## **TRUSTEES OF NORTHFLEET & ROSHERVILLE PCC** # **ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 2023** ## **Aims and purposes** Northfleet and Rosherville Parochial Church Council (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 also has maintenance responsibilities for the Church and Hall on both sites. ## **Objectives and Activities** The PCC acknowledged that the year in question would again be a difficult year, following the untimely death of Father Cyril in October 2022 and the Parish being in an Interregnum. The events committee worked very hard to put on activities throughout the year, which proved to be very successful and allowed the Parish to increase its income. ## **Structure, Governance & Management** St Botolph’s Church, Northfleet and St Mark’s Church, Rosherville are both part of the Diocese of Rochester within the Church of England. The correspondence address is: Northfleet & Rosherville PCC, c/o The Vicarage, The Hill, Northfleet, Kent DA11 9EU. The PCC is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. The PCC is a Registered Charity (number 1185604). All PCC members are Charity Trustees. During the year the following served as members of the PCC – Rev Gordon MacBean – Priest- in -Charge - Ex Officio – from 2 December 2023 Marion Fielder-White – Reader and Pastoral Assistant – Ex Officio Wendy Waller – Church Warden – also Deanery Synod member – Ex Officio Pauline Hickmott – Church Warden – Ex Officio Sarah Jones – Church Warden – Ex Officio Keith Major – Church Warden May 2021 elected – Ex Officio Lynn Ruddock – PCC Member – resigned 19 December 2023 Gill Graves – PCC Member Penny Scott-Beaulieu – PCC Member Barbara Osborn - PCC Member, also Deanery Synod member – Ex Officio Ann MacLeod – PCC Member Rosaline Griffiths – LLM –Ex Officio Walter Johnson-Caulker – PCC Member from 21 May 2023 Shane Vilday – PCC Member – elected 15 May 2022 David Rosenthal – PCC Member – elected 15 May 2022 Deborah Coston – Co-opted as PCC Secretary The full PCC met 6 times during the year, all face to face. If any Committees met between PCC Meetings the minutes of their deliberations were received by the full PCC and discussed where necessary. Some of the subjects under discussion have been the Website, Lower car park at St Botolph’s restricting access to non users of the Church and Hall, Electoral Roll, Safeguarding, Organ Restoration Project, Section 11 and Parish Profile for new Incumbent; as well as regular PCC business and care of the fabric of both churches. No major decisions were made pending the appointment of a Priest in Charge. ## **PCC Committees** ## **Standing & Finance Committee** This is the only committee required by law. It has power to transact the business of the PCC between meetings, subject to any direction given by the council. This committee also deals with the finance including budgets. ## **Fabric Committee** This committee deals with the church and hall maintenance and upkeep of the churchyard and curtilage of both churches. ## **Worship Committee** This includes the worshipping life of the church, Baptism and Confirmation, and courses at Advent and Lent. ## **Electoral Roll** The Parish electoral roll stands at 120, as reported to the APCM on 21 May 2023 ## **Usual Sunday Attendance** The average Sunday attendance, for the whole of 2023, was 46 adults at St Botolph’s and 18 adults at St Mark’s. ## **Address of our Bankers –** Barclays Bank UK PLC Kingston Branch Leicester LE87 2BB ## **Address of the Independent Examiner –** Martyn Burt Adventus Accounting Solutions Ashby Acres Chapel Lane Ashby-cum-Fenby Grimsby DN37 0QT ## **CLERICAL REPORT** ## **Ministry Report during Parish Interregnum 2023** ## **Marion Fielder-White reports on behalf of the Parish** _In my conversations with Fr Cyril during his terminal illness he wanted us to fulfil all the plans, to go on reaching out into the community, to hold the services and events that he had so looked forward to with such enthusiasm. There was to be no period of mourning with events cancelled. And so with much sadness we attempted to fulfil the legacy that he had started, as we began 2023 without Fr Cyril._ _Less than four months after Fr Cyril’s death we were shocked at the sudden death on 10[th] February 2023, of Revd Joe King, who for some 16 years had been our Honorary Curate before his retirement from our Parish in 2022. It was a privilege to have had Joe as part of our team, church and community and he is deeply missed. Many from the Parish attended his funeral at his parish church in Essex where he and his wife had retired to._ _We are an amazing Team; we couldn’t have