## THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL 

OF THE 

## ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH 

OF 

ST MARY, GREENHITHE 

## **Annual Report and Financial Statements** 

Year ended 31 December 2023 


Registered Charity Number 1180908 



**THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, GREENHITHE** 

## **Table of Contents** 

||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees Report|2 – 6|
|Independent Examiners Report|7-8|
|Statement of Financial Activities|9|
|Balance Sheet|10|
|Notes to the Accounts|11 - 13|



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**THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, GREENHITHE** 

## **Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023** 

## **Administrative information** 

St Mary’s Church is situated on London Road, Greenhithe. It is part of the diocese of Rochester within the Church of England. The correspondence address is - Church Office, 131 Mounts Road, Greenhithe, Kent DA9 9ND. 

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a charity on the Register of Charities with the Registered Charity Number 1180908. 

PCC Members who have served from 1 January 2023 until the date this report was approved are: 

**Incumbent:** Revd Charlie Lloyd-Evans **Wardens:** Mr Ben White, Mr Rod Long 

## **Representatives on the Deanery Synod:** 

Mrs Mandy Holloway LLM Mrs Margaret Bobby 

## **Elected members:** 

Mrs Marion Lane (Secretary) Mrs Jennie White LLM Miss Jude Andrews Mr Jason Emmett Mrs Ruth Lowe Mrs Peta White Mr Nigel Hewitt 

## **In attendance:** 

Mr Gareth Lloyd-Evans without voting rights. 

These members now serve as Trustees of the Registered Charity. 

Ms Jude Andrews was elected as the Safeguarding Officer for Children and Vulnerable Adults. The council has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have due regard to House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults). 

## **Structure, governance and management** 

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Powers measure. The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. 

The membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent, churchwardens, and members elected by those members of the congregation who are on the electoral roll of the church. 

The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish, including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. New members receive initial training into the workings of the PCC. 

## **Electoral Roll 2023 Summary** 

All church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. After the revision of the roll, we have 64 members, broken down as follows: Men, total of 20, 6 live in the parish and 13 outside the parish 

Women, total of 45, 21 live in the parish and 23 outside the parish 

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Total living in parish is 27, outside the parish is 37 

(2 passed away, 1 moved away, 2 left the church) 

1man joined (1 out parish) 2 women joined (in parish) 

## **Reports for 2023** 

## **Deanery Synod** 

Deanery Synod met twice in 2023. 

In June we heard from Steve Carey, head of the Aletheia Academy Trust which oversees 12 schools in the Diocese and will include Alkerden Academy when it opens. He shared a lot of the concerns around the general condition of education in this country as well a vision for more church involvement in schools to help raise the standard of education as well as fostering better values and climate for learning in our schools. He explained the ongoing role of Aletheia Trusts across the country.  He also suggested people could help by volunteering in schools and by being willing to be governors in their local school to bring a greater Christian influence at leadership level. 

We also had a report from Trudi Oliver, Young Vocations Rep on  Diocesan Synod, speaking on the importance of encouraging and enabling young people to take on valuable responsibilities within the life and work of the church, not being superficial but honest and realistic, with the hope of retaining them past the ages at which other interests become more exciting, for example, let them run the whole café church service, have a vocations day aimed at them, encourage them to take a Mission Experience year placement. 

We also had feedback from Revd Charlie on the Deanery Courses run at the end of last year (2022-23). Each course was run over three evenings and a full day (six sessions) with13 candidates on the Hearing God’s Word course and nine of these went on to do Speaking God’s Word. There was much positive feedback about the course and the material covered. 

Another series of courses are being run this winter with 8 on HGW and 6 on SGW. 

In October we heard from Vicki Clarke of the Gravesend Daytime Hub – a local church initiative helping the homeless based at the Methodist Church in Gravesend. They do amazing work but are crying out for more volunteers. She explained that they need a team of staff who are consistent as having the same staff helps to build trust. They were the only homeless drop-in to remain open during Covid. They provide counselling, clinics, first aid including emergency overdose antidote. 

