2024-12-31-accounts

St. Martin of Tours Church Basildon APCM Sunday 18[th] May 2025 @ 12.00 noon in the Pastoral Centre

The meeting began with prayer by Father Barry.

Appointment of clerk to the meeting – Tracy Whitt

1. Election of Church wardens for 1 year – only two nominations therefore Elkin Neblett and Daphne Plant were elected for another year.

2. No Matters Arising

3. Report from Electoral Roll Officer – Roger Hobson

• The Electoral Roll was renewed this year.

• 62 people on the Electoral Roll

• 37 of whom are resident in the Parish.

• 25 non-resident members of the Church

4. Deanery Synod Report

Tracy Whitt gave the Deanery Synod Report and as Irene and I had only gone to one meeting are finding our feet. See appendices.

1. Receiving PCC’s Financial Statement for the year ending 31[st] December 2024.

2. No big expenditures this year.

3. Bargain box money was down this year.

4. See Appendices for accounts.

5. Mike Lowe presented the report and accounts.

6. The accounts and independent examiners report were accepted and all present approved and accepted the Report.

6. Church wardens Report

• Elkin and Daphne gave the Church wardens Report.

• See appendices for report.

• PCC Report

• The PCC has reclaimed the land that was being used by the council so that we have the space to look into putting an extension on the Pastoral Centre as we are in dire need of a kitchen which will mean we could rent rooms out more easily.

• The Secretary to the PCC has been unwell recently and so a PCC report was unavailable, but everything has been covered in the Church wardens report.

8. Report from Rector

• Please see report in appendices

9. Election of up to 6 PCC Members

• Sylvia Fisher

• Mike Mackay

• Peter Reid

• Alison Lollichon

• John Schofield

• No election was needed as there were enough spaces for all that had put their names forward.

• Appointment of Independent Examiner for 1 year

• Danny Keech is willing to be our independent examiner again for the year.

  • Proposed: Mike Lowe

  • Seconded: Peter Reid

• Bell Tower Report

• Roger Hobson gave the Bell Tower report

• Report in Appendices

• Date of Annual Meeting & Annual Parochial Church Meeting will be held on 17[th] May 2026

The Chair thanked everyone for coming and the meeting closed with Grace.

24 people attended the APCM this year.

APPENDICES

1. Deanery Synod Report

2. Financial Report

3. Church wardens Report

4. Rectors Report

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Subject: Basildon St Martin of Tours - Accounts examination 2024

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Parish Accounts Service

Diocese of Chelmsford

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Begin forwarded message:

From: Michael Lowe [e-mail] Date: 14 March 2025 at 08:58:26 GMT

To: Peter Reid [e-mail]

Subject: Fwd: Basildon St Martin of Tours - Accounts examination 2024

Dear Peter ,

Accounts for 2024 enclosed. Regards, Mike Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

From: Peter Chandler [e-mail] Date: 13 March 2025 at 15:11:29 GMT

To: Mike Lowe [e-mail]

Subject: Basildon St Martin of Tours - Accounts examination 2024

Owdo

Originals in the post to you at home

Bye for now

Enid & Peter Chandler

Parish Accounts Service

Diocese of Chelmsford

15 The Spinneys

Leigh on Sea

SS9 5QZ

Tel [phone]

Mobiles 07778 390906 and 07778 422679

www.chelmsford.anglican.org

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=b3584339c5&view=pt&search=all&permmsgid=msg-f:1843535498552380041&simpl=msg-f:1843535498552…

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