OpenCharities

This text was generated using OCR and may contain errors. Check the original PDF to see the document submitted to the regulator.

2024-12-31-accounts

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Saviour Hanley Road Reports and Financial Statements 1 January - 31 December 2024

Diocese of London

Charity Registration 1185858 www.stsaviours.church

1

Contents

3

Legal and Administrative Information

Charity Name: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastic Parish of St Saviour Hanley Road (“PCC”)

Charity Registration: 1185858

Principal Address:

St Saviour’s Church is situated on Hanley Road, London N4 3DQ. It is part of the Stepney area of the Diocese of London within the Church of England. The correspondence address is St Saviour’s Vicarage, Hanley Road, London N4 3DQ.

The Governing Document: Parochial Church Council Powers Measure (1956) as amended and Church Representation Rules.

Members of the PCC:

Church Leaders: The Revd Matthew Seymour (Incumbent) Anna Seymour

Curates:

The Revd Rebecca Daynes The Revd Matt Tinsley (until July 2024)

Licensed Lay Minister: Churchwardens:

Myna Jones

Ayozie Pollendine Heidi Dudas

Elected members:

October 2019

Grace Haastrup[(re-elected May 2022)] Timothy Kenson[(re-elected May 2022)] Anna Shkalla[(re-elected May 2022)]

October 2020

Objectives:

The primary objective of St Saviour’s PCC is to be a church alive in God’s love to serve the city. St Saviour’s PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the Incumbent, the Revd Matt Seymour, 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 buildings of St Saviour’s.

Nathan Hosker[(re-elected May 2023)]

May 2023 Mark Boyd Ben Chan Ed Chan Stroud Lucinda Jones

May 2024 Jane Goldring Eillis Lui

Aaron Rodewald

Treasurer:

Secretary: Employees of the PCC:

Daniel Allwood

Daniel Allwood (Operations Director) Chris Bentley (Youth Lead) Amy Dolley (Worship Lead) Chloe Spencer (Dance) Sarah Ward (Operations Assistant) Hannah Wolak (Kids and Families Lead)

Ordinand: Chris Brees Finance Manager: Aaron Rodewald,[Rodycloud Consulting]

Independent Examiners

Bankers

Knight Goodhead 7 Bournemouth Road Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh Hampshire SO53 3DA

NatWest 11 Upper Street London N1 0PQ

4

Report of the Parochial Church Council

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Saviour Hanley Road (“PCC”) submits its report and the financial statements of the PCC for the year ended 31 December 2024. The financial statements have been prepared in the format prescribed by the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP2015 (FRS102)) and the Financial Reporting Standard 102. The legal and administrative information set out earlier in this document forms part of this report.

5

1. Structure, Governance and Management

1.1 Trustees

The PCC is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation rules. All church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and to stand for election to the PCC. Members of the PCC are either ex officio or elected by the Annual Parish Meetings in accordance with the Church Representation Rules and are trained at the first meeting on how to participate.

1.2 Electoral Roll

The Electoral Roll that was compiled in May 2024 stood at 135.

The worshipping community and congregation of St Saviour’s continued to grow throughout 2024.

1.3 Risk Management

The PCC has a risk management strategy that comprises:

2. Activities & Strategies

The PCC has given due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. The PCC believes that by promoting the Christian faith it provides a benefit to the public by:

3. PCC

The PCC has 12 elected members including 2 churchwardens, plus Matthew Seymour (Incumbent and Chair), Anna Seymour, curates Rebecca Daynes and Matthew Tinsley (until July), and Licensed Lay Minister Myna Jones. Employees Aaron Rodewald, Treasurer and Daniel Allwood, Secretary, also attend the PCC without voting rights.

The PCC met four times during the year with good attendance (average 80%). Committees met between meetings and reports of their findings were received by the PCC and discussed where necessary. Minutes and attendance are recorded at each PCC meeting. The PCC complies with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy discipline measure 2017 in relation to having due regard to the House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and adults.

6

4. Parish Life and Ministry

4.1 Sunday services

On Sundays we gather to worship Jesus’ beautiful name, to lean into Jesus’ living word, to practice ministry in the power of the Spirit, and to create a space for Jesus’ radical hospitality where outsiders are welcomed in and strangers become friends. 2024 has been a busy year, launching Bubble Church, a monthly Sunday service aimed at serving local families, with younger children, who are unfamiliar with ‘ordinary’ church. It has been exciting to see some crossover beginning to take place between our midweek ministries, especially Sound Explorers, and Bubble Church. A hearty shout-out to all who’ve helped make this happen by serving on the Bubble church team (special shout-out to the puppeteers), and a huge well-done to Bex whose vision to see this ministry emerge has been remarkable. Over the summer, we had the privilege of sending two beloved members of the St Saviour’s team, the wonderful Matt+Laura Tinsley, to St Johns Upper Holloway to begin a new and exciting chapter

in the story of that church. We’re all praying for them, and rooting for them, on this new adventure. In the Autumn, we were delighted to welcome four incredible new team members: Hannah (kids+families), Chris (youth), Sarah (operations), and Amy (worship). The effect has been to add what has felt like rocket boosters on the church: such life, faith and passion for Jesus. We are so blessed to have them. Alongside all of this, the Sunday service culture at St Saviour’s in 2024 has continued to tell a remarkable story of high levels of commitment, faith and love across the church, with a significant percentage of the St Saviour’s family offering their time and energy to serve on team: cafe-welcome, duty, visualsaudio, livestream, kids+families, youth, prayer ministry, Bubble church or the huge number of small, often unseen, ways everyone hosts the space. It’s amazing. Sunday attendance has grown this year, regularly hitting 150 adults and 40+ kids, with a growing atmosphere of faith in Jesus. It’s been so encouraging to see such steady growth across the congregation, welcoming new people every month. Jesus is alive and it is a joy to live in the light of His life. Bring on 2025!

