All Saints Church, Crondall and St Mary’s Church, Ewshot Charity No. 1128489
Annual Report & Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the Year ended 31 December 2025
Incumbent:
The Reverend Tara Hellings MA (Oxon) The Vicarage Farm Lane Crondall
Banks:
Lloyds Bank Plc Charities Aid Foundation Bank Ltd
Independent Examiner:
Stuart J Harris ACMA/CGMA Chartered Accountant SEEBYS Consultancy Limited 2 North Fryerne, Yateley, Hampshire, GU46 7ST.
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Administrative Information
All Saint’s Church is situated in Croft Lane, Crondall and St. Mary's Church is in Church Lane, Ewshot.
The Parish of Crondall and Ewshot is part of the Diocese of Guildford within the Church of England. The correspondence address for the Parish is The Vicarage, Farm Lane, Crondall, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 5QE.
| Incumbent | The Revd. Tara Hellings | Chairman |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant Curate | The Revd. Lucy Roose | |
| Churchwardens: Crondall | Dee Wall | |
| Peter Fryer (until May 2025) | ||
| Churchwardens: Ewshot | Caryll Martin | |
| Mark Williams | ||
| Representatives on the | Pippa Wilkinson | |
| Deanery Synod | Mark Williams | |
| Elected Members | Lynne Stewart-Brindle | Secretary |
| Simon Crowther | Treasurer | |
| Alison Thomas | Safeguarding Officer | |
| Robert Tickell | Parish Giving Administrator | |
| Nick Bryant | ||
| Lisa Ruffell (from May 2025) |
Structure, Governance, and Management
The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules 2025. All church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and to stand for election to the PCC.
Objectives and Activities
Crondall and Ewshot PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, the Revd. Tara Hellings, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the Church Rooms, Croft Lane, Crondall.
Church Attendance
As at 31st December 2025 there were 232 members on the electoral roll of the parish. At the end of 2025 we had over 230 adults and 35 children in our worshipping community in church and online. On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, we had over 550 attendees at our services. 18 were baptised, 17 were confirmed; 10 wedding services were held and 21 funeral services took place, either in our
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churches or at a crematorium.
Review of the Year
It has been another busy year in the parish, with lots of regular and special services and activities, involving a wide range of enthusiastic volunteers from across our communities. Rev Lucy continued in her role as Associate Minister alongside her role of part-time Chaplain at Frimley Park Hospital. Our retired clergy with PTO, Rev Sue Lattey and Rev James Anderson, continued to preach in a number of services. Peter Fryer was formally commissioned as a Lay Associate Minister in All Saints and St Mary’s having completed his two years of training. He served as Churchwarden in All Saints with Dee Wall, ensuring the smoot running of services and other activities at All Saints but stepped down from this role in April, having been in the role for over 6 years. Mark Williams and Caryll Martin continued to ensure the smooth running of services at St Mary’s in their roles as Churchwardens. Lynne StewartBrindle has efficiently carried out her role as PCC Secretary, and Simon Crowther has effectively overseen financial matters in his role as PCC Treasurer.
These have all been ably supported by members of the PCC and all the supporting committees. Once again Alison Thomas has overseen safeguarding training and the updating of policies and notices in our parish, ensuring that all members of our wider church community are up to date with training and understand the importance of being vigilant and reporting procedures. Vicky Assael stepped down from her role as Electoral Roll Officer at the APCM, so this role was taken on by Maria Bryant. Our churches are very blessed to have such a numerous band of willing and competent volunteers. Their input has been greatly appreciated by the leadership team and the wider community. Maria Bryant has also been very efficient in overseeing the smooth running of the Parish Office with oversight of the parish diary and information on our website in her role as Parish Administrator.
Through 2025 we continued to hold a variety of services to engage with as wide a group of parishioners as we could. Our weekly 9.30am Holy Communion, 4pm Informal Service and Evensong services in All Saints were well supported and were also live-streamed, reaching those in our communities unable to join in person, or those who preferred to worship from home. We also continued to use our churches’ Facebook page to inform the wider village communities about services and activities, as well as a wide range of liturgical resources, championing the Book of Common Prayer in our weekly 8am communion services, as well as Matins or Holy Communion at St Mary’s each week, and sung Evensong each week in All Saints. The All Saints Choir led our Common Worship 9.30am services as well as special celebration services in St Mary’s, ably rehearsed by Anne Rogers. We are very grateful for all the time and expertise she has put in to overseeing the choral music in our churches. Jonathan Lattey and a range of Evensong organists also enhanced our worship with their organ playing, along with a small regular Evensong choir. The informal 4pm Service was led by our youngsters, with Natalia and Lara Webb playing the organ.
In addition to our regular Sunday worship, we held a number of special all age celebration services, including a Baptism Celebration Service, Marriage Celebration Service, Mothering Sunday, St George’s Day, Pet Service, Harvest Festival, All Souls and Remembrance. We were also delighted to welcome Bishop Paul who came to confirm 17 youngsters from our communities in a wonderful joint celebration service. Morning Prayer continued online on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and monthly communion services have been held at Hill House, Hillbrow and Clare Park along with regular home communions for those no longer able to get to church for services. Our clergy continued to cover services in neighbouring parishes who have been in interregnums including Church Crookham’s monthly communion services in Freelands Croft and Keble Court until August 2025 when their new Vicar was appointed. I also led worship for the Duchess of Richmond at the Goodwoof Festival in May.
