ST AUGUSTINE'S IPSWICH ANNUAL REPORT and FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 DECEMBER 2025
The Church of St Augustine of Hlppo. Ipswich Registered charity number1131319 Financial year ended 31 December 2025 CONTENTS Trustees, Report 3-7 Legal and Admlnlstratlve Information statement of Financial Activities (including summary income and expendlture account) io Balance Sheet 11 Notes to the Financial Statements 12-18 Independent Examlner's Report 19
ST AUGUSTINE'S IPSWICH TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025 The board of trustg0s present thelr r8POrts arKI occounts for Porochh71 Church CcuncII of St AugUStlne'8 churc Ipswch ('st Augustine's. Ip5wlch) for the period endlng 318t December 2025. The Parochlal Chuich Councll Ipcc) has t)oen a cfmirlty r•Jlstorgd wlth the Charlty Commlsslon (Charlty numbef1131319) slnce Juty 30, 2009. Th8 m8thod of Oppdntlnt ol PCC membors Is sat out In thè Churth Rfjpresontatlon Rul0& All Church members ore ancouroggd to ieglstsr on the Electotal Roll and stand lor electlon to the PCC whkh In 2025 compris8d 24 membgr The porochial Church Councll met on six occo$lon$ dIrrfJ 2025 tho APCM (Annuol Paroehlol Councll Mgedngl took place on May13, 202& Locatl•n and Facllftl st Augu8t1$ IFwhich1g sltuotod on th&lunctk of FIx8tU4 Rood orKI 8eShaM Roo4 Ip8vhch. It 1$ port ot th9 Qlocese of St Edmundsbury ond I¢ vAthln thg Church of England. Tho PCC has maintenance reswnsitmlltles lor the wholo chuich compth Ichurcts Lontem Room ond Thé Hub). Th• corrg$F)ondonco address Is Church Office, Th• Hub, BucklgstJm RtsJ4 1P¥[cl[ IP3 8TH. El•ctoral Roll and Att•ndan The nevly ¢omplled Electoral Roll prwred lor the 2025 Annuol Church Me8tSng show•d195 people on the Church £ItOr01 RdL 117 of whom were resklent wfthln the p]rlsh orKI 78 who wero not. Thg overoge wgekty attendanco at vrShIP Cnted in Cctober wo$ 178 odults ond 29 chlldren. Wth oth8r mldweek chlldrèn'$ youth ond communlty aCtlt we e8tlmoté th• overage weekly reach of our rnln18try In 2025 to bo close to 400 poo Volunlwr• st Augu1,$ Ipswlch benefft8 Irom tho d&JkotoU work of a large numbgr otvolunteers. In accordonce th FRS102 and the clIt[&S SORP (FRS 102), th9 gc¢)nom5c eontrllyjtlon ot general volunioors16 not r8co9ni8ed In the80 accounts. Obl•cts and knthfftl st Augustins PCC had the re8FrfJnb11ty of ctroperaliry 7hryth the Incumbont Revd Al Metcalle In promoting in thB ecde$losti¢ol wrish the whcle vlslon of the thureh whlch Is to muk• dl•clple• ol J•w• as we golhtt in his narr. yowdeeper in his W¢yd oTrJ glv• away at V•P have. We are speclfinlty ¢omrnltt8d to praytng an¢J for gTOVrth In three key areos.. chlklron. young peopla and lomilie4 disciO$hoP to Jesus through smoll groups orKI course4 gskwclalty Alph ond ministries of compossion to r1 commuw. Hovlng phJnted le0 slnee 2020, véa havo sean o new phase of rebjlldlng ond grllWt by God's gracg surpassiry pr*wndemic levels of attendance, pjrticipation ond mlssional imp]ct Wè are more eager thon evor to play our part in growtng tho ktngdom ol God hore in IF)MC
