GHARrri NUMBER 1142426 PAROCHIAL CHURCH GOUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY AT LA￿oN, HARLOW (ST MARY AT IAThON PC¢, HARLOW) REPORT AND FINANCiAL STATEMEHrs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 ST MARY AT LATTON PCC. HARLOW Ropori and Finaneial Statsments the year ended 31 Decèmber 2023 Gontsntg Page Tru5tees' Report Statemnt of Trustees responsI￿71beS Independgnt Examiners Rewl siatsment of Flnanci81 Adivibes Slotement of Assets and Liabilibes Notes to the Finart￿￿ Slatemgnts ST MARY AT LA￿ON PCC, HARLOW Trnsteès. Report for the yearended 31 De¢8mber 2023 Chairman Vice Chaim￿fi Revd Lynn Hurry, Incurnbèrrt Mr Wlliam McKenzie Ex Offido Twst8•S '. Revd Lynn Hurry. IncJJmbenl Revd Makolm Gre8n. As60Ciate Prtttt klr Piers Northam. LLM. Diocesan SyncKI Reprwntative Elecied Trustees '. Church Warden5 Mrs Lois Pannell Mi Wlliam McKenz 2. RePr&3enlativ￿ on Deanery Synod Révd Malcolffl Green Mr Derek J Humphrey Mrs Mary Milkr 3. Members Ms Rathell Griffiths Mrs Ruth Howes ISe(xetary) Mrs Janel Lenihan Mrs Evè Knight$ Mrs Chriss Sh6ppard MS ElrLabeth Thurfow Mrs Denisè Woolcomb The WILzrage The Gowers H8rtow Essex CM20 2JP Hon SeGretary Hon Tr•ayJrer Ruth Howgs 2 The Se*s Harfow Es68x CM17 OAD Mr Defgk J Humphrey 3 The Swalkiws Harlow Essex CM17 OAR Irwjependgnt Ex¥miner Bonkers Mr S Web8ter Bsc 88 Pilkingtons Churth Langl•y Harfc Essex CM17 9DR Nalion81 We$bni￿ler Bank plc 12 The Rows Harfow Essex CM20 4 DA ST MARY AT LArroN PCC, HARLOW Trustees. Report For the year endvd 31 Decembfrr 2023 {contdl Who wt arn and whatwe do Tha Par(Khlal Church Council of the t(￿eS1&$￿Cal parfsh of St Mary al Latton, Harfow, knrmn as St Mary al Latton PCG. Harfow, has the re5ponsibilty of ryFoperating wth the inwmttht Én PTomoting in Iho 8cdesiastical parish the whole mwlon of the Church- pastoral. evange￿￿1. social and ecumenical. It also has the m8nagement and maintenance responsibilities for St Flary at Latton Church and Churchyard. and the Church Hall. Govern•nco and manayment st Mary 8t Latton PCC, whose membeT8hip is shown on page 1 ofthKs rewl, disdwTge3 its dulles through a number of c(mmittees that meet be￿ full meelin93 ofthe PCC. Standing Commitiee-this o)mmittee meets to rfiscuss agerKla items ond lo acl belweon PCC meetinos. Its membershlp consists of Ihe Incumbent. the Churchwardgns. thtr Secretary. the Treasurer and one other memter ofthe PCC. Fabric Commlttee (Church & ChuTthyardl- Ihls committee meets to odvlse the PCC on Church fabric mattars. Its membership ccnsists of the In¢wnbent, Churchwarden111 and IWO PCC members. Fabric Comm5ttee (ChuTd) HalD-Ihi8 eomrnittee me8ts kn th.se the PCC on Chuich Hall fabric rnatte￿. Its membership consists ofthe IrKJJmbent, Chul¢kn￿rden (2) and Iwo PGC members. 4. Finance Ccfflmittee-A committee under ihe chaimiartship of the Tre8SLbrer. Its membership consists of Ihe Incumbert the Treasurer and Ihe Churchwardens. Church attendance and the Electordl ROSI Regular Churth attendees are abk toioin thè 8ec*oral Roll ofthe Paiish. and frun thÈ Electoral Roll that members ar& nominated 8tLd duly electwj lo the PCC al thE Annual pa￿ch￿l ChuTth Meeting {APCMI. The Eledoral Roll is revised fly aach APCM. but every fouryears a rwi Elecloral Tole is produced. There are rrf)w 75 p￿e on th• Churth Electoral Roll, 40 of