_**Co-opted member** 0_ **ALL SAINTS PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL HACKBRIDGE & BEDDINGTON CORNER** ## _**Officers:**_ ## **Report for the year ended 31[st] December 2024** The members of the Parochial Church Council present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31[st] December 2024. ## **Background** All Saints PCC has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the church - pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It shares with the incumbent responsibility for All Saints Centre. ## **Membership** Members of the PCC are either ex officio (on the PCC by virtue of being a member of licensed clergy, Church Warden or Deanery Synod Representative) or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) in line with the Church Representation Rules. During 2023 the following served as PCC members: _**Secretary**_ Glenda Dennis _**Treasurer**_ Roy Dennis _**Electoral Roll Officer**_ Jenny Bell _**Gift Aid Secretary**_ Roy Dennis _**Safeguarding Officers**_ Jayne Sales (Church) June Mountsteven (Centre) _**Trustee for St Mary's Court**_ Rev Angela Walford ## **Committees** The PCC has part of its work undertaken through committees, reporting back to the PCC. ## _**Standing Committee**_ This is the only committee required by law, comprising the incumbent, churchwardens and two PCC representatives. It has power to transact the business of the PCC between its meetings, subject to directions given by the PCC. ## _**Finance Committee**_ The Finance Committee is made up of members of the Standing Committee meets to discuss financial matters between PCC meetings ## _**Vicar**_ Rev Lynn Billin ## _**Assistant Clergy – Assistant Curate**_ Rev Solomon Ekiyor – to September 2024 ## _**Churchwardens**_ ## _**Safeguarding**_ The PCC has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have regard to House of Bishops’ guidance on Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults Alan Creber ## **Review of the Year 2023** ## _**Deanery Synod Representatives**_ Vacant ## _**Elected Members**_ Daniel Raj Kumar Christopher Roy Dennis Glenda Dennis Ken Hersey Gillian McKay Jayne Sales Sue Thomson Maureen Vidal-Alfrey Yi Li Ye ## **Vicar’s report** For my ninth report as Incumbent, I wish to express my continuing thanks to all who have contributed to the mission and ministry of All Saints - We have welcomed new members into our church family - Five babies and children were baptised in All Saints this year - Rev Lynn took three funerals - Rev Solomon Ekiyor left the parish to take up the position of Priest-in-Charge of St Paul’s Thornton Heath 1 - The Financial stability of the parish continues to improve however the rising energy costs have again been a challenge. We have continued to benefit from the Church of England’s Parish Buying scheme, which has helped to reduce the costs of our energy. Through careful financial management, we have managed to end the year with a small surplus. We have also been able to give an extra £2500 to the Diocese as part of our parish pledge which meant that our pledge for 2024 was £13000. I wish to express my thanks to Roy Dennis for his work as Treasurer, and all who have generously given of their time and money. - Our teams have resumed their activities and we held our Summer and Christmas Fairs. We also held our popular Bingo and Cream Teas and our Supper and Quiz events. - We are still working to our 3-5 year MAP, we devised in 2019. - Our links with two local schools (Hackbridge Primary and Culvers House Primary) continue and Rev Lynn led the Year 6 Transition sessions for both schools. Hackbridge Primary Year 6 pupils attended a Christingle Service just before Christmas. - Our monthly prayer diary is being used by a number of people, which helps us pray for one another and the work of the parish. - On the teaching and learning front the Lectio Divina which began in 2020 has a regular attendance. We are working our way through Genesis. - We held our Easter Journey this year and my thanks goes to our ’Journey Team’ for their support in this. - Whilst my thanks go to everyone for their contribution to the ministry and mission of All Saints, my particular thanks go to our church warden Alan Creber and our PCC Treasurer Roy Dennis for their seen and often unseen contribution to the life and work of All Saints. My thanks also go to Rev Angela Walford. I also thank June Mountsteven our Centre Manager for working with myself and the PCC. This is just a brief review of 2024. I will be expanding on these and looking to the future in my address