## **TRUSTEE REPORT AND ACCOUNTS**
## **2022**
## **Version 2.0 Final**
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|1|Introduction|2||
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|2|Governance|3 - 7||
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|3|Report on the Proceedings of the PCC and the Activities of the Parish:|8 - 14||
||Deeper, Wider, Further|||
|4|Fabric, Goods and Ornaments Report|15||
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|5|Financial Commentary|16 - 17||
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|6|Independent Examiner’s Report|18||
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|7|Receipts and Payments Account|19||
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|8|Statement of Assets and Liabilities|20||
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|9|Notes to Accounts|21 - 22||
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## **1. Introduction**
St Anne’s is **a genuinely mixed East End church with a passion for straightforward Bible teaching** .
At the 2021 Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM), we adopted a new 5 year Mission Action Plan (MAP). In summary, as we approach our tercentenary in 2030, we want to go “deeper, wider and further”:
- a) Deeper relationships with God and one another
- growing more loving relationships with our heavenly Father and our brothers and sisters in Christ
- b) Wider outreach and diversity of ages and backgrounds
- especially teens and twenties, and non-white and non-middle class people
- c) Further growth in our capacity for ministry
- including training gospel workers and substantial progress towards the renewal of our building.
This Report describes the progress we have made towards these goals during the year. At the same time, it is designed to meet the reporting requirements of both the Church of England and the Charity Commission.
Four sections follow this Introduction
- Section 2 contains obligatory information concerning the governance of the church.
- Section 3 reviews the progress made during the year towards our MAP objectives
- Section 4 focuses on the care and development of the church building and its contents
- Section 5 presents the annual financial accounts.
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## **2. Governance**
## **2.1 Overview**
The Parish of St Anne ’ s Limehouse is within the Church of England Diocese of London (Stepney Area). In January 2017, the PCC passed a resolution to request, on the grounds of theological conviction, that arrangements be made for it in accordance with the House of Bishops ’ Declaration of Bishops and Priests. This brought it under the extended episcopal oversight of the Bishop of Ebbsfleet.
The Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 defines the principal function, or purpose, of the PCC as “promoting in the parish the whole mission of the church”. As such, the PCC oversees the life of the Church at St Anne ’ s, supervises the accounts of the parish and the maintenance of the fabric of the building, and works with and supports the Rector in promoting the mission and ministry of the Church to be a “ Genuinely mixed East End Church with a passion for straightforward Bible teaching”. It pursues its charitable objectives to the public benefit through the provision of Christian worship for those it serves in the parish, community events as described below, children ’ s education, the provision of space to orchestras and other local organisations, and charitable fundraising and donations.
## **Bankers**
HSBC 69 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5EY
## **Independent Examiner**
Stewardship `Services (UKET) Ltd 1 Lamb’s Passage London EC1Y 8AB
## **Charity Registration Number**
1164249
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## **2.2 Parochial Church Council (PCC)**
The governing documents of the PCC are:
- The Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 as amended:
- www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/Eliz2/4-5/3/contents
- The Church Of England Representation Rules:
- www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/1969/2/schedule/3
It is also subject, as a registered charity, to the requirements of the Charities Commission. The principles of the Charities Governance Code are complied with as follows:
|**Charities**
**Governance Code**
**Principle**|**How St Anne’s Complies**|
|---|---|
|**1 Organisational**
**purpose**|The activities of the PCC and the church are given direction by a Mission Action Plan (MAP)
that was approved at the 2021 APCM and is reviewed annually. The MAP is included as an
Appendix to this Report. A full revision will be undertaken after 5 years (i.e. in 2026).|
|**2 Leadership**|The leadership structure of the parish, and its mode of operation, comply with Church of
England regulations.|
|**3 Integrity**|The requirements for leaders and trustees (PCC members) comply with legal and Church
of England requirements. Leaders and trustees are expected to pursue a godly lifestyle as
set out in Scripture. In 2018, the PCC approved a Conflict of Interest policy.|
|**4 Decision-making,**
**risk and control**|
The Annual Report of the PCC to the APCM monitors progress and expenditure against the
MAP. The accounts are independently examined. The PCC regularly reviews financial and
non-financial risks and receives reports from the Safeguarding, Health and Safety and
Data Protection Compliance Officers. There are no subcommittees apart from the
mandatory Standing Committee. However, the PCC is represented by at least one member
as well as the Rector on two joint subcommittees with the independent Care for St Anne’s
charity, one concerned with fund-raising for building projects and the other with the
building projects themselves.|
|**5 Board**
**effectiveness**|The whole PCC is elected every year. This decision is reviewed at least every 6 years at the
APCM and was last reviewed in 2021. The size of the PCC is currently fixed at 9 elected lay
members plus the incumbent and other ex officio members. The decision on the size of the
PCC is reviewed annually at the APCM, with the decision taking effect at the subsequent
APCM. The PCC meets at least six times a year.|
|**6 Diversity**|All PCC members are confessing Christians pursuing a godly lifestyle as set out in
Scripture. Within this, the membership of the PCC reflects, as far as possible, the diversity of
the congregation and is committed to preserving the “genuinely mixed East End”
character of St Anne’s.|
|**7 Openness and**
**accountability**|Accountability and openness are ensured by adherence to Church of England regulations,
including those governing the electoral roll and APCM. In 2018, the PCC approved a
volunteer policy and complaints procedure.|
The PCC met 6 times during 2022. All PCC members are elected for a one year term but may stand for re-election at the following APCM. Membership of the PCC during the year was as follows:
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||||**Member of PCC since:**|**Member of PCC since:**|**Date of resignation**|
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|The Revd. Richard Bray||Rector and Chair||27 Jun 2009||
|Mr. Gabriel Ezemah||Churchwarden||18 Oct 2020||
|Dr. Matthew Laube||Churchwarden and Deanery
Synod Rep. until 10 July 2022||18 Oct 2020|10 Jul 2022|
|Mr. Arthur Wolstenholme||Treasurer||18 May 2020||
|Miss Sarah-Jane Austin||Secretary; Deanery Synod Rep.
