The Saint Peter’s Vauxhall Mission Initiative 2022 Annual Report
Registered Charity Number 1189870 For the year ending 31 December 2022
310 Kennington Lane, London, SE11 5HY
www.stpetersvauxhall.org hello@stpetersvauxhall.org
Contents
| 1. | Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 3 |
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| 2. | Aims and Purposes .......................................................................................................................... 4 |
| 3. | Objectives and Activities ................................................................................................................. 5 |
| 4. | Achievements and Performance ..................................................................................................... 6 |
| 5. | Financial Review ............................................................................................................................ 12 |
| 6. | Funds held as Custodian Trustees on behalf of others ................................................................. 14 |
| 7. | Plans for Future Periods ................................................................................................................ 14 |
| 8. | Risk Management ......................................................................................................................... 15 |
| 9. | Structure, Governance and Management .................................................................................... 16 |
| 10. | Administrative Information .......................................................................................................... 17 |
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1. Introduction
St Peter’s Church in Vauxhall is a mission initiative established by the Bishop of Southwark under a Bishop’s Mission Order (BMO) on 18 March 2020. On 10 June 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 the reporting period from 1 January 2022 until 31 December 2022.
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 that the CIO performs many of the 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 the past year and link the financial plans of the church to its vision for the 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 Statements of Recommended Practice when drafting this document.
This annual report has been prepared by several authors and was reviewed and adopted by the Board of Trustees by resolution passed on Friday 12[th] May 2023.
This report is signed below by Rev Michael John, Minister-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 12[th] May 2023
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2. 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):
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promoting the Gospel through the growth and development of Saint Peter’s Church, Vauxhall
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ancillary or incidental educational activities; and
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other associated activities for the benefit of the community.”
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:
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(i) the establishment of thriving worshipping communities, to include two congregations worshipping at Saint Peter’s Church, Vauxhall;
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a. a congregation using forms of worship with traditional catholic aspects of the Church of England (“the traditional congregation”); and
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b. a congregation using forms of worship from the contemporary evangelical tradition of the Church of England (“the contemporary congregation”)
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(ii) sharing in the reconciling mission of God in Christ through evangelistic outreach; and
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(iii) 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:
“Jesus’ People, in His Church, for His Mission, in this city.”
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3. Objectives and Activities
The trustees are committed to supporting St Peter’s Vauxhall in being “Jesus’ People, in His Church, for His Mission, in this city”. Over the last three years we have distilled this vision into a more accessible vision statement, “To Carry the love of Jesus to the heart of London” The Mission and desire remains the same: that each person may know the gospel of Christ personally through God’s Word, prayer, and renewal of the Holy 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 while 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 through Relational Justice and Radical Hospitality.
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.
2022 had both great joys and great sadness.
Through the great work of our ministry staff Julia Briggs & Nadia Burrell we saw growth at our services and midweek activities. We made the difficult decision over the summer to end our 9:30am family service which was birthed as a response to COVID restrictions. Many, though not all, of our families have joined the 4 and the 11 which has helped make these services more intergenerational and representative of Christ’ whole body. We have been hugely encouraged as the year ended with the services continuing to grow and new people coming at both the 11 & the 4. The children’s work flourished under Julia’s leadership and many families are particularly thankful for her hard work and care.
A huge encouragement for us was ‘St Peter’s House Lunches’ as we have welcomed people from all our services as well as newcomers into the vicarage 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 Jenny Wilson for cooking over the year.
Our student ministry continued under Nadia Burrell’s tireless work and in particular overseas students have found this group to be a great support. A wonderful encouragement was the baptism of two new students on 26[th] June. Our first baptism service was a huge highlight, baptising four people.
One aspect of church life we focused on was relational justice, seeking to build relationships with those in our community. This was seen most clearly at our Breakfast Club, in part a response to the cost-of-living crisis but also to simply offer our community a hot meal and a place to feel welcome. This has been made possible by the commitment of our volunteers, especially Jenny Wilson who cooked the hot food each week.
2022 saw the huge milestone of the completion of the refurbishment of the kitchen. Enormous thanks to Nadia Burrell who oversaw the fundraising and worked with the buildings committee (James Furlong, Peregrine Bryant & Jon Didsbury) to complete the project. The kitchen has led to the increase of church capacities including opportunities for food as a church family and providing more food at Breakfast Club which has been welcomed by our guests.