Publk B•nofft In accordance with our duties st(rted in sectlon 17($) of the CfKJrit105 Art VB hove consldered thè guldonce provld8d by th& Charlty Commission In relotkln to Publ bènellt This public ts8neff( ho$ again been damon¥trated by tho ocllltto5 urartakfjn thts Y)r outllned below. rho book of Revobtlon drLM bjck th8 Curtoln on fdstcKy's great dwtlnotloTY.'o great muftftude no one could coun¢ Irom every natiory trlbe, P8OFAo and languog9, StarKllng bglorg tha thr0 and before thè Lamb, (?.9). Th1818 where all thirys or? he¢xling- o worship th¢rt is both gloriously 1VerSal and intlmately persond. whoro every IrKINklual volce Ilnds Its In one great song. rt 1$ thg goal of oll mission. Whot thrllls u$ Is thot we do not to untll otOTnlty to catch a gllmp88 of thb vl$lorL In tho church ol Jesus ChrlgL oven In our smoll corner of Suffoll we are bgcoming o foretoste of that groat chorus of wShIP and prolse, a lamlty of all ages rKlltloS arKJ backgrounds. As part of the HTB Ngtwori at st Augusiin8'5 desire to ploy our wrt in tho w4angoll$oUon ol the nJtbns, the revltollsatlon ol the church th• tron$tomM)tk)n of soclety. Qatherlry regularly in %w$hip ond prayer lorms the heort of our Ilfe tog8thw. In 2025. we fld publlc worshlp overy wook of tho year, twAce on Sundoys (9 ond10.30am) and on Thursdays {10.30am). Worshlp Is off•re(l in $tsveTal distlnct $Wes- Icmjd and Ilvety. cmtemplatlva and tr(>altlonol- wlth h05pltallty, reveienco and occes$ltJlty as ¢)ur hlghest volues. Our rn1$try tea b]nd and servlce volunteers grew in Ilne with thg growth in worshlppgfs. In 2025 rolntrcJucod prayer mlnlstry Into gvery Sunday Borvlcg thanh to O tralngd onthuslastk too In our offlclal'stotlsdcs for Mlssion. $ubmiy5th VM rei>)rtod a r&3ulor worsh1prYJ communlty numberlng 280 pgop4 wlth 227 0tt8ndlng we. We hostod three pray8T meotlngs wegkly (Monda at 9.30om ond 7.30pn Thursday5 at 7om), avgroging 40 portldpant& Ixus quarterly mlchve8k Klngdom Comg nlght& CIrThJ oround 50 to evening goth8rin9s. Wo oro a communlty whl¢h love$ to worshlp and proy. Ouf Halt Nlghts of Prayer contSnued to b90r fruh In 2025, gotherlng pPIe from St Augu$tine'$ and other Ip8wich Chuh&S eoch term tor unltgd wor$hlp and Intgrcesslon for the'rlslng generatlon, of chlldrery young people and young odult& W8 h(we been moved ond encouraged to wttness not onty o growlry hunger ftx PToy8r across th8 towrn but the unmlstakable frult ol God ongwerfng t18 prayers- vislbly In thg growth ol our own youih (d lamlllo8 mlr¥8ty, but also Sn that of schwl Cus and regional youu) Trstry. Followtng Jesus compds us to Sre his goodness vAth other8, ond wr111g tO99ther Is IncreoslrrfJly chorocterised byloyful InvItlOn to friends and ntiight)ours into the life of our church lomily, trusting that ¢>xl will draw thgm into o livlrg rekrtlonshlp Viih hlmso11. Wo use the Wld'miSsIOn. d6llbgrately- not meroty as'ixiion., trArt os a ¢Joc[aroon ot our calling to makg d15cle% his peop19 rgsponding to hi$ gospel, Ixing transformgd by hi8 Word filled wlth his Sp6riL and sent wt to 8erw8 h18 workl. wa ron four Alpho CWTse$ through 2025- two ewiing ccrfjrses one TrnIng urse and a youth Alpho usirrfJ the nevAy bunched Youth Alpha rrKrterlal& John Moik Comgfs Proctlsing the Way cours8 Introduclng heolthy rhythms ol dIlPleshlP was ransf0M)twg. for som& Although we dldnl ptISe any r4 believers in 2025. we nov&rtNe 8(ThY new ChrISon8 8oved and added to our church fanNIy. In Soptgmber, we woreioined by o team tr7 Through Foith Missions for o wggk ot communlty outreach. The team dcJr-kncrklrvJ C10$$ the parish and offered heoling prayer on the Stree A number from in our church fomitymwo stirrad ond equipp•J to sfrnra thwr foith with many others
