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ST BARTHOLOMEW BOBBING

ANNUAL REPORT

AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2024

Incumbent

Vacancy from 16 October 2023

Banker

ME10 4AW

Independent Examiner

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Beginning with us, we long to see Sittingbourne transformed one life at a time by Jesus.

About us:

We are passionate in our worship of God , celebrating the good news of Jesus and sharing His love with others.

We are a lively, friendly church community who believe in the Welcome and Transformation of Jesus Christ. We are an ordinary church family on an extraordinary journey of discovery and growth as we seek to share God's love in our hurting world.

We are a church who try to follow the lead of the Holy Spirit and the Bible in every aspect of our lives, even when that’s tough. We have found a life as followers of Jesus which never ceases to delight and deepen us, and which connects us to all other Jesus followers across the world, and across time.

We are part of the New Wine network, a Holy Spirit empowered movement bringing this nation back to Jesus through the local Church. And we are a CofE church in the Diocese of Canterbury, united in the mandate of Transformed Lives, Transforming Lives.

We are an orthodox, all-age, multi-ethnic, naturally supernatural, church family wanting to see our town and beyond renewed and revived through the love of Jesus.

Worship on Sundays:

Bobbing

11am – All-age service

Holy Trinity

10.45am Contemporary Service with worship led by a band, and children/youth provision.

7pm Worship, Bible and Prayer in small groups (paused from October 2023).

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HOLY TRINITY AND BOBBING PCC for year 2024

Our PCC is an oversight group, charged to help the vicar and churchwardens keep the church in step with the Holy Spirit and keeping a governance eye on what is going on. There are regular meetings, including the APCM (annual parochial church meeting). The meetings are focussed and involve making some high-level decisions for The Parish and both churches.

CHURCH WARDENS ~~|~~ Church ~~ee~~ Trevor Phillips B ~~ee~~ Darren Appleton B ~~ee~~ Phil Cross HT ~~ee~~ Terry Fagg HT ~~eeee~~ DEANERY SYNOD REPS (Co-opted) ~~ee~~ Elaine Appleton B ~~ee~~ Terry Fagg HT Tina Wem HT ~~ee eeee~~ ELECTED REPS Jane Bourne HT ~~ee ee~~ Linda Chappell HT ~~ee~~ Peter Le Beau (Lay Chair) HT ~~ee~~ Mike Lusted HT ~~ee~~ Tina Wem (Secretary) HT ~~ee~~ Claire Tucker HT ~~ee~~ Bob Groombridge HT ~~ee~~ Buki Odeniran HT ~~ee~~ Barbara Forman B ~~ee~~ Donna Clarke B ~~ee~~ Jane Marchbank B ~~ee~~ Becky Jackson B CO-OPTED | ~~ee~~ Ann Mackenzie (PTO) HT ~~ee~~ Sue Samson (PTO) B ~~ee~~ READERS – ex Officio | ~~ee~~ Jan Phillips B ~~ee~~ Gill Price HT CLERGY – ex officio | ~~ee~~ David Ridley B SAFEGUARDING | Tina Wem (Admin) HT Claire Tucker (Admin) B Harriet Otunnu (PSO) HT and B

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PCC / DCC REPORT

The last APCM was held on 13[th] May 2024 and there has been no other business that required another meeting. Routine business relating to both churches has been dealt with by the individual DCCs. Topics discussed include Finance, safeguarding, fire, health and safety, maintenance, mission strategy and giving. The PCC Secretary passes on any information received to the leadership teams of the respective churches. Since the last APCM, Bobbing church has had 6 DCC meetings. Since the last APCM, Holy Trinity has had 4 DCC meetings.

Tina Wem – PCC Secretary

ELECTORAL ROLL OFFICER’S REPORT

As at 27 April 25, we had a total of 161 electoral roll members. In line with the Church of England’s requirements, we deleted our old electoral roll and created a new one this year.

Tina Wem – Electoral Roll Officer

SAFEGUARDING REPORT

Safeguarding is a vital responsibility for any church or organisation that works with children and vulnerable adults. Our parish has a safeguarding team of three: Harriet (Parish Safeguarding Officer), Claire Tucker and Tina Wem (Parish Safeguarding Assistants).

We work to the Church of England’s national safeguarding standards, which are:

Culture, Leadership and Capacity
Prevention
Recognising, Assessing and Managing Risk
Victims and Survivors
Learning, Supervision and Support

In practice, this means that we work closely with the church leadership team to ensure that we have effective safeguarding policies and procedures. Any safeguarding concerns are monitored and appropriate action taken in consultation with our Diocesan Safeguarding Officer if required. We record and monitor staff and volunteer safeguarding training. We always follow the CofE’s safer recruitment procedures for both voluntary and paid positions, arranging DBS checks when required.

As a team, we are very grateful to Canterbury Diocese for the useful resources they provide. We have attended their regular safeguarding networking meetings as well as the annual diocesan online safeguarding conference. Our diocesan safeguarding officer is always available to support us if we have any queries.

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The CofE’s national safeguarding audit is getting closer – it will happen in November 2026. We therefore continue work on our self-audit in order to be well prepared.

Don’t forget that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility! As followers of Jesus, we are all called to care for the vulnerable in our midst. If you have a safeguarding concern about something that has happened at church, please contact the team as soon as possible via our website or by emailing safeguarding@htsb.church.

Harriet Otonnu, Claire Tucker & Tina Wem

DEANERY SYNOD REPORT

Our Deanery Synod met 4 times during 2024-25:

– Deanery Conference 29 June 2024 Tunstall School

Around 70 people attended a conference in which people from different parishes and benefices sat at tables to discuss and explore how congregations might work more closely together. Everyone was asked what they believed they would lose and what would be gained. After this, two further questions were considered ‘What are the basic foundations upon which the Deanery is standing?’ and ‘What are the key principles?’ – Deanery Road Show 26 September 2024 Minster Abbey Bishop Rose addressed this road show encouraging us lead a life that is worthy of our calling. Reminding us that we are one people, a holy people who are set apart. Knowing that by getting our house in order, our changed lives will begin to change the lives of others and then we will see the 3 bold outcomes becoming a reality. Four workshops were attended in small groups to talk with people from the diocese about growing young disciples, mission action planning, faith speaking and parish share. – Deanery Synod Meeting 7 November 2024 Baptist Church The future shape of ministry was considered with voting on Proposal 1 ‘That the mainland side of the Deanery is formally divided into two ‘Ministry Areas’ where closer cooperation between parishes will be encouraged’ – this was voted in favour Proposal 2 ‘To form the ‘mainland’ parishes in the Deanery into a formal Group Ministry’ – more discussion and understanding was needed on this – ’ Deanery Synod Meeting 12 March 2025 St Michael s Church The future shape of ministry into 3 Deanery areas were shared, East, West and Sheppey. Richard Braddy is now standing in as Assistant Archdeacon looking after the Sittingbourne Deanery following Archdeacon Andrew’s retirement. Richard Braddy attended and addressed the meeting encouraging us whilst acknowledging the challenges of finance, number of vacancies and the need for structural change. Elaine Appleton – Deanery Synod Lay Chair

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St Bartholomew Bobbing Annual Report for 2024

CLERGY REPORT

What began, for me, as a proposed two or three month association with Bobbing to help out through a difficult period, now seems to have become open-ended (as I am still here!); and I am aware that this year I will have led my third Easter Sunrise Service at St Bartholomew’s.

