2023-12-31-accounts

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examlner's report on the accounts Se¢tion A Independenl Examlner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of The Parochial Church Council of Ihe EcclesiaslicAI parish of Holy TrSnlty Aldershot On accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023 Charlty no lif any) 1131569 Sèt out on pages One lo Eighteen of the accounts below I rgport to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the abov charity I'lhe Trust") lor the year ended 3111212023. Responslbllltles and basis of report As the charivs trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {Ihe Acr'i. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under se¢tion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{51{b) of the Act. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confiim that no malenal matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below "I which gives me cause lo believe that in, any material respect- the accounting records were not kept in accordance wth seelion 130 of the Charities Act; or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the form and conlenl of accounts sel out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the aecounts give a 'lrue and fair, VTew which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matter8 in connection with the examin81ion to which attention should be drawn in this report In order lo enable a proper understanding ol the accounts lo be reached. Slgned: Darren wa￿en Date: 1510412024 Name: Darren Warren - Paxton Independent Examiners Relevant professional qualificationls) or body Ilf any): FMAAT Address: 61a High Street South Rushden Northants. NN10 ORA

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ALDERSHOT REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DE EMBER 2023 contin structure n¢ The method of appointment ol PCC members is sel out in the Church Representation Rules. Al Holy Trinity the general membership of the PCC consists ol the incumbent lour vic8rl, churchwardens. ordained minislers li¢trftcèd to the Partsh, one reader, the Ireasurer and members elected by those members ol Ihg congregation who are on the electoral roll ol Ihe church. Al those who attend our services regularly and are bapb"sed, are encouraged to b￿orne lull member5 of the Congregation and lo rggister on Ihe electoral roll and sland for election lo the PCC. The PCC are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general wncern and importanca lo the parish. including dec￿ling on how PCC funds are to be spent. The full PCC mel six tim8s during the year, with an av8rage1ovel of attendance of 700/0. Given ils wid responsibilities, the PCC has a number of committees. each dealing with a particular aspect ol parlsh life. These commiltees. which include fabric and mission support, are all responsible lo tha PCC, and their ¢Jeliberations and decisions are reported back to the PCC and discussed as necessary. and oses Holy Trinity PCC has the responsibilily of co-operating wth the incumbenl, the Revgrond George Newton, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish. the wholg mission of the church- pastofal, evangelistic. social and ecumenical. The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of Ihe church building of Holy Trinity Aldershol. Ob tlves an The PCC is commjtted to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church, and to b8come part of our parish community al Holy Trintty. The PCC maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our 5ervi¢es ¢an involve thè many groups that live within our parish. Our seNices and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripturè, music and sacrament. When plannlng our activitses for the year, the incLtmbenl and tho PCC have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on publi¢ benefit and, in pa￿cUlar. the specific guidance on charities for the advanceffient of relKJion. In pa(iicular, we try to enable ordinary peoplg to live CNJI their faith as part of our parish wmmunily through.. . Worship and pr8yer. learning about the Gospel. and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus. Provision of pastoral care lor people living in the parish. Missionary and outreach work. To facilil8le this work il is important ihat we maintain the fabric of the chuich of Holy Trinity Aldershot. hievements Hoty Trinity's Annual Report lists all of the main groups that use the Church. the activities that take place and various highlights from 2023. A copy is attached lo the end of this report so please see that for further details. lic be In shaping our objeotives for the year and planning our adivitios. tha Iruslees have con$idèr8d the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. including the guidanco Public benefit.. running a Charity IPB21. The achievements and acttrvities within Ihis report demonslrale the public benefit arising Ihrou9h thg Charity's activities. Prlnci al fundin sourcès The princjpal funding sources of the Charity are donations from church members and the Glft lax recoverable as well as rental income from the church hall.

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ALDERSHOT REPOR TEES FOR THE YEAR END 1 DECEMBER 2023 continued lal rèvlew 2023 was a good year for Ihe chuT¢h fin8ncially Bnd. just as in previous years. was testament to the generosty of our mèmbers. This was particularly so in October when our annual Gift Day brought in just over £38,000. makiThJ it our bgsl in five yèars. In lemis of income IheTe was also a much higher interest return on our CCLA Church of England Deposlt lund wTrih the interest rate having soared al the end of last year. Our Children's & Familigs, Minister Alice look rnalernity leavè beiween March and December and during this period her duties were ¢ovèrad by three part-time staff on fixed-lerm Contracts as well as by general volunteors. Fortunately. the Slalulory Maternity Pay wtr wère able to recover and the generous time given by volunteers enabled us lo employ sufficient backfill wilhoul the charity incuiring any additional c051. There was significant progress on the long-term rodevèlopment of Galpin Hall thi5 year with a total spend ofjust ovèr £7.000 on surveys and architectural plans which helped to provide a vision of the finished produd. The project is currently being funded by a rèslri¢ted fund which the church has hald for some years now bul there will of course be the necessity lo engagg in fvrther fundraising in the near futu￿ as we move into the later stages of the project. The rising cost of livlng once again meant that our spend on ulililies was significantly higher than in previous years although this was mitigated slightly by a grant from the council and thanks to our resident energy expert Geoff Berry we wore able to Secure sonie competifjve tariffs for gas and electricity. All in 811 the bottom-line figures show a surplus of just under £14.000 in the Gener81 fund £2,500 across total re5tri¢ted and unrestricled funds. This is very encouraging given the losses that had been inGurrèd in the past Couple of years and as always we are very grateful lo our gengrous donors who have made this possible. Rese es Although we have a fairly strong balance she&L many of these funds are cornm￿1ed as reslricled funds for specific purposes. Our restricted funds are ftjlly covered by money on deposlt with most of the remaining funds within that account eamiarked for designated funds. At 31 December 2023 we held sufficSent General funds lo cover two months, operating costs, in acwrdance with the Diocese recommendations. As usual the chuich is totalty reliant on the generosity ol our congregation and community. and we will continue lo trust in God to meet our longer tem needs. The PCC review 811 rfsks affeclln9 the church building. ils environment and its people on an on-going basis, and lake appropriate measures lo reduce any porceived risks as far as is possible. 8gfor8 any outside activity. L*sually connected with yOLth work, 8 risk assessment is carried out and the PCC notified in advance.

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ALDERSHOT EP RT EE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 continued Continuin eratlon Non¢ of the Charitys aCtI￿¢18S were ar￿qUired or discontinued during Iha last two financial years. Total Reco nised Gains Losses The Trust ha5 no re￿nised gains orlosses othèr than the movement in funds specified in this wport for the last two financial years. Approved by thtr PCC on 18th Mar¢h 2024 and slgned on Its behalf by: The Reverend G.P.H Newton (Chairman)

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ALDERSHOT INDEPENDENT EXAMI ER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSEES OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023 We report lo the Injstees on our examination of the ac¢ounts of the Holy Trinity Church for the year ended 31st De￿mber 2023 sel out on pages 7 10 19. Respectlve Responslbllltles of Trustees and Independenl Examiner As the ch8ritls trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Acll. We report in respect of our examination of the Charitys accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in caryng out our examination we have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charty Commission under section 14515ljt)) of the Act. Basi5 of the Independenl examinor's report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the chaiity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records.11 also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations trom you as tTUStees concerning any such mallers. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as lo whether the a¢¢ounls present a 'true and fair view, and the report is limited lo those matters set out in the ststemenls below. Independent Examiner's Statement We have completed our examination. We confimi that no material matters have come to our attention in connection with the examination giving us cause to believe that in any material respect.. 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act- or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records-, or 3. the 8ccounts do not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the form and conlenl of accounts sel out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'liue and fair view. which is not a matter consKJered as p8rt of an independent examination. We have no ¢onGems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a propoer vnderstanding of the accounts lo be reached. Independènt examlner Paxton Computers Ltd 61a High Street South Rushden North8nts NN100RA

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ALDERSHOT STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Notes UnrestriGted Restrlcted Funds Funds Totsl 2023 Total 2022 INCOME INCOME FROM GENERATED FUNDS Donations & Legacies Other trading activities Investment income 28 2b 2c 151,CK)6 27,333 9,6S9 9.751 160.157 27,333 9,659 166.471 25,949 2.887 INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Church activities 2d 1,942 1.942 2.029 OTHER INCOME TOTAL INCOME 4,765 194,706 5.352 15,102 10,117 209,808 14,386 211,722 EXPENDITURE COST OF GENERATING FUNDS Cost of generating voluntsry income Fundraising costs CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.. COSTS OF GOODS SOLD & OTHER COSTS Costs of church activities 3a 174,617 390 180.963 3b 3c 5.956 5.956 5,772 26.312 200,929 221.016 GOVERNANCE COSTS TOTAL EXPENDITURE 3d 390 207,275 390 227.178 26.312 Net incorne before other re¢ognis•d gains & transfers Other recognised gain$= 13.743 {11,210} 2,533 115,4S6) Net income before transfers Transfers Net Movement in funds for the year 13,743 111,2101 2,533 115.4561 13,743 (11.210} 2.533 115.456) Total funds brought forward 221,181 90,299 311,480 326,936 Total funds carrled foThvard 14 234,924 79,089 314,013 311,480 The notes on pages 9 to 18 fom part of these financlal statements

HOLYTRINtrY CHURCH ALDERSHOT BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023 Notes Unrestrlcted Restricted Funds Funds Total 2023 Total 2022 FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets TOTAL FIXED ASSETS 432,322 432,322 432,322 432,322 434,070 434,070 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Short term bank deposit Pre-paid debil cards Cash at bank & in hand TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 29.262 120,351 3,262 38.240 191,114 694 79,486 29,956 199,837 3,262 38.240 271,294 18,847 232.879 84 19.265 271.076 80,180 CURRENT LIABILTIES Creditors: amounts falling due wthin one year 388.5121 {1.0911 1389,6031 1393,6661 NET CURRENT ASSETS 197,398 79.089 118.309 122.590 Total assets less current liabilities 234.924 79,089 314,013 311,480 TOTAL NET ASSETS 234 924 314 013 311 480 PARISH FUNDS Restricted funds General fund Designated funds TOTAL CHARITY FUNDS 14 79.089 79.089 106,880 128,044 314 013 90.299 108,366 112,815 311480 106.880 128.044 234 924 14 Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 18th March 2024 and signed on its beh81f by.. The Reverend G.P.H Newton (Chairman) C.R.M. Savin ITreasurerl The notes on pages 910 18 form part of these financial statements

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ALDERSHOT CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Total 2023 Total 2022 Cash generated from operatSn9 actlvite$ (note 141 120.5491 {15.4461 Cash flows from invgstin9 activities Interest income Proceeds from sale of freehold propety Purchase ol tangible fixed assets Cash used in investing actlvltes 9,659 2,887 9.659 2,887 Cash flows from financlng actlvltes Receipt of borrowings Repayment of borrowings Cash provided by financing actlvites Increase Idecreasel In cash & equlvalents in the year (10.8901 {12.5591 Total cash & cash equivalents at the beglnning of the year 252,228 264.787 Total cash & cash equlvalents at the end of the year 241,338 252 228 The notes on pages g 10 18 form part of the$e financial statements

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ALOERSHOT NOTES TO THE FIN NCIAL STATEMENTS 1 December 2023 ACCOUNTING POLICIES The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and k8y sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the Financial Statements are as follows.. la Basss of preparatlon of accounts The financial statements have been prepared In accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 together with Accounting & Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordan¢e with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS1021 (effective 1 January 20191- (Charities SORP IFRS10211, the Financial Reporting Standard available in the UK & Republ¥¢ of Ireland. The flnancial stalemenis have been prep3red undgr the historical cost convention. The financial statements include all Ir8nsaclions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe Iheii main affiliation lo another body, nor those that are informal gatherings of church members. Ib Fund a¢¢ounting Unrestricted funds are general funds, which can be used for PCC ordinary purposes. Design&ted fvnds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the PCC for particular purposes. Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on thelr expenditure. and these restrictions are Smposed by the donor or through the terms ol an appeal. Endowment funds are funds, the capital of which must be maintained,. only income 8rising from investment of the endowment may be used either as reslricied or unreslricled funds, depending upon the Purpose for which the endowment was established. le Income Planned giving. ¢ollections and donations are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when they are received. Gift Aid Tax refunds are recognised and included in the same financial period as the underlying donations which give rise to the refund. Legacies arg accounted for when the PCC is legally entitled to the amount due. All other income is generally accounted for when receivable. All incoming iesourGes are accovnled for 9ross. before any oulgoings, unless the amount involved is not significant. Amounts recelved Spe￿liCallY for mission partners are dealt with as creditors. 1d Expenditure & irrecoverable VAT Expendilure is included in the Statement ol Financial Activities on an accruals basis, inclusive of any VAT, which cannot be recovered. Gov8m8nce costs represent those costs assocSaled with meeting the constitutional and regulalory requirements ol the Church. and include any indepondent examination fees and costs linkeij to Ihe strategic management of the church. le Flxèd assets Consecrated and bengfi¢g propety is not induded in the accounts in accordance with s.96 {2lla} of the Charities Act 1993 Moveable church furnishings held by the v7car and churchwardens on special trust for the PCC, and which require a faculty for disposal are inalienable property unless consecrated. They are listed in the church's inventory, which can be inspected at any reasonable lime. For inalienable property acquired prior lo 2000 there is insufficient cost information available, and therefore such assets are not valued in the financial statements. All expenditure incurred during the year on consecrated or benefice property. whether maintenance or improvement, is written off as expenditure in the Slalemenl of Financial Ath'vilies. and separately disclosed where significant. The freehold property which is used lo house a curate is valued at cost, and is not depreciated. Equipment within the Church premises is depreciated on a straight line basis over 4 years. Individual items costing lèss Ihan £1.000 are written off lo expenditure when acquired.

