The Friends of Holy Cross Church Sarratt
The Friends of Holy Cross Church Sarratt
Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2025
Registered Charity No. l 018991

The Friends of Holy Cross Church Sarratt
Trustees, Report
for the year ended 31 December 2025
Th¢ trwste¢spr¢s¢nt their amjual rep)rt and financi￿ statements forthe year¢nd¢d 31 December
2025.
Principal activities
The principal activity of the Cl)arity (charity no. 1018991) is to rdiS¢ funds for the preservation.
maint¢nan¢¢. restoratio￿ replxemenl improvement or ornamentation of Holy Cross Churcl
Sarratt. The Charity holds a n￿llber of fund-rnising events during the year.
Grants
During the year the Charity made grants of £14.963 (£35,668 - 2024) to the PCC of Holy Cross
ChurclL Sarratt for the preservatio￿ improvement and maintenance of the church. The new
heating project was completed as were repairs to the car park and Churchyard.
Preparation of accounts
This report is prepa￿d in accordance with the specia] provisions of the statements of
recommended practice for charities.
Sts*ment by the treasur
In 2025 a total of £23,023 w&8 rais¢d from events, donations, interest and gift aid and we thank
all those who have supported the events and those who made donations.
The Friends contributed towards the generdl repairs and maintenance in the church and made a
donation of £5.000 following The Flower Fe￿ival. The Friends had agreed to help fund the new
heating system. on 2nd January 2025 tlw paid £10,879 and in total they contribut¢d £29,578
towards this proje¢L
Richard Cawdron
Hon. Treasurer

The Friends of Holy Cross Church SaTratt
Statement of tn￿le¢s. responsibilities
Clwity law requires the trustCe5 to Prepare ftnancial statements for each financial yeaT which
give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and its profit and loss for that
Select suitable a¢wunting wlicies and ttr￿n apply them CODSiStently.
Make judgments and estimates that are re8s)nable.
State whether applicable accpunting standards have been follow&[ subject to any
material departur￿ disclosed and explained in the financial statements.
Pr¢par¢ the financial statements on the going cnncern b&515 unless it is inappropriate to
presume that the group will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for the keeping of proper acLx)unting rccords Nvhich disclose wlth
reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and to enable thcm to
ensure that the financial ststements compty with the Ststements of Recommended Practice for
charities.
The trustees and offjcers at the ye8r<nd were as follows:
Su¢ Cl4rk (Chair)
Marityn Butler
Richard Cawdron (Hon. Tre*&)
Melissa Cortizo
Shella Edmund (HOL SeL)
Catharlne Elliott
Leone Asbby
Janice Alder
Jenny Roberts
Re-c]￿led 27 January 2025
Re<lected 24 November 2025
Re*le¢ted 3 May 2023
Reelected 27 January 2025
Revelecied 24 November 2025
Elected 3 May 2023
Elected 29 January 2024
Electrd 9 December 2025
Elected 23 December 2025
Trustees leaving durin8 2025:
Kydtie N*ylor
Annyd Rankin
Chrij Adamj
Resigned 2 January 2025
Resigned 2 January 2025
Resigned l Octokn 2025
Exwofficio members at the year end were as follows:
Neil Altman
Appointed l O January 2024
Revd. Sarnh Miles (Rector & President) Appointed 24 July 2023
Linda Clougb (HonoTary Ex Officio)
Appointed July 2018
Jenny Roberts stepFd down as an ex-officio member on 22 December 2025

The Friends of Holy Cross Church Sarratt
Income and eX￿ndIt￿￿ account
for ihe year end￿ 31 December 2025
Not¢s
2025
2024
Turnover from fimdraising adivities
Cost of sales
22,717
25,424
Gross surplus from operdtions
20,093
20231
lknnations and gift aid
1.513
1.554
Interest income
Operating surpl
23,023
23,988
Operating expens
513
308
Surplus on ordinary activities
22,510
23,680
Grants mad¢ to charity
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14
Surplusl(Deficit) for the year
The Charity has no recognised gains and losses other than those included alx)ve. All the above
items relate to the continuing operntiOTL8 of the Charity.
The notes on pages 7 to 9 forni an inlegrnl part of these financial statements.

The Friends of Holy Cross Church Sarratt
Balanceyheet at 31 Deeember 21llS
Notes
2025
2024
Cunent a&sets
Wine and beer stocks
Debtor
Bank and dewsit accounts
59
917
61,662
62.638
101
55,116
Creditor
Net current assets
25
Totsl net assets
Repr¢sented by:
Accumulated fund
The financial ststernents on pag¢s 4 to 9 were approved by the trustees and were signed
on their behalf by Sue Clark and Richard Cawdron on 19 January 2026.
The notes on pages 7 to 9 forn] an inw part of these financial statements.

