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2022-12-31-accounts

The Good Shepherd and St Peter’s, Lee

Trustees’ Report for Parish of Good Shepherd with St. Peter, Lee PCC (Registered charity number: 1171429)

Review of the year May 2022 to April 2023 (Financial Year 2022)

Reports for the 2023 Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM)

Trustees’ Annual Report for APCM 2023

Parish of the Good Shepherd with St. Peter, Lee

Trustees’ Report for 2023 Annual Parochial Church Meeting

Table of Contents

A) Aims and Purposes ............................................................................................................................. 2
B) Objectives and Activities .................................................................................................................... 2
C) Achievements and Performance ......................................................................................................... 3
D) The Electoral Roll (to be updated when Roll update comp[lete immediately before APCM) .................. 5
E) Safeguarding Report .......................................................................................................................... 5
F) Fabric Report ..................................................................................................................................... 6
G) Deanery Synod................................................................................................................................... 7
H) Financial Report ................................................................................................................................. 8
I) Reserves Policy .................................................................................................................................. 9
J) Plans for Future Period ..................................................................................................................... 10
K) Structure, Governance and Management .......................................................................................... 11
L) Administrative Information .............................................................................................................. 12
M) Approval ...................................................................................................................................... 13

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A) Aims and Purposes

The Good Shepherd with St Peter Lee’s Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the object of the promotion of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England and has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, the Reverend Bridget Shepherd, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.

The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of our two church buildings – the Good Shepherd on Handen Road and St Peter’s on Eltham Road – and the care and upkeep of the parish house located in Weigall Road.

B) Objectives and Activities

As a church we are committed to:

Shining God’s light to our community and sharing the good news of God’s love for all.

This is expressed and lived out through the following five values:

The PCC has adapted and adopted the Church of England’s vision and strategic priorities for the next decade, and committed to becoming a church that is:

Jesus Christ centred and Jesus Christ shaped

That reflects the character of Jesus by being humbler, simpler and bolder

That focusses its energy on four priorities:

  1. Exploring, releasing and supporting each other to live out our faith in everyday life

  2. Encouraging variety and creativity in our worship, mission and practice

  3. Being a church that is younger and more diverse

  4. Pursuing social justice for all

  5. These four priorities helped to guide our activity throughout the year.

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C) Achievements and Performance

As in previous years, 2022 has been a year of recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and some of its negative impact on our ministry. A key part of this recovery was the decision to suspend worship at St. Peter’s church, in order to consolidate our resources at Good Shepherd. Whilst attendance at Sunday worship was relatively healthy pre-pandemic, it struggled to recover as life returned to normal and the average St Peter’s congregation at the beginning of 2022 was circa twelve (12). It also became challenging to sustain worship at St. Peter’s as very few people were willing or able to help resource the services. This was not an easy decision, and whilst it was supported by the PCC, it was not supported by all members of the St. Peter’s congregation. Around 40% of the congregation have made the transition over to the Good Shepherd.

At the present time, services have been suspended until 26[th] November 2023, and the PCC will be discussing the next steps and plans for the future over the course of the coming months.

Last year we reported losing a large number of church members from the Good Shepherd – with ten families choosing to move out of London. This has had a significant impact on our congregation, with the number of children and families now vastly reduced. However, 2022 has been a year of re-building and new people have joined us, bringing physical attendance back up to pre COVID levels. Much of the growth has been amongst people aged 20 - 40, with around 20 people in that age group. To help nurture the friendships and faith of this group we have started a fortnightly home group aimed at younger adults.

We continue to offer a fortnightly youth group for children in Year 6 and above, which has a healthy attendance of around 12 young people at each session. This is significantly above the average number of young people in most churches! We’ve also returned to offering weekly Children’s Church sessions on Sunday mornings, although attendance can be erratic as we have significantly fewer families with primary school aged children than we did pre-pandemic. During the pandemic we started ‘Wild Church’, a monthly outdoor service for families, and this continued to draw in fringe church families. Across all three of these activities we’ve struggled to recruit and retain volunteers to lead them, and consequently ‘Wild Church’ held its final monthly session in March 2023.

Last year our worship was enriched by a rejuvenated choir, who have welcomed lots of new members and are leading worship once a month. This year other groupings of musicians have enlivened our other Sunday services. Over the course of the year we were pleased to see the numbers of people attending our festival services rebuilding to pre-pandemic levels, and at Christmas around 700 people attended services – the vast majority of whom are not regular members.

