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NUAIL ,REPORT Faith 20 24 Church of the Good Shepherd

2024 Annual Report

Charity number 1127944

Parochial Church Council of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Crookhorn

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year to 31 December 2024

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF

THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, CROOKHORN

ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2024

Administrative Information

The Church of The Good Shepherd is situated on Crookhorn Lane, Waterlooville. It is part of the Diocese of Portsmouth within the Church of England. The address for correspondence is: The Church of the Good Shepherd, Crookhorn Lane, WATERLOOVILLE, PO7 5QB. The email address is: ofce@cogs.org.uk

The PCC is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2020) and a registered charity. The Charity Registration number is: 1127944. The registered name of the charity is: The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of The Good Shepherd, Crookhorn During the year the following served as members of the PCC:

Clergy

The Revd. Janette Smith – Incumbent (SC) Chair The Revd. Emily Ashworth – Curate (SC)

Churchwardens

Mr Tim FitzGeorge (SC) Mr Philip White (SC)

Representatives to the Deanery Synod

Mr Tim FitzGeorge (ex officio) Mrs Mary Attwood Mr Barrie Jones

Representatives to the Diocesan Synod

Mr Tim FitzGeorge The Revd Janette Smith

Elected Members

Mrs Julia Barton Safeguarding Officer, Vice Chair Mr Barrie Jones Mr Richard Bailey (SC) Secretary Mr Robert Russell Mrs Julie Thompson Mr Jonathan Harrington Mr Alexander Hall Mr Steven Furby (SC) Treasurer

Note: (SC) denotes Standing Committee member.

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Structure, Governance and Management

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.

The PCC operates through a number of committees, which meet between the full meetings of the PCC (usually eight in a year). The structure of committees was organised during the year as follows:

year as follows:
Commitee Area of Responsibility
Standing Commitee Standing Commitee Finance & Budgetng, Progress PCC business,
Agenda setng
Note: This is the only commitee required in law. It has power to
transact the business of the PCC between its meetngs, subject to
anydirectonsgiven bythe Council.
Prayer Prayer,Prayer ministry& Pastoral
Resources and
Health & Safety		 Fabric, Buildings, Parish Ofce, Sunday Set-up Team, PA & Sound
Team
Welcome &
communicaton		 Social, CoGS Hub, Events, Cofee Team, Welcome/Follow-up,
Website
Discipleship To support the discipleship of all church members, encouraging
each to take responsibilityfor their owngrowth
Outreach/Events Alpha Courses, Men’s Ministry, Women’s Ministry, Community
Outreach
Finance Church fnance
External Giving Mission giving
Eco Church To encourage the church towards eco sustainability

Objectives and Activities

Crookhorn PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the current incumbent to promote within the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church - pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of our parish community at CoGS. The PCC maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our services can involve the many groups that live within our parish. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer, scripture, music and sacrament.

When planning our activities for the year, we have considered the Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. In particular, we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through:

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To facilitate this work, it is essential that we maintain the fabric of the Church Centre complex of The Church of The Good Shepherd.

The PCC has complied with its duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Disciple Measure 2016 to have due regard to the House of Bishops' guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

Review of the year (by Revd Janette Smith)

In many ways the last twelve months have been tough. It has been a time of realigning ourselves with God’s mission. We held a couple of Listening to God sessions this year and both led us to be more reflective, to do less and to spend more time with the Lord. Our teaching and courses this year have reflected that.

Over 2024 we have tried to spend more time together. The PCC spent a very fruitful day together in Catherington, both listening to God and planning for the future. We held a Hospitality Sunday where most of the congregation were either guests or hosts to one another. Throughout August we held some Sunday Socials: simple social events run by members of the church. We were pleased to welcome our missionaries in France, Jane & Sena Ounate-Lare, in July. Sena gave a thought-provoking sermon at the service and we joined together for a barbecue afterwards. Instead of camping at New Wine this year we streamed New Wine live in the comfort of the church. There have also been a couple of courses his year: The Bible Course during Lent and Practicing the Way in September (see more in the reports).

We are still recognised as a church for the community by the community. Our café has had some problems with staffing this year and we had to close for a couple of months but with the help of many from the community we have been able to offer a slightly reduced service and we are still seeing new people coming on an almost daily basis.

Perhaps the most exciting events this year have been where members of the congregation have been licenced for ordained or lay ministry (see reports) and of course we welcomed our new curate, Emily Ashworth and her family. Many people have answered the call of God in the past at CoGS so it is really encouraging to see that they still are.

In October we celebrated the start of the Church in Morelands School 50 years ago with a special service and a bring-and-share. It was great to hear stories of the church’s beginnings. In three years we shall celebrate 50 years of The Church of the Good Shepherd in this building.

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During this year we disbanded the Vision Group and resurrected the Standing Committee. The Standing Committee has always existed and has been used for emergency decisions but we are now meeting to work on Church policies and the governance of the church, including a reorganisation of the PCC sub-groups.

Throughout the year we saw God’s faithfulness and experienced his generous provision in so many ways – not least through the wonderful commitment of all of those who gave their time, energy and money so that, together, we could serve God’s vision to change lives and transform the community here in Crookhorn and beyond.

As you read through this report, do please use these words as a prompt for your own prayers. Let's pray, giving thanks to God for his goodness to us, but also praying that we as a church might continue to mature and grow in the way we prioritise and relate to God in our daily lives, both as individuals and as a community.

Yours in Jesus Janette

Financial Review

Independent Examiner’s Statement (2024)

CoGS’ accounts for year ending December 2024 have been independently examined by Shahrukh Talati and he concluded that, “I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached”.

Huge thanks, once again, are due to Sally Walker, our amazing bookkeeper, for her diligence and expertise in maintaining and reporting CoGS accounts, and to Shahrukh Talati.

Financial Summary (2024)

The total receipts (income) of both unrestricted and restricted funds during 2024 were £179,848, with details included in the financial statements of this annual report.

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Income
Church Activities
income £6,003
Gift Aid dona- Income Tax
tions £81,757 rec'd
£21,296
Bus Stop
Dona-
tions
£4,597
Church Collec-
tion Box £1,375 Legacy
Other donations £37,625
£21,696 Roof Donations
£5,499
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During 2024, £197,380 was spent on providing the Christian ministry of The Church of The Good Shepherd. This figure includes our contribution to the Parish Share which largely provides the stipends and housing for clergy. The net result this year was therefore a deficit of £17,532.

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EXPENDITURE
Staff Costs
Mission £15,134
£29,487
Parish
Share
£48,605
Roof repairs
£75,997 Running Costs
£21,004
External Giving
£7,153
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This deficit was caused in large

part by our anticipated roof repairs (costing £75,997), but our ‘bottom line’ was offset by extra donations from many members of our congregation, and a generous legacy left by the late Roy Wraith. Without the latter, our deficit would have been £55,157.

