|**St. Thomas the Apostle, Finsbury Park**
**Income and expenditure account**
**12 months to 31st December 2023**
**Planned Giving**
Monthly Standing Orders
Parish Giving Scheme
Weekly Envelopes
General Collections (Plate)
Collections for Charities
Other Giving
Parish Giving Scheme - Gift Aid reclaims
Other Gift Aid Reclaims
**Other Income**
Hire of Church Hall (including arrears)
Candles/Fees to PCC etc
**Grant Income**
Islington Council: Coronation
Islington Council: Teas - Heating
St John's Stewardship
National Community Lottery
**Grant Income**
**TOTAL INCOME**
**The Ministry**
Clergy Expenses
Mission
**The Church**
Gas & Electricity
Facilities (water rates,towels etc)
Cleaner
Caretaker
Church Insurance
Minor Repairs
Building Works & Projects
**Services**
Vestry, Altar & Candles
Organist, Choir & Music
**Other Ordinary Expenditure**
Miscellaneous
**Payments Outside the Parish**
Diocese Fair Shares
Charities
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**Surplus to 31st December 2023**
**Reserves b/fwd at 1st January 2023**
**Reserves c/fwd 31st December 2023**|**General**
**Funds**
**Actual**
**2023**
**£**
10,207
29,368
501
1,721
-
2,608
6,922
4,800|**Building**
**Fund**
**Actual**
**2023**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
602
-
-
602
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
602
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
602
2,171
2,773|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Actual**
**2023**
**£**
-
-
-
-
2,017
-
-
2,017
-
-
500
500
500
3,000
4,500
6,517
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4,972
4,972
-
-
-
-
-
-
4,972
1,545
19,507
21,052|**TOTAL**
**2023**
**£**
10,207
29,368
501
1,721
2,017
3,210
6,922
4,800
58,747
27,262
1,073
28,335
500
500
500
3,000
4,500
91,582
339
2,433
2,772
5,661
5,101
4,361
1,723
5,785
8,224
4,972
35,827
1,217
4,671
5,889
614
614
33,000
250
33,250
78,352
13,230
38,438
51,668|**General**
**Funds**
**Budget**
**2023**
**£**
10,000
28,500
500
2,500
-
1,000
7,000
2,500
52,000
23,000
1,000
24,000
-
-
-
-
-
76,000
500
4,000
4,500
6,000
8,000
4,500
1,500
6,000
3,000
-
29,000
1,500
3,500
5,000
500
500
33,000
-
33,000
72,000
4,000|**General**
**Funds**
**Actual**
**2022**
**£**
11,740
30,891
484
802
-
1,072
7,303
2,500| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||56,128|||||54,793| ||27,262
1,073|||||16,145
889| ||28,335|||||17,034| ||-
-
-
-|||||-
-
-
-| ||-|||||-| |||||||| ||84,463|||||71,828| ||339
2,433|||||413
722| ||2,772|||||1,135| ||5,661
5,101
4,361
1,723
5,785
8,224
-|||||3,741
3,074
3,803
-
5,493
4,343
-| ||30,855|||||20,455| ||1,217
4,671|||||1,615
4,565| ||5,889|||||6,180| ||614|||||405| ||614|||||405| ||33,000
250|||||30,000
250| ||33,250|||||30,250| |||||||| ||73,380|||||58,425| |||||||| ||11,083|||||13,403| ||16,760|||||| ||27,843|||||| |**St. Thomas the Apostle, Finsbury Park**
**Balance Sheet**
**At 31st December 2023**
**Cash at bank and in Hand**
Deposit Account
Current Account
London Credit Union Deposit
Cash in hand
**Debtors**
Unclaimed Gift Aid
**Total Assets**
**Liabilities**
Creditors
**Net Assets**
**Represented by**
General Reserves
Restricted Reserves: see below
: Building funds
: Other restricted funds
**Restricted Reserves:**|**St. Thomas the Apostle, Finsbury Park**
**Balance Sheet**
**At 31st December 2023**
**Cash at bank and in Hand**
Deposit Account
Current Account
London Credit Union Deposit
Cash in hand
**Debtors**
Unclaimed Gift Aid
**Total Assets**
**Liabilities**
Creditors
**Net Assets**
**Represented by**
General Reserves
Restricted Reserves: see below
: Building funds
: Other restricted funds
**Restricted Reserves:**|**St. Thomas the Apostle, Finsbury Park**
**Balance Sheet**
**At 31st December 2023**
**Cash at bank and in Hand**
Deposit Account
Current Account
London Credit Union Deposit
Cash in hand
**Debtors**
Unclaimed Gift Aid
**Total Assets**
**Liabilities**
Creditors
**Net Assets**
**Represented by**
General Reserves
Restricted Reserves: see below
: Building funds
