THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF
## ST MARY THE BLESSED VIRGIN, ADDINGTON
## TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT 2021
## AIMS & PURPOSES
The PCC of St Mary the Blessed Virgin, Addington, supports the incumbent,
the Reverend Deborah Forman, in promoting within the ecclesiastical parish
the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and
ecumenical. The PCC is also responsible for the maintenance of the Grade 1
Listed church building of St Mary the Blessed Virgin in Addington Village, St
Mary’s Community Hall in Addington Village Road and the house at 56 Viney
Bank, Forestdale, which at present is rented out to our former curate, now
vicar of another parish
The Mission Statement agreed by the PCC in May 2007 is:
St Mary’s seeks to be a welcoming and sensitive church where faith can be
strengthened and explored, God encountered through worship and prayer,
reaching out to all through service and care.
## OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at
St Mary’s and to become part of our parish community. All the activities
overseen by the PCC are conducted with a mind to the public benefit and
aspire to be in line with the guidance to charities for the advancement of
religion. To facilitate our work it is important that we maintain the fabric of
the church building and the Community Hall. The PCC also operates a policy
for the care of children and vulnerable adults and requires all organisations
which use its premises to operate a similar policy.
Both the Church and Hall receive full attention regarding Health & Safety and
every effort has been made towards protecting the environment and the
welfare of those using the facilities provided. The Church’s Health and Safety
Policy is up-to-date and available for inspection by anyone wishing to
examine it.
## ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Worship and Prayer
The PCC aims to offer a range of services each week and throughout the year
to appeal to different members of the community, so that all may feel
welcome and able to encounter God through worship and prayer.
Our main family and Eucharist service has remained at 10am each Sunday,
this appears to be a popular choice. Spoken services continue at 8am each
Sunday and an informal Eucharist on Tuesday evenings. There is choral
Evensong has made a comeback once a month and provision for an informal
service one Sunday evening each month.
This year we have welcomed many new families and individuals to our
regular services. Our ‘Messy Church’ offering is now on a Saturday afternoon
once a month. Which seems a poplar choice with families, avoiding clashes
children may have with sports and other activities. Resources continue to be
shared weekly via Whatsapp videos. Between 10 and 15 families take part.
Junior church members also take part in 10am services like Harvest, playing
major roles in the services.
At present there are 144 members on the Church electoral roll and an
average of 60 regular attendees at our various services, many of whom live
outside the parish.
It was with much joy that we were able to hold 2021 Christmas services in
person, with care being taken to protect the vulnerable. Face masks were
always available for those who felt more comfortable wearing them. We hope
to be able to welcome back schools to celebrate Christmas 2022.
As well as our regular services, we welcome members of our community to
celebrate and thank God at the milestones of their journey through life.
Through baptism we thank God for the gift of life; in marriage public vows
are exchanged with God’s blessing; through funeral services families and
friends express their grief and give thanks for the life which is now complete
in this world and commend the person to God’s keeping. We have celebrated
10 baptisms, 2 weddings, 1 blessing of marriage and 1 vov renewal. There
was 1 interment of ashes in St Mary’s church this year, along with 7 funerals
and 1 memorial service.
The All Souls service, held on the first Sunday of November each year,
provides an opportunity for those who have lost a loved one during the year
to join others who are similarly bereaved.
There are also other groups within the parish community, which enable
members to worship and pray in a variety of ways:
The Altar Group give their time and skills in making the necessary
preparations for the regular services to ensure the smoothrunning of those
services. Their work includes cleaning of vessels, laundering of linen and
setting up for services.
The Bell Ringers assist in proclaiming services and celebrating weddings and
other occasions. At the Monday bellringing practice, visiting ringers are
regularly welcomed, the ringing of the bells has also made a welcome
comeback during 2021
The Choir membership now stands at 4 sopranos, 2 altos, 1 tenors and 2
basses. The Choir lead the singing at the Sunday morning Eucharist and
often at weddings and funerals and work hard to offer choral worship at
Evensong each month and at the festival services.
The Emmaus Group is a bible-study group (run by one of the Church SPAs)
and the Julian Prayer Group (run by one of the parishioners) meet for
meditation and prayer. Both are house-groups and there is also a more social
Tuesday House-Group (run by one of the parishioners) which provides
mutual support and discussion of a wide variety of topics. There are also
regular Pilgrim groups held in place of these groups, with an additional group
at the Vicarage led by our Lay Reader. These are six week courses.
Hand–in-hand, led by one of the Church SPAs, is held on Fridays for
preschool children and their carers. This consists of a short service in church
followed by activities and refreshments in the Parish Hall. It is an important
outreach to new young families.
