THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S, PERIVALE. REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31ST JULY 2024 ST MARY'S P E R I V A L E
THE FRIENDS OF ST MARYS PERIVALE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST JULY 2024 GENERAL INFORklATION PRESIDENT Alan Gillett. OBE TRUSTEES Andrew Goodhart Ichaimianl Rev Val8r AiU(en John Biggs Dr Hugh Mather John Newbegin INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Gerald McGregor BA FCA 44 Abinger Road Chiswck Lon(Jon W4 BANKERS Lloyds Bank PIC Ealing Branch LLV)don W5 Charity Investments Office One Angel Lane London EC4R 3AB EXECUTIVE COMMirrEE Hugh Mather (Chairman) Roger N8llisl Ivlce Chalman) Richard Norris (Treasurer} Gill ROeY (Membership) Lucille Allen George Auckland Roger Blundell Davld Brown Stsnley Klar John N8wbggln Judith Pri Simon Shute Rodney Waldes Andrew Whadcoat Sherry White Page 1 of9
THE FRIENDS OF ST MARYS PERIVALE CHAIRMAN'S RepoRT FOR THE YEAR TO 31ST JULY 2024 THE FRIENDS OF ST MARYS is a Registered Charity No 281982 and is formally conslituled by D88d of TrLtsl dated 18th June 1979, although the Frignds. as an organlsatlon was founded al a meeting in Ealing Town Hall on 26th September 1976 The Charty Twstees during tho year lo 31st July 2024 were.. IAr Andrew Goodhart Ichaimianl, Dr Hugh Mather, Rev Valerie AiU(en, Mr John Newbwgin and Mi John Biggs (Clerk). Objectlves and Organls8tlon The object of the Charity is lo preserve this Grad8 l Listed Church "as a building of historic and archttectural interesf and we are pemitted, under the redundancy measures lo arrange. organise,and conduct such eharftsble aclmlies {whether or not of a religious nature) at the said church as is 8ulhorised by the 99 y8ar lease, granted on 19th June 1979 by the London Dioc8san Fund on behalf of the Church Commissioners at nominal rent of £250p.8.' This rental is however waved annually, provid8d that the tost of all repairs and maintenance exceeds this sum, which has been the case sinte the commencement of the lease 44 ye8rs ago. There has never been a demand for rent and the 'renl revie in June 2009 was not exercised. A few years ago. representslives of the London Diocesan Committee visited this and other redundant churches in Mlddlesex and were delighted with the condition of th8 church and the improvod faGilities that the Friends hav8 provlded, and continue to provide over the years. Chalrman's Report by Andrew Goodhart The Chairnian's report for th8 Trustees whose purpose, under the Deed of Trust, is lo have the ultimate responsibility for the use and maintenance of the church and churchyard in accordance with the terms of the 188se. The Charity Commissioners have rentlY conflmied that the Trust Deed is the official over-riding document which describes the r8spon&bilili8s of tha Trustees in resp8Ct of the church and the churchyard. Including burial aan9aMantS. The Trustees have Mted 8pprecialion all the hard work that h88 been carried out during the year, both ins*Je and OLftslde the church building, by the excellent team of voluntee.11 58 good to have Hlrgh Mather ICh8irm8n of the Executs've Committee} as 8 Trustee, as he is the prime mover of everything connected wth the day-tO•day running of St Mavs Perivale. The Executive Chairman's Report therefore gives a more detailed report of the aclivibes for the year.The continuance of concerts is particulady important lo the life of Sl MaS Porivalo, as are the benefits to the musiaans who are very keen to play. A major rtem during tho year has been the continuous live-streaming of the concerts on a worfdwmle basis. and we continue 10 upgrade the recording and sound equipment, and are benefitting from the new fibrè link for our transmissions, now wilhoul problems and the addition of new cameras, all now High Definition. The church is being kept in fine condition and, wth forward planning, we are able to Ver all foreseeable eventualities. The church lower has had rotten timbers replaced as well as repairs to the kitchen roof. and the notice board has been r8furbishedand has lights. The team of gardeners continue to keep the churchydrd in an excellent condition. A N D GOODHART Andrew N D Goodhart Chairman of Trustees 21st March 2025 Page2of9
