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ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MARGARET’S, PUTNEY FOR THE YEAR 2020

PRESENTED AT THE APCM 23rd MAY 2021

CONTENTS

WHO’S WHO AT ST MARGARET’S 4

REPORT ON THE ELECTORAL ROLL 5

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT 5

VISION 13

LAY FINANCIAL SUMMARY 15

INCOME 16

EXPENDITURE 17

DEANERY SYNOD REPORT 19

FABRIC REPORT 20

SAFEGUARDING REPORT 20

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN PUTNEY AND ROEHAMPTON 21

CHILDREN AND YOUTH 22

SOCIAL MEDIA 23

THANKS TO TEAM ST MARGARET’S! 25

APPENDIX: FULL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR CHARITY COMMISSIONERS 26

3 WHO’S WHO AT ST MARGARET’S 2020

The Vicar: The Revd Dr Brutus Green

The Parish Administrator: Helen Hargreaves

The Reader: Anne East

Assisting Clergy: The Revd Pauline Jenkins

Director of Music: Nick Miller

REPRESENTATIVES ON DEANERY SYNOD: Andrew Gairdner Ann Grieves John Roberts

LAY MEMBERS OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL (Sep 2020 – May 2021)

The Churchwardens: Hilary Belden Andrew Gairdner1 Mike Harrison1 Ben Speedy

The Secretary: Helen Hargreaves (non-voting)

The Treasurer: Tony Hawksley (co-opted)

Elected Members:

Final year: Joanna Beadsley Hilary Belden Sarah Cooper Marie Evans

2nd year: Simon Brownlee Becky Knee Humphrey Roberts Ben Speedy

1st year: Jonathan Crane Deborah Guinea Robyn O’Connor

1 Legally Andrew Gairdner and Mike Harrison are the Churchwardens though all have equal weight and responsibility in the life of the parish.

4 REPORT ON THE ELECTORAL ROLL

Church membership at May 2021 Electoral Roll Officer - Helen Hargreaves

Electoral Roll 127. Since September 2020, 3 people have come off the roll and we have had 7 people added to the roll. 87 live within the parish and 40 outside. As our Electoral Roll is over 125 we are entitled to have four Deanery Synod Representatives.

Sadly, since the last APCM three long standing members of our church have died – Ann Fell, Jack Miller and Jean Brooker.

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

Overview – Redefining Church In 2019 St Margaret’s was a growing church. More connections, more activity, Sunday attendance increased by 30% and an increased income of £35,000. 2020 began in the same vein and in the first quarter church attendance continued to grow at a rate of 20%. Normally, we might now be remembering fondly the installation of the priest-in- charge as vicar and attendant celebration. However, the early optimism of the year was quickly overshadowed by the pandemic and rapid transformation in which all areas of church life changed out of recognition. Activity in the Church and Hall since has been sporadic at best, reacting to government instruction and advice. And while September and October saw some return, November saw another lockdown and the hoped for return for Christmas disintegrated to leave 2021 beginning with a long period of restrictions, which is only in May beginning to ease. On the other hand, I am extremely proud of how we have responded to the challenges and opportunities we’ve faced. From the beginning we have combined charitable giving and acts of service, with new forms of prayer and worship, together with support for the community and arts. We will only understand the full ramifications and impact of both the pandemic and our work within the community in years to come, but in some remarkable ways St Margaret’s has turned itself inside out and found a new vocation in the community.

The Medium is the Message The Archbishops took the unprecedented decision that from Mothering Sunday 2020 all churches should close, with no one – even vicars – using them for prayer or worship. While this decision has been questioned it resulted in an immediate requirement for an entirely new approach to liturgy. From that Sunday we began streaming services at first from the vicarage, then including the director of music (who was in Yorkshire). With time we improved in our use of technology and were able to split screens and then bring in more of the

5 congregation to read and perform intercessions. At the same time the vicar’s streamed morning and evening prayer was noticed and several commented on how it book-ended monotonous days. The reader was soon taking services and eventually other members of the congregation stepped in so each day was led by someone different. The community of prayer that gathered each morning was between 10 and 20 every day, with fewer gathering for evening prayer. Streaming services was felt by the vicar to be the most satisfactory means of virtual- church but by introducing Zoom coffee, at first just after the service, later followed by a midweek catch-up, there was a more participatory means to keep our community connected. Efforts were made to include children with songs in the Sunday service and a midweek virtual playgroup and Sunday school. The Sunday School team also introduced challenges and activities, which the vicar was able to present on Sundays. Before the end of the first lockdown we had succeeded in installing first-rate streaming equipment that meant when some of the congregation returned to services in church in July, no one was left behind and in this mixed mode everyone had a great seat in church! A special mention here must be made for Mark Steward who produced a beautiful cabinet to house and protect the equipment. Before the pandemic the church had a facebook page that made occasional notices and a recently reconfigured website. In 2020 all of these have adapted rapidly, with the addition of Instagram and especially Twitter which has provided a good connection to other churches and activity locally and in the diocese. Permanent improvements to our mission are as follows:

1. The streaming of services increases our reach beyond the local. It means those who are housebound for any reason can still access services. Because we have made the investment our streamed services give a good representation of what we’re about and provide an accessible way in to the community. 2. The streaming of services has great pastoral importance in allowing access to services for weddings, baptisms, funerals and other services for those who are unable to attend, abroad or absent for other reasons. 3. The streaming of morning and evening prayer has created ex nihilo a daily community of prayer. People gather each morning online to pray together, and in the evening we gather in person and online. For myself this is perhaps the greatest achievement of the pandemic. I believe it has stimulated the discipleship, spirituality and vocation of all involved.