whom are not resdenl in the Parfsh. Objectives and acti¥ltle8 In pursuanc8 of the obiectsve of p￿mOting Ihe Ecdesia5tir41 Parish the whole Misston of the Church, our actmties indude: Regular publi¢worship open to all.. Thè provisitsn of Sa¢￿ space for personal prayer and conlemplalion,. Pasloral wort. indudlng vlsthng the ￿¢k and th• bereaved., Tè8¢hiryJ of Chrislian through sermon5. courses and smdl group¥- Taking of religious a$*mblies in schools- The provision of youth dub with a Chr55tian ethos", Promoting Ihe whole Mi&sion of Church through the provision of activities for senior L?tizens, parents and toddle￿, 8nd other sperA81 need groups induding those with dementia.. Supptijtng other thari11￿ in the UK ovetseas. ST MARY AT LArroN PCC, HARLOW Trustso's Report For theY￿r ended 31 Dg¢ember 2023 Icontdl Revlow of thg Year Revlow of our Activltles We are an athe. open artd welcoming Church within the Church of England and 18ke very seriously wr commitment to Mission. Through thè good govem8nce of our Parochial Church Counal IPCCI we are able 10 SUPPOrt the lrfe of the Churth her8 at Latton and in the wder txrnmunity that is our parish. The parish i8 a membor ofthe Inclusive chu￿ MovemgnL The rgports of our activrfies PTesEnted to ourAnnual Parochial Church meetings show clea how this is achiev¢d. They ar8 too dèlai18d to be reprodu¢ed her8 bul copies be oblained by contacting the PCC Seuetary. Tho main fow$ of Ouf worship is OUT Sunday mwiing swvices. although services are held throughout the week. In Seplember2014. we Introduced a second Eucharisl on a Sunday at 11.30am. moving th8 first $8Nice to 10.00. This se￿)nd Eucharist is specifically designed lo app8al to children and theirfarnili8s and has been very well received. The Wednesday mmin9 Eucharist also continues to grow afterwhich rehuhmènts are now avai18ble. OurTocldl8r Group continues to grow There are Many Qpp￿InibeS for Lay Leadership and Ministy in these activiti¢5 and Ihese Opportunit￿ are eTthuwtlcaliy tsken up by rnembeTS of our ommunlty. We continue to deveknp dose links with thets¥o Primary Schools in our p¥rtsh through 088emblies hgld In sehc¥Jl and seNiw held in Church. In our Parish our v40rk wth the elderfy plays an Important part in ￿￿r ¢ommunty'S ITfe. Our monthly lunthes continue to expand Pfoviding a real opportunity for fellowship for those of our communrty attending. The over 60's group which meets on a weekty bags is proving very populaT With number5 alter￿[ng regularty above 40. Adijitionalty. we wothwilh other Churthe5 in Halbw to providg a Holiday Club during halfterms and sthool kvjiidays vthero we fegd and gnlertain families in need. and, w8 h￿0 rwnuy started 8 Dementia Frtendty coffee momiro We are a generous community supporting a vAde variety of Charitses, from mission and ￿litf d)arilies to secular tharltses and induding chariti.es for Ihe hom8le55 and deprived. gnd a number of anirnal ¢harities etc.. Approximately 10% of our Income goes dired to Ihe¥e tharibes. this sum does not indude the large quantities offood donated to the Haflow Foo Bonk. tOl￿rieS and dothing for the homel8ss chaiiti.es and goods for speual appeals. We conllnue to 5UPPOrt Streets2Homes (our local homelessness charity) and we oinluiued our involvemerhtwith the Make LunGh project- the national initHbve designed