CHARtrY NUMBER 1142425 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY AT LAThON, HARLOW (ST MARY AT LAThON PCC, HARLOW) REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
ST MARY AT LATTON PCC, HARLOW Roport and Financial Ststements the year ended 310gcomber 2024 Contsnts Page Tru8tee¥ Report St8tem•nt ofTNstees respjnsibli ths IndopDnd•nt Ex¥min8rfs Report Sl81gment of Fing11 Adlviiies Statement ofA888ts and LIab•S Notes to the FInartU Statements
ST MARY AT LATTON PCC. HARLOW TTUStees' Report for th• yAr ended 31 0•mb•r 2024 Cholrman Vrce chalrnn Rd Lynn Hurry, Inojmbenl Mr Wlllam McKenzie Ex OffldoTru$tg9s: Ravd Lynn Hury. Inojmbent Revd Malcolm Green, As80(a¥te Prfést fv4r Pr8rs North8m. AssiSt Curate. DioeA88n SyncKI Representatlve Ewod Ttea8. 1. Churth Ward$ Mrs Lois Pannell Mrwlllam M¢K•tEle 2. Repre8entativeÈ on Deanery Synod Revd Malcolm Green Mr D•rgk J Humphrey Mr5 Mary Ta8si&Miller 3. M•mb•rs Ms R8ch811 Grtffiths MrA Scadèt Hollarall Ruth How9$ IS&yetaryi Mrs Eve Knigh15 Mrs Chrfss Sheppard Mr MkY)ad Wallace Mrs D•nis8 wo01cmb The Vtsrage 8rfow E8sex CM20 2JP Hon S•cr•tary Hon Treasurer Mrs RLrth How88 2 The Seeky# HArfow Essex CM17 OAD Mr Derek J Humphrey 3 The Swallows Harfow Essex CM17 OAR IndenOnI Examlner 88nkOTS Mr S Webster BS 88 Pllklngions Church Lanoley Harfow E$X CM17 9DR N8liono1 Westminster Bank p 12 The Rows Harfow Essex CM20 1 OA
ST MARY AT LATfoN PCC, HARLOW Tru8tses' Roport For the year •nd•d 31 D•c•mb•r 2024 l¢ontdl ho and whatw• do Th8 Parochial Churth COU11 of the 8r£f8siastlcal parish of St at Latton, Harlrrw. kn£wi as 81 Mary at Latton PCC, Harlow. has the resptsftsibiiity of co-owrating wth Ihe incumbtrnl in promoling in the ecclewstlcal parish tha whob mis91on of tho Church- pa$toral. evangell(xl. socA•l ¥nd erAJmgnical. It Also has lh8 managem1 and maintenance responsibllibes for St Mary at Latton Church and Churdiyard, and thè Chur( Hall. Govom•nc• and manqemoni Sl Mary at Latton PCC. whose membership is shown on page 1 of Ihfs report. d18tharge8 li¥ dLrti through a numbor of committ•s that meg1 b&ts¥een full meeting8 olthe PCC. stsndlng Commltteè- thls crynmittee meetsto a9d0 itemÈ to ad betren PCC moetings. Its momb•rship ¢onsists of the Incumben( thg Chur¢hw4rdon$, the SecTetsry, the Tre88urer cfie othw m•mb8r ofthe PCC. Church •ttgndanc• and th# EleGtornl Roll Regul¥T Church att•ndee# ar& able to lokn th8 Electoral Roll of the Parthh, and11 Is from Eloctoral Roll th members are notninoted and duly ¢1gCted lo the PCC atthe Annu81 Parcthlal Church M8811ng (APCMI. Elactornl Roll 18 rwl8•d for 88th APGM. but every sw year5 8 new Electoral role 18 produced. There ar• now 51 P on Ihg Charch Elodoral Roll. 31 of whfAn ar• not r8sk18nl In thé Parfsh. Oblo¢tlvM nd a¢Uvld In pursu8n of the objectNe of prOrrjng in the Ecclo#la8Ocal Parish tho whole MIson ofthe Churth, our 8Ctfvitl$8 Include: Regular puNic WOTshlp open to all., The provision of $•¢red 8pa¢4 for por80no1 prayer and contemF4ation,' Pa8knf41 wolk. Induding vlshinB th? 8lck and the b8re¥ved.. T•ad)Ing of Chrisli•nty through 8emion8. Cours and small 9roups: Taknng of Tdiwou$ as9emblias In 9chcKJl& Tho provi6*)n ol youth dub with a Chri8tSan athos.. Promoting th8 whole M156ton of Churth Ihrovgh tho provlsion of aCtlbe8 tor senior uilzen$, parents and toddlers, and other speual need groups IndudSng th08e with dgmentm; Supporting other thafille8 in tho UK 8rKI oversèas.
