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The Saint Peter's Vauxhall
Mission Initiative
2021 Annual Report
Registered Charity Number 1189870
For the year ending 31 December 2021
310 Kennington Lane, London, SEII SHY
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ST PETER'S
VAUXHALL
Contents
I ntroduction...................................................................................................................................
Aims and Purposes......................................................................................................................
Objedive5 and Activitie5.............................................................................................................
4. Achievements and Performonce..............................................................................................
Financial Review........................................................................................................................14
Funds held as Custodian Trustees on behalf of others....................................................... 16
Plans for Future Periods............................................................................................................ 16
Risk Management.......................................................................................................................17
Structure, Governance and Management............................................................................18
Administrative Information.................................................................................................. 19
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Introduction
St Peter's Church in Vauxhall is a mission initiative established by the Bishop of Southwark
undera Bishop's Mission Order (BMO) on 18 March 2020. On IOJune 2020, a charitable
incorporated organisation (CIO) was established to provide the necessary governance
structure for the mission initiative.
Under the BMO. the mission initiative has responsibility for the St Peter's church building
and the congregation based there. The church is situated geographically within the
Ecclesiastical Parish of North Lambeth.
This annual report of the CIO covers Ihe reportin9 period from l January 2021 until 31
December 2021.
The CIO is not a parish church and so is not subject to the reporting framework for Church
of England parishes set out in the Church Representation Rules. However, the trustees are
mindful thal Ihe CIO performs many oflhe same functions as a parish church. Moreover,
the trustees are elected by and accountable to the church's congregants.
To that end. the trustees have agreed to submit several reports (all contained in this
document) to an annual meeting of the church's congregants. They put into context the
financial statements of the CIO and relate them to the wider life of the church. They set out
a review of Ihe past year and link Ihe financial plans of Ihe church lo it5 vision for Ihe
future.
This document also serves as the annual report of the CIO to the Charity Commission. The
trustees have considered the Charities Acts, other associated regulations and the
applicable Statement5 of Recommended Practice when drafting Ihis documenl.
This annual report has been prepared by several authors and was reviewed and adopted
by the Board of Truslees by resolution passed on 15 May 2022.
This report 15 signed below by Rev Michael John, Minisler-in-charge and ex-officio chair
of the Board of Trustees, on behalf of the board by way of confirmation of the passing of
this resolution.
Rev. Michael john
15 May 2022
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Aims and Purposes
As set out in the CIO'S constitution. the object of the CIO is:
"the advancement of religion in accordance with the tenets and practices of the Church of
England for the public benefit including (but not limited to)..
l. promoting the Gospel through the growth and development of Saint Peter's
Church, Vauxhall
ancillary or incidental educalional activities,. and
other a5socialed activilies for Ihe benefit of the communily.
The CIO pursues this object in accordance with the objectives of the mission initiative for
which it is responsible for managing. As set out in the Bishop's Mission Order. these are:
"To further the mission of the Gospel and the Church of England in North Lambeth,
particularly..
(i) the establishment of thriving worshipping communities. to include two
congregations worshipping at Saint Peter's Church, Vauxhall.,
a congregation using forms of worship with traditional catholic aspects of
the Church of England ("the traditional congregation.).. and
a congregation using forms of worship from the contemporary evangelical
tradition of the Church of England ("the contemporary congregation.)
sharing in the reconciling mission of God in Christ through evangelistic outreach:
and
community engagement meeting the needs of local people physically or
emotionally, promoting the common good and having particular regard for the
vulnerable and marginalised and overlooked in society.
The trustees support the Minister-in-charge, Rev. Michael john, and the wider staff team
in this mission, which we summarise in our vision statement. to be..
"Jesus, People, in His Church, for His Mission, in this city.
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Objectives and Activities
The trustees are committed to supporting St Peter's Vauxhall in being Jesus, People. in His
Church. for His Mi55ion, i n thi5 Clty. Our desire 15 for each person to know Christ personally
through God's Word, prayer, worship. and His Spirit. We want to see lives transformed, not
just individually but as a community, as we seek to work out what being the family of God
truly means and how Christ's Church should live.
We are committed to the mission of Christ which is to reconcile people to himself and
whilst we can never do more than Christ to show his love to people. we believe it is our
mission to try. Our response to the Good News is to play an active part in our city, seeking
to respond to the needs of our area.
When planning our activities for the year. we have considered the Charity Commission's
guidance on public benefit and. in particular. the supplementary guidance on charities for
the advancement of religion.
jesus, People
2021 was a strange second year in the life of St Peter's, as the COVID-19 pandemic
continued to restrid the services, outreach opportunities and events we could run.
Whilst churches could stay open during the third lockdown, the trustees were mindful to
protect vulnerable members of the congregation and to practice social distancing. This
was achieved by..
Resumin9 online services between 17January and 21 March, allowing people shielding
to continue participating in the life of the church. We continued to hold short Sunday
services at 11am and 4pm for those who needed them.