from 18 April 2021||10 Apr 2016||
|Mr. Jeremy Batch||||10 July 2022||
|Mr. Derrick Cutler||Sidesperson Co-coordinator||10 Apr 2011||
|Mrs. Philippa Emmanuel||||10 July 2022||
|Mrs. Amy Endersby||||22 Nov 2021||
|Mrs. Marelyn Guevara||||24 Apr 2022|20 Sep 2022|
|Mr. Alexander Kershaw||||30 Apr 2002|24 Apr 2022|
|Mr. Paul King||||2 Apr 2017||
|Mr. Charles Ng||||24 Apr 2022||
|Mr. Arneaz Nordin||||10 July 2022||
|Mrs. Carol Tilbury||||18 Oct 2020|24 Apr 2022|
|Mrs. Jean Whitnall||||10 July 2022||
In addition, Mr. Hiten Rajguru was co-opted on 20 September 2022.
**Note** : _All PCC members are Trustees of the charity. Between the end of 2022 and the publication of the accounts the following changes occurred to the list of Trustees:_
_1. Mr. David Maerz, Mr. Stephen Pang and Mr. Hiten Rajguru were elected to the PCC on 14 May 2023._
2. _Mrs. Philippa Emmanuel resigned on 16 Jun 2023_
3. _Rev Terry Harkin received Permission to Officiate and became an ex officio member on 29 June 2023_ .
## **2.3 Relationship to Care for St Anne’s**
Care for St Anne’s (CFSA) is an independent charity, During the year, the relationship between Care for St Anne’s and the PCC was clarified in 2021 in a document agreed by both the PCC and the Management Committee of CFSA.
There are two joint sub-committees of representatives from both charities:
- the Project Group, which oversees work on the building.
- The Fund-Raising Group, which prepares bids for grant funding and initiates other fund-raising activities.
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Both these groups are chaired by the Rector. The Rector also served temporarily as Chair of the CFSA Management Committee.
## **2.4 Electoral Roll**
The number of names on the Electoral Roll, compared with 2021, was :
||Start of year|APCM|End of year|
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|2021|103|112|121|
|2022|121|134|141|
## **2.5 Staff, Volunteers and Training**
The church employed one full-time senior staff member, Kate McNab, and one part-time staff member, Robin Emmanuel, throughout the year.
Until July, Matthew Endersby was a Ministry Trainee, studying part-time at the Cornhill Training Course and for the rest of the week undertaking a variety of leadership and administrative roles at St Anne ’ s to gain ministry experience. St Anne ’ s provided a contribution to his fees and accommodation. In the autumn, he began training for the ordained ministry at Oak Hill Theological College.
From summer 2022, Mariko Penpraze joined the administrative team part-time on a self-employed basis.
From September, two further members of the congregation studied at Cornhill, one with fees paid by St Anne’s and one self-supported. They form part of the growing “staff plus” team, who work several days a week on administrative and pastoral tasks either on a paid or voluntary basis.
Over 60 other members of the church have been involved at some point on regular rotas or helped with specific tasks or special events.
## **2.6 Safeguarding**
With regard to the PCC's obligations to safeguard children and vulnerable adults, the members of the PCC confirm that they have complied with their duties under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016. St Anne ’ s is registered with the independent safeguarding charity recommended by the Church of England, Thirtyone:eight.
