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2025-12-31-accounts

The Parish of Brentford St Faith’s and St Paul’s Annual Report and Unaudited Accounts For the Year Ended 31 December 2025

The Parish of Brentford St Faith’s and St Paul’s

Annual Report and Unaudited Accounts for 2025

Table of Contents
Legal and Administrative Information 3
Annual Report (for year ended 31st December 2025) 4
Rector’s APCM Report 5
Diocese of London 11
Curate’s Report 12
Associate Curate’s Report 13
Churchwarden Report 16
Youth and Children’s Report 18
Safeguarding Report 19
Technology, AV and Music Report 21
PCC Report 23
Staff and PCC Members 24
Electoral Roll Report 25
Financial Review 26
Independent Examiners Report IE 1
Statement of Comprehensive Income SOCI 1
Statement of Financial Position SOFP 1
Statement of Cash Flow CASH FLOW 1
Notes to the Financial Statements NOTES 1
Appendix I Detailed Fund Note APPENDIX I
Appendix II Brentford Parish Trust APPENDIX II

( this does not form part of the financial statements)

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Legal and Administrative Information

Rector

Reverend Sarah Guinness

Treasurer Iain Knight

Charity Number 1128611

Independent Examiner

Accountancy Management Services Limited South Street House 51 South Street Isleworth Middlesex TW7 7AA

Address

The Parish Office St Paul’s Road Brentford Middlesex TW8 0PN

Bankers

Barclay’s Bank Leicester Leicestershire L87 2BB

CCLA Dunmow Essex CM6 9DL

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Annual Report (for year ended 31[st] December 2025)

Structure, Governance and Management

The Parish of Brentford was established as a Parish of The Church of England and comprises of two churches, St. Paul's and St. Faith's.

Appointment and induction of PCC members

Members of the PCC are either ex-officio, co-opted or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. New PCC members are made aware of their legal obligations under charity and church law, the content of the constitution, the Council and the decisionmaking processes and the recent performance of the church. They meet the other PCC members as well as key employees over the course of the year.

Standing Committee

This is the only committee required by law.

Organisational Policy

The PCC works according to the Church of England Canon Law. The staff team, PCC and Standing Committee hold responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the churches including finance and employment matters.

Objectives and activities

The Parish of Brentford's PCC is required, as stated in the PCC (Powers) Measure 1956 to actively promote in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church - pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.

The Trustees of the Parish of Brentford have had regard to The Charity Commission guidance on public benefit.

Risks

The PCC confirm that major risks have been reviewed and systems or procedures have been implemented to manage these risks.

Reserves Policy

It is the desire of the PCC to maintain 2 months' worth of running costs (including staff salaries) in cash reserves in case of major problems. The PCC have not put any money in reserves in recent years due to the ongoing financial deficit, however there is a trust fund of significant value which can be drawn on for building emergencies and repairs.

Achievements, Performance and Future Plans

Please see the Rector’s Report.

This report and the attached accounts were approved by the PCC on Tuesday 21[st] April 2026.

Signed on their behalf by Revd Sarah Guinness, chairperson of the PCC.

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Rector’s APCM Report

Attendance

YouTube Subscribers YouTube Subscribers Facebook/Insta Followers
2021 139
2022 180
2023 220
2024 263
2025 310 531/393
2026(as of 1st Feb) 388 561/476

We have between 70 - 250 views of each service, with between 20 – 30 people watching live. Our weekly attendance is growing.

2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Average Sunday attendance
(i.e. number of people
attending) in October across
all 3 services		 75 99 159 172 195

Services

In 2025, we’ve taken: 10 funerals, 3 weddings, 7 Adult full immersion baptisms (Easter 20[th] April and September 7[th] ), and 11 child baptisms and 9 Confirmations.

Our sermon series have covered the following themes: Names of God, ‘A Theology of Disability/The Body/Living with Chronic Pain, Time & Liminality, The Promises of God in Isaiah during lent, 1 Corinthians and Summer Narnia series about what it means to have faith. In the Autumn we looked at the Lord’s Prayer and prayer more generally.

We hosted a Confirmation service led by Bishop Emma on 13th July with 4 adult and 5 youth candidates.

We’ve celebrated Epiphany, marked Lent, Mothering Sunday, celebrated through Holy Week and Easter (including Passover), Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, Harvest, Remembrance, Hosted Lodge Brothers Christmas Remembrance service, and held several well attended Christmas services, including a new ‘Alternative’ contemporary Carol service at the newly opened St Faith’s.

Our evening service has been planted into St Faith’s; with the existing leaders and preachers we’ve developed over recent years. We have on average 27 people attending. We began a series in October looking at parables of growth in Matthew’s gospel and Jesus ‘I Am’ statements in John’s gospel.

We did a new ‘Blue Monday’ Service on Sunday 19[th] Jan for those struggling with Winter and postChristmas blues. We held a Vision Sunday at the beginning of September to remind people of our vision and values and asked them to sign up to participate more fully in the life of the church by joining teams.

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Prayer & Home Groups

We have a very active Parish WhatsApp group that is often in touch daily with prayer requests. We pray and have intercessions in all our weekly services.

Our existing home groups and weekly groups continue to run: First Friday at the Fletchers, the Women’s group, Silent Sanctuary, The Caretakers, Men’s Breakfast, Happy Home and the Young Adults. Penny has begun a new homegroup for post Alpha attendees working their way through Mark’s gospel.

Training & Equipping

Governance

We have overhauled our risk assessments this year with scrutiny from a team of staff and volunteers, and with sign off from the PCC.

Staffing

Quentin, Luke, Macy, Wendy, and Lisa remain much valued and appreciated members of the staff team who do a wonderful job, alongside Jo who continues to run Spire Café and is very much on the frontline of ministry.

Jo has taken over from Carol as Parish Safeguarding Officer. I’m very grateful to Carol Fletcher for leading this for so long (since the role was first thought up!). It’s evolved into a reasonably demanding and admin laden role and we’re grateful to Jo for being willing to take this on.

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Community Engagement

Children & Youth

Kids Café, led by Luke and Macy, remains very popular for pre-schoolers and their carers. We have a consistent attendance of fewer children – an average of 17.

Some highlights of our youth & Children’s engagement include:

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Primary Schools

We’ve delivered collective worship weekly for St Paul’s Primary school, thanks to our team including Leslie Pringle, who is the Chair of Governors. We’ve also supported them with a SIAMS inspection in November which went very well.

Big thanks to Alison Tsang who has stepped down as school foundation governor, and to Elizabeth Kovacs joining the school governing body.

We’ve hosted school visits from Green Dragon Primary School (23[rd] June & 8[th] December).

Sara has again organised Christmas and Easter roadshows to our 3 primary schools in the parish (St Paul’s, Lionel and Green Dragon), with great feedback from staff and pupils.

We prayed around St Paul’s primary school at the start of the school year (2[nd] Sept).

We host monthly prayer meetings to pray for St Paul’s school after school drop off.

Secondary Schools

Sarah stepped down as Chair of Governors at Ealing Fields Secondary school, and Director in the Twyford trust in October/December. She led the staff Communion at Ealing Fields in January before their return to school.

Luke goes into Ealing Fields weekly to lead the CU / Youth Alpha.

Macy and Luke have delivered 3 Live Well courses at Ealing Fields.

St Faith’s Church Plant

A major development for us this year is that we’ve refurbished St Faith’s church and planted the evening service previously held at St Paul’s, into St Faith’s. We promised when we temporarily paused services at St Faith’s in January 2022 that we would plant back in when we felt God’s timing and were first stirred to get things in motion in November 2024. Following PCC discussion, prayer meetings, prayer walks and having attended The CCX Planting Course, we finally did this in October.

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Buildings

I don’t usually include this in my report but this year our Operations Manager Quentin has done an incredible job of overseeing significant building projects:

Huge thanks to Andy Ward who helped us choose the colours and the chairs for St Faith’s, to Joel who installed the lighting, sound, AV and stage, to Penny who made a new altar cloth and to the many volunteers who have helped along the way.