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ALDERSHOT NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Icontdl èar ended 31 December 2023 1f Pension Contributions Holy Trinity Church makes pension contributions into a rnoney purchase scheme on behalf of certain members of staff. These conlribullons are included in the Statement of Financial Aclivities as they become due for payment. 19 Volunteer Help The value of any volunteer help received is nol included in the accounts bul is described in the Trustee's Annual Repo INCOME Unr*$trfct•d Rostricted Fund$ Funds Total 2023 Total 2022 2a Donations and Logaci•$ Planned giving.. Members. donations Gift Aid Tax recoverable Collections (open platel Giftday other donations & appeals Legacies and bequesls 76,227 21,930 8.789 38,074 5.986 9.574 85,801 21,930 8.789 38,074 6,163 88.262 21,236 6.672 30,080 10,222 10.000 166,471 177 151.006 9,751 160,757 2b Other trading activltios Church hall lettings Car park lettings Fundraising.. Bring & Buy sales etc. 23.055 4,279 23,055 4,279 21,863 4.046 40 25,949 27.333 27,333 2¢ Incomo from Inv¢$tm¢nt$ Dividends & interest received 9,659 5,659 9,659 2,887 2d In¢om• from chur¢h actlvlll&s PCC Fees 1,942 1,942 1,942 1,942 2,029 2,029 29 Othor incoming rasourcos Insurance & legal claims Contributions for actsvilies 2.173 2,592 4,765 2,173 2,798 31,588 14.386 5,352 5,352 10,117 T tal incomin resou 194,706 15.102 209.808 211,722 10

HOLYTRINITY CHURCH ALDERSHOT NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Contd) ar gnded 31 December 20 EXPENDITURE Unrestrl¢ted Restricted Funds Funds Total 2023 Total 2022 3a Church activltles Mi$5i0nary & charitable qiwnq.. Annual tithe Other donations Ministry.. Diocesan parish share PCC Fees Clerqy expenses Outreach Children's Ministry Parish Operations Administrator Aldershot Centre for Health Chaplaincy Soul Sisters J Men Outreach Trinity Tots Youth Work Church runninq expenses.. Eleclricily. oas. water etc. Insurance Chijrch intftrior repa5 Exlemal buildinq work Cle8ner and expenses Flowers Other church expenses Galpin Hall Redevelopment Curate's house runninq expenses Worship & technical equipment Website maintenance and IT costs General eouipment maintenance Oiher service costs Printing, stalionary, postage. copier & publicity Literature Traininq Telephone Travel Church social & event catering Miscellaneous Grounds & aarden Eco-chulch Benevolence payments Gifts Accountancy l Bankino charoes Depreciation of fixed assets Inote 61 Unclaimable Glft Ald 18,602 18,602 1,700 73,525 1.482 1.001 138 25.737 19,482 3,156 5.340 17.858 500 72.438 966 947 1,486 32,815 21,806 3.219 4.428 2.902 185 7,571 1.700 73.525 1.482 1.001 138 6.121 19,615 19,482 314 2.842 5.340 233 291 233 1,844 1,553 12,107 5,061 12,107 5,061 3.615 4.864 1,392 1,300 2,375 67 774 4.980 4,987 542 2,061 3,788 159 132 132 3,238 3,238 108 7.178 7,178 1,863 554 1.166 1,880 1,645 1.997 1.863 554 832 1.880 1,645 334 1,997 508 633 762 671 2,258 557 248 2.271 2.288 3.112 685 615 2,551 566 373 508 633 762 671 2,258 557 523 223 1.501 339 2,032 1,748 27S 223 1,501 2,047 128 1,617 6,405 332 221016 339 2.032 1.748 174617 200 929 3b Cost of generating voluntary income Contactless donations. online donations and planned giving envelopes 3c Fundralslng costs Hall running expenses.. Rates, electricity, water elc. Insurance Repairs & maintenance Sundries Car parking I grounds 4,467 1.055 4,467 1,055 4,533 995 76 187 431 431 3d Governan¢¢ ¢¢sts Independent examination I resources ex ended 390 180,963 390 207,275 390 227 178 To 11

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ALDERSHOT NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Icontdl For the ear ended 31 D mbèr 2023 Transfers Unrestricted General Designated Funds Funds Unr8slrid¢d Restricted Funds Totsl Member Support Fund Children's Ministry Fund Toial Iransfers 15501 550 Staff Costs 2023 2022 Gross salaries National Insurance (Employerfs conlribulionsl Penslon costs Totals 47.727 56.965 1.361 1.420 During the previous year the PCC employed a full-time Children & Families Minister, a part-time P8rish Operations Administrator. a part time cleanei. a part-time Team Leoder for the Health Centre Chaplaincy and an Under 5s Worker throughout the year. The Children's and Families Minister took maternity leave between March and Dectsmber,. during thi5 time their ¢Julies were covered by two existing staff members and one additional staff member on lixed-lerm conlracls. Members of the PCC receivg no rgmuneration or expense allowances tor theii services as PCC members. During the year the average number of employoes was 612023 = 51. No employees received employee benefit {ex¢luding employer pènsion coslsl of more than £60,000. Tangibl• fixed a$$¢l$ Freehold Buildin 430,573 Church Total Cost at 1 January 2023 30.637 461,211 Cost at 31 December 2023 430 573 30.637 461 211 Depreciation At 1 January 2023 Charge for year At 31 D•c•mbor 2023 27.140 27.140 Net Book Valu& Al 31 Oecember 2023 Net Book Valuo At 31 December 2022 fixed assets are unieslricted. The freehold buildlng Is a Cufale's house in Aldershol. Hampshire. Debtors 2023 2022 Gifl Aid Tax and GASDS receivable Slalulory Maternity Pay recovered Deposit fund interest Sundry deblors Prepayments 19,364 7.218 2.680 15,510 3,038 300 400 Holy Trinily Church had not yel completed the Gift Aid return for the last two quarters 012023. The debtor shown above as al 31st December 2D23 relates to Gift Aid accrued during that period and GASDS a¢Grued sinGe the stsrt of the current lax year. The treasurer has sir¢ce submitted Ihe Gift AÈd return and the monies have been re￿ived. The Statutory Matemity Pay recovery relates to the Children's & Families, Minislgr who look maternity leave be￿een 18th March and 15th December 2023. 12

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ALDERSHOT NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Contd) ar ended 3 Crodltors: amounts falling due within on• year 2023 2022 Balances due to missions supported (note 131 Social Security and olher taxes Creditors for goods & servic&s Defwred income Long-lerm loan (see bèlow) 18,817 18.812 1,951 86 368.750 389.603 5.865 240 368,750 393,666 A property was acqulred in Scarletts Road. Adefshol in August 2021 to house the curate. The purchase was funded thiougli loans rais¥d from the congregation, which do not accrue interest. Repayment of these loans is due when the property is sold and by 30th September 2025 al the latest,. however the loans are recoynised a5 current liabilities as the lenders 8lsc> h8ve the right to request repayment at any lime upon giving 4 monlhs notice. Financial commltments The PCC is committed lo the cost of a Children & Families Minister 81 approximately £29.000 per annum as well as Paiish Operations Administrator al approximately £19,000 per annum. Both stsff members were in employment on 3151 December 2023. 10 TTUStee 8en¥flts Duiing 2023 there was one PCC TnJ5tee who drew benefit from the charity- Our Curate, Dean Pusey, for whom the PCC provided 2 house from Auousl 2021. In addition the PCC covered housing costs which amounted to £1.863 in 2023. 13

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ALDERSHOT NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Icontdl For the aar nded 31 11 OUTWARD GIVING 11a Mission support Hold at l January 2023 Donations l Grant Received Annual Tithe Donations Held at Remltted 1 31 Decomber Expended 2023 Abraham Shresiha Angel Tree Anwer Shah Ben & Eslher Brown IMAFI Bible Society Christian Legal Centre Church Army Church Pastoral Aid Society Christian Solidarity Worfdwide Church's Ministry among Jewish People Compassion (small group sponsorship) Debs Wignall Evangelical Aliance India Ministries 1,646 1.710 250 1,646 250 1,710 20 100 1,710 1.710 300 1.710 1.710 2,020 1.910 20 100 1.646 7.646 1.710 1.710 300 1.710 1,710 1.710 1,910 1,646 1,646 1,646 1,646 1.956 1.646 260 30 1.646 1.646 1,646 1,646 260 30 250 1,910 200 250 1.846 1,646 1.710 200 72 Int. Nepal Fellowship Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Samaritan's Purse The Sour¢e Tear Fund The Vine 72 1.300 1,718 1,956 1,300 1,646 1,646 1,710 1,710 loo 18,602 1,782 2.020 100 18.817 18,812 120 18,717 34

HOLYTRINITY CHURCH ALDERSHOT NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Icontdl For the 1 Dgcgmber 2023 11b Tltho calculation Open Plate Member Donations Less Wellspring Parish Giwng Scheme Other Donations GiftAid and GASDS Grants Inon-specificl Less.. Macedonian Fund 8.789.34 57,896.43 4.460.00 27,904.07 1,460.50 21,930.43 2.000.00 -70.00 Gift 08y Bank Interest Hall Rents Less Hall costs Car Parking PCC Fees 38.073.72 9.658.89 23.054.50 -5.956.04 4.278.76 460.00 Total Tilheable Income 186.020.60 Tithe at 10° 18,602.06 Less gifts authorised by OGSC during the year.. Vine Centre Inlern8tional Nepali Fund Evangelical Alliance Paslor Yeshu Pastor Milongton Church's Ministry among Jewish PeoFde Christian Legal Centre Angel Tree {1001 {200) 12501 11001 11001 12001 13001 12501 Balance to distribute 17.102.10 Ba18nce distributed as follows- Bible Society Ben & Esther Brown IMAF) Church Army CPAS csw CMJ Nepal India The Source Tear Fund 1.710.21 1,710.21 1,710.21 1,710.21 1,710.21 1,710.21 1,710.21 1.710.21 1,710.21 1,710.21 17,102.10 15

HOLY TRINtTY CHURCH ALDERSHOT LIL STATEPIENTS ar endtrd 31 D NOTES TO THE Forthe Contd 12 Mov2ments ITh Intgrnal fund¥ Total Unr•5trictud Rostrktgd Fund¥ ¢losln9 Balan¢8 G•neral Fund 09$1gnated Fund5 ￿￿9￿ fornard Donations recelwad C8Thied f(thard 107 107 all fun<E Brwghl forward Galpin Hall red8¥dopment proj8ct cosls GIN Day 2023 Carried forward 108.207 53.643 7.178 15.229 123.436 45.465 169.9LKI Brougm forward Purchase5 Carrièd fotward 1,030 233 797 Bll)le reailin noto Brought f(Mward Carried forwar(I 31 31 Mate(ioTrSan f t)d Brought fi)rward Donauons received Benevole[￿ paym￿1$ Carried fotward 11.988 70 1.501 10.$57 Member Su ort furFd Brought forward Transfers Ic Children's Mini$iryfuTh Carrled fO￿ard 1,990 550 1.440 n's Mlnl$i Brought f¢Yward Donations r8celv8d Transfers from Mernber SupFxxI fund Carrigd forward 60 SSO 610 Soul Siste Brought fgrward ¢￿)Inbul10￿5 to activ¢bes Soul Si51èrs Wéek8nd 2023 ¢wr￿d forward 535 5.352 5,340 546 Un¢Jer 58 Brougm foTward Member donation5 UndÈr 5$ Worker remuner811on Carried fryward 120 6.054 6.121 Church bul Brought fffivard Build￿9 repair expenses Carried fDrward 5,003 132 4.871 en for Health . Brought forward Team leader rem￿r￿ratiOn Carried fO￿ard IB42 2.842 6roughl fO￿ard Goods purchased Gardener cost5 Carried forward 1,545 223 275 4.609 1.047 5.656 Totsl mov*nenl In funds 15,229 23.846 11,642 16

