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The PCC of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Leonard’s Heston

Charity No: 1159915

The Parish of Heston

Trustees Annual Report 2022

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The PCC of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Leonard’s Heston

Charity No: 1159915

Trustees Annual Report for the Year ended 31[st] December 2022

Administrative and Legal Information

St Leonard’s church is situated in the suburban village of Heston in Middlesex and is part of the Diocese of London in the Kensington Episcopal Area in the Hounslow Deanery.

Ecclesiastical Parish St Leonard’s Church, Heston
Heston Road, Heston, Middlesex, TW5 0RD
Vicarage Address St Leonard’s Vicarage, 147 Heston Road
Heston, Middlesex, TW5 0RD
Incumbent Vacant
Assistant Curate/ SSM The Reverend Davidson Solanki
Churchwardens Miss Dawn Rabin, Miss Caroline Darvill
Treasurer Mr William Bessell
PCC Secretary Miss Caroline Darvill
Lay Chair Miss Dawn Rabin

Elected Members of the Parochial Church Council

Mrs Pat Jennings Mrs Sara Moffat

Ex Officio Members of the Parochial Church Council

Clergy
The Reverend Davidson Solanki
Safeguarding Officer Miss Amrit Rai (from December 2022)
Treasurer Mr William Bessell
Children’s Champion Mrs Wendy Rochester
Deanery Synod Rep(s) Mrs Joanne Merry

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Independent Examiner Data Developments Wolverhampton Science Park Creative Industries Centre Glaisher Drive Wolverhampton West Midlands, WV10 9TG

Bankers

National Westminster Bank, Hounslow Branch 275-277 High Street, Hounslow, TW3 1EG

Barclays Bank, Hounslow Branch 210 High Street, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW3 1DL

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Contents.

Page

  1. Title page

  2. 2-3. Legal Information

  3. Contents

  4. 5-6. Curate’s Statement and Review of the Year 6-8. Structure, Governances and Management

  5. 8-9. Objectives and Activities

  6. Achievements and Performance

Reports

  1. Finance and Treasurer

  2. 10-11. Churchwarden’s

  3. Electoral Roll

  4. 12-13. Deanery Synod

  5. Safeguarding

  6. 15-16. Children’s and Youth Ministry

  7. Shop 16. Christian Aid

  8. 16-17. Archivists

    1. Who’s who 2022

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Curate’s Statement and Review of the year

“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”

Lamentations 3.22 – 23 (NRSVUE)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Lord Jesus Christ,

We have finished one more year. God’s mercy, love and faithfulness has never changed, and St Leonards is a living example of God’s sustaining grace. As we continued in interregnum, God continued to move and work within St Leonard’s Heston in a miraculous way. We have experienced consistency and growth throughout the year. God’s mission continued within and outside of the Parish. Members experienced God’s love through worship, prayer, discipleship and pastoral care. People from many nationalities, cultures and ethnic backgrounds joined St Leonard’s. Relationships were restored; trust was rebuilt, and wounds continue to be healed. For all this, we give glory and praise to our triune God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Intentional focus has been given to regular worship, prayer and Bible based teaching. This enabled spiritual growth and discipleship among the members. Sign posting to Jesus Christ through preaching, teaching and sacraments played key roles in the overall spiritual growth of our congregation. A steady increase in Sunday service attendance is one example of such growth.

St Leonard’s witnessed keen interest among members for a deeper encounter with God through Bible study, prayer, baptism, confirmations and wedding. In March a Lent course “Embracing Justice” was conducted in the Parish where many members benefitted spiritually. Members generously donated for Ukraine appeal through our Lent collection. In April, four members were confirmed on Holy Saturday during Easter vigil service at St Paul's Cathedral.

Social gatherings were arranged that resulted into greater harmony and cohesion within the Parish. On 20[th] August the wedding of Ffion George & Ben Thompson 20th was celebrated at St Leonard’s Heston. On 4[th] September, members enthusiastically participated at Picnic arranged by the Parish. A Special Mass was conducted on 18[th] September to mark the death of late HRH Queen Elizabeth II. On 23[rd] October, Harvest Festival was celebrated with members joining in with a ‘bring and share’ lunch. On 26[th] November, our Christmas Tabletop sale was held where many people from the surrounding areas and members of the Parish came together and enjoyed social outreach. On 18[th] December, a Christmas Lunch was hosted by the Parish where many members joyfully attended.

