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ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ST PAUL`S CHURCH GOODMAYES Responsibilities of the Parochial Church Council

The Parochial Church Council (“The Council”) is required to prepare financial statements for each financial year that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Parish as at the end of the financial year and of its income and expenditure for that period.

The Council confirms that suitable accounting policies have been used and applied consistently, and reasonable and prudent judgments and estimates have been made in the preparation of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020. The Council also confirms that applicable accounting standards have been followed and that the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.

The Council is responsible for keeping proper accounting records, for taking reasonable steps to safeguard the assets of the Parish and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.

By Order of the Council

Reverend Janet Buchan Vicar and PCC Chair

John G Hill Treasurer

25th February 2021 ST PAUL`S CHURCH GOODMAYES

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Safeguarding 3
Membership of the Parochial Church Council 4
Committee Membership 5
Electoral Roll Report 5
Report on Activities:
Parochial Church Council 6
Community Centre Committee 6
Entertainments and Fundraising Committee 7
Worship 7
Music 8
Church Rotas 8
Deanery Synod 9
Far East Redbridge Mission and Ministry Unit (FERM) 9
Goodmayes Fellowship of Churches 9
Social and Outreach Activities 9
Young People
School Contacts 10
Messy Church 10
Youth Group 10
Sunday Squad 10
Report on Fabric, Goods and Ornaments 11
Charitable Giving 12
The Flower Guild 12
The Parish Magazine 13
Conclusion 13
Finance
Independent Examiner’s Report 14
Statement of Financial Activities 15
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2020 16
Notes to the Financial Statements 17
Income and Expenditure Accounts
General Fund Income 25
General Fund Expenditure 26
Assistant Clergy Fund 27
Organ Fund 28
Restoration Fund 29
St Paul’s Community Centre Fund Income 30
St Paul’s Community Centre Fund Expenditure 31
Flower Fund 32

ST PAUL`S CHURCH GOODMAYES Safeguarding Statement and Report 2021

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The care and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults involved in Church activities is the responsibility of the whole Church. The congregation of St Paul’s has been made aware that if there are any concerns, they should speak to Kim Bownas or Rev’d Janet immediately. If they feel that someone is in immediate danger, they should call the Police or the local Social Services Duty Team.

There have been no safeguarding concerns reported at St Paul’s Goodmayes for 2020 - 21.

The church continues to follow the protocols established by the PCC in previous years. Training and DBS checks will be reviewed in the coming year and renewed as necessary. With several activities suspended due to Covid-19 restrictions, risk assessments and up-to-date registration forms will also be revisited as they begin again in 2021.

As requested by the Diocese, Rev’d Janet publicised the Church of England’s “Past Cases Review 2” on two successive Sundays in October, in both written and oral notices, with the contact details required for anyone who wished to make a report. So far as we are aware, no concerns were raised relating to St Paul’s Goodmayes.

St Paul’s continues to promote a safe environment for all, building good safeguarding practice into our work with children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Kim Bownas, Parish Safeguarding Representative

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The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of Goodmayes St Paul

Background

The Parish of Goodmayes St Paul is part of the Deanery of Redbridge in the Barking Area of the Diocese of Chelmsford.

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is responsible for co-operating with the Vicar, The Reverend Janet Buchan, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church: pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It is also responsible for the maintenance of the Church building and the Community Centre.

Membership

Members of the PCC are either ex officio or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting in accordance with the Church Representation Rules.

During this financial year, and up until the production of the Annual Accounts, the following served as members of the PCC:

January-March 2020 March-December 2020 Vicar & Chair The Rev’d Janet Buchan The Rev’d Janet Buchan Churchwardens Mr Lawrence Asea Mr Lawrence Asea Mrs Judith Halls Mrs Judith Halls Vice Chair Mrs Judith Halls Mrs Judith Halls Secretary Mrs Val Thompson Mrs Val Thompson Electoral Roll Officer Mr Lawrence Asea Mr Lawrence Asea Treasurer Mr John Hill Mr John Hill Deanery Synod Reps None Dr Gweneth Nneji Mrs Helen Williams Elected Members Ms Kim Bownas Ms Kim Bownas Mrs Michelle Evangeli Mrs Michelle Evangeli (resigned November) Mr John Hill Mr John Hill Mrs Wendy Hill Mrs Wendy Hill Ms Princess Onyeukwu Ms Princess Onyeukwu Ms Debbie Tempro-Vallance Ms Sharon Samuels Mrs Val Thompson Ms Debbie Tempro-Vallance Mr Lenford Tulloch Mrs Val Thompson Mr Lenford Tulloch

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Committees

Standing Committee

The PCC has a Standing Committee as required by law. It meets when necessary between PCC meetings. It has the power to transact the business of the PCC, subject to any directions given by the PCC. The membership consists of: the Vicar (chair), the Churchwardens, the Treasurer, the PCC Secretary and Michelle Evangeli (resigned November 2020).

Nurture and Outreach Group

The role of this committee is to carry forward the pastoral, evangelistic and mission work of the Church. The membership consists of: the Vicar (chair), the Churchwardens, the PCC Secretary and Kim Bownas. This group did not meet during 2020 and needs to be re-thought.

Entertainment and Fundraising Committee

This committee was established to arrange and oversee an annual programme of functions of social, fund-raising and entertainment events, providing opportunities for the local community to interact with the church and its members. The membership consists of: Judy Halls, Wendy Hill, John Hill, Princess Onyeukwu, Lenford Tulloch and the Vicar.