THE FRIENDS OF ST MARYS PERIVALE CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR TO 31ST JULY 2024 Introductlon: This has been arther successful y8ar. After the iod¢downs in 2020 and 2021, we reopened again lo a liv8 audience in September 2021. Sinc8 then we have adopted a 'hybrid' concert model, setmng both our small audnce in thè church and 8 much larger number of Part1P8nts watching our broadcasts online. This has proved to be very successful and bodes well for the future. We have become, in effect. a much-respecled broadcasting v8nu8 for svperb solo and chamber music concerts, enjoyed by hundreds of dassical muslc lovefs throughout the UK and abroad. This astonishing d8V8lopmenl has been based on the remark8ble wdeo sy3tem Installed by Simon Shute and his colleagues, to whom we owe 8 huge debt of gratitude. Broadcast conrts. From S8pl8mber 2023 10 July 2024 we broadcast 120 streamed concerts, wfth 65 piano reutsls.A hkJhlight was aour major piano festival, run jointty with tha K8yboard Charitable Trust fealLsring 10 exceptional young pianlsts on September 30th and October 1st. We paid about £35,000 to musiciar>s. All this has been achieved without any grant or extemal support. and run entirely by our team of unpaid volunle8rs. I would like lo pay special tribute lo our technical team who m8de 811 this possible, led by Simon Shu18, and comprising George Auckland. Andrew Whadcoal, Rob Jenkins, Tnjus Bos. Peter Sandison and Roger Nellisl. l am also very gr8teftJl to Roger Nellist for helping me lo run the organiz81ion, and lo Andrew Goodhart, Chaimian of the Trustrees for haThJling the donatn$ 8nd Gift Aid. The concerts have received about 100,000 views during the year, in around 70 Countries around the wortd. and were attended by an average of 40 people In the church, wth attendancos varying frorn 20 to 90. 'Lockdown Stsrf Award: We were given thig prestsgious award by the Critics. Cirde, in recognibon of our 156 concerts held in an empty church during the l¢xkOown. We are proud of this national recognition of our activities. Herg is Iheir citstion '. St Mary.Y. Periv&le- a tihy, Grade J-luted redundant church in we.yt London- hafpunchedfar abov lis weighi with the range and quality ofits Streamed recilals. DrHugh Mather apd ihe team- all volunl**rs- carried on with their ihree weekly recitals when Covid hit, providirtgyotsng artists with paid employmeni and aplatforni duwing this hardest oftimes, rakving iheir ownfundy, 14Trgely through donalions, lu pay the ariists wiihoui artypublic subsidies. Boih ihe quolity ofihe concerts on offer and IAe diversity ofperformers and reperloireput ihe re.fponse ofmany larger, rnbsidised venues to shame. The concerts were.fÉreamed live usirlg very high quality equipmEnl inslalled by tsvoformer BBC engineers, Simon Shute and Gec)r&ie Auckland. Our flnan¢8s: The will be considered in more detail in the report by our Treasurer, Richard Norris, but despilo incr8ased abnom)al exp8nditure oon msicians, f68s and other items listed below. we have rec4Jrd8d a surpluss of neaY £35,000, and we hav8 re88Nes of arour¥J £225.COO. These are needed to protsct against future expenditure on the church. We are ftjrther increasing the payments made to our musicians in the forthcoming year lo reflect this financAal success. I would like to record our thanks lo Richard Norris for handling cmjr fin8nces in his usual expert fashion. StrUUrl improvemènt$: We undertook structural surveys of the wOLXfvrk of the towerarKJ of our elecfval system. and plaCed some of the older wiring 81 a total cost of about £6.000. Improvemènts to tho Churchyard: The churchyard is in good o)ndSllon, thank8 to the efforts of our flourishing gardening team under the direction of Brown. We are fortunate lin hang such a dedicated group of talented indivmluals. wth a considerable range of skills, lo assist in the maintenance and improvement of the churchyard. Page3of9
THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S PERIVALE CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR TO 31ST JULY 2024 (conl'd) Vldèo-recording facllltles . We paid about £4.000 for new audlo equSpmenl. The qualty and stability and rellabS1iity of our broadcasts is now stunning and of professional quality. We are deeply indebt8d to our technical team. led by Simon Shuta. for Ihelr expertlse and hard work in Ihis considerable achievement. W8 now broadcast to Facebook, as w811 as YouTube and Wimeo. thanks lo the expert input from Georg8 Auckland. Publicity: Our thrice weekly emai5 newslelter is sent lo over 1480 em811 addresses and remains our core advertising tool. Seven years ago we launched a major and successful 'social medi8. initiative on Facebook, with a 'page' for St Ma$ Perivale administered by Roger Nellisl. We ar8 grateful for the input of Gill ROeY in producing wslers for our renovated noticeboard and advortlS8m8nts for Ealing Arts Diary. Use of the church by other mu$l¢al oryanlsatlons: We have accommodated many local music org8nis8tions, induding Ealing Chamber Music Club, Ealing Flute Group, Ealing Music Festival, West Londion Sinfonia. Ealing Symphony OTchestrd and Ealing Youth Orchestra. We are proud that our building has been usèd to benefrt all ages and standards of music-making in Ealing. Plans for the Autumn.. We plan to o)ntlnue wlh about 120 concerts per year, streaming all except those given by our local amateur orcheslr8s. Vlrtually 811 concerts until ne summer afre already booked up, and there L8 a long wailing list for musicians. Summary: We have consolKJated our position as the most adive broadcasting venue in the UK, particularly for piano and chamber musi¢ re¢itsls. Our'hybrid, model means that we still provide concerts for our local music-lovers, vthile also broadcasting the concerts throughout the wodd. We have 8stablished Sl Marls Perivale as the premier venue for instrumental and chamber music in West London and consolidated our finances. We wnlinue lo maintain our beautiful church and churchyard in pristine condition. With the valued support of our members and other core supporters. we are ensuring that our ancient church ks preserved for fvture generations to enjoy Acknowlodgamonts: Our continued success during the past year is a magnifnt team effort by everyone involved at Sl Ma8 and l am indebted lo so many people for all their help. I would like lo pay special tribute to Roger Nellist, our Vice-chairman, for his huge input into all aspects of our 0rganrza1n,. to Simon Shuts for leading our technical team Bnd developing our amazing wdeo facilities., lo George Auckland, Andrew Whadcoal. Rob Jenkins. Truus Bos and Roger Nellisl for their massive contribution to the recordings.. to George Auckland 8ddilionally for developing and funding our website. to Sherry White, Gill Ro%eY and Feliuty Mather for running the 'box office,; to Andrew Goodhart for handling the donations via our website and Grft Aid system., to Richard Norris as Treasurer for his masterfy handling of our financ8S,'; to Gill RO8Y for her work as Membership Secreta. to Judith Price for cleaning the ¢hurth,' to Sherry While for acting as church '¢arelake¢; to Gill ROeY for much help wth publicity,. to David Brown and everyone on the gardenir¥J le8m'. and lo everyDne on the Execulive Committee for being part of such a remarkably hamonious and effective group. Finalty, I would like to thank Andrew GcK)dhart. Chairman of the TriJs188s, and the other Trustees, for their dose support. H M MATHER Dr H M Mather naiman, txecuuve uommillee Hm8ther bto nrIdd.¢0M 21st March 2025 Page4of9