HOLY TRIMfrY CHURCH ALDERSHOY NOTES TO THÉ FIMANCIAL sTATEME￿ts Iconldl ar ended 3 e¢e 12 Movemfrnts In fvnd¥ Icont.) Unrestrlcted Total Unrestrlct8d Fund5 Restrlctod Fufid¥ Closing Balanee Gener81 Funds Designated Funds In 15.229 Tota15 fr(xn pr8vious page 23,046 11.642 We118 Brwghl forward Donalbns received Outward donations General expenses Carrled forw8rd 11235 3460 1.700 620 12.376 WÈll8 Br￿gm forward CarrSed fowar 190 hli(Irens' Brought f(Kw8rd Aclwity eNpenses Carried forward tbvlties 148 146 Total movem￿1 h lunds 15.229 26,312 15.102 17

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HOLY TRINITY ALDERSHOT 111 ANNUAL REPORT 2023

Father, take us and use us. Fill us with your Spirit, That knowing your love, We will show it through our lives, And share it with those around us, That the Risen Jesus will be known throughout Aldershot. Amen Holy rinity Aldershot

Annual Report 2023 - Contents Page Page HolyTrinity Church Prayer Outreach & Evange115m Soul Sisters HT Men Wellbeing & Hearing Champions Town Centre Pastoral Team ITCPTI Aldershot Community Chaplaincy 25 25 25 25 27 APCM- Official Agenda for APCM - 24 April 2024 Minutes of 2023 APCM Report of Proceedings of the PCC Electoral Roll Report Report of Fabric/Goods/Ornaments Safeguarding Report Synods 2023 in Review Curates Church Development Plan Outward Giving Sub Group Eco Church Sub Group Staff Matters Sub Group Galpin Hall Sub Group li li 14 14 15 16 18 19 19 20 Prayer & Worship Worship Team Tech Team Prayer Tree Praying Together Prayer, Praise & Prophecy IPPPI Midweek Communion Refresh 27 27 28 28 29 29 29 Pastoral Care 30 Children, Families & Young People Children & Families Ministry Report Sunday Morning Children's Groups Kids Club Mini Club Trinity Tots Wednesday Club Baby Group Baby Mas53ge Seasonal Events Key Fellowships Nepali Christian Church Aldershot Wellspring Aldershot 20 21 21 21 22 22 22 23 23 30 30 Operational Church Office Property- Maintenance Galpin Hall - Letting 32 32 33 Vision for the Future 34 Discipleship Small Groups Older Youth Group Women's Hour Summary of Accounts 2023 Administration General Finances Treasurerfs Report Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet Cash Flow Statement 24 24 24 35 36 38 40 41 42

Agenda - Annual Parochial Church Meeting 2024 Holy Trinity Church, Aldershot The Annual Parochial Church Meeting is to be held on Wednesday 24th April 2024 at 7.30 p.m. Agenda Notice convening the meeting. Appointment of Churchwardens. Appointment of Deputy Churchwardens. The reception of the Electoral Roll and the Electoral Roll Officer's report.. Election of seven members to the Parochial Church Council for three years. Appointment of Sidespersons. Approval of the Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting of th Wednesday 26 April 2023. Reception of the Report on the Proceedings of the Council during 2023,. Reception of the independently examined Accounts for 2023. io. Appointment of an Independent Examiner for 2024. ii. Reception of the Report on the Fabric. Goods and Ornaments of the Church for 2023.* 12. Safeguardiiig Policy and the Safeguarding Officer's Report. 13. Any Other Business. NOTE: All items marked ' have supporting papers. Please sign the Attendance Register when it is passed round. Thank you!

Minutes ofAnnual Parochial Church Meeting in 2023 Minutes of the 104, Annual Parochial Church Meeting of the Electors at Holy Trinity Church, Aldershot held on Wednesday 26th April 2023 at 7.30 p.m. in Cr0559ver. George welcomed everyone to the AGM and opened the meeting in prayer. Part I: Lookin back over 2022 2022 was our first full year out of lockdown. Our verse for the year was 'Come follow me,. Our sermon series looked at the people of God in Exodus, learning to follow Jesus and discovering their identity as a Kingdom of Priests, to bring the world to God and God to the world, which applie5 to the church today. We started Ltp small groups again, which started in Lent. We looked at Encounters with Jesus and had a series on 'Not Ashamed,, looking at the issue of shame. We had some key big events this year such os the 'Bible comes to life, CMJ event where around 1.000 people came in to chtjrch. This was followed by the Platinum Jubilee celebration, for our nearest neighbours, which 200 people attended, and included a service looking at the Queen's faith. We sent a group of our young people and children to a residential weekend away. In the autumn, we moved back to two morning services. Not everything we tried in Lockdown worked. including the one service format we tried, so we've moved back to two services. There is so much going on in HT as you can see in the Annual Report, ranging from babies UP to older people. We now have children's work for children aged 0-18. In autumn 2021 we had 165 children involved in our children's work, and at the end of last year this figure has almost doubled to 327. This is really encouraging. This summer we will not run a full holiday club week, instead we will do some drop- in 5e5sions. These will be for four different generations. Under 5s work Caroline, our under 5's worker, spoke about her work. We have started a weekly Baby Group, and regular 4-week courses in Baby Massage. At start of the year we were Still under Covid restrictions and parents were cautious about mixing. By end of year we had 20-30 parents every week in Baby Group. The group takes up whole church. For most mums, this 8roup is the first group they have been to and often their first time in a church. Our role is to encourage them and help them make friends. This group feeds into the Thursday Toddler Group. Some parents now come to both groups. We have also held Messy Advent and Messy Easter events which these parents have attended. Caroline shared that babies See our church by looking up at the church ceiling, this is a reminder to us that we should look up (to Godl too when we are in church. We see 150-200 children through the various groups through the week. Women's Hour Pat spoke on behalf of Daphne aboutwomen's Hour. Women's Hour has around 40 members, with around 30+ attending each Thursday afternoon. They have hymn5, prayer5, readings and speakers. Women's Hour gives to charity each year. Julie helps with technical matters and setting up. The meetings finish with tea and cake. Several volunteers bring ladies by car. A number of people come from Kingsley Court. Women's Hour offer prayer and a listening ear. The eldest member is 991 Women's Hour are always pleased to see any ladies who wish to come. George said that Women's Hour is the church for many of its members.

Annual Parochial Church Meetin l. Notice convenin thp meetin The chair was taken by the Rev. Geor8e Newton who convened the meeting. There were 41 members present in Crossover for the meetin8-. Julie Edwards Jill Gooding Paul Kirkup Steve Roberts Kamala Mehet Michael Howlett Alan Hilliar Charles Savin Caroline Ashworth Jean Vivian Shola Akeju George Newton Rachel Welby Pat Clare Jos Johnston Michelle Rasmussen Peter Cogdell Martyn Barnes John Kellagher Trisha Haley Saeed Bahmani Colin MacArthur Deirdre Baker Fay Hampshire Val Knight Anne-marie Chittock Clare Walton Owen Kemp Heather Kemp Lahiru Fonseka Dave Haley Dean Pusey Tom Chittock Sandra Roberts Pav Mehet Janet Bento Chris Todd Philip Le Roux Ali Draper Jan Nielsen Mercy Rotmi Apologies were received from: Jean Embelton Daphne Inglis Celia Parker Heather Drinkwater Jacquie Kellagher Aehee Payne Mandy Brown Mike Ashworth Alice Chittock John Drinkwater Tracey Pusey Tayo Akeju Jane Newton Pat Clark Rosemary Aggett Marion Barnes Carolyn Hilliar Pam Botwright Pete Hawkins Pauline Ebanks Elena Tonkova Wendy Sear Don Payne ointment of ChLtrchwardens Churchwarden is a legally, elected appointment. to work with the vicar and be responsible for the smooth running of services, and care of the building and grounds. George expressed his grotitude to Tom and Lahlru for their setvice as wardens. There were two nominations for Churchwarden- Colin Mac Arthur proposed Tom Chittock Michael Howlett proposed Lahiru Fonseka and they were elected unanimously. seconded Lahiru Fonseka seconded Tom Chittock ointment of De ut Churchwardens Deputy Churchwarden is not a legal posltion, but they assist the Churchwardens. Pat Clare is Deputy Churchwarden particularly for Wednesday mid-week communion, and it was agreed she would continue in her role. If other people wish to volunteer later, they should contart the wardens.

1. Rece tion of the Electoral Roll and the ER Officer's re ort julie Edwards, Parish Operations Administrator, presented the report. The total on the electoral role is 140. Acceptance was proposed by Phil Le Roux, se¢onded by Jean Vivian and wa5 accepted unanimously.
2. Election of u to three members to Deane S nod for three Deanery Synod members Alice Chittock, Pete Hawkin5, and Phil Le Roux are due to stand down or reapply this year. ears Three nominations were as follows and all were elected with thanks= Phil Le Roux proposed Ann-marie Chittock seconded Chas Savin Martyn Barnes proposed Fay Hampshire seconded Dave Haley Pete Hawkins proposed Jill GoodinB seconded Phil Le Roux
3. Election of u to three members to the Parochial Church Council for three Previous members Geoff Berry, Pav Mehet and Pat Clare are due to stand down or reapply this year. In total there are six vacancies, although a full number is not required. ears Three nominations were as follows and all were elected with thanks- Mike Ashworth Pat Clare Geoff Berry proposed Jean Vivian seconded Ali Draper proposed Jean Vivian seconded Paul Kirkup proposed Jos Johnston seconded Julie Edwards ointment of Sides ersons George encouraged people to join the welcome team. roval of the Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church Meetin of Wednesda 27th A Approval was proposed by Dean Puseyi seconded by Fay Hampshire, and was accepted unanimously. ril 2022
4. Rece tion of the Re orts on the Parish and on Finance lal It was proposed by Phil Le Roux and seconded by Pat Clare and agreed that the Report on the Proceedings of the PCC during 2022 be accepted. Ibl George thanked Chas for his work as Treasurer this year. Our utility bills Increased drastically this year. Our finances are very importont and have to be managed well. It should be noted that during thi5 hard year, church giving has increased. Gqor8e also thanked to our money counters Ann-marie Chittock, Paul Kirkup and Pam Botwright.

It was proposed by John Kellagher, seconded by Michael Howlett and agreed that the Independently Examined Accounts for 2022 be received. 10.A ointment of Inde endent Examiners for 2023 The Independent Examiner for 2022 Paxton Charity Accounting is proposed by Chas Savin for the comin8 year, seconded Tom Chittock and ag￿ed that Paxton Charity Accounting be appointed. 11. Rece tion of the Re Re ort It was proposed by Pat Clare, seconded by Shola Akeju and agreed that the report be accepted. ort on the Fabric Goods and Ornaments of the Church for 2022 Wardens 12. Safe uardin Polic and the Safe uardin Officer's Re ort for 2022 George highlighted that Safeguarding is vitally important work which we have to get right. George thanked Fay Hampshire our Safeguarding Officer, and Fay thanked Dean for his help. It was proposed by Phil Le Roux, seconded by Colin Macarthur and agreed that the report be accepted. 13. An other business George acknowledged and thanked John and Jacquie Kellagher for their ministry. John stood down as Associate Minister earlier in the year, however they are both still involved in the church's work. Lookin forward George asked a question he had heard.. 'If the church you lead had to stop, what difference would that would make to the community it is centred iny How much difference do we make to 0￿r community? Our vision is that we are a church that makes a difference. We are not jLtst 'church gathered,. We go onto the streets, run chaplaincies, work with children and older people etc. Even though we are small in number compared to the town we service, our impact is significant. At the feeding of the 5000, Jesus used 12 people to minister to 5000- a 400 to I ratio,. in the same way our impact with a small number of people can be significant. Prayer sits behind all our activities. We are motivated as 3 people who will make a difference to the community God has placed us in, for such a time as thts. George said that he thinks that if Holy Trinity did have to close down for some reason, it would have a signifi¢ant negative effect on Aldershot. We have a Church Development Plan, some of which we have completed and some are still works in progress. Sometimes God 'just gives U5 things,, for instance the relationships we now have with our Iranian friends. We need to look for signs of the Kingdom. A lot of our vision comes out of our gathered prayer at PPP. With Alice now being on maternity leave, we are grateful to all who have stepped in, but we want the children's ministry to do much more than just keeping going, we want to see the fruit of the kingdom through thls ministry. We a￿ lookin8 forward to Jill being ordained and joining us as curate. Jill will look to start an Anna Chaplaincy which works Wlth older people where there is often great loneliness.

