Terence Davey Interim Management and Business Consultancy 53 Sandown Lodge Avenue Road Epsom Surrey Kn8 7QU ST KATHERINE'S CHURCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31.122024 Auditorfs Report to the Members of St Katherine's churc￿ Westway, London I have reviewed the Financi￿ Statements and workings supporting them. In common with similar organisatiorLs, the Church's systems of control depend upon the close involvement of the PCC and its elected office of Treasurer. There being no fornial Treasurer in pLice for this year, where additional inforniation to that presented was required, I accepted the assurances of the Lay Minister who had close involvement in the accounts that all the transactiorns were reflected in the recor(ts. Together we made some recommendatioTLS for tighter controls golng ahead. 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These improvements have enabled our church services to run much more smoothly, improved and developed our church and community engagement environment and have made an overall improvement to the Health & Safety of life at St Kat’s. ## **Building and Fabric works include:** - **Sound Desk:** Jon (Church Warden) built the hall a sound desk on a mobile table, to allow for a quicker and easier setting up of the hall for the winter services, particularly considering the complexity added by Rueben and Jim playing live Worship. - As we have returned to the main church for the spring and summer season, Jon rebuilt the main church sound system/ tech as it had been taken apart to create the hall sound desk. - We now also can record all the separate instruments and vocals at the main service. - **The Church Statue of St Andrew** : Has been covered with metal netting for health & safety requirements. - **Greentree Risk Assessment Report:** St Kat’s church annual Health & Safety and Fire Risk Assessment Report, carried out on 15[th] October 2024. The report stated that ‘It **is clear that the PCC have made a huge effort to improve the health &** - **safety at Kat’s Church’.** Newly installed emergency fire system, electrical rewiring. Kitchen and toilet works have contributed highly to the reports of low risks levels. - **Side Hall Demolition:** Ongoing conversation between Jodie Edwards (QI), H&F Local Authority and TFL is still in progress regarding the demolition of the Church side hall. - **Community Workspace –** Elise Brown, (St Kat’s networking and fund-raising consultant) has developed a community workspace funded by HS2. The workspace will benefit local charities who will work out of the new office space at St Kat’s. A contribution will be made to cover the utility bills. The Community workspace is situated in the top room/office of the church, next to the sports hall. **Elise plans to launch the CWP on 28[th] May.** - **Trees and Ivy Removal** : Ivy was causing major damage to the trees and fencing in St Kat’s church grounds. Tree surgeons were hired to remove a couple of trees and the Ivy in the church carpark which had grown out of control. Also, Ivy removal took place to the church bin shed and church fencing. - We also had our annual carpark gardening work carried out. - **Community Garden-** HS2 Groundworks have cleared the vegetation at the back of St kat’s carpark and have contributed greatly to the development of St Kat’s Community Garden. HS2 have provided flowers & vegetable planters, wooden picnic benches and three individual wooden seats. - The space intends to be used for community engagement, including Families Church, and a space for both church life and the local community to engage, relax in and enjoy. - Liam has carried out works within the community garden – including completely clearing the brick shed, painting the inside, replacing the old windows. A new gate has been fitted to assess the Community Garden from the carpark. A ramp has been installed up to the boiler room door to give assess to the lawnmower. - Shannon has generously given her time to plants flowers and vegetables in the planters and has been watering and taking care on them. ## St Kat’s Westway Annual Parochial Church Meeting Minister’s Report 18[th] May 2025 **Readings Isaiah 43:14-21 John 15** ## **WE HAVE A FUTURE!** I’m thrilled to share that things are looking bright for the days ahead — and I’ll tell you why in just a moment! For those who might need a bit of background: after a period of significant decline, I was appointed two and a half years ago to lead St Kat’s through a three-year interim season of discernment. During this time, our church family has been prayerfully exploring what kind of future God might have for us, with the ultimate goal of providing a recommended way forward to +Bishop Emma, for her consideration. In December, the PCC met with Revd Jonathan Rust, who is the Kensington Area Director of Mission, to reflect on our Mission Action Plan and SMART goals. Together we prayed, discussed, and celebrated the new signs of life and outreach growing from St Kat’s — most notably the launch of _Families Church_ , which has become a wonderful expression of our mission in action. As many of you know, conversations have also been developing around a possible collaboration with St Michael and St George, White City — and perhaps even with HTB Dalgarno Way. The PCC’s recommendation has now been submitted to Bishop Emma, who has received it with great warmth and encouragement. I was delighted to receive an email from Bishop Emma following her visit on Resurrection Sunday. She wrote: “I loved being with you on Easter Day and experiencing the lovely, warm, and welcoming atmosphere at St Kat’s.” +Emma Soon after, Revd Jonathan Rust also shared a note about Bishop Emma’s response to her visit and the PCC’s recommendation: “+Emma now has the paper and, although I have yet to discuss it with her, I think we can be confident that she wants to take this forward. I should say that she was very much encouraged by her recent visit to St Kat’s and left with a strong sense that your church is one we do need to find the right way of supporting into the future.” Jonathan Rust So, what has been happening to make all this possible? **GOD HAS BEEN HAPPENING.