ST MARY ON PADDINGTON GREEN
The members present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022.
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 for use 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. Father Gary 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.
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The members who served during the year were:
Len Clark Richard Smith Grace Williams Adrian Rice Sue Bond
Max Hood Christian Hesselhoj Jason Jenner Reina Tan Charlotte Jarvis Martin Beaumont Mark Hurst Paul Scourfield Jane Stringfellow Angie Garvich Astrid Lynn
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).
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Chairman’s Report 2022
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 St. Saviour’s to make coffee for
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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 excruciatingly slow because of a variety of unavoidable factor. 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 available 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 sub-committee 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.
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
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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:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the accounts; and
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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.
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ST MARY ON PADDINGTON GREEN Independent Examiner’s report
Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2022
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: 13[th] April 2023
Signed:
Stephen Hendy
ST MARY ON PADDINGTON GREEN Statement of Financial Activities
| Unrestricted funds Designated funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year total funds |
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|---|---|
| Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies 26,334.90 - - - 26,334.90 21,994.20 Income from charitable activities 12.44 - - - 12.44 711.01 Other trading activities 134,295.00 - - - 134,295.00 134,295.00 Investments - - - - - 36.78 Other income 38,258.00 - - - 38,258.00 - Total income 198,900.34 - - - 198,900.34 157,036.99 Expenditure on: Raising funds 609.23 - - - 609.23 833.66 Expenditure on charitable activities 134,770.89 - - - 134,770.89 125,394.52 Other expenditure 3,650.06 - - - 3,650.06 - Total expenditure 139,030.18 - - - 139,030.18 126,228.18 Net income / (expenditure) resources before transfer 59,870.16 - - - 59,870.16 30,808.81 Transfers Gross transfers between funds - in - - - - - - Gross transfers between funds - out - - - - - - Other recognised gains / losses Gains/losses on investment assets 131.42 182.99 614.57 - 928.98 - Gains on revaluation, fixed assets, charity's own use - - - - - - Net movement in funds 60,001.58 182.99 614.57 - 60,799.14 30,808.81 |
26,334.90 - - - 26,334.90 21,994.20 12.44 - - - 12.44 711.01 134,295.00 - - - 134,295.00 134,295.00 - - - - - 36.78 38,258.00 - - - 38,258.00 - |
| 198,900.34 - - - 198,900.34 157,036.99 609.23 - - - 609.23 833.66 134,770.89 - - - 134,770.89 125,394.52 3,650.06 - - - 3,650.06 - |
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| 139,030.18 - - - 139,030.18 126,228.18 |
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| 60,001.58 182.99 614.57 - 60,799.14 30,808.81 |
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| Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward Represented by Unrestricted General fund Designated Mrs MacCormick Restricted Alter Missal Clock Fund Gold Vestment Fund Green Vestment Fund Hall Deposit Judith Mcdonald Organ Fund Restoration Fund Vestment Fund Endowment Mrs MacCormick |
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|---|---|
| 124,798.92 13,373.84 150,448.69 - 288,621.45 257,812.64 |
