# THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, BELSIZE PARK Charity Registration Number: 1140111 ## **DRAFT** Report & Accounts 31 December 2024 C H Jefferson & Co Chartered Certified Accountants 5 Park Square Scunthorpe Lincs DN15 6JH **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, BELSIZE PARK** ## **Report and Financial Statements 2024 Contents** ||Page| |---|---| |Legal & administratve informaton|2| |Report of the Parochial Church Council|5| |Independent Examiner's report to the Parochial Church Council|| |Statement of fnancial actvites|| |Balance sheet|| |Notes to the fnancial statements|| _1_ **Charity Name** The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter, Belsize Park. **Charity no** 1140111. The church was registered with the Charity Commission on 28 January 2011. ## **Principal Addresses:** Church address: Belsize Square, London, NW3 4HY Administrative address: David Barton (Church Administrator), 2A Braemar Avenue, London NW10 ODJ **Governing Document** Parochial Church Council Powers Measure (1956) as amended and Church Representation Rules (2022). **Objective:** Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church. Under its charity registration St Peter’s is listed as providing a sacred space for personal prayer and regular public worship open to all; exercising a pastoral ministry and promoting Christianity through its teaching ministry and community events; having close ties with local schools; and hosting a community choir. The PCC adopted a **Mission Action Plan** in 2013 with a mission statement which it has subsequently reaffirmed: “We are here to live our faith in Jesus Christ through worship, by welcoming all and by sharing the love of God with the wider community”. **PCC Members** Following the Annual Meeting and Annual Parochial Church Meeting on 12 May 2024, the members of the PCC were: ## **Ex officio members** **Clergy** Revd Alaric Dunsmore-Rouse Curate **Churchwarden** Kenneth Robbie **Churchwarden** Mendi Wingfield also Treasurer **Deanery Synod representative** Revd Alaric Dunsmore-Rouse **Elected members** Kate Gilbert Cecile Goorney also Deputy Warden & Safeguarding Officer **Bankers** Ellinor PalmstromHSBC Bank PLC, CCLA Mary East49a Fishergate also Health & Safety OfficerOne Angel Lane Celestine KeisePreston PR1 8BH also Electoral Roll Officer London EC4R 3AB Julia Robson also Lay Chair & PCC Secretary **Architect** Thomas Ford & Partners 177 Kirkdale London SE26 4QH **Independent** C H Jefferson & Co **Examiner** Chartered Certified Accountants 3 Suite 1 The Limewood Suite 5 Park Square Scunthorpe Lincs DN15 6JH ## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, BELSIZE PARK** ## **Report of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31 December 2024** 1. The Parochial Church Council of St Peter’s Belsize Park (“PCC”) submits its report and the financial statements of the PCC for the year ended 31 December 2024. St Peter’s Church is a parish church within the Camden Deanery of the London Diocese of the Church of England. It has the Dean and Chapter of Westminster Abbey as its patron. 2. The PCC is a corporate body established by the Church of England and registered with the Charity Commission as required by the Charities Act 2011. Its governing documents are the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 as amended and the Church Representation Rules in the currently amended form. 3. Following the retirement of Revd Paul Nicholson as Priest-in-charge at the end of 2022, St Peter’s Church continued without a member of the clergy until 30 June 2024 when we were pleased to welcome Revd Alaric Dunsmore-Rouse as our Curate (reporting to the Vicar of Hampstead). ## **Governance** 4. The PCC met on five occasions during the year. The Annual Meeting and Annual Parochial Church Meeting were held on 12 May 2024. Kenneth Robbie and Mendi Wingfield offered to continue as Churchwardens and were duly re-elected. Alaric Dunsmore-Rouse was re-elected as Deanery Synod representative. All other members of the PCC were also re-elected. 