Followers

6 The Shape of Worship 2020 has seen a great deal of liturgical innovation in adapting to the changing circumstances. Before the pandemic began we had brought in a chanted psalm between the readings, which increases our use of Scripture and brings a new style of music, and an alleluia to introduce the Gospel. The pandemic has required us to use a professional singer to lead the worship – at times only one person has been permitted to sing in church. Several people have commented to me that they prefer this set up as it has allowed us to have some beautiful music in church in a more reflective style. While this use has simply been an adaptation to rapidly changing and difficult times, it has also demonstrated the benefit of supplementing our worship with professional musicians and helped in thinking through different scenarios for the shape of our worship. While there is a cost to using professional musicians, in this year it provided much needed work for musicians, a welcome chance to perform, and many cantored for free in thanks for being given opportunities for rehearsal and recording space, or a fundraising recital. There have been a large number of adaptations to the pandemic. Especially felt has been the ban on congregational singing, the withdrawal of the chalice, the end of sharing the peace, impossibility of serving, requirement for facemask, hand- sanitising and track and tracing, the 2m distancing of pews, the great difficulties found in holding a Creche and Sunday School, and end of all hospitality. With the most immediately attractive aspects of church-attendance withdrawn – fellowship, families and singing – and a less comfortable and physical worship, the faithfulness of St Margaret’s has been sorely tested. The quick commitment to streaming and the efforts of many in maintaining connections has been a testament to our resilience. We will not know the full impact of the pandemic for some time on our worshipping community. It was encouraging to see, however, that on the first Sunday in May we had the largest congregation Sunday by Sunday in the last ten years. This suggests that we have remained largely connected and made new connections. With a strong pattern of families especially moving house and the disruption to Sunday School we will have to work hard to regather the community. While Christmas collapsed around us as the lockdown gathered, a highlight of the worshipping year was Christmas Eve carols in the garden. This must be repeated as it provided a truly magical moment at a time when other carol services and most planned activity was fast being cancelled. The Easter

7 Vigil returned in the vicar’s garden on Saturday night and was repeated in 2021 in church for the first time in many years, but received appreciative comments. It was also the scene of drama as Stephen Stavrou, a vicar at St Michael and All Angels, Barnes, stepped in at the last minute and the vicar had to leave before the end of the service to attend the birth of Apollo on Easter morning. The largest change to our worship has been the impact of live streaming. As a mark of our inclusion this is now a vital aspect of how we come together. As the vicar articulated, if only one person who could not for reasons of mobility get to church, was able to participate in St Margaret’s worshipping community, by this means it would be worth the cost. It has already justified the cost in the various phases of the last year, but requires continuing thought on how we worship and remain inclusive for both those in the building and those at home. St Margaret’s remains kept in an immaculate state by Sarah Witney and Deborah Guinea’s excellent flower team have significantly enhanced the beauty of our building with their superb efforts where it has been possible.

Spirituality and Christian Education This will be remembered as a year of action, more than a year of prayer. However, the setting up of well attended offices of prayer and the accessibility of services has had a significant impact. Our usual tri-annual courses were put on hold and we have not held confirmation classes or catechesis. The CTPR Lent Course organised by the vicar was the first victim of the pandemic, abandoned halfway through. Another success of the year, however, was the Advent series on John. The vicar’s challenge was to read a chapter a day of the Gospel through Advent, publicly read at evening prayer, with a lecture each week streamed on Youtube. This proved quite popular and was repeated with the Gospel of Mark in Lent 2021. Even when churches were closed during the first lockdown, it became clear that people were using the church garden in a more concentrated way as a place of prayer. This was likely even more important for those living in cramped situations or experiencing pastoral need, for example, the bereaved. St Margaret’s church and garden offers a beautiful space, but for prayer it is often helpful to have a point of focus. With Mark Steward’s help we set up John Marston’s large parish cross outside the church behind the Easter Garden Mark created in 2019, and put a sign on with the popular line “we’ll meet again” on it. Its intention was to be a place a meeting, a focus for prayer and for hope in a very difficult time. On returning to church the vicar was very keen that space could be set aside for the universal act of prayer of lighting a candle – something that speaks to all spiritualities. The PCC commissioned Gil Whyman to build a votive candle stand and with a piece of glass by Sally Scott created a small chapel in the South mini-transept.

8 Pastoral Care and Pandemic Mission In the Gospel and Epistles of John we are given a clear indication that our faith and our abiding in Christ is made known in our love for one another. Never has this been more important in our lifetimes than in 2020. In response, we co-ordinated a pastoral call rota to ensure we were checking in on our people regularly. Through traditional media, social media, telephone, email and in person we have tried to stay connected. Hilary produced newsletters and hand delivered them, while Bryony and Ben worked hard to keep our families in touch. In different ways many of the congregation have taken it upon themselves to look after each of us, especially when self-isolating. It’s doubtless the case that some have still felt isolated and forgotten, but we have made a considerable effort to maintain morale, especially where we found need. But it’s in our wider support in the community that as a church we found ourselves turning inside out in an unexpected way. Through March there was a huge surge in volunteers from the community – over 100 mostly non-congregation. Over the first lockdown we conducted hundreds of deliveries from East Sheen across Putney and Roehampton, as far as Battersea, Southfields and Wimbledon. All kinds of requests came in – mostly for food and medicine – but also for coat hangers, raw plugs and all manner of things. There were many one off requests but at the same time we also took on regular support of households. We had referrals including from Age UK, the Wandsworth hub, and several GPs, who had heard of what we were doing and had found that support in certain areas such as foodbanks and charities was either over-run or had been withdrawn. Most of our callers had the means to pay but were isolating, we also undertook to support a number of households and individuals who were greatly struggling. At the same time we raised very quickly over £5000 for immediate relief and a further £5000 to support the church running, which had overnight lost two of its most significant streams of income. As the local foodbank had shut, the vicarage and church operated as a foodbank with generous contributions from the community coming in and dispersed to those in need, usually within 24 hours. With the combination of initial resources, volunteers and a number of isolating families both within and without the church-community, we began weekly deliveries of soup and cake to around 80 households. This had the intention of both pastoral and practical support and has received great expressions of appreciation in the year it’s been running. Over time we’ve honed the organisation so that, especially in the last six months it has become increasingly slick. Initially the majority of the volunteers were non-congregational, though it is now more mixed with an influx of St Simon’s and St Margaret’s. A rather charming moment occurred early

9 on when a non-church volunteer turned up at the flat of our Reader with soup and cake declaring “I’m from the church!” Over the year, as the scale of difficulty became apparent the church mobilised in several areas of mission. In addition to our work as a foodbank, shopping and medicine collection, the soup and cake run, we also supported Rosie in collecting treats to go in her NHS care bags for hospital workers, food for Regenerate Rise and Wandsworth Food bank, and over £8000 of goods to go in Christmas hampers alongside the Rackets Cubed food deliveries to struggling households in Roehampton. Glass Door were unable to operate as usual through the winter but we offered to do what we could with a substantial amount of fundraising and delivering dinners for those affected by homelessness up to February 2021. Filling in the parish return this year was a grim affair. Only one baptism and wedding at the ends of the year, but our funerals increased 3-fold to 44 through the year. This has included members of the congregation and friends. Offering support to bereaved families has been particularly challenging, as have the constraints put on funerals. At every point we have offered everything legally possible, as the difficulties involved in visiting, saying goodbye and attending funerals have been heart-breaking. At one funeral no one was able to attend as the remaining family were themselves vulnerable. The funeral of one of our longest standing members Jean Brooker took place unprecedentedly in the church garden. Days before the November lockdown we were able to put on a suitable All Souls’ Requiem premiering a new requiem by Louis Mander and featuring a strong team of musicians. For such a year of loss it provided an appropriate response that provided a space for reflection for many from the congregation and community.

