REGI￿ERED CHARITV NUMBER: 1131279 rt of theTrustees and ents foy the 2025 The Partsh of S+MyJv The Vi Tsn7 O'Bricn CA The Grrtn D&chet Berkshire SL3 9AS TheP of he Financi81 Staiernen r Ended 3 er 2025 P￿t Report of the Trustees I to 7 Indcpendeiit Examiner's Report ststement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet 10 Notes to the Fit]ancial St&tements 11 kn 19 Detailed Stsltement of Financial A¢tiviti¢s 20 to 21 The in ort of th Truste eye Ended 31 2025 The trustees present their r¢FK)rt with fhe flnancial stateThents of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2025. The Érusiees have adopted the provisions of Accounting attd Rewtung by Charitstys: S1atcrnent of Recommended PrRctiGe applicable to charities prep&rillg their ￿￿untS in acwrdanL% the FiD8ncial Reporting Sthndard appli¢able in the Ulc'and Republtc of Ireland (FRS 1021 (tffeGtive l January 20191. OBJEcfivES thD AcrtVlTIES In setting objeGtives and planning lor activities, the Trustees has¢ given due ¢onsidEration to gene￿1 guidaiic¢ published -luding the gujdance Public B¢nefit.' Tunning a charity (PB2)'. by the ChEriry Coinmission relating to p￿bli￿ benef¢L in- Si Marv's is the Church forthe whole parish and is open ts) the wlK)le LX>rntnunÉry. The Paro¢hial Church Council IPCCI of the P￿iSh of St Mary the Virgin Datchd has the resp)nsibility of tfropernting W4th the Vicar in protnoting the whole mission of the ¢hur¢h, p￿￿toral evangelistic. SOCI￿ find ¢cu￿enlc￿. It also lias maintenance iEspon5ibilities for the Parish Church of St Mary the Vitwn, The GTeeK DatoheL Dijring the interr¢gnum, until October 2025, this was with rh¢ Revd Canon Jand Binn5 {Area Dean) and f￿]n 13(h October 202 PLThllOte tnission and s￿la[ actiDn by the CA)ng￿gatIon and PCC of St. Mary's. It l5 wpotssible for fos(eTing our links with the missi011s and ¢hw'ities which th¢ cliuirh supports. It &150 tnakes recotnfflendatio ns io the PCC on how ￿ direct its extemal giving. The PastsTrr£l Cal'e Croup - This group is responsible for helping the Vicar with the pastonl care of memb¢r5 of the coiigregqtion and ihe wi Ider p&iish. Iiabrie Ind Upkeep Crollp - The gJDup is ra%tX>n5ible for advising the PCC on the repair, upkeep and maintenance of tlit fabric, as well eiisuiirt¥ church is fi( tor piiryK¥s¢ iii all a5pe(15 of woiship and ChJrch life. Ir does this by iiiformiiig rhe PCC of works required and completed. tn partiui18r, to reswnd ￿ the recoiiim¢ndauoTrs of the Page I ofstm The rt of ih TrLiStees 31 Dece r202 ACHIEVENIENf5 AND PERFORMATr*CE Overvlew Following th¢ resignatiofi of the incurnbent in September 2023 leading to an interttgDum whi¢h la5ttd yntil October 2025. St Maiy's cotltinued to press foNard with f￿thful resilientt and ¢oftynt(meiii. DaY-t￿daY church life carried on with regular Bible study. coin(nunity itLvolv¢ment, tnd 2 growing parthetship with other ¢hurches ui the area. Duriiig 2024 and equ￿lY 2025, St Mary'5 in pattnership with other Membe￿ of the new Benefi￿ of Eton, Eton Wick. Domey. d Boveuey produced & Beiiefice Profile 8nd agreed to advEnise for a new benefice incumbent. In Mtty 2025 Revd Andreas Sistig was successfully apw£nted and he twk up ptsst on 131Ji O¢tt)ber 2025. Since this date there has been significant movement iii building ol relaiionstrkips wotknihg partnership5 within the Datchct and wider beneficE comii)unities, tnost notablc with the sclKK>ls other or8*nisations such as RBL and DdtchctP8tish Council etc. Ch￿reh Servicets and Activities Our we¢kly 9.30am Parish Eucharist continues to be a ¢entral of church life, alongside a monthly inform8] 8erviee. Ev¢nsoDg is held monthly gnd has been ellriched by the involvc¥nent of an txpanding choir, incluthng singers from suiroiiiiding areas, We have continued to offer setvices to the loca] R￿idelitial Care Horne, Eton Howe and other Special services Such as R¢membrance. Easter Dawn servi¢¢.' Activities include Tegular Messy Chureh Bible studiE5. We were sorry ro see the Revd Carol Dunk leave who h￿1 5UPWrted us as pait of her Deanery Ministy role dLiring 2025 but wished h¢r every success and continued sUp[￿rt in her new role: A gtY)up of parishiontts attended licchsing And Ihanked her foi her support during the Int￿rgI1UM. P115toral R¢orgAiiisition l New Benefice In the past year. the Bumhwn & Slouoh D¢anery has ￿ntinUed to make prows$ with the legalities oftlie reorganisation aiid die fonnarion oi the n¢M, benefice - working t)ame 'Jubilee River Chur¢hes'. We ¢nvisagc th¢ wmpletion of this proce&% and a s6[vi￿ of committneiii (o the new Benefice during 2026. biiiaiices ie finfineial p)sition remains & Si￿]fIcant conGm prnmpting PCC to.colliinue to re-eV￿Uatc what SUSt*unable and necessary. Tv help us navigate this, the PCC spen: a dedic*ted ￿siOn with Joshua TowtLson, th¢ Dio¢ese'5 GeneiDUS Giving Advisor, who guid￿ us th￿Ugh Sever￿ Key ￿taS seen below- -Explgining Nee(1 Clearly communicating th¢ finan￿181 needs of the chwch to The wngtegafion in a ￿￿￿parent honest way. -Building Trust Creating a ¢UltU￿ ofDpcnness and 8CLX)withbility so that me4nb¢rs feel ¢x)nfideDt in l¥)w Ilieir contributions are beinv used. -Insi)iring People Sliaring storie5 and vision that motivatethe ¢hurch CottL￿vnIty to 5UPWrt G(xls wot&. 6nan¢ially joyfully. .Discipliiig MeJnbErs Encouraging a biblical und¢rsiandit)g of5tewardship and generosity ￿ partof dis¢ipleship and spirifual growth. -EmfiÈilding Generoslty Making generosity a regularat]d iniegrai [￿￿0[ ¢hur¢h life rathErthan a one-off appeal or r¢s￿nset0 crisis. -Aetiv4tiiig Gener05ity' Pnvidiiig praGtica] way5 for people ￿ give-finallcially. with time orski1154naLing it e&sier for Everyone tts participat6. lThis session was both encouwing and cha]lenging. t was recognised thai without an incumbent ihis aTed of P#lli¢ulsr challenge. A strategy to maijage was completed iising the above principles. This was r¢vsewed duTiThg th- latrer half of ?025 ofttt the Revd Andre￿ Sistig W£lS In Post. A robust plan for 21Y26 is currently iii developimenL Further challeJge Wd5 PltseDied whetj the ￿￿rer Michael Edwards takeji seriously ill and Lthable tr) continiie with the role in September, fortuftmiely there liad bern discwion5 widi Nikki Jhaj tDok over f￿n October. The handover was Coinplicated due to signific2nl ÉSSii¢S wsih CAF Bank's new online bani(ing 5>'siem, which itllpact¢d nianagiinent of day-to4l#y batlking, and recowiition of allrti0ri5ed people. Thi5 was an aeknowledge problElll by CAF Bank across the s￿l0r. Page 2 sh of S f .:he Trustr orthey l Decem r 2W25 Despite lh¢ challcngcs, the PCC hfts managed to Jncet the &gred and rell¢gotiated Parish Share during 2025, The St Nicholas Fayre and Tabl¢ Top Salcs w&t highly successful in ix>th financial and relationship building. PKogr¢ss is being made to ensure that a sound foundation for Stewardship and ieguiar giving is embedded.. already some significant growth in tli i5 areas has been seen. p￿storal Care Pastoral m:nisty has been &%pecia]ly rhallenging in the absence of a vicar. Howevu, our ¢hUrthWarde￿ 8nd mtmbei's of the congregation and in particu18r th￿¢ b¢lottoin8 ￿ the Pastoral Care Gornp hale stepped up with great deditstion 10 ensure that care and sUPPOrt conlinue. Datchet remain) a c105e-knit comnunity. and it is evident th*t the chuiih's presence w)d p25tordl outr¢tt¢h ar¢ dceply appreciated. S¢hoot5, c0￿M￿nIty and Outreaeh "Opell th¢ Book" continues to be well-received at the IIKa] primary sch(x)1. 8￿d our Mcssy Churth gAtherings at Easter and Christmas have beet) joyfi]l occasions. There 15 rea] potential to expand thi's worf( iThto a broader farnily ministsy. We e ￿$0 grateful for the ongoin8 POSLlive trlationship with. thurchmead. (he local secondary school. which provides fuitlier oppoituiiities for engagement 01L d W￿ess. We a¥e ble5svJ by atl the It￿1 sch(x>ls making use ofthe churLh for their Christma5 and Easier end of *mi servic¢6. WARDENS, REPORT It was a particularly busy y￿r du¢ to the interregnum process and the apEK)iThtment of a new in¢umlxnt. Howevcr. we have had numerous even¢5 to ensure th¢ wngre8ai(on are tncluded in steering Saint Ma￿S forward. Over the pgst ye8r Sally Anne Jaryis continiitd to or8anise the lay setvi¢¢s servic£ plan ivith E]aillE Eastham and Helen Je]]sED 8UPPOrtin tlies¢ have been well attended with similar attendance to that of the regular Sunday wojship. Since OGtober 9025 these seNitrs hAve been expanded io include A[￿e Ca550n 8 LLM ftt>tn Il'indsor and Revd Andr￿ Si5Éig aq leade]E on & ro basis. We also hop¢ to encourage other gmups to Start le*Jing these as we move forwaTd in 2026. The young peopl¢ who attend 8r¢ eneoiiragcd io be auiv¢ p8rticipwifS artd share in pzE5etLtittg the savices. Tlie thrce Bible groiips are still thriving which SUPPDrts our Spiritu￿ dknvelopmeni. These have been led by Caroline Cole, Revd Rokrt spi￿r. Revd Canon JaneL BiTrns ond Revd Andteas Sistig as well as indkvidual group members. W¢ have identified the risks io Saint Mary's and our fllmncts aEJd talwi step5 ￿ mitigate by inviltng the Dicwan