5. The Revd Alaric Dunsmore-Rouse assumed the position of PCC Chair on his arrival as Curate. The positions of Lay Chair and PCC Secretary, Deputy Warden, Treasurer, Safeguarding Officer, Health & Safety Officer and Electoral Roll Officer were re-filled by appointment from among the PCC membership. None of the PCC members received remuneration. 6. The PCC continued to exercise its key functions with due care. We maintained oversight of the church’s finances; kept all policies and procedures under review; and gave full attention to all advice and guidance received from the Diocese. We gave the highest priority to the maintenance of a regular pattern of worship. The Standing Committee of the PCC continued to act as a secretariat and as a committee with (limited) delegated authority to take decisions between PCC meetings when needed; all such decisions were subsequently reported to the PCC. 7. Members of St Peter’s PCC and that of St Saviour’s Chalk Farm met on five occasions during the year in the Interregnum Joint Committee; they enjoyed a devotional retreat led by Revd Gareth Davies at the Royal Foundation of St Katharine in January; and their Churchwardens maintained regular contact throughout the year. 8. We received a Visitation by the Archdeacon, the Ven John Hawkins, on 20 November. 9. We remain grateful to David Barton for his continuing service as our parish administrator. 5 ## **Worship and Mission** ## 10. St Peter’s mission statement remained unchanged: We are here to live our faith in Jesus Christ through worship, by welcoming all, and by sharing the love of God with the wider community. Although not comprehensively reviewed during the year, the Mission Action Plan remained one of the PCC’s key documents. 11. In the first eleven months of 2024, St Peter’s and St Saviour’s churches operated a shared schedule of Sunday services with each church aiming to offer either a Eucharist or Evening Prayer on a week-by-week alternating pattern. The plan was very largely achieved as it had been throughout 2023, again with the generous support of visiting priests. From 1 December 2024, St Peter’s committed to offering its own morning service on four Sundays each month: either a eucharistic service with a visiting priest or Morning Prayer led by the Curate. We continued with the agreement whereby the morning service on a Fifth Sunday in the month would be held at St Peter’s or St Saviour’s (and the morning service on 31 December was held at St Saviour’s). 12. We were pleased to be able to re-introduce the service of Choral Evensong on an occasional basis, initially on 20 October with a visit by the Symbel Choir under the direction of Anthony Chater. They visited again to sing Choral Evensong on 17 November. We returned to a regular Sunday evening service with Evening Prayer on 31 December. 13. In addition to Sunday services, St Peter’s held a mid-week Eucharist (when possible) or Morning Prayer each week and usually two services of Evening Prayer during the week. Lectio divina continued on a weekly basis in conjunction with St Saviour’s. 14. Clergy conducted three weddings and a dedication of marriage and a memorial service at St Peter’s during the year. 15. We record our gratitude to all the priests who visited us in 2024 and helped to maintain our eucharistic tradition. We observed all the seasons of the year and the main festivals. 16. There were 55 on the church electoral roll at the end of the year. ## **Giving** 17. St Peter’s continued to benefit from the generosity of its congregation and friends, shown though the Planned Giving scheme and in annual and occasional donations to the church. 