Trustees Annual Report and Financial Report The Parothial Churth Council of thè EttFesiastlcal Parlsh of St George's Church, Worthing St George's Church. St George's Road, Worthir& BNII 2DS ReKiStered Charity no. 113121 For the year ended 31st December 2025 CONTENTS Page 1-12 Trustees annual report 14 Ststement of financial receipts and payrnents 15 Statement of assets and liabilities 17-22 Notes to the accounts 23 Report of the independent examiner Websrte: stgwm&uk Imimbent.. The Revd J B Br¢Jol 14 Pendlne Avenue. Worthin& BNII 2N8 Independent examiner: Krt5bna Carpenter Aftla House. Cre5cert lioad, Worthin& BNII IRL Banker5'. CAF Ltd. 25 K6n8s Kill Avenue, West Mallin& Kent. ME19 4JQ CCLA Inststment Manaent L. Senator H)se. 85 Queèn VICtla Stre¢ Low¥Jon. EC4V4 Vlrgln Mory. bIlee House, Gosforth, Newcastle UPKM Te, NE3 SPL
St Geor8ds. Worthing Trustees Annual Report for 2025 Our alms and purposes as a charity The PCC has the responsibility of ctroperattng with the inojmbent. the Revd John Brook. in: • The promotEon of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Chrtst according to the <hxtrines and prèctlces of the Church of England • Promoting in the parish the whole m5ssion of the church, pastoral. g)aal, eN¢ngeli5Eic and ecumenical . Knowlng Jesus arKI Maki Him known • Providing practical 5UPPOrt and care for people In the parish. from the youngest to the eWst. Irrespective of level of need or ability to pay • Providing support to se in need and to other organisations wlth slmilar ¢)bject5ves. What we planned to do to athleve our tharftable objecilves When plannin8 our actiwties for the year. the PCC have considered the Charity Commisslon's guidance on public benefft and. in particular. the specific guidarte on'charities for the advancement of religlon,. The council has complied wlth the duty under section 5 of the Safegu3rdin8 and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016. fully recognn8 its duty to have due re8ard to House of Bishops. Euldance on safeguarding chlldren and vulnerable adults. For 2025 we continued to pursue the followin8 objecttves and actlvltles to fvlfil our alffs: • Growth of the Church by reachln8 Out to the communty arKI providing servlces, acfivides and events that encourage Christ6an faith and fellowship. • Develop and promote actMtie5 that attrart and meet the needs of thildren and youn8 people . Wise stewardship of our money to supportthe work ofthe Church. Missions and Diocese. . Aim to keep the Church buildings in a good state of paIr and adapt them for cuffent and future improved use. What we achieved and how we afferted benelkiarid Ilves We hold servlces on Sunday mornings wlth refreshments served afterward5. We record semons and make them available should members of the congregaOn. or others, wish to listen to them at later date.
In cooperation with the vlcar the Ministry Team at St Gecyge's continue to prowde sermces wlth a progrèmme for chlldren (Youn8 loWerS) for part of the serwce, ond i)ur Mu%c Group supported by our pianlstand organisL Our Communkty Frlends Group continue to meet regularly and some Feople have attended Sunday worship. 5hgwing an encouragtng sign of more members coming for fellowship. Our Pastornl team have also been active. visitrng those members of the Churth famity who have expressed a wr5h for a home SIt as they are unable to attend Churth in per50rL Our Chlldren and Youth Worker has contlnued to dthl0p and work with team5 of voluntsers to run different types of sen41ces for all ages. as well as Messy Church On a month whlch tskes advantsge of our flexible main meeting space. She is also irniolved with local sthooSs taklng assemblies. Vlsiting lessons. and organising school visits to the church. This has helped to forge much stronger ties with them and the puplls. Our vtcar ConnueS to seNe ex-officlo on the go¥*rnln8 board at Daryson Church of Ealand High School for Girls, and as chaplaln of the local British L4ion branch. We contlnue to be 8ratsful for all ofthe hard work that the rnanyvolunteers put in to all our events. The Church offi continues to offer vltsl admlnistra1j sUPWrt for ministrfs at Sl George's. fielding phone calls, e mails and hall bookings amongst other things suth as producing our weekFy Pews New5 newsletter. The have been 5 funernls, 4 weddlrys and 3 baptlsm5 at churth this year. The PCC rret 8 timos during the year. Attendan at worship The church famity welcome5 Visitors from withFn the parish as well a5 from around Worthing and the surrounding area. Visitors attend by personal d1 and it is our great pleasure to wekome anyone from all walks of life to tske part in life of the thurch. We contend that voluntsry attendance to wor5hlp the Lord Jesus Chrlst15 a major dern¢xthtion of the publk benefit ofour activthes. The averaEe regular weekly attendance. counted during October. was 71 adults and 12 children, which compares to an avera8e of 77 adults and 13 children across the wknle year. Our pattern this year has contlnued as in previous years. with an All &qe service on the first Sunday of the month, and on other Sundays Ouryn8 Fdlower5 programme runs for thlldren up to the age of about thirteen. A Youth Bible Study programme for 13+ running twice a month on a Sunday afternoon provides relaxed and safe environment for our older YOU people to ewore the Bible and ask questions about thelr faith. On Easter Sunday we saw ILJ) people of all ages at St George's. together with 83 attendlng our Maundy Thursday and Good Friday semces.
