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2024-12-31-accounts

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1st January 2024 31st December 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name[THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ] ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, WALTHAMSTOW

Other names charity is known by St John’s PCC, Walthamstow

Registered charity number (if any) 1179140

Charity's principal address

18 Brookscroft Road, Walthamstow Postcode E17 4LH

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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11		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (if any)
Revd Kieran Bush Chair
Mrs Ann Nurcombe Churchwarden
Mr Stuart Christie Churchwarden
Mrs Elaine Barnett-Page PCC Secretary
Mr Jerome Ilenotuma Treasurer
Miss Cori Bromfield
Mr Tim Cole Until 1stSeptember 2024
Ms Diane Collins
Mr Rajesh Thanasingh Until 21stApril 2024
Mr Omar Timberlake 21stApril until 1st
September 2024
Ms Sandra Wallace Until 3rdMarch 2024

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

The Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 as amended and Type of governing document the Church Representation Rules (contained in Schedule 3 to the (eg. trust deed, constitution) Synodical Government Measure 1969 as amended). Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Trustee selection methods Representation Rules. All regular church attendees are encouraged to (eg. appointed by, elected by) register on the Electoral Roll and we look to encourage those who share our aims (see below) to stand for election to the PCC.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Trustees are inducted and reminded of their duties each year in the first PCC meeting after the Annual Parochial Church Meeting.

Trustees receive information and training annually linked to Safeguarding, GDPR and conflicts of interest.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

St John’s PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, the Revd Kieran Bush, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the church buildings.

The PCC’s charitable objects (‘Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church’) are primarily focused on the advancement of religion, which is recognised as a charitable purpose having public Summary of the main benefit. All regular public worship is provided free of charge and open to activities undertaken for the all. In addition, the PCC’s activities have further public benefits; for public benefit in relation to example, teaching and taking assemblies offer advancement of these objects (include within education which is recognised as a charitable purpose having public this section the statutory benefit. Donations to other charities and our own projects provide public declaration that trustees have benefits in the relief of poverty and need, whether within or outside the had regard to the guidance ecclesiastical parish, often for minority groups with particular needs such issued by the Charity as the elderly. Commission on public benefit) All trustees have received the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and hereby declare that we have continued to focus on the public benefit that our charity provides.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include The PCC does not have a formal grant making policy, nor does it have a further statements, where business plan. It will bear in mind it’s charitable purpose and those relevant, about: promoting a Bible-based evangelical faith when determining who will receive grants.

• policy programme related The PCC is very grateful to all those who give their time to volunteer in investment; the life of the church. These volunteers undertake a variety of roles in line with the objectives and activities of the Charity.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Achievements and performance Summary of the main Church attendance achievements There are 90 parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll, 51 of whom are not resident within of the charity the parish 12 names were added during the year and 14 were removed either because during the they moved away from the parish, no longer attended, or died. The average weekly year attendance, counted during October, was 73 (48 adults and 25 children). Small numbers continue to watch regularly on Zoom and YouTube. This number increased at festivals. Review of the year 2024 has been a hard year for St John’s Church family. During 2024, we bid a very fond farewell to several St John’s stalwarts and a few others who got quickly stuck into serving the Church Family.

Among others, we praise God for and continue to pray for: Tim Cole, Orall, Carla, Lara and Maya Cornelius, David, Hung, and Thessa Mac, Omar and Johanna Timberlake, Nina Vladikina and Sandra Wallace. All gave so much to St John’s over recent years. For several of this group, this was their first (evangelical) Church as believers.

It was a particular joy to send Tim Cole for further ministry training at Oak Hill Theological College – the first ‘home-grown’ person from St John’s to study full time for ministry in a generation.

These departures meant that autumn 2024 felt more full-on and draining for the Staff team, Standing Committee members and others committed to serving at St John’s. And yet, there were also many things to praise God for including:

The full PCC met 8 times during the year with an average level of attendance of 77 percent. The standing committee (comprising the Incumbent, Wardens, Cori Bromfield (Women and Families’ Workers) and Tim Cole (Minister in Training)) met occasionally to discuss and implement day-to-day maintenance issues and administration, and also communicated via email and WhatsApp.

During the year, we were served by a number of visiting preachers, especially some preachers in training from St Helen’s Bishopsgate over Easter.

The PCC has discussed and taken the following actions:

The last quinquennial inspection was held in July 2023. The following urgent repairs were identified:

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Section D Achievements and performance

1 West Nave gable: resecure loose lead flashings (4.1) 2 Felt layers separating on nave roof risk point of water entry and need re-securing (5.4) 3 East end garden/playground- - install fence (6.2; 12.1) 4 Nave west end: refix plastic soil vent pipe (6.5) 5 Nave roof: re-arrange insulation to give even coverage (8.1.1) 6 South Lobby: remove loose section of stonework at head of arched opening. (9.6) 7 Electrical services: undertake recommendations from 2022 inspection (11.1) 8 West boundaries: rebuild sections (12.1) In 2024, we focused on undertaking recommendations from the 2023 inspection.