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We continue to offer a Zoom link to the Good Shepherd Sunday service, which was initially set up when people were reluctant to attend in person. This continues to be well used and appreciated by a range of people, not just those who are unwell, and regularly gets 9-12 adults supplementing the physical congregation. We are sometimes joined online by previous members who’ve moved away, and we’ve even attracted new members through Zoom.

Outside of Sunday services, we have the opportunity to reach out to people in our parish through baptisms, weddings, funerals and memorial services. Last year we conducted eight baptisms, one wedding, and 14 funerals – slightly fewer than in previous years. We also ran the Bereavement Journey Course from January to March 2022, which was much appreciated by those who attended. As in previous years, the annual memorial service is valued by those who attend it, and attracts many people who are not regular church-goers.

We are also able to reach out through ministry to local schools. Bridget continues to support Trinity All Through School (our local Church of England school) as both Vice Chair of Governors and a regular visitor to the school. Bridget has taken school assemblies at Trinity School, Colfe’s School and Blackheath High Junior School, and has welcomed school groups into church from Trinity, Brindishe Manor, Brindishe Lee and St. Winifred’s. These are fantastic opportunities to share the Christian story with hundreds of children and young people who may otherwise not hear it.

As a church we are responding to human need through the ongoing work of the Helping Hands Foodbank, which operates from St. Peter’s. The foodbank currently provides food for 36 families, equating to more than 100 adults and children. The foodbank continues to draw in volunteers from church and the community, and is supported by several of the schools and organisations in our parish. At St. Peter’s we are continuing to support other organisations and charities by hosting a weekly AA meeting and a monthly worship service for ex-offenders.

Last year we were approached by a member of the local community to see if we could host a weekly coffee morning for Ukrainians who had recently arrived in the UK. This has now developed into a coffee morning, plus beginner and intermediate English language classes. The classes are run by a local resident, supported by members of the church and the wider community who help with catering and act as language assistants.

As in previous years, we’ve endeavoured to keep a high profile in the local community by hosting the annual Lee Green Open Studios art fair over two weekends, and by running a very popular stall at the FUSS Christmas Fair (Friends and Users of Staplehurst Shops). As there is a lot going on within the church community we have re-launched a bi-monthly parish magazine with the aim (at this stage) of sharing news with those who are part of the church community.

Last year the PCC set up an Eco Church Working Group with a view to looking at how we respond to climate change, and other environmental issues. We have been awarded the ‘Eco

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Church’ bronze award, and are now working towards the silver award. We also continue with our Fairtrade stall, which celebrates its tenth anniversary this year! The stall has sold over £40,000 of goods in that time, and has encouraged people to support fairtrade wherever possible.

In January 2023 we said good-bye to our part time Curate, Paul Adlington. This is a training position but one from which we too have greatly benefitted, not least from Paul’s help in organising community and outdoor events. We look forward in July 2023 to welcoming our new full time Curate, Chris Henriette, and his family.

Lastly, as a church we are very aware of issues in the broader church. We are part of the Inclusive Church network, and at the end of 2021 we took part in the ‘Living in Love and Faith’ discussions. Following recent discussions at General Synod, the Vicar has made it clear that she is keen to offer blessing for same sex marriages, when formal permission is given to do so.

D) The Electoral Roll

As at April last year, the electoral roll stood at 118. Since then, 10 names have been removed and 14 names added which brings the new total to one hundred and twenty-two (122).

E) Safeguarding Report

In the past year the PCC reviewed, approved and re-adopted the following policies: Safeguarding, Whistleblowing, Complaints and Grievance, Parish Disciplinary, and Health and Safety. These policies are based on standard diocesan policies and can be viewed on the church website at www.goodpeter.org.uk/pcc.

The Church of England Safeguarding Statement was also re-adopted. The PCC has complied with the duty under Section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 and has had regard to the House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. Safeguarding, Health & Safety, and GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance were all regular agenda items for the PCC. In the course of our ongoing ministry we have had cause to seek advice from the Diocesan Safeguarding Team, and to liaise with the Local Authority.

During the year our previous Parish Safeguarding Officers, Laurie Stuart and Catrin Cox, stood down after more than 10 years in the role. Ann Lorek has replaced them as our new Parish Safeguarding Officer, and is supported by our Church Administrator, Fiona Morrison who does much of the safeguarding administration. Ann and Fiona are ensuring that all office holders and volunteers are up to date with their safeguarding training, and that we are following safer recruitment guidance.