All our worship has been really enhanced by the enthusiastic work of the flower arrangers in both churches. Julie Binks has continued to oversee her team in decorating All Saints through the seasons, and when Jennifer Kelly and Mary Cranstone stepped down from St Mary’s after many decades organising the flower arrangers there, Sarah Phillips kindly took on the organising. The All Saints Bellringers also enhanced our worship with their ringing, calling villagers to worship on a
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Sunday morning, and enhancing the celebrations of so many through their ringing after weddings and funerals. We are most grateful for all the hard work of the Parish Magazine editors, Katie and Nathan Best, who worked to expand the readership of our excellent village’s magazine until November. A number of volunteers stepped up to take on this important aspect of community outreach under the watchful coordinating eye of Maria Bryant in her capacity of Administrator. We are hugely grateful to all the distributors who deliver magazines each month, helping bring our communities together and keeping people informed about what goes on in our villages.
I continued to build on my various local school and preschool connections. As Honorary Chaplain at St Nicholas School, I led a number of communion services, assemblies and workshops through the year including a Big Questions session for each year group in their senior school. I led a similar workshop at Crosfields School in Reading. I led weekly assemblies at Crondall Primary School followed by ASK (After School Club), ably assisted by Clare and Angela from Church Crookham Catholic Church, and started a Mini Voices junior choir for years 1 and 2 pupils. I shared a bible story with the children at Crondall Pre-School every fortnight, with regular visits to Dottie Tots Pre-school as well. I also took assemblies and workshops at Wellesley Prep School, as many children from our villages attend.
Our Easter, St George’s, All Souls, Remembrance, Advent and Christmas services were all well supported, with the Easter Morning Sunrise Service, Christingle and the Living Nativity being highlights. We also held another Christmas Tree Festival in All Saints, gathering our community in a festive way. As well as our monthly evening Bible Exploration focusing on an overview of different bible books each month, we have run a morning session every fortnight for those who prefer to come in the daytime. We also ran our new Omega Outreach Course over six weekly sessions for over 50 interested people wanting to explore what lies at the heart of the Christian faith, and why. We are really looking forward to gathering more inquisitive groups over future terms, as we address the foundations of faith and how ideas have developed. Our weekly gathering of young babies and toddlers in Music and Fun for Tinies and Tots led by me or Miranda Sargent, has also been greatly appreciated by young mums and carers in our communities and beyond. We were also delighted to host a series of concerts in All Saints in another Music Festival through October to raise money for the church and make full use of our lovely grade one listed building. Other fundraising gatherings have included the Summer Tennis Tournament, Last Night of the Proms and Moveable Feast, which were enjoyed by many and helped raise much needed funds to support church outreach.
The Croft Café in the Church Rooms has continued to go from strength to strength, supported by an amazing team of bakers, baristas and servers, under the leadership of Pippa Wilkinson and then Jax Sinclair-Brown. Their hard work raised significant funds to give in support of local groups and charities. The monthly film night has also been well supported, gathering folk to watch a film whilst sharing a glass of wine and nibbles. The team of volunteers who organise the Village Pump and Singing for Fun continued to support older residents in our communities through their twice monthly gatherings, as well as an increasing number of other activities and outings through the year. Their hard work has made a huge difference to a large number of older folk in our communities.
We really are blessed to live in such vibrant and active village communities with so many volunteers who are so willing to serve others in the church communities and beyond. There will always be room for improvement, with new opportunities to share the gospel message of God’s love through all we say and do, but there was much to celebrate through 2025. I pray that through our wide range of church activities we may continue to serve Christ and those around us as effectively as possible, and work to keep our Christian faith relevant and accessible as we move into God’s future. A huge ‘thank you’ to everyone who has played such an important part in our church life over the past year.
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Safeguarding in the Parish
The PCC has adopted the Church of England’s ‘Promoting a Safer Church’ as its own safeguarding policy. The ‘Promoting a Safer Church’ Policy Statement was reviewed and adopted at the PCC meeting on 27[th] March 2025. It is displayed in our churches and on the parish website.
All safeguarding policies and procedures followed Church of England guidance and were taken from the Parish Safeguarding Handbook and the Diocesan website. They are reviewed and updated annually.
The Churchwardens have confirmed that they are aware of their safeguarding responsibilities as set out by the House of Bishops.
Alison Thomas had agreed to continue as Safeguarding Officer for the Parish and she and Maria Bryant were the Parish DBS Validators. They had both completed all the necessary training for these roles.
