THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST THOMAS GARSTANG 

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL 

for the 

YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2025 

Charity Commission Registration Number 1131324 

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST THOMAS GARSTANG 

## Administrative Information 

The parish church of St Thomas Garstang is situated in Church Street, Garstang, It is part of the Diocese of Blackburn within the Church of England. The correspondence address is:St Thomas Parish Hall, Church Street, Garstang, Preston, PR3 1PA 

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) registered with the Charity Commission on 24" August 2009. PCC members who have served during the year are:- 

Vicar of St Thomas Garstang Diocese of Blackburn Revd. M Hutchinson 

Churchwardens J Allsop MH Allsop Deputy Warden D Holmes Diocesan Synod Representatives J Matthew Resigned 3 May Deanery Synod Representatives J Matthew Resigned 3“ May Elected Members L Bantleman C Bull G Bull Appointed 16" June C Cunnane S Gornall J Gray Resigned 3° May M Grimsev Treasurer J Hewitt L Jaques Appointed 4" May S Perkins ; By Invitation Revd. E Gray Resigned 3 May 

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Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2025 

## Structure and Governance 

The method of appointment of members of the Parochial Church Council (PCC) is set out in the Church Representation Rules. The membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent, churchwardens and members elected by members of the congregation who are on the electoral roll of the parish. All members of the congregation are encouraged to be listed on the electoral roll. The Standing Committee consists of the incumbent, the churchwardens. the treasurer and the secretary. The PCC met 8 times in the year including the Annual Parochial Council Meeting (APCM) The Standing Committee met 8 times. All the PCC meetings this year were in person, with an average attendance of nine members per meeting. The Standing committee meet on Zoom. The PCC has complied with the duty to have regard to the House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding. 

## Aims and Purposes 

St Thomas’ PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, the Reverend Michael Hutchinson. Together they promote the whole mission of the church, pastoral. evangelical, social and ecumenical, in the ecclesiastical parish. The PCC aims to maintain a close relationship with Garstang St Thomas' school. The PCC also has the responsibility for the maintenance of St Thomas Parish church, St Thomas' Parish and Community hall and the car park in Church Street Garstang. 

Objectives and Activities 

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of our parish community at St Thomas’. The PCC.maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our services can involve the many groups that live within our parish. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament. a When planning our activities for the year, The PCC have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the supplementary guidance for the advancement of religion. In particular, we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through: Worship and prayer; learning about the gospel: developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish Missionary and outreach work To facilitate this work it is important that we maintain the fabric of the church of St Thomas, the community hall and the car park. It is also important that we maintain a close relationship with St Thomas’ school. 

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## Achievements and performance 

## Worship and Prayer 

This year the church has focussed on working together to reach out into the community to welcome new people into the church and tailoring our services to meet the needs of our diverse congregation. This has been brought about by continuing strong links with local schools, encouraging parents and children to attend church and the Sunday School and by listening to people. Live streaming of our Sunday morning service commenced in June, to meet the need to worship of those who are unable to attend church due to sickness, infirmity and being away from Garstang, The services available on You Tube to subscribers have been well received. This was expanded to include live streaming of funerals and weddings, as required from August, for a small fee, The Choir Church initiative opened the church to a new congregation of children and their families in July, Under the guidance of a specialist teacher, Lindsey Fillingham, and the vicar, Reverend Michael Hutchinson, they worship through singing. It is well attended by the children from 4 local Primary Schools. There are termly services which parents and other parishioners attend where the singing is led by the children. 

Our regular worship this year has been a traditional choral communion service on Sunday mornings, a spoken communion service for market day on Thursday mornings and a contemporary worship service on Sunday afternoons. This service includes all age worship once or twice a month and communion twice a month. Sunday School is available during both of the Sunday services, except during the all age services when the children are included and involved in the worship. 

In addition to the regular services, there have been special services at the major festivals of Easter and Christmas and other occasions such as on Civic Sunday and during baby loss awareness week. These have been of both a traditional and contemporary style, the intention being to meet the diverse needs of the wide age range of our congregation and to reach out to the people of Garstang. The church has continued to serve the community and parishioners with 2 weddings, 23 funeral services, 18 burials of ashes and 17 Baptisms. Baptisms take place during our Sunday morning worship, welcoming the child into the family of the church. 