7

4.2 Worship Team Report

Our foundational value for worship at St Saviour’s is for Jesus to be at the centre, for us to seek God’s will in everything we do, and prioritise honouring His name in worship before anything else. We worship in all circumstances, and in the knowledge that we were designed to do so, holding firm to the belief that engaging in worship will lead us to discover our true identity in God.

The three key values surrounding this core vision of Christ-centred worship at St Saviour’s are i) dethroning idols, ii) uniting the church, and iii) serving Finsbury Park.

In 2024, after completing his curacy at St Saviour’s, we were sad to say goodbye to Matt Tinsley who left very big boots to fill for the incoming Worship & Production Lead. Matt is now doing an incredible job as vicar of St. John the Evangelist in Upper Holloway. Amy Dolley stepped into the Worship & Production Lead role at St Saviour’s in late August 2024.

The worship and production team continued to grow throughout 2024, with more volunteers serving in roles including worship leading, vocals, electric guitar, sound engineering, camera, and visuals.

In October, we had a well-attended team night which was a significant moment for Amy to introduce herself to the team, explain some practical changes, and share her vision for worship at St Saviour’s. All our worship leaders gathered in November to build further on these conversations. Similarly, this felt like an inflection point in the team, where friendship was strengthened, and our worship leaders were united in a shared vision for God’s kingdom breaking out through worship at St Saviour’s.

Christmas was a particular highlight. In the week leading up to the carol services, some of our worship team played carols and worship songs at Finsbury Park station, while handing out flyers promoting our carol and evening services. This was a huge success, with TfL giving us permission to position ourselves in the station and members of the congregation engaging in lots of conversations about church with commuters. Several people have since turned up to St Saviour’s on a Sunday who have told us they discovered our services from our flyers.

Our Christmas carol services were sensational! The team pushed the boundaries when it came to people bringing their creativity and gifting. So much of this was possible with the incredible work of Mark and Tom Diamond, who both poured a lot of time, energy, and thought into the services. The various creative elements of the service – including the new carol arrangements, video content, and poetry – alongside the sermon, formed a solid backdrop for a service that prioritised giving glory to God and welcoming in non-churchgoers.

8

/4. /li li- .F.*- ij

Looking ahead, a priority for our team is to encourage greater freedom in worship, both among our volunteers, and resultantly within the wider congregation. We have started to see some breakthrough in this area, including among our worship leaders who are increasingly singing out in the Spirit and hosting moments of spontaneous praise during our worship sets. But to push into this even further, the staff team are praying and fasting for greater levels of freedom. Amy has begun to host various instrumentalist nights to help educate, empower, and encourage volunteers to lead the congregation into moments of worship with their specific gifting. The new evening service is designed to create space for an extended time of worship and prayer ministry, and the hope is that our team and congregation will fall more in love with Jesus as we provide them with more opportunities to meet with Him and learn from His Word. Our prayer is that this will overflow into the way they lead worship and encourage the congregation to press into deeper encounter with our Heavenly Father.

4.3 Children’s and Youth Ministry Report

We’ve had another exciting year of growth among the kids, youth and families of St Saviour’s! We have up to 40 3-11 year-olds in Kids Church each week. Our vision is for the kids to Love God, Love each other and Love the world. We continue to pray for Fun, Fire and Friendship as we read and discuss Bible stories, pray and worship together, play games, do gardening and do some incredible topic-themed crafts. Increasing numbers means we’re now using the new community room of the vicarage, the barn and garden for Kids Church. It’s been wonderful to see faith growing in the kids, a hunger for the Bible and sense of curiosity and of fun in Kids Church, and community amongst the Kids and Youth Team and St Saviour’s families.

We have hosted various and well-attended Kids events, in particular a Light Party as a fun Halloween alternative and a Kids Christmas Party during the Christmas carol services.

10

These events really grew this year since Hannah and Chris took over and we had up to 200 people at the Light Party and 160 at the Christmas party. A lot of these people came from Sound Explorers and Dance which is very exciting.

Lots of more babies have arrived this year and we’ve had the joy of welcoming them into the church family with several baptisms and dedications. Families with babies and under-threes have enjoyed using the newly finished Organ room space during Sunday services as the crèche.

We’re continuing to explore new ways to gather as the whole church family on Sundays such as creative “Church Family Services” to begin the new term together, fun all-age services at Easter and Christmas, all-age songs at the beginning of the church service every week, and bring-and-share lunches and BBQs after church in the garden in the summer months.

4.4 Youth

Over the past year, we’ve seen great growth in the youth programs at St. Saviour’s. Both the Monday Youth Group and the Football at the Cage have grown, with more young people getting involved, as well as more team members stepping in to help.

