## **THE PARISH OF DIBDEN** ## St. Andrew’s and All Saints’ Churches. ## **Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council for the Year Ended 31[st] December 2025** ## **Administrative Information** St. Andrew’s and All Saints’ Churches are situated in the Parish of Dibden. They are part of the Diocese of Winchester within the Church of England. The correspondence address is St Andrew's Centre, Beaulieu Road, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton, SO45 4PT. The bankers are National Westminster Bank Plc. 1 Romsey Road, Shirley, Southampton SO16 4GT and CAF Bank, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4JQ. The Independent Examiners are EWC Accountants, 1st Floor, Unit 2CA, Deer Park Farm Industrial Estate, Fair Oak, Hampshire, SO50 7DZ. During the year, the following have served as members of Dibden PCC Rector: Rev’d Peter Toller Wardens: John Armitage Jo Snocken Deanery Synod Representatives: Jacqui Besley Mike Hutchinson Adrian Pennells Elected Members: At the 2014 AGM, it was agreed that PCC membership from 2015 would have a maximum tenure of 2 consecutive terms of 3 years followed by at least one year off. After a vote at the 2019 APCM it was agreed that the future number of PCC members would be increased to 12 plus 3 Deanery Synod Representatives to enable more people to share in leadership roles in the life and ministry of the church. The following people were elected members of the PCC during 2025: Jacqui Besley Paul Carter ✝ Nicola Davies (left April 2025) Jo Fenton (joined April 2025) Mike Gibson Mike Hutchinson David Lewis (joined April 2025) Phil Long Anne Murphy Gerry Murphy Mike Needham (left April 2025) Adrian Pennells Dave Snocken Regardt Willer (left April 2025) Invited Persons Simon Davies (non-voting member) Ruth Delacour (non-voting member) Tina James (joined as Secretary (non-voting) April 2025) **1** ## **Structure, governance and management** Revd. Peter Toller continues as Rector of Dibden. As he has chosen to live outside of the parish, the Rectory adjacent to St. Andrew’s church is let to tenants by the diocese. The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. The PCC is a registered charity with the Charity Commission (Registered No. 1131535). The full title of the charity is The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Dibden. All the 16 named voting members of the PCC or Deanery Synod are Trustees of the charity. The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. The PCC operates through a number of committees, which meet as required between full PCC meetings, namely:- |(a)|Standing Committee| |---|---| |(b)|Finance Committee| |(c)|Fabric, Maintenance & Centre Committee| |(d)|Churchyard Committee| |(e)|Employment Committee| |(f)|Children and Youth Work Support Group| |(g)|IT & Communication Group| |(h)|Mechanix Project Group| |(i)|Coffee House Management Team (the CH is a separate trading company)| |(j)|Mission Partners Group| |(k)|Social & Outreach Group| |(l)|Safeguarding Team| The full PCC met six times during the year. Sub committees, including the Standing Committee, met between full PCC meetings and reported back to the PCC. Reports are circulated prior to PCC meetings under three headings: Information, Points for discussion, Decisions required. Health and Safety is on each meeting agenda to help us be watchful of any issues. The Safeguarding Team ensures this vital responsibility is being given the attention it requires. The major risks to which the PCC is exposed, as identified by the PCC members, have been reviewed and systems or procedures have been established to manage those risks. ## **Objectives and activities** Dibden PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the Rector Rev’d Peter Toller in promoting within the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church – pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC has maintenance responsibilities for the fabric and furnishings of the two church buildings - All Saints’ Church, Main Road, Dibden and St. Andrew’s Church, Dibden Purlieu - as well as the St. Andrew’s Centre, the Youth Minister’s house, 2 Corsair Drive, Dibden and 5 Canterbury Drive, Dibden. The latter is let to tenants. The three main objectives from our Parish Mission Action Plan are: 1. To refocus our discipleship 2. To refresh our place of worship 3. To reimagine our styles of worship. ## **Achievements and performance** _Church Attendance_ **2** At the end of 2025 the Electoral Roll stood at 227. We conducted 2 weddings 17 funerals including those at the crematorium 10 Christenings ## January We started the year with our Bible 2025 initiative. This will comprise of the Bible in a Year challenge with linked Sunday sermons and Home Group material; Lent courses on Read, Teach & Study and the Big Bible Giveaway. Our first social event of the year was a Quiz and Puddings night, which was very well attended. Eight students who had successfully completed the Mechanix course were invited to the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, where they were presented with certificates by Lord Montagu. The museum was so impressed with the restoration of the Hillman car that they will be using it in a future exhibition. ## February Claire Toller & Charlie Besley ran a breakfast talk and Q&A session on Assisted Dying, helping us to understand more about the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill proposed to Parliament. Kintsugi Hope provided a very interesting ‘Mental Health Friendly Church’ training day, which was well-attended by people from our church and others on the Waterside. ## March