Community Centre Committee

This committee oversees the administration, cleaning and maintenance of the fabric of the Community Centre. The Committee also sets hire fees, proposes conditions of hire (to be ratified by the PCC) and manages the finances. The membership consists of: Judy Halls (chair), Lawrence Asea, John Hill, Gwen Nneji and the Vicar.

Report on the Electoral Roll of the Parish

As required by the Church Representation Rules (2020), the Electoral Roll has been revised in preparation for the 2021 Annual Parochial Church Meeting and is available to view on the interior notice board opposite the normal entrance to the church. It is made up as follows:-

Males-living within the Parish 11
Males-living outside the Parish 10
Females-living within the Parish 24
Females-living outside the Parish 18
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Total 63
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This is 1 more than the number reported at last year’s Annual Parochial Church Meeting. Two members died during the year and one moved out of the area. New members are added to the Roll as they become eligible and four joined the church during the year.

Sharon Samuels, Electoral Roll Officer

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A Report on the Activities of the PCC and the Parish

Parochial Church Council

The PCC were able to meet in January in the vicarage, and able to have the APCM on 15[th] March 2020 in church just before the first notice of the impending lockdown due to COVID-19 which began on 23[rd] March 2020. The PCC meetings of May, July, September and November 2020 have all taken place on Zoom with a special PCC Zoom meeting in August to discuss updating the broadband connection in church to enable us to future proof and upgrade to being part of a digital church. Committees have met between full PCC meetings and minutes of their deliberations received by the full PCC and discussed where necessary before decisions made.

As well as discussing the maintenance of the fabric of the church at each meeting, in January we discussed the recent deanery congress and lay participation in services. In May we signed off the 2019 accounts, delayed due to COVID-19. In July we discussed communication within our church family and worship patterns that were adjusted as the pandemic conditions altered. September brought discussion about the planned parish quiz on Zoom and in November we reviewed our worship plans for the Advent and Christmas season. All meetings have been well attended by members of the PCC who have made decisions to enable our worship to continue throughout this pandemic.

The PCC Secretary and the Chairman thank the elected officers and all involved with the various committees for their support and co-operation. We give special thanks to Rob Halls for his technical support during this time and for the assistance of the Asea family. We also give special thanks to Rev. Janet’s nephew, Chris Hoyle, for all he has provided in setting up for services to be broadcast to our congregation.

Val Thompson, Secretary

The Community Centre Committee

The Centre is the primary source of the PCC’s annual income and has had a challenging year. During the first 3 months the Centre was fully used by Barleymont Nursery (the largest client), on weekday evenings by small Community Groups and on Saturdays for private parties and social events. Lettings continued to be administered by Judy Halls, Chair of the Community Centre Committee.

The Centre was closed on 20 March as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. Barleymont Nursery re-opened on 1 July for pre-school children only and for Holiday Club during the school holiday. It re-opened fully on 1 September using the Centre on weekdays from 7am-7pm during the Autumn term, although with lower numbers of children than usual. A reduced rent was negotiated for Barleymont in recognition of the financial challenges they faced due to closure and limited working. There have been no private party bookings since March, and use by Community Groups has been very limited.

It is hoped that the Centre will be used by the wider community of Goodmayes and beyond when restrictions of the pandemic are lifted. Judy Halls, Committee Chair

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Entertainments and Fundraising Committee

The Committee did not meet during 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions and our limited opportunities for fundraising. We were able to hold two events:

In the absence of a Bazaar, the Bonus Ball scheme, organised by Wendy Hill, which runs throughout the year, became our most successful fund-raiser, producing £827.50, its best-ever total.

Worship

Worship was hugely disrupted during 2020 due to the pandemic. We closed for public worship in March. Contact with the congregation was sustained by weekly letters, supplemented with material for reflection relevant to the season. These continued until the end of July, with occasional letters since, as required.

At the beginning of April we began worship via Zoom, in time for Holy Week when we offered a full programme of services consisting of: Morning, Evening and Night Prayer on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday; a Maundy Thursday Eucharist, with Spiritual Communion, led by The Rev’d Tom Britt who was on placement with us; a Good Friday Liturgy; a shortened Easter Vigil and an Easter Day Mass. From Easter Week we continued with regular Morning and Night Prayer, via Zoom, with a Eucharist on Sundays. We chose to use Zoom as our virtual platform as it can be accessed via a landline telephone by those who have no internet access. Weekly notice sheets and the necessary service orders have been delivered to those without internet.

From 10[th] May Rev’d Janet was allowed to preside at the Eucharist from the Church, but without a congregation present. Services continued to be transmitted via Zoom, using a laptop placed on the altar. On 12[th] July a limited congregation returned to Church. While this was cause for rejoicing, it meant a considerable amount of work to enable the technology, as significant numbers of the congregation did not feel safe to attend in person and a “hybrid” system had to be created. We are very grateful to Rob Halls, and to Janet’s nephew, Chris Hoyle, who set up a successful temporary system. This experience has shown us that we need to explore installing permanent audio-visual equipment capable of transmitting worship while a congregation is physically present, and this work is in hand (see Fabric report).