We also heard from Archdeacon Andy Wooding-Jones with an update on the Ebbsfleet Development. The Development extends to the Swanscombe Peninsula and will see around 40,000 people living within the area it covers by the time it is completed, made up of different communities. He asked what does it mean to serve? We need to ask God what his will is and how we are to be a part of it. What is the race marked out for us? What opportunities and challenges are there? We need pioneers – called to go ahead and make connections – be the Christian presence but we need also need to be places of welcome, using what we already have to encourage people to stay when they come to us.  Above all we need to pray for all that is happening and for God’s guidance. Mandy was introduced to the group as the new Deputy Warden of Lay Ministry for the Rochester Archdeaconry, having been commissioned to the role a few days earlier. She steps into Vic Twine’s formidable shoes. 

Mandy and Margaret 

## **PCC Committees** 

The PCC operates through several committees, which meet between full meetings of the PCC. All the committees are answerable to the full PCC. 

The PCC held nine full meetings and one extraordinary meeting during the year. 

## **2023 Activities/Events** 

After focusing on raising money for the roof fund last year, we have returned to general fundraising. 

This year we have successfully run a Pancake night, a few raffles, the Spring Fair, a community Coronation Party, the Summer Fayre, a Quiz with cooked meal, the Raised the Roof Concert, a Light Party and our Christmas Fayre, as well as supporting the Deanery Confirmation service. These have seen a mix of church members and the wider community attending, supporting and volunteering as well as enjoying shared fun and games, building on already established relationships and creating new relationships. Raising money on top of this is a bonus. 

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At the end of this year we have also decide to rename this ministry area to Events rather than Hospitality – giving a wider brief as to what we do and can do in the future. 

I would like to extend a huge thank you to the amazing team who give so much of their time to these events and to all those in our community, in its widest sense, who volunteer on the days of our big fayres and events in so many ways. 

Jen 

## **Family ministry** 

Sticky Fingers continued to be very popular, regularly seeing 20-30 children every week with their parents or carers. Our grateful thanks go to John for regularly helping to set up the tables and carpets and do the heavy lifting and especially to Dawn and Karen for their unstinting dedication to running the kitchen every week. They are so efficient they even have time to come out and play and to help us pack up at the end. We could not do it without them. In September, Mandy and Jen made the difficult decision to step back from running Sticky Fingers at Christmas (after approx. 18 years). This announcement was met with dismay and sadness from a lot of the regular parents but we knew it was the right thing to do to give us space to see what God has in store next. 

After putting out many requests for help, members of the Ministry team volunteered to step in to carry on running the group in 2024; the parents were very happy to hear this group will continue. 

We are so grateful to God for the impact that this ministry has in our community and pray that He will continue to bless it and all who give their time to it. 

Mandy and Jen 

## **Pastoral care** 

We continue to be a church that has a heart for the community. There are many people who are using their gifts and talents to support all sorts who are in need within our community in many different ways, especially under the charity MCK (Mary’s Child Kent) which is an independent Charity with a strong connection to the church. During this year the PCC and Ministry Team have had a particular focus on building up relationships within the church. This has been seen through the preaching and planning of services, particularly the monthly Cafe Service, and also through the establishment and growth of Life Groups in the church. 

Charlie 

## **The Community Café** 

The Café is still very popular in the local area. We have up to 70-80 people attending weekly on Wednesday mornings between 9am and 1pm.  We have a group of volunteers who work extremely hard. A walking group headed by trained leaders leaves the café at 10.30 to enjoy a morning walk around Greenhithe and Stone. We are pleased to host outside agencies including Hi Kent, MCK Digital Hub and Legal Advice and Autism Southeast Café. We purchased new tablecloths, mugs, serving equipment and a soup maker during the year, thanks to grants from ASDA Foundation, DBC and the Rochester Diocese. We are designated a Warm Space.  The Senior’s Afternoon Tea, which is an offshoot of the Café, meets on a Tuesday afternoon. All the people who attend our Café and Senior’s Tea say how much they enjoy coming. A new venture we have started is a monthly Saturday Coffee Morning, which has proved to be popular too. 

Margaret 

## **Sunday Special** 

We became a travelling group this year alongside the rest of our Church family.  We spent time at St Peter and St Pauls, joining with the young people of their congregation. When we returned to St Marys, we came back to the hall. Personally, I think the fact our tablecloth and altar components have travelled with us, has provided continuity for the children and reminded them that the time we spend with Jesus is special for us and for him. We haven’t had huge numbers, no more than 10 any week, but it is lovely to see the ones we do have grown in the knowledge and love of God. Thank you to Ben and Jude and any other person who has jumped in to support us over the past year. 