Pastoral support was offered to elderly and vulnerable members of St Leonards congregation. Church Wardens and Curate visited their homes and offered home communion and individual prayer. Children and youth were provided spiritual support through Junior Church and online Youth Bible study. Dedicated prayer and pastoral care helped many members overcome difficult situations. They encountered God’s love, care and healing. Many struggled due to mental, physical, social and economic

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challenges however, St Leonard’s came together as one family and offered love and support to one another.

Ritesh Pateliya, an Ordinand from Holy Trinity Hounslow joined St Leonards in November for placement as part of his Ordination Training.

Whilst we continued search for new Vicar, Revd Tim Marwood and Revd Bob Eckhardt helped through conducting Sunday services when Curate was away. We are deeply grateful to them for their valuable support. St Leonard’s is part of the Bishop’s Mission Order along with other Parishes. Revd Mark Poulson, Director of this project, visited our Parish and provided helpful information about this new initiative.

As I close, I would like to express my sincere thanks to our Church Wardens, PCC Members and Parish Administrator for their valuable support. Being a Self-Supporting Minister, with a full time job, it would not have neem possible to sustain ministry at St Leonard on my own. They worked side by side as a team for which I praise God. I am indebted to all our members for their love, care and prayers which they offered to me and my family during this year. We feel deeply valued and supported. To God be the glory, honour and praise. Amen!

Rev’d Davidson Solanki Assistant Curate

Structure, Governances and Management

The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England and operates under the ‘PCC’ Powers Measures of 1956.

The PCC was registered as a charity on 13[th] January 2015, Charity reg no 1159915.

Heston PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent in promoting the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelism, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the fabric of the church complex.

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All church attendees and Parish members are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC if they have registered for six months prior to the APCM and are over 16 years of age, or in the case of a new roll, have been on the old roll for the required rulings.

With the incumbent, the PCC should look after individual people, tell people the ‘Good News’, help the poorer members of society and those suffering from racial, economic and other injustices, and should encourage good relations with other Christian denominations.

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The PCC should consider and discuss matters concerning the Church of England or any other matters of religious or public interest. It is not the role of the PCC to declare doctrine as this is covered under CANON A 5, when the Church of England or Parliament declares the doctrine.

The PCC should make known and put into effect any provisions made by the Diocesan Synod or the Deanery Synod, but without prejudice to the powers of the Council on any particular matter. Also, give advice to the Diocesan Synod or Deanery Synod on any matter referred to the Council and raise such matters as the Council consider appropriate with the Diocesan Synod or Deanery Synod, thus showing the link between the PCC, the Deanery Synod and the Diocesan Synod.

The PCC also has duties concerning the maintenance of the Church building, churchyard, for the contents of the Church, a five-year Quinquennial inspection, insurance, annual inspections, terrier, inventory and logbook, other property matters, the conduct of financial affairs of the Parish and rights respecting female priests.

Whilst members of the PCC cannot be expected to know all the rules and legal implications of certain fields but would be expected to seek advice before any discussions and decisions made. This could involve such things as health and safety, discrimination legislation, child protection, church appointments, church services and property conveyancing.

The PCC operates through a number of committees which meet between meetings of the PCC: Standing and Finance, Stewardship, Hall and Fabric, Child Protection, Archivist and Synod.

The PCC acknowledge and accept their collective responsibility that proper financial books and records are kept, adequate control systems in place to safeguard the assets and the format and content of the financial statement.

Risk Management

Major risks to which the PCC were exposed were reviewed and systems and procedures in place designed to manage these risks were established some time ago. However, a review of all of our procedures (in particular regarding financial) took place during 2018 and is on-going. A COVID-19 Risk Assessment was drawn up before reopening our buildings and this remains a dynamic document.

Safeguarding Policies

St Leonard’s PCC has used every endeavour to comply with its duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016, in relation to having due regard to House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. A copy of the House of Bishop’s Guidance is included here for ease of reference.

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Child Protection

The Church of England, in all aspects of its life, is committed to and will champion the protection of children and young people both in society as a whole and in its own community. It fully accepts, endorses and will implement the principle enshrined in the Children Act 1989, that the welfare of the child is paramount. The Church of England will foster and encourage best practice within its community by setting standards for working with children and young people and supporting parents in the care of their children. It will work with statutory bodies, voluntary agencies and other faith communities to promote the safety and well-being of children and young people. It is committed to acting promptly whenever a concern is raised about a child or young person or about the behaviour of an adult and will work with the appropriate statutory bodies when an investigation into child abuse is necessary. The Church of England is committed to encouraging an environment where all people and especially those who may be vulnerable for any reason are able to worship and pursue their faith journey with encouragement and in safety. Everyone, whether they see themselves as vulnerable or not, will receive respectful pastoral ministry recognising any power imbalance within such a relationship.