ST MARY AT LAThON PCC. HARLOW Trustee's Report Forthe year ended 31 ¢0Mbr 2024 (con} Revlgw ofthe Y•ar R•vlew of our Artivltles We are #n actwg. open ar wMIng Churth valhin the Church of England and lake very serioSIY wr o)mmitrnenl to Mission. Through the good g0veman of our Parochlal Churd) Council IPCQ we ale able to blljpwithe frfe of the Church here at Latton and in tho widÈr mmUnTrY tThrFarh. The churthi¥ber ofthe Incausivè Church Movement The reports of our acuvitigs presented to OUT Annual Porocht81 Church meeb"n9s show dearly htsw this is achieved. They 8r8too dot8lLed to be rducEd here bul copies can bè oblained by wt8cling tho PCC Secretary. The maln foojs ol our wornhipls rr Sunday moming servic•$. although swviees ore hold throughoutthe week. In September 2014. we introduced a second Eudlarfst on a Sunday at 11.30am, Ming th& first to 10.00. This second Eutharist is s1)fUllY deslgned to appeal to children ar theirfBmiliÈ8 and has been very well rewed. The W&Jnesday ThK)ming EiJchari5t also continues to grow aftervthid7 refreshmants are now available. Our Mums & TodiSler GTOUP ttnb"nuesto grow. There are many opportunthes for Lay Laader5hlp and Ministy in these acbvibe5 and the¥e opporkniits are enthusiastically taken up by memberB of r mMunity. We continue to dovelop dose Inks with thetsvo Primary Schools in our pwish through assemblies held in scfml and 8enrtces held in Chufth. In ovr Parish ourwort vAllI the aldèty plays arh importanl part in our commuftityslsfe. Our Tnonthly lunthes Continue to expand providlng a raal opportunty forfe11ryh[p for those ofour ommunty attending. Our Friends & Memories weekly Coftee Moming in ils fjfth yearl rx)niinue5 to grow rapidly and provides outreach to Ihose Imng with Dementia 8fLd their c*rers. Thè overeo's gwup also moets on a weekly ba51$ and is proving very popularvAth numb8 atten(fing regularfy abov8 40. We ore a generous eommunlty SLbPPQTbng a wde voriety of Charities, from misslon and r•fi charities to d)ariti¢s and induding charibes frjr Ihe homeless and deprived. and a nurnber of animal charibe8 eta. Approximately 10QA of our income g(S direct to these charities. but this sum doos not indude the large quantill&s ¢)f food donated lo th• Harlow Food Bank, tollelri8s and dothing forme homeless charitie5 and gLMJds for spe1 appe818. We ontinue to support Streel$2Hom&s lour IDcal homelessness chaiaty) and we ntinUed our involvemont with the Make Ltsnth pieCt-the natial 1tH{e designed to provide lunthe(I to needy families during the school holidays Our Good Ne Prolect nnUes. D8velopxneni Fund. rHJW at £11,001. was used to fund Phase 1 of the new lighting system in our Church and use5 Stale ofthe art LED bulbs a3 well 8$ being future proofed. Our aim is to make St Mary at Latton 8 true SeNant oflhè tMmUnIty in whi¢h it H slluated.