Emily 

## **Youth Ministry** 

The Ignited Youth meets on a Sunday morning during the church service. We have been using the Youth for Christ Lumin Resources for 11-14 year olds. Themes covered in each session included Parables in Depth, Evangelism, Life Hacks to equip young people with skills to deal with modern issues, the Trinity and Generosity. Sessions are aimed at the age group attending with games and discussion incorporated into each session. The young people seem to particularly appreciate the cakes or doughnuts and drink provided to encourage a relaxed environment. Each week 

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numbers attending have varied between 4 and 9 young people. This year there has been a particular focus to ensure that the group meets more regularly. 

## **Building and Grounds** 

This is my last report as a church warden and when I look back over the last five years quite a lot has changed. Since the last APCM work has started on the roof and masonry repairs. This project originally was meant to take 16 weeks to complete but has overrun.  The roofers got most of the roof repairs done with in the 16 weeks but once the scaffolding had gone up and they could see how much damage there was to the walls, extra money was needed to be found to complete all the repairs. Hopefully soon all the repairs will be completed, and the rest of the scaffolding can come down. 

Whilst the work on the roof was going on St. Mary’s moved their church services over to join with St. Peter and St. Paul’s as the church building was going to be very dusty and dirty inside the church. 

Whilst we were meeting over at St. Peter and St. Paul’s, we decided this would be a good time to strip all the wrong paint that was on the chancel’s walls during the summer holidays.  What was found underneath the paint was quite amazing; we now need to come up with a plan as to what to do with the walls. 

The old gas heaters had to be removed due to the fumes they created, and it was not safe to use these heaters anymore. One of our goals is to become a Net Zero church and one of the best ways to do this is to use electric heating. The power supply into the church was not big enough to supply all the heaters needed to do this. So, we ended up with very limited heating in the church for the winter months. The PCC took the decision to move the church services into the hall for the winter where there was heating. We hope to have our first service back in the church on Palm Sunday. 

Whilst the scaffolding was up on the west wall, we were able to arrange for the bell to be inspected and was found to be in good condition and just needed re-painting. The roofers put a new pipe up through the roof and a metal bell rope to come down from the bell wheel into the church. The new lower rope was paid for by St. Mary’s Stone as a gift to us. I would like to say thank you to Gareth and Nigel for doing all the work in getting this bell ringing again. Another job was to sand and repaint of the south door. When we removed the door, it was found that the front panelling was very rotten. The PCC decided to buy new Oak panelling wood to replace the front of the door. The plan is to replace the panelling early in the new year. 

We have continued our Work party on the first Saturday of the month where jobs include gardening, trimming bushes and trees, small repairs and lots of cleaning within the church.  I would like to say a big thank you for all those who gave up their free time to help out, it is always much appreciated. 

## **MCK – Mary’s Child Kent** 

MCK is a new charity, established in August 2023, and is continuing the Kent based activities of the Mary’s Child charity. MCK is dedicated to ‘Loving, Supporting and Caring for our Community’, recognising the significant ongoing need as so many struggle in the current economic climate. 

Mary’s Child had been operating officially as a charity since 2020, but as a church project in this area for some time before that. Having started locally it was then expanded to a base in Peterborough as well. In early 2023 it was identified that these two areas of the charity (Kent and Peterborough) could now operate more effectively as separate charities. The Board of Trustees resolved to transfer the operations and finances of the Kent area to a new charity, and hence MCK was born. MCK continues the work and ethos of the former Mary’s Child activities in the area, while also strengthening the links with the local churches. Thank you to everyone for your ongoing support of MCK. 

Jude 

## **Priest in Charge report and Future Outlook** 

2023 has been an exciting year for the church, particularly in seeing the roof project come to fruition and the work go ahead. This required us to move out of the church building for several months over the summer, and during this time we joined with our sister church of St Peter and St Paul’s in Swanscombe and worshipped together. This has been a wonderful opportunity to grow the relationships across the two churches and going forward we are continuing to worship together regularly. Although the roof project was not finished on schedule the church is fully available again for worship. 