In November the Church again closed to public worship, re-opening at the beginning of December. For the first time in 2020 we offered a “Longest Night” service on 21[st] December, consisting of traditional readings, poetry and recorded music, with the opportunity for quiet meditation and (socially distanced) lighting of candles. This service was well-appreciated and we will repeat it in 2021. With the news of increasing COVID-19 incidence, we chose to limit numbers at our Christmas services by asking the congregation to attend either Midnight Mass or Christmas Morning, and have since closed again for public worship, at the request of the Diocese and Local Authority.

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The changes to worship required by the pandemic have involved a great sense of loss, particularly for those who have not been able to receive Holy Communion since March 2020. However, there have also been gains: many more people have engaged with mid-week services, which they have found supportive; many more members of the congregation have contributed to leading worship and a number have also shared reflections in the “preaching slot” on Sundays. The growth in skill and faith demonstrated by these contributions has been impressive and we look forward to building on it.

Janet Buchan, Vicar

Music

Our choir, now consisting of five ladies, continued to lead the music at the Sunday Eucharist with a responsorial psalm sung on most Sundays in January and February and the early part of March, in addition to the hymns and Mass setting. From midMarch onwards, singing was banned in church due to the increased risk of disseminating the COVID virus. Largely due to the efforts of Rob Halls, using material supplied by the A Church Near You Resource Hub, we have used recorded music to support our worship at Night Prayer, and for festival services in Church.

John Hill, Organist and Choirmaster

Church Rotas

We express our gratitude to all the volunteers on various rotas for the work they do in supporting our worship and community life at St Paul’s Church. Sadly, this year we lost two long-standing members of the church who had both served as volunteers for many years. Eileen Warwick, who died in February 2020, was a member of the sidespersons’ team and Ruth Barnett, who died in November 2020, had been a member of the hospitality and readers’ teams, and of the choir. They will be missed for their warmth and generosity by all. We extend our grateful thanks to Stan Halls who served for many years in different roles in the church including Eucharistic Minister, sidesperson and intercessor. Stan steps down to take a well-earned break.

The global pandemic and lockdown meant we could no longer meet in church from March for most of 2020. As a result, the hospitality teams have not been required since March. Moving to remote services by Zoom online has led to an increase in the number of opportunities for church members to contribute during the service. So 2020 saw the addition of many new volunteers to read and lead intercessions. We are all agreed that the range of voices brings a greater sense of inclusion and adds variety to the worship.

For the short periods between lockdowns when the church was open we thank the team of sidespeople for the warm welcome, direction and support they provided to visitors and regular members of our church. The team consists of 7 elected members, who, in rotation, were on duty every 4 weeks.

Gwen Nneji, Co-ordinator

Note: The Churchwardens and the Vicar are very grateful to Gwen for continuing to co-ordinate the volunteers’ rotas, which became a much larger task in 2020 due to larger numbers of services and increased participation.

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Deanery Synod

The Synod met only twice during the year due to COVID-19.

At the meeting in February, which took place at St Paul’s, The Rev’d Jonathan Evens, Associate Vicar for Partnership Development at St Martin-in-the-Fields spoke about HeartEdge, a movement for renewal of the church, based on the principle of being with people at the margins of society, and working in the areas of: Commerce; Culture; Congregation and Compassion.

The November meeting took place on Zoom and was devoted to an explanation of the roles of Synod Officers, the election process and catching up on news.

Far East Redbridge Mission and Ministry Unit (FERM)

St Paul’s Goodmayes is part of a “Mission and Ministry Unit” with the adjacent Anglican parishes of St John’s, Seven Kings, St Peter’s, Aldborough Hatch and All Saints, Goodmayes. The name “FERM” derives from our geographical location on the eastern boundary of the Redbridge Deanery. Opportunities for collaboration were limited by the disruption caused by Covid-19. We hope to resume meeting together and develop joint initiatives once this is possible.

Goodmayes Fellowship of Churches

The Goodmayes Fellowship of Churches is an ecumenical group of Christian Churches in the Goodmayes area: All Saints, Goodmayes, Goodmayes Baptist Church, Goodmayes Methodist Church, St Cedd’s Roman Catholic Church and St Paul’s. Sadly, our usual joint activities could not take place due to the pandemic. We hope that it will be possible to meet together again in the second half of 2021.

Stan Halls, Goodmayes Fellowship of Churches Representative

Social and Outreach Activities

Our social and outreach activities were severely curtailed by COVID-19. Apart from the Fun Night in January, all in-person social events had to be cancelled. In June we instigated a monthly “Sunday Afternoon Tea and Cake” on Zoom to give members of the congregation the opportunity to hear and share news in a more relaxed forum than the brief exchanges possible after the Sunday morning Eucharist. These sessions are typically attended by a dozen people and are appreciated by those who join in.

Drop-In sessions for residents of Atholl Court, and our visits to local Care Homes and to Goodmayes Hospital were suspended in March. Rev’d Janet and Judy Halls have now been formally approved as volunteers for the North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT), which operates Goodmayes Hospital and some community beds on the King George Hospital site. Janet is now visiting as a volunteer chaplain and Judy will begin soon, to supplement the work of the Chaplaincy Team during this very challenging time.

Our new ‘English for Women’ group met briefly and then had to be abandoned. We will re-start as soon as we can.

Rev’d Janet is now the Chair of the Seven Kings Community Policing Neighbourhood Ward Panel. Meetings during 2020 moved online and provide a forum for liaison between the police and local residents.

