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2024 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 2024:

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.

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Objectives

Discipleship: for the church to grow younger, to grow numerically and have more families. 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 2024

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. We also held monthly all-age services on Sundays for seven months. 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. In 2024 we baptised 3 people aged under-16 and one young person under 18 and prepared one adult from our congregation for confirmation in December 2024. Our Vicar conducted two weddings and thirteen

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funerals, six funerals in church and seven at the local crematorium. She coordinated with the RBL parade marshal the arrangements for the open-air Feltham Service of Remembrance in November and arranged for other local clergy to participate.

We thank all who have worked and served our church to enable us to worship during 2024: our organist David Gamble; Nick Lane and Rachel Stuchbury who have helped with our music; our (new) Churchwardens Shelagh Lagden and Ruth Stevens; Duncan Forsyth, 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, count the money and flower arrangers.

We 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 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 Gary Welland for updating and distributing our news and prayer sheets online, editing our website and providing administrative support.

Rev’d. Anne Dollery (Vicar)

Electoral Roll

At the closing date for forms to be received, the Electoral Roll for 2024 stood at 98 of whom 29 are non-resident in the parish.

A new Church Electoral Roll was prepared for 2025, since under the Church Representation Rules a new Church Electoral Roll must be prepared every 6 years. As at the closing date for enrolment (23rd April 2025) there are 48 people on our new Electoral Roll, 38 residents in the Parish & 10 non-residents in the Parish.

Gary Welland (Electoral Roll Officer)

Nurture and Education

Junior Church: We offered Junior Church on the first Sunday in the month in the Church Centre. This is run by Ruth Stevens, Shirley Howell and Derek Perry. For a time in late spring it was offered on an additional Sunday in the month but unfortunately the numbers attending did not justify it, since a group were confirmed in 2023. When attendance is only 1 or 2 children we have held it in Church to save on heating costs. A weekly selection of activities is offered to cater for mixed ages attending the family service.

Messy Church was held twice each term, after school, in 2024; attendance was low early in the year but revived again. Looking to 2025, after consultation with parents, it was decided to try offering Messy Church on alternate Sunday afternoons.

Advent and Lent: St. Dunstan’s joined a Zoom[TM] Lent course offered by the Methodist Circuit, and also an Advent course run from Southville on Zoom[TM] and the final meeting was face to face. Lent adult and children’s daily reading booklets were available for personal reflection.

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We are constantly trying different ideas to offer outreach and provide interest. Please feel free to suggest any ideas you may have to Ruth.

Ruth Stevens (Group Convenor)

Social Activities

Monday drop-in mornings continued to be well attended; our thanks go to Susan Collins and Jackie Trebett who organise them almost every week of the year apart from bank holidays.

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.

The WOT group (Women on Thursday), organised by Shirley Howell, has a loyal attendance of women from various churches or none who enjoy the monthly gathering and the occasional meal out.

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, 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 morning drop-in with craft and quiz activities;

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 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.

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We are blessed with many people who help at St. Dunstan’s Church, especially cleaning for special occasions, our Social Committee for holding many events to support us, which we are grateful for, also our Junior Church who provide a service to our young people.

We have rotas for bible readings, intercessions and offering refreshments after our service, there is always room for more who wish to volunteer.

We have dedicated people who flower arrange which is carried out weekly to decorate our church, and for special occasions, which is very gratefully valued.

We thank those who volunteer in welcoming new/old to our church and we thank everyone who supports us, in whatever way they can.

Shelagh Lagden. (Church Warden)

Ecumenical Relationships

Once again, I have pleasure in reporting on shared activities held during 2024. 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:

Christian Aid week in May 2024 saw Southville hosting a breakfast style fund-raiser, ably assisted by members from St. Dunstan’s which raised £417.00.

Our joint Dedication Service was held at Southville Methodist Church on 13th October 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 a joint face-to-face Advent Study was led by Maggie Netto of Southville.

Our annual Carol Service took place on 15th December 2024.