In the Monday Youth Group, we’ve seen deeper connections forming between the teenagers, and they’ve started asking more meaningful questions about their faith and how to share it with their friends. We’ve been covering the basics of faith, like how to read the Bible, how to pray, and how to listen for God’s voice. As we move forward, we’ll be diving into apologetics and helping the teens tackle some of the big questions about life. We’ve also had some joint social events, which have given the teenagers at St. Saviour’s a chance to meet others their age.

On the outreach side, the success of the Light Party and Christmas Party helped us connect with more local teenagers. Some have joined the Monday Youth sessions, though not many have stayed long-term. In the coming year, we’re working on creating better opportunities and pathways to help teenagers from the local

estates get more involved and connected with the church. We’re looking forward to some exciting plans for 2025, including a potential for a youth weekend away and more social events.

4.5 Hubs

Hubs have been vital as St Saviour’s continues to grow to provide mid-week discipleship and community for the majority of the congregation of St Saviour’s.

Hubs meet in homes across Finsbury Park and beyond on weekday evenings as well as a morning online Hub run especially for those unable to meet in person. Hubs have used a variety of scripture resources this year, in particular notes which tracked with the Redemption sermon series (in preparation for Easter) and the Isaiah sermon series (in

11

preparation for Christmas). Thanks to Harry Wilde and Chris Brees for their work on these brilliant resources.

Every Hub leader has had safeguarding training and is aware of our pastoral care support structures if a crisis should arise. We are grateful to Clare Manuel for her support and assistance in this as our Designated Safeguarding Officer.

The staff team has supported Hub leaders through Hubs resources, visiting Hubs, termly Hub leader meetings and being available to leaders whenever needed.

Our huge thanks to all the Hub Leaders past and present for their leadership, hard work, love and care for all those in their Hubs.

4.6 Dwell

We have continued with our micro-group discipleship Dwell Groups this year, with the aim of providing deeper fellowship, encouragement and accountability. The number of groups has continued to grow with the church, and whilst we’ve not pushed this ministry directly, through Hubs and word-of-mouth it has grown organically. This has been supplemented by two new reading plans - Redemption and Incarnation (for Lent and Advent respectively) - that have encouraged deeper engagement with Scripture in a thematic way. These have had good take-up throughout the life of the church, particularly because they were twinned thematically with the preaching series for the two seasons.

4.7 Morning Prayer

Morning prayer is a space at the heart of the church where we commit the needs of the church to the Lord in prayer and intercede for the Kingdom of God to be made known in Finsbury Park as in heaven. It happens online so to make it accessible to those who wouldn’t otherwise be able to attend, and we’re massively grateful to those who lead these times of prayer: Myna, Grace, Daphne and Jeremy, Christine, Mark, Andrew and Jo. Their passion for Jesus is amazing and adds fuel to the fire of all God’s doing by His Spirit at St Saviour’s.

4.7 Weddings, Funerals and Baptisms

St Saviour’s hosted two weddings and five baptisms over 2024. More weddings and baptisms are booked at St Saviour’s for the year ahead, which is exciting!

4.8 Community

4.8.1 Alpha

Alpha is a series of dinners and discussions that freely explore the Christian faith, the person of Jesus and what this could mean for them. It’s especially designed for any who are exploring Christianity for the first time or new to the church looking to deepen their faith and connect in. St Saviour’s ran two well-attended Alpha courses in 2024 with guests going on the exciting journey towards faith in Jesus. Several of our guests have since joined our ‘Foundations in Faith’ midweek group to continue the journey, as well as becoming part of the church: what a blessing, what a gift! A huge thank you to those who served on Alpha by cooking meals, setting up and packing down, hosting discussion groups, praying, and so much more. There was a real team spirit, which made it such fun to be a part of. Our next Alpha course runs in the Autumn and we’re actively seeking to build the biggest Alpha team St Saviour’s has put together so far. We’ll be in touch with more details of how to sign up but, just as a heads up, we’re looking for anyone who falls into any of the following categories:

12

4.8.2 Break Bread

Break Bread has become an established part of the life and witness of St Saviours, creating bonds of family across the community by eating together. It’s a means to connect and share love with anyone who would otherwise be alone for lunch. As Jesus came to connect the disconnected and did not eat alone, so we are intentional in using hospitality to counter isolation and disconnection in Finsbury Park. At Break Bread there is such a thing as a free lunch - it’s on a Friday, twice a month! On a deeper level, it’s an introduction to the wider Church family and the life of the Kingdom. We consistently fill two tables with 15 people and our relationships continue to grow and deepen as we keep breaking bread together.

4.8.3 Sound Explorers

Wednesdays in term times are our busiest midweek day at St Saviour’s; it is wonderful to welcome so many different people from the local community to St Saviour’s. We welcome up to 50 parents and carers and their babies and preschool children to “Sound Explorers”, an amazing free Stay and Play and Music group, which Jenny Baker runs. During Sound Explorers we serve fresh coffee, tea and other

refreshments. It’s been exciting to see numbers continue to grow and an increasing sense of community among the parents and carers who come. People often articulate how much they enjoy coming into the church space and how it “feels different” to other groups they attend. Some parents heading back to work have changed their working pattern to be able to come on Wednesdays because Sound Explorers is the highlight of their week! We’re also starting to see some of the parents and carers being open to being prayed for and coming along to other events at St Saviour’s, in particular the Light Party and Christmas services. We have one parent who has been prompted to come to church since the birth of her child and is now wanting to get baptised. A huge thanks to Jenny for running such an excellent music group at the end of the session and for her pastoral care for the children and families who come along, and to Christine Ng who helps with the practical running of the group and has such a heart for the adults and children who come.