Given the difficulties in getting children to maintain social distancing, launching a new
9.30am Sunday service to enable families to worship together whilst sitting in separate
family bubbles. As many surrounding churches closed during the third lockdown. many
new families came to St Peter's to worship and appreciated the welcoming yet safe
respite from lockdown life every Sunday morning. The family service continued to
Ihrive throughout 2021.
AtFendance al the11am traditional service and 4pm contemporary worship bolh changed
dramatically coming out of lockdown. Many members of the congregotion reconsidered
which church they attended or moved out of London altogether. 2021 was a year of trying
to re-find the rhylhm of gathering regularly agai n. We are hugely grateful to those in the
congregation who returned regularly to worship with us.
As restrictions eased shortly before Holy Week, we put on a range of services. These
included a Book of Common Prayer communion service, a contemporary'stations of the
Cross, service, traditional choral worship on Maundy Thursday, a reflective service on
Good Friday and our three regular Sunday services on Easter Day.
St Peter's continued to run 'The Gathering,
a weekly Bible study and prayer meeting on
Wednesday evenings - in the first half of 2021. We met for the first few months on Zoom
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but then met in person as restrictions eased. I n OctoEer 2021, this was discontinued as the
church prepared to launch home groups for the first time. Church members gathered in St
Peter's House on Wednesday evenings in the last three months of 2021 for prayer, Bible
study and to begin fleshing out what the groups would look like ahead of their launch in
january 2022.
Our outreach pastor. Nadia Burrell, began a Bible study for students in the local area.
In His Church
A huge encouragement for us was the introduction of 'St Peter's House Lunches, in the
second half of the year. Emma and I have been delighted to welcome people from all
three services as well as newcomers into the vicara9e for Sunday lunch each month. We
have really valued this time to eat together. unite as one church family and share more
about our vision for St Peter's. A huge thank you to David Early and Patricia Ponniah for
cooking over the autumn term.
It has also been wonderful to gather as one church family for joint services throughout the
year. These included our Focus Sunday service on 25 July and the Advent service on 28
November.
As restrictions lifted, we were able to reintroduce refreshments at the 11am and 4pm
services and share lunch as one church family on St Peter's Day. We encouraged church
members lo share fellowship and h05Pltality in their own homes by launching 'Summer
Suppers,. Over 50 people took part which was a huge encouragement.
For His Mission
Although the third lockdown made u5 focus primarily on reintegrating our church family
once reslrictions lifted, we still put on a range of events aimed at helping people come to
know Christ.
We ran two Alpha courses in 2021 one in person, one online - and held a successful
sludent night in Seplember, offering free pizza lo students who had recenlly moved into
the accommodation in Nine Elms.
Our monthly evensong services continued. Over Christmas. we held both traditional and
contemporary carol services. Church members were encouraged to invite friends ond
family- both services were well attended.
In this City
We were saddened that the pandemic again prevented us from hosting our weekly night
shelter in partnership with Robes. However, we supported the guests staying in hotel
accommodation organised by Robes by providing food and other supplies.
As in 2020, we again look part in the Church Revitalisation Trust's 'Love Your Neighbour.
initiative. We provided sleeping bags. blankets and warm clothes to people who were
street homeless over the winter. We also began partnering with Vauxhall Foodbank and
have set up a donalion point in the church for food and essential items.
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Over the summer, Nadia Burrell joined the staff team as Outreach Pastor to lead these
initiatives and develop new ones in partnership with local churches. Our ability to serve
our local community will be greatly strengthened by refurbishing our church kitchen. We
are so thankful for the generosity of our church family which means that we have almost
reached our fundraising target.
Conclusions
Despite the long way that we have come since March 2020. our hopes that 2021 would be
the year the pandemic ended frustratingly did not come to pass. Yet as we returned to
holding Services in person and welcoming our church communily back into Ihe building,
we are so grateful for all the amazing people that God has brought to St Peter's and their
commitment to us. through attending regularly. serving practically and giving f inancially.
Our prayer is Ihat people would see the wider family they are part of a5 we slowly come
out of the pandemic.
Have I not comm(Jnded you? Be stror)g and courageous. Do not be afr(Jid,. do not be
discouraged. for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1..9
Rev. Michaeljohn
Minister-in-charge
Achievements and Performance
4.1 Wardens, Report
After the challenges of last year, it's been a delight to once again be able to gather
together as a prayerful community in person. Over the year, as a church, we have been
exploring new ways for God to speak to new people through us. For many. Summer
SuptErs and lunches at the rectory allowed everyone across our services to come
together as a single church family.
Our ability once again to join together is undoubtedly thanks to Michael and Emma whose
boundless energy and love can be seen in so many aspects of the life of St Peter's. The
way they have opened their home to all is now bearing fruit through the successful
creation of home groups. All this would also not be possible without the tireless efforts of
the staff team and many volunteers for whose time and dedication we are so grateful.
