## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF**
## **GODALMING MINSTER**
## **AUDITED TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER**
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Administrative Information|1|
|Report of the Trustees|2 to 7|
|Auditor’s Report|8 to 11|
|Statement of Financial Activities|12|
|Balance Sheet|13|
|Cash Flow Statement|14|
|Notes forming part of the Financial Statements|15 to 36|
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## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION AT 31 DECEMBER 2025**
CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1128305 TRUSTEES as at 31/12/25: The Rev Christopher Lion Mr Dudley Hilton The Rev Simon Willetts Mr Martin Lambert The Rev Michael Moritz Mrs Jill Mace Mrs Linda Allen Mrs Leonora Miles Ms Janice Arnold Ms Victoria Page Mrs Sarah Black Mrs Hilary Reeve Mr William Bryans Mr Adrian Sadler Mr David Chadwick Mr Graham Sopp Mr Anthony Charter Mr Malcolm Smith Mr Sebastian Cheek Mr Luke Taylor Mr Andrew Dunn Mr Ian Tomes Mr Patrick Elshen Mr David Wilkin Mr James Wilson PRINCIPAL OFFICE: Church Office Old Rectory, Old Rectory Gardens Godalming, Surrey GU7 1XB ACCOUNTS: Lesley Reeves Tuesley Tax & Accounts 6 Tuesley Corner Godalming, GU7 1TB PAYROLL: AJ Bennewith and Co., Chartered Accountants 18 Farnham Rd, Guildford GU1 4XA AUDITORS: Moore (South) LLP Suite 3, Second Floor, Friary Court 13-21 High St, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3DG BANKERS: NatWest Bank Limited 280 Bishopsgate London EC2M 4RB INVESTMENTS: The CBF Church of England Funds Senator House, 85 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4ET SOLICITORS: Moore Barlow LLP, The Oriel, Sydenham Road GUILDFORD GU1 3SR
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**THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **Introduction**
The PCC members, who are also the charity’s trustees, submit their annual report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025. The trustees have adopted the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK & Republic of Ireland, FRS102 second edition, and the Charities Act 2011.
## **Governing Document**
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Busbridge was registered with the Charity Commission on 27th February 2009. Following the merger with the neighbouring parishes of Hambledon and Godalming under a Parochial Scheme dated 7[th] August 2023 it was renamed The Parochial Church Council of Godalming Minster (PCC) with effect from 1[st] January 2024. Its governing document is the Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure (1956) and under this measure the PCC has the responsibility of “co-operation with the minister in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical”. It is also responsible for the maintenance of the churches of St. John the Baptist, Brighton Road, Busbridge, St Marks, Franklyn Road, Godalming, Ss Peter and Paul, Church Street, Godalming and St. Peters, Hambledon as well as other parish buildings.
## **Objectives, Activities and Public Benefit**
Godalming Minster aims to be a centre of love and care, serving and creating community, wellbeing and hospitality, breaking down barriers, providing spiritual nourishment and teaching about the uniqueness of Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit and God our loving Father. Specific objectives to support that include:
- To build a worshipping and praying community
- To evangelise and spread the gospel of Jesus Christ
- To provide excellent youth and children’s work
- To support our church schools
- To provide a care network for the bereaved, elderly and lonely
- To develop and empower church and lay leaders
- To provide facilities at the centre of our community
The PCC is aware of the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit in “The advancement of religion for the Public Benefit” and has regard to it in their administration of the Minster.
The PCC believes that by promoting the Christian faith it provides a benefit to the public by:
1. Providing facilities for public worship, building community, pastoral care and spiritual development, both for existing church members and for anyone who wishes to benefit from what the church offers.
2. Promoting Christian values, and service by members of the church in and to their community, to the benefit of individuals and society as a whole.
## **Achievements and Performance**
The number of people on the electoral roll as at 31 December 2025 was 319 (2024: 469). For 2025, average weekly attendance was as shown in the table below (2024 numbers in brackets)
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## **Achievements and Performance (continued)**
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Congregation Adults Children under 16
Hambledon 31(38) 2(6)
Franklyn Road 28(39) 2(3)
Brighton Road Classic 40(41) 1(4)
Brighton Road 6pm 27(30) 7(5)
Church St 8am 16(16) 1(0)
Church Street Choral Eucharist 37(43) 2(1)
Church Street Choral Evensong 28(33) 1(1)
Church Street Contemporary 97(99) 28(27)
Church in the Park 30(35) 19(19)
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Our Youth and Children work on Sundays, both morning and evening, welcomed an average of 35 children every week. Our Friday Night sessions, run in partnership with the Trinity Trust Team saw demand grew so significantly that we split into two sessions, and we are now regularly welcoming over 50 young people across the evening. Our Wednesday Youth Café at St Mark's draws around 30 young people each week. We also have five Toddler Groups — two at Church Street, two at Brighton Road, and one at Franklyn Road — providing vital connection points for parents and little ones across our parish. In our local schools, we lead fortnightly assemblies across three schools and a monthly assembly in a fourth, reaching approximately 770 unique students every month. We also co-lead a lunchtime Christian Union in partnership with the Trinity Trust Team, which draws an average of 9 students each week.
We ran a successful summer Holiday Club, which saw 60 children attending each day across the three day adventure. And across the year, our seasonal services and events — including our hugely popular Christingle, Pancake Party, Easter Garden Service, and Light Party — have continued to draw families through our doors, many of whom we might not see at any other time of year.
Judith Hawkey joined the team as a part-time Children and Families Pastor working with the 4-11 age group in May 2025, and by December 2025 David Bott had been recruited as a second part-timer for the same age group, actually joining payroll in early January 2026.
The Older Person’s Ministry led by Penny Naylor continued to provide very valuable pastoral support with hearing aid clinics and a wide range of social activities throughout the year.
The church continued to use volunteers to support activities as much as possible, although recruitment of volunteers has still not fully recovered from the Covid disruption. In particular, volunteers continued to be active in providing pastoral support (including supporting the foodbank and café), organising small group and children’s activities, leading worship and providing technical support.
Having opened in March 2022, the Yew Tree Café in Brighton Road continued to grow through 2025, as part of the church’s outreach to the wider community. It continues to involve the employment of a full time manager and two part-time assistant managers as well as around 20 volunteers. Revenue continued a generally upward trend since opening, reaching a level at which VAT registration was required from October 2023. Recognising the outreach aspect of the café, PCC has budgeted for a small deficit each year. The deficit remained higher than planned in 2025, but prices have now been increased to address this.