13

4.8.4 Dance

On Wednesday afternoons, we welcome local children and their families to ballet and jazz, classes. During the dance classes, Chris Bentley, our youth leader, leads the youth in games in the barn or in the Organ room. A lot of these dance classes that started small are now full, which is exciting growth. At Christmas each year the children work towards performing a show in December - “Tales of Hope and Peace” this year! Our huge thanks to Chloe and Hannah not only for their wonderful classes but their love, care and prayer for the children and families who come. The front/stage area and organ room of the church is used for classes, while the entrance/ back of the church becomes a community space for families to use before and after classes. We offer a free home-cooked dinner for any families who would like it. Our ongoing and huge thanks go to Dena Dease and Christine Ng, who shop, cook, serve, clean up and host the families to make this possible each week.

4.8.5 English Language Classes

English Language Conversation Classes launched in February, aiming to meet the needs of those in our parish and beyond with English language needs, including those seeking asylum and refuge. The ministry is led by the brilliant Mark Winterburn, and has built up an incredible

team of volunteers who serve on a Thursday evening. The team brings a sense of community and home to those who come along to the classes, along with teaching and activities that help people practice their language skills. Some beautiful relationships have blossomed from this, with volunteers getting to know attendees and even visiting them when they are moved to different parts of the country. The team has been blessed by learners, who have shared their lives and sometimes their cooking with us! Christmas social was a particular highlight of the year.

4.8.6 Gospel Choir

The Gospel Choir enjoyed another great year, with the choir growing deeper in community with one another. There was one member who came to faith, and lots of encouraging stories of the choir being a great source of comfort to its members. There were three performances with a jam-packed Winter Gig, the “Choir Fest” performance in the spring, where two other choirs joined the gospel choir, and the all-age family workshop in the summer, with children and adults singing together and enjoying time in the sunny church garden. Once again we are truly grateful to Beth Allwood, who leads the choir so brilliantly, and to Mark Diamond who helps make all the performances happen with his valuable tech support.

15

4.8.7 Football Coaching

The football coaching initiative for 11-16 year olds, Coaching at the Cage, led by Dan Clarke and Josh Tomaz-Carter-Merrills, has gone from strength to strength this year. The group of incredible volunteers provide a weekly football coaching session on a Monday evening at the five-a-side pitch on the Crouch Hall estate on Hanley Road. The sessions involved coaching drills, a game, and a short reflection on faith, life and the Bible. Highlights from the year include getting the runner-up spot at a tournament in the summer, the BBQ and prizegiving ceremony held in July at the church, and

the end of term social in December where there was a great atmosphere among the boys. This ministry is an exciting expression of the life of the church, and is drawing the local community into a life of faith in a tangible and compelling way.

4.8.8 Netball and Football

This year has also seen another community sports ministry continue - Women’s Netball - to complement the Wednesday Night Football that has been going for over ten years (masterminded by Dan Allwood). Netball has continued this year - led by Ruth Betteridge - and has become a place of fun, safety and affordable access to sport for members of the church community and beyond. Equally, Wednesday night football continues to thrive, with the majority of players being from outside the church, and it provides a consistent community for many people who might be on the fringes of church life.

4.8.9 Fellowship Fund

The Fellowship Fund continues to support people in the congregation and local area when we become aware of need. Amongst other things it has supported people in fuel poverty, struggling with other bills or while out of work. It has also been used to help people in mental & physical health crises, equip single-parent families in temporary accommodation and bless people on their own during the Christmas period. Huge thanks to those who have given so generously to the Fellowship Fund.

4.8.10 Wildfires

Wildfires is a three-day festival where we gather together with other churches to worship Jesus, raise faith, and have loads of fun together. This is an experience that builds faith, friendship and community like few others! We had an amazing time together as a church in 2024, with 33 adults and 22 kids in the St Saviour’s family joining 4,000 Christians from across the nation to worship, pray and contend for a fresh awakening. Labs (guest speaker seminars) happened each afternoon, as well as jam-packed children and youth programmes, student study spaces and more.

16

5. Buildings and Garden

5.1 Organ Room

The main focus in 2024 to the organ room was the access ramp. This has now been installed making the room fully accessible from both the church and the garden. The finishing touches were also completed inside the organ room, installing the accessible toilet and storage cupboards, leaving only the final phase of heating to be completed in 2025. Once again a huge thanks to Derek and Darwin, for all their hard work, and Matt Cox for his expertise.

5.2 Drainage Project

Having received a generous grant from Cloudesley we were able to service all the drainage below the church, and make major repairs to the drain servicing the new toilet in the organ room. This also included adding a new inspection chamber for this line at the front of church.

6. Safeguarding report

At St Saviour’s, we recognise that we have a duty to ensure the safety of children and vulnerable adults[1] who come into contact with us. This includes recognising that there are those who are determined to harm and who deliberately seek out groups or organisations where they can meet children or other vulnerable people. The Church can attract these people.

5.3 Vicarage

Work was done in the vicarage to separate the upstairs into a 3 bed flat, and create an independent community space at the back of the building, including a new accessible toilet and foyer entrance. This will enable the church to use the space more for activities including Sundays kids work, and a Growing Hope clinic starting in 2025.