Marilyn Woodley (Southville Methodist Church Representative)

Hounslow Deanery Synod

Three meetings of the Deanery Synod were held this year, in February, June and October. The first was at Christ Church Turnham Green and concerned the management of volunteers in the church (that's us!). The speaker was our Archdeacon, Richard Franks, and one of his suggestions was that every role should have a written 'job description'. Another was that the person taking it on should be asked every year if they were willing to continue or not - and cheerfully allowed to give it up if they wanted, so that nobody would feel trapped in a role. Richard urged us to trust God to provide willing volunteers for the work that should be done, and base the whole volunteer management effort on prayer not pragmatism. I for one was impressed, though it all sounded like a lot of work, keeping job descriptions up to date.

The second meeting was at Holy Trinity Hounslow, the church right at the centre of the shopping street, on how churches can collaborate with local council teams. The first speaker was the vicar of Holy Trinity, the Revd. Sally Bailey, talking about the presence and ministry her church has for the most disadvantaged and alienated people around it. I’m awed by what is achieved there with relatively few resources. A community development officer responded from the council’s point of view (very positive, not surprisingly) and there was an opportunity to visit ‘stalls’ manned by a whole range of organisations. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend, which I regret as Mrs. Bailey is an engaging speaker and the refreshments last time the synod met at Holy Trinity were wonderful!

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The third meeting was at St. Paul’s Hounslow, on creating disciples; St. Paul’s is part of the group styling itself ‘Hope Church’. Its interior startled me - more like a heavily-used parish hall than a church; presumably this is to make non-churched people feel comfortable, a central aim of Hope Church. The topic for the Synod meeting was creating disciples; Claire Clarke (the vicar) and a lay leader spoke enthusiastically about their outreach to adults, then the Diocesan Adviser on Children and Youth made some sensible comments and suggestions. The final speaker was the most memorable: I hadn’t then heard of Kick London but apparently there are Kick Academies (Christian-led sports coaching linked to local churches) in Sunbury, Hanworth and West Hounslow. The schemes offer young people personal training and support within a Christian ethos; the central organisation trains local leaders – if suitable volunteers can be found by the church in question.

It's worth reiterating: anyone can attend Deanery Synod meetings; you don’t have to be an elected member. I recommend them.

Our reps are the Rev’d Anne Dollery, Rachel Stuchbury and Patsy Sorenti

Church Warden Report

Since we undertook our roles as Church Wardens a year ago after taking our oaths at Holy Trinity Church Hounslow, we have seen many introductions in our church as follows;

A new hymn book; we asked the congregation to help with the cost by donations, marking this with a dedication placed in the hymn book. This was taken up very well.

For our young children attending church, a welcoming space was provided with activities, at the back of the church.

Re-introduction of the children taking up the offertory and communion wafers.

A short prayer time, ten minutes, after normal service for those wishing for individual prayers.

During the pandemic the offering of the common cup was not given, however it was decided to offer this again from the beginning of 2025 as a choice whilst still retaining the dipping of the wafer.

We also welcomed local schools visit to enhance their school curriculum and to enable children to find answers to their questions.

Less happily, we were sorry that Feltham Choral Society ceased in the summer to meet and perform in St. Dunstan’s, as they had done for many years; this was because, since the church had to be heated to make these meetings possible, we could not reduce the charge to what their diminished numbers could afford. We wish them well in their new base in Ashford. Thanks to a generous donation, St. Dunstan’s was able to buy the Society’s piano.

We have had numerous repairs carried out in the church, which are catalogued below.

Premises: The Church

The problem with damp on the side wall in church was caused by the guttering outside, a new downpipe has been fitted and the wall in the church treated for damp and re painted.

Vestry

In the vestry to solve the problem of the long ongoing issue due to cold and damp, we have had two vents installed one internal and one external to help with increase natural ventilation.

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Church Front Door

The door was sticking and people having trouble accessing the church, has now been resolved by the builders.