hokllTr3 the week in prayw and opening thair homs in hosWIIty- a real wholtrchurch mokillsatlon for miss A Fun in Moy and Itrst ever Trychurch Surw in saptambgr. boih h8ld In pKJrtnorshlp wlth the 14th IpsCh Scouts, ollered loylul. eosy ItaonS 5nto church life ond we have soen fomllies bgcomo part of our community 0$ o direct resutL Thesa erfents vlslblfy to all passod by thor th68 Church - and Jesus himself- 1$ ollve. Sunday 8it4e teochlrB also stre(ff on yTu contlnuad to Insra a1 equlp dlsclples tor dally life. Grow GroAp$ are our moln ol buikling on thls te¢thlro ond hdplng doepen falt vAth our Thursday ev8nlng group movlng Into the Lontern Room to becomo mor8 occesslble and invltotloTral to newcomers. We are prayerfulty Ic)klng to increasg both the number and ease ofjolnlng Grcr (3r¢)uw 08 our G¢Jmmunty gro Our youth ministry contlnuod to grow In 2026. Youth Alp1 unch8d In Jornjary using th9 nwwly relgosed Youth Alpha mot8rial4 opening on exciting wthway for younger dlsclplo& Youth Colé contlnugd to drow teens weekty throughout the yeor, wtth grth¥iTr3 numbers Iolniw Sunday sarvicas and church avent buSldiry tho rela15onsh5ps that turn $torS into communlty. Ngw ntatIOnal communltl88 sprang up In 2025- Ukul81g Joy, Feol th8 BOOL Gam9$ Nlght4 ond TLC Extra - each a notural gatherlng polnt from véhlch FeCF4è can bo wl¢ome further Into church Illo. Tgrmly women's 8vent$ lounel)8d In Juty th o P6mm6 and Pavlovo p2rty, followod by o Plzzo aTh1 Pro88cco evenlng In emri. drawrwJ women from across our outrgoch 9roup5 fof rBlaxod falth ¢CVerSatIonS arKI lurthgr intatIons. Improved soclol reels ond vldaos for Instagram and Fac8book and h¢Jve gn our church faffify fresh, share010 way6 to wont Iri0 towards Jasu Pastoral core ol our church lomity remaln8 tho shorod colllng ol our clwgy teom (d 0 9rowing l)ody ot PO8toral $(tors. trained to brlng horn communion to the ddorly and housgt)ound. Our funeral mlni$lry ond memorlol garden continues to PrOde rlch opportunilles to wolk vthh lomillas through bOrvement ond our monthty BorVeIt group brg tho Weht of grlof togothor In th9 Ilght ol rosurTgCtSon hope. Our monthly seNce ot Prfneé Ggorge care contlnuod to engogè r•sSdènt$ orKI staff wlth hymn scrlpturg and W0r, V• hove seen the open doors to talth for resldents and thèlr lamllles allke. TLC Rgngw WellbèirrfJ Café ¢ontlnued to 1hri eoch Wednesdoy, offorfng Convernotlorn hobbS64 wellbolng 0ltIes, ond a rellectlvo pray8r space- wlth TLC Extra alrg1w in 2025 as a further expression ol thls mlnistry. Our Community CornFQW¢)n Fund contlnugd to offer practlcal help lor th050 In flnancl lrdshIFl Lur£h Club contlnued to vffjlccTh ovar 00 8entor8 ooch monty and ¢)ur Hollday at Homo w8ek broughtjoy ond a serw of connectlon to o totol ot around l¢)0 local senkx$. Th98e minlstries ol compossion are not relY soclal provision- Iheyore expTosslon$ of kingdom ol God brgaktng lry ond wo h¢we seon many find cf renew iheir faith through them. Thgre was mh to celetxate In our Ilfe ttspthèr In 2025. Chr18tmo$ and Eostor agoln dre4V record numbeis Into churcrt vAth swkjl serwcos dr%n9 ¢tygregation ond c¢)mmunty tesethgr ocross Advent Christmas orwj Eo8ter Cw. In the summer. we ogoin h8aded to FU8- odults, young people ormj chlldren togèther enjoying a iong w8ekerKI of wtyshlN toaching and min5sty wlth wldei HTB church fomlty. Wé eontinwj to Invost in OLY large and grftod ¥Y)luntw1godwshSp team through Laad9rs' Wnlry$ foaturlng guest visits Irom Paul Horcourt (All Soints w(f0rd Wells Wine) and sa Peorcg (Chrlstlan chority CEO) ond fftsources from thg leadership Confar8ncg. Welcom8 lunches introduced around two (knèn newcomws to rI¥lOn and value& and our x¢ial mediq now mor8 ¢tIve arKI conlklent leod8rshSB has té¢on* a gTOV4ir¥J m8an$ of inwtation boyond our woll$.
