 2,895 2,999 445 6,339 8,683 — — 8,683	75,200 3,798 8,206 377 2,795 856 1,689 5,194 2,850 540 632 1,171 2,330 45 10,734 14,873
	116,947 3,115 2,211 122,273	131,289
	116,947 3,115 2,405 122,467	131,289
	1,881 -222 4,688 6,347 -3,419 -13,100 13,100 — — —
	-11,219 12,878 4,688 6,347	-3,419

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Balance sheet as at 31 December 2022	Balance sheet as at 31 December 2022
	As at	As at
	31.12.22	31.12.21
Fixed assets
Tangible assets [note 9]...........................................	1,325,000	1,325,000
	1,325,000	1,325,000
Current assets
Debtors [note 13]......................................................	1,369	—
Cash at bank and in hand [note 10]..........................	265,853	265,051
	267,222	265,051
Liabilities
Creditors: Amounts falling due in 1 year [note 7]......	10	4,186
Net current assets less current liabilities................	267,212	260,865
Total assets less current liabilities..........................	1,592,212	1,585,865
Total net assets less liabilities.................................	1,592,212	1,585,865

Fund movement summary, 2022

Fund and type [note 2]	Balance	Incoming	Outgoing	Transfers	Gains/	Balance
	brought	resources	resources		Losses	carried
	forward					forward
General fund (unrestricted)...................	40,300	118,828	116,947	-13,100	—	29,081
Designated funds
Church fabric.....................................	48,323	2,338	—	10,000	—	60,661
Legacies and Donations....................	125,819	—	—	—	—	125,819
Mission and Outreach........................	16,978	—	3,115	—	—	13,862
Organ................................................	9,500	368	—	1,000	—	10,869
Vicar's discretionary fund...................	684	—	—	—	—	684
Vicarage maintenance [note 14]........	1,529	—	—	500	—	2,029
Children and Young People...............	951	—	—	—	—	951
Boiler renewal....................................	4,826	187	—	1,600	—	6,613
Properties [note 9].............................	1,325,000	—	—	—	—	1,325,000
Sub-total (designated funds)................	1,533,610	2,893	3,115	13,100	—	1,546,487
Restricted funds
Gardening..........................................	—	254	150	—	—	104
Events Committee.............................	3,114	252	194	—	—	3,172
Missionary Committee.......................	34	1	—	—	—	35
Choir..................................................	1,573	425	345	—	—	1,654
Gospel Choir......................................	802	109	—	—	—	911
Welcome Centre................................	375	15	—	—	—	390
Flower fund........................................	648	338	354	—	—	632
Lent Appeal.......................................	—	93	93	—	—	—
Harvest Appeal (Harrow Food Bank).	—	769	769	—	—	—
Dell Bequest fund [note 3]..................	5,410	190	500	—	—	5,100
Naya Jivan [note 15]..........................	—	4,647	—	—	—	4,647
Sub-total (restricted funds)...................	11,956	7,093	2,405	—	—	16,644
Grand totals............................................	1,585,865	128,814	122,467	—	—	1,592,212

Figures have been rounded to the nearest pound independently, so may not sum exactly to the totals. For details of receipts and payments for the funds other than the General Fund, see the Annex.

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

1. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006. As the total income in 2022 did not exceed £250,000, the accounts have been prepared on the Receipts and Payments basis.

2. The General Fund represents the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions on their use and are available for application to the general purposes of the PCC. Funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC are also unrestricted. The restricted funds may be used only for the purposes for which the money was given to them.

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1. Following permission from the Charity Commission to release capital from small permanent endowment funds, in August 2010 the Vicar and Churchwardens requested that the investments of the Dell Bequest be sold and transferred to a restricted PCC fund. The Vicar and Churchwardens still have responsibility for seeing that the funds are distributed in a way which reflects the intention of the original bequest and so annual donations of £500 are made to Harrow Care Plus (formerly Harrow Christmas Care).

2. The accounts 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 their main affiliation to another body or those that are informal gatherings of church members.

3. The Willesden Area made a £10,000 loan towards the cost of the new church boiler and heating system installed in October/November 2019, to be repaid over 2½ years. The last repayment was made in December 2022.

4. Income from fundraising and other activities of the church is accounted for gross, with the associated expenditure appearing under "Fundraising expenses" or other relevant expenditure line.