Mission and Evangelism

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Thanks

This year has been a BIG year for us as a parish, and I’m writing this whilst on study leave. As I look back over my diary I’m amazed by how much we’ve done as a team over the past 12 months, and how faithful God has been to us. Our staff and clergy team are wonderfully supportive and committed and I really couldn’t do it without them and the volunteers who pitch in to participate and help shape ministry here in the Parish of Brentford. I remain grateful to my Church wardens for their support and the PCC who are wise and discerning. This period of study leave has deepened my sense of gratitude for those I have the privilege to serve and minister alongside here in Brentford.

SIGNED: Rev Sarah Guinness ROLE: Rector February 2026

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Diocese of London

The Diocese of London is the largest in the Church of England, with over 400 churches serving a diverse population of 4.2m north of the Thames and west of the Lea, with a vision for every Londoner to encounter the love of God in Christ.

In 2025, the Church continued to grow according to indicative statistics, contributing to attendance increases of around 20% since 2022.

The London Diocesan Fund (LDF) serves, supports and resources all parts of the Diocese by funding around 540 paid clergy and providing essential services so every parish benefits from strong pastoral and missional leadership.

The Ministry Team supported the formation and development of 540 paid clergy, 204 self-supporting clergy, 114 Licensed Lay Ministers, as well as over 100 exploring ordained or lay ministry.

Most stipendiary clergy are housed by the LDF. The Housing team completed over 3,000 repairs and planned maintenance tasks, alongside major retrofitting to improve housing quality and energy efficiency, contributing to net zero goals.

Parishes received wide-ranging practical support for ministry. The Property and Fundraising team helped secure nearly £16m of external investment towards building renovations, community engagement and mission.

Safeguarding practice was strengthened further, with 95% of parishes now using safeguarding dashboards. INEQE carried out an independent audit of diocesan safeguarding, which will provide recommendations for how to build on progress made to create a safer church.

This work was funded through parish contributions via the Common Fund (£24.3m) and LDF generated income (£12.8m) from grants and investments.

The LDF has also generated additional funds for mission-focused projects, now totalling £40m across their collective lifespan. Great progress was made in 2025, including:

The Diocese also celebrated Bishop Sarah’s appointment as Archbishop of Canterbury, giving thanks for her eight years as Bishop of London, marked by committed support for parish ministry, mission, safeguarding, and the diocesan priorities of becoming younger, safer and more racially just.

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Curate’s Report

2025 has been a busy year for our parish! The main highlight for me has been the re-opening of St Faith's. I enjoyed attending the Plant Course run by CCX. I also co-ordinated a series of prayer walks for us as a congregation as we prayed and planned and prepared for this re-opening work. It was great to watch the slow and steady work of refurbishing the building.

It has been a privilege to oversee the evening service at St Faith's; the service has been going well with a high level of preaching and worship. It has been good to develop a welcome and refreshments team to help enable the smooth running of the service.

Also at St Faith’s, I have enjoyed working on the Community Fridge with Penny. This has involved securing partnerships with three supermarkets. I am so grateful to the 24 volunteers who help us - we could not do it without you! It has been really encouraging to meet the people who have been engaging with St Faith's for the first time or re-engaging to support the Community Fridge. I am really looking forward to seeing the development of these ministries in the coming months.

I have also really enjoyed supporting our work with children and young people particularly supporting the work that Sara does in the School Roadshows. I continue my general work preaching and leading in worship services and doing occasional offices. It has been fantastic to participate as a group leader in our Alpha courses which Jo runs and it has been wonderful to see people join our congregation through their participation in the Alpha course and choose to be baptised. It was good to work with Sarah to construct a new confirmation course which we ran in the Summer Term. I am currently in conversations with the University of West London to work as a volunteer Christian Chaplain in the Paragon Site (just around the corner from St Faith's) as part of my curacy.

Training is another key part of my role. As part of this, I meet regularly with Sarah as my training incumbent for supervisions, attend diocesan training events, and write reflections on my experience of ministry. I have really enjoyed my time so far as a curate in the Parish of Brentford and I look forward to seeing all that 2026 will have in store for us as a Parish!

ROLE: Curate

NAME: Rev Zoe Mathias

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Associate Curate’s Report

INTRODUCTION

2025 was my first full year as a curate in the Parish of Brentford and I’ve been pleased, as always, to have been involved in many areas of church life and ministry throughout the whole year. My role as associate curate is part time and voluntary alongside my business and family responsibilities.

HIGHLIGHTS

In June, along with Rev Zoe Mathias, I was ordained as a priest. This has enabled me to take on more responsibilities as I’ve been able to preside at Holy Communion services, at both St Paul’s and St Faith’s, and on both Sundays and Wednesdays.

This year has also seen me complete my training in occasional offices allowing me the privilege of supporting local families by conducting weddings, baptisms and funerals.

Throughout the year, I have continued to be encouraged by the increasing numbers of new people joining both Sunday Services, activities and events.

It is a privilege to be part of a dedicated faith-filled team that long to see the kingdom of God established in Brentford.

LOOKING BACK AT 2025

Occasional Offices

I conducted 5 funerals and 1 wedding for local families and 2 baptisms for church members.

Schools Work

Our newly formed schools team, Luke, Macy, Zoe, Matthew and I, planned and delivered two fantastic roadshows both at Easter and Christmas. We worked with yrs 5 & 6 at St Paul’s, Green Dragon and Lionel Primary Schools who each appreciated the energy and creativity that we brought as we explained God’s love for us and His plan for salvation through Jesus’ death and resurrection.

I planned and delivered various Collective Worship/Assemblies and led some Parents Prayer Meetings throughout the year.

Summer Activities

Our Summer Series was based on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe book from the Narnia series. This allowed us to use film clips of the story alongside relevant bible passages to communicate lifelong truths.

I joined the team taking our young people to the Satellites youth festival. It was encouraging to see each of them respond to God and grow in their faith.

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Special Services I led two Healing Services

It was great to support Penny at her Ordination as a Deacon in September.

I was honoured to lead and/or preach at the Remembrance Sunday services, and St Paul’s School act of Remembrance, both at church and at the Cenotaph. Before the civic service, I spent time planning it with organisers, which included a community procession from church, online order of service, inviting Aivale to sing ‘I vow to Thee my country’ and Tom Salisbury to play The Last Post on his bugle.

We hosted a special evening with Heather Johnstone , our mission partner, at the newly opened St Faith’s Church.

After the renovations at St Faith’s, it was a privilege to plan and conduct a traditional funeral for Ella, a longstanding member of the church. It was good to lead this with Penny who had fond memories of her.

I was pleased to support Lodge Brothers with the Remembering Loved Ones service and brought the address.

A real highlight was all the Christmas events across both churches which welcomed more visitors than ever.

Training and Development

Zoe, Penny and I have continued with our IME2 Curacy Training .

The Eco Church team continues to be active and throughout 2025 were assessing all their projects and planning how to achieve a gold award. Whilst supporting all the activities, I was particularly responsible for the Eco Garden Workshops and co-ordinated an innovative online Advent Calendar with a short festive eco tip film each day.

Sarah, Zoe and I did a 7-week Church Planting course to prepare us for re-opening St Faiths.

We reviewed all the risk assessments for every activity in the parish, and I completed the recommended training in Manual Lifting and Food Hygiene .

A group from the clergy and staff team began an 18-month program called Lead Academy - to support us as we grow our ministries with children and young people.

Building Renovation and Development

After being closed for a few years, it’s been wonderful to see St Faith’s church, after its first phase of refurbishment, open for Evening Services and the Community Fridge project which focuses on redistributing spare food to reduce both food waste and food poverty.

Over the late summer/autumn, solar panels were installed at St Paul’s church to supply a proportion of our electricity.