The PCC has adopted the following safeguarding policies and guidelines and reviews them annually, as well as receiving a safeguarding report at every meeting:
- “Promoting a Safe Church”, the safeguarding policy of the Diocese of London
- the House of Bishops Guidelines on Safer Recruiting
- policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders
- the House of Bishops Code of Safer Working Practice
- policy on the Delegation of Serious Incident Reporting (incorporating a procedure for responding to all concerns or allegations)
- a list of approved church activities involving children and/or vulnerable adults.
During the year, work has proceeded to roll out the new policies and procedures. St Anne’s is now on Level Two of the Safeguarding Audit tool.
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Those with specific roles related to safeguarding were:
||Safeguarding Officer
Children’s Champion|Jay Buscombe
Alex Kershaw|Until 24 Apr 2022|
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|||Marelyn Guevara|Until 20 Sep 2022|
|||Philippa Emmanuel|From 20 Sep 2022|
||Lead Recruiter|Richard Bray||
||DBS Evidence Checkers|Jay Buscombe||
|||Richard Bray||
## **2.7 Health and Safety**
- Health & Safety is a standing item on the PCC agenda and the policy is reviewed and if necessary updated annually.
- Thankfully we have been spared any significant Health & Safety incidents in 2022.
## **2.9 Data Protection**
- Data Protection is a standing item on the PCC agenda and the policy is reviewed and if necessary updated annually.
- Thankfully we have been spared any significant Data Protection incidents in 2022.
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## **3. Report on the Proceedings of the PCC and the Activities of the Parish: Deeper, Wider, Further**
## **3.1. Overview of 2022**
St Anne’s continues to make steady progress towards its Mission Action Plan goals although there is still much to pray for and to do.
In the Spring, we sadly said goodbye to the Kershaw family as they moved out of London. Alex served on the PCC for 20 years, until recently as church warden, and he and Ruth contributed greatly to the children’s work and in other capacities over many years. We also bade farewell to Matt and Elizabeth Laube, who in their three years with us had contributed as church warden, home group leaders, musicians and in many other ways. As we had expected, a number of others have moved away in the first post-pandemic year. However, new members join us week by week, ranging from those hearing about Jesus for the first time to those bringing ministry experience from previous churches.
A highlight of the year was the “Passion for Life” month of outreach events in the Spring. Unlike the previous event of this type, it was organised entirely in-house, without an external mission team coming in. It also included a series of YouTube interviews with members of the church family; these continue to attract views and one has now been viewed nearly 600 times.
Our partner charity, Care for St Anne’s, has worked extremely hard this year putting together grant bids and planning a wider range of use of the building by the church, the local community and commercial hirers. Several members of the congregation have been active in this project and our professional fund-raisers have expressed surprise at how much has been achieved entirely by volunteers.
## **3.2. Deeper Relationships with God and one another**
- **We aimed to “grow in discipleship by more than we grow in overall attendance”** . By the end of 2022, there were about 70 adults (and a few teenagers) in regular small groups (2021 figure: 55). This was slightly higher growth than the growth in Sunday service in-person attendance, which grew to an average of 97 adults in the first four weeks of October (2021 figure: 78). The number of on-line views remained stable at about 65. The Sunday evening service remains small but is invaluable to those who cannot attend in the morning and is sometimes the first service a newcomer attends. New discipleship initiatives during the year included a bible study for young men. There was also an online Farsi bible study of up to 70 people, most of whom live overseas or at a distance and are excluded from the totals above.
||**Topics this year**|
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|**Sunday sermons**|“Church: what it is and what it is for”; 2 & 3 John; Matt 24-|
||26; Isa 54-66; Ex 1-18; Psalms 90-94; 1 Cor 1-4; Lk 5;|
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|**Evening Home Groups**|2 Kings; Philippians|
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||**Topics this year**|
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|**Men’s daytime group**|Genesis; Matthew|
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|**Tuesday “Dig In” ladies’ daytime**|Exodus 25-40, Ruth, Hope Explored, Colossians, Mark 1-8|
|**group**||
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|**Wednesday and Thursday ladies’**|1 Peter; Matt 5-7; 1 Samuel|
|**daytime groups**||
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|**Young Men’s Group**|Philippians|
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|**Courses for beginners and enquirers**|
Three Hope Explored courses, one Life Explored and one|
||Christianity Explored.|
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- **We aimed to “grow deep church family relationships across demographic boundaries”** . Relationships continued to grow through organised social gatherings, including summer picnics in the churchyard, Monday afternoon gatherings in a local cafe, men’s and women’s social evenings and bring-and-share lunches. A new initiative was a monthly “Chill and Chat” for women on Saturday mornings.