Safeguarding Adults

All church workers involved in any pastoral ministry will be recruited with care including the use of the Criminal Records Bureau disclosure service when legal or appropriate workers will receive training and continuing support. Any allegations of mistreatment, abuse, harassment or bullying will be responded to without delay. Whether or not the matter involves the church there will be cooperation with the police and local authority in any investigation. Sensitive and informed pastoral care will be offered to anyone who has suffered abuse, including support to make a complaint if so desired: help to find appropriate specialist care either from the church or secular agencies will be offered. Congregations will often include people who have offended in a way that means they are a continuing risk to vulnerable people. The risks will be managed sensitively with the protection of adults and children in mind.

Objectives and Activities

The prime objective of the PCC is the promotion of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices laid down by the Church of England and Parliament under the PCC (powers) Measure of 1956.

Ministerial and Missional Objectives

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life of our Church, Morning Prayer services, Lent and Advent worship and study and our support of our recognised charities

Fabric and Structural Objectives

Achievements and Performances

Church attendance

There were 94 parishioners on the Electoral Roll, of which 53 resided in the Parish.

Governance

The full PCC met 13 times during the year including meetings concerning the recruitment of our new Incumbent and discussions with the Diocese Property team regarding the development of the Vicarage and surrounding land. All meetings have taken place face to face.

We have continued our promotion of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, special Sundays, Lent and Advent courses, Morning Prayer, Fundraising, Mission work (mainly through collections), maintenance of our property and grounds, continued Christian life with our Youth Church and Lent and Advent worship and study.

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Financial Report

Please refer to the Independently Examined Financial Report with financial details for 2022. We employ the services of a book-keeper, Mr Kevin Ogilvie of Charity Bookkeeping to provide financial information and keep the books in order on behalf of the Trustees.

Treasurer’s Report

The Parish’s income did not return to pre-pandemic levels in 2022. To compensate for this the PCC focussed on cost reduction measures and maximising our income from investments. The measures were successful in reducing expenditure by 24% , (that is from £169,036 in 2021 to £128,323 in 2022) and increasing our income from investments, which increased 15% , (that is from £48,097 in 2021 to £55,530 in 2022). Despite these measures the parish continued to make an operating deficit in 2022, but it was significantly reduced from £95,956 in 2021 to £49,241 in 2022. Last year (2021) the operating deficit was compensated for by a £242,100 gain in the value of our investments, but this year (2022) our investments suffered a loss* in value of £241,641 . The combination of our operating deficit and our loss on investments meant that overall deficit was £290,882 in 2022 compared to a surplus of £146,045 in 2021. * There was no need to sell any part of our investments so this loss is a paper loss only. Our parish’s investments are all held with the Church of England’s sole approved fund manager, CCLA, and will necessarily rise and fall in value with the stock market. The FTSE index is a measure of the price of the stock market. At the date of the accounts (31 December 2022) the FTSE index was 7451 , however since then the FTSE index has hit an all time high of 8014 on (20 February 2023) . Accordingly, we have no concerns for our investments.

William Bessell Treasurer

Churchwarden’s Report

Our thanks go to Fr. Davidson & Fr. Ken who continued to lead our Sunday worship & to Nikkita who brilliantly preached, when not leading Youth Church, during our interregnum.

As we eased out of lock-down our congregation numbers slowly increased, we quickly settled into a new way of worshipping with the continued use of face masks & intinction during communion. With the Hyde Hotel – Heston being so close we welcomed several Iranian refugees, who were quickly swaddled within the St Leonard’s family.

The PCC completed & agreed The Parish Profile. The vacancy for a Vicar for St Leonard’s Heston went live in The Church Times on the 20[th ] May 2022 with an interview date set for the 11[th ] July. Caroline & I were voted to be The Parish

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Representatives, trusted to do what was right for the congregation as well as the Parish. Three applications were received & all applicants invited to attend an interview. Although one applicant was ‘The Bishops Preferred Candidate’ Caroline & I felt no one was quite the right ‘fit’. After a long discussion the panel agreed the vacancy would be re-advertised. The interview panel consisted of The Ven Richard Frank - Arch Deacon of Middlesex, Rev Mark Poulson – Mission Zone Lead, Rev Joseph Fernandes – Area Dean Spelthorne plus Caroline & myself. The vacancy was re-advertised in September but sadly no one was shortlisted. Our search continues but we have faith we will find the right person in 2023.

