Parish Church of St Peter South Weald Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31st December 2025 Registered charity no. 1127815 The V￿arage W￿leY Bush Lane South Weald Essex CM14 5QP Vl¢ar The Revd Justin Hulcherson The Vicarage WwJley Bush Lane Essex CM14 5aP Bank: CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling Kent. ME19 4JQ Independent Examlnor. Salty Laycod( ACA Contents P•ge Annual RerK)rt Statement of Finan()￿ AclNrties Balance Sheel Not8s lo Ihe Finarvl stat￿nts Y Accounting 2 Income and endow￿￿$ 3 Ex￿end1[U 5 Fixed assets foruso ty the PCC 6 Fund details 7 Anaty&s Of￿ as*ts ty fij 8 Movement in unr8Stnct8d lunds 9 m0￿m￿nI in rnstrict&dlunds 10 10 10 11 CTrth"to 12 write4￿k ofparith sha Ind*p8ndenl Exarningrfs Rfjv￿rt 11 Appondlx Infr)miation in this section ts forTrl8TrnGe onty and do•s nol fonn part of the tind8pend8ntly examined annual rnwt. AN inf0m￿t￿ in th8 Appondix is shown on an 8ccnMls basis unless c4henviso sta18d. vr￿estri￿od lund •stwnat•s for cfyming year Fri•nds of St Peter$ a¢¢wnl Patronal F•8tivd A1 A1 St Peterfs Church. South Weald Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 Admlnhtr*tfv• Inf¢matl¢n: St Petels Churth is srtuated in Weald Road, South Weald. Brentsvood. It is part of the Diocese of Chelmsford vthin the Church of England. The correspondence add￿$8 is The V￿arage, Wgley PAJsh Lang, SoLrth Weakl. Brents￿0d CM14 5QP. The Par¢)chial Church Counul IPCCI 15 a ¢harity registered the Chanty Commission. PCC members WI￿ have served from 1 January of this year until the date this rèport was approved are= Ex Offklo Alembe The Revd Justin Hutcher50n Vicar Aileen Tyler Churchwar Will Russoll Adrian Latchu Chris Luck Mthel Brtsthiné {toAPCM 25) Kerry Oklfield lfrom APCM 251 She￿a Homsby Diocewi Synod Deanery Synod C¢)wOPt•d: Andrthv Hlll to APCM 25. ssn￿ Tylèr from APCM 25. Ehct•d Membern: Louise Bowyer Michael 8risley Celi4 Burrell Rthh Cartor Erica Taylor-Stal•y mon Tyler Llz Bennett Gill Bitschiné Adrian Clark Helen Conlon toAPCM 25 Lucy Fakon Chrtssy Gelderbloem Neil Hom8by Lydia Baggulèy knelia 8as$ Andrew Hill Sarah H(4arth Anthwy James Jordain Wawi from APCM 25 stn￿￿1•. gov•manc• and m•n•g•m•nL' Members of th• PCC 4r• •ith•f •x•ffi¢io. ¢wpt•d or by I Annual Parochial Church Meets'NJ IAPCMI In accordance wrth the Church Representation Rule5. ￿1 Church attendee¥ are en￿uraged lo register on the E￿¢tOral Rdl and stsnd foi electKin lo the PCC. PCC memberg are responsible for makn.ng derAsh)n$ on all matters olgeneral concem and importance lo the parish. Given its wide respongibilrkn•8, the PCC has a numtjer of committees. each dealing with 3 parb¢ular aspect of parish life. Th•8e commrttee8, which look al Wofship, edu¢th"¢)n, outreach, pastoral, environmental, ffinance and premise$, are 811 responsible to the PCC report back wularfy wrth minutes of their meetings bèing received by the PCC member5 and discussed as nec¢wry. The fvll PCC met six times durlno the year th the Belli Centre wlth an average attendance of 76%. ObJ•¢tSv•• and actlvlll••: The PCC commbtted to enabting as many people a$ posgible to worship at our chuich and to become part ofour pansh ￿mMunIty. The PCC maintsins an oveNew ofworship and makes suggestions on how our servKe$ invoNte the many groups that live wthin Our parish. Oui seThice$ and worshlp put laith Into practice through prny•r and Krptiire. and sacramenL en plannlng our activrties foi the year, the Incumbent and the PCC have considered th? Chority Commission, guidance on public benefit and the specffic guidance on eharitièa for the advaneemenl ol roligion. In part¢'cular, ty to enat4e ordinary people lo INe out their faith as part of our parish community through.. )rship. prayer, leaming aboLrt the fth and muiual Support in their Christian itiumeyy,. support of our thurch vduntary-ahJed primary s¢hool'. provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish; mi88ionary and ￿rtreach wor Achlev•m•nts and perfomian¢•: 2025 was Jusbn's first fvll year 0$ our Vicar and rt was a busy year for him rking befyveen the hvo churches ol St Peterfs and St Georye's, building on Ihe wA)rk he 8tsrted In late 2024. In May, a Bishop Pastoral Order %wd$ issued confiming that a pluralty had been created b8fv188n the benefice of Saint George the Martyr. Bren1VAJ￿ and the benefKe of South Vveald. Wor5hlp: As part of ils six-year cycle. the ekrtoral roll vms com￿etety ￿VIsed. 