The Church of England’s approach to

safeguarding continues to be in the public eye, with the Makin Review published in November 2024 followed by the resignation of the

5.4 Garden

Archbishop of Canterbury in the light of criticisms in the Review. Following this, the London Diocese safeguarding team called a helpful meeting of safeguarding officers. There was a high degree of confidence about safeguarding processes, procedures and the level of support provided at Diocesan level. The PCC shares this confidence and continues to be grateful to the Diocesan Safeguarding team for the information and practical guidance they provide, and for their responsiveness to queries.

The garden team continued their hard work keeping the garden in a good condition for welcoming all our outdoor activities and events. The kids groups enjoyed planting in the vegetable boxes, and we even enjoyed home-grown potatoes as a side to one of the summer BBQs. A special mention goes to Claire Goldring, Alan Davies, Ellie Davies, Alex Henry and Dan Clarke, who were regulars on the Sunday garden team.

17

The PCC also takes the view that our own procedures and processes are in a good place and comply with CofE requirements. There is always ongoing work to be done to ensure that St Saviour’s is a place where everyone feels they are in a safe space to be themselves and express themselves. Our approach to safeguarding is in line with the House of Bishops’ guidance, and we’re guided by the London Diocese Safeguarding Team. The PCC is responsible for safeguarding.

We are supported in this role by Church Safeguarding Officer (Clare Manuel) and the Operations Manager to ensure the St Saviour’s is compliant with safeguarding standards and mainstreams a safeguarding culture in our day-to-day operations. Any safeguarding concerns should be reported to Clare.

7. Financial Review

7.1 Financial Activity and Financial Position

The PCC’s main sources of funding are the free will offerings of church members and grants from third parties. The PCC is very grateful to Cloudelsey, Garfield Weston, ISTD, KXC, Porters, Church Commissioners and the LDF for funds committed during the year.

The Statement of Financial Activities and Balance Sheet can be found on pages 16 and 17. The balance sheet shows total net assets of £325,877.

Included in total funds are amounts totalling £162,075 which are restricted. These monies have either been raised for, and their use restricted to, specific purposes, or they comprise donations subject to donor-imposed conditions. Full details of these restricted funds can be found on page 25 together with an analysis of movements in the year.

7.2 Reserves Policy

The PCC has adopted a policy whereby £45,000 of non-discretionary committed expenditure is to be reserved. At 31 December 2024 the PCC had net free reserves of £67,375 as follows:

Total reserves: £325,877

Less: Unrestricted fixed assets: £96,427 Less: Restricted funds: £162,074 Free Reserves: £67,376 Free Reserves requirements: £30,000

7.3 Investment Policy

The PCC currently places spare funds on bank deposit.

7.4 Grants Awarded

Cloudesley

We are so grateful once again for the continued assistance of Cloudesley. Without the help of this amazing charity, we wouldn’t have been able to

18

fix the leaking roof or continue work on our new garden room, or to make the urgent structural fixtures to the hall. In 2024 Cloudesley awarded £10,000 towards the access project to the organ room, £30,000 towards the drainage project and £12,392 towards the continued AV project.

Garfield Weston

We are hugely thankful for the £20,000 grant from Garfield Western for our project restoring the Hall.

of Other Languages) classes a grant of £1,500. ESOL offers free classes on Thursday evenings.

Porters

Once again Porters have generously supported us by contributing towards the salary of our Kids and Families Lead and also our church plant in 2025 in Christ Church West Green.

Church Commissioners

Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing

We continued to receive a grant from the ISTD for Dance lessons which take place on Wednesday afternoons and welcome around 50 kids from the local community.

King Cross Church

KXC kindly gave the ESOL (English for Speakers

The Strategic Development Fund contributed £6,726 towards the housing of one of the curates.

Stepney Area Grant

We applied for the Loan/Grant scheme to the diocese area of Stepney. We were awarded with a grant of £5,000 towards the organ room accessibility project.

19

8. Responsibilities of Trustees for the Financial Statements

The PCC is responsible for preparing the Annual Report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accepted Accounting Practice.

Charity law requires the PCC to prepare a statement of financial activities and balance sheet for each financial year, which gives a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the PCC and of its financial activities for that year and adequately distinguishes any material special trust or another restricted fund of the PCC. In preparing those financial statements, the PCC is required to:

9. Approval

The report of the PCC was approved by the PCC on 27 March 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

The Revd Matthew Seymour PCC Chairman

Aaron Rodewald Treasurer

The PCC is responsible for keeping adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enables them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the Church Accounting Regulations 2006. The PCC is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The PCC is responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the charity and financial information included in the charity’s website.

20

Independent Examiners Report

Independent Examiners Report

To The Trustees On The Unaudited Accounts Of The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Saviours Hanley Road

I report to the trustees, being the members of the Parochial Church Council (“PCC”), on my examination of the accounts of St Saviours Hanley Road for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out on pages to 23 to 34.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.

I report in respect of my examination of the trustee’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.