St Paul’s church has also had a renovation of the hall, corridor and side rooms for Mini Miracles Nursery to open a sister nursery to that at St Faith’s.

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Sarah’s study leave

Rev Sarah Guinness took November 2025 as Study Leave, back for December, then the remainder study leave was planned for January and February 2026.

She left very clear plans in her handing over document and as a staff and clergy team, we feel that we held the church safely as she took time to rest, refresh, restore and write a book.

2025 was a good year for us as a church and I look forward to all that is to come in 2026.

ROLE: Associate Curate

NAME: Rev Sara Ward

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Churchwarden Report

As the Bishop’s Officers, Churchwardens are asked to provide a short report for the APCM. As much of the details are provided in other reports, we do our best to keep it concise. We are required to report on the fabric of our buildings and the church community.

Fabric

The PCC has four areas of responsibility.

All in all, we have seen a lot of activity this year, and our thanks go to both the professionals needed and to the many volunteers who offered their services.

Church Community

It is wonderful to see the steady growth in numbers at our various services, reflecting our diverse community. The 8.30 service regularly sees double figures and the 10.30 service welcomes well over a hundred people each week. The 6.30 evening service is firmly established in St Faith’s, making use of this beautifully restored space. On Wednesday mornings, a small group meet for Holy Communion and enjoy a time of fellowship afterwards.

Our young people are catered for with Sunday School, a youth group and an after-school club. Luke and his team provide Christian teaching and all sorts of appealing activities and events for them to arouse their interest.

Within our walls, the Alpha course and the Live Well course continue to attract good numbers. It is good to see so many adults from the Alpha course coming for baptism.

Spire Café continues to provide a calm and refreshing place to relax and enjoy friendship, good food and excellent coffee. Thank you, Jo.

The Menopause café meets a couple of times a year and encourages people from the community to join in. Since October, the Community Fridge has operated in St Faith’s, providing the possibility of having food which would otherwise end up in landfill. People can also sit and chat over a hot drink whilst there, getting to make new friends.

We are gradually consolidating and increasing our relationships outside our buildings, remembering that we are the Parish of Brentford and that it is a large and diverse space. Our church school has weekly visits and comes over to the church. There are special events at Christmas and Easter for other local primary schools. For secondary schools there is a version of the Live Well course. Carols in the Butts is always popular, and we now have close links with Brentford Football Club.

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God is indeed at work in Brentford.

ROLE: Church Wardens

NAME: Matthew Newton and Sheila Underwood

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Youth and Children’s Report

We’ve had a lovely atmosphere at Kid’s cafe this year with several parents commenting on how much they have appreciated the space and community that the group offers. There is an average attendance of 17 children, with a range of 9-27.

We’ve run 2 experience events again this year which we felt were better attended than the previous year and ran smoothly. A particular thank you to Katy who taught a number of the youth how to face paint and gave up her time on the day as well.

Three30 numbers continue to grow with an average attendance of 25 and a range of 16 to 32. We are at the point where we need another leader to manage numbers - I’d love for you to be praying into this!

Reach events have continued to be a big part of our missional strategy as part of the wider group of West London Churches. St Paul’s have hosted 2 events this year ‘Battle of the DJs’ and ‘Brentford FC’ with 117 and 163 attendees respectively. We are planning another 2 events for 2026.

We changed the structure of Brentford Youth to have 2 streams of youth work, older and younger. Younger Youth are going through the Youth Alpha course and Older Youth are looking at difficult topics in the bible following Andrew Ollerton’s book. Macy has taken on the running of Younger Youth as the next step in her Apprenticeship.

We have a large group of people leading St Paul’s assemblies, a particular highlight is that the students write their own prayers each week.

Macy and I go into Ealing Fields high school each week and when we’re running ‘Live Well’ it’s twice a week. We have run the programme 3 times this year. The lunch time club averages about 30 students.

After the success of our first primary school roadshow, we offered the schools an Easter roadshow which all 3 primary schools said yes to. And did the same at Christmas as well. We see a number of year 6 students from St Paul’s and Green Dragon at Three30.

We took 14 youth to Satellites festival this year - a massive thank you to Sara who volunteers her time and makes sure we are all very well fed, normally to the jealousy of our camping neighbours. It was a great few days with several of our young people sharing pictures and words that God had given them with each other.

ROLE: Youth and Children’s Pastor

NAME: Luke Fennell

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Safeguarding Report

The PCC of the Parish of Brentford remains deeply committed to the safeguarding, care, and wellbeing of all who are part of our church community. We continue to seek to ensure that our church is a place where people feel safe, valued, listened to, and supported.

Since the last APCM, Jo Cheung has taken on the role of Parish Safeguarding Officer and has completed the required training in line with diocesan expectations.

Training and Safer Practice

The Parish continues to prioritise safeguarding training as an important part of caring well for one another. A monitoring spreadsheet has been developed to track training and DBS renewal dates, helping the parish to remain up to date. Reminder emails are sent via ChurchSuite one month before renewal dates to support and encourage compliance.

The PCC has also been encouraged to reflect on the importance of keeping safeguarding training current, including engaging with domestic abuse training where appropriate to role.

Safer recruitment practices have been followed for new volunteers so that those serving within the church are supported and safely appointed.

Raising Awareness

Safeguarding Sunday formed part of the preaching programme, helping to nurture a shared understanding that safeguarding is an expression of our pastoral care and responsibility for one another.

In February, safeguarding scenarios were explored during a PCC meeting, creating space for reflection, discussion, and learning. Particular emphasis was placed on the importance of sharing low-level concerns as well as more serious ones, supporting a culture where people feel confident to speak up and seek advice early.

A dedicated parish safeguarding email address has been introduced to provide a clear and confidential route for raising concerns. This email is only accessible by the Parish Safeguarding Officer, Jo Cheung, and Rev Sarah Guinness, ensuring all messages are handled securely and appropriately.

Risk Assessments

All ministry risk assessments were reviewed and rewritten collaboratively by the ministry team and approved by the PCC. This shared approach reflects our desire to care for one another in ministry and to avoid safeguarding responsibilities resting with any one individual.

In a small number of situations, individual safeguarding support plans (personal risk assessments) were put in place to offer appropriate pastoral support while also ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the wider church community. Details remain confidential.

Policy and Governance

The parish safeguarding policy has been reviewed and adopted by the PCC and is displayed within the church alongside current safeguarding contact details, helping to ensure that support and guidance are visible and accessible.

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Ongoing Learning

Safeguarding continues to be an area requiring attentiveness, compassion, and humility. Where needed, advice and support have been sought so that concerns are handled carefully and in line with diocesan guidance.

Looking Ahead

In the coming year, the Parish hopes to continue strengthening a culture of care through ongoing training, supportive safer recruitment practices, and encouraging an environment where safeguarding conversations can take place openly, appropriately, and with kindness.

ROLE: Church Safeguarding Officer

NAME: Jo Cheung

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Technology, AV and Music Report

Technology & AV

It’s been a very busy year for technology in the parish. In April, after 2 failures in quick succession, we upgraded the St Paul’s network router and wifi system to modern Ubiquiti devices. This has proven 100% reliable since and eliminated a host of bugs that caused intermittent access around the building.

Between May and June, the new AV Console was built. It houses the majority of the St Paul’s AV control equipment in a more user-friendly layout, with robust housing, more reliable cable and heat management, easy access for maintenance, and better sight lines for operators. It is a free-standing structure that can be removed without leaving any trace of installation.

Over the summer, the St Paul’s tower clock was upgraded to a new controller that keeps the pendulum accurate to less than 10 milli-seconds and automatically corrects for daylight saving time. Unfortunately, the mechanical release on the chiming mechanism h as up to 1.5 seconds of timing variation, so hourly chimes are often slightly out even though the clock is almost perfect. There is a pattern to the chiming errors, and a new controller version is being developed to improve the chiming accuracy.