11 was reported at the April APCM that there were 164 people on the new electoral roll. 100 live ¢yJtshle the parish181%). The beginning of Advent saw changes to our seTh￿e pattems, the main one bwng that the BCP Hoty Communion is now held on the 1* and 3rd Sunday of the month.. the 9.30 Parish Communion ￿maIn a weekly service. Major services such as at Easter and Christmas were shared b&￿en the tJ¥o churthes an(1 will attemale each year. Festival communions on weekday evenings *Ere introdLKe(l in line with the Church of England calendar of principal feasts. Those falling Monday - Wednesday ￿11 be at St Peterfs and those on Thursday - Saturday at St George's. A r*w Saturday moming initiative called Darfs Breakfast that fO￿sed particularfy on men's fellowship was introduced as well as Vicarage Teas on the 5th Sunday to invited gLWts. St Peterfs did not have its own veslments ￿ had be￿ using a set on loan from Tottenham and tt was agreed that these would be purchased. Pastoral: Llving Stones was the theme of the June Patronal Fe$ti¥d weekend. £11.880 was raised lo be shared equal￿ betsveer* the church ar￿ school fvnds. Other events taking pLice during the year induded an Autumn Craft Event ￿1¢h proveil very PLVL¢iar ￿ wmpkin decorab.ng and variou8 actNitN*8. a Harvest Lunch and a Supper Quiz. St Peter's Church Facebook conb'nued lo be used to update people on what was happening, 109elher V￿th tho parish website. Justin introduced the South kV88ld Wonya monthly nev*&￿tter issued electronieally. The charity ￿jP￿rted in 2025 w49 SNAP, a loc* dwrity *Atho parents to provide support to families whose children have add￿'Onal needs or disabl1￿e8. There were also cOl￿tiOnS of food and toiletries for the Food Hub al St Georg•'$. Envlronm•nt- We contsnue to support the envlr0nr￿nt by u$ing envifonm*ntslly ffi'endly Pfoducls, recyding and reusing vherever wssib* and eneouraging wldlrfe into our churchyarf, induding having a regularty filled bird feeder in the chufchyard. The congregth'on Sre given *rekly eco-tsps in the pew sheet. A number of Swfft boxes were installed insi¢Je the south-lac¢ng windthy of the bell chamber of the ¢hurth tower. To encourage them lo nest there, a T￿oI￿1ng ol swft calls was played during May and June. Fabrlc: To facilrt*l¢ in th• parish, it ¢8 Impxlant that we maintain the fabnc of the Church of St Peter %Mth various repairs lo the churth's fabric and ongoirvJ maintenance of the Belli Centre b•ing und•ttsken. Th• PCC ha8 approved the church roof réplacement and long pror*ss of gettin9 apwoval for the V•tirk Gontmiued during the year. A major fund-raising exe￿1$¢ wll be needed in due course. Th• Verger's Cottage vMnt onto the m•rket around Ihe M￿18 of the year and there have been several vwing$. Part of Ihe boundary vrdll collapaed betV•*en the Extension Graveyard and one of the bungabws, the owner has tsken a￿On lo repair the wall. 8af•gu•rdlng The PCC has adopted the House of 8ishops Safwuarding Pollcy Ststement arKI Is worktng lo implemènt the Supporting poI￿leS and prath"¢6 guM4ance. Flnan¢S0l R•vl•w Totsl rec•ipt8 on thè fvrKI £124,048 and are detailed In the financial statements l$ee note 8). £129,028 was spend to provide the Christian ministy from St P•lerf$ Church, including the contribution lo tho dictèsan parish sh8r•. wthich largety prowdes the sb"pend5 and housing for the clergy. The nel result for the