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Young People

School Contacts

At the beginning of 2020 plans were in hand for school visits to the Church from Barley Lane and Farnham Green schools, as well as for Rev’d Janet to teach sessions on baptism at Barley Lane. We had also planned for a similar project to that undertaken in 2019, where Year 5 children would interview older adults about their memories of childhood in the local area. Sadly all had to be cancelled due to the pandemic. We plan to resume as soon as contact is permitted.

Messy Church

Messy Church is a way of being church for families that includes: craft and other fun activities, child-friendly worship and sharing a simple meal together. Sessions encourage adults and children to work and worship together. They provide a good opportunity to introduce people to the Christian faith, especially those who are unfamiliar with Church, or may fear that their children will not cope with it. In 2020, we ran Messy Church in February and March, and then had to stop due to lockdown. We resumed with a, shorter and simpler, online version, via Zoom, in October, enabling us to maintain contact with a small number of families and will continue with monthly sessions until we are able to meet again in person.

Youth Group

St Paul’s seeks to be a place where young people feel accepted and among friends, helping them to develop as whole people and enabling them to know themselves, to know God and to grow as Christians.

Our plans to explore joint working with our Mission and Ministry Unit Churches to develop provision for young people have not been possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope to pick this up as soon as we are able to meet again.

Sunday Squad

Due to the restrictions caused by Covid-19, Sunday Squad was suspended from March 2020 onward. Contact has been maintained with the children and families by sending out weekly resources by email provided by the “Roots” organisation. These focus on the gospel readings for each week and encompass a arrange of activities. The children have continued to participate in Sunday Services, particularly in the monthly All-Age Service, through taking part in the readings, intercessions and other aspects of worship. Some members also took part in raising money for Christian Aid by completing local walks and bike rides, with Zoe, Anastasia and Kyron (and Michelle) walking over nine miles around local parks. Sunday Squad joined forces with Messy Church in October to provide a monthly afternoon online session, attended by a small number of families. We hope to be back to meeting face-to-face soon!

Kim Bownas, Sunday Squad Leader

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ST PAUL`S CHURCH GOODMAYES Report on Fabric, Goods and Ornaments

The following work has been completed:

Planned future work

A Quinquennial Report will be undertaken in 2021 and we will be guided by our architect in respect of priorities emerging from that report.

Judy Halls & Lawrence Asea, Churchwardens

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Charitable Giving

During the year the following charitable donations were made from PCC funds:

The United Society for Partners in the Gospel (USPG) £600
The River House Trust (formerly the Cara Trust) £300
The Prison Fellowship £300
The Friends of Essex Churches Trust £300
The Falconer Trust £300
Disasters Emergency Committee: Coronavirus Appeal £250
Disasters Emergency Committee: Yet to be committed £200
Redbridge Food Bank £200
Refugee Welcome Dagenham (St Mary’s Ilford) £200
TOTAL:£2,650

£150 of the gift to the DEC was carried forward from 2019 leaving £200 (see above) to be given away in 2021

In addition, funds were raised from parishioners and others for a variety of charitable objectives. These payments (including Gift Aid recovered where possible) were:-

Christian Aid (Sponsored Bike Ride by our young people): £567.50
Children’s Society (in lieu of Christmas cards to each other): £41.25
Christmas boxes for residents of Atholl Court and Grove Farm: £313.75
Royal British Legion (Poppies on Remembrance Sunday): £83.25
Redbridge Food Bank (At Harvest Festival): £307.50
Needy families at Barley Lane School £243.75
Macmillan Nurses (50% of Ruth Barnett`s funeral collection): £420.00
An additional Discretionary Fund for the Vicar’s use:
£2,105.75
TOTAL: £4,082.75

All of these funds were expended save for £102.83 in the Atholl Court Fund which will be used to offer hospitality to those residents who attend our Tuesday morning dropin sessions once these resume; £4.18 in the Barley Lane School Fund which will be added to the £1,280.06 also remaining in the Vicar’s additional Discretionary Fund from which any further need by Barley Lane School families will be met.

John Hill, Treasurer

The Flower Guild

The members of the St Paul’s Flower Guild remain as June Capel, Judy Halls, Wendy Hill, Lorna Hunte, Linda Weaver and Val Thompson. The Guild continues to enhance the worship of all church services with beautiful floral displays throughout the year, although during the lock-down in 2020 very few arrangements were actually produced.

We did manage to decorate the church for Christmas with the normal Christmas trees and foliage adorned with red flowers which drew a few compliments. We are grateful for all those who helped.

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Hopefully, things will get back normal soon and we can all return to church, including the flowers. In the meantime, thanks go to all the Flower Guild for their continued help and to those who give so generously towards the cost of the flowers. Wendy Hill

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ST PAUL`S CHURCH GOODMAYES The Parish Magazine

Because of the lock-down, the Parish Magazine – usually printed at Chelmsford – was printed in-house on the church copier. Ninety copies have been produced each month and distributed to everyone on the electoral roll, either by hand or post, as well as to those who normally subscribe. I am grateful to Rev. Janet and Judy Halls for helping with the distribution. Around six copies are posted to readers outside the parish.

Most of our local FERMMU and Goodmayes Fellowship Churches receive a copy, as does the Goodmayes library. The sale price of the magazine remains the same, at 50p. The magazine is part-funded by advertisements from local businesses.

