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2023-12-31-accounts

2023 Annual Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of St. Dunstan’s Church, Feltham Registered Charity 1193012

Aim and Purposes

Feltham Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of co-operating with the Vicar and Churchwardens in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church: pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for St. Dunstan’s church and its surrounding churchyard (closed to burials), and St. Dunstan’s Church Centre with its gardens.

Objectives and Activities

In our current Mission Action Plan, we are seeking to share our experience of God’s loving presence in a welcoming and inclusive environment. Our objectives are to do this through the worshipping life and occasional offices; through our contacts with local schools and other parts of the community; and through our service to the community and our individual lives through the week. Our activities listed below are all seeking to encompass these objectives in different ways.

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and become part of our parish community at St. Dunstan; to enriching the faith of participants; and to living out the demands of the Gospel in the wider community. One objective is to offer a range of opportunities to worship, as well as varying activities incorporating worship, prayer or Christian teaching. Another objective is to offer parishioners a time and place to meet and socialise, often at no cost to themselves. Some of our activities are designed to contribute to both these objectives. The objectives are held in common with our ecumenical partner church, Southville Methodist; some activities are jointly provided and there is a fruitful interchange of energy and skills between the two churches. A third objective is to maintain and offer the Church Centre as a resource to meet some of the social needs in the parish, as well as a base for church activities.

The PCC has been in the process of revising its Vison and Objectives as part of its new Mission Action Plan. The following were agreed for consultation with the congregation by the end of 2023:

Draft Vision:

To be a thriving, diverse, multi-generational, compassionate congregation bearing witness to the good news of the Gospel of Christ, based in buildings fit for purpose, serving the wider community.

Draft Objectives

Discipleship: for the church to grow younger, to grow numerically and have more families.

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To improve physical access to the church building and provide a toilet in the church.

For more of the congregation to be involved in helping and leading in all aspects of the life of St. Dunstan’s and the wider church.

For spiritual growth and the nurture of disciples.

Activities in 2023

We thank all who have led and assisted with our activities during the year and the contribution they have made to serving the community and bearing witness to the good news, thereby promoting the kingdom of God.

Achievements and Performance

Worship and Prayer

We celebrated the Eucharist each Sunday and Wednesday morning. Additionally, we held all-age services for Mothering Sunday, Christian Aid, Harvest and Christingle. We also held Carol and Crib services and services of Holy Communion for Ash Wednesday (with Ashing), Maundy Thursday, Ascension Day and All Souls Day. Our vicar arranged the Feltham Churches Good Friday Walk of Witness. Members of our congregation chose the hymns for our summer “Songs of Praise” service. In 2023 we baptised three people aged under-16 and two adults and prepared two adults and four teenagers from our congregation for confirmation in October 2023. In October we also welcomed Leslie Anne Lewis and her family as she joined our Sunday services as a first-year ordinand in training. Our Vicar conducted seven funerals in church and 11 funerals at the local crematorium and led the open-air Feltham Service of Remembrance in November, assisted by other local clergy.

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In December 2023 we hosted a local funeral director’s Christmas remembrance service, which was led by our vicar.

We thank all who have worked and served our church to enable us to worship during 2023: our organist David Gamble; Nick Lane and Rachel Stuchbury who have helped with our music; our Churchwarden Duncan Forsyth who stood down after our APCM at the end of May 2023; Duncan, Ian Stuchbury, Marilyn Wade and Ruth Stevens who have been our vergers on Sundays and at festival services; and our roster of welcomers, readers, intercessors, chalice assistants, refreshment makers, those who play CDs for the services, do the count and flower arrangers.

Online we have continued to hold services of Sunday Morning Prayer on Zoom™ and we send out a monthly order of service. We thank Ian Stuchbury and Catherine Day for all their work hosting the online services.

We pray at all our services for those in need. As well as online requests for prayer, we have a book in church for prayer requests and a prayer corner which is now curated by Sue Dickens. We restarted a time of open prayer for the parish on one Sunday a month after the service. We distribute a weekly prayer sheet, both online and by hand/post. We thank Rachel Stuchbury who drafted our News and Prayer sheets until end of January 2024; Shelagh Lagden who has taken on this task, and Gary Welland for the online distribution.

Rev’d. Anne Dollery (Vicar)

Electoral Roll

At the closing date for forms to be received, the Electoral Roll for 2023 stood at 98 of whom 29 are non-resident in the parish. In the course of the year, two names were removed from the roll and four added.

