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 Cc*uncII 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 Oppdntl￿nt 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$lon$ d￿IrrfJ 2025 tho APCM (Annuol Paroehlol Councll Mgedngl took
place on May13, 202&
Locatl•n and Facllftl
st Augu8t1￿$ IFwhich1g sltuotod on th&lunctk￿ of F*Ix8tU4* Rood orKI 8￿￿eShaM 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$F)ondonco address Is Church Office, Th• Hub, Bucklgst*Jm RtsJ4 1P￿¥[cl[ IP3 8TH.
El•ctoral Roll and Att•ndan
The nevly ¢omplled Electoral Roll prwred lor the 2025 Annuol Church Me8tSng show•d195 people on
the Church £I￿tOr01 RdL 117 of whom were resklent wfthln the p]rlsh orKI 78 who wero not. Thg
overoge wgekty attendanco at v￿rShIP C￿nted in Cctober wo$ 178 odults ond 29 chlldren. Wth oth8r
mldweek chlldrèn'$ youth ond communlty aCt￿lt* we e8tlmoté th• overage weekly reach of our
rnln18try In 2025 to bo close to 400 poo
Volunlwr•
st Augu￿1￿,$ Ipswlch benefft8 Irom tho d&JkotoU work of a large numbgr otvolunteers. In
accordonce ￿th FRS102 and the c￿lIt[&S SORP (FRS 102), th9 gc¢)nom5c eontrllyjtlon ot general
volunioors16 not r8co9ni8ed In the80 accounts.
Obl•cts and knthfftl
st Augustin*s PCC had the re8FrfJn￿b11ty of ctroperaliry 7hryth the Incumbont Revd Al Metcalle In
promoting in thB ecde$losti¢ol wrish the whcle vlslon of the thureh whlch Is to muk• dl•clple• ol
J•w• as we golhtt in his narr*. yowdeeper in his W¢yd oTrJ glv• away ￿at V•P have.
We are speclfinlty ¢omrnltt8d to praytng an¢J for gTOVrth In three key areos.. chlklron. young
peopla and lomilie4 disci￿O$hoP to Jesus through smoll groups orKI course4 gskwclalty Alph￿ ond
ministries of compossion to r￿1 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($) of the CfKJrit105 Art V*B hove consldered thè
guldonce provld8d by th& Charlty Commission In relotkln to Publ￿ bènellt This public ts8neff( ho$
again been damon¥trated by tho ocll*ltto5 ur￿artakfjn 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 thr￿0 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$lorL In tho
church ol Jesus ChrlgL oven In our smoll corner of Suffoll we are bgcoming o foretoste of that groat
chorus of w￿ShIP and prolse, a lamlty of all ages rK*l￿￿ltloS arKJ backgrounds.
As part of the HTB Ngtwori at st Augusiin8'5 desire to ploy our wrt in tho w4angoll$oUon ol the
n*Jtbns, 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 f*ld 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 rn￿1$try tea￿ b]nd and servlce
volunteers grew in Ilne with thg growth in worshlppgfs. In 2025 rolntrc*Jucod prayer mlnlstry Into
gvery Sunday Borvlcg thanh to O tralngd onthuslastk too
In our offlclal'stotlsdcs for Mlssion. $ubmiy5th VM rei>)rtod a r&3ulor worsh1p￿rYJ communlty
numberlng 280 pgop4 wlth 227 0tt8ndlng we*. We hostod three pray8T meotlngs wegkly (Monda
at 9.30om ond 7.30pn Thursday5 at 7om), avgroging 40 portldpant& Ixus quarterly mlchve8k
Klngdom Comg nlght& CIr￿ThJ oround 50 to evening goth8rin9s. Wo oro a communlty whl¢h love$ to
worshlp and proy.