to provlde lunthed to needy f8milies durfng the 5th001 holidays Our Good News Pro1￿1 conb'nues. The Developmgnt Fund grew lo £24.812 durlng 2W23 8md we exp8c# to restart the prokct in 2024 wth th8 aim of makln9 St Mary at Latton a true SeNant ofthe rA•nmunlty In which it 1$ situatsd. ST MARY AT LAThON PCC. HARLOW Tru$ts•'s Report For the year ended 31 De¢emb8r 2023 Icontd) 2. Rovl•w of o>ur Finan¢ We continued the trend of r￿rtt years in thatthe Parfsh IGeneraD Fu￿1 w8$ again In su￿lUS £9611 wilh all Ihe otter Irestrictedl Funds showing healthy balances. Thi5 was achieved against a backgfound of lar9e increases 4) OUT energy costs {3110 to 401Wo inueas8s) The only works ￿led out durirs 2¢Y23 werethe ￿mOv81 of dead trees in the thurchyard. In 2W24 th￿ fabr￿ projects should ccfft lo fruii¥Jn and lorwhich the giounthyork w85 done duiing 21r23". The 8(kllUon of gates to Blind Porth cfi the soulhem elevatlcln of the churth. 2. Tho PTovision of a security system in the chur¢h following the break-ins of 2021 8tMI 2022. Thè r•pla¢èm8nt ofts* failed lighting in the Sanctuary area ofour chur In 2023 Ihe over811 funds we have available have itKrea5ed year on year. Slgned on behalf ofthe Trustees: -Chaimian ..Vice Chairman 30Juty2024 ST MARY AT LATfoN PCC. HARLOW Statement of TnJstÈes Respon$lbilitle8 Forthe year ended 31 Decamber 2023 The Trusw Ère resF4Jnsible for preparing the annual Teport and the fir￿￿al statemènts In a¢C￿rdanCe th the applicable law and UNted lfjngdom Generally Attepted Accounting PrtKti¢e. The Trnstees are responsible foT the preparalitsn of the finanaal stslaments for oa¢h finanLyai period. which gNe a true and fair vl8w ofthe charL￿S financtal acbvibe5 during the peric*J and of the finan￿81 posrtion at the end of the period. In prep8ring those finanryal statements th8 trustees are ￿qUr￿ to". SeÉer* sus18bb accounting policies and apply them consisfrnuy. Makejudgements alltj Estimates whvth a￿ rea$onable 8nd prudent, ststa whethèr3ppli13bl8 accounting sl8ndards ant1 ststefflents of r￿0MMended pra¢tiL* have treèn folk)wed. $ubiect to any departures disdosed and explained in the finan￿81 slatemenls. Prepare the financlal st8t•ments on a going ￿￿Cern b8818 unt¢ss st is inappropriate lo prasumo that the thanty will ¢ontinuts in operation. The Tnjstees are responsible for keeplng proper a￿Un￿ng reC￿rdS under section 130 of the Charilies Act 2011 which disdose with reasonable accuracy at any bmB the finan(i81 posflion ofthe chaTity and to enable Ihern to ensure that thB finanaal stalemenl$ CUMp￿ WTth the Ch*Ébes Art 2011. The TTUStees are also re5Ptithsible forsafeguardiThJ the 339els of tharity and h8n￿ for tsktng reason8ble steps for the prevention and detedion of fraud and other llTegularities. The financ481 ststements have been prep8T8d in 8¢cordance with Ihe Statements of Rfj￿mrnend9￿ A￿Oun11n9 Praclke.. Accounting and Reporting by Charftie$ (SORP FRSSE 2015). UK Accounting Standards and the Charftie8 A¢t 2011. ST MARY AT LArri)N PCG. HARLOW Independent Exarninèrfs Rèport to the PCC For th• yèar ended 31 DeCem￿r 2023 This Feport on lh8 ac£crtJnts of the Sl Mary al Latton PCC for the yew ended 31st Decèmber 2023. whith ale set out on pages 7 10 10 Is in re$pe¢i of the ex•minalion c*nied out in aw)rdan¢e wrfh the Churth Accounting RegulalK•ns 2CI% and s.145 