Church Activities
The following list of church activities has been reviewed and approved by the PCC:
Bellringers Choir – does not currently involve children or vulnerable adults Croft Café Music and Fun for Tinies and Tots Singing for Fun Village Pump Coffee
In 2025 there were over 70 people volunteering in one or more roles within our parish. All those who required a DBS check had a satisfactory check. All group leaders and those involved in monitoring children or vulnerable adults had completed appropriate training. All activities were insured and had a risk assessment which is reviewed annually. We used the Parish Dashboard to record all our safeguarding information, and this automatically alerted the safeguarding team when updates were required. A report was run from the dashboard prior to all PCC meetings and circulated to all members.
Promoting a Healthy and Safe Culture
The parish aimed to promote a healthy and safe culture which facilitates disclosures. We followed the guidance set out by the Church of England in ‘Responding well to Survivors of abuse’ as published on their website. We also followed the National Safeguarding Standards as set out in the ‘Our Parish’ document.
The parish continued to play a proactive role in preventing abuse. Information about organisations that focus on prevention was displayed in our churches and in the Church Rooms.
Data Breach
On 20 August we received a Data Breach Notification from APCS, the company who process DBS checks on behalf of the Parish. At the time we were required to use this company by the Diocese.
Description of the Incident
On 17 August, APCS were notified by Intradev, their external software supplier, that part of their system had been subject to unauthorised access. The incident itself occurred around 31 July 2025. Intradev confirmed that certain files that relate to personal data were copied from their systems.
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APCS’ own network and servers were not compromised. Intradev became aware of the breach on Friday 15 August and notified APCS on 17 August. Intradev supplied copies of the compromised data to APCS on 18 August. The data affected was from a six month period up to 9 May 2025. The exact data stolen for each individual was not known but could have been all or some of the following:
Name Date of Birth Address Tel Number NI Number Passport Number Driving Licence Number Place of Birth
The data was in text only; no documents or images were involved. It did not include details of any criminal convictions, credit card details or passwords.
Initial communications from the Diocese
An email was sent to affected Parishes on 21 August confirming the information that we had received from APCS and informed us of the actions that the parish needed to take.
Initial actions taken by our Parish
Our parish administrator and safeguarding officer reviewed the list of individuals that had had a DBS check processed in the affected timeframe and produced a list of 12 potential victims. They were all notified of the potential breach by email on Friday 21 August. As data controllers we are required to report this incident to the ICO. Our safeguarding officer did this on Friday 22 August using the template provided by the Diocese. At this stage there was no clear advice from the diocese regarding the action affected individuals should take, so we also passed on advice that had been given to the Safeguarding Officer by their own banks fraud department making it clear that this was not to be taken as professional advice.
Further information received
On 27 August a further email was sent to the parish office by APCS. This confirmed that 11 individuals from our parish had been affected. We were sent a table of exactly what data for each individual had been compromised. Unfortunately, this confirmed that a serious level of data had been breached including passport, NI and driving licence details. The individuals were notified of this confirmation the following day.
Later the same day a further email was sent by the Diocese. This confirmed the requirement to make a report to the ICO and also advised that we were required to make a serious incident report to the Charity Commission. However, the following day a further email advised us that due to the high number of reports already sent, the Charity Commission had advised that individual reports did not need to be made.
Free access to Experian Plus
The email of 27 August from the Diocese informed us that the National Church Institutions had agreed to fund a one year subscription to the Experian Plus service. This is a monitoring service that helps to detect when personal data has been misused. The codes for the individuals were sent to us on Friday 29 August and we contacted the individuals with this information on Sunday 31 August
A report detailing these events was circulated to the PCC and discussed at length in the next PCC meeting. It was agreed that the response of the Diocese had been woefully inadequate, and we had been left to find out for ourselves how to protect individuals from any resultant harm. A letter was
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written to the Bishop detailing our concerns. Receipt of the letter was acknowledged but we have not received a reply.
To date we are not aware that any of the individuals affected in the parish have suffered fraudulent activity as a result of this data breach, however, we fully acknowledge the anxiety it has caused.
The PCC is currently in the process of confirming a new company to process DBS checks.
The following safeguarding documents can all be found on the Parish website: Promoting a Safer Church Policy Document Parish Safeguarding Statement Responding to concerns or Allegations Lone Working Appropriate Boundaries Known Offenders Support for Victims and Survivors Serious Safeguarding Incident Reporting Responsibilities of the PCC Responsibilities of Church Wardens Parish Safeguarding Poster Victim Support / Authorised Listener Poster ‘Our Parish’ National Standards booklet
Alison Thomas Safeguarding Officer
All Saints Church and Church Rooms Fabric Report.
Last summer the existing unsatisfactory fine ballast on the main Western path to the Church was removed and replaced with compacted binding ballast and new top pea shingle. This was completed from Croft Lane to new West Entrance. This work was carried out by a team of volunteers and a local contractor. The funds raised within the community and by donations. The North Nave outside down pipes were cleared and repaired in late autumn after a serious blockage and location of a major crack on one pipe.
A full electrical inspection of the Church was completed at the end of the year and remedial repairs and upgrades carried out in January.
The fire extinguishers were checked during the year.
The Dietrich Oil fired boiler had a full service in November; we were advised by the heating engineer that parts for the oil burner and controls should be available for a few more years. In the meantime, an Eco Group has been established to look at various options to heat the Church.