The Friends of Holy Cross Church Sarratt
Cash flow st4t¢meDt for the year to 31 December 2025
2025
2024
Note
Net cash flow from ordinary activities
Grants made to charity
Decrease in creditors
Increase in debtors
Decrease in drink stock
IncT¢ase/(Decrease) in cash for the y.ear
22510
(14,963)
(25)
(917)
42
6.647
23,680
(35.668)
(475)
io
12,461
The notes on pages 7 to 9 forn] an integral part of these financial statements.

The Friends of Holy Cross Church Sarratt
Notss to the FinanciAI Statements ￿ at 31 December 21125
l. A¢¢ounting Polieies:
Bagis ofaccouniing
Th¢ financial statements have been P￿ in accordance with applicable
Accounting Standards in the United Kingdom and under the historical cost
Convention. The financial statements have also been pr¢par¢d in Compliance with the
Statements of Recommended Practice for Charities.
(li)
Turnover
Turnover. %thich excludes value added taxatio￿ represents the value of merchandise
sold and proceeds from fimd raising activities. None of th¢ m¢rchandise sold is
overseas sales.
2. Segmental iDfonnatiOD OD turnover aDd eo8t of
Turnover
Gross Ex
024
Flower Festival
Christmas Fair
Cotyee Morning
Reeling
60& 70s & 80s Disco
Total
13,562
5,459
887
2,809
1.592
545
11,970 9.566
4,914 4,360
887
720
2,322
3,106
479
2624 20093 20231
487
22.717
3. Trugtees emoluments
2025
2024
Fees and other emoluments
4. Staff numbers and eosts
The average number of staff includin8 executive trustees employed by the company w&s nil
and no costs were incurred.
5. Debtor- due within one yur
202
2024
Holy Cross Church
917
917

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6. Creditor- due within one year
2025
2024
Sulldry creditor
25
25
7. Reeonciliation of movements in funds
2025
2024
Opening accumulatrd fiu)d
SurpIu￿(defi¢It) for the year
55,091
7.547
67,079
Closing accumulated fund
8. RecoDciliation of operntiDg Jurplusl(d¢fieit) on ordinw aetivhies to net eAsh flow from
operating A¢tivilie¥
2025
2024
Surplusl{deficit) frorn operations
Increase in debior
Decre&8e in stock of wine and i
Decrease in creditors
7,547
(917)
42
25
(11,988)
475
9. Re¢on¢lliation of net casb flow to movemenl net fundj
2025
2024
IncTeasel(decrease) in cash in year
Net ￿ndS at beginning of year
Net funds at end of year
6,647
55,015
61,662
(12,461)
55,015
10. Grvdnts
The following grants were Emid by the clwity for the year entsl 31 December 2025:
2025
2024
Holy Cross PCC

The Friends of Holy Cross Church Sarratt
11. Related party transactions
During th¢ y¢ar th¢ charity had no related party transactions with the trustees (£DiI . 2024).
12. Commilments
The charity had no commttm¢nts on 31 December 2025. {£10.879 - 2024. paid on 2 January
2025).

The Friends of Holy Cmss Church Sarratt
INDEPENDENT EklMINER'S REPORT to THE TRUSTEES of
THE FRIENDS ofHOLY CROSS CHURCH SARRATT
I on the accounts of the Clwity for the year entsl 31 December 2025.
Respective respoDsibilities of trusteu 2nd examiner 2nd basis of report
As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance
with the requirements of the Charities Acl 2011 ('Ihe Act"). It is my responsibility to:
examine the a¢cowJts under Section 145 of the Act
to follow the procedures laid dow) in the Genern] Directions given by the Charity
Commission (under Section 145 (5b) of the Act: and
to stats whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Independent Examiner's 8¢*tement
I have completed my examinalion. I confimi that no material matttrs have come to my attention
in Connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material ttSp￿t:
(l ) A￿o￿nting records were not kept in resm of the Charity as required by section 130
of the Act. or
(2) th¢ accounts do not accord with those records or
(3) the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the forni and
content of accounls set oul in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2(X)8
other than any requirement that the ￿￿Unts give a'tue and fair view" which is nol a
n]atter considered as part of an independent examiDthoD.
I have no concerns and have eorne across no other matters in connection with the examination
to which attention should ￿ drawn in this T¢￿)rt in order to enable a proper understsnding of
the accounts to be reached.
Lyle D. Aitken
Simmond House
The Green
Sarratt
Rickniansworth
Herts. WD3 6AT
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