Gary Welland (Electoral Roll Officer)

Nurture and Education

Junior Church met on the first Sunday of each month, led by Ruth Stevens, assisted by Shirley Howell and Derek Parry. Some regular attendees were confirmed at St. Mary’s Bedfont in the autumn, as were two adults from our congregation. During Sunday services, weekly activities are provided for children.

Messy Church continued with numbers depending on after school activities. Unfortunately, Young People's Fellowship has still not managed to meet.

Lego™ mornings are popular and provide outreach, as do family services.

Study groups have met but on Zoom™ rather than face to face.

Ruth Stevens (Group Convenor)

Monday drop-in coffee mornings continued to be well attended. The Social Committee held a cream tea and three coffee mornings over the last year. Unfortunately, these have not been well supported but enjoyed by those attending. It is very disappointing for the Social Committee that we don't get the support but will carry on for the moment. We would like to thank all the committee members and everybody else that helps at these events.

Brenda Deane, Marian Foley, Shirley Howell and Ruth Stevens.

Outreach and Mission

Our outreach during this year has been mainly through:

Visits, assemblies and school concerts with a nearby infant and junior school whom we also invite for Messy Church. The school visits and assemblies were enjoyed and found helpful by the pupils,

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staff and adult helpers. We also had visits from a junior school in the centre of Feltham. In partnership with Southville church we have delivered hot cross buns for all the staff of primary schools in our catchment area before they broke up for the Easter holiday, together with a card thanking them for all their hard work with the children in our communities. As expected, these were received with much excitement and much appreciation;

Holding Lego[TM] mornings for (accompanied) children and young people, thereby drawing in families from a wider area;

Weekly Monday coffee and activity mornings which have been enjoyed by seniors from a number of local churches;

Monthly meetings of our Women’s group which includes non-church members;

Arranging and taking part in the Good Friday Churches in Feltham Walk of Witness;

With the Royal British Legion, arranging the Feltham town centre Remembrance service, followed by refreshments, for the civic dignitaries, uniformed organisations, community leaders and the local community;

Our worship, particularly at festivals and the taking of funeral services by our Vicar for families who are not worshipping at St Dunstan’s.

Rev’d. Anne Dollery (Vicar)

Volunteers

Thanks to everyone who volunteers at St Dunstan’s - whether offering refreshments, leading Junior Church or any of the other volunteering roles in the parish, your contribution is valued and appreciated. We have rotas in church but we do face challenges with regard to volunteering which are not unique to us. We understand that life has changed for many people post pandemic and that those who once filled volunteering roles are now unable to do so. Please consider prayerfully what you are able to do to help us grow and develop our mission here in Feltham in the months and years to come, and thanks once again for your help and support thus far.

Gary Welland (PCC Secretary)

In particular, I want to thank Duncan Forsyth for his faithful work as our Churchwarden for the last six years and his work as our verger; to thank Ian Stuchbury who has worked so hard on our accounts and finances, supported Duncan with our buildings and then continued looking after them after Duncan stood down; to Ruth Stevens and Marilyn Wade our Deputy Wardens who together with Ian have worked so hard since May 2023 and acted as vergers on Sundays, in the absence of any Churchwarden; and to Rachel Stuchbury and Shelagh Lagden who between them have revised our newsletter and prayer sheet faithfully each week up to the present.

Finally, we offer grateful recognition to our part-time administrator, Gary Welland, who supports the life and communications of the parish generously with his time.

Rev’d. Anne Dollery (Vicar)

Ecumenical Relationships

Once again, I have pleasure in reporting on shared activities held during 2023. It has been a blessing that Southville and St. Dunstan’s have been able to continue to work together in partnership despite having no formal meetings or moving forward with our Joint Statement of Intent.

The joint services have been as follows:

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Christian Aid week in May 2023 saw Southville hosting a breakfast style fund-raiser, ably assisted by members from St. Dunstan’s which raised £377.41.

Sadly, the joint Harvest Brunch at Southville had to be cancelled due to lack of interest.

Our joint Dedication Service was held at St. Dunstan’s on 15th October and was led by Rev’d. Martine Oborne, where members of Southville and St. Dunstan’s renewed their commitment to work together.

Our joint Lent study via Zoom™ was led by Rev’d. Anne Dollery and we joined the circuit Advent Study, led by Sheila Hassan, which commenced on Tuesday 28th November also via Zoom™. Our annual Carol Service took place on 17th December 2023.

Marilyn Woodley (Southville Methodist Church Representative)

Hounslow Deanery Synod

The Deanery Synod has met its usual three times.

8th June 2023 - held at St George’s Church, Hanworth.

Rev’d Martine Obourne (Area Dean) welcomed all attendees and opened the meeting in prayer.