During the year our loan to Mission Housing Limited ended, and we were repaid in full (£10,761).

For details of our External Giving in 2024 please see the relevant section in this report.

Reserves (2024)

Other than having to cover the deficit mentioned above, our reserves have remained steady over this year. At the end of 2024, the total reserves balance was £105,148.

Within this reserve, £3,500 was designated for new doors and windows, £12,000 for general repairs and £37,625 set aside as a ‘legacy reserve’ as we discern how best to use Roy’s legacy. The remainder (£51,944) is set aside to cover three months of expenditure. This reserve also includes a £79 balance restricted for Frontline.

Conclusion

2024 has been a testing year financially with the long-awaited roof repairs taking a significant level of funds that we had been building over a number of years. Through God’s amazing grace and the generosity of CoGS members throughout the year, this impact was minimised, and we were able to maintain all of our planned activities and programmes. Written by Steve Furby - Treasurer

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External Giving

As a church, we feel it is important to donate 10% of the church’s income to help support a range of other local and national charities:

Chosen Charity Donaton
Supportng Sena and Jane Ounate-Lare’s ministry in France(£400p/m) £4,800
YWAM to support Storm Hargreaves(£100p/m) £1,200
Pakistan Appeal £500
Waterlooville Foodbank £600
Vicar’s Discretonary Fund £53
Care for the Family *£600
MIND(Havant) * £600
Chernobyl Children’s Lifeline(Ukraine) * £600
Rosemary Foundaton * £600
YWAM to support Jess Murphy * £710
Waterlooville Foodbank * £530
Church Mission Society (Ukraine) * £1,500

Please note: The donations above marked * were made in early 2025, and so missed the end of year deadline. Since Giving is voluntary by nature, we cannot accrue for giving that we intended for 2024 but did not pay until 2025. Thus the 31 December 2024 accounts show giving of just £7,153, even though we have fulfilled our mandate to share a ‘tithe’ of our donations. Steve Furby – Treasurer

Parochial Church Council

The PCC is the body responsible for the financial affairs of the church, in looking after the building and its contents and for co-operating with the vicar in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church: pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.

The full PCC normally meets every other month, with a standing committee that meets in the alternate months. The full list of PCC members can be found in the annual report and on the notice board at the back of the main hall.

After the last APCM, the PCC spent a day together looking at how we run the church and getting to know the new members. We are expecting one of the outcomes of this will lead to a new and simpler structure of PCC subcommittees over the next few months as we look to make our work easier and less time-consuming.

Over the last year we looked at:

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The minutes of PCC meetings are posted on the notice board at the back of the main hall and we encourage everyone to read them. Written by Tim FitzGeorge

Fabric Report

Under section 50 of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and Care of Churches Measure 2018 the major requirement for the fabric report is to report on the progress of the work recommended in the last Quinquennial inspection, which took place in 2020. The major item outstanding from the last inspection was the flat roof replacement which has now been completed. Thank you to Iain for overseeing this.

An unexpected occurrence was the failure of the main gas boiler, just when we were about to turn it on for the winter and just after the manufacturer stopped supporting it. After initially being told that it was not repairable, we managed to find someone who was able to source and fit a new fan, so both boilers were working again. Thank you to Robert and Phil for your work on this. It is worth noting that the Church of England has committed to being Net Zero Carbon by 2030, so we are going to have to replace both boilers in the next few years.

As we look forwards to the next Quinquennial inspection which should be in June 2025, we have a building that is in good shape although, as ever, there is a long list of minor items that need to be done (including a lot of painting). Written by Tim FitzGeorge

Wardens’ Report

Churchwardens are a role that most people in the church have probably heard of but are not sure what we do. This includes the churchwardens themselves; there is no simple description of what we are meant to do. Probably the simplest definition of our role is that

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we are responsible for everything that the vicar is not – which means everything that is not ‘worship’. We are also the Bishop’s officers, which means that we are an important link between the parish and the Bishop, and we are the prime representatives of the parishioners – that is not just the members of the church but includes everyone who lives in the parish. We are responsible for maintaining decency and order in the church and we also run the church in the absence of the vicar.

We hold regular meetings with Janette, so when things are going on or there are new opportunities we are often among the first to know, whether it is to do with safeguarding, plumbing or people.

In the last year we have been blessed by the arrival of Emily as our assistant curate and so we have had the pleasure of including her in some of our meetings, especially our wardens’ day when we and Janette went through everything the church does to see how we can improve it. Her viewpoint as someone coming in from outside was very valuable.

We would both like to express our thanks to Janette, and now Emily, for making our roles enjoyable (at least most of the time). It is a pleasure working with both of you. Thank you to everyone else in the church who we have worked with (or who has had to put up with us laying down the law about various subjects).

Written by Tim FitzGeorge

Deanery Synod

The deanery synod has met on three occasions over this last year and covered a range of topics mainly dealing with the diocesan vision and regeneration plan but also Prayers of Love and Faith.

Several talks were given:

We also discussed changes in staffing and how our deanery plan is progressing with:

  1. Choir church growing at St Faiths Havant

  2. Flourish worker in Horndean to build partnership between church/schools/families and grow a worshipping community in Horndean school.

  3. It is also hoped to provide a youth Chaplain based in Park Community school in Leigh Park.

These posts are being funded from SMMI funding (Strategic Mission and Ministry Investment) - a national initiative which the deanery has bid for and achieved funding from for five years.

Also our very own Paul Franks stepped down as Deanery Synod treasurer this year and a member from Hart Plain church has been appointed, Colin Adams.

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If you would like to have more information on any of these topics please speak with Mary Attwood, Barrie Jones or Tim FitzGeorge your Diocesan Synod representatives. Written by Mary Attwood

Church Attendance

The average attendance at Sunday morning services, counted during October 2024 was 68 adults and 15 children. We held evening services during October when the average attendance was 30 adults. Some people are still choosing to watch from home with an average of 10 views on YouTube. This year we have been pleased to welcome several new members. Written by Janette Smith

Electoral Roll

All are welcome to attend our regular services. Church members who fulfil the application criteria (baptised, aged 16 or over, and regular attendee) are encouraged to have their names entered on the Electoral Roll. This allows attendance at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting and confers the right to vote in any elections at that meeting. Members of the Roll are also encouraged to consider standing for election to the PCC themselves.

This year, we are obliged to compile a completely new Electoral Roll. There are 94 church members on the Electoral Roll of The Good Shepherd, Crookhorn. 62 (66%) outside parish, 32 reside in the parish. 14 new members joined this year. Written by Antonia Harrison – Electoral Roll Officer

Life Events

As normal at CoGS we have had more baptisms than any other life events. In 2024 we conducted two funerals and one wedding. Another wedding was conducted by Janette but held at St John’s, Purbrook. We have had six baptisms this year and a further three people who renewed their baptismal vows and one baby dedication. Written by Janette Smith

Safeguarding Report for year 2024

The PCC has a legal requirement to report on safeguarding progress and include a statement as to whether or not they have “complied with their duty to have ‘due regard and comply’ with the House of Bishops’ Safeguarding Policy and Practice Guidance.” The PCC has complied with this duty and signed the 2024 Promoting a Safer Church policy statement for safeguarding and domestic abuse. These are displayed publicly in the church premises.