Boundary Wall

The wall pillar at the corner of the alley has been rebuilt also the wall pillar by the flats. The shed in the church garden has also had a refit, the old felt and timber fascia board has been replaced with white UPVC fascia board and new guttering and down pipe installed.

Notice Board

New notice boards in the Churchyard, red to match church front door and one by the Centre wall in white, have been ordered after planning permission had been obtained.

Ramp

The state of play regarding the Ramp is still in planning stage. We appointed a new architect, Heather Cerowski, who has taken over Neal Barr’s original plans and made slight changes as per comments from Diocesan Advisory Committee and Historic England.

The GPR (ground penetrating radar) survey is scheduled for early in 2025. MOLA have started desk based archaeological survey, which will also include results of GPR survey, once these are completed the engineers will provide a design of ramp foundations. Trial pits will probably be necessary, GPR will assist in deciding locations. Once all this has been completed Heather will submit plans to the Diocesan Advisory Committee.

Premises: The Churchyard

During much of 2024 we had problems with drug dealers in the churchyard, however since one of the drug dealers was arrested, we have not had seen so many. We are in touch with the police and report any sighting to them.

Also (looking forward to 2025) we shall continue to clear the churchyard and more people present may also help to discourage antisocial behaviour. So far great inroads have been undertaken, many graves cleared of Ivy, weeds and bramble, and some hidden for years now see the light of day! Fly tipping has also been found and cleared quickly by alerting the Council. Thanks to Alan, Patsy, Jane, Jenny, Ian, Rachel and Shelagh in this task.

Premises: The Church Centre (including flats 39A and 39B)

We have still retained the same two tenants in these flats, each with young children.

The oak lintel in the flat 39A and Centre has been treated for woodworm and has been replaced with like for like in accordance with listed buildings regulations.

Additional work was carried out by the garage as part of the ceiling had come down, this was treated for woodworm, however whilst letting the treatment dry, bad weather caused the floor to lift in the flat above (39A,) therefore new floor fitted in the bathroom, which the tenants were very pleased with.

Garage

Following a garage break in, a repair was carried out on the door and frame, which led us to renting out part of the garage space, also the Garage roof was replaced.

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We would like to say that it has been a learning curve in our new journey and it has been great getting to know you all and thank you for your support. Much has been learnt, and at our meetings we discuss trying out ideas and we welcome your feedback and suggestions.

Shelagh Lagden, Ruth Stevens (Church Wardens)

Financial Review

Summary: 2024 proved to be a rather more typical year for income and expenditure than 2023, when income noticeably exceeded expenditure. In 2024 regular income was in line with forecasts but expenditure was greater than anticipated. One factor was extra repair bills: significant expenditure was needed on repairs to the Church Centre and to Flat 39B St Dunstan’s Road (part of the Church Centre) and we also had architects’ fees in relation to these repairs and to the ongoing project to provide disabled access to the church. However, we were able to use some of the grant and loan funds from the diocese to help pay for the repairs. Meanwhile, income from bookings at the Church Centre reduced during the year.

At the beginning of the year, we transferred substantial funds from our current account into our Notice Account with The Charity Bank which has a much better interest rate.

Income: Income for the year was £100,272 compared with £137,719 in 2023. Since the 2023 figure includes a legacy of £35,000 it can be seen that income for 2024 was only slightly down on 2023. The Charity Bank interest added a welcome £1,569 to our income over the year. During the year we lost a number of members of the parish Stewardship scheme either through death or because they have moved out of the area. In the Church Centre, unfortunately First Class Learning decided to move its weekly classes to a different venue from September, so we lost that rental income. However, a local builder asked to rent 50% of the space in the Church Centre garage to store ladders, towers and other building tools. A suitable rental agreement was drawn up in consultation with the diocese - necessarily incurring solicitors’ bills - and we now receive a monthly sum. So overall, we have done well to maintain our income at almost the same level as in 2023. The PCC has agreed to run a Stewardship campaign early in 2025 to encourage members to review and, if possible, increase their giving.