THE FRIENDS OF ST MARYS PERIVALE HON TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR TO 31ST JULY 2024 Attached are an Income & Expenditure Account for the year ended 31st July 2024. together with a Balan Sh861 prepared as al that date. We ar8 very pleased to report once again that the organisation is in a strong financi81 position. A successful yeals acliwlies has been further augmented by mL¢ch apprectal8d donations. Balance Sheet The Friellds hav8 nel tsngible 88setg of £228,745 which is an incre88e of £34,612 during the financial year. Ihls Indudes an increase of £5,051 in the value of the holding of COIF Investment Fund, now valued At £52.914 More than three quarters of the Friends reserves are held in cash at the present lime. vA)ich is now attrècling 8 more realistic rate interest and in the short lem at least has been considered to be the safest harbourfor the money. The present deposits are under review lo obtain the besl relum thin the conservative policy which we h8ve 8yS adopted, and will continue to maintain Income & Expenditure A¢counl As explained in the CEO'S report, the Friends has continued to provide live concerts, which are broadcast on our lfve-streaming sleM. Audi8nces have continued lo respond very positively to this, and requests to listeners for donations to help pay the players have been very generously supported. As result of thls, concert income, at £55.752. has been maintained, and is further augmenled by Gift Aid. During the year, there were no major repalr projects on the buildlng but we have done some axpanslve el8Ctrfcal work, and continue to ugrade our live streaming facility. Aside frorn concerts, tha subscription incom6 has baen maintained at a high level, and routine overheads for keeping th8 building and churchrdrd well maintained have gènerally held or are agaln marginalty reduced. We have also received some very generous donations wth particular mention of £4,000 from John Runge. £1.600 from R B Parf(es, £1,000 from P Fry. £1.000 from PR TaOr, £500 from Mrs P McKeman and £1.000 from the Richmond Concert Souety. General The surplus on the Income and Expenditure Account for the year is £34,612, which is 8 reflectbn on the generosity of Ih¢)se who have supported the organisalion during the year. and made possible bylhe expertise and dedication of the live-streaming team who have created the facllty. R G NORRIS Richard G Norris Hon Treasurer 21st March 2025 Page5of9
THE FRIENDS OF ST MARYS PERIVALE BALANCE SHEEf AS AT 31ST JULY 2024 Note 31stJuty 2923 Investments COIF Deposrt Fund COIF Investment Fund Imld mkt val} Lloyds Det)osit Account Virgin Money Deposit 123,059 52,914 50.339 58,551 47,863 86,218 172.632 226,312 Current Assets Sundry Debtors Prepaid expenditure Stocks C8sh al Bank and in Hand 167 626 61 3.297 4,151 167 613 61 22,368 23,209 Current Llabllltles Sundry Creditors 11.7181 1,708} 2,433 21.501 £228,745 £194,133 Reprosented by General Fund As at 1st August 2023 Transfer to Resloralion Fund Surplus during thè year 180,915 I.105) 34.612 168.143 12,772 125,422 180,915 Church Restoration Fund As al 1 sl August 2023 Transfer from Gengral Fund 11.075 90,105 11,075 101,180 11,075 K•tth Hutton Fund As al 1st August 2023 No expenditure 2,143 2,143 2,143 2.143 £228,745 £194,133 A N D GOODHART H M MATHER R G NORRIS Chairman of Trustees 21st March 2025 Executwe Chaimian 21st March 2025 HonTreasur8r 21st March 2025 P8ge6of9