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Our ministry Team has grown again this year, with Bart Woodhouse joining in his capacity as an ordinand in training. Although initially assigned to the church for a one year placement we are delighted this has been extended for Bart to continue with his curacy across the two churches of St Mary Greenhithe (SMG) and St Peter and St Paul’s Swanscombe (SPPS). 

The focus of the year has been about strengthening bonds in the church. We established several new Life Groups across the two churches of SMG and SPPS which have continued to grow and flourish throughout the year. The Life Groups have studied the Difference Course, the Bible Course and the Romans Course. The monthly Café services have particularly focused on the themes around belonging and growing our relationships as a church family. We are seeking to continue to build on this in the coming year. 

## **Financial review** 

Total receipts on unrestricted funds were £71,400 ( **2022:** 72,966 **2021:** 57,919). 

£49,331 ( **2022:** £33,314 **2021:** £62506) was spent to provide Christian ministry. This has not included a contribution to the Diocesan Parish Share this year, due to cash flow needs of the Roof Project, however the PCC have made assurances to the Diocese that they will make contributions to cover this period once the roof project is complete and cash flow is not such an issue. 

The net result for the year was a surplus of income over expenditure on unrestricted funds of £22,069 (2022 surplus: £39,652 2021 shortfall: £4,794).  This is indicative of a recovery of funds post the pandemic, 

The balance on unrestricted funds at 31[st] December 2023 was £88,689 (2022: £68,023 2021: £28,343) including 24,000 allocated to the roof project. 

## **Reserves policy** 

The reserves policy was reviewed and will be maintained at a balance on unrestricted funds which equates to at least 3 months operating costs, equivalent to £15,000.  During the period of the Roof Project the PCC have been keen to maintain a higher cash balance to allow for the necessary cash flow needs. At the end of 2023 the total reserves was £63,770 which is in excess of the PCC policy. In 2024 the additional liability of the retainer on the roof project contract of £3563 will be added to the 3 months operating cost reserve. 

Approved by the PCC and signed on their behalf by: 

Chairman _________________________ PCC Member  ______________________ Date _________________________ Date ______________________ 

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## **Independent  Examiner’s report to the Member/Trustees of St Mary Greenhithe** 

I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023 which are set out on the pages following. 

## **Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and Independent Examiner** 

The church’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.  The church’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. 

It is my responsibility to 

- Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act; 

- Follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and 

- State whether particular matters have come to my attention. 

## **Basis of Independent Examiner’s Statement** 

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 seeking explanations from the 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. 

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   - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; or 

   - to prepare accounts which accord with these accounting records have not been 

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## **St Mary Greenhithe** 

## **Statement of Financial Activities For the period from 01 January 2022 to 31 December 2023** 

||||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**||**Endowment**||**Total**||**Prior year**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Notes**||**funds**||**funds**||**funds**||**funds**||**total funds**|
|Income and endowments from:||||||||||||
|Voluntary Income|2a||48,368.75||78,756.00|-|||127,124.75||48032.23|
|Activities for Generating Funds|2b||14,934.01|-||-|||14,934.01||8942.91|
|Investment Income|2c||324|-||-|||324||23|
|Church Activities|2d||5,552.75|-||-|||5,552.75||6081|
|Other income|2e||2,220.45|-||-|||2,220.45||528.71|
|Total income|||71,399.96||78,756.00|-|||150,155.96||63607.85|
|Expenditure on:||||||||||||
|Church Activities|3||42,192.66||164,605.67|-|||206,798.33||73918.01|
|Cost of Generating Funds|3||6,653.53||1,019.80|-|||7,673.33||4697.03|
|Governance Costs|3b||340|-||-|||340||300|
|Other expenditure|3||144.72|-||-|||144.72||105.53|
|Total expenditure|||49,330.91||165,625.47|-|||214,956.38||79020.57|
|Net income / (expenditure) resources before transfer|||**22,069.05**||**-86,869.47 **|**-**|||**-64,800.42**||**-15,412.72**|
|Transfers:||||||||||||
|Gross transfers between funds - in||-|||1,403.54|-|||1,403.54|-||
|Gross transfers between funds - out|||-1,403.54|-||-|||-1,403.54|-||
|Other recognised gains / losses||||||||||||
|Gains/losses on investment assets||-||-||-||-||-||
|Gains on revaluation,fixed assets,charity's own use||-||-||-||-||-||
|Net movement in funds|8||20,665.51||-85,465.93|-|||-64,800.42||-15412.72|
|Reconciliation of funds||||||||||||
|Total funds brought forward|||68,023.00||102,955.56|-|||170,978.56||**97,693.19**|
|Total funds carried forward|||88,688.51||17,489.63|-|||106,178.14||**82,280.47**|