As we wait for the appointment of a new Parish Priest in the benefice, it is a somewhat uncertain time, but it has not been fallow. I have been privileged to be a part of a vibrant, engaged, growing Christian community and I am very grateful for the warm welcome and friendship I have received. Inevitably, there have been some ups and downs -that is the reality of community life - and we always need to listen well and work together; but it has been very encouraging to be part of a Church which is full of life and activity with a passion to share and grow in the faith.

I just want to offer a particular personal tribute to Clem Damerum, Churchwarden when my link with Bobbing began, who died in 2024. Clem was such a gracious, committed, gentle man, and he is deeply missed.

My present role in this Deanery formally finishes at the beginning of August, and I want to say a big thank you to both Bobbing and Holy Trinity for the friendship and encouragement you have given to me.

David Ridley – Team Vicar

CHURCHWARDENS’ REPORT

Sadly, we lost Clem Damerum soon after the last APCM meeting on 16 June. We thank God for his life and selfless service to the church. Donations in memory of Clem have been used for a new Communion table, which was used this Easter for the first time.

Thank you to the community payback team for their work on keeping the churchyard in good order over the last year. They have agreed to continue this year.

The Quinquennial inspection is due in September 2025. Nick Lee-Evans (our architect) is due to retire after this so a new architect will need to be appointed. The damage to the ceiling in the chancel due to high winds and loose ridge tiles has now been repaired and ridge tiles refixed.

There were several areas where floor tiles were loose and these too have been repaired.

Safety work that was required on the large trees in the churchyard was completed.

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PAT testing on electrical equipment has been carried out.

The logbook & terrier is up to date.

Special thanks to Jane Marchbank who has worked tirelessly on a number of projects improving the interior of the church building and helping form new teams and procedures.

The memorial garden planning has now been approved by Swale Borough Council and work is ongoing. A memorial rose garden has been planting in memory of members of our congregation and family members.

The children’s cabin is now at the planning stage.

We continue to have good relationships with the schools within our parish. We were able to share the Christmas experience with Bobbing, Grove Park, Aspire and Iwade schools. Also, the Easter experience with Bobbing, Grove Park and Iwade schools. We hope to build on this in 2025.

Our services have been well attended. We held a Remembrance Day service, Memorial service and our usual Christmas services. We hosted Bobbing School’s Christmas carol services. We introduced the Live at Five service for Sunday evenings during the summer months - our Youth led a service and we are planning for this to become a regular occurrence. We continue to live stream our Sunday services for those unable to attend.

A new Youth group was introduced meeting on a Sunday once a month in the village hall.

We organised a Christmas Fair with the village hall which was a great community event and raised funds for the Memorial Garden project. Other events included a Car Treasure Hunt, Carers Coffee Morning, Litter Picking, Quiz Night, Teddy Bear’s Picnic, and we are planning more social and community events for 2025.

We would like to thank Rev David Ridley for his support during 2024 and both Rev David Ridley & Rev Karen Burgess for leading Communion services.

We would also like to thank everyone for their help and support throughout the year not only on Sundays but at many other times.

Trevor Phillips & Darren Appleton

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

Bobbing children are still meeting in Bell Tower, with the project for a separate building still progressing. There are between 4 and 10 children who regularly attend the children’s group each week. We have now expanded the volunteer team, and this has enabled us to be able to have the teenagers meet once a month in the hall opposite to discuss the bible together. There are 6 youth who now meet regularly in this group. We continue to pray for this project and an increase of the families and children who attend Bobbing.

Liam Appleton

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FINANCE & MISSION TITHE REPORT

Finance 2024

Giving for 2024 has increased again this year by nearly 10% against 2023. This has been a combination of new congregation members and increases in giving from existing members. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the work of Bobbing church.

With the gift aid reclaimed and careful stewarding of the offerings, we have reported a surplus of £5,540.

Our unrestricted fund balance as at 31 December 2024 is £32,110 (2023 - £26,569).

I reported last year that a new restricted fund has been created for the external building “Children’s Cabin” so we can start raising funds for this project as it is progressing to the stage of local authority planning. Due to some delays with the architect and needing additional surveys this was submitted to planning at the end of March 2025 and we are hoping for approval by the end of May. We are grateful for donations to this project and the fund balance is £36,880.

Mission Tithe for 2024

Giving for 2024 by standing order and weekly offerings totalled £41,190. St Bartholomew’s has committed to tithing 10% of this to external mission projects and charities.

2024 tithe has been agreed by the Bobbing DCC and allocated as follows:

Swale Christians Against Poverty £800 (£600 was our annual commitment to the project). We have increased our commitment for 2025 to £800.
Swale Foodbank £1130
Mercy Ships £1130 - Deploys hospital ships to some of the poorest countries in the world, delivering vital, free healthcare to people in desperate need.
Joining Hands Joining Hearts £1130 - Domestic violence support group in the Swale area.

Darren Appleton

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Holy Trinity Church Sittingbourne Annual Report for 2024

Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith’ (Hebrews 12:2)

CHURCHWARDENS’ REPORT

The Property Book and Logbook have been checked and are up to date. All legal inspections have been carried out and the insurance has been renewed for this year. Regular Health and Safety inspections have been carried out and any issues have or are being dealt with.

A non-invasive asbestos survey was also conducted, prior to any quinquennial work being carried out. We have now received the quinquennial report, which, as expected, lists extensive repairs to the outside of the building being required. These repairs have an estimated cost over the next 5 years of £85,000.00, less any grants we may obtain. Immediate repairs to the north wall of the Lady Chapel are required which may total £7,500.00. Responsibility for the vicarage is still with Canterbury Diocese, who are still letting the property.

As members of the Leadership Team, we have all endeavoured to keep the Church moving forward during this extended vacancy. There have been many discussions and meetings, over the past year, with regards to the Deanery Reorganisation and the role of any new incumbents. Whilst still ongoing, we have been assured of an outcome in the near future.

With your support, and using the gifts God has given us, we will all continue to move the Church forward in the direction we believe God is calling us.

Phil Cross and Terry Fagg

STAFF TEAM

We meet in church on Tuesday mornings as a Leadership Team for prayer and worship followed by a time of sharing, planning, and business. It’s always such a joy to review the previous week, reflect on what has happened and rejoice in all the wonderful things that God is doing amongst the members of Holy Trinity Church. We also seek The Lord for direction, vision and purpose as we look toward the future.

It has been good that both Terry and Phil, our Churchwardens, have been able to be part of the Staff Team meetings throughout the year and we value their support and wisdom immensely. We delight in a great trust of each other as well as of The Lord and we have enjoyed serving the church in many and varied ways through the year, always seeking to promote faith in Jesus, discipleship, and a Culture of Honour amongst our fellowship.

Thank you for your prayers and encouragement – we really appreciate the support of our Church family.

Ann Mackenzie – Staff Team Lead

Gill Price – Reader Laura Carpenter – Community and Families Minister

Tina Wem – Church Administrator Mike Lusted – Pastoral Minister Jane Lusted – Pastoral Minister

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CHURCH ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

Time seems to have passed very quickly since the last APCM, and I can’t believe that I have completed my second year as church administrator! It has been another busy and fulfilling year.

The main areas of my work remain much the same as last year:

Communications

Producing the weekly newsletter, other updates, and announcement slides for Sunday Services.
Updating Holy Trinity’s website and our ‘A Church Near You’ webpage.
Responding to phone, email and online enquiries about our church.