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
The PCC lay members are elected from the individuals registered on the parish electoral roll. The members holding office during the year 2025, and up to the date of this report, were as follows:
## **Ex Officio**
Incumbent The Rev Simon Taylor (until January 2025) The Rev Christopher Lion (from September 2025) Associate Ministers The Rev Simon Willetts The Rev Michael Moritz (from July 2025)
Churchwardens Mr William Bryans Mr David Wilkin Licensed Lay Ministers Mr Dudley Hilton LLM Representative on PCC (Other LLMs: Dr Peter Shaw, Mrs Clare Haddad, and Mrs Philippa Baker)
## **Elected Lay Members**
Mrs Linda Allen (from May 2025) Mrs Jill Mace (Deanery Synod) Ms. Janice Arnold (Deanery Synod) Ms Leonora Miles Mrs Sarah Black Ms Victoria Page (from May 2025) Mr. David Chadwick Mrs Hilary Reeve Mr. Anthony Charter (from May 2025) Mr Adrian Sadler Mr Sebastian Cheek Mr Malcolm Smith (Deanery Synod) Mr Andrew Dunn Mr Graham Sopp (Deanery Synod) Mr Patrick Elshen Mr Luke Taylor (from May 2025) Dr Karen Hart (until May 2025) Mr Ian Tomes Mr Michael Hawkey (until March 2025) Mr James Wilson Mr Martin Lambert (Treasurer)
All PCC members are commissioned each year and agree to fulfil their responsibilities as they are best able. An annual declaration of conflicts of interest is completed by each member.
PCC held six regular meetings during the year. All PCC members are encouraged to take an active part in one or more sub-committees. The Governance group met to set the agenda for each regular PCC meeting and to consider issues pertaining to management and finances. Day to Day management of the charity is delegated to the Rector, supported by the Senior Leadership Team. For the period between the departure of Simon Taylor as Rector in January 2025 until the appointment of his successor, Chris Lion in September 2025, the Churchwardens assumed responsibility for the Parish with support from the Associate Rector Simon Willetts.
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## **Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees**
Lay church members are encouraged to stand for election to the PCC. They are proposed and seconded by anyone on the electoral roll prior to election at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting. Elected lay members of the PCC hold office for three years and are eligible to stand for a second three-year term after which they are required to take a one year break before standing again.
## **Training of Trustees Policy**
New PCC members receive written information on the work of the PCC and their responsibilities as members. Training is tailored to individual needs depending on the experience of the individual involved.
## **Summary of Results, Achievements and Financial Review**
## **INCOMING RESOURCES**
Total income for the year was £843,124 (2024: £981,745).
Total unrestricted income amounted to £777,132 (2024: £840,808), the largest contribution to which related to planned giving, which including gift aid was £396,257 (2024: £393,114). Also included is the final tranche of £35,000 of a grant arranged through Guildford Diocese to assist with establishing the Minster in 2024 (£46,000 was received in 2024).
## **RESOURCES USED**
Total resources expended for the year was £909,717 (2024 restated: £1,047,655), of which £850,546 (2024 restated: £791,103) was from unrestricted funds, with parish share, £166,247 (2024: £169,834) being the highest single cost.
Total employment costs, including social security and pension contributions totalled £215,091 (2024: £229,599).
## **UNRESTRICTED FUNDS**
At year end unrestricted funds were £643,461 (2024 restated: £723,002).
Of this total, £317,432 is in the General Fund while the balance of £326,029 is held in various designated funds. Further details of all Unrestricted Funds can be found in note 22 on page 32.
## **RESTRICTED FUNDS**
At the year end restricted funds were £3,045,141 (2024: £3,038,512).
Further details of all Restricted Funds can be found in note 21 on page 30-31.
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## **FUTURE PLANS**
Following the departure of the previous Rector, Simon Taylor, in January 2025, Chris Lion was licensed as Rector on 18[th] September 2025. Since taking up the role, Chris has been working with Minster leadership and PCC to develop a 5 year plan to set the future direction.
There are a number of key elements of the resulting strategy; one of the most significant is the development of five central ‘outcomes’, or goals, that the Minster is aiming, under God, to achieve over the next five years. These are as follows: 1) To be a community deeply shaped by prayer, worship & God’s word, overflowing with the Holy Spirit; 2) To become confident in sharing Jesus with others; 3) To increase our positive impact on Godalming & Hambledon, meeting needs with God’s love in word and deed; 4) To grow younger & more diverse, including in leadership; and 5) To grow numerically.
In broad terms, the Minster will continue to share the good news of Jesus with Godalming and beyond; and it is intended that we continue to offer a range of activities and worship styles across all four Minster locations. As a specific project, consideration will be given to potential upgrade of the central Godalming location in Church Street to create a more welcoming and warm environment for both Sunday worship and wider community events.
## **RISK POLICY**
The PCC recognises its responsibilities for managing risk. There are risk assessment protocols in place for all church activities on and off site. The PCC maintains a formal Risk Register, which is reviewed on an annual basis. The principal risks and uncertainties identified relate to (a) loss of income if voluntary giving were to fall substantially and (b) dissatisfaction of key employees or volunteers. These risks are actively managed in line with the risk register.
## **RESERVES POLICY**
It is the policy of the charity and the trustees to maintain unrestricted funds, some of which are designated for specific purposes. The aim is to hold sufficient unrestricted funds to meet the unrestricted expenses of the PCC for at least six months in case of a substantial fall in income - this is approximately £300,000 on an ongoing basis. The status of unrestricted reserves and decisions regarding those designated for specific purposes are reviewed annually by PCC, normally as part of the budget setting process for the following year.
## **INVESTMENT POLICY**
The PCC has a policy of holding shares in the CBF Church of England Investment Fund to obtain a higher longterm return than available from a standard deposit account, provided that at least £150,000 is retained in immediate access accounts paying little or no interest. In addition, the PCC holds the Investment Properties as detailed in Note 15.
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## **TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES**
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2019 (FRS102) second edition;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Signed on behalf of the Parochial Church Council on 2026
Martin Lambert, Treasurer
Chris Lion, Rector
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## **INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER**
## **Opinion**
We have audited the financial statements of The Parochial Church of Godalming Minster (formerly The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Busbridge) (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 31 December 2025 which comprise Statement of Financial Activities, Balance Sheet, Cash flow and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
## **In our opinion the financial statements:**
- give a true and fair view of the state of the charity’s affairs as at 31 December 2025 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, for the year then ended;
- have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
- have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.
## **Basis for opinion**
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
## **Conclusions relating to going concern**
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
## **Other information**
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
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## **INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER**
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:
- the information given in the Trustees’ Annual Report is inconsistent in any material respect with the financial statements; or
- the charity has not kept adequate accounting records; or
- the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
- we have not received all the information and explanations we required for our audit.