- **We aimed to “develop a culture of joyful service without undue burden”** . In 2022 we elected several new PCC members and we have welcomed many new people to the pool of those volunteering to serve in various capacities. A number of church family members have been involved in developing ideas for greater church, community and commercial use of the building, as input to grant applications for the building project but also for more immediate income generation.
- **We aimed to “deepen practical and pastoral care both through small groups and outside of them.”** The Rector and wardens administer a 6:10 fund, separately from the PCC finances, to support church family members in immediate need. The signatories were updated in 2022 after previous churchwardens moved away, and the fund has proved more necessary than in previous years.
- **We aimed to “support families in Christian discipleship.”**
- a) The small but established Youth Group meeting continued to meet on Sunday afternoons in the crypt.
- b) In Sunday Club, which meets during the morning service, the Trailblazers (years 6 to 9) was well-attended but the Scramblers and Climbers groups for pre-school and younger primary children are only slowly building back up after a post-Covid decline. Lessons during the year for the over 3’s were drawn from Mark, John, Acts, Joshua, Judges, Ruth and 1&2 Samuel.
- c) Bible Tots (for children aged 18m to 3 yrs on Sunday mornings) started the year with a very small number of children but now has a good group of regulars. They learned that God made them, that he cares for them, and how they can be friends with him.
- d) Overall, there were on average 19 under-16s in church on the first four Sunday mornings in October 2021, compared with averages on the equivalent Sundays of 15 in 2021 (and 25 pre-Covid in 2019).
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## **3.3. Wider outreach and diversity of ages and backgrounds**
- **We aim to “grow in remarkable diversity, including amongst hard-to-reach groups in our community”** .
- a) The church continued to welcome members from all over the world. Well over 20 nationalities were represented at Christmas services and events. While one of our asylum-seeking families was sadly (for us) moved out of London others have obtained more permanent housing locally. We also belong to the Welcome Church Network.
- b) The proportion of the congregation aged between 11 and 30 continued to grow. This is providing the older children with good role-models as well as giving teenagers and young adults a peer group to relate to.
- c) However, by the end of the year, the number of families with young children had still not reached pre-pandemic levels. We are praying for more such families, both believers and not-yet believers to join us soon.
- **We aim to “actively develop a diversity of leaders and role models”** . Neither of the two church wardens who held office during the year is British by birth and the PCC remains, as far as possible, representative of the range of ages and backgrounds in the congregation. The same is true of those who read and lead prayers during the service.
- **We aim to “make our corporate life together accessible” but also “train believers through our services”** . Sunday sermons are designed to strengthen believers and yet be accessible to newcomers. We use a variety of music styles, ranging from classical hymns with organ accompaniment to contemporary songs led by a growing music group of vocalists, guitars, piano and cajon. The Sunday evening service continues to give an opportunity for questions after the sermon.
- **We aim to “develop our outreach to identifiable groups, whether through our own**
- **programmes… or through other networks”** . The highlight of outreach during the year was a month of “Passion for Life” guest events in the Spring, These events included:
- d) A “Great Swap” clothes-swap event for women on a mid-week morning with evangelistic talk
- e) “Tin can crazy golf” in the crypt on a Saturday afternoon, themed on the “Wordless Book’ gospel presentation, with the cans of which the course was built then being donated to a food bank.
- f) A special Quiz Night, with a testimony
- g) Life-themed online interviews which, along with the occasional series “Knowing God” continue to attract viewings:
Life as a medically vulnerable person (84 viewings at end 2022) Life after fleeing my country (578 viewings at end 2022) Life as a healthcare worker (91 viewings at end 2022)
Our existing regular outreach events are listed below. The most notable new addition is the Friday outreach, in partnership with London City Mission.