General administration

Managing our safer recruitment process to ensure that we have a safe and positive environment for all who attend Holy Trinity. This includes ensuring safeguarding training is up to date and requesting DBS checks for both paid and volunteer posts as necessary.
Taking minutes at meetings.
Keeping church records up to date. We continue to use ChurchSuite software, which is working very well.
Carrying out health and safety inspections & managing risk with the church wardens.
Completing monthly diocesan returns, as well as annual Mission statistics and our Eco Footprint return.
Providing finance reports for Swale CAP Debt Centre.
Admin support for Wigglers’ Toddler Group, Sunday Kids’ Church, and Love Laughter Lunch.
Arranging the Sunday Volunteers’ rota
Ordering church supplies.
Keeping financial records to support our Treasurer; ensuring HT’s bills are paid in a timely manner.
Completing the admin around baptisms and other occasional offices.

I’d like to thank our leadership team for their love and support throughout the past year. I praise God for the opportunity to have a ministry of administration!

Tina Wem - Church Administrator

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COMMUNITY AND FAMILY MINISTRY

This year has been a very busy one. Wigglers Stay & Play has continued to grow, and we have had to put a maximum number on children attending each week. I believe that this year God has made it possible for relationships with families to deepen - opportunities to pray and share with families are a very regular occurrence. I have been able to spend time outside of Wigglers praying with families and helping practically. We have seen God work miracles of healing and restoration with the families themselves giving him the glory.

We held two very successful craft morning where fathers and siblings joined in, which again cemented relationships with the church family. We have seen a few of our families attend church and we pray for many more. I would like to thank Jane Lusted for her dedication, hard work and for sharing my vision for this very important ministry, as well as the ladies in the kitchen, on the craft table and in our singing team. I appreciate you all and give thanks for the wonderful team you are. We look forward to the year ahead and the exciting opportunities to share the good news of our risen Lord.

Laura Carpenter – Community and Family Minister

SUNG WORSHIP TEAM

This past year has been a challenging one which has seen a slight reduction in the team; with a worship leader, a member of the band and a member of the AV team all taking sabbaticals. This, coupled with another band/AV member training for ordination, has resulted in some services having a “stripped-back” band.

With the current sabbaticals and the loss of an AV technician, the audio section of this part of the team is very sparse. We have had one new recruit to this team (an old hand on the sound desk!), but it has still resulted in having to roster a couple of the musicians on the sound desk, at times. AV technicians are such an integral and very important part of the whole worship team as, without them, sung worship would just not happen.

We do encourage anyone who is interested in joining the team, as a musician or, especially, as an AV technician, to come forward and speak to me or any member of the team. Or just turn up to rehearsal on a Thursday evening and have a look, listen and/or play.

We continue to build on the experience we have gained over the past few of years, and we continually look to the Holy Spirit for guidance; more readily stepping out in faith when leading worship and helping to bring the congregation into the closer presence of God.

Worship leader(s) from the team continue to cover the sung worship at the 09.00 service on a monthly basis, so that Bryn gets some well-deserved time off. This continues to be very well received and has introduced some newer worship songs, along with traditional hymns, to the 09.00 congregation.

The band and AV techs were asked by Seasalter Christian Centre (St. Alphege, Whitstable) to lead worship at an all-day event for their entire church family, which took place back in February of this year. Some of our children and youth workers led their young people’s groups as well. It was an amazing and blessed day for all.

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As I reported last year, we replaced the “speaker’s/preacher’s” Lavalier (tie-pin) radio mics with a modern, two-mic system. Back in the summer of 2024, the receiver for this system was relocated and now transmits to the desk via the digital system; which has made reception a great deal better. A new “hard-wired”, shotgun mic has been purchased for use at the lectern which gives more flexibility when there are multiple service leaders/readers. This mic picks up voices from a distance and avoids users having to hold a mic close to their mouths.

Two Android tablets have also been purchased, together with Bluetooth page-turners, for worship leaders/musicians to use. Music/chord sheets can be downloaded and merged into one document which negates the need for hard copies and, hence, saves paper.

We, again, had three team socials last year: An Indian meal, a summer BBQ and a Christmas meal. All were well attended, and we had a great time, with games and quizzes. More are planned for this year; the first being ten-pin bowling and pizza, which took place in April.

I continually give thanks to God for this amazing team, for their love for Jesus and their passion to worship Him through music and song. I thank God for the gifts that He has given us, and my prayer is that all we do worships, honours and glorifies Him.

Bob Groombridge

HOLY TRINITY KIDS

Kids’ Church meets in the parish hall every Sunday except All Age Service Sundays. We even ran during the summer holidays thanks to the commitment of the team. Currently there are 10 members of team with 4 more going through the safer recruitment process. The age range for Kids church is currently 3 to end of school year 4. It was sad to see many of our older children go to Younger Youth, but this has made sessions easier to manage for us and has benefitted them greatly. Depending on the number of children present on the Sunday morning we keep all the children together for the whole session or split into smaller groups. Numbers vary greatly.

The theme for the week’s session is usually based on Scripture Union Light material. The sessions or themes are often augmented with ideas from other sources such as Cheeky Pandas, Saddleback Kids and The Jesus Story book Bible.

We try to include thank you prayers for past week, a game, song, bible story and discussion, prayer from the session and craft in each week. Having 4 adults in one room works far better from a safeguarding angle and with the wide age range help with games and craft.

Many thanks to Becky, Caroline, Cindy, Donna, Elaine, Julie, Phyllis, Pia, Shanella for your regular commitment, and especially for your flexibility when sessions have needed cover or swaps at the last moment. Special thanks to Caroline and Pia for also leading sessions.

Kay Till

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YOUNGER YOUTH

The Young Youth group runs bi-weekly on a Sunday parallel to the Service and is a provision for our children in school year 6 to year 9. We usually have between nine and twelve children attend.

We are a small team, and we are very passionate for our children to learn about Jesus and building a close relationship with him. We want to come alongside them on their personal journey, listen to their questions and teach them about who Jesus is and what He has done for them. Bible Study, Prayers, Games, Craft activities and quizzes are all part of our time together and we encourage the children to translate what they learn into their daily life and to become a close follower of Christ.

We also want them to understand that we are part of a bigger church family and that we look out for each other.

Our biggest challenge is the small size of the team, and we urgently need more volunteers joining us, so we don’t have to cancel Young Youth on Sundays when not enough team members are available. Our vision for the future is to be able to offer weekly meetings and add activities during the week relationships and friendships can be built and grow deeper.

Lenore Scott, Danielle Munn & Craig Nunn

PRAYER MINISTRY TEAM

We continue the tradition of having a prayer ministry team at Holy Trinity. The team regularly and faithfully serve at our Sunday services, and many attend the prayer time before the 10.45 service.

We aim to meet monthly to worship together, read God’s word, listen for words of knowledge, pictures and prophecy and always include a review and training session. The team members have completed the basic safeguarding training and are governed by our prayer ministry guidelines and expectations

We have been called by the Lord to minister to others in the power of the Holy Spirit. We are greatly encouraged by the ways we have seen God speak to his people on Sundays during the response time and many have responded to specific words of knowledge.

Team members continue to seek a closer walk with the Lord and to grow more in using spiritual gifts to bless his people during the week as well as on Sundays.

Gill Price - Reader

HOMEGROUPS

We see a homegroup as place where established Christians welcome and bless newcomers, including new Christians. Also, the groups offer a place to study God’s word and encounter him, hear his voice and grow in responding to him. We see each homegroup as a spa and a gym, a place of comfort and challenge!

The groups retain the simple pattern of Bible, Prayer and Friendship.