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During the completion of the kitchen, we were able to make the upstairs room useable as a church office. Moving the office out of St Peter’s House was a significant moment and has allowed additional meetings and gatherings to happen at the House which has benefited the life of the church.
David Hill ran Alpha in the early part of the year as our Ordinand before leaving to become curate at St Saviours Wendall Park. Alpha continued in the autumn term and was a great success, welcoming several of our guests from Breakfast Club.
Our own worship on a Sunday moved away from paid performance services to starting our own choir which has continued monthly and has gone from strength to strength.
As in 2021, we took part in the Church Revitalisation Trust’s “Love Your Neighbour” initiative. Under Nadia Burrell’s leadership we bought, wrapped and delivered 250 Christmas presents to refugees living in hotels in Vauxhall. We continue to partner with Vauxhall Foodbank and have set up a donation point in the church for food and essential items.
Nadia Burrell & Julia Briggs will be hugely missed having left the staff in December and our hope and prayer is that the foundations they have laid will be built upon over the coming year. We are incredibly grateful for all they have done for St Peter’s and particularly thankful to Julia for the legacy of the families work she began and Nadia for her inspiration and energy to start Breakfast Club and make our Love Christmas initiative such a success.
Grace Broome also moved on in the summer and she has been instrumental in getting St Peter’s set up in nearly every area behind the scenes. We as a church will be hugely grateful for her work and energy throughout COVID and beyond.
There continue to be ups and downs, joys and trials but it is wonderful to see God working in us as a church family to grow in love and understanding of the Gospel. To be a church with deep generosity, seeking relational justice & radical hospitality and be part of the Mission of God.
Our biggest take-away this the year is the ease with we can forget our first love, which is Jesus. To remember that love and be inspired by it has continued to happen in so many ways and we earnestly seek more of that love so as to ‘carry the love of Jesus to the heart of London’.
Rev. Michael John Minister-in-Charge
4. Achievements and Performance
4.1 Wardens’ Report
Like many churches, St Peter’s Vauxhall has had its challenges this year yet there is much to celebrate. The long-awaited kitchen refurbishment has been completed which allows for even further outreach and improves facilities for church users. Outreach, such as Breakfast Club, goes from strength to strength. This is all thanks to the tireless efforts of the many volunteers without whom this would not be so successful.
Church administration has had its ups and downs. On the one hand, the church office has successfully now moved to the former heritage centre. However, this was accompanied by a number of staff leaving us. We thank them for everything they have achieved and wish them all well in their future endeavours.
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St Peter’s joined with our HTB family for its first attendance at Focus this summer. It was a great success and enjoyed by all who attended.
Home Groups continue to flourish, with new people and new groups being formed. We are also grateful for the chance for the whole church family to come together at joint services throughout the year. These give us the opportunity to gather together over a meal, allowing community to deepen and for us to live out the gospel mission being “Jesus’ people, in His church, for His mission, in this city”.
The year of 2023 brings with it the opportunity to take forward some essential building works and our exciting redevelopment plans move forward apace.
Hattie Compston & Charlie Wacher Community Wardens
4.2 Report on the Proceedings of the Board of Trustees
(a) Composition and Meetings
Following the elections at the 2022 Annual Meeting, Charlie Wacher, Hattie Compston, Tom Cross, Marché Mackey, Esther Woo and Sam Hermes continued as trustees with Andrew Burrell stepping down. James Furlong, David Hutchinson, Felix Fong, Emma Harvey and Emily Leigh-Pemberton were newly elected and took up office in June.
The trustees met four times in 2022 and the Standing Committee met three additional times.
(b) Structure and Policies
The Standing Committee, comprising the Minister-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 agreed to a constitutional amendment to limit the number of trustees. Under the old constitution it was possible and quite likely for the number of trustees at one time to exceed twenty. As it was generally considered that this would make meetings impractical, the amendment was passed and the number of trustees should not now exceed thirteen.
(c) Services
The 9.30
As COVID restrictions eased, numbers at the 9:30am service declined. It was with great sadness that the service stopped running over summer 2022 and the families were invited to join the congregation at one of the other two services.
The trustees are grateful to the Families Pastor, Julia Briggs, for all her hard work running the service and pastoring its members.