Looking to the future. we are excited with plans to develop the building facilities at St
Peter's, particularly with a view to strengthening our outreach. These plans will improve
our ability lo support the many groups who use the church and fully commit to being
"jesus, people, in His church, for His mission. in this city. which we look forward to
developing over the coming year.
Hattie Compston & Charlie Wacher
Community Wardens
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4.2 Report on the Proceedings of the Board of Trustees
(a) Composition and Meetings
Following the elections at the 2021 Annual Meeting, Tom Cross and Andrew Burrell
continued as trustees, with Anna Melton and Peter Goves stepping down. Charlie Wacher.
Hattie Compston, Marché Mackey, Esther Woo, Anna Boon and Sam Hermes were newly
elected and took up office in June. Anna Boon resigned in September 2021 when she and
her family mved out of London.
The trustees met six times in 2021 and the Standing Committee met two additional times.
(b) Structure and Policies
The Slanding Committee. comprising the Minisler-in-charge, Community Wardens,
Treasurer and Secretary, continue to set the strategic direction of the church. manage its
day-to-day finances and implement its human resources policies.
The trustees adopted rules governing how Annual Meetings are run. broadly following the
rules Ihal apply lo parish churches. This included adopting the Church of England's policy
on who cannot be elected as a trustee because they are a safeguarding risk.
The 2021 Annual Meeting unanimously agreed thal future conlested elections to the Board
of Trustees and Deanery Synod would use the single transferrable vote system. This will
help to ensure that those elected better reflect all three of our congregations.
The trustees agreed in principle to several constitutional amendments to clarify how
trustees are elected and may resign. These were formally approved by Ihe trustees and
the Charity Commission in March 2022.
The trustees invited the staff to appoint a representative to attend meetings.
In September. the Iru5tees reviewed the church's safeguarding policy and reaffirmed their
commitment to the Diocese of Southwark's 'A Safe Church. initiative. Our safeguarding
officers developed new practices across all three services, including a new photography
policy and new signage directing people to other support services.
The Iruslees adopted a new Health & Safety policy. overseen by the Church Coordinator.
The Standing Committee reviewed the church's human resources policies. The trustees
appointed Esther Woo as Pastoral Care Officer, who is available to support staff and
volunteers with any concerns whilst at work. Our Minister. Rev Michael John. continues to
be available to provide pastoral support to members of the congregation.
(c) Services
The 9.30
St Peler 5 slarled the 9.30am service lo allow families lo worship at church in a socially
distanced, COVID-safe manner. Attendance grew substantially over spring 2021, with
several families from other churches joining. However, as COVID restrictions eased,
numbers were more unsteady, with between two and 14 familie5 attendin9 each week.
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The trustees continue to monitor how sustainable it is for a small church like ours to run
three Sunday services. However, we are satisfied thot its unique shape. style and content
are attractive and make it worth continuing at this stage. The trustees are grateful to our
Families Pastor, Julia Briggs. for her leadershiB teaching and pastoring of this service.
The 11 and Evenson
Despite sadly saying goodbye to several longstanding church members, the 11am service
has grown over the lost year. Evensong also resumed after Easter.
The trustees are keen to grow our choral worship at the11am service by encouraging
more church members to join the choir so it can reduce its reliance on professional singers.
We are grateful to our Director of Music, Will Fraser, as he takes on this work.
Many regulars at the 4pm service used the third lockdown to reconsider where they
attended church or whether to move out of London altogelher. However, Since restrictions
began to lift, the service has grown from strength to strength. The trustees are grateful to
our ordinand, David Hill. for leading the worship, sound and production at our 4pm
services.
(d) COVIN19
The coronavirus regulations and Government guidance during the third lockdown
permitted churches to stay open for public worship. After much consideration, the
Minisler-in-charge and Communily Wardens decided lo keep Ihe church open in january
and February 2021 to support those people who were struggling with isolation and felt
they needed to attend. Others were discouraged from attending church in person and to
take part instead in our online pre-recorded services. As restrictions began to ease, online
services ended on Palm Sunday. Throughout the pandemic, the trustees had regard to
guidance from the Government and Diocese of Southwark on issues such as face
coverings, social distancing and the taking of Communion.
The trustees are grateful to our Church Coordinator and Health & Safety Officer. Grace
Broome, for her leadership and guidance in thi5 area.
(e) Relationship with North Lambeth Parish
St Peter's held a joint service with St Anselm's on Moundy Thursday. which was well
attended.
North Lambeth Parish (NLP) owns both the church building and St Peter's House. However,
the CIO is responsible for the upkeep and refurbishment of the church building and does
not receive any ongoing financial support for this from NLP, though we were grateful for o
one-off contribution made towards cutting back the trees outside St Peter's House.
NLP is currently selling St Peter's House to the Diocese of Southwark. The trustees support
this as it will guarantee that St Peter's House will become the permanent vicarage for the
Minisler-in-charge of the CIO. The trustees are in discussions with NLP about how Ihe
proceeds of the sale will be distributed.