We are strategizing about Wellesley, which is in our Parish. A challenge is how to reach this area. Additionally there are the nearby new build flat5, which we would like to connect with once people start moving in. We have done significant work around 'Eco Church.; George spoke on behalf of Geoff. We are planning a total revamp of the Galpin Hall which was built in 1956. The hall is not attractive and not at all eco- friendly. A lot of preliminary work has been carried out over the last year, a serie5 Qf site and structural surveys carried out under the auspices of our appointed architect. The architects have provided us with a brief for the complete refurbishment of the hall in conjunction with the HT Galpin Hall Steering Committee. They have provided us with two options, one of which has been selected for further development. A further meeting with the archltect is planned for early May where we hope to fine tune the adopted plan. The plans envisage a full refurbishment both interior and exterior with particular focus on energy effitiencyi and the new hall with comply with BREEAM guidelines. Work will include a new roof, cladding for the walls. There will be a new interior layout including a more logical floor plan. George invited people to join Galpin Hall subcommittee. There may be BREEAM grants available, but church will need to raise £100-150k to fund the work. The building work will need to happen around the Deux Chat preschool. Dean led the meeting in giving thanks to George for his work over the last year. The meeting was concluded by saying the prayer verse for the year. and finished by 8.48pm. Signed: Name.. Date: Report on the Proceedings of the Parochial Church Council of Holy Trinity 2023 The Parochial Church Council IPCCI is the executive committee of Holy Trinity. Its membership includes our clergy and churchwardens, together with representatives of the congregation. The PCC is also a charity, and its members are trustees of this charity. The PCC is responsible for the financial affairs of Holy Trinity and the maintenance of the church buildin8 and Galpin Hall, alon8 with other practical, le8al, staffingand spiritual matters. The PCC works with and supports George In the management of Holy.Trinity and promotes the mission of the church. Five subcommittees report into the PCC. These are: Eco Church, chaired by Geoff Berry Staff Matters, chaired by Dean Pusey Safeguarding, jointly chaired by Fay Hampshire & Dean Pusev Outward Giving, chaired by Jos Johnston Galpin Hall works steering commlttee, chaired by Geoff Berry These subcommittees have their own reports on their activities thls year In this Annual Report. Oversight of and discussion of proposals from these subcommittees take up a large part of PCC meetings.

In addition to these subcommittees, the PCC also regularly discusses Church Finances, Buildings, Children and Families, GDPR, Church5uite and Health & Safety, Wellspring, and Diocesan. Deanery, Synods and Aldershot Churches Together IACT}. The PCC meets every two month5, and therefore met six times during the year. There were no extraordinary meetings this year. At the beginning of the year we welcomed our new members and our new churchwardens. In July, Jill Gooding joined the PCC after her ordination. Key topics that the PCC looked at this year include: The formation of a Treasury Team and selection of a new Treasurerto replace Chas. Cha5 has continued to support Holy Trinity a5 Treasurer during this process and we are very grateful to him for this. Oversight of the children's and families work while Alice was on maternity leave, which included the employment of staff into short-term roles to cover key aspects of Alice's role. and the transition to Alice returning to work in December. The PCC formally approving the Safeguarding Policy for the year. The implementation of the policy that we must follow the Safer Recruitment procedure when recruiting new PCC members. This means that all members of the PCC are now required to go through an enhanced DBS check before starting the role. which is in line with Charity Commission guidelines. Reviewin8 and 8iving feedback on the Church Development Plan. I would like to thank the PCC for their work this year. The members of the subcommittees do a lot of unseen work to enable the running and growth of the church. which is hugely appreciated. The PCC is not at full capacity, so if you would like to join the PCC please speak to George or myself. Rachel Welby, PCC Secretary Electoral Roll Report to 8th April 2024 After the APCM in April 2023 we have had 14 additions to the Electoral Roll and 9 who were members have now come off as they no longer worship at HT, have moved away or are sadly deceased. It has been more difficult to encourage people to sign up to roll compared to other years, despite sending personal emails and handing out forms following conversations. I do however expect to see an increase for the next revision in 2025 as we have seen a significant increase in newcomers to HT towards the end of 2023 and into 2024. For many of these new people they are unable to be added this year, as there is a minimum I'equirement of attending the church for at least 6 months.

The roll closed on 8th April {15 days before the APCMI. Date 29109120 13104121 13104122 11104123 08104124 Total on roll 130 128 120 (revised in 2023 to 119) 139 144 We welcomed new members onto the roll from 2023.. Jessica Burrows Mary Keet Oluwad3milare Akeju (Damil Margaret Visser Alan Pickett Johan Visser Myfanwy Pickett Chris Sutherland - Dodd Rosemary Jakachira Oliver Lillywhite Lovemore Jakachira Lynette Norris Natalie Mitchell (also on roll at St Michaels, Aldershotl Michael Broadey (Jamie) Those who have come off the 2023 roll are: asylum seekers- names withheld for safety reasons. Dave Haley Trisha Haley Paul Kirkup Daniel Jennings Karen Harrison Mark Harrison Julie Edwards 10

Report on the Fabric, Goods and Ornaments of the Church {Warden's Report) Over the past year, it has been a joy to witness our church community flourish. New faces have joined us, and together, we've created a vibrant and welcoming space. We extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has contributed to the church's growth and vitality. The impact of Covid and its aftermath has been felt by all. Holy Trinity faced significant financial challenges during this time. However, we are thrilled to report that, thanks to record-breaking donations in the past year, the church has not only weathered the storm but has emerged stronger than ever. Throughout the year, in addition to regular maintenance-such as replacing candles for services and providing additional toys for the kids, clubs - we've made several enhancements to the equipment provided at our church. Here are the some of the more notable changes: New Keyboard and Enhanced Microphones: We've invested in a brand-new keyboard and upgraded our microphones. These improvements ensure that our live stream audience can hear the congregation more clearly during services. The enhanced audio quality enhances the worship experience for everyone. Computer-controlled Uplighters: To create a more immersive and reverent atmosphere during specific services, we've acquired computer-controlled up-lighters. These versatile lights allow us to adjust the ambiance, adding a touch of elegance and focus where needed. We're committed to continually enhancing our worship environment, and these updates reflect our dedication to providing the best experience for our congregation. Thank you for your supportl As your Church Wardens, we consider it a tremendous privilege and honour to serve you. Your unwavering support. love, and care have been our guiding light. We also express our gratitude to the dedicated staff team and to George for his leadership. Aswe move forward, we place ourtrust in the Lord's guidance. May His path lead us to continued growth, unity, and purpose. Together, we seek Him and trust in His providence. Blessings to all. Michael Howlett & Colin McArthur (Macl Safeguarding Report We have come a long way to change our culture in Holy Trinity and in spurring each other on to better practice and reflecting on this. We are working and making sure Safeguarding runs through the DNA of the Church'Gathered' and'scattered,. So thatthe Gospel can be proclaimed well and safely. We, the Holy Trinity Church endorse fully the Church of England's safeguarding policy statement; "Promoting a Safer Church" This states.. 11

"The care and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adult5 involved in Church activities is the responsibility of the whole Church. Everyone who participates in the life of the Church has a role to play in promoting a Safer Church for all. We have also adopted the Principles of the House of Bishops on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk who enter Holy Trinity Church which is based on the following six overarching policy commitments: Promoting a safer environment and culture. Safely recruitin8 and supporting all those with any responsibility related to children, young people and vulnerable adults within the Church. Responding promptly to every saleguarding concern or allegation. Caring pastorally for victims/survivors of abuse and other affected persons. Caring pastorally for those who are the subject of concerns or allegations of abuse and other affected persons. Responding to those that may pose a present risk to others. Hence. we ensure that the highest standards of safeguarding are being met by: Making sure that appropriate policies and processes including Safer Recruitment are in place and are being rigorously implemented. Monitoring and auditing policy and practice of the same across the wider Holy Trinity community. Risk assessments are taken seriously and used to good effect to promote safety. Risk assessments are available for all aspects of our church. Assessing and managing risk through the development of a risk and issues register on safeguarding. Developing and managing an action plan to addre55 the issues raised. Developing and monitoring key performance indicators of activity- and sharing best practice with the Diocese and other relevant safeguarding bodies. Summary of Safeguarding Activity in 2023 The Parish Safeguarding Dashboard - We are on level 3 and over 85% of the dashboard at that level is complete. We are not complacent. We are aware of where the gaps are and are attending to these and lots of other churches are also now achieving Level 3. The Parish Dashboard's establishment has been a massive help as a tool on many levels. This has been a big focus and will continue to be a priority into 2024. The dashboard is a simple to use, online tool, that helps you keep track of safeguarding in our church and keeps us up to date with local and national changes in safeguarding requirements. Our church has come a long way since August 2021. 12

There has been movement in the right direction in how we record our activities better. We have made huge strides from where we were but have more to do so that these things are automatic and not just duty. We have managed to some extent fLFlfil requirements regarding Pastoral Care and how we can improve and do this well with the resources we have in an accountable way. This is being worked on further regarding coordination, recording of visit and bearing in mind our responsibilities and accountabilities. We are looking at ways to hold our information well and keep It up to date. This is held securely. There is a dedicated email up and running and checked regularly by the management team. My thanks in particular to Dean who has been instrumental in driving this particular area of work forward and I will am proud for his progression and sad to see him going. Safer Recrultment- These practices form part of a network of checks and balances which will minimise the possibility of appointing inappropriate individuals to work with vulnerable groups. Our safer recruitment is strengthening and more volunteers have been interviewed for sultability and the various stages adhered to especially our growing youth, children and families work. No application caused any concern. We have a PCC safeguarding5ub-group that meets and coversthe areas of children, young people and vulnerable adults and asks questions about practice both internally and externally. Thank you to those in this group particularly supporting work for children and families and vulnerable adults. There is an identified team currently seven, which will be five when Dean moves on but with the addition of a Parish Safeguarding Assistant. As part of our strategy we updated some of our policies, maternity leave, sick leave, job descriptions and actively working on staff handbooks. Vetting and Barring Checks - The Diocese has been using the Disc105ure and Barring Service for background checking for roles which involve working with the vulnerable, satisfactory certificates were issued for 311 newly recruited team members. It is more than a DBS that is the last thing. We implement various stages with the associated paperwork so that we do not leave people or ourselves as an organisation vulnerable. Training- PCC member5, Staff. pastoral workers, children & families workers are amongst those who have been instrurted to complete online training and whilst it remains a challenge to monitor this there will be an ongoing push in 2024 to ensure everyone mandated to undergo training completes the appropriate modules in good time. As well as all our PCC members, a new compulsory requirement for DBS. We flag up Safeguarding Sunday in various ways and will look to do this again in the autumn of 2024. We recognised in the area of live-streaming, particularly with children and vulnerable adults that we tightened up our procedures so as not to increase risk thanks to the Tech Team and Parish Operations & Admin Manager and PCC for this discussion. This led to action and can be demonstrated with improved signage and communications. Fay Hampshire 13

Synods Synod is the form of governance for the Church of England and. until mid-2021,1 (George) was on all three levels. Locally, Deanery Synod covers the local area of Aldershot. Farnborough, Fleet and a bit wider. There are three other representatives from HT elected to that and local and national issues are discussed as well as mission. In 2023 1 took up the role of Area Dean again (temporarily I hope11 That means l oversee the twenty or so churches and organise deanery synod and other events. There is also Diocesan Synod and a couple of us from HT are on that looking very much at the structure, vision and finances of the diocese. General Synod, which covers the direction and governance of the whole Church of England, discussed several tOPiCS that have become quite divisive and threaten the unity of the church and we must pray for great wlsdom. George Newton 2023 in Review There were a number of highllghts in 2023 which included the ordination of Jill Gooding as a curate IOLM, which means locally ordained to us and self-supportingl and it has been great to welcome her on to the staff team and we are already feeling and seeing the difference and new things she is bringing to our ministry. Although John Kellagher stood down from the staff team and his official role as Associate Minister, we are so delighted that he and Jacquie stay very much part of the church and its ministry in many different areas. We also had the good news that we would be getting a new curate this year120241 and we introduced her, Gabrielle Clarke, to the church in December and look forward to her starting with us at the end of June. Sadly, of course, we will have to say farewell to Dean and Tracey at some point in the next few months. Staying with staffing, we rejoiced with Alice and Tom at the birth of Nathaniel in March land with quite a few other church families who also had babies throughout the year!) That meant that Alice was on maternity leave from her full-time Children and Families Minister role for the majority of 2023. To counter that loss, we were delighted to increase the hours of Caroline Ashworth (Under 5s Worker) and employ Pauline Ebanks and Ben Smith for a few hours perweek to cover some of the weekly and Sunday children's groups, and we are so grateful to others like Kamala who stepped up to lead lin her case gap Kids Clubl or help with the different groups. That meant that, although there were a few of the large annual activities such as the August Holiday Club and residential weekends away that didn't happen, the Vtsst majority of this whole key area, which is at the heart of our vision, was enabled to continue and thrlve. We had just started our preaching series on Arts and our verse for the year was from chapter 4. ..enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. Stretch out your hand to perform signs and wonder5 through the name of your holy Servant Jesus.. It is no coincidence in my mind that, as we prayed and preached that, we have seen quite a rise of up-front gospel- sharing ministries and the resurgence of the Town Centre Pastoral Team (see a separate entry from Alan Hilli8rl. About a dozen from HT also went to a two-day conference locally with Jackie Pullinger to develop some skills in this field. I believe we are already seeing some of the fruit of this. 14