Our hard-working gardener, Nick Strood, handed in his notice. After 10-years of maintaining our grounds, he decided to finally retire. We thank both Nick & his wife Gella for their hard work & commitment.

The PCC decided to meet monthly so issues could be discussed & quickly resolved. Meetings began at 19.30 for 90-mintues, initially held in the Church then moved into the Church Hall.

Caroline & I thank The PCC members & congregation for their support & guidance. We are looking forwarding to what 2023 may bring.

Dawn Rabin

Lay-chair, Churchwarden & Sacristan

Electoral Roll Report

There were 94 people on the Electoral Roll in January 2022 (53 of whom resided in the Parish).

I regret 2 parishoners have died: Mrs Patricia Hood and Mrs Ruth Murray.

Mrs Dianne Roberts resigned and Ms Joanna Moffat moved out of the area.

There were 3 additions to the Electoral Roll:

Mrs Deepika Solanki, Mr Dishan Solanki and Mrs Spruha Solanki

There are, therefore, now 93 people on the Electoral Roll (53 of whom reside in the Parish)

Vera Sewell Electoral Roll Officer

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Deanery Synod

There were three meetings in 2022.

Hounslow Deanery Synod 7.30pm Thursday 24th February 2022 Held via zoom

The Deanery Standing Committee was introduced:

An Introduction to using Living in Love and Faith resources, with Rebeccah CooperJones & Rev Jody Stowell. Martine introduced Rebeccah Cooper-Jones & Rev Jody Stowell from the London Diocese LLF team.

Notices from Rev Martine Oborne

• The Diocesan Synod by-election is currently underway with nominations due into the Deanery

Secretary by noon tomorrow. There are currently 3 clergy vacancies and 3 lay vacancies.

• Bishop Graham has announced he will be stepping down as Bishop of Kensington and will be filling a new role at the Centre for Cultural Witness. Please continue to pray for Bishop Graham and his family during this period of transition. The process for appointing a new bishop is in progress and we hope we will find out the new Bishop by the end of the year with a consecration early next year.

• There is a vacancy at St Leonard’s and one due to arise at All Saints Isleworth, please pray for the churchwardens of both churches.

• There are no representatives for the Hounslow Deanery on General Synod, if there are any volunteers to keep the deanery up to date on their activities then please do reach out to Martine.

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Hounslow Deanery Synod 7.30pm Tuesday 14th June 2022. Held at Holy Trinity Hounslow

  1. Racial Justice - with Fr Joseph Fernandes, Vicar of St Hilda’s Ashford and Area Dean of Spelthorne.

Deanery Business from Simon Surtees

• Billy-Jo O’Leary briefly spoke to advertise the upcoming Riding Lights Performance on the 7th of July at Holy Trinity, sponsored by Home for Good.

• Simon asked for prayers for St Paul’s Chiswick as they head into interregnum.

• Rev Elis Matthews advertised Shelter Project, Hounslow which has relaunched as Café Together.

This is a 2 hour drop-in session at Bell Road Methodist every Thursday for anyone who may benefit.

Hounslow Deanery Synod 7.30pm Thursday 20th October 2022

Held at the Green School for Girls

Deanery Synod Meeting

  1. Presentation about Church and Non-Church Schools - with Jo Jones, Kensington Area Bishop’s Schools' Chaplain. The presentation touched on the why, how and practical ways to support schools and introduced the Growing Younger Agenda.

  2. The Green School – with Sally Yarrow, CEO & Executive Headteacher of the Green School Trust. Sally introduced the Green School Trust, the ways churches are involved and support their school.

  3. Church of England Schools – with Penny Roberts, Diocesan Director of Education.

Penny spoke about Church of England Schools, giving both statistics and information about how they work.

Practical ideas for supporting schools and specific prayer points were introduced.

More details about the presentations can be shared by Jo Merry on request.

If anybody would like to join me at the meetings, we do have a vacant position.

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Safeguarding Report

Due to increased work commitments, Miss Caroline Chamberlain stood down as Safeguarding Officer following the APCM. The Churchwardens looked after the role until December 2022 when Miss Amrit Rai agreed to take on the role. She is currently undertaking her DBS and online training via the Church of England Safeguarding Training Portal.

The purpose of Safeguarding at St Leonard’s is to promote the welfare and champion the wellbeing of vulnerable groups: children, young people, and adults with care and support needs.

We are supported in our work by the Diocese of London Safeguarding Team. Our PCC adopts the Diocese’s Safeguarding Policy and members of the PCC are undertaking online training through the Church of England Safeguarding Training Portal.