The 11 and Evensong
The 11am service has continued to grow steadily over the last year and has a committed congregation.
The choral worship at the 11am service has begun well. We remain grateful to our Director of Music, Will Fraser, as he takes this work forwards.
The 4
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Attendance at the 4pm service has remained strong throughout 2022.
(d) Relationship with North Lambeth Parish
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.
The prospective sale of St Peter’s House to the diocese by NLP stalled during 2022 and is not currently going forward.
(e) Staff & Volunteers
In 2022, the CIO made two staff appointments:
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Stan Irondi was taken on as the parish administrator.
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Julia Briggs finished her role as Families Pastor and became the full time Sundays Coordinator.
Five members of staff left the team in 2022:
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Grace Broome moved on in the summer, having spent the last two years putting the church on an excellent administrative footing, the trustees are very grateful to her for her hard work.
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Stan Irondi did not pass his probation and moved on in November.
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Julia Briggs moved on in December. The trustees would like to thank her for all of her hard work for the church over the last two years.
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Nadia Burrell also moved on in December. In the year that she worked for the church she began several fruitful initiatives which the trustees are very grateful for and hope to see continue.
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David Hill left St Peter’s to begin his curacy in the summer of 2022. The trustees wish to thank him for all his hard work and for leading the worship, sound and production at the 4pm service.
(f) Finance
The trustees scrutinised and approved the accounts for 2021.
The trustees adopted budgets for 2022 and 2023. The 2022 budget was based on a modest increase in expenditure.
The CIO continues to increase its contribution to the Diocese of Southwark’s Parish Support Fund. Our contribution in 2022 was £16,000, compared to £11,500 the previous year.
(g) Buildings
The CIO ordered an engineers’ report on the cracks in the brickwork on the inside of the building. In response to the report quotations were taken and arrangements were made to have the cracks repaired in early 2023.
Thanks to a grant from Viridor Credits and substantial donations from the congregation the renovation of the church kitchen was completed in October 2022. The trustees are grateful for the building committee’s and the staff’s hard work in pushing the project forward.
Following the work in the kitchen, the space above was also renovated and the staff offices moved into that space In the Autumn.
The trustees are continuing to consider how other building projects might make the church space more welcoming and conducive to the activities of the two services.
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(h) Prayer
The trustees continued to pray throughout the year for God’s will to be done at St Peter’s and among its congregation. We also joined the wider church leadership in regularly praying for individual members of the congregation. As we prepare for the board of trustees to grow following elections at the Annual Meeting in May, we are excited for God’s plans for St Peter’s in the year ahead.
James Furlong 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 years a new Roll must be produced.
This is the third year of the current Mission Initiative Roll. The deadline for revisions to the roll was 1 May 2023. The number of people on the Roll is now 61.
The number of people on the roll determines:
- The number of representatives that the mission initiative has on North Lambeth Deanery Synod (currently two);
Members of the congregation who are enrolled are eligible to vote in elections to Deanery Synod and the board of trustees.
James Furlong Secretary
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4.4 Report on Fabric, Goods and Ornaments
The Church building remained safe and secure throughout 2022. The year was dominated by the work on the kitchen. Other work included:
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The church boilers had failed and were replaced;
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The substantial cracks in the structure of the brickwork were cleaned and filled;
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The kitchen was fully renovated;
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The area above the kitchen was renovated and adapted to make room for the church offices;
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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.
James Furlong Secretary
4.5 Safeguarding Report
In the year of 2022 we had a few safeguarding matters that had to be attended to. These safeguarding incidents were handled following the safe church guidance and regular advice and updates with the Diocese of Southwark's safeguarding team. Sadly Rhoda Oblie-Allen had to step down as one of the safeguarding officers at the end of the year, her support and input will be sorely missed. Throughout the year we have continued to pursue safeguarding and ensuring that this is a priority in the church.
Luke Taylor Safeguarding Officer
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4.6 Report on the Proceedings of North Lambeth Deanery Synod
I attended North Lambeth Deanery synod meetings in March, July and October 2022 on behalf of St Peter’s Vauxhall.
In March we heard about the work of St Mary's Eco Church, and held a discussion of Covid 19's impact on churches in the Deanery focusing on the challenges and changes that have come about as a result of the pandemic as well as the green shoots that have emerged.