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COGS is committed to changing and improving its culture and procedures for safeguarding and is committed to:

Safeguarding Progress January to December 2024

COGS has made progress in the development of our safeguarding culture, policies, and practice and across all areas of ministry in the following ways:

Priorities for 2025 include:

Written by Julia Barton, Parish Safeguarding Officer

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Vocations

This year we have been blessed by several people answering the call of God and stepping out for him. Robert Russell completed a six-week course on preaching and was commissioned as a

lay preacher in September. Tim FitzGeorge was licensed as a Licensed Lay Minister (LLM) in June after 3 years of training. Elizabeth Pearn and Kevin Jones were both ordained as deacons at Portsmouth Cathedral in June. Sadly we had to say goodbye to both of them. Elizabeth is serving her curacy in St Mary’s, Portchester and Kevin is serving his at St Simon’s, Southsea. Both of them will benefit hugely from being posted elsewhere and both of them are blooming where they have been planted. We said goodbye to two valuable members but were also blessed with a new Curate. Emily Ashworth was ordained deacon in June (along with Kevin and Elizabeth) and joined CoGS the following day with her husband Chris and son Lucas. Emily has been a huge asset to the life at CoGS and settled in very quickly. Congratulations to all of you!

With all these licensed people it makes doing the rotas for preaching even more difficult but what a blessing to have so many talented people! If anyone else feels that God may be calling them into some sort of licensed ministry then please let me know. Written by Janette Smith, Incumbent

Worship

Sundays

We love gathering with our church family on Sundays, when people of all ages come together to worship and discover how we can walk in the way of Jesus.

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We began the year by delving into the book of Lamentations and as someone said, “It was a real revelation!” There is hope in the midst of the turmoil. During

Lent we let go of the things holding us back from Jesus. We then explored the first letter of Peter in detail. In the summer during our All Together services we had fun putting on the Armour of God and our Roman soldier was gradually dressed week by week.

In September we began a series based on John Mark Comer’s book, Practicing the Way. The sermon series ran in conjunction with the course running at the same time (see report).

A huge thank you to everyone who served on the various teams that make our Sundays happen. Whether you helped set up chairs, made drinks, led our children, invested in young people, used your musical talents to lead us in worship, managed sound, lighting, video, streamed online, led the prayers, shared your testimony or prepared and preached God’s Word — your contribution has been immense. Thank you!

Midweek Communion

We continue to have a small but committed number coming to our monthly mid-week communion. This is a said communion with a five-minute homily and anyone is welcome. It is timed to coincide with the Vintage Wine meetings so that worshippers can then go on to Vintage Wine. It has been a joy to be able to share this with Emily since July. It happens at 1pm on the first Wednesday of most months.

Belmont Castle Residential Home

We continue to go into Belmont Castle once a month on second Sundays. We are a small team but are always made very welcome by the residents who come to a short informal service. We sing hymns, give a short message and pray. Most of our time is spent chatting to the residents over a cup of tea and praying for those who would like it. I am extremely grateful to David Warren for taking on this service when I have had to miss it for several reasons. David is very gifted with older people (as are the other people who come) and I have felt very confident to leave the reins in his capable hands. Written by Janette Smith

We had to cancel some services due to other events happening within the home. The Christmas carols service had to be postponed due to sickness in the home, but fortunately we were able to reschedule it for a Thursday afternoon. Every visit has seen a good number of church members who have had interesting chats with the residents. On one visit Lesley and Mike were accompanied by their dog Sasha. The residents loved that! It has been a real blessing to continue our visits throughout 2024. Written by David Warren

New Wine

New Wine services run by Max Cross and Debs Smart have reduced from monthly to termly. I believe this is due to all the other services happening at other churches around the diocese. Although not so often, these services are still a chance to join in with passionate worship and top quality speakers from around the New Wine Network.

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Portsdown Cluster

We have not had much involvement at Christ Church or St John’s this year apart from a couple of 8am communions, a Mother’s Union communion and shared Easter services. As Clergy, however, we are meeting regularly to eat together and pray together. Hopefully, as Emily will need to serve some of her time with Andy, we will do more together in the future.

Courses

The Bible Course for Lent

During Lent, the majority of the church completed The Bible Society’s Bible Course. This was an eight-week course helping us to understand the big picture of the Bible storyline. There were spaces for discussion and personal reflection and daily readings to prepare for the following week. It was well received.

Practicing the Way

In September we began the Practicing the Way course based on John Mark Comer’s book of the same name. We ran on Sunday evenings and on Tuesday mornings and were delighted to see so many people engaging. It was especially exciting to see so many of our youth coming on a Sunday evening. The course led us through three stages: of being with Jesus; becoming like him; and doing what he did. The course was enhanced by our Sunday teaching theme and we shared podcasts via the newsletter. Next year we plan to follow on with the Practices.

The Start Course

Start, a down-to-earth explorers’ course, was held at the Vicarage on Wednesday evenings and Tuesday afternoons. This was an 8- week, hour long course from the LYCiG movement (Leading Your Church into Growth) which explored people’s journey with Jesus. It is not as comprehensive as Alpha but asks you to think deeply about what you believe. There is a follow up course called Moving On which I intended to run later. This course was also run by Sara Lane for Toddler Carers.

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Sunday Summer Socials

During August of 2024 we were blessed with a social event each Sunday run by members of the congregation. I am very grateful to Sally Walker for hosting a picnic in her garden, Eddie & David Warren for providing strawberries & cream in their garden and Emily & Chris Ashworth for running a bring-and-share picnic with games in Gauntlett Park. Thank you all

for such lovely events. It was a little later than the summer but thank you too to Fred Monck and Eddie & David for organising a parent and child Scalextric day in September.

Music

‘ Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honour and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!’ Revelation 7 v12

Praise and worship brings us directly into the presence of God and allows us to be transformed into His likeness as we surrender ourselves to Him. Any Christian who desires to spend more time with Jesus, become like Jesus and to do the things He did needs to learn how to worship Him in Spirit and Truth. We have a strong tradition of Holy Spirit filled worship here at COGS and my prayer is for all to experience the glory and presence of God as we worship Him together.

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We remain a small team of musicians but it has been fantastic recently to have had some of our teenagers join the group allowing us to occasionally have our morning worship led by the ‘youth band’. We continue to introduce new songs regularly to give us fresh expressions of worship to enable us to praise God.