World Day of prayer was held at Cornerstone Church, with the theme ‘I made you wonderful’ from the Cook Islands in the Pacific. Students and staff from Clay Hill School in Lyndhurst visited All Saints’ to explore its history and even polish the pews! Who Let the Dads Out monthly meet-up began, with dads and father figures invited to bring the kids along for games, fellowship and bacon butties. A 3-in-1 Community Social was held with a Scavenger Hunt, Village Quiz and a Lunch in the centre, with all welcome. ## April Phase 2 of the Building works, replacing the windows and parapet from the Chapel to the Centre Entrance were started. This required the temporary relocation of the office to the Chapel. A new Kintsugi Hope course started on Wednesday evenings. Our Easter Sunday breakfast proved popular both for church family members and people from the community. ## May We marked the 80[th] anniversary of VE Day with a short service at All Saints’ Lych-Gate. The church bells rang 80 times and just as it finished a Spitfire flew over, which seemed a fitting end to the time of remembrance. **3** The first volunteer churchyard work party was held at All Saints’. Songs of Praise services recommenced at All Saints’. The initial service commemorated the 70[th] anniversary of the re-dedication of the church building, after extensive reconstruction following the bombing in WWII. Ann Turner & Friends presented a concert of ‘Music in Maytime’ raising money to support Hope Gardens. ## June The Generous June initiative was launched where people were encouraged to review their regular financial giving to the work and ministry of St Andrew’s and All Saints’. We started running The Bible Course on Tuesday evenings, which provided guidance on how to read and apply the Bible to our daily lives. Prayer stations were set up around the church for the Thy Kingdom Come initiative. We saw a good number of people from our local community coming in to wander around and spend some time in prayer and contemplation. We celebrated with Serena Merritt as she was ordained as a deacon at Winchester Cathedral before starting her curacy in Fawley Benefice. ## July We had a wonderful celebration at Calshot where 4 members of our church family and the wider community were baptised in the sea. The weather was great and nearly 100 people came along to witness the event and enjoy the refreshments. The Great Gospel Giveaway began with members of the church family taking John’s Gospel on holiday with them in the hope for an opportunity to give it to somebody they meet. Peter Toller, James Willett & Isaac Ashley attended the opening of Bower Lodge School and enjoyed the silent disco! A youth revival event, run by Dunamis, took place at St Andrew’s. We held a cream tea afternoon to raise money for our link parish in Rwanda. ## August We noticed a ‘Quiet Revival’ happening at the 9am service at All Saints’, with 55 attendees at this traditional service. The Prayer Garden at St Andrew’s was looking beautiful in the summer, an oasis of calm behind the building work at the front of the church. Wonder Zone Holiday Club for children from school years R to 6 was held over 3 mornings at the end of the month. It proved very popular, selling out 2 weeks beforehand. ## September We said goodbye to our Youth Intern, Isaac Ashley as he headed off to university in Bristol. Neil Maddock’s talk amused and inspired us at our Guest Service and we welcomed him back to speak at our Guest Supper. **4** The Alpha course returned and was well-attended with 3 small groups and people from across the Waterside. The nesting boxes at All Saints were checked for the second year by the British Trust for Ornithology. They found that double the number of boxes were being used by birds and 39 blue tit and great tit chicks hatched and fledged. A new Mechanix course started with six boys and 2 girls learning life and interview skills along with mechanic training. The car they are restoring this year is a 1973 VW Beetle. ## October We were delighted to enjoy a visit from Archbishop Samuel and his wife, Sugantha. They were with us for our Harvest service which saw generous donations of food for the Waterside Food Bank and SCM Basics Bank. Samuel and Sugantha stayed for a bring and share lunch after the service where church family members were able to chat to them about their work at Hope Gardens, which celebrates its 25[th] anniversary this year. The Social team arranged another Line Dancing evening, which proved really popular with church family and community alike. The hall was packed with dancers and a delicious supper was provided. We saw the hoardings come down from the front of the church building and lovely new signage put up around the site, all part of Project Refresh. We held a Light Party for toddlers and primary school children as a fun, non-scary alternative to Hallowe’en. ## November We served as a collection point for shoeboxes, as part of the Operation Christmas Child appeal. The display table also provided items to put into boxes, so people could top up if they were a bit short. A ladies’ Pamper Evening was enjoyed by around 30 women from our church and the community. We sampled some lovely Temple Spa products, enjoyed a glass of fizz and had a wonderful time of fellowship. Services of Remembrance were held in both churches and at the Hythe War Memorial Hospital. Tables for the Christmas Bazaar sold out weeks in advance and the event was a huge success, raising more than £1,000 for Rwanda. The Parish of Dibden Cookbook was published, with recipes donated by members of the church family and centre. Funds raised will go