Geiierous Givillg Advists to Tun a M,0￿8￿P with ihe PCC where a basic str¥i¢gJ" has iw) developed to inoY¢ us forward on 411d support the congr¢gation in the iEnderstanding of generDUS givin Usiiig the Barker Bridge Hous¢ Trust (Chutrh Brnn¢h) FuDdiDg we were able to install phase l of the new, replacement, souncl Syatem and are planning phase 2 . Th¢ PCC are Guiytntly deciding on niaking this se￿nd ph￿e a Ptojeci foi. fociised fundmising rather thtm utilisillg BBEfflCB) funds. We ha%'e coniinued to ove￿e¢ th¢ Tepairs and maiiitei)anc¢ Rccording io the tenns of th¢ BBirricB} agr¢ement with the Charity comniis510neis. We have improved and Strength￿)ed relationships within th¢ wits comrnunity such as the Stag pub and Datchet Parish Council and 8ev#al of the loc￿ shops. A particularly stroTrg relationship with Oakw(xxls Estate Ageiits hag developed and they have supported the Tnajority of our a¢livities and spx)Dwred ￿-ve[al events With ba]]nets and no'icts ele. We liave imprDved the so¢ial and spiritiia] elm)erti Jjot just in Saitit Marv's but with the wider community for example Chiirches Ttsgethee meetings. seTvi¢es a¢ "Eton House ' the local residential care home and "Messy ChU￿h, where we hwe seen all increased number at each event across the year. Volunleern from Saint Mary's have supp)rted the B(x)k' which h&$ pwven to be a sumsful piogiwn at the Iwal pritnwy school. We have also held several social events &crots the year. * We stalled 2025 with a farewell to 2024 New Yearfs Eve Celebration widi a blessing of the New Year by the Reveiand CanoE) Janet BiLlllS * Valentiiie's special event celebrating friendship 8nd fi]n. This wfjs attended by chll￿h alid t*ople froin tli¢ wida. village coJnmun&ty a tabletop srde wliich was very su¢¢essful, org3nized by the Events fea * Flary￿{ Festival hring a￿￿ Sha￿ - gcK)ds donAted to tile local FIxKiban￿s We also held a Saint Nicholas fair or&ianiz¢d by Helen Jensen and die Events Trdm &8 part of oiir gelleral fundi'aising. This included A very successful raffle organized by Le51ey liigby Bnd Emily East1￿￿ Aising & record £1,500. Page 3 llie chet rt of he Truste¢5 31 Decem r 202) Thi5 1$ just a E(iel outlin¢ of what has happened ￿rOSS the year 2025 to show how we off building on our growth and eoniinuiiig to thriv4 evideftcing o'Jr t￿0very. 11ie PCC W￿lId like lo thank everyone for their 5UPPOrt. Everyone is valuable in helping lo make Saint Mary's whal ti is and in svptK)rting its woFrt gnd continued growrth. In partioular, die PCC wishes to express a very heartfrlt Thank You, ¢0 some particular people, ￿pecIallY Revd Canon Janet Binn8 Revd Carol Dunk, and Revd Rob6Et Spcier, as well ￿ to Elaine E&5thatn and SaUy-OAnne Jarvis the ch￿￿hwar￿ens wlio have steered through thc interregllum. Lastly the PCC ttianks all those from rf]¢ comniunity who have supported us for ¢xaniple O&kwood Estate Agents ivho spcnsored th- s￿l1t Nichol￿ fair aiid our Mtssy Church ev¢nt and to DaLchet Parish CJ)uncil and th¢Barfc-J Bridge House Tru51 E$iate Ino*ikne¢clesi&%tiGd) C(bnclu$ion We ended year with a joyful New Yearfs Eve parry, lollowed by a sitnple mcaningful ser%rycc of blessing to welcome in 2026. The PCC gives hearfelt thanks ro all who have faiththlly suppoml aJ￿ sustained the lift of the chuirh during this time of t¥ansiiion, e5pe¢i311y our churchwardens, Elaine Easthsni and S&ll>-Anne Jarvis, for tl)eir outstfjttding leadership and co￿. We ￿nti￿lIe fo trust in Gorfs guidance and prnvision as ive look ahth with hope. EIRine EasthAm, Sally-Anne Jgtvis. Church Wardens. Page 4 ofSIM D Gl)er rt ftheTI arE ees er 2025 FINANCIAL REVIEW SummRry of Results In 2025 the PCC re¢orded a surplus of £1 J06 (20?4.. deficit of ll021. Tot￿ iThrom¢ w&8 £76,689 (2024.. £70,860) Rnd tolitl expeiiditure £7<,382 (2024.. £71,562). 11)¢ improv&ment in the oyerntl Jxisition teqects higher income froin loose plak col1￿£.,.0n5, haIl lettings aDd BBHT{CB) r¢th8r84 partially offset by the absence of any legacy receipL Parisli ShAre The original 2025 Parish Share alloc8tiotL w&s £39,899 w¢th a I￿/• discount applied in recognition of the vacant incumbeiit P051tion until (￿￿￿er 2025. The PCC was able to pay £15,391 leaving an outstanding balance of £12208 against the r¢vis¢d allocation. The diocese and Ikanery We￿ involved in the process reqUi￿d to reduce paym￿ts. The PCC llot￿ that the Parish Share is a tsTg¢t ailoc4tion rather than a 5ratutory obligation. Wilh 6ffect from JgE]uary 2026 the monthly payment has been reduced lo £83, wt(h the tK)5ition to be