CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees. Annual Report for the period From 1 January 2024 To 31 December 2024 Period start date Period end date Charity name: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary's Frittenden Charity registration number. 1183170 Objectives and Activities SORP re￿re￿8 Summary ofthe purposes of the charity as set out in rts goveming document P*a 1.17 The Par￿hla1 Church Council IPCC) ofthe Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary's Ftittenden has the responsibilty along Wtth the incumbent. Revd Peter Deaves, in promoting the whole mission of the church, pastoral. evangelistic, s￿la1. and ecumenical. St Mary's Frtttenden is united as a benefi￿ wrth Trinty Church, Sissinghurst wtth whom we work in close Summary ofthe main activities in relatvjn to those purwses for the public benefrt, in particular, the activit￿S, projects or services identified in the accounts. Para 1.17 aTrJ 1.19 The PCC OF Sl Mary s Frittenden is committed to encouraging as many people as possib￿ to Y￿rshIp at the church and to become part ofthe pwish community. Our services and worship put faith into practi through prayer and scripture, MUS￿ and sacramenL P4ra 1.18 Statement confimiing whether Ihe trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Chattty Commission on public benefft When planning our activtties for the year, the Rector and Ihe PCC have considered the Chartty Commhssion's guidance on public benefft and. mre specificalty. the guidance on charttses for the advancement of religKJn. In part￿Ular. try to enable ordinary people to INe out their farth as part of wr parish communty in a number of ays. These include: 1) worship and prayer. 2) ￿Ming about the gospel. 3) developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus. 4) provision of pastoral I￿re for people liNing in the parish. Achievements and Perforn)ance Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity, identifying the dnyerence the charty's work has made to the circumstances of its benef￿[arleS and any WKler benefrts to society as a whole. The PCC holds a whle range of church services every month that those attending find beneficial and spiritualty fulfilling. These ServI￿S also offer a creche provision for the under 5's and a Sunday Club for primary ￿e L*ildren. Para 120 Our Open th8 Book Team {combined with Trinty. Sissinghurst) leads Collective Worship fortnightty in the primary school. This serves to increase the profile of the thiklren and familEs work V￿ are providing. As we are joined by new families. we are seeking lo woth close wrth them to devek)p tsilored provision as we go forward. Litde Lambs is an intbatwe started in September 2021, to provide a safe pla for parents. (2rers, babies and toddlers to meet together and where toys, craft actr¥ilies. refreshments, a Bible story and singing tÈme are provide every Monday moming during temi time There are also other opw)rtunitses for parishK)ners to leam a￿ut the gospel with regukar weekw home groups and courses hekl during Lent The PCC continues to invest in the fabric of the church and carried out major repairs lo Church Spire and during 2024 at a net cost of £17.084 after benefrting from Ihe receipt of £4.250 of grants. VAT will also be claimable under the Listed Places of Worship of Grant Scheme, so there should be a further £3,555 to come. Vve (￿ntInUe to pl￿ a g￿t importance on Charttable Giving and aim to give away at least 10°A of our overall income. In 2024. our unrestricted grving was up 44% at £5.261 and our overall gNing up 9% at £14,724. Financial Review Review of the chartty's financial position at the end of the period 121 Totsl re(Eip15 on an unrestricted basis were up over 38°/o at £125,118, helped by 16°/0 increase in our regular giving and two generous legacies totalling over £30.000. Irs contrast, our unrestricted payments increased by 18Qh to £99,906, whsch was largety caused by spending a net figure of £17,084 on Church Spire repairs and a 13% increase in our Parish Share lor £4,975). We also spent £4,451 on some paving repairs in the Mill Lane Burial Ground. The stronger growth in receipts hdped our unrestn.cted surplus to increase from £5.796 to £25.212 and, after allowng for restrict8J receipts and payments. the overall surplus was £25,399. ststement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held Parn 122 The PCC agreed a policy in 2019 of transferring up to £5,000 into a designated Church Fabric Fund to provide for future works when surplus funds are available. Our Quinquennral insFeCtion in 2018 1dentffj￿d some majcf work which wag likety to be needed to the Church spire in the next few years and this was reinfor in the most recent Quinquennial in 2023. We rxrried oul the work to the Church tower and spire during 2024, which utilised £17,084 of this fund. and have used the opportunty to top the fijnd up by an ditional £10,000 this year. The Church Fabric Fund now stands at £20,916 and we have plans to pui this tU4vards some glass porch do￿ during 2025. We also have a restr￿ted fund for Youth Work which currentty stands at £1,272. This has L3rgety arisen from our provision for Y￿nger age children (Little Lambs) but we also have plans to expand the provision for teenage chiklren in 2025. In temis of our General Funds of £70,063, we aim to hohd sufficient liqupjty to cover betr￿n six and tsvelve months of expenses. before allowing for major one-off repairs and any discretionary charitable giving. We managed to achieve this in 2024. This should provide a cushion in the event of unforeseen circumstances {such as k)sing important donors) as well as helping towards swific projects as they arise in the futu￿. Additional infoTmation (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about The chaWs pri[￿1paI SoUr￿S of funds (induding any fundraising) The principal source of funds is our regular gruing {wrlh the aswialed Gtft Aid) wh￿h ts then supplemented by additional fun raising (whenever possible) such as our annual Gift Day and an Xmas Fayre. We also appty for grants wherever possible to cary out essential repairs. Pata 1A7 Investment policy and objectives including any social inveslment policy adopted The PCC does not hohj any invesknents apart from a low-risk interest-bearing cash deposit account. Pwa 1.46 A description of the princtpal risks facing the chartty The principal rBk is having enough income to cover our regular outgoings {such as Parish Share) which is dependent on our regular giving and s(Yne major ¢Jonors. We also regard safeguarding as a key risk with two PCC members having specir reswnsibllty and all members undergoing safeguarding training. Para 1.46 Structure, Governance and Management Description of chartty's trusts.. Type of goveming d(￿ment Para 125 Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 as amended and Church Representation Rules that came into force on 2nd January 1956. l ilUS1 ueeu. IUy¢al Lll¢lll¢ll How is the chartty constituted? Bcxty Corp(￿te vthich, due to the level of receipts and payments in receTrt years, is registered with the Chaity Commission under numter 1183170. Para 125 .y UIIIIILUI VUl