Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council Year ending 31[st] December 2021 ## **Vicar’s Report** At _Kidzone_ we’ve been learning the ‘teaspoon’ (TSP) way of praying using ‘Thank you, Sorry and Please’ prayers. 2021 felt like a year where there was a lot to thank God for. It started in a third lockdown but ended with a growing measure of normality thanks to the dedication of pharmaceutical scientists and the roll out of the largest vaccine programme in history. However, within this bigger picture, the year was still marked by disparity and disruption. Disparity because the vaccine roll-out benefitted some countries more than others. Disruption, as businesses, hospitals, schools and families continued to be affected by Covid and its effects. At St Dunstan’s, services remained on-line until Easter Day, when we celebrated Christ’s resurrection in the church garden. The following week we then moved inside (with a livestream option) and have continued meeting since with Sam Bailey looked after the 9.30am Family Service and Jon the 11am Holy Communion. Morning Prayer and the Lent course continued on Zoom, whereas Homegroups (Thank you James and Sue, David and Sharon) slowly moved to meeting in person. In the summer, Sam and Heather were able to invite family and friends to their wedding thanksgiving. In October, we celebrated harvest with a BBQ and December saw one of the busiest and joy-filled Christmas Fairs in recent history. The newly formed ‘Green Team’ put on a gardening and film event to coincide with COP26. Children helped to plant a huge number of bulbs sometimes in unexpected places. We also had a visit from Tom and Verity, before they returned to Uganda. Tim Hunt from _Kids Alive_ came to thank St Dunstan’s for our support and update us on the Oasis project in Guatemala. Sadly for us, the year ended with Sam and Heather saying goodbye as Sam started a new children’s worker job in Northwood. Sam and Heather St Dunstan’s annual report for 2021 1 were a blessing to St Dunstan’s and the high number of children currently coming to St Dunstan’s is a testimony to his hard work. On the positive side, Martha Pennel and Jean Wang started their ordination training with us and, with Martha and Heather’s help, we were able to start a Sunday evening youth group for our secondary school aged children. 2021 was a particularly hard year for some at St Dunstan’s. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with Nigel, following the sudden and tragic death of his daughter Sophie soon after the birth of her third child. We also remember and give thanks for the life of Lily Thillainayagam who also died and entered glory. In terms of the Diocese, Willesden Area bade farewell to Bishop Pete Broadbent, Bishop of Willesden for twenty years. We now anticipate the arrival of his successor the Reverend Canon Lusa Nsenga-Ngoy who, God willing, will visit St Dunstan’s next July. Every year, there are so many people who deserve our thanks. At the risk of missing people out, I would like to mention our musicians and choir who, during various lockdowns, went to the additional effort of recording hymns and songs for us. Our Standing and Finance Team and PCC also deserve mention for helping St Dunstan’s navigate the ever-changing guidelines around public worship. Also, a thank you to Alison, our tireless treasurer and Lay Reader, and James and Carl, our church wardens, who took care of St Dunstan’s whilst I enjoyed a 3-month study leave. Jacqui also deserves our thanks for her dedication and especially and constant work, particularly during the autumn with service changes, preparations for the Christmas Fair (thank you team!) as well as the triennial Archdeacon’s Visitation. Thank you to you all for your ongoing love, faith and commitment to St Dunstan’s, even when church services didn’t feel the same. St Dunstan’s annual report for 2021 2 And finally, as we started, God and Father, we thank you for your love, sustenance and support during a year of change and uncertainty. We look forward to walking together with you in 2022. Amen. The report that follows includes Sam’s review of the year which he produced for one of our grant givers, The Joseph Rank Trust. We also look at how we allocated our funds and the different ways we can give. The last part of the report sets out the formal financial and fabric reports, a report on the Ealing Deanery Synod of which we are part, and how the church management has been structured over the year. St Dunstan’s annual report for 2021 3 **Children’s Work – a report for our grant provider, the Joseph Rank Trust** St Dunstan’s annual report for 2021 4 "nn￿gOI5orne¢rfth￿alV￿. 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We also received rent from the mobile mast in our spire, which carried on throughout. Hall rentals for events and parties, however, had dropped away almost completely (although the Hammersmith Dog Training Club very kindly agreed to keep paying rent even when they could not meet). As summer progressed, Jacqui organised the gradual, safe return of hirers, and the taking on some new groups. Our main outgoing is the “Common Fund” paid to the Diocese of London. This aims to share the cost of clergy, training and central support among all the London churches. The PCC has to decide how much to give each year, and recognising the drop in income that parishes have suffered, the Diocese accepted a lowering of the amount paid. Also in 2021, St Dunstan’s decided to invest some of our reserves in building improvements while the church was less used. This expenditure is separate from the regular income and costs, so is not included in the diagrams shown here. St Dunstan’s annual report for 2021 6 ## **Giving Money Regularly to the Church** Through the Parish Giving Scheme. Sign up at parishgiving.org.uk (QR here) call 0333 002 1271 or ask for a paper form Through a payroll giving / charity giving scheme like Charities Trust or Stewardship.org By standing order to St Dunstan’s PCC East Acton, CAF Bank Sort code 40-52-40 Account number 00030966 By cash or cheque (to St Dunstan’s PCC East Acton) in your own regular giving envelopes ## **Gift Aid** If you are a tax payer, the church can claim an extra 25% above your donation amount as Gift Aid. This is done automatically by PGS and payroll giving schemes. If you don’t use these, please fill in a Gift Aid Form (download from this QR or ask for a paper copy). ## **Questions?