Christmas a full programme of events. Our Carols by Candlelight Servlce saw a partlcular increase in attendance. Overall just over 1.2(il people atterKled ¢)ur Christmas serwce5 and events during Athent. Cfver the course of the year our WKar and Children and Youth W(xker have been able to be In¥0ed in Davison Schoofs seNces for Lister, Christma5. Star¢ and end of scPKiol year. We were delighted to welcome Homefiekl School to St George'5 for their Christmas service We were delighted to welcome Woodst<xk Nursery tor a Christmas service. ApprOxirreIY 3.400 adults and children linclu&ir6 students, parents, and stsffj attended events Ot 5t Georgés for sthools-linked events at which we were able to speak aboutJesus as appropriate. Respondlng to local commuydty needs During the course of the year our PA¥wary Team conllnued working with peopte from our thurch famity and from around our local community. The team works vthh Grace Advocacy. a charity that work5 With local churches helpirg people who may be StrU[g with Complex problems. AttKvte5 are able to help In the area5 of iEneffts. disability. u$l NHS. ad soual care, and debt. Flyers for our Easter and Christmas servlces were distributed by members of the congregation around the streets of the parish, a way of getting exerase and formlng part of the Churth'$ mission to the local ¢ommunlty. We saw a really p05itrve response to thi5 in attendance at our seasonal events. As part of our MissM?n Action Plan we focused on outreach in 3 partlcular areas of the parish. wlth a team Visn8 these areas repeatedly. Jt was encouraging to see people from those areas at our Chrlstma5 events followlng that contsrt. Motlws Union continued to cooNfinats our sUPWrt for the Food Bank and Worthing Hospitsl children's and matemity wards. Re¥d Sue Foster has been appointed to an ambassador role raising awareness of issues to do with Thdern day slavery to thUrd and groups wlthin Chichester Diocese. Tracey Gerald5 was re-appointed PCC to her role as foundation governor at Daylson Hlth kh¢Jol f¢x Glrls. Outreath and evan8ellsm Community Frlends. Men's Group. Mu%c Group. Motherfs Union. our new Women's group and our Pastoral Team have all contlnued to meet and gather together for fellov•shlp and fLtn. Messy Church servSces use the spate the rfrordered Church provldes to have the whole service- plus a meal for all attendees - in the same place. with once again many volunteers giving their tlme to help with runnln8 artivities, cooking and Servi the meal or moving thalrs to xcommodate the event. Communlty Frfeftds has contlnued to meet on Monday momings throughout the year. seeking to provide friendship. fun and activities based In the church to help arKI encourage those in the local communty. Average attendance Is 22. with around half belng regular thurch attendees. The team is led by Revd Sue Forter. Highlights of the programme were.. cream tea at Haskins, RuSngton.
slngalongs wlth Peter Rldge and Marton & KeFth; qui22es and games,. fish arKI chip lunth and the Posh Nosh Christmas 5unch. Our Youth Prwamme has progressed duringthe past year, contlnuing to provlde the older chlldren with their own group to study Bible stories and the gospel message in their own enwronment. At the other end of the age range we are also providing supervised crèthe faulriles. OurTr•Jdlers and Messy Church teams have worked hard to get these events to contfnue during the past year and this ha5 been well recep1 by the wider community. Tothjlers Continl to be booked out each week. Our Chlldren and Youth Worker has contlnued to develop links with the newly amal8#mated Homefield sd1$. At Dawson we have been able to contribute to the milestone moments throughout the year wlth service5 at church. we have also been able to run Easter and Chrthnas workshops for year 7 girls. These workshops were well reNed with the overwhelming map)rTty of feedback from students being very p05itsve. Over the surnmer holidays our week-k>rvd "Pyramid Rocy themed holiday club proved popular, transfoming the inside of the thurch. The Bible stories followed the Story of Joseph. We inv%ted parents and other siblin85 to join us on the Friday for a picnK lunch. held In the Church gardens wlth a lJourry castle. as well as Inwting them all to the closing service on the following Sunday. Posh Nosh. a monthly We(knesday lurthme cooked meal, and the monthty S5 Per Sunday Lunthes, continued during the year wtth a delkious seqUee of meaLs. People have been able to Invtte frlends and nei8hbour5 alon Refreshments after church on a Sunday ThrnIng have contlnued to be Fwular durlng the past year, with rnany attendees at the Servi stsylwd on for a chat tea & coffee. whlch has provlded seful opportunlty to get to know newcomers and visitors alike. Faith, dlsclpleshlp. and mlnlstry Homqroups have continued In homes durlng the past year. Leaders have worked hard to look after their members. coordinattng land often leading) Bibfe studies, and meetSn8 up regularty with each other for mutual support. prayer and encouragement. There were 9 people from St Geor8e's confirmed at the Deanery tonfimiatN)n Service held in September. ThrouBhoLrt the year we have had sernm serfe5 from Exodus. Hebrews, Genesls. and Romans, as well as seasonal Series around Easter and Christrnas. In our All * services we have been looking at the big story of the Bible under the heading The Story Of Gott5 People.