## **St Mary Greenhithe** 

## **Balance Sheet (Separate funds)** 

||**At 31/12/2023**<br>**At 31/12/2022**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**General**<br>**Designated**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Endowment**|
|---|---|
|Unrestricted - General Fund<br>Designated - Roof Fund<br>Designated - Youth<br>Restricted - Audio Visual And Sound Fund<br>Restricted - KCC Mini Bus<br>Restricted - Drop-in Cafe<br>Restricted - Education And Training<br>Restricted - Edible Ebbsfleet<br>Restricted - Heating And Seating<br>Restricted - Memorial Book And Garden<br>Restricted - Roof Fund<br>Creditors: Amounts Falling Due After One Year<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Liabilities**<br>**Fixed assets**<br>**Current assets**<br>Debtors<br>Cash At Bank And In Hand<br>**Liabilities**<br>Creditors: Amounts Falling Due In One Year<br>**Net current assets less current liabilities**<br>**Total assets less current liabilities**<br>**Fund Totals**<br>**Total net assets less liabilities**<br>**Represented by**<br>**Designated**<br>**Restricted**||
||-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|
||22,630.90  -<br>91.88  -<br>22,722.78                             20,228.20<br>42,437.28                     24,918.76                106,789.63  -<br>174,145.67                           155,238.46|
||65,068.18             24,918.76         106,881.51  -<br>196,868.45                  175,466.66|
||1,298.43  -<br>85,829.00  -<br>87,127.43                                4,488.10|
||1,298.43  -<br>85,829.00  -<br>87,127.43                      4,488.10|
|||
||63,769.75<br>24,918.76<br>21,052.51<br>-<br>109,741.02<br>170,978.56|
|||
||63,769.75<br>24,918.76<br>21,052.51<br>-<br>109,741.02<br>170,978.56|
|||
||-<br>-<br>3,562.88-<br>3,562.88-|
|||
||63,769.75<br>24,918.76<br>17,489.63<br>-<br>106,178.14<br>170,978.56|
||63,769.75<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>63,769.75<br>43,104.24<br>-<br>24,000.00<br>-<br>-<br>24,000.00<br>24,000.00<br>-<br>918.76<br>-<br>-<br>918.76<br>918.76<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-1,403.54<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>15,000.00<br>-<br>-<br>5,036.91<br>-<br>5,036.91<br>5,846.71<br>-<br>-<br>1,810.64<br>-<br>1,810.64<br>1,810.64<br>-<br>-<br>6,183.61<br>-<br>6,183.61<br>6,393.61<br>-<br>-<br>9,593.41<br>-<br>9,593.41<br>9,904.07<br>-<br>-<br>1,176.96<br>-<br>1,176.96<br>1,176.96<br>-<br>-<br>-6,311.90<br>-<br>-6,311.90<br>64,227.11|
||63,769.75<br>24,918.76<br>17,489.63<br>-<br>106,178.14<br>170,978.56|





**Parochial Church Council Of St Marys Greenhithe Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2023** 

## 1 **Accounting Policies** 

## **Basis of financial statements** 

The PCC is a public benefit entity within the meaning of FRS102. The financial statements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with the Church accounting Regulations 2006 governing the individual accounts of PSSs, and with the Regulations "true and fair view" provisions. 

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The financial statements 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, nor those that are informal gatherings of church members. 

## **Assets** 

## **Consecrated and benefice property** 

In so far as consecrated and benefice property of any kind is excluded from the statutory definition of ‘charity’ by Section 10(2)(a) and (c) of the Charities Act 2011 such assets are not capitalised in the financial statements. 

## **Moveable church furnishings** 

These are capitalised at cost and depreciated over their useful economic life other than where insufficient cost information is available.  In this case the item is not capitalised, but all items are included in the Church’s inventory in any case. 