got through the past year without each other, sharing faith and worship, sadness and tears and laughter too. Sincere thanks are due to the four Church Wardens, the PCC, our congregations, and our wider Community._ _Services have continued seamlessly with help from Revd Michael Payne and Revd Charlie Lloyd -Evans for St Botolph’s School at the weekly Eucharist services at school and in St Botolph’s Church. Marion has led weekly worship at Rosherville Primary School and supported them at their occasional services at St Mark’s. She also visited Northfleet Nursery (who also held celebration services at St Mark’s) and has welcomed Lawn School and ‘Little Explorers’ to St Botolph’s for Worship and activities. A Confirmation Service with Bishop Simon was held in March at St Botolph’s Church, attended by candidates from Rosherville Primary and St Botolph’s Primary Schools. The annual ‘Northfleet Civic Service’ was held at St Botolph’s in September, attended by the Mayor and Mayoress of Gravesham._ _Our sincerest thanks are due to Revd David Scott for taking most of the Sunday services (and all the Baptisms!) at St Botolph’s, with occasional help from Revd Liz Chapman, the Archdeacon (Andy Wooding Jones) and Revd Philip Davies (Chaplain at Huggens College) who took our Maundy Thursday and Easter Dawn services as well as the only wedding in September. St Mark’s welcomed Revd Neil Bunker to take their Sunday and mid-week services and sincere thanks are due to him and to Rosaline Griffiths (LLM) at St Mark’s._ _Revd Nigel Bourne (Area Dean) gave unending support and encouragement, wise words and advice during the year and chaired some PCC meetings and the 2023 AGM. To Nigel and all of those in our Deanery and beyond who kept faith with us through prayer and kindness we say ‘thank you’._ _We have continued to build stronger links with the Parish Community, building God’s kingdom in our area. – St Mark’s monthly ‘Coffee Mornings’, St Botolph’s monthly ‘Tuesday Lunch’ and ‘Tuesday Tea’ with opportunities for net working at Parish events, including the ‘Northfleet Day’ in June. The monthly ‘Who Let the Dads Out’ held in St Botolph’s Hall is a highlight for families and we work_ _together with hall hirers to build our links in the area. Our regular events give opportunities to join together and raise the profiles of our two churches and we thank the Events Team for their work._ _Ongoing at the end of 2023 are the Organ Restoration Project and the leaking roof in the porch and North and South Aisles at St Botolph’s Church._ _During the summer the Parish Profile was written and after interviews in September the Revd Gordon MacBean was joyfully appointed as Priest-in-Charge, taking up his ministry at the Licensing Service on 2[nd] December 2023._ Marion Fielder-White Lay Minister St Botolph’s and St Mark’s, Northfleet and Rosherville 31[st] December 2023 ## **TRUSTEES REPORT FOR ST BOTOLPH’S CHURCH** Since Epiphany 2023 so much once again has happened: January - A very quite month catching up from the busy December. February/March - On 27[th] February we had our Section 11 meeting with Arch Deacon Andy. April - We had a good response to our Easter celebrations with Philip from Huggens College presiding on Maundy Thursday and the Dawn service on Easter Sunday. We did have the hall boiler checked on Maundy Thursday to be told if it failed parts are no longer available so the cost would be over twenty thousand pounds! Fingers crossed it still carries on working. Our Parish profile was being put together by a group of P.C.C. members. On April 22nd we joined in with The Big Local to celebrate Northfleet Day in and around our Church. May - On 6[th] we celebrated the Coronation of King Charles III; our newly formed and trained (thanks to Keith Tolputt and his team) bellringing team took part in ‘Ring for the King’ and St Botolph’s bells rang our across Northfleet once more. The Coronation Bank Holiday clear up of the churchyard was amazingly supported. A Memorial Eucharist Service and an unveiling of a Reading Chair at St Botolph's School in Memory of Father Cyril took place. June - We saw the vicarage vacated and given back to the parish. On June 14[th] our Visitation Service was held at Christ Church Gravesend. July - Our Enchanted Garden was destroyed in parts and a fire took place. The advertisement went out and our Parish Profile was distributed for a new Vicar. August - There was a fire in our Parish at Rose Street with six houses being severely damaged. We had a fund raising campaign to help each family. September - Our school children returned not only attending their first school assembly