at the APCM With every blessing Rev Lynn Billin 25[th] February 2025 ## **PCC Secretary’s Report** Since last year’s APCM the PCC have met on 11 occasions, this includes the short meeting held following the APCM to the present time. The majority of the meetings have been held via zoom and continue to be on a monthly basis. The centre manager has been invited to join alternate meetings to discuss her report and any issues pertaining to the centre. Several topics have been discussed throughout the year concerning both the church and the All Saints Centre. Approval was given for the necessary maintenance issues that have arisen during the past year to be dealt with, both in the church and in the centre. Glenda Dennis PCC Secretary ## **Churchwardens’ Report** Following on from our quinquennial report we had the required work done on our roof by Ray Turner. We also had our lightning conductors brought up to the required standard and the usual electrical and gas checks completed. We had a problem with mice and had a survey done by a pest control company who advised to block any possible entry points which seems to have worked. Sheng Bang continues to do an excellent job in cleaning the church and Maureen T does the same in the kitchen and toilet area. Our adult volunteer Ben continues to help with jobs around the church and grounds. Alan Creber ## **Finance** See Church Finances Report ## **Safeguarding** During the year I worked closely with Rev Lynn re the safeguarding, we have worked towards all DBS checks being completed to fall within the three year renewal. We have also made clear the importance of the courses for safeguarding and are working towards people completing these for PCC and YC helpers. I will be sending out a further email on this I will be undertaking my leadership refresher course in May to insure I meet all requirements for the role. I continue to work with churchwardens and YC team to manage the 2 considerably so it’s not been viable to carry on. Ron Alfrey safeguarding, ensuring any issues in the year have been raised to the appropriate persons. Annual registration forms are completed every September at the start of the school year for YC and teenagers doing bible study, plus forms for any other activities run in the church Jayne Sales Parish Safeguarding Officer ## **Mission Action Plan (MAP)** Our new MAP was approved by PCC in January 2020. Rev Lynn Billin ## **Social and Fundraising** We had 2 fairs Summer /Christmas, which did fairly well , 2 quiz nights which continue to be popular, we had less bingo afternoons that normal and the coffee mornings continue to popular Alan Creber ## **Stewardship** We resumed our Stewardship Sundays this year and focussed on Time and Talents. We have also joined the Parish Giving Scheme ## **Easter and Advent Journeys** Last year our Easter Journey centred on Jesus’ death and resurrection. We were unable to run our Advent Journey due to insufficient numbers. We have a committed team of adult helpers; Pearl, Maureen, Gillian, Helen, Sue, Steph. Rev Lynn Billin ## **Sacristy** In many other churches, the role of the sacristan is held by one person, to set up the alter and credence table for every service and to order the bread and wine, candles – all the consumables we need for every service. I am very grateful to Alan Creber who looks after the ordering, and those how are involved in setting up the altar Daniel, Goldie and Alan and Sheng Bang Zhang who washes the vessels after each service. These are important roles in the service of the Lord. Rev Lynn Billin Rev Lynn Billin ## **Coffee Morning** ## **Young Church and Young People Bible study** From around spring last year we noticed a decline in number of young children within the church and we took the decision to stop running a young church, after the summer break it was agreed that two Young church Leaders/Helpers would look at running a YC once a month again, unfortunately we still haven’t had the numbers. It was then decided that from September we would try and set up a Bible study for the teenagers on the last Sunday of every month. I am pleased to say that this has really taken off and we usually have between 3-6 children now at the sessions with two leaders. We will also be running the confirmation course from 26[th] April-1[st] June inclusive for the confirmations at the Cathedral on 7[th] June. Jayne Sales ## **Lectio Divina** Lectio Divina continues to meet on Monday evenings by Zoom. Rev Lynn Billin ## **Saturday at 9 Men’s Breakfast** The men’s breakfast has been running for many years but last year