In July a proposal for the Deanery Leadership Team structure was discussed with the aim of increasing the efficacy of the Deanery Leadership and helping churches to co-operate better.
Finally in October we held a discussion about how churches within the Deanery should respond to the cost-of-living crisis which centred around the practicalities of using church buildings as warm banks in the winter.
As of the end of 2022 we have had a change in Leadership of North Lambeth Deanery with Caroline Clark stepping down as Area Dean and being succeeded by Jamie Mulvaney of Holy Trinity Clapham.
Sam Hermes Deanery Synod Representative
4.7 Church Statistics for 2022
| 4.7 Church Statistics for 2022 |
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| Baptisms | 5 |
| Thanksgivings for the Gift of a Child | 1 |
| Admission of Children to Communion | 0 |
| Confirmations | 1 |
| Marriages | 1 |
| Funerals (with church service) | 2 |
| Funerals (at Crematorium/Cemetery) | 0 |
| Number of adults and children attending worship on Easter Day | 63 |
| Number of adults and children attending worship on Christmas Eve & Christmas Day | 78 |
| Number of communicants on Christmas Eve & Christmas Day | 63 |
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5. Financial Review
The church's financial position for 2022 is positive. The church has continued to generate a healthy income stream through congregational giving and church income increased slightly year-on-year.
Both standing order giving and income from rent of the church building increased compared to 2021 which is encouraging given the ongoing cost-of-living difficulties.
Income
The main source of church income is congregational giving (approximately £135,000). 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 this way.
Another source of income is renting out the church. In 2022 we received almost £17,000 from hiring out the building to different choirs, orchestras and for one-off events. This is slightly higher than in 2021 and we hope to be able to continue to grow the use of the church building by the local community in 2023, particularly given the investment we have made to upgrade and improve the kitchen space.
Expenditure
Overall expenditure in 2022 was higher than in 2021. We increased the size of the staff team through the year which enabled us to advance a number of ministries. We were also able to increase our giving to the diocese as part of our mission outreach.
In prior years we have accrued a healthy reserve fund and the trustees made the decision to start putting some of these funds to good use in 2022, completing a number of small building projects as well as the kitchen refurbishment. We also installed a new boiler which will improve the ongoing efficiency of the building and is a significant improvement in the environmental standard compared to the old system. The trustees are considering further work on the building which is planned for 2023, also be funded from our reserves.
The 2023 budget is balanced. We expect expenditure to increase further as we invest in new outreach projects to further the ministry of the church, decide how we can better support charitable efforts outside St Peter's, and invest in the fabric of the building itself.
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St Peter's Vauxhall Church Receipts and payments account
January - December 2022
| General St Peters(Unrestriced) | Restricted | 2022 Total | 2021 Total | ||
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| Income | |||||
| Total Income | 169,781 | 19,184 | 188,966 | 184,248 | |
| Expenditures | |||||
| Total Administration | 7,498 | 0 | 7,498 | 5,123 | |
| Choral Worship | 1,665 | 0 | 1,665 | 2,677 | |
| Communications | 1,769 | 0 | 1,769 | 1,687 | |
| Contemporary Worship | 875 | 0 | 875 | 811 | |
| Hospitality | 1,224 | 0 | 1,224 | 1,226 | |
| Maintenance | 10,984 | 0 | 10,984 | 20,153 | |
| Ministry | 6,511 | 0 | 6,511 | 5,143 | |
| Mission Giving | 16,000 | 0 | 16,000 | 11,500 | |
| Outreach/Evangelism | 7,188 | 5,575 | 12,763 | 4,741 | |
| Major Building Works | 9,500 | ||||
| Total Staff | 68,425 | 11,152 | 79,577 | 56,686 | |
| Utilities | 17,468 | 0 | 17,468 | 17,846 | |
| Total Expenditure 149,107 16,728 156,334 |
127,594 | ||||
| Net Operating Income 20,675 2,457 32,631 |
56,654 | ||||
| Net Income (Expenditure) 20,675 2,457 32,631 |
56,654 | ||||
| Reserves | |||||
| Reserve at beginning of period | 138,867 | ||||
| Expenditures | |||||
| Maintenance | 37,526 | ||||
| Outreach/Evangelism | 2,102 | ||||
| Staff | 9,702 | ||||
| Communications | 4,000 | ||||
| Total 53,330 |
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| Total at close 85,537 |
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Please refer to the annual accounts at the end of this report for full details on items summarised above and for St Peter’s’ balance sheet.