The care and protection of children, young people and adults who may be vulnerable, and who are involved in church and other activities within the diocese is the responsibility of the whole church. Everyone who participates in the life of the church and diocese has a role to play.

If you have immediate concerns about someone’s safety, please contact the police and Hounslow Children’s or Adult Social Care Services:

Our Safeguarding Policy statement is available on the church website and is displayed in church.

DBS checks are carried out for all members of the PCC and members of the congregation working with children, young people, and adults with care and support needs. Anyone wishing to take on this role should speak to Jo Merry or Dawn Rabin (our DBS-Evidence Checkers) about the process.

We continue to be committed to providing a safe environment for all children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Caroline Darvill Churchwarden.

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Children’s and Youth Ministry Report

This year marked the beginning of re-opening!

We began with opening back up our Junior and Youth church on Sunday mornings, covering at least two Sundays in the month. We have journeyed alongside the church, hoping that this would give children and young people a chance to talk more with parents and carers about what we’ve studied and talked about.

We continued with our Bible Studies also throughout the year and attended the local youth group that takes place at Holy Trinity Hounslow on Friday Nights, which was great for extended fellowship with other young people around the Hounslow area.

We also were able to participate in the return of our Table Top sale too, which made for great conversation, fellowship and community building!

We had a great turnout for our Christingle and Carol service, which saw a number of our young people read confidently and boldly to the community. The service made for a nice intimate evening as we sat with anticipation for the coming of Christ our King. A thank you to Wendy Rochester and the Children’s Society for also contributing to the evening.

One of my personal highlights was the return of our Nativity! We finally had our very own Mary and Joseph in church after so long. It was great to watch the children partake in this on Sunday morning in all their costumes.

We also saw many school visits resume over the Christmas period and we welcomed their Nativities too. A huge thank you to Dawn and Caroline as they both helped to assist me on these days.

A huge thank you to Linda Dobson for all she has done. It has been such a pleasure to work alongside her and share in the love of God together. Thank you, Linda for all you have done and for all you have been to our young people and children. It doesn’t go unnoticed!

I wanted to say a huge thank you to those that have encouraged, prayed for and even volunteered with us over the last four years since I’ve been the Children’s and Youth Minister.

It has been an honour and a privilege to serve the children and young people of Heston. Thank you for all the opportunities, blessings and love I have received. Go well with the Lord.

Blessings always,

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Nikkita Robert- Children’s and Youth Minister.

Nikkita left the Parish on 19[th] February to travel to Canada and the congregation gave her a good, albeit slightly sad, send off. We wish her every happiness and success as she travels through new experiences!

The position of Children’s and Youth Minister is currently vacant.

Caroline Darvill Churchwarden.

Shop Report

I had a stall at the tabletop sale in November and had a good day for sales in addition to the outreach into the local community.

As usual, Christmas is a good time for selling Advent candles and calendars to my loyal customers and I thank them again for supporting the shop.

Lynda Hardy continues to produce her very interesting, factual books. (I had one very excited and grateful customer who I was showing round the church and found his grandfather's details in one of Lynda's books.)

We made a small profit of £80 and hope to be able to have more opportunities to open the shop next year.

Vera Sewell.

Christian Aid Report

There was no Christian Aid activity in 2022. We hope to resume this in 2023.

Archivist Report

Another quiet year for The Archivist, but there continues to be occasional enquiries regarding our registers. I think that Covid might have something to do with this interest as many people took to researching their own families to help alleviate the boredom of lockdown. Most of these enquiries are made either by ‘phone or email and due to the transcription of our registers along with our extensive bank of digital photographs it has been possible to answer most of these.

Physically searching for family graves continues to be somewhat hazardous due to the state of the graveyard: the state of the cemetery hasn't improved over the past

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year and anybody wishing to walk anywhere other than on the path should be very wary indeed as there has been considerable subsidence, and some of the stones are now in a very perilous condition.

This year I have updated the information in our “Clergy Book” to include Rev John Kafwanka, Rev Ken Tombs, Rev Sandra McCalla and Nikkita Robert. When Rev Erica Wilding joins us, she will become the 60[th] incumbent!

Lynda Hardy Archivist

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Who’s Who 2022.