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Our Homegroup leaders have completed the relevant safeguarding training and follow the guidelines and expectations given for this role. Homegroup leaders meet monthly to study God’s word, pray, listen for words of knowledge and receive training as well as support by the person overseeing this ministry. They desire to grow closer to Jesus and to grow in using his spiritual gifts.

We are blessed to have such faithful homegroup leaders and their love and care for their group is very evident in the life of the church.

Gill Price – Reader

MISSION GIVING

Holy Trinity is a Tithing church, so we give away at least 10% of our incoming finance to Christian Mission Agencies whose ministry is in line with our Biblical ethos. We seek to have a balance of local, national and international agencies that fit our criteria of being Gospel focused and have a ministry of Word and Spirit. We have adopted the principle in the past two years of supporting fewer agencies who then receive a larger donation.

In addition to our tithe, at Harvest we took a special collection for the Tearfund Transforming Communities Appeal for South Sudan and were able to give them an extra £880. At Christmas we gave gifts for CAP Clients and collected £520 for The Prison Fellowship Angel Tree Project.

We also regularly collect food items to the Swale Trussell Trust Foodbank.

In January the DCC approved our distribution of our 2024 tithe as follows:

RECIPIENT AMOUNT £	RECIPIENT AMOUNT £
CAP Swale(agreed annual contribution of £200per month) 2400
CAP Swale for Local Centre use 600
CAP National 1000
Open Doors 1800
TearFund 2500
Swale Foodbank 2000
Bible Society(Bibles for Ukraine/Syria etc) Bible ReadingFellowship 1000 500
New Wine 690
MercyShips 1200
Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) 1200
Total	£14890

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SWALE CAP DEBT CENTRE

We are the Lead Church in a partnership of poverty Lifting people out four churches in the area supporting the Nee Of debt and poverty local Swale CAP Debt Centre, which serves Sittingbourne, Sheppey, and surrounding villages. It is led by Wendy Martin, the Centre Manager who is also the Debt Coach and supported by a Regional Manager, a local Line Manager, Befrienders and Prayer Partners. All team members apart from the Centre Manager are unpaid volunteers. We can take on two new Clients per month and are currently supporting 18 clients; we are delighted to say many of them are now debt free!

Through the generosity of an unknown benefactor (who paid for the places) and with the agreement of the Steering Group to help fund food and travel costs, we were able to send one of our client families to Spring Harvest in Skegness and this is what they said afterwards:

"I just wanted to say thank you once again for giving us the opportunity to be part of Spring Harvest this year. The children were absolutely thrilled. In fact, after we got back home, my daughter said before going to bed: "I've always dreamed of a holiday like this, where there's so much fun to do – and where God is there too." We truly feel blessed."

Some members of the Centre are trained to offer the CAP Money Coaching sessions to clients and prospective clients. This is a free service designed to empower people to know how to budget and better manage their finances. Recently they have run the course in two of our DWP Centres. We have built good links with local Foodbanks, Homeless Charities, Job Centre plus, the Local Council, Social Services, Housing Associations and Mental Health Teams.

Clients have also been supported by local churches and the Acts 4:35 Charity.

So thank you for your prayers and financial support, if you would like to know more about the work of our Centre and how you could be involved, please talk to with either Gill Price or Ann Mackenzie.

Revd Ann Mackenzie – Line Manager Gill Price – Parish Rep and Befriender Trainer.

SWALE FOODBANK

Our Foodbank centre is open every Tuesday from 11am-1pm in Holy Trinity Parish Hall. We are part of Swale Foodbank which is supported by Trussell. Our centre is run by a team of ten volunteers. We are a predominately Christian team.

We are so thankful for all the donations we have received throughout the year from both Holy Trinity and Bobbing, including those received during the harvest services. Altogether, donations of food and other essentials totalled an amazing

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1385 kg. These help us to keep our centres open every week. We are also very grateful for the ‘Love, Laughter, Lunch’ vouchers we can give to clients each week. We are thankful for the donations at Christmas for the Swale Foodbank pop up shops which enabled families nominated by local schools to choose Christmas presents and receive a Christmas hamper. In November, we were visited by the Year 2 children from the Oaks Infant School. The children brought their harvest donations and helped to pack some food parcels. They asked question and learnt more about the Foodbank. We all enjoyed the visit.

Between April 2024 and April 2025, our Holy Trinity centre supported 509 households (749 adults and 380 children), by giving out 7700 kg of emergency food. We see Foodbank as more than providing a food parcel. Listening, and signposting to other organisations, for example CAP, MenTalk Health and Citizens Advice, is an essential part of each session, enabling clients to receive additional support to help them to find a way out of their current crisis. We now have a Swale Foodbank team member at our centre every week giving advice through Porchlight. Increasingly, we have clients who come regularly just to talk to the team, have refreshments and take some of the food donated each week by the Co-op.

Caroline McCahon and Claire Tucker - Holy Trinity Foodbank Centre

MENTALK HEALTH, SITTINGBOURNE

We are delighted to have completed another year in our support of Mentalk Health.

It is a local registered charity, formed and led by a mental health professional, and a small team of actively involved trustees.

We have a team of 5 male volunteers who host their weekly meetings in our church building.

Our involvement is to provide a safe place, a welcoming atmosphere, provide refreshments, and importantly a listening ear.

Over 300 men are registered with the charity. The average weekly attendance is 50-60, and each meeting is a lifeline for many, that enables them to find friendship, fellowship, mutual and empathetic support. We believe that at least 18 lives have been saved since Mentalk started.

On our part, we are delighted that as relationships have developed, we have had opportunities for spiritual conversations, and to offer prayer where appropriate.

In serving together as team, we too have been able to build our own personal and spiritual relationships with each other. A true blessing, and many thanks to Gordon, Keith, Shannon, Chuks.

A special thanks to Phil for his continued support.

Mike Lusted – Pastoral Minister

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A MESSAGE FROM OUR TREASURER

With sincere gratitude, on behalf of the PCC, we extend a heartfelt Thank You for your unwavering love, support, and faithful service in the house of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are reminded through God’s word that our Father does not dwell in bricks and mortar but through the Holy Spirit, He resides in the hearts of all who have accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior.

There is no doubt—God is good! He continues to bless us in ways beyond our imagination, and we hold fast to the prayer of Apostle Paul in Philippians 4:19: "And my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

As you review the financials for 31 December 2024, we encourage you to see the goodness of God reflected in His provision through our congregation and the generosity of our friends and family. Looking ahead to 2025, let us embrace the year with hearts full of expectancy and enthusiasm, trusting in His divine plan.

Though we acknowledge the challenges of economic uncertainty, we stand firm in the truth that God’s promises remain unshaken. In 2025, let us rejoice in the blessings our Father has prepared for His children.

Jesus reassured us in Matthew 6:25-34 not to worry about what we shall eat, drink, or wear, for our Heavenly Father knows our needs. Instead, He calls us to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to us.

Therefore, let us put our confidence in God and boldly declare: "Not by my might nor by my strength, but by the grace of our Lord Jesus, through the loving kindness of our Heavenly Father, all our needs shall be met in 2025."