The topic for this meeting was “Disability and the Church” with Rev’d John Beauchamp, Diocesan Disability Ministry Enabler. This talk was followed by a Q & A session featuring Rev’d Rachel Wooden (St John’s with S Mary’s)

John spoke powerfully on the intersection of disability and the church. Synod members were encouraged to take a look at the Diocesan disability resources and newsletter. For those interested in further reading on this topic Rachel recommended two books: “At The Gates’ and “My body is not a prayer request”. She was also offering to lend a collection of booklets on disability related subjects to Deanery members if they wished to investigate this subject further.

This presentation was followed by Deanery Business with Rev’d. Martine: the minutes from the February meeting were approved. Members were reminded of the upcoming start of the new Triennium at the end of the month and the reps that are standing down were thanked for their service. Martine also reminded the members that volunteers were requested to fill vacancies as School Governors within the deanery at the Blue School and the Green School.

Martine closed the evening in prayer.

3rd October - held at St Michael’s Church, Chiswick

Rev’d Martine Oborne, (Area Dean) welcomed all attendees, especially the Rev’d Emma Ineson, Bishop of Kensington, and opened the meeting in prayer.

The evening began with a service of Holy Communion led by Bishop Emma, this was followed by Martine informally interviewing Bishop Emma; this was most interesting, learning about the bishop’s previously held positions and all of her travelling. Questions were taken from the floor, and as envisaged, there were many asked.

This was followed as usual by Deanery business with the Rev’d Martine: new Deanery Reps and three new incumbents were welcomed: Erica Wilding (St Leonard’s Heston), Caroline Halmshaw (St Paul’s Grove Park) and Dave Cokayne (All Saints Isleworth). Simon Surtees is acting as Lay Chair for another year; Elis Matthews, Chris Kettel, Sally Bailey, Andy Watkins, Julian Duffus and Caroline Ferrier are the new Deanery Synod Standing Committee reps.

The Area Dean reminded attendees of the Bishop’s Vision Evenings coming up that all were welcome to attend. She closed the evening in prayer.

22nd February 2024 - held at Christ Church Turnham Green

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Rev’d Martine Oborne and the Rev’d Nicola Moy welcomed all attendees, Martine then opened the meeting in prayer.

The topic for this meeting was “Volunteers and the Church” with the Venerable Rev’d Richard Frank (Archdeacon of Middx). Richard began his talk by emphasizing how essential volunteers are to all aspects of church life. Covid has changed church life and added additional challenges to recruiting and retaining volunteers. It can be tiring and dispiriting for the organiser in church.

The meeting separated into small groups to discuss the motivation and barriers encountered with volunteers, with particular focus on looking at needs, fears, practical barriers, and possible misunderstandings that can come with every role. The groups returned and shared their findings. Then returned to their groups and discussed strategies that have worked for them in the past.

This was followed as usual with Deanery Business: minutes from both June and October were approved. Martine alerted attendees to the conference “Not Equal Yet”, looking at women in the church, taking place on 20th April. She closed the evening in prayer.

Our reps are the Rev’d Anne Dollery, Marilyn Wade and Rachel Stuchbury

Premises: the Church

In November, our inspecting architect, Neil Barr, informed us that he was closing his architectural business and would be finishing early in 2024. We therefore had to embark on the process of appointing a new architect, both for the regular quinquennial inspection of the church, but also to take on our development plans. Several individuals were suggested to us by the diocese and interviews will take place in January 2024.

After some delay, the essential repairs to the church identified in the last quinquennial inspection were able to go ahead. These included exterior decoration of the timber surrounds to the chancel windows, replacement of all the plaster on the west wall of the tower and a number of other small repairs. There are still some issues which require investigation: it appears that the damp problem in the north aisle wall is still not completely fixed; there is still evidence of damp in the vestry. Once a new architect has been appointed, we will be consulting them on the best way forward.

Premises: The Churchyard

Alan Rice has kindly stepped in to organise weekend work parties to keep the churchyard in good order. The dry periods during the year meant that we did not have too much difficulty keeping the grass to a reasonable length. We did not carry out any significant pruning of the lime trees along St Dunstan’s Road or any of the other trees; this is likely to need doing in 2024.

Sadly, we have problems with drug dealers operating around the back of the churchyard close to the vestry door. The police have been informed and have suggested some actions to make the area less inviting. These include placing (dummy) CCTV cameras around the building, and fitting a gate between the churchyard and the front garden of the Church Centre as this path is used by the dealers and/or the users. The PCC will be looking at these options in the new year.