Schools and Care homes Our ministry to school has proved extremely difficult. In 2019 the vicar was involved with two nurseries, four primary schools and a secondary school. In 2020 he has only been able to create videos with Rhiannon and Nick the director of music that can be played by the schools in their classes or at home. Similarly contact with Ashmead has been difficult with regular visits replaced by a Zoom service. This is a part of our ministry which will need rebuilding in 2021.

The Arts The performing arts have suffered disproportionately through the pandemic. It is, however, an area where St Margaret’s has stepped up and been able to offer support. Part of the vicar’s intent for boosting our capability in raising funds, raising our profile, extending our mission and bringing people into church, was to use the church itself more as useful space. While this began in 2019 2020 has seen vital use for musicians and performers for rehearsal, recording and recitals. Amateur groups such as the Dover House Singers and Thames

10 Philharmonic Choir have also used this space which is better ventilated than the church/school halls. The most significant result of this activity has been the setting up of our weekly recital series. This enjoyed great success in September and October particularly. It provided a win-win situation. Musicians took donations of up to £600 with no charge. The church meanwhile made some money on the bar, and the community gained by having a safe social event and a first-rate performance of a wide variety of classical music.

Eco-Church and Church Garden project Eco-church remains a key priority of both the deanery and diocese. John Roberts, who is on deanery synod and PCC, is chair of our working group. Jane Morley has come on board and is reporting to the magazine and giving input from a Franciscan perspective. Jonathan Crane has been researching modifications to our energy and the possibility of solar panels. Deborah Guinea is looking into a development of our recycling and the possibility of a zero-waste refilling station. In our liturgical year we have settled on a period from the beginning of September to Harvest Sunday to focus on creation, in teaching, preaching and liturgy. 2019’s dog blessing became a more wholistic Creation Sunday with the service taken part outside replete with animals. Plans had been moving forward for the garden development project. The pandemic has forced interruptions which has been frustrating. The planned presentation from Allium in November was indefinitely postponed because of lockdown measures. This has forced the parish to use its own resources in creating temporary improvements. The beginning of 2021 has seen marked improvements in the presentation of the garden through efforts co-ordinated by Andrew Gairdner. Much work remains, specifically in building a ramp to the side entrance, renewing all walkways, and completely overhauling the church fencing. Significant improvement is already underway, however, and the refreshed signage designed by Laura Giffard, has created an immediate aesthetic and practical improvement.

The Community Development Team At every stage, fellowship and social activity have been the first victim of the pandemic. The year started on a normal footing and a successful parish quiz was held, as was a pancake party for Shrove Tuesday with race around the garden. Since the pandemic, however, the group

11 has been somewhat in abeyance by necessity. Becky and Alastair have put on several Zoom quizzes, which have been a boost to our slender opportunities of fellowship and also a boost for fundraising. At Christmas efforts were focussed on a parish Advent Calendar with houses decorating windows and a walk-around on the Sunday before Christmas. This proved popular and was an excellent solution to the various difficulties, which would bear repeating in ordinary time. Our Christmas Trees focussed this year on sales and with considerable efforts from Mike Harrison proved extremely effective for fundraising and encouraging some Christmas Spirit. Becky Knee has taken over as chair though it is unlikely that the CDT will become properly functional until the final easing of lockdown.

12 VISION This has the feeling of a transitional moment in the life of the parish. I have asked various key members of the congregation to begin our thinking about next steps in our development. Here are some key areas where we’ll be looking to extend our work:

Worship and music Worship is always the primary focus of the church. It’s our first task and what binds and strengthens us. Especially with restrictions still in place on congregational singing, it is essential that we think creatively about how we build up and develop the choir, and what opportunities this may present. At present we are investigating a strategy for building up a children’s choir including the possibility of scholarships and burseries for choristers and a junior organ scholar. The PCC has already agreed to purchase vestments, following the recent acquisition of choir robes, which the vicar has already begun to research. It is a key goal of the church to integrate young people more into the church’s worship, especially when they are looking to progress beyond Sunday School. The inbetweens group has struggled to meet in the last year, but the vicar has asked Mark Steward to design processional candles and a cross as a means to involve them in serving. With the creation of a Nave altar, and the increased use of church for concerts and recitals, the imperative to bring in additional lighting is clear.

Children As we come back to church we need to recruit more volunteers to help with Sunday School. Bryony and Ben have been doing a fantastic job but we need to make sure they are better supported. This means ensuring we are set up to have two primary school age groups and a creche. We should investigate Godly play materials and review our strategy going forward for all age services. We should also set up a link so parents can see what is happening in the main service. As above we are pushing forward plans delayed through the pandemic for involving children in the choir and serving. We will also in summer 2021 put on a course for children to be admitted to communion and during the year ahead discuss our theological position on children receiving communion generally. We will also look at Sunday school outings, fundraising and charitable activities e.g. sleepout.

13 Garden and Eco-Church The key priorities for this area are (1) the redevelopment of the garden, especially the fencing, surfaces and side entrance. (2) a review of our energy use and production (3) a reinvigoration of our spirituality – for both adults and children – in relation to creation. Our aim is to build towards the silver and gold eco-church awards.

Centre of Music &. Culture St Margaret’s has in 2020 established itself as a recording, recital and rehearsal space for both professional and amateur musicians. By extending this work, building up our support of music for children and through new endeavours we are seeking to enhance and expand our scope. We have premiered several new pieces and our director of music has written a new mass setting. A new group is also being established to consider larger projects including a music festival and the production of an opera in the garden.