In Christ always

Buki Odeniran – Holy Trinity Treasurer

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Seclion A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of The PCC of the Ecc[eSS.Cal Parish of sittitoume Holy Trinity Wilh Bobbing On accounts for the year 31 DECEMBER 2024 ended Charity no 1159002 lif any) S•t out on pages 1 2 aee.Ti¢ftal_Il.'fr'>l I repC to the Irustees on my examination of the accounts of itre atQV8 chanty (Ihe Trusl-) frx the year ended 31112 12024 Responsibilili•s and As the charity trustees of Ihe Trust. you are resp(S1b1e for the preparali basis of report of Ihe accounts in ac¢xxdance with the requirements of the Charilies Act 2011 {-the AGI-). I re in respeci ol my eXaMir,aln ol the Trusl's accounts carried out undef section 145 of t 2C11 A¢t and in carrying oul my examination. I have followed Ihe applicable DIrec1nS giver, by the Charity Commission under section 1495Xb) of Act. I have cJJnpleted my examinab'on. I confirm Ihal ro material matters have come IJ my atten1n (olhef Ihari thal disclosed LElow ") in conneC1)n wilh the examinatn whth gives me cause to believe Ihat Èn. any material re5pecl: accounts records were r#)1 kepi in accordance wth section 130 of the Ad Of Ihe accounts do not ac¢cd with the accounliry records Independent examiners statement I have concems and have come across no other mafters in conr,eclion Wiitt the examination lo whtt attenti shoubj be drawn In order lo enable a proper underslarKJing of the accounls lo be reached. . Please delele the $ in the trKkets if Ihey do rKt appty. Sigmd: Dat•: G31"LLJ2f Name: I'V.A OH 6P_sJt1l4 Rolevant professional qualifi¢ation{s) or body {if any): FA IlZ£I3L) Addreu: %II I IX(iLI()lJlLNI:. 'I'J..l. (11?{)j 4*?S()) IER October 2018 181 Page

THE PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SITTINGBOURNE HOLY TRINITY WITH BOBBING Financial Statement For The Year Ended 31 12 2024 THE PCC OF THE ECCLESL4STIC.4L P.4RISH OF sirrLNGBOLILNT HOLY TRLNITY INITH BOBBLNG B.L. CE SHEET AS .4T 31 DeceDJber ?0?4 Fix+d Assts. t630 30 Cwr•rrt Assrts. 8as Re Réw•rd 30274 12.397 5.6S) C4shlLkndpositd R•etyts HT. PCC Gal Fd HT Cwi•nt AeeYffits HT P¢ig Cash t549 1.489 31.768 429 129.995 74 77.545 •(ors Tt•d ¢tfjlyS Accfu Nst Pnsion Creditrys Fs thjè io Cts)csan 06 F (01 (WJ (7991 Jet Assei Resorltted G*Thw•l Fund Funds FuThds Funds 8obbthg C8F 2 5.426 5.869 Fd$ CAP CeNer M"iss•oTh 7.833 Fd5 56.460 20.219 UThrestr•¢led G••beral F4md 32.1 34.791 I2 22 67.981 29.874 499 Shared Cost 56.751 Fwbds Pio¥ld•d 191 Page

THE PCC OF THE EcCLESST]cAL PARISH OF SITfiNGBOIILNE HOLY TRINITY ITrITH BOBBING SIAtemenl ofFIDanclal Acihrfiles ODcome & Expense) For ihe YeAr Emded 31 December 2024 IMCO 2.872 13.993 2.615 1.850 39.629 613 2.8 16.608 41.479 31.629 3425 12.8fy1 38.370 kncofr from OMXK#is •id L•9XS 8,910 8.910 2.887 2.415 110.M9 33.731 467 2.610 2.415 113.444 39.291 $67 2.760 1125Y2 40 C69 150 449 Kon)• fryn Tith)o FdK. 8•zw. Cxlw E er•S1 RKefvd 619 xo EXPEIIDITURE Q 1211 10 STOI (7 0121 (6 $431 Q2881 Q 3T91 15YJI P.1211 110.5701 (7.012) (1.8311 Q.379) .2YI 202) 1$ 343) Q6$) P52) 11331 P 7031 7tyJl 001 CXERGY EXPENSES p¢•1 C• ¢XERGY E)PENSES •x•wwi (4321 (12201 Q391 197.531) (M) 752) 1120) 198 2YI <2921 P 9951 0.9561 (7.9911 4741 18fAI Q8 79Jl (6.(WJ> 1451 118.9511 P2401 17101 16761 18381 (4741 IS49J 140 285) Q32) 116 295) 11. 159) 4.79)) 1451 Q2.1911 (7101 (6761 18381 1623) SER1Ths (14691 11.4691 Q781 rJ.1811 Q 379) 1166) 13.317) 15) SERIrtES TKh SER$ Yththg P 1811 (4.6121 1962 .642) 12 265 15 48 $21 10051 Twslef$ 8*•n Futvjs Totsl Fun¢h F(¥wwd 19 201 Page

THE PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SITTINGBOURNE HOLY TRINITY WITH BOBBING Detailed Statement of Financial Activities (Income & Expense) For the Year Ended 31 December 2024