5. The figure of "Creditors" in the balance sheet for 2021 consists of the amount currently outstanding of the loan from the Willesden Area (£4,000: see note 5), plus £186 in agency accounts. Agency accounts exist for money collected on behalf of someone else. All funds remaining at the end of the year are shown as liabilities on the balance sheet as they are due to be paid in the new year to the charities for which they were raised. In 2022 the loan had been repaid, and the £10 is owing to St Luke's Hospice.

6. Consecrated property is excluded from the accounts under section 96(2)(a) of the Charities Act 1993 (as it is not owned by the PCC). Movable church furnishings held by the Vicar and Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC, and which require a faculty for disposal, are accounted as inalienable property, and are not included in the accounts. They are listed in the church's inventory.

7. The PCC owns flats at 20 Manor Court and 76 and 77 Moore House, which are let out. These properties were last valued, as at 31 December 2021, at £425,000 for 20 Manor Court and £450,000 each for 76 and 77 Moore House.

8. The "cash at bank and in hand" as at 31 December 2022 includes £190,267 on the CBF Deposit Account. Events Committee funds are held in a separate account. (This was also true of the Flower Fund until June 2022, when the building society account was closed and the money transferred to the church's bank account.)

9. Payments are made to the Administrator (under "Salaries") and the Cleaner (under "Cleaning"). There are no discloseable transactions in respect of PCC members, persons closely connected with them or other related parties.

10. On 19 September 2007 the PCC agreed to a reserves policy, as follows: "It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on the General Fund and any legacies and donations (if possible) which equates to approximately six months unrestricted payments, to cover emergency situations that may arise from time to time. The balance of the Fabric Fund is retained towards meeting the cost of repairs to the church building as and when necessary. It is our policy to invest our fund balances in the CBF Church of England Deposit Fund." The balances at the end of 2022 represent 15.5 months unrestricted payments (2021: also 15.5). This is partly because of the £100,000 legacy received in 2017.

11. The figure of £1,369 on the balance sheet under "debtors" in 2022 was an overcharge by Pozitive Energy, our gas suppliers: it has now been taken into account when charging for gas consumed in December 2022 (billed in January 2023).

12. On 7 July 2016 the PCC agreed to create a Vicarage Maintenance fund to comply with diocesan policy that PCCs should provide the cost of redecoration of one room in the vicarage per year (such

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costs are not covered by the Diocese). It was agreed to transfer £500 to this fund each year, but no transfer was made in 2021 as the balance was adequate.

1. In December 2022 St John's became responsible for the financial affairs of Naya Jivan Church, a Hindi-speaking church meeting at St Andrew's, Kingsbury. Funds of £4,416 were transferred from Holy Trinity, Hounslow, the church previously responsible, and donations of £171 have subsequently been received. The annex to these accounts also contains a summary of the transactions for the whole year, using information supplied by Holy Trinity, Hounslow.

2. In December 2022 a Church Energy Cost Support Grant of £2,641 was received from the Diocese of London. This is shown under "other income".

3. The analysis of the receipts and payments of the individual funds are provided as an annex to the accounts.

On behalf of the Parochial Church Council

The Revd Barry Hingston, Chairman and Mr Peter Hawkins, PCC Member.

29th March 2023

Independent examiner’s report to the Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John, Greenhill, Harrow

I report to the trustees (the PCC members) on my examination of the accounts of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31 December 2021, as set out on pages 10 to 13.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the PCC you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the PCC’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

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:

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the PCC as required by section 130 of the Act; or

2. the accounts do not accord with those records.

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 Cuthbert

26 Whitmore Road, Harrow, HA1 4AB

28th March 2023.

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Annex to the Accounts

ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, GREENHILL, HARROW ANNEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2022: FUND RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS

This Annex does not form part of the examined accounts.

For opening and closing balances see Financial Statements (Fund Movement Summary)