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| 184,800.50 13,556.83 151,063.26 - 349,420.59 288,621.45 184,800.50 - - - 184,800.50 124,798.92 - 13,556.83 - - 13,556.83 13,373.84 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27,637.51 - 27,637.51 27,349.27 - - 99,181.00 - 99,181.00 99,181.00 - - 64.00 - 64.00 64.00 - - 24,180.75 - 24,180.75 23,854.42 - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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Balance Sheet (Summary)
| As at 31/12/2022 As at 31/12/2021 |
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| Fixed assets Current assets Cash At Bank And In Hand Liabilities Net current assets less current liabilities Total assets less current liabilities Liabilities Total net assets less liabilities Represented by Unrestricted Unrestricted - General Funds Designated Designated - Mrs MacCormick Restricted Restricted - Hall Deposit Restricted - Judith Mcdonald Restricted - Organ Fund Restricted - Restoration Fund Endowment Fund Totals |
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| - - 349,420.59 288,621.45 |
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| 349,420.59 288,621.45 |
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| - - |
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| 349,420.59 288,621.45 |
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| 349,420.59 288,621.45 - - |
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| 349,420.59 288,621.45 184,800.50 124,798.92 13,556.83 13,373.84 27,637.51 27,349.27 99,181.00 99,181.00 64.00 64.00 24,180.75 23,854.42 |
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| 349,420.59 288,621.45 |
ST MARY ON PADDINGTON GREEN Statement of Assets and Liabilities (by code)
Class and nominal code General Designated Restricted Endowment Total Last year
Current Asset - Cash At Bank And In Hand -[6501: Bank current account ] 173,195.53 104,664.90 - 277,860.43 217,990.27 6505: CCLA Hall deposit account 622.00 - 22,217.61 - 22,839.61 22,543.11 6510: CCLA (CBF) deposit 10,982.97 13,556.83 24,180.75 - 48,720.55 48,088.07 account Total 184,800.50 13,556.83 151,063.26 - 349,420.59 288,621.45
| Net total assets Represented by General (Unrestricted) Designated - MacCormick Restricted - Hall Restricted - Judith Restricted - Organ Restricted - Rest Total |
184,800.50 13,556.83 151,063.26 - 349,420.59 288,621.45 |
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| 184,800.50 - - - 184,800.50 124,798.92 - 13,556.83 - - 13,556.83 13,373.84 - - 27,637.51 - 27,637.51 27,349.27 - - 99,181.00 - 99,181.00 99,181.00 - - 64.00 - 64.00 64.00 - - 24,180.75 - 24,180.75 23,854.42 |
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| 184,800.50 13,556.83 151,063.26 - 349,420.59 288,621.45 |
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Fund movement summary
Fund Opening Incoming Outgoing Transfers Gains/Losses Journals Closing
| Fund | Opening | Incoming |
Outgoing Tra |
sfers Gains | **/Losses ** | ournals | Closing |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall | ||||||||
| Restricted | 27,349.27 | - |
- |
- | - | 288.24 | 27,637.51 | |
| Sub-totals | 27,349.27 | - |
- |
- | - | 288.24 | 27,637.51 | |
| Judith | ||||||||
| Restricted | 99,181.00 | - |
- |
- | - | - | 99,181.00 | |
| Sub-totals | 99,181.00 | - |
- |
- | - | - | 99,181.00 | |
| MacCormick | ||||||||
| Designated | 13,373.84 | - |
- |
- | - | 182.99 | 13,556.83 | |
| Sub-totals | 13,373.84 | - |
- |
- | - | 182.99 | 13,556.83 | |
| Organ | ||||||||
| Restricted | 64.00 | - |
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- | - | - | 64.00 |
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| Sub-totals | 64.00 |
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- | - | - | 64.00 |
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| Rest | ||||||||
| Restricted | 23,854.42 | - |
- |
- | - | 326.33 | 24,180.75 | |
| Sub-totals | 23,854.42 | - |
- |
- | - | 326.33 | 24,180.75 | |
| General | ||||||||
| Unrestricted | 124,798.92 | 198,900.34 | 139,030.18 | - | - | 131.42 | 184,800.50 | |
| Sub-totals | 124,798.92 | 198,900.34 | 139,030.18 | - | - | 131.42 | 184,800.50 | |