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F) Fabric Report

Fabric report: Good Shepherd 2021 – 2022

The main structural or urgent issues identified in the 2020 Quinquennial Inspection had been attended to by the end of 2020. In addition, our central heating boiler failed in 2021 and had to be replaced and a number of related issues dealt with, including removing some asbestos lagging under a Licenced Removal. This work was completed in early 2022 at a total cost of £44,220 (reported at last year’s APCM).

Routine maintenance continues as normal which should cover the remainder of the works suggested in the Quinquennial with the exception of new flooring in the toilets and lobbies.

Church Boundary Wall

The risk of collapse of a section of the wall was reported at the last APCM; the area where the wall was most likely to collapse has now indeed collapsed. We have secured the services of Rosemary Silver of Avison Young as our pro bono Building Surveyor and project manager. We appointed a firm of specialist excavators who produced a report which was used as input to the structural engineer, whom we also appointed, and who also produced a report which was used by Rosemary to finalise specifications to go out to tender. After tendering we shall have a better idea of cost. In the meantime, the PCC amended the base 2023 Budget to spend £20k on the Wantage Road wall repair, allowing for expenditure of £7.5 on the Weigall Road house kitchen, £2.5k on incremental rent for Curate’s housing from July (£5kpa), and £10k on other Quinquennial repairs at both the Good Shepherd and St Peter’s; but the PCC recognised that as we go forward we will ‘cut our cloth’ accordingly in response to any new information we receive about costs. We will also appoint a PCC working group to think about how we might fundraise for the wall.

Bike Rack

As part of our Eco Church effort, the PCC has confirmed the church’s approval in principle to the installation of a bike rack at Good Shepherd. Practically speaking we now need to assess the best solution for the church’s needs, the precise location on site, produce a detailed costed proposal, secure Diocesan approvals, purchase it and then install it. This is something that could be taken on as a project by someone from the congregation.

Fabric report: St. Peter’s 2021– 2022

The St Peter’s Quinquennial Inspection revealed no structural problems with the building, and the fabric is sound inside and out. The main item identified was the replacement of the gutters which have now been repaired/replaced. Several small repairs and maintenance tasks throughout the building are ongoing.

There were some questions raised (outside of the Quinquennial) as to whether the St Peter’s boiler needed replacing, but the gas inspection gave it a new lease of life, at least for the medium term.

Fabric report: Parish House, Weigall Road 2021 – 2022

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Our tenant continues in Weigall Road and the property is in good repair with routine maintenance managed by our agent. The tenant is likely to renew for another year at an increase rent but we may need to upgrade the kitchen cupboards for which the PCC has made some provision (see above).

G) Deanery Synod

We are pleased to announce that, in addition to being our Vicar, Bridget has become Area Dean for the 16 churches of East Lewisham over an area of Bellingham, Blackheath, Catford, Downham, Lee and Lewisham. An Area Dean’s role is to ensure that the life and work of the Deanery and its constituent parishes is sustained and developed by acting as a channel of communication, an interpreter of the aims and aspirations of the diocese, deanery and parishes to each other and as stimulant to collaborative work.

In this reporting period, Deanery Synod meetings were held on 28 April and 20 October 2022.

28 April Meeting: The meeting was held by video call. The primary item on the agenda was a presentation by guests Keli Bolton (Southwark Diocese) and Revd. John Watson (Vicar of St Barnabas, Dulwich) on engaging young people post COVID. The presentation noted that in this context the pandemic brought an increase in leader exhaustion, reduced engagement from families and volunteers, while children and families developed alternative routines that didn’t include Church. The conclusion was that churches need to explore new ways of ministry, including some practical suggestions, with reference to the experience at St Barnabas, which successfully rebuilt children’s activities in that parish.

It was noted that the Churchwardens’ Group was a continuing source of useful support and advice between churches.

20 October Meeting: The first post-pandemic in person meeting had as its main item a presentation and discussion on the Anglican Communion, led by Revd. Dylan Turner (Anglican Communion Relations Officer, Lambeth Palace). Dylan noted that ours was the first Deanery Synod to invite him to speak since his appointment. He spoke under four main headings:

Deanery Synod reps considered informal links across the Communion, as well as how the Church of England might look to other Provinces for input on how some issues have been dealt with, and to have more conversations about theological diversity – the last-mentioned for the Deanery Chapter to follow up.