Premises: The Church Centre

The Church Centre (which includes two flats let out to tenants, in both cases families with young children) has required significant repairs again this year. The fence between the Centre garden and the garden of Flat 39A has been in a poor state for some time and was replaced. We also completed the redecoration of the rooms which were badly affected by the dry rot outbreak a couple of years ago. The five-yearly inspection of the electrical systems in the Church Centre and Flat 39B revealed a need for some upgrading of the systems; this was carried out.

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At the beginning of the year, we had to replace one rotten window in each flat. In the summer, inspections carried out by our letting agents identified a number of issues which needed to be addressed. There was significant damp in the main living room of Flat 39A, because the external ground level had built up over the damp proof course. The remedy was excavation and addition of a gravel soakaway, followed by internal redecoration. In Flat 39B, the Velux roof-window in the kitchen was rotten and needed replacing. The inspection also noted deterioration of the garage roof; the entire roof needed recovering, and in addition two of the roof joists were rotten. The works to Flat 39A have been completed and it is expected that the new window in Flat 39B and the garage roof will be completed early in 2024.

Ian Stuchbury

Financial Review

Summary: 2023 was exceptional for both income and expenditure. As noted in the financial review for 2022, repairs to both the Church and the Church Centre were delayed into 2023 and thus appear in the accounts for 2023. On the income side, we received a second interim payment from the estate of Jenny Morrison along with a grant and loan from the Area Finance Committee of the Diocese to fund the repairs to the Church.

Lettings in the Church Centre were significantly improved on 2022 partly due to SoundSteps increasing their hours and also due to C4F, a charity which provides supervised access for children from split families, making use of the building in the first half of the year. Expenditure on the Church Centre was significantly more than 2022, both due to the delayed repairs and also because, as described above, other urgently-needed works became apparent during the year.

Income: Total income for the year was £137,719 compared to £84,008 in 2022. The figure for 2023 was increased because, as mentioned above, we received a second interim payment of £35,000 from the estate of Jenny Morrison. We also received £12,596 in grant and loan from the Area Finance Committee in the Diocese, to assist with the cost of repairs to the church. A further £16,346 of grant and loan is available for payment towards the cost of the improvement work in the church. Ignoring these exceptional items, income was £90,123 in 2023 compared with £84,008 in 2022. Our active Social Committee raised £924 with coffee mornings and other events.

The use of contactless card readers for collections at services and for donations to our various charity appeals has once again proved very beneficial. Contactless collections at services raised just under £1,300 during the year and collections for our charity appeals and for our new hymn books raised £945. Because of a special deal with the Church of England from SumUp, the supplier of the card readers, the processing fees were just £25 on the total donated.

Expenditure: Total expenditure for the year was £125,909 compared with £72,389 in 2022. The majority of this increase was due to the significant work on both the Church (£17,483) and the Church Centre (£36,297). We increased our Common Fund payment to the diocese from £33,000 to £34,000. Energy costs increased from £7,339 to £9,297. However, due to some issues with registration of the gas meters, we have not been invoiced for gas usage in either building since October 2023. So the final energy costs for 2023 will be around £11,297, although the increase will appear on next year’s accounts.

Looking specifically at the Church Centre (included in the above figures), income was £35,196 compared with £28,521 in 2022. Expenditure was £51,747 compared to £16,271. Apart from the maintenance and energy costs, other expenditure was similar to 2022.

Bank: Our bank balance has been swelled by the legacy income and at the end of the year stands at £121,799. This is significantly above the Financial Services Compensation Scheme guarantee

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level of £85,000; if our bank failed for any reason, we would suffer a significant loss. The PCC therefore agreed to open a new 40-day-notice Savings Account with The Charity Bank. Funds will be transferred into it from our current account to bring the current account balance below the £85,000 compensation limit. The Charity Bank provides loans to UK charities and has recently had a significant deposit made by the central administration of the Church of England. The savings account pays a reasonable level of interest on deposits (3.30% at time of writing). The account was opened at the end of December.

Funds: During 2023 the agreement (known as Feltham EPC) between Southville Methodist Church, Christchurch United Reformed Church and St Dunstan’s ceased to exist. There was a small balance left in the account of Feltham EPC; it was agreed between St Dunstan’s and Southville Methodists that it would be held by St Dunstan’s to be used for joint activities. There is therefore a new Restricted Fund, St Dunstan and Southville Ecumenical Fund, which holds this balance.

The General Fund has increased from £19,618 to £23,222. The Development and Restoration Designated Fund has increased from £20,500 to £24,856 and the Development and Restoration Restricted Fund has increased from £33,498 to £37,087. Other funds have not changed.