There is a thriving branch of the Mothers’ Union at St Mary’s with over 40
members. There are monthly meetings and a varied programme of events
and activities. The Mothers’ Union supports the Women’s Refuge in Croydon,
the Food Bank and provides babies’ blankets and clothes for babies in Africa.
Bible Reading Fellowship notes are received by 18 members.
The large majority of these group’s activities were curtailed by the pandemic.
The Floating Shelter is open for one night each week during November and
ending on 18th December. Between 8 and 14 guests were welcomed. We
were sadly not able to offer this in 2021. Instead members of the
congregation made sandwiches and hot meals that were taken to larger
shelters who could still operate.
There is a flower team who arrange the church flowers and in Advent there
was a Crib Festival which gave visitors an opportunity to make a Christmas
table decoration whilst enjoying the beautiful crib examples.
Deanery Synod
We currently have 4 places on the Croydon Addington Deanery. This provides
the link between St Mary’s parish and the wider governance of the church.
All are welcomed to the church for private prayer or to join the regular
services. The church is left unlocked during daylight hours for anyone
wishing to pray or look round the Church, which as it is a Grade 1 Listed
building and of historical importance as the oldest public building still in daily
use in Croydon is of interest to a wide range of people. We were pleased to
be able to continue having the church open throughout 2020 for private
prayer.
We were able to recommence hiring of the Community Hall in 2021. The
toddler group has returned and the hall is also hired out to other churches for
their worship. The Tuesday market has also returned. Hall bookings are
slowly but surely increasing.
Pastoral Care
Our pastoral team of the Vicar, The Rev Deborah Forman, nonstipendiary
Curate, The Rev Barbara Gentilella and Reader Lindsay Ould, and Southwark
Pastoral Auxiliaries, Pat Heady, Peter Wilson and Karen Holloway make visits
and administer communion to any members who are unable to come to the
church, together with lay chalice administrators.
“Sing4every1” has returned post covid. An enjoyable afternoon giving the
opportunity for singing and socialising, providing people with somewhere to
go, refreshments and a listening ear.
Mission and Evangelism
During 2021 there were charitable collections in church, which were paid direct to the charity’s involved in order to take advantage of gift aid.
Ten issues of St Mary’s parish magazine were distributed during the year and
these were available in church for visitors. The magazine is a popular record
of parish activities, containing many interesting features contributed by
members of the community and providing a useful advertising vehicle for
local businesses and traders. Each issue contains information about church
services and their times and associated bible references as well as details of
parish personnel and letters from the Vicar and the Bishop. It is now being
published in colour.
The parish website (www.addington.org.uk) is an additional source of
information about the church and parish activities.
## Ecumenical Relationships
St Mary’s is a member of Churches Together in Selsdon and Addington
(CTSA) and participates in Lent Groups and other joint activities across a
wider area.
## FINANCIAL REVIEW
During 2021 total receipts to the PCC accounts were £165,491 of which
£102,344 were voluntary donations. These were from planned giving
(£49,936), Gift Aid (£8,721) and other donations. Planned giving through
bankers’ orders and regular giving envelopes continues to be the major
source of income and the amount recovered through Gift Aid is an important
additional receipt. Several members of the congregation now use the Parish
Giving Scheme.
The parish’s contribution to the Diocese was £64,500 (£5,375 per month),
The net result at the end of the year was a profit of £83,857.
Details of all receipts and expenditure are shown in the Financial Statements.
Dividends received from our investments were £13,382.
The bank balances at the end of year totalled £ this includes the PCC A/C,
Hall fund, Fees and Catering.
RESERVES POLICY
At present there is no specific Reserves Policy for the PCC funds. It is
intended to maintain a Reserve of £20,000 in the General Fund.
## ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The PCC would like to thank all the volunteers who work so hard to make St
Mary’s church the lively and welcoming community that it is. We especially
thank our churchwardens Mrs Liz Hook (from May 2019) Mr Marc Opaleye
(from May 2021) and our Treasurer, Mr James Robertson and our Parish
Secretary Mrs Linda Hines, who all work tirelessly in their respective roles.
## STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE
At St Mary’s members are appointed to the Parochial Church Council through
nomination and election at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM), by
those on the church electoral roll. The APCM is a public meeting but all
members of the congregation are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll
and stand for election to the PCC. The PCC is chaired by the incumbent, (our
vicar) and also includes our curates and the churchwardens.
The PCC is responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern
and importance to the parish, including the use of the parish finances.
The members of the PCC serve on a range of sub-committees: Worship &
Education, Buildings & Equipment, Catering and Finance to plan and
implement the objectives of the PCC. These sub-committees report back to
the PCC and their decisions are discussed and passed as necessary by the full
PCC.