Halls The halls are in need of some refreshment and there has been some damage to the halls. Some time ago there were plans begun looking at integrating the halls and church. There is also a great need because of the increased use of the church for more toilets, and with the. development of the choir, safer access to the crypt. It is hoped through 2021 to begin investigations into possible development of these areas and the fundraising that would be required.

Curate The mission and energy of the parish make it in our eyes, an ideal training post for a curate. The vicar has a keen interest in ministerial training and would welcome expanding St Margaret’s team. This would be a significant investment of the parish in financially supporting this endeavour and in participating in the training process. The PCC has in principle given unanimous support to the idea and in conversation the archdeacon was supportive.

14 LAY FINANCIAL SUMMARY 2020

Total funds reduced by £7000 with a deficit in the General Fund of £14000. In a year where we returned to the full parish share and where two major streams of income, service collections and hall rental, were suspended for a significant period, this is a good result. Parish appeals for the church and other charities were generously supported and individual households made a significant contribution, particularly in funding the sound and streaming systems, which have done more than anything to improve and connect our core activity with people.

1 January 2020 – 31 December 2020, income and expenditure

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Income 194340 180998 209382 245518 210946 Expenditure 185121 213666 256382 205727 217694 Total Funds at end of year 155149 122482 75671 115462 108714

Income, Expenditure, Total funds at End of Year 300000

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15 BREAKDOWN OF INCOME 2020

Incoming Resources 2020 2019 2018 Standing Orders & CAF 72808 73896 73031 Collection Envelopes & cheques 6169 14455 7677 Gift Aid on Stewardship 17759 23230 19060 Unattributed Sunday Collections 3717 7202 3383 One off General Donations 13948 5038 1690 Church Appeals (internal) 24106 38665 33700 Church Appeals (external) Wedding and Funeral Fees 4795 2097 2052 Income from Community & Parish Events 5209 5235 5147 Total from Parish Activity 151497 172854 146506

Church House Rent 21600 21600 21600 Hall Hire 37849 51064 43577 Total 210946 245518 209631

Church Appeals Internal Roof Appeal 17415 33700 Choir Robes Appeal 8750 PSF supplement donation 12500 Sound System & Streaming Appeal 17023 COVID relief fund 7083 Total 24106 38665 33700

Church Appeals External* Donations for charity Appeals 865 1456 766 Glass Door fundraising 1844 580 Children Fund 1000 Young Musicians Fund 276 Total 2985 3036 766 * This covers donations passed through accounts. For full charitable giving see below.

Assets* 2020 2019 2018 CCLA Investment 24000 24000 24000 Current Cash balance 70509 68765 48099

Money owed to St Margaret’s at end of year 19800 37688 28600 Debts owed by St Margaret’s to end of year -5595 -14991 -25028

Total Funds 108714 115462 75671

*The church also possesses the fixed asset of Church House (rebuild value £165000) (Consecrated and beneficed land and property thereon is excluded from the accounts by s.96(2)(a) of the Charities Act 1993. The exception is where such property is used for commercial purposes. This became the case in 2000 with Church House and, thus, a fixed asset is included for this property.)

16 BREAKDOWN EXPENDITURE 2020

Parish Expenditure 2020 2019 2018 Diocesan Parish Support Fund 81200 60000 78000 Administrator Salary* 23853 23241 20772 Clergy expenses 2936 4632 0 Church running costs** 27344 27353 21446 Church hall running costs 16602 18181 17464 Church House running costs 500 6497 1114 Service running costs*** 18384 21281 14747 Professional Musicians fees 12819 6983 4120 Bank charges 1300 2110 1021 Roof repair (in 2020 concerning the porch) 3378 20854 76208 Vicarage repair 3059 Box roof repair 8892 Youth worker 2979 11258 Choir robes 7000 Sound System and Streaming 21074 Signage 3090 Total 212480 201111 240748

Charitable Collections (see below) 5214 4616

Total Expenditure 217694 205727 240748 *Total salaries comprising parish administrator, 2 cleaners and director of music come to £46067 (2019: £46716) **small repairs, office materials, bills, cleaning, garden, insurance ***church supplies, printing, Sunday school, flowers

2020 Charitable Fundraising* Over the year we raised an Glass Door estimated £14,000. £1980 in cash with gifts coming to Rackets Cubed an estimated total value of £8000 An estimated £1500 in gifts for The Scrubbery NHS Care bag appeal hospital workers Christian Aid Lebanon Appeal £44 Children’s Society £298 British Legion £345 Pandemic Relief Fund £5800 Total Charitable Fundraising Estimate In excess of £30,000

*In 2019 we raised £4116 for other charities

17 Incoming Resources 2020

Standing Orders & CAF Collection Envelopes & cheques Gift Aid on Stewardship Unattributed Sunday Collections One off General Donations Church Appeals (internal) Church Appeals (external) Wedding and Funeral Fees Income from Community & Parish Events Church House Rent Hall Hire

Expenditure 2020

Diocesan Parish Support Fund Administrator Salary* Clergy expenses Church running costs** Church hall running costs Church House running costs Service running costs*** Bank charges Roof repair Sound System and Streaming Signage Charitable Collections

18 DEANERY SYNOD REPORT

Deanery Synod Representatives Andrew Gairdner, Ann Grieves & John Roberts

Deanery Synod Area Dean: The Revd Ian Tattum. Assistant Area Dean: The Revd John Whittaker

Synod meetings The synod has met by ZOOM on 18 November 2020 and 9 February 2021.

• 18.11.20 The main matter at the meeting was a presentation by Hannah Rich telling us about the GRA:CE project. Drawing on three years of extensive research across the country, the GRA:CE Project – a partnership between Theos, Church Urban Fund, and the Church of England – seeks to address these core issues from a study of the relationship between church growth, discipleship and social action in the Church of England. Hannah shared with us critical insights into how churches of all sizes, contexts, and traditions can meaningfully engage with the needs of their communities, build strong relationships, and see their congregations grow both numerically and spiritually. Following a brief Q&A session, Synod broke out into small groups to reflect on these insights in relation to our parishes, also in the light of the Covid19 pandemic.