Section E Financial review

Section E Financial review
Brief statement
of the charity’s
policy on
reserves
Details of any
funds
materially in
deficit		 Our reserves policy states that:
The PCC aims to keep 3 months running costs (including salary costs) in cash reserves
in case of a major problem (=£60,000).
The PCC was previously seeking to reduce our reserves (through building upgrades in
2019 and salary costs). Given planned building upgrades, the PCC will seek to maintain
reserves in the short term, but will review this policy in future.
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Further financial review details (Optional information)

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investment
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adopted.		 The primary source of income is the giving of church members, together with Gift Aid &
GASDS received on these donations. This is either through planned giving, church
collections or other donations. Being a local church, we know our regular donors, and the
giving of visitors is at a low level in relation to our overall income.
St John's receives income from renting parts of the Church building to local businesses
and charities.
Fees in line with Church of England guidelines are charged for occasional services e.g.
weddings and funerals.
From time to time we may apply for grants for maintenance of our building to English
Heritage, the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme or some other heritage grant
maker. We may also apply to the Diocese or other grant makers including London over
the Border for support with other projects the PCC wishes to undertake in furtherance of
its charitable objects.
Each year the PCC agrees a budget which is in line with the overall objectives as defined
above and the specific priorities for the year ahead. This involves seeking to maintain in
good condition the buildings and land the trustees are responsible for.
FINANCIAL UPDATE 2024
Summary: Praise God again for His ongoing generous provision for us. Despite
significant AV expenditure, our accounts showed a small year-on-year surplus.
We can againpraise God for:Jeromeour treasurer;Annwho oversees day-to-day
finances;Grahamwho reclaims gift aid and oversees with our high-interest account; and
Lourensour external examiner.They continue to do a great job.
Income
Giving– God has again provided abundantly. Boosted by a few significant one-off gifts,
total giving rose by nearly 10%to almost £96kand has now more than doubled
since 2020. We will reclaim more gift-aid in 2025.Praise God!
Rental income– Even after discounting 2 outstanding payments from 2023, rental
income increased by over 10% to nearly £124k. This was boosted by hosting 2 elections

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in 2024. Praise God for His provision.

Other – we received more money from sales of old furniture (£1.6k) and more interest as we transferred more money into our higher-interest account – income from interest should increase significantly in 2025.

Our total income is again up significantly from 2023 - £243k compared to £230k. Praise God!

Expenditure

Parish share – This remains our major part of our annual outlay (£51.7k). However, since February 2023, we have paused these voluntary donations to the Diocese because of the national Living in Love and Faith agenda. In time, back-payments may be possible, money is being kept for this.

Building Upgrades – During 2024, around £45k was spent on major AV upgrades.

Staff costs – In September 2024 we bid farewell to Tim Cole and employed Sandra Theron as Church Manager. Staff costs increased by 13%, but remain very good value! Utilities – through careful management, utility bills reduced by £5k this year.

Other – we spent significant more on the church office (largely due to upgrading our printer/photocopier), but spent less on training.

Our total expenditure reduced significantly - £190k compared to £248k. (However, if £51.7k parish share was included, expenditure would be £242k) Overall in 2024 our accounts show a surplus of almost £60k.

However, after subtracting £51.7k parish share and almost £7k rental arrears, the underlying year-on-year surplus was just under £1k. Praise God for His provision, and thank you for your giving and practical help.

Reserves: This means that by the end of 2024, our reserves were close to £178k. After Parish Share payments our underlying reserves are just over £126k. This is a very healthy place to be relative to our target reserves of £60k. Praise God!

We are awaiting updates on possibly building flats, so plans to carry out major upgrades to our meeting space are on pause, but we remain in good position to carry out those works in time.

Budgeting and forecasting: As ever, budgeting is hard, as ever I have sought to budget conservatively. It is hard to know whether we will be able to upgrade our lights, insulation, back toilets or our main meeting space. It is also hard to know for sure about employing a new minister in training / church manager.

I have budgeted that we fill one of those posts, and spend £25k on building upgrades. With those assumptions, I am conservatively forecasting a year-on-year loss of £25k in 2025. We continue to seek to make long-term investments (both in personnel and in our buildings) to help us, under God, to fulfil our vision of seeing North Walthamstow transformed by Jesus 1 life at a time.

Let us continue to pray to our great God and ask Him to provide all we need.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Kieran Bush Ann Nurcombe Full name(s) Kieran Bush Ann Nurcombe Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)[Chair / Vicar ] Church Warden Date 9/3/2025

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THE FAITHFUL STEWARDS Chartered Accountants

Independent examiner's report to the PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL (PCC) OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, WALTHAMSTOW

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John, Walthamstow (“the charity”) for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out on pages 7-9 following.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the charity, 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.

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.