HOLY TRINITY .•nab!• your stre h 04Xt yd"wonde 'hame of y .￿olY sè J*sus. One thing that I have particularly rejoiced In is the way we are growing in such diversity, especially with at least twenty ethnicities of heritage amongst our congregations. We are working on becoming more 'inter-cultural 'rather than simply just 'multi-cultural'. To that end we have enjoyed a rich diversity in food when we have eaten together at event such as the Passover Meal and Harvest Supper as well as having graces and some Bible readin8s in other languages. It was good to have newcomerfs lunches similarly welcoming many different people. Many of the Iranian asylum seekers have become even better friends to us although it was also sad to see a number moved lat almost no notice) to other parts of the country. It was similarly sad to say farewell to Dave and Trisha Haley. who had a great ministry with them, when they moved to Bristol in the autumn. New small groups started land continue to do 501 and we encourage that aspect of church gathered to all who are not yet part of one. I do want to welcome all of you who are new to HT and joined us in 202314. 1 also want to thank everyone for all the help and 8enerosity in enabling the church to continue, to thrive and to reach out. I have to say it is a wonderful community to be the vicar ofl George Newton urates This year was one that we look back on with thankfulness in developing curacy supporting George and the staff team with Jill and Julie with changes and a step change in growth and development in my leadership role within and without the parish. The year started unfortunately with significant attention to bereavements both at home and abroad at almost both ends of the year that involved trips to Canada as well as a significant bereavement at home for a mentor at the beginning - thankful for the prayers and support of HT. There has been joy however within these moments of tears. Our family continued to settle in with the challenges of study and learning a new way of being during what would be our penultimate year of ministry at HT and being more settled in rhythms of life and thankful to and for them. 15

I have loved the series of Acts, contributing with Word - Preaching and Teaching, Sacrament: Wednesday Communion. a Wedding and Baptisms. The work of Spirit- seeing what God is doing and joining in, not least in Wellesley with presence in baptism and sharing life and falth in the Gym and Cambridge School and being a visitor on the residents committee as well as a regular slot in the Wellesley Times. The Aldershot Bombing memorial was a huge privilege to take part in and to be part of marking that significant time in leading and preaching for civilians and the military which was appreciated. Chairing a PCC and two sub groups around safeguarding and staff matters has been a good experience. Being connected with two home groups and the start of a new one has been great and the privilege to come alongside some of you in various ways - not least in prayer, praise. worship and practical seNice. I have served in the wider Diocese on the Racial Diversity Advisory Team which has been helpful in developing intercultural work that took its form in our international flavoured harvest supper with storiesl The end of this year was finishing my portfolio fulfilling the competencies required in my role and now being signed off by the Bishop. That letter was the most welcome of 20231 What next? The Lord knows and the quest begins early in the New Year of 20241 The Adventure continues... Dean Pusey It's been wonderful to have been made welcome as a member of the staff team. I have thoroughly enjoyed 'launching' myself into life at Holy Trinity, joining in with everything from Trinity Tots, school assemblies, Youth Group, Women's Hour, midweek communion and leading a small group. In November I completed training with Anna Chaplaincy, which will enable me to develop a ministry serving the senior members of our community. The next major step is my ordination as a priest in June 2024. It will be a busy month as my daughter is Betting married the week before I Jill Gooding Church Development Plan We have continued to undertake an annual Parish Needs Process (PNPI with the Diocese who explain Yhe goal of the PNP is to support parishes as they listen and identify their top priorities for mission and growth, which will form the heart of their Church Developmer)t Plan" Therefore, we once again have a slimmer, more focused plan than in previous years. 16

Holy Trinity, Aldershot- Church Development Plan September 2023 WIDER AIM DIOCESAN GOA Which of the diocesan goals doe5 this relate to? SPECIFIC ACTION POINTS What you are aiming to achieve. Usually between I and 4 points. What you are going to do. l- Making Disciples l. Aspiring towards a 50.50 split in serving church members and serving not-yet church members. 2. Identifying and training new leader5 for new Small groups and other teams. Discipleship of all members. I With Aldershot Churches Together IACTI and other churches, establish a chaplaincy to residential homes in Alder5hot. 2 To consolidate existing work and look for new opt)ortunities on Welleslev. 3 Intentionally develop links with near neighbours to the HT site, particularly using our garden area for open air services, hospitality and events along with visits to new and existing flats. 2 - Increasin8 believers Outreach to our own and beyond. l. To build on the growing links with parents of those whose children come midweek and look to whole family discipleship. 2. Look for further opportLtnities to do the Parenting for Faith course and find possible other courses for not-yet-church families, encouraging people to get their children christened. 3. To seek to engage and grow 11-18 year old disciples through small groups and local and national youth event5. Explore the possibility of taking on o part-time Youth Worker in conjunction with the Diocese. 3 - Growing youth & children's ministry Grow the work with children and vouth and amilies. 6- Cultivating community partnerships l. Aim to have achieved bronze award Eco Church 5tatU5 by early 2024. 2. Work out the financial viability of an eco.refuTbishment of Galpin Hall. If viable, work towards raising the money. o engage with HT neighbours and use the gardens. George Newton 17

Outward Giving Sub Group {OGSG The OGSG has oversight of givingfrom the church's tithe money 110% of our income). There are 10 main recipients agreed by PCC, and members of the sub-committee link with each of these. There were also 8 other one-off gift5 and appeals in 2023 including a small gift to the family of Pastor Milongton. one of our India pastors, who died unexpectedly at the end of 2022. The main recipients are intended as longer-term commitments from the church, but last year we included Ben and Esther Brown from the Missionary Aviation Fellowship IMAFI in place of the Church Mission Society. We have had several newsletters from Ben and Esther and showed a video of theirwork in the serviceson 3rd December. This autumn we began to con5iderchanging a second charity, but this is still under discussion and will only be decided in 2024. Several of our main missions visited HT during the year. On 12th March Peter Shears. Director of The Source, spoke about the organisation at both services and had a chance to talk individually to church members afterwards. Abraham Shrestha was visiting the Nepali Christian Community in Aldershot on 24th September and preached at both of our services too. As always, was very well received. Heather arranged for 3 Tearfund video and special prayers at the services on 1st October. Then Mervyn Thomas, Founder President of Christian Solidarity Worldwide spoke at 11.15 on 12th November (Remembrance Sunday), and challenged us about caring for believers who are persecuted for their faith, whatever this may be. We included information in "Hellol" about some of the other ministries, includin8 CMJ, CPAS, and Church Army. In November we again encouraged people to give to Angel Tree forChri5tmas presents for the children of prisoners in Send and Coldingley Prisons. HT itself made a contribution for at least 12 Christmas presents. Heather Kemp joined the committee in July but we were again I person short when Trisha Haley left in September. She had been a member since 2015 and will be sadly missed. However, we hope to recruit someone in early 2024. As at the end of 2023, the main missions which the church supports, and the current link people, are listed below. If you have queries or would like more information, do please speak to any of us, and we are also happy to receive suggestions for one-off church gifts. Bible Society {currently not allocated, but covered by Julie Edwards), Christian Solidarity (Julie Edwardsl. Church Pastoral Aid Society. Church Army & the India Ministries {Torn Chittockl, Ben & Esther Brown IMAFI & The Source ljennifer Paterson), Tearfund (Heather Kempl, Church's Ministry among Jewish People ICMJI & Abraham Shrestha for work with Nepali groups in UK and Europe lJos Johnston). Jos Johnston 18

Eco Church Sub Group Both church members and the community have continued to enjoy the chLrrch gardens this year. Geoff grew a variety of beans and we had raspberries and courgettes. The hot weather in the summer meant we needed to do quite a bit of watering but everything flourished because of a number of faithful church members watering once a week- thank you. We grew a magnificent sunflower which the bees loved I A ROCHA SILVER AWARP IINNER D23 Eco* CHURCH mmol At harvest we had a Creation Care service and in November we gave everyone a questionnaire asking about their Eco lifestyle. This was really positive, and as a result we were able to apply for an award from Eco church. We were delighted to get a silver award. In September, we employed a gardener, Mike Cawthra, who recently retlred as a civll engineer and is now RHS qualified as a gardener. He comes once a fortnight and is full of knowledge and enthusiasm which is great. Geoff Berry and Jane Newton Staff Matters Sub Group In September 2022. when it became known that Alice was pregnant, the PCC agreed to the formation of a small Staff Matters Team ISMTI delegated to look into the rules for maternity leave and maternity pay and how we might handle this initially. The Team consists of Dean Ichairl, Jos, Fay and Rachel. At the November PCC the SMT explained the statutory requirements surrounding maternity and made recommendations a5 to how far the church should go in being generous beyond these statutory minima. It also made similar recommendations for slck leave and both were accepted by PCC. In January 2023, the church decided to employ a number of staff part-time to cover Alice's role during her absence. It then became clear that we needed to update our church contracts and sought initial advice from Diocesan HR. Tkie SMT looked into this and drew up a template for contracts and arranged that all the paid staff should be on this common contract. Work on the contracts and related matters continued during the year. The SMT also advised on Alice's return to work, 'Keeping in Touch, days, and the ending of the short-term cont17Cts. The intention is that all legally binding material will be in each staff member's personal contract using the agreed template. General policies and procedures should be in a staff handbook which sets out how we intend to operate in practice. For example, the handbook will include the agreed policies on maternity leave and sick leave, recruitment procedure5, current mileage rates for official travel, etc. The Team has made a start on this and will work on it during 2024. Whether the SMT can then be wound up or should become an official part of the management process 15 a decision which will have to be made by PCC in due course. 19

Thanks for all the time, wisdom and input of those who have served on this group and the staff we have worked with. Dean Pusey Galpin Hall Sub Group Reports that I submitted to both the January and May PCC meetings stated "there has been an extended period of preparation for the plans for Galpin so that we fully understand the building and feel confident that the planned refurbishments are feasible in scope and achievable in practice. This ha5 necessitated a full digital dimensional survey, a topographical survey, an asbest05 survey, intrusive structural investigations, along with ground and substrate excavation5, and the provision of detailed floor plans and elevations" Following ongoing deliberations with the architects, at the November PCC meeting I presented a report outlining 3 options for the Galpin Hall redevelopment, as provided by our architects, as examples of 3 different finishes. The renderings were for guidance purposes only and were not to be viewed as finalised plans especially as the options produced by the architect can be mixed and matched. Following the November PCC meeting, it was agreed to constltute a hall subcommittee to make recommendations initially about the roofing and cladding based on the information that was sent out and then, as a subcommittee, work with the architects towards going out to tender. This was seen as being a necessary advisory committee to the Council and will probably be needed for about two years. The Galpin Hall Sub Group was duly established with Terms of Reference. The Group has identified early on, the importance of complying with BREEAM specifications for energy efficiency and environmental points and it was agreed that these principles should guide us in all matters as we move forward. Apart from BREEAM concerns the basis for our considerations is founded on four characteristics: Cost Vlsual Appeal - Durability - Energy Efficiency. Geoff Berry CHILDREN, FAMILIES & YOUNG PEOPLE Children and Families Ministry Report It feels a bit funny writing the annual report for a year which l only worked for about three months, but l just wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you to all the people who ran and supported the children's ministry while I was on maternity leave. In particular Ben, who took on running the Wednesday Group- Kamala who led kids club; Pauline who took care of Mini Club and Hot Chocolate and Caroline who took on leading Sunday mornings and Trinity Tots. They all did a really great job in their roles. It was good to come back in time to celebrate Christmas and lead the Christingle, and l am still trying to learn lots of new names and faces. Alice Chittock 20