‘ Praise the Lord. Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints’

In 2025 I encourage you to worship the Lord with all your heart, body and soul. There is no right or wrong way, God is more interested in the at ude of our heart so step out in faith and ‘go for it’. Written by Mike Homer-Ward

Audio-Visual Team

The Audio-Visual team consists of a small number of dedicated people whose job is to assist people leading the service (in the broadest sense) in making themselves heard and seen. Under normal circumstances it is a job that should be unseen, although when we make a mistake everyone turns round to look at us.

We try to juggle the levels of the different sound sources to make sure they are all heard clearly at the right sound level (which means that the number of people complaining about it being too loud and too quiet are about equal). We also try to make sure the right slides are shown on the screens at the right time (which involves trying to read the musicians’ minds) and stream the services so that people can join in at home (or anywhere else they happen to be).

Over the last couple of years we have lost some of the members of the team, so thanks to Aimee, David, Matthew and Paul for your dedication – especially as most of you are on other rotas as well.

Written by Tim FitzGeorge

Prayer

Zoom Prayer, Prayer Breakfast, Sunday@9

Prayer is always exciting and we have many times when we pray together, such as our weekly prayers and each morning on Zoom. There are a few faithful prayers, mainly on a Monday, who pray for the leadership and things that are going on in the church in the week ahead. It would be encouraging to see more of us (even if it’s only one Monday in the month) join in to corporately pray to our Heavenly Father for our needs and to see His kingdom grow in Crookhorn.

The Prayer breakfast on a Wednesday morning at 7am, is continuing to focus on praying for the café and the events for that day (Toddlers group and Kidszone). Wednesday is a very important day to pray for these ministries, and if you are unable to get up early and join others, please pray on your way to work or as you enjoy your first cup of tea of the day. We need to cry out to God for His hand upon these ministries and to bless the leaders and their teams.

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We have been starting our Sunday worship at 9am for a year and when we come together to pray and listen to God for what He wants to encounter in Worshipping Him, it is amazing! When we listen to God in the week and then bring this to our time together, the leader, preacher, worship leader, Prayer Ministry Team can guide our worship, prayers and ministry time in a dynamic way. The more we can do this together the more we see God at work in us and through us.

Prayer walking, 12-hour Prayer & Listening

Friday Prayer Walking on a Friday morning always gives us opportunities to speak to people, mainly the parents and children as they are walking to school. We would welcome more people to join in and perhaps you may be able join us on one of these in the future as the weather brightens up.

We tried a different way forward in our 12-hour Prayer time and spent time listening. This was to focus on listening to God for the way forward for the Bus Stop Café. Some met in the church, others prayed in groups and others prayed at home. The words given to us were then written onto our ‘Padlet’. It was accessible on our website for everyone to see and to use the words given so we could pray into them in the days and weeks later. This is such a great ‘tool’ for us to use and I encourage you all to continue listening and ‘pasting’ His words for the leadership and others to discern His direction for His church. Written by Phil White

Pastoral Care and Home Communion

A number of members in our church family regularly support those in need. Pastoral issues cover many areas including physical and mental health concerns, practical support in providing meals for those who are temporarily incapacitated and lifts to the doctor, hospital and support groups. Holy Communion is taken regularly to some elderly folk who are unable to attend communion services at church. Written by Sally Russell

Children and Youth,

Written by Clare Hargreaves, unless stated

Junior church and Crèche

This group runs due to the amazing team of Fleur, Clare and Emma in leading the group, with Mami, Brenda, and Heather/Xander Hall and more recently Carol. It is a joy to see the babies dancing and the toddlers proudly do the actions they confidently know, all praising God. We then teach Bible stories or Bible concepts through stories, craft, and games and then quiet time with God. We are currently working through Holy Spirit themes.

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We continue to engage with the Holy Spirit through “Chat and Catch” from Parenting for Faith, which supports the children to learn to be still, chat to God, and then ‘catch’ what He is saying back to them. It has been amazing to see how God is talking to our younger children, and to watch them grow in faith as they learn to ‘catch’ what He has for them.

Refuel

Over the last year we have seen the Refuel group really grow and the group now stays in the main service for the full worship slot then we go out for Bible study. We also used “The Chosen” for several months watching an episode then discussing the content. This group is clearly growing in maturity and some of them are really hungry for God’s word.

The Zone (11+)

This year the Zone group has really grown, as some of them are now bringing their friends along. For many of them the Zone on a Friday evening is their Church.

This group has been joined by Mike and Rebecca this year which has been an amazing blessing.

The youth are so spiritually hungry and we now have a time of worship for 4-5 songs usually, that they choose, followed by a time of chat and catch then ministry followed by a time of Bible study and unpacking.

They all came along and served as young leaders for Holiday Club this year which was a privilege to watch them step up and serve and grow as leaders. Even some of our newer ones that are friends that have been brought along from non-church families served and stepped up at Holiday Club.

We usually share a meal, have time of worship and Bible study; and ministry and lots of games. It is truly a lovely group and overflowing with God’s blessing, run by an outstanding team of Simon, Sara, Mike, Rebecca, Nathan and myself.

One of the biggest blessings is that this year Leah, Emily, Rose, Eve, Mark and Gad were all baptised. Mia plans to be baptised in Easter 2025 which is the biggest blessing and honour to see.

Kidzone (4-11 yrs)

Kidzone group meet on a Wednesday and is a great space for children to come and unwind after a hard day at school. We have built and continue to build really good relationships with children and their parents and families, chatting to them as they drop off and pick up their children. This has really given us good foundations and the opportunity to support the

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families and children in the difficult seasons of life many of them are going through currently.

This time is for them to play games, table tennis, craft and Bible stories, action songs drinks and snacks. We have now been able to include time of prayer for needs and sometimes “Catch and Chat” (see Junior Church) which has been a blessing to see the children asking for God help with their personal issues and listening to God.

God has been amazing at providing a team to help us with it and a number of our young people have served as young leaders over the last year. They are amazing and we could not run the group without them.

Minion Light Trail

This year we had a Minion Light Trail as an alternative to Halloween. Families came to the church to collect a map and party bag that had a Scripture Union Light book, sweets and glow sticks for them to stay safe as it got dark. Thanks to Sara’s artistic talents we were able to place lots of amazing minions around the community for families to find them. Then they returned to the church for Hot Dogs and Hot Chocolate.

People from all over the community came and there was a real buzz around our parish. We had various activities inside the church, craft, glow in the dark rice and play dough. The rice was surprisingly successful, and the children (and adults alike) enjoyed playing with this.