THE FRIENDS OF ST MARYS PERIVALE INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR TO 31ST JULY 2024 Rocelpts Charllable Income Subscrlptions Donations Sundry income Gift Aid Yoarto 31.7.2023 10.280 11.440 10,664 5.760 so 2,935 2,624 24,400 19.409 Investmanl Incomè Interest Unreali8ed surplus on investments 4,870 3,823 1,966 3,112 8,693 5.078 Tr8dlng Income Hire of church Income from live concerts Gtft alé on conc8rt income 990 55,654 13.093 1.245 55,237 13,133 69,737 £102,830 69,615 £94,102 P¥yments Building expenditure Repairs & maintenance Extemal decoration New cameras Wideo equi[an1 Insurance Electricity & healir¥J Telephone and internat TeGhniGs alarms Churchyard r8nov8tion 8,450 556 15,485 9,010 5.446 3,763 1,777 1,925 457 3,303 6,310 3,970 1,821 1,996 824 3,222 26,593 41,722 Trading axpenditure Concert costs PRS fees Celebration concerts Piano maintenan 33,808 691 390 4,975 31,635 1,221 792 4,415 39,864 38,063 Admlnlstratlon costs Advertising Printing & ststionèry Sundries 785 621 355 519 583 1,761 1,545 68,218 Year end Surplus 12,77 Page7of9
FRIENDS OF ST MARYS PERNALE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR TO 31ST JULY 2024 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS ON PAGES 6 AND 7 Accountlng PolScles a) these accounts have l)een prepared on accnjals basis b) C8pitsI expediture is written off in the year in which f( is ineurred c) il is estimated that the society has assets lo the value of approximately £35.000, comprising a grand piano. recording equipment and other assets appropriate for entertalnlng the publlc 2023 Sundry debtors Prepaid services Interest recerwdble 626 167 613 167 £793 £780 Stocks Refreshments 61 61 £61 £61 Sundry credito Monument repalrs Electricty PRS lewes 1.050 69 599 1.050 59 599 £1,718 £1,708 Charitable status The Friends of Sl Marls Perivale is a registered charity. its Charity Commission number being 281982 Capltal expendltur¢ Al Video equipme*nt B} Live streaming project 9,010 4,165 4,041 £4,041 £13,175 This expenditure has been written off in these accounts Investments Al 31st July 2024, the Friends of Sl MaryE Perivale had a holding of 204.75 Accumulation Units in the COIF Charities Investment Fund wth a value of £52,91412023: £47,863). Page8of9
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE FRIENDS OF ST IAARYS, PERIVALE. I rep)rt on the accKJunls of the Trust for the year ended 31st Juty 2024 which are set out on the attached pages. R•spodive rnsponsibilities of trustses and examiner As the Chariws Trustees, you are responsible for the preparatKJn of the accounts. and you consider Ihal the audit requirements of Section 43121 of the Charities Act 1993 {Ihe Acr} do nol apply.11 1$ thus my responsibility to ststs, on tho basis of procedures specified in the General Directions glven by the Charity Commissioners under SeCtn 4317llbl of th8 Act, where particular matters have me to my attention. Basis ol the Independent Examlnerf8 Report My examinations were carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by th8 Charity Commissioners. An examinallon indudes 8 review of th8 accounting records kepl by the charity. and a comparison of the accounts pr8sent8d with thos8 r8cords. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from you as Trustees conceming such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all Ihe eviden that would be required of an audtt, and eonsequentty I do not present an audit opInn on the view gNen by the accounts. Independent Examlnerfs Ststement In connection th my ex8min811on, no matter has come lo my attenlion which gives me reasonable cause lo believe that in any material respeet the requirements a} lo keep accounting records in ac£ordance vAlh Section 41 of the Act. 8nd bl to prepare accounts which accord wth the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been mel. The Trust, in common wth others of a similar size and org8nisalion, received income which nnot be fully controlled until it is entered in the accounting records and is therefore nol C8pable of independent verification. No matter has come to my attention in CL)nnection wth my examin8l*on to which. in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order lo make a proper understsnding of th8 8CCL)unts to be reached GERALD MCGREGOR, FCA ICAEW 6422020 44 Abinger Road Chiswick London W4 "Ii ' ncKCcL 7t) "L> Pag89of9