There have been two additional Churchyard working parties during the year in April and October. In addition to this a group of six or more meet on the first Monday morning of each month. Now an additional small group meet every Monday under the excellent leadership of Simon Rawle and Julie Hardman, and the resultant condition and appearance of the Churchyard has improved quite considerably. A big thank you to all our volunteers.
The church rooms saw the renovation of the outside windows in October 2025
Peter Fryer Member Buildings and Churchyards Committee
Fabric Report for St Mary’s Church, Ewshot
Church – Works and Repairs . The brass plaque to commemorate the 150[th] anniversary of the consecration of the church in 1873 was placed on the south wall of the nave in January. Permission to do so was granted by faculty and the cost was covered by donations from the congregation. Also in January, work on the rainwater goods that had started in December 2024 was completed. The most visible improvement, from ground level, was the repair of open vertical joints in the four lead
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water-collecting hoppers, two each on the east and west gables. In June a handrail was fitted on the north (lectern) side of the chancel steps, permission having been obtained under List B. Finally in December, a small section of plaster fell off the inner surface of the west wall, caused by water ingress and consequent damp due to failed joints around the southern light of the west window. The damage will be repaired in early 2026 and funds are available.
Churchyard – Works and Repairs . In March the damaged and rusty fence along the south side and east end of the churchyard was removed and a new one erected by contractors instructed by Hart District Council. Then in April, one of the memorials laid flat in October by contractors engaged by Hart District Council, was raised and secured. Both tasks were funded by the District Council. Between July and October, the churchyard gates, erected in 2002 to mark HM The Queen’s Golden Jubilee, were removed, refurbished using as much of the original wood and fittings as possible, and re-hung. This work was undertaken by two parishioners at no cost to the PCC.
Churchyard – Maintenance . Two churchyard working parties were held, in May and October, the former to clear the previous year’s leaf fall, the latter to ensure the area around the War Memorial is tidy for the annual Act of Remembrance in November. In addition, a young parishioner has volunteered to work in the churchyard for a year on a weekly basis as part of his DofE (Duke of Edinburgh) Gold Award. He started in October and his efforts will augment the work of the Churchwardens and other parishioners to keep the churchyard in good order between the planned working parties.
Property Register . In January 2026 the Churchwardens checked the ‘fixtures and fittings’ and other contents of St Mary’s Church against the Church Property Register. Everything was found to be in order.
S M Williams Lt Col (Retd) Churchwarden
Deanery Synod
Farnham Deanery Synod met twice in 2025, at St Mary’s Church, Frensham on 1 April, and at St Alban’s Church, Hindhead on 2 October. The dates were chosen to align with meetings of the Diocesan Synod. In addition, a Parish Development Day for the Deanery, as part of the ongoing Parish Needs Process (PNP) was held at St Andrew’s Church, Farnham on 1 March, as the Deanery was now in the ‘review’ phase of PNP.
Having met in March, the Deanery Leadership Team (DLT) decided that the topic for the April meeting would be ‘Discipleship and creating disciples. At Frensham, The Revd. John Valentine, Dean of the Diocesan Local Ministry Programme (LMP) gave a presentation on ‘Encouraging and Training New Leaders’. The intention of the LMP is to train clergy and lay ministers to meet the needs of parishes today, a more practical and flexible approach than traditional theological colleges. Group discussion followed, which identified parish needs around the familiar themes of families and young people, schools, pastoral care, choirs/music, administration and chaplaincy.
For the October meeting at Hindhead, Bishop Andrew attended, along with Mat Ineson, Interim Director of Mission and Ministry at Church House. The meeting started with Mat asking the synod members to think about ‘What is God doing for you?’. The responses were very encouraging, with many examples of growth and engagement being shared. It continued with an act of worship led by Bishop Andrew, during which he spoke about the Old Testament story of David and Goliath, and the importance of ‘good’ self-confidence. Mat then spoke about progress under PNP: eight parishes in the Deanery had produced Church Development Plans, with over 100 actions under the focus areas of: (1) growing discipleship; (2) growing family and children outreach; and (3) growing community engagement. They were then discussed in small groups and finally shared with all present.
S M Williams Lt Col (Retd) Deanery Synod Member
Stewardship Review
The Stewardship report deals with payments to the PCC, which are for the running of our 2 churches
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as well as our parish share to the Diocese. This income ensures that proper maintenance of the churches and payments of the clergy stipend, housing and expenses are funded. In 2025, thanks to the very kind generosity of our 94 donors (up from 89 in 2024), the amount raised was up a little at £67,514, to which HMRC added £14,547 in gift aid. Thus, the overall total raised in 2025 was £82,061 (in 2024 the amount was £80,933).