Wendy Hill, Editor

Conclusion

It is an understatement to say that 2020 was a challenging year. When all kinds of gathering, including public worship, were prohibited on church premises in March, noone imagined that the disruption would continue for so long. We have lost many shared experiences and the regular opportunities to connect with our local community through the year. As a church with a Eucharistic tradition, a huge sadness has been the loss of Holy Communion. Some members of our congregation have not been present at a Eucharist for almost a year. While “Spiritual Communion” has its place, it is not an adequate substitute, and we do long for the day when all will be able to receive the Sacrament as we are used to.

Despite these difficulties, we have adapted, finding new ways of staying in touch, maintaining worship and sustaining faith in these very difficult times. We moved quickly onto “Zoom”, learning slowly how to overcome the inevitable glitches, with the result that a very large proportion of the congregation has continued to connect with us and with each other. Several older members have discovered that they can use internet technology, giving them increased opportunity to connect with family and friends, as well as to join in worship. Those without IT access are able to dial in to services on a landline telephone, so no-one has to be excluded. We have established a pattern of Morning Prayer on three weekday mornings, and Night Prayer on two weekday evenings, via Zoom, meaning that many more people are meeting for weekday worship than was the case a year ago. Many more people are participating in the leadership of worship, which is also hugely encouraging.

The Parochial Church Council will participate in an “Away Day” – in person or on Zoom depending on regulations at the time – in May 2021 to consider how we rebuild our life together once we can meet freely again, how we develop our service to our local community and what shape our worship needs to take. It will be important that we do not simply try to re-create what we had before the pandemic, but use this experience as a catalyst for deciding what is important about “church” in Goodmayes in the twenty-first century, and where God might be leading us. 2021 will be another challenging year.

The Rev’d Janet Buchan, Vicar 25th February 2021

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Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of the Parish of St Paul’s Goodmayes

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Parish of St Paul’s Goodmayes for the year ended 31 December 22.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the parish you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘The Act’)

I report in respect of my examination of the parish’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner`s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the parish as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Osbornes Accountants Limited, 20, Market Place, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, KT1 1JP March 2023

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ST PAUL`S CHURCH GOODMAYES Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31 December 2022

Note
INCOME
Voluntary income (direct giving)
Other voluntary income
2(b)
Gross income from events and activities
Other ordinary income
Income from investments
TOTAL INCOME
EXPENDITURE
Grants
3(a)
Support costs
3(b)
Directly relating to the work of
the Church
3 ( c),7( c),21( c,
Fund raising and publicity
3(d)
Church management and administration
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE
Gains/(losses)on investment assets
Balances brought forward at
1 January 2022
Balances carried forward at
31 December 2022
2(a), 6(a)
2( c), 20( c)
2(d)
2(e),4(e),6(e)
8(e),10( e),20( e)
3(e), 21(e)
Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds
£
£
35,512
530
4,175
-
77,915
-
5
-
2,196
759
119,803
1,289
3,917
-
438
-
102,459
27,765
-
-
3,770
-
110,584
27,765
9,219
(26,476)
(5,450)
262,570
121,411
266,339
94,935

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ST PAUL`S CHURCH GOODMAYES Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2022

£ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 17 179,785
Investments
4,000 (5,432) shares in the Investment
account of the Central Board of Finance of
the Church of England 18 93,547
268 Charibond shares (held in custody by
the Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Finance) 18 325
273,657
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 22 208
Deposit accounts:
Central Board of Finance of
the Church of England 70,184
National Westminster Bank current accounts 42,910
Cash in hand 105
113,407
CREDITORS:AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Creditors 23 (3,083)
Net current assets 110,324
383,981
FUNDS
Restricted funds:
Assistant Clergy Fund 28,336
Community Centre Fund 88,689
Organ Fund 1,976
Flower Fund 2,410
121,411
Unrestricted funds:
General Fund 153,212
Assistant Clergy Fund 7,100
Community Centre Fund 99,792
Restoration Fund 2,466
262,570
383,981

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ST PAUL`S CHURCH GOODMAYES Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022

  1. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the current Church Accounting Regulations and in accordance with the current Charities SORP (FRS 102) together with applicable accounting standards.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for the valuation of investment assets, which are shown at market value. The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body, nor those that are informal gatherings of church members.

Funds

Restricted funds represent (a) income from trusts or endowments which may be expended only on those restricted objects provided in the terms of the trust or bequest, and (b) donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific object. The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of each year must be carried forward as a balance on that fund. The PCC does not usually invest separately for each fund. Where there is no separate investment, interest is apportioned to individual funds on an average balance basis.

Unrestricted funds are general funds which can be used for PCC ordinary purposes.

Incoming resources

Planned giving, collections and donations are recognized when received. Tax refunds relate to the year ended 31[st] December 2021. Grants and legacies have been accounted for when the PCC has received the amounts due. Dividends are accounted for when receivable, interest is accrued. All other income is recognized when it is receivable. All incoming resources are accounted for gross.

Resources expended

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding or constructive obligation on the PCC. The diocesan parish share is accounted for when due. Amounts received specifically for mission are dealt with as restricted funds. All other expenditure is generally recognized when it is incurred and is accounted for gross.

Fixed assets

Consecrated and benefice property is not included in the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011. Movable church furnishings held by the vicar and churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal are inalienable property, listed in the church’s inventory, which can be inspected (at any reasonable time). For anything acquired prior to 2000 there is insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the financial statements. Subsequently any individual item which has cost less than £1,000 has been written off when incurred. Investments are valued at market value as at 31 December.