to the Rwanda Mission Fund. ## December The Centre Advent Calendar returned with a ‘Light of the World’ theme. Candle flames and bible verses appeared and filled in the display as we went through the month. The first Christmas service of the year was our mid-week communion, where we held a Blue Christmas service. This was a special time of reflection, designed for those who find Christmas difficult. Our wreath-making event was very popular, with 40 people attending. A lovely start to the season with a talk on the ‘Hope of Christmas’. Toy Sunday saw around 60 bags of toys and gifts being donated to SCRATCH to support families in need in the Southampton area. **5** Carols in the Car Park was a huge success, with Praizin’ Hands puppets, Intersection and Cabin Crew vocal groups, New Forest Brass and some delicious mince pies and mulled wine. We also had the Christmas Truck, which really lit the car park up. The Christmas craft table raised over £700 for the Rector’s Discretionary Fund, which helps those who have unexpected expenses or are in need. The Pathways project at All Saints’ was completed. The area is now safer and looks much nicer for those visiting the churchyard. ## **Employees** The PCC take their responsibilities as employers seriously. ## **Pastoral Staff** **Ian McGill** is our Associate Minister and Curate (Pastoral & Older People) **James Willett** is our Youth Minister **Isaac Ashley** was our Youth and Worship Intern, but left in September 2025 ## **Centre Staff** **Nicky Long** is our Operations Manager (full-time) **Michael Ford** is our Senior Administrator (full-time) **Simon Davies** is our Caretaker (part-time) **Sally Lewis** is our Cleaner (part-time) **Rebecca Hall-Patch** is our Evening Caretaker (part-time) ## **Coffee House** **Tina Brearley** is our Coffee House Manager **Adam Bocock** is our chef **Lyn McCaffrey** is an assistant (part-time) **Katherine Connor** is an assistant (part-time) **Julie Perry** is an assistant (part-time) **Mercedes Stokes** works as an assistant (part-time) and started maternity leave in May 2025 **Freya Smith** is an assistant (part-time) **Megan Jones** is an assistant (part-time) **Sally Stagg** is an assistant (part-time) The Coffee House has also employed the following zero-hours contractors: **Ruth Delacour Tina James Olivia Kemp** ## **Volunteers** PCC: 16 Non-PCC Subgroup members: 25 CAMEO: 12 Care Home Services: 8 Catering: 10 Children & Youth: 25 Churchyard: 22 Coffee House: 26 Communion Helpers: 11 Flowers: 22 Gardening/Grass Cutting: 12 Home Communion: 8 **6** Intercessors: 11 Living with Loss: 4 Mechanix: 15 Mid-week Communion: 5 Musicians: 38 Prayer Ministry Team: 13 Readers: 30 Refreshments: 65 Sides people: 23 (for 9am and 10.30am services) Sound & Visuals: 7 Welcome Team: 14 Total: 422 (with some repeats) ## **Engaging with the community** The following events have taken place during the year: - 10.30am Service from St Andrew’s streamed live - Living with Loss, monthly bereavement support group - Breakfast talk/Q&A session on assisted dying - CAMEO lunches held monthly - Quieter mid-week communion service held each month - A 3-in-1 community social event was held - Fruit and Veg stall continued at St Andrew’s (Wed-Fri) - Songs of Praise held monthly at All Saints’ during the lighter months - Kintsugi Hope courses were run - A Quiz Night was held - Services in local Care Homes and centres are held regularly - Contemporary service, Refuelled, held monthly - Easter Sunday breakfast was served - Home Communion visits made monthly - A Youth Revival event with Dunamis was held - Work Experience placements provided in the office and Coffee House - Holiday club was run for children in school years R to 5. - Guest supper held - Alpha Course in the autumn - Mechanix course Sept-Dec - Annual Memorial service held for people to remember loved ones who have died - Harvest Festival provided food for local foodbanks - Light party for younger children - Line Dancing social event - Ladies’ Pamper evening - Visits from local schools throughout the Autumn term - Blue Christmas service - We held a Christmas Bazaar - Toy Sunday supporting SCRATCH - Shoe Boxes for Samaritan’s Purse - Wreath-making event - Carols in the Car Park ## **Plans for the future** - - 2026 Theme is Shining Brightly – how we can point people to Jesus - Redesigning and Refreshing St Andrew’s Foyer with Welcome area and new Welcome packs - Assessing options for moving from benches to chairs in St Andrew’s Church - Peter Toller is taking a Sabbatical from Sept to Nov 2026 **7** ## **Financial Review 2025** The total expenditure of the parish was more than its total income from all sources in 2025 with the result that there was a net deficit of £199,010 for the year, funded from parish reserves. This follows annual deficits of £46,715 in 2024 and £23,353 in 2023. ## **Major expenditures** Major expenditures accounted for most of the deficit in 2025. The parish spent a large sum on one big and several smaller renovation projects, plus other necessary repairs and replacements, to a total cost of £185,678: - Phase 2 of the St Andrew’s parapet, main entrance and window repair programme: £152,823 - All Saint’s pathways: £17,760 - St Andrew’s church and centre - heating system repairs: £3,417 - St Andrew’s church and centre - renewal of outdoor signage: £3,307 - All Saints’ sound system installation: £2,238 - Intruder alarm system modifications: 2,046 - St Andrew’s fire detection and alarm system modifications: £2,220 - St Andrew’s centre low-energy lighting replacement: £1,868 A total sum of £34,005 was received by way of a legacy, several grants and many designated donations towards funding these expenditures. The costs of All Saints’ pathways, St Andrew’s signage and All Saints sound system were all fully funded. This left £151,172 to be paid for out of cash reserves. Taking away the £185,678 cost of these major expenditures, then the remaining deficit for the year was £13,332. ## **Income – summary** The total income of the parish in 2025 was £351,544, an increase of 1.5% on 2024 (£346,236). The sources of income are shown in the chart below, followed by summary details of each source. **----- Start of picture text -----**
Income £351,544