• 9.2.21 All the Deanery Representatives reflected briefly on the downside and upside of being a Church in a Pandemic and explore connections with GRA:CE. Most of the churches had found COVID difficult and generally found real problems with finance, lack of socialising and closed churches. There seemed to be few Churches who had been able to communicate with their flocks with streaming. On the other hand the brief offering from us was very positive with a number of points made including: the streaming of services, including the daily attendance at morning and evening prayer, and the greater reach streaming of services creates; the use of professional cantors and other musicians, including a brass band at an outdoor carol service; the continuing but changed work with Glassdoor and outreach work with vulnerable households during the pandemic. As the GRA:CE project emphasised humility and hope, these themes were brought out in relation to our journey through the pandemic.

• On 12 June there is due to be an environment day. St Margaret’s has appointed John Roberts as our eco-church spokesperson to the deanery.

• Elections for Diocesan Synod will take place this summer.

19 SAFEGUARDING REPORT

Parish Safeguarding Officers Helen Hargreaves and Natasha Hume

The PCC has complied with its duty under Section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 to have due regard to House of Bishops' guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. We continue to update our safeguarding policy in line with guidelines set by Southwark Diocese. Our Safeguarding Policies were reviewed and updated by the PCC at our meeting on 8th February 2021 We carry out DBS checks on anyone working with children and or vulnerable adults and hold a list of those already DBS checked. Alerts are received when a check needs to be updated. During this year we have created numerous Risk Assessments for all activities happening in church and in the halls. These are continually updated in accordance with Government Guidelines. Our Risk Assessments are all accessible on our website. During Covid-19 our Pastoral Team have been calling all those shielding and or self-isolating. Those on the list continue to receive a weekly call.

FABRIC REPORT

2020 Fabric Updates: • Sound System Installed - Archdeacon’s Approval received, works all completed. • Live Streaming Installed – Archdeacon’s Approval received, works all completed. This does include the extension of Wi-Fi around the church and into the Crypt. • Signage Installed – Faculty approved. New Signage is all in place. Votive Candle Stand Installed – Faculty approved. Candle stand is in place and being used on a daily basis.

Ongoing Fabric Projects • Lighting – Agreed and discussed at our PCC meeting on 7th December. Addition of spotlights which will light up the altar, lectern, and organ area of the church. This is ongoing. • Fence – Previously agreed by PCC to add a fence splitting the main garden with the side path of church as a safety measure for the Nursery School, Sunday School and children using the garden. Faculty applied for. • Pews/Chairs – Investigations on going

Update on Repairs • Drains – Tree Roots have damaged the drains under the side path of the church. During 2020 various sections of the drains and pipe work have been fixed. This was covered by our insurance policy. • Trees o Lime Tree – main garden on the boundary with Church Walk – Previously cut almost to half, completely felled – Summer 2020. Tree had rotted. o Holly Tree – to the side of the main door of church –felled - Summer 2020. Damaging the church. o Elderberry Tree – side path near to Church Office on boundary with Putney Park Lane – felled - Summer 2020. Damaging the church

20 o Oak Tree – Not on Church land. Putney Park Lane on boundary near to church office. This has been pruned. We have requested the removal of this tree as this has caused the damage to the office steps. Ongoing. o Elm Tree – Not on Church land. Putney Park lane (as above) This has been pruned but we have requested its removal. The tree roots have damaged the wall of the library. Ongoing. o The removal of the Oak and Elm – the removal of these trees we hope will stop any future damage to the building it could do the opposite. Removal of trees which have been in place for years could cause “Heave”. Although the subsidence is caused by the tree roots going further under the building looking for moisture in hot weather the tree roots at other times help balance the moisture. When you remove the trees there is nothing to help remove moisture. We may need to look at this further before pushing for the removal of the trees.

Outstanding Repairs • Office Steps – the steps and walls to be taken down and rebuilt. We have had Architect advise and will now seek the advice of a Structural Engineer on who to rebuild the steps and walls. We were given 2 years to have this work done this is outstanding from last year and should be carried as soon as possible. • Crack in Library Wall – it is believed the tree roots have caused this crack to the building. We are seeking advice from a Structural Engineer and this crack will be monitored before being fixed. • Raising of floor – there is a section of the floor that has raised. We will need to consult an engineer as this presents a H&S hazard.

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN PUTNEY AND ROEHAMPTON Secretary: Clare Atkins

Due to the restrictions there has been little joint activity during this year. Two meetings have been held on Zoom. In September 2020 two new members were welcomed: Rev Joshua Rey of Holy Trinity, Roehampton and Rev Daniel Trott of All Saints’ Putney. Heather Bell, one of the founders of what was then Churches Together in Putney, died last October, just a few weeks short of her hundredth birthday.

Some events have been able to take place, partially in real time and place, partly online: In December the Advent Service at St. Mary’s was well received and inclusive of Churches Together. On 6 March 2021, the World Day of Prayer took place at St Joseph’s, Roehampton . Despite very cold weather about 45 people attended. Erin Alexander sang which delighted everyone, and fitted well with the peaceful themes of the service, prepared by the women of Vanuatu. It was reflective and positive. About £500 was raised. A series of Lent discussions took place, organised by Brutus. In 2020 the Lent course was abandoned half way through. The 2021 course on ‘Truth’ in science, the media, the arts, politics and the church was held on Zoom. 2021 Christian Aid week has only just concluded. The cake and coffee sale with plants went well at St. Margaret’s despite unfriendly weather. Counting and collecting in the donations is ongoing, but there has been a friendly and positive feel from donors this year, and new methods of collecting are beginning to work better than in previous years. Most of the Churches Together took part in Christian Aid week this year.

21 SUNDAY SCHOOL AND ‘INBETWEENS’ Co-ordinators: Bryony Gough, Ben Speedy Leading with Jo de Wardener (preschool) and Jo Beadsley and Helen Speedy (in- betweens)

The pandemic has left its mark on Sunday School. For the main part of the year, we have been unable to meet due to COVID restrictions.

Throughout the lockdown period we maintained contact with the children and their families with a weekly reflection and activity sent out by email. As time progressed this evolved into a weekly family challenge and Brutus’s online midweek children’s service. Online engagement was mixed, but it was lovely to be able to share what the children produced in the services.