reviewcd quarterIy in the I1￿)t of income pcrfoTman¢e. Dia¢ussions with both DiEw¢, I)cartery new buwfice are ongosng 8nd fomi part of our strategic development plant of recovery thL7)ugh 2026. liicome Planned giving of £20.307 I2￿24.. £20381) T￿]Sined broadly stsble. The PCC xknowledg¢s the IJnportan￿ of Sustaining and growing the regulargiving base through actiye SteW￿bIp. Loose Pla￿ ¢ollections increased to £2.57712024.' £1.6291. Donaiions whioh include use of use of the Church Rootn iotsiled £7,819 {2024: £3,580). General Donation received a one-off do[￿lon of £1.500 in 5UPPOrt of the Link maga7AfJe's advertising ¢4)sts ¥Ad Church Hail letung5 generattd £5,741 (2024- £3.3231, reflecting increased community use of the facility. Gitt Aid receip￿ were £6,092 (2024.. £5.390), refte¢ting the continuing of eligible donors, declerntions. Legacies,, no legacy receivd in 2025 {2024.. £10.000). Tr..e PCC hai notified b> solicitots of a forthwming legacy foi. 2026, ihough the amount is not yet knowtL BBFfF(CB) income wos £30,808 (2024.. £19.566). The Ba¥ker Bridge House Trust -church Brnnch (BBHT) reimburses Ihe PCC for (x)sts ineurted in the upkeep And mainttnanct of the church building8 and grounds to ￿U[E it is fjt for pujpose. The it]crease over 20?4 reflects a siguificandy higlier level of maiateDance and repair activity c&￿i￿ out during the year. Expenditure Costs outside ihB BBFrr (CB) grant were kept widerc4)ntroI d￿l￿g 20?5. liCn￿ of noie include.. o Upkeep of Services.. £2:97611024.. £1.207A iT)¢ludittg L?.ilO for new altsr ¢lo¢lLS. o AdDiinistrAiion.' £5,181120?4.. £:,1911, including£6i2 for rq)lac¢ment oificE equipmeTLL o Audit fee". £1,060 {2024.. £1,680). Tefleding the full year charge including the BBHf (CB) lo￿[e￿ £2,400, ao acciual for BBHTICB) ￿sted in 2024 iThthe A¢eounts forthe techarge and therefor incre&%ed the cost in 2025. Barker Btidge Ho￿Se Trust Churc]i Bratjch IBBHT(CB)) AII BBHT expenditure of £30,808 {2024'. £19,566) is fully reimbLirsed by the TNSL The signiflixnt in¢re4se over 2024 driven by two esseiitial itein5 of ¢apiiai Jnaintenan¢e: n Ro(>f aJFd bUildi￿g repairs: £8,130 - nevssary wot*s to the church TIK)f and fabric to maintaiTh the build&ng ID 8tKd repair. o Soiind sysiem". £4.956 - Iylacement and Up￿de of th¢ chuT¢h alldio systh. e8selltiai for scrviw and coJDmunity These two iteJn8 together a￿u[￿t for £13,086 ofthe incrwe in Tnaintenance costs COmpa￿d to thB pThoryear. Tlie Liiik ￿l￿gaZine The Link projeci recordcd a defi¢it of £681?024- deficit of £3.094}. The sUbs￿lia1 improveinent on the prioi. year due 10 the one-off £'.,500 doiiation tE¢eived to offsa professional printiiig Costs. Printing expenditure continues to rise yeai. oil year, &nd with the one-off contriburioii the susi￿nablI]ty of the CLrrent model requitcs review. The Liiik fui)d holds a ball￿¢£ of £2,710 to meet shortf&ll-. The Treasurer will ratse the FQSitioJi with the Editor wid Vicar 2 iletns to note - The way The L￿K is published often mea]]s the printitlg costs are paid out befott the adveilisemeni incoTh¢ is received eacb qLlarter- sotne advertisers pay annually, Some weditiOIL.' Page 5 Th Parish Chet tma Jlwort of he I. lor the IDec ber2 25 .The LfNK is operated by volunteers as a ￿0¢ for profit comniwjity maE8zin¢ linking Church and Community togeilier. Outli￿k And Sl¢wgrdship The PCC remgnises thAt die charity cannot rely on the gen¢r05ity of J small gttsup of regulaT dDnots remaining at Lwrrent levels indefiniiely. It is essential to attr&t new giver5 and to find ￿yS of increasing lllcotne across all sttEams, The PCC will considcr its pkns for stew?nlship and fundraising ai ￿ earjy meeting in 2026, having regard to the ongL>ing unccrt&inty over Parish Shgse levels. Re5erv¢s Policy ie PCC iiiaintain3 iinre51ricted resenrs at a level consi5tcni wrth pro1ec*ing the charity's operationat Iqobiltty. At 31 Deceiiiber 2025. unresrricted frec Lf5¢Tves (excluding fixed assets) wert £10,6I8 12024.. £9,244). The tw¢lees consider Èhts level adequat4 whil¢ rwognising thernttd for continued growth given d)e PaTish Shareobligotion5. Going CoDce The trustees have carefully and with due diligcnce the charitys p)sition. incoine proleaion￿ and expenditure wmmitments. They are satisfied th4t th¢ PCC ad¢qy8te re50ur¢es to contit)ue in operntional existence for th¢ forese¢abl¢ fvture and that the going concern b8Sis ofpreparation ranains appmwyats. s rRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MèlNAGEMENT Governiii Documeii The Ch￿"Ity is £oi'erned by the