Who’s Who 2022.
Vicar
Assistant Curate/ SSM		 Vacant
The Reverend Davidson Solanki
Churchwardens Dawn Rabin, Caroline Darvill
PCC Members Rev Davidson Solanki, Dawn Rabin, Caroline Darvill,
Nikkita Robert, , William Bessell, Wendy Rochester,
Joanne Merry, Pat Jennings, Sara Moffat
Deanery Synod
Members		 Joanne Merry
Vacancy
PCC Secretary Caroline Darvill
Safeguarding Officer Vacant May-November Amrit Rai December 2022.
Children’s Champion Wendy Rochester
Electoral Roll Officer Vera Sewell
PCC Treasurer and
Insurance Officer		 William Bessell
Director of Music Dawn Rabin
Archivist Lynda Hardy
Vergers David Sewell, Caroline Darvill
Interfaith Officer Vacancy
Sub committees
Fabric and Maintenance Vicar and Churchwardens
Team Co-ordinators
Choir and Sacristan Dawn Rabin
Youth Church Nikkita Robert
Church Flowers Heather Bone
Duty rota Dawn Rabin
Head Server/ Servers’
Rota		 Joanne Merry
Cashing up rota Vera Sewell
Fundraising Christine Harris
Church Shop and 100
club		 Vera Sewell
Christian Aid
Representative		 Vacant
Children’s Society
Representative		 Wendy Rochester
Jasmine Rochester

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St Leonard’s Church Heston Road, Hounslow. TW5 0RD

Email: office@parishofheston.org Website:www.parishofheston.org

Charity registration number: 115991

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End of Year Financial Statements

Year ending 31[st] December 2022

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Independent Examiner’s report

Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2022

Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and the examiner

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts and they consider that an audit is not required for the year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:

Examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act

to follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and

to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of the Independent Examiner’s statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with these records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required for an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no material matter has come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

Accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act, or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Date: 19[th] April 2023

Signed:

Stephen Hendy

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Statement of Financial Activities

Unrestricted Designated
Restricted Endowment
Total
Prior year
funds
funds
funds
funds
funds
total funds
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Income from charitable activities
Other trading activities
Investments
Other income
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Expenditure on charitable activities
Total expenditure
Gains / losses on investment assets
Net income / (expenditure) resources before
transfer
Transfers
Gross transfers between funds - in
Gross transfers between funds - out
Other recognised gains / losses
Net movement in funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 17,289
70
—
—
17,359
19,418
3,704
—
—
—
3,704
2,679
2,488
—
—
—
2,488
174
55,530
—
—
—
55,530
48,097
—
—
—
—
—
2,711
79,012
70
—
—
79,082
73,080
208
—
—
—
208
68
125,195
—
3,020
—
128,215
168,967
125,403
—
3,020
—
128,423
169,036
(278,231)
36,591
—
—
(241,641)
242,010
(324,623)
36,661
(3,020)
—
(290,982)
146,054
2,045,871
7,500
—
—
2,053,371
19,000
(7,500)
(2,008,821)
(37,050)
—
(2,053,371)
(19,000)
1,713,748
(1,964,660)
(40,070)
—
(290,982)
146,054
96,557
1,972,160
283,847
—
2,352,565
2,206,510
1,810,305
7,500
243,777
—
2,061,583
2,352,565

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Balance sheet

Class and code
Description		 This year
Last year
Fixed assets
6430
CCLA General Shares No 1
6431
CCLA Shares No 2
6432
CCLA Shares no 3
6450
Parish Office
6460
Equipment
Total Fixed assets
Current assets
6501
Nat West
6505
Barclays
6510
CCLA (CBF) deposit account
6590
Petty Cash
Z05
Accounts Receivable
Total Current assets
Liabilities
6699
Agency collections
Z04
Accounts Payable
Total Liabilities
Net Asset surplus(deficit)
Reserves
Excess / (deficit) to date
Z01
Starting balances
Z02
Gains/(losses) on investment assets
Z03
Gains/(losses) on reval of fixed assets
Total Reserves
Represented by funds
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Endowment
Total		 30,235
33,289
744,395
523,323
1,202,674
1,362,332
52,443
52,443
—
—
2,029,747
1,971,387
10,290
8,115
10,650
52,981
10,840
320,511
56
100
—
—
31,836
381,706
—
529
—
—
—
529
2,061,583
2,352,565
(49,341)
(95,956)
2,352,565
2,206,510
(241,641)
242,010
—
—
2,061,583
2,352,565
1,810,305
96,557
7,500
1,972,160
243,777
283,847
—
—
2,061,583
2,352,565