ST MARY AT iATfoN PCQ HARLOW Tnjstsa's Report Forthg year endpd 31 December 2024 Icontdl 2. Revlew of our Flnances We Continued the trend of recent years in thatlhe Parish IGeneraD Fund was again in SUluS £1101 wlth ail the ottor Ir•8trithdl Fund8 8howlng h¢thy balancw. The only wottts caried out durir¥J 2023 werethe removal of dpad trees In the churthyard. In 2024 hvo tsbric prtiie(as m8 to fruitton andforwhich gr0dwOrk was done durir 2023= The provlslon ofa sem system in the ¢huffh fdlowing the break-in5 of2021 and 2022. 2. The replacemènt of the farfed lighting in the SBn¢tu8ry area of our church Slgned on behalfof Iha Tnjstees.. Ch8im)an 17 June 2025
ST MARY AT LAON PCC, HARLOW Statement of Tru5t4ts ReSpor1b1l1t10S For thè y•ar endgd 31 De¢wnber 2024 Th8 Trustses are rasponsible for preparmg the annual report and th8 ftnandal stat9ThnIS in 8c&)rdance with th8 applp3t4e law Unlted Ktngdom Genwally Apted AUting Pradice. The Tru8l¢es are re8ponsible forth8 pparation of the ffinancaal statements for each fjnandal poriod. whid19Ne a two 8nd fairvw of the ch8rrtl$ finandal adivilies during the Feriod and oflhe finana81 P09ft1on * the gnd ofthe pet1od. In PTeparfng thos? fnan(#818tatoments the tyu$loeB f•quirnd to: Select suilable accounting polkies and apply thtsm consistantly, Make judgem¢nls ond estimato6 whlch are reasonable and F*udent, State whtrther appllcabl¢ accounting standards and sialements of r¢commend¢<l PTactico have baan follwed. 3uble¢t to any Ilep8rturés dLsclosed and explain in the finaneAal statement8, Prepare the finanual statèmenls on a going conram basis unless ti ts inapproprtate io prèsume th¥1 tha charlty wlll Conun In op8rntion. Tho Truslee8 pre [Pn51b1e for k••p5ng proper Jeeountlrtg record¥ und•r J%edon 130 of th• Charities Aet 2011 which dISdc wlth r8ason8ble Bccuraty at any time th8 ffinancy81 P)sOn ofthe charity and to enable them to 8n8ure that the 11nanci81 srai8ments comply vAth lh8 Chaliti Act 2011. The Trustaes re alw r•sponslbl• for s•fègu8rding tho assets 01thB tharity gnd hencfr for taking rna•on#blo steps for th• pr•venlion and d•i•cllon of fr8ud and othw Irr8gularili•s. The flnanrAal 8tatem8nl8 h•ve been prep8red In accordan wlth thg Slalemenls of Rttomrnended ACCounn9 Practlce: Accounlng and Rfjpong by Charitleo (SORP FRSSE 20151, UK kcounting Sl8ndard8 and tha Charlttes Act 2011.