18. The PCC also gratefully acknowledges the donation of flowers and provisions to the church, and volunteers’ giving of time and talents to the running of the church and the maintenance of the church garden. ## **Concerts and events** 6 19. The church hosted a total of nineteen concerts during the year, including four performances by our resident orchestra, Belsize Baroque, two by Belsize Community Choir and a recital by Paul Nicholson and Lucy Russell. The Donald Barnes Memorial Lecture was given by Revd Richard Carter, leader of St Martin-in-the-Fields’ Nazareth Community. 20. We held a Bank Holiday Open House with live music and refreshments 26 August, and a wreath-making workshop on 10 December. ## **Charitable causes** 21. The PCC presented three charitable causes to the congregation and concert audiences during the year: funds were raised for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal, St Martin-in-the-Fields’ Christmas Appeal and St Mungo’s charity for the homeless. ## **Building works** 22. Following the delivery of Phase 1 of internal improvements in 2023, the PCC remained committed to another phase of improvements which it hoped to begin planning in 2025. 23. The PCC received a quinquennial inspection report from architect Karen Butti in November, and in the same month an energy audit report from Dr Paul Hamley. We undertook to give consideration to both reports 2025. 24. Works carried out in 2024 included: the re-painting of 6 external doors to the church and hall; the re-painting of safety markings in the nave; the construction of a piano platform; and the repair of the digital organ console. ## **In partnership** 25. The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama remained the lessee of the church hall under the terms of the two-year lease granted from July 2023. We agreed terms with The Hall School for their 2024 carol service and a future concert. We continued the arrangement with Frognal Gardens Ltd involving their cultivation of a nursery garden in a section of St Peter’s grounds. ## **Planning ahead** 26. We plan for the future with hope and confidence, thankful for our congregation and volunteers and our clergy supporters and for St Peter’s Curate. We pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit as the PCC continues its work in furtherance of St Peter’s mission. This report approved by the PCC on 23rd May 2025 and signed on its behalf by: 7 Kenneth Robbie Churchwarden The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Peter, Belsize Park Charity Registration Number: 1140111 Report and Unaudited Accounts for the Year Ended 31st December 2024 The Parochial Church Councll Of The Eccleslastical Parish Of St Peter, Belsite Park Independent Examiner's Report to the MemberslTrustees of St Peter's. Belsize Park Parochial Church Council I rÈport to rhe trustees on rnyexaThTrath￿ of rhe accounts forthe yearended 31 De￿rnber 2024. RespDn51bllities and basis of report As thecharity trustees YO￿ are responslble for the preparatlcn of the accounts In accord3ncewith the reqUire￿en￿Ofthe CharitiesArt20111'theArt'I. I report in respeth of my examination oftheTru5Vs account5 carried out undersecth?n 145 of th¢ 2011Art and In carry5n8 Out my exarnmation I ha fclbwed all Ile appliiable Direct￿Tr$ given bythe CharityCGmmi%sion under sect￿￿ 14515llbl of the Att. IndependeDteMamineF'5rtat¢mtnl I have corThp￿ted my examiDaiion. I confirrn th* no maierkl matters have cometo my attÈThtion Inconnectlon wFth the examination8riingme tause to 111 aEcOUnting records were not kept In respett of the Trvstas req￿ired by section 130of theAct.' or 121 the aciouDts do npt a¢r¢rd with those rp¢¢id5,' Ot 131 ihe account5 do nDt complywith th2 appliiable fe4uiremènts concernln8 the form and conten¥of acrount5 5eroul in theCharitlÈslAccounts and Aepprtsl Regulotion$ 2r￿ Oiher than any ￿qUireMent that the account5 give a'true andfaii wew. which ks not