Ouf Halt Nlghts of Prayer contSnued to b90r fruh In 2025, gotherlng p￿PIe from St Augu$tine'$ and
other Ip8wich Chu￿h&S eoch term tor unltgd wor$hlp and Intgrcesslon for the'rlslng generatlon, of
chlldrery young people and young odult& W8 h(we been moved ond encouraged to wttness not onty
o growlry hunger ftx PToy8r across th8 towrn but the unmlstakable frult ol God ongwerfng t1￿8
prayers- vislbly In thg growth ol our own youih (￿d lamlllo8 mlr¥8ty, but also Sn that of
schwl Cus and regional youu) Tr￿￿stry.
Followtng Jesus compds us to S￿re his goodness vAth other8, ond wr111g tO99ther Is IncreoslrrfJly
chorocterised byloyful InvIt￿lOn to friends and ntiight)ours into the life of our church lomily, trusting
that ¢>xl will draw thgm into o livlrg rekrtlonshlp V*iih hlmso11. Wo use the W￿ld'miSsIOn. d6llbgrately-
not meroty as'ixiion., trArt os a ¢Joc[aro￿on ot our calling to makg d15cl￿e% his peop19 rgsponding to
hi$ 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 T￿rnIng ￿urse and a youth
Alpho usirrfJ the nevAy bunched Youth Alpha rrKrterlal& John Moik Comgfs Proctlsing the Way cours8
Introduclng heolthy rhythms ol dI￿lPleshlP was ￿ransf0M)￿twg. for som& Although we dldnl ￿ptISe
any r￿4 believers in 2025. we nov&rtNe￿ 8(ThY new ChrIS￿on8 8oved and added to our church fanNIy.
In Soptgmber, we woreioined by o team tr￿7 Through Foith Missions for o wggk ot communlty
outreach. The team dc*Jr-kncrklrvJ C￿10$$ 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 Ips￿Ch Scouts, ollered loylul. eosy I￿ta￿onS 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 y￿Tu￿ contlnuad to Ins￿ra a￿1 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 ￿$￿torS into communlty.
Ngw ￿n￿tatIOnal communltl88 sprang up In 2025- Ukul81g Joy, Feol th8 BOOL Gam9$ Nlght4 ond TLC
Extra - each a notural gatherlng polnt from véhlch FeCF4è can bo w￿l¢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 ￿emr*i. drawrwJ women from across our outrgoch 9roup5 fof rBlaxod falth
¢C￿VerSatIonS arKI lurthgr in￿tatIons. Improved soclol reels ond vldaos for Instagram and
Fac8book and h¢Jve g￿n our church faffify fresh, share01￿0 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 PrO￿de rlch opportunilles to wolk vthh lomillas through
bOr￿vement ond our monthty Bor￿Ve￿It group b￿rg tho We￿ht 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 W0￿r, 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 0￿￿ltIes, ond a rellectlvo pray8r space- wlth TLC Extra al￿rg1w in 2025 as a further
expression ol thls mlnistry. Our Community CornFQW¢)n Fund contlnugd to offer practlcal help lor
th050 In flnanc￿l l￿rdshIFl
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 m￿h 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 F￿U8- 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¥l￿On 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-SF￿kI1vj 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 Crls*Hihn), a Pastor (Andy Corson). o
pjrt-tlme Slta Cleoner (Dr￿d C￿k). 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 Cha￿tY P￿n8 to ¢oniinue expandlng ond ¢xldrYJ to Its ftAl$tSry actlvhl&$ Sn forthcomlprtJ pJr4
8ubl8Ct to 8atl8foctory fundlng becomlrwJ avoilabl
St AUgU8￿n8'S Ipswtch aims to accu￿k3t9 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.