Sam King Treasurer
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6. Funds held as Custodian Trustees on behalf of others
There are none.
7. Plans for Future Periods
We want to carry the love of Jesus to the heart of London. That starts with us as a church, mainly through our Sunday services.
The 11 will continue to build the choir to support the worship of the service. We’d love to thank all those from both services who have been willing and committed in the earliest stages of forming this choir. We have seen a welcome increase in volunteering and serving, especially in setting up the tea & coffee and being willing to be involved in the service.
At the 4 we are particularly excited by the growth in children’s work under David Hutchinson who has worked tirelessly, along with Emma Harvey, in getting the children’s work to flourish. Our hope and prayer is to see many more families feel welcomed. We want to see Deep Generosity across the whole service especially in our time and to see everyone able to serve and play their part where they can. There has been a huge increase in people volunteering and we want to grow that in our sung worship, A/V, welcome and children’s ministry volunteers.
We started lent with 24 hours of prayer as a church family and we were so encouraged that 45 people signed up to be involved.
We now have four home groups and we hope to see a continued desire to commit to gathering midweek.
We will join as one church throughout the year, notably on Easter Sunday and St Peter’s Day.
Between 27[th] and 30[th] July we will be attending Focus, a Christian festival for churches in the HTB network, as a church family.
The buildings committee has not had the easiest of formations but we are excited for this to continue and grow. We have a new Inspecting architect, Suzy Pendlebury, who will help with further plans including putting in glass doors and possibly glassing off the Lady Chapel. Work has begun on the cracks inside and outside along with removing the outside vegetation which was growing at the side of the church.
A big role to be filled is Head of Operations to oversee the building work, support the trustees in the oversight of the church and work with me in the general running of the church.
We will continue to build on the foundations laid at Breakfast Club by offering food and company but more importantly building friendships with those in our local community. We hope to run Alpha in the second half of the year.
While conversations are on hold for the time being we hope to continue our relationship with Hope Church Vauxhall, London City Mission and the Metropolitan Police about starting a project to support victims of human trafficking.
Rev. Michael John Minister-in-Charge
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8. Risk Management
St Peter’s’ trustees and staff seek to identify and mitigate the key risks that they encounter in all aspects 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 as a growing church and the coronavirus pandemic mean that the steps required to mitigate these risks so that they fall within an acceptable risk tolerance often need to 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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9. Structure, Governance and Management
The Saint Peter’s Vauxhall Mission Initiative is a foundation Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). Its governing document is its constitution, which was last amended on 13[th] March 2023.
The amended constitution provides that trustees are appointed in the following ways:
Ex-Officio Trustees
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The Clerk in Holy Orders appointed 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.
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Any other Clerk in Holy Orders appointed (other than as Leader) to the Mission Initiative by the Bishop of Southwark is ex-officio a trustee of the CIO until they cease to hold that office.
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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:
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Two Community Wardens, one Secretary and one Treasurer, each for a term of one year,
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Ordinary trustees, for a term of three years. There shall be six ordinary trustees at any one time with two being up for election each year.
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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 a 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 remaining, the annual meeting may then elect the co-opted trustee or some other person to finish that term.
The 2023 Annual Meeting will elect one person to fill the casual vacancy created by the resignation of Felix Fong 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)
Principal Office & Correspondence Address: St Peter’s Vauxhall, 310 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, London, SE11 5HY.
