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
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1-12
Trustees annual report
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Ststement of financial receipts and payrnents
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Statement of assets and liabilities
17-22
Notes to the accounts
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Report of the independent examiner
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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 recogn￿n8 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 congrega￿On. 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 dth￿l0p 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 Con￿nueS to seNe ex-officlo on the go¥*rnln8 board at Daryson Church of E￿aland 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 d￿1￿ 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 Oury￿n8 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¥0￿ed
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.
ApprOxirr￿eIY 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 Vis￿n8 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 Th￿dern 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, RuS￿ngton.

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 recep￿1 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 sd￿1$.
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 re￿Ned 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 S￿5 ￿Per Sunday
Lunthes, continued during the year wtth a delkious seqUe￿e of meaLs. People have been able to
Invtte frlends and nei8hbour5 alon
Refreshments after church on a Sunday Th￿rnIng 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 g￿rat unrestrirted fvn(ts recel¥ed were £130319 and are detailed in the
Fina￿la￿ Re￿r￿
Planned gNlng is re￿IVed 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 ￿8￿tar 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 pay￿nt 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 Di￿eSe 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 p3yff*nt 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 inspeC￿nS 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 t*en 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 t*gin 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. HOw￿er. 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 Ma￿m￿M 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 thrth￿l
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 b￿sted ftsrther by more donations received in 2026. In totsl to date.
donations. plus gift aid when re￿I￿ed. 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. I￿1￿1Ve 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 appr￿rnately 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 w￿n 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 I￿Nts 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 r￿develoPment 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 QuIN￿nn731 Inspection
took place In late 2024 and is rnefflioned above.
s￿da1 fvoiects £716 - this represents a prop)rtion of the Wcies re￿￿1 in 2022
and 2023 and Isto be utilised for specific projerts as agreed by the PCQ
As well 35 hokling the at￿ve 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, de￿ndIng 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 pa￿nent 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 payn*nt of the costs of the Children and Youth Worker role from
September 2025.
Youth Worker F￿￿ £260~ holds the balan￿ at 31 DtteM￿r 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 b8￿n￿ held at 31 December represents £927 donations not
expended at year erKI on the replacement P*aters (final payn￿nt 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 Di0￿e 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 thrO￿h 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 t*en worklng
with the Diocese to increase the amotsnt of Parish Share pald to doser to the full Parish costs as
financial circuMstan￿S 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￿ 5d￿Tre to encourage extsiire and new
member5 to give reg￿rtY to St Ge￿ge.& 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 IrNe5tm￿t property
by agreeirg fLxed r&e <￿tr￿ts for gas electr￿ty. LKrth of tte eX￿tIng 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 ￿ f￿1 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¥ ￿ra￿S of Love arrfl Faith" .
recent year& It has rdi5ed fl¥ for ow r￿e￿ 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 SY￿1 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 kT￿l 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 Al￿ood
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
Di0￿50n Synod
Mr Davld Docherty
Safegua￿Ang Ofjycer
Mts Margaret Cafver
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Mernber5hip of the PCC is deten￿￿ed uryler the Churth Rewesentatkn Rutesand ccffi5i5fs of certaln ex-offldo
merrth)ers lthe lncumbentlprte5t-ifFd￿rye, lay readers fKensed to offxiate in the thurchl. the
chwchwardens ar￿ members ofthe Iyeanery, DKKe5an w General Synots anfl 12 memtr*ts 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•h￿re
ThisTru5tees' Annual Repryt t*as apprth*d bythe Pccand slBne£l on their bthalfbyTr* Ro￿. kthhn Broo
PCC thalmmn
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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 regISte￿d ch17ritynumber 1131206
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Our financ￿1 posffjon at the year*nd 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
v￿lding5th1￿erals
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 Re￿rt fr)r the year ended 31st De￿rnber 2025. I￿leS 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
I￿15
107.176
L723
4.824
Fvndtaigng
iblestudyTXrte5
Hau ￿#)￿fee5
3377
Lurtl*on aubs
510
18
U620
16£580