Planned giving £153,239
Collections & donations £62,475
Hall lettings £49,235
Gift Aid tax refund £38,151
Wedding & funeral fees £16,449 2025
Rents (Canterbury Drive) £11,104 2024
Interest £10,544
Other income £5,972
Grants £3,375
Bequests £1,000
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Planned Giving by church members provided some 44% of the income for the year; the total amount received in this regular way, £153,239, showed an increase of 1.7% from 2024. Our ‘Generous June’ appeal contributed to the increase and reversed a year-on-year downward trend in the four years after 2020. Collections and donations (£62,475) increased markedly by 35% from the previous the year. £31,728 of these donations were designated to specific purposes in the parish, such as some of the major expenditures described above, and for the support of local and overseas charities. These donations include church members’ generous response to the Easter Gift Day which, after the Gift Aid tax rebate **8** was added in, raised £17,983. Half of this went towards the cost of phase 2 of the St Andrew’s church parapet, main entrance and window repairs and the other half was donated to the Waterside Foodbank. Over £17,000 was received in donations to pay for the work on the pathways in All Saints’ churchyard. Hire charges for Hall Lettings (£49,235) were the next largest source of income and were lower (minus 4%) than in 2024 following the departure of the Orchard pre-school in July. The St Andrew’s Church Centre provided affordable venue hire for a wide range of local community groups and activities. As well as the pre-school these included several exercise and dance classes for both adults and children, University of the Third Age (U3A), choirs and singing groups, hobby clubs, slimming groups and some NHS primary healthcare and local authority services - altogether serving to promote and support wellbeing in the local community. Gift Aid tax refunds provided an important source of income and, with some large individual donations eligible for a tax refund, increased by over 5% year on year. Fees for Weddings and Funerals were around one third less than the previous year, reflecting fewer services held in 2025 than in 2024. These ‘occasional offices’ are mostly conducted by our clergy, serving families at important times. Statutory Church of England fees make up a large part of this income with a proportion of these remitted to the diocese. We continued to benefit from interest on our cash reserves held in Church of England Central Board of Finance deposit funds and in an interest-bearing savings account. Together these paid interest of £10,544 in 2025 (2024: £14,074). Rates of interest fell in the year, and we drew down some of the interest-paying capital to pay for the phase 2 repairs to St Andrew’s church building. The house at 5 Canterbury Drive was not needed to provide staff accommodation in 2025 and was let throughout the year, providing a net income of £11,104 (2024: £11,808) after deduction of the costs of insurance, maintenance and repairs from the rental received. Other income of £5,972 includes £2,080 of feed-in tariffs from solar panel electricity generation. Lesser amounts were received as contributions towards the costs of the Oak Road car park, the parish’s social and community events, photocopying for hall hirers, and small commissions on the sales of local artists’ work displayed in the Coffee House café. £1,090 of sales and advertising revenue was received from the parish magazine, News Extra. The parish received the following Grants in 2025 for which we are very grateful: - Winchester diocese Quick Wins Grant Award - towards replacement windows: £1,500 - Winchester diocese Quick Wins Grant Award – for replacement low-energy lighting: £875 - Hythe and Dibden Parish Council - towards business rates for the Oak Road Car Park: £500 - • Hampshire County Council councillor's personal grant (Malcolm Wade) - for All Saints’ pathways project: £500 A single Bequest of £1,000 was received. ## **Expenditure – summary** The total expenditure of the parish in 2025 was £550,554, up 40% from 2024 (£392,951). The major expenditures described above account for the large year-on-year increase. This is illustrated in the breakdown of spending shown in the chart below, followed by a summary of the expenditure under the main headings. **9** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Expenditure £550,554
St Andrew's renovations £152,823
Diocesan parish share £102,012
Administrative costs £65,452
Buildings running costs £43,041
Children & youth £37,018
Charitable giving £36,305
2025
Ministry & pastoral care £28,499
Repairs & maintenance £27,143 2024
Utilities £22,470
All Saints' churchyard £21,697
Other £7,457
Equipment & IT £6,639