: Other restricted funds
**Restricted Reserves:**|**General**
**Restricted**
**£**
**£**
-
285
19,211
18,182
-
5,059
-
300
8,800
-
28,012
23,825
-
-
28,012
23,825
27,843
2,773
21,052
27,843
23,825|**General**
**Restricted**
**£**
**£**
-
285
19,211
18,182
-
5,059
-
300
8,800
-
28,012
23,825
-
-
28,012
23,825
27,843
2,773
21,052
27,843
23,825|**General**
**Restricted**
**£**
**£**
-
285
19,211
18,182
-
5,059
-
300
8,800
-
28,012
23,825
-
-
28,012
23,825
27,843
2,773
21,052
27,843
23,825|**Total**
**£**
285
37,393
5,059
300
8,800| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||51,837
(169)| |||||||51,668| |||||||27,843
2,773
21,052| |||||||51,668| |||||||| |**Building funds**|**b/f Jan 23**|**Inc. 2023**|**Due 2023**|**Paid 2023**|**Transfers**|**c/f Dec 23**| |General|2,171|602|2,773|0||2,773| |**Total**|**2,171**|**602**|**2,773**|**0**|**0**|**2,773**| |||||||| |**Other restricted funds**|**b/f Jan 23**|**Inc. 2023**|**Due 2023**|**Paid 2023**|**Transfers**|**c/f Dec 23**| |Discretionary
Organ Fund
Altar Frontal
LDF
Craft Group
British Legion
Medical Aid for Palestinians
Coronation
Appleday
Bishops Discretionary fund
Red Cross Lent
Foodbanks
Stewardship Ward Welcome Grant
Islingtom Council Teas/Heating
St.John Foodbank
Elizabeth House foodbank
Brother Johannes
**Total**|566
16,595
650
588
131
72
173
732
**19,507**|210
569
3,311
22
165
907
500
500
111
111
112
**6,517**|566
16,805
650
569
3,899
22
165
907
131
72
173
732
500
500
111
111
112
**26,024**|419
1,336
776
131
72
173
732
500
500
111
111
112
**4,972**|-131
131
**0**|697
16,805
650
150
2,563
22
165
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
**21,052**| ## **St Thomas the Apostle, Finsbury Park** ## **Annual Parochial Church Meeting** ## **Sunday 12 May 2024** **Attendees** : Father David Evans, Susan Malcolm (minutes), Chris Higgins, Helena Konneh, Lena Scantlebury, Anne Rose, Malcolm Majarom, Pat Croker, Briony Murray, Emerald Rabbatts, Nicola Byrne, Marcia Sinclair, Stav Stavros, Rowan Howard, Heather Pascall, Sandra Hall, Jean Hall, Nina Berkitas, Iain McSeveny, Jono Shattack **Apologies** : Dorothy Newton, Cassie Dummett, Anne Lambourne, Cynthia Mapp Minutes of Previous Meeting Report of PCC Overview **Election of Churchwardens** : Anne Rose and Lena Scantlebury duly elected. ## **Annual Reports** - 1) Safeguarding – Action Plam for activities for 2024, Social Media Policy needs some work, members training on DV. - 2) Music – Singing and Youth group – not meeting as regularly, some joint ventures with St John’s going well. - 3) - 4) Bible Study – more always welcome, alternate Fridays will remain, future study of Parables - 5) Minister of Children – Rowan and Pauline leading due to Mother Alice’s leave, Messy Church going well. - 6) Accounts – discussed at previous PCC short meeting. - 7) Finsbury Park Sisters – Going well, looking forward to more collaborative endeavours. - 8) Club, music, future to be discussed with Mother Alice on her return. - 9) Tea – Thursdays going well. ## **Report of Fabric, Goods and Ornaments** Bell Tower, Grounds and brickwork and perimeter walls discussed. Access audit done, disabled w/c looking into grant to put right, as change of doors may be required. St Thomas’s banner returned, but needs to be paid for, awaiting invoice. The church especially kitchen needs a deep clean and signs of mice. Need to arrange cleaning day by parishioners, and to include the silverware. A note of lead theft needs to be added to report! ## **Deanery Synod** Awaiting report, Cloudesley rep needs to meet with Mother Alice as not met for some time ## **Elections and Appointments** Standing down this year: pat Croker, Jono Shattock, Nicola Byrne, Nina Bekirtas, Cynthia Mapp Nominees: Briony Murray (Majorie Carr) (Katie Dawson) Deanery Synod: Marcia Carr, Heather Pascall Sides People/Welcomers: Volunteers Auditor: Alex Sargent Treasurer: Sandra Hall Safeguarding: Cassie Dummett Vice Chair: Chris Higgins Adoption of Diocesan Safeguarding Policy Closing prayer