The main campaign in late 2025 was to broaden the donor base within the new Electoral Roll. At the start of the campaign there were 191 households in the Electoral Roll, of which 103 were already [explain abbreviation on first occurrence – Parish Giving Scheme (PGS) donors. As a result of the campaign, I’m pleased to report a further 25 households have now signed up for the PGS scheme (though most new donations did not start until 2026), and a further 2 provided a generous one-off donation via PGS. The ‘new’ bookmarks and A6 sized cards in both our churches continue to gently support the renewed PGS efforts to widen our donor base and provide a gentle ‘nudge’. It’s clearly important to encourage new donors, given a small number leave the scheme each year, either because they move away or sadly pass away.
Parishioners who would like to set up a small regular payment can of course contact me via parishgiving@assm.org.uk.
Robert Tickell Parish Giving Administrator
Legacies & Wills
We would like to encourage as many parishioners as possible to remember their church in their wills. A full information pack is available on our website or through the Parish Office. The Vicar or the Parish Giving Administrator would be happy to discuss any matters concerning leaving a legacy. We would always advise consulting your solicitor before updating your will.
Simon Crowther Treasurer
Financial Review
Income
Total income in 2025 was £181,546 - £165,404 in unrestricted funds (2024: £161,252) and £16,142 in restricted funds (2024: £4,735) – some 10% higher than the previous year (2024: £165,988) against a budget of £172,430. Voluntary income increased by 14.4%, primarily due to one large donation from a parishioner and an increase in contributions through the Parish Giving Scheme. No legacies were received in 2025 (2024: £88). For other income streams, Church Rooms lettings and Croft Cafe income combined showed a small increase of 3% while PCC fees increased by 2%. Church magazine sales were stable at £4,507 but advertising income was down to £4,104 (2024: £5,352), resulting in a profit of £2,200. Dividends across unrestricted and restricted fund investments were up 7% to £11,891 (2024: £11,116). There was a small increase in investment value, up 6.25%, with a year-end market value of £208,163.
Expenditure
All PCC expenditure continues to be scrutinised and controlled with the objective of operating as costeffectively as possible. Unrestricted fund expenditure was £163,980 (2024: £155,832), an increase of 5.5% on last year. Our Parish Share in 2024 was over £100,000 for the first time and was paid in full. The Treasurer also reviewed the PCC’s various insurance policies to ensure best value for money.
Investment Policy
The Treasurer initiated a review of the PCC’s investment portfolio to ensure that all holdings are performing as profitably as current market conditions permit, whilst respecting Church of England
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guidance on ethical investing.
Reserves Policy
It has been the policy and aim of the PCC to build sufficient reserves of unrestricted funds to meet six months’ normal expenditure in that category to cover any possible emergencies. The balance on unrestricted funds, which are not designated for specific purposes, remains more than sufficient to cover normal expenditure for six months.
2026 Budget
In late 2025 the FSA Committee proposed a balanced budget of £184,255 for 2026, an increase of 6.9% against the 2025 budget and 1.5% against the 2025 year-end performance. It was approved by the PCC.
Simon Crowther Treasurer
Approved by the PCC on 1[st] May 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
Revd. Tara Hellings (PCC Chairman)
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Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2025
| Note INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Voluntary income 2(a) Activities for generating funds 2(b) Income from investments 2(c) Church activities 2(d) TOTAL INCOME EXPENDITURE Cost of fund-raising activities 3(a) Church activities 3(b) TOTAL EXPENDITURE NET INCOME/ (EXPENDITURE) GAINS AND LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS BALANCES BROUGHT FORWARD AT 1 JAN 2025 BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD AT 31 DEC 2025 |
Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Endowment Funds TOTAL FUNDS 2025 2024 £ £ £ £ £ 113,192 13,144 - 126,335 110,366 30,484 - - 30,484 31,679 8,893 2,998 - 11,891 11,116 12,835 - - 12,835 12,827 165,404 16,142 - 181,546 165,988 10,085 - - 10,085 10,473 153,895 234 - 154,129 145,791 163,980 234 164,213 156,263 1,424 15,908 17,332 9,724 15,730 - (3,468) 12,262 4,669 17,154 15,908 (3,468) 29,594 14,394 167,195 26,337 86,745 280,277 265,884 184,349 42,246 83,277 309,872 280,277 |
Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Endowment Funds TOTAL FUNDS 2025 2024 £ £ £ £ £ 113,192 13,144 - 126,335 110,366 30,484 - - 30,484 31,679 8,893 2,998 - 11,891 11,116 12,835 - - 12,835 12,827 165,404 16,142 - 181,546 165,988 10,085 - - 10,085 10,473 153,895 234 - 154,129 145,791 163,980 234 164,213 156,263 1,424 15,908 17,332 9,724 15,730 - (3,468) 12,262 4,669 17,154 15,908 (3,468) 29,594 14,394 167,195 26,337 86,745 280,277 265,884 184,349 42,246 83,277 309,872 280,277 |
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| 165,988 | ||
| 10,473 145,791 |
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| 156,263 | ||
| 9,724 4,669 |
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| 14,394 265,884 |
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| 280,277 |
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Balance Sheet at 31 December 2025
| nce Sheet at 31 December 2025 | ||
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| Note FIXED ASSETS Tangible fixed assets 5(a) Investment assets 5(b) CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 6 Cash at bank and in hand 7 Short term deposits 8 Prepayments and accrued income 9 LIABILITIES: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Creditors – amounts falling due within one year 10 NET CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL NET ASSETS PARISH FUNDS Unrestricted 11 Restricted 11 Endowment 11 |
2025 £ - 208,163 208,163 3,172 14,058 85,813 6,954 109,997 8,289 8,289 101,708 309,872 184,349 42,246 83,277 309,872 |
2024 £ - 195,901 |
| 195,901 1,630 14,922 67,874 3,500 |
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| 87,925 3,549 |
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| 3,549 | ||
| 84,376 | ||
| 280,277 | ||
| 167,195 26,337 86,745 |
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| 280,277 |
The notes on pages 16 to 20 form part of these accounts.