Parochi21 Churrli CovnGiI Powers M%tsurc 11956) ￿ amcnded and Chu￿￿ Represeiitsiion Rulcs. ntitme tm t of trnSt qembcrs of the Dat¢het PCC are ¢itlier ex offi¢io (Viw and Chuwhwarden& any Dear,ery 8ndlor Di(￿8&11 Syiiod Itpirsentalive$l or elected by the Annual ParWhi￿ Churth Me£tinD in accordance with the Church RepresLr4ration Rliles. Page 6 ie hof evi rt of the Tru for the Y Ended r 2025 REFERENCE AND ADMINIsfRATIVE DETAIIS Regisler¢d Charity Nimbers 1131279 The cliarity i5 regiS￿red Und￿ the name The Parochial (Jjurch Council of die Ecclesiastic￿ Parish of St. Mary the Virgin, D&t¢het but is more wmmonly k]20wn as the Da￿et PCC. ThE dwity w&g registered ￿ th¢ Cliarity Commissio on the 21 Augus¢ 2019. Contaet infortEhntlon: Mrs Fiona Norton The Parish Office St Marys Vi¢arag¢ London Road DalGhei Sloygh SL3 gJW BAnlL' CAF Bank LiEnitrd P.0. Box 289 Ivest Mailing Keni ME194TA Independent EKaminer: Tirn OBrieii ACA 'riiii O'Brith CA The Green Darchei Beikslitir SL.19AS Tre*sur¢r Mr Michael P Edivard5 until Oct 2025 MrsK Jhaj from Octob¢r2025 ViGar'. Revd Andrcas Sistig (from 13th Oct 2Q251 Churchwt￿dC￿s.' Mrs Eiaioe Ea5tham Mrs Sally-Anne Jarvis Rtprc5entatives on D¢ancry Synod: Elwne Easth8m s S81ty-ADneJarvis EleLted Members: Mrs Helen Jusen Dr Eiriwi Davies Caroline Cole Mrs Rowena Mignot Mrs ca￿)line Kennedy Cwpred Member Appjvved by ordei. of the boaTd of tNstees on..... 171.&s..I .2&è.S..... and signed on its behalf by.. Revd A Sistig- Truslee Poge 7 amine t t tl)¢ TTUS The Parish f Independent exsmiNer's iryort to the trustees of The Pari8h of St M#ryThe VI￿1￿, D4tthet I report to the chwity irustees on my exatnin&rion of the a¢￿￿nIS of The P8ri5h of St M8ry The Virgin, Datchel {th¢ Trusil forthe y¢ar ended 31 December 2025. R￿S1)0￿5]b]E1tlEs and b9sis of report As the ¢harity truste¢5 of the Tru51 you ￿¢ rtsrA)nsiblc for the prepthtion of ihe a¢wunts in accord￿1¢¢ with the quirtments of the Charitie8 Aci 2011 Cihe Aa,). I report in re5Ptcl of my ¢x8minAtion of the Trusfs ￿COuntr ￿rri￿ out linder Section 145 of the Act and in carrying out Iny examination I h8ve fr)Ilowed ail applicable Dirtttions wve]i by the aiarity Commission under SeGtioD 145151(b) of the Acr. Independent exAniiner's statsmen¢ I have CO￿pIt1¥1 my examination, I confim) that no mate￿al matt￿5 h&ve wme kn my att￿ltiOn iti connection with ih¢ exarniE)aiion giving me caus¢ t(p b¢li¢ve that in any mat¢ri8] r&¥pA'. ftc¢ouating recorda were not k¢pt in re5pea of the Tn￿t&s iequired by Section 130 of the Act. or the accounts do notaccord with those records- or rhe a¢￿￿TrIS do not comply with the applicable JT4uirements Wjkcerning the fom) and content of accounts Set out iii the Charities {A￿ur.tS alld Reports) Regulations 2(M)8 other than any requirement d)al the accounts give a true and fair view which 1$ tjot a tnatter considered as part of w] iTrdepeDdent examinotion. I liave no coiicerns and have come acro&S llo Otl)er EnattetB in ￿nneCtIon wtth thc examin&tion £0 which attention should bE drawn in thi5 re ri in order to enable a pn)per under5&1ndrng ofthe aceounts to b¢ ￿￿￿ed. rim O'Brien ACA Tim O'Brien CA The Green D8lchet BerkshiiE SL3 9AS Date.. Page 8 The Parish latement Year Vtnancial A -,de 31 itie ejnber 31.12.25 Total funds 31.12.24 Totsl fitnds Unrestrictrd nds Restricted fi]n(L INCOME AND ENDOWMEPITS FROM Donations and legacies 35295 1,500 36.795 41,188 OthLr trading Activities Invesunent in￿me 36.802 91 39.742 IS2 29,439 233 61 Totsl 72,188 4,501 76,689 70,860 EXPENDNURE ON Raising funds 3,354 3,354 1,780 Charttable activitles Charitable Adiviti&8 67,4160 4.569 T2.029 69,782 TotAI 70.814 4.569 75383 71,562 NET INCOMEI(EXPEI NDITURE} lJ74 {68) I J06 (7021 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Toi#l fund¥ brougiit forwaTd 11244 13.559 24,803 25.505 TOTAL FUNDS CARRtED FORWARD 11618 13.491 26,109 24,803 The note5 fomi part ofthtse fillwjtial statefflcnts P8ge 9 e Paris Balance hee 31.12.25 TDt&l fimds 31.12.24 Tor fvnds Unrestyict¢d Restricted fun¢ls filnds Notes IIXED ASSE'rs Tfjiigible as5¢ts 2,000 CIIIIREN"r AsS￿[s Debtors C￿h at bank 10.140 3.918 10,140 19,351 6,773 15,M3 14.048 15.443 29,491 33,358 CREDITORS Amoui)ts fAlling due within oney 13,430) (1,952) {5,3B2) (10,555) Nrf CURRENT ASSETS 10.618 13,491 24.109 21803 TOTAL ASSF.TS LESS CURRENr LIABELITILI S 11618 13.491 26,109 24,803 NCI T ASSE13 22.618 13,491 26.109 24,803 FUNDS Unrtslricia fvnds Kestriclcd futtds 10 1?.618 13,491 11,244 13,559 TOTAL FULYDS 26,109 24.803 'the financial StrLtemenlS wexe approved by the Boatd of Trustres and a￿thOrISed for issue . and were SI￿1Cd on its behalf by: on E tht]iam- I￿￿(te S-ti Jarvis- TtLisie¢ The noies fomi part of Ihese fin8tJcial sthtenients Page 10 Th Thevi Noteg to the Fin r the Year End nc&al Statern cm er 2025 AccouwfiNG POLlCtES Bgsis of prep#ring th¢ financial ststemtnts The financial staÉements of thr charity, wliich is & public bEnefit entity under FRS 102. have b¢¢n prepared in accordancc with the Charities SORP IFRS 10?) 