ST MARY AT LAThON PCC, HARLOW Independent Examinevs Report to the PCC For theyearended 31 Dg¢embpr 2024 Thls TOPOrt on thè accounts of the Sl Mary at Latt PCC for the year ertdl 31st December 2024. which are set out on pages 7 to 10 is in respect of the examination carried out in accoT(lancg with the Churth Accounllrwj Rqgul8tions 2( and 8.145 of tho Charftie8 Ac 2011. As the members ofthe Sl Mary at Latton PCC you are respoEisible forthe preparatton of the arurrtS. you consider that the audit req4drement of the Regulatlons artd sethon 144(2) of the Charitie8 Act 2011 (the Adl do not apply. It is my rospon8itilty to issutr thls report on those a¢Unts irh accordance with the tem$ ofthe R•gulatiorYd. Basls of IndeFdert Examlnet8 R•port My examination was ¢3rried c1 in aCcOr(lan with the Gera1 threclions 9fven bythe Charity Commission under serbon 145{5)ib) oflhe Act and to te found in the Chuld) Guidano 2(M)6 ediOn. issued by the ArchlNshops' Coundl. That examinaliort indudes a review oflh8 a(wnting records kapl by the P.C.C. ar a comp8rfson of th¥ unts wlh those records. It also includas eonsldering any unusual items or disdosures In the ac£wnls and seeklNJ explanations from yo(t as tnjslees COnmirj any suth matter5. Th8 procedures undertak•n (b not provide all the evidence Ihal would requir&Y Sn an alL 8nd consequenuy I do not expr an audit opinlon on the given by the accounts. IndoperKlentExaminerfs Slaternent In conneciK)n my examinatson. no matter has rn9 to my attfjntion: 1) whtch gives mè reasonable V$9 to bdi8ve that in any maknial respecl the requirements to kttp accounlng re¢ryd$ in a¢Xrd8K with Sed¢ 130 ofth8 Act". 8nd to prepare a¢wJnts vA)ich aeoyd with the 3ccounttng recfjrds arKJ lo comply with the requWerns othp Art and the Regulation5 have not been met.. or 21 to whi¢h. in my opinion. attentton should b8 dravm in Ofderkn enabte 8 prop8rundersianding of the accounls to b8 reathed. 225 Mr Steve Wabster 8Sc Dip BKU 88 Pilklngton8 Church Lang Harlow Essex CM17 9TH
ST MARY AT LATfoN PCC. HARLOVI Statsment of Financlal A¢tivities For the yearonded 31 Decemlxr 2024 Funds Tolol 114CCING RESOUIiCES Hann} &vlng 4IJTS 10.718 1q718 11.707 1125 1125 1e5 916 Clh2rVoluntsry lrt) M155lpn 553 1.106 3221 4.JZS 4.011 15.464 Rg 11591 510 510 TOTALWCOME S0 OB.590 OWGO&YG RESthIRCE8 Gmr 871 871 145 51.720 718 1.QT4 51.720 T1B 1.074 EKpens•s 3.318 ChfyJTrn &Yth sn 252[ 773 1.728 H&B Rn)ll Genwal mwnir AthntraI0n 8ral B&)ks Fund R8151n9 Cra 9.754 9.7 4n2 <031 119 TOYAL EXPENDTTURÉ 96.173 NEfiNCOMEIE¥PENDiTURE 40.717 44140 s.oBt 30.192 NEf M¢)WENTtr4 FUNOS 25 -13.811 -24140 3,QOI BALANCE$lrom W>wr 1&1e8 2794 24.812 47224 BALANGES at31 Oxernbw 130 Z7B4 11.001 28.145
ST MARY AT LATTON PCC. HARLOW ststementof Assets and Liabilities As at31 DecembEr2Q24 2024 2023 CURRENT ASSErs Cash at Bank.. 22.857 45,893 Current ArAxunl 46.893 Add DEBTORS Deb$ 6.791 6.743 CURReNT UABILITIES Crerfitors (Dug wilhin one ytsr) CreditOTS (Owone yeao 390 1.113 390 NEf CURRENT ASSETS 28,145 $2.285 TOTAL NET ASSErs 28,145 52.285 Reptesenled by. FUNDS Unrestricted Parish 110 110 635 Restsi(tsd Fabrlc Organ Churth H8ll Maintenance Churth Redeo)ratton Ghurch 08veiopment 8.364 6.878 18.168 4876 Z794 24812 11,001 28.035 51.650 TOTAL FUN03 28.145 52.285 These Finanaal Statements were approved bythe St Mary at IAtton Parochial GhuTch GowKaT on ts 30 July 2024 and s19r1 on thrbEha1fbY. Ctsirman s ,1 li ¢ Chaian T[roour The notes on pages 9ta 10 fr)nYL rtrBrtofth Ar£ount>