Our laciliti&s trbxtod communtygroup heath FYovidgr4 hxal businass8& ond Scouting Guiding unlts. Tlos With ch¢Jltles Ilke kknne for Gr SuffdK EACH and H9o¢th•Y continuad ok)rKJside our ttvo diospora Churches. including tho MaWlam-SFkI1vj Syrion Orthodox communty- a remlndar thot at st Augusting'4 nollons are alrea bgginnlr¥J to gath8r. Undb•ryh Rood Communlty Chur¢h (LRCC) While stlll op8rotlng urKler our PCC ond regsterod charlty, LRCCS actlvttlgs arg many ond vorfed and desgrve a report ol thdr OVKL TIN$ can b9 fouThY on thekwebsite. w¥.¢¢1P$wlCh.0rgU Slafflng As w811 os three fvll-tlme stlpendlory Cle (Ravds Af Metcaffq Ros VAlltoms ond Sarah Hall). In 2025 St Augu$tinds also emyoyed an Operatlons Monagef (Joo CrlsHihn), a Pastor (Andy Corson). o pjrt-tlme Slta Cleoner (Drd Ck). and o pJrt-tirn& BooWng8 Asslstant Isam Morfev). In Octobgr, Lauron Crisp-Hlhn ioln8d us 08 on OrdlrKnd (trolnoe mini8ter) on otta¢hm8nL Futur• Plan• The ChatY Pn8 to ¢oniinue expandlng ond ¢xldrYJ to Its ftAl$tSry actlvhl&$ Sn forthcomlprtJ pJr4 8ubl8Ct to 8atl8foctory fundlng becomlrwJ avoilabl St AUgU8n8'S Ipswtch aims to accuk3t9 and retaln 08 unro8trfctgd resorve8 012 rTThth¥ runnln9 cost& At tho erKI 012025, unrestrlctgd reserves Tequlred would bo £50,938. Theretorg thls 1$ now withln thls requlroment. FIrn¢[al R•vl•w In t pgrfcé io tho end of 31st Decamb•r 2025. St Augu8tlnrf¥ Ips%lch ral8od o totol IrLon of £307,904 ogalnst o total expendUre of £305,656. Thwetore o surp8 of ÈZ248 mostty offsetdng the pwlous years ddcSt of £3.804 Unr95trlcted and deslgnot8d funds ot the end ot tho year tot01d £107,703. Ot this £94,10118 represented by funds wthin church'$ bonk ¢xcount* De8ignotod hJThJ$ hove bggn allocated r8du¢g¢ leavlr¥J a t>alance ol £1108. Rostrlctgd funds ot tha ol the ygar totollod É529.330 01 thls £465,000 repras8ntod the Communlty Hub Property, IAr¥j £64331 tled up fu18 Nllthln the bonk accounts ThB IlrKJI b)lanco in bank at tho arKI of the yo0rt0tal £158.43l which Includ8d £8.130 bolonging to LRCC. Fcy dgta114 pl¢ba8e see tlnonck)l $totement$. Sol•guardlry Th8 trustegs h(The adopted thg Church of Erolor)tt$ salgguardlng pdlvl. rdorlro to chlldrorL young p8ople. and vulnerable ¢Jduts It was once ogoin approvod ord adopted on December Z 2025 and can b8 found on our websltB at stougu5tinegF)5v¢iCc[g.uk1sBguOrd1ng. Adele Rudland serves as Parfsh Safeguording Officer. $UPF)Orted by the dn safeguarding officer. The trustegs are ornmitted to best Pract in saleguording through the ThplBm8ntotlon of our Olcy, whlch Includ9$ provlslon for D8S checks. satgguordlry troining safor r8crultmonL ofKI FKactical measLfeS to protect evorybody invoknj in and s8Ngd by the churctrL
The trusta8s aro roquired to prepare IlrK]nclal stotefftr for o¢th firnCIal p8flc<l whlch give o tr and tolr vlgw ol the state of afftiirs of th8 ¢hority ar its results for that pwlcKI. In preFKring those Ilnantyal statem8nts the tru$te88 are requir1 Select Suable o¢countirrtJ FlIc19S ond oppty thom conslstonty Makejud9ement8 or¥J estimates that ara r5¢1)1& and Prudent Pr8pore the I(rncIal statemgnts on an ory)INJ corwn bas1$ urJ6ss Itls inappropriatè to ossum8 the charlty wtll contlnue to functlon Tho trust•88 are rosponsllja lof ke8plng of wop8r accountlng records dlsciose reosonoble occuracy at any time the tinancial PotiOn of th& chority. TW are also re$ponslble lor tha safeguardlng ol assets of the charlty ond hence fcv toklrg roasonabje steps tor tho pr8ventbon and dotectlon of troud and other Irr8guloritie& Appro¥ol Th18 roport Was opproved by thg Trustees on 23 Awl 2028 orvj signed on thèlr boholl Tru•t•• R•vd AlhtalrlA•tcall•