'A¢LX)unti]2g and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparitlg their accounts in accoTdance with the Finan¢ial Rewr*.iiig Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Irelwid (FRS 1021 (effective l January 20191,. Finallcial Reporting strndar￿ 102 The Finaneid Reporting Standard applicable in the UK Republi¢ of Ir¢Jand' and th¢ Cliari(ies Act2011. The financia] strdternents have been pttpared under the historical cost conventioii. The presentation C￿rrenCY of th¢ financia] sktements is Poulld S*rltrsg 1£). Gent￿ funds wresent the funds of the PCC that gre Mt $ubjeL* to &ny r&%triciions regarding their use #nd ar¢ avail&ble for application on the gCner￿ purwses of the PCC. Funds d&5tgrthted for a partiwlar purwse by thc PCC 9tt ￿$0 ynttsiricted. The aceounts in¢lude ail ttW15aciion4 assets and liabiliti￿ for which the PCC is responsible in law. Tl)ey do not in¢lud¢ the accoJnts of church groups that owe their tnain &ffiliaSion to another body nor those that are infDmial gatherings ofChuKh mernber5. Jncome Recognition Voluntllry iiicome eapital soukyes - CollefflÈons are re¢ognised i¥heLi received by oron I￿h2]f of the PCC. - Plan4ed giving receivable under pledge is Tecognised only ivhen ￿e1ved. IncoThe Tax that is recoverable on Gitt Aided Planned Giving and Oift Aided Donations made during the year are estimated 9￿d Te¢tsgnised in thatyear. - Grants and legacies accounled for when rEceiv&l by tbe PCC. Gross illeome from events and theliiiti¢s - To the &xteni that 5uffiGieni records Rre available. monies r&ised throu￿ ￿nd rnising a¢tiYities are accouTrted for gross, whilst eosts associated wirh fund rnisin8 are ￿garded as resources used. Income from Investments - Dividend% and int¢rc5t ar6 arcounred for when receivable. - Tax re¢ov¢rnble on such incorne is recognised in the sa￿le accounting year. xpenditure Rettsgnilion Grntits - Grants and don&tion$ a￿ a¢￿unt￿ forwhen paid oul. Where the PCC has a binding obligation l(> make an awaTd for the Wi¢ular accouTrting year, this is o¢counted for ¢v¢n if it llot been paid. Activities directly relating to the work of the Church The dio¢esaii quots. or parish share is accounted for when payable. AAY quots wipaid at 31 DecellibeT is provided for tn these AC¢OUtJts as an operational (8lthou8h t)￿ leg￿) li&biltty and is shown &8 a Gr¢ditQT in the Balance Sheet. Fixed Assets CoiLsetnited land and buÉldlngs movable church furni8hinES - Coiisecrated nnd beneficed property 15 ex¢luded from the a¢coullts by sections of th¢ Challties Aet 2011, No value is placed on Inove&bl- church ￿M]ShingS held by the chutrh wardens on special trLJSt oftrie PCC and whi¢h require a iaculty foT disposal ssnce the PCC considus thi¢ to be iiialienable propErty. All Expenditure iiicui'red diii'iDg 14e year on collsecrated or ￿er1¢t buildtngs and ITJove&ble Churc￿ funiishinJo J wliethei. Inaintengnce or Improve￿e￿I. is ivritten ofl- as exp¢ndilure iii the StsteJi)ent Of Fiiiancial Activities and 5epardtely disclosed. Pftge 11 continu¢d... ?c Par Dalche Not lo the FinA￿la for the Year & ded 31 state￿en - continued 'ember 20?5 ACCOUTriTING POLICIES- contlnu¢d Bssis of preparing the fiMonei81 stAtememts Other fixtiires, fitiing5 and office equipment Equipinent Used within the church premiw parish offJc£ is depreciated on a straight-lin¢ basis oveJ 4 years. Piaiios Are not depr¢riated. - Individual items with a purchase prirx of £l.O(Kk or Mryttt¢Thoff when the asse£ is BCqUi￿. Current assets - Amounts owing to the PCC at 11 December ui resrKct of fw grant% IncotELe refullds, or other incotTr¢ ar¢ shown as debtors Ic5s provisiotl for amounts that ￿￿Y Prove to be non ¥ecovcrable. OTHER TRADING AcrivtTt 31.12.25 31.12.24 Fundrdising ¢veDts F¢¢s- weddings etc Advertising in ihc Link PFintinE income Friends of Saknt Marys Refund fronTr RBHT 3,380 2,192 2.940 2SQ 172 30,808 3.275 3,562 2,865 172 19,565 39,742 29,439 INVEsfMETrrr INCOME 31.12.25 Inter6st 152 233 TRusfEES' REMUNERATION AT4D BEiYEFTrs There were no tw&ie&s' reinuneration or other