Sunday Morning Children's Groups For the majority of 2023 due to Alice being on maternity leave and a shortage of leader5, we had to keep to two groups on a Sunday morning for our Children. This was definitely challenging due the wlde age gap, and the different needs of our children. We have found since the return from Covid the number ofchildren attending each week can vary hugely, anything from 5-251 This made planning sessions extremely difficult, so in the younger group we looked at different people of the Bible and treated all sessions as 'stand-alone' rather than as a theme, so no one missed out. Thankfully in September 2023 with the help of our very faithful and committed volunteers and a few new ones, we managed to revert back to three group: Mustard Seeds (Aged 3- School yrll Kids Church lyr2 - yr41 and Hot Chocolate lyr5+1. A huge thank you to the team-. Pauline. Ben, Tim, Elena, Heather, Owen, Aehee, Kamala, Rachel, Jocelyn, Pam, Shoby, Bianca, Jess, Ann Marie. Caroline Ashworth Kids Club Kids Club have had great fun over the13st year, playing games, doing craft actlvities and learning about Jesus. The children have built good friendships and had opportunities to share their weekly news. It has been great to see new children join the group, and some of the older ones make transition into the Wednesday Club. Towards the end of the year this has meant that there are now significantly more boys than girls in the group. The parent's area has remained popular, with people staying for drinks and a chat every week. A big thank you to all of the team who have worked so hard on making the group run smoothly each week. Kamala Mehet Mini Club Mini club is our group for 3- 6-year-olds and their families. I took over the leadership of thi5 group n February. witli Alice beingon maternity leave. We continued the form¢.t of arts &crafts, games. a Bible story and plenty of tea and toastl Numbers grew during the spring term and in May we moved the session into part of the main church. A highlight at this time was party to celebrate the King's Coronation. We continued to use the main hall into July when we broke up for the summer. In September we moved back into Crossover as numbers dropped. Our regular parents continued to be faithful by inviting their friends to join the session and we built good relationships. It's been a great blessing and experience to lead these sessions- I have learnt a great deal. A huge thank you to Jacquie and Shoby for their help and support. Pauline Ebanks 21

Trinity Tots Wowl I think that is the only word I can use to describe Trinity Tots. I had the pleasure of leading this group from Feb 2023- Dec 2023, it is our weekly Baby and Toddler group which meets every Thursday mornin8 during term time. The Church is transformed into our huge play area with crafts, soft play. Lego. train tracks, toys, dressing up and bubbles l M05t weeks we had between 50-60 children attending and it has been such a joy to welcome our Nepalese community into this group. During the Summer Term we had a theme of 'Thank you God for...... and we had great fun exploring ideas such as space and the weather. In the Autumn Term we looked at a different Bible Character5, this definitely challenged our creativity, with ideas such as using hair combs in the sand whilst we learned about Samsonl 10 mins before the end the'wiggle song, comes over the PA and all the Children literally stop what they are doing and race to the stage to hear the Bible story and join in the singing. 50+ Children all singing 'Our God is a great big God, and shaking their instruments is always one of the highlights of my weekl A massive thank you to the team: Pam, Sandra. Jacquie. Tim, Kimberley, Mansoureh, and all the Staff team. Caroline Ashworth Wednesday Club Throughout this last year this group has been averaging between 6-12 young people between school years 6 to 9, whilst in the summer term we have invited the kids in year 5 to come along as well. Whilst Alice was maternity leave the team of myself, Tim Welby and Lucy Mwangi led this group which involved doing a couple of group games or challenges. a craft of some sort which ranged from things such the young people making their own Easter eggs, fidget toys attempting to make homemade bouncy balls and more. So, an average session would last I hour and would involve a game, a craftlactivity, a talk/discussion about the Bible with some pizza and another game to finish off. As this group had a range of church going kids and non-church going kids, we thought it would best to teach them about Jesus in the first term end of Feb-mid April with our group topic about Jesus and the E'aster story with things linking into other days such as Nlotherfs Day and Lent. In the second term May-July we introduced them to some of the lesser-known people in the Bible and how we could learn from them. In the third term between September and December we focused on the parables of Jesus and then we also discussed emotions and what the Bible teache5 us on them. Finally, I would like to say a massive thank you to Tim and Lucy for their commitment over the last year. Ben Smith Baby Group Our Baby Group is for any baby who is not yet walking and focuses on supporting new parents. The Church floor is covered with blankets, and a large number of toys, and Sensory activities 22

which give the opportunity for parents to make friends, and for us to start to build relationships with them. We conclude the session by all coming together for singing, bubbles. the parachute and refreshments for the parents. The group runs every Friday morning during term time and has a continuously changing group of babies, due to parents going back to work, or them mastering the wonderful skill of walking and moving up to our Toddler Group. As the group has been running a couple of years we are now beginnlng to meet new siblings which is always such a joy. Caroline Ashworth. Pauline Ebanks & Jane Newton Baby Massage Baby Massage is run as a 4 week course every half term on a Friday lunch time in Crossover. It is the opportunity for a small group of parents to build a support network and learn an important skill to help them nurture their baby. It is also a wonderful opportunity to us to start deeper conversations with them, and be a listening earwhen needed. We ran 6 courses during 2023 and every course was fully booked I Caroline Ashworth Seasonal Events Messy Church We ran two Messy Church events during 2023- Messy Easter and Messy Advent. Both events had over 70 children and their families attending. We had a number of craft and messy activities along with Egg hunts and snowball challenges all linked towards the theme. Everyone came together at the end for a short talk and some songs, followed by a sandwich tea for all the children. These events have been hugely successful in drawing in those families who are on the fringe of our Church with many hearing the true meaning of Easter and Christmas for the first time. Summer Drop In Sessions With Alice away, this summer we took a break from our annual kid's holiday club and in its place held all age summer drop in sessions. These ran these twice a week throughout August and brought all age groups of the Church and local community together. In the main Church building we had messy play, crafts, table tennis, table football, Le80 and tOy5. Crossover was a designated quieter area with board games, jigsaws and colouring, and refreshments. It was wonderful to see members of our Womens Hour interacting with children from ourToddlergroup and hope this in something to repeat again in the future. Light Party Disco In November we held a Light Party Disco as an alternative to Halloween. This was fantastic fun, as there were glow sticks and sweets galore! There was also a quiet tent with sensory lights set up in Crossover for those who needed a break and a chance to chat. It was great to see parents teaching their children the dance steps of the g(Ysl A hu8e thanks to Pete Hawkins for running the Disco and setting up a very impressive lighting display that definitely gave the Church building a different 'wow' factor for the evening. Caroline A5hworth 23

DISCIPLESHIP - Growing as apprentices of Jesus Small Groups During 2023 there were three small groups meeting on a regular basis, either on a Wednesday or Thursday evening. The make-up of these groups remained reasonably steady for most of the year, until Dave and Trisha - who had been hosting one group - moved to Bristol, so that group has been meeting in Tom and Alice's house. We tend to follow the sermon series, but the aim is to look at the passage before the sermon is preached, so that we discuss the passage, rather than the sermon. But it is also a time to get to know each other more, to encourage each other by sharing how we have seen si8ns ofthe kingdom over the pastweek, and by prayingforeach other. I have enjoyed getting to know the people in our group more. A fourth group has started since the beginning of 2024 - if you would be interested in joining a group, perhaps helping to host a group, please let one ofthe staff know. John Kellagher Older Youth Group The older youth group lage 14-181 started in late 2020 and meets on Sunday early evenin85 in term times and was facilitated by Dave Haley and George until Dave left in the autumn and since then Jill and Pauline helped alongside George. There are about 6 teenagers with one or two who came upfrom theyoungeryouth group in the autumn. We did variousstudies as well as a number of socials and we normally have a few games too. We would love to find a part-time youth worker to further facilitate this group and its further growth and impact for these amazing teens who face so many different pressures in life. George Newton Women's Hour Women's Hour continued to meet in Crossover every Thursday afternoon at 2.30pm. We had various speakers including Steven Brown Ival Knight's son in lawl, John Kellagher. Nick Nielson, volunteer5 from Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice and The Source. Our generous ladies continued to donate to different charities. We were entertained by Dave Haley whti led a sing-along and bv Paul Kirkup and the ukulele group. We were saddened at Paul's sudden death but very pleased that the Broup have offered to come and play for us a8ain. We enjoyed some"open" afternoons where wewatched a DVD ofAsh, listened tofavourite music and had assorted readings- our thanks goto our own Joyce Grenfell otherwise known as Wendy. George brought communion to us each term and also thrilled us with many of his photos. Jill, George and John proved that there is life outside ministry by showing some of theirfamily photos. Ourth3nks as always go to Gerald for all he does, to Daphne and Doreen forthe cakes, to Doreen and Liz for their sterling work in the kitchen and to all the committee for their organisation. Daphne Inglis, Pat Clare & Jan Nielsen 24

OUTREACH & EVANGELISM Soul Sisters Soul Sisters is Holy Trinity's answer to good fun. fellowship and generally a great laugh for all "the ladies" young lover 14 years) and more mature. We returned to the Greenhouse Centre in Poole In June for our much-enjoyed annual weekend away. The theme was 'Women in the Bible. and we were privileged to hear insights into the lives of different women, shared by members of our group. We sad to see Trisha leave our Soul Sisters organising team in December with her move to Bristol. especially as she contributed so much to it all and we would love others to join this team. Do let us know if that would be of interest. We are looking forward to more fun and fellowship in 2024. Jane Newton HT Men 2023 was a quiet year for Men's ministry with a couple of Scalextric and beer evenings. Richard Bento started up a Men's breakfast on Saturday mornings at Brewers Fayre in Aldershot with the aim to "help encourage us men in our lives as followers of Jesus" and this has been welcomed by those who enjoy breakfast and a chance to chat and pray. Richard is planning to start online zoom sessions for men in 2024. Magnet groups continue meeting regularly, usually on a monthly basis. There are people in HT who have a heart for ministry to and with men. If that's you, speak to me, to link up with others who Share that heart. George Newton Wellbeing and Heartng Champions We continued to meet in Crossover on the second Saturday of each month between 10am and noon. Although our numbers were small we enjoyed a time of peace, prayer, chat, tea and cake away from the stresses and strains of our lives. We did welcome people who dropped in for whatever reason and it gave us a chance to meet new people and tell them about HT. Jan and Pat- trained by the Royal Surrey Hospital Audiology Department continued to clean and re-tube hearing aids and to provide batteries. Pat Clare and Jan Nielsen Town Centre Pastoral Team (TCPT) The Town Centre Pastoral Team ITCPTI first started in around 2010. as an initiative of Aldershot Churches Together IACTI. It's operated without a break since then though it's had both challenges and joys overthe past 12 months or so. Our aim throughout has been to be out in AldershotTown Centre late each Friday and Saturday evening (currently 9..30 pm to 11.'30 pm). We set up a table and banner on Bank Corner Ibetween Nat West Bank and The George) and we offer free hot drinks, {tea. coffee, etc.) plus chocolates, sweets. and snack bars Ifunded by ACT) 25

to anyone out in the town centre. We have Christian literature lincluding New Testaments, "Why Jesus" etc.l. We introduce ourselves and being from the local churches seek to gently start conversations which we hope will lead to some engagement about spiritual issues. We see it as a gentle but increasingly blessed outreach attivitv. Traditionally, we've drawn people for TCPT from several local churches (but primarily from Holy Trinity) and those offering to be part ofthe Team would do one se55ion per month. Gwen Wills stepped down asTCPTcoordinator around May 2023 after manyyears partly because she found it was getting increasingly difficult to find people willing to come out with the Team. I picked up the responsibility for coordinating the Town Centre Pastoral Team in around July 2023 after some handover sessions from Gwen Wills. Regular Friday and Saturday TCPT sessions restarted in August 2023. and we maintained a regular TCPT presence each from August 2023. Gethng a minimum two people lat least one manl out each Friday and Saturday was initially particularly challenging but steadily became easier. We speak to around 25 - 30 people on each session. Some folks are part of the "street community", others are clubbers or going to local pubs. Most come for a hot drink, or some snack5 and we may only have a very brief conversation. Some will stop to chat for some minutes. but that can lead to deeper interactions about life, faith, or other challenges in their lives. We don't press anyone, but we often lind that God opens opportunities to pray for people, if thewre happy for us to do so. We're had sessions where God has moved in power, and we've prayed for up to five people in one eveninE. On most evenings, we give away at least one or two copies of the New Testament, and we've recently had to order around one hundred new copies ofthe New Testament from Good News for Everyone Ipreviously Gideonsl. Over the months, we've built up a trust and respect with the police, with bouncers from local clubs and with the manager of The George and of course with our regular visitors from the street community. We've seen several of our regular visitors turn up at services in Holy Trinity and that's been a tremendous encouragement, but it takes time for them to build the confidence to make the church their regular home. We know that a few minutes in the open air is not the best opportunity to build a relationship with those we meet on TCPT, and so in 2024 we are lookingto launch Yhe Brunch Club" to serve breakfasts to those who want to come on Saturday lunchtimes, where we can build relationships and have more time for conversations. We feel this could be an important part of the church's outreach To give a sense of what God has achieved through TCPT, I'd like to quote the Manager of The George pub, who commented that when she looked out one evening and found that the TCPT was not on stations as usual, commented "It looks really lonely without you" Alan Hilliar 26