New sound, video and stage lighting systems were setup in St Faith’s in September. The installations are temporary fixtures as we continue to develop our understanding of how best to utilise the space. The systems have very similar equipment to St Paul’s for operator ease and simplified, more costeffective support between sites. A significant proportion of the high value items were purchased second-hand, saving over £10k. The sound system is almost fully complete save for the future effort and cost of permanent installation. Lighting and video equipment are partially complete and temporary, reusing old equipment that is nearing end of life. The stage lighting uses old conventional lamps which are inefficient and expensive to run and replace. With this equipment, the building runs close to its maximum power capacity, as seen by the power tripping out at our alternative carol service due to the addition of the wine warmer. Further investment is underway this year to upgrade to LEDs and will be required in the years to come.

In November, further software upgrades were made to the St Paul’s heating system to manage the temperature more consistently and reduce gas and electricity usage. A new smart start algorithm turns the heating on at just the right time so it is warm for the start of events. St Paul’s heating event data is now automatically synchronised with the ChurchSuite diary.

Throughout the autumn, support was provided to the Mini Miracles nursery refurbishment project including wiring and lighting design, CCTV and heating modifications, and the removal of the old, nonsalvageable industrial kitchen fixtures, avoiding huge cost - thanks William.

In 2025 our YouTube channel saw over 11,000 views, up 31% over the previous year, over 70 new subscribers and a total of 1,800 hours of watch time.

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Music

Our worship music team grew from 24 to 30 volunteer musicians and singers in 2025, with even more joining the choir at Easter and Christmas. A small team of leaders planned and prepared the worship songs for over 100 services and special events including A ivale, Izzie, Matthew and Reuben. We introduced 5 new songs to our repertoire and resurrected a few golden oldies! Feedback suggests that the quality of our music is a critical factor for people choosing to worship at St Paul’s and St Faith’s. Thank you to all who give their time and talent to enhance our worship.

ROLE: Director of Music

NAME: Joel Guiness

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PCC Report

The PCC met on 10 occasions during 2025. Meetings alternated between in-person at St Pauls and online via Google Meet.

Dates of PCC meetings in 2025 were: January 21[st] , February 25[th] , March 18[th] , April 29[th] , May 11th (following APCM), June 17[th] , July 22[nd] , August – no meeting, September 23[rd] , October 21[st] , November 25[th] , December – no meeting.

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is the governing body of the Parish, responsible for its financial affairs, the maintenance and repair of the church and grounds and consults together on matters relating to the church’s work in the parish.

The PCC consists of the clergy of the parish, church wardens, members of the deanery synod and representatives elected and co-opted to the PCC at the annual parochial church meeting.

The main headline points on the agenda discussed at meetings through the year included a Ministry update which amongst other topics cover Youth & Children’s work, review of evening services, events and courses. Finance & Giving, Safeguarding, Governance, HR, Buildings & Site Management.

Key topics discussed through a number of meetings and concluded during 2025 include:

Any decisions made by the PCC are proposed and seconded before being put to a formal PCC vote. The results of all votes are formally recorded in the Minutes of Meeting.

ROLE: PCC Secretary

NAME: Edwina Renner Jennings

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April 2026

The Parish of Brentford St Faith’s and St Paul’s

Annual Report and Unaudited Accounts for 2025

Staff and PCC Members

Ministers & Clergy Position Joining Leaving
Rev Sarah Guinness Rector May1st2018
Rev Gerry Nixon PTO April 2023
Steve Fletcher Licensed LayMinister April 2015
Rev Zoe Mathias Curate June 2024
Rev Sara Ward Curate(non-stipendiary) Sept 2024
Rev Penny Vincent Curate(non-Stipendiary) Sept 2025
PAYE STAFF
Quentin Bradley Operations &
Communications Manager		 November 2023
Luke Fennell Youth & Children’s Pastor January2023
Wendy Teng Finance Administrator November 2023
Church Wardens
Matthew Newton Church Warden + Inclusion
Rep		 April 2020
Sheila Underwood Church warden August 2024
Elected PCC Members
Ineala Theophilus DeanerySynod Rep May2021
Iain Knight PCC Treasurer
(& HR Repas ofJuly)		 Jan 2022
Tom Salisbury May2022
Mariette Wilkins May2023
William Benson Deanery Synod Rep as of
July2025		 April 2023
Laura Bugden Children’s Champion May2024
Penny Vincent May2024 Sept 2025
Kim Webster May2024
Quentin Bradley Staff Representative May2024
Carol Fletcher Parish Safeguarding Officer
(PSO) For 8+yrs & PCC
Member(since 2024)		 May 2024 *Stepped down
as PSO May
2025
Iszy Metzner PCC Secretary until Sept
2025		 May 2024
Sheila Underwood May2024
Jessika Toto-Moukouo May2025
Isobel Peaty May2025
Steve Merrill May2025
Co-opted PCC Members
Joanne Cheung Parish SafeguardingOfficer May2025
**Edwina Renner-Jennings ** PCC Secretary October 2025

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The Parish of Brentford St Faith’s and St Paul’s Annual Report and Unaudited Accounts for 2025

Electoral Roll Report

Electoral Roll membership as of 31st December 2025 stands at 133 . Membership as of 31st December 2024 stood at 151.

Any member of the congregation of St Faith’s or St Paul’s can be on the electoral roll. If you are listed on the electoral roll of the Parish of Brentford, it gives you a say in how your church is run. It also gives you the right to vote at the APCM or to stand for election in the PCC.

New applications can be made at any time after the APCM.

If you are unsure whether you are already enrolled, please ask for further details and/or enrolment instructions.

ROLE: Electoral Roll Officer

NAME: Quentin Bradley

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April 2026

The Parish of Brentford St Faith’s and St Paul’s Annual Report and Unaudited Accounts for 2025

Financial Review

Over the last 4 years, the Parish of Brentford has set itself a target of improving our finances such that our annual operating costs, within our General Funds, balance with our annual income. Whilst our finances are much improved, our target of operating at a surplus remains out of touch for now.

The 2025 budget was set with a planned expenditure of £357,536 and income of £350,803 resulting in an operating deficit of £6,733. It was hoped that this deficit would be reduced during the year through careful cost management and greater increases in giving.

I can report that the Parish operated close to budget expectations for 2025 when we focus on General Fund regular operations. Whilst we would have preferred to break even; this is a good outcome for 2025 when looking at the bigger picture of what was achieved during 2025.

As mentioned in earlier sections of this report, 2025 was a year when a number of significant projects were progressed across the Parish; solar panels were installed on the roof of St Paul’s, we replanted back into St Faith’s and opened the Food Cupboard there as well.

A Giving Day on July 6[th] resulted in donations of £41,724.84 (including gift aid) which was used to purchase new chairs and the technology systems needed to enable St Faith’s to re-open. This was supported by a £50,000 grant from the Parish Trust Fund to pay for building refurbishments.

Mini Miracles Montessori (MMM) have taken over the lease of the hall in St Paul’s and initiated a major refurbishment prior to opening their nursery in January 2026.

It is worth highlighting that the sums donated and the grants received for the St Paul’s solar panels, St Paul’s refurbishment and the St Faith’s Replant were held in separate dedicated funds and do not contribute to the annual operating costs of the Parish.

The church was also blessed with a generous anonymous donation of £62,500 (including Gift aid) during the year, which has been set aside into a Designated Fund by the PCC for future use within the church. At the end of 2025, the Parish held £24,092 in Restricted Funds and £62,643 in Designated Funds.

Looking Back at 2025

During 2025, the charity’s total income increased by £230K to £600K and total expenditure increased by £192k, to £560k. As a result, the surplus for the year was £40k (2024 surplus was £2k) and the charity's net assets increased by £40K to £801K. Of these assets £24k are restricted in purpose (2024: £2k), with £777k available for the charity’s general use (2024: £759k).