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ST PAUL`S CHURCH GOODMAYES Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022

Notes to the fnancial statements for
31 December 2022
the year ended
General Fund
2. INCOMING RESOURCES
2(a) Voluntary income (Direct Giving)
Planned Giving:
Gift aided
Income tax recoverable
Uncovenanted
Collections (open plate) at all services
Sundry donations
2(b) Other voluntary income
Bazaar and other fund-raising
Donations, bequests, appeals etc
Messy Church
Cofee and tea
Community Centre lettings etc
Hire of Parish Room
Fees
Votive candles (see note 1)
Magazine sales and advertisements (see note 1)
2(d) Other ordinary income
Disposals
Sundry other income
Interest on CBF and other deposits
Dividends on CBF Investment A/c shares (Note 17)
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
2(c) Gross income from events and activities
2(e) Income from investments
Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds
£
£
23,029
-
8,337
-
250
-
1,189
-
2,707
-
35,512
-
1,425
-
2,750
-
4,175
-
7
-
272
-
24,600
-
200
-
440
-
7
-
516
-
26,042
-
5
-
-
-
5
-
1,090
-
889
-
1,979
-
67,713
-

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ST PAUL`S CHURCH GOODMAYES Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022

GENERAL FUND
3. RESOURCES USED
3(a) Grants:
Missionary and charitable giving
3(b) Support costs (hospitality)
Ministry: Diocesan Quota
: Clergy expenses
Church running expenses
Church maintenance
Upkeep of services
Magazine
Support costs: Mission & Outreach
Church furnishings
3(d) Fund-raising and publicity
Advertising of services
Stationery, printing and postage
Bank charges
Fees and subscriptions
Website construction and maintenance
Sundries
TOTAL RESOURCES USED
3 (c ) Directly relating to the work of the Church
3(e ) Church management and administration
Unrestricted
Restricted TOT
Funds
Funds
20
£
£
3,917
-
3,9
3,917
-
3,9
438
-
4
438
-
4
38,921
-
38,9
1,372
-
1,3
8,656
-
8,6
7,677
-
7,6
1,883
-
1,8
48
-
308
-
3
15,977
-
15,9
74,842
-
74,8
30
-
30
-
683
-
6
215
-
2
723
-
7
563
-
5
545
-
5
2,729
-
2,7
81,956
-
81,9

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ST PAUL`S CHURCH GOODMAYES Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022

Restoration Fund

Restoration Fund
4. Incoming resources
Interest on CBF deposit account
Interest on 268 Charibond units
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
5. Resources used
Transfer to General Fund
TOTAL RESOURCES USED
Flower Fund
6. Incoming resources
6(a) Voluntary income
Donations
Income tax recovered
Interest on CBF deposit account
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
7. Resources used
TOTAL RESOURCES USED
Assistant Clergy Fund
8. Incoming resources
Interest on CBF deposit account
Dividends on shares in the Investment account of the
Central Board of Finance of the Church of England.
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
9. Resources used
TOTAL RESOURCES USED
Organ Fund
10. Incoming resources
Interest on CBF deposit account
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
4(e) Income from investments
6(e) Income from investments
7(c) Directly relating to the work of the Church
8(e) Income from investments
9(c) Directly relating to the work of the Church
10(e) Income from investments
Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds
£
£
32
-
6
-
38
-
38
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
490
-
40
-
530
-
22
-
22
-
552
-
655
-
655
-
655
10
38
169
673
179
711
179
711
-
-
-
26
-
26
-
26

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ST PAUL`S CHURCH GOODMAYES Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021

11 Restoration Fund

The PCC had deemed all the income and capital in the Restoration Fund to be unrestricted funds.

12 Assistant Clergy Fund

The PCC has deemed 80% of the income to the Assistant Clergy Fund to be restricted funds and 20% to be unrestricted funds.

13 Reserves Policy

The Parochial Church Council is reviewing its policy with regard to an appropriate level of reserves. At present, it has cash holdings well in excess of what might be deemed necessary to meet unforeseen contingencies but much of this will be expended on further repairs and maintenance of the church plant in the coming year. Once these works have been completed, the PCC will establish a new policy in the light of the then available cash balances.

14 Special balances: General Fund

The balance on the General Fund (£133,548) includes the remains of the sum of £115,998.54, a bequest from the estate of Angela Martin, a former parishioner. In addition, a sum of £5,674 is held as a reserve for the future redecoration of the Vicarage.

15 Special balances: Community Centre

The cash and bank balances in the Community Centre Fund, totalling £72,507, include a sum of £18,102 set aside as a Long-term Maintenance Reserve.