at St Botolph's Church but to be part of the interviewing panel to interview the applicants for our new vicar. October - 2[nd] October we had an announcement given out at our church on behalf of Bishop Jonathan to tell us that the Revd Gordon MacBean had accepted the position in our Parish. The renovations in the Vicarage were started by a team from the Diocese. P A T testing took place. November - Saw Father Gordon and his family move into the vicarage. December - We have travelled from Epiphany to Advent, and witnessed the Licensing of our new Priest In Charge Revd Gordon MacBean on 2[nd] December 2023. We welcomed him and his family over a weekend of celebration. We had our Fire Safety check also this month which was fine. Ongoing all year; our Church Mice carry on cleaning gutters, polishing pews, washing linen, filling candles with oil, lifting boxes up and down, writing pew sheets, emptying buckets which collected the rain water through our roof, arrange flowers through the year and for, the festivals. Our cleaner, Julie Frost, keeps our community hall clean for all the groups that use it. These Church Mice keep our church going. We are so thankful for all the time they give up for us, the St Botolph's Church Family. Wendy Waller and Pauline Hickmott St Botolph's Church Wardens. ## **TRUSTEES REPORT FOR ST MARK’S CHURCH** At the beginning of 2023 Chubb Heating replaced the faulty fan radiator in the main church area. The system had to be fully drained and refilled. All radiators throughout the entire system were bled and the system is now working efficiently. In February we took delivery of a Gravesham Borough Council trade waste bin, as the increase in hall users was generating a lot more rubbish. In April, following the problems we had been experiencing with our blocked toilets and drains, investigation showed that they were blocked with plant roots. The work to clear the roots was completed by C S Drainage at a cost of £260. Following the Coronation of King Charles III, the designated volunteer day was very well supported. We had 8 volunteers help clean up the church grounds, including mowing, weeding, and cutting back bushes. The PCC agreed to the purchase of a printer for the vestry at St Mark’s. This has been installed and we are now printing our own pew sheets and other church items as required. On Thursday 4[th] May, St Mark’s was used as a Polling Station from 6 am to 10 pm. This brings many people from the local area into the church and provides a service to the community. At the beginning of June, the old fluorescent light tubes in the chair cupboard were replaced with new LED light tubes. We had professional gardeners come and clear the church grounds, which was paid for by donation. Since then, we have purchased a new lawn mower and extension lead and have had two more clean up days keeping the grounds looking much tidier. At the end of July, the vicarage was vacated. With the agreement of the Arch Deacon, we arranged for the collection and disposal of some large items which needed to be disposed of. This was paid for the by the Arch Deacons discretionary fund. We also managed to rehome other items, chairs, filing cabinets etc., to the parish of South Gillingham, who donated £100 to parish funds. In August Mark Trevett, the Diocesan Surveyor, inspected the vicarage. He advised us that the main gate leading to the vicarage should be locked to stop the illegal access of residents using it as a thoroughfare to Fountain Walk and for parking. As this is an emergency access route, we have liaised with the Kent Fire & Rescue. They advised we should use a combination lock and give them the code. This has now been purchased and is in place. All emergency services have been informed of the code. We have also contacted the council to see if they will reinstate the small yellow gate which used to be at the Fountain Walk end of the vicarage drive. Other work required to the vicarage is now being carried out by the Diocese. Some work has already been done: the clearing of the garden and the draining down of the heating system (an insurance requirement for an empty property). In September our boiler was serviced, and a liquid inhibitor was added to the system to keep debris and corrosion to a minimum. In November the wardens did a litter pick of the grounds and tidied the area around the war memorial prior to our Remembrance service. We also do regular litter picks of the church ground as people are constantly throwing their rubbish in there. At the end of November there was an attempt to remove the lead from the Kitchen roof. Although unsuccessful, some damage was