Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date From 01 January 2024 To 31 December 2024
Section A Reference and administration details
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints, Crawley Down
Charity name All Saints, Crawley Down Other names charity is known by The Parish Church of All Saints, Crawley Down Registered charity number (if any) 1148157
Charity's principal address The Glebe Centre, All Saints Church, Vicarage Road Crawley Sussex RH10 4JJ
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Revd Christine Keyte | Incumbent Vicar | |||
| Revd Sandra Bale | Associate Vicar | |||
| Sandra Cook | PCC Secretary | |||
| Pam Miller | Treasurer | |||
| Gillian Crook | ||||
| Steve Warr | ||||
| Barbara Wozniakowski | Safeguarding Officer | |||
| Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) | ||||
| Name | Dates acted if not for wholeyear | |||
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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| Type of adviser Name Address |
Type of adviser Name Address |
Type of adviser Name Address |
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| Bankers | CAF Bank | 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ |
| Independent Examiner | Keith Halstead MA (Oxon) FCA |
60 Woodcote Hurst, Epsom, Surrey KT1 8 7DT |
| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) | ||
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Parochial Church Councils ( Powers ) Measure 1956 as amended . Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) The PCC is part of the Church of England and the objects can be found in How the charity is constituted the PCC Powers Measure. (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees are determined under the Church Representation Rules and Trustee selection methods consists of certain ex-officio members and those who are elected at the (eg. appointed by, elected by) Annual Parochial Church Meeting.
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
Election to the PCC is based upon the desire to ensure a balance of skills You may choose to include and experience. New members are given the opportunity to fully discuss additional information, where their role and responsibilities. The Secretary and Treasurer attend courses relevant, about: relevant to their role. • policies and procedures The PCC meets five times during each year with an average level of adopted for the induction and attendance of 80%. The PCC adopts policies concerning Safeguarding, training of trustees; Health & Safety, Complaints Management, Risk Management, Investment, Conflicts of Interest, Volunteers and employed staff. • the charity’s organisational There is a Standing Committee which has the power to transact the structure and any wider business of the PCC between its meetings, subject to any directions given network with which the charity by the full PCC. works; Various other Committees deal with the fabric of the building, Missionary • relationship with any related Strategy, Social and Fund-Raising Events, Finance, Parent & Toddler Group, Management of the Glebe Centre and HR policy. parties; A “Friends of All Saints Church Committee” raise funds for mission and • trustees’ consideration of maintenance of church buildings. major risks and the system A regular risk analysis has been carried by the PCC members. The PCC and procedures to manage has complied with its duty to have regard to the House of Bishops’ them. guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
Section C Objectives and activities
The primary objective of the charity is the promotion of the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England. The charity seeks to promote in the ecclesiastical parish the Summary of the objects of the whole mission of the Church. All Saints Parochial Church Council (PCC) charity set out in its has the responsibility of cooperating with the Incumbent, the Reverend governing document Christine Keyte, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.
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The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of our parish community at All Saints. Our services and worship seek to put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament. To facilitate this work it is important that we maintain the fabric of the Church of All Saints Church and the Glebe Centre. Our objectives are set out in our Mission Action Plan as follows:
- To ensure that all our ministry and activities are focussed around an ethos of welcome, hospitality, respect and kindness.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
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Building the ministry of the church and worship for people of all ages.
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Building discipleship and learning in our parish community.
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• Continuing to work towards building a network of support and pastoral care in the parish.
The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. The main activities undertaken during 2024 are shown in sections D and E and captured in the minutes of All Saints Parochial Church Council.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
Worship and Services
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Regular Sunday services continued with an average attendance of 38. Special services were held for Easter, Christmas, Memorial Services and Remembrance Sunday, which was attended by civic representatives and uniformed organisations and services were held for other significant liturgical dates. Recordings of services ensure those unable to attend in person can still view services on line.
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• As well as our regular services, we enable our community to celebrate and thank God at the milestones of the journey through life. This year we celebrated two baptisms and three weddings. We conducted two funerals in church and three internments of ashes.
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Community, Outreach and Engagement
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The parish church maintained a strong presence in the community through its food bank support (a monthly food collection for Crawley Open House), pastoral care visits and collaboration with local schools.
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• Family coffee mornings and family-friendly services and events encourages younger families to engage with the church. Cake and Company, our monthly coffee and cake club provides valuable fellowship opportunities for the elderly and vulnerable members of our community.
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• A coffee machine has now been installed in the Glebe Centre with the aim of continuing to build our ministry of hospitality and fellowship. We are continuing to develop themed coffee mornings with craft for young families and a drop in space for those who would like coffee and a chat.
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• We are seeking to build on our parish events at Christmas and Harvest, eg ’Breakfast with Santa’ and ‘Apple Coffee Morning’ at Harvest.
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Youth and Children • Youth Club continued to meet, providing activities and social interaction for children from years 6-8.
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• We have strengthened our interactions through clergy led collective worship in school, school participation in several ‘big services’ during the year, eg Mother’s Day and Harvest. School groups have regular timetabled weekly visits to church at which church representatives are present.
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• The Vicar and Foundation Governors represent the parish church on the governing body at the school and clergy also regularly attend school events.
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• The Tiny Tots toddler group that meets from 9:30 to 11:00 am on Thursdays in termtime continues to thrive.