year was an exces8 01 expenditure over income of £4,980 aThJ adding the surplus balance brought forward al the beginning ol the year. the surplus balance carried fornrdrd al 31 December for the general fund was É62,809. It is PCC p¢Jicy to maintain a balance on unle$tr￿ed fvnds Irf possible). which equates to appmxirnately four months, unre$trict¢d payments, to cover erner9er￿y ￿tUatIonS th* may arise from time to time. The surplus balance on the general fund ot the year-end dKI match thi¥ target. Approved by the PCC on March 2026 s 5 and signed on its behaw by the Rev'd Justs'n Hutchorson P rfsh Church of St P•t•r s￿rth W•ald Annual Statement of Flnancial Aclivities Forthe year ended 310ocernber 2025 Unro4- trlct¢d trlcted ment Notg Funds Funds Fund8 TOTAL FUNDS 2025 2024 INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Donations and Legacies Other trading actiwties Income from Church athili88 Income frem Invesknents 21al 21bl 2{c) 21dl 1,019 9.597 89.101 27.821 6.067 11.677 109,121 43,085 18.224 11.677 13,218 TOTAL INCOME APID ENDOVIMENTS 123,518 11,188 134.686 173.3 EXPENDITURE Expenditure on Rai8ing fund8 Expenditure on Church actNilse¥ 3(81 3,570 4bl 125,954 6.656 134.302 18.827 125,228 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 129.524 11,434 140.958 141,855 NET INCOMEiiexpENDITUREI BEFORE INVESTMENT GAINS (8.0(￿> (286) 10.2721 31.535 NET GAINS {LOSSI ON INVESTME14TS 1103) 1871) {7741 1.255 NEY INCOMEIIEXPEMDITUREI le.￿) 1369) (871) (7.048) 32,75Y) WRITE-BACK OF PARISH SHARE 12 NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 16.oc61 1389) (871) 32,7 8ALANCES BROUGHT FORWARD AT 1 JANUARY 2025 111,549 455,311 24,921 591.781 558.992 BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD AT 31 DECEMBER 2025 105,543 454,942 24.250 584.735 591,781 Balance Sheet At 31 DK•mbv 2025 2025 2024 FIXED ASSErs Tangible fixed assets Investment assets Sla) 51b) 4CQ,000 33.074 433.074 432.300 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 10 8.474 151.209 759,683 145.045 154,025 CREIXTORS AhlOUNTS FALUNG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 11 974 NET CURRENT ASSETS 152.435 158.709 NET ASSETS FUNDS Unr&strictod Restricted End¢y•mient 105,543 454,942 24.250 111,549 455,311 24.921 Appfoved by the Parc¢hki1 Church CtyJne410n .. ........ ........ .. ond sIgn￿l on its behalf by &mon T er(Toasuie nnu Notes to the Finanoal Statements F￿the year ended 31 D8c8mber 2025 1 AccOUNT￿G POUCIE8 Th• PCC M • b•*f¢ •thywthkn th•m•vdrrf c4FRS 102. ThDknw•4 **•wi* il*ClivtxAzl 2011 thty b•w w•pv•d FRS102 120161 th• •idth•2016 rfth• St#•m•rt ol R¢*unm•nW A¢¢tyJrNh* Rlwtwty C1￿￿￿nal qualmcatlonl8) or body Ilf anyl: ICAEW Addms: 1 South Weald Rd, Brentwood. Essex. CM14 4QZ. UK -11- Parish Chu Unrestricted fund estimates for Gomin ear Actual 2026 2025 Unrnstri¢t•d Unr•strlthd FurNIs Fund• INCOME AND EI4DOYIMENT8 Donattons and Legaaes Olhar trading actiwbes In&im8 frc4m Church activthes Inctyne investsnents 21al 21bl 21c) 2{dl 93.000 88.OB2 18.224 5,535 11,677 TOTAL INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS 127.CrfJO 123.51B EXPENDITURE ExP￿d￿Vre on RaBing funds EXP￿dI1UrO on Church aCliv￿.eS 3(•1 31bl 3,570 125,954 123,000 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 127,0(M) 129,524 MET INCOMEI{EXPEtr4DITUREI (6,0081 MET GAINS ON INVESThENTS MET IAOVEMENT114 FUNDS Frfgndl of .$1 P.•iof $ A¢¢ount INCOME Subxdpkns Events Int￿me tax reu)verable Olher 2025 805 1,020 194 20 2,039 2024 805 209 161 1.175 EXPENDITURE Don8bons Events 11.166 569 569 11,1&8 SURPLUW IDEFECID OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE 1,470 {9.9911 Tolal reserves at 1 January 1.921 11.912 TOTAL RESERVES AT 31 DECEPaBER comprl•lng Cash balance at 31 Dewnber Amount due in Gift 2,741 651 1.464 457 Barry Knlgh( Tr•asur•r Thls page is for referenc* Or￿ arrtl thes not form part of th8 •Th￿onI1Y examined PCC annual ￿P)rt -A1-