All are welcome to attend our services. After reviewing the figures, there are 148 (198 - 2024) parishioners on the church electoral roll. Attendance has risen gradually over the year with an increase of 5% for adults and 17% for children. Weekly average attendance was 161 (154 - 2024) adults and 48 (41 — 2024) children. Weekly attendance figures were adversely affected by bad weather and boosted by Baptisms during services and additional attendance for Christian festivals. Numbers from special additional services held mid week are not included in the figures. Our Carol and Christingle services were exceptionally well supported. Civic guests were warmly welcome on several occasions, such as the annual Remembrance service, as well as Civic Sunday and a celebration of Thinking Day/Founders Day. A collection was made on Remembrance day to repair the church electronic bells which were originally purchased as a memorial for the fallen. A small group meet for Morning Prayer in church on two mornings per week. There is an occasional Deanery Evensong where churches in the Deanery come together at a different church each month. Details of services in church are advertised on the church website and notice boards, in social media and the Parish Magazine which is on sale through subscription or in church. 

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In addition to worship and prayer in church, there are three home groups where members of the congregation meet regularly for bible study and prayer. There has been a confirmation service with preparation sessions before, which continued into a youth study group afterwards. There is also a group of church members who pray confidentially for the sick. 

## Deanery and Synod 

One member of the PCC sat on the Deanery Synod this year until April and the same member sat on the Diocesan Synod until! April. This provided an important link between the Parish and the wider structures of the church. 

## The Church and the St Thomas Parish and Community Hall 

We like our church to be open to our community for private prayer where possible. It is generally open during school hours and for special events. The Mothers’ Union held a cake stall after our Sunday services to raise funds for books for the Fylde Women's refuge. We aim to be involved in our local community, so we hosted a Christmas tree festival providing teas for visitors. In the Autumn, a private company booked to hire the church in January 2026 for candle lit musical performances. This is in keeping with the Church of England policy on making churches accessible and sustainable and brought in very welcome funds to support church repairs. Several repair projects are being planned to maintain the church and money has been set aside for these. 

One week before Christmas, our vicar, Reverend Michael Hutchinson held a “Black Santa” fundraising charity collection, in front of the church. Money was raised for Choir Church, Matthew Hesmondhalgh CRY and Operation Christmas Child. Despite the rain, people gave generously, while the vicar enjoyed conversations with all who came by. The PCC decided to donate £1000 to each charity; the total raised being £2840. There was also carol singing and home baking for sale. 

There is a hall committee who organise bookings and maintenance of the community hall! and make sure things run smoothly for the many groups which hire the hall. These groups organise a range of activities including a lunch club, youth club, dance classes and interest groups, helping to cater for the needs of the people of Garstang, both young and old. The Citizens Advice Bureau use our meeting room free of charge on Friday afternoons for a drop in session for people seeking information, It is well attended. ss . Several fund raising events have taken place in the hall this year, which brought in revenue for the church and welcomed people from the wider community. There were also community fund raising events which benefited both church and the town anda local exhibition for which the church provided refreshments. Church groups such as PCC, Sunday Club. Mothers Union, the Second Wednesday (ladies fellowship) and a social drop in session for the church and wider community, make use of the hall for meetings. 

Minor repairs have been completed by local businesses or volunteers whose contribution is greatly appreciated. Cleaning is carried out by a small team of volunteers. 

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## St Thomas Food Bank 

In 2025 St Thomas’ Garstang Food Bank received approximately 660 (2024-684) visits from 

around 52(2024-45) households needing help, which included 29 children. The majority of service users visited ~11 times, with weekly visits made by a further 7 users. It is estimated that ~300 (2024-225) items were distributed each week (approximately 13,200 [2024-10,800] in the year), which included ambient goods, fresh fruit, vegetables, eggs, cheese, margarine and toiletries. The “Best To Buy’ email went to around 245 (2024-230) people. Over a month 39 (2024-44) volunteers work for the Food Bank, offering around 1190 hours over the year. As well as food and cash donations, the Food Bank received £5,500 from the Household Support Fund, as well as £1,000 from the Mrs. West Trust. 

The church and Hall have also provided a warm space last winter, which was supported by grant funding from Lancashire County Council, 

## Pastoral Care 

Those who are sick in the parish can request a visit from the Reverend Michael Hutchinson or a member of his team, who will celebrate communion with them. A small team also take communion to the housebound and care homes. 