Insplrln8 generous zm Our annual grft day was held in May wth the aim of rai&ng fvnd5 to SUPP)rt the Children and Youth Workei positton. We praise God for the 8enerous nSe twhk¢h has enabled the PCC to plan fonmards wlth much more confidence. At the request of the PCC we specificalty focus on the topic of giving on three separate Sunday5 throLthout the year, in additson to those occasions when the sub5ect arlses through our usual Sunday bible readlngs. Financial Review The total receipts (ffi grat unrestrirted fvn(ts recel¥ed were £130319 and are detailed in the Finala Rer Planned gNlng is reIVed the Parish Giving Scheme. bankerfs order. envelopes and online via the contactless paymerrt machines in the churth. QR codes and decironically direct into the church's bank aetount. Whilst overall gfft aided planned donations have redLKed from 2024, due to lower usage of envelopes and oc(asional online givin& nxinthty (kinali0 received via the Parlsh GNing Stheme have increased by 7% and standi1¥ orders 4%. This is encour4in8 as such donations represent regular monthly g5¥in8 whith helps the PCC an for the future. Where possible. we encourage the use of the Parish Giving whith pmrydes the PCC wtth 3 8tar income and the gift aid element is automatically received on a monthty ba. Further. rf agreed 7Mth the donor. monthly payments increase svrly in line with infiation. During the year è paynt of £300 was gratefully recelved from the famiFy of the late Barbara Cadenhead. The income received from letting the hall when not in use for church atYvftles has reduced by 31% from 2024. This is due primarily to the loss of a regdar hirer due to a change in their actyvities. lrterest has been rece1 from fdrious new hirers, Iyfulty to come on stream in 2026. Thls remalns an Important Income SOUT to the support work ofst George's. The annual Gift Day took plats in May and the PCC decmled that the fvnds raised would agaln be Used to 5UPPQrt the rote of the Children and Youth Workef. We were delighted at the generous resporbse received from membefs to thi5 appeal and encouraged that further member5 deaded to give monthly in sUPPOrt of this impjrtant role for the churth. Onerf (h)nations received were £17.365 plus gift aid on eligible donations and a furthef sum of £2535 plus gift aid was received from monthly donatlons. Overall donations. including grft aid. represerrted 82% of the total cost of the Youth Worker role. The totsS expenditure of general unrestricted fund5 was £144.758 and 15 detailed in the Flnancial ReporL The largest expenditure of the PCC was the sum of £65.CNXI patd to the DieSe for our share of all churches. P0ri5h Ministry Costs. This agreed contribution from St George's was an increase by £5.C(#) from 2024. During 2025. St Geor8e's contributed approximatsly of the costs allocated to this church.
We remain Brateful for the continued sUPPOrt of the Droce5e as we work towards increaslng our contribution to Parish Minrstry Costs. We recognise that we are r#)t able to pay our full costs at this point but aim to increase our p3yffnt to nearer ILIN of the costs allocated to the church as finances allow. The total ministry costs relate direct to the housiw support. 5t7pend and pension costs of the clergy of thls parish. training of new ordinands. a contribution to national clwrch fvnds and. shared 05ts of the Christian faThMly throughout the Who diocese, induding assistan towards upkeep of churches less able to manage than ourvkns. The PCC for a full time CIMldren and Youth Worker aThl a part4ime Administrator. Further The church building is oNer 150 years old and in constsnt need of maintenance and repalr whKh Is managed by our Fabric Team in accordance with their regular inspeCnS and linked to the Quinquennial Inspection. The last Quiwuennial Inspethon took place in November 2024. and the rep)rt was received mi&2025. The cost of the rel was £2.269 IndusNe of VAT. Whilst the majority of the required works from the last inspection had ten carried out. further works were highlighted following thi5 inspection. Attention was drdwn to several areas of rTh)f and guttering. Recent storm damage has resulted in a number of tlles belng mi55ir¥. The PCC has discussed the rnatter and 15 expecting to tgin to athjress the majority during the eady part of 2026 as matter of urgency to en5 that the building continues to be fft for purwse and a safe place otworship. The PCC had budgeted for the replacement of four heatrrs in church building and this work wa5 completed mld-2025. HOwer. followin8 the anftual service of heating system in Ortober, the remaining seven heaters in the thurch were found to be dangerous and were immediately decommlssioned. Whilst the four Worki heate at MamM capacity took the edge of the cold in the Autumn t were in5uffiaerrt to adequately heat the bullding as we came into the winter rTh)nths, espedalty as we were looki forward to welcoming thousands of visitors thrthl Advent and Christmas An urgent appeal was made In November for th)nations toward5 the expense of four further replacement heaters at a cost of £14k plu5 VAT. We were enormousty grateful to members who donated £5.332 plus gift aid on eliBtble donations ty the end of December. These generous donètlons were bsted ftsrther by more donations received in 2026. In totsl to date. donations. plus gift aid when reIed. will represent approximatety 64% of the c05t of the new heaters. The new heaters We installed on 23 December. Just in time for our Chri5tma5 services and the buildin8 is now considerable warmer and nxve wekomin8 ft members arKI visitors allke. Repairs to the East wall in the church t(*)k a(e in 2025 due to damage caused by damp and the stone step outside the old choir vestry at a c4>mbined cost of £2.167 plus VAT. indLKling a hire of a skip. Further expenditu was spent on the annual heater SeThI, fires extinguisher, dishwasher and minor repairs to the roof indudlng the l¥ring of scaffoldin8.