  1. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

C J Goodhead FCA Knight Goodhead Ltd Chartered Accountants

7 Bournemouth Road Chandler’s Ford, Eastleigh Hampshire, SO53 3DA

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

22

Statement of Financial Activity

For the year ended 31 December 2024

Note Unrestricted
Funds		 Restricted
Funds		 TOTAL
FUNDS		 Unrestricted
Funds		 Restricted
Funds		 TOTAL
FUNDS
2024 2023
£ £ £ £ £ £
INCOME FROM:
VoluntaryIncome 275,241 13,623 288,864 256,813 4,660 261,473
Grants 15,584 114,451 130,035 - 283,890 283,890
Church Activities 16,344 - 16,344 11,673 - 11,673
Church Rental
Income		 20,164 - 20,164 13,540 - 13,540
Other Income 2,968 3,477 6,445 1,647 - 1,647
TOTAL INCOME 2 330,301 131,551 461,852 283,673 288,550 572,223
EXPENDITURE
ON:
Charitable
Activities		 298,193 89,427 387,620 252,895 240,117 493,012
Governance Costs 7,562 - 7,562 2,941 - 2,941
TOTAL
EXPENDITURE		 2 305,755 89,427 395,182 255,836 240,117 495,953
NET INCOME/
(EXPENDITURE)
BEFORE
TRANSFER OF
FUNDS		 24,546 42,124 66,670 27,837 48,433 76,270
Gross transfer
in funds		 (14,700) 14,700 - 35,065 (35,065) -
NET MOVEMENT
IN FUNDS		 9,846 56,824 66,670 62,902 13,368 76,270
Balances brought
forward at 1
January2024		 153,957 105,250 259,208 91,055 91,882 182,937
BALANCES
CARRIED
FORWARD AT 31
DECEMBER 2024		 163,803 162,074 325,877 153,957 105,250 259,207

23

Balance Sheet

Balance Sheet
2024 2023
Note £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Buildings 5,000 5,000
Improvements to The Barn 52,985 58,872
PA/AV Equipment 5 38,442 45,873
96,427 109,745
CASH IN THE BANK
Current Account 11,873 2,621
GivingAccount 20,762 155,268
CCLA 215,041 0
247,676 157,889
CURRENT ASSETS
Other debtors 9,208 10,672
Prepayments 6 6,473 14,514
15,681 25,186
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Account Payable 2,939 4,289
Accruals 3,400 1,700
AgencyFees 699 217
Deferred income 14,755 537
Loan to StepneyArea Office Ministry 10,000 13,864
Payroll Payable 1,277 206
7 (33,070) (20,813)
NET CURRENT ASSETS 230,287 162,262
NON -CURRENT LIABILITIES
Loan to StepneyArea Office Ministry 837 12,800
8 (837) (12,800)
NET ASSETS 325,877 259,207
RESERVES
(deficit)/Excess to date 66,670 76,270
StartingBalances 259,207 182,937
325,877 259,207
FUNDS
Unrestricted 163,803 153,957
Restricted 162,074 105,250
11 325,877 259,207

Cashflow

CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

31 DECEMBER 2024
2024 2023
Notes £ £
NET CASH FLOW PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES 1 83,792 110,441
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Interest received 5,995 1,523
Purchase of fixed assets - (105,478)
NET CASH FLOW 89,787 6,485
2024 2023
£ £
Cash at the end of the year 2 247,676 157,889
Cash at start of the year 157,889 151,404
(Decrease)/increase in cash in theyear 89,787 6,485

NOTES TO THE CASHFLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activites

2024 2023
£ £
1 Net movement in funds for the year 66,670 76,270
Dividends and interest received (5,995) (1,523)
Depreciation 13,318 1,251
(Increase)/Decrease in debtors 9,505 10,311
Increase/(decrease) in creditors 294 24,131
Net cash flow from operating activities 83,792 110,441
2 ANALYSIS OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
2024 2023
£ £
Cash at bank and in hand 247,676 157,889
247,676 157,889

25

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

For the year ended 31 December 2024

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

The PCC meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).

Funds

General funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the PCC. Restricted funds are those donated for specific purposes.

Income

Voluntary income and capital sources

Donations and other income are recognised when received and an estimate of income tax recoverable is recognised when the related donations are recognised.

Rental Income

Rental income from the letting of church premises is recognised when the rental is due.

Church Activities Income

Income from church activities is recognised when the date of the event takes place.

Expenditure For the year ended 31 December 2024

Church activities

The diocesan Common Fund is accounted for when paid. Any Common Fund unpaid at 31 December is provided for in these accounts as an operational (though not a legal) liability and is shown as a creditor in the Balance Sheet. Expenditure incurred in the operation of the church is classed as charitable activities. Expenditure incurred in the operation of the church is classed as charitable activities. Governance costs is classed as what is needed to keep good governance of the PCC.

Fixed assets

Consecrated property and moveable church furnishings

Consecrated and beneficed property of any kind is excluded from the accounts by s.10 of the Charities Act 2011.

All expenditure incurred in the year on consecrated or beneficed buildings or on the repair of movable church furnishings acquired before 1 January 2003 is written off.

Other fixtures, fittings and office equipment

Only items of greater than £1,000 are capitalised. Church worship equipment comprises a number of electrical and other items connected with sound, vision and worship. They will be depreciated over three years from date of first use. Computer and office equipment and furnishings are depreciated over three years from date of first use.

The PCC have ownership of a church hall any improvements to the building are depreciated over 10 years.

Grants

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded. Grants and legacies to the PCC are accounted for as soon as the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement, the amount due is quantifiable and its ultimate receipt by the PCC is probable.

Current assets

Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 December in respect of fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors less provision for amounts that may prove uncollectable.