caused which was repaired by A Wise Roofing at a cost of £110. Keith Major and Sarah Jones Church Wardens ## **DEANERY SYNOD REPORT** The Deanery Synod met on 13 June 2023. We were informed that we were in a Poly Crisis and facing many challenges including movement of ministers and loss of staff. Rev Trudi Oliver advised us there is a Ministry Experience Course for 18-30 yr olds plus other schemes to help with queries/questions from young people speaking to you about their vocations and calling to the Ministry. Rural Dean Nigel Bourne confirmed he has enquired into Self Defence courses but had received no response, this was in regard to a Safeguarding question from Fr Michael Payne. We were advised of the figures from the Hearing and Speaking God's Word Courses that run from Nov 21 - June 22 were 14 people did the 1st course 8 people did the 2nd course It was deemed this was successful and will be run again from Oct 23 - Jan 24. The Deanery Synod met again 24.10.23. ## Gravesend Daytime Hub: Vicki Clark spoke about how local churches initiatives are helping the homeless thru Faith in Action The Hub works in conjunction with The Sanctuary. It uses the same core staff to get to know the people The Hub offers basic needs, breakfast and laundry People are signposted to help available plus Housing Dept and Addiction info The Hub provides a safe place for all, there's usually 25-40 people per drop in session The Community Police work with them The Hub needs £56k a year to run We were asked to keep places like The Hub in our thoughts when arranging our Outreach funds. ## Ebbsfleet Development Arch Deacon Andy Wooding-James reminded us all of Bishop Jonathan's 3 words CHANGE SERVE GROW He asked how do we adjust to the change coming. The Way marked out is 'Opportunities and Challenges Ebbsfleet is a 15 year development 2015-2030 consisting of 15k homes and 40k people Only 3.5k homes have been built so far. The development includes 2 schools Alkerden and Rosherville. Churches Together is emerging and Charlie Lloyd-Evans is running that. If only 1% of the 40k are church goers that's 400 people. How do we do this with no resources? Arch Deacon Andy said prayers are needed Election of Officers Lay Chair Bob Moreton Secretary Deborah Costen Treasurer Jan Beckett Lay Place (till Aug 24) Peter Harris Clergy Place Rural Dean to ask Jim Barbara Osborn and Wendy Waller – Deanery Synod Representatives ## **SAFEGUARDING REPORT** Due to the sad death of our vicar, Cyril Showers, our churches have been through a time of change. At the end of the year our new vicar, Gordon MacBean, was appointed through the correct process of ‘Safer Recruitment’. Both churches welcomed Gordon and his family in December. I have met with Gordon to introduce myself as the Safeguarding Officer. This year I resigned as the Lead Recruiter for DBS compliance. Unfortunately, the person who was to replace me was unable to continue due to pressures at home. This was a worrying time but, thankfully, a new Lead Recruiter and also a Deputy Recruiter came forward and will update the DBSs as required by C of E safeguarding rules. The Deputy Safeguarding Officers, ie Rosaline and Anne Dennis, have been working with me on the Parish Dashboard which has been an interesting and often challenging task; Level One was completed and a Safeguarding Folder was placed in both the church offices. In this folder is a new Risk Assessment which must be read, checked and signed for each event. As before, the Church Wardens or Leader of the event must check through the risk assessment and sign it off before the event goes ahead. At present we do not work with unaccompanied children in the churches but we must be ready to ensure excellent, required safeguarding practice is in place should the situation change next year. Anne and I attended a lovely service at Rochester Cathedral in the summer and a very enjoyable gathering afterwards in the grounds. As always, I am very grateful for all the support I receive. Gill Graves Safeguarding Officer ## **RISK MANAGEMENT** With the opening of churches following lockdown, Risk Assessments have been drawn up for both churches in the Parish based on the regulations laid down by the Church of England and Rochester Diocese, and are being strictly adhered to, ensuring that safety is paramount to the congregation and clergy alike and that our duty of care for each other is paramount. 