In the hall. the hlgh level wln(knws replaced duri 2025, at a cost of £2,690. I11Ve of VAT. These windows were inning to fail and the new untts installed have helped to keep the hall warm dudng the wlnter perlod. Further expenditure was Spent in routine services of the heating Wem. fire extinguishers. dishwasher and minor repaiT5. The outcome for the year is a deficit of £14.439 in unrestricted funds. Followi a trdll5fer of £5,248 from restrlcted funds representtng fuThls raised from the heaters apFeal sufficient to paythe deposit on the new heaters and a c(rtribution from the Men's Group for hall hire and bank interest re- eived, the net deftit in uTrre5trirt funds is £9.191 and a deficit of £8.533 overdll. Why we hold some money In reserve It Is PCC policy to maintain a balance on the general unrestricted funds Iexdudl property) which equates to apprrnately three months, worth of unrestricted paymerrts as contingency against unforeseen situatK>ns. The closing balarKe of £43.154 in the general and deFx)5ft account is higher that this level as r( indudes funds transferred from reserves to settle the balan of the cost of the replacement heaters just over £12k in earfy 2026. It Is important to ensure that we have sufftclent cash flow to contSnue to pay bllls wn tly fall due. It is PCC policy to invest temtxxarily surplus general funds with tt CBF Churth of England dew)s6t fund. returning proporth)natel¥ these fun¢ts to our current account. a5 tlw a ed. to pay day- to-day bills. The PCC has designated INts as foll R*orderlry Fund £16,n8- thts rewesents the residual fund5 folkwwI completion of Phase l of the rfrorderin8 W(rt in the thurch building in 2020. The PCC decided to continue to de&te these fuTK15 for further rdeveloPment of the church buildings in line with the oriwnal of the giftin8 of the Emmanuel site sold in 2(M. narne for spiritual and physlcal welkbelng of the Parish and primary goal to wodaim the Good News to people in the Parish. Matcher £21.235 - to support the ongoirE appdnfftnt of our Chlldren and Youth Worker. Fabric Fund £42.540- Present a Maintenan provision for the churth bulldlng and hall and in partiojlar the replacement of the churth roof vthith is likely to be required wrthin In the next 5-10 years. The PCC aims to set aside £IO.IKX) per year for ongoing maintenan plus £20AXXI per year for the replacement of the thurch roof. H¢?EVer. thEre have been Insufficient fund5 availab to set aside suth pro¥isions in 2025. The last QuINnn731 Inspection took place In late 2024 and is rnefflioned above. sda1 fvoiects £716 - this represents a prop)rtion of the Wcies re1 in 2022 and 2023 and Isto be utilised for specific projerts as agreed by the PCQ As well 35 hokling the atve general reseNes. from time to time the PCC receives restrscted bjnds for expenditure on re5trirted purposes. defined ty the donor. We aim to expend sth money as soon as possible, dendIng on the speofic objectives of the donor. We currenty hokl the following restrkted funds:
Parlsh WeekendlAshbumham Fwwl £520 - this rewesaits fvnds for the next Parish Weekend planned in June 2026. Motherf Unlon £444- Iw)Ids fund5 raised aNI donated for Mothers. Union projects. Gift Day 2024 £nil-this fund held the residual funds donated from the Gtft Day In June 2024 plus gift aid, after the panent of the costs of the Chikjren and Youth Worker role from September 2024. Thisfvnd was extÈnguished durir4 2024. Gift Day 2025 £11.280- holds the residual fuThJs donated from the Gift Day in May 2025 plus b4ft aid, after the paynnt of the costs of the Children and Youth Worker role from September 2025. Youth Worker F £260~ holds the balan at 31 DtteMr of donations not utilised in 2025. specifKally gfftn to supwirt the employment of our Children aThJ Youth Worker. Merfs Group £174. trKJld5 fun¢ts pald towards actrrflt organised by the Men's 8roup. oiher restricted Fund £1.187- P•)Ids rrnnies (k)nated to for speufic casjses and are paid out as soon as posslble. The b8n held at 31 December represents £927 donations not expended at year erKI on the replacement Paters (final paynnt due earty 20261 plus residual grant of É260 for Communlty Friends activities. It enwsaged that these funds will be used during 2026. Management of rlsks and thelr mitsgats The PCC has an