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(fj Staff & Volunteers
In 2021, the CIO made several staff appointments:
The CIO took over the contrad of Will Fraser, our Director of Music. so that he is paid
directly by St Peter's rather than by North Lambeth Parish.
Lizzie Watts finished her year-long voluntary placement with St Peter's in summer 2021.
Nadia Burrell joined in july 2021 as Outreach Pastor. The role includes both
coordinating Sl Peler's social justice project5 and leading our sludent evangelism in
Nine Elms. The latter is partly funded by a grant f rom the Diocese of Southwark.
julia Briggs was appointed as our part-time Families Pastor in September 2021. The
role is funded out of a gift made to the CIO from Holy Trinily Church, Clapham.
We were delighted that the Rt Rev Emma Ineson and Rev Mat Ineson joined our
congregation this year. Mat generously offered to assist Rev Michael John in presiding
over some services, such as when Michael is on holiday. Consequently, the trustees
invited the Diocese of Southwark to appoint Mat as a non-stipendiary Associate
Minister of St Peter's. We were pleased that the Archdeacon of Lambeth confirmed this
appointment on 22 November 2021. Mal will conlinue to provide support on an ad hoc
basis but hos declined to take up office as a trustee of the CIO.
(g) Finance
The CIO has now assumed full responsibility for managing its finances. taking over
funclions previously performed on ils behalf by bolh North Lambelh Parish and Holy
Trinity Church. Clapham.
The trustees scrutinised and approved the accounts for 2020.
The trustee5 adopted budgets for 2021 and 2022. The 2021 budget was based on o modest
increase in expenditure, with the appointment of two new members of staff.
The CIO continues to increase its contribution to the Diocese of Southwark's Parish Support
Fund. Our contribution in 2021 was £11,500, compared to £4,339 the previous year.
The CIO received a £2,000 grant from Kennington Vineyard church which had closed. The
money has been earmathed to refresh the church's branding, messaging and website.
(h) Buildings
I n January, the CIO agreed with Lambeth Council to rebuild the wall outside St Peter's
House.
The trustees approved additional spending to repair damage to the brickwork and
stonework on the exterior of the church building, remedy eledrical work and tend to the
Irees outside St Peter's House.
The trustees applied to the Diocesan Advisory Committee for permission to renovate the
church kitchen. The work is expected to commence in summer 2022. The CIO has secured
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a substantial grant f rom Viridor Credits for the work. The trustees ore also grateful for
donations received from members of the congregation.
We continue to consider how the kitchen refurbishment could be incorporated as part of a
wider project to make the church more welcoming to visitors and to make the building
more useful practically to the church and the wider community. However. no final
decisions have been taken.
The trustees continued to pray throughout the year for God's will to be done at St Peter's
and among its congregation. As we prepare for the board of Iru5tees lo grow following
elections at the Annual Meeting in May, we are excited for God's plans for St Peter's in the
year ahead.
Andrew Burrell
Secretary
4.3 Report on the Mission Initiative Roll
As required under the Church Representation Rules, the Mission Initiative Roll will be
updated annually and every Six year5 a new Roll musl be produced.
This is the second year of the current Mission Initiative Roll. The deadline for revisions to
the roll was l May 2022. The number of people on the Roll is now 73.
The number of people on the roll determines:
The number of representatives that the mission initiative has on North Lambeth
Deanery Synod (currently two)..
The size of the board of trustees.
Members of the congregation who are enrolled are eligible to vote in elections to Deanery
Synod and the board of trustees.
Grace Broome
Church Coordinator and Electoral Roll Officer
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4.4 Report on Fabric, Goods and Ornaments
The Church building remained safe and secure throughout 2021. More work was carried
out on the building than the previous year, including:
A structural engineering report was obtained for the whole church building assessing
which work is urgent and how to carry it out..
Repairs were made to the boiler and surrounding pipes.,
Urgent repairs were made to the electrics..
Brickwork on the exterior front of the church building was replaced and repaired..
Work was carried out on the gutters to prevent leaks from damaging a wall by the
upstairs off ice..
An asbestos management report was completed,.
The annual PAT test. lightning conductor test. fire extinguisher test, and quarterly pest
control inspections were carried out as usual.
No work was carried out on St Peter's House.
Grace Broome
Church Coordinator and Health & Safety Off icer
4.5 Safeguarding Report
Even though 2021 did not see any safeguarding incidents, the Minister. trustees and
Safeguarding Officer5 took several step5 lo ensure Ihat Ihe church meets Ihe Diocese of
Southwark's "A Safe Church. guidance. This included several meetings around how to
ensure the church delivers its safe church model. Throughout 2021 we remained in close
contact with Ihe Diocese of Southwark's safeguarding team and sought their guidance
where appropriate.
Signs are now displayed in the church building informing the congregation about how to
access the safeguarding officer and other local services. The church also adopted a new
photography policy which falls in line with the "A Safe Church. guidance.
