ST MARY ON PADDINGTON GREEN Page I ST MARY ON PADDINGTON GREEN The members present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the church's Trust Deed, applicable law and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice, "Accounting and Reporting by Charities". ## **Structure, governance and management** The purpose of the Church of Saint Mary-on-Paddington Green London W2 is to promote the Christian faith within and beyond its parish boundaries by proclaiming the Gospel, by pastoral care and by liturgy. It cares for the church building which is made available not only for worship by other Christian groups but also by secular community groups. It hosts events for local schools, recitals and concerts. It is the prime venue for the Little Venice Music Festival and Chamber Music in Little Venice and is the Parish focus for the Paddington Waterways and Maida Vale Society, Paddington Green Police Station, Paddington Fire Service, Paddington Ambulance Service and St Mary's Hospital Neo-Natal Unit and many other local organisations for which the Parish provides chaplaincy facilities. There are two paid member of the clerical staff, Fr Gary Bradley (Vicar), and Fr Andrew Norwood (SSM). There is a Parish Administrator, Mrs Karen Peakman, who is remunerated by our sister parish, St Saviour Warwick Avenue W9. He is further assisted by unpaid volunteers: Tim Telfer and Miles Williams (Churchwardens), Ludwig Sels (Treasurer), Nick Ember (Secretary) and members of the Parochial Church Council. Volunteer members are trained for office by information imparted at PCC meetings and sustained in their duties by the Vicar's constant prayer for them and by their public and private devotions. The members who served during the year were: |Len Clark|Richard Smith| |---|---| |Grace Williams|Adrian Rice| |Sue Bond|Max Hood| |Christian Hesselhoj|Jason Jenner| |Charlotte Jarvis|Martin Beaumont| |Mark Hurst|Paul Scourfield| |Jane Stringfellow|Angie Garvich| |Astrid Lynn|| Ludwig Sels (co opted) Nick Ember (co opted) The Church of St Mary on Paddington Green is a part of The London Diocesan Fund (whose registered charity number is 241083). _Page 2_ ST MARY ON PADDINGTON GREEN ## Chairman’s Report 2021 This last year has continued to be a time of change and challenge in which the PCC, particularly its Officers, has been involved in a great deal of thought and work. Since 23[rd] March 2020 when the church was, effectively, put in lockdown, the stop-start reaction of Government to the unfolding course of the COVID pandemic has made life for Christian (and other, worshipping) communities extremely difficult. Our increasing mastery of the use of broadcasting has been helpful in keeping together the community by regular letters and bulletins and the livestreaming of worship. During the closure of the churches we were able to broadcast all three masses, and during the Lenten season we streamed Compline each night into the homes of all parishioners who wished to participate. Meetings of both church organisations (like Deanery Synod, Deanery Chapter, PCC) and meetings to plan weddings, funerals and baptisms were conducted by Zoom. The ministry of the occasional offices (baptism, wedding and funeral) was able to continue in a very restricted way. At first, funerals were not allowed to permit attendance by family or friends. Over the course of the pandemic the restrictions were gradually eased and now funerals are permitted with cautious attendance in both churches and cemetery chapels and crematoria. Baptisms were postponed for a very long time but eventually have been allowed again and the benefits of live-streaming have really helped those who have not been able to attend. Many wedding couples had to postpone their celebrations on several occasions and this was a real frustration to them, their families and friends. Happily, this situation is now easing. We need to emphasise that the mainstay of parish ministry is “hatch, match and despatch” (baptism, marriage and death) and the restrictions under which we have all been obliged to work have not been ideal. In terms of congregational attendance there has, expectedly, been a decline. We have not only had the difficulties of Covid, but also of Brexit. More than 85 regular families have felt the need to leave the country for reasons of employment as a direct result of Brexit. Subsequently many more, feeling the effects of Covid, have decided to reunite with family in their home countries or move from Town and establish themselves happily in the Shires. We hope this has been a good move for them but it has been a very unhappy one for congregational health. At first, attendance kept up well, with a sort of “pioneer spirit” but from Autumn onwards there was a noted lack of enthusiasm to contribute to the ongoing life of the church. It is, in my opinion, rather shameful that S Mary’s cannot host a Sunday School and that it has to rely on S