Expenditure: Expenditure for the year was £108,612 compared with £125,911 for 2023. Once again, significant repairs were needed to the Church Centre. We also undertook some minor repairs to the church to prevent water ingress in the North aisle and to try and alleviate damp in the vestry. As mentioned above, the other significant expenditure was on architect’s fees. At the end of 2024 there is still a small amount of the diocesan grant and loan available and we hope to be able to use this for more of the preparatory work needed for the church improvements.

Previous problems with the registration of the gas meters in both the church and the Church Centre were finally resolved in April and payments were restarted. But with the reduction in energy costs over the year, our total energy bill was £7,898 rather than £9,297 in 2023. We also paid the deposit of £659 for the manufacture of a new noticeboard to replace the rotten one by the front gates of the churchyard. This required Town and Country approval from the council – another expense. In addition, one of the corner brick piers in the churchyard wall needed to be rebuilt at a cost of £2,754 as it was missing several bricks at a low level.

Church Centre: Extracting the figures for the Church Centre from the totals reported above, income for 2024 was £35,625 and expenditure £32,955. We spent £15,698 on major repairs. These included £8,600 to replace the roof of the garage and £7,098 to replace a large wooden beam supporting the first floor of flat 39A. We also replaced the Velux window in the kitchen of Flat 39B

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Funds: The General Fund balance has fallen from £23,222 to £20,459. The Development and Restoration Restricted Fund has fallen from £37,087 to £31,499 mainly due to architect’s fees and repairs to the Church Centre. The Church Tower and Organ Restricted Fund has increased by £12; other funds have not changed.

Ian Stuchbury (Treasurer)

Stewardship

There are currently 33 active members of the Stewardship scheme. Over 90% of Stewardship giving is eligible for Gift Aid. Income tax recovered via Gift Aid and the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS) was worth over £8,900 in additional income for the year. Unfortunately, once again the planned stewardship campaign did not happen this year. However, at the end of February and beginning of March 2025 there will be a Stewardship drive based around the theme of ‘Generosity & Gratitude’ using resources from both the diocese and the central church. 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 £20,459 we have met that requirement for 2024

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 London Churches Refugee Fund (LCRF) as our Lent Appeal. LCRF provide small financial grants to organisations supporting destitute refugees and asylum seekers. More details of the amounts raised can be found in the financial report. Thank you to everyone who supported these appeals.

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 two 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, either in person or via Zoom™, 8 times in 2024, with an average level of attendance of 82%. The APCM for 2025 will be held on 18th May 2025.

Gary Welland

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Safeguarding

I am really happy to report that during my first year as your Parish Safeguarding Officer there have been no safeguarding situations brought to my attention. As a general reminder, there is a specific flowchart that the Diocese asks us to follow if there are any concerns raised. We have a Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser, and a very approachable Diocesan Safeguarding Team, who are always on hand should there be any immediate advice needed.

I regularly attend the monthly online PSO “Safeguarding Drop-in Sessions”, where there is a good discussion forum and where it is good to hear of others’ experiences, and these are generally well attended. I continue to work through the challenging Parish Safeguarding Dashboard, which is an online tool for tracking all the training and safeguarding procedures required by the Diocese, and from which there is no hiding!!

My thanks go to all the church officers and volunteer church group leaders, who have successfully completed the required online training modules and to those still working on them.

As always, a reminder that the subject of Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, so please continue to be mindful of anything that you think may be of a concern, and if so, please raise them privately with either myself or Rev Anne.