Approved by the PCC on __________and signed on its behalf

_____ signed

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Fund movement by type

Opening Incoming Outgoing Transfers Gains/losses Journals Closing
AllSaints - All Saints Sale Fund
Designated
Restricted
Sub-total for AllSaints
Bells - Church Tower/Bellrin
Designated
Sub-total for Bells
Fabric - Fabric Fund
Designated
Restricted
Sub-total for Fabric
Friends - Friends of Heston
Designated
Sub-total for Friends
Kath - Kath Middleston
Restricted
Sub-total for Kath
Sonia - Sonia Vanstone Fund
Restricted
Sub-total for Sonia
VDF - VDF
Designated
Sub-total for VDF
General - General fund
Unrestricted
Sub-total for General
Grand total		 1,918,670
—
—
(1,955,261
)
36,591
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,918,670
—
—
(1,955,261
)
36,591
—
—
572
70
—
1,858
—
—
2,500
572
70
—
1,858
—
—
2,500
5,242
—
—
(5,242)
—
—
—
1,593
—
—
—
—
—
1,593
6,835
—
—
(5,242)
—
—
1,593
765
—
—
(765)
—
—
—
765
—
—
(765)
—
—
—
19,788
—
—
—
—
—
19,788
19,788
—
—
—
—
—
19,788
262,467
—
3,020
(37,050)
—
—
222,397
262,467
—
3,020
(37,050)
—
—
222,397
46,911
—
—
(41,911)
—
—
5,000
46,911
—
—
(41,911)
—
—
5,000
96,557
79,012
125,403
2,038,371
(278,231)
—
1,810,305
96,557
79,012
125,403
2,038,371
(278,231)
—
1,810,305
2,352,565
79,082
128,423
—
(241,641)
—
2,061,583

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Analysis of income and expenditure

Total
Unrestricted Designated
Restricted
Endowment
This year
Last year
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
Gift Aid - Bank
5,742
—
—
—
5,742
7,800
PGS Giving
1,486
—
—
—
1,486
121
Gift Aid - Envelopes
5,953
—
—
—
5,953
9,285
Other planned giving
930
—
—
—
930
385
Loose plate collections
1,390
—
—
—
1,390
866
Card Donations
246
—
—
—
246
—
Giving through church boxes
182
—
—
—
182
52
One-off Gift Aid gifts
211
—
—
—
211
60
Donations appeals etc
751
70
—
—
821
515
Donations for Flowers
—
—
—
—
—
310
Tax Recovered from PGS Giving
297
—
—
—
297
24
Legacies
100
—
—
—
100
—
Other funds generated
2
—
—
—
2
—
Total
17,289
70
—
—
17,359
19,418
Income from charitable activities
Fees for weddings and funerals
3,704
—
—
—
3,704
2,679
Total
3,704
—
—
—
3,704
2,679
Other trading activities
Fundraising
857
—
—
—
857
68
Sunday coffee
160
—
—
—
160
66
Bookstall sales - fund raising
5
—
—
—
5
—
Church hall lettings - fund raising
1,466
—
—
—
1,466
40
Total
2,488
—
—
—
2,488
174
Investments
Dividends
55,158
—
—
—
55,158
47,918
Bank and building society interest
373
—
—
—
373
179
Total
55,530
—
—
—
55,530
48,097
Other income
Insurance claims
—
—
—
—
—
2,376
Unidentifed Income
—
—
—
—
—
335
Total
—
—
—
—
—
2,711		 Total
Unrestricted Designated
Restricted
Endowment
This year
Last year
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
Gift Aid - Bank
5,742
—
—
—
5,742
7,800
PGS Giving
1,486
—
—
—
1,486
121
Gift Aid - Envelopes
5,953
—
—
—
5,953
9,285
Other planned giving
930
—
—
—
930
385
Loose plate collections
1,390
—
—
—
1,390
866
Card Donations
246
—
—
—
246
—
Giving through church boxes
182
—
—
—
182
52
One-off Gift Aid gifts
211
—
—
—
211
60
Donations appeals etc
751
70
—
—
821
515
Donations for Flowers
—
—
—
—
—
310
Tax Recovered from PGS Giving
297
—
—
—
297
24
Legacies
100
—
—
—
100
—
Other funds generated
2
—
—
—
2
—
Total
17,289
70
—
—
17,359
19,418
Income from charitable activities
Fees for weddings and funerals
3,704
—
—
—
3,704
2,679
Total
3,704
—
—
—
3,704
2,679
Other trading activities
Fundraising
857
—
—
—
857
68
Sunday coffee
160
—
—
—
160
66
Bookstall sales - fund raising
5
—
—
—
5
—
Church hall lettings - fund raising
1,466
—
—
—
1,466
40
Total
2,488
—
—
—
2,488
174
Investments
Dividends
55,158
—
—
—
55,158
47,918
Bank and building society interest
373
—
—
—
373
179
Total
55,530
—
—
—
55,530
48,097
Other income
Insurance claims
—
—
—
—
—
2,376
Unidentifed Income
—
—
—
—
—
335
Total
—
—
—
—
—
2,711
17,289
70
—
—
17,359
19,418
3,704
—
—
—
3,704
2,679
3,704
—
—
—
3,704
2,679
857
—
—
—
857
68
160
—
—
—
160
66
5
—
—
—
5
—
1,466
—
—
—
1,466
40
2,488
—
—
—
2,488
174
55,158
—
—
—
55,158
47,918
373
—
—
—
373
179
55,530
—
—
—
55,530
48,097
—
—
—
—
—
2,376
—
—
—
—
—
335
—
—
—
—
—
2,711
INCOME TOTAL 79,012
70
—
—
79,082
73,080