Charity Collections: Over the year, charity collections at services and direct appeals have raised £1,327.

Looking Ahead: As always with old buildings, there are maintenance issues which need addressing. Early in 2024 we will be replacing the garage roof in the Church Centre and also the Velux window in the kitchen of Flat 39B. And if we finally obtain permission for the disabled access improvements to the church, next year will result in significant expenditure from the Development and Restoration funds.

Ian Stuchbury (Treasurer)

Stewardship

There are currently 32 active members of the Stewardship scheme. Over 90% of Stewardship giving is eligible for Gift Aid which was worth over £8,400 in additional income for the year. Unfortunately, the planned stewardship campaign did not happen due to a lack of an organiser; it is hoped that a campaign can be run in 2024. Thank you to everyone who supports the scheme and a reminder that if you are a tax-payer then you can Gift Aid your stewardship donations meaning that the church receives an extra 25% of your donation from the government at no cost to you.

Ian Stuchbury (Treasurer)

Reserves Policy

All PCCs are required to have a reserves policy. This policy is intended to ensure that in the event of some major disruption to the income of the parish it will be able to meet its financial commitments, at least in the short to medium term. The PCC aims to have at least £5,000 in reserves and at the end of the year, with the General Fund standing at £23,222 we have met that requirement for 2023.

Ian Stuchbury (Treasurer)

Charities

As usual, we invited our congregations to donate to a number of charities during the year. Along with our regular appeals – Crisis, Angel Tree at Feltham Young Offenders Institution, Tear Fund, The Children’s Society and Christian Aid – we also supported the Diocesan Lent appeal “Mozambique Conflict Trauma Support” and the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal after the Turkey earthquake. More details of the amounts raised can be found in the financial report. Thank you to everyone who supported these appeals.

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Ian Stuchbury (Treasurer)

Structure, Governance and Management

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At St. Dunstan’s the membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent (our vicar), churchwardens (we have none at present) and members elected by those members of the congregation who are on the Electoral Roll of the church. All those who attend our services/members of the congregation are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.

PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. The PCC met 6 times in 2023, with an average level of attendance of 82%. The APCM for 2023 was held on 21st May 2023. The full PCC met either in person or via Zoom™ roughly every other month.

Gary Welland

Safeguarding

There were no Safeguarding issues during 2023 and all necessary training is being progressed.

Gary Welland

Plans for the Future

Looking forward to 2024, our priorities are:

Rev’d. Anne Dollery

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Administrative Informatlon 2023 St Dunstan's Church, Parish of Feltham Icorrespondence address: Parish Office, 39 St Dunstan's Road, Feltham, Middx TW13 4JYI The Parish of Feltham 15 part of the Area of Kensington, a sub-diocese of the Diocese of London within the Church of England. The Parochial Church Council IPCCI is a registered charity with the Charity Commission. Charity Number 1193012. Membership Members of the PCC are etther ex officio or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting IAPCM l in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. Durin8 the year the followinF served as members of the PCC.. Incumbent.. the Rev'd. Anne Dollery Curate.. Wardens.. Vacancy Vacancv RepresentGtives on Deanery Synod.. Rachel Stuchbury Marilyn Wade IFrom APCM 20231 (Frorn APCM 20231 Elected Members.. Richard Clayton (until APCM 20241 Kim Harris (from APCM 20231 Shirley Howell luntil APCM 20241 Shelagh Lagden (from APCM 20221 Alan Rice Ifrom APCM 20221 Ruth Stevens (until APCM 20241 lan Stuchbury (Treasurer) Treasurer Ico-opted May 20231 Approved by the PCC on 215t April 2024 and signed on its behalf by Reverend Anne Dollery {PCC Chairman). 2023 Annual Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of 5t. Dunstan's Church, Feltham Registered Charity 1193012 Page 10 of 10