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||**Outreach events in 2022**|
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|**“Passion for Life”**|See previous page.|
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|**Chatterbox**|• Stay and play group for under 4s and their carers, weekly in term-time,|
||with a core of regular families,.|
||• A lunchtime Hope Explored course was held after Chatterbox in the|
||summer term.|
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|**Who Let the Dads Out?!**|• Stay and play group for under 4s and their male carers once or twice a|
||term. This met throughout the year, despite a small team and small|
||attendance.|
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|**The Word**|• After school Bible club for Years 3 to 6 at Stepney Greencoat School in|
||term time with steady attendance and good engagement with the|
||material.|
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|**Easter Experience**|• Interactive presentation of the Easter story for about 120 Year 4 children|
||from two local schools at the end of the Spring term|
||• Similar outdoor event for the local community on Good Friday|
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|**Other schools work**|• Regular opportunities for members of the staff and congregation to lead|
||assemblies, teach RE classes etc.|
||• Group visits to the church from various schools and nurseries|
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|**GrowTH**|• Tower Hamlets churches’ night shelter for the homeless uses St Anne’s|
||crypt on Sunday and sometimes Monday nights in winter, with|
||volunteers from the church providing the Sunday evening hosting team|
||for part of the year.|
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|**Friday afternoon outreach**|• Evangelism door-to-door and in public spaces around the parish|
||• Drop-in centre hospitality in crypt for those contacted|
|**Quiz nights**|• Community quizzes once a term with fish and chips and a talk or|
||testimony|
|**Ladies’ craft events**|• Christmas craft evening held in church in November, with a talk|
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|**Sunday Funday**|• Welcoming the community at the start of the new school year with a|
||bouncy castle, games, stalls, entertainment and food|
|**London Marathon**|• Open air service followed by provision of hot drinks and access to toilets|
||for spectators and stewards all afternoon (delayed until October this|
||year due to the pandemic).|
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|**Activity Day**|• As this has been moved from Autumn half-term to Spring half-term,|
||there was no activity day in 2022.|
|**Carol singing**|• Christmas outreach to in public spaces around the parish and to the|
||housebound|
• **We aim to “harness the language and cross-cultural skills of church members”** . While our aspiration is at some point to reach out to the Bengali community amongst whom we live, the Spanish, Russian, Mandarin/Cantonese, Polish and Farsi skills of church members have been more relevant this year. However, many of the Bengali community come to the Funday and we are in contact with others through the children’s and schools work and Friday outreach.
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- **We aim to “make the most of the opportunities afforded by a significant and landmark building”** . The church is now open for visitors three days a week, with “church watchers” on two of the days coordinated by Care for St Anne’s. Staff and members of the congregation who are in the building on those days sometimes have gospel opportunities. The church also regularly hosts the Limehouse Community Forum history night, and participates in the national Open House weekend, as well as being hired for a range of community and commercial events.
- **We aim to “be well-known in the wider community and… make the most of cultural points of contact such as Remembrance, Christmas and Easter, baptisms, weddings and funerals”.**
- a) Easter events in 2022 were back to normal after the pandemic. Attendance was 92 on Good Friday and 158 on Easter Day itself. An Easter Experience trail for the public was held in the churchyard on Good Friday but was quite low on visitors, probably because so many had attended the previous year. An “All Together Easter” event was also held, primarily as an end-of-term party for Chatterbox families.
- b) The Remembrance Day service attracted 130 people, compared with 120 in 2021, and as usual attracted a number of people who do not otherwise attend St Anne’s.
- c) A full programme of Christmas services was possible this year:
- Family Carols
- Midweek Carols by Candlelight
- Stepney Greencoat School service.
- “All Together Christmas” (doubles as the Chatterbox Christmas party)
- Sunday Evening Carols by Candlelight
- Christmas Eve Christingle service
- Christmas Eve midnight service
- Christmas morning service
It was particularly encouraging that, in spite of our generally low numbers of younger children in the church family, there were 30 children at Family Carols and many others at All Together Christmas and Christingle. A number of visiting families expressed interest in attending church regularly with their children.
- d) There were 3 funerals and 1 marriage in the church during the year, as well as 10 baptisms (4 adults, 1 of a child old enough to make his own profession of faith and 5 of infants).
## **3.4. Further growth in our capacity for ministry**
- **We aim to “grow to 150 adults at our main service and consider steps beyond that”.** In-
person adult attendance at the main service averaged 86 over the year, compared with 76 in 2019, pre-pandemic.
- **We aim to “foster every-member ministry”, “develop new generations of leaders and deepen the quality of our Bible teaching in small groups and Sunday Club” and “grow our staff team”** .
- a) Although we have not had a Ministry Trainee since the summer, the “staff plus” team has grown.
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- b) Many church members volunteered in various capacities for the first time while others continued in faithful service.
- c) Matt Endersby completed his Cornhill studies while working port-time as a Ministry Trainee. Two other members of the congregation studied at Cornhill one day a week from September.
- d) Three Sunday Club leaders attended a training day in March run by TnT and hosted at East London Tabernacle. Two attended the second training day of the series in October
- e) The technology team held an in-house training day in December.
- **We aim to “train church members in confidence in the gospel and the priority of mission”** . Both the Passion for Life mission month and the Friday outreach have provided opportunities for people to participate in mission in a variety of roles. Confidence in the gospel and motivation for outreach has also grown through church family members seeing the change the gospel makes in the lives of new believers. Several people gave powerful testimonies online or in person during the year.