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The amount shown under Diocesan Parish Share in the chart accounted for some 28% of expenditure. The total of £102,012 was split between payments to the Diocese of Winchester Common Mission Fund (CMF) and payments to the Church of England Evangelical Council’s Ephesian Fund, as follows: Diocese of Winchester (CMF) £71,408 Ephesian Fund £30,604 Around 70% of the CMF goes to pay for the stipends, pension contributions, housing, training and development of the clergy, including our own rector, with the rest supporting diocesan and local parish ministry and wider church administration. In 2023, the PCC resolved to reduce our monthly contribution by 30%, to reflect the allocation to parish ministry, and this was put into effect from May 2023. In 2024 and again in 2025 the PCC resolved to contribute the withheld amounts to the Ephesian Fund to be directed to parishes in Winchester diocese with an orthodox evangelical position. Administrative Costs are a proportion of church-office staff time, plus insurance, printing and other costs essential for the management and operation of the two churches. Higher costs in 2025 than in 2024 reflect the first full year of employment of an operations manager appointed in June 2024. Building Running Costs expenditure paid for the cleaning, caretaking and church-office administration of both All Saints’ church and the St Andrew’s church and centre. Rooms in the St Andrew’s Centre are used every day of the week. As well as the community use reported in the income summary above, the church itself makes great use of the facilities. Children and Youth costs of £37,018 show an increase from last year (2024: £30,254). This includes the employment of our children and youth minister through the year and a student intern from January to August. As well as funding Sunday and weekday children and youth groups and a summer holiday club, we again ran the Mechanix project. This helps teenage girls and boys who find formal education challenging grow workplace skills and confidence to equip them for the future, based around the renovation of a classic car. Expenses of £3,322 associated with the Mechanix course are included in this figure, and these were paid for out of deferred income from grants set aside for the Mechanix project; funds of £1,723 are carried forward for the project in 2026. Charitable Giving is made up of a tithe (one-tenth) of the monies freely given to the parish through regular giving, collections and donations (£19,828) plus money given for special collections, or in response to charitable appeals. More details are given in notes 6 and 7 of the annual accounts. The donation to Waterside Foodbank includes £9,000 raised by our Easter Gift Day towards improvements to its premises to the benefit of its clients. Donations of £5,351 to Rwanda consisted of grants to the Nyamata Bright School, a grant to pave a car park at Kanazi Church (required to meet Rwandan government regulations), a contribution towards the rebuilding of Nyamata church and gifts of musical instruments and a laptop computer taken out on the Noadswood school visit to Rwanda in summer 2025. **10** Expenditure on Ministry and Pastoral Care incudes the salary of the associate minister and costs associated with weddings and funerals. The latter were fewer in 2025 than 2024 and are recovered through the fees included in income. Also included are the costs of two evening courses, Kintsugi, to promote mental well-being and Alpha, for those interested in finding out about Christian faith. Repairs and Maintenance expenditure includes several exceptional expenditures in 2025 on St Andrew’s church and centre: heating system repairs (£3,417), renewal of outdoor signage (£3,307), upgrades to the fire detection and alarm systems (£2,220) and low-energy lighting replacements (£1,868). The rest of the expenditure was for general upkeep of the fabric of the two churches, the St Andrew’s centre, the Coffee House and the accommodation that the parish provides for the Children and Youth Minister at 2 Corsair Drive. Utilities’ costs for heating, power, water bills and waste collection were lower than in 2024; the heating system repairs towards the beginning of the year, the low-energy lighting replacement, a new waste collection contract and warmer than average weather through the year will have contributed to this reduction. The cost in 2025 of maintaining All Saints’ Churchyard includes the exceptional cost incurred on the pathways project (£17,760); as noted above, this was fully funded from grants and donations. With a new contractor appointed, the expenditure for grass cutting and grounds maintenance turned out less than in 2024. Expenditure under the heading of Other include costs associated with Sunday worship and occasional church events and the productions costs (£2,140) of the parish magazine, News Extra. Income from sales and advertising has not covered its costs for several years (2025: £1,090), and publication will cease in 2026. Equipment and IT expenditure includes the spending on All Saints’ sound system and the depreciation allowances for equipment purchased in previous years. ## **Outturn for 2025** The parish’s net deficit for the year of £199,010 was the main contributor to the reduction in the parish’s net current assets from £356,034 at the start of the year to £159,820 at the end of 2025. This figure includes Restricted Funds of £15,513, which the PCC may spend only on the specific objectives for which they were given, and Endowment Funds of £62,500, the capital of which we may not draw upon. Further details on Restricted Funds are given in note 14 of the annual accounts. Endowment Funds are held on deposit with the Central Board of Finance of the Church of England; the interest payments from the fund are used for the upkeep of All