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2022-12-31-accounts

ALL SAINTS WITH ST COLUMB, NOTTING HILL PCC

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2022

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1170152

ALL SAINTS, NOTTING HILL PCC ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2022

All Saints with St Columb, Notting Hill Church is situated in Notting Hill in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is located in Kensington Episcopal Area of the Diocese of London, but under the pastoral care of the Bishop of Fulham. The correspondence address is All Saints Notting Hill, All Saints Vicarage, 12 Powis Gardens, London, W11 1JG.

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a charity excepted from registration with the Charity Commission, and other name by which the charity is known by All Saints Notting Hill

PCC members who have served from 1st January 2022 until the date this report was approved are:

Incumbent: Father Philip Corbett
Churchwardens: Mr Victor Fergus
Miss Rosalind Topping
Representatives on the Deanery Synod Miss Gillian Shaw
Mr Theodore Lawrence
Licensed Lay Minister Mr Gladvin Allen
Elected members: Mr Alexander De-Ben Rockson (Treasurer)
Mrs Prscilla Congreve
Mrs Marcia Haynes
Mr Ross Buchanan
Mr Nigel Dean
Mrs Elizabeth Aschenbrenner (Safeguarding Officer)
Mr Lester Fearon-Hales
Miss Jennifer Alleyne
Miss Jessica Masi
Mrs Allyson Williams

Structure, Governance and Management

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.

Objectives and Activities

All Saints Notting Hill has the responsibility of co-operating with the Incumbent, Rev Philip Corbett, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. In order to achieve the objectives All Saints provides: regular public worship open to all, scared space for personal prayer and contemplation and pastoral work including visiting the sick, the housebound and the bereaved. Teaching the Christian Catholic faith by means of sermons, courses and small groups and accommodation for nursery, a homework club and local support groups as well as running a Foodbank. It supports other charities in the UK and abroad financially.

Achievements and Performance

There are 121 people on the Electoral Roll of whom 56 live in the parish. We have an average Sunday attendance of 65.

ALL SAINTS, NOTTING HILL PCC ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2022

Review of the year

The PCC met in person 5 times in 2022 and we have had an attendance of around 95%.

2022 has been another busy year for the parish. Amongst the highlights must be the visit of Luke Jerram’s Gaia in August when the Church welcomed over 10,000 visitors through the door. We continue to be a focus for community outreach and engagement. We are very much in place for funeral ministry and in 2022 saw the highest number of funerals conducted in church or by a member of the clergy from the parish in recent years. Our Easter and Christmas celebrations have returned to normal post-Covid and we continue to find new ways for outreach, mission and ministry. We truly seek to be an outward looking community serving one another and our parish in faith, hope and love.

We continue to be a place that encourages vocations. In June to August we welcomed Andrew Raines from Duke Divinity School, USA on placement with us and Fr Philip works as one of the Bishop’s Advisors on vocations. Andrew was a great asset to the parish undertaking pastoral and missional work. July was our festival month and this included our church fair, carpet of flowers and a wonderful outdoor procession of the Blessed Sacrament. We celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubileee and marked her death in September with appropriate celebration and solemnity. We encouraged pilgrimage and have had an active link with the Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham. We have strong links with our community and continue to host an annual Grenfell Memorial Mass on the Sunday nearest the anniversary to help us remember those forever in our hearts.

We have also continued our focus on the young people of our parish. Our serving team thrives and we have offered workshops and children’s activities. undertaken a review of the Junior Church and prepared an area for those with young children attending Mass. Fr Philip continues in Chaplaincy ministry at the Pepper Pot Centre and St Charles Hospital.

Our parish Foodbank continues to go from strength to strength. The Foodbank, which runs for an hour each month is run entirely by volunteers and funded by the local community. It feeds approximately 70 people each week. There is no referral.

We were able to support the local community in a number of ways including supporting the local Grenfell Commemorations. Members of the parish took part in the Church of England online worship for the Sunday. We were able to carry out First Communions and Confirmations. We are grateful to our Pastoral Assistant Ross Buchanan for his work on this and on our weekly sheet and publicity. We are active on Social Media with Twitter, Facebook and Instagram profiles helping our outreach and mission.

We were also able to hold our annual commemoration of the faithful departed in November and our Black History Month Service in October. These continue to be a focus of remembrance and understanding in deepening our appreciation of our history. We hope to continue in this work.

We were able to structure our Carnival Celebrations this year and to rent out space around the church through the Council which was a great improvement. A real highlight was recording Sunday Worship for BBC Radio 4 for Carnival Weekend when we were joined by the London International Gospel Choir. At the Sunday Mass we were accompanied by the Durham Miners Association Band. These wonderful events remind of that the church is central to carnival and its history.