Wednesday Toddlers

We have had a good year at Wednesday Toddlers. We have over 30 children every week with mums, grandmothers, a few dads/grandads and childminders. We have great feedback from families saying how much they enjoy and appreciate our group. We have a wonderful team

of helpers, but we could always do with more. Mary and Tim have been setting up the hall for us early Wednesdays, Margaret does the online register and Joy and Lynn prepare craft activities. Emma does a Bible story time, sometimes with puppets which both children and adults love and gives us the opportunity to teach them of God’s love. Fleur leads rhyme time which always includes “Twinkle, twinkle precious star. Jesus loves you as you are.”. Hale (a mum from the group) has continued to be a

great asset to our team particularly with her connections to families. Many thanks to Andrea and Mami for all their service at Toddlers – they both had to step down in the autumn. We

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have been lucky to welcome Nicky on to the team with her main role talking to the families helping them feel welcomed. We also very much appreciate the Café for doing our refreshments each week. We will miss Clare’s support and pray for new people to come forward to help us bring love and care to our Toddler families. We have a joint Toddler/Tots’n Tunes Zoom prayer time every Friday morning focussing particularly on our Toddler families and group needs.

Written by Fleur Chambers

Tots and Tunes

Tots and Tunes has continued to bring much fun and laughter to children’s lives. The toddlers who have been coming are a particularly lovely group who all join in. There are some great child minders who we get to know well because they stay around longer than the Mums. The proportion of child minders to parents has increased this year, I think because more and more pressure is put on parents to go back to work. Our numbers overall were probably down on previous years but that makes it easier to build up genuine friendships with those who are there.

Thank you to Hale – my assistant, and Heather and Letitia for making teas and coffees Written by Sara Lane

Creation Holiday Club 2024

‘ Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good!’

The Creation Holiday Club was good! It was aptly the most creative one we have ever run! We painted large pictures of planets, the Sun, the moon, trees, plants, fishes, birds and animals and then covered them all in black and attached them to the wall. Then each day while the Bible was read we revealed things that God had made by taking off the black covers. At some point we had plants amazingly growing up the wall of the hall as we pulled on invisible threads. We followed this with a beautiful, expressive dance allowing the children to have a multi-sensory experience.

As normal the holiday club was well supported by our fantastic teenagers and most of our able-bodied members of CoGS! Thank you team. We were also thankful to those who came from outside our Church to help us. It was tremendous fun for the children (I think we had 100 through our doors in the week) and another chance to share God’s word with them, helping them to realize that God made the world good, and they are a special part of it.

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On the Friday evening we ran a ‘Wow Night’ showing a variety of natural collections which included rocks, seeds, shells and snakes. This was a very special evening for the few who came to gaze in wonder!

Written by Sara Lane

High Tide

High Tide continues a monthly ecumenical joint youth service for churches in and surrounding Portsmouth. We have a number of different churches from different denominations joining together in the various churches for worship, teaching, prayer ministry, food and fun. High Tide has continued its growth and more churches have joined the family in 2024.

We had our turn of hosting High Tide at CoGS in December 2024. We had a great time of ministry, worship, teaching and Christmas fun.

We were blessed with a summer High Tide residential in August of 2024 which saw a real deepening and growth of spirituality amongst many of our young people. We followed the theme of David and many powerfully encountered the Holy Spirit and grew in spiritual giftings. The young people did some amazing fundraising and managed to cover the full cost of their residential fees for everyone coming.

God is so good and we are really feeling His blessing and Favour on High Tide as the young people exemplify unity across the churches and denominations. You genuinely cannot tell who is from which church at a High Tide meeting. They are such an amazing, inclusive group. We average upwards of 80 young people at each High Tide session now.

Schools

Morelands Primary School

Romans 10:14 ‘ But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them.’

It continues to be a joy to take assemblies at Morelands primary school. The children respond well and are excited to see us. Since the new academic year, we have been going in monthly rather than fortnightly, sadly we were told there are so many other demands on assembly time that our visits have to be cut down. However, it is a privilege to have such a positive relationship with the school and the feedback from teachers, pupils and parents is always good. We have been doing traditional stories from the Bible through different means.

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I think the highlight this year was taking the puppets in (thank you Emma) for the story of Adam and Eve and the fall, there was a tangible sense of sadness and shock as Adam and Eve were banished from the garden! Thankfully we were also able to share the Easter story -the resolution-when the children visited CoGS.

Assemblies team: Clare, Janette, Simon, Sara, and recently Emily, (and guest appearances from a few others) Written by Sara Lane

Riverside Special School

Riverside School have been in for a visit to find out what happens in church. They had fun looking for things around the church and playing some games as well as listening to a Bible story and singing some action songs. Written by Janette Smith

Vintage Wine

We meet on the 1st Wednesday of every month, just after the mid-week Holy Communion service, at around 1.45pm.

This year has been another good year for the Vintage Winers.

A great welcome to those who have joined us for the first time, including Emily! (Just to demonstrate to others that it is not restricted to the ‘wrinkly’ and ‘arthritic’).

We have enjoyed some great visiting speakers this year covering many topics, including our very own Emily, who led us in an enjoyable craft activity creating prayer beads.

We enjoy lively and stimulating conversations, and this year we have introduced a more prayerful focus for those in our group, as well as the wider community.

All in all it is a precious time of harmony, togetherness, and friendship, old and new, and of course we always enjoy tea or coffee and HOME-MADE CAKE!

Written by Mike and Lesley Quinton

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Eco Church

Little progress was made to take CoGS from the Bronze award to Silver due to my sickness absence. We continued as a registered Warm Welcome Space.

The Eco Church section of the newsletter and the noticeboard opposite the office keeps our community informed of what we, as individuals and the church, can do. Written by Antonia Harrison

CoGS is committed to reaching the Net Zero Carbon target in 2030 and applies sustainable goals in all purchasing and building decisions. The church is a member of Eco Church and currently holds a Bronze Award in recognition of our efforts to care for God’s earth.

Eco Church Team, 26 September 2023

Men’s Ministry

The men’s breakfast continues to be a great time for us to share what God is doing in the local churches. Other churches are hoping to also provide a space to welcome us and the numbers continue to grow. It would be great to see more ‘friends’ invited by us, so we can share God’s love to others. The men who step up in each of the churches to cook is always fantastic and sharing the cooking relieves the pressure on just one church always having to do all the work – so thank you all.

Our annual trip to The Gathering near Swindon, is always a highlight and gives the blokes a massive encouragement to work for the Lord when we return. Written by Phil White

Women’s Breakfast

The Women's Breakfast resumed in September after a short break and has been well-received, primarily by CoGS ladies, with a few visitors from the surrounding community joining us.

In September, our curate, Emily, along with Emma and Eleanor, took on the leadership of the Women's Breakfast, continuing the legacy of Eileen, Marian, and the dedicated team that faithfully organized this gathering for many years. Emily shared her personal testimony and journey to ordination, offering a glimpse into her faith walk.

During the gathering, we engaged in a fruitful discussion about the future of the Women's Breakfast, enjoying a continental breakfast while fostering both fellowship and discipleship. It was decided that the Women's Breakfast would be held bi-monthly, with a new theme to explore at each meeting: the women of the Bible. Each session will feature a speaker who delves into the life of a different biblical woman, offering fresh inspiration and insight for our faith journeys.