ongoing tssk of reviewing major risks whith impact on the work of the d)urches in the parish. The PCC consider that the kytncipal risks and uncertainties are: The need to fund costs of repalrs to the thurch building and hall associated with their age and listed building status in the case of the thurch. These works indude ongolng roof. window and fabrSc repalrs. An unexperted fall in income. particularty the dependence on a limrted number of major regular donors and one main reeular hall hlrer. The requirement to find volunteers with the apwopriate skills. time and commitment to supwjrt the ministry of St George's. Reliance uwn the Di0e to continue to Kyovide financial SUPFK>rt whllst we work towards paying our fvll Parish Mlnlsty Costs forclergy ministy. The PCC seeks to manage these risks and untertainties trrf regularty reviewing Its Mission Action Plan and Its plans for the use of the church buildin8k We aim to maintain our properties to a hi8h standard and cary out the priorlty Items of a quinquennial review in a tlmety manner. Stewardship Sundays take aCe regularfy to emphasls c,$ generos5ty and encourage the congregation to respond to that generosrty in their grving thrOh time. tslents and money, as they are able. Regular donations Ceived, plus 8Tft thereon. represent over 50% of our unre5trirted Income. In addition to encourage regular giving we aim to dNer5ify income from lettirg the hall and
hire out of the rtrordered churth bulkri to external partles. aThl lettSn8 Out our investment property at appropriate market level&. Given that we have rK)t paid our full Parish Ministry costs Since 2017. the KC have ten worklng with the Diocese to increase the amotsnt of Parish Share pald to doser to the full Parish costs as financial circuMstanS allow. In 2025 we increased our pledge from £60.CKX) to £65.0 representing an In¢aSe of 8 We will continue to look to increase our payment year on year as we seek to pay doser to Ouf fvll Parish costs. Future Uncertainties respor£se rece[ to <wr Annual Gilt Day in May raisiry the majority of the costs of the role of the Chlthen and Youth Wther. Further. an urgent appeal in Nohpmber for fvnd% towards the cost of remains imFW)rtant to Contin to pro the Parish Gr•1 5dTre to encourage extsiire and new member5 to give regrtY to St Gege.& We have seen a greater use of contactless card a riety of way5 to gi%* to St Ge(xge's to alkraT (b)r5 to EibE in a safe and easy way based on their preference and LircUMstan We aimed to (knify ow Irmne as set out al by hiring out the hall aml thurth 1xAld[S to swtsble extemal FKrers ar out the IrNe5tmt property by agreeirg fLxed r&e <trts for gas electrty. LKrth of tte eXtIng cOTrt expl durin8 2026. Given the currert confiKt in the Middle E4 costs ha¥e rising and remain volatite. Early adopkn of a new 2 f1 ga5 COrtTact was been kM)ssible in FeFKuary 2026 whxh will incoffle5. especially tIKJse on ed inc the Quinqwwwal ¢nsperfTh took place at the errfl of 2024 and ts re[ was received mi&2025. begin to athjress the majority of these T55ue5 in early 2026. St George"s has eft wefiAty watchiry proce of introducir¥ raS of Love arrfl Faith" . recent year& It has rdi5ed fl¥ for ow re Ministe how fetate to the wider churth and a grateful fw that io
issue has notgor* away. As ths re[ b Written in 2026 we note that the bthp who 5pJke for the House of Bishops m05t fDrrefully in the General SY1 debates in favour of the Pro$ of Love and Faith been apwinted fvchbtslKy of Canteth. th so are st511 waiting to discover eyacdy church are with simlar c¥)rferffj. and we are heartened to kTl we are not ak. We are Structure, governance and management of the charity The Parochial Church Council IPCQ is registered with the Charity Commission as required by the Charlttes Act 2011. tts 8ovemin8 document is the Parochial Church Councils (Powwsl Measure 1956. During the year the foilowing seryed as members of the Parochial Church Counctl.. Ex Officlo members Incumbent: The Revd John 00k Chairman Associate Minister The Revd Sue Foster Iretiredl Readers: Mr Dawd Docherty Mr Charles Randall Warden& Mrsjanet Hoklen Mr Kelth Calver Elerted Membe Miss Robina Edser Mrs Helen Norton Mrs Laura Preston Mr Christopher Alood Mrs Tracey Geralds Mrs Jennffer ManvÈlle Mrs Margaret Calver Mlss Brenda Whltmell Mr Bryan Carter Mr5 Ann Arch Lay Chalr {untll May 2025) lfrorn May 20251 Co-opted Members Mrs Kathryn Hughes-Burton Revd. Sue Foster Deanery Synod Mr David Dotherty Mi55 Robina Edser Mr Charles Randall Mrs Jennlfer Manvllle Di050n Synod Mr Davld Docherty SafeguaAng Ofjycer Mts Margaret Cafver li