Saviour’s to make coffee for refreshments after the mass. Where is commitment? Where is loyalty? Where is any sense of what Christian membership is all about? A very great deal of work will have to be done in the coming year to re-establish the infrastructure of life at S Mary’s if it is to survive. Work on the fabric of the church has been excrutiatingly slow because of a variety of unavoidable factore. However, momentum began to accelerate in the Autumn and already faculties have been received for the digging of a trial pit to investigate subsidence beneath the west porch and to stabilise masonry at the eaves of the roof. Both works have been completed. Kathryn Harris has now finished her investigations into our requirements for necessary works and has given us a very helpful summary of how to use the money we already have in a constructive and sensible way. The cost of all works ill exceed by far our abailable resources and fund raising must be done over the coming years. We are very grateful to Angie Garvish for agreeing to spearhead our fundraising efforts. Angie is a person of great experience in this area and we are very lucky to have her. At a PCC in the late Autumn it was agreed to form a subcommittee who would oversee progress on the restoration works. I want to declare a huge vote of thanks to churchwarden Tim Telfer who has born the brunt of all matters to do with the fabric until now. Without Tim’s enthusiasm and sheer, rugged determination, we would not have achieved nearly so much. May I also express my thanks to Tony Ball for his selfless and willing care for the fabric of our building. Fr Andrew and I have been greatly enriched and encouraged in our work by the presence in the Clergy team of Fr Ellis who gives his excellent services freely and with enthusiasm. We have enjoyed working together to enable the continuation and expansion of parish ministry. _Page 3_ ST MARY ON PADDINGTON GREEN I wish to close by thanking all those who have continued to contribute time, talents and money to the health of our church community; and by encouraging those who have fallen by the wayside and are content to let others do the necessary work to commend their attitude in prayer to the Lord. ## **Fr Gary Bradley Chairman of the PCC** ## **Trustees Responsibilities** The members are responsible for preparing the Members' Report and the accounts in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the members to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the church and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the church for that year. In preparing these accounts, the members are required to: - select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; - observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; - make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; - state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the accounts; and - prepare the accounts on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. The members are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the church and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Charities Act, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations and the provisions of the trust deed. They are 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. Signed on behalf of the board of members by The Revd G Bradley, Chairman of the Parochial Church Council. Date _Page 4_ ST MARY ON PADDINGTON GREEN ## **Statement of Financial Activities** ||**Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment**
**Total**
**Prior year**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds total funds**| |---|---| |**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
Income from charitable activities
Other trading activities
Investments
Other income
**Total income**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
Expenditure on charitable activities
Other expenditure
**Total expenditure**
**Net income / (expenditure) resources**
**before transfer**
**Transfers**
Gross transfers between funds - in
Gross transfers between funds - out
**Other recognised gains / losses**
Gains / losses on investment assets
Gains on revaluation, fixed assets,
charity's own use
**Net movement in funds**
**Total funds brought forward**
**Total funds carried forward**|21,994
—
—
—
21,994
16,294
711
—
—
—
711
92
134,295
—
—
—
134,295
125,929
36
—
—
—
36
298
—
—
—
—
—
—| ||**157,036**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**157,036**
**142,615**
833
—
—
—
833
56
125,394
—
—
—
125,394
154,948
—
—
—
—
—
—| ||**126,228**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**126,228**
**155,004**| ||**30,808**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**30,808**
**(12,389)**
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—| ||**30,808**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**30,808**