Aldershot Community Chaplaincy The maln ministry of 2023 was the running of the group called 'Wayfarers' In Crossover on Tuesday mornings. The team is currently verysmall so we will be lookingfor more team members who we will train in listening, signposting, pastoral care and social prescribing. Nigel Pool still heads up the team. We are also planning a coordinated chaplaincy ministry to all the care homes in the town and. Jill Gooding is leading this development, having completed Anna Chaplaincy training and made good links wlth Harlow Hall, the new care home within our parish. There is certainly an open door. George Newton PRAYER & WORSHIP Worship Team 2023 saw the first full year of our 11.15 Encounter Service. In this service which has been focused on the word and worship, we have seen more response times and time for prayer during our corporate sung worship. There has been a greater intentionality in listening to what God is saying before the service and bringing that into our times of worship. The team remains strong and faithful and we now have Simon, Shola and myself regularly leading sung worship on a Sunday morning. Joe Newton and Alan Hilliar have become regular vocalists and both bring lovely harmonies whlch enhance our sung worship. As always we are grateful for the Tech Team who sUPPOrt us faithfully week after week. We continue to long for greater freedom in our worship and for life changing encounters with God as we focus on him. He graciously blesses us with his presence week after week as we turn to him and create space for him. Our prayer is that he continues to use our times of corporate worship to speak to us. to purify our hearts and to further equip us to share his love and truth in Aldershot and beyond. Janet Bento Tech Team The Tech Team has provided audio and visual support throughout the year, with live streaming continuing to provide a valuable opportunity for those unable to join in person, participate in the service live or on catch up. This year the church invested in portable LED lights that illuminate the pillars of the church and were especially effective for use at bigger events like the ATFC Carol service and other events over the Christmas season. Two of the light units have been installed permanently on the lighting bars. In addition. two dedicated auditorium microphones were purchased and added to the lighting bars to enhance the sound quality on the live stream. We have also purchased wireless hand held microphones and new singer microphones, which as you appreciate are well used. 27

Followlng on from generosity of contributions arising from the 2023 Gift Day we will be purchasing a new keyboard for the worship team, which will be arriving early in 2024. Thanks to the team - Geoff, Phil, Tayo, Gareth, Joe, Michael and Richard. Joe completed his projection training and started operating this aspect of the tech team on his own. Michael joined the team as a backup on all three jobs, live stream. sound and projection. He is now on the rota. We are always very open to anyone who would like to join the team. Previous experience is not necessary as training will be given. Why not find out more and see what's involved? Terry Gardiner Prayer Tree The prayer tree continues to be used as it has been for many years - for specific immediate individual needs, such as a job interview, a bereavement, an illness. Where there has been an ongoing situation we have been praying for. it has been encouraging to get feedback with how the situation has been developing. There are about 60 people who receive these requests for prayer. some of whom were at one stage part of HT and have since moved away. Thank you to those who pray. George Newton Praying Together In addition to the main Prayer. Praise & Prophecy IPPPI on 3 Monday evening, people within the church have been meetingto pray on a regular basis. We meet at different times forhalf an hour Tuesday morning at 8am, Wednesday morning at 7am, Thursday evening at 6pm and Sunday evening at 7pm - and different people attend these different meetings. There have been a small 8roup of people who are faithful. We pray for people and situations we know of where there is a need or a desire for God to be at work in that situation - bringing healing, or peace. or a job. or some other sign of the kingdom. Whereas the PPP is now only an in-person meeting, these other times of prayer are purely on Zoom - log in delails are in Hellol It is one of the benefits of Zoom - it is easy to come together for a short time. And God is able to be present across the internet- we have known the presence of the Spirit during these times of prayer. Apartfrom Tuesday mornings, we generally startwith a Psalm, and then some itemsto pray into, and 80 from there. What is important is allowing time and space for the Spirit to lead us. Personally, I find the time on Wednesday is a really good time to start the day. l appreciate that these times will not suit everyone, but if you are free and haven't tried these times. then I would encourage you to have a go. All are welcome. John Kellagher 28

Prayer, Praise and Prophecy (PPP) These times of gathering together and before God to 8ive thanks, to intercede and pray as well as to listen to His voice are absolutely crucial to the ongoing ministry of HT. We are keeping a record of the different prophetic words that are shared and these are helping form our decisions for the way we plan the future. In these meetings we share vision as well as seek and pray to the Lord. I do want to thank everyone who chooses to come together to pray {and fast) in these times and I still believe this monthly meeting lon the first Monday evening of each monthl is the powerhouse of HT. If you haven't yet joined us, please look to try to make it a priority. However, at the start of the year, Instead of the usual PPP we had a half nlght of prayer which was a fantastic way to start 2023 and we repeated that this year too. l am also glad we have several other times to pray together each week by Zoom. All details are in Hello I George Newton Midweek Communion The Wednesday mid-week communion service has been held most weeks through the year. So, our gathering is a simple communion service using one of the many service cards. We look at a Bible passage- through the year we have continued working our way through the Psalms. There are somewhere between 11 and 15 who regularly meet most weeks. All are welcome. Thanks to Pat who acted a5 warden and helped get everything ready. George Newton Refresh Refresh is held every Wednesday at 7.45pm in Crossover. Here the door5 are open to everyone for a time to be Mary and sit at the feet of Jesus, or perhaps rest in His arms for a while. We meet to worship our Lord and Saviour, to give God our Father praise and thanks and for Holy Spirit to fill us up to overflowin& 50 that we can be Martha for the rest of the week. During sun8 worship at our first meeting just over a year ago, one of the participants saw Jesus walking among¢t us, blessing each of us as He stopped to pray over us. This has been followed by many healings, words and pictures as we sing, pray and receive God's blessing. Listening to His voice during times of silence after drawing close to God in worship is simply amazin8 and speaking these words out with confidence is a continuous learning process. This is the place to practice. Every meeting overthe past year has been different. We have Strangers walk in and rest a while, we have church members drop in and be overwhelmed by God's love and we have open times for prayer and ministry as God leads us. There is no agenda, no script. butwe do have a common purpose and that is to seek Jesus and find out what He wants. Come and join us, rest a while with us, everyone is welcome. Steve Roberts 29

PASTORAL CARE Holy Trinity continues to be a pastoral church, caring ft)r many people from the elderly to the very young. We were sorry to see Dave & Trisha leave at the end of 2023. They were was always so ready to listen and support many in the church. Pastoral support is very relational - we see many people in the congregation quietly walking alongside others in a caring and supportive way. Women's Hour, pastoral assistants, small group leaders and others are often there to listen. pray and give in practical ways. There are various courses in pastoral care available so if anyone is interested, please talk to myself, Dean or Jill. George Newton KEY FELLOWSHIPS Nepali Christian Church Aldershot (NCCA) We have a close relationship with NCCA and their pastor Laxmi Limbu and other elders. Their main congregation still meets at HT on Sunday afternoons, as well as at their base in Ash Vale and some satellite con8re8ations throughout the week. We have also been able to accommodate some of their larger conferences throughout the year. They are a great support to HT in many ways and in their ministry to the town. George Newton Wellspring Aldershot In last year's annual report we said that Wellspring had just been hanging on, and that our situation at that time was not Sustainable. In 2023 we have been more aware of our limitations, which meant we were unable to run any summer family holiday activities, and we ended the monthly Forest Church sessions in the summer which despite being well advertised each month were not attracting Wellesley residents. Despite our limitations, however, many activities have continued. The four of us (John and Judith Layzell, Clare and Tat Tatarekl have continued to meet on most Sunday mornings, choosin8 relevant books to discuss. On occasions we assembled Welcome Packs, which were distributed through the year to new Wellesley residents. The number of new homes which have not yet received Welcome Packs is now growing again. the backlog caused by Covid having been eliminated. The Progress not Perfection group has been meeting monthly, both in person and on Zoom. Everyone in that group has benefited from discussing how to live well, based on the foundation of the Beatitudes. We made some progress in making contact with Chrlstians living on Wellesley, in the hope that we might be able to work together on some projects. We had a picnic together in early Septeniber, which allowed us to renew contact with some residents who attend Emmaus Road Church. After the picnic we established a Christians on Wellesley WhatsApp group. with the aim of allowing us to share projects and concerns. 30

On Wellesley, we continued working with Edible Wellesley every fortnight in the growing season, meeting some local families including children who are enjoying learning to grow edible plants. The growing season culminated in a Harvest Thanksgiving led by Dean in early October. As in past years, the autumn/winter season ha5 seen the bulk of our activity on Wellesley. After the Harvest celebration, at Halloween we were assisted by friends from other churches to run our pop-up Light Parties, providing refreshments, artivities and goody bags including booklets about Jesus on two sites forthe many families out trick-or-treating. This annual event is probably the most successful of our activitie5 on Wellesley. and this year brought us into contact with over 200 people in the space of two hours. Then in December some of us distributed Rushmoor Christmas Angels, which led to some constructive conversations. On December 23 we celebrated Christmas with the annual Street Nativity, paid for by the developers Grainger. Many children dressed up to take part in the story and we gave away refreshments and goody bags reminding families ofthe whole Christmas story. Again we thank those from Holy Trinity and other Aldershot churches who helped us. December 2023 marked the end ofjohn and Judith's commitmentto leading Wellspringandthey have withdrawn from the steering group, so discussions and plans about the future of ministry on Wellesley are now in the hands of a team of leaders from Aldershot Churches. The Wellspring team will still be involved with Sunday meetings, Progress not Perfection. and Edible Wellesley. We remain interested in and committed to Wellesley; we look forward to learning about future initiatives and will get involved if possible. John and Judith Layzell, The Wellspring, Aldershot 31

OPERATIONAL Church Office This is a new entry for the annual report but I thought a worthy addition as the church office is now such a hub of activity that it seems amiss it hasn't been included before now. As Parish Operations Administrator {POAI l am continually grateful to all those who serve on the various rotas each month, supportin8 each of the Sunday services and to Jane Newton who has overseen the administration and 'policing' of car park permits which has brought welcome income to HT. Communication continues to be an important role, making sure everyone is aware of what is happening and how to sign up for various events and courses and volunteer help. Hellol Has been a constant source of information each week and the various HT Facebook pages have been useful. l often post on a variety of Aldershot Facebook pages to highlight what's on to those outside of HT and at Christmas we knocked on doors and hand delivered leaflets to our immediate neighbours which proved positive and worthwhile. It has been noticeable this year, keeping the church well supplied with the all-important coffee, tea, squash and biscuits as well as the less exciting cleaning materials, toilet rolls, hand towels and office supplies (especially photo copier paperl that everything is far more expensive and we are trying to buy wisely without compromising quality and our commitment to Fairtrade etc. Churchsuite continues to be an extremely useful tool to maintain an accurate database of contact details of both adults and children at HT, whilst helping us maintain good standards with respect to managing personal information IGDPRI. In 2023 we used Churchsuite to enable sign up to numerous events and establish a more accurate record of key holders. In 2024 the plan isto utilize the system to make rotas more efficient. Julie Edwards Property Maintenance In last yearfs annual report we highlighted that Don Payne who had been our Buildings Manager for 15 years was stepping down from the role. Although we have continued to seek someone or a small team to take over from Don, initially for a couple of years, this has not been forthcoming. The buildings still need maintaining and so this has in the meantime been taken up by myself as part of my Parish Operations & Administrator role. Work that has been undertaken: l. Boilers Servicing and gas safety checks were carried out in January for both the main church boiler and the one servicing Cr0550ver. 2. Elertrlcal Including, ongoing replacement of bulbs in the main church requiring the use of a tall ladder, repair to emergency disc lights in the kitchen, replacement of emergencv 32

batteries for emergency spot lights and signs and sorting a fix for the overhead heaters in the church. 3. Lightning Protectlon Test and Inspection This was carried out in June. 4. Carpet and Chair Cleaning The carpets and fabric chairs in Crossover were professionally cleaned. This area has high footfall and the carpet and chairs will require regular cleaning. 5. Fire Alarm Testing & Extinguisher Inspection Covering both the main church building and Galpin Hall (extinguishers only). Whilst all of the above work has been carried out by external contractors. it would be amiss not to thank Gerald Inglis, who has continued to step forward and contribute his many skills to help out with a number of jobs throughout the year, some urgent like repairing main door locks and bolts. Decoration of the south aisle wall following repairs due to the roof leak is due to be carried out in 2024 and we will continue to address further matters highlighted in the Quinquennial Report. We would still like to get more people involved in this ministry. If it Is of Interest, please do speak to me or George who can explain what is involved. Julie Edwards The Galpin Hall - Letting The main users of Galpin Hall are Deux Chats (Pre- school) and Bethany Prayer House, who have now extended their use beyond their regular Tuesday evening session. The Nepali Christian Church Aldershot INCCA} uses the hall on Sundays for their children's groups and for occasional special events on other days. Other users include members of HT who hire the space for one-off family events. Jean Embelton 33