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). Approved by the Parochial Church Council and signed on its behalf by: Revd Gordon MacBean Chair of PCC 4 April 2024 The Parfsh of Northfleet & Rosherville Flnanclal Statement Of the Parothlal Church Council Year ended 31 December 2023 Bankers Barclays Bank plc Registered Charity In England & Wales no: 1185604 8 R 8 % 8 & 1 1 8 STATEMENT OF ASSEfs AND UABILMES Cash Funds 2022 Business Current Account Building Saver Account General Saver Account Rochester Diocesan Board of Finance Endowment Funds IIK175.62 43615.88 78427.48 41802.23 16085.49 3867.54 43205.89 77688.12 35351.36 16654.69 I￿XI)6.70 176767.60 Le Cheques not presented Other Creditors- See Notes Plus items not Credited 0.00 -381.00 -1238.42 -729.00 526.00 189625.70 175326.18 Creditors ** Dedtors ** -1236.97 4878.11 3643.(Xl 193268.70 178967.32 Parlsh Funds Unrestricted- General Fund Designated Funds 98870.63 63420.88 87574,13 52492.39 Restricted Funds 14078.15 18604.97 Endowment Funds 16899.04 16654.69 193268.70 175326.18 Approved by the PCC and signed on its behalf by- Revd Gordon MacBean Dated- 4 April 2024 . amounts are detailed in the Notes to Accounts NOTES TO ThE Accouffrs Credltors General Fund Independent Examiner, reviewing and reporting on 2023 Accounts £280.(X) St Botolph's Church Gas for December £419.72 St Botolph's Hall Gas for December £17&88 St Mark's Church Centre for December £186.41 Gravesham Borough Council Trade Waste for December St Botolph's £30.75 Gravesham Borough Councll Trade Waste for December St Mark's £17.25 Redemptorlst for De￿mber Pew Sheets £7.65 The above amounts will be accounted for In the 2024 acmunts Other Credltors 50150 Club - £251.(Kl monles held pending Quarterly draw St Mark's Church Centre car park- £30.(K) relates to deposlts made in respect of car park notices made by hall users; the amount is repayable. St Botolph's Hall Deposits- £ICKI.(K) relates to hall booking in 2024 General Fund St Botolph's Hall u5a8e - £548.45 St Marvs Churth Centre usage- £1753.00 Income Tax Recoverable in ￿SpeCt of Gift Aid claim for £23(K).(Kl being £575.00 These amounts will be accounted for in the 2024 accounts Related Party Transactl(ms No payments, Other than reimbursements of 'out of pocket expenses, were made to PCC Members. Employees The PCC employs one person who cleans both churth halls Northfleet & Rosherville This fund holds a balan￿ of £9567.19 which the PCC has designated as foll0v￿- Parish Website - £2500.CKI St Marys Church Centre- Alarm - £1200.00 Tabemacle - £900.1X> Sllverware - £8(K).(K> St Botolph's Church & Hall- Car Park - £1500.Q) Hall Refurbishment £1822.46 Queensjubilee £844.73 Legacles This fund holds the sum of £79.41 whlch is the balance of Marion Sawier legacy. The Parlsh of St Botolph. Northfieet and St Mark, Rosherville Accountin Polldes Accountin8 convention The financial statements of the PCC will be prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2(M)6 and sectlon 145 of the Charities Act 2011 and that an Independent examination is required. The accounts will be prepared on a Receipts and Payments basls and wlll include all monetary transactions, assets and liabiltties for which the PCC can be held responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of other Church groups that owe an affiliation to another body, or those that are informal gatherin85 of Church members. Incomlng resources Planned Givin& Collectlons, Donations, Tax Refvnds are recognised when they are received. Grants and Legacies are accounted for when the PCC is legally entitled to the amounts received. All Incoming resources are acmunted for 8ross. Interest Interest will be accounted for upon receipt of the BanVDiocesan statement. Where interest has been applied to the Buildln8s Saver Account and General Saver Account, It wlll be recorded In the General Fund led8er. Resource5 expended Grants and Donations are accounted for when paid over. All other expenditure is recognised when it is incurred and Is accounted gross. Bank Charges Bank charges are accounted for upon recelpt of the Bank Statement and are to be accounted for In the General Fund. Bank Accounts The Buslness Current Account wlll be used in respect of - All receipts which are due to the PCQ These can be made by deposits at a Branch of the Bank, Electronic Credits and Transfers from other Bank Accounts held in the name of the pcc. Payments made by the PCC, will be made by way of a theque. standing Order to the Payee, Direct Debit or Transfer to other Bank Accounts held in the name of the PCC The Buildin8s Saver Account will hold Restricted and Designated fund5 as agreed by the PCC and will be recorded in the relevant Ledger account(s). Receipts and Payments to this account will be made via the Business Current Account. The General Saver Account will hold Restricted and Desi8nated funds as