In terms of our building, there continue to be serious worries about the structure. We will need to continue to monitor this and have undertaken remedial work but serious underpinning is required. A highlight of 2022 was the installation of our new toilets, including one accessible toilet and a ramp to the sacristy area. This also meant the redesign of the sacristy. These have been greatly beneficial for mission and ministry in the parish. We also restored part of the St Columb chapel removing the carpet and restored the pulpit. We are grateful for the donors and trusts who make these works possible.

We continue to host the Pimento Centre, Montessori School and 12 step programme groups. As well as being the home of the London International Gospel Choir, we are also now the home of the Portobello Orchestra and look forward to a good relationship with them.

ALL SAINTS, NOTTING HILL PCC

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2022

Gladvin Allan and our pastoral team have worked hard in keeping in touch with people and we are grateful for their work. Our branch of the Mothers Union goes from strength to strength and are a great support at our social events. Fr Philip has been taking a greater roll at a diocesan level and has delivered 8 talks at the monthly Mothers Union Prayer hours.

As we look back at 2022 we can be proud of all that we were able to achieve as a community and can look to build on this in the years to come.

Chairman Remarks

This year has been one of great excitement, outreach and mission, it has been wonderful to welcome so many people through our doors for services and other events and truly be a place of welcome and service in our community. We have welcome people from across the community, city, nation and indeed the world! I am grateful to everyone who has worked so hard to make our ministry and mission thrive. I am very grateful to the clergy team Fr Bello Mahilum who cares for a Filipino congregation as well as working as a Chaplain at the Royal Brompton Hospital and also Fr John Blackburne who has served wonderfully as our curate in reaching out into our parish and who shares in my work here and with our sister parish of St Michael’s Ladbroke Grove. I am grateful to the Chruch Wardens and the PCC for their work and support in all this and we have much to look forward to in the years to come. Ultimately the next few years will be focussed on securing our building structure so that we have a solid base for mission.

Safeguarding

Fr Philip worked closely with Elizabeth Aschenbrenner, the Safeguarding Officer, to ensure that all safeguarding measures were in place. The Safeguarding Audit was completed and improvements put in place. All PCC members and church officers have been DBS checked; Safeguarding is a standing item on our PCC agenda, and relevant Safeguarding training has been undertaken and we keep safeguarding training under review. We have completed the Safeguarding Audit and have drawn up a safeguarding action plan.

Deanery Synod

Our Deanery Synod representatives attended meetings in person when possible or on Zoom along with our clergy. We continue to play and active role in the Deanery and work particularly closely with St Michael's Ladbroke Grove and St Stephen's Gloucester Road.

Financial Review

Total receipts were £225,812 on ordinary unrestricted funds were £170,850 (2021: £146,208) of which £156,967 was voluntary contribution and a further £13,883 was from donations and others. Restricted donation of £54,961 were received for Foodbank and Repairs. The expenditure was £211,338 (2021: £191,303) of which unrestricted £123,028 (2021: £137,767) of unrestricted and £88,310 restricted and are detailed in the Financial Statements. The church hall continues to be let temporarily, which provided an income of £5,588.

The planned giving through envelopes and banker’s orders decreases by 17% and collection increased by 57% mainly driven by extra activities initiated by Fr. However, the total income, increase by 47% compared to last year due new fund rising activities ideas by the Priest in Charge activities and funds for the disabled toilet project.

ALL SAINTS, NOTTING HILL PCC ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2022

The state of the nave roof has been causing concern for some time. After many years, during which routine maintenance has been carried out, a detailed report on its condition has been prepared by the architect and we are working on access to grants to facilitate the repairs. It is our policy to make provisions from general income in the hope that an urgent appeal can be avoided.

£170,850 was spent to provide the Christian ministry from All Saints, Notting Hill, including £58,000 contribution to the diocesan parish share. Total expenditure increases by 9% compare to last year which largely provides the stipends and housing for the clergy. There was a major repair of £81,000 and £8,000 for food bank. The sum that the Churches in the deanery have to find is shared between the Churches according to a formula that is based mainly on a head count of the congregations. We have to find more of the sum at All Saints as the size of our congregation increased more compared with other churches.

The net result for the year was an excess of receipts over payments of £14,474. Unrestricted £32,576 and Restricted (£18,102). Bank and deposit balances brought forward at the beginning of the year, the balances carried forward at 31[st] December for unrestricted funds totalled £90,982 and restricted funds £29,573.

Reserves policy

It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds (if possible), which equates to approximately three months unrestricted payments, to cover emergency situations that may arise from time to time. The balance of £5,000 on unrestricted funds at the year end did not match this target. The total deposit balance carried forward at 31[st] December 2021 for restricted funds totalled £29,573. This includes £5,000 PCC, £22,422 foodbank donation and others.