we have lost a few of our members, our numbers have gone down Our Coffee Morning is now in its 11[th] year. It continues to be popular each Thursday morning with regulars and people from other parts of the borough . Everybody is welcome. Maureen and I make a homemade cake each week and biscuits are available. We provide fresh coffee, instant coffee, tea and hot chocolate. We quite often have mums with young children so fruit juice is also available. We celebrate birthdays and special occasions. We also hold a McMillan Coffee Morning each year where all the proceeds are sent to McMillan Cancer Pat Hersey and Maureen Vidal-Alfrey ## **Hackbridge Community Lunch club** We have had another reasonably good year for the Lunch Club, but have lost a couple of our regular’s. Our numbers are between 20-23 people coming along each month, we try to keep it at 24 people as it’s enough for us all to cope with. Duncan cooking with support from Vanusa, Pat, Ron and myself helping out with preparations and getting the room set up on the Monday leaving Tuesday more clear to greet everyone that comes. Sue takes the money and helps to serve; Doreen was helping with setting tables and serving but at the moment is getting over an Operation. With more help from Liz and Vanusa with serving and clearing away and washing up we are very lucking to have them. At Christmas we have a lovely celebration of a Christmas dinner and Christmas pudding, and have a lot of people interested in coming along to it, we sing carols after the meal with Ron leading the singing also a raffle, everyone has had a good time. **For our finances** we are doing ok and have been able to buy some new equipment for the kitchen, we pay rent for the kitchen which works out at £300 a year. In our CCLA account we hold £2,454.94 which has been accumulated over some years. Maureen Videl-Alfrey ## **Church Cleaning** We are very grateful to Sheng Bang who cleans the church each week and Maureen T who cleans the kitchen area and accessible toilet Rev Lynn Billin ## **Eco Church & Fair Trade** We continue to work towards becoming more ecofriendly and achieved our Eco Church Silver Award in 2022. The bird feeders are very popular with the local bird life. Rev Lynn Billin ## **Grounds** The front path and Remembrance Garden have just been planted with Primulas after the winter and are looking colourful. The daffodils and snowdrops are also starting to flower all around from bulbs planted by various people over the years. We will need the back section to be strimmed with a bigger strimmer than ours and the back path also needs weeding and tidying. I hope I will be able to sort that out as the weather improves. We will be making a strawberry bed at the back now we have more sun there after the tree has been cut down. We hope to get the blackberries going again. Maureen Tomkinson was asked to move the Raspberry canes from the wall of the church over to where the plots are, because of the quinquennial the Raspberry canes had to be moved away from the church wall. I have found it more difficult this year so have now given it up. Ron Alfrey ## **Deanery Synod** Deanery Synod is made up of clergy in the Deanery – in our case Sutton and elected members of laity from each church. All elected to Deanery Synod are also on their respective PCC’s. Deanery Synod meets twice a year. Guest speakers are sometimes invited to speak at Deanery Synod, for example Mark Tomlinson spoke about Sutton Community Works, focussing on Sutton Food Bank. Rev Lynn Billin ## **Choir** All Saints Hackbridge has a small but devoted choir, who lead our sung worship. As we don't have an organist in our congregation, we rely on recordings of the accompaniment to our hymns. I'm grateful to Alan Creber for operating the music player at each service. We do have a freelance organist who visits us for special occasions, notably the Christmas Carol Service. For Christmas 2024, as in previous years, several additional members of the church family joined the choir for the carol service. We performed a new carol composed for the occasion, and I plan to make this a regular innovation. If you have ideas about a Christmas text we could use in a new carol, please feel free to suggest it! All our current choristers are retired, and we hold our regular choir practice at 12.30pm on Thursday, following the coffee morning. We do need to attract new members, especially young people. If your child wants to join the choir, please talk about it to David Goymour or Rev Lynn Billin. I recognise that, to accommodate singers who are at work or