When focussing on the general fund movement for 2025 (which removes the 2025 funded improvement works project and the designated fund donation), the income improved by £4k to £351k and expenditure increased by £46k to £398k. As a result, the deficit for the year within general funds was £47k. It should be noted that £38k of this deficit is due to the recognition of costs in 2025 for which the charity has committed to pay for the St Paul’s Refurbishment Project in future years. The remaining deficit of £9k was a £2k reduction in our budget prediction of a year-end deficit of £7k.

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April 2026

The Parish of Brentford St Faith’s and St Paul’s Annual Report and Unaudited Accounts for 2025

In terms of regular annual operational income and costs of the church, it is worth noting that the closure of St Paul’s Hall for refurbishment by MMM resulted in a loss of rental income for 4 months of 2025; if it had not been for this loss of rental income, it is probable that the Parish would have had a small operating surplus for the year.

We are particularly encouraged that during the past year our non-restricted giving has increased by £16k to £145k which is an increase of 12.5%. This year-on-year increase in Giving demonstrates the support of the members for the Parish. It is important for the Parish to have a broad base of supporters so that we are not overly dependent on a few donors.

Looking Forward to 2026 (and Beyond)

Setting the budget for 2026 was challenging as this is the first full year with both churches back in regular use. Whilst we have a good basis for estimating St Paul’s costs; St Faith’s costs are harder to estimate and will depend on the level of usage over the year.

The agreed 2026 budget has a planned expenditure of £397,817 and income of £387,588 resulting in a deficit of £10,259. Whilst this continued deficit may seem like a step backwards, the budget now includes £20,000 for Major Works to address items raised in the Quinquennial reports for both St Paul’s and St Faith’s (this is on top of the existing £16,000 allowance for Routine Maintenance already included in the budget).

The budget for Sound and AV equipment is also increased from £4,000 to £9,000 to enable further upgrades to the technology systems in St Faith’s.

The good news is that our Common Fund Contribution (£99,880) is almost the same as in 2025 (£99,980).

Achieving our budget this year is dependent on careful cost control over the year and some growth in our main sources of income (facility hire fees and donations).

The Parish recognises the need to have a longer-term strategic view of the Parish’s financial requirements; specifically future growth plans, projects and staffing requirements and how these financial requirements can be met. The Parish plans to perform such a review at the start of the next PCC cycle (after the APCM in May).

Grants

In 2025, the Parish made grants of £3,988 to charities. The Parish aims to support charities with which we have ongoing relationships and where the sums donated can make a meaningful difference.

The Parish also donated funds towards the set-up costs of the St Faiths Food Cupboard.

Financial Reserves

In the recent past, the Parish has operated with an operating deficit with expenditure being more than income. The Parish has received grants from the independent Parish of Brentford Trust to address these deficits and ensure the financial wellbeing of the Parish.

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April 2026

The Parish of Brentford St Faith’s and St Paul’s Annual Report and Unaudited Accounts for 2025

As mentioned above, recent budgets have sought to address this deficit and return the Parish finances to an operating surplus. It is intended that this surplus be used to build the Parish reserves in line with the below policy.

It is the policy of this Parish to hold in reserves the equivalent of two months general running costs and an additional one month’s salary costs. It is also our policy to hold an amount for likely building works at the next quinquennial inspection.

Currently, the Parish does not hold any reserves in its unrestricted funds (it is anticipated that it will take 5-10 years to build up the required levels of reserves).

The Parish of Brentford Trust

The Parish benefits from a trust, the Parish of Brentford Trust (Fund 1). This trust is administered by separate trustees from the PCC. Funds in the trust do not form part of the Parish’s finances but with the support of the trustees have generally been used to fund major refurbishments and provide some income to the Parish.

In 2024, the Trust approved a £50,000 grant to pay for the St Faith’s refurbishments performed as part of the re-opening of the church which was received during 2025. A further £22,700 grant was approved to support the renovation of St Paul’s hall, storage rooms and offices so that a new nursery can be opened in these areas in January 2026.

The Parish of Brentford Trust had a market value of £384,473 at the end of 2025 (for comparison it was £669,632 at the end of 2020).

The Parish must not rely on the Parish of Brentford Trust to fund its annual operating costs. We need continued focus on managing our existing expenditure and growing our income to ensure the Parish’s finances remain healthy over the longer term.

Finance Team

I continue to be in debt to our Finance Team led by Lisa, our Finance Manager, and supported by Wendy. Their enthusiasm and diligence have ensured that the Parish’s finances continue to be prudently and thoughtfully administered.

ROLE: Treasurer

NAME: Iain Knight

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April 2026

Independent Examiners Report

INDEPENDENT EXAhlNER'S REPORT TOThE TRLtsTEES OF T￿E PARISH OF BRENTFORD ST FAITH'S AND ST PAUL'S I report lo the charity irvstees on my exaMinalK￿ ofthe 8¢count5 of the Charity for the year ended 31 December 2025. which comprise the Statement ol Ccpmwehensive Income. the Staiement of Finanaal Posrtitsn (balance sheeti. St8tThnl ofCashlkn¥ and the ￿lated notes. Responsibilities andbasis of rnport As the charity's trustees. the Par¢xhkil Church CouThil a￿ ￿ponSIble for the preparatic￿ ofthe accounts in accofdarte 7rith the requirements of the Charibes Act 2011 1.the Act'i. I feport in ￿Spect of my examinatKJn oflhe charity's a￿O￿ts carried out under section 145 ofthe Acl and in carrying out my examinatK)n I have followed all the aPpI￿able directions given by Ihe Charity ComrYHs5ion under sectKJn 14515llbl of the kt. Independent txaminerf8 ¥tstement sin￿ the charity's gross tncomè èxceeded £250.Cfj) your examiner must bea member rfa body listed in seth.on 145 of t1￿ A¢1. I confirm Ihat l am qualffjed to uThJertake Ihe examinati¢)n becavse I member of the Instilule cl Chariered P£coLtntsnts in En9bnd and Wales. whth is one of the listed bodles. Your attention is drawn to the fad that the tharity has wepared xcounts in accordance wrth Atcounttng and repryting ty Charities weparing iheir counts in a¢cofdance ¥wlh the Financial Reporting Standard appltcable in the UK and Rewbkn"c of Ireland IFRS 1021 in refere￿e to the ¢cO￿lIng aTrY Reporb"ng by Charities'.Statemènt of Re¢omrTrvJed Pr8cIKe isswj on I WI 2005 which is referred to in the extant reguLati￿$ bul ha5 been wrfhdrawn. l understand that Ihis has been done li ordw for the tLMmls to provide a and fairwew in accordance wlh Generaty Accepted A£c￿n￿￿j Pra¢A¢e effedwe for peih)ds beginnkng on cw after 1 January 2015. I ha¥e completed my examinabon. I confimi thal no maters havè comè to nw attenlM)n in r￿nneC110n with Ihe examInat￿n gI￿1￿j me ¢8use lo belEve thal in ary material respect". counting re¢ord5 wwe nol kept in Iwect ofthe charity as req[N￿O by sedion 130 of Ihe Ac¢ or the accounts do not ac¢ord iih those reo)rds.' Ihe a¢counts do not cornp￿ vlth ihe apFlicable requirements concerning the fomi and content of acco￿1$ set oul in the Charities IP£counls and Rep￿ts) ReguJalÉcfis 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a'true and fa vithw whith is not a matter ￿nSIdered as part of an inde￿ndent examinat￿. I have no corKems and have CO￿ across rK* other malters in conntttion wth the eXaMinat￿Tr to which. in my Opfft￿n. attention should bè drawn in this report in order to enabk a proper understanding of the awunls lo be reached. FdL Paul AJe¥ander BFP. FCA for and crt behaw ol A￿UntanCY M8na9errEnt Se￿￿es Linited Chartered Accounlants Swih Slreet Housè 51 S¢xth Streei 151eworth IArtId￿SeX TW7 7AA DATE.. S4& AI IEI

Statement of Comprehensive Income

The Parish of Brentford St Faith’s and St Paul’s

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1128611 STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