27

Financial Statement

For the year ended 31 December 2024

2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2023
Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total
£ £ £ £ £ £
Donation
Collections - GASDS 2,231 - 2,231 1,920 - 1,920
Gift Aid 50,429 2,603 53,032 43,760 - 43,760
One offgifts - Gift Aided 20,026 10,340 30,366 30,518 2,500 33,018
One offgifts - Not Gift Aided 2,981 - 2,981 1,814 - 1,814
Plannedgiving- Gift Aided 172,757 - 172,757 142,377 960 143,337
Planned giving - Not Gift
Aided		 26,817 680 27,497 36,424 1,200 37,624
Total Donation 275,241 13,623 288,864 256,813 4,660 261,473
Grants
Grants 15,000 114,451 129,451 - 282,110 282,110
Income from Other
Organisations		 584 - 584 - 1,780 1,780
Total Grants 15,584 114,451 130,035 - 283,890 283,890
Church Activities
Dance Class Income 9,016 - 9,016 6,063 - 6,063
Event Income 6,532 - 6,532 3,669 - 3,669
WeddingFees 796 - 796 1,941 - 1,941
Total Church Activities 16,344 - 16,344 11,673 - 11,673
Rental
Church Rental-Ad hoc 1,245 - 1,245 3,340 - 3,340
Church Rental-Regular 9,200 - 9,200 10,200 - 10,200
Hall Rental -Ad hoc 2,985 - 2,985 - - -
Flat rental 6,733 - 6,733 - - -
Total Rental 20,164 - 20,164 13,540 - 13,540
Other Income
Bank interest 2,518 3,477 5,995 1,523 - 1,523
Sales ofproducts 450 - 450 124 - 124
Total Other Income 2,968 3,477 6,445 1,647 - 1,647
Total Income 330,301 131,551 461,852 283,673 288,550 572,223

28

Expenses

2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2023
Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total
£ £ £ £ £ £
Worship
Christmas 2,506 - 2,506 1,853 - 1,853
Depreciation on PA/AV 7,431 - 7,431 733 518 1,251
Festival services 303 - 303 374 - 374
PA and AV 744 575 1,319 1,239 1,133 2,372
Preaching and Teaching 651 - 651 623 - 623
Sundays Content 4,751 - 4,751 1,936 - 1,936
Wedding Cost 5 - 5 724 -
Worship 801 - 801 806 - 806
Worship Team 282 - 282 648 - 648
Total Worship 17,473 575 18,047 8,936 1,651 10,587
Community
Dance Expenses 4,203 109 4,312 5,894 335 6,229
Dicipleship & Hubs 677 - 677 197 - 197
Events 4,170 - 4,170 3,504 - 3,504
Hubs - - - 159 137 296
Kids 1,204 - 1,204 795 - 795
Leadership Development 327 - 327 552 - 552
Mid-Week Kids 1,997 618 2,615 864 498 1,362
Newcomers 66 - 66 164 - 164
Pastoral 892 - 892 1,077 - 1,077
Wild Fires 3,328 - 3,328 4,344 - 4,344
Womens and Mens Ministry - 104 104
Youth 1,041 - 1,041 248 - 248
Total Community 17,906 831 18,737 17,798 970 18,768
Mission
Alpha 195 - 195 162 - 162
Church Planting 6 1,105 1,111 - - -
Compassion and Local
Ministry		 - - - 303 695 998
Grants and Giving Away 7,873 1,265 9,138 6,371 - 6,371
Missional Activities 1,242 111 1,353 1,368 1,025 2,393
Total Mission 9,316 2,481 11,797 8,203 1,720 9,923

29

Expenses continued

2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2023
Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total
£ £ £ £ £ £
Operations
Church Refurbishments 2,939 70,175 73,114 5,072 223,401 228,473
Cleaning 7,515 - 7,515 5,770 - 5,770
Clergy Child Care 398 - 398 327 - 327
Clergy Housing 10,804 - 10,804 - - -
Communication & Media 487 595 1,082 147 - 147
Depreciation on Hall
Improvements		 5,887 - 5,887 - - -
Flat Rental 4,800 - 4,800 - - -
Finances 421 - 421 390 - 390
Garden Maintenance 485 - 485 239 - 239
Hire Costs 928 200 1,128 - - -
HR 356 - 356 159 - 159
Insurance 6,953 - 6,953 6,990 - 6,990
IT 3,043 - 3,043 1,503 - 1,503
Office Management 368 - 368 327 - 327
Office Supplies 74 - 74 51 - 51
Repairs and Maintinance 4,451 - 4,451 4,004 - 4,004
Shared Consumables 902 - 902 615 - 615
Shared Equipment 442 - 442 333 - 333
Staff Hospitality 1,104 - 1,104 139 - 139
Staff Well Being 673 - 673 122 - 122
Team Training 1,309 - 1,309 1,294 - 1,294
Tools and Equipment 7 - 7 - - -
Utilities 18,936 - 18,936 23,053 - 23,053
Travel - - - - - -
Vicar Discretion Fund 229 - 229 251 - 251
Volunteer Support 94 - 94 287 - 287
Total Operations 73,604 70,970 144,574 51,071 223,401 274,472
Staff
Total Staff 145,796 14,570 160,366 151,888 12,374 164,262
Common Fund 34,098 - 34,098 15,000 - 15,000
Total Common Fund 34,098 - 34,098 15,000 - 15,000
Governance
Accounting 1,700 - 1,700 1,720 - 1,720
Bank Charges 409 - 409 408 - 408
Legal Fees 4,720 - 4,720
Payroll 270 - 270 360 - 360
PCC Expenses 463 - 463 453 - 453
Total Governance 7,562 - 7,562 2,941 - 2,941
- - - -
Total Operating Expenses 305,755 89,427 395,182 255,835 240,117 495,952