We managed to meet briefly in September and October, but due to restrictions we were unable to include those of a pre-school age within our worship, so this group remained small and ultimately short- lived due to the second lockdown. However, many of the children were able to enjoy the Christmas Workshop and Christmas Eve services before all festivities were cancelled.

We kicked off our full return to church in April with an extremely well-attended Good Friday workshop and service where the children planted the Easter garden and some of the other beds around the church and made donkeys.

Since then, we have been able to restart Sunday School for all age groups. The number of children attending has remained steady. We average c.10-15 children each Sunday. These children are usually divided into two groups - a pre- school/reception group and a KS1/KS2 group.

We have a growing body of parents now DBS checked and willing to help run Sunday School and an increasing number who will lead sessions. We are hopeful that this group will grow further as more and more people return to church after the pandemic.

I would like to thank all those who have helped over the past year; in particular, I am very grateful for Ben Speedy’s support as co-leader and Jo de Wardener who has continued to send out birthday cards and tokens to the children.

22 SOCIAL MEDIA Number of new followers per month April 2020 to end of April 2021 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr TOTAL Twitter 15 5 12 7 6 2 5 11 8 5 6 7 1 90

Total number of views/impressions of all post in months April 2020 to end of April 2021 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April Twitter 17.4K 16K 10.3K 13.8K 5227 7440 032 12.2K 10.K 8231 11.6K 11.6K 5196

23 Above are figures providing you with an overview of some of the engagement on social media April 2020 to end of March 2021. Engagement on Twitter has been fairly consistent and we have gained 90 new followers in the past year. Engagement is highest when we are sharing messages about concerts or fundraising partnerships, such as the Christmas boxes for Rackets Cubed and anything related to Glassdoor. Our Twitter followers are not all local but on this platform we are engaging with churches and other organisations both in our local area and nationally.

Our number of Facebook followers drastically increased in Spring 2020 due to the move to online services and whilst this engagement has not remained at lockdown levels (over 2000 views for some posts at peak pandemic), levels of engagement are consistent at around 300-400 views per post. 56.6% of our Facebook followers are in London. The rest are mostly spread across the UK (90.8% of our followers are in the UK). The highest engagement on Facebook has been for concerts and the Easter service in 2020. Content around fundraising and community volunteering has also been popular. Questions to consider at present are: what would people like social media to be doing for the church and the community? What is our objective other than the streaming of online services? Do we have any evidence of reaching people locally or increasing fundraising through promotion of events on Facebook or Twitter?

The Website

Number of website visits per month Jan 2020 - Dec 2020 Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan21 869 789 1030 1162 874 800 875 741 823 867 1131 1785 708

In 2019 (the website’s first year) there were 6500 visits with 21,000 page views. In 2020 there were 12,000 visits and 32,000 page views. 45% of visits are by mobile phone, 45% desktop, tablets 10%.

Most popular viewed pages 2020 Home What’s On Sunday Our Services in Christmas Sermons Contact Services People Week 10565 2489 2203 1538 1239 855 820 730

2020 was a very difficult year as continually changes meant sections of the website were redundant or misleading, but changing and deleting content would have required huge amounts of time and need for constant revision. The switch to social media has in other ways made the website more relevant and necessary than ever and is an ongoing work.

24 WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO The Parish Administrator, the Ministerial Team and Director of Music, the Churchwardens & PCC and to the vicar’s wife, Rhiannon, for her many contributions and support.

Sidespersons and Welcome Judy Anderson, Jo Beadsley, Hilary Belden, Val Brandon, Helen Dunn, Marie Evans, Ann Grieves, Deborah Guinea, the Hume Family, Sheila Innes, Mette Marston, Janice Paine, Roger Power, Pam Roberts, Helen Speedy, Geraldine &. Mark Steward, Mark Taylor, Christie White, Ross and Sarah Witney, and Jenny Young

Chalice Assistants Charlie Atkins and Clare Atkins, Hilary Belden, Val Brandon, Ann Fell, Sonja France, Andrew Gairdner, Ann Grieves, Sheila Innes, Gordon Jones, Florence Mabo, Christopher and Suzie Oldham, Janice Paine, Humphrey Roberts, Mark Steward, Joanne Stone, and Ross Witney

Servers Sonja France, Andrew Gairdner, Ann Grieves, Suzie Oldham, Janice Paine, Joanne Stone, Susie Winter

Intercessors Clare Atkins, Hilary Belden, Sarah Cooper, Andrew Gairdner, Ben Speedy and Mark Steward

Readers Charles Atkins, Hilary Belden, Simon Brownlee, Sarah Cooper, Marie Evans, Andrew Gairdner, Wendy Gairdner, Ann Grieves, Deborah Guinea, Simon Hamlet, Isaac Innes, Gordon Jones, Ann Hawksley, Natasha Hume, Becky Knee, Melody Marshal, John Marston, Nick Miller, Christopher Oldham, Janice Paine, Roger Power, Humphrey Roberts, John Roberts, Sally Russell, Ben, Carla and Helen Speedy, Mark Steward, Joanne Stone, Mark Taylor and Jenny Young

Sunday School Jo Beadsley, Lydia Finney, Carol Friedman, Vanessa Friend, Freddie and Laura Giffard, Bryony Gough, Alexander Hart, Robyn O’Connor, Annelle Reilly, Ben and Helen Speedy, Geraldine Steward, Mark Taylor, Jo de Wardener, Katy Wickham, Suze Willinson

Coffee Team Jo Beadsley, Simon Brownlee, Helen Dunn, Faye Francis-Dean, Freddie Giffard, Becky Knee, Robyn O’Conor, Annelle Reilly, Geraldine and Mark Steward, James Willinson

Welcome Team Judy Anderson, Alastair Benn, Sarah Cooper, Marie Evans, Sonja France, Florence Mabo, John Roberts, Suzie Winter

The Flower Team Judy Anderson, Wendy Gairdner, Deborah Guinea (team leader), Gillian Hulbert, Robyn O’Connor, Ann Peck, Pam Roberts, Sally Russell and Christie White

The Silver Polishers Judy Anderson and Val Brandon

The Community Development Team Simon Brownlee, Helen Dunn, Andrew Gairdner, Freddie and Laura Giffard, Deborah Guinea, Mike Harrison Helen Hargreaves, Natasha Hume, Becky Knee (chair), Robyn O’Connor & Sally Russell

Tea and Social Team Alison Fishwick, Suzie Oldham, Janice Paine, Ann Peck, Pam Roberts

Magazine editors, Social Media & website, Photography Hilary Belden & Joanne Stone, Helen Speedy, Laura Giffard, Ben Speedy

For the many volunteers who have done deliveries, made soup and cake week on week For those who have supported our Glass Door effort. For the growing team who have led and supported Morning and Evening Prayer each day

To Master Craftsman Mark Steward for his many contributions, and Sonja France for her decorative skills

And in memory of the lifetime of contributions and fellowship of Ralph Bonnett, Jean Brooker, Alan Fell, Ann Fell, Elizabeth Miller, Jack Miller, Delphine Power & Elizabeth Worth.