Saints' Churchyard. ## **Reserves Policy** It is the PCC’s policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds which equates to at least six months unrestricted budgeted payments. This will be equivalent to some £166,000 for the first six months of 2026. It is held to smooth out fluctuations in cash flow, to provide a buffer against unexpected loss of income and meet unforeseen major expenditure so that we can fulfil our responsibilities for others, including employees. The cash balance held on unrestricted funds at the year end, with recognition of the outstanding amounts payable to and by the PCC, was some £108,000 which is below the target balance. ## **Coffee House fund** St Andrew’s Coffee House trades as a company limited by guarantee and is reported and accounted for separately from Dibden PCC. In 2025 it reported a loss of £4,733 on turnover of £162,290. At the year end the PCC’s Coffee House Fund stood at minus £708; this effectively represents a funding of the company’s cumulative cash shortfall. This is included in the figure for other debtors on the balance sheet (see note 11 to the PCC annual accounts). All figures in this report and in the financial statements are shown to the nearest whole number of pounds. This may result in apparent discrepancies in totals where total figures reflect the sum of unrounded figures. **11** **Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 16[th] March 2026 and signed on its behalf by Revd. Peter Toller (PCC Chairman).** _Peter Toller_ Revd. Peter Toller _6[th] May 2026_ Dated **12** THE PARISH OF DIBDEN St Andrevls and All Saints, Churches Charity Registration No. 1131535 Annual Accounts of the Parochial Church Councll of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Dibden for the year ended 31st December 2025 DIBDEN PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL statom¢nt of F¥nancial Athitses for tho year Ond￿ 31 D￿0mbor 2026 Totsl Total Fund$ 2024 Fwids Funds Fund 2025 Incom• and and0￿￿ts from: Donabons and Chantable aetivibes Investments 242,885 77,469 25,882 67.032 18,￿6 67.032 21.648 2.782 f¢)tal 351,544 Exp•ndi¢uTr on: CharitaNe Acts¥ib85 441.1W2 &3.557 2,782 483,997 66,5S7 343.489 49,462 Total )7.79J 40,022 2.782 3W2.951 N8t in(yJrr* tefor8 gairo on ￿￿stMentS {197.947) (1.￿3) 1199.010) {46,7151 Net gains on investrnents 1197.94n 11.(K31 {199,0101 146,7151 Transfer lund5 N•t rno¥•mont fvnds {197,947) {1.C631 1199.0101 146,7151 Total furth brought I￿ard 1.738,831 16.575 62.5C 1,8fY.SY 1.864.621 Total fund8 eaftted ft>mrd 13 1,540,883 15.513 1,618.896 1.817,gJ6 Th• Statsmont offina￿lI1 aekn Indud•8 all galn• and lotsea In the >*•r. All in¢omlng and IB8o￿Tc￿ *X￿Trd•d d•rf%* from C￿nuIng actmdm. Th8 notes on pages 3 to7 lo￿ ocwu Regisiered Charity 1131535 DIBDEN PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL 8alanGe Shoot as at 31 DgC•))bor 2025 2024 Flx•d AM•ts Tangib￿ a88ets Invesbnents 1.159.076 1.161,872 10 1.459.076 1.461,872 CunMtA¥¥•ts Debtor5 Short tsmi dep￿ts Cash 81 b8nk a￿1 in hatKt 138.783 188.783 200,824 204,917 397.203 Creditors: #mounts faling du•wilhin one yv•r 12 45.097 41,169 159.820 356,034 Total Aaaèts 1888 current lilbilli 1.618,896 1.817,9( Endowrngntlund• 62.5 Re¥trktod fund• 14 15.513 16,575 Unr•strlct8d fund• 1.540.8&3 1,738.831 1,688,8 1,817,9C6 by th8 P8rcthk81 Church CwrKal on 16 M*th 2026 ar￿ sbJvJ ￿ it¥ btha¥ ty. Tlw R•¥d. PetsrTd*lPCC Chw"m)anl The Revd. P8tsrTolk8r The n(aes on pages 3 to 7 forn p3rt of these aCC￿n Registered Charlty 1131535 DIBDEN PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL N¢)t¢• to thellnan¢lal Statsrn￿ forth•ywr•nd•d 31 D•e•mkn 2026 1. Accounting poli￿8 PCC is a ￿tsty within of FRS101 Th• 5tatern￿ts have been prepar•J uThler the Charitses Act 2011 and in accordarth ￿th th8 Churth P£counting R￿ulatiC)N$ 20CÉ govèming thè indNidual accwnts of PCCS wth the ReguLaih)ns Irue far wowofi": aNI under FRS102120161 as the aF4)licabb a¢xountiry standards the 2016 verswjn d Ihe Stst8mBnt of r8LWffi8nd8J Prxtrs, ACc￿nI¥l9 and Reporting by Charths ISORPlFRS1￿2)I. The finano815tatemsnts ha¥e wepare(t tr* h￿*￿al cc6t con¥*ntion •xt•pt for thè valu81Tr?n of Iiivestment assets ar8 shown * fair value. Tr finaroal Stat￿*￿ indude all tran$8(Jion5, assets l¥abilrt*s for which tIE PCC resp)nsit48 by L8w. do nol indL+Je the accounts of churd) Ihat ¢￿e thetr main affiliati¢n to a￿ther nL¥ those that afv wrformd ofthurch rnemb8r8. Funds UnwtrTCt8d Funds are general funds of the PCC that a￿ not sutp¢i to any restr1cth?r￿ ward*rvJ th&ir us& and ar& available for appli(xtK)n on th8 9￿￿ra1 pwNtse5 of PCC. induding amounts d8signabY by th8 PCC for fLX8d assets for its u88 and FU￿18 des*Jnated fora parWar wrpose by tr* PCC. ROSI￿t$d Funds ￿Pr￿sent ¢S)nations. gwts other incw* a SFeofic rt4"ective or invited by the PCC for a specffic (*4"ectNe. Tr Fund5 may or* exFerthJ on the obiectNe for which tsy were gNen. Any reM￿nIng unspent at the &Yl of •ad) ysar must bè carri*J forward as 8 balan￿ on thatfijnd. EndOw￿lIt Funds are fvnds. th8 capital of mLL8t te malitsin￿j as delemiBW by the temis of thtr FurKI." onty in¢{k7￿ arising from investsy￿t Of￿ mayte 8ith8r as r8StrKthJ or unrg81rits3 depwK1irYJ on th¢ pur￿& for whKth the estsblk%heY. InGoin• Plannèd gNing, o*eclrons aThl dorfations a￿ recognised when re¢Èived. T&x ￿fun(ts aTE fEo>Jni5ed when the infX)mirg resource to which they r8kte is re￿￿d. Grants. I￿￿￿11r9 9overnrrwt 9rants. and ￿a¢￿S to the PCC are ¥o)unted for w￿n the PCC ig fioti￿ of its W enthlement and the wnount ￿e. Grants subj.ect to Pte- condthons lor ￿t￿ernent whKh have nc4 b88n met at ￿ar end are ￿¢1￿Yed in defwled ints)me