Church of the
Holy Spirit
Annual Report and Accounts of the
Parochial Church Council
for the year ended
31 December 2025
CONTENrs..
Trustees, Annual Report
Income & Expenditure Account
Statement of Assets and L4abiiitses
Notes to the Aeeounts
Independent ExarnineT'S Report

Church of the Holy Spirit Council - Bedgrove
Trustees, Annual Report foT the year ended 31 December 2025
The Paroehial Chuwh Council IPCC) presents its Annual Report fi>r the year ended 31
December 2035.
RF.FF.RF.NCF. AND ADMINisfRATIVF. INFORMATION
The PCC Continues to be registered with the Charity Commi&sion under registration
number 1129869.
The Address of the church oifice is: Church of the Holy Spirit. Parish Office, pa Camborne
Avenue, Aylesbury, HP￿ 7UE.
The members of the PCC, and basis of appointment. were as follows:
Ex officio Ichainnan)
Ex officio (PCC Secretary)
Ex officio (Churehwarden & Treasurer)
Ex officio
IChuTchwarden, Vice Chainnan and Deanery Synod Repl Andrew Millar
Elected
Andrew Armrtrong
Elected
Tim Rees
Elected
Vanessa Szmagara
ected
Sam Storey
E]erted
Sally Waugh
ected
Chris Parrott
ected
MAke Saunders
Co-opted
Matt Atkinson
Elected
Vacancy
Deanery Synod Rep
HTlary Haines
Deanery Synod Rep
Vacancy
Rev Martin Kuhrt
Robin ￿Ott
Roger Harwood
STRUCfURF., GOVERNANCE AND MANAGF.MENr
The PCC has been formed under the Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure 1956.
PCC members are recruited in a number of ways. The ¢ler8y. churchwaTdens, treasurer
and secretary are members by Nirtue of their office. The churchwardens generally hold
office for three years but are eleeted each year. Deanery Synod representatives are elected
by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCMI and hold office for three years. Other
members of the PCC aTe elerted at the APCM and hold office for three years.
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The PCC makes all decisions corporately except that the Stsnding Committee has
delegated power5 to rnake decisions between PCC meetings subject to keeping the PCC
infornied as Fully as necessary.
The PCC is responsible for all parish finanee, its management and control, indudin8 the
appointment of a Treasurer. Members of the PCC are responsible for keeping accounting
records, which ascertain and disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of
the PCC and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the
Church Accounting Regulations 2006, the Charities Act 20ll and the Charities IAccounts
and Reports) Regulations 2<M)8.
The PCC is also responstble for safeguarding its assets and hence for taking Teasonable
steps for the prevention and detection offraud and other irreRuiarities. The PCC is
required to ensure that the financial statements are £Yamined by an independent
examiner or auditor prior to presentation to the Annual Parochial Church Meeting. The
Treasurer has followed the guidance of "PCC Accountability: The ChaTitiesAct 3011 and
the PCC14th ed.)" in preparing the latest account&
There are the following sub committees of the PCC:
Standing Committee- consists of the Viear. the two Churchwardens, Treasurer, PCC
Secretary and up to two members eleLted by the PCC. They have power to transact the
business of the PCC between PCC meeting4 Teporting to the full PCC as appropriate, and
act as a Finance Committee.
Mission Comtnittee- organises missionary meetin8S, is Tesponsible for keeping the church
members apprised of current news relaring to our mission links and rnakes
recomJnendations to the PCC on giving to external organisations.
Fabric Committee- deals with the maintenance and development of the church buildings
and is allocated a budget by the PCC.
Project Committee- oversees the current PToject to effect ItnPTovements to ceiling*
lightin& flooring and AV facilities.
THF, PCC AS F,MPI,OYER
The staff team in 2035 was made up of the following employees:_
Dawn Roberts as Children & Families Worker on a part-tirne contract
Jane Darbon as ChuTch Administrator on a part-time contraet
Corinne Jeffery a5 The Source Manager on a part-time contract
All paid staff have been included in the pension scheme. with the exception of Corinne
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Jeffery who opted out in 2022. The PCC is registered with HMRC for PAYE and pays tax,
national insurance, and pension contributions for ail its employee5. These costs aTe all
included in the ae¢ounts under'salary Costs,, with the Source Manager salary and
employment eosts included in The k)urce budget line.