The Trustee members who have served at any time since 1 January 2023 and the date upon which this report was approved are the following:
Ex-Officio Members:
Minister-in-Charge: Rev. Michael John
Deanery Synod Representatives: Samuel Hermes, Sarah-Jane Elvin (since 1[st] June 2023)
Elected Members:
Wardens: Harriet Compston Charles Wacher Secretary: Andrew Burrell (until 1[st] June 2022) James Furlong (from 1[st] June 2022 – 1[st] June 2023) Florence Howell (from 1[st] June 2023) Treasurer: Thomas Cross (until 1[st] June 2023) Samuel King (from 1[st] June 2023) Ordinary Trustees: Marché Mackey Esther Woo Emma Harvey (from 1[st] June 2022) Emily Leigh-Pemberton (from 1[st] June 2022) Felix Fong (from 1[st] June 2022 – 1[st] June 2023) David Hutchinson (from 1[st] June 2022) Aderonke Tomori (from 1[st] June 2023)
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St Peter's Vauxhall Church Receipts and payments account
January - December 2022
| Income | Designated General St Peter's (Unrestricted) |
Lizzie's Leaving Fund Restricted TOTAL - 55 7,824 177,760 - 55 7,824 177,760 - - 7,498 - - 1,665 - - 5,769 - - 875 - - 1,224 - - 23,510 - - 1,150 5,361 - - 16,000 - 3,474 12,763 - - 34,500 - 11,152 89,279 - - 17,468 - 13,476 215,912 - 55 - 5,652 - 38,152 - - - 1,053 55 - - - - 5,652 - 39,205 |
2021 TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Income | 1 169,991 |
184,248 | |
| Total Expenditures Total Administration Total Choral Worship Total Communications Total Contemporary Worship Total Hospitality Total Maintenance Total Ministry Total Mission Giving Total Outreach/Evangelism Major Building Works Total Staff Total Utilities |
1 169,991 |
184,248 | |
| - 7,498 |
5,123 | ||
| - 1,665 |
2,677 | ||
| 4,000 1,769 |
1,687 | ||
| - 875 |
811 | ||
| - 1,224 |
1,227 | ||
| 12,526 10,984 |
20,153 | ||
| - 6,511 |
5,143 | ||
| - 16,000 |
11,500 | ||
| 2,102 7,188 25,000 9,500 |
4,741 - |
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| 9,702 68,425 |
56,686 | ||
| - 17,468 |
17,846 | ||
| Total Expenditures | 53,329 149,107 |
127,594 | |
| Net Operating Income | - 53,329 20,885 |
56,654 | |
| Payments to acquire fixed assets Transfers between funds |
- - 1,053 53,329 - 53,384 |
- 5,538 - |
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| Net (decrease)/increase in bank and cash for the year |
- - 33,552 |
51,116 | |
| Bank and cash balance brought forward Bank and cash balance carried forward at 31 December 2022 |
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| - 113,101 |
- 25,766 138,867 - 20,114 99,662 |
87,751 |
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| - 79,549 |
138,867 |
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St Peter's Vauxhall Statement of assets and liabilities As at 31 December 2022
| Fixed assets acquired 2020 acquired 2021 acquired 2022 Current assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand Current liabilities Accruals relating to 2021 Accrual for independent examination Net current assets Total net assets |
2022 £ 3,332 5,538 1,053 - 99,662 |
2022 £ 9,923 99,662 (1,200) 98,462 108,385 |
2021 2021 £ £ 3,332 5,538 8,870 - 138,867 138,867 (2,191) (960) (3,151) 135,716 144,586 |
2021 2021 £ £ 3,332 5,538 8,870 - 138,867 138,867 (2,191) (960) (3,151) 135,716 144,586 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - 138,867 |
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| - (1,200) |
(2,191) (960) |
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| 135,716 | |||||
| 144,586 |
The accounts were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
Rev. Michael John
Date: 29 October 2023
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St Peter's Vauxhall Church Financial Activities
January - December 2022
| Income 1 Building Projects Income a Fresh Expression Grant - Student Worker b Gift Aid c Giving Collections d Giving Standing Order e Love Your Neighbour (Restricted) f St Peter's Church g Ukraine Fund h |
Designated General St Peter's (Unrestricted) Lizzie's Leaving Fund Restricted TOTAL |
|---|---|
| 1 1 6,666 6,666 27,048 27,048 4,540 4,540 121,214 - 55 - 121,158 1,138 1,138 17,189 17,189 20 20 |
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| Total Income | 1 169,991 - 55 7,824 177,760 |
| Total Expenditures 2 Administration i Adobe ii Amazon Prime iii Audit Fees iv Broadband & Phone v ChurchSuite vi Computer Costs vii Office Services viii Office Supplies ix Performance licenses x QuickBooks xi Spotify xii Zoom xiii Total Administration a Choral Worship i Advent & Carol Singers ii Evensong Singers iii Organist Fees iv Total Choral Worship b |