The meeting also introduced Clare Dowding as the new Deanery Synod Secretary. Clare replaced Laurie Roberts, whom Fr Steve Hall thanked for his hard work as secretary.

More broadly, the Church Wardens’ group that has been set up to enable churches to better collaborate appears to continue to be found useful, with good feedback received from those involved. We have now set up a Wardens’ WhatsApp group to facilitate communications.

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H) Financial Report

In 2022, on the income side, the planned giving (exclude tax rebate) and the hall hire income make up 61% of our annual income . We have been very grateful that our planned giving has been stable throughout the years. We received over £63k through monthly direct debits and standing orders, and with the 25% gift giving tax rebate it reached over £78k. This was a steady increase compared to the year before, thanks to your generosity! Furthermore, the 2022 hall hire income of £45k was recovered to the pre-COVID level.

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On the expense side, our biggest outgoing item in 2022 was our contribution to the Southwark Diocese Parish Support Fund . This contribution primarily goes towards the cost of having a vicar in each parish. Last year the PCC agreed to increase our contribution by 8.6% from £75.5k in 2021 to £82k — an increase which was fully in line with the Diocesan guidance.

There have been several pressures on the energy bills since the first quarter of 2022. Luckily there was only a small increase in the contract price with Total Energy (our gas and electricity supplier) at the end of last year. The largest single bill is the gas at the Good Shepherd, but this should drop by a small margin as the new boiler is a more efficient design. We have taken various measures in order to cut back our energy cost and be more environmentally friendly.

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2022 Church Expenditure
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Salaries, wages and honoraria Food bank Other
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On balance, we had a surplus of £25k in 2022. We were indeed in a very fortunate financial position.

Looking ahead, we will continue to monitor our spending carefully. Our Finance Team has been working hard behind the scenes, and at present our budget for 2023 shows a small surplus of around £4k. This assumes that we maintain a similar income level, increase our contribution to the Parish Support Fund, and spend money on the boundary wall of the Good Shepherd.

If you are reviewing your giving, please notify us of any changes. If you don’t currently give to the church on a regular basis, please consider whether that is something you’re able to do. If you have not yet completed a Gift Aid declaration (and are eligible to do so) you can download one from the church website:

www.goodpeter.org.uk/giving

Please do pray for our Treasurer, Finance Team and PCC as they continue to manage our church finances, and to plan for the future. If you have any questions about our finances, please get in touch. A full set of accounts is available from: treasurer@goodpeter.org.uk

To find out more about giving to the church please visit www.goodpeter.org.uk/giving

I) Reserves Policy

The PCC will maintain a Reserve Fund that will provide for the payment of those sums that in the event of the closure of the church would still need to be spent because of contractual obligations or implied promises.

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The former includes three months’ wages and utility bills, and the latter the Foodbank. At the current level of expenditure (in 2021) this was £6,000.

The PCC resolves therefore to keep a Reserve of no more than £10,000 for the time being. The purpose of this Reserve Fund is to pay our obligations in the event that the church income drops below an otherwise sustainable level.

Note: Where money is set aside to meet predicted essential future spending, this is properly known as Designated Funds (budgeted items), This is a way of spreading the cost of funding a project that could not be met from future income alone.

Fluctuations in cash flow should be minor given the nature of our everyday income and expenditure, but in view of the repair work that we need to do in 2023 we may well temporarily dip into reserves.

J) Plans for Future Period

As mentioned above, the PCC has adapted and adopted the Church of England’s strategic priorities for the next decade:

  1. Exploring, releasing and supporting each other to live out our faith in everyday life

  2. Encouraging variety and creativity in our worship, mission and practice

  3. Being a church that is younger and more diverse

  4. Pursuing social justice for all

Our plans for the future period will be determined by these priorities, and any other needs that emerge.

The PCC is aware that the majority of our time, energy and resources are taken up by maintaining our existing ministry. The area where we need to invest additional resources is ministry to children and young people, as this work is reliant on a very small number of volunteers, and we have not yet recovered the number of children in church that we had prepandemic. We may also need to consider some creative and different ways to minister to children and families, which could take place outside of Sundays, or could change what we run on Sundays.

A key focus for 2023 will be deciding where and how St. Peter’s fits into our ministry and mission within this parish. This will involve seeking God’s guidance for the way forward, and then planning and leading a season of change. This is likely to take up a significant amount of time and energy.