agreed by the PCC and will be recorded In the relevant Led8er accountls). Receipts and Payments to this account wlll be made via the Business Current Account. Funds will be held with the Rochester Diocesan Board of Finance In respect of the following Building Maintenance Ledger Funds- St Botolph's Church, St Botolph's Hall, St Marys Church Centre. Receipts and Payments made to the Fund wlll be agreed bythe PCC Reserves Pollcv The PCC has agreed that it will hold the sum equal to three months income as a free operating reserve. This Is an amount In the region of £20,000. At the end of 2023 the total free reserves was £95,2(K) which exceeds the reserves policy. However, althou8h free reserves are significantly hi8her than the reserves policy there may be some addltional calls upon some of this money towards Qulnquennial inspections work as well as urgent roof repairs and a potential £20,000 contribution tovrdrds a Heritage Lottery Grant application to make the church waterti8ht and a further £20,OtKI to support a further grant applicatlon for the renovation of the organ. Following these works on both churches the PCC will revlew the Reserves Policy again as the PCC do not wish to see unallocated free funds accumulate without justrfication. Flxed Assets Movable church fumishings held by the Wicar and Church Wardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal are inalienable property, Ilsted in the Church Inventory, Thls inventory can be inspected at any reasonable time. Budget Settln8 The annual budget, for the forthcomin8 year, will be agreed by the PCC at their November meeting. The budget will include general running costs, ministry and mission, donations to Charities, Church Activities, including children's ministry. worship and choir. staff costs and extraordinary items of expenditure. Fund Re in The PCC reports the assets which it holds as follows- Unrestrlcted General Fund- these funds are used to fvlfil the aims of the Charity and are used for the day to day running of St Botolph's Churth & Hall and St Marys Church Centre. St Botolph's Church Repair Fund- this fund is held by the DI0￿$e andls to be used for the maintenance of the Church, following the Quinquennial Inspection. St Botolph's Hall Repair Fund-this fund is held by the Diocese and is used forthe malntenance of St Botolph's Hall. St Marws Church Centre- thls fund is held with the Diocese and is to be used for the malntenance of the Church. following the Quinquennial Inspection. Organ Renovatlon - The PCC agreed that the legacy received from the estate of the late R Waugh should be set aside for the Organ Renovatlon. Northfleet & Rosherville Projerts- Designated funds for a specific project are held In thls fund. Legacles- where a legacy Is received. It wlll be held In this fund until such tlme that the PCC have agreed wlth beneficiarfs famlly asd to how the funds are to be spent. Ener8y Support Costs- The Diocese awarded the Parish a grant, one off. for the sum of £3874 to support the cost of energy bllls. Restrlcted- Mission & Charities- monies raised by speclal collections e.& Christin8le Servlce, are held in this account pendlng remittance to the relevant charity. Children'5 Work- Who let the Dads Out-The purpose of thls account IS to record the funds received and spent In relation to thls project. Children's Work - The purpose of this account is to hold funds which can be used for Children's work within the Parish. Cholr- Funds held in this account are for the use of Choir equipment. Flowers- Monies can be donated to pay towards the c05t of the purchase of flowers in Church and the surplus is held in thisfvnd. Fr Cyril Showers Memorlal Fund- The collectionldonations in memory of Fr Cyril Showers are held in this &count. Half of whith will be sent to St Thoma5 & Guvs Hospitil Trust and the remainin8 half to be used in the Parish. Rosherville School Trust- The charitable objects of this Trust are for The Education of Children & Adults or Children only of iabourin& Manufacturing and other poorer classes in Roshervllle,. The funds were originally held with the Kent Reliance BS and durin8 2018 the account was closed and the balance transferred to the PCC'5 Bank Account. The Trustees of the Trust are the Vicar and Church Wardens of St Mark's Rosherville. Tower Bells- This account Is used to record donations which are held for future projects relating to work on the Tower Bells. Endowment Funds- Smith Trust- The capital and income on this trust are to be expended for such religious purpose in the Parish as the Prlest-in-charge and Church Wardens of St Botolph's Church shall. in their absolute dlscretion, think