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In November, we were honoured to have Coleen Jackson, Curate at St. John's and Christ Church, as our guest speaker. Coleen spoke about Anna Chaplaincy, a ministry inspired by Anna the Prophetess, dedicated to providing spiritual care for older people.

We are excited to continue growing together in Christ and look forward to deepening our fellowship in the coming months. Written by Emily Ashworth

Welcome Team

We have piloted involving the entire congregation in welcoming on a Sunday. It has been well received and enjoyed by most people that took part. Many said they had not realised all that it entailed so it was a good way to raise awareness of the importance of a good welcome. Not just shaking hands at the door but following through each week with new people who come in until they are settled and have an understanding of all that goes on in CoGS. One person said it had really helped them to get to know more members of the church too.

We had four people join/rejoin the team through it and several others who cannot commit regularly but are happy to be called on for an odd session.

There were a few people who did not turn up usually because they had forgotten and a few who asked not to do it.

So all in all it has been a good success . We also had very helpful feedback that we have tried to take on board to enhance our practice.

Outcome - It took quite a lot of thought and organising to ensure it happened well so we do not propose to do it on a rolling basis but perhaps it will be worth doing again in a couple of years time . Written by Mary Attwood

Community

Bus Stop Café

After a short break the café reopened for 3 days a week on the 1[st] May 2024. Up to the end of 2024 we served cooked breakfast from 7:30 on a Wednesday and Toasties from 9:00 Thursday and Friday.

A regular community has been established with many examples of customers helping and looking out for one another and new people making a frequent appearance.

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The aims of the Café remain the same:

 To have the church open to build relationships with and express God’s love in a practical way to our community.

To provide a Community where ALL are welcomed and find friendship.

Written by Paul Smith

Bus Stop Break

This ran on a Tuesday afternoon throughout 2024. We have a table outside of the church with benches for those passing by and those waiting for a bus to have hot chocolate/coffee and cake. This is an amazing time when we can connect particularly with students from the college and see how their day is going. We are able to bless people and connect with those in our parish. The aim is to bless and love people. This has exceeded all my expectations and we have made some amazing relationships with people through this and invite them along to the other things going on at CoGS. It has a real buzz about it and we are serving many, many people each

session. It is so much fun when people ask “Why do you do this?” and we can share because we just want to love and bless you! They are blown away by it. It is our prayer that people will encounter Jesus as we share a simple hot drink and biscuit with them, by feeling loved and seen.

Written by Clare Hargreaves

Front Line Debt Advice

STATS for 2024:

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“You can’t imagine how relieved I feel. I’m not going to feel sick to my stomach every time post drops through the letterbox and every time the phone rings. I’m going to be moving into my new flat debt free. I can’t possibly ask for anything else.”

Feedback from a client

To summarise: I signed up 9 new clients in 2024 and was still helping 3 from 2023. I am still helping 5 of those.

20 people are faithfully praying each month. 90% of the full monthly cost of partnering with Frontline is being met by regular giving.

I continue to nurture those good links with Citizens Advice Havant and The Acorn Centre. I have established new links with the Social Prescribers based at the Crookhorn GP surgery and Vine Medical Centre.

PRAISE GOD FOR ALL THAT HE HAS DONE!

Written by Eddie Warren

Recovery Course

We have run two successful recovery course programmes with people being helped to become free from addiction. During the course we had candidates baptized and coming to faith. I personally am in contact with some helping to encourage them on their journey to freedom and a new life in Christ Jesus.

Unfortunately, we had to stop the second course halfway through due to a safeguarding issue that has been resolved successfully. There are plans to continue this valuable ministry in the near future.

With every blessing Written by Jim Webb

Crookhorn Fun Run, Crookhorn All Together

The Crookhorn Fun Run has been held for eight years now and continues to be a great opportunity to meet local

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residents as we meet, walk or run the usual 5k route around the three parishes. We used peoples’ kind donations to support the Rowans Hospice this year, and it was great to take them a cheque and to hear all about their amazing work and care for local people. We are again grateful to Marbs Tanning Salon and the Bus Stop Café for their support, as well as all of you who run, walk and chat making it such a great event.

The second year of the Crookhorn Music Festival, was held at the Centurion Pub. This year it was over both days of the August Bank Holiday weekend. There were some music groups from the previous year and groups who have played locally during the year. Some of our church fellowship are hoping to be included in the 2025 line up, so if you are musically minded and would like to consider a short performance to the community, let us know. Written by Phil White

Christmas and Easter

Easter Services

I was pleased to see more people attending our Maundy Thursday service this year. It was a lovely gentle service of serving one another by feet or hand washing followed by communion. On Good Friday we put on an immersive and interactive audio-visual experience with prayer stations depicting Jesus’ journey to the cross from Creation to death. Those who came were very moved by it.

Easter Fun Day March 31[st ]

We were able to run an Easter fun day this Easter. Many thanks to all the volunteers for making this possible. We had an Easter egg hunt and many crafts inside the church, with an area for toddlers to play and be safe. People had hot cross buns and hot chocolate.

There was face painting and a real community sense of fun as people came together to celebrate Easter day coming. We had a lot of people attend and it was a fun community event.

Christmas Services

We pared back a little for our Christmas services this year. For our Carol Service, as well as the 9 lessons and carols, a 50 word sermon was preached after each lesson. This resulted in some really pithy messages of hope to a full congregation. We will do it again! Our DIY nativity and Christingle was lovely, especially the Darch family leading dad, Gareth, round

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the room on his hands and knees as the donkey! There was no Night in Bethlehem this year because I felt people needed a rest.

Christmas Wrapped

Christmas Wrapped was a special event designed to bless our community by offering a free giftwrapping service while guests enjoyed hot chocolate, mince pies, and crafts. While the turnout from the community was not as large as we had hoped, the day was filled with meaningful fellowship and connection.

Although we did not manage to wrap a single present, the greatest success of the day was the opportunity we had to offer small, donated gifts—such as bath salts and

similar items—that children could choose and wrap for their parents. This thoughtful gesture was well-received and added a personal touch to the event.

The craft tables were a big hit, with congregation members enjoying a relaxed and creative morning of making crafts and sharing conversations. The children who attended were warmly welcomed, and they had a wonderful time running off some energy around the building, as well as engaging with the crafts and the box of free Christmas decorations.

Additionally, we were blessed to be able to minister to a few individuals from the community who came seeking prayer. Others found encouragement through the inclusive, welcoming atmosphere and the sense of community we offered throughout the day.