St Dunstan’s Church, Feltham Registered Charity Number: 1193012

Receipts and Payments account of the Parochial Church Council

For the year ended 31[st] December 2023

ADMINIsfRATZVE INFORMATION 2023 St Dunstan's Road, Feltham (Correspondence address: Parfsh Offi￿, 39 St Cmjnstsn's Road, Feltham, Middx TW13 4JY) The Parish of Feltham is part of the Area of Kensington, a sub-di￿ of the Diocese of London within the Church of England. The Par(Khial Churd) Council (PCC) is a registered charity with the Charity CommissK)n, Charity Number 1193012. Back roun Feltham PCC has the ￿ponsibIlty of c¢Mperating with the Vicar and Churchwardens in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the Church Centre, 39 St Dunstan's Road, Feltham. Members of the PCC are either ex offioo or elected by the Annual Parochial thurch Meeting (APCM) In accordance with the Church Representation Rules. Durlng the year the follo￿ng served as members of the PCC: Incumbent.. Curale.. Wardens." Revd Anne Dollery Represeniaiive on The Deanery Synod.. Rachel Stuchbury Marilyn Wade (from APCM 2023) (from APCM 2023) Elected Members.. Richard cla￿ort 'm Harris Shirlev Howell Shelagh Lagden Alan Rice Ruth Stevens Ian S(uchbury (until APCM 2024) (from APCM 2023) (until APCM 2024) (from APCM 2022) (from APCM 2022) (untsl APCM 2024) Treasurer (co-opted May 2023) Appn)ved by the PCC on 8th April 2024 and 5￿j￿1 on ts behalf by Reverend Anne Dollery (PCC Chalrman). Ihsu

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST DUNSTANS CHURCH. FELTHAM, I report on the a¢￿Unts for the year ended 31st 0￿mber 2023, which are set out on pages 3 to 10. Respective responsibilities of the PCC and the e￿Miner The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required fDr thks year under section 144{2) of the Charities Act 2011 I'the 2011 ACY) and that an independent examination is required. It is my responsibilty to-. examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Art follow Ihe procedures laid down in Ihe general Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under seclion14515){bl of the 2011 Act, and state whether particular maltefs have come to my attention. Basis of independent examinerfs report My examinatKJn was carried out in accordan￿ wtth the General Direclions gNen ty the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounling records kept by the chafity and a comparison of the ac¢ounts with those retxirds_ It also includes consideration of any unusual rtems or disclosure5 in the accounts and seeking explanations from the managemer¢t commfftee concerning any such matters. The pro￿ureS undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an aud¢ 2nd consequenty no opinion is gwen as to whether the accounts present a'true and fairf view and the report is limrted to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent examinerfs statement In connection with my examination, no matter has corrE to my attention.. 1. whtch give me reasonable ￿use to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordan￿ with section 130 ofthe 2011 A¢ or to prepare accounts which accord wtlh these accounting records and (yjmpty Y•￿th the a¢(x)unting requirements of the Charibes Art have not been met or whith, in my opinion, attenlion 5h¢JuhJ be drawn in Qrder to enatle a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed.. Martin K Housden FMAAT. ACIE 13 Guildford Avenue Fellham. TW13 4EN JL 8 April 2024

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St Dunstan's Church, Feltham

Receipts and Payments Account For the year ended 31 December 2023

Note
Receipts
1
Incoming resources from donors
Other voluntary incoming resources
Income from investments
Income from charitable and ancillary trading
Other income resources
Payments
2
Activities directly related to church work
Church management and administration
Net incoming / (outgoing) resources
Transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
Designated
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
Total
2023
£
Total
2022
£
46,548
0
0
46,548
47,866
42,565
0
0
42,565
4,926
472
0
0
472
96
41,477
0
359
41,836
31,120
6,298
0
0
6,298
0
137,360
0
359
137,719
84,008
104,689
10,644
5,166
120,499
68,558
4,067
0
1,345
5,412
3,831
108,756
10,644
6,511
125,911
72,389
28,604
(10,644)
(6,152)
11,808
11,619
(25,000)
15,000
10,000
0
0
3,604
4,356
3,848
11,808
11,619
19,618
50,500
39,973
110,091
98,472
23,222
54,856
43,821
121,899
110,091

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St Dunstan's Church, Feltham

Statement of assets and liabilities As at 31 December 2023

Current assets - Cash at bank and in hand
Triodos current account -
Charity Bank
Totals
Current assets - Other
Floats -
Totals
Liabilties - Agency accounts
Agency collections
Totals
Grand total
Additional liabilities:
London Diocese loan		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
77,878
43,821
100
0		 Total
2023
£
Total
2022
£
121,699
109,991
100
0
77,978
43,821
100
0		 121,799
109,991
100
100
100
0		 100
100
0
0		 0
0
0
0		 0
0
78,078
43,821		 121,899
110,091
6,298
5,000
6,298
5,000

5

St Dunstan's Church, Feltham

Church Centre Receipts and Payments Account For the year ended 31 December 2023

(and incorporated within the main receipts and payments account)