## **Tangible fixed assets for use by charity** 

These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £1,000 and are not used within the church building. They are valued at cost or else, for gifts- in-kind, at a reasonable estimate of their open market value on receipt. 

Depreciation is calculated to write off the capitalized cost of fixed assets less their currently anticipated residual fair value over their estimated useful lives as follows: 

Land Nil 

Fixtures & Fittings 20 years Computers 3 years is used entirely within the church building so is written off at full cost Church Sound Equipment in the year of purchase 

No depreciation is provided on buildings as the currently estimated residual value of the properties is not less than their carrying value and the remaining useful life of these assets currently exceeds 50 years, so that any depreciation charges would be immaterial. 

An impairment review is carried out at each year-end and any resultant loss identified included in expenditure for the  year. 

## **Fund accounting** 

_Restricted Funds_ comprise revenue donations or grants for a specific PCC activity intended by the donor. Where these funds have unspent balances, interest on their pooled investment is apportioned to the individual funds on an average balance basis. 

_Unrestricted Funds_ are income funds which are to be spent on the PCC's general purposes. 

_Designated funds_ are general funds set aside by the PCC for use in the future. Project funds are designated for particular projects for administration purposes only. Designated funds remain unrestricted and the PCC will move any surplus to other general funds. 

## **Incoming resources** 

Planned giving, collections and similar donations are recognised when received. Tax refunds are recognised when the incoming resource to which they relate is received. Grants and legacies are accounted for when the PCC is entitled to the use of the resources, their ultimate receipt is considered reasonably certain and the amounts due are readily quantifiable. Dividends are accounted for when declared receivable, interest as and when accrued by the payer. All incoming resources are accounted for gross. 



## **Resources expended** 

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding or constructive obligation on the PCC. The diocesan parish share expected to be paid over is accounted for when due. All other expenditure is generally recognised when it is incurred and is accounted for gross. 

## **2 Incoming Resources** 

|**2**|**Incoming Resources**|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Unrestricted**||**Designated**||**Restricted**||**Total**|**Total**|
|||**Funds**||**Funds**||**Funds**||**2023**|**2022**|
||a) Voluntary Income|||||||||
||Planned Giving||31809|-||-||31809|50683|
||Collections at services||4965|-||-||4965|6936|
||Donations||1070|-||-||1070|17232|
||Tax Recoverable on Gift Aid||10000|-||-||10000|12690|
||||47844||0||0|47844|87541|
||b) Activities for Generating Funds|||||||||
||Fund raising for roof repairs||||||63756|63756|22842|
||Fundraising Events||6629|-||-||6629|3742|
||Photocopy Income||19|-||-||19|30|
||Drop-in Café||8286|-||-||8286|7468|
||Edible Ebbsfleet|-||-||-||0|0|
||||14934||0||63756|78690|34083|
||c) Investment Income|||||||||
||Bank Interest||324|-||-||324|59|
||||324||0||0|324|59|
||d) Income from church activities|||||||||
||Use of Church Facilities||4449|-||-||4449|4975|
||Memorial Book and Garden||80||||||0|
||Fees for weddings and Funerals||1104|-||-||1104|648|
||||5633||0||0|5633|6081|
||e) Other incoming resources|||||||||
||Other Income and Grants||525|-|||15000|15525|3365|
||Family Ministry including Sticky||2140|-||-||2140|1631|
||||2665||0||15000|17665|4996|
|||||||||||
||Total Receipts||71400||0||78756|150156|132303|
|**3**|**Resources Expensed**|||||||||
|||**Unrestricted**||**Designated**||**Restricted**||**Total**|**Total**|
|||**Funds**||**Funds**||**Funds**||**2023**|**2022**|
||a) Fund Raising Expenses|||||||||
||Fund Raising Expenses||1812|-||-||1812|1323|
||||1812||0||0|1812|1323|
||b) Church activities|||||||||
||Diocesan parish contribution|-||-||-||0|0|
||Rector and rectory costs|||||||||
||Council Tax - Rectory||2067|-||-||2067|2119|
||Church and services|||||||||
||Gas & Electricity - Church||5988|-||-||5988|3208|
||Insurance - Church||5513|-||-||5513|5339|
||Music||483|-||-||483|486|