- **We aim “for our building to be fully realising its huge potential as a resource for gospel ministry by 2030”** . This is discussed in detail in the “Fabric and Ornaments” report below,
- **We aim to “encourage joyful and sacrificial giving”** . Although giving decreased in the early part of the year, it recovered towards the end of the year following a successful giving campaign. Many also provided practical support to fellow-members of church family, including gifts and loans via Mission Housing to enable Kate McNab to buy a flat close to the church..
## **3.5. Partnerships and networks**
The MAP also states that we, “seek mutual encouragement with other faithful churches and ministries, and pray and work towards greater faithfulness where needed”. The following table outlines our partnerships, many of which have already been mentioned in previous sections.
|**International partnerships**|• Redeemer City Church, Accra, Ghana|
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||• Eglise Emmanuel, Etterbeek, Belgium|
||• Portia Yiadom, Relite, Ghana|
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|**Local area partnerships**|• GrowTH: the Rector is a Trustee|
||• CrossTeach|
||• London City Mission|
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|**Schools**|• Stepney Greencoat: the Rector is a Governor and took over as Chair of Governors|
||until September 2022. The church also nominates two further governors.|
||• University of Cumbria: the Rector is an Honorary Chaplain|
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- **Church networks** • Deanery Synod: we had three representatives • East End Gospel Network: the Rector is co-founder and convener • East London Women in Ministry: Kate McNab is coordinator • London Gospel Partnership: the Rector is Chair of Trustees and Robin Emmanuel provides administrative support
- • Proclamation Trust: the Rector and Kate McNab assisted with Cornhill training during the year
- • ReNew: the Rector attended the annual conference and local meetings
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## **4.Fabric, Goods and Ornaments**
The latest quinquennial inspection was held in 2021. We have completed the urgent work identified, and over the next 7 years we are aiming to upgrade the fabric of the building considerably as part of our ongoing building project.
We made substantial progress in 2022 towards making our master plan for the building a reality. A funding feasibility study was completed by Catherine Jackson of Compton Fundraising Consultants, which led to a positive Expression of Interest from the Heritage Fund, assisted by our consultant Jane Stancliffe. We continued to work with Jane Stancliffe in submitting a Round One application to the Heritage Fund in November. The outcome will be known in March 2023.
The remaining funding for the restoration of the East window was secured, along with a partnership with the renowned stained glass artist Brian Clarke to create a temporary window to fill the space whilst ours is being conserved. A few questions remain to be resolved before we obtain the necessary permissions and start work.
Care for St Anne ’ s have spearheaded the opening of the church by volunteers on Fridays and Saturdays since the autumn, in addition to Thursdays when the staff team work in the building. There are plans in place to create a new guidebook.
Electrical work was carried out to provide a more stable supply to the tea and coffee point in the nave, lighting above a new bookstall at the back of the pews, and a power socket by the doors in anticipation of the addition of a card terminal for donations and bookstall sales.
The last in a series of London plane trees was removed from adjacent to the north steps by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, so that there is now space for the building to breathe and also to be appreciated better from the main road.
Christian Vincent has continued to work on general maintenance throughout the year, and we are indebted to the committed service of a number of volunteers both from within the congregation and through Care for St Anne ’ s who have invested so much energy and creativity in making this considerable progress on many fronts.
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## **5. Financial Commentary**
## **5.1. Summary**
The Church ended 2022 with a balance of £67,232 in the bank (2021: £89,171) and an operating deficit of £21,939(2021: operating surplus £2,123). This reflected an 11% year-on-year (YoY) decrease in total expenditure and a 21% YoY decrease in income. St Anne's had however planned for this level of operating deficit for the 2022 financial year in order to deliver its Mission Action Plan and other charitable activities, so the financial results are broadly as expected. The resulting deficit is consistent with the Church ’ s reserve policy.
The PCC is conscious that it needs to be vigilant in monitoring its finances going forward, but is satisfied that on prudent assumptions, it can support commitments currently entered into.
Note that this year the accounts are presented in a new format as recommended by the independent examiner and that the 6:10 Fund, administered by the Rector and Wardens to support church family members in immediate need, is included in the accounts for the first time.
## **5.2. Income**
Total income in the period was £193,369 (2021: £244,300), representing a YoY decrease of 21% (23% if the 6:10 Fund is excluded).
Compared to 2021, the biggest differences came from:
1. Grants, legacies etc (2022: £19,121. 2021: £45,345)
The income from Grants, legacies etc in 2021 came from one large grant to cover some safe access building work, and a couple of smaller but nonetheless significant grants/legacies which were not repeatable .
2 VAT reclaim (2022: £0. 2021: £8,836)
The VAT reclaimed in 2021 was related to the building works in 2021.
3 Giving from the Church congregation, including regular giving, Church collections and other giving (2022: £125,630 including 6:10 Fund income; 2021: £144,228)
Congregational giving decreased during the year, partly due to the loss of a few major donors. However, as the congregation grows in number, and following a successful giving campaign late in 2022,(including donations of over £12,800 which will reach the church bank account in 2023) this should recover.