Mernber5hip of the PCC is detened uryler the Churth Rewesentatkn Rutesand ccffi5i5fs of certaln ex-offldo merrth)ers lthe lncumbentlprte5t-ifFdrye, lay readers fKensed to offxiate in the thurchl. the chwchwardens ar members ofthe Iyeanery, DKKe5an w General Synots anfl 12 memtrts ofthe thurch who are elected at the knnual Parochlal Churth Meetsn8 IAPCM). MembeT5 are wamffii encouraBed to Stand frjr eletdon to the PCC and we try to ensure a b3Jan¢e of skTrlls and experknce 1•hre ThisTru5tees' Annual Repryt tas apprthd bythe Pccand slBne£l on their bthalfbyTr Ro. kthhn Broo PCC thalmmn Z614-.IE6
Annual Financial Report of The Paitschial Chuf£h Ctsuntil of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St George's Church, Worthing St George's Church, St George's Road, Worthing, BNII 2DS Registered Charity no. 1131206 For the year ended 31st December 2025 Page 14 Statement of financial receipts and payments 15 Statement of assets and liabilities 17-22 Notes to the accounts 23 Report of the independent examiner 13
St George's Church, Worthing reg Summary of Financial Receipts and Payments 1Steredchority number 1131206 The financial effert ofour activities duringthe year (an be summartsed as fcllows Totol AII FL':,IYs IQL4 Notes 79.787 32523 107.176 4.5?4 26,960 22,620 22.353 26.164 510 23 i 61.580 ost of ralslng fvnds Charttable costs 124.152 144,680 10,272 9,018 Tradln8 costs Other payments 4A24 r62 970 Reconciflotk offvnd5.' 18A951 {5.9441 (2,390) Tran5fer5 between fibnds 5248 {5.2481 (2,390) Bank accounts at l January 87.163 13.207 165324 167, 714 6L707 A65.324
St George's Church, Worthing regISted ch17ritynumber 1131206 Statement of Assets and Liabilities Our financ1 posffjon at the yearnd wa5 Total All FunLIs n6 2.585 A705 18664 14380 27.750 18553 58395 Irgin Mor ll280 34788 61.707 ts.865 791 165324 6L707 65 165J24 Gift Aid recovefable LO56 511 347 17 347 Freehold of 177 Lyndhurst P&d 18 19 64764 85J 14376 162P59 170272 liabllllles: Unpaid Di(xesan fijr vlding5th1erals Independent EyaminerfsfEe 475 L764 L7fA 645 645 Gas used siKe last l*d lesvd) 778 .1 .1 Electricity used sirxe last ljllkd Iesfd) Totsl Ilabifrties 227 227
St George's Church, Worthing lste redchority number 1131206 Statement of Assets and Liabilities Thi5 Financial Rert fr)r the year ended 31st Dernber 2025. IleS foll(MI d5 appr(T4ed by the
St George's Church, Worthing Notes to the Financial Report registeredd>ority number 1131206 ¢415 li 7240 Speoal appea15 I15 107.176 L723 4.824 Fvndtaigng iblestudyTXrte5 Hau #)fee5 3377 Lurtl*on aubs 510 18 U620 16£580
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St George's Church, Worthing Notes to the Financial Report registereddTrt7ritynumber 1131206 S In otberfOllOWIng the annu31 instectlon ofthe heati W5tem in the thuwth. 7 dthe remaining heaters whlth had not ten replaced durin8 2025 were found to be unsafe and immedlatsty discomerted. In order to prevent the chufch bjildlng being too cold duringthe winterand e5pecialty in the lead up ty Christmas, 4 further heater5 We ordered at a cost of E14k u5VAT, wtth the deposlt of £5.1921)eing paid in 2025 and balance of £12,115 paYae January 2026. nthiS addiiional c05t not budgeted for. an appeal was hdd for donati$ toward5thi5expense and ,332, gift aid was recwved brfthe end ofthe Jpor. 6 The annual glft day was held forthesupport of the cost of empltyry(MKChldren and Ycth Worker. This appeal raa5ed £17.365 plus gift ald on quallfying donlons. Afurthersum af £2535 was raÈsed from reBuE3r dor7ations into the Youth Worker Fund. 7 Alegaty of E31XI wasgratefulty recé¥ed from th¢farn of Babara Cadenhead. 8 Grant montes of£570were recdved represen0 a ofVATpad on expendire urtderthe ed Place5 of Worship GTrnt Sd[. 9 The church hall Is hlred ct to extemJ partles when fKrtln use lrythechurthfor its3ctr Atso the church buil¢fing is occa&onalty hired out to extemal parts. 