ST MARY AT LArroN PCC, HARLOW Notes to the Financial Ststements Forthe yearended 31 Decembw2024 Prlnclplo Ac¢ounting Poli¢ies The Finan¢io1 Statement8 have been prepared in acc£Irdan wtth the Church AlInting Ragulalions 2006 togeth8rwith Ihe app1tb[e Autiting Standards and the Charities SORP. (a) Basis of Aco)untiThJ'. The Financial Statemerds have been prepared on the hlstori(l ojst basis 8XfAPtwhere othèrwsè stated. {b) Incomtng Resour.. Volunt8ry InMe-s volunw irKome. unloss ¢Jlherwise staled. is recognfised when recthd by or on behalfofthe PCC Income tsx rets)verdbJe on covenants arNI gtft ald doft8tion$ is 8cc)wntgJ when repayable InCrne from ¢horitabl8 And ancillarytra¢Jtno is accounted foras due Bank Interest and Dividend8. GeiVed gros¥. are acy)wnted fijrwhen recavab (c) Re80urces Used." All expen(rrture is r8c£Jrded on the ar1 basis and accounbj for as •xport(Jre due or acLruos. l¢Jl FtrKed Assets Consecrated and beneficed propety ts excluded from the Accounls by $.96(2)la) ofthe Charities Act 1993. Except as noted bdow no value is placed on moveablo chvrth ftbmi$hings held by the ChurchwaTdens on speca81 tru$tfrJrthe PCC or any olher propety or1nve5trnI which wurresfaculty fordispo881 or 8lteralion All ¢2pltsl equlpment tswrtllen Olf, as wlujrte. as expendtlure in the Statement of Flnanci81 Ath"lies. (el Res¢rve$ Policy We try to maintain a reseNe ofbekni one and three mnths no¥mal monthty expenditure ot all Ilmes. In 2tr24 we made some movementtwrds toring thls Wi¢y following the problems encountered durirKJ the pleOu$ thr¢eygar¥, but thi$ reMaIr aw0 in prcsress. l Funds la} Parish Fund Tho Parish Fund represents the Funts of the PCC that are not subiect to any resirictions regarding their tase and are availabl8 forthè 9ener81 PLUP08e$ of the PCC. {b) Fabric Fund Tha Fabrt¢ Fund represènts those Funds ofth& PCC Ihal are lo be used solelyforth8 purposes 0frer and maintenancÈ ofthe Fabric of the Church Building. (c) Church Hall 14Jalnten8nce Fund This is a new Fund, 8s13bJi5hed in the Aubjmn of2010 Mlh an anonymous or10n from p4rishiorw, 8nd vlth the 8018 purwJze gfpEovJding fijnds forfiAure Chun Ipl811 m8inl¢n¥nce bills such as redetoration etc..
ST MARY AT LATfoN PCC, HARLOW Notss to the Financial Statoments Forthe year ended 31 Deeembw 2024 {dl Chureh R8dacDrattt Fund This Fund, established in the Autumn of 2010 wilh an anonymous donation from a parishioner, nd wtth thg sol& purp08e of yoviding fijnds forfirturè r•colation works In our Church. (Q Org8n Fund Thg Organ FuThl repro6enlsthi)se Funds of th8 PCC that are to b8 US8d so18ty forth8 purp08e6 of replacemenl of Iho electront¢ organ ¥ pi wdan. (gi Flower Fund Th? Flow•r F represents thoso Funds ofthe PCC thal ar• to bo used 8oiely for th• purposes ofthe proMsion of fithY•rs In Chufch li b• for nonrsal swvieas, Edng8. etc., or for Floww FeStN$. (h) Church Development Flmd This Fund est8bllthed In 2017 ing91(*èther All t eo818 and the In(y)me asa(Jdai8d vhth our Good N8w3 ProiocL 3. M•lor Fabrk •xpon•e• durfng th• y••r 3.1 Phase 1 ofth8 renowal oltha Ugmng System In cw Churth £11.122 3.2 In8tAilatton ot a soty Sy8t•m In ourchurch £2.380 -1