of Ihe Charities Ad 2011. RMp•ctfve r••ponBlblllil•• of Trusts88 and the Ex•mln•r As the membeT¥ oflh• St Mary at Latton PCC yw are rèSponsi￿e forth8 preparallon of the ac¢ounis'. you consider that the audll requlrement of the Regulallons and section 144(21 of the Chaiitl•s Aci 2011 Uhe Act) do not apply. It is my respon8ibslity to i88ue this rep￿1 on those accounts In a￿rdanC¥ wilh the lern$ of the Regulatioro. Bag1• of Ind•p•nd•nt Examln•e8 Report My gxomlnallon was carrfed c￿rt In ac£ord8n¢> wth thtr G•nernl Dlrncbon8 glvpn by Ihe Charlty Commisslon under 68don 14¥51(bl ofthe Aei and to be IoLffid In th• Churti Guld8nce. 2D)8 •dlllon, 8euod by the Archbi$hops' Coundl. Th8t ex9m1￿￿On in¢lude$ a rwew ofthe actounting Tecords kept by P.C.C. Ind a eomp8rf8on of the accounts wllh those racnrds. 110150 indud•s considering ony unu8ual items or dlsd05ures in the account8 and 8eoklrvJ &xpl8n&tton8 from you a8 Iru6to•s Can￿ming any such m8tteTS. The procedures undertakgn do not provide 811 the evldence thal would be requirod In •n 8udtt, and conwuenlly I do nol 8xpress an audlt oplnion on tho vlffw 9N•n by the accounts. Indopendent Examlnols Ststom•nt In Conr￿th)n with my exomln8Jon. no matter ha8 came to my attentlon: whlch g￿e3 me reasonable cluse lo boll•v& that lfi ony mot•rial r¢Y4ped th• requlremonl8 to kegp accountlng recofds In 8co)fdance wth s•ction 130 of thé Act", and to prepgre accounts which accord wlh the accounting records and to Gomply wllh th8 r•qulrements of th• Acl, and lh• Regul8llon$ havb not b8•n mot.. or 21 to whl¢h. In my oplrtlon, ottwtltsn $hould b• dr8vm in order to w)8b18 a proper undorydtsTrJlng of the 8e£fjunts to be regd)8d. ..2024 Mr Steve ￿b$t￿r Bsc Dlp BKLI 88 Pilktngtons Church Langl Harlow Essex CM17 9TH ST MARY AT LArroN PCC. HARLOW Statem•nt of Flnancial Activlties Forth? year ended 31 D•cwnbgr 2023 Fwd6 Ch H INfOWNG RESOURCES Plwed 8.398 I4￿8 11.707 Iztwf B16 918 VduntsrylrKomB Kf15sbD 412 42f7 1221 1221 Andll8ry Inwn• 4.011 15,464 409 2T.583 Fund Fla1￿9 QiheTOtdin8rylrwrn TOTAL INC(AIE 88.596 IOa193 0￿Goi14G RESOURCES Gknr 3.38S 1575 145 4295 7.988 cwty Cclleth 01s¢r•iiwFuDO 2&75 145 Th8 DK(esan QLDtsI ,004 545 801 3.316 SeTrKe5SKnsty8 a316 41 sslon Church Rufinity FJpws 7n 773 1,728 11.016 Jrthyard B,T12 8.712 2Qt 4.031 16 4.031 18 TOTALE%P6YDfTURE B3.537 1¢ry276 NEfENc0￿1 EXPENDITURE 5.¢S1 3.050 Ngf MOVEME14T IN FUNDS 91D 411 1427t a872 47224 62307 aALANCES3t31 24012 51285 47.224 ST MARY AT LATfoN PCC. HARLOW ststemont ofAssets and ￿#bIlItieS As at31 Decernber 2023 2022 CURRENT ASSETS Cash at Bank: 45.893 1,000 40.651 CuTrert A￿OUnt 46.893 41.651 Add DEBTORS 6.743 6,739 Debtors LeBS CURRW LIABIUTIES c￿di10¥S {Du• withln one ye8r) Ci8dltors (Over year) 570 -1,166 NEf CURRElff ASSErs 52.2 47,224 47.224 TOTAL NET ASSETS 51285 Repra8enled by: FUNDS 411 Parish 411 Fabhc 18.168 5,876 14,272 5.876 Organ Chujrh H811 Mainknencg Church Redecor8fton Church Oevdopment Flower 2.794 24,812 Z794 23,872 51.850 46.813 TOTAL FUMDS 52285 47.224 These Finanraal Statements wer8 approved by the Stmary at Lxtton ParochAE Church Ccwrfil on the 30 July 2024 and signed on their be?￿lf b￿. Ch81mian The not4$ UJ p#ges 9 to 10fomi part ofthese Aecotmts. ST MARY AT LArroN PCC, HARLOW Notss to thg Flnancial Ststements Forth? year ended 31 D￿ember 2023 Prfnciple Acc