** The PCC has had a growing sense that God has been speaking to us about the future. Barb C shared that she felt God saying, _“I will not be stopped!”_ Frank brought a word from Isaiah 43:14-21, which was our first reading. Frank highlighted v19, _do you not perceive it?_ ## **The Lord’s Promise of Victory** _‘Forget the former things;_ _do not dwell on the past. 19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?_ The PCC felt God was commanding us to draw a line under the past decline and the disappointment of a failed building project. He is doing a new thing, and he wants us to see it, to recognise it, to welcome it and walk in it. God wants St Kat’s to move forward — to embrace new beginnings by letting go of what’s behind and focusing instead on what God is doing _now_ . It’s a promise that even in difficult circumstances, God is carving a new path and bringing life to places that once felt dry and barren. Discerning and discovering what this _new thing_ looks like has been the heart of the PCC’s and the church’s journey over the past two and a half years. How do we navigate the new thing God is doing and the inevitable changes that come with this. The recommendation document to Bishop Emma has made the changes we are facing all the more real. THIS IS A TIME OF SEISMIC CHANGE Like an earthquake, the ground is shifting from under our feet. And it means change for us all. Jim and I will be leaving. This is unsettling for us all. It’s a time of letting go. There’s a sense of grieving and loss. It is a time of uncertainty. And yet, this experience is necessary. This uncomfortable season of change and transition is not without purpose—it is heralding, ushering in, the new thing God is doing among us. God is preparing the ground, making a way for a new beginning. We may feel unsettled right now—perhaps even a little disoriented—but even in the midst of that, we can begin to glimpse the potential. We are starting to perceive what God is doing. And as we do, hope begins to stir within us. There’s even a quiet sense of excitement as we look toward what’s ahead. So as we move forward together, let’s be kind to ourselves—and to one another. Let’s give ourselves permission to feel what we are feeling. To acknowledge the sadness and the challenge that come with change. But let’s also make room for the hope that is rising—for the promise of new life, fresh energy, and a renewed shape to the life of St Kat’s. Because even here, in the midst of transition, God is at work—breathing new life, writing a new chapter, and calling us to trust Him for what comes next. Our second reading today has really been like a _soundtrack_ for this whole season we’ve been walking through together. It reminds us that if our serving and our work are not rooted in the vine—if _we_ , the workers, are not remaining connected to Jesus—then it all amounts to nothing. As Jesus himself said, _“Apart from me, you can do nothing.”_ This truth has been at the very heart of our life together as a church throughout this threeyear interim period. John 15 reminds us that real life—true, abundant life—is found only in Jesus. It’s as we remain in his love, as we spend time with him, as we grow in our understanding of his word, that we find the confidence to live for him and to walk in his ways. Jesus has chosen and appointed us to bear fruit—fruit that will last. And his command remains the same today: _“Love one another as I have loved you.”_ The fruit that lasts comes from love. When we love one another well—when we choose to love as Jesus loves—the world notices. Our families, our neighbours, our colleagues, our community—they begin to see something different. They catch a glimpse of Christ himself. Because the love of Jesus is countercultural. It’s not self-serving. It reaches out beyond the walls of the church. It exists for those who are not yet part of the Body of Christ. We have about four more months together before what we hope will be a short interregnum, as we prepare for the appointment of the next vicar. These next months are a time for us to _end well_ —to finish this season faithfully and to prepare our hearts and our community for the _in-between time_ that lies ahead for St Kat’s. And through it all, we remain in the vine. We stay rooted in his love. Because apart from him, we can do nothing—but in him, we will bear much fruit. Jim and I are currently seeking somewhere to live. We’re praying that the right place will come up in or near Princes Risborough, close to Jo, David, and Seth. We’re trusting the Lord to open the right door — the one he has planned and purposed for us. At times, it can feel as though uncertainty is all around us, but we’re holding fast to this truth: Jesus has it all in his hands. His plans and purposes are always good. And that’s true for all of you as well. Jesus has plans for the flourishing of his body here in East Acton — plans to prosper you, not to harm you; plans to give you hope and a future. For Jim and me, and for all of us together here at St. Kat’s, the call is the same: to remain in Jesus. To stay rooted in him, so that we might bear fruit for him and love one another deeply. We need to stay close to Jesus, abiding in his love, so that we can discern the new thing he is doing among us — to see it spring up and recognise it for what it is. Barb C once shared that she believed God was saying, _“I will not be stopped.”_ And in Isaiah 43:13, God himself declares, _“When I act, who can reverse it?”_ So let’s go forward together with confidence in this God — our God — whose purposes can never be thwarted. His plans will not fail, they will not disappoint, and they will not be stopped! Revd Lesley Tate