AcfiviTLES
The objectives of the PCC are defined by the Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure
1956 as 'to co- operate with the minister in promoting in the parish the whole rnission of
the Church, pastoral. evangelistic. social and ecumenical,. As a church family and as
individuals, the Church of the Holy SpiTlt aims to offer worship worthy of the living God.
Through worship, prayer and bible study we seek to know God better and to be
confomed to His purposes for our lives. In partneTship with other Christians in Aylesbury
we wish to make His love known within the local cornmunity, within our area, nation and
throughout the world. The Church's Mission Statevnent is'Helping Each Other to Follow
Jesus".
RESERVES POLICY
The Trea5UTer and the Standing Committee regularly review the PCC'S cash balances
against expenditure commitsnents, but the PCC does not believe it is necessary or an
appropriate use of the monies entrusted to it to maintain a fixed sum as a Capital reserve.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The PCC has used the accruals-basi5 for 2025 in accordance with Ch￿lty Commission
Regulations, as our income exceeded £250,000. The following funds are operated by the
PCC and are reported orA in the accounts:
CENERAL FUND
Unrestricted income applied for the general Purposes and management of the church.
CHURCH PROJECT FUNDS
A new fund was set up in September 2023 to look at the Te-ordering of the Church area,
along with a restricted fund for the project where donations have been specificalty
requested to be only spent on the Church PToject. This fund is identified in the accounts
as two funds, one designated and one restTlCted. Donations to the te5tricted fund rnay be
used for the Church Proiect onty.
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3. MISSION SUPPORT
We hold to the principle of giving to others from the riches we receive frorn God. and we
continue ¢0 be committed to give ten percent of our income to Mission beyond our own
parish.
4. (YfHER FUNDS
A number of other restricted funds are created a5 required, maintained and disbursed.
These aTe either monies collected for a specifie purpose (e.g. ourside appeals) or specific
OTganisatiDns. kne of these fijnds have Iken decommissioned or their residual funds
transferred appropriately.
Ellel Ministries is an or8anisation that we have been hosting 50rne training courses
for at the Church.
2. Ben Kuhrt- Rock UK a ￿Thd set up in September 2024 to 6UPPOrt Ben in his
training period of 2 years at a Christ&an organisation called R￿k UK.
3. Mavhita Family Support Fund to support a family within the church for a short
period covered by an anonymous donation from JneJnbeT5 of the congregation.
This fund was set up in December 2024 but was closed as of December 2025.
We continue to twst in the generous provision of Almighty God to enable u5 to do all that
He wills us to do, and we are reliant on the giK>d stewardship of God's people to release for
His WOTk heFe what He has provided to them.
Approved by the PCC on Monday 9 March 2026 and signed on its behalf by The
Reverend Martin Kuhrt Chairn)an.
The Reverend Martin Kuhrt- Chairman.
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Mavhita
Church
Gttterai
CTrwJrch
Proje¢1
5￿ppOrt Mlnlstheg BenKuhrt
Futtd
PTh)Jtrt Fund
Fund
Fund
Rock Uk
(Unrewkiedl (Desigmedl IRe6trictédl (Rtstrfrtdl IR*sttktedl (D￿￿$￿1tdl
T0ts1
Total
IncomelRecelptJ
Ciwn8to church
fiJnd5
3>fa6
44564
Other Receipts
793
The &Jur￿ (Café
STwel
Tr09) 16*45
24Jg9é6
47.076
1*19D
Paymtntsl
Expeftdlture
Charitsble
Donaiions
JI727
het Paynwtg
J79p5P
85,829
ifg.w 104ilTJ
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Spa¢el
976
13
2053
85,829
iJ69
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Pa￿ents
4J73]
134753)
Ii,wl
I￿}
41>915
Balancc5bt%)U8ht
Furward
230
100115
iom
47
3y)
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Il)￿4
Bu$lness ReffeTrtAccount atbank
Its47
19J751
Frcehokl laMI a[￿ builthny value)
Othera*ÉetS, indudin8knrnithre. electrkaland<umputerequipmentarwJa moyable have hot betnYd￿ed for
these accowjts. Depreclation h&4Mr bcen charged.