Approved by the PCC on 1[st] May 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
Revd Tara Hellings (PCC Chairman)
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025
1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on accruals basis under the Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 governing the individual accounts of PCCs, together with Financial Reporting Standard FRS102 (2016) as the applicable accounting standards and the 2019 version of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP(FRS102)). The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which has been applied because the PCC considers that there are no material uncertainties over its financial viability. In determining the appropriateness of the going concern basis the PCC has had regard to budgets and expected future cashflows for a period of 12 months from the approval of the accounts, and to the available financial resources.
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of investments. The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these accounts are set out below and have been consistently applied to all years presented.
Funds
Endowment funds are funds, the capital of which must be maintained; only the income arising from the investment of the endowment may be used either as restricted or unrestricted funds depending on the purpose for which the endowment was established.
Restricted funds represent (a) income from trusts or endowments which may be expended only on those restricted objects provided in the terms of the trust or bequest, and (b) donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific object. The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of the year must be carried forward as a balance on that fund. The PCC does not usually invest separately for each fund. Where there is no separate investment, interest is apportioned to individual funds on an average balance basis.
Unrestricted funds are general funds which can be used for PCC ordinary purposes.
Designated funds are those designated by the PCC for a specific purpose.
Income
Planned giving, collections and donations are recognised when received. Tax refunds are recognised when the incoming resource to which they relate is received. Grants and legacies are accounted for when the PCC is legally entitled to the amount due. Dividends and all other income are reported when received. All incoming resources are accounted for gross.
Expenditure
Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding or constructive obligation on the PCC.
The diocesan parish share is accounted for when due. Amounts received specifically for another mission are dealt with as restricted funds. All other expenditure is generally recognised when it is incurred and is accounted for gross.
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Fixed Assets
Consecrated and benefice property is not included in the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011. Moveable church furnishings held by the Vicar and Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal are inalienable property listed in the Church Property Registers. There is insufficient cost information available on items acquired prior to 2000, so such assets are not recognised in the financial statements. Items costing more than £1000, which have been acquired subsequently, are capitalised and depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives.
Individual items of equipment used within the Church premises with a purchase price of £1000 or less are written off when the asset is acquired.
Investment Policy
The investment policy is to follow Diocesan guidance to protect the capital whilst providing a modest income.
Investments are valued at market value at 31 December.
Debtors and Creditors
Debtors are carried in the balance sheet at the amounts expected to be recovered. Creditors represent the amounts that will be paid to discharge the associated liabilities.
Grant Making Policy
Local charities are given priority when allocating available funds.
Roundings
Figures presented in the financial statements are rounded to the nearest pound and therefore totals may not agree precisely.
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2 INCOMING RESOURCES
| 2(a) Voluntary Resources Planned giving: Gift Aid donations Tax recovered on Gift Aid Donations Other planned giving Collections (open plate): Cash Gift Aid Small Donation Scheme (GASDS) Gift Aid envelopes Tax recovered on Gift Aid Envelopes Grants Sundry donations Tax recovered on sundry donations Organ Appeal Legacies 2(b) Activities for generating funds Church Rooms lettings Fundraising events Croft Café sales Parish Magazine advertising 2(c) Income from Investments Dividends and interest 2(d) Income from church activities Parish Magazine sales Fees paid to PCC Live streaming charges TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES |
Unrest’d Funds £ 66,114 14,547 1,400 14,909 3,707 1,703 290 480 7,311 2,731 - - 113,192 1,260 5,530 19,590 4,104 30,484 8,893 8,893 4,507 8,029 300 12,835 165,404 |
Rest’d Funds £ - - - 365 57 30 8 - 10,184 2,500 - - 13,144 - - - - - 2,998 2,998 - - - - 16,142 |
Endow’t Fund £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
TOTAL FUNDS 2025 2024 £ £ 66,114 64,315 14,547 15,538 1,400 1,080 15,274 8,814 3,764 2,357 1,733 3,088 297 731 480 - 17,495 10,712 5,231 3,593 - 50 - 88 126,335 110,366 1,260 850 5,530 4,788 19,590 20,689 4,104 5,352 30,484 31,679 11,891 11,116 11,891 11,116 4,507 4,500 8,029 7,877 300 450 12,835 12,827 181,546 165,988 |