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Unrestricted
General Designated Restricted
funds funds funds Total 2025 Total 2024
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Notes £ £ £ £ £
Donations and legacies 3 165,992 62,500 187,133 415,625 171,330
Charitable activities 4 127,485 - - 127,485 140,719
Other trading activities 5 - - - - -
Investments 6 31,028 - - 31,028 35,496
Other income 7 26,164 - - 26,164 22,679
Total Income and endowments 350,669 62,500 187,133 600,302 370,224
EXPENDITURE
Raising funds 8 1,262 - - 1,262 1,756
Charitable activities 9 396,685 1,066 161,001 558,752 366,039
Total expenditure 397,947 1,066 161,001 560,014 367,795
Net gains/(losses) on investment
Gains/(losses) on non-property investments 12 (46) - - (46) 26
Gain/(Loss) on property revaluation 11 - - - - -
Net Income/(Expenditure) before Transfers (47,324) 61,434 26,132 40,242 2,455
Transfers between funds 15 4,223 - (4,223) - -
Net Income/(Expenditure) after Transfers (43,101) 61,434 21,909 40,242 2,455
Net Movement in Funds (43,101) 61,434 21,909 40,242 2,455
Total funds brought forward at 1 January 2025 757,181 1,209 2,183 760,573 758,118
Total funds carried forward at 31 December 2025 714,080 62,643 24,092 800,815 760,573
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The statement of comprehensive income includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. Differences of £1 may appear within these accounts due to rounding issues.

SOCI 1

Statement of Financial Position

ST PAUL'S +ST FIIITH'S +BREMTFORD +YOU The Parish of Brentford St Falth's and St Paul's CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1128611 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025 2025 2024 FIKed Ass•ts Tangiblp asseis Inv6stment proparty Non-proparty Inveslments 10 3,853 708,250 1,110 713,213 11.091 708.250 1,156 720.497 12 Current Ass•ts Debtors Cash at bank aNI In hand 13 5,729 159.638 22,545 36,330 165.368 58.875 CTedStors: #mounts lalllng due wlthln ono year 77.765 18,799 Net Currènt Assets B7,603 40,076 Total a$8ets loss current Ilabllltl•$ 800.816 760.573 FUNDS Unr881ficled General funds Fair value 18sgrve 11 290,831 423.250 714.081 62,643 776.724 333.931 423,250 757,181 1,209 758.390 18 Deslgnatgd 15 Restricted 16 24.092 2,183 Total Funds 800,816 760,573 everend Sarah Gulnne¥s ector laln Knlght PCC Treasurar SOFP I

Statement of Cash Flow

St Paul’s

The Parish of Brentford St Faith’s and St Paul’s

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1128611

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

CASH FLOW STATEMENT

Note
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
a
Cash flows from investing activities:
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
Proceeds from sale of investments
Purchase of investments
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of borrowing
Cash inflows from new borrowing
Receipt of endowment
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities
b
b
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
Change in cash and equivalents in the reporting period
Cash and equivalents at the beginning of the year
Change in cash and equivalents due to exchange rate movements		 2025
£
123,307
-
-
-
-
123,307
36,330
-
159,637		 2024
£
(1,078)
-
(2,395)
(2,395)
-
(3,473)
39,803
-
36,330

Analysis of changes in net debt:

Cash
Total net funds / (debt)		 At start of
year
£
36,330
36,330		 Cash-flows
£
123,307
123,307		 At end of
year
£
159,637
159,637

NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT

Note a: Reconciliation of net income/(expenditure) to net cash flow from operating activities

Adjustments for:
Depreciation charges and provisions for impairment
(Gains)/losses on investments
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
Loss/(profit) on the sale of fixed assets
(Increase)/decrease in stocks
(Increase)/decrease in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Note b: Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
Cash at bank with immediate access
Notice deposits (with a term of three months or less)
Petty cash
Total cash and cash equivalents
Net income/(expenditure) for the reporting period (as per the statement of financial
activities)		 2025
£
40,242
7,238
46
-
-
16,815
58,965
123,307
2025
£
159,638
-
-
159,638		 2024
£
2,455
11,445
(26)
-
34,759
(49,711)
(1,078)
2024
£
36,330
-
-
36,330

Cash Flow 1

Notes to the Financial Statements

The Parish of Brentford St Faith’s and St Paul’s

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

CHARITY INFORMATION

2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Accounting convention

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the charity's governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 19) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1 January 2016) and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practices.

The accounts have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a true and fair view. This departure has involved following the Statement of Recommended Practice for Charities applying FRS 102 rather than the version of the Statement of Recommended Practice which is referred to in the regulations but has since been withdrawn.

The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.

The accounts are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statement are rounded to the nearest whole pound.

Going concern

At the time of approving the accounts the Parochial Church Council (PCC) have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the PCC continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

Charitable funds

Endowment funds:-

Are funds, the capital of which must be maintained; only income arising from investment of the endowment may be used either as restricted or unrestricted funds depending upon 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 each 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 unrestricted funds where money has been set aside for specific purpose by the PCC. They may be undesignated and money moved to other such funds at the discretion of the PCC.

Incoming resources

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 recognised when there is sufficient certainty that they will be received and the incoming resources can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Dividends and interest are accounted for when received. All other income is recognised when receivable. All incoming resources are accounted for gross.

Notes 1

The Parish of Brentford St Faith’s and St Paul’s

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

Resources expended

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 mission are dealt with as restricted money.

All other expenditure is generally recognised when it is incurred and is accounted for gross.

Debtors

Debtors are amounts owed to the charity and are measured based on their recoverable amount.

Creditors and provisions for liabilities and charges

A liability is recognised for the amount that the charity anticipates it will pay to settle a debt or the amount it has received as an advance payment for goods or services it must provide. A provision is recognised when:

·�������� there is a present obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event;

·�������� it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit, usually in the form of cash, will be required in settlement; and

·�������� the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably.

Fixed assets

For use by the PCC

In so far as consecrated and benefice property of any kind is excluded from the statutory definition of “charity” by Section 10(2) (a) and (c) of the Charities Act 2011 such assets are not capitalised in the financial statements.

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's inventory, which can be inspected (at any reasonable time).

Equipment used within the church premises is depreciated on a straight-line basis over 5 years. Individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £1,000 or less are written off when the asset is acquired.

Investment property

The trustees' policy is that freehold property held for investment purposes is included at the trustees' best estimate of market value, based on local house prices or independent valuations where available.

Investment property is not depreciated. Unrealised gains and losses are taken to the Statement of Comprehensive Income under the heading of gains/(losses) on tangible fixed assets and are shown as a separate unrestricted reserve on the Statement of Financial Position.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Comprises of cash at bank and on hand, demand deposits with banks and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.

Other Investments

Investments are valued at market value with gains or losses recognised in the statement of comprehensive income.

Allocation of support costs

Support costs are allocated to individual activities where they directly related to that activity. Where the support cost is not directly related to an individual activity it is allocated to activities on the basis of the proportion of total direct resources expended for each activity.

The Brentford Parish Trust (formerly St Paul's Centre Trust Funds)

These funds arose out of the proceeds of sale of the site of St James Gunnersbury. There are 2 funds managed by a separate Board of Trustees.

The managing trustees may from time to time at their absolute discretion, permit (at a meeting of the Trustees) the release or sale of all or part of the capital of the first fund to finance major or urgent repair work and/or capital expenditure to church buildings within the parish of Brentford.

Notes 2

The Parish of Brentford St Faith’s and St Paul’s

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

The managing trustees may from time to time at their absolute discretion, permit (at a meeting of the trustees), the release of part of the capital of the first fund to be transferred to the second fund (CT1001A). The second fund is to be used for general ecclesiastical purposes and as such, the transfer from the first fund can be used for meeting the parish's annual common fund commitment, if necessary and in response to a formal request from the PCC.

The second fund, both capital and income, is available for expenditure at the discretion of the PCC although the funds are managed by the trustees.