St George's Church, Worthing reqisteredcharityn
Notes to the Financial Report
umber 1131206
4 knalysis oftrrtal paKI
io
li
24
36
5.619
12
1434
692
L33
1593
7.616 .
46n
13
552
21
14
92
957
15
13
L730
79
15
16
Z910
L5
6A54
144.
1142
1778
L722
Lm
15
Hal ut￿leS
15
15
IQ272
9.018
18
4.42
9.018
17
163370

St George's Church, Worthing
Notes to the Financial Report
registereddTrt7ritynumber 1131206
S In ot￿berfOllOWIng the annu31 instectlon ofthe heati￿ W5tem in the thuwth. 7 dthe remaining heaters whlth had not
t*en 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 paYa￿e January 2026. ￿n￿thiS
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 don*lons. 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 expendi￿re urtderthe ￿ed Place5 of
Worship GTrnt Sd￿[￿.
9 The church hall Is hlred c￿t 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 r￿erffjl fDlky*thgan 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 r￿e, together wrth on-going rTr)nthty donakn lknies Faised fwL¥n the Gift and monthty donatK)Ths received
Specifi￿l￿t9 fund thÈYottth Worker role reFwert Rethted Fund&
34n2
L418
34ts0
13 Two ￿arfiXed rntes were a8reed wSth energysup￿lerS 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 I￿lIdin8 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 q￿￿￿uennIa1 reporL seryice of he*ing system ￿ fi￿ extinguishers mlnor repair5 to disabled toilet
and dishwasher.
15 ExpeThditure relatfngto the Hall has been split betw￿ tharit*e costsand Tf>Jing tosts In propcrtion to usage.
maintenan￿ and repair induding reF￿a￿rnent 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(5ve￿b1e on donalions receNed uptts)￿ end. svKethe last daim submitted on IS De￿Mber. 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￿ tenantytOmn*nci￿g ￿ 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 ￿L￿Inal £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 ￿ld￿al
values so hlgh that any depreciaticffi v￿lkI 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 ltr*￿a￿￿ar runnkng costs until 2026.
21 Paymentsto PC£ members:
Payments were rnade to PCC rnembets Sn the parf￿￿1mbw*￿ofeXpeI￿W WKurr¢d on behalfofthe PCC
a) ￿rgY supm Coundl tax£1￿51 and En¥lr0rffiW￿ dwr¥es £1.737.
b) Kathryn Hu8hes-Burton ts a fulkthne empkrfte axl she rece1￿1 a salary pensi￿ o>ntrfbuthrfj totslllnB
£30.781.
telephone, trainin8 material, hDswt31ity. equipment re intemet C4)nr*ct*)n in hall, panto tickets, new
computerfor church office. Ingjrante for the 1Th￿st￿￿ 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 Adm￿l$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 o￿n￿A 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 fvr*ls 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 l*lorker robe.
Merfs Group hokls funds paid towards ¢x8anised ￿ the Men'sgroup.
Other Reslrfcted FU￿ holds monies doT*tedlyarted for speafic aFveaWr￿ed* as dorukn retefved towards the
cost of the chuTth heater replacemert and ontroff dL￿atkjn5for 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
re￿Ned from the Fat Face Foundation for Community FFiends actr•7i￿%
The unrestrirtd fund Ind￿leSthree frjnds:
RÈ4Jrdertng Fund for spirttual and plrysical wdl-being of the Parish so a￿d￿l% Lry the intent of the original giftin8 of the
Emmanuel slte sold in 2C(18 and primary goal to p￿￿laIM 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 forfvrtherdV￿OPme￿tW0Ik3t9 bè sF*dfied in duecourse.
Matth*r Fund represents the r￿lU3[ funds from legacles bequeathed to the PCC in 2013 and 2014. The5È fvjnds are
desi8n*ed to fvnd the w.8oing apFKtintrnent gfa Yguth Wth£r requ￿ed 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 a￿de £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 r￿1¢￿ 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. NOts￿s 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 De￿mber
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
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