beTrEfrts for the year etided 31 Decembw 2025 nor for the year endd 31 December 2024. Truste¢s' ¢xpenses There were no trustees, expenses paid for the year ended 31 I)eCem￿ty 2025 nor for the year eaded 31 De¢¢mber 2024. COMPARATI&'ES FOR THE sfATEM£Nf OF FINANCIAL AcfIvJTIES Unrtstricted flltids Rcsb'ictrd funds Tot81 fi]nd5 INCOME AND ENLX)WMKNfs FROM Donatioiis and letra¢jes 41.188 41,188 Othei. trfiding octivities Invesiincni incotne 27.259 124 LISO 109 29,439 233 Totsl 68.571 1289 70,B60 EXPEI NDITlJkC ON Raising fiinds 1.780 1.780 Page 12 ¢oiitinued.. h of SÉ Not h Fir.ancial Statements- conliniicd or th Year Ended l December COMPAIi4TIVES FOR THE sfATEMENTOF FINANCIAL AcrtVlTIES- continued Lnrestri¢i¢d Restri¢ted fiIRds Total fund5 Chai'itsble fictivities Cfriaritsble A¢tivities 64J99 5,383 69,782 TotAI 66.179 5,383 71.562 NET INCOMKI{LXPETriDITL'RE) 92 {3.094) 1702) RECO.YCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought fonvard 8.852 16.653 25.505 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 11244 13559 24.803 TANCIBLE FIXED ASSEIS The fixed assets valua 8t £2,000 relates to a piano that has been held at cost since pUrch￿t due to the nature of the asseL A Valuatioll on othu 8sseu for insurance pUr[X>￿ was last undertaken ift January 2015. The curren¢ (nsur¢d sums for fir¢ are Buildings £8,118J58 Ctsnients £226,000 In ¢xchangc for a redu¢iion in annual premiutn the PCC have wpted an of £l,IXK> on cl9ill￿. DEBTOKS.. AMOUP*TS FALLING DUE wrrH1Tr4 ONE YEAR 2025 2024 Barker Bridge House Thist Ftm Revenue &Cu5tou]s Priiitinrw In¢oine Easy Fiindraising 8.115 6,302 471 37 10,140 6,773 Page 13 contiiiued... rish or Dal es to t.ie Fin . Endea 3 tatements- (x)ntinu 2025 CREDrroRS., AMOUNTS FALLINC DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2025 2024 AwNed Expenditure Agency Colleciioi)s 5.183 10.386 158 SJ82 10.544 LOANS An inalysis of the mathTity of loans is given below: 31.12.25 31.12.24 Amounts falling due within one year on dem3nd= Bank overdrafts io, MOVEMETrrr IN, FUNDS Net movement funds At 31.12.25 At 1.125 Ulli'&strictul fund5 G¢n¢rnl fund l E,244 1.374 12.618 Restricted fuiids Restyicted fuilds 13559 1681 13,491 TOTAL FUNDS 24.803 1,306 26,109 Net Inov¢ment In futlds. inrluded in the above are as follows.. I￿￿)mIng Resources rosources expettded MovLxnent in fvnd5 Uiirestri¢ted fuiids Genern] fiind r2,188 (70,8141 ,374 Restricted fuiid5 eslricted funds 4,501 (4,569) (68} TOI'AI. f4 UNDS 76.689 {75.383) 1.306 COEltiiiued... eP hofs Datch¢t ot¥5 I Statements ¢0 for th Y r Elided 31 De¢ er 202 tinued 10. MOVEMEiYf Iy FUNDS- coDiinued Comphratives for movement fun Net movement irj thnds Al 31.12.24 Atl.124 Uiirestrlcted futtds General fund 8.852 2J92 11244 Re5tiieted fun(L8 R¢stricted futlds 16.653 (3,094) 13.559 TOTAL FUNDS 25,505 (702) 24,803 Comparative net movement in funds. induded in the aiK)ve aff follows.. In¢oming Resourtes eKpeDded MoV￿nent in fvnds Unnstrieted fun( General fuftd 68J71 (66.1791 2,392 Ros¢ri£ted fuTh( R¢51ri¢ted funds 2289 (5,383) (3,0941 TO'fAL FUNDS 70,86D (71.562) (702) A CUTNt yEar 12 Inonth5 and prioryear 12 J2Jonths combined position is a5 follows.. Net ov¢ment in funds At 31.12.25 At I.1.24 Unr¢stiicted fund5 Genernt thnd 8.852 3,766 22.618 Restraeted funds Restricted funds 16.653 (3,162) 13,491 TOTAL FUYDS 25.505 26,109 P3ge 15 continued... IILe P rtsh D&t¢het evi Noles to the Fi ncial t&t¢ment%- continued cerp. 10. MOVILMEI NT tN FUNiKS- continued A current year 12 months and prior yew 12 m(mths ujmbined nel inoveffleDt in fi[[￿. included in the above aty follows., Enwming R¢soutC¢S xpendpAI Mov&n¢nt in fund5 Ui)re5tricted fMn(ts Gener￿ fimij 140,759 {136,993) 3.766 R*gtritt¢d funds Restrtcted funds 6.790 (9.9521 13,162) TOTAL FUNDS 147.549 (146,9451 604 Desi￿ted lunds of ¥239 for choirund youth work is included in unrestricted generd fund atthe year ¢nd. Detai15 of the mov¢ment of restricted and designated fynds in 21)25 Fund Trallsfrr Income Expeudiwrp. Balanc 0110112025 BalaTrcc 3 JI IZQQ?S esi%iiAted f4 iIILds (Unrestrict¢d funds d.signated bv the PCCI rixcd Assets Fuiidb lTheP(l owns c(Jnipuler, a 18wntnower. apiano, apiano stool and sundry small equipm¢ntl.OiJly the piano has a value in the balance sheel. 2.0(KJ Cliildreii w]d 'oiith Work Fund Choir dnd Youth Woik FuTrd 239 239 C.MS Wyvc d Congo Mi&5son R¢stl'iLted Fuiid5 Link Mggaziiie FiindlEsiablished in 1999.1 4JOI (4.5691 2,778 2.710 Page 16 contlllLl¢d... ePar Datchel f S Nol¢ the Vinanci&l temenf8. eon IDcemb r 2025 ID. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- continued AnneThoma5 Barker Br(dge House TNSI Choir Mu8ic and Resources Fund 170 170 Chur¢b Community Centre Proj%t (part reStrIc￿d} (This fvDd is design&ted by th¢ PCC for the replacement ofthe Church Room aDd other purposes the PCC may decide.) Gordon Mu¥ray lJegacy 9.239 9239 Percy Whitford Choii. Miisic Fund 520 520 Towerlsteeple repair fund Valeri Butler 1,000 Total (Designaied and R￿￿eted).' 4,501 (4,569) 15.957 15,889 RELAI'ED PARTY DISCLOSiiRES There were no rel*¢d party tran5acitons forth¢ year elld￿ 31 D¢cetnber2025. 12. BARKF.R BRIDGE HOUSE TRUST ie Church Branch of the fhatity of the Robert BaJ*er, or the Bridge House Twsf known ￿ the Jlarker Bridge HOUSE Trus; {Church Brar.¢h} may apply its llicome to the repair of the Churrh. By consent of th¢ Charities Coinmission aulhorised expenditure has beell exp2nded to include the a[￿ex￿ church mom, prevent&t&vc niailltenancr. rquipment to enable this, reneiYRJs. cleanittg, insurance, beatin& vl#tricity. water and care of tliE ¢liur¢h yard. In 2025 the trusiecs met claitns from the PCC of£30,808 (2024 £19,565). The Trusi is a regi￿ttEd ¢hai"ity and independent of the PCC FuTrds )Tcovered r￿M other 50UDX whi¢h BBHf (Church BJYnch) would odieiw￿e have refiinded are also rec￿lded here. The Church Cotnmission¢rs and tlie Listed Churches Gr8n¢ Sclitme ix)Ih contrtbute to Church I￿¢COratIo￿l wheti cai;ed upon. Page 17 coniinued... The ofs totheFi arEn nct I Statements- ed31D mber )025 iniied or 13. DETAILS OF FL'ND RAISING The following monies we4T r￿Sed in 2025 forthe gEnEtd purtK)se5 of the Church:. IncoThe St. Ni¢hola5 Fair Table top sale Sale of chuich Cards Easy fvndrai5in8 Summer fclc 2579 348 59 73 316 3380 14. FIUENDS OF sr MARY'S DATCH A FrEends Organi￿tion estsblithed in 1997, which operates as sU￿c￿minittBt of ¢h¢ PCC. All income is ¢ollected in a separate battk acwiint for a periodic tr2nsfer to the PCCS Genera] Fund. In 2025 £Nil (2024 £Nil) wa5 transfefftd to the PCC A suinmwy ofthe Friends of Sl Mary's finaticial thirs is ser 0￿belO￿V..- Subscription5 and donations T&x recovery Interest rec¢ived 172 A balanGe of £1.453 (2024 - £1,257} w8s in hw]d and forward at the 31 Dec¢inber 2025 included in th¢ general funds. 15. THE BRIDGE Dat¢liet P￿"1S17 Ccntre, known &s the The Bridge, is.a ￿MpaThy Indepe￿dent of thc PCC. Und¢r tiie terms of guaiantee given by tlie PCC The Bridg¢, may request a loaTr fiDJn the PCC if it has insufficient lunds to pay Élle IElli OF 24, The GITeM Datchet. To ih- ext￿1 it is ab!¢ Tr.e Bridge, will repBy any such loan from its trddiiig surplus. Page18 )iitinLied,.- rish of D Icfriel Notes he Financial Stateinents- contit)u for thc Year E41 l Decemb¢ 16. APPORTIONMENf OF BANK INfERL Intetut was apportioned to each fimd relative to its aversge balance. Page 19 IkPar D tcli6t in Detail for th¢ St8tement o ial Activities l De¢emb 2 31.1225 31.12.24 INCOMB AND ENDOWMCI Do￿￿tIonS and leggti&¥ Planned giving Donotions Gift aid Leg￿1¢5 Christ.'Mas spr¢ial servic Collections in cnsh Donarioiis ro Church Community 20,307 2,078 6,092 19.381 256 6,390 10,000 205 1,633 3,323 2,577 5,741 36,795 41,188 Other tnLdiiiE ictivltses Fundraising events Feu- weddings etc Advert15ing in the Link Printing incorne Fi'icnds of Saint Mo]ys Refiind frorn BBHT 3,380 2,192 2,940 250 172 30,808 3275 3,562 2,865 17? 19.565 39,742 29.439 Inyestnient ¥iiconiL Int¢￿st 152 233 Totsl ineomittg resou￿e8 76.689 70,860 EXPENDITURC RHislng donAtioiis and lewacieg Covefr.ap.¢e co Costs of Chuwh rooEn eVe￿ts 3.060 294 1,680 100 3 J54 1,780 Cli#ritsble aetivitivs Rates And thaiei- BBHT filnded Tnsurance- BBHf funded l.iglit and heat.BBHT fvnd Telephone Administration AdministratoV5 sa[￿Y Siindries C.leanin¥- BBFrr fvrKled 364 5,252 4,600 815 266 5,089 6.095 984 2,445 7,570 1,604 2,379 24,000 1,038 4,468 55,938 8,112 351 2,679 Deanery share Link expetises Can'ied forward 648 4,749 46,829 Thi5 page does Mlt forni part of ilie slaw￿ry financial statements Page 20 1be Dat het sho iled S QokntLtement ofFi nci81 Activ rEnd l Dece r 2025 31.l125 31.12.24 ChMritRble Activities Brought fOrn¥￿d Upkeep of serviGeS Organist's sahry Rclief organigts Org&Thist and ¢hoir expenses Vi¢&i's expenses Church Maintenan￿- BBHT fund L¢wies expcnd¢d 46,829 3,668 4,880 766 137 63 15,686 55,938 1.657 4.906 240 1,032 156 4,853 1,000 72,029 69.782 Total resowces expEtded 75,383 71.S62 Net ineomel(expenditur¢) 1,306 {7021 This page not f¢)nn partof the statufory finwjcithl s(atenients Page 21