Income
Centre Bookings
Flat 39B Electric Share
Centre Electricity Rebate
Lettings
Grants received
Total Income
Expenditure
Insurance
Cleaner's Pay
Maintenance
Electricity
Gas
Water
General
Loan Repayments
39B Repairs/Maintenance
Total Payments
(Deficit) / Surplus for the year		 Total
Total
2023
2022
£
£
8,309
2,635
2,550
350
496
0
23,841
24,836
0
700
35,196
28,521
1,971
1,828
1,264
1,165
36,297
2,536
3,266
2,265
2,987
2,973
366
314
145
40
5,000
5,000
451
150
51,747
16,271
(16,551)
12,250

6

St Dunstan's Church, Feltham

Notes to the accounts

For the year ended 31 December 2023

1. Receipts analysis
Receipts
Incoming resources from donors
Gift Aid Giving via Bank
Gift Aid Envelope scheme
Giving via Bank
Envelope Scheme
Children's Activity
Other Collections
General Donations
Devt Donations (ad hoc)
Service Refreshments
Income Tax Recovered
Total incoming resources from donors
Other voluntary incoming resources
Specific Donations
Legacies
Grants Received
Fund Raising Income
Social Committee
Total other voluntary incoming resources
Income from investments
Interest Received
Total income from investments
Income from charitable and ancilliary trading
Lettings
Ecclesiatical Fees
Church General Income
Parish Office
Centre Bookings
Flat 39B Electricity Share
Church Centre Electricity Refund
Total income from charitable and ancilliary trading
Other ordinary incoming resources
Loans
Total income from other ordinary incoming resources
Total Receipts		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
Designated
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
Total
2023
£
Total
2022
£
29,012
0
0
29,012
29,372
865
0
0
865
875
1,220
0
0
1,220
1,230
1,624
0
0
1,624
1,837
59
0
0
59
0
3,562
0
0
3,562
1,877
1,007
0
0
1,007
2,800
0
0
0
0
96
63
0
0
63
54
9,136
0
0
9,136
9,725
46,548
0
0
46,548
47,866
297
0
0
297
210
35,000
0
0
35,000
500
6,298
0
0
6,298
3,341
46
0
0
46
114
924
0
0
924
761
42,565
0
0
42,565
4,926
472
0
0
472
96
472
0
0
472
96
23,841
0
0
23,841
24,836
2,250
0
0
2,250
1,530
3,731
0
359
4,090
1,709
300
0
0
300
60
8,309
0
0
8,309
2,635
2,550
0
0
2,550
350
496
0
0
496
0
41,477
0
359
41,836
31,120
6,298
0
0
6,298
0
6,298
0
0
6,298
0
137,360
0
359
137,719
84,008

7

St Dunstan's Church, Feltham

Notes to the accounts

For the year ended 31 December 2023

2. Payments analysis
Payments
Activities directly related to church work
Diocesan common fund
Organist Salary
Administrator Salary
Ministerial Expenses
Vicarage Water
Vicarage Phone
Education, Training and Mission
Church - General
Church - Maintenance
Church - Insurance
Churchyard expenses
Children's Activity
Service Refreshments
Loan Repayments
Church Water
Church Electricity
Church Gas
Warm Spaces Scheme
Ministerial Housing - Vicarage
Church Centre - Electricity
Church Centre - Gas
Church Centre - Water
Church Centre - Insurance
Church Centre - Cleaner's Pay
Church Centre - General
Church Centre - Maintenance
Church Centre - Flat 39B
Major Repairs to Church Centre
New Building to Church or Church Centre
Architect's fees - New Build
Total Activities directly related to church work
Fund-raising and publicity
Social Committee
Total fund raising and publicity
Church management and administration
Bank Charges
Other management costs
Architect's fees - Church
Parish Office - Print/Stationery
Parish Office - General
Sundries
Total Church management and administration
Total Payments
Excess of incoming resources over resources used
Transfers between funds
Brought forward balance
Carried forward balance		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
Designated
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
Total
2023
£
Total
2022
£
34,000
0
0
34,000
33,000
1,988
0
0
1,988
1,972
4,422
0
0
4,422
4,077
101
0
0
101
563
249
0
0
249
215
504
0
0
504
487
44
0
100
144
234
2,927
0
0
2,927
1,468
17,483
0
0
17,483
3,996
2,886
0
0
2,886
2,890
0
0
0
0
0
181
0
0
181
359
177
0
0
177
142
5,000
0
0
5,000
5,000
138
0
0
138
160
1,262
0
0
1,262
809
1,782
0
0
1,782
1,292
0
0
0
0
203
442
0
0
442
420
3,266
0
0
3,266
2,265
2,987
0
0
2,987
2,973
366
0
0
366
314
1,971
0
0
1,971
1,828
1,264
0
0
1,264
1,165
145
0
0
145
40
20,653
10,644
5,000
36,297
2,536
451
0
0
451
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
66
66
0
104,689
10,644
5,166
120,499
68,558
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
148
0
0
148
160
1,449
0
0
1,449
1,115
0
0
1,345
1,345
0
986
0
0
986
870
1,484
0
0
1,484
1,636
0
0
0
0
50
4,067
0
1,345
5,412
3,831
108,756
10,644
6,511
125,911
72,389
28,604
(10,644)
(6,152)
11,808
11,619
(25,000)
15,000
10,000
0
0
19,618
50,500
39,973
110,091
98,472
23,222
54,856
43,821
121,899
110,091