to ￿ l3￿1￿d tDrwarrl to fdbMr#J year. AJI incune i8 a(tounW for gross rental incclne i8 awjnw for net of fees maintenanco expenses and recogntsa in the ￿￿K1 to it reL4t85. In*re5t Is account&J fcf whgTr T￿niab￿. ExpondltuY• Ex￿n1￿U￿ i% indLklad on thè ba¥i&. ithlths ar6 rwnts•J as scth as tharè Y6 a W cf D￿strU￿￿o oblwat￿Jn commrtt•YJ Ihe diarity to pay rewxJrce8. Grants and donaticffjs are acctjunted for when payaNe. PCC ha5 agreed in during th8 ￿ar to rn8ke grants up to a ¥*tsfKd total, sut1￿t only to Ihe 2￿rt￿nMeNt yeavs Te5utt. aad such grants $ubsequ6nly confirrned and pabj, ￿ are tXOVKJed frjr in tW xcounts as an 0￿ratiOn￿ IthoLyh mt a *all liabilty and are shown in cr*JitOlS in the BaL8n￿ Sheet Tr DK*e5an cOrnr￿n Miss￿n Fwd 15 xcounta for when Pa￿￿. Fixed Assots In so far as ¢on8euate£l and t*nefite WCFerty of any kiTrJ i8 exdLthI frrm the statutory lIefin￿"t￿ Df'chariw by Section 10912118) and Icl of Charibes Ad 3J11 5Jxh assets are ncl capital%&J in the ￿aTr￿al Stslernents. Mov8able ¢hurth fumishifYJS No value B ￿a￿d on Movab￿ thLrch fumrshirrfJ8 hekj by the churr*warrlerts on special trust for the PCC whith require a facutty for disposal sin￿ the PCC con*der5 to b8 an inal￿na￿e property. All expenditu￿ incurred dunng the year on COTwcratsd or teneri￿ buiklirgs arxy ¢hurch fumi5hirys, wtthr for main18n8r￿ or improv*rnent, 15 written off as exFenditLxe in ts SOFA aThJ separatsty dtsch)sad. Tart9￿￿e fixsd assds for use bythwty The58 8r8 Capitalis￿ rf they be wj than one cost at knt£1,CXX). They aT8 valued at cost or else, for grft-in-kind. at a reasonabk estDYple ￿ t￿11 wen mathet yal￿ on tecept. Lkpreaation LS Lxkulatsd to write ofF the capltalised cost ol fixed assets kns thw afttKapaW re$KlU￿ fair value over their estimaby useful IN85 as fdb*s'. EquiFthent. 3 y¢ors AM fiwres in the ststsments are to the newest Nmber of p¢wrth. Thi& may resutt in apparent dK8¢xepan¢ies in totsls Whe￿ tokl the sum of unrwthj fyur85. Registered Chth 1131$35 DIBDEN PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL No depreoation 15 pfovKl8d on freeh¢¥ aTrJ buthJirv> as Ihe curr• ￿b"mated resKILsal value ol the propert not fess than ther Car￿￿j Val￿ and the rema￿1r0 ￿efvI Ite of these assets currenty exi%eds 50 yèars, $0 that any dep￿atiOn charges kwjukl be irnm*riJ. Invgstrnenls are property which o inclvJeA at f•r value tsking a¢coLVrt kK4 Es1* P4erl valuat#)ns. ChaNJ05 in fairvalue are rewnised in the Statwnent of Finanoal AthitE5. Total Total FundB 2024 2. Donation• •nd l¢g•¢ies Funds Fund• Fund• 202S Planned GNirtrJ'. GrfiAid donations Gfft￿d Ott)er planr*d gNir ColkL*ons DoThatK)n51AppeaL8 Legaaes vemment & other grants Sundry in¢ome 125,805 125.805 38.151 27,434 5,9S9 56,516 120.033 36.211 30.614 5.231 40.981 3.261 27,434 5.016 25,731 30.785 3.37S 3,375 4.624 223.￿ 262,864 242.885 3. Charltable actlviti08 Wedding & fur￿1 fees StAndreWs Centre ￿t￿n98 Magazine saK88 aTrJ *Jvgrtwr Outreath 16,449 16.449 49.235 1.090 258 67.032 24,779 51,110 1.400 258 67,032 4. Incon￿ from Investsngnts Intergst 7,762 11.104 18.866 2.782 10,544 11.104 21,648 14,074 11,808 25,882 2.782 S. Expgndlturo ¢)n Charlt*ble Activtt mIn￿ty.. Diocesan C¢)mrTh)n Mission Fund E￿osian Fund Associate Minister Waddings. fvneraL8 & t*Jiia Youth, chiklrbn 5chooJ5 wrxk Youth and ¢hiktrBn'$ ￿rk 58lari88 Church Uti1￿.eS MaintenarKe & ￿pa￿ tsf ixj1￿jlr¥J5 M8intenan¢e of churchyard St Andrevls Centre maintenan* & rvpair St Andrevls C8ntre salari8S St Andra%Vs C8ntr8 utili*'es StAndr8%Vs Centre other ttjsts EOucab"onal rnedk8 and trainiThJ Depwation on Church Equipment Sound systsm up4radas (XJtr&ath & Pastoral L¥f8 Charitable gNilYJ- 1n$trtut￿n$ INote 81 Charitsble gNll¥J- IfKliwduaL* (Nots n Sundiies 71,409 71,409 30,604 77.554 7.873 64.742 45.216 17,232 11114 4,799 25.456 11,878 30.843 4.231 24,723 31.791 13.565 2.021 1.942 5,017 1.756 1,677 31,794 4.715 17.554 7,873 1,811 ).210 9,821 153.681 14,105 14,351 30.210 9,821 164,740 21,697 15226 40,933 12.649 2.108 722 3.295 11,059 2.782 875 12.649 2.108 19,828 14,369 2.IC 34.197 2,108 7,457 441.192 2.782 483,997 343,488 Regist8r•J Charity 1131535 DIBDEN PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Tolal Total Funds 2024 Fund• Funds 2025 6. Charitable gMng- InstituUons C of E Evangelical Counul ICEECI hurch P$stor81 Ahy Socw ICPASI Thè Crossings (Ftelp against Hope Gardens, India lfjgali Dioc85elMaranyundo Pa￿h FknJa Lyndhurst Dea￿ry Rwanda fund (Lerrti (l)eration Mots"lisation (Frosts) Pravzin Hands IChristi8n purw minBtyI Royal BrI￿sh Legion PCFPY AFfe Tearfund W*rside FMJ Bank 991 1,018 6,106 1,018 2,651 991 2,938 5,351 1.300 5.088 1,018 4,957 991 182 731 11.115 34,197 731 9,132 14.369 740 2.035 30,027 19.828 7. Charitable glvlng - Indlvlduals RwarKta 2026 vi5tt team grants scretionary fund paY[￿ts 3,495 1,220 4.71S 2,028 2,108 2,108 8. Other exwndltur• AdministratNe $taff Printiry and stsbonery Irr6uranc8 T&lephon& and bri>aJband .991 50.991 35,314 2,921 2,921 2.867 2,136 2,291 1,744 727 977 49,462 1,1C6 1.1C6 Professional f99¥ Bank Charges Payroll exp8nses (Nots 16) 670 541 f6.