Marilyn Wade, Parish Safeguarding Officer

Plans for the Future

Looking forward to 2025, our priorities are:

Rev’d. Anne Dollery

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Administrative Information 2024 St Dunstan's Church, Parish of Feltham Icorrespondence address.. Parish Office, 39 St Dunstan's Road, Feltham, Middx TW13 4JYI The Parish of Feltham is part of the Are3 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 either ex officio or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting IAPCMI in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. During the year the following served as members of the PCC- Incumbent.. The Re¢d. Anne Dollery Curate.. Wordens.. Shelagh Lagden Ruth Stevens Representatives on Deanery Synod.. Rachel Stuchbury Patsy Sorenti (Frorn APCM 2023} (From APCM 2024} Elected Members.. Marilyn Wade Ifrom APCM 20241 Angela Sunderji Ifrom APCM 20241 Jennyyoung Ifrom APCM 20241 Alan Rice Ifrom APCM 20221 Ian Stuchbury ITreasurerl Ifrom APCM 20241 Approved by the PCC on 25th April 2025 and signed on its behalf by Reverend Anne Dollery IPCC Chairl. Signed.. Reverend Anne Dollery PCC Chair 2024 Annual Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of St. Dunstan's Church, Feltham Registered Charity 1193012 Page 11 of 11

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 2024

ADMINIsfRATIVE IIIFORMATION 2024 St Dunstan s Road, Feltham (corresponden￿ address: Parish Offi￿, 39 St Durstsn s Road, Feltham, Middx TW13 4JY) The Parfsh of Feltham is part of the Area of Kensington, a Sub41￿ese of the Di(￿eSe of London wlthln the Church of England. The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a registered charity with Charity Number 1193012. Back Feltham PCC has the responslblllty of ctroperaung wlth the Vlcar and Churchwardens In promotlng in the ecdesiastlcal parfsh the whole mlssion of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social arKI ecumenlcal. It also has malntenance responsibilities for the Church Centre, 39 St Dunstan's Road, Feltham. Membernhl Members of the PCC are either ex offiao or elected by the Annual Parochlal Church Meetlng (APCM) In accordance with the Church Represents￿0n Rules. During the year the foll¢xlng seNed as members of the PCC: Incumbenl.. Curale.. Wardenj.. Revd Anne Dollery Sh¢lagh Lagth. Ruth St¢ven$ lfrthn APCM 2024) Represeniaiive on The Deanery syn￿.. Rarhel Sturhbury Patsy Sorrenii (from 0￿0￿r 2024) Elecled Members.. Alan Rice lan Stuchbury Angela Sunderii Marilyn Wade Jenny Youn8 (from APCM 2022) Treasurer (from APCM 2023) (from APCM 2024) (from APCM 2024) (from APCM 2024) Approved by the PCC on 2P March 2025 afKI Signed on Its behalf by Rthtrend Anne Dolkry (PCC Chaimlaft) and lan Stsschbury (Treasurer}.

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST DUNSTANS CHURCH, FELTHAM. I report on the accounts for the year ended 31st December 2024, which are set out on pages 3 to 11. Respoctlve responsibilitios of the PCC and the examiner The chanty's trustees consider that an audr( is not required for this year under section 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Acf) and that an irKlependent examination is required. It is my responsibilty to". examine the accounts under section 145 of Ihe 2011 Art follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Chanty Commissioners under seclion14515llbl of the 2011 Art and state whether parttcuiar matters have corrE to my atten￿n. Basis of independent examinerfs report My examinatrtrn was carried oul in ￿cordanCe with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review oflhe accounting re￿rdS kept by the Ghanty and a comparison of the accounts with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disck)sures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the management comrnrtlee conceming any such matters. The prO￿dureS undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be req¥Jired in an audit and consequenyy no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a true and faif view and the rewi is limited to those matters set out in the statemenl below. Independent examinevs slatement In connedion wtth my examination, no matter has come to my attention" 1. which give rne reasonable cause to believe that in any material res￿ the reqU1reff￿nts to keep accounting r￿rdS in ac£ordance with section 130 ofthe 2011 Act 01 to prepare accounts which xcord with these actounting records and compty with the accounting requirements oflhe Charities Act. have not been rret or 2. which, in my opin￿n. attent￿n should be drawn in order to enable a proper underslanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed.. Martin K Housden FMAAT 13 Guildford Avenue Feltham, Middlesex March 2025