In February 2022, Rhodo Oblie-Allen from the 4pm service was appointed as the church's
second safeguarding off icer, alongside Luke Taylor.
Luke Taylor & Rhoda Oblie-Allen
Safeguardi ng Officers
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4.6 Report on the Proceedings of North Lambeth Deanery Synod
After Sam Hermes and I were elected as Deanery Synod representatives for St Peter's
Vauxhall in May 2021. we attended two Deanery Synod meetings. one in July and one in
Odober. Injuly. Deanery Synod met to elect members to the Diocesan Synod. We elected
four lay members and five clergy members, including our very own Rev Michaeljohn. who
was appointed to the Diocesan Council of Trustees. We also elected seven lay members
and seven clergy to General Synod. After the elections, we enjoyed a social with the other
Deanery Synod members, sharing dinner and drinks together. In October, we attended a
Zoom meeting which focused on the environment. We discussed how churches in the
Deanery could engage with climate issues in the run-up to the COP26 climate change
conference.
Nadia Burrell
4.7 Church Statistics for 2021
Baptisms
Thanksgivings for the Gift of o Child
Admi55ion of Children to Communion
Confirmations
Marriages
Funerals (with church service)
Funerals (al Crematorium/Cemetery)
Number of adults and children attending worship on Easter Day
Number of odults and children attending worship on Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
Number of communicants on Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
73
42
39
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Financial Review
The church's f inancial position for 2021 is positive. The church has continued to generate a
healthy income stream through congregational giving and church income increased
through the year.
This is particularly encouraging given the continued difficulties the pandemic presented.
Income from church activities was marginally below budget given that the building could
not be rented out for use by external organisations for the first part of the year. By
contrast, giving from the congregation far exceeded our initial expectations, for which we
are very grateful.
Income
The main source of church income is congregational giving (approximately £104,000)-
This is very encouraging and gives us confidence that the church's finances are
sustainable. The trustees want to thank everyone in the congregation who supports the life
of the church in thisway.
Another source of income is renting out the church. In 2021 we received almost £14.000
from hiring out the church to different choirs, orchestras and for one-off events. We hope
to be able to grow the use of the church building by the local community in 2022.
Expenditure
Overall expenditure in 2021 roughly doubled compared to 2020. Two new members of
staff were hired, some minor building projects were completed, and COVI D restrictions
were further relaxed. This meantthat more money was spent on events and, because the
church was open more. our utility bills increased. However. pleasingly this increase in
expenditure was in line with the budget agreed upon at the start of the year.
I n july 2021, the CIO employed Nadia Burrell as Outreach Pastor. following a competitive
recruitmenl process. A5 Nadia 15 married to Andrew Burrell (who 15 a trustee), permission
to employ her was obtained f rom the Charity Commission. Nadia Burrell's gross salary is
£26,000 per year.
The 2022 budget is balanced. We expect expenditure to increase further as we invest in
new outreach projects lo further the ministry of the church. decide how we can belter
support charitable efforts outside St Peter's, and invest in the fabric of the building itself.
The trustees have authorised the use of part of our reserves (which increased in 2021) to
support these projects and are grateful to both our staff and volunteers who have already
secured external f undraising for some of these project5.
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Funds held as Custodian Trustees on behalf of others
There are none.
Plans for Future Periods
jesus, People
Our three services, each with their disti nct worship style - 9.30am family worship, 11am
traditional eucharist and 4pm contemporary worship - will all continue throughout 2022.
The m05t 519nificant change to our services will be the introduction of more choral worship
at our 11am service. We hope to encourage more church members to join our choir which
will lead worship more regularly on Sunday mornings. This. rather than Evensong, will be
Will Fr05er's (our Director of Music) focus moving forward, a551Sted by Tom Cr055.
We are sad to be losing our ordinand, David Hill. at the end of May 2022 as he leaves to
start his curacy at St Saviour's Church, Wendell Park. During his time here, David has
gathered a team of incredible volunteers for our worship band and production team,
which we hope to grow and strengthen.
Our first three home groups launched in January 2022 and we are already adding more
a5 more people join. In Lent 2022. we provided a Bible reading plan lo encourage deeper
devotion to Jesus.
In His Church
We will continue to gather as one church family= already we have had a joint service at
Easter and another is planned for Pentecost.
Between 28 and 31 July, we will be attending Focus - a Christian festival for churches in the
HTB network - as a church family. Following the success of Summer Suppers last year, we
hope to repeat it in 2021.
The kitchen refurbishment is expected to commence overlhe summer. Our Outreach
Pastor, Nadia Burrell, will devote more of her time to fundraising for other improvements
we can make to the church building to make it more welcoming to visitors, more useful to
the local community and a safer space for our staff to work. The trustees will finalise the
scope and scale of this building project in late 2022.
For His Mission
We want St Peter's lo be a church lo which people feel comfortable inviling their friend5
and family. Already in 2022 we have hosted a Burns N ight ceilidh and plan to host a silent
disco injune 2022.