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EXPENDITURE

Raising funds

Costs of fetes & other events
—
—
—
—
—
68
Church Shop Purchases
208
—
—
—
208
—
Total
208
—
—
—
208
68
Expenditure on charitable activities
100 Club Prize
(50)
—
—
—
(50)
20
Refreshments
2
—
—
—
2
185
Giving - relief and development
agencies
331
—
—
—
331
—
Secular charities
—
—
—
—
—
(375)
Common Fund
60,000
—
—
—
60,000
87,500
Assistant staff costs
—
—
—
—
—
202
Youth Worker Salary
12,603
—
—
—
12,603
12,511
Youth Worker Expenses
—
—
—
—
—
271
Junior Church
114
—
—
—
114
—
Salary of parish administrator
10,295
—
—
—
10,295
10,067
Staff Pension
1,652
—
—
—
1,652
1,502
Payrol Administration Fee
551
—
—
—
551
544
Working expenses of incumbent
—
—
—
—
—
1,095
Vicar's Discretionary Payments
—
—
—
—
—
500
Council tax
(6,146)
—
—
—
(6,146)
—
Parsonage house expenses
284
—
—
—
284
—
Water rates - vicarage
—
—
—
—
—
453
Vicarage Costs
91
—
—
—
91
—
Education
36
—
—
—
36
—
Parish training and mission
—
—
—
—
—
302
Premeses running - insurance
7,244
—
—
—
7,244
7,044
Church office - telephone
1,778
—
—
—
1,778
1,614
Church Office Equipmnent
60
—
—
—
60
3,010
Churc office - supplies
103
—
—
—
103
526
Organ / piano tuning
12
—
—
—
12
—
Organist Fee
100
—
—
—
100
(455)
Verger Fees
360
—
—
—
360
180
Bell Ringers
80
—
—
—
80
—
Church maintenance
1,964
—
—
—
1,964
4,641
Cleaning
—
—
—
—
—
857
Lodge Gas
—
—
—
—
—
728
Upkeep of services
536
—
—
—
536
1,353
Flowers
311
—
—
—
311
215
Upkeep of churchyard
9,938
—
3,020
—
12,958
19,219
Administration
5,176
—
—
—
5,176
1,872
Bookkeeping
2,000
—
—
—
2,000
2,000
Bank Charges
210
—
—
—
210
209
Visiting speakers / locums
228
—
—
—
228
63
Church running - electric
1,200
—
—
—
1,200
1,200
Church running - gas
7,897
—
—
—
7,897
4,528
Church running - water
45
—
—
—
45
231
Hall running - Cleaning
1,357
—
—
—
1,357
1,451
Hall running - electricity
744
—
—
—
744
876
Hall running - gas
596
—
—
—
596
390
Hall running - maintenance
342
—
—
—
342
163
Governance costs examination/audit
fee
432
—
—
—
432
1,250
Church major repairs - structure
1,440
—
—
—
1,440
1,023
Hall Fees
1,281
—
—
—
1,281
—
Total
125,195
—
3,020
—
128,215
168,967		 —
—
—
—
—
68
208
—
—
—
208
—
125,195
—
3,020
—
128,215
168,967
EXPENDITURE TOTAL 125,403
—
3,020
—
128,423
169,036
GRAND TOTAL (46,391)
70
(3,020)
—
(49,341)
(95,956)

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Independent Examiner’s report

Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2022

Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and the examiner

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts and they consider that an audit is not required for the year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:

Examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act

to follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and

to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of the Independent Examiner’s statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with these records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required for an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no material matter has come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

Accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act, or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Date: 19[th] April 2023

Signed:

Stephen Hendy

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