It is our policy to invest our funds balances with the CBF Church of England Deposit Fund

Volunteers

We would like to thank all volunteers who worked so hard to make our church a lovely and vibrant community it is. As a parish we are grateful to all those who give of their time, resources, skills and money to ensure that our valuable ministry in this place and in the wider church can continue. We want to mention our churchwardens who have worked so tirelessly on our behalf.

Approved by the PCC on 14 May 2023 and signed on their behalf by Rev Philip Corbett (PCC chairman)

Date 22[nd] May 2022

ALL SAINTS, NOTTING HILL PCC ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2022

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPNSIBILITIES

Members of the PCC are required by the Church Accounting Regulations and the Charities at 2011 to prepare accounts for each financial year which gives a true and fair view of the states of affairs of the Church and of its results for that year. In preparing those accounts, the trustees are required to:

The members of the PCC are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Church transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the church. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the church and hence taking reasonable steps to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.

Signed on behalf of the PCC

Father Philip Corbett Chairman to the PCC

Date 14[th] May 2023

ALL SAINTS, NOTTING HILL PCC ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2022

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE PCC

RESPECTIVE The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees

RESPONSIBILITIES OF consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011

TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:

BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention

  1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements: • to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and

  2. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act

  3. have not been met; or

  4. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Charles Osei, ACIE Practical Accounting Training Ltd Suite 203 10 Woolwich New Road London SE18 6AB

Date 14[th] May 2023

ALL SAINTS, NOTTING HILL PCC FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2022 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS

Receipts
Note
Voluntary receipt:
Planned giving
2(a)
Collection at services
2(b)
All other giving/voluntary
2(c)
Gift Aid recovered
2(d)
Activities for generating funds
Income from investment
2(e)
Church activities
2(f)
Special Collection
2(g)
Total receipts
Payments
Church activities
Parish share
3(a)
Clery and supporting cost
3(b)
Church running expenses
3(c)
Hall running costs
3(d)
Mission giving and donations
3(e)
Special collection
3(f)
Cost of generating funds
Total Payment
Excess pf receipts over payment
Transfer of funds
Net receipts and payment
Cash at bank and in hand at 1 January
Cash at bank and in hand at 31 December		 Unrestricted
Restricted
TOTAL
TOTAL
Funds
Funds
2022
2021
£
£
£
£
13,916
-
13,916
16,222
15,389
-
15,389
6,550
13,883
31,335
45,218
16,594
-
-
-
-
43,188
31,335
74,523
39,366
-
368
368
359
127,662
-
127,662
106,841
-
23,258
23,258
12,908
170,850
54,961
225,812
159,475
58,000
-
58,000
58,000
9,053
-
9,053
11,954
51,957
80,252
132,210
92,653
3,280
-
3,280
6,182
738
-
738
445
-
8,058
8,058
22,069
123,028
88,310
211,338
191,303
-
-
-
-
123,028
88,310
211,338
191,303
47,826
(33,349)
(31,828)
(31,828)
(15,248)
15,248
-
-
32,576
(18,102)
14,474
(31,828)
58,406
47,675
106,081
137,909
90,982
29,573
120,555
**106,081 **

ALL SAINTS, NOTTING HILL PCC FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2022

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Note
Cash funds
Bank Current accounts
Deposit funds
Total Cash
Others Monetary Assets
Debtors
6(a)
Short Term Deposits
Total Other Money Assets
Liabilities
Creditors - falling due within a year
7(a)		 Unrestricted
Restricted
TOTAL
TOTAL
Funds
Funds
2022
2021
£
£
£
£
90,985
26,543
117,525
69,440
3,030
36,641
36,641
90,985
29,573
120,555
**106,081 **
3,479
-
3,479
13,242
7
-
7
7
3,486
-
3,486
13,249
(200)
-
(200)
(200)

Note:

ALL SAINTS, NOTTING HILL PCC NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2022

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 with applicable accounting standards and the Charities SORP

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for the valuation of investment assets, which are shown at market value.

Funds

General funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the PCC. Funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC are also unrestricted.

The accounts 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 or those that are informal gatherings of church members.

Incoming resources

Voluntary income and capital sources

Collections are recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC. Planned giving receivable under Gift Aid is recognised only when received. Income tax recoverable on Gift Aid on Gift Aid donations is recognised when the income is recognised. Grants and legacies to the PCC are accounted for as soon as the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement, the amount due is quantifiable and its ultimate receipt by the PCC is reasonably certain. Funds raised by bazaars and similar events are accounted for gross.

Sales of books and magazines from the church bookstall are accounted for gross.

Other income

Rental income from the letting of church premises is recognised when the rental is due.

Income from investments

Dividends are accounted for when due and payable. Interest entitlements are accounted for as they accrue. Tax recoverable on such income is recognised in the same accounting year.

Resources used

Grants

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding obligation on the PCC.