INCOME Income from Income from Income from Income from Income from Income from Income from Income from Income from Income from Income from Income from Investment In EXPENDITU Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A Charitable A *Net Surplus* Transfers B Total Funds Total Funds	Total Bobbing - Clem Damerum Memorial (U) Bobbing Building One Account - CBF (R) Bobbing CBF 2 (R) Bobbing Children's Cabin (R) Bobbing General Funds (U) Bobbing Memorial Garden (R) CAP Center (R) Food Bank (R) Harvest Collection (R) HT General Funds (U) Love Laughter Lunch (U) Mission (R) Seasonal Events (R) Shared Cost (U) Special Collection (U) Wigglers (U) Cha 2,872.20 - - - - 1,946.00 - - - - 926.20 - - - - - - Dona 16,608.01 - - - - - - - 1,815.00 800.39 11,715.14 746.74 - - - 257.84 1,272.90 Dona 41,479.03 1,050.00 - - 38,995.60 376.00 630.06 - - 3.75 153.84 85.03 - - - - 184.75 Dona 31,628.98 - - - - 9,052.34 8.13 485.07 144.79 - 20,892.54 111.62 1.25 3.99 - 556.92 372.33 Dona 8,910.00 - - - - - - - - - 8,910.00 - - - - - - Dona 1,176.86 - - - - 1,176.86 - - - - - - - - - - - Dona 2,415.32 - - - - 2,415.32 - - - - - - - - - - - Dona 113,444.43 - - - 150.00 36,578.00 - 2,600.00 50.00 295.00 73,294.66 - - - - 250.00 226.77 Dona 39,290.97 - - - - 1,730.00 - 5,260.00 300.00 - 31,840.97 - - - - 160.00 - Dona 567.33 - - - - - - - 100.00 - 31.55 - - - - 435.78 - Dona 2,759.81 - - - - - - 150.00 - - 230.00 - - - - 300.00 2,079.81 Othe 580.04 - - - - 130.85 449.19 - - - - - - - - - - come 808.51 - - - - 703.38 - - - - 105.13 - - - - - - 262,541.49 1,050.00 - - 39,145.60 54,108.75 1,087.38 8,495.07 2,409.79 1,099.14 148,100.03 943.39 1.25 3.99 - 1,960.54 4,136.56 RE ctivitie (2,120.86) - - - - - - - - - (2,120.86) - - - - - - ctivitie (10,569.85) - - - - (1,813.27) - - - - (8,756.58) - - - - - - ctivitie (7,011.98) - - - - (2,804.40) - - - - (4,207.58) - - - - - - ctivitie (8,831.23) - - - (2,265.60) (6,542.75) (22.88) - - - - - - - - - - ctivitie (2,379.15) - - - - (630.89) - - - - (1,748.26) - - - - - - ctivitie (559.90) - - - - (289.44) - (30.00) - - (240.46) - - - - - - ctivitie (351.80) - - - - (47.49) - - - - (304.31) - - - - - - ctivitie (700.00) - - - - (500.00) - - - - (200.00) - - - - - - ctivitie (823.77) - - - - - - (432.10) - - (391.67) - - - - - - ctivitie (1,219.80) - - - - (442.07) - - - - (736.80) (40.93) - - - - - ctivitie (98,294.00) - - - - (29,000.00) - - - - (69,294.00) - - - - - - ctivitie (292.08) - - - - (7.12) - - - - (284.96) - - - - - - ctivitie (7,990.89) - - - - (115.00) - (3,995.68) - - (3,808.73) - - - (71.48) - - ctivitie (150.00) - - - - (135.00) - - - - - - - - (15.00) - - ctivitie (473.62) - - - - - - - - - (473.62) - - - - - - ctivitie (863.76) - - - - - - - - - (863.76) - - - - - - ctivitie (34,790.40) - - - - - - (6,000.00) - - (28,790.40) - - - - - - ctivitie (45.00) - - - - - - - - - (45.00) - - - - - - ctivitie (22,190.86) - - - - (3,720.00) - - (2,359.79) (880.29) (13,895.00) - - - - (1,335.78) - ctivitie (710.15) - - - - (710.15) - - - - - - - - - - - ctivitie (676.28) - - - - - - - - - (377.32) (298.96) - - - - - ctivitie (838.40) - - - - (118.40) - - - - (720.00) - - - - - - ctivitie (1,601.19) - - - - - - - - - (1,601.19) - - - - - - ctivitie (1,469.32) - - - - (404.61) - - - - (1,064.71) - - - - - - ctivitie (277.80) - - - - (196.23) - - - - (81.57) - - - - - - ctivitie (3,184.30) - - - - (1,091.25) - - - - (2,093.05) - - - - - - ctivitie (4,641.72) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (4,641.72) ctivitie (962.33) - - - - - - - - - (962.33) - - - - - - (214,020.44) - - - (2,265.60) (48,568.07) (22.88) (10,457.78) (2,359.79) (880.29) (143,062.16) (339.89) - - (86.48) (1,335.78) (4,641.72) */ (De* *48,521.05* *1,050.00* - - *36,880.00* *5,540.68* *1,064.50* *(1,962.71)* *50.00* *218.85* *5,037.87* *603.50* *1.25* *3.99* *(86.48)* *624.76* *(505.16)* etwe - - - - - - - - - - (120.77) - (11.14) (3.99) 255.50 (624.76) 505.16 Bro 76,969.78 - 7,832.19 183.49 - 26,569.13 4,361.29 7,832.19 - - 29,873.72 498.67 9.89 - (190.79) - - ~~Carr~~ ~~125,490.83~~ ~~1,050.00~~ ~~7,832.19~~ ~~183.49~~ ~~36,880.00~~ ~~32,109.81~~ ~~5,425.79~~ ~~5,869.48~~ ~~50.00~~ ~~218.85~~ ~~34,790.82~~ ~~1,102.17~~ ~~-~~ ~~-~~ ~~(21.77)~~ ~~-~~ (0.00)	Total Bobbing - Clem Damerum Memorial (U) Bobbing Building One Account - CBF (R) Bobbing CBF 2 (R) Bobbing Children's Cabin (R) Bobbing General Funds (U) Bobbing Memorial Garden (R) CAP Center (R) Food Bank (R) Harvest Collection (R) HT General Funds (U) Love Laughter Lunch (U) Mission (R) Seasonal Events (R) Shared Cost (U) Special Collection (U) Wigglers (U) a 2,872.20 - - - - 1,946.00 - - - - 926.20 - - - - - - na 16,608.01 - - - - - - - 1,815.00 800.39 11,715.14 746.74 - - - 257.84 1,272.90 na 41,479.03 1,050.00 - - 38,995.60 376.00 630.06 - - 3.75 153.84 85.03 - - - - 184.75 na 31,628.98 - - - - 9,052.34 8.13 485.07 144.79 - 20,892.54 111.62 1.25 3.99 - 556.92 372.33 na 8,910.00 - - - - - - - - - 8,910.00 - - - - - - na 1,176.86 - - - - 1,176.86 - - - - - - - - - - - na 2,415.32 - - - - 2,415.32 - - - - - - - - - - - na 113,444.43 - - - 150.00 36,578.00 - 2,600.00 50.00 295.00 73,294.66 - - - - 250.00 226.77 na 39,290.97 - - - - 1,730.00 - 5,260.00 300.00 - 31,840.97 - - - - 160.00 - na 567.33 - - - - - - - 100.00 - 31.55 - - - - 435.78 - na 2,759.81 - - - - - - 150.00 - - 230.00 - - - - 300.00 2,079.81 e 580.04 - - - - 130.85 449.19 - - - - - - - - - - me 808.51 - - - - 703.38 - - - - 105.13 - - - - - -
		262,541.49 1,050.00 - - 39,145.60 54,108.75 1,087.38 8,495.07 2,409.79 1,099.14 148,100.03 943.39 1.25 3.99 - 1,960.54 4,136.56
		ie (2,120.86) - - - - - - - - - (2,120.86) - - - - - - ie (10,569.85) - - - - (1,813.27) - - - - (8,756.58) - - - - - - ie (7,011.98) - - - - (2,804.40) - - - - (4,207.58) - - - - - - ie (8,831.23) - - - (2,265.60) (6,542.75) (22.88) - - - - - - - - - - ie (2,379.15) - - - - (630.89) - - - - (1,748.26) - - - - - - ie (559.90) - - - - (289.44) - (30.00) - - (240.46) - - - - - - ie (351.80) - - - - (47.49) - - - - (304.31) - - - - - - ie (700.00) - - - - (500.00) - - - - (200.00) - - - - - - ie (823.77) - - - - - - (432.10) - - (391.67) - - - - - - ie (1,219.80) - - - - (442.07) - - - - (736.80) (40.93) - - - - - ie (98,294.00) - - - - (29,000.00) - - - - (69,294.00) - - - - - - ie (292.08) - - - - (7.12) - - - - (284.96) - - - - - - ie (7,990.89) - - - - (115.00) - (3,995.68) - - (3,808.73) - - - (71.48) - - ie (150.00) - - - - (135.00) - - - - - - - - (15.00) - - ie (473.62) - - - - - - - - - (473.62) - - - - - - ie (863.76) - - - - - - - - - (863.76) - - - - - - ie (34,790.40) - - - - - - (6,000.00) - - (28,790.40) - - - - - - ie (45.00) - - - - - - - - - (45.00) - - - - - - ie (22,190.86) - - - - (3,720.00) - - (2,359.79) (880.29) (13,895.00) - - - - (1,335.78) - ie (710.15) - - - - (710.15) - - - - - - - - - - - ie (676.28) - - - - - - - - - (377.32) (298.96) - - - - - ie (838.40) - - - - (118.40) - - - - (720.00) - - - - - - ie (1,601.19) - - - - - - - - - (1,601.19) - - - - - - ie (1,469.32) - - - - (404.61) - - - - (1,064.71) - - - - - - ie (277.80) - - - - (196.23) - - - - (81.57) - - - - - - ie (3,184.30) - - - - (1,091.25) - - - - (2,093.05) - - - - - - ie (4,641.72) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (4,641.72) ie (962.33) - - - - - - - - - (962.33) - - - - - -
		(214,020.44) - - - (2,265.60) (48,568.07) (22.88) (10,457.78) (2,359.79) (880.29) (143,062.16) (339.89) - - (86.48) (1,335.78) (4,641.72)
		~~rr~~ ~~125,490.83~~ ~~1,050.00~~ ~~7,832.19~~ ~~183.49~~ ~~36,880.00~~ ~~32,109.81~~ ~~5,425.79~~ ~~5,869.48~~ ~~50.00~~ ~~218.85~~ ~~34,790.82~~ ~~1,102.17~~ ~~-~~ ~~-~~ ~~(21.77)~~ ~~-~~ (0.00)
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St Bartholomew's Bobbing Budget 2025