Vision for the Future At a broad level, my vision for this town remains the same: that Christians from HT, along with other churches, are active and visible out in the town and beyond in every network and hub. People that love other people and love Jesus and who are intentionally acting and shining out of that love in ways that people will encounter and notice. My prayer is for transformation in the name of Jesus throughout the town with people being set free and restored. This is a vision that involves all Christians. Areas of intentional focus are il families, ill the most vulnerable iiil our parish. which is essentially the town centre along with Wellesley and iv) redeveloping our Hall. My prayer is fortransformation in the name of Jesus throughout the town with people being set free and restored. This is a vision that Involves all Christians. With families, we are delighted to welcome Alice back. She is now part-time, so we are exploring the possibility of taking on another part-time member of staff to a role such as Assistant Children and Families Minister. We hope and pray that, as we walk with families and children from birth to age 18 that, in building relationships over time. many will be drawn to Jesus. I still long for many more times that the baptism pool has whole families in together confessin8 their new faith and commitment. As we reach out in the town, we are comin8" across more and more people who are in a very vulnerable state, many of whom have deep addictions and deep-seated rejection through abusive and neglectful upbringings. We would love to see the Lord break through and set many free from their chains and bondage. We continue to be active in the town praying with people, but we are in the process of starting up our new Brunch Club where many of these folk can come in for a cooked breakfast on Saturday lunchtimes and where we can come alongside to listen to their stories, be with and look to pray and minister to and with them with the longin8 that there will be miraculous deliverance. Please do pray for this and consider whether you could be part of that team. Looking to Wellesley, there is a lot of ministry to build on. A couple of the key leaders of the ministrythere, John and Judith Layzell, have now stepped down but we have a team from HT and other churches who want to continue the activities. On the basis that we will be able to extend 34

the loan on the curate's house, we also trust that Gabrielle will continue the ministry there, picking up from where Dean will leave off. If you feel called to be part of that, please let us know. Furthermore. one specific area from our Church Development Plan, is that we want to move ahead with a full and thorough upgrade of our church hall. It is very eco-unfriendly, as well a5 being a rather basic and drab building. So. the PCC have been working with a newly formed sub- group under the directives of Geoff Berry and a lot of investigative work has already happened and we are now getting together plans from architects for how we might make the buildin8 much more attractive. eco-friendly, as well as upgrading it in terms of its facilities. We have some restricted funds for this and, if we can get a good BREEAM rating, we will apply for certain grants as well as fundraising within the church through Gift Day and otherwise. This will help make the whole site more attractive, give us greater facilities for many of the activities that we run, as well as bringing blessings to the local community. On top of all that, l am hoping that we will take steps to deepen the links within our diversity and become more truly inter-cultural. We are very much open to suggestions on how that can be achieved further and how things could change if needed. George Newton SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTS 2023 Administration Holy Trinity Church is part of the diocese of Guildford within the Church of England. The full name of the organisation is The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Aldershot. The Parochial Church Council IPCCI is a charitable body governed by the Parochial Church Councils (Powersl Measure 1956 as amended, and the Church Representation Rules (contained in Schedule 3 to the Synodical Government Measure 1969 as amended). The PCC of Holy Trinity Aldershot was reglstered with the Charity Commission with effect from ioth Sept 2009. 35

Registered number: 1131569 Address . Victoria Road. Aldershot, Hants, GUII ISJ Trustees . Incumbent.. The Reverend George Newton The Reverend John Kellagher The Reverend Jill Gooding (from July 20231 The Reverend Dean Pusey Tom Chittock (until Apr 20231 Lahiru Fonseka luntil Apr 20231 Michael Howlett (from Apr 20231 Colin MacArthur Ifrom Apr 20231 Chas Savin Chairman Associate Minister (NSM).. Curates.. Wardens.. Treo5urer.' Secretary.. Lay Choir.. Lay Minister Rep.- Rachel Welby Jos Johnston Jean Embelton Mike Ashworth Ifrom Apr 2023) Geoff Berry Pat Clare Peter Cogdell Fay Hampshire Pete Hawkins Robyn Jarrett (until Apr 20231 Phil Le Roux Pav Mehet (until Apr 20231 General Finances As you look at the pages of accounts you will appreciate all the work of the Treasury Team. We are very grateful to Chas Savin who kindly continued to oversee the work through 2023 despite a number of challenges and who has now passed on the mantletoa newteam of Michael Howlett las named Treasurer) and a widerteam includingjoe Newton and Tim Gooding. Things are up to 36

date in terms of Internet banking and in many of the accounting processes whilst we have also added contactless payment giving opportunities. We have to submit accounts to the Charity Commission as we are formally a charity in our own right and PCC members are Trustees. We are all very indebted for all the work each week behind the scenes, and for 311 the hours that have gone into preparing the figures in this Annual Statement, which are then submitted for independent examination and then to the Charity Commission. Obviously, our finances are very important and without the necessary money there is no way we ould operate or continue as Holy Trinity. The figures give a very detailed break-down of the finances; let me give a rough thumbnail sketch for simplicity- Essentially it costs us over £3,000 per week (yes. 'week' not 'month'll to keep running the church. Very approximately this is spent in three ways in roughly equal amounts: The first is the Parish Share which goes to the diocese and covers my stipend Isalaryl and many diocesan expenses. For 2023 it was nearly £75,000. Then we have to pay for bills, heating, lighting, insurance etc. which are significantly higher than our domestic bills land the massive rise in ga5 and electric prices in 2022 have had a major effect on our out8oings with contrarts at very significantly higher rates than a couple of years ago). Most of our utilities are now 'green' thanks to Geoff Berry, as is most of our lighting. Part of this expenditure are the ongoing repairs to the building which frequently produces leaks, loses tiles from the roof lor boilers explode), and different parts of which also require pointing and redecorating. Any high-level work requires scaffolding, which is expensive. A few years ago, we had a quote from our new architett for a shuddering £175,000 for work to the roofsl We hope that won't be necessary and our quinquennial suggests that isn't imminent but there are action points to be done soon on the buildings and we have recently discovered we are on the 'At Risk, re8iSter of English Heritage. The third area is spending money on what we are actually about as a church,. namely mission, and this includes paying staff salarie5 and expenses. This covers Julie, Alice land, in her maternity absence in 2023, Pauline and Ben as well as paying her maternity pay) and also Nigel IACCI and Caroline although they have so far been funded externally. Outgoin85 were up but only as budgeted. Thankfully we are still solvent and although we expected a deficit for 2023. we actually broke about even which demonstrates the amazing generosity of so many at HT. Our reserves are important and need somehow to be maintained against the ever-present likelihood of continued high utility bills. the end of the temporary small government grants and our 140-year-old building requiring even more external repair. Our policv has always been to have a reasonable sum on deposit, but this has been less possible over some recent years. We choose to give away a tithe IIO%I of all our income to God's.work further afield, which we believe is biblical and important, and we give several special offerings on top of this. We are grateful for the Outward Giving Sub Committee IOG5CI for their work in organising this part of our giving ministry and arranging the promotion of the organisations we support in the 37

church. Yet we could still spend so much more to continue to make our buildings more user- friendly, attractive, practical, and visible land we have significant plans to thoroughly upgrade our Hall with new roof. exterior cladding and much morel and. of course, on our outreach, worship and nurture. We are also trying to put money aside in a designated fund for the major Hall renovation. Practically all our income comes from individual giving (with a little bit from car parking but we make no profit from hall rentals), so I want both to thank everyone who gives generously and sacrificially and encourage each of you to renew and consider prayerfully your ongoin8 financial support. l am aware that around half of our membership give in a planned and regular way, working their stewardship with the treasury team Ithus by standing order or using the Friends of Trinity envelopes) and I'm sure others use the collection plate at the back. I would a150 like to encourage you to consider giving to our Church through the Parish Glvlng Scheme. Put simply our ivin will still come to our Church but the Diocese will rocess the ivin which Includes collectin ift aid. This will save time and resources for our Church in reducin our administrative burden. In terms of giving, any taxpayer not giving already by Gift Aid, or those who would like help in forming a Will or making Legacies, or information about the Friends of Trinity giving scheme are encouraged to ask the Treasury team for advice. May God continue to bless and reward you richly. George Newton On behalf of the PCC. Treasurer's Report 2023 was a good year for the church financially and. just as in previous years, was testament to the generosity of our members. Thi5 was particularly so in October when our annual Gift Day brought in just over £38,000, making it our best in five years. In terms of income there was also a much higher interest return on our CCLA Church of England Deposit fund with the interest rate having soared at the end of last year. Our Children's & Families, Minister Alice took maternity leave between March and December and during this period her duties were covered by three part-time staff on fixed-term Coiltracts as well as by general volunteers. Fortunately, the Statutory Maternity Pay we were able to recover and the generous time given by volunteers enabled us to employ sufficient backfill without the charity incurring any additional cost. There was significant progress on the long-term redevelopment of Galpin Hall this year with total spend of just over £7,000 on surveys and architectural plans which helped to provide a vision of the finished product. The project is currently being funded by a restricted fund which the church has held for some years now but there will of course be the necessity to engage in further fundraisin8 in the near future as we move into the later stages of the projett. The rising cost of living once again meant that our spend on utilities was significantly higher than in previous years although this was mitigated slightly by a grant from the council and thanks to 38

our resident energy expert Geoff Berry we were able to secure some competitive tariffs for gas and electricity. All in all the bottom-line fi8ures show a surplus of just under £14,000 in the General fund £2,500 across total restricted and unrestricted funds. This is very encouraging given the losses that had been incurred in the past couple of years and as always we are very grateful to our many generous donors who have made this possible.. Continuing Operations None of the Charity's activities were acquired or discontinued during the last two financial years. Total Recognised Gains and Losses The Trust has no recognised gains or losses other than the movement in funds specified in this report for the last two financial years. Chas Savin A full set of accounts is available upon request. Please contact Julie Edwards, Parish Operations & Administration on julie.htca mail.com 39

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ALDERSHOT STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDEEI 31 DECEMBER 2023 Notes Unrestrlcted Restricted Fund8 Fund$ Total 2023 Total 2022 INCOME INCOME FROM GENERATED FUNDS Donations & Lega¢ies Other trading activities Investment income 2a 2b 2¢ 151.006 27.333 9,659 9,751 160,757 27,333 9,659 166,471 25.949 2,887 INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Church activities 2d 1.942 1,942 2,029 OTHER INCOME TOTAL INCOME 2e 4,765 194,706 5,352 15,102 10,117 209,808 14,386 211,722 EXPENDITURE COST OF GENERATING FUNDS Cost of generating voluntary income Fundraising ¢osl$ 3b 3c 5,956 5,956 5.772 CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. COSTS OF GOODS SOLD & OTHER COSTS Costs of church activities 3a 174,617 26.312 200,929 221.016 GOVERNANCE COSTS TOTAL EXPENDITURE 3d 390 180.963 390 207,275 390 227,178 26.312 Net income before other recognisgd gains & transfers Other recognised gains.. 13,743 111,2101 2.533 115,4561 Net income before transfers Transfers Net Movement in funds for the year 13.743 111.210) 2,533 115,456) 13.743 (11.210) 2,533 115.456} Total funds brought forward 221,181 90,299 311,480 326,936 Total funds carried forward 14 234,924 79,089 314,013 311,480 40

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ALDERSHOT BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023 Notes Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds Total 2023 Total 2022 FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets TOTAL FIXED ASSETS 432,322 432,322 432,322 432,322 434.070 434,070 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Short term bank dep0511 Pre-paid debit cards Cash at bank & in hand TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 29,262 120,351 3,262 38,240 191,114 694 79.486 29,956 199,837 3,262 38,240 271,294 18,847 232,879 84 19,265 271,076 80,180 CURRENT LIABILTIES Creditors." amounts falling due within one year 1388,512) 11,0911 {389,6031 1393,666} NET CURRENT ASSETS 197.3981 79,089 {118,3091 1122,590 Total assets less current liabllities 234.924 79.089 314.013 311,480 TOTAL NET ASSETS 234,924 79,089 314,013 311,480 PARISH FUNDS Reslricled funds General lund Designated funds TOTAL CHARITY FUNDS 14 79,089 79,089 122,109 112,815 314,013 90,299 108,366 112,815 311,480 122.109 112,815 234,924 14 79,089 Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 18th March 2024 and signed on its behalf by- The Reverend G.P.H Newton (Chairman) C.R.M. Savin ITreasLirer) 41

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ALDERSHOT CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Total 2023 Total 2022 Cash generated from operatlng activites (not¢ 141 120.549) 115.4461 Cash flow$ fTom investing activities Interest income Proceeds fiom sale of freehold propety Purchase of tangible fixed 8sset5 Cash used In Investing actlvites 9,659 2,887 9,659 2,887 Cash flows from financing activites Receipt of borrowings Repayment of borrowings Cash provided by financing activltes Increase {de¢reasel In Cash & equivalents in the year 110,890) 112,5591 Total cash & cash equivalents at the bgginning of the year 252,228 264,787 Total cash & cash equlvalents at the end of the year 241,338 252,228 42

Holy rinity Aldershot Holy Trinity Church, Victoria Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU111 SJ Telephone.. [phone] www.htca.org.uk The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trlnity Aldershot is a registered charity. Number 1131569 A ROCHA INNER 123 Eco* CHURCH