Lettings income includes the ongoing contract with the mobile phone company as well as
regular and one-off building hire income from film crews, orchestras, weddings and other events.
## **5.3. Expenditure**
Our 2022 total expenditure came to £215,308 (2021: £242,177), which represents a YoY decrease of 11% (12% if the 6:10 Fund is excluded).
Compared to 2021, the biggest differences in expenditure came from
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1. The building project (2022: £3,878. 2021: £36,401)
The building project expenditure in 2021 was once-off work covered largely by grants.
2. Mission giving to institutions (2022: £8,742. 2021: £19,722)
This was artificially high in 2021 because we fulfilled a pledge made in 2020.
3. Utilities (2022: £25,174. 2021: £22,240)
This increase was partly due to increased us of the building.
4. Parish support staff costs (2022: £59,108 2021: £50,720)
In addition to salary increases for existing staff, an additional part-time staff member was added to the team on a self-employed basis.
## **5.4. Reserves Policy**
The PCC aims to maintain reserves equivalent to 2-3 months of budgeted expenditure (excluding maintenance), plus 30% of budgeted annual maintenance spend.
## **5.5. Outlook**
Although the financial climate is difficult, with good progress made in regular planned giving and continued vigilance over costs the PCC is confident that it can continue to meet its obligations and grow the ministry of St Anne ’ s. In 2023 the PCC will continue to consider carefully how best to balance its ambition with its available resources, while maintaining a prudent reserve, in line with its reserves policy.
In parallel, we made good headway in 2022 in securing funds for a major renovation project of the building. We are working in partnership with a separate charity, Care for St Anne, to ensure this happens.
The PCC is keenly aware of its obligations of stewardship to manage expenditure robustly and encourage increased regular giving. We are very thankful to be in a phase of growing the church within Limehouse and will continue to seek to use the funds that are available to us efficiently and effectively.
## **Approval**
This report was approved by the Trustees on 11 October 2023 and signed on their behalf by:
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Richard Bray (Rector and Chair of Trustees)
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF**
## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANNE'S LIMEHOUSE**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Parochial Church Council of St Anne's Limehouse ('the charity') for the year ended 31 December 2022 on pages 19 to 22 following.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the trustees of the charity, the members of the PCC are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 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 2011 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 accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and 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.
Lisa Darby FCA
Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage LONDON EC1Y 8AB
> Date: 16 October 2023
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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANNE'S LIMEHOUSE**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022**
|Notes
**_Income receipts_**
Voluntary receipts
2(a)
Income from Fees
2(b)
VAT Reclaim
**_Total receipts_**
**Payments**
Church activities
Parish share
Clergy and staffing costs
3(a)
3(b)
3(c)
Building project costs
3(d)
4
**_Total payments_**
Transfers between funds
**Net movement in funds**
Cash funds as at last year end
**Cash funds at this year end**
A
Net of receipts / (payments) before
transfers
Church running expenses
Building cost & maintenance
Mission giving and donations||Unrestrict|Designated
Funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
ed Funds|Restricted
Funds
£
20,238
-
-
20,238
20,238
-
-
-
-
-
2,617
2,617
2,617
17,621
-
17,621
-
17,621|2022
£
144,751
48,618
-
193,369
193,369
68,000
59,108
28,809
36,724
7,218
199,858
15,450
215,308
215,308
21,939
-
-
21,939
-
89,171
67,232|2021
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||189,573
45,891
8,836|
|||||||244,300|
||||||||
|||||||244,300|
|||||||68,000
50,720
20,684
43,155
39,896|
|||||||222,455
19,722|
|||||||242,177|
||||||||
|||||||242,177|
|||||||2,123
-|
|||||||2,123
87,048|
|||||||89,171|
The notes on pages 21 - 22 form part of these accounts.
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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANNE'S LIMEHOUSE**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022**
|**A Cash funds**
Cash at bank with immediate access
**B Other monetary assets**
Gift aid due to charity
Other debtors
**C Liabilities**
**Falling due within one year**
Fee for Independent Examination
**Total**|General
Designated
funds
funds
£
£
49,611
-
**49,611**
**-**
3,045
-
12,863
-
**15,908**
**-**
1,260
-
**1,260**
**-**
**1,260**
**-**
Unrestricted Funds|Restricted
funds
£
17,621
**17,621**
-
-
**-**
-
**-**
**-**|2022
£
67,232
**67,232**
3,045
12,863
**15,908**
1,260
**1,260**
**1,260**|2021
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||89,171|
|||||**89,171**|
|||||-
-|
|||||**-**|
|||||-|
|||||**-**|
||||||
|||||**-**|
The accounts were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
___________________________________Richard Bray Date: ______________ 11 October 2023
The notes on pages 21 - 22 form part of these accounts.