|Service Accessories<br>Family Ministry<br>Youth<br>Repairs & Maintenance<br>Audio Visual<br>Outreach<br>Rood Fund Expenses<br>Hall Running costs<br>Gas & Electricity - Hall<br>Cleaning etc. - Hall<br>Water and Sewage - Hall<br>Cleaning Materials<br>Salaries<br>Salaries - Administrator<br>Administration<br>Photocopier<br>Postage & Stationery<br>Telephone<br>Finance expenses<br>Office Equipment and Subs<br>Goverance<br>Independent Examiner<br>Other Payments<br>Miscellaneous<br>Memorial Book and Garden<br>Drop-In Cafe (480)<br>Edible Ebbsfleet<br>Bank Charges<br>Training<br>Health and Safety<br>Total Payments<br>Weddings and Funerals<br>Organ/Piano Tuning<br>Sunday School|651<br>-<br>-<br>651<br>866<br>125<br>-<br>-<br>125<br>180<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>0<br>0<br>6737<br>-<br>-<br>6737<br>764<br>142<br>-<br>-<br>142<br>0<br>190<br>-<br>-<br>190<br>0<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>0<br>50<br>1239<br>-<br>-<br>1239<br>395<br>262<br>-<br>-<br>262<br>0<br>-<br>-<br>149295<br>149295<br>660<br>4518<br>-<br>-<br>4518<br>2637<br>1603<br>-<br>-<br>1603<br>1341<br>209<br>-<br>-<br>209<br>507<br>473<br>-<br>-<br>473<br>420<br>8367<br>-<br>-<br>8367<br>8088<br>747<br>-<br>-<br>747<br>282<br>47<br>-<br>-<br>47<br>9<br>916<br>-<br>-<br>916<br>397<br>180<br>-<br>-<br>180<br>208<br>970<br>-<br>-<br>970<br>359<br>340<br>-<br>-<br>340<br>325<br>573<br>-<br>15311<br>15884<br>9118<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>0<br>0<br>4802<br>-<br>810<br>5612<br>3772<br>-<br>210<br>210<br>276<br>145<br>-<br>-<br>145<br>164<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>0<br>311<br>232<br>-<br>-<br>232<br>0|
|---|---|
||47519<br>0<br>165625<br>213145<br>42282|
|||
||49331<br>0<br>165625<br>214956<br>43605|



## **4 Staff costs** 

|**Staff costs**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**2023**||**2022**|
||**£**||**£**||
|Wages and Salaries||7484||9429|
|The average number of employees during the year was as follows:|||||
|||**2023**||**2022**|
||**No.**||**No.**||
|Administration||1||1|
|Cleaner||1||1|
|**Independent examiners remuneration**|||||
|||**2023**||**2022**|
||**£**||**£**||
|||340||325|



- **5 Independent examiners remuneration** 



## **6 Accounts receivable and prepayments** 

|**6**|**Accounts receivable and prepayments**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**2023**||**2022**|
|||**£**||**£**||
||Gift aid recoverable for year||10000||12690|
||Gift Aid still receiveable for previous year||12690||7505|
||Other receivables||33||33|
||||**22723**||**20228**|
|**7**|**Liabilities**|||||
||||**2023**||**2022**|
|||**£**||**£**||
||**Amounts falling due in one year**|||||
||Utilities and other accruals||86111||2330|
||Independent Examiners renumeration year||340||325|
||Agency Collections||676||1533|
||||**87127**||**4488**|
||**Amounts falling due after one year**|||||
||Roof project retainer||3563||0|
||**Total Liabilities**||**90690**||**4488**|