Tho Church of St Augustln? of Hlppo. Ipswlch Year ended 31 December 2025 Chorlty r•l•r•nee adminl$tratlved•tall8 Incumbentr. Rov Al Metcome A880clatB COr Rev Ro8 lIamS Curot& Rev Sorah Hall Church Warden& S(Ynson 08oflsan Phillp Stockl6y Tr•asurBr.' Rochel R•nfrv4¥ Sell-supportlng Minlstor. ReNt1 lon Donids Rèpresentatlve Reoder Julle C)onlels Andrwl w$ Colln Scott Molro Brigg$ Jocky Wrlght Adole Rudl( Bev Smilh Chrf$ Cunndl t)an Schmueckgr jnifOr eraco j1• Cook Loulse Cook Slephen Chlttock Stephen Smin Yvonn8 Swan Sue Peitftt ljrn Korse Kalherlng klurphy Jennlfer Axford
Church ol St Augustlno of Hippo. Ipswl¢h Y•ar ended 31 December 2025 Chorlty numl>•r1l31319 R•gl•t•r•d ollk• XAugu•lln•'• C•mmU Bucklegham Road IPSIMCH IP3 8TH Tol.. (01473) n3960 Emoltr. ofIl@StaU9UstlnoslPSWQhnrg.uk Ind•p•nd•ntExamln•r Gryy Petor Bftx>k8s FCA BSC 130 wom1>r Park Womtrrtyjme SoLrth Stoffs WV5 OLY Bank• Uoyth Bonk Fic
The Church of St Augug¢ille of Hippffj Ip$wlcb- 1131319 Sttement of Flttnelal Actlvl¢i¢i ( Inellldu In¢ome and ezpeAdlture) Ye8r ¢nded 31 Deeember 2025 ot Rerfcted Funds UDrextrAct¢d & DeAl%tsted 2025 Total Fundi TotAI FuDds 2024 Ineonk from Donations, legacics & grants lttvestrn¢nts aritabl¢ Activities 2( 55.986 173.238 923 77,757 229.224 92J 77.757 198,478 1.528 77.892 2(b) Total Income 251 918 307 904 277 898 Expendlture OD itable tivitIe 37.964 267.692 305,656 281,504 Total Exp¢ndlture 267 692 305 656 281504 Net Ineome 18,022 (15,774) 2.248 (3.605) Net mov¢ment In fundi 18.022 (15,774) 2.248 13.605) Trittrfer of Fun (573) 573 Re¢oncllltlon of Fundi: Total (und5 brought forword 511.881 122,904 634.785 638,390 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 529 107 703 637 Q33 634 785 The not¢s on pa8es 9 to 18 fonn part of the* finkn¢i•l tht¢ments 10
The Chureh of St Augustlne of Hlppo, Ipswlch - 1131319 Balance Sheet Year ended 31 December 2025 Nole4 2025 2024 Flxed Amets Tangible A&8ets 474,589 471,606 Curren¢ AMet8 D¢btors Bank & Ca5b in hand 11,029 158 431 169.460 11,721 172 532 184.254 Credlton . Amounts falling due within l yeaT io (7,016) {21,075) Net Current Amets 163 179 Tolal Asxt• lem Current Llblll¢ks 637 033 634 785 Reprented by: Restricted Funds 529,330 511.881 Unrestrioled and Designated Funds 107.703 122,904 Total Fundi 637 033 634 785 Signed and approved on the behttlf of th¢ PCC oll 23 April 2026 Revd Alistair Metcalf¢ (Chair of Trust) The notes on th¢ following pag¢s forni part of these fmAn¢iai tements
The Chureh of St Augusthie of Ip$wkh - 1131319 Notes tts the A¢¢ouD¢s Year ended 3 1 Ik¢ember 2(125 l. Ae¢ounting Pollcles (A) Baiii of Aeeouttts Pr¢para¢ion Th¢ financi #atements of the Trust which is public benefit entity &$ def by FRS102. have be¢n prepared ill accordortce with aritieS SORP ( FRS102) Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Stat¢menl of Recommended PA¢tic¢ 4pplIb]e to charities preparing their accounts in accordance wRth th¢ Financial Reportittg Standard applicable in the UK 4ttd Republic of Irejand (FRSI 02) eff¢¢iive l January 2019. th¢ Th4riti¢s Act 201 l. and UK G¢n¢Tally Accepted Practice. The Finaneial Oatements are prep4red on a 8oin8 concern b4si$ under the historie coot ¢onYention modified to include certain items li fair valu¢ when applicable. Th¢ fwancial Slatements are pT¢p4red in sterling which is the functional currency of th¢ Charity. Significant accountxn8 policies applied in th¢ preparation of these fmonclal statements are set out below. Th¢s¢ policies have been consist¢ntly applied to all ye8rs presend unless otherwiÈe st&ted. Reeognltlon of In¢omlD8 rwur¢ All irA¢omin8 resour¢e$ aTe included in the Stst¢m¢nt of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the ¢h4rity is legally cntitled to the income after any perfonnan¢e condiiiort$ hav¢ been me( the amounl can be in¢asuTed reliably and it 1$ prob&blc that the in¢om¢ will be received. Fund A¢¢ountlDII unrerICted fundi ar¢ income funds which •r¢ be SPCDI on the charity's gcn¢ral purpose at thc discretion of th¢ tru51eeldirector& Desl8nted fundi are unrestricted fuAd$ th•t have bttn wi8ned to bp¢cific purpo8¢8 Re$trkted fund$ can only be used tn accordan¢e with the charitable objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by th¢ donor or when funds are raised for particulAr restricted purposes. Further explan4tion of the nature and purpo8¢ of each fund is in¢luded in the notes to the financial st8t¢m¢rtts penll roitl aDd other po•t- retIrent benentl The charity OP¢Tales a dered contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the hurch's pension herne are ¢har8ed io the S¢atem¢ni of Financial Activits'es in th¢ period to which th¢y r¢l4t¢ Expendl¢ure reeognltlon All exp¢ndilure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been clalfied under h¢&dings that aggregate ail ¢osts related to the tegory. Expenditure is reco8nis¢d where there 1$ a l¢gal or ¢onstrucliY¢ obligation io make payments w third partie& it is probable that the settlement will be requir¢d and the amount of the obligalion can be Tcliably. It is eat¢8ori8ed under the followiDg headin8S: IO¥Crab]e VAT is charged as an expense 4ainst the tIvIty for whi¢h ¢xpendithre 8ro5¢. Gov¢rn•ntt ¢oa¢s In¢lude costs of the pr¢paTation and exaltion of statutory ae¢oun4 the cosls of rnst¢¢ rneetin8s and ¢ost of le881 advic¢ to trustees on 8overnAtt¢¢ OT nllutIonAl matters. TIX The charity is Exempt frorn corporation tsx on Ats charitable tivitIe T#x reclalms on doDations and glfts Any Gift Aid and other tsx reclaims are illcluded in the SOFA at the same time 4$ the donations to which they relate. 12
The Church of st Augustine of Hippo IpJwich- I Notes to the Accounts (¢onL) Year ended 31 Dectmb¢r 2025 As8ets Tangible fixed aM¢ts for use by charlty Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost { or deemed cost) or valuation l¢ss accumulated d¢pr¢ciation and accumulated impairnient losses. Costs includes costs direetty attribulable to making the assets capable or operating as intended. These are capitalised if they Gan be used for more than one year, and cost at least £l.000. Th¢y are valued at cost. Depreciation 15 provided at rates lCulated to write off th¢ cost less estimated Tidual value of each asset on a systematic blS over its expected usefill life ls follows: Fixtures and Fittings IIY/• Straight line Golng Con¢ern The Trustees consider that th¢ Gharity remains viable for the year ahe 2(1). Income from gran dottatio•$ and legati 2025 UnrvJtri¢ted Funds 2024 Restrlet Total Total Donations Legacies Granls Total 22.343 2.500 31.143 55.986 168.700 3,538 1,000 173,238 191,043 6,038 32,143 229,224 179.081 1.765 17,632 198.478 2(b). In¢omt from ehArlt•bk ae¢lvlileJ 2025 Unmtricted Funds 2024 R$tri¢t¢d Funds Totsl Total Inoome from hir¢ In¢om¢ from Activities Occasional OtTice Totsl 58,801 13,492 5,464 77.757 58,801 13,492 5,464 77,757 61,030 10.356 6,505 77.892 13
The Chureh of St Augustine of }bpP Ipswkh - 1131319 Note$ to the Accounts (cont.) Year ended 31 December 2025 2025 UnrerIcted Funds 2024 Rutrf¢ted Funds Tot*1 Total (3a) Dlrect Costs Wases and salaries (3b) Support cost$ { Includlng Governance) 2025 Unre#ricled Funds 2024 Restrfcted Fund$ Total Tot41 Activity Costs Comms. Publicity & Advertising Property costs Training Office Expenses Insurance Professional fees Telephone & Broadband Depreciation Bank Charges Parish Share Occasional Office 11.089 384 3,977 33.467 6.851 29,387 2,315 2.637 3.748 1,700 919 1,244 37 131,599 44,556 7.236 33,363 2,315 3,176 3,748 1,700 919 1,244 37 131,599 46,813 8,206 28.977 1.395 2,498 3,596 400 749 821 32 119.574 539 216 493 232 481 216098 TOTAL CHARrrY ACTIvy COSTS 267 692 305 656 281490 14