FIr￿n¢[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 expend￿Ure of £305,656. Thwetore o surp￿8 of ÈZ248 mostty offsetdng the
pwlous years ddcSt of £3.804
Unr95trlcted and deslgnot8d funds ot the end ot tho year tot01￿d £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, I￿Ar¥j £64331 tled up fu￿18 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¢iC￿c[g.uk1s￿BguOrd1ng. Adele Rudland serves as
Parfsh Safeguording Officer. $UPF)Orted by the d￿n safeguarding officer. The trustegs are
ornmitted to best Pract￿ in saleguording through the ThplBm8ntotlon of our Olcy, whlch Includ9$
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 stoteff￿tr for o¢th fir￿nCIal 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$te88 are requir￿1
Select Su￿able o¢countirrtJ F￿lIc19S ond oppty thom conslstonty
Makejud9ement8 or¥J estimates that ara r￿5¢￿1)1& and Prudent
Pr8pore the I(r￿ncIal statemgnts on an ory)INJ corwn bas1$ 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 Po￿tiOn 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
j￿nifOr eraco
j￿1• 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
St*tement of Fltt*nelal Actlvl¢i¢i ( Inellldu In¢ome and ezpeAdlture)
Ye8r ¢nded 31 Deeember 2025
ot
Re*rfcted
Funds
UDrextrAct¢d &
DeAl%ts*ted
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¢onclll*tlon 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 Ll*blll¢ks
637 033
634 785
Repre*nted 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¢ 4pplI￿b]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 presen*d 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
unre￿rICted fundi ar¢ income funds which •r¢ ￿ be SPCDI on the charity's gcn¢ral purpose at
thc discretion of th¢ tru51eeldirector&
Desl8n*ted 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
pen￿ll roitl aDd other po•t- retIren￿￿t benentl
The charity OP¢Tales a der￿ed 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 cla￿lfied 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:
I￿￿O¥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 exa￿l￿￿tion of statutory ae¢oun4 the cosls of rnst¢¢
rneetin8s and ¢ost of le881 advic¢ to trustees on 8overnAtt¢¢ OT ￿n￿llutIonAl 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.
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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 T￿idual value
of each asset on a systematic b￿lS 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*$tri¢t¢d
Funds
Totsl
Total
Inoome from hir¢
In¢om¢ from Activities
Occasional OtTice
Totsl
58,801
13,492
5,464
77.757
58,801
13,492
5,464
77,757
61,030
10.356
6,505
77.892
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The Chureh of St Augustine of }bpP￿ Ipswkh - 1131319
Note$ to the Accounts (cont.)
Year ended 31 December 2025
2025
Unre￿rIcted
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 ACTIv￿y
COSTS
267 692
305 656
281490
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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$8¢tionJ
There were 3 people with related party transactions. 2 rtlate to activity ¢OSt reirnburscmcnts
totslling £172. The other for Andris Korse for £587 wer¢ for building repairs.
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The Chureb ofs¢ AugustlDe of HIPp￿ Ipswlch- 1131319
Notes to th¢ A¢e•uthts (eiiDLI
Y￿rende￿ 31 D¢¢embtr 2025
7. T*nglble Flxed AMe¢s for by the Cklrlty
Y]xbJr¢s and
Fillings
Bui]dings
Totsi
Coit
Ai l Jan 2025
465.11)0
8213
4227
12,440
473213
4227
477.440
Addiiions for the year
At 31 Dveffjbtr 2025
465.lJ)O
Dtprttl*tlort
At l Jan 2025
Charge for YcHr
At 31 Drf¢mb¢r 202S
1.607
1244
2,851
1,607
1.2M
1851
Net Book V41￿¢$
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¢ A￿￿nI
LRCC Currertt accouni
Deposit Accouni Restri¢*d Fund•
DeFrt)sii Ac¢outtt M & M
Cash- otTI
Cash LRCC
c￿h- 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 f*lllMi 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
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The Cburch of St AuguitiDeof H￿p￿1p51¥1th- 1131319
Not¢S lo the Aceoullts Icont.)
YUT ended 31 D¢¢ember 2025
11. Fund R¢¢oA¢lJl•tlon
Fund
B•l*ncu 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 GI￿t
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 fi￿d8'. Holiday at Home £1311,
L&di¢8 Group £1562 and TLC C•fé £312
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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
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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
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