Most of all, however, we want people to come to know Christ. The Alpha course will run
again in September. We continue to minister to students living in Nine Elms. such as by
handing oul goody bag5 lo student5 ahead of their exams in May. In November. our
sermon series will focus on how we as a church family can engage in Christ's mission to
reconcile people to himself.
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In This City
In May 2022, we launched'Breakfast Club,: a drop-in centre on Thursday mornings
providing free toast, tea and coffee to people who might otherwise go hungry or who
simply want some company during the week. We will continue to support Robes in its
homeless outreach over the winter months.
We are currently in talks with Hope Church Vauxhall, London City Mission and the
Metropolitan Police about starting a project to support victims of human trafficking.
Rev. Michaeljohn
Minister-in-charge
Risk Management
St Peter's, trustees and staff seek to identify and mitigate the key risks that they encounter
in all aspecls of the church s activities. These include key risks to the church s spiritual life,
finances, statutory and legal duties, operations and reputation.
Both the nature of St Peter's os a growing church and the coronavirus pandemic mean
that the steps required lo mitigate these risks so that they fall within an acceptable risk
tolerance often need lo be reviewed and changed.
St Peter's has in place a wide range of policies and procedures to ensure that all such risks
are effectively managed. Examples include the safeguarding policies for children and
vulnerable adults; the financial policies and procedures to prevent misappropriation of
funds, effective controls over expenditure and regular reporting,. the data protection policy
ensuring proper use of congregation members, details,. regularly reviewed risk
assessments for events and services, and a programme of rolling repairs to ensure that
the church buildings remain safe and in good repair.
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Structure, Governance and Management
The Saint Peter's Vauxhall Mission Initiative is a foundation Charitable Incorporated
Organisation (ClO)- It5 governing document is ils constitution, which was last amended on
22 March 2022.
The amended constitution provides that trustees are appointed in the following ways:
Ex-officio Trustees
The Clerk in Holy Order5 appoinled as the Leader of the Mission Initiative by the Bishop
of Southwark is ex-officio the chair of trustees of the CIO until they cease to hold that
office.
Any other Clerk in Holy Orders appointed (other than as Leader) to the Mission
I nitiative by the Bishop of Southwark is ex-officio a trustee of the CIO until they cease
lo hold Ihat office.
Persons elected as lay members of the Deanery Synod of North Lambeth by the
members of the Mission Initiative Roll of St Peter's church, Vauxhall, are ex-officio
trustees of the CIO until they cease to hold that office.
Elected Trustees
Trustees are also elected at an annual meeting of congregants who are listed on the
Mission Initiative Roll. The roll is compiled in accordance with rules 27A-27D of the Church
Representation Rules.
Each annual meeting may elect:
Two Community Wardens. one Secretary and one Treasurer, each for o lerm of one
year.
Ordinary trustees, for a term of three years. The number of ordinary trustees to be
elected depends on the size of the Mission Initiative Roll. At the 2022 Annual Meeting,
up to three trustees may be elected.
Further ordinary trustees, for a term of one year, to fill a vacancy created when a
person is elected to the board in two different capacities (e.g. where a person is an
ordinary trustee and is subsequently elected as Community Warden)-
Co-opted Trustees
The board of trustees, by resolution passed at a properly convened meeting, may appoint
o new trustee to fill a casual vacancy created when an elected trustee resigns. If, at the
next annual meeting, the term of the resigning trustee still has more than a year
remainin9. the annual meeting may then elect the co-opled trustee or Some other person
to finish that term.
The 2022 Annual Meeting will elect one person to fill the casual vacancy created by the
resignation of Anna Boon. for a term of two years.
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10. Administrative Information
Registered Name-. The Saint Peter's Vauxhall Mission Initiative
Charity Number.. 1189870 (England & Wales)
Principle Office & Correspondence Address.. St Peter's Vauxhall. 310 Kennington Lane.
Vauxhall, London, SEII SHY.
The Trustee members who have served at any time since l January 2021 and the date
upon which thi5 report was approved are Ihe following=
Ex-officio Members:
Minister-in-charge.. Rev. Michael John
Deanery Synod Representatives.. Samuel Hermes (since 8June 2021)
Elected Members:
Wardens:
Anno Melton (until 31 May 2021)
Peter Goves (until 31 May 2021)
Horriet Compston (since l June 2021)
Charles Wacher (since l June 2021)
Andrew Burrell
Secretary..
Treasurer=
Thomas Cross
Ordinary Trustees..