** Ask Alison Wood (church treasurer) 07941 696597 or treasurer@stdunstanschurch.org.uk St Dunstan’s annual report for 2021 7 ## **Giving One-off Gifts to the Church** From your phone - By card or phone scan this QR Via the giving button on By electronic payment to St www.stdunstanschurch.org.uk Dunstan’s PCC East Acton, CAF Bank Sort code 40-52-40 By cash or cheque (to St Dunstan Account number 00030966 with St Thomas East Acton) in _Sorry, our bank doesn’t do name_ yellow giving envelopes. _checks against account no, so you may get a warning that the name doesn’t check out_ ## **Remember!** If your gift is for something specific, like Children & Families work, please make that clear. ## **Gift Aid** If you are a tax payer, the church can claim an extra 25% above your donation amount as Gift Aid. We can also claim for small anonymous cash donations. QR and the website button do it for us - if you don’t use these, please use a yellow envelope or fill in a Gift Aid Form (download from this QR or ask for a paper copy). ## **Questions?** Ask Alison Wood (church treasurer) 07941 696597 or treasurer@stdunstanschurch.org.uk St Dunstan’s annual report for 2021 8 Parish of St Dunstan with St Thomas, East Acton Friars Place Lane, London W3 7AW Diocese of London, Willesden area, Ealing Deanery, parish 2218 Charity no: 1177614 Incumbent: Rev’d Jon Westall Administrator: Jacqui Roberts Child Protection Officer: Chantelle Adams ## **Parochial Church Council** The PCC comprises the Clergy, Churchwardens, Representatives of the Deanery Synod and up to 12 elected plus up to 2 co-opted members of the congregation. The job of the PCC is to co-operate with the vicar in promoting the mission of the Church in the parish. Those who have served on the PCC since January 2021 are: - ex-officio: Jon Westall (vicar and Chair), Sue Bolton (Deanery Synod representative), Camilla Slade Viles (Deanery Synod representative), David Morgans (church warden to April 2021), James Riddiough (church warden) and Carlyon Viles (church warden rom April 2021). - elected: Peter Blagg, Roger Bowerman, Paul Bretherton, Deborah Everington, Julie Gordon, San-San Haddoub (to April 2021), Martin Haenlein, Helena Maitland (PCC secretary), Lesley Moszoro, Jacqueline Perryman, Alison Wood (treasurer). The PCC met 6 times in 2021, mostly on Zoom. The Standing and Finance committee, which met 6 times in 2021 (again, mostly on Zoom), comprises the vicar and the PCC chair, Jon Westall, church wardens David Morgans (until April 2021), Carlyon Viles (from April St Dunstan’s annual report for 2021 9 2021) and James Riddiough, secretary Helena Maitland, treasurer Alison Wood and Sue Bolton. This committee carries out PCC business, as directed by the PCC, in between its meetings. ## **Electoral Roll** The Electoral Roll stands at 124 with 1 person removed and 16 added. (Mark Moszoro) ## **Fabric (the church buildings)** Thinking back over the last year, it came as something of a surprise to remind myself that whilst we couldn’t meet inside Church for part of the year, lots of work went on behind the scenes for when we could all start gathering together again. First of all, thanks to so many of the volunteers who helped with installing the new lighting scheme for the hall, which was finished last year. This, along with the painting of the ceiling has made such a difference to the look and feel of the hall and has provided contouring to make it a much more welcoming and flexible space for many different occasions. We are particularly grateful to Paul Bretherton, who has sustained the vision for better lighting for many years and who designed the entire scheme and sourced all the fittings. Thanks also to Mark Moszoro, who redid the fence to the north of the church adjoining Prideaux Place and cleared a path so that the north side of the church is accessible and not just a tangle of weeds and nettles. This not only makes access to the boiler room much easier, but shows us what we have been missing all these years. Mark even had to contend with a lorry reversing into the fence and knocking down a post just as he thought he had finished. Thank you, Mark. Otherwise, we have had struggles with the heating system, which electrics were renewed, flooding in the boiler room and the replacement of some electrical units. We also had a new fire alarm panel installed. We are hugely grateful for the unseen work of Martin Haenlein who helped ensure that the boiler room should not flood again. Martin and his team also worked for free clearing the drains and overgrowth on the north and north east side of the church. We are also grateful to Jacqui for arranging the relevant quotes from external specialists and for coordinating their visits. St Dunstan’s annual report for 2021 10 As someone who doesn’t know one end of a screwdriver from another, I am so grateful that there are people we can rely on to assist. The maintenance of the Church would not happen without a team of willing volunteers, including Jacqui and Lesley who are keen to organise the Love St Dunstan’s Days; Peter Blagg, who has always been ready to lend a hand; Paul Bretherton, who has worked hard to start off cleaning and tidying the loft and balcony; Geoffrey Berg who has demonstrated