30

Notes

For the year ended 31 December 2024

3. STAFF COSTS 2024 2023
£ £
Wages and salaries (incl PAYE) 63,983 35,860
Social security costs - -
Pension costs 11,875 1,650
Freelance Staff costs 6,320 4,200
Curate costs paid to LDF + Housing 78,188 122,552
160,366 164,262
2024 2023
Total amount of staff employed 6 2
FTE staff employed 3.3 1.1
No staff member was paid over £60,000 in 2024
4. MISSION GRANTS Grant Amount
A Rocha 1,200
Choices Islington 600
Congregation in Need 1,163
Duncombe School 600
Foodbank (St Mary's Hornsey Rise) 1,300
Growing Hope 475
IJM 600
London City Mission 1,300
Power the Fight 1,300
Tree of Live 600
Total 9,138
5. FIXED ASSETS Buildings Barn Improvements PA/AV Equipment Total
Cost At 1 January 2024 5,000 58,872 49,349 113,221
Additions during year - - - -
Disposals during year - - -
At 31 December 2024 5,000 58,872 49,349 113,221
Depreciation At 1 January 2024 - - (3,475) (3,475)
Charge for the year - (5,887) (7,431) (13,318)
Disposals during year - - - -
At 31 December 2024 - (5,887) (10,906) (16,794)
Net Book Value At 1 January 2024 5,000 58,872 45,873 109,745
At 31 December 2024 5,000 52,985 38,442 96,427

32

6. DEBTORS 2024 2023
Prepayments 6,473 14,514
Amounts owed from Kings Cross Church - 92
Other debtors 9,208 10,580
Total 15,681 25,186
7. CURRENT LIABILITIES 2024 2023
Accounts Payable 2,939 4,289
Accruals 3,400 1,700
Agency Fees 699 217
Deferred income 14,755 537
Loan to Stepney Area Office Ministry 10,000 13,864
Payroll Payable 1,277 206
Total Current Liabilities 33,070 20,813
8. NON CURRENT LIABILITIES 2024 2023
Loan to StepneyArea Office Ministry 837 12,800
Total Current Liabilities 837 12,800

9. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

There were no contingent liabilities at the end of 31st December 2024. (2023: None)

10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Name Amount Reason
Kings Cross Church 1,400 Finance oversite
Kings Cross Church 1,500 Grant through Nationwide
Donations from PCC Members 44,076

33

11. RESTRICTED FUNDS 11. RESTRICTED FUNDS
Donor Purpose Opening
Balance		 Income Expenditure Tranfers
Out		 Transfers In Closing
Balance
£ £ £ £ £ £
Various Donors Building Works 102,589 93,594 (70,950) - - 125,233
Porters Trust Church Plant 10,000 (1,700) - 10,000 18,300
ISTD Dance - 1,333 (716) - - 617
Nationwide ESOL - 1,500 (111) - - 1,389
Various Donors Fellowship Fund - 443 (1,379) - 4,700 3,763
Various Donors Garden Project 484 455 - - - 939
Porters Trust Kids Pastor - 17,500 (5,667) - - 11,833
London Diocese
Fund		 Strategic Ministry
Fund		 2,177 6,726 (8,903) - - -
Total Restricted funds 105,250 131,551 (89,427) 0 14,700 162,074

Building works: This fund is from grants and restricted gifts towards the refurbishment and maintenance of any of the buildings on the church site.

Church Plant: The fund is from grants and individuals giving towards the next church plant coming out of St Saviour’s.

Dance: This fund is from a grant to enable Dance at St Saviour’s to support the community who attends with bursaries and materials, including the after school meals and uniforms.

ESOL: This fund is for the english language classes held at St Saviours, for materials, staffing or training.

Fellowship Fund: To meet urgent need for those within the congregation, wider parish or people living nearby that are known to the congregation who are facing hardship or crisis. It also can include blessing people facing other crises, such as bereavement or financial challenges, to facilitate a culture of generosity.

Garden Project: this is from grants received to work on the garden on the church grounds, towards materials or to employ personnel to improve or maintain the site.

Kids Pastor: grants to be used in the employment of staff working with kids at St Saviour’s.

Strategic Ministry Fund: for the housing of a curate at St Saviour’s.

12. ANALYSIS OF NET
ASSETS BY FUND		 Unrestricted
Funds		 Restricted Funds TOTAL FUNDS
2024		 TOTAL FUNDS
2023
Fixed Assets 96,427 - 96,427 109,745
Other Assets 101,282 162,074 263,357 183,075
Total Assets 197,709 162,074 359,784 292,820
Current Liabilities (33,070) - (33,070) (20,813)
LongTerm Liabilities (837) - (837) (12,800)
163,802 162,074 325,877 259,208

34

KXC KINGSX CHURCH THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND Porter'sTrust TABLE Garfield Weston FOUNDATION Cloudesley ST SAVIOUR'S FINSBURY PARK