TOTAL FUNDS 2025 2024 £ £ 66,114 64,315 14,547 15,538 1,400 1,080 15,274 8,814 3,764 2,357 1,733 3,088 297 731 480 - 17,495 10,712 5,231 3,593 - 50 - 88 126,335 110,366 1,260 850 5,530 4,788 19,590 20,689 4,104 5,352 30,484 31,679 11,891 11,116 11,891 11,116 4,507 4,500 8,029 7,877 300 450 12,835 12,827 181,546 165,988 |
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| 110,366 | |||||
| 850 4,788 20,689 5,352 |
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| 31,679 | |||||
| 11,116 | |||||
| 11,116 | |||||
| 4,500 7,877 450 |
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| 12,827 | |||||
| 165,988 |
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3 RESOURCES EXPENDED
| 3(a) Fundraising and publicity Fundraising activities Croft Café expenses Publicity 3(b) Church activities Missionary and charitable giving (see Note 12) Home Ministry: Diocesan Parish Share Vicar’s expenses Vicarage costs Curate’s expenses Christian education/training Church running expenses Church maintenance Churchyard maintenance Depreciation of fixed assets Parish magazine costs Upkeep of services Church rooms running costs Bank charges Salaries and wages (see Note 4) Administration expenses TOTAL RESOURCES USED |
Unrest’d Funds £ 1,796 8,288 - 10,085 1,662 1,662 100,107 136 285 120 - 13,880 7,813 50 - 6,220 2,674 692 269 13,416 6,571 153,895 163,980 |
Rest’d Funds £ - - - - - - - - - - - 135 - - - - 98 - - - - 234 234 |
Endow’t Fund £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
TOTAL FUNDS 2025 2024 £ £ 1,796 857 8,288 9,615 - - 10,085 10,473 1,662 3,287 1,662 3,287 100,107 96,185 136 240 285 499 120 341 - 360 14,016 17,109 7,813 2,805 50 - - - 6,220 4,796 2,772 2,579 692 755 269 78 13,416 12,410 6,571 4,347 154,129 145,791 164,213 156,263 |
TOTAL FUNDS 2025 2024 £ £ 1,796 857 8,288 9,615 - - 10,085 10,473 1,662 3,287 1,662 3,287 100,107 96,185 136 240 285 499 120 341 - 360 14,016 17,109 7,813 2,805 50 - - - 6,220 4,796 2,772 2,579 692 755 269 78 13,416 12,410 6,571 4,347 154,129 145,791 164,213 156,263 |
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| 10,473 | |||||
| 3,287 | |||||
| 3,287 | |||||
| 96,185 240 499 341 360 17,109 2,805 - - 4,796 2,579 755 78 12,410 4,347 |
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| 145,791 | |||||
| 156,263 |
The Independent Examiner’s fees for 2025 were £350 (2024: nil).
4 STAFF COSTS
| 2025 2024 £ £ |
2025 2024 £ £ |
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| Salaries and wages | 13,416 12,410 |
| 13,416 12,410 |
During the year the PCC employed a Parish Administrator and an organist. The wages for the Church Rooms cleaner are included in the Church Rooms running costs. No wages or salary payments were made to PCC members. The Parish Administrator is married to a member of the PCC.
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5 FIXED ASSETS
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
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| £ | £ | |||
| 5(a) Tangible |
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| Cost – 1 January 2025 | 30,547 | 30,547 | ||
| Accumulated Depreciation | (30,547) | (30,547) | ||
| Net Book Value | - | - | ||
| 5(b) Investments |
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| Market Value – 1 January 2025 | 195,901 | 191,232 | ||
| Net unrealised gain (loss) on revaluation at | 12,262 | 4,669 | ||
| year end | ||||
| Disposals | - | - | ||
| Market Value – 31 December 2025 | 208,163 | 195,901 | ||
| Details of Investments – 31 December | ||||
| 2025: | ||||
| M&G Charifund | 110,550 | 94,223 | ||
| CCLA CBF Investment Fund | 97,614 | 101,679 | ||
| 208,163 | 195,901 | |||
| As at | 31 December 2025 the Guildford Diocesan Board of Finance held investments to the value of | |||
| £83,277 representing the PCC’s endowment funds (2024: £86,745) and acts as custodian in | ||||
| accordance with the provisions of the Parochial Church Council | (Powers) Measure 1956. These | |||
| funds | have been included in these financial statements because they are beneficially owned by the | |||
| PCC, | ||||
| 6 | DEBTORS | |||
| Trade Debtors | 3,172 | 1,630 | ||
| 3,172 | 1,630 | |||
| 7 | CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND | |||
| Lloyds Bank Current Account | 9,787 | 12,980 | ||
| CAF Bank Current Account | 4,240 | 1,704 | ||
| Cash in hand | 32 | 237 | ||
| 14,058 | 14,922 | |||
| 8 | SHORT TERM DEPOSITS | |||
| CCLA Deposit Fund | 45,444 | 43,476 | ||
| Lloyd Bank Deposits | 40,369 | 24,397 | ||
| 85,813 | 67,874 | |||
| 9 | PREPAYMENTS AND ACCRUED INCOME | |||
| Prepayments | 1,558 | 3,500 | ||
| Accrued Income | 5,397 | - | ||
| 6,954 | 3,500 |
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10 LIABILITIES: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
| Trade Creditors Accruals |
2025 £ 6,784 1,504 8,289 |
2024 £ 3,549 - |
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| 3,549 |
11 FUNDS
Endowment funds comprise the Butterfield Building Fund and the Chancel Repair Fund, which are invested in the CBF Investment Fund. These are permanent endowments so that only the income arising, and not the capital, can be spent for the purposes designated by each of the donors. Income arising is credited directly to the respective restricted funds. Restricted funds are those that can be spent only for the purpose for which the specific fund was set up. Unrestricted funds are those that can be used at the PCC’s discretion to meet its objectives. It is the policy of the PCC to maintain sufficient reserves to meet six months’ normal expenditure.