## **Responsibilities of trustees**
As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement set out on page 7, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
## **Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements**
We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with regulations made under section 154 of that Act.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Councils website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
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## **INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER**
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below.
## **Explanation as to what extent the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud**
The objectives of our audit in respect of fraud, are; to identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements due to fraud; to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the assessed risks of material misstatement due to fraud, through designing and implementing appropriate responses to those assessed risks; and to respond appropriately to instances of fraud or suspected fraud identified during the audit. However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both management and those charged with governance of the charity.
Our approach was as follows:
- The engagement partner selected staff for the audit led by persons who had sufficient experience, along with the required competence and skills in the not-for-profit sector to be able to identify or recognise non-compliance with laws and regulations.
- We assessed the risk of irregularities as part of our audit planning, and ongoing review, including due to fraud, management override was identified as a significant fraud risk from our assessment. This is due to the ability to bypass controls and disclosure requirements.
- Completeness of income was also judged a significant risk, most specifically in relation to the café income, as there is a risk income could be recognised in the incorrect period or omitted.
- Some income received is restricted in its use and a significant risk was identified regarding the correct classification of income between restricted and unrestricted funds and that the expenditure against this income was in line with any specified restrictions.
- We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the charity and considered the most significant to be Charities Act 2011, the Charity SORP, UK financial reporting standards as issued by the Financial Reporting Council, Church Accounting Regulations and Gift Aid compliance. We considered how the charity complies with these requirements by discussions with management and those charged with governance.
- We inquired of management and those charged with governance as to any known instances of noncompliance or suspected non-compliance with laws and regulations. Consideration was also made of internal controls in place to mitigate the significant risks.
- We assessed the control environment, documenting the systems, controls and processes adopted. The audit approach incorporated a combination of controls testing, where appropriate, analytical review and substantive procedures, involving tests of transactions and balances. Any irregularities were discussed with management and additional corroborative evidence was obtained as required.
To address the risk of fraud through management override we:
- performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;
- tested journal entries to identify any unusual transactions;
- reviewed sensitive nominal ledger codes,
- reviewed the disclosures within the financial statements to ensure that they meet the requirements of the accounting standards and relevant legislation; and
- assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias.
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## **INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER**
To address the risk of fraud through revenue recognition we:
- agreed a sample of income received from source documentation through to the accounting records;
- reviewed and agreed income either side of the year end to ensure income was recorded in the correct period;
- discussed with management to confirm there was no further income to be included; and
- reviewed board minutes for evidence of any further unrecorded income
In response to the classification of income and expenditure between restricted and unrestricted we:
- completed analytical work, compared to prior year and budget;
- agreed a sample of income recorded in the nominal ledger to source documentation to ensure any restrictions were correctly identified;
- agreed a sample of expenditure per the nominal ledger to supporting documentation, confirming any restriction applied met the purpose for which the income was given; and
- reviewed the clients analysis of restricted funds for any obvious misallocations of income or expenditure;
There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of noncompliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.
Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion **.**
## **Use of our report**
This report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity’s trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to any party other than the charity and charity's trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinion we have formed.
## **For and on behalf of Moore (South) LLP, Statutory Auditor**
Moore (South) LLP is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006
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## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES AT 31 DECEMBER 2025**
|**Notes**
**Income**
Donations and legacies
3
Charitable activities
4
Other trading activities
5
Investments
6
Other
7
**Expenditure**
Raising funds
8
Charitable activities
9 / 28
Other costs
10
**Net income before investment gains**
Gains / (losses) on investments
15 / 17
**Net income / (expenditure)**
Transfers between funds
21 / 22
**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of Funds:**
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
543,798
65,993
609,791
743,829
153,952
-
153,952
162,879
19,213
-
19,213
22,909
59,173
-
59,173
49,339
995
-
995
2,789|
|---|---|
||777,131
65,993
843,124
981,745|
||10,617
-
10,617
19,290
801,131
59,172
860,302
997,898
38,798
-
38,798
30,467|
||850,546
59,172
909,717
1,047,655|
||(73,415)
6,821 (66,593)
(65,910)
(5,261)
(1,059)
(6,320)
(149,419)|
||(78,676)
5,762 (72,913)
(215,329)
(866)
866
-
-|
||(79,542)
6,629 (72,913)
(215,329)
723,002 3,038,512 3,761,514
3,976,843|
||643,460 3,045,141 3,688,601
3,761,514|
Notes 1 - 28 on pages 15 - 36 form an integral part of these accounts.
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## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2025**
|**Notes**
**Fixed Assets**
Tangible assets
14
Investments
15
**Current Assets**
Stock
Debtors
16
Investments
17
Cash at bank and in hand
**Current Liabilities**
Creditors: amounts due within one year
18 / 28
**Net Current Assets**
**Total Assets less Current Liabilities**
Creditors: amounts due after one year
19
**Total Net Assets**
**The Funds of the Charity**
Restricted
21
Unrestricted
22 / 28
**Total Funds**|**Restated**
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
2,229,975
2,270,343
1,000,000
1,000,000|
|---|---|
||3,229,975
3,270,343
-
290
56,535
50,207
379,567
360,887
552,786
621,765|
||988,888
1,033,149
(90,262)
(101,978)|
||898,626
931,171|
||4,128,601
4,201,514
(440,000)
(440,000)|
||3,688,601
3,761,514|
||3,045,140
3,038,512
643,461
723,002|
||3,688,601
3,761,514|
Approved by the Parochial Church Council on:
2026
and signed on its behalf by:
Reverend C Lion Rector
Mr M Lambert Treasurer
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## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER CASH FLOW STATEMENT AT 31 DECEMBER 2025**
|**Notes**
**Cash flows from operating activities**
**Net cash from operating activities**
26
**Cash flows from investing activities**
Interest & rents from investments
Sale / (purchase) of investments
Purchase of fixed assets
**Net cash used in investing activities**
**Cash flows from financing activities**
Repayments of borrowing
**Net cash used in financing activities**
**Change in cash and cash equivalents**
**Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year**
**Cash and cash equivalents at year end**|48,556
(25,000)
(1,086)|**2025**
**£**
(91,449)
22,470
-|30,049
360,000
-|**2024**
**£**
(34,870)
390,049
(80,000)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||-||(80,000)||
||||||
|||(68,979)
621,765||275,179
346,586|
|||552,786||621,765|
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## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **1.1 Basis of Preparation**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102), and the Charities Act 2011.
The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investment properties and current asset investments which are included at market value.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency, and amounts have been rounded to the nearest pound.
The charity is a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102 and is unincorporated.