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St Dunstan's Church, Feltham

Receipts and Payments Account For the year ended 31 December 2024

Receipts
Incoming resources from donors
Other voluntary incoming resources
Income from investments
Income from charitable and ancillary trading
Other income resources
Payments
Activities directly related to church work
Social Committee
Church management and administration
Net incoming / (outgoing) resources
Transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Note
Unrestricted
Funds
£
Designated
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
Total
2024
£
Total
2023
£
1
45,693
45,693
46,548
6,053
1,420
7,472
42,565
1,950
1,950
472
39,301
12
39,313
41,836
4,424
1,420
5,843
6,298
97,420
0
2,852
100,272
137,719
2
91,181
3,800
94,981
120,499
33
33
0
8,969
4,629
13,598
5,412
100,183
0
8,429
108,612
125,911
(2,763)
0
(5,577)
(8,340)
11,808
0
0
(2,763)
0
(5,577)
(8,340)
11,808
23,222
54,856
43,822
121,900
110,091
20,459
54,856
38,245
113,560
121,899

4

St Dunstan's Church, Feltham

Statement of assets and liabilities As at 31 December 2024

Note
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
£
Total
2024
£
Total
2023
£
51,891
0
51,891
121,699
23,324
38,245
61,569
100		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
Total
2024
£
Total
2023
£
51,891
0
51,891
121,699
23,324
38,245
61,569
100
75,215
38,245
£113,460
121,799
100
0
100
100
100
0
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
75,315
38,245
113,560
121,899
8,832
6,298
8,832
6,298

5

St Dunstan's Church, Feltham

Church Centre Receipts and Payments Account

For the year ended 31 December 2024

(and incorporated within the main receipts and payments account)

Income
Centre Bookings
Flat 39B Electric Share
Centre Electricity Rebate
Lettings
Garage Rent
Grants received
Total Income
Expenditure
Insurance
Cleaner's Pay
Maintenance
Electricity
Gas
Water
General
Loan Repayments
39A Repairs/Maintenance
39B Repairs/Maintenance
Major Repairs
Total Payments
Surplus / (Deficit) for the year		 Total
Total
2024
2023
£
£
7,214
8,309
1,350
2,550
823
496
25,523
23,841
715
0
0
0
35,625
35,196
1,341
1,971
1,374
1,264
4,508
36,297
3,360
3,266
1,730
2,987
445
366
317
145
0
5,000
220
0
3,962
451
15,698
0
32,955
51,747
2,670
(16,551)

6

St Dunstan's Church, Feltham

Notes to the accounts

For the year ended 31 December 2024

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 & Appeals
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
Church Centre Garage Rent
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
2024
£
Total
2023
£
28,607
28,607
29,012
1,349
1,349
865
300
300
1,220
1,660
1,660
1,624
11
11
59
3,858
3,858
3,562
891
891
1,007
0
0
0
38
38
63
8,979
8,979
9,136
£45,693
0
0
45,693
46,548
724
724
297
0
0
35,000
4,724
1,420
6,143
6,298
0
46
605
605
924
£6,053
0
1,420
7,472
42,565
1,950
1,950
472
1,950
0
0
1,950
472
25,523
25,523
23,841
1,929
1,929
2,250
1,430
12
1,442
4,090
316
316
300
7,214
7,214
8,309
1,350
1,350
2,550
823
823
496
715
715
0
£39,301
0
12
39,313
41,836
4,424
1,420
5,843
6,298
4,424
0
1,420
5,843
6,298
97,420
0
2,852
100,272
137,719