school during the day, we would need to organise an evening choir practice. David Goymour ## **Vegetable patch and fruit trees** Last year I prepared the ground and added woodchip and compost to enrich the sole, then planted Potatoes and Onions. I harvest 5kg of potatoes and 2kg of onions which I shared out among people from church and coffee morning. I ## **Churches Together** Verbal report Carol Beer Holiday Activity and Food Club* ## **Ecumenical Links – Churches Together in Hackbridge** We held Hackbridge Walk of Witness and our Good Friday service of reflections on Jesus Seven Words from the Cross. Rev Lynn Billin ## **Review of the year 2024 - the Centre** ## **Incumbent:** Lynn Billin *These two newer groups have contributed significantly to the Regular Hire income during 2024, Along with the hire by Humpty Dumpty Nursery. ## **No Longer Meeting** Exceed to Succeed Mini Art Adventures Yoga The PCC has responsibility for the Centre ## **Centre's Finances for 2024** ## **Staff** The Centre Office is staffed by June Mountsteven, working 20hrs as Centre Manager. Ken Hersey and Pat Hersey both volunteer - as signatory to the CAF account and to assist in answering e-mails and keeping expenditure records. Keeping the Centre clean, welcoming one-off users and security were Vanusa Quental 10 hrs pw and Helen Deards. 5 hrs pw. Chloe Hattley, 5 hrs pw as alternate weekend, Centre Assistant. Chloe had her baby and returned to work. The staff have enabled £10K income from event hire and kept the Centre in good order for the £76K income from regular hirers. ## **Hirers** ## **Children's Groups,** Humpty Dumpty Nursery, Karate for Children TheatreBug ## **Fitness & Self Defence.** Monday Morning Movement Pilates Tai Chi Chuan ## **Other Interest Groups** Keen 2 Go (for adults with learning difficulties)* Mitcham Camera Club North Surrey Military Modelling Society Worship Groups Apostolic Church Seventh Day Adventist Church New Hirers Diabetes courses Occasional Recurring Hirers Maths Challenge Divine Friends of Christ Empowering Worship The Centre expenditure of £43,700 allowed £10,000 to be moved to Church Funds. The Centre's hire income again improved to £86,000. There is £24,000 in the CAF Account and £21,000 continues to be held in the deposit account. £20K is considered sufficient reserve against contingencies, redundancies and urgent repairs. ## Building and equipment An exceptional year for planned replacements and repair of the building. Starting off in January with replacement of all the old fluorescent ceiling lights for LEDs £9K. There hasn’t been any necessity to change a light bulb since. Emergency Exit doors were replaced in each hall, total £7K. The Solar panels were netted to deter pigeons from nesting around them, costing £2.5K. The Velux windows were replaced £9.5K. A Fire Assessment Report was commissioned and recommended items subsequently installed £1.5K A new floor buffer machine was purchased £2K. General maintenance of the building and grounds continues to be mostly undertaken by Andrew Deards on an ‘as required’ basis. ## **Works planned for 2025** The Bevan Hall floor will be re-lacquered in Feb 2025. Further changes to the Front Doors facing the gardens and one pair of internal doors have been planned and agreed for Easter 2025. The addition of Electronic Access is also planned, details yet to be decided and agreed. Replacement of the scrubber drier machine, vital to keep the Bevan Hall floor in good condition, has been agreed for purchase when necessary. June Mountsteven, Centre Manager, March 2025 This report on the activities of All Saints Church and Centre was approved by the APCM on …………………………………………….. and is signed on behalf of the PCC. Rev Lynn Billin 6 ALL SAINTS HACKBRIDGE & BEDDINGTON CORNER PARISH CHURCH ACCOUNTS 2024 ALL SAINTS CHURCH HACKBRIDGE + BEDDINGTON CORNER CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET FUNDS LIABILITIES AND ASSETS 2024 2014 PJNDS HÉLD Pccfor thurch actlvltlrtE 15L226 134.603 1 Salnts Cwtre 919,991 917,421 6￿81 MMun￿Y1unth club IA124 NET ASSETS L058 I￿.432 1.041,508 REPRE5ENTEO BY urch contents ¥2J29 S29 82529 urchlund5 279 51074 Cornftwntyctntre Iwlldrvd 829,lYO Comrnuntycentre cort* 45.134 commun￿v(wtra Funth 45.n7 43.157 3L617 iwch Club Funds 1,024 1,05&6&J 1.069,432 1,041,508 110,7ni 27.924 5,420 ALL SAINTS CHURCH HACKBRIDGE CONSOUDATED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE 2024 I14COMI￿ RESOURCES Church JI glvlng 55 23.891 21951 Fundralslns 3,105 2,624 Ilall lett]n 1.050 Contrlbutlon5 In¥mCerbtre io( Grarfs Other 15.381 12.623 