plumbing skills, as well as to the other volunteers and to Jon for always lending a hand. Thank you to all of you who have come along to do gardening, tidying, moving chairs, watching out for blown lightbulbs etc. Over the coming year, we should be looking at the list of recommended actions arising from the last Quinquennial inspection and determining what our priorities should be as we get back to using the church building more intensively and for a wide range of activities. We may want to reconsider the renewal of the heating, look at ways that we can make the Church more eco-friendly, or adopt other changes, including better storage. Please pray that we would have the vision to consider the right changes and the wisdom to do them in the right order. (James Riddiough) ## **Deanery Synod Report** The Ealing Deanery Synod brings together representatives from all the 33 churches in the Deanery and the meetings are open to any church member. Our PCC representatives on the Deanery Synod are Sue Bolton and Camilla Slade Viles and the Synod met over Zoom three times in 2021. Synod meetings are a wonderful opportunity to worship and learn from other churches in Ealing Deanery but of course, 2021 curtailed meeting in person and the last physical meeting was held in February 2020! Besides sharing case studies of good practice from the Deanery, and including formal processes such as voting on issues related to the wider Church of England, the Synod also distributes the Mission Fund in the summer each year and in these respects, 2021 was no different. The Deanery Synod met 3 times over Zoom during 2021. The first meeting in March introduced the new Area Dean – Revd. David Neno and we thanked the outgoing Area Dean Revd. Steve Newbold for his leadership over the last 5 ½ years. Revd. David Neno reminded us of the importance of Deanery Synods as they connect parishes with the wider St Dunstan’s annual report for 2021 11 church. There were more farewells as various churches have been relocated to the Kensington Area (and Hounslow Deanery) as part of the Ealing Deanery Plan. Revd. Julia Bevis-Knowles then spoke of her work as a hospital and hospice chaplain during the pandemic. There is a new appreciation of the value of chaplains; some NHS trusts are now employing chaplains dedicated to looking after staff as well as patients. Ways in which we as a church can support the chaplains include: - Prayer. - New volunteers are needed to support and work with the chaplains. - Inform the chaplains about parishioners going into hospital who might appreciate a visit. The June meeting dealt with finances and awarding grants from the Ealing Deanery Mission Fund, including one to St Dunstan’s for an upgrade to its live streaming equipment. In October, we met again via Zoom and quickly dealt with school governor and Diocesan Synod elections before being presented with the Diocese of London 2030 Vision. The overarching aim is for everyone to encounter the love of Christ. And so our ambitions include creating confident disciples and compassionate communities. Powered by prayer, our resources are our people, building and finances. For more inspiration, see https://www.london.anglican.org/our-2030vision/. Despite the restrictions imposed by Covid, we thank God we were able to connect with our church family across the Diocese and hear about the love of Christ acted out by many over this challenging period. (Sue Bolton, Camilla Slade Viles) ## **Sidespeople** Our grateful thanks to those who served as Sidespeople during 2021 including Tony Bailey, Peter Blagg, Sue Bolton, Roger Bowerman, Nyuk Lau, David Morgans, Lesley Moszoro, Mark Moszoro, James Riddiough, Jacqui Roberts, Adam Shaw and Paula Shaw St Dunstan’s annual report for 2021 12 ## **Safeguarding** St Dunstan’s church has due regard to House of Bishops' guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. Our Child Protection Officer is Chantelle Adams, and our Children’s Advocate is Esther Brown. ## **Glossary** Fabric the physical church building and contents Incumbent the priest responsible for the parish (vicar) Parish (Ecclesiastical Parish) The area in which the Church of England has given St Dunstan’s responsibility for the people PCC the Parochial Church Council - people elected by the congregation to help the vicar run the church Sidespeople those who greet people on a Sunday morning, give out leaflets, guide people up to communion, and help services run smoothly Wardens churchwardens, along with the vicar, responsible for the day-to-day operation of the church St Dunstan’s annual report for 2021 13 ## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the PCC of St Dunstan with St Thomas, East Acton** I report on the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31st December 2021. ## **Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner** The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) and that an independent examination is needed. ## It is my responsibility to: - examine the accounts under Section 145 of the Act; - to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioner under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act; and - ■ to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of Independent Examiner’s Report** My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and the seeking of explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. ## **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 Act; and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met; or 2. To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. .......................................……........ David Stephens FCCA Chartered Certified Accountant 13 Newlands Road Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 9AS ..................….. 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