7

St Dunstan's Church, Feltham

Notes to the accounts

For the year ended 31 December 2024

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
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 39A
Church Centre - Flat 39B
Major Repairs to Church Centre
New Building to Church or Church Centre
Architect's fees (Thames Water)
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
Parish Office - Print/Stationery
Parish Office - General
Giving - Relief & Development Agencies
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
2024
£
Total
2023
£
34,000
34,000
34,000
1,934
1,934
1,988
4,807
4,807
4,422
677
677
101
277
277
249
689
689
504
32
32
144
2,825
2,825
2,927
3,610
3,610
17,483
2,955
2,955
2,886
3,428
3,428
0
0
0
181
42
42
177
3,309
3,309
5,000
140
140
138
1,322
1,322
1,262
1,486
1,486
1,782
492
492
442
3,360
3,360
3,266
1,730
1,730
2,987
445
445
366
1,341
1,341
1,971
1,374
1,374
1,264
317
317
145
4,508
4,508
36,297
220
220
0
162
3,800
3,962
451
15,698
15,698
0
0
0
0
0
0
66
£91,181
0
3,800
94,981
120,499
33
0
0
33
0
33
0
0
33
0
161
161
148
2,285
2,285
1,449
3,448
4,629
8,077
1,345
786
786
986
2,190
2,190
1,484
100
100
0
0
0
8,969
0
4,629
13,598
5,412
100,183
0
8,429
108,612
125,911
(2,763)
0
(5,577)
(8,340)
11,808
0
0
23,222
54,856
43,822
121,900
110,091
20,459
54,856
38,245
113,560
121,899

8

St Dunstan's Church, Feltham

Notes to the accounts (continued) For the year ended 31 December 2024

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 incoming resources over resources used
Brought forward balance
Transfers to/(from)
Carried forward balance
Outreach, Youth & Families (Designated) Fund
Brought forward balance
Carried forward balance		 Total
2024
£
Total
2023
£
0
0
0
0
0
10,644
0
10,644
0
10,644
0
(10,644)
24,856
20,500
0
15,000
24,856
24,856
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 2024

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
Flat 39B
Architects fees
Total Activities directly related to church work
Church management and administration
Architects fees - Church
Total payments
Excess of incoming resources over resources used
Brought forward balance
Transfers to/(from)
Carried forward balance
Memorials Fund (Restricted)
Brought forward balance
Carried forward balance		 Total
2024
£
Total
2023
£
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,840
0
2,840
0
0
5,000
3,800
0
0
66
3,800
5,066
4,629
1,345
8,429
6,411
(5,589)
(6,411)
37,088
33,499
0
10,000
31,499
37,088
2,830
2,830
2,830
2,830

10

St Dunstan's Church, Feltham

Notes to the accounts (continued) For the year ended 31 December 2024

3. Funds (continued)
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
EPC - St Dunstan and Southville Ecumenical Fund (Restricted)		 Total
2024
£
Total
2023
£
12
0
12
0
12
0
12
0
3,644
3,644
3,656
3,644
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		 0
359
0
359
0
359
0
99
0
99
0
99
0
260
260
0
260
260

11

St Dunstan's Church, Feltham

Notes to the accounts (continued) For the year ended 31 December 2024

4. Charity collections for the year were as follows:

4. Charity collections for the year were as follows:
Angel Tree (Prison Fellowship support for families of FYOI Inmates) £181
Lent Appeal (London Churches Refugee Fund) £105
Crisis collection at carol service £258
Tearfund collection at Harvest Festival £269
The Children's Society at Christingle service £160
Christian Aid (donations were mostly made directly to the charity by the congregation £238

5. Debtors as at 31st December 2024:

Oak Hill Academy heating for carol concerts £200

6. Creditors as at 31st December 2024:

7. Grant & loan agreement with the Diocese of London

A combined grant & loan of £14,471 + £14,471 was agreed with the diocese in May 2023 to assist with the quinquennial repairs to the church and to progress the improvement plans for the church. £12,596 of this was spent in 2023 with a further £11,687 in 2024. The remaining £4,659 may be available to us in 2025 subject to approval by the Area Finance Group. A first repayment of £3309 was made in November. Two further annual instalments will be made in November 2025 & November 2026.