i&thilitieborcornmitJrLentsat y DeLrrnlKr xoxs
Thesefinancial stattmeNywereapprovLY] bYthePa￿Khl)J Churth CoullciloThMonday ty MaTchw
The R*d Martin Kuhrt
chairn￿n I V*ar
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Note$to theA¢¢ounts
The$ea¢wunrs have been prepared ￿ a¢tQTd*)ce w*hA¢evutstit¥and Rewrtin$byChar￿es-y1alen￿nI of RecommE￿ded PraLtice ISIJRP 2(MJ5),iheChurch
Accounting RwJL*M)ll$2(Ké Fir￿nCIal Rep)rt1￿￿a￿jar￿SrorSMI1kr EnterpviE¢s IF￿E) and with iheCharikne%Artzffl¥
The accountSaTQ b3sod ofiaccllralfrb￿ r¢coEds togivta trnoand fairwfw ofihefinanciaj PDMtiDnofthE PCC& theStart￿dend of the 4¢¢tyjMjng￿riod and
ofthEfitw]cial transacti0nsduri￿Ihat Period.
Mavhlta
Famtly
Ellel
sUp￿rt Mlnlstrles
General
Project
Ben Kuhrt
Project Furyi
F￿rtd
Rock Uk
lUn￿AtriC￿dI (Deslyuiedl IRestrlcted} IRestrtciodl IRestrlcte41) IDesb8na¢tdl
Total
churclj funds
Hanneds1￿ln8
11775
9DO39
Orherglvingand
(k>TraI￿ns
7￿120
47476 63
19,599
34¥650
J6•3
13>626
47n76
> Oiherrecelpts
JUdingrtNS
(kher rcceipts
9Jl
I3A35
The&)ur¢e
16,059
7&34Q
791150
69(
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General
Fund
(Tithe)
Tota]8
Totals
Supportof Mis6iOnsaDdCluritiev
AVYFC
Aykslwchurth NetWOTk
AylesburyF(KxI￿k
AykSi￿ryT0wn Chapiiincy
Jt8aTia.TheT(dorovs
CMI
J?yJO
Tearfund
EvanKe1l¢•l￿]laftc¢
135
KiraTh Paul & knehah Ministries
Mark ￿￿nderS
Abiry Lanc
rotsl
11,TA7
IITT47
136
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Pjvivrt Furtd
Rockuk
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(Restr￿ted>
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sOtherpayrnent8
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V￿Ork¥PenSES
*affin¥L￿ES
34.9
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>537
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1>35J
Worship Qost
Hcq*al*y& E¥*$
4937
TdepknThÈia B[￿adb￿d
ThÈknc*lC&&pa¢el
1>*6
15634
Pay￿11
CV5KpJ>C￿
J*755
599
J4
YothhTwkShop
Torch
29
Fjld MknÈth¢s
BÈn KthRr*kVK
FaThity
FriWdship￿b
InSUTanrE
AV F4uipment
(￿nIn￿lty{kntreaCh&A￿K1
Ip￿ 283,yO J65
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INDEPENDEIYT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE PAROCHJAL CHURCH
COUNCIL OF THE CHURCH OFTHE HOLY SPIiUT, BEDGROVE,
AYLESBURY
I report on the a￿Oun￿0fthe Parochial Churth Council for the ended> D&eznber
2024 whith are setout OT) pages 5 to 9.
Respective respollsibilitie$ of the PCC and examlner
canied out under sertion 45 of tbe ch￿itIe$Art (the20u Att) and in carryffing out
rnyexarnination. I have followed au appkncable Dixectiom given ty the Oority
Commiwoner under Section 45(5)(b) of theAcL
Basis of an independent examiner's report
My eXami￿￿WasearrIed out inaecordance with the General bythe
indudes consideration ofany unuwa] items QT di$do￿T& Tn the accounts and
IndÈpendent exa]nineT'S Statement
The Church's8ro$6 income exceeded £zy).cw and J am qualifiedto urylertth the
exami￿On by being a qualified rnÈmberofthe ICAEW- Institute of Chartered
I have completed myexamimtion. J eon6rm d¥t ng DWtwiJl mattern hav¢ to my
c) theaccounts do not eomptywith theapplieable requlrnnthts eaticew the
fonll and corrtent ofaccounts set out in the Charities IAccouDts & ReW)
fairfview. which is n(rt amatter considatd as part of an inde￿Id￿)t eyaminatio
d) the trustee5 annual reprtis n0tcoftsls￿t wlththe aco)w
examlnatlontowbid) attention should drawn in tl)is ryrt in order to enable aproptt
PhiIip
Gcdc
Attoun
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