ALL SAINTS, NOTTING HILL PCC NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

The diocesan parish share is accounted for when paid. Any parish share unpaid at 31 December is provided for in these accounts as an operational (though not a legal) liability and is shown as a creditor in the Balance Sheet

ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont)

Fixed assets

Consecrated property and movable church furnishings

Consecrated and beneficed property of any kind is excluded from the accounts by s.96(2)(a) of the Charities Act 1993.

Movable church furnishings held by the Vicar and Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC, and which require a faculty for disposal, are accounted as inalienable property unless consecrated. They are listed in the Church's inventory, which can be inspected (at any reasonable time). For inalienable property acquired prior to 2000 there is insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the accounts. Items acquired since 1 January will be capitalised and depreciated in the accounts over their currently anticipated life on a straight-line basis.

All expenditure incurred in the year on consecrated or beneficed buildings, individual items under £1,000 or on the repair of movable church furnishings acquired before 1 January 2000 is written off.

Other fixtures, fittings and office equipment

Equipment used within the church premises is depreciated on a straight-line basis over four years. Individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £1,500 or less are written off when the asset is acquired.

Current assets

Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 December in respect of fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors less provision for amounts that may prove uncollectable.

Short-term deposits include cash held on deposit either with the CBF Church of England Funds or at a bank.

The Children's Fund receives grants from two charities to advance religious education amongst the Sunday School children and provide them with treats. This year a total of £368 was received from the charities; £60.00 expenditure incurred.

Special collection is plate collection during funeral services, funeral fees and special appeal.

ALL SAINTS, NOTTING HILL PCC NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2022

NOTE
Receipts
Incoming resources from donors
Planned giving
2(a)
Gift Aid recovered
2(d)
Other giving - non-planned giving
2(c)
Collections (open plate) at all services
2(b)
Other voluntary income - donations
2(c)
Special collection
Income from Investment/Voluntary
Interest children fund investment
2(e)
Donations, appeals, etc
Church Activities
Bookstall & candle sales
Bazaars & other fund-raising events
Hall lettings
Contributions to rent of flat
Church Centre rents
Fees
2(f)
Special collections
2(g)
Repairs – donations & collections
2(h)
Total Receipts		 Unrestricted
Restricted
TOTAL
TOTAL
Funds
Funds
2022
2021
£
£
£
£
13,916
-
13,916
16,222
-
-
-
-
1,829
-
1,829
2,499
15,389
-
15,389
6,550
12,054
-
12,054
14,095
43,188
-
43,188
39,366
-
368
368
359
-
-
-
-
-
368
368
352
309
-
309
1,107
13,724
-
13,724
17,353
5,588
-
5,588
1,605
6,240
-
6,240
6,240
101,802
-
101,802
80,537
-
-
-
-
127,662
-
127,662
106,841
-
23,258
23,258
12,908
-
31,335
31,335
-
170,850
54,961
225,812
159,475

ALL SAINTS, NOTTING HILL PCC NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2022

Payments

Grants - Missionary & charitable giving

- relief & development agencies
Home missions & other Church Societies
3(e)
Activities directly related to the work of
the Church
Ministry: diocesan parish share
3(a)
Clergy expenses
Rent of curate's flat
Support costs
3(b)
Church running expenses
Church - upkeep of services
Church - running costs & maintenance
Church major repairs
Expenditure on bookstall
Upkeep of churchyard
Children's Fund
Church management & administration
Administration - office + fundraising costs
Bank charges
Loan Repayment
Bazaars & other fund-raising events
3(c)
Church Hall running costs
3(d)
Special collection
3(f)
Total Payments		 100
-
100
100
638
-
638 345
738
-
738
445
58,000
-
58,000
58,000
2,299
-
2,299
5,705
6,754
-
6,754
6,249
-
-
-
-
9,053
-
9,053
11,954
15,781
-
15,781
14,110
33,306
-
33,306
40,807
-
80,192
80,192
31,467
627
-
627
240
391
-
391
-
60
60
-
1,852
-
1,852
6,029
-
-
- -
-
-
-
-
-
-
- -
51,957
80,252
132,210
92,653
3,280
-
3,280
6,182
-
8,058
8,058
22,069
123,028
88,310
211,338
191,303

ALL SAINTS, NOTTING HILL PCC NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2022

Fixed Assets
DEBTORS
6
Income tax recoverable
Accrued Fees
Other debtors
LIABILITIES: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE
WITHIN ONE YEAR
7
Deferred income
Accruals of utility and other costs
Creditors for goods & service - diocesan parish share
Other creditors		 Unrestricted
Restricted
TOTAL
TOTAL
Funds
Funds
2022
2021
£
£
3,479
-
3,479
4,056
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9,186
3,479
-
3,479
13,242
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(200)
-
(200)
(200)
(200)
-
(200)
(200)