May they rest in peace and rise in glory.

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Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council

for the year ended 31 December 2020

Vicar – The Reverend Dr Brutus Green

Bank: National Westminster Bank 153 High Street, Putney, London SW15 1RX

Examiner of Accounts: Mr E F Challen FCA 303 Upper Richmond Road Putney, London SW15 6SS

Church address Putney Park Lane Putney, London SW15 5HU

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Financial review

The PCC’s financial responsibilities

As in all Church of England parishes the PCC must raise sufficient funds to maintain services in the church. The PCC does not own the church building or the grounds but is responsible for their upkeep, including insurance, repairs and decoration. The PCC is also responsible for the decoration of the vicarage.

The parish is asked to pay its share of the central costs of running the Church of England, which includes the salaries and pensions of the vicar as well as the central staff. This share is collected under the Parish Support Fund whereby each parish offers a pledge to the Diocese for its annual contribution.

Restricted and unrestricted funds

The PCC collects and spends its money on either a restricted or unrestricted basis. A restricted gift is one given (and accepted) under a limitation on its use imposed by the donor.

There are various restricted funds used to receive and disburse gifts for specific purposes made during the year and in the future.

The unrestricted funds are the Church House fund, and the general fund. The first of these arose when it was necessary to show the Church House on the balance sheet at the time it was first let commercially. The general fund is the daily working fund of the PCC and it is freely available for all and any expenditure of the parish.

The accounts

The accounts which follow this review comprise three elements:-

The statement of financial activities shows the donations received and income from investments, hall lettings and fees, together with the expenditure of that money under the various specified headings which the PCC is required to use. Both the income and outgoings are split between unrestricted and restricted funds.

The balance sheet lists the assets and liabilities of the parish.

The notes to the accounts give further detailed information as required by law.

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Charity Status

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Margaret’s, Putney has been registered as a charity since 24th August 2011, registered charity number: 1143534.

Risks

The PCC is required to consider the risks it faces and the means to address them. Financially, the main risks are damage to the buildings, injury to those on site, financial loss of funds and, lastly, lack of income.

For the first two the PCC maintains insurance cover for both property and liability risks. There is also a fabric fund for major works such as, the replacement of the Church roof which may be required in the next few years. The fabric fund is currently fully spent. The buildings are inspected regularly by qualified surveyors.

As regards the financial risks, the cash assets are mostly deposited with Nat West Bank and the Central Board of Finance and the treasurer maintains checks to ensure that proper accounting is made of the money in the PCC’s control.

Income and expenditure require constant review and are dealt with in the following section.

Commentary and the future

Our total funds reduced by some £7,000 during the year, a creditable result bearing in mind the restrictions on church attendance and the reduced opportunities to let the Halls. Subsequently unrestricted donations have more than compensated for the operating deficit of some £14,000. At the same time, thanks to further generous support of the congregation we have installed a sound and streaming system (cost £17,000) which has allowed up to 60 homes to receive regularly our church services online. Cash balances have remained stable at some £93,000. Other significant financial matters arising in the year were: 1. Our agreed contribution of £81,000 was paid in full by monthly instalments

2. Hall letting income reduced from £51,000 in 2019 to £37,000 in 2020, although the income from the Nursery School was only slightly reduced

3. Stewardship income including gift aid reduced from £111,000 in 2019 to £96,000 in 2020.

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LOOKING AHEAD TO 2021.

The restrictions on church attendance and hall lettings have continued in the first few months of 2021 with consequent effects on income. However, assuming restrictions are lifted in accordance with current Government plans we are optimistic that there will be only a small operating deficit in the current year.

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On behalf of the PCC

Andrew Gairdner (Churchwarden)

Michael Harrison (Churchwarden)

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Parochial Church Council of St Margaret, Putney

Statement of Financial Activities Year ended 31st December 2020

Unrestricted Restricted Total 2020 Total 2019 £ £ £ £ Notes Incoming Resources

Incoming resources from Generated Funds

Voluntary Income 2a £ 112,206 £ 29,287 £ 141,493 £ 165,522

Investment Income 2b £ 21,600 £ 21,600 £ 21,600

Incoming resources charitable activities 2c £ 47,853 £ 47,853 £ 58,396

Total incoming resources £ 181,659 £ 29,287 £ 210,946 £ 245,518

Resources expended

Charitable Activities 3 £ 195,457 £ 22,237 £ 217,694 £ 205,727 Total resources expanded £ 195,457 £ 22,237 £ 217,694 £ 205,727

Net outgoing resources and Net movement in fund £ -13,798 £ 7,050 £ -6,748 £ 39,791

Reconciliation of Funds

Balance brought forward at £ 248,272 £ 32,190 £ 280,462 £ 240,671 1st January

Balance brought forward at 31st December £ 234,474 £ 39,240 £ 273,714 £ 280,462

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Parochial Church Council of St Margaret's Putney

Balance Sheet At 31st December 2020 Notes 2020 2019 £ £ FIXED ASSESTS Fixed assets for charity use 4 165,000 165,000

CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 5 19,800 37,688 Short term deposits 24,000 24,000 Cash at the bank and in hand 70,509 68,765 114,309 130,453

LIABILITIES Amounts falling due within one year Creditors 6 -5,595 -14,991

NET CURRENT ASSETS 108,714 115,462 Total assets less current liabilities 273,714 280,462

Finance by:-

Unrestricted Funds 234,474 248,272 Restricted Funds 39,240 32,190

TOTAL FUNDS 273,714 280,462

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MARGARET, PUTNEY

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2020

1 Accounting policies

Basis of preparation The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006, together with applicable accounting standards and the Charities SORP.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Funds Unrestricted funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application to the general purposes of the PCC. Funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC are also unrestricted.