10 aMrltable 8rantsand donations were pald from Motherf unk of £320to"Away From tt Holklrf. É3C•)to Mother< Union General Funds and Élcrf) of grft VI)ud[S to the ChV4Jren'5 Ward at W(thing Hospital at Chrlstma> A further £137 was paid to the Bible SotiÈty represemif#4 dMali(w rerffjl fDlkythgan appeal at our Mi551 fidav In Ortober. 11 The PCCa8reed to pay £65.CWtowzrdsth Parlsh share totr Dioceseforthe o)sts ofaewarHI other ntrtI (ost& The full of paTtsh mon1 amounts to £8L445. 12 The KC emptyt%w emplLryees: wt.time Parthmm1ntstrator fvtktwne child and Y(NJth w(ker. Durlng wevious ar5, indudin8 2025. fvnds been raised frryn an nUal Gift Day appeal to fvnd the majority of the cost of the Youth Worker re, together wrth on-going rTr)nthty donakn lknies Faised fwL¥n the Gift and monthty donatK)Ths received Specifilt9 fund thÈYottth Worker role reFwert Rethted Fund& 34n2 L418 34ts0 13 Two arfiXed rntes were a8reed wSth energysuplerS durH¥ 2024 whlth redu o)sts and minimised futyre Short terni rises in energy c051S. Contracts both 8a5 aThJ electrodtya due to exIM durlng2026. 14 Maintenance aThJ repair work in the dwrth IlIdin8 induded repairtothe Eastwall and stone step outside the choir ¥estry, minor roof repair5 and hldng of Soffoldi purdkHse and instsllalion of 4 new heaters plus depoyt for 4 further rhew heaters, cost of the quennIa1 reporL seryice of heing system fi extinguishers mlnor repair5 to disabled toilet and dishwasher. 15 ExpeThditure relatfngto the Hall has been split betw tharite costsand Tf>Jing tosts In propcrtion to usage. maintenan and repair induding reFarnent of high windows at a cost of £2,69J SndudingVAT. servKe and work on the heafjngsysrem. repair to dishwasher. fire eXtin8Ui5hersavi aThJ minLY e4Denditure.
St George's Church, Worthing Notes to the Financial Report registereddiority number 1131206 16 Work to reduce the crown ot the hdm oaktree in the dwrth garth was required dur[ the r. Thetree i% subject to a tree preservation order arh4 therefore requi the lotal courKiYs permission before the th was carried thrt by a Ilcensed 17 Gift 15 reC(5veb1e on donalions receNed uptts) end. svKethe last daim submitted on IS DeMber. covering donations to No¥mb. 18 The Investment property is a 3 bed semkdetsthed freehold prowty at IT/ iyndhurst Road whith Wds purchased by the PCC for £4.6(A) on Iljune 1%9. The property 15 subpct to a S1hJrth tenantytOmnncig 3 0(tober 202& The property was buSlt In the I93$ and ts In goc#J structwal deo)rth repair. 19 The freehold property of the ctrojrth hall, wected kn 1935 has been written d(r•m to a LInal £1. %lely to retain a Carrying lut in the a(ntIng records. No depr&ktton ts woblded on freehold woperty as it is the PCCS poly to maintain their assets in a continual 5We of Sound repa. The usefvl economoc Nfe of these assets is so lon8 arKI ldal values so hlgh that any depreciaticffi vlkI not be material. These assets a subject to an annual impairnent review. Prowlslon wlll be m3dt IftherÈ has been any pernlanent dlmlrth In value. 20 A 3 year photocopler(ontrartvrds entered into in October 2023. Thi5 prThided ltraar runnkng costs until 2026. 21 Paymentsto PC£ members: Payments were rnade to PCC rnembets Sn the parf1mbwofeXpeIW WKurr¢d on behalfofthe PCC a) rgY supm Coundl tax£151 and En¥lr0rffiW dwr¥es £1.737. b) Kathryn Hu8hes-Burton ts a fulkthne empkrfte axl she rece11 a salary pensi o>ntrfbuthrfj totslllnB £30.781. telephone, trainin8 material, hDswt31ity. equipment re intemet C4)nrct)n in hall, panto tickets, new computerfor church office. Ingjrante for the 1Thst wcperty. insurance forthurch buildirbgsand hall. publioty rnaterbal. Church Suite monthty software pmiium, deantry and kitchen suppties and Mothers, UnÉon expen&. 22 Transacyons with petsLms retated to PCC member5: The Parish Adml$tratOr 15 a relatS¥e of a PCC TrRmber. Issubjtttto a part.tfme contrnrtand she receNed a salary of £6.808 refvnd ofher werwtotsl1w£1.(K)3 fOr0ffi expendknrt. wbHdiy matsrial, TrdK> mlc licence and deanlng supplles. LHB SeThices is z business onA bya rela ofa PCC rnernber. LH8 Selykes deansthe thurth hall and received £I,fy. 23 Statement otfunds: The restrirted funds mmwise of: Parlsh WeekendlAshburnham Fvnd holds the resh4ual don*ions followinethe weekend awdy held In Aprn 2024 at Ashburnhaffl Plate. These residual funds are held to sutwta Fdanned further Pdrish WeekeThJ in June 2026.