1 169,991 - 55 7,824 177,760 - 779 779 68 68 1,170 1,170 370 370 534 534 1,622 1,622 1,145 1,145 657 657 442 442 458 458 110 110 144 144 |
| - 7,498 - - 7,498 - 420 420 360 360 885 885 |
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| - 1,665 - - 1,665 |
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| Communications i Branding ii Digital Publicity iii Physical external publicity iv Physical Internal Publicity v Website vi Total Communications c Contemporary Worship i Equipment ii Instruments iii Piano Tuning iv Total Contemporary Worship d Hospitality i General (hospitality) ii Prayer Meeting iii St Peter's House Lunches iv Sundays v Total Hospitality e Maintenance i Boiler ii Church Supplies iii Cleaning Contractors iv Cleaning supplies v Fire Inspection vi Fixing Electrics vii General Buildings Projects viii Health & Safety ix Keys & Security Items x Kitchen Building Work xi Lightbulbs xii Lightening Conductor xiii LOLER Testing xiv Pest Control xv St Peter's House Trees xvi Total Maintenance f Ministry i 11am ii |
- 4,000 4,000 762 762 635 635 137 137 235 235 |
|---|---|
| 4,000 1,769 - - 5,769 - 534 534 26 26 315 315 |
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| - 875 - - 875 - 212 212 247 247 749 749 17 17 |
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| - 1,224 - - 1,224 - 2,000 2,000 886 886 1,285 1,285 742 742 168 168 500 500 4,000 4,000 43 43 65 65 5,000 38 5,038 344 344 210 210 6,382 6,382 1,203 1,203 644 644 |
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| 12,526 10,984 - - 23,510 - 1,247 1,247 |
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| 4pm iii 9.30am iv APCM Vision Evening v Church Weekend Away vi General Sundays vii Gifts viii Hospitality honorarium ix Mid-week groups x Sound A/V xi Vicar's Discretionary Fund xii Vicars Expenses xiii Total Ministry g Mission Giving i Parish Support Fund ii Total Mission Giving h Outreach/Evangelism i Alpha ii Ceilidh iii Christmas iv Community Events (Seasonal) v Evangelism Training vi Family Focused Ministry vii Love Your Neighbour viii Men's Ministry ix Occasional Offices (Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals) x Robes xi Silent Disco xii Social Outreach xiii Student Outreach xiv Women's Ministry xv Total Outreach/Evangelism i Major Building Works j Staff i Families Pastor ii Fresh Expression Expenditure iii Intern Accomodation iv Intern allowance v |
581 581 334 334 122 122 1,152 1,152 971 971 387 387 1,013 1,013 63 63 20 20 35 - 1,150 - 1,115 586 586 |
|---|---|
| - 6,511 - - 1,150 5,361 - 16,000 16,000 |
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| - 16,000 - - 16,000 - 377 377 - 392 - 392 2,026 2,026 1,584 1,584 500 500 469 469 2,305 2,305 74 74 214 214 1,169 1,169 436 436 2,102 959 3,061 879 879 63 63 |
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| 2,102 7,188 - 3,474 12,763 25,000 9,500 34,500 - 9,702 9,702 11,152 11,152 1,702 1,702 1,200 1,200 |
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| Intern training vi Ordinand support vii Ordinand training viii Payroll Costs ix Salary x Staff Expenses xi Staff pension xii Staff tax xiii Staff training xiv Verger xv Total Staff k Utilities ii Electricity iii Gas iv Insurances v Water vi Total Utilities h |
87 87 497 497 500 500 738 738 44,088 44,088 567 567 4,879 4,879 12,896 12,896 1,020 1,020 250 250 |
|---|---|
| 9,702 68,425 - 11,152 89,279 - 2,664 2,664 4,060 4,060 10,592 10,592 152 152 |
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| - 17,468 - - 17,468 |
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| Total Expenditures | 53,329 149,107 - 13,476 215,912 |
| Net Operating Income | - 53,329 20,885 - 55 - 5,652 - 38,152 |
| Net Income/(Expenditure) | - 53,329 20,885 - 55 - 5,652 - 38,152 |
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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 2022.
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:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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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.
Richard Hill FCA
Griffin Stone Moscrop & Co Chartered Accountants 21-27 Lamb’s Conduit Street London WC1N 3GS
Date: 30 October 2023
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