The accounts include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of groups that are informal gatherings of Church members.

Incoming resources Collections are recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC. Planned giving receivable under covenant or otherwise is recognised only when received. Income tax recoverable on gift aid donations is recognised when the income is recognised.

Funds raised by events or campaigns are accounted for gross. Sales of books and magazines are accounted for gross. Rental income from the letting of Church premises is recognised when the rental is due.

Interest is recognised when received.

Resources expended Grants and donations are accounted for when awarded.

The diocesan “Parish Support Fund" for each financial year is accounted in the year that it is payable.

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Fixed assets

Consecrated and beneficed land and property thereon is excluded from the accounts by s.96(2)(a) of the Charities Act 1993. The exception is where such property is used for commercial purposes. This became the case in 2000 with Church House and, thus, a fixed asset is included for this property.

Moveable church fittings and furnishings held by the Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC, and which require a faculty for disposal, are accounted as inalienable property unless consecrated. They are listed in the Church’s inventory, which can be inspected by application to the Churchwardens. The church hall is the only material operational asset.

For inalienable and operational assets acquired prior to 2000 there is insufficient cost information available and, therefore, such assets are not valued or included in the accounts. Items acquired since 1 January 2000 have been capitalised and depreciated in the accounts over their currently anticipated useful economic life (initially 4 years) on a straight-line basis. All such items are now written off.

Expenditure on the enhanced Sound System and Streaming equipment costing £17,023 in the year has been written off in the year rather than capitalised.

Current assets

Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 December are shown as debtors less provision for amounts that may prove uncollectable.

Short term deposits include cash held on deposit with the CBF Church of England Funds.

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2 Incoming Resources Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds 2020 Total 2019 £ £ £ £ Incoming resources from generated funds

2a Voluntary income Stewardship 78,978 78.978 88,351 Income tax recoverable 17,759 17,759 23,230 Cash Collections 3,717 3,717 7,202 Sound and streaming donations 17,023 17,023 Roof Appeal 17,415 Other Donations and Appeals 11,752 12,264 24,016 7,074 Choir robes, Parish Support 22,250 112,206 29,287 141,493 165,522

2b Investment Income Interest Church House Rent 21,600 21,600 21,600 21,600 21,600 21,600

Incoming resources from charitable activities

2c Weddings and Funeral Fees 4,795 4,795 2,097 Events 5,209 5,209 5,235 10,004 10,004 7,332

To Generate Funds Church Hall Lettings 37,849 37,849 51,064

Total incoming resources £181,659 £29,287 £210,946 £245,518

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3 Resources expended Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Funds Funds 2020 2019 £ £ £ £

3a Charitable activities

Overseas mission societies 44 44 172 Relief and Development agencies 3,504 3,504 2,581

Mission and Church Societies 1,670 1,670 1,863

5,214 5,214 4,616

3b The work of the church

Diocesan Parish Support Fund 81,200 81,200 60,000 Clergy expenses 2,936 2,936 4,632 Church running costs 27,344 27,344 27,353 Church hall running costs 16,602 16,602 18,181 Church House running costs 500 500 6,497 Bank chargers 2,110 Upkeep of Services 32,503 32,503 28,264

Expenditure on Fabric:- Sound System and Streaming 4,501 17,023 21,074

Repair Porch 3,378 3,378 20,854 Signage 3,090 3,090

Church Worker 2,979

Choir Robes 7,000 £ £ 171,604 £ 17,023 £188,627 177,870

3c Management and administration Salaries and fees 23,853 23,853 23,241

Total resources expended 195,457 22,237 217,694 205,727

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2020 2019 4 Debtors Income tax recoverable 18,000 30,000 Other debtors 1,800 7,688 19,800 37,688 5 Creditors External giving grants payable 180 281 Other creditors 5,415 14,710 5,695 14,991 6 Fund details The unrestricted funds are the general fund, through which is passed normal church income and expenditure and a fund for the investment in Church House. The Restricted funds are the fabric fund, which includes amounts set aside by the PCC for fabric expenditure the specific donations fund and the vicar’s restricted fund.

Movements on the funds during the year were: -

Balance Balance at Incoming Resources at 01.01. 20 resources expended Transfers 31.12.20

£ £ £ £ £

Unrestricted funds General 83,272 181,659 195,457 69,474 Church House 165,000 165,000

Restricted funds External giving Specific donations 31, 750 28,987 22,237 38,500 Vicar's restricted 440 300 740 Fabric fund

Total Funds 280,462 210,946 217,694 273,714

7. Staff costs and related party transactions No member of the PCC received remuneration from the funds.

Total Salaries and fees were; 2020 2019

£ £ Wages and Salaries 46,067 46,716

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EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF ST MARGARET’S CHURCH PUTNEY

This report on the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31 December 2020, which are set out on pages 6 to 11, is in respect of an examination carried out under Regulation 3(3) of the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 (‘the Regulations’) and s.43 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

As the members of the PCC, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 43(2) and section 43(2) of the Act do not apply. It is my responsibility to issue this report on those accounts in accordance with the terms of the Regulations.

Basis of examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145 (5)(6) of the Act and to be found in the Church guidance, 2006 edition. That examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC and a comparison of the accounts with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

Examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

1 which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act; and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the requirements of the Act and the Regulations have not been met; or 2 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Mr E F Challen FCA 303 Upper Richmond Road Putney, London SW15 6SS

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Welcome to

St Margaret’s, Putney

St Margaret’s is a haven of peace in bustling

Putney. A space to reflect and meet God. To connect with others, celebrate life and find support when we need it most. To grow strong bonds with our local community and make positive change.

Our services and music are rooted in the traditions of the Church of England. We want church to be inclusive, thought-provoking and fun, and we strive to make God’s Word relevant and connected to everyday life. Children fully participate in Sunday Mornings, with weekly Sunday School and regular all- age services to energise and encourage their spiritual growth.

Whether you want to feel part of something bigger or need a quiet moment to yourself, there’s a warm welcome waiting for you, here at the heart of your community.

St Margaret’s Putney. Reflect. Connect. Grow.

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