8

St Dunstan's Church, Feltham

Notes to the accounts (continued) For the year ended 31 December 2023

3. Funds
Church Development & Restoration (Designated) Fund
Receipts
Other voluntary incoming resources
Total incoming resources from donors
Total Receipts
Payments
Activities directly related to church work
CC Maintenance
Total Activities directly related to church work
Total Payments
Excess of resources used over incoming resources
Brought forward balance
Transfers to/(from)
Carried forward balance
Outreach, Youth & Families (Designated) Fund
Brought forward balance
Carried forward balance		 Total
2023
£
Total
2022
£
0
0
0
0
10,644
0
10,644
0
10,644
0
(10,644)
0
20,500
20,500
15,000
20,000
24,856
20,500
30,000
30,000
30,000
30,000

9

St Dunstan's Church, Feltham

Notes to the accounts (continued) For the year ended 31 December 2023

3. Funds (continued)
Church Development & Restoration (Restricted) Fund
Receipts
Incoming resources from donors
Development donations (planned)
Development donations (ad hoc)
Total incoming resources from donors
Other voluntary incoming resources
Total Other voluntary incoming resources
Total receipts
Payments
Activities directly related to church work
CC Maintenance
Architects fees - New Build
Total Activities directly related to church work
Church management and administration
Architects fees - Church
Total payments
Excess of resources used over incoming resources
Brought forward balance
Transfers to/(from)
Carried forward balance
Memorials Fund (Restricted)
Brought forward balance
Carried forward balance
Organ - Church Tower & Organ Fund (Restricted)
Receipts
Other voluntary incoming resources
Bells/Organ Fund
Total Other voluntary incoming resources
Total receipts
Excess of incoming resources over resources used
Brought forward balance
Carried forward balance		 Total
2023
£
Total
2022
£
0
0
0
96
0
96
0
0
0
96
5,000
0
66
0
5,066
0
1,345
6,411
0
(6,411)
96
33,498
13,402
10,000
20,000
37,087
33,498
2,830
2,830
2,830
2,830
0
37
0
0
0
37
0
37
3,644
3,607
3,644
3,644

10

St Dunstan's Church, Feltham

Notes to the accounts (continued) For the year ended 31 December 2023

3. Funds (continued)
EPC - St Dunstan and Southville Ecumenical Fund (Restricted)
Receipts
Income from charitable and ancillary trading
Church Gen. Income
Total Other voluntary incoming resources
Total receipts
Payments
Activities directly related to church work
Education, Training & Mission
Total Activities directly related to church work
Total payments
Excess of incoming resources over resources used
Brought forward balance
Carried forward balance
4. Charity collections for the year were as follows:
Angel Tree (Prison Fellowship support for families of FYOI Inmates)
Bishop's Lent Appeal
Crisis collection at carol service
Disaster's Emergency Committee (DEC) Turkey Earthquake Appeal
Tearfund collection at Harvest Festival
The Children's Society at Christingle service
Christian Aid (donations were mostly made directly to the charity by the congregation
5. Debtors as at 31st December 2023:
SoundSteps music school Autumn term
Oak Hill Academy heating for carol concerts
6. Creditors as at 31st December 2023:
Ecotricity for church and church centre gas for the period from 1st Oct to 31st Dec
7. Grant & loan agreement with the Diocese of London		 Total
2023
£
Total
2022
£
359
0
359
0
359
0
99
0
99
0
99
0
260
0
0
0
260
0
£264
£140
£314
£157
£180
£143
£129
£1,023
£200
£2,004

A combined grant & loan of £14,471 + £14,471 was agreed with the diocese in May to assist with the quinquennial repairs to the church and to progress the improvement plans for the church. £12,596 of this has been spent on the repairs. The remaining £16,346 must be spent before 31st October 2024. Repayment of the loan must be made in three annual installments starting on 15th November 2024 (the anniversary of the first drawdown of the funds).