The trustees produce separate accounts for trust fund one and figures relating to it are NOT included in these accounts.

Critical accounting estimates and judgements

In the application of the charity's accounting policies, the PCC are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying value 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.

3 Income from Donations and Legacies

Income from Donations and Legacies
Gift aid donations
Donations non-gift aid
Plate giving
Gift aid tax recoverable
Grants
Other funds generated
Year end 31st December 2024		 Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
funds
funds
funds
Total 2025
Total 2024
£
£
£
£
£
99,959
50,000
-
149,959
84,650
14,077
-
4,291
18,368
17,221
5,951
-
-
5,951
5,561
25,005
12,500
-
37,505
21,385
21,000
-
182,842
203,842
42,025
-
-
-
-
488
165,992
62,500
187,133
415,625
171,330
147,720
1,000
22,610
171,330

4 Income from Charitable Activities

Fees
Church hall lettings
Other contributions
Year end 31st December 2024
Income from Other trading activities
Trading activities
Year end 31st December 2024		 Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
funds
funds
funds
Total 2025
Total 2024
£
£
£
£
£
1,757
-
-
1,757
2,062
125,113
-
-
125,113
137,608
615
-
-
615
1,049
127,485
-
-
127,485
140,719
140,719
-
-
140,719
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
funds
funds
funds
Total 2025
Total 2024
£
£
£
£
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

5 Income from Other trading activities

Notes 3

The Parish of Brentford St Faith’s and St Paul’s

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

6 Investment Income

Investment Income
Dividends
Bank and building society interest
Rental income
Year end 31st December 2024
Other income
Banking loyalty payments
Other funds generated (including events)
Phone Mast Rent
Year end 31st December 2024
Expenditure on Raising funds
Publicity and other costs
Year end 31st December 2024
Expenditure on Charitable activities
Staff Costs
Clergy Expenses(including housing)
Mission grants (see analysis below)
Common fund
Services and Activities Costs
Investment Property Maintenance and fees
Governance
Depreciation
Finance Costs
Insurance
Utilities
Cleaning & Gardening
Equipment Purchases
Repairs& Maintenance
Major Repairs and Refurbishment
Church licenses
Other Church Operational Costs
Year end 31st December 2024		 Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Total 2025
Total 2024
funds
funds
funds
£
£
£
£
£
4
-
-
4
3
13,406
-
-
13,406
14,254
17,618
-
-
17,618
21,239
31,028
-
-
31,028
35,496
35,496
-
-
35,496
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Total 2025
Total 2024
funds
funds
funds
£
£
£
£
£
-
-
-
-
-
11,864
-
-
11,864
8,379
14,300
-
-
14,300
14,300
26,164
-
-
26,164
22,679
22,679
-
-
22,679
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
funds
funds
funds
Total 2025
Total 2024
£
£
£
£
£
1,262
-
-
1,262
1,756
1,262
-
-
1,262
1,756
1,756
-
-
1,756
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
funds
funds
funds
Total 2025
Total 2024
£
£
£
£
£
100,551
-
-
100,551
90,544
22,483
-
-
22,483
26,320
3,988
3,988
8,829
99,980
-
-
99,980
91,300
14,727
1,000
-
15,727
15,296
8,787
-
-
8,787
6,844
1,260
-
-
1,260
2,183
7,238
-
-
7,238
11,445
1,501
-
-
1,501
993
9,859
-
-
9,859
9,642
41,704
-
-
41,704
45,486
16,892
-
-
16,892
15,561
5,757
-
-
5,757
5,942
49,256
-
396
49,652
9,352
-
-
160,605
160,605
10,000
2,753
-
-
2,753
7,032
9,949
66
-
10,015
9,270
396,685
1,066
161,001
558,752
366,039
349,813
94
16,132
366,039

7 Other income

Mission Grant Analysis
All grant payments made to institutions:
2025
2024
Church Mission
Church Mission Society
1,320
2,000
Relief of Poverty
Crosslight Advice
2,000
Tearfund
2,000
Grants to institutions less than £1,000
2,668
2,829
3,988
8,829		 Mission Grant Analysis
All grant payments made to institutions:
2025
2024
Church Mission
Church Mission Society
1,320
2,000
Relief of Poverty
Crosslight Advice
2,000
Tearfund
2,000
Grants to institutions less than £1,000
2,668
2,829
3,988
8,829		 Mission Grant Analysis
All grant payments made to institutions:
2025
2024
Church Mission
Church Mission Society
1,320
2,000
Relief of Poverty
Crosslight Advice
2,000
Tearfund
2,000
Grants to institutions less than £1,000
2,668
2,829
3,988
8,829
3,988 8,829

Notes 4

The Parish of Brentford St Faith’s and St Paul’s

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

10 Tangible fixed assets

Other equipment
£
Cost
At 1 January 2025
75,649
Additions
0
At 31 December 2025
75,649
Depreciation
At 1 January 2025
64,558
Charge
7,238
At 31 December 2025
71,796
Net book value
At 31 December 2025
3,853
At 31 December 2024
11,091
11
Investment Property
£
Market value at 1 January 2025
708,250
Additions
-
Disposals
-
Revaluation
-
Market value 31 December 2025
708,250		 Total
£
75,649
0
75,649
64,558
7,238
71,796
3,853
11,091

The PCC is the beneficial owner of the freehold property situated at 34 Brook Road South, Brentford.

The valuation in the accounts as at 31st December 2025 is based on the trustees best estimate of market value.

CBF Fund
Market value at 1 January 2025
Additions
Disposals
Revaluations
Market value 31 December 2025
Debtors due within one year
Gift aid tax recoverable
Lettings income due
Accrued grant Income
Other debtors and prepayments
Creditors due within one year
Trade creditors
Accruals
Taxes and social security
Deferred Income
Other creditors		 Total 2025
Total 2024
£
£
1,156
1,130
-
-
-
-
(46)
26
1,110
1,156
Total 2025
Total 2024
£
£
1,870
151
1,220
1,254
-
18,415
2,639
2,725
5,729
22,545
Total 2025
Total 2024
£
£
15,301
10,066
42,900
7,353
-
-
16,000
-
3,564
1,380
77,765
18,799

Notes 5

The Parish of Brentford St Faith’s and St Paul’s

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

15 The movements in restricted and designated funds during the year were:

Restricted
Thriving Communities Fund
After School Hub
Area Youth Event
Spark Fund
Carbon Reduction Fund
St Pauls Hall Refurbish Fund
St Pauls Solar Panel Fund
St Faiths Asbestos Fund
St Faiths Refurbishment Fund
St Faiths Food Cupboard Fund
Designated
Eco Church
PCC Designated Fund		 Receipts
Donations/
01 Jan 2025
Fundraising
Payments
Transfers
31 Dec 2025
£
£
£
£
642
-
-
-
642
564
-
-
-
564
108
-
-
-
108
51
-
-
-
51
818
-
(396)
-
422
-
22,900
(14,697)
-
8,203
-
63,334
(46,359)
(12,575)
4,400
-
2,818
(2,818)
-
-
-
96,607
(94,322)
-
2,285
-
1,474
(2,409)
8,352
7,417
2,183
187,133
(161,001)
(4,223)
24,092
1,209
-
(1,066)
-
143
-
62,500
-
-
62,500
1,209
62,500
(1,066)
-
62,643

The transfers relate to the following:

A general fund transfer was made to the St Faiths Food Cupboard of £1,013 on the request of the PCC.

A transfer of £5,236 from the Solar Panel Fund was made to repay the General Fund for expenditure incurred on the project through that fund in the prevous year. g g g , Cupboard Fund. This funds had been donated with the understanding they could be moved by the PCC to other projects if required.

FUNDS DETAIL:

Thriving Communities Fund

This restricted fund was set up in March 2021 with donations mainly from LDF, the PCC and an individual donor to cover the increase in utilities, wifi and cleaning costs at St Faith's Church as a result of the use of the premises by Hestia for their work with survivors of modern slavery.