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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANNE'S LIMEHOUSE**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022**
## **1 Accounting policies**
The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis and comprise a statement that shows the charity's receipts and payments, a statement that summarises the charity's assets and liabilities and related notes. The accountancy profession have determined that only accounts prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards present a 'true and fair' view and, as these receipts and payments accounts have not (and cannot) be prepared in accordance with accounting standards, these accounts do not present (and are not intended to present) a 'true and fair' view of the charity's financial activities and state of affairs.
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the PCC in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the PCC for particular purposes. Restricted funds are donations which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors; they include donations received from appeals for specific activities or projects.
|**2**
**a)**
**Voluntary income**
Regular giving
Collections at services
Other grants
Other donations
**b)**
**Income from Fees**
Fees for weddings and funerals
Lettings for community use|Unrestricted Fun
General
funds
£
102,088
11,346
4,341
6,738
124,513
644
47,974
48,618|ds
Designated
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
14,780
5,458
20,238
-
-
-|Total
2022
£
102,088
11,346
19,121
12,196
144,751
644
47,974
48,618|Total
2021
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||109,932
11,673
45,345
22,623|
||||||189,573|
||||||1,312
44,579|
||||||45,891|
|**3**
**a)**
**Clergy and staffing costs**
Cost of payroll
Cost of training|Unrestricted Fun
General
funds
£
57,898
1,210
59,108|ds
Designated
funds
£
-
-
-|Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
-|Total
2022
£
57,898
1,210
59,108|Total
2021
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||47,810
2,910|
||||||50,720|
Richard Bray (who is a clergy member of the PCC) receives a stipend and accommodation from the Diocese, the cost of which is not included in the above payroll cost. However it should be noted that the Parish Share contributes to the running of the Diocese, including stipends and accommodation.
## **b) Church running costs**
|Church mission action plan activities
Other ministry expenses
Insurance
Printing costs and IT Cost
Quarterly fees to diocese
**c)**
**Building cost and maintenance**
Utilities
Routine Church maintenance
**d)**
**Building project cost**
Building Project Costs
Fund-raising cost|1,686
15,260
9,672
1,304
887
28,809
25,174
11,550
36,724
3,878
3,340
7,218|-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|1,686
15,260
9,672
1,304
887
28,809
25,174
11,550
36,724
3,878
3,340
7,218|1,605
7,709
9,429
998
943|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||20,684|
||||||22,240
20,915|
||||||43,155|
||||||36,401
3,495|
||||||39,896|
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|**4**
**Mission giving and donations**
Institutions
Individuals|Unrestricted Fun
General
funds
£
8,742
4,091
12,833|ds
Designated
funds
£
-
-
-|Restricted
Funds
£
-
2,617
2,617|Total
2022
£
8,742
6,708
15,450|Total
2021
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||19,722
-|
||||||19,722|
## **5 Transactions with related parties**
Revd. Richard Bray (Trustee/Chair) is a trustee for the charity Care for St Anne's as disclosed in the Trustee Report section 2.3. During the year the charity acted as agent for grants totalling £5,018 for Church window refurbishment which was passed to Care for St Anne's who are managing this project. There are no outstanding agency amounts due at the year end. (2021: NIL)
Revd. Richard Bray (Trustee/Chair) is also a trustee for London Gospel Partnership and This is GrowTH Ltd. During the year the charity made a membership donation of £250 to London Gospel Partnership and received £2,331 from them for one staff member who spends 1 day a week working for London Gospel Partnership. The charity acted as agent for £626 donated to This is GrowTH Ltd during the year. (2021: £142)
There were 2 members of the PCC (2021: 1) with close family members employed by the PCC , or provided with a grant as a ministry trainee. The aggregate amount paid to these individuals was £30,788 (2021: £15,564).
## **6 Movement on designated, restricted and endowment funds**
|General funds
Restricted funds
Community worker fund
6:10 Fund
Total funds|Opening
balance
2022
£
89,171
-
-
-
89,171|Receipts
£
173,131
14,780
5,458
20,238
193,369|Payments
£
212,691
-
-
2,617
-
2,617
-
215,308
-|Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-|Closing
balance
2022
£
49,611
14,780
2,841|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||17,621|
||||||67,232|
**Community worker Fund** - The funds granted from the East London Nursing Trust are for a suitably qualified individual to provide services for the community such as debt-counselling and family support.
**6:10 Fund** - A fund administered by the Rector and Churchwardens to support church members in immediate need.
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