## Garstang St Thomas School 

Garstang St Thomas school has continued to flourish and the children thrive both academically and in their personal development. The strong working relationship between school and church has been sustained. 

Children from the school have taken an active part in the contemporary service on Sunday afternoons. They also held their nativity play and carol service in the church. 

The Open the Book team has continued to go into school to help children gain a better understanding of the Bible through storytelling and drama which encourages children to participate in their learning. 

## Ecumenical Relationships 

The church is a member of Garstang and District Christians Together. The St Thomas Foodbank depends on the support of the other churches in Garstang for financial support and volunteers. Our vicar, Revd. Michael Hutchinson maintains contact with our neighbouring churches and clergy. 

## Safeguarding 

The Safeguarding Officer is David Holmes and the Deputy Safeguarding Officer is Liz Campbell. They are responsible for working with the PCC to ensure that the church follows the Safeguarding Policy, in line with Diocesan guidelines. Fire Safety has been a priority this year. The church now has stewards at busy services where the congregation have candles, to ensure the safety of all present. The fire risk assessments have been brought up to date and new equipment purchased. 

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## Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 31" December 2025 

## Financial Review 

This year, we completed the Live Streaming project, which included cabinet work to protect the new equipment and installation of cameras and microphones to enable us to share services. We were awarded grants by the diocese of Blackburn and the Benefact Trust to finance the work and successfully fund raised to raise the rest 

Take up and income from the Parish Giving Scheme has grown steadily this year, due to new people coming to the church and existing donors increasing their giving. This, in addition to Standing orders, envelopes, cash and contactless giving have enabled the church to offer a diverse range of giving opportunities to the existing and new congregations and to visitors. 

Total receipts on unrestricted funds were £176325 (2024 - £160360) including designated food bank funds of £7638. We have received restricted funds of £13758 (2024 - £3 1479), giving a total income of £190083 (2024 - £191839). This appears to be a little lower than 2024, but last year we received a legacy and more grants, while this year giving has increased by 13.5% to £107567 (2024 - £94771). The restricted funds include grants from Wyre Borough Council to support the foodbank, a Vision Fund grant for Live Streaming, and a grant from Garstang Council for drainage work in the graveyard, which will start when conditions are better. We also received support from the Mrs West Trust for the foodbank and to set up a Discretionary fund to help people in need with one off payments. This is administered jointly by the vicar and the leader of the foodbank. 

The income from the Parish and Community hall increased by almost 7% percent this year, while expenses decreased considerably because there was no major repair work needed this year and we now have a volunteer cleaning team to replace the company who formerly did the work. Consequently the hall made a profit. Some of this profit was used to pay Parish Share and cash has been set aside in anticipation of work needing doing in the future. Also some of our lettings have come to an end so income may be lower in 2026. The Hall continues to be available for use by the church and church groups as well as by the local community. 

A total of £181377 (2024-£176360) was spent to provide the Christian ministry from St Thomas Church, an increase of 3%. This includes restricted funds of £15142,and designated funds of £1628 These funds were spent on children's work, the food bank and the Live streaming. 

In this accounting period, £96493 (2024 — 82000) was paid to the Diocese in respect of Parish Share. So we fully met the amount requested by the Diocese again this year. The diocesan Parish Share mainly provides the stipends and housing for clergy, training and support for parishes in lower income areas. The net result for the year based on cash receipts and cash payments was an excess of income over expenditure of £8706 (2024-£15479). This excess enabled us to meet the January Parish Share payment. 

The total cash at bank and held as cash at 31 December 2025 (note 13) was £77026 (2024-£68320), Which includes reserves of £41050 (2024 - £39973) held in Natwest PCC Building Fund and the CBF Church of England deposit Fund. £6656 of the reserve is restricted funds. 

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## Reserves Policy 

We aim to keep approximately £10000 in the Building Fund account for repairs and other unexpected expenditure. We also keep a float of about £2000 in the Churchwardens account, £3600 in the hall account and £1800 in the CBF fund, which is our only interest earning account at the present time. We have £10000 in the Building fund to repair the Chancel roof, £1200 set aside for churchyard and £998 for the bells improvements. 