a matter consideredas port of a independent examSnatKIn. have no concern5 and have come acros5 no orher matier5 in conne[t￿n with the examinètH?n to which at￿n￿n should be drawn in Ibis report in older to ellable a proper uDder5t3fjding of theawounts tv be reached 8ned.. Mr5C P Pthillipy. FCCA C H JeffÈrson & Co The Limewood Suite 5 Park Sqvare S¢unthorpe North ￿ncOlnshIr2 DNI$ 6J Date.. 8 Ortobev 2025 The Parochial Church Council Of The Eccleslastl¢al Parish Of St Peter, Belslze Park Flnanclal Statements for the Year Ended 3tst Dècember 2024 statement of Flnan¢ial Activities 2Q24 Unrutrktod Funds Genu Fund5 Restrkteo Funds lknÈral F¥nds ￿e￿￿OIvJrch haltsase Dep05it4ccouM Inlerest 20.00) 10.0 1.163 17,QV3 17. 1.352 5 Othwthtom*ivqstlWC•S Vnresirl¢trdFuTrth UfirqstrittqdFunds inathd Fund5 Duiinitsd Funds GwetslF￿￿ds Futh Gener41 Fun Funds Totsi funetslsand we4dln8S SunLlryin¢omÈ 2.248 1248 The Parochial Churth Council Of The E¢cleslastl¢al Parish Of St Peter, Belslze Pa¥k Notes to the Financi31 Statemènt5 for the Year Ended 31st Oecember 2024 6 Tofdl ¢harhab*¢a¢ii¥lUI 2023 UnrtStrl¢ied Unf￿1￿¢ted F￿dS D15TgTratRd FurAs R•5tFktvd Funds Dq51Enated F+Jnds Restilrted Fund5 General Fund5 Tot4 G*n•ral Fun&5 Athnln 625 625 Y52 LZOD 761 35,rtsJ 9.94S 1.4 6.688 L387 £haritseS Worshipmltedals Common Fund 1.2ty) 767 LS66 931 35.(W 990 525 6.Z$3 ID3.943 2.667 931 3S.O .Y98 5Z5 35. 9.94S L495 Water intertante Event eypertses Prve5ts eNp¢ndttu 8roidband IL589 3,355 103.943 2.657 3.355 518 2,592 742 2.591 742 4.487 4.487 960 140 Accountsncyfees 5tatsanery Bankcharze5 178 8th) 76.445 In 8W 76.44$ 224 65.680 165.680 7 Flxod •5xts 1024 Carnput* E9u1￿c￿* 2023 C¢mPYlor Flxtyr*sind Fit%1 xEurp51nd Fttllrfs Tutal Totsl Cost ro￿￿tID￿¥1rd il 1stJèTruary Additions Dispasab Carried lorwiidat315t Decefflber 8JJOO .576 16.576 8.QOD 576 16.576 8.S76 16.S76 16.576 BrouEhtlorn¥atd at L5tJènuary Chbrie IDryear 7.200 8,576 IS,776 8.575 14.976 Cairied forvéJrdat31stOectrnber 8.576 &576 N*bDokva￿Q at315t December 8 Debtors 2024 20Z> Unrestrt¢t•d Funds UNestrfrted F￿ndS esl8natsd Funds R•Jtrktvd Fund5 De48Ntett Funds GEnetalFunds Totsi GortqvalFunds 440 150 8.333 PrepèymÈnt5and accruedincort 8.333 8.483 440 g tssh atknkwndln￿￿d 2Q24 rqstrktod Fund¥ UJwi(¢eOfvTrd Re￿￿e0 Fund5 0¢$18tta Thds Roitrkt•d GEnerèlFtsnrtS GenpTrlFurAs ds Tth*l 39.924 67.ogs 39.524 67.095 25 57.929 57.929 15.934 24 73.883 PCCa¢raunt fund 25 25 24 24 106.619 73ts63 10 Crqdhors.. amouDisfaHkn8du•wfthlThon*y*ai 2024 2023 Unrtstli¢ieOFur UnNSlrf¢tvJ Fwds Restrfrted Fundi D￿lIn1ted Re5tYKied fuhds r￿n￿ra1 Fund5 Toi•[ GEffter41 Fundj Tot•1 (￿dIto15 Ac¢ryal54ndpr•paid IfKome 12,448 12,408 12.408 12.408 960 960 960 960 The Parochial Church Coun¢ll Of Thè Ecclesiastical Parlsh Of St Pèter. Belslze Park Note5 to the Financlal Statemerfs for the Year Ended 31st Dètembèr 2024 11 unr￿1￿￿Edknds 2014 eneral Funds Trfal BuIldI￿Fund Fundbalafflcesat tstjan IKumtr ExpEndllure Tran51efs 24 8Z.210 88.912 176.4451 136,340 IlJJ,095 116S.6BO) 2,410 138.750 109.141 1165.6WI 18.910 94.677 24 81210 7he Fund15 èthiThated ltsThdi8tau&e tythe PCCtOSupportihe maintrn4nc¢olthe ¢hurch buildints. The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Peter, Belsize Park Charity Registration Number: 1140111 Report and Unaudited Accounts for the Year Ended 31st December 2024 The Parochial Church Councll Of The Eccleslastical Parish Of St Peter, Belsite Park Independent Examiner's Report to the MemberslTrustees of St Peter's. Belsize Park Parochial Church Council I rÈport to rhe trustees on rnyexaThTrath￿ of rhe accounts forthe yearended 31 De￿rnber 2024. RespDn51bllities and basis of report As thecharity trustees YO￿ are responslble for the preparatlcn of the accounts In accord3ncewith the reqUire￿en￿Ofthe CharitiesArt20111'theArt'I. I report in respeth of my examination oftheTru5Vs account5 carried out undersecth?n 145 