&57 670 541 e6,557 9. Tanglbkn absèts and l>uildings equlwwnl Totsl Cost At 1 January 2tr25 NetA(tdrfoons At 31 Decemter2025 1,157.892 77,313 499 77.812 1,241.757 1.157.W2 1242, Depreaation At 1 January 2025 Charg8 for y8ar At 31 L￿￿￿t￿2025 n.333 3.295 76.629 79,885 3.295 83,180 N8t Book valug At 31 2025 At 31 D8cemb8r2024 1 159076 t 161 872 Fretrh(Ad laTrd and buikding5 at 31 t*LYT*¢r 2025 2 Corsair Driv•, Eibdèn at£4TrJ,c#xs St Andrv•ls Centre at cx>st The wntsnts are listed in the terrier, ayalL￿ble on rBquosL R8gist8roJ Charity 1131535 DIBDEN PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL 9. Tangibl• aM•ts (¢ontinuodl 2024 The in5Uted values ofth& thurth85 a5 at31 Decerntef￿rB.. St. AndraV8 Churth and Centre indurfirvj (th?t￿ts I Saints, Church indsjding contents 10.970,CIJO 7,320,CIXI 9,980,(ts) 6,650,CXX) 10. Investments Invtstrnant prop8rty15 Cantertw thi¥91 3LKI.LKA) 11. Debtors IncOff￿ fax T8￿rabb IGiftAKII Church Hall hirers 2,8 3,076 1.378 7,303 7,796 12. Cr8dltors: amounts falllng dug wlthln on• yoar Trade creditors Taxes and 80raal secJJrty wsts Acuuals and deferr￿ inc4Yne 14.179 4.317 6.182 3.257 31,730 41.169 45.097 13. Analy$ls of Ilet Assets by Furbd Totsl Fund• Funils Fund8 Funds 1,459,076 126.K 145.CB 1,540.883 1.459.076 204,917 145,09 1.618,896 CurrentA￿ts Creditors 15.513 62.5 15,513 62,5 The ETrdoVM￿nt Fund is mO￿Y [￿fft1, th• caprtal ofwhKh ts in¥•5t•J and th8 intsr851 u58d for ￿ benefft ofm Ssints, Churthyard. Balance *t Incornkng Resou￿•* 1 Jan 2026 Re80urces Expended Balanc• at 310¢¢ 2025 Chiklren and Y(#th W¢yk Rwanda Fund Discretionary Fund Grf( Day 2024. Phase 2 palaw & 8ntraK8 rqja Grft Day 2025. Phase 2 paraw 8 entra￿e rtya Grft Day 2025-WatersMJe Foodbank Hope Gardens Gr￿t for Phase 2 parapet & entrance repairs Al Saints, Chur¢hyard AJI Saints. Church Al Saints. Pathway8 proje(* Col*tions on beha￿ of thartses Rwanda 2026 Viwt furKI Wam Space 4.997 2.303 14.9971 {3,3681 12,0281 r161 {8,9831 (9,(￿)) 19551 11,5CX)I 13,3051 11,8051 14,2861 19131 1801 11321 36.432 3.421 10.6¥ 2,355 10.961 8,983 323 68 2.782 943 2.147 62 2.L%7 132 16.576 35.369 15.513 Regi$ter*l Charity 1131535 DIBDEN PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL 15. Staff costs Wagès and salaries National Insur8nr Pension contrtjutioro 228,511 9.141 13.511 251,163 1￿.852 6.779 12,233 218.864 ring thB year the PCC an Assttiate Min*. a Chkn aryl Y(th min￿r, OF4rations Klanager, Senior Administrator. G*aner, ¢*retsker. eveniThJ caretaker arf unbl 31 AL¥JU5t 2025. an intem to assist wrth ¢hiklr•n youth work. A Superv￿Or. a chef atKI an a&A￿Onal nir￿ am￿OYee8 allcKated to St. And￿￿3 Coffee House Ltd. average number of reople during the year was nineteen I2￿24." evJhteenl. employee was pa¥J emoluments in excess of £60,CXX) durir*J th8 year. The PCC n* pensK)n Contributions into the govemrnent p8nsion stheme, NEST, for all dvJibk ernpk)yees at th? cpbon of ts ￿￿t)Yo￿ and pro¥MtsJ accommodation for the Children and Youth Mink%*r at 2 Cot5air t¥N8. Two parti8s relat•J to fr￿M￿¢r¥ ofts PCC r￿ur￿ra￿j thtsftll￿F￿ arr￿[ts in 2tr25.. IjFerathY￿ Marw. e41.¢AO plu5 empbyerf5 per￿￿ cortt*thrts of£3.078.75 Caret*er. £911.88 (from 1 Jaftuary W25 to 30 Atxfj 2CQ51 16. Profe¥sional Fogs EWC AGwuntants TeceN8d a lee of£l.1401£950 p￿5 VAT) in the year, ￿lated to ts ir*endent exatytlnabon of the financial statements for the year eThJed 31 tk¢emter 2025. £1.140 linduding VATI has been accmed for the independent r8vw ofts* financial $tatements by EWCN£countants foi th? y8ar 8nd8d 31 twtmtrkr 2025. Sol￿tors F¢y)t Ar*tey ￿re fees of rJ.419 ts lyoomg l* on a cortte￿ w￿1 to Court pro(*eding$ in wthith the pS￿h ks a sut6t*bal Wry. R￿1St￿ed Charity 1131535 INDEPENDENT EXAMIIYER'S REPORT TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF PARISH OF DIBDEL FOR THE YEAR E.NDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 I report on the accounts of the charity for the Jear ended 31 December 2025, which are set out on pages I to 7. Respective responsibilities of tn15te¢$ and examiner As the charity." S trustees. vou are Tesponsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requiremenls of the Charilies Acl 2011 ('Ihe Acl"). I report in respeci of MJ examination of the Trust's accounls Ca￿led oul under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out examinatior4 I hai'e followed all ihe applicable DireLlions give by the CharitN' Cornmission under section 145(5Xb) of the Act. The charity s gross income exc¢eded £250.000 and l am qualified io undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the Association of Chartered Certifi¢d Accountanls. Basis of independent examiner's report My examination w'as carried out in accordance the General Directions given by ihe Charity Commission. An examinalion includes a revie￿. of the accounting records kepi by ihe charity and a comparison of the accounts pres¢nled NN'iih those records. It also includes consideraiion of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from )"'ou a5 Irusi¢es concerning an}. Such matter5. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the eN'idence that would be required in an audil. and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent examiner's statement I have completed m). examinalion. I confirm that no malerial matlers hal'e come to mv atiention in Lonnection with th¢ examination which gives me cause to believe ihat in, any material respect: The accounting records were not kept in accordance wilh section 130 of the Charities Act- or The accounts did nol accord with the accounling records: or The accounts did not comply ￿7th ihe applicable requirements concerning the fomi and content of accounls set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 oihe than any requirement thai the accounis gil'e a "true and fair view which is not a matter of considered as part of an independenl examinations I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connections with the ¢xamination to which attention to should be dra￿TI in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Lee Edwards FCCA Charter¢d Certified Accouniant l Floor Unli 2CA Deer Park Fam] Induslrial Estate Knowle Lane Fair Oak Eastl¢igh S050 7DZ 26 March 2026