## **1.2 Going Concern**
The PCC has assessed whether the use of the going concern basis is appropriate and has considered possible events or circumstances that might cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. Particularly on account of a continuing broad base of voluntary giving, the available reserves and the ability to manage expenditure in line with any future variation in income, the going concern basis is still considered appropriate.
## **1.3 Income**
- Planned giving, sundry and other donations, and collections are recognised when received by the PCC.
- - Income tax recoverable on donations eligible for Gift Aid is recognised when the donation is received and when eligibility (a valid Gift Aid declaration) is established.
- Legacies are accounted for at the earlier of:
- the date on which the charity is aware that probate has been granted;
- the estate has been finalised and notification has been made by the executor(s) to the charity that a distribution will be made; or
- when a distribution is made from the estate.
Receipt of a legacy, in whole or part, is only considered probable when the amount can be measured reliably and the charity has been notified of the executor’s intention to make a distribution. Where legacies have been notified to the charity, or the charity is aware of the granting of probate, and criteria for income recognition have not been met, then the legacy is treated as a contingent asset and disclosed if material.
- Grant Income is recognised when the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement and the amount due.
- Income from certain charitable activities including the Café and the Bridge magazine is subject to VAT, which is payable on a part business basis. VAT on attributable costs is reclaimable.
- Other trading activities include parochial fees from weddings and funerals, and use of the church buildings. Along with income from fundraising, these are recognised in the period in which the event takes place.
- Investment income, including rental income, is accounted for in the period in which the charity is entitled to the receipt.
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## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) AT 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)**
## **1.4 Resources Expended**
All expenditure is accounted for on the accruals basis inclusive of VAT.
- Raising funds includes those costs related to the management and repair of the investment properties and direct costs associated with fundraising activities.
- Charitable expenditure includes operating costs of the Café and the Community Centre, costs related to the production and sale of The Bridge, as well as other expenses including grants relating to relevant projects undertaken. The charity allocates specific costs to the various activities that they undertake and determine those that can be treated as restricted in the accounts.
- VAT is payable on a part business basis and VAT on attributable costs is reclaimed.
- Grants are charged in the year that they are approved for payment. No grants are deferred.
- Other costs include all expenditure not related to raising funds or the charitable activities undertaken.
## **1.5 Corporation Tax**
The charity is exempt from corporation tax according to schedule 3 of the Charities Act 2011.
## **1.6 Support Costs**
Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly relate to raising funds or charitable activities. These costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the charity on a basis designed to reflect the use of the resource. Costs relating to a particular activity are allocated directly whilst others are apportioned on an appropriate basis.
## **1.7 Donated Services and Goods**
Donated facilities and donated professional services are recognised in income at their fair value when their economic benefit is probable, it can be measured reliably and the charity has control over the item. Fair value is determined on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity. For example the amount the charity would be willing to pay in the open market for such facilities and services. A corresponding amount is recognised in expenditure.
In accordance with the Charities SORP, the services of volunteers are not reflected in the Statement of Financial Activities as their donated time is not quantifiable.
## **1.8 Fixed Assets**
## _Consecrated land and buildings and movable church furnishings_
Consecrated and beneficed property is not reported within these financial statements in accordance with the Charities Act 2011. No cost or value is placed on movable church furnishings held by the church wardens on trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal since the PCC considers them to be inalienable property. All expenditure on consecrated buildings and movable church furnishings, whether maintenance or improvement, is written off as expenditure in the Statement of Financial Activities.
## _Freehold properties_
Freehold properties held for use by the PCC with a value linked loan are stated at deemed cost. The Trustees deem the residual value to be at least equal to cost. Therefore, no depreciation is charged.
Other freehold properties held for use by the PCC are stated at cost. The non-land cost is depreciated over 10 years on a straight line basis.
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## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) AT 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)**
## **1.8 Fixed Assets (cont.)**
## _Office equipment and fixtures and fittings_
Individual items with a purchase price of £1,000 or less are written off on purchase. Office equipment used by the PCC, and fixtures and fittings in its properties, are depreciated so as to spread the cost of each asset, less its estimated residual value, over its expected useful life of 4 years.
## **1.9 Investment Properties**
All Investment properties are included in the accounts on an open market basis as estimated by the trustees. Unrealised gains and losses are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities.
## **1.10 Stock**
Stock is trading stock held by the Café and is recorded at the lower of cost and net realisable value.
## **1.11 Debtors**
Other debtors are recorded at settlement amount. Prepayments are valued at the amounts prepaid at the balance sheet date.
## **1.12 Current Asset Investments**
Investments are recognised initially at cost, which is the transaction price less transaction costs. Subsequently, the investments are included at closing mid-market value at the balance sheet date. Any gain or loss is taken to the Statement of Financial Activities.
## **1.13 Cash at Bank and in Hand**
Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.
## **1.14 Creditors**
Trade and other creditors are recognised when the charity has a present obligation resulting from past events and can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are recognised at their settlement amounts.
## **1.15 Public Benefit Concessionary Loans**
Interest free loans were generously provided by some church members to facilitate the Old Rectory project. These loans have not been discounted per FRS 102 section 13 and 14.
## **1.16 Financial Instruments**
The charity has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.
## **1.17 Pensions**
The PCC operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the year they are payable. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the PCC in an independently administered fund. The pension charge represents the amounts payable to by the Charity in the year.
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## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) AT 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)**
## **1.18 Funds**
## _**Unrestricted Funds**_
Unrestricted funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and that are available for application to the general purposes of the PCC. They include Designated Funds earmarked by the PCC for a particular purpose. The PCC has six Designated Funds: the Youth (Designated) Fund, holding the proceeds of the sale of 34 High Ridge in 2024, The Bridge (magazine) Fund, the Nexus Fund, the Yew Tree Café Fund, the St Marks Community Centre Fund and the Minster Startup Fund. Note 22 describes the funds and their purposes.
## _**Restricted Funds**_
Restricted funds fall into two categories: Restricted Income Funds are funds of the PCC that are subject to restrictions on their use imposed by the donor, that is, they are funds given for a specific purpose and the PCC cannot use them to meet its general purposes without donor permission. Once the donor purposes have been fulfilled, the resulting asset, if any, is transferred to the relevant capital fund.
The Property Fund is a Restricted Capital Fund (or endowment). The PCC holds expendable endowment properties for operational use (the Old Rectory and 14 Phillips Close) and investment (Church Cottage and School House). Income generated by these properties is unrestricted and available for general purposes, apart from 14 Phillips Close which is further restricted as to its use. The proceeds on the sale of 34 High Ridge during 2024 were designated by the PCC for Youth activities.