*St Bartholomew's Bobbing's Bobbings Bobbing* *Budget 2025get 2025et 2025*
	*2025*	2024	*2024*	2024
	*Budget*	Actual	*Budget*	Variance
*OUTREACH*
Missiongiving and other donations *3390* 3120 *3200* -80 CAP *1000* 600 *600* 0 Outreach - School/Community/Christmas/Bereavement *1000* 710 *1000* -290 Deanery Quota *34500* 29000 *29000* 0 *Total* *39890* *33430* *33800* *-370* *SERVICES* Sunday Kids *500* 196 *450* -254 Church Hospitality *400* 405 *600* -195 Church Supplies- Weddings / Baptism / Birthdays / Books / Zoom etc *200* 118 *300* -182 Organist and organ cost 0 0 *150* -150 CCLI License / PPL *1000* 935 *950* -15 Audio visual- asset & Music / Workshop/ Laptop *800* 156 *1000* -844 *Total* *2900* *1810* *3450* *-1640* *CHURCH RUNNING COST* Cleaning 60 0 *100* -100 Heating / Lighting / Water *2000* 1863 *2500* -637 Insurance *3000* 2804 *2800* 4 Church Minor Repairs *1000* 631 *1000* -369 Fabric(Quinquennial inspection & Repairs) *7000* 6542 *9000* -2458 *Total* *13060* *11840* *15400* *-3560* *MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION* Mobile data SIM *300* 289 *300* -11 Accounting Software *100* 115 *100* 15 Bank Charges 50 7 50 -43 Independent Examiner *100* 135 50 85 Training - Conference / seminar/ Courses etc *400* 0 *400* -400 *Total* *950* *546* *900* *-354* ~~SSS E==~~ ~~a=~~ ~~===~~ ~~SSE~~
*CLERGY EXPENSES*
Vicar / Clergy / warden expenses *600* 442 *600* -158 Discretionary funds *500* 500 *750* -250 Pastoral Care *100* 0 *100* -100 *Total* *1200* *942* *1450* *-508* Total Costs *58000* *48568* *55000* *6432* Total Income *58000* *54108* *55000* *-892* ~~SSE~~
Surplus/(Deficit) 0 *5540* 0 *5540* MONTHLY STANDING ORDERS *3000* *3192* *2974* MONTHLY GIFT AID *800* *754* *800* OFFERINGS/DONATIONS/FEES/INTEREST *600* *562* *600* MONTHLY INCOME *4400* *4509* *4374* ~~—_-~~
MONTHLY COST	*4833*	*4047*	*4583*

*ADDITIONAL MONTHLY PLEDGED INCOME NEEDED*	*433*		*209*

At 31/12/2024		At 31/12/2023
Bobbing Fund General Fund	32110		26569
Bobbing Building Restricted Fund	7832		7832
Bobbing Building Memorial Fund	5426		4361
Bobbing Land Sale Fund	183		183
Children's Cabin Restricted Fund	36880
Clem Damerum Memorial Fund	1050

Funds Total	83481		38945

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Holy Trinity ROPF 2024 ActUl4 15 YE31122024 2025 Hoty Trinity Holy Trinity OU7REACH In and ollw t)natithYs Othw rnissi giving and thatKkis eg fotyybank & CAP Deane Quolè Total Allocated bu 22 13.89S IIW.13 CAP 19 75.070A3 81,93).43 80.161.19 51.32 SERVLES 23 23 23 23 8L57 75OAW) 750JXI Y¢th Initiattyps 377.32 150fy) Church Wethjings /Baptism / Birtljdays 18ts3krdSK/LayaUts and Candles etG 23 720( &ni$l and GGLI Lrense /PPL cMuni Wine 23 23 23 23 AtItAll A Sunda A(lIAll A nda ALkJlt&lAII A &JfrkI9 A1111 A 1.601 19 I.5jj so s500 Church tali 23 l.tw 71 2.993.Oi su 12SQC 23 Wtyshi 962.33 .17 10 CHURCH RUNNbllG COST 2.12C 86 9.060 89 4.207 58 Heatin / Water htin / Water Irjsurdncy Chtsrch rtsr Maintenance lo). s5159 350 SA))A) 27.750.tW) 1.748 26 2,51XI.L4J Fabnc uwnial in Total Allocatsd 17.13T.5 24651.59 Lea&n of Office E menÈs. Offi¢e 23 Tele 8T offtce Admitt $t. $l•h( ACCntin softstsre Annual pen&t Adrninistrative cost 8ènk Cha hoslin /emails etc Inde Examiner - V7th for Pensi enCe serninar rses /PAobile 23 23 23 23 23 23 ClrIj frfhc Ghurd) office GIrCh olhce Chury Offi¢e Publici t Examiner Staff Sa rani I20* Izo 4.049 19 284 96 Gwmufto&b¢y7 150 30,543.74 a es and Sala rc ven 29.654 16 45 CLERGYEXPENSES v/c /waeX Gle ,Ises 736 80 Itali 2fy) cara ses s¢tiOna funds Pastoral Care Drsuet Fun Pasllyal care 1,71XI.(M) Tot&8 ITO 14QA3 .ss yam¢wnt J4 13 8BO.55 231 Page

THE PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SITTINGBOURNE HOLY TRINITY WITH BOBBING Detailed Statement of Financial Activities (Income & Expense) For the Year Ended 31 December 2024

INCOME
Income from Ch
Income from Do
Income from Do
Income from Do
Income from Do
Income from Do
Income from Do
Income from Do
Income from Do
Income from Do
Income from Do
Income from Oth
Investment Inco
EXPENDITURE
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Charitable Activi
Net Surplus / (D
Transfers Betw
Total Funds Br
Total Funds Ca