Recognising that there are limits to our time and resources, the PCC are keen to build on 2022 rather than continuously seeking new initiatives. For example, we are seeking to build on the ‘Eco Church’ bronze award and work towards silver. We continue to enrich our programme

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of teaching and learning, particularly by drawing on the resources and courses provided by the diocese. The PCC continues to be committed to engaging with our local community so that we can learn more about the needs and concerns of people in our parish, and therefore how best to minister to them. Much of this is done outside of church, simply by engaging with friends, neighbours and colleagues in the local area.

K) Structure, Governance and Management

Church Wardens are elected at the Vestry Meeting, immediately prior to the APCM. Anyone on the Electoral Roll or resident of the Parish may attend and vote. Churchwardens who are on the Electoral Roll are automatically members of the PCC.

PCC members are appointed at the APCM. The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules (latest revision 2022). Deanery Synod Members are also appointed in accordance with the said rules at the APCM.

At the Good Shepherd with St Peter, Lee, the membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent (our Vicar), the Curate, Churchwardens, Deanery Synod members, and members who are elected by the APCM. Readers[1] may also be appointed to the PCC by the APCM. All members of the congregation who are on the Electoral Roll of the Church may attend and vote; all those who attend our services or consider themselves to be members of the congregation are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and to stand for election to the PCC. Elected members of the PCC serve for three years, with one third of those members being elected each year.

The Parish had a Scheme which ensures that we have proper representation on the PCC and Deanery Synod from both churches. This Scheme as amended at the APCM held on 2nd April 2017 is:

Each Church must make up at least one third of the places, and the balance (or any shortfall in the event of insufficient candidates standing for election from either church) may comprise members of the congregation of either church.

The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the Parish including deciding how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. PCC members are inducted through a discussion of their role and function at the first meeting of the new PCC, and by going through a review of PCC policies annually. Specific training provided by the Diocese is given in Safeguarding, and eligibility and DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks are carried out.

The full PCC met six times during the year, via Zoom, with an average level of attendance of circa 75%.

1 Readers are people licensed by the Church of England to serve in certain ways.

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There have been no significant transactions with PCC members or closely related persons.

The PCC has only one employee, the Parish Administrator. Their pay and remuneration is set by the Church Wardens and the Treasurer, and a recent increase was based on Diocesan HR advice.

L) Administrative Information

The Parish of the Good Shepherd with St Peter, Lee is part of the Diocese of Southwark in the Church of England. It is in the Archdeaconry of Lewisham and within the Woolwich Episcopal Area.

It consists of two churches, the Good Shepherd which is situated on the corner of Wantage and Handen Roads, and St. Peter’s which is situated on the corner of Weigall and Eltham Roads. The correspondence address is The Vicarage, 47 Handen Road, Lee, London, SE12 8NR.

The PCC is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules (2020)) and members are Trustees responsible to the Charities Commission (Registered charity number: 1171429)

PCC members who have served at any time from 8[th] May 2022 until the date which this report was approved are:

Ex Officio members

Incumbent: Revd Bridget Shepherd Clergy: Revd Paul Adlington (resigned 15[th] January 2023) Church Wardens: Sue Tearle (GS), James Murdoch (GS)

Lay Deanery Synod members

Adriaan Goosen, James Murdoch and Peter Watson

Elected members

Good Shepherd: Trudi Bramson, Laurie Roberts, Conway Tearle, John Murray, Yi Baylis, Gladys Ekpo-Daniels, Clare Johnson, Mia Hadfield-Spoor, Sophia Duffy and Nina Grossfurthner St Peter’s: Angela Stebbings

Members of the PCC also serve on the Standing Committee, as Deputy Wardens, and as Sidespeople.

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The Vicar and PCC are supported by a large body of volunteers who fill various roles, on whose help we rely and to whom we offer thanks.