Anna Boon (l June - 29 September 2021)
Marché Mackey (since l June 2021)
Esther Woo (since l June 2021)
ST PETER'S
VAUXHALL
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## **St Peter's Vauxhall Church Receipts and payments account**
## **January - December 2021**
|Notes
**Income**|**Designated**
**General St**
**Peter's**
**(Unrestricted)**
**Lizzie's**
**Leaving**
**Fund**
**Organ**
**Fund**
**Restricted**
**TOTAL**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**9,000 158,392 55 - 16,800 184,248**
**9,000 158,392 55 - 16,800 184,248**
**- 5,123 - - - 5,123**
**- 2,630 - 46 - 2,677**
**- 1,687 - - - 1,687**
**- 811 - - - 811**
**- 1,226 - - - 1,226**
**- - - - - -**
**8,626 11,527 - - - 20,153**
**- 4,943 200 - - 5,143**
**- 11,500 - - - 11,500**
**- - - - - -**
**- 3,736 - - 1,005 4,741**
**3,785 48,984 - - 3,917 56,686**
**- - - - - -**
**- 17,846 - - - 17,846**
**12,411 110,015 200 46 4,922 127,594**
**- 3,411 48,378 - 145 - 46 11,878 56,654**
**3,600 1,938**
**- - 5,538**
**7,011 - 7,202 145 46 - -**
**- 39,238 - - 11,878 51,116**
-
73,863
-
-
13,888
87,751
**-**
**113,101**
**-**
**-**
**25,766**
**138,867**|**2020**
**TOTAL**|
|---|---|---|
|||**£**|
|**Total Income**
**1**||**155,252**|
|**Total**
**Expenditures**
**2**
**Administration**
**Total Administration**
**a**
**Choral Worship**
**Total Choral Worship**
**b**
**Communications**
**Total Communications**
**c**
**Contemporary Worship**
**Total Contemporary Worship**
**d**
**Hospitality**
**Total Hospitality**
**e**
**Interns**
**Total Interns**
**Maintenance**
**Total Maintenance**
**f**
**Ministry**
**Total Ministry**
**g**
**Mission Giving**
**Total Mission Giving**
**h**
**Ordinand**
**Total Ordinand**
**Outreach/Evangelism**
**Total Outreach/Evangelism**
**i**
**Staff**
**Total Staff**
**j**
**Sunday Services**
**Total Sunday Services**
**Utilities**
**Total Utilities**
**k**||**155,252**|
|||**1,711**|
|||**3,070**|
|||**998**|
|||**1,311**|
|||**1,316**
**4,849**|
|||**6,615**|
|||**1,901**|
|||**4,339**
**557**|
|||**3,069**|
|||**14,123**
**87**|
|||**20,223**|
|**Total Expenditures**||**64,169**|
|**Net Operating Income**||**91,083**|
|**Payments to acquire fixed assets**
**Transfers between funds**||**3,332**
**-**|
|**Net increase in bank and cash for 2021**||**87,751**|
|Bank and cash balance brought forward
**Bank and cash balance carried forward at 31 December 2021**||-|
|||**87,751**|
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## **St Peter's Vauxhall Statement of assets and liabilities As at 31 December 2021**
|**Fixed assets**
acquired 2020
acquired 2021
**Current assets**
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
**Current liabilities**
Owed to North Lambeth Parish
Accruals relating to 2021
Accrual for independent examination
**Net current assets**
**Total net assets**|2021
2021
£
£
3,332
5,538
8,870
-
138,867
138,867
-
(2,191)
(960)
(3,151)
135,716
144,586|2020
2020
£
£
3,332
-
3,332
14,840
87,751
102,591
(1,561)
-
(900)
(2,461)
100,130
103,462|2020
2020
£
£
3,332
-
3,332
14,840
87,751
102,591
(1,561)
-
(900)
(2,461)
100,130
103,462|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
||||100,130|
|||||
||||103,462|
The accounts were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
Revd Michael John Date:23/10/2022
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## **St Peter's Vauxhall Church Financial Activities**
## **January - December 2021**
|Notes
**Income**
**Evensong Collection**
**Fresh Expression Grant - Student Worker**
**Gift Aid**
**Giving Collections**
**Giving Standing Order**
**HTC**
**Love Your Neighbour (Restricted)**
**One-off giving**
**Outreach Project**
**Robes Funding**
**Sales**
**St Peter's Church**
**Unapplied Cash Payment Income**|**Designated**
**General St**
**Peter's**
**(Unrestricted**
**)**
**Lizzie's**
**Leaving**
**Fund**
**Organ Fund**
**Restricted**
**Not**
**Specified**
**TOTAL**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
55
55
13,332
13,332
26,214
26,214
1,399
1,399
104,207 55
104,263
12,224
12,224
510
2,492
3,002
2,000
2,000
7,000
7,000
30
976
1,006
40
40
13,714
13,714
- -
**9,000 158,392 55 - 16,800 - 184,248**
**9,000 158,392 55 - 16,800 - 184,248**
96
96
900
900
1,051
1,051
510
510
145
145
80
80
861
861
687
687
346
346
100
100
347
347
**- 5,123 - - - - 5,123**
775
775
780
780
46
46
1,075
1,075
**- 2,630 - 46 - - 2,677**
451
451
213
213