We aim to hold:- 

Three times the average hall income - £3600 Three times the regular out goings from the Churchwardens account - £9000 lhree times the average sum for regular maintenance bills - £3600 Outstanding items from the quinguennial report - £1000 £1500 for contingencies. 

in addition to the above we need about £1100 for work on the bells scheduled for 2026, £1200 in grant funding towards upgrading the churchyard. We also need £10000 for the hole in the chancel roof and £4000 for other church repairs. fotal needed is about £35000 Total held by 31/12/25 £29600 We are currently saving £750 per month. 


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## Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of St Thomas’s Church, Garstang, Parochial Church Council (PCC) 

## Independent examiner's report to the trustees of St Thomas’s Church, Garstang, Parochial Church Council (PCC) 

| report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of St Thomas's Church, Garstang, Parochial Church council (the Trust) for the year ended 31% December 2025 which are set out on pages 9 to 14 

## Responsibilities and basis of report 

As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). 

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

## Independent Examiner's Statement 

| have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 

2. The accounts do not accord with those records; or 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts jo-pe reached. 

/ Mr Paul J Ronson FCA Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales CCW Limited 

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## Financial Statementfor the Year Ended 31” December 2025 

|Receipts and PaymentsAccount<br>Receipts|Notes|Unrestricted<br>Designated Resirkted Endoemert<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>£<br>£<br>£|Unrestricted<br>Designated Resirkted Endoemert<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>£<br>£<br>£|Unrestricted<br>Designated Resirkted Endoemert<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>£<br>£<br>£|Unrestricted<br>Designated Resirkted Endoemert<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>£<br>£<br>£|Unrestricted<br>Designated Resirkted Endoemert<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>£<br>£<br>£|Unrestricted<br>Designated Resirkted Endoemert<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>£<br>£<br>£|Unrestricted<br>Designated Resirkted Endoemert<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>Fund<br>£<br>£<br>£|Total<br>2025<br>£|Tota<br>2024<br>£|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Voluntary Receipts<br>PlannedGiving<br>Collection atServices<br>All othervoluntarygiving<br>Gift AidRecovered||72152<br>8747<br>1<br>8223<br>18445<br>107567|||||||72182<br>8747<br>6223<br>18445<br>107567|62102<br>7331<br>7684<br>17054<br>94771|
|Legacies<br>Sale of Asseta/linvesiments||14|0<br>)||||||0<br>0|10000<br>511|
|Activities<br>forgeneratingfunds<br>InvesimentIncome<br>ChurchActreities<br>Other Receipts<br>Mission<br>Grantsreceived<br>Total receipts||2<br>3<br>4<br>]<br>6<br>7|18628<br>757<br>33761<br>70681<br>416<br>611<br>16868|7634<br>7634||___|58<br>13700<br>13768||18628<br>815<br>33751<br>7061<br>6050<br>14211<br>190083|16042<br>168<br>31114<br>4192<br>9741<br>25300<br>191839|
|Payrnents|||||||||||
|Church Activities<br>Parsh Share<br>Other miniairy costs<br>ChurchrunningCosts<br>ParishHalrunningcosts<br>Mission giving and donations<br>Otherpayments<br>CapitalExpenditure<br>Total||&<br>a<br>10<br>11<br>12|S6493<br>6861<br>3ae45<br>9008<br>828<br>11973<br>0<br>__164607|.|1628<br>1628||2064<br>12058<br>15142||96493<br>6861<br>41528<br>9008<br>15514<br>11973<br>i)<br>181377|82000<br>6158<br>45450<br>17532<br>17754<br>7466<br>0<br>176360|
|Excess ofincomeoverpayments|||8706||||||||
|Cashatbankand inhand 1 January 2025|||68320||||||||
|Excess of receipts over payments|||8706||||||||
|Cashatbankandmhand31December2025|||T7026||||||||




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## Financial Statement for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 


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|Cash Funds|13|274|274|§31|
|Bank|Current Accounts|19792|14172|1738|35702|27816|
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|Assets|retained|for church|use|15|809662|BO9662|801751|
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|income Tax recoverable from|gift|aid|3241|96|0|3337|5316|
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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST THOMAS GARSTANG Accounting Policies. 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 and the Charities Act 2011 The financial statements have been prepared on a cash basis and providing a statement of assets and liabilities as at the 31° December 2025.The financial statements include all cash transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body. 