16 Appeals

Fresh appeals were launched in 2022 for Christmas gifts for the residents of Atholl Court, the Childrens Society and the Redbridge Food Bank. Any remaining balance in the Atholl Court Fund will be used to offer hospitality to those residents who attend our Thursday afternoon drop-in sessions

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ST PAUL`S CHURCH GOODMAYES Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 17. Tangible Fixed Assets

Cost/Valuation in use
At 1 January 2022
Additions in the year
Disposals
At 31 December 2022
Depreciation:
At 1 January 2022
Provision for the year
Disposals
At 31 December 2022
NET BOOK VALUE:
At 31 December 2022
Furniture and fttings
Buildings
Church
Community
Communit
Centre
Centre
£
£
47,938
11,508
542,2
4,190
-
-
-
52,128
11,508
542,2
11,523
7,710
403,3
9,872
1,472
27,1
-
-
21,395
9,182
430,4
30,733
2,326
111,7

The Church Council has adopted the following policies with regard to depreciation of fixed assets. The Community Centre building (Hall) is depreciated over twenty years. The Community Centre furniture (refrigerator, chairs, trolleys, tables, windows, door, water heater) is depreciated over five years. The two newer church heaters are depreciated over eight years. The church cupboards, chairs and copier are depreciated over five years.

18 . Gains in investments

Until 31 December 1996, investments were carried at cost. The Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Finance held in trust for the Parish 268 Charibond shares. On 31 December 2021 their value was £325. In 2022 the Church Council requested the sale of this asset and the Chelmsford Diocesan Fund remitted the proceeds (£296) to the PCC. On receipt in 2019 of a bequest from the late Angela Martin (£115,999), the PCC invested £75,000 over a six-month period in income shares of the Investment Fund (INVAC) of the Church of England Board of Finance. 4,075.03 shares were purchased at an average price of 1,840.48p. On 21 September 2021 the PCC sold 1,431.99 shares at 2246.93p. A gain of £2,965 was taken to account. On 1 March 1,500 shares were sold at 2,170.20p and on 17 May 500 shares were sold at 2,112.21p. Realised losses of £3,659 have been taken to account. At 31 December 2022, the price was 2064.59p. An unrealized loss of £1,762 has been taken to account for the year ended 31 December 2022.The Council also invested £25,000 from the Assistant Clergy Fund in 1,356.96 INVAC shares at a price of 1,842.35p. An unrealized loss of £3,719 has likewise been taken to account.

19. Development Agreement with Family Housing Association (now Peabody)

In December 2004, an Agreement to Lease was signed with the Family Housing Association (now Peabody Housing Association) and the sum of £28,750 received by way of deposit on the consideration. In March 2005, a Lease was granted to the Family Housing Association letting a certain area of land adjoining the church for 127 years for a total consideration of £575,000. The rental payable by the Housing Association on the lease is one peppercorn per annum until the year 2045 when an amount of £1,200 p.a. in 2005 value, indexed to the Retail Price Index, becomes payable for the remainder of the term of the Lease. The old Community Centre was then demolished and a new Community Centre erected for a fixed

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sum of £435,000. In 2012, a new extension was added, to house toilets and storage for Pedagogy Auras, who paid 50% of the total build costs of the extension.

Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022


31 December 2022
20. INCOMING RESOURCES
20 ( c ) Gross income from events and activities: Hire of hall
Pedagogy contribution to utilities etc
20 (d) Other ordinary income
EIG: Insurance claim: food damage
20 ( e ) Income from investments
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
21. RESOURCES USED
21( c ) Directly relating to the work of the Church:
Hall running costs:- Telephone and Broadband
Water rates
Heating : Gas
Lighting : Electricity
Cleaning
Insurance
Repairs and maintenance
Furniture and equipment
Floor maintenance
Redecoration
Walking wall maintenance
Fire extinguisher and alarm maintenance
Gutter maintenance
New Lighting
Refuse collection
Window cleaner
Pest control
Sanitation services
Depreciation (See note 16)
21 ( e ) Church management and administration
Security costs
Sundry expenditure
Damage deposits repaid (net)
TOTAL RESOURCES USED
Funds
Funds
£
£
67,353
-
9,120
-
76,473
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
76,473
-
675
-
1,733
-
1,762
-
3,815
-
2,594
-
400
-
1,853
-
351
-
-
-
2,000
-
774
-
1,077
-
-
-
4,020
-
1,836
-
340
-
927
-
1,988
-
1,472
27,110
27,617
27,110
947
-
94
-
-
-
1,041
-
28,658
27,110

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ST PAUL`S CHURCH GOODMAYES Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022

22. Debtors and pre-payments
London Borough of Redbridge: Lottery Licence
CCLI
Bonus Ball 2023
Planned Giving 2023
Initial Washroom Hygiene
HMRC:Gift Aid - R edbridge Food Bank
Daisy Communications
Sundry debtors
23.Creditors and deferred income
Anglian Water (Wave)
British Gas
Charitable donations
Sharp Business Systems
Karate Club
G C Fire
Scottish Power
Bonus ball - advance payments
Sundry creditors
2022
£
20
252
52
30
521
-
38
-
913
332
1,078
885
7
394
333
1,088
-
-

4,117

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ST PAUL`S CHURCH GOODMAYES Income and expenditure accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022

31 December 2022
General Fund
Income
Church collections : General
Planned giving : Gift aided
Income tax recovered
Other
Voluntary receipts
Fees: Weddings and funerals
Donations
Bazaar and other fund-raising
Messy Church
Investment income
Votive candles and lamps
Cofee and tea
Magazine sales and advertisements
Room Hire
Disposals
Vicar`s in-need Fund
Redbridge Food Bank Appeal
Hector McKoy Memorial Fund
Ruth Barnett Memorial
Atholl Court Xmas Gifts Appeal
Pakistan Flood Relief Appeal
Ukraine Relief Appeaal
Childrens Society Appeal
Christian Aid
\afghanistan Appeal
2022
£
1,189
23,029
8,337
250
32,805
440
2,707
1,425
7
1,979
7
272
516
200
5
110
140
535
1,000
290
335
325
15
-
-
43,113