| Totals | 288,621.45 | 198,900.34 | 139,030.18 | - | - | 928.98 | 349,420.59 |
ST MARY ON PADDINGTON GREEN Analysis of income and expenditure
| Total | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Unrestricted ** | **Designated ** | **Restricted ** | Endowment | This year | Last year | ||
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM: | |||||||
| Donations and legacies | |||||||
| 0101 - Gift Aid - Bank | 7,311.69 | - | - | - | 7,311.69 | 7,906.00 | |
| 0110 - Gift Aid - Envelopes | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0201 - Other planned giving | 123.60 | - | - | - | 123.60 | - | |
| 0202 - Online Giving | 5,882.65 | - | - | - | 5,882.65 | 4,242.07 | |
| 0301 - Loose plate collections | 731.19 | - | - | - | 731.19 | 1,479.88 | |
| 0401 - Regular gift days | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0410 - Giving through church boxes |
20.00 | - | - | - | 20.00 | - | |
| 0501 - One-off Gift Aid gifts | 2,704.89 | - | - | - | 2,704.89 | 1,944.00 | |
| 0510 - Gifts of quoted securities | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0550 - Donations appeals etc | - | - | - | - | - | 633.47 | |
| 0601 - Tax recoverable on Gift Aid |
6,865.88 | - | - | - | 6,865.88 | 4,787.97 | |
| 0701 - Legacies | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0801 - Recurring grants | 2,641.00 | - | - | - | 2,641.00 | - | |
| 08A1 - Non-recurring one-off | |||||||
| grants | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0901 - Other funds generated | 54.00 | - | - | - | 54.00 | 1,000.81 | |
| Donations and legacies Totals | 26,334.90 | - | - | - | 26,334.90 | 21,994.20 | |
| Income from charitable activities | |||||||
| 0560 - Coffee | 12.44 | - | - | - | 12.44 | 11.01 | |
| 1101 - Fees for weddings and | |||||||
| funerals | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1210 - Bookstall sales to promote | |||||||
| objectives | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1230 - Church hall lettings - | |||||||
| objectives | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1241 - Church Hire | - | - | - | - | - | 700.00 |
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| Income from charitable activities Totals |
12.44 | - | - | - | 12.44 |
711.01 | |
| Other trading activities | |||||||
| 0910 - | Rummage sales etc | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 1220 - | Bookstall sales - fund | ||||||
| raising | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 1240 - raising |
Church hall lettings - fund |
134,295.00 | - | - | - | 134,295.00 | 134,295.00 |
| 1250 - | Magazine income - | ||||||
| advertising | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 1260 - | Parish magazine sales | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Other | trading activities Totals | 134,295.00 | - | - | - | **134,295.00 ** | 134,295.00 |
| Investments | |||||||
| 1001 - | Dividends | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 1020 - Bank and building society interest |
- | - | - | - | - |
36.78 | |
| 1030 - | Rent from lands or | ||||||
| buildings | - | - | - | - | - |
- | |
| Investments Totals | - | - | - | - | - |
36.78 | |
| Other income | |||||||
| 1310 - | Insurance claims | 37,978.00 | - | - | - | 37,978.00 | - |
| 1320 - | Surplus - sales of fixed | ||||||
| assets | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 3000 - | Unidentified Income | 280.00 | - | - | - | 280.00 |
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| Other income Totals | 38,258.00 | - | - | - | 38,258.00 | - | |
| Income and endowments Grand totals |
198,900.34 | - | - | - | **198,900.34 ** | 157,036.99 |
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EXPENDITURE ON:
| Raising funds 1701 - Fees paid to fund raisers 1710 - Costs of applying for grants 1720 - Costs of stewardship campaign 1730 - Costs of fetes & other events 1740 - Investment management costs 2363 - Online Donation Charges Raising funds Totals Expenditure on charitable activities 1801 - Giving to missionary societies 1830 - Giving - relief and development agencies 1850 - Charitable Giving 1870 - Secular charities 1901 - Common Fund 1910 - Off Common Fund Post 2001 - Assistant staff costs 2050 - Salary of parish administrator 2101 - Working expenses of incumbent 2102 - Curate expenses 2120 - Council tax 2130 - Parsonage house expenses 2140 - Water rates - vicarage 2145 - Parsonage - water 2150 - Vicar's telephone 2170 - Education 2201 - Parish training and mission 2301 - Church running - insurance 2310 - Church office - telephone 2320 - Organ / piano tuning 2325 - Organist Fees 2326 - Musician and Music Costs |
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 293.23 - - - 293.23 497.66 - - - - - - 316.00 - - - 316.00 336.00 |
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609.23 - - - 609.23 833.66 - - - - - - - - - - - - 108.00 - - - 108.00 372.50 - - - - - - 61,352.00 - - - 61,352.00 58,000.00 16,760.00 - - - 16,760.00 19,950.00 573.08 - - - 573.08 1,623.13 - - - - - - - - - - - 115.49 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21.67 - - - - - - - - - - - 8.28 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5,618.28 - - - 5,618.28 5,290.27 1,552.16 - - - 1,552.16 - - - - - - 1,091.40 4,860.00 - - - 4,860.00 4,125.00 1,844.00 - - - 1,844.00 2,651.25 |
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| 2330 | - Church maintenance | 15,773.64 - - - | 15,773.64 | 13,309.43 |
| 2331 | - Cleaning | 3,811.94 - - - | 3,811.94 | 3,705.73 |
| 2340 | - Upkeep of services | 943.85 - - - | 943.85 | 1,388.12 |
| 2341 | - Flowers | 113.97 - - - | 113.97 | - |
| 2342 | - Refreshments/Hospitality | 1,165.52 - - - | 1,165.52 | 693.23 |
| 2350 | - Upkeep of churchyard | - - - - | - | - |
| 2360 | - Administration | 2,722.52 - - - | 2,722.52 | 3,608.75 |
| 2361 | - Stationary & Postage | 1,625.03 - - - | 1,625.03 | 455.42 |
| 2362 | - Bookkeeping | 2,291.63 - - - | 2,291.63 | 2,499.96 |
| 2370 | - Visiting speakers / locums | - - - - | - | - |
| 2401 | - Church running - electric | 1,883.00 - - - | 1,883.00 | 1,284.69 |
| 2410 | - Church running - gas | - - - - | - | - |
| 2420 | - Church running - water | - - - - | - | - |
| 2430 | - Church running - oil | - - - - | - | - |
| 2440 | - Church running - heating and lighting | - - - - | - | - |
| 2501 | - Magazine expenses | - - - - | - | - |
| 2510 | - Bookstall costs | - - - - | - | - |
| 2520 | - Hall running - oil | - - - - | - | - |
| 2530 | - Hall running - electricity | 137.13 - - - | 137.13 | - |
| 2540 | - Hall running - gas | - - - - | - | - |
| 2550 | - Hall running - insurance | - - - - | - | - |
| 2560 | - Hall running - maintenance | - - - - | - | - |
| 2570 | - Hall running - telephone | - - - - | - | - |
| 2580 | - Hall running - water | - - - - | - | - |
| 2590 | - Hall running - heating and lighting | - - - - | - | - |
| 2601 | - Governance costs examination/audit fee | 630.00 - - - | 630.00 | - |
| 2701 | - Church major repairs - structure | - - - - | - | - |
| 2710 | - Church major repairs - installation | - - - - | - | - |
| 2720 | - Church interior and exterior decorating | - - - - | - | - |
| 2730 | - Architect fees re church redesign | 8,762.30 - - - | 8,762.30 | 5,200.20 |
| 2801 | - Hall + major repairs - structure | - - - - | - | - |
| 2820 | - Hall + major repairs - installation | - - - - | - | - |
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| 2830 - Hall + interior and exterior decorating 2840 - Other PCC property upkeep 2901 - New building parsonage house 2910 - New building house for curate 2920 - New building Church 2930 - New building Hall Expenditure on charitable activities Totals Other expenditure 3001 - Unidentified Expenses Other expenditure Totals Expenditure Grand totals |
- - - - - - 2,242.84 - - - 2,242.84 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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134,770.89 - - - 134,770.89 125,394.52 3,650.06 - - - 3,650.06 - |
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3,650.06 - - - 3,650.06 - |
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139,030.18 - - - 139,030.18 126,228.18 |