## Funds. 

Endowment funds are funds, the Capital of which must be maintained until the Capital project for which the endowment was donated is compiete. The income arising from the investment may be used as unrestricted income as required Restricted funds represent (a) income from trusts or endowments which may be expended only on those restricted Objects provided in the terms of the trust or bequest, and (6) donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific object. The funds may only be @xpended on the specific object for which they were given. Any balance unspent at the end of each year must be carried forward as a balance on that fund. The PCC does not usually invest separately for each fund. Unrestricted Funds are general funds which can be used for PCC ordinary purpose. 

## Incoming resources. 

Planned giving, collections and donations are recognised when received, Tax refunds from gift aid are recognised when received. Grants and legacies are accounted for when received and only included in the Statement of Assets when the PCC is legally entitled to the amounts due. Dividends and interest is accounted for when received. All other income is accounted for when received. All incoming resources are accounted for gross. 

## Resources expended. 

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid. In the Statement of Liabilities significant expenditure is recognised when due and is accounted for gross 

## Fixed Assets 

Consecrated and benefice Property is not included in the statement of assets and liabilities in accordance with the Charities Act. Movable church furnishings held by the vicar and churchwardens on Special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal! are inalienable property, listed in the church's inventory, which can be inspected at any reasonable time. Valuations have been included as at 31°" December 2025, (Note15) 

Investments are valued as at market value at 31* December 2025 and are listed in note 14. 

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|Financial|StatementfortheyoarEnded4"December|December2025|||||
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|Notestothe Accounts|||||||
|Receipts|||||||
||1ASotherVoluntary Gaing<br>Donations<br>ChurchyardFund<br>LiveStreamingproject<br>Be's|2025<br>£<br>S647<br>1578<br>0<br>956<br>__823||£<br>;|2024<br>2803<br>1368<br>3713<br>7684||
||2Actties forgenerating funds||||||
||ParishMagazine<br>FundraisingEvents<br>CarPark receipts<br>Wail Safemésce@aneous sales<br>Saleofsumius equipment|1888<br>7886<br>8542<br>306<br>6<br>18628||aie<br>___10042|1661<br>6695<br>7265<br>42)<br>0<br>10042||
||3kvesiment Income||||||
||Bank Interest|815<br>___—«BS|||168<br>168||
||4Church Activities||||||
||PCCFees (netofBDBFFees)<br>Parish Hall Lettings|18742<br>=<br>17009<br>___-33781||15204<br>____—-1§810<br>31114|||
||5OtherReceipts||||||
||FlowerFund<br>Flowerscash<br>ChurchGroups<br>Miscellaneous<br>Totalenergieserroneous refunds||164<br>116<br>2244<br>1543<br>2992<br>7061||466<br>16<br>2938<br>628<br>—<br>4192||
||6Mission||||||
||Bishoo's HanestAppeal<br>TearFund MiddieEast sppeai<br>Chiidrens Society<br>SponsoredchildAtinspire<br>Foodbank<br>Foodbank GiftAid<br>FoodbankCash||326<br>oO<br>o<br>G<br>7316Designated<br>318<br>0||500<br>0<br>406<br>634<br>8201 Designated<br>0||
||||8050|ss|AA||
||7Grants received<br>WarmSpacegrant<br>WyreHouseholdSupporfoodhank<br>MrsWest Trustfoodbank grant<br>MrsWestTrust Discretionary Fund<br>BenetactTrustforLiveStreaming<br>VisionFundforLiveStreaming<br>GarstangTownCouncilChurchyard<br>ListedP ofW|£<br>250<br>5500Restricted<br>1000Restricted<br>1000Restricted<br>0<br>5000Restricted<br>1200Restncted<br>—<br>261<br>1421||~<br>1000<br>18750Restricted<br>2000Designated<br>0<br>1000<br>0<br>]<br>25650<br>_____-25300|||



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## The Parochial Church Council of St Thomas Garstang 