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Music and musicians
Sanctuary
Heat, light and water, telephone
Postage, secretarial, stationery, books
Magazine
Weekly leafet
Insurance
Advertising
Repairs and maintenance
Church furnishngs
Refurbishment of church foor/Heaters servicing
Cleaning
Sunday morning cofee
Electrical rewiring/rehanging of bell
Architect`s fees
Family purse
Clergy expenses
Charitable giving and Discretionary Fund (£500)
Disbursement of charitable funds raised by appeal
Mission and outreach
Messy Church
Hospitality
Photocopying
Fees, subscriptions
Independent examination fee
Website construction and maintenance
Bank charges
Gardening
Sundry expenses
Depreciation:
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
Excess of expenditure over income
Transfer from Community Centre Fund
Transfer from Restoration Fund
Realised loss: sale of 1,643.04 shares in the Investment Fund
Revaluation of investment
Opening balance
Closing balance
Represented by:-
Fixed assets
Bank balances and cash in hand
643.04 shares in the Investment Fund of the Central
Board of Finance of the Church of England (2021:2,643.04)
CBF Deposit Fund balances
Creditors
Debtors
1,128
820
4,777
197
48
148
2,989
30
6,086
6,105
-
7
321
-
-
38,921
1,372
3,150
767
308
221
438
486
755
703
563
215
984
545
9,872
81,956
(38,843)
24,600
-
(3,659)
(1,762)
153,212
133,548
30,733
4,913
13,276
86,519
(2,247)
354
133,548

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ST PAUL`S CHURCH GOODMAYES Income and expenditure accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022

ST PAUL`S CHURCH GOODMAYES
Income and expenditure accounts for the year
31 December 2022
ended
Assistant Clergy Fund
Income
Interest on CBF deposit account
Dividends on shares in the Investment account of the
Central Board of Finance of the Church of England.
202
4
84
89

Expenditure

Excess of income over expenditure
Revaluation of investment
Opening balance
Closing balance
Represented by:-
1,356.96 income shares in the Investment Account of
the Central Board of fnance of the Church of England:
Deposit account with the Central Board of Finance of
the Church of England:
89
(3,719
35,43
32,60
28,01
4,59
32,60

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ST PAUL`S CHURCH GOODMAYES Income and expenditure accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022

ST PAUL`S CHURCH GOODMAYES
Income and expenditure accounts for the
31 December 2022
year ended
Organ Fund
Income
Interest on the Central Board of Finance of the
Church of England deposit account
Expenditure
Excess of income over expenditure
Opening balance
Closing balance
Represented by:-
Central Board of Finance of the Church of
England deposit account
202
2
2
2
1,97
2,00
2,00
2,00

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ST PAUL`S CHURCH GOODMAYES Income and expenditure accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022

ST PAUL`S CHURCH GOODMAYES
Income and expenditure accounts for the
31 December 2022
year ended
2022
£
Restoration Fund
Income
Interest on CBF deposit account 32
Interest on 268 Charibond units 6
38
Expenditure -
-
Excess of income over expenditure 38
Transfer to General Fund -
Opening balance 2,466
Closing balance 2,504
Represented by:-
Current assets:
Central Board of Finance of the Church of
England: Deposit account 2,504
2,504

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ST PAUL`S CHURCH GOODMAYES Income and expenditure accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022

St Paul`s Community Centre Fund
Income
Regular lettings: Pedagogy Auras
Regular lettings: Other
Casual lettings
Pedagogy Auras: Utilities
Pedagogy Auras: Redecoration
Pedagogy Auras: Refuse collection
Pedagogy Auras: Pest control
Pedagogy Auras: Floor maintenance
Pedagogy Auras: Storage
Pedagogy Auras: Sanitary services
Investment income
57
4
5
3
1
1
1
76

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Income and expenditure accounts for the year ended December 31 2022

St Paul`s Community Centre Fund
Expenditure
Utilities
Cleaning
Insurance
Furniture and equipment
Repairs and maintenance
Floor maintenance
Redecoration
Gutter maintenance
Walking wall maintenance
Fire extinguisher & alarm maintenance
Security costs
Telephone and broadband
Refuse collection
Sanitation services
Pest control
Window cleaner
New lights
Sundry expenditure
Damage/key deposits repaid (net)
Depreciation: Furniture etc
Depreciation: Community Centre
Excess of expenditure over income
Revaluation of investment
Disposal of investment
Transfer to General Fund
Transfer to General Fund o/a fabric work
Opening balance
Represented by:-
Fixed assets: Community Centre
Fixed assets: furniture etc
Current assets:
Bank balance
Cash in hand
CBF deposit accounts
268 Charibond units
Creditors and deferred income
Debtors
7
2
1
2
1
1
1
4
1
27
55
20
(21,
(3,
188
184
111
2
54
18
(2,

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20

Flower Fund
Income
Donations
Interest receivable
Income tax recovered
Expenditure
Flowers and accessories
Excess of expenditure over income
Opening balance
Represented by:-
Cash in hand
Current account at National Westminster Bank
Central Board of Finance of the Church of
England deposit account
4
5
6
6
(10
24
2,30
1
4
1,7
2,3

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