Total
Bobbing - Clem
Damerum
Memorial (U)
Bobbing Building
One Account -
CBF (R)
Bobbing CBF 2
(R)
Bobbing
Children's Cabin
(R)
Bobbing General
Funds (U)
Bobbing
Memorial
Garden (R)
CAP Center (R)
Food Bank (R)
Harvest
Collection (R)
HT General
Funds (U)
Love Laughter
Lunch (U)
Mission (R)
Seasonal Events
(R)
Shared Cost (U)
Special
Collection (U)
Wigglers (U)
a
2,872.20
-
-
-
-
1,946.00
-
-
-
-
926.20
-
-
-
-
-
-
n
16,608.01
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,815.00
800.39
11,715.14
746.74
-
-
-
257.84
1,272.90
n
41,479.03
1,050.00
-
-
38,995.60
376.00
630.06
-
-
3.75
153.84
85.03
-
-
-
-
184.75
n
31,628.98
-
-
-
-
9,052.34
8.13
485.07
144.79
-
20,892.54
111.62
1.25
3.99
-
556.92
372.33
n
8,910.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8,910.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
n
1,176.86
-
-
-
-
1,176.86
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
n
2,415.32
-
-
-
-
2,415.32
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
n
113,444.43
-
-
-
150.00
36,578.00
-
2,600.00
50.00
295.00
73,294.66
-
-
-
-
250.00
226.77
n
39,290.97
-
-
-
-
1,730.00
-
5,260.00
300.00
-
31,840.97
-
-
-
-
160.00
-
n
567.33
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
100.00
-
31.55
-
-
-
-
435.78
-
n
2,759.81
-
-
-
-
-
-
150.00
-
-
230.00
-
-
-
-
300.00
2,079.81
e
580.04
-
-
-
-
130.85
449.19
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
m
808.51
-
-
-
-
703.38
-
-
-
-
105.13
-
-
-
-
-
-
262,541.49
1,050.00
-
-
39,145.60
54,108.75
1,087.38
8,495.07
2,409.79
1,099.14
148,100.03
943.39
1.25
3.99
-
1,960.54
4,136.56
ti
(2,120.86)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(2,120.86)
-
-
-
-
-
-
ti
(10,569.85)
-
-
-
-
(1,813.27)
-
-
-
-
(8,756.58)
-
-
-
-
-
-
ti
(7,011.98)
-
-
-
-
(2,804.40)
-
-
-
-
(4,207.58)
-
-
-
-
-
-
ti
(8,831.23)
-
-
-
(2,265.60)
(6,542.75)
(22.88)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
ti
(2,379.15)
-
-
-
-
(630.89)
-
-
-
-
(1,748.26)
-
-
-
-
-
-
ti
(559.90)
-
-
-
-
(289.44)
-
(30.00)
-
-
(240.46)
-
-
-
-
-
-
ti
(351.80)
-
-
-
-
(47.49)
-
-
-
-
(304.31)
-
-
-
-
-
-
ti
(700.00)
-
-
-
-
(500.00)
-
-
-
-
(200.00)
-
-
-
-
-
-
ti
(823.77)
-
-
-
-
-
-
(432.10)
-
-
(391.67)
-
-
-
-
-
-
ti
(1,219.80)
-
-
-
-
(442.07)
-
-
-
-
(736.80)
(40.93)
-
-
-
-
-
ti
(98,294.00)
-
-
-
-
(29,000.00)
-
-
-
-
(69,294.00)
-
-
-
-
-
-
ti
(292.08)
-
-
-
-
(7.12)
-
-
-
-
(284.96)
-
-
-
-
-
-
ti
(7,990.89)
-
-
-
-
(115.00)
-
(3,995.68)
-
-
(3,808.73)
-
-
-
(71.48)
-
-
ti
(150.00)
-
-
-
-
(135.00)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(15.00)
-
-
ti
(473.62)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(473.62)
-
-
-
-
-
-
ti
(863.76)
-
-
-
-
-
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-
-
-
(863.76)
-
-
-
-
-
-
ti
(34,790.40)
-
-
-
-
-
-
(6,000.00)
-
-
(28,790.40)
-
-
-
-
-
-
ti
(45.00)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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(45.00)
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-
-
-
-
ti
(22,190.86)
-
-
-
-
(3,720.00)
-
-
(2,359.79)
(880.29)
(13,895.00)
-
-
-
-
(1,335.78)
-
ti
(710.15)
-
-
-
-
(710.15)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
ti
(676.28)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(377.32)
(298.96)
-
-
-
-
-
ti
(838.40)
-
-
-
-
(118.40)
-
-
-
-
(720.00)
-
-
-
-
-
-
ti
(1,601.19)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
(1,601.19)
-
-
-
-
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-
ti
(1,469.32)
-
-
-
-
(404.61)
-
-
-
-
(1,064.71)
-
-
-
-
-
-
ti
(277.80)
-
-
-
-
(196.23)
-
-
-
-
(81.57)
-
-
-
-
-
-
ti
(3,184.30)
-
-
-
-
(1,091.25)
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-
-
-
(2,093.05)
-
-
-
-
-
-
ti
(4,641.72)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(4,641.72)
ti
(962.33)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(962.33)
-
-
-
-
-
-
(214,020.44)
-
-
-
(2,265.60)
(48,568.07)
(22.88)
(10,457.78)
(2,359.79)
(880.29)
(143,062.16)
(339.89)
-
-
(86.48)
(1,335.78)
(4,641.72)
e
48,521.05
1,050.00
-
-
36,880.00
5,540.68
1,064.50
(1,962.71)
50.00
218.85
5,037.87
603.50
1.25
3.99
(86.48)
624.76
(505.16)
e
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(120.77)
-
(11.14)
(3.99)
255.50
(624.76)
505.16
o
76,969.78
-
7,832.19
183.49
-
26,569.13
4,361.29
7,832.19
-
-
29,873.72
498.67
9.89
-
(190.79)
-
-
r
125,490.83
1,050.00
7,832.19
183.49
36,880.00
32,109.81
5,425.79
5,869.48
50.00
218.85
34,790.82
1,102.17
-
-
(21.77)
-
(0.00)

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Charit14 The PCC of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Sittingboume Holy Trinity With Bobbing On accounts for the year ended 31 DECEMBER2024 Charity no (if any) 1159002 Set out on pages {remember to include the page numbers addib'onal I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trusf,) for the year ended 3111212024 Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515Xb) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examlner's statement I have no COnrnS and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 05 03IzDLS Name: peAOy 6A jA Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): IFA Cu£13G) Address: SITTINGBOIJRNE KENT, MEIO IAN TF,L. 01795 422565 IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of cOnM (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidan for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018

2024-12-31-accounts

ST BARTHOLOMEW BOBBING

ANNUAL REPORT

AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2024

Incumbent

Banker

Independent Examiner

Beginning with us, we long to see Sittingbourne transformed one life at a time by Jesus.

About us:

Worship on Sundays:

HOLY TRINITY AND BOBBING PCC for year 2024

PCC / DCC REPORT

Tina Wem – PCC Secretary

ELECTORAL ROLL OFFICER’S REPORT

Tina Wem – Electoral Roll Officer

SAFEGUARDING REPORT

Harriet Otonnu, Claire Tucker & Tina Wem

DEANERY SYNOD REPORT

CLERGY REPORT

David Ridley – Team Vicar

CHURCHWARDENS’ REPORT

Trevor Phillips & Darren Appleton

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

Liam Appleton

FINANCE & MISSION TITHE REPORT

Finance 2024

Mission Tithe for 2024

Darren Appleton

CHURCHWARDENS’ REPORT

Phil Cross and Terry Fagg

STAFF TEAM

CHURCH ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

Communications

General administration

Tina Wem - Church Administrator

COMMUNITY AND FAMILY MINISTRY

Laura Carpenter – Community and Family Minister

SUNG WORSHIP TEAM

Bob Groombridge

HOLY TRINITY KIDS

Kay Till

YOUNGER YOUTH

Lenore Scott, Danielle Munn & Craig Nunn

PRAYER MINISTRY TEAM

Gill Price - Reader

HOMEGROUPS

MISSION GIVING

SWALE CAP DEBT CENTRE

Revd Ann Mackenzie – Line Manager Gill Price – Parish Rep and Befriender Trainer.

SWALE FOODBANK

Caroline McCahon and Claire Tucker - Holy Trinity Foodbank Centre

MENTALK HEALTH, SITTINGBOURNE

A MESSAGE FROM OUR TREASURER

In Christ always

THE PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SITTINGBOURNE HOLY TRINITY WITH BOBBING Detailed Statement of Financial Activities (Income & Expense) For the Year Ended 31 December 2024

THE PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SITTINGBOURNE HOLY TRINITY WITH BOBBING Detailed Statement of Financial Activities (Income & Expense) For the Year Ended 31 December 2024