The PCC met 5 times during the year.
## ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
The church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin is situated in Addington Village
Road in the heart of Addington Village. It is part of the Diocese of Southwark
within the Church of England.
The correspondence address is The Parish Office, Addington Village Road,
Croydon, CR0 5AS.
The PCC is a charity currently registered with the Charities Commission, No.
1142513.
PCC members who have served at any time from 17th March 2020 until 6th
April 2021 are:
Ex Officio members:
## **ST MARY THE BLESSED VIRGIN ADDINGTON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 31ST DECEMBER 2021**
|**Statement of Financial Activities**
Notes
INCOME FROM:
Donations and legacies
1
Charitable activities
2
Other trading activities
3
Investments
4
Other incoming resources
5
TOTAL
EXPENDITURE ON:
Cost of services
6
Running costs
7
Church management and administration
8
Cost of charitable activities
9
Other expenditure
10
TOTAL RESOURCES USED
NET INCOMING (OUTGOING)
RESOURCES
Curate's house
Church Hall
Investments
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Fund balances at 1st January
FUND BALANCES AT 31ST DECEMBER|Unrestricted
Funds
£
102,344
15,607
34,158
13,382
-
165,491
9,545
103,093
5,733
2,515
1,096
121,982
43,509
-
-
43,509
160,285
203,794|Restricted
Funds
£
935
-
-
-
-
935
-
-
-
3,120
-
3,120
(2,185)
-
-
42,533
40,348
1,569,416
1,609,764|Total Funds
2021
£
103,279
15,607
34,158
13,382
-
166,426
9,545
103,093
5,733
5,635
1,096
125,102
41,324
-
-
42,533
83,857
1,729,701
1,813,558|Total Funds
2020
£
65,151
7,682
4,146
13,853
11,763|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||102,595|
|||||7,203
84,087
8,791
1,564
3,153|
|||||104,798|
|||||(2,203)
-
-
(69,432)|
|||||(71,635)
1,801,336|
|||||1,729,701|
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## **ST MARY THE BLESSED VIRGIN ADDINGTON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 31ST DECEMBER 2021**
|**Balance Sheet**
Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Curate's House
11
Church Hall
12
Investments
13
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
14
Cash at Bank
15
LIABILIITES: AMOUNTS FALLING
DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
16
NET CURRENT ASSETS
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
Revaluation Reserve - Properties
17
Parochial Funds
17
General Reserve
17|2021
£
360,000
990,000
311,727
1,661,727
5,371
172,425
177,796
(25,965)
151,831
1,813,558
1,329,076
280,688
203,794
1,813,558|2020
£
360,000
990,000
269,194|
|---|---|---|
|||1,619,194|
|||7,164
128,528|
|||135,692
(25,185)|
|||110,507|
||||
|||1,729,701|
|||1,329,076
240,340
160,285|
|||1,729,701|
Approved on behalf of the trustees on October 2022
…........................................
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## **ST MARY THE BLESSED VIRGIN ADDINGTON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 31ST DECEMBER 2021**
## **Accounting policies**
## **Statement of compliance**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the second edition of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
## **Basis of preparation**
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Blessed Virgin, Addington meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.
## **Going concern**
The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
## **Income**
All income is accounted for when received, except for associated gift aid income which is accounted for when the related donation is received.
## **Investments**
Investments for which there is a quoted market value are valued at the bid-price ruling at the balance sheet date. Other investments are valued at their realisable market value. Investment gains and losses arising during the year are included in the SOFA.