of th¢ 2011Art and In carry5n8 Out my exarnmation I ha fclbwed all Ile appliiable Direct￿Tr$ given bythe CharityCGmmi%sion under sect￿￿ 14515llbl of the Att. IndependeDteMamineF'5rtat¢mtnl I have corThp￿ted my examiDaiion. I confirrn th* no maierkl matters have cometo my attÈThtion Inconnectlon wFth the examination8riingme tause to 111 aEcOUnting records were not kept In respett of the Trvstas req￿ired by section 130of theAct.' or 121 the aciouDts do npt a¢r¢rd with those rp¢¢id5,' Ot 131 ihe account5 do nDt complywith th2 appliiable fe4uiremènts concernln8 the form and conten¥of acrount5 5eroul in theCharitlÈslAccounts and Aepprtsl Regulotion$ 2r￿ Oiher than any ￿qUireMent that the account5 give a'true andfaii wew. which ks not a matter consideredas port of a independent examSnatKIn. have no concern5 and have come acros5 no orher matier5 in conne[t￿n with the examinètH?n to which at￿n￿n should be drawn in Ibis report in older to ellable a proper uDder5t3fjding of theawounts tv be reached 8ned.. Mr5C P Pthillipy. FCCA C H JeffÈrson & Co The Limewood Suite 5 Park Sqvare S¢unthorpe North ￿ncOlnshIr2 DNI$ 6J Date.. 8 Ortobev 2025 The Parochial Church Council Of The Eccleslastl¢al Parish Of St Peter, Belslze Park Flnanclal Statements for the Year Ended 3tst Dècember 2024 statement of Flnan¢ial Activities 2Q24 Unrutrktod Funds Genu Fund5 Restrkteo Funds lknÈral F¥nds ￿e￿￿OIvJrch haltsase Dep05it4ccouM Inlerest 20.00) 10.0 1.163 17,QV3 17. 1.352 5 Othwthtom*ivqstlWC•S Vnresirl¢trdFuTrth UfirqstrittqdFunds inathd Fund5 Duiinitsd Funds GwetslF￿￿ds Futh Gener41 Fun Funds Totsi funetslsand we4dln8S SunLlryin¢omÈ 2.248 1248 The Parochial Churth Council Of The E¢cleslastl¢al Parish Of St Peter, Belslze Pa¥k Notes to the Financi31 Statemènt5 for the Year Ended 31st Oecember 2024 6 Tofdl ¢harhab*¢a¢ii¥lUI 2023 UnrtStrl¢ied Unf￿1￿¢ted F￿dS D15TgTratRd FurAs R•5tFktvd Funds Dq51Enated F+Jnds Restilrted Fund5 General Fund5 Tot4 G*n•ral Fun&5 Athnln 625 625 Y52 LZOD 761 35,rtsJ 9.94S 1.4 6.688 L387 £haritseS Worshipmltedals Common Fund 1.2ty) 767 LS66 931 35.(W 990 525 6.Z$3 ID3.943 2.667 931 3S.O .Y98 5Z5 35. 9.94S L495 Water intertante Event eypertses Prve5ts eNp¢ndttu 8roidband IL589 3,355 103.943 2.657 3.355 518 2,592 742 2.591 742 4.487 4.487 960 140 Accountsncyfees 5tatsanery Bankcharze5 178 8th) 76.445 In 8W 76.44$ 224 65.680 165.680 7 Flxod •5xts 1024 Carnput* E9u1￿c￿* 2023 C¢mPYlor Flxtyr*sind Fit%1 xEurp51nd Fttllrfs Tutal Totsl Cost ro￿￿tID￿¥1rd il 1stJèTruary Additions Dispasab Carried lorwiidat315t Decefflber 8JJOO .576 16.576 8.QOD 576 16.576 8.S76 16.S76 16.576 BrouEhtlorn¥atd at L5tJènuary Chbrie IDryear 7.200 8,576 IS,776 8.575 14.976 Cairied forvéJrdat31stOectrnber 8.576 &576 N*bDokva￿Q at315t December 8 Debtors 2024 20Z> Unrestrt¢t•d Funds UNestrfrted F￿ndS esl8natsd Funds R•Jtrktvd Fund5 De48Ntett Funds GEnetalFunds Totsi GortqvalFunds 440 150 8.333 PrepèymÈnt5and accruedincort 8.333 8.483 440 g tssh atknkwndln￿￿d 2Q24 rqstrktod Fund¥ UJwi(¢eOfvTrd Re￿￿e0 Fund5 0¢$18tta Thds Roitrkt•d GEnerèlFtsnrtS GenpTrlFurAs ds Tth*l 39.924 67.ogs 39.524 67.095 25 57.929 57.929 15.934 24 73.883 PCCa¢raunt fund 25 25 24 24 106.619 73ts63 10 Crqdhors.. amouDisfaHkn8du•wfthlThon*y*ai 2024 2023 Unrtstli¢ieOFur UnNSlrf¢tvJ Fwds Restrfrted Fundi D￿lIn1ted Re5tYKied fuhds r￿n￿ra1 Fund5 Toi•[ GEffter41 Fundj Tot•1 (￿dIto15 Ac¢ryal54ndpr•paid IfKome 12,448 12,408 12.408 12.408 960 960 960 960 The Parochial Church Coun¢ll Of Thè Ecclesiastical Parlsh Of St Pèter. Belslze Park Note5 to the Financlal Statemerfs for the Year Ended 31st Dètembèr 2024 11 unr￿1￿￿Edknds 2014 eneral Funds Trfal BuIldI￿Fund Fundbalafflcesat tstjan IKumtr ExpEndllure Tran51efs 24 8Z.210 88.912 176.4451 136,340 IlJJ,095 116S.6BO) 2,410 138.750 109.141 1165.6WI 18.910 94.677 24 81210 7he Fund15 èthiThated ltsThdi8tau&e tythe PCCtOSupportihe maintrn4nc¢olthe ¢hurch buildints.