frt. The Capital sum of 253 units is held In CBF Investment Fund account. Unspent Income ts held In a Lloyds Bank account. The valuation of 253 units held with CBF Investment Funds as at 31 December 2023 was £5719.14 N Slddon Charlty Fund- This fund is designated 'For the rellef of the a8ed poorf in the Parlsh as the Prlest-in-Char8e and Church Wardens of St Botolph'5 Church shall, In thelr absolute dlscretlon, think fft. The Capital sum of 259 units is held in a COIF Investment Fund account. Unspent income is held in a Barclays Bank Account. The valuatlon of the 259 units as at 31 December 2023 was £5139.86 Ellza E Smith Charity Fund -This fund is desi8nated 'for the relief of the aged poorf in the Parish as the Priest-in-charge and Church Wardens at St Botolph's Church shall, in their absolute discretion, think fft. The Capital sum of 161.62 units is held in a COIF Investment Fund account. Unspent income is held in a Bardays Bank Account. The valuation of 161.62 units at 31 December 2023 was £3207.35 *4OW 888 8f{ ¢ft o u> m vi Ln r*) ffl￿￿ rs T4 FINANCIAL REVIEW FOR 2023 From January to end of November 2023 the Parish was in an Interregnum, until the new Prlest-in-charge was Lleensed at the be8lnnin8 of December. The PCC took the view that the Parish should 'tick overf until such time that we had a new Incumbent. Income from the Hall hirers and giving in general both increased sllghtly. Expenditu￿ reduced sli8htly. due to good housÈkeepin8. The Parish Contrlbution made to the DI0￿$e remained at £90￿ for the year. Items that are likely to be spent in 2024 indude major roofin8 repairs to St 8otolph's Church to stop water ingress causlng damage to the strnrture. Our architect will be looking at a detailed plan to overcome this problem once and for all but the cost is likely to be in the region 01 £200k plus which would require grant applications. Work continues to see how we can carry out work on the Organ Restoration Project at St Botolph's. At St Mark's a new loop and audio system is required, as there15 nothin8 on slte at present. Also the electrical System needs to be overhauled and a current certificate Issued to show that we conform to current re8ulations. The stolen silverware, going back many years, needs to be replaced once a Dlocesan faculty has been approved. The balance in the Genernl Fund has been increaslng year on year wlth a total of £98871 at 31 December 2023 Clearly the Parish Finances are in good shape, but the PCC still needs to have careful management of its assets. adventus accounting solutions Supporting Charitable Organisations 17 Aprll 2024 Independent Examinerfs report to the MemberlTrustees of Northfleet & Roshervllle PCC I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023 whlch are set out on the pages following. Respectlve responslblllues of the Tn*ets and Independent Examiner The churth's trustees are ￿ponSIble for the preparation of the accounts. The church's trustees con* that an audlt ts not requI￿d for this year under sectlon 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an Independent examination is needed. It is my responslbility to Examlne the accourts under section 145 of the 2011 Att. Follow the prcKedures laid down In the General Diréctions given by the Charity Commissioners section 145(5Xb) of the 2011 Act. and State whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of Independent Examinerfs Statement My examinatlon was carried out in accordan￿ wlth the General Directions glven by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accountlng records kept by the charity and a comparlson 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 eviden￿ that would be required in an audit, and consequenlty no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a rue arKI fair Vie￿ and the report is limited to those matter5 set out in the ststement below. allvpnlusarcfjL￿Ht1 wwvl aakneniLJsaccouniiiig iiix511e corD,knebsile Independent Examinerfs statsmert In conne(Xion with my examinatfon. no matter has coff￿ to my attention.. (l) whlch gives me reasonable cau* to believe that In any material respect the requirements to k￿p accounting records in accordan￿ with settion 130 of the 2011 Act. or . to prepare accounts whith accord with these accountlng records have not been met; or (2) to which, In my opinion. att￿on slK)uld be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Yours sincerety Matyn Burt B.Sc.{Hons), ACMA, CGMA adventus accounting solutions Ashby Acres Chapel Lane Ashby-cum-Fenby Grimsby DN37 OQT Telephone: 07523 6229679 &*¥W￿u￿nt1￿Qfftst1nternQf r n7527 R??G-Q .'1 ad,ieYiusac£otsn￿￿9 wixsile comlweosile