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## **ST MARY THE BLESSED VIRGIN ADDINGTON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 31ST DECEMBER 2021**
|**Notes to the accounts**
1. Donations and legacies
Planned giving
Collections
Sundry donations
Gift Aid Claimed
Henry Smith Fund
Hall Fund
2. Charitable activities
Funerals
Weddings
Pilgrimage
PCC fees income
3. Other trading activities
Hall hire
Magazine sales
Magazine advertising
Viney Bank rent
Catering
4. Investment Income
Dividends
5. Other Incoming Resources
Government grant - CJRS
Other income|Unrestricted
Funds
£
49,936
0
41,687
8,721
2,000
0
102,344
8,153
5,728
0
1,726
15,607
8,686
1,377
0
23,800
295
34,158
13,382
13,382
0
0
0|Restricted
Funds
£
0
935
-
-
-
-
935
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
0
0
0|Total Funds
2021
£
49,936
935
41,687
8,721
2,000
-
103,279
8,153
5,728
0
1,726
15,607
8,686
1,377
0
23,800
295
34,158
13,382
13,382
0
0
0|Total Funds
2020
£
42,947
8,186
1,368
10,650
2,000
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||65,151|
|||||3,908
1,789
160
1,825|
|||||7,682|
|||||3,050
839
255
0
2|
|||||4,146|
|||||13,853|
|||||13,853|
|||||1,763
10,000|
|||||11,763|
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## **ST MARY THE BLESSED VIRGIN ADDINGTON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 31ST DECEMBER 2021**
|**Notes to the accounts**
6. Cost of services
Gravedigging
Organist Fees
SLCF Fees
Subscriptions
Misc Costs of Services
7. Running costs
Diocesan Quota
Catering
Cleaning
Electricity and Gas
Expenses
Insurance
Misc Running Costs
Operating Lease Expense
Printing & Stationery Costs
Major Repairs & Maintenance
Routine Repairs & Maintenance
Telecoms
Waste Disposal
Water and Waste
8. Management and Administration
Salary
Bank Charges
Other expenses
9. Cost of charitable activities
Country Market Charity
Floating Shelter
Henry Smith Fund
Misc Charitable Giving
Bishop's Lenten Appeal
Pilgrimage
Hall Fund
10. Other (Viney Bank)
Viney Bank Insurance
Viney Bank Misc
Viney Bank Routine Repairs
Viney Bank Utilities and Tax|Unrestricted
Funds
£
905
1,300
4,114
1,038
2,188
9,545
64,500
410
785
4,036
0
6,506
704
7,228
2,941
9,715
2,700
854
1,934
780
103,093
4,769
184
780
5,733
0
0
1,315
1,200
0
0
0
2,515
356
500
240
0
1,096|Restricted
Funds
£
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,120
3,120
0
0
0
0
0|Total Funds
2021
£
905
1,300
4,114
1,038
2,188
9,545
64,500
410
785
4,036
0
6,506
704
7,228
2,941
9,715
2,700
854
1,934
780
103,093
4,769
184
780
5,733
0
0
1,315
1,200
0
0
3,120
5,635
356
500
240
0
1,096|Total Funds
2020
£
293
500
4,574
1,101
735|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||7,203|
|||||58,900
79
252
4,092
601
6,785
398
7,228
2,024
0
819
715
1,397
797|
|||||84,087|
|||||7,962
49
780|
|||||8,791|
|||||661
120
471
152
0
160
0|
|||||1,564|
|||||335
500
1,868
450|
|||||3,153|
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## **ST MARY THE BLESSED VIRGIN ADDINGTON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 31ST DECEMBER 2021**
|**Notes to the accounts**
11. Fixed Assets-Curate's House
b/fwd 1st January
Gain / (loss) on revaluation
Balance c/fwd 31st December
12. Fixed Assets-Church Hall
B/fwd 1st January
Gain / (loss) on revaluation
Balance c/fwd 31st December
13. Fixed Assets-Investments
Held by Southwark Diocesan Church Trust
Balance b/fwd 1st January
Gain / (loss) on revaluation
Balance c/fwd 31st December at market value
14. Debtors
Gift Aid - Tax Recovered
Sundry Debtors
15. Bank Accounts
Lloyds Bank Treasurer's Account
Nat West Bank Current Account
Fees Account
Catering Committee Account
16. Creditors
Key Deposit - Hall
Loan from Hall Fund
Accruals
17. Capital Funds
Curate's House Revaluation Reserve
Church Hall Revaluation Reserve
Parochial Investment
Fabric Fund
Hall Fund
Country Market
Lenton Appeal
Harvest Supper
Save the Children
Organ Fund
World Vision
General Reserve
Total Funds|**31.12.2020 &**
**01.01.2021**
339,076
990,000
69,194
499
168,682
56
896
626
244
70
73
160,285
1,729,701|2021
£
360,000
-
360,000
990,000
-
990,000
269,194
42,533
311,727
5,361
10
5,371
112,244
58,812
1,369
172,425
405
24,000
1,560
25,965
**Movement**
**in Year**
-
-
42,533
-
(3,120)
20
915
-
-
-
-
43,509
83,857|2020
£
360,000
-|
|---|---|---|---|
||||360,000|
||||990,000
-|
||||990,000|
||||338,626
(69,432)|
||||269,194|
||||7,154
10|
||||7,164|
||||112,916
14,128
-
1,484|
||||128,528|
||||405
24,000
780|
||||25,185|
||||**31.12.2021**
339,076
990,000
111,727
499
165,562
76
1,811
626
244
70
73
203,794|
||||1,813,558|
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## The Trustees
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Blessed Virgin Addington
Addington Village Road Croydon CR0 5AS
21[th] October 2022
Dear Trustees
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Friends of the Strays of Greece (the Charity) for the year ended 31 December 2021.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the Charity’s accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’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 Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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