Lourens du Plessis

Lourens du Plessis ACA CA(SA) Independent Examiner

Date: 10 March 2025

‘The Faithful Stewards’ is the trading name of ‘The Faithful Stewards Limited’ Director Lourens du Plessis ACA CA(SA) Principal place of business 56 Kinglake House, Denman Avenue, Southall, UB2 4GA Telephone +44 75 073 60187 Email stewards@thefaithfulstewards.co.uk Company registered in England & Wales 16257293 ICAEW member firm C011007221 www.thefaithfulstewards.co.uk

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Charity Name

THE PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN,
~~WALTHAMSTOW~~
1		 Charity Name

THE PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN,
~~WALTHAMSTOW~~
1		 Charity Name

THE PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN,
~~WALTHAMSTOW~~
1		 No (if any)
179140		 CC16a
Receipts andpayments accounts
For the period
from		 01-Jan-24 To 31-Dec-24
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts
a.Donations Gift Aid:		 Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
2,212
77,325
4,562
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3,492
3,268
156
23,417

57,453
42,593
3,000
180
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4,104
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-
19,082
-
-
1,082
1,299

243,225
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1,776
-
1,776
245,001		 Restricted funds
to the nearest £
5,000
5,000
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5,000		 Endowment funds
to the nearest £		 Total funds
to the nearest £		 Last year
to the nearest £
DONATION GIFT AID PLATE COLLECTION 2,212 405
STANDING ORDER(GIFT 77,325 72,026
GIFT DAY(Gift Aided) 9,562 4,571
LEGACY
b.Donations Non Gift Aid:(DNGA)		 - 500
DNGA PLATE COLLECT 3,492 4,234
STANDING ORDER NGA 3,268 6,111
OTHER INCOME 156 2,846
c.Lettings:
WALTHAMSTOW MONTESSORI SCHOOL
(ST JOHN'S)		 23,417 22,735
WALTHAMSTOW MONTESSORI SCHOOL (
PENHRYN HALL)		 57,453 47,145
VESTRY SCHOOL OF DANCE 42,593 30,409
CHURCH HALL LETTINGS 3,000 100
WALTHAM FOREST ALLOTMENTS 180 -
RENT FROM NON CHURCH PROPERTY - -
CUB/SCOUTS 4,104 3,906
RED BALOON
d.Other Sources		 - 1,200
GIFT AID RECOVERY 19,082 15,717
(GRANT) LONDON OVER BORDER(LOB)
YOUTH PROJECT		 - 1,000
GRANTS MAJOR STRUCTURAL RENEWAL - 8,545
BANK INTEREST ON CCLA & CURRENT
ACCOUNT		 1,082 605
CHURCH FEES RECEIVED 1,299 1,170
Sub total(Gross income for AR) - 248,225 223,226
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).

Sales of assets		 - 1,776 -
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Sub total - 1,776 -
Total receipts
- 250,001 223,226

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A3 Payments

a. Church Related -
592
4,569
15,296
2,965
103
4,045
720
5,376
8,852
1,499
10,957
20,016
45,050
4,673
534
236
15,450
43,077
1,514
185,524
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185,524
59,477
-
118,399
177,876
SHARE TO DIOCESE - - - 51,522
FEES PAID TO DIOCESE - - 592 1,119
INSURANCE(MAIN) - 4,569 4,365
UTILITIES - 15,296 20,282
MUSIC AND WORSHIP - 2,965 2,200
CLERGY EXPENSES - 103 302
TRAINING - 4,045 6,082
OUTREACH & EVANGELISM - 720 547
EQUIPTMENT AND PLANT MAINTENANCE - 5,376 4,629
CLEANING AND CONSUMABLES - 8,852 7,949
PENHRYN HALL INSURANCE - 1,499 1,471
Service Manager 10,957 -
CHURCH WORKER - 20,016 27,126
WOMEN AND FAMILIES' WORKER - 45,050 40,147
b. PARISH ADMIN
OFFICE RUNNING COST 4,673 2,524
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER FEE - 534 514
BANK CHARGES 236 272
c. AWAY GIVING CHURCH FUNDS
MISSIONARY GIVING 15,450 14,990
d. SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
CAPITAL PROJECT 5,000 48,077 60,640
YOUTH PROJECT - - 1,514 1,310
**Sub total ** 5,000 - 190,524 247,991
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
**Sub total ** - - - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
5,000 - 190,524 247,991
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59,477		 - 24,765
- - - -
- - 118,399 143,164
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-		 177,876 118,399

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
B2 Other monetary assets
B1 Cash funds		 Details Unrestricted funds
to nearest £		 Restricted funds
to nearest £		 Endowment funds
to nearest £
1101 : BARCLAYS PCC ACC
COMMUN
1102 : PETTY CASH
1103 : CCLA DEPOSIT ACC		 77,423 -
39 - -
100,414 - -
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
Details		 177,876 - -
OK OK OK
Unrestricted funds
to nearest £		 Restricted funds
to nearest £		 Endowment funds
to nearest £
HMRC Gift Aid receivable for the FYE 2024
estimated at		 21,990 - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
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Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B3 Investment assets		 Signature
Details
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Audiovisual equipment
Furniture
Office equipment
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JEROME ILE NOTUMA 9/3/2025
ANN NUR COMBE 9/3/2025

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