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The Glebe Centre • The Glebe Centre provides a modern and welcoming venue for many organisations in the Village to hold their meetings and events. Girl Guides and Women’s Institute have regularly used the hall. Regular and one-off private hirers also use the facility along with regular Church run activities for the community such as
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a Tiny Tots group each Thursday and Youth Club on alternate Fridays in term time.
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• The building and fabric team have worked hard to ensure that routine maintenance of the building has been sustained.
Other information
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Prayer and study groups have met at various times in the year including a Lent course based on the film ‘The King’s Speech’.
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• The ongoing work of maintaining and restoring all our church buildings continues to be taken seriously and carried out with due diligence and care.
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The churchyard workdays continue on a monthly basis providing significant assistance in the upkeep of the churchyard alongside the regular upkeep visits from Mid Sussex District Council.
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Jane Summers our parish administrator, provides essential support to the clergy and enables the church to communicate effectively with both the congregation and the wider community. She also edits and oversees the distribution of our parish magazine which is circulated to households through both the villages of Crawley Down and Turners Hill.
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Thanks must go to everyone on our staff team, our volunteers and the members of the PCC for all their hard work throughout the year and all parishioners and the many people who contribute hugely to the life of the church in seen and unseen ways and who work very hard to support All Saints mission and ministry.
Section E Financial review
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The PCC’s policy is to maintain a sufficient level of Reserves as Brief statement of the contingency against unforeseen circumstances and the policy is reviewed charity’s policy on reserves annually. The current policy is to maintain in excess of 2 months of estimated expenditure on unrestricted funds, which approximates to £10,000.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
n/a
Further financial review details (Optional information)
The charity’s principal source of funding comes from planned and ad hoc giving of the church members.
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
The charity continues to support its main activities through its expenditure on staff costs of key workers, maintenance of the buildings, the Diocesan Parish contribution towards the centralised organisation of the Church, and numerous missional activities.
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has Unfortunately, during the current year, because of the drop in income
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supported the key objectives over the last two years, it has not been deemed prudent to maintain our
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of the charity; customary Missional and Charitable Giving towards third parties, but it is
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• investment policy and hoped this can be resumed in the near future.
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
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| Rev’d Christine Keyte | Pamela Ann Miller | |
Vicar |
Treasurer | |
| 2 April 2025 | ||
| 2 April 2025 |
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Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Total Donations and Legacies Total Charitable Activities Total Other Trading Activities Interest Received Other Funds Generated Revaluation of CFB Investment
Sub total(Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
Sub total
Total receipts
A3 Payments Cost of raising funds Cost of Charitable Activities Expenditure on Church Buildings Cost of other Trading Activities Loss on Investment Other payments
Sub total
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
Sub total
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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Categories
B1 Cash funds
B3 Investment assets
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
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| THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, CRAWLEY DOWN | |
|---|---|
| Receipts and payments accounts | |
| For the period from | Period start date |
| 01/01/24 | |
| Unrestricted funds | Restricted funds |
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ |
| 51343 | 382 |
| 3489 | 3614 |
| 29778 | - |
| 2503 | |
| 323 | - |
| - | - |
| - | - |
| 87436 | 3996 |
| - | - |
| - | - |
| - | - |
| 87436 | 3996 |
| 81 | - |
| 76197 | 3794 |
| 1032 | - |
| 7998 | |
| - | - |
| - | |
| - | - |
| - | - |
| - | - |
| 85308 | 3794 |
| - | - |
| - | - |
| - | - |
| 85308 | 3794 |
| 2128 | 202 |
| - | - |
| 73893 | 2277 |
| 76021 | 2479 |
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Details
CAF 40-52-40 00027772 CBF C of E Deposit Fund CAF 40-52+40 00034857 Tiny Tots Cash held Youth Club Cash held Cake & Co Cash held CBF Investment Fund Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
Details
Details
Details
Details DBF Agency
Signature
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No (if any)
To Period end date 31 Decmber 2024
| Endowment funds | Total funds | |
|---|---|---|
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |
| - | 51725 | |
| - | 7103 | |
| - | 29778 | |
| - | 2503 | |
| - | - | |
| - | 323 | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | 91432 | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | 91432 | |
| - | 81 | |
| - | 79991 | |
| - | 1032 | |
| - | 7998 | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | 89102 | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | 89102 | |
| - | 2330 | |
| - | - | |
| - | 76170 | |
| - | 78500 |
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| Unrestricted funds | Restricted funds |
|---|---|
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ |
| 23769 | 1916 |
| 20989 | - |
| 16834 | - |
| - | 96 |
| - | 427 |
| - | 40 |
| 14429 | - |
| 76021 | 2479 |
| OK | OK |
| Unrestricted funds | Restricted funds |
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ |
| Fund to which asset belongs | Cost (optional) |
| - | |
| - | |
| - | |
| - | |
| - | |
| Fund to which asset belongs | Cost (optional) |
| - | |
| - | |
| - | |
| - | |
| - | |
| - | |
| - | |
| - | |
| - | |
| Fund to which liability relates | Amount due (optional) |
| DBF Agency | 67 |
| - | |
| - | |
| - | |
| - | |
| Print Name | |
| P A Miller |
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Last year to the nearest £ 63767 7154 32308 1054 - 1213 - - 105496 - - 105496 - 67297 - 16512 - 2500 - - - 86309 - 86309 19187 - 56983 76170
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Endowment funds Total to nearest £ - - - - - - - - OK Endowment funds to nearest £ Current value (optional)
Current value (optional)
When due (optional)
Date of approval 05/05/25
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