## **2. JUDGEMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY**
In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
## **Key sources of estimation uncertainty**
The estimates and assumptions which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities are as follows:
## _Determination of values of investment property_
The trustees review the valuation of each of the investment properties at the end of each year based on their knowledge of the market and house sales in and around the year from internet research, with validation by local estate agents with knowledge of the market from time to time. If the trustees’ valuation is inaccurate then the valuation of investment property in the financial statements will be misstated. The valuation basis of each property is described in Note 15.
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## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) AT 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **3. Donations and Legacies**
|**Incoming resources from donors**
Planned giving Gift Aid
Tax recoverable - Planned
Planned giving non Gift Aid
Sundry donations
Tax recoverable - Sundry
Collections
Special Collections
Tax recoverable - Collections
Directed gifts
Word and Worship
Old Rectory
Youth projects
Hambledon Clergy Fund
Church St Fabric
Church St Bells
Tower project
Minster Family Support Fund
Moss Lane
Minster grants
Other grant income
Legacy income|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2025 £**
**2024 £**
272,364
- 272,364 267,469
69,058
- 69,058
71,524
54,835
- 54,835
54,121
25,138
- 25,138
14,730
4,763
- 4,763
1,260
15,516
- 15,516
15,978
- 1,582
1,582
2,088
3,648
347
3,995
3,865
2,576
- 2,576
4,244
- 25,853 25,853
21,165
- - - 4,850
- - - 24,998
- 8,245
8,245
17,690
- 16,244 16,244
3,805
- 4,213
4,213
-
- 5,345
5,345
63,106
- 4,164
4,164
2,857
58,000
- 58,000
64,191
35,000
- 35,000
46,000
2,900
- 2,900 400|
|---|---|
||543,798
65,993
609,791
684,341
- - - 59,488|
||543,798 65,993 609,791 743,829|
Included in 2024 was £140,753 of restricted income.
## **4. Charitable Activities**
|**aritable Activities**||
|---|---|
|Seniors activities
Youth & Children activities
The Bridge magazine
Nexus
Yew Tree Café
St Marks Community Centre|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2025 £**
**2024 £**
812
- 812
642
6,210
- 6,210
5,155
9,334
- 9,334
9,435
2,035
- 2,035
2,059
81,709
- 81,709
82,388
53,852
- 53,852
63,200|
||153,952
- 153,952 162,878|
All income from charitable activities was unrestricted in 2024.
St Marks Community Centre runs the Foodbank. Income here includes grants from Surrey County Council of £20,744 (2024 - £25,181)
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## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) AT 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **5. Other Trading Activities**
|**er Trading Activities**||
|---|---|
|PCC fees and services
Facilities use|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2025 £**
**2024 £**
13,224
- 13,224 15,744
5,989
- 5,989
7,165|
||19,213
- 19,213 22,909|
All income from other trading activities was unrestricted in 2024.
## **6. Income from Investments**
|Bank interest:
Short term deposit accounts
Rents:
Church Cottage
School House|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2025 £**
**2024 £**
14,173
- 14,173
7,497
18,300
- 18,300
16,042
26,700
- 26,700
25,800|
|---|---|
||59,173
- 59,173 49,339|
Included in 2024 bank interest income was £184 in restricted funds.
## **7. Other Ordinary Incoming Resources**
|Other income|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2025 £**
**2024 £**
995
- 995
2,789|
|---|---|
||995
- 995
2,789|
All Other Ordinary Incoming Resources in 2024 was unrestricted.
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|**ds**
Investment property costs|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2025 £**
**2024 £**
10,617
- 10,617 19,290|
|---|---|
||10,617
- 10,617 19,290|
## **8. Raising Funds**
All costs for raising funds in 2024 were unrestricted.
## **9. Charitable Activities**
|**9. Charitable Activities**||
|---|---|
|**Grants**
Outward giving
Minster Family Support Fund grants
Foodbank grants
Special collections
Directed gifts|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2025 £**
**2024 £**
2,120
-
2,120 24,625
- 4,275
4,275
3,750
19,830
19,830 28,885
- 1,680
1,680
3,710|
||21,950
5,955
27,905
60,970
3,684
-
3,68
3,295|
||25,634 5,955 31,589 64,265|
Included in 2024 are grants from restricted funds of £23,842. Details of grants made in the year are set out in Note 11.
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## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) AT 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **Ministry**
|Parish share
Churches Together
Clergy expenses
Rectory costs
Clergy fees
Clergy employment costs
Service costs
Word & Worship
Youth & Children ministry
Seniors ministry
Other ministry
Minster start up costs|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2025 £**
**2024 £**
166,247
-
166,247
169,834
2,070
-
2,070
2,070
838
-
838
3,022
1,684
-
1,684
983
6,371
-
6,371
7,334
63,933
-
63,933
65,084
6,822
-
6,822
3,897
-
12,222
12,222
15,397
78,934
-
78,934
89,227
19,724
-
19,724
19,009
18,398
-
18,398
9,057
9,803
-
9,803
33,338|
|---|---|
||374,823
12,222
387,046
418,252|
Included in 2024 are restricted fund costs of £96,382.
## **Training**
|**Training**||
|---|---|
|Training
**Parish Activities**
The Bridge magazine
Nexus
Yew Tree Café operations
Café depreciation
St Marks Community Centre|7,531
-
7,531
4,828|
||**Restated**
9,591
-
9,591
9,584
977
-
977
854
91,713
-
91,713
95,941
3,121
-
3,121
2,904
39,251
-
39,251
40,551|
||144,653
- 144,653
149,834|
All training and parish activities costs in 2024 were from unrestricted funds.
2024 Café costs are restated for a £3,200 water bill allocation charged in 2025 - see note 28 for details. St Marks Community Centre runs the Foodbank. Costs here are net of Grants included above.
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## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) AT 31 DECEMBER 2025**
|**Property Costs**
Church running costs
Church maintenance
Upkeep of churchyards
Old Rectory running costs
Depreciation Old Rectory
Old Rectory project
Tower project
Loan interest Phillips Close
Phillips Close running costs
Included in 2024 are restricted fund costs
**Support Costs**
General administrative costs
Administration salaries
Depreciation
All support costs relate to charitable activities
**Total Charitable Activities Expenditure**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2025 £**
**2024 £**
61,705
-
61,705
58,146
20,822
2,661
23,483
15,937
22,777
-
22,777
14,777
11,223
-
11,223
13,346
-
38,333
38,333
38,333
-
-
-
2,051
-
-
-
94,217
8,768
-
8,768
8,470
6,733
-
6,732
5,984|
|---|---|
||132,028
40,994
173,021
251,261|
||of £136,329.