There is also a Ministry Team :

Clergy: Revd Bridget Shepherd, Revd Paul Adlington and Revd Henry Whyte

Readers: Nick Shepherd, David Britton, Richard Evans and Cherry Murdoch

SPA[2] : Laurie Stuart

Bankers and Advisers

Bankers: Barclays Bank UK PLC, 93 Lewisham High Street, London SE13 6BB

Independent Examiner: John Howard FCA, Thornton Road, Lee, London SE13 5RG

Quinquennial Architect: Nicholas Weedon of HMDW Architects Ltd, 16 Swains Lane, London N6 6QS

M) Approval

Approved by the PCC on 16[th] March 2023 and signed on its behalf by the Revd Bridget Shepherd (Vicar)

2 Southwark Pastoral Auxiliary

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Accounts

for the year ended 31 December 2022

With Independent Examiner’s Report

Independent Examiner's Report to the Parochial Church Council of the Church of the Good Shepherd with St. Peter, Lee.

I report to the members of the Parochial Church Council (PCC) on my examination of the accounts of the above for the year ended 31 December 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the members of the Parochial Church Council (PCC) 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 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 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 charity 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.

John Howard, FCA Thornwood Road Hither Green London SE13

Date: 06 April 2023

THE ¢IIJRCII OPM I¥XXI sH￿ERD wllh SL PETERS. LEE Y•arto D21 FwNI• 10 31 O•c INCO Volunt•ry kncom• Plannèd Glviw lfrJr flft ￿dI PLgte Coleckns Donalh)ns (forG￿lA￿dI Tax R8bat8 IGrfi-Akl} othor PLanMd G Other Dcthuons Legacy 63.797 63.797 2.540 57.159 1.369 25,921 17.483 5,200 101 15,861 16.349 10 6,323 8.123 oth•r kncorn• Fund Ralslng HHM Hlr Falrtradl Stsll 425 44.703 403 826 44.703 8213 3,739 8213 2,349 £142.rA6 £17.123 £159.189 £142,609 Oloc•s• forCryy stip￿￿, elc. 75.500 O￿tIdIng> and Glow H•aL LtghL C￿nIng. InswwKo R•paws & MaintgnaTr N•w Bolknat Iha GS • wks BO￿laryWal at GS 16,537 16,S37 t 11,275 d 11456 14.89J 44.220 4.673 3A15 3.515 8•r¥lcM and IAl••lon Cgsts of Serylces 3.042 11.795 3.042 11.795 5.788 4,430 9.401 5.374 571 Falltrad? Slall Food ￿nk ESOL IEng115h kns80nsl MIs8ioTh Ilnc. ￿Pha coutso) L￿h￿n9 the Lamps- specW dsp 5.788 8.890 2.762 t 4762 403 G•n•ral aergy Expenges (Parhh. D8anery'l 1,173 1261 313" 1,277 1500 581 194 2,062 Y¢)ulh ￿rk 417 417 M15C. 2,424 238 2.662 1 127,308 £149,973 £174665 Chur¢h Surphm 14.756 .$42 9.217 OPE Rgntsl In￿ Eynses 10 17,509 17A09 1.840 £15.669 18,S49 1,696 16,853 £15.669 SURPLUS £JJ.427 45.542 18.204

THE CHUKH OF TrE IXM)D SHEPHW T•Mh SL PEfERS LEE Flx•d A$￿ts Tangl• thd assÈts CurrnntAM•t# Baknet ateank Depositth CCLA 28,304 29.781 43,089 10.233 83.103 81,910 L•ss Cuff•nt Uabllti 33.743 Unr•strt8d tY 23.057 Jl,427 41773 -19,710 23,057 Unr8strt•d Furth tsT R•slrteJad Funds bir Assol revaluauon Dakit I Suipk Rastriclad Funds rjl 572,PJO 130,0 3.513 706.303 4A42 700,781 AnatysJJ ol Fund• Ggnernl Fund 3.057 Genw R•s•p FJrfc Rowrve1£5.IJY) addgd & IV221 Unr•strkl•d Fund• Tt)lal 10.oc 15.000 10.iXX) £23.057 £53A84 L•gaey IEun• Sa¥lè Hetyng Ha¥J5 F￿d Bank Kthnlstywlth older peopl8 (Jor￿) JEa DgHn Expenses FWMI ESOL I(Axedl Past￿1 {aft•f S￿nd1[Wa 01£138 kn 2tr22) Falthd• Stsll Itol¥l jncL cash & stoc& s Q711) $6 W8bJall Ro•J R￿lrIg1•d Funds Total 11 10201 5,337 14.874 4.072 111 2,762 2,735 86CI 2.59Y 1.515 £71XI.761 8rfdW Sh•Ph•￿-¢h4￿ (ILtyc(( 11.03.IS