Reflecting on the event, It is clear that a similar gathering in the future, focused on providing children with small gifts to wrap for their families and opening the church for a day of crafts and drinks, would likely be very popular and meaningful for the community. Written by Emily Ashworth

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Toddler Carers’ Christmas Meal

It was a joy to be able to have the annual Toddlers Christmas Meal again this year. It is a lovely evening when Mums/Carers/Childminders are able to take a night off responsibilities and come to church to be served a meal by the men of our church. It was a really enjoyable evening for the mums to enjoy time out, enjoy a delicious meal thanks to Pip and team and be able to have good conversations and build relationships without interruptions from children. After the meal a mum and new Christian from St Mary’s Portchester shared her testimony which was very powerful and really blessed the other mums. It was a really enjoyable evening for those who came. Thanks to Sara Lane for organising this. Written by Sara Lane

Christmas Day

We had another successful Christmas dinner feeding around forty people including many from Elsie Fudge and Wakefield court, with a threecourse turkey dinner followed by coffee and mince pies. Goody bags were given to all guests. Entertainment included a Christmas sing along and a stand-up comedian. Many thanks to all who helped, including the Jones family and June who made our delicious pudding. Written by Paul Smith

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Charity Number 1127944 Parochial Church Council of The Church of the Good Shepherd, Crookhom Annual Report and Financial Ststements for the year to 31 December 2024

Parochial Church Councll of The Church of the Good Shepherd, Crookhorn 31 December 2024 Professional Adviso Incumbent The Revd. Janette Smith The Vicarage 87 Perseus P Crookhom Waterlcrf)vil P07 8AW Bank The Crpoperative Bank PO Box 250 Skelmersdale WN8 6WT A¢¢ountant Salty Walker FCA Chartered Accountant 3 Ladybridge Ro*J Walertoovi118 P07 SRP Indepond6nt Examlner Sh8hrukh Talati FCA 17 Sl Georges Road Southsea P04 9PL Dio¢ese A member of the Church of EnglaTrJ in the Dio of Portsmouth in tho Parish of Crookhom

Charity no 1127944 Independent examiner's report to the trustees PCC) on the accounts of The Parochlal Church Councll of the E¢desia5tical Parish of the Go(xl Shepherd. CrooklK*rn For the year ended 31st December 2024 Set out on pages 3 to 10 Responslblltles and basls of report I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity 1.the charirfl for the year ended 31st December 2024. As the charity's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {°the ACVI. I report in respect of my examination of the Charit(s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Direction5 given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examlner's staternent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attentlon In connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect: the accountlng records were not kept In accordance with settion 130 of the Charftles Act; or the accounts did not accord with the accounting re¢ords,' or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concernlng the form and content of account5 Set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2rJ)8 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 't￿￿ and fairf vtew which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understandin8 of the accounts to be reached. Sl8ned: 27 Shahrukh Talati FCA 17 St Georges Road. Southsea P04 9PL Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

Parochial Church Council of The Church of the Good Shepherd. Crookhorn Statement of financial activities tor the year ended 31 December 2024 Charity No. 1127944 P￿trIcted Sneom• s Unmtri¢ted fund8 Endowmènt Totsl thls funds year Total last Incoming resources Donations Activities for generating funds Legacy Investment incom8 Church activities 128.835 6.852 135,687 160 37.625 373 6,003 133.635 50 37,625 373 3.434 608 4,894 2.569 Total Incomlng resou￿$ 170,427 9,421 179,848 139,187 Resources Expended Church aclivilKgS External Giving Supwrt C051s 1e6.497 7.153 13.954 9.776 178.273 7.153 13.954 109.850 19,714 14.580 Total Resources Expended 187,604 9.776 197.380 144.144 Not Movement In Funds (17,1771 13551 117.5321 14,9571 Totsl Funds Brought Forward 122.246 434 122.680 127,637 Total Funds carrled forward 105,(￿9 79 105.148 122.680

Parochial Church Councll of The Church ot the Good Shepherd, Crookhom Balance Sheet as at 31 Decembor 2024 2023 Fixed assets Equipment Current a$88ts Debtors and prepayments Stock Bank balances arKI cash in hand 6.715 130 101.632 17.472 150 110.363 108.477 127,985 Current Ilabllltle• Creditors falling due within year Other liabilities 3,329 5,305 3.329 5.305 Not current a880ts 105.148 122,680 Net augt• 105,148 ReseN88 Unrestricted Fun¢is Reslficted fund$ 11 11 lo5.(￿9 79 122.246 434 Reseryes carried foThYard 105.148 122,680 Approved by the Parochial Church Cwnol on 27th March 2025 aThJ swned on its behatl ty. QJydU Philip White {Church Warden) Timothy Filz-George (Church Warden)

PAROCHIALCHURCH COUNCILOF THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, CROOKHORN NOTESTO THE FINANCIAL5TATEMENT5 For the year ended 31st December 2024 NOTE i. sfATEMENTOF ACCOUNTING POLICIES Ba515 of preparatlon- The PCC F5 a public benefrt Èntrtywithin the meanlre of FR5102. The flnanclal statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and the Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with Church Accounting Regulations 2[￿16 governing the individual accounts of PCCS. and with the Regulations-true and fair vith¢ provisions, tO8ether with the Statement of Recommended Practice. Accounting and Reporting by Charlties SORP IFRS1021 effectlve from 1st January 2019. Recognltlon of Income- Income Is Induded In the Statement of FinancialActivities ISOFAI when: the PCC becomes enlitled to the income. the monetaryvalue can be measured wlth sufficlent reliobillty. It is probable that the Pccwill receive the income. Offsettlng- There has been no offsettlng of assets and liabllities or incomeand expenditure unless required or permitted by SORP IFRS 1021. Tax redalms on d¢)nailons and glfts- Gbft Abd recelvable Is Or￿uded In In(omewhen there Is a valld dedaratlon froffl the donor. Any Gift Aid recovered on a donation 15 considered to be part of that gift and is tfeated as an addltion lo the same fund as the Inltlal donatton unless otherwlse SFedfled by the dOr￿)r or the terms of the appeal. Donated 5ervlcesand facllltles- Glfts in ￿nd are included at valuation and recognized as Income If feasible. No amounts are included In the finartlal statementsfor ser¥ices donated by volunteers. Llablllty reco8nltlon- Liabllltles ale reco8niied where it Is more likety than not that there15 a le8al or con5tTUCtlve liability and the amount Can be nwasuied wilh reasonable certalnty. Support ¢OSts- Support costs Include ￿ntral offlo fun¢tlons. Credltors- Creditors are measured at settlement amount less any trade thscounts. Debtors- Debtors are measured on Inltlal reco8nltlon at settlement amount or amount advanced by the PCC. Subsequently they are measured at cash value Of oiher Consideration expected to be recelved. Consecrated and bÈnefice prowty- In so far as conseuated and benefft￿ property ofany klnd Is excluded from the 5talutory definltion of -Charfj￿ by sertion 10121 lal and Icl of the a)arities Aci 2011. such assets are not capitalized In the financlal statements. Moveable church fumlshln8s- These are caFdtallzed at cost and depreciated over their useful economic life except where insufficient ¢Q5t information is available. All iiems are induded in the church's inventory. which can be Inspected at any reasonable time. Tan8lblefixed assets- These are capitalized if ¢an be used for more than oneyear and cost more than £2.0(MJ. Depreciatlon Is provided on all tan8ible fixed a55ets on a strai8ht line basis ovèr four yèars. Restrlrted ful￿S- These are income funds that must be spent on restri¢ted purposes and thè dÈtslls of the funds held and restrictions placed thereon a￿ shown in the notes to the accounts. Unrestrlrted funds-These represent the remainin8 irKomefunds of the Pccthat are available for spending on the general purposès of thè PCC, indudin8 amounts deslgnated tythe Pccfor SFecsal purkKJses.