**(12,389)**| ||**93,990**
**13,373**
**150,448**
**—**
**257,812**
**270,201**| ||**124,798**
**13,373**
**150,448**
**—**
**288,621**
**257,812**| _Page 5_ ST MARY ON PADDINGTON GREEN |**Represented by**||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Unrestricted**||||||| |General fund|124,798|—|—|—|124,798|93,990| |**Designated**||||||| |Mrs MacCormick|—|13,373|—|—|13,373|13,373| |**Restricted**||||||| |Alter Missal|—|—|—|—|—|—| |Clock Fund|—|—|—|—|—|—| |Gold Vestment Fund|—|—|—|—|—|—| |Green Vestment Fund|—|—|—|—|—|—| |Hall Deposit|—|—|27,349|—|27,349|27,349| |Judith Mcdonald|—|—|99,181|—|99,181|99,181| |Organ Fund|—|—|64|—|64|64| |Restoration Fund|—|—|23,854|—|23,854|23,854| |Vestment Fund|—|—|—|—|—|—| |**Endowment**||||||| |Mrs MacCormick|—|—|—|—|—|—| _Page 6_ ST MARY ON PADDINGTON GREEN ## **Balance sheet** ||**General Designated Restricted Endowment**
**Thisyear**
**Lastyear**| |---|---| |**Current assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
**Net current assets less current**
**liabilities**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Total net assets less liabilities**
**Represented by**
**Unrestricted**
General fund
**Designated**
Mrs MacCormick
**Restricted**
Clock Fund
Hall Deposit
Judith Mcdonald
Alter Missal
Organ Fund
Restoration Fund
Vestment Fund
Green Vestment Fund
Gold Vestment Fund
**Funds of the church**|124,798
13,373
150,448
—
288,621
257,812| ||**124,798**
**13,373**
**150,448**
**—**
**288,621**
**257,812**| ||**124,798**
**13,373**
**150,448**
**—**
**288,621**
**257,812**| ||**124,798**
**13,373**
**150,448**
**—**
**288,621**
**257,812**| ||**124,798**
**13,373**
**150,448**
**—**
**288,621**
**257,812**
124,798
—
—
—
124,798
93,990
—
13,373
—
—
13,373
13,373
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
27,349
—
27,349
27,349
—
—
99,181
—
99,181
99,181
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
64
—
64
64
—
—
23,854
—
23,854
23,854
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—| ||**124,798**
**13,373**
**150,448**
**—**
**288,621**
**257,812**| _Page 7_ ST MARY ON PADDINGTON GREEN ## **Fund movement by type** ||**Opening**
**Incoming**
**Outgoing**
**TransfersGains/losses**
**Closing**| |---|---| |**CLock - Clock Fund**
Restricted
**Sub-total for CLock**
**Hall - Hall Deposit**
Restricted
**Sub-total for Hall**
**Judith - Judith Mcdonald**
Restricted
**Sub-total for Judith**
**MacCormick - Mrs MacCormick**
Designated
**Sub-total for MacCormick**
**Missal - Alter Missal**
Restricted
**Sub-total for Missal**
**Organ - Organ Fund**
Restricted
**Sub-total for Organ**
**Rest - Restoration Fund**
Restricted
**Sub-total for Rest**
**Vestment - Vestment Fund**
Restricted
**Sub-total for Vestment**
**VestmentG - Green Vestment Fund**
Restricted
**Sub-total for VestmentG**
**VestmentGD - Gold Vestment Fund**
Restricted
**Sub-total for VestmentGD**
**General - General fund**
Unrestricted
**Sub-total for General**
**Grand total**|—
—
—
—
—
—| ||**—**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**—**
27,349
—
—
—
—
27,349| ||**27,349**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**27,349**
99,181
—
—
—
—
99,181| ||**99,181**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**99,181**
13,373
—
—
—
—
13,373| ||**13,373**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**13,373**
—
—
—
—
—
—| ||**—**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**—**
64
—
—
—
—
64| ||**64**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**64**
23,854
—
—
—
—
23,854| ||**23,854**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**23,854**
—
—
—
—
—
—| ||**—**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**—**
—
—
—
—
—
—| ||**—**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**—**
—
—
—
—
—
—| ||**—**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**—**
**—**
93,990
157,036
126,228
—
—
124,798| ||**93,990**
**157,036**
**126,228**
**—**
**—**
**124,798**| ||**257,812**
**157,036**
**126,228**
**—**
**—**
**288,621**| _Page 8_ ST MARY ON PADDINGTON GREEN ## **Analysis of income and expenditure** |**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**
**Donations and legacies**
Gift Aid - Bank
Gift Aid - Envelopes
Other planned giving
Online Giving
Loose plate collections
Regular gift days
Giving through church boxes
One-off Gift Aid gifts
Gifts of quoted securities
Donations appeals etc
Tax recoverable on Gift Aid
Legacies
Recurring grants
Non-recurring one-off grants
Other funds generated
Total
**Income from charitable activities**
Coffee
Fees for weddings and funerals
Bookstall sales to promote
objectives
Church Hire
Total
**Other trading activities**
Rummage sales etc
Bookstall sales - fund raising
Church hall lettings - fund raising
Magazine income - advertising
Parish magazine sales
Total
**Investments**
Dividends
Bank and building society interest
Rent from lands or buildings
Total
**Other income**
Insurance claims||**Total**
**Unrestricted Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment This year**
**Last year**
7,906