The Chureh of St Augustine of HAPPOY IpJwi¢h - 1131319 Notes to the Aeeounts (conL) Year ended 31 December 2025 4. Governan¢e Costs 2025 2024 Independent examination Legal and Professional fees 1,500 200 200 400 1,500 5. Employees Wages & Salaries Pensions 71,880 993 72,873 64,694 697 65,391 The average monthly number of staff employ¢d by the charity durin8 the year was as follows: Charitable activities 2wr 2FT There were no employees whose annual emoluments were £60.000 or more 6.Truste¢$' and key man28¢ment persoDDel r¢munerntion expenxg There were no remuncration or Ixnefits in kind made to trustee5. However I I trustees did receive reimbursements totslling £9,833 for travel expenses, training or activity costs Aggregate DoDation8 from Truste In line with the requirement of Paragraph 9.18 of FRS 102 Aggregate donations from trustees. related and connected parties are of the ord¢r of £88,915 (cp £77.136 for 2024) M05t wer¢ received without conditions cxcept for £7670 which was for Sacred Fund £6000. IKcture £570, Focus Bur5ery Fund £1100) Similarly for pr¢vious year just £2000 was for the youth fund Re12ted Party Tran$8¢tionJ There were 3 people with related party transactions. 2 rtlate to activity ¢OSt reirnburscmcnts totslling £172. The other for Andris Korse for £587 wer¢ for building repairs. 15
The Chureb ofs¢ AugustlDe of HIPp Ipswlch- 1131319 Notes to th¢ A¢e•uthts (eiiDLI Yrende 31 D¢¢embtr 2025 7. Tnglble Flxed AMe¢s for by the Cklrlty Y]xbJr¢s and Fillings Bui]dings Totsi Coit Ai l Jan 2025 465.11)0 8213 4227 12,440 473213 4227 477.440 Addiiions for the year At 31 Dveffjbtr 2025 465.lJ)O Dtprttltlort At l Jan 2025 Charge for YcHr At 31 Drf¢mb¢r 202S 1.607 1244 2,851 1,607 1.2M 1851 Net Book V41¢$ At 31 December 2025 465,IKMI 474J89 At 31 Dec¢mb¢T 2024 465.000 471,606 8. Debton: Amoullts faMSni due wlthlu y•ar 2025 1024 Aecounts receivable Gift Aid duc Prtpayments 4.220 6,809 4,791 5.935 995 11.721 11.029 9. C•ih at bAnk And l• haod 2025 2024 Curren¢ AnI LRCC Currertt accouni Deposit Accouni Restri¢d Fund• DeFrt)sii Ac¢outtt M & M Cash- otTI Cash LRCC ch- Holiday at Home Ca6h. Lunch Club Sum Up acojurtt Equals Account Undeposited Funds 28,773 8,130 76,762 43.915 14,368 27,432 90,333 38,329 12 135 406 220 363 400 534 172.532 163 397 127 158.431 111. Cr¢dlton . Am•uDts flllMi dwe In lem th*m ome year 2025 21n4 Trfyje Crcditors Acuuals for Governaftee costs Pwroll Liabilities Damage Deposits Redirectd Gifts Accru> wagcs for LRCC Youth worker notyet invoi•l by the Diocese Cr¢dit 2,514 i.soo 4,691 2,315 1,850 163 850 15 12.Cl)O 41 226 7.016 21.061 16
The Cburch of St AuguitiDeof Hp1p51¥1th- 1131319 Not¢S lo the Aceoullts Icont.) YUT ended 31 D¢¢ember 2025 11. Fund R¢¢oA¢lJl•tlon Fund B•lncu 31 De¢eJDber Ftthd BAlantu 31 Dtttmber 2025 2024 l]K•mthg OutRothg R#r1¢¢ funds Community Hub Proptrty 465.OiKI 465,000 LRCC Fund (a) Youth Fund Youth Worker Commu21ity Compusion Fund TLC Grant tk5i8n4ted Gifts caro on the Green Associllte Vi¢w (b) D¢fibrillAlor Bubble Chureh Creative Communi¢atioThs Focus Fund IBC Youth GIt Blu¢¢o&ts Filth Jn R¢¢ov¢ry Try Thur¢h Gr8nt Luft¢h Club Le8a¢y Lectern 14,544 13.022 2.000 28,278 614 20.995 1.925 9.976 300 162 .077 125 1.950 8.521 75 22,387 2.994 364 4.085 2.680 526 1.077 125 21.990 753 23 601 1,140 420 120 21.990 753 (23) 360 1.565 409 241 