Financial Statement for the year Ended 31" December 2025 

|NotestotheAccounts|NotestotheAccounts||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Payments|8Other Ministry Costs||£|2025|||||£|2024|
||OtherFees<br>Organist<br>VicarageCosts:-Council Tax<br>Water<br>Telaphone/broadband<br>Trevi Costs’<br>Clergy<br>Equipment and Misceleneous|||633<br>194<br>3352<br>772<br>479<br>555<br>_816<br>5361|:||7|7<br>__-||647<br>315<br>3201<br>678<br>477<br>840<br>6158|
||9Church Running Costs||||||||||
||Electricity<br>Ges<br>Water<br>Ingurance<br>WIFI<br>Cleareng<br>ReparsandMaintenance<br>LiveStrearning project<br>Equipment<br>Equigment Repairs|||1261<br>4098<br>1296<br>2607<br>26<br>0<br>6402<br>8741<br>2128<br>806||||||1857<br>3712<br>830<br>2724<br>1125<br>60<br>17965<br>650<br>171|
||ChurchyardMaintenance<br>UpkeepofSevices<br>Children's work<br>Safeguarding<br>Software|||7180<br>2056<br>2084R<br>40<br>45||||||7773<br>2933<br>1367R<br>61|
||Car Park|—||2977||||||4202|
|||___—s«|#1828|||||||45450|
||10Parish Hail Running Costs||||||||||
||RunningCosts<br>Repairs andMaintenance|=||7333<br>1675<br>9008|||ee|||10277<br>7)<br>17532|
||11 Mission Giang and Donations||||||||||
||Bishops HarnastApomal<br>Afrinspire<br>Childrens Society<br>Garstang Deanery<br>OtherChanties<br>Foodbank & Discretionary Fund<br>Foodbarkcash payments<br>Various outreach/Alpha|__|328<br>xO<br>0<br>0<br>202<br>14323<br>363<br>ee)<br>18514|||’<br>os|||500<br>312<br>406<br>12<br>350<br>12041R<br>3725R<br>408<br>17754||
|12OtherPayments|||||||||||
||ParshMagazine<br>Stationary and Consumables<br>Fund RaisingCosts<br>Totalenergieserroneouscharges/refunds<br>Sundries<br>Flowerscash<br>Church Groups<br>2"wed|a<br>=|1255<br>518<br>983<br>4018<br>2317<br>312<br>2570<br>11873|||||||1028<br>561<br>1222<br>1530<br>327<br>2798<br>7466|



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## THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST THOMAS GARSTANG 

## | Statement for the year Ended 31° December 2025 

|nt ofAssetsand Liabilities|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|the Accounts|||||
||||2025|2024|
|CashandBank Funds||£||£|
|PCC StThomasChurchwardensAccount<br>PCCStThomas Parish Hall Account|||26562<br>7922|21397<br>4876|
|Royal Bank ofScotlan**d**<br>—-Second Wednes ay<br>Foodbank Cash<br>Mens Fellowship—cash|||1217<br>38<br>143|1543<br>200<br>143|
|FlowerFund—cash<br>SubTotal|||o4<br>35976|eo<br>28347|
|PCC StThomas Building Fund<br>CBF ChurchofEnglandDepositFund|||22167<br>18883|20145<br>19628|
|Total|||77026|68320|
|Imestments at Market value|||||
||||2025|2024|
|Heldby Blackburn Diocesan Board ofFinance<br>CCLACBFdepositfund(BennetC&CY)<br>Closed5/24|||i]|400|
|St Thomas Sunday School 75 Shares<br>VatueofInvestmentsat31December2025|Closed6/24<br>>||)<br>0|111<br>511|



|Assets Retained forChurch use|Freehold<br>inalienable<br>Land&<br>Historic|Freehold<br>inalienable<br>Land&<br>Historic|§==Church<br>Equipment|§==Church<br>Equipment|Total|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Buildings<br>Assets<br>£<br>£||£|||£||
|Book valueat 1 January2025<br>Additions||801751||7911||801751<br>7911||
|Waitten Down||||||||
|Book valueat 31 December2025||»<br>801751||||800662||
|FreeholdLandandBuildings comprise||||||||
|New Parish Hall|||||‘|||
|Cost ofLand in 2010||100245||||||
|CostofConstructioncompleted 2016||626508||||||
|Cost||726751||||||
|Car Park||75000|||4|||
|At Book value since 2010||aoe|||||°|
||a|801781]||||||
|||2025|2024|||||
|Debtors<br>HMRCreGiftAidsubmitted||Lay,<br>See<br>3343|£|5316||||
|Liabilities||||||||
|Bell chimes||1100||||||
|Audioworks<br>outstandingwork||||10330||||
|Davidson Cabinet work||||1100||||
|Enterprise NorthPlastering Ltd<br>TotalLiabilities||aol mod<br>1100||2206<br>13638||||



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