—
—
—
7,906
5,592
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4,242
—
—
—
4,242
1,800
1,479
—
—
—
1,479
2,299
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,944
—
—
—
1,944
2,102
—
—
—
—
—
—
633
—
—
—
633
4,500
4,787
—
—
—
4,787
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,000
—
—
—
1,000
—| |---|---|---| |||21,994
—
—
—
21,994
16,294
11
—
—
—
11
48
—
—
—
—
—
44
—
—
—
—
—
—
700
—
—
—
700
—| |||711
—
—
—
711
92
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
134,295
—
—
—
134,295
125,929
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—| |||134,295
—
—
—
134,295
125,929
—
—
—
—
—
—
36
—
—
—
36
298
—
—
—
—
—
—| |||36
—
—
—
36
298
—
—
—
—
—
—| _Page 9_ ## ST MARY ON PADDINGTON GREEN |Surplus - sales of fixed assets
Unidentified Income
Total|—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—| |---|---| ||—
—
—
—
—
—| |**INCOME TOTAL**|157,036
—
—
—
157,036
142,615| |**EXPENDITURE**||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Raising funds**||||||| |Fees paid to fund raisers|—|—|—|—|—|—| |Costs of applying for grants|—|—|—|—|—|—| |Costs of stewardship campaign|—|—|—|—|—|—| |Costs of fetes & other events|497|—|—|—|497|—| |Investment management costs|—|—|—|—|—|—| |Online Donation Charges|336|—|—|—|336|56| |Total|833|—|—|—|833|56| |**Expenditure on charitable activities**||||||| |Charitable Giving|372|—|—|—|372|80| |Common Fund|58,000|—|—|—|58,000|58,000| |Off Common Fund Post|19,950|—|—|—|19,950|19,360| |Assistant staff costs|1,623|—|—|—|1,623|8,255| |Salary of parish administrator|—|—|—|—|—|—| |Working expenses of incumbent|115|—|—|—|115|—| |Curate expenses|—|—|—|—|—|—| |Council tax|—|—|—|—|—|—| |Parsonage house expenses|—|—|—|—|—|—| |Water rates - vicarage|21|—|—|—|21|—| |Parsonage - water|—|—|—|—|—|—| |Vicar's telephone|8|—|—|—|8|—| |Education|—|—|—|—|—|—| |Parish training and mission|—|—|—|—|—|—| |Church running - insurance|5,290|—|—|—|5,290|5,214| |Church office - telephone|—|—|—|—|—|1,757| |Organ / piano tuning|1,091|—|—|—|1,091|408| |Organist Fees|4,125|—|—|—|4,125|5,425| |Musician and Music Costs|2,651|—|—|—|2,651|770| |Church maintenance|13,309|—|—|—|13,309|9,919| |Cleaning|3,705|—|—|—|3,705|3,360| |Upkeep of services|1,388|—|—|—|1,388|3,403| |Flowers|—|—|—|—|—|—| |Refreshments/Hospitality|693|—|—|—|693|1,540| |Upkeep of churchyard|—|—|—|—|—|2,088| |Administration|3,608|—|—|—|3,608|5,937| |Stationary & Postage|455|—|—|—|455|856| |Bookkeeping|2,499|—|—|—|2,499|5,699| |Visiting speakers / locums|—|—|—|—|—|—| |Church running - electric|1,284|—|—|—|1,284|2,132| _Page 10_ ## ST MARY ON PADDINGTON GREEN |Church running - gas
Church running - water
Church running - oil
Church running - heating and
lighting
Magazine expenses
Bookstall costs
Hall running - oil
Hall running - electricity
Hall running - gas
Hall running - insurance
Hall running - maintenance
Hall running - telephone
Hall running - water
Hall running - heating and
lighting
Governance costs
examination/audit fee
Church major repairs - structure
Church major repairs -
installation
Church interior and exterior
decorating
Architect fees re church redesign
Hall + major repairs - structure
Hall + major repairs - installation
Hall + interior and exterior
decorating
Other PCC property upkeep
New building parsonage house
New building house for curate
New building Church
New building Hall
Total
**Other expenditure**
Unidentified Expenses
Total|—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,000
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
969
—
—
—
—
—
465
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,942
5,200
—
—
—
5,200
16,362
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—| |---|---| ||125,394
—
—
—
125,394
154,948
—
—
—
—
—
—| ||—
—
—
—
—
—| |**EXPENDITURE TOTAL**|126,228
—
—
—
126,228
155,004| ||| |**GRAND TOTAL**|30,808
—
—
—
30,808
(12,389)| _Page 11_ ST MARY ON PADDINGTON GREEN ## **Independent Examiner’s report** ## **Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2021** ## **Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and the examiner** The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts and they consider that an audit is not required for the year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: Examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act to follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of the Independent Examiner’s statement** My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with these records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required for an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** In connection with my examination, no material matter has come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: Accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act, or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I 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. Date: 9[th] May 2022 Signed: Stephen Hendy _Page 12_