## **8 Statement of movement in funds** 

|**Statement of movement in funds**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**At 1 Jan 2023**|**Income**||**Expenditure**|**Transfers**|**At 31 Dec 2023**|
|**Unrestricted Funds**|||||||
|General Fund|43104||71400|49331|(1404)|63770|
||43104||71400|49331|(1404)|63770|
|**Designated Funds**|||||||
|Roof|24000|-||-|-|24000|
|Youth|919|-||-|-|919|
||919|-||-|-|24919|
|**Restricted Funds**|||||||
|Training and Education|1811|-||-|-|1811|
|Café|5847|-||810|-|5037|
|Roof Fund|64227||78756|149295|-|(6312)|
|Edible Ebbsfleet|6394|-||210|-|6184|
|Heating and Seating|9904|-||311|-|9593|
|Mini Bus|15000|-||15000|-|0|
|Memorial Garden and Book|1177|-||-|-|1177|
|Audio Visual|(1404)|-||-|1404|-|
||102956||78756|165625|1404|17490|
|**Total**|170979|150156||214956|-|106178|



|**b)    Comparative movement of funds in**|**b)    Comparative movement of funds in**|**2022**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**At 1 Jan 2022**||**Income**||**Expenditure**|**Transfers**|**At 31 Dec 2022**|
|**Unrestricted Funds**||||||||
|General Fund||27452||72966|33314|(24000)|43104|
|||27452||72966|33314|(24000)|43104|
|**Designated Funds**||||||||
|Roof|-||-||-|24000|24000|
|Edible Ebsfleet||(28)|-||-|28|-|
|Youth||919|-||-|-|919|
|||891|-||-|-|24919|





## Restricted Funds 

|Restricted Funds|||
|---|---|---|
|Training and Education|1811<br>-<br>-<br>-|1811|
|Café|6008<br>495<br>656<br>-|5847|
|Roof Fund|6045<br>58842<br>660<br>-|64227|
|Edible Ebbsfleet|6698<br>-<br>276<br>(28)|6394|
|Heating and Seating|13603<br>-<br>3699<br>-|9904|
|Mini Bus|20000<br>-<br>5000<br>-|15000|
|Memorial Garden and Book|1177<br>-<br>-<br>-|1177|
|Audio Visual|(1404) -<br>-<br>-|(1404)|
||53937<br>59337<br>10291<br>(28)|102956|
|Total|82280<br>132303<br>43605<br>-|170979|
|**Designated Funds**|||
|Youth|Ongoing youth ministry of the church||
|Roof|Money designated to the Roof Fund by the PCC||
|**Restricted Funds**|||
|Training and Education|Training resourcing of current ministers, both clergy and lay||
||This was reduced to zero this year when tax recoverable on||
|Audio Visual|donations made to this fund were received and transferred to the||
||fund fund||
|Cafe|Ongoing operations of the weekly community café, including<br>expenditures.|capital|
||Grants and Donations given specifically for the repairs to the|church|
|Roof Fund|roof. Negative balance due to payments due in 2024 and 2025.||
||These can be met from the Designated Roof Fund||
|Edible Ebbsfleet|Ongoing maintenance, and development of Community Garden in<br>the church grounds||
|Heating and Seating|Provision of new chairs for the church and upgrade of heating system||
||Purchase, maintenance and ongoing running costs of community||
|Mini-Bus|Mini-Bus.During this year this has been transferred to s separate<br>dedicated account for the Community Minibus, administered by a||
||board independent of the church.||
|Memorial Garden and Book|Ongoing upkeep and activities of Memorial Garden and Memorial<br>book in church.||



## 10 **Assets By Fund a) 2023** 

|Fixed Assets<br>Current<br>Assets<br>Liabilities<br>Total<br>Fixed Assets<br>Current<br>Assets<br>Liabilities<br>Total<br>**b)Comparative Figures for 2022**|Unrestricted<br>Designated<br>Restricted<br>Total<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>2023<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>65068<br>24919<br>106882<br>196868<br>1298<br>-<br>85829<br>87127|
|---|---|
||63770<br>24919<br>17490<br>106178|
||Unrestricted<br>Designated<br>Restricted<br>Total<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>2022<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>46381<br>24919<br>104167<br>175467<br>3276<br>-<br>1212<br>4488|
||43104<br>24919<br>102956<br>170979|





## 10 **Related parties** 

There were no payments, other than the re-imbursement of expenditure, made to PCC members during 2022 (2021: £nil) 

The Tech loan received in 2021 was from a person related to a PCC member. The loan was for a total of £3100, repayable over 12months in monthly instalments.  Due to an accounting error discovered while producing the 2022 end of year accounts £260 was outstanding as of the end of 2022. This was paid in 2023. The total amount of donations made to the PCC by PCC members or related parties during 2023 was £10,520 (2022: £9,438).