40,140
-
40,141
36,293
76,321
-
76,321
72,918
-
-
-
247|
||116,462
- 116,462
109,458|
||(2024 - all relate to charitable activities from unrestricted funds).|
||801,131
59,172
860,302
997,898|
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## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) AT 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **10. Other Costs**
|**ther Costs**||
|---|---|
|Audit fees
Audit fees - prior year underaccrual
Accountancy & payroll
Bank charges|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2025 £**
**2024 £**
17,000
-
17,000
15,000
5,891 -
5,891
117
13,914 - 13,914 13,322
1,993 -
1,993
2,028|
||38,798
- 38,798 30,467|
All 'other costs' for 2024 were from unrestricted funds. Other costs relate to the governance costs of the charity.
## **11. Grants in Year**
|**Grants to organisations**
Phyllis Tuckwell
Trinity Trust
Nazareth Way
Warehouse Christian Trust
Smaller donations < £100
**Grants to individuals**
MFSF grants
Foodbank grants|**Total**
**2025**
**£**
1,080
1,000
840
840
40|
|---|---|
||3,800
4,275
19,830|
||27,905|
The grants to Nazareth Way and Warehouse CT were raised in the 2024 Christmas Appeal. The grant to Phyllis Tuckwell was made by Nexus.
St Marks Foodbank grants are in food, vouchers and cash.
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## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) AT 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **12. Staff Costs**
|Wages and Salaries
Employer National Insurance costs
Employer pension costs|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
200,923
213,930
8,419
9,470
5,749
6,199|
|---|---|
||215,091
229,599|
These costs include the youth minister, youth and children's workers, seniors ministry leader, administrative staff, café paid staff and St Marks Community Centre paid staff.
The average number of full and part-time staff during the year was 13 (2024 - 13).
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000 (2024 - None).
## **13. PCC Members' Remuneration**
The PCC members did not receive any remuneration in the year (2024 - None).
PCC members expenses of £5,723 (2024 - £6,057) were reimbursed in the year.
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## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) AT 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **14. Tangible Fixed Assets**
|**Cost or valuation**
At 1 January 2025
Additions / (Disposals)
At 31 December 2025
**Depreciation**
At 1 January 2025
Additions / (Disposals)
Charge in year
At 31 December 2025
**Net Book Values**
At 31 December 2024
At 31 December 2025|**Freehold**
**Office/Other**
**Fixtures &**
**Properties**
**equipment**
**Fittings**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
2,514,590
26,498 11,618
2,552,706
-
(1,976)
1,086 (890)|
|---|---|
||2,514,590
24,522 12,704
2,551,816|
||247,877
26,498 7,988
282,363
-
(1,976)
-
(1,976)
38,333
-
3,121
41,454|
||286,210
24,522 11,109
321,841|
||2,266,713
-
3,630
2,270,343|
||2,228,380
-
1,595
2,229,975|
Fixtures & Fittings are café fittings and equipment.
## _Freehold Properties_
The property at 14 Phillips Close was purchased in 1991 for occupation by assistant clergy for £102,000 plus incidental costs with assistance of a value linked loan of £102,000 from the Church Commissioners. In 2016 the church adopted FRS102 and therefore began to carry 14 Philips Close at a deemed cost of £440,000. The value linked loan is repayable either when the house is sold or ceases to be occupied by a licensed person. The terms of the value linked loan are such that the amount due to the Church Commissioners represents a fixed percentage of 100% of the value of the property. Interest is charged by the Church Commissioners at 3% per annum on the amount originally borrowed, the rate rising annually in line with increases in the retail price index and in 2025 was 8.6%. For 2025 the total interest paid on this value linked loan was £8,767.
The freehold properties are held within the Restricted Property Fund.
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## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) AT 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **15. Investment Properties**
|**15. Investment Properties**||
|---|---|
|**At Fair Value**
At 1 January 2025
Additions / (Disposals)
Realised Gain / (Loss)
Unrealised Revaluation Gain / (Loss)
At 31 December 2025|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
1,000,000
1,525,000
- (360,000)
- (115,000)
-
(50,000)|
||1,000,000
1,000,000|
The property at 34 High Ridge was sold in October 2024 for £360,000 and the net proceeds were designated for use in the Youth ministry.
School House was valued by the trustees at £550,000 in December 2025 based on current market conditions. The historic cost of this property is £400.
Church Cottage was valued by the trustees at £450,000 in December 2025 based on current market conditions. The historic cost of this property is £75,492.
The investment properties are held within the Restricted Property Fund as expendable endowments.
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## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) AT 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **16. Debtors**
|**Amounts receivable within one year**
Gift Aid recoverable
Prepayments & accrued income
Other debtors
At 31 December 2025
**17. Current Asset Investments**
Market value at 1 January 2024
Additions / (Disposals)
Realised Gain / (Loss)
Unrealised Gain / (Loss)
At 31 December 2025
The cost of investments is £259,384 (2024 - £234,384).
**18. Creditors Falling Due Within One Year**
Trade creditors
Accruals
Taxation and Social Security
Other creditors
At 31 December 2025|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
53,040
48,371
-
1,207
3,495
629|
|---|---|
||56,535
50,207|
||**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
360,887
345,306
25,000
-
-
8,863
(6,320)
6,718|
||379,567
360,887|
||**Restated**
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
37,048
19,244
46,154
75,618
7,060
3,665
-
3,451|
||90,262
101,978|
The 2024 accruals balance has been restated for £8k of a Café water charge presented in 2025. See Note 28.
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## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) AT 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **19. Creditors Falling Due After More than One Year**
|**ue After More than One Year**||
|---|---|
|Church Commissioners Equity Loan
At 31 December 2025|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
440,000
440,000|
||440,000
440,000|
The Church Commissioners loan is not due until 14 Phillips Close is sold and matches the asset value. Interest is payable at 3% per annum on the amount originally borrowed, this rate rising annually in line with increases in the retail price index and in 2025 was 8.6%.
## **20. Retirement Benefit Schemes**
## **Defined Contribution Schemes**
The employer charge in respect of defined contribution schemes was £5,749 (2024 - £6,199).
At the year end, no contributions were outstanding (2024 - £nil).