fjlft Dtrf2024 held monies wed tofundts Chharen Worknmle frvm September 2024. Tlwe fvrls were ful utili%ed durini 2025. Gfft Day2025 holds monles Trised to frjnd child yOUth Workrrdefrorn 5eptember2025. These restdual fltnds wlll support the role In 2026 Youth Wokn Fund holds additional m¢)rt ralsedtofvNI the CIMY4lrEn and llorker robe. Merfs Group hokls funds paid towards ¢x8anised the Men'sgroup. Other Reslrfcted FU holds monies doTtedlyarted for speafic aFveaWred as dorukn retefved towards the cost of the chuTth heater replacemert and ontroff dLatkjn5for a 5peafied wrpose. The balaTh of £1.187 held at 31 December represents £927 toward5 the costof the replacement heater5 to be paid in 2026 and £2f4) fesidual 8rant reNed from the Fat Face Foundation for Community FFiends actr•7i% The unrestrirtd fund IndleSthree frjnds: RÈ4Jrdertng Fund for spirttual and plrysical wdl-being of the Parish so adl% Lry the intent of the original giftin8 of the Emmanuel slte sold in 2C(18 and primary goal to plaIM the Good News to people in the Parith. The fundswere desiBn3ted for Phase l of the r&ordering work in the chufch btsFTrlingwhith was completed in 2020. The PCC has agreed thatthe remainln8fiJnds 5houkl be desi8natsd forfvrtherdVOPmetW0Ik3t9 bè sFdfied in duecourse. Matthr Fund represents the rlU3[ funds from legacles bequeathed to the PCC in 2013 and 2014. The5È fvjnds are desi8ned to fvnd the w.8oing apFKtintrnent gfa Yguth Wth£r requed beyor#l the monies raised from Gift Day5 other re$trkt funds donated for this puipose. Fabrfc Fund rewesents a MaIntenan ofthe church bvihJin8 and hall. The PCC alms to set ade £IOAKKI per vear foron-going mainlenarKe plus £20.Q)J peryEarfDrthe rEplacement of the churth roof. The quinquennial inspectSort tookpI In Novernber 2024 and the fIndi ofthe arthFtttts re a under r1¢ bythe FabrlcTeam.. Speaal ProSe¢ts Fund was set up to hold a prwrtton of legaties tel%dt0 be used tcAYard special projects a5 awed bv the PCC. NOtss were used duri% 2025. The fund5 hehd will be used knfundfuture projects to be agreed bythe PCC
St George's Church, Worthing registeredchorityn Notes to the Financial Report umber 1131206 24 Summary offunds iJao2025 31 Dec 510. io G¥ft 2024 IiV99 (10531 Gift 2025 372 3n L164 156 {5.1921 174 124640 52 n5 {6A54 716 716 44,758 14UZ6 £?91 Thetransfers from restricted fundsto unrestricted 8eneral fund5 reprtErt a. Men's Group £56- contribut*)n fDrtht use of the hall of ESO plus bank Nrterest recep on the Men s Group bank attount. b. Other re5trirted Fund £5.192- suffiaent fun(ts transferred to coverthe deposit forthe new heaters paid in November from funds donated to pay forthe c05t and ir&all3llon ol four new heater5 in the thurch building.
Independent Examiner's report to the Trustees of The Par¢xhial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St George. East Worthing I report lo the Iruslees on my examination of the accounts for The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Sl George, East Worthing I'the charity'l for the year ended 31 Dember 2025 Responsibilities and basls of report As the trustees of the charity, you are responsible for the preparab.on of the financial slalements in accordance with the fequiremenls of the Charities Act 2011 I'the Acl'l. I report In respect of my examination of the cha¥ty's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under secb'on14515llbl of the Act. Independent examlner's statement I have completed my examination. l confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect.. accounting ordS were not kept in respect ol the charity as required by section 130 of the Act., or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection wrth the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Kristina Perry FCCA Carpenter Box Amelia House Crescent Road Worthing Wesl Sussex BN11 1RL 23