| Fund Movements Endowment Funds Butterfield Building Chancel Repair Restricted Funds Crondall Building (Butterfield) Crondall Chancel Repair Crondall Churchyard (Butterfield) Crondall Choir (Nash) Bell Tower Flowers St Mary’s Flowers All Saints Mother and Toddler St Mary’s Annexe Elderly Events Ewshot Building (Gidley- Kitchin) Ewshot Building Lady Leathers) Unrestricted Funds General |
Balance 1 Jan 2025 £ 70,675 16,070 86,745 9,670 543 3,952 1,603 5,601 1,151 1,169 1,016 125 323 1,184 - 26,337 167,195 167,195 280,277 |
Incoming Resources £ - - - 1,964 447 144 58 204 42 178 37 5 12 551 12,500 16,142 165,404 165,404 181,546 |
Resources Expended £ - - - - - - 98 - - 135 - - - - - 234 163,980 163,980 164,213 |
Investment Revaluation £ (2,825) (642) (3,468) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15,730 15,730 12,262 |
Balance 31 Dec 2025 £ 67,849 15,428 |
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| 83,277 11,634 990 4,096 1,563 5,805 1,193 1.212 1.053 130 335 1,735 12,500 |
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| 42,246 184,349 |
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| 184,349 309,872 |
Unrestricted funds include designated funds of £13,334 for Major Fabric Projects (Non-Restoration).
12 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | Total 2025 | |
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| Funds | Funds | Funds | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Tangible Fixed Assets | - | - | - | - |
| Investment Fixed Assets | 124,887 | - | 83,277 | 208,163 |
| Net Current Assets | 59,463 | 42,246 | - | 101,708 |
| Fund Balances | 184,349 | 42,246 | 83,277 | 309,872 |
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13 OUTWARD GIVING
| J M Archer Crondall Flower Show Village Pump Crondall Primary School |
2025 53 289 800 520 |
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| 1,662 |
The amounts below were raised at special collections during the year and are not recognised as income in these accounts. They are shown for information purposes only.
| Royal British Legion Bishop’s Community Fund Read Easy World Vision Crondall Trust Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care Crondall Society (Pill Box Project) |
2025 1,030 250 250 109 120 584 200 |
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| 2,543 |
Privately nominated collections at weddings and funerals are not shown in the above amounts.
14 RELATED PARTIES [font is Arial 12 pt]
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The All Saints and St Mary’s Trust (“the Trust”) is a charitable trust set up in 1996 to advance the Christian religion in the Parish of Crondall and Ewshot, in particular by the
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a) preservation and maintenance of the fabric and contents of All Saints Church Crondall and St Mary's Church Ewshot
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b) maintenance and support of the ordained clergy in the Parish and Parish.
During most of 2025, the majority of the trustees of the Trust were also members of the PCC and the Trust is therefore considered a related party. The Trust is also considered to be a subsidiary, but consolidated accounts have not been prepared because the combined income of the PCC and the Trust is below the threshold at which such accounts are required to be presented.
Church Rooms, including rewiring, All Saints porch roof, cracked guttering and redecoration spending a total of £24,131. None of the buildings are owned by the PCC and the costs of the work were met directly by the Trust. These transactions are not therefore recorded in the accounts of the PCC.
Expenses reimbursed to members of the clergy, who are ex-officio PCC members amounted to £256 (2024: £581). In addition the PCC paid £285 (2024: £499) towards the cost of vicarage utilities. As of 31st December 2025 £100 was owed by the PCC to two of its members (2024: £85.39).
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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Parochial Church Council (‘PCC’)
I report to the members of the PCC on my examination of the accounts of the PCC for All Saints Church, Crondall and St Mary’s Church, Ewshot for the year ended 31 December 2025, as set out on pages 10 to 20.
Responsibilities and basis of this report
As members of the PCC you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’); you consider that an audit of these accounts is not required under section 144 of the Act and that an independent examination is needed.
I report in respect of my examination of the PCC’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. The procedures are substantially less than and differ in nature from those performed in an audit conducted in accordance with Auditing Standards and accordingly I do not express an audit opinion on these financial statements.
Independent Examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination that give me cause to believe that, in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the PCC as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ 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 understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Stuart James Harris ACMA, CGMA Yateley, Hampshire
10 April 2026
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