Parochial Church Council of The Church of the Good Shepherd. Crookhom Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 Income and expenditure account analysls T¢)tal 2023 Funds Funts 2024 2 Income Donations Planned Giving.. Gift Aid donations Income tsx recoverable Other planned giving Other unplanned giving Bus Slop Donations Pakistan Appeal Frontline Debt Counselling Roof appeal Church Collecb'on Box Grant received for energy costs 81,757 21,296 13,252 6,558 4,597 81.757 21.296 13.252 6.558 4.597 71,633 19,909 17,903 12,838 6,845 825 1.353 5,499 1,353 5,499 1.375 1.375 2,182 1,500 133,635 128,835 6.852 135.687 ActlYltle¥ for 9enoratlng funds Centre hiring 160 160 160 50 so Legaclgs Legacy recaN8d Income from Invo8tments Interest received 37,625 373 373 373 373 608 608 Incom• from church actlvltle• Children's work 0-11 Youth work 11 plus Outreach - adults PCC fee5 income 2.262 465 2,262 3,034 108 599 6,003 2.381 1.909 2,$69 599 3.434 318 4,894 2,%9 3 ExpeDdltur• on Church a¢tlvltlo8 Diocesan parish shale (Quota) Incumbent's expen$es & vicarage ¢osts Youth leader salary Youth leader support costs Church utility costs Other church runnin9 expenses Church maintenance - minor Church maintenance - major Upkeep of servi¢es Bus Stop Café costs Education & training - adu Education & training 0-11 Education & training 11 plus Frondine Debt Counselling Community work 0-11 Community work 11 plus Community work- adult Church events & conferenc*s 48.605 1,922 17.219 260 5.760 5.478 1.954 70.498 48,605 1,922 17,219 260 S,760 5,478 1,954 75,997 46,290 1,514 16,058 191 7.943 5,690 2,300 4,376 3,200 10,282 1.484 343 5.499 4.543 726 4,543 726 147 147 1,708 2,613 3,981 541 329 176,273 1.708 391 3,315 3,088 1,796 1,309 109,850 2.613 1,412 541 329 166.497 2.569 9,776

Parochial Church Council of The Church of the Good Shepherd, Crookhom Notes to thè Accounts for thé year ended 31 December 2024 4 Extemal Givlng Missionary and charitable giving Overseas Mission Societies Pakistan Appeal Relief and development agencies Diocesan Mission Fund Home mission & other church societies Secular charities 7,596 6,845 1,750 500 653 653 3.523 7.153 6 Support Costs S81aries Admin re¢harged Copier leasing & runnlng costs Telephone & other admin costs Postage, printing & slalionery Website Subscriptions Bank charges Professional feas 14.201 14.115) 14,201 14,1151 982 1.277 723 52 635 199 12.729 14.1381 1.277 723 52 635 199 900 800 51 428 121 2,045 14,580 13.954

Parochlal Church Council of The Church of tho Good Shepherd. Crookhom Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 De¢ernber 2024 6 Stsff co8ts 2024 23 Salaries Pension costs 26.753 552 27,305 24.228 421 24,649 Number of staff empw.. During the year the PCC employed 2 people, the Adminislrator and thè Youth and Family Team L8ader Payrnents to PCC m•mbgrn tynd rnlalèd parl1•• In order lo avoid possible ¢onffticts of inlgresl. re￿t￿ PCC members do Thjt tske part in discussions or voles in matters connected *ith ttwn$8lve$ A small immaterial porbon of th¥ 0X￿n$&$ paid lo th9 In￿Mbant may hav• 18lat8d to their service as Chaiman oftho PCC. 7 Equlpment Equlpm•nt Totsl Cotst Al 1 January 2024 Additions Disposals At 31 December 2024 47.027 47.027 47.(Y27 47.027 D•pr•¢latlon Al 1 January 2024 Ctt8r9e for the year On disposals At 31 Decernber 2024 47.027 47.027 47.027 N•t book valu• At 31 D8cemb&r 2024 Al 31 Oecember 2023

Parochial Church Council of The Church of the Good Shepherd, Crookhom Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 8 Debtors TOTAL 2024 TOTAL 2023 Income tax recoverable Other debtors 5 Year Equity Loan to Mission Housing Ltd 5,490 1,225 4,296 2,415 10,761 17.472 6,71 S 9 Credltors falllng due wlthln ono year Accruals and defeffed income other creditors 3,329 5,305 5,305 10 CAPITAL COMMITMENT There were no ¢apit81 commitrnents at 31st De¢ember 2024. 11 Fund Dotalls ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND Um•tsi¢l•d Roll￿¢￿ Endowment TOTAL TOTAL Fur Fund• Fund¥ 2024 2023 Fixed assets Current assets Current liabilities Long term liabilities 108.398 4.329 108,477 127,985 4,329 -5,305 Fund balance 79 105 148 122680 The Restricted Fund brought 10Th￿Id for Community Purposes is now exhausted The restrsctsd fund carried forward is for Fronuine debt counselling The PCC has designated the foll¢Mng from unreStr￿ted fvnds.. New dooTS provision Provision for repairs and replacement of equipment Legacy reserve for capitsl project 3,500 12,000 37.625 53.125 There remains a surplus of £51,944 in Unrestri￿ reserves Y￿uld cg)ver approximate three month$ overheadsl.

Parochial Church Council of Thg Church of the Good Shepherd, (Charity No. Statement of financial activities for tho year gndod 31st Dgcgmbor 2023 1127944 Restrlcted Unrestrlct¢d Income Endowment funds Totsl 2023 Incoming resources Donations Activities lor generating funds Investment income Church activities Legacy Total Incoming re8ource8 125,965 7,670 133,635 50 608 4,894 4.894 131,517 7,670 139,187 Resources Expended Church activities Donations made Support costs 1(￿.240 12,869 14.580 3.610 6.845 109.850 19.714 14.580 Total Resourcès Expend 133.689 10,455 144.144 Not Movomenl In Fund• -2.172 2.785 4,957 Total Funds Brought Forward 124.418 3,219 127,637 Total Funds carrled forward 122,246 434 122,680 10