740
740
283
283
**- 1,687 - - - - 1,687**
- 614
614
15
15
182
182
**- 811 - - - - 811**
579
579
120
120
422
422
106
106
**- 1,226 - - - - 1,226**
**- - - - - - -**
3,224
3,224
455
455
499
499
278
278
169
169
2,796
2,796
4,570
4,570
3,528
3,528
931
931
105
105
57
57
210
210
96
96
974
974
1,002
1,002
1,260
1,260
**8,626 11,527 - - - - 20,153**|**2020 TOTAL**|
|---|---|---|
|||**£**
13,332
12,723
2,800
75,713
44,603
2,181
-
-
108
-
3,792
-|
|**Total Income**
**1**||**155,252**|
|**Total**
**Expenditures**
**2**
**Administration**
**Amazon Prime**
**Independent examination fees**
**Broadband & Phone**
**ChurchSuite**
**Computer Costs**
**DBS**
**Office Services**
**Performance licenses**
**QuickBooks**
**Spotify**
**Supplies**
**Total Administration**
**a**
**Choral Worship**
**Advent & Carol Singers**
**Evensong Singers**
**Music Purchase**
**Organ Maintenance**
**Organist Fees**
**Total Choral Worship**
**b**
**Communications**
**Digital Publicity**
**Physical external publicity**
**Physical Internal Publicity**
**Website**
**Total Communications**
**c**
**Contemporary Worship**
**Equipment**
**Instruments**
**Piano Tuning**
**Total Contemporary Worship**
**d**
**Hospitality**
**General (hospitality)**
**Prayer Meeting**
**St Peter's House Lunches**
**Sundays**
**Total Hospitality**
**e**
**Interns**
**Intern Accomodation**
**Intern allowance**
**Intern training**
**Total Interns**
**Maintenance**
**Boiler**
**Church Supplies**
**Cleaning Contractors**
**Cleaning supplies**
**Fire Extinguishers**
**Fixing Electrics**
**Front of Church Building Work**
**General Buildings Projects**
**Health & Safety**
**Keys & Security Items**
**Lightbulbs**
**Lightening Conductor**
**PAT Testing**
**Pest Control**
**Roof & Gutter Maintenance**
**St Peter's House Trees**
**Total Maintenance**
**f**||**155,252**
8
-
275
31
381
-
370
362
29
111
144|
|||**1,711**
625
850
55
373
1,167|
|||**3,070**
29
523
273
173|
|||**998**
188
423
700|
|||**1,311**
1,215
101
-
-|
|||**1,316**
449
3,500
900|
|||**4,849**
2,065
613
835
320
164
-
-
1,408
140
6
-
210
96
758
-
-|
|||**6,615**|
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|**Ministry**
**11am**
**4pm**
**APCM Vision Evening**
**General Sundays**
**Gifts**
**Hospitality honorarium**
**Online Services**
**Sound A/V**
**Vicar's Discretionary Fund**
**Vicars Expenses**
**Total Ministry**
**g**
**Mission Giving**
**Parish Support Fund**
**Total Mission Giving**
**h**
**Ordinand**
**Ordinand rent/cost**
**Ordinand training**
**Total Ordinand**
**Outreach/Evangelism**
**Alpha**
**Ceilidh**
**Christmas**
**Community Events (Seasonal)**
**Family Focused Ministry**
**Love Your Neighbour**
**Occasional Offices (Baptisms, Weddings,**
**Funerals)**
**Robes**
**Social Outreach**
**Student Outreach**
**Total Outreach/Evangelism**
**i**
**Staff**
**Families Pastor**
**Fresh Expression Expenditure**
**Intern Accomodation**
**Intern allowance**
**Intern training**
**Ordinand training**
**Payroll Costs**
**Salary**
**Staff pension**
**Staff tax**
**Staff training**
**Total Staff**
**j**
**Sunday Services**
**Online Services**|544
544
535
535
408
408
171
171
580 200
780
885
885
302
302
957
957
100
100
462
462
**- 4,943 200 - - - 5,143**
11,500
11,500
**- 11,500 - - - - 11,500**
-
-
**- - - - - - -**
308
308
270
270
1,076
1,076
767
767
1,073
1,073
583
583
5
5
422
422
7
7
231
231
**- 3,736 - - 1,005 - 4,741**
3,785
864
4,649
3,053
3,053
1,400
1,400
2,450
2,450
10
10
71
71
1,350
1,350
32,733
32,733
2,722
2,722
7,205
7,205
1,045
1,045
**3,785 48,984 - - 3,917 - 56,686**|-
-
265
-
401
339
-
-
150
746|
|---|---|---|
|||**1,901**
4,339|
|||**4,339**
82
475|
|||**557**
-
-
667
490
-
1,624
-
288
-
-|
|||**3,069**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12,622
599
613
289|
|||**14,123**
**87**|
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## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of St Peter’s Vauxhall Mission Initiative**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2021.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 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 Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
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
3. 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.
Signed:
Richard Hill FCA
Griffin Stone Moscrop & Co Chartered Accountants 21-27 Lamb’s Conduit Street London WC1N 3GS
Date: 25 October 2022