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## **21. Restricted Funds**
|Property Fund
Minster Family Support Fund
Worship Fund
Old Rectory Project
Re-ordering Project
Special Collections Fund
Hambledon Clergy Fund
Church Street Fabric Fund
Church Street Bells Fund
Tower Project
**Total Restricted Funds**|**1 January**
**2025**
**Incoming**
**resources**
**Outgoing**
**resources**
**Transfers In /**
**(Out)**
**Unrealised**
**gains**
**31 December**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
2,826,713
-
(38,333)
-
-
2,788,380
75,724
4,164
(4,275)
100
(773)
74,940
47,898
25,852
(12,222)
-
(286)
61,242
23,277
-
-
-
-
23,277
29,578
-
-
-
-
29,578
(373)
1,929
(1,680)
-
-
(124)
17,690
8,245
-
-
-
25,935
24,116
16,244
(2,661)
-
-
37,699
-
4,213
-
-
-
4,213
(6,111)
5,345
-
766
-
-|
|---|---|
||3,038,512
65,992
(59,171)
866
(1,059)
3,045,140|
**Restricted funds for the year ended 31 December 2024**
|Property Fund
Minster Family Support Fund
Prime Time Fund
Worship Fund
Youth and Children
Old Rectory Project
Re-ordering Project
Staniford Children Fund
Special Collections Fund
Hambledon Clergy Fund
Church Street Fabric Fund
Tower Project
**Total Restricted Funds**|**1 January**
**2024**
**Incoming**
**resources**
**Outgoing**
**resources**
**Transfers In /**
**(Out)**
**Unrealised**
**gains**
**31 December**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
3,390,046
-
(38,333)
(360,000)
(165,000)
2,826,713
73,502
2,857
(3,750)
(100)
3,216
75,724
2,104
-
(2,104)
-
-
(0)
60,652
21,165
(34,131)
-
212
47,898
35,149
24,998
(60,147)
-
-
-
45,478
4,850
(2,051)
(25,000)
-
23,277
29,578
-
-
-
-
29,578
16,382
-
(16,382)
-
-
(0)
1,055
2,282
(3,710)
-
-
(373)
-
17,690
-
-
-
17,690
21,854
3,990
(1,728)
-
-
24,116
-
63,106
(94,217)
25,000
-
(6,111)|
|---|---|
||3,675,800
140,937
(256,552)
(360,100)
(161,572)
3,038,512|
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## **21. RESTRICTED FUNDS (continued)**
1. The Property Fund - the PCC's properties are held in this Restricted Capital Fund as an expendable endowment (see Accounting Policy Note 1.18 for further details). The Old Rectory was purchased in 2018 and transferred into the Property Fund. 34 High Ridge was sold in October 2024 for £360,000 and the net proceeds designated for use in the Youth ministry. Church Cottage and School House are currently let. The income from the properties, when let, is not restricted.
2. The Minster Family Support Fund holds funds received to support those in need, as agreed by the Stewards.
3. The Special Collections Fund holds funds raised for specific purposes, and are paid out as grants to the nominated organisations (see Note 11).
4. The Prime Time Fund was closed in 2024 after applying the remaining £2,104 to 2024 costs.
5. The Staniford Children Fund was closed in 2024 and £16,382 paid out to the family for the use of the children of the late Lisa Staniford to provide financial support and assistance for their education and wellbeing.
6. The Word and Worship Ministry Fund holds donations specifically provided to fund the cost of a worship leader, along with contributions towards the word and worship ministry costs.
7. The Old Rectory Fund relates to monies raised for the purchase of the former church rectory, its conversion for use as an office / community centre, and related projects. The related projects were principally conversion of Church Cottage (the former office) to residential use as an Investment Property and refurbishment of the Church Centre as a Café, which was completed in 2022. Purchase of the Old Rectory was completed in 2018 and the asset transferred to Tangible Fixed Assets for operational use. In 2024 £25,000 of the residual fund was transferred to the Tower project on the agreement of some of the original donors.
8. The Re-Ordering Project holds funds given for the removal of pews from, installation of a wooden floor, and related upgrading work in the main church at Busbridge. Phase 1 of this project was completed in 2019, and further work was done in the following years, although somewhat delayed on account of Covid-19. The work is now largely complete.
9. The Youth and Children Work Fund held monies given specifically for projects to support work with young people. This restricted fund was closed in 2024 after applying its funds to 2024 costs. The Designated Youth fund, holding the proceeds of the sale of 34 High Ridge, takes over this role.
10. The Hambledon Clergy Fund holds monies given for the recruitment of another minister with responsibility for Hambledon.
11. The Church Street Fabric Fund combines the Fabric and Organ Fund from the former Godalming Parish.
12. The Church Street Bells fund was opened in 2025 with funds held by the bell ringers including donations towards the upkeep of the bells.
13. The Tower Project holds funds raised for the repair in 2024 of the Busbridge church tower. Donations continued in 2025 sufficient to make up the deficit on the project and the fund was closed at the end of 2025.
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## **22. Unrestricted Funds**
|**Designated Funds**
Youth Ministry
The Bridge magazine
Nexus
Yew Tree Café
St Marks Community Centre
Minster
**General Fund**
**Total Unrestricted Funds**|**1 January**
**2025**
**Incoming**
**resources**
**Outgoing**
**resources**
**Transfers In /**
**(Out)**
**Unrealised**
**gains**
**31 December**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
331,823
6,210
(78,934)
248
-
259,347
572
9,335
(9,591)
-
-
316
852
2,035
(2,097)
(200)
-
589
0
83,009
(94,834)
11,825
-
0
25,291
53,917
(59,158)
-
-
20,049
20,531
35,000
(9,803)
-
-
45,728|
|---|---|
||379,069
189,505
(254,417)
11,873
-
326,029
343,933
587,627
(596,129)
(12,739)
(5,261)
317,432|
||723,002
777,132
(850,546)
(866)
(5,261)
643,460|
The Café cash loss was £8,704 (2024: £13,554). This includes £1,300 donation.
**Unrestricted funds for the year ended 31 December 2024 - Restated**
|**Designated Funds**
Operational Reserve
Youth Ministry
The Bridge magazine
Nexus
Yew Tree Café
St Marks Community Centre
Minster
**General Fund**
**Total Unrestricted Funds**|**1 January**
**2024**
**Incoming**
**resources**
**Outgoing**
**resources**
**Transfers In /**
**(Out)**
**Unrealised**
**gains**
**31 December**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
156,227
-
-
(156,227)
-
-
-
6,471
(29,080)
354,432
-
331,823
721
9,435
(9,584)
-
-
572
872
2,059
(2,079)
-
-
852
1,798
82,388
(98,846)
14,660
-
-
30,540
64,302
(69,552)
25,290
7,869
46,000
(33,338)
-
-
20,531|
|---|---|
||198,027
210,655
(242,479)
212,865
-
379,068
103,016
630,153
(548,624)
147,235
12,154
343,933|
||301,043
840,808
(791,103)
360,100
12,154
723,002|
2024 expenditure has been restated for £3,200 of a retrospective Café water charge presented in 2025. 2024 reserves are restated for a total £8k of this water charge. See Note 28 for details.
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## **22. UNRESTRICTED FUNDS (continued)**
1. The Operational Reserve Fund was closed in 2024 whilst sufficient funds are available for Minster ongoing costs.
2. The Bridge Fund holds funds received for the publication of "The Bridge" magazine, published six times per year. Income and expenses for The Bridge are shown separately in notes 4 and 9 respectively.