775 1,2fy) 120 loo 100 500 2.500 370 6.000 500 (2.500) 570 6,000 Total Rutrkted 511881 573 529 330 Utsrertrl¢t¢d R¢•ervts De8i8rtat¢d Lilding Fund G¢nrrnl fund$ 25.788 3.250 4,925 3.433 (24.095) 3.185 3.250 101 268 107 703 246 993 251918 122904 267 692 573 Totxl Funds 634 785 307 904 305 656 037 033 (*) Lingber8h Road Community thurch {LR 1$ 8 ¢hurclL plant that ow8iei independently but k8•lly remains par¢ of th¢ ¢hariry. They rnt8¢ th¢ir funds w thege are sbown B5 rearic1 in this chut¢h'$ •¢¢ount& Ib} Money has been 8iv¢n sp¢¢ifwaLly for the Asfociatr Virar PO Thi8 WAII b¢ trjnthrr kn unrtstricre4 s it is need¢d 1¢ l This is madc up of the fouowirtg. whith iDternal groups holdiD8 fid8'. Holiday at Home £1311, L&di¢8 Group £1562 and TLC C•fé £312 17
The Church of St Augusline of HIPp Ipswkh- 1131319 Iyotes to the Aecoulltj (cont.) Ye¥r ended 3 1 December 2025 12. SOFA Comparntiv Not Restricted Funds Unrestrlcttd & Desl%nated Funds 2024 Total Fund$ Income from Don4tions and legacies Investments Ch&ritabl¢ Activities 2(*) 49.162 149.316 1.528 77.892 198,478 1,528 77.892 2(b) Total Ineome 228 736 277 898 Expendltur¢ on Charitabl¢ a¢tiviue8 37.225 244.278 281,503 Total Expendlture 244 278 281 503 Net IDeome 11.937 (15,542) (3.605) Net movement In fundi 1,937 (15,542) (3.605) Re¢onclllAtlon of Funds: Total funds brought fonvard 499.944 138,446 638,390 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 511 881 122 904 634 785 18
The Church of St Augustlne of lfjppo. Ipswieh- 1131319 Independent Exvdmlners Report to the pcc for the year For the Year Ended 31st Deeember 2025 I report to truslees on my exomination of the accounts for the year ended 31 Decemb¢T 2025 s outon the pag¢s 10 to 18 Re9ponsIbilit andb49is ofreport As the charity trusl¢es and members of th¢ PCC you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts you Consider in accordatJ¢e with the requirements of the ajarities Act 2011 Having Satisfied mys¢lf thai the accounts are not requtr¢d to be audited and are therefore eligible for independcnl examination , I report in respecl of my examination of the chariry's accounts as carried out under section 145 of th¢ Chorities Act 201 l. In carryins out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the tharity Commission under section 145 (5) (b) of the 2011 Act TndependtDt Ex*mlner's S¢Atemellt Since your charity's gross income excccdcd £250,000 your examincT must be a member of a list¢d body. I can confirni ihat l am Qualified to und¢rlakc the examination because l am a member of the Institute of a)artered Accountants in England and Wales which is one of the listed bodies, I have comple¢ed my examination . I th8l no material matr¢rs have come to my attention in conn¢¢tion with the examination givin8 me cause to believe that in any material respect . (l ) accounting records were not kept in rtsp¢¢t of the charity as requir¢d by section 130 of the 2011 Charities Aet or {2) the a¢counts do nol accord with those records; or (3) the accounts do not ¢omply with the applicable requirements concerning and wnlent of the accounts set out in the Ch4rites { Accounts and R¢ports ) Rcgulations 2008 other than any requirement that th¢ accounts a give a 'true 4Dd fair view, which is nol a matter considered as part of an independent examination . I have no concerns and have come acros¥ no other matters in connection with th¢ Cxaminaiion to which attention should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper under51anding of th¢ accounts to be reached. Nam¢ Relevant Professional Qualifications Address eter Brookes FCA Bsc 130 Wombourn¢ Park Wolv¢rhampion South Staffs WV5 OLY Date pril 2026 19