55,037 41.548 Centr• Hlrg OfPr￿S￿ 6L419 41,387 her 1652 1118 64.071 43,$05 Lunch O IA70 1,751 AiL IMCOME 133017 120.859 86.091 (hurth CP•Jrth expthx 115m41 14,967 P•rfsh sh•re 114owJi 113xk)Jl 10.5C#) Ut611ty b115 15,3091 17A531 3.645 8ull¢lrv4work 119,1761 14,1361 7.535 1.202 4.207 154.6671 138,4141 40.854 Cèntrè Bull¢Hr¥tosts 15.9501 6,138 8Jioi 125317) 24.129 Ewlpfflent purtha5È P2,1891 IIA utiirtvltelephone 1&3971 18.lfnl 3,649 Other 14015 11.618 5,132 152.5311 39,048 Lunth Club Food costs 17381 529 Other costs 755 240 IL5941 (i. 769 IL EXPENDITURE 1143,7891 192.9351 80.671 NB lrt¢reose [ie¢lu¢rfthry Injuftds ok I￿.7￿> 27.924 5.420 ALL SAINTS CHURCH HACKBRIDGE + BEDDINGTON CORNER FUNDS LIABILITIES AND ASSETS 2024 2023 2022 FUNDS HELD Church contqnts- 75%of Insurancevalue 82529 82.529 82,529 Cash assets S5279 68,697 52,074 137W8 151.226 134,603 REPRESENTED by Churth rontents- 75% oflnwrwKev•lue 82329 82,529 82,529 CCLA Ilefurb15hment Fund CCiAG•n•r•l Fund 9125 7.867 CCLA Bulldln8 Furtd 31173 36349 33,450 CUA Youth Fund 411 378 C•sh •t Bank. Bardays 17.994 22.678 10.225 Cash ot Bank TSBWcorfs Imscy 150 iso et Assets lJ7,W8 151,226 134,603 N8 In¢rto¢lr¢d¥rtknii 113,4181 16.623 694 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT PCC CHURCH ACTIVITIES ONLY - 2024 20Z4 202 2022 INCOMING RESOUR￿$ Planned £1￿￿& Loose plate •t semces All other @I￿n810Pp￿ls Glft ald reccwered 12.429 194S 4103 11.825 12,113 2,882 5.450 2.506 10.0 5,670 3,732 iO.L Legades recel¥ed Grants Fundralslngartlvltles Interest 1385 3.105 1.270 936 2.624 1.091 1,113 1.050 2.OCrtI 419 Fees retalned 1.538 Hall lettln8515al•setr Contrlbutlon from Centr• io,r Mlsc 27S C•pltal Increaseol shales (New Nat Sa¥lh8s and) Vlcar'sthsc 824 41249 55.037 41,548 OUTGOING RESOUAC Fundralsln8COSts Mlsslon 11￿￿¥ and don•tlofis Olotes•r* p•rlsh share corttrfjbutlort Salarles. wap5 honorada aer8y and staff expenses Mlsslon and wangellsm Churth runnln8 expenms Church utlllty bllls Cost ol trgdlng M4lor rep4lw$to th•thurth bulldlnx Malor repalisto hall N•w bulldlni work Governor￿e costs 11261 14221 lio.sL￿)I 15931 18991 IL0661 1857) 19.6871 (7.4531 11,4321 13901 112.5971 13.6451 18191 112,3961 ISJ091 119,1761 11.8241 12.4121 14,9341 12.6011 Othqr r•sourusl p•ymwts 1,202 14,207 154.66 138.4141 140.B541 AIB Increoselrtdurtl¢￿I nds over 16.623 694 ALL SAINTS CHURCH CENTRE FUNDS LIABILITIES AND ASSEfs 2024 FUNDS HELD Bulldlfii- 75%of knsuran￿yalUe c￿1*￿ts-_ 75%of In5urnnCe￿1U¢ 8Z9.130 829,130 829,130 45,134 45.134 General Funds 4S.727 43.157 31,617 919,991 917,421 905,881 REPRESENTED BY Oulldlng- 75%of Insur¥Trcev•lue 829.130 829,130 829,130 Contents-. 75%of Insurance￿lue 45.134 45,134 45.134 CCLA lalc 63725(#J02DI saI￿nder Bank At¢¢ufit 20.041 19.419 CAF account 24.397 23,116 12.198 Cash Net Ass•ts 919,99J 917,421 905,881 NB In¢re•se Ir•ductI￿) In fur*ds o¥¢rye•r 2.$70 11.540 4,457 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT ALL SAINTS CHURCH CENTRE 2024 NCOMI H•ll Hlre- Re8ular Hall Hlre-C•sual 75.677 53.192 34,719 9.768 8,227 6.668 Hall Hlra-Offlc• Copler and ml$¢ 415 19 HMRC Furlou8h Paymertts Interest and donatl 1.164 2S2 365 Emplovment •ll¢)wancefroffl Hmftc 2,039 L785 1.734 Deposlt$ IN 64.071 43,505 OIN v￿lItIeS 15.9651 16.1171 14321 IL7581 128JLOI (5571 132,1891 7.651 3.233 Costs ol malntalnlw bulldlnB Teleph￿e 5,950 6.138 416 Insurance 1.781 Colls ofemploymemt Offlce costs 25.317 24.129 715 L3SI Equipment purch45e Don8t4on to PCC 1,486 Iio.fyX*l Deposits OUT 52.531 39,048 NB Increase Ireductronl ITh fundsoveryear 70 11,540 4,457 ALL SAINTS CHURCH COMMUNifff LUNCH CLUB FUNDS LIABILITIES AND ASs￿s 2024 FUt4DS HÉLD ¢aAl￿¢61?15￿Ol Ca%h 145 1024 Ne lnrnselreduttlc￿) in1wwlsover￿•T COMMUNITY LUNCH CIUB INCOME AND EXPENDITURE 2024 S*1¢ ollth¥h 1720 DoTr4tlonl R•iir 51 Int•r•st on CCLA4cwunt Jysj 103B TGOING Food ¢0 529 R•ntwl Don•ti 769 Net moY•mertlnfvnds 169 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** All Saints Hackbridge & Beddington Corner Parish Church **On accounts for the year** 31 December 2024 **ended Set out on pages** 1-7 **Charity no** 1185029 **(if any)** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2024. - **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed 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 (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Signed: Name:** Chaweevan Williams FCCA **Relevant professional** Chartered Certified Accountant **qualification(s) or body** Verdant Accountants Limited **(if any): Address:** 20-22 Wenlock Road, London N2 7GU **Date:** 22 April 2025 1 **October 2018** **IER**