	2022	2021
CHURCH FABRIC FUND (designated)
Receipts Donations 600 Listed Places of Worship Scheme – Grant towards roof alarm – Income tax recovered on gift aid 150 Interest 1,588 Payments Roof alarm – Surplus (deficit) for year Transfer fromGeneral Fund	600 1,212 2,500 150 2,338 64 – 7,810 2,338 10,000	4,526
		7,810
		(3,284)
		10,000
LEGACIES AND DONATIONS FUND (designated)
These are substantial legacies and donations for general purposes which the Council proposes to spend on itemsoflastingvalue A
Receipts – Payments Office computer – Surplus (deficit) for year	– – – 701 –	–
		701
		(701)
MISSION AND OUTREACH FUND (designated)
Receipts Donation from St Paul’s Ealing – Other donations – Payments Donation 80 Zoom subscription/streaming licence 406 Bible courses/Lent books etc. 75 Heaters 86 Other outreach expenditure 36 Audio-visual equipment 2,432 Surplus (deficit) for year	4,000 – – – 195 535 – 216 3,115 6,367 (3,115)	4,000
		7,313
		(3,313)
ORGAN FUND (designated)
Receipts Interest 368 Payments Servicing and repair – Surplus (deficit) for year Transfer fromGeneral Fund	368 14 – 272 368 1,000	14
		272
		(258)
		1,000
VIC R’S DISCRETION RY FUND(designated) A A
Receipts – Payments – Surplus (deficit) for year	– – – 87 –	–
		87
		(87)
NAVE CAFE (designated)
Receipts Donations etc. – Payments Food etc. – Surplus (deficit) for year Transfer toGeneral Fund (fund closed)	– 20 – 4 – –	20
		4
		16 (247)

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	2022	2021
VICARAGE MAINTAINANCE FUND (designated)
Receipts – Payments Vicarage maintainance – Surplus (deficit) for year Transfer from General Fund	– – – 16 – 500	–
		16
		(16)
		–
CHILDREN’S FUND(designated)
Receipts – Payments – Surplus (deficit) for year	– – – – –	–
		–
		–
BOILER RENEWAL FUND (designated)
Receipts Interest 187 Payments Surplus (deficit) for year Transfer from General Fund	187 5 5 – – – 187 5 1,600 1,600
		–
		5
		1,600
EVENTS COMMITTEE (restricted)
Receipts Social events 252 Payments Cost of social events 194 Surplus (deficit) for year	252 194 – 58	–
		–
		–
CHOIR FUND (restricted)
Receipts Stainer's Crucifixion 364 Interest 61 Payments Music 25 Stainer's Crucifixion expenses 320 Surplus (deficit) for year	– 425 3 3 9 345 – 9 80 (6)
		(6)
GOSPEL CHOIR FUND (restricted)
Receipts Donations 75 Interest 34 Payments – Surplus (deficit) for year	– 109 1 1 – – – 109 1
		–
		1
GARDEN FUND (restricted)
Receipts Donations 200 Income tax recovered 50 Interest 4 Payments Hedge cutting/maintenance/clearing 150 Surplus (deficit) for year	– – 254 – 150 – 104	–
		–
		–
MISSIONARY COMMITTEE FUND (restricted)
Receipts Interest 1 Payments Red Tribe – St Luke's Hospice – Honeypot Children's Charity – Welldon Activity Group – Angola,London,Mozambique Assoc (ALMA) – Mission to Seafarers – The Leprosy Mission – Surplus (deficit) for year	1 – 600 200 100 200 100 100 – 100 1	–
		1,400
		(1,400)

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	2022	2021
WELCOME CENTRE FUND (restricted)
Receipts Interest 15 Payments – Surplus (deficit) for year	15 1 – – 15	1
		–
		1
FLOWER FUND (restricted)
Receipts Donations for flowers 316 Interest 22 Payments Flower purchases 354 Surplus (deficit) for year	50 338 1 354 45 (16)	51
		45
		6
DELL BEQUEST (restricted)
Receipts Interest 190 Payments Harrow Care Plus 500 Surplus (deficit) for year	190 9 500 500 (310)	9
		500
		(491)
HARVEST APPEAL (restricted)
Receipts Donations 653 Income tax recovered 116 Payments Harrow FoodBank (2022) 769 St Luke’s Hospice (2021) – Surplus (deficit) for year	805 769 156 – 769 961 –	961
		961
		–
LENT APPEAL 2022 (restricted)
Receipts Donations 90 Income tax recovered 3 Payments Diocesan Lent Appeal 93 Surplus (deficit) for year	– 93 – 93 – –	–
		–
		–
NAYA JIVAN (restricted) [Note 15]
Receipts Transfer from Holy Trinity Hounslow 4,416 Collections 231 Payments – Surplus (deficit) for year	– 4,647 – – – 4,647	–
		–
		–
**NAYA JIVAN (restricted: transactions for whole year, incorporating **	data from Holy Trinity, Hounslow)
Receipts Gift-aided donations 4,906 Income tax recovered 1,099 Non-gift-aided donations 257 Grants (from Archdeacon) 3,500 Payments Rent to St Andrew's, Kingsbury 5,740 Clergy expenses 909 Church services 1,225 Surplus (deficit) for year	– 9,762 – 7,874 – 1,888	–
		–
		–

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