3. The Nexus Fund holds funds raised for the group’s activities as well as grants to its chosen charities.
4. The Yew Tree Café Fund holds the operating assets of the café which opened in March 2022. The deficit in 2025 was £8,704 before depreciation (2024 restated: £13,554). Net cash from operations was a deficit of £11,825 (2024 restated: £14,660) which has been covered by a transfer from General Funds. 2024 Café costs are restated for a £3,200 water bill allocation charged in 2025 - see note 28 for details.
5. St Marks Community Centre operates the Foodbank, distributing food, vouchers and cash in the local community and providing support. The 2025 deficit was £5,242 (2024: £5,250).
6. The Minster Fund holds grants from Guildford Diocese in order to establish the Minster in 2024. Including the £35,000 received in 2025, a total of £136,000 has so far been received.
## **23. Analysis of Net Assets between Funds**
|**Restricted Funds**
Property Fund
Minster Family Support Fund
Worship Fund
Old Rectory Project
Re-ordering Project
Special Collections Fund
Hambledon clergy Fund
Church Street Fabric Fund
Church Street Bells Fund
Tower Project
**Total Restricted Funds**
**Unrestricted Funds**
**Total Funds**|**Net**
**Liabilities**
**Total**
**Fixed**
**current**
**over one**
**31 December**
**assets**
**assets**
**year**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
3,228,380
(440,000)
2,788,380
74,940
74,940
61,242
61,242
23,277
23,277
29,578
29,578
(124)
(124)
25,935
25,935
37,699
37,699
4,213
4,213
-
-|
|---|---|
||3,228,380
256,761 (440,000)
3,045,141
1,596
641,865
643,460|
||3,229,975
898,626(440,000)
3,688,601|
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## **23. Analysis of Net Assets between Funds - 2024 - Restated**
|**Restricted Funds**
Property Fund
Minster Family Support Fund
Prime Time Fund
Worship Fund
Youth and Children
Old Rectory Project
Re-ordering Project
Staniford Children Fund
Special Collections Fund
Hambledon clergy Fund
Church Street Fabric Fund
Tower Project
**Total Restricted Funds**
**Unrestricted Funds**
**Total Funds**|**Net**
**Liabilities**
**Total**
**Fixed**
**current**
**over one**
**31 December**
**assets**
**assets**
**year**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
3,266,713
(440,000)
2,826,713
75,724
75,724
(0)
(0)
47,898
47,898
-
-
23,277
23,277
29,578
29,578
(0)
(0)
(373)
(373)
17,690
17,690
24,116
24,116
(6,111)
(6,111)|
|---|---|
||3,266,713
211,799 (440,000)
3,038,512
3,630
719,372
723,002|
||3,270,343
931,171(440,000)
3,761,514|
## **24. Operating Leases**
**Lessee** The charity had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows:
|Due within one year
Due between one and five years
**Lessor**
The charity was due minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases
of investment properties, which fall due as follows:
Due within one year|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
1,542
1,967
4,200
1,565|
|---|---|
||5,742
3,532|
||**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
10,800 10,200|
||10,800 10,200|
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## **25. Related Party Transactions**
During the year 21 (2024 - 16) trustees gave a total of £59,505 (2024 - £46,875) in donations to the church. Jacob Taylor, son of Simon Taylor (Rector until Jan 2025), provided audio visual services to the charity. Sarah Bryans, wife of William Bryans (Warden), was employed as Administrator.
Amounts paid under these contracts during 2025 totalled £22,750.
None of the key management personnel is remunerated by the charity: the Rector and Associate Ministers are remunerated by the Guildford Diocesan Board of Finance.
## **26. Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities**
**Reconciliation of net income / expenditure to net cash flow from operating activities**
|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**Net income for the reporting period**
(72,913)
(215,329)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation / writedown
41,454
41,485
Losses / (gains) on investments
6,320
149,418
Interest & rents from investments
(48,556)
(30,049)
Decrease / (increase) in stock
290
630
Decrease / (increase) in debtors
(6,328)
2,399
(Decrease) / increase in creditors
(11,716)
16,576
**Net cash provided by operating activities**
(91,449)
(34,870)
**27. Analysis of change in Net Cash**
**As at 1**
**As at 31**
**Jan 2025**
**Cashflow**
**Dec 2025**
**£**
**£**
**£**
Cash at bank and in hand
621,765
(68,979)
552,786
Loans falling due within one year
-
-
-
Loans falling due after one year *
-
-
-
621,765
(68,979)
552,786
* Excludes Church Commissioners loan linked to potential asset sale at estimated value of £440,000
**As at 1**
**As at 31**
**Jan 2024**
**Cashflow**
**Dec 2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
Cash at bank and in hand
346,586
275,179
621,765
Loans falling due within one year
(80,000)
80,000
-
Loans falling due after one year *
-
-
-
266,586
355,179
621,765|
|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
(72,913)
(215,329)
41,454
41,485
6,320
149,418
(48,556)
(30,049)
290
630
(6,328)
2,399
(11,716)
16,576
(91,449)
(34,870)
**As at 1**
**As at 31**
**Jan 2025**
**Cashflow**
**Dec 2025**
**£**
**£**
**£**
621,765
(68,979)
552,786
-
-
-
-
-
-|
|---|---|---|
|||621,765
(68,979)
552,786|
||266,586
355,179
621,765||
* Excludes Church Commissioners loan linked to potential asset sale at estimated value of £440,000
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## **28. Café water charge restatement**
2024 expenditure has been restated for £3,200 of a retrospective Café water charge presented in 2025. 2024 reserves are restated for a total £8,000.
The bill totalling £12,128 adjusts for lack of meter reading in past years.
This has been allocated over the 4 years of Café operations based on an implied daily average consumption.
|**Cafe water rebill Oct 2025**
**Allocation**
**Café water charge adjustments**
in 2024 finstats
Allocation to 2024
Allocation to 2025
Other in 2025
Total in year
Allocation to Accruals balance
Allocation to Reserves
**Café operating costs per Note 9**
Yew Tree Café operations
per 2024 finstats
Adjustment for water charge
As restated
**Accruals balance per Note 18**
per 2024 finstats
Adjustment for water charge
As restated
**Café fund movement per Note 22**
per 2024 finstats
Adjustment for water charge
As restated|12,128
12,128
**Unres**
**Res**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
91,713 -
**1 January**
**2024**
**Incoming**
**resources**
6,598
82,388
(4,800)|**2025**
4,128
**2025**
4,128
304|
|---|---|---|
||1,798
82,388|(98,846)
14,660
-
0|