After School Hub Fund

This restricted fund was set up in July 2020 with grants mainly from Hounslow Welcare Trust and Needs and Taylor Educational Charity to start an after school work hub in the Narthex on Mondays to Fridays from 3:30 - 5pm which would provide a safe space for youth to enjoy their time after school socialising and doing homework.

Carbon Reduction Fund

This restricted fund was set up by a carbon reduction grant received during 2023 for the purpose of improving the Church buildings carbon footprint.

Area Youth Event

Funds received from the Diocese of London Kensington Area and individual donors to cover the cost of food and entertainment activities for the Area Youth Events held at St Paul's Church.

Spark Fund

A mini grant was received from The Spark Fund to cover the expenses of a Clothes Swap organised by the youth at our St Paul's Church

St Pauls Refurbishment Fund

This fund was set up by grants and donations received for the refurbishment of St Pauls buildings.

St Pauls Solar Panel Fund

This fund was created by the receipt of £51,000 grants to enable the church to install Solar Panels. In addition, fundraising events and appeals to the congregation raised funds which were given to the church for the Solar Project completion, with the understanding that any additional monies could be transferred to other projects once these costs were covered. The Solar Panel Fund retains a balance for potential future maintenance costs. Other funds have been transferred as descibed above.

Notes 6

The Parish of Brentford St Faith’s and St Paul’s

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

St Faiths Asbestos Fund

This fund was created by a grant received to enable the church to remove the asbestos on site.

St Faiths Refurbishment Fund

This fund was set up by grants and donations received for the refurbishment of St Faiths buildings.

St Faiths Food Cupboard Fund

This fund was set up by grants and donations received to launch a Community Food project at St Faiths Eco Church Fund

This designated fund was created to set aside monies for the Eco Church project. PCC Designated Fund

This designated fund was created by an anonymous donation which the PCC have decided to set aside for future projects within the church.

16 Analysis of Net Assets between Funds:

Fixed Assets:
Tangible fixed assets
Investment property
Non-property investments
Current Assets:
Bank Accounts
Debtors
Current Liabilities:
Creditors due within 1 year		 Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
fair value
designated
Restricted
Totals
£
£
£
£
3,853
-
-
-
3,853
285,000
423,250
-
-
708,250
1,110
-
-
-
1,110
72,903
-
62,643
24,092
159,638
5,729
-
-
-
5,729
(77,765)
-
-
(77,765)
290,830
423,250
62,643
24,092
800,815

17 Diocese of London - Common Fund

The contribution to the Diocese of London Common Fund for the Parish was paid in full in 2025

Common Fund
Common fund contribution		 2025
2024
£
£
99,980
91,300
99,980
91,300

18 Transactions with PCC members (Trustees)

No PCC member (trustee), or any persons connected with them, received remuneration as employees (or for services) that was not paid at a market rate.

The employment of trustees is permitted by the charity's governing document.

Quentin Bradley (Trustee) is employed by the Parish as Operations and Communications Manager. During 2025 he received gross salary of £41,389 (2024: £39,997).

Matthew Newton (Trustee) received a fee for provision of music services of £100 during 2025 (2024: £NIL)

Sara Ward (Curate/Trustee) received a fee for provision of music services of £459 during 2025 (2024: £NIL)

Rev. Zoe Mathias (Curate/Trustee) is provided with accommodation as is customary for her role as Curate. The cost of this accommodation during 2025 was £21,238 (2024: £13,377)

All other expenses reimbursed to the trustees of the charity related to reimbursed expenditure incurred in performance of their duties as employees, volunteers or clergy with no profit element.

No trustee expenses in relation to trustee duties were paid during 2025. (2024: NIL)

Trustee and related party donations to the church (excluding gift aid) during the year totalled £86,681 (2024:£48,342)

Notes 7

The Parish of Brentford St Faith’s and St Paul’s

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

19 Employees

Number of employees

The average number of employees during the year was:

Number of employees
The average number of employees during the year was:
2025 2024
Parish Office Staff and Youth Worker 3 3
3 3
'Parish staff costs' and 'Youth Worker salaries' in note 9 to the accounts include the following:
£ £
Wages and salaries 85,296 79,105
Social security costs 1,925 2,160
Pension costs 1,997 1,812

There were no employees who received employee benefits excluding employer pension costs of more than £60,000.

20 Pension

The charity operates a defined contribution scheme for qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity.

The charge to the profit and loss in respect of defined contribution schemes was £1,997 (2024:£1,812)

21 Principal place of business:

The Parish Office St Paul's Road Brentford Middlesex TW8 0PN

22 The surplus/(deficit) for the year is stated after Governance costs:

2025 2024
£ £
Independent examination fee 1,260 1,200

23 Related parties

As in previous years, the trustees are appreciative of the technical expertise donated to the church by Joel Guinness, a related party to Sarah Guinness (Rector/Trustee).

Notes 8

Appendix I Detailed Fund Note

The Parish of Brentford St Faith’s and St Paul’s

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

The movements in restricted and designated funds during the prior year were:

Restricted
Thriving Communities Fund
After School Hub
Rectors Discretionary Fund
Garden Bridge Fund
Area Youth Event
Sunday School Fund
Change X Fund
Harvest Sunday Food Box Collection
Spark Fund
Carbon Reduction Fund
Warm Spaces
Youth Worker Support Fund
Youth Welcare Fund
Reheema Project Fund
Designated
St Pauls Refurbishment
Eco Church		 Receipts
Donations/
01 Jan 2024
Fundraising
Payments
Transfers
31 Dec 2024
£
£
£
£
1,724
-
(1,082)
-
642
1,064
-
(500)
-
564
-
-
-
-
-
850
-
(850)
-
-
108
-
-
-
108
200
-
(200)
-
-
-
1,610
(1,610)
-
-
872
-
-
(872)
-
51
-
-
-
51
11,702
-
(10,884)
-
818
-
-
164
21,000
-
(21,164)
-
1,006
(1,006)
-
-
-
-
17,741
22,610
(16,132)
(22,036)
2,183
-
-
303
1,000
(94)
-
1,209
303
1,000
(94)
-
1,209
The transfers from funds above of £872 and £21,164 were to unrestricted (and undesignated) funds.		 303
1,000
(94)
-
1,209

Analysis of Net Assets between Funds:

Fixed Assets:
Tangible fixed assets
Investment property
Non-property investments
Current Assets:
Bank Accounts
Debtors
Current Liabilities:
Creditors due within 1 year		 Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
fair value
designated
Restricted
Totals
£
£
£
£
1,151
-
-
-
1,151
285,000
423,250
-
-
708,250
1,182
-
-
-
1,182
31,328
-
1,209
3,793
36,330
22,545
-
-
-
22,545
(17,189)
-
-
(1,610)
(18,799)
324,017
423,250
1,209
2,183
750,659

App I - Detailed Fund Note 1

Appendix II Brentford Parish Trust

(this does not form part of the financial statements)

The Parish of Brentford St Faith’s and St Paul’s

THE BRENTFORD PARISH TRUST Year ended 31/12/2025

This fund is under the control of independent Trustees; these figures are shown as a note only.

Statement of Financial Activity 2025

Income from Investments
Dividends
Expenditure
Grant to St Pauls
Donation to St Pauls
Unrealised (loss)/gain on revaluation
Profit/(loss) on investment sales
Net movement of funds
Balance b/fwd
Endowment Fund value c/fwd		 2025
2024
£
£
12,575
13,743
(12,575)
(13,743)
(91,115)
(49,000)
(91,115)
(49,000)
(72,074)
(17,575)
53,607
29,103
(109,582)
(37,472)
494,055
531,527
384,473
494,055

Balance Sheet at 31/12/25

Investments
CCLA Investment fund shares
Endowment fund Balance		 2025
2024
£
£
384,473
494,055
384,473
494,055

The grant to St Paul's is at the Trustees' discretion.

App II - POB Trust 1