THE CHURCH OFTrE 13000 S•IEPTrWID Twth & peTERS. LEE 20 1. DoMtIo CAF. Glve a5 You Ewn, e 10.941 11.016 CAF. C>vg as You Eam. el 8,323 1.950 2. (Jth•r Mhc•llan•ous Incorn• Urtmtrlct•d Interesl Fees forW•dthy and Furw41 Varhus 14 1320 75 Internst Var￿$ 275 1275 424 1.97 3. R•palrs & M•lnl•nartt• The M￿Ce11an1ous figu￿ the bln colectkn s•r¥k, •lrn & fve serJJrty runnlng rgpak Shown below th• 1> £gJOI. Mi5celkneowJs StruthJTrl Erer aThl the dg)ng ofrats kn FWBpawalkn tr. R•pakof30 01 bwndary aN althv GDL¥J GocJ s￿[￿￿..speSoDS, gardenirrfj s•Th St p•￿S-'s880n￿ gathn￿9 5eMC4S 801kn ga5 salgty ¢1￿k{both thwdm) kejtoard for GS R￿1￿￿1Th3 ol the Poplar tr•• alth• ¢￿0d Slwtsd 5 Yew El￿￿1- Ftsed Te￿ at % P*¥ Naw office setUtvJ up ¢osIs Extemal decorauon ol Se W8èai Road Elactrltal ai Ihe Gc￿d Shepheftl Qulnqupnnlal at St Petefs l Gocoj Slwtsd FI￿r sandlrwj 8nd Seakng at th• Go(rfl ShepP New alc at Ihe GoTrd st￿ph￿￿ I1￿. asb￿10$ r￿￿1) 3.102 4515 4032 2.4th) 2.011 1,901 1.152 1,3T4 1,158 44.220 Wages and solaries 8.015 7.416 1,44S 450 Musidans 71.7 S. Llqhl Insvrnn￿. •ts Gas & Eledrirjty Water In￿ranGe 1025 S 802 104 Z737 9,437 -5.624 Z833 10,375 t Reduced by a £1,400 heatiThJ gvantfrryh th8 dt¢￿.

THE CIHMI¢H OF GOOD STrEPHW wlth SL PETERS. LEE £¢ountsforth• Y•w End•d 31•t Dc•rnI￿ 2022 Printsig & StsOt)nery Phom & Inlemgt Postsgi 610 416 549 312 117 7.Tlth• Unr•strlct•d In past yearn, th• padsh l•$ p•J a tilhoto so10¢knd dwilkn8. Tr trAal arrythvrds afgJlat•d at 10% 01 th• lolal gi￿ng dww¥a Iha fmanraal yw. Fu 2020 tho PCC has declded to pay Ch¥ibes aThl Ihg baknce to Supr￿ less off paiith In (xxdhicese Y the 2021 Partsh Support Fund. Inm. MIS% Interfl- Ovws•as Missmry Fa&ysM) p•¢1￿ cotl•¢tlon• •t ChrfsbNs) Chd#tma• Colectlon• Helwng Hds Food B￿k Chlklrnn's Socty Ickn￿1￿jbl 564 1.243 1.993 8. Parfsh Hou••158. W•lgal Ro BGas seryke, alam •¥1 tr￿¢•. mise•￿8n0u9 repalrs 1217 623 £1.840 1,696 9. Flx•d Ass•ts lor byth• PCC Tanglbkn fi¥ed assets 130.C Freehokl Land & TNS book bl￿d on th8 •S1hna￿ trylh• PCC on I￿{¥)0￿ ￿￿rket at 31 &Jty 2tr20. 10. Qth•r PINnn•d Glvlng 11. L•g*¢y lyom Eunk• s￿￿11? This tAs b8•n sèt asbae PCC lo b• spwl a¢ IlwkLIwyo here is no plan lo Spend Irom Ihls al wèsenLI 14.874 14.874 Wryk on E¥tengkn al Good Sheffid R&f￿b￿l￿nant of 56 Welgau Road Ext•mal rèpalrs frDm the 3.515 1.158 4.673

Independent Examiner's Report to the Parochial Church Council of the Church of the Good Shepherd with St. Peter, Lee.

I report to the members of the Parochial Church Council (PCC) on my examination of the accounts of the above for the year ended 31 December 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the members of the Parochial Church Council (PCC) 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 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 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 charity 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.

John Howard, FCA Thornwood Road Hither Green London SE13

Date: 06 April 2023